I woke up in a large hospital room with a whole bunch of other beds in it. The room was large and the beds were very far apart. I sat up very slowly, trying my best not to move my right arm, fearing the amount of pain it might have brought if I did. I looked down at myself and found an IV tube hooked into my left arm. I turned over to find Gohan, Allen, Lenalee, Kanda, and Lavi in the surrounding beds. I was shocked when I saw Gohan, he seemed just fine the last time I saw him. I got up as fast as I could, ripping out the IV line. Ignoring the cold steel table that I had knocked over, I rushed over to Gohan's bed. Before I could reach him, though, I was shoved backwards by the chief of the science division, Komui Lee. If it were any regular person in that bed, I would have just brushed it off and went off minding my own business, but this was Gohan. The son of the strongest man on Earth, a kid who I cared for with all of my heart, and have saved so many times. It isn't a thought to go rushing to his side, its an instinct. So I jumped up and pushed Komui out of the way, running towards Gohan once again.

"Gohan!" I yell as I tried to reach his bed, but Komui had wrapped his arms around my waist and was trying to pull me backwards, towards my own bed and away from Gohan. "No! Let me go! No one can tear me away from my friends!" I scream as my feet start to loose grip on the floor, slipping away from him.

"Katie! He's fine! It was just a few scratches, nothing major. You on the other hand, need to calm down or else your wounds will open up again! So just calm down and lay back in bed." Komui explained as he loosened his grip on my waist, hoping that with his explanation that I would calm down. I did as I was told and stopped resisting, but I didn't go back to my bed. I just stood there in the middle of the room, starting to slightly register the pain I was in. My arm didn't hurt as much as it did before, which was strange because of what had happened with Tyki, but my chest felt like it would explode. It felt like I was burning from the inside out. My heart pounded unusually fast and I took small, sharp breaths as I started to get dizzy. I started to sway, and could feel the air start to move around me. What is happening? I think as I am trying to think things through. Just then, I felt Komui's hands catch me just inches away from the ground. Oh, I thought, I fell. "You should lay back down Katie, you have a collapsed lung and your anti-akuma weapon is damaged, if you move too much now, you could push your body beyond repair." Komui said as he slowly pulled me to my feet and put me back into my bed.

"Trust me, I've been through much worse than this." I told him, grimacing as I tried to lay back down, my breathing getting sharper. "So, what is wrong with them? They just have minor injuries too, right?"

"Yes, they are all fine. They were all taken care of yesterday evening, they just didn't want to leave you, so we set up some beds for them in here, so you didn't have to be alone!" Komui said, pulling a chair over to his sister's bed. He started to stroke her long, green hair asI closed my eyes and started to try and ease my breathing. I could hear the others starting to wake up. I heard Gohan slightly groan, and the rustling of bed sheets. I turned my head to look at him.

"Well, you actually don't look half bad after this one! Usually, you look like you just died and crawled out of hell." I said as I turned the rest of my body to face him.

"Good morning to you, too." He groaned. He was never really a morning person. His hair was even messier than usual, the pitch black locks were everywhere, mostly in his eyes. His purple gi was torn in many places, and under the tears I could see white bandages that covered what I guessed to be minor injuries. I looked up and down, just to make sure he was completely alright. Other than the minor injuries he was fine.

"So, how are you feeling after having someone touch your heart?"

"Not as bad as you might think, except for the fact that that creep knocked over one of my lungs, and I am having a bit of trouble breathing right now. Other than that I feel fine!" I tried to say as calmly as I possibly could, but Gohan immediately became worried, and jumped out of bed and started to run over to me. He came over faster than lightning, and before I knew it he was sitting on the side of my bed and squeezing me in a tight bear hug.

"Are you sure? Are you absolutely, completely sure that you feel okay?" He asked me as he hugged my shoulders tightly, like he was making sure I wouldn't slip away from him. "Are you sure she's alright?" He asked Komui as he started to let go of my shoulders a bit and turn around to face the others.

