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Chapter 22: The Loss of Sanity's Worth

3rd P.O.V.

Vegeta went outside to get away from Bulma's screaming, and for once it wasn't due to him. Her screechy voice was too much for his sensitive ears to handle sometimes.

Goku and Pan had been gone a few days, and in all reality they had just beaten their first Shadow Dragon, Haze Shenron. They were on their way toward Rage Shenron now.

Vegeta was barely out the door when a scream of another kind got his attention. It was coming from the gravity room.

He ran to the door and barged in. Katie was lying on the floor, trying to get up but she couldn't. She had a long gash drawn across her arm, and another one on her forehead.

"Vegeta! I can't get up! The gravity is too high!" it was no wonder she was having trouble getting up, the gravity was 1,000x, and Vegeta had to power up just to walk across the room. But that didn't explain the scream.

He switched the machine off and helped Katie up.

"Katrin, what happened?"

"I… I don't know. What did you just call me?"

"What?" Vegeta was thoroughly confused by Katie's behavior.

"And when did you cut your hair?" she asked, throwing the Prince off guard once more.

"My what…? Katrin, I cut my hair years ago, you know that."

"What?" Katie was confused, and she held her head, trying to think. She started to examine her whereabouts, "Why did I come in here? Did you turn the gravity up so high?"

"Katrin…?"

She looked at her own body, and she looked sick when she saw the blood trickle down her arm. She reached up and touched her head, flinching when she touched the gash there.

Vegeta was dumbstruck. He didn't know how to respond, so he asked a question of his own.

"What's the last thing you remember?" Vegeta asked. He didn't like where this was going.

"Christmas, in the cave. Vegeta, what's going on?"

"Try to remember, is that all you remember?"

"… Yes, it is. Vegeta?"

"Katr- Katie, that was over 40 years ago."

"Say what? What's wrong with me?"

"Don't panic. We'll fix this, whatever this is." Vegeta said, trying to calm her down.

"But, but… 40 years? How... what…" Katie fainted, but Vegeta caught her. He was just as confused as she was.

Vegeta and Bulma gathered everyone, except Goku and Pan, and talked over the situation. Katie had passed out over thirty minuets ago, and she hadn't woken up yet, so Bulma had to go by what Vegeta told her. They were all sitting or standing in Katie's living room.

"It looks like she is suffering from amnesia." Bulma started to explain to Codie, Vegeta, 18, Trunks, Gohan, Goten, Videl, and Chi-chi, "She has lost most of her memory. She can't remember anything before Garlic junior's second arrival on earth. I believe the technical term is retrograde amnesia."

"What could have brought this on?" Codie asked, looking toward the door of his mom's room.

"Trauma. Most likely the loss of Mirai and your brother and sister brought it on. And since the dragons… well, she must have lost hope."

"But why would she forget so far back?" Videl asked.

"That was before she met dad or Cell, right?" Codie asked.

"Yeah, but what does Cell-"

"I get it now. She regressed to the point before she had so many problems. Back to before she was truly known to be a Sayjin. Back then she only had to worry about the future, not her destiny or the loss of her best friend or mate, or even the loss of her home yet." Vegeta said. He looked angry and worried.

"So what do we do?" 18 asked.

"I suggest we take it slow so she won't faint again from shock. I've read up on the subject, and if we remind her of some of the things she had experienced she might snap out of it. But then again, I'm no psychologist."

"Kakorot would be a big help, but he's needed elsewhere on a more important matter."

"Nothing is more important that my mother!" Codie snapped, causing everyone to stare at him.

"Codie, believe me, I know your mother better than anyone else in this room. She would prefer the safety of the many to herself. That's why she fights so hard, until the point where she nearly dies. She doesn't think of her own pain, only the pain of others." Vegeta said in a low, calm tone, "Kakorot calls it her armor of love."

"How could she forget dad, Andy, Kanji, and me? How could she do it, grandpa?" Codie asked in a low tone of his own.

"She's only mortal, like any of us. She's subject to mortal fears and joys, and when the stress reaches a breaking point, no amount of power can stop it. We should be thankful it was only memory loss and not some sort of power mad scenario that caused the death of hundreds." Vegeta responded.

