Chapter 13: I Think He's Got It!

It's not your fault- Angel of Misery

Hello! Welcome back! Sorry this has taken a long time, but I wasn't sure how to write this. I'm not even sure this version is good. But your reviews will tell me that. So. I don't wanna drag it on, enjoy!

I do not own Dragon Ball Z. I own Sariell. And I wish I owned the entire Cell games video set! I want it! SO BAD!

"talking"

thinking/remembering/something significant

Chapter 13: I Think He's Got It!

Cell dodged about four of the Kamehameha blasts but the fifth caught him and sent him reeling backwards. "Dammit…" He muttered, getting to his feet. That shouldn't have happened. How strong are these super-humans exactly? And time's running out…

Cell straightened, "You seriously don't want me to fight you."

They ignored him; they were payed well to ignore him after all. Their jobs were to protect the facility.

"So be it." Cell wasn't sure to kill them or not. Sariell hated killing and Cell was slowly beginning to respect her wishes. But yet, these were super-humans. They couldn't be allowed to live.

So, he two fingers to his forehead, "SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!"

After the light cleared, there were fives bodies on the ground. Cell moved on.

Just as he had turned the corner, he saw a brunette. Her eyes widened in seeing Cell.

"You. You aren't a super-human, are you?" He snapped

She shook her head furiously, "N-no, I look after the patients."

Cell laughed bitterly, "You call these people patients?"

The girl sighed, "I know. They're lab rats. But what can I do? I just make them comfortable. My name's Jess, by the way."

Cell ignored that and looked around for a moment.

"You have a name?" Jess asked cheerfully.

Cell's eyes snapped back down to her, "Why should I tell you my name?"

"Well, fine. Don't." She turned her back.

There seems to be a Sariell everywhere…Cell found himself thinking. This girl reminded him of the young Saiyan so much. He sighed, "My name is Cell. I came to find the Saiyan, Sariell."

"Ah. So you're Cell." She said knowingly.

"Excuse me?" Cell raised an eyebrow and she laughed, "The one called Sariell, she speaks of you often. I'm glad you're here, actually."

"Glad?" Cell tilted his head and Jess continued, "She's been getting worse since she got here. She's lost a lot of weight, but she's only been here a few hours. The scientists can see it, being them, but she's getting really sick. If you're here to take her away, I'm glad, because she'll die otherwise."

Cell looked away for a moment; funny how a few days ago I would have given anything to see that troublesome Saiyan dead and now…

"Do you know where she is?"

Jess nodded and began walking, Cell following.

After awhile, they reached a room. "This is hers." Jess announced, "She's gotten used to be and everything, but, I'd dare say you two need some time alone first?"

Cell glared, but opened the door and closed it behind him.

For a moment, Cell was sure this was the wrong room. The girl sitting on the bed surely couldn't be Sariell!

But yet, it was. Sariell was bounded to the bed by two power bands around her wrists and she was wearing just a hospital gown. The front was soaked with blood though.

Cell's eyes moved from her body to her face and blinked; it almost looked as if she were dead. Her eyes were hollow and the girl who was usually so idiotically happy wore a look of distraught.

But upon seeing Cell, her face brightened, "Cell! You came for me!"

"Of course I did." Cell shook his head.

"But, I thought you hated me. You told me never to come back. Why would you risk yourself to save me?" She frowned.

Cell looked at the roof, "I do hate to get all sentimental, but…"

He walked over and snapped the power bands off her wrists, "Let's just put it this way…I achieved my perfect form. But…I've realized now that I'll never be truly perfect. Not without you."

To Cell's surprise, the Saiyan youth burst out laughing, "You know, that's the most corniest and the most romantic thing someone's ever said to me!"

Cell smirked despite himself and helped her up, "Let's get out of here already."

She nodded and blushed pink, "Um…can I get changed into my other clothes first?"

Cell stood there stupidly for a moment and Sariell put it bluntly, "Look, Cell, I love you and everything, but I'm not getting changed with you facing that way."

"Oh!" Cell flushed and turned around quickly. Perhaps it was his evil nature or something like that, but he happened to look back for a moment and gasped in shock. Sariell had a huge gash running down her back.

"What?" Sariell cast a look over her shoulder and frowned disapprovingly when she saw Cell was watching her, "Cell!"

"How'd you get that slash down your back?" He demanded.

"Huh?" Sariell ran a hand over her back and paused, "Oh. That."

