The Cell Saga
Krillin, Trunks and Yamcha help Chi Chi (who's still barefoot,btw) move Goku to Kame House via sky truck. On their way there, they get a call from Bulma. Bulma tells them that she just received a call about one of her company's products from Capsule Corporation.
She is sends a photograph of what appears to be Trunks' time machine.
Trunks investigates this with the others only to discover that it is the exact time machine that he came in but three years later. He recognizes it because the Time Machine is one of a kind.
Bulma wants to investigate further, So Trunks, Chi Chi,and Gohan meet her at the site. Once there they investigate the other time machine. Gohan notices a strange shell that has been cast off by an unknown creature.
Kami realizes that the evil he felt four years ago wasn't the androids but it was the monster that traveled back in the time machine.
On the way back to her house, Bulma watches a news broadcast about thousands of people in nearby Gingertown who have inexplicably disappeared, as if they simply melted away in their clothes. Kami also watches in horror as the people are killed, and finally decides to merge with Piccolo. When Mr.Popo raises concerns,Kami assures his friend that Piccolo has changed for the better,and that he's no longer a monster like his father was.
After the merging, Piccolo states that he is neither Piccolo nor Kami anymore, but a Namekien "who has long since forgotten his name." He bids farewell to Popo and departs from the lookout. He soon arrives at an empty, ghostly-quiet Gingertown, where the monster steps out of the shadows to confront him.
While staring down Piccolo, the monster pierces the man he'd been dragging with his tail and appears to absorb him, leaving only his clothing. The others are confused, claiming that the android is emanating multiple ki readings characteristic of Frieza, Vegeta, and Goku.
Krillin and Trunks head toward Gingertown, where Piccolo and the monster begin fighting. Piccolo has the advantage, but is surprised when the monster uses Piccolo's own Special Beam Cannon technique on him.
The monster reveals that he [the monster] has not yet reached his "perfect form."
He then surprises the Namekian by powering up a Kamehameha and launching it point-blank. Piccolo's dodge leaves him open to the monster's follow-up attack, which he uses to trap Piccolo in a hold and pierce his arm with his tail. Piccolo manages to escape, but his left arm has been completely incapacitated.
Sensing he has won, the monster states that his name is Cell and reveals that he is an bio-android.,created from the cells of the greatest warriors as a project started by Dr. Gero and continued for 24 years by his computer.
Cell furthermore reveals that by absorbing Androids #17 and #18, he will achieve his "Perfect Form," making him "invincible," since Dr. Gero's computer predicted that in his Perfect Form, Cell would be the most powerful being in the known universe.
With the androids destroyed in his own timeline, he was forced to travel to the present in Trunks' time machine...after killing him, of course. Having learned Cell's identity and intentions, Piccolo regenerates his arm and prepares to attack.
At this point, Trunks and Krillin arrive, and Cell realizes he has no chance of winning. He surprises everyone by using Tien's Solar Flare technique to blind them, and then flees. Vegeta and Tien arrive, and Piccolo explains everything he's learned.
Meanwhile, Cell heads toward Nickytown to absorb more people, until his power exceeds that of the androids'.
After Piccolo debriefs everyone on Cell's objective, Vegeta states that he intends to develop a power that surpasses even that of a Super Saiyan. Trunks and Krillin go to Dr. Gero's laboratory, where they hope to find secrets to the Androids. They enter an underground area and discover a set of blueprints for Android #17....as well as Cell, still in his embryo form.
In hopes that the prints will allow Bulma and Dr. Briefs to uncover a weakness in the androids, they take the prints and destroy the developing Cell. They then destroy the rest of the laboratory. The Android arrive at Goku's house and don't find him there. 18 steals some of Chi-Chi's old clothes. 16 reviels to the Twins that Goku may be at Kame House, so the Androids head there.
Trunks goes to find Vegeta while Krillin delivers the prints to Bulma. Several days go by, during which Piccolo and the others are unable to locate Cell. However, back at the Kame House, Chi-Chi and Master Roshi start hearing thunderous booms on the island and rush to the window to find a fully recovered Goku launching Kamehameha waves into the horizon.
The three share a joyous moment before Goku turns serious and states that he'd fare a bit better against the androids than Vegeta did, but it's Cell that he's really worried about and that even in his current state, Cell can beat him.
Also like Vegeta, he states his goal of surpassing the level of Super Saiyan.
Goku, with Chi-Chi, uses his Instant Transmission ability to teleport to the Sky Truck where his friends are after a brief reunion, Goku takes Chi Chi and Gohan to where Vegeta and Trunks are. Goku tells Vegeta about a place where they can get 1 Years Training in a day.
