W: Next chapter of this. I apologize for the delay as I hit a writers block. And you're probably wondering, how did I hit a writers block on a story like this? Well, BasicallyIDoWrk shall tell you.

B: Thanks. As we said, this will be completely different from canon so we have been trying to find a way to make this chapter unique from the actual show, so hopefully you'll enjoy this. Anyhow, I hope you all were satisfied with the last chapter. I think that whole scene was a good improvement from the canon. For now, who's your favorite Cell? My favorite is Dameon Clarke from Kai, and always will be. Same with Frieza, as Chris Ayers was and will always be the best, with Daman Mills in second.

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Chapter 12: Legion of Pirate Villains Part 2

It was silent.

The arena was clear of smoke.

The mightiest were staring down now as they were on opposite sides, for opposite teams.

One for simply the enjoyment of the fight, and one for the unyielding righteousness, and the need to protect his friends.

Gohan, the angry Super Saiyan 2, glared with his bolts of lightning around his aura, as well as Cell, smirking deviously hoping to take the boy down, but they both realized this won't be a suitable place to fight.

Thinking the same thing, they both levitated upwards, until they were out of the quarry.

"Boys, I'm sure you can handle these other fools without me. I'll be handling Gohan here," Cell told the Legion, who simply agreed.

"Guys, none of you can handle him, so I'll take it from here. Make sure they don't get the keys," Gohan told Jake, who nodded firmly.

The two warriors then looked each other in the eye as the bio-android flew off with the half-Saiyan following him.

After a minute, they finally found a suitable place to fight as they landed.

"I can't wait to see how much you've grown. I knew sparing you when we first arrived was a wise decision. If I had not, I would not have anyone to fight, and where would I get any enjoyment from?" Because of his Saiyan DNA, Cell still had the urge to fight, and certainly enjoy one.

"I won't be holding back at all, so don't expect this to be an easy fight," Gohan retorted.

"I wasn't expecting this battle to be 'easy'," Cell retaliated by going into a fighting stance, while Gohan did the same.

(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: The Fierce Battle)

Then, Cell flew up into the sky, allowing Gohan to chase him. The young Saiyan took the bait hook, line, and sinker, flying after him. The bio-android snickered and raised both of his hands, and then fired a shower of energy blasts at Gohan.

Gohan stopped dead in his tracks and tried to stop the overwhelming rain of blasts, but he left himself open for the vicious kick Cell delivered to his gut. Gohan couldn't even contain his shock. Cell had gotten to him so quickly. Gohan coughed up a mouthful of blood right onto Cell's feet, though this didn't annoy the bio-android at all. Cell callously laughed and then kicked Gohan right in the face.

Gohan fell back to the ground once again, landing so hard it cracked beneath him. No less than five seconds after he landed did Cell come roaring back down, aiming to smash both of his feet onto his chest. Gohan moved out of the way, just missing his two boots by a hair's breadth. Gohan swallowed heavily in his throat when he saw just how deeply Cell's feet were planted into the rocky surface.

As Cell tried to pull himself out from the ground, Gohan capitalized on the distraction and fired a blast right at Cell's chest, one that successfully hit!

Cell flew back a few feet and hit the ground, and Gohan couldn't help but smirk at his victory, however small it may have been.

Cell stood back up, muttering a few curses. That child had caught him off guard. Cell gave Gohan an intense glare of annoyance and jumped right back in front of him. He punched Gohan right in the face and then blasted him in the chest, giving him a taste of his own medicine. Gohan got up shockingly quick, however, and came running after Cell once more. He tried to nail several punches at Cell's abdomen, but was once again met with poor results. Cell rolled over to the side and kicked Gohan in the ribs, sending him back several feet.

Gohan was much slower to get back up. The force of Cell's strikes were starting to pile up on him. Gohan hissed in agitation as he tried to come up with a more effective way to counter Cell. He's... he's just too fast… no matter what I do, he's always a step ahead!

A light bulb went off in the half-Saiyan known as Gohan's head. Heh…looks like I'm gonna have to pull out an old trick from my dad. Gohan clenched his fists tightly and he gave Cell a stern glare.

"HERE GOES!"

Gohan charged at Cell and pulled his arm back before yelling.

