Goku and I secretly followed Cell to see what exactly he was going to do. He probably knew what we were doing, though. The "semi-perfect" (I call bullshit) being simply flew near Goku's house and spiraled away at a reasonable speed, so it was easy to track his movements.

"Do you really not know where 18 is?" asked Goku after Cell started looking in a random valley.

"I don't know where she's hiding," I told him. "All I know is that she was here a few days ago."

We continued to follow Cell as he searched high and low in caves and valleys only to find nothing. When night fell upon us, Goku and I flew into a cave while Cell kept looking in the largest valley yet. As the sun rose, we Super Saiyans quickly caught up with Cell and kept a watchful eye on him.

After a while, I approached Cell. "No luck?" I asked despite the fact that I knew the answer.

He shook his head. "That blondie is really good at hiding. Are you sure she's in the mountains?"

"I'm assuming that she wouldn't run far." Suddenly, I heard something...and it wasn't any of us. The largest nearby energy signature was a squirrel, so I said, "I think we found her."

Android 18 stumbled out a bush, acorns being pelted at her head. She turned around, gave the middle finger to the bushy-tailed rodent, and blasted it with a golden energy beam from said finger. She apparently wasn't paying attention to our presence.

"Ahem," Cell coughed. 18 turned her head. "I'm sorry to interrupt your play date with the local fauna, but we have business to discuss."

Goku and I were hiding behind a rock to eliminate any reasons for 18 to run. "What type of business?" she said, suspicious. Apparently, a giant bugman coming up to her and asking questions wasn't a big deal to her.

"How would you like to be a part of Perfection?" asked the green behemoth.

"Perfection?"

"I'll take that as a yes!" Cell immediately moved his tail above 18's head, opening its tip to form a funnel-like shape. Before 18 could do anything, her entire upper body was inside Cell.

While repeatedly making violent sex noises, Cell finished absorbing her and began glowing. "Prepare for the Perfect challenger, Fruiota Hiroshi!"

Cell's energy kept fluctuating, his aura flaring up and destroying nearby trees. The only things able to withstand the massive wind created by the monster's raging ki were Goku and me. We had no trouble just standing there. While the wind swept past me, I could've sworn I saw a dead squirrel fly away from Cell next to my head.

In the middle of the brilliant storm, Cell's body shrank slightly. His features became more like that of a human (including growing a nose), and his skin changed from green and brown to green and electric blue. His three-toed feet became more shoe-like. He was becoming "Perfect."

When the storm died down, Cell looked down at his hands and smiled. "Yes," he said, intrigued by his new appearance. His voice had become less deep, making him seem more like a normal human. "I have finally done it. I am Perfect!" He activated a golden aura, similar to a Super Saiyan's, before turning to look at me in the eye. "Prepare to die." He then cracked his neck.

"Your energy hasn't gone up much," I pointed out. "You're still no match for me."

"It doesn't hurt to try!" He charged at me, but his incoming punch did nothing but pass through the remnants of an after-image.

"Told you," I retorted. "You're not strong enough."

"Oh, you'll see. My body just needs time to adjust." With that, Cell flew into the upper atmosphere.

"What just happened?" asked Goku.

"Cell needs to get used to his new body," I guessed. "It's similar to what happened when Ginyu took over your body."

"Makes sense." Then, Goku and I flew to Kame House.

Goku and I landed on the beach, startling a sunbathing Krillin. "Gah!" he screamed, falling off the chair when we suddenly appeared next to him. "Don't do that to me, Goku!"

"Sorry," Goku said, scratching the back of his head.

"So what's up?" asked Krillin.

I had a serious look on my face. "Cell just became even stronger."

Krillin instantly shut his mouth, knowing that we'd just make the Krillin Owned Count go up again with our responses.

"Where's the old man?" I asked.

"Inside," replied Krillin, pointing to the door. "I wouldn't be surprised if he's with Oolong."

Goku gave the short bald man a thumbs-up before we walked inside to leave the monk to his sunbathing.

"Master Roshi!" called my Saiyan companion once we were inside. "Where are you?"

After a bang and some mumbling, Roshi responded, "Kitchen!"

