The two saiyans flew as fast as they could towards the raging ki levels in the canyons, both hoping and praying that things hadn't gotten out of hand. Neither would forgive themselves if something should happen to her, Vegeta above all. He was starting to feel a tad guilty about screaming at Goku and send him running like that, but he quickly pushed it away, reminding himself that this was no time to have regrets. It was then that he noticed he wasn't flying alone. Turning his head, he saw Goku, his mate.
"What are you doing here?" he snarled. He expected Goku to look up at him and give him an apologetic look, but he was very surprised when Goku scowled up at him.
"Well," he sniffed, eyes narrowing at Vegeta. "She is my daughter too, you know! After all, I gave birth to her!" Vegeta would've retorted, if the statement weren't so true, that is. And, he knew, it wouldn't be fair if he rushed off and saved the day, leaving Goku in the mud, wondering where he now belonged. Vegeta could see that Goku wasn't happy with his present marital state, and in a way, that gave Vegeta hope. Hope that maybe this time…just maybe…
He quickly shook his head clear of all those wondrous wishes, focusing on the task at hand. To save Gojita and defeat Cell.
It had been two minutes now, she had been counting. Two minutes since they began to power up, and judging by the looks of it, Cell was obviously the stronger. Unfortunately. At first, Gojita had powered up as normal, trying to match that of Cell. But after a few seconds, she realised that she was not only giving her true power away, but Cell was following her. He was trying to charge up so it would look like they were equal, but he'd power up just a bit more than her. Enough to beat her into the ground. Gojita gritted her teeth, and slowed the pace down, stopping just before SSJ3. As suspected, Cell stopped as well, almost equally matched…except for that little extra.
"So, Gojita," he began, voice as smooth as glass. "Are you ready?"
"I'm ready for anything you've got to hand out, Jinzouningen!" she spat. He smirked, and she cursed the fact that she couldn't control her tail, as it was zipping around with jerky movements, a sign that she was scared. But she'd die before she showed him that…or even admitted it to anyone.
Instantly, they slid into their fighting stances, once again, eyeing each other warily.
Then, the fireworks began. They charged at each other and attacked with such force, it rippled across the land, making the ground quake in cities and far away villages. Things closer to the battle suffered by either breaking or shattering into a fine dust. Neither use ki blasts, as Cell didn't want to waste some of his energy that he was storing for Vegeta and Goku. But Gojita didn't want to. She knew that the power she was already emitting was enough to get every one of the Z Senshi's attention, and a ki blast could possibly attract more! And she didn't want anyone's help. Her common sense told her that she needed help, and that she couldn't defeat a power like this on her own. But she was raised by Vegeta, and so she listened to her pride. The voice that was telling her to go and destroy him all by herself so she could have some acclaim to being the Saiyan no Oujo. And, there was just something satisfying about beating the living shit out of your enemy with you bare fists. To feel the hard bone go slack and to hear the unholy cracks and crunches, not to mention the tearing of skin as small nails managed to find their way out of a tiny fist and onto a face.
But even though both were getting in a fair share of hits, there was nothing fair about this battle. If you wanted to see a nice clean game…it most certainly wouldn't be this one! Eyes were prodded and poked, shins and ankles were kicked and bitten, hands came up to slap one across the face and deadly finger tricks that could kill one with a simple touch were instinctively avoided. And even though Gojita seemed to be getting in most of the hits, Cells dirty work was paying off. Soon, Gojita was badly beaten up, with multiple bruises the size of grapes decorating her body under her battered gi and a bloody nose. She didn't want to admit it, but she felt like giving up, as it was obvious that Cell was beating her.
/If I could just go to SSJ3…/ a thought tempted her.
//NO! I can't!! If I go to that level, kaasan and tousan will feel me for sure!!//
/Don't you think they can feel me now?/ she contemplated the thought.
//No, no, no!! I am the Saiyan no Oujo! The Saiyan no Ouji's daughter and the daughter of the first Super Saiyan in a hundred years!! I will not yield and give in!! I refuse to ask for any help…//
/tsk, that's too bad./ the voice tittered. /'Cos here they come now./
//NANI!!!!// Gojita hovered back, separating her from Cell for a few seconds, enough to fell out the huge powers coming towards them. Shimatta!! She cursed as she fought Cell. Kuso!! It can't be!! I must be closer to kaasan's home than I anticipated!! And what's tousan doing with him? Fuck it! If I am to destroy Cell, I'm to do it now!!!
