POV - Jamall
"Are you sure that you are feeling good, dad?"
After Chichi unwittingly notified the group about Goku status, everyone and their mothers rushed upstairs to check on the Goku's well-being, and they were shortly assured that he was in perfect health. Then they proceeded to talk about recent events and current happenings.
And I mean of course i followed them I mean who wouldn't want to meet Goku the Son Goku hell Kakarot in the flesh.
"Yes, I'm feeling fine. More than fine actually, I'm feeling perfect.". After the reassuring words directed to his son Gohan for like the tenth time in a row, Goku finally turned toward me with a smirk. "So you are Jamall, uh? ... You look pretty strong."
I couldn't resist answering with a smirk of my own, there was something about being around Goku that just put me at ease ... am I glazing.
"Yes, I am Jamall... and you are right, I am quite strong if I may say so myself, but you are strong too, Son Goku... I can feel it." I said while trying to sound nonchalant but i also sensed that Goku was already almost as strong as Piccolo after the fusion with Kami, the risk to his life so great that the boost in power must have been equal in magnitude I wonder when I become perfect would it be possible for me to stack zenkai boosts hmm.
"You can call me Goku, it's fine. And... I feel better, but I don't know if I'm strong enough for the fight with the Androids, especially after what happened with Vegeta... you think you are strong enough, Jamall?"
Pfft of course im strong enough for the cyborgs but let me calm down I have to provide an answer that's more advantageous for my current situation. I have other plans, so i'm obviously not going to say something that could put those plans in jeopardy.
"I don't think so, but I can feel that I'm pretty close to a breakthrough that should be able to give me a much greater power... I just don't know if I can train quickly enough to be ready in time for the fight."
This sentence would be enough to convince Goku to follow the Canon plans; of course, the fact that i was close to a breakthrough was a lie but my power was already at the limit of what my Imperfect form could sustain, but they didn't know that and wouldn't know that.
No, if anything, the fact that i was apparently close to achieving a greater power would make Goku include me in his own plans and knowing him and how eager heed be to obtain a new ally slash friend that could help them in their fight against the 'evil Androids'.
"Well, I thought about it, and think I have a solution for that, but first I need to talk with Vegeta. I'll be back in a moment.". Replied the Kakarot, then rising his own hand and placing two fingers on his forehead, in what was clearly the initiating of Goku's instant transmission technique... i never understood why Goku placed his fingers on his forehead while out of combat, but in combat or even when charging an attack, he apparently just didn't need to. Perhaps it had something to do with the mental concentration required for greater ranges of teleportation? I would need to investigate this fact later on... when I have time to train and more information.
"Wait! Da-"
And Goku was gone, completely ignoring Gohan... damn, for a moment i thought this was actually the Abridged reality or something like that, but sadly his behavior was not as crazed as the one shown by the TFS portrayal of Goku, so that was unlikely... perhaps he simply was in a rush to reach Vegeta.
Also, the instant transmission was so damn cool... i mean i know that the original perfect cell learned it in the end, but i want it now and tried to feel it, knowing that it was most likely going to be used soon... but i could just vaguely perceive the movement of Ki, despite having anticipated that Goku would have used it...
Perhaps i had to watch it being executed some more times, or if i managed to get Goku to use it on me then i should get a better idea on how it really worked... well, there was time for that later.
"So... he's gone uh? What do you think he needed Vegeta for?"
Krillin's question wasn't really that smart, since Goku just told us, not that i expected much from the Baldy but damn when i think about it why was Krillin bald. I was also sure that other people could have answered it despite the lack of foreknowledge that i myself possessed, but decided to answer Baldy anyway... it was better to remain as relevant as possible in the eyes of everyone. Those little acts, accumulating in time, would paint me in a specific way that may be helpful if they ever had second thoughts on my nature or behavior.
"Well, Goku said it could be a solution to my problem, when I said that maybe I didn't have enough time to train, so he probably found a way to train that is faster compared to the conventional way... he will probably return here for me, Trunks, and perhaps Piccolo since the more we are against the Androids, the better, and because we are currently the strongest fighters here and most likely the ones to benefit most from such a short training... whatever that is.".
