Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this fanfic except for Katt. Dragonball Z and all related characters belong to some japanese guy. I am of Scandinavian desent...see my point?
Remembering the Past,
Reclaiming the Future.
Part 1: Gathering Storms
..............................................................................(Episode 4: Suspicions)........................................................................................
~(Outside Capsule Corporation Headquarters)~
Gohan landed just outside Capsule Corporation, an expression of concern crossing over his face. "Whoever that was went in here...I just hope Bulma and everyone is okay..." With this, he walked inside the building, a stern expression on his usually cheerful face.
"Oh, we don't usually get this many visitors this time of day, but welcome!" The overly-cheerful receptionist greeted Gohan as he walked in, the double glass doors closing behind him.
"Um..yes. Do you mean that someone just came through here?" Gohan asked, a little less worried now that he realized that there had been no damage done so far.
"Yes! A nice young lady who just went to see about a job in the science division was just here." The receptionist smiled at him.
"Ah...okay then. Which floor is the science division on?" 'A girl?' Gohan wondered, not used to any unusual possible threats to the planet being female.
"It's on the fourth floor, but you-hey!" She was interupted as Gohan dashed into the elevator, hitting the button for the forth floor.
"I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry! I've got to catch that person!" Gohan quickly apologized before the door shut, cutting off his view of the now slightly less cheerful receptionist. 'I've got to find that person and get some answers out of them before they can cause any trouble!'
~(CC Science Division)~
Bulma looked at Katt. "Katt huh, that's an unusual name." But she still held her smile. "Let me show you to the place where you'll be working at if you fit the bill." She turned away and started walking towards the airlock that led to the lab-proper.
Katt almost snorted or laughed. 'You think MY name is weird...' Nonetheless, she followed Bulma over to the airlock.
"Now, I'm sure you know how to use one of these, so we can just go right ahead." Bulma commented, stepping into the airlock after sliding a keycard through a slot next to the door, causing it to swish open. Inside there was a vent overhead and a drain below, the pre-domitate white still coloring the walls.
Following her into the airlock, Katt wondered how soon she could have a look around at the actual complex, so as to find her quarry. Before she could wonder about anything else though, the airlock swished open on the other side after a rush of air had for the most part cleansed her clothes. 'Not that I would let them get dirty in the first place...' Looking around the lab, she payed little attention to Bulma's tuturial of the different sections of the laboratory. Extending her senses, she realized that her quarry was at the other end of the building, which frustrated her, as Bulma seemed to be taking her sweet time to detail every little thing that they did there. One thing, however, did catch her attention, and that was the relatively high power level coming from the elevator she had arrived in. 'Shoot! How could I have been detected...okay...think rationally, whoever that is, they might not even realize I'm here, but could be a coincidence. Yes, I'm sure that's it.' Despite her self-reassurance, she still remained slightly on edge, especially as the elevator seemed to disgorge it's passenger on the same floor she was on.
Deciding now wasn't the time for it though, she tuned back in to Bulma. "...the equipment lockers. And here we are at last, Energy Fields." Bulma opened another doorway, leading to a room full of scientific-looking equipment, numerous scientists working on assorted projects. "Our current main project is to create an energy field that can regulate tempatures in a single room. Do you know anything about this?"
Katt almost snorted again, but caught herself. 'Those were developed close to five hundred years ago, and they're just now develping them? How pathetic...oh well, I suppose I'll have to play along...' "I know a little about them, my colleages and I did make a few breakthroughs in that area..."
Bulma's eyes lit up with hope for the added knowledge. "That's great! You'll have to show us when you start here! Now that you've seen the lab, I would like the time to file your papers and the like, you know." Bulma's smile was almost unbearably optimistic to Katt. "We'll call you in a few days time to tell you whether you've been accepted or declined." Judging by Bulma's smile and attitude, it was almost certainly going to be the former. Nevertheless, she led the way back towards the elevator, humming merrily the whole way, annoying Katt even more.
Just as they reached the elevator, the doors slid open, revealing Gohan standing there. Upon seeing each other, their eyes made contact, Gohan's widening in recognition of her energy signature. Hurriedly, Katt thanked Bulma for letting her see the lab and considering her for the job. "Thank you, I'll be waiting eagerly for your call, but I have to be somewhere..." She glanced nervously at Gohan, but he seemed to be staying put right in the elevator.
Bulma, however, recognized Gohan on the spot. "Gohan! It's been forever since I've seen you! What have you been up to?"
"I-um...I really can't talk right now Bulma, I'm kind of in a hurry..." Gohan apologized to her, a nervous look crossing his face. 'This I wasn't expecting...she's trying to get a job here? Maybe she's not a threat after all...' He relaxed slightly, realizing that this girl, whoever she was, didn't seem to be causing any harm. There still was the matter of her powerlevel though.
Quickly boarding the elevator, Katt leaned against the railing, trying to relax and act as if nothing was unusual as the elevator doors closed, shutting out the sight of the slightly displeased Bulma and leaving her alone with Gohan, who eyed her speculatively. "So...you're trying to get a job at Capsule Corp.?" There was still a note of disbelief in his voice.
