Cyborg Gothic

Part 6

The prince of all saiyans and his son, Trunks, were motionless in the air above us and while I wouldn't have normally worried about them, after one look at them I knew that somehow they were not the same people we had so easily beaten in the past.

They were stronger now I could feel it and while I didn't know how they grown in power so quickly, there was no sense denying it. The truth was plain to see in how they acted and by the way they looked at us.

I got the sense that even if I was still strong enough to beat them then afterwards I'd be easy pickings for Cell, so it seemed wise to avoid a fight. However I wasn't willing to just run. I wouldn't simply abandoned 16, 17 and 18.

Because as scary as those two looked right now I was far more afraid of what might happen if Cell got his hands on either of the twins.

The monster didn't seem to share my fears, if anything he looked more bemused than scared. Which was also rather worrying.

"Good you've gotten stronger since we last met" Vegeta said to me "But so have I".

The next thing I knew the prince was right up in my face and he was sneering at me. Then his right arm very quickly met my stomach and I was driven to me knees.

I'd not felt such pain since I was human, and then I discovered a whole new level of discomfort when a foot hit me in the side of my head and drove face first into the ground.

"What...the fuck?" was all came out of my mouth

Apparently I still needed to breathe, and right now I was having some trouble doing that.

"How did you...when did you get so strong?" I someone else asked.

That was heard Vegeta laugh. It was evil sounding, and a little insane.

"Push ups, sit ups, and plenty of juice" the prince said.

Behind me I heard Eighteen cry out. Hearing her suffer made me mad enough that the pain I was feeling soon became nothing important and I was able to rise again.

"Kaioken x2!" I shouted.

This time I was the fast one and I rammed into the prince hard enough to stop him from doing 18 anymore harm,

"You dare, android!"called out Vegeta "I am the Prince of all..."

He never got a chance to finish what he had been about to say as I punched him as hard as I could. The blow split open his lips, drawing blood, only this seemed to pleased the warrior.

"No!" Piccolo shouted in warning.

There was a bright light and the tingling in my spin went into overdrive. I knew before even turning around that the creature known as Cell had made its move.

When I did look to see what was going on I saw that both Sixteen and Eighteen were standing there gawking. However Seventeen was no where to be seen, and Cell had changed in appearance. It wasn't at all hard to guess what had just happened.

"You're next, 18" the abomination said with a smile on now far more human looking face "Come join our brother".

Understandably Eighteen drew back in revulsion, but she should have run instead. Now it looked to be too late as Cell was reaching out for her, and I knew then if I didn't do something I'd lose both of the cyborg twins.

However it was Vegeta who saved her. He was suddenly between her and Cell. The prince's fist met the monsters face, and the creature was soon many meters away from its prey.

"Leave android" the warrior ordered 18 "This freak is mine to destroy".

Hopefully he meant Cell.

Seconds later I had my answer, a massive mushroom cloud was rising up from the centre of the island and I was nearly knocked off my feet by the force of the explosion. Vegeta had indeed greatly grown in power, and now it looked as if was going to show us by how much.

Amazingly Cell was still standing when the smoke cleared. Sure the horrible thing was a bit battered, but its form was now protected by a barrier of shimmering energy. Which was a trick I'd seen Seventeen do earlier and seeing it again told me that Cell now had access to all the powers that once belonged to Seventeen.

This also meant that there was very little chance of anyone being able to beat him, expect maybe Vegeta. The rest of us had to run, to get as far away from the monster and the warrior as we could. I didn't stand a chance against any of my enemies, not now they had grown so powerful.

"Twenty-one!" Sixteen then called out.

I turned to look at the big robot.

"Where the fuck have you been?!" I asked in great anger "I could've used your help!"

The android with the red hair didn't reply to me.

"You must leave this area immediately" Sixteen said to Eighteen "Cell must not be allowed to consume you as well".

He was right about that.

"What?" was all 18 had to say

She was in shock. Which made sense as her brother had just died.

"I said..." 16 began to repeat.

The blonde haired cyborg was now getting mad.

"I heard what you said!" she snapped "But there's no point running he can track Gothic".

That issue could be solved by me not leaving.

"Cell will not find you" Sixteen told us "Because Twenty One and I will destroy it"

I had no idea how we'd do that, but since he looked like the android with the plan I was willing to follow his led.

