"CHAOZZZ !!!!!" Everyone screamed upon see that Cell was alive and had caught his little friend in the worst possible way
"AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!
HAVE !!!" Chaoz yelled in great pain, which was completely paralyzed from the neck down due to Cell's little needle
"Damn!
Not only have we not killed him, he has also masked his energy to ambush us!" Goku said, who was able to do a quick analysis of the situation
[He wasn't an idiot after all] Piccolo thought, upon see the great move of Cell
The joint attack of Ten Shinhan and Muten Roshi had seriously injured Cell, but thanks to Frieza's cells that allowed him to survive very serious mutilations and Piccolo's cells, which allowed him to regenerate the maimed parts of his body...
He was able to recover almost completely
Later he masked all his energy and hid among the rubble until they left
Or better yet, he managed to catch one of them and use him as a human shield
"Damn, this time you will not escape" Piccolo said, who put two of his fingers on his forehead and channelled energy into them
The objective was obvious...
Repeat the same play that he made years ago with Goku and Raditz
"Wait Piccolo, you will kill Chaoz!
He cannot be revived with the Dragon Ball anymore!" Shouted Ten Shinhan and the rest to stop Piccolo and his plan full collateral-damages
A protests that manifested in an oral and physical way, since Ten even grabbed his hand and Goku got in the way
Something that prevented Piccolo from being able to shoot
"HAHAHAHA ...
That's right ...
If you value your friend's life, you'd better stay away from me "Cell said, feeling again that he had the situation more or less under control while absorbing Chaoz little by little
On the other hand, Chaoz was being subjected to a brutal torture that not even a well-trained and modified warrior could bear "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!
TEN!!!"
Screams that shocked his friends, who didn't know very well what to do this time
The only one who was able to keep a cool head was Piccolo, who tried to make them see that they couldn't stay without doing anything "Do you think you can negotiate with that monster?
Do you think that if we give in to his demands, he will return Chaoz safe and sound?"
Insensitive comment that hurt the feelings of the rest of the Z Warriors, especially Ten Shinhan, but on the other hand Piccolo was right, and they knew it
But despite that...
[It's a pity, Piccolo is someone who doesn't get carried away by emotions
And I doubt they will let me absorb HIM quietly...
Especially Piccolo, that Ki that he had concentrated in his fingers was superior to all that I could have in this form ...
I have to think of something to get rid of them and enjoy this high container of energy at the same time] Cell thought, who was beginning to feel nervous and in danger due to Piccolo's power and that he didn't negotiate with terrorists.
Luckily for him they gave him a free distraction ...
"Goku-san, guys!"
"Papa, Piccolo!"
Since Trunks and the clone of Gohan who had come down with him and the clone of Bulma to investigate the mystery of the abandoned time machine had arrived at the place of the fight.
[Trunks?
So, then he also came to this era in the time machine?
Well, what difference does it make ... This may give me a chance] thought Cell, who pointed his arm at the two mongrel Saiyans not transformed into Super Saiyan with the obvious intention of attacking them by surprise with an energy attack that could kill them ipso factoç
FIAAAAAJJJJJ!!!!
"Oh no!" Everyone shouted upon realize that he had taken advantage of that moment of distraction to attack
"Gohan!" Goku and Piccolo shouted when they saw their favourite son in danger
Plom !!!
Luckily for him and Trunks… Piccolo he was able to deflect the blow
Although that caused Piccolo to separate too much from Cell.
And this one took the opportunity to rise in the air, just under the sun
"AAHHHHHAAAHHHHHHHHHAAAHHHH !!!" Chaoz screamed even louder, being sucked with greater speed and violence
"BASTARD!" Everyone screamed upon hearing Chaoz's agonizing screams and due to the surprise attack he had made earlier in which minors could have died
"Thank you for your offering
I will make sure I digest it well
No matter how you may try to prevent me from becoming my perfect form, it will come to nothing!" Cell said as he continued to consciously suck Chaoz and put his green hands on his ugly face to perform one of the most effective and underrated techniques of the show.
TAIYO-KEN!
"AHHHHHH !!!
