NOTE: Well, we're finally at the part where Goku makes a very dumbass decision. He's not a bad guy or Father, he just doesn't make the best decisions. Goku isn't perfect and nobody should expect him to be perfect, but still he does some dumbass shit at times.
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Chapter 83: The Hard Cell
(cut to The Lookout with Dende trying to watch the battle in his mind)
DENDE: I can't see shit!
"I'm pretty sure Kami had no problem with doing that," Levy said.
"Considering how old Kami is, I'm sure he had more than enough time to get it down," Freed responded.
MR. POPO: I told you before, you have to-
DENDE: Clear my mind of all other thoughts. Yeah, primo advice. Might as well ask me to herd star-knoss...
MR. POPO: I'm going to assume those are similar to cats.
DENDE: Oh, no, they eat cats...exclusively.
All of the Exceeds and Millianna shivered in fear.
DENDE: Me-dammit, I want to watch this stupid fight!
MR. POPO: Tell me; what thoughts are clouding your mind?
GOHAN: (speaking in Dende's head) Hey, Dende. Could you put this lotion on my back and/or butt?
Everyone in the audience didn't really know how to feel about that...considering that both Dende and Gohan are minors.
DENDE: Mmm... God stuff.
"Yeah, that's definitely God stuff," Rogue rolled his eyes.
MR. POPO: Well, worry not. All we really need is a little green.
DENDE: I specifically told you not to call me that.
MR. POPO: (holds up a joint) I'm not~
DENDE: Yo…
"Popo really did find his best friend. These two get along way too easily," Lucy shivered in fear.
[OPENING SEQUENCE]
(Cut to Goku and Perfect Cell continuing their epic clash at the Cell Games by moving at supersonic speeds. Goku nearly falls out of the ring but quickly maneuvers himself and kicks Perfect Cell in the back. Perfect Cell stops at the edge of the ring and moves behind Goku and punches him, but Goku blocks it with a kick. Perfect Cell attempts another punch, But Goku moves away, causing him to punch the ring. Both combatants then kick each other in the face and Perfect Cell tries another punch, but Goku ducks and double-kicks Perfect Cell into the air.)
None of the mages could find any words to describe the fight in front of them. The movements and the focus that both Goku and Cell were showcasing was the best they've seen from the two since they started watching these episodes.
Natsu felt his own blood pumping at the sight of the fight. The Dragon Slayer wanted nothing more than to join in the action, to showcase every last technique and skill that he had to the fullest. Sparks of flames danced across his fingers as his excitement increased.
Erza marvelled at the skill Goku was showcasing on screen. The only other fight she could compare this one to was Goku's final battle with Frieza on Namek. However, there was a clear difference between both fights. Due to Frieza having such an inexperience with fighting with his own hands the fight with Goku was mostly a brawl between two powerhouses. Goku's fight with Cell here was a contest of pure skill, almost as if Goku was fighting himself(With a mixture from all of his friends added to the mix). Just like Natsu, she couldn't contain her own excitement.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: My God... What feats of incomparable skill and might! What power! What speed! What a battle...! ...Is what I'd be saying if they were in the ring... Where are they?
"Oh, right, normal people wouldn't be able to follow this fight," Yukino winced.
LARRY: Maybe they're moving at speeds too fast for the human eye? I could try using the high shutter camera…
"Someone using their brain?" Minerva gasped.
MR. SATAN: Jerry, you're a terrific camera guy, but a lousy martial artist. Nobody's that fast! They're just using camouflage—like the Predator! Or Harry Potter.
"Nevermind, they're all idiots," Minerva rolled her eyes.
(Goku and Perfect Cell collide in the air, sending a shockwave that stuns Mr. Satan, Jimmy Firecracker, and Larry)
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: ...Harry Potter, sir?
MR. SATAN: My daughter's a big fan.
"Again, that poor orphan," Minerva sighed. She was still hoping that Hercule would get killed in the crossfire.
(Goku kicks Perfect Cell in the face, which he counters by punching Goku in the face)
PERFECT CELL: Good, Goku, very good. This is exactly what I've been looking for! (chuckles) Oh, you know... When I became perfect, I was a little scared... scared that I'd never be able to test these abilities. Like a master surgeon without a patient.
GOKU: Or a grill without a burger.
