Chapter 9
Cell's Game
The Final Battle!
Still in the grottos Krillin and 18 were hiding for Cell that was looking all over for them. The evil android had began to lose his patience and began to destroy everything in his way killing thousand of innocent people who had have the misfortune to be there.
"Damn her! She couldn't be very far!" said Cell enrage
"She's still in the area there is no movement for the past hours I am sure she's there somewhere. Cell better find her quick and finish the job" said Dr Gero still in his space headquarter. Hands in the hands Krillin and 18 was walking their way out
"Are you sure we can leave now? I am sure he's still outside waiting for us" said 18
"I know, but we cannot stay here forever we got to found the others" said Krillin
"Maybe they are already dead"
"That would mean that I am all alone"
"What do you mean? What about me?"
"Sorry 18 I didn't mean it that way"
"Don't worry I'll protect you!"
"Hey thanks! But I thought that was suppose to be the man job to protect the woman"
"Well it's not the case here! Do you really think that Gokou can help us?"
"Sure he's the best that's why Dr Gero is so worried he'll come through for us" he said confidently and thought 'I hope'
At the hospital staff tried their best to bring the woman back to life but everything they tried fell miserably, Gokou was just standing there he couldn't believe it, Zen was dead he knew it because he couldn't no longer feel her life energy.
"Call it" said the doctor
"The patient died at 19:00" said a nurse
"Sorry mister we do all that we can" said the doctor and they leave the room now alone Gokou slowly approached the bed and was going to do his goodbye when the puzzle box get out of his pocket and started hovering over the woman as its sides moved slowly doing a combination and once entered with a click a bright light flashed over the woman and started healing her then slowly the machine started recording a pulse as the woman slowly come back alive under the amazed eyes of the warrior. She flipped opened her eyes and said
"You are ok"
"You are alive!" said Gokou
"Yeah well I am hard to kill" she said smiling
"I have never seen your box acting on itself" said Gokou
"Well that little box is full of mystery even to me"
"So how do you feel?"
"Like someone that was hit by a tractor trailer"
"Ouch!"
"So what did I miss?" she said getting dress after the doctor had reported this miracle recovery
"Well we got a new treat name Cell, he's after the androids to merge with them once he does he'll be more powerful than ever"
"Look pretty bad"
"Yeah will you help?"
"Of course, I am not letting you guys have all the fun!"
"Alright! I need to ask you a favor can you heal Tien and Piccolo" said Gokou and Zen growled she didn't forgive the Namek yet
"Please Zen we'll need all the help we can get for this battle!"
"These guys will be only in the way!"
"Zen please, do it for me"
"Ok you owe me one"
"Sure what ever you want" he said and she smiled. She went to the two warriors' room and healed them and they all went to the Lookout.
"Piccolo-san dad Tien you're back!" said Gohan but stopped in his track when he saw the woman with them but at the same moment Vegeta got out of the hyperbolic time chamber
"Great Vegeta you here did you made it?" asked Gokou
"Maybe" he said smirking but his smile fade when he saw Zen "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Glad to see you to Vegeta" said the white haired woman walking toward him
"You look great I hope your training had been successful" she said to him
"That doesn't answer the question" he continued hostile which brought the others attention to them she was going to answered when Bulma landed nearby and started calling them
"Hey everybody!" she said getting of the car with baby Trunks in her arms
"Bulma hi! What are you doing here?" asked Gokou
"I brought some supply and Vegeta you sure need a new armor" she said while materializing a big box and took multiple saiya-jin armor and gave them out to the warriors
"Hey guys why you didn't put yours on?" said Bulma to Piccolo and Tien
"I am not going to wear the same outfit as Vegeta" said Tien
"I am a Namek not a saiya-jin I won't dress like one" said Piccolo
"What those two guys mean is that they don't have the physique to wear these" mocked Zen while putting hers on
"I don't see the need any of you has to wear those I am going to take care of Cell myself, particularly you Zen"
"Why not?" she asked
"Because you aren't going to fight him that's all" said Vegeta
"Yeah because you are going to do it right? Well think again I have some score to settle" she said and Vegeta was angry but not wanted the others to understand what he was about to say he continue to talk in an alien language to them
"Listen to me Zen I am not going to let you risk the life of my child again!"
