Chapter 11: Peace at Last

2 years later

"What? Where am I?"

"Hey, Katie, nice to see you again!" I looked up to see King Enma, at his desk as always.

"King Enma? So I did die…"

"Yeah, old age, even in your good health." He said, writing in his large book. I looked around, they weren't busy. That was a good sign here.

"Did Mirai and Vegeta make to Otherworld okay?"

"Yeah, so did Codie, by the way. They're waiting for you in Otherworld."

"So I finally get to see it?" I asked.

"Yes, the last Z warrior to die, to make it here."

It was true, I was dead, and now I'd see Otherworld for all eternity, and I was going to be happy with my family.

"The end of you life was shit, huh?"

"I guess so… but I'm ready now." I sighed.

"You've had an extraordinary life, Katie. Fighting all kinds of enemies. Would you like the list?"

"Sure." I said, smiling.

As King Enma read, I remembered all of them.

"Raditz, Vegeta," hardest battle, since it was Vegeta.

"Guldo and Recoome of the Ginyu Force," killed Guldo, almost killed by Recoome, and the first time I used my Sneak Attack Ball.

"Captain Ginyu," nearly killed me AND switched bodies with me.

"Frieza," that's when Goku became a SSJ, and I let Krillen die.

"Garlic jr.," I tricked him, along with Piccolo and Krillen, and I defeated him. And then I lost hope of seeing home again. If only I knew.

"Android 16 and 17," defeated 16 with my new Ki Sword Slash, defeated by 17 and fought with Yamcha. And I met Mirai.

"Cell," I could never forget, not ever.

"Sahara," I killed her, and then became Majin.

"Then when you were Majin you killed innocent people and Vegeta."

"Yeah… but I've repented all that now, right?"

"Yes, plenty. Next was… Buu, super form," he ate me, and I went to HFIL.

"Roxx, Drazark." My biggest enemies.

"Bebi… Super 17… Omega Shenron…" GT hell.

"The Darklings," that was quite an adventure.

"That's it." Enma said.

"So… what about other Sayjins in Otherworld?"

"There's your family, of course."

"Yeah…"

"So, are you ready?" Enma asked, raising the stamp.

"Yes."

The stamp came down and hit the large file, now marked Deceased (Permanently). I had to laugh at that.

I was now in Otherworld. The sky was amazing, so bright, it was hard to describe. It was a color you wouldn't see in the mortal realm. The plant life was lush and fresh, and the scents were overwhelming. And one scent I was glad I couldn't smell, blood. No matter where you go in the mortal realm, there is the scent of blood. Even though my predatory genes ran through my veins, the scent of blood wouldn't bother me here.

I looked to the large hill in front of me. It had only now occurred to me that I didn't remember actually coming here from the Check-in Station. But when I looked to that hill thoughts like those melted away. The people on the hill were who mattered.

First, I saw Goku. I ran and jumped into his arms as he hugged me.

"Katie!"

"By the Vegetian gods, how I've missed you, you clown!" I laughed as I squeezed him tight.

"Calling him a clown is my privilege." I looked, and there was Vegeta, "I heard you had died. You look good… you're prime fits you best."

"Same to you, Sayjin Prince." I hugged him too, so glad to see him. But, he was Vegeta, so I didn't except him to hug me back. When he did I thought I'd cry.

"The rest of the family is just over the hill." Goku said, "So, how's everything on earth?"

"Fine. You're great-grandkids are powerful. Goten Jr. and Kanji Jr. remind of so much of you guys. Just last week they were in a tournament, both Super Sayjin. I feel so old looking at them."

"I heard there are other Sayjins as well." Goku said.

"Yeah… I could kind of sense them, but not really."

"You'll have to watch them from here." Vegeta said. I nodded. For a moment Vegeta and Goku just stared at me. I cocked my head playfully.

"What is it?"

"Well, kiddo, you got wings." Goku said.

"What?" I looked back, but I couldn't see them. I spun around, but couldn't see them. Vegeta smirked.

"Stop acting like Kakorot and just spread them out." Vegeta said.

"Oh… yeah…" I blushed as I spread out my wings and looked at them. They were very wide and black, "What? They're black?"

"Must be to match your hair color." Goku said.

"Must be… well, what are we standing around here for! I have more family to revisit!"

My smile still hadn't faded. I truly felt at peace. When we got near the bottom of the hill I saw the next two people I so wanted to see.

"Mirai? Oh my Kais… Codie!"

I literally jumped down the hill and almost tackled Mirai as I kissed him. His eyes lit up when he saw me. Once we pulled away, I grabbed Codie into my arms.

"My son… my little boy…"

"Mom, its okay now. We'll never be apart again."

I was crying tears of joy.

"I've cried so much in life, you wouldn't think I would now…" I said, wiping the tears away.

I went to look back at Mirai, but there were two people behind him that were watching me. They were under a shaded tree, so it was hard to see their faces. I stepped closer, and so did they, into the light. I recognized them immediately.

