The energy blast Vegeta unleashed left a massive fissure in the ground, though this was something Trunks and Krillin hadn't expected.
"Great, we're saved! Dad narrowed the range of his attack. Looks like he calculated it carefully!" Vegeta stood on the ground, panting. "I think I hit him!"
Cell stood amid the smoke and dust, looking badly battered. When the dust cleared, he was revealed to have lost half his body!
Vegeta looked at Cell smugly. "Serves you right!" Everyone thought it had gone perfectly. Just as they began to celebrate, Cell started trembling. "This is bad. How could this happen? I can't believe I, in my Perfect Form... You bastard!"
"I was just kidding! You're grinning like an idiot. Did you forget I have Piccolo's blood in me?" Vegeta's laughter abruptly died on his face as he remembered Piccolo's ability to fuse and regenerate!
Cell regrew the half of his body that had been destroyed. "Sorry to disappoint you! All right, time to finish you off."
Cell walked toward Vegeta. Unwilling to give up, Vegeta kept firing energy blasts at him, but they barely had any effect. Vegeta continued attacking while Cell simply defended himself.
Cell never stopped moving. He walked right up to Vegeta and punched him, sending him crashing to the shore. By the time Vegeta got back up, Cell was already standing in front of him.
Cell kicked Vegeta into the air. In an instant, he appeared farther ahead, waiting for Vegeta to come flying toward him. He kicked the airborne Vegeta back down to the ground, landing a direct hit on a vital spot.
Vegeta crashed into a crater and looked as if he were on the verge of death. His Super Saiyan form had disappeared, and Krillin and the others were panicking. "This is