"Exactly!" Natsu exclaimed. Finally he found people who could speak the exact same language as him!
"I-I'm not sure I follow…" Lucy frowned.
PERFECT CELL: Yes, you get it, Goku! And that's why we're here today. You are the only one who can complete me; compete with me! All the others? Ah, they mean nothing! This tournament, this ring; they're all for you. So we could have our perfect battle.
"Cell's making it sound like it planned this out to be a date," Bickslow jokes.
"That's probably because it did," Freed killed the joke.
GOKU: Well, honestly, you didn't need to go this far. I'm just here for a fight.
PERFECT CELL: God, that's what I adore about you. You're so simple! That's what nobody else understands…
"He really is a simple guy, isn't he? I don't think there's anything too wrong with that," Lucy shifted her gaze over to the Fire Dragon Slayer next to her. "Simple can be pretty unique in its own way."
PERFECT CELL: Now then... how about we slip into something more... comfortable.
GOKU: Wait, I'm confused. Are you asking me to get naked?
"I'm sure Erza would like tha-" Minerva was sent flying into the wall once more by Erza's armored fist.
GOKU: 'Cause I'm not gonna say no, but I shouldn't say yes... Oh crap, guy-!
(everyone else screams as Perfect Cell destroys his own ring, leaving a massive crater)
"Why bother obsessing about the ring so much if you were just going to do that!?" Levy yelled.
"Yeah, you really could've just done this exact thing, but without all the theratics, but that may have been the Frieza talking," Freed said.
KRILLIN: Heh, looks like there's a hole in the ring! (laughs)
"...Krillin…" Lucy sighed.
GOHAN: ...Really?
KRILLIN: Let me cope!
(shift over to Jimmy Firecracker, Mr. Satan, and Larry, who were saved from the blast by Android 16)
"16 being a good boy once again!" Wendy smiled.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Th-tha-thank you for saving us, M-M-Mister, uh...
ANDROID 16: 16. Android 16.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Anything you'd like to say to the audience?
ANDROID 16: I want to murder Son Goku.
"Would he be allowed to say that on air?" Sting questioned.
"At this point, anything is possible," Lector answered.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Well, you heard it here first, folks.
(cut over to a crowd in the city watching the battle in a jumbotron, which shows Android 16 walking away)
RANDOM DUDE: Yeah, f**k Goku!
"They don't even know who Goku is!" Erza yelled, annoyed by the crowd.
(cut back to the Cell Games)
PERFECT CELL: I'd feel worse about all the time I spent making our perfect ring, but now that it's gone... we can fight unabated!
GOKU: (as he stretches his legs) Chi-Chi told me that makes you grow hair on your eyes.
PERFECT CELL: Killing you will be the hardest thing I ever enjoy. (precedes to fire multiple blast at Goku, who evades them by flying away)
Anyone in the room who has once tried to kill Natsu all agreed with Cell's sentiment, begrudgingly of course.
LARRY: Sir, what's our life insurance policy?
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Same as our ethics policy!
LARRY: Then I'm really glad I don't have a family!
"Aw, I'm sorry, Larry," Lisanna felt bad for the camera man.
(there's a massive explosion and Goku is seen rising high in the sky)
KRILLIN: Huh... What's he doing up there? Ooh, you think he's going for a Solar Flare?
GOKU: Kaaaa...!
PICCOLO/Gray: That's not how the Solar Flare works!
PERFECT CELL: He-he can't be serious…
"It's Goku, so he's either saving the world or dooming everyone," Gajeel said.
GOKU: ...Meeeee...!
TRUNKS: Gettin' Dad flashbacks here!
"This is a big parallel between both Goku and Vegeta now that I think about it," Levy wrote down in her notes.
GOKU: ...HAAAA...!
PERFECT CELL: (chuckles) I see! Yes, Goku! You're absolutely right! This is the only way it can end! This tournament, these fools, this planet...! They mean nothing to men like you and I! We will go out together... in a ball of molten rock and death!
"Cell's Perfect Dream!" Happy exclaimed.
GOKU: ...MEEEE...!
KRILLIN: GOKU, NO!
PERFECT CELL: YEESSSS~!
(Goku pops out and pops in directly in front of Perfect Cell)
"Get Fucked!" Sting laughed.
PERFECT CELL: (realizing he's f**ked right in the down under) ...Oh... crapbaskeeeeeEEEEEEEEEE—!
