Finding Hope

Chapter 16: One for the bad guys! Tsubaki goes off on her own!!!

Tsubaki's pov

I was currently standing outside the Kame house, training. "Ha!!!!" I sent an energy blast along the water, creating a spread and the water splashed onto me. I was contemplating on letting Trunks go by himself, I wanted to go with him but Mom was too worried about me to let me go with him. I told her not to be worried, because I can handle myself well enough. "Hey, Tsu, we're getting ready to leave." I grabbed Trunk's plaid shirt and my capsule corp jacket, and headed inside. "So whatever was in that thing, must have attacked Ginger town." I said, sitting down on the couch. 

"But why was it attacking people?" Yamcha asked, "I don't know. And I've never seen that thing before. If it's not android, then what is it and where did it come from?" Trunks asked, holding his chin. "Well, let's speak hypothetically. Say this thing is an android that Dr. Gero built. Is this one looking for Dad too?" I asked, looking over at Trunks. "Well, speaking hypothetically. Maybe this is an android, but it isn't coming after Goku. Maybe Dr. Gero programmed it differently." Krillen said, walking towards us. "Did you guys feel that?" I asked, suddenly feeling the spike in ki from both Dad and Vegeta as well as Piccolo's. "Why does it feel like Dad is fighting Mr. Piccolo? And Vegeta fighting Mr. Piccolo? And Mr. Piccolo's fighting Mr. Piccolo! It's like everyone we know is fighting Mr. Piccolo." Gohan said, "Whoa, that's not good at all." Krillen said, looking to him. "Piccolo's in trouble. I'm going." I went to leave but both Trunks and Mom stopped me, before I could get out of the door. "I don't think that's a safe thing to do, we don't know what you'll be up against." Trunks said, holding my arm. "Well, I don't care. I'm going to help Piccolo fight  whatever he is fighting." I snatched my arm away and flew out of the window, heading towards Piccolo's ki. 

But as I was flying something in the distance headed towards me, it suddenly made contact with me. I was thrown back from the impact, flying back into a tree. I coughed loudly as the dust settled and tried to get up, but found myself stuck under two trees. "Who the hell did that? Whose there?" I called out, coughing immediately after I spoke. "I'm surprised you didn't recognize my ki." I heard the familiar voice speak as the smoke dissipated and growled, looking up at him.

"How did you find me?" He smirked, "How else? I tracked you down." He looked down at me, crossing his arms. "Where is your friend and your sister?" I glared at him in anger, I honestly hated his guts. "Oh them, they didn't mind me leaving. They think I'm going to find another vehicle. And I was, until I recognized your ki." He explained, landing on the ground.

"Why did you come find me? Have a bone to pick with me or something?" I grumbled.

"No, but you do. I realized that after you attacked the first time. I noticed the anger in your eyes, during our first battle." I growled at him, "Why do you have such hate for me? I haven't done anything to you, yet." He smiled at me, which only made me even more agitated. He always wore that same cocky smirk on his face, even though he wasn't the 17 from my time.

"Well, for one your counterpart is a complete asshole, like you. Only he killed someone precious to me and I couldn't stop him, since I wasn't strong enough at the time. But you are trying to kill my father and it's not because you were programmed to. You just 'wanna kill him for fun' and I don't like that." I said, "How long are you gonna stay under that tree? You can get from under it, you know?" He smirked and I flipped him the bird. I pushed the trees off of me, standing to my feet and brushed off my clothes.

"You know, I never liked you. Ever since you were made." I crossed my arms over my chest, as I stood a few feet away from him.

Elsewhere....

Piccolo was having a hard time against Cell, who was floating up in the air.

"KAMEHAMEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!" Cell released his attack on Piccolo, who was completely shocked. "How can he do that?" Piccolo caught the end of the attack and was getting pushed back, even with all of his strength. He then pushes it back and diverts it away, causing an explosion. Piccolo jumps out of the way and spin kicks Cell, who flies into a nearby building. "I don't think this is gonna be enough to stop him. He seems to be more powerful than I originally thought. I can't afford to let my guard down." Piccolo thought, as sweat dropped down the side of his temple. He tries to go after Cell, but misses again. "Damnit!" Piccolo muttered after missing Cell, who becomes distracted when he starts talking to himself. Piccolo kicks him from behind, sending him flying but Cell manages to suspend himself above Piccolo. "Wanna see something cool?" Cell flies up and raises two fingers. "What is he doing?" Piccolo thought, "That looks like your attack." Kami said to him, as Cell's fingers teem with energy. Cell then shoots Piccolo with Special beam cannon. Piccolo deflects it and flies up behind Cell.