My eyes!" Everyone yelled while covering their eyes due to the glow of the Taiyo-ken
An ability with which he blinded everyone and with which Cell took the opportunity to escape, suck Chaoz with great speed so as not to have a dead weight on his tail that could give away his position to the others
[Strange
How is it possible that Chaoz and the other humans have become so strong?
This energy...
It is evident that absorbing him I would gain more energy than with him that the other inferior humans
But…
This is too much… it's hundreds of times what I could gather from Piccolo's arm
This is too much ... I have absorbed almost everything without any problem
It's like ... if Chaoz was born to be eaten by me
With this power that I have now, would I be able to face Piccolo?
No ... it is better not to take any risk, I must concentrate on strengthening myself in the safest way possible
For now…] Cell thought as he moved away from that place as fast as possible and admired the power he had achieved just by devouring the weakest of the group
---
Moments later
When everyone regained their sight (they can withstand nuclear explosions without problems, but the sun's rays are too much for their eyes...
Dragon Ball logic)
"Curse!
He can also use that technique!" Krillin said surprised, although this technique was capable of being performed by anyone who has seen it a couple of times… or only one…
"He has escaped!" Muten Roshi yelled as he searched the surroundings.
"He's suppresising his Ki dissipation again!
I can't find him!" Goku said, if he could detect his Ki, he would have teleported to his location to follow him
"And the Ki of Chaoz… has disappeared…
No… nooo ...
Cell ...
YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS!" Shouted Ten Shinhan as he swore revenge for his useless friend who fell in action.
"DAMMIT! ¡¡I GOT CARELESS!!
I already had him!
I was about to make him tell me everything!
I was about to easily kill him after he told me everything!" Shouted Piccolo, that due to his fury he felt for this great failure
A great failure caused largely by the stupid intervention of the earthlings, who as always made an appearance when no one had asked them and where they could hardly contribute anything
"Incredible" Trunks said as he felt Piccolo's power from so close.
Such overwhelming power that both Trunks and the others had to release practically all of their Ki to withstand that turbulent hurricane of energy.
"We ...
Sorry Piccolo…
We thought we could help and…" Goku Super Saiyan said, who recognized that come here in this way without knowing the situation 100% wasn't a good idea
Due to his unnecessary intervention, lack of seriousness, distraction and little caution… that monster had escaped, killing another of his companions and surely becoming more powerful.
They had screwed up one more time
[I think it's a bad time to tell them that I warned you that coming here wasn't a good idea ...] Gohan thought, who was also partly to blame for this misfortune for having come without undue need
Counting them there were only three more people left to join the talk.
And they weren't far from there
"P-Piccolo! It can't be!" Vegeta said very shocked, he couldn't believe that such a powerful Ki was coming from Piccolo's, a Ki much more powerful than his
"And that ki was the Roshi, Ten and Krillin
How is this possible?" Yam said, that just like Vegeta couldn't believe that those three humans had gotten so strong in a few hours
"And whose was the other Ki?
From Umigame? " Ginger said, that after seeing so much absurd power-up she had no choice but to take this matter with some humor
"Vegeta, Yam, Ginger!" Goku said when he saw the other Saiyans… the weakest right now… had arrived
"Dad ..." Trunks exclaimed, who was still searching for the father he never had.
"Kakarrot, I am glad to see you alive!
What happened here!" Ginger asked, who was the friendliest Saiyan invader and who had the most contact with the group
"It's quite a long explanation, which I think Gohan and Bulma will be able to answer better" Muten Roshi said, who wanted to talk to Ginger one more time.
Although they tried to keep their distance and not look at each other too much
Especially Ginger, who was aware of her flaws, though she didn't want to acknowledge them
"Yes, it would be better to go back to Bulma's spaceship, there we can better plan the situation.
But I warn you that you will not like what you have to hear
Dad, can you teleport us all back?" Gohan said as he grabbed his father's pants, as if he were a child asking for money for a candy
"But Cell!"
However, Ten Shihan, who had just lost his friend, didn't like that idea.
He wanted to go after him to get revenge
And do it now!
Fortunately, his friends like Krillin, Muten Roshi and Goku tried to stop him from doing something stupid "Ten, I know how you feel, but…
I think we should be more carefull this time...
