Storm
“It’s CELL!!” My voice shouted, I could almost hear it echo across the island as it
rebounded and reached where Piccolo and Seventeen were fighting I finally noticed
the change in timelines. Because Piccolo and Seventeen didn’t stop fighting. At least
not straight away.
Eventually Piccolo paused in fighting along with Seventeen both looked like they
were taking quick breathers. Piccolo looked over to where me and Tien were
standing. He shot us a look that basically read ‘stall him if you have to’.
I hadn’t even thought on fighting Cell so soon. Sure I knew it was going to happen but
I hadn’t really seriously thought about it. I know then Goku and Gohan were feeling
our power levels out and they both knew that they weren’t strong enough yet to fight
Cell. I suddenly felt the doom loom over me. I was the one given the job of stalling
Cell until the group were ready could I really hold of Cell for an entire day and a half.
I was strong. But I wasn’t that strong. I knew it. I just hoped Cell didn’t.
Cell looked from Piccolo then over to me. He’d fought Piccolo before. But I realised
this was the first time he was seeing me. I swallowed my insides turning.
I heard him let out a breath it was odd and it was creepy. Instead of addressing
Piccolo Cell kept looking at me.
“Leona.” I heard Tien remarked from behind me.
“He’s very green looking isn’t he?” I asked Tien.
“That’s all you notice?” Tien whispered. “his power level it’s-” Tien stopped.
“Incomplete.” I finished.
Cell smirked at me like he heard I knew he could to after all Piccolo’s cells were part
of him. I knew Cell prided himself on Piccolo’s cells more than anything.
I hadn’t really fought Piccolo seriously, so I was slightly nervous.
At that moment I wished I was back home in my own world, lying round on the couch
in the lounge on the summer nights with the light out watching the shadow of the
ceiling fan spin round shaking the lights with the gentle breeze that came from it. I
wanted to be there but instead I was standing under the scorching sun wearing my
black dress trousers and my red collared shirt with boots, not exactly android fighting
clothes but they were the ones I had worn to my mother’s funeral and the ones I had
faced the virus in. I realised I was becoming another cliche cartoon character. Where I
would be seen wearing the same outfit day after day. Well not all of us has a wide
choice of outfits like Bulma did.
Deep down inside I knew I was going to fight Cell after all this is what I had trained
for, everyone else seventeen and eighteen. Me I had trained to fight Cell.
Sure I wanted to fight Cell but I didn’t want to kill him or end the Cell Saga before it
even started though I knew I could.
Cell looked at me and he smiled. It was quite an errie looking smile. I flew over and
landed in front of Cell. Seventeen and Piccolo went straight back to fighting each
other. Piccolo obviously though he could defeat Seventeen before my fight with Cell
was over. Somehow I knew that it wouldn’t be permitted that way.
I powered up to super saiyan and Cell scoffed at me.
“Is that it? Such a pathetic power it’s no wonder you didn’t last long.” He said.
I knew he was referring to alternative future self. “Oh but I’m different from that
version you’ve heard of.” I said casually.
“Oh really? Cell looked intrigued. “Will this keep me form absorbing android
seventeen and eighteen?” He asked.
“Yes.” I replied. Though I knew I wouldn’t be allowed otherwise the Cell Games
would never begin.
“Then quit stalling and show me.” Cell remarked.
“I’m going to not power up anymore otherwise the battle will be over before it even
started.” I replied simply.
Cell smirked amused by my over confidence as he probably saw it.
“Somehow I doubt that.” he remarked.
“Oh really? If I power up completely the only way you can defeat me is if you become
- complete.” I replied looking him directly in the eyes so he knew I wasn’t lying.
I saw Piccolo stop fighting and he looked at me in shock I realised then he hadn’t had
any time to fill me in properly about Cell. He looked surprised at first but only for a
few moments till he obviously remembered about my “future telling”
abilities.
“So what they say is true. You know the future.” Cell remarked.
I nodded. “Well yeah. I know bits and odds.” I replied nochently.
Cell chuckled. “So because you know the future you think you can seriously stop
me?” He asked.
“Yeah.”
