Author's Notes: Kioko: *rises from a grave* I LIVE!!!!!
Mirai Trunks: Too bad you came back to life right about now... I'm pretty sure that about half the readers are going to kill you for leaving them hanging like that for a couple of weeks.
Kioko: *dodges flying fruits and vegetables* Sorry readers!! You wouldn't believe what horrible writer's block I had and how busy I've been!! I'll try and update as soon as possible next time!!
'.' = thoughts
*.* = bond talking
Warning: The lines aren't the same as they were in the episodes, do to the fact I can only remember bits of the dialogue. And it won't go
EXACTALLY as it was, because I might have skipped a few parts or rearranged some of the actions. You have been warned.
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z!! And you know what else?! *throws a light saber on the ground* I don't own this either!! *throws computer to the ground* And I don't own THIS!! *throws mangas on the ground* Or these!! *continues on in this style for quite some time*
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Chapter 8: Understanding
Trunks and Goten looked at each excitedly. They couldn't wait for the Cell Games footage to begin. After all, one of them wasn't born and the other was only one when the whole thing happened.
"This is sooo cool, Trunks!!" Goten whispered, as the Cell Games announcer was mumbling about how this was going to be the death of him.
"Yeah! I bet it's going to be better than when my Dad held that tabloid reporter hostage and all those news crews were outside!!" Chibi Trunks exclaimed.
"Shut up you two!!" Mirai Trunks hissed, glaring at them. "Especially YOU, son!!"
"Keep your shirt on, Dad," Chibi Trunks replied.
*~On screen~*
Dust spurred up from the road near the arena. In front of the dust was a van. It came to a halt a few minutes later and out stepped the mighty, Mr. Satan!! As soon as he and his bag were out, the van sped away, afraid of being killed.
"Mr. Satan has arrived!!" the announcer exclaimed into the mic. "Cell won't have a chance now!!" As he said this, Cell motioned for him to come down to the arena area. "Oh my! It looks as though Cell wants us to come down there with him!! Well folks, this may be our last taping!! And like to say thank you to all my fans and that I'll greatly miss you..."
The camera moved down the cliff and stood near Mr. Satan.
"Mr. Satan? Is there anything you want to say to your fans?" the announcer asked.
"Yes there is, in fact!!" Mr. Satan replied. He grabbed the microphone and started doing some poses. "People of Earth!! Fear not! For I, Mr. Satan shall save you from this horrid monster called Cell!!"
*~Off screen~*
"And I'd save you again if I'd have too!!" came the shout from Mr. Satan's end of the row.
"I'm so sure he would..." Gohan muttered, rolling his eyes.
"I'd save the trees, the flowers, the dogs, the cats, the birds, the..." Mr. Satan continued.
"YOU COULDN'T SAVE A DAMNED ANT HILL!!!" Vegeta yelled. "I'M GOING TO FINAL FLASH YOU TO HELL IF YOU DON'T SHUT UP!!!"
"VEGETA!! SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN!!!" Bulma warned. "YOU CAN THREATEN MR. SATAN LATER!!!"
Mirai Trunks put his head in his hands and then mumbled, "I no longer am related to those two. I no longer know those two. I have never met them in my entire life."
*~On screen~*
Android 16 had now appeared on the screen. Cell smirked at the android before glaring back at the camera.
"What do you think your doing here?!" Mr. Satan asked. "This isn't for civilians you know!!"
Android 16 remained silent for a few more moments. Then, both he and Cell's heads looked up to the sky. The camera followed their movements until a group of people was spotted flying in the clouds.
"What the..." the announcer voiced as the Z senshi landed on the other side of the ring. "How can they fly without air craft?!"
"It's a trick." Mr. Satan scoffed, looking overly confident.
"Well, it seems all of the fighters have arrived." Cell stated, smirking at Goku and co. "Which one of you wants to fight me first?"
Most of the Z senshi looked to Goku and Mr. Satan was about to open his mouth when an annoying woman's voice cut in.
*~Off screen~*
"Damn, I hate her!!" Videl groaned, smacking her forehead. "Gives me a mirgrain every time I think of her..."
"I remember her..." Gohan sweatdropped, as the red haired, promotional agent appeared on the screen with a blond pretty boy and a rather large, elephant looking man.
"Did you know that my Dad actually proposed to her after the Cell Games?" Videl asked, looking exasperated. "They were engaged for quite some time....She was sooo damn annoying!!"
"Did they ever get married?" Gohan questioned, ignoring the verbal bashing at the Z senshi were getting on screen.
"Nope. My Mom came back two months later. Dad dumped that moron back onto the curb where she belongs." Videl stated airily. "That's one of the good things my mother did for me."
'I can think of a couple more,' Gohan thought, admiring Videl's figure and good looks.
"Care to let me in on your hentai thoughts, Son Gohan?!" Videl replied, glaring at him.
"Um...Oh look, Videl! Your Dad's students are about to fight!!"
Mirai Trunks, Goten, and Chibi Trunks snickered at Gohan's lame excuse. Videl looked very irritated and Gohan cowered.
'Maybe they'll start making out before the movie's even half way over with.' Mirai Trunks thought, glancing at the couple. 'Or maybe Videl'll rip Gohan's head off...Either way, it should be really entertaining.'
*~On screen~*
Both of Mr. Satan's students had been beaten into the ground horribly. The blond haired one was missing some teeth and looked a bit ashamed of himself.
Now, it was time for the mighty Mr. Satan to 'fight'. He climbed the steps leading into the ring. Once there, he took off his cape and championship belt. Then, he took out a bag a laid out ten solid, cement bricks.
"It looks like Mr. Satan's going to try and break all *ten* of these bricks!! Is that even possible?!" the announcer asked.
Without a reply, Mr. Satan did one, swift karate chop to the bricks. Only nine of them broke, however.
"Amazing!! Mr. Satan has broken NINE of the cement blocks!! That is quite astounding!!" the announcer exclaimed, as Mr. Satan gave the 'V for Victory' with one hand while hiding his injured one behind his back.
"That's right!! Now Cell prepare to meet your doom!! Your days of terrorizing the planet are over, for I, Mr. Satan shall defeat you!!"
Cell looked rather amused at this statement and looked even more amused when Mr. Satan started punching him at a rapid pace.
