A Wonderful Life

By: SomeRandomPerson648

Chapter 20: Vicious Thunderstorm

A/N: Hey guys! Sorry for disappearing for a few months like that, school ramped up too much for my tastes and I may or may not have lost my phone. But I'm back from all that and I'm ready to kick it off again. Anyway here's chapter 20!


As the battle raged on thousands of miles away, Android 21 lay restless, unable to sleep while the strong powers continued to attack each other relentlessly. When you could sense ki, it was hard to not feel the presence of a battle going on, especially on of such scale

"...Ugh can't I get at least a LITTLE sleep! Why does Cell have to make such a racket?!" 21 yelled aloud in frustration as she dawned her robe once more

She floated into the small kitchen in the science lab, looking for a midnight snack or two. It wasn't really a kitchen, since Gero didn't need to eat, but rather a small lab with a sink that was fitted with kitchen appliances ever since 21 took over the hideout

She entered the 'kitchen' to see 16, along with 13, 14 and 15. 16 and 14 were in an arm wrestling match that took place over one of the fragile wooden tables while the other two Androids payed close attention. It seemed as if it was a surprisingly equal match, strange

"What are you four doing?" 21 questioned offhandedly as she began skulking inside the fridge

"Our sensors've gone on the fritz with Cell's little battle he's throwin. So we can't shut down. 15 an' I wondered which of the hunks was stronger, so they began to arm wrestle and it's been even for a while now." 13 explained, not moving an eye away from the match

"I swear you're all useless." 21 remarked bitterly as she looked inside the fridge and, to her disappointment, there was nothing to eat

"13 did you forget to fetch food for me?"

"Last I checked it was 14's turn yesterday."

"I was never informed of collecting food." He replied as normal, not in the least bit strained or tired

"Well then that settles it. If ya' want food then why don't cha' just fly over to a restaurant?" 13 asked as 21 pulled over a chair and sat down with the other Androids, frustrated, but tired over anything. Not that that was new, as a scientist it was in her nature to sleep late or not at all on occasion

"Because nothing's going to open at this hour." 21 replied as she watched the arm wrestle as well. For several minutes everyone sat in silence. No sound, no movement, just quite...stillness

"Are you two even trying? You haven't moved an inch." 21 wondered. There was absolutely no sign of struggle or even effort as the two hunks of metal stared at their joined hands, silently

"We are." They both replied, though there was no indication of it

For a few more minutes everyone sat still, observant. At some point 21 even tried to interfere by pushing and pulling there hands, but as much as she tried she just couldn't move them at all

"Why am I wasting my time? I might as well initiate my own plan." She thought impatiently. Now that she was awake, better yet, now that Cell was occupying the Z team, this gave 21 a strange advantage. On the one hand she was free to release her own attack on the Earth, as per the plan, without interference from the pesky do-gooders

But on the other hand, she needed the team to be around for her plan to work, though she was very tight lipped what it really was. All the others knew were that 21 planned to do something to the warriors, but the end goal was yet unclear. Her ties with the Red Ribbon Army were beginning to strain, her obsession with this plan began to keep her away from properly leading the Army. Still, she had one more order to give before she would...part ways

Whatever the 'plan' was it was starting to make her twitch with excitement. But Cell's untimely arrival and his attack on the Earth put a massive damper on her initiative. If worse came to worse...she'd have to steal the Dragonballs. Hopefully, she wouldn't have to go through the trouble, but if she did Cell would be in a world of pain

Many more silent minutes passed before she grew tired of waiting, her anxiety started to rise, and by this point she needed to feel busy

"I'm going to review my assets, might as well stick my hands into something." 21 informed as she got up and began to walk away. Just then 14 slammed 16's arm against the table with such force that it broke the table into splinters before 16 immediately stood and walked after 21

"Allow me to assist." He said as she chuckled at his persistence, that was just about the reaction she expected

"Fine. But don't get in my way." She warmed as both 16 and 21 left the kitchen, leaving the trio to their own devices

"...Ya know, I wonder just what the hell 16's doin." 13 remarked. It was a wonder why an Android, in full sense of the word, was so curious about 21. Even if he didn't plan on snitching, it was still as much of a worry as it was a disturbance. He wasn't even programmed to do so as far as he was aware of

"Probably being too nosy." 15 replied as he put his elbows on the broken table and rested his head on his hands, bored. 13 also put his feet up on the table and kicked back, bored as well

"I suspect 16 has detected 21's recent developments and is attempting to find the source of her problem. He is programmed especially with information regarding Gero's family and personal information." 14 added as both the other Androids nodded along

It was no secret that 21 was acting stranger than usual. Compared to when they first met her, she was far more controlling, angry and most of all, obsessive. Alongside her incredible change in demeanor she also developed a taste for sweets, one that was become more and more of a problem. In just the other day she downed a sizable box full of delicacies throughout the evening alone

These problems began to shift things for the other Androids as well. Ever since they've revived Cell a year ago they hadn't even seen another RR scientist, let alone been in contact with them. 21 had practically gave up her role as head of the army and passed it to another in exchange for the role of mad scientist, like her ex-husband before her. But it wasn't through revenge or inherent malice that she worked...it was through obsession. Whatever that obsession actually was was a true mystery, one that the Android trio didn't bother to discover

Except 16

"Sure, that could be it. It's not like he's got anythin' to do anyways." 13 remarked as they sat there, motionless for many more minutes. It was hard to stave off boredom when there wasn't much to do. They could always watch the T.V that was in the hallway, but 21 would just yell at them again

"I don't know 'bout ya'll two but I'm gonna take a hike." 13 informed as he got up from the table and began to walk out the room. There was a small point of interest he wanted to see, one that might prove useful for their boss

The other two followed with in silence, flying out of the hideout, and towards a small clump of power levels that had moved away from the main battle. The trio flew in silence as the battle many miles away stopped to a brisk halt


In the land of the Kais, King Kai, Supreme Kai and Kibito turned around as Goku teleported into their sights expectedly. But for some reason, the Supreme Kai was huffing very heavily and tiredly

"We need the-"

"We know, and here. We gathered a few pairs but they won't go around for everyone." The Supreme Kai spoke breathlessly before waiving his hand. Suddenly, a black box appeared in his hands, opening it to reveal three sets of potara earrings, each of different colors, and placed on a red velvet cloth

"Thanks!" Goku said as he grabbed all of the earrings and teleported away, straining the Supreme Kai again

"They have to do this, otherwise we're all doomed..." King Kai stated aloud as everyone around looked grim and pale

"Then I'd require your assistance in supplying Goku with his needed power. Even when fused, Goku's half of the fusion still requires our energy less he be subject to erasure." Supreme Kai explained

The Earthborn hero's strongest transformation drained a lot of energy from the Supreme Kai. He could always stop feeding the Saiyan power, given that he was already there, but not only was that a mountain of paper work for King Yemma, it could result in his erasure if he were to deplete his own ki...the ki that supported his soul

"If Goku were to fight without my support, then he could be erased from existence...the Dragonballs wouldn't be able to bring him back." Supreme Kai stressed as he donated more ki into Goku's body


Cell floated in the air impatiently as everyone who remained stared at him, waiting for Goku

"Huh, I honestly expected much more from those other warriors I got to assist me." He thought. "Then again I vastly overestimated them, and underestimated the Dragon team."

