Goku and Cell Square Off!! The Completely Exciting Cell's Game

Cell grins in anticipation as Son Goku steps up onto the fighting platform. Cell is not turned toward Goku, but rather simply watches him out of the corner of his eye. Goku walks across the stage to stand directly across from Cell, and Cell follows him with his eyes the whole way over. Goku stops and turns to Cell; Cell stares at him, not even uncrossing his arms. They stare each other down. The Z Senshi are completely quiet and still.

Reporter, "Mr. Satan, on whom we had high hopes, has finally lost! Is this really the end of the Earth?" He trembles as he speaks, and although he keeps his voice from shaking, there is an obvious nervousness in it. Son Gohan, "It will soon begin." Kuririn, "Yes." Neither even turns to the other to speak; they're too concentrated on the match. Number 16 watches through narrowed eyes. Trunks, and behind him, Yamucha, await the commencement of the real Cell Game. Piccolo watches, a sweat drop on the side of his face. And Vegeta, of course, is his usual self. He watches the fight in the same way he'd watch paint dry, so there's nothing new there. "Kakkarotto, show me how good you are."

The 'camera' (not to be confused with the cameraman) moves up Goku's body, from the feet to the face. It repeats the process on Cell. Neither fighter utters a word. Cell finally uncrosses his arms. His clenched fists drop to his sides. "Should we really begin with you?" Goku stares at him with silent determination. Cell, "I wanted to save the best for last, to let you be my last opponent." Goku hunches over slightly, into a 'battle stance,' so to speak. "It's said that you can perform all of our techniques." Cell, "Yes..."

Mr. Satan clutches at his jaw, screaming, but unable to actually scream. The cameraman turns to him. The reporter notices and turns, as well. "Ah, Mr. Satan!" Satan slowly walks up to him, but the reporter bolts to him and holds the microphone up. "How come you lost?" Satan, "I was tripped." The reporter's eyebrows shoot up. "Eh? Tripped?" Satan, "Yes!" The reporter wipes his face with a cloth. "But we saw that you were blown away." Pizza appears beside him in a flash, leaning on his shoulder. "What do you guys know? You're an embarassment." Reporter, "Huh?" Pizza, "Even when masters like Satan-sama can be tripped, the same kind of momentum will be created." Reporter, "Really?" He wipes sweat away. Piroshiki and Calorie appear on either side of him. "Really." Satan chuckles. "But, don't worry. I'll take a rest, then I'll fight with him again." He laughs. "I'll leave him to you for the time being!" Vegeta stares at Satan, wide-eyed. "Doesn't he know that he's far behind Cell? What a stupid world champion." Satan laughs, not even noticing or caring about Vegeta and the other Z Senshi.

Son Goku and Perfect Cell continue their stare down. The Z Senshi watch silently, with Trunks and Vegeta near the front of the group. Trunks, "The mystery of why Goku-san has been strangely relaxed will soon be unmasked." He envisions two images of the relaxed Son Goku that he had been seeing for the past ten days.

Son Goku glares at Cell, and Cell looks quietly back at him. Reporter, "No one worry! Mr. Satan was only carelessly tripped to fall off the platform. He will take a break, then continue his fight with Cell." Chichi and Gyuu Mao watch the now-peaceful television. "While Satan is resting, those people, regardless of our advice, sent one of their own to fight with Cell." The camerman moves from the reporter to Goku and Cell. Puar, Oolong, Chaouzu, and Kamesennin watch nervously from Kame House. "They're really outrageous. The idiots want to know the taste of death." The reporter holds his microphone up to Mr. Satan. "Well? Mr. Satan, what are your feelings about the anonymous contestant?" Satan chuckles. "It's really a big joke. Just by his posture, you can tell he's an amateur." Yamucha, "Goku is great." Ten, "There's not the slightest flaw." Kuririn, "Moreover, even in front of Cell at such a moment, he's still so natural." Goku still watches Cell as the comments, both positive and negative, swirl around him. His hair floats for a moment in a light breeze, then settles again. Piccolo, "Hah. Looks like he's enjoying it." Trunks, "Goku-san has total control over the Super Saiya-jin state." Vegeta glances at his son, then beyond him at Son Gohan. Gohan watches the two on stage, oblivious to Vegeta's staring. Finally, Vegeta turns back to the Super Saiya-jin on stage.