Goku takes Gohan, Chi-Chi, Vegeta, and Trunks with him to Kami's Lookout. And goes to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. The chamber only has a capacity of 3 people,so Goku allows Vegeta and Trunks to go in first. Goku explains a years worth of training in the chamber is actually only one day in the outside world.
When Trunks and Vegeta step inside the chamber, all they see is a vast amount of nothingness.
While this is going on, the androids arrive at the Kame House and ask for Goku's whereabouts. Piccolo refuses to tell them and challanges 17 to a battle on a Neighboring island. The 2 Go their to battle,with 18 and 16 as spectators.
Bulma is hard at work trying to figure out Dr. Gero's prints.
Meanwhile, Piccolo and Android #17 are fighting each other. Cell senses the two fighting and starts making his way towards them, stating that his power level is now higher than theirs.
Krillin, and the others on Master Roshi's Island, receive a call from Bulma saying that she has completed the switch to shut down the androids,and jokingly demands a foot massage as payment for all of her hard work.
At Master Roshi's suggestion, Krillin leaves the Kame House to intercept Bulma so he can obtain her shut-down device before Cell absorbs Androids #17 and #18. Unwilling to wait helplessly, Tien leaves the Kame House, as well, to help Piccolo on the battlefield.
Cell arrives at the scene of the battle, leaving Piccolo shocked. 17 asks Piccolo who Cell is and the Namekian tells him.
Meanwhile, Chi-Chi,Goku and Gohan are still waiting for Vegeta and Trunks to come out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Cell quickly defeats Piccolo and nearly kills him. He then turns his attention to Android #17,who he intends to absorb. Android #16 decides to enter the fight in order to prevent Cell from reaching his Perfect Form, because Cell's goal is not to kill Goku, but to destroy life.
The two fight at an even level, with #16 landing a massive blast on Cell. However, Cell survives and uses the opportunity to absorb Android #17 via his tail. Cell transforms into his Semi-Perfect Form and gains incredible power, after which #16's attacks prove utterly ineffective. Just when all hope is lost, Tien appears and uses his Tri-Beam technique to hold off Cell so Android #18 can escape.
To Son Family's great concern, Tien repeatedly fires his Tri-Beam, drastically draining his ki in order to hold Cell down while Androids #16 and #18 escape. Tien eventually runs out of ki and collapses, at the mercy of a furious Cell.
Unwillingly to wait idly at Kami's Lookout anymore, Goku uses Instant Transmission to come to Tien's aid. While confronting Cell, Goku also notices that Piccolo is still alive, and teleports back to the Lookout with the two fallen warriors.
Shortly afterward, Trunks and Vegeta emerge from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, stating that they have successfully surpassed the level of Super Saiyan. They leave to confront Cell, while Goku and Gohan prepare to enter the time chamber for their own training. Bulma arrives with new battle armor, which Goku, Gohan, Trunks, and Vegeta put on. Tien, Chi-Chi, and Piccolo refuse the armor,with Piccolo and Tien not wanting to dress like a Saiyan. Chi Chi refuses because she thinks that the armor looks ugly and impractical.
Meanwhile,Cell begins destroying islands in a bid to make #18 show herself.
Vegeta and Trunks arrive as Super Saiyans. After some taunting, Vegeta initiates a transformation that produces a form beyond that of Super Saiyan, evidenced by increased muscle size and an intense golden aura. As an Ascended Super Saiyan, Vegeta makes easy work of Cell while Trunks watches from the sideline.
Meanwhile, Goku, Chi-Chi,and Gohan begin their training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, where Goku states that he will not only make Gohan a Super Saiyan, but that he will make Gohan stronger than even himself. Chi-Chi (still barefoot in her outfit,btw) wants to train hard as well.
Goku continues to train Gohan, who is still trying to achieve the Super Saiyan form. Chi-Chi is also training with the boys and learns how to shoot ki blasts from her bare feet.
Meanwhile, Vegeta effortlessly pushes Cell around and inflicts significant damage. Cell tries to convince Vegeta to let him absorb Android 18,so that Vegeta can get a real challenge.
Not far away, Krillin contemplates whether or not to use the emergency shutdown controller, and he has trouble deciding due to his embarrassing moment with Android #18 during their first encounter (when Android #18 kissed Krillin).
Krillin decides not to destroy #18, and stomps on the controller, which shocks Android #18. Krillin tells her that now is their chance to get off the island, and that she and Android #16 must leave now. Cell successfully persuades Vegeta to let him find and absorb Android #18, but Trunks is determined to prevent this and delivers his own beating to Cell.
