NOTE: Sorry for taking so long to update. I've recently acquired two jobs(I need the money before University starts up), so a lot of my time will be taken from me. Add the fact that they'll tire me the hell out, so updates are gonna be pretty slow for a while.
Also want to say that I don't have a set schedule on when to update any of my stories, I update whenever I feel like updating.
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Chapter 67: Family Reunion
(cut to the island where Piccolo and Androids 16, 17, and 18 are staring at Imperfect Cell, who was previously spectating the battle between Piccolo and 17 from a cliff)
ANDROID 17: So what is this? Spearmint, your inbred mutant cousin or something?
"If only," Mira said, worried.
PICCOLO: Wait... I thought he was on your side.
ANDROID 17: What? Why would I know him?
"That brings up a good point. If Gero designed Cell to absorb the twins, then they wouldn't know about him," Jellal said.
"How come?" Erza asked him.
"If he had so much trouble trying to get the two under his control, why would he tell them of a bug creature that was essentially designed to kill them," Jellal explains to her.
IMPERFECT CELL: Hello... brother...
ANDROID 17: Come again?
"Don't, because it actually might," Cana mentions, much to everyone's disgust.
IMPERFECT CELL: In a moment…
Everyone felt uncomfortable.
IMPERFECT CELL: (to Android 18) And hello, my beautiful sister. (starts wagging his tongue in an indecent manner)
ANDROID 18/Lucy: (disturbed) Oh, f**k no!
IMPERFECT CELL: (to Android 16) And... um...
ANDROID 16: I am designated as Android 16.
CELL: ...Cool. Anywho…
Wendy would've felt miffed at 16 being ignored if she wasn't busy trying to calm down her own heart.
CELL: (jumps down from the cliff to ground level) You have my sincerest gratitude, Piccolo. Without power levels, I would have been left searching for them blindly. But thanks to your little skirmish, I have been reunited with my family. And we have so much catching up to do! (begins to power up) Haaaah...!
ANDROID 17: Okay, so am I alone, or did that not explain ANYTHING?!
"It explains how the thing found you, but not where it comes from. Which we know, but you don't really know," Levy confused herself for a moment.
PICCOLO: He calls himself Cell. He's one of Dr. Gero's creations; he's from the future.
ANDROID 17: Oh, sure, he's from the future. Yeah, and I'm a park ranger.
"He's telling the truth! You really need to run!" Lisanna yelled.
ANDROID 16: That sounds nice.
ANDROID 18: Can we FOCUS?!
"The only one with any form of sense!" Minerva face palmed.
(Imperfect Cell lets out an enormous blast)
(cut to Kame House)
TIEN: Guys, is that who I think it is?
KRILLIN: Yeah, oh yeah... Yeah…
"Getting some Frieza flashbacks," Bickslow mentioned.
MASTER ROSHI: Damn it! And we still don't have that detonator!
KRILLIN: (indecisive sounding) Yeah, no! Yeah! Yeah, no!
"Your horniness is the last thing that matters Krillin!" Sting shouted. Cell scared the crap out of him and no matter how much he found the present androids enjoyable to watch, it was better to stop Cell from reaching its perfect form.
TIEN: We're out of time! We need to do something now!
KRILLIN: Yeah!
CHI-CHI: Here's a thought... How about one of you who can fly faster than the speed of sound go meet Bulma halfway?
(pause...)
KRILLIN: ...Chi-Chi, you beautiful woman who lives in Goku's house!
"Oh, so that did make a return," Levy realized.
"And Chi-Chi is pretty cool, right Erza!?" Millianna asked.
"Right! Chi-Chi is really cool," She agreed with her childhood friend.
CHI-CHI: That is what I do.
MASTER ROSHI: Well, then, which one of you-?
KRILLIN: DIBS! Woo-hoo! (takes off)
"Any chance to see 18, huh?" Juvia smirked.