"Oh yes! After her surgery, they brought her over here and set up the beds. After a few days of rest, she will be as good as new! And if you would like, Katie, you might even be able to join the Order!" He said calmly, a bit too chipper, if you ask me.

"Join the Order?" I ask quietly to myself, a bit confused.

"Yes. Oh! And your friends and family are waiting outside of the room. Is it alright if I make them wait a bit longer? I think that Allen might want to talk to you." Komui asked as he got up from his place next to Lenalee.

"Sure, I think that they can wait a bit!" Gohan says as he helps me sit up. The others start to stir, and about five minutes later they were all standing around my bed, with Gohan sitting on one side of my bed and Allen on the other.

"So, how are you feeling Katie? Did Tyki do anything to you, like plant a strange looking butterfly into your body?" Allen asked suspiciously.

"No, nothing like that. I think that he tried to rip off my arm...or something like that." I said, trying to remember what happened. "Oh, I almost forgot! Before you meet our friends, you should know that Gohan has a slightly overprotective-" but before I could continue, the door burst open, revealing most of my friends that were waiting out in the hall. ChiChi came bursting through the door, screaming,

"Where is my baby?" She spotted Gohan sitting on the edge of my bed, and came bolting towards it. "Gohan! Why did you leave home? No note! No phone call! For all that I knew, you could have been dead!" She screamed as she pounced on us and landed right next to Gohan. Allen, who was eating at the moment (typical Allen), was so surprised to see the crazed woman, began to choke. Krillin, who was just walking in, asked,

"Uhh, is he okay?"

"Oh yeah, he'll be fine. Lavi, would you mind?..." I didn't have to finish, because Lavi was already giving Allen the heimlich maneuver. After Allen had coughed up whatever he was choking on, he began to ask me some questions.

"So, Katie, you live with these people?" He asked subtly, obviously trying to make some kind conversation.

"Yep! Well, not all of them, that would just be creepy." I say, eying my friends with a sly smile.

"Hey! Don't make us out to be psychopaths!" Yamcha yelled defensively, even though I could tell he was slightly laughing. "By the way, what happened to you? We all thought you would be back home by now! Did you get into another fight and get yourself banged up again?" He asked, it was very obvious that most of them were worried about me. ChiChi, who had finished chewing out Gohan and was ready for me, said,

"Yes Katherine, what did happen to you, because you aren't looking all too well."

"Well, she was doing fine, until she decided to attack some of the akuma that came to the Order, and was nearly killed by one of the Clan of Noah." I turned around to see who was talking, and found it was chief Komui, who I had forgotten was still there.

"WHAT!?" Everyone yelled at me in perfect unison. But before I could explain, I heard a loud crash outside of the room. My friends looked over and the exorcists readied their weapons.

"Oh shoot! How do I keep on doing that?" I heard the bearer of the crash yell as the person walked into the room. I was surprised to see that it was a girl. She was about my age with long, curly, straw-colored hair that was pulled back into a braid. She seemed normal enough, she wore a simple solid colored blue tee shirt and black yoga pants. As she walked in, I saw another girl standing behind her. She was a bit taller than the first one, and she had elbow length dark brown wavy hair and wore a pair of regular jeans and a pink sweatshirt. I could faintly see some strange black tattoos in the shape of a dragon on her hands. As they stepped closer, the yellow-haired one tripped on the medical equipment that I had knocked over earlier. "Oh come on, this just isn't funny anymore! Why does this always happen to me?" She groaned as she pushed herself back up. Everyone else stood completely still, wondering what would happen next.

"You see Deidre, this is why you can't have nice things! You trip on them!" The other girl yelled, slightly amused about the current situation.

"Yeah, yeah, I know Tori. I am a useless klutz." The girl called Deidre said as she dusted herself off.

"Che, new recruits are ridiculous." Kanda hissed as he walked out of the door, bored out of his mind.

"Ah, don't you two mind Kanda, he doesn't like people very much! Anyways, Katie, these two girls are Victoria and Deidre. When you recover, and if you decide to join the Order, these two girls will be in training with you! It is true that you don't know how to control your innocence, right?" Komui said.

