"What power." Piccolo commented, picking himself off the ground and helping Goku do the same, though at the same time he was looking at Gohan and feeling the power that the young boy was putting out at the moment, "He took on those Cell Juniors like they were nothing, possesses the speed to match Rainbow while she's in her War Cry form, and there has been no decrease to his ki... I had no idea he had this much power hidden inside his body."
"I caught a glimpse of this power when we were training inside the Hyperbolic Time Chamber," Goku said, though his eyes were locked on his son at the moment, because while he had known Gohan was powerful he was a little shocked by the power he was currently generating, "but, truth be told, he's even more powerful than I had originally thought... and that means that Cell doesn't stand a chance anymore."
Piccolo wondered if this had all been a part of Goku's plan, where he would bring Cell down to a level of power that Gohan could manage all on his own and then, by some method, piss off Gohan to the point where he tapped into the power that they were all feeling. He knew that Goku always had a plan when dealing with enemies to the planet, if his past was any indication, and he had also heard what had happened on Namek, when he and Vegeta fought against Frieza. Goku almost always had a plan, which meant that he had to hae been planning something like this from the start, to which Piccolo smiled as he turned his attention back to the fight that was about to being.
He knew that Cell still believed himself to be the strongest fighter here, because he was perfect and everything, but soon he was going to see the wrath of the sleeping bear he had provoked... and Piccolo felt a little sorry for Cell, but not sorry enough to stop the fight.
"You... you murdered all of my children!" Cell stated, to which he growled as he stared at the child that was standing in front of him, though at the same time he couldn't believe that Gohan had this sort of power hidden deep inside his body the entire time.
"And you murdered Android 16," Gohan replied, though as he spoke he allowed everyone to see that his voice was colder than it had been before the death of the friendly Android, or at least those that were close to them, "I would say we're even in that regard."
"Come. Show me the power of your anger." Cell said, though at the same time he raised his arms and dropped into his battle stance, because he had the feeling that the battle was about to begin in earnest.
Gohan stared at his opponent for a few seconds, as he was a little surprised that the Bio-Android wanted to fight now that he had seen the power he commanded, but then he lowered his body into his own battle stance and prepared to strike. The following instant he flew at Cell as if he was going to attack him, to which Cell swung and struck the afterimage he had used, though a moment later the Bio-Android looked up and noticed that his opponent was standing in the air above him. Cell growled and flew up to where his opponent was standing, to which the two of them traded using the afterimage technique for a few seconds, where neither one of them managed to land a blow in the process.
Eventually both Gohan and Cell decided that using the afterimage technique was only wasting their time and energy, to which they resumed throwing punches and kicks at each other... though it was mostly Cell swinging at Gohan, in an attempt to hit him, and Gohan merely dodged everything that came his way.
That was until Cell swung his left foot at his opponent, to which Gohan, instead of dodging the attack like last time, raised his arm and blocked the attack, which only seemed to enrage Cell more than he already was. The moment following that was when Gohan went on the offensive, reversing the situation and caused Cell to dodge the attacks that were coming at him this time around. A few more seconds passed before the two of them started swinging their fists at each other, to which their fists actually connected with each other and they added in kicking at each other as well... to which Cell noticed that the two of them were fighting in perfect unison, as they were mirroring the other's moves.
"So that's one of the reasons why you fought Cell first," Vegeta commented, watching the young Saiyan, who was empowered by his rage, fighting on even ground with the Bio-Android, though at the same time he had retreated to stand near Kakarot and the others, "You wanted your son to know Cell's movements for when this happened... and it seems that, even with his mind clouded by rage, he still remembers what you allowed him to see."
"Yeah. I am glad that things are working so smoothly," Goku said, though at the same time he smiled as he focused his mind on the connection King Kai used when he wanted to talk to him, as there was something else he wanted to do, "though, in the off chance that events suddenly change, I'll be chatting with King Kai while the battle rages. Something tells me that Cell might have one last trick up his sleeve and I would like to be prepared in case he pulls it out."
Piccolo chuckled for a moment, because he had been expecting his friend to already have a plan in mind to counter whatever trump card Cell might play in the immediate future, as well as having a way to make sure the plan is ready to go before their opponent showed his hand. A few seconds later he turned his attention back to the fight that was raging above their heads, as it seemed like Cell's anger was starting to surface and might change the course of this battle.
