Beginning with an End

Beginning with an End

Part 2

"So Gohan," mused an insolent Cell, "I see you've finally decided to join us. Unfortunately for you though, I don't see the point in sending those people to where they will be safe, because it won't last long. I beat you once Gohan, I will beat you again!"

"You knew you were about to die!" retorted an enraged Gohan… You won't escape this time Cell; I'll make sure of that!

"Yes, but isn't it funny that human's once knew the Earth was flat, and they knew that the universe revolved around Earth… There were so many things that they knew Gohan, and in my folly, I knew, in exactly the same fashion, that I was going to die…I WAS WRONG! I now KNOW that I CAN NOT be destroyed!" Cell began to laugh insanely.

"Well, I think that you knew rightly the first time," Nahmi replied quietly…I can't believe that this boy, Gohan, almost defeated Cell.

"Yes, girl, but what you don't know is that I self destructed, and still managed to regenerate…from one, single, tiny cell. I will say this one last time for your benefit…your plight is hopeless – I CAN NOT be destroyed!!!"

He…he can …regenerate?

"Don't listen to him Nahmi!" cried Gohan, staring coldly at Cell, "I almost defeated you once Cell…and this time…you won't escape!"

Gohan powered up with an almighty yell. Dust and rocks flew through the air and the earth began to crack and shake beneath his feet.

"No holding back this time Cell!" he yelled as his ki increased dramatically, "You killed my father, and now… it's your turn!" Electricity ran through his bright yellow ki, which he had increased to the highest level possible without further provocation.

He…he's so powerful, thought Nahmi, startled by Gohan's intense rage. But Cell, that heartless monster… he killed Gohan's father: I have to help him. New feelings of anger had awoken in Nahmi. She had never known her father, and had never even known what it was like to have one. How dare he take something so precious away from someone so young, now he has to live the rest of his life alone…like me. Cell has committed an unforgivable deed!

Nahmi's pent up anger and sorrow suddenly erupted in an amazing display of light and colour. Her blue ki flickered and flashed to an incredible shade of yellow. Her tail disappeared and her hair blazed golden. Her transformation to Super Saiyan had occurred almost instantaneously but her power level had yet to reach it's maximum. She screamed with rage as her ki continued to increase and electricity streaked and cracked the air. Wind swirled around her and debris was expelled in all directions. Cell no longer appeared calm as his faced the increasing wrath of the two immensely powerful Super Saiyans.

Nahmi finally breathed, her power level equal to Gohan's.

"I don't care what you say about ultimate perfection Cell…Now you will die for all the pain and destruction you have caused." Nahmi's voice was calm but icy. She had reached a new level of power in a cold fury that she had never before experienced. Like Gohan, she had before released incredible energy during bouts of intense rage, but never had she managed to gain complete and utter control over herself.

She's incredible…thought Gohan…I've never seen anyone so powerful…now we really have a chance.

This isn't possible…Cell gaped…Gohan is even more powerful than before, and this girl…she is equal to him. No matter, my design is flawless… "I AM UNDEFEATABLE!" He shouted aloud.

"You don't sound so sure anymore," noted Gohan. He was right; Cell's voice was quivering with panic and uncertainty.

Cell backed up to a mountain and gazed up at the steep cliff. A glimmer of hope appeared in his mind and he leapt onto the mountaintop, laughing insanely once more. He too began to power up.

"Now Saiyans, you will see Cell as you have never seen him before!" he laughed, and his energy increased beyond anything they had seen. I will aim an attack at them so powerful that no matter how hard they try; they will not be able to overcome it. It may take all the energy I have, but it will be worth it: I will be hitting three birds with one stone. Those insolent Saiyans and the Earth… will be no more!

"What's he playing at," thought Nahmi, establishing a telepathic link with Gohan.

He looked at her, startled.

"Yes, it is my voice that you hear; telepathically. So what do you think he is doing?" she repeated.

Gohan thought for a second; a ray of hope arose in his mind also. "I'm not sure, but I've never seen him so powerful. But don't worry; we've got him right where we want him…"

"We have?" she questioned.

"Uh-huh…with him standing there, we can fire our most powerful attack without worrying about what it will do to the Earth… it will head harmlessly straight out to space. Are you ready?"

"Oh-yeah!" she thought confidently and broke the link.

Gohan however, was not so confident. A terrifying doubt loomed in his mind. What if he is going to pour all his energy into this one attack? If we can't stop it… he'll be able to destroy us and the Earth all in one blow.

"Arrargh!" he screamed, his ki increasing, "You can't do that Cell! I won't let you!"

Cell just laughed and began to gather energy in the palms of his hands. "I see you know my master plan, Gohan! Are you ready to say good-bye?"

"What's he doing Gohan?" he heard Nahmi's urgent voice in his head.

"Get your most powerful attack ready right now!" he yelled, his voice full of anger and hatred, "Cell is going to destroy us and the Earth with one attack!"

Nahmi's blue-green eyes flashed with rage and her power level began to rise once again. Simultaneously, she and Gohan twisted to the side, their heads turned to face Cell. They placed their right foot parallel to their left for maximum balance, and pulled their hands behind them….

"Kaaaa…" a white light appeared in their open hands, "Meeeee…" they put their weight on their back foot as the power began to surge throughout their bodies and into their hands, "Haaaaa…"

"Don't think that pathetic attack will work against me!" Cell cried. But Cell had faked his mock….I hope I can gather enough energy in time…but if I can't, I could just use instant transmission and save myself…but wait, why am I worrying? Even if the attack hits me I'll just regenerate and return more powerful than ever and destroy them when they have no energy left. It's a win-win situation…there's no point in quitting while I'm ahead…. "Fools! I can't be destroyed! No matter how hard you try."

