"That's it! That's the thing that stole the Senzu Beans!"

"Oh really, Krillin? What other cicada monsters do you know?" I asked sarcastically with a roll of my eyes, not even caring for his shock as I glanced towards Trunks with a frown.

'He's definitely below me in terms of power, but with him & Piccolo together along with the nuisance that is Krillin's tactical mind, I'm not going to win this fight.' I thought with a frown as Piccolo explained everything to the duo, both of them looking shocked as they turned back to face me.

"S-So, you're another Android, huh? I-I have to say, the others look better than you, buddy."

"Says the guy without a nose and barely tall enough to date a woman without her thinking that she's going out with a minor."

"…I have to admit, he's got you there." Trunks said as he looked at Krillin, who grumbled as I simply looked away from the short man and looked at Piccolo.

"So, I held up our end of the bargain. I let you go and even more, I only took two Senzu Beans. The others are hidden in a house about three streets down your right in a blue house. Check the kitchen for a blue vase. Are you going to let me go now?" I asked, watching as Piccolo simply glared at me before scoffing as he took off his turban & cloak, letting them drop with a grunt as he rolled his neck.

"I'm afraid not. You killed thousands of people. One bargain isn't enough to fix that."

"Hah, fine. I guess then I'll be leaving now, but remember one thing, Piccolo. You'll regret this."

"And what makes you think we'll let you go?" Trunks asked as he held his sword, to which I simply watched as all three men powered up before a grin spread on my face as I rolled my shoulders.

"Oh, nothing much. Just that I k-What's that?!" I exclaimed while pointing towards something behind them, all three spinning and giving me my chance as I rocketed upwards.

"Damnit! Get back here!" I heard Piccolo shout as I continued to fly up, making sure that there was no cloud in sight before grinning as I spun around while holding all ten fingers up to my forehead.

"Goodbye! Solar Flare!" Quickly shutting my eyes, I waited a second as I saw a bright flash of light from under my eyelids before opening them to see all three fighters still flying up blindly towards me.

'I tried to be the good guy and they want to kill me. Guess it's back to Plan B: Absorb the Androids on my own.'

It's been a week since I escaped from the three stooges and so far, I haven't felt a single ki signature from their team coming my way, which was a good thing.

After all, as I feel about them right now, I would just say fuck the canon and drain every little bit of energy out of them.

'I mean, I did kill thousands of humans & probably tens of thousands more in the past few days, but that's to help me get the Androids away from Earth. Not to mention, they could have wished those people back when I had finished absorbing the Androids and gone from Earth. Argh! This is why I hate fucking heroes, always thinking they're in the right.' I growled as I finally landed on a desolate island, nothing but a small tropical forest on it in which I could only sense about a dozen or so life forms.

At first, I wanted to fly around the world and continue absorbing people until I was at least twice as strong as I was in canon, but with Piccolo showing me just how powerless I was against him and with how my body was struggling to battle, I needed to get my mind in order.

'Thus, Image Training.' I thought with a smirk as I sat down on the ground with my legs crossed, taking a few deep breaths before smirking as I felt myself sinking deep into my consciousness.

I don't know how it was possible to do this with just thinking about it, but I just chalked it up to ki as I punched the air a few times, noting how little resistance there was against my blows before nodding as I took a deep breath.

The next moment, I flipped away as a leg sweep barely missed me, quickly lashing out with my tail and making the fighter grunt as they were sent skidding back.

Landing on the ground, I frowned at the 'Krillin' in front of me as he went into the Turtle School opening stance, to which I went into my own and took a deep breath.

With a simple thought, 'Krillin' launched himself forward and I grunted as I blocked his first punch, grabbing his fist and pulling him forward while lashing out with my own.

However, he moved his head out of the way while bringing his leg over for a kick, to which I let go of his fist & blocked the kick with a grunt while lifting my knee up to block his punch.

The force of our blows sent us flying in opposite direction, but I was quick to recover as I flipped over and rocketed towards him, a slight smirk on my face as I spun through the air and lashed out with a roundhouse.

Watching as 'Krillin' lifted a knee to block my attack, I grinned as I abruptly stopped my attack while my tail lashed out from behind me, smacking into his head and obliterating his head into a bloody paste as his corpse fell to the ground.

'Hah, that was…enlightening.' I thought with a frown as I looked down at the corpse vanishing, pleased at my first victory yet also frustrated at how long it took me to get him.

While I did lower my power to his, I suppose it was too much to expect myself to be able to take him out with just the Turtle School style.

'That usage of Frieza's style at the end was good, though, especially if I mask it with Piccolo's love for kicking people in the side. Yeah, this might just work.' Now armed with a training plan, I grunted as I exerted my full power, completely focused on the Piccolo in front of me as he was already in his fighting stance without his weighted clothing.

A tense silence hung in the air as the two of us stared at each other, with me waiting until I caught the slightest twitch from his leg.

With an explosive burst of ki, I grinned as I launched myself forward, Piccolo grunting as he caught my high kick before I smirked as I saw the punch aimed for my chest.