During a break in the action, Cell spots the androids and Krillin, who are distracted by their own awkward meeting.
Vegeta attempts to keep Trunks from interfering, forcing Trunks to attack his own father in order to prevent him from allowing Cell to reach his perfect form.
While this is going on, Cell is savoring the moment and leisurely going about picking off Android #16 and Krillin. Despite their best efforts and a sound beating from Trunks, Cell is ultimately able to blind everyone via the Solar Flare,and absorbs #18 with his tail. Cell is about to achieve his Perfect Form.
Android 18 tries to fight her way out of Cell's tail, but only manages to lose her shoes in the struggle.
With 18 absorbed, Cell transforms. Vegeta is extremely proud of himself. Trunks is horrified.
Gohan asks Goku to be serious in his training, so Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan and fires a Kamehameha on Gohan.
Gohan thinks of all the times he has let his friends down and gets angry, resulting into him finally turning into a Super Saiyan himself. Chi-Chi is amazed.
Back at the battlefield, Vegeta disregards Cell's Perfect Form as nothing special and he is just the same as before. Meanwhile, Krillin is angry at Cell for absorbing Android #18, so he charges towards Cell and attempts to attack him by using his Destructo Disk technique, but the attack has no effect whatsoever.
Cell then lightly kicks Krillin to one side, leaving him almost dead, but Trunks rushes to his aid and feeds him a Senzu bean, saving him from near death.
Vegeta starts his fight with Cell and after a short while he soon realizes Cell's power far exceeds his own. In the background, Krillin and Trunks are talking about how Trunks has hidden his own true power, one even greater than Vegeta's but kept secret from him due to Vegeta's towering pride.
Trunks plans to fight Cell when Vegeta is unconscious in order to hide his powers from Vegeta to prevent his father from losing his pride.
Desperate to kill Cell, Vegeta resorts to using his ultimate attack, the Final Flash. Vegeta calculates his attack and avoids destroying the entire Earth and also manages to incapacitate Cell, but with Piccolo's genes Cell easily regenerates.
Cell knocks Vegeta unconscious and Trunks takes this chance to unleash his hidden powers onto Cell.
Trunks momentarily lets Cell push him around a little in order to create a chance for Krillin to take the unconscious Vegeta to a safe location. Now that Vegeta is gone, Trunks and Cell can begin their real fight.
Trunks powers up to Ultra Super Saiyan, which to makes him stronger than Cell, However he suffers an infinite decrease in speed and agility.
In the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku manages to power up to the same bulked-up transformation as Trunks, but decides not to use that form, because of its flaw, lack of speed and agility.
Goku concludes the decrease in speed is too much,and having power but not being able to hit your opponent is useless, so he decides to focus on mastering his normal Super Saiyan form instead.
Chi-Chi masters the Kaio-Ken and now can take it up to 100x. She also learns how to shoot a Kamehameha from her bare feet (the feet kamehameha). Meanwhile,with his slower and less agile form, Trunks fails to defeat Cell and admits defeat upon realizing the flaws of his transformation.
Cell learns that Goku is training to defeat him, so he decides to hold his own World Martial Arts Tournament where anyone can enter to fight him. He tells Trunks that he'll be making the announcement on TV soon. Cell leaves.
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The Cell Games Saga
When Krillin and Vegeta arrive, Trunks informs everyone of the tournament to be held by Cell and Android #16 asks to be taken back to Capsule Corporation where he can be fixed, Krillin decides to grant him the request,despite Trunks' objections. Bulma also notifies everyone at Kami's Lookout to go there to meet up.
After Cell finishes arranging his tournament, he then heads off to a news station to broadcast his message via television announcing details about his tournament, the "Cell Games," and states if that all the warriors lose to him, he will kill every single last human being.The people of Earth are in a panic after Cell's announcement of the Cell Games.
Meanwhile, The Son Family eventually finish their training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Goku and Gohan emerge as Full Power Super Saiyans. Goku immediately requests that Mr. Popo prepare a meal and Trunks explains the latest Cell developments.
After his meal, Goku then teleports to the site of the Cell Games and confronts Cell. After returning to the Lookout, Goku announces he and Gohan will not be entering the time chamber again. Instead, for the remaining nine days until the Cell Games, they will train in the real world. Goku replaces the Saiyan-esque armor with his traditional uniform and Gohan gets a new one from Piccolo. Chi Chi has an identical spare outfit at home,so she'll change into that later.
Goku, Chi-Chi and Gohan then fly down to the Kame House to greet their remaining friends.