There it is, an answer given with only what information everyone there already possessed, while also appearing to be quite insightful, once what i just said proved to be true... I realized something I'm in love with these mind game maybe it's because of the new body but or maybe the fact that Cells mind was now my mind as well anyway screwing with people like this was proving to be infinitely more fun then reading about DBZ itself.
Eventual a reply to his answer would sadly not come, because at that very moment Goku, with Vegeta in tow, reappeared in the middle of the room, with the Saiyan Prince quick to distance from Goku as well as the rest of us... what a prick.
Goku then proceeded to explain the existence of the hyperbolic time chamber and that he wanted not only Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo but also me to train with him, just as i 'predicted' moments before, but also his son Gohan. At that point, obviously, Chichi didn't take the news as well as she could have, but in the end relented, allowing the young lad to train with us once she was convinced that her son would be safer in case of an Android attack or if any other possible threat were to attack him while he's alone and what if the other warriors couldn't intervene in time.
Still, before we departed for the Lookout, there was an issue that i knew was gonna to happen and needed to address it first.
"Goku, I have a question. What if one of us defeats the Androids before everyone had the promised time in the hyperbolic time chamber? Will the remaining be cut off and lag behind in the training, or will they still be allowed to train inside of it regardless?"
I knew that as long as i didn't enter the chamber before Vegeta did, which was not a risk with the Prince wanting to enter it as soon as possible, i would still be on the outside by the time the cyborgs came. My objective was using the hyperbolic time chamber after having already achieved my perfect form, both to train and understand my new powers at that point... since entering in my Imperfect Form would be totally useless .
And, as easily as i predicted, it was agreed that every one of those in the group selected to train in the chamber must be allowed to do so independently of the situation, also because it was unknown if those still remaining were the latest 'androids', or if others would soon appear, perhaps being even stronger than 16, 17 and 18 were.
I wasn't entirely sure of that fact either, what with the already proved presence of multiple elements in this reality i mean i have no idea was actually exist in this reality, but i was quite sure that nothing created by Dr. Gero would come close to the power i would possess in my Perfect Form.
Deep in thoughts, i almost didn't notice Goku declaration. "Now, all of you, grab my shoulder or arm, I will use instant transmission and move us all to the Lookout.". Now's my chance I focus all my
senses on the Saiyan, attempting to get a better feeling of the technique and its inner workings.
I could feel it almost instantly, the shift in the surrounding space, the movement of Ki, the way it seemed to push all around me and Goku both, as well as the others, and i understood in that the basic functioning of the technique.
Sadly, understanding and doing were two very different concepts... because the control necessary for such a feat was out of my league at that moment. I needed my perfect form that Evolution to achieve a higher Ki Control capability. It was a different feeling to explain with words... i just now knew how the technique was executed, but couldn't really do it myself at that time I mean at least I understand it now right.
Of course, i could probably just learn how do it as well as Goku did, with weeks or perhaps months of practice, but achieving perfection would provide my with a way higher base control over my own Ki compared to the control i possess in my Imperfect Form, so it would be an efficient way to shorten the time needed to learn and execute the instant transmission technique as proficiently and efficiently as the Son Goku did man I love saying that.
Anyway, with the group finally on the Lookout, Popo was quickly informed of the plan and the group was about to decide the order for entering the chamber.
"So, a day outside equal to a year inside, right?"
Piccolo inquiry was quickly answered by Mister Popo. "Yes, once you cross the threshold you ought to spend a year in the room, but when you leave only a day will have passed in this dimension. So... which group goes first?"
"You two, go on in.". Answered Goku, turning his head towards Vegeta and Trunks respectively.
While the Saiyan Prince completely ignored Goku, quickly and entering the Chamber, Trunks nodded to Goku with respect and entered as well.
"Good luck," said Popo, as the rest of them exchanged their greetings and finally the both of them, father and temporally displaced son, were inside the Chamber.
"So... who's next?"
The Namekian question was quickly answered. The next couple to enter the Chamber would be Goku himself and Gohan, with Cell and Piccolo entering together for last.
"Are you sure you want to be the last, Jamall?" Was the question Goku directed to me, appearing to be worried by my situation.