"ROCK!" However, rather than the punch Cell was expecting, Gohan instead shoved two fingers right into his pink eyes. Cell let out a pained shriek and clutched at his face.

Gohan raised his hand and screamed again.

"PAPER!" This time, Gohan actually hit him with an open palm strike to the face, which managed to make Cell stagger on his feet a bit.

Then, Gohan pulled his arm back once more, this time balling his hand into a fist.

"SCISSORS!"

Gohan landed a vicious punch right in Cell's face, the force of which knocked Cell several feet away. Gohan mischievously grinned, glad to see that one of his dad's oldest trick managed to work. Capitalizing on his small victory, Gohan shot up into the sky and curled both of his arms back, cuffing both of his hands together. A bright, blue energy ball began building around Gohan's hands.

Cell's eyes widened when he realized what his opponent was doing.

"Kaaa... meee… haaa... meee..."

Cell could hear Gohan as he dug through the various rocks he was buried beneath. That chant, it was the same one that Goku yelled for his special energy wave.

Cell finally escaped from the remains of the cliff, and his eyes shot open when he saw his opponent high up in the air, surrounded by a large amount of energy.

"HAAAAAAAA!"

Gohan fired the powerful wave of energy, which was headed straight for Cell. The bio-android clenched his teeth tightly as he raised his arms in attempt to counter the managed to catch the blast with his palms, but the density of it managed to force his feet into the ground. The sheer heat was making Cell sweat profusely, but that didn't stop his efforts at all. Cell released a loud scream as he pushed all of his energy into the blast, pumping out power until he managed to reduce it into nothing but sparks of light.

(OST Ends)

"D-damn it," Gohan cursed when he saw that Cell was still standing down below, unscathed. What in the world was he going to do now?

"You have certainly grown, boy. I commend you for actually being able to give me a good challenge. But alas, I sense my little friends moving along, so I must bid you farewell," Cell said as he put his hands over his forehead and yelled.

"SOLAR FLARE!" Gohan was now blinded by a bright light as Cell took this opportunity to get away. He flew as fast as he could headed for his teammates.

As soon as Gohan was able to see again, he damned himself, letting himself fall for that trick again. Seeing as he had no choice, he reverted back to his normal state and flew back to his friends.

It was now night as the sky was dark, and Gohan and company were sailing on the Mighty Colossus. Right now, his bottom was a bit sore from his tail being cut off, and his friends did certainly feel bad for him, but he told them not to worry about it since it would grow back.

As of this moment, he was sitting on a barrel, leaving himself to his own thoughts.

"Gohan?"

He looked up the see the captain of the ship right in front of him, as he sighed.

"I'm sorry. You should never have gone through something like that in your life. Believe me, he wasn't bluffing when he said he would kill her."

"I know. Remember the same thing happened to me a while ago?" Jake reminded.

"Yeah." Gohan frowned even more. "All my life, ever since I was a little boy, no older than five, I watched my friends and family die, and I was too powerless and too much of a coward to do anything to help."

(Dragon Ball Z Kai OST: Piano Suite Waking Up)

Gohan remembered almost every single battle in his life, from the first time he landed a hit on a warrior, to the day he was sent here.

He remembered everything like it was yesterday, when Raditz, his uncle had kidnapped him, and gave his father a ransom to get him back, by killing a hundred people. Next, was the big fight which was Raditz, going up against Piccolo and Goku, but they were still no match for him, and when Gohan broke out, he managed to damage him greatly, but was soon knocked out afterwards, and while that happened, his father gave up his own life, to save his son's.

Then, the Saiyans, Vegeta and Nappa came and within the minutes of their arrivals, the slaughter began as the blew up an entire city to dust. Once they finally arrived, the real fight began. Gohan watched Yamcha, one of Goku's best friends die in front of his very own eyes by a craized Saibamen, Chiaotzu self destruct to destroy Nappa, but it wasn't enough. He even had to witness Tien die losing all of his power against Nappa, and Piccolo, who sacrificed his life to save his only real friend he had at that time.

He had to watch Namekians die in front of him, slaughtered by the unfathomed power of the merciless Dodoria, one of Frieza's right hand men. If he had not stepped in, he would have killed Dende. He even witnessed Frieza finishing off Dende when he transformed into his true form, and Vegeta tortured by his vicious assault. He even watched Krillin blow up by the ruthless, tortious emperor, which created the first Super Saiyan to have appeared in the universe in a very long time.

