The world around me was a void when I opened my eyes, surprised to see a kaleidoscope of stars all around me while three giant stars burned brightly in front of me.

The star on my right was the biggest, glowing as bright as a golden sun while sparks of blue lightning ran around its form, its core a dark scarlet that looked ethereal.

The one in the middle was a mixture of lime green and emerald green, its core a deep orange as strands of beige & cream swayed around it.

The last one on the left was a deep purple, wisps of violet & white miasma radiating off of it as its core sparked with gold & black.

'What the hell is all this?'

"Welcome to your subconscious mindscape." A raspy voice echoed from behind me and I turned around before freezing for a split second at the sight of Imperfect Cell standing behind me, a malicious grin on his face.

The next moment as I leapt away, a cackle escaped his lips as I tripped over my own feet and fell on my ass, rolling around in laughter as I blinked while staring up at the void above us.

'Wha…' I was surprised at how non-athletic I was as I sat up while looking down, my eyes widening in surprise at being greeted by blue sweatpants, a dark grey hoodie with blue accents and black sneakers instead of the green legs that I was used to.

"Hah, I really needed that laugh. Thanks for that." Cell's words drew me back to reality as I quickly skittered backwards, to which the Android simply rolled his eyes while crossing his arms.

"Don't worry about me attacking you. Believe me, I've tried killing you numerous times, but the moment I even think about doing it, like this, I-!" Before Cell could finish taking his first step, I was bewildered by a train appearing from below and completely turning him into a blood splatter, watching as it bulldozed away into the roof before slowly looking back at the ground.

"Also, it doesn't matter if you do it consciously or not. No matter what, I cannot take control unless you actually want to give me control. At least, that's what I could get from my times experimenting in here."

"S-So, as long as I keep calm, you will be on the side?" I asked before blinking as Cell sighed and shook his head.

"You could be calm & collected or panicking in horror like a headless chicken and I'll still be locked up in here unless you let me out."

'Huh…welll, thank goodness for that.'

"Oi, I resent that statement. Unlike you, I was born only a few weeks ago." Cell spoke with a huff and despite the slight fear I still felt, I couldn't help but smirk at his response before blinking as I looked down at my body.

"Wait, if this is my mindscape, then why am I in this form when I should be in my Perfect Form?"

"Firstly, it's our mindscape since I'm still a part of you. Secondly, you only look like Cell in your conscious mindscape. This is your subconscious mindscape, where you are portrayed as your true soul. You could still look like Cell, but only if the two of us fuse our souls together." He explained and I hummed before giving him a narrowed stare.

"You said you were born just a few weeks ago. Does that mean…"

"That I am the Cell of this Present Timeline? That would be correct, though unlike you or any of my future timeline counterparts, my mental programming has not started yet so I was only able to become conscious after fusing with you. Speaking of which, your memories of another life are quite fascinating since reincarnation is shown in the original media with Kid Buu becoming Uub, but it's never shown if the same could happen with someone that doesn't belong to the Dragon Ball multiverse."

"…Did you perhaps fuse with our database chip? You sound far too much like a researcher to be me." I said with a raised eyebrow, to which Cell simply snorted before answering.

"Once you're stuck in an empty void with nothing but hundreds of thousands of terabytes of data to watch, you tend to pick up certan characteristics that you feel would fit you better than others."

"Okay. So, if this is our shared subconscious mindscape, I assume these are the DNA cores?" I said/ asked while pointing at the three stars behind me, Cell chuckling as he nodded.

"Yep. Saiyan, Namekian and Colarctian DNA in order from right to left."

"Wait, Colarctian?"

"Frieza's race, to be specific." Cell explained and I was surprised as I looked at the star.

"Huh, doesn't sound as cool as the Arcosian species."

"Arcosians were the ones who Saiyans conquered planets for before they went over to the Frieza race when King Cold eradicated the Arcosians down to the last babe."

"…King Cold's memories?" I asked, shaking my head as Cell simply smirked and nodded before my eyes widened as I looked around.

"Wait, the last thing I remember was me blowing myself up to get my Perfect Form back. A-Are we…?"

