Year 758
After a terrible battle against the Z senshi, the Neo Cyborgs were finally able to acquire enough DNA samples to revive Cell in his perfect form. Cell now has the powers of Trunks, Goten, Cold, Freezer, Neo17 and Neo18 and even without the abilities of Goku, Vegita and Piccolo, he seems ready, willing and able to take over the world. Upon his revival, he immediately got rid of Neo16 and 20 and announced to the Z senshi that, like he did last time, he will initiate the Cell Game, a tournament where losing means death...
After their first meeting with Cell, the Z senshi, now joined by Neo18, gathered outside to assess the situation.
Gohan: " The Cell Game will be held in 10 days. We?ll have to be ready. "
F.Trunks: " Training is essential! "
Piccolo: " Radditz and I just came out of the room. It?s your turn to go, Gohan. "
Gohan: " You?re right, Piccolo-san. Goten, we were to go train together, so let?s go! "
Goten: " Right! "
Gohan: " In two days, it?ll be the two Trunks? turn. See you then! "
Goten: " See you in two years, folks! "
What started like a quiet day quickly turned to a nightmare at the television station. A giant insect-reptile-like thing had crashed in and had turned the building upside down, trying to find a video camera. After interrupting the live show they were recording, he announced his ambitions to the whole population of the Earth...
Cell: " Citizens of Earth! I, Cell, the Perfect warrior, will take over your planet and destroy every living thing on it! But I know of your disagreement, so I?ll give you a chance. In 10 days, the Cell Game will be held, a tournament that will decide the fate of the Earth! "
Cell picked up a map and pointed to a deserted area.
Cell: " This will be the location of the Cell Game. Anyone feeling competent enough...or lucky enough...should enter. Good luck, you?ll definitely need it! Ha! Ha! Ha! "
Trunks had returned home. His lovely wife Pudding was waiting for him. But as soon as Trunks started to explain the situation to her, the doorbell rung and Pudding went to get it. As she opened the door, she saw a blond girl with a mean look on her face. The girl immediately spoke with a bothered-like tone.
Girl: " Where is he? "
Pudding: " Who? "
Girl: " Trunks! Where is he? "
Pudding: " He just got back, but who are you? "
Girl: " It doesn?t matter who I am, just let me talk to him! "
Pudding: " I have the right to know who you are and what you want with him! Now, if you don?t want to tell me, you?ll have to leave. "
Girl: " Bring him here NOW! "
Trunks: " What?s all the racket...? "
Trunks: " Neo18! What do you want? "
Pudding (annoyed): " You know her? "
Trunks: " Yeah, but she?s no friend! "
Neo18: " Trunks! Let ME train your Future self! "
Trunks: " Why? I don?t trust you! And by the way, he?s not my " future self "! He?s someone completely different now! "
Neo18: " I?m not asking you, I?m ordering you! "
Trunks: " You want to train with him because you love him, eh? "
Neo18: " It?s none of your business! "
Trunks: " Well, okay. I don?t really mind. As long as you can find me another training partner. "
Neo18: " Good! " And she flew off.
Pudding: " Who is she? "
Trunks (shutting the door): " Oh, she?s a Cyborg, but it looks like she?s on our side, now. "
Pudding: " You don?t trust her, do you? "
Trunks: " No, I don?t, but Future Trunks does. I wonder why... Anyway, it?s his problem if she betrays him again. "
Pinkpuff: " I?m home! "
Pudding: " Hi, sweetie! How was school today? "
Pinkpuff: " It was OK. Goshin-kun made a picture of me. Look! " Saying this, she pulled a sheet of paper out of her schoolbag and handed it to her mom.
Pudding: " Oh! It?s really you! He did your pink hair very well, didn?t he? "
Pinkpuff: " Yeah. He?s really nice to me. Some boys made fun of me because of my hair again today, but he scared them away! He?s my hero! "
Pudding: " He is a nice little boy. "
Trunks: " When she learns to fight, she won?t need anyone to protect her anymore. "
Pudding: " Trunks! We?ve gone through this a dozen times. I won?t let you turn her into a fighting machine! "
Trunks: " I won?t. "
Pudding: " Maybe not, but you?ll train her anyway! I won?t let you! She?s a perfect little girl and you?re not going to ruin this! "
Trunks: " Alright, alright... I won?t. Promise. "
Pudding: " Now I hope this matter is settled and that we?ll never have to talk about it ever again. "
Trunks: " We won?t. " From Trunks? look, Pudding knew that the subject would come up again someday. Then she remembered that Trunks was wearing dirty clothes and that he never finished explaining what had happened to him.
