Dragon Ball Z: Alternate Love
Chapter 47: From Bad to Worse
As Piccolo sat there meditating, and thinking back to the story F-Gohan, Trunks, F-Shaun and F-Madison
Had shared, his hearing started to pick up something.
Something headed towards the island.
Piccolo rose to his feet and scanned his eyes over the ocean.
And far away, he saw a boat speeding towards the island.
With almost no power level on it.
Piccolo, "this ain't good."
"Thank you Captain Obvious."
Piccolo, "guys, we've got trouble!"
Ventuna, F-Shaun and Yamcha, F-Gohan, Bulma, Tien and Chi Chi were peeking through the door and first floor window.
Chi Cha, F-Madison and Gohan were poking their heads out of the window of the top floor.
Roshi and Oolong were hiding inside.
Soon, the Cyborgs were all standing on the beach, while the fighters on the island were staring at them.
….
Raditz, "why did we pick up your dragon?"
Gohan, "if we wanna keep our power level low, we can't risk flying."
Krillin, "but while you ride the Flying Nimbus, me and Raditz can barely fit on this thing. And Kami only knows how long it would've taken to go to your house and grab Iccarus if you didn't have that whistle."
Gohan, "I'm just glad a dog whistle works on him."
Raditz, "well I'm glad we're almost at Kame House."
And as the group got closer to the island, something felt…. Off.
….
At the Lookout, the fighters there felt the same way.
Something was about to go down.
They could feel it.
Although they were distracted for a moment when Yajirobe visited.
What was strange was that he had three babies strapped to his chest!
The babies were, you guessed it, Pilaf, Shu and Mai.
Tights, "uh, Yajirobe, why do you have three babies on you?"
Puar, "and why do they look so familiar?"
Yajirobe, "well, you remember those idiots Goku fought when he was a kid?"
F- Chi Cha, "yeah, dad told me they were named Pilaf, Mai and Shu. Remember I told you about how in our timeline, they wished to be younger, but were turned into babies. A year older than Trunks. And Mai started dating Trunks."
Everyone looked at Chi Cha like she just said she was a giant one eyed, one horned, flying purple people eater.
Yajirobe, "welp, now we've cleared up who these kids are…."
Launch, "never thought I'd see you taking care of some kids Yajirobe."
F-Chi Cha, "he's actually a pretty good parent in our timeline."
Tights, "well, go ahead and bring them over. Me, Maron and Launch will watch over them with the other kids."
Yajurobe, "alright."
Yajirobe placed the three babies down.
And as he did, baby Trunks and baby Mai started staring at one another.
F-Chi Cha thought, 'welp, glad to know they'll work out.'
….
The Cyborgs were standing on the beach, looking around as Piccolo and Ventuna kept their distance from the invaders.
Lapis, "well, look who we have here. Can Goku come out and play?"
Piccolo, "that's a hard no."
Lapis, "oh, I think yes. We've been travelling for quite awhile."
Lazuli, "mainly because my brother wanted to take a boat to here."
Lapis, "hey, it was fun!"
Roku, "no it was not."
Even Roku's little bird agreed.
Lapis, "whatever. Anyway, we're here for Goku."
Piccolo, "again, you aren't getting to him."
Lapis, "are we gonna have to go through you to get to him?"
Ventuna, "that's right!"
Lapis, "well then, how about we have ourselves a little fight? Over on the mainland?"
Ventuna, "fine by us. It gives Goku some more time to recover."
Lapis, "terrific."
Lazuli, "we ain't taking the boat though."
Lapis, "damn."
And so, Piccolo and Ventuna reluctantly lead the Cyborgs away from the island.
As the others all filed out of the house, Tien was at the front saying, "this ain't gonna end well."
….
Soon, our two heroes and the Cyborgs were in a large empty field near the ocean.
Lapis, "nice spot."
Lazuli, "can we cut the chatter? Who's going first?"
Piccolo, "I'll take on your brother first."
Lazuli, "fine by me. I'm not eager to fight right now."
Roku, "I agree."
Ventuna, "finally, something we can all agree on."
And with that, Piccolo and Lapis lunged at each other!
They seemed evenly matched as they began trading blows with one another.
Thank Kami for the training Piccolo and the others received. If not for that, they wouldn't have been able to stand a chance against the Cyborgs.
The whole fight was like an intense cartoon.
Piccolo and Lapis were jumping around the area, and every strike that met its opponent sent them across the field. Just as quickly, they would race back to their opponent.
Lazuli, "when did we enter a Looney Tunes short?"
Roku, "I like the Road Runner."
Ventuna, "I'm a fan of Sam SheepDog myself."
As the fight continued, Lazuli turned to Ventuna.
