Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ The Alternate Universe ❯ The Cell Games ( Chapter 10 )

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The Alternate Universe

Chapter Ten : The Cell Games

Goku went through the giant steel door to find a long,dark corridor.With radar in hand he walked along,finding intersections along the way.
He stared blankly down them and continued.He reached a solid wall of blackness.He touched about it,and then was thrown forward as it spun round.
"Wha....who...whoa..."he murmured.
Four shining dragonballs were on a small table in front of him,one thin,one fat bodyguard guarding each side of the table.
"Dont worry"a voice said to someone Goku could not see,"The sheild is impenetrable"
"What?"Goku asked,bewilded.
"Its on,my customer"the voice continued.A small man wearing totally blue clothes and a white shirt jumped up onto the table.He looked slightly like a navyman.
"Heheha,so jerko,how ya gonna get through now huh?"he sneered,chewing a wad of white gum unpleasently,his small black moustache twitching over his mouth,"Hand over your dragonballs and we'll back off,okay?"
"How do you know I have dragonballs?"Goku asked.
"Lets say a little birdy told me.Thank General Tao"he said,and he indicated to his right where,beside the smaller bodyguard,was General Tao.
"Well,can I have these dragonballs?"Goku asked.
"Have them?!Who do you think yer talkin' to blondy?!"
"Aww,please..."Goku reasoned,and he put his hand out,but a purple sheild instantly appeared as he touched close to the table and then dissapeared as he retracted his hand."Oh I see,they've got some kind of ring around them!Lemme help"Goku offered,and he shoved his hand through and broke the sheild with ease.The short man who was laughing because Goku couldnt get through first time was now looking horrified.
The bodyguards moved forward and the man sheilded the dragonballs best he could with his small bulk like they were babies.
"You get away from here ya freak!"
The thin bodyguard made a swipe but missed and drove his fist into the table,smashing through it.
"Ahh!Dont take my dragonballs!"
"Dont worry"Tao said softly.He turned to Goku and pushed the guards out of the way."Goku..."he said,in a sweet and unsuiting tone,"I have a way that we can all be happy.If you complete my challenge then you can have all the dragonballs and make whatever wish you want,okay?"
"Thanks!"Goku said as Tao pulled of one of his metal hands and allowed three pairs of metal shapes to fall out.They were chained together.
"All you have to do is work out these puzzles and bring them to me and I'll be happy to hand over the dragonballs,okay?"
"Sure!"Goku said.
"Alright now can we have your dragonballs for safekeeping?"Tao asked.
Goku handed over his dragonballs without looking.He was already working on the first pair of interlocking shapes to notice much.
Tao took Goku's dragonballs and their own and handed them to the thin guard."We'll turn off these cameras,then you wont have any distractions"Tao said,as he ushered the small man and the thin bodyguard out of the room.They flitted onto the cameras,Dragonballs in hand,for one moment,but Tao turned them off quickly."And I'll leave my friend here to keep you company!"Tao said,and he pulled the fat guard into a chair.
"And one more thing-it has to be solved by midday tommorow or no deal"Tao said.
"No deal?!"Goku implored.He stared back at the shapes,then said despairingly,"Okay..."
"Be seeing you,Goku!"Tao shouted,and he hurried out and locked the spinning door behind him,rushing outside.
When he got there he saw the thin bodyguard jumping into the front seat of a limosine and his customer getting into the back.Tao joined him,and the two laughed long over Goku's folly.
It was plain to see that Goku's strongest quality was not his brain,but he did have one that was fully-charged in times of need.And a time of need had come.By mid-afternoon Goku had solved one,and he wasted about an hour by dancing about with his bodyguard friend.He solved the second interlocked puzzle by midnight,but the third was a more complex shape,interlocked by three stations-shapes Goku had never seen before.He only figured out the first step by two am,and began to become worried.
"You'll do it,Goku"the bodyguard slurred through mouthfulls of noodles,"I just...tomgh...know...tomgh...it..."he murmured while chomping down on his food.
"Got any more noodles?"Goku asked,not taking his eyes of the puzzle.He had somehow sensed that the guard had finished.
"Here,sure"the guard offered.He turned around and in ten minutes a steaming bowl of chicken noodles were in front of him.Goku downed them almost instantly,and got back to work fully-fuelled.By sunrise he had figured out the third,finally,and he then began looking for Tao and the others.
