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Chapter 6: Beyond the Looking Glass

The big day was here, and it was signaled with another, larger earthquake. But we knew cleaning could wait because earth might not be here in a few hours. An even scarier thought, a few minutes.

Vegeta was in his classic blue spandex, Mirai in a black muscle shirt with his sword, Gohan in his orange Gi, Goten in normal clothes, Trunks in his cowboyish outfit (You might recall from GT), Codie in his green Gi, and then there was me. I was dressed in a red tank with my leather accessories, just like when I faced Roxx. We all met up because we felt the dark Ki dead ahead.

"Anybody know where to go?" Goten asked.

"No, but if we go that way we might get close." I said, pointing northwest.

"How can you be sure?" Trunks asked.

"Look." I pointed, and when they all turned they understood. Animals were running or flying away from that direction.

"Oh."

We flew that direction, and the entire time I thought I felt… myself. It was weird, but it felt like I was headed right at my own Ki. But at the same time it didn't feel normal.

I looked at the others. They all looked serious, deep in thought.

"You feel it too?" I asked. They all nodded, "Yeah."

We were getting closer, the sky was getting dark and it was charged with electricity. It wasn't going to be long now.

"Mom… do you feel that?"

"What is it, Codie?" I asked, slowing down so we were next to each other. He looked scared, I couldn't blame him.

"I feel something… someone… could it be my own counterpart?" he asked. I concentrated to feel who or what he felt.

"God… it feels so familiar." I said, "I don't know, Codie."

We were there. The sky all around was black, and there was a huge hole in the sky, pulsing purple and red.

"And that, my friends, is a hole in the fabric of reality." Trunks said when we landed.

"Yeah, and I calculated the hole will close in a few minutes unless something comes through the portal." I said, looking at the hole in awe.

"Then how long we will have until it closes?" Vegeta asked.

"It won't unless everything goes back."

"Typical." Vegeta said, shaking his head.

Then all of a sudden several dark Ki's came through the portal. They all landed in front of us. It was them, and they were strong.

We lined up in front of the Darklings, looking at them. It was like looking into a mirror, only the mirror had a dark film over the glass.

Vegeta's double had his tail and a beard, dressed in black royal armor. Their Goku was also dressed in armor, and he had his tail. The evil Gohan, Goten, and Trunks had red streaks in their hair, though their Trunks still had the lavender coloring. Piccolo's counterpart wasn't our Piccolo, but the evil King Piccolo. I guessed that the evil Goku never had to kill him.

Then there was my counterpart. She looked just like me, of course, but there was something so wrong. First, she was about 3 years older. That made sense, I was supposed to be older, but the dimensional crossings as a baby made me younger somehow. Space-time continuum calculations and other technical stuff. She looked… she looked like Katherine the Slaughterer. Her hair was really long and a mess, whereas I had my short like you'd traditionally see a female Sayjin. She also had a sword. They all had Scouters and black Sayjin armor. All the Sayjins, even the half-human hybrids had tails.

"Yhe ka uun da tregs?" my counterpart said.

(Who are you bakas?)

"What?" I looked over at Vegeta.

"It's Saya-jin, our native language. She's fluent, unlike you Katrin."

"Hey! I know it… sort of." I said, embarrassed.

"Yhe ka uun!" my counterpart shouted. She was angry.

(Who are you!)

"Vegeta, what did she say?"

"She's asking who we are." Vegeta turned to her, "Wi uun Sayjins. Me ta Vegeta-augr."

(We are Sayjins. I am Prince Vegeta.)

"Iz las earth?" she asked.

(Is this earth?)

"What she'd say?" I asked again.

"She wants to know where we are." he turned back to her again, "Earth. Yhat tuk oply Tiom gha uun ka?"

(What level of SSJ are you?)

"Wi'un Tiom gha ore-" my counter part started.

(We are SSJ4-)

"They can reach Super Sayjin four."

"-Me ta lae amfel." My counterpart smirked. Vegeta stepped back, gasped at what she said. I did too.

(I am the Angel.)

She didn't just say what I think she said, did she?

"Vegeta? Please tell me that word isn't what I think it was."

"She has the Angel power." He replied.

"What? … Vegeta, ask her if she can speak our language."

"Ikdy ka la'gul Earth English?"

(Can you speak earth English?)

"Yeah, we can speak earthling." My counterpart said, "I'm Empress Katrin, but I guess you know that, right?"

"Empress, huh? So you rule over the entire universe then?" I asked.