Goku and I walked in to find Roshi underneath the table "trying" to get the fork that he "accidentally" dropped ((Dragon Ball fans will understand)). Launch, naïve as ever, was helping him get up, as the table had collapsed on top of him.

"Are you okay?" she questioned calmly.

"I'm all right, baby!" shouted the bearded hermit, jumping up once the table was off of him. "This old turtle isn't going down that easily!"

I imagined a little bird going through my head. 'What's that pervert thinking?' I wondered. 'Does he really think his weird ideas will work on this girl?'

That's when it happened. Roshi's sudden hop had kicked up dust. Some of it found a home in Launch's nose. "Ah...Ah...!" she exclaimed.

"No!" The old master quickly blocked the girl's nose to prevent her from sneezing. "Phew," he sighed after a few seconds, expecting her nose to have calmed down.

Immediately after he moved his finger away, Launch went: "AH-CHOO!" Her hair suddenly turned blonde, and her eyes changed colors. I also noticed that her Power Level had gone up, but I could tell that she hadn't gone Super Saiyan.

"What're ya doin', ya old geezah?" asked the now ferocious girl in her New Jersey accent. "You try'n'a get a peek?!" Launch pulled an AK-47 out of nowhere and started shooting at Roshi's feet.

The elderly man jumped from foot to foot, attempting to avoid the bullets. "Please, Launch!" he begged. "Please stop!"

"Not this time!" The blonde girl just continued.

Goku reacted quickly. Reaching for the pepper, he sprinkled lots of it on to his hand and blew it in front of the angry gunner. 'Watch this,' he said to me telepathically.

"Ah...AH-CHOO!" Launch reverted to her blue-haired, naïve form.

"Oh, my!" she exclaimed. "What am I doing with a gun?"

"I'll take that," I said calmly. After she handed me the gun, I bent its barrel so it couldn't fire properly and would instead shoot the operator's foot. Then, I took out the ammo and crushed it in my bare hand.

"My, you're as strong as Goku!" Launch complimented.

"Sure." Then, I lightly tossed the chunk of metal (it used to be bullets) into the trash can.

"Mastuh." Goku bowed. "A trubulsum ting hat happen."

"Trubulsum?" Roshi scratched his head in confusion.

"A trubulsum transfohmayshun of Cell has uhckerd on dee Erf."

"So Cell's transformed again." Roshi looked down, a shadow coming across his face. "Goku, are you and Frui ready to face whatever Cell has become?"

Speaking up, I declared, "I used very little of my power to fight his previous form. I doubt that he got a hundred times stronger."

"Then why come here?" asked Roshi.

Goku answered, "Cell said something about us having to wait. It just made sense for us to come here."

The turtle hermit shrugged his shoulders and walked to the refrigerator to get a jug of beer. "Just don't let Cell kill me or my turtle!"

Goku chuckled a bit. "You know that won't happen."

Hey, guys! I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It took me a lot longer to put this one out, since exams being last week really held me back. At least it's here now, though! Also, if you don't know where I got the title, you need to really catch up on music, at least up to 2014.

People who got the Malaysian DBZ reference…you're awesome.

A lot of important scenes keep coming through Frui's life one after the other, eliminating any time for Frui to talk to his girlfriend. Will you ever learn her name? What's she like? Does she know about the Dragon Balls? etc.

Cell's Perfection is upon us. What will he do? Is somebody supposed to find and kill him as soon as possible? Found out next time on Rise, Shenron!

Squirrel: over 0.009
Perfect Cell (restricted power): 19,800,000,000
Launch (blue hair): 6
Launch (blonde hair): 12

Q: One thing I didn't get, Goku was stronger than Frui when Trunks came. How was Frui stronger then Goku after the 3 year gap? Also how is Frui so much stronger than Goku as FPSSJ?
A: Actually, I've been waiting for someone to ask something about this for a while. Basically, Frui has something special about him (I won't say what for the sake of spoilers), and that's what makes him not feel true hunger, get more out of training than Goku, etc. The full explanation is going to have to wait until after the Cell Arc, though, when I reveal…something special.