"Where is everyone?"Goku asked.
"Maybe nobody's home"the guard suggested.Goku felt the door.It wouldnt budge.
"Hey,how do we get out of here?"Goku asked.
"I dunno,usually just...opens"the guard shrugged.
"Stand back"Goku ordered.The guard did so and Goku blasted the door apart,and the two of them walked into the smoky, dark corridor.
"Thats cool,that power-laser-thingy"
"Yeah"Goku agreed,looking about.He stared down at his radar and found the dragonballs.They were very far away somewhere.
"I found what I was looking for!"Goku said,punching the air.Then,finding he had made a friend said,"Grab on"
The guard grabbed on and they dissapeared and reappeared by the edge of a small lake.At the bank a limosine was parked and the thin guard was sitting down over the seven dragonballs.The small man was fishing in ankle-high water,and Tao was hovering close to the limosine when he was hit in the face by six metal shapes.
"What the...?!"he said,staring down at them.
"Sorry!"Goku called,"But I figured out your puzzle!"
The small man was so surprised he fell forward into the water and jammed his head between to rocks,the bodyguard toppled and fell into the ground and the dragonballs rolled off and hit Goku's feet.
Goku picked them up,waved his friend farwell and with a cheery goodbye,vanished from sight.
"I still get paid dont I?"Tao asked as the man pulled his head out the rocks,covered in water.
"You got my six thousand zennie suit wet you moron!You lost me all my dragonballs!I'm gonna kill you!"
"Thought not..."Tao said,with not a hint of surprise or dismay,"So I planned ahead.All your money is in your limo and"he pulled something out of his pocket,"And I have the keys"
"WHY YOU LITTLE-!"the man roared as Tao jumped into the front seat and drove away.
"Nice kid,Goku"the fat bodyguard commented airily.
Goku appeared upon the lookout,which was now a lot less crowded than it was last night.
Only Piccolo, Tien, Trunks, Dende, Popo, Kami, 21 and 19 remained.
"Where did everyone go?"Goku asked Kami.
"Gone...there is no threat anymore"Kami replied.
"You have the dragonballs!"Dende shouted,noticing the gleaming pile in his arms.
"Oh yeah"Goku said,and he placed the balls on the ground.They glowed and now formed golden links of light between themselves.
"Shenron,I summon you!"Dende called.The others watched intently,especially the androids.Goku and Kami hovered behind Dende.
"I've been training him all day,poor boy"Kami said,sighing.
"He'll make a great guardian-you two together are unstoppable!"Goku said,but the dragon was unfurling itself in the sky,glowing brightly.
"Okay,whats your wish?"Dende asked.
"Why have....you....summonded me...?"the dragon asked in its slow, deep voice.
"O mighty Shenron!"Dende shouted.He turned to Kami and whispered,"Am I doing O.K.?"
"Great"Kami assured.
"O might Shenron we would like to have a wish granted for us!"
"Name...you...wish"Shenron said.
"What is it,guys?"Dende asked again.
"Hmm..."Goku murmured."Trunks,Piccolo,you guys are the smart ones,what should it be to include everyone and everything destroyed by the Cell and the androids?"
But before Trunks and Piccolo could speak the dragon made its familiar whurr of sound.
"Your wish has been granted....everyone and everything destroyed by the androids is now restored to perfect order"
"Thank you,Shenron!"Dende shouted."You may go now"
Shenron rolled back down into the glowing mass that was the dragonballs but they did not shoot away.
"Why didnt the dragonballs move?"Goku asked.
"They still have two wishes left,remember?"Dende reminded.
"Oh yeah"Goku said.
"Chaotzu?Chaotzu?!"Tien was shouting,swerving aroud.
"Tien!"A small voice cried from the other side of the lookout.Everyone turned and watched Chaotzu and Tien collide in a mistangled mid-air hug.
"Come on Choatzu,we've got some training to do"Tien said happily."See you guys!"
"You arent sticking around?"Trunks asked.
"Actually...well...Choatzu?"he prompted Chaotzu.
"Sure,we've got some catching up to do"
So Tien and Choatzu walked over to Trunks and Tien and Trunks began telling Choatzu everything that had happened and why there was two androids leaning against the stone pillars behind them.
"Sunset tonight,Krillin and Yamcha come out"
"Hey,Piccolo,why can we only train for two days?"
"We cant"Piccolo said,"I just told people that...now keep your voice down"
"Oh...ahh...sorry"Goku whispered.
"Chaotzu,do you want to train in the Hyperbolic time chamber?"Tien offered.
"Well I think I might just for one day...but whats the point?What use will I be?"
"Maybe more than you think.Its always good to seek out all oppourtunites to improve"
"Now you sound like Vegeta"
"Ahahahah!"
"Well guys,I've gotta be going"Goku said."See you 19, 21, Nameks, Earthlings, Saiyans.Well see you all"Goku finished with a wave and dissapeared.