Mr. Satan, "If he's my opponent, I can beat him in two seconds." He leans back, closes his eyes, and smiles. "I can see he's crazy." The reporter laughs. "It only takes me five seconds to get rid of Cell. Alright, we'll take a rest first." The reporter laughs again. Reporter, "They really don't know what they're up to!" Satan, "Without this kind of performance, my competition will not be as interesting." He laughs.

Cell smiles. "Come on." Son Goku leaps at Cell, almost before the words are even out of his mouth. He throws a punch. Cell catches it. Cell kicks, Goku jumps into the air, dodging it. Goku throws a kick in the air, Cell slides under him to avoid it. Cell swings around on his hand, jumping back up. Goku jumps away with backward handsprings. He vanishes and reappears right in front of Cell. A punch, dodged. An elbow, caught. He flips away and springs off the platform to begin another assault. He goes into a very brief hit/kick frenzy that is mostly blocked or caught by Cell. With Goku's guard down, Cell throws a punch; Goku throws a kick at the same time. Both are thrown back when the hits connect. Goku flips away and lands in a crouch. Cell lands already standing. Goku rises to his feet. They stare at each other; Goku smiles. Mr. Satan and the reporter watch the exchange, both sporting sweat drops on the back of their heads now. Their mouths hang open, their eyes bulge. They yelp in speechless amazement. Calorie's mouth hangs open, and he simply yells "ahhhhh" in amazement. Piroshiki's mouth falls open and joins in Calorie's single-note song.. Pizza doesn't exactly gape, but her eyes are even larger than normal. After a few seconds, her mouth, too, joins the gaping crowd, and her voice joins the song.

Number 16, "Now, they're evenly matched." Yamucha, "Besides, they haven't panted a bit." Vegeta watches, mute. The reporter wipes his face with the white rag again. "The anonymous contestant is really good. Mr. Satan, what is your comment?" He holds the microphone up to Satan, whose mouth is still hanging open in shock. He doesn't respond, simply watching the stage, as if in a trance. "Excuse me? Satan-san?" Satan finally turns to him. "Huh?" Reporter, "What do you think of the situation now?" Satan crosses his arms. "Ah, uh, not bad. Better than expected, but I can tell he's doing his best already. That's his very limit." Satan laughs nervously. Cell throws a blocked kick, and the sound of its impact jolts the reporter back to the real action with a yelp.

Son Goku jumps away, and Cell follows him. Goku springs forward and they fly right at each other. At their meeting point, Cell punches; Goku vanishes. He looks up. Satan and the reporter gasp as they watch Goku ascend higher and higher. He vanishes, and they gasp once more. They look around, but don't see him.

Cell, who was on one knee, rises to his feet again. He looks up. A sudden barrage of hits appears beside him, but he manages to avoid them and smack Goku into the stage again. Goku catches himself and springs back off his hand. He crouches down and stares at Cell. Cell finally lowers his fist, which was still up after hitting Goku. Cell turns to face Goku's new position.

Goku rushes forward again, and Cell crosses his arms over his chest to block. Goku vanishes right before the hit, appearing to slide through Cell as he vanishes. Cell lets his guard down and gets a powerful punch right to the gut when Goku slides up the exact same path as a result. His eyes bulge and his mouth hangs open for a moment; the force of the hit sends him almost off the edge of the platform. Goku appears in the air right above him and delivers a strong kick to the head, throwing Cell back. Satan and the reporter cry out in amazement. Cell falls toward the ground. Kuririn, "Out?!" Yamucha, "He's won?" Trunks watches with a joyous grin. It's a bit too soon for that; Cell catches himself just above the ground. Goku flips back to the other side of the platform and prepares for round two as Cell rises back to the platform, with his arms already crossed.

"Well? Can you feel the joy of victory?" Goku straightens up. "Don't pretend. I know you won't lose just like this." Cell hovers toward him and lands near the middle of the stage. "Hm. Because you didn't do your best. I just want to fool you." Goku, "But you weren't doing your best, either." Cell uncrosses his arms and holds them, bent at the elbows, as if about to power up. "Soon, I will show you the huge difference between us." Goku gets back into a fighting stance. "I've been looking forward to it." Satan and the reporter watch, astounded.