Though it was still a surprise to find warriors that not only had a tie with the Dragon team but were also stronger than the likes of the other him. It's simply a shame that they weren't around sooner, maybe they could've made proper impacts

Goku finally teleported into everyone's sight holding three sets of potara earrings, which peaked Cell's interest. There were more of those things? That'll spice things up

"I'm back! We only have three sets, so we're going to have only a few fusions."

"Gohan and I can try the dance and everyone else can use the earrings." Future Trunks suggested, but Vegeta shook his head

"There's a chance you won't get the dance right." He opposed. "Your fusion is one of our strongest ones we have, we need to make sure we have your power at it's peak."

"No! Trunks and I are the only ones who know the dance besides the boys, we need as many fusions as we can get!" Gohan interjected

"He's right, we need as many fusions as we can get if we want to defeat Cell." Goku added as everyone reluctantly agreed

"I wouldn't have it any other way if even one of them failed. If worst comes to worst, I could spare some time for them to get everything in order." Cell planned

His demeanor towards his current battle was much different from when he first became 'Perfect.' Back then he was so focused on doing the first thing that came to mind, killing Vegeta and exploring the cities, that he didn't look for a proper battle as much as he should have, the sense of power and domination overtook him. But now, with the potential of facing five fusions, he could feel his Saiyan blood boil again

"This one isn't for vengeance...this one...is for power!" He realized as he began to subtly twitch with excitement. "All who came before me failed to killed them, their 'team' has only ever been expanding as the battles pass and go. But I will not only make them regret ever letting me live, I'll succeed where many other great villains have failed!"

"Alright all of the Half Saiyans are doing the fusions, so who gets the earrings?" Krillin questioned the group. There were three earrings but there were seven spare warriors

"Since the fusion doesn't work without there being a connection with each other then it's simple." Goku explained. "Me and Vegeta will get one set, 17 and 18 get another, and Prestina and..."

"Chocolata, I'm Presy's sister."

"-Right! And Prestina and Chocolata get the last pair." Goku finished, however, 17 had massive doubts about the arrangement

"Woah woah woah hold on. Me and my sister? But what happens to our-"

"There's no time for this! Everyone grab your pairs!" Vegeta interrupted as Goku grabbed a pair of red earrings. Chocolata grabbed a pair of pink earrings and 18 grabbed a pair of purple earrings

"Good, now get some distance, and make sure that you put them on opposite ears!" Vegeta barked as he stood at Goku's left, and he put on the earring on his right ear. Meanwhile, Goku stood at the right and was about to put on the earring on his left ear

Everyone postioned themselves. Gohan and Future Trunks stood in their original positions, while Goten and Trunks closely mirrored them. 18 stood at 17's left while Chocolata stood at Prestina's right

"Now!!" Goku shouted as everyone placed their earrings on. Once they did their was a brief moment of silence as every earring glowed it's repective colors

"FU! SION! HHAAHH!!" The Hybrid Saiyans yelled as they all went through the process of the fusion dance

Suddenly, everyone who wore the Potara earrings were thrusted towards each other, and the hybrids were enveloped inside bright orange and bright blue beams that swirled around. Meanwhile, everyone else was enveloped by different colored lights, each one matching their earrings

Cell was forced to look away by the brightness of the transformations. Many seconds passed before the light died down enough for Cell to finally look over. To his surprise, he saw many new fusions that closely matched the sum of their parts. The only ones that looked recognizable were the fusion of Gohan and Future Trunks at the far left, Gohanks. He also had a bright light orange hue that quickly died down onto the edges of his figure

At the far right was the fusion of Prestina and Chocolata. Which was like two chunks of colored clay mashed together, but overall the same figure. She wore their Majin clothing that was exactly the same as Chocolata's outfit, except she also wore her pink earrings. Her left eye was white with a blue pupil, while her right was black with a red pupil. Her skin was also large swirls of a light pink and dark pink clashing together. Her hair also retained Prestina's small curtain of hair behind the ears, but had Chocolata's single strand of hair over her left eye. The edges of her body also had a light pink glow that died down

At her left was the fusion of 17 and 18. The fusion had a mash of their clothing, 17's blue jeans and his navy blue shoes, but it also had 18's black shirt with striped sleeves and her denim jacket over it along with the purple earrings. The fusion's hair was identical to the twins' hair styles, except it was blonde on the left side and black at the right. The fusion had a dark purple hue that settled as well

At the right of Gohanks was the fusion of Goten and Trunks. He was extremely similar to Gohanks, except he was obviously shorter. The cloth that wrapped around his legs and waist was a light blue instead of dark blue, and the puffy orange material was instead yellow. His hair was also spiky like that of a Super Saiyan, except it was purple at the sides with a large black center. The fusion also had a light blue hue that faded away

In the middle of the group was the fusion of Goku and Vegeta. He had a dark blue Gi that resembled Goku's, as well as a dark blue belt. His undershirt was also bright orange, and he wore Vegeta's white gloves and white boots with yellow tips. His hair was an extremely dark red, that looked black to everyone but Cell in the night sky. His hair was short and spiked like Vegeta's, except it had two large pieces of hair that hung from the forehead. The fusion had the red earrings as well as the light red glowing that faded away

Cell smiled at the wondrous sight as every fusion looked at their own arms and legs in astonishment. The fusion of the twins did so especially as it touched it's chest and privates. It's chest was flat and so was it's private area, which greatly surprised it

"Wow...guess I'm genderless now." The fusion said as it turned to Krillin, who gawked. "Hey, do I look pretty? Or handsome?"

"I have mixed feelings." He choked up. It was strange how feminine yet masculine the fusion looked

"You should leave Krillin, things will get out of control real fast." Gohanks advised as Krillin nodded and flew away. Everyone then turned to look at Cell

"Now then, let's start this battle!" The fusion of Goku and Vegeta yelled with a confident smirk. Cell, however, shook his head and waved his finger

"Now now ,we still have one more thing to take care of. What are your names?" Cell remarked as everyone froze. Guess it was important to get those settled first

"Huh, well I haven't thought of that." The fusion of Goku and Vegeta remarked. The name of the fusion wasn't on the mind of neither Goku nor Vegeta

"Well I have!! The two of me thought up of a cool name! Gotenks!!" The fusion of the young boys boasted as he put his fists on his hips

"Oh. Well if our names are a combination of our counterpart's names, then I'll go with...Preslata." The fusion of Prestina and Chocolata said with a half smile. It felt weird to be both sisters at once yet not at all, which was something that it'd have to get used to

"Well then I guess I'm...Gogeta!" The fusion boasted as both Gotenks and Gohanks looked at him strangely

"What? What's the matter?" Gogeta asked

"Well, I mean Gogeta is cool. But both of us already start with 'go.' Plus you used the earrings so..." Gohanks complained as Gogeta looked at him awkwardly. The Goku side of him was putting an awful lot of concern into this

"But, we're fathers and sons. Gogeta, Gotenks, and Gohenks sounds nice doesn't it?"