"He's right" I said to 18 "You need to leave. Sixteen and I are going to kill Cell. That could get messy".

Vegeta was just toying with the monster and while it looked like the prince had things under control I knew that he really didn't understand what he was messing with. Cell could heal very fast, and sooner or later the alien warrior would make a mistake that the creature could exploit.

"No!" the blonde cyborg argued "I won't leave. I'll fight with you!"

That was admirable, but it was also foolish.

"You will not" was Sixteen's reply "You are the one Cell seeks to absorb. We cannot allow that".

He was speaking for me as well, however I didn't mind as he was correct. Still I felt the need to support them to add my voice to his so that we could make her understand.

"Sixteen's right" I said "You can't stay here".

I then looked around to see that the Sayian Elite was still playing with the abomination, and that Trunks was just floating in the air. Oddly he looked older now, and I didn't think that anything to do with his hair being longer or the fact that he was wearing armour.

Then my attention went back to Vegeta who was now listening to Cell as the abomination told the prince that if he was allowed to consume Android 18 then he would be a foe worthy of fighting the Sayian Prince. I had the horrible feeling that Vegeta would agree to the terms that Cell was currently offering him.

"If we all attack now, together, we can.." 18 started to say

Sadly there was a problem with that plan. I had just heard it.

"Vegeta is considering feeding you to Cell" I informed the blonde cyborg "And I don't think we can stop it from eating you".

This no time for more further debate so I was trying to settle it quickly. Thankfully sixteen was able to help.

"Twenty One and I are the only ones capable of doing this!" the big robot said "I will not survive this, and if you stay neither will Android X".

He sounded very certain of that.

"Eighteen, I..." I tried to say.

Really I didn't know what to say now. Thankfully she gave in.

"Just don't die on me too" she requested.

While I had no intention of dying I couldn't be sure I'd survive what was coming.

"You know I can't promise that" I told her.

Eighteen didn't say anything she just grabbed me and suddenly she was kissing me. It was very intense, and nothing like the making out we'd been doing earlier.

"Don't die." she ordered.

I had no words for her.

"It's time" someone then said

Piccolo was suddenly there, and it made sense that we would be the one to guide 18 away from here. I then figured that he knew somewhere she'd be safe from Cell, who couldn't sense her energy. However since he could sense mine it was best that I didn't know where she was going, as the creature might be able access that information should it gobble me up.

"So what's your plan, Sixteen?" I inquired once 18 and the Namekian were gone "I hopes it a good one because if Cell doesn't kill us then Vegeta will".

At this point I was thinking that we might need to go nuclear.

Twenty-one" the android said while meeting my eyes "You must absorb me"

I didn't quite believe what I had just heard.

"Did you just say something about me absorbing you?" I asked.

That had been what he'd said, and yet I still couldn't process it.

"Yes" was sixteen's simple answer.

I still couldn't fully grasp what the android was suggesting. It was too crazy.

"Okay so either Vegeta hit me harder than I thought or this world has gone completely nuts" I figured "There is no way I am eating someone like Cell does. That's totally insane".

Plus even I had been willing to do such an evil thing I had no orifice for the act.

"There is no time to argue about this" Sixteen said "Place your hand on my chest. Then I will start the process for my absorption".

Some part of human brain felt the need for humour at this point.

"I think I'm suppose to take you on at least one date before I get to second base" I poorly joked

Clearly Sixteen had not been built with a funny bone. He didn't even smile.

"If we unite...will I still be me?" I then asked with a little concern.

Despite my issues I still put my arm on his massive and board chest.

"I do not know how it will effect your persona" Sixteen admitted "But you will gain great power by my sacrifice. It will be enough to defeat both Cell and Vegeta if you use it wisely"

Sixteen was fruitloops in my view. The prince was far more powerful than the monster.

"I'm going to be miss you big guy" I admitted to the android as he gripped my arm "I wished we'd talked more".

To my surprise 16 smiled.

"Do not worry I will always be with you" the red head said.

Before I had a chance to ask what that meant something very strange happen. Sixteen began to glow and then I felt an odd sensation. There were no words to describe what was happening to me and soon it became to much for me to withstand, and I blacked out.

