Chapter 22: Feral Majin Warrior

Katie-

Because I had achieved SSJ, my feral anger was used to fuel that instead. I didn't go feral again, really, ever. SSJ fueled off my anger at such a degree that feral just didn't make the cut, I guess. Whatever it was, I was glad. I didn't have to worry about it when I married Trunks or when I went to fight at the World Martial Arts Tournament. I didn't have to worry, but I should have…

A flash of light went through the room and Vegeta fell to his knees.

"Vegeta!" I ran over, not expecting this to be happening already. My SG was going crazy. I had to do something.

"What's happening?" Goku asked.

"Babi-Dee is trying to control Vegeta." Supreme Kai said. I was trying to keep Vegeta focused on what he has, "Get away from him!" Supreme Kai said, grabbing my arm and pulling back, I yanked my arm away.

"Don't touch me. I'm trying to help Vegeta!" I turned back to Vegeta, "Vegeta, don't listen." I latched onto his arm and squeezed tight, "You can fight Goku anytime, and you have a family. Remember Bulma and Trunks! You even have your future son, and me as the daughter you never had. Remember on Namek? You told me that you hoped to have a daughter like me, and now you do. Don't give in to Babi-Dee or you may lose it all. Don't let him control you, dammit!" I was encouraging him to fight, he had to. "You're stronger than this, I know you are! Don't let the darkness take over Vegeta." If he gave in, like on the show, he'd release Buu, and I was doing my best to try and stop that. He'd also lose his soul, and I didn't want that either.

My SG was still going crazy as Vegeta settled down. I saw his face, and it wasn't that of his old self. He was the Vegeta that had for so long had my admiration. There was no sign of the Majin symbol, only sweat rolling off his face. Babi-Dee failed. I sighed in relief and sat back on my knees.

Vegeta looked right into my eyes, and they were eyes of fear. I had never seen fear in his eyes. This was Vegeta, after all, and it worried me.

"He's after you-"

Pain shot through my head, knocking me back against the floor.

"Dear child, do you know who is speaking to you?"

"You're Babi-Dee. I won't let you control me." I couldn't see anything but white. My head was throbbing, and I think I was holding it.

"Who said anything about controlling you? I am interested in a… a partnership of sorts. Vegeta would, of course, rebel. I saw that when I tried to turn him. But you have possibilities…"

"I know you want Buu released, and I won't let that happen if I can help it. I know what he will do."

"And what would Buu do, dear girl? What could he take from you that you haven't already lost?"

I heard other voices, Goku and the others calling to me. They were encouraging me to fight as I did Vegeta. I also heard someone screaming in pain. I realized it was me.

"I would lose-"

"What would you lose? You lost your home and you lost your family. You lost your future."

"No, I didn't. I have a new home, a new family, and a new destiny."

"Who cares about the destiny? You grew up wanting to be a scientist."

"And I am-"

"I wouldn't let Buu hurt your new family, if they're so important to you."

"It's not Buu that I'm afraid of hurting them, it's me. If I let you make me Majin, I will lose myself."

"Not lose, gain. But there is something else you want."

"And what is that?" I was still fighting him, my mental shields were too strong for him to break, so he was trying to get me to weaken them first by surprising me or finding a nerve to tap into.

"I could save you from it. Your greatest fear."

"No…"

"Let your feral side take over again… and I will stop the Darkness."

"You will?" that was it, he had weakened my mental shields and now I was feeling the true pain of his attack

"Join me…"

"Yes." I said. He had freed me at last.

"Katie?" it was Supreme Kai.

"Katie's not here anymore." I said as I got up. I looked over and saw the Majin symbol on my left arm, still glowing red.

My hair was more ragged and my fans grew sharp. My claws, I played with them, extending and retracting them a few times.

"She's being controlled." Vegeta said.

"No, I'm not being controlled. I've been set free. I'm feral, but in control… I have felt many times a darkness in my soul, but I always fought it. Babi-Dee freed me of that, and now I've been reborn. Katherine… the Slaughterer. Has a nice ring to it." I said, my smirk constant.

"Katie, this isn't you." Gohan said. I blasted the brat for his ignorance.

"Katherine! All shall call me Katherine or face death."

"You're not Katherine, you're Katie! Fight this!" Goku said as he helped Gohan up.

"I don't have to fight it, it's me. There isn't a difference. Everyone has their dark side, right Geta?"

Vegeta just stared at me, either in fear or in rage. Either emotion was exciting to me.

"If I am to please Babi-Dee, I have to free Buu. To free Buu means I'll get away from the Darkness that keeps coming for me. Fight me."

"No, and you won't get away from the Darkness, only closer to it if you keep this up."