"I mean it does sound kinda cool. But can't you save it for the dance?" Gotenks suggested as Gogeta reluctantly agreed

"Fine... We can save Gogeta for another time. Then I guess I'm...Vegito!! Yeah, that has a nice ring." Vegito renamed himself as he turned to look at the last unnamed fusion

"And you? What've you decided?" He asked as the final unnamed fusion held it's head with a mixture of confusion and concern

"...But what am I? I'm not a girl or a guy..."

"...Oh! Bulma's reception lady once told me that sometimes humans say Xe or Xyr for Bisexuals!" Preslata piped up, which was news to the rest of them

"What?! No, that's too weird."

"How about he? Or her?" Gotenks asked

"Neither fit me."

"This is stupid." Vegito remarked, frustrated. "Then go with 'they' if you're so indecisive."

"...Fine, I guess I'll take it." They said

"And for the name, why not Android 35? 17 and 18 makes 35." Gohanks said as the fusion thought about it as well. It was a little on the nose, but it'll work

"Hm...well it has a nice ring to it. Fine then, I'll take it too." Android 35 declared with a fresh wave of confidence, crisis averted

"So, Cell. You look pretty confident for someone who's about to get their ass kicked!" Vegito taunted

"Haha. I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't excited for this battle." Cell laughed. "I've never fought an equal one verse five before! I can't wait to see what you're all made of!" He responded as he positioned himself in the turtle stance, which pissed off Vegito

"He sure is confident in calling us 'equal.' I have to be carful with him." Both Vegito and Gohanks thought. It was true that Cell grew in power, but they would have to discover how powerful he truly was

"Don't say we didn't warn you!!" Vegito remarked before he powered up to his Super Saiyan 2 form, while every other Saiyan fusion followed in suit. The light emitting from the form was just enough for them all to see, but things in their sight still weren't very clear

Both Gohanks and Gotenks dashed forward to strike Cell at the same time, beginning the battle. He responded by raising both of his arms up at his sides, blocking the attacks. He then, however, dashed backwards before he could get hit by both 35 and Preslata, who came from the sides with two kicks

"Take this!" Yelled the final fusion as he dashed from above and attempted to strike Cell's face. The Android ducked under the blow and punched Vegito's gut open guy, following by kicking his exposed face, launching him a few feet upwards

However, Cell had no time to persist as every other fusion came after him yet again from the new directions. Cell barely managed to block, duck and dodge a few more lunging attacks until one finally landed on his face

With the opening he needed, Gohanks kicked Cell's arm and used an uppercut to launch him upwards. This was followed by Vegito dashing downwards, and viciously kicking Cell back, making him fly towards the Earth

Cell was launched towards 35, but before the fused Android could punch Cell, he flipped in the air, and managed to use his momentum to kick 35 on his head, sending him towards the trees below. He followed up by backhanding a lunging Gotenks away, and then block a punch from Gohanks with his own punch

"You're reflexes are good, but not good enough!" Cell mocked as he jerked his fist downwards, causing Gohanks to float off balance. He followed by punching his foe in the gut with his free arm and kicking him in the temple, sending him many feet away

"TAKE THIS!! DIE DIE MISSILE BARRAGE!!" Gotenks yelled as he shot his hands forwards several times, causing several strong ki blasts to launch after Cell. Preslata joined in by preparing a white ball of ki in both her hands

"Avalanche!!" She yelled as she brought lobbed the attack at Cell. However, he grabbed the ball with both hands and held it in place

"Oh no you don't!! Big Bang Attack!" Vegito yelled from above as suddenly a large ball of blue ki clashed against Cell's head, making him struggle

"Blitz bomber!" 35 yelled from behind Cell as they launched a pink ball of ki at Cell's back

"Burning Flash!" Gohanks shouted as he made a few quick motions with his hands before launching a bright orange ball at Cell's side

"Now for the finale! Missile Mines!!" Gotenks yelled as he shot many small yellow balls of ki that surrounded Cell instead, now completely trapping him in place

"Well played..." Cell mused under his breath before everything violently exploded, blowing him to pieces, but not enough to kill him

"Yeah!! I'm so awesome that I just took out Cell!!" Gotenks boasted

"Clam it Gotenks, it's not over yet!" Vegito lectured, scanning his surroundings. Those attacks weren't enough to kill him as far as he knew, but then were was he?

"You're daddy is right you know." A voice said from behind Gotenks, startling him. Gotenks jumped forward reflexively and turned face Cell as his body slowly regenerated

"A great effort you all, but that's enough of the warm up." He informed calmly as his missing arms and legs shot out. He then cracked his neck with his hands before lifting his right arm towards the dark sky

"See how well you play against this!"

Several purple beams shot towards the sky from his hand, curving back into the Earth itself. Everyone looked in horror as the beams weren't just after them, but all over the battlefield that they fought in

"Take cover!!"

Soon every fusion was forced to dodge the brigade of beams. Each one fell to the floor below and set fire to the large trees, creating an unnaturally large wildfire that illuminated the night sky in a horrific fashion

Once Cell finished he used his speed to appear next to Gotenks, who was too busy dodging beams to notice him

"And first, the weak link." Cell mused as he then grabbed Gotenks by the hair and yanked him out of the sky, preventing him from avoiding the next few purple beams

Cell then threw Gotenks towards the fiery ground below, ramming face first into the dirt before he recovered from the fall. To the boy's horror, he found himself surrounded by burning trees and a copious amount of smoke

"Where the *cough* *cough* heck am I?" Gotenks tried to gather his bearings, but the raging fires prevented him from seeing anything above the trees, and his ki sensing wasn't very great

"In a bad place I'm afraid." Cell taunted as Gotenks turned to face him, engulfed in flames and with glowing red eyes. The sight of

"You will know what it's like to suffer." He threatened as he slowly walked approached Gotenks creepily. The fear within the fusion's eyes was a wonderful sight to behold, yet another aspect of Frieza that Cell had. The sheer power that he felt in the moment was satisfying enough

Cell took the opportunity to punch Gotenks with full force, throwing him through a few trees before Cell appeared behind him and jammed his elbow into his back. He then kicked him upwards before bringing his hands to his side

"That's one down. KAMEHAMEHA!!"

Before the large blue beam could hit Gotenks, Gohanks suddenly flew to intercept the attack, hugging the fusion and flying out of the attack's range

"Huh, what a kill joy." Cell complained as he slowly flew upwards to meet Vegito, 35 and Preslata floating just in front of him. In the background, he spotted Gohanks finally let go of his younger brother(s). The two made their way back to the small group, Gotenks looking a little tan

"You're a monster Cell!" Gohanks yelled. "You were going to brutalize the kids if I hadn't stepped in!!"

"All's fair in the name of war. I simply saw an opportunity and took it." Cell chuckled before he got into a fighting stance. "I suggest you take me seriously before your time runs out." He mocked as every fusion got into another fighting stance. Everyone except Gotenks, his prior fear now having turned into a burning rage. How dare this guy make fun of him! He had him scared straight for a second!

