Gohan had launched his assault. Elbowing Cell in the stomach, he landed several spinning kicks in the androids gut, and each impact made Cell cough. Gohan then slammed his fist into the side of Cells head, and kicked him to the right. Cell went flying, as Gohan popped up infront of him, and threw punches so fast his arms couldnt be seen. As he slowed down, Cell fell to his knees coughing up blood. Gohan looked him in the eye, as Cell looked back at him in fear. "You... you're not a boy! You're a monster!" Gohan merely stared back, and finally kicked Cell in the stomach again.
He landed an uppercut on Cell that sent him flying, and fired several energy blasts. The blasts followed Cell, and several seconds later an explosion filled the sky. As the smoke cleared, Cell had a large gap in his torso, and his left arm was severed from the bicep down. Goku looked over at his son, who merely stood and looked. "Gohan! You have to finish Cell now! Dont give him the chance to recover!" Gohan looked over at his father. "Finish him now? No way dad! He has to suffer for what hes done! Killing him now would be too easy on him."
Not too long after those words were spoken, Cell regenerated his body, and his energy shot back up. He flew back down, and aimed a kick at Gohan. Gohan merely lifted his arm, and Cells attack was easily blocked. Cell jumped back, and began to power up. "Well boy, you've left me no choice! Im going to have to use my full power on you! Beware though, for my power has raised from what it was against Nill!" His aura flared, and debree flew around as Gohan watched. Cell then flew back over and threw punches at Gohan fast as he could. Gohan merely caught them all, and ended the androids momentum with a swift kick to the side. Gohan then popped up behind Cell and sledge-hammered him right in he back. Cell crashed into a nearby rock, where he layed for a good few seconds.
Cell soon burst out, and in a fit of rage his muscles began to grow. His whole body became larger, as he assumed a form similar to Trunks's Ultra Super Saiyan. He flew over and attacked Gohan with wild attacks. His speed was much lower than before though, and Gohan merely side-stepped each attack. As Cell prepared an energy attack, Gohan punched Cell in the gut hard as he could, and sent the android back to his knees. Cell began coughing again, as something began to travel up his throat. He coughed one last time, and then spat up Android 18. All the Z fighters gasped, as Cells power plummeted. He reverted back to his Semi-Perfect form, and he looked at Gohan with hate.
Gohan merely smiled at Cells decrease in power. "Well, I guess this is it for you! All thats left for me to do now is blow you to tiny bits and crush out every piece of you that remains!" Cell laughed, as his body began to expand. He soon towered over Gohan, as he gathered all the energy he could. "Foolish boy! You think you've won?! Im going to blow myself up, and im going to take you and this entire planet with me!" Goku's eyes widened, as did all the others. Gohan, not totally impressed with Cells boast, focused his power again and prepared to finish Cell. Goku saw Gohans aura flare again. "No Gohan! If you attack him now, all you'll do is make him blow up faster!" Gohan realized now he was selfish in his fight. His father was right to tell him to end it. Now, all hope was lost... He failed, and Nills sacrifice was all for nothing...
Goku just then appeared by Cell, and placed his hand on the androids chest. He looked at his son with a smile, as he placed his index and middle fingers on his forehead. Gohan looked at his father with confusion for a moment, then his eyes widened. "Gohan, you faught like a hero. You've become much stronger than I am, but now its time for me to end this. Im going to teleport Cell and I away from here, and make sure the earth is safe." A tear went down Gohans cheek, and all the other Z fighters just now knew what he was doing. "Goodbye my son. Tell your mother I had to do this. Take care of her for me. You'll be the man of the house now." Gohan raised a hand at his father as he along with Cell faded away with a pop. Krillin balled his fists and closed his eyes in anger. "NOOOO!! GOKUUUUUU!!!!!!"