"Yeah, that is true...I might want join the Order, maybe." I say as everyone in the room shifted their gaze to me. "What? I might, okay? So stop staring at me!" I yelled as I shifted uncomfortably in the bed. It's not that I mind them looking at me, but once in awhile they all give me that strange look, like I am the one who knows all of the answers.

"Well, I think that we should all leave now so Katie can get some rest!" Komui said as he pushed everyone out the door, even Gohan. Komui slammed the door behind them, and turned around to face the rest of us. Only Allen, Lenalee, Lavi, Deidre, Tori and I remained in the room. I swung my legs over the edge of my bed and let them dangle as I tried to get a better look at the new people in the room. "Well, it looks like I have some explaining to do." Komui muttered under his breath as he circled the six of us. "Well, lets start with the basics. Katie, you already know about the Black Order and our purpose, correct?

"Yes." I say plainly.

"Good, now lets go a bit deeper. There are four generals of the exorcists, General Klaud Nine, General Winters Socalo, General Cross Marian, and General Froi Tiedoll. Allen is the apprentice of General Cross, the exorcists Noise Marie and Kanda are both apprentices of Tiedoll, and Deadre and Tori are both apprentices of General Klaud." Komui explains. I just sit there, thinking about what Komui intends to do with me if I refuse to join the Order. Will he kill me? Will he wipe my memory and take my arm? I do know a lot of information on this place already. "Of course, an equip type accommodator has a choice of joining the Order, but I am afraid that you, being a parasitic type accommodator, do not have a choice. You will join the Order and leave your friends and family behind. Usually, an exorcist would have no contact to the people of their previous lives, but you may have an exception. You will be allowed to visit them for special occasions, holidays and such, and a short leave of absence once every month for two days if you aren't on a mission. Do I make myself clear?" Komui says seriously, waiting for an answer. But I just sit there in shock. I am being forced into the Order. Plain and simple.

"Komui, isn't that a bit harsh?" Allen asked as he slowly walked to my side of the bed and sat down next to me.

"Maybe, but these are direct orders from the grand generals. If I had it my way, she would be able to do as she pleases!" Komui says. "I know this is a lot to take in right now, so just try not to think about it, okay?" I nod, and Komui continues. "You will be training with Deidre and Tori for the next few weeks or so, and then you will be assigned your first mission when you are able to control your innocence. You shall become an apprentice of General Cross, because of his association with your brother, and he seems to know about the reason why your anti-akuma weapon is causing you pain." Komui explains. Right before I could respond to the new information, Allen, Lavi, and Lenalee begin to flip out.

"What?! You are going to make her General Cross's apprentice?! That is insanity, do you know what he put me through?!" Allen yells at Komui in outrage.

"Well Katie, I hope you're good at poker." Lavi says as he drags a recently shocked Allen out of the room. Komui then leaves, with a kind smile, and says,

"Why don't you get to know Tori and Deidre. They are new here, just like you!" Lenalee and Lavi follow Komui out and leaves me with the two girls.

"So, Katie, how old are you, exactly?" Tori asks as she came over to my bed and sat down where Allen was sitting. Deidre sits down on the bed across from mine and starts to fiddle with a sketchbook that she just pulled out of nowhere.

"Thirteen, two years younger than my brother, Allen." I say. Deidre then sits bolt upright as Tori hangs her head down.

"Ha! Well Tori, looks like you aren't the oldest one anymore!" Deidre says excitedly.

"I know but, she's shorter than me!" Tori whines as I mutter,

"So, now I am the oldest, huh? Strange, usually I am just the annoying little kid. Okay, now how old are you two?" I ask as I interrupted their argument.

"I am twelve, and Deidre is only eleven, but her birthday is in a few months, so she will soon be twelve, too!" Tori said as Deidre glared at her, not happy that she had answered for her.

"So, you two are both apprentices of General Klaud, tell me, I am curious, what is your innocence?"

