NOTE: It's here! The day of Fate! Let's go over some stuff before we get into the meat of the chapter...
1. I did not mean to start an argument in the review section, let's try to have fun for the little bit that we have left now. Didn't mean for everyone to start ranting, sorry.
2. If I missed anything at all, then that's too bad. I have no desire to go back and fix anything from past chapters, so yeah.
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Chapter 84: Cell-Out (Part 1)
(cut to Perfect Cell repeatedly punching Gohan in the face and then over to a crowd in a city watching the brutal beatdown)
"I'M GONNA *BEEP* IT'S *BEEP* ALL OVER THE *BEEP* FLOOR!" Mira continued to scream out profanities too inappropriate to be written out.
"SIS, CALM DOWN!" Lisanna and Elfman struggled to keep her strapped down to the table.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Folks at home...we here at ZTV do not condone child violence! We will, however, continue to bring it to you live in high-definition all thanks to our sponsors at HETAP: (shows an advertisement for HETAP) "When you're feeling sapped, bring the TAP!"
"Ignoring the sponsor...they somehow managed to bring back that child violence joke. Who would've thought," Levy mumbled for her own safety.
PICCOLO: Goku.
GOKU: Don't worry, Piccolo. At some point, Cell's hand is going to cramp up, and then Gohan will- (Perfect Cell kicks Gohan down to the ground) Oh God, feet! Gohan! Look out for low kicks Turtle, son!
"I'm not sure if the kicks are what he needs to be looking out for," Romeo sweat dropped.
PERFECT CELL: (chuckles) You're quite a treat to knock around, kid...durable like your father, but soft like your mother.
"That sounds so wrong!" Lucy shivered.
PERFECT CELL: But if you think the only way to win is to not play, I have news for you, brat... (leaps up into the air) You're playing the wrong game!
(Fires a blast at Gohan, who groans as he gets knocked back. Perfect Cell fires another blast.)
PICCOLO: Gohan, DOD-! (shows Gohan rolling to evade the oncoming blasts) …
Mira stopped struggling and completely froze at the sight on the screen. Her dark blue orbs began to tear up as she watched Gohan dodge. Her anger had faded away into an overcoming sense of pride and joy. "My baby has finally done it…" She whispered.
KAMI: (You must be so proud.)
NAIL: (Your precious runt is becoming a man.) (Gohan dodges another blast fired by Perfect Cell)
PICCOLO: (thinking) Yeah, but... I mean, he could be dodging better.
"Just take what you can get, you stupid green man," Mira sniffled.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Good gravy! This eleven-year-old child is currently fighting for his life! (scoffs) Methinks the Make-A-Wish Foundation has gone too far this time!
"I don't know what that is, but I feel as if that was a really bad joke," Yukino frowned.
(Gohan leaps away, but Perfect Cell appears behind him and extends his arm)
PERFECT CELL: Game over, kid.
(fires a shockwave that sends Gohan flying away through two plateaus)
"GOHAN!"
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Dear sweet merciful God, I think...HE'S DEAD! (cut over to Chi-Chi and the Ox-King watching the fight, Chi-Chi stares at the television in shock) (sotto voce) Can we show that on network television? I-I mean...we're live, so...
(Chi-Chi suddenly faints)
OX KING: Sweetheart, remember! You have another one coming!
"You can't blame her for being worried! That's still her first born out there!" Kagura yelled.
"And I'm sure Gohan isn't dead, yet!" Levy added.
"What do you mean by 'yet'?" Mira glared at her. Levy hid behind Gajeel immediately, shocking the Iron Dragon Slayer.
[OPENING SEQUENCE]
(cut over to everyone else at the battlefield)
PERFECT CELL: Soooo, which one of you wants to try and describe the word "filicide" to Goku? I'd ask Gohan, but...well, he's been "filicided".
"What does that mean, Lucy?" Natsu asked.
"I-It means that murder of one's own child," Lucy answered.
"Wait, but Gohan isn't Cell's kid," Natsu responded.
"Cell means that Goku basically murdered Gohan by sending the kid out to fight," Gray cut-in.
TRUNKS: I'm actually not sure what it means either.
KRILLIN: I think it's when you murder a pony?
"Krillin, where would Cell get a pony from?" Happy asked.
PICCOLO: IT MEANS GOHAN IS DEAD...! ...AND IT'S YOUR FAULT, GOKU! HE'S DEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!
GOKU: Yo, Gohan! Stop hiding your power level and come on out, you goof!
(Gohan lets out an exasperated sigh from underneath the rocks and then clears the rubble in a flash of light)
The mages were shocked by how unfazed by Cell's attacks Gohan was. The boy looked as if he didn't just get repeatedly punched in the face and thrown into a plateau.
PERFECT CELL: (irritated) Oh, goody.
(Gohan walks directly in front of Perfect Cell and stops)
GOHAN: C-can I say something?
Wendy blinked in confusion. This didn't seem like a time to be talking, but Gohan was always a more talk than fight person.
PERFECT CELL: I've been humoring you this entire time anyway, so why not? But if you're looking to exchange barbs, I'd recommend cutting your teeth on something simpler first...like that embarrassment over there. (referring to Mr. Satan).
"That's true, he is a massive embarrassment," Minerva agreed.
MR. SATAN: Leave me out of this!
