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Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. Kat owns Katsuko.
"You want to wish me back?" Katsuko said, looking at her father. They were at Dende's Lookout, and Goku was telling her the news.
"Yep. And not just me, either. All of our friends want you back, too. Especially your mother."
"I can't believe they just found the seventh Dragonball yesterday. Why were they even collecting the Dragonballs?"
Goku grinned. "I dunno. Bulma probably just got bored."
"Talk about good timing. But . . . "
Goku frowned. "But, what? You do want to go back, don't you?"
"Yes, of course! But I just feel so . . so . . I don't know. Selfish, I guess."
Goku smiled and shook his head in disbelief. "How could you possibly feel selfish when I was the one who asked for you to go back?"
"I shouldn't have said anything earlier. I was being a baby about it by wanting to go to the tournament. I'm wasting their wishes."
"No, kitten, you're not. THey told me themselves they didn't mind."
"I know. But . . . "
Goku put his hands on her shoulders. "Kat, listen. It's not only you or them that want you to go back. *I* want you to go. You have your whole life ahead of you."
"But, what about you? I'd be abandoning you. Won't you be lonely?"
Goku smiled. "Me? Heck no! You forget that I'm a grown man. I can take care of myself. Trust me. You won't hurt my feelings, kitten. I love you a lot, and I want what's best for you. Understand?"
Katsuko looked up into her father's eyes, and impulsively hugged him. "Thank you so much, Dad. I'll never forget this. I've wanted this so bad, but I just felt so guilty about it. I don't anymore, though."
"Good. I'm glad."
"Well, I guess I'd better tell Dende I'm leaving." She smiled at Goku , and ran over to Dende. The young Namek was standing at the entrance of the Lookout.
Dende saw her and smiled. The two had gotten to know each other quite well since Katusko had died, especially since they were around the same age. With a pang, Kat realized that her dad wasn't the only person in Otherworld she'd miss.
Oh, but to see her brother again . . Katusko grinned at Dende, her eyes sparkling.
"I'm going back, Dende! Isn't that great!"
"Yes, I know you are. And it's wonderful. I'm very happy for you."
"Really? How did you know already?"
"Goku told me. And I'm the one who summons the Eternal Dragon, remember?"
"Oh, yeah. Duh."
"Um, Katsuko?"
"Yeah?"
"I want to give you something. Wait here while I go get it." Dende walked into the Lookout, returning with something hidden in his fist.
"I've been waiting for the right time to give this to you. Now that you're going back to Earth, I guess it's the only time left." He opened his fist and revealed a necklace. A bright light seemed to shine from within it. Even with the blinding glow, Kat leaned closer for a better look.
"Here, let me put it on you." Dende slipped it over her head, and the light faded. Katsuko held the pendant in the palm of her hand.
"Oh Dende, it's beautiful!" She said in awe. The pendant was a ball about the size of a shooting marble. Inside a multitude of red and gold swirled around; flowing like a river of lava. "I . . . I love it, Dende. Thank you so much."
Dende smiled at her. "It's not just an ordinary necklace, you know."
Katsuko looked up. "It isn't?"
"No. It'll protect you from the moon."
"What do you mean?"
"You haven't been on Earth for quite a while, so I can see why you wouldn't think of it. With your tail, you run the risk of turning into an Oozaru each full moon."
"Oh, yeah! You mean as long as I wear this, I can stare at the moon all I want?"
"You got it! And another thing, you shouldn't take the necklace off. I put some of your life energy into it so it'd work. If you take it off, you'll notice that you'll feel much weaker than usual. If you take it off once or twice it should still work, but don't take it off unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Got it. Anything else I should know about it?"
"No. Wait, yes, there is. It's not important really, but since the pendant has some of your energy in it, it will change colors according to your emotions."
"Cool! Kind of like a mood ring!"
"I guess so, but this is accurate."
"Dende, this is the most special, most beautiful gift I've ever recieved. Thank you, Dende. Thanks a lot." She hugged the Namek, who was blushing bright purple. "I'll miss you so much. You're my best friend, you know."
"I know. I'll miss you, Kat."
She let go of him and have a weak smile. "Well, you better go summon that dragon."
"Okay. See ya."
"See ya."
Dende smiled and disappeared. Goku walked over to Katsuko. "I'll see you in a couple of weeks at the tournament, 'K?"
Katsuko nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you then. Thanks again, Dad." She walked to the center of the lookout and waved. Goku smiled and waved back. "Miss you already!" He called.
"Bye! I'll say hi to everyone for ya!" Suddenly a bright aura surrounded Kat, and she was engulfed by the gold flames.
*This is it,* Katsuko thought. *I'm going home. And I'm ready.*
And with that she disappeared.
Remember to review, people!
