Nion finished the final part of building a model of her house in the sand, having nothing else to do with nobody to play with her. Something in her tail's been giving her the thought that something was wrong. She sighed as a strong gust of wind blew across the small island and knocked over her creation. "Please come home soon daddy." Her tail suddenly stopped flailing, prompting her to lift her head up in surprise and staring out into the ocean.

Launch stepped out of the house. "Nion, come on in. Your dumb aunt says it's time to study." As she noticed Nion staring out at the ocean, she walked over to her daughter and sat down in the sand next to her. "What's the matter pumpkin?"

Nion smiled as she turned and hugged her mother. "Nothing, everything's okay now."

The Earth woman returned her mother's hug. "Oh really? And how do you know that?"

"My tail told me." answered Nion quite bluntly.

Cell stumbled back after taking that fierce blow from Vegeta, collapsing to one knee and coughing up a puddle of spit. Vegeta simply smirked at his own power, seeing that just his first hit did that kind of damage to the being everyone was afraid of. Trunks just watched with very little surprise, only shocked that his father would take this form right from the beginning. Raditz and Nappa on the other hand were beyond amazed at Vegeta's new power, Raditz especially after fighting Cell's previous form firsthand.

Before Cell could even get back onto his feet, Vegeta took the initiative and swung a lethal kick straight into the android's skull, knocking him a good distance away, most definitely breaking some of Cell's newly formed teeth. "So this is the best the terrifying 'Cell' can do? What a disappointment."

"Am I seeing things correctly? Did Vegeta just pull that off with only 2 hits?!" asked Raditz, starting to believe that he overworked himself into unconsciousness and this was just some kind of insane dream.

"Looks that way. Hard to believe we could get that strong in just a single year while we worked hard just to get to where we are now in the past 3 years." said Nappa, clenching his fists in excitement to get his turn in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.

"If you guys are amazed by this, just wait until he actually decides to get serious." responded Trunks, not taking his eyes off the fight for a moment. "Trust me, watching him progress to what he is now has given me a good idea on how to scale him and this isn't his full power."

Cell pulled himself back to his feet, his teeth having already regenerated. He took a moment to stare at Vegeta before getting angry and charging at the saiyan, aiming a fist right at the prince's head. Vegeta merely tilted his head, the punch whizzing past him, allowing him to grab onto the android's arm and land a kick against the android's chest, launching him back once again. Cell managed to stay on his feet this time though it didn't do him any good as Vegeta was already right in front of him with another kick aimed right at his head, slamming the android right into a rock. Vegeta once again made his way quickly to Cell but let the android get back up out of sport.

Androids 16 and 18 just watched in silent astonishment. 18 was in disbelief that the saiyan she was able to deal with by herself was overwhelming the monster that was able to take on her brother, 16, Piccolo and Raditz in just his first form. 16 was more trying to analyze how it's possible that the saiyan prince was able to increase his power so drastically in just under a week.

Cell got back up once again and growled, having a hard time believing he's already taken that kind of damage from Vegeta. "Damn you Vegeta. You've forced me to get serious."

"Oh I'm sorry, I thought you were already serious. By all means, go right on ahead." said Vegeta, crossing his arms as he patiently waits for Cell to power up.

Raditz narrowed his eyes at that statement, his tail twitching as he got a bad feeling just hearing Vegeta saying those words. Don't do something reckless Vegeta.

Cell took the chance given to him and began to power up, his energy nearly flattening what was left of the island, just one small cliff for the android's to hide on left. "Do you understand now Vegeta? I am nearly perfect, I am unbeatable. You stand absolutely no chance against me."

"Impressive. Your power's certainly gone up quite a substantial amount. You might even have frightened me yesterday." He uncrossed his arms and clenched his fists. "Too bad you're no match for me now."

Krillin finally arrived at the island and watched the fight from high above the island. "I don't believe it, Vegeta's completely overwhelming Cell. It's almost frightening how strong these saiyans can get. Am I glad they're on our side." Deciding that Vegeta can handle Cell perfectly fine, the earthling decided to scout what was left of the island for the androids, assuming they had to be nearby. Fortunate enough, he found them right off the bat. He looked at the remote in his hand and started to sweat, knowing a choice needed to be made.

