So thank you thank you thank you to those of you who have been reviewing my story! I still can not believe all the positive feedback I am getting from you all! When I first started this fic I thought to myself no one is going to read it…and boy was I wrong almost NINE THOUSAND hits and over 40 reviews so far! Thank so much you guys you are the best! But anyways one with Chapter 23! Oh and again as I do in all my chapters…R/R!!!! P.S. I know the chapter title is corny but I couldn't think of anything else!

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Chapter 23: Trouble begins with a capital T

"Oh man Rei we are in so much trouble…what if Videl is following us…her life force isn't THAT strong…it will be virtually impossible to track it!" Trunks said as they flew.

"Oh lighten up Trunks I mean to be honest do you really think that we are going to get into that much trouble? Besides Videl doesn't know how to fly as fast as we do she won't get to us until way after we get to the Cell Games…and by then I am sure my dad will have taken care of Cell!" Reilena said back to him.

"Ok you know what you may have maxed out your mother's punishing powers but I haven't!" Trunks yelled at her.

Reilena stopped in mid air as Trunks continued on…a few seconds later Trunks realized she stopped and turned around.

"Hey why did you stop?" Trunks said annoyed.

"Well you obviously don't want to go on anymore…I guess we can just turn around and go back to the Kame house and face our punishment." Reilena said crossing her arms.

"But I never…it's just…you see….arg fine you win we can keep going…it's too late now to turn back…" Trunks said in defeat.

Reilena smirked "good glad you finally came to your senses Trunks now come on it's got to be only another ten minuets from here!"

"Right…might as well at this rate I won't be seeing day light until I'm thirty…" Trunks sighed as he followed her.

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"Man it's a good thing Gohan taught me how to track energy signals…" Videl said to herself as she flew after Trunks and Reilena.

Videl sighed "but they are still way too fast…at this rate I won't catch up to them until they are already there."

"Man Bulma and Chichi better appreciate this…and I better be able to convince them to go back…Videl who are you kidding there is no way that those two are going to go with you even if you did bribe them…" She said as she flew.

"…but at least I will be able to see all the action up close…
Videl said with a smirk.

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"Oh when Trunks gets back he is in so much trouble…thinking that he can just run off like that…to the Cell Games of all places…grrr Trunks is going to be ground until he is thirty and no training with his father…yeah this is all Vegeta's fault he's the one that trained him!" Bulma yelled in aggravation.

"Nothing better happen to Videl while she goes after them…she needs to come home safe so she can marry Gohan! If something happens to her Reilena is going to be chained in her room and I will get her tutored for college!" Chichi sobbed.

"Hey you think you two can keep it quiet we are trying to watch Goku fight here!" Oolong yelled at them.

Bulma and Chichi gave Oolong the death stare and that quickly shut him up.

"Alright, alright don't have a cow I get the picture already jeeze…man you guys are more viscous then your male counter parts…" Oolong said with a sigh as he continued to watch the games.

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Goku and Cell continued to fight throwing punch after punch and kick after kick…even though Goku got a clear shot in and pushed him out of the ring Cell was still able to stop himself from landing on the ground with ease.

"You didn't think that it was going to be that easy to defeat me did you…I expected more from such a skilled and well renowned fighter." Cell said to him with a smirk.

Goku smirked "don't worry I didn't I'm not going to fall for your cheap pranks."

"Well since you aren't fighting me seriously I figured that I would play a little joke did you find it funny…because I did." Cell said folding his arms.

"You know Cell…I'm not the only one holding back my power…" Goku said looking right at him.

"What is going on with those two…why are they just toying with each other?" Future Trunks said as he looked on.

"They are waiting to see who is going to make the real first move." Piccolo said to him.

"But why waste so much time joking around shouldn't Goku be going strait for the kill?" Future Trunks said puzzled.

"Maybe Kakarotto is trying to relish in the moment since he is clearly no match for Cell…if I were him I would just give up and let me take care of this android." Vegeta said to the.

"Now is not the time for your selfish remarks Vegeta…" Piccolo snapped back at him.

"Why don't you say that to my face Namek?!?" Vegeta yelled as he turned to face him.

"Hey come on guys now isn't the time to be doing this…and Vegeta I am sure that my dad has some kind of plan this has to be apart of it….I hope." Gohan said to them.

Vegeta snorted and turned around to continue watching Goku and Cell.

"Don't worry Goku little by little I will reveal to you and the world my true power…why rush things…I would have figured you and your friends would want to enjoy your last few hours alive on earth." Cell said to him.

"We don't need any of your pity Cell because we will have our entire lives to enjoy the earth…so bring it on…" Goku said getting into a fighting stance.

