"Dragonball AS: Ultimate Cell Saga"

Chapter 72- "Sins That Haunt"

By- Tiny

Janemba ducked under another fist aimed for his head, using his teleportation technique, but it was to little avail as Goten appeared in front of him and slammed a fist into his stomach. The powerful demon soared back several feet just before coming into contact with a yellow ki blast, courtesy of Trunks, which sent him rocketing towards the ground below. He tried once more to teleport away but it was once again foiled as Goten phased down below the demon's torso, driving a powerful knee into the demon's ribcage.

The red demon's body surged with sheer agony as the blow rocked through his already battered body, containing so many bruises and lacerations that it was a shock he wasn't already dead...again. The two Saiya-jin were relentless in their assault against the enemy of their fathers, an enemy that had first surfaced when they were still very little children. It was almost humiliating for the demon lord, but the situation could have been much worse. After all, neither fighter was at their full power yet....

"Had enough yet, oh red one?" Trunks chuckled, landing behind his adversary, "And to think that you gave our father's trouble!"

"You are just as cocky as Vegeta!" Janemba snarled, "If it is the last thing I ever do, I will find a way to destroy you foolish monkeys!"

"Keep dreaming pal," Goten smirked, charging an energy wave in his palm, "Shame you came all this way just to go back where you came from!"

"GO TO HELL YOU MONKEYS!" Janemba roared, "YOU AND ALL THOSE LIKE YOU!!!"

Janemba continued to scream as two separate energy waves slammed into his body, burning the flesh away so quickly that the screams turned into gargling in a matter of seconds. The smell of burning flesh was disgusting and would've made both fighters vomit were it not for the fact they had smelled it before, but it was still something they wish could've been avoided. Soon even the gargles died down into nothingness as Janemba's body ceased to even exist, not even a cell left as the bright light caused by the double blasts illuminated the area.

When the smoke cleared, a massive crater lay in the middle of the city from where the demon had been destroyed, only smoke and the crater laying testament to his ever having been there. The two Saiya-jin just stood there for a second, their green eyes transfixed on the crater, neither saying a word as they stretched out their senses to those around them. There was a strange, but non-hostile, energy somewhere with Apio and several other's that Trunks couldn't recognize heading towards other fighters.

"This isn't good," Goten muttered, "It's as if the very gates of Hell just...opened up!"

"That's the sad thing, my friend," Trunks sighed, lifting into the air, "I have a feeling that that's exactly what happened!"

"How observant of you, Saiya-jin," a harsh, demonic voice chuckled, "Last time I saw you, I thought you were just a moron like Vegeta, but I see that I underestimated your intelligence..."

Trunks whipped around quickly, along with Goten, to see just who had spoken so bluntly to him only to have his mouth nearly hit the floor at what he saw. The man who had spoke was very large, black skin over incredibly large muscles, and a mane of red-yellow hair hanging down past his shoulders. Off to his side were nine other fighters, each different in appearance but clearly from the same race of people, many even having a sword at their side just in case they needed it.

Goten knew that he might need it sooner or later, so he reached into his pocket for a small, black capsule which he promptly clicked down on as a puff of smoke released all around him. When it had cleared a long, red pole rested comfortably in the Saiya-jin's hands as though it had been made for them, a sword at his feet that Trunks quickly scooped up and slung over his shoulder. They knew who these warriors were, as they had faced them many years ago, and the two Saiya-jin were taking no chances.

"So we meet again at long last," the tallest, most powerful of the group laughed maniacally, "I see the years have been...good to the two of you."

"Can it Pride, I'm in no mood," Trunks growled, unsheathing his sword, "Tell me, did you destroy this city?"

"How observant monkey, but I'm afraid Destroyer had the privilege," the massive Sin chuckled, "I just wanted to get a crack at those responsible for my destruction, and I think I'll start with the two of you!"

"Whatever you say, fool," Trunks smirked, both his and Goten's auras rising rapidly, "Don't blame me when you're humiliated ten times over!"