"You're going to pay for that!!" Gotenks yelled as he suddenly yelled to charge his power, pushing his limits further and further as he channeled his rage for the first time. This anger that he felt was unlike anything he (Either of the boys) had felt before, it pushed him passed the breaking point. His embarrassment and inability now shifted into anger towards Cell for blatantly making fun of him, but dating as far back as when he killed the two boys

In the heat of his yelling, more and more lightning appeared around him as the earth began to shake, clouds of lighting formed from thin air above as well and the fires below flapped wildly. Soon Gotenks was enveloped in a bright yellow light, exploding with enough power to push Cell and the others back

When they looked up to see the aftermath, Gotenks' features have changed. There was an abundance of blue lighting that surrounded him, but the most notable was that his eyebrows had disappeared and his hair was long enough to fall to his feet. The shock of the new form hit everyone at once, even Gotenks

"Y-Yeah!! This is my secret weapon!! You're through now evil-doer!!" Gotenks boasted, trying to pass the transformation as having always been his goal

"Super Saiyan 3?!" Cell almost panicked, but his blood began to boil more and more instead. "Those brats are stronger than me over a hissy fit?! I've yet to even harm them and their stupid rage is more powerful than all of my pain that I've mustered into my own power!!!"

Suddenly, an idea hatched in Cell's mind as he smirked. The kids were both young, naive and inexperienced. With the push of a few buttons...he could twist this mishap into an advantage. Though he still took the fusion's rise in power personally, his overwhelming Saiyan sense of battle and tactics shifted the situation, allowing him to compose himself

"Oh really!? Then come face me like an adult!!" Cell provoked as he took a defensive position instead

"You'll eat those words up!!" He yelled back before he dashed towards Cell at untraceable speeds, easily bypassing Cell's defenses and punching him in the face with enough force that a chunk of it was ripped off, but soon healed

"Good!! Don't hold anything back!! Show me everything you've got!!" Cell antagonized as he dashed forward in an attempt to punch Gotenks. However, the fusion dodged the blow with ease. Cell began to launch an assault of punches and kicks that all missed their marks, but as time went on the blows began landing with no effect

"We have to help him!" Preslata stressed

"Don't. If we try to then the kids will hit us instead." Vegito advised, knowing that the boys were unable to hold back their power. "Wait for the opportunity and blast him." Vegito ordered as he, 35 and Gohanks flew around to surround Cell and Gotenks, while Preslata was dumbfounded. However, she snapped out of it and began to fly around the battle as well

"What power! You're easily avoiding my blows. How about this then!" Cell yelled as he dashed backwards and then began to charge a Special Beam Canon

However, a barrage of yellow ki blasts hit his head, distracting him. Before he could even attempt to react, Gotenks punched Cell in the jaw, dislocating it from its place

"Nuh uh uh. It's game over for you Cell!" Gotenks warned as he dashed after Cell. When he reached the bioweapon, he kicked him into another direction, only to fly after him and kick him again. He repeated this same action several times before finally letting Cell recover from the broken arms and legs

"Truely astonishing! I believe I'll have this power for myself!!" Cell yelled as he dashed forward and outstretched his hidden tail, surprising the fusion. Before he could stab him, however, a blade of purple light slashed through the end of the tail, forcing him back

Cell quickly regenerated his body, only to look and see Preslata with a ki blade on both her hands, staring hatefully at Cell with a look of both utter hatred and protectiveness that was as clear mix of the two sisters. It was a look that froze Cell for a second, seeing it as an altered version of the strangely innocent Majin that he remembered. But this had nothing to do with her, either of them. Why was she angry at Cell? For nearly killing Prestina's 'friends?'

"That's not going to work! I won't let you hurt my friends!"

"Friends? She'd throw away her life to protect her 'friends?'" He thought, distracted. "She knows, both of them know, that this has nothing to do with them? Why would they sacrifice themselves over mere strangers?"

In Cell's moment of distraction a thin beam of yellow ki pierced his chest and stayed in place like a thrusted sword, burning his chest like hot iron

"We'll beat you Cell! Here and now!" Vegito declared from behind as he held the yellow sword from afar

"Let's try this again!" Gotenks yelled as he dashed away, followed by Preslata, 35 and Gohanks

"DIE DIE MISSILE BARRAGE!!" Gotenks yelled as he repeated the same motions as before, followed by the other fusions. Thousands of small yellow beams after Cell as the only thing he could do was raise his hands to his face

Millions of dust particles flew through the air as the beams exploded upon impact, all hitting their mark and dealing immense damage to the bio-weapon. The assault knew no end for three minutes until the fusions stopped, seeing if the damage was done

"I bet we got him this time." 35 commented as the dust settled

But instead, everyone gasped when they saw Cell still standing. He had a dark green sphere surrounding him, however, Vegito's sword pierced through the green shield and maintained it's position on the center of his chest. Cell himself was missing every limb except his head and right arm, which was outstretched to hold the shield

"Such power! I haven't had this much fun since I attacked the earth a year ago!" He remarked joyfully as all of his missing limbs grew once more. His shield then began to spin, severing Vegito's sword, but keeping it attached to the shield as it swung the man violently through the air. The shield eventually exploded outwards, sending Vegito flying towards the rest of the group

"Tell me Gotenks, was that all you've got? I was certain you had enough to kill me. But I guess you still take after the sum of your parts. Weak, naïve and utterly stupid!!"

"Oh yeah, I'll show you!!" Gotenks yelled as he suddenly appeared before Cell with his right fist enveloped in blue Ki, which used to be a decent sized portion of his ki reserves. But there was one fatal mistake in the action... One that played right into Cell's hands

"This'll finish you!!" Gotenks yelled as he thrusted the hand into the Android's chest, expecting the fist to go right through him and explode violently

Instead, when the punch landed the ki evaporated, and the punch was bounced off like nothing

"Wha-what?!"

Gotenks soon found himself enveloped in light. The light then split in half vertically, making the shapes of two small boys, eventually dying down to reveal Goten and Trunks once more, in their base forms

Every fusion gasped in shock as Cell smirked, his plan now fulfilled. He took advantage of the surprise and grabbed both boys by the hair and turned them to face the rest of the group, his heart beating more and more every second

"It seems I was correct, the boys don't know how to measure their own power" Cell thought

"Cell no!! You can't kill them!!" Preslata opposed

"On the contrary, I can."

"You bastard!! You'll regret this!!!" Vegito seethed in anger

"...Yes, you are correct." He said as he looked down sadly, almost in pity, surprising everyone

"...I can't have a fair fight with these hostages now can I? I guess I'll just take them out here and now."

Cell shoved the two kid's forwards, only to use his telekinesis to hold the two boys in place and send them flying higher into the sky

"Dad help us!!"

"Let go!!"

"NOOOO!!!!" Vegito and Gohanks yelled in unison as the boys were slowly enveloped in white light

But their cries were not heard, and the light grew in size and brightness until it exploded, leaving nothing left of the two innocent children. Killing them in front of everyone in a psychotic manner

"There we go, now we have a fair fight. So, who wants to begin?" Cell asked coyly as both 35 and Preslata were left stunned, unresponsive. However, Gohanks and Vegito were writhing in pure anger

"You..!! How dare you!!!"

"They were just kids!!!"