Because of us ... things may… well have gotten worse
Let's try not to spoil it even more"
"Ok ..." Ten Shinhan nodded, who tried to think rationally despite the hatred and thirst for blood he was feeling right now.
"Beforehand
I want you to answer me this
Are you really Piccolo, Ten Shinhan, Roshi and Krillin?
How did you come to have all that battle power?" Vegeta demanded to know, he needed to know why everyone was stronger than him now that he had become a Super Saiyan
"Piccolo-san has once again merged with Kami-sama and Krillin and the others have undergone an operation to become modified humans with unlimited energy" Trunks replied, who kept trying to get his father to pay attention to him.
"What's this? Merged? Like Nail?" Ginger asked, beginning to feel self-conscious about how convenient the Namekian biology is
"Modified?
So…
Wasn't Bulma bragging?" Yam asked, who still couldn't believe that in a single day and in such a simple way these poor guys would have surpassed them despite having been training for years to reach the Super Saiyan
"Yes, that's right" Goku answered solemnly to the other three weak of the group
[J-Just from that?
I'm sure the battle powers I felt before was even higher than mine as a Super Saiyan!]
Impossible! They are just mere Namekians's and Earthlings!] Yam thought with great bitterness, as they had once again destroyed her conception of the universe in which the Super Saiyans were the strongest
[What's this fucking joke!
They dare to make a fool of me !?
Everyone is easily out spacing the Super Saiyan, greatest in the universe!
That's absurd!
What happened to the legend?
Kakarrot ...
Did ... did that legend only refer to Broly?] Vegeta thought with the same bitterness as Yam, who quite rightly began to doubt the real meaning of the legend and who exactly he was referring to.
---
Bulma's spaceship
"And that's all I know" said Bulma, who after a few minutes explained in detail what Cell was and what his goals were to everyone.
That explanation obviously didn't leave anyone indifferent, the threat of the three androids of unlimited energy was now it was a minor problem
The real threat is the biological terminator that devour other androids
Things had gotten very interesting and extremely dangerous
"If we don't prevent Cell, C-17 y C-18 from merging, no matter the cost, things will get unbearable!" Said Trunks, who was obviously the one who most wanted to kill androids, especially the ones that had killed him in another timeline
"And not just for Earth
It will be terrible for all the worlds in the universe!
Don't forget that he has Freeza and his father's blood running through him as well!" Piccolo said, estimating the threat level of the new monster fairly well
"Yes…
And we can feel lucky that there were no Broly cells in that timeline" Said Bulma, trying to relax the atmosphere with that almost humorous comment.
¡¡¡¡¡!!!!!
However, no one could relax upon hearing that...
Everyone's blood ran cold!
Just thinking that a monster like that could even have a quarter of Broly's power and ability took away their appetite.
Just imagining it made them sweat blood from every pore
This had been without a doubt the most terrifying relief they had ever felt, one that had left them speechless.
However, Vegeta wasn't like the others, his pride in this saga was totally out of control
So out of control and out of touch with reality that even said stupid things like that "That thing have my blood too!
You've got nothing but clumsy strategies!
If he wants to merge with them, then let him!
It'll reduce the number of opponents we have to beat and save us some trouble
I don't care what becomes of my enemy!
I'll just kill them anyhow!
Right Kakarotto?!
Ginger! Yam!"
However, to his surprise, his greatest rival and the crazy man Goku ... didn't share his opinion this time "Vegeta, I find it difficult to say this, but ...
I think this time it will be better not to take unnecessary risks"
An answer that the proud Saiyan Prince didn't like at all "You ... fucking coward!" so he tried to seek support from his trusted Saiyans "Ginger, Yam!"
However, Vegeta would be disappointed one more time...
"You see..." Ginger murmured, not wanting to express her discontent in the presence of her sister and Vegeta, but since a while ago she began to seriously consider what the best course of action would be.
"Vegeta ...
Normally I would agree with you, but...
I think we have already committed enough recklessness...
Let's try to fix this problem consistently.
We will have more opportunities in the future to prove that we are the strongest" Said Yam, who was trying to make Vegeta think with his head and not with testosterone
Obviously this answer was considered a kind of betrayal by Vegeta, who no one supported in his folly "What!
What are you insinuating?
