A Wonderful Life

By: SomeRandomPerson648

Chapter 10: The Super Saiyan Three

A/N: Hey guys! For those who might be wondering, I made up Prestina's name using the magic word Presto, like Bibidi Babidi Buu...oh, it was obvious? Cool, on to the story! Enjoy


Gohan rose from his deep state of unconsciousness to see a clear blue sky and lush green grass with a bright green tree in the distance. Everything was calm and quiet, peaceful even. He turned to his left to see Future Trunks laying on his stomach. Gohan winced in pain as he felt a headache from the various punches to the face he had received

"What happened? Where's Cell?" He thought hazily as he stumbled to his feet. His legs were sore from the piercing Ki attacks that Cell shot at him and Trunks, as did the rest of his body, his stomach, face, back and legs felt especially sore

But his body wasn't actually in pain, the pain that he felt was his subconscious feeling what he had felt only moments ago, his body had in fact fully healed...how? Everything broken was repaired and everything punctured was sealed, but all the bruises were still there

Gohan looked around as he noticed a small, blue skinned man in the distance next to the tree. He wore clothes reminiscent to the Supreme Kai's, a basic black suit with shoulder pads. He had large and baggy pink sleeves that seemed to be from an under shirt. The top of his head was black with two antennas on the top of his head as well as a yellow halo floating above him. Was he a Kai?

"Hey Trunks, you awake?" Gohan asked as he moved Trunks' left shoulder with his hand. After a few tugs, Trunks lazily stirred and his eyes slowly opened. His gut was sore from the hard kicks Cell gave him and so were his nose, chin and back

The Hybrid Saiyan groaned as he stood to his feet, his legs felt like they haven't been used in a while and his nerves twitched at every movement, even though there were no clear signs of harm other than the ripped cloths

"Hey Gohan...where are we?" Future Trunks asked as he turned to his old master's counterpart. This scene was so oddly familiar that it dawned on him how similar he was to his own timeline's Gohan, except without the scar on the face...and he still had his left arm. Gohan also looked like he was in pain, his face had a faint tint of red, unlike the flushed red from the various punches Cell gave him

"I don't know. We should ask that guy. He looks friendly." He said, pointing to the Kai next to the tree

Trunks agreed as they silently floated towards the stranger. They both landed with a soft thud as the stranger turned towards them. From his expression alone it seemed as though he was straining himself, otherwise he looked a little relieved to see them

"Gohan, Trunks! You two've been passed out for quite some time. I am the Kai of the north, but Son Goku refers to me as King Kai. I was the former master of your father Gohan, I taught him the Spirit Bomb and the Kaio-Ken when the Saiyans came to Earth." King Kai introduced as he bowed respectfully, Gohan and Trunks did the same

"It's a pleasure to finally meet you King Kai! My dad said a lot about you." Gohan said as he recognized his voice from the Cell Games as well as his talks with his dad

"Likewise."

"How long have we been out? And what is this place?" Trunks asked King Kai as the he sat next to the tree, sweating up a storm

"You two are in the sacred land of the Kais, and you've been knocked out for a while. If it wasn't for Goku and Instant Transmision, you two would have halos over your heads!" King Kai stated, shocking the two hybrids. Goku saved them? That would explain why he didn't come to Earth when the Tournament was going on, even though he apparently had the option

"That explains why we're here. But what's going on in Earth?" Gohan asked as he and Trunks sat next to the Kai

"Cell managed to assist Babidi in releasing the two Majins, Majin Buu and Majin Prestina before killing Babidi and Dabura. Goku is trying to stall the three until I'm no longer able to support his stay on Earth."

"Support his stay?"

"I'm supplying Son Goku with some of my divine ki to support him with a physical body on Earth, but the more power he drains the less he has to keep him alive! If this keeps up he'll be sent back here by force!" He stressed as he could feel his body temperature rising and falling drastically from the abuse of his personal power

"And what of father! Where is he?" Trunks asked

"Goku managed to save the two of you from a lethal blast, but he couldn't save Vegeta from his death..." King Kai said sadly as the two were even more shocked. Trunks looked down at the floor in anger and regret

"This is all my falt! I should've never let Krillin convince me to save Cell!! Now look what's happened! Mother and father are dead, and Cell and the Majins are going to destroy the Earth!" Trunks thought angrily as he clenched his fists, apprehension being the only thing that fueled him as his hair began to spark and raise as it shifted colors