Not waiting another second, she powered through level two and onto level three. Cells eyes widened as short tufts of hair poking out from beneath two messed up buns flowed out like liquid gold. Her small shoulders, biceps and leg muscles bulged out, but not so much that it made her look rather beefy. It wasn't her appearance that shocked Cell however…it was her power! It had somehow been raised beyond what he had earlier thought to be out of bounds for the young saiyan. Yet she had done it!
And now it appeared she was going to do him…in! (To 'do someone in' mean to kill them). Without hesitation or another train of thought, she attacked him head on and full on, giving him everything she had got! Cell was…surprised, to say the least. Something similar had taken place earlier, but this time, it seemed she wasn't going to make any mistakes. And at his low level, her barrage of punches to his gut by small, tiny fists were having an affect. A very bad one, in his case.
Cell couldn't defend himself from the rapid punches the saiyan chibi was throwing at his gut, as every hit she got in; it prevented him from recovering. If I don't do something soon, I might soon find myself where she suggested; three feet underground!! Cell had been beaten once before in his perfect form, and he was going to be damned if it happened again! He knew he couldn't use the Solar Flare, as he had already done so once and she would be expecting it a second time. Then, it came to him. Yes! It just might work. All I have to do is time it right… Cell stood up against the rock, eye watching the fists warily. Just as Gojita took pulled her one arm back and took her hand off his gut, he took his chance. He quickly maneuvered out the way, making her smash the rock into fine dust.
Gojita whipped her head around; searching for the fiend that had just disappeared from her sight. She didn't like this; she didn't like this one little bit. Cell had just disappeared from view, who knew where he was? Shit! She cursed as she glanced warily about. What the fuck do I do now?! But that thought was to be quickly answered, as he suddenly materialized behind her. She snapped around, and he eyes instantly widened at the sight of his fist coming down on her…
…And making instant contact with her face. Gojita flew down into a bunch of cliffs, and as quick as she could, got back up. But it wasn't fast enough, as Cell landed and kicked her right in her gut. The wind knocked out of her, as well as causing some nasty internal injuries, she flopped back, trying to regain her balance. But it was too late. She had lost a hit and now Cell was taking full advantage of her. He was going to kill her. A cry tore itself from her throat as he hit her arm, breaking the bone in several places and causing a fraction of it to come tearing out the skin. She would've gotten sick with disgust if Cell hadn't done the same to her right leg. She tried to stifle another cry, but it was too late. Cell was smirking at the pitiful sight, at the saiyan chibi covered in blood. He continued to pelt her with sharp hits to sensitive body areas, causing her to cry out even more.
When Cell then tossed her into a cliff, causing her to bruise her spine, her first instinct was to scream out in pain. But then she remembered that her father never cried. Saiyans never cry. She knew she was now too weak to fight, but she knew she could hold back her screams of pain. Gojita would not give Cell the pleasure of knowing how much he was hurting her…not anymore.
He was rather surprised when he saw her slump back down to the ground, a bloody mess. She hadn't screamed like she had before. In a way, that made Cell just a little bit frustrated. I know how to get her to cry. He thought with a menacing grin on his lips. He charged back at the chibi and proceeded to destroy her by breaking her body. Gojita flinched and her body shook with pain, utter pain she had never felt before. But she wasn't going to go down giving into Cell.
He looked over her, lying battered on the ground. She was beaten, defeated and severely injured, yet she still tried to get up! He smirked.
"My, my," he tittered. "Aren't we persistent? Still, it doesn't matter what you do now, all is lost for you and your dear, dear father." Gojita glowered horribly at him, fresh, hot blood flowing down from the corner of her mouth and down to her chin.
"Bakayaro!" she hissed between ragged breaths. "Kisama! Even if you kill me, my father will defeat you! He has once before, he can do it again!!"
"Is that so?" he questioned. She didn't answer. She couldn't. She did have the faith in her father, but she wasn't entirely sure.
"Fine," she muttered. "I lost. You own me! Do what you will, kisama, but my father will save me!!"
