Goku couldn't believe what he had just heard come from the mysterious monter's mouth. He could have sworn that he said his name was Cell. He tried to collect his thoughts as her muttered gibberish, not knowing what to do. 'Cell, Cell, Cell. Wait a minute, I know that name. Usagi mentioned him a few times before. He was the monster responsible for my death wasn't he? He was the one who forced Gohan to become Super Saiyan two. But how can he be here? How can he have so much power if he hasn't consumed the androids yet?' "Cell!" He growled. "What do you want?!"
Cell closed his eyes as he smirked. He would enjoy defeating the Saiyans once and for all. Though they had beaten him before, they weren't nearly as strong as they were back then, now. "Why I'm here to find a little Saiyan runt, Usagi. Seems to me that she is your daughter." He cocked his neck from left to right in stretching motion as he began to crack his knuckles. "And while I'm here I'm going to have a little fun with you guys. I guess I'll have to wait to lay into Vejita though. I never got a chance to 'thank' him for allowing me to absorb the androids."
Gohan let himself glide to his father, not taking his eyes off of Cell for a single second. "Father, what's going on?"
Goku shook his head in confusion. He was asking himself that same question in his mind. There were no answers to come up with. "What do you want with Usagi?" He couldn't allow Usagi to be taken by this monster. He couldn't allow anything bad to happen, he wouldn't.
"My. You are full of questions aren't you?" He focused his attention to the young Saiyan, narrowing his eyes on him. "Gohan, you are not at all what I remember. You have no power. I could easily kill you right now. But then what would be the fun in that? I want to enjoy your death, just as you were enjoying being able to beat me so bad. You were enjoying it so much that you wouldn't even listen to your father when he told you to finish me off. Because of you, he had to teleport me to another planet right before I self detonated. But I didn't die as your father did." He quickly laughed to himself as he saw the look of shock on the boy's face. "Yes it was I who killed your father, but it was only because of you that he died. And now I shall kill you AND everyone you love because of your weakness."
"That's impossible. I wouldn't be so stupid as to play with you. I would kill you right away for all the horrible things that you did. Usagi told us about you. She told us that you were killed by me. How did you survive it!?"
Cell smirked. "Patience young Gohan. Don't get yourself angry over nothing. Soon you will be dead and none of this will matter. You can go see your friends in the afterlife."
Goku had had enough of Cell already. He was hiding something from them. Usagi had had nothing to do with Cell's defeat. Usagi was born years after his death. What could she have possibly done to make him want to come back for her. He had specifically said her name. "I'm going to ask this ONCE more. What do you want with Usagi?!" His body began to tense up with anger.
Cell turned back to Goku. "I'm going to tell you one thing. I'm here to take her power and then kill her. The queen can not have HER running around the world to someday over throw her."
'Kill her? What the hell is this guy talking about? Why would he want to kill Usagi. This queen he speaks of. Who could she be? And what is he talking about, over throwing her?' "I suggest you get out. Usagi is stronger than you. You will be defeated easily."
"I don't think so Goku. I'm not the same Cell as I was when I was first created. I have been reborn with the proper power to kill Usagi. And I mean PROPER. Her power will not be able to surpass mine." He could see that the three fighters were rather confused, but also, they didn't believe him. "I have been injected with a certain type of special energy from my queen. I have been directed to steel young Usagi's energy, plus her main source of life. Then I will kill her, as I said stated before that I would. She will not make it back to the future. You will not make it to your futures for I will do away with all of you. Once I have brought back Usagi's power, our kingdom will once again be free to roam this dimension. We will rule it as our own and kill everyone who attempts to fight back against our rule. This time we have no one to stop us from full filling our wish."
Goku analyzed Cell over and over again, running his eyes from his head down to his feet. Cell's skin looked to be almost like a shield. If he were able to make any kind of hit on the creature it wouldn't have too much of an impact. It would take all of his strength to even make the hit felt. "Who sent you here? What kingdom are you talking about?"
Cell frowned. He was becoming irritated with Goku's questions. They were none of his business as he was not involved in the queen's plans. His power was not enough to feed his queen's queen. Usagi's was the strongest, but not only that, she was also their 'missing link.' "That is of no concern to you. What is, is that I'm going to kill you all once and for all. And I'm going to enjoy it with every muscle in my body. You will pay for everything that you have done."
Goku clenched his teeth with anger as he tightened his muscles. "You're not doing anything. Your reign of terror will end here before it even begins." He hastily powered up to his fullest. His hair shot up in gold as his body was overtaken by his Golden aura. Powered rushed through his veins as he stared directly into Cell's eyes. He straightened his back and made sure not to let his calm look turn into a fearful one. That was the last thing he needed. He was not about to let Cell know of his fear. Cell would have an advantage over him had he let on that he was even the least bit nervous. He didn't fear Cell himself, he feared the fact that his own power was so much lower than his enemy's. His power was much, much lower than Cell's but that didn't mean that he wouldn't go down without a fight. He would teleport out of there if things got too rough. He still had a chance with Usagi, plus he still had a chance at reaching a level beyond Super Saiyan. He also had Gohan that would need to be trained. "You're going down."
Cell began to laugh softly. "I'm going down? Look at you. You're a weak and pitiful sight. You don't even have all of your people here to help you. Right now you're the strongest one anyways. It's better that they aren't here. Then they won't die and they won't have to watch their friend die either. But that's ok. I'll find them later, after I tear you apart." His laughing turned into more of a hysterical cackle. He couldn't help himself. He found this situation all too funny. He remembered how these same people had beaten him before. But now, now the tables were turned and they were the ones who would be killed. Not him. And they wouldn't have the benefit of someone coming to give him his much needed power boost. "I think you're the one who's going down."
He stared back into the Saiyan's eyes. His power generated off of his body, making him look as if he were on fire. He smirked at Goku. He knew what he was trying to do. He was trying to intimidate him by staring at him without looking anywhere else. But Cell knew better than to be intimidated. He knew that Goku had a much lower power level than his own. But still, he looked a little too confident for Cell's comfort. 'He's hiding something.' "Where is the girl?"
Goku grinned. Cell couldn't kill any of them until he knew where Usagi was. That bought them a little bit of time before they would have to fight. Unless Cell just decided to be a complete ass about this all and began firing at them. "Wouldn't you like to know."
Cell's laughing turned into a stern frown. "You better tell me or else..."
"Or else what?" Piccolo interrupted.
Cell turned to Piccolo. "Ah yes, Piccolo. I remember you very well. You nearly killed me before I became perfect. No matter. I'll destroy you, in time."