MASTER ROSHI: Well, that works. Guess this is all we can do until Goku and Vegeta get ba-
TIEN: ENOUGH! I AM NOT A SPECTATOR! I AM A WARRIOR! (flies off to the battlefield)
"At least someone has balls," Laxus brings up after getting his composure back.
MASTER ROSHI: I can never read that guy…
"I feel the same way about Lily," Happy said, shocking the transforming male Exceed. "Aren't I right, Natsu?" Happy looked at his best friend.
However to his disappointment, Natsu was still glaring at the screen as if glaring at it enough would take him directly to Cell.
CHI-CHI: Aren't you going to help, too?
MASTER ROSHI: No.
CHI-CHI: Is it because you're old?
MASTER ROSHI: Yeah…
"Good enough excuse at this point," Makarov agreed. He was getting too old to keep up with these kids nowadays.
CHI-CHI: Where's Yamcha?
(a toilet is heard flushing inside Kame House as Turtle looks at the front door)
YAMCHA: (from inside the house) Hey, Master Roshi, you're out of toilet paper! (the toilet is heard backing up) Oh, no... Oh, geez... Oh, God...!
"Yamcha's fighting his own opponent while Piccolo and the androids are in mortal peril. Yeah, this seems about right," Freed spoke with a hint of disappointment.
[OPENING SEQUENCE]
(Cut to the battlefield where Imperfect Cell leveled the area he's standing on with his power alone, leaving Piccolo shocked and speechless)
The Dragon Slayers staggered at the immense power that Cell was emitting. However, they kept their gazes on the screen, trying to fight through the fear their instincts were screaming. They fought the king of all dragons and won...they can handle a creepy bug monster all the same.
KAMI: (All right... He's grown just a bit stronger since last time. No big deal. We've got this.)
"The last time someone thought this Krillin got stabbed and blown up," Levy rebuttals.
(Imperfect Cell starts walking forward)
NAIL: (He's going to kill us! He's going to kill Piccolo-and by extension us!)
"Finally! Someone being realistic!" Carla screamed.
KAMI: (I'm trying to boost his morale, you idiot.)
(Imperfect Cell walks past Piccolo and stops just after passing him)
IMPERFECT CELL: Is it hard to bear, Piccolo? My overwhelming power? Its weight? Its...girth?
"...Kinda…" Wendy mumbles, hoping nobody heard her. However, Romeo did hear her and gave her a very bothered and puzzled look.
PICCOLO: How... HOW MANY PEOPLE?!
IMPERFECT CELL: ...Enough.
Flames came to life around Natsu.
Bright light of energy illuminated around Sting.
Shadows loomed around Rogue.
Lightning surged around Laxus.
Wind encompassed Wendy's space and if anyone paid close enough attention, they would notice her hair quickly turn into a hinge of pink before turning back to blue.
Gajeel's skin turned into iron on instinct.
"Uhhh...guys…?" Yukino's voice broke the slayers out of their trances. Each one looked embarrassed for being taken in like that. They looked at each other and came to an agreement to not let Cell get to them too much. No matter how much it set them off.
(Imperfect Cell starts walking forward and stops a few feet in front of Android 17)
ANDROID 17: Look, I don't know what you're on about with this family nonsense, but if you're here because of Gero, I 86'd him myself. So why don't we cancel these family matters, shelve the photo album and- (Imperfect Cell lunges at Android 17 with his tail, but the cyborg narrowly dodges) WHA-?! (The Bio-Android grabs Android 17's arm and slams him to the ground, pinning his other arm with his foot and aiming his stinger at 17's chest) (surprised) ...Come again?
"I warned you," Cana spoke.
IMPERFECT CELL: If you insist! (begins laughing until Piccolo kicks him in the face, causing him to let go of Android 17. Imperfect Cell recovers, still chuckling, and wipes some spit and blood from his lip)
ANDROID 17: Okay, future bug-man, let's say I, uh, believe that now... Where do we go from here?
IMPERFECT CELL: Inside me.
"STOP!" Lucy shouted.