"No Trunks, this isn't your fault." A familiar voice said behind Trunks. The two half Saiyans turned to see the Supreme Kai along with Krillin, Piccolo and Kibito, the last of which now had a halo over his head. Krillin looked down as well, mourning the death of his wife and daughter

"You!" Trunks said as he pointed to Krillin in anger before dashing after him. The young adult was entirely unable to handle the guilt of his actions, but he knew deep in his heart that it was mostly due to Krillin that he spared the Androids

"I tried to give the Androids the benefit of the doubt but look at them now! Are you happy that Cell's destroying everything now!! This could've been avoided if I never listened to you!!!" Trunks yelled in fury, like ha was half venting and half accusing Krillin of their decisions

For the fairly young adult it was a tough pill to swallow that his former mortal enemies were once again up to no good. It didn't matter in what timeline he was in, an Android was still meant to destroy everything in its path. How could he not see that? If he'd completed his original mission of killing 17 and 18 none of this would be happening!!!

"You think I could've predicted this!! You aren't the only one who lost something!! My wife and daughter are dead because of Cell!! A wife and daughter I wouldn't have if I let you murder her in cold blood!!" Krillin yelled, he wasn't going to stand there and take full blame over the decision that was made over seven years ago

"A wife you'd still have if you would've keep her in check!! That monster is the same she's been since I was a kid, she hasn't changed!!!" Trunks fully accused Krillin, losing all form of reason within himself in anger

Just as Krillin was on the verge of punching Trunks they were both suddenly held in place by a strong force. "That's enough! Neither of you are to blame for Cell! Had you two decided on things differently then things would be no different! It is the fault of Vegeta, 17 and 18 for how Cell behaves, not you two! If either of you were to see the atrocities that they committed then you'd be thinking differently!" The Supreme Kai shouted at the two as he held out a hand towards the two to restrain them using his telepathy

Krillin and Trunks stared at each other in anger before they calmed down. After a few seconds, Trunks' hair fell and soon returned to it's normal purple color, and Krillin's facial expression softened. After a few more seconds the Supreme Kai released the two from his grip. Trunks put down his arm and Krillin sat down in sadness. He curled into a slight ball as he contemplated the death of his family

"So it is true...they tortured Cell. I can't believe it...why 18? She should've changed, she should have...she should have..." Krillin repeated to himself as he cradled his legs into a depressed ball. His worst fears were indeed true. 18 hadn't changed since they first met. Sure she expressed kindness and love now, but a killer was always a killer, no matter how one puts it...

Trunks looked down in shame as he thought about the horrible things his father could've done to Cell, the hours that went by without ANYONE suspecting a single thing. The idea of torture was something that only psychopaths and murders would even THINK about. And yet both his father and the Androids simply brutalized Cell with little to no care

...His father...was in the same boat as the Androids...

"Right now we don't have time to feel sorry for Cell, he's the enemy and he's clearly chosen to be. Goku is out trying his best to give us enough spare time to train you and Gohan, so we have to start or else we won't be able to stop the villains from destroying the Earth." Piccolo explained calmly and rationally to Future Trunks, who tried to get his bearings

"...Alright...we shouldn't waste more time then." Trunks said sadly. He was right, if they waste anymore time who knows how many lives could be lost without needing to.

Suddenly, King Kai gasped in shock. "17 and 18! They aren't dead!"

"What do you mean" Krillin questioned, oddly

"Cell has them trapped inside his mind. He's torturing them with his past memories! They're horrible!! They can't even think anymore!!" King Kai before he went into minor detail of what he could see. What did Cell live through! How could it have gone under their noses!?

"We must begin training now!" The Supreme Kai yelled as Gohan and Trunks jumped into their positions


16 flew upwards from the ocean as he carried the five star ball in his right hand. He had a pouch on his arms that currently held four Dragon Balls. He also had Trunks' sword and it's sheath on his back, in case Future Trunks were to return to Earth, though it is only 63% likely that it would actually prove to be useful in a battle against Cell. It was 7% likely to prove useless, and 30% likely that Trunks did indeed die, but with the sudden appearance of Goku that was less than likely

Cure he detected Son Goku fighting an unknown entity, along with another unknown entity and Cell

"It would be more effective to report to Kami's lookout once I finish collecting the Dragon Balls. I will see what else I must do from there." 16 said out loud in his robotic tone as he placed the five star Dragon Ball in the pouch and he scanned for the next one using the Dragon Radar. After a few seconds he located the nearest Dragon Ball, a few thousand miles northeast. He sped up towards the target with a full plan in mind


Cell was enjoying the display that the two fighters showed, Buu's body was that of clay and Goku's punches were those of bricks, which also accurately described the battle between the two. The Saiyan's power trumped that of Buu's, however Buu's uncanny ability to regenerate missing segments of his from thin air kept him in the fight. But there was something about Goku that seemed very off from what Cell knew. Was his power...dropping?

