408Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! Here we'll be getting a look into more changes that occur due to Naruto's presence, along with getting a look at where the bug man himself is, and bringing in even more of Gero's creations. So, without further ado.
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Meanwhile, unknown to both the Z-Fighters and the Androids, in a town miles away from both their locations, a new being could be seen attacking the people.
The creature resembled a large bipedal bug, colored green with black spots, with hints of blue beneath its exoskeleton, orange on its faces and stomach, and a long tail with a stinger.
This was Cell, one of Dr. Gero's Androids, created to become the Perfect Being, and created from the DNA of the Z-Fighters and their enemies. Though this Cell also came from an alternate timeline, where Trunks had succeeded in killing Androids 17 and 18. With Cell killing Trunks and taking his time machine to travel to the past, where he could absorb 17 and 18, to obtain his Perfect Form.
Currently though, Cell was absorbing dozens of people, increasing his strength in preparation for confronting 17 and 18. Or on the chance he encounters any of the Z-Fighters, and needs to fight them.
Though not too long ago, Cell had paused in his feasting, when he sensed the battle between Naruto and the Z-Fighters. Unfortunately, the android had only been able to sense the Z-Fighters' energy, being unable to sense Naruto's, due to his cybernetics. What had Cell's attention, had been the energy they used against this opponent, and how easily they were defeated.
'Interesting. Going off the energy they used during the fight, along with combining their strongest attacks together, using nearly all their Ki, likely in an attempt to kill this stranger. It means whoever they are, they're definitely stronger than the Z-Fighters, if they're able to survive attacks like that, and still be able to crush them.' Cell thought, curious as to who this new fighter was, and why he couldn't sense their Ki, even when they're in the middle of a fight.
Sensing his own current power level, Cell frowned, as while he had gained more than enough power to defeat the Z-Fighters, as well. Whoever this stranger was, they defeated them as if they weren't even a challenge to begin with.
'Hm, seems I'll have to wait a while longer, before approaching my siblings to absorb them. Given whoever this stranger is, they'd likely give me some trouble. Even more so if it's actually 17 or 18 that defeated them.' Thought Cell, before he resumed absorbing the people in the town, planning to hunt down more people to absorb, to grow even stronger.
He was so close to obtaining his perfection, and he wouldn't let anyone stand in his way again.
*The Lookout*
Though, unknown to Cell, his drinking had caught the attention of Kami, as the Guardian had been searching for the new threat. Before finally picking up on dozens of lives that suddenly vanished, making Kami quickly look to where they are disappearing from, only to see Cell as the one responsible.
'Found you.' Kami thought, knowing that this was the threat he had sensed, and seeing what this being was doing firsthand, along with how their power seemed to grow with the more humans they absorbed, the Guardian knew they needed to be dealt with.
But Kami could also sense that the being already had power surpassing the Z-Fighters, meaning the only way they'd stand a chance against him, was if he merged with Piccolo.
"Piccolo, it's time." Kami said, turning to his other half, with Piccolo standing up from his meditation.
"You found this new threat?" Questioned Piccolo, with Kami nodding as they stood across from each other.
"Yes, and I felt how powerful it was. And the only way to defeat it, is together." Kami replied.
"Kami, are you sure about this?" Asked Mr. Popo.
"There's nothing to worry about, Mr. Popo. Alone, I can do little to help those on Earth. The time is right. Piccolo has changed. The evil that once filled his entire being has greatly diminished, and when we unite, I trust he will use our combined strength in the service of good." Said Kami, before dropping his staff and walked up to Piccolo.
The two halves looked at each other, before nodding, as Piccolo placed a hand on Kami's chest. Then with a shout, Piccolo and Kami were engulfed in a bright light, with the Guardian screaming as if he was dying, as his body transformed into pure energy, that was absorbed into Piccolo. The two Namekians having become one, once again, having fused permanently into their original form.
"Goodbye Kami." Mr. Popo said, with tears in his eyes as he picked his old friends staff, as he looked at Piccolo.
"I am no longer Kami or Piccolo. I am the Namekian who has long since forgotten his name. So long, old friend." Said Piccolo, knowing he was whole once again, while giving Mr. Popo a smile, before flying off The Lookout to confront Cell.
'Goodbye, Kami.' Thought Korin, while watching Piccolo fly off.
*Later*
Piccolo soon arrived at the sight of Cell's latest attack, seeing the town was completely deserted of people. Aside from clothes lying around, with puncture marks in them. The Namekian then tensed when he heard footsteps approaching him.
Looking, Piccolo's eyes widened in shock at getting his first look at Cell in person.
