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Cell landed on Dende's look out with a definite 'crunch' as the tiled ground cracked beneath him, as he tried to contain his anger.
"Cell?" asked Dende calmly, not noticing Cell's state of rage.
"Aquaria is dead. . ." started Cell in a low and dangerous voice, "Bring her back now!" he cried, his ki sky-rocketing and pieces of tile flying in all directions.
Dende frowned, "You know I can't do that Cell," Dende frowned, trying to stay calm.
"And why not?! You created the dragon balls! You could just as easily wish her back!!!" Cell protested angrily.
"A life has gone, you can't just bring them back up again!" Dende growled, loosing his cool.
Cell paused, ". . .What if, I died? You could exchange our lives, couldn't you?" asked Cell desperately.
"Yes but, Cell? Cell the mass-murderer giving his life for a human? What's in it for you?" Dende accused.
Cell's face flushed red with rage, "Do not question me namek! I will not hesitate in blowing you and this sorry planet to the next dimension!!!" thundered Cell.
Dende wasn't even the least frightened, "Okay, your life will be exchanged for that of. . .?"
"Aquaria Caidoz," stated Cell firmly.
". . .Aquaria Caidoz. I will transport you and her to H.F.I.L, where you will be staying. You will get two minutes to say your goodbyes, apologies, etc. Then she will wake up from her death, and you will remain in H.F.I.L, forever," explained Dende seriously.
Cell nodded once, then waited for Dende to send him to H.F.I.L.
Aquaria sat on a boulder by a stream, hunched up in a fettle position and staring at her crying reflection in the blood-red water.
"Why did I have to die? Why did Gohan have to be so stubborn? It's not fair. . ." whimpered Aquaria.
"Life is never fair Aquaria, nether is death," came the recognisable, deep, melodious voice that belonged to Cell, who was wearing his green armour again.
"Cell!" cried Aquaria running up to him, "Wait. . . why are you here? Did Gohan. . ." Aquaria stopped running and stared up at his gloomy face.
"We have two minutes, then you leave and I stay," explained Cell sombrely.
"But-!" protested Aquaria.
Cell put a finger to her lips to silence her, "No, Aquaria listen. You are the only one who ever cared for me, I wouldn't be able to life without you. And I want to show my gratitude, I would die for you Aquaria, any day. When you died for me, it did hurt. Not physically, more a burning, a rage. I could've killed Gohan, but I didn't. You come first, revenge and anger comes later. . ."
"No! You can't die! It's not fair!" Aquaria protested.
Cell's mouth tweaked into a small smirk, "All's fair in love and war Aquaria. You are still wearing the slippers I bought you as well. Tell me, why do you always wear them? Is it their looks, style, colour?" asked Cell, studying her slippers.
"I always wear them, Cell, because they were a gift from you! You chose them for me, you gave them to me, you rescued them for me," smiled Aquaria, tears streaking her pale face. Cell hugged her, "Two minutes has almost past, Aquaria. We need to say goodbye now."
"Yeah, say hi to the Cell Juniors! All seven of them," she smiled.
"Eight. There were eight," Cell frowned.
"But, you only made seven, didn't you?" questioned Aquaria.
"No, I made one more when Gohan wasn't looking, a girl," explained Cell.
"I- Is she still alive?!" gasped Aquaria.
"I didn't think she was, but the other 'juniors said that she wasn't here," shrugged Cell.
"Don't worry!" smiled Aquaria bravely, "I'll find her! I swear on the soles of my pink bunny slippers!" promised Aquaria.
Cell smiled softly, "There's one more thing. . ." he held out a small bag for Aquaria.
"Oh! Goodie! Goodie! Goodie! Presents!" squealed Aquaria delightedly, taking it gratefully.
Cell opened his mouth to ask her something, but a troll appeared behind him, "Time to go," it announced gruffly.
"But-!!!" Cell and Aquaria started at the same time.
"No, sorry, you had your two minutes, time to leave!" quipped the troll.
Aquaria hugged Cell fiercely, before following the troll away, holding the small bag close.
She turned around and waved to Cell, mouthing the words, "I love you!"
Cell smiled and mouthed back, "You too."
Aquaria's eyes flickered open and she sat up abruptly, "Cell?!" she called, looking around.
"Aquaria?!" exclaimed Gohan, waking up from his sorrowful trance.
"Cell. . . he's gone! He died for me and-" sobbed Aquaria, not noticing the small bag that she was sitting on.
"Cell? Oh, he went to Dende, didn't he?" asked Gohan quietly.
Aquaria nodded, "Can I be alone for a bit? Chichi is probably worried about you by now.
"Okay, are you going to be alright?" asked Gohan.
"Yeah, see ya," smiled Aquaria, waving.
