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Tabby was having none of that. She leapt back and grabbed the t-rex's head as it fell, then attempted to use her leverage to toss the giant beast right up into the air, jumping up after it and running up its giant body as she slashed it with her blade, attempting to cut it in half lengthwise from head to tail.
Vodkana's plan was a good one. For most people, it would have worked. However, there was one thing she didn't count on.
Inside her dreamscape, Katnep's eyes widened. No ... after coming this far, she couldn't let it end like this. She wouldn't! As the Saiyan chefs began to drag her away, her mind wandered back to all that the Saiyan chefs had done to her and her family. She remembered the indignities her father suffered under the rule of the Nyagato chefs. It was the reason he'd left her on New Plant, to be raised by a true warrior culture. Not that she didn't have a latent talent for cooking, of course -- all Nyagato did, after all, especially compared to other races. But her Saiyan pride wouldn't let her forget. And now, and now ... her father's efforts would be in vain. She'd failed. The Saiyan chefs would take over, erasing their warrior culture for good.
She thought of her father, whose efforts were now in vain. She thought of her fellow Saiyan tribe members, who, for all they made fun of her at first for her heritage, were good people. Good warriors.
She thought of Pinappla, whose warrior spirit would be forever crushed under the heel of the chefs.
It was perhaps this last thought that pushed Katnep over the edge. Her rage began to build, adrenaline pumping through her veins like blood. She let out a bloodcurdling yell of rage, both in the dreamscape and in the real world. Her tail stripes glowed ever brighter, cutting through the dark blue flames with a golden light. And through it all, Katnep screamed in rage. Almost subconsciously, she activated her cooking beam. However, as she turned this technique, meant to empower others, on herself ... something interesting happened.
Steam began to pour off Katnep as she was cooked from within. The power was almost too much, but as it reached the tipping point, her Saiyan DNA activated, giving her a zenkai boost, and thus more energy to cook. Steam poured off of her as she cooked herself over and over again, screaming in pain and rage each time. And as she did, the glow on her tail burst and spread to the rest of her fur like a water balloon popping. The glow faded for a moment, then seemed to pulse, making its way up her tail, her arms, and up to her hair. Every bit of hair and fur on her body began to pulse a golden yellow, cutting through the dark flames. Lightning lashed out, striking the ground around her as she cried out. And as it seemed like it would reach its peak, as soon as it looked like she would break through and discover a tremendous new height of power, she suddenly ... exploded. All that power radiated outward from her in a massive blast of energy, leaving a deep crater in the ground as Katnep fainted, losing consciousness from the sheer strain on her body. All was silent and still as she lay there in the center of the crater, unconscious but alive.