Cell growled as another one of his attacks was blocked and the following one completely missed his target, to which he pulled his hand back and threw a small ki blast at Gohan, who slammed the side of his hand into the ki blast and sent it flying away from where he was floating. Gohan then flew down towards the ground and forced Cell to follow him, though when he thought that his attack might have actually hit his target he noticed that it was another afterimage, to which he let out a sigh as he floated back into the air and turned towards his opponent. They stared at each other for a few seconds, as if they were trying to intimidate each other, before they flashed towards the area in front of them and resumed fighting, where their attacks collided in perfect unison once more.
As the two of them fought they moved through the air, though at the same time the shockwaves from their attacks colliding caused Mr. Satan's group to run for cover while the Z Warriors stood their ground. Gohan eventually lured Cell towards the ground, to which Cell gathered his ki into his fist and swung at his target, though that was followed by the ground around him detonating upon impact. A few seconds later the smoke cleared and Cell discovered that there was a small crater around him, though his opponent was no longer in the area he had seen him in a moment ago... to which he pulled his hand out of the ground and stared at Gohan, who was standing on the top of the nearest plateau.
Cell was somewhat surprised by the fact that the young Saiyan was able to keep up with him and match him in power, while at the same time being annoyed that none of his attacks could even land in their intended location, but he was sure that the situation would change soon enough.
Cell raced at Gohan and swung his fist at him, to which the young Saiyan dodged the attack and rose into the air, though that was followed by him flying into the air as well. It was then that the two of them resumed throwing punches at each other, to which Gohan spent the majority of his time either dodging the attacks coming at him or blocking them with his own attacks. A few seconds later he swung his fist at Gohan and struck the lone plateau they had been heading towards, to which the entire area around him shattered and fell to the ground below him, though after a few seconds he turned around once more. Gohan was standing in the air, higher than him he mentally noted, though as Cell fully turned to face his opponent he was shocked, as the young Saiyan suddenly shifted to the area in front of him.
It was in that moment that Cell understood that Gohan was a little faster than him, as that was the only explanation for what was going on at the moment... but he was sure that, after some time, his opponent would slip up and he could secure his victory over the Z Warriors' greatest warrior.
Cell's retort to Gohan getting so close to him was to gather his ki all around him, which made his body glow for a few moments, before he released the energy he was gathering in an explosion that destroyed the rest of the plateau they were floating hear. When the smoke had cleared, and all the rumble had landed on the ground beneath him, Cell noticed that Gohan was still floating in front of him without any damage on his body, meaning that he had either moved before the detonation or he had sustained no damage at all. A moment later Gohan pulled back and headed towards the ground, though as he landed Cell growled and headed towards the ground as well, knowing that he needed to keep his opponent in his sights in case an opening revealed itself.
"Don't be overconfident Gohan." Cell stated, to which his frown turned to a smirk, as he knew that the young Saiyan would slip up and lose the match, "You honestly don't think that you can beat me, do you?"
"I can." Gohan replied, though at the same time it was clear that he wasn't about to say anything else, as his anger and rage seemed to be focusing his mind on Cell and less on talking.
"Very well then," Cell commented, to which he shifted his body until he was in the same stance that the Z Warriors used when they were done hiding their power and raised themselves to their maximum potential, "I will show you the full power of Cell."
Cell reached deep within himself and brought out all the power he had at his disposal, to which his ki flared all around his body and kicked up all the loose bits of rock that were laying around him, while at the same time using the wind to demonstrate his full power. He could feel the ground beneath his feet shake in response to the power he was putting out, though he would take delight in knowing that some of the Z Warriors were likely shocked by his full power. A few seconds later Cell was engulfed in a flash of light that made everyone look away... though once they were sure that the light had faded they looked in his direction again.
Cell was a little buffer than he had been a few few seconds ago, and maybe a little taller, though his power definitely spoke for itself this time, as he could see that some of the Z Warriors were shocked by his full power... save for Vegeta, for some odd reason, and Gohan himself, which annoyed him.
"So, what do you think?" Cell asked, to which he stood up straight as his ki danced around his body, though at the same time he stared at his opponent with a smile on his face, "This is my true form!"