All of a sudden Cell came at Goku full force and they took off fighting at lightening speed.

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"What hey where did they go?" Bulma said in shock as she watched the camera man struggle to find Cell and Goku.

"Ah oh no did that thing kill my husband?!?!" Chichi yelled.

"No he's not dead…they are just moving too fast for an untrained eye to see." Master Roshi said.

"Well who has the upper hand old man?" Oolong said impatient.

Master Roshi was silent for a few moments "they are equal…"

"Oh that's just great they are equal…so you mean to tell me that we have a fifty, fifty chance of living or dying?" Oolong said rolling his eyes.

Master Roshi was silent again as he sensed the battle that was raging on.

"Well…." Bulma said impatiently.

"I can't really say…neither of them are showing their true power." He said to them.

Everyone in the room fell over anime style from his comment as Chichi began to sob.

"Chichi hunny calm down everything will be ok…" Ox King said trying to calm her down.

"You don't understand dad…all I want is for everything to go back to the way they were! I have waited ten years…PATIENTLY for all of this to blow over and what do I get in return…my son and daughter are delinquents, Goku is still running off without telling me everything and now not even a guarantee that there will be an earth to raise my family on! I refuse to raise my family in the other world!" Chichi yelled.

"But Chichi that's why Goku and Gohan are out there right now…to try and make sure that there is an earth for you to do all of that." Bulma said to her.

"But why does it have to be them why can't it be someone else's family?!?" Chichi said as she continued to sob.

"Umm hello your family isn't the only one out there right now so is mine…how quickly you all forget that Vegeta and my son from the Future are out their risking their lives." Bulma said matter-of-factly.

"Oh please don't tell me that you think that Vegeta is out there for noble reasons…we all know that he has a history…a long one at that!" Chichi said getting angry at her.

"Hey what are you trying to say that Vegeta only helps us out when there is something he will be getting in return? Oh how little you know him he can surprise you!" Bulma yelled back.

"Please…he's blown up thousands of planets and the only reason he is here in the first place is because he wants to kill my husband!" Chichi said now getting up in Bulma's face.

"Grr how dare you!" Bulma yelled back at her.

"Hey you two quiet Cell and Goku are finally slowing down so we can see them!" Oolong yelled getting both women's attention.

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Goku slammed Cell to the ground and quickly followed him. Just as Goku landed Cell jumped up and they began to battle it out once more.

"How are they doing that?" the announcer said as he watched in amazement.

"It's just a cheap optical illusion…" Mr. Satan said nervously.

"What?" the announcer said confused.

"I've seen it done before you see they are using mirrors to vanish themselves from the viewing public. They are just a bunch of phonies…not real fighters at all." Mr. Satan said to him.

"Mr. Satan you are so smart I bet that you could do the same thing right here and right now if you wanted…" the female assistant to Mr. Satan's apprentices said.

"Oh…but you know I can't seem to figure out where they have hidden the mirrors…" the announcer said as Mr. Satan slipped away.

Gohan, who had been listening to their conversation the whole time, looked over at Mr. Satan who was now getting underneath a cloth that looked like a rock "you have got to be kidding me…Videl wasn't kidding when she said that she was nothing like her father…well except for the stubbornness factor."

"Hey what the where did you go Mr. Satan you can't just leave us like this!" the announcer yelled as he walked around a 'boulder'.

All of a sudden Mr. Satan appeared from the cloth laughing at the announcer.

"Man that guy has no class…at least your girlfriend does…man I feel embarrassed for her..." Krillin said looking over at them.

"KRILLIN JEEZE!!" Gohan said getting frazzled by his comment.

Krillin looked up at him confused then began to smirk "ah ha so she IS your girlfriend!!"

All of a sudden Gohan leaped behind him and closed his mouth "Krillin you need to learn when to keep your mouth shut her dad is right over there!"

"Hey shouldn't you two be watching the fight?" Piccolo said annoyed.

Krillin and Gohan both jumped back and began to focus their attention back onto Cell and Goku.

Krillin smirked "you are so busted bro…"

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"Alright we should be getting there soon….my dad's energy is getting stronger and stronger the closer we get!" Reilena said as she and Trunks flew.

"Man I wonder whose winning?" Trunks said to her.

"Duh my dad…what kind of question is that?" Reilena said to him.

"Sorry I was just…" Trunks began.

"Come on we have to hurry up or we are going to miss the whole thing!" she yelled at him as he increased her speed.

"Right!" Trunks yelled as he followed her.

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Goku and Cell continued their battle all over the place when they locked horns together in mid air…both of them smirking when all of a sudden Goku kicked him down to the ring. Goku followed him when all of a sudden Cell jumped up and began to punch him towards the edges of the ring.

