Chapter 17: Maximus vs. Cell: Cell's Dirty Bag of Tricks?
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Riku and Sora knelt next to Zidane as the two almighty superpowers were staring each other down; everyone's eyes were fixed on the arena. Maximus walked slowly to the other side of the ring, Cell watched his every movement a small smirk on his face.
Hercules had recovered but was still in pain he turned to Phil "Hey Phil how to you think this is gonna turn out?" he said weakly. Phil looked panicked "I'm not sure Herc, this guy is something else I can tell you that much but then again I don't know what this other kid can do either"
"This is gonna be good" said Sora to Riku as they lifted Zidane to somewhere safer. Riku nodded and looked back to the ring "Yeah now we'll finally see what Maximus is capable off" he said as they laid Zidane against some rocks away from the arena. Sora started using some of the magic Aht had taught him to heal Zidane who groaned in pain and stirred "Ugghhhh felt like I just got hit by a train" he moaned.
Sora shook his head and stood up as Zidane opened his eyes "Welcome back to the land of the living" he said and pulled Zidane to his feet, Zidane looked round and saw Maximus and Cell in the ring. "Max I hope you got what it takes" he said weakly, Sora and Riku turned to him surprised "You don't think he'll do it?" said Riku, Zidane looked uneasy "I know I'am a lot weaker than Max is but when Cell hit me, it was only for a moment, I felt his true power and it is nothing like anything we've ever faced before"
Maximus went into a fighting stance as Cell continued to watch him with a small smirk on his face, Maximus's hair had turned purple like he was in Trance but none of the other typical changes to his body had happened which confused Cell slightly but he decided it was probably a way of Maximus saving his strength. "And trust me Maximus you'll need all the strength you can muster" he thought to himself.
"Ding" said Cell calmly, Maximus flew towards him and flipped and kicked down towards him, Cell blocked with his left arm, Maximus then punched at his face but Cell caught his hand and swung with his right fist to Maximus's face who ducked and kicked at Cell's head, Cell swung on his hand before launching forward at Maximus who dodged by back flipping away.
Cell stood back up tall as Maximus did a series of back flips before suddenly teleporting so that he was behind Cell and tried to kick him, Cell blocked with his elbow and Maximus growled in frustration before trying to slam his elbow down at Cell's head. Cell caught him and threw him over to the ring, Maximus landed and then leapt forward and unleashed several punches which Cell blocked and countered with a punch to the face, Maximus was able to catch him under the eye with a kick before he flipped away.
The two jumped away from each other and Cell chuckled while Maximus couldn't help but grin as well. Sora and Riku stood with their mouths open; they had missed the fight because the two were so fast. Cell then launched forward and kicked at Maximus who blocked and then flipped away when Cell tried to punch him. Cell then charged forward as did Maximus and Maximus jumped over Cell and into the air before disappearing.
Sora and Riku looked around but they couldn't see him anywhere "I didn't know Max could disappear and reappear like that" said Sora in awe, Zidane chuckled weakly "Yeah like I told you, he's far more advanced than us" he said. Riku looked impressed "And he's matching with Cell, I think he might have a chance"
Cell was still crouching and quickly started blocking Maximus's punches as soon as he appeared in front of him before kicking Maximus away. Maximus merely chuckled and then flew towards Cell, Cell got ready to block but Maximus disappeared right through him causing him to look surprised. Maximus then appeared in front of him and head butted Cell in the abdomen causing him to cry out as he sent him flying to the edge of the ring, Maximus then kicked him sending him flying out of the ring.
"Look he's out!" said Sora, "Yeah Max has won!" said Riku, Cell stopped before he hit the dirt and slowly floated back up to the ring with his arms crossed, Maximus jumped away as Cell landed back on the ring. "Sorry, but did you think you had defeated me?" he said amused, Maximus laughed and stood up straight "I won't fall for any of your cheap pranks, I knew all along it would take more than that to take you out Cell" Cell landed a few feet away from him.