"Of course. So, you are our good counterparts? Pathetic." Empress Katrin said.

"You'll eat those words." Vegeta said.

"I doubt it." Dark Vegeta said.

"Who's that?" my double asked, pointing to Mirai and Codie.

"My husband and son." I said.

"You married and had a kid?" she laughed.

"How about we swap stories before us fight?" I suggested.

"No swapping needed, I can tell you everything about us, and you tell everything about your allies. Deal?" Dark Katrin asked.

"Fine, I'll go first." I said, stepping up.

So I explained it, plain and simple. They seemed confused that their doubles were so good. I conveniently left out the Dragonballs, just as Old Kai suggested.

"I see. Well then, my turn." Dark Katrin began, "Our Vegeta became king of planet Vegeta. Kakorot then set out and conquered earth. When I was older I was granted the Angel power."

"What? How could you have done that?" I asked.

"Simple, we're opposites, but equal, so therefore I got the Angel powers as well. Of course, I kept mine, unlike you. I conquered the universe. I gave earth to Kakorot and Raditz, and our home planet to King Vegeta. They earned it. When 17 and 18 came, they teamed up with my mate to kill us. I have no idea about this Buu creature or the others, but we have reached Super Sayjin four."

"So where is this mate of yours?"

"Oh, he's coming. He won't be able to help much, but he wanted to watch. I spoil him too much, but then again, my first mate means the most to me." she grinned, and started to tease King Vegeta by wrapping her tail around his neck and shoulders.

"Your first mate? You mean…?"

"I am the most powerful being in our universe. Why only settle with one mate when I can have hundreds?" she wrapped her arm around Dark Vegeta, "My first mate and I Bonded, but I didn't Bond to any others."

"I see." I was disgusted, but we had to get started before the hole opened any further, "Well then, shall we?" I asked, getting into my stance.

"Do you mind if we wait for my mate first? He'd hate to see that the fun began without him."

"Fine. It'll give us a chance to catch up." I said, looking at my friends. We lined up in front of our own doubles. Codie took Dark Kakorot, and Mirai took King Piccolo.

3rd P.O.V.

Gohan and his double just stared at one another. They looked so similar, and if it weren't for the armor and tail he would have thought it was only a mirror.

"So, I take it Kakorot and a human named Chi-chi are your parents?" Gohan asked.

"Yeah, as a matter of fact. How about your family? A human wife and a daughter?"

"Yes, Videl and Pan." Gohan replied.

"And I bet you use to be a superhero as a teen?" Dark Gohan laughed, "Those were the days."

"You actually fought as a superhero?" Gohan asked, skeptical.

"No, as a super villain. Duh? Do you have some sort of special form? A form different than Super Sayjin, I mean." Dark Gohan asked, smirking.

This guy isn't exactly a genius… but I can sense he has a lot of power.

"Yes, I do." Gohan replied, a little shocked now.

"Great."

"Hey, who taught you to fight?" Gohan asked, glancing at Dark Piccolo.

"My father, grandfather, and uncle. Why? Who trained you?"

"This dimension's Piccolo."

Both Goten and his double heard the earlier remark about their parents. Dark Goten didn't look like he was too sure of himself, and that made Goten a little more confidant.

"I guess you've always had your father with you?" Goten asked.

"Yeah, whenever he's home, that is. He does go off to keep order sometimes." Dark Goten replied.

"You're lucky, I didn't meet my dad until I was 6 years old."

"At least he didn't beat you during those first years. My father thought that was the best way to train Gohan and me. My cousin Katrin, I mean Empress Katrin, put a stop to that."

Goten noted that his voice broke while he was speaking. He liked his cousin and could tell they were close. Goten remembered how Katie could tell it was Bebi and not himself that attacked her, she knew him that well.

Vegeta thought that his double looked exactly like his father. The way he stood, arms crossed and feet apart, and even the cape blowing in the breeze reminded him of his father. He even had the beard.

"So, what happened to you?" Dark Vegeta asked.

"Planet Vegeta was destroyed a long time ago by Frieza. Eventually I came here and had a family. That includes Katrin now."

"Frieza? He was powerful in this dimension, I take it? I see. She is quite beautiful." He glanced over at Katie, "Is your mate a human named Bulma?"

"Yes, she is. We have a son and a daughter."

"We had only the one son. She died in childbirth. Good thing I have Empress Katrin around when I start to feel lonely." He smirked, looking at Katie and Dark Katrin with lust in his eyes.

"You're a bastard." Vegeta said.

