A/N: Okay, peoples, this is probably the last update before I'm back to
updating it every weekend *pouts*. I would continue updating like this,
except that I can't go to sleep at 3 and expect to wake up at 7.
Not logged in at the moment- I know it means that. I just haven't been studying Hebrew in four years and have been learning Spanish in those years; do you have any idea how annoying it can be trying to remember which word is in which language? Not to mention mixing the languages up.
Hiaburi- Thanks. I'm surprising myself too. The only problem is that next week, spring break is over and it will be back to being updated on the weekends only.
SSGohanStrife- I plan on putting Videl in the story, not sure about making it a romance though. I WILL be going into the years when Gohan is a teenager.
Disclaimer: I own jack diddily squat.
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It's funny until somebody gets hurt, then it's hilarious.
Chapter 13
Everyone, except Vegeta, was waiting patiently for Gohan to return from the battlefield. Krillin had told them all that Piccolo had gone to the Lookout.
"What is taking that brat so long?" Vegeta asked impatiently.
"Oh shut up. I'm sick and tired of hearing it," Bulma said.
"I will not take orders from some baka humans. I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans, and refuse to be treated as an equal to some ningens such as yourselves."
"Put a sock in it Mr. Prince-of-three-People. You have no power here."
"You want to see power? I'll show you power!" Vegeta powered up to super saiyan and held his arm in front of him. He charged a ki blast and aimed it at Bulma. "If you're so powerful, then let's see you stop this, onna."
"Vegeta, stop this right now!" Goku commanded.
"No way. I've been listening to you bakas for too long. I will not take orders from a third class or ningen."
A blast of energy flew in from the window, hitting Vegeta in the head.
"I don't care to hear this crap right now," Gohan stated as he flew in through the window. "We need to figure out what we're going to do with the androids."
"You'll let me go and I'll blast them into dust!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Oh? You mean just like you did last time?" Gohan asked sarcastically. Vegeta mumbled some curses under his breath.
"Why don't we start off with something to eat? I'm hungry," Goku whined.
"Go figure. There's a serious battle with Earth's existence on the line and all Goku can think about is food," Krillin remarked. Goku's stomach let off a huge growl to emphasize his hunger. "I guess somebody should go get Chichi then so we can get some good food."
"And just WHAT is that supposed to mean?" Bulma asked.
"That Chichi's a better cook than you are," Yamcha stated.
"OH? I'll have you know that I can cook just fine," Bulma said.
"Not food, you can't," commented Vegeta. Bulma started seething with anger and just before she could explode, Goku flew into the house with Chichi.
"Okay, Chichi's here. Now let's eat," Goku exclaimed.
Chichi left into the kitchen to prepare the large meals to feed the humans and saiyans. All of the humans and Goku were talking strategy about defeating the androids. Vegeta was leaning against a nearby wall with his arms crossed across his chest. Gohan was sitting on the floor meditating. Several times, Goku tried to sneak in some food, but he got hit with the frying pan each and every time.
Gohan's turquoise eyes suddenly snapped open, and he took off through the door without warning. Everyone else just looked in the direction he left in, wondering what was so urgent that he would miss food for.
Gohan flew as fast as he could towards his sensei's fading ki. He tried to sense the other power and was confused when he did. The power he was picking up was Frieza's, but he was positive that he had killed Frieza three years ago. He was soon flying down to his mentor's side, and managed to catch a glimpse of a green bug-type creature fleeing the scene.
"You okay, Piccolo?" Gohan queried.
"I'll be fine," responded Piccolo.
"Who or what was that that just flew away?"
"That was an android from the future called Cell. No, not Mirai Trunks's timeline, he was from a different timeline. Apparently in that one, Trunks had just killed the androids and was coming back to tell us the good news. He killed Trunks and came back in his time machine."
"Okay, so then why did he feel like Frieza?"
"It seems that Dr. Gero had been collecting cells of all the warriors on this planet. The cells were incorporated into the android so he has the powers of everyone we've faced and of our own cells. Cell is currently on a mission to absorb Androids Seventeen and Eighteen so that he can become, in his words, 'the perfect being'."
"I see your power has greatly been increased. I trust it went well with Kami, then?"
"It did, but only once he was sure of the threat of Cell was he convinced to merge with me. Unfortunately, now I'm stuck with the old man where ever I go."
"If it makes you feel any better, I'll pretend to pity you."
"Very funny, kid. We should probably go and warn the others about Cell." Gohan nodded and both he and Piccolo left back to Capsule Corps.
The moment they stepped foot inside the building, Chichi to check up on Gohan.
"How are you, honey? Are you feeling okay? Were you hurt anywhere? DON'T EVER LEAVE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN, YOU HEAR! You must be hungry, come into the kitchen and eat." Gohan smiled and left to consume some of the delicious food he was told about, after insisting to his mother he was fine.
