Chapter 5-Kara’s Mistake
=Kara=
The Android named 17 continued to fly along side me as we went to Kio’s hideout. He had been bombarding me with question that I refused to answer. I eventually stopped and began to hiss dangerously. Luckily, he shut up.
"17, we are nearing the mountains. Power up." I told him and we began to see the outlines of the mountains in which cell had built his base. Why would he make it so obvious? Something’s not right here. I thought to myself.
"Kara?? Hello?? In anyone home?? You over shot his base!" I snapped out of my thoughts to see 17 in back smiling his famous "trickster" smile. When I looked down I saw the base of Kio behind me. Shaking my head, I reversed until I was over the base. Should I tell him that something’s not right? No, that would make him have doubts about me. I continued in my thoughts until I heard 2 screams and an evil laugh.
"Kara!!! Help!!" I heard 17 scream. I looked down to see cages above both androids. I had been too high to cage me, but I saw an evil smile and instantly I knew who was behind this. Cell. I should have- no. There was no time for "should haves" I have to get down there. I was hovering over the ground, examining 17’s cage when I saw cell come into view, a ki blast on his hand. Suddenly, the world stopped. Everything just stopped. The ki blast, cell, 18,17. Every thing just froze. Except me.
"W-w-who did this?" I said, very afraid.
"I DID" I searched for the speaker but saw none. It continued to speak "YOU HAVE MADE A MISTAKE, KARA-MINOHKO-KASEEN. YOU WILL CHOOSE A PATH. ONE IS A THE RIGHT PATH. EVERYONE WILL BE SAVED. ONE IS WRONG. CHOOSE" I looked up and saw a road. It split into 2 roads. "GO WHERE YOUR HEART DESIRES"
"What does that mean?!" I cried. " I don’t know where to go!!" I just stood there, horribly lost. Then I heard a voice. 18. "Right, right, right" I heard 17 chanting ghastly "left, left, left." I heard cell chanting "wrong, wrong, wrong" I just stood there. I closed my eyes. Suddenly, I saw my leader, my clan leader, who died in the explosion of my planet. "Follow me Kara, but don’t follow my foot steps. I looked up to see a ghost. I followed him, not looking down. Suddenly, just as it has started, everything kept going. I realized I was standing in front of cell’s ki blast. I realized I had made the wrong choice. Or so I thought.
=Cell= (didn’t I would go from his point of view, did you?)
When I realized Kara was right in front of my ki blast, I put more power into it. I saw it hit Kara. She fell down, and didn’t move. My gaze moved to the 2 androids, my victims, only tools to conquer earth. I saw android 17 doing something to his cage, and it looked like he was trying to break it.
"Ha! do you really think you can break these cages? That’s a laugh"
I walked over to 17, who stared at me coldly. I pointed at 18 and said,
"I don’t think you want her dead."
He replied, but he was obviously preoccupied
"Of course not"
I smiled my evil smile and gave 18 a death look
"If you continue to fiddle with you cage"
I opened my tail to android size,
"She goes first"
I saw 17 stop and look at me, dead serious. I wanted to crack up but I restrained myself.
"Kara’s death will not be in vain," He told me.
I smiled again and kicked the dead corpse of her. "Yes it will"
=Android 18=
Now, I was absolutely terrified of Cell, but I didn’t show it. I looked over at 17. He was staring at Cell, but he tore his eyes away from cell’s evil eyes to look at Kara. I looked for any life signs in her. Suddenly, I felt something, like someone was prying open my head to look at my thoughts. I knew! Kara was trying to tell me she was alive!! OF course!! Since Kara has no real Ki, Cell assumed she was dead, when she didn’t move! I wanted to tell 17, but his shocked face told me he'd already figured it out. I sensed on a different level, not ki, but something more pure, like energy, and found it bundled up inside Kara.
=Kara=
I slowed my 3 hearts, so she would not suspect I was still alive. I pushed down my incredible small ki, so it was hardly there. I pushed down my energy, and looked as deep into 17 and 18’s heads as I could so I could tell them I was still alive. When I saw 2 pairs of eyes look at me, I knew they knew. This was going to be hard. I had to get cell out of the room. Wait a sec! I focused all my power into cell. I felt his ki rise and he walked out of the room to clarify how this had happened. I got up.
