=Cell=
WHAT THE FUCK IS KIO DOING, DAMNIT?!?!?!?! I KNOW HE'S SCREWED UP, BUT WHAT THE FUCK IS HE DOING?!
"KIO!!!!!" I screamed angrily after experience pain in my jaws.
"hmm?" he asked.
I cant say what I looked like, but I was seething with fury. Trying desperately to keep calm I said, "What are you doing?!"
"What I want to do." He responded simply.
"Am I the only one that realizes that Kio just fell in love with his mortal archenemy?" Onoca/Karait asked.
"No you aren't, Io." Vegita said, sounding slightly shocked.
"Good. I hate being alone."
"Kio I don't know what happened to your screwed up mind since you stepped on Goten, but whatever is it, you better undo it quickly."
"Whatcha gonna do to me, Cell?" Kio asked me, smirking. "Lets see who's stronger. I have Kara, and you and me have…. yourself. So who do think will win?"
"Kio get your blue ass over here. Now."
"Make me."
"Kio, I don't what is wrong with you. I think when you are created naturally, it automatically makes you screwed up." I said, smirking but scared inside.
"No I think it's the other way around." Onoca/Karait said, grinning. "Artificially you are screwed up. Naturally you are not."
This was not going well.
=Vegita=
Well, this was an interesting scene. I wouldn't have known the strangeness if I hadn't had an Io frie---acquaintance to fill me in. I was enjoying it. I don't know about everyone else, but watching Cell when he was backed into a corner was a very cool sight. Like a trapped mouse with a cat's foot on his tail. Trying to get away. Heh….
Cell stared at all of us, eyes practically bulging with a troubled fear of being defeated. His eyes stopped on Kara, cooled down, and the fear was immediately replaced by anger. That same look was on Kio. Kara looked at Cell in an awkward way, like she was confused. I didn't know what it meant (probably some Io shit) but I could tell it wasn't a happiness emotion. Cell gave me a cold glance and quietly flew off.
"YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LET HIM GO LIKE THAT?! ARE YOU MAD?!" I screamed.
"Yup." Kara said, grinning. "Defiantly. Crazy would describe me."
"Ditto that." Kio said.
Then a though popped into my head. If Kio is a naturally created creature, he must have a species. But I've never seen them, and I've been mostly around the galaxy. So either Kio's race was created a couple of decades ago or I just skipped over them. After all, I was the actual Sayjin Prince Vegita then, and I'm sure we didn't skip over, and it takes centuries for a species to evolve. But then why hadn't I seen them before? Puzzling.
"We are going back to Kara's old hideout." Gohan/Trunks said. "If you want to come, fine. If not, don't."
"I'll come with you weaklings." I replied sourly. "But don't think that I am doing this for you or anyone."
Gohan/Trunks laughed and grinned. "You don't do anything for anyone. Why would you start now?" A sudden white light surrounded them and when it subsided, Kakorot's son and my own were standing separate. The same happened to Onoca and Karait.
"That was fun." Trunks said. "But I don't want to do it again."
"Yeah." Karait agreed. "A little too confining."
Onoca and Gohan nodded in agreement.
All of us flew off.
We got there a bit later. Turns out Karait got us lost and it took almost triple the time. Fool.
"Weakling. Doesn't even know where his own shelter is." I spat.
"By Frieza, you have ashes, Kara!!" Kio yelled.
"Frieza?"
"Ashes?"
"What?" Kio asked. "What about Frieza?"
"You know Frieza?" I asked.
"Yeah. I worked under King Cold."
"HOLY SHIT!!!!"
"Calm down there. Take a chill pill." Kara said.
"You worked under King Cold? As in Frieza's father?"
"Would there be any other ruthless tyrant bitches?" Kio asked, smirking, as he pulled out a jar of gray sooty stuff.
"But then don't you know me?" I asked, slightly confused. I was only Frieza's biggest prize. No doubt that he would have told his father.
"Who are you?" Kio asked then, slightly less interested in me then the soot.
"Prince Vegita."
"OF the sayjins? No way!!! Man I've been dying to meet you. Kio-Naysiak-Taksoas-Isona-opatcon. Kio for short."
"I know you. But what I'm wondering is how you never knew me."
"2 reasons. Number one: I never knew what you looked like so I couldn't recognize you by appearance. And number two: no one ever said you name." Kio said, grinning.
"What are you holding, by the way?" Gohan asked.