"Hey, Kamicollo!" Goku greeted. Vegeta allowed a laugh to escape his lips before becoming stoic again.
"My name is still Piccolo, Son. You'd do well to remember that; I have the power to defeat you now."
"You have got to be joking me, Namek. There is no way that you are stronger than a super saiyan," Vegeta boasted.
"Well I am, so tough. I'm probably as strong as Android Seventeen right now, but that's not why I came here. We have a more serious threat here that can absorb people..."
"We heard about that on the news. People were disappearing, but their clothes remained on the ground. Do you know what's up with that?" Mirai asked.
"As I was about to explain," Piccolo started, glaring at Mirai. "There is another android out there."
"WHAT! That can't be! There's another android that we missed?" Mirai interrupted.
"Yes there is. One more interruption from you and you'll be taking a trip to Otherworld," Piccolo threatened. "This android is known as Cell. His mission is to absorb the other androids so that he can achieve perfection. He has a tail through which he can absorb them. Right now, he's going to different towns absorbing people to collect energy so that he's more than strong enough to defeat the androids, even if they work together. He's immensely strong and even my fusion with Kami didn't grant me enough power to defeat him."
"I don't see why it would. That old Namek was too weak to have given you any serious power," Vegeta said.
"You're wrong, Vegeta. Kami was once a part of me. Therefore, our fusion made me stronger than you think. I can guarantee you that if we were to fight right now I would cream you. Lucky for you, embarrassing you will have to wait until the threats to the world are taken care of. Our main priority, however, is figuring out what we're going to do about Cell."
"Well, if he's stronger than both of the androids, I would have to suggest using the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for some training," Goku stated. Everyone except Piccolo looked at Goku, wondering what he was talking about.
"Back to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? As I recall, you barely lasted a month in there last time,"
"True, but it's probably our best chance for defeating the androids and Cell."
"Um...Goku? Would you mind explaining what, exactly, the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is?" Krillin questioned.
"Well, you see, it's this really cool room up on Kami's Lookout that changes gravity and temperatures randomly..." Goku said.
"You can train for a year in there while only one day will have passed out here," Gohan interrupted. Everyone looked at him in shock.
"WHAT? And you mean to tell me that no one ever told me about this? I could have gotten much stronger if I had spent about forty years training instead of three. Then I would easily be able to defeat you, Kakarott."
"It's not that simple, Vegeta. You can only use the chamber twice before you get locked in forever," Goku stated. Vegeta 'hmph'ed and then scowled at Goku.
"We would have to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber in groups of two since that's the maximum number of people that can use it at a time," Piccolo explained.
"So? Aren't there an odd number of warriors here? That should leave one person left to go on his own. That person will be me."
"Not quite, Vegeta. I can go in with another group because Nameks don't require sleep. As such, I don't have to waste the room from one of the beds."
"You're going in with me, aren't you Piccolo," Gohan stated more than asked.
"Of course I am. You're the only one among these fools that I can stand to be around for a year."
"So then, what are the pairings?" Goku inquired.
"Well, I'm going in with Krillin," Yamcha stated. "He's the only one near my power level."
"I'll go in with Choutzu," Tien said.
"Why don't you go with Mirai, Vegeta? That way, I can go in with my son," Goku suggested.
"I would probably be better off if I trained with your brat, Kakarott."
"I know, but I really want to spend some time with my son. I haven't really been able to do that since he was four years old. Ever since, there's always been some enemy around."
"And what of these last three years. Surely you had time then to spend with the gaki."
"Actually, Chichi was so worried about me that I really didn't get anytime alone with Gohan other than training. And even then, Piccolo was usually there too."
"Ugh... fine brat. But you better stay out of my way. And I'm going in first, no arguments."
"Fine. I guess we'll go in after you then," Goku stated.
"Where are you going, Goku?" Chichi asked, threateningly.
"To train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Goku said.
"The hyper-what?"
"Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Goku pronounced slower. "It's a room where we can train for a year but in reality, only a day will have gone by."
"And who, may I ask, is going in this time chamber?"
"Everyone in the gang."
"That excludes Gohan, right?" After a pause in which Goku didn't respond, Chichi continued. "RIGHT?" Everyone who was there could easily see Chichi's rage flowing off of her.
"Man," Yamcha whispered to Krillin, "I've faced all kinds of evil villains, but women scare me more than any villain ever has or ever will. Why don't we just send them to face the enemy, they could probably scare the bad guys away." Krillin nodded in agreement.
By some strange impossible way, defying all laws of normality, Bulma heard this conversation.
"What was that, Yamcha?" Bulma asked in a sweet tone that meant that either she really liked you, or, she was about to explode in anger. It usually resulted in the latter.
"Um...nothing, Bulma really." Yamcha replied nervously.
"If you were talking about nothing, then why are you sweating so much?"
