Author's note: Argghhhh, realized that I haven't made the disclaimers. *looks into the distance* OMG, I can see the lawyers queuing up to sue me! Now I'm going to be poorer than ever. Better late than never.....I never thought up DBZ, if I did, do you think I'd be writing fanfics??? Well into the story, chapter 3. Enjoy ^_^ please r&r, it makes me feel like someone actually cares.
Unlike Vegeta, the woman was fully aware of everything in her vicinity.
She looked back to the proud warrior and resumed the fight. As he flew at her, she crouched, and as Vegeta neared, punched up under his chin. This blow would have killed a human. As it was, the saiyan was sent violently up into the air, where the woman appeared and hit him back towards the Earth.
Vegeta stood up amidst the settling dust. He levitated from the crater that his impact had created. Despite his best efforts, the rage was starting to take control. He attacked again and when she started to bring her leg around to kick him, he used his super-speed to appear in a blurred image around the other side of her. He focused all of his strength into one spot and kicked the back of her neck.
Instead of falling to the floor as both Vegeta and the watchers expected she merely staggered forwards a step before righting herself and smiling at Vegeta. "Oh dear, didn't quite have the effect you expected?" A dry laugh escaped her mouth. "Don't look so blue, I thought you liked a challenge. Well here I am. Now I'm here are you shirking this fight?" She asked as she moved closer to him.
Her hand crept round to the back of her neck and braced against it as she jerked her head to one side. "I'll say this for you, you're stronger than I gave you credit for."
Vegeta just stood there, his face revealing nothing of his thoughts. {How can you just stand there? I'm stronger than ever and yet my hardest blow means nothing to you. How can it be possible that whatever level I reach, there is always someone higher, looking down at me with mocking eyes}
Another, more sinister laugh rang out, and everybody turned to the threat they had suprisingly forgotten in the ensuing fight. "What a strange feeling of déjà vu I have. Poor Vegeta, you've got weak legs" Cell's head tipped back and laughed to the sky.
The saiyan prince glowered at this and an ugly red flush spread across his features. He rushed towards her again, and the woman caught his clenched fist and brought her knee up. Vegeta's arm snapped in her grasp as easily as a snapped twig. Her eye's showed no emotion as she twisted the arm, grinding the jagged edges together. He gasped as white spots of pain flashed across his eyes. The idea that things weren't going as planned finally began to filter through to his thoughts. He staggered back, supporting the arm as it hung from a funny angle, making it look like a child's broken toy.
The Z-fighters winced as they watched and Trunks could be a spectator no longer. His love for his father over-riding Vegeta's wish to fight alone. In a matter of seconds he powered up and with an anguished cry released a Ki charge, which traveled towards the woman like a thin beam.
The energy attack happened so quickly that despite her speed, as she leapt back, the beam struck her - slicing her hand off through her forearm. She looked down in surprise at the hand as tendrils of smoke drifted away. She sighed, bent down and picked it up. The woman looked at Trunks with reproach in her eyes. "If I had feelings, they'd be really hurt right now" she remonstrated.
"But...what..." stuttered one of the fighters
""She's an android" Goku said quietly "That's why we couldn't sense her power level and why she's so strong"
She nodded in affirmation "I thought you had figured it out" She looked back to Cell who had remained aloof during this time and her expression hardened.
As Goku didn't seem to regard her as an immediate threat, the majority of the fighters relaxed and regarded the android with interest. Only Trunks remained to one side. He eyed the android with suspicion, as he was the only one who had seen the destruction that 17 & 18 had wrought in his time. Alongside him stood his father, who once restored by a senzu bean was visibly fighting his urge to attack her again.
"How did you get to be here?" inquired Tien
She flicked her eyes towards Cell, who just shrugged, indicating that he did not feel her a threat to his superiority and could wait.
The attractive tall android steepled her hands together under her chin, closed her eyes and wondered where to begin.
Unlike Vegeta, the woman was fully aware of everything in her vicinity.
She looked back to the proud warrior and resumed the fight. As he flew at her, she crouched, and as Vegeta neared, punched up under his chin. This blow would have killed a human. As it was, the saiyan was sent violently up into the air, where the woman appeared and hit him back towards the Earth.
Vegeta stood up amidst the settling dust. He levitated from the crater that his impact had created. Despite his best efforts, the rage was starting to take control. He attacked again and when she started to bring her leg around to kick him, he used his super-speed to appear in a blurred image around the other side of her. He focused all of his strength into one spot and kicked the back of her neck.
Instead of falling to the floor as both Vegeta and the watchers expected she merely staggered forwards a step before righting herself and smiling at Vegeta. "Oh dear, didn't quite have the effect you expected?" A dry laugh escaped her mouth. "Don't look so blue, I thought you liked a challenge. Well here I am. Now I'm here are you shirking this fight?" She asked as she moved closer to him.
Her hand crept round to the back of her neck and braced against it as she jerked her head to one side. "I'll say this for you, you're stronger than I gave you credit for."
Vegeta just stood there, his face revealing nothing of his thoughts. {How can you just stand there? I'm stronger than ever and yet my hardest blow means nothing to you. How can it be possible that whatever level I reach, there is always someone higher, looking down at me with mocking eyes}
Another, more sinister laugh rang out, and everybody turned to the threat they had suprisingly forgotten in the ensuing fight. "What a strange feeling of déjà vu I have. Poor Vegeta, you've got weak legs" Cell's head tipped back and laughed to the sky.
The saiyan prince glowered at this and an ugly red flush spread across his features. He rushed towards her again, and the woman caught his clenched fist and brought her knee up. Vegeta's arm snapped in her grasp as easily as a snapped twig. Her eye's showed no emotion as she twisted the arm, grinding the jagged edges together. He gasped as white spots of pain flashed across his eyes. The idea that things weren't going as planned finally began to filter through to his thoughts. He staggered back, supporting the arm as it hung from a funny angle, making it look like a child's broken toy.
The Z-fighters winced as they watched and Trunks could be a spectator no longer. His love for his father over-riding Vegeta's wish to fight alone. In a matter of seconds he powered up and with an anguished cry released a Ki charge, which traveled towards the woman like a thin beam.
The energy attack happened so quickly that despite her speed, as she leapt back, the beam struck her - slicing her hand off through her forearm. She looked down in surprise at the hand as tendrils of smoke drifted away. She sighed, bent down and picked it up. The woman looked at Trunks with reproach in her eyes. "If I had feelings, they'd be really hurt right now" she remonstrated.
"But...what..." stuttered one of the fighters
""She's an android" Goku said quietly "That's why we couldn't sense her power level and why she's so strong"
She nodded in affirmation "I thought you had figured it out" She looked back to Cell who had remained aloof during this time and her expression hardened.
As Goku didn't seem to regard her as an immediate threat, the majority of the fighters relaxed and regarded the android with interest. Only Trunks remained to one side. He eyed the android with suspicion, as he was the only one who had seen the destruction that 17 & 18 had wrought in his time. Alongside him stood his father, who once restored by a senzu bean was visibly fighting his urge to attack her again.
"How did you get to be here?" inquired Tien
She flicked her eyes towards Cell, who just shrugged, indicating that he did not feel her a threat to his superiority and could wait.
The attractive tall android steepled her hands together under her chin, closed her eyes and wondered where to begin.