Chapter 14 – Dual Ascension

The following battle had gone smoothly for Trunks. Who made quick work of the Freeza Jr. Vegeta had been next, being tired of waiting and defeated the Cell Jr after a fair amount of difficulty. He was battered and bloody, yet victorious. The crowd was mostly on their side now, the small amount that was still there. Despite Mr. Satans attempts at convincing everyone the battles were just simple tricks.

Mizuna stepped up to fight next. Cell was standing in the area with a wide grin on his face. "So, we're onto the final battle already?" She said, confidently. "I have to say, I was expecting more."

Cells smile never left his face. "You're not quite ready to face me yet." Then he lifted his hand, the tower behind him suddenly exploded in a tower of smoke, and a figure slowly walked out of the crashing rubble. His flowing cloak behind him She also hadn't realized who it was, but it was unmistakable.

"Cold." She hissed between clenched teeth as he entered the ring next to Cell. Who only floated away into the sky to watch.

"Saiyan." Cold said with a smug chuckle. "Didn't think you'd see me again, did you? Hiding away on this little ball of mud. Thankfully your friend Cell here was kind enough to invite me."

Mizuna gathered his anger and walked closer to him. He was over a full head then she was in his final form. Yet she only looked up at him, unconcerned. "You may have been a threat a few years ago, but you're nothing now."

"You haven't been the only one training, my dear. I think the fact that I'm in perfect control of this form should've tipped you off." Then he brought both of his arms up on either side of him and began powering up. His purple aura surrounded him as wind quickly picked and his body was shrouded by a bright light. She lifted a hand to cover her face from the bright light.

His power had gotten bigger, she noted. Yet it was still nothing she was concerned about. Frost Demons were only impressive to weakling. Then a thought occurred to her as she saw his form grow even larger yet. Cooler had an augmented transformation. Could Cold have discovered it as well? Perhaps this wouldn't be a complete waste of time after all. His power settled then and he was bigger, more heavily armored with spikes, like a more intense version of Cooler. "I'm not done yet." Then he continued powering up. She took a step back then. His power was immense now. It felt like a second Cell. A second augmentation form then?

When he was finished, he towered over her. It looked like his third form turned up to 20. He was easily 15 feet tall with four arms and overall incredibly intimidating.

"Is this good enough for you?" He chuckled and then threw a lightning fast punch. His fists were as big as her torso now. With barely time to block, she lifted his hands to catch the blow and the shock of it sent her into the ground a bit. Cold wasted no time and sent another punch her way. She front flipped over it and ran up his arm, delivering a solid kick to his jaw.

It jerked his head to the side and it bleed slightly but then he smiled. She narrowly avoided certain death as his tail came rocketing at her from behind. It thinly cut her arm and then he let lose another series of punches that she barely avoided and tried to make distance as he launched a large blast at her that she had to block with her arms but then he detonated it early and it shot her further away into one of the posts around the ring. She'd have a better time if she could go full power, but he wasn't giving her the chance.

She caught her breath for a moment before looking up and seeing four large fists flying at her. They passed through her afterimage as Cold looked around for her again. She had managed to get high into the sky and sent a massive energy attack on her own at him. She could still win with a ring out if he was on the ground and the ring was destroyed.

Cold used two of his arms to catch the attack and then used the other two to sent death beams piercing through her attack and heading towards her. After an awkward dodge that gave her another two cuts on her cheek and thigh. Her attack exploded and Cold came charging out of the smoke towards her, barely looking worse for wear. She had the time she needed and her aura exploded around her body as she powered up to her maximum. They were closer now, but Cold still had the edge in brute strength. No matter, raw power wasn't what won a battle. As he came charging in, she let his fists only graze her as she stuck out her hand to her side and an a blade of energy covered her hand. She had perfected the move while training. It took the cutting strength of Krillins Kienzan and made it far less inconvenient to use. With a slash she removed one of Colds fists from his arm. He screen in rage and pain and let loose a barrage of energy blasts that pushed her down towards the ground as she deflected or sliced them apart. Only a faint warning from Goku standing off to the side prepared her for what happened next. A large pulse of energy shot towards the ring and destroyed it. She had managed to get away in time but only just. She looked up to see Cell smiling in the air. "I grow tired of these games. Now, it's a free for all, no holds barred." Then he looked over at Goku. "Come Goku. We'll have our battles at the same time." Goku nodded enthusiastically and charged at Cell. Who met him mid-movement and their own titanic battle began. She knew if she finished Cold off soon, the two of them could take down Cell.