"No, I'm serious. It was just a joke between men."
"Wrong answer. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE ME WASTE MY PRECIOUS TIME GOING OUT TO STOP SOME EVIL PERSON THAT YOU'RE TOO SCARED TO FIGHT! THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY RUIN MY GOOD LOOKS! NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU GUYS ARE THE FIGHTERS HERE, NOT ME!" Bulma yelled. All the people with saiyan blood and Piccolo clutched their ears in pain.
"LOOK WHAT YOU DID!" Chichi wailed. "NOW MY POOR BABY IS IN PAIN BECAUSE OF ALL YOUR YELLING! HOW COULD YOU?" The fact that she was yelling louder than Bulma did didn't come across her mind. All the part saiyans and Piccolo had some blood coming out of their ears; Piccolo had the most. Vegeta was grumbling about screeching banshee women.
WAMM!
Vegeta was now sporting a new bump on his head compliments of Chichi's frying pan. He decided that it would be safest to just leave the room now so he took off and waited hovering outside the window, out of Bulma and Chichi's reach. Goku started following, along with everyone else, when he too was hit on the head with the frying pan.
"And where do you think you're going, mister?"
"Um...the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I told you that already, remember." At seeing Chichi's enraged face, Goku started to think quickly. "Um...I mean to go home to get some books so that Gohan can study..." He was about to mention in between training, but luckily for him, Chichi interrupted him.
"Oh. My Goku's is always thinking about my Gohan's education first. What a great man." Chichi sighed dreamily. Goku blinked a couple times before flying out the window and towards Kami's Lookout, the rest of the group not too far behind. They completely ignored Chichi when she tried to remind them that they were going the wrong way to get home. It was about then that she realized that Goku wasn't really going to take Gohan home to study.
"WAHHH! Where did I go wrong? Now my son is going to grow into some delinquent, just like his father. He won't be able to provide himself with money. And without money, how is he ever going to get the attention of some young girls and if that doesn't happen, I won't get any grandchildren." Chichi cried, while Bulma tried to comfort her.
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"Kakarott, remind me WHY you mated with that banshee of a woman?" Vegeta asked.
"Mated? I married her, not mated. I thought marriage was some kind of food. I guess it's okay though, since I love Chichi anyway." Vegeta cracked up laughing and, had they not been thousands of feet in the air, would have been rolling on the ground with laughter.
"You thought that it was FOOD? That's hilarious! Is anything you don't know of thought of to be food, Kakarott?" Goku just muttered an inaudible response. Everyone let out a chuckle at how simple minded the saiyan was.
Goku sped up some, as he was getting a bit antsy to train. Although he may not act saiyan, he definitely enjoyed the thrill of a good battle. The others sped up too to keep up with Goku's pace, some of them worried that they had upset him or something.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Piccolo as he dropped a couple of feet in altitude before getting back up to the same level as the other.
"What was that about Piccolo?" Yamcha asked cautiously, he was still afraid of the Namekian warrior after all.
"I was in a mental spar with Gohan. He used an attack that caught me by surprise."
"What are you talking about? You know very well that you only fell like that because your mental form was rendered unconscious by that last blow and you were suddenly back in your body," Gohan teased. Piccolo snarled weakly at him then continued flying while Vegeta snickered, he always enjoyed seeing the Namek beaten by anyone at anything, especially a saiyan at sparring, though he wished that he had done the beating of the Namek instead.
They soon arrived at the pole at the base of Korin's Tower and started flying straight upward. They soon passed by a structure in which they caught a glimpse of something white and something red. The top of the tower was in sight as they were almost at their destination. It always did remind Goku of a bowl, he just wished it actually was, and filled with a whole lot of food too.
Everyone came to a landing on the white tiled surface. The black skinned Mr. Popo came out and, already knowing what they were here for, told them to follow him to the entrance to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"Remember, you can only use the room twice," Mr. Popo reminded them. "And don't go too far into the white expanse, or you may get lost in there for the rest of eternity. The climate in the time chamber change at random times and there is no pattern to these changes. The further away from the sleeping quarters you get, the more intense the gravity becomes. Good Luck."
With that, Mr. Popo opened the door and Vegeta and Mirai Trunks went into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a year of training. Mr. Popo, knowing saiyans as he does, figured that Goku could use a nice snack and took him to the dining room to eat. Gohan sat down to meditate and train himself mentally. Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Choutzu walked outside and began sparring amongst the person they were to spend a year of training with. Piccolo followed Mr. Popo to talk to him about something.
Soon after, Goku was done eating and came out to practice. He lowered his power level to that of Tien's and jumped into the middle of Krillin and Yamcha's sparring session, where it ended up as Krillin and Yamcha against Goku.