"If you're asking if we're dead, no. You are simply in a state of stasis while our body reconstructs back into its Super Perfect State. However, you will be happy to know that with your idea to exhaust yourself to near-death by removing almost all of the souls trapped in you bar myself, you will be far stronger than Cell was when he came back in his Super Perfect Form."

"…How much stronger are we talking here?"

"Uh, by using a series of complex processes and calculations…almost strong enough to be on par with Super Saiyan 2 Goku and Vegeta when they were in the Buu Saga."

"Damnit, so not nearly strong enough to handle Fat Buu let alone its other iterations." I muttered with a frown, to which Cell simply hummed before he blinked as I looked at him.

"You do realize that I already know what you're thinking, right?"

"And?" I asked, the smirk on my face turning into a grin as he cackled and nodded.

"It's a stupid idea, but the pros outweigh the cons. Why not?"

Pybara was calm as he stood on the spire of his tall temple, looking out in the direction that he had last felt Cell's energy right before it had spiked massively.

'His soul was in complete disarray.' As Pybara had removed soul after soul from Cell's body, he couldn't understand how the Android was still alive with how his ki was not in sync with his soul.

That's not even mentioning the other soul hidden deep inside his own which Pybara could not remove lest he kill Cell himself, which is forbidden for Yardrats and even if it wasn't, Pybara did not want to.

Cell was quite well-mannered and while it was not the benevolent good that he felt in Goku, Pybara had to admit that the Bio-Android had nothing but the good of others in his heart even if it was accompanied by a thirst for power.

"Great Elder?"

"Yes, Hatska?" Pybara asked, turning as his oldest student appeared floating in the air next to him from thin air.

"Those two have awakened. They are currently destroying the southern illusion." Hatska answered, Pybara simply humming as he turned in the direction his student was pointing before raising an eyebrow as a familiar ki appeared from thin air in their atmosphere.

Watching as a gold-scarlet streak of light flew through the air, Pybara could only shake his head as it flew directly to where the other foreign newcomers were.

"Come, Hatska. Let us go before they destroy our fake cities."

"Where the hell are we?!" #18 exclaimed while glaring at the pink Yardrat she had in her grasp, who looked pale as #17 frowned while looking around at their new environment.

The last thing he remembered was sitting inside of Cell and watching as his fellow Android left Earth behind before getting his lights knocked out by that yellow alien when it freed them.

"Sister, put the poor guy down. He doesn't know who we are or where we're from. Besides, weren't you paying attention while Cell was flying here?"

"Excuse me. I was still getting over the fact that I was stuck in my apparent Bio-Android brother for all eternity!" #18 shouted at her twin, who simply rolled his eyes before his eyes widened as the ground in behind the two of them shattered.

"Brother, sister, please. Put our friend down." Cell spoke with a smile as he stood up from his crouched position, #17 surprised to see the Bio-Android now in his Perfect Form instead of his Imperfect Form that he should be in.

However, what shocked him even further was the sheer amount of power radiating from the Bio-Android even as he stood leisurely with an amused smile.

Compared to how strong Cell was when they left Earth, it felt as if the Android had tripled his strength if not more within the short time that existed between them being expelled from his body and now.

"You!" #18 growled, quickly throwing the Yardratian in her hands away before rushing forward with a fist already pulled back.

However, just as she smashed it into his face, she gritted her teeth and stifled a slight scream as pain exploded in her fist, glaring at the amused Cell as he reached up & lowered her hand.

"Don't hurt yourself with your foolishness, #18. Look at how calm our brother is."

"You're too ugly to be my brother."

"With this jawline? Might as well say you're jealous." Cell fired back, smirking as #17 just gave an amused snort before both Androids turned to their sister as she leapt away.

"#18, this is unbecoming of you."

"What Bugface said. Raging out & attacking with frustration does not match with your image. Besides, even if we do manage to hurt the idiot by some miracle, how the hell are we going to get back home? As far as I understand, we are not made out of the same cells that he is."

"I don't care. He humiliated me!"

"He beat me in one punch and you don't see me whining & crying about it."

"You want me to beat the shit out of you too?"

