Day of Fate: Part 2

Cell's voice rang from his lips in a hearty laugh at the boy's words, his eyes lively and full of wicked playfullness. "Come now, don't start on that again. Remember what happened last time? Or would you like me to repeat that experience for you?" asked Cell, his voice etched with a cool confidence that seemed to bellow from deep within the android's chest.

"I'm going to give you one chance…" said Gohan's voice softly, speaking lowly so that no one but himself and Cell could hear his words. His head tilted downward slightly, a downcast expression of almost shame written across his visage.

"Chance? You are going to give me a chance?" asked Cell, a little bewildered by the boy's irrational words, though his curel smile still lingered across his features. "I would love to chat, but I would really like to finish you off so I can finish what I started with your father and then blow up this planet. It's really starting to bore me." Said Cell slowly, emphasizing his words as he yawned loudly. His grin only grew when he saw the angered expression forming on the boy's face for being ignored. Not that he cared, but it was still pleasurable to see that he had angered him.

Aa soko-nashi no kyoufu wo hikitsure~Ah, drawing fathomless terror

"Cell you don't have to do this. I don't want to hurt anyone or anything, but you're going to make me. You have the chance to stop this, please stop. Stop before I have to unleash my power. I don't want to know what will happen then. But please stop." Said Gohan softly, his voice low so that their words could only be heard between each other.

"Stop? You foolish child, you think that by being angry that you can defeat me? You are wrong and far from the truth. But I will admit, this hidden power of your's does have me intrigued. Perhaps I shall try my might against it before I destory this world." Said Cell slowly, a laugh escaping from his lips as he watched the look of fright crossing the boy's face.

"No…" Gohan muttered softly, his head shaking in disbelief. If Cell even…did he even have an idea what he was dealing with? The thought rolled over in Gohan's mind, his thoughts already jumbled and uncertain. This, of all things, was pure maddness on Cell's part. Gohan himself didn't even want to know what destruction his power could cause against the earth, not after what he had seen throughout his earlier years. And now, now he was much more powerful than before. This, he knew, could be a big mistake.

"Come on Gohan, won't you show me this power of your's?" mocked Cell as the android flew toward Gohan, his clenched fists beating down against the boy in a fury of moves. Gohan barely had time to react, his arms moving up in front of him to block some of the punches and kicks, though most reached him head on, battering the saiyan boy worse. Gohan gulped mentally as he felt that small part in him beginning to boil, he tried to smolder it, but Cell wouldn't stop. He just kept on taunting him, pulling him—no forcing him into something he didn't want to do!

Cell seemed to catch onto the boy's delima, grabbing onto the pain-stucken boy and holding him within a tight bearhug. His arms closed around the boy's small frame, making sure to pin Gohan's hands to his sides as he the boy struggled to get free from his ever tightening grip. "If you won't let it out then I'll squeeze it out of you!" said Cell, his grip tightening around the boy. He grinned as Gohan struggled for air, his mouth jolting open as scarlet blood sputtered from the depths of his mouth. "Come now, just get angry and let it all go." Continued Cell his voice soft and smoothing, though it did nothing to the boy.

Aa, semarikuru jaaku na tamashi~Ah, evil spirits come near

Gohan's screams of angoy ran throughout the battlegrounds, a trail of scarlet blood admitting from his mouth and along the curved of his chin as his chest rattled for breath. It felt like his lungs were caving in on him and allowing him no excess to air. 'I'm sorry, dad' thought Gohan in vain, his eyes dazed with darkness. He barely noticed when the tight grip released from around his small frame, his body falling limp to the ground with a loud thud.

He must have blacked out. Yes, that had been the conculsion that Gohan had arrived to when his vision first started coming back to him. His aqua eyes stared upward from the ground, a horrid-stricken face appearing on the boy's features as he caught sight of something he never wanted to see. "No…" said Gohan softly, his head shaking in disbelief as he watched Cell blast away Android 16. The bulky android had apparently saved Gohan's life by coming onto the battlegrounds and distracting Cell long enough for Gohan's boy to fall from Cell's grasp, though he had obviously lost his life in the process.

Gohan pushed back tears at the sight, the head of the android rolling aimlessly against the ground until friction took place and creased its movements. The ground was littered with machincal parts, the things that had kept the android alive until only seonds ago. "How could you…?" hissed Gohan, slowly moving himself into a standing position. The task was difficult to say the least, but there was no way in hell he was going to let Cell get away with killing someone, especially right in front of him.

