"Let's continue our search." Piccolo stated. Tien and Krillin nodded in agreement as the three parted ways a few miles away from the Lookout. A couple of hours passed before Piccolo noticed some strange activity on an archipelago.

"STOP RIGHT THERE ANDROIDS!" Piccolo demanded. The three people turned around to see what the commotion was all about.

"Damn it 16, we were caught!" 17 whispered. Piccolo slowly landed to the ground and took off his weighted clothing.

"I believe I have a bone to pick with all of you." Piccolo stated as he got into his fighting stance. 17 stepped forward and got into his own stance.

"Let's dance." 17 dashed towards Piccolo and threw a punch. Piccolo caught the punch and smirked.

"I'm not the same Namekian you fought last time." Piccolo stated. 17 smirked and kicked Piccolo's left leg. Piccolo let go of 17 and stumbled backwards, leaving himself open for another attack. 17 spotted this opening and hit Piccolo with a direct kick to the chest. Piccolo recovered quickly and backflipped away.

"You're tougher than last time." 17 stated. Piccolo charged at 17 before flipping behind him. 17 was confused at this move and then got two feet to the back. 17 was launched forward a few yards before he was able to get control and stop. Piccolo suddenly appears behind 17 and upper cuts him into the air. Piccolo followed 17 until he believed they were at the best height. 17 stopped his accent and looked around for any signs of Piccolo. Piccolo showed himself for a good two seconds before blasting 17 back down to the ground. 17 landed in a crater before slowly rising back up to his feet.

"Damn, you're good." 17 said. Piccolo lowered to the ground before going back into his fighting pose. 17 ran at Piccolo and kicked him in the jaw. Piccolo recovered and hit 17 with a devastating uppercut. 17 easily recovered and grabbed Piccolo's arm.

"What happens if I pull on this hard enough?" 17 asked. Piccolo cried out in agony as 17 slowly pulled Piccolo's arm off. 17's face turned into a sick and twisted smirk as Piccolo cried out in pain.

"17 is getting really evil out there, isn't he?" 18 asked.

"I think he has gotten mad enough to finally let loose." 16 replied. 16 and 18 looked on in an almost horrified state as they watched 17 slowly rip off Piccolo's arm.

Meanwhile, only a few feet away

Cell was watching behind a small rock formation. Cell watched every move the two made as they tried to defeat each other.

Good thing I had taken out Tien and sent Krillin on a wild goose chase. Cell thought to himself. Cell's tail was swaying back and forth with excitement and pride. Cell's face turned into an evil smile when 17 eventually ripped of Piccolo's arm and threw it in his direction. Cell showed himself by catching the arm and sucking the remaining energy from it.

"Cell! What, what are you doing here?!" Piccolo shouted.

"To kill you and become perfect of course!" Cell replied.

"18, 16 RUUUN!" 17 yelled out. Cell looked in 18's direction and licked his lips. Piccolo took this opening and stretched his arm out to punch Cell. 17 kicked Piccolo in the back of the knee before charging at Cell. 17 dropped down and tried to sweep Cell's legs out from under him. Cell jumped up and flew at Piccolo, arm still in his grasp. Cell hit Piccolo with his own arm 11 times before letting up.

"Why are you hitting yourself?" Cell mocked. 17 looked on as he tried to think of a strategy to get both of his enemies out of his hair.

"You need to go 18." 16 stated. 18 looked at 16 in surprise before she shook her head.

"I'm not leaving you or 17 behind!" 18 replied. 16 looked down at 18 as he tried to devise a plan.

17 kicked Cell in the back and got him off of Piccolo. Piccolo laid there and rested, his body taking some serious damage. 17 charged at Cell before time ran out. Cell quickly turned around and dropped the arm.

"Do you truly think that will help you win?" Cell asked. 17 brought his fist back and prepared to punch Cell in face. Cell spotted this and ducked out of the way. 17 flew past Cell and slid at a fast past across the ground.

"DAMN IT!" Piccolo whispered to himself as he regrew his arm. 17 and Cell were still fighting when Piccolo started to get back to his feet.

"Time to use this move." Piccolo said as he started to charge two energy balls in his hands.

"TAKE THIS!" Piccolo yelled as he blasted at 17 and Cell with millions of energy blasts, however none of the attacks were hitting the two. 17 and Cell laughed as they noticed Piccolo's aim.

"Laugh all you want, but I wasn't exactly aiming at you two."

17 and Cell looked around and only saw energy balls hovering next to them. Piccolo smirked as he brought his hands down, along with well over a million energy balls. 17 and Cell were knocked to the ground with a thunderous sound. Piccolo slowly panted as he fell face first into the dirt. Cell recovered quickly and ran over to 17 and absorbed him.

A few miles away

"16 why did you do that?" 18 asked.

"I don't want you hurt 18." 16 replied. 16 had carried 18 to a hidden location while Cell and 17 were fighting.

"I need to go, 18 stay here and don't go looking for me." 16 ordered. 18 shook her head and flew towards 17's last location. 16 reached out to stop her but was too late. Once 18 reached the location she was shocked and horrified to see that 17 was missing and Cell had changed looks.

"Finally, one step closer to becoming PERFECT!" Cell shouted.