Chapter 47: Death is Baka

So here I was again, on Enma's desk with all the others who Buu just ate.

I was in my own body, which surprised me to say the least. And my body was whole. My arm was well and my Ki was normal. I could transform easily if I wanted to.

"He got you too, huh?" Krillen asked.

"Yeah, sorry, Mirai, but I just wasn't strong enough to get away."

"At least we'll be together here." Mirai replied.

"I'm sorry, but that isn't possible." King Enma started. He had all our attention as he started again. I already knew what he meant, "I hate to do this, but the judgement passed on Katie was to send her to the HFIL-"

"What?" all the others were protesting against the call.

Even after all I did they still care this much?

"He's right." I said, shutting them up. "I killed innocent people and acted against the Supreme Kai. I should go to HFIL."

"Well, if you're finished, I'll continue." King Enma said, clearing his throat, "You'll be sent to HFIL for only the amount of time you remain dead this time around. It wasn't completely your fault, but you were evil. And since you guys have a way of coming back with the Dragonballs, I'm sure it won't be too long. And if, for some reason, you cannot be wished back, we'll have a formal hearing of your case."

"I understand. I'm ready."

"Isn't there another way?"

"I'll be fine, guys. Besides, I'll be the strongest person down there. Thanks for trying, though." I waved goodbye to my friends as the two large ogres, Goz and Mez, came to escorted me to the gates of HFIL. They locked on a pair of ridiculous handcuffs.

"Regulation." King Enma said.

Once at the gate I was nervous. This time I would be a prisoner, not a visitor. The gate was huge, and noticeably they could only open on this side.

"The rules are simple. No splashing in the Blood Fountain, minimal fighting, no luxuries, and at 7:00 p.m. you are to report to Cellblock 9. Any questions?" they unlocked my arms as the gates opened.

"What do you consider 'minimal' fighting?" they just laughed and tossed me inside like a bag of sand. "That was rude." I then turned to see hundreds of faces staring at me. A few of them I recognized.

"What are you staring at?" I snapped as I headed to a mostly deserted area. I proceeded to swish my tail threateningly at them so they'd leave me alone.

The first person I saw was Brolly. He didn't arrive on earth, which surprised me, but I was thankful none-the-less. Somehow he sensed I was a SSJ, but that I was different. He didn't say much when we actually met, but our conversation was interesting.

"You're a Super Sayjin?" he struggled to say. Originally all Brolly could say was Saya-jin, so I was impressed that he made the effort to speak to me in English.

"Yes. You're Brolly, I'm Katie." I pointed from him to me, so he'd understand.

"Ka-tie. You know Kakorot?"

"Yes. He's my friend."

"Friend."

"Yeah. And he's a Super Sayjin, too."

"Kakorot!"

"Yeah?"

"Kakorot!"

"What about him?"

"Kakorot!"

"That's getting annoying."

"Kakorot!"

"I'm going now!" I turned and walk away.

"Kakorot! Kakorot! Kakorot!"

And that was the insightful conversation I had with Brolly.

With nothing to do, I sat by the fountain a while. It made me feel better sitting by the fountain because of the scent of the blood. I may not be evil, but the Sayjin in me loves the scent of blood. It's a predator thing, like sharks or wolves, but it's not as bad as that with our sentient side to help control it.

"Well lookie 'ere, it's the monkey girl from Namek!" the Ginyu Force in it entirety had assembled in front of me.

"Great, the Ginyu Fools are here. And my name is Katie." I said sarcastically.

"So, why are you here?" Ginyu asked.

"I killed a lot of people. Just leave me alone, alright? I don't feel like fighting right now." I snapped.

"Like you could take on all of us?" Burter said, causing the rest of the group to laugh.

"Look, is that Frieza?" I pointed behind them, and they all immediately turned to look. When they turned back around I laughed my butt off.

"That was too easy! Thanks for the laugh guys, but go away."

"Now that's rude. What makes you think you can take us all?" Recoome asked. I especially wanted revenge on him.

"I achieved Super Sayjin, and I've surpassed it. I could beat you all without breaking a sweat." They were in shock, but they didn't believe me.

"If you're a Super Sayjin, then how'd you die?" Guldo asked.

"Why should I even bother with you? Fine, to shut you all up, there's a creature on Earth now known as Majin Buu. He killed everyone on the planet."

They still wanted action, even after what I said. Ginyu was first to come at me, so I kicked him away without transforming. As I got up the remaining Ginyu Force members stood and stared at me.

"How did she do that?" Recoome asked.

"I'll say it slow so your puny brains can perceive this. I can go beyond Super Sayjin and I'm in a bad mood. If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get." I jumped to SSJ2 and they all went white.

"Good enough for me!" and then they ran off. Not too smart to tick off a female Sayjin. I moved in front of them faster than they could react to and I used one Ki filled punch to send them all on their way.

"That was fun, who's next?" I looked around but no one was there, so I powered down.

I went back to my bored state next to the fountain, lying on my back with my eyes closed to think.

In a few hours Buu will blow up earth, then Goku and Vegeta will fight against him together and the Spirit Bomb will be used. I loved that episode where Vegeta thought out his respect toward Goku, finally admitting that he did respect Goku like no other fighter. But now it's all so real. God, I pray Goku pulls it off.

Yeah, even in the pits of hell, or HFIL, I prayed to God. I knew he existed here, he had to, cause the Kais sure weren't the almighty gods that the people here imagined. They were mortal, though they lived forever. They could still be killed. And I'll finally admit, maybe having Goku as earth's champ isn't so bad. So what if I couldn't stop Buu? I'm destined to defeat something much worse. But that was scary, too, what if I couldn't do it?

