xSonallyGirl129x: Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I plan on exploring Kai's character on a deeper level throughout this arc, as I did back in chapter 15. Yamcha and Bulma with their daughter, yeah it's those kinds of scenes that warm the heart, which is especially appropriate considering the time of year. Bulla looks the same as in canon, since Yamcha has the same color of hair and eyes as Vegeta. As for Kami still existing in Piccolo's head as a disembodied voice, that was one of the narrative decisions TFS kept in that I personally found to be absolutely genius. As for my decision to have both Tien and Tarble die, it definitely upped the suspense for the arc, which was my intention all along. Android 16 fighting Cell the way he did was pretty straight forward like how he did in the manga, I didn't really change anything there except add a few lines from the TFS version. As for Raditz and 18's relationship, I'll be exploring that a little bit during this chapter. Overall, I'm glad you enjoyed last chapter and I hope I continue to satisfy you in the future.
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The time to begin their training had come at last, and Goku and Gohan were soon being led towards the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"Goku hold up!" the rest of those present (Yamcha, Piccolo and Bulma) rushed towards them before they could go in "We just wanted to say good luck with training in there. I hate having to leave everything up to you, but I doubt any of us would be of much use in there with you. Just make sure you're at least 10 times stronger when you get out!"
"Sure thing, Cell is going down on way or anothere." Goku caught Yamcha in a fist bump and gave the classic Son grin.
Mr Popo was quick to address them "Goku, Gohan, the Hyperbolic Time Chamber can be a very harsh place. I hope you are both ready."
"We have to be, if we don't then the whole world is doomed. So you know, a typical Thursday for us."
"Of course. I wish you both the best of luck in there." Mr Popo promptly opened the door to the chamber and let them inside, then shut the door behind them.
Bulma glanced over at Yamcha and Piccolo "So what do you guys think, can they do it?"
"They have to babe, for all of our sakes." Yamcha told her, then grinned "But what the heck are we worrying about? This is Goku, he's always found a way."
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Meanwhile, inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber…
Gohan looked around at their surroundings inside the chamber in slight awe "Wow, it looks amazing in here. It's so bright in here, and my body feels a lot heavier in here, and it's kind of hard to breathe."
Goku nodded "Yeah and not only that, but now that the door is closed we're completely cut off from contact with the outside world. Go ahead and try sensing Cell's Ki, or Kai's or anyone else's for that matter and I think you'll see what I mean."
"Okay." he tried, but nothing happened "Wow you're right, I can't feel anything!"
"Now the bathroom is through that door on the left, and most importantly our food supply is on the right. From the looks of it that should be enough to get us by for an entire year."
"Yeah it looks like that will be more than enough, even taking into consideration how much you eat."
"So that's it, we have everything we could possibly need."
"I don't know what I was worried about, this place doesn't seem so bad."
"Yeah well go take a look out back, that's the area where we're supposed to train and you'll see why I was barely able to make it in here for a month when I was a kid."
Gohan cautiously made his way into the back area, and his jaw nearly dropped at the sight of the endless white void within the chamber "No way, this is crazy! I don't see how this could be inside one room, it's bigger than the entire Lookout! It's just a huge empty space!"
"And it keeps going on like that in every direction, there's no end to it. Trust me, I learned that the hard way. You'd better be careful though, you don't want to go too far and end up losing your barings out there or you might end up getting yourself killed before you find your way back."
"Yeah, good to know."
"The temperature swings in here can be pretty crazy, from over 100 degrees down to below 0 in an instant, the air is about twice as thin as it is outside, and the gravity is 10 times stronger in here. It's an extreme place for extreme training, but you have to make sure that you're prepared for that."
"And… so we have to stay in here for an entire year on our own huh?" Gohan felt a firm yet comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Come on son, I think we should get to work on training right away. Keep in mind that this is why we're here."
"Right." so they made their way out into the white training area, where Gohan really started to feel the effects of the increased gravity.
"Yeah it's just like I told you, it can be pretty intense at first. Gravity training can take some getting used to if you've never done it before, but your body should adjust before too long if you just keep at it."
"Right." Gohan slowly pulled himself to his feet and took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
"So since you're already a Super Saiyan, we don't have to worry about that and we can just get to the actual training."
"Yeah, you already know how I became a Super Saiyan when Lord Slug attacked while you were still in Space. It was kind of in the spur of the moment."
"That was pretty much what happened to me when I transformed back on Namek, I did it and you're my son so it makes a lot of sense."
"I guess, but I'm not so sure if I'd really be a lot of help to you dad. Are you sure I'm not going to hold you back by being here? I mean I don't exactly have that warrior's edge like you have, or like Kai or any of the others."
"Hey come on, don't be like that." Goku knelt down and put his hands on Gohan's shoulder "Just listen to me Gohan, you being in here with me is really going to speed things up. I can already imagine how hard you're going to be able to push me as my sparring partner, it's like how you and Kai do for each other. Trust me, you've got what it takes. You just have to believe in yourself a little."
"I… okay Dad, I'm with you."
"Great. So we have a year to train in here, and I'm going to find a way to go beyond Super Saiyan, so that I can make myself stronger than Cell or Kai or any of them. As for you, by the time we get out of here, you're going to be even stronger than me."
"Wait what? You've gotta be kidding me, that's crazy, there's no way!"
"I say it's anything but crazy, that's my dream for you Gohan, and I'm going to make sure that it comes true one day."
"I don't know, I just don't think I really have that in me. I mean you and Kai are the ones who have that passion for fighting, and just look at my future self. He became a Super Saiyan just like me, but he tried taking out the Androids and he just ended up losing a leg."
"What does that have to do with it? Our timeline is already way different from the timeline that your future self came from. I mean just look at me, I managed to beat that Heart Virus before didn't I? I say that's more than enough reason, if I can change my future then so can you. You already are by coming with me to this place."
"...Yeah you've got a point dad."
"Now you just have to put in the work."
"Okay, now let's get started."