Prestina on the other hand couldn't bear observe the heavy display of violence before her and turned her back from the battle. She was a soft person and lived in a fairly quiet planet, so seeing her first death battle, one that broke any reasonable measures, was an understandable shock to her

Goku continued to pound Buu's as he punched and kicked at mach speeds, every impact caved in Buu's body. Eventually, Goku kicked the Majin away and began to shoot several basic Ki attacks. Buu covered himself as every shot landed on his guard. After the assault was over, Buu was angred by the gap in power. He clenched his fist as steam escaped the holes on his head and arms

After a few seconds Buu dashed towards Goku who stood there in anticipation. Buu threw various punches, only for Goku to block and dodge each with ease. Once he dodged the final punch, Goku slammed his fist against Buu's open chest, moving him backwards a few feet. Buu clenched his fists in anger once more

"Wanna see a new trick?" Goku taunted Buu. Buu nodded reluctantly as Goku cupped his hands at his sides

"Kamehameha!" He yelled quickly as he thrust his hands forward and sent a large beam towards Buu, who was shocked enough that he didn't manage to cover himself and was left to brace for the impact. But there was a flash of light that stopped before the beam enveloped him, and yet he couldn't feel a thing. When the attack passed Buu looked up to see Cell with a missing right arm, the stump pointed at Goku, he managed to stop the beam?!

"Now you're just playing with your side dishes Goku. Allow me to bring you the main course!" Cell exclaimed with a strange new energy in his voice, it was as though something new took hold of his actions and provoked him to battle

A Saiyan lust for battle!

The second Cell was able to recover his missing limb he charged after Goku, who threw several Ki attacks as Cell's body morphed into his War Machine form. Each blast erased a large chunk of Cell that almost immediately grew back in place, each motion burned Cell's body

However, this feeling was different from what Vegeta or the twins would do. Rather, it was the adrenaline that coursed through his veins that kept him going, and instead of deter him the injuries motivated him to push further in a crazed state. This was the TRUE power of the Saiyans!

Cell rammed his head into Goku's exposed chest and flipped forward to back kick his face, sending him crashing to the ground in one swift motion

"You might remember this one! It's a classic!" Cell's metallic voice rang through the air as he pointed a finger towards the sky. A pitch black ball of Ki fizzed into existence and quickly grew in size. Cell pointed his finger towards the downed Goku as the Death Ball was sent speeding towards the Saiyan. Goku looked up to see the Death Ball that he'd once seen Frieza make. He lifted both his arms as the ball was detained by Goku's hands

"If my estimations are correct, then that your form of yours drains stamina! Your mannerisms are all I needed Goku! You want to end it quickly! Well too bad, because I'm going to take it nice and slow!" Cell shouted as Goku was shocked that Cell was so precise! The ball of Ki grew much larger, causing Goku to have trouble holding it off with his basic strength. His hands glowed as two beams welled up within them

Goku shouted as two beams released from his hands and slowly began to push back Cell's Death Ball. Cell chuckled as he pushed more Ki into the attack, detaining the beams from advancing

"Damnit! He wants me to drain my power!! If I can't negate this attack the Earth is through!" Goku thought as he pushed more Ki into the attacks. But this power wasn't his own, he felt his connection with King Kai strain even further and his own existence begin to fade

Slowly but surely the beams gained ground and increased in size every second. Soon the Death Ball was a few feet in front of Cell, who chuckled by the twist

"That's it! Tire him out and strike the final blow!" Cell thought tactically as he was forced to detain the advancement of his own attack using both his arms. For two full minutes Goku struggled to destroy the attack as Cell struggled to keep the ball from going through him

Goku yelled as the beams suddenly went through the giant ball and destroyed both of Cell's arms, deforming the Death Ball. The beams grew in size as Goku saw the opportunity and tried to envelop Cell's entire body. After a few seconds, he stopped and caught his breathe as he tried to see the damage. A large hole was made atop of the large pit, but Cell's head was the only thing that remained, the mask was also damaged to show his mouth spilling green colored blood