Lazuli, "so, I've got a question?"
Ventuna, "what?"
Lazuli, "y'know that short guy you hang out with?"
Ventuna, "which one?"
Lazuli, "the bald one?"
Ventuna, "which one?"
Lazuli, "the one I kissed on the cheek."
Ventuna, "oh, you mean Krillin?"
Lazuli, "yeah."
Ventuna, "what about him?"
Lazuli, "is he uh…. Single?"
That was a surprise to Ventuna.
Lazuli had the hots for Krillin.
She would not have guessed. She thought she was just flirting before for the sake of flirting.
Ventuna, "yeah. No girlfriend."
Lazuli, "hmm, okay then…."
Ventuna noticed Roku staring at her.
He was staring at her, thinking.
Ventuna, "you know who I am, don't you?"
Roku, "you are familiar to me, though my memory banks struggle to find out why."
So Roku didn't know who she was yet.
But Ventuna knew.
It took all of her might to not hug her son.
But now was not the time.
And with all of that, we focus back onto the fight.
Thankfully, Piccolo and Lapis were evenly matched. And thus, the two of them were at a stalemate.
Lapis, "I gotta admit, you're tough. Gero underestimated you guys."
Piccolo, "that's the difference between us and the bad guys. We never underestimate our opponents."
Lapis, "clearly. Now, shall we continu-"
Everyone grew confused as Piccolo and Ventuna had terrified faces as they looked at something behind Lapis.
He turned.
And standing right there….
…. Was Cell.
Ventuna, "well…. Shit."
Cell, "Pe Pe Le'Pew."
Lazuli, "huh?"
Cell, "you were saying your favorite Looney Tunes. Mine's Pe Pe Le'Pew."
Lapis, "what the Hell is that thing?"
Piccolo, "short answer, bad news."
Ventuna, "long answer, another one of Gero's creations."
Lapis, "what, is he here to kill Goku too?"
Cell, "that's only one thing."
Lazuli, "and what's the other?"
Piccolo suddenly threw a blast of energy that made smoke surround Cell.
Piccolo turned to the Cyborgs, "run!"
Lapis, "wait, what?!"
Lazuli, "you want us to get away?"
Ventuna, "if you don't get out of here, Cell is going to absorb you guys!"
That's when Cell jumped out of the smoke, and started racing towards Lapis and Piccolo.
The two of them were forced to fight off the attacks as Cell was relentless in his assault.
….
Meanwhile, at Kame House, everyone was standing on the beach, feeling the battle going on.
Tien, "Piccolo and Ventuna aren't gonna stand a chance on their own!"
That's the moment when Raditz, Gohan and Krillin showed up with Iccarus.
Gohan, "you guys feel it too, huh?"
Chi Cha ran over to Gohan, "yeah, Mister Piccolo and Ventuna are in danger."
Raditz, "with the Cyborgs, right?"
Bulma, "worse!"
Krillin, "... oh shit, Cell is attacking them, isn't he?"
Tien, "and now I'm gonna go help them out."
F-Shaun, "I'm coming with ya."
Tien, "alright, but stay close."
And with that, the two Tri-Clop's raced off towards the fight.
….
Piccolo didn't expect to be fighting alongside the Cyborgs, but here he was.
He and Lapis were fighting Cell, who was now stronger than when he had faced Piccolo and Ventuna.
Piccolo felt himself getting weaker as he fought with all of his might.
And right at that moment, Cell made his move, stabbing Piccolo in the stomach and tried to toss him into the water!
Luckily, Ventuna and Roku jumped up and caught the Namekeian as Lapis was forced to fend off Cell on his own.
Lazuli was growing worried about her brother as he was barely able to stand a chance against the monster he was facing.
Cell was almost toying with Lapis.
Building anticipation for his next meal.
And Ventuna found herself worried for the Cyborg's life as she and Roku held Piccolo.
This fight went on for an agonisingly long time, before Cell smashed Lapis into the ground.
Lapis couldn't get up as Cell's tail was poised to strike.
But suddenly, it opened up, looking like a suction cup!
It lunged at Lapis, starting to suck him up as Lazuli screamed in anger and anguish as she saw her brother being absorbed.
Ventuna found herself shedding tears.
Even Roku held an anguished look on his face.
Soon, Cell had absorbed Lapis, and began transforming, his body changing until he started to look more human in appearance.
Cell spoke in a deeper voice, "good. One step closer to my perfect form. Now…."
Cell turned his gaze towards the frightened onlookers.
Cell, "dinner is served."
But before Cell could attack, they all heard, "HEY UGLY!"
Everyone looked up to see Tien and F-Shaun there.
Cell, "ah, Tien Shen Han. And his little baby boy. What're you gonna do? Do you really think you can take me on?"