"Is that all you have?" Gohan replied, though due to the tone of his voice it sounded like he was unimpressed by what he was feeling, but he stood his ground for what was coming next.
Cell growled as he flashed in front of Gohan and slammed his fist into the young Saiyan's face, but before he could mentally celebrate his achievement he noticed that Gohan didn't seem phased by the attack, as he glared back at Cell... though as Cell raised his hand to strike again Gohan slammed his fist into Cell's chest. Cell was shocked by the fact that the young Saiyan was able to quickly recover from the punch he had delivered to his face, to which he backed away from Gohan for a moment, before he steeled himself and struck again. Unfortunately Gohan seemed to be waiting for the next attack and slammed his fist into Cell's chin, knocking him backwards once more... though as Cell landed on the ground he staggered to remain on his feet.
Cell was shocked that those two attacks were able to inflict so much pain on his body, because he was in his perfect form and he shouldn't be taking this kind of abuse, but even as he thought about that he coughed up some of his own green blood and tried to wrap his head around what was happening to him.
As Cell considered what was happening to him, and why the young Saiyan was suddenly so much stronger than him, Gohan approached him and stared into his eyes, though that only served to piss Cell off more than he already was. Cell responded to Gohan stopping in front of him by raising his left leg and trying to kick his opponent, who simply raised his arm and blocked his attacks several times in a row. The fifth time he kicked at Gohan, however, the young Saiyan grabbed onto his leg and raised his own foot, to which he swung his foot into Cell's face and sent him flying into the ground... where he was forced to endure the clash of his body against the ground for a few seconds.
Cell couldn't believe that he, Dr. Gero's greatest creation, was being beaten by a young kid, though as he picked himself off the ground he noticed that Gohan was walking towards him. Cell growled and extended his hands as he called two body sized Destructo Disks into existence, to which he sent them flying at his foe with the intent to kill him... though, to his surprise, Gohan stopped them in their tracks by catching them with his own ki. Not a few seconds later Gohan shattered the two disks with his ki and continued his advance, to which Cell increased his ki, leapt into the air, and launched a large Special Beam Cannon at his foe... though his laughter was cut short as Gohan knocked it away from him and let it explode in the air, away from where anyone was standing.
He didn't even try to fire smaller ki blasts at his opponent, as he knew that those would fail and leave him open to being damaged in return, so he used the last move he had in his arsenal.
"THAT'S IT! EVERYONE DIES!" Cell shouted, to which he flew into the air, or rather the same area where Rainbow's Wrath had come from, and turned around so he could face his opponent once more, where he brought his hands together and started to gather his ki, "Ka... me... ha... me..."
"So now he's going to try and destroy the world," Applejack commented, though at the same time she stood by the rest of the Z Warriors, where she wondered if she should ask the planet for more assistance, especially with how big Cell was making his Kamehameha at the moment.
"I'd like to see him try." Rainbow said, to which she smiled as she looked over at Gohan, because while she was annoyed with his speed, as he seemed faster than her at the moment, she knew that he was the target of the attack and likely had a way to get around it, "Besides, Gohan's got this in the bag."
"HAAAAAA!" Cell shouted, to which the sky lit up as he turned his hands towards the ground and fired the attack at Gohan, where the large beam of ki energy started the descent towards the planet's surface.
Everyone watched as the large Kamehameha moved down towards where Gohan was standing, while at the same time being shocked by the fact that he didn't appear to be trying to do anything of his own to stop the attack. The moment that one of them wondered if Gohan had given up, and was letting Cell win, they all noticed that Gohan moved his hands together, in the same fashion Cell had done, which told them what he was planning on doing. A few seconds passed before Gohan loosed his attack into the middle of Cell's attack, to which the power of his own attack immediately started to push the Bio-Android's back through the air. The group watched as the larger attack was forced back towards where Cell was floating, though at the rate it was going they all knew that it was already too late for the Bio-Android to move or even attempt to dodge the incoming attack.
Cell barely had any time to think about anything as Gohan's attack expanded until it was larger than his, though as it drew closer to him, however, he embraced what was coming and let the attack pass through him.