ANDROID 17: (thinking Imperfect Cell is just being crazy) Stop it.
PICCOLO: He's also a walking, talking petri dish of the galaxy's strongest fighters!
IMPERFECT CELL: No need for flattery, Piccolo... You're already inside me.
"NO!" Mira was equally disgusted.
PICCOLO: (equally disturbed) Stop it!
ANDROID 17: Scared to ask, but anything else?
IMPERFECT CELL: Oh, tell him about the part where I took an entire Battle Ball team at the same time!
ANDROID 18: Wait, is he kidding?
"No." Erza replies, reluctantly.
PICCOLO: No.
ANDROID 18: Ugh.
ANDROID 17: That's fun, but it really doesn't answer the big question: Why is he here?
IMPERFECT CELL: You know, it's rude to talk about someone when they're right in front of you.
ANDROID 17: Okay, why are you here?
IMPERFECT CELL: Because, bitch...I drink people.
A cold chill ran through the audience once more.
(pause)
ANDROID 17: ...Yeah, f**k that!
"My exact thoughts," Gajeel said.
(Android 17 charges at Imperfect Cell but gets elbowed to the ground. Piccolo attempts to kick the evil cicada-like adversay, but the synthetic serpent catches his foot and punches him in the face, causing the Super Namekian to tumble across the ground while yelling incoherently)
"Piccolo was so much stronger than him before! Absorbing that many people actually got Cell that much more powerful!?" Jellal couldn't believe what he was seeing.
ANDROID 16: ...You should leave.
ANDROID 18: What? Why?
"Because if you don't then you, along with the rest of the planet, are dead," Evergreen explained.
ANDROID 16: Neither of them can stand up to this Cell. If he defeats them, you may not be safe.
ANDROID 18: I can't just run. I'm way too curious to see how this plays out.
"And I thought you were the smart one," Minerva sighs, disappointed.
ANDROID 16: I believe that is a poor decision.
"Turns out 16 is the smart one!" Much to Wendy's joy.
ANDROID 18: Maybe. But it's mine to make.
"True. It may be a dumb decision, but it's her's to make," Kagura said.
(shows Piccolo landing on his face)
KAMI: (I believe this is what the young people call "getting wrecked".)
NAIL: (Yeah, man. If you have any techniques left up your sleeve, now's the time.)
PICCOLO: (thinking) Yeah, I think I got one...
NAIL: (Really? Since when?)
PICCOLO: (thinking) About now-ish... (puts his hands together and starts charging up a blast as Imperfect Cell starts walking up to him)
"Come on, Piccolo! Kick Cell's ass!" Natsu cheered on.
ANDROID 17: (realizes what Piccolo is about to do) Nope! (gets on his feet and starts running away)
PICCOLO: LIGHT GRENADE!
"THAT'S SUCH A COOL/MANLY NAME!"
(Piccolo launches the blast at Imperfect Cell, which causes a massive explosion)
ANDROID 16: He never stood a chance.
ANDROID 18: See? And you were so afraid of the big bad bug.
ANDROID 16: That is not who I meant.
"No…"
(shows Imperfect Cell laughing and emerging from the ocean, unharmed by Piccolo's attack and glowing with a gold Super Saiyan-like aura)
"OH SHIT!"
PICCOLO: (thinking) OH...
ANDROID 17: (thinking) ...SHIT.
(Imperfect Cell hovers forward and lands on the ground and starts walking up to Piccolo again)
"Is there a plan C!? Because plan B ended in pure failure!" Happy shouted.
"Maybe, something will happen! I mean, Piccolo can't die here...right?" Mira asked.
NAIL: (Okay, last-ditch effort didn't work.)
KAMI: (Any last-LAST-ditch efforts?)
(Imperfect Cell is now standing face-to-face with Piccolo)
PICCOLO: (thinking) Just one... (yelling) NAIL GU-!