GOHAN: I know why I'm here. I know why my Dad threw me to the biggest wolf in the woods.
"Because, you're the strongest! If anyone can do it, it's you!" Natsu said, understanding Goku's plan.
PERFECT CELL: (while chuckling) Oh, trust me! I'll huff and puff and blow you down.
KRILLIN/Lucy: He's eleven!
PERFECT CELL: I'm six!
"But, you have the body of a grown adult, so it's still pretty fucking disgusting!" Sting shouted.
KRILLIN: Wow!
GOHAN: It's because whenever I get backed into a corner...I snap. And when I do...I hurt people.
Levy understood what Gohan meant, thinking back on it. All of the times that Gohan got angry he was able to match his opponents head on for a brief moment. But, would that really be enough to stop Cell?
PERFECT CELL: Well, like, uh... W-what do you do to 'em?
GOHAN: When I get angry...when I lose my mind...my power skyrockets and... everything goes red. The world around me just...fades away. And all I can see is the person I want to kill. Of course, I've never actually managed to beat anyone in the past, but...I think my Dad knows that...if I snap here…
"That you'd succeed in killing Cell…" Wendy finished the sentence. The young Dragon Slayer remembered when she first unlocked her Dragon Force. The extreme levels of anger she felt in order to protect Carla and the immense levels of magic in the air pushed her forward.
"But, is that really worth betting everything on? The chance that Gohan's brief spouts of anger could kill Cell?" Jellal questioned.
"I've gotten angry plenty of times and kicked ass. If that's Goku's plan, then it's bound to work," Natsu grinned. Getting angry is what he's good at afterall. Some of the other's still seemed convinced that it was a good plan.
PERFECT CELL: Let me guess, "you'll kill me"?
GOHAN: You said it, not me.
PERFECT CELL: (starts chuckling and then starts laughing) Well, threaten me with a good time!
"HUH!?"
GOHAN: (confused) Huh?!
PERFECT CELL: At first, you had my curiosity...but now you have my erection.
"JUST STOP!" Lucy banged her head on the table.
GOHAN: (still confused) You mean your attent-?
PERFECT CELL: You all know what I'm about! (fires a Death Beam at Gohan, who dodges it by ducking)
"KEEP DODGING, SWEETIE!" Mira shouted.
KRILLIN: That's Freeza's move! The one he killed Vegeta with! Remember that, Vegeta?
"Oh yeah, I remember! Vegeta was crying too!" Happy yelled.
VEGETA: I was there.
KRILLIN: You should really watch out for that.
VEGETA: Didn't Freeza blow you up?!
KRILLIN: Whoa-ho-ho, yeah!
Natsu grumbled, not wanting to remember Krillin's death.
VEGETA: (mockingly) "Then you should really watch out for that!" That's you.
"Is this really the time to be acting like children?" Rogue raised an eyebrow.
"It's Vegeta and Krillin, that's their whole thing," Gajeel shrugged.
"Should you really be the one saying that?" Levy and Lily sweat dropped.
KRILLIN: ...Team Three Star?
VEGETA: No!
"Oh, I love references!" Levy sighed, happily. Everyone who watched the Namek Saga felt a sense of nostalgia at the name "Team Three Star".
YAMCHA: What's that? Is that a club? Can I join?!
VEGETA & KRILLIN & Natsu & Happy: No!
(Gohan dodges another Death Beam, but Perfect Cell appears from behind him and grabs him in a bear hug)
"NO! Now, Gohan's stuck in a bear hug like how Goku was always being squeezed!" Lisanna panicked.
PERFECT CELL: So to be clear, when you break, I die. Is that the gist of it?
GOHAN: That would be the process of events, yes.
PERFECT CELL: Well, then...let's see which breaks first. (tightens his bear hug, causing Gohan to scream in agony.)
Mira's anger quickly returned at the sounds of Gohan's pain, the Mother-hen was still strapped down to the table even when she had calmed down.
GOKU: (thinking) Just according to cake. (Translator's Note: "Cake" means "Keikaku") (Translator's Note: "Keikaku" means "Plan")
"I still want to stab you…" Erza muttered.
PICCOLO: In this endless pile of hay, Goku, this is the last straw! If you don't go out there, your son-your flesh and blood-will die! No ifs, ands or buts!
GOKU: But-
PICCOLO/Erza: NO BUTS!
PERFECT CELL: (as he continues crushing the life out of Gohan) Speaking of butts, which way do you think his organs are gonna come out? Because I'm betting mouth, but I'm hoping…
"I'LL CRUSH YOUR ORGANS!" Mira roared.
"That mental image was the last thing I needed today," Lucy muttered.
GOKU: I get what you're saying, but this is exactly what I've been planning out this whole time!
"He's finally going to explain everything? You've waited till now to do it!?" Gildarts yelled.
PICCOLO: You? What could you possibly-?
GOKU: Why do you think Gohan and I went into the Time Chamber after Vegeta and Trunks?
PICCOLO: ...Ego?
"Not a bad guess on Vegeta's ego, but I don't think that's it," Levy said.
GOKU: Because if Gohan and I came out first, we'd've killed Cell right away. But leaving that job to Vegeta? Well...I mean, you saw what happened.
PICCOLO: I'm...confused, because it sounds like you knew Vegeta would screw up.