He appeared in front of Korin and Yadjirobe.
"Look its the Senzu Saiyan..."Yadjirobe said sarcastically.
"What is it Goku?"Korin asked.
"Erm...well,heh,got any Senzu beans?"Goku asked,trying not to sound greedy and predictable.
"No...they are not ready yet,but they will before the Cell games start I assure you"Korin said.
"Oh well there is one more thing"Goku said.
"Does he want a tv?Becuase we dont have one..."Yadjirobe murmured moodily.
"No...I need you to tell me if I'm stronger than Cell or not"
"Goku isnt that a bit of a strange request?"Korin asked,taken aback.
"I just need an outside opinion"Goku said."Ready?Here goes"
"I wonder if we'll feel it...if It was me-"
"Quiet!"Korin hissed.
Goku threw his arms out and began screaming,throwing Yadjirobe back into the ground.He got up and wiped the unseeable-soil off of him and tried to find something to cling onto,muttering something.Korin drove his staff into the ground.
Wind was whipping his fur and the sky was darkening slightly.Clouds rolled in.
"Phh,this guy's pathetic"
"Shut up!"Korin said.He was shaking.
"Whats up with you?"
Chinks of rubble and sheets of dust were falling from the roof,even small tiles breaking from the building and the lookout above.Sparks were radiating from Goku and bolts of eletricity were shooting up the thin spine of the tower up into the the lookout.
"What the...that power..."Piccolo growled in amazement,hanging onto a pillar.
"Its Goku!"Android 21 cried,"He is showing his full power!"
"He's one Super Saiyan!"Trunks shouted.
There was an explosion of power and light,and screaming,Yadjirobe was thrown back,and grabbed onto the edge of the building.
"Goku stop!"Korin ordered."For goodness sake,Goku,stop now!"
But Goku did not stop.
"Jeez...I'm...ahh!"Yadjirobe shouted,and he was thrown from the building completely,but Piccolo grabbed him from behind.
"Nice timing"Yadjirobe grunted as the two of them hovered,wind pushing them back.
"GOKU!"they heard Korin shout,making Goku look at him,"STOP,I CAN SENSE YOUR MAXIMUM!NO MORE!NO MORREEEE!"
Goku got the drift and the clouds parted as his aura went away,and light poured into the scene.His hair softened back to its normal full-power state.
Piccolo and a disgruntled Yadjirobe landed back on the tower,behind Korin.
"That was only half my power"Goku explained.
"Only...only half?!"Yadjirobe murmured in bewilderment.
"Goku...I'm afraid that your still not as strong as Cell"Korin announced with dismay.
"The gap is narrow if you'd only train in the Hyp-"Piccolo began but Goku cut across.
"Thats what I thought...oh well"Goku said."Bye"
He dissapeared.
"Did he just...what I think he just..."Piccolo murmured incoherently.

