Angel's eye went wide when she saw Bea collapse in a heap to the ground. His energy dropped to a barely detectable level. Then a blur of motion the creature also had Pikada in a choke with its tail. With no stinger to stab him with the creature wasn't as successful at taking Pikada out as he was Bea, but even his energy ebbed lower by the moment.

Angel's subconscious panicked. Those were her closest friends, both seemingly taken out in a matter of seconds.

She screamed.

She was going to be alone. Again.

Sure, there were others, Vegeta, the arrogant prick of a prince. And Kakarot, the court jester at best. And their halfling spawn. But Bea and Pikada was all that was left of the Guild, which had been her family for years.

She'd already lost one family to Frieza, she wasn't about to lose this one.

Somewhere in the hidden recesses of her mind something shattered like a piece of spun glass.

Power exploded through her muscles, the tendons stretch to their breaking point, her aura burst around her, blazing white and flaring a electric golden.

All the while she thought back to the news that most of her family had been lost while capturing a planet for Frieza, a mission she'd missed due to an extended stay in a healing tank.

And while family wasn't always that important to a Saiyan, her's was also a fighting team. The loss left her devastated. Alone. Untrustworthy.

Until Bea and Pikada found her, Dirty and broke, trying to find work at a meat processing stand.

That day they took her back into space, and gave her back part of her Saiyan dignity.

She couldn't let her team down.

Her hair flew around in spiky golden waves, her eyes flashed an iridescent teal. With no thought that she'd remember, she appeared behind the green dappled creature, reached around its head with both hands, and twisted. It was a most satisfying feeling watching the creature fall to the ground.

She flew above it, making sure that her allies were clear of the blast area.

She extended two fingers. A glowing sphere formed and grew larger, red and golden energy laced with black voids. It swelled more, throwing dancing shadows around the desolate battleground below.

"Shattered World Attack!" The blast leapt forward, and crashed into creature.

Angel smiled.

As the energy faded away her hair returned to normal. She looked around as though waking up, seeing Pikada flying to where Krillin held Bea's motionless form behind some debris they'd used as cover. Piccolo was standing near them, looking over towards the horizon. He glanced towards her, and nodded. She flew to Bea.

"Bea! Damnit wake up."

He didn't move at all. The stinger still protruded from his chest, but no more blood spilled out, nor did his chest rise or fall. Angel looked at Pikada, and he slowly shook his head.

Bea's memory of the events of the last few moments were foggy, to say the least. One moment he'd been battling some unknown enemy, and winning it had seemed. Next he was standing in a long line of equally unknown clouds. Now he stood in front of a gigantic desk, looking over it at an even larger purple man with a black beard, and purple suit.

"Name?"

"Uh… Bea…"

"Bea, Bea, Bea…Got it. Oh my, you've been busy. Saiyan, doing Saiyan things. Murder, theft, destroying entire planets." The giant shook his head while tsking.

"Uh, excuse me, What's your name?"

"Well not that it really matters, but I'm King Yemma, well it seems as though later in life you really straightened out… hmm."

Bea rubbed the back of his head, but froze as he bumped something. He tried to look around, and didn't see anything nearby, then he felt it again, and reached up and grabbed a ring that was floating above him, but seemed to be suddenly permanently attacked. "What is that?" He said to no one in particular.

"Oh that's a halo. It's all part of being dead."

"Dead?"

"You were killed on Earth, by a creature named Cell."

"Killed?"

King Yemma seemed to be getting angry at the questions. "Yes, killed. Stabbed through the chest if you really want to know, and now you're here. And even though you really have done some good later in life, you'll soon be going to hell.

"Hell…"

King Yemma growled.

Bea laughed. "Sent to hell by Cell, oh well."

King Yemma's eyes narrowed. Then they opened wide. "Well, look at that your halo is gone. I guess you're going back to Earth, for now."

"Oh, well that's go…"

Bea's eye popped open and he went into a coughing fit. After he caught his breath he mumbled, "..od to know…" before he slipped back into a sleep.

Piccolo stood over him, with a sly grin on his face. A minor Ki charge to restart the heart, force feed him a senzu, while he had a few moments of life, and suddenly the Saiyan would be good as new.