Everyone absorbed this for a moment, until a coughing sound got their attention. Katie was standing in the doorway, having cleared her throat to get everyone's notice.

1st P.O.V.

I stood in the doorway, and what Vegeta had said earlier came together. Everyone was old that I knew only a few moments ago to be young. Chi-chi and Bulma had gray hair, Gohan had on a suit and glasses, I shouldn't meet 18 for another three years, and who I assumed was Goten wasn't suppose to be born yet. There was a girl I didn't know, but I assumed she was Videl, Trunks, the present one, was an adult, and then there was this boy. I had no idea who he could have been. Pink eyes, but black hair that reminded me of Goku's, only shorter. His scent was of my own; he had to be my son. So who was the father?

"Katie?" Bulma asked, wary.

"Vegeta was right, it's been at least 40 years. You all were much younger the last I saw you, or remember you… and some of you I haven't met by that standard. I know who you are as characters on the show, but not as friends."

"So what do you remember?" 18 asked.

"… my childhood, I guess. But then again, childhood's over the moment you know you're going to die. Somehow I always knew I was going to die, be it an android," 18 looked away, "Or Majin Buu, I always knew."

"Katie, come sit down. We have a lot to tell you. We'll take it slow." Chi-chi said, motioning me to the spot on the couch next to her. The boy with the pink eyes was on her other side. Bulma sat across from me.

"We have a lot to tell you is an understatement." She sighed, looking to Vegeta. He looked away, so she continued, "We'll keep it simple. I won't go into details here, but you're really a Sayjin, not a human, and your Sayjin name is Katrin. After the events you recall from Dragonball Z, there was another threat that only you could stop, and you did stop it, with Angel powers. You gave up that power to stay with your husband and kids."

"But who are they?" I asked. I felt so stupid, not knowing my own family. The pink-eyed boy looked away now as well.

"Your husband is Mirai No Trunks. You had three kids with him; Kanji Vegeta Briefs, Andorra Bulma Briefs, and Codie Allen Briefs, here." she pointed to the pink eye boy, "Only Codie is a little special."

"Special?"

"Mom, can't you remember anything! Not even my father!"

"Codie, yelling won't help." Videl said.

"No, let him yell." I responded.

"Codie is Cell's reincarnation. He calls Cell his father. He was born from your body and Cell's spirit."

"Where are Mirai and my other kids? And Cell?" everyone was solemn as 18 explained it.

"Super Android 17 killed them, along with Krillen. Cell died many years ago, to save you. That's how Codie was born."

"By the Kais. GT started already?"

"Yeah, dad and Pan are locating the Shadow Dragons right now." Gohan said.

"I can't remember anything that I've experienced, only the trivia from the show that I watched or read." I hit my knees in frustration, "How strong was I?"

"Super Sayjin three. And you can use Instant Transmission." Trunks said.

"Amnesia is caused by trauma, so the deaths of my family members must have triggered it. It was delayed though, wasn't it?"

"Yeah, you killed 17 a few weeks ago." Codie said.

"I killed him?"

"It was dad's plan, but you carried it out. He's always had the highest confidence in you." Goten said.

"Mom thinks that telling you some stories of past experiences might help you remember-" Trunks began.

"No, no way, I don't want anything like that to happen." I said. Trunks looked startled, they all did that I didn't want to know.

"I think that's enough for today." Bulma said, "How about we let Katie get some rest. We'll come back tomorrow."

They all got up to leave, and last out was Vegeta. He gave me one last glance and then shut the door behind him.

Codie was still in the room with me. My present idea of who I am was just older than he was, but he was my son, and Cell's reincarnation they told me, so I had to be older than that.

"How old am I?"

"I think around 60." Codie responded, "Mom, why didn't you want to hear any stories about your past?"

"I- I don't know. I guess I was scared." Being called mom would take some getting use to.

"You, scared? I don't think I ever saw you scared until the fight with Super 17."

"I'm good at hiding it, I guess." I shrugged. I got up and looked at some of the pictures in the room. Wedding pictures, baby pictures, family shots, group shots, and pictures of Cell and me, too.

