The Downside of Pride (Demon Cell Saga)
"Gohan, why aren't you staying to fight with Tien and Piccolo?" Gotenks asked.
"Because you need someone to take you to Capsule Corp.," the teenage Saiyan replied. "Besides, I'm pretty sure those two can handle Cell on their own."
"But, I'm not hurt that much. I can make it to Capsule Corp. myself! I swear!"
"Yeah, but what if you faint on the way there? You could end up dying in the middle of nowhere. Is that what you want?" Gohan answered, with growing annoyance.
"I think we should go back and help the others fight," Gotenks stated.
"You're not strong enough to fight, Gotenks. You should just relax and try to fall asleep. I have a feeling you're going to be out of it for a while."
"No I won't! I'm strong!" Gotenks declared just before passing out. Gohan looked down at Gotenks and saw that he was passed out.
"Hold on, little buddy," Gohan whispered to the unconscious fusion as he turned Super Saiyan. "I'll make sure you get better."
***
As Gohan got closer to Capsule Corp., he could see Krillin standing out back with Bulma's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Briefs.
"Hey, bro!" Krillin shouted out. "Is that Gotenks you're holding there?"
"Yeah. This little guy took quite a beating in his fight with Cell," Gohan informed the bald man.
"Oh no!" cried out Mrs. Briefs. "Let's get him to Bulma!" She then took Gotenks from Gohan's arms and rushed him into the house to Bulma.
"So what brings you here, Krillin?" questioned Gohan.
"I was just checking up on ol' Vegeta. He also took a beating from Cell," Krillin answered. "Man, I hope the others are alright."
***
Tien and Piccolo were poised in their battle stances on either side of Cell as the demon's head regenerated. Both fighters could sense the other's nervousness as the head fully grew back.
"So, you decided to wait for me after all. I'm so happy! Now I don't have to go to the trouble of having to track you pathetic weaklings down again!" Cell taunted. "But I guess your friend was too scared to stay for the party! Hahaha!"
"Oh, don't worry about Gohan," Piccolo replied. "He'll be back soon enough!"
"Yeah! But until then, you'll just have to settle for us," Tien added. "Don't sweat it, though. I'm sure we'll be able to keep you entertained long enough."
"I highly doubt it," Cell replied, mocking the two warriors standing before him. "But, if it amuses you, I suppose I can settle for the two of you. But only for now."
"Let's get this over with," Piccolo growled. "I'm getting bored just standing here."
"Yes, I agree with you green. It has been quite boring just standing here," Cell agreed, as his tail expanded. "Cell Juniors! Go!" Cell shot out seven blue baby clones of himself at the warriors. The Cell replicas swarmed around Tien and Piccolo before plunging in and attacking. Tien punched one Jr. through the stomach, while Piccolo shot out an eye beam that took another Jr. out of battle.
"This sure is easier than last time, isn't it Piccolo?" Tien commented.
"Yeah. That's because we're a lot stronger now than we were back then," the Namekian commented. "But that doesn't matter! They're still enemies!" While saying this, Piccolo kicked one Jr. in the head and punched another into a mountain, which crashed when the blue creature crashed into it.
"Ha! You're both fools! Do you think I would actually waste my energy creating these -" Cell paused, thinking for a word to describe his creations, "- worthless monstrosities? Now it's time to quit playing around and get down to business!" Cell then shot out four small, separate energy blasts to kill each of the remaining clones.
"W-w-what?" Tien stuttered. "He just ruthlessly killed them off without thinking about it. What a monster!"
"Actually, I didn't think he'd keep them around that long anyway. They were too weak to provide any real challenge for us," Piccolo stated. "He was probably just trying to size up our power levels."
"You're quite the clever one, Piccolo. I admire that, so it's going to sadden me to get rid of you," Cell confessed as he dove at the green alien. Piccolo easily dodged the flurry of punches and then started his own fist barrage. "I must admit Piccolo. You have gotten stronger, but you're still only a bug compared to me."