Pudding: " Now, before you tell me what happened to you, go change. "
Trunks: " Yeah, it?s a long story. "
Goten woke up. It had been nine months since Gohan and him had entered the room. He had to admit that his brother?s training was awesome. He truly was a great martial artist. Goten tried to feel his brother?s ki and after locating it, he blasted off toward him. He found him sitting on the ground, looking pensive, his face turned away. He came closer and landed.
Goten: " Ohayou! "
Gohan: " ... "
Goten: " What?s wrong? "
Goten turned around him to look at his face. Gohan was actually...crying?
Goten: " Gohan...? "
Gohan: " ... "
Goten: " You?re thinking about Videl are you? "
Gohan: " ... "
Goten: " ...? "
Gohan: " Yeah... "
Goten: " I knew it. How long has it been since we left our time? "
Gohan: " Nearly 8 years. 8 long years... "
Goten: " This means that for Piccolo, it?s been about 17 years... "
Gohan: " Nice try, Goten, but I?m not in the mood. We still have to wait 20 TERRIBLY long years before Bulma can create a time machine. I don?t know if can hold on... "
Goten: " Remember the talk we had on Vegitasei. You and Future Trunks were so eager to help the people of this Earth, and now you want to quit!? "
Gohan: " ... "
Gohan: " You?re right. We have to defend this Earth from Cell. But if we succeed, I think I?ll take a rest. I?ll go back in my Saiyajin capsule and sleep for 20 years... "
Goten: " Really? It?ll be a long time... "
Gohan: " I might drop in from time to time. "
Gohan: " Now, let?s resume our training. We won?t need two years. A few more days will be enough. "
Goten: " You sure? "
Gohan: " Yeah...C?mon, let?s go. "
Future Trunks was relaxing while watching TV when a knock on his door caught his attention. He got up and went to answer.
F.Trunks: " Yeah? "
F.Trunks: " Neo18... "
Neo18 (with a seductive smile): " Hi... "
F.Trunks: " What do you want? "
Neo18: " I came to take you to the Tenkai. Gohan and Goten just came out of the room. "
F.Trunks: " Impossible. It?s just been 10 hours! "
Neo18: " Gohan told me training was over for him. "
F.Trunks: " How come? "
Neo18: " I don?t know. Come now. We have to go train together! "
F.Trunks: " What!? "
Neo18: " I talked to Trunks. He told me I could train with you if I could find a new training partner for him. So, here I am! "
F.Trunks: " Oh, man! At least, you?re stronger than I. It could be profitable. "
Neo18: " That?s all you can say? C?mon, we?ll get to know eachother better... "
F.Trunks: " Remember, our main goal is Cell... "
Neo18: " Sure, whatever you say... "
F.Trunks: " Alright, then. Let?s go. " Trunks thought : " Damn her! She?s not even listening to me!!! "
days later...
Trunks flew to the Tenkai and landed. Piccolo and Radditz were sitting at a table, playing cards, Kami-sama watching the game.
Trunks: " Piccolo-san! "
Kami-sama: " Trunks! "
Piccolo: " Trunks. The Future One and 18 are about to come out. Where?s your training partner? "
Radditz: " Straight flush. "
Piccolo: " WHAT!? Not again! "
Trunks: " I don?t have any training partner! 18 told me she?d get me a new one and I still don?t know who she meant! " At this moment, Future Trunks and 18 came out of the room...hand in hand!!?!
Trunks: " What the...!? "
F.Trunks: " What?s wrong? "
Trunks: " It?s just that you?re standing so...close to her... "
Neo18: " What? Haven?t you seen love before? "
All: " !!! "
F.Trunks: " You were right, Trunks. I DO like her. "
Trunks (stunned): " ...Oh...well...Er...18! You told me I would have another training partner and except for Piccolo-san, Radditz and Kami-sama, I don?t see anyone here! "
?????: " You?re wrong! "
Trunks(turning around): " Who...? " Out of nowhere, a young adult with long black hair had appeared.