"Huh what are you talking about?" said the woman surprised
"You mean you don't know that you are pregnant! Why am I not surprised?" he said crossing his arms while all color left the woman face as she said more for herself
"I am pregnant"
"Yes and you foolishly jeopardized the baby's life when you went in that little rescue mission of yours. Now stay here I'll take care of everything now" and the woman just nodded absentmindedly. Everyone was wondering what Vegeta had told her to make her acting that way
"I'll be leaving now" said Vegeta to them in their common tongue
"I hope you'll make it" said Gokou and Vegeta left toward where he could feel Cell's ki
"It's time Gohan let's go" said Gokou to his son as they entered the room for training. Later one Zen was coming back from the bathroom when Chichi stood in her way
"Get lost!" she said
"We have to talk" said Chichi determinate
"I have nothing to say to you"
"Well I do! I know all about you and my husband"
"What?" said the woman raising an eyebrow
"I let this go for too long and I was ready to give up on him but now that I see what kind of person you are there is no way I am you going to let you have my Gokou!" she yelled at her
"Are you mad woman? What a stupid idea? Me and Gokou! Ah let me laugh! Now get out of my way before I blast you" she said pushing the stunned woman aside
'Could have been wrong? Of course I am Gokou wouldn't never do something like that! I could have even imagine such a thing" said Chichi to herself and she continued to convince herself that Gokou didn't cheat on her that all that happen the past three years was only the fruit of her imagination. Afar Zen was looking at her and then sigh she had believed her why wouldn't she? After all Zen was a good liar as she's a good fighter she could even convince of herself of a lie but now she got other things in her mind
'I am pregnant! How stupid I could get? After all these years I promise myself to be careful but it happens anyway! I am in trouble Vegeta thinks that he's the father but I am not sure about it he could be Gokou's. Oh crap what am I going to do? First thing first let's concentrated in this fight' she thought and approached Kami who was watching down over the Earth
"Hey old man what's happening down there?" she said to the guardian that looked at her for a good while before answering
"Vegeta had found Cell and it seems that the last one is over powered by the saiya-jin"
"Great! He's going to win!" she said happily
"I wouldn't celebrate just yet" said Piccolo sternly
"Why not he's beating the crap out of him" said the woman
"Vegeta could have finishing him off a long time ago! But he's just toying with him!"
"You are kidding me! Oh I should have known he won't change!" said Zen
"He just let him go!" said Piccolo
"I am going down there!" said Zen and using instant transmission zapped herself there
"Time to have that talk old man" said Piccolo to Kami
Zen materialized near Vegeta and started yelling at him
"What in the hell are you doing? Finish him off before it's too late!"
"Shut up! Why do you know and understand? You not even a real warrior!"
"I understand that your stupidity is going to get us all kill! Have been down that road and I didn't like it a bit! So if you don't want to do it I will!"
"No you're not!" he said holding her arms but she turned and hit him in the groin and left after Cell who had just discovered 18 and Krillin hideout, curling in pain Vegeta screamed after her
"You bitch I am going to make you pay for this!" seeing them coming his way Cell used Tien's Solar Flare technique and dropped on the blinded 18 and absorbed her into her being while Krillin tried desperately to stop him. The transformation for his completion began under the stunned eyes of the three warriors
"No it's too late look what you've done Vegeta!" said Zen panicking at the overwhelming power level she was sensing
"Yes now I am going to have a real challenge"
"Are you crazy? He's going to do us in!" said Zen has she watched the perfect Cell that just beat Krillin with one kick and flew toward the dying warrior and healed him with the power of her puzzle box while Vegeta resume his fight with him. Soon the saiya-jin fighting discovered how he had underestimated him and got himself pounded. When Cell was ready to finish him off Zen but herself between Cell and the unconscious Vegeta
"So you want to fight me" said Cell while checking how strong she was "You don't have what it takes to challenge me woman so get out of my way!" he said raising his hand to fire a ki blast
"Wait! It's not him that you want! You want Gokou right?"
