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The Switch-A-Roo
By: Kat =^^=
Chapter 1: Bulma's Machine
It was a beautiful day and Goku, Gohan, and Goten had just arrived at Capsule Corps. Well, Gohan was there for an update on his "special" watch that turned him into the famous crime fighter known as the "Great Saiyaman". Goku and Goten …for cheap thrills I guess. Perhaps Goku was there to mess around with Bulma's spiffy gadgets and to raid their refrigerator of all of its edible food, who knows. Of course, Goten was overjoyed to be at his best friend Trunks' house. Whatever the reason, not one of them was aware of what would happen that day, neither did they know it would change their lives.
"I've come up with some great ideas for your outfit, Gohan," Bulma said happily.
"I can't wait to see them," Gohan said, just as jubilant as Bulma was.
"Trunks is probably off somewhere getting into trouble if you want to go look for him, Goten," Bulma sighed. "Goku, you can make yourself at home while I show Gohan my ideas, OK?"
"OK, thanks," Goku replied, focusing his attention mainly on the many rooms down the hallway. Bulma and Gohan then walked away, jabbering about the updates.
"I'm gonna go find Trunks. Bye, dad!" Goten yelled back to him as he zoomed down the hall. Since Goten took off too fast for Goku to reply he just shrugged and wandered down the opposite hallway, which seemed quite endless to him.
It wasn't long before Goten found his mischievous friend snooping around Bulma's lab, thus making the little saiyan ponder about what Trunks was up to now.
"Hi, Trunks," Goten said, now cocking his head to the side. "Whatch ya doin'?"
"Trying to figure out how to work this thing," the lavender-haired boy responded as he inspected this fabulous machine. Too afraid to figure out himself what this odd contraption did, Goten took a small step forward and poked one of the machine's metal walls.
"What is it? …" Goten asked, his eyes growing larger as he marveled at its greatness.
"My mom told me it has the ability to make two persons ki equal," Trunks replied to his astounded friend. Being as simple-minded a child as dear Goten was, Trunks' words seemed to confuse him even more.
"What does that mean?" Goten questioned the now paranoid Trunks.
"It means that you're stupid and I'm not," Trunks said simply, a grin spreading across his face.
"I'm not stupid, Trunks!" Goten shouted in anger.
"Keep it down, will you! If anyone catches us in here we're toast," Trunks told him, a hint of anger in his own voice.
"But I don't like toast …" Goten pouted, crossing his arms. Trunks sighed in disgust as he rolled his eyes, thinking it was best not to explain to Goten what it really meant.
"To find out what this really does, we're going to need somebody to test it on," Trunks whispered as he looked around cautiously.
"Yeah, but who?" Goten asked, following Trunks' gaze. The two saiyans thought for a moment as to whom they could run a test on.
"That's it!" Trunks cried out. "We can try it out on your dad and my dad. It's perfect."
"Our dads aren't stupid, Trunks. How are we gonna get them to do it?" Goten said, having a good question to ask for once.
"I'll tell my dad that he'll have an advantage over beating your dad if he does it, and …you can tell your dad that it's a ride or something," Trunks replied with an evil look.
"But that's lying," Goten complained.
"Oh come on, Goten. Do you always have to be a party pooper?" Trunks argued back.
"Won't we get in trouble?" Goten asked, still worried about what could happen.
"Nah. Besides, we're only running a test. Its not like we're actually gonna do anything bad," Trunks said persuasively.
"OK …but if we get caught it isn't my fault," Goten told his sly friend, defending himself in the process. The two boys ran out of the room and down separate hallways in search of their full-saiyan fathers.
Luckily enough, young Goten found Goku in the kitchen, rummaging around in the refrigerator.
"Dad! Come quick, there's something I want to show you!" Goten said enthusiastically as possible, tugging on Goku's sleeve.
"Slow down there. What is it you want to show me?" Goku asked. He shut the refrigerator door, taking all the food he could carry.
"It's this neat ride thing that Trunks found! Come on!" the little saiyan blurted out and dragged his father away from the kitchen.
Trunks now stood at the door of the gravity room. Afraid to interrupt the arrogant saiyan prince with his training in a rude manner, he knocked on the door. He could hear Vegeta cursing to himself as he walked over to the door and opened it.
"What do you want, boy?" Vegeta snapped.
"I just found this machine that mom made that can make two persons ki equal," Trunks said, looking up at his irritated father.
"Humph …and what's your point? Do you think you can just come barging in here telling me useless information when I'm training?" Vegeta asked his now trembling son, stretching the truth of his words.
"N-no …but I thought you would want to try it since …Goten's dad is here," Trunks replied with a shaky voice.
"Now why would I care if Kakarrot –" Vegeta started to say but then stopped. A smirk spread across the saiyan's face as he thought to himself, "Perfect …if we use this machine, we can determine who is the better man …and I'm sure to come out on top." "So …exactly where is this machine?" Vegeta inquired as he continued to think of the possibilities of him, the royal saiyan prince, beating Goku, the "lower-class clown" as he liked to call him.