"I thought it would be appropriate to play a little joke since you aren't fighting me seriously" said Cell, Maximus grinned "Hey, you're holding back as well" he said smirking, Cell uncrossed his arms and clenched his fists "Little by little I shall reveal to you, the perfect power that lies within me" he said, Maximus grinned and went back into his fighting stance "Bring it on"
They stood there staring at each other, each waiting for the other to make their first move "You seem to be enjoying yourself, very much" said Cell to the grinning Maximus who nodded "Of course as a Schism fighting is what I'm built for, are you saying your any different?" Cell chuckled "Well it depends on who I'm fighting"
"Well then I'll try not to disappoint you" said Maximus as Cell ran forward as disappeared, Maximus disappeared along with him leaving the ring empty.
Sora and Riku looked confused "What's a Schism?" they said, Zidane stood up straight "If you guys haven't figured it out yet, Max isn't exactly human. He's actually a type of super soldier called a Schism, Reno's one as well, they were created to be the ultimate fighting weapons, rumour has it Cell is composed of cells from other Schism as well as the cells of Freiza" said Zidane.
"Freiza keeps popping up all the time doesn't he?" said Sora glaring at Cell, Riku clenched his fists "Yeah one of the original founders of the Alliance, he's the one who ordered the attack on Destiny Islands"
KHROS
"Something fells off" said Kairi as they walked to the Mysterious Tower, "I know what you mean, it's not like Mickey to ignore a call for him is it?" said Xion. Garnet looked confused as well "Maybe he's off on a top secret mission or something?" she said, Kairi seemed to agree "Either way I'm sure Master Yen Sid will give us some Star Shards if we ask nice enough"
Aht looked troubled "Hey is it just me or has Master Yen Sid been acting a bit strange recently?" Terra looked back at her "Huh? What makes you say that Aht?" Aht frowned "I felt his mana, it's not the same it's usually been but not just him its Goofy too, there something not quite right with both of them" she said.
"I know what you mean, it's not like Yen Sid to just send them off like that and not even hear us or Mickey out" said Xion. As they reached Yen Sid's towers they began to smell something that smelt off. Xion held her nose with her fingers "Ewwww does anyone else smell that?" Ahts eyes narrowed "Yeah smell like sea life" she said looking at Terra who got the vibe, she frowned and looked ahead "Yeah and it smells familiar" she said slowly.
When they reached the entrance to the tower it looked like it was covered in some kind of slime "Either Yen Sid just blew his load for the first time in a decade or we might be dealing with a particular type of creature" said Terra earing disgusted looks from the other women.
"Terra, that's disgusting" said Garnet as Terra took a whiff of the slime which she scooped up on her fingers "Yeap definitely slime, not jizzum" she said as Garnet face palmed. "I can see why you and Maximus are an item" said Kairi as Terra wiped her hand on the grass. "Yeah I learned that talk from him" she said with a small smile on her face.
"How long have you two known each other?" Kairi asked curiously, Terra smiled to herself "I haven't known him for very long, only about two years, but if I haven't I wouldn't have found myself. He helped me right when I needed it most and he helped me forget about my past and to move on and be myself, I love him for that" she said as she opened the entrance to the tower.
Kairi sighed to herself as the others entered the tower "Sora, why can't things be easier between us, like with Terra and Max or Riku and Xion, hell even Garnet and Zidane but why do you push me away whenever I try to tell you my feelings?" she said to herself before running after them.
The building was dark and silent except for the occasional squishing sound, Aht stopped them when they entered the main hallway, then there was an almighty yell and something huge and purple landed on the floor forcing them to leapt back "Surprise motherfuckers!" shouted a giant purple octopus with teeth and red eyes.
"You thought you would get in here so easily? Hehe hehehehe! Now one can stop the great Ultros! Now which one of you lovely ladies will be the first to feel my iron fisted tentacles?" shouted the octopus, Terra casually walked up the octopus and grabbed him by one of his tentacles and threw him against the wall.
