Hey, this is Alecto posting Katsuko's story. I know I'm late, but don't blame the writer -- I'm just darn slow at typing things up. Enjoy the story, and don't forget to review! This chapter's a little short, but there should be another up soon to make up for it.
Katsuko's Story -- Chapter 2
The Sons, the Briefs, and the rest of the Z warriors were at the Kame house, sparring and talking about the upcoming tournament.
"Well, we all know that I'm going to win, so I hope you amateurs are ready for a sound beating," Vegeta said smirking.
18 rolled her eyes and flipped back her hair. "What makes you think that you're going to win?"
Vegeta glared at her. "For starters, I have been training in the gravity room every day for years . . . "
Trunks waved a hand in the air. "I did too, right Dad?" Vegeta nodded.
"Yes, the brat too. He could beat you, blondie. You and I both know that Saiyans are the superior race!"
Yamcha stared at them. This had been going on for way too long. "Will you guys just knock it off? You can find out who's better at the tournament!"
Vegeta gave him 'the look.' Yamcha knew that look well; it was the one that said 'shut that hole in your mouth before I do it for you!' Yamcha shut it.
Just then Bulma burst through the door, breathing heavily and grinning from ear to ear. "I . . . found . . . it! I . . . found . . . it!"
Vegeta rolled his eyes. "Found what, woman!"
"Probably the reason why she called us here," Yamcha said. "Right?" Bulma nodded excitedly.
Vegeta was getting tired of this. "Spit it out!"
"I . . . have . . . the seventh DRAGONBALL!"
By now most of the party had wandered over to see what was going on. Gohan stared at Bulma in amazement. "You mean . . . "
"Yup! We can wish for whatever we want!" Bulma grinned. "Pretty cool of me, huh? I started hunting a while back, just for the heck of it."
Master Roshi was very excited. It wasn't everyday that someone made a wish on the Eternal Dragon! "This is wonderful indeed! Heh, so what are we going to wish for? Hmm?"
Meanwhile, Trunks and Goten were jumping up and down, screaming out wishes left and right. "Christmas forever!" "Pizza!" "Toys! Lots n'lots of toys!" "A trampoline!" Marron added her own wishes inbetween the two. "A dolly! Oooh, oooh, a pony!" The list went on and on.
While Master Roshi was thinking, a voice popped into his head. "Um, Master Roshi? You there?"
Roshi nearly jumped out of his skin. "Goku? Is that you?" Everyone stopped talking and focused their attention on Master Roshi.
Goku smiled and started talking again. "Yeah, it's me. Talkin' to ya telepathically from all the way up here in Otherworld."
"Oh. How many times do I have to tell you not to come waltzing into my head and start yelling? It's enought to bring a guy out of the grave!"
"Sorry, Master Roshi. Hey, I was wondering . . . um . . . how many Dragonballs do you have?"
"What's he saying?" Piccolo asked.
Roshi looked at all of them. "He wants to know how many Dragonballs we have!"
Everyone got puzzled looks on their faces. "So, why does he want to know?" Chi Chi asked.
Roshi spoke. "Um, just got the seventh today. Why do you ask?"
"That's great! I mean, er, I just wanted to ask if you could use one of your wishes to bring Katsuko back."
Roshi was taken aback. He wasn't expecting this! "Katsuko?"
Everyone gasped. Chi Chi elbowed her way to Roshi, her eyes glittering with hope. "Katsuko? My baby? What about her?"
"He wants to know if we want to use one of our wishes to . . . to . . . to bring Katsuko back."
The room went silent. Then everybody started talking at once. Krillin smiled. "Katsuko?! Wow! I've missed that kid!"
Piccolo gave a small grin. "What, you mean that little troublemaker . . . . "
Chi Chi's eyes filled with tears as she thought about her daughter coming back. "Oh, my little baby girl . . . "
Vegeta rolled his eyes and mumbled, "Hmph. That annoying Saiyan brat."
Bulma whirled around to face him. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that! She liked -- likes -- you very much, Vegeta! So knock it off!"
Vegeta grunted.
"What?!"
"Nothing."
"That's what I thought."
Trunks was listening to all this. 'What are they talking about?' He thought. "Um, Mom, who's Katsuko?"
Bulma looked at her son. "Don't you remember her? Oh, wait. You were just a baby. She is Gohan's twin sister. She liked you a lot."
"She did?"
Bulma nodded.
"Oh." Trunks paused. "How'd she die?"