"You liked that, huh? Well I have something that you'll like even more." Said Cell softly, a snort admitting from his nostrils as he sprouted seven Cell Jr.s from his high tipped tail. The Cell Jrs. were the same as Cell in every detail except smaller and instead of being green they were blue. The little Cells giggled softly as their creator, or "father" rather, pointed toward the group of weary fighters on the cliff. "Destroy them, and make sure to have some fun while you're at it." Said Cell, laughing as all the Cell Jrs. happily obeyed him and flew into the air toward Gohan's friends and family.

"No Cell leave them alone! They didn't do anything!" shouted out Gohan desperately, his mouth agasp as he watched his friends and family prepare to fight the beings that matched Cell's strength easily. Gohan didn't want to admit it, but he knew they weren't strong enough to defeat the Cell Jrs. Even his father was too weak from his battle with Cell to be able to take on the spawn of Cell.

"Now that wouldn't be any fun, Gohan. And don't think I'm going to let your friends cheat." Said Cell, hoping lightly into the air as he disappeared. He reappeared right next to Krillin, the bald man stepping back in fright as Cell reached out and snatched the bag of senzu beans from his grasp. "I don't think you'll be needing those." Said Cell with a small laugh before returning to Gohan, the restoring beans within his grasp. He wasn't even going to give Gohan's friends half a chance at beating any of his spawn.

Makerarenai unmei no wakare hi~The day of parting for invincible fate

"Everyone get ready, they're coming!" called out Trunks, his muscles bulking out as he powered up, his ki level steadily rising. The Cell Jrs. each took a person, one for each as they began to battle with the weaker fighters.

"I should've taken a senzu bean while I had the chance," mumbled Goku softly, his hands moving out in front of him in a defensive stance, his legs planting firmly into the ground. His chest heaved as he brought up a hand to guard away from the miniture Cell's first punch. He had less than half of his normal power, having lost most of it during his first fight with Cell, leaving the saiyan in a desperate state. He barely lasted five minutes before he fought himself being punched around.

Scarlet blood protruded from Goku's mouth as the Cell Jr.'s fist collided with his jaw, sending the saiyan falling backward and completely off balance. He didn't,however, land, the Cell Jr. already moving to hit him in the back and send him flying forward. Goku yelled out in pain, landing on his back as the sharp edges of rocks poked into his flesh and pireced his skin. The Cell Jr. didn't show mercy on the poor saiyan, climbing atop the man's chest and pounding his fists into his face, Goku defenseless to stop him.

"No Cell, stop this now! This is between you and me, leave my friends out of this!" yelled out Gohan desperately, his fingers clenching into fists at his sides as Cell merely chuckled and continued to watch the spectacle. The scene was horrible, most of Gohan's friends beaten to a bloody plump, his father having to be saved by Piccolo before the Cell Jr. had a chance to kill him. The sight was almost too much for Gohan to stand, his emotions flaring with intensity. Sparks of ki rose around his body, his golden strands tipping upward further before falling again, the motion a wave of his emotions.

"Let it go, Gohan."

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Yuduliya iyaliya…

Gohan's aqua eyes blinked wide as he heard the crackled, obviously androidic, voice settle in the air around him. His glaze settled downward to rest on the managled head that had once belonged to Android 16, sparks flying from the opening that had been his neck. He was holding on by a thread and he seemed to be determined to use his last few moments of working to talk to Gohan.

"Just let it all go," said the voice again. It was gentle, even through the harsh screech that sounded from the damage he had received. Gohan felt tears falling from his eyes at the sight. One near dead person—at least a thing he considered a person –and then his family and friends being beaten to bloody plumps. The things going on around Gohan were almost too much for the youthful saiyan to bear.

Cell finally came to attention of the android's head, an amused smirk pulling at his lips as he turned his attention away from his 'children' and their fun. "Oh…so you're still alive." Said Cell slowly, his chin tilting downward as his arms unfolded across his chest and swayed at his sides. His body slowly turned as he moved to face the boy and the android's head inbetween them, one of the spectators on the sidelines having obviously thrown the head over by them.

