A Wonderful Life
By: SomeRandomPerson648
Chapter 1: The Origin
A/N: This fanfic will have elements of Masakox's, "What if Cell turned good" on YouTube, so check that out. But I'm not copying the whole thing, just a few story plots.
A/N 2: This is my first Fanfic so I might make a couple of mistakes, regardless I'll do my best to improve, enjoy
Trunks has been both shocked and frustrated at the sudden twist of events since his visit to the timeline. Not only was he wrong about there only being two Androids, but one of them is stronger than the two that he knows
"I come back with answers, only to be left clueless. Are there more Androids than what anyone has thought of? I have to train to take down 17, 18 and others who would threaten the world before things get worse!" Trunks thought to himself as he flew
Bulma has just sent both Krillin and Trunks to search through Gero's lab, so they where currently flying towards the start of the trouble. As they were flying Krillin couldn't help but wonder why 18 kissed him all of a sudden. He was feeling something deeper than what he had with Maron, and he wasn't sure for the love of Kami why...
"Is it because she's pretty...no it can't be it, it felt more, intense, than what I thought. But it feels like we are meant to be together, like...destiny. But she's the bad guy...isn't she?" He thought
Krillin wondered why she was the bad one. Especially since he had only first met her. 18 has been pictured as a heartless villain by Goku and Trunks, but that kiss showed more than that, it showed she had human feelings, although it did seem like she was mocking Krillin, he still saw them, even for a moment she could be a person
"I mean, she is the villain of the week, but, why is she the villain, what made her so evil...I should probably ask Trunks, he'll know for sure." He thought
Krillin turned towards Trunks, who seemed very distracted at the moment
"Hey Trunks."
"Yeah Krillin?"
"Do you think that 18 looks...cute?" Krillin said, trying to see his reaction to the statement
Trunks frowned as he gave Krillin a side glare
"I don't think that 18 being pretty has to do with the fact that she's a killer Krillin." Trunks replied very bitterly
"Yeah...but she might, not be one here. I mean she and her brother have only killed Gero, and that guy was trying to kill Goku. Plus, many things have changed since you got here, you said it yourself too! There might be a future for her." Krillin said
The boy turned towards Krillin in anger, he was very offended at the very mention of a positive outcome for such a person, he unconsciously turned into a Super Saiyan in a sudden rise of anger
"Krillin, I really don't want to explain myself here. She and her brother wrecked my future just for the fun of it. She is heartless, and killing her is the best for everyone." Trunks said as Krillin was persistent
"But she isn't heartless! She kissed me...and when she did I kind of felt a few sparks fly. I'm telling you Trunks, at least 18 might not be a bad person" Krillin said as Trunks was utterly baffled by his reasoning
"How can there be a future for her if millions have already lost their lives by her hand Krillin! I'm trying all I can to prevent these things when I've only made them worse!" He yelled
The Krillin stammered at Trunk's sudden flare of anger
"Bu-but she might not be a villan here, there might be hope for-" He managed to say before he was interrupted by a now furious Trunks
"DON'T YOU DARE MENTION HOPE TO THAT ANDROID SCUM! THE ANDROIDS HAVE TAKEN EVERYTHING FROM ME! THEY KILLED MY FATHER, MY FRIENDS, AND DESTROYED THE EARTH KRILLIN! THERE IS NO WAY THAT I'M LEAVING HERE WITHOUT DESTROYING EVERYONE OF THOSE DAMN MACHINES!" Trunks screamed at the top of his lungs. He had a sensitive spot for the Androids, and seeing that someone couldn't clearly see them as evil after all they have done was just stupid
He then sped up, leaving Krillin guilty and in the dust. "Da-Damn, I didn't think they were that bad, I can't believe they would do such things, poor Trunks..." he looked in Trunk's direction in simpathy. However his opinion didn't change. He was confident that they could change, especially 18
As Trunks boosted his speed, he was soon facing the mountain that started all his trouble
"I should have prepared a bigger blast when I saw them!" He thought to himself
As he landed next to the mountain he realized he was currently a Super Saiyan. He dropped the form and paced back and forth in front of the mountain. He was very apprehensive at the thought of 18 being a good person, she had deprived him of everything when he was just a child!
