"Dragonball AS: Ultimate Cell Saga"

Chapter 82- "A Second Chance"

By- Tiny

Lord Enma was just recovering from the massive headache of having all of Trunks' victims at his desk, who were now all at the Grand Kai's planet, when six more arrivals to his office caught his attention. Granted, it was not the first time Enma had seen any of these men die and show up here, but it was quite a shock that they had all been killed by Cell. The bio-android's power must have shot to unbelievable heights to have made such a thing possible, but the red demon had no time to ponder that as an incredibly irate looking Son Goku jumped up onto his desk, followed by the others.

"You have some explaining to do, Enma," Goku growled, "Why are all of our former enemies on Earth right now?"

"There was a rift in Hell that allowed all of them to escape, created by the wizard's Babi-di and Bibi-di, the same men who created Majin Buu," Enma explained coolly, "The situation is currently being taken care of by a...special operative, but I'm afraid I cannot reverse the effects of the breach. Cell will have to be killed, along with any other escapees in order to be sent back to Hell."

"What a load of shit!" Diive snarled, "That means that there is only one Saiya-jin pure-blood left on Earth, plus a bunch of hybrids...."

"Actually, there are two Saiya-jin on the planet, a couple of escapee's named Nappa and Turles," Enma corrected his visitor, "All the rest of the pure-bloods are dead."

"WHAT!?!" Vegita snapped, his aura rising, "My son, the Saiya-jin prince, is dead!?! How did this happen?"

"After Trunks was killed, the Saiya-jin god's offered to let Vegeta give up his life and save his son's, taking the burden of Trunks' sins upon himself," Enma sighed, "He agreed to the terms and was cast into Hell, where he is currently tracking the two wizards down."

Everyone in the room was dumbfounded, like a massive weight had been dropped onto their shoulders that even their Saiya-jin might could not withstand. Vegeta, the proud prince that they had all come to respect and admire, had actually given his own life to save his son's for the second time in over half a century. The former Saiya-jin king took it the hardest, falling to his knees in a sobbing heap as the deceased from the Lookout arrived at the check-in station.

Rhubra was there as well, having already heard the touching news about her son's sacrifice, and rushed over to her mate to try and comfort him, though she herself was being eaten away at inside. And as for Bulma, she was just a mess as she collapsed into her grandson, Boxer's arms, so out of it that it would be a long time before she would be able to mourn her husband's passing. Everyone was in tears at the loss of loved ones, though many were more concerned with those that were still living on the Earth, and even the mighty Goku was beginning to doubt if they would win this one as he stroked his wife, Chi-Chi's hair.

They were all still in a slump as a flash of light burst into the room, blinding everyone for a few seconds, only to have the one they had all come to know as the Ultimate Kaio-Shin stepped up to the warriors. Were it not for the fact that he was a Kaio-Shin and extremely powerful, the Saiya-jin might have lashed out against him right then but the sorrow on his face held them back. Clearly the events on Earth were troubling to him as well and, as he was the ultimate guardian of this universe, then it was his duty to fix things.

"I am sorry for your loses, my friends, but there will be time enough to grieve after this crisis has been resolved," Shin sighed, "I require the four pure-blood Saiya-jin, the most powerful four that is, to come forward right now."

"What is that you want?" Raditz almost hissed, "If it's to watch our loves ones suffer more, then no thanks. We're not interested."

"That is not what I want with you," Shin shook his head, "You were all killed because you were too weak to defeat Cell, even together. You were beaten down like small children in the playground by the local bully."

"Gee, thanks for reminding us," Diive growled, his aura flaring out, "I fail to see what that has to do with anything."

"Well, I came here looking for warriors strong enough to fight Cell, but I guess I came to the wrong place after all," Shin shrugged, "All I have here are a group of weaklings..."

"What did you call us?" Goku snapped, his aura rising sharply, "Say that again!"

"I said you were all weaklings!" Shin responded with equal forcefulness, "No good, pitiful, and absolutely pathetic weaklings!"