However, as I went to parry it, my eyes widened as the force in it was more than I expected, the fist completely shattering my arm and knocking the wind out of me as it smashed into my chest.

Spittle flew from my mouth as I was sent flying backwards, barely able to keep conscious as I flipped over and stopped myself with a stagger.

Unfortunately, I was not given a moment to rest as Piccolo was already on me by the time I gathered my senses and one thought flashed through my mind as I readied myself for the ass-whooping I'm about to receive.

'This is going to hurt more than the spankings my grandma gave me.'

Catching the fist of Piccolo, I gritted my teeth as my leg lashed out and pushed him away, my tail wrapping around and stabbing at his leg only to miss as Piccolo leapt into the air & kicked at my head.

Falling backwards as the kick missed by a hair, I smirked as I put my tail behind me for balance and pushed off of it, connecting with a dropkick to the Namekian's chest that made him cough for air.

Not done yet, my tail wrapped around his neck and pulled him closer as I kneed him in the jaw, quickly using his disorientation to connect a few more punches before I cursed as Piccolo ripped my tail off and kicked me away.

Flipping over to my feet, ki was already gathering at my fingertips as I pointed my index fingers at him, a gleeful grin at my face before I unleashed a flurry of Death Beams.

Piccolo, however, showcased his might as he slapped away the Death Beams with fast-paced hands, to which I simply grinned as I rushed towards him while continuing to send out Death Beams.

Just as I neared him, I abruptly stopped my attacks and held out my fingers to my forehead, gritting my teeth at the kick in my chest as a bright flash of light came from under my eyelids.

Hearing Piccolo's grunt, my eyes snapped open as my tail stabbed into his leg, making Piccolo stumble as I swiftly drained the energy inside it.

However, I was not done as I spun and swept his only leg out from under him, Piccolo growling as he sent a ki blast towards me only to gasp as my tail snaked from behind & stabbed into his back.

"Hah…Man, that was cool." I muttered with a smirk as I finished draining all of Piccolo's energy, closing my eyes & taking a deep breath before smirking as I found myself staring at the island forest in front of me.

Image Training was not the cheat code I thought it was.

Instead of giving me both boosts in my power & my control, it boosted my control & helped me run fighting simulations non-stop to figure out every weakness that my opponent had.

I could imagine myself or my opponent at our strongest power without needing to transform to do so and with each battle, more & more of my memories meld together to form one single pattern instead of me having to search through dozens of them to be able to form a coherent thought.

"Although, I have to admit I do feel myself acting a bit more cocky & formal the more I assimilate my memories together. That might just be the Frieza & Vegeta in me." I muttered before shaking my head as I took a deep breath, smirking at how I could now fly with ease compared to when I had to visualize it before to get the same effect.

'Now, it appears that my training made enough time pass.' I thought with a smirk as I turned to the west, smirking at Piccolo's energy growing & shrinking at a rapid pace, which probably meant that he was in battle with #17.

Time to get my perfect form.

"Hah…hah…hah…" Piccolo's exhaustion was visible on his face as he took deep yet shaky breaths, his energy depleted severely while wounds littered his body as he glared at his foe.

On the other hand, apart from the wincing & heavy breathing that came from his many wounds, Android #17 looked to be as battle-ready as he looked from the start of their battle as the cyborg gave the Namekian a lopsided grin.

"What's the matter…Piccolo? Already exhausted?"

"Hah…hahaha…as if. Just…giving you a breather…before I destroy you." Piccolo gasped out with a groan as he struggled to stand upright, to which #17 snorted before turning as he heard his twin speaking up.

"#17, why are you wasting your time playing around? Just kill him and let's go kill Goku."

"You think I'm not trying to do that?" #17 asked his sister with an exasperated look, rolling his eyes as she simply raised an eyebrow whilst crossing his arms.

"While I would love nothing more…than for you to keep fighting…don't forget about your foe." Piccolo's words drew #17's attention back to him, the Android looking at the tired Namekian before shaking his head as he rolled his neck.

"You're covered in wounds and most of your energy is gone. I, on the other hand, am feeling no exhaustion and my wounds are becoming naught but an inconvenience for me with every second that passes. You are no match for me, Piccolo."

"Well said, brother." A raspy yet chilling voice spoke and Piccolo's eyes widened as he recognized it, slowly turning around to see the familiar smirking face of Cell slowly landing on the ground.

"What the hell are you supposed to be and why are you calling #17, brother?" #18 asked with a slightly disgusted look, to which Cell chuckled as he shrugged.

"An Android, dear sister, though I have to admit that I'm not that gifted in the looks department so I can understand the confusion. After all, our creator never revealed my existence to you two, now did he?"

"So, what? You're his final fail-safe from beyond the grave?"

"Worse. He's only a third complete and will reach his perfect form when he absorbs you & #18."

"Thank you for the rundown, Piccolo, and don't think I've forgotten how you went back on our deal."

