Well, here we go; a brand new story. I've had this one floating around my mind for a good few months now. I figured that I may as well try and get it down on paper (or screen, if you prefer) now while I can. No, it isn't entirely complete, but it's only a short story so it shouldn't take too long to finish (hopefully). This is a new step for me; I've never written anything from the Dragonball/Z/GT universe before. Hopefully I'll manage to capture Cell's character reasonably well. Anyways, enjoy!

There is a phenomenon that exists which has never been proven. I do not say "exists in our universe" because it encompasses far more than that. But, I hear you say, how can there be something which exists beyond all existence? The answer, when you ponder upon it, becomes obvious.

Just as there are millions upon millions of stars within a galaxy, and millions upon millions of galaxies within a universe, there are millions upon millions of universes within what is tentatively called the Multiverse. Some exist as separate realities from our own with their own histories, their own evolutions. Many are dark, cold, and lifeless, for the conditions in a universe need to exactly right for stars to form, let alone planets and life. Others were created when a decision was made. Though the choice between chocolate and vanilla ice cream may inconsequential, every decision results in a different future, a different reality, and while these two universes may share the same past they can be radically different in regards to the future.

The millions of universes are all closed off from one another. While some may share a fixed point in the past, they cannot connect again in the future; such a thing would be catastrophic towards the peaceful development of life in both realities. At least, normally they cannot connect again.

Though rare, rips in time may occasionally occur. As freak accidents, they thankfully do not last long enough to cause major damage to any plane of existence. The mysterious disappearances of planes and ships in certain areas of the globe can be explained by this phenomenon, as can the occasional sighting of mythic or extinct beasts. These slight discrepancies can all be attributed to instabilities in the dimension of time. They are rare and connect one "split" universe to its parent, and as both have the same evolutionary history it is rarely of great concern. A far more cataclysmic event is when a rip occurs between two universes that exist independently of one another. The true wormhole is a connection between two universes that share no common point in the past, and it can only be caused by a devastating event that has the power to rip apart the dimension of space, as well as time.

Thankfully, the number of beings with the ability to do this are exceedingly rare. Though not rare enough, as it would turn out.

The explosion that destroyed the planet of the North Kai was one of unprecedented power and savagery. The ones that inhabited it were destroyed before they even had a chance to register the fact that the end of their existence was nigh. The Earth's hero, Goku, was killed along with them, sacrificing his own life so that the inhabitants of the planet could live on, free from the fear that had dogged them since the emergence of the android threat and the ultimate creation of the mad Dr. Gero; the being known as Cell. The blast was enough to destroy all save two cells of that terrible being. And those two cells were, sadly, enough to threaten the existence of two universes.

They existed independently of one another, for when Cell had self-destructed, the resultant power created a temporary link between two universes. It was there for only the briefest of moments, but that was enough. While one cell remained in its own universe, regenerating into its powerful "Super-Perfect" stage and teleporting back to the Earth to resume its battle with Gohan, the son of Goku, the other was transported through to an alternate universe, one where life had, for the most part, evolved in an entirely different manner. The two contained no shared history, and so what happened could only be described as a complete catastrophe.

Cell, regenerated in this universe as well, returned to what he thought was the Earth, only to find that it was very different from what he expected. There were no clusters of frightened people anxiously awaiting word on his victory or defeat, no primeval creatures stomping around the landscape and, most importantly to him, no humans, saiyans, or nameks determined to halt his path of destruction.

It was all too easy, he thought as he hovered over the busy and seemingly unconcerned Viridian City. All too easy...