The boy tried to calm down as he felt like he would explode. He then thought about meditating as he had seen Piccolo do when he was just a child
He positioned himself very awkwardly at first before he finally shifted into the proper stance. He also floated over the air a little as he thought
As he meditated his mind immediately went towards the Androids. He could only imagine them with their smug faces and the ruin of a recenty destroyed city, as well as the corpse of the Gohan who had been his mentor for a great point in his life
This is how he imagined them, not some goody-two-shoes!
"I will kill every one of those Androids. No matter the timeline that they reside in. They have plagued my world for so long that I can barely see the end of the tunnel." He thought in anger, before he forced himself to calm down. Even he knew that he should try and remain calm while the Androids are out causing havoc
But as he calmed and went deeper in thought he began to wonder if there was any possible shard of hope for this set of Androids, they haven't done anything other than kill Gero afterall, but they could also hurt many civilians and become the monsters he knows them to be
"They're on the run from Cell I believe, I just hope that Cell dosen't manage to absorb them like Piccolo mentioned. That's ironic, the Androids that would possibly soon become serial killers are running scared from Cell. Well, I hope they are running from Cell, things could get worse if they decide to stand and fight..." Trunks thought before he realized something
"Damnit if I know 17 and 18 any better then they would probably underestimate Cell and get at least one of them killed!" Trunks thought as his hair lifted up and glowed a little. He knew that the Androids were cocky, and they would underestimate their opponent as they had done to him many times before
"Guess I have to tolerate them for now. Maybe they will learn their lesson from here on out, they haven't done much anyway, other than destroy a lot of property. Mabye there is...hope...for them, but I don't see it! They are just heartless bastards who deserve to die!" Trunks thought angrily a little as his hair raised further. However he noticed this and took a few deep breathes to calm down
"But, I have to cut them some sort of break, they have just been released after all, hell maybe they have a different perspective on life with the changes I've caused. I just have to wait and see." He concluded
Krillin flew for a while before finally reaching his destination to see the halfbreed meditating in front of the mountain. He slowed as he saw him and stopped in front of him
"H-Hey man, I just wanted to let you know that I'm sorry for what has happened to you, I didn't know I would hit something so terrible, I-" Krillin was cut off by a sorrowful Trunks
"No Krillin, I should be the one apologizing for losing my cool, I should have controlled myself better. It's just that...I've lost a lot in my life, and I don't want anyone else to feel the same way. But...you're right, things have changed, so I should hope for the possibility of the Androids... Turning good..." He said, almost spitting the words out. His whole speech sounded very forceful in a way, but Krillin couldn't tell why
Krillin didn't want to stay on the topic any longer, in fear that he might touch on a dark memory in the boy
"Yeah...I just hope I'm right...anyway we should probably go inside the lab now, to search for anything Bulma needs." He said
"Yeah...lets..." Trunks said in a depressed tone
The following search wasn't very successful, most of the sub lab was scorched due to Trunk's blast from their first encounter with the Androids
But what they soon both found was, unexpected, to say the least
They stumbled upon a large green tube with a tiny mass inside
"That must be Cell..." Said Krillin in shock
"Yeah, we should destroy it before it can become a threat." Trunks said whilst preparing a large energy attack
As Trunks prepared the ki blast Krillin thought to himself for a while, until a dangerous idea appeared in his head
"Trunks stop!" Krillin yelled, suprising Trunks, who cancelled the attack completely
"What is it Krillin? Did something happen?" He asked as Krillin seemed a little pensive
"What if we...make Cell fight for us...?" Krillin said, trying to word his idea right
Trunks thought of it for a second, and as he thought his mind kept wondering towards the Androids. They have torn the earth to pieces by just existing! He might let 17 and 18 slide, but was he willing to do the same for Cell? The one who has not only taken many lives now, but also is currently more powerful than the Androids?
