"So do you three think we can get to this barrier tonight?" Videl asked.
"No doubt, we're nearly there anyway." Akihiko said with a smirk. "Let's keep moving."
The moment Akihiko said that a group of shadows appeared in front of them.
"Akihiko never say we're nearly done." Minato said in annoyance. "That never means anything good for us."
"Less talking more fighting." Akihiko said pulling out his evoker. "Persona Ziodyne."
"Very well then, Penthesilea." Mitsuru said quickly. "Bufula."
As they said that, Akihiko and Mitsuru's attacks combined into a frozen lightning bolt that destroyed three different shadows.
"No way, you can combine attacks like that?" Minato asked in shock.
"It looks like it, still it would have been nice to know about that earlier." Akihiko said.
Suddenly a shadow flew past Mitsuru's head and collided with a wall before vanishing.
"There's time to get excited about a new attack later, right now we need to take care of the rest of these shadows." Videl said. "Fuuka, how many floors until we reach the barrier?"
"I can't be certain, but I think it's on the next floor." Fuuka said.
"In that case I have an idea." Minato said. "Archangel, Mahama."
With those words golden talismans appeared in front of all of the shadows and destroyed them all.
"Impressive, although we should be careful there's no telling where the rest of the shadows are and we still haven't found the stairs." Mitsuru said calmly.
"Alright, in that case let's keep moving." Akihiko said with a grin.
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"Oh Gohan, do you mind if I ask you something?" Junpei asked.
"Sure, what's on your mind Junpei?" Gohan asked.
"Well, it's about when you first went to Tarturus." Junpei said. "That thing you fought, the reaper, its way stronger than anything else we've encountered and you fought it to a draw, just how powerful are you guys?"
"Well I kind of have an unfair advantage with that." Gohan said. "That transformation of mine, I can do it because…"
In the middle of Gohan's sentence, an explosion shook the tower.
"What the, what's going on?" Yukari asked nervously.
"No way, that energy." Gohan said suddenly. "How is that even possible?"
"Gohan, what's going on?" Fuuka asked nervously.
"Someone's trying to destroy Tarturus, and I think I know who." Gohan said transforming into a super saiyan. "I'll be right back."
With those words Gohan flew out of Tarturus and started flying towards the power level he detected.
"I had a feeling you'd be showing up around now Gohan." Cell said calmly. "I'm not sure how I was resurrected but it seems I've been given a chance to get my revenge for last time."
"Things are much different than before Cell." Gohan said. "This time I have a few surprises for you."
"What are you talking about, nothing you can do will surprise me." Cell said calmly.
The moment he said that, Cell flew towards Gohan and they started fighting above Tarturus.
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"Yamagishi, what's going on?" Mitsuru asked as Tarturus stopped shaking.
"Someone is attacking Tarturus, Gohan-kun went to try and stop it but he might be in trouble." Fuuka said nervously.
"Alright, well all we can do is trust he can take care of that while we keep moving to the barrier." Minato said. "Let's keep going."
"Alright, I'm right behind you." Videl said before freezing at a window. "No way, what's he doing here?"
"Wait is that guy some kind of bug?" Akihiko asked in surprise before Cell and Gohan flew out of sight.
"That's Cell, but my dad killed him already." Videl said. "Wait, don't tell me."
"I hate to interrupt, but I found the stairs so let's get to the teleporter and meet up with the others." Minato said quickly.
"Right, that should be fine." Mitsuru said calmly as the four members of SEES climbed the stairs.
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"I'll admit, this is as entertaining as our last battle." Cell said calmly. "Of course while we're going on this trip down memory lane, Ka-Me-Ha-Me-Ha."
As he said that, Cell launched the powerful blue beam towards Gohan.
"Masenko." Gohan said quickly before firing his beam towards Cell's.
"So you decided to try something different this time, let's see how powerful you are." Cell said with a smirk before his Kamehameha doubled in size.
Suddenly the dark hour ended and Cell vanished along with the Kamehameha.
"What in the world?" Gohan said in shock. "Where did he go?"
"Gohan, what just happened?" Mitsuru asked as he landed in front of Tarturus. "Who's Cell?"
"That's a long story, but the weird thing is he vanished after the dark hour." Gohan said. "Something weird is going on."
"I agree, well in that case it might be in our interest to learn just who this Cell was." Mitsuru said calmly. "It might help us figure out why he appeared during the dark hour."
I wonder if he knows anything about this, Minato thought. "Well we should head back to the dorm, we have school tomorrow."
"You're right, let's go." Yukari said.
"Oh yeah, this should do right Junpei?" Minato asked handing him a katana.
"Nice, this is perfect." Junpei said. "Those shadows better watch out, they won't know what hit them."
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"Ok, that was kind of interesting I guess." Junpei said. "Hey where are you heading Minato?"
"I want to look into something." Minato said. "I might be able to find out what happened last night."
"If you find out, let us know." Gohan said. "If Cell is back we have more problems than just the shadows."
"Well, in that case it's a good thing we reached the barrier last night." Yukari said. "Still whatever happened to Buu?"
"I don't know, he said something about meeting up with someone he met last night." Minato said. "I'll see you guys later."
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"Welcome to the velvet room, how can we assist you?" Igor asked calmly.
"Something strange happened last night, and I have a feeling you know what it was." Minato said. "Why did someone from Gohan's past appear during the dark hour?"
"I can't say for certain without having him speak to either Elizabeth or myself, but I have my suspicions." Igor said calmly.
"So should I bring him here?" Minato asked.
"That won't be necessary, Elizabeth will accompany you to speak with him." Igor said calmly.
"I hope to be of assistance." Elizabeth said with a smile.
(SEES has managed to reach the next barrier in Tarturus, but for some reason Cell has returned. Next chapter the reason for Cell's appearance will be revealed. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)