"Oh man it looks like Cell is in complete control of this one…" Future Trunks said looking on worried.

"But there is one thing I don't get…it's been awhile why isn't my dad taking this seriously still…he has had enough time to play with him…" Gohan said confused.

"What…what are you talking about Gohan?" Yamcha said in shock.

"You heard me my dad isn't taking this seriously…look at him you can tell you guys…" Gohan said to them.

"He's right…Goku had that same look on his face when we fought in the 23rd tournament…" Tien said looking on.

All of a sudden Goku jumped out of the way and fired a Ka-mae-ha-mae-ha wave at Cell in which Cell easily blocked but out of nowhere Goku came from behind and knocked him down.

Cell quickly got up and started to go on an all out assault against him smacking Goku around the ring for a bit and then let off and landed in the ring.

"Alright I suppose that was a good enough warm up wouldn't you say?" Cell said to him.

"Yeah…" Goku smirked.

"Well than shall we?" Cell said to him.

Goku quickly powered up and smirked "is this what you have been waiting for?"

Cell gave a small laugh and powered up as well.

"Man…what power I have never felt anything like it!" Yamcha yelled.

The ground began to shake.

"This is nuts…it's like both of them have enough power to cause the planet to collapse or something!" Krillin yelled.

Gohan looked on calmly "that's it dad I know you can do this I know you can beat him."

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"Ah Trunks what's going on….we are so close…" Reilena said stopping in her tracts as the earth shook.

"I don't know I think the planet is shaking!" Trunks yelled back as he stopped.

"Come on we can fly through this we are so close to the battle!" Reilena said as she began to fly again with Trunks in tow.

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Videl, who was about five minuets behind Reilena and Trunks, continued on after them.

"Man those two sure fly fast…" she said to herself when all of a sudden the earth began to shake.

"Ah what the hell is going on? It's like…some massive earth quake…." She said stopping herself.

"Stay focused Videl…stay…focused…." She said as the earth shook.

Pretty soon it stopped and Videl let out a sigh of relief "alright man I have some catching up to do…it can't be too far now…"

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Goku slowly walked up to Cell "so…what now?"

Cell smirked "well it's your move..."

"Of course it is…" Goku said as he began to attack.

"Man look at Cell and the challenger go they are…they are glowing…is this a trick…or do they posses some kind of unnatural super power?" the announcer said into his mike as he looked on.

"Please this is all just a trick they are armatures they aren't scaring anyone…" Mr. Satan said confidently.

"Are you sure about that champ? I mean the glow looks to be flush with their bodies…" the announcer said to him.

"OF COURSE I'M RIGHT I'M THE WORLD MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION AND THE GREATEST FIGHTER ON THIS PLANET SO WHEN I SAY IT'S A TRICK I KNOW IT'S A TRICK!" Mr. Satan yelled at him.

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"Man what idiots the glow is the power their bodies are emitting…even I know that and I'm nowhere near a fighter." Bulma said as she looked on.

"Man I can't believe that Goku and Cell's power caused the whole earth to shake…I remember when Goku couldn't even carry one hundred pounds on his back." Oolong said.

"What does it matter? As long as my Goku keeps fighting then my Gohan is safe." Chichi said to them.

Master Roshi was silent Goku may be strong…but I still don't think it's enough to take down Cell…

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"Hey look there they are!" Reilena yelled pointing to the ring they were approaching.

"Yeah let's go!" Trunks yelled as he started to speed up when Reilena got in his way stopping him.

"Hey what's going on come on lets go meet them that is what you wanted right?" Trunks said to her.

"Trunks we can't go down to where they are…we need to hide remember so that they don't know we came!" Reilena said frustrated.

"Oh yeah…but where are we going to hide?" Trunks said looking around.

Reilena scanned the area and found a tall boulder that she and Trunks could easily hide behind.

"Look over there we can hide behind that boulder thing. This way we are hidden but still close enough to hear and see everything!" she said.

"Ok sure…I guess that's a good place…" Trunks said as he followed her down.

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Cell and Goku continued to fight…both seemingly equal in strength and ability.

Goku landed when he noticed Cell laughing his head off.

"Hey what's so funny Cell?" Goku said in annoyance.

"Well…I have a surprise for you…." Cell said as he put his arms up.

"MULTI FORM HA!" he yelled as he split into four separate identical Cells.

"What no way he…that's….man how does he know how to do that?" Tien said in shock.

"Cell was created by merging all of our Cells together remember…Dr Gero studied our attacks and implanted them in him." Piccolo said to him.

"Oh yeah you're right…" Tien said as he turned to look on.

