Sorry it took so long for me to post another chapter, real life still getting in the way. I may have graduated from college, but I'm stuck with trying to find a job to pay off student loan bills with. With no luck so far in finding a job, never thought it would be so hard to find one. Anyway, I hope I made up for the lateness with the length of the chapter.

I hope you all enjoy the chapter!


Chapter 7

"What?!" Serenity said, looking over at her brother. "Really?" Trunks' only answer was a nod. With that answer, Serenity turned back to the two who had just showed up. "Goku, I've been waiting a very long time to meet you."

"Serenity, right?" Goku asked.

"Yep, that would be me." Serenity cheerfully answered.

"So, how's the training going?" Goku asked.

"Do you really need to ask?" Serenity commented, turning back to look at Vegeta, who was still just standing there staring at who knows what.

"It isn't going so well." Trunks answered, standing up from where he was sitting. "I guess our father really doesn't want us to train with him. He thinks that we'll only slow him down. And every time we try to get close he tells us to get lost."

"So, all in all, he only sees us as a nuisance, an annoyance." Serenity said, still sitting and staring at Vegeta. "We try to ask him if he'll train with us, but, yeah, 'get lost' is the usual answer that we've been getting."

"Look at him, he's not doing anything." Trunks said, looking over his shoulder at Vegeta. "He's been standing there in the same spot staring into space since we got here."

"He hasn't moved at all." Serenity said, adding in her two cents to the explanation.

"That does sound a bit strange." Goku said, as he looked over at Vegeta. "But, since this is Vegeta we're talking about, I suppose it is to be expected."

"'To be expected'?" Serenity echoed, looking over at Goku, not expecting that to be said. When she didn't get an answer, she looked at Gohan, who just shrugged.

"I'll go and have a talk with him." Goku said, as he took to the air and headed over to Vegeta.

So, there they were, the three of them just standing there watching as Goku talked with Vegeta. And it would seem that Goku was getting a better reaction out of Vegeta than Trunks and Serenity could. All Serenity did when she saw this was sigh, with a muttered, "Figures." They watched as the two continued to talk. Then, after a while, both Goku and Vegeta came over to where the three of them were.

"Let's go!" Goku said, once he and Vegeta got to the three of them.

"Go where?" Serenity asked, having no clue what Goku could be referring to.

"To the Lookout, of course." Goku answered cheerfully.

Trunks and Serenity were surprised by that answer. The two of them looked at each other, surprise clearly written on their faces. After all, the two of them had only heard stories about the place; they had never actually been there. And they never had the chance to find it either. Neither were they given much time to be surprised, as Goku and Vegeta started taking to the sky, expecting the other three to follow. It wasn't until Gohan shouted, "Come on!", that the two realized that they were going to be left behind.

The trip to the Lookout was a quiet one; no one talked, with Goku leading the way since he was the one that knew how to get there. But, once they got there, they found Mr. Popo standing there; it was as if he was waiting for them. Once they landed at the Lookout, Goku explained to Mr. Popo their idea and what they were up to.

"I understand. Please, follow me." Mr. Popo said, giving his consent to use what they came to use, as they all followed him, as he showed them the way, all the while talking about it, it almost sounding like he was trying to sell them something. "You will find that it has everything you need. There's food, beds, and a bath. It's not very luxurious, I'm afraid."

"I require nothing more than the essentials. This is not a vacation, this is work." Vegeta said, as if this should've been the most obvious thing.

"Ignore him, Mr. Popo; he's a little uptight today. He's just eager to complete his training." Goku said, as if he were trying to explain away why Vegeta seemed to be in a bad mood.

"And you, Kakarrot, why are you encouraging me to train, too?" Vegeta asked, seeming to be getting down to the root of his thoughts about all of this. "You do realize that my eventual goal is you, right?"

"Our opponent this time probably isn't the kind of opponent one of us can beat alone." Goku explained, as if it should've been the obvious conclusion. "You must have realized this too."

"You may come to regret this later." Vegeta said, with a smirk. "I'll be able to take care of you when all of this is over." That last part was said quietly as if he didn't quite want anyone else to hear it.

"Here it is." Mr. Popo said, pointing to the door, once they got there.

"So, that's the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?" Gohan asked, looking at the door that they were brought to.

"Alright, which group will be going in first?" Mr. Popo asked, standing next to the door.

"That will be Vegeta, Trunks, and Serenity." Goku answered, looking slightly over at the three of them. "They will be going in first."

"Okay." Mr. Popo said, as he turned to open the door. "Right this way please." He paused with his hand on the handle. "Once you cross the threshold you'll have to spend a year in the room, but when you leave, only one day will have passed in this dimension." Then he opened the door for them. "Good luck."

"Thanks for letting us go first, Goku." Trunks said, as he passed by, heading for the room, with Serenity not too far behind him.

"Good luck, Trunks." Goku said, as Trunks walked by, then turned to Serenity, as she too, walked by, "And you too, Serenity. And try to get along with Vegeta."

"Try is about all we can do at this point." Serenity mumbled, as she walked by.

The two of them didn't notice the look that Vegeta gave Goku when he passed by. He probably heard what the three were saying.

"I hope those two can get along with Vegeta." Gohan said, as Mr. Popo closed the door.

Once the three were inside the Chamber, it seemed to be the unspoken agreement to look around their new surroundings, since they will be spending all that time there. Serenity was surprised by what she did see when they first walked into the Chamber. It was a tiled floor, it had beds for them, and not just any beds, they had drapes, there was a nice table with chairs, and when she looked up, she found a nice looking chandelier.

"Compared to what most people are use to in the future, I'd call this luxurious." Serenity mumbled, as she continued to look around.

"I don't see what's so special about this place." Vegeta said, as he too, seemed to be taking in his new surroundings.

"It's hot!" Trunks said, gaining his sister's attention, as he continued to take in his surroundings.

"Now that you mention it…" Serenity said, as she too noticed what her brother was talking about.

"There's less air, too!" Trunks said, continuing to voice the things he was noticing.

"I think I would classify it as the air being thin." Serenity said, as she came to stand next to her brother. She only got a nod from him; it would seem that he agreed with what she had said.

"And the gravity is different." Trunks said, continuing with his observations.

"Yeah, I'd say that it's heavier than normal." Serenity said, agreeing with her brother.

Not to long after Serenity said that, Trunks started walking towards the open area that the room was connected to, to go and check that out, and Serenity just watched him go. That is, until she heard him gasp with what sounded to be a little bit more than surprise. Serenity ran up to him, intent on finding out what was wrong. Once she got to him, she realized what had caused him to gasp, as the two of them stared out at the open area.

"What the hell!?" Serenity said, trying not to be overcome by what she was seeing.

"I don't believe it!" Trunks said, the surprise still in his voice.

The two of them were to surprised by what they were seeing to really take notice that Vegeta had walked up behind them to get a look for himself.

"There's nothing here!" Trunks said, now his voice was totally covered in surprise. "We're surrounded by total emptiness!"

"Nothing but white for as far as the eye can see!" Serenity said, adding to her brother's statement.

"Yeah, nothing but a void." Trunks said, agreeing with his sister. "What kind of place is this?"

"Too much for the two of you?" Vegeta asked, making it sound like it would be a disappointment if it were too much for them.

"Of course not!" Trunks immediately said, not wanting his father to think they were afraid or something.