"I can't believe it… I knew you were dead, but still… so many years."

"Too many, Katie. Too many." The female spoke first. Her voice… I hadn't heard it in so many years. My human parents were here.

"Mama… daddy… how did you get here? Roxx…"

"Lime has great foresight." My dad said simply. I walked and hugged them, "Apparently that Roxx guy came to our universe, so the… Tri-dimensional council ordered Enma to send us here."

"Lime?" I asked.

"You'll meet him later." My mom said.

"After all this time… I hated them so much… I thought I had lost you guys… Roxx had destroyed our dimension." I said.

"I never thought that silly Dragonball Z show was real." My mom said.

"So, mama, daddy, this is my family. Our family. My husband," I pointed our Mirai, "My youngest son, my cousin, and my father in law. Guys… this is Joann and David Richards, my parents."

"So who are we?" I looked, and two Sayjins standing by another tree.

"You're my parents too, I guess." Walked over to them, and this female was the first to hug me.

"My little Katrin… savior of reality."

"I still can't understand that… and we adopted her…" my David said.

"I can, it's in our genes." Kanji, my Sayjin father said.

"Uh… I guess you guys haven't met yet, either? My arrival brought you all here to meet me, right?" I asked.

"You got it." Kanji replied.

"Well, excuse my informal names, but Joann, David, this is Andorra and Kanji, my birth parents. Kanji, Andorra, this is Joann and David, my human parents." I introduced. David and Kanji shook hands, "And these crazy guys are the rest of my family." I said, looking back again. That's when I saw Bardock.

"Uncle Bardock!"

"Hey dad, you made it!" Goku called.

"Nice to see you again, brother!" Andorra called.

"Hey Katrin, been a while. Last I saw you was before Frieza and I fought. You were just a baby."

I noticed two more figures standing by a tree on opposite sides.

"Pat?" my human brother, Pat. He was still taller than me as he walked over.

"Hey squirt… wow, so you were right, huh? DBZ was real after all." He smirked as I hugged him.

The other figure hadn't moved, so Andorra gestured to him.

"Katrin, this is Affray, you little brother." A pre-teen kid came out to stand near Andorra and Kanji.

"What? But… I guess you aged to your prime, huh?" I asked. Even though I never met him, I had those false memories of him from the illusion.

"That's right, sister. You're old."

Well, everyone burst out laughing, and I was laughing loudest of all. It was true, I was in my eighties, though I didn't look it. I was in my prime, with wings even. I was like a real angel in heaven, but I couldn't figure out how I had wings.

Guess I'll know later…

"Mom…" I turned to Codie and wrapped my arm around his shoulders.

"Yeah, kid?" I asked.

"I know you just got here… and that you're meeting all of your family again… but I know one more person who wouldn't come today. He said he was bound by honor to let you be."

I knew who he meant immediately, but I was still surprised.

"That idiot…" I sighed, "Uh, guys? I know I just got here, but uh… well-"

"Go on, go see him." Mirai said.

"Yeah Katie, it's not like he didn't save your life once." Goku said. They all agreed.

"Really? Are you sure? Even you, Mirai?"

"Yes, go on." They urged.

I turned and felt out the Ki. Yes, I could sense him, so I started up the hill again. I stopped at the top, and even from here I could see him, close but out of sight from the hill. I walked slow, fearing that if I ran he'd run too. When I reached the bottom of the hill he saw me, but he didn't move. He just turned his head back forward again.

He was sitting under a cherry-blossom tree, and some of the buds were falling off, caught on the wind. Out in front of us was a large ocean, and I could see and hear Humpback Whales singing. This was how I always pictured heaven. My family, my best friends, and the sea. I stood in awe, not only because of Cell under the tree, but the vast sea and the beautiful scenery.

I sat down next to him, Indian style.

"Hey." I said.

"Hey." He replied.

"What's going on?" I asked.

"Nothing… in Otherworld, nothing has to happen because-"

"Its perfect? Android 21, you haven't changed a bit." I smiled.

"Neither have you. You're still not a lady, lady."

"Cell… I missed you. So bad."

Cell just sat quiet, staring out to sea. I watched too as another whale leaped out. That one was an Orca. Every whale I saw was different. Another whale surfaced, and it looked like a Right Whale.

"It's no wonder you love them so much." Cell said.

"Yeah… but I love you more." Cell looked at me with those big pink eyes and smiled.

"Wanna spar?" he asked. It seemed so random in the moment that I laughed.

"Only if you get it out of your head that you can't been seen with me around my family. You're a part of my family too."

He nodded and stood up, then gave me his hand. We headed away from the beach and up over the hill. It was time for Cell to finally meet his family.

The End

AS22: And that's it for Katie… at least as a main character in new stories. I do have one with her as a baby, one after she died, and one that is a surprise left to do, but I'm working on it! R&R!

Also, tune in to Before the Destiny to find out who 'Lime' is and into The Next Destiny to find out why Katie has wings!