A/N: Brutal2003, the fighting style knowledge is far more applicable to Sakura than the others. His knowledge of the others is limited to that of the other time-line (different experiences lead to different styles and thought processes). So it would give him an edge but not as much as it did on Sakura.

Chapter Twenty-eight - Sakura's Stand

Son Home, Living Room:

Bulma had been practically holding her breath the entire time Vegeta had been fighting. When Cell had landed outside the ring she'd sighed in relief, hoping it was finally over. But that was not to be. "What do you think Sango?" she asked as Vegeta had started powering up his attack. "Tell me the truth... can he win?"

Sango stayed silent for moment and then shook her head. "I honestly don't know. Their powers are... amazing. Vegeta's maxed out but Cell seems to only be warming up still. Maybe... if he can do it with this attack, then yes, he can win. But... if not..."

Bulma looked down at the baby Trunks she held in her arms. "Come on Vegeta... I don't want to lose you." she said softly, her eyes going back to the screen again.

Bulma wasn't the only one on edge. In fact, the only calm ones in the house were the two youngest children. Trunks and Sakura weren't old enough to understand what was happening. Sakura was close, she could tell something was bothering the others, but not what.

Roshi kept shifting his senses from the fight to the two half Sai-jins up stairs. He had a feeling Gohan wouldn't stay put if he saw his father losing when Goku's turn came. Turning his sense that way once again he felt Gohan pacing slowly above them, his power making small pops and shifts. /He's not a fighter but he's still wishing he was out there./ Roshi thought, the video from the tv reflecting on his sunglasses.

The aged Master's calm appearance changed suddenly as he cried out. The others doing the same as they all fell over, the force of Vegeta's just unleashed attack knocking them over. Bulma managed to turn as she fell and land on her back protecting baby Trunks. Chi-Chi pulled the young Sakura over to her and held her to comfort the child.

As the shaking died away they pulled themselves to their feet again and righted the chairs they'd been sitting in. Bulma tried her best to quiet the now crying Trunks and Chi-Chi worked at comforting Sakura who was clinging tightly to her.

Sango's eyes widened, her senses catching it before the TV did. "No way in hell! He... he survived!" The others glanced at her and then turned their attention back to the TV which was now showing the regenerating Cell. As soon as Cell started his attack again Bulma closed her eyes and turned her head away.

"Haha! Way to go girl!" Roshi cheered, pumping a fist into the air. Bulma looked up again just in time to see Trunks kneel over Vegeta before the image changed to Sakura chasing Cell.

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Son Home, Gohan's Room:

"No! Vegeta almost had him!" Videl cried, slamming her hands down against the bed. The metal frame squealed in protest at the force and then cracked, the bed falling to the ground. Gohan only gave her a quick glance before turning his attention back to the TV. Sakura had just saved Vegeta and was now fighting with Cell. It only took a moment for the momentum of the battle to shift decidedly in Cell's favor.

Gohan started pacing back and forth beside his window again. It was already open and he and Videl were already dressed. He'd gone into the hall shortly after Vegeta had started fighting and pulled the box out of the hall closet. Both him and Videl had then donned the Sai-jin armor like that worn by his grandpa, grandma, uncle, and Trunks.

He was waiting for any sign of trouble, any reason to go charging out there. Videl had calmed him a few times, stopped him from taking off. "Sakura's amazing." she said after a moment. Gohan nodded. He could sense it, Sakura's power was higher than any other out there so far. It was amazing. Still, Cell was dominating.

"We should be there!" Gohan said leaning back against the wall, frowning.

Videl looked over at him and then suddenly started giggling. Gohan's frown turned into a confused look as he looked over to her. She shook her head. "Sorry, you just... looked like Vegeta." she laughed. Gohan stayed silent for a moment and then cracked up as well but he stopped a moment later as Sakura's power shot through the roof.

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Cell Games Ring:

"Give up girl, you don't have any more chance against me than Vegeta did." Cell said, crossing his arms as he pulled to a stop from her last attack.

She pulled herself up out of the trench she was in and shook her head. "I don't give up." she replied. "I came back here to make a better future for those I care about and that is what I'm going to do." She launched up into the air toward him and fired off a hard right hook but he dodged it easily. She followed up with a left kick but he slipped around that as well.

"You can't expect to hit me like that." Cell laughed. "Come on, give me a challenge."

"You want a challenge? Alright, fine." Her aura flickered a little as she braced her body. "Yottsu Kinryoku!" she cried. Her silver aura flared up massively as her power jumped, the ground a few feet below her cracking and collapsing down from the force. When the glare faded and they could see her again they could all see the strain on her body from the move clearly.

Her muscles had nearly doubled in size making her look rather disproportionate. With a crack of power she surged in at Cell and smashed a fist into his face. He was caught completely off guard by the attack and knocked backward. Sakura surged after him and slammed her knee hard into his stomach and then followed up with a kick to his right side, open palm to the chest, a backhand, fist to the gut, and then she spun around behind him and smashed her knee into his back driving him down.

She disappeared and then re-appeared below him thrusting both feet up into the air and smashing them into him. One in his gut and the other his chest. She floated there like that for a split second and then started kicking her feet back and forth slamming them into Cell repeatedly and driving him back up higher and higher into the air.