"My Kami, folks!!" the announcer exclaimed. "Mr. Satan is punching Cell so hard and fast that he can't even put up a defense against him!!"
After a few more minutes of this, Cell got bored, and whacked Mr. Satan out of the ring, about a mile or so away.
There was a stunned silence from the small crowd of Satan supporters, until Kuririn turned to Gohan and said, "Just between you and me, I was hoping for Cell to win that little fight,"
*~Off screen~*
"Strange!! I don't remember that being in the original footage!!" Gohan yelled over the cries of outrage from the crowd.
"Did that bald creep want us to all DIE?!" someone yelled from the back of the room, throwing a beer bottle(AN: Now how'd they get that??) at the screen.
"Let's find him and roast him alive!!" another yelled, throwing some popcorn.
Goku and Vegeta eyed the crowd strangely. Why on Earth would they want to cook Kuririn?
Mirai Trunks, Chibi Trunks, and Goten howled with laughter at Kuririn's remark and the crowd's reaction.
Bulma and Chi-Chi looked bored and decided to use this time to talk about plans for Gohan and Videl's wedding.
Videl looked irritated and her eye was twitching dangerously. She stood up and turned to crowd.
"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU!!!" she yelled and the auditorium went silent. "SOME OF US ACTUALLY WANT TO WATCH THE DAMN MOVIE!!!"
And with that she sat back down.
"She is going to make SUCH an excellent wife for Gohan!!" Chi-Chi whispered and Bulma nodded in agreement. "I should introduce her to the frying pan next time she comes over!!"
Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, and the two Trunks gulped. What was Chi-Chi trying to do?? Doom the next generation of Saiya-jin males??
"The reason that it wasn't on the original, Gohan," Videl explained, as Goku and Cell began their warm up spar on screen. "Is because Z TV used enhanced sound, meaning they magnified all the whispers and mumblings of the other fighters so we could hear them."
Gohan's lips formed an 'o' shape, before the meaning of Videl's words actually hit him. And it hit pretty hard too.
'Ooooh no!!!' he thought, glancing to the screen and then towards the audience. 'Now everyone's going to find out that I was at the Cell Games!! Why did you have to say my name Dad?! Why did you make me fight?! WHY?!?!'
Videl raised an eyebrow. "You were in the Cell Games, Gohan?!"
"Um...No!! Why would you say that?!" Gohan replied, sweatdropping.
"You just said that everyone was going to find out that you were in the Cell Games, baka!!" she exclaimed.
"I-I did? I don't remember saying anything like that..."
Videl growled menacingly before she grabbed Gohan by the arm and pulled him out of his seat and out of the theater.
"50 zeni Kakarrot's harpy gets her grandbrats early," Vegeta bet.
"You're on." Bulma replied.
"Listen here, Son Gohan!!" Videl yelled as soon as they were in the hallway. "I've had it up to here with you dancing around the truth tonight!!"
"Why do you think I'm doing that...?" Gohan asked meekly.
"Don't play stupid with me!! I know there's more to you than the dragonballs or the trip to Namek!!" she said. "I want answers, Gohan. The whole truth about you, your family, the Cell Games, and especially why we can hear each others thoughts!!"
Gohan sighed in defeat. There was no point in trying to lie to her now.
"Videl, I promise you that I'll tell you everything after Mr. Satan Day Celebration is over." He said.
"Everything? No lies? No cover-ups?"
"Nothing but the truth." he responded.
"Really?" she asked, her eyes softening a bit. "You mean it?"
"Of course." Gohan replied. "But take heed...The truth about my family isn't something to be taken lightly."
"I bet you're going to tell me that your Dad's an alien, aren't you?" Videl teased. She noticed the panicked look on Gohan's face. "I was just kidding, Gohan. Your dad isn't an alien...right?"
"...Well..."
"...Your dad...THE Son Goku...Is an ALIEN?!" she shrieked, drawing attention from the concession stand workers.
"Shut up, Videl!!" he shushed, putting his finger to her lips. His eyes darted around the room before they set back onto Videl. "Like I said, I'll explain everything later." When Videl nodded in understand meant, he continued. "Now, don't you think we should be getting back to the auditorium? They might start wondering about us and you know about my mom and grandchildren..."
"OK." Videl replied. She giggled and then said. "I bet the next thing you're going to tell me is that Vegeta's an alien prince." Gohan shot her a look. "He...IS??"
Gohan rolled his eyes. "You have no idea..."
Videl laughed and walked towards the doors, but stopped when she felt Gohan put his arm around her shoulders. She blushed a deep crimson and then leaned into his chest. Gohan blushed and released that this would get his mother even more hyped up.
'Oh well. Let her.' Videl's voice laughed in his head.
As they walked into the theater, Gohan noticed two shadows in the back row. One was rather tall and two long 'ears'. The other was short and had a round head. Gohan glared suspiciously at them and felt around the area for their kis. Sure enough, they were there, but extremely faint. Gohan sucked in his breath, but didn't say anything.
Upon reaching the front row, he shot the full grown saiya-jins a look that only Vegeta understood, before he and Videl sat down.
"Did you see that Bulma?! Gohan had his ARM around Videl!!" Chi-Chi whispered excitedly.
"They make SUCH a perfect couple!!"
"What did we miss?" Videl whispered to Erasa, trying to ignore the whispers from Chi-Chi and Bulma.
"Oh! That golden haired guy and Cell finished their 'warm up' as they called it and then they started fighting with all those tricks and stuff. The camera shots are really horrible, even though they tried zooming in on the 'fighting' in the air. All you can see are these little blurs!! Then there was FOUR Cells in the ring and the gold guy fought them all off!! But if you ask me, those were such mirror tricks!! Anyways, the gold guy looked liked he died this one time and..." Erasa continued to explain useless information to Videl while Mirai Trunks simply said to Gohan;
"Cell and Goku-san fought some more."
*~On screen~*
Goku and Cell were now floating above the ring. Since the video's sound was modified, the audience could hear their conversation.
"That was a close one, wasn't it Goku?" Cell mocked. "One more step and you would've been out of the ring. Pity, pity...Maybe we should just eliminate that little problem right now, shouldn't we?"