Time had worked out well that day;at sunset Krillin and Yamcha came out, giving Krillin two hours to prepare for Gohan's elevnth birthday party.
Goku, who had gone to sleep as soon as he got home (He had been up all night figuring out Tao's puzzle,duh) woke up just as Krillin came out and Gohan finished his studies five minutes before eight o'clock.
Dining on a five-seater table, Ox-King, Goku, Chi-Chi, Gohan and Krillin were subjected to a gigantic three course meal in which by the time the desert arrived Krillin looked sick-but quite the opposite for Goku as he munched through leftovers like some animal.
The night was a laugh and tale-they learned things about each other than had never learned before.How Chi-Chi and Goku had married at the end of the Tenchaki Budokai,how Krillin had had to face Bacterian in the first round,and how Ox-King had trained under Master Roshi's wing.
"They were the good old days,Goku"Krillin said,not touching his dessert."Me, you and a fighting ring"
"And now?"Gohan asked.
"Me, Goku and a plate of food"
"Ahahah!"
Chi-Chi had left the table and the lights had flickered off.
"Huh?"Gohan murmured.Then eleven candles caught his eye as Chi-Chi brought in a massive cake.Krillin nearly toppled off his chair as Goku and Gohan eyed it hungrily.
"More courses?!"Krillin murmured."I'm gonna be sick..."
"Make a wish before you blow,Gohan"Ox-King whispered.
Let someone,just someone have the strength to beat Cell...
Gohan blew and the lights went out with a whoosh.Suddenly the black shadow that was his cake was sizeably reduced.
Somone coughed sickeningly and the lights flicked on.Kasama had turned them on,and was hanging onto the light,looking unhappy.
Gohan looked around to see he had covered his mother's face in cake,also his grandfather's and father's.Krillin had clambered back onto his seat, looking sick.He grabbed a peice of cake in his hand,and his skin became whiter.
"Gohan..."
"I'm sorry mom!"
"Gohan...every other mother in this position would have severly punished you.Especially on your birthday"she paused and allowed confusion to settle on Goku and Gohan,"But I....I will punish you Extra-Severly!"she smiled,but kindly,and pulled the cake off her face and threw it at Gohan's spotless figure.Gohan,in the utmost surprise stumbled backwards,cake all over his face.He picked up some and hazarded a throw at his mother.Goku did the same to Krillin who cried,"Food fight!"and Krillin aimed a blow at Goku but in his sickly state knocked it off-course into Ox-King's face.As a food fight broke out Gohan jumped off his seat and went over to Kasama.
"Where's your sister?"he asked.
"She went out"
"Look"Gohan said."I'm sorry if I've upset you...I didnt mean to leave you out"he held his hand out.
"Its not my place"
"Come on...your like family now"
She grabbed it and smiled.
Though they did not appreciate it at the moment,the Z team would soon realise that Cell had done a lot of good for them and the world.People pulled together;if they had ten days left to live they might as well spend it with their family.

The next day Krillin, Gohan and Goku went for a day out;nowhere in perticular,maybe some fishing and some remembering of the good old days.Walking down the green pastures of Mt.Pao,Krillin said something to Goku.
"Do you remember Goku?"he asked,pointing down along the road indistinctly.
"Remember...er...what?"Goku asked.
"Remember over there were you promised me we'd never stop being friends"
"I don-"
"I remember!"Gohan said,"It was when the Saiyans had come to Earth"
"Well...oh...wait minute...yeah I do!"Goku said.
"Its so nice isnt it?"Gohan said,looking over at the veiws.
"Yep...lets just hope you can defend it,Goku"Krillin said.Then he paused and laughed,"What do I mean,hope?Your WAY stronger than that freak, we should have no problem"
"Actually"Goku said,"I'm not as strong as Cell"
"What?!"Krillin murmured,dumbfounded.
"Well...what do we do?"Gohan asked.
"Dont worry,lets not think about it now,we have...two days left"Goku said.
"Look,our old fishing lake!"Gohan said,and the three of them broke into a run towards the lake,and stopped short at the bank.
"Dad can we fish now?Can we can we PLEASE?"Gohan implored unnessecarily.
"Okay okay!"Goku said,"Jeez...get our gear,Krillin"
"I dont want fish tonight,lets just leave 'em in the water,okay?"Krillin asked as he got out the rods and bait.
"Yeah,sure"Goku said.
After a few hours of talking,diving in and splashing about,throwing fish sky-high and then catching them again Goku and Gohan lay back onto the bank and began to sleep.
"They're so powerful"Krillin murmured,watching them from a small boulder and fingering a sharp rocking as Goku snored,"I'll never catch up to Goku now..."he sighed,and looked up at the sky,"I remember the good old days..."
Krillin's head flopped back down.Hey....I bet if I threw this rock he'd knock it away...with his Super Saiyan senses he'll be able to sense anything, all the time...yeah...Krillin pulled back his arm and lashed the rock forward.It hit Goku's head and tore through it.
"Ow!Jeez Krillin what kind of jokes are you running now?!"He moaned.
"I just...je...ge...goh...never mind"he murmured,trying to convey his excuse.