GOKU: Well, it was gonna be him or Krillin.
"What the fuck?" Everyone blinked in surprise at Goku's explanation.
PICCOLO: (having a revelation) Oh my Go- B-b-but how did you know he wouldn't just kill everyone after becoming perfect?!
GOKU: I took care of that myself. (flashback to him talking to Semi-Perfect Cell in episode 48) Oh, and, uh...Cell? You're gonna die. (back to present) Cell would never pass that up...because I wouldn't.
"HE'S ACTUALLY A GENIUS!?" Almost everyone was taken back.
"I-I mean I always assumed that Goku was way more observant than he usually lets on, but holy shit he predicted all of that. Him giving Trunks the Senzu Bean in case Vegeta screwed up makes more sense than just believing that he would. Goku knew Vegeta and Krillin would screw it all up," Levy spoke, her brain overloading.
Erza wanted to feel proud of Goku and acknowledge his genius, but she just couldn't. If he knew that he and Gohan would kill Cell had they gone first, then why the hell did he allow the crap that already happened to happen!? All of the deaths that could've been prevented if he just didn't come up with this plan!
PICCOLO: Okay, but...but why Gohan?
GOKU: Piccolo...I ain't gonna be around forever. Sooner or later, death is gonna...stick, y'know? So what then? Someone's gotta be here when I'm not. And when I was in the Chamber with him, I realized that...that person...is Gohan.
For the first time since he started watching these episodes, Makarov could sympathize with Goku. The old man knew that one day he truly will die and leave all of his children behind. Which is why he spent so much time raising them all and filling them with the love and warmth of a family. Especially his Grandson, who will take over the guild once he's gone.
Even though he will be gone one day, Fairy Tail will continue to live on.
PERFECT CELL: (continues tightening his bear hug, causing Gohan's bones to crack) Listen to those bones cracking and popping...so where's the snap, kiddo?! (Gohan squeaks)
"The squeak!" Lisanna points out.
PERFECT CELL: Ha! Like father, like son! Wait, no! "Like father, like Son Gohan." (snickers) ...Perfect.
"Die in a hole!" Mira seethed.
GOHAN: (sounding a bit slurred) It was alright, Cell…
"Don't compliment it!" Mira yelled at Gohan.
PICCOLO: Well...seems like you thought of almost everything.
GOKU: I just treated it like one big fight. ...Kinda like everything in my life.
"There's more than just fighting Goku! There's so much more!" Erza bawled her fists.
PICCOLO: Unfortunately, you skipped one small detail.
GOKU: Whuzzat?
PICCOLO: GOHAN DOESN'T LIKE FIGHTING, YOU MORON!
Now THAT was something everyone, but the Strauss Siblings had to take a step back and think about that. Especially Natsu.
Gohan doesn't like to fight? That can't be true, right?
GOKU: (in disbelief) Whaaaat? Noooo... (Gohan is still heard screaming in pain) I mean...right?
Mira gazed around the guild hall and shook her head at everyone. "Could you all really not tell that Gohan didn't enjoy fighting?" When nobody responded, the demoness continued to speak. "Not once throughout everything he's been through has Gohan shown that he enjoys being in these situations. Every time he's fought up to this point was fighting out of obligation," She explained.
"B-But, he went into the Time Chamber with Goku," Sting said.
"Because he wanted to spend time with his Father, and he genuinely enjoys being around his Dad. But, he never enjoyed being in life or death battles like Goku does. There is no thrill for him, Gohan fights because it was fight and live or fight and die," Mira said. Her words left an uncomfortable silence in the guild.
PICCOLO: Have you ever, in your life, actually asked your son what he likes?
GOKU: Umm...but he went in that Chamber with me for that whole year.
PICCOLO: Because he wanted to spend time with you-his father-the man who spends half his time training, and the other half dead! SOMETIMES BOTH!
Unlike Piccolo, Mira didn't blame Goku for those issues really. She knows that a lot of those situations were out of Goku's control and at times ended up leading towards being the correct choice of action to take.
But, she was still pretty pissed at him for throwing Gohan to the wolves without any warning.
GOKU: I mean...does anyone else-
TRUNKS: Yeah, a little bit.
KRILLIN: I mean...
YAMCHA: Yeah.
TIEN: Pretty hard to dispute.
PERFECT CELL: Eh, no one's perfect!
"YOU JUST ADMITTED IT!" Levy jumped up from her seat.
GOKU: I've made a terrible mistake.
"YOU JUST ADMITTED IT!" Erza also jumped from her seat.
PICCOLO/Mira: (mockingly) "Oh, I've made a terrible mistake!" That's you! (begins lifting his cape over his head)
GOKU: (gives off a look of horror after seeing what he has done to his son before giving a determined look) Krillin, I need another Senzu Bean.
KRILLIN: Oh-ho-ho, no way, Gosé!
"Ok, Krillin, we understand that Goku screwed up royally, but now is NOT the time for this!" Lucy said, panicked.
(Perfect Cell lets go of Gohan, who falls to the ground)
GOKU: Krillin, I'm serious! I'm gonna use it on me this time!
KRILLIN: (mockingly) "Krillin, I'm serious! I'm gonna use it on me this time!" That's you. (Perfect Cell snatches the bag of Senzu Beans from his hand)
"GODDAMMIT KRILLIN!"