"What are you..." Goku asked before realization hit him. He turned his head towards the Z senshi on the ground and yelled. "GET OUT OF THE WAY NOW!!! HE'S GOING TO BLOW UP THE RING!!!"
The Z senshi shot off in all directions as soon as they heard Goku's words. Mr. Satan and his group just stared in wonder until they saw Cell fire an energy blast at the ring.
The camera went crazy for a few minutes, until Android 16 set down the cameraman. The android stared at them for a moment before stating, "You should get out of here. It isn't safe for you."
Then he flew off to the rest of the Z senshi.
*~Off screen~*
"Why didn't that damn android let them die?!" Vegeta grumbled, staring at the screen in disgust. "It would've saved us a lot of grief."
"Gosh, that's a mean thing to say Vegeta," Goku argued. "I know you were taught that there's no meaning to life unless it includes death or destruction, but that's no excuse to go around and wishing for innocent civilians deaths, is it?"
"Yes, damnit!"
'Man! My Dad is sooo much cooler than Goten's!' Chibi Trunks thought, watching his father and Goku argue in the front row.
"Um...Do Goku-san and Vegeta-san argue a lot??" Videl asked, as they started to get a bit louder.
"Are you kidding me?! It's not a productive day if they don't try and blow each other five times by noon!!" Mirai Trunks exclaimed. "I wouldn't be surprised if they turned into Super Saiya-jins in a few minutes."
"Don't ask." Gohan stated, seeing Videl open her mouth to ask what a 'super saiya-jin' is.
"Did you hear that, Frieza? They still think they can transform into Super Saiya-jins," Cell chuckled, his super hearing picking up everything that was said 50 rows ahead of them. "Won't it be a nasty shock when they find out that that certain ability has been...taken away momentarily."
"You're sure you got all of them? Those little brats can't turn into super saiya-jins, can they?" Frieza snorted.
"Of course not! They're children of crying out loud! They have at least five more years until they even start to gain the power of a super saiya-jin!"
"You're probably right...The taller purple haired one was in his late teens when he became a super saiya-jin, wasn't he?"
*~On Screen~*
"KA..."
"What's Goku think he's doing?!" Kuririn yelled, staring at the saiya-jin in horror. "A Kamehameha Wave at that high of power could blow the whole Earth up!!"
"ME..."
"Dad!! Don't do it!!" Gohan screamed, hoping that his eyes were deceiving him.
"HA...ME..."
"Don't be stupid, Goku!!" Cell added, sounding very nervous. "You'll kill everyone in trying to get rid of me!!"
Goku floated in the air, charging up the high powered Kamehameha Wave a bit more when he suddenly disappeared.
"What the..?!" Cell exclaimed.
Goku reappeared behind Cell a second later. Cell realized only too late what had happened.
"HAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!" Goku yelled, thrusting the blinding Kamehameha at Cell.
The area of where the arena once stood was filled with a bright light and a huge explosion. When the light of the Kamehameha died down and the dust was blown away, a very tired Goku was revealed still in the last position of the attack his hands pointing at what was once Cell. With his head and torso missing, the bottom half of Cell's body fell to the ground with a 'thump'.
"I...don't...believe...it..." the announcer whispered, the Satan supporters looking shocked.
"He...did it!! Dad did it!!" Gohan cried enthusiastically
"Goku-san knew what he was doing all along!" Mirai Trunks added.
"Hmph. Kakarrot..." came from Vegeta's direction.
Their celebrating came to an abrupt end when the gray matter at the top of Cell's waist began to move and expand.
"Goku!! Destroy the legs!! He can still regenerate!!" Piccolo yelled in horror as the legs suddenly got up off the ground.
Goku looked on in shock, too tired to move or fire a ki blast, as Cell's head and torso reappeared, spraying green blood all over the place.
"Clever plan, Goku. Very clever." Cell said, smirking as he looked over his newly regenerated parts. "Too bad it didn't work. And look...It left you all tired. Do you want to continue where we left off?"
"Sorry to disappoint you Cell, but I give up." Goku said, looking hopefully to the cliff with the Z senshi on it.
"You...WHAT?!" Cell asked, not believing his ears.
"I give up. I'm too tired to move and besides...there's someone even stronger than me that'll fight you next."
In the background, you could hear Mr. Satan telling the announcer that he had stomach problems, so if Goku called his name, he couldn't fight, but that conversation was tuned down so everyone could here the main conversation.
"Oh really? And who might that be? Trunks? Or even possibly Vegeta?" Cell mocked. "You're dooming this damn mud ball by giving up. Why don't you ask one of your stupid little friends for a senzu bean and then continue to fight?"
"That's a good plan, but I already said that I give up." Goku explained. His eyes turned to the people on the cliff. "I have faith in the next fighter. He can do this. I know he can."
*~Off screen~*
'I know I could too, Dad, but look where it got you...' Gohan thought, looking at his father, his halo a very painful reminder of what was going to happen next.
Videl gave Gohan a questioning glance, but she decided to save it for later, knowing it would get her anywhere right now.
*~On screen~*
"The next person I pick to fight is," Goku said, loud enough for the Z senshi to hear. "Is my son! Gohan!"
"Wha...What?!" Gohan cried from the cliff.
"Goku!! Are you crazy?! You're going to get him killed!!" Piccolo barked, as Gohan slowly obeyed his father's wishes and floated down to the ground. "He can't handle Cell on his own!!"
"Are you serious?!" Cell laughed. "Gohan?! Stronger than you?!"
"What's that little boy doing down there?" the redhead asked, looking over a rock.
"I think I heard the gold haired guy say that he was a deliver boy. Maybe he's going to get Cell and the gold haired guy some pizza." the camera guy said.
"Really?! Tell him to pick up some sub sandwiches for me on the way back!!" Mr. Satan exclaimed, his head perking up.
"Um...Didn't you have stomach problems?" the announcer asked.
"Huh? Oh yeah! Ow!" Mr. Satan said, doubling over with 'pain'. "The pain!!"
*~Off screen~*
"My Dad is so lame," Videl sighed. "But obvisouly everyone else doesn't seem to think that..."
"Hey! Gohan!" Erasa whispered, looking around Videl. "Is that kid on screen you seven years ago?!"