'What the hell is this thing?' Piccolo thought, while getting ready for a fight.
"Well, isn't this a surprise. Tell me, what brings you here, Piccolo?" Questioned Cell, while smirking, as Piccolo's shock increased at learning that this thing knew his name.
"How do you know my name? And just what are you?" Piccolo demanded, as Cell chuckled and swung his tail.
"Now, where would the fun be in that. How about a wager, if you manage to impress me in a fight, I'll tell you exactly who I am." Said Cell, wanting to see just how much stronger he's become, from all the people he's absorbed.
"Hmph, if it's a fight you want, I'll be more than glad to beat the answers out of you." Piccolo said.
"Hehehe, we'll see who does the beating. RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Cell shouted, as he flared his power, blowing back everything around him and Piccolo, along with forming a small crater around him.
Though Piccolo wasn't impressed, or intimidated by Cell's show of power, given how strong Naruto had been when they fought. And now that he's fused with Kami, Piccolo knew he was strong enough to crush this creature.
"Is that all you got? Here, let me show you how it's done! RAH!" Piccolo shouted, flaring his own power, his own ending up consuming the entire town in an explosion, with Cell's eyes widening in shock, as he now sensed Piccolo's power was far stronger than he previously sensed.
When the explosion faded, the town had been reduced to ruins, with neither Cell nor Piccolo anywhere in sight. Before a pile of rubble began moving, as Cell threw the rubble off himself.
'That power, Piccolo didn't have it when he fought the stranger. He must have fused with Kami to attain that strength.' Cell thought, being aware of Kami, and the connection he shared with Piccolo, from Gero's files uploaded into him.
Cell then saw Piccolo flying towards him, the Bio-Android aiming to punch the Namekian out of the air. Only for Piccolo to dodge the strike, and fly around Cell, before quickly flying back towards him, delivering a kick to Cell's back, knocking him away.
Catching himself, Cell stood up straight and faced Piccolo, seeing the Namekian already in front of him, aiming to give the Bio-Android another kick. Though Cell was ready this time, and began rapidly jumping backwards, to get some space between them.
'He's faster than me and stronger, as well. Fusing with Kami increased his power more than I expected, I'll have to get in close to absorb him, or else-' Cell's thoughts, were cutoff as he cried out when Piccolo, sped behind him and gave him another kick to the back, sending him flying through the air.
Piccolo, once again, sped across the ruins to where Cell would land, ready to give him another attack. But was surprised when Cell stopped in midair, just before he could attack him, with the Bio-Android then flying high up into the air. Hissing angrily at the attacks, Cell held up two fingers to his head as they sparked with Ki.
'What that…that stance…?' Piccolo thought, recognizing what Cell was doing, but had trouble believing this creature knew one of his attacks.
"Special Beam Cannon!" Cell shouted, thrusting his fingers at Piccolo, launching the beam at the shocked Namekian.
While Piccolo was shocked at seeing his own attack being used against him, he was still able to knock it off to the side, where it hit a building. This however, left Piccolo open, as Cell flew down, and slammed his fist into the Namekian's face, knocking him away.
Flying after Piccolo, Cell sent a sweeping kick at him, only for Piccolo to fly into the air, with Cell following right behind him. The two fighters exchanged blows, as they ascended higher and higher into air, before Piccolo managed to punch Cell in the mouth, and escape the close quarters.
Shaking off the blow, Cell saw Piccolo flying right at him, with the Bio-Android throwing another punch, only to be surprised, when Piccolo phased right through him. Turning around, Cell saw Piccolo flying right above him.
'…He's gonna kick me again, isn't he?' Cell thought, being prove right when Piccolo gave him a kick to the jaw, launching him straight back towards the ground, where he crashed into more rubble.
"I swear, if you kick me one more time, I will drink you." Said Cell, climbing out of the rubble, starting to get angry over the constant kicking.
"Hmph, well I can't deny that your powerful. Now how about you tell me how you know my attack?" Demanded Piccolo.
"Well, what can I say? Imitation is the greatest form of flattery." Cell said, as he got into another familiar stance, one that shocked Piccolo even more, than the Special Beam Cannon.
'That's impossible! How could he know that attack?!' Piccolo thought, knowing it shouldn't be possible for this being to know that attack.
"Ka…Me…Ha…Me…HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Cell shouted, firing Goku's signature attack at Piccolo, with the Namekian being shocked that Cell actually knew how to use the Kamehameha.
Though despite his shock, Piccolo was able to easily avoid it, flying up into the air.