"Just wasn't expecting something like this, is all." Serenity said, trying to explain away why they were reacting like they were.

"Right." Vegeta said, as if he didn't exactly believe them.

"I suppose this does explain why only a few can stand a whole year in this place." Trunks said, still looking out at the wide open, blank, space. "It's over whelming."

"Yeah, explains why Goku could only last a month before." Serenity said, agreeing with her brother. It truly was over whelming. "Something like this would probably drive most people insane."

"Indeed." Vegeta said, agreeing with what his future daughter had just mentioned, the fact that it would drive most people insane, and Vegeta seemed to be looking forward to it. "This place is perfect."

The same thought went through both Trunks and Serenity's minds at that moment; they hoped that they would be able to withstand a whole year in a place like this.


As the dawn of the next day in the real world, most of it was going ok, Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin, were at least able to get some sleep. Cell was still attacking people, which the news continued to cover, which Piccolo continued to watch threw the night. And they only thought about Cell, and forgetting about one simple little fact. That there was more than just Cell out there that they had to worry about, and that simple little fact ended up reminding the four of them that they were still out there. The three Androids had come to pay them a visit at Master Roshi's place, where the four of them were taking refuge at the time.

The Androids were still only looking for one thing, and that was Goku, but the others weren't budging on telling them where he was. So, Piccolo came up with an idea, hoping that he would end up taking care of the problem. He challenged Android 17 to a fight on a nearby island, and telling Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin to stay there at Master Roshi's, claiming that this was his fight and that they shouldn't interfere. Without really giving the three of them a chance to protest, Piccolo took to the air, with the three Androids following after him, leading them to the nearby island he was talking about. After Piccolo left the three of them behind, they couldn't help but wonder if Piccolo could handle this fight on his own, and hoped that he could.

It didn't take too long after Piccolo and the three Androids to start up the fight once they got to the island, with Piccolo making sure that the fight would be just between himself and Android 17. With that assured, the fight officially got underway.

This fight, Piccolo's fight, wasn't going unnoticed; everyone at Master Roshi's, all they could do was just stand there, staring off in the direction of the island and try to determine what was going on by sensing it. Even those up at the Lookout could sense what was going on. Mr. Popo and Gohan seemed worried, but Goku seemed to be trying very hard to restrain himself, as he sat there sensing everything and waiting for Vegeta, Trunks, and Serenity to finish with their training. It quickly became apparent that Mr. Popo and Goku were going to have to make sure that Gohan stayed put, especially since it was Piccolo that was fighting.

All anyone could do was just anxiously wait and keep their eyes and senses open to what was going on. For there was nothing anyone could do but wait.

The only one that didn't seem to be waiting was Bulma, for she, unlike the others, couldn't sense what was going on, and wasn't distracted by the TV with news of what was going on around the world. For she, was determined to find a way to disable the Androids and turn them off. Which usually left her father with the duty of taking care of baby Trunks and Serenity, since she had to put most, if not all, of her attention on what she was working on. Though, this didn't stop her from keeping her two babies in the same room with her.

"I think he's finally asleep." Bulma's father announced from baby Trunks' crib. Little Serenity was in her own crib, wide awake, sitting there, watching her mother work.

"Great! That's good. Thanks for looking after them while I work on this, Dad." Bulma said, not even looking away from what she was working on, as she continued to type away on the computer. "Now all you have to do is get Serenity to sleep."

"Sure." Bulma's father agreed, as he headed over to Serenity's crib. "Any luck deciphering those plans to Android 17?"

"Yeah, but, there's still a lot of work!" Bulma answered, as she continued to work. "I'm trying to isolate the Android's main power source and then I can shut it off. The only problem is, there are thousands of circuits to sort through. And, according to these plans, there are several shutdown sensors that are all wired in there, and unless you cut them off all at once, it will be meaningless."

"Don't give up." Bulma's Dad said, trying to be encouraging, as he and little Serenity continued to watch Bulma work.

"I've gone too far to give up now!" Bulma said with confidence, as she continued to work. "But, even if I can create all the code that is needed for the shutdown, I still have to input it on all the frequencies for each circuit." Bulma then stopped her typing to pick something up. "I only hope that this remote control I made can zero in on the frequencies of the circuits and turn them off." Bulma then looked between the remote in her hands and the plans in front of her a few times, before she went back to typing. Not too long after she started to type again, her computer screen turned red, signaling that something was wrong. "Hey! Stop that! Why did Dr. Gero have to make these Androids so hard to figure out?! What kind of thing has Gero created!?" Bulma then slammed her hand down on the keyboard in her frustration. This action prompted Serenity to start crying, which ended up waking her brother up and he started to join in on the crying.

"Uh oh…" Bulma's Dad said, looking between the two babies, wondering which one to go to first.

"I wish I could cry too." Bulma mumbled, as her father tried to get the babies to stop crying.

In the end, even with all of the complications, Bulma still didn't give up, even if it did frustrate her to no end from time to time, but she still continued to work on, to solve the problem.

While this was going on, the fight between Piccolo and Android 17 continued on with neither one giving in. Through the fight, Piccolo was starting to get a bit frustrated, since his attacks, physical or energy wise, wasn't doing much of anything to Android 17. Of course, Android 17 was being rather cocky about the whole thing, which didn't help with Piccolo's frustration any. Though, it didn't stop Piccolo from giving the fight all he has. And just when Piccolo had finally lured Android 17 into a trap, which ended up taking out the little island they were battling on, and thinking that he had rid the world of one android, came to discover, as the smoke cleared, that Android 17 had survived, much to Piccolo's surprise. And since the island that they were battling on no longer existed, Android 17 decided to move the battle to another small island close by, so they all followed him to the island he had indicated, then resumed their battle.

In the meantime, Cell was still terrorizing cities and people, trying to get stronger. But, as he was about to devour another person, he stopped. For he had just sensed what the others had already sensed, Piccolo's fight. And with putting two and two together, with just being able to sense Piccolo, Cell guessed that Piccolo had to be fighting one of the Androids. So, tossing the person he was about to devour aside, Cell took off in the direction that he could sense Piccolo's energy signature coming from.

While the wait up at the Lookout wasn't going any better than it was before. It would seem that not only was Gohan having a hard time restraining himself from going off to help Piccolo, but it would seem that Goku was starting to have a hard time doing the same thing. For all they could do was just sit and wait, while they continued to sense what was going on below.

As for Piccolo's and Android 17's fight, the two of them continued to battle it out, unaware of the danger that was headed their way. But as the battle waged on, it started to look like the current little island that they were on might end up suffering the same fate as the last one they were battling on, for it was starting to form cracks, as if it might end up falling apart. And an added feature about this little island was starting to make itself known, mainly because of the force of the battle was bringing it to the forefront for all to see. For this little island had a volcano on it, and it was starting to erupt.

With the island's volcano erupting, it now provided a kind of visual of what was, somewhat, going on that Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, and Master Roshi could see. But it wasn't really helping any, for most of them really didn't like the idea of staying out of the fight either. Unfortunately for them, they didn't have the time to worry much more about the fight between Piccolo and the Androids, for they were the first to take notice of the approaching problem, that was a danger, and really bad timing. They were the first ones to notice that Cell was heading straight for Piccolo and, more importantly, the Androids. Now they had something to really worry about.