~*~*~
Mamoru approached Goku and the others at lighting fast speed. With him were Krillin, Yamcha, and Tienshin-han. He could feel Cell's great power. He didn't say anything to his father or Goku, but he actually felt Cell's power at a greater magnitude than the others said they had. The others had said that Cell's power felt as if it were just above Usagi's. But he felt as if it were at least the power of the future Goku's Super Saiyan two, which he had felt one day when Goku and Vejita were sparring together. It felt like it may have been a little bit higher even. He was completely confused at that point. Why had he felt a greater power coming from Cell than the others had? It didn't make sense to him at all.
He stopped once he got within 100 feet of Cell and the others. He didn't want to get too close. From where he was, he could see and feel that Goku was already powered up to his fullest. "What is he thinking? He can't fight that."
Yamcha squinted to see the monster in a bit of a clearer view. "That thing is pretty strong. I didn't think that the androids would be so strong."
Mamoru turned back to look at Yamcha. "That's not an android you idiot. That's Cell. He's from our time for some reason. Don't you feel that power radiating from him?"
Krillin cowered behind Tienshin-han. "Yeah, but it's not much more that Usagi's was yesterday."
'Bullshit! Why don't they feel it? Why am I the only one who can feel a greater power from him? This is nuts. But I can't exactly tell them. I'm the only one who feels it. Everyone will just tell me that I'm freaking out.' "Let's get over there."
Krillin's eyes widened to their fullest extent. "Wha...wha...what? You wanna go over...there? With that thing over there? Don't you want to stay here where it's safe? Goku's got everything under control."
Tienshin-han sighed as he looked down at Krillin. He was never afraid to fight before. He had always been ready to defend earth. What made him change. "Krillin, you can stay here, but, we're going over there to help our friends. They're going to need it."
Krillin watched as the three fighters left him behind and went onto where Cell was. He couldn't believe it. What would drive them to WANT to go over there and be killed. He was positive that that's what was going to happen. Goku wouldn't be able to stand up to Cell, Cell would kill him and then everyone else. He gulped as he began to slowly move forward. "I know I'm going to regret this."
~*~*~
Cell leaned his head to his right so he could see past Goku's head. He smiled when he saw the other fighters nearing them. "Look at that. The others are coming. Now I don't have to hunt them down. Of course, hunting you all down would be quite fun. Especially if I didn't use my senses." He evilly smiled as he paused. He had just thought of a great idea. "Let's play a little game shall we."
Piccolo looked over his shoulder to see his friends arrive at the scene. Krillin didn't look too happy about being there. Mamoru looked indifferent about the whole situation but Piccolo knew otherwise. He could feel the uneasiness arise within his son. 'He knows something.'
Cell looked back into Goku's eyes. "Why don't you guys all scatter around so I can hunt for you later? We'll make a little game out of it. Instead of a tournament, I'll hunt you down and rip your bodies apart. That's how I shall get my revenge, which I so very much deserve. Don't you think that's a great idea. Then, when I'm finished playing with you guys, I'll kill Usagi and report back to my queen."
Goku's frown turned into a scowl. 'This guy is sick. What is going on in his head when he thinks up these things? Now he wants to hunt us.' "That's not going to happen! You're going to fight me right here, right now! I'll take you out before you even know what hit you!" He briefly took his eyes away from Cell's took search him for a possible weakness that he could attack. But there was none to be found. He didn't even know Cell's fighting style, though Cell knew his. He put up his guard, preparing himself for his fight.
Krillin took one look at Cell and then Goku, realizing that if Goku were to fight now, he would die for sure. "Goku, I'm not so sure it's a good idea to fight right now. I mean with your power the wa..."
Piccolo, knowing that if Krillin finished his sentence that Cell would then know that they all very well knew that Goku would loose if he fought, backhanded Krillin in the neck. "Shut your mouth Krillin." He glared at his fellow fighter, who in return, cowered back while covering his mouth with his hand.
Goku, with eyes still glued to Cell, knew that the fight would get messy and probably pretty bloody. Though, Cell would not loose any blood, if he had any at all. It would be his own blood that was shed. But he was totally prepared for that. He just needed to stall until the time that Usagi and the girls came out of their training. "You guys can leave now. All of you. I'll take care of this."
Gohan finally took his eyes off Cell and placed them back to his father. "Dad, are you crazy? You're going to need our help."
"It's ok Gohan. I'll be fine." He began to slowly approach Cell, ready for any attack that may come his way. He didn't really care about what happened to him at that point. What was important was stalling. That's all he needed to do. It was only a matter of a couple of hours before the girls would be out and then he and Gohan could go in. He hoped that the girls had become stronger. They seemed to be able to gain power at a much faster rate than any humans that he had ever met. "Let's go Cell."
Cell chuckled. "You fool. Do you not realize that I can take you out right here and now? What would be the fun in that though? I want to hunt you all like the barbarians you are." He extended his arm out to be transversal to his body. Wow, I learned that word in math. I guess math is good for something. lol "Get out of my face." He began building up a small portion of his energy, but to his enemies, it was a greater energy than they had ever seen.
Mamoru started to let himself float backwards as he felt Cell's energy increasing. He wondered why no one else was moving away. Had they not felt that either? Cell power was flying high above anything that he had ever felt in his life. It was nuts. 'Shit.'
Cell's body was soon being surrounded by black lightening hitting his rock hard skin, which was an improvement that his new queen had ordered to be put on him as well as he new power. He was enjoying himself more than he was when he first became perfect. That bliss was short lived thanks to Gohan, but his new power would live on forever. "Say goodbye." He pulled back on his hand, only to violently push it out in front of him again. "Don't forget to scatter around the world to make it fun too."
Gohan to his left and then to his right. Nothing had happened. Cell's supposed attack had done nothing. Everyone around him was just as puzzled as he was, including his father. "What was that supposed to be?" 'Maybe that power that we're feeling isn't so great after all.'
He looked back to Cell. 'Maybe he's just gotten weaker over time. Dad can beat him.' Then, out of no where, his ears picked up a large pounding. It sounded as if a large hammer were being smashed against the earth over and over again. He gasped as he watched a small spiral beginning to form where Cell's hand formerly was. "What the..."
Goku moved back. He didn't like the looks of what was forming in front of Cell. It was nothing that he had ever seen before. It wasn't even anything like what he had seen before. He didn't exactly want to find out what it was either. "This is stupid Cell."
Cell smirked. "Is it really?" He looked down at his little attack.
Goku kept his eyes on the so called attack. It was just spinning in a circle, not doing or harming anything at all. The only thing that was peculiar was the large pounding coming from it. Then, out of no where, a large power wind began to come right for them, creating a loud whistling as it pushed it's way towards the fighters. "Oh my god what is that!?" He quickly threw his arms up in front of his face, knowing that he would be unable to block it. That wasn't the point. The point was to block from any debris that was flying at him, which he felt shortly after he put his arms up. He could feel rocks and branches from trees thrashing against his bare skin as he was thrown back against his will. The power wind seemed to have more strength built up in it than Cell originally put into it.
