NOTE: I've been losing motivation to finish this story again. Proof being how difficult it was for me to finish this chapter. This was just more difficult to write than the previous ones were. So, hopefully you like the reactions enough, because I did not want to spend any more time writing this.
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There's also a rant at the end of this chapter, nothing too bad. Just my thoughts and feelings about Dragon Ball and this Abridged.
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Chapter 85: Cell-Out (Part 2)
(cut to the battlefield with Super Saiyan 2 Gohan staring at Perfect Cell)
Everyone sat back down in their seats, trying to control their own excitement and anticipation of Gohan's victory.
Mira felt something was wrong as she stared at Gohan. That look in his eyes, it didn't look natural at all.
PERFECT CELL: Dear Lord in Piccolo, finally! And here I thought killing 16 was harder for me than it was for you. I'm confused, though. Were you friends? Did you talk about birds together? A couple of bird nerds?
GOHAN: The murder of one's own child or children.
"Oh, that's a red flag," Mira's own anticipation died on a dime. A dark realization suddenly came into her mind.
"What do you mean, Sis. Gohan's gonna beat Cell!" Lisanna exclaimed.
"Yeah, he's SUPER MANLY now!" Elfman exclaimed.
Mira stared at her siblings, confused. Then looked at the rest of the audience with more confusion. Did they really not see it?
PERFECT CELL: Uhhh... (Gohan snatches the bag of Senzu Beans) Wha-?!
GOHAN: (appears in front of a Cell Junior) You wanted me to define "filicide".
(the Cell Junior leaps towards Gohan, but Gohan evades him and destroys him with a swift chop)
Levy felt her own breath leave her. "Oh, I see what Mira meant now."
"What do you mean, Squirt?" Gajeel asked. Levy didn't answer immediately, but someone else did.
"That's not Gohan. That right there is something completely unnatural," Laxus answered.
"Laxus?" Freed turned to his leader and so did everyone else.
"We got so caught up in the damn transformation that we completely overlooked what that boy must be feeling," Laxus laughed, humorlessly.
PERFECT CELL: Oh...
VEGETA: All right, would anyone care to explain...THE F**K?!
PICCOLO: I'm kind of afraid too because I'm pretty sure that would involve giving Goku credit for this.
"You can't deny that he was right, Gohan did just prove that he really was the only choice," Kagura said. "But, now I'm not sure if it was really the right choice."
GOKU: The takeaway here is, you're welcome.
"I'm not shocked he doesn't see it. The look in Gohan's eyes," Mira whispered to herself. No need to give anyone else a reason to dislike the Earth-raised Saiyan.
(Gohan looks at two Cell Juniors standing besides a knocked out Krillin)
PICCOLO: The ends don't justify the means, Goku!
GOKU: You're mean!
"That's not what he meant!" Erza couldn't help but yell.
(Gohan appears in front of two Cell Juniors. One of them picks up Krillin.)
CELL JUNIOR: (extends his nails at Krillin's neck) Uh uh uh~
GOHAN: Really? You're using Krillin as a hostage? His death is a day trip for us and a free ice-cream sundae for him. Go ahead.
All of the mages did a double-take after hearing Gohan speak. T-That wasn't Gohan? Gohan wouldn't just brush off death like that, even if they could be brought back.
Natsu frowned, he understood being angry. It was how he beat a lot of his opponents, but even in his anger he'd never forget himself. Except for that one time...when he thought Lucy had died. The Dragon Slayer's eyes grew wide at the realization. "I guess we have something in common, huh Gohan?"
Wendy has in fact killed before, mostly demons and monsters in the act of protecting herself and her friends. Even still, she could never imagine herself brushing away death like that, especially not that of her friends. Gohan really had been pushed too far.
KRILLIN: Actually, I'm lactose intolerant...
GOHAN: (while extending his hand) Nobody's lactose intolerant in heaven, Krillin. That's why it's heaven.