And through all of this, Bulma was still the only one not knowing of what was going on, as she continued to work on a way of stopping the Androids. Though, it wasn't helping anyone that little Trunks and Serenity were still crying, and Bulma's father was nearly at his wits end on trying to get them to stop crying.

"Now, now, there, there." Bulma's father said, trying to get the little ones to stop crying. Even putting them together in the same crib didn't seem to be working either. "Your mother is working, Trunks, Serenity. Hey, now, look at Grandpa!" Then he proceeded to make funny faces for the two, though it didn't seem to be working, as the two continued to cry. "That's funny, that one almost always works." In his desperation, he turned his attention back to Bulma, ready to give up trying to get the two to stop crying. "Hey, Bulma, help! I can't manage them anymore!"

"Just a second, Dad, please." Bulma answered, not even bothering to turn away from her computer screen, as she continued to work. "This should do it." Bulma mumbled to herself, then continued to speak loud enough for her father to hear. "I'm almost there. Once I finish typing in this data, it should be done."

"I don't think I can take this that much longer, and I'm exhausted." Bulma's father said, pretty much at his wits end, as the two continued to cry.

"Hey, come on, I haven't slept for forty-eight hours! What do you think about that!" Bulma said, yelling at her father in frustration. "The least you can do is to keep Trunks and Serenity quiet!"

"Well…but…you see…" Bulma's father started, but couldn't find the words, then he finally gave in. "Right."

"Nice, Dad." Bulma said, a bit sarcastically, apparently she didn't believe him all that much.

"Well, I'll tell you what I have to say about that." Yajirobe said, coming from out of nowhere, with food in his arms that he was snacking on. "Take care of your kids, there driving us all nuts. Forty-eight hours is torture." Then Yajirobe turned his attention to the two babies. "Look, no offence, I don't blame either of you, I'd be doing the same thing if I were you."

"There, that's it." Bulma said, having just finished what she was working on. "I did it, all finished guys!" Then Bulma turned her chair around to face them, as she started to praise herself. "It's so rare to find beauty and genius all wrapped into one tidy package." Then she got up to head to her two babies. "Well, isn't it?"

"That's great, hun." Bulma's dad said, as if he had heard it a million times before, which he probably did. "Please, just take them." You could tell by the tone of his voice now that he was really desperate to get the two to stop crying. As Bulma came and picked up both of her babies, the both of them instantly stopped crying. "Thank goodness." Bulma's dad mumbled, once the two stopped crying.

"Thanks, Dad." Bulma said, thanking her father for looking after her two babies. "If it works, I should be able to stop the Androids with a push of a button."

"Awesome." Yajirobe said, a bit impressed, but mostly relieved.

"That's my little girl." Bulma's dad said, proud of what his daughter had accomplished.

Even though none of them could sense what was going on, leaving them oblivious of it, didn't stop the simple fact that the fight between Piccolo and Android 17 raged on, neither one of them giving in. And for the first time during their fight, it had moved to being underwater, even though it didn't stay there for very long, as once again, the fight resumed to taking place in the air. And unknown to the two fighting, the location of the fight had, once again, changed location, with the other two Androids following after them.

Those at Master Roshi's, being Master Roshi himself, Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien, where the first ones to notice that Piccolo had switched locations again. But, they had also noticed that it was a bad thing in the long run, for the new direction they could sense Piccolo going in was leading to the direction that Cell was coming from. And it was at that exact moment when Chi-Chi came running up to them with the phone in her hand.

"Hey, telephone, guys." Chi-Chi said, as she came to the door of the house. "It's Bulma; she's looking for you, Krillin." That got the attention of all four of them. "It's urgent; she says she's figured out a way to disable the Androids."

"What?!" All four said at the same time, completely surprised by this.

Once Krillin snapped out of his surprise he went right up to Chi-Chi and took the phone from her. And once Bulma had Krillin on the other end, she proceeded on telling Krillin what she had found and how simple it is to turn the Androids off. "That's right." Bulma said, once she had caught Krillin up to speed. "Androids 17 and 18 have an emergency shutdown circuit that's incorporated into their bodies! Once we shut those circuits off, then you guys should be able to destroy them easily, right? And with this controller I just completed should shutdown those circuits."

"That's great. Could you bring it here right away?" Krillin asked, a determined look on his face. "We need to hurry; we're running out of time. Piccolo is already fighting the Androids, and Cell is on his way to the battlefield!"

"Right, I'm on my way!" Bulma said, instantly agreeing. She then hung up on Krillin, not even giving him any kind of a good-bye before she hung up on him.

"This is great! If we can destroy the Androids, then there is no way that Cell can complete his evolution!" Tien said, after Bulma had hung up.

"Leave it to Bulma to figure out how to get rid of the most powerful fighters in the world with a push of a button." Yamcha said, joking around a bit.

"What is it?" Tien asked Krillin, noticing that Krillin seemed to be lost in his own thoughts.

"N…nothing!" Krillin instantly said, snapping back to reality.

With the urgency in which Krillin had told Bulma what had been going on, Bulma didn't wait around at all in getting the controller she had made to them. But, she was having a slight problem, and that problem was in the form of Yajirobe.

"Well, guys, I'm off. I'm leaving Trunks and Serenity here." Bulma said, in a hurried tone, as if she were pressured for time. "This is an emergency." She said that as if that explained everything. "Hey!" That's when she got grabbed from behind; obviously, someone didn't want her to leave.

"Think again!" Yajirobe practically shouted, him being the one who had stopped Bulma and is currently preventing her from leaving. The only problem is, his shouting had started little Trunks and Serenity to start crying again, leaving it up to Bulma's dad to try and stop them from crying again. "No way! You hear that? That's an emergency!" He was obviously referring to the babies crying once again.

"You're the one that made them cry!" Bulma shouted back, still trying to get out of Yajirobe's grasp and leave. "Now let me go!"

Eventually she did manage to get away from Yajirobe and left with the controller in hand.

While up at the Lookout, things were still rather tense, since no one could really do much of anything but sit and wait, while sensing what was going on down below. And it was through that that Goku and Gohan had noticed, as well, that Cell was headed in Piccolo's direction. And some patience was starting to wear thin from all the waiting.

As for the battle between Piccolo and Android 17 continued on, continuing to move as they fought. Until it finally stopped for a moment, as Android 17 got in a shot that sent Piccolo in a small mountain side, destroying said small mountain side. Piccolo survived it, brushing it off as if it were nothing, and returned the favor, by sending Android 17 into another small mountain side, also resulting in destroying that mountain side. And, like Piccolo, Android 17 survived, resulting in the continuation of the fight between them, with neither of them budging. The battle raged on, with them returning blow for blow, favor for favor. Just then, the fighting stopped, it would seem that Piccolo wasn't aware, at all, that Cell was working his way towards them, for he seemed surprised by Cell being there. For Cell, choose that moment to show up, making himself known. Piccolo being the first to notice him standing nearby. All in all, the fight between Piccolo and Android 17 had come to an end with the appearance of Cell. But the surprises kept coming, for Piccolo was surprised, yet again, when it was found out that Android 17 had no idea who it was that interrupted their fight, which implied that none of the Androids had any idea who Cell was.