(Imperfect Cell punches Piccolo HARD in the face, breaking his neck and sending him flying to the ground. The imperfect being then picks the incapacitated Namekian up by the shirt)
All of the mages cringed from the sound of Piccolo's neck breaking. Fear for Piccolo's life is starting to rear its ugly head. Especially since they had no Dragonballs.
IMPERFECT CELL: Any last words, my big green friend? (Piccolo gurgles as his head falls limply to one side) Well said. Good game. (blasts a hole through Piccolo's chest)
"PICCOLO!"
Mira's breath hitched from seeing Piccolo get "killed".
(on The Lookout, Gohan and Goku feel the blast)
GOHAN: OH!
GOKU: WHOA! That ain't good!
(On the battlefield, Imperfect Cell tosses Piccolo into the ocean)
KAMI: (Well... That's it, then, isn't it?)
NAIL: (Gentlemen, it's been a privilege fighting with you.) ("Nearer My God To Thee" plays as what's left of Piccolo sinks into the ocean)
"I'm gonna miss those three," Lisanna comforted a distraught Mira.
(cut to The Lookout)
GOKU: You know, funny thing is... Either way, we still wouldn't have Dragon Balls-
GOHAN: (begins to run off The Lookout) MR. PICCOLO!
GOKU: Gohan, NO! (grabs Gohan from behind, who strains to get loose)
GOHAN: (enraged) I'LL KILL HIM! I'LL F**KING KILL HIM!
"DO IT! KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH!" Mira raged with Gohan. As she was held back by her siblings once more.
GOKU: You can't! Cell is too strong for you!
GOHAN: Mr. Piccolo would let me go!
"NO HE..he...wouldn't…" Mira sighed as she relaxed and sat back down in her seat.
GOKU: No, he wouldn't! And he's smarter than me!
GOHAN: I... (freezes, seeing Goku's point) Wow. O-okay, that's...actually a good point.
GOKU: And besides, the moment you leave, that door is going to open.
"True," Gildarts agreed.
MR. POPO: He's right, you know.
GOKU: Every time.
"Weird how he's right...dammit…" Lucy cursed.
(Back on the battlefield)
IMPERFECT CELL: Ah, Piccolo... He died as he lived.
ANDROID 18: Drowning?
IMPERFECT CELL: Alone.
"Jokes on you! He had Kami and Nail with him," Romeo countered.
ANDROID 16: That is sad...
IMPERFECT CELL: Yes. Such isolation. I know his pain. So, my siblings... Why don't you come with me, and you'll be in a world of truly pure perfection…
"STOP IT!" Millianna cried out.
ANDROID 18: (totally creeped out by Cell and his tone) STOP IT!
ANDROID 16: 17! We need to go!
ANDROID 17: No. I'm gonna play this one out.
"WHY ARE YOU ALL SO BRAIN DEAD!?" Minerva shouted.
ANDROID 16: I believe that is a poor decision!
ANDROID 17: Probably. But it's mine to make. (charges at Imperfect Cell, but get punched in the stomach and elbowed to the ground)
"Yeah, you dumbass," Laxus grumbled.
IMPERFECT CELL: You know, he wasn't wrong. (picks up Android 17 and enlarges his tail)
ANDROID 17: (looks up as the monster's enlarged tail starts lowering down on him) This is...the grossest thing!
"Is that what it looks like!? EWWWWWW!" Millianna was grossed out.
IMPERFECT CELL: Aw, come now, don't be so scared. Once you're a part of me, you'll be reunited with our sister in... I don't know, give me 5 minutes-10 tops. And once I have achieved my perfection... (Android 17 grabs the tail and strains to keep it off of him) ...I'll take my time killing every person on this planet. Even the mighty Goku. (starts cackling until a hand touches his shoulder: 16's hand)
ANDROID 16: Would you care to repeat that, you son of a bitch?! (punches Imperfect Cell in the face, causing him to drop Android 17)
"16!" Wendy cheered, happily. Seeing 16 punch Cell like it was nothing made her love him more.