"So Goku how do you like these odds?" the Cells said with a smirk.

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"Hey doesn't Tien know how to do that attack…how did Cell figure out how to do it?" Trunks said in amazement as he and Reilena looked on.

"I don't know…oh wait that's right Cell was made to know everyone's fighting techniques…man I hope my dad can get out of this one…" Reilena said as she watched.

"Well you said your dad can do anything…so he should be able to take them down no problem." Trunks said to her.

I hope so…without Cell blowing himself up…Reilena thought as she watched.

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All of a sudden each Cell cornered Goku around the ring.

Goku smirked "no way this trick won't work on me…sorry Cell."

"Oh we will see about that!" the Cells yelled as they went to attack him.

Goku began to fight back against the four Cells.

"Hey shouldn't Cell be weaker because he split into four?" Tien said to the others.

"Yeah he should be but he sure doesn't look it man." Yamcha said back to him.

"Don't worry Goku has more strength than all of them…he should have no problem." Android 16 said as he analyzed the fight.

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"Hey did you hear what that android said Rei your dad is way stronger than all four of the Cells!" Trunks exclaimed.

"Shh quiet Trunks do you want the others to hear….especially Piccolo he can hear EVERYTHING!" Reilena whispered to him.

Trunks quickly covered his mouth "oops oh yeah you're right…"

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"Man look at Goku go he is really holding his own out there…" Bulma said watching.

"Grrr Bulma aren't you the least bit worried about our children?!?" Chichi yelled at her.

Bulma turned to look at her "Chichi as angry as I am at Trunks there is nothing I can do about it…neither can you all I can do is hope for the best and that Videl brings him back…besides my Trunks is pretty tough for his age he's a Super Saiyjin you know…and Reilena can hold her own too I am sure they will be fine…"

"How can you sit there and say that…my son, daughter and husband are out there on the battlefield where they can be killed at any moment!!!" Chichi exclaimed.

"I am sure that Goku will take care of everything anyways…he always does…" Bulma said to her matter-of-factly.

Master Roshi continued to stare at the TV.

I don't know if I can entirely agree with you Bulma…Goku is strong but Cell is still holding back…

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Finally after a while Cell stopped attacking Goku and he and the other forms landed on the ring.

"Well done I see that your fighting skills keep improving." Cell said with a smirk.

"Well thanks…I try…" Goku said to him.

"Don't think that the match is over yet….you have no idea what I have in store for you next." Cell said as he and the other forms put their finger to their head.

"Don't worry I think I have a pretty good idea…" Goku said getting ready.

"Hey Piccolo isn't that…" Gohan began.

"Yeah that's my technique…" Piccolo said looking on.

"SPECIAL BEAM CANNON!" Cell yelled as he released the attack.

Goku quickly jumped up to avoid the blasts but the Cells soon followed him in suit. The next thing any of them knew Goku turned around and fought them all off and revealed the real Cell by kicking him in the stomach.

"Pull yourself together Cell…" Goku said with a slight laugh.

All the Cells landed on each other and the multi form Cells vanished leaving one.

Goku landed in the ring and smirked.

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"Alright daddy beat Cell, daddy beat Cell!" Reilena cheered.

"Yeah and it didn't even take him that long either man Rei your dad is strong…maybe even stronger than my dad…but not by much!" Trunks said to her.

"Duh of course he is stronger than your dad Trunks I thought we went over this." Reilena said with a smirk.

"Nuh uh my dad can still give your dad a run for him money!" Trunks said to her.

"No he can't!" she yelled.

"Yes he can!" he yelled back.

"No!"

"Yes!"

"How about you two call it even and get back to the Kame House?" someone said from behind.

Trunks and Reilena turned around to see Videl standing behind them with her arms crossed.

"Uh oh…" Trunks and Reilena said at the same time.

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"Yeah Goku did it he beat Cell!" Oolong yelled as they all watched TV.

"See I told you he would do it…Goku always comes through in the clutch!" Bulma said proudly.

"Well good…at least my Gohan didn't have to fight and my Reilena is probably safe!" Chichi said to them.

"It's not over…" Master Roshi said.

"What are you talking about old man?" Oolong said confused.

"Yeah aren't you watching see Cell is knocked out in the ring Goku wins!" Bulma said.

"No…Cell is still alive…Goku won't win until that thing is dead…." Master Roshi said to them.

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"Alright he did it Goku beat Cell!" Krillin proclaimed.

"Yeah and that means he wont the tournament!" Future Trunks said.

"Yeah dad I knew you could do it!" Gohan said to him.

Vegeta started to laugh "I doubt it can't you morons see that that's what Cell wants you to think…Kakarotto knows it too…this battle is far from over."