Cell seemed to just stand there, up on a hill of rocks, as if he were looking around, almost like he was surveying, taking in what was around him. It didn't take him much longer to jump down from his perch to join everyone else on the ground, though, from a distance. It didn't take much longer after that for Cell to show off his power, by powering up and with just that power blew up the rock hill he had previously stood on and directed the dust and debris towards Piccolo and the Androids. And he did all of that without even moving. Piccolo moved to protect himself, but the Androids just stood there, as if they weren't even affected by it all, as if they weren't even impressed at all. The result of Cell showing off ended up creating a crater around Cell himself, leaving a small raised part of land that he stood on untouched. With the showing off done, Cell started to calmly walk forward. And he kept on walking; he even walked right passed Piccolo, who did nothing as Cell passed by. It was as if Piccolo was shocked by what he was seeing and sensing from Cell. And Cell knew it, for Cell stopped for a moment, just behind Piccolo, to let Piccolo know that he knew why Piccolo was shocked still, which turned into a small argument of words before Cell continued on walking. And Piccolo still did nothing but stand there and watch.

While this was going on, those at Master Roshi's were going nuts from what they were sensing; especially with what they could sense that was coming from Cell. Some of them were also coming to their wits end with the waiting and from having to stay on the sidelines. That was, until Bulma's remote control was brought up, and the fact that Chi-Chi commented that it would probably be faster if they flew out to go and meet up with Bulma, since they could probably fly faster than Bulma could with her jet. For some reason, that idea never dawned on them. With that idea in mind, Krillin took off to go and meet up with Bulma to get the controller from her. It wasn't to long after Krillin left, that Tien finally succumb to what had been going on and took off himself, but he wasn't heading in the same direction that Krillin was. No, Tien took off in the direction that Piccolo was in. The only thing that Master Roshi could do was just stand there and yell at Tien to come back, however pointless that was, for Tien probably couldn't even hear him anyway.

For those up at the Lookout everything seemed to have settled down, especially since Gohan was now sitting down in front of his father. But the tenseness of the situation was still there, in the form of a tense silence. And everyone's patience was wearing even thinner than it was before. As the wait continued for Vegeta, Trunks, and Serenity to come out of the Time Chamber.

As for the situation with Cell, it had just took a turn for the worse. Worse for Androids 17 and 18, as Piccolo just informed them of what Cell was after, a few seconds before Cell tried to make a grab for Android 17, who was able to dodge the reach, a bit surprised by what Piccolo had just told him. And the dodging continued until Cell was able to pin Android 17 to the ground. And just when Cell was just about to make a personal victory and absorb one of the Androids, Piccolo intervened and kicked Cell in the face in an attempt to get him away from Android 17, which worked, as Cell let go of his prize by the force of the blow, landing on his feet not too far away, acting like the kick didn't even faze him in the slightest.

As Android 17 got up off the ground, he, surprisingly, thanked Piccolo for the save, and the two processed to talk about what was going on, mainly with Piccolo giving Android 17 the details of what Cell was and what he wanted. Not to longer after Piccolo finished, Cell tired to convince Android 17 to give into what he wanted, as if it were something destined to happen, as if the two Androids didn't have any choice in the matter. Which Android 17 promptly refused the idea that Cell was talking about. Cell just brushed off what Android 17 said, as if it didn't matter. As far as Cell was concerned, the Androids really didn't have any choice in the matter about being absorbed by him. And, of course, Android 17 took all of this as a challenge, and he seemed to be looking forward to the fight. Even though Android 17 took this as a challenge of a fight, Android 16 saw differently, and voiced as much, telling both Androids 17 and 18 that they should run, instead of fight Cell. Needless to say, Android 17 wasn't too impressed with the suggestion of running, he was more likely to fight than run, but he did tell Android 16 that he was welcome to run if he wished to do so.

With the chitchat done, Android 17 took off toward Cell, ready to get the fight started. It was the official start to the fight with Cell. It didn't take long for Cell to face plant Android 17 into the ground in front of him. That was when Piccolo jumped in, taking his shot at Cell. Which also didn't take too long for Piccolo to hit the ground too, though, Piccolo hit the ground at a distance. This didn't stop Cell, as he calmly walked over to Piccolo, telling Piccolo that he shouldn't have interfered, as he kicked Piccolo to an even further distance away. This time Piccolo was able to make it back to his feet as, once again, Cell calmly made his way over to Piccolo again. Though Piccolo just stood there, as if he were waiting for something. Once Cell got close enough, it became apparent what Piccolo was waiting for, as it looked like he was powering up an attack, but this didn't stop Cell from calmly walking towards Piccolo. And once Piccolo deemed it ready he released his energy attack at Cell, which ended up sending Android 17 running, as he noticed how powerful the attack was going to be, Android 17 wished to get out of the firing line before it hit Cell. As the result of the attack, now a part of the island they were on was now missing. Android 17 may have gotten out of the way of the attack, but Cell took it head on. But there was still one problem, Cell survived, as he rose out of the water, completely intact and none the worse for wear. Everyone seemed rather surprised by this fact.

And unknown to everyone below, Tien had made it to the island just in time to see what had happened, as he watched from a small, close by, mountain on the island. Tien was just as surprised as the others were, that Cell had come out of that attack just fine.

Once Cell landed back on the ground, he, once again, calmly walked over to Piccolo. Once Cell made it over to Piccolo, a staring contest seemed to have developed, as the two just stood there staring at each other, almost like a battle of the wills, seeing who would break first. Then after awhile, Cell turned his attention back to the Androids, as Cell looked over at Android 17. That's when Piccolo turned to Android 17, telling him to run, which earned Piccolo a hard punch in the face from Cell. Piccolo was, once again, on the ground. It would seem that Cell used it as a distraction, and it worked, as Cell, once again, calmly walked up to Piccolo, who was still laying on the ground. And since Piccolo didn't get up by the time that Cell got there, Cell ended up picking him up by grabbing his shirt and just held him there in the air by his shirt. It would seem that Piccolo was out for the count.

And from where Tien continued to stand at a distance, he was both angry and worried by what he saw. Angry because of how bad a condition Piccolo seemed to be in, and worried by what this all could mean now and what could happen next.

Everyone continued to watch, as if stunned by what was happening, as Cell continued to hold Piccolo by his shirt, as Cell raised his other hand just over Piccolo's chest. With an almost crazed laugh, Cell quickly charged an energy attack in his free hand, and shot it straight threw Piccolo.

Not only were the Androids taken aback by all of this, but Tien seemed to almost be in shock by all of this. And they weren't the only ones who noticed what was going on, and just because they couldn't see what was going on, didn't mean they couldn't sense it. And up on the Lookout, Goku and Gohan, ever sensing what was going on below, seemed to be the ones that were the most shocked and surprised by what they had sensed. Sensing what had just happened to Piccolo. For they were no longer able to sense Piccolo. Which brought about the thought that he was probably dead. And, that thought didn't set well with Gohan, as he moved to take off, intent on going to Piccolo. Goku was forced to grab his son and hold onto him tightly, so that he couldn't move very well, in hopes of preventing him from taking off, as well as hoping he would calm down. And Gohan did try to get out of Goku's hold, so Goku ended up having to try and talk some sense into his son instead, to try and get him to calm down. And, with a lot of reluctance, Gohan did calm down. For, all they could do, is continue to wait for Vegeta, Trunks, and Serenity to finish their training.