After giving it everything he possibly can against Vegeta, Cell finally managed to land a hit on Vegeta's cheek, causing the saiyan prince to stumble backwards. He grinned in complete confidence, only for it to be immediately shattered as he watched Vegeta grin and wipe his lips of the blood coming out. "T-This isn't possible. You're Vegeta, aren't you?!"

Vegeta tilted his head side to side to get the cricks out of neck. "Oh trust me, it's possible. This is your worst nightmare come to life, in the embodiment of the new me: Super Vegeta!"

Super Vegeta? He's clearly letting his strength get to his head. Raditz winced at the pain coursing through his body, deciding he needs to recover quickly. "Nappa, keep a close eye on Vegeta, don't let him do anything stupid. He'll listen to you more than anyone else."

Nappa looked at his companion and nodded. "You got it, just get yourself out of here and fix yourself up."

Raditz nodded as he pulled out his ship's capsule and let it out above him, climbing into the hatch. Cell watched as the ship appeared from thin air and watched Raditz go inside. Deciding he wasn't going to let the saiyan get away so easily, he fired an energy blast right at the machine, only for it to get deflected by Vegeta getting in the way. "Your fight is with me, not that weakling."

As the whole fight raged on, Piccolo and Tien had finally made their way to Korin's Tower and retrieved a few senzu beans. Piccolo figured he'd be fine without one but Tien ate his since he was on death's door. Upon recovering, they made their way up to the Lookout where Bulma and Mr. Popo had been left all by themselves. "Oh, there you guys are. I was worried that Cell got you. Where's Yamcha?"

Both fighters stiffened up and looked away. Bulma was confused for a moment, then it sunk in to why they were choosing to be silent, tears starting to slide down her face as she dropped to her knees. "No way, this can't be happening."

"I'm sorry Bulma. And without the Dragon Balls, there's no way that he'll be able to come back." Piccolo said quite bluntly, feeling there was no reason for them to give her any hope where there was none.

Silence enveloped the Lookout as they were left to grieve Yamcha's death. The silence lasted several minutes before a roar of noise quickly approached as Raditz's ship stopped abruptly above the Lookout. The saiyan climbed out of the ship and sealed it back into its capsule. Having no more strength left to move, he fell from the air and collapsed to the ground, everyone running over to him.

"Raditz, are you okay?" asked Piccolo, reaching into his turban to grab the senzu bean he decided to save.

"Hold on." said Bulma, digging into Raditz's armor and pulling out another capsule. She opened it up for it to take the form of the portable healing pod. "With this, we can save on the senzu beans." With the help of Tien and Piccolo, the Earth woman managed to place the saiyan inside the healing pod, seal it up and fill it with the healing fluid. After tampering with a few settings, she finally backed away. "Raditz, what happened?"

After a brief moment of silence, Raditz's voice came from the healing unit through a built in speaker. "I tried to fight off Cell and stall for enough time for Vegeta to show up before Cell could absorb the androids. I lost before he could do so and he managed to absorb Android 17. Vegeta's currently holding him off now but I've had a bad feeling about that. Piccolo, is it possible to bring someone back to life without the Dragon Balls? I want to bring 17 back to life for saving mine."

"I'm sorry, it's just not possible. The dragon was the only one with that kind of power, and without Kami it's impossible to restore him." said Piccolo, understanding the saiyan's desire to bring the android back.

"I don't get it." Interjected Tien, changing the subject. "You said you had a bad feeling, but it feels like Vegeta's overwhelming Cell. What could you possibly have a bad feeling about?"

Raditz clenched the fist of the arm that was more damaged than anywhere else. "I'm worried Vegeta might do something stupid."

Cell climbed out of the water after taking yet another destructive blow from Vegeta, coughing up both water and blood. He growled as he looked up to see Vegeta floating midair with his arms crossed. "How is it possible?! How were you able to get this much power?!"