They all stopped momentarily when they felt Piccolo leave the lookout for some unknown destination, except Gohan who was too deep in his concentration to notice or care, since Piccolo was constantly coming and going at his own will. Goku, not sure of what was going on, decided that he would keep a close lock on his ki and would follow him later if need be.
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Piccolo was flying around, trying to locate the two androids, which had obviously presumed them to be dead. He figured that they might be able to avoid conflict with a perfect Cell if he just destroyed the androids now. He knew that he would be able to kill the androids if he could fight them one on one, but if the second decided to join in, then he probably wouldn't stand a chance.
Piccolo was glad when he finally located them on a deserted island in an area full of them. He cursed himself mentally as he sensed that Cell was too close and would notice if he were to try and power up to fight one of the androids. He tried to leave before Seventeen and Eighteen noticed him, but was obviously too late as they began to throw ki blasts up at him. Figuring that they had wanted his attention, Piccolo landed.
"Well, well, well. It's the green guy. What are you doing here, Greenie?" Seventeen asked.
"I was flying around and got the urge to destroy something. Lucky for you guys that you were the first thing that came to mind to destroy."
"Hear that, Eighteen? Greenie actually thinks that he can beat us. Let's show him." The twin androids were about to attack until Piccolo stopped them.
"No. I'll fight one of you at a time."
"No way, Greenie. We know that some of your friends are strong enough to beat us if we fought one on one. Obviously, you fools can't stand when it's one on two, so we'll stick to those odds instead."
"What's the matter? Afraid to fight me?" Piccolo taunted.
"Of course not," Eighteen replied. "We're just in a really bad mood right now and are looking for something good to vent some anger on; you'll do just fine as a target."
'I'll have to take them out quick then,' Piccolo thought to himself. He tossed his cape and turban to the ground nearby and spread his legs apart. He summoned up his ki from inside his body to the outside, so that he was starting at maximum power. He felt two energies start to head towards him, both of which he immediately recognized, Goku and Cell.
Hoping to finish the fight quickly, Piccolo charged as much of the energy as he could into one concentrated blast. He sent the blast at Seventeen, but watched in horror as the android dodged the attack. As he was about to charge the android, his sister had already started to attack and had punched him in the back of the head. Seventeen then kicked him in the stomach sending him back up to Eighteen.
The androids continued the pattern until they were interrupted when something else kicked Piccolo aside. Its body was all green and had black spots on it. It had three toes on each foot and three fingers per hand. It had a long tail with a tan point at the end with a hole in it. The being spoke to them in a low voice.
"Ah! Seventeen and Eighteen! I've been waiting so long to meet you. My name is Cell. Come and be a part of me and we shall become the perfect being. Just make it easier on yourselves and give in to me."
"Never," Seventeen replied.
Cell immediately launched at Android Seventeen. The android tried to defend himself, but found that Cell was too quick for him. Android Eighteen joined in the attacks, but her attempts at helping her brother were proven futile as Cell continued to hold the upper hand in the duel. Without warning, Cell shot up into the sky and fanned his fingers over his face.
"SOLAR FLARE!"
A blinding light was emitted that blinded the androids. Cell took advantage of this and floated down behind Android Seventeen. He moved his tail over Seventeen's head and it opened up to look like a funnel. Cell relocated his tail so that Seventeen's head was inside of it. The tail clamped around the androids body and continued sucking him in; all attempts to stop it were futile. Once Seventeen's body was completely inside the tail, Cell closed it and waited.
Once the bulge that was Android Seventeen disappeared, Cell's power began to skyrocket. Android Eighteen took flight to leave so that she wouldn't join her brother inside Cell's body. Goku flew into the scene and picked up Piccolo before retreating quickly back to the lookout. Thus, no one saw as Cell went through his transformation, they only felt his power increase.
Goku reached the lookout quickly and put a battered Piccolo on the ground. Gohan walked over and pulled a senzu bean out of the pouch, which was forced down Piccolo's throat. The Namekian soon recovered and stood up.
Not too long afterward, everyone felt two huge power levels nearby. They waited and greeted Vegeta and Mirai as they approached. The only visible changes were increased muscle size and that Mirai's lavender hair was now shoulder length and pulled back in a ponytail.
"Don't waste your time going in there, Kakarott. I will destroy Cell and then the androids," Vegeta boasted.
"That's nice. I'm still going to go in to train Vegeta. Good luck. Cell has already absorbed one of the androids so he got a major power boost. See you in a year." Goku waved goodbye to his friends then lead Gohan and Piccolo for a year of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
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Well, there's yet another update this week. Shows that I really have nothing better to do during spring break. Maybe I've been updating too quickly. Now all you peoples are going to be disappointed when the next chapter isn't up Monday night. Oh well; that might actually mean more reviews per chapter then. With how fast I've been updating this week, there hasn't really been enough time to review each chapter, unless you just review at the end of each chapter for the hell of it regardless of the fact that the next chapter is already up.