Are you cowering just because a Namek, some test tube humans, and a monster made from our scraps have temporarily outpaced us?
Where is your pride of..."
"VEGETA!
STOP!
I know you don't care about the Earth or anyone's life, not even yours if for that you have to give up your stupid pride
But believe me when I tell you that your stupid delusions matter to all of us even less" Gohan said. very angry and disgusted with Vegeta and his selfish superiority complex yet to be satisfied
"What are you saying dwarf?
Do you want me to give you the beating that I didn't give you years ago?" Vegeta replied, who had certainly lost connection with reality
"Vegeta ..." Goku and Yam said, to subtly let him see that he was raving
"Try it if you dare" Chichi and Piccolo said, who in an unsubtle way hinted that he would receive a little beating if he dared to touch Gohan.
The situation was so tense that even Trunks and Bulma tried to mediate so that to avoid unauthorized fights in a part of the spaceship not prepared to withstand a battle between monsters "Gohan, you better ..."
But Gohan didn't care, he had a lot stored inside him and needed to let it go at once before it seized in his throat and brain "HA!
Always the same…
You are always saying the same things ...
That you are the strongest, that you are the prince of the Saiyans, that if your pride, that if ...
Bahhh…
You are pathetic!
You proclaimed yourself the strongest when you came to Earth!
And what was the result?
You lost against my father, you could have lost against me, against Piccolo ... and Broly-senei did what he wanted with you
And you know what was the funniest thing of all?
That you didn't proclaim yourself the strongest in the universe due to ignorance, since you were working for Frieza, whom you knew you couldn't defeat
HA!
Neither Frieza nor his strongest henchmen!
No…
It wasn't ignorance... which may be excusable
It's stupidity… it's delirium ... you really thought you were the strongest despite the fact that all the empirical tests contradicted it over and over again
I don't know if it was your father who put those ideas in your head, if you just convinced yourself by hypnosis or by a blow to the head
BUT IT'S NOT TRUE! RECOGNIZE THE REALITY!
And…
And once you became a Super Saiyan, what you always wanted, your delusion got worse ...
You took a legend created by fanatics like you literally and thought you were the strongest in the universe for that despite the evidence that you weren't
And with this added pretext that you believe yourself superior to all other Saiyans by reason of birth, you set out to prove to yourself and others that your delusions that had never been true were true ...
Putting us all in danger with it
Outcome?
They beat you, they humiliated you!
AGAIN!
AND THIS IS ALREADY THE THIRD OR FOURTH TIME THAT THE SAME HAPPENED TO YOU!
This is something that should have made you reflect and understand that you are not the strongest, that you have never been and never will be!
Something that should have made you reflect on the danger we face
And ... haha ... now you say that you are going to defeat a monster made with everyone's cells once it absorbs C-17 and C-18, which you couldn't even make bleed
I laugh but it's not funny it's pathetic
You are a complete idiot who wants to fall five or six times on the same stone
And what's worse, you want to throw us all on the ground with you for your stupidity
Stop insisting Vegeta!
You are the prince of a planet that doesn't exist, of a race half exterminated due to the stupidity of your family and you have been surpassed by other Saiyans and even by earthlings on various occasions
You are nobody!
You aren't the strongest!
AND NOBODY CARES THAT A BEING AS DESPICABLE AS YOU COULD BE THE STRONGEST!
MATURE AT ONE AND GO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST TO GET FIXED WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR HEAD!"
Hard words…
Harsh words from a child tired of so much incoherence, irresponsibility and bad behaviors around him
A child tired of bearing so much unnecessary stupidity
"GO — GOHAN!" Chichi yelled, shocked by everything Gohan had said
"WOW…" Exclaimed most of those present, who were fascinated with the analysis of Vegeta's delusions of grandeur.
"..." Even Yam and Vegeta were completely speechless and not knowing what to say before that explosion of criticism and psychological analysis
"I'm sorry…
If you'll excuse me, I'll go to training!" Said Gohan, who moved away from the group to calm down and get away from this environment that was making him completely mad.
[I think some of these phrases were heard from Broly ...] Bulma thought as she watched as Gohan entered a training room.