Cell laughed as loud and as hard as he could as he watched everyone get blown away. They looked so incredibly pitiful with their legs and arms flailing all about, unable to stop themselves. "Didn't I tell you? My attacks can grow on themselves." He raised his hand chest high and looked at it as he moved his fingers in and out of a fist position. 'This new power is great. I can't wait to further try it out on these guys.'
Once he could no longer see his enemies, he turned around and headed back for Gero's lab. He still had some business to do there. He wanted to ensure that he would still live on in this time. There was only one way to do that too. Plus, he wanted to make sure that the androids were destroyed. He didn't want them to join up with Gohan's gang in this timeline like they had in his own. 18 was a traitor and would be punished for it. 17 on the other hand, could be used for his plans. "Time to take care of a few things."
He quickly flew back to Gero's lab. He wanted to finish up there fast so he could find Usagi, steel her power as directed, and then kill the others. He couldn't wait to do that. He would make them suffer for making him suffer.
~*~*~
Goku was stopped by flying head first into a tree, which snapped it in half. Luckily he the power wind died down quite a bit by the time he hit it that he didn't just keep flying. It was more like a normal gust now. He was thrown at least twenty miles away, which baffled him. He had never felt anything with such power in his life.
He sat up and scanned his surroundings for his son and any of his friends. No one was in sight except for Yamcha, who looked as though he was unconscious. He must have fallen quite hard and had his power knocked out of him. "We've got a problem on our hands."
He pushed himself off the ground so he was standing. His legs, for some reason, were numb. He figured that it was from the fall. He wasn't really able to block the attack very much. It greatly exceeded his power. He didn't remember much about what had just happened either. All he did remember was being pushed back and seeing everyone being thrown around behind him. He did remember being hit in the chest with a large tree branch though. He had a huge laceration across his chest to remind him of that, along with the pain that came with it. He slowly staggered his way over to his friend. "Yamcha, wake up." He kneeled down and shook him, barely able to keep his body erect for he was quite dizzy.
Yamcha slightly opened his eyes even though he didn't want to. He just wanted to fall asleep there. He could feel a gash on his forehead and the warm blood flowing down his face from it. "What did he just do Goku?" He couldn't make out any detail of Goku's head and face. The only thing he noticed was that he was no longer powered up to Super Saiyan. He lifted one of his hands to his face and rubbed off some of the blood. "That bastard."
Goku was relieved to see that Yamcha wasn't unconscious like he had thought. "Are you going to be able to collect yourself if I leave you here?"
"Yeah." He paused to think about what he just agreed to as he lifted his head. His eyes were now fully open. "Wait a minute, you aren't thinking about going back there are you? You can't go back there. He's so much stronger than you are. Surely you know that."
Goku shook his head. "I would be crazy to go back there right now. I just want to find Gohan." 'And then get the girls.'
Yamcha gently laid his head back in the grass. "That's better. I didn't think you'd be dumb enough to go back there in your current state." He took notice of Goku's chest. "Just don't get yourself killed when you go back to fight him."
"Aren't you going back?"
"Maybe, I don't think I could stand up to that though. If you can't what makes me think I can? I'd just be in the way."
Goku stood up. "Well if you feel that you don't need to be there I won't force you to go. It's your choice. Just make sure it's what you want to do." He rubbed his chest from the pain. "Damn that guy was strong but I can't give up. This is just getting fun." He put his fingers to his forehead and concentrated on Gohan's energy. "See you later Yamcha."
Yamcha closed his eyes once Goku was gone. "Man, he's gotten even more crazy since the first time I met him. He just never gives up."
~*~*~
Goku appeared at a pond surrounded by trees. He scanned the area very carefully, looking for his son. He could feel his energy, but barely. It had taken a hit from that attack. "Gohan!" He took a few steps forward in hopes that his eyes may spot his son. "Can you here me?" He looked to the body of water in front of him to see a small foot sticking out of it. 'Damn.'
Goku ran to the pond. The closer he got, the more of Gohan he could see. "Gohan..." Once at the edge of the water, he stopped and gazed down at his son, who was unconscious. The boy was surrounded by water, his face was nearly fully covered. The only parts that were visible were his chin and nose. Everything else had a thin layer of water covering it. He kneeled down and studied his son. He seemed to have more wounds on him than himself and Yamcha had. 'How can I do this without harming him even further?' He carefully placed one of his hands under Gohan's neck and his other hand under his knees, after placing his hands on his stomach so they wouldn't just hang down. He gently lifted the boy up while rising to his feet. 'Ok, here we go.' To the best of his ability, he put his hand to his forehead, once again, and concentrated onto Kami's energy. 'Let's get this done.'
~*~*~
Cell sat at what was left of Gero's computer. Luckily the computer that had been used to create him was still in tact. Gero was at least smart enough to make it somewhat resistant to blasts. He typed in various codes and commands to set up for the transport of some of his DNA to the tank which was very capable of holding another version of himself, if repaired. "This way, if anything should happen to me, part of me will still be alive and well, ready to kill those who killed me. But I highly doubt that that will ever happen. When I succeed, I shall kill this off." He picked up a needled on the table to his right and shoved it into his skin, extracting some of his blood, which contained his DNA codes.
He pulled the needle out and slammed it to the table when he heard footsteps behind him. He grinned. "What are you two doing awake?" He turned around in his swivel chair and sat face to face with androids 17 and 18. "I don't remember waking you up."
17 walked to the tank that previously held the baby Cell in it. "Who are you?" He found it strange that Gero would allow someone to come in a destroy his lab. He knew that it couldn't have just exploded on itself either. Gero was too smart to build faulty machines.
Cell stood up and pushed 17 away from the tank. It was repairable. "Get away from that before I kill you."
17 grinned. "You kill me? I don't think so. We are Dr. Gero's perfect killing machines."
18 looked around the area. "Speaking of that old bastard, where is he? He wouldn't just let some ugly creature like yourself come in her and mess with Cell."
"I am Cell android 18. I am from the future and I killed Dr. Gero. You should thank me. That old man was a menace to us all."
18 turned to Cell. She found it strange that he would know her name. Though he did say he was from the future. "Cell huh? So the old man actually succeeded in something for once in his life. What do you want Mr. Cell?"
Cell grinned. He would enjoy killing 18. She obviously hadn't been programmed to kill Goku yet. Neither of them had been other wise they would have asked about him. "How did you get out of your cabinets."
"Oh you mean that cage that Gero held us in all the time?" 17 snickered. "Gero built in a device in those things for just this type of occasion. If there was any disturbance in the labs, such as an explosion, then we would be automatically wakened up to kill the intruder. That means you."