"Just let it all go, Gohan." Repeated the android's head slowly, a smile pulling at his lips as his blue eys stared at the boy in front of him. He didn't even notice, not even heeding the action, as Cell took a step toward the head. His foot slowly rose, slamming down atop the android's head as a crunch rang through the otherwise silent terrain. Everything stopped, the fighting in the background, the birds chirping, the few people that were on the sidelines and managed to stay alive, all quiet. It was an eerie presence, the first true death witnessed in the battleground, right in front of the eleven year old boy.

Gohan was absolutely speechless at first. His mouth was agasp, an unheard breath rumbling from his chest. He couldn't explain it; he couldn't very well believe what had just happened. It was like a twig snapping, the very last of Gohan's nerves falling to the ground in a heep with the swift action that brought a smile to Cell's lips at the boy's reactions.

"Piece of junk," muttered Cell, a laugh rumbled from his chest as the last sounds of the dying core of android 16 faded away, leaving the android dead.

Aa, chi ni ueta kemono ga hohoemu~Ah, bloodthirsty beasts smile

Never coming back. Dead. Gone. He's gone forever. Killed. Murdered. Goodbye.

He felt himself slipping away slowly, his mind and body falling away into the darkest reaches of his subconscious. He couldn't believe it, it was just so wrong. Android 16 loved life and he was willing to kill himself to save it, and here was Cell…the being that wanted to destroy the life that he and so many others cared deeply about.

Aa, atsuku naru seigi no tamashi~Ah, spirits of justice heat up

He felt the power around him erupt, the very thing keeping him sane and from plugging over that edge where he would no be in control…so slowly slipping away. From his grasp, his comforting spot, the place where he knew he would be able to control it. It was falling away, like a leaf just out of his reach. His eyes dazed over with tears, the moment seeming to last forever, though no more than a second had passed.

The small piece of his sanity was gone, blown in a gentle breeze that erupted from the bottom of his deepest fears. The small thread that the boy had been clinging too sudden gave loose, his arms reaching to grasp onto all that he knew and what sanity was left of him, as he tried desperately to right himself. It was an odd feeling, to say the least. To first feel yourself slipping away, only to find yourself on a new level. A place of power, a new…you.

Dare mo inai chikyuu nante iya a! ~Don't want a world with no one in it!

Yume mienai hoshi nante mitaku wa nai! ~Don't want to see a planet where one cannot dream!

Then it all happened. The moment so fleeting and ironic, familiar in the most odd sense. Gohan's power rose, a scream of fury escaping from the boy's blood drawn lips. Tears streamed down his cheeks in steaming hot gushes, his energy on edge, his spirit wounded.

Cell had gone too far now, there was no turning back, he had to be stopped.

Zettai ni!!~Not a chance!!

The feelings were strange, the ones that coursed through his body as his muscles grew, his fingers clenched into tight fists at his sides. All he felt was hatred, a raging emotion that filled his body as his thoughts suddenly came clear.

He wanted to kill Cell.

No. He wanted Cell dead.

It was the only thought that seemed to run through Gohan's mind for the moment, his aqua eyes wide as ki bursted from around him, the ground shaking and breaking apart under its pressure. He had warned the android, told him that he was going to kill him if he tried to release his power. And that was exactly what Cell had done, the stupidness of the action completely unbarable through Gohan's eyes.

He was angry. No, he was furcious.

WOW WOW Omae wo~WOW WOW Can't stand

Taosazu ni wa irarenai! ~Not defeating you!

He had watched his friends suffer and he wasn't going to take it any longer. He was going to hurt Cell, stop the pain, and stop the death. Just make it all stop. All he had ever wanted was to live a normal life with the parents that he loved so much, but that obviously wasn't going to happen. Not with people like Cell around.

His teeth clenched together, his emotions on the edge. He couldn't help it, this situation was impossible to him. He was backed into a corner and he wasn't going to relent anymore. This was too much, too much for the poor boy that had to face so much terror throughout his life.

Tears no longer cascaded down Gohan's thin curved cheeks, his eyes focused and concentrated as he stared at the shocked Cell. The android had never dreamed that he would see such power come from an 11-year-old boy. Just a boy. A specator that he had thought no more of than an ant when he had first arrived at the Cell Game's area. Well now that boy was about to teach Cell a lesson, a lesson he deserved long ago.

WOW WOW Sono warai wo~WOW WOW I shall put an end

Ore ga tomete yaru!! ~ To that laugh of yours!!

Gohan's destiny had been reached.

No longer was he afraid; fear was gone.

This was something much more than fear.

This was his destiny.