Wow. Two chapters for one fic in one day. I haven't done that in a while.

I do not own Dragon Ball Z.

Last of Two Planets

Part 1: An Evil Returns

Chapter 2: The Fight Begins

With a yell, the spikes of Gohan's hair seem to become sharper as lightning bolts shoot around his body. "I'm stronger then I was three years ago Cell." Gohan says calmly in his Super Saiya-jin level two form while glaring at Cell.

"I can see that kid." Cell says with a smug look on his face. "But, you're not the only one who has grown stronger." He adds as the tiles of the ring begin to lift into the air. "I too have increased my strength."

The Z-Senshi look on in surprise as Cell's energy level rises until it is at the same level as Gohan's and then keeps rising. The surprised looks on the faces of the Z-Senshi change from surprise to horror when Cell's power finally stops rising.

Gohan's glare softens until his mouth is partially hanging open in terror as his mind registers Cell's power level at almost fifty percent more then his own. 'Th-this is unreal. How could Cell have gotten so much stronger then me?'

"Don't let him intimidate you son!" Goku calls as he watches Gohan stand, frozen in place, before Cell. "You can beat him again. We all know you can!"

Gohan just looks at his father, his expression asking if he is serious.

"Forget how much stronger he is then you right now! This is no different then last time! When the time comes you will defeat him!"

'No different then last time?' Gohan thinks with a slight stinging in his eyes. 'I'm not going to let this be a replay of my last fight with Cell. I'm not going to let Tou-san die again.'

"Your father's partially correct boy. This isn't going to be like last time." Cell says with a smirk. "This time…you're the one who will lose. And then your precious father won't be the only one to die on this miserable planet. Everyone on this planet will die. Your father. Your mother. And yes, even your little brother Goten will die by my hands."

"No! I won't let you!" Gohan yells as he charges at Cell, his fist connecting with the green man's head and snapping it back.

But Cell just ignores the blow. "How are you going to stop me?"

"I don't know how I'll do it. But I know that I will defeat you."

"Well I guess you can try. And just so you know, I'm really going to enjoy watching your family die. How do you think I should kill them?" He asks while kneeing Gohan in the gut. "Slowly cut your father to pieces with ki beams you say? My my Gohan. I never knew you would think of such a thing."

• • •

"This is insane!" Videl yells. "Why don't those people stop this? How can they let that boy fight Cell?"

• • •

"You won't…get the chance Cell!" Gohan says as catches his breath and wipes away a trickle of blood from his mouth before sweeping Cell's legs out from under him. And then sends him high into the air with an uppercut to his lower back.

But Cell ignores the blow again. "Oh I'm sure I will. And I think I'll ever so slowly burn your mother alive since she seems to enjoy cooking so much." He says as Gohan catches up to him and sends him sailing into the ring with a double-handed blow to Cell's midsection.

"Well I'm sure she'd enjoy making some poisoned food for you green piece of shit."

"Now now Gohan. You don't want to be hit by your mother's frying pan do you?" Cell says as he stands up and wags a finger at him. "Although it would probably hurt less then this!" He adds as he backhands Gohan, causing his entire body to spin around and fall to the ring.

Gohan gets up with metallic tang of blood in his mouth from a split lip. "I think Kaa-san's frying pan hurts more." He says coolly before elbowing Cell in the back of the head.

• • •

Videl recoils slightly as she sees Gohan spit something dark onto the ring's white surface. 'Why are they letting him get beat up like this? Don't they know he'll be killed if this keeps up?'

• • •

"What's wrong? Why isn't the boy winning?" Hercule asks his wife as they watch the battle in the ring.

"I don't know."

• • •

"Hey, thanks for the massage kid. My neck was getting a little stiff." Cell says with a smirk. "Now where was I? Oh yes. Your baby brother. How should he die?"

"Don't you even think about hurting Goten!" Gohan yells before grabbing Cell around that neck and using his choke hold to slam Cell into the ring.

