The Silent Giant Steps Forward

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"I can't believe that Cell was able to track us down so quickly," Daisuke thought as she, Piccolo, and the other Androids looked at Cell who was licking his mouth orifice hungrily. "And judging from how confident he looks, I can tell he's absorbed enough energy from more humans to be able to handle the Androids."

"I thought I'd have more time, now what?" Piccolo growled to himself, glancing between Cell and the Androids who were confused by the sight of the new arrival.

"What is that thing?" Android 17 asked Piccolo.

"Oh, great, he doesn't know about Cell, this means he won't be cautious and might think he can take him. If he does, he'll only be allowing Cell to absorb him faster," Daisuke thought.

"I have waited so long to find you. Android 17, amazingly efficient, and Android 18, poetry in motion," Cell said before he saw Android 16. "But who is this one? He wears the insignia of the Red Ribbon Army…he must be one of Dr Gero's earlier and less efficient models. I have sniffed a bouquet and now it is time to drink." He jumped from the hill he stood on and he began giving off a faint aura which slowly got more and more defined, making Daisuke and Piccolo gasp as they saw the souls of all those Cell had absorbed begin to swirl around him and moan.

"There must be thousands of them," Piccolo thought as Cell roared, sending a shock-wave out, destroying the hill behind him and sending dirt and debris everywhere.

"Let's get started, shall we?" Cell asked, walking towards the Androids, ignoring Piccolo completely. "Are you frightened? It's natural when you can feel my power."

"It's not your power, you stole it by taking the lives of innocent people!" Daisuke shouted, landing on the ground, glaring at Cell.

"Don't be ridiculous, they played their part in helping me achieve my perfection."

"You insane monster!" Daisuke growled as Cell continued walking towards the androids. "Vegeta, Trunks, I swear if you're both sleeping up there I'm gonna kick both your butts," she thought.

"Whoever you are, I was in the middle of something with Piccolo," Android 17 told Cell who chuckled.

"I see that now, there must be some way I can make it up to you," he said raising his tail behind his back.

"You can go away, we were trying to settle something," Android 17 told him, not noticing the tail.

"Android 17 watch it, Cell came here to kill you and Android 18!" Daisuke shouted, warning the Android who gasped as Cell's tail lunged forward. Thankfully the android dodged the strike and continued dodging the other attempts Cell made to try and absorb him. Cell grabbed his arm and slammed him into the ground before pinning his other arm down with his foot. As he positioned his tail above 17's chest, Piccolo jumped into action, kicking Cell in the face and knocking him back.

"Thanks," Android 17 said, getting to his feet as Cell landed a few feet from them. "So, what's the deal with this guy?"

"His name is Cell, Dr Gero's computer created him and he wants to absorb you and Android 18. If he succeeds and integrates you two into his being, his evolution will be complete," Piccolo explained.

"What a creep," Android 18 said in disgust.

"Tell me about it," Daisuke muttered.

"Rejoice my brother and sister, you and I are pieces of a puzzle destined to be put together into a greater entity. Join me, and we will fulfil Dr Gero's dream and become the ultimate warrior," Cell said, holding his hand out to Android 17.

"It's a nice offer, but no thanks. Besides, it looks cramped in there already, I don't need you. This is what I am," Android 17 told him.

"I do not care what you need, I shall absorb you even if I must fight you," Cell said.

"Give it your best shot Cell," Android 17 told him, and Cell chuckled.

"Seventeen, I would not fight him! It is highly risky!" Android 16 shouted, making everyone look at him. "This creature has great power; the most logical course of action is for you and Android 18 to leave this place while you can."

"So now you speak, well run off if you want to. But I will handle the big bad monster," Android 17 replied before running towards Cell. The monster vanished and reappeared above him. He drove his elbow into the android's back, sending him face first into the dirt. Piccolo charged Cell who blocked his punch, then caught his foot when the Namekian tried to kick him and punched Piccolo, sending him across the ground.

"You shouldn't have interfered Piccolo," he said, walking towards the downed Namekian before kicking him in the chest, sending him flying further away before he landed again.

"Ugh, that hurt," Piccolo grunted, getting to his feet as Cell walked towards him.

"Are those two even trying?" Android 18 asked.

"They are, Cell has a much higher power level then them both, though." Android 16 answered. "You should leave here while you can. If Cell absorbs Android 17, he will be too strong. You should go."

"What would you do? Stay or go?" 18 asked the other Android.

Cell continued walking towards piccolo who held his hands together. "Alright, keep it together Piccolo," he thought before he began charging energy between his hands, sending dust flying everywhere, but Cell continued walking towards him without caution. "Time to die! Light Grenade!" he roared, firing a giant blast of energy towards Cell. Android 17, who was behind Cell, got to his feet and ran as fast as he could out of the blast zone until the attack hit Cell, creating a giant explosion and sending him flying off his feet. The island behind Cell was destroyed.