"Krillin really can't catch a break, huh?" Lucy sighed, finding a bit of humor in the situation.
(the Cell Junior from behind lets out a scared grunt)
CELL JUNIOR: Nope! (flies off)
GOHAN: Too little, too late.
(The Cell Junior drops Krillin and fires a blast at Gohan. Much to his shock, Gohan appears from behind while holding Krillin.)
GOHAN: Bitch move. (disappears to lay Krillin near Piccolo and then reappears and destroys that Cell Junior with a kick)
PERFECT CELL: (thinking) Suddenlyyyy... Life has a new meaning to meeeeeeee! There's beauty up above...and things we never take notice of... You wake up and suddenly... You're in loooooove!
Mira suddenly felt the urge to eradicate every roach on Earthland. Cell really knew how to piss her off, huh?
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Jimmy Firecracker here, reporting from this tree! The young man has apparently undergone a harrowing transformation and is currently dismantling these demented delinquents, one after the-
LARRY: Sir, that big explosion from earlier wrecked the camera. We're totally dark.
"Then leave! You're in the way!" Romeo yelled.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Oh.
(cut to the city with the the jumbotron displaying "PLEASE STAND BY")
RANDOM CIVILIAN 1: So...another riot?
RANDOM CIVILIAN 2: Sure, why not.
RANDOM CIVILIAN 3: Yeah, f*** this city!
"WHY!?" Levy and Erza yelled.
[OPENING SEQUENCE]
(cut back to the battlefield with the two Cell Juniors charging at Gohan, who proceeds to throw the bag of Senzu Beans up in the air and punches both Cell Juniors before destroying one with a kick, and then catches the falling bag of Senzu Beans)
Though, all of the mages felt bad for Gohan. They couldn't deny that the boy looked absolutely badass as he killed each one of the Cell Juniors.
CELL JUNIOR: Daaaaaad...
PERFECT CELL: I ain't no helicopter papa. Sink or swim, bitch.
The dads in the audience all glared at Cell. Any sensible father would protect their young from unnatural dangers, but who said Cell was a sensible father?
GOHAN: (sends out a volley of blasts, which hits two Cell Juniors and appears behind one) You forgot your water wings. (destroys the Cell Junior with an uppercut and then dashes in front of two fleeing Cell Juniors and destroys both of them with one strike, he then looks at the last remaining Cell Junior) Don't.
(the last Cell Junior tries to flee but Gohan intercepts him in midair and spikes him down to the ground, meeting him before reaching the ground and destroys him with a kick, looks down and stomps on his dismembered arm)
"Holy shit!" Was the conscious thought going through everyone's heads.
PERFECT CELL: Gimme. Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme!
GOHAN: Trunks. (tosses the bag of Senzu Beans at Trunks)
TRUNKS: Huh? (catches the bag) Oh! Uh, sure. On it.
GOHAN: Try to forget you're half-Vegeta and don't f*** it up.
VEGETA: F**KIN'...!
"HAHAHAHAHA!" Minerva laughed her ass off.
TRUNKS: (lands near Krillin) Hey, Krillin. Krillin! (throws a Senzu Bean at his face) Senzu Bean! (Krillin moans) Ugh. Okay, yeah let's just... (places the Senzu Bean inside Krillin's mouth) Hey, Yamcha! (leaps and lands near Yamcha) I "senzu" need some help? (Krillin groans) *sighs* Trunks, just stop.
"You're even worse than Krillin…" Lucy sighed, disappointed in Trunks.
"His puns could use a lot of work," Bickslow laughed at Trunks.
KRILLIN: *sighs* Am I glad I'm not allergic to those.
"Is it possible to be allergic to senzu beans?" Lily asked.
"Not sure, and if it was possible to be, then you might as well drop dead," Gajeel answered.
TRUNKS: (after healing Tien with a Senzu Bean) Alright, let's get you up.
TIEN: Great. Now I can watch us become irrelevant vertically instead of horizontally. What are we even doing here anymore?