"But since we hated him, we aren't going to do anything about you. We're just happy to be getting out of those stupid jails." 18 walked passed Cell and peered down at the computer screen. "What were you doing, CELL?" She clicked on some buttons on the screen and scrolled through his files. She raised an eyebrow with fascination. "Oh? You were making a replica of yourself with your own DNA."
Cell grabbed 18's arm and pulled her aside. "Leave this alone or pay the consequences."
"Damn. Don't have to get a stick up your ass. I was just curious." She began to walk to the door for she was beginning to bore with her current activity. She wanted to find something 'fun' to do. "Let's go 17."
17 frowned. "Don't order me around 18. You forget who has more power here."
18 just rolled her eyes as she continued to walk away. "Fine. Do whatever you like. I'm going to find something recreational to do." She picked up her pace to a slow jog and left.
17 looked at Cell and then back at the door. "Women can be such a bother." He too proceeded to leave Cell behind.
Cell smirked as he watched the second android leave. "That's it you two. I'll get you later. You will be an addition to my little 'game'. You will make it all the more fun." He turned back to what he was doing . "Now that I have a blood sample, all I have to do is repair the tank and then rebuild the body and insert the DNA. Then I've created another me. Ha, ha, ha, ha!"
~*~*~
Goku paced back and fourth in front of the room of spirit and time. There was only about an hour and an hour left before they would be coming out. Gohan hadn't awakened yet and Cell hadn't tried anything since he attacked them so it would have been pointless to pull them out early. They were lucky for that. He seemed to be hanging around the lab for a while for some reason. Goku was curious as to why though. What could have been so important that Cell need to stay back at the lab? He knew that he would probably find out soon, and not like the results. But it was something that he would have to accept.
"Goku, why don't you relax." Kami walked to the room, where Goku and Gohan were. He knew what was going on down on earth. He didn't know why though. "You can't fix things by worrying."
Goku stopped pacing and turned to Kami. "I know I can't fix things. But look at the way things are going. Cell has come from the future with more power than before. We haven't had enough time to train for him. Vejita is training in space somewhere and isn't here to help us. I can probably power up in the room of spirit and time but that doesn't dismiss the fact that Usagi and her friends have to fight Cell. I mean, Cell seems to be here specifically for Usagi's power for who knows why. I don't know if she'll be able to handle it. This is going to be her first real fight and she has to do it with others who have never really fought before."
"Calm down Goku. Your future self was here preparing them for this the whole nine months that he spent in there with them. Trust yourself Goku. Cell is strong, but these girls can hold him off until you and Gohan come out. Speaking of Gohan..."
Goku turned around and looked the ground where his son was starting to stir. "Gohan are you all right?"
Gohan sat up as he grabbed his head. "Huh? Where am I?" He looked around. "How did I get here? Last thing I remember is that I was flying threw the forest and then I all of a sudden fell and hit my head against a big rock."
Goku sighed with relief. "Good to see you're all right. You think you can train now?"
Gohan looked at his father like he was crazy. His head still throbbed with pain and his muscles were numb from trying to push against Cell's single attack. But he knew how important it was. "I guess so. Are the girls out yet?"
Goku nodded. "Yes, but we need to use that room more than they do. I think we should get them out now." He turned to Kami, who knew what to do. "Thanks, Kami."
~*~*~
~~Room of Spirit and Time~~
Usagi was in the middle of a hand to hand combat fight with Makoto. They had both gotten pretty good with just physical fighting. Like Chi-Chi had told them, their power levels had risen in their normal forms, which made them stronger when they actually did raise their power levels beyond normal.
Makoto punched at Usagi's shoulder, who dodged the punch by spinning to the side. She quickly grabbed Makoto's arm and lifted with all of her strength, flipping her over onto her back. Makoto didn't stay there for too long. Staying on the ground would have just left her vulnerable to another attack. Instead, she raised one of her legs and kicked Usagi in the shin before she had a chance to jump out of the way. She hopped to her feet and faced Usagi. Both fighters panted heavily for they had been sparring with each other for at least a half hour. That was a short spar for them. Lately, they had been going until one of them gave up, which didn't happen for a couple of hours.
They looked to their left when they heard a distant clapping. They stood down as they knew that their fight was over now. They felt the energy of Kami, something must have been wrong for him to interrupt their training before they were supposed to leave.
"Very good girls." Kami complimented as he walked out into the fighting area. "Getting almost as good as the rest of the fighters."
Usagi bent over and put her hands on her knees. "What's wrong Kami?"
"Something horrible has come up. You all need to leave here now. Goku will explain to you what's going on. Where are the others?"
Usagi perked her head up at that. 'What? Something's wrong?' "They're off somewhere else sparring two on two. What's wrong?"
Kami walked passed the two girls. "Leave here and ask your father. I'm going to get the others."
Usagi stood tall again and looked to Makoto. 'Daddy? What's he doing here?' "Come on Makoto. Let's go. I want to find out what's wrong." She didn't wait for an answer before she bolted for the door. Makoto followed closely behind.
~*~*~
Goku turned his head to the opening of the room of spirit and time where he saw Usagi and Makoto coming out. "Girls. Where are the others?" He looked further behind them but didn't see anyone.
"Kami is getting them. They were further out than us. They should be here soon. What's wrong Goku?" Makoto dashed out in front of Usagi.
"Well, I don't know how to say this but, it seems that someone from the future is controlling Cell, from what I can figure out. They gave him extra energy or something, which really boosted his power level above mine. That's why we're calling you guys out. Gohan and I are going to go in so I can get Gohan changed to Super Saiyan and so I can achieve level two."
Usagi's eyes widened. That was too much information to take in all at once. It was too overwhelming. "What? Cell? People from the future?"
Goku understood Usagi's confusion. "There's more. It seems it is the same Cell that fought us in the future and now he wants revenge. And he main purpose is to steal your energy. You seem to be his new queen's obsession. He literally blew us away with his power so when you're fighting him beware that he is strong."
Usagi's mouth dropped at that. She couldn't believe it. Why would Cell come from the future for her? Who from the future could possibly know about her new power that she just acquired only a day before? "Wait a minute, you want ME to fight her?"
"Not just you. But all of you girls. You're strong enough to do it. So far Usagi, you're the only one strong enough to fight against Cell. But everyone else will be joining you soon. I'll send Gohan out as soon as he turns Super Saiyan. As soon as I reach level two I'll be out. You have nothing to worry about."
"Nothing to worry about? Nothing to worry about? This is definitely something to worry about! We can't do this all alone! We aren't strong enough!"
"Usagi you have to do it. This isn't just our timeline we're talking about. It's also about your life. He is here for you Usagi. Now deal with it. Be strong."