As the two ki attacks flew into space, and the sky returned to normal, the Z Warriors pulled themselves from their hiding places, as they had hidden behind some rocks so they could withstand the majority of the wind pressure in the air, and studied what was going on. Applejack was the one who quickly determined that Cell was still alive, as she had been searching for his ki the moment the attacks had left the planet, to which they all turned towards the sky and noticed that Cell was still floating where he had been when he loosed his attack. The majority of Cell's left arm and left leg had been completely blown off, while the part beneath his right knee had been destroyed as well... and, oddly enough, part of Cell's crown had been destroyed thanks to the attack.
Unfortunately they couldn't celebrate the damage that Cell had sustained, because the Bio-Android had Piccolo's cells and that meant that he could regenerate and recover from the injuries the two ki attacks had done to him.
"Gohan! Cell's planning on regenerating his missing body parts!" Goku called out, shocking the others by the fact that he was speaking, as he had been silently conversing with King Kai the entire time, but they all hoped that Gohan would listen to what his father was telling him, "Finish him off before he has a chance to regenerate! Or before he does something drastic!"
"The final blow?" Gohan commented, to which he actually turned his attention away from Cell and looked over at where his father was standing, as if he was confused about something, before facing the Bio-Android once more, "No... he needs to suffer some more for everything he has done."
"What is he talking about?" Piccolo asked, though at the same time he had to wonder if this was a different Saiyan transformation than what Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks had been using the entire time.
"I was right. This is another Saiyan transformation," Applejack commented, causing the others to turn towards her, as they were curious as to what she was talking about, "Think about it, a Saiyan needs a certain level of power and an emotional event to become a Super Saiyan, just like what happened on Namek all those years ago. Now we naturally assumed that there was only one level above a Saiyan, especially with all the training the four of you have gone through, but what if another emotional event, one greater than the first one, is necessary to ascend even higher? What if Gohan has reached a level of ascension that's higher than the Super Saiyan level... a Super Saiyan 2, if you will."
"That would make sense," Vegeta said, to which he let out a sigh, because while he would have enjoyed being the one to reach beyond the Super Saiyan level, which was something he had been training for in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he knew that Kakarot and his family would have beaten him to it in time, "especially with how Gohan is overpowering Cell at the moment. Besides, even if Cell regenerates his missing body parts Gohan will just take him apart until there's nothing left of our foe."
Applejack wanted the fight to be over, so they could go to the Lookout and bring back everyone that Cell had killed so far, including Gale, but she trusted that Gohan would stop Cell before anything bad happened.
Cell, on the other hand, growled as he concentrated at the task at hand, to which the missing part of his left arm regenerated and he flexed his fingers. A few moments later the missing part of his crown snapped back into existence, though he sucked in a breath before the missing parts of his legs regenerated as well. Sure, his father had pretty much guaranteed that he wouldn't be too exhausted from regenerating part of his body, as the energy cost had been cut down significantly, but it still zapped at his reserves when he did it.
"DAMN YOU!" Cell shouted, to which his aura returned in full force as his body expanded, where he became like a giant as he landed in front of Gohan, "With this perfect body there is no way I'll be defeated by a little kid... even one that's as strong as you are!"
Cell swung his large fist at Gohan and found that the young Saiyan had avoided it, to which he growled and raced towards his opponent, using both his arms and his legs in an attempt to do some sort of damage to his opponent, while his anger rose every time he missed.
"Now Cell is resorting to using his own version of our Super Saiyan Third Grade form," Trunks commented, remembering what had happened when he had used the form against Cell, and how punishing it had been when he couldn't touch his opponent, to which he let out a sigh as he realized what was happening, "I guess this will be the end of the Cell Games... because Cell's going to lose the fight with Gohan."
Gohan dodged the next attack that was coming his way and slammed the base of his foot into Cell's face, leaving an imprint on the Bio-Android's face as he went flying into the ground, though as Cell staggered for a moment Gohan took the opening that presented itself. Gohan flew towards his opponent and kicked him right in the chest, creating a indent on his opponent's body as he collapsed on the ground. Cell tried to get up, so he could deal some sort of damage to Gohan, but as he attempted to get up he felt something wrong with his body, because his chest was starting to bulge... and something was trying to come out of his body.