Cell waiting till she finished getting dressed and approached her, "Sariell, if you know something…"

"Don't worry about it, ok?" She smiled, "I just want to get out of here."

"Tell me what they did to you." He demanded.

She fell backwards on the bed and looked at the ground, "To tell you the truth, I don't remember. I think they use something that makes me forget things. I'm starting to remember what happened last time I was here, but this time is a blur. I can only speculate."

"So speculate." Cell sat down next to her.

"I assume, they were trying to find my core energy." She replied and seeing Cell didn't understand, continued, "you've only seen the tip of the iceberg of my power. I have an energy source at my disposal. I've never used it because…I'm afraid of it. Of how strong it is."

Cell put a hand on her shoulder but she shrugged it off, "I assume they were trying to find my core energy because if they found that, and extracted it, they'd no longer need me."

"Meaning…" Cell urged and she sighed, "meaning, I would lose my Saiyan power. I'd probably die as well, because I've lived with the power so long, my body would spasm."

"You never told me humans could be so…evil." Cell murmured. She smiled wanly, "Yeah, some of us are. But there are the small few who are good."

Cell absent-mindedly drew Sariell to him and she blinked; Cell's hugging me?

"Um…Cell?" She questioned and he let her go, "You once said that your goal in life was to 'make me understand what you did'. I think I do now."

"Really?" She beamed.

Cell put a hand to the side of her face, "I guess one doesn't really know what they have till it's gone…"

Suddenly, an alarm went off, springing the two apart. "We'll continue this later." Cell frowned.

"Yeah." Sariell turned Super Saiyan and followed Cell out.

"Stop! You can't take her, we haven't finished with her yet!" David, the male scientist, yelled.

"Jess." Cell addressed the brunette girl. "Yeah?" She asked.

"Get all the innocents out of here. There's going to be some fireworks." Cell replied.

Jess nodded and sped off.

"What are you going to do?" Sariell wondered.

"I'll need your help with this. Can you do it? Or are you too tired?" He asked softly.

"It depends what you mean." Sariell frowned.

Cell brought his hands back, "Ka…"

"Oh. Um, ok." Sariell brought her hands back as well, "Ka…"

"It's the Kamehameha wave! Everyone out!" David was yelling, but Cell disappeared and reappeared, blocking the exit.

"Ha…Me…"

"Don't do this!" David pleaded.

Cell stopped for a moment, "You took Sariell away from me. You ran tests on her like she was an animal! I cannot forgive for that…"

"It was for research! We never really intended her to get hurt!" David begged.

"You took half of my memories from me!" Sariell brought her hands back, "HA!"

There was a brilliant blue light and then…nothing.

When the light cleared, Cell was standing in the middle of a ruin. Sariell stood there for a moment and then passed out.

Cell tsked, "You push yourself too hard, Saiyan." He lifted her up and she opened her eyes for a moment, "Hey Cell, does that mean you love me?"

Cell blinked, "Huh?"

She groaned, "Damn, I'm going to fall unconscious again in a second. I just want to hear you say it one time, then you can go back to being too proud to. Ok?"

Cell blushed, and that made him feel foolish. "Please?" She groaned again and put a hand around Cell's neck, "You nearly lost me to these crazy scientist freaks. I know you've changed now….I just want you to say it in case something like this ever happens again. I won't be around forever…"

"You're tired. Sleep." Cell said softly.

She growled, sparks flying around her, "I will, after you say it!"

Cell gave a long sigh and looked at her half-angrily, half-exasperatingly, "Alright…yes, fine, I love you, ok?"

Sariell giggled, "Good boy." Then she fell asleep.

Cell muttered, "How am I going to put up with her now?" But he made his way back to his ring.

Sariell woke halfway back to the ring and was surprised that for the first time, she could feel a heartbeat in Cell's chest. She sighed happily and drifted off.

Cell, was in thought. Sariell's changed me, but is it for the better or worse? Is it a weakness to be close to someone? So many different emotions…so many different feelings…it might take a bit to settle into…I'm not exactly sure how I feel about Sariell…part of me hates her for making me like this, but then, the other part…dare I say the damn word? Oh well, it's only my thoughts so…the other part loves her, yes.

It's too bad she couldn't make me see earlier. After all, the Cell games start soon. And even though I have been cocky lately…I just don't think I'm going to win after all…

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Chapter 14: The Day Before