"No." Gohan replied seriously. "He's a distant cousin on my dad's side. 83rd cousin if I remember correctly..."
"Oh..." Erasa said, looking confused as she sat back in her seat.
*Liar.* Videl breathed.
*But they'll never know that will they?* Gohan retorted.
*You're bad Son Gohan...Bad...*
*You really think so? Vegeta's been giving me a few How To Be Really Evil lessons and I think that really helped out...*
*Gohan?*
*Yeah?*
*Shut up please.*
"Do you think we should make our move before our seven hours are up? We've only got around four hours left." Frieza said, rather disgruntled.
"Yeah-yeah...I wanna relive my glory moments a bit longer..." Cell mumbled, waving Frieza off, as his on screen counterpart began beating the crap out of on screen Gohan
"You can relive your glory moments AFTER we send all those monkeys to HFIL!!" Frieza replied, getting up and dragging Cell to the doors and kicking them open with a loud 'BANG!'.
The few people in the lobby looked a little startled when Frieza came barging in, but they looked absolutely horrified when they saw Cell following the Ice-jin.
"Where the hell is the entrance to the stage?!" Frieza barked, glaring at one of the teenager.
"Um...Over there..." he whispered. "Down the hall, take a right, and to the left. T-there should be a sign..."
"Thank you for your cooperation." Cell said, the populace in the lobby got panicky. "But sadly, you humans are no longer any use for us. So, good bye."
As Cell was speaking, Frieza raised his hand and pointed at one the human who had spoken, firing a ki beam straight trough his heart. As his body hit the ground with a sickening 'thump', Cell had fired a larger ki blast at a couple in the corner of the room, incinerating them both. A ki beam to her throat silenced a woman's piercing scream.
The few that were left were running now. Panicking. They were an easy sport for the two villains.
Cell cackled evilly as the last human fell to the ground dead. He lust for blood and battle hadn't been satisfied with the deaths of a few pathetic humans. He wanted something better than this. He wanted something that would give him satisfaction. He wanted the blood of Son Gohan.
The noise of the movie and the crowd drowned out most of the noise of the death that went on in the lobby. The few people who heard it thought it might be part of the movie and shrugged it off.
All but one.
Mirai Trunks' ears had been unconsciously trained to recognize screams of panic and terror, even in the wildest situations. It came in handy when tracking the androids, who didn't have ki signatures.
So when the first faint screams reached his ears all the way in the front row, Mirai Trunks automatically knew something was wrong. He became worried when more screams reached his ears. He strained his hearing, blocking out the sounds of munching popcorn and the movie, and listened for more possible screams. When silence reached his ears, he decided to go investigate the lobby.
"Where are you going?" Gohan asked, raising an eyebrow as Mirai suddenly got out of his seat.
"Bathroom." Mirai Trunks replied unconvincingly. "And I'm taking Chibi Trunks with me."
The chibi gave Mirai glare, protesting silently that he did not want to miss the rest of the movie to watch his counterpart go to the bathroom.
Mirai gave him a glare back as he undid the ki shackles around the chibi's wrists and ankles, and then dragged him out of his seat and towards the lobby doors.
"Why are you bringing me with you?! I don't want to watch you pee!" Chibi Trunks whispered. "And let go of me! You don't have to drag me everywhere! I can walk on my own!"
Obeying his counterpart's wishing Mirai let go of Chibi Trunks and let him walk beside him.
"Listen closely, Chibi Trunks. I don't have to go the bathroom." Mirai Trunks explained, as they drew nearer to the doors. "I heard screams from the lobby a little bit ago. We're going to investigate what the cause was and to see if anyone's hurt."
"Oh...OK! Cool!" Chibi Trunks replied.
The two stopped at the twin set of doors. A deep sense of foreboding came over Mirai Trunks as he set his hand on the door, pushed it open, and followed Chibi Trunks into the lobby.
The gruesome scene that met the two almost made Chibi Trunks heave. The poor chibi had never seen anything so horrible in his life. There was blood everywhere. On the walls, floors, and even the windows. Around ten bodies and a few piles of ash also littered the lobby area. All of them seemed to have died very suddenly or very horrifically.
Chibi Trunks turned his pale face to Mirai Trunks, expecting the same reaction from his counterpart. Mirai Trunks, however, didn't look horrified or even disgusted. He looked rather grim and expressionless.
"What's wrong with you?!" Chibi Trunks exploded. "Don't you care that these people were senselessly murdered?!"
Mirai Trunks gave no answer as he bent down to check the pulse off one of the victims.
"Don't you care at all?!" Chibi Trunks continued, his anger rising at his counterpart's cold response. "Would you care if it was tousan, kaasan, and I who were killed instead of these people?!"
"Of course I would. But you have to remember, Trunks-kun that I grew up this way. I'm used to violence. Most everybody in my timeline died in a very violent manner." Mirai Trunks explained, moving onto another body to see if they were alive. "I've seen death so many times that it doesn't carry such a shock any more."
"Kinda like tousan, ne?" Chibi Trunks asked, summoning up his courage to flip one of the dead bodies over.
"I guess." Mirai Trunks replied, feeling a new connection between himself and his counterpart.
"Who do you think did this?" Chibi Trunks asked after a minute of silence between the two had passed.
"I don't know," Mirai replied, his brow furrowing. As if an answer to his question a door slammed down the hall quite away. Both Trunks looked in the same direction, but only one of them could recognize the kis that were in that area. Mirai snorted. "I think we've found our murderers. And they go by the names of Frieza and Cell."
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Mirai Trunks: Wow! I'm surprised you actually got this done Kioko! FFnet-Failure Syndrome and all!!
Kioko: Thank you, Trunks-kun! I'm surprised I actually got it done too! It turned out better than I expected!! 11 pages!! That's three longer than I usually do!!
Mirai Trunks: And there's a new plot to the whole thing too! Have everyone's super saiya-jin capabilities been taken away?! Find out next time!
Kioko: Remember to be good and review!!
Next Chapter: Mirai Trunks and Chibi Trunks play deactivates as they hunt Frieza and Cell down! The Cell Games footage is almost over with, but Frieza and Cell interrupt the screening! What will our saiya-jin buddies do in the next chapter called, 'No Need For Super Saiya-jins'!! Guess what anime I've gone and ripped off now??
