DISCLAIMER: Fruitia, Blackshire, the Ebon Shard, and Cell Zero were my ideas. However everything else is not I write these stories strictly for fun, so enjoy.

Vegeta Muyo! 2 The Final Bout

Part 4 Cell Zero Returns

In a forgotten sector of space, a planet covered in ice floats ominously as if waiting to die, in the exact spot where many years ago a once proud warrior race, known as Saiyajin's, lived. This strange frozen world has somehow taken up residents in the orbit where Planet Vegeta was before the wicked tyrant Freiza obliterated it.

On this bizarre world, three figures, one a Saiyajin Prince with long golden hair, and green eyes, his name, Vegeta and he is in Super Saiyajin Level 3 mode. Another is a psychotic warrior in SSJ2 mode clad totally in green armor, a self proclaimed brother to Vegeta, calling himself Fruitia. Finally a tall green monster covered in a black chitinous material, Cell Zero. The wicked monster laughed maniacally. "Well Fruitia, kill him." The green armored man called Fruitia grinned like a shark, as he leapt at Vegeta. The Saiyajin prince made no attempt to leapt out of the way of the Super Saiyajin Level 2 Fruitia would rocket at him, instead he merely stood looking at his enemy intently. Fruitia's fist collided full force with Vegeta's face knocking his head side ways.

"What's the matter Vegeta," Fruitia laughed, "getting a little old? Or are you too grief stricken from letting me kill your woman?"

"No Fruitia," Vegeta declared with a smirk as he wiped a small trickle of blood from his lip, "I just wanted to feel how strong you've become. If that's all the power you have, then it is going to be a quick fight." The green clad Super Saiyajin's sadistic grin faded as he stepped away from Vegeta. "I mean really, all this preparations, and bragging about getting your revenge, and you have nothing to show for it! What kind of a Saiyajin are you! I'll tell you what kind you are, you're nothing. I was going to make this a battle to remember, but you aren't worth my time." Before Fruitia had a chance to reply, Vegeta closed the gap between them, bringing his fist into his emerald foe's chest with tremendous power. However Vegeta's assault wasn't finished just yet, a ki blast erupted from his hand, blowing straight through his green cloaked enemy. Fruitia fell to his knees, his entire chest cavity missing a look of shock and horror on his pale face as he dropped forward, and ceased moving.

"Well done Vegeta," Cell Zero said looking with disgust at Fruitia's fallen body.

"And you said I didn't have a chance," Vegeta was beaming with pride, "looks like you were wrong Cell."

"I'm afraid you misunderstood me Vegeta," the evil android proclaimed, "I wasn't talking to you. I was telling Fruitia he had no chance. Too bad really he was always my favorite creation."

"What are you blabbing about now Cell," Vegeta demanded, becoming sick of Cell's mind games. "Why don't you ever just say what you're thinking, instead of talking in riddles?"

"Very well Vegeta," Cell Zero proclaimed, "I'll tell you everything, if you'll just be patient. After all Ryoko isn't here yet."

Meanwhile in Space

Floating high above the frozen planet, two powerful star ships engage in an epic battle. One the vile ship known as The Ebon Shard, the other the transformed state of a cabbit called Ryo-Ohki. Inside Ryo-Ohki a woman with hair that appeared to be cyan sat at the control seat, guiding the ship through the battle. "Fire Ryo-Ohki!" Ryoko roared, and seconds later the small ship's main cannon fired an intense blast of red energy at the massive vessel before it. The blast struck the heavily shielded hull of The Ebon Shard barely phasing the larger ship, which continued to fire at Ryo-Ohki with all it's guns. However the tiny cabbit spaceship was too quick, and constantly avoided each attack. "Damn! That ship's shields are too powerful. If only I could disable his shielding system, then we could easily destroy that oversized tug boat." Ryoko glared at her monitor, watching and waiting for some opportunity to attack at a weak point. Suddenly a thought struck her. "Ryo-Ohki! Pattern Omega Delta," she ordered, "and keep firing at that ship as fast as you can!" In an instant Ryoko phased away, teleporting to another place.