She smiled, trying her best to dispel his doubt. "Um...well, yes, the company I worked for laid off a lot of workers, including me..."
This, however, did not seem to work. "Alright, I'll buy that..." He practicly glared at her as he said the next thing. "But why do you have the ability to fly?"
Katt froze, a million excuses coming to mind all at once and at the same time seeming to make her tongue unable to move. So, instead, she stuttered, "F-fly?" This was not the right thing to say, however.
"Yes, fly. I saw you following Vegeta to here, so I followed you." Gohan's eyes hardened as he looked at her.
"I-I don't know what you mean..." She again tried a phony smile, but dropped it as she saw Gohan's face turn to flint.
"You know just what I mean. Now, who are you and why are you here?" He raised his power slightly to emphisize on the importance of the question.
Katt's eyes also hardened as she looked at him with something that almost verged on sympathy. "You should've left well enough alone..."
Gohan's eyes widened, "Hey! What-" He was cut off as a blast slammed into his midriff, blowing him through the wall of the elevator and through the wall of the building too, dissipating nearly as soon as it started. Katt, however, didn't wait around to find out the results of her blast, and dashed from the elevator as the doors opened, running out the front doors before the now disturbed receptionist could say a word.
"Blast! Now it looks like I'll have to fight them after all-" She cut off as her quarry set down not ten yards away, glaring at her like she had just blown a guy through a wall and damaged his house, which of course she had.
"OK! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHY THE HELL DID YOU JUST BLOW GOHAN THROUGHT THE WALL!?" His hair stood up slightly straiter and turned gold, his power increasing dramatically as he finished the transformation.
Katt, however suprised she was, quickly subdued the panic that followed his transformation. "I didn't know they were...aw damn!" She gathered her composure however and smirked at her quarry. "What's it to you?" She powered up also, quickly surpassing her quarry's powerlevel by far as she reached her max in a matter of seconds. "You can't win this fight...just give up, and I promise you a quick and pai-" She cut off as Vegeta's rage increased, and his hair stood straiter still, powerlevel rising above her own, and miniature bolts of lightning flashing around him. All she managed to utter before the boot met her face was, "Oh shit-", and then all was black.
(A/N: I finally got this chapter out! How long has it been? A long time, that's for sure. I think I can get the next one out sooner however... ANYWAYS! I really would like it if you reviewed. It would mean alot to me. Really. Please! It's my birthday today! Couldn't you review as a birthday present? I AM TURNING 16! GO ME!! WHOO-HOO!)
Remembering the Past,
Reclaiming the Future.
Part 1: Gathering Storms
..............................................................................(Episode 4: Suspicions)........................................................................................
~(Outside Capsule Corporation Headquarters)~
Gohan landed just outside Capsule Corporation, an expression of concern crossing over his face. "Whoever that was went in here...I just hope Bulma and everyone is okay..." With this, he walked inside the building, a stern expression on his usually cheerful face.
"Oh, we don't usually get this many visitors this time of day, but welcome!" The overly-cheerful receptionist greeted Gohan as he walked in, the double glass doors closing behind him.
"Um..yes. Do you mean that someone just came through here?" Gohan asked, a little less worried now that he realized that there had been no damage done so far.
"Yes! A nice young lady who just went to see about a job in the science division was just here." The receptionist smiled at him.
"Ah...okay then. Which floor is the science division on?" 'A girl?' Gohan wondered, not used to any unusual possible threats to the planet being female.
"It's on the fourth floor, but you-hey!" She was interupted as Gohan dashed into the elevator, hitting the button for the forth floor.
"I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry! I've got to catch that person!" Gohan quickly apologized before the door shut, cutting off his view of the now slightly less cheerful receptionist. 'I've got to find that person and get some answers out of them before they can cause any trouble!'
~(CC Science Division)~
Bulma looked at Katt. "Katt huh, that's an unusual name." But she still held her smile. "Let me show you to the place where you'll be working at if you fit the bill." She turned away and started walking towards the airlock that led to the lab-proper.
Katt almost snorted or laughed. 'You think MY name is weird...' Nonetheless, she followed Bulma over to the airlock.
"Now, I'm sure you know how to use one of these, so we can just go right ahead." Bulma commented, stepping into the airlock after sliding a keycard through a slot next to the door, causing it to swish open. Inside there was a vent overhead and a drain below, the pre-domitate white still coloring the walls.
Following her into the airlock, Katt wondered how soon she could have a look around at the actual complex, so as to find her quarry. Before she could wonder about anything else though, the airlock swished open on the other side after a rush of air had for the most part cleansed her clothes. 'Not that I would let them get dirty in the first place...' Looking around the lab, she payed little attention to Bulma's tuturial of the different sections of the laboratory. Extending her senses, she realized that her quarry was at the other end of the building, which frustrated her, as Bulma seemed to be taking her sweet time to detail every little thing that they did there. One thing, however, did catch her attention, and that was the relatively high power level coming from the elevator she had arrived in. 'Shoot! How could I have been detected...okay...think rationally, whoever that is, they might not even realize I'm here, but could be a coincidence. Yes, I'm sure that's it.' Despite her self-reassurance, she still remained slightly on edge, especially as the elevator seemed to disgorge it's passenger on the same floor she was on.
