Chapter 10

A/N hey, hope everyone's enjoying the story so far. Dyton, we haven't seen the last of Trunks, Piccolo, and Cell of the future, all we know as of now is that Cell is alive and Trunks and Piccolo don't know that he exists. I appreciate the review, glad you're enjoying the story. Here's chapter 10.

Goku screamed as his aura surrounded him in a fiery blaze. His power kept rising, and he approached his limit. It had been a week since Gohan returned and Goku took the medicine, and he was already back to full power. Power continued to flow through Goku's body, and soon the amount of energy in him was greater than his super saiyans body could stand. "AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH" He screamed even louder, feeling pain course through his entire body. He felt like his body was on fire and would explode any moment. He poured in even more energy, ignoring the pain. His muscles bulked up larger than normal, and his hair got a little bit spikier. He stopped screaming and relaxed, but his muscles were still larger than before and he was still surrounded by a faint aura. "So this is what you were talking about Gohan. I felt that there was a way to go beyond super saiyan, but I didn't expect it to be like this." Gohan nodded and replied "Yeah that form takes a lot of getting used to, because you sacrifice some speed for more power." Goku nodded and said "yeah it's true, though I can see how in some situations that would be necessary. So you said that there was another way to increase your super saiyan power right?" Gohan smirked and said "Yeah, this is the way that I like to fight, I guess it feels more natural for me. What you just did, I call that an ascended super saiyan, because it's kind of like pushing the limits of the super saiyan transformation. This other form I call the full power super saiyan, because you are adapting to the form and utilizing its power to its full extent." Goku listened intently, and then asked "So how do you achieve the full power super saiyan state?" Gohan thought back to the days of training in the hyperbolic time chamber, and said "The full power state is not about pushing the power, but it is about adaptation, so you simply have to stay in the form for as long as possible and get your body used to being in it when you are in a calm state. Trunks and I began this by meditating while trying to stay in the form. Eventually, we adapted to it so well that we could sleep in the super saiyan state."

Goku was excited to learn the new ways to increase his power, and he was also proud of his son for being so brave and going back in time by himself and learning these new things. Goku powered down from his ascended state to regular, and he planned on staying a super saiyan for as long as possible.

Vegeta was training in the gravity machine, pushing his power to the limit. As a super saiyan, the gravity wasn't very taxing, but he was trying to achieve the ascended state that Gohan had described to the Z-fighters when he first returned. Gohan had offered to show him about the form in detail with Goku, but Vegeta refused to be taught something by a child, so he decided to do it himself. The gravity of the machine continued to increase, but even at 1000, it was hardly a challenge for him. He kept increasing his power to his max, but he didn't go beyond, because there was always a possibility that the energy would destroy his body rather than make him transform. He kept getting close, but stopped at the last minute. As he was attempting again, raising his power, he sensed a sharp increase in a power, and he identified it as Goku. "Kakarot! I will not let you or your son surpass me!" Vegeta screamed as he pushed his power far beyond his max and felt his body bulk up. He laughed maniacally as he felt his body be flooded with power. "Prince Vegeta will reign supreme once again!"

Yamcha and Tien faced off in a field 100 miles away from any civilization. Yamcha and Tien decided to focus all of their energy on training, and both were frightened and angry to hear how easily they were defeated by the androids. "You know, I still have to pay you back for that broken leg" Yamcha said with a smirk on his face. Tien returned the smirk and said "fair enough, but I'm not going to give it to you!" Tien charged at Yamcha, moving his arms at speed beyond normal comprehension. Yamcha dodged his strikes, but he barely had time to react to each one and couldn't form a counter attack. Tien aimed a punch at his face, and Yamcha saw that his left was open. He dodged the punch to the left, and sent his left arm into Tien's side. Yamcha prepared to capitalize on his attack, but Tien recovered faster than he expected, and he phased behind him, moving faster than Yamcha could even follow. Tien chopped Yamcha right at the base of the skull, and Yamcha collapsed. Tien remained in his fighting stance, waiting for Yamcha to get up, but it took a while. Yamcha began pushing himself to his feet slowly and with a groan, and Tien said "I think that might be enough for one day". Yamcha finished standing, and said "NO! I refuse to be taken down by machines! I will get stronger!" Tien looked at him with admiration, and prepared himself as Yamcha charged him.

Krillin closed his eyes as he focused on Recoome's movements. He could feel him getting closer to him, and he could tell he was about to strike him in the face. Just as his fist was about to connect with his face, there was a large crash, and everyone gasped. Krillin disappeared and cracked Recoome in the chin like lightning, and even Recoome looked confused as he fell to the ground. By the time that he hit the ground, Recoome was unconscious, and Krillin looked at the two remaining Ginyu force warriors. "Who's next?" he asked as he looked to Burter and Jeice. They stepped forwards with smirks on their faces, and got into their stances. "You don't know who you're messing with shorty, you shouldn't challenge the fastest warrior in the uni-"Burter's boast was cut short by a foot to the face, and he fell to his knees while grabbing his broken nose. Krillin quickly turned and kneed Jeice in the gut, causing him to double over. Krillin pushed him back and made him fall on the ground, and then he finished him with one swift punch to the face. Krillin cut Burter's cries short with a kick to the back of the head, causing him to lose consciousness. Krillin looked at Vegeta and Gohan's shocked faces, and then saw them slowly become blurry and then fade away. After a moment, Krillin saw the pendulum room and Mr. Popo. "I beat them with a lot less effort this time. I think I may be ready to take on Ginyu. Boy if my training keeps going this well, I doubt any android could touch me!" Krillin laughed, and Mr. Popo nodded, happy to see that Krillin may stand a fighting chance. Krillin got serious, and the area around him faded once again and was replaced by Namek. He could see captain Ginyu and fell into his fighting stance, smirking.