Usagi sighed as she had the feeling of defeat within her heart. There was no way she could argue with her father. As much as she didn't want to admit it, he was right. It was her own fault that he was there. Had she not left home, Cell would have attacked her in her own timeline and everyone there would have been able to protect her. "What is the guardian of time doing to me?!"
(Ok, that's it for this part. What did you think? Good or bad? Gotta Go. Ja! ^_~)
Cell closed his eyes as he smirked. He would enjoy defeating the Saiyans once and for all. Though they had beaten him before, they weren't nearly as strong as they were back then, now. "Why I'm here to find a little Saiyan runt, Usagi. Seems to me that she is your daughter." He cocked his neck from left to right in stretching motion as he began to crack his knuckles. "And while I'm here I'm going to have a little fun with you guys. I guess I'll have to wait to lay into Vejita though. I never got a chance to 'thank' him for allowing me to absorb the androids."
Gohan let himself glide to his father, not taking his eyes off of Cell for a single second. "Father, what's going on?"
Goku shook his head in confusion. He was asking himself that same question in his mind. There were no answers to come up with. "What do you want with Usagi?" He couldn't allow Usagi to be taken by this monster. He couldn't allow anything bad to happen, he wouldn't.
"My. You are full of questions aren't you?" He focused his attention to the young Saiyan, narrowing his eyes on him. "Gohan, you are not at all what I remember. You have no power. I could easily kill you right now. But then what would be the fun in that? I want to enjoy your death, just as you were enjoying being able to beat me so bad. You were enjoying it so much that you wouldn't even listen to your father when he told you to finish me off. Because of you, he had to teleport me to another planet right before I self detonated. But I didn't die as your father did." He quickly laughed to himself as he saw the look of shock on the boy's face. "Yes it was I who killed your father, but it was only because of you that he died. And now I shall kill you AND everyone you love because of your weakness."
"That's impossible. I wouldn't be so stupid as to play with you. I would kill you right away for all the horrible things that you did. Usagi told us about you. She told us that you were killed by me. How did you survive it!?"
Cell smirked. "Patience young Gohan. Don't get yourself angry over nothing. Soon you will be dead and none of this will matter. You can go see your friends in the afterlife."
Goku had had enough of Cell already. He was hiding something from them. Usagi had had nothing to do with Cell's defeat. Usagi was born years after his death. What could she have possibly done to make him want to come back for her. He had specifically said her name. "I'm going to ask this ONCE more. What do you want with Usagi?!" His body began to tense up with anger.
Cell turned back to Goku. "I'm going to tell you one thing. I'm here to take her power and then kill her. The queen can not have HER running around the world to someday over throw her."
'Kill her? What the hell is this guy talking about? Why would he want to kill Usagi. This queen he speaks of. Who could she be? And what is he talking about, over throwing her?' "I suggest you get out. Usagi is stronger than you. You will be defeated easily."
"I don't think so Goku. I'm not the same Cell as I was when I was first created. I have been reborn with the proper power to kill Usagi. And I mean PROPER. Her power will not be able to surpass mine." He could see that the three fighters were rather confused, but also, they didn't believe him. "I have been injected with a certain type of special energy from my queen. I have been directed to steel young Usagi's energy, plus her main source of life. Then I will kill her, as I said stated before that I would. She will not make it back to the future. You will not make it to your futures for I will do away with all of you. Once I have brought back Usagi's power, our kingdom will once again be free to roam this dimension. We will rule it as our own and kill everyone who attempts to fight back against our rule. This time we have no one to stop us from full filling our wish."
Goku analyzed Cell over and over again, running his eyes from his head down to his feet. Cell's skin looked to be almost like a shield. If he were able to make any kind of hit on the creature it wouldn't have too much of an impact. It would take all of his strength to even make the hit felt. "Who sent you here? What kingdom are you talking about?"
Cell frowned. He was becoming irritated with Goku's questions. They were none of his business as he was not involved in the queen's plans. His power was not enough to feed his queen's queen. Usagi's was the strongest, but not only that, she was also their 'missing link.' "That is of no concern to you. What is, is that I'm going to kill you all once and for all. And I'm going to enjoy it with every muscle in my body. You will pay for everything that you have done."
Goku clenched his teeth with anger as he tightened his muscles. "You're not doing anything. Your reign of terror will end here before it even begins." He hastily powered up to his fullest. His hair shot up in gold as his body was overtaken by his Golden aura. Powered rushed through his veins as he stared directly into Cell's eyes. He straightened his back and made sure not to let his calm look turn into a fearful one. That was the last thing he needed. He was not about to let Cell know of his fear. Cell would have an advantage over him had he let on that he was even the least bit nervous. He didn't fear Cell himself, he feared the fact that his own power was so much lower than his enemy's. His power was much, much lower than Cell's but that didn't mean that he wouldn't go down without a fight. He would teleport out of there if things got too rough. He still had a chance with Usagi, plus he still had a chance at reaching a level beyond Super Saiyan. He also had Gohan that would need to be trained. "You're going down."
Cell began to laugh softly. "I'm going down? Look at you. You're a weak and pitiful sight. You don't even have all of your people here to help you. Right now you're the strongest one anyways. It's better that they aren't here. Then they won't die and they won't have to watch their friend die either. But that's ok. I'll find them later, after I tear you apart." His laughing turned into more of a hysterical cackle. He couldn't help himself. He found this situation all too funny. He remembered how these same people had beaten him before. But now, now the tables were turned and they were the ones who would be killed. Not him. And they wouldn't have the benefit of someone coming to give him his much needed power boost. "I think you're the one who's going down."
He stared back into the Saiyan's eyes. His power generated off of his body, making him look as if he were on fire. He smirked at Goku. He knew what he was trying to do. He was trying to intimidate him by staring at him without looking anywhere else. But Cell knew better than to be intimidated. He knew that Goku had a much lower power level than his own. But still, he looked a little too confident for Cell's comfort. 'He's hiding something.' "Where is the girl?"
Goku grinned. Cell couldn't kill any of them until he knew where Usagi was. That bought them a little bit of time before they would have to fight. Unless Cell just decided to be a complete ass about this all and began firing at them. "Wouldn't you like to know."
Cell's laughing turned into a stern frown. "You better tell me or else..."
"Or else what?" Piccolo interrupted.
Cell turned to Piccolo. "Ah yes, Piccolo. I remember you very well. You nearly killed me before I became perfect. No matter. I'll destroy you, in time."
~*~*~
Mamoru approached Goku and the others at lighting fast speed. With him were Krillin, Yamcha, and Tienshin-han. He could feel Cell's great power. He didn't say anything to his father or Goku, but he actually felt Cell's power at a greater magnitude than the others said they had. The others had said that Cell's power felt as if it were just above Usagi's. But he felt as if it were at least the power of the future Goku's Super Saiyan two, which he had felt one day when Goku and Vejita were sparring together. It felt like it may have been a little bit higher even. He was completely confused at that point. Why had he felt a greater power coming from Cell than the others had? It didn't make sense to him at all.
