Chapter 13: Saiyan Onslaught
Nappa smirked as he stepped forward.
"I'm gonna have fun now… who wants to die first?" he asked.
Tien, Krillen, and Choazu all vanished as Gohan and I stood stupid.
"Mr. Piccolo, what's going on?"
"They're fighting at incredible speeds. You have to watch with your Ki and not your eyes. Try not to blink or focus, just watch."
I also followed Piccolo's advice and I could see the fight in its incredible horror. Nappa was pounding down my friends.
I'm one of the Z guys now… I have to help… I have to fight!
I growled loudly and powered up my Ki as I charged in. I hit Nappa and knocked him back. I looked back and saw Tien flat on the ground. Choazu and Krillen were beaten but standing. I went over to Tien to help him up and saw that his arm was gone.
"Oh my god, Tien, are you okay?" I asked, helping him up.
"I'll live." He said.
"You bitch! How dare you! You third class filth, touch me? I am Nappa, the general of the Saiyan army!" Nappa growled.
"Nappa! Control yourself! You will not touch her!" Vegeta ordered.
"But… but Vegeta!"
"I kind of like her. Besides, we finally found a female. We could repopulate our species and rule the universe again."
"Oh… yeah, okay."
I hissed in disgust. Nappa growled at me and moved toward the group.
"I'm not going to just sit by, Prince." I growled, "I'm one of them, and if you try to destroy them or this planet, I'll fight back! Don't think I'll let you order me around!" I yelled, standing in front of the others.
"Nappa, get her out of the way. The hard way." Vegeta growled.
Nappa walked forward and backhanded me hard, throwing me about ten yards away. He began to fight the others again as I pushed away the pain.
I have to get up! I can't let the pain slow me down!
I gasped as I sat up. I looked up at Nappa, high up with Choazu clinging to his back.
"Goodbye, Tien!"
"Choazu!" Tien cried.
"Choazu, don't!" I called.
"I have to try!"
"No, you don't understand!"
But I was too late. Choazu blew himself up.
"He… sacrificed himself for us…" Krillen said.
But it turned out Nappa was fine, only his armor scratched. I stood up and growled again as Tien started to attack Nappa. Krillen was on the ground, but getting up. I went to move to help, but I didn't get too far.
I had just lifted my feet off the ground when I felt pain race up my spine, and weakness spreading. I fell to the ground on my hands and knees. I looked back to see Vegeta, my tail in his hands.
"Now we can keep you intact." The smile on his face made me cringe.
"I'd rather die than be your slave girl." I spat. Vegeta leaned down close to my ear.
"I could arrange that."
I could only watch as Nappa took Tien out.
"Let me go!" I snapped, trying to get free. It was useless.
"I don't think so." Vegeta said.
"If my dad was here, you'd be sorry!" Gohan called.
"Kakorot? You really believe he could save you?" Vegeta laughed, "I don't think so!"
"He can, I know it!" I growled. Vegeta squeezed tighter on my tail, and I fell flat on the ground.
"Let her go, Saiyan!" Krillen called.
No one moved for several minutes. I was really confused. By now Vegeta should have suggested to wait, but he hadn't. In fact, I think he was going to go ahead and let Nappa kill Gohan and Krillen, then beat out the Dragonballs from Piccolo, and I didn't want to think about what would happen to me.
I also had a moment to ponder why grabbing a Saiyan's tail could weaken them and why cutting it off could weaken them. I figured it had to do with the fact that a tail is an extension of the spine, and if someone grabbed your spine, obviously you'd have trouble moving. I had to think of a way to get loose, just like I did against Tien.
Tien… Choazu… Yamcha… my friends… my first true friends, and now… now they're… gone…
Gohan started to fight Nappa, either because of me or his anger, but either way he wasn't fairing very well.
Krillen and Piccolo joined in, and together they fought pretty well. I wished I could help, but unless Vegeta let me go, that wouldn't happen.
"Alright brat, you're gonna pay!" Nappa powered up a huge Ki blast and fired it at Gohan.
"NO!" I screamed.
Piccolo… Gohan, dammit no!
Piccolo ran and jumped between Gohan and the blast. I saw every moment in excruciating detail from my perspective.
"What?" Vegeta was shocked, so I gathered my strength and kicked him, getting free.
"You little bitch!" he sneered. I got up and jumped back, getting some distance. I growled at him as I ran to Gohan and Piccolo.
"Mr. Piccolo… Piccolo…?" Gohan was trying to shake him awake. I knelt down and looked at Piccolo.
"Hey… don't cry, kids. I chose this." Piccolo said.
"But… Piccolo…" Gohan said, sniffing.
"Gohan, you can beat these guys… remember your training."
"Okay…" he sniffed.
"Katie…"
"Yes, Piccolo?"
"Let your control go… fight them… with your full power."
"No… I couldn't-"
"I saw your power. When you… let your feral side take over… your power increased. With all your new power… you could stop them…"
"Piccolo… yeah, okay. For you."
"You two were… the first ones to call me… friend outside of the demon realm. Thank you."
Piccolo stopped talking. I looked to the ground and growled.
"Katie?"
"Gohan, stay away from me. Krillen?" I called. He couldn't get up, but he looked over to me, "Are you prepared to keep your promise?"
"Katie, I can't move. I don't think I could."
"Just tell Goku when he gets here, okay? That should do it."
"What, still crying?" Nappa called. I looked back at Piccolo, gone now, and along with him, Kami and the Dragonballs.
"You stupid males have no reason to bother us anymore. Without Piccolo the Dragonballs die too! You can't make your wish!" I called.
"What! Damn him!"
"This has gone past the need for Dragonballs. We can always go to Namek after we finish here." Vegeta said.
