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Dragon Ball: The Missing Chapters

Chapter XIII- The Final Enoucter! Cell vs. Zuukuuni!

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Cell could not control his trembling. Zuukuuni's golden hair crackled with thin bolts of light, and a shining aura pulsed smoothly around her. The memory of Gohan burst into his mind, images of fists, kicks, and ki bolts slaughering his siblings and ripping his body to pieces. As his hatred for the Saiya-jin grew, hs terror doubled. It was the same glow that now came from Zuukuuni's body that had enveloped Gohan right before the massacre. Zuukuuni's face was a mix of calm and cold-blooded rage, glaring holes through Cell with the same green eyes that he feared.

"What's the matter, Cell?" Zuukuuni asked calmly, "You look like you've seen a ghost."

The sudden wave of Ki that Cell felt press against his body was so intense that all of his senses momentarily froze. Cell could feel the Ki that Zuukuuni's body released around her, bombarding him with unimaginable intensity. "It's that same look," Cell muttered to himself. When Zuukuuni arched an inquizitive eyebrow, Cell continued. "Gohan became the monster you are now, just before he killed by siblings."

"Scared, Cell?" Zuukuuni asked, still keeping her cool composure. "Do you still think you're so strong now?"

Cell hesitate before he took a fighting stace. "I have no time for your arrogance, girl," he replied. "If you wish to stop me, then now is your chance."

Zuukuuni spat onto the ground before squarely facing Cell. Her fists tightened, and her upper lip, puffed up and bloodied, began to curl. "Then don't mind if I do."

Before he knew it, Zuukuuni had buried her fist into Cell's gut. Cell doubled over and staggered backwards, wrapping his arms around his stomach. Zuukuuni let Cell slide off of her fist, letting her arm listlessly fall to her side. Cell found it hard to believe that Zuukuuni had just hurt him so badly with only a single punch, compared to how he could flatten her with the just back of his hand a few minutes ago. With a roar of rage and disbelief, Cell shot his hand up at Zuukuuni and unleashed a shattering blast of Ki. The energy ball let out a deafening crack, kicking up a blanket of dust and debris, completely engulfing Zuukuuni. Cell paused to take a few heavy breaths before stepping backwards, gazing into the cloud of smoke in front of him. And when the figure of Zuukuuni appeared before him still standing as the cloud disappeared, Cell shot his palm in front of him and fired another blast of Ki at her. Zuukuuni only swatted the small blast away, keeping her eyes locked on Cell.

"What's the mattern now, Cell?" Zuukuuni asked as Cell began to tremble, "You don't want to play anymore?"

"Playtime is over now, Cell growled, clenching his fists. "Now, you'll feel the full extent of my power!"

Cell suddenly charged at Zuukuuni, skimming over the ground like a bullet, throwing his fist into Zuukuuni's jaw. Zuukuuni gargled in surprise as she was flung backwards from the blow. Zuukuuni crashed into the face of the cliff behind her, smashing a massive crater around her when she hit. Before Zuukuuni could gather her senses, Cell rushed in on her, driving his heel into her stomach with brutal velocity. Zuukuuni was driven further into the rock face, spitting up a glob of blood as Cell sent his foot into her chest. And with a blinding flurry of fists, Cell burrowed Zuukuuni further into the depths of the cliff with rapid blows to her ribs. Just as Zuukuuni felt like her insides would explode from the heavy blows, Cell wound back his shoulder and smashed his knuckles into Zuukuuni's nose with a savage blow that sent Zuukuuni through the rock and sailing out the other side.