"Zen what are you doing? Said Krillin
"Silence! You want a real challenge Cell you got it! Leave Vegeta alone and I'll tell you where Gokou is"
"Why you treacherous whore! I am not…" said Krillin but Zen silence him by firing a ki blast at him just enough to knock him out
"So you know where he is"
"Yes and I will tell you if you promise you won't hurt Vegeta" she said
"Ok then Vegeta doesn't interests me anymore so where's Gokou hiding!" he said and the woman explained to him where to go and the evil android left them
'I hope you are ready by now Gokou' she thought while healing Vegeta
"Where is he?" asked the prince
"He went after Gokou" se replied after
"Yeah after you told him where to found him!" said Krillin who came out under the rumbles
"I didn't have a choice it was that or he was going to kill us!" said the woman
"I can't believe you did that Zen, where's your honor?" asked Vegeta
"I was just saving my skin and yours!" she replied
"I didn't ask for your help!" said Vegeta
"So I should have let him kill you!"
"Yes at least I would have died with honor"
"Don't give me that crap if you want to get a crack at him again be my guest you know where the Lookout is" said Zen angry and Vegeta left followed closely by Krillin
"Idiots!" she said following them
At the Lookout the freshly fused Piccolo and Tien tried to hold on the android, soon Yamcha and Chiaotsu came to assist while Bulma and Chichi went to take cover
"How did he found us?" asked Chichi
"I don't know" said Bulma holding her son close to her but a ki blast hit nearby took the side they were on and Chichi fell overboard
"Chichi!!" screamed Bulma while looking down but the woman at a vertiginous speed but Vegeta caught her just in time
"Nice catch Vegeta!" said Krillin behind him as they landed near Bulma
"Thanks goodness you are here!" said the woman who wanted to hug her husband but couldn't because Chichi was still holding on the saiya-jin
"Hey Chichi you can let go of my husband now" said Bulma then the other woman noticed in the arms of who she was she moved away quickly blushing
"Get out of here!" said Vegeta and Bulma and Chichi run to the hover car and took off but didn't go far so they could watch the fight. An unfair fight took place between the Z warriors and Cell but they knew one thing there was no way to win this one.
"Enough! Our fight isn't over yet" said Vegeta to Cell who was going to blast the others
"Oh please admit it you are beating" said Cell
"I am asking for a rematch" said Vegeta
"You are kidding right?" said Krillin
"You don't have to fight him it's my turn" said Gokou that just came out of the hyperbolic time chamber with his son in super saiya-jin form
"Ah there you are? Let's fight!" said Cell
"No wait just gave us a few minutes to get prepared. I agree to fight with you but at one condition if one of us wins you'll leave the inhabitant of this planet alone!"
"I agree" said Cell crossing his arms and gave them his back. Gokou used this time to eat and get dress when he was ready he went to meet Cell outside
"Can you go fight someplace else?" said Piccolo
"Sorry Kamicolo but this place makes a perfect battlefield!" said Gokou taking a fighting pose. The others stood away while the two powerful warriors tried their might on the improvised ring, low after blow and the demonstration of many techniques it was clear that even Gokou was no match for Cell
"If Gokou can't beat him we are screwed guys!" said Tien
"Man this is bad!" said Krillin
"None of us is strong enough to defeat him" said Vegeta clenching his fists
"I am sure Gokou can do it" said Zen
"You are wrong Zen if he continues to fight that way he sure will die!" said Vegeta
"What? Oh no! We've to help him!" said Zen who was ready to go but Vegeta stopped her
"I know you cannot understand the concept of fighting and dying with honor but you have to let Gokou do this" said Vegeta
"You know what I don't care! This real saiya-jin fights alone crap is only going to get us kill, and like I said before I am not going to die because you stupid saiya-jin can't accept the fact that sometimes you do need help from the outside. If you want to stand here and do nothing like the coward that you are so be it! But I have some green ass to kick!" she said at the same moment Cell was going to fire a powerful ki blast at Gokou who was still on the ground but Zen threw her sword at him that took out his arm, the android looked at her while regenerating his arm back and said
"If you want me to kill you just have to say so" and was going to punch her in the face the woman when Vegeta stopped the blow with one hand
"Hey did your mother ever teach you that you shouldn't hit a woman even with a flower?" said Vegeta with the other he fired a big bang attack that took half of Cell's head.