"Well, mine is a pair of cross-country skis and ski poles that can transform into a sketchbook when I'm not using it, and Tori's are these strange black tattoos of dragons that peel off of her arms when she activates it. It takes the form of a Chinese black dragon, kind of like our general's innocence animal!" Deidre answers. Before I could ask any more questions, my stomach rumbled in hunger. I didn't remember eating anything since the party, so I asked,

"Seriously, where can I get something to eat?"

"Oh, you are probably starving by now! Come on, we will take you down to the dining hall!" Tori squealed as she pulled me off of the bed. I winced when she touched my arm and pulled it, and it started to get a bit difficult to breath again. "Oh, sorry! I forgot that you were still injured!" she said as the two of them slowly and gently lifted me to my feet, and guided me to the door, one of them on either side of me. We walked out of the door and into the large and winding hallways of the Order, until we reached a gigantic room with long tables and benches, each of them had to be at least 100 feet long. "Come on! I can see your brother!" Tori said as she and Deidre gently tugged on my good arm. I realized that everyone was staring at me, and once again I notice that I am still in my dress. Wow, this is awkward. I thought as I slowly walked to where Allen was sitting. He just stared at me with a sad expression, like I was dead, and he was just looking at an old photo. But before I could say anything he caught himself and said,

"Katie, you must be hungry, why don't you go over to the food window and order something to eat?" I agree, stomach practically barking at me for food, and head over to the long line of people who are waiting in front of the window. I look around for a clock to see what time it was, but I couldn't find one. I ended up asking one of the men in the white trench coats what time it was. He said that it was around 1:00 p.m, and then turned around and ignored me. I started to get bored, so I started to try and sense the energy of the people around me. This was a trick that Piccolo taught me when we were training for the saiyan invasion. Most of the energy signatures were fairly low, but my brother's and his friend's were extremely high for the rest of them. The line had gone down a lot, and before I knew it, it was my turn to order! I walked up to the window, to find a tall Indian man with purple hair and long pink braids that go down his back.

"Oh! You must be that new girl I heard about! You're Allen's little sister, right? What'll you have, hun?" He asks me excitedly, it was obvious that he likes Allen.

"What do you have?" I ask as I try to suppress another growl from my stomach.

"Anything and everything, hun! You name it, I'll cook it for you!" He says as he puts his elbows on the counter and his head in his hands.

"Well, okay. I'll have whatever you deem fit! You see, I haven't really eaten in a few days, and I sorta have some trouble thinking when I am hungry! I completely trust your judgement...uh, what is your name?"

"Jerry, I am the head chef! I'll have one Walker special ready for you in a few minutes hun!" I stand there as I watch in awe at the huge amount of food that Jerry can cook at once. Before I knew it, Jerry was handing me tray after tray of food. I stumbled in surprise, but quickly grabbed the trays and calmly walked over to Allen's table. "You be careful with all of that now hun!" I heard Jerry yell as I walked away. I plopped down on the bench and slid the trays onto the table, everyone staring at me in awe.

"What?" I ask as they continue staring at me.

"I never thought that I would say this, but you eat just as much as Allen!" Lavi said in surprise as he shifted his gaze. Deidre and Tori must have left a little while ago, they only came to show me the dining hall, and so I start to gorge on my food. Even with my bad lung, I can still eat like I used to. My friends honestly thought that I could eat even more than Goku, but I can't, sadly. Before I could finish my last tray, Lenalee said,

"Katie, chief wants to see you. He said to meet him near the front entrance." I didn't know how Komui would react when he saw me again, I did disobey his orders. But I walk down the stairs to the front entrance anyways. After walking around for about an hour, my feet start to hurt, so I just take a deep breath and hop onto the banister of the staircase. I slide down with ease and grace, but somehow I lose my balance, and fall backwards off the stairs. I was caught so off guard that I didn't have enough time to catch myself, and accidentally landed on three people. One of them was a man with long red hair and a half mask on his face. Another was a woman with burn scars on her face and a monkey on her shoulder. The third was a middle-aged man with graying bushy hair and a tube of canvases strapped to his back. They all wore the same black coat with golden lining, and I immediately knew that I had landed on three of the four generals. I quickly stumbled up to my feet.