"Yes, Goku. I'm only a guest here, anyway. Just be sure to not destroy 17 and 18 when I'm inside, or I'm going to die for sure... as I explained earlier, my mother made the absorption of the Androids necessary for my own survival. I have to absorb them within approximately six years, or I'm done for. Besides that fact, you can go first. I'm sure you want to rise your own power and that of Gohan as soon as possible.".
Well, i knew that none of those things i said four were scared of would never ever happen but addressing the situation in this way was necessary to keep my cover as perfect as possible. According to the made-up story, i only have a total of ten years to absorb the Cyborg and with only 6 remaining i had plenty of time, more a security measure in case of unexpected and unlikely failure compared to anything else. If it ever comes to the point that six years passed and i was still alive, I could just play the part of the unaware 'victim' I'm just not noticing I'm sounding more and more like a manipulator meh....ANYWAY.
The story, in that case, would have been that in the end, it was obvious that Bulma wouldn't do something like that to her own child, and she would have only lied about the Androids being necessary for me to absorb in a timely fashion or i would died, to be sure that i would still follow that path either way.
In which case, absorbing the Androids would still probably be necessary for me, since Bulma went to such lengths to assure that i did, but for reasons that i obviously 'didn't know' that only my 'mother' had knowledge of. This would pull the real Bulma, and by consequences the rest of the Z Fighters, once again in a quest to help me achieving perfection, this time for different reasons compared to the previous one the original cell Yikes.
In the end, the fact that i achieved transformations after the absorptions would come up to be that reason, my mother's last gift for me apparently being a new stronger form.
Of course, everything about that contingency plan was only a drastic safety net in the extremely unlikely case that i would fail in the absorption of the cyborgs within the next six years, otherwise being something that will never happen nor being spoken about.
It was just one of numerous plans I've thought about, to be completely make sure that i would be able to achieve perfection till the very end.
Goku's answer to my statement was a smirk. "Well, if you are sure, then I and Gohan are next, followed by you and Piccolo... but when our training sessions are done and the Androids are gone, I want a fight with you Jamall, deal?"
In reply to Goku's smirk, I could only answer with one of my own. "Deal."
POV - Piccolo
I would have preferred entering the hyperbolic time chamber by himself, but i guess having a sparring partner as strong as Jamall could be useful.
*You are so antisocial. You should try being friendly to him, you're both green!*
*Your green too!*
*I believe that entering the Chamber together with Jamall could be useful as well, it is obvious that the Saiyans are soon going to eclipse us in strength, Piccolo, since they have methods of training that our own physiology can't replicate... but perhaps, a year in the Chamber together with Jamall will open new... possibilities for us.*
I was about to answer when i sensed Krillin's Ki suddenly spike, and there could have been only one reason for that to happen, given that i couldn't sense someone else in his immediate surrounding.
"They are at Kame House!" I immediately notified those here with me, but only Gohan appeared to be surprised by the fact, Goku seemed to have felt it as well and Jamall was... smiling? ... It was probably because he was part Saiyan, always crazed for fights, paired with the fact that the Androids were the key to his own survival.
It was Jamall who spoke next. "Goku, use the instant transmission and take me there, I want to take an attempt against the Androids. I may be able to save Krillin and the others as well."
Everyone except for Chichi, Bulma and the baby, who left together just a few minutes after they did, was still there at Kame House... at the most likely inexistent mercy of the Androids.
Of course, i wouldn't just stand here and watch while someone else did all the work. "I'll come too, in case Jamall is not strong enough by himself. I should also be able to distract the big one long enough to give him a better chance."
Jamall seemed somewhat surprised by the my statement as if the slight widening of his eyes wasn't any indication... but quickly recovered his countenance, nodding in my direction with what was probably an expression of gratitude... not that i could tell since his face was too weird to look at.
*Antisocial and racist too.*
*Oh shut up*
Goku nodded. "Then, let's go! ... Gohan, I'll be back soon."
I place my hand on the Goku's left shoulder, just as Jamall did the same with his right , and the weird feeling of displacement i felt from the mysterious technique came back.
A moment later, we were at Kame House once again.