Mirai Trunks: Too bad you came back to life right about now... I'm pretty sure that about half the readers are going to kill you for leaving them hanging like that for a couple of weeks.
Kioko: *dodges flying fruits and vegetables* Sorry readers!! You wouldn't believe what horrible writer's block I had and how busy I've been!! I'll try and update as soon as possible next time!!
'.' = thoughts
*.* = bond talking
Warning: The lines aren't the same as they were in the episodes, do to the fact I can only remember bits of the dialogue. And it won't go
EXACTALLY as it was, because I might have skipped a few parts or rearranged some of the actions. You have been warned.
Disclaimer: I don't own Dragonball Z!! And you know what else?! *throws a light saber on the ground* I don't own this either!! *throws computer to the ground* And I don't own THIS!! *throws mangas on the ground* Or these!! *continues on in this style for quite some time*
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Chapter 8: Understanding
Trunks and Goten looked at each excitedly. They couldn't wait for the Cell Games footage to begin. After all, one of them wasn't born and the other was only one when the whole thing happened.
"This is sooo cool, Trunks!!" Goten whispered, as the Cell Games announcer was mumbling about how this was going to be the death of him.
"Yeah! I bet it's going to be better than when my Dad held that tabloid reporter hostage and all those news crews were outside!!" Chibi Trunks exclaimed.
"Shut up you two!!" Mirai Trunks hissed, glaring at them. "Especially YOU, son!!"
"Keep your shirt on, Dad," Chibi Trunks replied.
*~On screen~*
Dust spurred up from the road near the arena. In front of the dust was a van. It came to a halt a few minutes later and out stepped the mighty, Mr. Satan!! As soon as he and his bag were out, the van sped away, afraid of being killed.
"Mr. Satan has arrived!!" the announcer exclaimed into the mic. "Cell won't have a chance now!!" As he said this, Cell motioned for him to come down to the arena area. "Oh my! It looks as though Cell wants us to come down there with him!! Well folks, this may be our last taping!! And like to say thank you to all my fans and that I'll greatly miss you..."
The camera moved down the cliff and stood near Mr. Satan.
"Mr. Satan? Is there anything you want to say to your fans?" the announcer asked.
"Yes there is, in fact!!" Mr. Satan replied. He grabbed the microphone and started doing some poses. "People of Earth!! Fear not! For I, Mr. Satan shall save you from this horrid monster called Cell!!"
*~Off screen~*
"And I'd save you again if I'd have too!!" came the shout from Mr. Satan's end of the row.
"I'm so sure he would..." Gohan muttered, rolling his eyes.
"I'd save the trees, the flowers, the dogs, the cats, the birds, the..." Mr. Satan continued.
"YOU COULDN'T SAVE A DAMNED ANT HILL!!!" Vegeta yelled. "I'M GOING TO FINAL FLASH YOU TO HELL IF YOU DON'T SHUT UP!!!"
"VEGETA!! SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN!!!" Bulma warned. "YOU CAN THREATEN MR. SATAN LATER!!!"
Mirai Trunks put his head in his hands and then mumbled, "I no longer am related to those two. I no longer know those two. I have never met them in my entire life."
*~On screen~*
Android 16 had now appeared on the screen. Cell smirked at the android before glaring back at the camera.
"What do you think your doing here?!" Mr. Satan asked. "This isn't for civilians you know!!"
Android 16 remained silent for a few more moments. Then, both he and Cell's heads looked up to the sky. The camera followed their movements until a group of people was spotted flying in the clouds.
"What the..." the announcer voiced as the Z senshi landed on the other side of the ring. "How can they fly without air craft?!"
"It's a trick." Mr. Satan scoffed, looking overly confident.
"Well, it seems all of the fighters have arrived." Cell stated, smirking at Goku and co. "Which one of you wants to fight me first?"
Most of the Z senshi looked to Goku and Mr. Satan was about to open his mouth when an annoying woman's voice cut in.
*~Off screen~*
"Damn, I hate her!!" Videl groaned, smacking her forehead. "Gives me a mirgrain every time I think of her..."
"I remember her..." Gohan sweatdropped, as the red haired, promotional agent appeared on the screen with a blond pretty boy and a rather large, elephant looking man.
"Did you know that my Dad actually proposed to her after the Cell Games?" Videl asked, looking exasperated. "They were engaged for quite some time....She was sooo damn annoying!!"
"Did they ever get married?" Gohan questioned, ignoring the verbal bashing at the Z senshi were getting on screen.
"Nope. My Mom came back two months later. Dad dumped that moron back onto the curb where she belongs." Videl stated airily. "That's one of the good things my mother did for me."
'I can think of a couple more,' Gohan thought, admiring Videl's figure and good looks.
"Care to let me in on your hentai thoughts, Son Gohan?!" Videl replied, glaring at him.
"Um...Oh look, Videl! Your Dad's students are about to fight!!"
Mirai Trunks, Goten, and Chibi Trunks snickered at Gohan's lame excuse. Videl looked very irritated and Gohan cowered.
'Maybe they'll start making out before the movie's even half way over with.' Mirai Trunks thought, glancing at the couple. 'Or maybe Videl'll rip Gohan's head off...Either way, it should be really entertaining.'
*~On screen~*
Both of Mr. Satan's students had been beaten into the ground horribly. The blond haired one was missing some teeth and looked a bit ashamed of himself.
Now, it was time for the mighty Mr. Satan to 'fight'. He climbed the steps leading into the ring. Once there, he took off his cape and championship belt. Then, he took out a bag a laid out ten solid, cement bricks.
"It looks like Mr. Satan's going to try and break all *ten* of these bricks!! Is that even possible?!" the announcer asked.
Without a reply, Mr. Satan did one, swift karate chop to the bricks. Only nine of them broke, however.
"Amazing!! Mr. Satan has broken NINE of the cement blocks!! That is quite astounding!!" the announcer exclaimed, as Mr. Satan gave the 'V for Victory' with one hand while hiding his injured one behind his back.
"That's right!! Now Cell prepare to meet your doom!! Your days of terrorizing the planet are over, for I, Mr. Satan shall defeat you!!"
Cell looked rather amused at this statement and looked even more amused when Mr. Satan started punching him at a rapid pace.