Trunks looked at Dark Trunks in confusion. Dark Trunks held himself in such a strange manner. He was brimming with confidence, even his smile looked dark.

"What are you looking at, weakling?" Dark Trunks demanded.

"I heard what our fathers were saying. I was wondering how you lived all this time without you mother."

"I never knew her. Besides, Empress Katrin is like a mother to me. She even taught Goten and me how to fuse."

"So you can fuse as well. How did she learn it?"

"She rules the universe, you runt! She has access to endless amounts of information!"

"I see. In that case, Goten and I will have to fuse and fight against your Gotenks then."

"Gotenks, huh? Our fusion is called Truten."

"So who are you suppose to be, runt?" Dark Piccolo asked.

Why does that nickname stick so well? Mirai wondered.

"I'm Katie's husband. Your dimension doesn't have me in it, but I'm Trunks from the future. I went back in time to try to stop the androids and save Goku."

"Stop the androids, huh? And Goku is…?"

"Kakorot. He was raised human on earth in an accident."

"Oh, well then, where is he?"

"He's gone now. He gave his life, like Katie said."

"Okay, then where am I?" Dark Piccolo asked.

"Well, Goku killed you when he was a kid, but before you died you had one more kid. He took your name and rivaled Goku for years. Our Piccolo was a great ally… he gave his life to save earth." Mirai was careful not to mention the Dragonballs, as were everyone else. One slip and there could be disaster.

"A son of mine became friends with my murderer? What a weakling."

Dark Kakorot noticed how Codie's hair and eyes were familiar. He had no idea who this kid was, but his mother was Katie.

"So kid, whose you dad?" Dark Kakorot asked.

"Well… I sorta don't have a dad."

"Everyone's got a dad." Dark Kakorot didn't like the way Codie responded.

Codie didn't want to talk about his dad issues, especially to the enemy. But he figured Dark Kakorot would only poke more at the subject.

"My mother is Katie, but my father is… it's complicated."

"Well, get on with it!"

"He's… I'm Cell's reincarnate. I was born from his soul and my mother's body."

"Well, damn kid! If you ain't mixed up!" Dark Kakorot laughed.

"Well that still makes us cousins, doesn't it? Aren't you Katrin's cousin?" Codie asked.

"That's Empress Katrin, and yes, we are cousins. I'm going to guess that Katie is a human name given to your Katrin? And that makes me Goku?"

"Yeah, it does. But you're nothing like him."

1st P.O.V.

Both my evil counterpart and I had listened to everyone else's conversations. When we went back to facing each other, I almost got the shivers. Her eyes were so empty and so black. They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, and if it were true, then she was as evil as Roxx, Drazark, and 'insert your own favorite evil person here'.

"It sounds like you're close to your family." I said.

"They are all I ever had for a long time."

"I know the feeling." I said, looking back at my own family, "We don't have to fight. You and your family can go back to your world and we'll never see each other again."

Her body shook with laughter. She threw her head back as she laughed loud enough to catch everyone's attention.

"You really are my opposite. I had the most brilliant, most ingenious scientists working for me. In mere hours, if we don't go back through that portal, it'll start to grow larger and larger, combining our two dimensions. Then I can rule over this dimension as well."

"No, it'll destroy the dimensions, all of them. You'll have to beat me first." I said, pushing my back leg deeper into the dirt, preparing to fight.

"Oh I will… or did you forget already? I have the Angel power! You can't stop me."

"I've defeated someone who stole my Angel Power before, and I could do it again."

"I didn't steal it!" she laughed again, "Its mine, just like it was yours! If the power is stolen it weakens! Didn't you know anything about your own Angel powers?"

"No, nobody told me about it. I learned all I could on my own. I just got it to defeat a powerful enemy, an enemy that is partially responsible for the rift, and when the time came I gave the power back."

"No wonder you gave it back. You could have done whatever you liked with it! You could have had real power, like me!"

The rift turned bright red as another dark shape came through. His energy felt so familiar, but I couldn't figure out who he was.

"Oh, here comes my mate. Now we can finally start our fight." Empress Katrin said, waving her tail back and forth with a snap at each side.

"Mom…" Codie was looking at the form in awe. It started to take shape.

He was tall, about a head taller than I was, and as he proceeded to land I saw a tail wave behind him. He was bulky and as the color came to view, he was green with black spots.

"Oh by Kami, it can't be…?" I said, dumbstruck. My mouth was agape, and I knew I must have looked foolish, but under the circumstances I think you'd be dumbstruck as well.

"Father?" Codie gasped.