Oh my god, I am so sorry! You see, my feet started to hurt from walking around so much and so I had this idea that if I slide down the banister it would be easier, but I lost my balance and fell, and I am oh so sorry!" I apologized frantically, hoping they wouldn't notice how embarrassed I was.

"It's alright, young one. No one was hurt, so everything is okay." The woman said as I offered to help them up.

"Well, my wine glass was shattered..." The red haired man drifted as he stared at me. "Wait, you are Katherine Walker, correct?" He asked as he stood up.

"Yes, I am. You must be General-" But before I could finish, the man had grabbed my arm and started to examine it.

"Hm, yes...very interesting" He muttered as he started to do what Komui did to me in the examination room, lifting my fingers one by one, trying to bend my elbow. When he did bend it, I winced in pain, it didn't hurt as much as it did back then, but it still put me through a great deal of pain. I nearly gagged when I smelled the disgusting scent of alcohol on his breath.

"Cross, is this really a great idea to examine it here and now?" The middle-aged man with the canvases asked as he dusted himself off. I pulled away from the drunken general.

"Uh, sorry about falling on y'all, but I really must be going now. I need to meet Komui at the front entrance." As I said that, I ran off down the hall.

"See you again soon, my new apprentice!" The general chimed as I ran off. I managed to get to the front hall just in time to meet Komui.

"Katie! So glad you made it on time! Come with me, we are going to meet Hevlaska!" Komui said as he pulled me along, but he accidentally grabbed my right arm, and as he tugged hard, I squealed out in pain. "Oh, sorry about that! Come on, lets go!" The young chief chirped as he lead me to a strange looking elevator. It looked like an upside-down pyramid, and we stepped onto the platform just as it was going down. We descended with such speed that I had to hug the railing for dear life just so I wouldn't fall off. When it started to slow down, I asked Komui,

"So, who is Hevlaska, anyways?" but before he could answer, I was swept off of the platform and lifted into the air. I could see a transparent tentacle-like thing wrap around me as I was lifted up to a huge woman with long hair and seemed to have scales. "Oh my god what the heck is that?!" I scream as I try to struggle free from the woman's grasp.

"Relax, young exorcist." She said in this soothing voice. More tentacles came closer to me and started to touch me. It felt like they were going under my skin, and I squirmed and struggled to get free. "I will not hurt you." The strange creature said as her tentacles went deeper into my body. I was about to believe her, but as her tentacles went deeper into my body, a sudden surge of pain shot down my arm, and I yelped out loud. "Just relax, your innocence is rebounding." I could hear the woman say as I tried to activate my innocence. But, alas, I could not. The pain in my arm continued to surge, and I writhed in agony.

"STOP! Please, stop! It hurts so much!" I begged the woman.

"Just try to relax, I am going to test your synchro rate. Just stay very still." She said as she moved her tentacles around under my skin. "1%...15%...21%...39%...52%...89%!" She exclaimed as she set me back down on the platform. I collapsed onto the cold metal floor, sweating and in pain, breathing heavily and shakily. My lung was starting to hurt me again, and I was finding it very hard to breath. "This is amazing! A girl of such a young age with a synchro rate of 89%! It is unheard of!" The woman exclaimed as she slowly backed away from the elevator.

"Komui...I can't...breath." I wheezed as I looked up at him, afraid and in great pain. He slowly walked over to me and helped me up.

"Katie, this is Hevlaska. She is the keeper of the innocence that we have found and collected. In all, we have collected 41 pieces of innocence." Komui explained. "You have an amazing gift, Katie. You are almost capable to fully synchronize with your innocence, but I still do not know why it is causing you pain."

"Oh...okay. One question though," I asked as I turned towards Komui.

"Ask away!"

"Can I please get a room now? I just want to go to bed." I say simply as I slump on the railing of the elevator. Komui just chuckled as he waved goodbye to Hevlaska.