"Down there," Trunks said, gesturing his hand to the left. Vegeta stepped out of the gravity room and shut the door behind him. Trunks then lead his father down the hall to Bulma's lab, Vegeta in high spirits and the little devious saiyan wishing nothing more than to have a little fun.
When they all met up in Bulma's lab the four anxious saiyans set up the machine, Goku in one and Vegeta in the other.
"So, exactly what does this ride do?" Goku asked as he studied the many pretty buttons inside the machine.
"It's not a ride, fool. Didn't they tell you the purpose of this?" Vegeta said, glancing over at the other chamber, which Goku was standing in. Trunks shot a look of fear at Goten, wondering what he was going to do.
"We told him it was a ride so he would do it …" Trunks mumbled under his breath to Vegeta.
"Yes, a ride …of course," Vegeta thought out loud, grinning from ear to ear.
"It's a surprise. You'll see what it does soon enough," Trunks told Goku. Goten and Trunks hopped up in the seats where the control panel was. Trunks skimmed over the instructions as Goten stared at a large, red button.
"What does this do?" Goten asked out of pure curiosity, pointing to the button.
Trunks glanced up at Goten and then looked down at the button.
"Who knows, but don't touch it," he said sternly. Poor Goten doesn't exactly understand the concept of "don't touch it" so he pushed the button anyway. As soon as he did, the doors to the machines slammed shut.
"GOTEN! I thought I told you not to touch it!" Trunks yelled.
"Woo hoo! A ride!" Goku shouted from behind the door in joy.
"Stupid clown …" Vegeta muttered to himself, shaking his head in shame.
"I'm sorry! I wanted to know what it did!" Goten replied in a panicky voice. A loud "ssssssss …" came from the machines as the insides filled up with smoke and the red lights flashed at the top.
"Do something!!!" Trunks screamed at Goten as he frantically searched for an off button.
"I don't know what to do! Can't you just turn it off?" Goten yelled back at him with a whimper. Trunks turned his attention back to the machines as the smoke cleared from the insides and the doors opened.
DUM DUM DUM! What will happen to the two adult saiyans trapped inside of the machines? Will Trunks and Goten be able to get them out? Will Goten ever be able to figure out the meaning of "don't touch it"? Find out next time on --! Uh …what's this called again? Oh, yes …The Switch-A-Roo! Gosh, that sounds lame …
The Switch-A-Roo
By: Kat =^^=
Chapter 1: Bulma's Machine
It was a beautiful day and Goku, Gohan, and Goten had just arrived at Capsule Corps. Well, Gohan was there for an update on his "special" watch that turned him into the famous crime fighter known as the "Great Saiyaman". Goku and Goten …for cheap thrills I guess. Perhaps Goku was there to mess around with Bulma's spiffy gadgets and to raid their refrigerator of all of its edible food, who knows. Of course, Goten was overjoyed to be at his best friend Trunks' house. Whatever the reason, not one of them was aware of what would happen that day, neither did they know it would change their lives.
"I've come up with some great ideas for your outfit, Gohan," Bulma said happily.
"I can't wait to see them," Gohan said, just as jubilant as Bulma was.
"Trunks is probably off somewhere getting into trouble if you want to go look for him, Goten," Bulma sighed. "Goku, you can make yourself at home while I show Gohan my ideas, OK?"
"OK, thanks," Goku replied, focusing his attention mainly on the many rooms down the hallway. Bulma and Gohan then walked away, jabbering about the updates.
"I'm gonna go find Trunks. Bye, dad!" Goten yelled back to him as he zoomed down the hall. Since Goten took off too fast for Goku to reply he just shrugged and wandered down the opposite hallway, which seemed quite endless to him.
It wasn't long before Goten found his mischievous friend snooping around Bulma's lab, thus making the little saiyan ponder about what Trunks was up to now.
"Hi, Trunks," Goten said, now cocking his head to the side. "Whatch ya doin'?"
"Trying to figure out how to work this thing," the lavender-haired boy responded as he inspected this fabulous machine. Too afraid to figure out himself what this odd contraption did, Goten took a small step forward and poked one of the machine's metal walls.
"What is it? …" Goten asked, his eyes growing larger as he marveled at its greatness.
"My mom told me it has the ability to make two persons ki equal," Trunks replied to his astounded friend. Being as simple-minded a child as dear Goten was, Trunks' words seemed to confuse him even more.
"What does that mean?" Goten questioned the now paranoid Trunks.
"It means that you're stupid and I'm not," Trunks said simply, a grin spreading across his face.
"I'm not stupid, Trunks!" Goten shouted in anger.
"Keep it down, will you! If anyone catches us in here we're toast," Trunks told him, a hint of anger in his own voice.
"But I don't like toast …" Goten pouted, crossing his arms. Trunks sighed in disgust as he rolled his eyes, thinking it was best not to explain to Goten what it really meant.
