There was a loud knock on the door, Poppy turning away from sewing. She turned the machine off, getting up and heading down the stairs. Whoever was at the door started rapidly ringing her doorbell. "I'm coming! Jesus…"
She pulled the door open, face to face with Vegeta. Now that was someone who never visited. "Vegeta? Why are-"
"Where is he?" Vegeta shoved past her, looking around.
"What?"
"Don't act stupid. Where the hell is Cell?"
"Vegeta wait a moment!" Gohan appeared at the door with Piccolo and Goku behind him, "Don't say anything yet we don't even know what's going on!"
"Gohan your nose!" Poppy covered her mouth, "What happened?"
Vegeta's temple throbbed. "Your bastard of a partner is what happened. He attacked Gohan and Piccolo. Now where the hell is he?"
Poppy's stomach dropped and she looked at Vegeta. "Cell attacked them?" She felt her knees get weak, "I… He…"
"Poppy we don't know if he did or not." Gohan stepped in and took her shoulders in his hands, "I don't think he did. Okay?"
Poppy looked from Gohan to Vegeta. "Why do you think it was him?"
"Who else is tall, green, and can regenerate from a single cell?" Vegeta snapped, "Gohan stop confusing the woman and just admit to her that he tried to kill you!"
"He was acting all wrong, so no I won't. He didn't recognise me at first, he didn't know about Super Saiyan Blue or even Super Saiyan 3. Something is up. And it's bigger than just 'Cell tried to kill me' Okay?"
Gohan looked back to Poppy, giving her a shake. "Okay, Poppy. Where is he?"
Poppy was so confused. Vegeta was saying Cell had attacked Gohan, but Gohan was saying it wasn't him? There was only one Cell. "He… I don't know. I kicked him out last night."
Vegeta made a sound like a strangled laugh. "You kicked him out?"
Poppy's eyes welled with tears. "I… he asked me to marry him and... I asked him to promise me not to hurt you Gohan. To stop thinking about it… he." She sobbed, "He said what he wanted was to kill you and Goku. I told him to leave and he did… I don't know where he is."
Goku looked shocked. "You guys broke up?" he sounded more distraught by that then the fact his son had been attacked, "You made him so happy! I don't understand..."
"Maybe that's it then." Vegeta said, "She broke up with him and he snapped. How pathetic, losing his head over a woman."
"That could explain him attacking me, but not everything else." Gohan said, frowning at Vegeta. Gohan promptly gave Poppy a hug, "Its okay. Piccolo and I know it wasn't him."
"Yes, I don't like defending his 'honor', but this isn't the Cell we know." Piccolo mumbled, arms folded over his chest.
Poppy nodded, crying into her hands. She jumped when a voice suddenly rang in her head.
"You guys should come to the lookout. Bring Poppy and Mita with you."
"Who… Who was that?" Poppy wiped her eyes, looking up at Gohan.
"That was Dende." Gohan said, looking up, "Dad, can you get us all there?"
"Yep. Everyone grab on."
Gohan and Piccolo both put their hands on Goku's shoulder, all three of them then looking at Vegeta.
After a moment Vegeta spat, reaching out and putting his hand awkwardly on Goku's shoulder. "Make it fast."
"Mita honey?" Poppy called. After a moment Mita appeared at the door, looking at them all confused.
"Why are you guys all touching Mr. Goku?"
Poppy held her hand out. "Never mind that honey. Take my hand we are going somewhere." Mita took her hand, and with a familiar tug on her stomach, Poppy suddenly found herself looking not at mahogany wood floors but smooth marble tiles.
Suddenly her ears popped and she lost her breath. She held her chest a moment, bending over and resting her hands on her knees as Gohan rubbed her back.
"Oh god sorry. I forgot. The lookout is really high up. Take a moment to catch your breath."
Poppy nodded, trying to take slow deep breaths. She looked up, seeing a smaller being like Piccolo looking at her with a smile. He held his hand out to her. "Hello, I'm Dende. I don't think we have been formally introduced."
Poppy took his hand, shaking it as she breathed in deep gulps of cold air. She had heard of Dende but she had never met him before. "Nice to meet you." she mumbled, looking up at the large man next to him.
"I am Mr. Popo." He crouched down and took her hand, patting it. "Dry your tears. No need to cry, alright?"
Poppy wiped her eyes again, allowing herself to be led to a table to sit down, Mita sat himself on her lap, fiddling with the playing cards on the table.
"Would you like some tea?" Mr. Popo asked, "I have chamomile. I think it will help you feel a little better."
"So why are we here?" Vegeta suddenly asked loudly, "We have a bug to find and squash."
"If you mean Cell, you found him already." Dende said, frowning, "Cell is here on the lookout. He's been here for the past thirteen hours."
"He has?" Poppy looked up at Mr. Popo, who nodded.
"He has been in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber." Mr. Popo assured her, "He came here very upset and demanded we let him use it."
"So that's why I could not find him." Goku said, "Well that's good then! Isn't it Gohan?"
That was good. If he had been gone that long there was no way he had hurt Gohan. Poppy was relieved, but then she looked at Mr. Popo. "But then… Who attacked Gohan?"
Mr. Popo's smile fell and he looked at Dende who clutched his staff.
Dende took a moment to speak again. "Cell attacked Gohan… But not 'our' Cell." He looked up at Goku. "King Kai told me about what he felt and I think it was this Other Cell."
"So there are two Cells now?" Goku asked, "But… How did it happen? How did he get here? Was it time travel again?"
Dende looked down. "I don't know…"
