(A.N. Before people start freaking out there WILL be several things different from the cannon Dragon Ball.)
Deep in the rocky and wild lands of uninhabited Earth, there stood a solitary figure in the center of a large square tiled ring.
Unlike a normal person they appeared notably insect-like in appearance, with large sections of their body covered in what appeared to be green and purple carapaces. On either side of its head was another section of carapace that wrapped around halfway before jutting straight up, while the actual top of its head was purple.
Descending from its shoulders was a pair of long beetle-like wings that went all the way down to the back of its knees, while nestled between the wings at their base was syringe-like stinger.
The thing, Cell, stood stoically and silently as if waiting for something like he had already been doing for the last ten days, except for when he wiped out the foolish soldiers that tried to attack him.
All of a sudden though he looked up, and smirked as if he found something humorous.
"Finally, they're here." He muttered to himself as several figures approached him from the sky.
Touching down first on some nearby cliffs was a man with a perpetually angry expression on his face, with his black hair standing straight up on end to make him look like an angry pinecone. Immediately after him was a younger looking man with purple hair that was combed straight into a bowl cut.
Then, one after another, arrived several more people like the non-human Namekian Piccolo, who had green skin with pink patches on his arms, the triclops Tien Shinhan, and a shorter man with a bald head and six scarred dots on the middle of his forehead. Last to arrive though was a trio of individuals with golden hair that was sticking straight up similarly to the first man's, except one of them was an actual child.
"You've arrived!" Cell declared with humor in his voice as he turned to face the new arrivals, almost as if he hadn't expected them to show up. Cell then focused his attention on one of the men with the golden hair, the one who appeared to be between the other two in age and had a massive broadsword strapped to his back, as he commented,
"Oh? I don't believe we've met! And you are?" Rather than being taken in by Cell's polite mannerisms, the young man stepped forward and declared with a scowl,
"I'm Grant, a Saiyan that's here to help take you down!" As he declared so Grant's golden energy suddenly spiked as if to show how serious he was, though the duo next to him noticed that his hands were trembling slightly.
"Don't worry Grant, I'll face Cell first. With any luck you won't have to fight!" The older man next to him suddenly said, making Grant look up at his closest friend and mentor, none other than Son Goku.
Rather than being reassured though, Grant's uneasiness only grew as, if this fight went the way it did in the original series, then Goku would be killed by Cell. Normally that in itself wouldn't be that bad, as they were able to easily revive people with the Dragon Balls, seven magic wish granting orbs, but Grant also knew that Goku would refuse being revived due to him believing he was the cause for the Earth being in danger so much.
If Grant allowed things continued in their original pattern, then he wouldn't be able to see his best friend again for seven years!
Thankfully however he was granted a little more time to think about how to save Goku's life when a sudden fanfare caught everyone's attention. Directing their attention towards the source, everyone saw a fleet of helicopters and small airships headed towards them.
"CELL! TODAY, YOU MEET YOUR MAKER!" A loud voice declared from the lead vehicle, a helicopter with the word SATAN emblazoned on the side, as it began to set down next to the ring Cell had created.
Releasing a small sigh Cell looked up at them and said,
"I guess we'll have to postpone our match Goku, after all, I need to save the best opponent for last." Though many of the fighters who had gathered gritted their teeth at Cell's words, they didn't move to save the newcomers as, except for perhaps Goku, they were all too weak to stop Cell if he truly decided to kill all of them. Plus they already planned to being everyone Cell killed back with the Dragon Balls after he was defeated.
As the entire fleet of vehicles set down behind the first, the man who had been piloting it stepped out so that everyone could see him.
The man was fairly tall with a muscular figure, had black hair that was in a curly Afro, notable sideburns, and a mustache that framed his mouth. His clothes were comprised of a brown and white gi that left his chest open, with a layer of hair covering most of his exposed skin and a large white cape. (A.N. For those who don't know what he looks like, just imagine a guy who looks like he belongs to an 80s porno)
As he stepped forward dozens of people who had been in the other vehicles appeared as they held up numerous signs and posters they had made, while from another helicopter appeared a news crew who immediately began broadcasting the scene live.