A few hours had passed, Bea was up and moving again. The group had settled in at the Capsule Corporation's HQ. Bulma's Parents had made sure that a meal worthy of Saiyan's had been prepared, and they we're all feasting heartily. Bea told his companions about his experience in the other world, and they were skeptical at first, but after confirmation from the z warriors, they began to grow less skeptical.

"So," said Pikada between bites of food, "you were going to hell?"

"Yeah, It's no surprise to me though, I've done some seriously bad stuff in my days. Nothing I do will ever erase that. It's fair in my opinion."

"You can never be certain though, Bea." Said Piccolo. "Sometimes the word of others can influence King Yemma's final decision. Hopefully none of us find out soon."

Bea nodded. Then he looked at Angel. "Go super Saiyan for me."

She looked surprised, but she got a far away look in her eyes. Golden energy washed over her and her hair stood and changed color, as did her eyes. She sat in that state for nearly a minute before she dropped back to her normal form.

"So you can control it. Good. That'll come in handy for destroying the Androids."

"I didn't think we were going to destroy them…" said Angel.

"Things have changed, if this Cell absorbs them, it's likely all over for us." Answered Bea.

"Speaking of destroying them, I think we should start hunting them again as soon as possible. Vegeta is still looking for him, and He's not likely to be gentle to the planet when he finds them." Piccolo responded.

"I agree. I'm feeling far better than I was." Replied, Bea.

"I wonder how Goku is…" Krillin said mostly to himself.

Piccolo grunted.

They finished their meal and all stood to seek out the Androids together.

An explosion bloomed to the left of the group, visible as flash over the horizon. Bea guessed it had been about two hours since they'd begun their search again, and felt that finding them this soon was far more luck than they deserved. The group swung towards the explosion, their ki bellowing around them as they poured on more speed.

Below them, Android 17 admired his handy work, while his sister glared at him.

"I really liked that store!" She yelled.

"I let you get that dress you wanted before I blew it up." He answered coolly.

"16, did you see what he did?"

The large red-haired android stood stoically, and declined to answer.

High above, Pikada spotted them. Without a word he flashed into his Super Saiyan form, an instant he was gone from sight. Nearly instantaneously the ground exploded and a crater was formed, in its center lay Pikada atop a motionless 17. Pikada pounded mercilessly on the Android's neck and head, the crater deepening with every blow.

Angel began to dive towards the blonde android, her own hair flaring gold as she went. Distracted by the sudden pummeling that her brother was receiving, the android waited just a moment to long before looking up. When she did glance upwards her face was smashed in by Angel's knee. She withstood the attack better than her brother had fared, and was on the defensive instantly as a green energy shield pushing the attacking Saiyan away from her.

Bea, Piccolo, Krillin, and Trunks hovered above them still watching. Had Pikada and Angel's power increased so much so quickly? Bea shaded his eyes as the crater containing Pikada and 17 swelled with an immense energy that Bea recognized at Pikada's Rolling Thunder technique. His friend floated out of the crater a few moments later, rising above the thinning smoke and dust. At the bottom of the hole the android sprawled out, sparks being flung from various damaged circuits. Pikada turned his attention towards the spot where Angel and 18 were brawling with each other. Angel and the Android where furiously exchanging blows, the Super Saiyan boost really seemed to give her a larger increase in power, but she still wasn't used to the transformation and her stamina seemed to already be dropping.

On the other hand the Android seemed to be slowing down also, and it appeared she'd noticed her brother being out of commission.

"17?" she yelled between attacks.

No response.

And in that moment Angel swung a leg up and under 18's arm. There was a pop like bone breaking and a shower of sparks. The Android jumped back, cradling the damaged arm in her other. The tides had turned.

Angel smiled fiercely, and drew her arms back. "Singularity Burst!" she pumped two dozen quick ki blast around the damaged android.

18 looked for a path to escape, but could only gasp as Angel clenched her fists, causing the energy to collapse onto her.

The pressure of the energy collapsed and a small singularity imploded near the Android. For a millisecond 18 felt and sensed nothing.

When her system rebooted she was surprised to see she wasn't under attack still.

Instead the Saiyans and their friends all looked in the general direction of where Android 17 remained crumpled.