All the distraction gave Cold the chance to get in close to her and she lifted a hand to catch his first blow as the second one landed squarely on her chest. The air left her lungs as she was blown across the landscape. He must've been holding back so far, that felt a lot stronger. She realized as a stream on blood left her mouth. Something was definitely broken now. She didn't want to waste the Senzu she had been given early though. She'd probably need it later. Best to finish this soon.

Cold chuckled as he lifted her up by her head, blood beginning to drip from her lips and carried her off into the air, far away from the battle field. "I tire of this fight, let's go visit some of your earthlings, shall we?" We said to her as she was taken away.

"What the hell is he doing? Where are they going?" Krillin asked as he saw them fly away. Yamcha shook his head. "No idea, but someone should follow just in case." He said as he took to the sky. "I'll make sure she's alright." Then he followed after.

Everyone else focused on Goku and Cells battle that increasing in intensity by the second. Goku was keeping up well with him, but was growing tired. Cell seemed to be doing fine by comparison, though he was breathing hard as well. Gohan stepped forward then. Taking a look at everyone behind him. "I'm going to help my father. "I know he's not the biggest on teamwork, but this is too important." Then he powered up to his maximum, blowing his gathered friends back a bit as they looked at him in awe.

Goku was locked in a struggle with Cell, hands clasped together as the ground beneath them gave well. Cell was smiling confidently as Goku gave it his all to push him back. It was no good. Cell just was too strong and he could tell that he was still holding a lot in reverse. Suddenly a foot came out of nowhere and kicked Cell in the side of the head, being caught completely by surprise he was jettisoned a good distance away in a heap. Gohan landed on the ground next to Goku. quickly taking a fighting stance. "Come on, dad. We can beat him together." Goku rubbed under his chin for a moment, unsure. "Not really my style."

"I know, but just humor me this one time." Gohan said, looking up at him, his expression serious.

Goku smiled at him. "Sure, why not? You got it." Then he took a stance as well and they both waited as Cell flew back over towards them. Brushing off some dust from his shoulder as he smiled at the two of them. "Son Gohan has joined us, what a surprise. I never took you as much of a fighter."

"Prepared to be surprised, Cell." Gohan said and flexed his aura a bit. Cell followed suit and powered up as well, beyond his previous level until he was comfortably above both of them. "Come then, show me what you two are really made of."

They all charged at once.

After they arrived at West City. Mizuna was flung into a tall building and it collapsed on top of her. The chaos ensured as people were killed or injured by falling debris. Cold only chuckled and launched large blasts at random. Killing thousands instantly. He had been waiting ages to enact revenge upon this planet. He was glad he'd be able to make the Saiyan watch it happen as well.

Mizuna pulled herself from the rubble and with a shout, charged at Cold. "You bastard!" She aimed an expert kick at his midsection but he twisted out of the way and stabbed with his tail at her. It caught her in the ribs and she retaliated with a barrage of energy attacks at him that caused him to growl in frustration at him guarded against them. Mizuna tiredly smiled as it seemed to be working. Then he formed a shield of ki around himself, negating her blasts and drove her into the ground. The city rumbled as more destruction was caused by their battle.

Yamcha flew past them and headed towards Capsule Corps. He'd make sure she survived this at least. He saw hundreds of humans fleeing from the destruction as he continued on, although he did see an odd thing. One long haired brunette woman was moving against the crowd towards the fighting. Perhaps she didn't know what was going on. No matter, he had to press on.

