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Chapter 5: The Return of Cell

The thought of Gohan alive made Mito sick. He was designed to destroy them by the genius of Dr. Gero, yet somehow, he failed. Every day, he was reminded that Gohan was alive and well, content that Cell was dead. Little did he know, he was very much alive.

Over the past several weeks, Mito had learned very little and that made him angry. The whole reason he entered Orange Star High was to learn more about the young Saiyan and where he got his power. All he learned from the past several weeks was that Gohan was an awkward teenager content with Hercule Satan taking credit for his work, which was a disgrace. He also learned that Gohan played superhero and attempted to hide his powers from his friends. There was no indication of where he got his power.

One thing he did know, he was sick of waiting. If he was not to learn anymore, why wait to destroy the boy and all his friends?

Videl would be lying to herself if she didn't notice Gohan. The teenager was a fighter like her and not only that; his father was the world champion before her father. All the other girls in school thought Gohan was cute, while some would even say he was downright hot. Videl would never openly admit it, but he was handsome despite his quirkiness. If she were to ever openly admit that, say to her best friend, she would never hear the end of it. Besides all that, the main reason she noticed him was that he didn't care that she was the daughter of the man who defeated Cell. Literally, every guy in the world saw that first and Videl Satan second.

She would be lying to herself if she said she didn't like fame that came with being the daughter of Hercule Satan. She had used that fame to start her career as a crime fighter. Although her father shaped her image, she found it refreshing and appealing that Gohan didn't see her from the perspective of her father's image. That is what made Gohan unique and stand out. One of the other reasons is that the boy is mysterious. How does a backwoods boy know Bulma Briefs, president of the largest company on Earth? Oh, he is the son of Goku. Of course, she thought.

"Earth to Videl!?"

Videl quickly came back to reality after thinking of Gohan, yet again. "Yes?"

"What were you thinking about?" Erasa said with a smirk.

Videl rolled her eyes. If her best friend knew that she was thinking of Gohan, it would be disastrous for her. "Nothing."

"Uh huh, maybe I should say, who were you thinking about?" said Erasa.

"Nerd boy, you okay?" Sharpner asked saving Videl from having to explain yet again that she was not thinking of anyone.

Gohan was also deep in thought when he was interrupted. "Y- Yeah."

The four were on their way out of the Orange Star High to end the school day. It had been one day since Mito spilled Gohan's secret, which made him feel uneasy. Thankfully for him, Videl didn't believe Mito and Gohan couldn't blame her. Mito had been nothing but rude to the four since his arrival. Gohan had come to no conclusions to why Mito would know so much about him. He decided to wait to seek out Piccolo or someone else about this situation. He wasn't convinced Mito was a threat, but that didn't mean he wasn't taking the whole situation lightly. He intended to speak with Mito about what he knew.

"Well, I'm going home," Sharpner said waving goodbye.

"Me too! I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Erasa said and then walked the other direction.

"You got any plans this afternoon?" Videl asked Gohan.

"Umm, not really."

"Great! Because I had a few questions I wanted to ask you."

Gohan suddenly became more nervous than just a few minutes ago. He knew that she was to ask his personal history after what had happened yesterday. After the whole incident with Mito, he had told Videl a little bit of his history as a fighter.

"About what?" asked Gohan.

Videl cleared her throat. "Well, exactly how strong are you as a fighter?"

Gohan frantically made hushing sounds as there were still a lot of kids flowing out of the front doors of OSH and he didn't want anybody to hear about his power.

"Umm, can we talk about this somewhere else?" Gohan whispered.

Videl raised an eyebrow. "Okay, sure."

"Like the park?" suggested Gohan.

"Fine by me."

The two teens walked over to Satan City Park, just five minutes away. Gohan was trying to think of what to say when Videl confronts him about his power. Should he be honest and tell the truth, possibly compromising any sense of normality he has built up at Orange Star high? Or should he withhold the truth?

Gohan knew that Videl (along with the rest of society) was so ingrained in Mr. Satan's lie that she wouldn't be able to comprehend his true power. Deciding not to push it and try to keep some semblance of normalcy, he decided to withhold the true extent of his power.

"So umm, what is it that you want to know again?" asked Gohan.

"How strong you are," Videl responded.

"Right."

He paused trying to think of what to say. "Well, my dad taught me some things, but I have never been in a tournament before, so I don't know how strong I am compared to someone like you."

"Well, why not find out?" she said confidently smirking.

"W- What?"