As Piccolo completes his training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and Vegeta takes his place, Chi-Chi, Goku and Gohan are spending their days relaxing at home. Chi-Chi, though has far surpassed Tien and Krillin in power, still feels inferior to the Super Saiyan.
Meanwhile, the Self-Defense Army attempt to launch an offensive strike against Cell, but they are completely wiped out. Hearing about this over the radio, Goku asks Piccolo if it is possible to separate with Kami, so he can use the dragon balls to revive all the people Cell killed. Since Piccolo can't separate, Goku theorises that he can convince another Namekian to stay on Earth and create a new set of dragon balls, and goes to see King Kai in the Other World so he can find the Namekians.
Meanwhile, Bulma and Dr,Brief are fixing Android 16.
After getting help from King Kai in locating the new planet where the Namekians are living on, Goku travels there via Instant Transmission and explains the situation. Moori,the New Grand Elder offers Dende to be the new Guardian. Goku takes Dende back to Earth.
Soon after his arrival on thevLookout,Dende revives the Dragon Balls, revealing that this time they can grant 2 wishes,though when he's older and his powers mature,he'll be able to modify the balls to grant 3.
During the remaining days leading up to the Cell Games, Goku searches for the newly awakened Dragon Balls,Krillin and Gohan get reaquainted with Dende, Vegeta and the others finish their training, and the 24th World Martial Arts Tournament champion Mr. Hercule Satan announces to the world that he will defeat Cell.
On the day of the Cell Games, it is revealed that the new Dragon Balls can't be used to revive anyone who's been ressurected by Shenron before. Despite the others' concern, Goku remains positive and they all head towards the Cell Games.
At The Cell Games Arena, As Mr. Hercule Satan hypes himself in front of the media, Vegeta, Android #16, Goku, Chi-Chi, and the others arrive at the stage.
Mr. Hercule Satan insists he goes before them first. The Hercster tries to intimidate Cell by breaking some tiles and then goes on the attack, but Cell knocks him out of the ring with a single blow, not even bothering to kill him. Cell wishes to take on a proper opponent, and Goku steps into the ring.
Full Power Super Saiyan Goku and Cell begin to fight, and despite putting on an impressive performance, Gohan and Vegeta both realize that neither of them is using their full power yet. Both fighters then raise their power level to their maximum and continue their awesome battle.
Cell is getting too fast for Goku and the Saiyan ALMOST gets a ring out. To prevent this type of thing from happening,Cell destroys his ring and declares the Cell Games officially rule free.
Goku comes close to defeating Cell, but it becomes obvious that Cell is still stronger. Furthermore, it is clear to the rest of the Z Fighters that Goku has spent the last of his own energy.
The battle-worn Super Saiyan surprises everyone by surrendering. Adding further shock (especially chi chi), he announces that Gohan will be the next and last contestant to fight Cell.
Chi-Chi, Piccolo and Krillin protest this decision, but Gohan agrees and takes Cell on.
Gohan impresses everyone with his power, which proves indeed to be on par with Goku's, but nevertheless finds himself on the losing side of the fight against Cell, due to his lack of skills.
Full Power Super Saiyan Gohan shows no willingness to fight, and tries to convince Cell to end the Cell Games by explaining that if his hidden powers are brought to the surface, he will lose control and kill Cell.
Counter to Gohan's intentions, this actually intrigues Cell, who decides to deliberately enrage Gohan by inflicting enough pain to force him to unleash his true strength. After watching Gohan take Cell's punishment, Android #16 intervenes. Taking advantage of the fact that he emits no detectable ki, #16 grabs Cell from behind and declares that he is going to trigger his self-destruct bomb.
To Android #16's surprise, Krillin reveals that Bulma had removed his self-destruct bomb during his repairs. With the risk of setting off the bomb gone, Cell blasts through #16, causing his body to shatter and leaving only his head intact.
Cell realizing that Gohan cannot unleash his hidden powers in response to physical pain, he devises a plan. After stealing the Senzu bean's from Krillin, Cell spawns 8 offspring, the 'Cell Juniors' to kill Gohan's friends.
Only Vegeta, Trunks, Piccolo, and to a lesser extent, barefoot Z-fighter Chi-Chi, are able to hold their own against the Cell Juniors.
Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, and the fatigued Goku on the other hand, have trouble. Gohan wants to unleash his power, but cannot figure out how. Chi-Chi's barefeet are tickled by one of the Cell Jrs, but Goku kick the Blue creature off of his wife.
Meanwhile, #16's head has Hercule Satan carry him to Gohan.
