Creates an energy shield that blocks a Kamehameha from Goku that could destroy a star and the Earth

Goku's face showed a hint of disappointment, as if he had hoped Cell would accept his offer. But he didn't have a choice now. This had to end now. Silently, he began concentrating his energy.

Ka...

"I expected as much, Cell. You leave me no other choice but to destroy you."

Me...

"Oh, Goku; have you still learned nothing from your futile attempts? You're too slow. All that power, but it's useless if you can't hit me. And it's clear, you're getting weaker by the second. It won't be long now."

Ha...

"I knew the weaknesses of this form from the beginning, Cell. But where this form might come up short for others, I have a way to overcome it."

Me...

"Oh, really? I can't say I'm not curious to know what your magical solution is. After all, your attempts to destroy me so far have all been wondrously successful."

Goku slowly pulled his hands to his right hip, carefully cupped. This was his full power, all he could possibly muster. It had to be enough to finish Cell once and for all. He would have to spend every drop of his energy to get the job done. The silent Kamehameha took intense concentration.

...

On the battlefield, the bio-android maintained a stony disinterest, though he was inwardly excited. 'This is it,' Cell thought. 'I can't believe he thinks this is going to work. Foolish, silly, Goku. You are far too predictable to get away with something like this.'

Having gathered every remaining ounce of power he could spare, Goku smiled. Now all he could do was execute and hope that it would be enough. He could feel the Kamehameha rippling through his entire body, power like he had never dreamed of feeling in his entire life. This kind of energy could blow up a star...surely it would be enough to finish Cell for good. But he had to be careful. One slip, and he could easily destroy all of his friends along with the entire planet. Never had he focused harder, never had he concentrated so much. This was his moment, his chance to finish off a real threat the way Vegeta had completely destroyed Frieza. He had given Cell the chance to repent...now there was nothing else to do. Everyone was counting on him, he knew it. Blinking and saying a prayer, Goku put two fingers to his head.

"Goodbye, Cell!" he yelled.

TSSSHHHTT! The familiar hum of instant transmission sounded. Immediately, there was a blinding blue light, outshining the sun.

"HAAAAAA!"

The fury of the Kamehameha was deafening. The instantaneous explosion sent violent spherical shock-waves slicing through the ground in all directions. They cut deep into the earth, boiling water and shearing through solid rock. Vibrant blue light filled everyone's vision.

"Get down!" Piccolo yelled as a deadly shockwave cut into the ground at his feet. Yamcha, luckily, was already in the back and retreated immediately. But Tien wasn't quite fast enough, having not activated his kaioken in time. His shirt was sliced open upon his chest; he had missed bisection by mere inches.

As the explosion continued, each one of the Z fighters flared up their auras as high as possible and covered their eyes.

"We'll be lucky if this thing doesn't kill us all!" Tien yelled. The intensity of the flares of blue light seemed every bit as intense as a Solar Flare, but was combined with powerful explosive shockwaves. Large chunks of the island were suddenly sliced off the main landmass and began to fall into the ocean. But as the energy continued to shake everything, the island itself began to crumble. It shuddered, then sank as it broke apart from the sheer reverberating shockwaves. In moments, the ocean had covered it, erasing all evidence of its existence.

Gohan, who was the farthest from the blast, saw a series of shockwaves heading toward him. Immediately realizing the ship was in imminent danger, he moved to intercept them. He didn't know if Oniya had put up the shields or not, but he couldn't take any chances; even as the ship began retreating, the boy fired a flurry of his own blasts at the energy arcing through the sky. After a few moments, the ship was out of range, its powerful engines whining loudly as it receded. Confident that everyone on board was safe, the young Saiyan blasted off toward the others.

Goku, floating at the epicenter of the explosion, continued to pour all his energy into the attack. 'Come on, Goku. Give until there's nothing left!' He could feel his aching muscles beginning to falter, their weariness causing his entire body to shake with exhaustion. But he persisted nonetheless. 'This is for you: Chi Chi, Gohan, Master Roshi, Krillin, everyone! I'm going to finish this even if it kills me!'

"He's still pushing, guys!" Trunks yelled. "I can't believe he is still going! Nothing could survive that! Goku might not even make it himself!"

"You don't think he'd kill himself to rid us of Cell?" Tien asked.

"At this point I wouldn't be surprised by anything Goku does," Piccolo said bluntly. "He'd gladly risk it all to save the world. And he knows he's our last chance."

Gohan suddenly caught up to the others in midair. The island below, where they had been standing only moments before, was now completely underwater. "Guys, we have to help my Dad!"

"Wait, Gohan!" Piccolo yelled. "If you get anywhere near that blast you could be killed. Trust me, there's no way we could make that attack any more deadly for Cell."

"So...you think it'll work?" the boy asked hesitantly.

"We hope," Tien answered.

Suddenly, as quickly as they had began, the deafening explosions ceased. From the cloud of smoke, the exhausted form of Goku fell from the sky. Gohan reacted immediately, flying to catch his father.

...

Gohan couldn't be any prouder of his father. Had they really won for good? Yamcha and Tien dropped down to another outcropping of rock as well, grinning but still keeping their eyes on the sky.

But Piccolo suddenly began to shake, his pupils expanding and his jaw dropping. Impossible...how could it be? He still didn't see or sense anything, but he was beginning to hear something, something still too faint for any of the others to hear. It was a hum...the hum of energy.

Until now, the reverberating thunder and crashing waves had obscured the sound...but it was growing more and more distinct, shattering his prior hopefulness.

Goku, from his spot on the ground, was the first to turn his head and see Piccolo. But as his brain tried to process the surprise of seeing the Namek in such shock, he found that all he could do was replicate the same expression. Goku's own eyes shot up into the sky, finally seeing one strange spot where the smoke had yet to clear. The vapors were moving, shifting, and as he looked closer he realized that they were rotating around something spherical.

"Dad?" his son suddenly asked, seeing the strange worry appear on Goku's face. "What's the matter, Dad?"

In unison, they all turned their faces up to the sky. At last, a tiny breeze cleared the remaining smoke, laying the awful revelation clear before them all.

It was worse than they ever could have imagined. Even Goku, usually so cheerful, felt all his hope drain out of his body in an instant. How had he been so foolish, throwing all his energy into a single attack? It had been their last chance...but clearly something had gone wrong.

They all recognized the vibrant blue translucent sphere of energy surrounding Cell. It made perfect sense: Cell had absorbed Number 17, so he would have access to the android barrier shield. But who could have anticipated that Cell would have activated it at the precise moment, or that it could have withstood the overwhelming force of Goku's Instant Kamehameha?

"It's...him. Cell, it's really him," Gohan stuttered.

No one knew what to do next. For that matter, what could they do? After everything—all their efforts—Cell had emerged completely unscathed from what was probably the strongest attack the universe had ever seen. If he had even been a little bit injured they would have had hope, but now...only a fool would try to stand up to this creature.

- Bringer of Death Chapter 52