I'll Beat You Tomorrow!! Goku's Letter of Challenge

Tenshinhan stares down into the huge hole he's created. Cell screams furiously from the bottom. He flies back up again. "HA!" The area turns yellow gold once more. "HA!" Cell grunts as another blast hits him, then another, and another, and another, and so on. "HA! HA! HA!" Number 18 and Number 16 sit nearby, watching. Ten looks over at them. "What are you doing?! Run! Run now!" Number 18 stares up at him for a moment, then turns to her companion. "Number 16, it's our chance." Shin Kikohou after Shin Kikohou holds Cell in his little hole in the Earth. He screams each time another blast hits. He's not actually in physical pain, he's just very pissed off. Number 16 stands up and looks over at Tenshinhan. "HA! HA! HA!" Number 16 concentrates on the Z Senshi for a few seconds before Number 18 cuts in. "Go now, Number 16!" Cell is slowly thrown further and further down the hole. He turns and sees Number 18 and Number 16 flying away. "I won't let you run away!" He tries to fly out a side of the crater. "HA!" The hole expands. Cell looks up at him. "Damn it!" Tenshinhan, "Bastard!" Another wave of Shin Kikohou pounds Cell. "HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!" Each one throws Cell a few inches further.

Son Gohan, "Ten...Tenshinhan-san is doing his best. But his ki is coming down." Popo stares off into the sky. "Tenshinhan's Shin Kikohou has used much of his energy. But it can only stop Cell from coming out. In that case..." Goku, "Stop it, Tenshinhan! Don't use the Shin Kikohou anymore! Stop!!" His scream echoes throught God's Shrine and the surrounding area.

Tenshinhan breathes heavily. "But now I'm the only person who can stop Cell. I must do it with all of my energy." An aura develops around him again. "HA!" Cell grunts, thrown back even further again.

Kamesennin, "A tremendous ki..." Yamucha, "What's the situation?" Two small legs, clad in the same clothing as Tenshinhan, walk out of the house. Roshi, "Hmm?" They step forward. Yamucha, "Chaouzu..." Chaouzu stares up at the sky. "Ten-san! He will die!" Muten Roshi turns around. "I'm sorry, Chaouzu. There is nothing we can do. That monster is too powerful." Chaouzu seems on the verge of tears. Suddenly, Chichi leans out the window. "What are you talking about?! We've still got Goku-san! Gohan-chan has become strong, too! Besides, Goku-san will be there to deal with him soon. Very soon!" Muten Roshi and Yamucha stare at her. Yamucha, "No. Tenshinhan's ki has come down a lot. If this goes on..." Chaouzu, "Ten-san!" Yamucha, "Chaouzu, go and see!" Chaouzu takes a few steps forward. "Okay." Roshi, "Wait a minute! It's useless for you to go. Only more people will be killed." Yamucha, "But..." Roshi, "Just as Chchi said, the only way to win is to wait for Goku to come back. I'm the same as you. I feel sorry, too. Do you understand?" Yamucha, "Damn it...!" Chaouzu lowers his head. "Ten-san..." Chichi looks up at the sky. "Goku-san..."

"HA! HA! HA!" Cell grunts, trying to get out of the hole, but being barraged by Shin Kikohou. One final blast hits the crater and seems to sink in and fade away more slowly than the rest. Tenshinhan remains in the sky, hands together. His chest heaves. Cell flies up out of the hole. "HA!" An even more powerful Shin Kikohou than the previous ones sends Cell right back into the crater. The resulting explosion is much larger than previous ones, and large amounts of dust and smoke are thrown into the sky. Tenshinhan stares down into the hole, then falls unconscious and drops out of the sky.

Son Goku's head jerks up, suddenly more alert. Tenshinhan's limp body hits the ground. Yamucha gasps. Chaouzu, "Te...Ten-san!" Cell slowly rises out of the whole with a look of complete and utter silent fury on his face. His back is to Tenshinhan. "Damn it! They've run away." He looks back at Tenshinhan with disgust. He slowly floats over to him, then stares down at him. Tenshinhan is regaining consciousness, but is still incredibly weak, considering his rest lasted all of forty seconds. "Can't you move? I never thought someone like you would be in my way." He kicks Tenshinhan. Ten is thrown pretty far back by the kick. He looks up at Cell, barely able to raise his head.

Popo, "He will be killed." Gohan, "Tenshinhan-san..." Goku, "Damn it..." He clenches his fists tightly, and he looks as though he's about to turn Super Saiya-jin out of anger. Cell moves over to Tenshinhan's new position. He stops in the air midway there, staring down angrily at Tenshinhan. "Even if I leave you alone, you'll die anyway." He sticks his arm out and smiles. "Let me kill you." Son Goku stands up. Popo looks back at him just in time to see him vanish. "Father..."

