Disclaimer: This applies to all chapters, I do not own DBZ or Shinzo or any of their characters. All I own is Allegra. This fanfic is a crossover with Shinzo, but written for a DBZ-reading audience that knows nothing about Shinzo, so don't worry! All will be explained. Happy reading!

The Creation

- CicadaS

Chapter Two

Allegra hopped from one treetop to the next, grabbing the branch with soft hands and taloned feet to peer through the canopy in search of the insect-like entity 'Cell'. Branch to branch, Allegra focused on remaining silent. Her blue eyes shimmered over patches of dappled shade as her irises shifted, adjusting to the light.

The Enterran mulled over Piccolo's words; if she were to see Cell, she was to call for them. Immediately? No. She wanted to learn more about this entity, and the friends of Gohan were not likely to be trusted with telling her everything. If only she could find that elusive bug!

'Should I offer myself up as bait? No, stupid, he'd probably kill me without a thought… if he is that powerful. Don't underestimate. Would he kill me if he saw me? I doubt there are many on this planet with wings and taloned feet. Would he be curious or simply intent on destroying all life around him?' Allegra continued musing, moving her search above the forest.

"I've waited too long to be cautious," she muttered to herself. Allegra bent forward, leaning through the layer of leaves separating the forest from the sky. "Where are you, Cell?" the Enterran whispered onto a breeze. She sat back, listening to the echoes building already. The breeze she sent split and divided into many whispering trails, bouncing off tree trunks and soon filling the forest with the incessant whisper. 'Where are you, Cell?' 'Where are you, Cell?'

A sudden bolt of energy tore through the forest and into the sky. Allegra recognised that as a ki blast, like Gohan had showed her. Another one followed that, this one closer to where she was hiding. She could hear growling below her. Allegra held out her hand and stilled the whispering. More growling.

Cell searched the forest around him, not seeing anyone. Allegra clung to her perch in the tree, thanking her lucky stars that the creature had not bothered to look up. The creature vanished. Allegra leapt to her feet in defence, and felt them give from under her, 'The fall at Ginger Town…' Once again the ground slammed into her side, Allegra's wings tightening protectively around her fallen form.

"What have we here then, hmm?" a cruel, cold voice chuckled. The raspy tone of the creature she had heard earlier. Cell. "I must say, you are an impressive specimen. What you may not have known is that I could sense your presence from many miles away. You need not have called me, my dear."

He was slimy, but that was not an uncommon Enterran trait, unfortunately. Allegra scrambled over to her feet, again, and faced the creature she had been looking for. "How… oh, ki signatures," the winged Enterran ground her teeth in slight anger, 'Should not have forgotten. Gohan always uses that trick to find out where I am, if he needs to.'

"Don't feel bad, my dear; that whispering trick of yours was actually quite impressive," Cell smirked, folding his arms triumphantly.

"What are you?" Allegra demanded.

"I am Cell," the creature announced proudly.

"Are…" Allegra stopped herself, looking at the creature warily; "Are you an Enterran?"

Cell only faltered slightly, "And what if I am?" 'Enterran? Why have I never heard of this term? Dr Gero supposedly programmed me with every scrap of information known on this planet!'

Allegra sneered, insulted, "You are not one; Gohan was right." 'What was I thinking?' "PICCOLO!" the winged Enterran called, the wind carrying her voice to the Namek. A rough, scaly hand clamped itself over her mouth and Allegra felt the world pulled violently away from her.

Treetops rushed past beneath them; Allegra struggled to free herself from the limbs of the creature, wings flapping incessantly to try and slow the monster down. Cell heard the girl yell something under his hand and her wings began to glow brightly. Cell hadn't a chance to let go before the attack knocked them both out of the sky, the energy ripple rattling the trees around them.

Allegra recovered first and flew to the nearest tree, clinging to it tightly and taking a brief chance to catch her breath.

"And what, my dear, are you?" Cell growled from behind her.

"One of the last of the Enterrans, obviously." She felt something sharp digging into her back; the creatures tail?

"How curious. You claim to be an Enterran, and yet you accuse me of the same thing. Tell me, where do you see a resemblance between us?"

"I am an Enterran of the winged order," Allegra replied calmly, turning to face the creature, "I mistook you for one of the insect order. You did look… out of place in this world."