"Distruct-o Disk!" Cell yelled as he blasted the disk towards Goku who dodged it.

"Hey is that mine…no way he did not just use my attack on my best friend!" Krillin yelled.

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"You know both of your moms are really mad at your right now for up and leaving like this." Videl said to them shaking her head.

"Well it doesn't take much to set my mom over the edge…" Reilena said with a sigh.

"Yeah well this is a pretty big deal now come on let's go back to the Kame House…" Videl said as she tried to grab both of their arms when all of a sudden Videl looked up to see the energy disk coming towards them.

"What the…" Videl began.

"Hit the deck!" Trunks yelled as the disk flew towards where they were.

"Huh…" Videl said as Reilena and Trunks threw her to the ground as the disk grazed the top of the giant boulder they were hiding behind.

"That was a close one…" Reilena said as the three of them got up.

"Yeah…it was…" Videl said in shock.

"Man I can't believe that Cell knows all those techniques…" Trunks said as he continued watching completely ignoring Videl.

"Yeah he sure has a lot of tricks up his…hey wait a second you are trying to change the subject I don't think so come on lets get back to the others I promised your moms that I would bring you back safe!" Videl said to them aggravated.

"Oh you can…after the fight is over." Reilena said with a smirk as she turned away from her.

"Uh no how about now…" Videl said raising her voice.

"Come on Videl don't you at least want to see my brother fight…" Reilena said to her.

"Yes I do…from the comforts of the Kame House now let's go!" Videl demanded.

"Man she is stubborn…" Trunks whispered to Reilena.

"Yeah I know…she's just like my mother." Reilena said back to him.

"Hey I heard that!" Videl growled.

Reilena sighed "you know…I was hoping that I wouldn't have to do this…but really Videl you leave me no other choice…"

Videl raised her eyebrow "what are you talking about kid you have nothing on me…"

"Oh un the contrary…remember that time a few days ago where I saw you and my brother…" Reilena began but Videl cut in.

"Ok, ok I remember now where are you going with this!" Videl yelled.

"All I am saying is that if you don't want my mom finding out about you and Gohan maybe you should stay here with Trunks and I and watch the Cell Games…" Reilena said with a smirk.

Man I need to start giving this kid more credit… Videl thought to herself.

"Fine…deal but you two can not go putting yourself into dangerous situations I have to bring you back in one piece!" Videl said to her.

"Fine…deal…" Reilena said shaking her hand.

"Man Rei you're good…" Trunks said to her.

"Oh I know…" Reilena said with a smile as she went back to watching the games.

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"Listen Cell there is no way you can beat me with your stolen fighting techniques…now give up…" Goku said with a serious tone.

Cell laughed "oh not yet…it's over when I say it's over…"

All of a sudden Cell powered up and began to concentrate his energy.

"Ka-Mae…" Cell began.

"What no way he is not going to release a Kamaehamaeha wave…is he?" Krillin said in shock.

"Looks like it…" Piccolo said to him.

"Ha-Mae…" Cell continued as the energy blast got bigger.

"What the hell he will kill us all with that!" Vegeta yelled.

"HA!" Cell yelled as he released the blast.

Goku quickly diverted the blast up to space so it wouldn't hit anything.

"How…how did you do that…how did you dodge it you were too close to be able to." Cell said in shock.

"Easy…Instant Transmission." Goku said with a smirk.

"I see a new technique…" Cell said looking at him.

"You know if I hadn't used it that blast of yours would have blown up this whole planet." Goku said angry.

"Yeah maybe so but I know how much you love this planet so I knew you would try to save it." Cell said with a yawn.

"So you were counting on me huh?" Goku said smirking.

"Listen I don't care about this planet or the people who live on it…I thought you would have picked that up by now." He said as he began to attack again.

Goku began to fight him once more but this time Cell was far too fast for him to keep track of. All of a sudden Cell appeared behind him.

"Is this to fast for you Goku…should I turn it down a notch?" Cell said smirking.

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"Oh man how is your dad going to compete with THAT?!?" Trunks said to her.

"He will…my dad can beat him…I know he can…he may be a little faster but I'm sure he has more tricks up his sleeve!" Reilena barked at him.

"Well whatever plan he may have I hope he does something soon because I think Cell is going to attack again…" Videl said looking on.

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"Man Cell is so fast…too fast…this isn't good guys…" Krillin said as he watched Cell and Goku fight.

"Yeah if Goku has a plan I think now would be the time to use it…" Future Trunks said looking on.

Rei I wish you were here to see this…your father is an impressive fighter…much more so than what Gohan has told me about him I know you would agree …he thought to himself.

