Chapter 3

A few weeks later, Cell appeared. Bulma received a report about his spaceship, while Goku and Gohan were training in the room of Spirit and Time. Goku once again wore weighted clothing, but this time, it was so heavy, he could barely muster any chi when he was in Super Saiyan form. He and Gohan fought heavily, and finally Gohan went Super Saiyan. Cell began to kill people, and Vegeta and Trunks went to stop him. He absorbed both 17 and 18, and assumed his perfect form. Then he planned the Cell games in three days. Goku and Gohan finally came out.

Piccolo looked at Goku and Gohan in shock. Goku seemed taller and thinner, and he was once again in normal form, and he walked with ease in his clothing which had been re-weighted for the fourth time. Gohan casually sat in Super Saiyan form, and both seemed completely calm. No one was really worried about Cell, they all knew Goku's Ascended Saiyan was more than a match for it. Vegeta was practically foaming at the mouth at the thought of Goku being that far ahead of him, so he shoved Goku out of the way and dragged Trunks in to train. Goku and Gohan went home and had a well-deserved rest for a couple of days. Then they flew back to train for one more day. After Vegeta and Trunks came out, (both were much stronger) Goku and Gohan went in one final time. Trunks got a hair cut because Bulma thought he looked like a monkey and they waited as the time for the Cell games arrived.

Goku and Gohan walked out. Goku was wearing clothes that were so heavy that if he hadn't been holding them up they could have sunk all the way down to the earth's core. He was once again in normal form, but no one still knew about the clothes. He was ready for the Cell games. He wondered what would happen when he removed these weighted clothes.

He put on a fresh weighted gi, tightened his sash, and he and the others headed for the tournament. They landed across from Cell just in time to hear the announcer announce them. An ugly man stood and made idiotic signals at the camera, and all the Z-fighters stared in shock as this "Hercule Satan" was supposed to be the world champion. He barely had a power-level of 60.

"Well, should I start us off?" Goku asked.

"Are you kidding," Vegeta snorted, "if you start us off, I'll never get to fight him. I'm going first."

Vegeta stepped into the ring, and Hercule, indignant said, "Hey, who said you get to go first? I'm the world martial art champion!" And Cell in a blaze of glory fried the annoying creature where it stood and thousands of beings began to sing "Hallelujah!" Cell stood radiant as he accomplished the only good thing he'd ever done.

The reporter stood stunned, and Cell looked at Vegeta. "Come on," he said.

Vegeta charged at Cell, and for a moment, they were almost evenly matched. Then Cell stopped and said, "Warmup is over." Then he powered up. Goku watched calmly, not even phased by the wind, and Vegeta, growing angry, also transformed. However, Cell quickly beat him and knocked him out of the ring, where Krillen gave him a senzu bean. Vegeta, his pride hurt, walked off from the others and sulked.

"I'm next Dad," said Gohan, and Goku said, "You can take him, son."

Gohan powered up, and Cell almost flew back at his power. Gohan was just on the brink of becoming an Ascended Saiyan. Goku had taught him not to be afraid of his power, and Gohan was no longer worried about destroying the earth. That extra day had given him complete control over his mystic powers. However, he still came nowhere near Goku.

Gohan fought Cell for a while, and then Cell brought the Cell juniors out. The attack somewhat, but Goku killed them all except one that injured Krillen. That was enough for Gohan, and he exploded into ascended Saiyan. Viciously he attacked Cell, and Cell was beaten back. Gohan lost control of his temper, and he refused to finish Cell off. Cell, frustrated, began to blow up. Goku quickly assessing the situation, transported Cell to King Kai's planet, and then used instant transmission to come back to Earth just before Cell blew up King Kai. Then the thousand choruses sang "Hallelujah, King Kai is dead!" and there was much rejoicing in the land.

However, Cell wasn't destroyed. He came back stronger than ever, still having both androids in him, and then he shot Gohan. Gohan, injured was reduced to half-power, while Goku flew into a rage. Once again, he said, "King Kai, I think it's time." An angry King Kai growled at him, and profusely he apologized for killing him. Then King Kai traded his weighted clothes. He flipped off the ground, so obvious was the change that his power level soared going straight to Super Saiyan 2 without him trying. Then he growled at Cell, "How dare you hurt my son!" and burst into power. He powered up so much that suddenly he went Super Saiyan 3, and attacked Cell. Cell was unable to avoid the attack, andas Vegeta watched in jealous amazement, Goku used a pinky to kill Cell.

The Z-fighters used the dragonballs to wish everyone back to life who had died and Krillen removed the androids' bombs. Everyone was happy because they hadn't lost a single fighter, except Vegeta, who cursed Kakarott. Someone else wasn't happy as well, and they lived underground.