"They were a distraction, so I eliminated the distraction. I did what any Saiyan would! Surely you'd remember Vegeta, the millions of times you've held the precious civilization hostage! Why are you of ALL people bothered?" Cell shot back

"Don't you dare give me an excuse!! You've hurt my family for the last time scum!!! I'll make sure to kill you painfully!!!" Vegito yelled as the earth trembled, and the fire flickered below once more

"Going back on your word!?! Then show me your true self, show me that you can't wait to punish me for all that I've done!!" Cell antagonized, cutting very personally. "And you! Are you just going to watch?! Or are you too weak to stop me!!!"

"I'll never run from you bastard!! I'll protect everything, starting by killing you!!!" Gohanks yelled in anger as the ground shook much more violently than before

"Then come at me you poor excuses for defenders!! Avenge your family's!!!"

"AAAAAAHHHHHHH" Both fusions yelled in unison as they were enveloped in a bright white light similar to the one that engulfed Gotenks minutes ago. After a full minute, the lights exploded outwards, revealing both Vegito and Gohanks in Super Saiyan 3 form

Without warning or hesitation both Vegito and Gohanks dashed forward to face Cell. Gohanks then threw a punch that met Cell's face, while Vegito launched a kick that slammed against Cell's chest, both attacks broke destroyed his exoskeleton with ease, cause excruciating pain for the Android

Before Cell could recover, both fusions were on his case yet again. They flew after Cell and surrounded him as they launched their own respective assaults, Vegito attacked from the front while Gohanks attacked from the back. Every punch and kick was laced with such power that pieces of Cell tore apart like paper, only to be replaced and ripped again. During the process, Cell subtly converted into his War Machine form, reducing the effects of the attacks only slightly

"This is crazy! Why did Cell provoke them if they can easily beat him!" Preslata asked herself in confusion. She knew that Cell was crazy, but as to provoke two far stronger forces into tearing him to pieces? It was just as unreasonable as it was violent

"Because he knows what he's doing, as much as I hate to admit it." 35 replied

"What do you mean?"

"The form. They once said that the fusion lasts at most thirty minutes, but the problem is that form. It may be powerful, but it drains ki too quickly if you aren't careful. That's why Gotenks defused, because he wasted too much ki. And with both our Saiyans using the form we won't stand a chance if they can't take him out." 35 contemplated, gathering all prior information they could recall

"Oh no...we have to help somehow." Preslata panicked, but she was stopped by the other fusion

"It's too late, those too are too blind for help. All we can do is hope for the best." 35 said as they crossed their arm, a bead of sweat falling from their forehead

"Please you two, finish this monster." They thought as they observed the battle with a tense gaze

Neither Vegito nor Gohanks relented as they continued to shred Cell's defenses, not showing a single hint of fatigue. Cell, however, was beginning to tire himself with constantly having to regenerate his body

"I might've just bit more than I can chew. But so long as I endure, I will'll return the favor tenfold!"

Finally, Vegito broke the chain of attacks by axe kicking Cell's chin, sending him flying upwards. But instead, Gohanks grabbed Cell's leg before he could go far and swung him in the air until he threw him towards the fiery ground below

Cell ran through several burning trees before Vegito teleported in front of Cell and kicked him back into the air. Gohanks flew downwards and slammed his feet into Cell's back and grabbed his right arm, throwing him over the shoulder and running him into Vegito's sword

"TAKE THIS!" Vegito cried out as he obliterated Cell with every swing, leaving a trail of gold for every pass and ending it with a final slash as he flew past the Android, exploding with an influx in ki to his system

Without skipping a beat, Vegito whipped around with his sword at his side and creating another with his other hand. He then lifted both swords upwards and poured a larger amount of ki into them, forcing both to combine together into one large beam that acted more as a beacon in the sky seem from anywhere

Cell miraculously pieced himself back together, vibrating from the stress and pain, only to see Vegito's large beam shoot through the sky and far into deep space

"I DON'T WANT TO SEE...A TRACE OF YOU LEFT!!!"

Cell quickly brought up his hands to attempt to grab the falling light of god, only for it rip his hands as well as every part of his body to shreds, like an ant to a magnifying glass. Once the beam dissipated the only thing left was a few pieces of armor, which quickly combined and formed two legs, which then created the rest of the body

Cell was left panting tiredly, the last of physical energy just went to waste on trying to survive the last attack. But the bug-man was still running on fumes, the last of his 'Saiyan' might took over, numbing him from the pain he felt. In his moment of insanity he only chuckled. THIS was a fight! A battle of hardship and struggle, Cell felt like he was on the verge of collapse and yet he kept going. It wasn't about revenge or making a statement anymore. It was for the thrill!

"Yes, YES!!! This is what I've been missing! This is what's been ripped away from me" Cell monologued, gripping his head to control the splitting headache. "Neither of us will walk away from this!!"

"Then I'll help!!!" Gohanks interrupted as he kicked Cell in the face yet again and began pursuit. When he reached Cell, jammed his right fist into Cell's chin, causing him to stop in place and get thrown by the force of the proceeding uppercut

"Burning... Maskenko!!" He yelled as he made many quick hand motions and ended them by thrusting his hands forwards, creating a bright orange ball of ki that ran after Cell. The Perfect being, rather than be disintegrated by the attack, was instead blown backwards by its explosion

Gohanks took the opportunity to fly into Cell's flight path and backhand him towards Cell towards the ground. He then quickly cupped his hands at his side

"KAMEHAMEHA!!!"

Soon a bright blue beam hit Cell in the stomach and thrusted him further across the dirt. After a few seconds, the whole beam exploded, causing Cell to be flung into another direction like a rag doll

When Cell finally mustered up his remaining energy to fly back into the fray he was met with the two Super Saiyan 3s floating side by side

"Had enough?" Vegito sneered. Cell was extremely exhausted by now, he couldn't feel his fingers tips, or his arms...or his legs and chest. His head refused to stop pounding too, but his stubbornness and his will to live (or lack there of) kept him from backing down, knowing that with the right circumstances...he could still flip the tables

"Any moment now...they'll give out. If I were to hold out longer than them...I'll kill them in an instant!"

There something was wrong, very wrong, but Vegito couldn't think of what at the moment. It was this deep, alarming feeling that tugged at him inside

"Persistent bastard, enough games. We'll send him to hell here and now!"

In an unexpected twist, Cell forced a tiny portion of his ki onto his body, allowing it to finish regenerating missing limbs. While he did so his body slowly reverted back to it's perfect form. Once the metal-like mask was gone, a smirk could be seen on Cell's face as he cracked his neck

"Is that all you got?" Cell taunted as Vegito growled. "You know I haven't been able to truly reveal my power now have I? Very well then, how about now?" He said as he then yelled to pour out all of his ki, revealing a hidden reserve that, although insignificant to the two fusions, was still a large pool of energy. Cell was all in now, his final gambit

When he finished, he smirked as he held up two both palms to the air. Then slowly but noticeably, two small orbs of light appeared over his hands, one a light blue and the other was a dark red

In a symbolic way Cell was bringing all sides of him for his last attack without thinking. but he now had to think of a good name on the fly

"Are you ready to face defeat? It's a very bitter taste let me tell you." Cell taunted as both Vegito and Gohanks got into firing positions. Vegito cupped his hands to his side while Gohanks held his hands in a similar position to the Galick Gun, except the hands cupped together