Piccolo floated in the air with his legs crossed. He thought of what Gohan said of him in the future, and of how he and Kami had become one to take on the androids. Gohan had said that he was relatively on par with android 17, except he grew tired while the android never fatigued. 'I could almost take him on then, and I was a lot older. Imagine if Kami and I fused now, and we had time to adapt to the body and increase our endurance. We may stand a chance against them. Ugh, but how I loathe the thought of becoming one with him again. I should just try to train my own body, and keep fusing with him as my last resort.' Piccolo sighed, and continued thinking about the battle to come.

Cell looked at his hands after he absorbed yet another human. He had lost count of how many he had absorbed at around a 700,000. He could feel the dramatic effect that the absorbed power had had on his body. "These humans may be outrageously weak alone, but when there are a lot of them, they are quite the force." Cell said to himself with his animalistic voice. Cell knew that the androids would come out in a little less than a year, and he still had more powering up to do so that he could destroy them. "I am near the power necessary to absorb the ones known as Yamcha and Tien. I can sense them battling to the east of here. Absorbing them should bring a dramatic increase to my power!" Cell laughed again, as he flew off to the next city to gain more power.

Gohan sat meditating after training with his father for the entire day. His eyes were clenched tight as he went through his battle with android 18. 'When I was pushing myself, I found the power that I needed to beat her without losing control, but I could feel something weird along with my rising anger. It was almost animalistic, it was unlike any of the anger that I have felt before. I'm glad that I resisted my anger, because who knows what would have happened if I didn't. I have utilized the full of power of the super saiyan form, so anger will doubtfully make me stronger, it will probably only hinder me, and cloud my judgment.' Gohan continued to concentrate, but he could still not focus on the weird feeling inside of him that came along with his rage. 'The feeling was strongest when my dad from the future talked about protecting the people that I love, so maybe the weird feeling just results from hiding from my anger for too long. I guess I'll find out sooner or later.' Gohan opened his eyes as he smelled dinner cooking, and ran downstairs with his mouth watering, hungry from the days fighting.

Yamcha and Tien stared each other down once again, ready to start their daily spar. They had been training together for three months now, and both of them had improved dramatically. After a few moments of letting the pressure build, Tien charged Yamcha, ready to strike. Yamcha prepared to block, but Tien stopped midway and stood up straight. "Yamcha, it looks like we have a visitor." Tien said in his stoic voice as he looked at a green abomination floating above them. "Ah Tien, ever so perceptive. I think that might be one of the greatest benefits I get from you". The green monster said with a gravelly voice. Tien looked confused, and then said "what are you talking about? Who are you?" Yamcha was just as curious, and he was on his guard as he could sense the monsters power. "My name is Cell, and I came from the future. As for what I was talking about, you'll know soon enough, when we are one." Yamcha scoffed and said "you've come to the wrong place to start trouble pal!" Yamcha built his power and then charged at Cell. Cell had a shocked look on his face for a moment, and he barely dodged Yamcha's punch. Yamcha followed up with a flurry of kicks and punches, and Cell had to focus all of his energy on defense. 'I don't understand this! According to Dr. Gero's computer, Yamcha is weak, but he seems far more powerful. Perhaps I should have absorbed more people before going for these two.' Cell thought. Cell's thoughts were interrupted Tien, who appeared behind him and kicked him to the ground.

The two warriors descended to the ground smirking, and cell stood, growling. "You two think that you can beat me? Good luck!" Cell charged and went to full power, not wanting to risk being defeated by the two humans. Yamcha and Tien could sense their inferiority, and quickly powered up to their maxes as well. After all three fighters were at full power, Tien and Yamcha charged at Cell. Cell had more power than both of them, but whenever he started focusing on attacking one of them, the other would start landing hits, putting on the defensive again. Yamcha and Tien's movements were coordinated well because of all of their training to work as a team to beat stronger enemies. They both feigned a punch right, and then slammed Cell's stomach, Yamcha in his face and Tien in his gut. Cell fell back with a shocked look on his face, and he thought for a moment. 'I clearly don't have enough power to take them both on, I greatly underestimated their combined power. I guess I have no choice…' Cell prepared for a moment, and then when Yamcha and Tien were both looking at him, he made his move. He put his hands to his head, and then used Tien's attack. "Solar flare!" he yelled, and a bright light immediately emanated from his head. The two human warriors covered their eyes, and Cell took off and flew away at full speed. After a few minutes he could feel them following, but he was already too far gone. "I'm going to have to absorb a lot more humans if I plan on absorbing anyone. This could be harder than I thought."

A/N hey guys, this was a slower chapter, and was mostly just the training of the warriors. I'm curious if anyone has any predictions, and I'd love to hear them. The future timeline will be talked about in the next chapter, along with a pretty big battle in the regular timeline. Give me some guesses on who it is, and to clarify it's not the androids or cell that I'm talking about. Thanks for reading, I hope you all enjoyed it, and of course I appreciate any criticisms as well.