A/N: And so I'm back, my reasoning for taking a break is at the bottom and I'm sorry if this chapter seems a little rushed. I just had to post a chapter of some sort or else I would've exploded. Without further ado, onto the chapter.
Chapter 27: The Fate Tournament Begins
BOOM!
''I told you couldn't beat me now,'' stated Gohan.
''Grrr... what did you do to increase your power to such a level?'' asked the angry Raditz.
''Simple, I trained as hard as I could in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Now give up or I'll be forced to kill you again,'' warned Gohan. The pacifist got into a fighting stance, and narrowed his eyes to examine Raditz's posture.
''Or how about I kill the girl instead,'' maniacally claimed Raditz as he swiftly fired a blast at Bra. Gohan narrowed his eyes and spoke four words that seemed enchanted. ''No one dies today,'' Gohan shouted as he warped in the blasts trajectory and backhanded the blast away.
''Uncle, I gave you a chance but you blew it! Why do you have to be so stupid,'' Gohan yelled as he vanished and reappeared in front of Raditz. BAM! Gohan launched a swift blurry fist at Raditz's forehead, sending him back.
Raditz backflipped and landed on the ground. ''You think this is the full extent of my power, I've been playing the whole time.''
His words made Gohan stop and question the widow peaked Saiyan. ''Full power? Don't tell me you're talking about the ultra bulked up form. If so, you won't be able to defeat me. But don't take my word for it,'' Gohan said.
''We shall see nephew, HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!'' Raditz under went the same transformation that Trunks did prior to him coming back to the Earth. ''So you see, my power is ahead of yours now. You can't hope to defeat me now, you're too weak.''
''I told you not to do this, whatever. I'm gonna take you down within the next ten minutes,'' proclaimed Gohan. Raditz narrowed his golden eyebrows and bull rushed Gohan's frail outline.
Android 0 launched a kick, but Gohan saw it coming miles away and blocked it. DOOSH!
Gohan shoved his fist in Raditz's torso, sending him crashing into a cliff. Raditz rolled over and hopped up, leaving the ground. ''Take this, DOUBLE SUNDAY!'' Raditz's ki blast tore through the ground, making a trench. Gohan knew that it was to powerful to simply bat away so he warped out of its trajectory.
POW! Gohan smashed his fist into Raditz's face, knocking him flat on his back. ''I told you this would happen, but you didn't listen. Its over, KAMEHAMEHA!'' The azure beam of destruction was on its path to kill Raditz.
Raditz could only look on as his fate flashed before his eyes. He was done in by his weakling brothers brat. He was truly a weakling, a figment in the wind. The Low Class warrior, the weakling, the chicken known as Raditz.
When Gohan looked at Raditz's facial expression, he saw despair and the look of failure. Gohan immediately realized that maybe Raditz had a chance to be saved after all. Gohan closed his eyes and the blast dispensed on its path.
''What, why didn't you go through with it and kill me?'' Asked a bewildered Raditz. The son of Kakarrot made his way over to his uncle and looked at him, contemplating the consequences of his actions.
''Because everyone deserves a second chance, that's what my father taught me. Everyone can be redeemable, and change for the better. That's why I'm sparing you, but make no mistake. If you cross out of line, I will hunt you down and finish you,'' threatened Gohan.
''WHAT? You're just gonna let that bastard live after what he's done?''
''Everyone deserves a second chance, we got mister Piccolo and your father from doing this. I'm hoping I'm really my father's son and I have the same affect on him.'' Gohan replied to Bra.
Gohan turned back to his uncle whom was on the ground, beaten. ''Now uncle I'd suggest you go with Bra back to Capsule Corp, and remain there. Cause any trouble and-''
''I know, I know, you'll hunt me down and kill me,'' replied an annoyed Raditz. ''That is if Vegeta doesn't do the deed before you even get there.''
''Gohan, thanks for saving me from him. And how did you get so strong in so little time?''