"I could say the same about you, my dear. Wings and talons are not often possessions of the average human girl," Cell smirked slyly, then felt something connect with his face, hard.

"It is a deadly insult to compare an Enterran to a human, one of the most offensive insults known to us," Allegra growled.

"A deadly insult? I would use that term for describing the act of striking a being far more powerful than yourself, little Enterran."

"I'm not afraid of you," Allegra challenged loudly.

"You're not afraid of death?" Cell mocked.

"Death is nothing. I have lived too long," Allegra seethed, "You are no Enterran; I doubt there are many left in the universe. I could be the very last, for all I know. But death does not frighten me."

Cell considered the Enterran for a moment, weighing his options carefully; "I am also the only being of my kind, but if you insist on calling your friends, then I will become an extinct species."

"…You killed all those humans in Ginger Town, didn't you?"

"Absorbed, my dear; killing is such a waste," Cell grinned, flicking his syringe-like tail.

A smile tugged at Allegra's lips, "Fine, I will direct Piccolo elsewhere. Good luck with your hunt."

"I thought an angel such as yourself would be watching over the humans, rather than wishing a stranger luck to slaughter them."

"I thought you said you were only going to absorb them," Allegra replied coyly; "Humans are the enemy of the Enterrans."

"Then as I am their enemy, that must make us friends," Cell smirked, danger glinting in his eyes.

"You could easily kill me where I stand—absorb me, you know."

"I have every intention to do so; but you appeal to me more as a desert, my dear, and is it not proper to have the main meal before the desert?"

"I believe so," Allegra smiled wryly.

"I do hope we meet again, my dear," Cell leered, "I'm very much looking forward to desert." The green creature took off in the direction of the nearest town settlement, disappearing from sight. Allegra stayed where she was, thinking over what had just happened. She suddenly felt something grab her throat, and looked down to see green fingers closing around her windpipe.

"I never did catch your name, my dear; what is it, may I ask?" Cell purred in her ear.

Allegra's wings struck out, flinging Cell off her back as if he were an insect. …A smaller insect. Cell landed on his feet in the forest, a little surprised.

"Allegra is what you may call me," the Enterran smirked, "Don't get caught."

"Piccolo!" Allegra yelled, seeing the Namek fly past over head. She hailed him down and ran to the nearest clearing to meet him.

Piccolo immediately noticed three red scratch-marks on the left side of Allegra's throat. His sharp eyes met her's, "Which way did he go."

"I cannot be certain," Allegra replied truthfully. Indeed, if she had seen him fly off in one direction only to grab her from behind an instant later he could be anywhere. "Piccolo… I want to go to Kami's Lookout," Allegra pleaded nervously.

Piccolo nodded, "It would be best if you went; for your safety. Cell grows more powerful with every city he absorbs; you might not live through a second encounter."

"I understand, thank you for the concern."

"What happened?"

"I got away… but he's still after me, said he'd come back for me later," Allegra frowned, "He was hunting something else, though…"

"The androids," Piccolo answered shortly, preparing to leave.

"Androids? Nobody tells me anything any more! What do you mean by androids? Piccolo!" Allegra yelled at Piccolo's vanishing ki trail. That Namek could be so annoying some days. Well, at least he was going in the wrong direction.

The winged Enterran launched herself into the sky, wings beating heavily. 'Androids? Androids? And where is Kami's Lookout?'

A lengthy sail across the skies found nothing. Allegra considered calling for Piccolo again to direct her properly to Kami's Lookout when she saw him appearing on the horizon, 'Might as well'. Allegra squinted at the green spot. He seemed a lot… greener than usual. And very fast. Allegra pulled at the air around her with her wings, condensing it rapidly into a thick wall of hard gas. She dropped out of the sky below the invisible barrier; it wasn't Piccolo she had seen.

Cell was speeding away from the Z fighters, again. Cutting through the air like a knife, he was stunned when for no apparent reason, the air became hard. Compact. He broke through the barrier, tumbling awkwardly. Cell spun around in search of the culprit behind the amusing little trick.

Allegra held tight to the bark of the tree, trying to lower her ki level as Gohan had taught her to do so long ago. Her trap had caught Cell. Would he be angry? Would he try and absorb her this time? Had he absorbed the androids already?

