Chapter 4: "Reunion"
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Trunks and Pan landed in a desolate city. Pan stared in shock at the clothes laying all over the ground, most looking as if the person wearing them had suddenly disappeared. Trunks clenched his fists, knowing Cell was here.
"Cell, get out here!!"
Pan scowled as they heard some deep, raspy breathing coming from a building behind them. She spun around and raised an eyebrow when Cell came into view, holding a shirt in his left hand.
"Who are you?"
Trunks ignored his question and powered up to Super Saiya-jin, "You'll never beat me, Cell."
"Hahahaha, that's what you think."
"No. Both of the Androids are dead."
"You're lying! I have no reason to believe you."
Trunks shrugged, "I never said you had to believe me. I was just telling me that they're dead and you will be soon."
He held an arm out to Pan telling her to get back as Cell growled and launched himself at Trunks, who punched him in the face, spun around, punched him again, and kicked him away. As Cell was flying through the air, Trunks appeared above him. Cell tried to punch him, but he Trunks disappeared, causing him to hit the air. Then Trunks appeared under him and kicked him in the back, sending him flying in another direction.
Trunks appeared in front of Cell again and deflected a blast that Cell shot at him, then as Cell got closer, he put his hands together and slammed them into Cell's stomach, sending him crashing to the ground. Cell turned and landed on his feet, staring at Trunks.
"This isn't possible! I'm Cell!"
Trunks landed on the ground in front of him, smirking, "Not so powerful, huh?"
Cell scowled and spun around, flinging his tail at Trunks, who easily caught it. Trunks started spinning Cell around by his tail, getting faster and faster, then let go, sending Cell flying straight into the air.
Cell stopped mid-flight and held out one hand and held onto his wrist with the other hand, "MA--SEN--KO--....HA!!"
Trunks scowled and looked straight up at Cell and the huge blast coming straight for him, "You can't win. I'll get my revenge for everything you've done."
Trunks yelled and powered up, reflecting the huge blast straight back at Cell. Cell stared in horror at the enormous ball of energy coming towards him. He screamed as the ki blast enveloped him, utterly destroying every last cell.
Trunks stood for a few moments with his hands still in the air, then lowered them. As he lowered his arms, he dropped out of Super Saiya-jin form. He looked up, smiling at the bright blue sky for the first time in years.
-Finally, my world is safe... thank you, 'Tou-san.-
Pan ran up to him and hugged him tightly, laughing like a madman, "You did it! Oh, Trunks, that was amazing! I can't believe how strong you've become! You just... that spinning thing was so awesome! I don't ever remember being this happy! I can hardly believe this is happening..."
"...Pan-chan, you're ranting..."
"Oh, yah... sorry. But that was SO COOL!"
Trunks smirked and half-chuckled, "Yah, I guess... c'mon, let's go tell Bulma."
"Yosh'!"
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Pan landed on the Capsule Corporation lawn and started running towards the lab, yelling for Bulma. The blue-haired scientist winced when she heard Pan.
-Ouch... I'm not even a Saiya-jin and that hurt.-
She sighed and dragged herself out of her lab. When Pan spotted her, she ran up to her and began babbling. Bulma caught a few words like "Cell" and "powerful", but there was one that caught her attention the most.
"Trunks?"
"Huh? Oh, yah, he should be coming."
As she spoke, Trunks came walking down the hall with his arms folded. Bulma stared in shock at him. For being gone for only three months, he sure looked a lot older. She ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly.
"Oh, Trunks, I worried about you every day! I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Yah, I worried about you, too. How have things been going?"
"Great! The Androids destroyed a couple more cities, but other than that everything was quiet...mostly."
Trunks raised an eyebrow, then remembered to tell her, "Well, you won't have to worry about the Androids anymore--"
Pan jumped in, still very, very hyper, "He was soo awesome!! He killed both of them in less than five minutes! Neither of them had a chance!"
Bulma stared at Pan in shock, then Trunks, "You killed them?!"
Trunks smirked, confirming it, "What, didn't you think I could do it?"
"Of course I knew you could! It's just that they've been here for so long... I'm shocked."
"I can tell... don't let your face freeze like that."
Bulma smirked and folded her arms proudly, "My son killed the Androids..."
Pan jumped in...again, "Not only that! He wasted another Android named Cell."
"Cell?"
Trunks nodded, "It's a long story. I'll tell you later..."
"Mm-hmm... oh, I can't believe I forgot! Videl called, and the underground city is going to be done within the next few weeks!"
Pan folded her arms and tilted her head to one side, mimicking Goku perfectly, "But... if the Androids are gone, then why do we still need it?"
"Because we still need to get back on our feet, and that means gathering all the survivors up so we're not so scattered."
"Hmm... makes sense."
"Oh, one other thing. She wants me to help her and lead a team of scientists to re-create our medicine and food supply."
"Wow, 'Kaa-san, that's awesome."
"I know! She said she needed you two, too, to help round up survivors."
Pan and Trunks both nodded. Bulma glanced at her watch and made a face when she realized what time it was.
"Since my cooking skills haven't improved, why don't we invite ChiChi over?"
"Sounds great, 'Kaa-san."
"Okay. I'll go call her."
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Hey, sorry if I messed up the translation of the dialogue between Trunks and Cell. I downloaded a video clip so I got the fighting right, but it was in Cantonese (if you're at all a Trunks fan, you must go to http://www.dbcollection.com/trunks/), so I had to improvise a little. Oh, and "Yosh'" basically means "Okay/Alright".