GOKU: ...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! (unleashes his blast at Perfect Cell in point-blank range, striking him in the upper body)
"YEAH! GO GOKU!" Everyone cheered for the Earth Raised Saiyan.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Larry! Are you alive?
LARRY: (appears behind Jimmy Firecracker) Somehow, sir.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Then get back out there, Larry!
"Poor Larry," Lisanna sighed.
(Goku starts panting in exhaustion as it reveals that the entire upper portion of Perfect Cell's body has been vaporized)
YAMCHA: Ha! Well those guys with the camera better stop rolling, 'cause looks like Cell's going topless! Hu-ha!
"...Yamcha, please don't make it twice in one day," Levy said, knowing that Cell could regenerate.
"Are we sure Cell can regenerate from that? I mean, its head was destroyed," Lucy pointed at the destroyed half.
TIEN: You know, just because everyone somehow survived this... I'm gonna let you have that.
VEGETA/Minerva: (off-screen) I won't; you suck!
The sadistic Sabertooth mage bristled after saying the same thing as Vegeta.
YAMCHA: Oh...
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: God as my witness... It looks like that orange hillbilly has exploded the top of Cell! Mr. Satan, do you have any explanations?
MR. SATAN: Well, if I were a bettin' man—and I am, it's a serious problem—they combined the lasers and the mirrors with C4 charges-
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: And switched the body out in the ensuing chaos!
MR. SATAN: (off-screen) Now you're thinking like a Satanist, Jimmy.
"I don't think anyone should be called that," Carla huffed.
GOKU: Awesome. Hey Krillin, can I get a ten-count?
KRILLIN: You got it, Goku! ONE! (Perfect Cell's body suddenly gets back up) Twoooo...!
"And the answer to Lucy's question is yes. Cell apparently can regenerate after getting its head destroyed," Levy frowned. Of course she wasn't happy to see the bug man still alive.
PERFECT CELL: (regenerates his head and arms) All right, time! Time out! Time right the hell out!
GOKU: How did you-?
PERFECT CELL: You weren't here for this, but TL;DR... Piccolo's cells.
"Yes, but I'm 90% sure Piccolo would not have survived that," Levy countered.
PICCOLO: Okay, I am... 90% sure I can't do that.
PERFECT CELL: We'll figure that out later. In the meantime, what I really want to know is how you keep popping in and out of reality!
"It's a Goku trait, one that Gero wasn't able to steal!" Natsu smirked.
"Instant Transmission for the win! Aye Sir!" Happy cheered alongside Natsu.
GOKU: Oh, that's just my Instant Transmission.
PERFECT CELL: And don't tell me, is that another technique you stole?
GOKU: No... Kinda... I got it from eating sick aliens...
PERFECT CELL: That's disgusting.
"You have no right to judge him, Monster!" Erza growled.
"Yeah! You've been eating people since you first showed up!" Lisanna yelled.
GOKU: You eat people all the time!
PERFECT CELL: Yes. And I'm a monster.
"I...is that a good counter?" Romeo asked.
"To be fair, Cell is a monster, it's their thing," Gray answered.
GOHAN: Yeah, with all our stolen DNA.
PERFECT CELL: I DIDN'T ASK TO BE BORN, DADS!
"If we had the ability to unborn you we would've already," Minerva said.
(Goku and Perfect Cell resume their fight)
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Mr. Satan, can you make heads or tails of this? Because right now, I'm more confused than a homeless man under house arrest!
"Wait, but if he's homeless then how is he under house arrest?" Wendy wondered.
"That's the point, Wendy," Lucy told the teenager.
"Oh."
MR. SATAN: First of all; I find that offensive.
"Huh? Why would you?" Levy questioned.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Why?
MR. SATAN: Secondly, uh... I don't want to give away all the trade secrets! Otherwise, what would be left for the kids, Jimmy? What would be left for the kids?
"I don't want anything you're selling," Romeo said.
(cut over to Master Roshi watching the fight on a TV at Kame House)
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: (on TV) Pragmatism at its finest, Mr. Satan.
BULMA: (open the door) Hey, I'm here. Sorry I'm so late; I had to pick up Trunks from Daycare.
MASTER ROSHI: Ahh... You brought the baby...
BULMA/Kagura: Is that a problem?