"Final.../Galick..." The two said as a blue ball with yellow lightning appeared in Vegito's hands while a purple ball with blue lightning appeared in Gohanks' hands

Meanwhile, now held two basketball sized ki balls, jamming them both create a swirling blue and red orb. After a few seconds, the colors settled to create a violet color, also enveloping Cell's hands and singeing them

"...KAMEHAMEHA!!/KAMEHAMEHA!!" The two fusions yelled as they both thrusted their hands forwards to send their respective beams away. Both beams seemed to swirl together as they traveled after Cell

"LIFE FLASH!!!" Cell yelled as he held his hands forwards, sending the ball forwards and leaving a beam as a trail

After a second, the beams collided against each other as Cell's beam held up its own, but not for long

"HHHAAAAAAA!!!" Both of the fusions yelled as they poured even more power into their attack, giving their beam traction as it inched closer towards Cell

Suddenly, both 35 and Preslata launched two strong ki attacks that were aimed towards Cell. But just before they hit, a flicker of green light was seen as both ki attacks exploded on the invisible shield

"The bastard has an overshield!" 35 yelled as the two fusion began to bombard Cell's ki shield with everything they had, to seemingly little effect

As Cell's shield was under attack, the beam of the fusions gained much more traction as it inched quicker towards Cell. He was stretched thin, and his energy supply was dwindling by the second

This clash continued for a full minute, before long, Cell's beam was reduced to it's simple ball form, but refusing to allow any further movement

"He's on the ropes! Keep going!" 35 motivated, lobbing more and more attacks at Cell, everything would be over any second!

"Any moment now!" Cell hoped, but as his arms began to give way and his shield started to crack, he started to lose hope. It was fun, but it looked like this was the end...

*snap*

But sadly, disaster struck

A white light crept up from inside both the Saiyan fusions, and before long they were both enveloped in it. The light then quickly split in half and revealed the Saiyans, all of which were in their Super Saiyan 2 forms. The single worked beam then turned into four separate beams, blue, yellow and even purple beams, each of the respective half of the combined attack

Cell felt the mountain of pressure suddenly become thousands of times lighter, and the two fusions becoming four. The moment struck Cell, and when it did he began laughing out of both joy and victory...he's won

"And now, YOU DIE!!!"

Cell immediately turned the tides of the battle, his purple beam passed through the smaller ones with relative ease, even if it still took some work.

"No, NOOOOOO!" 35 cried in desperation as Cell's beam enveloped the four Saiyans. It continued for a few seconds before the beam dissipated, leaving nothing of the Saiyans. When the beam disappeared, the trees below were shown, bent and broken in one large lane, and the fire on them was gone, leaving the land barren and scorched

Cell slowly lowered his shaky, his breath labored and his body on the brink of giving out. He's done it...he's killed the Saiyans...as he was destined to do

"And there go four more." He remarked happily as he turned to look at 35 and Preslata, but mainly at the former. "So, you two are the last strong 'warriors' of Earth. Think you can take me on by yourselves?" Cell taunted once more as he held a defensive stance, it was clear that he was tired and worn. Still, there was no telling what he had in store

35 and Preslata dashed forward to attack Cell head on. However, this proved to be a bad strategy. Unlike his appearance, Cell's physically strength had grown tenfold, forcing both fusions to use far more stamina than usual just to match him

Cell on the other hand noticed the gap in power and laughed. If he had more energy to support him then this would be incredibly one sided. But due to his lack of stamina, his speed was lacking, but was still not to be trifled with

Seeing a hole in their offense, Cell maneuvered his way behind the two fusions, lacking the ability to move fast enough that he disappeared from sight, and swung his fist at the two fighters, knocking them back but lacking in damage

"Big Bang Barrage!" He yelled as one bright blue ball was shot out, followed by another, and then two more

Both fusions turned around and dodged the attacks in time, only for them to come back at a much faster pace

"Let's get creative shall we?" Cell boasted as both fusions held their arms up in cross guards. However, the balls of ki suddenly dissipated as the remains became tiny strings that quickly and rapidly flew around both fusions to create two malformed balls of light. Both balls of light then exploded upon their exposed backs

"Damnit, it's getting harder to pull stunts like that." Cell thought, gripping his head because of his worsening headache. Control mattered the most when it came to ki, but his head and heart couldn't take anymore action, and that was saying something

The fusions were sent away as Cell shot many small yellow balls of ki at the pair, creating a large field of energy mines. He followed this by using his telekinesis to lift up a few fiery trees and giant boulders from the ground, but as he did so his nose started to bleed and his eyesight worsened. With two swiping motions he cut the trees and the boulders into tiny pebbles and small balls of fire

Cell sent the debris into the fray, causing an incredible amount of dust to pick up as the debris exploded with the balls of ki. 35 and Preslata struggled to see through the dust cloud. Out of the blue, Cell appeared in front of the two unsuspecting fusions to deliver a gut punch to each one. He then landed a quick string of attack and ended it by kicking the two of them down into the dirt

He launched two slightly larger balls of ki after them. However, the fusions flipped in sync and narrowly avoided the attacks. But the blast only passed them by a few feet before they exploded, sending them hurling straight back to Cell, allowing him to drop kick the both of them again

Rather than continue his assault, Cell was forced to grip his burning heart. His pain was no longer something he could handle, regardless of his experience in taking inhuman amounts of pain. He also noticed his flickering, darkening vision and his bleeding nose and mouth. Things were getting desperate...he didn't have any energy to work with. His body was used to making something out of nothing, but this time there wasn't anything else he could take

"It's over. They'll conjure up a plan and take me out." Cell realized, but in his current state of mind he automatically swatted away the realization. "This will be my final bout, I won't go down without a fight."

Elsewhere, the two fusions recovered from their wounds, Preslata doing so easily. Even with their huge advantage, Cell's body was now so naturally strong that every blow hit with the weight of a mountain in relative terms

"Damnit, even with all his stamina gone he's still too strong for us!" 35 assessed. They had to act out a plan now, else they lose their opportunity for good. It didn't help that their combined power only equaled that of a Super Saiyan Fusion, maybe even a Super Saiyan 2

"If we'd kept training we wouldn't be in this mess! I we didn't decide to ruin his life he wouldn't be attacking us...its all our fault..."

Preslata was also losing hope. Even though Prestina had the power that rivaled a Super Saiyan and Chocolata had the combat expertise to put it to use, their combination almost countered itself negatively. Chocolata's low power level made Preslata far weaker in comparison, about as strong as a Super Saiyan 2 fusion, and Prestina's lack in combat techniques meant that they were still short in skill compared to Cell and the Saiyans

They had the power and skill to beat anyone but Cell, the more damage he takes the stronger he became, and his power had snowballed so much that even in his tired state he could hold the last two fighters off. Both 35 and Preslata felt helpless against Cell. Even if victory was at the horizon it was almost impossible for them to reach it

...Unless...

"35! What if you charge a big energy blast while I distract him?"

"We can't, he isn't so stupid to have that happen."