PERFECT CELL: Uh, just a quick update, everyone: These are now tournament illegal. Uh, thank you. (makes a Sonic spring sound and flies off)
"Yeah, make them illegal after you were given one," Laxus rolled his eyes.
KRILLIN: Okay, that's my B.
GOKU: It's alright, Krillin. This is everybody's B.
PICCOLO: I have done literally nothing wrong.
"You put Gohan on this path, so you did do something wrong," Mira shrugged.
TIEN: Yeah, join the club.
YAMCHA: So there is a club.
"That's all he cares about," Gajeel said.
PERFECT CELL: (lands in front of Gohan) I see now that not all roads lead to Rome. Torture won't do the trick, so let's change up the game plan, shall we? I'm going to drag each one of them down here and murder them until you finally give me what I want.
All of the mages glared at Cell for such a horrifying method of trying to anger Gohan.
GOHAN: N-no, please!
PERFECT CELL: (shushing) It's okay. I'll save your dad for last. Hear that, Piccolo?!
"The one reference I didn't want to see again…" Levy muttered.
PICCOLO: I mean, if you're just gonna say it-
GOKU/Natsu: I don't get it.
GOHAN: Stay away from-! (Perfect Cell kicks him into a wall)
PERFECT CELL: Sit down! This might take a while.
ANDROID 16: Enough! (appears out of nowhere and grabs Perfect Cell from behind)
"16!?" Wendy gasped.
PERFECT CELL: 16?! Listen, buddy, I'm thrilled that you're finally coming around to me, but your timing is less than ideal!
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: And the Jolly Green Ginger has got Cell in a bear hug! Everybody's gettin' love today, folks!
"I could do without Cell's love," Lucy muttered.
KRILLIN: Bro-bot! Be careful!
TRUNKS: Stop calling him that!
"NO!" Wendy yelled.
KRILLIN: Don't judge our robromance!
PICCOLO: What is he doing?
ANDROID 16: Within me is a high-yield nuclear explosive. I am going to self-destruct and take Cell with me. ...Also, probably most of you. That is my B.
"Wait..but that bomb is gone," Levy pointed out.
"Oh...oh no…"
PERFECT CELL: I do not consent to this!
ANDROID 16: Your compliance isn't a factor.
"That one caught me off guard," Levy wrote the reference down.
PERFECT CELL: You had a chunk of your head missing! How do you remember that?!
KRILLIN: Wait! You don't have to do this, bro-bot! You still have so much to live for!
ANDROID 16: If I do not do this, Cell will continue to kill and destroy. ...Also, I call dibs. If I cannot kill Goku, nobody will kill Goku!
"Please 16, just run away!" Wendy pleaded.
PERFECT CELL: We can split him, 16! In half! Together!
"No! Only 16 can have Goku, you bastard!" Wendy roared.
"Child, do you hear yourself right now!?" Carla yelled at her.
KRILLIN: (off-screen) Wow!
ANDROID 16: You cannot talk your way out of this one, Cell. My countdown has started. 10...
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: What are the odds of outrunning a nuclear (ANDROID 16: 9...) explosion?
"Very very small," Evergreen answered.
MISTER SATAN: (hyperventilating) FIND ME A BOMB SHELTER! (ANDROID 16: 8...) N-NO, A FRIDGE!
PERFECT CELL: You're being (ANDROID 16: 7...) really selfish right now! I hope you know that! (ANDROID 16: 6...)
"You've been selfish this whole time!" Lucy pointed out.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Larry... (ANDROID 16: 5...) One more time, for old times' sake. (ANDROID 16: 4...)
LARRY: (tearing up) "Where there's smoke, there's (ANDROID 16: 3...) Firecracker," sir.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: (also tearing up) You're (ANDROID 16: 2...) goddamn right.
ANDROID 16: 1...
PERFECT CELL: Noooo...!
ANDROID 16: 0! (begins glowing with everyone minus Krillin shielding themselves, preparing for the explosion...but nothing happens as he suddenly stops glowing) Negative 1! Negative 2! Negative-! A critical error has occurred. Where's the "kaboom"!? There was supposed to be a Cell-shattering "kaboom"!
TRUNKS: Oh, right. My mom said she took out your bomb during repairs!
ANDROID 16: Who gave her the right?!
"Well, it was either leave it in you and fear if you decided to go "Kaboom" the moment you saw Goku or take it out to prevent that from happening," Levy answered.
"16, would never do that!" Wendy protested.
PERFECT CELL: Well, 16, not that this long embrace hasn't been heartwarming and all-my endorphins are just going crazy right now-but I have a child to break. (breaks free from 16's grasp) Now if I'm correct, you were looking for a..."kaboom"?
ANDROID 16: If I said "no", would you still-?
(Kaboom! Perfect Cell fires a blast that turns 16 into a hundred pieces. Goku and Piccolo gasp.)
"NOOOOO!" Wendy's hair went from blue to pink in an instant. The younger Dragon Slayer charged directly at the Lacrama, but Natsu grabbed her before she could make contact.
"Let me go! I'm gonna kill Cell!" Wendy struggled in Natsu's grip. The older Dragon Slayer just held her in his arms until she eventually calmed down, and broke down crying.
"You'll pay Cell, I know you will," Natsu glared at the bug man on the screen.