"I have enough of this game! Time to finish this" said Cell while regenerating his head back and fired a kamehameha wave that hit Vegeta and sent him crashing to a nearby edifice knock him out cold, he gave Gokou a powerful kick in the jaw and sent him flying away to his friends and made a impact that brought everyone down. The only ones standing were Zen that was in front of Cell and Gohan that was standing not far away. Cell caught the woman by her neck and started shocking her, she tried but in vain to free herself it was a matter of time before she run out of air and die
"You've got to help her Gohan" said Gokou telepathically
"No I won't" came the reply from the boy
"Why?!?" said Gokou
"Because she deserves to die! I know all about you and her dad I have seen you together under the waterfall"
"I am sorry son you have all the right to be angry at me but don't let her die!"
"I don't care if he kills her I won't budge!"
"Gohan please!"
"No!!" came the last replied and the boy closed the link between them
"Gohan please help us out you are our only chance we know you can do it!" said Krillin
"I know you can, show that android what you made of!" said Piccolo
"Come on boy its up to you now!" said Yamcha
"If you don't do anything we're going to die!" said Chiaotsu
"Do it son!" yelled Chichi on top of her lungs, the half saiya-jin power up at his maximum and reach the perfect super saiya-jin 2 form. He attacked Cell who let go of the woman who fell down while rubbing her sour neck
"So you are my new challenge let see what you can do" said Cell attacking him but soon he found that how powerful the boy was and received the beating of his life when the boy beat the crap out of him as he began to toy with him
"What are you waiting? for finish him off!!" said Zen but Gohan ignored her
"No stay away you monster!" said the beaten Cell
"Oh no I am just getting warm up!" said Gohan giving him a power punch in the gut that made Cell spat out 18 and regress to his last form
"Oh yeah he did it there is no way Cell can win now!" said Krillin but Cell began to inflate like a balloon and said
"I maybe beaten but you are going to lose because in one minute I am going to blow myself up taking you and the entire planet with me"
"I won't let you!" said Gohan
"You can't do anything just try to hit me and I'll just blew up sooner!" said Cell
"Oh no we are doomed!" said Vegeta who walked toward the group, Gokou got up in his feet and looked back at his friends before phasing and appear on the side of Cell but one finger on his forehead and one hand on Cell
"You have done you share son now it's time I do mine" said Gokou before dematerializing with Cell under the cry of protestation of his son, Gokou rematerialized with Cell on king Kai planet where he blew up.
"No dad! This is all my fault" said Gohan crying
"You bet it is if you have finished him off like I said your father would be still alive!" said Zen angry
"Shut the hell up Zen!" said Vegeta
"Don't worry Gohan we'll bring back your dad with the dragon balls" said Bulma who had landed when all was over
"No we can't" said Piccolo
"Why not?" said Bulma
"Because when I merged with Kami the dragon balls became useless there are nothing now but common round stone!" explained Piccolo
"Oh no!" said Chichi before passing out in the arms of her son the others remained silent; Gokou was gone for real this time.
Hi everybody Gohan here, my father have made the ultimate sacrifice to save us, but it's not over yet stayed tuned for the second part of this story The Price of Betrayal. Chapter 10 "Gohan's Plan" Goodbye Zen Welcome back Gokou! See you soon and review!