When 21 finally made it to where 16 and 18 are, she noticed that they were preoccupied with something that wasn't Cell. When 21 got closer to them is when she heard 18 talking to somebody but couldn't quite see them yet. "I thought you wanted to destroy us? So why smash the controller?" 21 heard 18 say.
"Who are you talking too? Wait, Krillin?! What's he doing here?" 21 gasped a little once she noticed the smashed device underneath his feet. It looked way too familiar even if was smashed up and she could only guess that it was the shutdown device for them. "Wait! Never mind! 18! We're in big trouble! That idiot Vegeta! He's letting Cell absorb you!"
"What!? That can't be!" Krillin said.
"W-What!? We have to go-!" 18 said but was interrupted.
"Hey! You've been spotted! Run for it!" Everyone gasped when they looked up at the sky to see Cell flying as fast as he could to try and capture 18. But it didn't work since the one who warned him was able to easily fend him off so they can escape. Cell was hit with a barrage of Ki blasts and he dodged the big one before it could hit him, but was quickly intercepted. He was repeatedly punched in the gut before being smack into the ground and they all watched as Cell was buried by rubble.
"Watch out! Cell is masking his energy and moving underground!" He warned them.
"Hey! Come on! We need to go!" Krillin said.
"Yeah, right! Come on, 16! 16, get up!" 18 said.
"Leave me. Go, save yourself. I can do nothing for you but slow you down! Go on, run!" 18 stared at 16 for a few second thinking on whether or not to leave him behind but decided to heed his words and ran for it with Krillin.
"16... I'm not leaving you behind!" 21 said.
"You must go too. Protect 18 at all costs. I believe you can do it. Your potential is incredibly vast."
"16..." 21 was going to say something but an explosion from behind her cut her off and she looked back to see Cell slowly raising out of the ground. Cell started to laugh maniacally because of how close he is to attain his perfect form. 21 noticed that the other Saiyan was rushing in to help them but Vegeta stupidly stopped him by kicking into a hill.
"Nice to see you again, 18." Cell said.
16 tried to get up to stop Cell but 21 stopped him as she stood up and stared at Cell. "16, stay put. I'm going to try and buy some time." 21 said before flying over towards Cell.
Cell stared in amusement when he noticed 21 flying after him and he just stood there letting her attack. Even though none of her attacks did anything to Cell, 21 desperately tried to do something to help but it didn't look like anything was working. Cell chuckled a little before punching 21 in the gut and he brought his hand up to her face, and Ki blast formed. 21 stared in shock before being launched into the nearby hill and exploded on contact. Both Krillin and 16 tried to stop him but they were also easily defeated by Cell. 18 also tried to resist but all Cell able to easily dodge every one of her attacks before firing a Ki blast at her which forced her into a rocky wall. Cell walked towards her while 18 just stared in horror as Cell stood right in front of her. 18 grit her teeth and with one last ditch effort she fired the strongest energy attack she could muster. Cell's feet dragged along the ground from 18's energy blast but her attack simply faded away and 18 fired another energy blast and just liked last time, it just fades away again. Cell chuckled manically while he walked towards 18 finally so close to his goal of obtaining his perfect form. Cell's tail lifted up and opened up just like with 17, and 18 closed her eyes bracing for what is to come but nothing happened. She opened her eyes to see that man that travelled with Vegeta flew right in front of her knock Cell away.
"Go now! Get as far away as you can! Hurry!" He said before flying after Cell.
Deciding to follow what he had said 18 ran over to 16 who was badly damaged from trying to stop Cell. Once she arrived, 18 lifted up 16 by his arm to get him to safety but one question was on her mind. "16? Where's 21?"
"Over there..." 16 said as he pointed at a pile of rubble which 21 dug her way out. "But never mind that. You need to leave now!"
"I won't go without you or 21!" 18 said.
"Ugh! That hurt so much!" 21 said after finally recovering from Cell's Ki blast. She looked up to see 18 carrying 16 out of here along with Krillin's help. "Why's Krillin helping us? Doesn't matter. We just need to leave."