"Ash trade." Onoca answered. "Trading ashes of different species. It's a useless type of thing."
"Like cremating someone?" Trunks asked.
"Yeah. That kind of ashes. The sorcerers use them. A lot of the magic workers do, and some races use the ashes to make weapons. Some ashes can be stronger then steel if melted and hardened the right way."
"Wouldn't that promote killing?" Karait questioned innocently.
"Ah Karait, you aren't old enough to learn about the ash trade, but yes, it does. People use others ashes to start wars. But magic workers and some races pay incredible sums of money for ashes." Kara said. "See, Io ashes are very common cause Io are always killing themselves, but Protoss ashes are extremely rare cause when they die, they disappear." Onoca answered. "But Kara, you never told me or anyone that you had these. Reason?"
"No reason." Kara said, taking the jar of ashes back from Kio who was staring at the rows of ashes. "Just I like knowing something you guys don't know." She grinned.
"Kara!" Onoca scolded. "Very selfish of you."
"Yes father." Kara said sarcastically. "Don't become him please."
"I'll try. But I can't say I wont succeed."
"I'd rather have Vegita as a father then my past one. 'Kara you stay away from that oddity of yours and study!!!' BS." Kara said and grinned.
"Oddity? Is that what Kimetae is called." Trunks asked.
"Yeah."
"Were you insulting me?" I asked.
"Depends how you look at it." Onoca said. "If you think that its bad you translate as: 'Vegita is bad but not as bad as mine.' But if you think it's good then you would translate as 'Vegita is an excellent father. He is much better then mine.'"
"Ah. Good." I said and smirked
"This is one of those moments when Vegita would kill if it was insulting but everyone knows he's to weak to do that so it's an irony in itself." Trunks pointed out.
"WATCH YOUR MOUTH, BOY!!!!"
"He still doesn't call me Trunks, you know."
I growled angry. "I may not be strong enough to defeat Kara." I said, teeth clenched, "but I'm sure I'm powerful to defeat you. I am your father, you know."
"Back to the father thing. Man that sounds like Chi-Chi." Gohan pointed out.
"If Goku were here, I'm sure he'd say that." Onoca agreed.
"How do you know what my dad would say?! You've never even met him!!" Gohan yelled angrily. Well I suppose Kakorot's son would get mad, but I didn't care.
"Actually, Gohan, I have. We were friends back in the dead peepz world. I spent more time with Vegita planning, but when I wasn't, Goku was telling me stories about your past adventures. Including the family ones."
"Dead peeps world?" I echoed. "Last time I checked it was the other dimension. And I refuse to be called a 'peep'."
"Okay then." Onoca said. "Dead peepz minus Vegita world."
I growled threateningly. "Don't push it, Io."
Chapter 41 -In the Line of Sight
=Gohan=
I was listening to Onoca, but suddenly had that flash of a ki level. Funny, I searched intently but didn't feel anything. Musta been a flash of something. I was perplexed at a few odd things. Kara and Kio? Not a good combination. I knew that one of them was going to backstab the other, and I really wanted to say it would be Kio, but oddly enough, I sensed more bad vibes coming off Kara.
"Gohan?"
"Dad? Where are you?" I asked, confused.
"Uhh……….is Gohan hallucinating?" Trunks asked.
"No." Karait said. "Goku's communicating with him from the 'Dead peepz minus Vegita world'"
"Oh."
"Gohan, who's with you? I know there's Kara, Onoca, Vegita, Karait, and Trunks, but there's one more signal."
"That's Kio, dad." I said.
"KIO?! HERE?! Why?! Is there a reason?"
"Sorta. See Kio had this weird change of heart and suddenly abandoned Cell and fell in love with Kara and we all think its odd but he seems true to heart."
"I hate to be trustworthy here, but I think Kio's all right. It's Kara I worry about. Despite the fact that Kara is a great person, I don't think that she's that quick of change. Kio I wouldn't be surprised, he seemed kinda weirdly depressed before, but Kara knows that she can win without Kio, so I'm not sure why she'd be so close all of a sudden. Do you know what I mean?"
"Exactly. It's weird though, cause I was thinking that the person you're talking about was in the same motive. I mean, bad vibes." I said, trying to hide the conversation. Kara and Kio were standing less then 7 feet away. They probably could hear me. I hoped they wouldn't be suspicious.
