Chapter 16: The End of the Z Senshi Part 2

"Three little Sayjins, all in a row… who will be the first to go?" 17 and 18 said together.

"You will." Vegeta growled at the twins.

"Like that'll happen." 17 said.

Gohan and Vegeta went Super Sayjin, and I powered all the way up. My Ki was jumping in gold and blue shades, due to my Sayjin/mechanized parts.

"This might be fun." 18 said.

We all made the first move, going fast and hard against the robot twins.

"Give it up, 22, join us and we'll forgive you." 17 said as he held off my attacks.

"There's a glitch with that idea, I can't forgive you. And I couldn't forgive myself if I did." I spat back as I held him off as well.

"Final Flash!" Vegeta cried out with his favorite attack.

"Masenko-HA!"

"Photon Volley!"

Gohan, Vegeta, and I all jumped back to catch our breath, but we were shocked when we saw that 17 and 18 were completely fine.

"Three little Sayjins, all tired out… we will easily win this bout."

"Shut up!" Vegeta cried, charging again. 18 raised her hand and began to form a Power Blitz, and at this range Vegeta would be dead for sure.

"Vegeta, look out!" I ran and jumped, pushing Vegeta away. The blast hit my left arm, searing the Dextryte flesh and soldering the wires as they were cut in two.

"Katrin, what in--" But Vegeta shut up when he saw the damage done to my arm. Wires and metal were exposed with occasional sparks flying.

"It's not going to regenerate. Damn, it actually hurts. Are you alright Vegeta?"

"Katrin, why did you do that?" Vegeta asked in awe, still staring at the damage on my arm.

"Duh Vegeta. You're still my hero." I whispered. I held my arm as I stood.

"Poor little sister. Now your arm is useless, and that was your best feature." 18 said. They were right, I couldn't move my left arm.

"My best feature is my humanity and my Sayjin body. While I still have those I'm better than the two of you any day of the week."

17 and 18 just laughed.

"Your humanity? 22, do you know why we were able to toss aside our humanity? We didn't have anything else left. If we do the same to you, then you will be able to join us." 18 said.

"I'll never join you."

"You misunderstand us. You won't join us now, but if your friends are all dead you may change your mind."

"No." it clicked, "Gohan, Vegeta, run!"

17 slapped me sideways and knocked me onto the ground. He kicked me again to roll me over onto my back, and held me down with his foot.

Frieza did the same thing three years ago.

17 had me pinned down, and while he held me there 18 powered up.

Damn, they never powered up? Shit, they were toying with us. No, with me. They want me to join them.

"No matter what you do, I'll never join you. You're evil, soulless machines."

"Shut up, you're getting annoying." 17 said. He added pressure on my chest, causing me to flinch.

18 finished powering up and started to attack Gohan and Vegeta.

"What are you two doing? Get out of here!" I cried.

"Not without you, Katie!"

"I'll be fine, please, just go!"

"A true Sayjin never backs out of a fight!"

Yeah, but what about inevitable death?

"Please, let them go! Your fight is with me, not them."

"You still don't get it, 22. We want you to join us. Together, we'll rule the galaxy! Gero turned you into an android because your heart isn't pure. Goku would have rejected the Dextryte because Dextryte only works on those with dark hearts."

"That's a lie! My heart isn't dark!"

"Then why can't you become a Super Sayjin, 22? Even Vegeta did that, and he's done horrible things. That must mean your heart is blacker than his."

"You dare try to preach to me about good and evil? You and your sister just annihilated an entire city!" I struggled to get up, but 17 pressed down harder.

"I can preach because I admit that I'm evil. You lie to yourself that you're not. Just give in to the darkness and you'll be free."

"I'm not evil, and I'll never give in to the darkness in my heart. I will admit that its there, but I'll fight it nonetheless."

"You'll change your mind someday." 17 looked over to 18, who had been watching him as she fought. He nodded and so did she.

She jumped back and powered up two Ki blasts, both Power Blitz. She blasted Vegeta and Gohan hard. They fell off the side of the building, and I felt a tug inside. I had the feeling that they were both dead.

"No!" my power jumped higher and 17 got off willingly, letting me up. I jumped over the side and ran to Gohan and Vegeta. They were on top of each other, so I had to move them, and they were in their normal forms. Vegeta was still breathing, but Gohan wasn't.