"You really think you can get away from me? There's no escape this time!" Cell said as he flew into the sky with the sun right behind him so the light from the sun prevented them from seeing what he was up too. Suddenly, the light intensified to the point everyone who was watching Cell was temporarily blinded. 21 tried to open her eyes but the sudden intense light made it impossible at the moment.
"No! He's going to get 18 at this rate!" 21 lifted her arms up ready to fire an energy wave and turned towards where she thought 18 was. A blue ball of energy appeared in her hands and fired her most powerful attack in the direction where 18 was hoping to hit Cell. But, unfortunately, the energy wave missed him completely as it flew off into the distance before eventually hitting land. Suddenly, 21 could feel an immense pressure wash over and she feared what it could be, and when her vision finally returned she watched in horror of she just saw. Cell had completely absorbed 18 and achieved his Perfect form which looked more human than the last form and it looked like his tail couldn't be used anymore.
"N-No...! I'm so weak... Curse my powerlessness!" 21 dropped to her knees staring blankly at the ground not able to believe what just happened. The ground started to crack as a white aura started to flare up as the anger inside 21 started to build up more and more until it felt like it was going to explode. The white aura exploded while her hair started to slowly lift and spike up, and her aura and hair started to flicker into a golden colour. 21 slammed her arms into the ground in frustration which cracked under the amount of strength she had. "Damn it! Aaaaaaagh!" 21 let out a loud scream filled with anger and regret as her eyes flashed green before her hair and aura had fully turned gold while the area around her cracked even more under the pressure of her power. Cell having watched 21 in amusement at what he just witnessed which seemed to shock everyone else who was watching her achieve her new transformation.
"My, my, what an interesting development." Cell said.
21 looked at her hands at this strange feeling and the incredible power that enveloped her, and she clenched her hand into a fist before glaring at Cell who was just smirking the entire time. 21 charged at Cell with incredible speed that she never achieved which surprised her, and she punched him once close enough but he easily blocked. 21 continued with a flurry of punches and kicks at Cell, but he easily blocked every single one of them. "You are just full of surprises, aren't you? Being able to go Super Saiyan."
'Huh? Super Saiyan? Does that mean I'm... Whatever!' 21 thought as she continued her assault. "You monster! I'm going to kill you for what you did to 17 and 18!" 21 shouted.
"Is that so?" Every punch and kick 21 threw at Cell was easily blocked which seemed to frustrate 21 even more and Cell couldn't sense 21's power but he could feel it continue to grow. "Want to know something... interesting? If either 18 or 17 were destroyed, you would have replaced them, but for some reason, you weren't in my timeline. If I'm going, to be honest, you would further my cause to perfection much quicker than those two." When Cell noticed the surprised look on 21's face, he took the opening and punched her in the gut before unleashing a barrage of hard-hitting punches and when he was down attack Cell kicked her into a nearby hill. Cell watched as 21's hair changed back from blonde to black which indicated she was knocked out.
"Now, if you are done playing with that pile of junk, why don't you fight a real Saiyan?" Vegeta said.
One Hour later
21's eyes shot open while unknowingly turned Super Saiyan destroying the table she lying on. "Where is he?!"
"Whoa! Calm down!" 21 looked towards the sound of the voice who happened to belong to one of Goku's friends, Bulma. 21 ready to fly through their roof, and possibly destroying the house in the process, when suddenly a familiar voice called out to her and Super Saiyan form ended while all the anger vanished. 21 looked over to the side to see 16 lying on the table like he was being worked on.
"16... that's right. You're still alive." 21 clenched her hand in anger and regret. "16, I'm sorry. I tried to save them but I was powerless. If only I had this power before 17 was absorbed."
"No one is to blame." 16 said.
21 only responded with a sigh before she turned his attention to Bulma. "...What's going on here?"
"We're planning on fixing him but that might take awhile." 21 nodded before she left the room.
AN: You should have seen this coming since chapter 1, and if you didn't, I'm actually a little surprised. The next chapter will probably come out pretty soon and it's pretty long. It'll either be released later today or tomorrow or two days from now, either way, it'll be released soon. If you got questions or something, ask away.