"Right now we have the upper hand, if we survive this Bulma can change this Cell, or use him to make something." Krillin suggested
"Yeah,if..." Trunks thought negatively as Krillin continued
"It's possible that this Cell won't turn out like the one we are against. We can mold him, or just reprogram him if it comes to it. He still has a clean slate." Krillin finalized
With that there was a long silence while the time traveler was at war with himself
"Why the hell would I leave this abomination alive after what just two of them have done! Cell will destroy this planet if he is left unchecked!" He thought. But suddenly, an idea appered in his head
"Wait! Mom can probably use him as a test rat and a source of medicine by his regeneration abilities! We can use him while he's still low on the ground." The half Saiyan thought strategically
"...fine, we should try to change him, only if we are guaranteed that he won't harm anyone!" He said as Krillin looked a tad bit surprised
"Wow, I didn't expect Trunks to agree this quickly, I guess he took his word seriously, maybe the Androids are just a personal matter." Krillin thought as Trunks began unhooking the glass chamber
"Cool, I wonder what it'll be like to have the villain on our side...well, another, villain." Krillin corrected himself as he recalled basically the whole team
Before they left Krillin grabbed a few papers that were on a few desks before leaving
*FLASH FORWARD*
"What the hell is that?!" Yelled Bulma at the sight of the large green thing inside the chamber
"It's Cell, well, the Cell of this timeline." Replied Krillin
"We were wondering if he would be of use to us." Said Trunks, who looked a little hopeful
"Wow, looks like my theory was right, there is a Cell of this timeline..." she said to herself
"Plus there are a couple of papers regarding the three Androids, if we get our hands on the trio, maybe we can engineer something revolutionary, like their limitless energy for a city." Said The half Sayian
"Well that's true, maybe I can find a way to reprogram Cell, and possibly the others." Bulma said before nodding along with the guys' plan
"Bring me the papers regarding the Androids." Commanded Bulma as the other two nodded
"Right away mom."
"Sure thing Bulma."
Both warriors left once more for the sub lab
"I just hope that everything turns out okay with the other Cell." Thought the worrisome mother as she looked at the small green thing inside the glass
Eventually both Trunks and Krillin gave Bulma all of the material in the lab, while destroying anything that remained, allowing Bulma to get to work
As time went by, Bulma discovered many things, the energy absorbing tech, Gero's transformation into an Android, the origins of 17 and 18, which really surprised Bulma, plus the passing of Gero's son, and how 16 is modeled after Gero's late son. Bulma had been able to comprehend most of the things that have been presented to her, but she just couldn't understand 17 and 18's unlimited energy, nor could she comprehend Cell
Cell was a marvelous creation, the fact that Gero managed to not only make a whole being that was full of personality mixed from the different cells that were in him, but the fact that he could absorb anyone and add their power to his own. This, she just couldn't understand, but she could understand everything else
She also realized that they had gotten Cell at the perfect time, he was still a tiny blob that could be modified into anything, but she can't figure out how to remove cells out of Cell's gene pool, she could only add blood and watch it fuse with his DNA as it included itself into it's arsenal of genes. Biology wasn't her strong suit after all
If they had gotten him at least a month later Cell's DNA, programming and possibly his personality wouldn't accept any new changes that would be added
With that she had plenty of time to think of something to do that could change Cell's personality. She had already changed his programming, it took a bit, but ultimately Bulma's programming and engineering skills helped her change Cell's program. But she understood that with such free will Cell could just Ignore the set program and just follow his own counterpart's footsteps
Meanwhile Future Trunks and Vegeta had gone inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Training was very tough, but soon they had discovered the increased form, Trunks decided to dub it, Super Saiyan Grade 2. Vegeta didn't care, he was just reveling in his pride for most of the time in the chamber. He could finally kill those blasted Androids and reclaim his position as strongest Saiyan