The twins stayed on the building top, but I was more concerned about Gohan and Vegeta.

"Dammit Gohan, don't make me bury you too." Of course, it was only an expression. If Gohan died, his body would go to Otherworld.

I placed my ear on his chest, and his heart was beating rapidly from the lack of air. As I listened it was already starting to slow down.

I started CPR, I couldn't stand it if I lost him now.

"Breathe Gohan, come on, breathe." He started to cough and he opened his eyes. "Good boy, Gohan, good boy." I hugged him as he started to breathe again.

"Katie, I'm sorry-"

"Its okay, right now I've got to hide you. They'll kill you if they find out you're alive, and you're in no condition to fight." I teleported Gohan to the small cavern under the waterfall I had discovered back during the fight with Kooler. He'd be safe here. "Gohan, I'm going to leave you here for a little while. I want you to rest, you're hurt pretty badly. Too bad we don't have any Zinzu beans right now. I didn't think about that before we left. Some leader I turned out to be. I'll be back for you as soon as I can." I turned to get up, but Gohan grabbed my arm.

"But what if you don't? How will I get out of here?"

"I will be back, but just in case, here." I handed him my cell phone, "If I'm not back by sunset, call Bulma and tell her what happened."

Then I teleported back to North City. Vegeta hadn't moved.

"Vegeta? Get up, we gotta get out of here."

"No, I'm the… prince of all Sayjins…" he said as he tried to sit up.

"Vegeta, I hate to break it to you, but that's me, Gohan, and your son. If you want to live to see your son again, we have to leave now."

"He's not dead? Vegeta's tougher than I thought." 18 said to 17.

"Fix it." 17 said casually.

"Vegeta, come on!" he pulled away from my arm.

"No, I'm your prince, and that means you'll listen to me! We fight now, or die try-" he was cut off at the last second by a Ki blast that went through his torso. He fell backwards, eyes blank. Blood oozed out of the huge hole in his chest. The Sayjin armor hadn't helped at all.

"Vegeta!" I glanced up to see 18 standing on the ledge of the roof, her finger still pointed at Vegeta. "Vegeta, no!"

"K-Katrin, I-I c-can't see you." he sounded scared, for once I saw how mortal Vegeta really was. I had always imagined him as some sort of god, but now he was dying, and not coming back.

"I'm right here." I grabbed his hand.

"I'm c-cold. I've f-felt this way before, on N-Namek." His voice was cracking from shaking, either from fear or cold, I couldn't tell.

"Vegeta, no-"

"Th-this time I won't b-be coming back. You're the last full b-b-blooded S-Sayjin now, K-Katrin."

"No, I can get you to the Lookout, we can get a Zinzu-"

"I'm t-too far gone for that. K-Katrin, you must protect my son. He is all that is left of the r-royal bloodline. I-I reinstate his title as p-prince of the Sayjin race now. You will train him for his t-title. Watch over B-Bulma, too."

"I will, Vegeta. I swear."

"I w-want to mix my blood with you, to legally make you his protector. Give me your right hand."

I did, not knowing exactly what he was planning to do. I knew he didn't mean to Bond with me, Sayjins mate for life, and this was different. He took his right hand and bit into the palm, drawing blood. "Now you do it."

I elongated one of my claws on my left arm and drew it across my right hand, and I flinched from the sharp sting. He then placed our hands together palm to palm, mixing blood. As he spoke he fought to keep his voice calm. Normally I'd tell him to save his energy, but we knew it didn't matter.

"With this blood… I name you Katrin; Princess of the Sayjin race, until the time the rightful heir comes of the age… you see fit to rule. You will be his protector… and his sensei. Do you accept, Katrin?"

"Of course I do, Vegeta." if I could have cried, I would have. My voice was shaking as though I was.

"Then you are now Paladin Katrin… Princess of the… Sayjins. Take care of… the runt and Bulma… for me…"

Vegeta gave me one final smirk as his bloody hand fell to the ground, and he stopped breathing.

"Vegeta? No, please, Vegeta don't die!" my pleas were useless. Vegeta's body was starting to evaporate. I prayed for him, the first time I had prayed since before Goku died. I asked God to please send him to Otherworld because he had suffered enough in life. He didn't deserve HFIL.

Vegeta's body was gone, sent to be judged in the other dimension.