Aquaria lay on the bed, silent tears streaming down her face as she hugged her slippers to her.
'What about the bag?' she thought. She looked down at the bag, it was only a small one.
Inside was a small, velvet covered box.
"Oh my." whispered Aquaria, opening it slowly. A silver glimmer caught her chocolate brown eyes. It was a beautiful silver ring, made of two bands melded together, with an amethyst stone set into the top. She turned the ring to face the lamp light. There was an engraving on it, that Cell had personally burned out for her. On the top band the engravings read, 'What did the Great Ape say as he fell from the Empire State Building?'
Aquaria smiled at the ring as she read the bottom line, 'Listen baby, I think I'm falling for you!'
"So it was his third joke," smiled Aquaria. She slipped the ring onto her finger, and burst into tears again, crying herself to sleep.
Aquaria stomped through the desert, checking behind every rock as she went.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" she called out.
The timid figure of a girl Cell junior, no bigger than a two year old, stepped out from behind a rock, "Who are you?" she demanded in a small voice.
Aquaria smiled, "Aquaria Caidoz. Are you a Cell junior?" she asked politely.
"Yeah, why?" whimpered the Cell junior, shrinking back behind the rock.
"I knew Cell. . . Now that he's dead it's my responsibility to take care of you," explained Aquaria.
"You mean, I can live with you?!" cried the Cell junior in delight.
"Sure. Um, do you have a name?" questioned Aquaria.
The Cell junior shook her head shyly.
"How about. . . Cindi Nova Renleeall!" grinned Aquaria.
"What kind of name is that?!" asked Cindi, making a face.
"Uh. . . I made it up," Aquaria laughed nervously.
"Okay. So, can you adopt me?!" smiled Cindi.
"Sure, follow me. You look kinda hungry," offered Aquaria.
"Yeah, unlike my Dad, I need food, water, sleep, etc." Cindi sighed.
"You're pretty smart for a kid. You look over a year old already and you have the intelligence of an eight year old!" exclaimed Aquaria in awe.
Cindi blushed, "I know, but apart from my abnormal growth spurt, I age the same as a human. And the intelligence came from my Dad," Cindi smirked superiorly.
Aquaria smiled softly, "Okay then, let's go."
And the two walked off back to Aquaria's cottage.
A/N: This isn't the end!!! This is merely the mid-point
Cell landed on Dende's look out with a definite 'crunch' as the tiled ground cracked beneath him, as he tried to contain his anger.
"Cell?" asked Dende calmly, not noticing Cell's state of rage.
"Aquaria is dead. . ." started Cell in a low and dangerous voice, "Bring her back now!" he cried, his ki sky-rocketing and pieces of tile flying in all directions.
Dende frowned, "You know I can't do that Cell," Dende frowned, trying to stay calm.
"And why not?! You created the dragon balls! You could just as easily wish her back!!!" Cell protested angrily.
"A life has gone, you can't just bring them back up again!" Dende growled, loosing his cool.
Cell paused, ". . .What if, I died? You could exchange our lives, couldn't you?" asked Cell desperately.
"Yes but, Cell? Cell the mass-murderer giving his life for a human? What's in it for you?" Dende accused.
Cell's face flushed red with rage, "Do not question me namek! I will not hesitate in blowing you and this sorry planet to the next dimension!!!" thundered Cell.
Dende wasn't even the least frightened, "Okay, your life will be exchanged for that of. . .?"
"Aquaria Caidoz," stated Cell firmly.
". . .Aquaria Caidoz. I will transport you and her to H.F.I.L, where you will be staying. You will get two minutes to say your goodbyes, apologies, etc. Then she will wake up from her death, and you will remain in H.F.I.L, forever," explained Dende seriously.
Cell nodded once, then waited for Dende to send him to H.F.I.L.
Aquaria sat on a boulder by a stream, hunched up in a fettle position and staring at her crying reflection in the blood-red water.
"Why did I have to die? Why did Gohan have to be so stubborn? It's not fair. . ." whimpered Aquaria.
"Life is never fair Aquaria, nether is death," came the recognisable, deep, melodious voice that belonged to Cell, who was wearing his green armour again.
"Cell!" cried Aquaria running up to him, "Wait. . . why are you here? Did Gohan. . ." Aquaria stopped running and stared up at his gloomy face.
"We have two minutes, then you leave and I stay," explained Cell sombrely.
"But-!" protested Aquaria.
Cell put a finger to her lips to silence her, "No, Aquaria listen. You are the only one who ever cared for me, I wouldn't be able to life without you. And I want to show my gratitude, I would die for you Aquaria, any day. When you died for me, it did hurt. Not physically, more a burning, a rage. I could've killed Gohan, but I didn't. You come first, revenge and anger comes later. . ."