"Of course you can. You must be exhausted! I will get Lenalee to lead you to your room and help you get settled." Komui answered with glee. When we got off of the elevator, my brother was there waiting. "Oh, and one more thing. Before you go to your room, would you give me your measurements? I need to know so we can make you an exorcist uniform!" Komui asked as I slowly wobbled off of the metal platform.

"Sure." I grunted as I proceed to stumble off of the platform. I walked towards my brother, clinging to my arm because of the pain still pounding through my body. I was just about to say hello, when I tripped over my own feet, and fell straight into my brother's arms.

"Katie! Are you okay?" He asked, he sounded really concerned. I groaned as I stood up, cursing my darn knees. Okay, let me rewind. I have really bad flatfeet. It is almost like I have no arch in my foot at all, they are like planks of wood! So, with all of that walking and standing on my entire foot, it has caused over time for my knees to turn inwards, so yeah, I am not the best at walking. I never had to be, because when I learned how to fly, I pretty much never walked long distances again.

"I'm fine!" I shouted at Allen as I shoved him away.

"Katie, I have been meaning to ask you, is something wrong with your knees? You seem to walk a bit funny and they turn inwards." Komui asked as he stepped off of the platform. He lifted me onto my feet, because he noticed that with the recent events with my arm, I was having some trouble steadying myself.

"Yeah, its all good. My flat feet have just overtime caused my knees to turn in, I just can't put my feet together, that's all!" I answer as I start to turn to Komui. "Now, about that room."

"Ah! Yes, Allen? Can you please go get Lenalee? I want her to show Katie to her room."

"Sure!" Allen said cheerfully as he ran off to find her.

"You can come and wait with me in the science division, Katie. They might be awhile." Komui said as he turned and walked away. "Well, are you coming?"

"Oh! Yeah, sure." I answered as I watched my brother run off down the hall. I quickly rushed down the hall to catch up with Chief Komui. When I got there, Komui was already talking to someone on the phone.

"Yes, I understand. Yes, yes, alright. I will send a squad of exorcist as soon as possible." Komui said as he looked up and waved me in. He motioned me to sit down on the couch while he continued to talk on the phone. Exhausted and having nothing to do, I layed down on the couch and fell asleep.


"Come on Katie, lets go!" I could hear Gohan yell to me as I followed him through the forest. The grass was damp under my feet as I chased after the young demi-saiyan. The sky was dark and the stars were almost out.

"I'm a comin'!" I shouted as I ran off behind him. We ran through the forest, dodging trees and vines as we went. Before I could catch up with Gohan, I was caught by the collar of my gi top.

"Where do you think you're going, little girl?" a horribly familiar voice said as I whirled my head around to look at the person who had caught me.

"No...it can't be...you-you're dead!" I muttered as I tried to squirm free of my captor's grasp. The captor was a man-ish alien thingy. He had green skin and black wings like an insect, with a tail tucked under them. I gasped in fear. "Gohan! Help! He's back! Its Cell, he's back!" I yelled out to him as I tried to yank myself out of the evil android's firm grasp.

"You thought that you could get rid of me, and the others you have so ruthlessly murdered, so easily? Well, think again." Cell announced as the dead villains that my friends and I have faced in the past started to pop up out of nowhere one by one. There was the saibamen, Nappa, Raditz, Frieza, Cooler, King Cold, Dr. Gero, and Androids 13, 14, 15, and 19. They all stared at me with a devilish grin, inching closer and closer by the second.

