Silently, she followed.
Robert opened the handle and Kevin came in. Then, Katie went in.
Robert saw her come in and he said,
"Decided to follow us? All right with me, that is, if you can beat us. Kevin, let me take this on. Just train. You are, a quarter saiyan, so you are still able to fight. If you want to be a super-saiyan, pump yourself up.''
He instantly turned into a super-saiyan. When Katie did not turn into a super-saiyan, he punched her in the stomach and she became one.
"That's better,'' Robert murmured. "Let's go.''
Katie wasn't very good, or even alert when Robert kicked her in the chest.
She struggled to fight back with a kick, but missed. Kevin must've been too impatient to wait, since he tried to aim a punch. Then Robert and Kevin began to fight with each other. Finally, Kevin relented. Robert fought all over again with Katie. Then, he asked, with a grin,
"Tired?''
Katie was most tired. She slumped into a corner and Robert and Kevin fought each other. A while after, the two left the hyperbolic time chamber and Katie quietly followed behind.
Robert and Kevin walked a while and then they came to a grassy, pleasant area. They went to a brook only five feet away from them. The fished a while and Katie fell asleep at the foot of the closest tree. She slept for about a half an hour. When she woke up she noticed Robert was up in a tree and Kevin was gone.
She asked,
"Where's Kevin?''
Robert did not answer.
After a few minutes pause, Katie said,
"What's it like being a full-blooded saiyan?''
Robert broke a stick and responded,
"Exiting. I don't really like being different. But I also like being different, at the same time. It's hard at times to take this secretly. No one knows in school I'm a saiyan. But at least I've finished elementary school. I don't have to hold it as a secret much longer.''
He paused and said,
"Well, I'm going. Hope you can find your way back.''
He walked off in the distance.
Katie walked a long time and she couldn't find her house. She sat down and began to cry. She cried for hours. Finally, tear-streaked, she walked farther.
Nightfall came and she was lost.
When the morning light spilled on her sleeping body, she stirred and got up. She realized she was near her district. She walked farther and she was in her yard! Jennifer ran to her and hugged her.
"Yesterday, I found out I was going to have a baby!'' Jennifer cried.
Katie knew what babies were, but what would a baby of her own look like? She liked being only child, and she was extremely disappointed.
"Mama, why are you going to have a baby when you have me?'' Katie asked, hoping that would prove to Jennifer she liked being the youngest and oldest and middle all at the same time.
"I love children, and you are so good and nice and everything I want more like you.''
Katie was hurt and angry. She ran into her room and began to cry.
Jennifer, puzzled, went into the kitchen to clean the dishes.
Alex was sitting on the hammock and he was reading the paper.
He read:
Silver Gold Requests Rival
A man named Silver Grey Gold – husband of Anne (Ketchum) Gold, father of Jack, Zeus, George and Missy Gold – requests that he meets his rival, Matthew Rene Larson (page G6). Gold demands he bring one of his children (Robert, Kevin, Techi, or Alex) to fight one of his children. They will meet in Tokyo, Japan at six P.M., on Friday. The tournament will take place on a ring. Since each has two different families, the families must gather in Danbury, CT, USA to decide the child at four P.M., Tuesday.
Alex smiled and thought: This is my chance.
He eagerly told this to Katie. He allowed Katie to come to see Matt.
Secretly, he was bewildered his father's middle name was Rene! Alex tried to remember his own middle name, and then he remembered – Bob. Matt came up with it because he was being humorous, but he didn't mean it, and Sabrina liked it! When he thought of Sabrina, he hung his head and his insides began to cry, although he did not cry on the outside, because, he thought, men did not cry.
He turned to G6, and the head title –
A Bio of One Of Our Most Famous People
Matthew Rene Larson is the son of Lance and Jean Larson, smuggled at age eight months by Karol Ketchum. Karol raised the boy, never adopting him by any way or even bothering to steal the record. Matthew became a trainer when he was twelve and became CHAMPION at seventeen. He and his band became the best band in history at age eighteen, on July 16th. On the same night, he proposed Sabrina Rye. On February 6th, they received their first child, Alexander Bob Larson. Their twins were born on August 31st, Kyle Samuel Larson and Jackie Hotaro Larson. When the twins were five, and Alexander eleven, Matthew found who were really his parents. A few months later he divorced Sabrina and married Isabella Clover Yuy. He and Isabella had their first son together – Robert Glen Larson. When Robert was five, they received a second child – Kevin Eric Larson. A few months later his eldest son of all, Alexander, had Kathryn Suzie Larson, first child of Alexander and Jennifer Bambino (Joz) Larson. When Kevin was six years old, he received a new brother – Techi Kenji Larson.
Alex put down the paper and thought about all the times he had spent with his father.
On Tuesday, he headed down with Katie to decide the child.
Having arrived early, there was only Silver and his children. Alex glared at Missy, who glared back. It seemed as if Missy had offspring too, since a girl hid behind Missy.
Silver checked his watched and growled,
"He better come.'' Anne, who loved her adoptive brother as well as Silver, was a bit confused and cried about it all. Finally, a second before the clock struck four, Matt arrived, with Robert, and Kevin. The minutes seemed like hours.
Silver did not attempt to do any more than to insult.