"Whoa, glad he never tried to use that move on me," Daisuke thought as all the debris began falling into the ocean.

"Don't be fooled, he's not dead," Android 16 told everyone, and they all turned to the water as Piccolo began trembling, Cell emerged from the ocean without a scratch on him, and his aura was now gold like a Super Saiyan.

"Are you done playing around, Piccolo?" Cell asked, floating onto the island again before marching towards the frozen in shock Namekian. "I am amused by your one-man army routine, but you are getting on my nerves. The road of life ends for you, Piccolo, you've hit a dead end."

"Run, Seventeen, now!" Piccolo screamed before Cell punched him in the jaw, knocking him down. Cell smirked, picked him up by his Gi, and raised his hand.

"I could absorb you Piccolo, but I have all that I need of you in my cell structure already, you are just refuse. See Ya!" Cell shouted, firing an energy blast point blank into Piccolo's right side.

"Piccolo!" Daisuke screamed in shock and anger as Cell coldly tossed the Namekian into the ocean behind him. Daisuke jumped into the ocean and swam down after Piccolo as he sank. "Come on, even if it's slim I have to save him, or we've lost the Dragonballs."

"Alone at last, it seems Piccolo and Daisuke won't be bothering us anymore," Cell said, turning to Android 17 with a cold chill going up the Android's spine. "You are a part of me, you cannot escape your destiny. Neither can you, my little peach. I'm going to gobble you up," he said, looking at Android 18 who stepped back while Android 16 remained silent. He began walking towards Android 17.

"Step aside," 16 said, stunning his fellow Android. "You and Android 18 must leave, now."

"Are you insane, you saw what he just did to Piccolo. What're you going to be able to do?" Android 17 asked as Cell began running towards them, only for Android 16 to launch himself forward and ram his shoulder into Cell, knocking him back stunning him, and the other Androids.

"My power level is equal to Cell's, I will kill Cell," Android 16 informed him. "This world is a beautiful place, Cell means to destroy it. I will not let that happen."

"So, the big one is more powerful then I thought, interesting," Cell said, getting to his feet, and he growled.

"I think you just made him angry," Android 17 told Android 16.

"I suggest you surrender, Cell," the giant android told him.

"To a piece of junk like you? No way," Cell replied before running towards Sixteen who charged Cell. The two began exchanging punches and kicks. Cell flew up to avoid 16, but the android flew after him and they continued their exchange. Daisuke climbed out of the water with Piccolo over her shoulder and she saw the two fighting.

"Whoa, I guess I know now why Android 16 was able to defeat Goku the first time we fought him," she thought, laying Piccolo on the ground, and she felt his heartbeat and sighed in relief. "Good, he's not dead. But he's gonna need a Senzu Bean or time to heal himself."

Back with Android 16 and Cell, the fight continued as both charged each other on the ground and collided shoulder to shoulder before Cell punched Android 16 and pierced his neck with his tail, making Android 17 and 18 gasp in shock. "Now you die," Cell said as his aura surrounded him briefly. When it faded away, Android 16's eyes snapped open and he pulled Cell's stinger out of his neck. "How are you still functioning, I hit your neck. That is where your neural link is!"

"Not in my design," Android 16 replied.

"So, Dr Gero made improvements!" Cell growled before Android 16 lifted him into the air by his tail and slammed him into the ground. As the dust cleared, Cell flew into the air and Android 16 followed him. "So you're fast too, well this is where I cut out." He stopped flying up and flew towards an island with Android 16 following before Cell stopped and slammed his foot into Android 16's chest. Android 16 flew back before ramming his head into Cell, sending him into a mountain. Cell dodged the android's follow-up punch and wrapped his tail around his neck. "This altercation has been stimulating, thank you," he told the Android as he continued to wrap his tail around 16, and was about to finish him off before he was hit by two eye lasers fired by his captured foe. He was then punched by Android 16, sending him to the ground. He screamed in pain when 16 landed on Cell's tail and proceeded to rip it off and throw it away as Cell screamed and writhed in agony.

"Now you are nothing more than a bee without a stinger, this is the end of your absorbing capabilities," Android 16 said as Daisuke smiled.

"Alright. Now he just needs to finish him off." she said.

"Your analogy of the bee, is not quite accurate. When bees lose their stinger, they are gone for good and the bee dies, but I am different," Cell said, getting to his feet before he grunted and screamed as his stump of a tail suddenly regrew a brand-new tail. "With the cells of Piccolo in my body, I too have his power of regeneration. I have the best of every race's cells inside me, I am the perfect being," he bragged, flexing his new tail and shaking off the fluids. They splattered on the ground, melting the rocks they hit.