'Damn it! The Special Beam Cannon, the Kamehameha, what other surprises does this thing have?' Piccolo wondered.
"SURPRISE!" Cell shouted, appearing behind Piccolo, and wrapping his arms and legs around him, before stabbing his stinger into Piccolo's arm.
Piccolo cried out, as he felt Cell began absorbing his energy, as his arm became withered and useless.
"I have you now Piccolo." Said Cell, confident this would be the end of things, and grant himself a major power boost.
Gritting his teeth, Piccolo threw his head back slamming it into Cell's face, with the Bio-Android grunting as he lost his grip on Piccolo. With Piccolo taking the chance to fly back to the ground and held his now useless arm.
"Hehehe, cheap trick. But look at you, you're done for Piccolo." Cell said, knowing without his arm Piccolo, wouldn't be able to challenge him, even with his enhanced power.
"Tsk, you're right. I give up. But before you finish me, just who are you?" Questioned Piccolo, needing to buy time, so he can regenerate his arm, and wanted to take the chance to see if he can find out more about this thing.
"Hmmm, very well, I suppose you deserve the right to know the identity of the one who'll kill you. My name is Cell, a Bio-Android created by someone I'm sure you're familiar with. My father, Dr. Gero." Cell revealed.
"Because of course there's another android." Muttered Piccolo, figuring he should have expected this.
"Yes, and unlike the good doctor's other creations, I am purely bio-mechanical. Created from the gathered cells of the world's strongest fighters, Goku, Vegeta, Frieza, King Cold, and you as well, Piccolo. I came to this time period from my own future, after killing the Trunks of my time, and taking his time machine. Unfortunately, I was unable to fit inside it, so I had to revert to my larvae stage, and wait three years to return to my current form." Cell explained, with Piccolo frowning at hearing there's another time machine, and that Cell came from another timeline.
"Why come here? Why come to the past, if you were from a future, where we were all dead? And how are you even alive now, Gero's lab was blown up?" Piccolo asked, figuring Cell of this time would have been destroyed, when Trunks blew up the lab.
"I was created by a supercomputer, under the lab. As for why I came here, because in my future, Trunks took something from me. He killed Androids 17 and 18, robbing me of the chance to absorb them, and achieve my Perfect Form. But I found a way to still achieve my perfection, I killed him and took his time machine, to come here. Now here I am, and this time, nothing will stop me from reaching my true Perfect Form." Cell said.
"Okay, last question. What happened to Android 22 in your time? Did you absorb him?" Piccolo asked, wondering what happened to the future 22, only for Cell to frown in confusion.
"Android 22? There is no Android 22." Said Cell, having no files on Gero creating Android 22.
"Well there's an Android 22 here. A pure Saiyan Android created by Gero, possessing some form of regeneration to heal from any attacks, allowing him to grow stronger, thanks to his Saiyan DNA." Piccolo said, with Cell's eyes widening, as he realized that the mystery person, who the Z-Fighters fought, was Android 22.
And if he was really a pure Saiyan Android, able to regenerate from any attacks, Cell realized his goal just became a lot harder. Though he was also intrigued at this development, as he was sure there was no Android 22 in his timeline, and yet there was one here.
"Well then, if that's everything you have to say…" Piccolo said, smirking, before ripping his shriveled up arm off, and with a shout, a new one took its place.
"Well, how clever Piccolo. Stalling for time to gather the necessary energy to regrow your arm, while also learning what you can about me. At least I know where my analytical mind came from." Cell said, before jumping back, on top of a half destroyed building, ready for the fight to continue.
"Yeah, and even with the energy you stole from me, I'm still strong enough to kill you. And pay you back for what you did to my arm, maybe by taking yours. Or better yet, I'll take your head." Said Piccolo, while smirking at the Bio-Android.
Just then, Krillin and Trunks arrived, before landing beside Piccolo, with the two Z-Fighters looking at Cell in shock.
"Wh-what is that thing? And why does its energy feel like…like all of ours mixed together?" Krillin asked, confused at the feel of Cell's Ki.
Trunks though, couldn't help but feel afraid, upon looking at Cell, despite having never seen this thing before.
"I'll explain later, right now, we have to squash this bug." Piccolo said, with Krillin and Trunks nodding, as they got into their stances.
"Hmhmhmhm, sorry boys, but that won't be happening!" Said Cell, flying up into the air, in front of the sun, and held his hands up to his head.
"Solar Flare!" Cell shouted, with the Z-Fighters crying out, as they were blinded by the light, while Cell flew off to find more people to drink.
"That was Tien's move wasn't it." Piccolo said, after they could see clearly again.
