18 and 21 flew as fast as they could, but they didn't expect 16 to be damaged this much since he could barely fly on his own. It wasn't long after they flew away from Cell that the explosions from Tien's Ki blasts stopped which means more he's than likely dead. Which meant bad news for 18 as Cell will be racing towards them and that meant the only thing they could do now is to hide from him. 18 and 21 brought 16 to the closest island they flew by and once on the ground they carefully placed him against the rocks.

"What do we do now? We can't just keep running forever. Cell will eventually find us." 18 said.

"I know, but what choice do we have? If he gets you, the planet is doomed." 21 said. "Though, luckily for us, Cell won't be able to find easily. At least I hope."

"Hey, can I ask you something?" 18 said.

"Sure..."

"Why were you so adamant about saving us from Cell?"

"It's something similar to what 16 said before." 21 said.

"What 16 said?" 18 repeated, slightly confused to what 21 meant.

"It was fun travelling with you all. I thought we bonded quite a bit. But that might be just me. For some reason, the thought of losing you and 17 fills me with such rage that I..." 21 said as she thought back to Cell absorbing 17 and once again a white aura flickered around her body. The ground under her feet began to crack slightly before 21 calmed herself down and the white aura dissipated. "...If I lost you too... I don't know what I'll do..."

"21..." 18 didn't expect to hear that but it made her happy for some reason.

Suddenly a loud booming voice echoed for miles and they filled with dread when they realized the voice belongs to Cell. "Android 18! Show yourself! Do you hear me 18!? If you don't come out of hiding I'll begin to destroy these islands one by one! My patience with you is wearing thin!"

"Damn it! I thought we got far enough! Just how fast is this bastard?" 21 said.

"If you believe you are safe because I have yet to achieve my perfect form, I think again! If I can't have you 18, I will destroy you! As it stands my power is already without equal I do not need you! I know you can hear me 18! Come out immediately!"

"He has to be lying! Power is all he cares about! If he didn't need you, he wouldn't have followed us." 21 said.

"18! Where are you? If you don't come out, I'll destroy every one of these islands and I will not hesitant!"

"That damn freak!" 18 said.

"Do not listen to him, 18. We are safe here. Reaching his perfect form is his only objective. Despite what he says, he will not take any action that will risk destroying you." 16 said.

18, 21, and 16 stayed where they were in hopes of what 16 said is true that Cell won't destroy them. After a few seconds of quietness, a loud bang echoed while they noticed a bright flash coming from one of Cell's attacks. 18 floated a few feet into the air to see what exactly happened and just like Cell said, he blew up one of the islands nearby. "What now? He's serious! We have to get off of this island fast!" 18 said.

"Do not be alarmed. Cell is intentionally restraining his attacks to a level he knows that you can withstand. He won't kill you. He's only trying to draw you out."

"Great! But what about you? You're already damaged! You can't afford a direct hit!" 18 said.

'Come on! Concentrate! If he can do it, I can too.' 21 thought.

18 watched as Cell blew up another island and another until he lost his patience and blew up multiple islands in quick succession. There was a small pause between Cell blowing up islands which meant that he was looking in case somebody was trying to flee. But when he noticed that nobody tried to escape, he continued his path of destruction. Eventually, Cell blew up most of the islands until their's was the only left.

"This is it! He's almost on top of us!" 18 said.

"Stay calm! Cell will be on the lookout for anyone attempting to flee the island! We must stay and ride out the attack! Brace yourself and you will survive!" 16 said.

21 and 18 gasped when Cell appeared above the island they were hiding on while 21 looked down and let out a frustrated growl at the feeling of her powerlessness. They anxiously waited for Cell to fire another Ki blast at the island and destroy it, but it never came which confused 21 since fully expected it to happen. 21 looked up to see 18 runs to the nearby tree to watch something that didn't know what. 21 ran over to 18 to make sure nothing happened to her and when she stopped next to 18 she wondered what she was looking at. 21 looked over 18's shoulder to see Vegeta, who has golden hair again for some reason, and he was staring down Cell.

"Wait, that's Vegeta! What's he doing here?" 21 said quietly.

"I don't know."

"He doesn't stand a chance against Cell." 21 said as she noticed that Vegeta talking with Cell and she noticed that confident smirk that Vegeta always had. "He could barely do anything to me! And I was just fooling around when we were fighting." 21 noticed that there was another arrival and he wasn't anyone that she knows of.

"I can't believe he thinks he can stand up to Cell." 18 said.

"Well, it doesn't matter. We'll use Vegeta to get out of here before Cell finds us." 21 said.

"You're right." 18 turned to face 16 who was currently watching what was happening with Vegeta and Cell. "16, we're going to make a break for it and we should do it now while they're still talking."

"Wait, we can make our escape when the battle begins. Vegeta has changed. His power has increased substantially since 21 last fought him." 16 said.

"What? That can't be right. How did he get strong in only a few days? It doesn't make any sense." 21 said.

