"Welcome to the Commemorative Cell Tournament where we have the World
Champion, Mr. Satan!" the announcer said and the crowd cheered. Vegeta
sat in a lounging chair with a piece of paper and pen on his lap, eager to
write down every attack sequence as it was executed.
"What's on now?" Bulma asked as she came into the room.
"Don't bother me, woman. I'm going to study," Vegeta said as he fast forwarded the tape to where Loren first made an appearance.
"How in the world did you get a tape of the tournament?"
"I asked for it. How else does one get something like this?"
"Why do you have it?"
"I want to find that creature's weakness."
"Vegeta why are you so obsessed with fighting her?"
"Because of the challenge."
"I sure hope Trunks is able to concentrate in his classes because of all this."
"Why? What do you mean?"
"Hmm? Oh. I saw Piccolo around when I left the school. I don't know what's going on, but it's got to be important."
"I'll agree with you. I'm going to go find out. I just hope it's not too serious. I've got to get back to finding a weakness as soon as possible."
"What about lunch?"
"It'll keep."
"There he goes again, I see," Dr. Briefs commented as Vegeta brushed past him. "What's gotten into him?"
"I don't know, Dad. I mentioned Trunks and he left," Bulma replied.
"Well he'd better let the boy study. He needs all of his math classes and those classes take time." *********************************************************************** "What's the matter, Trunks?" a girl in a short skirt asked and Trunks glanced up. He sat in the cafeteria and was surprisingly, not eating.
"Huh? Oh hey Latte. Sorry. I didn't see you. I was thinking of other things," Trunks replied as Latte sat across from him. She had long bluish hair and blue eyes and she reminded Trunks a little of his mother.
"What sort of things? Is it anyone I know?"
"What?"
"You've got a lovesick look on your face. Who is it?"
"It's not that..."
"It's not? Good. I'd like to think that you're still available. I mean, think of the prestige one would get if a girl married into your family. Not to mention the money..."
"Be serious."
"All right. I'll be serious. So...what IS wrong?"
"I don't really know. A friend of mine sort of told me something was wrong."
"It's not your family, is it?"
"No. I took a foreigner in and I think it has something to do with her."
"Her? Well that IS interesting. I know the apartment house you live in. I should. Glace helped you move in."
"With you and my mom directing us, yeah."
"I want to know more about this foreigner. What's she look like and where does she stay? You've only got one bedroom. Don't tell me you're seriously involved with her."
"WHAT?!"
"That IS it, isn't it?"
"What's going on, Latte?" a tall, muscular blonde asked as he sat down beside her.
"Glace, Trunks has a serious girlfriend," Latte replied and Glace looked at Trunks.
"Really?"
"No. It's not like that at all," Trunks said.
"Well something's wrong with you. You're not eating."
"I haven't been able to concentrate."
"See? It's love," Latte said as another girl sat down.
"What's going on over here?" she asked.
"Guess what, Gina? Trunks has a girl."
"Oh really? Who?"
"Some foreigner."
"Not one of those blonde European girls?"
"I don't know. He's not talking. Where are you going?"
"I'm finished," Trunks replied as he stood up. He carried his tray to the trash, dumped it, and left the building.
"I think you went too far again," Glace said to Latte and she sighed.
"Well I hope he gets over it," she replied.
"He will. He doesn't get depressed that often," Gina said. ******************************************************* Gohan ran outside the shelter when Vegeta touched down. Vegeta glanced at him for a moment then looked around for the Nameks.
"What's going on here?" he asked and Piccolo walked up to him.
"It doesn't look good. The Hyperbolic Time Chamber is being occupied," the Namek replied.
"Occupied? By who?"
"By an unstable mind."
"No. You don't mean....?"
"It's exactly what I mean. There's no one else."
"Man I'm exhausted!" Trunks said as he landed. "Dad? Why are you here?"
"Stay silent and listen to the Namek. The news he has will be by no means comforting," Vegeta said and Dende glanced at a crack in the floor that spread out from the door of the time chamber.
"I don't know how much time you'll have for comfort. Look," he said and pointed to the crack.
"Man, I sure wish you were here right now, Dad," Gohan said and Vegeta coughed loudly.
"Well he isn't so I suppose I'll have to be the one to take care of things," he said.
"Are you forgetting the fact that she almost killed you?" Piccolo asked and Vegeta glared at him.
"I was nowhere near death!"
"All right. You just put on a good performance then."
"So what are we going to do about this? Gohan, what would Goku do?" Trunks asked and Gohan shrugged his shoulders.
"Challenge the opponent, I guess," he replied.
"Whatever happens, we can't let the earth be destroyed. That should be our main concern," Dende said and Gohan nodded his head.
"You're right. The earth comes first." *********************************************************** "Come now. It's not all that bad," the creature said as Loren tried to get out of a small cell. "You'll be out in a thousand years or so."
"I won't let you do this!" Loren cried as she slammed against the wall.
"Even if you could get out, what would you do? I know every one of your attacks. Now be quiet like a good child while I get out of this room."
The creature walked over to the door and formed a ball of fire in his hands. He directed it at the door then watched as the door leaned forward and broke into tiny slivers. He stepped out onto the lookout and gazed at Gohan who had approached him.
"Ah the welcoming party is here. I am Inferno. Now that I've broken free of my seal, I'm going to complete my original mission starting with the destruction of this planet."
Trunks pushed past Gohan and gazed coldly at Inferno.
"What did you do to her?!" he demanded and Inferno calmly grinned.
"She's agreed to serve out my sentence. I'm so touched by her offer. She must have felt pretty miserable on this world to let me destroy it."
"I don't believe that. You've done something to her and I won't forgive you!"
"Are you the first to challenge me? Very well then, I'll humor you."
"Let's do this."