"But he might just let you." Preslata added as the two looked at Cell, he made no effort, nor could he, to hide his fatigue. Even his skin looked pale

"Fine...we'll give it a shot. But be careful, there's no telling what cheap tricks he'll pull." 35 advised before they began to create a fist sized ball of yellow ki and compacting it with a steady stream of energy

"They're preparing an attack. With the Androids' unlimited energysupply it won't be long before they create an attack that can vaporize me completely. And I don't have the ability to protect myself from it." Cell observed, seeing Preslata get into an offensive position. "And she's going to distract me. I don't have the ability to ward her off and take care of 35. I'll have to do my best."

Preslata then dashed towards Cell as both her hands created the same purple blades from before, and with that power, they'll sure to cut deep, but not enough to remove limbs. That was the only benefit, the cost of recovering a limb was FAR out of his price range by this point

"If she's playing swordsman," he thought, "then I suppose I still have a few tricks." Cell placed his right on his left hip as if to hide something. Luckily for him, this next trick didn't cost him anything, but it'll be his fifth gambit in a row

When Preslata finally met with Cell however, he parried the two incoming slashes by drawing a metal short sword from thin air. It was dense enough that it competed with Preslata's blades, but in order for it to do damage he poured all of his energy into his sword, which wasn't much of anything by this point. If his blade was broken, then it was truly over for him, one good slash of Preslata's sword could leave him permanently vulnerable to 35's attack

"Let's see what you're made of." He huffed before he thrusted his blade into Preslata's chest. But luckily, his sloppy and exhausted movements allowed her to sidestep the attack and retaliate with her own slash, but that was blocked by his sword returning to his defense

Preslata dashed backwards and back into the fight as she brought her right sword to thrust into Cell's chest, only for him to move to the right and attempt to slash Preslata. But her free hand blocked the attack, allowing her to spin in place, creating an arc with her movement. Cell was forced to block a few slashes and dashed out of range, only for the arc to begin shooting ki blasts that exploded seconds after they were released. The motion created lots of dust that temporarily covered Preslata, as well as pushing back Cell, hindering his eyesight as well

With a simple swipe of his heavy sword Cell blew away a line of the dust, just in time to see Preslata dash to his open right side. Now expecting the attack, Cell flew to his left as Preslata dashed forward in an attempt to slash at once again Cell. Not one to let up, Preslata pursued her opponent with a wild and messy string of attacks. Cell, however, was able to react and block the prediction, but unreactable, assault

Out of nowhere Cell slashed back at Preslata in an upwards motion, through her offensive string and tearing her body in half while sending her backwards from the force of the attack

"Her movements haven't improved at all, she's practically waving her hands around for an effect." Cell assessed. "Still, her speed makes it hard to react to the attacks. But if her defense is anything to go by...I might have a way to counter her."

Using his imagination, Cell's metal blade grew longer and thicker, becoming what now appeared to be a heavy longsword. Even if it's weight was a definite problem, it's usage would be worth the gamble

Seeing her moment, Preslata dashed forward in a hyper offensive fashion as she swiped and slashed with great ferocity. However, even with a heavier blade, Cell managed to parry and block every attack with ease, albeit in a slightly sluggish manner. If it were anyone else Cell would be in trouble, but with a 'swordsman' as inexperienced as Preslata, it was fairly simple for him to ward her off

After a full minute of blocking and parrying, Cell finally decided to bring the offensive as he dashing back and making one hefty swipe. Preslata reacted quickly by putting both blades to her right side. However, she underestimated the power of the swing as the blade passed right through her hands, disarming her for the moment

Without hesitation Cell swung wildly, cutting straight through Preslata's torso painfully and forcing her to dash backwards as Cell continued to swing his blade, not giving her a moment of rest

The blade hacked off Preslata's right arm, forcing the purple blade to dissipate yet again. However, almost immediately that arm flew back to the stub and reattached itself. The action was second nature for her, but Cell's keen eye was desperate to exploit a weakness

Cell noticed that it required very little effort, and Preslata didn't even seem to be in that much pain. However, he noticed that the effort required a tiny infusion of ki into her body

"It still requires energy to rearrange herself, just like me." He thought. "What can I do to mitigate her regeneration? If I absorb her, I run the risk of implementing a part of her into myself, which would be damaging if she gained control of my body through her own blood." Cell theorized, although there was one thing he could do. But if he went with it, he'd run the risk of his headache becoming lethal

"Worth a shot." He accepted as he relaxed his body, loosening his grip on the sword, as heavy as it was

Preslata knew better than to attempt to punish what seemed to be an obvious mistake, he was up to something, and she didn't know how to prevent that. Instead she dashed backwards in an attempt to create distance. However, Cell flew after her as he held his arms up high, both hands holding the hilt of the sword in an incredibly obvious fashion

Preslata then moved to the side as Cell swung his sword down in a lazy and heavy handed manner, which greatly confused Preslata. But before she could punish the clear mistake, he quickly used the momentum of the swing to suddenly kick Prestina while she was distracted, pushing her away a great distance

Cell took the opportunity to throw the large hunk of metal after her, only for her to sidestep out of the way, narrowly avoiding the full force of the attack. But when she focused back on Cell she was met by a stream of small daggers being flung after her

Preslata was able to parry and dodge many of the knifes. However, the blade from before suddenly stabbed her through her chest from behind, letting the next few knifes pierce through her body, cutting off pieces of pinkish purple skin that immediately flew back onto her body

The Majin fusion struggled with the blade lodged into her chest, as well as the three knifes. What was worrying was that she couldn't morph or shift her body around the weapons, instead they ki stung her like a bundle of thorns inserted into her stomach, keeping her in place

"I-It burns!" She panicked. The stabbing feeling of the ki hurt more than the metal weapons themselves. She tried to grab the blade and force it out of her, but the stinging of the protective ki burned her hands, and the sword itself was too heavy to casually remove

"She's disabled for the moment, now where's-" Cell thought as he turned to look at the Android fusion, flying after him at breakneck speeds

In their hands they held a compact and dense ball of ki that held a power ten or twenty times greater than the fusion. By what Cell could immediately conclude was that 35 didn't want to risk Cell avoiding the attack with a simple dodge. Instead, he feared, they planned on driving the thing inside of him and letting it implode like a bomb, which would kill him easily, no doubt about it

But luckily for Cell, 35's decision was poor. In fact, Cell was now capable of saving himself

Cell turned around just in time to see 35 attempt to slam the ball of ki into his chest with his right hand, trying to jam it into his body. But Cell held both of his hands defensively and stopped the ball from piercing his chest and instead hold it, even if it burned away his hand slowly

"You won't get away Cell!! This ball has enough power to blow you to hell!" 35 declared. The ball itself was heavy and it took everything in 35's natural power to even hold it, let alone drive it into Cell. But he was able detain it, making it harder for him control it l

But rather than seem worried he smirked, regardless of him coughing up blood and his shaking hands. He knew what 35 was capable of...and what he wasn't

"Really now? Cause it seems to me...you've made a fatal mistake."

Little by little 35's connection to the hefty and powerful attack began to break as a new source took it over. Now, the ball of ki started to burn his hand too

"I'm much better at this than you are."