Trunks: " Neo17! "
Neo18: " There?s your training partner! I reprogrammed him. "
Trunks: " I?m not sure I even want to train with him! "
Neo17: " What do you mean by that!? C?mon! " He grabbed Trunks by the collar and got in the room of spirit and time.
Neo17: " You?ll see. After a month of training with me, you?ll either be thanking me or begging for mercy... "
Trunks: " NOOOOOOOooooooo... " And they got in.
Piccolo: " That was quick. "
Kami-sama: " So, you got to know each other better, eh? "
Neo18: " Yeah. Future-chan can be very sensitive when he wants to... "
F.Trunks (blushing): " You don?t have to start telling it to everyone! "
Neo18: " Let?s go home! "
F.Trunks: " Where? "
Neo18: " To your house, of course! "
F.Trunks: " Hey! Wait a minute! I remember I didn?t clean the house before I left! "
Neo18: " C?mon, let?s go! " And 18 pulled him of the edge of the Tenkai, flying away toward Future Trunks? place.
Kami-sama: " People are always in such of a hurry these days... "
Piccolo: " You can say that again. "
Radditz: " Three queens. "
Piccolo: " What! Go to... "
days later, at the Cell Game...
Cell: " ... "
Cell: " They?re still not here. "
Cell: " Don?t tell me they gave up... " At this moment, the eight Z senshi appeared over the neighbouring mountains. As they landed, Cell spoke.
Cell: " Well, it seems you didn?t give up after all. "
Gohan: " We will never let you destroy our world! "
Cell: " I can feel you, Gohan, and you, Piccolo, are the strongest of the gang...but I must admit that 17 and 18 don?t have any ki. "
Neo18: " We won?t allow you, Cell, to ruin what we have all accomplished. "
At this moment, a truck from a television station appeared and stopped near the ring. People got out and started setting up their equipment.
Cell: " The people of Earth will get to see their last hopes get all killed. How fascinating! "
Two other people then flew in and landed.
Gohan: " Krilin! Jin! "
Krilin: " We?re not about to stand still while you?re doing all the work. "
Jin: " ... "
Jin: " By the way, I made sure Mister Satan wouldn?t come. I blew up his truck! "
Piccolo: " How do you know about Mister Satan!? "
Jin: " Er...Gohan told me about Videl and her annoying father already! "
Piccolo: " Is that true, Gohan? "
Gohan: " I don?t remember ever... "
Cell: " Would you mind!!!!! "
Gohan: " Oh! Yeah! The Cell Game... "
Cell: " Who gets to go first? "
Jin: " Wait! I don?t like these cameras! " Using a few fireballs, Jin destroyed the television crew?s equipment. The terrified crew ran to their truck and drove away.
Jin: " There! Now, go ahead. "
Cell: " ... "
Gohan: " I think I know who can defeat you, Cell, but I?ll go first. " As Gohan got on the ring, Cell smiled and replied.
Cell: " Does this mean that you don?t think you?ll be able to defeat me, Gohan? "
Gohan: " I?m ready. "
And so, the battle began. Gohan launched a full-out attack, trying a multitude of punches and kicks. Cell easily blocked every single hit and finally countered with a quick headbutt, sending Gohan toward the edge of the ring. He stabilized and landed, starting a new attack with a very impressive Renzouku energy-dan. Cell emmerged from the cloud of smoke, unscathed.
Cell: " I?ve analyzed your attack patterns and overall power. You cannot defeat me. You cannot defeat the true evil! "
Piccolo: " What!? The battle just started! "
Cell: " Even if I don?t have your regeneration ability, Nameckjin, you are weaker than Gohan and therefore, you cannot defeat me either. "
Piccolo: " You haven?t seen my true power! "
Gohan: " He?s right, Piccolo-san. There is nothing we can do. "
Cell: " Are you giving up? If you don?t, you die. If you do, you die anyway. The choice is yours. "
Gohan: " Yes. I am giving up. " Gohan powered down.
Cell: " Then it?s over. "
Krilin: " Gohan-san! You can?t give up without a real fight! "
Gohan: " The fact that I?m giving up doesn?t mean I?m giving up hope... "
Piccolo: " What do you mean? "
Gohan: " ... "
Gohan: " It?s your turn...Radditz... "
Piccolo: " What!? "
Radditz: " Me!? But I?m the weakest! "
Gohan: " No. You may be the weakest of our team, but against Cell, you are invincible. "
Radditz: " I don?t see what you mean, but if you want me to give my life to save the Earth, I will. "
Gohan (with a smile): " Trust me, you won?t have to. "
Radditz got on the ring. As expected, Cell laughed at his power level, but Gohan still looked confident about sending Radditz against him. The two warriors got ready and the fight started.
