A Disaster For Cell!! The Perfect Body Breaks Down

Cell glares at Gohan, infuriated. Gohan remains unchanged. The Z Senshi stand, watching nearby; Satans group is, as always, hiding among some rocks. The cameraman works on the camera. The reporter turns to him. "Hey, have you fixed the camera yet?" Man, "Eh...not yet." The reporter turns back to the fight. "Then, can you at least fix the mic now? I don't want to miss the greatest battle of the century." Satan cowers behind a rock, whimpering as he stares out at Gohan and Cell.

Cell glares out through his golden aura at Gohan; he screams through clenched teeth. "Damn you!!" Gohan begins to walk calmly toward him. Cell suddenly stops, watching him. Finally, Gohan stops in front of him. Cell stares angrily at him; his face is twisted in anger and confusion. Short half-screams escape his mouth through his clenched teeth; finally, he screams and throws a kick at Gohan. Gohan's arm flies up to block it with incredible ease. Cell screams and tries again; and again; and again. Each time with the same result. "Damn it!" He kicks again, and Gohan still blocks it. Gohan stares at him, then begins to scream. He jumps up and kicks Cell hard in the face. Cell is thrown back by Gohan's kick. He slides through the dirt and rocks; Gohan lowers his foot back to the ground.

Dust clears around Cell as he struggles to his feet, grunting. He sits on his hands and knees, panting, staring at the ground. He finally lifts his head to face Gohan; his eyes are a little wide, and blood runs down his chin (well, the blood had been there for a while, but I suppose I just neglected to mention it until now). Gohan hasn't moved since putting his foot back down. Cell screams as he climbs to his feet. His aura reappears, small rocks are lifted into the air around him. "This can't be happening. I'm the 'Perfect Body,' Cell. I'm more powerful than any Saiya-jin, especially a little kid." Gohan still hasn't moved. Cell continues his angry glaring. "I'm the ultimate fighter who stands above everyone!"

Son Gohan begins walking toward him. Cell's eyes widen just a bit more. He takes a single step back; Gohan continues. He leans forward and screams, trying to summon up more strength. He holds his hands out to either side; small discs form. The discs grow to large Kienzans. Kuririn, "It's Kienzan!" Piccolo, "Gohan..." Goku watches silently.

Despite the appearance of the twin Kienzan, Gohan continues his trek. Cell screams and throws each of them at Gohan. He throws his arms out to either side, then brings them straight down in front of himself, crossing each other (like an X). The Kienzan fly straight at Gohan; he catches them, one Kienzan in each hand. Cell gasps. Piccolo, "What?" He holds the Kienzan out on either side of himself. Kuririn watches, shocked. "He stopped the Kienzan...with his arms..." Vegeta, "Impossible!" Trunks, "Gohan-san!" And still, Goku is silent. Gohan lets out a short scream; his aura flares up a bit and the Kienzan are destroyed.

Cell, "My power... My power is limitless! My best is yet to come!!" He throws his head back and screams the last sentence, bring his arms up on either side as he raises his ki even more. Gohan remains calm. Cell screams as he leaps into the air and fires Makkankousappo at Gohan. The entire area is bathed in golden light as the Z Senshi watch the attack in silence. Gohan stares up at it. Cell laughs. "What do you think of this?" Gohan, "I'm not impressed." He simply bats the beam away when it reaches him, and it flies back into the sky, exploding high up and lighting up the area. The Z Senshi and Satan's entourage all watch in silence. Gohan's arm remains in the sky. The golden light finally fades away.

Cell fires a barrage of ki blasts from his fingertip. He begins to look happier, as if successful. Gohan doesn't even move. His eyes widen when he sees the result of his attack. "This... This can't be." Gohan stares at him, silently, completely unfazed. "This can't be true!" Gohan remains silent, stoic.

Satan, "Alright, I've decided!" Disciples and Pizza in unison, "Eh?" They hurry over to him. Satan, "I'll invite that boy to my school as the senior student." Piroshiki, "What about us?" Calorie, "Are we...?" Satan turns to them. "You idiots! You guys have already been expelled!" Disciples in unison, "Oh no..." Pizza chimes in with, "That's a great idea, Mr. Satan! With that boy, our Mr. Satan School of Martial Arts will be more popular than ever!" Satan, "Indeed, indeed." Reporter, "Excuse me, Mr. Satan, but as far as I can tell, that little boy is much stronger than yourself..." Satan looks over to him. "He can be better." The cameraman looks on quietly. "With my guidance, he can become even stronger!" Reporter, "Ah..." The cameraman gives them a strange look and goes back to his work on the camera.