IMPERFECT CELL: (wipes some spit from his lip) Got another one in ya?
"Stop it," Erza gritted her teeth.
ANDROID 16: Stop. It.
ANDROID 17: Damn, 16... where the hell did that come from? And what took you so long?
ANDROID 16: I was waiting to see how things played out.
"Was...was that sarcasm he just used?" Carla asked, shocked.
"I'm so proud of him," Lisanna wiped away a tear.
ANDROID 17: Wait, was that sarcasm?
ANDROID 16: I am not programmed for sarcasm.
ANDROID 17: I'm proud of you.
ANDROID 16: Now if you'll excuse me, I will eliminate Cell.
ANDROID 17: I thought you were only programmed to kill Goku.
ANDROID 16: This Cell is comprised of 10.78 percent of Son Goku's DNA. These parameters...are acceptable. (charges at Imperfect Cell)
The mages cheered on for 16 to kill Cell.
IMPERFECT CELL: Oh, okay, I guess we're doing THIS now! (He and Android 16 bash heads with each other before he punches 16 in the face and sticks his tail into his neck. He chuckles) Oh, an admirable attempt by the red-headed stepchild! But don't feel too disappointed. For now, you shall be a part of me...! (tries to absorb him, but it doesn't work) (?) ...Of me...! (tries to suck him again, but still gets nothing) Ah...! OF MEEEEEEE...! (tries to drink him AGAIN, but still nothing happens) GOD, GUY! WHAT ARE YOU MADE OF, PURE METAL?!
ANDROID 16: (grins and removes Cell's tail from his neck) Affirmative. I am Android 16.
IMPERFECT CELL: Oh... Errors have been made.
"Eat shit you stupid bug man!" Bickslow and his babies laughed.
IMPERFECT CELL: (Android 16 leaps in the air while holding Imperfect Cell's tail and throws him to the ground. He then stomps on his tail and starts tugging on it.) N-n-now, I know what you're thinking, "Should I rip off his tail?" And the answer might surprise- (Android 16 completely rips off his tail) (screams like a girl) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-HA-HAAAAAAAA-HAAAAAAAAAH...!
The Dragon Slayers laughed at Cell's reaction. Seeing the bug man get what it deserved was a pleasure.
ANDROID 17: (astounded, though disturbed) ...I was not ready for today.
ANDROID 18: (also both astounded and disturbed) I don't think any of us were.
"Can't really prepare yourself for Cell," Levy said.
IMPERFECT CELL: (starts getting back up on his feet, breathing heavily) Do you know... how long it's gonna take to regrow my tail?
ANDROID 16: ...Pardon m-?
IMPERFECT CELL: Boop. (grows a new tail) Thanks to Uncle Piccolo's cells, an ultimately fruitless effort. But if it's any consolation, that hurt like hell.
ANDROID 16: My mistake was starting at the wrong end. My next attempt will be on your head.
"Ok, 16 is now my favorite," Minerva smiled in malicious intent.
"He was my favorite first!" Wendy barked back, surprisingly. Minerva quickly raised up her hands to get the younger Dragon Slayer to back off.
IMPERFECT CELL: (chuckles) And your second mistake is assuming I'll give you another chance.
(Imperfect Cell powers up and charges at Android 16, punching him in the face and sliding across the ground. The Bio-Android then starts charging at Android 16 while he's still down.)
ANDROID 16: (quickly gets up and aims his fist at Imperfect Cell) Rocket Punch! (his fist flies off directly at the bestial foe)
IMPERFECT CELL: WHAT?! (16's fist hits him in the face) Blehhhhhhhh...!
ANDROID 18: (thinking) Wow... really?
ANDROID 17/Wendy/The Males: (thinking) THAT IS SO COOL!
"Wendy!?" Carla looked surprised.
"What? It was," Was Wendy's simple response.