"Moral Support!" Millianna and Lisanna yelled.
YAMCHA: I brought towels. Anyone want a towel?
KRILLIN: I'll take one. Today is a scorcher.
GOKU: (eats a Senzu Bean, thinking) Senzu Beans are gonna heal ya! (out loud) So what are we gonna call this? Cuz it's way stronger than Super Saiyan.
"Super Saiyan 2," Levy answered immediately.
"Nah, too basic," Natsu disagreed.
"How is that too basic?" Gray asked, baffled.
PICCOLO: Well, if it's a level beyond Super Saiyan, then...
GOKU: Then he must be a Super DUPER Saiyan!
"YEAH! SUPER DUPER SAIYAN!" Natsu and Happy rejoiced.
"THAT'S EVEN MORE STUPID!" Everyone yelled at the two.
PICCOLO: Hmmm.
VEGETA: (thinking) If he's a Super Duper Saiyan...then I shall find a way to become a Super-DEE-Duper Saiyan!
"THAT'S EVEN WORSE!"
"Eh, I'll go with it," Levy wrote down 'Super Duper Saiyan' as the transformation name.
TRUNKS: Bean, dad?
VEGETA: Yeeeeeeeeees. (grabs the bean)
"Trunks has become the new Bean Daddy," Cana snickered.
PERFECT CELL: Look at you! I'm gonna call you whooping cough because you just devastated my children!
Wendy frowned at the joke, not finding it funny at all. What was funny about a sickness that really caused children pain.
PERFECT CELL: And for a second there, I thought that yarn you were spinning was going to turn up short... But here you are! My final challen- (Gohan punches him HARD in the stomach) OOHWAGH! AAAAAAAAAGGH...!
Suddenly, those who were there for the Frieza Saga all had a flashback of Goku nailing Frieza with the best gut punch recorded in history.
"About time someone shut its smug ass up," Laxus took satisfaction in seeing Cell in pain.
GOHAN: Careful, Cell. Your Vegeta's showing. (uppercuts Perfect Cell, knocking him back)
PERFECT CELL: (struggles to get up) Y-You know, you're not wrong. (stumbles on his backside) Ugh... Hoo Boy. Nothing like a concussion...to really get the blood flowing. (gushes)
GOHAN: Cell. You don't get it. I hate this. The vibrations through my fists on contact. The taste of blood in my mouth. The sound of my heart in my ears. I hate it. I always have. But right now. In this moment. The only thing I hate more than it... Is you.
Mira wanted to give the boy a hug, to let him release all of the anger and frustrations. The boy never should've been put in this situation in the first place, it was due to the failure of the adults that the kid had to clean up the mess.
"The pain that boy must be going through, the pure hatred that's flowing through his head. The sense of failure for letting 16 die is the only thing pushing forward at this point," Makarov sighed. He would hope that none of his children would ever have to experience this type of feeling, but even he knew that was impossible. Just like Gohan, his children cared a lot about the lives of those around them.
Gray remembered the amounts of pure hatred that was coursing through his veins when he thought Juvia had died to protect him. The anger at Invel and Zeref(And indirectly Natsu). When he was so livid that he considered killing Natsu. That was something he never wants to feel again, that amount of hate was never good. More than anything, Gohan needs the people close to him to help him.
PERFECT CELL: Ugh. Put that on a Valentine. (powers up)
GOHAN: (begins walking up to Perfect Cell) Because you were right about me. I was a coward. Scared of what would happen if I snapped. Afraid that, if I lost it this time. I'd...never come back. That I'd finally kill someone. I'm not scared anymore, Cell. (stops in front of Cell)
"He really hasn't killed another person until now has he? If you don't count any animals that he had to kill to survive when he was training with Piccolo, Gohan has never once killed anyone," Levy said.
PERFECT CELL: (gives off a look of fear) Well, g-glad I could- (Gohan kicks him in the face) GAAAAAAAAAAAH!
GOHAN: Because there's no point in being afraid of the inevitable.