Aboard the Ebon Shard

Inside the black interior of the control room, a tall menacing man, if he could be called that, ran his fingers over a console, constantly making adjustments. "Blasted Wench! Why can't she stay still and die!" Suddenly a screen popped up in front of Blackshire's face. "What is it now? I haven't time for...

Well now that is a shock, I would have figured Fruitia would have lasted longer than that. Especially after how much he bragged about his power. Oh well, that just means I have to finish off Ryoko a little sooner, so I can..."

"You won't be doing much of anything," a sultry voice proclaimed behind Blackshire. The black clad tyrant whirled about in shock, just in time to catch Ryoko's fist with his face. Blackshire stumbled back, more from surprise than pain.

"H...h ... How did you get on board my ship?" Blackshire demanded holding one hand over his face. "You're supposed to be getting blasted on board that ship of yours."

"Sorry to disappoint you," the most wanted space pirate in the universe joked sadistically, "However with Cell Zero down there, I really don't have time to play with you anymore Blackshire." As she spoke, Ryoko pointed each of her arms, palms out, at the consoles in the control room. Seconds later she began blasting small bursts of power into the computers aboard the Ebon Shard.

"What are you doing! Stop that you stupid wench," Blackshire hissed his fury causing the twin eye slits in his helmet to ignite in a bright crimson light. "I'll kill you!" The ebon clad villain's hand collided at their base in front of him as a green energy began building explosively. Ryoko seemed to ignore the angry armored monster before her, as she continued to blast randomly about the room, laughing like a mad woman as she fired. Finally Blackshire released the energy blast he had been building, the sheer force of his blast sending him stumbling backwards. Just as the emerald beam was about to collide with Ryoko, the space pirate disappeared, causing Blackshire's blast to hit the far wall, puncturing the ship's hull. "Damn you! Just stand still and die," he roared forming a green energy blade as he scanned the room for his adversary. "I haven't the time to play with you now, not when the moment of my vengeance is so close! Leave now and I might allow you to live!"

Blackshire stalked, his movements appearing jerky since the air was being sucked from the cockpit due to the hole from his blast, about inside his vessel looking for Ryoko holding the large green blade with both hands. His breath was coming in long hard gasps, clearly he was losing his usual control. "Don't have time for me? Isn't that why you are here, to kill me?" Ryoko's voice chimed behind him. Blackshire spun about swiping with his sword. Once again Ryoko disappeared just as Blackshire's eyes settled on her. "Ryo-Ohki, lock onto my position and fire," she commanded standing beside the gaping hole in the ship's hull.

Ryo-Ohki responded to her master's commands by firing with everything she had, directly at the spot Ryoko stood. The cabbit spaceship only hoped that Ryoko would escape in time. She did not hope in vain. As the crimson energy tore into the black metal hull of The Ebon Shard, Ryoko vanished, reappearing on the bridge of Ryo-Ohki. "Continue firing Ryo-Ohki, and don't stop until that ship is history."

On board The Ebon Shard, Blackshire worked frantically at his console. "Damn that infernal wench! She's damaged my controls! I have only one option left!" Blackshire began to glow with a green glow, as he watched the monitor, "Damn you Ryoko. I won't forget this." Blackshire's glow started to flicker rapidly as he unleashed a vile chuckle, mere seconds later The Ebon Shard exploded.

"Alright Ryo-Ohki!" Ryoko shouted triumphantly, "We did it!" Ryo-Ohki meowed excitedly in reply. The beautiful captain paused in her celebration. "Don't get over excited now. I have to get down to that planet, there's still Cell Zero to deal with." Once again the cyan haired captain disappeared, beamed to the surface by her ship Ryo-Ohki.