"I think Goku has officially lost his advantage in this fight…." Piccolo said as he watched.

Cell and Goku continued to fight…the others were still barely able to keep up with them.

"Man look at them go…I can barely see them…these guys aren't armatures are they champ?" the announcer said sticking the microphone in Mr. Satan's face.

"Uh…no…they are just putting on a show to make everyone think they are impressive like I said before its all tricks!" Mr. Satan reiterated.

"I don't know champ it looks to me like…" the announcer began...

"ITS ALL TRICKS YOU HEAR ME I KNOW BEACAUSE I AM THE WORLD MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION I AM THE BEST FIGHTER ON THIS PLANET AND IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE!" Mr. Satan yelled.

"O…k…" the announcer said backing off.

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"Man Videl your dad is ripping that announcer guy a new one over there I wonder why…" Trunks said looking over at Mr. Satan's crew.

"He is probably trying to salvage his pride…" Videl said with a sigh.

"Hey Videl why is your dad such an idiot was he always like this?" Reilena asked her.

"Yes and no…my dad really is a nice guy…under neither his whole fighting persona…it's just over the past few years…his in the ring persona has crossed over into his everyday life…its rather annoying if you ask me that's why I am hardly ever home anymore I can't take it anymore!" Videl said aggravated.

"Oh maybe after today your dad will be different…" Reilena said to her.

"That's what I am hoping for…" Videl said back to her.

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Goku and Cell finally each got a shot in at each other and landed back in the ring.

"Not a bad fight Goku…maybe I was wrong about you maybe you are worthy of fighting me…" Cell said to him.

"Oh boy…I am just jumping for joy…" Goku said sarcastically.

"Now let us continue Goku…" Cell said with a smirk.

Goku and Cell began to battle once more.

"Man look at Goku go he is amazing…" Yamcha said watching.

"Yeah I can't believe he can keep up with Cell like that…" Tien said.

"I just wonder how much longer Goku will be able to keep up the pace…" Piccolo said as he watched.

Cell all of a sudden punched Goku sending him flying to the point where we almost fell out of the ring but managed to stop himself in time.

They took to the sky once again. Goku went in to punch Cell but he dodged it and appeared behind him to the shock of Goku.

"Oh man dad come on hang in there you were doing so well!" Gohan yelled.

"You almost fell out of the ring…and then I would have won this little match…" Cell said with a smirk.

"Huh…" Goku said in surprise.

"Is this too hard for you should I make it easier…maybe Ill make things a little more interesting…this is my tournament after all." Cell said with a slight laugh.

"Wait Cell what are you doing?" Goku said confused.

"I am tired of being confined to the ring…oh and by the way you might want to tell your friends to clear the area…" Cell said laughing.

"Hey guys Cell's going to blow up the ring get away from it now!" Goku yelled as Cell fired up an energy blast.

The Z fighters quickly flew several feet away from the ring as Cell let the blast go.

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"What…Cells blowing up the ring?" Videl said confused.

"Videl come on we are going to go and hide behind that rock formation!" Trunks yelled as he began to run away from where they were.

"Huh…what…" Videl began but was interrupted as Reilena grabbed her hand and began to drag her over to the rock formation.

"What the hell is going on why are we going over here the fight is over there!" Videl yelled aggravated.

"Because Cell is going to blow up the ring now come on Videl!" Reilena said as she picked up the speed.

"What…but why don't they need a ring to fight in?" Videl said confused.

Trunks sighed "Videl you don't HAVE to fight in a ring they are probably going to just fight here in the open now hurry before the blast hits!"

"Yeah besides Cell can do whatever he wants it's his tournament remember?" Reilena said as they finally reached the large rock formation.

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Cell let go of the blast and with in seconds the entire ring was destroyed.

"Whoa Cell really did blow the ring up…he's crazy!" Krillin yelled.

Gohan looked over at Android 16 who had saved Mr. Satan and his crew from the blast and smiled.

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"Oh no my dad…is he alright where is he don't tell me he was killed by that blast!" Videl panicked.

Reilena rolled her eyes "you know if you just looked over there you would see that android 16 saved them from it…"

Videl looked over to where Reilena was pointing to see her father in a state of shock…alive but in a state of shock.

"Thank heavens…" Videl said with a sigh as she slumped down against the rock formation.

"Maybe android 16 really isn't that bad after all…" Trunks said looking on.

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"So what do you think? Now the whole desert is our ring…so let's just say that the last one standing wins!" Cell proclaimed.

"I see…so it's a fight to the death…" Goku smirked.

"If you want to put it that way…then yes...I mean would you really have it any other way?" Cell said back to him.

