Chapter 10: Healing
No one but Goku worse for wear, we all gathered as I helped Goku to his feet. He had to lean on me, but at least he wasn't dying. He just was in no condition to move.
"Come on, let's get him inside." Vegeta said. Krillen and Gohan weren't too sure to trust him so easily. But I knew and followed.
Gohan and Krillen followed me with Goku and I followed Vegeta. He led us to the hospital wing in the ship and Goku woke up for a second and started screaming about needles and made himself look stupid. I couldn't help but laugh. A classic is always a classic.
Vegeta explained about the Rehabilitation chamber as I placed Goku inside. Then Vegeta led us inside another room and gave us Sayjin armor. There was a separate Women's dressing room, so I stayed inside after I was finished and thought out the next stage of the show.
Frieza will be here soon. I can warn the others, but should I? What the hell do I do now? This is one of the biggest battles in all DBZ…
There was a knock on the door that interrupted my thoughts. It was Gohan checking on me.
"Katie, are you finished?" he asked with the door agape.
"Yeah." He walked on in, no shame in being in a girl's locker room since it was only me inside. He took notice of my armor.
"You look like Vegeta in that armor." I hadn't noticed that, but it was the same color and model as Vegeta's old armor from earth.
"Guess I do." I smiled. Vegeta is and will always be my hero, even when he was evil. Even after what he said.
"You know something bad is coming, don't you?"
"I can't say. Believe me, I wish I could."
"Krillen and I are going to get the Dragonballs and summon the dragon with Dende."
"I'll keep Vegeta here. I don't know what may happen here, but I'll do my best."
So I followed Gohan out and headed toward Vegeta's energy signal. It was irregular, all on edge and it felt… it felt like static electricity.
I continued toward Vegeta and noticed his signal settle once more. He was okay now. Well, as okay as the evil Vegeta gets. I got to the door and knocked. It was the hospital room, so Goku lay asleep inside.
"Enter." He said smugly. When he saw it was me he snorted.
"I wanted to thank you for helping with Goku." I took a seat near Vegeta as we began to talk.
"I'll need his help to defeat Frieza. That's all; I still consider Kakorot, his brat, the human, and you my enemies, along with Frieza."
"So then who do you consider your friends?"
"Friendship is for the weak." He spat.
"Allies?"
"I've never had a true ally. Not even Nappa, and he was my partner for nearly twenty years." He said. Remembering that Vegeta was around five when Frieza blew up Planet Vegeta, he'd be around thirty, with Goku in his mid-twenties.
"Then why should we work with you?" I spat, getting angrier than I thought I would.
"We have a common goal." We sat in silence for a few moments.
Now seems the perfect time to tell Vegeta. Goku said to trust my heart, and that's what I'll do.
"Vegeta, I told you I would tell you my secret when the time was right, so if you're ready, I'll tell you now."
"Afraid you won't get the chance later?" he retorted.
"Yes." I really was afraid, nothing had been going right, so what if Vegeta or I died and stayed dead?
"Then go ahead."
"No arguments? No witty retorts?"
"Just do it."
"Katie, are you sure?" Goku asked telepathically.
"Yes." I answered.
"My name is Katie. I am not clairvoyant, but you weren't too far off. I do know the future."
"Then what are you? Who are you?" Vegeta asked, interested.
"I wasn't born a Sayjin, but human, on an earth in another dimension. There, on my earth, was a television-"
"Television?"
"That's a… well, they're stories. Plays made with moving pictures. One of these stories was called Dragonball Z." I saw recognition in his eyes.
"So what you're trying to tell me is we're fake in your world? That we're made-up story characters in children's stories?" he said hastily, standing up.
"Yes and no. You're real but also television characters at my home." I sighed. It was hard to explain.
"And you know these stories how well?"
"Let's say that there are over two-hundred parts to this play, and the day before I came here I saw the last part. And I have seen all the parts."
"So how did you get here?" he asked after letting this all set in for a moment.