“Where I come from you couldn’t even survive a fight with eighteen. And you
couldn’t even keep up with Gohan. What makes you think you can defeat me?”
“I have something the other version of myself didn’t.” I replied and flicked my hair
over my shoulder while staring Cell down.
“Oh really?” Cell laughed.
“She lost fourteen years that she could of used for training. I wasn’t gone that
long.”
“Well then this I have to see. I doubt you are anywhere near as strong as Gohan.”
I rolled my eyes. “Well duh, this <>is Gohan we’re talking about here. C’mon.
He’s the strongest saiyan in the universe, or at least will be.” I replied.
Cell nodded. “So I’ve heard.”
“Anyway enough chat. Lets get down to it.” I encouraged.
“Well since we don’t need to introduce ourselves. I see why not.” Cell replied and he
struck forward first. I moved my head to the side and the punch sailed right over my
shoulder.
“Nice.” Cell commented.
“Thanks.” I replied and blocked as Cell’s other fist struck forward. I retaliated with a
quick hook punch hitting Cell in the side of the head. It only spun his head round
nothing more but I wasn’t aiming to take his head off.
Cell looked at me and smirked again. I could tell just by looking at him it was a trait
he had picked up from Vegeta’s cells.
“I knew you were going to do that. you have to remember I have some of your
cells in me.” He remarked.
I blinked ‘How could I remember? I didn’t even know’ I thought.
“Must be hard trying to get a date then.” I teased.
Cell looked at me. “Nice little wit you have going there.”
I smiled. “Thanks I also got told I had a good sense of humour.”
“Well it’s a good thing Gero even considered your cells for my making. He was a bit
reluctant at first. At least until you defeated Frieza.” Cell remarked.
I looked at Cell strangely. “Excuse me?” I asked.
“You heard me.”
“Yeah but I don’t necessarily have to believe it. C’mon everyone knows that Tru-
uh... ah in your world I defeated Frieza. never mind.”
Cell looked at me. “The first super saiyan of earth, a female and half saiyan at that
too.” He was still smirking that Vegeta smirk.
“At that age? I was a super saiyan?” I asked confused. “Somewhere along the lines
something happened then. I wasn’t a super saiyan when I reached earth here.”
“Well all that time with Goku was good for something then wasn’t it?”
I growled and I punched Cell right in the stomach. I knew exactly what he was
implying. He was in Vegeta mode so it was expected.
Cell doubled over and he looked up at me and he laughed. “You are very touche
about that topic of you and Goku aren’t you.”
I pointed a finger at Cell. “Don’t you dare bring that up.”
“That was also another reason Gero took your cells for my creation. The time you and
Goku spent training together.” Cell smirked again.
“Wow I’m flattered Gero even considered.” I drooled sarcastically.
“I’ve seen the footage Gero left me of everyone who’s cell I have in me, you Gohan,
Piccolo, Tien, Krillen, Goku, Vegeta, Frieza. I know your moves all of you.” Cell
looked at me. “I am even confidante I know what you’re going to do next.”
This time I smirked. “Oh really?” I asked and knew it was now time to show Cell my
new technique the one I had spent all these years training for. It was going to be my
trademark move.
I looked over to where Piccolo had double axe hammered Seventeen in to the ground.
The android was just get to his feet both him and Piccolo looked exhausted and
shaky. I looked over to Tien on the cliff and he looked back at me. I knew the telepath
was trying to read my mind.
So I sent him a telepathic message so Cell wouldn’t know what I was up to.
‘Grab Eighteen and Sixteen and get off this island get them away from
here.’
Tien looked at me suddenly surprised by the thought message and he nodded simply
and rushed over to Eighteen and Sixteen.
I turned back to Cell and he looked at me. “Ooohhh so you know how to read minds
to? I guess I missed out on those cells. But I’ll learn soon enough.”
“I can’t read minds. That’s Tien and Chaoitsu.” I smirked and Cell caught on.
“Oh very nice I must admit I didn’t know you were going to do that. But then again
not much is known about you girl. After all fourteen years of absence does make one
tend to forget about you.” Cell said.