"This just in at the site of the infamous Cell Games, the champion of the World Martial Arts Tournament, Mr. Hercules Satan, is about to challenge the devious Cell for the safety of the world!" As he tried to report the situation to the entire world, the numerous fans around them began screaming their excitement as the man himself walked up to the stage.
"MR. SATAN, WE LOVE YOU!"
"SAVE US MR. SATAN!"
"YOU'RE MY HERO MR. SATAN!"
"Heh." Mr. Satan chuckled to himself, reveling in adoration of his fans even as he faced down the man who threatened the safety of the entire world.
As he walked up onto the same exact style of tournament ring he'd won so many championships on, Mr. Satan's image was broadcasted all over the world for every single one of his fans to see, as well as some who weren't his fans.
"HEY! It's on!" Someone called out in a large mansion with the words 'Capsule Corp' on the side, located in the middle of the metropolis West City.
Immediately several figures swarmed into the room to watch the broadcast, only for the oldest person present, an elderly man with a bald head, full beard, and mug of beer in his hand, to ask,
"Who the heck is that?" In response to the old man, who they all knew as Master Roshi, a notably younger man with short-cut spiked hair, Yamcha, answered,
"I saw him on tv the other day, the guy's name is Hercule Satan. Apparently he's won the last several World Martial Arts Tournaments while everyone was dead, on Namek, or busy preparing for the androids." His response made everyone give the television pointed looks as Master Roshi muttered,
"That guy won a tournament?" Though he didn't look bad compared to 'normal' people, this apparent 'champion' obviously had no idea about 'real' martial arts, otherwise he'd already know how powerful his opponent actually was.
When the camera panned across the area though, they all suddenly caught sight of the people they were actually hoping to see. But before anyone else could say anything, a certain woman with large and puffy blond hair shouted while brandishing a mini-machine gun,
"IF YOU LOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO MY TIEN, I'LL PUMP ALL YA'S GUTS FULL OF LEAD!"
"Yeah!" Shouted a blond little girl who looked no older than ten, who had a third eye in the center of her forehead, as she too brandished a pair of authentic looking revolvers that matched her brown leather cowgirl outfit.
"If anything happens to daddy or Gohan then we'll pump ya's guts full of lead!" Rather than worry about such a young girl brandishing a dangerous weapon, another woman in the room with light blue hair, who was cradling an infant baby in her arms, asked teasingly,
"Oh? Why'd you mention Gohan there Brunch?" The girl, Brunch, glared at the older woman, Bulma, and snarled thug-like,
"Ya I mentioned Gohan, what's it to ya?" Bulma's brow twitched at the girl's response, before she muttered under her breath,
"If I have a daughter one day I hope she's a lot cuter than you." Brunch however didn't hear her as she stared pointedly at the screen, which most of those present were also doing. One of which was Goku's wife as well as Gohan's mother, Chichi; Yamcha's oldest friend, a blue furred cat that was capable of changing form at will, Puar; a small pig with similar, but weaker, powers of transformation, Oolong; the previous blond haired woman, Launch; and finally a short statured person with pure white skin and bright red cheeks, named Chiaotzu.
They all of course gathered to watch the Cell Games that was being broadcasted all over the world, which would also allow them to keep tabs on their friends and loved ones at the same time. And if something happened to the broadcast, Master Roshi had his sister, Fortune Teller Baba, on standby to help them stay in the loop.
Back at the games the crowd of fans were growing louder and louder as they cheered for their champion.
In response to the growing crowd of cheering fans, Mr. Satan threw his arms up in the air with his hands balled into fists, making them scream even louder. Though he didn't consider Mr. Satan or his entourage worth even acknowledging, Cell still contemplated killing all of them just to shut them up.
Ultimately he decided against it though since this WAS a tournament, and tournaments usually had spectators...even if they were obnoxiously annoying.