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::Rebooting::

Now the voice in my head sounded like Android Sixteen rather than Gero and while that was a welcome change I figured that it meant what was left of 16 was now living inside my head. Which was creepy on so many levels.

::Reboot Complete::

Now I could get up and move about. As I did that I was able to tell that I had greatly grown in power. The energy hummed inside me.

::Android Twenty-One Can Now Defeat Cell::

I agreed that I would easily destroy that monster in this form. Not that I would need to as since Eighteen was gone Vegeta had decided that he wasn't willing to wait for his victory. He had gone back to bitch slapping Cell around. Which pleased me.

::Android Twenty-One Is In His Perfect Form::

I then realised that if nothing else my own transformation had increased my height as a pissed off Trunks was standing before me and he seemed smaller than before. Also he didn't look as strong either.

"You have something of mine" he said.

By now I'd totally forgotten about his sword. Thankfully it was still hanging off my hips so I was able to return it. I figured that I didn't really need it anymore, and it wasn't as if I couldn't get my own sword.

"Now where is Cell?" I asked myself.

Before I could even look around for the freak I came under attack. Trunks had decided to murder me.

"I'm going to make sure that you never take another innocent life" the purple haired warrior declared.

Given that I'd only ever killed one person, and he hadn't been a nice guy I was rather confused by this statement. But that didn't stop me from easily catching the swung sword with the palm of my hand.

Trunks was rather surprised by this and since I was able to see my own reflection in the blade of weapon I checked myself out.

I was not only a few feet taller than before I was also a little larger. Overall that didn't make a huge difference in my appearance as for some reason I hadn't gained a lot of mass, although my hair had changed colour. It was now dark blue rather than black.

"Eh, could be worse" I said.

Trunks was putting a lot of effort into trying to reclaim his sword. I figured that I could snap the blade in two if I wished, but it was a nice weapon so I did not ruin it. Instead I just took the sharp thing off him.

"You can have it back if you promise not to try to kill me with it" I told the Saiyan warrior "We have to stop Cell before your father decides he's bored and tries to feed it Eighteen just so he can get a good fight".

Trunks seemed to deflate a little.

"Okay fine" he said.

The fighter put his sword away.

"Now lets go and kill Cell" I suggested "Then afterwards you can tell me what I did to piss you off so much".

The kid treated me like I was his worse enemy, however until a few days ago I'd never even met the guy. Yet he did hate me a lot so I decided that I would have to reason with him or he was just going to start fighting me again. He wouldn't win since was so much stronger now, but I had desire to end his life, so in my view a battle between us was best avoided.

"Trunks" I went on to say "I know you that you're nowhere near as foolish as your father. So I'm going to give you one chance to help me destroy Cell. Do that, and I swear to leave you and friends alone"

The purple haired fighter took a moment to consider my words.

"You mean you won't try to kill Goku or my father" he asked.

I really had desire to do either of those thing. Cell was my concern, and even that was because I wanted to avenge Seventeen and protect Eight not because I wanted to fight.

"As long as they don't try to kill me first" I said.

That was when Cell's beaten and very broken body landed at my feet. Apparently the prince had gotten fed up with the freak and was now looking for a new fight. Sadly Cell was still alive. I knew this because I could now sense the thing's energy.

"Just go and throw what's left of that thing into a volcano or better yet the sun" I said as Vegeta slowly walked towards me "I think your Dad and I are going to settle things".

Hopefully Trunks would do the smart thing because his father wasn't capable of doing that. Also I was pretty sure that either he or I was going to die today, and I really didn't want the dead person to be me so I needed to focus on the fight we were about to have.

"As I said to your kid: I won't kill you unless you come after me" I told Vegeta "But you want to fight then I am not going to hold back".

Hearing that made the prince smile, and when he threw the first punch I knew it was on.

Author Note

Okay so I watched the Cell games, and it dragged on and on. It was boring as hell so I am thinking of just killing off Cell and then having Gothic take on Vegeta. After all Android 21 is supposed the most powerful of Gero's creations and having Perfect Cell in this story makes that claim invalid.

Would that upset everyone?

It could go either way at this point. I haven't shown how powerful Super Android 21 is yet so he could surpass even Perfect Cell once he reaches Super Sayian because 18 gets eaten.