Enma jumped underneath his desk as four Saiya-jin energies rose to the breaking point instantaneously, shaking the very foundation of the Other World like a baby's rattle as their energy levels grew. Changes began to take place on the Saiya-jin's bodies as their families looked on in awe and fear, the aura's changing to several different colorations as they began to transform. Goku's aura turned to a brilliant golden color, just as Gohan's had done, while Raditz's aura turned white and the other two's became a dark, blood red color.

The fur faded away next, their bodies becoming surrounded by a bright light just as their hair took on the same hue as their different aura's, causing the whole room to erupt in a brilliant flash as their powers peaked. When the smoke cleared, four very angry and extremely powerful Saiya-jin were left standing in the midst of the onlookers, their gazes fixed solely on the Ultimate Kaio-Shin. Goku looked almost exactly like the transformed Gohan, save his hair was a bit higher up on his head, while Raditz was clad in a standard suit of armor like Vegeta's old set, his hair as white and long as Kimuchi's. Brolly and Diive were both in red and black armor with a black bodysuit underneath, their hair the color of blood, which was something they were currently planning to spill a little bit of.

"You dare to call us weak, you old fool!?!" Goku roared, his golden aura fluctuating rapidly, "I'll show you weak!"

"Very good, the plan worked and you've all ascended as Vegeta did," Shin smirked, "Now, I just need the Saiya-jin prince to come here..."

The four enraged Saiya-jin did not hear the Kaio-Shin as they launched themselves at him, stopping only when a flash of white light appeared beside him, fading away to reveal a very regal looking Vegeta, his hair a deep blue color. Everyone nearly doubled over at the sight of the thought long gone prince tugging at their hearts as Vegita, the king, passed out along with his mate. The prince himself looked quite confused as to why he was back at Enma's palace, but there was only person who knew why and he decided it was time to get some answers.

"What the hell am I doing here?" Vegeta snarled, "I was in Hell one second, knocking those two wizard's heads clean off, and the next thing I know..."

"Then the hole in Hell has been resealed, very good," Shin smiled, "Now we can get down to the more pressing matter at hand. As you have all realized, I'm sure, you have ascended to the most powerful form of Super Saiya-jin that there, as has Gohan back on Earth."

"It'd be kind of hard not to notice," Brolly growled, "What does that have to do with anything?"

"Simple, my former pupil," Shin began to explain, "The five of you, plus Gohan, are probably the best hope for the Earth right now and therefore I am allowing you to return to Earth until the threat Cell poses has been eliminated. After that, you will return to Other World and take the place of those who you have been trained by, the Kais."

"Take the place of the Kais!?!" Goku gasped, "But...we're only mortals! How can we take the place of a Kai?"

"I have already consulted with the Kai's on this matter and they have all agreed to pass on their immortality to you, as well as their infinite knowledge when this crisis has been abated," Shin explained, shocking everyone, "It should be considered a great honor to succeed those who have trained you."

"But then they'd have to leave their mates forever," Hiromi, Diive's mate, sniffled, "I don't want to never see Diive again."

"That will not be an issue; their mates are going to be coming with them," Shin smiled, "Now, the five of you must decide what to do. I'll give you a few minutes to think things over..."

"There is no need for that," Goku shook his head, stepping to the front of the group, "We have already made our decision."

"Oh?" Shin cocked his head to the side, "And what is the word?"

"Do it!" all five Saiya-jin said at once, becoming surrounded in a flash of light just before they disappeared all together.

"Good-bye, my friends," Shin cried, turning to the still gawking crowd, "The fate of the universe rests in your hands now..."

NEXT TIME: The five most powerful Saiya-jin warriors have now reached the most powerful form of their race imaginable, surpassing even the gods, and have been given another chance at defeating Cell. With the bio-android's increased strength thanks to absorbing Juuhachi, however, will even this newfound strength be enough to defeat the monstrosity? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!!