Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Surprise! She's a WHAT?! ❯ Chapter 18

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~ blah ~ Vegeta and Bulma's bond

[ blah ] Chichi and Goku's bond

:: blah :: Katherine and Gohan's bond

{ blah } Irene and Robert's bond

SSAW?!: Ch18

Gabriel rushed Jasmine to the medical bay the moment he set foot on the ship. It now had been over an hour since he brought her in. His blood boiled when thought of Katherine, who did this to his love. The prince of Gallindore leaned against the wall, trying to remain calm. The only thing that calmed him was the many ways he could make Katherine suffer.

A doctor came up to him and tapped his shoulder. "My prince?"

Gabriel turned to find the doctor looking at him. "How is she?"

"Okay for now. The bones in both her arms and legs were completely shattered. Judging from those injuries, Jasmine will not be fully healed by the traditional healing machines. Not of all the bones will be healed. We must return to Gallindore to rebuild her broken arms and legs with cyborg components my prince." the doctor replied.

"Do what you must doctor. Thank you." Gabriel said.

The doctor returned to the medical bay.

*You are so going to pay Katherine, I will see to it. If I cannot make you come home, then there are other ways.* (Gabriel)

Vulcan grinned as he watched Gabriel from his pool. "So the fool failed. Now a healed Katherine injured Jasmine. Well I am surprised how she managed to be alive, since I left her for dead. Oh well, I have an offer that Gabriel won't refuse."

Chichi knew something had happened. Her suspicion confirmed when she didn't see Goten. "Where's Goten Goku?"

"He was taken by Videl and Mars." Goku answered.

"Videl?" Bulma repeated.

Gohan and Katherine explained what happened.

"How dare she! She tried to kill Kahn before!!" Chichi exclaimed.

"What are we going to do? We need to find Goten." Bulma stated.

Kat pondered it over for a while before snapping her fingers. "I have it! I have an idea!" she declared suddenly.

"What would it be?" Krillin asked.

" Well… It would require me to contact my parents on Dalmor. They will be told of the current situation. My parents can find anyone from any distance." Kat explained to the group.

"Really Tanaka? Then how come they didn't find you here?" Vegeta questioned.

"Hehehehe… My parents have a tendency to forget to use that power when they're panicked over me. They usually forget to use the power and use the traditional methods of searching for me." Kat replied.

"So will your parents help?" Eighteen asked.

"They should after I talk to them." Kat said.

"So Vegeta told you two can talk to each other mentally." Goku suddenly mentioned.

Gohan and Kat gaped at Goku before exchanging nervous looks with each other.

"My baby has bonded! Now I get to have grandchildren!!" Chichi squealed.

"I knew from the start you two were meant together." Krillin teased.

Kat fixed her gaze on Vegeta and Goku. "You noticed that?!" she said.

"Tanaka, we notice things like that." Vegeta replied.

"Damn." Gohan muttered.

"In order for me to communicate with my parents, I will have to use my communications in my lab. " Kat spoke up.

Yamcha said to inform him and he took off. Piccolo said he would be around and too left. That left the other Z-Fighters.

"I am not taking all of you in my lab! I will take a select few only." Kat announced.

Marron's black eyes focused on Eighteen. "Mommy, mommy! I want to see!" she squealed. Eighteen looked down at her daughter seeing how bad she wanted to go. The blonde android's blue eyes flickered over to Katherine.

"Krillin and I are coming with Marron." Eighteen spoke neutrally.

"Alright. That's one. Who else?" Kat said.

"I am definitely coming Tanaka. You will not deny me this pleasure." Vegeta stated.

Katherine had two votes so far. She decided that Gohan, Bulma, Trunks, Selene, Jasper, Goku, and Chichi would come. *Wait that is everyone. Darn it!*

"Alright, all of you can come. Hold on." Kat spoke finally. She focused on her house and used her Instant Transmission to bring everyone there. Once they arrived, Kat announced, "You touch anything in my lab, I will give you a slow death."