16 sympathizes with Gohan's desire not to kill, but encourages him that it is okay to unleash his anger to save those that he loves. Cell crushes #16's head, an action that finally pushes Gohan over the edge, and triggers his transformation into a Super Saiyan 2. Cell is excited that the fight will be more interesting, but Gohan is unamused and snatches the stolen Senzu beans from Cell.
Gohan then proceeds to take on all of the Cell Juniors, proving himself impervious to their attacks and effortlessly destroys them. He then throws the Senzu beans to Trunks, who distributes them to his injured comrades. Gohan now focuses his attention on Cell, and from the onset of the battle, it is clear that Gohan holds the advantage. Gohan brutalizes Cell.
Cell is damaged so much that he regurgitates Android 18 (who is sock footed,due to losing her shoes earlier.).
Krillin is surprised and glad all at the same time. Cell reverts back into his Semi-Perfect Form.
In a desperation, Cell attempts to destroy Gohan and the Earth by expanding his size and turning himself into a living bomb. As Cell begins to self-destruct, Goku intervenes. He says his goodbyes to his son and teleports himself and Cell to King Kai's planet, the only safe place he could think of.
Upon arrival, Cell finally explodes, destroying the planet and killing everyone there.
As Gohan and the rest of the Z Fighters are left on Earth to grieve, Goku and King Kai realize that Cell hasn't accompanied them to the Other World, and therefore must have survived the explosion.
Using Goku's Instant Transmission technique, Cell returns to Earth, where he kills Trunks with a single blast through the chest, using his Full Power Death Beam.
Cell then reveals that not only did his nucleus survive the explosion, but he was able to regenerate into his Perfect Form, and thanks to his Saiyan genetics, he is far stronger than ever before.
Enraged by the death of his son, Vegeta unleashes a furious attack against Cell, but is easily defeated. Cell is about to Kill the saiyan prince, Gohan steps in and saves the Vegeta from Cell's full powered blast. With Gohan injured and his left arm disabled, and nobody left to challenge Cell, Cell prepares one final Super Kamehameha to destroy Gohan and the Earth once and for all.
Super Perfect Cell continues to charge his Super Kamehameha. Cell also reveals that he will be able to use Instant Transmission to teleport away to safety before the blast detonates, allowing him to escape the Earth's destruction unscathed.
Meanwhile, Vegeta apologizes to Gohan for his recklessness. As Gohan and the others watch on hopelessly, Goku contacts his son from the Other World via King Kai's telepathy and tells him that even in his injured state he has enough power to defeat Cell.
Reinvigorated, Gohan prepares a final, one-handed Kamehameha to repel Cell's blast. As the two warriors struggle to overpower each other, Chi-Chi, Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin bombard Cell with ki blasts in a knowingly futile attempt to help, but are easily repelled.
As Goku coaxes Gohan to release his full power against Cell, Vegeta returns to the battlefield and launches one final Big Bang Attack, which temporarily distracts Cell.
Seeing the opportunity, Gohan finally releases his full strength. He overpowers Cell's blast, obliterating Cell and saving the Earth from destruction. Gohan has won and the Cell Games are finally over. Chi-Chi, while glad Cell is dead, is heartbroken at the loss of Goku.
Following Cell's defeat, Gohan and the others return to Kami's Lookout (with krillin taking an unconscious 18).
Hercule Satan, however, takes credit for defeating Cell, and the public celebrates his "victory." At the Lookout, Dende heals Gohan of his injuries and then summons Shenron. 18 awakens and after Piccolo explains to her what happened, she leaves, but thanks Krillin for saving her.
The first wish is used to successfully revive everyone killed by Cell, including Trunks.
However, Goku cannot be revived, as Shenron has already brought him back to life once before. Chi-Chi cries foul.
Dende suggests they can use the Namekian Dragon Balls, but at that moment, Goku contacts them from Other World through King Kai once more. Goku claims that he wishes to remain dead, believing that the Earth will be safer without him attracting anymore villains there.
With that, Goku bids his son, wife, and friends a final fond farewell.
Krillin then asks Shenron to use the second wish to remove the bombs from inside Androids #17 and #18. Soon after Shenron departs,The Z Fighters go their separate ways. Gohan informs Ox King, Master Roshi, and Bulma of Goku's fate.
The next day, Trunks bids farewell to everyone and begins his journey back to the future. As Trunks departs in his time machine, Gohan is seen smiling at his father's spirit in the sky. Meanwhile, Goku begins his new "life" in the Other World
In his Future Trunks Kills the Androids and Cell, finally freeing his time.
To Be Continued 7 Years Later....