"Don't you ever shut up? You're starting to irritate me!" Piccolo howled. While saying this though, he got a swift kick to the chin, which almost broke his chin. Piccolo then faked a left and then used his right fist to punch Cell hard in the gut. Seeing this, Tien started to charge up his KI. Cell quickly recovered and flew straight at his green opponent. "You just don't give up, do you Cell?"
"Obviously," Cell said as he touched down on the sandy ground. "Did I give up the last time we encountered each other?"
"No, you just kept running away whenever I got the advantage," Piccolo reminded him. "But now," he continued as he also touched down. "I won't let that happen. But there's one thing I've been meaning to ask you, Cell. How are you able to be in your Perfect Form without Androids 17 and 18?"
"I've been in Hell, Namek. You'd be surprised what kind of things are down there. But that's not the point here! Quit delaying your demise, Namekian!" Cell then lunged at Piccolo full force, but then suddenly stopped. "What?" he screamed as he stared at the fully powered Tien, "How'd you get so much KI? You weren't even half this powerful the last time I encountered you!"
"Let's just say that I also have some secrets!" Tien answered.
"What secrets, fool?" Cell demanded. "What are you talking about?"
"I don't have to explain anything to you, Cell!" replied Tien. "Now let's get this over with. I have to get back to Lunch and Chiaotzu!"
"Well leave then! You two aren't worth me fighting! I only want my revenge on that wretched boy!" Cell bellowed.
***
Krillin and Gohan were ready to go to Dende's Tower when Vegeta burst out of Bulma's house's back door.
"Vegeta! Where are you going?" Krillin asked.
"I have to fight Cell!" the enraged Saiyan answered.
"Why?" Gohan said, questioning his father's rival.
"Because I owe him an ass-kicking!" the Saiyan Prince replied.
"But you're still to weak and tired to do that," Krillin blurted out. "He would totally waste you in a minute!"
"What did you say, eight eyes?" Vegeta asked as he stopped in his tracks and stared Krillin down in the eye.
"N-n-nothing," Krillin stuttered, obviously frightened by the Saiyan's intimidating force. "I d-d-didn't s-s-say anything."
"Oh, yes, you did. I think I heard you call me weak! Correct?" Vegeta stated.
"Calm down, Vegeta," Gohan demanded. "He didn't mean it that way."
"Oh yeah? So is that what's going to stop me from blowing his head off? 'He didn't mean it that way,'" Vegeta shouted.
"He was only trying to help you," the younger of the two Saiyans answered.
"I don't need anyone's help! I'm the strongest warrior in the Universe!" Vegeta warned as he took off in the direction where he sensed Tien, Piccolo, and Cell fighting. Gohan glanced over at Krillin and saw that his friend was white as a ghost.
"It's okay, Krillin. He's just in a bad mood because Cell beat him."
"A bad mood? Vegeta's always in a bad mood!" Mr. Briefs, who had watched the whole thing, stated.
***
Piccolo threw Cell into the ground as Tien shot several energy blasts at the green demon. Dust erupted as the energy connected with Cell and the ground, but when the dust blew away, he was still alive.
"Is that all you have?" Cell questioned the two warriors as he got up. "I thought you two were supposed to kill me. Oh well. Kamehameha!" Cell cried out as he shot Goku's famous attack at Tien, who easily dodged the golden energy beam. Frustrated, Cell used his Multiple Entity technique to surround his strong opponents. Piccolo started to charge a Special Beam Cannon, but couldn't finish charging it up, as one of the Cells jump kicked him in the head. Piccolo fell back, right into another Cell's foot. Tien, seeing that Piccolo was being used as a Namekian punching bag, spun around and hoofed the closest Cell in the groin. He then punched the back of the Cell's head, sending it straight into the ground. Tien then flew up into the air to fight the Cell that was already waiting there for him. The Cell lunged forward at Tien and gave the three- eyed man a shot to the side of the head.
"That does it," Tien warned as he wiped some blood off his mouth. "I'm through playing around with you Cell."
"Tien! Watch out!" Piccolo cried as another Cell jumped onto Tien's back.