"I was trying to give you a warning. You see, whenever I let my Saiyan instincts control me, my power and abilities increase. You'll die by my hands!"
I relaxed and took in a deep breath. I needed a way to let my self control fade off. I opened my eyes and looked around.
The only thing I could think of that I knew for sure would release my hold right now was blood. Luckily, I had plenty of that to work with. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply as the scent flood in. When I opened my eyes I felt the raw power and the instincts flooded.
"Nick ka yill yapp, Vegeta-augr, Nappa." I growled.
(Now you will pay, Prince Vegeta, Nappa.)
"What? How could you know Saya-jin?" Nappa asked. I laughed.
"I know because I am a Saiyan!" I yelled.
"Dammit, watch it Nappa, she's gone feral!"
"Feral? But only mixed class brats are feral!" Nappa said, charging then.
I jumped up and extended my claws. I didn't do that when I was tame, it felt so wrong, but feral Saiyan instincts told me to do it. I knew how to use them.
I jutted my hands down and scratched Nappa's arm. I turned and hit him again, cutting all the way through his armor. His armor broke off, leaving the skin unprotected to my attacks.
I growled when he turned to face me. The hackles on my tail stiffened and my haunches tighten as I poised for attack.
I leapt and tackled Nappa, and we rolled along the dirt. Once we stopped, I leapt off of him and stood on all fours.
Nappa screamed in fury and pain. I stood up tall and looked at the blood on my hands. I felt the urge to lick it off, so I did.
"She's completely lost it!" Vegeta said. I turned and growled at him as I continued to lick off the blood.
"Katie!"
"Gohan, I told you to stay away! If you don't, I might hurt you!" I called.
"Just the fact that you still care shows you can control it!" Gohan took a step closer. I growled in warning.
"No! You don't understand… I could snap easily… just because I seem fine right now doesn't mean I am. If you felt like this just once… and I hope you never do… you'd understand. Now get the fuck away from me!"
Gohan backed up and fell to his butt. I turned back to Nappa just in time to get an elbow to my face. I flew back, and landed on all fours. Nappa started to power up an attack.
"All right, kid, get ready for my BOMBER DX!"
"Nappa! Stop!"
"Katie!"
Vegeta's cries were too late as the blast came at me. I was hit, thrown back into a cliff face and into the wall.
I fell to the ground and looked up. That hit had knocked me back to my 'tame' stage. Nappa looked surprised that I was still alive.
"Well… I'm still alive…" I said, coughing up blood. I couldn't move, so now it was Gohan vs. Nappa and Vegeta.
Goku… get here quick… I did my best… once I heal… I bet I could take Vegeta pretty well…
I smirked. Somehow through all of this, I still wanted to fight with Vegeta.
"Now it's your turn, kid." Nappa said, walking over and getting ready to punch at the ground.
Then the familiar yellow cloud came to view, and Goku jumped down.
"Goku, thank goodness." I said.
Goku gave Gohan and Krillen a Zinzu bean, then came over to me.
"King Kai says hi, Katie. What happened?" Goku handed me a Zinzu bean and I ate it as I explained.
"These two killed the others. Krillen, Gohan, and I are the only ones left. King Kai knows me?"
"He knows."
"Goku… let me help you now. I… I want to take a whack at Vegeta. And since I've healed up now, I'll be much stronger."
"Sure. You know Katie, I'm proud of you."
"Huh?"
"Even though you were terrified you still fought on, even using your fear against those two."
I gasped. He knew.
"So… you know about… about my problem with my control."
"Yes, I know. And I swear, I'll help you anyway I can." He said.
"Uh… thanks, Goku."
"So you must be Kakorot. I'm Vegeta, and that's Nappa." Vegeta sneered.
"I'll stop you, for earth and all my friends." Goku sneered.
"Enough small talk. Let's get going." Nappa said.
I walked over to Vegeta. This was my chance to test my power and to help Goku. I figured I could at least do something, and that would help Goku in the upcoming battle.
"May I have the honor of fighting you first, Vegeta?" I asked respectively.
"Katie?" Goku whispered.
"I know what I'm doing!" I whispered back.
"If you have a death wish, that's fine by me." Vegeta responded.
So idle talk done, we began. I powered up to my max, and for the first time I saw my aura around me, and it was light blue.
I took my pose and remembered Piccolo's training.
"I will rip you to pieces… after I beat you. Do you understand, girl?"
"Yeah. It won't go there. I'll die instead, if you don't mind." I smirked.
I charged at Vegeta, but he easily side-stepped me and hit me in the back. That seemed to be my biggest fault in battle.
I got back up and swung my leg at Vegeta's ankles, throwing him off as I got up. I flipped back and took a defensive pose.
Goku's fight with Nappa was quick, much faster than the show had told. Vegeta kicked me and saw Nappa, unmoving but alive. He walked over to his partner as I sat stunned.
"Veg-Vegeta… please… help me…"
"Sure." Vegeta grabbed Nappa's hand and then tossed him into the air. He followed up with a blast.
"He was your own partner!" Goku cried.
"Vegeta did it for Nappa's honor." I said as I got up.
"What do you know of Saiyan honor, girl?"
"But you killed him!" Goku said, still in shock at Vegeta's cruelty.
"Nappa was a fool, but when I finish you Kakorot, you'll wish for death. Then I'll exterminate all life on this pathetic little planet."
"You won't defeat Goku. He'll beat you, Vegeta." I said.
"Big talk, little girl." He spat.
Some more idle words were exchanged, and Goku and Vegeta decided to move their fighting place to the desert.
"Katie, Gohan, Krillen, I want you to all go home."
"But dad!"
"Come on, Gohan. Let's go." I said, agreeing.
AS22: Katie's feral form is just warming up, R&R to find out what happens next!