A/N: Hi guys!
The Z-Gang practically fell off their feet when they witnessed Goku materialize in front of Cell, giving him two cringe-worthy punches, the last actually managing to draw first blood. With his icy eyes filled with shock, the look on the Android's face was priceless. The Saiyan in the other hand found no humor in this situation and to prove it, he raised his power even higher, the radius of his aura growing exponentially.
Catching Yamcha before he was blown by the wind, Gohan was awestruck at the amount of power his father had. The manner in which his golden hair rippled and his aura sparkled with blue lightning gave him a majestic like appearance.
"I thought you said Goku's strength hadn't increased during your time with him!" Piccolo exclaimed, his eyes wide.
Bra's lips curved into a tiny smirk. "No, I said it hadn't increased… much!"
"Is this his maximum power?!" Krillin shouted. If everyone wasn't so distracted by Goku's raw display of power, they would have surely laughed at the way the former monk was wrapped around the brunette's waist with a death grip to prevent himself from being taken by the roaring wind.
Eighteen's cheeks reddened when she felt Krillin's head buried between her breasts. You're lucky I like you baldy… She thought, one of her jaded orbs twitching with irritation.
"This was his max power!'
Trunks jaw dropped. "You mean he's stronger than this!?"
"Yup!"
Damn you Kakarot… Vegeta thought, both his fists tightening with anger and jealousy. He had already known that his rival had surpassed him upon his first return from the Time Chamber, but to find out that the clown's second turn was more beneficial than his was…well you might as well burn what was left of his tarnished pride.
After the initial shock wore off, Cell broke into a grin.
"Well Goku, I must say I'm impressed!" Cell said, flying up to Goku. "From what I've gathered from Dr. Gero's data, it's most unbecoming of you to sucker punch someone that was unprepared for battle."
"Heh, I threw that decency away when you decided interfered in Bra's match."
"Hmm, I guess you're right." Tightening his muscles, a gold aura encased his form and within a matter of seconds, his power was back to its default state. "Now if you could stand aside, I'll like to commence my match with the girl-"
"Not a chance. Your fight is with me now."
Cell laughed at the Saiyan's sudden boldness. "You do realize that I could-"
Without warning, the Bio-Android fired a Death Beam at the unaware Saiyan Princess, undoubtedly aiming for an instant kill, but Goku was faster, appearing in front of Bra within a blink of an eye and effortlessly redirecting the attack safely away from its target with a wave of his hand.
Goku slapped yet another beam away, this time-saving Trunks. Before the sneaky Android could fire another, the Saiyan performed an Instant Transmission, materializing behind Cell and throwing a punch at his back. Having sensed his presence, Cell somersaulted over him and dropped his elbow dead center on his head, sending the grimacing Saiyan spiraling down to the ground. The earth cracking under the weight of his boots, Goku hurriedly hurled a ball of ki at the Android, who evaded it and shot off one of his own. The full Saiyan kicked it aside, used Instant Transmission, appearing above him and delivered a fist at his head, only to have the ivory Android catch it within one of his palms.
"Oh Goku, that was-" Cell tightened his hold on the Saiyan's fist and forcibly thrust him downward, causing him to plummet into the ground face first. Using his entire weight, Cell dropped down and connected his knee against the Saiyan's back, causing him to release a silent scream as his back curved unpleasantly.
"Unwise of you don't you think?"
Hopping from his back, Cell aimed his hand at Goku, but the Saiyan turned around and grabbed the Android's ivory hand. Reeling him in, Goku tried to drive his foot into his stomach, but Cell turned the tables by using his free hand to capture the Saiyan's foot and launch him over his shoulder.
appearing in front of him, Cell struck him with a haymaker, causing Goku to slam down against the terrain and bounce off it due to the impact. The Android kicked him harshly while he was in midair, making his body soar at breakneck speed, rupturing through the earth soil as he slid across it.
Despite the terrible landing, Goku stood up tall, managing to suppress a pain filled moan.
"Oh that little exercise really got the blood flowing!" Cell said, rolling his shoulders and neck and finally popping his ivory knuckles. "It most definitely was a hell of a lot better than what Vegeta gave me a few days ago." This obviously struck home with the Saiyan Prince and well, the Bio-Android enjoyed it immensely.
"Now then, show me your maximum power Goku! I need a challenge, not this little game we just played!" Cell laughed at all the pale faces of his enemies.
Showdown! Son Goku vs. Cell
"Wh-what?! You mean he was just toying with him?!" Trunks said, his blue eyes visibly shaking with fear.
Eighteen pursed her lips, one of her hands reaching out, actually seeking comfort; Krillin grasped it, having no problem accepting the gesture. "How strong is this monster…"
Gohan trembled with dread, the hope that he had in his father turning into nothing, like flames in a campsite extinguished by a boot. Dad…I know you have something planned…right?
