Chapter 24: Rampage
One by one, cities fell at my feet. Guiding Buu like a time bomb, I had control over the world, and I liked it.
So this is what Cell saw as he ran ramped… I could grow accustomed to this. Eventually I'll out power Buu and then I will rule the universe… all I have to do is let Kakorot beat me up, flee, then return stronger.
I landed in a new city and started picking my meals. Buu waddle around, annoyed.
"Buu hungry!" he cried.
"I am too… just let me eat my fill, then you can have the rest, okay?"
"Oh… okay, Buu do."
"Good boy."
I started once more after my prey as Buu flew around above me. After a few meals I let him have his fill, and then we took off.
"Katherine… who that strong man Buu fight?" he asked.
"Which one, Buu?"
"The one that had the halo!" he said, like it was obvious who he meant.
"That was Kakorot, this planet's champion. You let me fight him a while, then you can finish playing on earth."
"When he come back?"
"Yeah… it has been too long." I said, stopping and landing. I flickered my Ki a few times, like a beacon, and then waited. It didn't take long, and then both he and Vegeta were back.
"I didn't ask for the royal pain to come, only you, Kakorot." I sneered.
"Are we going to do this or not?" Goku asked.
"We are. Vegeta, how would you like to play too?"
"Oooh, Buu play with pointy head?"
"Yes." I sneered. Buu flew near Vegeta, who powered up SSJ2. I smirked as Goku began to power up as well.
"Katherine, if this is the only way, then I'll do it!" Goku cried.
He powered up, and I saw the infamous SSJ3 signs. His hair grew long past his shoulders and his face took an altered shape. I felt his power level increase dramatically.
Perfect… this is it… my challenge…
I powered up now as well, going to my Feral Majin SSJ2 form. My power had increased some from our previous fights, but I was still only a SSJ2.
Goku looked at me and shook his head as he prepared to fight.
I charged Goku and kicked him square in the gut. While he was off guard I clawed his back and then turned and punched his back. He floated mid-air and seemed dazed.
"What the fuck Kakorot! Fight me!" I roared.
"…Ha… Me…"
"Oh shit… you were preparing this whole time?" I said, blocking, "That never works anyway!"
"HA!" I took the hit, and received little damage. Goku was aghast as he saw the lack of damage.
"A feral Saiyan's power is nearly double that of their regular power. Now that I have control that means even more, and as a Super Saiyan 2… do the math, if you can."
"S-super Saiyan… four?" Goku gasped.
"Well, I see you can do a little math. Yes, four, at least. I also have a bit of Majin power, so add that in."
"That can't be… Katie, what happened to you?"
"Like I said, I evolved." I blasted him right in the face, "And that's for not calling me Katherine." I laughed.
I felt a powerful power level heading our way. I recognized it right away, so while Goku could only watch me, and Buu fought on with my former prince, I landed and waited. The purple jacket… a long sword… lavender hair… it didn't take very long for him to arrive. When he stopped he looked angry and hurt.
"Katie… look at you…"
I felt pain shoot through my chest and arm. I grabbed my left arm and brought it back with a little bit of blood. I looked and saw that the Majin symbol was bleeding. I just blinked and turned back to my mate.
"Trunks, my pet. What do you think?"
"I think my mate is dead and a beast has taken over." He growled.
"Maybe she just decided to stop being scared all of the time." I snapped.
"Katie, listen to me. This isn't you. This isn't what you want to do."
"And how would you know what I want to do? Until I came here my plans were to be a marine biologist. I was going to travel the world, work with animals. Since I came here that idea was shattered. I could never do that now. Animals? Bah! The stupid animals here are supposed to be extinct! The creatures I've wanted to work with haven't evolved yet! Sure, sharks, but have you ever heard of a Humpback Whale? No… I'm lucky orcas have evolved so far…"
"Yes, you were lucky… in my time." I cocked an eyebrow at Trunks' sudden quiet tone. He continued, "When the androids attack and killed everyone… I dunno, you were pretty cold… like your heart had been frozen. I saw it melt once when I was a boy, but you went right back to your dark self the next day. Then there was a hurricane, and you, Gohan, and me were searching the beach for anyone in trouble. You found a stranded orca… her name was Mama. You were going to go find Gohan and me, but somehow you could understand what that Killer Whale was saying. She said she was going to die, so it didn't matter if she was in the sea or not. Her pod had been killed by… how'd she say it? Oh yeah, two 'creatures like you, but not like you' that shot light from their hands. 17 and 18 killed a pod of whales for the heck of it. You stayed with her as she died. After that… my Saiyan paladin seemed more caring. It was like… it was like you had traded your Saiyan armor for what Goku called an armor of love."