"You heard me Gohan. Let's have a spar."

Gohan's eyes enlarged at the idea of sparing with her. "We can't do that!"

"…and why not?"

"I need to be in my Gi, and we have to be somewhere else. What if someone sees us?"

Videl rolled her eyes. "Relax Gohan. Nobody is even at this park right now. Nobody can see us. Don't try to make up any excuses!"

"But…"

"No buts Gohan."

He sighed. There was no way of getting out of this one. He knew that she would be curious of his strength after their talk; however, he didn't think she'd force him to have a spar in the middle of the city of all places. Thankfully, the park was large and virtually disserted at this time.

Despite the size of the park, Gohan wasn't confident he could withhold enough power without hurting his friend. He decided that the best course of action would be to mainly defend rather than attack. Sighing, he nodded his head and got into a defensive position.

"Great! It will just be a minute or two. I just want to see how advanced you are," Videl happily said as she prepared herself to attack.

"If you say so," said an apprehensive Gohan.

"Here I come!" said Videl as she charged Gohan.

To Gohan, the speed of which Videl was charging him was utterly slow. However, he had to play it off like this was a tough match. Perhaps he would even let her get a hit on him.

Videl threw her first punch as hard as she could, but Gohan effortlessly caught it. She immediately attempted another punch anticipating hitting his body, but she felt nothing but air. Deciding on a change, she attempted a roundhouse kick only to it to be blocked by Gohan's arm.

Surprised by his speed and defense, Videl decided she had to get more physical; thus, she incredibly flipped over Gohan, so she was facing his back. Gohan was confused by this act but decided he would sense her instead of using his eyes. Videl grabbed Gohan and attempted to push him down, however, his body did not nudge.

"Uhh, what are you doing?" Gohan asked confused by this gesture.

"What does it look like you idiot! I'm trying to take you down!" she said while using all her strength trying to topple the young Saiyan.

Gohan was thankful that he was facing the other way because he was blushing quite intensely from the contact. For some reason, it just felt different when it was a girl trying to fight him, and he couldn't explain why.

Videl realized that her method was not working, however, only now did she realize how physical she was with her friend. She quickly realized that Gohan was built like a rock yet somehow his height allowed him to have a slender figure especially with his baggy clothes he wears every day. She blushed at the thought of how close she was. She broke her thoughts and once again realized that she had been basically hugging him from the back for way longer than necessary in a sparring match. She immediately let go, blushing profusely from the contact.

Gohan was using the few seconds he had to calm himself down. He couldn't explain it, but for some reason, having Videl hug him from behind like that made him feel very embarrassed. He knew he would have to turn around and face Videl rather quickly. Deciding not to wait, he turned around to see her friend.

Videl immediately looked down quite embarrassed as she met Gohan's eyes. However, despite the awkwardness of it all, the physical touch somehow felt right. She couldn't explain it. Maybe it was because she detested all physical contact because mostly they were attempts by Sharpner to be romantic or whatever.

"So umm, are we going to keep sparring?" asked Gohan as his blush subsided.

Videl couldn't quite get herself to look up. She was beginning to realize how insanely long she had been holding on to him "Umm, no I think I see how good you are now."

"Really?" Gohan asked. He didn't think Videl would be so easily swayed by their very brief spar.

"Yeah."

The two decided to go separate ways mostly because Videl needed to not be around Gohan for the foreseeable future. It's not that she didn't like him, yes, she very much did like Son Gohan, it's just that she was beginning to realize that Gohan was very different from her other male friends. Somehow deep within her mind, she felt like that physical contact felt right. She didn't completely understand it, and perhaps it was the time she approached Erasa about Gohan. She rolled her eyes at how that conversation would go.

The next day went on as normal. Gohan and Videl did not speak of the embarrassing incident that occurred the day before. Actually, Gohan had entirely forgotten about the awkward situation; however, Videl could not. She just made sure not to bring it up with Gohan.

The day was ending, and Sharpner, Erasa, Videl and Gohan made their way out the front doors of Orange Star High. They hadn't spoken to Mito since a few days earlier when Mito made the ridiculous assertion that Gohan was the one who finally defeated Cell.

"See you later guys!" Gohan said waving to his friends.

He turned toward the direction of Satan City Park where he sometimes walked toward so he could fly home without others noticing.

"Son Gohan."

At some distance away, Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner watched Gohan turn around toward the voice, which was none other than Mito. Videl frowned at the interaction. Oh great, what does that weirdo want now, she thought.

"The time is now."