I knew he was trying to knock my confidence in myself down a notch or two. It was
kinda working after all my mind was baffled on how I could of reached super saiyan
before Vegeta. It was impossible and then finishing off Frieza. I had a panic thought
‘If I was super saiyan when I finished Frieza off. But I died by the hands of the
androids and these ones are stronger, then what the heck do I think I’m doing?”
I saw Tien take off with Androids Eighteen an Sixteen following.
Piccolo looked over at me from the ground as he pushed himself up from the last
blow he’d taken by Seventeen. He had obviously seen Eighteen, Tien and Sixteen
go.
“Piccolo!! Get Seventeen out of here! Cell must not absorb him!” I shouted at
him.
Piccolo got up and he grabbed Seventeen by the shoulder.
“I’m not running!” Seventeen snapped.
“YOU WILL RUN OR YOU WILL DIE YOU IDIOT!!!” I shouted at Seventeen.
The outburst even made Piccolo jump in surprise I musta looked just like Chi-chi for
a second there. But I think it was the saiyan genes.
Piccolo looked at Seventeen. “You heard her. Get going.” He then physically picked
up Seventeen and threw him across the sky and took off flying after him.
“Well that’s something you don’t see every day.” I remarked and looked to Cell.
“I will dispense with you first girl then I will take care of Piccolo and Tien and absorb
the androids to become complete.” He said with such confidence I almost believe he
would follow through with the threat.
‘If I can hold him off for just half a day longer then perhaps Piccolo won’t get
beaten to near death and Tien won’t exhaust himself out so Eighteen and Sixteen can
escape.’ I hoped it wouldn’t alter anything too much.
I looked up to the sun and levitated myself up towards it and slowly began to power
up for the technique I had. I saw Cell Smirk at me.
“Go on try it I dare you. I know the solar flare too you know.”
I smirked back at Cell. “So did I but who said I was going to use it?” I asked.
I saw the puzzled expression and I raised my hands up to my forehead above the third
eye and Cell smirked and then I created a giant ball of energy and then moved it
slowly upwards above my head and I watched as Cell’s smirk vanished.
“SOUND BLASTER ATTACK!!!” I shouted and a bright blazing light shoot out
across the sky blinding Cell with bright rays of light. At the same time the soft sound
of music began to drift through the air and suddenly ball of light after light lit up
throughout the sky like bright little mini-suns blaring out flashing strobe version of
sunlight flashes as the music suddenly blasted out in typical NZ sounds.
Cell covered his eyes and looked away from the lights but that didn’t stop the music
from causing him to go partially deaf.
“While you’re gettin’ your sex education I’ll be smashing your new Playstation.
One to the two, the three, the four. You better not come round here no more... I’ve
learnt my lessons in the school of love. If you cheat only once boy, that’s once too
much. So do the math while I’m leavin’ you, coz one plus one plus
one, it ain’t two.”
I phased in and out charging towards Cell and I spun round delivering a spinning hook
kick to the side of his head then phased behind him grabbing his shoulders and
ramming my knee in to his back and I powered up firing ki blast after ki blast at him.
What surprised me is that he took it all on. I floated upwards and raised my hands
above my head remembering all the moves I’d been taught by the Z team.
“Maaaa-Seeeenkooo-HAAAAA!!!!” I shouted sending the blast out and slamming
Cell in to a cliff face.
I lowered myself to the ground and watched as Cell looked up at me peeling himself
out from the wall he smirked.
“I under estimated you. So you have the power to back up your threat. But I know you
won’t kill me.” He grinned.
I looked at him in shock. “You only meant to delay the inevitable. I have the hearing
of Piccolo ya know. You know about my final form there fore it means I will reach
it.” Cell laughed and I growled in annoyance I wanted to end it right then and
there.
“Don’t make me change the future Cell.” I remarked.
Cell looked at me. “You won’t you’re saiyan after all and I know about your saiyan
weakness like Goku let Frieza reach his full power on Namek you will let me reach
my final form and we will then see who’s stronger then.”
Cell walked up to me even though he was badly injured he had pride in his stride and
he walked right up to me. “If your Cells weren’t in me girl I’d absorb you. But like
the Saiyans I want to see who is truly stronger once I’m strong enough.”
I punched Cell in the side of the face sending him flying back in to the cliff side.
