Together Alone
~A/N~ No-one: Happy Pride month everyone, sorry for posting another story but don't worry this is just a one-shot I've had in mind for a while.
No-one: Warning this story looks into existentialism and hidden feelings being discovered.
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Disclaimer: I don't own ~'Dragon Ball Super'~
Kefla gasped in utter shock as Goku, the Saiyan from universe 7, flipped mid-air and used the ki in his hands to slide up her attack, leaving her helpless as he unleashed the built up energy against her with a mighty battle cry.
The blast collided with her body painfully, knocking her from her podium in an instant, she could only scream as the beam pushed her into the ground of the tournament's arena, her cries muffled as the technique burrowed through the stage using her as a drill head.
She knew that it was all over at this point as she was pushed through the other side of the floor and she was sent hurtling into the abyss.
In that moment Kefla was teleported into the stands overlooking the arena, she groaned in pain as she collided with the stiff seats, the other combatants from her universe called out to her, but she ignored them as she thought about her loss.
"Oh my, I'm surprised your still fused" came the curious voice of Vados, the angel of universe 6 "I've seen fusions come apart from less then that"
Kefla was taken back by the angel's words as she looked down at her hands, as if only just noticing that she was a fusion of two people rather than a singular being, her thoughts distracted her from the tantrum the god of destruction, Champa, was throwing because of her?… their?… elimination.
Caulifla was going to be so disappointed in her, Kale was going to think she let her down, Kefla shivered, these weren't her thoughts they were theirs, the thoughts and feelings of her… creators?… mothers?… were swirling together in her mind, leaving her unsure of how to feel herself and if anything she was feeling at all were her own thoughts.
Almost immediately as thought crossed her mind, she felt a wave of comfort and reassurance wash through her being from inside the corners of her mind almost like… 'Kale, Caulifla… are you two comforting me?' the question went unanswered leaving her more confused 'they didn't want me to doubt myself, Caulifla, Kale who were you?'
Closing her eyes she tried her best to connect with Caulifla's mind first and see her thoughts, it was difficult like there was a wall blocking her out, but she was nothing if not stubborn, determined in her goal to push until she felt something snap and the mental wall came crashing down.
Suddenly she felt the bold Saiyan girl's memories flood her mind, from the tense and strained relationship she had with her brother, to her first meeting with Kale and all the time the two of them had spent together, meeting Cabba and becoming a super saiyan and the battles throughout the tournament and the pride in Kale standing up against their opponents, the final thought was the moments of the two locking eyes before snapping the potara earrings into place and creating Kefla.
Caulifla was a highly energetic and prideful person, who despite her tough girl appearance, cared deeply for anyone she liked and was wary on who she gave her trust to, but she could say with absolute certainty that she trusted Kale with her life.
Repeating the process again with Kale she felt the same wall as before, however it felt as though another presence was helping her this time, before she think on that more she felt the wall collapse to ground.
Once more memories came rushing through her brain, Kale never had a strong relationship with her parents and argued with them often, leading to her being kicked out of her home and being forced to survive for a month on her own, unable to make friends due her dishevelled appearance and shy nature until she met Caulifla, from there life picked up and she even moved into the bolder girl's hideout, the two of them spent every moment together, Kale constantly scared that she would abandoned lashed out against both Cabba and Goku who didn't deserve such aggression all leading to the moment where Caulifla put herself in harm's to protect her, and the fear she felt at the thought of losing the other girl and the determination they shared before fusing.
Kale's origins left her wanting to cry at the unfairness of life, she was a kind hearted girl who didn't deserve the bad things that happened to her, the bond she had with Caulifla was the important thing in her life to her, Kale knew as a fact that she was in love with Caulifla.
Kefla trembled as the information came to the surface of her mind and she knew that all the knowledge she had obtained would have spread to the two universe 6 girls, the new information changed every interaction the two of them had.
The fusion knew that Caulifla didn't know about Kale's feelings, how was she supposed to react, the tomboy had always see Kale as her best friend and trusted her completely, but with only just finding out and no having a chance to process this revelation left her feeling lost and confused.
With Kale's feelings exposed the shy Saiyan would undoubtedly try to hide and hope this all goes away, she had never expected Caulifla to learn how she felt and always believed that the feelings would never be returned, Kefla knew that Kale would probably want to cry and run.
The thing that dragged on Kefla the most however was that the two girls would likely never get that important conversation to sort out all the thoughts and feelings they may have for one another.
She wasn't optimistic on the chance of her universe winning the tournament, Hit and herself were the two strongest fighters on the team and they eliminated already, with almost everyone else out of the running as well, it seemed like her universe only had minutes left.
From Caulifla and Kale's memories she knew that once the Namekians were knocked from the ring, the entirety of universe 6 would be erased including the competitors watching the battle unfold.
Looking back into the arena, she watched as the final members of her team challenge the Namekian and half Saiyan from their sibling universe, 'Those idiots!' she mentally yelled in anger 'they're pretty strong but universe 7 is on another level'
Even the weakest member of the other universe's team accomplished more than her and now the final hope of her universe was challenging two of the stronger members.
The fusion could only watch as the turquoise fighters were blasted from the arena in a similar manner to herself, she sighed and looked to the floor in despair and didn't even react when her teammates crashed into stands next to her, she knew what was about to happen now, looking up she saw that her fellow members of universe 6 were in states of anger, despair or bitter acceptance, she saw the faint white glow around all of them.
She knew Caulifla would absolutely terrified but put on a brave face for Kale and Kale would look to Caulifla for example and emulate that expression despite being on the verge of hyperventilating, Kefla looked down and didn't resist the tear forming in her eyes, she knew she wouldn't be looked down on for this display of weakness.
Gently she wrapped her arms around herself in a hug "At the very least, we're together for the end" Kefla whispered before she knew no more.
~A/N~ No-one: Well this was my little idea for a one-shot story featuring the universe 6 girls, as well as how see Caulifla and Kale's relationship, because there is a bit of debate on that.
No-one: Also with their backstories being completely unknown to us, I decided to have a little fun and make one up for them both.
No-one: I hope you all enjoyed this little work of mine, until next time…
No-one: I'm No-one Special.