"Guys, we have to get out of here, and fast."
"Duhh" I heard 17 mumble. I checked out 18. She was damaged badly and was not able to stand up. Her ki was very low. She could not fly or walk. This is going to be hard I thought to myself.
"Okay guys, here’s the plan. I distract cell while 17 motors 18 out of here."
I told them.
"b-b-but what happens if he hits you with another ki blast?" 18 asked nervously
I winked, sounded braver then I really was. "I’ll survive, somehow."
I could see 17’s worry. I could see 18’s pain and worry. I could feel my own worry.
I was very, very, very, very worried.
=Android 18=
I was hurt inside and out. My left arm was not working what–so–ever. My right leg hung limp also. My energy was extremely low. All because I had flew away because I was aggravated. That was a really bad thing to do! I screamed at myself. I tried to get up. I fell, hurting my circuitry even worse. This was my fault, not cell’s. I let anger get the best of me. I felt 17’ hand under me. When I looked up, I saw a smiling face. He was smiling his "trickster" smile again.
"Come on, 18, let Kara take care of that scum. I have to get you working again." I heard 17 say. I wasn’t paying attention though. My thoughts were on cell. I was thinking about my attitude, my problems, and my own doubts. I was pessimist. I hated it, but that was my thoughts were revolving around.
"18, snap out of it. Right now, Goku is probably going to come and kick cell’s ass."
I snapped out of my thoughts and actually paid attention to him. "Cell killed Goku, remember?"
17 looked as pessimistic as I was." I forgot. I wish that life had made a change in that. You know, Trunks could change that too."
"Yeah" I replied. My thoughts had fallen on Kara, who was just thrown out of the room; she had been distracting cell in.
"Run you guys!!" she screamed weakly. 17 hoisted me up onto his shoulder and flew away.
Chapter 6- Android 17’s voyage
=Android 17=
With 18 on my shoulder, I could not join the fight, but I wished to. I watched helplessly as I saw Cell, kicking Kara’s ass and smirking. I flew away at top speed, not wanting to see anymore, but I didn’t know where to go. I flew to Kara’s house. They all recognized me, and, fortunately, didn’t eat me. I signaled to them that 18 was a friend and need help.
"No, it issssssss not our duty to help otherssssssss. We must sssurive on our own and let othersssss do the sssssame." Said Kiena, the oldest of Kara’s sisters. I was amazed that she could speak English, but it had a hoarse tone and a big hiss.
"You must help her. Other wise" I paused to remember what Kara had called cell "Kio will destroy this planet."
I saw Kiena pause to consider this. I had hit a big button, a bribe almost, a weak spot. I saw her eyes changes to a ‘yes’ to a ‘no’ and back to a ‘yes’.
"Very well" she replied stubbornly. I saw her go over to her mother and probably tell her to heal 18.
She mumbled in Io and checked out 18’s damaged circuits. She went over to Kiena and told her something.
"Mother sssssayssssss that she needssssss all new partsssss"
"I shall get them. What are they?"
She told me a list and I remember it. I flew away.
"I hope you are taking care of 18. Best of luck to you, Kara." I said in a whisper.
My first place was Ki Mi Di. I was totally lost by the name, but I went. I landed at a small mechanic’s shop.
"I need a AI mechanism, type 7, label 3R75G."
"I don’t got one" the gruff storekeeper replied.
"Yes you do" I knew he had it, I could actually see it, and he wouldn’t give it to me.
"Forgive me for doing this" I picked him up and held him in by the scruff of his neck. " Again, I need a AI mechanism, type 7, label 3R75G."
"O-o-okay." I put him down and he went over to the one I had seen. He gave it to me.
"Howa much will that be?" I asked politely
"$37.99"
I handed him the money and flew away.
The nest thing I needed was 2 artificial joints. One for right leg and her left arm. I leaned at the next village It was called James Town. I landed at a large hardware store. I looked at the various things and found the leg joint, but I didn’t find the arm. After turning over the shelves, I found it. I paid for them and left.
I collected most of the things with no hassle. I looked at the last part I needed. A dragon ball. Just one, but cell had them all and haven’t made a wish yet. I hoped that they were not still fighting. I flew up high, and looked down. I saw that they were not fighting and saw the dragon ball. I landed and picked up the dragon ball, but I felt that prying sensation again. Kara was near! But where? I heard a laugh. An evil laugh. Cell’s laugh. I looked up and there he was.
