Vegeta soon emerged from the Room of Spirit and Time with Future Trunks, but when everyone looked at them expectantly, Vegeta's expression was extremely unpleasant. He coldly hummed and walked to the other side, while Future Trunks shook his head slightly in response to everyone's questioning gazes.
Everyone was a little disappointed because Vegeta had not managed to break through to Super Saiyan 2.
In fact, John Doe had anticipated this situation because Vegeta was currently in a state of conflict and did not have extreme emotions.
If you say he was evil, Vegeta before invading Earth could have qualified to say so, but since he settled on Earth and even had Trunks with Bulma, Vegeta could no longer allow himself to possess extreme evil.
If you say he was kind, it was obviously impossible because his character still had an evil side.
As for extreme pride, he had always been suppressed by John Doe and Goku, and after being defeated by Cell twice, Vegeta's pride had been shattered. Before he could rebuild his pride, Vegeta could not allow himself to have extreme pride.
Other emotions were the same. You could say that Vegeta's emotions were very rich, but he found it difficult to elevate them to the extreme. Even now, Vegeta struggled to achieve extreme self-confidence.
Without finding his extreme emotions, Vegeta could not break through to Super Saiyan 2.
In the original work, Vegeta first used Babidi's magic to forcibly break through to Super Saiyan 2, and then later completely discarded his original self for the sake of Bulma and Trunks, transforming into extreme love for his family and friends and successfully breaking through to Super Saiyan 2.
As for Future Trunks, it was not mentioned whether he had broken through or not. Logically, with his love for the future world, he should have been able to break through to Super Saiyan 2. Perhaps, for the sake of Vegeta's pride, he did not admit it.
After everyone had gathered, they prepared to fly from the Temple of Kami to the arena designed by Cell.
Before they set off, John Doe said to Android 18, "18, you shouldn't go this time. Although Cell has evolved into his perfect form, I don't know if he will still want to absorb you."
However, Android 18 shook her head and insisted, "No, I'll go wherever you go, and I want to see you defeat him with my own eyes to avenge 17."
Seeing Android 18's unwavering expression, John Doe sighed softly and said with concern, "Alright, 18, you can come with us, but be careful. Don't be reckless, and if the situation turns bad, you must run immediately."
Looking at John Doe's caring expression, Android 18's heart softened, and she smiled slightly, holding John Doe's hand and saying, "Okay, if there's danger, I'll run." But in her heart, she was thinking, "As long as you don't leave, I won't leave either. If we win, we'll celebrate together, and if we die, we'll die together."
Thus, John Doe, Android 18, Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, Krillin, Tien, and Android 16, a total of ten people, flew towards the arena of the Cell Games.
At the same time, at the edge of the Cell Games arena, sat the hardest man in the future world, Mr. Satan, who was currently just an ordinary world champion.
Mr. Satan was currently on the arena, making extremely insulting provocative gestures towards Cell, which were broadcasted to the entire world through television.
Viewers around the world were pleased with Cell's brave behaviour and felt that Mr. Satan had won for sure.
At this moment, they noticed a group of people flying in the distance and landing around the arena.
Mr. Satan and the host were both a little dazed, and the host asked Mr. Satan, "Mr. Satan, can all these people fly?"
Mr. Satan, of course, did not believe that there was anyone stronger than him in this world, and he directly said, "Flying is just an optical illusion. Don't be distracted by trivial things."
The host believed Mr. Satan's words and walked towards John Doe's group, saying, "Are you spectators? Please stay away from here; it's too dangerous."
Vegeta was at the front of the group, and the host put the microphone to Vegeta's mouth.
"Get lost! Don't talk to me," Vegeta said bluntly.
The host, who was annoyed by Vegeta, walked to Mr. Satan's side and said, "Mr. Satan, you'd better perform well later and show those country bumpkins how strong you are."
No one paid attention to Mr. Satan, and everyone's gaze was fixed on Cell.
Goku spoke to John Doe, "John Doe, let me go first!"
John Doe directly said, "No, we'll decide by rock-paper-scissors. Whoever wins goes first."
Goku frowned slightly and said, "John Doe, you don't have a heart condition. You've fought in many more battles than me. Can't you let me go first this time?"
"No, rock-paper-scissors!" John Doe said.
Vegeta also said, "Rock-paper-scissors is the fairest way."
In the end, John Doe won the rock-paper-scissors game, and he would be the first to face off against Cell.
Future Trunks suggested, "Uncle John Doe, why do you have to go first? Let us go first, and after we've exhausted some of Cell's energy, you can go."
John Doe replied, "Cell has fused with 17's eternal energy reactor, so he won't run out of energy. Forget about tag-teaming."
Just as John Doe stepped onto the arena to face off against Cell, Mr. Satan shouted from the side, "Who are you people, and why are you deciding the order of appearance in private?"
Everyone was speechless, and John Doe said, "Mr. Satan, I think you shouldn't go up there, or you might really get killed."
Upon hearing John Doe's words, Mr. Satan and the host burst into laughter, especially the host, who said to the cameraman, "Cameraman, quickly move the camera closer to that person so the whole world can see."
"In this world, there are still people who don't know Mr. Satan, and he even said to Mr. Satan, 'I think you shouldn't go up there, or you might really get killed.' Haha..."
"This is really hilarious. I've never met such an ignorant person before. Everyone, you know him now, right? Haha..."
Hearing the host's words, John Doe was speechless and wished he could go up and shut the host's mouth.
So he said to Goku, "Goku, maybe we should let them go first."
Goku looked at Mr. Satan and was also speechless. He said indifferently, "I don't care. Let him go first. But will he get beaten to death?"
Krillin said, "It doesn't matter. We can use the Dragon Balls to revive him. Let's consider it our pre-game performance."