KRILLIN: NOOOO!
(16's head lands near Larry, Jimmy Firecracker, and Mr. Satan, causing the three of them to look down and scream)
(cut to Bulma and Master Roshi watching the fight at Kame House)
BULMA: Son of a...! If I knew he was gonna go nuclear on Cell, I'd have left the stupid thing in him!
MASTER ROSHI: Why'd you even take it out in the first place?
BULMA: Are you joking?! Imagine if he decided to blow his payload the first time he saw Goku! Try explaining that to Chi-Chi! "Whoops, sorry I let your husband and child get nuked, but the Hippocratic oath and all that."
"My exact thought," Levy said.
MASTER ROSHI: Bulma, I think you need to relax more. How's about a brewski?
BULMA: I'm still breast-feeding.
MASTER ROSHI: Well, then, two of us are thirsty!
BABY TRUNKS: (coos adorably)
MASTER ROSHI: You go, baby.
"Baby Trunks," Lisanna cooed, hoping that the baby could lighten the atmosphere.
BABY TRUNKS: Mmmmilk.
(cut back to the battle)
PERFECT CELL: Oh, 16... I wanted you to be the wind beneath my wings, but all you've done is take the wind out of my sails. Now I don't even feel like killing these fools.
Multiple heads perked up at that news. What was Cell planning now?
GOHAN: D-does that mean-?
PERFECT CELL: Yes, kiddo, I'm not going to kill your daddies. ...They are.
GOHAN/Yukino: The implication being...?
PERFECT CELL: (groaning suggestively as his tail fans out and pops out something)
"...Oh, my God…" Everyone watched in disgust as Cell began to give birth.
GOHAN: (softly) ...Oh, my God.
PERFECT CELL: (continues grunting as another thing pops out his tail)
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Ladies and gentlemen at home, the terrible Cell is now...doing one of two things-I'm pretty sure we can't show either on network television.
"Then why are we watching it!?" Romeo covered his eyes.
PERFECT CELL: (still groans as another thing pops out his tail)
PICCOLO: I don't understand! Where's the egg?!
"There's always supposed to be an egg!" Natsu cried out.
"Not like that, you idiot!" Lucy yelled.
PERFECT CELL: (while still going strong) You did this to me! (another thing pops out his tail) You all did this to me!
KRILLIN: "Life, uh... finds a way..."
PERFECT CELL: (continues with his screaming as another thing pops out his tail)
VEGETA/Minerva: ...to make me vomit!
PERFECT CELL: (moans as two more things pop out his tail)
GOKU: Oh, this seems easy! I don't get what Chi-Chi was complaining about!
"That's not how human childbirth works! That's not how it's supposed to work!" Levy held onto Gajeel.
PERFECT CELL: (tail now closes up) Oh, good... alright. (tail shudders) Augh, fantastic. That's gonna be doing that the rest of the day. (groans) Goku, I've decided that your insistence on fighting your progeny would be best returned in kind. So behold: My children! (arrow points to each designated child) Norio, Damien, Travis, Curtis, Dale and Jonathan. Oh, and of course...Vegeta Junior...Junior.
"Another reference...but at a horrible cost…" Levy groaned in despair.
"Juvia doesn't like those babies at all," The water mage wanted to throw up.
VEGETA JUNIOR JUNIOR: Veeeegeeeetaaaa...
VEGETA/Minerva: It's like every nightmare I've ever had fused into one, cloned itself, f***ed the clone and then made those!
PICCOLO/Rogue: That is...terrifyingly accurate!
PERFECT CELL: Gather 'round, children. Daddy's set up a playdate for you! Now make sure you share your toys, don't leave Daddy's sight...and bring me the bodies. (Gohan gasps) But most importantly, have fun!
"Oh, this is not good! This is not good at all!" Happy panicked.
(Cell Juniors attack the Z-Fighters)
GOKU: Cell Juniors incoming!
VEGETA: We are NOT calling them that! (goes Super Saiyan and attacks Vegeta Junior Junior, who blocked his attack)
"But, we will!" Levy yelled.
VEGETA JUNIOR JUNIOR: Vegeeeetaaaa... (Vegeta stares in stunned horror) I'm fighting you.
"The Nappa reference…" Lucy shuddered.
(Vegeta tries to throw a punch, but Vegeta Junior Junior evades by jumping. Krillin tries punching Norio, but he also evades by jumping.)
NORIO: You're too slow!
KRILLIN: Blue blurry bastard!
"I feel like we heard that before. Have we heard that before?" Yukino questioned.
(shows the entire Z-Fighters engaging the Cell Juniors in combat)
PERFECT CELL: Are they not precious, my own little family? Ah, now after I'm through with this worthless little planet, I'll have someone to accompany me as I trounce about the stars. Perhaps I'll try conquering Namek...wear that hat for a little while.
"Ah, that's the Frieza talking right there. Cooler would be having a fit," Cana said.
GOHAN: No...
PERFECT CELL: Yeah, you're right. That's the Freeza talking.
PICCOLO: So tell me, Goku: Where does this fit into your master plan?! (grabs an attack from a Cell Junior)
GOKU: Well, you know what they say: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the-"
TRAVIS: (hitting Goku with each word) Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am! (kicks Goku in the face)
"Agh! I'm angry at the guy, but I don't want him to die!" Erza yelled.