My sadness and anger grew, soon my anger overpowered my sadness, and it kept growing. I got so mad I was calm. Tears of liquid Dextryte came out of my eyes, hurting like hell but I wasn't caring. I saw the reddish-black metal hitting the ground like lead.

"22 sprung a leak!" 17 and 18 laughed maniacally.

They're so cold hearted. They just killed five men and an entire city. They killed their own father. And it's all my fault!

"Its all my fucking fault! I wasn't strong enough to stop them, or to protect my friends! I couldn't stop Raditz, Frieza, Ginyu, Kooler, or these guys! I'm weak! I'm useless! I need to become stronger so I can protect what's left of my people! I need the power of a SUPER SAYJIN!"

My anger erupted, the anger at myself and at 17 and 18. They were still laughing at their atrocities for the day.

"No, it's not entirely my fault," I said quietly to myself, "it's their fault, too. They killed my friends, and their creator changed me unwillingly. I will stop them! I can never forgive them, not if I lived until doomsday. I swear I'll fucking stop you, 17 and 18!"

My power and anger became intertwined, and soon both began to rise. My anger leveled off, but my power kept going. It grew and grew as I screamed in rage and sorrow. The Dextryte tears stained my face and clothes in red/black drops. I screamed until my voice box went hoarse. And still, I screamed in pain. No amount of screaming could satisfy my raw emotion.

Vegeta's Journal, found by Katie two days after his death.

Vegeta, Sayjin Prince

Date: 8-32.569

Returned to Freiza's ship after mission on planet Gothark. Once again, a work of art on my part. And as usual, Frieza made us look like fools, claiming he would have cleared off the planet in less than an hour. It took us three days for the full moon, and any third class Sayjin would have needed at least three more days at that. Frieza is a fool, full of himself.

When a warrior of great heart becomes enraged, and their pure heart breaks into a million pieces, a stronger warrior is born. This warrior is known as the Super Sayjin.

Some say it is only a myth, some claim to be such a warrior, but the truth is it is real, lying dormant for over a thousand years.

Some claim the next super Sayjin will be born into the royal Vegeta family line, my line. The last key element is emotion, but no Sayjin has emotion, shrugging it off as a weakness, as I do and always will think of it. Rubbish, I will become a Super Sayjin and kill Frieza. For my father, my mother, and my entire race, I'll kill him.

When the universe needs Tiom's power, it will arise again. And that will be me.

Read by Katie two days after Vegeta's final death.

Earth date at time of writing: May 22, 720 AD

My Earth's home date: May 22, 1995

Vegeta's death: May 20, 736 AD/ 2008

Finally I became calm. I felt peculiar, like I was mad at only those two and nothing else mattered except causing them pain. I wanted to hurt them and nothing else.

I felt a great energy in me, rising still. It was animalistic, pure, and it felt dark, but as I channeled it, it became different. It became an energy I could use for murder or for healing. I would use it to kill the androids and then heal my broken heart.

I looked at my built-in Ki meter, really this was the first time I had used it. It read 'error', and I knew that meant I had to have made it to SSJ.

I looked at the Ki flying around me, and sure enough it was golden. I looked at my braided hair, and sure enough it matched the Ki.

"I did it Goku, I did it Vegeta. As the last Sayjin I was able to achieve the legendary power of a Super Sayjin." I stared at myself in awe, tossing aside the idea to maim for the moment, "17, 18! I'm coming for you!"

I quietly floated to the top of the building and lightly touched down. I stared at my prey and felt the urge to kill.

Is this how we all feel, or is it just me?

"So maybe your heart wasn't so black after all." 17 said casually.

"Is that all you have to say? As the last Sayjin I swear on the Four-star Dragonball to avenge my fallen kinsmen and to destroy you. I fight in honor of Choazu, Tien, Krillen, Yamcha, Vegeta, and even Goku. I also fight to protect this planet and anyone who wishes to call it home. I fight in honor of Goku and everything he stood for, and you will die."

"Great monologue, you should write that one down." 18 said.

"As a Sayjin I can copy any attack I have seen used. I know all of my friends' moves, and I will use them to rip you apart, Dextryte or no Dextryte."

"22, stop acting so noble. You can't deny that the thought of killing us isn't appealing to you right now." 17 said.

"It does, I can tell by the look on your face." 18 added.