"Where is Master Yen Sid and Mickey Ultros?" she shouted as he picked himself up and his eyes widened with horror "Terra? Is that you? Wait does that mean…" he said then he spotted Aht and he quickly backed up into a corner "Oh no!" he shouted as she walked closer "Hello, Uncle Ulty" she said sarcastically, "The Insane Little Girl! Please don't burn me again, my membranes never recovered! Please don't tell me Monkey Boy and Purple Head are here too!" he squealed.
"Nope just us, now tell us why you're here Ultros otherwise I'll burn out your eyeballs" said Terra fiercely conjuring some fire into her hands causing the octopus to start bouncing and shaking "Ok, ok! I got sent here to guard the place for the Homunculi while they go see that bug-guy kill all the heroes!" he shouted.
"Homunculi?" said Terra, Kairi's face lit up with horror "Oh no, Now I know what happened. The Homunculi are a race of creatures named after the seven deadly sins. The one I met, called Envy, can change his appearance and he was with Beezlemon and Ridley at Peach Tree's in Mega City One" said Kairi as she remembered the creature that had disguised itself as Sora.
Ultros nodded "Yeah he and that old guy have been spying on you guys for a few days now, they locked up the wizard and the animals in the musical notes in his room" he said before realising he had just told them everything and hid himself "Great they're going to kill me now" he whined. Terra sighed "Maybe you should go back to being a receptionist at the Coliseum?" she said kindly.
The octopus thought to himself and nodded "Yeah you're probably right, the evil life just doesn't cut it for an octopus, catch you guys later" he said quickly and tried to escape but Aht grabbed him and held him still "Oh no you don't! Now Ultros tell us what the deal with Cell is now!" she said, Kairi had to admit Aht looked pretty scary when she was angry.
"Ok they wanted all the best warriors to go to the Games so Cell can kill them all and they won't have anyone to oppose them when they activate the Devils Machine at least that's what I heard from Pride and Envy" said Ultros, the girls all had looks of horror on their faces "We've gotta get there fast!" said Terra panicked and she ran up the stairs, the others followed her not even giving a second glimpse at Ultros who quietly slithered away.
When they reached Master Yen Sid's room all they found was his empty desk and several notes on some musical stands. "How do we know which one is which?" said Kairi as she picked one up and started reading. Aht closed her eyes and focused, then she opened them again "Xion, it's that one in front of you!" she said pointing to the stand next to Xion.
Xion jumped and spun around to see the stand Aht was pointing too. They all gathered around and Terra looked to the others "You ready?" she said and the others nodded, the notes began to glow and they were absorbed by the light that spewed from it.
KHROS
Sora, Riku and Zidane continued to watch as Cell and Maximus appeared and disappeared with every blow which they either dodged or blocked. One second they were high in the sky blocking and dodging their attacks and then appearing again seconds later on the ground.
"I can't keep up" said Riku as they all tried desperately to follow Maximus movements. "Heh so you think that's fast wait until you see me" said Reno who was keeping up with their movements easily. They were caught off guard by Cell materialising in front of them with Maximus above him punching at him, he was blocking him with his arms crossed across his body like a shield. The ground seemed to explode beneath their feet as dust and rocks flew away from the colliding superpowers before they disappeared again.
They appeared again in the air with Cell blocking Maximus's punches and holding them, Cell looked calm but Maximus looked frustrated. Then Maximus knelt back and kicked upwards sending Cell flying before appearing behind him and elbowing him in the back sending him flying down to the ring. Cell looked up as he was falling and Maximus flew down towards him. "Maximus" said Zidane as lightning hit the ring and dust clouded the ring. As it cleared the two were locked in parrying blows, they tried to hit each other and blocked when the other fought back. Maximus caught one of Cell's punches with his hand and punched at Cell's body again.
Cell caught his fist and the force sent a small shockwave through the arena which ended in a small explosion at the end of the ring. When Cell punched and Maximus caught it, it caused some small rocks nearby to float and explode from the sheer power of the impact. Cell tried to kick at Maximus but he ducked and flew backwards as Cell tried to punch him.