"Darn." Trunks muttered under his breath.

The ancient saiyan led the group to her lab. She brought them to the huge screen in a corner of the lab and turned it on. Kat put on a headset and spoke into it. "Transmit this call to Irene and Robert de Tanaka of Dalmor immediately." she said.

"Acknowledged." the computer spoke.

Irene wondered if they would ever their daughter again. They sent Gabriel to retrieve her, but they had not heard from him. Robert did his best to console his wife, but he too missed Katherine. One of their soldiers came up to them and reported, "Your highness there is a transmission for you from a planet called Earth. Apparently it is urgent."

"Who is calling?" Robert asked.

"We don't know sir." the soldier replied.

"Very well then. Let's go see who it is Robert." Irene said.

The king and queen of Dalmor followed the soldier to their private communications room. Pressing a button, the screen came to life. A young woman with long black hair looked at them with sapphire eyes. Gohan froze as her parents came on screen. Her mother had her blonde hair down and her brown eyes worried. Her father had soft brown hair while his sapphire eyes watched the screen intently. Both wore lavish clothes.

"Osggh uhu xzy yxy." Kat greeted in Ancient Saiyan. (Hello mom and dad.)

On the other side, Irene gasped and Robert blinked.

"Vxcosfqzs? Coxc dnd?" Irene asked softly. (Katherine? That you?)

It annoyed Vegeta that Gohan understood this language and he didn't. For all he knew, Katherine could be talking about him and he wouldn't know.

"Tanaka, speak in English." Vegeta said, irritated.

Katherine ignored Vegeta for the moment and replied, "Dse. Ud rfqszy osfs jxzce me zh ebsxv Szlqeo." (Yes. My friend here wants us to speak English.)

Robert felt so relieved and hugged Irene. "We can Katherine. So what have you been doing these past four years?" Robert said.

Kat's eyes changed to a serious tone. "Now is not a good time to tell you. I wanted to talk to you because I need your help." she responded.

"We understand sweetie. How can we help you?" Irene answered.

Kat explained to her parents how Gabriel came to Earth and how she ended up hurting Jasmine. Afterwards Videl and Mars showed up and they took Goten.

Irene and Robert talked through their bond.

{ How dare Gabriel attack like that! But why would he do such a thing! We should help her, these are her friends. Besides she can tell us how she met them.}

{ Strange. He didn't seem angry when we last saw him. Something isn't right if he attacked her. We should ask Katherine why. We need a break anyway. I'll tell the Hardings to take over for a while. I think I saw Jasper there with Katherine.}

{ Good idea Robert. I knew that he and Katherine would stick together.}

"We will help you Katherine, but we need to do two things first. Where do you want us to meet you?" Robert said after a while.

"Meet me at the Capsule Corps in West City. That's in Japan." Kat answered.

"That shouldn't be too hard to find. See you soon!" Irene said, the screen turning blank.

Kat turned to find her guests surprised to the least.

"Those were your parents?!" Krillin said, dumbfounded.

"Yeah, why?" Kat asked.

"I'd thought they be more strict." Krillin said.

"We should head back to Capsule Corps to wait for their arrival." Kat stated.

"Aren't you going to give us a tour of your house?" Goku asked.

"I wasn't planning on it." Kat responded.

Goku flashed his hurt look and begged, "Pretty please?"

Kat slapped herself in the forehead. *I must be a damned idiot to fell for that look from Goku. I can't deny his request.*

"All right we can Goku." Kat spoke. Goku leaped for joy. The ancient saiyan sighed and told everyone to follow her. The first stop they came to was the bedrooms. "This is my bedroom everyone. No one is allowed in sorry." Kat said, letting the group peer inside quick before she closed the door. She walked to another room. "This is Jasper's. You can look in his if you want to."

"Hey! Kat that's no fair! Don't I have a say in this!" Jasper exclaimed.

Kat shook her head and continued. "This way please." She showed where the kitchen, living room, dining room, and a training room.