Then, while he didn't witness it personally, he saw it from afar, the destruction of a city in Amenbo Island, destroyed by Dr. Gero, otherwise known as Android 20. Next, there was the end of Android 16, who was crushed with a boot to the head, which gave birth to the form he now wields in his possession.

The final ones, the most crushing ones, were his own father, sacrificing himself, for Gohan's mistake, at least, that's what he thought as he cried. And then there was Trunks, Vegeta's son, who was murdered with an energy blast to the chest, and if it weren't for him, Vegeta would be gone as well.

"I've witnessed things no kid should ever had to watch. Sure you may have been through crazy adventures, but none were as dangerous as the ones I've been through."

(OST Ends)

He was indeed correct. Jake had never in his life, ever had to go through a journey as dangerous as his.

"I feel really bad for you, that you had to witness every single thing," Jake apologized.

"Don't be. It isn't your fault. That's all in the past now, what really matters is getting the lost treasure of Captain Colossus before Grim does." Jake nodded as he walked away back to his crew, letting Gohan go back to his thoughts. The half-Saiyan really needed some time to be alone, feeling back that he almost let his friend die.

"Are we there yet? Wherever there is. My wings are about to fall off." Skully complained sarcastically as he followed Wildfire.

Wildfire kept squawking as it kept flying, as they passed some rock. "Those rocks look like Captain Colossus' symbols," Skully stated.

"That's a good sign. We're heading in the right direction," Jake said.

"The right direction to what?" Cubby questioned.

"To fog!" Izzy squealed as Wildfire kept squawking, she was indeed correct as they were entering an area surrounded by fog.

"Oh, my. It's even thicker than my codfish scuttlebutt stew," Mr. Smee said. Meanwhile, the Legion was locating the said in a small ship, with everyone in it.

"Aha. According to my Underpirate Radar Disc 2000, I finally determined the location Captain Jake's ship. Am I not a brilliant genius?" The doctor boasted about.

"No, you are not," Cell retorted. "The damned ship is right there. Even you can see it with your own sight, four-eyes."

Grim then jumped down as he laughed. "Ha! Colossus Island," Grim marveled. "The captain never would tell me where it was. That is where I... we... find his lost treasure," Grim corrected before he revealed he was merely using them for his own gain. The bio-android however did not care for such things, and he already knew he was using them. They could die for all he cared.

The thing was, he could already sense them, but he didn't want to give it away. Where would the fun be in that? Thanks to his DNA from the Saiyans, he still loved a good challenge.

"We is correct. We as in me," Hook chuckled. This pretty much meant everyone was using each other to their own gain, which would not end very well in the end.

Cell eyes narrowed a bit as he looked at the ship in front of him. He could already tell like most of the humans where he was created, they could not hold a candle to him, unlike some humans that had some decent strength, like Krillin, Tien and Yamcha. But, there was something he sensed in someone. The power he sensed was familiar to him, but at the same time, it was confusing to him.

Meanwhile, on Colossus Island, Jake and his friends had finally arrived as Wildfire squawked, flying into the distance with everyone else, following it.

"Yo ho, let's go!" Jake cheered as he and his friends jumped over a log. They finally reached the end of the pathway, which lead to a big, wooden door.

"Fantastic fortresses!" Sharky marveled. "That there is what we in the piratin' business calls a pirate stronghold."

To Gohan, he didn't really see the big deal as it just looked like a big wooden door he could easily float across.

"It sure looks strong," Izzy marveled.

"And I'm hoping it holds lots of treasure," Skully hoped.

"Aye!" Everyone else cheered. "Golden goodies ahead," Bones squealed.

Then, Jake decided to take out the keys he had in his possession, and figure out just which one would open the stronghold.

"Which key opens the door?" He asked to no one in particular.

Izzy then came up with an answer. "I don't think any of them do, Jake. There aren't any keyholes or locks."

"So does that mean I have to step in?" Gohan queered as he aimed his hand, but before he could charge up, he was interrupted.

"There will be no stepping in by the time I'm finished with you." Everyone gasped as they turned around, only to see the Legion once again.