It was evident that Broly had quite influenced his speech and his complaints towards Vegeta (a lot).
However, as Gohan put it… Vegeta's brain wasn't working properly, so he continued with his bombastic speech "Don't you us that big-shot tone with me brat!
I will go beyond, count on it!
Beyond even Super Saiyan!"
"Beyond Super Saiyan?!" Said Trunks, fascinated with the idea of becoming stronger as a Saiyan
And seeing that he finally had some support in that room, even if it was his illegitimate son from the alternate future, Vegeta continued looking for support in that hostile place "Kakarrot, you surely have thought the same
Right?
On that day ...
That day Broly transformed ...
That was definitely something beyond the Super Saiyan"
And Vegeta was right, he also had the same aspiration, only with a certain different nuance, so he wanted to communicate it to him "Yes, I thought so too and I have a hunch
But…"
"Shut up!
You all do whatever you wish among yourselves!
Kakarrot, teleport me out of this spaceship if you don't want me to destroy it" Vegeta said, who due to his anger didn't let Goku finish speaking and threatened everyone stupidly, as always
"Don't even think about it!" Shouted Bulma upon hearing that this idiot was going to do something stupid like that.
"Calm Vegeta
I wanted to propose to you, Ginger and Yam to train here on this ship.
You will not believe it, but one day here is equivalent to a year in some rooms of this spaceship
Not only that, there are options to increase the temperature
It's perfect for training" Said Goku, explaining the existence of a very convenient room to train
"What?
Is there such a thing? " Exclaimed Ginger, who was overly expressive when there were surprises
"It is similar to the hyperbolic room of the Kami temple…
Was this the reason why you entered it twice Bulma?" Piccolo asked, feeling as if a business secret had been stolen from him.
"That's right I needed data
I advise that just as in the Kami temple room, only two people enter to train at the same time
The rooms aren't small and they take well the blows, but it is better not to overload them at the moment" Said Bulma, explaining the correct methods of use
"Wait…
We had something so convenient and haven't used it before?" Some of those who lived under the threat of various apocalypses asked
"Okay...
I accept your proposal, make sure you train hard too
After all this happens, you are the next one I'm going to beat up and then your son" Vegeta said, as kind as ever.
"We'll see about that" Goku said, showing great confidence in his abilities over and above those of his self-proclaimed rival.
"Yam, come on, I'll need someone to train with" Vegeta said, indicating the way in which she should follow him.
However, Vegeta would be disappointed this day "This time I will train with Ginger
Like you, I also have an idea of how to overcome the Super Saiyan, but I doubt that Ginger knows how" "
"Hey, don't treat me like a stupid child" Ginger protested, feeling a bit underestimated by her sister.
"Grr ...
Okay, do what you want!
Trunks, come with me, you may be useful to me this time" Vegeta said with great anger towards his flirt, who felt in his own way that she was betraying him
So he tried to get revenge in the most absurd way he could think of, paying attention to Trunks, his illegitimate son from the future he had with Bulma
"Yes father" Replied Trunks, who was very happy that his evil father finally paid attention to him.
"Don't call me that way!" Vegeta protested, since had the sensitivity, empathy and kindness of a stone, as we all know
"Okay," Trunks said, ducking his head and ears like a dog that had just been scolded as he walked through the bedroom door to spend a year alone with that curmudgeon
The same thing happened with Ginger and Yam, who silently arranged to enter another room to perform the same type of training.
No one said anything except for Muten Roshi "Ginger ...
Cheer up"
"Than ...
Of course… "Ginger replied, trying not to look at him as she entered the room with her sister.
"Ok, I'll train with Gohan, so everything stays in the family" Goku said, who was crazy to go back to training again
However, his training had to wait a few more minutes
He was the only one with the ability to teleport, that made him the taxi of the whole group
"Goku before you go to enter, could you send me to Earth?
I have to locate and defeat Cell to correct my mistake from before" Piccolo said, who couldn't sit idly by at that moment, especially when he knew that a little training in his case wouldn't make a difference in this battle.
But before Goku agreed to that small favour, Bulma created the final clifhanger of the chapter "I also wanted to talk to you about this ...
Cell may have grown much stronger by absorbing Chaoz
As strong as you, Piccolo"