Chapter 6:  Fate of the Universe

                Q was above the planet's atmosphere looking at the fight that Cell was winning.

                "Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.  I should have tried this sooner when Cell wasn't used to his semi-omnipotent powers.  If they can't destroy him in the next forty-five minutes, there will be no stopping Cell." 

                "You can't do anything else for them, dad?"  A young version of Q appeared beside his father.

                "I though I told you to stay in the Continuum."

                "I can't just stand there and watch these mortals get killed like this."

                "Well, you're going to have to.  The Continuum charged me with this task."

                "Come on, dad.  Isn't there something else you can do for them?"

                "Sorry, Junior.  I'm using the power Cell hasn't acclimatize to make him mortal."

                "But they won't be able to kill him if they can't harm him."

                "Don't even think about going down there.  Cell can kill you in an instant with that immunity, and I'm not about to have my son snuffed out by a semi-omnipotent android."

"Why don't you give them the power of the Q?"

"That wouldn't help; Cell is still immune to our powers.  I know Cell has a weakness in his powers, but I have no idea what it is." 

                Q junior looked down and started to watch the fight with doubt. 

                "Why don't you fight me so I can be satisfied with defeating you!"  Vegeta protested.  

                "Brave words, Vegeta.  But words will not save you."  Vegeta was teleported to the arena floor.

                "Ha!  You may have mastery of time and matter, but I am the Prince of all Saiyans."

                Vegeta transformed into the second level of Super Saiyan and phased out of sight.  Cell flew up into the air only to be meet with Vegeta's fist.  The android slammed into the floor.  The audience booed as Cell tried to find Vegeta, but he was hidden from sight.  Vegeta revealed himself only to kick Cell in the head, almost knocking him out of the arena.

                "You can't control what you can't catch," Vegeta's voice echoed everywhere.

                "Clever Vegeta," Cell commented, "But, like you said, I have mastery over matter AND time."

                Cell stood still as time started to slow down.  The cries of the audience were dulling as there actions slowed.  Right about the time they stopped, he saw Vegeta swiftly moving from one side to another.  Cell slowed time enough so Vegeta was now moving at a crawling rate.  After casually walking in front of him, Cell taped Vegeta lightly on the head and retuned time to its normal rate.  Vegeta slammed into one of the obelisk that was at the corner of the floor. 

                "Poor, poor Vegeta," Cell gloated as he disintegrated Vegeta's body, who was still alive.  The Saiyan prince yelled out as his body broke down. 

                "DAD!" Trunks yelled out as tears started to come down him face. 

The crowd cheered as Cell made Trunks, whose sadness was now anger, appear on the arena floor.  Trunks transformed into a Super Saiyans and started to blast the semi-omnipotent android.  After about a minute of that, he stopped and waited for the dust to clear.  When it did, he did not see Cell damaged, rather he saw him surrounded with a force field.  Suddenly, the front part of the force field started to glow.  A huge beam shot out from the center of the field and hit Trunks with a chilling blast, freezing him to a stature of ice.  Cell ran and kicked the ice structure and shattered it to many red pieces. 

"Fool." 

The audience yelled out in cheer when Cell turned to the transparent cube and his last enemy.  Cell pointed his finger at Goku, and the Saiyan was on the arena floor facing a seemingly untouchable enemy.  His rage was almost enough to make him ascend to the third Super Saiyan level.  Goku studied Cell carefully and tried to come up with a strategy.  He suddenly shuttered and calmed down.  Cell wondered why Goku lowered his power like that.

                "That's very odd.  I though Goku knew better than that.  Let's see what happens when I transform him into a goat."  

                Cell looked at Goku intending to transform him.  Nothing happened.  Cell tried it again, but Goku was just standing there, looking at Cell with no emotion.  Frustrated, Cell tried to sink the ground beneath Goku.  The ground started to sink, but Goku did not move. 

                "That's it!" Q said.

                "What?  Did Goku find the weakness?" Q junior asked.

                "Yes.  Cell's power only affects anyone with negative emotions.  Gohan was vulnerable to it because he wanted to finish the fight quickly.  Goten was the same way when his anger got the better of him.  Vegeta was vulnerable because of his arrogant nature, and Trunks was vulnerable because of his anger at the death of Vegeta.  That's what the anarchist Q knew, that we would have a negative emotion so we would have no power over him."

                "And Cell could use the negative emotions against us, just like the resonator the Vulcans created eons ago."

                "Goku must have cleared his mind of all negative emotions despite his witness to his sons' demises.  That's why Cell can't hurt him with his semi-omnipotent powers."

                "Looks like you found the defect," Cell said resentfully.

                "You're going down Cell."

                "I doubt that."

                Cell instant transmitted behind Goku and fired an energy blast, but Goku used the same technique to avoid it.  At a blinding speed, Cell started to pound Goku.  After transforming into a Super Saiyan two, Goku matched Cell's speed and exceeded it.  Cell powered up and kicked Goku in the chin.  The Super Saiyan two landed outside of the ring and tried to get up.  Cell immediately started for his opponent and punched him in the stomach.  Goku, although, grabbed Cell's shoulders and flipped him right side up and kneed him in the gut.  Cell tried to slow down time again, but this only slowed it down relative to the audience.  Goku was still beating Cell.  Cell again powered up and exceeded Goku's power level.

                "Impressive Goku.  I though you would be a challenge.  At any rate, I'm much stronger than you."

                "I wouldn't bet on that Cell."

                Goku ascended to the third level without getting angry.  This started Cell as Goku charged up a Kamehameha wave.  Cell did the same.

                "This won't end up like your son's battle with me Goku."  Cell fired his attack.

                "You're right.  You'll die now."  Goku fired his attack.

                Both attacks meet, but Goku's immediately overtook Cell.  The beam shredded away at Cell's body.

                "NOOOO!!  NOT AGAIN!  NOT LIKE THISSSSSS…..AHHHHHHHGGGGGGG!!!!!" 

          Cell's genetic structure broke down, and his DNA came to nothingness.  The arena and the audience disappeared in a flash of light.