Mizuna was being held in the air by Colds tail and he had just finished unleashing a plethora of punches that left her wheezing and bloody. Her SSJ form had slipped away as well. She had taken too much damage. She had the senzu in her pocket, but she couldn't reach it now. With the resulting zenkai, she might just surpass him. She heard a voice call out suddenly and felt her body fall to the ground a moment later. Cold turned to see the figure. It was a woman with long brunette hair and a very curvy figure. "Akene?" Mizuna whispered as she caught sight of her. What the hell was she doing here?

Gohan bent down to avoid a kick from Cell while Goku came up from behind him and blasted Cell with a point black Kamehameha, that sent Cell back a step, but with a shout, he blasted both Saiyans back with a burst of his power. Gohan was hurt but relatively okay, but Goku looked like he was running on fumes at this point. There was a lull in the fighting as Gohan looked over at his father. "You can take a break, you know. I can handle him from here." He knew he couldn't. Cell wasn't holding back anymore and he would lose eventually too. Still, he wanted his father to live.

Goku gave him a smile, but shook his head. "Don't worry about me, you just need to tap into your hidden power, and nothing would stop you from beating him."

Gohans face dropped at that. "But I don't know how to do that, dad."

"Just get angry, think about all the people he's going to hurt if he wins. Let that be your strength." Then Goku charged in again. Leaving Gohan to stew over his words before following him. Cells confident smile returned after they finished talking. He dodged a punch from Goku, returning with a devastating gut punch of his own that brought Goku to his knees and lifted him up by his neck. "Anger will draw more power out you?" Cell asked Gohan as he swatted him aside with the back off his hand. Gohan rolled away in the dirt some distance. "Well, there's a simple solution to this." He said, gripping Gokus throat harder, causing him to struggle hard to break away.

The other Z-fighters looked on in terror. "He's going to kill him, what do we do?" Trunks said in concern.

"We stand aside. They're the strongest we have, we won't fare any better against him." Vegeta said with a grunt.

"I'm not going to willingly stand here and watch that!" Trunks said, flashing into his SSJ form and flew off to help. Krillin and Tien, as well as Piccolo followed after him.

Mizuna had made it back on her knees as Cold and Akene stared at each other. "Leave her alone, you monster. Go back to wherever you came from." Akene said as she walked up to Cold.

Mizuna struggled to get back to her feet after, everything else forgotten. Why was Akene here? How'd she even know? She was going to get herself killed over trying to be a hero.

Cold only chuckled. "Who is this? A friend? A lover, perhaps?" He raised a hand. "Only fitting for you to be the first of her friends to die in front of her." Cold said then launched a death beam that pierced Akenes heart, dropping her to the ground. She looked one last time at Mizuna before falling to the ground on her face.

Mizuna felt her world shatter then. A massive rush of power followed. Her hair stood straighter, and more defined. Lightning surrounded her body and her aura grew more intense. Her muscles grew more defined as well. A well of power flooded her and felt like it completely replaced her regular SSJ well of power. She rose to her feet and looked at Cold, who turned to face her, a look of surprise on his face. "What is this? Finally have some more fight in you, huh?" Then he prepared to battle her.

Cell had easily cast aside all the other fighters, as well as Vegeta who had charged in last to help. All the while holding a choking Goku in his hand. Gohan had began to cry tears of frustration at this point. "Let him go, Cell!"

"If you want to free him, you'll have to do it yourself. "Cell said and with another surge of strength, his other hand shot through Gokus chest. "Maybe one of the others will give you the proper incentive.." Then he let Goku fall to the ground. And walked towards the huddled group of fighters who were screaming at him for killing Goku. Gohan fell to his knees at his fathers side, tearing streaking down his face. "No.." His aura unconsciously surrounded him and the ground began to rumble as sparks of lightning appeared.

Cell zoomed towards the first closest person, which was Vegeta, who moved to throw a punch at the powerful android, who avoided it and sent Vegeta flying with a kick and aimed a haymaker at his back, but was knocked into the ground by a brutal elbow to his head that sent him hurling into the ground, and he thought he saw stars then.

