Chapter 28: Test

The chamber was being decompressed as I woke up. It was the day of the Cell Games. Cell was releasing me early.

There are a few hours until the tournament, so why is he letting me go?

"Eat something. You'll need it." I obeyed, more for my stomach than Cell's order. He didn't let me out to eat since I betrayed him two days ago. All I was allowed was water.

I ripped open my first protein bar in three days. Soon I had finished it and had another, and then another. I use to eat a lot at home, but as a Sayjin, I eat much more.

"You are getting a choice no other being will ever have." Cell stated.

"What's that?" I turned to face him, but before I could react, he sent his tail into my chest. "What are-" I gasped, but it hurt to talk. I dropped the wrapper to my last protein bar.

"Relax. This won't kill you." Cell said when he felt me resist. The images in front of me changed, and I realized I was in a maze.

No, not a maze, the maze.

"So this is your concept of your soul?" Cell was there, too.

"Cell? What are you... what's happening? Where are we?"

"I guess I should explain. You are in a region of limbo, you could say. I'm giving you a choice." Two paths in the maze moved in front of us. "One of these paths will lead you to your body, the other will lead you to me."

"What do you mean by that?" I asked, still confused.

"In essence, part of my soul will join with you. We will be as one."

"Does that mean I'll be like your mate?"

"No, it means you'll gain some of my power, and together we can rule the universe. No one could stop us. I realized that we have a lot in common." Cell was really wrapped up in himself.

"No, I won't join you."

"We were destined to be together!"

"Trunks is my soul mate!"

"He is a fool that you could never be with! He isn't from this time!"

"And neither are you! Neither am I!"

"That's how it is." Cell calmed down, almost too calm.

"Cell, let me go."

"Choose your path. It's the only way out." he said.

"Which one leads me to my body?"

"Not even I know that. You must choose. Your destiny lies in the path you choose." Then Cell disappeared.

"Now what do I do? Cell is so… weird. That's the only word for him. He claims not to care for me, but then he does something like this. I didn't even know he could do this." I said aloud to no one. "Which path… and what did he mean by my destiny?"

"Your destiny is set, this is merely a test…" it was one of the voices from my dream six years ago.

I thought on it for what seem like a long time. I finally got an idea.

"Eenie, Minne, Miney, Moe! No, that's not right. I can't do it like this!"

But then the right idea came to me. I concentrated and used my SG to tell me the right way. A weird thing happened after I did so, the path on the left started to glow, the one my SG told me was the one that would lead me to my body, to my new destiny.

But there was the problem; did I really want to go back? Or did I want to join Cell? I could have the universe in the palm of my hand. I had thought many times before that I could be a bad guy, but those were random thoughts.

I chose the lit-up path, back to my body. I would save my soul and the world by going this way. And I'd be back with Trunks soon.

My vision cleared back to normal as I saw Cell still had his tail in my chest. I grabbed it and pulled it out in one yank. Cell was mad.

"So you chose death?"

"If that is the way you put, then yes. If you're going to kill me, do so now. I'm ready."

"You are insane."

"Not as insane as you."

"Besides, I promised to let you live until the Cell Games. I will absorb you after I kill Goku." Then he wrapped hi tail around me and walked out the door, "The others are waiting."