"Wait! A training room?! Does it use gravity?" Trunks asked.

"Nope. We like to train without the use of gravity, but it would be beneficial to." Kat replied. Kat led the group down a series of steps before coming to a door. She opened it and pressed a button. The lights came on and the entire room came to life. "And this is the hanger." she explained.

Gohan stood there shocked. "That's the ship you two came on?!" he exclaimed.

"Yes it is. I initially designed the ship, while Jasper helped me build it." Kat said.

"Does it have a gravity chamber?" Vegeta asked.

"No." Kat answered.

"Then what is it good for if you can't train?" Vegeta retorted.

"This ship is good for flying. End of story. We should head back." Kat responded.

"There are many things I want to ask you Katherine when we get back." Bulma said.

The group and Katherine vanished courtesy of Instant Transmission. Once there, Bulma shifted her gaze over to Kat.

"Maybe you could help me to incorporate the features of your ship on one of my capsule spaceships." Bulma said.

"I can do that if you like Bulma." Kat said.

"How long will it take for your parents to get here?" Gohan asked.

Katherine just smirked.

Irene and Robert called Aurora and David Harding to say they could take over for a while. They said that were helping Katherine on Earth, who was with their son Jasper. The king and queen changed into their training/warrior outfits. Irene wore a sleeve-less blue-grey top under a lavender vest. A lavender belt tied around the waist. She wore a warrior's skirt that gave her the freedom to fight. The queen wore tall, black boots trimmed with silver. Robert wore a blue-grey shirt under comfortable body armor that blended with his build. The color of his pants was indigo and he wore black boots. He wore black gloves while Irene did not. She preferred not to wear body armor because it didn't suit her style of fighting. Afterwards they packed a suitcase apiece of their necessary items.

"Ready?" Irene asked.

"Yes." Robert replied.

Using their IT they vanished.

Katherine and Gohan talked quietly with each other.

Chichi trained with Goku.

Marron tried to cheer up Trunks, who missed Goten. Krillin, Selene and Jasper tried too.

Bulma and Vegeta talked telepathically.

~ Tanaka never smirks that unless she knows something we don't. She didn't say how her parents would get here. ~

~ Come on Vegeta wouldn't you do the same if you knew something the others didn't? ~

~ Darn right I would woman. ~

~ Thought so Vegeta. ~

Vegeta fixed his onyx gaze on Katherine and Gohan. Suddenly two people blocked his vision. "WHAT THE…!? WHAT IS IT WITH THIS INSTANT TRANSMISSION CRAP!" Vegeta exclaimed loudly.

Kat shifted her gaze to find that her parents had appeared in front of Vegeta. "Hehehehe… I forgot to mention that they know Instant Transmission. Must have slipped my mind." she spoke.

"You WHAT?!" Vegeta exclaimed.

Irene and Robert watched their daughter and her friends come over.

"Just ignore him, he's always like this. He happens to be Prince Vegeta of the Saiyans. His wife is Bulma and their son Trunks. This is Kakarot as Vegeta calls him, but everyone calls him Son Goku. This is his wife Chichi and their two children, Gohan and Goten. Goten is the one I told you about. This is Eighteen, her husband Krillin and their daughter Marron." Kat said, pointing to each one.

"So they are survivors of the destruction of the Saiyan home planet. We were worried that they might not be any." Irene spoke.

"You know about my home planet?" Vegeta said.

"Yes. Our stupid scholars hid the truth about your home planet and such in the Forbidden ruins and told us lies. We suspect it was to isolate ourselves from the rest of the galaxy. We knew this, so we pretended to accept the lies. Kat, we knew you went to the Forbidden Ruins." Robert answered.

"Interesting." was all Kat said.

"I suppose that you all might be hungry? Perhaps some late lunch/early dinner will suffice." Irene spoke.

"Good idea! I'll help." Bulma said.

