Chapter 9: King of Games graces the Cell Games part 2: Gohan Unleashed

Yugi could feel the tremors caused by the sudden burst of power from Gohan. The power was steadily growing, yet somehow, it felt like there was a bit more that could come out.

"Is that it?" the Pharaoh asked inside Yugi's mind.

"I'm not sure," Yugi responded, and got back to his feet. His Cell Junior was also distracted by Gohan's power release, but soon went back to attacking Yugi. He tried to hold out for a bit longer, but continued getting battered.

"Stop it!" Yugi could hear Gohan saying. "That's enough! Tell them to STOP IT!" It didn't sound like it was working though, because there was no word from Cell telling his offspring to comply. Instead, they just kept attacking, and Yugi was beaten to a point where he could fight no longer. He could still retain his Super Saiyan form, but couldn't summon the strength to fight back, and the Cell Junior kept kicking him as he lay down. An energy blast suddenly came out of nowhere and hit the miniature monster, but as soon as Yugi tried to get a glimpse of which Z fighter came to his aid, a gust of wind blew into his face, and he could sense another power increase from Gohan that stopped everyone in their tracks.

As the winds started to subside, Yugi could sense a massive power emanating from Gohan. After a minute or so, he suddenly saw him appear in front of the Cell Junior with the bag of Senzu Beans in his one hand. Yugi could see the monster lunge at Gohan, but it got beheaded by one blow from his hand and exploded shortly afterwards. Yugi then saw Gohan vanish and reappear by Krillin, who was being assailed by two Cell Juniors. He still didn't know how his friend got so strong, he could see him strike enough fear in one Cell Junior to cause it to flee, and decapitate the other with just one kick. From where he was, Yugi could see Gohan effortlessly defend himself against five simultaneous attacks from Cell Juniors, killing a third one. Soon, they seemed to be getting desperate, as they started using potent energy attack such as the Kamehameha and a few others which Yugi didn't recognize. Gohan returned fire and then killed Cell Juniors four through eight effortlessly.

Yugi then saw Gohan hand the bag of Senzu Beans to Trunks, who then flew towards him and slid one bean into his mouth, which he immediately chewed and swallowed. It was the first time he had eaten a Senzu Bean, and he had to admit he was amazed with the effects after experiencing those healing powers first hand, and he also felt himself getting stronger as he recovered. He stayed with Trunks as he went to heal Krillin and the others.

After he powered down from Super Saiyan, Yugi could see that the Cell Games were getting intense. Cell's attacks were ferocious, but Gohan made dodging them look like it was easy. Even when the attacks came close to or endangered the "World Champion's" group, Gohan still managed to save them. The battle raged on, but still Cell couldn't lay one finger on his opponent. Even after he powered up to his full strength, releasing a strong wind and causing the whole Earth to shake in the process, it still wasn't enough. Yugi couldn't believe it, the monster's power was colossal, and yet Gohan could still stand up to him with no problems. Even when he took a full fist to the face, it didn't seem to do any damage, and his retaliation was even more amazing in that it took only two punches to heavily damage Cell.

Although he recovered, the monster wasn't having much luck at all. His next assault on Gohan was blocked again and again. Even when he used what were identified as Krillin's Destructo Disk, Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon and a rapid fire technique, Gohan continued to successfully defend himself, not even taking a scratch. From what Yugi could see, Cell then decided to go for broke and destroy the entire planet with a Kamehameha, but even that was foiled by Gohan and the result seemed to earn a satisfied smirk from him: Cell was missing one arm, his wings, some of his head, and only kept half a leg.

"Amazing isn't it?" the Pharaoh suddenly asked.

"Yeah, I didn't know Gohan was so powerful. I wonder how he got that strong," Yugi responded.

"I do too, but there is something about this I don't like."

"What is it Pharaoh?"

"Think of all the times when someone has been pushed to the edge and came close to losing a game of Duel Monsters…"

"Yeah, it's happened to us quite a few times. I still remember the times it happened in Duelist Kingdom, Battle City and Noah's virtual world."

"Indeed. Now look at what's happening right now. Gohan is in control of the fight now, but I have a bad feeling about this."

"Why? Gohan knows he has to destroy Cell in order to save the world!"

They were cut short when Cell powered up even further, bulking up his muscles. They had been so caught up in their own conversation that they forgot that Gohan had given Cell enough time to regenerate the limbs that were lost when the former parried the latter's Kamehameha wave with his own and sent it back to the sky at the monster. He was now dodging the bulked up Cell with little difficulty and eventually attacking him in such a way that he looked about to vomit afterwards.

After a while, something did come out of his mouth, and it was a very strange something: a blonde white-skinned woman, who Tien identified as Android 18. A few minutes later, Cell seemed to be deforming, his looks changing to something more unnatural.

"This is Gohan's chance, he must finish Cell now!" the Pharaoh suddenly spoke.

"I agree Pharaoh, but I don't think it matters. From what I can sense, we can finish Cell right now if we choose," Yugi responded to this.

"Don't be so sure Yugi. Just because Cell has been weakened doesn't mean he might not still have a trump card."

"You mean he could intentionally be hiding his power like Gohan did?"

"No, I could sense that Cell was fighting at his full power, and unless I am wrong, we both noticed that as soon as he regurgitated that woman, his power dropped heavily. The secret must lie somewhere."