The day finally came.Sunrise on the tenth day.The world unanimously turned on their television sets to witness the greatest battle in the history of the Earth-The Cell Games.Two dedicated ZTV employees made in their mission to get the low-down on the situation-one cameraman and one reporter.They had been preparing since nightfall.
"I should have stuck to sports..."the reporter moaned continously from his safe cliff-haven."Why did I volunteer?"
He and the cameraman watched Cell standing,unmoving,on his ice-white ring.
"Stop moaning,you had a choice!I was thrown into it"the camerman said,doing some checks with his gear.
"Were getting paid a heavy sum,I suppose"the reporter said,trying to look for an excuse for his act of insanity.
"Someone will show up to defeat him,just you wait"the cameraman assured.
"Pull your head outta the clouds,buddy"the reporter snapped."There isnt nobody who can take Cell down"
"Are you doubting him?"the cameraman asked with superiority,pointing over to Hercule Satan,the world martial arts champion,who was walking towards Cell in his championship cape and gold medal.
"Quick,lets get down there for a closer shot"the reporter hissed,and the two of them clambered down the rock face and headed as quickly as they could for Hercule.

"Are you guys ready?"Gohan asked his father and Krillin as the three of them stood outside Goku's house,watching the horizon.
"I proposed to Marron yesterday"Krillin murmured dreamily,"I dont want to lose her"
"You did?"Goku asked."Thats great Krillin"
"Amazing"Gohan said,but without feeling.
"I think we should go now"Goku suggested.
He and Krillin started up and took off,but Gohan did not,as a voice caught his ear.He turned to see Kasama,followed by her silent,dreamy-looking sister.
"Gohan,I want to come with you"Kasama whispered as she reached him.
"Come with me?"Gohan repeated,flustered.
"Yes...I dont want to leave you"she moved closer,"Oh Gohan..."she kissed him on the cheek,making Gohan explode a violent red and Kajumi smile evilly.
"Well...lets go.."Gohan whispered hoarsely,and the three of them took off behind Goku and Krillin.

"I have to take these buckets of nuts and bolts with me?"Vegeta moaned in a hushed voice to his wife,completely ignoring Future Trunks.
"Yes,the androids will make vital team members"she whispered back."Now go"she shoved him forward,but with a little less energy than usual.
Vegeta had picked up on this,using his acute senses,in the last few days.
"What is wrong with you,woman?"he asked,and she breathed heavily.
"What?Oh,nothing"she replied,unconvincingly."Go prove yourself to Goku"
Vegeta growled and turned."Boy,Androids,come on"he snarled.
Android 20,the repaired Android 16 and Trunks all took off into the air towards the tournament ring.

Up on the lookout Piccolo,19 and 21 were preparing to depart.
""Goodbye,guys"Piccolo said.
"Dont die on me"Kami murmured,"If you know what I mean"
"I get you old man"Piccolo replied.
"Come,Piccolo"19 said,"The games are starting"
"Alright,alright"Piccolo said,and he walked over to 21 and 19,who left quickly.
"And,goodbye Dende"he said,in a voice quite unlike his own.
"Naill!"Dende cried,and shiny-eyed he charged to the edge of the lookout in time to see Piccolo fade away.

Tien and Chaotzu stopped their all-night training and drank some of the pure, waterfall water as the sun rose.
"Chaotzu,are you ready for this?"Tien asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be"Chaotzu replied,taking a deep breath."Ready as I'll ever be"
"Come on then"Tien said."We can get a senzu bean off Korin to replenish our health"
"Alright"Chaotzu said,and they set off for Korin's place.

Yamcha arrived first on the scene,but Cell seemed uninterested.
"I thought I broke your legs and arms-quick recooperation,I might say"
"You wont be doing that again"Yamcha said.
"And your strength has vastly improved-I daresay a little help from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and the Senzu beans,hmm?"Cell enquired.
Yamcha smiled.
"I thought so"

Managing to convince Lime to stay put,the old storekeeper started out late in the night and made his way to the tournament grounds.He may not be of much help,but he knew alot about martial arts and would like to cheer Goku on.
General Tao parked his limosine deep in a forest,thinking that if the world was going to end soon he might as well enjoy it-he had,and spent nearly all his customer's money,but he handily found a few credit cards in the back seat.And so,in final acceptance of Earth-destruction,he went along to watch in person.Goku had once barely stood up to him,and now he was saving the world.
"How things change..."he murmured as he blasted away for the ring.

"Damn.."Goku whispered to Krillin,surprising Krillin that he would use such language,"I forgot the Senzu beans..."
"No point going back now,and besides you can use your instant translocation"Krillin said."You'll beat Cell first-off"
They honed in on the patch of desert that contained the ring.
"I told you"Goku explained,"I'm not as strong as Cell"
Krillin did not reply.

