Chapter 39: The Dark Side

(When text goes from like thisto normal, that's my version of showing the "two sides". Technically, there is only one. And when you "read this." it means the two sides are in unison.)

This feeling I had was so great. I had more power than before, and the freedom was unbelievable. Nothing worried me anymore, I could let loose. I could finally play. This evil I had finally accepted to be me was fun. I was finally a true Sayjin.

So where could I have my fun? The Tournament. The best of the best that weren't scratching their heads back on Babi-Dee's ship were here, and a crowd of helpless humans to boot. I could have fun playing here.

The ring was empty, but the crowd remained. The Battle Royal was over, 18 winning Hercule's money and saving his social status. Sneaky girl.

I appeared before the crowd in the middle of the ring and jumped to SSJ2. This would attract everyone's attention and hide my identity. Not that I cared. Microphones were all over the place, so everyone could hear me.

"So, the great Hercule has won his fight? Too bad, I so wanted to kick his ass in public. Anyone here who wants to fight me is welcome."

Whispers filled the arena and I used my Sayjin hearing to find the Z Senshi and their families. They were confused at my attitude.

"No takers? I so wanted to fight. Maybe I'll just blow up something…" I said as I powered up a blast.

"Katie, I'll fight you. I don't know what's going on, but you have to stop." It was 18.

I could have fun playing with her.

"I'll tell you what's going on. I'm free. See this?" I pointed to my arm, "Its called the Majin symbol, and it freed me. I'll let loose Buu and have fun in the process."

"Majin Buu? No, Katie…" 18 shook her head.

"And my name is Katherine. Katie is dead." I charged at her and she dodged, barely in time to miss my kick.

"Fine, Katherine." She powered up and came at me this time, so I just let her hit me. I barely felt a thing as she punched me as hard as she could.

I grabbed her incoming fist and started to crush it. I had her falling to the floor, screaming. It was music to my soul.

"18, get out of there, you don't know what you're up against!" it was Goku. He and the other two Sayjins had finally arrived. I let the android go.

"My prey has arrived, how nice."

"Katherine, we don't want to hurt you, but we will if we have to."

"You don't want to hurt me? Oh Goku… Too bad, because I want to hurt you!" I laughed.

"We won't fight you, it'll free Buu." Gohan said from Goku's left.

"I know you're still in there, Katie." Vegeta said from Goku's right.

"Vegeta? Fool, you don't get it. I am Katie. I am Katherine."

"Then you'll have to forgive me if I have to kill you." Vegeta said, doubt in his voice.

"Of course I will, Vegeta. But I doubt even the great Sayjin Prince could stop me."

I walked toward them, my hands where they were clearly showing. My Ki was wild and had a red tint to the edge of the gold. I walked and circled my former friends. But maybe I could turn them too.

"You don't understand the joy I feel right now. I'm free, totally free. The Darkness can't get me here. You'll like it on my side. Join me. Together, nothing can stop us."

"You'll still in there, Katie, or you wouldn't want to try to get us on your side." Gohan said.

"Katie is Katherine, and Katherine is Katie. You have to get that by now."

"The only way we would believe that is if you did something really bad." Goku said. I smiled.

"You mean like this?" I moved my arm and powered a blast aimed toward the audience.

"No, you wouldn't-"

"Yes I would." I blasted, and the explosion was tremendous. The screams were like music, and the scent of blood excited me. The entire section that I aimed at was gone.

It's wrong!

But it's so fun.

"Katie!" Vegeta said in shock

"Katherine. Fight me now, or this will only continue."

"Fine, follow me." Goku said.

"Whatever you say."

"Gohan, go and check on Supreme Kai. You have to keep him safe." Goku said, though he didn't mean for me to hear him.

"Yes, Gohan, go keep Supreme Kai safe like a good boy." I hissed, as he looked at me one last time before he left.

So I followed Goku and Vegeta followed me, watching me with some form of fear. I loved it. I was no longer a scared little girl, but a true warrior that everyone respected.

It's not respect, its fear.

Is there really a difference?

Soon enough we landed in the dessert.

"Love the location, Goku. So… so cliche. Even for you."

"Why are you so hateful? Why are you doing this?" Goku said. I unwrapped my tail to let it wave freely.

"I'm not hateful, I'm truthful. I've always hated you at some level. You were this grand hero, and no one could do anything without your approval. When I first fought Recoome on Namek, I felt that I just had to hold him off long enough for you to arrive. I hated it. No one could defeat the androids after you died. No one could stop Buu if you stay dead this time. Goku, everyone misses you, please come back! Pathetic. And to think I felt that way. But now I'm the strongest and I will win. There will be a new world order when Buu is released, and I will practically be immortal! No one will stop us." I said. Goku seemed hurt, and I smiled.

"You're still doing it, Katherine. You're depending on someone else. You're depending on both Buu and Babi-Dee."

"Buu is inevitable, and Babi-Dee is useful. He'll keep the Darkness away."

"You can keep the Darkness away. You have so far." Vegeta pointed out.

"But I'm tired of fighting it. But I'm not too tired to fight you. Face me now!" I powered up and shook the planet's core. No one would stop me.

He's my hero.

He's in my way.

Finally those two began to take me seriously. They powered up to SSJ. Can two SSJ's beat a SSJ2? We'll have to see. Goku let Vegeta and I talk, they were trying to hit a nerve that would reach the good in me. Foolish fantasy at most. I was free, true, released.

"And Vegeta, one thing always bugged me about you. Your arrogance. No matter what, you always believe you can't be stopped because you're the Sayjin Prince. News flash, there are only two other full-blooded Sayjins left besides you! And I'm a fluke!"

"I am still the Sayjin Prince, and look at you! You say you're not a little girl, but you took the easy way out because you were scared."

"But Vegeta, you of all people know about this side of life." I said in an obnoxious, happy tone.

We charged, two against one, and I was thrilled. I was ready for a real challenge.

"Ka-me-ha-me-ha!"

"Gatlik Gun!" they both tried their attacks at the same time. Useless. I blocked both with my own blast.

"Majin Gatlik Wave!" I combined my own evil Ki into a half-Kamehameha/Gatlik Gun. It beat them both easily and knocked them out of SSJ. The Ki ball had been dark red in color.

Goku and Vegeta!

Dumb and dumber!

They got up and faced me, bloody and shaken but still alive. I took the chopsticks out of my hair and threw each at one of them. They used their Ki and threw the chopsticks back at me (like the Jedi). One missed, but the other embedded into my arm.

Goku and Vegeta were both in shock, sort of sorry it happened. The fools. When you fight, pain is inevitable. This was no different.

Blood…

Our blood,

But blood none the less.

I pulled out the chopstick and licked the blood off, savoring the coppery taste. My arm hurt, but not bad enough to stop our fight.

"So good, I wonder how yours will taste." I threw the piece of wood to the ground, "Goku's blood would be sweet… Vegeta's would be bitter…" I went again, but something in my head stopped me. Not my head, my heart.

No, Buu is free…

My pet is free at last…

"Do you feel that?" Goku said. Vegeta nodded in response. They were already exhausted. Too bad, fighting them was fun.

"Buu is hatched. I must go to Babi-Dee now, but we will finish this. Or is it already done? You two look terrible." I reverted back to my normal state. Then I teleported back to Babi-Dee's ship.