''Well Trunks, Vegeta, my father and I went into this special room called the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. It gives us a years worth of training in only one day on the outside world. That's how we got so powerful, I think you should head into that room pretty soon.''
''Thanks, I'll see ya later and happy birthday.''
Both Raditz and Bra took off from the location, heading to Vegeta's home in Capsule Corporation. Gohan sighed before heading home, ready to actually have his birthday.
The remaining days until the Cell Games passed quickly and the time for the battle was there before they knew it. Chi-Chi watched as her husband laced up his boots, getting ready to leave. The day had finally arrived- the Fate Tournament arrived.
"Well," Goku said. "I'd better go get Gohan." Gohan had remained at Kami's Lookout, hanging out with Dende and the others until the day of the tournament.
"Please, be careful," said Chi-Chi. "Promise me that nothing will happen to Gohan. I'd prefer it if he didn't fight, but I know how he is. Very impulsive and willing to jump into the face of danger."
"We'll be fine," replied Goku. "After this, we'll have a party to celebrate. If I don't make it out, just know I love you." The full blooded Saiyan received a quick peck on the lips from his wife.
''Save the world Goku,'' Chi Chi muttered. Goku nodded as he raised his fingers to his forehead and vanished.
x-X-x
Gohan and the others looked up when they saw Goku appear. "Today's the day," he said, excited to finally see if everything he'd done over the time was enough to save the planet. "Where's Vegeta and Gohan?" he asked, noticing that the Saiyan Prince wasn't present.
"Vegeta went on ahead two day's ago to actually spend time with his family. I sense his presence heading towards the Tournament arena at the moment. Gohan on the otherhand left about an hour ago," stated the always informative Piccolo.
"I see," said Goku. "They must be pumped up from all the training."
Nobody responded, all staring at the ground. "What's with the silent treatment?" asked Goku. "Anybody want to explain?"
"Goku," said Krillin. "We seem to have a bit of a snag here. It's about the Dragon. Dende made it so that all the people killed by Cell can be brought back with one wish. But unlike on Namek, this Dragon can't restore life to anyone who's died before."
"I'm sorry," said Dende, bowing his head. "I should have told you before I made them, Goku."
"Hey, guys, don't worry!" said Goku. "Nothing's going to happen. He's not going to beat us, guys. In any case, we'd better get going, or else we're going to be late."
The group of warriors shot into the sky, flying towards the Cell Games, where the fate of the universe would be decided.
x-X-x
"Here we are just twenty minutes away from the start of the Cell Games," said a reporter who was on scene at the Cell Games, cowering out of sight on a cliff. "And, by the looks of it, no one's showed up to watch for fear of their lives. As you can see, Cell continues to stand in the center of the ring without moving a muscle. And with not a lot of time left until the opening bell, we're still awaiting the arrival of the people's champion, Hercule Satan."
Just then, there was a significant amount of dust being blown into the air from an approaching car. "Wait a minute," said the reporter, noticing the car. "It looks like someone's coming!"
The door to the car opened, and Mr. Satan stepped out giving the victory sign and generally acting like the stuck up jackass that he is. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" screamed the reporter, "Mr. Satan is here!"
Mr. Satan looked up at the reporter and gestured for him to come down. "What's he doing?" asked the reporter to the cameraman. "He wants us to go down there?" Mr. Satan nodded. "Yes... well... alright!" The reporter and camera man made their way off the cliff.
"Mr. Satan," Firecracker said. "What are your thoughts on the upcoming tournament?"
"I'm going to crush that stupid amateur over there," Hercule announced, pointing at Cell.
"Well you heard it ladies and gentlemen," Firecracker said into the microphone. "Hercule is already declaring victory against the monster known as Cell."
Just then Vegeta landed next to the ring and stood there with his arms crossed over his chest. Gohan came following right behind the armor clad Saiyan, uncertainty and determination written on his demeanor.
"It looks like we have a couple of observers," Firecracker said. "How'd they do that?" he asked to the 'World Champion' Hercule.
