Sorry again for the long wait. I've started writing a Tenchi Muyo story called "Another Like Me." so check it out. It's just an idea that has been milling around this screwed up head of mine. As you can see, I decided to stretch this chapter out instead of waiting for the end of DBZ on Toonami. But the next one will have to wait, by the way... 'I hope Majin Vegeta Kicks Goku's Ass!!' Sorry to all you Goku fans, but the dork has had it coming for quite some time now. Anyway, on with chapter two...



"Ha ha I love it! The look, that look right there. It's the same look Trunks had when he realized he had no chance against me." Cell seemed completely overjoyed.

"I bet Gohan didn't have that look when he destroyed you." Goken taunted clenching his fist before him.

"Destroy me?" Cell Smirked. "As you can see Goken I am very much alive."

"But how? That Kamahamaha wave was too powerful, not even you could have survived!"

"I didn't."

Both Jim and Goken were taken back by Cell's statement.

"You see, before the Cell games even started I ensured my victory. I knew Goku and the others were up to something, I spent nights in meditation discovering the wonders of my design. Finally the sheer simplicity of Dr. Gero's work struck me. Each one of my cells was its own complete entity. In the event of my body becoming badly damaged, the largest collection of cells would take over to replicate the parts of my missing form."

"Yea yea, you're able to re-generate we know all about that." Jim said staring into Cell's cocky smirk.

"But before the fight I took it upon myself to make a 'backup' so to speak. I tore my left arm off and threw it into the ocean. Do not worry, it was only a mild discomfort to ensure that should anything happen to myself, like being completely obliterated by that brat Gohan, I would live on."

"But why come back now? Why not rejoin the fight, Gohan and the others would have been too weak to stop you."

"Believe me, I would if I could have. But my arm floated south and was unable to regenerate in the cold waters. Eventually it became encased in ice. For years it floated there until the currents brought it back to warmer water. After I regenerated I roamed the earth in the shadows. Only absorbing only enough people to find out what had happened during my hibernation. Goku and Vegeta's ancestors were still reaching the powers of ascended Saiyans, and to top it off the Dragon Balls were nowhere to be found, supposedly dying with Dende. I thought I had been doomed to wander the earth like a hyena, scavenging in the dark to survive."

Jim gasped.

"But that was until a few months ago, when the Eternal dragon appeared above the old lookout. I then started my search for you two and what did I find? Two virgin Super Saiyans who have about as much fighting experience as an amateur at the worlds martial arts tournament!"

"So you want the wish from the Dragon Balls?"

"HA HA! Still not as bright as I hoped you to be Goken. I have no need for the Dragon Balls, they merely coaxed me out of hiding. Besides, Earth's, and Namik's for that matter, wishes from the dragons are weak and can be undone by another wish later in time. The Dragon Balls just wont do, I need something a little more, permanent." Cell's eyes narrowed as he looked at Jim.

"The Leyline?" Jim murmured under his breath.

"That's right Jim! You see the Leyline has immense power, and any wish to undo a wish granted from the Leyline would be revoked."

"But you've got one problem, you have no way of finding it." Jim said staring back into the creatures' cold eyes.

"No, not yet. But I believe I will know the way once I absorb Melfina into my being."

"You Bastard!"

"Sticks and stones Jim, sticks and stones. But there is one thing I need from you."

"What's that?"

"Why don't you be a good boy and tell me where Melfina is? Don't kid yourself, I will be able to find her, as you have no doubt noticed she does give off a unique energy signal doesn't she? But this will save me a lot of time."

"Sure I'll tell you." Goken gasped at Jim's apparent cooperation. "Better yet, let me point her out for you with my foot here, she is right up your ass and to the left. GO TO HELL, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE MELFINA IS COME OVER HERE AND TRY ME!!!"

Cell sighed. "Very well."

Cell charged at full speed, Jim increased the flowing yellow energy around him as he blocked Cell's punch. The two fired numerous punches and kicks with neither one showing a distinct advantage. Finally the two locked hands in a power struggle to push the other into submission. The energy crackled between the two as they sank into an ever-growing crater.

"Not bad Jim, but now you get to see what a true fighter can do." Before Jim could react Cell increased his strength and pushed the Saiyan down to one knee. Jim screamed desperately trying to regain his stance, but to no use, he was pinned.

"Now lets see where Melfina is." Cell said as his tail extended from under his wings. Jim screamed in pain as the syringe like tip punctured his armor and drove itself deep into his chest. The power began to drain from Jim's body; his eyes began to get heavy as his life force left him.