"The inevitable? No Gohan, there's a lot of reasons to be afraid of that," Jellal whispered.
PERFECT CELL: (gets up and looks at Gohan) ...Oh f*** this. (flies up high in the air) Kaaaaaa...Meeeee...Haaaa...
The murderous intent suddenly flashed back within the guild within spades. Everyone glaring hatefully at Cell for the move he was about to pull.
"That fucking coward! It's just gonna blow up the planet after getting its ass handed to it!" Gray growled.
GOKU: So, is this more a Vegeta move or a Freezer move?
"BOTH!"
PERFECT CELL: Meeeee... (charges up a massive Kamehameha)
KRILLIN: Speaking of move, we should probably!
"There's nowhere to run if the whole planet blows, Krillin!" Lucy yelled.
PERFECT CELL: I could've just done this from the beginning! Instead I thought I'd have some fun, throw a tournament, but f*** you! Suck my perfect dick! HAAAAAAAA! (fires the Kamehameha wave that races towards Gohan, causing Goku, Piccolo, and Trunks to look in terror)
GOHAN: (quietly) Ka...Me...Ha...Me... (at the top of his lungs) HAAAAAAAA!
(Gohan fires his own Kamehameha wave that overpowers Perfect Cell's and is now racing towards the perfect being, with the force of the blast pushes the Z-Fighters back and sends Mr. Satan, Jimmy Firecracker, and Larry flying)
PERFECT CELL: AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
"ALRIGHT, GOHAN!" Everyone celebrated the boy easily overpowering Cell's Kamehameha.
"Just how powerful did Gohan become? Cell launched that attack with full strength, and Gohan knocked it back without breaking a sweat," Jellal gaped.
"Gohan really is something else," Erza said.
"I wouldn't want to get on the kid's bad side now," Minerva chuckled.
(the Kamehameha is seen flying into space before shifting back to the Z-Fighters emerging from underneath the sand)
KRILLIN: Anyone else got sand in their-
EVERYONE ELSE: YES!
TRUNKS: Everywhere!
"UGH! I hate that!" Lucy complained.
PICCOLO: Uhhhh...guys?
TRUNKS: (looks up) Holy shit!
PERFECT CELL: (slurred) Hey, kid! You missed a spot. (is shown missing the top of his crown, his left arm and leg, and his wings)
"HOLY SHIT!"
"HOW THE HELL DID YOU SURVIVE THAT!?"
GOHAN: Heh. (lets off a smile)
OK...that...that was not good. That smirk made everyone feel off.
GOKU: All right, Gohan! Think it's time you brought her home!
GOHAN: Hold on! I'm not done ripping the wings off this butterfly.
PICCOLO/Mira: Red flag!
GOKU: Um, kiddo? I understand you're angry but-
GOHAN: But what? You're gonna give me advice now? Let me guess, I should let him go so he can be an even better fight later. Or maybe I should let him power up to 100% so I can teach him humility! Wait, I know! I should throw him a goddamn Senzu Bean, and let YOU fight him!
"He's been holding that in for YEARS," Laxus said.
"How can you tell?" Sting asked.
"Because if it wasn't obvious already, the boy has Daddy Issues!" Laxus responded.
GOKU: (nervously) Ah...uh...I...see what you're getting at, Gohan.
GOHAN: Then shut up and put on your poncho. You're in the splash zone.
GOKU/Lucy: ...Is that also a red flag?
PICCOLO/Mira: Crimson.
PERFECT CELL: (grunts in pain as he regenerates his lost limbs) (thinking) Alright Cell, we saw what losing your cool got you... So tone down the Freeza and just chill the hell-
GOHAN: Done getting your shit together up there? Because I'm starting to get bored.
(Perfect Cell drops down now in his bulked-up state)
PERFECT CELL: (enraged) WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME, YOU HAPLESS LITTLE SHIT?!
GOHAN: I said I'm bored. You're boring me.