Not to long after, with a satisfied laugh, Cell tossed Piccolo into the ocean, just behind him. All, except Cell, watched as Piccolo sunk into the depths of the water. For, as all watched as Piccolo sunk, Cell had turned his gaze back to the task at hand, that being the Androids. His sights particularly set on Android 17, all the while talking about how it was pointless if they fought, mainly because it was an inevitable thing that he will end up absorbing the two of them. Cell continued to calmly walk for a little while longer after he stopped talking, then he took off running towards Android 17, when it became apparent that Android 17 wasn't going to budge from where he stood, in a fighting stance. It became apparent to Cell that Android 17 rather fight than simply give in and accept being absorbed.

It wasn't too long after that, that Android 17 started to run toward Cell, figuring that he might as well meet him half way and get the fight underway. And just before they met, Android 17 jumped into the air, planning to head-butt Cell, but as the dust cleared from the impact, it became clear that Cell had dodged the blow. It quickly became obvious that Cell had missed the attack by taking to the sky himself, and deciding to attack Android 17 from the sky as well, apparently trying to use his tail to attack Android 17 with, but Android 17 dodged the blow, preferring to stay away from Cell's tail.

With that, the fight continued, as they both took to the sky, still fighting. It wasn't too long in when Android 17 took a hit to the head by Cell's tail, as the blow sent him flying back. After awhile of falling though the sky from the hit, Android 17 was able to catch and right himself in the air, but just as he did, Cell was there to greet him. Android 17 seemed to be very surprised by that, not seeming to expect him there, practically in his face. Cell didn't waste any time and started to attack Android with his tail, which Android 17 proceeded to dodge. This attack and dodge continued for awhile, while Tien continued to watch from where he was, at a distance.


Meanwhile, Bulma was still on her way to Master Roshi's, oblivious to the fact that Krillin was heading her way. But, there was one thing, Yajirobe had won their little argument from before, and Bulma was forced to bring her two little ones with her. Surprisingly enough the two were able to keep themselves quite entertained, even without any toys in which to do so.

Little Trunks was just sitting there in his seat, clapping his hands, while little Serenity sat next to him in her own seat, watching him, seeming to find it rather interesting. To anyone else, it would look like she was, somewhat, cheering him on. That is, until Trunks noticed something lying next to him and decided to pick it up, seeming to think it was some kind of toy. Serenity continued to watch her brother, fascinated with what he now had in his hands. Serenity reached out, wanting to touch it too.

It took awhile longer for Bulma to notice what was going on. "Trunks!" Bulma said, trying not to shout, as she noticed what Trunks had in his hands, also noticing that Serenity was trying to grab it as well. "No, the two of you can't play with this." That's when Bulma took it from them, with 'it' being the controller. Trunks tried to make a grab to get it back, but couldn't reach. Both Trunks and Serenity had confused looks; they didn't understand why they couldn't play with it. "This is something that is very important!" Bulma explained, as if the both of them could understand what she was saying perfectly. Trunks tried to reach for it a few more times before giving up and looking like he was going to start crying at any moment. Serenity on the other hand, still looked confused, it seemed like a perfectly good toy to her. "Oh no, this isn't good." Bulma muttered to herself once she saw that it looked like Trunks was about to start crying at any moment. "No need to cry, Trunks." Bulma said, as she started looking for something, it was obvious that she had an idea. Serenity just sat there, watching her mother, not at all paying attention to the fact that her brother was about to cry. "Now, where did I put that thing?" Bulma mumbled to herself, as she continued her search. By this point, Serenity was getting rather curious to what her mother could be looking for. "Ah, here it is." Bulma then turned back to Trunks, holding out what she had found to give him. "Here, Trunks." That didn't get his attention, so she kept going. "Do you want to play with Mama's cell phone?" That got his attention, as he took the phone offered him. Serenity continued to watch curiously. "There, that's it." Bulma said with relief, crisis averted. "Watch, this will be fun." Bulma said to the two of them, as she leaned over to start hitting some of the buttons, dialing in a number. "I wonder who will answer." Bulma then leaned back in her seat, now that Trunks was happy again, as they all waited to see who would answer on the other end of the line. "Hey, it's Bulma, is anyone there?" Bulma said, as someone picked up on the other end.

"Bulma?" A male voice answered from the other end, which sounded like it was Master Roshi.

"Sweet, they answered!" Bulma said cheerfully, which got Trunks and Serenity cheering as well.

"Bulma!" Master Roshi said, trying to get Bulma's attention back on track. "Can you see Krillin yet?"

"Krillin?" Bulma answered, a bit confused by the question.

"Look around and see if you can see him. He should be on his way to meet up with you." Master Roshi explained.

"No sign of him yet." Bulma answered, after looking around for Krillin.

"Well, keep a look out for him then. He should be heading straight for you. He's coming to get the remote, because he thinks he can get it here faster than you can with your jet." Master Roshi explained.

"Oh really?" Bulma said, seeming to take that last part as a challenge. "I suppose that would mean I could hand the controller over sooner rather than later. But, I wouldn't mind having a little race to see who can get there first!"

"Hey, this is serious! Just keep a look out for Krillin!" Master Roshi said, not liking the idea that Bulma was thinking of turning this into some kind of game. "Just so you know, we are on the verge of a problem here. Tien is at the battlefield as we speak! And what's worse is Piccolo. We don't know what has happened, but we are all extremely worried about him. We're fearing the worst. So, if we don't stop Android 17 and the others soon, and keep them from getting absorbed by Cell, then it'll be the end of everything!" Master Roshi was hoping that that would help to get Bulma's priorities back on track to what was truly important.

"I suppose that's true." Bulma said, agreeing with the severity of it all. "Alright, I'll speed up, but I'll be careful and keep an eye out for Krillin." With that said, Bulma hung up on Master Roshi. Just then, she looked excited about something. "Hey, Trunks, Serenity, you two ready to hit the turbo's!?" That got both Trunks and Serenity cheering in excitement. "Alright then, here we go!" Bulma then hit it into a faster gear as they took off even faster than what they were previously going at.


Back at the battlefield, Android 17 had just hit the ground again. And just as he sat back up from the impact and sliding across the ground, Cell was, once again, there to greet him, with a kick to the face. That seemed to go on for awhile, until Cell decided to change it by hitting Android 17 in the face with his tail, sending him flying backwards, once again. But, this time, before Android 17 could hit the ground, at his own pace, Cell met him in mid-fall and punched him hard, sending him towards the ground. Before Android 17 could get back up, much less sit up, from his impact with the ground, Cell landed right next to him and preceded to punch him. Cell continued to stand there and punch Android 17, before he decided to change things again, by picking Android 17 up off the ground by his shirt, then punched him hard in the stomach, making Android 17 double over from the blow. And with one more hit from Cell, Android 17 was back on the ground, just laying there face down in the dirt.

It would seem that Android 17 wasn't going to be getting back up any time soon. And to prove this point, Cell went and flipped Android 17 onto his back by using his foot. This seemed to cause Android 17 even more pain, as he cried out because of the pain, probably from being moved. Cell only proceeded to mock him some more by telling Android 17 that this is what happens by resisting the idea of being absorbed by him and that it was the cause of his pain.