"Yeah, it was. Piccolo, what was that thing?" Krillin asked, Piccolo looking at the two, before he began explaining what Cell was, and where he came from.
It shocked Krillin and Trunks, learning there was another android, and just where it came from as well, with it at least explaining where the other time machine came from. But now, they had an even bigger threat to deal with.
"If that's true, then we need to go and deal with the Cell of this time, and make sure he can't become a threat later. We might even be able to find something to use against the other androids, as well." Trunks said, hoping they could find something that could help them take out the other four androids.
"Yeah. I'll go with you Trunks." Said Krillin, with the Half-Saiyan nodding before the two flew off back to where Gero's lab was, while Piccolo flew to tell the others about Cell.
*With the Androids*
Meanwhile, Naruto and 16 were looking off, to where they had sensed Cell and Piccolo fighting. With Naruto frowning, as he sensed Piccolo's increase in power, compared to when they first met.
'He must have fused with Kami.' Naruto thought, having the same files on Kami and Piccolo's connection, as Cell did.
"Yo, 16, Naruto! Why are you two just staring off into space?" Asked Lapis, since he and his sister were unable to sense Ki, so to them, their fellow androids were just looking off in a random direction.
"We sensed Piccolo fighting someone, a creature who's Ki feels like a mix of the Z-Fighters, along with some of their enemies. Piccolo's also grown stronger, since the first time we fought, and from what I sense of the creature, he went against; it's growing in strength, as well." Naruto explained, with the twins raising a brow, not seeing any problem.
"Okay, so? You already wiped the floor with Piccolo, and the rest of those idiots. I doubt any strength he's gained could have made him a threat, or whatever he was fighting." Said Lazuli.
"Do not be so sure. Piccolo's power has now more than tripled in strength, I would say he's about equal to the two of you, individually. With you only having a slight advantage, due to your infinite energy." 16 said, making 17 and 18's eyes widen, before looking at Naruto, and saw the serious look on his face, showing they weren't kidding.
"Okay, well how exactly did he get this strong?" Asked 17, since it wasn't that long ago, that Naruto fought the Z-Fighters, and they didn't know how Piccolo could have gotten that much stronger.
"Piccolo had likely fused with his other half, Kami, the Guardian of Earth. Restoring him to his true power." Naruto replied.
"Indeed. And I believe that we now have an unknown third party. I am unsure of their goal, but it would best if we kept an eye out for them in case, they are a threat." 16 added, with the others agreeing with his words, especially Naruto, since something told him that whoever this unknown third party was, they weren't friendly.
And while Naruto knew he was immortal, that didn't make him invincible.
The four then proceeded to return to their van, and leave the town they were currently staying in.
"By the way 16, did you want your own name, too?" Naruto asked, as they made their way to the van.
"A name?" 16 asked curiously.
"Yeah, a name big guy. Since while Gero created you, that doesn't mean you should just be called 16. Besides we're friends, aren't we, and friends help each other, like giving them a name." Said 18, with 16 looking at them surprised, but also feeling touched that they want him to have a name.
"So, any ideas on a name?" Lapis asked, with 16 looking up in thought, as he subconsciously accessed his hidden memory files.
"Gebo, I would like my name to be Gebo." Answered Gebo, with the other three looking at him in intrigue at his choice, especially with how close it sounded to Gero.
"Any reason why you chose that name?" Naruto asked.
"No, it just came to me, and seemed like a fitting choice." Gebo replied, with a small smile.
The three still looked at him intrigued, before shrugging.
"Alright, Gebo it is." Lazuli said, as they got into the van, and drove off.
*Later-With Krillin and Trunks*
After some time, Krillin and Trunks soon returned to where Gero's lab once was and began searching for where Cell was. Eventually finding the entrance into the basement, where they went down, and began looking around.
"Hey Trunks, I think found the blueprints for the androids!" Krillin said, looking through several papers, showing the plans for the androids.
"Great work, Krillin! Hopefully, they'll have something that can help us against the androids, now we can find where Cell is, here." Said Trunks, while going over the blueprints, glad that they might be able to get an advantage against the androids.
Though what neither of them noticed, were three pods opening up in a dark corner of the basement, as three being stepped out of them. These three being Android's 13, 14, and 15, who were considered defective and failures by Gero.
With them now being released by the AI computer, to deal with the intruders.
"Huh, look at this, I think I found something we could-GAH!" Krillin said, before he gasped in pain, when he was suddenly shot in the back with a Ki blast, and sent crashing through the wall.