"I thank you again. You just gave me the perfect idea for how I can kill little Goten. I'll strangle him." Cell says with a sinister smile while looking up at Gohan from the surface of the ring. "Watching the roaring fire of life slowly dwindle into warm coals before extinguishing all together will bring me so much joy."

"YOU BASTARD! I WON'T LET YOU HURT GOTEN!" Gohan screams as he starts to kick Cell repeatedly in an anger induced rage.

"What's the matter with you brat? Don't listen too him! Think about what he's doing! He's making you waste all you energy!" Vegeta yells from the edge of the ring.

"Be quiet! No help from the cheerleaders!" Cell yells as he tosses a weak ki blast at Vegeta. "I don't want Gohan to have to save you like last time."

"I can take care of my self green bean." Vegeta grumbles.

"I seem to remember the boy almost losing his arm the last time we fought." Cell says with a smirk. "How is that arm anyway Gohan?" He asks the boy in the ring with him only to have its fist slammed into his stomach.

"Just fine. Thanks for asking."

"That's too bad really." Cell says as the evil glint in his eyes becomes even more prominent then usual. "I guess I'll just have to fix that then." He says before rushing at Gohan.

A sudden pain shoots through Gohan's shoulder as Cell pulls on his arm, causing Gohan to cry out and drop to his knees as his should is dislocated.

• • •

"Surely there's someone from that group he is with that cares enough to stop this." Videl says to herself as feels bile rise in her throat at seeing the boy's arm hang lifeless at his side.

• • •

"I'm going to go get some Senzu beans guys." Goku says. "I think we're going to need them." He adds before disappearing.

"Yeah. Sure Goku." Krillin says as they stare at the beating Gohan is getting from Cell.

• • •

Grabbing a hold of Gohan's good arm, Cell flings him across the ring then moves and catches him before he can fall to the ground. Using Gohan's leg, he tosses him into the air and across the ring only to catch him and toss him several more times before deciding that his one-man game of catch is boring. "I think I should have made the ring bigger this time."

So…so what." Gohan stammers out.

"Yes. So what. I'll just eliminate the ring like last time." Cell says as a small ball of ki forms in Cells free hand as the other loosely holds Gohan's neck.

• • •

"Get back! He's going to blow up the ring!" Piccolo yells before flying off at full speed to protect Hercule and the woman that is with him as the Z-Senshi take to the air and fly away from the ring.

Just as the blast hits the ring and explodes Piccolo reaches Hercule and the woman. Grabbing a hold of them, he flies away from the deadly explosion behind them.

• • •

"What the hell is that?" Videl asks as she watches a light shoot from Cell's hand to the ring below and explode.

The force of the blast violently shakes the plane and throws Videl from her seat and into a small table, knocking her out.

• • •

"There, that is much better." Cell says several seconds later after the dust has cleared. "Those small rings are so confining." He adds as he looks around at the large dirt plain that is now the fighting ring. "Now we can resume our fight boy." He says after tossing Gohan to the ground.

"Whenever you're ready Cell." Gohan says while stumbling to his feet and taking up a fighting stance as his left arm hangs lifelessly at his side.

Cell starts to float down towards Gohan when two flashes of light catch his eye. One is Goku returning with a bag of Senzu beans and the other is that of sunlight reflecting off metal. "You know…I dislike mechanical creations. They remind me of my creator's other inferior creations." Cell says calmly as he raises his hand towards the large jet-copter and forms a ball of ki.

The Z-Senshi and Gohan glance at Cell's target but don't think anything of it.

Hercule and Celina look on in silent horror, too shocked to do anything but stare, as the ball of light leaves Cell's hand.

• • •

"Ouch." Videl mumbles as she gingerly touches the bump on her head while sitting up. Looking out the window she sees something that makes her breath catch in her throat and her muscles freeze in place. 'NOOOO!!!' Her mind screams in silent protest as she watches the ki blast come towards her. The ball of light seems to be moving in slow motion as it grows ever nearer to the plane.

OH NO! An evil cliffhanger!

Bwahahahahahaha * cough * * hack * * wheeze * hahaha

Don't fret. I will hopefully have chapter 3 up tomorrow.

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