And after watching all of this, Android 18 was finally understanding that maybe Android 16 had been right in his suggestion, and running from Cell just might be the right call after all. But, Android 16 had gone and surprised her by saying that she should run while he stayed there. He then went on to explain his reasoning to her, by telling her that she should leave because Cell was after her and Android 17, so it was best that she should leave and not him. But, one thing still confused her, and that was, what was it that he could do? And his simple answer was that he was going to kill Cell. That just seemed to surprise her even more. And in her surprise, she just stood there for awhile as she watched Android 16 make his way over to Cell. And since he was just calmly walking over to where Cell was, he was still in talking distance as she snapped out of her shocked-surprise to try and talk him out of what he was about to do. As far as she was concerned, he was just going to get himself killed. That stopped him for a moment as he looked at her from over his shoulder and told her that he was not going to live in fear. He said that as if it explained everything, then he continued with his calm walk towards Cell, leaving her behind.

As for Tien, as he continued to watch, from his vantage point in the distance, he watched as Android 16 walked towards Cell. There were only two things that came to mind for Tien, which was Android 16 was either really strong or really stupid and probably crazy.

After lying on the ground for awhile, Android 17 had finally sat up again, though Cell was still standing in front of him. And after a little bit more effort, Android 17 was able to make it back to his feet, taking a fighting stance again, ready to protect himself if need be. Though, it would seem that it wasn't enough, for, in a flash, Cell, once again, punched Android 17 hard in the gut, making him double over again. And with another hit from Cell, Android 17 was, once more, face down on the ground. Cell seemed to be satisfied by this. Android 17 did try to get back up again, only making it to his hands and knees, before Cell picked him up by his shirt.

Android 17 demanded to be let go and told Cell to his face that he disgusted him and that he still rejected the idea of being a part of Cell. But, Cell wasn't at all fazed by that, just taking it as nothing more than just words and whatever Android 17 said meant nothing in the long run. That's when Android 17 started to struggle, trying to get away from Cell. That is, until Cell punched him hard in the back, making Android 17 go limp. All Android 17 could do now was just hang there and watch in horror as Cell's tail came closer and closer to him, with the intent of absorbing him. And Cell watched on, laughing in his excitement.

Neither of them noticed one thing, until a hand rested on Cell's shoulder. And, that something was Android 16. As Cell turned to get a better look at who touched him, Android 16 punched Cell hard in the face, sending him flying back from the impact, as well as making Cell let go of Android 17, as he fell back to the ground, face down in the dirt.

After awhile of being sent flying backwards, Cell righted himself and landed back on the ground a bit of a distance away from the two Androids. This provided enough time for Android 17 to, somewhat, sit up. Android 17 seemed surprised to see Android 16 standing there, next to him, and Android 17 expressed as much to him, asking what he was doing, his answer was the same that he gave to Android 18, and that was to destroy Cell. Android 17 expressed the same concern as Android 18, by saying that he would just get killed. The answer that Android 17 got back surprised him, that answer being that Android 16 figured, by his own calculations, that he should be just as powerful as Cell. With that answer given, Android 16 started to calmly walk over towards Cell.

After getting a good distance away from where Android 17 was sitting, Android 16 stopped walking. Android 16 and Cell seemed to be trying to stare each other down. After a few moments of that, Android 16 rushed toward Cell, intent on starting the fight himself. Cell didn't move from where he stood as Android 16 advanced towards him. Android 16 may have started the fight, but both exchanged blows, punching and kicking, and both blocked each other's blows and hits. And this went on for awhile, until Cell took to the air, above Android 16. But, Android 16 didn't stay there for long, as he joined Cell in the air, as they continued the fight, with the punching and the dodging.

From where Tien stood at his spot from a distance, he continued to watch, completely amazed at the sight of Android 16 being able to keep up with Cell in a fight. He seemed to be mesmerized by the fact that Android 16 seemed to be holding his own against Cell.

Android 16 and Cell continued their fight, with no one being able to make a hit on each other, as they made their way back to the ground. And before either one could touch the ground, they parted, and each went a separate ways. Both landed on the ground, at a distance from each other. The two, once again, seemed to be staring each other down. Things stayed that way for quite some time, until Cell decided to go on the attack. Once Android 16 saw that Cell was running towards him, he decided to meet him half way and charged forward as well. The two of them met head on, rather latterly, as they butted heads. Things stayed that way, it seemed as if they were trying to get the other to budge first, until Cell pulled back to punch Android 16 in the face, sending him stumbling back a bit. And before Android 16 could gain his balance back, Cell used his tail to pierce Android 16 in the neck. Cell was very pleased by this; he was starting to think that he had won the fight. That was, until Cell tried to absorb Android 16, something, then, seemed to be wrong when nothing seemed to happen. Apparently, Cell was unable to absorb Android 16. Android 16 pulled Cell's tail's tip out of his neck, and that's when Cell realized that Android 16 was completely robot, fully mechanical.

While Android 16 still had Cell's tail in his hand he quickly took to the air. Once high enough up, using Cell's tail, he lifted Cell above his head and quickly, and as hard as he could, threw Cell back to the ground, which, upon impact, created a nice dust cloud. Not too long after Cell hit the ground, Android 16 landed back on the ground and stood there, waiting for the dust to clear. He didn't have to wait long, before the dust could clear, Cell bolted out of the dust cloud and headed into the sky, with Android 16 taking off right after him. For awhile, it seemed as if Cell was testing Android 16, to see how fast he could go. This seemed to last for awhile, before Cell instantly stopped and kicked Android 16 in the gut, which sent him back a bit, but it didn't seem to faze Android 16 at all. Android 16 didn't waste any time in striking back, as he head-butted Cell in the gut, sending Cell back to the ground. Android 16 didn't wait for Cell to retaliate, as he went after Cell trying to punch him, which Cell was able to dodge at the last moment.

Cell used this moment to wrap his tail around Android 16's neck, bringing him back into the air. Once they were far enough up, Cell, while he still had his tail wrapped around Android 16's neck, went to the front of Android 16 and started to charge an energy attack right in his face. But, before Cell could fire off his attack, Android 16 attacked Cell instead with some kind of lasers from his eyes, hitting Cell in his shoulder, making Cell cry out from the pain of it. While Cell was distracted, Android 16 removed Cell's tail from around his neck and proceeded to kick Cell in the stomach, sending Cell hurtling back to the ground, creating another dust cloud upon impact, this time, with a bigger dust cloud than before. This time, Cell didn't come out of the dust cloud, and as the dust cleared, it showed that Cell was still lying on the ground where he had crashed landed.

Android 16 quickly came back down, and landed directly on Cell's tail, making Cell cry out from the pain again. Then, Android 16, while still standing on Cell's tail with one foot, proceeded to pull on Cell's tail, as if he were trying to pull it off. It took awhile of pulling, but Android 16 succeeded in pulling off Cell's tail, leaving Cell with most of his tail missing, this left Cell screaming in pain. Android 16 then tossed, what he had of Cell's tail, over his shoulder. With this, Android 16 was sure that he had made it so Cell could no longer absorb anyone, especially Androids 17 and 18. That is, until Cell had finally calmed down and had got back up onto his feet and proved that he has the some ability that Piccolo does, and his tail grew back, as good as new. Android 16 seemed surprised by this; it would seem that he didn't expect this to happen. Cell then went and laughed at this triumph, for he wasn't beaten yet! But this didn't detour Android 16, he was determined to beat Cell and find his weak point, for he was certain that Cell had one.