"Come on! Kick those Cell Jr.'s asses!" Natsu roared in anger.
GOHAN: P-Please! I take back what I said about my hidden power! I don't wanna fight you! This is my Dad's fight, not mine! So I'm begging you: just rein them in! Give my dad a Senzu Bean and-
PERFECT CELL: And there it is.
"What?" Everyone asked, surprised.
GOHAN: Huh?
PERFECT CELL: That right there...that is why I despise you. You know what they all have in common? The Saiyans might be fools, the humans might be weak, and the Namekian might not belong...but they're still out there fighting. Not just for their lives, but for this dunghill of a world.
"They've made a lot of mistakes, and they'll keep on fighting. It's the best way to describe them. Even me," Jellal said.
(Norio kicks Krillin to the ground) (Krillin Owned Count: 37)
PERFECT CELL: See? Even Krillin's doing his best!
KRILLIN: Thanks for noticing! (gets kicked by Norio) Ngh!(Krillin Owned Count: 38) I-I really try! (Norio kicks him again) Agh! (Krillin Owned Count: 39)
"It keeps going up with each kick!" Wakaba said.
"Krillin!" Lucy yelled, concerned.
GOHAN: KRILLIN!
PERFECT CELL: But none of them, boy-not a one-shares that trait with you so vile, it drives me to retch! You, Gohan...are a coward.
"Coward!? How is he a coward!?" Gray questioned.
"My baby boy's not a coward!" Mira yelled.
Wendy continued to sniffle, but she turned her attention back to the lacrama.
GOHAN: No... I'm just a pacifist!
PERFECT CELL: So a coward patting himself on the back. Congratulations, pint-size, you can stand proud next to the bodies.
"I used to not like fighting either, but that never made me a coward. Gohan's ten times braver than you, monster," Wendy's eyes held nothing but hatred for Cell.
YAMCHA: Hi-yah! (tries punching Damien, but the Cell Junior grabs his arm) ...Please don't break my arm.
DAMIEN: Hmm... No.
(Damien elbows Yamcha's arm)
YAMCHA: (pained shrieking) My baseball career!
"That career was going down the drain if Cell won anyway," Minerva wasn't that concerned.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Dear viewers, it looks like Cell's gone full septo-mom, with seven sinister spawns! Mr. Satan, do you have a plan to deal with these terrifying toddlers? These chilling children?! These...prepubescent predators?!
MR. SATAN: Uhh...y'see, Jimmy, those aren't actually children. They're dwarves paid to fight on his behalf! And honestly, I bet you they ain't even payin' 'em industry rates! I tell ya, Jimmy, the way little people are treated in show business...oh, it's downright criminal! I-I'm gonna go right now and look up their agents, and give 'em a piece of my-
ANDROID 16: Excuse me.
Wendy jolted up, still in Natsu's arms. Her brown orbs were glued to the severed head of Android 16. "He's alive...HE'S ALIVE!" She exclaimed, brimming with happiness. The other Dragon Slayers all smiled, seeing Wendy happy again.
MR. SATAN: Yeep! (creaks his head towards 16)
ANDROID 16: I seem to be without a body. Would you mind lending me yours? (Larry, Mr. Satan, and Jimmy Firecracker scream) Why are you screaming?
"Because you're a talking severed head that just asked to have their bodies," Bickslow laughed.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Because you're a talking head!
ANDROID 16: So are you.
"Not...wrong," Freed said.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: That...is cutting, sir.
ANDROID 16: I need one of you to give me a hand. I must get close to Cell and the boy, so one of you will need to get me there. I believe that I know a way to finally put an end to this madness.
"You want to go back over there!? No!" Wendy disagreed with the idea.
"Let's just see what he has planned, Wendy," Carla tried to calm her down.
"His last plan ended with him torn to pieces! I don't want to see 16 get hurt anymore!" Wendy yelled.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Are you crazy?! What makes you think we're going anywhere near that war zone?!
MR. SATAN: I'll do it.
"Wait what?" Minerva blinked, surprised.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Mr. Satan?
MR. SATAN: I have a daughter at home, Jimmy. A little girl about the age of that boy out there. And right now, I'm being told I might be able to save the world, (grabs 16's head) and all I gotta do is throw this robot's head in spitting distance of that crazy killer bug-monster? Sure...that may sound crazy-
"Wow...I think my respect for him just increased," Minerva said, genuinely shocked.
"Really?" Sting asked.
"Just a little, light-bulb," Minerva responded.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: No, it's definitely crazy. Larry?
LARRY: I have been finding God throughout this entire experience.
"Larry deserves a raise if lives past this," Lisanna said.
MR. SATAN: Well then, who better to leave it to than the World Martial Arts champ, Mr. Satan? And besides, what'd I tell you, Jimmy? ...It's all a bunch o' tricks.
ANDROID 16/Freed: They are not. You could die.
MR. SATAN: (as he runs towards Gohan and Perfect Cell) Do you have a mute button or something?
ANDROID 16: Not anymore.
Wendy whimpered as she feared for 16's and everyone's safety.
(Damien is shown repeatedly kicking Yamcha on the ground, who screams with each kick)
PERFECT CELL: (thinking) Damien sure is kicking the shit out of Yamcha. It's like a metaphor. Ugh, he honestly doesn't deserve this. Mm, buuuut it's still funny.