Kat pulled her parents over and whispered something in their ears. Her parents nodded. Irene turned to Bulma.

"Kat says you're a genius, but you lack cooking skills. Here I will show you." Irene stated, taking Bulma's hand and dragging her away.

"Uh, I thought kings and queens have their own cooks?" Krillin asked.

"Of course we do. We prefer to cook our own meals most times." Robert responded.

"This must be a miracle! Thanks so much!!" Trunks exclaimed.

Robert eyed Gohan for a while and back at his daughter. He chuckled softly. "Tell me about this young man that you have bonded with." he said.

Kat turned red from embarrassment and exclaimed, "Dad!!" She found Gohan laughing at her. Now she wished she had a frying pan to whack him with it. To make-up for the loss, Kat decided to kiss him in front of everyone. Kat pulled him close to her and kissed him.

Surprised by her move, Gohan turned beet red from embarrassment and everyone cheered. "Kat, what was that for?" he inquired.

"For laughing at me." she replied.

Gohan stared at Kat for a moment before an idea crept in his head. He smirked at the thought.

:: You are going to pay for that ::

:: Really? You are going to have to catch me first! ::

Kat turned SSJ and blasted off in the sky without a word. Gohan too turned SSJ and sped after her.

"They really do like each other. Irene would love this." Robert stated, watching the pair leave.

"Humph. I have always known they would, but they're both stubborn. So how powerful are you?" Vegeta said.

"Is that a challenge Vegeta? Alright I will show you my power." Robert answered.

[ Chi, could you tell Bulma? ]

[ Of course Goku. Now go. ]

"I don't plant to go to an empty place to show my power. I'll just do it away from the Capsule Corps buildings." Robert stated.

The king of Dalmor moved so he was far enough from Capsule Corps. He crossed his arms and started to power up. The winds picked up a little.

"That was pathetic." Vegeta grumbled.

"Perhaps." Robert said. Robert uncrossed his arms and clenched his fists loosely. He powered up once more. His hair turned blonde and his eyes teal. And he didn't stop there. His hair grew slightly longer and his aura grew.

"Wow! You can go SSJ2?!" Goku exclaimed.

"There is something even better than that." Robert stated. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Vegeta, Goku, and the others watched as his hair grew to his knees, his eyebrows disappeared, his eyes turned turquoise, and his muscles bulged out. When he opened his eyes, Robert saw shock.

"W-What is that?!" Krillin gasped.

"This is SSJ3." Robert replied.

Bulma felt the house shake a bit and asked, "What's going out there?"

"I believe Robert is showing off his power." Irene spoke.

"How powerful is he?" Bulma inquired.

"Well, we can both SSJ3, although we just obtained it." the queen of Dalmor answered.

Bulma's eyes widened and she gasped. "There's a level beyond SSJ2?! That means you two are more powerful than Goku." Bulma said.

"Not necessary Bulma. Let's get back to your cooking lessons." Irene said.

Vegeta's eye twitched as he stood before Robert. His eye continued to twitch until he scowled fiercely at him. "THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN BE MORE POWERFUL THEN ANY OF US!!" he exclaimed.

Robert just laughed. "We are more powerful then Goku and Vegeta by just a little. Irene and I just obtained these forms recently. So we haven't had the time to train in the form." he stated.

"Okay. Then a spar is in order." Vegeta said.

Kat peered over her shoulder to see how far Gohan was behind her and she breathed a sigh of relief to find he was far. Gohan could spot Kat far ahead of him and then he remembered something. "That's right, I know Instant Transmission…" Gohan said, putting two fingers to his forehead. Kat suddenly bumped into someone and she looked up to find Gohan's coal-black eyes watching her.

"Uh, hi?" Kat said meekly.

"You owe me." Gohan replied.

"I did say you had to catch me. So what's my punishment?" Kat said.

"Hmm…" Gohan said. He wasn't exactly sure what the punishment should be. His eyes studied Kat for a while before he acted. Gohan pulled Kat into his embrace and they kissed.