Gohan stared the mysterious teenager, slightly concerned what he had in mind. "What do you mean Mito?"

"Tsk Tsk, you haven't the slightest clue, huh?"

Gohan stared at him confused to what he was referring to. "Umm, what are you talking about?"

Mito smirked. "Even Vegeta and Piccolo picked up on it."

Gohan's face drained at the mention of those two, and his eyes widened. "W- What- How do you know them?"

"My my young Gohan, you have really let yourself go. I guess destroying you will be easier than I anticipated," Mito said with a smirk.

Videl left Sharpner and Erasa and walked up to Mito and Gohan. "Mito, stop pestering Gohan," she said irritated.

Mito chuckled. "Ah, Videl Satan. It's about time you learn the truth."

Videl rolled her eyes knowing what Mito would talk about. She had heard it several times now how Mito thought that her father was a phony.

"I don't care what you have to say Mito. Get lost," she said as her eyes narrowed.

Mito smirked. "Guess both you and Gohan will be learning a lot," he said turning to Gohan.

"W- What are you saying?" Gohan asked as his eyes widened.

"It will be your turn first Gohan. Now feel my power rise," Mito said smirking.

Suddenly, Gohan felt a wave of fear through his body. Although Mito's power was tiny, yet still noticeably stronger than other humans, he just insinuated that his power could increase, which is something Gohan didn't consider. Gohan immediately locked on to his Ki, and his eyes widened at his power. It was growing.

At this point, it was still weak; however, it appeared to be getting stronger. Gohan's eyes continued to widen as Mito's power now exponentially increased. Mito smirked as he could tell Gohan was fearful. Suddenly, the wind around the area started to increase causing Videl to step back.

"You see Gohan? I can keep this going," Mito said enjoying every moment of seeing Gohan becoming more anxious.

"B- But how? W- Where did you come from?" Gohan stuttered.

By now, Mito was visibly emitting Ki from his body while Videl and several feet back from her, Erasa and Sharpner stare in shock. Gohan continued to stay locked on to Mito's Ki. Somehow, his Ki seemed to have some familiarity to it, yet he couldn't place it. It almost seemed like Cell; however, Gohan knew that Ki signatures were distinct and that this was indeed not Cell's energy.

His power continued to increase. By now, his power was significantly stronger than Frieza's final form back on Namek. At this point, Mito knew that Vegeta and Piccolo along with some others were on their way toward him. He was aware that they would come and that is exactly what he desired. The time was now for him to make his appearance and it was also time for Earth's end. However, he would have a little fun with it before destroying the planet and all the humans. His power leveled off far from his maximum, but enough to prove to Gohan that he was indeed powerful. His power was now equivalent to himself when he started the Cell Games.

"Ahh, is that fear I see Gohan?" asked Mito as he smirked.

"I- I-" Gohan was at a loss of words; however, reality set in really quickly.

Mito was a serious threat, however, according to Gohan, if that were close to his max power, he would likely be able to handle him. If not him, then Vegeta most certainly would be powerful enough to defeat Mito. Suddenly, Gohan regretted not training for much of the past several years. It was only recently when Gohan started training rigorously mostly because of Piccolo's warning. Was this what Piccolo was referring to in his dark vision?

Gohan looked around at his surroundings. There were a bunch of students staring at the situation because of Cell's release of energy while powering up, which caused a lot of wind. He looked at Videl who was standing close by right behind him. He looked toward his right and saw Erasa and Sharpner not far. This was a horrible situation, and he could tell that Mito wanted to fight. Whatever happened, he had to keep Videl safe. Suddenly, the idea of protecting Videl meant so much to him. What would father do?

"Who are you? Tell me now!" yelled Gohan as his confidence was coming back.

"My my Gohan, I'm sure your dear mother wouldn't approve of your rudeness," Mito intimidated.

This is a nightmare of a situation. If we fight here, a lot of people will die! Gohan thought. He could see the look in Mito's eyes. He craved a fight.

"So what is it? You want to fight, to the death?" suggested Gohan.

He could sense the darkness of his Ki. Gohan had seen it many times before whether it be Frieza and his henchmen, King Cold, or his dear uncle Raditz, he knew that Mito was pure evil. The question remained, why did Mito seek him out? What exactly is his history?

"You will know soon Son Gohan. In the meantime, how about this?" Mito said, but before Gohan could even ask what he was referring to, a fist landed itself into his face, sending Gohan flying into a nearby building destroying it on impact.