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Trunks and Pan landed in a desolate city. Pan stared in shock at the clothes laying all over the ground, most looking as if the person wearing them had suddenly disappeared. Trunks clenched his fists, knowing Cell was here.
"Cell, get out here!!"
Pan scowled as they heard some deep, raspy breathing coming from a building behind them. She spun around and raised an eyebrow when Cell came into view, holding a shirt in his left hand.
"Who are you?"
Trunks ignored his question and powered up to Super Saiya-jin, "You'll never beat me, Cell."
"Hahahaha, that's what you think."
"No. Both of the Androids are dead."
"You're lying! I have no reason to believe you."
Trunks shrugged, "I never said you had to believe me. I was just telling me that they're dead and you will be soon."
He held an arm out to Pan telling her to get back as Cell growled and launched himself at Trunks, who punched him in the face, spun around, punched him again, and kicked him away. As Cell was flying through the air, Trunks appeared above him. Cell tried to punch him, but he Trunks disappeared, causing him to hit the air. Then Trunks appeared under him and kicked him in the back, sending him flying in another direction.
Trunks appeared in front of Cell again and deflected a blast that Cell shot at him, then as Cell got closer, he put his hands together and slammed them into Cell's stomach, sending him crashing to the ground. Cell turned and landed on his feet, staring at Trunks.
"This isn't possible! I'm Cell!"
Trunks landed on the ground in front of him, smirking, "Not so powerful, huh?"
Cell scowled and spun around, flinging his tail at Trunks, who easily caught it. Trunks started spinning Cell around by his tail, getting faster and faster, then let go, sending Cell flying straight into the air.
Cell stopped mid-flight and held out one hand and held onto his wrist with the other hand, "MA--SEN--KO--....HA!!"
Trunks scowled and looked straight up at Cell and the huge blast coming straight for him, "You can't win. I'll get my revenge for everything you've done."
Trunks yelled and powered up, reflecting the huge blast straight back at Cell. Cell stared in horror at the enormous ball of energy coming towards him. He screamed as the ki blast enveloped him, utterly destroying every last cell.
Trunks stood for a few moments with his hands still in the air, then lowered them. As he lowered his arms, he dropped out of Super Saiya-jin form. He looked up, smiling at the bright blue sky for the first time in years.
-Finally, my world is safe... thank you, 'Tou-san.-
Pan ran up to him and hugged him tightly, laughing like a madman, "You did it! Oh, Trunks, that was amazing! I can't believe how strong you've become! You just... that spinning thing was so awesome! I don't ever remember being this happy! I can hardly believe this is happening..."
"...Pan-chan, you're ranting..."
"Oh, yah... sorry. But that was SO COOL!"
Trunks smirked and half-chuckled, "Yah, I guess... c'mon, let's go tell Bulma."
"Yosh'!"
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Pan landed on the Capsule Corporation lawn and started running towards the lab, yelling for Bulma. The blue-haired scientist winced when she heard Pan.
-Ouch... I'm not even a Saiya-jin and that hurt.-
She sighed and dragged herself out of her lab. When Pan spotted her, she ran up to her and began babbling. Bulma caught a few words like "Cell" and "powerful", but there was one that caught her attention the most.
"Trunks?"
"Huh? Oh, yah, he should be coming."
As she spoke, Trunks came walking down the hall with his arms folded. Bulma stared in shock at him. For being gone for only three months, he sure looked a lot older. She ran up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly.
"Oh, Trunks, I worried about you every day! I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Yah, I worried about you, too. How have things been going?"
"Great! The Androids destroyed a couple more cities, but other than that everything was quiet...mostly."
Trunks raised an eyebrow, then remembered to tell her, "Well, you won't have to worry about the Androids anymore--"
Pan jumped in, still very, very hyper, "He was soo awesome!! He killed both of them in less than five minutes! Neither of them had a chance!"
Bulma stared at Pan in shock, then Trunks, "You killed them?!"
Trunks smirked, confirming it, "What, didn't you think I could do it?"
"Of course I knew you could! It's just that they've been here for so long... I'm shocked."
"I can tell... don't let your face freeze like that."
Bulma smirked and folded her arms proudly, "My son killed the Androids..."
Pan jumped in...again, "Not only that! He wasted another Android named Cell."
"Cell?"
Trunks nodded, "It's a long story. I'll tell you later..."
"Mm-hmm... oh, I can't believe I forgot! Videl called, and the underground city is going to be done within the next few weeks!"
Pan folded her arms and tilted her head to one side, mimicking Goku perfectly, "But... if the Androids are gone, then why do we still need it?"
"Because we still need to get back on our feet, and that means gathering all the survivors up so we're not so scattered."
"Hmm... makes sense."
"Oh, one other thing. She wants me to help her and lead a team of scientists to re-create our medicine and food supply."
"Wow, 'Kaa-san, that's awesome."
"I know! She said she needed you two, too, to help round up survivors."
Pan and Trunks both nodded. Bulma glanced at her watch and made a face when she realized what time it was.
"Since my cooking skills haven't improved, why don't we invite ChiChi over?"
"Sounds great, 'Kaa-san."
"Okay. I'll go call her."
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Hey, sorry if I messed up the translation of the dialogue between Trunks and Cell. I downloaded a video clip so I got the fighting right, but it was in Cantonese (if you're at all a Trunks fan, you must go to http://www.dbcollection.com/trunks/), so I had to improvise a little. Oh, and "Yosh'" basically means "Okay/Alright".