An overhead view of the stage shows Son Goku near the middle of the stage and Cell a few yards away, facing him. Cell smiles at Goku, Goku stares back seriously. "Son Goku, you seem to enjoy fighting. Sure, you're a Saiya-jin, the fighting race." Goku, "So are you." Cell smiles. "That depends on who my opponent is." He walks toward Goku. Goku, "Me too."

Cell suddenly leaps forward, but Goku ducks down, dodging his attack. He attacks Cell, but Cell disappears. Son Goku follows suit. Reporter, "Disappeared again." Satan, "Huh?" Sweat drops still on both of their heads. The cameraman peers out at the now-empty stage. The Z Senshi all follow the battle from their position on the adjacent side to the right of Mr. Satan and company.

Son Goku and Cell appear briefly a foot or so above the stage, a punch or two thrown, then disappear again. Further over to the right and a bit higher up, they reappear. Goku throws a few punches, Cell dodges, they disappear together. They reappear again, much closer to the 'camera' (once again, not the cameraman, but 'our camera'), but disappear too quickly to even get any punches off for us to see. Kuririn's and Gohan's eyes dart from side to side, following the fight. They reappear over the stage, Goku throws a punch, Cell vanishes, Goku follows.

The Z Senshi suddenly begin to look further up. Far above the stage, Goku and Cell reappear for a split second. Disappear, reappear higher up. Goku throws a punch or two, they disappear again. They reappear to the left of the last position, but at about the same height, and disappear too quickly for us to see the real exchange. They reappear again right in front of the 'camera' with Goku throwing some dodged punches. They disappear once more.

The Z Senshi still watch the sky, while Satan and the reporter struggle to figure out what's happened. Reporter, "What's it all about? They've disappeared." Satan, "Hmm. It's just a trick which creates the illusion." Reporter, "Oh?" He looks up at Satan. "They're lying on the platform with camoflauge." Reporter, "Hm?" He adjusts his glasses, hoping to catch a glimpse of Goku and Cell in their camoflauge clothing. "Really?" Pizza laughs. "Mr. Satan can even see the stitches on a ball when it flies at top speed. He can't be wrong." The reporter turns back to the stage. "I don't understand." Satan slowly inches away. The reporter turns to Satan. "Well, Mr. Sa-...what?" He runs around, looking for Satan. "Satan-san? Satan-san? Satan-san, where are you going?" Satan hides under a dome-object. "It's really shocking! Mr. Satan has disappeared!" Satan suddenly jumps up behind him, laughing. The reporter spins around. "Oh, Mr. Satan, you're here?" Satan throws his cape over his shoulder. "Just like you've seen here. A trick like that. I could easily do it." He laughs. The disciples stare at Satan, Pizza looks away angrily. "I could in no way notice!" Calorie, "Where has that piece of cloth come from...?" Piroshiki, "Just like it was made secretly last night."

Kuririn covers his mouth, trying to stifle his laughter. "They're really funny!" Gohan stares at him. "Kuririn-san." Kuririn, "Sorry." Yamucha continues to follow the fight. "The speed is stunning." Ten follows with all three eyes. "It's really hard to see it with our eyes." Goku and Cell appear in the sky, disappear, reappear further to the right, disappear, reappear lower and to the left, disappear. Even the Z Senshi are surprised. Except for Vegeta, of course. "Hmph. This is stunning? Funny."

Son Goku and Cell reappear. Cell disappears, Goku follows, they reappear closer, Goku throws a punch, Cell dodges, they disappear again. They reappear even closer, Goku throws a punch, Cell vanishes, Goku follows. Yamucha gasps. Ten and Yamucha stare up at them, amazed. Trunks looks back to follow the fight, which has now moved right between the Z Senshi. It throws up dust that Kuririn shields himself from, Piccolo's cape is blown back, Gohan's hair is thrown around. Vegeta doesn't even turn around, just looking back over his shoulder. Goku pummels Cell, but Cell manages to block everything. They disappear again.