Trunks, "Cell has met his match. He'll soon realize he can't win." Kuririn, "He just won't give up, though." Ten and Yamucha just watch in stunned silence. Piccolo, "Gohan..."

Cell stares down at Gohan as he begins walking toward him. Cell backs away with a frightened yelp. They both stop; Gohan glares up at Cell. Here, Cell felt terror for the first time, and he regretted making Son Gohan so angry by teasing him. He was the one who made Gohan stronger than himself... Cell's eyes widen; he screams and leaps back into the sky. Gohan watches him calmly. The Z Senshi stare up at him; he flies several hundred feet into the air before stopping.

Cell pulls back his arms to one side, cupping the hands together. "KA!... ME!... HA!..." Blue ki begins to converge in his hands. Goku, "He can use that?" (All I have to say to THAT is "...") "ME!...." No longer can Cell be seen, but rather, a giant blue orb now occupies his position. "This is the ultimate Kamehameha! Earth will be blown up by this, also! But... who cares!" Kuririn, "Stop!! Are you insane?!" Gohan stares up at him, still completely calm. "HAAA!!" The Kamehameha races forth; the Z Senshi watch in shock and terror as it continues toward Earth. And of course, Satan's group is completely stunned. Vegeta, "He did it..." Gohan watches the Kamehameha, undaunted. "Ka... Me... Ha... Me... HA!!!" He counters Cell's attack with a Kamehameha of his own.

Cell stares down at the giant ball of blue ki that he set forth on Gohan. He recoils when it flies straight back at him, propelled by a much smaller, but apparently stronger, Kamehameha. "WHAT?!" The Kamehameha continues straight up at Cell. They slow down, and Gohan's Kamehameha begins to expand, throwing up dust all over the area. The Z Senshi grunt and scream against the strong winds; Satan's crew can't even remain on the ground.

Cell watches it, unable to making coherent noises, although he appears to be struggling to say "What?" (well, he keeps saying "Na..." [for "nani," "what"]). Gohan's Kamehameha continues to grow, easily overtaking Cell's. Cell watches, screaming. "It's larger than mine!!" And still the Kamehameha expands, completely engulfing Cell's. Cell screams as the expanding walls of the Kamehameha engulf him, as well, before continuing into outer space. Son Gohan stares calmly into the sky as the lighting slowly begins to return to normal.

Vegeta emerges from a mound of dust and sand; he looks up, sees only Son Gohan. "He did it! He broke that huge Kamehameha with a larger Kamehameha of his own!" Yamucha, Kuririn, and Tenshinhan free themselves from the sand. A green arm emerges; Piccolo sits up. Nearby, Trunks recovers, too. Goku pulls himself out of the sand last. They all remain sitting on the ground for a few seconds, until Piccolo finally stands up. "Huh?! I still sense his ki!" Trunks, "Cell's still alive!!" Kuririn, "That's impossible!" Goku stands up, eyes on the sky.

Cell stares down at Gohan; the top of his head (the two side things that did the V shape), an arm, a wing most of a leg, and the foot on the other leg, are all gone. Goku, "He's already exceeded me. Ever since that day, his power has been beyond that of a Super Saiya-jin."
Son Goku and Son Gohan lock hands in the Room of Spirit and Time. Struggling futily against each other, they finally both jump away to either side. Gohan falls to his hands and knees, breathing heavily. Goku, also breathing heavily, remains on his feet. Gohan suddenly jumps up and they begin sparring again. Goku dodges or blocks each of Gohan's attacks. "That's it, Gohan. You've been controlling your power quite well." While Goku is busy fielding the punches, Gohan kicks him in the gut. Instinctively, Goku kicks him in the face, throwing him away. Gohan bounces away and fades out of Super Saiya-jin. Goku, "Damn it!" He fades out of Super Saiya-jin. "Was that too much?" Gohan slowly pushes himself off the ground, and Goku chuckles. "Hey, Gohan. Let's leave off here. We've been practicing for over twenty hours now." He turns and walks to the living area of the Room, holding his shoulder. "Father." Goku stops, turning back. "Hmm?" Gohan pulls himself to his feet; he sports the golden aura, but not the hair. "Do we have to stop?" Goku watches in shock. Gohan smiles at him. Goku, "What kind of power is this? He's become tremendous!" Gohan screams, and for a brief moment, becomes a Super Saiya-jin again, then fades out and collapses.
Goku looks back to his son. "You've exceeded me, and you've defeated Cell. You've done well." His eyes suddenly narrow. "Hm?"