"Good, but I should warn you now that I'm going to be a lot tougher on you than Piccolo was, so be ready."
"I train with Kai on almost a daily basis, I think I can handle it."
"Looks like someone's got his confidence back."
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Meanwhile, in the outside world…
Cell looked down at the remains of the island where he had been undergoing couples counseling against his will 'If 18 had been on that island then I'm sure that she would've surfaced by now, well perhaps she'll be on the next one. Don't bother Android 18, there is no use in hiding from me! The next island I destroy may be yours, you can either come out now or you can take your chances!" he fired a Ki blast at another island, incinerating it on the spot, followed by one after another.
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Kai was blasting through the skies at full speed, his Namek-Ken aura blazing at the same level as his newfound confidence 'If those blasts in the distance are any indication of the level of power that Cell is packing, then I'd say that I already have this one in the bag.'
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18 was growing restless as she watched Cell downsize the number of islands "I'm pretty sure that was the last island, he's almost right on top of us!"
"Please 18, you must stay calm." 16 assured her "Cell will be on the Lookout for anyone attempting to flee from the island, we must stay here and endure his attacks. Brace yourself and you will surive!"
"But-"
"You must stay down, he has not seen us yet! If you go out there now then it will mean the end of everything!
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Cell looked down at the sole suriving island of his rampage 'That's the last island, which means that she's either there or I've killed her. Well, I suppose there's only one way to find out now. This is it 18, either you're mine or you're dead.' he prepared to fire another Ki blast with a menacing grin, only to stop as he sensed something and whipped around "What the-?"
Sure enough, that was when Kai burst onto the scene, his Namek-Ken aura clamly surging around his body "Oh I gotcha, warming yourself up by destroying some islands huh? Yeah I guess I can dig that, although I'd probably get off more by blowing Pluto to hell. I mean it's not like anyone would miss it, it's not even a planet."
"Oh for- People all day today, hello Kai."
"You have no fucking clue, and hello ugly."
"...And now we're doing this." the two of them lowered themselves to the ground "So can I help you with something, because if you're looking for another broken arm I should warn you that I've already absorbed Android 17."
"No, I just heard how ugly you are now and I had to come and get a look for myself upclose and personal."
"Cute. So what's the actual deal with this exactly Kai, are you going to start spouting some nonsense about how you're here to defeat me?"
"I don't know about that, try replacing "defeat" with "send to hell" and then we might actually get somewhere."
"That's rich, do you actually believe that you can? Why don't you come and try it."
"You know for an Android that has my blood running through its veins you're proving to be one hell of a disappointment, I was expecting you to be much more impressive considering you're halfway to your Perfect Form and all."
"Oh really, more impressive than the most powerful being in the Universe? You should consider it an honor to be a part of me."
"Why the hell would I do that? You're basically just a cheap knockoff like something some sucker got off Ebay, you've got nothing on the original."
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18 had to restrain herself from letting her jaw drop "Is this kid out of his mind, what the hell is he thinking? He was barely able to put up a decent fight against 17 before, what could he possibly hope to do against a monster like Cell?"
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"You shouldn't have flown off without us Kai." that was when Future Gohan and Nail dropped down onto the scene, earning a middle finger from Kai as a result.
"So you both came as well." Cell eyed both of them intently "One of you looks almost exactly the same, no surprise there, although it would seem that you yourself have changed a great deal haven't you Son Gohan? But it won't matter if there are three of you or hundreds, feel free to bring as many fools as you like, I'll slaughter them all."
"Don't get the wrong idea." Kai shot him a smirk "I owe these two for helping me get as strong as I have but right now they're only spectators, if they do get involved then I plan on blowing holes through their guts so gorey you'd only see it in Beserker or Attack on Titan. If we're doing this then it's going to be 1 on 1."
"Riveting. Listen kid, I'm in the middle of something more important than whatever the hell this is supposed to be. So if you wanted to just run along and bring back someone more substantial, say… I dunno, Son Goku… that would be great. But then again, if you're so eager to die then I say go for it."
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"Dammit, Cell is right on every account." 18 gritted her teeth "Kai is either way too confident or he's just delusional, he won't last 5 seconds against Cell. Listen 16, if we're going to make a break for it then I think we should do it now while they're both still distracted by their petty conversation."
16 shook his head "Wait a moment 18, we will be able to make our escape once their battle begins. Kai has changed, as have the other two. All of their power levels have increased a significant extent since the last encounter with them, none of them are the same fighters as they were before."
"You can't be serious, there's no way any of them could get that much stronger in only a few days, and I'm sure they weren't holding back the last time we fought them."
"They were not."
"So what the hell?"
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Kai dropped into a stance "I hope you're ready Cell, I'm about to wipe that disgusting smirk like you'd see on a Porn star right off your face."
Cell simply rolled his eyes "Well if you say so, feel free to try."
"You asked for it." Kai's Namek-Ken aura began flaring higher by the second.
Future Gohan and Nail both took the opportunity to retreat back a short sitance 'Looks like Kai is going full force right from the start, either he wants to show off or he wants to test how far he can push himself. From what Father told me, not only does the Ultra Divine Water unlock the potential of whoever drinks it like the Grand Elder did, but apparenlty it increases the durability and endurance capabilities of the body, so a technique like the Kaioken wouldn't effect them anywhere near as much, so they could probably push it up to at least 40, maybe 50, rather than only 20.'
"I hope you're ready Cell, so far I haven't been able to push my Namek-Ken past 20, but now let's see what happens when I push it to the next level… Namek-Ken… times… THIRTY!" so with a might roar, Kai's green aura exploded exponentially higher and more potently than before, becoming a darker shade of green.
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Meanwhile, up on the Lookout…
Yamcha and Piccolo both sensed Kai's power level surging higher with the Namek-Ken "That Ki signature, it's coming from Kai, there's no doubt about it."
"It's as unbelievable as it is infuriating." Piccolo promptly rematerialized his weighted turban and cape "Alright Kai this is it, time to see if you going out of your way to drink the Ultra Divine Water was really worth it."