"It's all a trick," Hercule said. "Like the ones that Cell uses."
Gohan raised a brow, a little offended but otherwise remarked nothing.
Mr. Firecracker walked over to the full blooded Saiyan and put the microphone in his face. "Do you have any comments to make sir?"
"Get out of my face before I blast you to oblivion," Vegeta threatened.
x-X-x
The Z-warriors stopped in midair as they saw Tien, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu waiting for them. "Glad you could make it," Goku said thankfully.
"We're not going to face Cell one on one," Tien stated. "But we'll be there to try and stop him if everyone else fails. Maybe Yamcha and I's fusion can be of use."
"That's all we can ask for," Goku said. ''Now lets get going!'' With that, the Z-fighters continued on their flight to the Cell arena.
x-X-x
Android Sixteen landed right next to the arena a few minutes after the Saiyans arrived. "Well Sixteen," Cell remarked with a grin. "I see you're still alive and kicking."
"I will exterminate you once and for all Cell," Sixteen said in a flat voice.
"How do you intend to do that," Cell said, "being as weak as you are."
"I've had major improvements implemented as well as repairs to my design," Sixteen replied.
"Well, it may get interesting then," Cell answered.
"Apparently Cell knows this newcomer," Firecracker inferred.
"It's all just a cheap trick," Hercule said out of the blue.
The 'World Champ' was interrupted more of the Z-warriors landing just outside the ring. "Ah, Goku," Cell greeted. "I was wondering if you'd show up. Now the fun can actually begin."
Then the final Z-fighter flew in on the scene, Trunks.
"I'm ready for you Cell," Goku replied. He turned to the rest of the warriors gathered. "Is it okay if I go first?"
"Yeah go ahead," Gohan said calmly, though he's ready to get his hands on Cell. That menace had to pay for murdering his best friend Videl's mother while he was making the Tournament broadcast. His little 'demonstration' that made a huge trench in the city had killed Videl's mother, Miguel in the process.
"Is that okay with you Vegeta?" Goku asked.
"No, I'm going first Kakarrot," the Saiyan Prince replied. "Stay the hell out of my way, I'm going to obliterate him." He had his own personal vendetta against Cell, he petrified Bulma, took the Dragon radar, nearly killed Bra and chibi Trunks HIS SPAWNS, and got away before the armor clad Saiyan could react.
Flashback...
Bulma was busy typing on her computer to find out anything om her android client. Suddenly, he spun around after hearing the sound of glass crashing. She horrified at what she saw, Cell held both Chibi Trunks and Bra by the throat. The cockroach looking menacingly smirked sinisterly at the petrified Bulma.
''Give me your Dragon radar or your beloved children will die.'' The monstrosity grinned full of evil.
The blue haired undergarment named woman reluctantly grabbed the radar and handed it to Cell, albeit closing her eyes. Cell snatched the radar out of Bulma's hands after dropping both Trunks and Bra to the ground.
Bulam slowly opened her eyes and much to her horror, Cell had snapped Trunks neck and crushed both Bra's legs. ''W-why a-are you... doing this?'' Bulma asked out of fear, didn't Cell agree to wait until the tournament.
''Nothing really, just a precaution for you to not use the Dragon Balls to try to wish me away or something. With the new power coursing through my genetic structure after absorbing Android 0, I had to instill fear into somebody.
''CELL!'' Future Trunks appeared in the room with Vegeta. Trunks horrified at what he saw and his now unruly golden aura showed signs of potent blue electricity surrounding it.
Vegeta checked his children's pulses, showing a rare concerned side of him. He felt them, but on the verge of stopping. Vegeta punched the ground before standing up and bull rushing Cell full of fury. Tournament be DAMNED! YOU'RE GONNA DIE RIGHT NOW!''
Trunks zipped behind Cell to keep him trapped between himself and his father. Before they could even get within two feet of his proximity, he flew through the wall beside him with surprising speed.