“Don’t piss me off.” I growled.
Cell looked at me and he pushed himself up again. The guy was determined I must
say that. He then floated upward.
“If you think I’m going to let you leave, then you’re mistaken!” I growled.
He grinned and pulled his hands back to the side forming a ball of blue energy
between his hands and I blinked surprised, no matter how strong I was that was the
most strongest of all of the moves in the entire dragonball series.
“Kaaaaaa meeeeee haaaaaa meeeeee HAAAAAA!!!” The turtle wav was sent straight
towards me and phased out of the way as it impacted with the Island and I turned and
looked at Cell as he raised his hands up to his head.
“SOLAR FLARE!!!”
A blinding light shot out and I quickly turned my head but I wasn’t fast enough and
the blinding light struck my eyes and I knew then Cell was making his get away. the
only good coming from the entire thing was I knew in the first and second of his
forms he didn’t stand a chance. But I knew the moment he became complete even the
second level of super saiyan couldn’t help me.
Five minutes passed before I was able to see again and I looked round and knew that
Cell was long gone and I cursed to myself. I took my leave of the Island and flew
back to Master Roshi’s there was nothing more I could do except change clothes in to
more appropriate fighting gear.
I landed on the small turtle island. I saw Yamcha standing outside and he looked at
me. “Lee what happened?” He asked me worriedly.
“Cell got away stupid solar flare move.” I grumbled.
I saw Neil look over at me and chuckle. “Hey you shut up I doubt you could do any
better.” I growled.
Matariki ran up to me and she tugged at my shirt. “Why’d you come back?”
“I need to change clothes you really think it’s fun fighting bad guys half dressed up as
a yuppie?” I asked her in reply.
“Why not we do it that way at home.” Iris replied.
“This isn’t home Iris.” I replied.
“Bingo you’re finally getting on.” She remarked.
“Are you hinting that we should just up and leave cause if you are I am soooo not in
to that idea right about now.” I remarked.
Iris smiled at me it was one of those confidante smiles she had. She was typically
blonde but behind the blonde she had a level of intelligence she just wasn’t given the
right credit for it. So she played on being a dumb blonde alot.
“Oh hell no I don’t want to go. Beside I promised Trunks I wouldn’t go until he had
to.” Iris replied.
I blinked and looked at her. “Wait!! You and Trunks?!?! Since When?!” I asked.
“Since you were in a coma and stuff. He was here and he was asking strange
questions about our world so yeah. From there we got along really well.”
“Ohmigoddess, you were here what half a day before you found someone to hit on?!
Unbelievable!” I exclaimed.
“Hey c’mon give me a break he’s cute and by the time he comes out of that chamber
he’ll be like only a year and half younger than me.” Iris smiled.
I thumped my forehead and I saw Yamcha look at me.
“What’s wrong?” He asked.
“Ya can’t leave this girl in a room alone with any young cute guy for thirty minutes
before she starts hitting on him.” I remarked frustrated. “Anyway I’ll deal with this
later I need a change of clothes.” I remarked and walked inside.
Yamcha followed me and he lead me to a room and opened a wardrobe.
“Here this is some of the stuff Lunch left behind. Try it on for size.” He said and left
the room to give me my privacy. I went through the wardrobe typically most of the
clothes were the same style the green tubeish top and yellow short shorts with the red
ribbon. I went through the wardrobe some more til I found a different colored ribbon
and put it over my head and tied it up. It would have to do being as I had no hair ties...
yet again. I pulled out a red version of the tube top and a darkish pair of trousers I
changed in to that and I walked out. I looked at Yamcha he looked at me.
“This is very degrading. You guys don’t have any Red’s do you?” I asked.
“Reds?” Yamcha asked.
“Red is a label of jeans they’re really baggy and loose fitting.” Neil remarked through
the open window.
“Oh if you wanted baggy I can give you a pair of mine.” Yamcha offered. “Follow
me.” He added. I shrugged and followed him the room where he had obviously been
staying while at Master Roshi’s. I watched him go through his drawer and he pulled
out a pair of red gi pants and handed them to me along with one of his million and
one long sleeved white shirts. “Try these.” He said.