Those on the ground watched as she suddenly vanished once more. Cell's body began jerking around one way and then the other as she attacked him at high speeds, moving around him rapidly, not giving him the time to recover. "That's... amazing." Hotaru breated. Her senses were barely keeping up with what was happening, her daughter was moving so fast she couldn't even see the blur of her motions.

"Her power's draining fast though." Vegeta replied, a scowl on his face. "Faster than she's using it up."

Trunks nodded. "Ya. Her body can't handle the power." he said softly. "Using the Kinryoku at this level is overloading her... she can't keep this up for long or..." The others all looked at him, worry on all of their faces, even Vegeta's. Trunks took a deep breath and looked up at where Sakura was still attacking. "Come on, you can do it."

Sakura felt it as she went. Her power was going down fast. She'd known it would. But she ignored that, and the intense pain that was tearing through her body, and kept up her assault. She could also feel that Cell's power had dipped as well. She was doing more damage to him than his body could keep up with.

With a cry she fired a powerful kick at Cell's head, easily the thousandth blow since she began her assault. And the first that was blocked. Cell's arm came up and intercepted her leg at the last moment. Sakura didn't slow and simply followed up with her other leg slipping it easily passed Cell's defenses and smashing her foot into the side of his face.

Her power had declined rapidly. She was still stronger but her edge was fading fast. Sakura snapped around behind him hurridly and smashed her leg into the back of his neck. Then she smashed her other foot into Cell's back. Quickly she shot around in front of him again and thrust her leg into his gut using the momentum from the earlier blows to increase the damage.

Next she launched a punch at his face but he deflected her arm and countered with a punch of his own. She just managed to slip it and slam her knee into his chest. Her assault came to a sudden halt there as Cell grabbed her arm and flung her toward the ground sending a volley of energy blasts after her.

The energy slammed her into the ground and exploded. The Biodroid dove into the smoke cloud and slammed his knees into Sakura's stomach, the force of the blow blasting away the dust. He thrust his arm down, fist aimed right for her head, but she managed to move her head to the side. His fist smashed into the ground shattering the rock were her head had been.

Her left leg snapped up and her knee pounded into Cell's side knocking him off of her. Flipping up, she spun around and snapped her leg out kicking Cell in the head. She followed that up with a backflip kicking Cell in the jaw and knocking him into the air. Coming down she smashed her feet into the ground and looked up at where Cell floated.

/My power's too low now. It's going down faster and faster. My body can't take this much longer. Time to end this./ Quickly she put her fingers to her temples. "Kuro Omoi Seichuu!" she called, eyes flashing. Then she turned her stance sideways a bit and raised her arm. Her clothes and hair began to wave about wildly as blue, green, and silver energy gathered in front of her palm. She watched Cell closely as she gathered the attack, waiting for the Kuro Omooi Seichuu to wear off and him to make his move.

She could see him fighting to move, the grasp of her power fading on him quickly. During that time he assesed her stance and the attack quickly and growled. Soon as he was able to move again he shot down at her at full speed. "Good-bye Cell! Wakusei Okaeshi Bakuha!" The energy swirled and then exploded outward surging toward Cell rapidly.

The Biodroid brought his arms up quickly and erected a barrier. The force of the blast pushed the other Z Fighters backwards. "Impossible!" Raditz cried, doing his best to stay in place. The attack was stronger than Vegeta's earlier one but the upward angle of it was reducing the backwash they were feeling from it.

The power from the attack and from Sakura was fading fast. The attack only lasted for a moment and then vanished. There was a flash of orange from Sakura as she reverted to her base, her power dropping like a five ton rock.

Trunks' eyes widened as Sakura dropped to knees and coughed up blood. In a flash he charged out toward where she was grabbing the Senzu bag from Killin as he did, and Hotaru right behind him. Meanwhile Vegeta was looking up at where Cell floated. His arms had been destroyed again but his barrier had saved him from the bulk of the girl's attack. "Blasted freak!" he growled.

Trunks knelt down beside his mate. She was holding her stomach and obviously in intense pain. "Here, eat this, quickly." he said, pushing the bean into her mouth. She chewed and swallowed it quickly, the pained look on her face faded away and she took a deep breath as she opened her eyes again. Standing up she turned her gaze up the, once again, healed Cell.

"This time, I wont hold back!" she called up.

Cell shook his head. "Don't make me laugh girl. You couldn't beat me no matter how hard you tried. And that Senzu disqualifies you from fighting further. The Zetsumei Taikai's rules state that you cannot receive medical attention until a fight has ended. Trunks may have saved your life with that Senzu but he has also ended your fight."

"He's right." Bardock called out.

Sakura stood there for a moment, gritting her teeth, and then nodded. "Alright. Fine. I guess that makes it Goku's turn. I would have rather killed you myself but I can live with Goku doing it instead."

Cell smirked. "Yes, hold on to that hope a little longer. But soon you will see the truth. Once I've killed Goku I'll take out the rest of you too. So, Goku, shall we bring this to an end now?"

Goku nodded. "Alright, let's go Cell."