Mito smirked at the damage caused and the screams from the humans. Many of the OSH students ran in the other direction realizing that their lives were in danger. In fact, several students probably just died at the impact of Gohan's body in the building.

Videl was in disbelief at what had just happened. Gohan was there just a second ago, and next thing she knew, he was gone, and a building had collapsed. Videl was barely able to make out the blur, but to her, it appeared that Mito attacked him with incredible force and sent him into the building. Videl assumed that Gohan was dead.

"You!" Videl yelled angrily as tears filled her eyes.

"Yes Videl Satan? Don't worry, I'll get to you real soon," Mito said with a smirk.

"You killed him!" She screamed as her jaw clenched.

Mito ignored her and stared into the rubble of the building. By now, everybody had vacated OSH except Videl, Erasa, and Sharpner.

"Come on Videl! Let's go!" Sharpner yelled at her friend seeing the imminent danger.

Ignoring Sharpner, Videl was fuming. "You'll pay for that!" A tear made its way down her face. The emotions of anger and sadness filled her body simultaneously.

She charged Mito and threw several punches as fast as he could. They all made contact; however, they did not affect him. Videl then attempted a roundhouse kick to his face; however, Mito easily dodged it. Videl jumped back thinking of her next move. She was in shock that none of her attacks had an effect. She remembered sparring with him before, but this seemed different.

"Come now Satan girl, do you really think you stand a chance?" asked Mito as he continued to stare into the rubble.

She realized that he was correct. If she couldn't defeat him, who could? Her father? She stared in the direction Mito was looking toward. Then suddenly, a figure pierced through the rubble toward the sky. The figure floated quite some distance above the ground then gently landed back toward the ground. Once landed, Videl, Sharpner, and Erasa were in shock to see that their friend could fly. Although completely flabbergasted, Videl was immediately thankful that her friend was alive.

"Ahh, Gohan, glad to see you are okay," Mito sarcastically said.

Gohan was a bit ruffed up with rips in his school clothes and cuts to his body. The punch had come so fast; thus he didn't anticipate it. The last time someone had hit him so hard was during the Cell Games. He looked around to see the building destroyed from his impact. He heard sirens in the distance, which meant the police were coming to investigate.

"You'll pay for those that you just killed," Gohan said in a menacing voice.

"Ahh but Gohan, it was, in fact, your body that did the killing," Mito said with a smirk.

He's right. If I had been paying more attention, I wouldn't have ended up in the building and it wouldn't have collapsed. I had better end this now, thought Gohan as his eyes narrowed.

"That won't work on me Mito."

Suddenly, Gohan powered up transforming into a Super Saiyan shocking Gohan's friends. "This is it for you Mito. I won't make the same mistakes I made as a child!"

Mito smirked, "Ahh there it is. The legendary transformation into a super Saiyan. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning. For now, I'll have to demonstrate my power so when the others come, they know what they are dealing with. I apologize in advanced Gohan."

Wait, so he's the gold fighter!? Videl thought completely surprised.

Without warning, Mito disappeared out of thin air. Without having time to react, Gohan felt an incredible amount of pain in his abdomen. He saw Mito jam his first into his stomach. Gohan keeled over in pain. Ignoring his pain, Gohan attempted to throw a punch toward Mito's face; however, he easily dodged it. Next, Mito kneed Gohan in the already sore stomach.

"How does it feel Gohan? I have been waiting a long time for this," Mito jabbed.

Gohan gathered energy toward his hands preparing for a Ki blast. He quickly released it toward Mito; however, Mito dodged it and jumped back, and the blast continued toward the sky. Gohan grabbed his stomach.

"Ahh Gohan, it pleasures me to no end to see this," Mito explained.

Videl was in shock at the whole situation. She wanted to do something, but she knew she wouldn't stand a chance. It appeared that Gohan would have a better chance than she would seeing that he somehow knew to perform these tricks.

"Gohan!" She yelled as she could see he was in a lot of pain.

Gohan looked up to her. "Run!"

"No," was all Mito had to say.

"Now Videl!" Gohan yelled, "Don't look back!"

Mito frowned. "Her very father is part of history. She stays here."

Gohan's expression transformed into complete shock at the revelation. Was it possible? Was Mito somehow linked to Cell? It didn't make any sense. While attempted to rationalize this, Mito's knee made contact with his stomach once more at a much stronger force than before. Gohan coughed up blood from the impact. Mito smirked as he removed his knee from his stomach while Gohan collapsed to the ground.