"Like Father like Son," Levy remembered Goku saying that to Frieza. There were a lot of parallels with this battle and the final battle on Namek.
(Cell throws a punch at Gohan, but only manages to hit the earth. Gohan responds by kicking Perfect Cell in the stomach.)
Everyone winced back at the weight of the blow Gohan dealt Cell. That one was more comparable to Goku's punch at Frieza.
KRILLIN: Hot damn! Anyone else feel that?!
TRUNKS: Pretty sure my pity well has bottomed out.
"At this point we're all out of pity. And even if we had any, there's none for Cell," Gajeel said.
(Perfect Cell's mouth starts expanding and his chest swells up)
GOKU: Oh, no. Guys! Uh...starting to think he wasn't kidding about the splash zone-!
(Perfect Cell vomits, with his saliva splashing near the Z-Fighters)
KRILLIN: Wow!
(Android 18 is seen on the ground, unconscious and covered in saliva)
"18!? IT SPAT OUT 18!?" Everyone shouted in disgust and awe.
"Gross Gross Gross!" Lucy gagged at the saliva all over 18.
"Can Gohan make Cell spit out 17 too!?" Wendy hoped.
GOHAN: It's a girl. Mazel tov.
(Perfect Cell vomits more saliva)
KRILLIN: Android 18!
"YES! LOVE!" Juvia and Meredy cheered.
PICCOLO: Later!
KRILLIN: But my Baeteen!
"DON'T say that again!" Laxus growled.
PICCOLO: I will get a hose! (Krillin starts griping)
PERFECT CELL: FFFFFFFF**********************! F***! F***! F***! F***! F***! F***! F***! NO! NO! NO! F***! F***! F***! F***! F*** YOU! F*** YOU! UUWAARGH!
Even though the situation was tense and serious, nobody could stop themselves from laughing hysterically at Cell's reaction.
YAMCHA: Wait, so if he doesn't have 18 anymore... Does that mean...
(as Yamcha theorized, Perfect Cell reverts back to his Semi-Perfect form and starts panting heavily)
"YES! Cell reverted back! So, if Gohan hits Cell hard enough again, then 17 will come back too!" Levy yelled. Suddenly, everything really was looking hopeful.
"What's this nagging feeling in the back of my head?" Carla questioned.
PICCOLO: ...Is that what he turned into after he beat me? I'm kinda offended by his lips. Am I allowed to be offended by his lips?
"I mean...I don't know," Mira shrugged.
KRILLIN: Are you offended by Mr. Popo's lips?
PICCOLO: Wait, can we talk about that?!
"Can we?" Levy asked. Suddenly a piece of paper poofed into existence and landed on her lap. The word mage opened it up and looked at the words written on it.
NO.
(Semi-Perfect Cell gives a fearful look at Gohan, who responds by silently glaring at him)
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: Uh, so uh... Gonna eat that? (referring to 18)
"STOP WITH EATING PEOPLE!" Lucy screamed.
GOHAN: ...No.
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: And, uh, can I?
GOHAN: No. (kicks Semi-Perfect Cell in the face, sending him flying away)
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Mr. Satan. I'm gonna be straight with you. WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!
MR. SATAN: That camera's broken, right?
LARRY: FUBAR, sir.
MR. SATAN: I have no f***ing idea.
"The first time he's been completely honest with himself and those two," Minerva said.
GOKU: Gohan! Do it now! End this!
GOHAN: Fine! Christ, if you want him to die so bad, kill him yourself. Pretty sure anyone with blonde hair over there could. (starts walking up to Semi-Perfect Cell)
"...He's not wrong," Jellal said.
"Still, you should just kill Cell now," Yukino added.
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: (thinking) "Kill me"? No, no, no, no, no, no, I can't die to this! He's a middle schooler throwing a tantrum! And I am the perfect being! ...I was. And he took it away. He took it away from me! (out loud) So I'll take everything away from you! (screams and begins to swell up like a balloon)
"W-What did it mean by that?" Wendy asked, feeling an incredible pressure emanate from Cell. The Dragon slayers all watched with worried looks as Cell was swelling up, they could feel the danger that was coming from the balloted bug.