"But Goku, it's so real. I'm scared." I said, turned to one side, "So fight me." I said in my new self.

Call me insane, I dare you, but the weaker side was always there. Yin and Yang. It's almost schizophrenic. But it's not.

"I won't fight you." Goku said.

"And neither will I." Gohan said as he stood.

"Or I." Vegeta snapped.

"Then you're forcing me to do something drastic. I feel like hunting… anyone want to join me? Geta? No? Fine."

I teleported away, far away. I wanted blood, and no one would stop me.

XxX

The air was cool high above the small town. Children were laughing, dogs were barking, and birds zipped by like I was nothing. I laughed, they had no idea.

As a bird flew by I powered up, and the poor little thing was fried to a crisp. I aimed at the closest building and fired a Ki blast, blowing up the rock-hole. People started to scream, and I felt great joy in that. My heartbeat quickened. I was excited. My nose picked up on the blood, fire, and smoke. My ears caught the screams and cries, and the roar of the fire. My eyes sighted running prey. I lowered to the ground and watched for a moment.

I'm feral… but I have control… quite a queer turn of events, but to my liking none the less.

But this isn't right!

Who said that?

I did… we did…

They are not my people, so why not hunt? Vegeta used to hunt-

Not anymore! Think of Mirai!

Shut up! Now… to the game…

I fired at a few more buildings and watched the terror as people ran. Not seeing is a human fault that makes hunting all the easier. A woman ran right past me without even looking at me. In a flash I caught her and snapped her neck. I bit into her neck and started to drink the sweet liquid inside. It was hot and coppery, but so filling. More stupid humans ran by without even looking at my meal.

I dropped the empty carcass and licked my lips clean. I needed more, much, much more. I was still very hungry.

I blasted another building and walked in a direction toward some undamaged buildings. People were all running that way, so I figured it would look less suspicious to the earthlings if I followed them away from the carnage. Not that it mattered, a dozen people ran past me as I fed and no one looked twice.

Humans are so stupid when they are scared… they tremble in the dark… they see blood and scream… but to me, it's a joy. I am feral… I am in control… no fear… no hate… only freedom…

I found an injured man, near death, trembling due to his injuries.

"Please… help me…"

"How could the humans see this and not help?" I asked aloud. Even I would help a fellow injured Saiyan at a time like this.

"I'm in pain, please…"

I lifted the man by his neck and crushed it.

"There, no more pain…" I fed again. I caught the taste of alcohol in his blood. His heart had stopped, so the blood was starting to sour already.

I need fresh blood… pure blood… young blood…

"Mommy!"

Perfect…

A little boy was wandering the street, alone and scared. I walked over and knelt down.

"What's the matter, little one?" I asked sweetly.

"I can't find my mommy or daddy!" he cried.

"Well, you can't be alone. Come on, I'll help you look." I stretched out my hand and he took it. A crowd started to run by, looking for survivors. I growled, but the little boy didn't notice.

I started to walk toward an alley, that way no one would see me killing the child. I got to the front of the alley and stepped in. The little boy tried to pull away.

"I don't think my mommy is in there."

"Have you looked?"

I reached forward to grab him, but a Ki blast hit my arm. I jerked away and hissed in pain. The boy was gone, and when I turned, I saw why. The pests had arrived.

"Kakorot…" I sneered. Goku was holding the little boy, and Vegeta and Gohan were there with him. Goku handed the boy to Gohan who took to the air.

"Katie, what do you think you are doing?" Vegeta asked.

"I was hunting… and someone stole my meal." I growled.

"Katie, you can't be serious!" Goku cried.

"I already had two before you got here."

"What has Babi-Dee done to you?" Goku asked.

"The strong survive, but the weak evolve… and that is all I have done." I sneered, "I evolved. A feral Saiyan with control and the ability to reach Super Saiyan 2. If I transformed… well, you wouldn't stand a chance."

"Would this have happened to me?" Vegeta asked aloud.

"It… it doesn't matter what you would have done, Vegeta!" I screamed.

He would have died to save his family…

I shook my head.

"Katie, please-"

"I am Katherine! Katherine!" I snapped.

"Fight this! You feared being like this!" Goku pleaded.

"I have overcome my fear… Kakorot."

"Please, let us help you." Goku said.

"You just don't get it? I have to release Buu."

"We won't fight you, Katie." Goku said. Gohan was back now.

"Then maybe I can change that. I wonder how the tournament is going?" then I raised my fingers to my head and felt out, well, anyone's Ki. I found Hercule's and teleported as Goku ran toward me.

XxX

This feeling I had was so great. I had more power than before, and the freedom was unbelievable. I had Majin power, Saiyan power, and feral power. Nothing worried me anymore, I could let loose. I could finally play. This evil I had finally accepted to be me was fun. I was finally a true Saiyan.