Gohan punched on the ground, as the other Z fighters gathered by him. All besides Vegeta had a sad look on their face. Trunks could only stare at the ground in disbelief. Goku was gone, and even though he took Cell with him, it just didnt seem possible. But as they mourned, they sensed a horrible prescence. Evil, but all too familiar... Right there, a thin beam of energy shot from the distance, and pierced Trunks's armor and heart. He fell to the ground with a cough, and faded away. Tien and Yamcha went over, but Yamcha shook his head. As the other looked, Cell appeared, his aura large as ever, but now spakring with electricity like Gohans. He smiled sinisterly. "Well, who did I hit? Trunks?" Gohans eyes became filled with a mix of anger and fear. How was Cell alive?
Cell laughed again at the Z fighters terrified looks. "Well, arent you going to ask how im here? Allow me to fill you in. When I blew up, my nucleus remained intact. Slowly, I was able to regroup my body, and in no time flat I had regenerated! To my great delight though, Goku was nowhere to be found! And to add to that, I returned with my perfect power intact! But something changed. Along with a massive power increase thanks to my saiyan cells, I had somehow absorbed the Instant Transmission from Goku. So I was able to return to earth in seconds. So now, I can travel from planet to planet and lay waste to every solar system in the universe! I am the end to all life!"
Vegeta, enraged at his sons sudden death, powered up to Ascended Super Saiyan, and charged right at Cell. He began launching energy blasts at a tremendous rate. Smoke filled the area, as Vegeta charged in for a physical attack, but was knocked away by Cell, who wasnt damaged at all. Vegeta went back to normal, as he coughed and cluched his stomach. Cell smiled and launched an energy attack at Vegeta, but as it closed in, Gohan flew over and took the hit. His entire arm was bloodied, and he couldnt move it anymore. He still stood though, but his power dropped. Cell chuckled again. "Well Gohan, what do you say we finish this right now?! You will soon join your patheric father in the afterlife!" Gohan laughed quietly, as he raised his power. "Fine with me! Now I can avenge my fathers death!"
Cell smiled, and charged his energy into his hands, as he cupped them and changed his stance. "No more games now foolish boy! Im going to destroy you, and this entire planet in a flash!" At the display of Cells power, Gohan seemed to give up hope. He merely stood and watched, as Earths doom charged its attack. "Well, I tried... Its all over now. Cell will destroy us all. Dad, we'll be with you soon..." "Hey! Dont talk like that Gohan! You can still win this! You just have to release your complete power!" Gohan looked around for the voice that spoke to him. "Dad? Dad, is that you? Where are you?!" Up on King Kais Planet, Goku had his hand on King Kais back. Nill could be seen behind them. Lucky for him, he arrived after Cells detonation. Himself, Goku, King Kai, Gregory and Bubbles all had halos. "Its alright Gohan. Im up here with King Kai. Now listen, I want you to hit him with the biggest Kamehameha you can muster. Its the only thing I can think of that will finish him for sure." Gohan frowned. "But.. Dad! My left arm is useless, and my power is less than half!"
"Dont worry about that son! You have all the power you need! You just have to use the pain of loss!" Gohan nodded, and pulled his right arm behind him and focused his energy. "Alright Dad. For you, ill try! Kaaaaaa... meeeeeee... haaaaaaaa. MEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" Cell smiled as his energy was all collected. "Now boy, its time for you to die! HAAAAAAAA!!!!!" Cell launched his attack, as Gohan looked at it with determination. "HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!" He too launched his attack. The two massive beams collided, and the final struggle for Earths survival began...
Power Levels
Gohan (Super Saiyan 2) 330,000,000
Gohan (Weakened Super Saiyan 2) 250,000,000
Gohan (Super Saiyan 2 Kamehameha) 345,000,000
Cell- 180,000,000
Cell (Full Power) 220,000,000
Cell (Imperfect) 47,000,000
Cell (Self Destruct) 500,000,000
Cell (Regenerated After Gokus Sacrifice) 300,000,000
Cell (Kamehameha) 350,000,000
Vegeta (Ascended Super Saiyan Rage) 140,000,000
Vegeta (Normal After Assault) 18,000,000
Trunks- 28,000,000
Krillin- 2,000,000
Tien- 2,400,000
Yamcha- 1,300,000
Piccolo- 65,000,000
Goku (Full Power Super Saiyan Weakened) 135,000,000