With the cameras rolling and his fans hyped, Mr. Satan turned his attention to Cell and declared in a threatening voice,
"Alright Cell! It's time for ME to put YOU in the ground for all your crimes!" In the face of Mr. Satan's bravado though, Cell just sighed before saying,
"Very well, I did say I'll take on all challengers. Round start." Then, despite the match being started, Cell simply decided to cross his arms and look down as if he was bored or just waiting.
"I'LL SHOW YOU TO NOT TAKE A CHAMP SERIOUSLY!" Mr. Satan roared as he immediately lunged at Cell, before leaping up and dropping his foot down directly on top of Cell's head.
"HAAA!" Mr. Satan shouted with his attack, before recovering himself as he landed back on the ground. Then he delivered a series of his strongest punches and kicks at Cell's head and upper body.
"Wow!"
"Look at those moves!"
"He's moving so fast!"
Throughout the crowds the fans were exclaiming their awe at Mr. Satan's martial arts, while the newscaster even announced,
"Amazing! As you can see folks, Mr. Satan is simply pummeling the terrifying Cell! Under the powerful and rapid onslaught, the vicious fiend is helpless and unable to even counter attack!"
"How pathetic...." Master Roshi said in response to the newscaster, before following up with,
"People at least used to be able to recognize REAL martial arts back in the day, what happened that THIS can pass for it?" Though he typically never berated another martial artist, Master Roshi couldn't help himself when he saw the pitiful display of power Mr. Satan was showing, which the man himself readily claimed was the peak of what humans were capable of.
The point of practicing martial arts wasn't simply to gain fame or fortune, but to master ones body and to constantly test the limits of what one was capable of. For as long as they were capable, a true martial artist never stopped working to improve both their body and skills.
"Maybe we should make a point to enter the next tournament...." Yamcha muttered as he too watched the pitiful display that was Mr. Satan.
"You'd only look good if none of the others entered." Bulma immediate shot at him, making Yamcha flinch since he couldn't really deny her remark, which was truly why he was there instead of at the Cell Games with the others.
Meanwhile, back at the actual fight, the pinecone looking man, Vegeta, snorted from Mr. Satan's display as he sneered,
"Is this really what passes for a 'champion' on this miserable little planet?" Both Krillin and Tien looked away pointedly at Vegeta's venomous question, while Goku chuckled awkwardly without saying anything.
Before anyone COULD say anything though, Cell apparently had enough of Mr. Satan's pitiful attempts to defeat him, and swatted him across the face like one would a bug. There was dead silence across the world as the people watched what they believed to be their only hope be sent flying into a nearby mountain.
"Tch." Vegeta clicked his tongue when the dust on the mountain settled, and they could still sense the so-called champions life energy.
"I must be losing my touch..." Cell muttered to himself, almost in awe that the pathetic little insect he swatted was still alive.
Disregarding the group of people that flocked to Mr. Satan's side with a stretcher, Cell then looked up at Goku and asked in a voice loud enough to carry,
"Anyone else, or shall we get to the main event Son Goku?" Though the name meant nothing to the gathered fans of Mr. Satan, as it was heard all around the world various people began to react.
"Did he say Goku?" Asked a large person with scars all over his face, who was sitting next to red-haired woman and her family as they too watched the broadcast. They were Eighter and Suno, two of the many people Goku had helped throughout his journey as a child.
And just like them, everyone who heard his name being mentioned immediately perked up as they recalled him saving them before, all the way to the ruler of the entire planet, King Furry.
"Goku?" King Furry said as he perked up slightly, before going on to say,
"Maybe hope isn't lost for the world after all." As he said that King Furry, an anthropomorphic dog-man with vibrant blue fur and a bushy white mustache, recalled the time that Goku, as a little kid, saved the entire world from the evil King Piccolo.
Though they learned the name of their savior at the time, no one knew who Goku truly was or where he went until he reappeared and won the World Martial Arts tournament four years later, only to disappear once again. However King furry couldn't help but to be somewhat confused when he saw who Cell was talking to, as the Goku he recalled had messy black hair, not golden hair that stood straight up on end.