Cell stares down at him. "H...how? How can he create such enormous power?" Gohan smiles up at him. Piccolo suddenly catches on. "That's right! Cell's using my cells, as well!" Everyone turns to him. Kuririn, "Huh?" Piccolo, "That means he can recover from injuries like those." Goku turns back to the battle. "Gohan! Gohan, the final blow! Give him the final blow, immediately!" Gohan looks at him. "Hm? The final blow?" He chuckles. "It's not enough, Dad! He deserves to suffer more!" Goku, "Wh...what?" Piccolo, "What's he talking about?" Goku, "Gohan..."

Cell grunts a bit, staring down before him. Goku, "Gohan! You're the only one who can finish off Cell! Hurry and do it!!" Gohan looks at him. "Don't toy with him anymore! We don't know what he's capable of next!" Gohan looks back up to Cell, who grunts as he begins to regen his missing body parts. A new arm, then new head...things, a new wing, a new leg, and a new foot are regened. Even though they all knew he had the ability to do this, the Z Senshi gasp.

Cell pants. "Damn it... Damn it... Damn it...! Damn it! DAMN IT!!" He glows golden, then a strong wind flies out from him and his entire upper torso begins to bulge and pulsate. He screams and drops to the ground in front of Gohan. "With this 'Perfect Body,' there's no way I'll be defeated by a little kid like you!" Gohan looks up at him quietly. Cell throws a punch, but hits only the Earth.

Gohan lands a few feet away. Cell jumps forward and begins punching at Gohan, but he easily evades each fist that Cell throws. Trunks, "His power has grown so much that his speed can't match his size! He should notice such a careless mistake. He's losing control of himself!" As Trunks speaks, Gohan continues to dodge punch after punch. Gohan jumps forward and kicks Cell in the face. They both land; Gohan's foot leaves a permanent indentation on Cell's face. Gohan flies in again, kicking him hard in the gut.

Goku watches happily, Piccolo is stunned. Cell's mouth hangs open, saliva pouring out. His eyes are twisted so that they're not even looking the same way. He makes a strange noise, as if he's trying to grunt, but is in too much pain even to do that much, or as if trying to scream after having the wind knocked out of him. The saliva simply pools on the ground below him. He falls to a knee and steadies himself on his elbow. Gohan lands next to him. Cell rises back to his feet. "Not yet..." He falls back to his knees. Gohan smiles at him.

Suddenly, Cell's face contorts and his mouth shuts up, as if he's about to vomit, but is trying not to. His cheeks bulge and his chest swells. Kuririn, "What is it?" Trunks, "Something is wrong with Cell's body!" Piccolo, "Incredible!" Goku watches silently.

Cell's breast begins to swell to such a degree that it's surprising he doesn't explode. Piccolo, "I see." Kuririn turns to him. Goku, "Cell's power is rapidly decreasing." Piccolo, "I was right. He's no longer able to maintain his Perfect Body." Trunks, "What do you mean?" Cell's neck swells on one side, but still he struggles to keep his mouth shut and his body intact. A small bit of liquid escapes from his mouth every now and then; he puts his hands over his mouth to stop the leak. Finally, his mouth bursts open, and something covered in liquid falls out.

Trunks and Vegeta gasp. Vegeta, "That's...!" Yamucha and Ten watch in shock, but other than their gasps, they're silent. Lying on the ground in front of Cell is an unconscious, but intact, Jinzouningen Number 18. Kuririn, "That's Number 18! Cell spit out Number 18!" Trunks, "Is it that Artificial Human he swallowed?" (Jesus, is this dumb line day or something? Trunks of all people should recognize Number 18...) Piccolo, "It's over now." Once more, Son Goku passes up the opportunity to speak.

Cell remains hunched over on the ground, still hacking and vomiting up more...whatever it is that's covering Number 18. Son Gohan smiles at him. Cell rises up, screaming, as he begins the reversion back to Imperfection. He towers over Gohan, his body still pulsating.