"To find out what this really does, we're going to need somebody to test it on," Trunks whispered as he looked around cautiously.
"Yeah, but who?" Goten asked, following Trunks' gaze. The two saiyans thought for a moment as to whom they could run a test on.
"That's it!" Trunks cried out. "We can try it out on your dad and my dad. It's perfect."
"Our dads aren't stupid, Trunks. How are we gonna get them to do it?" Goten said, having a good question to ask for once.
"I'll tell my dad that he'll have an advantage over beating your dad if he does it, and …you can tell your dad that it's a ride or something," Trunks replied with an evil look.
"But that's lying," Goten complained.
"Oh come on, Goten. Do you always have to be a party pooper?" Trunks argued back.
"Won't we get in trouble?" Goten asked, still worried about what could happen.
"Nah. Besides, we're only running a test. Its not like we're actually gonna do anything bad," Trunks said persuasively.
"OK …but if we get caught it isn't my fault," Goten told his sly friend, defending himself in the process. The two boys ran out of the room and down separate hallways in search of their full-saiyan fathers.
Luckily enough, young Goten found Goku in the kitchen, rummaging around in the refrigerator.
"Dad! Come quick, there's something I want to show you!" Goten said enthusiastically as possible, tugging on Goku's sleeve.
"Slow down there. What is it you want to show me?" Goku asked. He shut the refrigerator door, taking all the food he could carry.
"It's this neat ride thing that Trunks found! Come on!" the little saiyan blurted out and dragged his father away from the kitchen.
Trunks now stood at the door of the gravity room. Afraid to interrupt the arrogant saiyan prince with his training in a rude manner, he knocked on the door. He could hear Vegeta cursing to himself as he walked over to the door and opened it.
"What do you want, boy?" Vegeta snapped.
"I just found this machine that mom made that can make two persons ki equal," Trunks said, looking up at his irritated father.
"Humph …and what's your point? Do you think you can just come barging in here telling me useless information when I'm training?" Vegeta asked his now trembling son, stretching the truth of his words.
"N-no …but I thought you would want to try it since …Goten's dad is here," Trunks replied with a shaky voice.
"Now why would I care if Kakarrot –" Vegeta started to say but then stopped. A smirk spread across the saiyan's face as he thought to himself, "Perfect …if we use this machine, we can determine who is the better man …and I'm sure to come out on top." "So …exactly where is this machine?" Vegeta inquired as he continued to think of the possibilities of him, the royal saiyan prince, beating Goku, the "lower-class clown" as he liked to call him.
"Down there," Trunks said, gesturing his hand to the left. Vegeta stepped out of the gravity room and shut the door behind him. Trunks then lead his father down the hall to Bulma's lab, Vegeta in high spirits and the little devious saiyan wishing nothing more than to have a little fun.
When they all met up in Bulma's lab the four anxious saiyans set up the machine, Goku in one and Vegeta in the other.
"So, exactly what does this ride do?" Goku asked as he studied the many pretty buttons inside the machine.
"It's not a ride, fool. Didn't they tell you the purpose of this?" Vegeta said, glancing over at the other chamber, which Goku was standing in. Trunks shot a look of fear at Goten, wondering what he was going to do.
"We told him it was a ride so he would do it …" Trunks mumbled under his breath to Vegeta.
"Yes, a ride …of course," Vegeta thought out loud, grinning from ear to ear.
"It's a surprise. You'll see what it does soon enough," Trunks told Goku. Goten and Trunks hopped up in the seats where the control panel was. Trunks skimmed over the instructions as Goten stared at a large, red button.
"What does this do?" Goten asked out of pure curiosity, pointing to the button.
Trunks glanced up at Goten and then looked down at the button.
"Who knows, but don't touch it," he said sternly. Poor Goten doesn't exactly understand the concept of "don't touch it" so he pushed the button anyway. As soon as he did, the doors to the machines slammed shut.
"GOTEN! I thought I told you not to touch it!" Trunks yelled.
"Woo hoo! A ride!" Goku shouted from behind the door in joy.
"Stupid clown …" Vegeta muttered to himself, shaking his head in shame.
"I'm sorry! I wanted to know what it did!" Goten replied in a panicky voice. A loud "ssssssss …" came from the machines as the insides filled up with smoke and the red lights flashed at the top.
"Do something!!!" Trunks screamed at Goten as he frantically searched for an off button.
"I don't know what to do! Can't you just turn it off?" Goten yelled back at him with a whimper. Trunks turned his attention back to the machines as the smoke cleared from the insides and the doors opened.
DUM DUM DUM! What will happen to the two adult saiyans trapped inside of the machines? Will Trunks and Goten be able to get them out? Will Goten ever be able to figure out the meaning of "don't touch it"? Find out next time on --! Uh …what's this called again? Oh, yes …The Switch-A-Roo! Gosh, that sounds lame …