(Android 16 reattaches his hand and punches Imperfect Cell to the ground, then he picks the synthetic serpent up and throws him into the ground, creating a crater)
IMPERFECT CELL: (from inside the crater, sounding extremely agitated) Ahhhh...! WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?! WHERE IN THE F**K AM I?! (Android 16 detaches both of his hands and begins to charge a Hell's Flash) Wait, what's that noise? Hold on... Now I see a light...
ANDROID 16: Walk towards it! (fires his Hell's Flash cannons into the crater)
IMPERFECT CELL: WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL...?!
(shows an outside shot of the island, now filled with craters with smoke coming out)
"16 IS THE MANLIEST OUT OF THEM ALL!" Elfman screamed.
ANDROID 18: Oh, my God... He actually did it.
ANDROID 16: Why are you still here?
ANDROID 17: Oh, come on, we can't just leave you here! We're the Three Amigos!
"Three Amigos!" Frosch copied.
ANDROID 16: You do not understand. I do not know if I am entirely capable of eliminating this Cell. And should he absorb the two of you, he will wreak havoc upon this world.
"Cell is even stronger than 16!? WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL IS GERO'S BRAIN!?" Levy screamed.
ANDROID 17: Well, yeah, but, we were gonna do that, too.
"They did. In another timeline," Jellal grumbled.
ANDROID 16: Yes, but I like you.
ANDROID 18/The Women: (blushing) Aww...
ANDROID 16: Over the last few days, I have come to feel a great adoration for this planet. From its trees...to its birds...to its people...to its birds. I do not wish to cause any more destruction.
ANDROID 18: Actually, 16... (smiles, a sign of turning over a new leaf) I think you've got the right idea.
ANDROID 17: (equally moved by Android 16's words) Yeah, you know what? Screw that noise, man! Forget destroying everything, forget killing people, and you know what? (spits) Forget killing Son Goku!
ANDROID 16: (not wanting to abandon the notion of fulfilling his primary programming) Let's not get crazy!
(Imperfect Cell suddenly rises out of a hole behind Android 17)
IMPERFECT CELL: TOO LATE!
"WE WERE HAVING A MOMENT YOU DICK!"
ANDROID 17: Huh...?
(Android 17 turns around as Imperfect Cell descends his tail down on him and catches him)
ANDROID 17: (muffled as he is getting absorbed) Oh, God, this is totally disgusting! This isn't how this is supposed to work! (begins to be pushed into Imperfect Cell's tail) I'm not supposed to die like this! I'm too cool! Someone pull off the tail! I'm too cool for this! I'M TOO COOL-! (gets swallowed up completely)
The guild watched in shock as the absolute worst possible scenario finally happened.
(Imperfect Cell starts glowing and begins to transform. In a flash of light he morphs dramatically and transforms into Semi-Perfect Cell. The now semi-perfect being smiles in satisfaction in the wake of his brand new transformation. As Android 18 stands completely still, horrified at 17's seeming "death", Semi-Perfect Cell, his body crackling with electricity, sets his sights on her...)
The Dragon Slayers cursed under their breaths as Cell's power began to pulsate through their senses. But, this time was different. There wasn't any fear, but something else pulsating within them. Something that usually Natsu would feel whenever he'd enter a battle. A sense of excitement and fear fused together.
Natsu opened his mouth and released smoke out of his mouth. "I'm getting fired up and I don't even know why…" He trembled.
[ENDING SEQUENCE]
[STINGER]
(shows Imperfect Cell "evolving" into Semi-Perfect Cell in a Pokémon-style evolution sequence)
"Huh? They did the same thing with Frieza's first transformation," Levy remembered.
Chapter End
NOTE: The Dragon Slayers aren't going to necessarily be just afraid of Cell. The whole fear aspect got concluded with this chapter and was meant specifically for Cell's creepy ass first form. Going forward they'll start to feel a different sensation or as Natsu would put it, "Now I'm all fired up!" I'm not the biggest fan with how I handled some of this chapter, but I'm really tired today and didn't want to leave you guys hanging any longer.