"I have an idea and it's sending shivers down my spine," Freed said, worried.
GOKU: Wait! I've seen this before. Krillin, if he turns blue...you gotta go sing a song!
KRILLIN: For the last time, I am not an Oompa Loompa!
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: He-Hey Larry! Look! It's your mother!
LARRY: She's diabetic, dude.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Yeah! 'Cuz she's fat!
"Not cool, dude," Sting shook his head.
LARRY: She lost a foot!
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: And now she's 50 pounds lighter!
GOHAN: So what was the plan here? Become so grotesque I wouldn't wanna touch you? Because I'll be honest...it's working.
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: (slightly slurred) Ohhhh, my dear boy. I think I finally realized what I inherited from you.
GOHAN: Not my BMI, obviously.
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: (slightly slurred) Heh heh! No, Gohan...! It was your explosive temper.
Silence enveloped the guild as they all realized what Cell was planning to do. Their reactions ranged from shocked horror to explosive anger.
PICCOLO: Oh, no.
GOHAN: Oh, no!
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: (slightly slurred) Oh yeeeeeeeah! You see in less than a minute from now, I'm going to burst...and take you, and this whole wretched world with me!
Carla felt her stomach drop, realizing that this is the bad feeling she had felt earlier. The bastard was gonna take everyone out with it.
"You coward! You have no right to judge Gohan when you pull something like this!" Jellal yelled, angry.
"It's going to blow itself up and kill all of them, the sick freak!" Sting growled.
"Gohan can still kill Cell before it explodes!" Natsu told everyone.
GOHAN: So what you're saying is I have less than a minute to kill you.
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: (slightly slurred) Uh uh uh! Any attack could set me off! A punch, a kick, a wafer-thin mint! So how about you savor the time you have left, before I go pop?! Hope you enjoyed the Cell Games! Bye, everybody! Gooooo f*** yourselves!
"DAMMIT!" Natsu smashed his hands into the floor boards as the despair of the situation began to set in.
"T-This can't be how it ends...Gohan still hasn't avenged everyone," Wendy held Carla closer to her.
"Gero...you goddamn madman! You really hate Goku that much, to condemn the entire planet to death! Rot in hell you piece of shit!" Laxus growled.
"C'mon, there has to be something they can do!" Gray hoped. Not after everything they've been through, this couldn't be how it ends.
"I-I can think of one…" Erza whispered. But, the idea and who would have to do it upsetted her.
Kagura and Jellal had heard her, turning to look at her. "Erza?" They both said her name. The Scarlet Knight just shook her head and turned back to the Lacrama.
GOHAN: (falls down to his knees and expels his aura) I did exactly what my dad and Vegeta do! WHAT IS THIS SHIT, GENETIC?! (smashes the ground twice with his fists)
"...Yes," Levy said, wincing.
(Semi-Perfect Cell laughs insanely)
GOKU: (looks towards his friends and gives off a smile) Well... I guess I should go clean up my mess, huh?
"What?" Natsu looked up, confusion in his eyes. As he stared at Goku the realization of the words suddenly made sense. "No...NO! There has to be another way!"
"Natsu, what's wrong?" Lucy asked him.
"Instant Transmission."
Everyone turned their attention to Erza, who's eyes were still transfixed on Goku. "He's going to use Instant Transmission."
PICCOLO: Goku?
GOKU: (places both of his fingers on his head) All of you...take it easy.
VEGETA: Wait-!
KRILLIN: Are you-? (Goku pops out) GOKUUUUUU!
(Goku pops in between Gohan and Semi-Perfect Cell)
GOHAN: Huh?!
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: (slightly slurred) Hurh?!
GOKU: Hey, son.