18 and 21 watched Vegeta began to charge up his power and it seemed like to 18 and 21 that Vegeta has no limit to his power as it kept on rising. 21 noticed that while he was charging up his power his muscle mass seemed to increase. Suddenly Vegeta's power exploded causing dust and rubble to cover the area. "You gotta be freaking kidding me!" 18 said.

"Seriously! Where the hell was he?! If was this strong he could have killed Cell before he absorbed 17!" 21 said.

Suddenly, 21 and 18 gasped at how fast Vegeta was since he closed the gap between Cell and him before Cell could even react. Vegeta had punched him so hard that his fist was deep in Cell's stomach and he then proceeded to beat Cell into the ground.

"I can't even keep up with this fight!" 21 said.

"I know, it's just all a blur." 18 said.

"Maybe... we don't need to leave." 21 said. "...Vegeta... He's much stronger than Cell. I don't think he can beat Vegeta the way he is."

"Yeah, maybe you're right. I'm really interested in this fight."

The whole time they were watching Vegeta fight against Cell, it was one-sided from the start with Vegeta barely having to put any effort into the fight. Even Cell with powering up to his limit didn't make Vegeta flinch when Cell attacks him. Cell slowly backed from Vegeta after witnessing he took such little damage from his attack. Despite powering up, the fight with Cell once again proved to be one-sided and 21 watched Vegeta easily knock Cell around. "Stay here, 18." 21 said,

"What? Why?"

"I want to get a closer look at this fight. I'll try to stay hidden." 21 said as she ran to one of the rocks nearby that gave her a little bit better of a view of this fight.


21 peeked around the rock and she noticed that Cell was trying something since he hopped away from Vegeta. Cell brought his hands together to do some sort of technique that she didn't know what it did. A bright purple Ki blast formed and he fired a powerful Ki wave at Vegeta who didn't even bother to move. 21 braced herself for the explosion and covered her face from the light of the attack was blinding. Once the dust settled revealed that Cell's attack didn't even scratch him one bit. Vegeta chuckled a little as Cell seemed to get even more frustrated than before as he charged at Vegeta, although, it was pointless since he kicked hard enough to send Cell flying just above the ground. Using his superior speed, Vegeta flew behind Cell and Kicked him skyward while Cell was yelling how it impossible it was for Vegeta to be stronger than him. When Cell was kicked into the ground by Vegeta, he picked himself up and started screaming. "You won't get away with this! Do you hear me!? I won't let you! I am Cell!"

21 noticed that Cell seemed to let his emotions get the better of him as he charged at Vegeta with everything he had. Vegeta flew away from Cell before he threw a blue Ki blast at him which knocked him into the water. Before Cell could recover, Vegeta repeatedly threw Ki Blasts at where Cell landed which caused a large explosion. Vegeta slowly descended into the water and 21 couldn't watch what was happening since it they were fighting underwater, though, it didn't matter. Shortly after they continued their fight underwater, Cell came flying out of the water from one of Vegeta's Ki blast. Cell was able to recover a little bit since Vegeta just stared at him while was getting anger and anger as the fight went on. Cell suddenly started to shout at the top of his lungs as the ground underneath his feet started to crumble from the amount of power he was emitting. "I cannot lose! How could this happen?! I was so close! A few more moments and I would have achieved my perfect form! Then nobody would be able to stop me! Damn you Android 18, where are you!?"

"Is he really throwing a tantrum?" 21 said as she watched Vegeta slowly float down next to Cell while he ranting about how he needed Android 18 to be invincible. 21 watched in amusement at what was happening since Cell was looked like he's trying to bargain with Vegeta but didn't work as he was continued to be beaten into the ground.

"I find it hard to believe that you'll give me a challenge," Vegeta said.

"I'd give you far more than that! You wouldn't even stand a chance!"

"Oh, really?"

"What's Vegeta's doing? Why hasn't he killed Cell yet?" 21 said as watched Cell and Vegeta talk to each other.

"Yes, Vegeta, I can see you are interested, aren't you? You forget, I know you, you can't help but be curious about what I'll become, it's in your blood! Your race lives for the thrill of battle! Stronger the opponent the more you welcome it. Anything to give you a chance to test your mettle. Yes, it's true, isn't it? You know I'm right. You want to see my full power. Your pride won't let you have it any other way... and not just your pride, you are Prince of the Saiyans. The pride of your entire warrior race rests on your shoulder."

"Come on, Vegeta! Hurry up and kill him-! Wait, this better not go where I think it's going!" 21 said as the realization dawned on her. "N-No! Vegeta wouldn't doom everyone on this planet just to have someone stronger to fight, r-right?"

"Unless you face me in my perfect form, you'll never really know if you are the most powerful warrior in the universe, will you?"

"Do know me well. I'll be lying if said I wasn't intrigued. Alright then, I'll allow myself to be goaded into your trap. Go on, obtain this so-called "Perfect Form"."

"N-No! No, no, no, no! This idiot! He's really going to doom us all because so he can have a challenge? I have to warn 18 quickly!" 21 turned around and ran to where she left 16 and 18, and she hoped that she wasn't too loud when she ran.