"Not the Legion of Pirate Bad Guys again," Cubby complained getting the name wrong.

"More precisely, the Legion of Pirate Villains," Hook proudly corrected. "But no matter how you say it, it means..."

"You have no chance against the greatest villains of Never Land," Grim finished for him as he held a whip.

While the confrontation took place, the two trump cards only stared at each other's orbs, waiting. They decided not to fight as this time it would not be necessary.

"With, of course, me being the most villainous of all," Hook proudly boasted until Grim sent him away as he had no time for these petty games.

"Boy, no more games. Give me the keys you hold on too so tightly," Grim demanded.

"I said it once and I'll say it again. No way!" Jake exclaimed as the ice wizard appeared right in front of him with the top of his staff pointed right at him.

"Maybe this will change your mind. Freeze snap!" Almost immediately, a beam of ice came from the staff as it headed directly towards Jake's mateys, who Gohan pushed out of the way before they got frozen. Then, idiotically, Hook's crew bumped into each other like the fools they were as they were not frozen as well.

ShiverJack laughed out loud as he saw the frozen men and landed next to them.

"Chills 'em to the bone every time."

Hook unfortunately saw this and was most upset. "Me crew! That seems a bit drastic." ShiverJack then went up to him as he didn't care at all and reminded him what was on the line.

"Keep your eyes on the prize, Hook. Whatever it takes to get the treasure," ShiverJack reminded.

"The treasure. Yes." At this point, he didn't care about his crew now, but the puny pirates did.

"Mr. Smee, Sharky. Bones!" Jake exclaimed before Grim swooped in, taking one of the keys from Jake as he spun, dizzy. Once he regained his senses, he realized he lost it.

"No! Grim's got the golden key!"

Up above, Gohan and Cell were still duking it out as they matched blow by blow, sending shock waves all around. Then, Gohan noticed Cubby being carried by Wildfire, and opening a trap door. He knew he had to get down there, so he then punched Cell in the stomach as hard as he could, and flew straight down into the trap door before it could close.

Cell noticed this and to say he was unhappy was an understatement.

"Damn that brat! No matter, we'll see each other again soon anyway," Cell said before he floated back down to the Legion.

Now, the crew was inside what the stronghold outside was preventing them from getting in, as Jake started getting mad at himself.

"This is the worst. I can't believe we left Hook's crew behind," Jake complained.

"And that greedy Grim got one of our keys," Izzy added on.

"Now we might never find the treasure," Skully complained as well.

"Treasure's the last thing on my mind, Skully," Jake said, before Cubby noticed something above them.

"Uh, guys. We're not alone." Cubby was pointing up at what was a statue, of Captain Colossus fighting the Strake as he crawled behind Jake.

"Avast! It's Captain Colossus," Jake proclaimed. "This is one time I wish the captain was still around. We could sure use his help. If only..." Immediately, Wildfire started tugging on Jake's attire and pulled him. "Huh? Mates, she's on the move again," Jake exclaimed as the rest followed.

"Fuss buckets," Hook cursed. "How could those tiny terrors just vanish?"

"Because in terms of intellect, theirs is much higher than yours," Cell retorted.

"You dare!?" Hook yelled, stomping to the bio-android.

"I am only stating facts as four simpletons such as yourself can't even succeed in capturing a bunch of snot-nosed toddlers. You call yourself fearsome, when really, you are simply a child's play toy."

"Then tell me, how did they vanish then?" Hook retorted, taping his fingers on Cell's chest.

"Is it not obvious? There was a trap door in front of your eyes. That's how they were able to get into the stronghold. Even I was able to spot it up above. You must be absurdly dense."

"If you know where it is, then why don't you tell us?" Grim demanded.

"I already know where it is, but I don't possess the knowledge to activate it," Cell replied as he walked to where he saw the door open, and point down at the grass. He was simply stating the facts. He was too distracted with Gohan to see just how it was opened.

"Well find some way to open it. I want those other two keys to the treasure," Grim implied walking to where the trap door supposedly was along with the other three. "Search the area for a way in." They did just that.

"Hold on there, Grim," Hook demanded, but it was too late. "Oh!" In annoyance, he leaned on one of them wheels, which tilted a little bit, and under Hook, another trap door opened. Hook screamed loudly as he fell, as everyone turned around, including Cell.