Kat broke apart and stated, "It's time to tell me your life story including the stuff you hate to discuss. You know most of mine, but I don't know yours."

Gohan looked like he was going to protest, but Kat waved her finger at him. "Gohan, trust me: if you get rid of these burdens on your heart, you will feel a lot better. I know I do." Kat consoled.

The demi-saiyan sighed and replied, "There is a lot to tell."

"I don't care how long it is. Just begin."

Gohan and Kat settled on the ground. They chose to sit atop a huge tree branch. Gohan told Kat everything that had happened to him, expect when he approached the ending of the Cell Games and Kat sensed his anger rise

"When I became a SSJ2, my saiyan instincts took over. I decided that Cell deserved a slow, painful death instead a quick one and I tortured him. My dad yelled for me to finish him off, but I didn't listen. Eventually Cell said that he would just self-destruct and take everyone with him. Right then I froze. My dad took my hesitation and used Instant Transmission to take Cell with him." Gohan paused to gather his emotions under control. "Not too long later, Cell re-appeared using Instant Transmission and telling us that Goku was dead. Cell then killed Mirai Trunks, causing Vegeta to go crazy. Vegeta was about to be killed, but I took the blast for him with my right arm." Gohan explained.

Kat listened as he told her the rest. She watched take a big breath and his expression was slightly angry.

"If only I had listened to my dad in the first place then he wouldn't have died and…" Gohan's speech was interrupted by a slap on his face. He saw Kat's angry sapphire eyes looking at him.

"Gohan, do you honestly believe it was your fault?"

"Yes…"

"I doubt it. Is this what your heart tells you? Your father is alive and well, he doesn't blame you for your mistake now does he? Let go of the past and move on."

Her words struck a chord in Gohan. He realized that he knew it wasn't his fault, he just took all the blame. No one knew that Cell would try to self-destruct. Now Gohan knew why his father did what he did. His coal-black eyes lost the guilt and anger that he had been holding inside and filled with warmth and understanding. Kat saw how his eyes were at peace and smiled.

"What are the odds that Bulma and Chichi are making food right now?"

"They probably are. Let's go!"

"Lead the way Gohan."

Gohan smirked and speed off in the sky before Kat could blink. Kat grinned and sped after him.

When they arrived at their destination, Videl dropped Goten on the floor. "Ouchie! My oniisan and oneesan will come and beat you up!" Goten declared.

Videl stood there confused. *Oniisan and Oneesan? They refer to big brother and big sister. I know that he is Gohan's brother, but who is the big sister? Wait…! Could he be referring to Katherine? He can't be! Katherine isn't his big sister!*

"Do you really think your brother and Katherine will come for you?" Videl stated coldly.

"Of course they will. If they don't, then my mommy and daddy will be after you. They won't be happy." Goten answered.

Mars observed Goten and the conversation. The young half-breed seemed determined that his brother would come for him. He called Katherine his big sister, hinting that they get together. "No one will find you here. We are on another planet half-breed." Mars spoke.

Goten knew his brother would come for him and stuck his tongue out at Mars. "You're a meanie! I hope my oniisan and Katherine beat the crap out of you!" he declared.

Mars fumed silently and commanded, "Videl take him to a cell and lock him in."

Videl grabbed Goten's arm and dragged him away. The leader of the demons drew a breath. *That half-breed is a nuisance! But he will be handy…*

Goten was thrown in a cell and the door closed behind him. He looked through the bars to study Videl for a while. Her cold violet eyes had a slight tint of sapphire in them. *How strange. Is that sadness beneath her coldness? I don't understand…*

"What's wrong?" Goten asked softly out of the blue.

"Huh?" Videl said. His question made a faint stirring within her, but she brushed it aside. Videl stormed off, leaving Goten to blink in her sudden departure.

When Gohan and Katherine arrived, tables were set up and everyone was eating. Chichi saw them and came over. "You two better hurry before Goku eats everything." she stated. They immediately rushed to the table and grabbed food.