Not logged in at the moment- I know it means that. I just haven't been studying Hebrew in four years and have been learning Spanish in those years; do you have any idea how annoying it can be trying to remember which word is in which language? Not to mention mixing the languages up.
Hiaburi- Thanks. I'm surprising myself too. The only problem is that next week, spring break is over and it will be back to being updated on the weekends only.
SSGohanStrife- I plan on putting Videl in the story, not sure about making it a romance though. I WILL be going into the years when Gohan is a teenager.
Disclaimer: I own jack diddily squat.
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It's funny until somebody gets hurt, then it's hilarious.
Chapter 13
Everyone, except Vegeta, was waiting patiently for Gohan to return from the battlefield. Krillin had told them all that Piccolo had gone to the Lookout.
"What is taking that brat so long?" Vegeta asked impatiently.
"Oh shut up. I'm sick and tired of hearing it," Bulma said.
"I will not take orders from some baka humans. I am Vegeta, Prince of all Saiyans, and refuse to be treated as an equal to some ningens such as yourselves."
"Put a sock in it Mr. Prince-of-three-People. You have no power here."
"You want to see power? I'll show you power!" Vegeta powered up to super saiyan and held his arm in front of him. He charged a ki blast and aimed it at Bulma. "If you're so powerful, then let's see you stop this, onna."
"Vegeta, stop this right now!" Goku commanded.
"No way. I've been listening to you bakas for too long. I will not take orders from a third class or ningen."
A blast of energy flew in from the window, hitting Vegeta in the head.
"I don't care to hear this crap right now," Gohan stated as he flew in through the window. "We need to figure out what we're going to do with the androids."
"You'll let me go and I'll blast them into dust!" Vegeta exclaimed.
"Oh? You mean just like you did last time?" Gohan asked sarcastically. Vegeta mumbled some curses under his breath.
"Why don't we start off with something to eat? I'm hungry," Goku whined.
"Go figure. There's a serious battle with Earth's existence on the line and all Goku can think about is food," Krillin remarked. Goku's stomach let off a huge growl to emphasize his hunger. "I guess somebody should go get Chichi then so we can get some good food."
"And just WHAT is that supposed to mean?" Bulma asked.
"That Chichi's a better cook than you are," Yamcha stated.
"OH? I'll have you know that I can cook just fine," Bulma said.
"Not food, you can't," commented Vegeta. Bulma started seething with anger and just before she could explode, Goku flew into the house with Chichi.
"Okay, Chichi's here. Now let's eat," Goku exclaimed.
Chichi left into the kitchen to prepare the large meals to feed the humans and saiyans. All of the humans and Goku were talking strategy about defeating the androids. Vegeta was leaning against a nearby wall with his arms crossed across his chest. Gohan was sitting on the floor meditating. Several times, Goku tried to sneak in some food, but he got hit with the frying pan each and every time.
Gohan's turquoise eyes suddenly snapped open, and he took off through the door without warning. Everyone else just looked in the direction he left in, wondering what was so urgent that he would miss food for.
Gohan flew as fast as he could towards his sensei's fading ki. He tried to sense the other power and was confused when he did. The power he was picking up was Frieza's, but he was positive that he had killed Frieza three years ago. He was soon flying down to his mentor's side, and managed to catch a glimpse of a green bug-type creature fleeing the scene.
"You okay, Piccolo?" Gohan queried.
"I'll be fine," responded Piccolo.
"Who or what was that that just flew away?"
"That was an android from the future called Cell. No, not Mirai Trunks's timeline, he was from a different timeline. Apparently in that one, Trunks had just killed the androids and was coming back to tell us the good news. He killed Trunks and came back in his time machine."
"Okay, so then why did he feel like Frieza?"
"It seems that Dr. Gero had been collecting cells of all the warriors on this planet. The cells were incorporated into the android so he has the powers of everyone we've faced and of our own cells. Cell is currently on a mission to absorb Androids Seventeen and Eighteen so that he can become, in his words, 'the perfect being'."
"I see your power has greatly been increased. I trust it went well with Kami, then?"
"It did, but only once he was sure of the threat of Cell was he convinced to merge with me. Unfortunately, now I'm stuck with the old man where ever I go."
"If it makes you feel any better, I'll pretend to pity you."
"Very funny, kid. We should probably go and warn the others about Cell." Gohan nodded and both he and Piccolo left back to Capsule Corps.
The moment they stepped foot inside the building, Chichi to check up on Gohan.
"How are you, honey? Are you feeling okay? Were you hurt anywhere? DON'T EVER LEAVE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN, YOU HEAR! You must be hungry, come into the kitchen and eat." Gohan smiled and left to consume some of the delicious food he was told about, after insisting to his mother he was fine.
"Hey, Kamicollo!" Goku greeted. Vegeta allowed a laugh to escape his lips before becoming stoic again.