So where could I have my fun? The Tournament. The best of the best that weren't scratching their heads back in that small town were here, and a crowd of helpless humans to boot. I could have fun playing here.

The ring was empty, but the crowd remained. The Battle Royal was over, 18 winning Hercule's money and saving his social status. Sneaky girl.

I appeared before the crowd in the middle of the ring and jumped to SSJ. This would attract everyone's attention and hide my identity. Not that I cared. Microphones were all over the place, so everyone could hear me.

"So, the great Hercule has won his fight? Too bad, I so wanted to kick his ass in public. Anyone here who wants to fight me is welcome."

Whispers filled the arena and I used my Saiyan hearing to find the Z Senshi and their families. They were confused at my attitude.

"No takers? I so wanted to fight. Maybe I'll just blow up something…" I said as I powered up a blast.

"Katie, I'll fight you. I don't know what's going on, but you have to stop." It was 18.

I could have fun playing with her.

"I'll tell you what's going on. I'm free. See this?" I pointed to my arm, "It's called the Majin symbol, and it freed me. I'll let loose Buu and have fun in the process."

"Majin Buu? No, Katie…" 18 shook her head.

"And my name is Katherine. Katie is dead." I charged at her and she dodged, barely in time to miss my kick.

"Fine, Katherine." She powered up and came at me this time, so I just let her hit me. I barely felt a thing as she punched me as hard as she could.

I grabbed her incoming fist and started to crush it. I had her falling to the floor, screaming. It was music to my soul.

Her electric blue eyes lit up as she used her other hand and blasted me. I barely felt it as I went ahead and tossed her back. She slowly stood and nursed her hand. I felt a large smirk creep onto my face.

"Last time we fought I went feral and lost… but this time, oh, this time… you will be nothing but scrap metal when I am finished." I cracked my knuckles as I started moving toward 18 again. She started backing up, and again I felt my smirk grow larger, "What's this? The android is scared of me? Well… you haven't even seen what I'm capable of yet."

I phased forward and grabbed her by her collar and lifted her off the ground. I slashed at her with my claws, causing her to flinch. I spun around and slammed her to the ground. Her painful scream was a sound I had wanted to hear by my hand for a long time.

18 didn't move except to roll to her back. I started walking toward her again.

"18, get out of there, you don't know what you're up against!" it was Goku. He and the other two Saiyans had finally arrived. I forgot the android and turned to them again.

"My prey has arrived, how nice."

"Katherine, we don't want to hurt you, but we will if we have to."

"You don't want to hurt me? Oh Goku… Too bad Kakorot, because I want to hurt you!" I laughed.

"We won't fight you, it'll free Buu." Gohan said from Goku's left.

"I know you're still in there, Katie." Vegeta said from Goku's right.

"Geta? Fool, you don't get it. I am Katie. I am Katherine."

"Then you'll have to forgive me if I have to kill you." Vegeta said, doubt in his voice.

"Of course I will, Vegeta. But I doubt even the great Saiyan Prince could stop me now. Just look at what I did to 18."

I walked toward them, my hands where they were clearly showing. My Ki was wild and had a red tint to the edge of the gold. I walked and circled my former friends. But maybe I could turn them too.

"You don't understand the joy I feel right now. I'm free, totally free. The Darkness can't get me here. I don't have to worry about losing control ever again. You'll like it on my side. Join me. Together, nothing can stop us."

"You're still in there, Katie, or you wouldn't want to try to get us on your side." Gohan said.

"Katie is Katherine, and Katherine is Katie. You have to get that by now."

"The only way we would believe that is if you did something really bad." Goku said. I smiled.

"Kakorot, you fool!" Vegeta snapped.

"You mean like this?" I moved my arm and powered a blast aimed toward the audience.

"No, you wouldn't-"

"Yes I would." I blasted, and the explosion was tremendous. The screams were like music, and the scent of blood excited me. The entire section that I aimed at was gone.

It's wrong!

But it's so fun.

"Katie!" Vegeta said in shock

"Katherine. Fight me now, or this will only continue."

"Fine, follow me." Goku said.

"Whatever you say."

"Gohan, go and check on 18 and Supreme Kai. You have to keep him safe." Goku said, though he didn't mean for me to hear him.

"Yes, Gohan, go keep Supreme Kai safe like a good boy." I hissed, as he looked at me one last time before he left.

So I followed Goku and Vegeta followed me, watching me with some form of fear. I loved it. I was no longer a scared little girl, but a true warrior that everyone respected.

It's not respect, it's fear.

Is there really a difference?

Soon enough we landed in the desert.

"Love the location, Kakorot. So… so cliché. Even for you."