Gohan: " Now, Radditz! Destroy the true evil! "
Piccolo (with a grin): " I get it! "
Radditz: " ? "
Radditz: " Of course! Why hadn?t I thought of it before? "
Cell: " What? "
Radditz charged up his ki, his familiar white aura surrounding him. He raised his hands over his head and formed a ball of white energy. As he lowered his hands at chest height, the ball grew in size and split into three, spinning clockwise. As Cell watched, puzzled, Radditz concentrated and released all of his energy.
Radditz: " JYHAD ATTACK!!!!! "
Cell: " Hmph! " Cell moved up and dodged the blasts.
Cell: " What a ridiculous technique! " Radditz did not move as the blast turned tail and went back at Cell. Feeling this, Cell turned around.
Cell: " Interesting. But how weak! " Cell put his palms forward and tried to catch the beams, but as they connected, the energy engulfed him.
Cell: " What? NO! Pure energy! This guy...NOOOOOoooooo... "
The beams slowly consumed Cell?s body...
All: " ... "
Radditz: " Wow! "
Piccolo: " See why it hurt me so much the first time? My body is half-made of evil. Cell, on the other hand, was pure evil! "
Gohan: " Yes! I was right! "
Goten (to Trunks and F.Trunks): " Incredible! " Piccolo jumped on the ring and heavily shook Radditz?s hand.
Piccolo (overwhelmed with joy): " I never thought...You?re great!...I knew it!...You?re the best!...What a move!... "
Piccolo (suddenly realizing): " Er...I mean...er...Nice work, Radditz. "
Radditz (smiling): " Arigatou, sensei. "
Gohan: " It?s finally over. "
Goten: " Not necessarily. What if Boo ever shows up? "
Gohan: " He won?t. You can get rid of Babiddi before he can revive Boo. "
Goten: " You?re right. "
Krilin: " That was it? We came all this way for nothing? "
Gohan: " At least , you got a good show! "
F.Trunks: " All that is left now is to wait for my mother to make her time machine. "
Trunks: " You could try helping her! "
F.Trunks: " Of course. I want to learn how to make my own machine. It might be usefull, someday. "
Goten: " Sure would?ve been useful in this timeline. "
Trunks: " Hey guys! It?s time to go and tell the world about our victory! "
Gohan: " Well...time for me to go too... "
Goten: " You?re thinking of going...up there? "
Gohan: " Yes, I think I?ll... "
Jin: " Ha ha ha ha ha! "
All: " ??? "
Krilin: " What?s wrong, Jin? "
Jin: " I?m fine, Krilin. Out of my way! " Jin pushed Krilin away with a quick, yet powerful, punch.
Krilin: " Jin! "
Jin: " I?ve had enough. It?s time to put an end to all this! "
Trunks: " What are you talking about? "
Jin: " Just watch. "
Slowly, Jin charged up his ki, his power level rising. It just kept on rising, Jin?s body growing in size at the same pace. Ultimately, Jin?s hair started to lift, changing from its usual black to greenish-yellow...Jin had turned to Super Saiyajin...
Gohan (startled): " What!? "
Piccolo (unbelieving): " Another Super Saiyajin!?! "
Goten and Trunks: " No way! "
F.Trunks (terrified): " Oh no! Don?t tell me... "
With an evil smile up his face, Jin slowly took off his white T-shirt and bandana, revealing the now famous golden collar and headband...
F.Trunks: " Broli!!!!! "
Broli: " Ha ha ha. I thought I had gotten rid of you once and for all since you could not return to your time, but then you thought of asking a friend of yours to make one...I couldn?t let you get away, so I tried sending a few good Jinzouningen after you...which you destroyed! I?ve had enough! Time to destroy all of you...forever!!! HA HA HA HA !!!!! "
It?s the end for our heroes...or is it? Jin has revealed himself as being Broli, the legendary Super Saiyajin...Can the Z-senshi defeat him now after all those years of training? Or is the Super Saiyajin of legends truly invincible?
The final battle will begin in chapter 14: Last Hope? The Sleeping Warrior!
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