"My name is still Piccolo, Son. You'd do well to remember that; I have the power to defeat you now."
"You have got to be joking me, Namek. There is no way that you are stronger than a super saiyan," Vegeta boasted.
"Well I am, so tough. I'm probably as strong as Android Seventeen right now, but that's not why I came here. We have a more serious threat here that can absorb people..."
"We heard about that on the news. People were disappearing, but their clothes remained on the ground. Do you know what's up with that?" Mirai asked.
"As I was about to explain," Piccolo started, glaring at Mirai. "There is another android out there."
"WHAT! That can't be! There's another android that we missed?" Mirai interrupted.
"Yes there is. One more interruption from you and you'll be taking a trip to Otherworld," Piccolo threatened. "This android is known as Cell. His mission is to absorb the other androids so that he can achieve perfection. He has a tail through which he can absorb them. Right now, he's going to different towns absorbing people to collect energy so that he's more than strong enough to defeat the androids, even if they work together. He's immensely strong and even my fusion with Kami didn't grant me enough power to defeat him."
"I don't see why it would. That old Namek was too weak to have given you any serious power," Vegeta said.
"You're wrong, Vegeta. Kami was once a part of me. Therefore, our fusion made me stronger than you think. I can guarantee you that if we were to fight right now I would cream you. Lucky for you, embarrassing you will have to wait until the threats to the world are taken care of. Our main priority, however, is figuring out what we're going to do about Cell."
"Well, if he's stronger than both of the androids, I would have to suggest using the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for some training," Goku stated. Everyone except Piccolo looked at Goku, wondering what he was talking about.
"Back to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber? As I recall, you barely lasted a month in there last time,"
"True, but it's probably our best chance for defeating the androids and Cell."
"Um...Goku? Would you mind explaining what, exactly, the Hyperbolic Time Chamber is?" Krillin questioned.
"Well, you see, it's this really cool room up on Kami's Lookout that changes gravity and temperatures randomly..." Goku said.
"You can train for a year in there while only one day will have passed out here," Gohan interrupted. Everyone looked at him in shock.
"WHAT? And you mean to tell me that no one ever told me about this? I could have gotten much stronger if I had spent about forty years training instead of three. Then I would easily be able to defeat you, Kakarott."
"It's not that simple, Vegeta. You can only use the chamber twice before you get locked in forever," Goku stated. Vegeta 'hmph'ed and then scowled at Goku.
"We would have to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber in groups of two since that's the maximum number of people that can use it at a time," Piccolo explained.
"So? Aren't there an odd number of warriors here? That should leave one person left to go on his own. That person will be me."
"Not quite, Vegeta. I can go in with another group because Nameks don't require sleep. As such, I don't have to waste the room from one of the beds."
"You're going in with me, aren't you Piccolo," Gohan stated more than asked.
"Of course I am. You're the only one among these fools that I can stand to be around for a year."
"So then, what are the pairings?" Goku inquired.
"Well, I'm going in with Krillin," Yamcha stated. "He's the only one near my power level."
"I'll go in with Choutzu," Tien said.
"Why don't you go with Mirai, Vegeta? That way, I can go in with my son," Goku suggested.
"I would probably be better off if I trained with your brat, Kakarott."
"I know, but I really want to spend some time with my son. I haven't really been able to do that since he was four years old. Ever since, there's always been some enemy around."
"And what of these last three years. Surely you had time then to spend with the gaki."
"Actually, Chichi was so worried about me that I really didn't get anytime alone with Gohan other than training. And even then, Piccolo was usually there too."
"Ugh... fine brat. But you better stay out of my way. And I'm going in first, no arguments."
"Fine. I guess we'll go in after you then," Goku stated.
"Where are you going, Goku?" Chichi asked, threateningly.
"To train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Goku said.
"The hyper-what?"
"Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Goku pronounced slower. "It's a room where we can train for a year but in reality, only a day will have gone by."
"And who, may I ask, is going in this time chamber?"
"Everyone in the gang."
"That excludes Gohan, right?" After a pause in which Goku didn't respond, Chichi continued. "RIGHT?" Everyone who was there could easily see Chichi's rage flowing off of her.
"Man," Yamcha whispered to Krillin, "I've faced all kinds of evil villains, but women scare me more than any villain ever has or ever will. Why don't we just send them to face the enemy, they could probably scare the bad guys away." Krillin nodded in agreement.
By some strange impossible way, defying all laws of normality, Bulma heard this conversation.
"What was that, Yamcha?" Bulma asked in a sweet tone that meant that either she really liked you, or, she was about to explode in anger. It usually resulted in the latter.
"Um...nothing, Bulma really." Yamcha replied nervously.
"If you were talking about nothing, then why are you sweating so much?"
"No, I'm serious. It was just a joke between men."