He back flipped and blocked as Cell started relentlessly punching at him forcing him back closer and closer to the edge of the ring.
"Maximus!" shouted Riku, "The edge of the ring!" shouted Sora as Maximus was less than a foot away from the boundaries. "It looks like Cell's in control" said Riku as Maximus did nothing to counter attack. "But how come?" said Zidane suddenly.
Sora and Riku looked at him confused "How come Max isn't fighting seriously?" said Zidane frustrated at the lack of seriousness his friend was giving off.
Reno chuckled "Just as I thought Maximus and Cell are simply having sport with one another" he said, Riku and Sora looked shocked "You mean he isn't even trying!" said Riku. Maximus was about to fall out before he disappeared just as Cell took a swing at him.
Cell stood facing Riku, Sora and Zidane who all glared at him; he chuckled and looked round to see Maximus standing a few feet away from him. He turned round, he looked impressed "Oh your good" he said to which Maximus merely chuckled.
Cell then flew forward and Maximus put up his arms to block, Cell head-butted him sending Maximus skidding backwards, Maximus then fell back and kicked upwards while balancing in his hands. Cell was flung into the air as Maximus flew up after him "Final Flash" he said casually before firing a small blast at him.
Cell easily deflected it but it gave Maximus enough time to sneak a punch to the back, Cell growled in pain before turning round and punching Maximus in the face, hard. Cell then brought both his fists together and smacked down on Maximus, Maximus landed on all fours and the ground shook. Cell landed and smirked "All right, I suppose that was a decent enough warm up" he announced.
"Yeah" said Maximus smirking back at him. "Well it looks like there ready to go at it for real" said Sora. Riku was stunned, not only had Maximus lasted far longer than any of the other contestants, even Zidane who was stronger than even Riku, and yet wasn't even fighting at full strength it baffled him. "I always thought I was going to be the strongest" he said, Sora's turned to him and saw the look in his eyes "But know I know I'm nothing compared to these guys" he said
Sora frowned and turned back to the match "Yeah that's the way to think Riku, you gotta realise that Maximus was built to fight and just because he's stronger than us now doesn't mean we can't match or even surpass him if we train hard enough" he said, Riku looked at him and chuckled "Yeah well, first we gotta survive this"
Cell awaited Maximus to power up "Well show your true power then" he said. Maximus crossed his arms over his chest and grinned "Gladly" he then began to yell as his body began to glow, then something strange started to happen, his skin began to glow and crack. His eyes became white and then became replaced with yellow reptile like eyes.
Sora and Riku watched in horror as giant black leathery wings erupted from Maximus, his arms, legs, neck and body began to expand and grow, a huge tail ending in a sharp barb grew out as his head stretched and grew into the head of a reptile. His skin became scaly and black and clouds of darkness began to surround him, purple lightning began to shoot out from his body creating fissures in the arena.
He continued to cry out as if he was in pain and then suddenly it stopped and the dust and clouds began to clear. Riku and Sora stood in shock as where Maximus once stood now stood a giant twenty foot tall dragon like monster. Even Cell looked shocked; he clearly hadn't been expecting this. The other warriors and villains gasped out in shock as they saw the creature.
"What the fuck is that thing?" cried out Riku, Zidane looked up to see his best friend in his new form, he hadn't seen it since the battle against Freiza "That's Maximus's true form, the true form of Schism" he said. The dragon walked calmly towards Cell who looked lost for words. "What are you?" he said in horror.
The dragon grinned "I'am Maximus the most powerful being in creation and you Cell, you'll just be another meal to me"
A/N Yeah I bet none of you saw that coming, let's just say there's a reason Maximus is considered the best warrior in the Academy and it wasn't because of his claws or his skill no it's because he can transform into a motherfucking dragon! But will this new form be enough to take on the mighty Cell and will Terra, Kairi and the others save Mickey and the others from the horrors of the Bald Mountain? Find out in Chapter 18 Enter the Dragon: Cell's Almighty Break Down?