I'M BACK!!! Didja miss me? Well, I know I've been on holidays 4 a loooong time, (a month in fact), but I'm finally home and will be updating regularly again. While I'm still blabbing on, I'll take this opportunity to say thanx to all the ppl who have read/reviewed my story, and for sticking with me even though I know it's reeeeaaally long. :) Well, the big dramatic ending is coming... eventually. Keep reading!
NOTE: I 4got to write this b4, but just for n e 1 who's wondering, Cell is in his Perfect form in this story.
ChickFlick Chapter 17
Bulma glared at him.
"Well, if you're gonna be like that, don't expect us to give in without a fight!"
"Ah, but we can't get down to business YET!" exclaimed Cell in mock dismay. "I would never let you fight me if you didn't know the full extent of my incredible plans!" As one, the girls raised an eyebrow. "It was like this." Said Cell, obviously settling himself down for a long explanation. Glaring pointedly at Videl, he began.
"After your husband destroyed me, there was nobody to continue Dr Gero's master plans. But luckily, he had prepared himself for the worst. Before he died, he invented a very special little robot, with a single thought in mind. The unit was activated when its sensors could no longer pick up Dr Gero's life signals. It travelled the globe, collecting all 7 of the dragon balls. Once they had all been brought together, it made the wish it had always been programmed to make; it wished for Dr Gero to be brought back to life."
Cell broke off and crossed the room. He pulled a smallish object out from the corner and blew on it. Dust flew everywhere. The thing in his hands was only about half a metre tall. He brought it over to them proudly.
"Yes," he said, "THIS was our saviour in our darkest hour."
Now that he had brought the small robot into the light, the others could see that it was made up of a rectangular box with wheels, sitting upright, with a cube on top. It looked like it had eyes, but Bulma knew that they were probably special sensors. Its 'arms' consisted of rods of metal that bent at the elbows and ended with two claws, capable of grasping and lifting. Noticing Bulma's slightly disdainful look, Cell laughed.
"It's not pretty," he admitted, "and it's certainly not very impressive, but it served its purpose well."
Dr Gero was smiling around coldly and proudly.
"Just another of my little inventions." He said modestly. Cell, smiled too, put the robot to one side and turned to face them again.
"Now, where was I? Ah yes, I remember. So Dr Gero came back to life. Well, in the other dimension, he and I had found a few friends, and made a few plans." He gestured expansively at the evil creatures behind him. "And the dragon Shenlong still had one wish left to give. So, following our plan, the Doctor wished back all enemies of Son Goku. The ones you see standing before you are the ones that decided to join our campaign of revenge.
"Now that I was alive again, Dr Gero appointed me the leader of this little bunch, as the strongest warrior with the most battle-trained mind." Proudly, his cruel mouth curved into a slight smile. "So, after one year, we collected the dragon balls once more to complete another step in our plan. We TRIED to wish for all of our power levels to be upgraded to the same level as mine, but the dragon could not, or would not grant that wish. Instead, we had to ask for all of our power levels to be raised as much as possible. And so it was done. Now, together, we are invincible!" Cell's eyes gleamed. Videl decided to interrupt him before he got too carried away.
"We'll have to see about that."
"Ah, you will, my dear Videl!" Cell chortled. You'll see soon enough! But I'm not finished yet. After our power levels had been upgraded, we spent years perfecting our plans. We either built or stole the necessary equipment for the building of the Tunnel of Dangers, and Dr Gero came up with all the high-tech equipment for the base.
"I believe you had an encounter with our giant spider, way back at the beginning of the tunnel? We persuaded her to come out of her mountain lair with the promise of fresh meat." Cell smiled as Bulma gave a slight involuntary shudder. "And we stole some of the parts of the temple of Terrors from little kids' playgrounds; things like the climbing rings and the monkey bars. Of course, it was easy to hire the Cybermen. They'll do anything for a good fight. Yes, I can tell you now, it took a lot of careful designing and programming to set ourselves up, but it was worth it.
Now comes the real genius of the plan. Dr Gero had invented two amazing machines. The first one was designed like a large ray gun. If its beam touches anyone with the power to manipulate their ki, it removes their energy. Well, not exactly," he said, correcting himself, "It makes it impossible to form energy balls and the like. Their energy is still completely THERE, but the person simply has no access to it, like it's stuck behind a solid wall which is impossible to penetrate." He chuckled. "Simply marvellous, isn't it? So, anyway, we set our trap. We burst into that small house... the one on the island..." He faltered, then rolled his eyes. "They seemed to be having some sort of party. What was THAT all about?" He sniffed in distaste and despite the danger in their situation, she almost laughed.