"No…I guess not…" Goku said as he stretched.

"Right…now let's continue!" Cell said to him as he got ready to fight.

Goku looked up at him in shock as he saw a wave blasts coming strait for him. Goku dodged the attacks the best he could and went in to attack but Cell blocked him locking Goku in a battle of strength.

"Man they are still equal…not only in speed but power as well…" Future Trunks said in amazement.

Cell and Goku both at the same time broke their hold on one another and began to duke it out once more. All of a sudden Goku got a shot in and sent Cell flying across the battlefield.

Goku flew up as high as he could and began to form a Kamaehamaeha wave.

"What dad…you're crazy you can't send that thing flying it will destroy us all!" Gohan yelled.

"Everybody take cover he's going to release it!" Piccolo yelled as they all dropped to the ground.

All of a sudden Goku disappeared and reappeared next to Cell and released the wave, hitting him dead on.

When the smoke cleared all that was left was the head and armless body of Cell.

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"Look he did it for real this time Cell is so gone!" Reilena said in excitement.

"Wow…he did…that's…insane…" Videl said in shock.

"Yeah we won, we won!" Trunks cheered.

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"Yeah Goku he did it I knew he would he always does!" Bulma yelled.

"Alright Goku you're the man!" Oolong cheered.

"Good, now my Gohan won't have to fight!" Chichi beamed.

Master Roshi sat there silent as he looked at the TV I'm not so sure about that…

"Alright old man why are you so quiet?" Oolong said to him.

"I just don't think we should be getting so excited so soon…" Master Roshi said to him.

"What do you mean master Goku blasted Cell in pieces…" Ox King noted.

"Yes…he did…but just wait…." he said back to him.

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"Wow I think that maneuver just won Goku the tournament I cant believe it!" Tien said.

"Yeah man Goku sure is something!" Yamcha said.

Vegeta stood there aggravated where did Kakarotto get all this power…how does he do it?

"Man that instant transmission thing Goku learned in space really came in handy…hey you guys look Goku won the tournament!" Yamcha yelled at the others who were standing in silence.

"Hey guy's what's wrong you should be happy we don't have to worry about Cell anymore!" Yamcha said to them.

Krillin looked at the remnants of Cell and realized something "Goku get away from him…NOW Cells going to regenerate!"

All of a sudden Cells lower half got up and started to regenerate his upper half. Before they knew it Cell was back to his old self again.

"Ah Nameks…such an interesting race they are….thank you Piccolo." Cell said as he stretched.

"You're not welcome…" Piccolo said in response.

"Man I should have known you would be able to regenerate." Goku said to him.

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"Hey I thought that Piccolo could only regenerate if he still had his head…Cell's head was destroyed." Trunks said to them.

"What….regeneration…is that possible?' Videl said in shock.

"Duh Cell just did it…Piccolo can do it too…" Reilena said.

"Man…weird…useful…but weird…" Videl said confused.

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"Ha I may not have beaten you with that blast Cell but your power level has decreased significantly I can tell." Goku said to him.

"Perhaps but it seems like you are the one having trouble catching your breath…listen I know that you put most of your energy into that blast and look I am still here…" Cell said to him.

"No that's not true!" Goku yelled as he powered up.

Cell powered up and began to attack Goku again. The two continued to fight and were seemingly evenly matched.

"I don't know much longer Goku can keep this up…at this rate Cell is going to eventually get the upper hand." Piccolo said as he watched.

Come on dad you can do it just hang in there…Gohan thought to himself.

Goku and Cell hit each other in the mouth and pulled away out of breath.

"Is this getting to be too much for you Goku?" Cell smirked.

"No!" Goku yelled as he went in to attack again but Cell kneed him in stomach and grabbed him by the shirt.

"You're a fool Goku you can't beat me…" Cell said as he punched him to the ground.

As Cell went down to check on his 'kill' Goku reemerged blasting the hell out of Cell.

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"Yeah go daddy!" Reilena cheered.

"Man just when you think he's packed it in…BAM he comes up with this…nuts…I wish I could fight like that…" Trunks said amazed.

"Your dad sure has a lot of tricks up his sleeve…" Videl said as she watched.

"Well yeah he has only been trained by the greatest masters on the planet!" Reilena said to her.

"I can tell…" Videl said to her.

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All of a sudden Cell emitted a shield like energy around him that diminished the rest of Goku's blasts.

"Face it this is the end Goku!" Cell yelled as they lowered to the ground.

Goku just stood there barely out of breath.

"How about you take a breather…and use one of those sensu beans I keep hearing about." Cell smirked.

"Alright this is our chance lets give him a sensu bean so he can finish off Cell…" Future Trunks said.