"But you just made my point for me, Trunks. Even in that hellish time, I still got a chance to connect with my favorite creature… but I can't here. I haven't even seen the sea since I came here… on Namek… Krillen and Gohan got to see a whale… but I missed it because I was being hunted down by Dodoria! I've been told to fight three tyrants and then some weird evil… thingy, instead."
"Then why help Buu?" Mirai asked.
"Because maybe I don't want to do what I'm told anymore… maybe I'm tired of never doing what I want because I have a duty. Maybe I don't want a duty anymore. Maybe I wanted to be normal."
"Normal? This isn't normal at all! You're EATING people!! Katie, how many people do you know that can fly? Can manipulate Ki? Can transform? Katie, if you were normal… you would… have never met me. And I would have never met you, and dammit, I love you!"
"You… love me? You really… no, that doesn't matter… you don't know what I've done-"
"Then tell me. It won't change a thing." Mirai said, coming a bit closer.
"Mirai… No, I want to rule! I want to destroy! Get out of my way!" I growled, powering up.
"Katie! No! What about our family?"
I stopped.
Our family?
"You talk about raising our own kids one day. You want a child more than anything. But you know it's too dangerous because of your destiny. As long as Buu is around, we can never have a child. We can never see a safe time to have a child."
"I have Buu under my control-"
"So did Bibi-Dee and Babi-Dee, and look what happened to them."
"No… that won't happen to me…"
"What about your god? How do you think-"
"God is dead here! I am god!" I snapped.
"Katie, no, you're not a god." He started walking closer, slowly, "You're scared. You're mortal. They tie in, no matter how powerful you are. Look at what you've done. Look at my father and Goku."
I did. Vegeta was near death, being strangled by Buu. Goku was holding his arm tenderly, eyes full of something close to hopelessness and pity. Then I remembered.
I killed… those people at the stadium… those people I called prey… I nearly killed a kid and Supreme Kai, but they stopped me… they stopped me… because they… they… care…?
I closed my eyes and shuttered. He was right, I knew he was right.
"Mirai… you're… you're right… but it's too late… I've burned too many bridges." I looked away in shame.
"Katie, when you can fly you don't need bridges." Trunks smirked, "No, come on, just take my hand. You haven't done anything we can't fix." He stuck out his hand. I raised mine, but I retracted it. I was scared. I would care if I took his hand. I would feel the guilt. I would know the damage.
"Please Katie. Take his hand." Goku said.
"Ka- Goku… I'm scared. If I take it… my heart will feel the pain. I… I don't know if I can take that."
"You can. Help us fight Buu." Goku came up beside Mirai and placed his hand on his shoulder.
I reached out and took Mirai's hand, and he brought me close, into a hug. I broke down and cried in his arms. I felt my feral transformation melt away. My senses were lessened. But I was still Majin.
"You kept your promise… you found me…" I sobbed.
"Katie… I know this is hard… but we have no time for tears now." Goku said. I nodded as I wiped my face. I turned to Buu.
"Let me try something first. If it doesn't work… then you guys go for it." They nodded as I flew toward Buu.
Vegeta's eyes were cold and glassy. Buu kept squeezing as I came closer.
"Buu gonna make you dead!"
"Majin Buu, stop!" I snapped.
"Huh? But lady, you tell Buu to do."
"Now I tell you to stop. Let him go." I ordered.
"No… Buu want to make him dead!"
"Majin Buu!" I screamed. I ran and punched him, knocking him away from Vegeta. He fell to the ground as I regained my composure and walked over to Vegeta.
"Ka-Katie… I see you're back to normal."
"No, I'm not. I'm not feral… but I'm still Majin. I just see now, I have to stop Buu." I lifted his arm over my shoulder as Mirai walked over. Vegeta was unconscious, "Take him."
"Katie…"
"Goku… we have to kill Buu. He can regenerate much better than Cell ever could. We need better, stronger attacks." I said, turning to feel out Buu.
Then I was hit, hard, by the large pink blob. I didn't even get to react before he started to choke me with his huge yellow hands.
Then I could breathe again. I fell to my knees as I gasped in air, holding my neck tenderly, and looked up.
Goku, SSJ3, was fighting Buu. I stood up slowly and growled.
"Vegeta… how is he?" I asked.
"I think he's just got the wind knocked out of him. He'll be pissed once he regains consciousness." Mirai said.