"So you still have reserves? No wonder you were so pathetic just awhile ago! I'll have lots of fun killing you." Cell said as his body quickly grew back into it's previous large and buff shape. Cell spit out green blood before the rest of his mask grew back. Cell dashed forward after the severely weakened Goku

Goku shot multiple basic Ki attacks towards Cell, only for them to stop short and explode in front of Cell's face as a small barrier was formed in front of Cell. Goku put both arms together as Cell punched his guard. He humored the idea as he continued to punch Goku's arms several times before jumping and using a hard right kick to break his guard, staggering him. Cell brought his forehead to Goku's skull and slammed it the two together, breaking his nose by the large shell that covered his forehead

Cell grabbed Goku's shoulders and continued to beat Goku's face using his own. After a while Cell let go of Goku's shoulders to bring his left knee to Goku's gut. He kicked Goku's face using his other leg, sending the Saiyan flying through the air. Cell quickly flew after him before stopping in front of him and hitting him using the back of his arm, sending Goku falling to the ground

"Kamehame...HA!" He shouted as he quickly cupped his hands to the side and brought them forward, creating a large beam to chase after Goku

The man's body landed with a hard thud. When the beam hit him dead on the back he yelled in unimaginable pain. After many seconds the beam disintegrated, leaving Goku on the floor with the back of his shirt destroyed and his back in a smoking display

The victorious Android slowly flew towards Goku and stood a just beside him. "Is that all? I know I increased in power in under a minute but this is underwhelming!" Cell boasted. Goku began to stand, his shirt hanging loosely on his chest, he panted heavily as he stared at Cell, exhausted

"In fact, I'll give you thirty seconds to recover before I finish you off. One..." Cell said as he began to count before getting interrupted

"I WON'T GIVE UP NOW!!" Goku yelled as he channeled his remaining energy into his final assault, ripping the rest of his shirt to pieces

Goku dashed forward and used his left hand to do a high chop at Cell's neck, simply lifted his right arm to block the attack in response. But just as it landed, Goku quickly vanished and reappeared at Cell's left to kick his chin, sending him back a few feet and staggering him

Goku quickly jumped on the opportunity as he vanished and reappeared in front of Cell to punch him in the gut, and quickly teleport on top of Cell to kick his exposed back, making him crash onto the floor

Goku grabbed the Bio-Weapon and threw him up in the air whilst teleporting on top of Cell to kick him towards the ground again. Just before he landed, however, Goku teleported just below him and kicked him in the face, keeping him in place. Goku continued to kick Cell in different directions before launching him straight to the wall of the pit

Goku dashed towards Cell and punched him in various areas before kicking the right side of his face and teleporting to throw Cell away from the wall. Goku shot various Ki attacks that hit Cell head on and teleported once more to kick the right side of Cell's face again, sending him flying to the left. Goku gave chase once more as he could feel his own power falling

Buu and Prestina were both dumbstruck by the heavy battle, Buu was amazed but Prestina was petrified

"Dragon Fist!" Goku screamed as he quickly gained speed and his right arm began to glow for his final attack and thrust it forward at Cell's body

However, just before the attack landed Cell flipped backwards in the air and managed to kick Goku's fist upwards in the same morion, forcing the beam in Goku's fist to release towards the sky above them. He took advantage of their distance and managed to bring his right arm to choke his opponent. Cell held Goku in mid-air as he stared back into Goku's shocked eyes

"...thirty..!" Cell finished counting as he quickly flew towards the floor and slammed the top of Goku's head onto the ground, creating a large crater around them. Cell flipped himself into his normal position and kicked Goku's chin, burrowing him further into the dirt

Cell grabbed Goku's leg and lifted him upwards, releasing him from the small hole he had created. He then lifted his body upwards and slammed it back onto the ground, forcing a scream from Goku. Cell then let go to watch him try and recover. He tried to use Instant Transmission once again to appear behind Cell, only for Goku's kick to do nothing to the bio-weapon

"Your power is too low to compete. You've drained your power while mine multiplied!" Cell exclaimed as he grabbed Goku's leg and began to quickly swing Goku in circles

After a few seconds, Cell released Goku and then brought both his hands together to shoot a barrage of Ki attacks after Goku

Goku hit the wall with his back and the barrage hit the front of Goku's body each attack began to hurt more and more as it landed in every part of his body. After a few seconds, the strain of energy was nearly non-existent as his hair contracted and his eyebrows grew again. In just a few seconds Goku was a basic Super Saiyan, before his golden aura dissipated and his hair flopped in place