"It's still rising, it's like there's no end to it…" try as he might, Yamcha couldn't hide the smile coming across his face 'If only you could see him now Scarlet, I can only imagine just how proud you would be.'
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18 looked on in awe as Kai's aura surged and began leaving marks all across the island "What the hell is this, there's no way that kid would be able to gain this kind of power! It shouldn't be possible!"
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Even Cell was taken aback by the sudden burst of power 'You can't be serious…'
When the smoke cleared, Kai was standing where he was before, only now his aura was a deeper shade of green, he had bulked up slightly, and his body was crackling with green colored bio electricity 'To think this is only level thirty, looks like the Ultra Divine Water did a hell of a lot more than just increase my power.' he relaxed himself, causing him to de-bulk slightly, then burst forward and buried his fist in Cell's gut "So do I live up to the hype or what? What's the matter, do I have to say go before I start like a game of fucking Mario Kart?" he yanked out his fist, causing Cell to stumble back in pain, then dealt Cell a brutal uppercut fist to the jaw, an elbow in the gut, a knee to the back of the head, grabbed Cell by the foot and hurled him downwards, sending him crashing to the ground with a bang, shattering the ground beneath him as a result of the impact.
Future Gohan and Nail were forced to take to the air as a result of the cliff they were standing on being shattered by the impact 'Looks like Kai's newfound speed and power are incredible, it's all that Cell can do to keep track of his movements, let alone counter them.'
Kai lowered himself to the ground and his smirk widened "Oh yeah, I'm enjoying this way more than I thought I would.
Cell on the other hand, he was complaining about the turn of events through the use of rather… unconventional means "Okay it's official, this is an unfortunate turn of events."
"...Did you seriously just talk out your ass? Okay that's genuinely disturbing."
"Well to be fair Kai, you are part of my DNA."
"Hot damn, that's the closest thing you've done to damage since I've gotten here."
"Give me a minute, I'll be sure to fix that." Cell pulled himself to his feet and wiped the blood from his lip.
"So does that mean you're going to start fighting for real, or are you going to be an even bigger disappointment than the finale of the Voltron: Legendary Defender?"
"I suppose I'll have to start taking you seriously after all?" with a quick surge of enegy, Cell then charged forward at full speed.
Kai cranked his neck to the side to dodge each desperate punch being thrown at him 'Looks like he's really trying now, but he still isn't pushing me to take this seriously. Okay, this is even more awesome than I imagined.
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Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away…
Raditz was flying through the skies at full speed, but screeded to a halt in mid air when he sensed the levels of Ki being put out by the battle 'You've gotta be kidding me, is that Kai's energy I'm sensing? Somehow the power he's putting out is even more massive than Cell's. Plus I think I can sense Nail and the kid from the future too, if I had to guess I'd say Kai's plan works and the others must have been the first to come out of that room where you can do a year's worth of training in a day that Kakarot was talking about before. Just in time by the looks of it, let's just hope none of them screw it up. I can't waste any time either, I have to keep going and find the Androids before Cell can get to them.'
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Meanwhile, back at the battlefield…
It had only taken Kai one blow to send Cell flying across the island and crashing into a nearby plateau "Oh come on, this is starting to get boring."
"THAT'S IT, NOW YOU DIE!" Cell burst up from beneath the rubble in a rage "I think I've humored you long enough."
"So you say." Kai blitzed towards Cell at full speed, sending him flying away, then cranked his neck to the side to dodge Cell's tail, used it to pull Cell towards him, and then dealt him a brutal barrage of attacks that caused him to cry out in pain.
Cell lowered his guard as a malicious smirk formed across his face "It's official, by the time I'm through with you, you're going to be begging for me to send you to the deoths of hell." with a roar he breathed out a large Ki blast.
Kai blocked the Ki blast and avoided sustaining any damage, only to instantly be met with a fist to the face from Cell and another Ki blast, engulfing him in an explosion.
Cell barked out a maniacal laughter, only to smirk at the sight of Future Gohan and Nail both scowling at him "Don't worry, you two will join him soon enough."
"Wrong!" that was when Kai blitzed forward and slugged Cell clear in the gut, sending him crashing to the ground with a loud thud "Was that it? For crying out loud I even went out of my way to give you a freeshot, it's not my fault you went and wasted it."
"You little wretch…" Cell pulled himself to his feet and spat out some blood "You've mocked me for the last time boy, from now on I have no intention of holding back against you."
"Oh so you've been holding back, is that the problem? Go ahead and do your worst then, I doubt it's going to make much of a difference."
"You'll regret talking so big after I'm done with you." so with a mighty roar, Cell powered up to his maximum, bathing the entire island in a green light.
'So he does have more power than he was letting on, too bad for him it's still not enough for him to beat me. Cell doesn't have a chance in hell of winning this fight.'
"There we are, now do you understand boy?"
"What I understand is that I'm about to pound you so hard chances are every Waifu in anime history is going to be jealous. But if it makes you feel better I'm willing to give you one free shot, but I'm warning you now, if you waste it-" he was cut off by a fist to the face full force, but he simply let out a chuckle and wiped the blood from his lip "You're going to regret it."
"You… YOU!" Cell stumbled back in a mix of fear and denial "How? How?! How the hell did you get this strong?"
"Nothing too special, I just went through a maze and drank some water yesterday."
"Oh, you think you're being cute?!"
"Bitch, I'm adorable."
"This isn't possible, you can't be this strong, you're just Kai!"
"I'll have you know I'm a hell of a lot more than the kid I used to be, now you can refer to me as the Crimson Dragon." he dropped into a combat stance.
"Dammit you little… the Crimson Dragon, that sounds ridiculous! What the hell is that even supposed to mean?"
"If you have my DNA as part of you then it's something I shouldn't have to spell it out for you, I guess your power and your brains are about on the same level."