GOHAN: Hey!
PERFECT CELL: Hm?
GOHAN: I'm gonna... I'm gonna...r-rip off your head and...umm-
PERFECT CELL: Oh, yeah? C'mon, c'mon, you can do it. I believe in you.
GOHAN: ...and...and defecate...
PERFECT CELL: Mm-hm. Mm-hm.
GOHAN: ...on your...lunch?
"He had an easier time making those threats when he was five years old," Gray said.
"Juvia believes that Gohan should run away," Juvia said, worried.
PERFECT CELL: (frowns and lets out a disappointed sigh) Now you're just embarrassing us both. Seriously, how hard is it to piss off an eleven-year-old?! You should be a stomping mess from me taking your toy away! Meanwhile, your friends and family are getting beaten into mulch, and all you can do is...cry? (Gohan is shown crying like a bitch) And now he's crying?! Are you serious?! That's it-kids, put your toys away. We're going home.
"Home? You have a home?" Lector questioned.
GOHAN: Wait...!
PERFECT CELL: And to be clear, I mean "kill them all so I can blow up this shithole and find something better to do". Waste of my f***ing Sunday.
"NO!" Everyone's fear started to sky rocket.
GOHAN: Hold on! I'm just one step closer to the edge, and I'm about to-!
PERFECT CELL: Everything...you say to me...is pissing me off! You had your chance, kid! And in the end...it didn't even matter.
"My reference senses are tingling," Levy whispered.
ANDROID 16: Wait! (his head bounces on the ground) Ow. Ow. Ow.
"Be gentle!" Wendy hissed.
PERFECT CELL: Hm?
GOHAN: Huh?
(16's head ends up landing in between Gohan and Perfect Cell)
ANDROID 16: Thank you for your assistance...
MR. SATAN: Don't name me...!
ANDROID 16: ...Mr. Satan.
"Ha!" Minerva laughed.
PERFECT CELL: Kids, when you're done with them, draw and quarter that buffoon. (Mr. Satan wails) As for you, I'm surprised you're still...well, I was going to say "kicking", but-
ANDROID 16: Gohan.
GOHAN: Huh?
PERFECT CELL: Alright, fine, fine then. You talk to him, Jesus.
GOHAN: Wha...what are you-?
ANDROID 16: Grow. Up.
Everyone flinched at 16's tone, they were expecting him to encourage Gohan. Not tell him off.
GOHAN: ...Huh?
ANDROID 16: You act like you are the only one suffering, but I believe that Trunks has some stories for you. And I can assume they all end with, "And then he died, too."
"Not wrong…" Levy whispered.
ANDROID 16: And before you start whining about your father, again-and I get it-take a moment to consider that my father made me a soulless killing machine to kill your father. And that doesn't even come close to the complete tragedy of fatherhood that is Vegeta.
"Another truth," Everyone sweat dropped.
VEGETA: You wanna come up here and say that?!
ANDROID 16: I am a head.
VEGETA: Then maybe you should quit while you are!
"Pfft! Ok, that was a good one," Romeo chuckled.
ANDROID 16: Cell was right. You think you're better than everyone else, but there you stand: the good man doing nothing. And while evil triumphs, and your rigid pacifism crumbles into blood-stained dust, the only victory afforded to you is that you stuck true to your guns. You were a coward...to your last whimper. Of fear and love, I fear not that I will die, but that all I have come to love: the birds, and the things that are not birds, will perish with me. (Perfect Cell begins walking up to him) So please...Gohan...stop holding back. And hey, if we do make it out of this, please pick up my head and beat your father to death with-
(16's head gets squashed by Perfect Cell's foot. Gohan gasps in shock as a Red Ribbon Army circuit board hits the ground, its light flickering until it slowly dims out.)
Complete silence overtook the guild as they listened to 16's speech, then the silence became deafening when the Android's head was crushed by Cell.
Wendy felt pain inside her heart as she watched 16's circuit board flicker off. She felt the anger build up inside of her, but the despair at seeing the peaceful Android's smashed head overtook the rage. The small girl crumpled to the floor, crying as Carla tried to console her.
PERFECT CELL: I'd say he's gone to a better place, but...we both know he never had a soul.
Suddenly the people of Magnolia shivered and froze in fear, never before feeling the sheer magnitude of bloodlust that was emanating from the Fairy Tail Guild.
Each and every mage in the Guild Hall felt like tearing Cell's head off. The Bio-Android had crossed a line that had touched a nerve for them all. Even Wendy was crawling to her feet, nothing but pure hatred to be found in her eyes.
Natsu was ready to charge head first into the Lacrama, hoping to find some way inside of it to beat the hell out of Cell. Nobody was going to stop him, because they were all behind him and ready to figure something out.
("Unmei no Hi ~Tamashii tai Tamashii~" starts playing in the background)
(an image of a bird is seen flying in front of Gohan's face)
Venit aevus ille
O Messiah, O Messiah
The heavenly voice had cut through the guild like a butterknife. Their anger dissipated as they glued their eyes onto Gohan. The bloodlust vanished as if it had never even appeared.