"Seeing as you're on the verge of defeat, I see no reason to tell you that. But I will enlighten you on something." Vegeta pointed towards his son. "You see Trunks there? While he may not be as powerful as me, he's pretty damn close."

Cell turned to look at Trunks, who just sat their with an intimidating stare aimed at the android. Nappa was also looking at the future halfling with shock, completely ignorant of the fact that Trunks was with Vegeta the entire time that Vegeta got this powerful until now. Something feels off about this. We already know earthling-saiyan hybrids have a wellspring of potential yet Trunks isn't as powerful as Vegeta if not greater? Did Vegeta focus more on training himself or something?

As he watched Cell be completely dumbfounded by the fact that Trunks was nearly as strong as he was, Vegeta growled and clenched his fists. "This is a total disappointment. Everyone made you out to be some sort of terrifying monster but you're nothing more than a terrified weakling. I was promised a proper challenge but you're hardly even a warm-up!"

Cell screamed loudly in frustration, his energy crushing the ground beneath him as he was in utter distress that everything was going against him even after attaining half of his perfection. An idea surged into his head as he calmed down and gazed at Vegeta. "You were promised a proper challenge huh? Then why not help me find android 18? After all, you have unresolved issues with her. If you let me absorb her, then you can kill 2 androids with one stone."

Nappa widened his eyes as he realized what Cell was up to, knowing full well that was the scheming side of Raditz that Cell was bringing out. "Vegeta, don't listen to him! He's trying to use your saiyan instincts against you!"

Vegeta turned his head to look at Nappa and shot his subordinate a piercing glare. "Quiet Nappa! You're aren't anywhere near strong enough to handle Cell yourself, you're merely an observer." His gaze returned to Cell. "You've got my attention."

Nappa stood frozen in disbelief. It had been several years since Vegeta had spoken to him like that and it tore him up inside that he wouldn't listen to him after all they'd been through.

Cell clenched his fists as his words were getting through to Vegeta much easier than expected. "If I absorb Android 18, not only would she become part of my being, but I'll achieve enough power to overwhelm you even as you are now."

Vegeta stared at the bio-android for a moment before grinning. "Very well, go ahead and find her. I'll be waiting for you to reach your perfect form. But if you're merely using this as a chance to run away and hide, I will kill you without so much as a second thought."

Cell started flying upwards so he could get a vantage point to where Android 18 might have gone, knowing she couldn't have gotten too far since she'd likely be supporting Android 16. Before he could get too high, Trunks fly in front of him, already transformed into a Super Saiyan. "Just because dad's given you consent to go for the other android doesn't mean that I'll let you do as you please!"

Around that time, Krillin had already confronted the androids and smashed the remote, hoping it would win them over and make them listen when he asked them to leave. Cell turned around to tell Vegeta to deal with Trunks when he saw 18 talking to Krillin from atop the only cliff left on the ruined island. Trunks noticed as well and knew he had to act immediately. "You guys! Cell sees you!"

Krillin, 16 and 18 looked up at the sky and saw that Cell was looking directly at them. Before they could move, Cell started rushing right for them, refusing to let an opportune chance like this slip through his fingers. Trunks powered up to the same enlarged state that Vegeta had become and flew after Cell, refusing to let the android have his way.

Vegeta smiled to himself due to how lucky he felt. "How fortunate that the androids were here all along. Now I don't have to wait for my chance at a proper opponent or for Kakarot to get to him first." As he was about to go after Trunks to keep him from interfering with Cell, he felt someone grab hold of him from behind. He turned his head to see it to be none other than Nappa. "Nappa, what the hell do you think you're doing?!"

"Whatever it takes to get you to listen!" shouted Nappa, struggling to keep Vegeta at bay considering the massive difference in their power now. "I thought after everything we went through on Namek, you'd learn to trust me enough to listen to what I have to say. Are you saying the words of that freak are more important than mine?!"

Vegeta grit his teeth as he tried to pull free from the larger saiyan's tight grip. "D-Damnit Nappa!"