"You think giving yourself some absurd name changes who you are? In the future I came from you sacrificed yourself in a suicide attack that killed one of the Androids in the process, but now I've absorbed one of the Androids of this timeline and added their power onto my own, so even a child could deduce which one of us is stronger!"
"Well if it weren't for Back to the Future being a bunch of bullshit, I would say that future is about to be rewritten. You would be smart to forget about whatever it is you think you know and start focusing on the here and now, not that you're going to be here for much longer."
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Meanwhile, above the island…
Raditz let out a low whistle as he observed the battle from above 'There they are, Kai and Cell going at it, but from the looks of it Kai is dominating the battle. Cell on the other hand looks a lot different than he did the last time I saw him, but what does that mean? Did he reach his Perfect Form, did he already absorb the Androids?' he quickly cleared his mind of the visions he was having of 18 'Dammit, after all of the trouble Bulma went through to make this thing it all turned out to be for nothing!'
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Kai's smirk grew ever wider as he watched Cell getting more and more frustrated "Face it, you don't have a chance in hell of beating me. Your efforts are pathetic, whereas I'm adorable bitch, as previously stated."
"Oh yeah, well how about this?!" Cell leapt back a short distance and cupped his hands at his side, purple Ki flaring in between his palms "Galick Gun…"
"And that's just precious."
"FIRE!" Cell fired the Galick Gun at Kai at full speed, blinding everyone with the explosion that followed. When everything settled down, Cell dug himself out from beneath the rubble and smirked with triumph 'Look at me, I'm Kai, I'm an arrogant little bastard who talks way too much for my own good, but look at me now, I'm fucking dead!'
"So that's the famous Galick Gun that Vegeta used against Goku when they went at it a few years ago." the smoke cleared to reveal Kai alive and well, much to Cell's horror and rage "I don't see what the hype was about though, so is there any other imitations you want to show me, or can we just get your shit together and get down to business."
"You're still mocking me?! I WILL END YOU!" Cell's aura flared higher than ever before, and he pounced forward in a rage.
"You'll die trying." Kai blitzed through Cell's attack with ease, then dealt Cell a kick to the back of the neck, a knee to the spine and a full force knee to the gut, sending him crashing to the ground in a heap 'I wonder if I can hit him hard enough to make him play a song.'
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Raditz watched the battle escalate from afar and cringed slightly 'The kid's new power is unlike anything I've ever seen before, I don't know what the hell he did to make himself so much stronger, but it's definitely working.' he looked over at the others 'I'm guessing that over there we have Nail and the Gohan from the future, from the looks of it they've both grown a hell of a lot more powerful as well.'
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Cell pulled himself out of the rubble and spat out some blood, his mind racing 'I can't believe this, some little brat like him shouldn't even pose the slightest challenge to me! This has to be a trick of some kind, it has to be! There's no way he could've gained this much power! Damn you you little brat, damn you to hell! You won't get away with this, do you hear me?! I won't let you get away with this! I AM CELL!" he soared upwards in a rage.
"Nope." Kai promptly fired a quick Masenko at Cell, sending him hurtling down into the seas below, and then he followed with a rapid barrage of Ki blasts, bombarding Cell with the series of explosions that followed. Kai then dropped down on top of a rock in the middle of the water "I know I blasted him into the water somewere. Dammit, he's trying to hide his Ki again so I can't find him. Okay think, if I were a disgusting bug man, where would I-"
"SURPRISE!" Cell burst out of the water behind him and tried to sneak attack him, catching both of his arms and legs "Look at what I caught, a walking talking Napolean complex!" he thrusted his tail forward.
Kai caught it in his armpit, leaving it squirming around desperately "And look at what I caught, whatever the hell it is."
"Oh no, not again!"
"So what do you do with this thing?"
"I drink people!"
"Were you trying to drink me!"
"No… Yes."
"Okay then." Kai kneed him in the gut HARD, causing him to gasp in pain and hunch over in agony "So do you feel that? That's what honestly feels like." so he promptly kicked Cell clear through a mountain, sending him tumbling to a halt "So how's it looking Cell, you up for facing the reality of the situation yet? You're outclassed in every way, just face it."
"This… This is all wrong! You can't be this strong! Nothing about this makes sense!"
"Well if that's wracking your brain then try drinking this in, as much as I hate to admit it, the fact is that Nail and the big Gohan over there have almost as much power tucked away as I do. I hate to say it slightly less because I actually respect Nail and Gohan is my best friend, even if they're slightly behind me the fact is that they both put you to shame. So not only are you not the most powerful being in the universe as you so desperately want to believe, you're not even in the top three. You really do disappoint me, I was hoping for a real challenge so I could test how far I could push myself, and yet instead I get stuck with a fight barely even worth a warmup."
"DAMMIT!" Cell let out a roar of rage and fury and unleashed a shockwave that shattered the ground beaneath him "I WANT TO BE PERFECT! I WANNA! I WANNA I WANNA I WANNA!"
"Nope." Kai blitzed behind Cell and dealt him a blow to the back of the head, sending him crashing into the dirt "Well that sounds like enough to me, considering I've successfully broken both your body and your spirit. Time to die."
Cell picked himself up as his aura flared with his unyielding fury "If only you and those other fools had shown up just a minute later, then I would've had Android 18, and I would've been able to achieve my Perfect Form, and no one would've been able to stop me!"
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Raditz's head snapped up at what he was hearing 'So he only absorbed Android 17, but 18 is still around here somewhere? That means we still have a chance to stop him from reaching his Perfect Form, which means I still have a chance to use the shutdown remote Bulma made, but the only question is where the hell do I look? I guess I'll have to start searching throughout the entire island until I find her.'
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Cell was still venting over his defeat "Why the hell do I have to suffer this humiliation?! If only I had been able to absorb 18 before this idiot showed himself, then I would be more than capable of making all of them suffer!"
"Is that a fact?" Kai lowered himself to the ground in front of Cell "You actually think this Perfect Form would give you the edge that you need?"