The Z Warriors watched as Cell literally coughed up Android 18, who landed on the ground in between the Bio-Android and Gohan, though it appeared that she was knocked out from what had happened to her. A few seconds passed before some light purple mist started to emit from Cell's body, to which everyone watched as Cell lost his perfect form and reverted back to his semi-perfect form, much to the Bio-Android's surprise. The sudden transformation even came with his tail emerging from his back once more, though the sudden change must have effected the Bio-Android more than anyone realized, as he seemed to abandon his rational mind and stomped over to where Gohan was standing... completely ignoring the sleeping form of Android 18.
Cell attacked Gohan with his fist, to which the young Saiyan simply dodged the attacks that were coming at him and slammed one into Cell's chest. He then proceeded to toy with the weakened Bio-Android, tossing him around the area and damaging him whenever an opening revealed itself, though with the loss of power that Android 18 gave Cell the openings were plenty. That included forcing Cell towards a hole and dropping him into the abyss, though the Bio-Android returned to the surface and landed away from his opponent... though the look on his face told the Z Warriors that he had something in mind.
Cell started releasing his ki as his body started to swell like a balloon, though because of how odd the motion was he knew that everyone was holding their ground at the moment... and that would spell their destruction.
"This is the end of all of you!" Cell shouted, causing the others to raise their eyebrows, though at the same time Goku and the pony girls caught on to what he was going to tell everyone, "Soon I will explode and with my death I will kill each and every one of you! Even this pitiful planet, which all of you have tried to protect with your very lives, will be destroyed in the process! And you can't stop me from detonating, so all you can do is accept your fates!"
Gohan couldn't believe that, by allowing Cell to regenerate like he had, that he had pretty much done the reverse of what he was supposed to have done, because instead of saving the Earth, and everyone that lived across the planet, he was going to be responsible for the destruction of the planet. He felt ashamed by what was happening, as he could have prevented all of this, but instead Cell was going to win and it was going to be all his fault. Whatever his father had been planning with King Kai was worthless, because Cell was going to detonate with enough force to take out the entire planet... though Gohan wasn't sure if the Saiyan afterlife would even take him in at this point, not when he was about to bring about the end of the Earth.
At the same time, however, the other Z Warriors were turning towards Goku, as he had said that he and King Kai were planning something in case an event like this happened... so they were hoping that the plan was ready to put into action.
King Kai, Goku mentally asked, knowing that time was of the essence and silently hoped that everything was ready, are you ready to put our plan into action?
You are lucky that I could find a small moon that doesn't belong to a planet that's close to your solar system, King Kai replied, though his tone told him that everything was ready to go on his end, I'm already in position... so now it is all up to you.
"Well, its time to stop Cell," Goku said, to which he looked at all his friends for a brief moment, though at the same time he raised two of his fingers to his forehead and smiled at them, "Goodbye for now."
Before anyone could say anything Goku disappeared from where he was standing and reappeared between Cell and Gohan, to which the Bio-Android's eyes widened in surprise as Gohan looked up at his father. Neither of them were sure what was going on, but they were sure that Goku was about to show them what his plan had been the entire time. Goku looked back at Gohan for a few seconds, where he nodded towards his son with a happy look on his face, before he turned his attention back to Cell and used the Instant Transmission once more... to which he and Cell disappeared.
When Goku and Cell appeared at their destination, a simple moon sized planet that reminded him of King Kai's planet, the World God seemed pleased to find that Goku was here, as it meant that their planet was a success. He glanced over at Cell for a moment, as if he was making sure of something, before he turned his full attention to the Saiyan that was standing in front of him.
"Thanks for all your help King Kai." Goku said, to which he made the shooing motion with his hand, while at the same time Cell expanded a little more, "You had best get out of here... before the explosion takes you out as well."
"Already on it." King Kai replied, to which he wrapped his ki around him and headed away from the small celestial body that Goku was containing the explosion on, though that didn't stop him from looking back one last time, "I'll see you back at the check in area of the Other World... along with Cell."