The two Saiyans heard laughter coming from the sky before it diminished. ''Damnit, he's even stronger than before now that he's absorbed Raditz. This is turining into one big catastrophe!'' shouted the Saiyan from the future.
Flashback Ends...
''Woah Vegeta, what got you so worked up?''
''Family affairs, now stay off,'' Vegeta replied hoarsely.
Trunks clenched his fists in anger, Cell had wronged them and he had to pay. This is the moment of truth, whether his impact on the timeline actually made a real difference. Were his efforts truly just in vain? He would find out at this very tournament.
''Make no mistake Cell, I'll see to it that this whole shirade comes to a halt.''
"Excuse me," Firecracker interrupted putting the microphone in front of Goku. "Do you intend of fighting Cell?"
"Yeah," Goku answered. "But Vegeta's going first."
"HEY!" shouted Mr. Satan. "DON'T YOU KNOW I'M THE CHAMP AROUND HERE!"
''He seems more like an attention-craving loudmouth,'' thought Gohan to himself, taking an instinctive dislike towards the man.
"I've had about enough of you clowns!" shouted Mr. Satan, running forward and shoving the reporter out of the way. "And your stupid jokes! Now clear out of here before I get angry!"
"Don't blow a vein, the tournament hasn't even started." Gohan sighed, disliking the man more and more with every word he said. He and his father never sought glory- but this man loved it, and would do anything for it. Gohan couldn't respect that.
Mr. Satan drew back in surprise at being talked to like that by a little kid. He started laughing. "I'm sorry, I forgot. You ignorant hicks have spent your whole lives playing banjo in the woods, so you don't realize that I, Hercule Satan, am the MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!"
The Z-Fighters just stared at Mr. Satan, all of them beginning to share Gohan's instinctive dislike towards the man.
"And the other challengers have been left totally speechless," said the reporter. "By the one and only MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION OF THE-" He was cut off by the fact that he'd leaned too far over the edge of the ring, and smashed into the ground.
"Okay," said Mr. Satan. "Seeing as how you don't know who I am, I'll show you." He hopped out of the ring and pulled a boulder out of the ground, smashing it over his head. "Now who rules?" he taunted.
"Champion of all Martial Arts in the world!" shouted the reporter, "MR. SATAN!" He began chanting Mr. Satan, but stopped when everybody just stared at him like he was an idiot. "They... they aren't buying it at all!" he said to Mr. Satan.
"Let him go first," whispered Gohan to his father. "The only way we'll be able to convince him otherwise is to hurt him, and it'll be good for his ego."
"You think we should?" replied Goku.
"It's time," said Cell suddenly. "Who will be the first to challenge?"
Mr. Satan stepped forward. "You're looking at him. Let's get it on!" He reached up, beginning to untie the rope on his cape.
"There's just no trying to stop him, Goku," said Krillin. "He just won't listen."
"I've gotta try," said Goku. He turned to the ring. "Listen, Mr. Satan. If you fight Cell you're going to get killed."
The reporter and Mr. Satan looked at each other, shrugging. "Okay, Lionel," said the reporter to his cameraman. "Get a close up of the guy with the big hair."
"Right," said the cameraman, pivoting to face Goku.
"Ladies and gentlemen," said the reporter, "moments ago this big-haired guy had the audacity to tell the people's hero, Hercule Satan, to back down from the tournament! Imagine telling the Martial Arts Champion of the World he was going to be beaten! Having followed Mr. Satan's amazing career over the years, I have one question to ask this know-it-all man. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
"The insolence," Firecracker replied. "We all know it'll be the champ Hercule that will beat Cell. He's going first."
"That dumb ass," Krillin said. "He couldn't beat a fly."
"Wait," Firecracker said. "You were one of the participants in the tournament before the last one, weren't you?"
"Yeah," Krillin replied nonchantly.
"Why didn't you return?" Firecracker asked. "Was it because you were afraid of Hercule?"
"It was to try and prevent this whole mess, we had training to do," Krillin answered irritated. "I could beat that loser without even breaking a sweat. Its truly no contest."
