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Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. I wish I did. I own Celestia and Sherman City. I also own Travis and his mom. Let's put it this way, if you haven't seen it in another TV show etc. then it's probably mine. Don't sue me. ^-^
Dialogue key:
Speech= "…."
Thought= thought
Telepathy=….
Author's note (a/n)= (…)
Translations to English= -…-
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Chapter I: You Mean the Roach?
The creature leaned against a red brick wall in a darkened alley. He stayed motionless, watching the humans pass by without noticing him. Being in his first form, he was still absorbing people for their energy. He chuckled to himself and wondered how a species could be so dense as to not be capable of sensing danger even when it was only a few metres away. Perhaps ending their lives was a favor in disguise. The green monstrosity took a few paces toward the sidewalk. A little boy was passing by and saw him. The child was about 7 or 8. He waved to Cell, not understanding that he was digging his own grave.
"Hey mister. Watcha doin' in the alley?" said the little black haired kid to the menacing creature that he had seen on TV.
Cell smirked as the boy's mother walked up to him. "I can't see anyone in the alley, Travis. Don't be silly." She told him sharply.
"But there is somebody, Mommy." Travis argued. He paused in mid-thought, and then said; "Now I remember. You're the monster from Nikki Town!"
"Travis!" his mother scolded. "How dare you tell such fibs!"
It was then that Cell stepped into the view of the mother. His evil smirk was the last thing she ever saw and from that point on, the city was plunged into utter chaos.
Celestia was asleep when the screams woke her. She barely had time to dress properly before she looked out the window of her suburban cottage. It was the monster from Nikki Town! This could really mess up my plans…or could it? She thought. As the last of the city was drained, Cell looked up and saw a figure disappear from a window.
"Ahhh. Another meal." he hissed. He began heading toward the small house, making a strange sound that filled the silence as it walked.
Oh Kami no! Dammit. I'll either be killed or left to die. Such a ruthless looking creature couldn't possibly be my end! She thought as the monster saw her and started over to her house.
KT-TC! KT-TC! KT-TC!
She ducked into the closet just as the door was blown open. She could barely hold in a scream. It would not have been of fear, however, but of anger. I hate hiding! Why must I always blend in with weaklings!? Another conscious mind entered the scene in Celestia's mind. Shut up, Tora! We still don't know if he can read minds yet.
"I know you're in here. I can sense you." Cell taunted as he walked over the door. When he found no signs of life, he chuckled. The human was good at hiding, he had to admit, but not from him. He played dumb just for the fun of it, and began to search the small house as if he didn't know where his victim was. It didn't take long to cover the entire area before he came to the closet. He merely ripped the door off its hinges before casting it aside and destroying a dresser. This was fun!
He can sense his prey? How…interesting. Perhaps he'll note the difference between myself and-- began a Tora. Another butted in. I think he's pretty cool. The way he can blast through all of our stuff. Yet another was in a rage. That moron ruined my antique dresser, dammit!
"Ahhh, there you are." Cell rasped in his hoarse voice, interrupting the fight he was oblivious to.
Celestia stood up from her crouched position. She did feel afraid, but honor forbid her from acknowledging it, and besides that, it was not the fear of her own death, but of failing to avenge her parents. She would die, most likely, but she would rather die standing up for herself than begging for life. "Go. Away." She stated plainly. Her voice was cold with frustration.
Cell stood facing the girl. It was rare to find a female standing up to him. This would make the game more interesting, though, wouldn't it? "Feisty, aren't we?" He commented, grabbing her arm and pulling her within striking range. She made no movements.
Her rage built, but she held firm. " Let. Go of me. Now." Celestia said quietly. She stood there, as if wondering whether she should accept this as her fate. And apparently she did, because she didn't struggle. Cell's tail swung gently as if unsure when to strike, but ready to anyway.
It was then that he looked straight into her eyes. Her eyes were focused on his, searching for some heart that was possibly hiding deep inside him. They were a dark purple in color. She stared back, waiting for him to make his move. The ball was in his court, so to speak, and she seemed to realize she had nothing to live for. How can a mere human have such deep looking eyes? He thought to himself as he hid his own curiosity under a smirk. No. She had a strange aura around her that said otherwise. She couldn't possibly be human. Though, if she wasn't human, what was she? He scolded himself mentally for having such a ridiculous notion. But why wasn't she screaming or showing any fear? He was about to kill her! So he did the only thing he could think of to find out, he asked her. " You hide your fear well." Okay, so it was a comment to cover up his confusion. He had to know.
"Maybe it hasn't occurred to you that I might not have a fear of you to hide in the first place." She spat. Meanwhile, Mitsu, the more enthusiastic voice, commented, I think he has sexy cat eyes. Have you noticed the slit pupils? Simultaneously, the voice was answered by the other two with, Shut up!
"No human female has ever stood up to me in this fashion before." He commented.
" Perhaps one will sometime soon. Then what will you do?" She countered.
"What are you implying?" He asked in confusion.
"That's for me to know and you to find out." she replied playfully. She focused her stare directly at his eyes. Her gaze seemed hypnotic and she smiled, seeming to know his confusion would keep her alive.