MASTER ROSHI: I-... Naw, it's fine.
TURTLE: He is legally obligated to inform you that he is-
MASTER ROSHI: Turtle, I've watched her poop! She knows what I'm about.
"WHAT!?"
(cut back to the Cell Games with Goku trying to catch his breath)
PERFECT CELL: I'll admit, Goku, I'm impressed. A blast that strong should've wiped you, but here you are, still swinging away at me!
GOKU: Cell... if I gained anything in the days leading up to this tournament, it was endurance.
"Because Chi-Chi ran that man dry," Cana laughed her ass off.
(cut to Goku's house with Chi-Chi sneezing)
OX KING: What did you do to him?
CHI-CHI: What didn't I do to him?
"That's the better question to ask," Evergreen sighed.
OX KING: You're just like your mother.
(cut back to the Cell Games)
PICCOLO: This is bad. The last time I saw Goku this winded, he was having a heart attack. He can't keep this up.
"WHAT!? No way! Goku can keep going! He has Cell right where he wants him!" Natsu disagreed with Piccolo. There's no way Goku was going to Cell!
TRUNKS: Wait! What about the Senzu Beans? You know, the magical beans that... heal all wounds and... restore your... stamina...? Okay, guys, if you're bothered by cheating, either loosen your moral code or stop hinging the fate of the world on deathmatches!
"You're talking to the wrong people, Trunks! I've been saying that for years and these guys don't listen!" Lucy agreed with the Time Traveller. The rest of Fairy Tail had the decency to look a bit ashamed at that. All except one pink haired dumbass.
"Where's the fun in that? You can't be the strongest unless you win by yourself!" Natsu huffed.
"And how many times has that almost gotten us killed!?" Lucy yelled back.
"We've made it through perfectly fine," Natsu waved off her concern.
"But, that could run out at any time, Natsu!" Lucy shouted back.
VEGETA: I can't believe you're my son.
TRUNKS/Gajeel: Hey, you said it, not me.
VEGETA: Kakarrot isn't like you; he's a full-blooded Saiyan warrior! He'd throw that Senzu Bean back in your face, because it's not the world that's at stake…
TRUNKS/Jellal: I'm pretty sure it is-
VEGETA: ...it's his Saiyan pride! He'll see this fight to the end without any of our help. Even if it kills him.
GOKU: (expels his aura) I give up.
"WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTT!"
VEGETA: I'LL KILL HIM!
There was a snort from Gajeel, everyone else was still in shock.
PERFECT CELL: I'm sorry, I'm rather high up here. What did you just say, Goku?!
GOKU: I give up! You win! Great fight!
Erza was baffled by the sudden turn of events. "I-I'm sorry, what exactly did he just say?"
Minerva decided to answer. "He said that he-" She didn't get to finish answering due to being sent flying into the wall again. Erza was that pissed off to punch whoever decided to answer.
"I know what he said! I'm asking as to why he decided to say that!?" Erza yelled.
"M-Maybe there's something planned? He seemed to be very confident walking into this! He must have some sort of plan!" Kagura tried to calm down Erza.
Natsu just sat completely still, the Fire Dragon Slayer hadn't made a single move since Goku announced that he was giving up, much to Lucy's and Happy's concern.
GOHAN: Wait, what is he doing?
PICCOLO: Well, this is your father, so he's either saving all of our lives or dooming us all.
"Hopefully he has something planned or this is another moment of him being a giant dumbass!" Laxus growled.
"I'm sure he has something planned, I mean how bad can it be?" Mira said.
PERFECT CELL: But we're not finished. I'm not finished! This isn't a victory; this is... I don't even know what this is!
GOKU: Nah, it's totally a victory. 'Cause I'm giving up. That means you win.
VEGETA/PERFECT CELL: (simultaneously) Every word you just spoke has made me violently angry. OH, GREAT! NOW I'M AGREEING WITH CELL/VEGETA! LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO!
"Erza is also feeling extremely violently angry today," Minerva grumbled.
GOKU: Cell, you knew what this was... Just a fight. Nothing more.
PERFECT CELL: You bitch...! If you seriously concede, I'll... I'll just blow up the Earth like I said! So unless you want me to turn this whole planet into an asteroid field, Kakarrot, GET BACK UP HERE AND PUNCH ME IN MY PERFECT JAWLINE!