"Oh, I don't think he can," he said smoothly. "Not once I'm done with you." Gojita's eyes suddenly shifted up, looking for the hidden meaning in his eyes. Kami-sama! His eyes! They're so violet…so…so evil… Cell casually strode over to where Gojita was leaning on a rock for support, and wrapped one large hand around her neck. Lifting her up to his level, he sniggered. "You see, Gojita, what use would a slave be to me? I don't eat; therefore you can't cook for me. I don't need to live in a house, so you can't clean up after me. And you most certainly can' t be my sparring slave, as one day, you'll be even stronger than me and then you'll rebel." She gasped slightly as his grip tightened, squeezing her air passage.
"Wha…what are you…going to do…with me?" she asked, stuttering a bit. Gojita was trying to keep the fear out of her voice, but she couldn't. The battle had turned against her and she was dying.
And for the first time in her life, she was afraid. Very, very afraid.
"Simple," he smirked as he brought his face closer to hers until their noses were nearly touching, and tightening his grip even more. "I'm going to torture you, then kill you."
Her eyes widened in absolute fear on hearing this. His grip on her throat tightened just a little bit more, but not so much that when he grabbed her tail and snapped one of her vertebrae, he could hear her scream out in pain.
She tossed back her head and screamed in sheer agony, as the first bone was broken. She knew she was being weak, but she couldn't help it! It was torture, pure torture! It wasn't only the idea that he was going to break her slowly, but that he'd be going after her tousan and kaasan next! Then what could she do? She'd be dead. Gojita could hardly believe it, she had given the battle her all, and still she lost. Tears welled up in her eyes and she tossed back her head and screamed again and Cell snapped another bone. She'd never get to see her tousan or kaasan again. She'd never be able to tell them how much they both meant to her. Not now. Not ever again.
Seems like my first battle was my last. She whimpered in thought while Cell cackled evilly.
"That's it, Gojita! Scream!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!"
They both flinched at the same time, stopping suddenly in the air. They felt it…something was wrong. Both saiyans felt it, that sickly feeling in the pit of their stomach as well as the darkness and heavy weight welling up in their hearts. Something was horribly wrong.
"Vegeta," asked Goku as he watched the smaller saiyan stare off into the distance, in the direction where the energy was coming from. "Did you…did you feel that?"
"Hai," he nodded. "Hai, I felt it."
"You don't think," he stuttered. "It couldn't be…she isn't…" Vegeta didn't answer. He was also asking the same questions, and he didn't have the answers to them. "Vegeta?"
"H-hai?"
"I…I…I can only feel…one strong power level…the other is-is fading." He muttered softly, trying to keep the faithless assumption out of the statement. But it was still there. "You…you don't think that…that…"
"I…I don't know what to think." He answered honestly.
Both Vegeta and Goku were rooted to their spot in the air, not really doing anything but shivering a little in fear. They were both hoping it wasn't so, they were both hoping and praying with all their might. They were so caught up in suspense and tension; they didn't even notice when Gohan and Krillin caught up with them.
"Dad!" called Gohan. "Hey, dad!" he peered around to see the shocked and tranced look on Goku's face. "D-dad? Are you okay?" If Goku heard him, he might've answered. But he didn't. Instead, he heard a scream. They all did. They all that same bloodcurdling, throat tightening, gut-knotting, shrill scream that turned their blood to ice.
"You don't think…"
"It couldn't…"
"It is…!"
"GOJITA!!!!!" both saiyans yelled before flying off in a brilliance of gold light. Gohan and Krillin both blinked, highly confused by what was going on, but both instantly snapped out of their trance when they realised the other two had gone ahead.
"Hey!! Goku! Vegeta!!" yelled Krillin. "Wait up!"
But they didn't wait up, they couldn't and they wouldn't. They flew on ahead, shrill screams getting even louder as they neared, their hopes that it wasn't Gojita's screams dwindling away.
"Faster, Kakarot!" yelled Vegeta as they sped on, faster then they knew they were capable of.
"I'm going as fast as I can, Vegeta!" he yelled back. "If we keep going this fast, we might miss them!" Vegeta wanted to explode at Goku for that remark, but he knew he was right. They both slowed down as they hovered really close.