"There!" Cell said. "Heyphong III, my that's a unique ship you have, the Outlaw Star, too bad for you its so well known, it wont be hard at all to track." Cell said looking down at the near death Saiyan before him. "I should just finish you off now." He scowled.

"KAMEHAMEHA!!!!!" A large wave of energy collided with Cell pushing him out of the crater and away from Jim who collapsed to the ground. Lost in concentrating to find Melfina's location, Cell hadn't noticed Goken powering up.

"Splendid Goken," Cell said emerging from the dust cloud stirred by the wave's path while carelessly brushing some soil off his shoulder. "I'm glad to see that move again, it brings back so many wonderful memories."

"Just stay away." Goken warned picking Jim up over his shoulder and elevating in the air.

"As far as I can tell, you two are near equals in power. How do you expect to beat me?"

"I don't." Goken said as he threw his hands in front of his face. "SOLAR FLAIR!!!" The terran below was engulfed in a blinding white light as Goken telaported away with Jim.

"Damn them!" Cell cursed as he squinted his eyes. "No matter, I will just have to draw them back out to play."


~~~:*:~~~


"Dende hurry!" Goken yelled as he phased Jim on the floor of the lookout.

Dende came running to Jim's aid. Throughout all the years, the guardian had still retained his touch for healing.

"Ugh.." Jim murmured as he was being revived. "Why was I so damn careless! Now he knows where to find Mel!"

"Its Cell isn't it?" Dende said looking out over the clouds.

"Yea, Dende what are we going to do? Gohan barely defeated him and we are no where near that strong." Goken said. He couldn't help feeling that this was somehow his fault. Cell was seeking revenge for what Gohan had done to him.

Jim stood. "I've got to warn Mel and Gene, tell them to get out of Heyphong, it will at least buy them some time."

"Jim wait." Dende spoke halting his retreat. "We need to think, Cell can't get there right away so we have some time."

"Dende, what about the Dragonballs?" Jim asked

"It hasn't been a year yet, they don't even exist."

"Yea I know, but what about the second wish I had. Can't we just use it to wish for Cell to go the afterworld?"

"Well, I... uh already used it." Dende said, seemingly embarrassed

"Damn," Jim sighed. "What for?"

"Well, I sold it."

"Dende, you sold a wish from the eternal dragon??" Both Jim and Goken said at the same time.

"Well its boring up here and I had my eyes on a flat-screen TV with surround sound and a dish-500 system."

Jim and Goken just stared. "But you're a God!?!?" They both said in unison.

"What, we both like MTV." As of one cue, Mr. PoPo came dancing out of the main domed building wearing a New York Yankees hat and sunglasses, dancing and singing aloud: "We ain't, go-ing nowhere, we ain't, going nowhere, we cant be stopped now, cuz its bad-boys for life!" With that, the two Saiyan warriors sweat dropped, and promptly face-vaulted.

"Well, who did you sell it to!" Jim yelled in the guardians' ear.

"Uhm... Its confidential."


...Meanwhile at the Lowe residence...


"Oh Lance that feels sooo good!" Fred Lowe sighed watching the young man rubbing his feet.

"Say Fred," Joey said while feeding Fred another grape, "Maybe after this we can sing you a song."

"A Song! A Song! Oh Boy We Get To Sing A Song!" Justin and Chris celebrated as they continued to fan the lounging billionaire with two giant feathers.

"Not yet guys," A fifth member said walking into the room with a bowl of water. "Right now its time for Freddie-poo's sponge bath." J.C. smiled.

"Oh Boy!! A Sponge Bath! A Sponge Bath!" Justin and Chris continued to celebrate.

Fred smiled. *Its not Gene, but it will do.* He then got up, and was undressed for his bath.


... Back at the Lookout...


A cold shiver ran through Jim, shaking it off he turned back to Goken. "So what do we do?" Jim asked setting on the tiled floor, overwhelmed by the situation in general.

"Same thing that the others did. Go into the Chamber of Time and train, from what they learned about balancing power and speed we should be able to do it in a day, or year for that matter."

"Well, ok then. Might as well get started, you ready?"

As the two prepared to enter the chamber of time Mr. PoPo rushed back out of the newly renovated entertainment center.

"Come here quick, Cell is on the TV!"

In typical Cell fashion, he had blasted his way onto the networks by crashing TRL. Smoke billowed from the hole in the wall as a very frightened Carson Daily clone (hey, its in the future) crouched in the corner sucking his thumb.

"This transmission is intended for the two cowards that ran from me this morning. I know all about the Chamber of Time, so if you two do not show yourselves within 6 hours I will begin by destroying the lookout, and then move onto leveling every city on this mud hole of a planet. See you soon." Cell said before blasting the camera.

"Well, I guess that shoots that idea." Jim said as he switched the TV off.

"There is one more option, the room of spirits." Dende said.

"What's the room of spirits?"

"The room of spirits is able to send up to four people into the past for a certain amount of time. It is controlled by the spirits of my predecessors, so they will know when to send you so you will make the most of your journey."

"You said a certain amount of time, how long?" Goken asked.

"As long as it takes everyone to learn something about themselves."

"You mean like becoming Ascended Saiyans?" Jim asked. *Geese, how many special 'time altering' rooms does he have up here?*

"Yes, but while the other guardian spirits are just concerned with power, Kami is not."

"What do you mean?"

"You see," Mr. PoPo said, "Kami wants you to learn something about yourselves. He is not concerned with just increasing your powers, but more with your lives. He is not one to let you go into the past and only come away stronger."

"Jim, I suggest that you go back to Heyphong and tell Gene and Melfina. Let me warn you, although time passes in the blink of an eye out here, you may be in there for years, so I suggest that both of you see if Aisha or Suzuka want to come with you two." Dende said. "In the meantime, I will start meditating and tell the former Guardians of our situation."