"What?" a surprised Tien shouted out as he got head butted in the back of the head. "Damn, that hurt!" The four Cells then fused back into one, seeing that the stronger of the two fighters was severely injured.
"I warned the two of you that I wouldn't show any mercy," the demon taunted. "Now, where is Gohan? I've been patiently waiting here for him to return."
"Patiently?" Piccolo blurted out. "Cell, I think your cheese has slipped off your cracker."
"What? His cracker has slipped off his cracker? What the hell does that mean?" Tien questioned his friend.
"Never mind. Let's just finish him off," Piccolo said as he started to charge up a Special Beam Cannon. "Special Beam Cannon!" he yelled out as he released the spiral of energy. Cell tried to dodge the attack, but found that he was so tired he could hardly move his body. The attack hit its target, sending Cell crashing into a gigantic mountain. When the dust cleared away, Tien and Piccolo could see Cell slowly trying to get up on his feet. "How does it feel to be beat twice on the same battleground, Cell?" Piccolo taunted. "I mean, first by an eleven year old Super Saiyan, then by a Namekian. I thought you said you were a better fighter than that." Piccolo finished mocking the reincarnated demon and got ready to go in for the kill. Piccolo started to fly toward Cell, but suddenly stopped due to his sensing of an intensely high power level.
"What? Is that Vegeta's power level?" Tien cried out.
"V-v-vegeta?" a weakened and worried Cell stuttered. "No! It can't be! I don't believe it!"
"You better, because it is Vegeta. I just can't get over how high and intense his power level is. He's probably the strongest being on Earth now," Piccolo dictated. "I'm, with Cell when I say Vegeta's power level is truly unbelievable."
"I think the others are with him too!" Tien informed the two other fighters. Then directly to Cell, he said, "Your days are numbered."
"Ah, Cell, you're still here," Vegeta stated in a cocky tone. "I was hoping you didn't go anywhere, or that these two didn't kill you. But of course, they probably couldn't accomplish that task."
"Actually Vegeta, Piccolo and I were just about to finish Cell off for good," Tien commented. "That's something you haven't been able to do ever since he first began terrorizing Earth."
"Shut up! I didn't ask for your opinion!" Vegeta hollered.
"He's right, Vegeta," Piccolo snarled. "So why don't you just stand back and let us finish what we started."
"They're right," Krillin agreed as him and Gohan touched down at the battleground. "Just let them kill Cell. Then, we can all get back to our normal, everyday lives."
"Shut up baldy! I'm the Saiyan Prince! I'm the Universe's strongest fighter! I'm the one who vowed revenge on Cell!" Vegeta pointed out.
"No thanks, Vegeta," Cell declined. "Now that I'm perfectly healed and Gohan's here, I'll just fight and kill him for my revenge."
"What?" Krillin whimpered. "How'd he heal so fast?"
"I'm a demon. We heal faster than you pathetic mortals, and now, to get my revenge!" Cell declared as he started charging up KI. No one looked as though they wanted to fight Cell, and both Tien and Piccolo were worn out from the battle they just fought, so Gohan slowly began edging closer to Cell when Vegeta pushed the young Saiyan out of the way and started charging up his own KI. "Vegeta? I guess I have time to kill you too!"
"Ha!" Vegeta boomed. "I'm the strongest fighter in the Universe! No one can defeat me!" Vegeta then blasted a weak Galic Gun at Cell, who dodged the attack with the help of his Instant Transmission technique. "Blasted Kakarot! He always has to have those stupid attacks!"
"Looks as though you're too slow to hit me, Vegeta!" Cell taunted as he started running toward his opponent. "Let me show you how to hit a target!" The demon then punched Vegeta in the abdominal area and then started throwing punches to the face.
"Dad!" Trunks cried as he watched his father get thrashed by Cell. "What are you waiting for? Start hitting him back!" Trunks then started to charge up his own KI, but stopped when Piccolo placed his hand on the young boy's shoulder.
"No, he's only toying around with Cell," the Namekian informed Trunks.
"Are you sure, Piccolo?" the purple haired boy asked.