"I think it was Master Roshi's idea." She said. "I think the aim was to celebrate their manlyhood... or something."
"Oh. I see." Cell said, still looking completely baffled. But he dismissed the matter, and went back to his story telling.
"So... we burst into the house on the island and took them all completely by surprise. There's a term you humans use to describe their condition... ah yes, I remember now; I think it's called being 'drunk'. From my experience at that party, it seemed to involve a lot of bad singing and staggering around. It was very handy for our purposes, though. We only had to use the energy-zapping machine as a precaution. Your friends were caught easily in a matter of minutes." He smirked as he saw the looks of anger on the faces of his enemies. Cell was enjoying telling his little story. "Your men are the only group on this pathetic excuse for a planet that ever had a chance to defeat me. But just think... if their power was added to my own! I would be invincible, a truly perfect fighter in every way! Now, the obvious thing would be for me to absorb them, and ascend beyond my perfect form; but that was not enough for me. These people had robbed me of my glory and my pride. They had to PAY!" His eyes were flashing angrily, and he was pacing around with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be talking more to himself than to his audience.
"They had to PAY for what they had done to me. And so, as well as the first machine, Dr Gero invented a second, even more ingenious machine. It projects a special bubble of energy. Anyone within the bubble has their energy drained away to be stored by computer. Once they were completely drained, the energy stored by computer could be transferred to ME. And then I would have their power, added to my own!"
As Eighteen listened along with the other girls, her stomach twisted in anger and fear. This... this CREATURE had been plotting against her and her friends for years. He seemed to take an immense delight in informing them of the ways of his evil, twisted mind. He would not rest until they had heard the whole story. But finally his tale seemed to be drawing to a close. Hatred and an insane anger burning in his eyes, he now spoke in an intense whisper, directing his words to Videl in particular.
"I thought I was perfect. Your brat of a husband proved me wrong. BUT NOW I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!!" He exploded. "I WILL BECOME TRULY PERFECT! IT IS MY DESTINY!!!" And his mad, insane laughter filled their hearts with dread.
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Well, there ya have it! Hope you liked it! PLEASE REVIEW!!! I hardly ever get reviews anymore!!! :(
NOTE: I 4got to write this b4, but just for n e 1 who's wondering, Cell is in his Perfect form in this story.
ChickFlick Chapter 17
Bulma glared at him.
"Well, if you're gonna be like that, don't expect us to give in without a fight!"
"Ah, but we can't get down to business YET!" exclaimed Cell in mock dismay. "I would never let you fight me if you didn't know the full extent of my incredible plans!" As one, the girls raised an eyebrow. "It was like this." Said Cell, obviously settling himself down for a long explanation. Glaring pointedly at Videl, he began.
"After your husband destroyed me, there was nobody to continue Dr Gero's master plans. But luckily, he had prepared himself for the worst. Before he died, he invented a very special little robot, with a single thought in mind. The unit was activated when its sensors could no longer pick up Dr Gero's life signals. It travelled the globe, collecting all 7 of the dragon balls. Once they had all been brought together, it made the wish it had always been programmed to make; it wished for Dr Gero to be brought back to life."
Cell broke off and crossed the room. He pulled a smallish object out from the corner and blew on it. Dust flew everywhere. The thing in his hands was only about half a metre tall. He brought it over to them proudly.
"Yes," he said, "THIS was our saviour in our darkest hour."
Now that he had brought the small robot into the light, the others could see that it was made up of a rectangular box with wheels, sitting upright, with a cube on top. It looked like it had eyes, but Bulma knew that they were probably special sensors. Its 'arms' consisted of rods of metal that bent at the elbows and ended with two claws, capable of grasping and lifting. Noticing Bulma's slightly disdainful look, Cell laughed.
"It's not pretty," he admitted, "and it's certainly not very impressive, but it served its purpose well."
Dr Gero was smiling around coldly and proudly.
"Just another of my little inventions." He said modestly. Cell, smiled too, put the robot to one side and turned to face them again.
"Now, where was I? Ah yes, I remember. So Dr Gero came back to life. Well, in the other dimension, he and I had found a few friends, and made a few plans." He gestured expansively at the evil creatures behind him. "And the dragon Shenlong still had one wish left to give. So, following our plan, the Doctor wished back all enemies of Son Goku. The ones you see standing before you are the ones that decided to join our campaign of revenge.