(the bird fades away as the background turns completely black, and then a red streak cuts through the black background and expands out to turn the background into a burning light)
The Dragon Slayers could all feel it as they stared at Gohan. The build up, the raw carnage of anger, and the despair of failure. An emotion each one of them have all experienced and at that moment, everything made sense.
YUDULIYA-VELE
YUDULIYA-VELE
YUDULIYA-VELE
YUDULIYA IYALIYA
PERFECT CELL: Hm?
GOHAN: RRRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! (releases a burst of energy that throws up the dust and debris around him)
Gohan's cry of anguish and rage shook the entire Guild Hall...no ALL of Magnolia shook as the Lacrama began to transmit Gohan's feelings to them. Allowing everyone to feel the power of the young hybrid all at once.
Feel it drawing nearer, an endless fear that takes you hold
(Perfect Cell looks on in complete shock. This also causes the Cell Juniors to stop fighting and look at Gohan, with Vegeta, Trunks, Goku, and Piccolo doing the same.)
Feel it getting closer, revealing such an evil soul
PICCOLO/Mira: Gohan...
(Gohan is now seen with his hair completely standing up and looking more spikier than before, now a Super Saiyan 2)
Even though the transformation had finished, the pure energy from Gohan continued to resonate throughout the area. The mages could barely hold their breaths as the small Saiyan child they've all watched grow had finally achieved his Destiny.
I can't surrender at the turning point of destiny
Right now it's do or die; my life is on the line and I will not flee
By my power!
Whoa-whoa, it's clear to me!
My spirit grows and I will face this demon
Whoa-whoa, WITH BURNING ENERGY
The day of fate has fin'ly come
(Gohan's tears stop flowing and gives a menacing stare at Cell)
Wendy felt her connection to Gohan strengthen at this moment. She knew at this moment that 16 and everyone else that Cell had mercilessly killed would be avenged. That Gohan wouldn't rest until the demon that had been laughing this entire time was struck with an endless tirade of fear. "You can do this, Gohan!" She yelled out.
Mira felt the tears flowing down her face as she stared at the cold empty look in Gohan's eyes. Saddened that the boy had to be driven this far to defeat Cell, that he had to be the one to fight in the first place. But, at the same time she felt a sense of pride to see him standing up to the face of evil, ready to avenge the fallen. "Go Gohan, take to the skies!"
Erza could see it now, the truth behind Goku's plans, and Gohan's true power. She was feeling the energy wrap over her and the rest of them like a warm blanket, as if the boy was saying that he will protect them all. Never would she have thought that a child could hold so much power at once, but a smile graced her lips nonetheless. "Fate has an interesting way of working, huh, Gohan? It's time for you to face it with everything you have!"
"Show Cell what you're made of Gohan!" Sting encouraged.
"Send this monster sinking into the shadows!" Rogue shouted.
"Fight with a heart filled with justice, Gohan!" Yukino yelled.
"Make it pay for everything it's done!" Lily yelled.
"Time for you to face justice, Cell! And Gohan's the judge!" Bickslow laughed.
"Give it hell, kid!" Gildarts grinned.
"Guess, you're no longer the baby I thought you were. Avenge the fallen, Gohan!" Laxus shouted.
"Don't waste Laxus' support, Gohan!" Freed joined in.
"Time for you to grow up, Gohan. Gehehe, Cell won't even see it coming!" Gajeel shouted.
"Destiny has chosen you, Gohan. Now, show that demon true fear!" Jellal smirked.
"No more running and no more hiding, Gohan. Time to kick some ass!" Gray punched his fist.
"Juvia agrees with Gray, Gohan! You're strong enough to put Cell down!" Juvia hugged her lover.
"This is how Fairy Tail fights, Gohan! We won't let anyone get away with hurting our friends!" Makarov shouted.
"Beat Cell like a REAL MAN!" Elfman flexed his arms.
"You'll win, Gohan! We're all here ready to support you!" Lisanna joined in.
"Hmph, guess you're not useless at all, brat. Go avenge the Android," Minerva smirked.
"You're a kind soul, Gohan. May you find victory in this battle" Kagura smiled.
"Meow! You're shining brighter than any sun, Gohan!" Millianna winked.
"Like any true fairy your wings are spreading, Gohan," Evergreen huffed.
"I bet there will be lots of fish waiting for you at home, Gohan. So be sure to win!" Happy cheered for the boy.
"You're much like Wendy, Gohan. I know that you can do this," Carla smiled.
"You have people to protect, Gohan. No more lives will be lost as long as you stay true to yourself," Lucy said.
Natsu stood there with a wide grin plastered all over his face. The Dragon Slayer's body began to be engulfed with fire as his excitement exceeded all of its limits. Natsu knew that Gohan could do it, that Gohan could surpass his limits. He only wished that it didn't come at the cost of 16, but he knows that Gohan will win. That Cell will be stopped. "AH YEAH! I'M ALL FIRED UP! KICK ITS ASS, GOHAN!"
(the DragonBall Z Abridged Logo appears on the screen)
Chapter End
NOTE: I was listening to TFS' version of Spirit vs Spirit as I was writing the last parts of this chapter. Just to get myself into the mood and I honestly almost cried lol. I hope you guys liked their reactions, because there was a lot of pressure on me for this part. But, now that I'm past it I don't have to worry about pressure anymore.
Levy loves references, but if I missed any then that's my B.
Have a great weekend!