"There you have it ladies and gentlemen," Firecracker pronounced. "We have some competitors that claim to be stronger than the World Champ but personally I think they were just scared. We'll begin with Hercule facing the monster Cell. We all know that this will be the only match of the tournament since Hercule will surely win."
"I don't think we're going to convince them," Gohan whispered, rather annoyed.
"He deserves what he gets," Yamcha seconded. ''This is pathetic.''
"We can always wish him back with everyone else even if he dies," Tien pointed out.
"I suppose we'll have to let him humiliate himself before we can get underway then," Krillin said.
"You're going down, Cell," Hercule yelled interrupting the conversation. The stupid man walked up to the monster and got in a martial arts stance.
"Let's begin," Firecracker announced.
Hercule charged at Cell with a kick right to the monster's face. Cell never even flinched, not even feeling the blow. Hercule continued to throw kicks and punches wildly.
"Hercule is throwing punches and kicks so fast that Cell doesn't have any hope of blocking," Firecracker said. "This man is amazing."
"And now for my finish!" shouted Mr. Satan. Cell finally got tired of the man and backhanded him out of the ring and into a cliff, making him win the one sided affair.
"To be honest, Gohan," said Krillin to the half-Saiyan, "I was cheering for Cell to win that little scrap."
"Look, he survived," said Piccolo. "I guess Cell didn't want to waste any energy on that weakling."
"He... he landed outside the ring," said the reporter, his eyes wide. "That means... our hero... has lost... the battle..."
"Oh no! Hercule has landed out of the ring. Is there any hope left?" Firecracker walked over to where Hercule lay. "What happened in there?"
"Well with the kind of power I've got, one little slip can send you flying like that," Hercule lied to his paparazzi.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Hercule's own power is what sent him out of the ring. He may still be able to beat Cell after all."
"Who will be first?" Cell asked. "Will it be you, Goku?"
"No it'll be Vegeta. If you manage to get past him, I'll be your next opponent." Goku said while backing off and letting Vegeta storm onto the ring.
x-X-x
"Ah, Vegeta," taunted Cell. "I thought you would have learned by now."
''I'm going to end your pathetic existence once and for all, you blasted cockroach.''
''Heard that line before, indulge me. What will be any different from the last time we fought my dear prince of nothing,'' Cell said ever confidently.
The Saiyan flashed into his Super Saiyan form and raised his power, causing winds to blow everywhere and slight blue electricity to form around him. Along with his glowing golden glow, the Saiyan was itching to test out the results from his training.
''Woah, I never thought he was at this level of power! He's on par with Gohan and I now,'' exclaimed Goku from his spot on the ground.
The winds nearly swept the paparazzi and away, only being held by Gohan. ''You're welcome,'' Gohan said to while looking at the battle at hand.
''Prepare to die Cell, I'll make good on what I say this time. RAAHHH!'' The armor clad Saiyan charged Cell who kept a sinister grin on his face. ''I guess this means we're skipping the warm up, my dear prince?''
''Keep smirking you bastard, I'll kill you when its all said and done.'' The Saiyan met his adversaries guard with a powerful strike to Cell's chest area.
''Ah, so you've gotten much stronger than our last encounter. This may prove to be more challenging and amusing than I thought,'' spoke Cell.
''Shut up and fight me you bastard!''
''Oh I'll enjoy taking down your over inflated ego down bit by bit,'' Cell replied in his usual 'perfect voice'.
A/N: I know I haven't updated in a while and I genuinely apologize for that. I've been busy because life gets in the way of Fanfiction. Also I guess I've had writers block as well due to the amount of chapters I've written since the beginning of 2015. I just needed a break but fear not, this story will continue to flourish with chapters. Anyways, always remember to leave a review as it only takes a few seconds. I would greatly appreciate it if you did as it gives me more insight to continue to provide story content. Now that my constant rambling has ceased, I give you the power levels that I haven't covered in the last couple of chapters.