The Icy surface of Planet 'Vegeta'

Ryoko appeared beside Vegeta, standing ready to attack the vile creature before her. Looking around she noticed that as far as the eye could see there was nothing but giant mountains of snow and ice. "Charming place. So this is Planet Vegeta, huh. It looks like a place a Saiyajin would call home."

"Actually my dear Ryoko this is not the Saiyajin home world, it's Planet Namek," Cell Zero relied

correcting her with a sinister smile.

"What are you talking about Cell? Planet Namek is thousands of miles from here." Vegeta declared, never taking his eyes off the green giant before him.

"True, but with the power of The Ebon Shard, I was able to move it here. I wanted you to die where all your people did, and I chose Namek as my replacement planet because it was where Goku first became a Super Saiyajin. The last Super Saiyajin will die in the place where his people did, and where the first Super Saiyajin was born. I hope you can appreciate all this hard work. It wasn't easy you know. Having Blackshire pull the planet out of his orbit, while Fruitia exterminated the Namek's."

"Which brings me to my question, just how are you connected to Fruitia and Blackshire, neither one of them seems like the type to follow orders, and you've never been one for allies," the silver haired space pirate inquired.

"Yes that is true. But you see they are my creations. When I escaped from Hell with the others, and left Perfect Cell to face Goku, I went on a wonderful universal tour. I absorbed so many new races, continuing my evolution. It was during that time the idea for this final Cell game struck me. I discovered one of my new powers was I could create specimens such as Blackshire and Fruitia. They were to be the components that would weed out the weak, making sure only my toughest opponents were left standing. That way there would be no wimps like Mr Satan, those annoying galaxy police, or any other fools. I was very disappointed to learn that they did not succeed in their tasks, and did not contain my self regenerating ability. I was required to jump start the process. Such a bothersome problem. Now that everything has been revealed, I see no reason to bring them back. You've saved me the trouble of killing them. I can always make more creatures like them, maybe after I've absorbed everything in the universe I will fill it with my own minions."

"Then why did Fruitia think he was my brother, and Blackshire believe he was Kagato's heir?" Vegeta shouted, hating the thought of being played for a fool by Cell.

Cell Zero merely shrugged, "Originally I allowed them to live those fantasy lives, while I prepared. But they were failures at that, and needed my guidance to be any use to me. Once they failed I gave them back their true memories, and now they work for me. I figured you would have seen through Fruitia's disguise easily Vegeta, since his name was a clear mockery of your own, and your people, but I suppose intelligence in a Saiyajin is just too much to ask." Vegeta grinned shaking his head, he was not going to let Cell Zero goad him into attacking just yet. "Well then if you're through asking me questions, I would like to end the game, since there are still so many races to absorb and destroy."

Vegeta replied by rocketing at full speed at the merciless android, sending a barrage of punches, which were dodged easily. "What's the matter Android, are you getting rusty?"

"Hardly Vegeta, I'm just warming up." Cell replied, for now Vegeta was on the attack, taking the battle up into the air. "My you have improved since last we met, this may actually be amusing." Cell prepared to continue his taunts, however at that moment, something, or rather someone, slammed into his back from behind. " Ryoko," Cell Zero hissed. She was the one that had caused his demise before, but Cell Zero wanted to deal with each opponent one at a time. "Wait your turn wench, you'll die soon enough."

"Sorry Cell, but I'm not used to waiting for things. After all I believe the phrase is 'ladies first.'"

"That would only be true if you were a lady," Cell Zero declared, blocking one of Vegeta's punches while ducking his head to one side as Ryoko's fist flew inches to the right of it.



DOWN BELOW

Fruitia's body lay on the pure white snow of Planet Namek, a gaping hole in the pseudo Saiyajin's chest. His complection was becoming pasty white, as all the blood drained from his body. Suddenly an eerie emerald light filled the air beside Fruitia's corpse. From the strange glow stepped a figure clad in black armor. The armored figure knelt beside Fruitia and began to speak as he activated a few keys from a hidden compartment in his ebon gauntlets. "Really Fruitia, I can't believe you lost so quickly. What were you thinking?" In a few seconds Fruitia's body began to quake, and then a loud wet explosion filled the air.