"What do you want with me?" I sobbed as I kicked Cell in the stomach, forcing him to drop me on the ground. "Gohan! Gohan come back! Someone, anyone, help me! Goku, Krillin, Tien, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, please help! Piccolo, Vegeta, I don't care, just help!" No one came. I sobbed as I backed away from the pack of villains. My back eventually hit a tree and I realized what I was doing. I was panicking, something that I had been trained to never show in front of an enemy, for it is a sign of weakness and fear. I looked up at the clump of my enemies, who were laughing at my futile attempt to escape. I gathered myself together and stood up, arms and legs shaking like crazy. I slid into my fighting stance, and glared at the most recently deceased, and most dangerous villain of them all, Cell. He had nearly killed most of the planet's population and tried to blow up the entire solar system. I needed to take him out first. But how was I supposed to pull that off? I didn't even have someone to back me up. When I first defeated him, Gohan was there to help me. No, it was the other way around. Gohan was the one who had defeated Cell, I was just the one that threw a punch or kick at him from time to time. 'I am pathetic, I can't do this without someone's help.' I thought as I heard a scream off in the distance. I noticed that one of the pack was missing, but I couldn't worry about that now. The scream sounded familiar, so I ran off to help.

"You can't get away that easily!" Cell chuckled as I bolted away. I knew he was right on my heels, and so I turned around for a second and sent an energy blast his way. 'There, that should slow him down a bit.' I thought as I ran for dear life, hoping that it would buy me some time. The screaming was getting closer, and I soon came to a small clearing in the trees. There, I saw Gohan, laying limp on the ground, with a hole through his chest. He was drowning in a pool of his own blood. Sitting next to him was Goku, Gohan's saiyan father, and all of our friends. Even Vegeta was standing there. They were all crying. I, also, could feel tears slowly fall down my face as I looked at the frightening scene. Frieza laid dead on the ground near them. Goku had Gohan's head on his knee as he sat cross-legged on the soft grass of the forest.

"This is all your fault." Goku said, he wouldn't dare lift his head to look at me. As he said this, I began to sob, the feeling of despair creeping into my throat as I tried to choke back the tears.

"Gohan..." Was all I could choke out. Everyone lifted their heads to look at me.

"Its all your fault...Its all your fault..." They all chanted over and over again. I knew that the pack of villains would be coming soon, and that we would have to get out of there, fast. But I just couldn't bring myself to move my feet. They all got up and stared at me with cold eyes. Piccolo was the first to step forward.

"Piccolo, please! I tried to get here in time, it wasn't my fault!" I yelled as he came closer.

"You know, you were never my favorite pupil. I wish that it was you and not Gohan that had died. For that we will let them kill you." Piccolo coldly said as I backed away and bumped right into Cell. I was still sobbing when I looked up at him, and he only grinned at me. He raised his hand to strike me, an energy blast starting to form in his hand.

"Die girl, you won't be missed." Raditz mused as Cell picked me up by my neck. Raising his hand higher, he strangled me to death. He shot the energy blast straight through my chest, through my heart, and out my back. I wailed in agony. I couldn't breath, and my vision was getting fuzzy. I could just barely hear him laugh at me as he dropped me on the ground.

"No...please...guys...help me!" I wailed as I reached out to my friends. They only stared at me blankly. Goku picked up Gohan, and they walked away.

"Don't count on being wished back with the dragon balls." Krillin said cold-heartedly as he too left me there. I sobbed as I lost blood. Soon the blood from my chest had created a pool around my body and I knew that either I would die because my heart would fail or I would drown in my own blood. My heartbeat was slowing down drastically, and it was very hard to breath. I looked up at the group of my enemies, and could just barely make out the shape of a foot coming towards my chest. It was Nappa. He pushed down on my chest with great amounts of effort, trying to make my suffering more great.

"Please stop!" I cried out as he stomped on me harder. My chest felt like it would burst. My heart was beating once every 20 seconds. I knew that the end was near.

"Katie...Katie...Katie, wake up! Wake up!" I could hear someone say as my body was being crushed under the saiyan's weight.

"Katie! Wake up! Your room is ready!" Lenalee said as I shot my eyes open. My skin was tight and there was a cold sweat running down my temples.

"Wait...what?" I said, severely confused.

"Silly you, you must have fallen asleep on the couch!" Komui teased as I slowly sat up. 'Was it just a dream? No...it was too real to be a dream.' I thought as I shook my head in denial.

"Come on, you can sleep later, after we give you the tour!" Lenalee said as she tugged me off of the couch.

"Oh goody, a tour." I said sarcastically as Lenalee and Allen pulled me down the hall.