"I'm a demon. It's what we do." Piccolo spoke with a fanged smirk, to which Cell simply chuckled before the Namekian gave a silent gasp as a fist tore through his chest & barely missed ripping his heart out.

"I told you that you would regret betraying me." Cell whispered to the Namekian with a frown as he ripped his arm out while snapping his neck with ease, turning back to the shocked #17 who looked horrified as he didn't even see the Bio-Android move.

"Now, #17 & #18, I'm going to say this once & only once. I like you and I want you. So, we can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way. The choice is yours." Cell finished with a smirk as he rolled his neck, waiting for the Androids' answer before sighing as he saw #17 charge a ki blast and sent him at him without answering.

'I guess it's the hard way.' With a lunge, Cell bulldozed right through the ki blast and grabbed #17 by the mouth, the Android reaching out to impale Cell only for his eyes to widen as his arm was ripped off before he gasped as a knee slammed into his chest.

'Tail. Shift to Assimilation.' Cell spoke to the database in his mind, his body following the order as his tail came around while his stinger expanded and absorbed the top part of #17.

"Nice try, #16." Cell said with a smirk as he stopped the punch from behind, looking over his shoulder at the frowning giant before #17 was slowly sucked up into his tail.

"Your attempt to #17 is seen as a threat to mankind. I warn you to cease & desist."

"Hmm, how about no?"

"Give me back my brother!" Cell raised an eyebrow as he heard #18's shout, ducking under #16's second fist and pulling his tail out of the way just as a barrage of ki blasts missed hitting it.

"Don't worry, #18. You'll be joining me soon." Cell said with a smirk aimed at #18 as he leapt away, activating his full power with a grunt and sending #16 stumbling back with the shockwave as he finally felt #17's body entering his own.

'Time to take my first step towards Perfection.' With a guttural roar, Cell's power grew tremendously as the sky around the island began to darken, his body obscured by a greenish-white light as he slowly began to transform.

His height was the first to change, going from barely shorter than Piccolo to being taller than Android #16 by a few centimetres, his body bulking up considerably as it became more humanoid & muscular.

Next, his wings sunk into his body as his tail grew out, his lower arms & legs turning black along with his tail now turning orange & black. His horns began to grew upwards as the black section of his forehead grew more ball-like and took up the top of his head, with his face having the general shape of a human face despite the comically large-lipped mouth & lack of eyebrows.

As the energy surrounding him died down & the sky began to grew lighter, Cell took a deep breath as he opened his eyes, a pair of scarlet irises staring in amusement & greed at the shocked #18 & the cautious #16.

"Now then, #16, would you kindly get out of my way? I have an Android to absorb." Cell was expecting #16 to either do as he ask or tell #18 to run away.

What he was not expecting was for #16 to just rip his arms off and reveal a gatling gun inside both of them, making the Semi-Perfect blink as the world around him was obscured by bright orange explosions.

"Son of a-Damnit! Would you sto-Oh come on, why the mouth?!" Cell exclaimed from inside the pillar of explosions as he was bombarded by ki blast after ki blast and while each was the equivalent of someone poking him with a finger, they were still a nuisance of light & sound that disoriented him slightly.

'Damnit! Why did I showboa-Ow! Why the hell is he aiming for my mouth?! Better yet, how is he aiming for my mouth?!'

"#18, run! I shall hold him off!" #16 spoke to #18 in a monotone as he continued firing off ki explosions, #18 snapping out of her shock as she registered his words before her eyes widened & she shook her head.

"No way am I running! Besides, with his power, he'd probably kill you and then come after me!"

"Exactly! Now, #16, would you-Argh!" Cell tried to speak calmly but was quickly cut off by a wheezing cough as another ki blast was shot into his mouth, #16 continuing his bombardment for the next minute before slowly bringing it to a stop.

As the smoke died down, the Android was slightly surprised to see Cell walking out of the smoke, though he was confused by the unsettling feeling in his stomach as Cell was glaring at him.

"One more, #16. One more fucking bomb and I swear I won't regret what I do next." Cell growled as he stomped towards the duo, to which #16 simply frowned as his arms reattached before Cell blinked as both Androids' heads snapped up to the air above him.

"…Hah, Tien is behind me, isn't he?" Cell muttered as he turned around before blinking as it was not Tien behind him.

Instead, it was a smirking Vegeta & a glaring Trunks that were floating in the air behind the Bio-Android, both of them in their Super Saiyan transformation and dressed in Saiyan armour.

As Cell watched the two Saiyans land on the ground behind him, only one thought flashed through his mind as he slowly turned around.

'Did canon decide to just go fuck itself?'

A/N: Dun-dun-dun~! Cell is in his Semi-Perfect Form, but instead of Tien, he has to deal with the Saiyan Prince & his son.

Also, I've been noticing people asking me if this Cell is going to be evil.

Hehe~ He's not going to be full on evil, but you can't expect him to have Frieza's, King Cold's AND Vegeta's DNA and not have some evil in him. It just will take him a while to showcase them, but he will.

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