That's when the father and son both made triangles with their hands.
Ventuna, "oh shit."
Piccolo had regained consciousness enough to speak.
He looked at Lazuli and Roku and said, "run, while you have the chance."
Lazuli and Roku gave mournful looks as they dashed away as fast as they could.
That's when Tien and F-Shaun yelled in unison, "TRI-BEAM…. HA!"
Cell was pushed to the ground by the attack.
It was relentless as the attacks kept sending Cell back into the ground, and started to form a crater.
And it just got deeper.
And deeper.
And deeper.
….
Everyone on Kame House could feel the attack from there.
It was so distracting, no-one noticed a strange sound from inside until they heard Bulma yell, "GOKU'S GONE!"
….
Tien and F-Shaun could only keep the attack going for a few more moments before they stopped and slowly landed beside Ventuna and Piccolo.
Tien, "those Cyborgs escape?"
Ventuna nodded, "Lazuli and Roku ran off while you guys attacked Cell. He's already absorbed Lapis though."
Tien, "dammit."
F-Shaun, "Lapis was very powerful in my timeline. It scares me to think Cell beat him so easily."
They all noticed Cell rising from the pit the father and son had made.
He had some smoke coming from him as he glared in fury.
Cell, "I swear to Kami, I'm going to rip out your eyes! All six of them!"
But before Cell could lunge at them, a familiar figure appeared in front of them.
Our heroes all gaped at the sight.
Goku was awake!
Goku, "hey guys. Sorry I took so long."
Piccolo, "I never thought I'd say this, but I'm happy you're not dead Goku."
Goku glared at Cell, "so, this is Cell, huh?"
Ventuna, "he's just transformed. He absorbed one of the Cyborgs. You've missed a lot…. Wait, how do you know about Cell?"
Goku, "King Kai informed me about everything when I woke up. The Cyborgs, Cell, everything."
Goku grabbed Ventuna and Tien's shoulders, who had theirs around Piccolo and F-Shaun's.
Goku looked at Cell and said, "you're gonna die Cell. Mark my words."
And with that, the group disappeared as Cell actually felt a new emotion.
Fear.
….
Everyone took a surprised step back as Goku appeared with the others.
Gohan, "dad!"
Bulma, "Goku!"
Mother and son ran at Goku.
He smiled as he scooped both of them into his arms and spun them around.
They could feel just how strong Goku had become from his brush with death at the hands of the virus.
F-Madison, "once again, Goku jumps in to save the day!"
Tien, "yeah, but with our current situation, things aren't doing so well."
Ventuna, "Cell absorbed Lapis, and now, Lazuli and Roku are on the run from him."
Raditz, "we need some way to get stronger and fast!"
Goku, "I think I have something."
Everyone looked at Goku.
Piccolo, "you mean?"
Goku nodded, "the time chamber."
Yamcha, "the what?"
Goku, "on the LookOut. There's a room that I used to train during the three years after Krillin, Master Roshi and Chaotzu were brought back to life."
Krillin, "well, what does it do?"
Goku, "one day outside is a year in the chamber."
Chi Chi, "well how come we've never used it?"
Piccolo, "it's dangerous."
Goku, "I almost died when I went in. You can only take two people in at a time, you HAVE to get out after a year, or you'll be stuck there, and you age within. Remember that growth spurt I got during the tournament?"
Bulma, "yeah, in three years you went from little dork to hunky man."
Goku, "that room's the reason why. I aged faster."
Gohan, "so this is an emergency then?"
Goku, "right. Shaun, Madison, you guys get Vegeta and Trunks. Tell them to meet us all at the LookOut."
F-Madison, "you got it."
F-Shaun and F-Madison instantly flew away towards where Vegeta and Trunks were.
Goku, "the rest of us will head to the LookOut."
Bulma, "actually, I've got something to pick up back at home. I'll meet you guys there."
Goku, "alright then."
And with that, the large group took to the air towards the LookOut.
Minus Oolong and Master Roshi, who waved their friend's goodbye and good luck.
….
Reviews:
mmat: probably not.
PokemonFreak90: remember he wished to be more human? So, while he still looks like a Namekian, he now has body functions more like a human, including the lifespan of one, and the ability to procreate, so he and Chi Cha could have a child one day.
TheMediaGhost: glad you liked this moment. I hope I can do the other moment justice.
Amanny: I'm glad I captured that emotion.
….
And thus, Semi-Perfect Cell has been born! Lazuli and Roku are on the run, and Goku is back!
Again, sorry it's been taking longer in-between chapters. Writer's block strikes me at the worst of times.
And sorry if some of the stuff is a little out of order, but I hope the flow of things still reads well in terms of the story beats.
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