The reporter looks over at them. "Hmm? It looks like something has happened over there." The dust around the Z Senshi settles. Satan, "Hmph, it's just a kid's game." High above the stage, Son Goku and Cell reappear in a stalemate, both struggling against the other, hands clasped together in the power struggle. They stare at each other, Goku more serious than the grinning Cell. Goku turns and throws Cell up, then appears above him and slams himself into Cell's back. Cell plummets toward the stage below, staring up at Goku. Goku vanishes again. Piccolo, "They're coming!"

A bolt of lightning strikes straight down into the stage. As the smoke clears, Goku and Cell continue fighting inside the cloud. It's no longer just Goku fighting and Cell blocking. Both are throwing and blocking hits; it's mostly a punching game, with few kicks being implemented. Reporter, "They're here." Satan, "Look! They've really hidden themselves."

Son Goku catches Cell's fist. He throws a punch of his own, but Cell's other hand flies out and blocks it. The force of the punch travels through the stage, ending when it hits the edge right in front of the disciples and Pizza. They shield themselves from small pieces of the stage. Cell throws a punch, Goku steps back to avoid it. Calorie, "That's really how poewerful the force was. When I felt the force, I was already thrown up into the sky." Piroshiki, "Me too. What's the matter with this force?" Satan, "Why don't they stop these foolish games and spend more time learning martial arts?"

Cell throws a strong punch forward, Goku jumps back and manages to dodge. He lands and throws his arms up as a barrage of lighter punches flies at him. He effectively blocks them, but slowly slides further and further back. Kuririn, "Oh my god!" Yamucha, "No way out!" Trunks, "He's totally suppressed by Cell." Son Goku nears the edge of the stage. Gohan, "How come?" Trunks gasps and looks over at Gohan. Kuririn turns to Gohan, as well. "Why Father doesn't use his real power?" Trunks gasps. Vegeta smiles. "I was right. I knew Kakkarotto was playing with Cell. It looks like Cell was, too."

Son Goku yelps when he hits the edge of the stage and loses his balance. Cell delivers the final punch to throw him off, but Goku suddenly vanishes. Cell stays in the position of the punch follow-through, staring at Kuririn and the other Z Senshi for a few seconds. He finally straightens up again, and Goku is seen across the stage behind him. He chuckles and looks back. "That technique again." Goku smiles. Cell rockets forward, straight at Goku. Rather than dodging, Son holds up his arms to block the hit. Cell flies straight into him, and once again, Goku blocks, but is pushed back. They slide back for a few feet, then Goku drops below Cell and kicks up into his gut. Cell flies into the air, and Goku follows him up, pulling his arms back as he goes. "KA! ME!.....HA! ME!" The ki forms in his hand. "HA!!" The ki blast shoots forward, but with little effort, Cell bats it away with his left hand. Son Goku suddenly appears right behind him and hits him hard in the back. Cell's face contorts in pain.

Cell grunts and looks angrily back at Goku. Goku prepares to follow up, but Cell smashes him hard in the face. Goku grunts and flies back. Cell appears above him and does an overhead smash. Goku plummets, but catches himself as he lands, so that he lands on the stage in a crouch. The stage cracks around him from the force of his landing. Cell lands on the opposite end of the stage. Son Goku rises to his feet. They smile at each other. Cell, "That's the end of my warm-up." Goku, "Yeah." Satan gasps. Reporter, "That was just a warm-up?" Kuririn, "Now... Now begins the real battle."

The two stare at each other. Cell, "Son Goku. You're certainly used to fighting. You're totally different from all the others." Goku, "He's more powerful than I expected. Even the slightest mistake will make me lose to him." Satan, the reporter, Pizza, and the disciples all watch the battle, still shocked. The Z Senshi concentrate on the fight quietly. Goku hunches over. "Alright." Trunks, "The look in Goku-san's eyes has suddenly changed." He blinks, seemingly deliberately. Cell, "He's striking with full power."

Son Goku crosses his arms in front of his head. His aura flares up around him, damaging the stage. Satan and the reporter watch, stunned, of course. They say something in unison, but it's unsubbed. We see Goku from behind, where he and his aura block out most of the view of Cell. Cell watches his power up. Trunks is amazed; the other Z Senshi continue to watch in silent concentration. Vegeta watches, arms crossed, looking as if he expects a good show (and he probably does). Goku lowers his arms slightly to peer out at Cell through his aura and all of the debris.