"Now that I was alive again, Dr Gero appointed me the leader of this little bunch, as the strongest warrior with the most battle-trained mind." Proudly, his cruel mouth curved into a slight smile. "So, after one year, we collected the dragon balls once more to complete another step in our plan. We TRIED to wish for all of our power levels to be upgraded to the same level as mine, but the dragon could not, or would not grant that wish. Instead, we had to ask for all of our power levels to be raised as much as possible. And so it was done. Now, together, we are invincible!" Cell's eyes gleamed. Videl decided to interrupt him before he got too carried away.
"We'll have to see about that."
"Ah, you will, my dear Videl!" Cell chortled. You'll see soon enough! But I'm not finished yet. After our power levels had been upgraded, we spent years perfecting our plans. We either built or stole the necessary equipment for the building of the Tunnel of Dangers, and Dr Gero came up with all the high-tech equipment for the base.
"I believe you had an encounter with our giant spider, way back at the beginning of the tunnel? We persuaded her to come out of her mountain lair with the promise of fresh meat." Cell smiled as Bulma gave a slight involuntary shudder. "And we stole some of the parts of the temple of Terrors from little kids' playgrounds; things like the climbing rings and the monkey bars. Of course, it was easy to hire the Cybermen. They'll do anything for a good fight. Yes, I can tell you now, it took a lot of careful designing and programming to set ourselves up, but it was worth it.
Now comes the real genius of the plan. Dr Gero had invented two amazing machines. The first one was designed like a large ray gun. If its beam touches anyone with the power to manipulate their ki, it removes their energy. Well, not exactly," he said, correcting himself, "It makes it impossible to form energy balls and the like. Their energy is still completely THERE, but the person simply has no access to it, like it's stuck behind a solid wall which is impossible to penetrate." He chuckled. "Simply marvellous, isn't it? So, anyway, we set our trap. We burst into that small house... the one on the island..." He faltered, then rolled his eyes. "They seemed to be having some sort of party. What was THAT all about?" He sniffed in distaste and despite the danger in their situation, she almost laughed.
"I think it was Master Roshi's idea." She said. "I think the aim was to celebrate their manlyhood... or something."
"Oh. I see." Cell said, still looking completely baffled. But he dismissed the matter, and went back to his story telling.
"So... we burst into the house on the island and took them all completely by surprise. There's a term you humans use to describe their condition... ah yes, I remember now; I think it's called being 'drunk'. From my experience at that party, it seemed to involve a lot of bad singing and staggering around. It was very handy for our purposes, though. We only had to use the energy-zapping machine as a precaution. Your friends were caught easily in a matter of minutes." He smirked as he saw the looks of anger on the faces of his enemies. Cell was enjoying telling his little story. "Your men are the only group on this pathetic excuse for a planet that ever had a chance to defeat me. But just think... if their power was added to my own! I would be invincible, a truly perfect fighter in every way! Now, the obvious thing would be for me to absorb them, and ascend beyond my perfect form; but that was not enough for me. These people had robbed me of my glory and my pride. They had to PAY!" His eyes were flashing angrily, and he was pacing around with his hands behind his back. He seemed to be talking more to himself than to his audience.
"They had to PAY for what they had done to me. And so, as well as the first machine, Dr Gero invented a second, even more ingenious machine. It projects a special bubble of energy. Anyone within the bubble has their energy drained away to be stored by computer. Once they were completely drained, the energy stored by computer could be transferred to ME. And then I would have their power, added to my own!"
As Eighteen listened along with the other girls, her stomach twisted in anger and fear. This... this CREATURE had been plotting against her and her friends for years. He seemed to take an immense delight in informing them of the ways of his evil, twisted mind. He would not rest until they had heard the whole story. But finally his tale seemed to be drawing to a close. Hatred and an insane anger burning in his eyes, he now spoke in an intense whisper, directing his words to Videl in particular.
"I thought I was perfect. Your brat of a husband proved me wrong. BUT NOW I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!!!" He exploded. "I WILL BECOME TRULY PERFECT! IT IS MY DESTINY!!!" And his mad, insane laughter filled their hearts with dread.
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Well, there ya have it! Hope you liked it! PLEASE REVIEW!!! I hardly ever get reviews anymore!!! :(