Back with Tsubaki....

I back flipped three times and used my hand as something to stop myself with, as I slid across the ground. "You think you can dodge my attacks with your measly excuse of a dodge?!" He laughed, as I instant transmitted behind him. I kicked him in the back, sending him into the ground which scratched his face up and clothes. "That was a cheap shot." I powered up and glared down at him, as he stood up and brushed off his clothing. I pulled back my hands and got into stance, which 17 recognized.

"Kaaaameeeeeehaaaaaameeeeeehaa!" I launched it at him and he caught the end of it, but he couldn't deflect it. "I'm gonna end this, Damn it!" I yelled, hoping the attack would kill him. "Oh really. And how exactly will you do that when I can outsmart you?" He appeared behind me, making me look at him in shock. He took this time to kick me in the back, sending me down to the ground but before I could hit the ground he kneed me in the stomach. I coughed up blood and was sent flying upwards, but flipped over and stopped myself. I wiped the blood with my sleeve and went super, "Oh look, you went back to being blonde." He taunted and I charged at him but he moved out of the way and kicked me in the stomach again, making me spit more blood.

I was then thrown back from the impact into the stone mountain, creating a crater around where I had hit. "See, I told you!!" He blasted me several times tearing up Trunk's plaid shirt, luckily I had left my capsule corp jacket back at the house. My tail wrapped itself around my waist, as I put my arms in front of me. I formed an X with my arms, taking on every energy blast he sent my way. I flew off the mountain side and charged straight at him, punching and kicking him as I went. He landed a hard punch on my stomach, making me spit blood. He kicked me but I recovered quickly, grabbing his foot. I was then grabbed by the tail and swung around until he let go, I hit the ground sliding against it, cutting up my arms and legs. I groaned, quickly getting back up to my feet.

"That's it, 17! I'm not holding back anymore!" I yelled and went super saiyan two.

Trunks and Krillen felt Piccolo's energy spike, but right afterwards they feel Tsubaki's ki go through the roof. "She's in trouble." Krillen said, "No, that probably means she's fighting somebody strong. It could possibly be the thing that Piccolo is fighting or it could be the androids." Trunks said, making Krillen's eyes widen at this new information.

With Piccolo and Cell, Cell attacked Piccolo and used the thing on his tail to suck energy out of Piccolo's arm, taking him by surprise.

"Oh, but wait, there's more. I am purely bio-mechanical, unlike my brother and sister, cyborgs 17 and 18." Cell said, "We call them androids." Piccolo grumbled, not liking the thought of them. "Well, good for you. You're wrong. As I was saying, our father created me with the sole purpose of becoming.. perfect. Infused with the genetic makeup of the galaxy's strongest warriors, collected over several decades." Cell explained to Piccolo, "So that's how you knew what techniques we use." He said, "Oh, but I know much more than that. I know that in this timeline, there lies the secret to my true, perfect form. A secret I had all but conceded lost to me." Piccolo was completely stunned by this information being passed on. "You're from the future? But how?" Piccolo asked, "I found a way. All you need to know is that I am here now, and I will stop at nothing to achieve my perfection." Cell said.

"Well, don't count on that. I know a few people who might disagree with you and take you down." Piccolo retorted, referring to Tsubaki and Trunks. Piccolo rips off his ruined arm and regrows another one, as Trunks and Krillen arrive at the scene. "What the hell is that thing?" Krillen asked, "Sorry, kids. Not feeling the story again." He flies up into the air, directly into the path of the sunlight. "But, I will leave you enlightened! Solar flare!" He flies off, as they are completely blinded and they recover. "Where is Tsubaki?" Piccolo asked. "I thought she was here with you. She said she was coming to help you fight whatever that thing is. But I think she got sidetracked or she's doing something else." Krillen said, "She's fighting an android, and I don't think she started the fight this time." Trunks said.