He stopped once he got within 100 feet of Cell and the others. He didn't want to get too close. From where he was, he could see and feel that Goku was already powered up to his fullest. "What is he thinking? He can't fight that."
Yamcha squinted to see the monster in a bit of a clearer view. "That thing is pretty strong. I didn't think that the androids would be so strong."
Mamoru turned back to look at Yamcha. "That's not an android you idiot. That's Cell. He's from our time for some reason. Don't you feel that power radiating from him?"
Krillin cowered behind Tienshin-han. "Yeah, but it's not much more that Usagi's was yesterday."
'Bullshit! Why don't they feel it? Why am I the only one who can feel a greater power from him? This is nuts. But I can't exactly tell them. I'm the only one who feels it. Everyone will just tell me that I'm freaking out.' "Let's get over there."
Krillin's eyes widened to their fullest extent. "Wha...wha...what? You wanna go over...there? With that thing over there? Don't you want to stay here where it's safe? Goku's got everything under control."
Tienshin-han sighed as he looked down at Krillin. He was never afraid to fight before. He had always been ready to defend earth. What made him change. "Krillin, you can stay here, but, we're going over there to help our friends. They're going to need it."
Krillin watched as the three fighters left him behind and went onto where Cell was. He couldn't believe it. What would drive them to WANT to go over there and be killed. He was positive that that's what was going to happen. Goku wouldn't be able to stand up to Cell, Cell would kill him and then everyone else. He gulped as he began to slowly move forward. "I know I'm going to regret this."
~*~*~
Cell leaned his head to his right so he could see past Goku's head. He smiled when he saw the other fighters nearing them. "Look at that. The others are coming. Now I don't have to hunt them down. Of course, hunting you all down would be quite fun. Especially if I didn't use my senses." He evilly smiled as he paused. He had just thought of a great idea. "Let's play a little game shall we."
Piccolo looked over his shoulder to see his friends arrive at the scene. Krillin didn't look too happy about being there. Mamoru looked indifferent about the whole situation but Piccolo knew otherwise. He could feel the uneasiness arise within his son. 'He knows something.'
Cell looked back into Goku's eyes. "Why don't you guys all scatter around so I can hunt for you later? We'll make a little game out of it. Instead of a tournament, I'll hunt you down and rip your bodies apart. That's how I shall get my revenge, which I so very much deserve. Don't you think that's a great idea. Then, when I'm finished playing with you guys, I'll kill Usagi and report back to my queen."
Goku's frown turned into a scowl. 'This guy is sick. What is going on in his head when he thinks up these things? Now he wants to hunt us.' "That's not going to happen! You're going to fight me right here, right now! I'll take you out before you even know what hit you!" He briefly took his eyes away from Cell's took search him for a possible weakness that he could attack. But there was none to be found. He didn't even know Cell's fighting style, though Cell knew his. He put up his guard, preparing himself for his fight.
Krillin took one look at Cell and then Goku, realizing that if Goku were to fight now, he would die for sure. "Goku, I'm not so sure it's a good idea to fight right now. I mean with your power the wa..."
Piccolo, knowing that if Krillin finished his sentence that Cell would then know that they all very well knew that Goku would loose if he fought, backhanded Krillin in the neck. "Shut your mouth Krillin." He glared at his fellow fighter, who in return, cowered back while covering his mouth with his hand.
Goku, with eyes still glued to Cell, knew that the fight would get messy and probably pretty bloody. Though, Cell would not loose any blood, if he had any at all. It would be his own blood that was shed. But he was totally prepared for that. He just needed to stall until the time that Usagi and the girls came out of their training. "You guys can leave now. All of you. I'll take care of this."
Gohan finally took his eyes off Cell and placed them back to his father. "Dad, are you crazy? You're going to need our help."
"It's ok Gohan. I'll be fine." He began to slowly approach Cell, ready for any attack that may come his way. He didn't really care about what happened to him at that point. What was important was stalling. That's all he needed to do. It was only a matter of a couple of hours before the girls would be out and then he and Gohan could go in. He hoped that the girls had become stronger. They seemed to be able to gain power at a much faster rate than any humans that he had ever met. "Let's go Cell."
Cell chuckled. "You fool. Do you not realize that I can take you out right here and now? What would be the fun in that though? I want to hunt you all like the barbarians you are." He extended his arm out to be transversal to his body. Wow, I learned that word in math. I guess math is good for something. lol "Get out of my face." He began building up a small portion of his energy, but to his enemies, it was a greater energy than they had ever seen.
Mamoru started to let himself float backwards as he felt Cell's energy increasing. He wondered why no one else was moving away. Had they not felt that either? Cell power was flying high above anything that he had ever felt in his life. It was nuts. 'Shit.'
Cell's body was soon being surrounded by black lightening hitting his rock hard skin, which was an improvement that his new queen had ordered to be put on him as well as he new power. He was enjoying himself more than he was when he first became perfect. That bliss was short lived thanks to Gohan, but his new power would live on forever. "Say goodbye." He pulled back on his hand, only to violently push it out in front of him again. "Don't forget to scatter around the world to make it fun too."
Gohan to his left and then to his right. Nothing had happened. Cell's supposed attack had done nothing. Everyone around him was just as puzzled as he was, including his father. "What was that supposed to be?" 'Maybe that power that we're feeling isn't so great after all.'
He looked back to Cell. 'Maybe he's just gotten weaker over time. Dad can beat him.' Then, out of no where, his ears picked up a large pounding. It sounded as if a large hammer were being smashed against the earth over and over again. He gasped as he watched a small spiral beginning to form where Cell's hand formerly was. "What the..."
Goku moved back. He didn't like the looks of what was forming in front of Cell. It was nothing that he had ever seen before. It wasn't even anything like what he had seen before. He didn't exactly want to find out what it was either. "This is stupid Cell."
Cell smirked. "Is it really?" He looked down at his little attack.
Goku kept his eyes on the so called attack. It was just spinning in a circle, not doing or harming anything at all. The only thing that was peculiar was the large pounding coming from it. Then, out of no where, a large power wind began to come right for them, creating a loud whistling as it pushed it's way towards the fighters. "Oh my god what is that!?" He quickly threw his arms up in front of his face, knowing that he would be unable to block it. That wasn't the point. The point was to block from any debris that was flying at him, which he felt shortly after he put his arms up. He could feel rocks and branches from trees thrashing against his bare skin as he was thrown back against his will. The power wind seemed to have more strength built up in it than Cell originally put into it.