"You're right, it thrills me. I want to kill you. I want you to suffer. I want you to know what suffer means by first hand experience. I want you to die slowly. I would love to taste your blood. And at the same time, I know I can do that, but I won't. I could, but I can't. I'll finish you quickly."

I charged at them, knowing that SSJ was powerful but power means nothing if you can't control it. Gohan and Vegeta lost in SSJ form, but I wouldn't, not today.

"Photon wave!" 17 cried.

"Field up!" I had my own Energy Field, but I used mine as a shield.

"Come on, 22, you can do better than that!"

"And I will! This is for Tien! Tri-beam Cannon!" I used Tien's best attack, cutting a triangle-shaped hole into the roof of the building. Somehow I had the use of my left arm again. The building began to collapse under it's own weight, so I jumped into the air and floated.

18 came out of the rubble first, madder than a wet hen.

"You messed up my hair!" she was really mad, but she kept her cool as she charged me.

"And this is for Yamcha! Wolf Fang Fist!" I hit her hard in the stomach as she came at me, and sent her to the ground. Then 17 grabbed me from behind.

"We have to stop meeting like this."

"Well that's easy, just give up." I retorted.

"Sure, right after HFIL freezes over." He replied. I flipped him over my back, and upside down in the air he stayed, like he meant to do that.

"22, you know you can't win."

"No, you know you can't lose. There's a difference. Its called being arrogant."

"Sure." He started up a Power Blitz again.

"Can't you try something else? Kamehameha!" I attacked, and in this same position we stayed and pushed our attacks at one another.

Finally we both gave up, our attacks were too evenly matched.

"And that was for Goku?"

"No, Choazu. This is for Goku, Super Dragon Fist!" I did Goku's oldest original attack, but with all my power I did nothing to weaken 17. 18 flew up at that point.

"Is she still fighting?"

"Yes, I am! Destructo Disks!" I fired as many as I could before I felt weakened from the Ki loss. The smoke cleared to reveal two perfect androids, only scrapes of clothing ripped to show any effort on my part.

"Well, that was useless." 18 said, moving back a piece of fallen hair.

"Its impossible! Those attacks were all head on!"

"Its possible, just improbable. Dextryte, remember?" 17 replied, slapping his chest.

"Well, if this won't stop you, nothing will. Final Flash!" I used Vegeta's favorite attack, his best attack, and one of my favorite attacks, going at full power.

I pushed as hard as I could as 17 and 18 pushed to hold it back. I felt my Ki dropping, and I knew I was fighting harder than I ever had before. This was the first time I felt like I had to win, like if I didn't then the earth was doomed. Now I know how Goku felt in all of his battles.

My Ki is draining…I've lost hold of SSJ form…

"No, I have to keep going! I never tried this before, so Kais help me! Kaio-Kin times two!" I cried out as the change in power overwhelmed me.

Now I know why Goku was so exhausted when he fought Vegeta. Oh Vegeta, Goku, I need you guys. You're both my heroes, you're both my sensei, and you're both my friends and family. Kais give me strength!

"Goku, Vegeta, help me!" I knew Kaio-kin x2 wasn't enough, "Kaio-kin times three!" you don't know pain until you're felt your bones being crushed between your muscles, even if your bones are made of Dextryte.

"-Don't give in, she's – stu--Sayjin!" I heard 17 call out; the noise from the Ki blast and from the ringing in my ears drowned most of what he said out.

"Dammit, forgive me King Kai, but I have to!"

"Katie, no, don't!" I heard King Kai cry out, "It'll kill you! Don't try it that high! Not even Goku would try it!"

"I'm not Goku! And if I don't do something we're all doomed! Kaio-kin times 150!" If Goku could go Kaio-kin x100, then right now I should be able to do x150.

I screamed in pain as my bones snapped in various places, but my stubborn streak wouldn't let me buckle now. I fell to the ground, still standing until that point. Then I went to my knees, still pushing the Final Flash at the androids.

Then suddenly I heard the sound of high-speed travel, and before I knew it 18 was tugging on my braid.

"Sorry, but we're getting really bored. Are you done yet?" she had a grin on her face as she lifted her hand, "17 told me to tell you its too bad you made such a stupid choice. Power Blitz!" She said it calmly, and then there was a bright flash followed by an extreme amount of pain, and then nothing.

Angel Saiyan 22: sniff… Vegeta's dead! Nooo! And what of Gohan and Katie? Mwahahahahaha!