I nodded slowly and he bent down and kissed me on the side of the cheek.
“Be careful while you’re out there okay?” He said.
“Promise.” I replied and smiled.
“I don’t want to find out that you died before we could- uuuh you know... make this
family... ummm proper.” Yamcha said.
I blinked and looked at Yamcha surprised. ‘Is he hinting at marriage?’ I
thought.
Yamcha smiled and me and I watched him as he walked out and I then changed in to
his clothes, strange feeling wearing a mixture of the two main outfits he wears. Well I
was the girlfriend and they did that sort of thing. Well at least where I came from they
did. This world I didn’t know about that. I’d never seen Bulma wearing one of
Vegeta’s shirts while I was staying at Capsule Corp. But then again what sort of shirts
did Vegeta have? I’d only ever seen him in that pink shirt, or that light blue one.
I walked out of Yamcha’s room at Roshi’s and I looked at him.
“I better go before Cell find the androids.” I said.
Yamcha nodded. “don’t die on me.” He said.
“Doubt it Cell would have to be complete to kick my ass.” I grinned and I gave
Yamcha a quick kiss.
Matariki began making hooting and hollering noises through the window and I looked
at her and she beamed a bright smile at me anime style and I smiled.
“Neil made me!!” She said quickly and vanished from the sight of the window.
“What! I did not!!!” I heard Neil protest.
“Did too!!” Matariki said back.
“Not!”
“Too!”
I sweatdropped and looked at Yamcha. “You sure you want to be a part of my
family?” I asked. “Cause sometimes even I don’t.” I added.
Yamcha smiled. “I’m sure.” He replied.
“Well I got to go now...” I looked over to Chaoitsu. “Hey I promise I’ll keep Tien
outta trouble.” I smiled.
Chaoitsu looked at me and he gave me a grateful smile.
I placed two fingers to my forehead and I vanished.
I arrived to where Tien was. He looked relieved to see me. “For a while there we
thought Cell had beaten you.” He remarked.
“No tricked me more like it.” I remarked, I flicked the ribbon out of my eyes and back
and I tied up the front of the shirt in to a knot so it wasn’t to loose and I looked round
I saw Cell get beaten in to the ground by piccolo and Seventeen. At least Seventeen
was still okay.
We all stood watching waiting for Cell to emerge then I realised this was the part
where Cell would come up behind Seventeen. My eyes widened as Cell did as I
realised and I then heard Tien shout from next to me.
“SEVENTEEN BEHIND YOU!!!”
Seventeen spun round and I gasped as Cell sucked the unsuspecting android up
through his tail. “Oh that’s disgusting!!” I exclaimed. “Gross out.” I frowned.
My gaze then fell on the shocked eighteen. Cell then began to transform in to his
second form and I watched and I frowned. “He even looks gross.”
Tien looked at me and I think for a few moments he forgot I was only a few years
older than mirai Trunks and not quiet as old as Goku.
I stood back watching as Cell transformed there was nothing we could do really. The
part was coming up where Piccolo would take on Cell. The Tien would step in. But
would he if I was there. I knew then that we had to get eighteen and sixteen out of the
area. Sixteen I saw did have a piece of his head missing I must of missed some of the
battle. I had altered everything but at least it wasn’t a big alteration.
Sure enough like I thought the minute Cell transformed he went straight for Eighteen
and she stepped behind Sixteen it was odd actually seeing her afraid. Piccolo stepped
in he looked at me.
“Now it’s your turn to get them out of here!” Piccolo shouted at me.
I nodded and I looked at Tien. “I’ll be okay Lee do as Piccolo says.” Tien encouraged.
I flew over to Sixteen and Eighteen and I motioned them behind a small hill and they
followed. I looked at them. “Okay grab a hold of my shoulder one each. I’m going to
get you outta of here the quick way.” I remarked.
They listened to me to my surprise and I placed two fingers to my forehead and used
the instant transmission to get them to an island among islands.
Eighteen looked at me shocked. “How’d you do that?” She asked.
I looked at them. “It doesn’t matter really. Just from here I want you to keep going till
you think you’re safe. I’m going back to face Cell.”
“Why are you doing this?” Eighteen asked. “You don’t have to.”