GOHAN: Dad? Wha- What are you-
GOKU: I-I'm sorry. Fighting is... Well, it makes me happy. And I just thought it would make you happy too. I want you to know that, that year we spent in the Time Chamber...was the best year of my life. Take care of your Mom.
Eyes were filled with tears as they heard Goku's final words to his son. While it was true that Goku may not have been the best Father or Husband, the man truly loved his family. They were important to him and they always have been important.
GOHAN: Hold on! Are you-?!
GOKU: I'm proud of you, Gohan. Bye, son. (Goku bursts out with Semi-Perfect Cell)
Natsu was crying as both Lucy and Happy flanked to his side. All the Dragon Slayer could think of was Igneel dying against Agnalogia, his Father's final words, and his promise to his Father.
Gray felt hot tears roll down his face as Juvia held him close as he thought of his own Father at this moment. The ice-make user wrapped his arms around the water mage as he let the tears fall.
GOHAN: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
(cut to King Kai on his planet)
KING KAI: (telepathically) Goku... For the sake of your friends, your family, your planet...you gave yourself. I'll see you soon...my friend.
GOKU: (bursts in with Semi-Perfect Cell) Hey, King Kai. What should I do with Cell?
(King Kai, Gregory, and Bubbles scream)
There were snorts of laughter through the tears at King Kai's poor choice of words and Goku's impeccable timing.
SEMI-PERFECT CELL: (screaming) PHT-!
(King Kai's planet explodes, which is see throughout the cosmos)
(cut back to the battlefield)
GOHAN: (tears start flowing in his eyes) AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
"My baby," Mira wanted to envelop the boy in a hug as he cried.
PICCOLO: Is it a bad time to point out Goku just stole that win?
"YES! YES IT IS!" Everyone yelled.
GOHAN: Stupid, selfish, impulsive HYPOCRITE! (punches the ground) You had one job: get angry and KILL CELL!
(Krillin walks up to comfort him)
KRILLIN: Hey now, Gohan...
GOHAN: But no, you didn't just take a page from Vegeta! You wrote a sequel to his fricking book!
KRILLIN: Gohan, listen to me.
GOHAN: Chapter 1: Kill Your Own Goddamn Dad!
"To be fair, Frieza is an expert on that one," Levy muttered.
KRILLIN: GOHAN!
GOHAN: WHAT?!
KRILLIN: Dragon Balls.
GOHAN: ...Oh.
KRILLIN: Yeah.
"That doesn't erase the pain though, Krillin. It never should've come down to the point of Goku needing to die," Freed said.
"Even though you have a convenient method doesn't mean that it should always be used. The deaths at the hands of Cell and Goku's sacrifice never should've happened. None of this should've happened," Erza wiped away her own tears.
"Death will always be painful, and all we can do is move forward," Makarov said.
GOHAN: Huh. I mean, I still screwed up, though.
KRILLIN: And now you're one of us! (helps Gohan get up)
"That's the last thing anyone should want," Minerva spat.
JIMMY FIRECRACKER: Um... It seems that Cell has...disappeared? Along with the orange hillbilly I...frankly am lost for words.
LARRY: Either of you want some weed?
MR. SATAN & JIMMY FIRECRACKER/Millianna: YES!
"MILLIANNA!" Erza and Kagura gasped.
"What? Is that bad?" She asked, oblivious.
"YES!"
KRILLIN: Well... (picks up 18) Guess this gives a new meaning to picking up chicks.
"Just shut up," Lucy chuckled.
VEGETA: What are you doing with that?
KRILLIN: I'm taking her to a...doctor? Mechanic? Oh, Bulma. I'm taking her to a Bulma.
VEGETA: You put that real doll down this instant.
"Juvia does not approve of that term," The water mage growled.
KRILLIN: Yeah, how about no.
VEGETA: I can rip...you...in...half.
KRILLIN: I know you can.
VEGETA: ...When did you get the balls?
KRILLIN: If I said it didn't have anything to do with holding a beautiful woman in my arms, I'd be a liar.
"That's relatable," Macao shrugged.