Cell laughed as loud and as hard as he could as he watched everyone get blown away. They looked so incredibly pitiful with their legs and arms flailing all about, unable to stop themselves. "Didn't I tell you? My attacks can grow on themselves." He raised his hand chest high and looked at it as he moved his fingers in and out of a fist position. 'This new power is great. I can't wait to further try it out on these guys.'
Once he could no longer see his enemies, he turned around and headed back for Gero's lab. He still had some business to do there. He wanted to ensure that he would still live on in this time. There was only one way to do that too. Plus, he wanted to make sure that the androids were destroyed. He didn't want them to join up with Gohan's gang in this timeline like they had in his own. 18 was a traitor and would be punished for it. 17 on the other hand, could be used for his plans. "Time to take care of a few things."
He quickly flew back to Gero's lab. He wanted to finish up there fast so he could find Usagi, steel her power as directed, and then kill the others. He couldn't wait to do that. He would make them suffer for making him suffer.
~*~*~
Goku was stopped by flying head first into a tree, which snapped it in half. Luckily he the power wind died down quite a bit by the time he hit it that he didn't just keep flying. It was more like a normal gust now. He was thrown at least twenty miles away, which baffled him. He had never felt anything with such power in his life.
He sat up and scanned his surroundings for his son and any of his friends. No one was in sight except for Yamcha, who looked as though he was unconscious. He must have fallen quite hard and had his power knocked out of him. "We've got a problem on our hands."
He pushed himself off the ground so he was standing. His legs, for some reason, were numb. He figured that it was from the fall. He wasn't really able to block the attack very much. It greatly exceeded his power. He didn't remember much about what had just happened either. All he did remember was being pushed back and seeing everyone being thrown around behind him. He did remember being hit in the chest with a large tree branch though. He had a huge laceration across his chest to remind him of that, along with the pain that came with it. He slowly staggered his way over to his friend. "Yamcha, wake up." He kneeled down and shook him, barely able to keep his body erect for he was quite dizzy.
Yamcha slightly opened his eyes even though he didn't want to. He just wanted to fall asleep there. He could feel a gash on his forehead and the warm blood flowing down his face from it. "What did he just do Goku?" He couldn't make out any detail of Goku's head and face. The only thing he noticed was that he was no longer powered up to Super Saiyan. He lifted one of his hands to his face and rubbed off some of the blood. "That bastard."
Goku was relieved to see that Yamcha wasn't unconscious like he had thought. "Are you going to be able to collect yourself if I leave you here?"
"Yeah." He paused to think about what he just agreed to as he lifted his head. His eyes were now fully open. "Wait a minute, you aren't thinking about going back there are you? You can't go back there. He's so much stronger than you are. Surely you know that."
Goku shook his head. "I would be crazy to go back there right now. I just want to find Gohan." 'And then get the girls.'
Yamcha gently laid his head back in the grass. "That's better. I didn't think you'd be dumb enough to go back there in your current state." He took notice of Goku's chest. "Just don't get yourself killed when you go back to fight him."
"Aren't you going back?"
"Maybe, I don't think I could stand up to that though. If you can't what makes me think I can? I'd just be in the way."
Goku stood up. "Well if you feel that you don't need to be there I won't force you to go. It's your choice. Just make sure it's what you want to do." He rubbed his chest from the pain. "Damn that guy was strong but I can't give up. This is just getting fun." He put his fingers to his forehead and concentrated on Gohan's energy. "See you later Yamcha."
Yamcha closed his eyes once Goku was gone. "Man, he's gotten even more crazy since the first time I met him. He just never gives up."
~*~*~
Goku appeared at a pond surrounded by trees. He scanned the area very carefully, looking for his son. He could feel his energy, but barely. It had taken a hit from that attack. "Gohan!" He took a few steps forward in hopes that his eyes may spot his son. "Can you here me?" He looked to the body of water in front of him to see a small foot sticking out of it. 'Damn.'
Goku ran to the pond. The closer he got, the more of Gohan he could see. "Gohan..." Once at the edge of the water, he stopped and gazed down at his son, who was unconscious. The boy was surrounded by water, his face was nearly fully covered. The only parts that were visible were his chin and nose. Everything else had a thin layer of water covering it. He kneeled down and studied his son. He seemed to have more wounds on him than himself and Yamcha had. 'How can I do this without harming him even further?' He carefully placed one of his hands under Gohan's neck and his other hand under his knees, after placing his hands on his stomach so they wouldn't just hang down. He gently lifted the boy up while rising to his feet. 'Ok, here we go.' To the best of his ability, he put his hand to his forehead, once again, and concentrated onto Kami's energy. 'Let's get this done.'
~*~*~
Cell sat at what was left of Gero's computer. Luckily the computer that had been used to create him was still in tact. Gero was at least smart enough to make it somewhat resistant to blasts. He typed in various codes and commands to set up for the transport of some of his DNA to the tank which was very capable of holding another version of himself, if repaired. "This way, if anything should happen to me, part of me will still be alive and well, ready to kill those who killed me. But I highly doubt that that will ever happen. When I succeed, I shall kill this off." He picked up a needled on the table to his right and shoved it into his skin, extracting some of his blood, which contained his DNA codes.
He pulled the needle out and slammed it to the table when he heard footsteps behind him. He grinned. "What are you two doing awake?" He turned around in his swivel chair and sat face to face with androids 17 and 18. "I don't remember waking you up."
17 walked to the tank that previously held the baby Cell in it. "Who are you?" He found it strange that Gero would allow someone to come in a destroy his lab. He knew that it couldn't have just exploded on itself either. Gero was too smart to build faulty machines.
Cell stood up and pushed 17 away from the tank. It was repairable. "Get away from that before I kill you."
17 grinned. "You kill me? I don't think so. We are Dr. Gero's perfect killing machines."
18 looked around the area. "Speaking of that old bastard, where is he? He wouldn't just let some ugly creature like yourself come in her and mess with Cell."
"I am Cell android 18. I am from the future and I killed Dr. Gero. You should thank me. That old man was a menace to us all."
18 turned to Cell. She found it strange that he would know her name. Though he did say he was from the future. "Cell huh? So the old man actually succeeded in something for once in his life. What do you want Mr. Cell?"
Cell grinned. He would enjoy killing 18. She obviously hadn't been programmed to kill Goku yet. Neither of them had been other wise they would have asked about him. "How did you get out of your cabinets."
"Oh you mean that cage that Gero held us in all the time?" 17 snickered. "Gero built in a device in those things for just this type of occasion. If there was any disturbance in the labs, such as an explosion, then we would be automatically wakened up to kill the intruder. That means you."
"But since we hated him, we aren't going to do anything about you. We're just happy to be getting out of those stupid jails." 18 walked passed Cell and peered down at the computer screen. "What were you doing, CELL?" She clicked on some buttons on the screen and scrolled through his files. She raised an eyebrow with fascination. "Oh? You were making a replica of yourself with your own DNA."