Taking a close look though, he could see the same eyes that Goku had that day so long ago, and for the first time since Cell announced his Cell Games ten days before, he felt hope.
Back at the Games though, Goku smiled wryly as he replied,
"I'm not the main event, but sure." Goku then began to lift off of the ground to fly down to the ring, but before he could Grant grabbed his arm and anxiously asked,
"A-are you sure Goku? Maybe someone else should go down there first or something?" Though he was terrified of facing Cell himself, Grant considered doing so if his friend could live in the end.
On top of being a step away from the powerful SSJ2, Grant also possessed one of the powerful soul weapons from the world of Bleach, a Zanpakutō, as well as the still uneaten Gomu Gomu no Mi. The reason Grant hadn't eaten the Devil Fruit, which would turn his body into rubber, was because he didn't want to give up his ability to swim just yet, and was saving it for a day when he'd truly need to use it. (A.N. I started rereading Bleach last night to brush up on the specifics involving a Zanpakutō, and now I'm already on chapter 121...)
With Goku's impending death though, Grant now strongly considered eating the fruit so he could gain every advantage possible against Cell.
Not knowing this though, Goku flashed Grant a fearless smile as he replied,
"Don't worry, even if I lose we still have our 'secret weapon'." Grant then briefly glanced at Goku's only son, the eleven year old Gohan that was closer to obtaining SSJ2 than any of them.
"Wait Goku! It's not that, but....." As he tried to warn Goku of his concerns though, Grant trailed off since he wasn't even sure of what he'd say.
As his friend looked at him curiously though, and Cell began to tap his foot impatiently, something happened that Grant never even thought to expect.
"WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" A voice suddenly cried out from the heavens, as a single figure plummeted down through the clouds directly into the middle of the Cells Games stage.
When they crashed down the entire area shook violently, kicking up a large cloud of dust and making all of the spectators have to brace themselves while Mr. Satan was also shaken awake. While everyone present was shocked at the sudden development, the most shocking part was when the dust cleared to reveal a young woman with light blue hair, a pair of fluffy rabbit ears, and big breasts. The most noticeable thing about her though was the bunny suit she was wearing that revealed the entire length of her legs, and emphasized her already large breasts.
"Helloooooo everybody~! Now presenting the adorable Shia-chan!" *Pyon Pyon* The rabbit girl greeted them all while bouncing on the balls of her feet excitedly, as if she was completely unaware of the presence of Cell himself right next to her. To be fair though, a lot of those watching also momentarily forgot about Cell as they watched her breasts bounce with her.
"OHOHOHOHOHO! LOOK AT THOSE TITTIES!" Master Roshi shouted excitedly as he forced himself directly in front of the tv, with his entire head bouncing in time with the mysterious girl's boobs.
"How disgusting..."Bulma muttered, even as Oolong and Yamcha appeared at Master Roshi's side to ogle her.
The one who appeared the most gobsmacked at her appearance though was Cell himself, who immediately swipe his hand to produce a wave of powerful energy to kill her once he got over his shock.
Instead of her being instantly killed though, Shia-chan's foot suddenly slipped as she toppled over just in time to avoid the attack.
"That was scarrrrrrrrrry!!!" Shia-chan shuddered at the attack, leaving Cell even more gobsmacked that she escaped unscathed.
"I really must be losing my touch..." He muttered after TWO weaklings so somehow managed to avoid being killed by his attacks, however back in Capsule Corp Master Roshi was now looking at Shia more intensely.
"That girl....."
"Yeah yeah yeah, she's got giant tits. CAN'T YOU EVER FOCUS ON ANYTHING ELSE YOU PERVERTED GEEZER!?" Bulma shouted at him angrily while also delivering a hit to the top of his head, however Master Roshi seemed to barely even register the hit as he said,
"Yes she's got giant titties, but I was talking about how her movements are those of master fighter." That comment immediately got everyone's attention as they focused on her once again, before Launch asked with an annoyed voice,
"Isn't she just some lucky bimbo?" Master Roshi quickly shook his head before saying,
"No way. She's acting like one, but I guarantee that girl is a martial artist!" With the world authority on martial arts saying so, who had studying and practicing martial arts for over three hundred years after consuming a substance called the Paradise Herb, everyone else began taking the suddenly appearing rabbit girl more seriously. Though it was admittedly harder to do so as she trembled in fear of Cell's attack.