Krillin smiled. "By saving your life! Er well, your future self anyway."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"When we were fighting Cell . . . you've heard of Cell, haven't you?"
Trunks rolled his eyes. "Duh. I'm not stupid."
"Yeah you are!" Goten chirped.
"Shut up!" Trunks said shoving him. The two boys settled down after a glare from Vegeta. Krillen chuckled nervously.
"Ooookay. Anyway, he was about to self-destruct when . . . "
Trunks was getting antsy. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, Goten's dad sacrificed himself and blahblahblah. Now get to the part where she saves me!"
"Alright, alright! Geez! Okay, so we thought Cell was dead and gone, but he regenerated and came back down to Earth, sending a blast straight toward your future self! Katsuko noticed this and dove right in front of you, thus, saving your life! You happy now?"
Trunks stared at Krillin open-mouthed. "Whoa . . . cool! I can't believe she did that for me!"
Gohan patted him on the shoulder. "Yep. Believe it."
Trunks faced Master Roshi, an unusually serious look on his face. "Master Roshi, tell Goku that we'll wish her back."
Vegeta's face reddened. "What?! You don't even remember what she looks like! What do you want to wish her back for?"
Master Roshi chuckled. "Well, that's one vote. Anyone else?"
Everyone raised their hands, except for Vegeta. They all stared at him. After a minute or so he rolled his eyes and raised his hand. "So much for immortality," he mumbled.
Master Roshi focused his mind back on Goku.
"Goku?"
"I'm here, Master Roshi. So, what did they say?"
"We all agreed."
" . . . Even Vegeta?"
"Well, eventually, yes."
"That's great! Tell everyone thanks . . . um, Master?"
"What is it, Goku?"
"Can you wish her back tomorrow?"
"Sure. Why do you ask?"
"She should probably have a chance to get to know everybody before the tournament, and, well . . . I'd like another day with my daughter."
"Say no more, Son. We'll wish her back tomorrow."
"Okay, great! Thanks a lot!"
"Oh, one more thing. How does Katsuko feel about this?"
"Well, she doesn't know about it yet. I'll tell her tomorrow morning as a surprise."
"I bet she'll be thrilled! Heh, heh!"
"Yeah. Well, I got to go! I promised Kat I'd do some weight training with her today."
"Okay Goku. Train hard!"
"We will, Master Roshi. We will."
Katsuko's Story -- Chapter 2
The Sons, the Briefs, and the rest of the Z warriors were at the Kame house, sparring and talking about the upcoming tournament.
"Well, we all know that I'm going to win, so I hope you amateurs are ready for a sound beating," Vegeta said smirking.
18 rolled her eyes and flipped back her hair. "What makes you think that you're going to win?"
Vegeta glared at her. "For starters, I have been training in the gravity room every day for years . . . "
Trunks waved a hand in the air. "I did too, right Dad?" Vegeta nodded.
"Yes, the brat too. He could beat you, blondie. You and I both know that Saiyans are the superior race!"
Yamcha stared at them. This had been going on for way too long. "Will you guys just knock it off? You can find out who's better at the tournament!"
Vegeta gave him 'the look.' Yamcha knew that look well; it was the one that said 'shut that hole in your mouth before I do it for you!' Yamcha shut it.
Just then Bulma burst through the door, breathing heavily and grinning from ear to ear. "I . . . found . . . it! I . . . found . . . it!"
Vegeta rolled his eyes. "Found what, woman!"
"Probably the reason why she called us here," Yamcha said. "Right?" Bulma nodded excitedly.
Vegeta was getting tired of this. "Spit it out!"
"I . . . have . . . the seventh DRAGONBALL!"
By now most of the party had wandered over to see what was going on. Gohan stared at Bulma in amazement. "You mean . . . "
"Yup! We can wish for whatever we want!" Bulma grinned. "Pretty cool of me, huh? I started hunting a while back, just for the heck of it."
Master Roshi was very excited. It wasn't everyday that someone made a wish on the Eternal Dragon! "This is wonderful indeed! Heh, so what are we going to wish for? Hmm?"
Meanwhile, Trunks and Goten were jumping up and down, screaming out wishes left and right. "Christmas forever!" "Pizza!" "Toys! Lots n'lots of toys!" "A trampoline!" Marron added her own wishes inbetween the two. "A dolly! Oooh, oooh, a pony!" The list went on and on.
While Master Roshi was thinking, a voice popped into his head. "Um, Master Roshi? You there?"