Android 16, once again, took a fighting stance, while Cell powered up. Android 16 didn't wait for Cell to finish powering up as he rushed forward, heading right for Cell. Cell didn't wait for Android 16 to reach him, as he, also, rushed forward to meet Android 16 halfway. Just before the two met face to face, Android 16 prepared to kick Cell, but Cell easily dodged it, as he jumped up and over Android 16, landing behind him and kneed him in the face, sending him flying backwards. Android 16 was able to catch himself at the last second and landed on his feet. But Android 16 wasn't on his feet for very long, as he looked up, Cell was there to greet him with a hard punch to the face, sending Android 16 sliding on the ground a bit of a distance away. Android 16 stayed lying on the ground, face down in the dirt; he didn't seem to be getting up any time soon. Cell gave a small smile to this, thinking he had won the fight, and then raced towards Android 16, ready to deliver the finishing blow.

Just as Cell got close enough, Android 16 flipped over and pointed his fist at Cell and fired his fist at Cell like a rocket. The rocket-fist hit Cell in the face, sending him flying backwards. Before Cell could hit the ground, Android 16 retrieved his fist in mid-air and reattached it to his arm, and then proceeded to punch Cell into the ground. Cell was only on the ground for a second, before Android 16 lifted him above his head and then slammed Cell back into the ground, hard, creating a bit of a dust cloud.

Once the dust cleared, a large crater was there as a result of the power used, Android 16 then folded his arms over his chest, tucking his hands under his arms, then preceded to detach this hands from both arms, and then pointed his arms at the crater, believing Cell was still in it somewhere. Android 16 used his handless arms to fire off a large energy attack at the crater. This resulted in a earthquake and it seemed as if the island was about to fall apart, as energy beams, from Android 16's attack, started popping up all over the island, trying to find some kind of release. This simple fact didn't stop Android 16, as he continued to fire his attack into the crater in front of him.

The energy released from Android 16's attack was so great, that the others were sensing it. It made Krillin pause for a moment in his rendezvous with Bulma, and had to convince himself that the only thing he could do right now was to get the remote from Bulma, and continued on his way. And up at the Lookout, Goku and Gohan were also able to sense the energy released by the attack. They just hoped that whoever it was that was doing this kept it up. For they had noticed that whoever it was, was able to keep up and fight Cell without it being a pointless fight.

Once Android 16's attack ended, the island was still standing, but it now sported a lot of holes. Android 16 stood there at the crater he had fired into, staring into it for awhile longer, before reattaching his hands back to his arms. It was at that moment that Android 16 noticed that Android 18 was still there, and, once again, told her that she should be going. But, she was convinced that Cell was, now, no more and that there was, now, no need to run. That response made Android 16 a bit upset, and yelled that his attack did not destroy Cell and that it wasn't enough to do so, and then reiterated the need for her to run, to get away.

Then Android 16 turned towards Android 17 and told him to do the same thing that he had told Android 18, and that was to run while they still could. But Android 17 wasn't buying it, he was convinced that Cell was now weakened enough for them to fight now, and he wasn't going to run from a fight he believed he could win. But, unknown to Android 17, Cell was sneaking up from the ground right behind him. That's when Tien yelled out to Android 17, telling him that Cell was behind him. Unfortunately, Android 17 turned around just in time to see Cell's tail coming for him, reading to absorb him. And that's exactly what happened, as Cell's tail started to consume him.

While Cell was busy with trying to absorb Android 17, Android 16 rushed forward, hoping to stop Cell while he still could. But, Android 16 was too late, and so close too, he was almost to Cell, for Cell had finished absorbing Android 17, as Cell's transformation had started now that he had absorbed one of the Androids.

In the middle of Cell's transformation, Android 16 started to run over to Android 18, intent on getting her out of there, now that Cell was becoming more powerful, and then there's the fact that she seemed so shocked by what had happened that she was shocked still, as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing. Him shouting at her seemed to, somewhat, snap her out of it. Then Android 16 turned his attention to Tien, telling him that he should leave as well.

Once Cell's transformation was complete he looked a little bit more humanoid than he did before. But Cell's transformation ended too quickly, for Tien and Android 16 and 18 didn't have enough time to escape. Android 16 didn't even make it to Android 18 before Cell's transformation ended. Though he did get close. Now, all three stood there stared at Cell and his new look. But, Android 16 snapped back to himself once Cell looked over at Android 18, as he turned back around and finished his run to Android 18, and grabbed her arm and proceeded to quickly drag her away.

Cell seemed to let them get a good distance away, before he went after them. Before they could get very far, Cell was right in front of them. That's when Android 16 let go of Android 18 and pushed her back a bit, to get her out of the way. Cell took a moment to marvel at his improvements, that's when Android 16 decided to punch Cell in the face. But, Cell didn't move at all, he didn't seem to be at all phased by the punch to the face, as if it didn't even affect him at all. Android 16 seemed a bit surprised by this, while Cell seemed pleased by it. In response to the punch to the face, Cell shot an energy blast at Android 16, from his hand. The attack had sent him sailing back a good distance, leaving Android 18 on her own.

Cell started to calmly walk towards Android 18, after telling her it was her turn to be absorbed. As Cell kept stepping closer, Android 18 kept stepping back to get away, she didn't want Cell any closer than he already was. After doing that a few times, she realized that this was pointless, the backing away, and stood her ground, putting her hand over her chest, and threatened to blow herself up if Cell got any closer. She figured that Cell wouldn't be able to achieve his perfect form if she was dead. That stopped Cell in his tracks, not too sure if he should believe the threat or not. So, the two stared at each other for awhile. That is, until Cell did something no one saw coming, as Android 17's voice was coming out of Cell's mouth. This surprised Android 18. It surprised her so much, as she listened, that she dropped her hand. She seemed to be getting confused by what was being said, telling her that she should get absorbed by Cell. That is, until Android 16 yelled out to Android 18 telling her that it wasn't really Android 17 that was talking, that it was really just Cell using Android 17's voice. That's when Cell interrupted and told Android 16 to be silent and that he couldn't possibly understand emotions and feelings with him being a complete robot. With that said, Android 17's voice continued to come out of Cell's mouth. But, there was one thing that ended up being said that proved to Android 18 that it really wasn't Android 17 talking to her, that being that they should do what Dr. Gero intended for them, and she knew that Android 17 wouldn't say such a thing, because they wouldn't do such a thing, since they hated Dr. Gero, and she said as much to Cell. That's when Android 18 put her hand back over her chest, ready to destroy herself if the need arrived.

At the same time, Cell was still telling her that it was pointless to argue and fight about it, for she will be absorbed by him, he was still convinced that it was an inevitable thing. Cell started to confidently walk towards Android 18, thinking he had finally won. That is, until he suddenly stopped and looked up, and just above them was Tien. Everyone present were now wondering what Tien could possibly be thinking he could do. They didn't have long to wait to find out, as Tien powered up an energy attack and fired it at Cell. It hit Cell, and Cell only, leaving a rather deep hole.

After Tien had fired off that attack, up at the Lookout, it made it possible for Goku and Gohan to sense that Tien was at the battlefield, and made them start to wonder what he was doing there, since he wasn't supposed to be there at all. But, it also started to make them worry, since he didn't even stand a chance against Cell.

Back at the battlefield, Tien seemed to be getting exhausted by the attack he had just fired off. The two Androids seemed a bit surprised by the power and the destruction caused by Tien's attack. And Tien noticed that they hadn't even moved yet. So, he yelled at them to run and get out of there while they still could. It was at that moment of distraction that Cell chose to try and come after Tien for what he had done. Tien immediately turned his attention back to the problem at hand and fired off another attack into the deep hole he had created, trying to push Cell back down into it. That's when Android 18 turned around and went over to Android 16, to see if he was alright and if he was capable of moving, and he told her that he should be able to do so.