"Cell even used Goku's Saiyan name! It's really pissed off!" Yukino gasped.
GOKU: Hold your horses, Cell. You said this was a tournament. There's still a fighter left to take you on, so you'll have to fight him first.
"Who could you possibly be talking about? Everyone else has already fought Cell, there couldn't...possibly...be…" Levy's speech slowed down as her brain slowed down. Gajeel looked down at her. Sweat began pouring down her face as the absolute worst outcome began playing out in her mind.
"What's wrong, Shrimp?" He asked, concerned.
"How could I possibly forget about him? Holy shit…" She whispered.
PERFECT CELL: Oh...? Oh, ohoho, I see... This is a prank! My God, I honestly never figured you for a prankster, Goku, but you son of a bitch, ya got me! Okay, who is it? Is it the Prince? No, it couldn't be; I don't even take my own sloppy seconds.
"Ha! Being reduced to sloppy seconds," Minerva smirked.
PERFECT CELL: The boy? Hardly; he looks like he's about ready to crush coal into diamonds with his sphincter.
"Don't mock, Trunks!" Lucy and Happy yelled.
PERFECT CELL: Oh, could it be Tenshinhan? Please tell me it's Tenshinhan.
YAMCHA/Macao: Man, it's like a hate boner triangle.
GOKU: Nope-arino! The fighter I've selected... the fighter who will finally put your terror to an end, is~... Mr. Satan! Get out here, you!
"…."
MR. SATAN: (off-screen) DIARRHEA!
GOKU: Well, shoot. Original plan, then. Gohan, get out here!
BOOM!
"I'LL FUCKING KILL HIM!" Mira activated her Satan Soul, ready to force her way into the Lacrama to kill Goku.
"SIS, CALM DOWN!" Lisanna and Elfman did their best to hold her back.
"NO! THAT DUMBASS HAS GONE TOO FAR THIS TIME!" Mira responded, furiously. Before she could do anything, a giant hand forced her down onto the ground.
"CALM DOWN, MIRA!" Makarov ordered the bartess. The struggling demoness complied, returning back to normal, however her burning anger was still present. Everyone else was either equally baffled or down right pissed at Goku.
"Of all the stupidest things he could've done, THIS has to be the dumbest!" Gildarts was furious. For Goku to send his own son to his death, it absolutely infuriated him. Macao was in equal agreement, he would never send his own son to fight someone as dangerous as Cell.
"To leave the fate of the world in the hands of an 11-year old...what the hell is going through Goku's head!?" Jellal asked, furious.
Erza stared at the screen, her own hands trembling in anger. The Knight couldn't bring herself to speak on Goku's choice, all she wanted to know was why. Why would Goku even make a decision like that?
Natsu continued to sit in still silence, his mind racing to try and figure out Goku's thought process, suddenly something clicked and his eyes grew wide. "Oh…"
GOHAN: I'm sorry, we're a little high up here. What did he just say, Mr. Piccolo?
PICCOLO: I think he just said...
PERFECT CELL: Gohan? Out of the entire list, you pick... him?! He wasn't even on the list! YAMCHA was on the list!
"There was a list?" Freed questioned.
"That...that makes sense. It makes complete sense!" Levy exclaimed suddenly.
"What do you mean, Shrimp?" Gajeel asked her.
"I can't believe I hadn't noticed it beforehand! Gohan has always been at the forefront since we started watching these episodes. The Saiyans, Frieza, and even in the movies! Gohan's always been in the spotlight in some fashion, but THIS TIME he was in the background. Never having any contact with Cell or the Cyborgs, he hadn't done anything this entire time!" Levy explained to everyone.
"But, that doesn't explain why Goku decided to choose Gohan! I mean, why Gohan exactly!?" Lucy asked.
"...I don't know...I just noticed the pattern," Levy sat down. She was upset that she couldn't figure out what made Gohan special enough to fight Cell.
YAMCHA: Wait, why was I-?!
PERFECT CELL: Half-time entertainment!
"Yeah, that sounds about right," Gajeel said.
YAMCHA: ... Frankly, I'm just happy to be included.
GOKU: (leaps and lands with everyone else) Alright, Gohan. He's all yours. Have fun!
"BURN!" Mira cursed the Earth-raised Saiyan.