"I should have guessed my little wind witch was behind this."

Allegra tensed, 'He found me?' Impossible, Cell's voice was not very close, but definitely now on the ground rather than in the air.

"It's useless hiding, I know where you are…" the creature purred.

'He's bluffing…'

"Don't try my patience little angel. Come out, come out, wherever you are…" Cell's tone was chillingly sinister. Allegra shuddered but held tight to her tree, hoping the foliage would hide her from sight. She noticed that the creature's voice was raspy, yet there was some velvet undertone to it, like a cat-child with a cold.

One of the trees nearby shattered with a flash of light. Allegra closed her eyes, focusing on the air and moving her wings subtly. The wind began to cool, become still, and Allegra slowly built a fog around herself. 'He can't sense me, he can't see me.' Allegra was suddenly jolted out of her tree from above and slammed into the ground with all the force of a small asteroid.

"Found you."

Just like a cat-child that had caught a mouse.

"I thought you were saving me for desert," Allegra growled.

Cell chuckled darkly, "I must have forgotten to mention earlier my dear Allegra; I have a sweet-tooth."

"And we were getting along so well."

"Every creature has to eat, Enterran."

"What? Do you think I am afraid of you?"

"All this talk to try and prolong the inevitable… I thought you weren't afraid of death," Cell crooned.

Allegra's eyes flashed angrily, "I've been flying for a long time searching for something I can't find and at this moment in time I just don't feel like dying, Cell."

Cell smirked, "I know exactly how you feel."

"You couldn't possibly know the feeling of being crushed by a bug," the Enterran hissed, her hollow bones being pushed almost to breaking point in the dirt by the monster.

"And what feeling did you have that inspired you to bring my wrath upon you? Hmm? You really only have yourself to blame for this you know. What was wrong, my dear, did you miss my company?" the creature leered, leaning closer.

"I thought you were Piccolo," Allegra could feel her rage building, "I was asking for directions!" the girl tried to move her wings to launch an attack on the giant insect, but they were pinned beneath her.

"You're defenceless," Cell chided, "You really should not be tempting my anger… or hunger."

Allegra just laid in the dirt, unable to move, the green monstrosity pinning her down. She glared angrily, her irises paling with fury. Cell snickered at the amusing creature, "You, my dear, are very pitiful."

The Enterran yelled and kicked, talons sinking into the soft weak spots between armour plates, but unable to get the green beast off her. Allegra pouted, "I'm not pitiful."

"Yes, yes, you are," Cell crooned. He leaned even closer, leering wildly. Then a pause, Cell looked to the east, he could sense Piccolo gaining on them. He turned his attention back to the defeated Enterran beneath him. He smirked triumphantly, "I must leave you now, my dear Allegra. Pray that we have the misfortune to run into each other again, I will be anticipating my just deserts greatly," Cell purred lowly.

Allegra felt a great weight lifted from her tiny frame, the sun no longer obscured from her vision by that big, green, ugly insect. The Enterran groaned; not in pain, but knowing how pitiful she must look.

She felt callous hands grab her shoulders and wrench her to her feet. Her eyes snapped open, but it was only the purple-haired one.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm lost. It's a much different concept."

"Well… where do you want to be?" Trunks asked slowly.

"I can't decide between going to Kami's Lookout or going after Cell and giving him, as you say 'a piece of my mind'."

"Kami's Lookout."

"You think I'm too weak to take on the likes of that bug?" Allegra narrowed her eyes dangerously.

"You were lying in the middle of a crater when I found you. I'm guessing Cell did that?"

"He had me pinned to the ground. I'm a winged Enterran; I fight my battles in the sky. He probably hasn't caught on to that either," she stressed the word, frowning at Trunks, "Which will give me the advantage."

"I dunno," Trunks folded his arms, "He bragged a lot about being smart, he's probably figured you out by now."

Allegra thought about this for a moment, "…How smart?"

"Claimed to be smarter than Einstein."

"A human. Pathetic."

"I happen to be half human."

"My sympathies you were born."

Trunks scowled. He extended his arm in one direction and pointed, "That is the direction that Kami's Lookout is. Keep flying high in that direction and you will eventually run into it."

"Thank you," Allegra replied curtly, taking off without another word or glance at the halfling.

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