This time, Tien didn't wait for Cell to try to resurface, as he fired off another attack. He was now trying to keep Cell pushed down in the hole, trying to give the two Androids the time needed to escape. So, now he was firing off attack after attack, not even taking a moment to stop. The only downside to doing this practically non-stop, was that it was starting to greatly exhaust him, for the power needed to perform the attack was great and was starting to take its toll on him.

With the distraction, Android 18 was able to get Android 16 back on his feet, and after a moment or two, the two of them flew off, taking the advice to escape. Cell had noticed the two Androids escaping and tried to go after them, only to get knocked back into the hole by Tien.

Even after the two Androids left, Tien kept on going, firing attack after attack, trying to keep Cell in the hole for as long as he could, even if that meant dying because of it. After quite sometime of firing off attack after attack at Cell, it had caught up with Tien and had become too much, because of the energy drain, as he passed out and started falling to the ground, spent. Once on the ground, he didn't move, obviously to drained of energy to even do so.

With Tien down and not moving, Cell was able to make his way out of the hole. Once out of the hole, Cell didn't seem all that pleased that Android 18 was able to escape from him. Then he turned to where Tien was, laying on the ground, and went and landed right next to him. Cell seemed determined to make Tien pay for interrupting and letting Android 18 escape, and the first thing he did was kick Tien a good distance away from where he stood. Cell then took to the air, getting a better look at Tien from the air, still rather disgusted with what Tien had done. At that moment, Cell had decided on how to make Tien pay, and that was to kill him. Cell started to prepare an attack from the sky and aimed at Tien, intent on finishing him right there and then, even if Tien would probably die anyway if he had left him there, but Cell wanted the pleasure of killing Tien himself.

But, before Cell could even fire off one shot, Goku had appeared from out of nowhere, standing right in front of Tien, as if to shield him from Cell. The sudden appearance of Goku surprised Cell. Goku took that moment to tell Cell that he would've loved to have fought him in that second, but he wasn't strong enough to do so at that moment, and that he would be glad to fight Cell on another day, to make Cell pay for what he had done, not just to his friends, but for what he had done to the people of the Earth as well. Cell seemed a bit surprised by the request for one more day, and Cell didn't know if he should believe it or not, for what could one more day do, the request didn't make any sense to Cell.

It was at that moment that Goku started to look around him, it was apparent that he sensed something. Goku then reached down and grabbed Tien's wrist and used a technique to instantly disappear with Tien and reappear with him in a different place, which so happened to not be too far away. Cell seemed rather surprised by the disappearing act, but found them over by the water's edge of the island. Goku left Tien's side for a moment as he ran over to the end of the island, for he had spotted Piccolo clinging there, still partially in the water. Goku picked Piccolo up and slung him over his shoulder and headed back over to Tien, and grabbed a hold to Tien by his wrist once more.

It was at that moment that Goku noticed that Cell was heading right for him, not wanting Goku to get away. And just before Cell could hit Goku with a punch, Goku had used the same technique again to get the three of them safely out of there. This left Cell rather confused, once more, as to what had just happened. But, this time, Cell couldn't see them anywhere on the island. That's when Cell decided to switch his priorities, shifting from Goku, back to Android 18, for, to him, she was a lot more important, as he took off in search of Android 18, figuring that the two Androids couldn't have gotten very far.

Back at the Lookout, Goku had arrived, with both Piccolo and Tien, laying them on the floor. Gohan seemed concerned and relieved that they were both still alive. Goku told his son that all they really needed was a Senzu Bean, hopping that would relieve his son's concerns, and then there's the fact that it was the truth anyway.

It was at this time that Krillin had caught up to Bulma, for he could see her quickly approaching in the distance in her jet. So, Krillin stopped and tried to grab her attention by waving his arms around, hoping that she would notice and stop. And, eventually, she did notice, and stopped, just a bit away from Krillin. Krillin went right over to the front of Bulma's jet, as she opened up the cockpit.

"Hey, Bulma, can you please give me the controller to shut down the Androids?" Krillin asked, getting right to the point.

"I know." Bulma replied, in a voice that said she already knew the reason as to why he was there. "Here it is!" Bulma handed Krillin the controller. "But be careful with it, I put a lot of work into making it."

"So, this is the controller?" Krillin said, sounding a bit surprised, as he looked at the little device in his hands.

"Now, remember, you'll have to get within two meters of the Androids for it to be in range or it won't work." Bulma explained, hoping that Krillin will remember this important bit of information.

"Ten meters?" Krillin repeated, sounding like he didn't like that idea at all. "Don't you think that's a bit close?"

"Don't complain! You're lucky that you have that thing at all!" Bulma said, practically scolding Krillin.

"Uh…yeah…sure…I understand." Krillin said, not really knowing how to answer that one. Then Krillin looked down at the controller in his hands. "I'll try to keep that in mind."

"You'd better!" Bulma said, before changing the subject, as she started looking for something. "And one more thing…" Then she pulled out a small case. "…I had combat suits made for everyone; they're just like Vegeta's, he had requested them. Can you take these to them for me while you're at it? There's one for you to."

"It's Goku and the others that need those." Krillin admitted. "They should be up at the Lookout, so I won't be meeting up with them anytime soon. Could you bring those to them?"

"The Lookout?" Bulma said, a bit amazed. "If I remember right, that's just above Korin's Tower, right?"

"Yeah, that's right." Krillin agreed, confirming that she was thinking of the right spot. "So, can you bring those to them?"

"Sure thing!" Bulma agreed, though she sounded way too excited by the idea of this. "I'll take them to the Lookout for you, but in return, you take that remote and destroy those Androids, got it?"

"Sure." Krillin agreed, but he didn't sound all that convincing.

"Ok then, let's fly off to the Lookout!" Bulma said, more for the benefit of her two little ones than for anyone else. "Trunks, Serenity, say bye-bye to Krillin." And the two babies did just that, waving goodbye to Krillin, while saying their goodbyes in their baby babble. This resulted in Krillin waving right back at them. Bulma then closed the cockpit, moved her jet in the direction of the Lookout, and took off, leaving Krillin behind.

Up at the Lookout, everything was starting to look up. Piccolo and Tien were now back on their feet after each of them had a Senzu Bean, they were now better than ever. But, after everything that had happened, Piccolo believed that no one would be able to stand up to Cell, and he meant no one, not Vegeta, and not even Goku. He didn't think anyone stood a chance. That's when Mr. Popo came over and interrupted them, telling them that Vegeta, Trunks, and Serenity were about to come out of the Time Chamber.

"Finally!" Goku said, in relief. "It's about time!"

At that moment, they all rushed to the door, the entrance to the Time Chamber, wanting to see them once they came out. They got there just as the door started to open. Trunks was the first to come out, with Serenity just behind him. Their clothes were a bit torn here-and-there, and their hair was now a bit longer than it was when they went in. The group seemed to just stand there staring at the two as they made their way over to them. And since they were focusing on Trunks and Serenity so much, it would seem that no one noticed that Vegeta was the last to come out, as he stood over by the door, arms crossed and just watched them.


I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. It was a bit hard for me to write with the whole summarizing what was going on outside of the Time Chapter. I hope I did alright with the summarizing of the whole thing.