A tremendous white light was rushing from the deep crater.

Android 16 was the first to react, and turned towards 18, "Run! You must flee."

Bea was only slightly slower, followed nearly instantly be Tien. "Cell." They said in near unison.

Below as the light faded, a familiar yet distinctly different form strode from the crater, less reptilian and more human in appearance. Worst of all an immense power rippled from the form.

"We need to regroup…" Bea said absently. He noticed that Android 16 and 18 were fleeing the scene. "Tien, we need to buy them time. If Cell absorbs the female, we'll never be able to stop him."

"Right." Tien formed an open center triangle with both hands and held them in front of his three eyes. "Tri-Beam Cannon!" A blast raged down, blowing a rectangle chunk of ground into vapor and dust, taking Cell to the bottom with it.

Bea quickly landed near the others of the group. "Get back to the lookout as soon as you can. We'll hold Cell off. Go!" Then with a blast of golden super Saiyan power he joined Tien in the sky.

"Sleeting Inferno!" He yelled crossing his hands and interlocking the thumbs and pinkies. The blast washed over Cell.

The unlikely duo worked in sequence, never giving the monster a chance to rise. Alternating blasts drove him deeper and deeper as the androids fled, and their friends regrouped.

Somewhere in Bea's subconscious he felt a familiar power flare, and then dissipate, but his mind was too focused on his continuing attack to pay much attention.

Back at the lookout everyone gathered was startled by a familiar voice.

"Hey, Guys!" There stood Kakarot with Chi-Chi, Bulma, and Yamcha clinging to his shoulders. "Sorry I'm late." He turned his head towards the battle with Cell. "Someone had better catch me up."

His friends updated him on the goings on with Cell and the Androids, in the meanwhile the rest of the group arrived, minus Bea and Tien.

A few minutes after being caught up, Goku's face became tense. "Tien is beginning to run out of energy. So is Bea. Stop it you two. Stop it!" He placed two fingers to his forehead.

Bea stood in front of Tien, who was sprawled on the ground breathing heavily. Bea's knees felt weak and rubbery. His hair hung limply in front of his face, and sweat cut trails down to his beard. He'd lost his super Saiyan form a few minutes ago, and he could hear his heart pounding in his head. Through blurry eyes he watched as Cell climbed out of the crater.

"You let them escape." He hissed angrily.

"Had to stop you…" Bea spat between breaths.

"All you've done is slow me down, and in the process made yourselves defenseless." Cell cupped his hands to the right side of his body. "Now I'll wipe you out, and then continue to do the same to your friends. Any last words?"

Bea's right knee sank to the ground. He extended his right hand forward, grasping the wrist with his left.

"Okay then. Time to die!" Blue energy formed in his hands.

"KAAAAAAAAAAAA-MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-HAAAAAAAAAAAA-MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…"

"End…." Bea's vision doubled. He fell backwards to his rump, still holding the attack posture. "End…" a small amount of energy crackled in his palm, but failed to form into a sphere. "End…"

And then there was a energy behind him. A hand clamped down on Bea's shoulder. Cells face contorted into a mask of surprise, quickly followed by rage.

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The blue wave of energy erupted, Bea looked up over his shoulder to see Kakarot glaring at the creature. Then there was a familiar sensation, and the blinding energy was gone, replaced by Kami's Lookout.

"Thanks." Bea said dryly. Angel and Pikada rushed to him but he waved them away, his energy already starting to return. "I'm alright, just tired. Tien used more energy than I did."

Tien was given a senzu bean, while Bea sat feeling better by the minute.

"Where's Vegeta?" Asked Bea.

"Chasing the androids. He plans on destroying them before Cell gets ahold of them." Replied Mr. Popo.

Angel spoke up. "If Cell manages to absorb 18, it's all over for us I'm afraid."

Bea just nodded. "Maybe we should try to find her before he does."

Vegeta looked to his right. "What is that?" He mused to himself while he banked towards the power level that he'd discovered. He touched down in the center of a midsized village and glanced around. All around him were the discarded clothing of the village's population.

"Ah, Vegeta. So kind of you to give your power to me." A raspy voice came from the shadows of an alley way.