After a month, Trunks began to try and bond with his father in other ways than training, but Vegeta would never start a sentence that didn't have training in mind, like berating Trunks, criticizing Trunks, or calling him a failure. But deep down Vegeta was proud that his son had managed to survive such experiences with the Androids, like a true Saiyan warrior. It's too bad that the other one was still such a disappointment
Trunks soon found a power further from Ssjg2, but he refrained from using it, as he didn't want to shatter his father's newly recovered pride
After their time in the chamber had passed, Vegeta and Trunks left with a new sense of pride and hope. They sped towards the location of Cell to have a one on one conversation with him
*Flash Forward*
Cell had finally absorbed 18, he has reached his perfect form. Vegeta was now pleased with the flashes of light and decided to challenge Cell. But to his horror, Cell was much, much...much stronger than he was, Vegeta was sadly outclassed. And to his humiliation, he was defeated in a fashion all too familiar
As Vegeta was laying on the floor after the singular punch that Cell gave him he began to panic. "How can he be so powerful! Just a single punch winded me! And it was so fast I wasn't prepared, and none of my attempts at damaging him worked, not even the Final Flash!!!" Vegeta was infuriated by the grand twist of events. But just as as Vegeta was about to speak his piece to Cell, a thin beam landed square in his chest, causing Vegeta to stay in place
Cell walked over to Vegeta and began to speak
"Well Vegeta, I do have to thank you for allowing your pride to get the better of common sense, if Saiyans have any, that is." Said Cell, causing Vegeta to try and speak, but he was still struggling to stay conscious
"To repay you, for such kindness, I shall replay a familiar scene that is one of my personal favorites in the pool of memories that I contain." Cell said as he slowly released his now retracted tail. Vegeta then realized what he was referring to and was horrified, this was the memory of nightmares, this was the absolute destruction of his pride
Cell then began to choke Vegeta with his tail while punching his exposed back. The barely conscious Saiyan lost his Super Saiyan form, making Cell's pulled punches hurt a million times more. After 5 full minutes of torture, Cell then threw the numb Saiyan to the floor and left him there
He punched him once more in the gut and successfully knocked the pathetic Saiyan out
In that moment, he gained a deep unfettered hatred for Cell that he couldn't even audibly explain it. He LOATHED Cell for all that he was. He wanted revenge...at any cost...
"Well, that was pleasing, but now, are you two just going to stand there watching things go by, or are you going to entertain me?" Cell shouted towards Trunks and Krillin who have stood horrified at Cell's incomprehensible power growth
"You won't get away with this Cell, not after what you did to 18!" Krillin yelled as he powered up a Destructo Disc, replaying the same events as another time
*Flash Forward*
The gang watched the channel in horror as a lone figure slowly floated inside the newsroom. The figure was revealed to be Cell, who was destroying the building in order to broadcast his message
When he did he destroyed the building, leaving the T.V with static
There was only silence, between the group as Trunks walked towards Bulma's lab
Trunks entered his mother's lab, feeling very down ever since his last encounter with Cell. Things happened so suddenly! And that was including the fact that he spent 1 year trying to bond with his father, only for him to let Cell win and now he is a very serious threat that could kill everyone! And Krillin, why the hell did he let 18 go!
"Well, I guess I should have seen it, he has an obvious crush on her, but why?!" The half Saiyan thought
Krillin's small act of love was done with the worst timing ever, and it was one of two things that brought their downfall. Then again, why did they give the remote to someone who had an obvious crush of an Android, that was the real problem
"Hey mom...hows it going." He asked as Bulma spun in her chair, the small T.V in the corner was static as well
"Oh don't get me started! Turns out that 16 is modeled after Gero's son! Then there's this impossible level of complexity on Cell's being that I'm not even sure that I can understand! The Androids have bombs in them, and to top it all off your bastard of a father let Cell become all powerful, and I'm still busy repairing 16!" Yelled the woman
"Yeah, I'm not sure how you bear with the guy, I've never expected him to be so prideful, and spending a year with him wasn't bearable." Vented the half breed
Bulma sighed to herself. This whole stream of events was just far too terrible to comprehend. Krillin didn't blow up the Android, Vegeta just let Cell transform, and now Cell was threatening the world!!
"I'm so frustrated at this ridiculous string of events, I need a break from all this!"