And quite suddenly a strange emotion overtook him and he found he couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't look at her without feeling a strange need to smile right back. His tail lunged forward and hit her head with the side of the spike's base. She was instantly knocked out. He dragged her into an alley by the back of her shirt and left her there. Then he took off and disappeared over a snow-capped mountain. What's one less human? She was weak anyway and I have wasted enough time. Most likely insane as well. He thought to himself.
Piccolo flew towards the city where he had last felt Cell's presence. When he got there, however, he knew it was too late. Cell was long gone. He noticed movement below. A survivor? Before he could land a brown haired girl in her early twenties staggered out of an alleyway. She was wearing a white, short-sleeved t-shirt, dark colored blue jeans, and a pair of tennis shoes. She was about 5'4" from the looks of it and had a nasty bruise on her head. She stumbled a few yards to what seemed to be her house. Her face contorted when she saw what remained of her supposed home. She went over to the pile of rubble to search for anything that might have survived before located a dino-cap and threw it a couple of feet away, where it turned into a sky car. She hopped in and began to fly away. Piccolo followed. If the girl survived an attack, she might know which way Cell went.
It had been 15 minutes before Piccolo was visible in the sky car's rearview mirror. She noticed the green, caped figure pursuing her and, surprisingly, he was catching up. And even more shocking was the fact that he was flying with no technological help, let alone a transformation with any wings. None that she could see anyway. Oh goody. Another freak. Well, at least he doesn't resemble a cockroach. She thought to herself. She swung the car around abruptly to show she wasn't to be messed with. The man stopped feet from the vehicle. He hovered in front of her as Celestia opened the hatch and snapped, "What do you want?"
"I wont hurt you, I promise. I just wanted to know if you were in that city when Cell attacked." He said gently. He didn't want to scare her after all. Instead she snapped at him again.
"First of all, why should I trust your word? I've never trusted anyone in my life unless I knew him or her exceptionally well. Second, if by 'Cell' you mean that giant roach most know as the Nikki Town monster, then yeah, I was there. What's it to you, anyway?" She snarled. She was in a bad mood. She hated being knocked unconscious. It made her feel vulnerable.
"You mean he attacked you?! And you're still alive?!" Piccolo's eyes widened at the thought and he ignored the girl's rudeness. "How?"
"That's what I'd like to know. I was knocked out and I woke up in that alley back there." She said putting one foot on the nose of the car as well as half her weight. This made it slant down a bit. "Of course, you already know that." She waited for his response.
"He actually attacked you? Were you by yourself? And how did you know I saw you." Piccolo was getting a feeling of foreboding in every bone in his body. How could she have known he was watching her without looking up? He hadn't made a sound.
"To answer your questions; yes, and yes. And I knew you were there because, well, I just knew." She shrugged, then looked at his face and spoke clearly. "Now then, if you'd excuse me, I would like to stop playing '20 questions' and go find a hotel. I will only say this once. Stop. Following me. Got it?" She didn't wait for his reply, "Good." and with that she sat down, closed the hatch and disappeared before Piccolo could object. She disappeared into the horizon muttering, " First a giant cockroach, then a green alien from who-knows-where, what next?"
Piccolo hovered in the air before growling something about too many punks on Earth and disapearing in the other direction.
After Celestia found a hotel, she settled down to go to sleep. The hotel had only been an hour away from her old house, in a place called Sherman City. It was a nice hotel, with a good view of the mountians. It had been named 'The Midnight Inn' as you could see the moon quite clearly (let's all pretend the moon is rebuilt with some special whatsimahoositokay?). Tonight was calm and Celestia liked the place very much. Apparently anyone who survived the attacks could stay for free. Either they hadn't expected anyone to survive, or some one actually cared about people who'd been through a lot. She didn't know, and frankly, she didn't care.
Cell finished off the last of a town and looked at the night sky. " I will attack another city in the morning, when the victims can see me clearly, and so I can see their faces of fear." He chuckled at the vision. Then he took off towards a bustling city. He soon passed a sign that told him its name.
Sherman City……………..12 mi.
"Sherman, hm? Seems familiar. I must have ransacked it in the future." Cell muttered.
End chapter 1
BONUS
Next time: 'Your Name is What?!'
Quote of the Chapter:'You looked into my eyes,
And my world came tumbling down'
-Madonna's Beautiful Stranger
P.S. I don't own that either!
For all you people who want to know what baka and the like mean:
| Arigatou = Thank you |
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Baka = Stupid |
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Bakayarou = @@$hole |
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Chikusho! = Bleep |
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Demo... = But… |
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Gomen = Sorry |
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Gomen-nasai = A more polite way of saying sorry |
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Hai = Yes |
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Honto? = What? |
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Iie = No |
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Kasan = Mom |
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Kuso = Crap |
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Moshi-moshi = Hello? (On the phone) |
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Nani? = What? Huh? |
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Sensei =Teacher |
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Shimatta = bleep |
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Sugoi! =Cool! |
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Tousan = Dad |
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Yamero = Wait! |
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Sama = suffix added to a name, indicating deep respect |
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San = suffix added to a name, indicating respect |
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Kun = suffix added to the name of a young boy |
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Chan = suffix added to name, indicating playfulness or a nickname Please r/r. That, in case you don't know, means read and review. That's all for now. The next chap'll be out in a jif, k? ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY CELL!
}:=8) This is Pen Dragon signing off. |