~~~:*:~~~


"Girr... I think she's broken Mel." Aisha said with child-like enthusiasm while pressing her ear to Melfina's stomach.

Melfina giggled. "Aisha, I'm only two months pregnant."

"Well, when is she going to kick and cool stuff like that!?!?"

"Aisha would you quiet down!" Gene yelled from the kitchen. "Its bad enough I have to go deaf listening to you but I'll be dammed if my daughter is going to have brain damage."

"The way I see it, her biggest obstacle is that X chromosome she got from you!" Aisha yelled running towards Gene pressing their faces together like two arguing three-year-olds.

"Oh yea!"

"Yea!"

The potential bloodbath was avoided as Jim telaported into the middle of the living room.

"Aisha, go to our room and get my black bag from under the bed, we have to go!"

"What, Jim what's going on?"

"Please just hurry, I'll explain later." Jim said as he lead Gene into the kitchen, and Aisha sprinted up the stairs.

"Gene, something bad is on Earth."

"What do you mean? What could be so bad that you and Goken couldn't handle?"

"I don't have time to explain, but if we aren't back in three hours I want you and Mel to get as far away from here as you can."

"What, why?" Gene was now worried. Jim had always worried too much about stuff but this felt different.

"To make a long story short, a monster wants to eat Melfina so he can find the Leyline, Goken and I are going into a room of spirits where we can train for a long period of time to beat him."

Gene stared at Jim a few moments with his mouth handing wide open. "You know Jim, if you couldn't burst into flames and fly I would think you were crazy."

"Please just promise me that you will get out of here."

"Ok, if you aren't back by then we'll leave. So I guess theirs nothing a normal human like me can do to stop this guy?"

"Not really, a number 4 caster shell couldn't hurt."

"Fresh out, and I doubt Urt would be as generous again."

Jim laughed. "You might want to keep this from Melfina."

"Yea, I'm sure she could handle it, but it won't make a difference whether or not she knows, all she will do is worry about you."

"I can take care of myself you know." Jim said blushing.

"I know, she just likes to look out for you, she is a natural mother."

"And you're a natural father," Jim said putting his hand on Gene's shoulder. "Just look how great I turned out!"

"I'm ready Jim!" Aisha called as she ran down the stairs.

"We will be back in a little bit Mel, something just came up on earth and I wanted Aisha to see it." Jim said as he exited the kitchen. He looked at her again; she was like a mother to him, caring, kind, gentle. And he would be damned if he was going to let anything happen to her or his future niece.

"OH! What is it! What is it! Is it a surprise?" Aisha asked excitedly bouncing in front of Jim.

"Oh yea, I think you will be surprised." Jim said as he wrapped an arm around her and disappeared.


...Wow, I managed to rip on N*Sync and Carson Daily (don't know if Daily is spelled right and don't care). Anyhoo, please give me a review, and check out that Tenchi story, I have a future Trunks and 18 story in mind that I may or may not wright. Peace out!