"Looks like it'll take a lot more damage to kill that thing than we thought," Daisuke thought, worried by what she just witnessed.

"A valiant effort, my friend, but a minor inconvenience to me," Cell told Android 16.

"It appears my only solution is to rip off your head!" the android shouted, and both he and Cell charged each other. Cell flipped over his kick and kneed the Android in the jaw, sending him flying before Cell flew over him and kicked him in the back, knocking him to the ground.

"So much for that plan, do you have more tricks, or shall I go back to my work?" Cell asked, glancing back at the other Androids before he charged Android 16 to finish him off. Android 16 sat up and launch his fist like a rocket at Cell, hitting his jaw which he couldn't avoid. Android 16 reattached his fist before ramming into Cell again, knocking him down. He grabbed Cell and with a mighty shout, slammed Cell into the ground before he removed both his hands, revealing the cannons underneath.

"Hell's Flash!" Android 16 screamed, charging both cannons to full power before firing two massive energy beams into the hole he created where he slammed Cell, and the entire island shook as beams of energy began shooting out of the ground everywhere.

"Whoa, I never knew another one of Gero's androids would be this strong," Daisuke thought as Android 16 ceased his attack and put his hands back on before he turned to Android 17 and 18.

"What are you both still doing here? I told you to leave this place immediately!" he told both Androids. "That attack was not enough to finish Cell, it is imperative you leave now."

"Don't worry, I think you've squashed that bug. You're obviously stronger then he is, and with us at your side nothing can stop us," Android 17 said, not noticing something rising from the hole behind him, but Daisuke and Android 16 did.

"Seventeen, behind you!" both screamed, making him turn to see Cell right behind him.

"Now we become one!" Cell shouted as his stinger opened and he grabbed Android 17 with it. His upper body was covered and Cell slowly began sucking Android 17 up his tail. He began laughing maniacally as he fully absorbed Android 17 and his body began glowing as he underwent a transformation, the light blinding everyone.

When the light faded everyone looked to see Cell's body had drastically changed. His wings were gone, he was much more humanoid and more muscular. His exoskeleton was still the same colour, but he now had black plates on his arms and legs, he had the beginning of a nose and an actual mouth. The two sections of his head went straight into the air. His tail was longer and slightly thicker then before and protruded from his back, and it was segmented orange and black.

The back of his head and the black section on his forehead were now formed together as a ball in between the two sections on his head. His lips were now pink, and the black sections above his lips look like a moustache only it was part of his skin. He now had light blue eyes in this form as a direct result from absorbing Android 17. He even had boot-like feet in this form and metal-like plates all around both of his ankles. He had the same shape of ears as Frieza's, except that his had an orange line that went down to the chin and to both sides of the ears.

"Android 16, get Android 18 out of here!" Daisuke shouted, flying over to him, and the giant android nodded and ran to Android 18 before picking her up and he flew off as fast as he could. "I'll hold him off, let's hope I know what I'm doing," she thought as Cell walked to the edge of the island and looked at the ocean, and he smirked at his reflection.

"A most beautiful improvement," he said to himself, his voice now much deeper before turning to Daisuke. "I wouldn't try to fight me as you are now, you will only die," he advised Daisuke, who powered up to her MachGaogamon form with a roar.

"You'd like me to turn tail and run, but I won't allow you to absorb Android 18." She shot towards Cell and dodged one lazy punch thanks to her speed before she elbowed him in the chest. She kicked him in the jaw, but he didn't even stagger back one step. Eyes wide, Daisuke flew back to gain room.

"Kamehameha!" she screamed, firing a full power blue wave of energy at Cell, and the blast continued across the ocean, destroying islands that were in its path. Once she stopped her attack, she panted and waited for the smoke to clear. She gulped seeing Cell in front of her, completely uninjured.

"A good effort, but…clearly not good enough," he said before blurring from sight and appearing right in front of Daisuke with an energy sphere charging in his palm. He pressed it against Daisuke's chest, and it exploded, sending Daisuke hurtling to the ground back in her normal appearance. She landed beside Piccolo and weakly groaned. "I must praise your bravery, but I cannot allow you to get in the way of my perfection." He raised his arm before someone appeared in front of Daisuke and Piccolo. "Goku?" Cell asked, looking at the Saiyan who frowned at Cell.

"So, you're Cell huh?" he asked calmly before picking Daisuke and Piccolo up in his arms. "Don't you worry, we'll fight soon." He placed his fingers to his forehead and used Instant Transmission to return to the lookout.

"Go ahead and run, but when we do fight, I will be perfect, and nothing will stop me!" Cell shouted before flying after Android 18 and 16.

The end of the chapter

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