Suddenly, they both stopped dead in the air as they saw the two in the canyons. And what they saw chilled their blood. Cell was holding Gojita by her neck, apparently choking her. Gojita was a mess, a real, bloody mess. Her gi was soaked crimson, thick rivers of blood flowed thickly down from her mouth to her chin and gushed onto Cells hand, her one arm and leg were hanging limply as bone stuck out of joints, her eyes were glazing over and they could see that she was losing her form rapidly. They watched in horror as she went down from SSJ3, to SSJ2, then to 1 and then finally, she fell out of SSJ altogether.
Gojita felt lightheaded, and she felt pain. Kami, she had never felt pain like this before!! It felt like Cell had ripped all her entrails out and was slowly choking her to death. Well, he hadn't ripped her guts out, but he was strangling her. And she had lost blood. Kami-sama…so much blood… Small tears teetered on her eyelids as she thought the last she would ever think. This is it. I'm going to die young. I'll never get to see kaasan or tousan again. I'll never see Piccolo again. I will never be able to see the reaction of my brothers when they find out I am their half sister. I'll never be able to tell any of them how much I love them…how much I care. She whimpered against her will, and shut her eyes tightly as she whispered.
"Kaasan…tousan…I'm so sorry…"
"GOJITA!!!" On hearing this, Cell shifted his attention from the chibi to the corner of his eye, where he could see two familiar saiyans. Gojita's eyes snapped open as she saw, through a hazy vision, Vegeta and Goku.
"Kaasan…tousan…"
Vegeta and Goku stared in absolute horror, mouth open and limbs quivering with shock and anger. Both were trying to keep a sharp lookout on Cell, should he suddenly attack, and maintain a stern facial expression. But they found it was totally impossible with the sight of their chibi hanging near death. Vegeta was trying with his might to not burst out in tears, only managing to keep the tears at bay as his shoulders shook. Goku was also trying to not cry, but he was not succeeding very well at that. Because both saiyans didn't want to lose their focus, they channeled it into anger, clenching their fists and gritting their teeth as they glowered at the monster known as Cell.
Even though there was tension in the air, Cell seemed to act as nonchalant as always, which got on their wick. Cell, oh-so-casually, turned his head and grinned at the two male saiyans.
"Well, well." He said. "I was wondering when you'd show up. You're just in time to watch the demise of Gojita."
"Cell!!" roared Vegeta. "Put her down!! We know you've come back for us! She did nothing to you! Put her down!!" Even though Vegeta was shaking with anger, Cell just craned his head to one side as he squeezed her tail between his fingers.
"Really, Vegeta." He tittered. "Why don't you let me finish with her before I start on you." He smirked as he snapped another one of her vertebrae. Hot white pain lancing through her back, she tilted her head back and screamed again. The canyon shook as her scream echoed. The voices of the dead seemed to speak and howl with her as she screamed, causing everyone on the earth to stop what they were doing, gazing around in shock and surprise.
"STOP IT!!!" screamed Goku, unable to take the chibis tortured cries. Cell looked up at Goku. "Just leave her alone!! After you deal with us, then you can get back to her!!" Cell smirked.
"Very well. Her torture isn't really necessary. I was just bored." Both Vegeta and Goku gritted their teeth as they dug their nails into their fists, drawing blood out of anger. In one swift movement, Cell tossed the broken chibi onto the dirty and dusty ground, leaving her to shake and convulse.
"Gojita!!" as quick as you can say 'owch', they were right by her side. Her eyes were glazed and with every breath she breathed out, blood followed with.
"K…kaa…kaasan…" she croaked as she looked at Goku. "T…tousan…I…I…sorry…"
"Shh," said Goku as he put two fingers to her lips. "Save your strength, little one. Everything's going to be okay…I…I…promise." She blinked, staring blankly ahead.
"Am…am I…I…going to…d…die?" she asked.
"NO!" Vegeta answered immediately. "You're not going to die! Just hang in there!" he knelt over her and picked her up, cradling her in his arms. "You can't leave me like this…you can't…"
"God," they were suddenly brought back to the scene of the fight when Cell gave a disgusted groan. "How sentimentally sickening. I suggest that if you want to keep that promise of yours, you'll have to fight me first."
Goku and Vegeta glowered at Cell before looking to each other. Both eyes were filled with concern for their chibi, but both knew that they had to fight.