Deciding now wasn't the time for it though, she tuned back in to Bulma. "...the equipment lockers. And here we are at last, Energy Fields." Bulma opened another doorway, leading to a room full of scientific-looking equipment, numerous scientists working on assorted projects. "Our current main project is to create an energy field that can regulate tempatures in a single room. Do you know anything about this?"
Katt almost snorted again, but caught herself. 'Those were developed close to five hundred years ago, and they're just now develping them? How pathetic...oh well, I suppose I'll have to play along...' "I know a little about them, my colleages and I did make a few breakthroughs in that area..."
Bulma's eyes lit up with hope for the added knowledge. "That's great! You'll have to show us when you start here! Now that you've seen the lab, I would like the time to file your papers and the like, you know." Bulma's smile was almost unbearably optimistic to Katt. "We'll call you in a few days time to tell you whether you've been accepted or declined." Judging by Bulma's smile and attitude, it was almost certainly going to be the former. Nevertheless, she led the way back towards the elevator, humming merrily the whole way, annoying Katt even more.
Just as they reached the elevator, the doors slid open, revealing Gohan standing there. Upon seeing each other, their eyes made contact, Gohan's widening in recognition of her energy signature. Hurriedly, Katt thanked Bulma for letting her see the lab and considering her for the job. "Thank you, I'll be waiting eagerly for your call, but I have to be somewhere..." She glanced nervously at Gohan, but he seemed to be staying put right in the elevator.
Bulma, however, recognized Gohan on the spot. "Gohan! It's been forever since I've seen you! What have you been up to?"
"I-um...I really can't talk right now Bulma, I'm kind of in a hurry..." Gohan apologized to her, a nervous look crossing his face. 'This I wasn't expecting...she's trying to get a job here? Maybe she's not a threat after all...' He relaxed slightly, realizing that this girl, whoever she was, didn't seem to be causing any harm. There still was the matter of her powerlevel though.
Quickly boarding the elevator, Katt leaned against the railing, trying to relax and act as if nothing was unusual as the elevator doors closed, shutting out the sight of the slightly displeased Bulma and leaving her alone with Gohan, who eyed her speculatively. "So...you're trying to get a job at Capsule Corp.?" There was still a note of disbelief in his voice.
She smiled, trying her best to dispel his doubt. "Um...well, yes, the company I worked for laid off a lot of workers, including me..."
This, however, did not seem to work. "Alright, I'll buy that..." He practicly glared at her as he said the next thing. "But why do you have the ability to fly?"
Katt froze, a million excuses coming to mind all at once and at the same time seeming to make her tongue unable to move. So, instead, she stuttered, "F-fly?" This was not the right thing to say, however.
"Yes, fly. I saw you following Vegeta to here, so I followed you." Gohan's eyes hardened as he looked at her.
"I-I don't know what you mean..." She again tried a phony smile, but dropped it as she saw Gohan's face turn to flint.
"You know just what I mean. Now, who are you and why are you here?" He raised his power slightly to emphisize on the importance of the question.
Katt's eyes also hardened as she looked at him with something that almost verged on sympathy. "You should've left well enough alone..."
Gohan's eyes widened, "Hey! What-" He was cut off as a blast slammed into his midriff, blowing him through the wall of the elevator and through the wall of the building too, dissipating nearly as soon as it started. Katt, however, didn't wait around to find out the results of her blast, and dashed from the elevator as the doors opened, running out the front doors before the now disturbed receptionist could say a word.
"Blast! Now it looks like I'll have to fight them after all-" She cut off as her quarry set down not ten yards away, glaring at her like she had just blown a guy through a wall and damaged his house, which of course she had.
"OK! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND WHY THE HELL DID YOU JUST BLOW GOHAN THROUGHT THE WALL!?" His hair stood up slightly straiter and turned gold, his power increasing dramatically as he finished the transformation.
Katt, however suprised she was, quickly subdued the panic that followed his transformation. "I didn't know they were...aw damn!" She gathered her composure however and smirked at her quarry. "What's it to you?" She powered up also, quickly surpassing her quarry's powerlevel by far as she reached her max in a matter of seconds. "You can't win this fight...just give up, and I promise you a quick and pai-" She cut off as Vegeta's rage increased, and his hair stood straiter still, powerlevel rising above her own, and miniature bolts of lightning flashing around him. All she managed to utter before the boot met her face was, "Oh shit-", and then all was black.
(A/N: I finally got this chapter out! How long has it been? A long time, that's for sure. I think I can get the next one out sooner however... ANYWAYS! I really would like it if you reviewed. It would mean alot to me. Really. Please! It's my birthday today! Couldn't you review as a birthday present? I AM TURNING 16! GO ME!! WHOO-HOO!)