Goku nodded as King Kai disappeared, heading back to the Other World so he could be sure that he and Cell appeared when the Bio-Android detonated... to which Goku let out a sigh as Cell continued his countdown. He was pleased with what his son was able to do with his true power, despite the fact that his anger and need for vengeance had changed who he was for a time, and knew that he would grow into a fine warrior. Sure, Gohan might not completely take after him and would likely spend a good portion of his time learning the way Chi Chi told him to, but he was still one of the greatest warriors Earth had at the moment... in addition to Rainbow, Applejack, and Vegeta.
Goku closed his eyes as the ground beneath his feet started to shatter and light started to emit from Cell's body, because he knew that the Earth would be safe from the Bio-Android... though that was the last thought that crossed his mind for the moment as he felt his body go still, indicating that Cell was finally detonating.
"It's over." Piccolo commented, feeling the disappearance of Goku's ki, which meant that he must have succeeded in fulfilling his plan, to which he let out a sigh, "Goku's ki is gone... which means he and Cell are no more."
While everyone mourned the passing of the Earth raised Saiyan, and cried over his death, Vegeta reached into his armor for a moment and pulled out the medallion he always kept with him. Not only was the medallion a perfect copy of the one his father used to wear, it also served as a reminder of what awaited him, his son, and Gohan when they all died, to which he walked over to the crying child. Now that Cell was dead Gohan was a sad child who had lost his father, not the great warrior who had helped save the world from the Bio-Android, and as such he needed some help getting over what he was feeling.
As Vegeta walked over to where Gohan was, however, he noticed that Krillin was tending to Android 18, who was still knocked out at the moment, though he paid them little attention as he turned his full attention to the person he intended to comfort and inform.
"Gohan," Vegeta said, causing the child to turn his head towards him for a few seconds, to which he held up the medallion for a moment, "I understand that you will need time to grieve and get over the death of your father, as I mourned the loss of my own parents when both of them died, but you don't need to be devastated by his passing."
"What are you..." Gohan started to say, indicating that the death of his father had snapped him out of his rage at long last, though a few seconds later he noticed what the adult Saiyan was holding, "Asgard!"
"We'll give him a day or two to settle down with the other Saiyans and then we'll go visit him," Vegeta said, to which he smiled as a light smile overtook the younger Saiyan's face, though he followed that by extending a hand towards Gohan, "Come on, let's get out of here and go celebrate Cell's defe..."
Before Vegeta could finish his sentence, and tell Gohan that there would be time to grieve once they had informed the others of their victory, the area where Cell had been sitting a few minutes ago was engulfed in a surge of wind and dust, so much so that he decided to retreat in case something else was coming to fight them. If a few foe was arriving he wanted to be able to see who it was and determine their fighting style before engaging in combat with the new arrival, though he also noticed that everyone else was on their guard. They all watched as small bits of lightning, like those that had surrounded Gohan while he was in his Super Saiyan 2 form, seemed to gather around whatever was in the middle of the dust cloud.
That was followed by a surge of energy that tore all the nearby plateaus down in an instant, while at the same time informing everyone that Cell wasn't dead yet... though a few seconds later a small beam of energy ripped through the smoke and barreled into Trunks' chest, knocking him to the ground.
"So, who did I hit?" a familiar voice asked, confirming the fears of the Z Warriors, though as they turned back towards the cloud for a moment, where they spotted a familiar face looking at them, "Oh good, I took care of Trunks."
The smoke cleared and revealed that Cell, in his perfect form no less, was standing where he had been before Goku had teleported the two of them away from the Earth, but that was the least of their worries at the moment. Cell had, in some manner, learned how to harness a higher level of power that mimicked the Super Saiyan 2 form that Gohan had used against him, because there was lightning dancing around his aura. Applejack knew that it was a mockery of the real Super Saiyan 2 form, granted to Cell by his stolen Saiyan cells, but that didn't mean it wasn't any less potent... as Cell's power was even greater than it had been before Gohan had wrecked him.
Vegeta, noticing that Cell was standing still and wasn't coming at them, took a chance and leapt back to where his son was resting, though while he knew it was foolish to hope that Trunks would survive the hole in his chest he couldn't help but have a little hope in the face of what was happening.