With Cell's declaration 35's connection with the ball broke as he then snatched it from the air and kicked them in the face unexpectedly, sending them flying away

As 35 soared, Cell began to concentrate his mind onto the dense ball, feeling his mind burn and his heart race. By what he could sense, the attack was yet to be volatile, and if Cell hadn't forcibly taken the unmanned and barely controlled bomb it would've exploded, killing him AND 35

However, him nearly killing himself over the quick maneuver wasn't for nothing. In fact, the ball slowly began to shrink. As it did, Cell felt a cold relief sweep through his body, his wounds were healing very slowly, his body stopped shaking as much as before, and his mind and heart stopped burning from the stress of focusing

Because what was unknown to the fusion, but well known to Cell, was that ki was more than just projectiles, explosives and vaporizing beam attacks. With the knowledge of many Namekians, he knew how to harness, control and, most importantly, manipulate ki. It took lots of concentration and time, something that isn't normally present when it comes to ki-based projectiles and beams, but Cell was able to manipulate the still ball of ki and forcibly insert it into his pool of reserves, refueling his energy banks to half capacity

If Android 35 had known how ki truly worked, if they knew how to control it without the artificial tools that Gero had implemented, they would've known that it's nearly impossible to control an ocean of power that was well above their capabilities. If they did, then they would've known better than to shove everything they could give into one fist sized ball

"Thank you for the energy 35." Cell boasted happily, reveling in what was the biggest blunder he'd ever seen. "I surely would've lost without it!"

"How!! HOW!! I was sure that the thing would take you down!!!"

"I forget that you don't have much knowledge of Ki as I do." He taunted. "Let me enlighten you. You see the only way you can EVER hold something more powerful than you is by unleashing it, expelling it. And, well, instead you kept it in a nice little package for me to grab and take. I simply had to temporarily break your connection to it to steal it." He explained, to 35's dismay

"It was too much for me to take, for ANYONE to take... Anyone but Cell." They realized. Cell was the only one that was currently hundreds of times stronger than they were. All he had to do was grab the energy and reuse it

"You may have a theoretically infinite power source, two of them really, but you sure as hell aren't going to hold it all."

"Damn you! DAMN YOU CELL!!!!!" They yelled as they sent yet another barrage of ki blasts while flying in circles. Cell was easily able to smack away all of the blasts with his newfound power which was, ironically, close to his original full power, but now only being half of his current

In Android 35's anger they dashed forward to try and land one punch to Cell's face, even if it was to be ineffective. But before he could, there was a flash of a green limb that was followed by an empty feeling in their stomach

The fusion looked down to see a large green tail make a hole through their chest, suspending them in the air. The wound was pouring red blood down the length of the tail, and 35 started to cough up blood

"Enough with the games." Cell declared as he swung his tail, tossing the now corpse into a patch of broken, scorched trees

But as they fell, a white light enveloped them like the previous fusions before, splitting in half again leaving Androids 17 and 18 to fall to the ground unconscious

"How interesting." Cell thought as he flew to the ground to see the other two Androids. He walked over the limp bodies of the twins and outstretched both of his hands. Neither of them were wounded, but they were unconscious

"Say goodbye again...brother and sister."

Cell remarked as he shot off two large ki blasts, which blew up the twins and leaving nothing left of them. Cell could feel his earlier static joy swell all over again, he got to kill his tormentors again!

"No..." Preslata spoke weakly. A wave of sadness and sorrow wrapped around her, seeing her friends die in front of her again. The metal sword lodged in her stomach wasn't even comparable to the immense pain she felt. Her friends were all dead...and there was nothing she could do...again

Cell flew to meet Preslata, who looked at him in defeat. She was fully aware that there was nothing she could do. She wasn't even able to handle an exhausted Cell, there wasn't a CHANCE she could put up a fight now

"Having fun are you? I can imagine, seeing all your new friends gone in seconds. A shame, really, that it was you who had to bear witness to it all."

But rather than be responded to with fury, or anger, or ANY form of emotion... Preslata instead closed her eyes, awaiting her fate

"I'm sorry mom, dad...we couldn't make it back to you...it would've been best if I had said goodbye." She thought, feeling her gut wretch with pain and a stream of tears trickle from her face. The two sisters had only just reunited with each other after years of being separated...only to be separated permanently...

Cell observed the fused Majin cry in silence, unsure of what to do. Now that his bloodthirsty nature subsided, all that was left was a decision. Would he bother killing the two Majin sisters?

"This is the third time I've faced them in combat, and the second for each that I've fought them." He thought with a sense of frustration. "I've warned them both to not get in my may yet they've only been in my way. I should take care of this problem like any other."

As Cell raised his right hand, another side of him emerged, one that thought differently. Rather than bring light to how annoying the two were...instead he thought of a more positive aspect. He recalled his memories of when he first met Prestina, how nice she'd treated him when they weren't on opposite sides, how he even bothered to reunite her with her long lost family, to bring stability back into her life

"I spent an awful lot of time supporting them." He realized. In truth, Prestina, and by proxy Chocolata, were the only two people he knew that he didn't hate with a passion. In fact...he tolerated them, as annoying as they were, as noble as they were

"It'd be a shame if I killed them now, I did say that I'd bring Prestina and her family together... But I also did state more than once not to get in my way..."

There was a long and tense silence, Preslata began to wonder what was taking Cell so long to kill her. She expected it to be quick and ruthless like with her friends before. But rather than feel pain, the Majin fusion opened her eyes to see Cell outstretching his right arm, and pull the weapons lodged from inside of her. The relief in pressure that she felt was great, but she was still worried about what was next

"...I'm...in a good mood now, and I'd hate to kill someone I don't feel like killing." Cell explained, walking backwards in a way that confused her. By the looks of it, Cell was still contemplating on his decision, tapping his finger on the side of his arm in deep thought, only to sigh

"Go," He said, "warn Bulma that I've killed the best of the Z team, that I'm back."

Without a second thought, the fused Majins flew away from Cell as fast as they could, not willing to let Cell rethink his decision. But the depression Preslata felt never wavered, and instead she emotionally broke down during flight, overwhelmed by emotion...just as Prestina would be

Meanwhile, back in the ruined forest, Cell fell to his knees, tired and chuckling to himself. That was the greatest fight he ever experienced, it was everything he could've ever dreamed of! He didn't just have his revenge on the Dragon Warriors, he didn't just fight with everything he had and more, and he wasn't just victorious

He loved what could've only been a dream. He was out of his former shell, proving to himself and others that he wasn't weak or worthless...he was strong

And yet, after riding what was the greatest high he's ever felt, Cell was left wanting for more. He wanted to re-live those feelings again and again...but the thought of killing the Dragon Team again and again and again felt so...boring

Cell had his revenge. Cell had his fun. But what now? What was left for him?

The bio-weapon was stuck in thought, losing his grip on the joy he felt a moment ago. What was next? He's had his revenge, he completed a challenge that many have failed before, and he even completed a promise of his, as conflicting as it was

Now what?

"Now...we see what 21's plan is." He said to himself, lacking motivation and drive. There wasn't anything left was there? All he had to cling onto was one more throwaway promise. The realization hit him like a truck

The exhausted, victorious warrior soon floated into the sky...empty and aimless, at the end of his very short bucket list


A/N: So how was that? While I lost my phone I was able to plan the fighting better than I normally do. So what happens now? What will happen with 21? What is Cell going to do? Tune in next time!