Roshi nearly jumped out of his skin. "Goku? Is that you?" Everyone stopped talking and focused their attention on Master Roshi.
Goku smiled and started talking again. "Yeah, it's me. Talkin' to ya telepathically from all the way up here in Otherworld."
"Oh. How many times do I have to tell you not to come waltzing into my head and start yelling? It's enought to bring a guy out of the grave!"
"Sorry, Master Roshi. Hey, I was wondering . . . um . . . how many Dragonballs do you have?"
"What's he saying?" Piccolo asked.
Roshi looked at all of them. "He wants to know how many Dragonballs we have!"
Everyone got puzzled looks on their faces. "So, why does he want to know?" Chi Chi asked.
Roshi spoke. "Um, just got the seventh today. Why do you ask?"
"That's great! I mean, er, I just wanted to ask if you could use one of your wishes to bring Katsuko back."
Roshi was taken aback. He wasn't expecting this! "Katsuko?"
Everyone gasped. Chi Chi elbowed her way to Roshi, her eyes glittering with hope. "Katsuko? My baby? What about her?"
"He wants to know if we want to use one of our wishes to . . . to . . . to bring Katsuko back."
The room went silent. Then everybody started talking at once. Krillin smiled. "Katsuko?! Wow! I've missed that kid!"
Piccolo gave a small grin. "What, you mean that little troublemaker . . . . "
Chi Chi's eyes filled with tears as she thought about her daughter coming back. "Oh, my little baby girl . . . "
Vegeta rolled his eyes and mumbled, "Hmph. That annoying Saiyan brat."
Bulma whirled around to face him. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that! She liked -- likes -- you very much, Vegeta! So knock it off!"
Vegeta grunted.
"What?!"
"Nothing."
"That's what I thought."
Trunks was listening to all this. 'What are they talking about?' He thought. "Um, Mom, who's Katsuko?"
Bulma looked at her son. "Don't you remember her? Oh, wait. You were just a baby. She is Gohan's twin sister. She liked you a lot."
"She did?"
Bulma nodded.
"Oh." Trunks paused. "How'd she die?"
Krillin smiled. "By saving your life! Er well, your future self anyway."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"When we were fighting Cell . . . you've heard of Cell, haven't you?"
Trunks rolled his eyes. "Duh. I'm not stupid."
"Yeah you are!" Goten chirped.
"Shut up!" Trunks said shoving him. The two boys settled down after a glare from Vegeta. Krillen chuckled nervously.
"Ooookay. Anyway, he was about to self-destruct when . . . "
Trunks was getting antsy. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, Goten's dad sacrificed himself and blahblahblah. Now get to the part where she saves me!"
"Alright, alright! Geez! Okay, so we thought Cell was dead and gone, but he regenerated and came back down to Earth, sending a blast straight toward your future self! Katsuko noticed this and dove right in front of you, thus, saving your life! You happy now?"
Trunks stared at Krillin open-mouthed. "Whoa . . . cool! I can't believe she did that for me!"
Gohan patted him on the shoulder. "Yep. Believe it."
Trunks faced Master Roshi, an unusually serious look on his face. "Master Roshi, tell Goku that we'll wish her back."
Vegeta's face reddened. "What?! You don't even remember what she looks like! What do you want to wish her back for?"
Master Roshi chuckled. "Well, that's one vote. Anyone else?"
Everyone raised their hands, except for Vegeta. They all stared at him. After a minute or so he rolled his eyes and raised his hand. "So much for immortality," he mumbled.
Master Roshi focused his mind back on Goku.
"Goku?"
"I'm here, Master Roshi. So, what did they say?"
"We all agreed."
" . . . Even Vegeta?"
"Well, eventually, yes."
"That's great! Tell everyone thanks . . . um, Master?"
"What is it, Goku?"
"Can you wish her back tomorrow?"
"Sure. Why do you ask?"
"She should probably have a chance to get to know everybody before the tournament, and, well . . . I'd like another day with my daughter."
"Say no more, Son. We'll wish her back tomorrow."
"Okay, great! Thanks a lot!"
"Oh, one more thing. How does Katsuko feel about this?"
"Well, she doesn't know about it yet. I'll tell her tomorrow morning as a surprise."
"I bet she'll be thrilled! Heh, heh!"
"Yeah. Well, I got to go! I promised Kat I'd do some weight training with her today."
"Okay Goku. Train hard!"
"We will, Master Roshi. We will."