"It seems as if your head has gone yellow… Too bad your hair is dyed permanently.''
Matt calmly replied, while changing his hair from yellow to black, his usual hair color,
"No, in fact, I have only dyed my hair once, when I was fifteen, dyeing my hair blue. It seems as if you haven't changed one bit. It seems only yesterday when I first met you. I thought you gave up. I'm NOT interested in champion any more. If you want the spot, I'll give it to you. I can explain to the league. From this moment on, you are champion. I don't care. I'm good at other things.''
A large crowd had gathered, and a man shrieked,
"What? That crummy guy is now champion? No! Take that back!''
Matthew jerked his head at the man with a glare. The man shut up instantly. Silver did not like being given his aim so easily. He told Matt,
"You can't quit the fight no matter what.''
Matt smiled slyly,
"I wasn't trying to.''
This comment made Silver mad. He said,
"Well, let's get started. Whoever is the best fighter against these men will be chose. The judges will agree.''
Eight men stepped into the ring. Katie cowered and so did the girl behind Missy.
Alex found fighting these men rather difficult. Robert, on the other hand, just made one punch and kick and the man was on the ground crying with pain. At the same time, Matt and Silver argued.
After an hour, the judges argued and talked about who was the best.
After twenty minutes of arguing, the judges Freddy, George, and Steven came up.
"For the Larson side, it is Robert Glen Larson.'' Steven said.
"For the Gold side, we decide it is Missy Heather Koll.'' Freddy said.
Alex was very disappointed that he was not chosen. He became angry and was so angry he did not watch where he was going! He fell down a hundred foot ditch.
"Daddy!'' cried Katie, but it was too late. Alex had gone down the ditch. She ran toward the ditch but she accidentally stepped on a hose, and it was turned on. Mud had creaked into the hose and muddy water sprayed all over Katie. She sat down (where it was muddy). When she sat up, her bottom was covered with mud. She cried harder. Matt flew off with Robert and Kevin. Silver and his children left. The girl behind Missy said she knew the way back. So Missy left. The girl said to Katie,
"I'm Katrina. You must be Kathryn. I'm the girl that they call "Girl Of Shyness''. I have hardly any friends because I can't open up and talk, they say. I'd like to be friends with you. You are the kind of kid that might be good to open up to.''
Katie liked the girl instantly.
"I'm Katie, alright. My daddy just fell in the ditch.'' As Katie said that, Alex pulled himself out.
"I can't believe… He is my stepbrother… Why has he surpassed me? I did nothing wrong… Or did I?''
Katie told her father,
"You did nothing wrong, Daddy. Robert was cheating. He got a very weak man, and you got a very hard to beat man. You are really the victor.''
After Katie went back home, Alex looked through the directory book. He looked through the L page and he found this:
Lance J. and Jean S. Larson
Tele: 648-453-221
Address: Concor Rd, Japan
Alexander B. and Jennifer K. Larson
192-444-859
Holt Dr., Japan
Matthew R. and Isabella C. Larson
(Unknown telephone address)
Lighting Rd., Japan
He read a fat book with small print called Celebrities' Locations
It was very interesting, and he found the exact location of Matt.
He drove alone to WaterSlide, the town he lived in. It was about four hours away.
He finally found WaterSlide, but it was covered with fields and meadows and forests and he could not find Matt's house. Finally he stopped in a nice, cheerful neighborhood that had playing children and singing birds.
He stepped out of his van and asked a nearby child,
"I'm Mr. Alex Larson. Do you know where Sir Matthew Larson lives?''
The boy answered,
"Yes, Mr. Larson. He lives right in this neighborhood, sir. His house is hard to miss. It is number 14. You can't miss it.'' Alex thanked him and he saw Kevin on a tree. How could he have missed it?
He ran over to Kevin, questioning him where his father was.
Kevin answered, hanging upside down,
"Down in the forest.''
He ran down and wandered through the meadow. Finally in the middle of the forest, he saw Matt on a branch sixty feet in the air on a pine tree. As soon as Matt saw him he jumped down.
"What do you want?'' he asked.
"Your kid cheated,'' Alex said.
"Is that so?'' Matt said with a grin.
Robert jumped down from a tree.
"Why don't you fight then,'' Matt said. "Start.''
Robert was a very good fighter and Alex couldn't even punch him, since Robert was very fast. After the few first punches and kicks Alex said,
"I give,''
Alex was almost in tears. He fled to his car, where he cried. Then his phone rang. He picked it up and Jennifer said,
"Alex, I'm going to have a baby. Come home and take care of Katie.''
He rushed home. After five hours of being home, the phone rang again.
He picked it up and it was Jennifer again.
"I had a girl. Please, get a baby-sitter for Katie and help me decide our baby's name.''
Alex did so and he arrived at the hospital.
Jennifer held a baby in her arms.
"Why don't we name her Susan?'' asked Alex.
"Yes, that is good,'' Jennifer said.
Susan it was. But Katie did not like the news. She shouted and screamed and yelled. She did not like the baby. She threw terrible tantrums and hit everything in sight. She broke everything she came across. But after a month, she quieted down and acted normal.
After three years, Katie didn't see Matt again, neither her uncles. She did know they had an infant a year after Susan (or as she was called for short, Susie)'s birth. Also, Kevin transferred schools.