The last chapter was a bit short but it felt like a finished part of the story

Cell was still looking for the fleeing androids as his search was cut short by an oncoming Vegeta.

"Ah, vegeta !!!" Cell said with his typical deep voice as if he was expecting his arrival but wasn't in the least bit worried.

"That's right Cell, your time has come Cell, You will experience first hand what it's like to stand against the true power of a Sayian!!"

Cell just laughed at his words

"Big words for such a small man…"

"What …. How dare you …. I, The prince of all Sayians shall not be made into a mockery!!!!" Vegeta yelled, turning red in anger.

Cell didn't even made the effort to response as he seemed more sadistically amused then scared and averted his look.

"Another one" Cell said; sensing the oncoming Trunks; as if he was actually thrilled about it

"So nice of you to bring reinforcements, Vegeta. Now I maybe have to break a sweat"

"Stay out of this, Boy. He's mine..."

Even tough this wasn't to his liking and he was actually worried trunks complied.

Without any more delay the fight took off to an incredible start, punches were being exchanged at unimaginable speed, energy blasts filled the sky, it was a display of pure brute strength and skill. With seemingly endless supply of energy they both raged on, inflicting a substantial amount of damage to one another. The earth shook, rocks were sent flying solely by the powerful aura's surrounding both fighters.

And whole the way trough this intense encounter, they looked evenly matched.

At least that's how it seemed, but one man begged to differ.

"He's just toying with him, why doesn't he finish him off already…" Trunks mumbled to himself "You're in uncharted waters now father, don't let your power get the best of you"…

In the mean time another, to spectator demoted Z fighter had made his way towards the battleground… It was Krillin, trembling all over he witnessed the fight from a distance, totally taken aback by the amount of energy he sensed coming from both Vegeta and Cell, in his shaking hands he held the remote control Bulma made to put the androids out of commission.

"That,… that energy" he stumbled quietly, as if having to confirm it to himself that this amount of strength was even physically attainable. He saw them, he sensed them but still it was hard to belief and understand the true nature of their immense powers.

"Focus, Krillin, focus…" he said trying to pull himself back together and be prepared for the task that was handed to him.

The fate of his loved ones, of the entire human race, maybe even the fate of the universe, it was all resting on his shoulders. Knowing and realizing this all too well he shook off every doubt every feeling of anxiety and insecurity and renewed his search for the androids.

It didn't even take too long to find hem as they were on the same island Vegeta and Cell were fighting on.

"They're here!!!!" Krillin shouted in sheer amazement, when he spotted both androids. " Why are they still here, don't they know Cell and Vegeta are fighting on this very island!!!"

Fully aware of what he had to do he flew towards them, but as he prepared to forever shut down the androids his mind became clouded, his mission, his goal suddenly were no longer clear as strange feelings and thoughts confused him.

That one moment: that kiss, burned in his memory, enclosed in his heart,

it haunted him, it made him weak. His inner struggle gradually got the best of him…

"Come on Krillin, you can't … no you can't…. I mean she's an android …" He said to himself trying to get all of this straightened out, but it was all in vain, all the common sense in the world, all ounces of reason, it all faded before the love that was already embedded deep within his very soul.

He closed in on the androids, his face once again filled with the glow of determination.

But when he got within reach, he did not end it all right there. He smashed the controller leaving no way to deactivate the androids.

"What are you two still doing here, Cell is right over there, leave … now!!!"

Both androids were taken by surprise and as their eyes pinpointed Krillin, they immediately noticed the now smashed controller knowing all too well what it was made for. This only added to their amazement. Especially android 18, having been deactivated by a similar controller used by doctor Gero in the past, it was something she feared and the fact Krillin smashed the controller made no sense to her whatsoever.

But their was no time to think it over, no time to try to understand, even no time to truly grasp the gravity of the inner chance she was going trough, set in motion by being on the receiving end of kindness, of mercy, of compassion. She helped 16 up and commenced her flight of the island, and away from Cell. Unaware she was forever changed, unaware that she had taken a new path, she was no longer the cruel monster she was before, she cared, she had witnessed kindness first hand and it had enticed her, even though she never even thought about admitting this to herself. ….

"Cell, don't you get it, you don't stand a chance against me. Does your ego cloud your judgement that much that you can't even see when you're outmatched, you're not even worth my time !!!" Vegeta yelled confidently.

Cell sure as hell is a lot of things but stupid isn't one of them, as much as it crushed his overwhelming feeling of superiority, he knew that all this time Vegeta was just toying with him, it enraged him

"If only I could absorb the android 16, then I would reach my perfect form, and Vegeta would be nothing more than an irritating bug waiting to be smashed, compared to me. He doesn't know what real power is, he couldn't even imagine real power…." He mumbled to himself

(This chapter pretty much just followed the original storyline since the addition of the new character had little to none influence on these events, however as the story progresses, new twist will occur and in the end this one seemingly minor detail might even change a whole lot more than ever imaginable)