Gohan soared across the woods near his home, courtesy of a well timed punch to the face from his long time adversary, coming to a stop just before crashing into a large rock face. He had gone to full power early on in the battle only to drop out into the LSSJ stage after only a few minutes of fighting, his body now covered in his own blood and numerous bruises. How Cell had gotten so strong in Hell Gohan didn't know, but he did know that this didn't bode well for the others if he was doing so miserably against the abomination.

The monstrous bio-android stalked towards his opponent ever so slowly, that confident smirk that he had inherited from Vegeta playing ever so cockily over his pale face. Gohan couldn't help but feel that this wasn't right and that it should be him smirking over Cell's beaten and broken body, but things had not worked out that way. Videl had tried to challenge the monstrous creature everyone had thought her father defeated for years, going to her highest level of power, only to be smacked away like a pitiful insect.

"And here I expected you to be a bit more of a challenge," Cell chuckled, "What a disappointment. You can hardly even stand, much less fight!"

"I can....still fight," Gohan growled, standing up shakily, "You...aren't going to....win..."

"Oh really?" Cell smirked, his aura rising, "Then I guess I can't do...this!"

Gohan never even saw the bio-android move before Cell had his powerful fist driven deep into the Saiya-jin's stomach, causing a red spray of blood to shoot out of his mouth. Cell grinned with satisfaction as he zipped around behind the Saiya-jin hybrid and drove his knee into the Saiya-jin hybrid's head, knocking him back towards his house at breakneck speed. Gohan hadn't even had time to defend himself and was powerless to halt his movement, slamming into what remained of his house and sending the remainder of the rubble into the air.

The bio-android held out his palm quickly, charging a pulsating purple energy wave in his palm as Gohan tried shakily to get back on his feet. Fire danced behind Cell's eyes as he released the blast, allowing it to rocket towards the defenseless Saiya-jin who was still too weak to defend himself. The blast was ever so close now, only a mere three feet away from grasping Cell's vengeance, but that all came crashing down as the bio-android's blast soared off into the air, knocked away by some new arrival.

As the smoke blew away, the new arrival became perfectly visible and Cell's mouth nearly hit the floor at who he saw standing there before him. The man looked remarkably like Goku would at the second level of LSSJ, save the fact that his hair was a darker shade of silver and his white fur was a little bit brighter. The difference was how tanned his skin was in comparison to the other Saiya-jin, added to the fact that he was clad in a pair of black gi pants and Saiya-jin combat boots. In addition, this man's face and the way it was framed more closely resembled Vegeta than the more docile fighter, something that somewhat frightened Cell.

"Who are you?" the bio-android gulped, "I don't have any data on you, and I know you aren't Son Goku despite how much you look like him!"

"Who I am should be of little concern to you," the Saiya-jin snarled, "What you should worry yourself with is how quickly your life is about to end!"

Gohan watched in awe as the new arrival charged at Cell, slamming a fist easily into the bio-android's face faster than the evil being could bring up a defense. Videl rushed over to her husband, concern written all over her face as she tried to help him to his feet. The two were still in awe as they watched the unknown Saiya-jin charge at Cell with relentless fury, his eyes ablaze with anger and determination the likes of which only a Saiya-jin could muster.

"Gohan, do you know who that is?" Videl gulped, "Why would he come to our defense?"

"I know who that is," Gohan stammered, "But how did he get out?"

"That doesn't answer the question," Videl grumbled, "Who is he!?!"

"That, my dear, is my father's cousin Turles...."

NEXT TIME: One of the fighter's most powerful enemies, Janemba, has been defeated only to have a group of even more vicious enemies appear in his wake. Who will come to Goten and Trunks' aid against the Deadly Sin's, who have them severely outnumbered and outgunned? More importantly, why is the savage Saiya-jin Turles coming to the aid of a boy he once tried to kidnap? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!!