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. Kat owns Katsuko.
"You want to wish me back?" Katsuko said, looking at her father. They were at Dende's Lookout, and Goku was telling her the news.
"Yep. And not just me, either. All of our friends want you back, too. Especially your mother."
"I can't believe they just found the seventh Dragonball yesterday. Why were they even collecting the Dragonballs?"
Goku grinned. "I dunno. Bulma probably just got bored."
"Talk about good timing. But . . . "
Goku frowned. "But, what? You do want to go back, don't you?"
"Yes, of course! But I just feel so . . so . . I don't know. Selfish, I guess."
Goku smiled and shook his head in disbelief. "How could you possibly feel selfish when I was the one who asked for you to go back?"
"I shouldn't have said anything earlier. I was being a baby about it by wanting to go to the tournament. I'm wasting their wishes."
"No, kitten, you're not. THey told me themselves they didn't mind."
"I know. But . . . "
Goku put his hands on her shoulders. "Kat, listen. It's not only you or them that want you to go back. *I* want you to go. You have your whole life ahead of you."
"But, what about you? I'd be abandoning you. Won't you be lonely?"
Goku smiled. "Me? Heck no! You forget that I'm a grown man. I can take care of myself. Trust me. You won't hurt my feelings, kitten. I love you a lot, and I want what's best for you. Understand?"
Katsuko looked up into her father's eyes, and impulsively hugged him. "Thank you so much, Dad. I'll never forget this. I've wanted this so bad, but I just felt so guilty about it. I don't anymore, though."
"Good. I'm glad."
"Well, I guess I'd better tell Dende I'm leaving." She smiled at Goku , and ran over to Dende. The young Namek was standing at the entrance of the Lookout.
Dende saw her and smiled. The two had gotten to know each other quite well since Katusko had died, especially since they were around the same age. With a pang, Kat realized that her dad wasn't the only person in Otherworld she'd miss.
Oh, but to see her brother again . . Katusko grinned at Dende, her eyes sparkling.
"I'm going back, Dende! Isn't that great!"
"Yes, I know you are. And it's wonderful. I'm very happy for you."
"Really? How did you know already?"
"Goku told me. And I'm the one who summons the Eternal Dragon, remember?"
"Oh, yeah. Duh."
"Um, Katsuko?"
"Yeah?"
"I want to give you something. Wait here while I go get it." Dende walked into the Lookout, returning with something hidden in his fist.
"I've been waiting for the right time to give this to you. Now that you're going back to Earth, I guess it's the only time left." He opened his fist and revealed a necklace. A bright light seemed to shine from within it. Even with the blinding glow, Kat leaned closer for a better look.
"Here, let me put it on you." Dende slipped it over her head, and the light faded. Katsuko held the pendant in the palm of her hand.
"Oh Dende, it's beautiful!" She said in awe. The pendant was a ball about the size of a shooting marble. Inside a multitude of red and gold swirled around; flowing like a river of lava. "I . . . I love it, Dende. Thank you so much."
Dende smiled at her. "It's not just an ordinary necklace, you know."
Katsuko looked up. "It isn't?"
"No. It'll protect you from the moon."
"What do you mean?"
"You haven't been on Earth for quite a while, so I can see why you wouldn't think of it. With your tail, you run the risk of turning into an Oozaru each full moon."
"Oh, yeah! You mean as long as I wear this, I can stare at the moon all I want?"
"You got it! And another thing, you shouldn't take the necklace off. I put some of your life energy into it so it'd work. If you take it off, you'll notice that you'll feel much weaker than usual. If you take it off once or twice it should still work, but don't take it off unless it's absolutely necessary."
"Got it. Anything else I should know about it?"
"No. Wait, yes, there is. It's not important really, but since the pendant has some of your energy in it, it will change colors according to your emotions."
"Cool! Kind of like a mood ring!"
"I guess so, but this is accurate."
"Dende, this is the most special, most beautiful gift I've ever recieved. Thank you, Dende. Thanks a lot." She hugged the Namek, who was blushing bright purple. "I'll miss you so much. You're my best friend, you know."
"I know. I'll miss you, Kat."
She let go of him and have a weak smile. "Well, you better go summon that dragon."
"Okay. See ya."
"See ya."
Dende smiled and disappeared. Goku walked over to Katsuko. "I'll see you in a couple of weeks at the tournament, 'K?"
Katsuko nodded. "Yeah, I'll see you then. Thanks again, Dad." She walked to the center of the lookout and waved. Goku smiled and waved back. "Miss you already!" He called.
"Bye! I'll say hi to everyone for ya!" Suddenly a bright aura surrounded Kat, and she was engulfed by the gold flames.
*This is it,* Katsuko thought. *I'm going home. And I'm ready.*
And with that she disappeared.
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