"It is true, Mis. Briefs seems to have an elevated level of stress." Confirmed 16, who was still laying on the table and looked pretty good other than the fact that he is missing a few facial features on the left side of his face
"Thanks Captain Obvious." Deadpanned Bulma
"I am glad you agree." Said the Android in his normal robotic tone
"You have no idea what it's like having this guy here all day Trunks, yesterday he played Beethoven for 5 hours straight from his speakers! How does a killer Android know Beethoven!" Said a frustrated Bulma
"Classical music has been studied to calm the nerves of humans." Informed the giant
Bulma sighed tiredly, "Well, thanks I guess, for an Android made by a madman, you sure are friendly."
"That is because I haven't been programmed the way that other models have, I have deduced that Gero wanted to create a similar personality to that of his deceased son." Stated 16
"Yeah, I guess the man had a heart..." said Trunks
There was a moment of silence before Trunks finally asked his question
"So is Cell going to be a problem mom?" Asked the boy
"Well, for an old guy in a cave he sure did leave his mark on this model. I've tried to eliminate his ability to absorb people, mostly 18 and 17, but to do that I would have to rebuild him from scratch! And I'm still stumped on how that bastard did it! I've also reprogrammed him not to kill any civilians or our friends, but hearing how it turned out in the future with the other two, I'm guessing it won't be long till he develops his own mind. So there is a chance that he might disobey, but I'll continue to work on that." Said Bulma
"So Cell could turn on us, well we are too far to turn back now, we'll just let father keep and eye on him." Trunks said with a sigh. With their new power, it would be easy to take care of an imperfect Cell, just as long as he doesn't absorb the Androids
"By the way, how is everyone taking it? The present Cell I mean." Asked Trunks, he never mentioned the project to anyone in the team
"I want to keep it a secret to show later, so only you, Vegeta, Krillin and me know. As for you father, he yelled at me for a while, saying stuff like 'That damn robot has made a fool of me!' and 'If we make it out alive of this conflict I'm going to skiwer the living hell out of this Cell' and left for the Gravity Room, but I'm sure it's just the 'immortality check' from Cell." She explained. Although she did pity Vegeta, it was still his own damn fault they're in this situation in the first place
"Huh, I guess it's just his royal Saiyan blood boiling at his defeat of Cell." Said the half Saiyan.
That got Bulma thinking, it could possibly help Cell become a better person, but who could he use...yes that's right!
Bulma put a pen on that idea as she continued to fix 16
"I'm going back to work now son, but could you please call Piccolo, Gohan and Goku over here, I need them for a second." Explained the scientist
"Sure, I'll get them over here in a bit, bye mom." Trunks replied
"Bye son!" Bulma yelled as Trunks dashed out the room
"If my calculations are correct, there is a 85.7% chance that you will be taking the half Saiyan, Saiyan and Nemekians' blood and use it to change Cell's personality to a more pure and positive one as that of Son Goku." Assumed the Android. It was a little obvious with how her eyes lit up for a second at the mention of blood and Cell
"Yeah you're right to assume that, if I can't find a way to remove Frieza's cold blooded cells, than I could at least add more of Goku and Gohan's pure hearted cells, Piccolo's reasoning, and my intelligence." She explained
"I calculate a 36.5% chance of failing." He said plainly
"What happens if we fail 16?" Said a somewhat shocked Bulma
"Gohan and Goku's DNA will not make him pure of heart, but instead make him crave battle as a Saiyen would, and he would have Gohan's documented anger bursts. Piccolo's cells will make him more cold and calculating mixed with both Gohan, Frieza and King Cold's cells. There is a major flaw in your plan that you have overlooked. This could, as many say, 'bite you back later.'" Informed the extremely deductive Android
"Wow, I guess there is a chance of failure in everything, I just pray that we don't have another situation on our hands..." Said Bulma as she continued to repair 16
*FLASH FORWARD*
As the days went by, Bulma had realized that at some point she accidentally added too much of Gohan's blood, same for Piccolo's. She unwillingly increased Cell's regeneration abilities and shortened his growth time due to Piccolo's extra cells
Bulma (with 16's imput) calculated that Cell will leave the tube soon, he was growing by the hour at this rate. Sadly, the scientist's original plan for adding more DNA ultimately won't have the intended effect...
