Melancholy was the best word to describe the mood on the ship. After the loss of Sixteen and the subsequent explosion of emotion between the saiyan/human group, there had been relatively little contact between the ship's occupants. An occasional greeting was about as thorough as a conversation went; the exceptions being the interactions between Gohan and Videl and Goten and Erasa.

That had lasted a solid week until their ship had arrived at their desired location. Of all places the last key had to be, it was on a stationary asteroid. With the entire group in the control room, the silent question of how they would explore the giant rock became an increasing worry. None of them had the capability to live long without breathing air and an asteroid in the middle of space wasn't the prime location for such a vital resource.

That concern, however, proved to have been for naught. As they drew closer to the asteroid, they found a hole in the rocky side that had a strange anomaly. What appeared to be a lightly, rainbow colored shield hovered in front of the cave mouth. Beyond it, flat ground sat, ready for their ship to land on it.

That was all the confirmation they needed to know that their prize was somewhere on this space rock; though there wasn't any reason to doubt the directions they had been given by the last relic key.

Slowly, they eased the ship into the cavernous crevice and landed it soon after.

"So what's the plan?" Trunks brought up.

"We're probably gonna need everyone out looking for that key," Gohan answered. "Though it would be best if Erasa stayed on the ship."

"I agree," Goten said quickly.

Little else was said after that as the three saiyans, Tien, and Videl left the ship. Though surprised that the cave was habitable, they pushed that thought away as they looked around the cavern. Quickly, they found a brightly lit area of the cave where yellow sand sat; three stone doorways standing at the walls.

And standing in the middle of the sand cover portion of the room was Cell.

"Well it's about time you all arrived," the green android announced.

Immediately, all five warriors had dropped into fighting stances. However, what came out of the android's mouth soon after surprised them all.

"There's no need for all of you to fight," Cell said. "I wish to fight little Goten there. He and I have a little score to settle. The rest of you I could care less about."

That momentarily stunned the group until Gohan said "Think you can deal with him Goten?"

"Should be a piece of cake," the younger Son boy answered.

"Fine, you take care of that walking bug while we go on ahead," Gohan said. "You catch up as soon as you can."

"There's just one problem with that," Trunks piped up. "There are three doors and we don't know which one leads to the key."

"And Gero and the other androids are probably here too," Tien spoke up.

"Good point," the saiyan said. "Alright, we'll have to split up. Videl and I will take the door on the right; Trunks, you take the middle; and Tien, you have the left. Understood?"

"Roger," was Trunks' response.

Cautiously, the four fighters made their way to the doors, keeping their guards up as they passed Cell and then entered their designated doors.

"Alone at last," Cell finally said once it was only him and Goten.

"I take it you've been waiting awhile," Goten said as he began to stretch.

"That I have saiyan," the android said. "And this time I will defeat you. Prepare to die!"

That was when Cell charged at Goten, letting out a war cry. In response, the Son boy dropped into a defensive stance and awaited his opponent.

With a swing of his arm, Cell threw the first punch, which Goten caught easily enough. Not hesitating, the android began throwing a flurry of punches and kicks at his opponent; the saiyan blocking each and every strike.

Growling, the android used a burst of speed to disappear from sight, reappearing in midair behind the saiyan, swing a kick at his opponent's head. Goten, however, turned the top half of his body and raised an arm, blocking the attack successfully.

"Not having much luck, are ya?" the saiyan taunted, much to the irritation of Cell. Bending his arm at the elbow, Goten extended his arm and grabbed onto the android's leg. Twisting his torso back to its normal position, the saiyan swung the android and threw him away.

The green android recovered himself quickly in air, spinning himself to face his foe down. That was when he noticed Goten was missing from his previous spot. Surprised, Cell was left wide open for attack as the saiyan fighter suddenly appeared right behind him and nailed him with a kick to the side of his head. Because of the blow, the android was sent careening into the ground.

"There, that's how you fight," Goten said, smirking at his fallen foe.