"My Kami, folks!!" the announcer exclaimed. "Mr. Satan is punching Cell so hard and fast that he can't even put up a defense against him!!"
After a few more minutes of this, Cell got bored, and whacked Mr. Satan out of the ring, about a mile or so away.
There was a stunned silence from the small crowd of Satan supporters, until Kuririn turned to Gohan and said, "Just between you and me, I was hoping for Cell to win that little fight,"
*~Off screen~*
"Strange!! I don't remember that being in the original footage!!" Gohan yelled over the cries of outrage from the crowd.
"Did that bald creep want us to all DIE?!" someone yelled from the back of the room, throwing a beer bottle(AN: Now how'd they get that??) at the screen.
"Let's find him and roast him alive!!" another yelled, throwing some popcorn.
Goku and Vegeta eyed the crowd strangely. Why on Earth would they want to cook Kuririn?
Mirai Trunks, Chibi Trunks, and Goten howled with laughter at Kuririn's remark and the crowd's reaction.
Bulma and Chi-Chi looked bored and decided to use this time to talk about plans for Gohan and Videl's wedding.
Videl looked irritated and her eye was twitching dangerously. She stood up and turned to crowd.
"SHUT UP ALL OF YOU!!!" she yelled and the auditorium went silent. "SOME OF US ACTUALLY WANT TO WATCH THE DAMN MOVIE!!!"
And with that she sat back down.
"She is going to make SUCH an excellent wife for Gohan!!" Chi-Chi whispered and Bulma nodded in agreement. "I should introduce her to the frying pan next time she comes over!!"
Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Goten, and the two Trunks gulped. What was Chi-Chi trying to do?? Doom the next generation of Saiya-jin males??
"The reason that it wasn't on the original, Gohan," Videl explained, as Goku and Cell began their warm up spar on screen. "Is because Z TV used enhanced sound, meaning they magnified all the whispers and mumblings of the other fighters so we could hear them."
Gohan's lips formed an 'o' shape, before the meaning of Videl's words actually hit him. And it hit pretty hard too.
'Ooooh no!!!' he thought, glancing to the screen and then towards the audience. 'Now everyone's going to find out that I was at the Cell Games!! Why did you have to say my name Dad?! Why did you make me fight?! WHY?!?!'
Videl raised an eyebrow. "You were in the Cell Games, Gohan?!"
"Um...No!! Why would you say that?!" Gohan replied, sweatdropping.
"You just said that everyone was going to find out that you were in the Cell Games, baka!!" she exclaimed.
"I-I did? I don't remember saying anything like that..."
Videl growled menacingly before she grabbed Gohan by the arm and pulled him out of his seat and out of the theater.
"50 zeni Kakarrot's harpy gets her grandbrats early," Vegeta bet.
"You're on." Bulma replied.
"Listen here, Son Gohan!!" Videl yelled as soon as they were in the hallway. "I've had it up to here with you dancing around the truth tonight!!"
"Why do you think I'm doing that...?" Gohan asked meekly.
"Don't play stupid with me!! I know there's more to you than the dragonballs or the trip to Namek!!" she said. "I want answers, Gohan. The whole truth about you, your family, the Cell Games, and especially why we can hear each others thoughts!!"
Gohan sighed in defeat. There was no point in trying to lie to her now.
"Videl, I promise you that I'll tell you everything after Mr. Satan Day Celebration is over." He said.
"Everything? No lies? No cover-ups?"
"Nothing but the truth." he responded.
"Really?" she asked, her eyes softening a bit. "You mean it?"
"Of course." Gohan replied. "But take heed...The truth about my family isn't something to be taken lightly."
"I bet you're going to tell me that your Dad's an alien, aren't you?" Videl teased. She noticed the panicked look on Gohan's face. "I was just kidding, Gohan. Your dad isn't an alien...right?"
"...Well..."
"...Your dad...THE Son Goku...Is an ALIEN?!" she shrieked, drawing attention from the concession stand workers.
"Shut up, Videl!!" he shushed, putting his finger to her lips. His eyes darted around the room before they set back onto Videl. "Like I said, I'll explain everything later." When Videl nodded in understand meant, he continued. "Now, don't you think we should be getting back to the auditorium? They might start wondering about us and you know about my mom and grandchildren..."
"OK." Videl replied. She giggled and then said. "I bet the next thing you're going to tell me is that Vegeta's an alien prince." Gohan shot her a look. "He...IS??"
Gohan rolled his eyes. "You have no idea..."
Videl laughed and walked towards the doors, but stopped when she felt Gohan put his arm around her shoulders. She blushed a deep crimson and then leaned into his chest. Gohan blushed and released that this would get his mother even more hyped up.
'Oh well. Let her.' Videl's voice laughed in his head.
As they walked into the theater, Gohan noticed two shadows in the back row. One was rather tall and two long 'ears'. The other was short and had a round head. Gohan glared suspiciously at them and felt around the area for their kis. Sure enough, they were there, but extremely faint. Gohan sucked in his breath, but didn't say anything.
Upon reaching the front row, he shot the full grown saiya-jins a look that only Vegeta understood, before he and Videl sat down.
"Did you see that Bulma?! Gohan had his ARM around Videl!!" Chi-Chi whispered excitedly.
"They make SUCH a perfect couple!!"
"What did we miss?" Videl whispered to Erasa, trying to ignore the whispers from Chi-Chi and Bulma.
"Oh! That golden haired guy and Cell finished their 'warm up' as they called it and then they started fighting with all those tricks and stuff. The camera shots are really horrible, even though they tried zooming in on the 'fighting' in the air. All you can see are these little blurs!! Then there was FOUR Cells in the ring and the gold guy fought them all off!! But if you ask me, those were such mirror tricks!! Anyways, the gold guy looked liked he died this one time and..." Erasa continued to explain useless information to Videl while Mirai Trunks simply said to Gohan;
"Cell and Goku-san fought some more."
*~On screen~*
Goku and Cell were now floating above the ring. Since the video's sound was modified, the audience could hear their conversation.
"That was a close one, wasn't it Goku?" Cell mocked. "One more step and you would've been out of the ring. Pity, pity...Maybe we should just eliminate that little problem right now, shouldn't we?"