Chapter 7- Kara’s Trick
=Cell=
This time I will have a feast. I thought to myself happily. "You fell right into my trap!!! I purposely hurt her there so you would need the dragon ball. You are a fool, 17. Now you’re mine!!" I opened my tail to android size and I made I hover over 17. He looked at me with eyes of anger.
"Cell, only you made a mistake. Letting Kara live this long!"
"She is dead!!" I exclaimed.
"I am? Since when was I dead?" Kara said maliciously. "Here’s your dragon ball, 17." She handed the 3rd dragon ball to 17. " I don’t think so" I gave Kara my "death look". I calmly walked over to Kara and pointed 2 fingers at her neck. I saw I had 17’s attention. "Put the Dragon Ball down, 17,or Kara dies."
"Just go 17." I heard her say. Ha! The fool! Sacrificing her own life for someone weaker then her. I thought, my spirits soaring. I powered up a ki blast. I fired! Kara fell instantly. "NO!!!" 17 screamed. He flew away.
=Kara=
I felt intense pain. That ki blast hurt a lot. But I was still alive. She thinks I have a jugular vein (The vein on your neck that sticks out when you make weird faces) But I do not. My blood circulation is very different from a human’s. I have shorter, stronger veins, because I have 3 hearts. She barely punctured my scales. Had I had a jugular vein, I would have died, but I don’t. "Cell, I’m still alive." I flew away.
Chapter 8- The Io Mechanics
=Android 17=
I saw Kara fly away, and I had my dragon ball, I teleported instantly to Kara’s house with the stuff.
"You have everything?" asked Kiena.
"Yeah, I think so " I told her.
"If you don’t, she will die, very soon. Her life issssss very low."
I saw 18 on a table, smiling weakly. Her chest was open and several components were sticking out.
"I’ll…be…fine," she told me. I could see she could barely talk. "Shhhhh. Don’t try to talk. Concentrate on living"
"Mother issssss ready. You must move now" It was almost order.
I got out of way, and Kara’s mother started working on 18. I saw her replace several parts, throwing burnt and damaged parts my way. Did she want me to catch them?
"Itssssss done" Kiena told me. "Already?" I said amazed. "Yesssssss"
=Android No. 18=
I felt rejuvenated. I was totally online. In a matter of minutes by a strange alien. I wonder if he, or she, had redone my entire circuitry.
"Holy sh*t" I whispered to no one. "17? Where am I?" I asked, but I didn’t see 17. All I saw were aliens. Kara’s race.
"Hush, 18. You need rest. We are at Kara’s house. This is her family"
"Okay", I closed my eyes and collapsed
I woke up several hours later, in a bed. "17? Where am I?" I looked around. I saw a struggling cell in a headlock, being performed by Kara. I saw 17 taunting cell, dangerously.
"I know you can do better then that, cell. Oh come on, you wouldn’t want to bore Kara, would you?" I heard 17 taunt. After I heard a grunt and a yell. Cell, trying to escape. Kara looked my way.
"You’re awake. Good. The gravity on my planet is over 1000 times stronger then earth. Anyway, I need to get you guys out of here. This is a sanctuary for other Io as well as my family. They are not a giving as my family and may eat you. You should leave."
"18 come on, we got to leave, and Io are coming to eat us."
"Ok" we flew away
"So, 17, where should we go?" I asked. I had no clue.
"How about Goku’s house? It’s abandoned." He asked. I knew he knew the answer, but he was preoccupied
"No, Chi-Chi, Goten, Gohan and Trunks live there".
"I’m sure they would let us stay". He told me, still preoccupied.
"Probably not" I told him, "What at you thinking about?"
"Wha?" he said, totally confused.
" Oh, I was thinking about Cell, you know, what will happen
to us?"
"Ummm…how am I supposed to know? I’m not
perfect." I told him, almost trying to offend him.
"Yeah, I guess you’re right" I heard him say.
"Goku’s house is right there." I said, pointing down.
"Yeah"
To Be Continued…
Will Chi-Chi, Trunks, and Goten let them stay? How is Cell is alive and what's with his human body? Find out in Cell’s Return Part 3!!