Vegeta and Trunks made touchdown beside Yamcha.
"Hey Trunks!"Yamcha said,ignoring Vegeta.
"Hello,Yamcha...wait...who's that?"Trunks said,pointing towards the ring.A man had appeared up there and was walking towards Cell,followed by a reporter and a cameraman.
"Its...oh no...."Yamcha said,staring at the man."The World Martial Arts Champion...Hercule Satan"
"Does he have a chance?"Trunks asked.
"Of course not"Vegeta said,watching Cell's back in front of them,"Dont be foolish"
"And as we approach the deadly-cold ring in the shadow of the greatest martial artist in the world,we see a horrifying,inhumane figure,standing lifeless in front of us.Yes,it is Cell..."the reporter murmured in a hushed voice.He lost his scary edge by standing up fully to peer past Cell,"And we seem to have some strange people...landing...from the sky?!Yes...maybe using some sort of jet-pack these spiky-haired individuals form a fan-crowd around the ring"he walked towards them,and up to Yamcha.
"And you are,sir...?"he asked Yamcha.
"I'm Yamcha,I'm single,early twenties..."
"No,its not a dating agency,Mr.Yamcha..."the reporter said.Yamcha was trying to get his face into the camera and the reporter was getting tetchy,"Out of the way you idiot!"he hissed.Then to the camera,"It seems our first audience member is slightly dillusional....and oh,more are coming...but back to the fight!"he said,and he turned back to the ring,ignoring Goku and Krillin who had just arrived behind Trunks and Vegeta.
Android 16 and 20 landed at the left edge of the ring,and halfway through listing the exploits of the great Hercule Satan,the reporter moved over to them.
"And even more arrive-now two large people,one an extreme man with hair as red as fire,another a long grey-haired man.And so,sirs,have you anything to say on the matter?"he asked them.They stayed silent.
"Sirs?"
They said nothing.
"Anyone?Doh...forget you...and lets see now,Mr.Hercule is getting annoyed by something here..."the reporter said,turning to Hercule.
"You want to go first?You stupid hippys?"he moaned to Goku."You idiots have been too busy playing banjo in the forest!"
"What....who is this guy?"Goku asked.
"You dont know who I am?Like I said,you hippy freaks,I'm the world martial arts champion,now buzzoff and go fiddle with yourselves or something!"Hercule turned on his heel and walked towards Cell,who turned and began eyeing Goku.
"Hey you,Cell,you've got a champion who wants to face you!Are you just gonna ignore him?"the reporter said.Cell's eyes flickered to Hercule and the reporter,making him jump back.
"Thats right,you keep back"Hercule told the reporter.The reporter moved even further back and noticed something.A helicopter was honing in on the situation,and out of it jumped three people.
"And a helicopter containing three fighters arrives!Can these help at all?"the reporter said,back into his hushed tones.
After all his interveiwing of Hercule,the reporter had missed out on the arrival of more people;in the meantime Piccolo, 19, 21, Gohan, Kasama and Kajumi had arrived.As the reporter and the cameraman went over to the helicopter people and Hercule badgered Cell who was still eyeing Goku two people had arrived behind Goku.He turned to see.
"General Tao...and...the old storekeeper...hey,guys,thanks for the support"
They nodded in acknowledgement.
"Tao?"20 said from somewhere behind.Tao turned.
"Gero?"
"Tao,long time no see!"
"Same here,Gero"
Goku turned back to ring,and put his foot on the edge of the ring.
"Vegeta"he said,"Is it okay if I go first?"he asked.
"Alright"Vegeta said.
"I told you,blondy,go start a rock band or something!I'm fighting Cell first!"Satan cried.
"Goku"Krillin said,his eyes narrowed,holding onto Goku's arm,"Let him have his fun..."
"Well,alright"Goku said,as the occupants of the helicopter and the reporter and cameraman returned.
"Hey,its Karoni and Pirozki,the tag-team speciality,the famed apprentice's of the champion himself!"the reporter shouted,and Hercule turned to them.
"So,you guys wanna go first?"Hercule offered.
"Oh,mistro,it would honour us"Karoni,a long blonde-haired,feminist fighter,wearing completely white leather.
"I shall take care of this fool,master!"Karoni shouted,and he charged forward onto the ring,and Satan moved back.