"What are you..." Goku asked before realization hit him. He turned his head towards the Z senshi on the ground and yelled. "GET OUT OF THE WAY NOW!!! HE'S GOING TO BLOW UP THE RING!!!"
The Z senshi shot off in all directions as soon as they heard Goku's words. Mr. Satan and his group just stared in wonder until they saw Cell fire an energy blast at the ring.
The camera went crazy for a few minutes, until Android 16 set down the cameraman. The android stared at them for a moment before stating, "You should get out of here. It isn't safe for you."
Then he flew off to the rest of the Z senshi.
*~Off screen~*
"Why didn't that damn android let them die?!" Vegeta grumbled, staring at the screen in disgust. "It would've saved us a lot of grief."
"Gosh, that's a mean thing to say Vegeta," Goku argued. "I know you were taught that there's no meaning to life unless it includes death or destruction, but that's no excuse to go around and wishing for innocent civilians deaths, is it?"
"Yes, damnit!"
'Man! My Dad is sooo much cooler than Goten's!' Chibi Trunks thought, watching his father and Goku argue in the front row.
"Um...Do Goku-san and Vegeta-san argue a lot??" Videl asked, as they started to get a bit louder.
"Are you kidding me?! It's not a productive day if they don't try and blow each other five times by noon!!" Mirai Trunks exclaimed. "I wouldn't be surprised if they turned into Super Saiya-jins in a few minutes."
"Don't ask." Gohan stated, seeing Videl open her mouth to ask what a 'super saiya-jin' is.
"Did you hear that, Frieza? They still think they can transform into Super Saiya-jins," Cell chuckled, his super hearing picking up everything that was said 50 rows ahead of them. "Won't it be a nasty shock when they find out that that certain ability has been...taken away momentarily."
"You're sure you got all of them? Those little brats can't turn into super saiya-jins, can they?" Frieza snorted.
"Of course not! They're children of crying out loud! They have at least five more years until they even start to gain the power of a super saiya-jin!"
"You're probably right...The taller purple haired one was in his late teens when he became a super saiya-jin, wasn't he?"
*~On Screen~*
"KA..."
"What's Goku think he's doing?!" Kuririn yelled, staring at the saiya-jin in horror. "A Kamehameha Wave at that high of power could blow the whole Earth up!!"
"ME..."
"Dad!! Don't do it!!" Gohan screamed, hoping that his eyes were deceiving him.
"HA...ME..."
"Don't be stupid, Goku!!" Cell added, sounding very nervous. "You'll kill everyone in trying to get rid of me!!"
Goku floated in the air, charging up the high powered Kamehameha Wave a bit more when he suddenly disappeared.
"What the..?!" Cell exclaimed.
Goku reappeared behind Cell a second later. Cell realized only too late what had happened.
"HAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!" Goku yelled, thrusting the blinding Kamehameha at Cell.
The area of where the arena once stood was filled with a bright light and a huge explosion. When the light of the Kamehameha died down and the dust was blown away, a very tired Goku was revealed still in the last position of the attack his hands pointing at what was once Cell. With his head and torso missing, the bottom half of Cell's body fell to the ground with a 'thump'.
"I...don't...believe...it..." the announcer whispered, the Satan supporters looking shocked.
"He...did it!! Dad did it!!" Gohan cried enthusiastically
"Goku-san knew what he was doing all along!" Mirai Trunks added.
"Hmph. Kakarrot..." came from Vegeta's direction.
Their celebrating came to an abrupt end when the gray matter at the top of Cell's waist began to move and expand.
"Goku!! Destroy the legs!! He can still regenerate!!" Piccolo yelled in horror as the legs suddenly got up off the ground.
Goku looked on in shock, too tired to move or fire a ki blast, as Cell's head and torso reappeared, spraying green blood all over the place.
"Clever plan, Goku. Very clever." Cell said, smirking as he looked over his newly regenerated parts. "Too bad it didn't work. And look...It left you all tired. Do you want to continue where we left off?"
"Sorry to disappoint you Cell, but I give up." Goku said, looking hopefully to the cliff with the Z senshi on it.
"You...WHAT?!" Cell asked, not believing his ears.
"I give up. I'm too tired to move and besides...there's someone even stronger than me that'll fight you next."
In the background, you could hear Mr. Satan telling the announcer that he had stomach problems, so if Goku called his name, he couldn't fight, but that conversation was tuned down so everyone could here the main conversation.
"Oh really? And who might that be? Trunks? Or even possibly Vegeta?" Cell mocked. "You're dooming this damn mud ball by giving up. Why don't you ask one of your stupid little friends for a senzu bean and then continue to fight?"
"That's a good plan, but I already said that I give up." Goku explained. His eyes turned to the people on the cliff. "I have faith in the next fighter. He can do this. I know he can."
*~Off screen~*
'I know I could too, Dad, but look where it got you...' Gohan thought, looking at his father, his halo a very painful reminder of what was going to happen next.
Videl gave Gohan a questioning glance, but she decided to save it for later, knowing it would get her anywhere right now.
*~On screen~*
"The next person I pick to fight is," Goku said, loud enough for the Z senshi to hear. "Is my son! Gohan!"
"Wha...What?!" Gohan cried from the cliff.
"Goku!! Are you crazy?! You're going to get him killed!!" Piccolo barked, as Gohan slowly obeyed his father's wishes and floated down to the ground. "He can't handle Cell on his own!!"
"Are you serious?!" Cell laughed. "Gohan?! Stronger than you?!"
"What's that little boy doing down there?" the redhead asked, looking over a rock.
"I think I heard the gold haired guy say that he was a deliver boy. Maybe he's going to get Cell and the gold haired guy some pizza." the camera guy said.
"Really?! Tell him to pick up some sub sandwiches for me on the way back!!" Mr. Satan exclaimed, his head perking up.
"Um...Didn't you have stomach problems?" the announcer asked.
"Huh? Oh yeah! Ow!" Mr. Satan said, doubling over with 'pain'. "The pain!!"
*~Off screen~*
"My Dad is so lame," Videl sighed. "But obvisouly everyone else doesn't seem to think that..."
"Hey! Gohan!" Erasa whispered, looking around Videl. "Is that kid on screen you seven years ago?!"