Fruitia sat up, "It took you long enough Blackshire. I see that device of yours to initiate self regeneration worked."

"Yes, but remember it only works once. However I don't think we'll need to worry now. Everyone thinks us dead, so we can attack unnoticed, have our revenge, and escape this stupid world. Now get up, we have work to do. There is a battle to win!" Blackshire commanded looking at Fruitia.

"I'll meet you there, remember to stick to the plan. I'm going to take an alternative route. By the way, did you like my performance earlier? Letting Vegeta kill me so early in the battle?"

The ebon knight shook his head, "Only you would be stupid enough to let someone kill you." With that, the evil creation of Cell Zero blasted over to stand behind a large structure of ice, getting his ambush ready. Fruitia grinned with his toothy shark like smile, burrowing under the snow.

HIGH ABOVE:

Vegeta and Ryoko leapt away from Cell Zero. All three stared at each other, breathing hard. "It's time Cell, time I showed you what true power is." Vegeta's aura began growing as he roared. Ryoko looked at Vegeta skeptically.

"You can waste all the time you want powering up Vegeta, I'm taking the battle to Cell," with unbelievable speed, the cyan haired woman slammed into Cell full force, causing her and the green monstrosity to tumble toward the planet below. Cell collided into an icy plateau sending shards of ice into the air, as well as causing a massive crater.

"What was that Ryoko? If that all you got! If it is I.. .Huh?" Cell stopped, as something grabbed him from behind, holding him in a vice like grip.

"Hello father, miss me." the evil Fruitia asked holding Cell Zero tight.

"Fruitia! But how did you-"

"Come back to life? I believe I can field that question," Blackshire declared flying into the scene. "It was my doing that he regenerated, and now we can both have the vengeance we desire."

Cell Zero sighed, "Very well then, have it your way. You may kill Ryoko if it pleases you. However I doubt you will be able to stop Vegeta," Cell Zero motioned up above them, "but then again I doubt you can feel the power Vegeta is giving off, now can you Blackshire?"

"Vegeta and Ryoko are not our enemies, father. You are," Fruitia snickered sounding very serpentine. "You took from us our destiny. Mine to be the true prince of all Saiyajin's, and Blackshire to be heir to Kagato."

Cell grunted angrily trying to free himself. "I saved your worthless lives! You owe me everything!"

"Just like Androids 17 and 18 owed Gero everything," the ebon knight offered, "So now I am going to repay you. I've been studying you for some time, and have developed a weapon that will work perfectly against you." Holding up one arm, the would be heir of Kagato continued, "a Neural Disruption Devise. Since your power is based on your mind, this ray will scramble your mental patterns, making it easy for us to kill you. Fruitia, don't worry, the ray can't affect you much, after all you are merely an unthinking brute." A ring of energy burst from Blackshire's outstretched hands followed by many more. As the power collided with Cell Zero's body, the vile android contorted in pain. Fruitia, still holding Cell Zero in a bear hug, also winced in pain. The strain of holding his creator in place and withstanding the mental scrambling rays was becoming too much, and soon his grip on Cell Zero was weakening.