“It’s either protect you or let the world be destroyed once Cell becomes complete. I
think the first is a better option.” I remarked.
Sixteen stood up and Eighteen helped him and I watched the two of them fly on.
I stood on the island for a few more minutes till I couldn’t feel Piccolo’s ki anymore
and I felt Tien’s ki rise and I knew he was stalling Cell I placed two fingers to my
forehead and locked on to his ki before he exhausted himself down and I used the
instant transmission to get myself there.
I arrived just as Tien collapsed. Cell looked at me shocked.
“What I thought you were behind that hill with the androids?” Cell exclaimed.
“I took them away from here.” I said and I helped Tien up.
Cell growled and he went to punch me and I used the instant transmission to get over
to where Piccolo was lying half in and half out of the water and I grabbed a hold of
his arm and looked over at Cell.
“See ya.” I smirked at him and once again used the instant transmission and locked on
to Goku’s ki.
Once on Kami’s look out I put Tien down and I fell over backwards tired. I don’t
know how come that technique always tired me out but it did. I watched as Gohan
rushed over to Piccolo. Dende close behind and he began to heal Piccolo.
Goku looked at me. “I thought it was you. You’re power level is larger than
normal.”
I nodded slowly and I just lay on the ground breathing deeply.
Moments later I saw Tien look over me and I waved up at him.
“You have good timing kid.” He said. “Thanks for coming to the rescue back there.”
I nodded. “No problem.” I replied.
I watched as Dende came over to me and I looked at him. “You’ve used up alot of
your energy.” He said.
“Just let me get a decent nights sleep and I be fine...” I said then yawned.
Goku looked at me. “Mr Popo. do you think you could bend the rules a bit and let Lee
train with me and Gohan?” He asked.
I sat up suddenly and I looked at Goku with shock, there was no way I was prepared
for that. Another year training almost alone with Goku was something I wasn’t ready
to face again. I saw Piccolo look at me. He hadn’t said a word since being
healed.
“It’s possible.” Mr. Popo replied.
“Goku I don’t think that’s a good idea.” I said.
“We’ve trained before Lee don’t worry. Besides if you get even stronger I’m sure you
could take out Cell when and if he reaches his complete form.” Goku said.
I sighed. I wanted to argue with Goku but it was pointless he wasn’t going to change
his mind and I shrugged. “Perhaps.” I replied.
I flopped back on the ground and I watched as Gohan loomed over me in a shadow
and I smiled up at him. I saw him blush slightly and he looked at Piccolo then to me.
“Lee thanks for helping Piccolo. We were really beginning to get worried.”
“Not a prob Gohan.” I replied.
Just then we were interrupted as Bulma landed on the look out and she jumped out
she had chibi Trunks in her arms and we all looked at her.
She looked at me surprised. “Oh Lee you’re here too if I had known I would of
brought you an armour as well.” She said.
I shrugged. “Don’t worry about it.”
Bulma looked at me. “Hey isn’t that Yamcha’s shirt?” She asked.
I continued to stay lying on the ground and I chuckled. “Yep... ain’t no way I was
going to wear anything of Lunch’s in to fight Cell.” I looked at Tien. “No offence to
your girl’s clothes man it’s just not my style.” I added.
“None taken.” Tien replied.
“Those are his gi pants to aren’t they?” Gohan asked.
I looked at Gohan and Bulma. “Uh yeah what is there something wrong with me
wearing his clothes or something?” I asked.
Gohan shook his head. “Uh no it’s just odd.” He replied.
I shrugged. Goku suddenly got up from where he was sitting and he helped me up off
the ground and I groaned leaning on Goku tiredly.
“Lee c’mon I think we better get Dende to heal you I’m sensing your power level
dropping.” Goku said and he sat me in front of Dende and I watched as Dende began
his healing ways.
After the healing I stood up and stretched my legs and I nodded to Dende
“Thanks.”
“No problem.” Came his reply.
Then the group of us saw a light streak out from the time chamber and the door
opened. Trunks came out first followed by Vegeta. Goku looked at me I knew
instantly he was comparing their power levels to mine. I frowned at that.
To Be Continued...