"Yes, I can sense it. Your father isn't even using half of his full power," Piccolo explained. "He just wants to have fun and waste everyone's time."
***
"I hope Vegeta and the others are all right," Master Roshi said to Lunch, Puar, Chiaotzu, Oolong, Yamcha, and Yajirobe.
"Oh Tien," Chiaotzu prayed. "Please be careful."
"Don't worry Chiaotzu! Gohan can waste Cell!" Oolong shouted out. "Right, Master Roshi?"
"We can only hope, Oolong. We can only hope," the old man sadly mumbled.
***
"Vegeta! I thought you would at least give me a challenge!" Cell teased.
"A challenge?" Vegeta asked as he stopped blocking Cell's punches and kicks and then backed away from the green demon. The Saiyan then turned Super Saiyan 2.
"W-w-what?" Piccolo stuttered. "Vegeta can turn Super Saiyan 2 too?"
"It can't be possible!" Tien cried. "Vegeta's just too strong!"
"How'd you do it Vegeta? How are you able to go Super Saiyan 2?" Krillin demanded. Vegeta turned and glared at him menacingly. "Just wondering. Jeez!"
"That near death experience boosted my power tenfold, making it possible for me to maintain the Super Saiyan 2 status," Vegeta gloated. "I discovered that while in the Rejuvenation Tank back at Capsule Corp. But now, I must defeat Cell!" Vegeta then shot out several large energy blasts at an unexpecting Cell, who used Instant Transmission to teleport himself on top of a nearby mountain.
"Ha!" Cell teased. "You may have strength and speed, so do I, along with a little thing called technique!" The demon then used Multiple Entity and all four Cells began charging up Kamehamehas, leaving Vegeta and the other Z Fighters with nothing left to do but stare down the barrel.
NEXT TIME ON: DragonBall AC
Vegeta and Cell have a free-for-all battle
The other Z Fighters flee to find Dende, who knows Cell's weakness
The stunning conclusion of the 'Demon Cell Saga'
What will happen? Read 'The Colossal Battle' to find out!
By: Young Author
"Gohan, why aren't you staying to fight with Tien and Piccolo?" Gotenks asked.
"Because you need someone to take you to Capsule Corp.," the teenage Saiyan replied. "Besides, I'm pretty sure those two can handle Cell on their own."
"But, I'm not hurt that much. I can make it to Capsule Corp. myself! I swear!"
"Yeah, but what if you faint on the way there? You could end up dying in the middle of nowhere. Is that what you want?" Gohan answered, with growing annoyance.
"I think we should go back and help the others fight," Gotenks stated.
"You're not strong enough to fight, Gotenks. You should just relax and try to fall asleep. I have a feeling you're going to be out of it for a while."
"No I won't! I'm strong!" Gotenks declared just before passing out. Gohan looked down at Gotenks and saw that he was passed out.
"Hold on, little buddy," Gohan whispered to the unconscious fusion as he turned Super Saiyan. "I'll make sure you get better."
***
As Gohan got closer to Capsule Corp., he could see Krillin standing out back with Bulma's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Briefs.
"Hey, bro!" Krillin shouted out. "Is that Gotenks you're holding there?"
"Yeah. This little guy took quite a beating in his fight with Cell," Gohan informed the bald man.
"Oh no!" cried out Mrs. Briefs. "Let's get him to Bulma!" She then took Gotenks from Gohan's arms and rushed him into the house to Bulma.
"So what brings you here, Krillin?" questioned Gohan.
"I was just checking up on ol' Vegeta. He also took a beating from Cell," Krillin answered. "Man, I hope the others are alright."
***
Tien and Piccolo were poised in their battle stances on either side of Cell as the demon's head regenerated. Both fighters could sense the other's nervousness as the head fully grew back.
"So, you decided to wait for me after all. I'm so happy! Now I don't have to go to the trouble of having to track you pathetic weaklings down again!" Cell taunted. "But I guess your friend was too scared to stay for the party! Hahaha!"
"Oh, don't worry about Gohan," Piccolo replied. "He'll be back soon enough!"