"I can tell that all of you are surprised by how I survived, and I will admit that it was a lucky turn of events." Cell stated, to which he raised one of his hands and pointed at his head, as if he was about to give them his biggest secret and didn't care if they knew it at this point, "Inside my brain is a small lump of nerves, my nucleus if you will. As long as this nucleus remains intact I can regenerate from the most fatal of injuries, though I thought that swelling like a balloon and exploding would have destroyed it as well. My nucleus survived the explosion and I recreated my body, though I was able to rebuild my perfect form, instead of rebuilding one of my other forms... and, thanks to my Saiyan cells, I was able to obtain a new level of power in the process.
Not only did I gain a level of power to match Gohan's power, which was the reason I was beaten to begin with, I also had the chance to grab Son Goku's teleportation technique, which is how I got here so quickly. Now that I have those two changes to my body, however, none of you stand a chance at beating me... not even you, Son Gohan."
Gohan glared at Cell for a few seconds, thinking about how his father's sacrifice was in vain at the moment, before he growled and pushed himself back into his Super Saiyan 2 form, because it was the only thing that would be able to do anything against the power that Cell now commanded. At the same time, however, they all heard the sound of Trunks coughing, to which everyone looked back at the dying Saiyan, who coughed up a lot of blood for a moment... before he died in his father's arms.
"N... no... Trunks..." Vegeta said, to which the others could hear the sorrow in his voice for a few seconds, though that was when they noticed bits of blue lightning gathering around him, "not you too."
Applejack had seen her friend filled with despair when Frieza killed Rainbow, back when they were on Namek, and had seen the transformation he had taken on to become a Super Saiyan. The loss of his own son, however, seemed to be the emotional trigger that she and the others had discussed earlier, as Vegeta got up onto his feet and screamed like he had done back on Namek, causing the ground to shake for a moment. That was followed by Vegeta slipping into his Super Saiyan form for a few seconds, though as the others watched his anger and sorrow pushed him even further, as his hair went as rigid as Gohan's and his power increased by the same degree as the younger Saiyan's had... and his golden aura had the same lightning that was dancing around Gohan.
Despite the fact that Vegeta had obtained the Super Saiyan 2 form, even at the cost of his son's life, Applejack knew one terrible truth about the situation... Vegeta, despite all the training he had gone through, was still slightly weaker than Gohan at the moment, which meant that Cell could wreck him as well.
"CELL! YOU KILLED MY SON!" Vegeta shouted, causing the others to back away for a moment, as they had heard about Vegeta's anger, from the events on Namek, and knew that it wasn't a good idea to interfere, though the only one standing his ground was Gohan at the moment, "I AM GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY!"
Before anyone could say anything, or have either Rainbow or Applejack try and calm Vegeta down, the Saiyan burst into the air and raced towards where the Bio-Android was standing, though when he reached his target he started throwing punches and kicks at his opponent. Cell blocked the attacks that were coming his way with his arms and legs, where he frowned the entire time he did so, but that didn't stop the enraged Saiyan from attempting to hit him with the barrage of attacks he was throwing at him. After a few seconds of humoring the enraged father, and blocking all of his attacks, Cell immediately grew tired of an inferior opponent and slammed his fist into Vegeta's chest... knocking the wind out of the Saiyan and sending him hurling into the ground.
As Vegeta hit the ground, and struggled to get his footing back, Cell twisted his hand and the wind around him obeyed his command, to which he threw a wave of wind energy down at his opponent so he could slice the Saiyan into pieces. Sure, he was using one of the skills that his own sister had used against him in their battle, but he figured that if he could control Rainbow's lightning moves then he could master Gale's moves. Unfortunately when the attack reached its destination one of Applejack's annoying Spirit Barriers sprung up and stopped the attack in its tracks... to which the two of them detonated and caused the Bio-Android to glare at the pony girl who was interfering with him cleaning up the remaining fighters that dared to oppose him.
Instead of using one of Rainbow's moves to kill Applejack, which would have been fitting in Cell's opinion, he simply raised both of his hands into the air for a moment, though as he gathered ki around his right hand he raised two fingers to his forehead... to which he teleported into the area that his target was standing in, leveled his finger's with Applejack's body, and blew a hole in her chest, effectively removing another obstacle from his path.