Surprising enough Goku's firm expression didn't deteriorate in the slightest. Without a word, Goku crouched, balled up his hands, releasing his full power so fast, that the Z-Gang couldn't help but feel stunned as pushing one's max inner ki to the surface required a lot of effort. However what shocked them the most was the amount of power that their friend had been hiding; it was astonishing!
Though Cell wasn't amazed, he was still excited to test the Saiyan's strength.
"Not in a talkative mood I see-"
"Shut up!" Goku roared with rage, every step he took while rushing towards the Android fissuring the ground.
A thunderous clap erupted when the full Saiyan's hands collided with Cell's, causing their hands to creak, the both of them falling into a harsh struggle. His eyes widening, Goku swiftly thrust his fist at Cell's exposed belly, but the Android saw this and caught it with ease. Since both his hands were occupied, Goku resorted to using his leg by slamming it into his foe's stomach, making him gasp. Liberating his hold on the Saiyan, the Bio-Android cocked a hand back and threw it at the Saiyan's face, but Goku was faster as he crossed his arms, protecting him from injury.
Jumping back Goku shot up skywards, Cell not far behind. When they met each other with bone crushing force, exploding in a mass of rapid kicks and punches, shockwaves were created, causing the very heavens to quake.
"Oh man, looks like Goku is dead even with Cell!" Yamcha exclaimed, his eyes having trouble following the battle.
"You're forgetting Cell isn't using his full strength. He's merely humoring Goku." Piccolo said, dampening the former bandit's mood.
"But maybe…maybe he's lying!" Gohan said, trying to see any silver lining that there might be.
Almost as if he had heard the half-Saiyan, Cell amplified his speed, causing Goku's next punch to miss its target, giving the Android the edge as he clasped his hands together and brought it down onto his foe's head, successfully connecting and sending him rocketing into the ground violently.
Pressing two fingers against his forehead, Cell's orbs briefly flickered to Piccolo tauntingly as his fingers sparked to life with yellow energy. The Namek's eyes widened as the Android yelled-
"Special Beam Cannon!"
When the Saiyan rose sluggishly, instead of moving aside, he braced himself.
"What are you doing Goku! Move!" Piccolo shouted. He was almost tempted to rush to his aid as he didn't want to see his friend get pierced by his own attack… again. While he had been the one to fire the attack last time, seeing the Saiyan get killed by an opponent using his own attack just didn't settle well with him.
"THIS WON'T WORK!" Goku shouted out and with herculean strength, he actually punched the piercing beam aside, shocking Piccolo and the rest of the Z-Fighters.
Smirking, Cell readied yet another familiar move.
"Destructo Disc!"
The Saiyan frowned as he eyeballed his best friend's signature attack, the speeds in which it spun causing a buzzing noise that almost had him gritting his teeth. When the deadly energy attack was close enough, his orbs went wide, making the disc suspend in motion with an extended hand. Closing his hand into a fist, the energy disc burst into a shower of yellow sparks, the debris raining down like glass.
"You can't beat me Goku. Thanks to Dr. Gero's data, I know you're fighting methods like the back of my hand." Cell gloated, waiting for the Saiyan's next move.
"Is that so…" Crouching down until both his knees were slightly bent, he slid his right foot back while sliding his left forward. Taking a deep breath, he stretched his left arm out until it matched his knee, balled his hand up, making sure to leave his index finger prolonged and curled. Lastly, he threw his right arm back so that it hovered next to his right knee.
This immediately captured Trunks's attention.
"Hey! That's Gohan's stance!"
"W-what? Me?" Gohan inquired, pointing to himself.
"Uh no, I meant the Gohan of my reality." Trunks clarified. "You see, during one of the battles with the Androids, I joined him despite telling me not to interfere. I was reckless you know, so it didn't take long for Android Eighteen to catch me by surprise and shoot a blast that was meant to kill me, however, Gohan saved me." Trunks made sure not to eye the brunette when he mentioned her name.
"Unfortunately in saving me, it had cost him his left arm…he hadn't had the time to dodge the attack..."
The smaller half Saiyan grabbed hold of his left arm as if to make sure it was still intact.
Though she didn't show it, Eighteen's heart twisted, feeling sick in learning more about how horrible her counterpart was.
As the Bio-Android and Saiyan resumed their battle, Goku's new techniques actually managing to throw Cell off a handful of times, Trunks continued. "Anyways, he had to learn how to fight with just his right arm. Goku's stance mimics Gohan's, only that Goku is using his left arm instead of his right. Bra, do you have any idea when he learned to fight like this?"
She shook her head. "Nope. When we trained together, not once did he switch the way in which he fought."
"I think I know when…" Gohan said, causing the others to turn and face him. "Dad had told me that Android Sixteen had broken his arm trying to protect you." he gestured to the Saiyan Princess "I guess Korin was limited on Senzu Beans and since he only had one prepared, dad must have given it to you because Sixteen had broken your arm first."
Bra sighed. "I had told him that he should have split the bean in half…but yeah you know how he is…"
Back to the fight, Goku appeared to have the upper hand as Cell hadn't landed a single hit since the Saiyan had changed his fighting style. Every time Cell aimed a hook at his face, Goku was able to block it through the use of his left arm and both his legs.
