Chapter 19: Revenge

3rd P.O.V.

Piccolo walked into Katie's room with a grim look on his face.

"The sun just set." He said.

"We know." Goku replied just as grim. Katie's Ki flew through the roof, causing her to transform into SSJ2.

"Katie! Katie, come on!" Mirai screamed at her, but to no avail. Her Ki started to drop from that point, as though something, or someone was sucking the life out of her.

"Dammit Katrin, come on!"

"Katie, don't give in." Goku said low.

Katie's hands were gripping the sheets, and Mirai took one of her hands into his own.

"Come back to us! Come back to your family! Don't leave me again!"

"Mirai-"

"Katie!" her energy slipped to 300 units, then dropped to 3 units, below sleeping level, and it kept dropping.

"No, Katrin."

Mirai held Katie's hand, and for a moment it looked like she was holding on to his hand too. But then her hand went limp, and her Ki fell to zero. The room became deafeningly quiet.

And there was only quiet in the room, and on the Lookout everyone could guess what had happened. Tears fell, and hearts sank. Even 17 felt sorry for her loss.

In HFIL the news went through fast that finally a SSJ had been beaten for good, excluding Brolly since he was evil of course.

"Damn." Frieza swore as the news reached him. The other Sayjins there were disheartened by the loss. She was a real champion for the Sayjin race, and her skills and power had honored them.

But that didn't matter now because she was gone. Irreversibly dead, a rare fact on earth within the Z Senshi.

"It isn't right. It just isn't right at all." Goku said as he turned from the fallen form of his cousin. Tears were forming on his face.

"You'd think I'd learn by now, happy endings aren't a prerogative. But this…" Vegeta said, still looking at his daughter-in-law and only student.

Mirai held her hand, even though he knew she was gone. Her hand was even starting to turn cold as he held it.

"Mirai, I…" Goku put a hand on Mirai's shoulder, but he just couldn't find anything to say. Mirai placed the sheets over Katie's face and stood, still looking at her through the thick cotton sheet.

"Sometimes I think we rely too much on the Dragonballs. If we hadn't we might not be so upset over a loss." Vegeta sighed. "There just isn't anything we can do."

"There is something I can do." Mirai said calmly. Before Goku, Piccolo, or Vegeta could ask what he meant, Mirai No Trunks ran out the door. They followed, but he was gone.

"Goku, is she…?" Goku nodded to his wife's question before she finished, and Chi-chi started to cry. Goku held her, and more of the couples started holding one another. Katie's death was something no one ever thought they would ever see happen, especially Yamcha. He used to stay so mad at her when she was younger. She trained and kept an attitude like she knew it all. But he doesn't believe that anymore, and he hadn't for a long time. She was doing her best, just like the rest of them had. He only wished he could have been more of a help this time around, then maybe she'd still be alive.

Mirai flew. He didn't know where he was going, he just had to get away. Katie was dead, and for him it was just too much. He flew at breakneck speeds, getting as far away as he could. Finally he stopped, out of breath and lost.

She's gone. She won't be able to return now. I've lost her. We've all lost her.

Katie died twice before and I couldn't help her then. I was trying to protect her both times, but it didn't matter. It was my fault.

"I want you to promise me you'll never feel like it's your fault."

Mirai remembered those words now. Alternate Katie, his sensei, told him not to blame himself. And Katie, this Katie, had said something similar once.

They weren't so different. Maybe memories aren't the only things that define us. But Katie did have a point with that. She loved me, and I loved her. She didn't love present Trunks, and I didn't love alternate future Katie.

He looked around, but all he could see was sky. He looked down, but the clouds were hiding the ground. He hovered there for a long time, letting the pain well up and out.

I could just let go right now. He thought. I could fall, and then I could be with her.

But I can't give up like that. Katie wouldn't want that. I have to be strong for Andy and Kanji now. I have to find that damn wizard and get revenge.

She gave me the name Mirai No Trunks. She's given me so much happiness, and what have I given her? I can at least get revenge for her.

Mirai suddenly felt a great surge of power coming from the north. It was evil, and Mirai knew exactly what it was.

Drazark. He has her power now. I have to stop him, for Katie.

Mirai took off in a fury towards the power source.