I opened my eyes to have a look at the clouds that were the barrier between HFIL and Otherworld. To my surprise I saw two pink eyes staring at me. I shot up into a fighting stance, only then realizing whom it was.

"Cell, how nice to see you again." I said sarcastically as I relaxed.

"How's that a proper greeting? Didn't you miss me?" Cell asked sarcastically back.

"Sort a, I guess. I really hadn't thought much of it." he fell over anime-style. His leg twitched, making me laugh.

"I was once the most powerful being on the planet, how could you forget me! I was perfect!"

"I had to train for Buu."

"Aw yes, Majin Buu. We've all been watching his progress the past couple hours. I was so surprised to see you give up to him without a fight."

"Whatever, just leave me alone." I turned to walk away, but he wouldn't have it.

"So, why are you here?" he asked as he moved in front of me.

"Why should I tell you? I thought you said you've been watching Buu."

"Only when he burst out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Nobody realized such a power was on earth until then. That's where everybody else is now, I left because I felt your Super Sayjin 2 energy. Frieza felt it too and ran away as fast as he could." I laughed, imagining Frieza, who once threatened me with death running the opposite way when he sensed me. It was a short-lived laugh, though, because I still felt bad over all I had done. Those friends of mine are pretty special people since they forgave me so quickly.

"Just leave me alone to suffer in hell for my sentence."

"Hell? Is that what it's called in your dimension?"

"Yeah, now go before I get really mad." I went to walk away again and Cell blocked my path once more.

"You're not evil, I have always known that. I know I said that once you could be, but I knew it wasn't true. Why did Enma send you here?"

"You really are obsessed with me, aren't you? Fine, I guess I may feel better if I talk about it, anyway." I sat on the edge of Blood Fountain as I began my story.

"It all started yesterday when the World Martial Arts Tournament was being held. Goku got to come back because… he's Goku."

"Of course." Cell agreed.

"I knew for a fact I'd make to the finals against Gohan if we got to finish the tournament, but that wasn't to be, and I knew that as well. A wizard named Babi-Dee had arrived to collect energy to release his father's creation, Majin Buu. He sent his lackeys to collect energy at the Tournament, and then Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, the Supreme Kai and his servant followed after them. I was left behind but I teleported to the ship to help. Vegeta and Goku both had a chance to fight, and then we waited for Babi-Dee's right-hand man, Dabura, to arrive to fight Gohan. But Babi-Dee wanted to see me fight first, and sent a warrior to challenge me. And I did fight, seeing as a Sayjin always accepts a challenge."

"The one flaw in your species." Cell laughed.

"You're part Sayjin, remember? Anyway, she was some sort of reptile and as we fought she spit venom into my eyes. I transformed into Super Sayjin 2 and killed her. Of course, that wasn't what I intended to do. I let my power control me, a habit I need to break. But then Gohan got to fight Dabura and the fight was cut short by Babi-Dee. Babi-Dee saw that his plan was going to fail and that he needed a more powerful warrior to help him release Buu. Originally he picked Vegeta, the easiest of us to turn Majin."

"Turn Majin?" Cell asked.

"It makes you a servant to Babi-Dee. Your inner-most evil is let loose at its full extent."

"I see, Vegeta would be the best bet. I should know." Cell retorted.

"Vegeta was the only one of us without a pure heart. At least, that's what I though. But I got Vegeta to focus on what was really important to him and he beat the Majin. But then Babi-Dee turned to me. I don't have a pure heart either. Babi-Dee succeeded and I became Majin. Then I preceded to earn the name Katherine the Slaughterer."

"I always said you had the potential. I never meant it." I could only nod in agreement.

"Well, first I blew up over half of the stadium. Then I fought Goku and Vegeta, nearly killing the two of them with one blast."

"One blast? Impressive…"

"I wanted to taste their blood. I wanted to kill them. Buu was released and he beat Gohan, nearly killing him and the Supreme Kai. Then when Goku and Vegeta were on the scene to stop Buu, the three of them fought and Buu blasted at Goku. The blast was deflected and it came toward me. Vegeta blocked it, saving me but killing himself in the process. Its all a blur, but I had some sort of an internal struggle and I beat the Majin, blasting off most of my arm." I pointed to the Majin scar.

"That's when you were judged to be sent here, correct?"

"Yes, but I did make up for it a little. I was told that my sentence here would only hold until I was wished back. And in the event I couldn't be wished back I would have a formal hearing."

"You'd get a hearing? You are special, aren't you? No one except King Vegeta and Bardock had trials. King Vegeta was deemed evil and Bardock was deemed good."

"So by that ratio I have a fifty-fifty chance?"

"Probably." Cell snorted.

Why is it so easy to talk to Cell? He is evil, true, and he is obsessed with me. But why do I do it? If I want to talk, I should talk to Supreme Kai, Mirai, Vegeta, or even Goku. But why Cell?

Maybe it's a connection. Some of my cells were used to create him, and in a way we're both stuck here alone. We both are the only ones of our kind, he a bio-android, and I knowing the future and all that jazz.

My SG went off.

"Where's that crystal ball thing you were watching Buu on?"

"Your Sensory Gift alerted you?" I nodded, "Follow me." Out of all the guys in HFIL, I was glad I was with Cell. Since he is obsessed with me, he cared enough to help me out. Weird, but good.