I could have sworn it was right here. He was right, but there was more than one door. It didn't matter as he could simply fly over, but he decided to let the game play along.

"The way in!" Grim exclaimed as he got in before it closed, however, once again, the bio-android stayed behind as he simply levitated above the ground.

"Uh guys," Cubby said as the crew ran inside. "I'll just wait here to make sure no one's following... woah!" Jake wasn't having it. Cubby was just saying it because he was scared, but Jake took his crewmate with him anyway.

He took him just in the nick of time as a trap door opened, showing Hook and Grim landing, as well as Cell floating down next to them.

"Aha! I, the glorious and highly gifted Captain Hook found the way in. Chalk one up for me, old boy," Hook boasted, much to the annoyance of Cell and Grim.

"There's no achievement in that, so quit boasting about," Cell ordered. "Plus, I'm sure there is no time for such folly. If you wish to find the treasure, you may search for it yourself. I'll wait here." Then, they heard a voice.

"Where are you going, Wildfire? This place is full of ways to get lost," Cubby said from afar.

"I'd know that voice anywhere," Hook stated. "It's that coconut kid, Cubby. Follow me." Grim wasn't having such nonsense.

"You follow me. I shall lead," Grim retorted before they got into an argument.

"I found the way in, so I should lead. You follow."

"You're right. You follow, I lead," Grim stated smirking deviously, before Cell stopped them. "You don't have to go anywhere, so stay here, boys. I think I know how to handle the situation at hand."

"And just how do you expect to do so?" Hook queered. Cell smirked as he placed his hand forward and charged an energy blast as big as his head, but Grim was against it as he grabbed the bio-android's arm.

"Do NOT fire! We can't risk the stronghold getting destroyed, as well as the treasure!" Cell frowned, both in disappointment and annoyance as he stopped charging up and crossed his hands before turning around.

"Now, you follow, I lead!" Grim stated once more before leaving, as Hook grumbled. Cell watched them moving his pink orbs, not once moving from his spot. What a bunch of miserable simpletons. They have tested my patience for the final time. I've made my decision. Once this whole ordeal is finished, I'm eliminating them.

Jake and his crew were now walking downstairs as they followed the glowing red bird.

"Move it, mateys. Wildfire seems to know exactly where she's going," Jake said, unknown to him that Grim and Hook were following them. Gohan didn't notice this either as he was too distracted with following his friends. Hook's boots were squeaking loudly, unfortunately.

"Quiet!" Grim demanded. "We must be like shadows in the night."

"Shadows do not find treasure. Pirates do."

"Do as I say and I guarantee that ye shall reap your reward," Grim lied once more.

"My reward. Yes!" Hook reminded himself.

Jake and the rest were still following Wildfire as they ran seemingly no where, until he flew straight into a door, with the others entering as well.

Inside the room, were some maps, some dead birds hanging from the ceiling, plants inside glasses and other things.

"Where did Wildfire go?" Jake questioned as everyone looked around.

"I don't know, but I think there's someone here," Gohan said.

"You think so?" Jake asked as Gohan nodded.

"Well, whoever lives here explored all over the Never World," Cubby said as he looked at some maps hung on the wall.

"You know, I remember seeing things like this in the journal Captain Colossus wrote," Jake said as they all looked around.

"Wait a minute. You don't think that..." Gohan spoke before a secret door in front of them opened slowly.

"Someone's here!" Cubby exclaimed. And on cue, Captain Colossus himself came out the door, but he wasn't his usual self. In fact, he looked very sick. His face was pale, he had to use a cane to walk, he kept breaking into coughing fits and there were green bags under his eyes, with Wildfire on his left shoulder.

"Wow, this guy looks worse than a shipwreck," Skully said.

"Maybe, but he looks kinda familiar," Jake pointed out.

"Intruders. How did you get in here?" Colossus asked weakly.

"Your bird, Wildfire," Gohan replied for him. "We followed her, and she let us in." The said bird flew above and squawked to it's master.

"Wildfire, are these strangers here to help us?" Wildfire squawked at Captain Colossus question, meaning yes.

"We would do anything to help you," Jake said proudly.

"Why would you do that?" Colossus asked.