"This is just too easy," Mito explained.

"You won't get away with this! My father will…" Videl started to say but was interrupted by Mito.

"Your father won't do anything. Clearly, you are a delusional girl," Mito explained as he looked up into the sky. "Looks like we have company."

Videl looked up into the sky and saw two figures approaching quickly, just like that one time at the park. The two figures quickly landed nearby her and Gohan. Videl recognized the two from before when they landed in the park about a week ago. The two stared in shock as they saw Gohan on the ground with blood everywhere. He was still transformed in a super Saiyan however he appeared to be down for the count.

"Ahh, the Saiyan Prince and the Namkeian Warrior. Welcome," said Mito.

"Who are you," Piccolo asked wasting no time. It was evident this was the power he'd been sensing.

"We'll get to that," Mito explained.

"What a disgrace. The son of Kakarot being done in by a mere human," Vegeta sneered.

"I don't think he's a human," suggested Piccolo.

"It would be nice to know who you are and where you come from before you are destroyed," Vegeta said smirking.

"Cocky till the end Prince Vegeta," Mito explained.

"Tell us now!" Vegeta demanded as his eyes narrowed.

Suddenly, three others landed. Goten stared in shock as he saw his brother on the ground with blood everywhere. Tears were beginning to form in his eyes. Trunks and Krillin also trying to understand what was happening.

"Child, what are you doing here with Kakarot's youngest?" Vegeta demanded.

"I tried to stop them before they got here," Krillin added as he was out of breath from chasing two mini super Saiyans.

"What's this? Goku had another son?" Mito questioned. This is just too perfect.

"So who's this guy?" Krillin's forehead furrowed.

"…And Krillin, one of the few humans that has significant power, welcome! Welcome all of you! I'm so glad to see so many familiar faces!" Mito sarcastically said.

Ignoring Mito's snide remarks, Vegeta immediately turned to Trunks and Goten. "I demand that you two leave immediately."

"Big Brother!" Goten yelled ignoring Vegeta and running toward Gohan as tears flowed from his eyes. He quickly embraced his brother in a hug ignoring the blood that stained his clothes.

Gohan smiled slightly as he was trying to recover from the devastating blows Mito had inflicted just moments ago. Attempting to show everyone that he was alright, he tried to sit in an upright position wiping his blood from his face. His abdomen was incredibly painful from the back-to-back blows. He patted his brother on the head showing him that he would live despite the injuries sustained.

"Glad to see you are alive Gohan. My revenge deserves much longer than your pathetic fight," Mito explained as he got in a defensive position.

Videl, on the other hand, was dazed by the spectacle that was ongoing. Not only did she learn that her geeky friend Gohan was none other than the Gold Fighter and the delivery boy, several of the warriors who used tricks at the Cell Games arrived seemingly out of nowhere. She had so many questions on her mind but she also realized the seriousness of the situation. Gohan had almost died according to her, and she was surprised to see him sitting upright despite being a building toppling on him.

With an adrenaline rush, Gohan managed to get up to his feet. He spit out blood from his mouth as he turned his attention toward Mito. "You've made your point Mito. Now tell us who you are!"

"Hmm, much more serious these days Son Gohan. Very well," Mito said as he got into a defensive position.

Vegeta, Piccolo, Gohan and the other also prepared for an attack. Gohan was in no condition to be fighting, but he has had much worse. It's just been a while since he's felt this sort of pain. Mito began powering up, yelling as Ki was released from his body creating gusts of wind around the warriors. Suddenly, a golden aura surrounded Mito, which signified the possibility of Saiyan energy.

Piccolo could not believe what he was witnessing. This was clearly the same dark power he had visions about and had sensed the past several weeks. He could tell the Ki signature was closely aligned with Cell's. It was dark and maniacal. By now, Mito's Ki had reached new levels and seemed limitless. Meanwhile, Krillin stood in fear as he sensed this new enemy. Never before had he witnessed so much power, not even at the Cell games. One thing the group knew was that this new enemy was going to prove even more challenging than in the past.

Gohan realized that the power used to defeat him was a fraction of Mito's full power. Gohan watched in horror. Oh how he wished his father was still alive. If Gohan was caught off guard just moments before when Mito's power was significantly less, how would he ever defeat him? He was aware his super Saiyan 2 transformation would be helpful, but he wasn't sure it would be enough.