"Your son is headstrong," Piccolo said and Vegeta shrugged.
"He wants his fun. Let's see what he can do. Then a REAL warrior will step in."
"What's on now?" Bulma asked as she came into the room.
"Don't bother me, woman. I'm going to study," Vegeta said as he fast forwarded the tape to where Loren first made an appearance.
"How in the world did you get a tape of the tournament?"
"I asked for it. How else does one get something like this?"
"Why do you have it?"
"I want to find that creature's weakness."
"Vegeta why are you so obsessed with fighting her?"
"Because of the challenge."
"I sure hope Trunks is able to concentrate in his classes because of all this."
"Why? What do you mean?"
"Hmm? Oh. I saw Piccolo around when I left the school. I don't know what's going on, but it's got to be important."
"I'll agree with you. I'm going to go find out. I just hope it's not too serious. I've got to get back to finding a weakness as soon as possible."
"What about lunch?"
"It'll keep."
"There he goes again, I see," Dr. Briefs commented as Vegeta brushed past him. "What's gotten into him?"
"I don't know, Dad. I mentioned Trunks and he left," Bulma replied.
"Well he'd better let the boy study. He needs all of his math classes and those classes take time." *********************************************************************** "What's the matter, Trunks?" a girl in a short skirt asked and Trunks glanced up. He sat in the cafeteria and was surprisingly, not eating.
"Huh? Oh hey Latte. Sorry. I didn't see you. I was thinking of other things," Trunks replied as Latte sat across from him. She had long bluish hair and blue eyes and she reminded Trunks a little of his mother.
"What sort of things? Is it anyone I know?"
"What?"
"You've got a lovesick look on your face. Who is it?"
"It's not that..."
"It's not? Good. I'd like to think that you're still available. I mean, think of the prestige one would get if a girl married into your family. Not to mention the money..."
"Be serious."
"All right. I'll be serious. So...what IS wrong?"
"I don't really know. A friend of mine sort of told me something was wrong."
"It's not your family, is it?"
"No. I took a foreigner in and I think it has something to do with her."
"Her? Well that IS interesting. I know the apartment house you live in. I should. Glace helped you move in."
"With you and my mom directing us, yeah."
"I want to know more about this foreigner. What's she look like and where does she stay? You've only got one bedroom. Don't tell me you're seriously involved with her."
"WHAT?!"
"That IS it, isn't it?"
"What's going on, Latte?" a tall, muscular blonde asked as he sat down beside her.
"Glace, Trunks has a serious girlfriend," Latte replied and Glace looked at Trunks.
"Really?"
"No. It's not like that at all," Trunks said.
"Well something's wrong with you. You're not eating."
"I haven't been able to concentrate."
"See? It's love," Latte said as another girl sat down.
"What's going on over here?" she asked.
"Guess what, Gina? Trunks has a girl."
"Oh really? Who?"
"Some foreigner."
"Not one of those blonde European girls?"
"I don't know. He's not talking. Where are you going?"
"I'm finished," Trunks replied as he stood up. He carried his tray to the trash, dumped it, and left the building.
"I think you went too far again," Glace said to Latte and she sighed.
"Well I hope he gets over it," she replied.
"He will. He doesn't get depressed that often," Gina said. ******************************************************* Gohan ran outside the shelter when Vegeta touched down. Vegeta glanced at him for a moment then looked around for the Nameks.
"What's going on here?" he asked and Piccolo walked up to him.
"It doesn't look good. The Hyperbolic Time Chamber is being occupied," the Namek replied.
"Occupied? By who?"
"By an unstable mind."
"No. You don't mean....?"
"It's exactly what I mean. There's no one else."
"Man I'm exhausted!" Trunks said as he landed. "Dad? Why are you here?"
"Stay silent and listen to the Namek. The news he has will be by no means comforting," Vegeta said and Dende glanced at a crack in the floor that spread out from the door of the time chamber.
"I don't know how much time you'll have for comfort. Look," he said and pointed to the crack.
"Man, I sure wish you were here right now, Dad," Gohan said and Vegeta coughed loudly.
"Well he isn't so I suppose I'll have to be the one to take care of things," he said.
"Are you forgetting the fact that she almost killed you?" Piccolo asked and Vegeta glared at him.
"I was nowhere near death!"
"All right. You just put on a good performance then."
"So what are we going to do about this? Gohan, what would Goku do?" Trunks asked and Gohan shrugged his shoulders.
"Challenge the opponent, I guess," he replied.
"Whatever happens, we can't let the earth be destroyed. That should be our main concern," Dende said and Gohan nodded his head.
"You're right. The earth comes first." *********************************************************** "Come now. It's not all that bad," the creature said as Loren tried to get out of a small cell. "You'll be out in a thousand years or so."
"I won't let you do this!" Loren cried as she slammed against the wall.
"Even if you could get out, what would you do? I know every one of your attacks. Now be quiet like a good child while I get out of this room."
The creature walked over to the door and formed a ball of fire in his hands. He directed it at the door then watched as the door leaned forward and broke into tiny slivers. He stepped out onto the lookout and gazed at Gohan who had approached him.
"Ah the welcoming party is here. I am Inferno. Now that I've broken free of my seal, I'm going to complete my original mission starting with the destruction of this planet."
Trunks pushed past Gohan and gazed coldly at Inferno.
"What did you do to her?!" he demanded and Inferno calmly grinned.
"She's agreed to serve out my sentence. I'm so touched by her offer. She must have felt pretty miserable on this world to let me destroy it."
"I don't believe that. You've done something to her and I won't forgive you!"
"Are you the first to challenge me? Very well then, I'll humor you."
"Let's do this."
"Your son is headstrong," Piccolo said and Vegeta shrugged.
"He wants his fun. Let's see what he can do. Then a REAL warrior will step in."