"How scarrrrrrry!" She said once again, before suddenly bouncing back up onto the balls of her feet once more. *Pyon Pyon*
"You shouldn't bully Shia-chan!" She suddenly said to Cell as if she were scolding him, making him snort before asking,
"Oh? And why shouldn't I?" However the words were barely out of Cell's mouth when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
'W-what was that?' Cell asked himself as his entire body tensed.
If he had to describe it, Cell would say it felt like he had been caught in the eyes of a supreme predator eyeing its latest snack. This was impossible though, as he had been designed from a genetic level to he 'perfect'.
Taking the girl in front of him more seriously, Cell was dumbfounded when Shia-chan continued acting the same as she had before, and stated,
"Because Shia-chan has a big and scary husband~!" As she said that the girl put her hands to her cheeks and shouted with a "kyaaaaa" as if she were embarrassed, making the muscles in Cell's face twitch irritably as he considered attacking her again.
Before he could though, another new voice suddenly shouted,
"Hey! Sorry I'm a bit late!" Every person present turned to see a man slowly walking towards the stage.
He had messy wild black hair, curiously good looks that drew the eye of every girl watching the fight, a notable layer of muscle covering his body, and most noticeable of all were the swirling tattoos that covered his entire exposed upper body. He wielded no weapons, and the only clothes he wore was a pair of shorts with a brown furry belt, leaving his entire upper body exposed and his feet bare.
As the man hopped up onto the stage, he then began to slowly approach the duo of Cell and Shia-chan, even as his eyes scanned those around them. His gaze then traveled to where Goku and and the others were, going over and analyzing each and everyone one of them before his eyes met with Goku's for a brief second.
The second their gazes connected Goku's heart began pounding in excitement as his hands involuntarily clenched into fists, and his mouth curled into a smile without him noticing.
His reaction was nothing compared to Grant's though, as when the newcomer looked at him Grant immediately paled due to knowing who he must've been, and wondering what he wanted. As his 'Angel' was unable to share information about the other competitors though, Grant had no way of knowing if the was friend or foe until they actually talked to one another.
"Hmph, another weakling who thinks they're worth something." Vegeta sneered as he scrutinized the newcomer, who walked in a manner that left him completely full of openings and had no power whatsoever that he could sense.
Gohan however noticed his dad's hands trembling as they were clenched, making him asked questioningly,
"Dad?" His voice drew the other attention, as Vegeta, Piccolo, Grant, Tien, Krillin, and Vegeta's son from the future, Trunks, all looked at Goku curiously. Goku however surprised them all by saying,
"That guy...... He's really strong!" Goku's observation caused a stir amongst the other fighters, as they all had similar opinions as Vegeta as they watched the newcomer approach Cell. But all of them, even Vegeta grudgingly, had to acknowledge Goku's skills.
So they all looked at him once again with different eyes as he walked right up to Cell, with Shia-chan bouncing right up to his side and snuggling up to him lovingly. The man wrapped an arm around her shoulders as he gave her a kiss on the top of her head, before giving her butt a light smack to shoo her off of the fighting ring now that he was there.
The man then looked up at Cell, who was a fair bit taller than him, and said,
"You must be Cell. Nice to finally meet ya." Though his instincts weren't as refined as Goku's, Cell could still tell that the man before him wasn't simple as he replied,
"Indeed, but I'm afraid you have me at a bit of a disadvantage." The man's smile widened as his energy suddenly exploded outward with enough force and intensity that even the normal people that were watching right next to them felt it, while Goku and the others almost like they had been slammed into a brick wall as they all felt his energy skyrocket even further.
The man then opened his mouth and calmly introduced himself,
"I am Alexander Morningstar, otherwise known as the Dragon Emperor."