"Go ahead, Kakarot." Vegeta whispered. "I'll stay here and look after her." Even though it was surprising that Vegeta was passing up starting a fight, Goku understood why. Vegeta and Gojita had been together since he left her with him, so their bond was stronger than that of her and Goku. And he knew that whom ever Vegeta loved, he knew he'd drop all barriers to keep them safe. And this was the only way to keep her safe.
He nodded as he stood up and walked slowly towards Cell. He glared as both slid into a fighting stance. Goku wasn't wasting any time in getting revenge for his daughter and Cell wasn't going to argue with that. Without warning, they lunged and attacked, exchanging blows at an alarming rate. But Vegeta wasn't paying full attention to what was going on, he was too buy cradling Gojita and speaking to her in Saiyanese, trying to keep her calm. He succeeded when she fell into a deep sleep, exhausted from the activities from earlier on.
"Vegeta…" Vegeta lifted his head, stained with a bit from Gojita, to see Gohan, Goten and Krillin staring at him. "What are…"
"Here." He gently placed her in Gohan's arms. "Take care of her. I have a battle to fight."
"But Vegeta…" but Gohan didn't get to finish, as Vegeta disappeared. They all looked about, searching for the Saiyan no Ouji.
"Where did he go?" asked Krillin.
"Look!!" Goten pointed to where Cell and Goku were fighting, only to point out that Vegeta had joined them. They gawked as they exchange powerful blows that shook the ground beneath them, not noticing that a small saiyan chibi was watching as well.
Cell knew that this was bound to happen, and he wanted it to. Not only was he now strong enough, but he had a new trick up his sleeve. Bringing his right leg forward, he shot his tail out at Goku. Because he hadn't use it for a long time, Goku wasn't expecting it, and immediately fell prey to the sharp point.
"AAARGH!!!" he cried out as Cell absorbed some of his energy.
"Kakaro…AAAHH!!" it was Vegeta's turn. Just as soon as it had come, Cell pulled his tail out and jumped back, taking his time to smirk at them. Vegeta and Goku clutched their shoulders.
"What the fuck was that for?!" spat Goku. Goku hardly ever swore, and a swearword to that degree shocked the bystanders. Cell just smirked even more.
"Simple. I told you I just wanted to fight you, right? I don't want to absorb you."
"Then what the fuck did you do that for?!!"
"Oh, I just wanted to put us on equal terms." He sniggered. "Because, you see, when you came here to fight me, you were stronger than I was. But not by much. All I did was square things off."
"Bastard!"
"Yes, I know I am. But still, it won't help you. Not now, anyways." Cell quickly powered up. Because of the sudden blast of energy radiating off the android, the three bystanders stumbled back. Gohan, by accident, dropped Gojita. She landed with a thunk, but proceeded to get up.
"Hnnn…kaasan? Tousan."
The fight was fast, and very, very short. It appeared that what Cell had said was true, that they were stronger when they arrived. What he didn't tell them was that he had absorbed a lot of their strength…that now made him stronger than they were. It seemed Cell was really in his perfect form, as he broke Vegeta's leg with one well place kick, broke Goku's hand and a couple of ribs as well as causing the saiyans to cough up huge amounts of blood with every hit. But even though it was all pretty futile, they wouldn't give up. Not if it meant their little one would die soon after. They were not going to give up…they were not!
Gojita had managed to push herself up on her good arm, and lifted her head to watch the fight. She was astounded by how much effort they were putting into the fight, even though it was all too obvious that Cell was going to beat them into the ground. Their attacks were powerful, but it was not enough compared to Cell now that he had stolen from them. Gojita flinched from the pain that was lancing through her body, blood still pouring from her mouth and gushing out from wounds. But the worst pain she felt was inside. She knew why they were giving it all they had.
They know it's worthless. She thought as she watched Cell knee Vegeta in the gut. They know they can't win against Cell. Cell elbowed Goku in the head. And yet, they're still fighting. Vegeta got backhanded across the face. They're fighting… Goku getting elbowed in the back. …for me…
Tears teetering on the edges of her lids finally fell down her face, glittering as they dropped from her chin and onto the dusty ground. Her lips trembled as she absorbed the realization.