Rainbow couldn't believe what was happening to them, because before the fight had even started the Z Warriors were down a fighter, as Gale had broke rank and tried to kill her brother to save the world, though her actions brought an end to her life. Goku was able to hold Cell back from killing anyone else, save for the people who had died in the sky car that Cell had destroyed before the start of their match, until he pulled back and let Gohan step into the ring, which was followed by the dismantling and death of Android 16. Then the Bio-Android decided to try and take out the entire planet by detonating himself, to which Goku made the ultimate sacrifice and teleported him and Cell away from the planet, but in the end Goku was the only one to die. Now, in the face of Cell's new power, Trunks had been killed before he had a chance to even defend himself, Vegeta had gotten the stuffing beaten out of him in a matter of seconds, and now Applejack, her own sister, was dead... which was the reverse of what happened on Namek.
For a moment Rainbow had to wonder if Applejack's rage had dominated her mind when Frieza had killed her, because she could feel her anger and rage building to a level she had never felt before... and at the same time she knew that their mother had to be crying because of what had happened.
Rainbow growled as she stared at Cell and let her anger fill her, as the only thing she could concentrate on was killing Cell and erasing his existence from the face of the world. The thought reminded her of what their father would have done in such a situation, where he would also sit down with her and the newly revived Applejack so he could lecture them about how disappointed he was in them. Just thinking about their father made her wonder if this was the sort of opponent that only a Destroy God could defeat, because even though they had been told about Cell's weakness she knew that it would be hard for them to get it... though their father, on the other hand, would simply 'destroy' Cell and call it a day at this point.
Rainbow could feel her ki burning as she glared at Cell, who was just floating in the air and deciding who to target next, but the thought of someone else dying, and potentially never have the chance to come back by wishing on the Dragon Balls, only made her heart ache even more. A few seconds later she noticed that, due to her anger, her ki was starting to gather around her body, though at the same time she caught of glimpse of a dark purple color lingering in the aura that surrounded her. Eventually she couldn't take it anymore and let out a scream that echoed the one that Vegeta had let out when Trunks had died, though that was followed by her aura wrapping around her and causing the wind to leave the area she was standing in.
Piccolo, while devastated by the death of Trunks and Applejack, and the fact that Vegeta's sudden change into the Super Saiyan 2 form couldn't aid him at all, had started to believe that they might not have a chance at beating the Bio-Android. Based on what he knew about the pony girls he knew that their father would be devastated by the death of Applejack, but before he could actualy come to terms with what had happened he noticed that Rainbow seemed to take on the defeated expression that Gohan had been wearing when Goku disappeared. That was quickly followed by Rainbow letting out a scream as her ki surrounded her entire body, though instead of it being an aura, like they had seen in the past, Rainbow was surrounded by a sphere of energy... dark purple energy to be exact.
He raised his hands to block the dust from getting in his eyes, just like everyone else was doing, though he could have sworn that the ground was shaking as well. Even Cell, who had apparently chosen his next target, stopped in his tracks as he waited for Rainbow to finish whatever she was doing, which meant that it might be another attack that none of them knew anything about. Piccolo was pleased that the Bio-Android had stopped his rampage for the moment, because it gave them a chance to come up with a plan, though the pressure of Rainbow's ki made it hard to focus on anything else. A few more seconds passed before the sphere started to unravel, though that was when Piccolo's eyes widened as he looked at Rainbow once more.
The pony girl's body looked the same as it had been before she had been engulfed in the sphere of energy, but the power of her ki had actually caused her gi to transform into a new shape. Piccolo noticed that she was now wearing a large collar around her neck, one that happened to have some ki rolling off of it, while at the same time noticing that the upper part of her chest had been wrapped up by her clothing. As the rest of the smoke cleared, however, Piccolo noticed that the pants part of Rainbow's gi had shifted into a pair of baggy pants, though it also appeared to have some ki rolling off of it, while also spotting a pair of bracelets, also made out of ki, resting near her wrists.
The reason Piccolo's eyes had widened wasn't because of Rainbow's new form, but rather the fact that he literally could not sense her ki at the moment... which made him wonder if this was some sort of demigod form she had developed and could only access when she was extremely angry. At the same time he knew that Cell was finished, because either Gohan or Rainbow, or both of them, would finish off the Bio-Android and save the world from being destroyed, to which he smiled and waited for the final battle to begin.