"Of course it would, I know that for a fact! In my Perfect Form I would be able to destroy you without so much as a second thought! My power would be unrivalled in this universe or in any other! My strength, speed and intellect would be without equal, all I would need to do is find and absorb 18 and I would become perfect in every way one could imagine, just as Dr Gero and his computer designed me to be!" he was promptly kicked into the side of a mountain..
"Think about it boy, I know you! You seek a challenge just as much as any other Saiyan would, you want to see what my Perfect Form is capable of! Please stop, just listen to me!"
"Oh I'm listening, I just don't care." Kai kicked him into the dirt.
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Meanwhile, in hiding…
18 was still in awe at the display of Kai's newfound power "Okay that is amazing, but I still don't get it. Was that kid only pretending to be weak when he and 17 fought?"
16 shook his head "Negative, there would be no reason for the boy to hold back. Since he fought against 17 mere days ago, the boy has gained a significant increase in his power level."
"But how is that possible, how the hell could anyone have changed that much in a few days?"
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Meanwhile…
'Come on, where the hell are you?' Raditz was still searching across the island, his mind racing until he finally found where 18 and 16 were hiding 'And I found them, well at least I'm still better at this than Krillin is. From the looks of things nobody has seen me yet, they're too wrapped up in the fight. So all I have to do is push this button to shut down Android 18, and then I have to destroy her, and that will stop Cell from reaching his Perfect Form, save the world and that means we don't even have to fight. But then again there is what Bulma said, I have to be within 30 feet of her for it to work.' so with a deep breath, he promptly lowered himself to the ground 'Here goes nothing.'
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Cell picked himself up from within the rubble and spat out some blood "Think about it Kai, will you really be satisfied with ending things this way?"
Kai slowly walked forward and held a hand out aimed at Cell's back and fired a simple Ki blast at him, sending him flying across the horizon "I'm never satisfied knowing there's someone out there stronger than me."
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Raditz continued creeping his way across the grounds of the island 'I didn't see Android 17 with them, I'm guessing that means Cell was able to absorb him. That would explain how Cell was able to power up and transform like that.' he poked his head around a corner and found them standing there, too invested in the fight to notice he was there 'Okay there they are, I have to hurry and get within 30 feet of them without them noticing. If they see me coming then either I die or they run, in either case Cell would notice them and absorb her in an instant, and then we're all doomed. No Raditz you have to pull yourself together, she's standing right over there, like some kind of… mechanical angel.'
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Kai waltzed over to where Cell was grovelling in the dirt "Cell this is supposed to be the halfway state of your evolution to Perfection, if you couldn't put up a fight against me like this then how much better could your Perfect Form do? You're doing a really bad job selling yourself at the moment, how the hell could I get a challenge out of you?"
"Oh trust me, I can give you far more than that." Cell staggered to his feet "You wouldn't even stand a chance."
"Doing a better job of selling yourself, but not by much. Keep in mind that I'm not stupid and I'm not that reckless, you'll have to amp it up way higher than that to get me on your side."
"Yes that's right boy, I can see it in your eyes. You are interested aren't you, keep in mind that I know how you think. You can't help but be curious as to just what I'll become, it's in your very nature. Human or not, you live for the thrill of battle, the stronger your opponent the more you welcome it, anything that gives you a chance to test yourself and prove that you're that much closer to being the best. It's a fact, we both know that I'm right. You want to see what I'm capable of at full power, your pride and grit won't let you have it any other way. And not just your pride, your desire to be the best, a drive that rivals that of even Son Goku himself! Just admit it, unless you face me in my Perfect Form, you'll never really know if you're the most powerful warrior in the universe now will you?"
"Okay so you have more in me than you lead on before, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious about your so-called Perfect Form. Let's see if you can seal that deal and my curiosity."
"I think I know just what to say. If I get my hands on Android 18, you're going to get everything that's coming to you."
"Ominous but not that good of a sales pitch."
"Let me try again. Face it Kai, this is the only chance you're going to get. If she slips away now, you'll never get the opportunity to fight me at my full potential. And let's be honest, do you truly believe that Goku or Gohan would be able to give you the challenge that you deserve?"
"...You know the funny thing is, I know you're trying to play me, but it's only working about halfway. You understand my drive to be the best almost as well as I do, but I'm not going to sacrifice the planet on a whim. I'm not Goku."
"Kind of an unnecessary jab."
"And besides, there's only one thing that I value as much as I do being the best, and that's my friendship with Gohan. The Gohan from the future knows how much hell an Android is capable of raising, and I won't let him go through it in this world too, so let's try something a little bit different."
"What exactly?"
"Three minutes. You have three minutes to find 18, absorb her and reach this so called Perfect Form."
"Kai you can't do this, if you let him go now-" Future Gohan was silenced with a middle finger pointed at him.
"I know damn well what I'm doing, the only way this can get out of hand is if Raditz somehow manages to fuck up pushing a big red button. The only person who actually would be able to fuck that up would be Jerry from Rick and Morty."
"That's not the point, there's too much at stake for you to make such a risky move!"
"It's called a psychological tactic, I'm giving him a slimmer of hope only to rip it away and blast him straight to hell." Kai turned back to Cell "Like I was saying, three minutes, not a fucking second more."
"Yes thank you Kai, and believe me when I say this." Cell's grin widened "Great things are about to happen." and so he flew into the air in search of Android 18 "And just make it fast, I've got a Rick and Morty marathon recorded and I don't plan on missing out on it."
"Oh trust me, there will be plenty of time for that-"
"No!" that was when Nail suddenly blitzed in front of Cell "I believe the time has come for me to be the voice of reason, in which I say absolutely not."