"Yeah! But until then, you'll just have to settle for us," Tien added. "Don't sweat it, though. I'm sure we'll be able to keep you entertained long enough."
"I highly doubt it," Cell replied, mocking the two warriors standing before him. "But, if it amuses you, I suppose I can settle for the two of you. But only for now."
"Let's get this over with," Piccolo growled. "I'm getting bored just standing here."
"Yes, I agree with you green. It has been quite boring just standing here," Cell agreed, as his tail expanded. "Cell Juniors! Go!" Cell shot out seven blue baby clones of himself at the warriors. The Cell replicas swarmed around Tien and Piccolo before plunging in and attacking. Tien punched one Jr. through the stomach, while Piccolo shot out an eye beam that took another Jr. out of battle.
"This sure is easier than last time, isn't it Piccolo?" Tien commented.
"Yeah. That's because we're a lot stronger now than we were back then," the Namekian commented. "But that doesn't matter! They're still enemies!" While saying this, Piccolo kicked one Jr. in the head and punched another into a mountain, which crashed when the blue creature crashed into it.
"Ha! You're both fools! Do you think I would actually waste my energy creating these -" Cell paused, thinking for a word to describe his creations, "- worthless monstrosities? Now it's time to quit playing around and get down to business!" Cell then shot out four small, separate energy blasts to kill each of the remaining clones.
"W-w-what?" Tien stuttered. "He just ruthlessly killed them off without thinking about it. What a monster!"
"Actually, I didn't think he'd keep them around that long anyway. They were too weak to provide any real challenge for us," Piccolo stated. "He was probably just trying to size up our power levels."
"You're quite the clever one, Piccolo. I admire that, so it's going to sadden me to get rid of you," Cell confessed as he dove at the green alien. Piccolo easily dodged the flurry of punches and then started his own fist barrage. "I must admit Piccolo. You have gotten stronger, but you're still only a bug compared to me."
"Don't you ever shut up? You're starting to irritate me!" Piccolo howled. While saying this though, he got a swift kick to the chin, which almost broke his chin. Piccolo then faked a left and then used his right fist to punch Cell hard in the gut. Seeing this, Tien started to charge up his KI. Cell quickly recovered and flew straight at his green opponent. "You just don't give up, do you Cell?"
"Obviously," Cell said as he touched down on the sandy ground. "Did I give up the last time we encountered each other?"
"No, you just kept running away whenever I got the advantage," Piccolo reminded him. "But now," he continued as he also touched down. "I won't let that happen. But there's one thing I've been meaning to ask you, Cell. How are you able to be in your Perfect Form without Androids 17 and 18?"
"I've been in Hell, Namek. You'd be surprised what kind of things are down there. But that's not the point here! Quit delaying your demise, Namekian!" Cell then lunged at Piccolo full force, but then suddenly stopped. "What?" he screamed as he stared at the fully powered Tien, "How'd you get so much KI? You weren't even half this powerful the last time I encountered you!"
"Let's just say that I also have some secrets!" Tien answered.
"What secrets, fool?" Cell demanded. "What are you talking about?"
"I don't have to explain anything to you, Cell!" replied Tien. "Now let's get this over with. I have to get back to Lunch and Chiaotzu!"
"Well leave then! You two aren't worth me fighting! I only want my revenge on that wretched boy!" Cell bellowed.
***
Krillin and Gohan were ready to go to Dende's Tower when Vegeta burst out of Bulma's house's back door.
"Vegeta! Where are you going?" Krillin asked.
"I have to fight Cell!" the enraged Saiyan answered.
"Why?" Gohan said, questioning his father's rival.
"Because I owe him an ass-kicking!" the Saiyan Prince replied.
"But you're still to weak and tired to do that," Krillin blurted out. "He would totally waste you in a minute!"
"What did you say, eight eyes?" Vegeta asked as he stopped in his tracks and stared Krillin down in the eye.
"N-n-nothing," Krillin stuttered, obviously frightened by the Saiyan's intimidating force. "I d-d-didn't s-s-say anything."
