"Dragonball AS: Ultimate Cell Saga"

Chapter 80- "Cell's Blunder"

By- Tiny

Gohan stood up tall yet again, powering up as high as he could only to discover that he could just barely sustain his power at the LSSJ level, while Mirai and Turles lay passed out and thoroughly thrashed on the ground. Videl was still standing on her own, though she had lost over half of her power already, and the Saiya-jin hybrid knew that she wouldn't last much longer against the super bio-android. The idea that he might actually lose this battle crept up into the Saiya-jin's mind as he watched Cell come at them again, just as powerful as ever, with a cruel smirk on his face.

He refused to believe that, however, and began to power up even more, putting tremendous strain on his body as he pushed his energy levels all the way up to the second LSSJ stage. His entire body felt as though it would be ripped apart from the tremendous energy he had to exert in this form, especially since he was nearly drained to start with, but Gohan ignored the pain to focus on the fight that lay ahead. Videl, knowing that her husband would be greatly upset should she try and pull him away, just watched on in horror as Cell finally closed the gap between them.

The bio-android still had not dropped one bit in power, his evil, tainted aura fluctuation wildly all around the area as he came to a halt, crossing his arms in a style that mimicked the late Vegeta to a tea. The fact that he now greatly resembled the Saiya-jin prince didn't help matters much either, but the evil energy told Gohan that this was not the man he had grown to respect over the years but the monster he had faced as a child. He had been victorious then, overcoming impossible odds to destroy a threat to his home, and the Saiya-jin hybrid knew that the time had come for him to do so again.

"Well, well Gohan, look at how weak you've become," Cell chuckled, "Here I expected that 'hidden power' of yours to come to your aid yet again, but I guess I assumed to much."

"With or without any additional power, I will defeat you!" Gohan snarled, "I'll stake my life on that!"

"Oh really?" Cell cocked his head, "And how do you plan on doing that?"

"LIKE THIS!" a new, strange voice roared, sounding just before a powerful kick connected with Cell's jaw.

The bio-android was flung clear across the battlefield, disappearing from view for a few seconds before soaring back towards the new arrival, his face twisted in anger and shock at the same time. Gohan himself was startled, considering that there was a group of warrior's standing before him and not just the one who attacked, all of them powered up to their fullest potential. Two of them Gohan recognized as his grandfather and King Vegita and then there was also the long time friend of the hybrid, Piccolo, decked out in his normal fighting gear. How they had known to come here or why didn't really matter to Gohan, but it did matter that now they were here and everything was going to be alright...he hoped.

His hopes were virtually assured as four others landed around him, the last remaining pure-blood Saiya-jin on the planet, also powered up to the second LSSJ stage of power. Goku and Brolly radiated the most power out of the group, having faced relatively weak opponents, but Raditz and Diive were not far behind and then came the rest of the pack. It seriously turned the tide into the Earth's favor, but Gohan knew that things always had a tendency to look up just before they went to shit, so he didn't get his confidence up just yet.

"I should have known you wouldn't just let the boy die, Goku," Cell growled, landing before the group, "Though now all that is going to change is the rest of you will die alongside him!"

"We'll see about that!" Goku uttered in a low, dangerous tone, "We've all grown tremendously in strength since the last time we fought you!"

"As have I, as you will soon see," Cell chuckled, cupping his hands to his sides in a familiar stance, "Now die, you worthless monkeys!"

Goku just laughed as the blue beam of energy came at him and jumped up into the air just before it would have hit, allowing the attack to explode harmlessly on the ground below. He found it unusual that Cell would perform such a rash action, however, and figured that something must be up, but didn't just know what until he heard his brother and Diive screaming in agony down below. Looking down to see what was going on, Goku's eyes widened with unimaginable horror as he saw the bio-android's powerful fists protruding out of both warrior's backsides, blood gushing from the wounds.

Even Brolly, who had done similar things in the past, looked disgusted at the bio-android's actions as he began to back off slightly, but it did him little good as Cell dropped his two victims and came at the other Saiya-jin. King Vegita and Bardock tried to get in the way, but all it got them was two energy blasts through the chests, killing both instantly as Cell continued on towards Brolly. The larger Saiya-jin warrior tightened his stance, ready to defend from the front, but his eyes widened in shock as the bio-android disappeared from sight all together.

Brolly and Goku both looked around anxiously, wanting to know where the hell the bio-android had gone off to, only to have their answer come from above in the form of a massive energy attack. The two Saiya-jin immediately went on the defensive, throwing beams of their own out in front of Cell's only to have the other beam completely swallow their and keep coming at them. Both warrior's knew that this, after all the battles and hardships, was going to be the end and rather then teleport away like cowards, they stayed where they were and die alongside their comrades. They would not have to wait long either, as the powerful energy blast slammed into them with overwhelming force all at once.

The Saiya-jin men's screams carried across the area in a sick, gurgling sound as their bodies were torn apart within the energy wave, spilling some of their blood to the ground as they were destroyed slowly. Gohan could only look on in horror as the two warrior's were destroyed completely, not even a piece of cloth left behind as testament to their presence. Piccolo was equally stunned, backing away from the bio-android as he hit the ground yet again, arms crossed and eyes narrowed dangerously in Gohan's direction.

"What a bunch of weaklings, and they actually let me kill them!" Cell laughed, "Now, all that lies in my way are the three of you, but who to take out first?"

"You...you killed them," Gohan stammered, "My father...grandpa...everyone..."

"Yes, indeed I did," Cell smirked, "And just what do you plan on doing about it, Son Gohan?"

"YOU BASTARD!" Gohan roared, his aura flaring out, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!"

Cell only smirked at the Saiya-jin hybrid's display as his power shot all the way back to it's maximum, no longer restrained by the weakened condition of his body, and the ground cracked underneath him. The Saiya-jin warrior's silver aura burned around him like a raging inferno, his eyes turning a brilliant, solid white color as the silver turned to a shimmering gold. Now Cell started to become worried as the power within the man began to rise once again, pushing far beyond his maximum, and equaling Cell's within a matter of seconds.

The Saiya-jin man's body began to increase in size, growing nearly a foot in height as he continued to power up, energy raging towards Cell's senses like a rushing river or an unhindered flood. The white fur on his muscular body faded away as though it had never been there, replaced by a very imposing and shimmering suit of white and gold armor with a white body suit underneath, his tail turning a brilliant golden color. The Saiya-jin man's hair then shrunk back down to the size it would be as a Super Saiya-jin, while still maintaining it's golden color, the same color as his newly emerged pupils.

The sheer force of this new power nearly knocked Cell of his feet, not a hard task considering how shocked he was to see Gohan fully recovered, and even the fallen Mirai and Turles had to look up at their ally in shock. The Saiya-jin hybrid was godly, there was no other way to put it or any other words to say about his current state, and it made even the man's wife back away from him. Gohan was not the same man that he had been at the battle's onset; he was much, much more.

"What is this?" Cell stammered, backing away, "How is this possible!?!"

"You needn't concern yourself with that, monster," Gohan said quite calmly as he began to move again, "All you need worry about is how slowly and painfully I am going to rip you apart, cell by cell."

"And you call me a monster!" Cell spat, falling weakly into stance, "What the hell are you?"

"I am Son Gohan!" the hybrid roared, flaring his aura, "The Legendary Super Saiya-jin!!!"

NEXT TIME: Cell has finally been given a reason to be afraid even with his enhanced powers, now that Gohan has come into full realization of his power as a member of the Legendary ranks. But will this new power last long enough for the hybrid to avenge the lives of his father and friends, or is history bound to repeat itself? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!!!