But there was no time to dwell on the subject, because today was the end of the time that other Cell left them with to train. Many fighters trained, especially Vegeta, whom was looking forward to at least seeing that bastard's demise
The Bio-Android had humiliated Vegeta beyond just being stronger than him, but for having as much pity as to throw him away like a discarded item, just like Frieza! 18 had defeated the prince yes, but it had been at least equal at one point, but the way that Cell had beat him, mocked him, and nearly killed him, it reminded him all too much of his time in the Frieza force. And he wanted to put an end to everything that would ever deprive him of his rightful glory!
As Vegeta was eager to put an end to this terror, Goku was just as calm of the situation, too calm...
Bulma was currently on the front lawn of Capsule Corporation preparing 16 and Trunks for the dreadful battle ahead
"Alright guys you should be ready to fight now, so get to it before Cell gets antsy!" Bulma shouted
"Alright Mom, I won't let him live to destroy the earth, goodbye!" Trunks yelled from a distance. He then soared toward the distant group in the sky
"I will do as programed Mis Bulma." 16 said, but just as he was going to leave the scientist stopped him.
"16 wait."
"What is it Mis Bulma?" He asked
"I realized that the battle ahead will have a few casualties like you mentioned...and since you can't be revived by the Dragonballs with all your memories, I made a server to download your memories into them, so when you die, I can upload them to your new body after the battle if needed." Said the fairly depressed mother who knows what's to come
"I see...it seems there is more use for me after all, then I shall leave as much data on the battle as you like before...my eventual shut down." Stated the robot, giving Bulma chillsn
"What do you mean?" Asked Bulma
"I have figured out why son Goku would be so calm, as I have seen him and his son, and analyzed him to further extent." Began 16
"Gohan seems to be holding something, something deep down that he has had for a while. Anger. I have deducted that the boy doesn't yet realize that fighting is necessary in order to resolve conflict. I plan to convince him otherwise, it is our one true hope at stopping Cell." 16 finished with a half smile
"Wow...you really are good at figuring things out huh 16." Said Bulma, who was quite shocked at how well he deduced the situation with Gohan
"You really are special, you know that?" Said Bulma
"I appreciate your admiration Mis Bulma, and I thank you for giving me another chance at a, albeit mechanical, life." The Android said, before flying to catch up with the group that had been waiting for 16
"You're very special indeed..." The mother said to herself as the group left for battle
*FLASH FORWARD*
"I swear Goku if my baby boy has a single scratch on him I'm only serving you salad for a long as you know!!!" Screamed Chi-Chi at the top of her lungs
After the gang left, Bulma, Chi-Chi and the Ox king stayed at Bulma's house to look at the broadcast of the battle. Chi-Chi was quite furious at Goku for giving up his fight and making Gohan fight, but Cell and Gohan were very even in battle, no one had the lead currently, and Chi-Chi found a sort of pride in that
Bulma was about to tell her to calm down when suddenly Cell kicked Gohan in the face, sending him flying into the air faster than she could blink, but before Gohan could recover, Cell moved faster than anyone could track and punched Gohan's back, sending him into a different direction. Cell continued doing this until Gohan finally went through a mountain and was caved in by the rubble left by the mountain
It was at that moment that the infuriated Mother collapsed on the floor. The Ox king took her to the large Capsule Corp Kitchen and placed frozen peas on her head. There was a medical bay in the area, but Ox king overlooked it for some reason
Bulma never turned as she was horrified at all that Cell did to Gohan, that it worried her
"Is that how the other Cell will turnout?" She wondered in fear. She could almost feel what the group was going through on screen and was concerned at how the group will react now after they realize that a version of the villan they worked so hard to defeat was going to be living in the house of one of their friend's house. Now she realized why Vegeta felt so upset with what Bulma revealed to him, albeit for different reasons
But then there was a loud bang coming from the lab, and sensors beeped lightly at movements coming from the lab
Edit: I decided to read back on what I had so far and noticed how horrible my final draft was. Came back and corrected some words, fixed a few terms and erased the periods at the end of the paragraphs, I also deleted anything that was just a copy of the original story