Chapter 20: Angels Can't Die

3rd P.O.V.- Lookout

Vegeta was the first to break away from the rest. He went into Katie's room and just sat in Cell's seat, staring at her form hidden beneath the sheet.

"Damn Katrin, why did you have to go?"

Vegeta sat there alone as the Lookout grew darker. Since earth no longer had a moon, there wasn't any natural light at night except for the stars. Vegeta got up and went to the window, looking at all the stars and wondering how many of them had been effected by Frieza.

"There's the place where Planet Vegeta use to sit. Too bad you never got to see it. It was beautiful at night. Then again, maybe you did see it…"

Vegeta knew she couldn't respond, but he didn't care. Katie was like Planet Vegeta now, a star that once shined brightly. But not anymore, and in a way both were due to Frieza. But he wasn't mad at Frieza now, he felt nothing.

Then Vegeta heard a sound. It started low, but it was definite.

Ba-ba-bum, ba-ba-bum, ba-ba-bum…

He couldn't understand what he was hearing at first, but then Vegeta got it. He placed a hand to his chest, and sure enough he felt his own heartbeat, beating the same rhythm as the sound he heard. Only the sound wasn't coming from his own heart.

Vegeta turned back to the bed, looking hard at its sheets. He walked over and removed them, looking at Katie. The sound was coming from her.

Then in a flash her whole body jolted with her heart, and she inhaled deeply, coughing.

Immediately Vegeta left to get Goku. He had to be sure what he was seeing was real.

"Kakorot, come here."

Goku came, and sure enough he saw it too. Katie was breathing again, and her heart was beating.

"Vegeta, what-"

"She's alive, I don't know how, but she's alive."

1st P.O.V.

Darkness surrounded me, and I was scared. I remembered the visions and understood them as memories, and I realized this life of mine was an illusion. Kakorot was Goku, and Vegeta was a friend. That was real, not Freiza's killing me right now.

Light came back, and I saw Frieza still holding me by the throat. But it didn't matter, I could breathe. If he wasn't real he couldn't choke me.

I grabbed hold of his tail and ripped it away from my throat.

"What? You were dead!" Frieza screamed.

"Maybe I was, but you aren't real. None of this is real!"

"What!"

"My real life is out of this illusion. And out there I am a Super Sayjin."

"You're insane!"

"A safety mechanism to make sure I couldn't think straight." I blasted Frieza into tiny pieces then.

"Katrin!"

"My name is Katie Katrin Briefs." I said to myself.

I looked to everyone around me. How could I care so much for people who weren't real?

"Kakorot, Raditz, Nappa, mother, father, uncle. I have to go now, but believe me, I'll miss you, and I'll never forget."

"She's alive, I don't know how, but she's alive."

I felt surges go through my body, and my body jolted with life again. I inhaled deeply and hard, coughing at the effort. I sat up, trying to look at where I was. I wasn't sure where I was, or who I am.

Am I Katie, or Katrin? Am I alive or dead? Please, God, don't let me be dead!

"Katie!" Goku said in shock.

"What, you didn't think you'd lose me so easily, did you?" I said as I coughed some more. My lungs and chest hurt.

"But how did you do it?"

"I don't know, but I fought my way back. I couldn't leave you guys yet, you need me too much." I got up out of the bed and noticed a scar on my chest, right next to the old one Cell gave me over twenty years ago.

"I can't believe you cheated death again! Its amazing, and your up and everything!" Goku said. He was so excited.

"Cell was really here helping me?"

"Yes, he was." Vegeta replied.

"I'll have to thank him later. Where's Mirai?"

"You were dead, so he left. I think he's gone after Drazark." Vegeta said.

As if on cue, the Lookout started to shake. I knew, as did Goku and Vegeta, that it was Drazark with my stolen power.

"I have to go after him, he has no idea what he's gotten into." I lead the way out to the Lookout, but I guess I didn't realize how many fans I have. For a moment I stood and stared at everyone, and one-by-one they took notice of me. Then in a mad rush I was tackled by Icarus, licking my face.

"Hey boy, get off! I think I've been tackled enough today." He got off and I got up.

"Katie, oh by Kami, you're alive!" Bulma cried.

"How did you do it!"

"Mama!" Kanji and Andy ran up to me and latched on, crying at first. I knelt down so I could hold them as well.

"Mama, were you dead?" Kanji asked.

"Are you kidding? I wouldn't do that." I was crying now, seeing all of this.

"Katie, how did you do it?" Krillen asked.

"I'll explain it all later, it'll make a good story. But right now I feel like kicking some tail."

"Mama, are you going to get that mean wizard?"

"Yes, and I promise I'll be back."

"We'll go with you. You aren't in any position to stop us, anyway." Gohan said.

"Buu too! Buu too!"

"No Buu, you better not." Hercule said. There was still a chance Buu go split into good and evil.

"But Buu wanna help!"

"Buu, you can help by staying here to protect the others, okay?" I suggested.

"Okay, Buu do!"

So Gohan, Pan, Goten, Trunks, Vegeta, Goku and I all left towards the Ki source.

"Katie, are you sure you're up for this? I mean, you did just die."

"Pan, right now I think I could face Roxx again and do just fine."

"But your powers?"

"I think I can still transform into a super Sayjin at least, so I can hold my own."

As we flew I noticed Vegeta looking at me, but he remained silent and turned away when he saw that I was looking. He was deep in thought about something. I shrugged it off as we got closer to the Ki source.

Was all of that illusion false, or could it have happen? I can't think on that right now, I have a fight to win.

We all landed and Drazark was standing in waiting. The dark sky was a perfect setting for this battle.

"Long time no see, wizard." I announced.

"What, that's impossible! You should be dead!"

"Good thing no one told me that." I retorted.

"It doesn't matter if you're dead or not, I still have your powers!"

"I don't care if you have my Angel abilities, as long as I draw breath I'll fight to get them back!"

"And we'll help!" I turned to face everyone. The last of the Sayjins, my friends and my family, were all here to help me.

"Well, it's a good thing I have some leverage." He moved so fast at first I thought he teleported, but he appeared again shortly. He had Mirai by the collar of his shirt.