Chapter 7: Touchdown on Namek

Namek was a beautiful planet, and I was saddened at the memory of the show, soon the planet would be gone. I suddenly got a case of homesickness, remembering my grandma's farm, and school, and even mowing the lawn. I missed it all.

The green sky and the blue grass reminded me of home, too. Home, in with the horse farms and open spaces. Would I ever get to see them again?

"Alright, Katie, anything we need to know right off?" Bulma asked.

"Vegeta is here. And so is Frieza. Soon, two of his soldiers will attack and break the ship."

"What!" the three of them screamed.

"Don't worry, we'll get a ride back with Goku." I explained.

"What do we do?"

"They'll be pushovers. You don't have to worry about those two."

And like clockwork, the two soldiers appeared.

"Well, look here, earthlings… and a female Sayjin?" Solider 1 said. I stepped forward.

"Yeah, what of it, punk?" I said back.

"Don't get sassy with us, monkey girl!" Soldier 2 snapped back.

"Why not?" I asked innocently.

"Cause my partner and I here are stronger than you and your friends. See… power level 100. Ha!" both of the goons started laughing, so I powered up.

"What!" my power grew high enough that I broke their Scouters and then I lowered it so not to attract any other readings.

"Her power read 1,500 before my Scouter broke." The Soldier 2 cried.

"That's more than ours combined."

"That's only a piece of it. And those two boys behind me are just as strong." The soldiers panicked, but started to act like they wanted a fight just the same.

"You're bluffing! Our Scouters malfunction or something." Soldier 1 said.

"Wanna bet?" I charged and knocked Soldier 2 onto his butt before he saw me coming. Then I kicked him and sent him into the lake nearby.

"Ha!" Soldier 1 blasted the ship and broke its window.

"My baby!" Bulma cried. I powered up a Kamehameha and hit the guy, knocking him into the lake, too.

So we all talked and got going to find the Dragonballs. Of course, I didn't remember where they all were. We found two, and soon Vegeta will have three. Frieza will be the one to have the others. Then I realize that, once again, this isn't exactly like the show.

Then we met Dodoria and Frieza.

Frieza was terrorizing a village, and it happened to be the one Dende lived in.

"Guys, stay cool. Even I can't defeat Dodoria now, and if Frieza sees me he'll kill me cause I'm a Sayjin."

"Freiza's a guy?" Krillen asked, looking sick.

"Focus! When I say go, grab the little kid and run!" I ordered.

"Okay." Gohan and Krillen said competently. I watched, replaying the episode over and over, and finally it was go time.

"Now!" I flared my Ki and broke all their Scouters, and drew their attention toward me. As Krillen and Gohan got the kid, I took off in the opposite direction and Dodoria was chasing me. He was fast, but I knew where I was going. Or at least, I hoped I did.

For me to know so much about DBZ, I must have been a real nerd…

Faster and faster I went, Dodoria on my tail, literally, the entire way. He called after me, but I ignored his threats and kept going, even faster. I didn't have to out run him, just stay out of his reach.

Soon I saw the black flaming hair in the distance and broke off and hid in a cave. I remembered the cave from another episode, and was grateful it was where it was on the show. Dodoria kept looking for me, but where as I could sense his energy and he couldn't sense mine, I hid well. I flared my energy once to attract Vegeta's attention and then lowered it as low as it would go. Dodoria and Vegeta made eye contact and started fighting. I escaped and met the others back at the ship, Dende in tow.

"Katie, what took you so long, we were worried." Gohan said.

"I'm sorry, but I had to get away from Dodoria. He's faster than he looks." I said, out of breath.

"How'd you get away?" Dende said excitedly. That was a shock, he was shyer in the show. Come to think about it, Gohan was awfully friendly to me too, when we first met.

"I led him to Vegeta and hid. Vegeta probably has killed him by now."

"What?" Krillen said.

"Oh, Katie, this is Dende." Gohan introduced.

"Hi, Dende, I'm Katie."

"Oh, I know. Guru told me about you."

"He did?" I asked. That confused me.

Dende told the others about Guru and his Dragonball, and to save time I suggested we all go see him.

Dende led the way to Guru's house and soon we were all there and were greeted by Nail. He allowed us in and after we got the Dragonball Guru offered to awaken our hidden powers. Krillen went first, then Gohan, and then Dende.

"Child, please, don't be shy. I wish to open your hidden powers, too." Guru addressed me.

"Oh! Yes, sir." I walked over and his massive yet gentle hand was placed over my head.

As I stood there, nervous of what was going to happen, I felt a peace wash over me and suddenly I wasn't so homesick. A feeling of belonging came over me, and then a feeling I can only describe as a snap or a pop was released from deep inside, and then I felt a strength fill my body.

"So, you have arrived. The girl from the other earth." He said after he was finished.

"Dende said you knew of me." I replied.

"You have been in my dreams for many nights. You are to become great." Guru said as a wave of coughs came from deep inside.

"Guru!" Nail cried.

"Hush now, Nail. I'm all right. Katie, on this day your powers have been opened. You were brought here to do good. Use my gift well."

"Guru, do you know why I'm here?" I asked.

"No, but my visions told me you were here to save us. I don't mean us as in Nameks, but this entire universe. I do not understand any of your destiny, but when you were brought here it changed. You have a new destiny, and you must fulfill it. After the things you know to happen have happened, you will be ready to save us."

Guru was tired and we left, I bowed in gratitude and respect, the proper Japanese custom, and we headed back to the ship.

"Oh, great!" I said. I stopped and so did the others.

"What is it, Katie?" Gohan asked.

"I almost forgot, Vegeta's coming."

"How could you forget something like that!" Krillen called.

"Something worse is coming soon, that's why. Dende, go back to Nail and Guru. You'll be safe there."

"Okay." Dende looked worried, but he flew back as he was told.

"What do we do, Katie?" Gohan said.

"We wait for Vegeta." I said calmly.

"What!"

"Trust me."

A moment passed and Vegeta came into view. He has his Dragonballs with him.

"Alright, hand over the Dragonball and I won't kill you. Yet."

"Katie!" Krillen whispered anxiously.

"Well!" Vegeta said, less calm. Then we felt it: the Ginyu force was near.

"What's that?" Krillen asks scared. It was ironic, but if they hadn't shown up, Vegeta would have killed us.

"The Ginyu force, Frieza's elite fighting force." Vegeta explained.

"We better team up so we can defeat them. We'll worry about who gets the Dragonballs later." I suggested.

"Right." Vegeta agreed, though Krillen and Gohan weren't so sure.