"This changes nothing!" Cell shouted, continuing to throw punches left and right non-stop.
"I think it does!" Goku replied, smoothly swaying to any angle he could freely roam to.
Getting tired of his evasion, the Bio-Android raised his power and in doing so he was finally able to score a direct hit at the Saiyan's chest, leaving him winded. Goku cried out in agony when Cell gave him a right hook across his cheek, sending him flying towards the ground, his landing causing the ground to earthquake.
"It's as I said Saiyan! Nothing has changed! By absorbing Android 16, I had gained the abilities to track and quickly adapt to any changes in fighting techniques!" Cell said boastfully. "So you see, this is why I AM the Perfect Android!"
"Kami, just shut up!"
When the dust became vacant, Goku when aerial again, his fist extended for a bone crushing blow, but Cell had no problem dodging it and delivering a sharp hit to his back. The ascended Super Saiyan halted before he was pulled by his momentum, turning around just in time to catch Cell's strike with a counter, sending him reeling backward. Doing an Instant Transmission, the full Saiyan gave Cell two punches against his ribs, one on his chest and finished with an axle handle to the head, sending him straight into the ground with earth shattering force.
His body now weary, Goku shaky ignited his aura, the flames of gold licking his skin as strings of blue lightning traced his form; he threw his left hand back and that's when Gohan felt a sudden sting explode somewhere in his skull.
"Ouch!" Gohan groaned, clutching his head, the throbbing pain making him feel woozy.
Images of his father in a similar position, though on a white floor with one hand cocked back, whirled and churned within his mind, causing his eyes to roll back under his eyelids.
While the others were entranced by the glowing red orb forming on the palm of Goku's, Piccolo was the one who noticed Gohan's state of distress, the half-Saiyan trying to fight off some kind of an invisible entity that was invading his mind.
"Gohan, what's wrong?" Piccolo whispered, placing a green hand on the boy's shoulder.
"I can't stop it…"
"Gohan..." He whispered wearily, his right hand balling up tightly.
"It's too strong…"
Using his right fist to push against the floor, he rose up onto his feet, the red orb still shimmering within his palm. His sights locked on to the incoming supercharged energy wave, his black eyes now having a turquoise hue to them.
"Snap out of it kid!" The Namek said, dread warping his insides.
"Trying too…"
"GOOOHANNNN!" He cried out as his energy attack collided with his son's malicious one, his midnight black hair spiking upwards and sparking to gold like a lighter.
And once again just like before, the memories and the pain were gone, relief flooding his mind as his green-blue orbs fluttered open, returning his focus on the battle.
Instead of asking if the half-Saiyan was alright, Piccolo whipped around, locking eyes with the airborne Goku who began chanting-
"Kamehameeeeee-"
As the red ball continued to increase in size, the Z-Fighters started to become frightened because it sure looked like Goku was going to fire a Kameha-wave towards the ground. Yes, his sights were on Cell, who had stood up and was currently watching the full Saiyan confidently, but even if he destroyed the Android, they all would go along with him!
"Goku don't!" Krillin shouted, bracing himself even knowing it was useless.
Cell didn't actually think he'd do it, however when Goku yelled-
"HA-"
And suddenly vanished, the Bio-Android was taken aback and confused.
"What is the meaning of this!? Where did he go?!"
Cell froze when he felt Goku's presence behind him, actually managing to surprise him.
"No! Not agai-"
"Timeeessss TEN!"
A huge cloud of debris and gray smoke exploded up into the air when with a mighty roar, Goku released the massive buildup of his red Kameha-Wave, completely obliterating the Bio-Android from the waist up; the Saiyan's blond hair and orange and blue gi became rumpled and unkempt, his left-hand hissing with smoke. When a sonic boom ripped through the sky and a powerful gust of wind followed, clearing the saturated area, all that was left of Cell were a pair of ivory legs, which were still as a statue.
The legs then tipped backward, thumping uselessly against the torn battlefield, Goku breathing heavily and eying the bottom half of Cell's corpse cautiously.
"Holy-"
"Hell!" Yamcha finished for Krillin, both their jaws touching the ground.
A/N: Duuuddde...I've been gone for almost three months! Whoops!
I'm sorry that it's short, but I promise there will be longer chapters. Oh and about the ending part, I had to keep that in, cuz it's awesome, but at least I changed it up a bit. Strap in guys, shits gonna be bananas starting next chapter! I promise I won't take nowhere near as long as before!
BTW, is it just me, or is anyone else having a hard time picturing my version of Cell instead of the regular one? I might have shared this with ya'll. A little easier with Cell's first form and second and as well as Eighteen and Seventeen. I should have just left Perfect Cell's looks alone cuz he's looks perfect as he is (see what I did there, HA lame). Oh well, too late now. ¯\_(ツ)_/
Peace dudes!
(Posted: 5/9/17)
~Gater~