"And"the reporter said,turning to the third person,someone with bushy-curly bright red hair and green eyes,"Who may you be?"
"Oh,I am the boy's manager,Piza"she said.
"And have you trained the boys well?"
Meanwhile Karoni dived forward,shouting,"Beautiful Flying Rose Attack"he sniffed a punch of roses,and jumped high into the air.
"These are your death flowers,Cell!Herrahh!"but he kept on going high.He couldnt get back down.Cell's eyes flicked upwards.
Karoni stopped screaming and then hit the floor with a giant thud and slid along the ground.
"Oh,Uh-Oh,that is not good!Karoni has gone off balance and this has resulted in extreme calamity!"the reporter was shouting.
"It happens often"Piza said,"With their amazing strength,it is a common occurance"
"Next up Pirozki,the rhino-man with an elephant head!"the reporter called,as Pirozki,a man in dark-blue armour and a steam-shooting elephant-mask over his amazing head charged into the ring.
"I shouldnt waste my energy on you Cell"Mr.Satan was saying,"So my other tag-team member will do it!"
"Megaton Bull Crusher!"Pirozki shouted,causing gasps of awe from martial-art fans around the world.
"His never-before-survived move!"Piza shouted,as Karoni struggled to pull himself to his feet.Steam burst from Pirozki's chimneys on his mask.
But,using a sheild of Ki,Cell knocked back Pirozki silently,even as he pushed with all his might against it.
"Cell,you've rigged the ring,huh?I'll show you..."Hercule boomed,moving aside for Pirozki to slide out of the ring."Or,have you fed him alabanio pepper juice,of which he is allergic to?Your a dirty trickster!"
Cell's eyes fixed on Hercule.
"Hercule,your up!"the reporter shouted,"Your the only one left to save the world!"
"Lets get this over with..."Krillin groaned.
"This guy...is...ahahah...dah...funny!"Goku giggled.
"Gah..."Krillin murmured in disgust,turning away.
Satan tensed himself,and the world silenced itself,watching giant television screens in the large cities,or at home.
"A test of my strength!"Hercule shouted.He picked up a rock from the edge of the ring that was like an iceberg,or in this situation,a dirtberg,as three quaters of it was submerged in the ground.He pulled it out and grabbing each side ripped them in half.
"You want some Cell?"Hercule called over,as Karoni,Pirozki and especially Piza cheered loudly to him.Satan charged and kicked but Cell,almost effortlessly,knocked Satan with the back of his arm.He went flying into a cliff and smashed into it,then slid down.
Surprise and horror gripped the Earth.Piza turned to the camera as Karoni,the reporter and Pirozki stayed dumbfounded and silenty,said,"He lost his footing!With his amazing leg strength,who can blame him?He'll be up in five minutes,dont you worry"
Goku stepped onto the ring,and Cell turned to him.
"Finally...Goku,we meet again"
"Yes...Cell,your my greatest challenge.."
"I wont let you down"Cell said,and he tensed up,"Dont let me down,either,like last time..."
"Dont worry,this time will be MUCH different"
"Guys,get back to that cliff over there,I can have better concentration"
"Alright,Kakaroto,but leave some for me"Vegeta hissed.
"I'll try"Goku said,as they all,Gohan carrying the old storekeeper,flew up to the cliff.
"Piccolo"Gohan said."Can I have your clothes?"
"Sure"Piccolo replied,and he threw his hand out to give Gohan his white robes over a purple training gear.
Two fighters landed at the edge of the ring,and Goku turned to see them.
"Tien,Chaotzu,why the holdup?"he asked.
"We got the senzu beans,seems you forgot them"Tien explained.
"Aw,thanks,thats cool,up on that cliff-thats were everyone else is"Goku said.
"Good work"he called after them.
"Can we please get on with it?"Cell said softly,boredom in his tone.
"I wont keep you waiting any longer"
"Good"Cell replied.He shot forward and aimed a punch at Goku.He purposely missed but nevertheless the first blow was struck;Cell's arm was across Goku's shoulder.
Chi-Chi and Ox-King watched intently.
"Dad,I've got something to tell you"Chi-Chi said.
"What is it?"Ox-King enquired.
"I'm pregnant"
"WHAT?!"Ox-King bellowed.
"And this time I've planned ahead-I'm calling him Goten"
"And what if its a she?"Ox-King asked.
"I dont know about that..."
"The Cell Games Begin!"Cell shouted,very,very loudly.