"Dragonball AS: Ultimate Cell Saga"

Chapter 69- "Unexpected Change"

By- Tiny

Tyrone was sitting out in the desert where all the famous fighter's battles had taken place, his fellow student Angela next to him awaiting the others arrival. Trevor and Goken were in place to supervise the little spar, even though they knew the children had wonderful control over their energy. Still, it never hurt to be sure as the group of children came in over the horizon and landed on the desert floor.

Gokou and Vejita were first to arrive, landing on the rocky canyon floor almost as though they had been racing the whole way, which was probably the case. Gokou was clad in the modified Kame school gi that he favored, much like his father, where as Vejita wore a pair of blue body pants and a blue tanktop. The twins looked almost exactly like their name sakes, with thick black hair that they clearly didn't get from either parent.

The next to arrive was Damien, the white-haired Nameksei-jin hybrid, clad in a pair of black gi pants and a purple shirt. He was an odd one physically, since he didn't possess the pink arm muscles that his grandfather and others did, but his skin was the same green color and his eyes the same coal black. His human half didn't show all that much in reality, even though he looked more like his father than any Nameksei-jin males around.

Kyle came in shortly there after, dressed in the green and white gi that was trademark of the Crane school, his straight black hair waving in the wind. Everyone else looked about ready to get started when the human boy touched down, rushing over to his friends, but all stopped short when two more arrivals descended onto the desert floor.

One was a boy with hair just like Vegeta's, only it was dark red and his eyes a deep green color, and he was clad in a pair of black pants and a blue t-shirt. The other was a girl who looked remarkably like a younger version of Videl, her hair cropped short so as to stay out of her face in a fight. She was dressed in the a pair of white pants and a pink tanktop, arms crossed over her chest defiantly.

"What are they doing here!?!" Tyrone growled, "Last time they showed up, Koshi almost killed me and Chiku beat the crap out of Kyle even after he gave up!"

"You're all just soft weaklings," Koshi smirked, "Besides, I have a score to settle with the twins and Chiku there."

"You wish, flame-head!" Gokou laughed, "You can't beat us with two hands tied behind our backs and blindfolded!"

"Why you..."

"Alright, that's enough of that now!" Trevor intervened, pushing the children away, "You came here to spar, so let's save it for the battlefield. Think you can manage that?"

The children just growled, but nodded and fell down into their attack positions, the fire in their eyes reminding the two older fighters vaguely of their own group spars. The rush and thrill of being involved in such an intense battle of strength and skill against others your age was beyond compare.

"Alright everybody, you ready?" Goken smiled, "GO!!!!"

No sooner did the words leave Goken's mouth then the children were off, splitting off into two-on-two groups almost instinctively. Angela had gone immediately after Chiku, as she always did, and just missed landing a blow in the side of the Saiya-jin girl's head. Chiku responded to the attack by throwing her leg out towards Angela's head and coming up just short of the intended blow.

The other's had already paired off, Gokou against Tyrone, Kyle against Damien, and Vejita against Koshi. The energy they were putting off made the entire area shake, though only slightly, and it was almost refreshing to feel that familiar earthshaking going on underneath the older men's feet. Goken watched with wonder as the four Saiya-jin children flashed into the Super Saiya-jin form, bringing back memories of the first tournament Goken participated in.

"These kids have a lot of potential," Trevor commented, "I bet they'd have been able to hold their own against even Pride's minions!"

"Yeah, probably," Goken nodded, "I just hope it doesn't come to that..."

Cell sat quietly in his meditative stance, hovering just over the ground as Babi-di worked on opening the portal to the living world. It was taking considerably longer than the wizard had counted on, but Cell didn't really care how long the process took as long as he got free. The bio-android was almost tingling with excitement at the prospect of returning to exact revenge on those who had wronged him, especially the eldest son of Goku.

Thoughts of Gohan and how he had humiliated Cell by defeating him at only eleven years old were what drove the locust-like creature on, each day pushing himself to his limits in power before passing out on the ground. By this point in time, there was virtually nobody in Hell who was stronger or even close to Cell's level of power or skill, a fact that satisfied Cell greatly.

The bio-android was about to get up and go pester Babi-di again when a familiar figure walked over to him, a smug smirk on the man's face as he stopped just above Cell's position. The bio-android looked up to survey his 'visitor', recognizing him immediately as the super-powered Juunana, though he now looked exactly as he had before merging with the creation of Dr. Gero and Dr. Myuu's collective genius. The cyborg glared down at the bio-android, no emotion readable on his face as Cell stood up to see what the cocky being wanted.

"What are you doing here, Juunana?" Cell grumbled, "I don't recall requesting your presence on my little corner of Hell."

"Just wondering what you and the wizard are up to," Juunana smirked, "I thought you hated Babi-di's guts, or have you just gotten soft in all your years down in this wasteland?"

"What Babi-di and I are up to is none of your business fool," Cell huffed, turning away, "Why don't you go back to the rest of your foolish friends and goof off?"

"I know your up to something Cell," Juunana glared, "And I swear if it involved my sister or her family, I'll make you wish that you could die again."

Cell watched as the dark-haired cyborg turned to walk away, his hands in his pocket's as he strolled across the rocky plains. A sinister, almost cruel thought suddenly crept into the bio-android's mind as he forced his tail to slide back out of his back and put two fingers to his forehead. Juunana still wasn't watching Cell, making what he had planned all that much easier.

"Wrong Juunana," Cell chuckled, phasing out of view, "You are going to help me get rid of your sister!"

Juunana could sense that something was wrong and whipped around quickly to see what Cell was doing, only to come face to face with a familiar suction cup tail. He tried to run away but it was too late and Cell pulled him into the tail, pulling the cyborg in with one fluid motion and bracing himself for what was to follow. The bio-android's aura flared out all around him as he prepared for it just as the changed began.

Cell bulked up considerably, his body now easily the size it was in his second form while not changing much in appearance. Those changes began when the body armor that had been a part of Cell's being simply faded away to reveal something like a black Saiya-jin bodysuit in it's place. Green gloves and boots came out over his feet and hands, followed shortly there after by a chest piece that greatly resembled Pui-Pui's chest armor without the spikes on the back.

Next, Cell's reptilian tail shrunk down to nearly half it's previous size and became covered in a silverish fur, much like a Saiya-jin's tail. White hair that looked like a cross between Goku and Vegeta's sprung out on Cell's head, a small tuft goatee sprouting on his chin in the place of the yellow skin that was now a deep tan. The eyes, however, remained that same cold shade of violet, gazing out upon the plains of Hell with an alertness that he had never felt before.

It seemed at first as though Cell's power had dropped down to below what Frieza's had been when he had first arrived, but that was not the case. In fact, Cell's power level had doubled from what it had been previously, making him the uncontested strongest being in Hell. That alone made Cell break out in a malicious smirk as he headed over towards Babi-di and his portal, more anxious than ever to get started.

"Just you wait Gohan," Cell smirked, "There is no escape for you now..."

NEXT TIME: Cell has absorbed the unsuspecting Juunana, transforming himself into a more sinister and supremely powerful new form! To make matter's worse, Babi-di has finished with his portal to the living world, allowing Cell and himself to escape and claim their revenge. Can the Z fighter's fend off this old enemy now that he has gained a massive power up, or has their time finally run out? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!!