"Oh, yes, you did. I think I heard you call me weak! Correct?" Vegeta stated.
"Calm down, Vegeta," Gohan demanded. "He didn't mean it that way."
"Oh yeah? So is that what's going to stop me from blowing his head off? 'He didn't mean it that way,'" Vegeta shouted.
"He was only trying to help you," the younger of the two Saiyans answered.
"I don't need anyone's help! I'm the strongest warrior in the Universe!" Vegeta warned as he took off in the direction where he sensed Tien, Piccolo, and Cell fighting. Gohan glanced over at Krillin and saw that his friend was white as a ghost.
"It's okay, Krillin. He's just in a bad mood because Cell beat him."
"A bad mood? Vegeta's always in a bad mood!" Mr. Briefs, who had watched the whole thing, stated.
***
Piccolo threw Cell into the ground as Tien shot several energy blasts at the green demon. Dust erupted as the energy connected with Cell and the ground, but when the dust blew away, he was still alive.
"Is that all you have?" Cell questioned the two warriors as he got up. "I thought you two were supposed to kill me. Oh well. Kamehameha!" Cell cried out as he shot Goku's famous attack at Tien, who easily dodged the golden energy beam. Frustrated, Cell used his Multiple Entity technique to surround his strong opponents. Piccolo started to charge a Special Beam Cannon, but couldn't finish charging it up, as one of the Cells jump kicked him in the head. Piccolo fell back, right into another Cell's foot. Tien, seeing that Piccolo was being used as a Namekian punching bag, spun around and hoofed the closest Cell in the groin. He then punched the back of the Cell's head, sending it straight into the ground. Tien then flew up into the air to fight the Cell that was already waiting there for him. The Cell lunged forward at Tien and gave the three- eyed man a shot to the side of the head.
"That does it," Tien warned as he wiped some blood off his mouth. "I'm through playing around with you Cell."
"Tien! Watch out!" Piccolo cried as another Cell jumped onto Tien's back.
"What?" a surprised Tien shouted out as he got head butted in the back of the head. "Damn, that hurt!" The four Cells then fused back into one, seeing that the stronger of the two fighters was severely injured.
"I warned the two of you that I wouldn't show any mercy," the demon taunted. "Now, where is Gohan? I've been patiently waiting here for him to return."
"Patiently?" Piccolo blurted out. "Cell, I think your cheese has slipped off your cracker."
"What? His cracker has slipped off his cracker? What the hell does that mean?" Tien questioned his friend.
"Never mind. Let's just finish him off," Piccolo said as he started to charge up a Special Beam Cannon. "Special Beam Cannon!" he yelled out as he released the spiral of energy. Cell tried to dodge the attack, but found that he was so tired he could hardly move his body. The attack hit its target, sending Cell crashing into a gigantic mountain. When the dust cleared away, Tien and Piccolo could see Cell slowly trying to get up on his feet. "How does it feel to be beat twice on the same battleground, Cell?" Piccolo taunted. "I mean, first by an eleven year old Super Saiyan, then by a Namekian. I thought you said you were a better fighter than that." Piccolo finished mocking the reincarnated demon and got ready to go in for the kill. Piccolo started to fly toward Cell, but suddenly stopped due to his sensing of an intensely high power level.
"What? Is that Vegeta's power level?" Tien cried out.
"V-v-vegeta?" a weakened and worried Cell stuttered. "No! It can't be! I don't believe it!"
"You better, because it is Vegeta. I just can't get over how high and intense his power level is. He's probably the strongest being on Earth now," Piccolo dictated. "I'm, with Cell when I say Vegeta's power level is truly unbelievable."
"I think the others are with him too!" Tien informed the two other fighters. Then directly to Cell, he said, "Your days are numbered."
"Ah, Cell, you're still here," Vegeta stated in a cocky tone. "I was hoping you didn't go anywhere, or that these two didn't kill you. But of course, they probably couldn't accomplish that task."
"Actually Vegeta, Piccolo and I were just about to finish Cell off for good," Tien commented. "That's something you haven't been able to do ever since he first began terrorizing Earth."