Cell was back on his feet instantly, snarling at the saiyan. "Watch your tongue, monkey! This fight won't go your way this time!"

The Son boy put both of his hands behind his head and relaxed his body, attempting to portray his boredom with the fight. "That's what you said that last couple times. You haven't improved at all either so I see no point in watching what I say."

"Oh, you will," the android threatened. "I've a couple new moves since our first meeting; ones that will surprise even you."

Holding out a hand to his side, the android gathered his energy into it, molding it until a large golden disk floated above his palm. "And here's one of them!" Cell cried out just before he threw it. "Destructo Disk!"

Goten's eyes widened immediately as a slight flashback of a small human using the technique filled his mind. The saiyan was pretty sure it belonged to that hubby of one of the government officials he had fought back on Earth and if he remembered correctly, that was one attack he couldn't afford to mess with. Leaping into the air, the disk barely missed the Son Boy before it sliced into the cave wall; right next to the left most door.

Turning his attention away from the cut in the wall, Goten found himself on the wrong side of another Destructo Disk. The only thing that kept him from being cut in half was his body's immediate reaction as he felt himself twist his body to his left.

Unfortunately, the Son boy wasn't left unscathed by the attack. As the disk flew by him, its edge bit into his right shoulder, slicing right through it and continuing into a wall like its predecessor.

Gripping his shoulder as blood began to pour from his wound, Goten silently cursed. He had gotten cocky again and now was bleeding profusely. Concentrating, the saiyan gathered his ki into his hand until it glowed brightly. Pressing it against his wound, he hissed from the intense sting as the heat from his energy seared his skin; sealing his wound in the process. It wasn't an ideal way to deal with his injury but at the moment, it was all he could do.

Then out of nowhere, Cell rushed in and nailed a kick to his face, snapping his head to a side and sending him stumbling back. Taking advantage of his opponent's unguarded state, the green android stiffed his fingers together, the thumb curled into his palm. Raising it over his head, the bug-like fighter sent the chop down onto Goten's wounded shoulder, causing him to scream in pain.

With the same hand, Cell then grabbed the strap of his armor, making sure his opponent didn't put any distance between them. Balling his other hand into a fist, he began lashing out a series of punches into Goten's face; each blow connecting. "What do you think of this?!" the android cried out before he threw his hardest punch yet; releasing his grip on Goten's armor strap, and letting him flying into the cave wall.

To say that Goten was mad would've been an understatement at the moment. His rage completely consumed him as his vision went red. He'd tear that walking piece of scrap metal to shreds and piss on his remains. All he had to do was get his hands on the green bug-man and that would be the end of everything.

That, however, was easier said than done. At the present moment, his shoulder was throbbing with pain, which hindered his movement. He was gonna have to think of someway to get around that or his inferior opponent would single-handedly defeat him.

And there was no way he would allow that.

"Well, well, the tough, little monkey isn't so tough anymore," Cell taunted. "I can't tell you how happy it makes me to see you in pain."

It took all of Goten's willpower to keep himself from cursing the android.

"But you know, every time I gave you a moment's time, you'd just take advantage of it," the android commented.

This time, Goten couldn't help retort to that claim. "I didn't need any 'moment's time' to beat you, you overgrown weed whacker."

"Is that right?" the bug replied. "Well then, why don't I give you a refresher? How would you like to be killed with the very attack that you killed me with? The one that you copied with just one showing."

The Son boy's eyes narrowed in response; not the reaction the android had wanted but it would have to do. Plenty of time to savor the moment he defeated his killer later.

Slowly, Cell slide into the familiar crouch stance, both hands cupped and held to his right. "Ka…maa…" he chanted soon after.

Soon, bright blue energy began appearing in his hands as he pressed on with his chant. "Haaa…maaaa…"

And that was as far with the technique as Cell got. With a sudden jerk of his uninjured arm, Goten gathered his ki and fired it; the beam aimed right at the glowing ball of energy in the android's hands.