Cell stopped his assault and slowly floated towards the fallen hero, who was on his knees and barely conscious. "Seems that you've managed to spare enough time for your friends, but not enough to stop me from rampaging the Earth, not even a little." Cell said as Goku's body slowly became translucent

"Ah, you're needed in OtherWorld, that form is very special indeed, using up the one day pass into fifteen minutes! I will see you later, Son Goku!" Cell said as Goku faded from this plane of existence


"Damnit..." King Kai managed to shout before he fell unconscious to the floor, catching everyone's attention

"What happened?!" Piccolo questioned, but before anyone could answer, Goku's shirtless body faded back into existence in front of him

"What the! I thought dad would last longer!" Gohan wondered aloud as Kibito floated towards Goku's body

"Goku managed to learn a form that is ascended from the 'Super Saiyan 2' form. Unfortunately, it not only drained more energy but Cell also grew during the fight." Supreme Kai solemnly stated, having watched the remainder of the fight. Everyone except Kibito were in shock. Goku ascended past a Super Saiyan 2!!! And Cell beat him!!

"We have to get down there!" Trunks said angrily as he observed Kibito mend the injuries of Goku and help King Kai's recovery

"No Trunks! You two must learn the new technique before going into battle with them!" The Supreme Kai reminded him

"We can hopefully use the Dragon Balls to restore everything, later. If worse comes to worse, then we will use Namek's set." Piccolo stated, easing both Trunks and Gohan

"Fine..." Trunks said as he stared at the two unconscious fighters. Now there was nothing stopping Cell and his allies from tearing Earth apart


Cell morphed back into his Perfect Form as he floated towards Buu and Prestina. Buu was clapping like a child at the sight of Goku disappearing like magic...was Cell a magician? Prestina on the other hand was petrified by the Goku disappearing in thin air

"...I-is he dead?" She asked nervously as she backed away a few steps from both Cell and Buu, especially Cell

"Goku? Oh no he was already dead. I'm sure that Dende recalled him back to OtherWorld." He said plainly

"...Who is Dende...what is OtherWorld..?" She asked shyly as Cell looked at her with a kind and warm expression, which confused her

"Nothing important for the moment. And now that there are no more obstacles, let's roam around the Earth! Shall we?" Cell asked the two as he began to float towards the sky. Buu immediately began to do the same, but Prestina only stood as she looked at both the two

"Don't worry, I won harm you as I did Goku. You have to understand that what happened was unavoidable, nothing could've been done." Cell explained earnestly, he could read her expression on her face." Trust me, It'll be fun! I can show you and Buu around, treat you to the candy shops, the stores, the cities! Aren't you the least bit curious of what's to come?" He said as he outstretched his right hand towards Prestina and smiled

Prestina was lost in thought as she considered the offer. They both seemed like very nice people and they both treated her well, but something deep within herself. She didn't want to be around them, it was something in the way that they acted earlier that unsettled her. But they were her only company, stranded on a distant planet far different from her home, she didn't seem to have an option

Prestina looked at the hand as she shyly put her left hand on top of Cell's hand

"Very well, onwards!" Cell exclaimed excitedly as he lightly gripped her hand. The group began to float in the air out of the large pit

"So where Buu go?"

"I will say...that way!" Cell said as he pointed his left hand forwards, towards South City

"Ohhhh, Buu would like to make more candy!!" Buu exclamed as he stretched his arms like an airplane and began to fly towards the direction that Cell pointed

"Come now, there's a world for you to discover." Cell said to Prestina, who looked unsure of herself and simply nodded as the two sped up to follow Buu. The prospect itself seemed too scary for her, being thrust into a new environment in what felt like an hour. But she did her best to amp herself up, there was a lot to explore now, new sights, to experiences

And hopefully she didn't have to worry about her new 'friends'...


Pain...lots...and lots...of pain...

18's mind was completely blank as an apparitions of herself continued to kick her substitute body...she lost all sense of reasoning as her body went numb from pain. She no longer screamed as she could barely feel the blows. 17 was on par with 18 as he could no longer feel his body from the various impacts

Neither of them felt real anymore. Everything felt like an infinite loop of the same pain, never dying but always inching closer to it

"Ah, are you two enjoying yourselves?" Cell asked as he could hear neither 17, nor 18, yet he could just feel their silence deep within him

"Good, now they're both broken. At least I won't be able to hear from them for the time being." Cell thought as he disappeared from the hallway and began to pay attention to his track