"No." Gohan replied seriously. "He's a distant cousin on my dad's side. 83rd cousin if I remember correctly..."
"Oh..." Erasa said, looking confused as she sat back in her seat.
*Liar.* Videl breathed.
*But they'll never know that will they?* Gohan retorted.
*You're bad Son Gohan...Bad...*
*You really think so? Vegeta's been giving me a few How To Be Really Evil lessons and I think that really helped out...*
*Gohan?*
*Yeah?*
*Shut up please.*
"Do you think we should make our move before our seven hours are up? We've only got around four hours left." Frieza said, rather disgruntled.
"Yeah-yeah...I wanna relive my glory moments a bit longer..." Cell mumbled, waving Frieza off, as his on screen counterpart began beating the crap out of on screen Gohan
"You can relive your glory moments AFTER we send all those monkeys to HFIL!!" Frieza replied, getting up and dragging Cell to the doors and kicking them open with a loud 'BANG!'.
The few people in the lobby looked a little startled when Frieza came barging in, but they looked absolutely horrified when they saw Cell following the Ice-jin.
"Where the hell is the entrance to the stage?!" Frieza barked, glaring at one of the teenager.
"Um...Over there..." he whispered. "Down the hall, take a right, and to the left. T-there should be a sign..."
"Thank you for your cooperation." Cell said, the populace in the lobby got panicky. "But sadly, you humans are no longer any use for us. So, good bye."
As Cell was speaking, Frieza raised his hand and pointed at one the human who had spoken, firing a ki beam straight trough his heart. As his body hit the ground with a sickening 'thump', Cell had fired a larger ki blast at a couple in the corner of the room, incinerating them both. A ki beam to her throat silenced a woman's piercing scream.
The few that were left were running now. Panicking. They were an easy sport for the two villains.
Cell cackled evilly as the last human fell to the ground dead. He lust for blood and battle hadn't been satisfied with the deaths of a few pathetic humans. He wanted something better than this. He wanted something that would give him satisfaction. He wanted the blood of Son Gohan.
The noise of the movie and the crowd drowned out most of the noise of the death that went on in the lobby. The few people who heard it thought it might be part of the movie and shrugged it off.
All but one.
Mirai Trunks' ears had been unconsciously trained to recognize screams of panic and terror, even in the wildest situations. It came in handy when tracking the androids, who didn't have ki signatures.
So when the first faint screams reached his ears all the way in the front row, Mirai Trunks automatically knew something was wrong. He became worried when more screams reached his ears. He strained his hearing, blocking out the sounds of munching popcorn and the movie, and listened for more possible screams. When silence reached his ears, he decided to go investigate the lobby.
"Where are you going?" Gohan asked, raising an eyebrow as Mirai suddenly got out of his seat.
"Bathroom." Mirai Trunks replied unconvincingly. "And I'm taking Chibi Trunks with me."
The chibi gave Mirai glare, protesting silently that he did not want to miss the rest of the movie to watch his counterpart go to the bathroom.
Mirai gave him a glare back as he undid the ki shackles around the chibi's wrists and ankles, and then dragged him out of his seat and towards the lobby doors.
"Why are you bringing me with you?! I don't want to watch you pee!" Chibi Trunks whispered. "And let go of me! You don't have to drag me everywhere! I can walk on my own!"
Obeying his counterpart's wishing Mirai let go of Chibi Trunks and let him walk beside him.
"Listen closely, Chibi Trunks. I don't have to go the bathroom." Mirai Trunks explained, as they drew nearer to the doors. "I heard screams from the lobby a little bit ago. We're going to investigate what the cause was and to see if anyone's hurt."
"Oh...OK! Cool!" Chibi Trunks replied.
The two stopped at the twin set of doors. A deep sense of foreboding came over Mirai Trunks as he set his hand on the door, pushed it open, and followed Chibi Trunks into the lobby.
The gruesome scene that met the two almost made Chibi Trunks heave. The poor chibi had never seen anything so horrible in his life. There was blood everywhere. On the walls, floors, and even the windows. Around ten bodies and a few piles of ash also littered the lobby area. All of them seemed to have died very suddenly or very horrifically.
Chibi Trunks turned his pale face to Mirai Trunks, expecting the same reaction from his counterpart. Mirai Trunks, however, didn't look horrified or even disgusted. He looked rather grim and expressionless.
"What's wrong with you?!" Chibi Trunks exploded. "Don't you care that these people were senselessly murdered?!"
Mirai Trunks gave no answer as he bent down to check the pulse off one of the victims.
"Don't you care at all?!" Chibi Trunks continued, his anger rising at his counterpart's cold response. "Would you care if it was tousan, kaasan, and I who were killed instead of these people?!"
"Of course I would. But you have to remember, Trunks-kun that I grew up this way. I'm used to violence. Most everybody in my timeline died in a very violent manner." Mirai Trunks explained, moving onto another body to see if they were alive. "I've seen death so many times that it doesn't carry such a shock any more."
"Kinda like tousan, ne?" Chibi Trunks asked, summoning up his courage to flip one of the dead bodies over.
"I guess." Mirai Trunks replied, feeling a new connection between himself and his counterpart.
"Who do you think did this?" Chibi Trunks asked after a minute of silence between the two had passed.
"I don't know," Mirai replied, his brow furrowing. As if an answer to his question a door slammed down the hall quite away. Both Trunks looked in the same direction, but only one of them could recognize the kis that were in that area. Mirai snorted. "I think we've found our murderers. And they go by the names of Frieza and Cell."
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Mirai Trunks: Wow! I'm surprised you actually got this done Kioko! FFnet-Failure Syndrome and all!!
Kioko: Thank you, Trunks-kun! I'm surprised I actually got it done too! It turned out better than I expected!! 11 pages!! That's three longer than I usually do!!
Mirai Trunks: And there's a new plot to the whole thing too! Have everyone's super saiya-jin capabilities been taken away?! Find out next time!
Kioko: Remember to be good and review!!
Next Chapter: Mirai Trunks and Chibi Trunks play deactivates as they hunt Frieza and Cell down! The Cell Games footage is almost over with, but Frieza and Cell interrupt the screening! What will our saiya-jin buddies do in the next chapter called, 'No Need For Super Saiya-jins'!! Guess what anime I've gone and ripped off now??