"Wrong answer. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE ME WASTE MY PRECIOUS TIME GOING OUT TO STOP SOME EVIL PERSON THAT YOU'RE TOO SCARED TO FIGHT! THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY RUIN MY GOOD LOOKS! NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU GUYS ARE THE FIGHTERS HERE, NOT ME!" Bulma yelled. All the people with saiyan blood and Piccolo clutched their ears in pain.
"LOOK WHAT YOU DID!" Chichi wailed. "NOW MY POOR BABY IS IN PAIN BECAUSE OF ALL YOUR YELLING! HOW COULD YOU?" The fact that she was yelling louder than Bulma did didn't come across her mind. All the part saiyans and Piccolo had some blood coming out of their ears; Piccolo had the most. Vegeta was grumbling about screeching banshee women.
WAMM!
Vegeta was now sporting a new bump on his head compliments of Chichi's frying pan. He decided that it would be safest to just leave the room now so he took off and waited hovering outside the window, out of Bulma and Chichi's reach. Goku started following, along with everyone else, when he too was hit on the head with the frying pan.
"And where do you think you're going, mister?"
"Um...the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. I told you that already, remember." At seeing Chichi's enraged face, Goku started to think quickly. "Um...I mean to go home to get some books so that Gohan can study..." He was about to mention in between training, but luckily for him, Chichi interrupted him.
"Oh. My Goku's is always thinking about my Gohan's education first. What a great man." Chichi sighed dreamily. Goku blinked a couple times before flying out the window and towards Kami's Lookout, the rest of the group not too far behind. They completely ignored Chichi when she tried to remind them that they were going the wrong way to get home. It was about then that she realized that Goku wasn't really going to take Gohan home to study.
"WAHHH! Where did I go wrong? Now my son is going to grow into some delinquent, just like his father. He won't be able to provide himself with money. And without money, how is he ever going to get the attention of some young girls and if that doesn't happen, I won't get any grandchildren." Chichi cried, while Bulma tried to comfort her.
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"Kakarott, remind me WHY you mated with that banshee of a woman?" Vegeta asked.
"Mated? I married her, not mated. I thought marriage was some kind of food. I guess it's okay though, since I love Chichi anyway." Vegeta cracked up laughing and, had they not been thousands of feet in the air, would have been rolling on the ground with laughter.
"You thought that it was FOOD? That's hilarious! Is anything you don't know of thought of to be food, Kakarott?" Goku just muttered an inaudible response. Everyone let out a chuckle at how simple minded the saiyan was.
Goku sped up some, as he was getting a bit antsy to train. Although he may not act saiyan, he definitely enjoyed the thrill of a good battle. The others sped up too to keep up with Goku's pace, some of them worried that they had upset him or something.
Everyone's attention was drawn to Piccolo as he dropped a couple of feet in altitude before getting back up to the same level as the other.
"What was that about Piccolo?" Yamcha asked cautiously, he was still afraid of the Namekian warrior after all.
"I was in a mental spar with Gohan. He used an attack that caught me by surprise."
"What are you talking about? You know very well that you only fell like that because your mental form was rendered unconscious by that last blow and you were suddenly back in your body," Gohan teased. Piccolo snarled weakly at him then continued flying while Vegeta snickered, he always enjoyed seeing the Namek beaten by anyone at anything, especially a saiyan at sparring, though he wished that he had done the beating of the Namek instead.
They soon arrived at the pole at the base of Korin's Tower and started flying straight upward. They soon passed by a structure in which they caught a glimpse of something white and something red. The top of the tower was in sight as they were almost at their destination. It always did remind Goku of a bowl, he just wished it actually was, and filled with a whole lot of food too.
Everyone came to a landing on the white tiled surface. The black skinned Mr. Popo came out and, already knowing what they were here for, told them to follow him to the entrance to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"Remember, you can only use the room twice," Mr. Popo reminded them. "And don't go too far into the white expanse, or you may get lost in there for the rest of eternity. The climate in the time chamber change at random times and there is no pattern to these changes. The further away from the sleeping quarters you get, the more intense the gravity becomes. Good Luck."
With that, Mr. Popo opened the door and Vegeta and Mirai Trunks went into the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a year of training. Mr. Popo, knowing saiyans as he does, figured that Goku could use a nice snack and took him to the dining room to eat. Gohan sat down to meditate and train himself mentally. Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and Choutzu walked outside and began sparring amongst the person they were to spend a year of training with. Piccolo followed Mr. Popo to talk to him about something.
Soon after, Goku was done eating and came out to practice. He lowered his power level to that of Tien's and jumped into the middle of Krillin and Yamcha's sparring session, where it ended up as Krillin and Yamcha against Goku.