"Why was Cell of all people reincarnated?" I asked.

"…His soul was destroyed by a wizard. He was protecting you. He loved you, but you had already Bonded with dad by then."

"Bonded? What's that?"

"You don't even remember grandpa's anatomy lesson, do you?" he sighed. I felt sorry for him, and myself, "It's a way Sayjins join with their mates. Grandpa Vegeta gave me and Kanji the same lesson he gave you, and you gave Andy her lesson."

"I really wish I could remember… but something else inside me doesn't want me to remember… because it hurts."

"You really loved dad, and you had become close friends to his murderer. Both times." Codie said with a grin. He meant Cell, too.

"17 and I were friends?"

"For about 16 years."

"…I'm going to my room. This is a lot to think over."

"Yeah, it is for me, too." Codie said as he went into, what I assumed anyway, was his room.

I went back into the bedroom I had just exited. I sniffed the air, and the scent was of another and mine. I figured that was Mirai No Trunks, and something inside hurt that he was gone.

I laid down on the bed and started at the ceiling, thinking over what I had just learned.

What exactly happened in the gravity room that triggered the amnesia? What trauma made the amnesia possible? How did it happen?

I thought long and hard, and all I could see in my mind was blood. I didn't want to see that, so I pushed it away.

By now I must know Supreme Kai, and I probably would have gone to him if I thought I was in trouble of losing my memory or my marbles.

I concentrated and found Supreme Kai's Ki and I teleported to him. He and Elder Kai were playing poker, and there were two small, green, catlike creatures there as well. The bigger one was also playing poker as the smaller one watched.

Supreme Kai saw me and jumped from his seat, knocking the chair over.

"Katie, what are you doing here?"

"You're the only person I knew to turn to. I… I lost most of my memory, from what the others told me."

"Oh dear, this is not good at all." Old Kai said.

"Well of course this isn't good!" I snapped.

"No, I mean my hand. I fold." For the first time ever, I fell over anime style. Well, I guess it was the first time ever.

"I don't think I can help you, Katie, I'm sorry. This is something you have to overcome yourself. What I can tell you, though, is that you came to me over a year ago worried you were going to lose your memory, and that I should tell the others if this happened."

"Right, so I guess we'll have to do that." I said, defeated. I looked over, and kept from laughing as the little cat looked at Supreme Kai's hand and told the big one what it was. The big one sweated, and folded his cards as well.

"If you talked to Goku, he'd probably tell you to follow your heart at this time, and I believe that is exactly what you should do. It may be the only way to get your memories back."

"Right. Thanks, Supreme Kai." I waved and went home to rest, but it didn't feel like home. Home should have been my earth in my dimension, or at least Goku's house.

I was still restless, so I looked through the room. I found a jacket that had a Capsule Corp. logo on it, and it smelled like the other scent in the room, so it had to belong to Mirai. I took it and laid it out across his side of the bed; I knew it was his side because there were a few lavender hairs on the pillow.

I didn't know what to do; I was terrified of what would happen now. They told me how powerful I was, and I could help fight if only I remembered. But I was worried what would happen if I lost control of my power. I got off the bed, and knelt down beside it. Somehow I knew it had been a while since I had done this.

"Dear lord in heaven, I don't know how long its been since I last spoke to you, but I ask for your help now. I know I have done some awful things in the past, even if I can't remember all of them. Please, forgive me of my sins. My friends say I have amnesia. You already know what I'm going through, but it needs to be said. I don't remember my family at all, or my enemies, for that matter. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I want your help in restoring my memories. I need them. It says in the bible, well, you already know what it says, but it says that you wouldn't give us anything we couldn't deal with, and I try to believe that, but if its true, then why did I have a mental breakdown? I just want my memories back. I don't care if you decided to send me to hell, or HFIL, for my past sins or if my family remains in Otherworld, I need to remember. You know that if I had my memories I could get my family back. Thank you for listening to all of this. Please, answer my prayer. I need my memory and my family back. Amen."

I climbed back into bed and pulled Mirai's jacket closer, breathing in his scent as I fell asleep.