Power Levels (Chapter 25):
Vegeta (Base): 15,000,000
Vegeta (SSJ): 750,000,000
Vegeta (MSSJ): 1,500,000,000
Vegeta (USSJ): 2,250,000,000
Vegeta (Temporarily Angry): 1,750,000,000
Cell (13 and 17 Absorbed): 1,500,000,000
Cell (Perfect Form Suppressed): 2,000,000,000
Mirai Trunks (Base): 15,200,000
Mirai Trunks (SSJ): 760,000,000
Mirai Trunks (MSSJ): 1,520,000,000
Mirai Trunks (USSJ): 2,280,000,000
Krillin (Base): 2,500,000
Krillin (Super Kaioken X10): 250,000,000
Piccolo: 450,000,000
Tien: 2,500,000
Bulma: 3
Goku (SSJ Supressed): 2,000,000
Gohan (SSJ Supressed): 3,000,000
Goku (Half of FPSSJ or Normal SSJ): 1,025,000,000
Power Levels (Chapter 26):
Vegeta (Base after HTC Second Time): 20,000,000
Trunks (Base after HTC Second Time): 20,100,000
Lime: 3
: 171
Mercenary Tao: 324
Guards: 16
Gohan (SSJ): 1,050,000,000
Dende: 100
Raditz (SSJ): 600,000,000
Raditz (ASSJ): 900,000,000
Bra (Base): 7,000,000
Bra (SSJ): 350,000,000
Bra (ASSJ): 525,000,000
Power Levels (This Chapter):
Vegeta (MSSJ): 2,000,000,000
Cell (Supressed): 2,000,000,000
Trunks (Base): 20,100,000
Goku (SSJ): 1,025,000,000
Gohan (SSJ): 1,050,000,000
: 140
Firecracker: 7
Tien (Base): 7,000,000
Krillin (Base): 6,900,000
Yamcha (Base): 4,500,000
Piccolo: 1,000,000,000
Favoriters: Endless
Followers: Unlimited
Reviewers: Beyond Infinite
Review Section:
C: Awesome job with the chapter!
A: Thank you for your support as always.
C: I have an idea on what i thinks gonna. Happen. If gohan doesnt kill radditz then i think android 0 will somehow get involved in the cell games. Which will lead to cell in the end absorbing android 0.
A: Quite correct, except Cell absorbed Android 0 in between the miniscule time skip.
C: I'm liking this story a lot. Very nice what if set of sagas. Well written and witty. But PLEASE make the Z Fighters the heroes of Earth. I always hated Hercule. Not because he's weak but he undermines the original Dragon Ball story where people knew that there were super powerful beings out there. Maybe after the Cell Games Gohan and Goku (If he's still alive that is) could be invited for an interview with the world's most popular news program. Z TV! Their slogan is: "Don't ask us why it's called Z cause not even we know!" I would truly like to see the Z Fighters get the credit they deserve. This could also start Gohan explaining Ki and starting to make his book on how Ki worksand theories on it. Gohan's book IS canon btw... well at least I think it is. XD
A: Don't worry, Hercule will only take partial credit for the whole thing. He'll be exposed as a fraud later on in the story.
C: Do you plan on making Raditz join the gang? And will Bra have her shot in the HTC?
A: I'm going to have to say no because there would be too many people in the gang. And Bra will have her shot in the HTC but before she could go in she was severely injured by the menace known as Cell.
C: Really great chapter awesome stuff!
A: Thank you for the compliment, I genuinely aprreciate it. I hope I continue to make good content.
C: There have certainly been a couple modification to the original timeline, but overall I like them. I'll see what happens next time between Raditz and Gohan.
A: You will indeed. I'm sorry if you think the battle was a little lack luster, but it really wasn't much of a fight. Thanks for reviewing and stay tuned for the next chapter.
Thank you all for reading this chapter of Beyond Infinite and stay tuned for the next Chapter. The reason I didn't do the Broly mini arc will be explained in future Chapters. Fear not, he will still be included within this story. Deuces.