Cell grabbed 18's arm and pulled her aside. "Leave this alone or pay the consequences."
"Damn. Don't have to get a stick up your ass. I was just curious." She began to walk to the door for she was beginning to bore with her current activity. She wanted to find something 'fun' to do. "Let's go 17."
17 frowned. "Don't order me around 18. You forget who has more power here."
18 just rolled her eyes as she continued to walk away. "Fine. Do whatever you like. I'm going to find something recreational to do." She picked up her pace to a slow jog and left.
17 looked at Cell and then back at the door. "Women can be such a bother." He too proceeded to leave Cell behind.
Cell smirked as he watched the second android leave. "That's it you two. I'll get you later. You will be an addition to my little 'game'. You will make it all the more fun." He turned back to what he was doing . "Now that I have a blood sample, all I have to do is repair the tank and then rebuild the body and insert the DNA. Then I've created another me. Ha, ha, ha, ha!"
~*~*~
Goku paced back and fourth in front of the room of spirit and time. There was only about an hour and an hour left before they would be coming out. Gohan hadn't awakened yet and Cell hadn't tried anything since he attacked them so it would have been pointless to pull them out early. They were lucky for that. He seemed to be hanging around the lab for a while for some reason. Goku was curious as to why though. What could have been so important that Cell need to stay back at the lab? He knew that he would probably find out soon, and not like the results. But it was something that he would have to accept.
"Goku, why don't you relax." Kami walked to the room, where Goku and Gohan were. He knew what was going on down on earth. He didn't know why though. "You can't fix things by worrying."
Goku stopped pacing and turned to Kami. "I know I can't fix things. But look at the way things are going. Cell has come from the future with more power than before. We haven't had enough time to train for him. Vejita is training in space somewhere and isn't here to help us. I can probably power up in the room of spirit and time but that doesn't dismiss the fact that Usagi and her friends have to fight Cell. I mean, Cell seems to be here specifically for Usagi's power for who knows why. I don't know if she'll be able to handle it. This is going to be her first real fight and she has to do it with others who have never really fought before."
"Calm down Goku. Your future self was here preparing them for this the whole nine months that he spent in there with them. Trust yourself Goku. Cell is strong, but these girls can hold him off until you and Gohan come out. Speaking of Gohan..."
Goku turned around and looked the ground where his son was starting to stir. "Gohan are you all right?"
Gohan sat up as he grabbed his head. "Huh? Where am I?" He looked around. "How did I get here? Last thing I remember is that I was flying threw the forest and then I all of a sudden fell and hit my head against a big rock."
Goku sighed with relief. "Good to see you're all right. You think you can train now?"
Gohan looked at his father like he was crazy. His head still throbbed with pain and his muscles were numb from trying to push against Cell's single attack. But he knew how important it was. "I guess so. Are the girls out yet?"
Goku nodded. "Yes, but we need to use that room more than they do. I think we should get them out now." He turned to Kami, who knew what to do. "Thanks, Kami."
~*~*~
~~Room of Spirit and Time~~
Usagi was in the middle of a hand to hand combat fight with Makoto. They had both gotten pretty good with just physical fighting. Like Chi-Chi had told them, their power levels had risen in their normal forms, which made them stronger when they actually did raise their power levels beyond normal.
Makoto punched at Usagi's shoulder, who dodged the punch by spinning to the side. She quickly grabbed Makoto's arm and lifted with all of her strength, flipping her over onto her back. Makoto didn't stay there for too long. Staying on the ground would have just left her vulnerable to another attack. Instead, she raised one of her legs and kicked Usagi in the shin before she had a chance to jump out of the way. She hopped to her feet and faced Usagi. Both fighters panted heavily for they had been sparring with each other for at least a half hour. That was a short spar for them. Lately, they had been going until one of them gave up, which didn't happen for a couple of hours.
They looked to their left when they heard a distant clapping. They stood down as they knew that their fight was over now. They felt the energy of Kami, something must have been wrong for him to interrupt their training before they were supposed to leave.
"Very good girls." Kami complimented as he walked out into the fighting area. "Getting almost as good as the rest of the fighters."
Usagi bent over and put her hands on her knees. "What's wrong Kami?"
"Something horrible has come up. You all need to leave here now. Goku will explain to you what's going on. Where are the others?"
Usagi perked her head up at that. 'What? Something's wrong?' "They're off somewhere else sparring two on two. What's wrong?"
Kami walked passed the two girls. "Leave here and ask your father. I'm going to get the others."
Usagi stood tall again and looked to Makoto. 'Daddy? What's he doing here?' "Come on Makoto. Let's go. I want to find out what's wrong." She didn't wait for an answer before she bolted for the door. Makoto followed closely behind.
~*~*~
Goku turned his head to the opening of the room of spirit and time where he saw Usagi and Makoto coming out. "Girls. Where are the others?" He looked further behind them but didn't see anyone.
"Kami is getting them. They were further out than us. They should be here soon. What's wrong Goku?" Makoto dashed out in front of Usagi.
"Well, I don't know how to say this but, it seems that someone from the future is controlling Cell, from what I can figure out. They gave him extra energy or something, which really boosted his power level above mine. That's why we're calling you guys out. Gohan and I are going to go in so I can get Gohan changed to Super Saiyan and so I can achieve level two."
Usagi's eyes widened. That was too much information to take in all at once. It was too overwhelming. "What? Cell? People from the future?"
Goku understood Usagi's confusion. "There's more. It seems it is the same Cell that fought us in the future and now he wants revenge. And he main purpose is to steal your energy. You seem to be his new queen's obsession. He literally blew us away with his power so when you're fighting him beware that he is strong."
Usagi's mouth dropped at that. She couldn't believe it. Why would Cell come from the future for her? Who from the future could possibly know about her new power that she just acquired only a day before? "Wait a minute, you want ME to fight her?"
"Not just you. But all of you girls. You're strong enough to do it. So far Usagi, you're the only one strong enough to fight against Cell. But everyone else will be joining you soon. I'll send Gohan out as soon as he turns Super Saiyan. As soon as I reach level two I'll be out. You have nothing to worry about."
"Nothing to worry about? Nothing to worry about? This is definitely something to worry about! We can't do this all alone! We aren't strong enough!"
"Usagi you have to do it. This isn't just our timeline we're talking about. It's also about your life. He is here for you Usagi. Now deal with it. Be strong."
Usagi sighed as she had the feeling of defeat within her heart. There was no way she could argue with her father. As much as she didn't want to admit it, he was right. It was her own fault that he was there. Had she not left home, Cell would have attacked her in her own timeline and everyone there would have been able to protect her. "What is the guardian of time doing to me?!"
(Ok, that's it for this part. What did you think? Good or bad? Gotta Go. Ja! ^_~)