I can't let them do this! They're going to get killed!! And all because of me. It's all my fault. I never should have tampered with anything. I should never have tried to encourage tousan and kaasan to get back together. All I ever did was make them more miserable and unhappy than they were before. Unconsciously, she began to power up. Well, I won't let it happen! I WON'T allow them to die because of a stupid mistake I made! I WON'T, I WON'T, I WON'T!!!!!!
…it should rather be me…
Standing up, determined to save her parents, Gojita charged up. She knew they had hit the last and most powerful level of Super Saiyan, and that she was still far off. But if it meant that it was a chance she could save them, she'd give it all she got!
Vegeta was leaning over Goku, who had been knocked down and was struggling to get back up.
"Get up, Kakarot!" he begged. "Please, you can't do this to me…to Gojita!! Not again!!"
"I've had enough of this little game." Cell said smoothly. "It was so nice of you to challenge me, Vegeta and Goku. I'm sorry if it didn't last very long, but I must admit, it was fun." Both saiyans gritted their teeth as they prepared for their demise.
"Goodbye." Cell lifted his hand and formed a glowing ki ball. Vegeta and Goku shut their eyes, waiting for their end, cursing that they couldn't save each other and their child.
/Kakarot…/
//Vegeta?//
/…I love you./ Tears began to form in the ouji's eyes as he clasped tightly to the only true love he had ever known. This was it, the end. Even though he had kicked Goku out his house and screamed in his face how much he hated him, he didn't. He really wanted Goku back…he wanted a second chance… but now it was all over. He'd die in vain trying to save Gojita's life…as she almost did in trying to save them.
"NOOOOOOO!!!!" came a voice. Everyone's eyes snapped open as a golden light streak across Cells hand, cutting it off and preventing the ki blast from being fire.
"AAAAAGH!!" Cell cried out in pain. He clutched the stump where his hand had formally been. "Aagh! Bastard!! Who dares do that??!!"
"I DO!!" came a familiar voice. Everyone whipped their heads to see Gojita standing, if a little wobbly, with her hands in attack position. It was she who had launched that ki blast. "Leave kaasan and tousan alone!!" Cell just smirked.
"Really? And I suppose it's you who is going to stop me?"
"That's right!" she snapped. "I am!!"
"Gojita!" cried Goku. "Don't! You're too weak! And if you try to fight him, you'll get killed!!" Glumly, she drooped her head.
"Doesn't matter." She said. "I deserve to."
"Huh?"
"When I tried to bring you and tousan back together, I failed to note one thing…your happiness. I never stopped to think that…that maybe you were happier without each other, even though you pretended it was. I…I didn't mean to make anyone hurt, or make anyone cry." She said. "I'm really sorry for what I've done. And to me, this is the only way I can ever make it up to you!!"
"NO!!!" cried Vegeta, trying to get up but only falling back down to the ground because of his broken leg. Cell was just sniggering away.
"So, you mean to tell me your going to die to save those two? Do you know how fruitless that is?"
"Not entirely." She admitted. "But I won't let you destroy them, I WON'T!!!!"
Anger, pain and love for her parents caused her to make her power level increase. Everyone stared at the tiny chibi as she powered up to SSJ. Cell's invisible brow furrowed. This can't be. He thought. When I last felt her power level, it was very, very low! Where is she getting all this now? But that question went unanswered as his eyes widened when she passed SSJ2 and then SSJ3.
Gojita could feel the power within her; she could even touch it! But what she really needed to do was grab hold of it and consume it, making it hers. If only for this battle, even if it meant she'd die soon after. She needed extra inspiration, just a little bit more of what was driving her. But…what was driving her? What was making her so determined and compelled to destroy Cell once and for all? She knew it was her parents…she just couldn't figure out how.
Yes she could. She remembers. She remembers that first time she ever saw her kaasan, and not outside the school. It was in a forest. He was holding her close and she felt slimy, slick from the blood and amniotic fluid. She could smell him, that sweet scent that reminded her of pine. He took her to a river to clean her, and she was hungry.
"Oh, you must be hungry." He cooed at the child who had now started whimpering. "Okay…let's go get you something to eat."
Yes, she remembered!! She remembers that day! The very first day of her life! The dream that she had so often, the one that was showing her what really happened!
"Perfect…" he said softly. She reached up with her hands, reaching for the face that was hovering inches away from hers. Goku lowered his head and allowed her to feel his face with her small and soft hands. She reached up even higher and tugged at his hair. "Hey! Ouch!" he yelped at the hard tug. She let go and giggled some more. Goku drew back and smiled at her. "Little devil!"