No one dared to talk during the feast. After everyone was done eating, they turned to the matter at hand.

"Katherine, do you think I can use that staff from the battle?" Chichi asked, bringing the staff out.

"Hmm… Let me see it." Kat said. Chichi tossed the staff over to Katherine. The ancient saiyan ran her fingers across the amethyst stone that was encased in a silver frame shaped like a hexagon. She flipped the staff over and then stood.

"You can Chichi. You can't use the staff to shoot out blasts like Gabriel's did though. You have to be one with the staff to do that." Kat replied.

"Er, what?" Chichi asked, confused.

"Like this." Kat said. Rising the staff to just before her eyes, Kat closed her eyes. At first nothing happened, but then a soft purple light emitted from the staff.

"Wow, look at that." Krillin commented.

Katherine opened her eyes and tossed the staff back to Chichi.

"Katherine, its time for your parents to help us." Bulma spoke up.

Irene and Robert understood their task. The king and queen of Dalmor moved away from the tables. They put their palms together and closed their eyes.

The image of Goten floated through their minds and the search began. Millions of stars blew by quickly until they stopped to form an image. A majestic castle floated slightly above the ground, surrounded by a lake. Dense forests surrounded the entire area. Lots of demons occupied the world. Their crimson eyes scanning the environment, standing guard. They knew where Goten was.

Both Irene and Robert opened their eyes and broke apart.

"So where is Goten?" the savior of Earth inquired.

"Your son is on the planet called [insert name]. This planet is home to the demons." Irene responded.

This caused Gohan and Kat's expressions to widen as they remembered something relating to them.

The prince of the saiyans noticed their reaction. "What's wrong brat, Tanaka?" he said.

"That guy with Videl. He said he is Mars, the leader of the demons." Gohan supplied.

"That isn't good." Krillin muttered.

"No it is not. One of us needs to observe [insert name] and report back what we find." Robert stated.

"But how? Only Irene and Robert could possibly go there…" Bulma trailed off.

"That's why I am the person to do the job." the familiar voice of Destiny spoke as the goddess joined the group.

"W-What? Destiny? You're here?!" Irene gasped.

"Well of course Irene. Who is going to watch over your daughter and Jasper then me?" Destiny responded.

"Wait a second! You know Destiny!?" Bulma inquired.

"Of course she does Bulma. I watch over Dalmor like Dende watches over Earth." the goddess replied.

"How come you're not watching Dalmor now?" Eighteen asked.

Destiny chuckled. "I have other friends that watch over for Dalmor while I am away." she said.

Watching intently from the shadows of the trees, the cloaked stranger smiled. The stranger knew hard times were coming up. Their time to talk with these Z-Fighters was coming up real soon. Now wasn't the time to reveal them yet, although only two people would recognize them. The stranger continued to observe silently in the tree branch.

The goddess of Dalmor knew that Goten was on [insert name] because she heard their conversation. Upon arriving, she saw the castle. Many demons guarded it. "Hmm…" Destiny murmured. "A direct attack would be stupid, but…" She continued to observe the layout of the planet and get a feel of how they could possibly attack the castle, but there was a slight problem…

The Z-Fighters knew it would not be too long before Destiny came back.

Marron sat by Trunks to cheer him up. To Marron he seemed sad.

Eighteen sighed and flicked her blonde hair back.

Krillin cracked jokes to keep everyone's spirit up.

Vegeta scowled at the former monk.

Chichi leaned her head against Goku's shoulder.

Selene and Jasper relaxed nearby.

Bulma tapped her foot lightly on the ground.

Irene and Robert talked through their bond.

So did Gohan and Katherine.

Suddenly Destiny re-appeared and everyone stopped his or her activities to look over at the goddess.

"Everyone, we have a slight problem…" Destiny spoke.

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Uh-oh! What is the problem that Destiny is going to reveal? Is it bad or good? Find out next time. Read and review!

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