"Shut up! I didn't ask for your opinion!" Vegeta hollered.
"He's right, Vegeta," Piccolo snarled. "So why don't you just stand back and let us finish what we started."
"They're right," Krillin agreed as him and Gohan touched down at the battleground. "Just let them kill Cell. Then, we can all get back to our normal, everyday lives."
"Shut up baldy! I'm the Saiyan Prince! I'm the Universe's strongest fighter! I'm the one who vowed revenge on Cell!" Vegeta pointed out.
"No thanks, Vegeta," Cell declined. "Now that I'm perfectly healed and Gohan's here, I'll just fight and kill him for my revenge."
"What?" Krillin whimpered. "How'd he heal so fast?"
"I'm a demon. We heal faster than you pathetic mortals, and now, to get my revenge!" Cell declared as he started charging up KI. No one looked as though they wanted to fight Cell, and both Tien and Piccolo were worn out from the battle they just fought, so Gohan slowly began edging closer to Cell when Vegeta pushed the young Saiyan out of the way and started charging up his own KI. "Vegeta? I guess I have time to kill you too!"
"Ha!" Vegeta boomed. "I'm the strongest fighter in the Universe! No one can defeat me!" Vegeta then blasted a weak Galic Gun at Cell, who dodged the attack with the help of his Instant Transmission technique. "Blasted Kakarot! He always has to have those stupid attacks!"
"Looks as though you're too slow to hit me, Vegeta!" Cell taunted as he started running toward his opponent. "Let me show you how to hit a target!" The demon then punched Vegeta in the abdominal area and then started throwing punches to the face.
"Dad!" Trunks cried as he watched his father get thrashed by Cell. "What are you waiting for? Start hitting him back!" Trunks then started to charge up his own KI, but stopped when Piccolo placed his hand on the young boy's shoulder.
"No, he's only toying around with Cell," the Namekian informed Trunks.
"Are you sure, Piccolo?" the purple haired boy asked.
"Yes, I can sense it. Your father isn't even using half of his full power," Piccolo explained. "He just wants to have fun and waste everyone's time."
***
"I hope Vegeta and the others are all right," Master Roshi said to Lunch, Puar, Chiaotzu, Oolong, Yamcha, and Yajirobe.
"Oh Tien," Chiaotzu prayed. "Please be careful."
"Don't worry Chiaotzu! Gohan can waste Cell!" Oolong shouted out. "Right, Master Roshi?"
"We can only hope, Oolong. We can only hope," the old man sadly mumbled.
***
"Vegeta! I thought you would at least give me a challenge!" Cell teased.
"A challenge?" Vegeta asked as he stopped blocking Cell's punches and kicks and then backed away from the green demon. The Saiyan then turned Super Saiyan 2.
"W-w-what?" Piccolo stuttered. "Vegeta can turn Super Saiyan 2 too?"
"It can't be possible!" Tien cried. "Vegeta's just too strong!"
"How'd you do it Vegeta? How are you able to go Super Saiyan 2?" Krillin demanded. Vegeta turned and glared at him menacingly. "Just wondering. Jeez!"
"That near death experience boosted my power tenfold, making it possible for me to maintain the Super Saiyan 2 status," Vegeta gloated. "I discovered that while in the Rejuvenation Tank back at Capsule Corp. But now, I must defeat Cell!" Vegeta then shot out several large energy blasts at an unexpecting Cell, who used Instant Transmission to teleport himself on top of a nearby mountain.
"Ha!" Cell teased. "You may have strength and speed, so do I, along with a little thing called technique!" The demon then used Multiple Entity and all four Cells began charging up Kamehamehas, leaving Vegeta and the other Z Fighters with nothing left to do but stare down the barrel.
NEXT TIME ON: DragonBall AC
Vegeta and Cell have a free-for-all battle
The other Z Fighters flee to find Dende, who knows Cell's weakness
The stunning conclusion of the 'Demon Cell Saga'
What will happen? Read 'The Colossal Battle' to find out!
By: Young Author