"Wait, like a Special ability, or some other Magic or Trap?"

"Indeed Yugi. This can be compared with Duel Monsters in that a monster might be more powerful than another monster, but the weaker one might have a special ability that would allow it to gain an advantage, or a face-down Magic or Trap card on its side of the field to further alter the odds in its favor."

"Okay, but what is that face-down Cell has in his corner?"

"So long as Gohan doesn't give him a chance to use it, it won't matter, but I do not like where this is going right now."

"Now that I think about it, you're right. Gohan is giving Cell ample opportunity to take action."

Cell was occasionally charging Gohan, but kept getting beaten back into the ground. At a later point though, he expanded, and energy started emanating from him again. He said he was going to self-destruct and blow up the planet, and any attempts to stop him would result in a premature detonation! "I knew it!" the Pharaoh exclaimed. Goku then, for some reason, said goodbye to everyone and placed his fingers on his forehead.

"Goku what are you doing?" Yugi shouted, hoping that Goku wasn't going to do what he thought he was going to do.

"Sorry Yugi, it's the only way. Please do me a favor: don't stop training your Super Saiyan form!" Goku responded, and with that, he vanished.

Yugi spotted Goku again right by Cell, with his one free hand on the monster's bloated body, and after a minute or so, both vanished. Gohan was clearly upset, wishing he had not given Cell the opportunity to self-destruct, and repeatedly calling for his father to come back.

All of a sudden, the wind picked up heavily, and an evil presence could be felt. Yugi, immediately sensing danger, took to the sky, and it was very lucky that he had done so, as a beam shot through the cloud of dust, through where he would have been, and continued on to pierce Trunks. The smoke cleared, and there was Cell, in the form that he had taken before he lost his power, but somehow he had gained a lot more power than before. He then proceeded to tell the story of how one cell survived his self-destruction, how his new body grew from it, how he had gained so much power without the need for Android 18 and how he knew now what Dr. Gero, his creator, meant by him being the Ultimate Android.

Vegeta then proceeded to attack with a flurry of very strong energy blasts. Yugi and the Pharaoh knew that this attack was not due to the fact that he thought he'd have a worthy adversary, it was an attack out of rage, specifically the rage produced as a result of losing his son. Alas, it had little effect, as Cell proceeded to retaliate with a powerful energy attack that would have surely ended his life had Gohan not intervened and taken the blast, which unfortunately cost him his left arm.

Cell then proceeded to charge a Kamehameha, stating boldly that he would live forever. Yugi noticed that Gohan wasn't making any move to stop him until a while later, powering up then and seemingly readying a Kamehameha of his own. They later launched their attacks at each other, and Yugi could just barely escape the blast after it collided and started rapidly expanding. He and the Pharaoh later observed how things were going from a safe distance. They could see Cell gain ground, but later they saw Gohan make a comeback and overtake his adversary, only to have him retake the upper hand.

Soon, Piccolo started flying towards Cell and attacked, but it didn't look like it had much of an effect, as he was blown backwards. Tien, Yamcha and then Krillin left after a while, asking Yugi to watch over 18 and Trunks. He was, however, finding it extremely difficult to comply. He couldn't let Gohan fight this monster on his own, and after it became apparent that Cell had the upper hand, knowing that those four had failed, Yugi powered up to Super Saiyan and flew towards the giant Kamehameha beam clash.

As soon as he got to Cell's side, Yugi assumed a spread-eagle position in mid-air and energy began charging in his hands and feet. This was one technique he invented while in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and while it took a bit of time to charge up, Yugi didn't really have many other options, and he was worried that three Kamehameha Waves might damage the planet further. A few minutes passed, but Cell either didn't notice or didn't care about his activities. Then it happened: Energy spheres appeared in Yugi's hands and at the top of his feet, and they all moved to converge on a point in front of him. "Millenium Star Blast!" he stated, after which the large energy sphere shot a beam forward that impacted Cell right in his back.

The attack did cause him to lurch a bit forward, but otherwise it didn't do much. "Didn't I tell you that you have no chance!" he roared, after which Yugi was blown back by his energy. Just as Cell was about to overpower Gohan, Yugi could see a large sphere of energy crash into him. This clearly managed to divert the monster's attention, and the King of Games knew at that moment what was about to happen and vacated the area. Gohan's Kamehameha then received a massive boost after which it swallowed up Cell, annihilating him, and got redirected to outer space.

Afterwards, all that remained was a large crater and Gohan, who was breathing heavily. He powered down from his Super Saiyan form and proceeded to fall to the ground. It finally happened: Cell was forever destroyed. Yugi couldn't help but land near Gohan with a smile on his face. As far as he was concerned, a time of celebration had come, even with all of the mess that needed cleaning up as a result of Cell's actions.

End note: Yeah, the Cell Games are now over, but that doesn't mean that the story is over. Not by a long shot. There is still one big mystery that needs solving, and also, who attacked Yugi's Cell Junior (aside from Gohan and Yugi)? Anyway, this next month, there is a chance that I will also give this story four updates, after all, I've got a lot of ground to cover and I want to get past the Orichalcos arc before December. If you want to see which stories I'll be updating each month, you need only check my profile.