"Hmph, Brave talk, from someone who hides in the dark."

Cell stepped out, looking Vegeta up and down. "Brave talk from someone who's about to die. But don't worry, part of you will live on in me at least."

Vegeta smirked, then clenched his fist. His super Saiyan aura exploded around him. "You may have fought some of the others, but I'm the true super Saiyan, the elite warrior, the Prince of all Saiyans." He turned side on to Cell. "Now bring it on."

Cell lurched at him. His right arm lashed out and caught Vegeta square in the jaw. The Saiyan's head snapped around, and Cell smiled proudly.

His smile faded away as Vegeta turned back against his fist, to look him directly in the eyes. The eyes and his smile were full of malice. "That's strike one."

Cell glowered, and swung a kick towards Vegeta's kidneys. The impact resounded loudly across the empty village.

"Two…" Vegeta turned back towards the incomplete monster.

Cell jumped back, his stinger shot around towards Vegeta's face. Vegeta's hand shot up and grabbed the tail, the point inches from his eye.

"Three…" More energy erupted from Vegeta, and Cell's eyes grew huge. Then a fist slammed into his gut and electricity exploded behind his eyes.

Vegeta followed this up with another hit in the same spot, a purple ichor dripped from the shattered armored plates of Cell's carapace. Cell's eyes bulged as he took staggered steps away from Vegeta. Vegeta followed closely. Cell's left arm shot forward with a ki blast, which Vegeta swatted away. With a lurch Cell leapt into the sky.

"You are strong, Vegeta, but never forget, I am more than you are."

"From where I'm standing, the only more you seem to be, is in trouble."

"This will change your mind." He cupped his hands together, both hands aimed towards Vegeta. Purple energy filled them. "GALICK GUN!"

Vegeta looked up and the approaching blast. He caught it with both hands, forcing it back at Cell.

Cell evaded to the left barely missing the blast, as he got his bearings back, Vegeta appeared in front of him, both hands still extended. "DOUBLE GALICK CANNON!" His hands touched Cells chest just as the blast form, the harsh yellow energy washing over the creature.

Cell struggled to his knees, while Vegeta landed, a single arm extended for the finishing stroke.

"It isn't fair!" Cried Cell, pounding the ground in frustration. "I'm supposed to be perfect. Unbeatable.!"

"Seems that you were wrong about that." Vegeta then smiled. "FINAL!"

"If only I had a chance to absorb 18 you'd never be able to lay a hand on me, let alone defeat me!"

"Is that right?" Vegeta then scoffed. "Fine then, find this android, and when you're finished, we will finish this." Vegeta kicked him away. Cell landed with a smile hidden from Vegeta, who was already rocketing into the sky.

"So predictable." Cell got to his feet and began the process of healing.

A few days had passed in relative peace. Cell's attacks had seemed to diminish, and there was no sign of the other androids. The people of Earth, always quick to forget, settled back into a somewhat normal life. Bea stood at the edge of the lookout, his nerves frayed by the waiting.

Saiyans weren't that good at waiting.

His tail swished about without thought, He felt a tingle at the edge of his senses, he knew Cell was down there, hiding his power level, and he instinctively knew that every time that tingle brushed him, another human had met their end at the point of Cell's stinger.

"You alright?" Angel asked as she slid next to him.

Bea jumped a little, surprised that she managed to sneak up on him. "No, not really." He answered, never bothering to look at her. "I don't like this inaction. It'd be different if nothing was going on, but I can sense little things here and there. My heart knows something is going on. And once Cell finds the other Androids, I fear it'll be the end of us."

"We can stop him. Between Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, and the three of us, he doesn't stand a chance."

"If we all fought together, then yes, we'd win. Vegeta and Kakarot though, they'd prefer to fight alone I think. Hell, I'd prefer to fight alone, it's the Saiyan way, even a team like us, fights alone in the end."

The sky in front of them seemed to darken suddenly. But they knew from the shift of the shadows that it had instead brightened behind them.

Bea smiled a true smile, all of the tension in his stance suddenly gone. "It's begun." He turned to look to where a fireball rose over the horizon. "Let's go." He walked towards the rest of the fighters, Angel stayed right on his heels.