"Will you calm down!" Laxus yelled at her.
Her head snapped to his direction instantly. His burning orbs caused the Lightning Dragon Slayer to flinch a little.
"He's not even explaining anything to Gohan or anyone! He's...he's just sending him off as if this is some normal occurrence!" Sting shouted.
GOHAN: Dad, I'm going to have to politely ask you to back the HFIL up. What... in Dende's name... are you doing?
GOKU: I'm sending in the strongest fighter we got. This is what you trained for.
"NO! This is what YOU trained for! Not Gohan!" Lucy yelled.
GOHAN: T-That's what YOU trained for! I was never supposed to fight! I was just there to make you stronger!
"Instead, you became stronger. I get it," Natsu understood what Goku was doing. This was something Igneel would do to him, especially if his Father was certain that he could handle it. So, that had to mean that Goku was certain that Gohan could handle Cell. It made sense!
GOKU: Oh, Gohan, you're just being insincere.
PICCOLO/Mira: Insecure; and no, he's not! HE'S 11 YEARS OLD!
"Exactly! No child should be thrown into a deathmatch!" Carla agreed.
"But, I've been doing this since I was 12!" Wendy reminded everyone.(In this story Wendy is 14 years old.)
"There's a difference, Wendy! You were never forced into joining in fights, you made those choices all on your own. Gohan was forced into fighting!" Carla argued.
"Gohan's also chose to fight in the end! He chose to go to Namek and to risk his life! He's always had a choice in the end! What's the difference between the both of us!?" Wendy yelled. Wendy's declaration made everyone who was frustrated at the prospect of Gohan fighting quiet down a bit.
"Wendy, it's less of us being upset that Gohan's fighting, but of the fact that Goku chose not to share that information with anyone prior to this announcement. He purposely chose not to tell his own son that he was going to be sent in to fight a monster who has already beaten everyone else. Gohan being as young as he is, just elevates the idea that in a more just world this wouldn't have to happen at all," Gray explained. He could never picture his Father doing anything like this, not even Ur would do what Goku just did.
"Still! Maybe, we should just have some faith?" Wendy suggested.
KRILLIN: Goku, we're not going to tell you how to be a parent right now...
PICCOLO/Mira: (off-screen) I AM!
KRILLIN: ...but how do you think Chi-Chi is going to react to this?
"Oh, probably just like Mira," Gray sweat dropped.
(shift over to Chi-Chi's reaction towards Goku's decision...)
CHI-CHI: I am going to castrate him...!
(shift back to Goku and the others)
GOKU: Guys, trust me on this one. I spent a whole year training him last week. So get out there, Gohan! You got this.
"You don't know that...you can't be certain that everything is going to work out…" Mira muttered.
GOHAN: Do I even have a choice?
GOKU: 'Course you do! You either go out there and kill him, or the planet gets exploded.
"Give the boy an ultimatum, why don't you," Gildarts said, sarcastically.
GOHAN: That's not a choice, that's an ultimatum.
GOKU: Gohan... we both know I don't know what that word means.
"You also have no clue on how to be a parent," Evergreen spat.
GOHAN: Obviously not. *sighs* OK, fine, I'll go fight Cell... I've never been wished back by the Dragon, so hey, this'll be a learning experience... (removes his cape).
GOKU: Gohan, wait. Before you go...
GOHAN: What?
GOKU: ...You're so much stronger than you think you are.
"That...that doesn't mean you should send him off to fight Cell. What is it that Gohan has that makes you so certain?" Erza questioned. She didn't want to lose her cool like Mira had, she was doing her best not to slash that lacrama into pieces. What kept her from doing it in the first place was just how still Natsu had been since Goku announced that he was giving up. The loudest of them all had been completely quiet. So, she figured he understood what Goku was doing.
GOHAN: Yeah, well, let's see what Cell thinks.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: My goodness! The orange hillbilly, previously reported to BEAT HIS WIFE, has resigned himself, and sent his own child to fight Cell!
(shift over to Chi-Chi)
CHI-CHI: (totally spazzing out) ...With a BUTTER KNIFE, you son of a BITCH! I'll tie you to a chair first and gag you with a GODDAMN DAIKON RADISH!
"I'LL HELP!" Mira pumped her arms.