Zuukuuni landed clumsily on her backside, quickly leaping back to her feet as Cell charged though the hollowed cliff after her. Zuukuuni took a firm foothold just as Cell collided into her, crushing his shoulder into Zuukuuni's chest. Zuukuuni managed to stand steady, pushing back against Cell as Cell kept pressing his shoulder into her body. With a quick twist of her waist, Zuukuuni sent her fist smashing into Cell's ribs. Cell gasped and moaned, weakly stepping backwards and cradling his side. Winding back her fist again, Zuukuuni threw another punch into Cell's nose, flooring him immediately. Cell quickly sprung back to his feet as Zuukuuni charged at him again, avoiding punch after kick Zuukuuni threw at him. Zuukuuni lashed her leg up at Cell's ribs again, only to be caught in Cell's hands by her ankle. Throwing another punch at Cell's face, Cell snared her wrist just inches away from hs nose. With her leg and arm trapped, Zuukuuni struggled violently to free herself, with Cell only clamping on tighter and tighter. It was not until Zuukuuni shook her free arm that Cell saw her crippled hand, remembering how he had twisted it up before the Saiya-jin transformed. Just as Zuukuuni was seconds away from tugging her arm free, Cell shot his other hand out at Zuukuuni's, clenching Zuukuuni's twisted fingers tightly in his fist. Zuukuuni howled in agony as Cell tightened his grip, slowly loosing her vicious struggling. Cell released Zuukuuni's leg and fist and squeezed even harder on her crippled fingers, driving Zuukuuni to her knees. Carefully making sure the pressure would not let up on Zuukuuni's fingers, Cell quickly switched hands, now holding Zuukuuni's crippled ggg hand in his ggg. Winding back his free fist, Cell hoisted Zuukuuni back to her feet to let her have a vicious punch to her stomach. Zuukuuni weezed and sputtered, holding her gut as she dribbled a thin stream of blood out of her mouth. Deciding to spread the pain around, Cell spun Zuukuuni around by her twisted fingers, and unloaded another jab into the middle of her spine. Zuukuuni yelped in agony as Cell threw another punch into her back, coughing up more and more blood from her aching insides. Cell wound his arm back once more, preparing to let Zuukuuni's back have his fiercest punch yet. With nothing else to do to escape, Zuukuuni suddenly kicked her leg behind her, driving her heel into Cell's thigh. Cell winced, falling down onto his knee as Zuukuuni forced herself around again. Bearing the intense pain surging through her hand and body, Zuukuuni chopped the edge of her hand at Cell's wrist with all of her strength, severing Cell's hand. Cell screeched and stumbled backwards, holding his bloody wrist stub. Zuukuuni tore Cell's dismembered hand off of her crippled fingers, relieved to have the pain subside.

"Any other tricks, Cell?" Zuukuun snarled, throwing Cell's hand at his feet.

"Just one," said Cell with an odd smile, still holding his vacant wrist. And with a shrill cry, Cell's wrist shot out a new hand, exactly like the one Zuukuuni had severed. Zuukuuni looked on in disbelief as Cell flexed his new hand. "You Saiya-jins aren't the only ones with more than just a few tricks up your sleeves."

Cell stood up, rubbing his wrist as Zuukuuni cradled her crippled hand. "You're going to need more than that to get though me, Cell," Zuukuuni snarled, ready to strike again. "I'll do whatever it takes to keep you from Earth."

"Then prepare to die trying," said Cell, bracing himself for another attack, "or maybe I'll just absorb you instead."

"You want me, Cell?" Zuukuuni taunted, "Come and get me!"

"Then here I come!" Cell roared, charging at Zuukuuni again.

Cell was quick to unleash a barrage of punches at Zuukuuni's face, with Zuukuuni skillfully weaving in and out of Cell's attacks as Cell forced her backwards. Zuukuuni managed to catch Cell's wrist in her hand, stretching Cell's arm out to leave his ribs an open target for a vicious kick. Cell winced and weezed as Zuukuuni threw another kick into Cell's side, holding his arm in the air and mercilessly kicking in his ribs. Just before Cell felt like his ribcage would shatter, he shot his hand forward and snatched Zuukuuni's crippled hand again. Before Cell could squeeze on her twisted fingers again, Zuukuuni kicked her leg up high, smacking the toe of her boot underneath Cell's chin. Cell's head snapped backwards and he released Zuukuuni's fingers, with Zuukuuni still clenching firmly onto Cell's wrist. Zuukuuni was about to trash her leg into Cell's ribs again when Cell suddenly lunged forward, planting his fist into Zuukuuni's nose. Zuukuuni yelped as her grip on Cell was broken just as her bloodied nose. Holding her bleeding nose, Zuukuuni never had the chance to block Cell's vicious jab to her stomach, sinking Zuukuuni to her knees. Cell wound back his leg again, and thrust his knee into Zuukuuni's jaw, sprawling her out onto the ground. Before Zuukuuni could gather her senses again, Cell jabbed his foot onto Zuukuuni's thoat, anchoring her to the ground.

"I'll give you one last chance to live, Saya-jin," said Cell as Zuukuuni struggled underneath Cell's foot. "Get in my way again, and I won't be so forgiving."

The sudden blast of Ki that Zuukuuni shot fom her palm at Cell's face caught him off guard. Staggering backwards, Cell released Zuukuuni from underneath his foot, letting the Saiya-jin to steadily rise back to her feet. "I'm not quitting yet, Cell!" Zuukuuni declared, rubbing her throat. "I'm not going to stop until you're dead!"

Cell grimaced. "Clearly, common sense does not appeal to you," he said. "So you leave me with no other choice but to eliminate you."