Using all the power he could muster under the assault, Cell Zero pushed against his rogue creations hold, and burst free. Whirling about, still feeling the intensity of Blackshire's rays, Cell Zero fired everything he could at Fruitia. The green clad Saiyajin was instantly vaporized, as he held his head in pain. Cell grinned looking at his black armored foe. "Pain...," he whispered maliciously. Almost instantly the beams stopped, as Blackshire dropped to one knee, intense pain jutting through his body. Cell Zero laughed triumphantly. "Oh did I forget to tell you, to insure your obedience, I made sure I had complete control over your nervous system, at any time I want I can make you feel the worst pain of your life. That attack of yours did give me a headache Blackshire, and it would have worked, but my powers are no longer merely mental. Not since I began absorbing so many new races. Now be a good boy, and sit there writhing in pain, while I attend to my guest. We'll talk later." As Cell turned away, Ryoko fired downward with a massive surge of power. Blackshire could only gaze skyward as his demise soared towards him composed of crimson energy. Cell Zero shrugged his massive shoulder's indifferently, "Oh well, as I said before, you saved me the trouble of killing him myself."

With a final surge of Power, Vegeta' transformation was complete. A brilliant ball of white power exploded from Vegeta, and as the glow subsided he stood revealed in his most powerful state, Super Vegeta 4. Glancing downward Vegeta could sense Cell Zero's power was quiet high, and he saw the two smoldering areas where Fruitia and Blackshire had died. "Cell Zero is not the weakling I had thought. This will be a fight to remember." Vegeta saw Ryoko ready to pounce, he knew she could probably stand toe to toe with either of them. However Cell was not her foe, he belonged to Vegeta. For a few moments The Prince of all Saiyajin's pondered what he would do. In the end the choice was obvious. "So be it." Slowly Vegeta floated down standing squarely before Cell. "It's over Ryoko...," the beautiful space pirate cast him a bizarre look about to inquire what he was talking about. "Ryo-Ohki! Initiate the Vegeta Protocol!" The cabbit spaceship shot down a beam, sending Ryoko into the cockpit, and in a burst of light, began flying away from the icy planet at top speed.

"Well, now what was that all about?" the green monster wondered. "Are you so confident in your new form that you think you can beat me all alone?"

"It's not a question if I can beat you Cell, it's how I want to win." Vegeta replied returning his gaze to his opponent. "Now then lets get this over with, there is someone I need to see."

ON Board Ryo-Ohki

"Damn you Ryo-Ohki! I said stop! We can't leave now, Vegeta will need our help verses Cell Zero!" Ryoko was nearly in tears as she screamed her commands at her ship. For some reason the mighty cabbit acted as if she did not even hear Ryoko's words. After a few moments, she began to pace. From their trajectory, she guessed they were heading toward Earth. "What is wrong with you Ryo-Ohki?"

"Nothing is wrong with Ryo-Ohki, Ryoko. She is simply responding to a program I inserted into her, which overrides all other commands," Washu's voice crackled from behind. Ryoko glanced over one shoulder, and noticed her pink haired mother staring back at her from a view screen. "Of course once initiated it deletes itself. I made it for Vegeta a while ago, it was his idea."

"But why...?"

"I don't really understand why myself, but I do know this. Whatever Vegeta is planning must be big, so big in fact that he didn't think either of you would make it out in one piece. That is why he had me make this program. I've been waiting here in the lab, hoping I wouldn't see that he had to use it, but I see I was hoping in vain. Anyway, what's happening is unimportant, for right now. I believe Vegeta has a more important job for you."

"What do you mean Washu?" Ryoko barked trying to fathom what could be more important that fighting Cell Zero.

Washu said nothing in reply, instead she pointed to the devise she had given Vegeta a few days ago. Ryoko eyed it suspiciously, wondering what she was supposed to understand from seeing it. "It's a prerecorded message," Washu informed her, "It has one for you, and two other's as well. I think you should listen to yours right now." Nodding her agreement, Ryoko pressed the play button, and the tiny devise began to make noise, as it came to life...



NEXT TIME: The end is nigh! CELL ZERO VS VEGETA IN A NO HOLD'S BARRED MATCH TO REMEMBER! Ryoko's Quest given to her by Vegeta, and the epilogue. All this and more next time in a little chapter I like to call: END GAME

[this chapter may have sounded rushed, but one day I may rewrite it, and smooth it out a little more.]