Those were the happy times. Even if it was during tense times, it was happy. He did what he did for good reason, not because he felt like it.
"Gojita…I'm sorry." He said, trying not to break his gaze with her glassy eyes and look down to the floor. "But…I just can't do this to you." She began to whimper. "I can't keep you. I want to…but my family won't let me. I'm really, really sorry…"
And he meant it.
And all those years she spent with her tousan, she couldn't deny them either.
"D-do you know how worried I was…" he cried. Gojita was…shocked. Never in her whole life had she seen her tousan cry. He was always so strong, so brave…
They loved her…and they loved each other! She wasn't going to let them perish, not after what they gave to her! They gave their life, heart and soul into me! She thought. And it's time I paid my debt…
Cells eyes widened even more when she hit her final stage, the most powerful form of Super Saiyan. Vegeta and Goku, and even the bystanders watched in rapt fascination as she transformed. Her hair remained long, buns with long tails of hair sticking out from the sides turning from gold back to their midnight black. Aqua coloured eyes glowed until they returned to their darkened state. But it was her body that went through and actual change. The front of the gi ripped open to reveal ink black fur coming down from the side of her shoulder down to her navel in a 'V' shape. Her golden tail once again became black and her power had increased far more than Cell could ever imagine.
"Wha…what's going on!!" he yelped, shocked, surprised and (yes) very, very scared.
"Tousan and kaasan can also do this you know, but you robbed them of their energy to do so, you coward!!" she spat. "And now, I'm going to make this attack the last you'll ever have to feel! And I promise," she said, giving a very Vegeta-like smirk. "It's going to hurt."
"Gojita! Don't!" cried Vegeta. "You're going to kill yourself!!" But she didn't listen, she wouldn't.
/Gomen kaasan and tousan…// she told them telepathically. /But this is for you…//
They all squinted as she powered up to her absolute full, a ki ball forming in her hand.
"You…you wouldn't! You couldn't!!" cried Cell.
"Oh yes I would!" she yelled, glaring daggers at the android. "Take this, Jinzouningen!!!" The blast shot from her hand and headed towards Cell. He could see it coming, and there was nothing he could do about it. When it hit its target, the earth began to shake. The light from the blast became so intense, that it blinded everyone on the planet! Even Trunks who was still flying over to the battlefield had to stop and shield his eyes.
"Shimatta!" he gasped. "Where did this come from?!"
After a few seconds, the bright light faded away to reveal three bystanders with absolutely shocked looks on their faces, two saiyan males with severe wounds, and a female saiyan chibi who looked more like a bloody corpse than the living, breathing creature she really was. She stood for a few moments, taking in deep gulps of air as the two saiyans stood shakily to their feet.
"Go…Gojita?" asked Goku in a half-scared, half-amazed voice. She panted, turned her eyes on them and smiled before her eyes fluttered closed and she fell deftly to the ground.
"Gojita!!" Vegeta cried as he limped over as fast as he could to the fallen chibi. Goku followed along and they both knelt down to check if she was all right. But she was far from it. They could feel her fading away. "Kakarot! Don't just stand there!! Use your instant transmission to get us to a hospital!!!" he shrieked hysterically. Goku nodded as he gently, but quickly, picked up Gojita while Vegeta clung to him. Using the technique he had learnt from Yardralt, he teleported him, Vegeta and Gojita to the nearest hospital. After a few moments of screaming and shrieking, doctors and nurses placed Gojita on a bed and wheeled her off to the emergency ward. Vegeta and Goku tried to follow, but other doctors pushed them into another ward.
"Wait here," commanded a handsome blonde doctor. "I'll be back in a moment with some more staff."
Goku and Vegeta stood in the white tiled room, staring at each other blankly. Finally, Vegeta gave in, and leapt at Goku, wrapping his arms around the burly warrior's neck and sobbing into his sweat and blood soaked gi. Goku didn't mind, as he was shedding plenty of tears of his own into his ouji's flame hair. Both Saiyans held each other tight, hoping and praying that somehow, their little one would get through.
"Kakarot…"
"Vegeta."
"I'm scared."
"…me too."