Suddenly, in Mito's final release of energy, something bizarre occurred. Mito's body begun to form weird shapes and bulges. Nobody could understand what was about to happen. Within a second, Mito's body exploded scattering what was left of the teenaged body away from Mito's true self. The warriors closed their eyes at the disgusting explosion, but when they opened their eyes, there was nothing to prepare them for what they saw next.

There were no words. Nothing could describe the shock one very ones face. There, stood Cell, or someone who looked just like the monster.

"N- No. It can't be," stuttered Gohan. He collapsed on his knees. He had failed. After seven long years of peace with the belief that Cell was dead, somehow, the monster was alive.

"Ahh, it's wonderful to be out of that stupid teenaged body," Cell said.

"B- But M- Mito," Videl said in disbelief. Mito was there a minute ago and next thing she knew, she was looking at Cell.

"H- How?" asked Vegeta.

"C- Cell?" Gohan stuttered.

Mito, or now Cell, looked at his body. It was sore from being cramped into a teenaged boy; however, the thought of revenge ultimately overtook any soreness. Oh, how he'd miss his perfect being. Today was going to be the start of a magnificent future. He would dispose of the warriors in front of him then destroy the earth. He had much greater plans, but before that, he had to give Earth his attention. Afterall, this was where he was created. Oh, how he missed the look of fear on humans' faces. This was just too perfect.

"Ah, Son Gohan, the one who defeated me seven years ago. I'm back and stronger than ever as you can tell," Cell explained smirking as he turned his body to the back of Gohan and the others. "Look at this city. Untouched. How quaint."

"B- But you can't be alive," stuttered Gohan.

"Hmm, it seems you are wrong. Here I am. And, I must say, I was able to learn a lot about you as Mito. Want to hear how I did it?"

The warriors stayed silent unsure how to deal with this situation. Goku was dead. Trunks was in the future. The only two warriors that had any chance were Vegeta and Gohan. Piccolo most certainly couldn't defeat Cell. Goten and Trunks were too young. The human warriors were certainly no match. Their chances didn't seem good right about now.

Taking their silence as a yes, Cell turned back toward them and continued, "In Hell, which might I add is a very unpleasant place, Frieza and I have been training and have achieved new levels of power. Somehow, a wormhole was created from one dimension to another. Desperately wanting to leave Hell, I jumped in with no hesitation. Next thing I knew, I was on Earth. I couldn't contain my excitement. Yes, a chance to take revenge! And that is exactly what I plan to do!"

"B- but my father defeated you! There is no way you can be alive!" Videl explained.

Cell began chuckling. "You still believe that Satan? Your father was pathetically weak compared to Son Gohan here. You see girl, I took mercy on your father and let him live. The real challenge that day was Son Goku and unexpectedly, Son Gohan," he said as his smirk deepened.

"B- But that's not possible! My fath-" Videl began explaining but was interrupted. Even in the face of truth, she couldn't quite pull away from her father's lie.

"Silence girl. Your father, you, and the rest of your friends will die! And I will do what I should have done seven years ago, kill Son Gohan! Nobody can stop me!"

"Cell!" Vegeta yelled as he smirked, "you aren't the only the only one who has trained the past seven years straight. If you think you'll be able to defeat me, you are sadly mistaken."

Cell could not contain his laughter. "We'll see about that Prince Vegeta. How shall we celebrate my return?"

The warriors stood in silence wondering what Cell was planning. Meanwhile, Videl was unable to believe Cell's assertion regarding her father and Gohan. She reasoned that Cell must have been delirious when her father defeated him. Her father promised that he was the one to defeat Cell. There were eyewitnesses that could vouch for that. Why was it that Cell was so adamant that Gohan was the one that defeated him? She deduced that Gohan must have been the delivery boy that was at the Cell games. It was just too much to handle and comprehend right now. One thing she did know, her father would have to once again defeat Cell.

"Hmm, I got it!" Cell explained as walked a little closer toward the group of warriors smirking. "In three days, there will be, you guessed it, another Cell Games. I will call this the Cell Games 2, and it will take place where it was held before. It will be the same rules as last time. You may look forward to your news for more information."

The group of warriors stood there flabbergasted. What were they to do now? They had even less time to prepare than the last Cell Games.

"Oh and Videl Satan, I do expect your father to be there," Cell said smirking. "Until next time!"

Cell gave one last smirk directed to Son Gohan and then lifted his body flying away off into the horizon.

A/N: Oh crap, things don't look good for Gohan and his friends/family. Any suggestions are much appreciated. I will update Burden of Lies soonish, so no worries if you are reading that one too.

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