PERFECT CELL: So, the biggest, most important fight of my life walks away, and sends in the world's strongest bookworm! Fine, Goku, I'll play along with this little joke. But I want you to know - while I'm busy pounding your son... I'll be thinking of you the entire time.
"Why did you have to make it sexual!?" Lucy screamed.
GOHAN: (thinking) Thinking about it, I might actually have the advantage here. He took as much of a beating as Dad did, if not more. And after spending a year with Dad in that Time Chamber, I'm at least as strong as he is now. And then, if I play it carefully, I could actually win this!
"Keep thinking smart, Gohan! You can do it!" Lisanna cheered for the boy.
GOKU: Oh, hey Krillin? Can you bean me real quick?
KRILLIN: Oh sure, here. (hands Goku a Senzu Bean)
GOKU: Thanks, friend. Hey, Cell!
PERFECT CELL: Hmm?
GOKU: Senzu Bean! (throws the Senzu Bean at Perfect Cell)
"ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE!?" Erza retracted her previous statements from before. She summoned one of her swords and shot it at the Lacrama. The blade shattered the Lacrama on contact, the pieces scattered onto the floor like broken glass.
Mira had once more turned into her Satan Soul, the demoness seething like a raging bull. She was to rip Goku's head off. She was being restrained by Gildarts, who was struggling to calm her down enough.
"Igneel wouldn't do that…" Natsu finally saw the clear difference between Igneel and Goku. While both were Fathers who believed wholeheartedly in their sons, Igneel wouldn't do something so dangerous as give his enemy a power boost. Maybe, Goku wasn't as great as he's always thought.
The Lacrama fixed itself, ready to continue viewing.
KRILLIN: Huh? (Perfect Cell catches the bean) NO!
PICCOLO: WHAT!?
YAMCHA: WHY!?
GOKU: What? I'm just playing fair. He's tired. He's got post-Goku exhaustion.
"GO TO HELL YOU HORRIBLE EXCUSE FOR A FATHER!"
GOHAN: Dad! He is going to kill me!
PERFECT CELL: Hey, you said it, not me. (eats the Senzu Bean and swallows it) OH, THAT'S THAT GOOD SHIT! (powers up) Suck it kale, you bush-league super food.
GOHAN: (thinking) Well, war of attrition is out, so deep end it is. (powers up) HAAAAAAAAAA...!
PICCOLO: Which one was it, Goku? Which concussion did you suffer that made you think ANY of this was a good idea!?
"The one he got when he was a baby!" Lucy yelled.
GOKU: Piccolo, just watch. You're going to see amazing things out there.
PICCOLO: What's amazing about watching your 11-year-old son get murdered?!
GOKU: Gohan might be 11 years old, but he's also like... I dunno, a hundred times stronger than I was at that age!
"There's having faith in your son, but then there's just being a giant dumbass!" Makarov yelled.
PICCOLO: (off-screen) Goku...
GOKU: He's been keeping pace with us since he was a baby. I mean, you should know. You kidnapped him.
PICCOLO: (off-screen) Goku...
GOKU: And after spending that year alone with him, I know more than anyone that he's going to-
PICCOLO: GOKU!
GOKU: What!?
(Perfect is shown repeatedly punching Gohan in the face)
PERFECT CELL: (as he continues to pummel Gohan) Thinking' of' you, Goku!
Both Erza and Mira had to be strapped down to prevent them both from destroying the guildhall in fury.
[ENDING SEQUENCE]
[STINGER]
(cut over to Mr. Satan's mansion with a little girl watching Gohan entering the fight against Perfect Cell)
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: ...previously reported to BEAT HIS WIFE, has resigned himself, and sent his own child to fight Cell!
LITTLE VIDEL: Hm... Sweet hair.
"Mr. Satan's daughter? She's kinda cute," Romeo commented.
Chapter End
NOTE: I hope the reactions in this chapter were to your liking. I've been waiting a LONG time to get to this point and we're finally here.
Natsu and Erza realizing that Goku isn't as great as they've been thinking this whole time was always planned. They don't hate him or dislike him, but now understand how everyone has felt about the guy since the start. Goku isn't a bad guy or a bad father in my opinion, he just doesn't make the best of decisions sometimes.
Next chapter will be very tuff for a certain Dragon Slayer, but will also fill the darkness with a shining beacon of hope. The Day of Fate is almost upon us.
Stay safe and have a great day!