Cell turned his head in time to see Trunks slam the android into the ground, the halfling stopping in front of Krillin and the other androids. "Get the hell out of here! I'll handle Cell myself." He quickly turned around to intercept Cell's incoming tail, grabbing it by the stinger before blasting him with an energy blast.

The bio-android growled as he managed to disperse the energy propelling him, glaring at the half-saiyan. "Will you people ever cease to get in my way?! I'm so close to achieving my perfect form! Just get the hell out of my way!" He launched a barrage of energy towards Trunks, not just to keep the saiyan busy but to make a smokescreen for him to slip past with.

The tactic didn't work as Trunks emerged from the smoke, firing a Masenko onto Cell that propelled the android high into the sky, sending him out of view. "I don't care what you want, I've had enough of my own hellish future, I refuse to let this one's become even worse!" He brought his hands together and began to build up energy.

Vegeta watched as Trunks was preparing an attack that would undoubtedly eradicate Cell. Refusing to let the opportunity for a proper opponent slip through his fingertips, he jammed his elbow into Nappa's side. As the pain forced the larger saiyan to loosen his grip, Vegeta grabbed Nappa's arm and threw him down towards the island and quickly fired a blast at Trunks that would disrupt the building attack. He then flew down to the island and slammed his foot down on Nappa's back, ensuring the saiyan couldn't move. He grabbed and pulled the saiyan's tail with one hand and aimed an energy blast at the base. "You dared to go against my wishes and risked my chances for a true fight. You are a disgrace to the title of Saiyan Elite!" He fired at the base of Nappa's tail, eradicating it from the saiyan's body in a way that it'd never grow back.

Nappa howled in incredible pain as his tail was removed in a very violent way, every muscle in his body tightening in agony as Vegeta did the worst thing he could have done to him besides killing him.

Trunks was completely shocked to see that event unfold, calling back to several times in the time chamber when Vegeta would speak proudly of Nappa. It took him several moments before he realized Cell's approach, aiming his hand to the sky to fire at him.

Cell grinned as he put his hands to the sides of his face. "Solar Flare!" The used technique completely blinded everyone on the island, allowing the android to fly down and land right in front of Android 18 and start engulfing her in his tail, starting to process of absorbing her.

Nappa growled as he opened one of his eyes, seeing Cell and starts to gather energy into his hand. "I won't allow it! Blast Geyser" A pillar of blazing energy erupted from under Cell as the android was in the process of absorbing 18, hoping to halt the process. It didn't do any good as 18 was completely absorbed anyway and Cell began to glow, his energy increasing dramatically as he began to transform.

Raditz's eyes flung open as he forced himself out of the healing tank, gasping for air as he stared into the distance in the direction of where he can feel Cell's power grow even more than before. He clenched his fist as he had a pretty good idea on what had happened. "Damnit Vegeta, how could you?!"

Nion was in the middle of reading a book when the biggest chill ran down her spine, her tail starting to quiver as the scariest feeling began to envelop her. Tear began to well up in her eyes as she ran over to her mom. "Mommy!"

Launch saw her daughter more upset than ever and hugged her, trying her best to calm down. "There there, it's okay. Mommy's here and she's gonna make everything better."

Nion shook her head as she looked in the direction of something weird to her was growing, unaware that she was sensing the power of Cell beginning to grow. "It's not okay. Everything's turned really bad."

Launch began to look really concerned, as well as everyone else who was beginning to gather around the child. "H-How do you know that."

"Because my tail told me so."

And there we go again with another chapter. I've been waiting to get this one written down for a while simply for that utter betrayal on Vegeta's part. All I can say is poor Nappa. I know I probably could have drawn this chapter out a bit longer but let's be honest, nobody really gives a damn about semi-perfect Cell so I decided to cut through all that in a single chapter. I look forward to seeing what you all think of this chapter and if you'll hate me for making Vegeta do what he did or just yell at the character itself. Either way, that's all for now. Tune in next time for another exciting chapter of Dragon Ball Z: A Saiyan's Tail.