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Raditz continued inching closer to the Androids 'All I have to do is push the button and… watch her explode. Everwhere. I can see it now… a little bit of blonde hair here… her blue eyes over there… and then it's over and done with. I mean for all I know, she probably won't even feel me doing it, or even know what happened. It's just that her life ended in an instant… by me… and we don't have any Dragon Balls to wish her back when Cell dies. I mean granted there are the Namekian Dragon Balls, but who knows how long it will take to find them. OH GOD DAMMIT COME ON RADITZ, BE STRONG FOR ONE SECOND OF YOUR WORTHLESS LIFE! IF YOU DON'T, EVERYONE YOU KNOW AND LOVE IS GOING TO DIE, INCLUDING HER!' then the realization dawned on him, and the remote slipped out of his grasp and fell to the ground with a thud 'Oh… So that's it…'
The thud attracted the attention of 18 and 16 towards Raditz 'Oh yeah, it's the one that claims tp actually get us. Was he hiding there all this time? Wait a second, what's that on the ground-' she looked down and froze at the sight of the remote 'Is that… an emergency shutdown remote like the one Dr Gero had? How the hell did he get his hands on that?!'
"Uh… hi."
"H-Hey."
"Look, I just… Let me just say something before we do this."
"Uh… okay."
Raditz let out a sigh 'I can imagine Bulma and the others are never going to let me hear the end of this. I know what you and your brother are going through better than you realize."
"You… You do?"
"My family, my entire race was enslaved by a monster with power we could never even dream of surpassing. My race was already known for violence and lust for battle, but Frieza got us into the business of slaughtering planets to make a quick buck. I always hated it, but what the hell could I do? Then I heard about my planet's destruction, and I heard about my brother Kakarot, the one you know as Goku, being sent to a remote planet out of Frieza's reach. I didn't realize until years later that he had found what none of us could, a way out. Eventually I saw the opportunity and reached out to him, and he offered me a place with his friends, his family, a life of peace. Of course he had to die in order to kill my former Saiyan comrade, but in for a penny, especially since we had Dragon Balls. After that I went off the grid, until my past eventually caught up with me in the form of Frieza. After Kakarot defeated him and I was transported back here to Earth, I took to the cosmos to try and make amends with those I had hurt."
"That's… a really nice story."
"My point is that I may have hurt people, but I made a choice to break free from that cycle of slaughter. I can help you and your brother as well, all I ask is that you look me in the eye and tell me that you don't wish to hurt anyone else."
"Wait a second, you mean you-" 18 eyed Raditz intently for a moment 'This guy is really serious about this. Look, putting the whole Goku thing aside for now, we weren't planning on killing anyone. We haven't even killed anyone thus far, in fact there's only one person we want dead right now, and that's Cell."
"Oh. Thank god, that makes this so much easier." so with a quick stomp, Raditz crushed the remote underneath his boot.
"Oh… Oh wow… I mean, that was really sweet and all, but… Maybe you should've kept that thing around."
"What? Why?" Raditz looked up at Cell and the others "That… had slipped my mind. Let's shelf that for now, you have to get the hell out of here. If Cell manages to get his hands on you then this will all be for nothing."
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Meanwhile, up at the Lookout…
Yamcha gritted his teeth "Dammit Kai, you've gotta be kidding me."
"What's going on down there, what did Kai do?" asked Bulma.
"He got cocky, he gave Cell a three minute window of opportunity to let Cell absorb 18, and it turns out Cell can clone himself like he's straight out of Naruto!"
"You've gotta be kidding me."
"Nope. Dammit Goku where the hell are you, get out here and stop this madness!
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Cell gritted his teeth as he found Nail blocking his way "I'm going to say this once, get the hell out of my way Namekian. I don't have the patience to deal with you right now, I have an Android to find and get my hands on."
Nail's gaze hardened slightly "I have no intention of allowing you to reach your Perfect Form, if you wish to find that Android then you'll have to get past myself first."
"Why you little… Fine, if that's the way you want it then so be it!" Cell paused, then summoned two identical copies of himself "You can thank Piccolo for this." he sent them out to deal with both Kai and Future Gohan, while he tangled with Nail himself and let a fist fly forward.
Nail bloced the fist with his forearm and tried to land a punch himself, only for Cell to block it, followed by the two of them clasing their forearms against each other, shattering the ground beneath them, and then meeting each other in a power struggle.
Cell's aura flared as he slowly began pushing Nail back.
Nail's muscles bulged slighty as he began pushing Cell back, then broke away from the power struggle and dealt Cell a fist to the gut, sending him flying backwards.
Cell pulled himself out of the rubble, then blitzed forward and dealt Nail a fist to the face, resulting in the two of them trading even blows throughout the skies, which ended with Cell then throwing Nail into a nearby mountain "You should've stayed out of this you wretched fool, now you-" he cut off his ranting when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye, that being none other than 18 and the others where they were hiding 'Android 18… at last, I've finally found her!'
Nail pulled himself out of the rubble and noticed what had caught Cell's attention 'Dammit this is bad, he found the Androids!'
'I knew it, I knew that she was close! She's been under my nose this entire time! After all of this time it's really happening, I'll finally achieve my Perfect Form and realize the full potential of my design! The ultimate in power, speed, technique, mind and spirit, at last Perfection will be within my grasp!'
'Raditz you fool what are you doing, they don't even notice what's going on over here! You have to get out of here!"
Raditz's head snapped up "Nail what the hell are you-"
"CELL SPOTTED YOU, GET OUT OF HERE!"
"After all this time she belongs to me!" Cell hurtled towards 18 at full speed.
"I refuse to allow another world to suffer because of an abomination like you!" Nail blitzed in front of Cell and fired a Mystic Flasher at point blank range, hitting him and blowing off part of his lower body, then burst forward and smashed him square on the skull, sending him hurtling to the ground and burying him in rubble.
"Well that went well." Raditz noted dryly.
"His energy disappeared, he's most likely masked his power level so he can move towards you underground. Get her out of here now!"
"Right." Raditz snapped back towards 18 and 16 "We can't waste any time, we have to get you out of here right now."
"No arguments here." 18 whipped around to face 16 "Come on 16 we have to get up, we're getting the hell out of here."