"I'm gonna help Goku. Watch Vegeta."
"But Katie-"
"Mirai, I know Buu's power. You can't fight him. I'll be lucky to survive this. Or perhaps I deserve death…"
I took after Buu before Mirai could respond. Goku was powering a Kamehameha Wave as Buu powered one of his random Ki attacks. I decided to join in. I started to form my Ki into a green-purple attack.
"Super…" I brought my hands to my side.
"Ka…Me…" Goku and I would finish together.
"Gatlik…"
"Ha me... HA!"
"WAVE!" we screamed as we attacked, pushing our Ki to the limit as Buu stood there. He threw our attacks back and turned to me. Goku got hit with my Super Gatlik Wave.
"Me no like you… now Buu gonna make you dead." He laughed. He punched me from across the field, stretching his arms out like rubber. I hit the ground and skidded across the field even further.
I couldn't get up, no matter how I tried. I ended up at my best on my elbows, sitting up a little.
"Buu… gonna… make… you… dead!" he screamed, firing his Ki attack. I couldn't move to dodge, and Goku was still down.
This is it… now to repent… I regret it all…
A shadow blocked the light from the Ki attack. It took form, a form just barely shorter than me, hair sticking up straight like flames waving in the wind. It was Vegeta, and he jumped in the way. The blast was ripping him apart, and I saw a smirk on his face as he looked at me before the light became too bright.
"Vegeta!"
Everyone and everything stopped then. The light died down, and there was Vegeta, on the ground, skin scorched.
"Vegeta!" I ran toward him, ignoring everyone and everything around me. I dropped to my knees beside him.
"Ka-Katie…"
"Geta? Please, no… you… I only wanted to…"
"You were trying to keep me from becoming Majin, only instead it happened to you. What happened… in your world?"
"Geta-"
"Tell me! And don't call me that…"
"Of course, my proud prince. You died… for a different reason, but it was still a sacrificed."
"So… was it meant to be?"
"I guess so." I was crying now. I rested my head on his chest, my hand guiding over his chest wound.
"Katie… no matter what you think… you were never weaker than Kakorot or myself. We've always been equals… ever since Namek…"
"Vegeta… thank you."
"Katie… you must fix your mistake. Stop Buu in any way you can. Fight your best. You may not have been born a Saiyan… and even so you may be from mixed classes… but you… have a true Saiyan's heart."
"I will, my prince. I swear to you, I will." I heard his heart and breathing stop. I looked back down at him, "No… no… V-Vegeta… NO! Please, don't leave me! Don't go!" the wind picked up, and then there was only ashes and a scrape of a blue spandex suit.
I looked at Buu, playful still as he watched the dust blow around. It was sickening. He had done this, he and his creator.
I looked at Goku. He was in shock. His eyes were wide and his mouth was slightly agape. Vegeta and Goku were rivals, yet Buu so easily killed him.
Mirai was quiet. He had already lost his father once, and now he had lost him again. In a way, Vegeta was my father just as much, and I had lost him again. This time, it was my fault.
I couldn't believe it. I looked to the ground, thinking Vegeta would pop out of the dirt or something.
He was… my mentor… my father-in-law… my hero… and he is dead… he saved my life… a life I don't deserve. I was going to throw it all away for fear.
"I was terrified… I didn't act strong… I was weak… I lost my honor… but Vegeta still… he still… saved me. Until a few moments ago I didn't think of him as anything important… but he still…"
"Katie, we still have the Dragonballs." Mirai said.
"No… you don't know what Buu is going to do. Vegeta…"
I fought him… I fought with him… I was going to kill him… but he still…
"Vegeta!" I screamed out my soul, making even Buu take notice.
It's my fault… I let Buu out.
I looked at my arm, to the Majin symbol.
It's because of that. Because I let it control me, and now I let a horrible monster loose… but the monster isn't Buu… it is me.
I had to get rid of the Majin symbol; as long as it was there I couldn't beat my dark side. I wasn't strong like Vegeta; I couldn't fight it as long as that symbol was still embedded onto my skin. The dark side struggled to keep in control, and I struggled to move my right arm so I could make a Ki blast.
I have to remove the Majin symbol, and I know only one way how. Time to repent...
When my Ki blast was strong enough I looked away, closing my eyes tight, and raised my right hand, blasting my left arm, removing the Majin symbol and its hold on me. The blast removed most of my arm and I collapsed.
AS22: its been a while since I've looked at this chapter, and it made me cry. So review and let me know if it made you cry too!