Chapter 24: Stories from the Past

Part 1-

Code Name: Lecture

Orange-Star State College

1st P.O.V.

Gohan came into the room, and he was nervous. To tell the Kai-honest truth, so was I.

"Hey Katie. How are you doing today?" Gohan asked, sitting down in the desk chair.

"Fine, I guess. Over forty years I forgot, huh? You sure did get big in a hurry. Just yesterday you were this big." I said, showing him the height I recognized him with.

"Yeah, I remember. You ran off to spend some of Christmas with Vegeta. Mom didn't like that at all."

"I know, but I couldn't let Vegeta stay alone on Christmas, now could I?" I asked.

"No, you couldn't do that to any of us." Gohan tried to smile for me, but it was too hard for him, "Supreme Kai wants us to tell you stories, like we suggested yesterday. Is it okay if I tell one?"

"I have to remember, so go ahead. Whatever may help needs to be done." I said, inhaling so I could ready myself. Gohan did the same.

(14 years ago)

Gohan's class got settled as Gohan stood up to speak. I was sitting in a chair next to his desk, and wearing the Holo-watch. Underneath the 'suit' was a leotard. I really didn't like having to wear it, but it was necessary for my lecture.

"Class, this is Katie Briefs. She's our guest speaker on Sayjins." Gohan announced, and motioned for me to stand. I was nervous, to say the least, "She'll give a short lecture and then open the floor to questions."

I stood in front of the class, and looked them over quickly before I began. I prayed mercy for whatever class got Vegeta as their guest speaker. Only the two of us did these lectures because we were the only two full-blooded Sayjins that knew about our race, unlike Goku.

"Alright, I guess you all have heard the stories of the Sayjin attack on earth about 40 years ago, right? I'll have you know that I was on earth's side during that battle. I am a full-blooded Sayjin, and Prof. Son is a half-blooded Sayjin. His father is my cousin.

"My Sayjin name is Katrin. Besides myself, there are only two other full blooded Sayjins left in existence. Together there are five half-blooded Sayjins, one quarter Sayjin, and three three-quarter Sayjins. All together that's eleven total. My parents were great warriors, but not even our King, Vegeta, could equal the strength of Frieza, the creature that destroyed my home planet. I was only a baby when that happened, but I wasn't on the planet, same as Prince Vegeta, Nappa, and my cousins Raditz and Kakorot. Kakorot is now known as Son Goku, Prof. Son's father." I paused to see how interested they were. They weren't, so I moved on to the more exciting part.

"Everything about a Sayjin is built for battle. We are nocturnal by nature, but we function well during the day anyway. We have excellent kinesthetic memory, so good that we can do almost any attack or defense move just by seeing it done once. Some of the harder moves take a little longer, though, as with me and the Kamehameha Wave."

A few took notice to that. They all knew about the famous (or infamous) Master Roshi and his famous attack.

"Our hearts beat three times instead of two, to allow more oxygen to pass through our bodies. We have a high metabolism, so we eat a lot, even when we've only sat on the couch all day. We have animalistic instincts and heighten senses. We can see and hear better than a wolf.

"The longer a Sayjin fights, the more powerful we become. We gain power from every battle, even if we lose. And our power increases due to injury. When I was on Namek, my friend and father-in-law, Prince Vegeta, got the idea that if we had another ally injure us severely, then the resident healer could heal us, and our power would increase dramatically and we could defeat our enemy. It almost worked, too, but this enemy was far stronger than we estimated.

"On a psychological view, we crave challenges. We crave battle. We're at our happiest when we fight. And we dream our past battles, or battles we've witnessed, to gain more battle knowledge. We can see and learn our mistakes as we sleep, and perfect it when we train. Sayjins can also sense another Sayjin's dreams. All Sayjins have a connection, blood related or not.

"When Sayjins choose a mate, they Bond, biting right here-" I pointed, "-and mix blood. The two are Bonded for life, usually never taking another mate, even after the other dies. Female Sayjins only have one premenstrual cycle a year, but we're very aggressive then, and-"

"Can I have your number!" some smart-ass guy called, and the class laughed. I cleared my throat to show I wasn't irked.

"Sorry, I'm taken." I said in good fun, "Also, Sayjins age slower than humans. I know I may appear to be in my twenties, like any of you, but I'm actually twice that. I have three kids at home as well.

"Now, tails." I flipped off the Holo-watch and revealed my leotard, black, of course, "Sayjins have monkey-like tails. It's our greatest weakness. When our tails are disturbed, either squeezed or hurt, we lose strength. We either become paralyzed or we're severely weakened. If our tail is removed, we lose power. I am the only adult Sayjin left that has a tail." I waved my tail around as I walked across in front of Gohan's desk. He was interested in all of this as well. It was my first lecture to one of his classes, "A Sayjin's tail is also our greatest strength. In the full moon we become giant apes, called Oozarues. The only way to stop an Oozaru is to either remove the tail or the moon.

"I believe I covered everything. Now, any questions?"

A bunch of hands went up. Gohan picked the students for me, knowing them better and knowing who was serious or not. He picked a girl with glasses. She reminded me of my human self.

"If the tails are so dangerous, then why do you still have it?"

"Good question. An adult Sayjin can control their Oozaru form on most occasions. Also, a Sayjin child's tail will grow back until the age of 18. Next?"

Gohan chose a boy in a basketball jersey.

"Can you… show us something? An attack or something?"

"I don't think-"

"Its alright Gohan, I already know what I'm going to do, too. I'm going to transform into a Super Sayjin, and you can ask questions on that once I've transformed." I began to transform, and did it quickly so I wouldn't blow papers (and people) away.

Everyone was quiet, but then another kid raised his hand.

"What is that? How do you do it?"

"Super Sayjin is a legendary power that only those with pure hearts can obtain. When severely angered, or in danger, a Sayjin or part-Sayjin can reach this level. Our power reaches a new level, a primal power, and our aura turns gold, not our hair or eyes." I powered back down, "Sayjins didn't have much when it came to culture, but the legend of the Super Sayjin was almost a religion. Any more questions?"

"I knew that much about Sayjins?"

"You did. Until yesterday." Gohan responded.

"That seemed to help a little, but I still can't…"

"Its okay, don't strain it or you might hurt yourself. I'll go and let someone else try."

"Oh, okay. Thanks, Gohan." I tried to smile for him, but I couldn't. It was with the rest of my memory.