"Leave me." 16 told her simply "It is best if you simply save yourself. Cell is only after you at the moment, if I were to accompany you then I would slow you down. Now go, before he finds you!"
"Dammit… I'm coming back for you as soon as I can." 18 promptly took off on foot as fast as she could, with Radtz fight behind her.
That was when Cell burst up from beneath the ground in front of her "I know what you're getting at Raditz, and it's only fair to warn you in advance that she's taken."
"I have no intention of allowing you to shed anymore blood!" Nail burst towards Cell as fast as he could.
"Kaioken." with his aura flashing crimson, Cell whipped around and dealt Nail a quick spin kick, sending him flying into a nearby mountain, then resumed his quest "Okay that's better, at least for the moment. Now then 18, I'm not sure I like the idea of you hanging around with other men. Or in this case… a hedgehog."
"How about you leave the girl alone." that was when 16 stubled his way towards Cell.
"Come on 16, there's no need to be so jealous. This is meant to be, and she knows that for a fact to be true. I mean just take a look at what she's wearing, she's practically asking to be absorbed by me."
"Okay it's official, that line has been crossed." Raditz promptly flashed into Super Saiyan "You wanna go big guy? Well I say we go!" he pounced at Cell at full speed, only to get swatted into a nearby mountain.
"Oh no, who would've seen that coming? Anyway…" he was met with a Rock Punch square in the face that did absolutely nothing "Really?"
"Leave the girl alone!" 16 charged at Cell and started dealing him a feeble barrage of punches to the face, which did absolutely nothing.
"Oh you precious cinnamon bun, never change." Cell elbowed 16 on the back of the neck, knocking him to the ground "But I think that's enough of that, and if there's no more resistance from these two…"
"I'm not letting you get me without a fight!" 18 charged at Cell in a rage, only for her attacks to be dodged with ease.
'A one-y and a two-ey and a you know what to do-ey!' Cell slammed 18 into a nearby plateau with a quick Ki blast.
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Meanwhile, on another part of the island, with Cell clone #1…
Future Gohan wiped some blood from his lip and flared his Super Saiyan aura "I don't care what you say Cell, I'm not letting you destroy this world!"
Cell let out a chuckle "And here I thought you would be like your father, I expected any Saiyan to be excited to see my Perfect Form in action."
"I don't need to see it, I don't want to see it, all I want is you dead!" Future Gohan promptly bulked up slightly, entering his 2nd Grade Super Saiyan form "I won't see another future turned into a hell on Earth, I'm not going to stand here and watch it happen again, no matter what I have to do to prevent it!"
"Is that so?" Cell held out one hand and began charging an Explosive Demon Wave "Who the hell are you trying to fool? You're too soft-hearted to attack anyone, it's why you were never able to defeat Android 17 in your time. Maybe then Kai would still be alive."
"You… YOU BASTARD!" in his rage, Future Gohan fired a full power Kamehameha blast at the Cell clone, obliterating it on the spot.
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"Don't think I'll let you take me that easily!" 18 fired a barrage of Ki blasts at Cell, the force not damaging him in the slightest but still pushing back a considerably distance.
Cell eventually managed to stop himself and disspated the Ki blast with ease "Okay that was fun, now back to businesses." he started advancing on 18 with his tail armed and ready.
'Okay that hurt… It's times like this I'm glad I can use my hair to break my fall…' Raditz pulled himself from the rubble and found Cell advancing on 18 "You get your greasy tail away from her before I-" he charged at Cell and fired a Weekend blast, pushing him back a short distance but still not damaging him.
"GET DOWN!" that was when Nail blitzed in front of Cell and fired a Mystic Flash, actually damaging him, if only slightly.
"MASENKO!" that was when Future Gohan arrived back on the scene and hit Cell with a full power Masenko, sending him flying away, then whipped around towards Raditz "Take her and get as far away from here as you can, Nail and I will hold her off!"
Cell pulled himself back to his feet and spat out some blood "I hope you know, this means war you little-"
"TRY ME!" Future Gohan and Nail wasted no time in dealing him a two man barrage of attacks at full speed, dealing him some significant damage.
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Meanwhile, back with the targets…
18 wasted no time in draping 16's arm over her shoulder "Come on 16, we have to get the hell out of here!"
16 slowly looked up at her "Leave me here… I am nothing more than a burden to you… You must run…"
"There's no way in hell I'm leaving you behind like that."
"Hey, you want some help?" Raditz draped 16's other arm over his shoulder "I might not be good for much as I am right now, but I still know how to lift."
'...Okay it's official, if we make it through this then I am totally going to ROCK his five foot world. Well, maybe four, depending on how much of his height comes from his hair.'
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Kai looked down at the watch he had been wearing on his wrist "Okay, three minutes are up, time to die asshole. Nail Gun." he nonchalantly blew a hole through the Cell clone he had been fighting up until now "Well I did my part, now it's a matter of which side fucks up first." and with his Namek-Ken flaring, he blasted off back in the direction of the battlefield.
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Meanwhile, back at the battlefield…
Cell found himself still on the receiving end of a swift and brutal barrage of attacks from the likes of both Future Gohan and Nail 'Okay, this obviously isn't working.' he looked down at where Raditz was attempting to help the Androids escape, then looked up at the sun, and then an idea formed in his mind 'Wait a second… Tien got me into this mess, and now he's going to get me out.' so with that in mind, he retreated away from Nail and Future Gohan and flew right up to where the sun was sitting right behind him "I've been so close for so long, and I can't take it anymore! EIGHTEEN! I hope you're ready, because I'm coming!"
"Yippee ki yay mother fucker!" that was when Kai soared onto the scene.
"SOLAR FLARE!" Cell unleashed a massive Solar Flare, blinding everyone present with the intensity of the light.
"Fuck, my rage has blinded me!"
"Now the time has come for the climax, I'm going to take my time and make sure that I savor you properly." Cell slowly lowered himself to the ground.