"KRILLIN!" Trunks shouted in horror, and ran over to his friend, before looking at the one who attacked them, only to be further horrified at seeing three more Androids.
"Howdy there, I'm Android 13. Look at my trucker hat." Said 13, smirking wickedly, before 15 blasted the table with the blueprints.
"NO!" Shouted Trunks, seeing their only chance of finding a weakness for the androids being destroyed.
Krillin stood up on shaky legs, as his right arm hung limply at his side.
"Trunks, I know you're angry, but we need to get out of here, now. The others need to know that there are more Androids." Krillin said, with Trunks gritting his teeth, but nodded.
Unfortunately, before they could try and escape, they were stopped as 14 and 15 rushed them, with 14 slamming Trunks into the wall. While 15 tossed Krillin across the lab, before launching a Ki blast that consumed the short fighter.
"NO!" Trunks screamed, as he sensed Krillin's energy immediately vanished.
*Kame House*
Gohan gasped, as he looked up with wide eyes, sensing Krillin's energy suddenly vanish.
'I…I can't sense Krillin's energy, anymore. But then…that would mean…no…NO!' Gohan thought, clenching his fists as eyes were closed tightly, realizing Krillin was dead.
And the worst part was, the Dragon Balls were gone, with Kami fused with Piccolo, and they didn't know where New Namek was, to use their Dragon Balls. Meaning that Krillin was really dead this time.
Gritting his teeth in anger, Gohan threw his head back, letting out a loud scream of anger and sadness at his friend's death. Not even realizing as his Ki flared around him, before changing from a blue color, into a shimmering golden on.
Meanwhile, upstairs, where Goku was resting, the Saiyan thrashed around in bed.
"NO! No, Krillin!" Goku shouted, seeing a vision of Krillin's death, and desperately trying to move to help his friend.
'Goku.' Chichi thought, worried for her husband, and what was happening.
*With the Androids*
Naruto and Gebo looked up at sensing Krillin's energy suddenly vanish and knew what it meant.
"You two sense another fight?" Lapis asked, figuring they were sensing something.
"No, but we just sensed Krillin's energy vanish, showing he's dead." Said Naruto, not feeling that torn up about it, since he didn't know the monk, nor were they friends.
"Krillin? That was the short guy, right?" Asked Lazuli.
"Correct." Gebo replied.
"Damn it." Lazuli muttered, while letting out a sigh in annoyance, since now, she won't get the chance to pay him back for cutting Naruto in half.
*Gero's Lab*
Trunks grit his teeth at the death of his friend, before giving a shout as he turned Super Saiyan.
"Buster Cannon!" Trunks shouted, launching his attack at the Androids 14 and 15, who jumped out of the way, while 13 protected himself with an energy shield. While the attack ended up blasting the AI computer, resulting in an explosion, consuming the basement.
Trunks took the chance to fly away, though while he didn't want to retreat, he couldn't risk himself dying, as well. He needed to warn the others that there were more androids.
"Should we go after him, boss man?" Asked 15.
"Nah, let the little runt, get away. Besides, he done did us a favor destroying that computer. Now once we finish our objectives, we will truly be free of the doctor's control. And first, we'll be taking out those rogue androids, before going after Goku and his friends next." 13 replied.
"Yeah, and with the little midget destroyed, we have gotten a head start on our second objective." Said 14, sounding very similar to a certain Austrian-American actor, and professional body builder.
"Yeah, we did boys." 13 said with a smirk.
With that, the three androids flew off, to begin searching for the traitors, and take them out.
Though unknown to everyone else at the time, 13's barrier didn't just protected him, but also a certain pod behind him, containing this era's Cell, still in an embryonic state. With the pod having a backup power source and regulator, to keep it alive, without the Supercomputer's AI.
"Location Compromised: Initiating accelerated growth." The pod said, as the embryonic Cell started growing at a much more rapid pace.
So, what did you think, good. Yep we see Cell has sensed the fight between Naruto and the Z-Fighters, but not Naruto himself, and decides to bide his time to gather more power before going after 17 and 18. We also see the fight between the newly merged Piccolo and Cell, along with Cell revealing his origins and why he was in the past. Next we see Naruto and 16 sensing the battle between Piccolo and Cell, with 16 also getting his own name choosing Gebo. Finally we see Androids 13, 14, and 15 (And yes they have their TFS personalities, given their Canon selves are boring as hell, with 14 and 15 not even being able to talk. Though 14 will also be based on a certain time traveling killer robot as well, you all know the one!) have been awakened and killed Krillin, which may be permanent without the Dragon Balls before going off to hunt down the rogue androids. So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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