Chapter 11: Nearly There
Several days later, and high above the ground, Kale, Megan, and Crystal were flying on Icarus' back. The dragon seemed to love his job, and Kale loved the idea of flying. Ever since he could remember he had wanted to fly, and now, his days seemed happier. Not just because he had left the orphanage or because he was flying, but because of the two girls flying with him.
Kale realized they were a family. Not just because they were all Saiyans, but because off all they had been through together. Megan was like his daughter. He had protected her the best he could from the demons and the army. Crystal was like her mom, though he wouldn't admit that just yet. He did love the look she got in her eyes whenever they'd take off the ground.
When Icarus landed, Kale was confused, and therefore a bit mad, just like a certain Saiyan prince he took after.
"Hey dragon, why'd you stop here?" he asked. Icarus answered by lifting one of his clawed hands and pointing toward a capsule house.
Kale looked at where the dragon pointed and walked toward it. Megan and Crystal were right behind him as he pushed open the door. The house was quite old and dirty, and sunlight was the only thing lighting up the inside.
Pictures sat on an old mantle, covered in years of dust. Kale picked one up and cleaned it off. The picture was faded, but the people were unmistakable.
It was Katrin and Cell. Katrin had a goofy grin and the 'V for victory' pose while Cell looked annoyed as she hung on his back.
"This is her… Katrin, the Angel." Crystal said, looking over his shoulder. He looked up at her and nodded.
Megan was bored and thus she went back out to play with Icarus while Crystal and Kale kept searching.
Kale put the picture down and kept looking. He found a picture of Goku and his sons.
"This is Son Goku's home." Kale said, noting how many pictures there were of him and his family. He found a picture of Katrin, and she seemed only a bit older than him at the time. She was dressed in a blue Gi and had a sword with a blue handle.
"We're naturals with swords."
Grandmother… this is Goku's home, isn't it?
"It was once mine too. I grew up here…"
"Hey Kale, come look at this!" Crystal had another picture in her hand. Kale's eyes went wide when he saw what it was, "This is her…"
"As the Angel." Kale finished.
It was Katrin as the Angel. Her hair was flowing about her, golden in the light. Her eyes were still as piercing as ever. Her wings were spread wide and she had out the infamous 'V for victory' pose again.
"This was taken after I defeated Roxx… not everyone could see me fight in this form, so I decided to take a picture."
"It's so beautiful." Crystal said. She and Kale were in awe.
"Now you see why Mirai and Cell loved me so much, even when I wasn't in this form…"
Kale turned away from the picture. He couldn't believe it. He was her great-grandson. She was so powerful, so beautiful, it was hard to believe they were even the same species. He walked out of the house and just stared off into the distance as Megan and Icarus played behind him.
"It's hard for you to believe this, isn't it?" Megan asked, walking up next to him.
"Until a few weeks ago I was just a kid heading out on my own. Now I find out I'm the descendant of the greatest warrior ever known. All the things she did… could she really have done all of it?"
"I think she could. She started out like you."
"How's that? And how do you know?"
"All Saiyans know the legend. Well… at least the ones on New Life did. She came here, thinking she was human too, but she found out she was Saiyan and she had many adventures. Just like you."
"Yeah… but there is no way I can become as powerful as her."
"You've already reached the Legendary Super Saiyan form. You reached it before she did. Hey, you asked me earlier if I could fight, right? Well, how about it? Wanna spar?"
Crystal's idea seemed perfect to Kale. He threw off his black jacket, still ripped up on the back, and took a stance.
"Yeah, I need to be ready, just incase someone else tries to attack us."
"I don't know how I'll fair against a Super Saiyan, but I'll do my best!" Crystal took a similar pose and for a moment they just looked at each other. Then suddenly, both were gone.
Fist met with fist as the two young Saiyans slowed down for the attacks. Kale turned around and aimed a kick at Crystal's head, but she ducked down, grabbed his leg, and threw him across the field. Icarus and Megan stopped playing and watched.
"No, Kale! Get up!" Megan cheered.
Kale got up and charged at Crystal, and he tackled her. She rolled out from under him and brought her fists down on his back.
Kale let out a low moan as he stood. Not only had he never been hit so hard by an unarmed opponent, but never by a girl.
"How… how did you do that?" he asked, shaking his head in an attempt to clear it.
"Do what?" Crystal was completely taken aback by his question.
"Hit so hard…"
"Oh, that. I used my Ki." She replied, moving a piece of her hair behind her ear.
"Ki? Really?" Kale asked.
"Yeah, don't you know about Ki?"
"Well… no, not really. I mean, I can make Ki blasts, and I did use it once to bring my sword to me in a fight… but no."
"What about powering up? Can you do that?" Crystal asked, now out of 'fight mode'.
"I did that once… before I transformed… what was that?"
"You really don't know?" Kale shook his head, "It was the Super Saiyan transformation."
That's what Katrin said… like Brolly…
"Like Brolly?" Kale asked.
"You… you know about him? How? You know all these random things, but not the fundamentals. I don't get it."
"Katrin… she had a book for me. It tells about her adventures." Kale replied.
"What? Oh yeah, you had it earlier. Can I see this book?" Crystal sounded eager, and Kale couldn't deny her the way her eyes had lit up.
Kale nodded and walked over to his bag. He dug out the book and handed it to her.
"I haven't finished it yet. I got to chapter 7, about her transformations."
Crystal quickly flipped all through her pages, seemingly absorbing the information much faster than Kale could read. He cocked his eyebrow at her, and she smirked.
"I'm a speed reader with a photographic memory. Not so good when you try to bluff to your parents that you don't remember having to do some stupid chore."
"I wouldn't know." Kale said in a low tone.
"Wow… Super Saiyan… Super Saiyan Two? Three? Four? Angel form… Dragonfly… feral? No way…"
"Feral?" Kale asked, peeking over her shoulder.
"There aren't many details on that… I've never seen it, but I've heard rumors… it isn't nice…"
"Must be why she didn't mention it in her New Destiny book series." Kale said, looking it over. It was just one page, but Kale's eyes went wide as he read on.
"It doesn't happen to every Saiyan… but you see? If I ever went feral… I don't think I could live with the guilt. She was stronger than I thought."
"Yeah, did you see her details about Roxx's tortures in chapter 5?" Kale asked. He still felt nauseated when he thought about it.
"Yeah, but… still…" Crystal said in awe.
"I'm not proud of those awful days when I was feral… it scared me…"
"I see why." Kale said.
"See what?" Crystal asked.
"Wha- oh… did I say that out loud?" Kale asked sheepishly.
"Yeah, you did. You weren't talking to me, were you?" Crystal asked, turning around to face him.
"No, I wasn't… I was talking to… Katrin." He admitted.
"Really? I guess she's been watching over you closely then. You must be destined for something then."
"I guess we can ask when we get to the Lookout." Kale smirked.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Crystal said, handing Kale back his book and turning to Icarus.
She's so cool… so confident … like she knows exactly what she is doing. Maybe we could be a family… me, a girl, and a kid. We even have the dog, though this dog is as big as a truck and it has wings…
"Come on, Kale!" Megan called. Kale smirked and ran up to the awaiting group.
"Coming!"