They all stopped momentarily when they felt Piccolo leave the lookout for some unknown destination, except Gohan who was too deep in his concentration to notice or care, since Piccolo was constantly coming and going at his own will. Goku, not sure of what was going on, decided that he would keep a close lock on his ki and would follow him later if need be.
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Piccolo was flying around, trying to locate the two androids, which had obviously presumed them to be dead. He figured that they might be able to avoid conflict with a perfect Cell if he just destroyed the androids now. He knew that he would be able to kill the androids if he could fight them one on one, but if the second decided to join in, then he probably wouldn't stand a chance.
Piccolo was glad when he finally located them on a deserted island in an area full of them. He cursed himself mentally as he sensed that Cell was too close and would notice if he were to try and power up to fight one of the androids. He tried to leave before Seventeen and Eighteen noticed him, but was obviously too late as they began to throw ki blasts up at him. Figuring that they had wanted his attention, Piccolo landed.
"Well, well, well. It's the green guy. What are you doing here, Greenie?" Seventeen asked.
"I was flying around and got the urge to destroy something. Lucky for you guys that you were the first thing that came to mind to destroy."
"Hear that, Eighteen? Greenie actually thinks that he can beat us. Let's show him." The twin androids were about to attack until Piccolo stopped them.
"No. I'll fight one of you at a time."
"No way, Greenie. We know that some of your friends are strong enough to beat us if we fought one on one. Obviously, you fools can't stand when it's one on two, so we'll stick to those odds instead."
"What's the matter? Afraid to fight me?" Piccolo taunted.
"Of course not," Eighteen replied. "We're just in a really bad mood right now and are looking for something good to vent some anger on; you'll do just fine as a target."
'I'll have to take them out quick then,' Piccolo thought to himself. He tossed his cape and turban to the ground nearby and spread his legs apart. He summoned up his ki from inside his body to the outside, so that he was starting at maximum power. He felt two energies start to head towards him, both of which he immediately recognized, Goku and Cell.
Hoping to finish the fight quickly, Piccolo charged as much of the energy as he could into one concentrated blast. He sent the blast at Seventeen, but watched in horror as the android dodged the attack. As he was about to charge the android, his sister had already started to attack and had punched him in the back of the head. Seventeen then kicked him in the stomach sending him back up to Eighteen.
The androids continued the pattern until they were interrupted when something else kicked Piccolo aside. Its body was all green and had black spots on it. It had three toes on each foot and three fingers per hand. It had a long tail with a tan point at the end with a hole in it. The being spoke to them in a low voice.
"Ah! Seventeen and Eighteen! I've been waiting so long to meet you. My name is Cell. Come and be a part of me and we shall become the perfect being. Just make it easier on yourselves and give in to me."
"Never," Seventeen replied.
Cell immediately launched at Android Seventeen. The android tried to defend himself, but found that Cell was too quick for him. Android Eighteen joined in the attacks, but her attempts at helping her brother were proven futile as Cell continued to hold the upper hand in the duel. Without warning, Cell shot up into the sky and fanned his fingers over his face.
"SOLAR FLARE!"
A blinding light was emitted that blinded the androids. Cell took advantage of this and floated down behind Android Seventeen. He moved his tail over Seventeen's head and it opened up to look like a funnel. Cell relocated his tail so that Seventeen's head was inside of it. The tail clamped around the androids body and continued sucking him in; all attempts to stop it were futile. Once Seventeen's body was completely inside the tail, Cell closed it and waited.
Once the bulge that was Android Seventeen disappeared, Cell's power began to skyrocket. Android Eighteen took flight to leave so that she wouldn't join her brother inside Cell's body. Goku flew into the scene and picked up Piccolo before retreating quickly back to the lookout. Thus, no one saw as Cell went through his transformation, they only felt his power increase.
Goku reached the lookout quickly and put a battered Piccolo on the ground. Gohan walked over and pulled a senzu bean out of the pouch, which was forced down Piccolo's throat. The Namekian soon recovered and stood up.
Not too long afterward, everyone felt two huge power levels nearby. They waited and greeted Vegeta and Mirai as they approached. The only visible changes were increased muscle size and that Mirai's lavender hair was now shoulder length and pulled back in a ponytail.
"Don't waste your time going in there, Kakarott. I will destroy Cell and then the androids," Vegeta boasted.
"That's nice. I'm still going to go in to train Vegeta. Good luck. Cell has already absorbed one of the androids so he got a major power boost. See you in a year." Goku waved goodbye to his friends then lead Gohan and Piccolo for a year of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
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Well, there's yet another update this week. Shows that I really have nothing better to do during spring break. Maybe I've been updating too quickly. Now all you peoples are going to be disappointed when the next chapter isn't up Monday night. Oh well; that might actually mean more reviews per chapter then. With how fast I've been updating this week, there hasn't really been enough time to review each chapter, unless you just review at the end of each chapter for the hell of it regardless of the fact that the next chapter is already up.