"Please, we both know I'm the stronger of us two."

"Ladies, you're both pretty. Now, would everyone please calm down and take a deep breath?" Cell asked with a smile, to which #17 shrugged while #18 gritted her teeth before cursing as she spun and kicked half of a skyscraper into the horizon.

"Ah, I see you've calmed them down." The trio of Androids turned as Pybara's voice came from above them, #17 slightly intrigued by the yellow alien descending down with the smaller green one besides him while #18 was more cautious as she scanned the two of them.

'Hmm, barely on the level of Tien. We can take them out with ease.'

"#18, stop thinking about killing the Yardratians, please." Cell muttered with a sigh, shaking his head as the Android simply huffed while crossing her arms.

"If you wish, we can teleport you back to Earth."

"Hatska, have you forgotten that interplanetary teleportation is off-limits?" Pybara spoke, Cell witnessing the alien frowning for the first time as the smaller green one had a shamed look on his face.

"R-Right. Forgive me, Great Elder."

"However, I do know that our friends here might destroy our planet if we don't take them away."

"Don't worry. I'll just absorb them again if they try." Cell spoke with a smile, amused at #17's wary glance and #18's panicked expression before chuckling as Pybara smiled in amusement.

"Amusing, but I'd rather that not happen. Therefore, would you both please give me a hand?"

"Actually, do you mind if I go as well, great Elder? There are some things I wish to say to Goku and the others." Cell spoke as he walked forward, Pybara simply looking at him before smiling as he nodded and turned with his back towards them.

"Not at all. In that case, everyone place a hand on my back."

"Hah, at least it's better than having to wait weeks for a spaceship to be made." #17 muttered with a sigh as he placed a hand on Pybara's back, Cell doing the same before smirking as #18 made sure that #17 was in between the two of them.

"You do realize that I don't need the two of you anymore, right?"

"Be quiet before I try to kill you again."

"You can try. Also, just a quick warning. Goku and his friends may have gotten just a tad bit stronger than you last saw them."

"Wait, wh-!" Before #17 could finish his question, he blinked as their surroundings changed in the blink of an eye, looking over to the side to see Dende & Mr. Popo staring at them in shock & horror.

Before they could do anything, both of them were already knocked out cold as Cell slowly lowered them to the floor, stretching his senses out before giving a subtle sigh as he felt the Z-Fighters all already gathered at where Goku's energy was rising.

"It appears that our friends are already on their way. Great Elder, do you mind waiting?"

"Not at all. I will watch over the Namekian & his Arabitian attendant while you are busy."

'…Arabi-what?' Cell thought to himself with a raised eyebrow, looking over to Mr. Popo before shaking his head as he stood back, #18 gritting her teeth while #17 frowned as Cell placed a hand on both of their shoulders.

"Let me do the talking. The way they feel right now, most of them would attack first and ask questions later. Also, don't try anything because we all know that Vegeta could kick both of your asses by himself."

"I'll try." #17 answered with a shrug, to which Cell nodded before both slowly turned towards a frowning #18.

"#18?/ Sister?"

"Fine! I won't try and blow them up, okay?"

"That is all we ask. Now, remember, I do the-!" Before Cell could finish speaking, he blinked as Goku's energy appeared directly behind him, twin electro barriers erupting from him & #17 and surrounding the three Androids as well as Dende, Pybara and Mr. Popo just as a Galick Gun-Burning Attack combo crashed into it.

"You do realize that your Guardian was in the path of that attack, correct?" Cell shouted towards the group, humming as he was greeted by a series of glares & frowns.

"Vegeta, how's the pride?"

"Fuck you!" Vegeta growled as his aura sparked, making Cell chuckle before he turned towards the short monk.

"Krillin, how is it to be alive again?"

"Depends. How's your new lower half?"

"Ooh, the baldy's grown a spine. Then again, I did shatter the weak one you had before. Hey, #17. Did you know that he & #18 confessed to each other?"

"I-I did no such thing!"

"I was awake inside of you, Cell. I remember." #17 spoke with a smirk, both he & the Bio-Android amused at #18's blushing before Cell turned back to see shocked faces at the sight of the Androids being free.