"It's okay, I won't let him touch you." Raditz quickly rushed in front of 18 "Just stay behind me and-"
"Nope." Cell sent Raditz flying with a simple Ki blast, leaving him out of commission "And now for the actual climax instead of that sad little prelude.
18 gritted her teeth as she tried to force herself to see, but failed "16!"
"Yes?" 16 couldn't even look up at her.
"Look after the big guy."
"...Confirmed."
"Thank you." and with that, she charged at Cell at full speed.
"How touching." Cell thrusted his tail and promptly absorbed her into it.
"LET HER GO!" Raditz charged at Cell and started firing off a rapid barrage of punches and kicks at full speed.
Cell simply dodged every attack being thrown at him as he pulled 18 further inside of him one bit at a time, until he pulled her all the way inside of him.
By the time Raditz and the others were able to see again, they were all mutually horrified to find that with the absorption of 18, Cell had already begun to transform 'And just like that, she's gone and we're all fucked beyond all comprehension.'
Kai looked around at how horrified everyone was 'Okay, maybe not one of my best ideas, but you know what they say. When in doubt, improvise. He's sure as hell taking his time, I guess he wanted some dramatic flare to it.'
"THERE'S NO WAY I'M LETTING THIS HAPPEN!" Future Gohan flashed into 2nd Grade Super Saiyan and wasted no time in firing a rapid barrage of Ki blasts, only for them to be easily repelled by a green energy shield surrounding Cell's body, as the entire planet was being shaken by the effects of his transformation "I REFUSE TO ALLOW YOU TO DESTROY ANOTHER FUTURE, DO YOU HEAR ME?!" he burst towards the green energy shield and tried to power through it, only to be blown back by the force.
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Meanwhile, at the Lookout…
Bulma's head snapped up at the vibrations being unleashed by the transformation "Okay, so I can't sense power levels but I can feel that. Does that mean anything?"
"To put it bluntly, we're fucked on all levels." Piccolo told her grimly "You can thank Cell for that, his Ki level just exploded."
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Meanwhile, on another planet…
Cooler's head snapped up at what he was sensing 'This energy, could it be? No, I feel malicious intent, but it seems somewhat familiar… is that Frieza and Father? No, it feels like Son Goku as well, actually all of them but mixed into one.'
Salza looked up at him "Is something wrong Lord Cooler?"
"I sensed a great power appear out of nowhere, unlike anything I've ever felt before. It may even surpass my father's final form, both in power and in evil intent. It would seem that Son Goku and his companions back on Earth are in a great deal of trouble. What's worse, I fear that an evil of this magnitude will threaten not just the Earth, but the entire universe as well."
"Is it the target we've been searching for?"
"It seems unlikely, something about this energy feels as if it were similar to my own. Salza listen to me, I want you to contact Ginyu and Recoome and have them call off the search in their assigned quadrant of the galaxy until further notice. After that, I want you to summon Forte and the rest of the Armored Squadron, and prepare the ship for departure to Earth. We leave in one hour."
"Yes sir." Salza promptly rushed out of the room.
'Well Son Goku, it would seem you and your companions have quite the fight on your hands this time.'
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Kai and the others looked on as the chaos subsided and was replaced by a shimmering emerald colored light 'Looks like he's finally done, it took him long enough.'
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Meanwhile, up at the Lookout…
Piccolo gritted his teeth as he tried to stop himself from sweating "It's over… Cell has reached his Perfect Form…"
"That would explain a few things." Yamcha muttered "The only question is, what the hell happened with Raditz? He should've been able to take that shutdown remote Bulma made and use it on Android 18. Did it not work or something?"
"There's no way of knowing now, at the last second he crushed it under his boot."
"Why the hell would he go and do something like that?!"
"Something I'm never going to understand, and if you ever try to explain it to me I'll blast you to hell."
"...So he had a thing for 18 huh?"
"Looks like it."
"Not what I expected."
"That's one thing with humans I'll never understand, and frankly I don't want to."
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The light subsided, but all of the greenery on the island had been turned to ash.
Having completed his transformation, Cell slowly lowered himself to the ground and took a moment to take it all in 'My perfect form… the perfect body, the perfect power… At last I've fulfilled my purpose… Truly, this is marvellous… There's only one thing to do now…' and then he did something that left everyone even more disturbed: he started singing.
P is for Priceless, the look upon your faces
E is for Extinction, all your puny races
R for Revolution, which will be televized
F is for how Fucked you are, now allow me to reprise
E is for Eccentric, just listen to my song
C is for Completion, that I've waited for so long
T is for the Terror, upon you I'll bestow.
Upon finishing his song, he let out a menacing chuckle "My name is Perfect Cell, and I would like to say… Hello."
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At last, Cell's dream of reaching his Perfect Form has finally been brought to fruition, but for the rest of the world, the true nightmare is about to begin. Do our heroes have any hope of prevailing against Cell and his newfound power? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z: the Next Generation!
A/N:
And with this chapter, Cell's path to Perfection has come to an end, and the entire universe is in deep trouble. Let me start by saying Happy Holidays everyone, and thank you for all of the support for this story over the past year. This will most likely be the last chapter uploaded in 2019, so I wish you all a Happy New Year as well, and I hope to get even more love for this story in 2020.
Probably the hardest part of this chapter was figuring out how to replace Vegeta's arrogance in refusing to stop Cell from reaching his Perfect Form, but I think I managed to make it work. Cell claimed that he knew the Kaioken and the Spirit Bomb, and since he claims to have knowledge of everyone's techniques, I figured I would give him Piccolo's cloning ability.
Power levels:
Kai: 50 million
Kai (Namek-Ken 20x): 1 billion
Kai (Namek-Ken 30x): 1.5 billion
Future Gohan: 160 million
Super Saiyan Future Gohan: 1.12 billion
2nd Grade Super Saiyan Future Gohan: 1.68 billion
Nail: 800 million
Raditz: 10.4 million
Super Saiyan Raditz: 260 million
Semi Perfect Cell: 750 billion
Semi Perfect Cell (Kaioken burst): 1.15 billion