After he spent all the time resting that Bulma insisted on, Gohan and Piccolo headed up to Kami's lookout, where they would wait for Goku and the younger Gohan to finish their training.
They waited for a good hour or so before Goku and Gohan stepped out of the Room of Spirit and Time. Gohan didn't know what to say about his younger self. He looked a little bit older, he thought to himself. It was then that he realized that both Goku and his younger self were super saiyans.
"Hi, Gohan, or would you rather be called Ichidou?" Goku said.
"Call me Ichidou, we don't want anyone to get confused." Ichidou said.
"Okay." Goku said. "Gohan, I'd like you to meet…" Goku said. "Yourself?"
The boy looked up at the man. "That's what I'm going to look like when I get older?" Gohan asked. Ichidou studied his younger self, knowing that the boy would never have to deal with the problems that had plagued himself.
"No…" Ichidou said. "Because you're not going to have to deal with the same things I've had to."
"Okay." Gohan said.
"So, you're going in next?" Goku asked Ichidou.
"Piccolo's training with me." Ichidou said.
"Wow, maybe you'll get stronger." Goku said.
"Maybe…" Piccolo said.
The two of them walked into the Room of Spirit and Time. They started out with basic stretches and exercises. After making sure that they were nice and limber, the two of them began to spar…
Krillen was watching the television when suddenly Cell's face appeared. "AAH!" Krillen shouted, he began to pant.
"Greetings, friends." he began. "My name is Cell. In seven days, I will hold a special martial arts tournament called the Cell Games. Any and all fighters who think they can challenge me are welcome to come after me." He said. "If no one is strong enough to defeat me…" He said. "I will destroy the earth." He then proceeded to give the directions.
"Better tell Goku…" Krillen said, taking off for Kami's lookout.
After relaying the story, Goku nodded. "As I thought." he said. "Well…" he looked to his son. "I say we relax for a few hours." The two of them flew back to Master Roshi's house.
When Piccolo and Ichidou finally came out of the Room of Spirit and Time, Vegeta was waiting, impatient. Ichidou's hair had grown quite long, as long as his younger self's hair had been before he went into the Room of Spirit and Time.
"It's about time, taking Piccolo in there was a waste." Vegeta scowled.
Piccolo looked over at Vegeta, and smirked. "Here, Vegeta, see how heavy I made my turban." He took the hat off and tossed to Vegeta.
"Fine." Vegeta said. "OOF!" He grunted. "Argh!" After a few seconds, he was able to hold it up without any major problems. "You're wearing this on your head?" Vegeta asked, handing it back to Piccolo.
"The cape weighs about five of those." Piccolo said. Vegeta turned around, and walked into the Room of Spirit and Time.
"Hi, Piccolo!" Goku said, suddenly appearing. "WOW!" He said. "You two are much, much stronger than you were before. Hey, Ichidou, do you want me to get Bulma to cut your hair?"
Ichidou shook his head. "Nah, I like it the way it is."
"Be honest with us Goku, we aren't strong enough to handle Cell, are we?"
"No, but neither am I." Goku said. Piccolo stared at him. Why was Goku so smug? "I didn't come up here to talk." He said. "Cell has destroyed the army, and now we have a problem." Goku said. "I'm going to go to New Namek to get us a new Kami!" He said. "That way, we can bring back anyone who dies." Piccolo nodded.
"Well…" Goku said. "Since I can't find out where they are on my own, I'll go to Kaio-sama and ask him!" he said.
"Wait!" Ichidou said. "Dad, do you think Kaio-sama can give you directions?"
"Why would I…" Goku smiled. "I see, I'll ask him."
After about ten minutes, Goku reappeared, this time with a small namekian boy. "Here, Ichidou, here's directions to the planet." Ichidou smiled, and took the small slip of paper.
"Gohan?" Dende asked. "I knew that humans matured faster than nameks but…"
"No." Ichidou said. "I came from the future, to save the world here." Dende nodded.
Soon, Shenron was restored and the dragonballs returned to the way they were. Goku flew around the world, searching for the new dragonballs. After he found them, he returned to the lookout, where they put them in a jar to await the end of the Cell games. Goku decided to visit Cell.
The android was standing in the center of a huge stone ring like the one they used at the Budokai tournament. "Son Goku…" Cell said, turning around. "Checking up on the competition?" The android asked.
"You might say that." Goku said. "What do you want?"
"Want?" Cell asked. "Nothing. I want nothing. I only want to test my limitations." He said. "I only want to prove that I am the strongest and most perfect being in the universe." Goku nodded, understanding. Goku left him there, standing, waiting. He returned to his wife and son, spending the remainder of his time with his beloved family. Something told him to take advantage of the situation as much as he could…
The day of the Cell games, he awoke, leaned over, and kissed Chi-Chi. He walked over to Gohan's room, but the boy was already ready. He stood there, in an exact duplicate of Piccolo's clothes. He was ready to fight too.
Goku smiled at his son, and ruffled his hair. They stepped out of the door, and flew off to meet the most dangerous foe they had ever fought.