"No we will wait…:" Piccolo said.

"But why he needs one!" Future Trunks yelled.

"Quiet boy where is your honor?!? Like all pure blooded Saiyjin's Kakarotto would rather die than use a sensu bean to help." Vegeta yelled.

"I don't understand…" Future Trunks said.

"Kakarotto trained in the hyperbolic time chamber just as we did now let's see what he can do." Vegeta said to him.

"No we can't…he doesn't have the strength he'll die!" Future Trunks yelled back at him.

"Yes but it has been proven here today that no one among this group is stronger than Kakarotto is…not even me…so he deserves the fight of a true warrior…" Vegeta trailed off.

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"What…what did my dad say…no way…?" Trunks said in shock.

"Wow I don't think I have ever heard you dad say he was weaker than my dad…your dad never owns up to anything …Cell really must be strong…" Reilena said.

"But how my dad can take him again he trained for all that time in that chamber!" Trunk said frustrated.

"Yeah but there is one thing my dad taught me…no matter how much you prepare for something you cant always guarantee it's going to work out…" Reilena said back.

"I guess so…" Trunks said looking down.

Man I still can't believe that Goku and Cell are fighting at the level they are fighting at…I never thought that such a level was possible…Videl thought to herself.

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"Father we can not just stand here and watch Goku get killed I didn't come back in time to watch him die!" Future Trunks yelled in frustration.

"Are you or are you not the one who always talks about how great of a hero Kakarotto is?" Vegeta said.

Future Trunks was silent confirming that his statement was true.

"If you have so much faith in him…you will wait and see what he wants to do." Vegeta said.

"You know Goku I feel your power slipping away I don't think you are going to last much longer…it's not worth finishing you off now…the earth should see a real champion" Cell laughed.

Goku stood their panting as Cell blabbered on.

Goku powered down "well you are right about one thing…the earth deserves to see a real champion."

"Oh?" Cell said intrigued.

"Yes, it's over Cell…you win our battle...I give up…" Goku said to him.

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"What no way how…but he….dad was so close!" Reilena said in shock.

"What's going to happen now how can he just give up like that?!?" Trunks said.

"How can someone just give up a fight? Is that even allowed?" Videl said confused.

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"No way that's not like Goku to give up a battle especially when everything is on the line!" Bulma yelled.

"No its not…Goku must have a plan…: Master Roshi said.

"Well it better not involve Gohan….or Reilena for that matter!" Chichi yelled.

"Maybe he is going to let Vegeta fight him?" Oolong said.

"Maybe…Goku never gives up…I don't think that in all the years I have known him that he has ever given up on anything…." Bulma said.

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"Listen I know how strong you are there is no point in continuing this fight…I know I can't beat you." Goku continued.

"Huh?!?" Cell said in shock.

"You…coward…" Vegeta said in amazement.

"No Goku you can't…." Krillin said in shock.

"Goku is turning his back on us?!?" Yamcha said.

"No it can't end like this…it can't…" Gohan said.

"You know when I came here today I wasn't sure I was going to have what it takes to beat you…and now I know I don't…fighting you has showed me that there is still a lot I have to work towards." Goku continued.

"Please you must be joking you can't just say I give up and expect to walk away!" Cell said angry.

"Sure I can you beat me fair and square…" Goku said back to him.

"Just for that I am going to reduce this planet to rubble!" Cell yelled.

"No so fast…I may be giving up but there are still plenty of fighters here you can fight instead…and I have one particular fighter in mind." Goku said to him.

"Please you can not mean one of them…do you…who is it then Trunks, Piccolo, Vegeta tell me!" Cell demanded.

"Ah he must mean you Mr. Satan your time has finally come what are your thoughts on this new development?" the announcer asked him.

Mr. Satan was silent then keeled over moaning "oh my stomach I don't think I can fight…oh the pain!"

Goku just stood there with a smile on his face.

"So you aren't kidding…you really are going to go through with this…" Cell said in shock.

"I know it sounds crazy but you will find out sure enough. The person I am about to name is a lot stronger than I am…and I am sure you will have as much fun fighting him as you did me…although you won't feel that way after he has beaten you!" Goku said with a smirk.

"Will you stop wasting my time…who is it?!?" Cell demanded.

"Ok have it your way…" Goku said as he went to face the other Z fighters.

"Listen, it looks like I can't win this fight so what do you say you take things over for me…Gohan…"

A/N: Yay Chapter 23 is done…next chapter is still the continuation of the Cell Games…but with Gohan? ;-) I was doing some math in my head and I think I have another 4 or 5 chapters left with this story….but anyways hope you liked this one and as always R/R! Until next time…