Cell's smile fades and his eyes suddenly go wide. "What?" Son Goku now stands between him and Tenshinhan. Goku stares up at him, thoroughly pissed at Cell. Tenshinhan looks up. Cell, "Son Goku?" Goku, "You're Cell?" Cell, "How did this guy come?" Goku, "You seem to be a powerful monster." Cell's smile returns. "I had wanted to fight with you here. But now I'm not good enough to fight with you. If you wait for one more day, I'm sure I can beat you." Cell laughs. "What are you talking about? You can beat me just one day later?" Goku, "Yes." Cell, "What can you do with one day?" Goku doesn't respond.

Son Goku's eyes suddenly go wide and he starts looking around. "Hmm? It's Piccolo's ki! Piccolo is still alive." Cell, "What?" Goku reaches down and grabs Tenshinhan's wrist. "Tenshinhan, don't leave me." They vanish. Cell is shocked. He looks over and sees them by the water's edge. Goku looks around. "Here!" Piccolo has washed up on the side of the island. "Piccolo, hold on!" Cell, "How did they move?" Goku has hoisted Piccolo over his shoulder and returns to Tenshinhan. "Just in an instant..." Goku grabs Ten's wrist again. "Piccolo and Tenshinhan are fine if we get back to God's Shrine. We'll have Karin-sama's senzu." Cell, "You want to run? No, Son Goku." Goku looks up to see Cell racing at him. Cell raises his fist and they stare at each other as he approaches. He reaches them, but just as he throws his punch, they vanish. Cell runs into the ground and falls into a roll. He jumps back up, eyes wide again. "Gone..." He looks around, but sees no trace of them on the island. "What a strange trick. When did Son Goku learn that kind of trick?" He scans the island once more. "I don't care about anything if I can get Number 18. She must be somewhere nearby, with Number 16, who's out of order." He flies off to look for them.

"Piccolo-san!" Son Gohan runs up to Piccolo and Tenshinhan. "Marvelous, you're still alive!" Goku, "Gohan, let them have the senzu." Gohan, "Okay."

Kuririn still hasn't yet met up with Bulma. He suddenly looks up. "Huh? It's Bulma-san!" Chibi Trunks mumbles incoherently from his passenger seat. Bulma looks over at him. "Hmm? What's the matter, Trunks?" Trunks reaches forward to something out of his grasp. "Kuririn... Kuririn..." Bulma, "Eh? Kuririn?" She looks around. "Where? Where is he?" She looks out at him, his arms and legs outstretched to form a midget human X of sorts. Bulma hits the brakes. "Right. Trunks is fabulous. He's really able to find him! You're such a genius!" Chibi Trunks stares up at her, eyes crossed. "Good boy!" She opens the cockpit canopy. Kuririn flies over. "Bulma-san! Bulma-san, please give me the Artificial Human controller." Bulma, "Yes." She holds it out. "This is the one." Kuririn takes it and looks down at it. "This is the remote control?" Bulma, "But it's only good for using within ten meters. You must remember this when you use it." Kuririn, "Ten meters? That's too close." Bulma, "I've already spent a lot of effort making it!" Kuririn, "I know." He looks down at the controller. "I'll use it carefully." Bulma, "Then... Vegeta asked me to do this. Fighting uniforms. Please bring these to everyone. They're light and durable." Kuririn, "Goku and the others could use those. They should be at God's Shrine now. Can you bring them there?" Bulma, "God's Shrine? It should be above Karin's Tower." Kuririn, "Yes." Bulma, "Alright, I'll make a trip there. Kuririn, you must do your best to destroy the Artificial Humans." Kuririn, "Yes..." Bulma, "I'll go to God's Shrine as fast as possible." Trunks reaches out for Kuririn. "Kuririn... bye bye..." Kuririn smiles and waves back. Bulma's door shuts, the aircar rises a few feet into the air, spins around, and speeds off. Kuririn stares down at the controller in his hands.

Cell flies over island after island, but has no luck locating the Artificial Humans. "Damn it. Where is Number 18?" Number 16 rests against a rock ledge. Number 18 stands beside him, watching the sky. They're partially hidden from view from the sky by the trees around them.

"Piccolo-san, are you really alright? Tenshinhan-san?" Ten looks to be better than ever. Tenshinhan, "The senzu are so effective." Goku, "But Tenshinhan, don't force yourself." Behind Goku, Piccolo rubs his neck. Gohan, "I'm worried, too. But it's all because of you, Tenshinhan-san, that Number 18 wasn't absorbed by Cell. That's marvelous." Piccolo, "But that monster called Cell has become very powerful. To be honest, no one can beat him now. Even Vegeta or Goku. I am the same." Popo, "Hey, Goku! Vegeta and Trunks will be out very soon!" Goku, "Really?"

Everyone runs to wait by the door, but it swings open before they even arrive. They stop. We get a nice view of the floor in the doorway. Trunks' boot steps into the doorway, followed by the other. From what little we can see of the clothes above his boot, his clothing seems to be shredded. Everyone watches as Mirai Trunks steps out of the blinding light coming from inside. His hair hangs almost down to his shoulders now. His clothes are worn and tattered. Behind him is Vegeta. Aside from the same problem with ruined clothes, he looks no different than before. Mirai Trunks walks silently to the others gathered near the door.