"Mmeeeeee…."

I can't believe they are even bothering to continue…they know they are going to lose…stubborn Saiyans…they insist on delaying the inevitable.

"Haaaaaaaaaaaaa….." Gohan and Nahmi thrust their hands forward with all their might, releasing their massive attacks at the same instant as Cell released his. The Super Saiyan's attacks merged to form an incredible blast of blue light. The two most powerful attacks that the world had ever seen collided in a blaze of colour.

******

"Wow, check it out, yeah!" yelled Yamcha excitedly, "I'll bet that's Gohan! Yeah!"

"Those are some attacks," said Piccollo, "but the one from above has the upper hand with the added help of the Earth's gravitational pull."

"Yeah? And why is that so bad?" countered Yamcha, "It's probably Gohan! Yeah! You go kid!"

"What kind of a fool are you?" Piccollo growled angrily, "Gohan wouldn't aim an attack like that towards the Earth!"

"Ah, hey guys," cried Krillin shakily, "don't look now, but, ah, I think Cell's winning!"

"What?" shouted Piccollo.

"No way!" yelled Yamcha.

Don't give in Nahmi, thought the woman with the indigo hair, as she stood over Trunks and looked on.

******

"Aargh," cried Nahmi, "He's…he's too strong!"

"No he's not Nahmi," grunted Gohan between breaths, "You can't give in; we can do this! Just give it all you've got!"

"But I am!"

"No you're not! I know you can do better…we can't let him win or the Earth will be destroyed!"

Cell's blast threatened to overpower them, and a grin of cruel delight spread across his evil face. "Ha Gohan!" he laughed, "it looks as though you'll be seeing your father very soon after all!"

The young Saiyans snapped.

"How DARE you!" screamed Nahmi , "You MONSTER!!!"

They couldn't bear anymore of Cell's heartless taunts.

"YOU… DIE… NOW!!!!" Gohan yelled.

Power like they had never experienced exploded from their hands and into the gigantic blast of energy. It hurtled towards Cell with an indescribable speed, and a power that could have destroyed the entire planet in an instant.

"No…" yelled Cell, "…this isn't possible!". Both of them are far more powerful than me…that blast is way too strong… The Saiyan's blast quickly burst through Cell's and careered towards their evil adversary. "NOOOOO…."

******

The Z-fighters stood watching the battle from a distance.

"Gohan's power is amazing," commented Piccollo, "I've never seen anything like it… And the girl… her power is, is equal to Gohan's!"

"Incredible!" gasped Krillin, still holding Android 18.

"You have to let me help her," pleaded the woman with the indigo hair, whose name just happened to be Indigo.

"Okay," conceded Krillin, "but I hope you're prepared for anything Indigo; she's an android and there isn't really any telling what she might do."

"We can handle her."

"Huh," Yamcha had just realised what was going on, "Are you nuts?" he yelled, "she's an android; she'll kill us all!"

"Aww," Krillin replied, "she isn't that bad. I'm sure she wouldn't kill us!"

"You are!" Yamcha took a step backwards, "you're totally crazy… ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US ALL KILLED?!!!"

"No," replied Tien, "Krillin isn't, but Cell is…look."

Everyone returned their attention to the distant battle. Trunks was still unconscious but healing, and Vegeta had managed to sit up.

"Well," he said softly, "I think I'm going to take this time to say that…well…youareallveryworthyfighters." The last part of his sentence spilled out in a jumble of words.

Everyone except Piccollo turned and blinked at Vegeta.

Krillin turned to face Piccollo. "Wow," he said in a low voice, "it really must be the end of the world for Vegeta to say something like that". Piccollo ignored him for a few more seconds, concentrating on the specs of light in the distance the entire time.

"No!" he yelled, his face giving way to astonishment, "No way… I was, I was right."

"You were right?" questioned Krillin, slightly panicked, "right about what?"

"Their power…" Piccollo replied, "Gohan's and the girl's…it's far greater than Cell's… and it's still increasing."

"Wow! Yeah! I knew you could do it little buddy!" shouted Yamcha excitedly.

"Wait," said Piccollo gruffly, "Cell's is increasing too."

"Oh no!" said Krillin, as they all returned their gaze to the battle.

Piccollo closed his eyes and began to concentrate on the fight once more, trying to find out how high Cell's power would get. He suddenly looked up.

"Look!" he yelled.

"We, we see," gaped Yamcha.

A brilliant blue light streaked upwards through the sky and though the layer of clouds.

"They've done it," laughed Krillin, "They've really done it! But hang on…" he suddenly remembered that Cell could regenerate, and gave Piccollo a look that plainly said: Haven't they?

"They've done it," he answered Krillin's gaze and grinned, "I can't sense Cell's energy anywhere. Come on; we have to help Gohan and the girl…I'll bet they're exhausted." He looked at Indigo, who nodded.

"We'll stay here."

He also looked at Vegeta who showed no intention of moving.

The Z-fighters quickly took to the sky, after Yamcha finally allowed Indigo and her students to tend Android 18, only because he knew they would when he left anyway.

"But be careful, Okay?" he called as he waved goodbye, obviously still concerned.

******

Gohan's hair went black and fell limp. He let out a small, contented laugh and gazed at Nahmi.

She too fell out of Super Saiyan and dropped to her knees, "We did it;" she gasped, her soft voice full of disbelief, "we really beat Cell." Tears began to well in her once cold and harsh eyes, and she fell forwards onto the ground and fainted from exhaustion.

Why's she crying? thought Gohan with concern, as he slowly made his way towards her. He looked over his shoulder as he sensed the familiar energy of Piccollo and the others, and in his exhaustion, he too fell forward to the ground.

by Lolli