"Yeah, why would we do that?" Skully asked as well, as Jake had a hand open to Colossus direction. "Because I know who this pirate is. You're Captain Colossus."

"You are!?" Izzy, Cubby and Skully exclaimed, very surprised that someone as weak and sick as him could be the legendary pirate captain.

"Of course I am, who did you think I was? The crocodile tooth fairy? But who are you?" Now Colossus wanted some answers as well as Jake walked right up to him.

"I'm Jake. Captain Jake," the pirate boy introduced himself as Skully flew in front of his face, facing the older and much weaker captain. "And he's your biggest fan. Big time," Skully boasted as he flew away as Jake continued.

"Even bigger than that, I know all about you and your adventures. You're a legend."

"I never get tired of hearing that," Colossus admitted. "So tell me. How do you know my mate Wildfire?"

Jake then happily replied, but he soon got interrupted by the younger captain.

"Well, we were sailing on the Mighty Colossus when-"

"My ship! The last time I saw it, the strake sank it. You found it?" Colossus asked excitedly.

"Well, it kinda found me," Jake proudly admitted. As Jake spoke, Gohan was getting intrigued as he hadn't heard of exactly how his friend got the ship he possesses in his arsenal. "You see, I used my mighty captain's sword to raise it up from the bottom of the Never Sea."

As the two captains kept talking, Gohan whispered to Izzy. "Hey, can you tell me what they're talking about?" Gohan politely asked.

"Sure. Long before you came, there was an evil mer-wizard named Lord Fathom who wanted to take over Never Land, and Jake was the one who stopped him. Before, he wasn't a captain and he wasn't able to win, so he got every single pirate captain to aid us, and out of nowhere, Jake's sword started glowing and pulled the big ship we have out of the sea, and Jake's sword and clothes changed as well."

"So, was this Lord Fathom guy like Frieza in any way?" Gohan asked.

"I sure hope not. I don't think he could destroy planets, or kill anyone. Sure he was evil, but he wasn't sadistic," Izzy replied. Gohan only nodded as he was sure no one in Never Land was cruel enough to commit an act such as murder, even Grim. As they were listening, Izzy jumped in as she heard that Jake said he lost the third key, which Colossus blamed him for, but she stood up for him, saying that Grim stole it, which was the absolute truth. Gohan stood and listened to every next word they said, even hearing Grim left Colossus to fight the strake by himself. It seemed Grim wasn't as grim as Gohan thought he was.

Now, Colossus was asking everyone to follow him, which they obeyed without anymore thought.

"We have to make sure my treasure is still safe," Colossus said as he walked through the halls with the children following behind, unbeknownst to them that Grim and Hook found them.

"Yes. The old fool is still alive," Grim quietly said, very pleased with said fact, but Hook was not getting it as he questioned Grim.

"Why are you so happy about this Colossus fellow? He's just going to get in the way. Let us strike now."

"No. Colossus will lead us straight to the lost treasure. Be patient."

"Captain Hook is never patient."

As Colossus told what was inside the treasure he had stowed away, Gohan listened carefully, as he said it can amplify any pirate's abilities to an even greater extent. From what Gohan predicted, the powers of the so called Super Pirate were probably locked away in the chest, but Jake had said he had become one, twice, without the need of the chest. It seemed this was more complicated then we thought.

Up above, Cell was simply training himself, testing his abilities as he created energy blasts everywhere, which were to collide with him, but he kept dodging every single one as they exploded upon making contact with one another. The reason the others couldn't tell this was happening was because Cell had once again put up an energy shield, which prevented him from being sensed out by anyone.

As soon as all of the blasts had vanquished, he smiled as he looked at his hands. Perfect. Simply perfect. Gohan's power has remained the same whereas mine's has grown wonderfully. A smirk formed on Cell's face as he ceased his training, looking at the other two members of the league, hiding in the structures, making sure they weren't hit by the blasts. Sometimes, he actually frightened them a bit, which Cell most certainly enjoyed. It seems they finally know their place like a good human. They should be cowering in fear. I possess powers beyond anything they have witnessed in their pathetic lives.

Cell looked up, as he actually sensed something from afar, but it didn't feel strong, so he thought it was merely some insect, so he ignored it as he resumed his training.

V: Yeah, I know, overdue. Now for part 3. So, hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you all later.