"No! You can't die! It's not fair!" Aquaria protested.
Cell's mouth tweaked into a small smirk, "All's fair in love and war Aquaria. You are still wearing the slippers I bought you as well. Tell me, why do you always wear them? Is it their looks, style, colour?" asked Cell, studying her slippers.
"I always wear them, Cell, because they were a gift from you! You chose them for me, you gave them to me, you rescued them for me," smiled Aquaria, tears streaking her pale face. Cell hugged her, "Two minutes has almost past, Aquaria. We need to say goodbye now."
"Yeah, say hi to the Cell Juniors! All seven of them," she smiled.
"Eight. There were eight," Cell frowned.
"But, you only made seven, didn't you?" questioned Aquaria.
"No, I made one more when Gohan wasn't looking, a girl," explained Cell.
"I- Is she still alive?!" gasped Aquaria.
"I didn't think she was, but the other 'juniors said that she wasn't here," shrugged Cell.
"Don't worry!" smiled Aquaria bravely, "I'll find her! I swear on the soles of my pink bunny slippers!" promised Aquaria.
Cell smiled softly, "There's one more thing. . ." he held out a small bag for Aquaria.
"Oh! Goodie! Goodie! Goodie! Presents!" squealed Aquaria delightedly, taking it gratefully.
Cell opened his mouth to ask her something, but a troll appeared behind him, "Time to go," it announced gruffly.
"But-!!!" Cell and Aquaria started at the same time.
"No, sorry, you had your two minutes, time to leave!" quipped the troll.
Aquaria hugged Cell fiercely, before following the troll away, holding the small bag close.
She turned around and waved to Cell, mouthing the words, "I love you!"
Cell smiled and mouthed back, "You too."
Aquaria's eyes flickered open and she sat up abruptly, "Cell?!" she called, looking around.
"Aquaria?!" exclaimed Gohan, waking up from his sorrowful trance.
"Cell. . . he's gone! He died for me and-" sobbed Aquaria, not noticing the small bag that she was sitting on.
"Cell? Oh, he went to Dende, didn't he?" asked Gohan quietly.
Aquaria nodded, "Can I be alone for a bit? Chichi is probably worried about you by now.
"Okay, are you going to be alright?" asked Gohan.
"Yeah, see ya," smiled Aquaria, waving.
Aquaria lay on the bed, silent tears streaming down her face as she hugged her slippers to her.
'What about the bag?' she thought. She looked down at the bag, it was only a small one.
Inside was a small, velvet covered box.
"Oh my." whispered Aquaria, opening it slowly. A silver glimmer caught her chocolate brown eyes. It was a beautiful silver ring, made of two bands melded together, with an amethyst stone set into the top. She turned the ring to face the lamp light. There was an engraving on it, that Cell had personally burned out for her. On the top band the engravings read, 'What did the Great Ape say as he fell from the Empire State Building?'
Aquaria smiled at the ring as she read the bottom line, 'Listen baby, I think I'm falling for you!'
"So it was his third joke," smiled Aquaria. She slipped the ring onto her finger, and burst into tears again, crying herself to sleep.
Aquaria stomped through the desert, checking behind every rock as she went.
"Hello? Is anyone there?" she called out.
The timid figure of a girl Cell junior, no bigger than a two year old, stepped out from behind a rock, "Who are you?" she demanded in a small voice.
Aquaria smiled, "Aquaria Caidoz. Are you a Cell junior?" she asked politely.
"Yeah, why?" whimpered the Cell junior, shrinking back behind the rock.
"I knew Cell. . . Now that he's dead it's my responsibility to take care of you," explained Aquaria.
"You mean, I can live with you?!" cried the Cell junior in delight.
"Sure. Um, do you have a name?" questioned Aquaria.
The Cell junior shook her head shyly.
"How about. . . Cindi Nova Renleeall!" grinned Aquaria.
"What kind of name is that?!" asked Cindi, making a face.
"Uh. . . I made it up," Aquaria laughed nervously.
"Okay. So, can you adopt me?!" smiled Cindi.
"Sure, follow me. You look kinda hungry," offered Aquaria.
"Yeah, unlike my Dad, I need food, water, sleep, etc." Cindi sighed.
"You're pretty smart for a kid. You look over a year old already and you have the intelligence of an eight year old!" exclaimed Aquaria in awe.
Cindi blushed, "I know, but apart from my abnormal growth spurt, I age the same as a human. And the intelligence came from my Dad," Cindi smirked superiorly.
Aquaria smiled softly, "Okay then, let's go."
And the two walked off back to Aquaria's cottage.
A/N: This isn't the end!!! This is merely the mid-point