"You know, it's pretty funny in a way," Levy started talking.
"What is?" Lily asked.
"Gero and 16 got their wish. Goku's dead, though I doubt 16 would be happy about Cell doing it," Levy explained.
"What's so funny about that?" Romeo asked, confused.
"It's just that Gero will never know that Goku's dead. He'll forever rot in hell wondering if any of his creations ever managed to succeed," Levy snickered.
Gajeel smirked. "When you put it like that, it is pretty fun-" The Dragon Slayer stopped abruptly, his body began to tremble in pure fear. His sudden trembling caught those near him off guard.
"Gajeel!?" Lily and Levy gasped.
"Sting! Rogue!" Minerva and Yukino ran over to their Dragon Slayers. The two were panting heavily as their Exceeds tried to calm them down.
"Wendy!" Carla attempted to help the girl breath as the blue Dragon gripped her chest in pain. Her face drenched in sweat.
"LAXUS!" The Thunder Legion crowded around their leader. Laxus was gripping the table, breaking it with his hands. His face white as a sheet of paper.
"NATSU!" Lucy and Happy were trying to help the fire dragon to his feet. The Dragon Slayer was staring at the Lacrama as if death itself was coming for them. He could feel it, the other Slayers all felt it too.
That familiar nauseating feeling of death had returned. Which could only mean one thing...
(a strong wind starts blowing up the area and causes everyone to look behind in shock)
Everyone else could only watch in pure fear as they realized what had troubled the Dragon Slayers once more. There was only one other time that they had looked this terrified while watching these episodes.
And their fears were confirmed once the singing began.
"PERFECT" CELL: (singing)
"P" is for "priceless", the look upon your faces
"E" is for "extinction", all your puny races
"R" for "revolution", which has been televised
"F" is for how "f**ked" you are, now allow me to repriiise
("Perfect" Cell fires a death beam that blasts a hole through Trunks)
(the DragonBall Z Abridged Logo appears on the screen)
Nobody could say a word or move a muscle as the beam of death pierced through Trunks' chest, dealing a killing blow to the young Future Warrior. A silent chill of horror was the only thing that plagued the mages in the guild hall.
Chapter End
NOTE: Something that irritates me is just how much death in Dragon Ball is brushed aside as if it truly means nothing. Because, the consequence of death in fiction is less of if the person stays dead, but just how much that death affects the characters themselves.
Literally at the start of Z, Goku fucking dies and that alone was a shock to many. The guy who has escaped death multiple times finally ran out of luck. And you see just how much his death actually hurt the others, because to them Goku was invincible and could beat anyone. But, if even he can get killed then that means it can happen again, Goku could die again. Knowing that he can be brought back to life doesn't get rid of the pain that will come from knowing or watching someone you love die.
Chi-Chi's, Videl's, Bulma's, and Trunks and Goten's, reactions when told about Gohan and Vegeta are realistic. Because, of the roles the two server in their lives. Hearing that your fucking son was killed is not easy to handle, people just expect Chi-Chi to be like "Oh, okay, he'll just come back to life". NO, THAT'S NOT REASONABLE AT ALL! PEOPLE FUCKING DIED! Why is that not taken seriously!?
Like, most of the dumbass thoughts that exist in the heads of Dragon Ball fans nowadays is because Team Four Star made a couple of fucking jokes and people just ran with it. Took the shit too seriously and managed to say it enough times to genuinelybelieve the shit they spew. Shit escalatedto the point that TFS even regretted taking some of those jokes too far (Mainly the Goku's a bad dad one).
Sorry for the rant, just needed to get that off of my chest.
Anyway, just know that the epilogueto this story will be DBZA Kai episode 3: Parts 1 and 2. That will be the final chapter of this story.
I will do the DBZA Shortz. No, I won't do the HIFL Series, because I believe that one is still on-going if I'm correct. The Shortz were just showing off what the main characters were doing after Cell, but before Buu.
Have a great day!