"So you believe me, huh? Well, that I don't know, but what I do know is that there are some facts in the story that have happened different here. Ginyu was supposed to get tricked into a frog's body, but he died instead." I explained, and Vegeta snorted.
"For a human, you fake Sayjin pretty good." Vegeta said.
"That's the thing, I am a Sayjin, now. But I know I'm not a true Sayjin, and I don't pretend to be one. I knew a lot about your kind from the stories, the writers did have some solid facts that remained."
"And your fighting skills?"
"I couldn't fight until I was trained with Piccolo."
"So you've used your knowledge of the future in your fights? I have to say you haven't done too well."
"It's the Butterfly Theory at work. Nothing happens the exact same way twice. And if one thing changes, it all changes."
"So even with your knowledge of the future, anything's possible?"
"Yes." And as I said this, I saw that there wasn't a window in here, so Vegeta couldn't see if the Dragon was summoned.
"So you knew all about Nappa and why I had to kill him?"
"Yes. And I know… I know other things that will happen." I almost let the fight with Frieza slip. And I knew my aura showed my hesitation.
"That wasn't what you were going to say. What was it! Tell me!" Vegeta stood and lifted me by my collar. My feet were inches off the ground and Vegeta had a look like he was ready to kill.
"I can't." I said, turning away.
"You will! Now!" he screamed, shaking me.
"No! I can't!" I said, looking him straight in the eye, "Believe me when I say I would do anything to be able to tell you… but the risk is too great…" I was fighting back tears with all my strength. If Vegeta saw tears he'd think I was weak and use that to his advantage.
He dropped me on my butt. I got back up and faced him as he did me. Anger flicking behind his eyes, he kept his cool and sat back down, as did I.
"If I did tell you I could mess up this history. This whole dimension's history." There was a pause as Vegeta thought of what he wanted to say.
"Back on Planet Vegeta, we had a legend about the legendary Super Sayjin and his band of warriors. I always liked the leader in the story the best as a boy." He paused as if trying to read my reaction. I was interested, so he continued. "Everyone has a favorite character in any story they know. Kakorot must be yours. He's the 'good guy', the hero." Anger again flickered in his eyes.
That's a really revealing story. Why is he telling me this stuff? I know he has secrets too, but he hates me. He would do that unless he… respected me…
"Actually, my favorite character was… you. You always do what you think is right, even if others think its wrong. You're powerful, smart, serious, strong, everything Goku isn't."
I can't get too close to anyone here, because if what Guru told me was true, it'll all end and I'll be gone one way or another…
"Does that mean Super Sayjin, too?" Vegeta asked, getting my mind back on to the present.
"I wish." I laughed bitterly.
"I see. I respect someone who doesn't back down when faced with death. You may be worthy of being a… ally. A true ally. Someday."
"You have no idea how much that means to me."
"Enough with the sentimental stuff. We should rest for a while. We'll need it for when Frieza arrives."
"I know." I got up and moved over to in front of Goku's healing chamber to sit and rest. Vegeta was nearly asleep already.
"Katie, is it true about Vegeta being your favorite character?" Goku asked.
"Sorry, nothing personal, Goku. But you have to admit, he has his standards. This whole time he's only done what he perceived as right."
"Just as I have, huh?"
"Exactly. Goku, I have to go out for a moment. Try to warn me if Vegeta wakes up before I return."
"Okay. Where are you going?"
"To see if the dragon's been summoned yet." I got up and quietly left the room so I wouldn't wake up Vegeta. If I know him, and I do, he would follow me if he thought it suspicious.
Out of the ship I sensed Gohan, Krillen, and Dende and saw the sky turning back from black to green. I had just missed the dragon, Purunga, and that meant Guru had just died.
I flew over as fast as I could and saw Dende crying, Gohan and Krillen fighting back tears along side him.
"He's gone, isn't he?" I asked when I landed.
"Yes." Gohan and Dende ran over and held me as they cried. Krillen looked over teary eyed as I held back tears not so well. I too was soon crying.
"Its okay, wait and see. It'll all be okay soon."