"Why are you so hateful? Why are you doing this?" Goku said. I unwrapped my tail to let it wave freely.

"I'm not hateful, I'm truthful. I've always hated you at some level. You were this grand hero, and no one could do anything without your approval. When I first fought Recoome on Namek, I felt that I just had to hold him off long enough for you to arrive. I hated it. I couldn't become feral because I knew, or thought, that it was wrong. No one could defeat the androids after you died. No one could stop Buu if you stay dead this time. Goku, everyone misses you, please come back! Pathetic. And to think I felt that way. But now I'm the strongest and I will win. There will be a new world order when Buu is released, and I will practically be immortal! No one will stop us." I said. Goku seemed hurt, and I smiled.

"You're still doing it, Katherine. You're depending on someone else. You're depending on both Buu and Babi-Dee."

"Buu is inevitable, and Babi-Dee is useful. He'll keep the Darkness away."

"You can keep the Darkness away. You have so far." Vegeta pointed out.

"I'm tired of fighting it. But I'm not too tired to fight you. Face me now!" I powered up and shook the planet's core. No one would stop me.

"Katie, you're so strong. How could you fall like this?"

"Oh shut up! I hate it! You too are always stronger! I'm always behind in whatever I do! Don't try to deny it Goku, you can reach level three! In my universe you let Vegeta think he could win, you bastard! If I hadn't gone Majin instead of Vegeta it would have happened again! And then Vegeta would have died in vain sacrifice!" I screamed. I panted from my anger, and realized my mistake.

"Katie…"

"You didn't… let him control you, did you?" Vegeta asked. I shook my head.

"No… I fought it… but I wasn't strong enough… unlike you Geta. I could never be strong like you…"

"Katie, come back with us. Supreme Kai could help you."

"No! I won't go back to being weak! I won't let you guys hog all the glory! For once I will win! I will win! I… will… win!"

He's my hero.

He's in my way.

I powered up, further and further past my earlier limits. My golden hair grew longer, past my shoulders, and more ragged. My golden aura had a dark red tint to the edges. My eyes seemed to contrast, improving my vision. My ears sharpened and pointed. I was a Feral Super Saiyan 2.

Finally those two began to take me seriously. They powered up to SSJ. Can two SSJ's beat a Feral SSJ2? We'll have to see. Goku let Vegeta and I talk, they were trying to hit a nerve that would reach the good in me. Foolish fantasy at most. I was free, true, released.

"And Vegeta, one thing always bugged me about you. Your arrogance. No matter what, you always believe you can't be stopped because you're the Saiyan Prince. News flash, there are only two other full-blooded Saiyans left besides you! And I'm a fluke!"

"I am still the Saiyan Prince, and look at you! You say you're not a little girl, but you took the easy way out because you were scared. Buu isn't the monster here, you are."

"But Vegeta, you of all people know about this side of life." I said in an obnoxious, happy tone, "I once called you a monster. So what if I am a monster now? I'm enjoying myself."

We charged, two against one, and I was thrilled. I was ready for a real challenge.

"Ka-me-ha-me-ha!"

"Gatlik Gun!" they both tried their attacks at the same time. Useless. I blocked both with my own blast.

"Feral Gatlik Wave!" I combined my own evil Ki into a half-Kamehameha/Gatlik Gun. It beat them both easily and knocked them out of SSJ. The Ki ball had been dark red in color.

Goku and Vegeta!

Dumb and dumber!

They got up and faced me, bloody and shaken but still alive. I took the chopsticks out of my hair and threw each at one of them. They used their Ki and threw the chopsticks back at me. One missed, but the other embedded into my arm.

Goku and Vegeta were both in shock, sort of sorry it happened. The fools. When you fight, pain is inevitable. This was no different.

Blood…

Our blood,

But blood none the less.

I pulled out the chopstick and licked the blood off, savoring the coppery taste. My arm hurt, but not bad enough to stop our fight.

"So good, I wonder how yours will taste." I threw the piece of wood into the ground, embedded by my power, "Kakorot's blood would be sweet… Vegeta's would be bitter…" I went again, but something in my head stopped me. Not my head, my heart.

No, Buu is free…

My pet is free at last…

"Do you feel that?" Goku said. Vegeta nodded in response. They were already exhausted. Too bad, fighting them was fun.

"Buu is hatched. I must go to Babi-Dee now, but we will finish this. Or is it already done? You two look terrible." I reverted back to my normal state. Then I teleported back to Babi-Dee's ship.

AS22: O.o wow... that chapter was even more creepy then I remembered. How will this be resolved? The same as last time? Perhaps. Preview of things to come: Katie fights SSJ3 Goku. READ AND REVIEW PLEASE!!!!