Before Cell could do anything, the ki blast slammed into his ball of gathered energy and exploded; causing his own energy to destabilize and explode right in his hands. A brilliant ball of flames erupted, throwing both saiyan and android across the room and out into the area the only ship stood.

Unfortunately for Goten, he had landed right on his bad shoulder, causing him to scream in pain once more. On top of that, blood began to leak through the scalded flesh; not as alarming as the initial wound but something to keep an eye on.

And that would be all the saiyan would give it as his attention was firmly on Cell, who was lying on his back and staring at his arms in horror. About half of his forearms were gone, along with his hands. Jagged portions of the android's outer "shell" stuck out as electricity danced over his ruined stumps; wires and bits of machinery plainly visible within his arms.

Immediately, Goten was on his feet, approaching his handicapped opponent. Cell took immediate notice of this tried to get back on his feet. Letting his rage get the better of him, the saiyan let out a war cry as his aura flared around him. A sudden, intense wind erupted from the warrior's body and flew at the android; causing him to be slammed back down onto his back, dazed from the invisible blow.

A moment later, Goten was at the android's side, standing on one foot by the bug's head. With one leg raised as high as he could, Goten used as much force as he could summon and sent his foot racing down, landing on Cell's stunned face.

However, instead of the saiyan's foot colliding with the android's face, it smashed it as his head caved in. Sparks and smoke jumped from the ruined head while the rest of Cell's body lay limp.

Tien walked down a long stone corridor. Shortly after leaving Goten to take on the "new and improved" Cell, the human had discovered the door he had taken was an entrance into a labyrinth, much like the one they had entered before their journey back to Earth. After a few twists and turns, the bald bodyguard had found this passageway and had been walking it ever since.

"You're a disgrace to your kind."

Tien jerked his head to look behind him, finding Gero standing a decent distance away with his arms behind his back. "And how am I a disgrace?"

One of Gero's eyes twitched. "You choose to fight with our enemy instead of the human race. That only makes you lower than dirt."

"You're one to talk Gero," the bodyguard shot back. "You're just a senile old man who still thinks he's done nothing wrong."

"I did nothing wrong!" the android roared. "Everything I've done was in the best interest of Earth; nothing more, nothing less. That's something none of you traitors can understand."

"Then how do you justify killing off every single race we've come into contact with?" the bald man retorted. "Was genocide the only option your brain could come up with? Because of you, humanity has become the laughing stock of the universe. Under your reasoning, that's lower than the saiyans that I fight along side of."

"You don't know what you're talking about," Gero replied. "No one knew the sacrifices I had to make in order for our very survival."

"And would those sacrifices be the good name of our people? A war with the Cold Empire that ultimately destroyed our military? You lived in luxury within the capital building while everyone else lived in poverty. So tell me, what did you give up Gero?"

"Stop calling me by that name," Gero responded. "The name of Gero is dead. I am Twenty now."

"What ever you say," Tien said.

At that moment, Twenty decided to attack; firing twin beams from his eyes. Acting on instinct, the bald human ducked the beams, the heat from the attack making itself known on the fighter's head. Not wasting any time, Tien rushed at the old android, keeping low to the ground as he used his top speed.

As he neared Twenty, Tien straightened his legs out, causing him to spring at his opponent. With his left fist drawn back, the bodyguard swung the fist and nailed his foe right in his check. In response, Twenty's body jerked backwards, along with his head turning to a side, as he absorbed the force behind the blow. Unfortunately for Tien, though, that was the only result he got.

Slowly, Twenty shifted his cold blue eyes to look at Tien; an eerie stare fixed on his face. Then with a quick movement, he brought his left hand over his chest; balled into a fist. Without hesitating, the android swung the fist out, nailing Tien in the head and sending him straight into the wall; where a nice sized hole was created.

Turning himself, Twenty approached the hole to continue the fight. However, just as he reached the opening, a shout of "Solar Flare!" was heard, followed by a blinding white light.

That was the point where Twenty made his first mistake. Putting his faith into his mechanical eyes, he stared straight into the light for as long as he could before he let out a pained yelp. Shutting his eyes tightly, he cringed away from the intensity. That was when the android discovered that his eyes had taken on more damage than he had thought possible.

