Sorry it's been a while folks, experiencing Writer's Block on all my stories haha. But then, as I was walking from Hannaford, this chapter hit me. Enjoy!
"Crap!" Piccolo yelped, and flew away from the blinding light of the Kamehameha. The Androids stood firm, staring down what Piccolo would consider Death, before vanishing into thin air. Descending several feet, Piccolo evaded the Ki blast, and watched as it crashed into the surrounding mountains. BOOM! Rocks rained down into the valley as fierce wind jolted Piccolo back a few feet. He covered his eyes with his arm until it was over, and then turned around to see Goku where he was before, eyes staring straight ahead. What is he doing? The Androids will cut him down! Errrr..." Piccolo knew that Goku was buying time for him, but like in bad horror movies, the character is riveted into stillness by the sight before them. And this was no different.
Goku's eyes drifted a little ways to the left, and his face twisted into a feral snarl as his arm shot out to his right, just missing the materialized Android 18. She grunted as she twisted out the way, and flew back. From behind Goku, Android 17 piledrove him in the head, sending the Saiyan downwards. At least, that's what Android 17 thought would happen. Instead his clasped hands went right through Goku, and the figure burst into smoke.
"A trick?" 17 asked to himself, before grunting as Goku kicked him in the back of the head. As he went flying away, 18 quickly advanced on the Super Sayian. "Unlike my brother monkey, I'm not fooled by such tricks."
Goku just smiled. "Oh really, that's not what I thought when you ran away from that punch."
"I'll kill you for that! Ah!" the two engaged in fast-paced combat, arms and legs near-blurs to Piccolo, who only watched, awestruck. How was Goku exerting so much power? Goku met every punch 18 threw at him, grabbing her arm and throwing her behind him just in time to block 17's kick with his tricep. The air shook as the force vibrated throughout it, and with a yell, Goku began his assault on 17. Blocking two quick jabs, 17 headbutted the Saiyan back, and then sent an Energy Pulse out, forcing Goku closer to the ground.
"Flash Vortex!" the machine screamed, before a tornado appeared around Goku, and he started to spin. "Whoa, WHOA!" Goku spun faster and faster, until he was a blur, and then, the tornado exploded. Goku screamed, and Piccolo felt it was time to go. He turned, and question marks appeared at where Cell was.
"Cell!" Piccolo called, but of course there was no reply. And being a machine, Piccolo had no way of sensing his Ki. Nevertheless, Cell could not have gotten far, Piccolo could probably see him from the air.
"Piccolo!" Goku yelled. Piccolo turned to see Goku blocking kicks from 18 and 17. " Get-Uh-Vegeta and Trunks out of here! They are the priority, not Cell!"Piccolo shook his head. "Are you kidding me Goku?! What about Gohan huh?!" Yelling again, Goku sent the Androids reeling backwards with a shockwave, buying him a few moments. He grew angry as Piccolo hang there with a stupid expression on his face.
"What are you waiting for?! Get them now! I can't hold off 17 and 18 much longer. The time you waste looking for Cell will only endanger Vegeta and Trunks, and we can't leave them." Firing back up his aura, which burned with significantly less rage than earlier, Goku advanced back on the the two Androids, which attacked together. Blocking 17's punch but getting caught by 18's elbow, Goku somersaulted backwards in mid-air before saying, "Solar Flare!" The Android's gritted their teeth and covered their eyes at the momentary loss in eyesight. Piccolo took this chance to descend to the ground and get Trunks first. The teen's jacket was dirtied with mud, and lay on the ground several hundred feet away. "He must've shed it during the fight." Piccolo inferred. Taking off his turban, Piccolo unveiled a cache of Sensu-Beans. Taking out one, he brought it to Trunk's mouth, and prodded it. "Trunks, eat." Trunk's eyes flickered open, and he ate without question or comment. Suddenly his eyes shot open, and he sprung to his feet. "Piccolo, where is Cell?!"
"Gone, he fled the moment the action between Goku and the Androids started, but we can still-"
"No, Cell switched places with my father!" Trunks yelled. "Slow down Trunks, what do you mean switched places?"
He was created with Vegeta's DNA, allowing him to replicate into all those cells so long as he is destroyed and allowed to regenerate with all those cells. Vegeta and I annihilated him with our combined effort, but it kicked up too much dust. We got lost in the cloud, and Cell must of then regenerated as Vegeta and knocked my real father unconscious. I fought him off for a little while, but then 18 started on me. There was nothing I could do."
Piccolo hurriedly tossed a Sensu-Bean to the unconscious Vegeta. "Quick, get that in him, and then meet me back at the house!"
Trunks started giving it Vegeta. "What's wrong?"
"Cell is going to go back to the house disguised as Vegeta. No one would be able to stop him, Bulma may even show him her research on time-travel and reversing the virus!"
"Shit! HURRY!" Trunks ordered. Piccolo looked up. "Goku! The house is in danger, Cell is on the way."
Goku shook his head. "Not as long as I'm there!" Throwing his head back, Goku summoned up most of his meager reserves and Instant-Transmissioned. Android 17 just missed him, but then looked at Piccolo, Trunks, and Vegeta. "A sis, looks like we can still have a little fun." 18 chuckled. "Ah that Goku, he's so sweet isn't he Piccolo? Leaving you here to die?"
Piccolo grit his teeth. "Yeah, Goku's so sweet he'll make your teeth rot!"