"Good job on masking this conversation. Keep it a secret. Karait and Onoca are great, but I'm sure they'd tell Kara, and that cant happen. Kio too. Vegita is neutral, but I don't know if he'd keep it a secret or not. Trunks? Possibly. If worse comes to worse with him, tell him, but no one else. I hope that we're wrong."
"Me too dad, me too. But what if Cell senses the same?"
"Well, I don't know how many times Cell and Kara have met, and depending on how good they know each other will decide that question."
"I don't think he does."
"Probably not. Cell doesn't take the time to know his enemies like that."
"Exactly. Does everyone else over then know what you saying? I've never been dead before."
"Yes, they do. And you don't want be dead a first time."
"I could of guessed."
"Piccolo wants to talk to you now.""Piccolo?"
"Hey Gohan. How's it been?"
"Okay, I guess."
"I miss you." (By the way, Piccolo is
grinning here. And this is NOT a yaoi!!!)
"Me too, Piccolo. "
"So is this Kara good?"
"What way to do
mean that?'"
"Does she have good intentions?"
"Yes, I think. Just not good ways of getting there."
"Is Vegita behaving himself?" (Piccolo's grinning again)
"He's never behaving himself."
"Point. Be careful. Io like to play chess."
"What's that mean?"
"You'll find out. Just remember it."
"Piccolo what are you seeing that I'm not?"
"Got to go, Gohan. Remember. Kai's going nuts."
"Piccolo? Piccolo!!!" I yelled angrily. "Piccolo don't just desert me like this!!"
"Uhh…Gohan?" Trunks asked, slightly freaked.
"Oh. Nothing. Nothing." I said, trying to hide it. Trunks was to smart for that.
"Gohan what Piccolo say? Tell me." Trunks said.
"He didn't say anything." I excused.
"Yup, and Vegita kissed Cell."
"BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M GOING TO BREAK BOTH YOUR ARMS!!!!"
"It was just a joke, Vegita. Lay off. Man someone takes TOO much seriously." Trunks said.
Vegita growled angrily. "Half-Sayjins. Weaklings." He mumbled.
"Gohan?"
"He didn't say anything, Trunks."
"And Goku too. You looked pretty stressed."
"Trunks!!! He didn't say anything!!!!"
"Gohan. He said something important. Piccolo said something important. Do not try to slip this past me. I'm your best friend." Trunks said seriously.
I considered telling him. My dad said it was okay.
"Trunks. Okay, he said something. But can I tell you in secret?" I asked quietly.
Trunks shrugged. "Sure."
The two of us walked over to a secluded spot.
"Okay. My dad says that Kara is trying to trick Kio into liking her so he can destroy or that sort. And Piccolo gave me a phrase 'Io like to play chess' and didn't tell what it meant. He just ditched me. He's seeing something I'm not and not telling me about it."
"That isn't very Piccolo-like. The Piccolo I know is way to blunt." Trunks grinned.
"Well you and I know a different type of Piccolo. I knew him more intimately. He trained me, you know. And he sacrificed his life for me. I know a different Piccolo, not just the fighting one."
"Yeah, you and him seem pretty close."
"We are. We still are."
"Gohan?" Trunks asked me.
"Yeah?"
"Between you and me, which would you give up, your dad or Piccolo?" Trunks asked.
I was enraged. Why would my best friend ask me such a dumb question?! What did it have to do with anything? Was he going to kill one of them? Trunks is the only one I'm friends with, and he's asking me a very unfriendly question.
"Why do you care?" I asked in a low threatening tone. "YOU aren't going to kill one of them, are you?"
Trunks winced. Then he hung his head. "Alright. Don't tell me. IT doesn't matter."
"Who are you going to tell!?" I asked, my voice rising to a yell. "That only means I've lost my only best friend to this damn fight!!!! Kara cant be trusted, Kio's with her. Karait and Onoca are too involved in this fuckin fight to be friendly, and Vegita's Vegita!!! Do I have to lose you too?!" I yelled angrily, not caring about who heard.
"Gohan!! This is fight tha------"
"And now you're on their side too, dad?!"
"What Trunks is wondering is which would you rather spend a day with."
"How do you know that?!"
"Because. I just know."
To Be Continued………..
Why does Trunks care about whom Gohan would rather spend a day with? How does Goku know? Are Goku and Gohan's predictions about Kara backstabbing right? What does Piccolo's little phrase mean? Find out in Cell's Return 13!!!!