Almost immediately after he had shut his eyelids, instead of the typical blackness he had expected, a fuzzy static appeared. Rapidly, he opened his eyes and still saw the static. That light, what ever it had been, had fried his optic sensors and rendered his eyes useless. Of all the times to lose one's eyesight, it had to be then.

As Twenty took notice of his sudden blindness, Tien had reappeared from the hole and discovered the same thing the once Earth ruler had. His opponent was now sightless and a sitting duck for attack. Gathering his ki, he fired a ki blast; one he hoped would defeat his opponent.

Unfortunately, Twenty had a sensor for detecting ki, and it went off the moment the bodyguard had begun gathering his energy. Sticking one of his arms to his side, he caught the blast easily and promptly absorbed it; the whole blast disappearing into the jewel in his palm.

"You should've struck me," Twenty commented drily. "Now I know exactly where you are, traitor." Instantly, a purplish ball of energy appeared in his hand and was fired directly at Tien.

Reacting, the bald bodyguard crossed both of his arms in front of him and took the brunt of the attack as it exploded around him and covered the place with smoke. Surprisingly, the blast hadn't been very strong at all considering his opponent had just absorbed a nice chunk of his ki. Realization dawned on him that the beam hadn't been meant to destroy him as Twenty's hand burst from the smoke and clamped down on his face, specifically on his mouth.

Tien immediately shot his hands up and wrapped them around the android's forearm. That was all he was able to do as he felt his ki start leaving his body, steadily weakening him. "I've got you now, traitor," Twenty said coolly. "And I won't be letting you go."

'I…can't let this happen,' the bodyguard thought. Gathering his ki into his hand, he was about to aim it right at his opponent's fast at point blank range when he horrifyingly discovered that gathered ki disappearing from his body instantly. He was now without his ki and powerless to stop it from being stolen. He could even feel his strength waning as his grip on his foe's arm began to loosen.

Suddenly, Twenty's head cocked to a side. "I'm detecting energy nearby," he spoke.

That was when a giant, golden disk shot out of the wall. Fortunately for Tien, he disk came nowhere near him. Unfortunately for Twenty though, the disk sliced right through him, cutting him in half at his waist. Because of that, the android lost his grip on Tien and fell to the ground helpless.

Stumbling backwards, the bodyguard breathed heavily as his energy slowly began to come back to him. If his eyes weren't deceiving him, that was a Destructo Disk that saved his butt. How anyone knew Krillen's signature technique was beyond that man but he wasn't gonna mess up his latest opportunity to defeat Twenty.

Looking at the android, he saw his bottom half lying on its butt; electricity dancing from the exposed waist. The top half of Twenty was lying on his chest with the same dancing bolts on at his stomach. Unlike his legs though, his arms were moving around, trying to move his body around in some fashion.

Leaping into the air, Tien landed right next to the android on one leg; his other leg suspended in air due to his knee being bent. With as much strength as he could muster, he slammed his foot right onto Twenty's neck, causing the old man to cry out in pain. Not stopping, Tien continued to raise his leg and stomp it down on the android's neck; repeating it until a loud crack was heard.

Breathing hard, the bodyguard soon saw the fruits of his labor; Twenty's head separated from his body and his neck thoroughly crushed. However, the human fighter's work wasn't done just yet. Twenty's head was still functional as an outraged snarl escaped from his mouth. Gathering as much ki as he could into his hand, he aimed it at the decapitated head and fired it; the blast incinerating its target.

And with that, Tien dropped to his knees and then his chest, laying in the middle of the hall exhausted. He had no more energy left to continue on search, at least for the time being.

A nice nap was looking to be a very good idea at the moment.

To Sigfried Wild: I think Broly's more dangerous when he's in full control of himself. He already fights with reckless abandon much like someone who's not using their brain fully. Most people tend to wonder how much a certain action is gonna hurt rather than just going through it.