Gohan landed on the ground next to the large crater that Cell body had formed and he peered down into it. He appeared to be slightly taller, his hair was much longer and he had an aura is power that he never had previously. Trunks had caught the now unconscious Vegeta and lowered him to the ground and fed him a Senzu.

"What happened to Gohan?" Trunks said to no one in particular. Then his senses caught an increase in power awhile away, it was Mizuna her power by also skyrocketed close to Gohans. "What's going on?"

Mizuna caught Colds punch and with a swipe of her other hand, sliced it off at the shoulder and then blasted him away. Her mind was crystal clear for the first time all day. She needed to kill him quickly. Then she'd do the same to Cell and then she'd bring her love back to life. "Hurry up and pick yourself back up, Cold. Your death will not be pleasant. I'll wipe you frost demons off the face of the universe!" Then she charged at him again. The injured creature called Cold was laying in a heap and was picked up by Mizuna by his neck and she dragged him high up into the air, then into the stratosphere. And released him, then she cupped her hands to her side and a blue light gathered there. With a shout she released the gathered power. "Kamehameha!" The massive beam struck Cold and launched him out into space and within seconds the beam as well as Cold struck the sun, killing him instantly and he was no more.

She lowered herself back to this part of the wrecked city, to find where Akene was. The most absurd thing was waiting for her. Akene was unharmed and in perfect health. Smiling at her when she landed. Mizuna ran up to her then as her SSJ2 form fell away from her. "You're alive?! How is that possible?"

Akene shrugged as Mizuna ran up and hugged her and kissed her passionately. "I have something to tell you,"

Mizuna took a step back and waited for her to continue. "My name isn't actually Akene, it's Android 21. I came here in that time machine you found just outside Ginger Town."

Mizuna was flabbergasted at that, her mind reeling. "What are you talking about? You're not making any sense."

"I speak the truth. I'm the reason why Cell reached his perfect form. None of you are strong enough for me yet."

"For you?"

"Yes, Cell and Cold are nothing compared to what I am. The future I came from is empty, I devoured everything there. Everything with a strong power. The weak taste awful. I love strong people." Android 21 said, a blush coming to face and her mouth almost seemed to water at the thought. "I think you'll be the tastiest one of all."

Mizuna blushed beside herself, despite the horrific tale she was doing told. She had always told her she was tasty, especially during love making. She couldn't help but love her still, even though she just admitted to being an enemy.

"It's so hard for me to resist eating you now, but I can wait a bit longer. You have to get even stronger then this before I'll do it." 21 said. "I don't know why I told you any of this, I think it's because I honestly love you."

Mizuna sighed and took 21s hands in hers. "We can move past this, you don't have to eat anyone. We talked about getting married, we'll figure it out."

21 pulled away and shook her head. "I can't do that. It's like I have another person living inside me that I fight every day to push it back. If it were up to me, I'd stay with you, but I don't have full control over myself. My full power is still beyond you. So, I have a shortcut from my time. Gather five other Saiyans, and a new realm will open up for you. The realm of the gods. You're not even close enough to where you need to reach yet. Super Saiyan God. Remember that term."

Mizuna didn't understand what she meant. "The gods? What are you talking about? This next level of Super Saiyan isn't enough?" Then she remembered to eat the Senzu bean in her pocket and let the healing flow through her body, then she continued speaking. "Where will you go then?"

"Away from Earth for awhile, I suppose." 21 said and looked away. "I'll say you have a few years before I can no longer hold back the hunger." Then she looked back at Mizuna. "Please, find the strength to save me." Then she took off into the sky and was gone.

Just for clarification, Android 21 came from the time, just after Beerus arrived, but before anyone mastered using God Ki. She's not as powerful as a Super Saiyan God.

Power Levels

Mizuna SSJ - 1.12 Billion

SSJ2- 1.8 Billion

Gohan SSJ1 - 1.15 Billion

SSJ2 - 1.9 Billion

Cold (Second Augment) - 1.20 Billion

Cell (Full Power) - 1.54 Billion

Android 21 (Base) - ?