Next Generation: Prolouge

(All characters except the ones I made up are from DBZ, in other words don't sue me. I'm just writing a fanfic here.)

Cell paced back and forth in the hospital, his mind full of all the worries that were associated with becoming a father. And all his mind seemed to be resting on was the safety of Jade. In his frustration he began to think back to how it all began....
*****
Cell and Jade had been married for almost a month now. Many thought that their love was fleeting and wouldn't last, but the two quickly made believers out of them. Since their love did not seem to be fading any time soon.
Cell was practising with Goku and Gohan like usually at Capsule Corps. And also like usually, he was taking the fight way to seriously, and was practically trying to kill the two. Everyone else were sorta watching the fight with mild awe, having gotten used to such blistering fights. But that day something very different happened. That day Jade came walking out, and stamped her foot, which made everyone turn towards her. Even Cell, Goku, and Gohan stopped fighting to see what she had to say.
"Everyone, I have an announcement to make." she said sternly motioning for Cell to come over, which he hastily followed. And as he stood next to her, she suddenly grabbed his hand, and held it in her own.
"We're going to have a baby!" she beamed. At hearing this, everyone else to say was in complete shock. Some from the simple suddeness of the matter, the rest not even thinking she had the ability to become pregnant. But no one was quite as surprised as Cell, for the first time in his life, he had nothing to say at all. No boastful comment as he did when he was fighting, nor stuttering remark, like he made when he and Jade had begun going out. He just stood there staring at her. And slowly everyone came out of their shock to look at him, to see how he would react. He stood there for what seemed like an eternity until finally moving, and did something that surprised everyone.
"I'm so happy!" he cried hugging onto her. This even leaving Jade herself lost for words. And everyone smiled warmly, thinking that maybe Cell did have a soft side for something other then Jade.
"Now I finally have someone to even up the fights against Goku and Gohan." he exclaimed, breaking their embrace and turning towards Goku and Gohan.
"You hear that! You think I'm good now, wait till my son and I start to fight together." he said with a small laugh. Sending everyone crashing to the ground. Their hopes of Cell's change in character being buried into the dirt.
"Um first off Cell, I don't want you to train our child to fight. And secondly.....its a girl, not a boy." she said meekly. Cell's happy grin faded for a few moments, leaving everyone worried that he might do something hasty. But then they were suprised once again.
"A girl?! Really?! How do you know?!" he cried to her, but not in anger, or at least not that anybody could detect. But actually in happiness.
"I don't know exactly how I know, but....I know." she said matter of factly. He just replied by hugging her again. Which once again raised Cell's rank of character in everybody's eyes.
"So now we know what you guys have been doing in private." said Yamcha, caught up in the happiness of the moment. Though this turned out to be a bad idea, as he saw Cell give him a nasty look.
"Kidding...I was kidding." Yamcha stuttered, having forgetton who he was talking to for a moment. At that moment Goku walked up to the two and patted Cell on the shoulder.
"Congradulations." he simply stated.
"Thank you." Cell replied back as simply as Goku did.
"Can I play with her, after she's born!" said Gohan excitedly, as if he was a small child again.
"Of course you can." Jade and Cell stated together. From a passerbye's point of view it was obvious that Cell had formed a soft spot for Gohan, as well as a respect for Goku.
"C'mon Cell we have things to plan." said Jade as she yanked him inside Capsule Corps.
*****
"And that is when everything become totally crazy." Cell mused to himself still pacing around the room.
"Argh! Why won't they let me in there?!" cried Cell, almost whining.
"Probably cuz you practically destroyed Jade's wheelchair when we first got here." replied Bulma. She was seated a few feet away from Cell, cradling baby Trunx in her arms, feeding him a bottle.
"Or maybe cuz you threatened the nurse." added Yamcha who was seated next to her.
"Or maybe..." started Krillin in the next seat over, before Cell gave him a look that said "I got the picture."
"Ah don't worry. I'm sure she's fine, just give it time." said Goku reassuringly placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Oh yeah, of course your calm! When we had Gohan, I swear it barely fazed you." said Chichi angrily as she looked up from something she was knitting. At that moment Gohan ran up to Cell from the main desk.
"The nurse said you can go in now Cell!" he beamed. But before he could say more words of congradulations, Cell was already a flash down the hallway. When Cell reached Jade's hospital room, he passed by the "special" nurses that had been selected to birth the child. They were considered special because they had agreed to go through with it, not matter how weird things got. Since to any normal human, this was no ordinary child birth.
As Cell reached Jade's bed, he was met with that beutiful maternal look washed over her face. The look only a mother, having just given birth, could make. And as she looked up to him, she motioned for him to kneel beside her, so he could see the baby.
And as he did he peered into the pink blanket to see his first born daugter. The baby, even though newly born was wearing armor like Jade and Cell's. Though her's unlike the two was colored blue, with darker blue spots spattered all over it. The child's hair was a dark shade of red, almost the color of blood, giving it a contrast to the light blue. Finally when Jade handed the baby to let him hold he noticed two wings poking out from under the blanket. They were much like his, but at th ends they split into two prongs. Almost as if they had cracked somehow. Other then those features she looked exactly like her mother. Though there was one glaring part of her anatomy that came from her father. As he held the baby, he noticed a small tail poking out the back of the blanket. It looked exactly as Cell's used to look, though there was no needle at the end, and looked like a simple lizards tail.
"I love you so much." said Cell as he looked up to Jade, then back down at the child. Those words being the only thing that could come to his mind.
"I love you more." Jade replied, giving him a weary smile. A nurse walked over to them, and prompted Cell to hand the baby over to her. And after a heartful goodbye, Cell let Jade rest, and he returned to the others. Though when he returned he noticed they were all pressed to a glass wall where newborn chidren were laid.
You could hear a lot of mumering come from a crowd that had gathered there. Though actually most of it hadn't come from the Z fighters, most of it was coming from other couples. As they noticed the bizarre child placed in one of the cribs. As Cell walked up, he could hear Gohan talking to Bulma and Chichi about how cute the baby was.
"Wow she's so small." commented Goku like an idiot.
"Of course she is. She's just a baby!" Chichi exclaimed, giving an annoyed look to Goku.
"Lookie Trunx. That's going to be your new playmate. Yes she is, yes she is." cooed Bulma to Trunx, who giggled happily in reply, both staring through the glass.
After about 20 minutes, the child was taken from the viewing room. And almost immediately after, Jade was being wheeled out of the maternal ward with the child in their arms. Cell quickly took his spot behind the wheelchair, making sure not to destory it this time. Chichi presented Jade with a pair of small shoes that she had knitted as a gift. As well, Bulma gave Jade a small care basket that she had created the night before.
"Thank you. Thank you all, you've been so great." Jade replied smiling, taking the gifts.
"So what are you going to name her?" asked Krillin looking down at the child. After Cell and Jade gave each other a quick look, Jade spoke up.
"We've named her.....Sapphire."

To be Continued