"Why the look of shock, gentlemen? I did tell you before, right? I merely wanted to absorb them and get my Perfect Form. Did you believe I was lying?"

"Don't believe him! They're probably clones or illusions or something!" Piccolo growled as he went into a fighting stance, which everyone else did as well as Cell sighed.

"Calm, everyone. Cell is telling the truth." Pybara spoke for the first time from where he was standing besides Dende, to which everyone stared at him in confusion while Goku's eyes widened as he recognized the alien.

"M-Master Pybara?"

"Hello, Goku. I see you made it back home safe."

"D-Dad, do you know him?" Gohan asked with a frown before his eyes widened along with that of everyone else's as Goku smiled & nodded.

"Y-Yeah, he's from Yardrat. He taught me Instant Transmission."

"Wait, what?! You went to Yardrat?" Trunks asked in shock as he looked to Cell, who snorted as he nodded.

"Yes, Frieza's memories showed that they had a way to get rid of souls trapped in another being and so, I wanted to go there to see if he could release not only the Androids, but also the souls that I had absorbed in my thirst for my Perfect Form."

"Why?" Tien asked, to which Cell simply raised an eyebrow before shrugging.

"Why would I wish to torment hundreds of thousands of souls with an eternity of anguish & pain? It's not in my nature."

"You killed thousands when you left last I remember." Trunks spoke with a frown

"Tens of thousands, actually, but that's because I had reached my breaking point. How would you feel if you was being nice to everyone you met and you got attacked for it over & over & over again? Then, when you go to the ones you thought would be nice to you, you find out that they wish to kill you simply because you were different? Tell me, Krillin. Would you feel happy when one of the people you thought were one of the more reasonable people cut you in half simply because you absorbed a homicidal Android he had a crush on?" Cell asked with a frown, glaring at the short monk who didn't answer as he look to the side.

"I actually saw you, Goku & Gohan as the most reasonable of your little group, so you must excuse my surprise when I came here and found out that you guys didn't wish to listen to a word I said. Don't even try to use the 'You killed thousands' excuse. Tien's an ex-assassin, Yamcha an ex-bandit, Piccolo's the reincarnation of a Demon Lord that tormented Earth for decades and don't get me started on the Saiyan with the big forehead whose entire life before joining you all was massacring & conquering planets for a tyrant. The hypocrisy is truly nauseating, but I know what you're going to say, Goku. 'They're changed people that just want to protect their home! Right, guys?!' " Cell spoke sarcastically with a bright grin, scoffing as Goku simply frowned at him.

"Why are you here, Cell?"

"Closure, I suppose. I wanted to see if I would regret what I did, but truthfully…I just want to blow this place up. Also, the Androids are like #16 now. They don't care for world domination like before."

"Yeah, anyone know a good burger place? I could chow down on a cheeseburger right now."

"I'd like some sushi."

"I know a restaurant that serves both in South City, if you two want to go?" Krillin said to both of their requests, to which #18 gave a subtle smirk while #17 gave a nod.

"Enough! I've wasted my time listening to your pathetic sob story, insect! Now, give me the battle I long for!" Vegeta exclaimed as he rushed forward and the last thing he saw was Cell glancing at him before his world went black.

"When he wakes up, tell him it was enough for a warmup." Cell spoke with a smirk as he placed a hand on Pybara's back, savouring everyone's look of shock before the world around them shifted once more.

Back on Yardrat, Cell sighed as he finally relaxed his tense body, smirking as he heard Pybara chuckle.

"A bit on edge there, Cell?"

"With that many hostile beings in my vicinity? It's a surprise I didn't just blow up the planet."

"Indeed. Now, are you ready to finally begin your training?" Pybara asked and Cell grinned as he cracked his neck.

"Always. Let's get this journey started."

A/N: And like that, the Cell Saga comes to an end.

A bit abrupt, I know, but like I said before, Cell isn't exactly evil. He's just a guy that is overly cautious.

Also, for those wondering, I'm still finalizing just how the story is going to go from here even though we're seven chapters ahead on , but when I do, you guys will notice.

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