"Bring it on," Zuukuuni hissed, clenching her fist.

"You want to come and stop me?" Cell challenged, "Then come and try!"

With that, Zuukuuni sped at Cell, readying her fist for Cell's face. Zuukuuni threw her punch, with Cell quickly dodging it, sending his fist into Zuukuuni's gut. Zuukuuni lurched forward, cradling her stomach as she oozed more blood out of her nose and mouth. Cell wound his shoulder back, and unleashed another punch at Zuukuuni's forehead. Zuukuuni fell onto her back as Cell rubbed his knuckles, covered with Zuukuuni's blood. Zuukuuni weakly trudged back to her feet, watching as Cell flexed his reddened hand. "Still want more?" Cell asked as Zuukuuni began to swagger.

"Come and get me," Zuukuuni snarled wearily, feeling a wide streak of blood pulse down her face fom her temples.

Cell charged at Zuukuuni again, burying his knee into Zuukuuni's gut again. "Well, what did I tell you?" Cell jeered as Zuukuuni sunk to her knees again. "I told you that you were nothing compared to my perfect form. Higher Super-Saiya-jin or not, you're still out of my league."

Zuukuuni sputtered weakly. "I may not be as strong as you, Cell," she weezed with her cheek on Cell's knee, "I may not be as fast as you, but there's one thing that I have more of that you don't."

"Oh?" Cell inquired, "And what would that be?"

"I know when to stop boasting."

Before Cell knew it, Zuukuuni had thrust both of the heels of her palms into Cell's ribs, and a loud crack echoed through the air. Cell's jaw dropped as an intense pain shot through his body. Staggering backwards, Cell cradled his broken ribs, stunned long enough to let Zuukuuni struggle back to her feet. "And there's something else that I have that you don't," said Zuukuuni as Cell weezed in pain. Zuukuuni suddenly thrashed her leg into Cell's side, hearing more of Cell's ribcage shatter to an agnonized scream. "I have a purpose!" She screamed in Cell's ear as he sunk to his knees. "You claim you fight to avenge your siblings?" She asked, sticking her broken nose into Cell's face. "You killed your silbling to become perfect, Cell. You don't fight for them, you only fight for yourself!"

"And what have you to fight for?" Cell weakly growled. "The Kibi-jin?"

Zuukuuni took a deep breath. "Yes, I'm fighting for Gluu," she said. "I'm fighting for Gluu, and anyone else who fights to defend themselves and their friends from black-hearted scum like you."

"Fool," Cell sneered. "You can't even begin to comprehend my motives."

"Oh, I have a good idea," said Zuukuuni. "I figured you out a long time ago, Cell. Gohan didn't kill your siblings for fun, did he? You and your brothers tried to kill him and his freinds, didn't you? I can see it in your eyes, Cell. You're nothing but vengeful evil. Evil that I hate, evil that I loathe, evil that I will destroy if it crosses my path."

"You're even more delusional than I thought," Cell snorted. "What makes you think you can eradicate all evil by yourself?"

"Not me, Cell," said Zuukuuni, "but anyone who stands against those who hurt and kill for sport. Removing you and others like you from existance will be just one step towards total harmony, Cell. I know it, you know it, and so does every other being in the universe."

"Then aren't you going to kill me?" Cell asked. "You can't kill an evil monster without becoming one yourself."

Zuukuuni glared at Cell. "You're right, Cell," she said. "If I kill you in cold blood, I'll be no better than you or Furiiza." Zuukuuni then stood back up, and distanced herself from Cell. "That's why I'm giving you a chance to live, Cell," she said. "You're powerful, there's no doubt about that, but you're using your power for the wrong purpose. Fight for peace, Cell. You can change, everyone can change, including you. Fight with a purpose, Cell," Zuukuuni urged, "Fight to make the universe a better place."

Cell rose weakly to his feet. "I will fight, Saiya-jin," he muttered weakly, streams of blue blood dribbling down his chin. "I will fight... for me!"

Cell began a charge at Zuukuuni, but it only took a sharp kick from Zuukuuni to stop Cell in his tracks with a vicious kick to his chin. A snap and a pop later, Cell's smashed skull hit the ground, and seconds later his estranged body joined it.

Zuukuuni glared down at Cell's crushed face, staring back at a blank, lifeless expression. Muttering bitterly under her breath, Zuukuuni let her golden hair turn black and fall back to her shoulders as she gathered the rest of her strength and took to the air.

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The Asylum's note:

Daaaaaaamn.......

-The Asylum(SSJCanadian)

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