9:23 AM 1/4/2006
Written By:Chuquita
Disclaimer: Dragon Ball Z and its characters are a property of Akira Toriyama and Bird Studio. All non-canon characters are property of this author.
Quote of the Week: -from The Ultimate
Battle! The Three Super Saiyajin!
Vegeta: Kakarotto is My rival. Don't touch him.
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The Following is an Author's Note.
Chuey's Corner:
Goku: (PRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrs)
Vegeta: (nervous laughter)
Chuquita: Ah, pre-saiyajin-mating-season. (nod) (to audiance) Welcome to our final GT Parody fic!
Vegeta: You realize that quote was meant with purely platonic implications, right Kakarrotto?
Goku: (still purring)
Vegeta: ...right. (avoids eye-contact with him)
Chuquita: (pats Veggie on the shoulder) Hey, no need to get worried yet Veggie! We still have this fic to go before we get to Veggietine's 5!
Vegeta: "YET"?
Chuquita: (to audiance) This parody runs from eps 48 to 64. In other words, the Evil Shenlong Arc!
Goku: (grin) AND at the end there's a sneak peek at the REAL 100 years in the future!
Chuquita: (grins as well) That there is!
Vegeta: (pales) I'm feeling ill again.
Goku: This is ALSO the mini-saga where I get to ask Veggie that wonderful question of wonder!
Vegeta: (pales even further) ...
Goku: Does Veggie know what that question is?
Vegeta: I've known since the last two parodies.
Goku: Oh.
Vegeta: ...
Goku: (hugs his Veggie tightly) Mmmmmmmm..
Chuquita: And now for the fic!
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Summary: Shenlong has been summoned in the middle of Dende's Namekian Puberty, thus mutating the balls and causing them to reek havoc across the planet. Now its up to Goku and Veggie to save the day! But how will they be able to battle creatures with powers they've never heard of before? And will Goku end up becoming Shenlong's tasty snack or will someone be able to save him from the fate of being absorbed into the powerful dragon?
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Part One Chapter Titles: Namekian Puberty and the Smoking Shenlong l Don't forget to bring your Veggie l Settling Down l Pan's Health Class Book l Goku and Veggie VS Arushinshuu l The 5 Star Dragon l
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Vegeta: (smirks) Yes, SOMEONE will have to save the day.
Goku: (PRRRRRRrrrrr)
Vegeta: (bright red) ...
" W--what IS that, Veggie? " Goku asked as the group stood there, staring up at the large blue dragon hovering
in the sky.
" I don't know but I'm not the one who caused it. " the ouji folded his arms defiantly.
" T--there there, we believe you. " Bulma patted the upset prince on the shoulder.
Pan reached up to tap Goku on the shoulder, " Ojichan is that really Shenlong? I have to admit I've never seen him
in person before..only really heard about him. "
Goku squinted up at the hovering dragon, " Um, I think so. "
" It DID come out of the dragon balls. " Bulma said, deep in thought.
The huge blue dragon snorted at them, " Why did you call for me? "
" That's weird...he's a little impolite... " Bulma made a disturbed face.
" Gah! Don't say that, Mom! He is Shenlong, anyway. " Trunks exclaimed.
" Either way if he tries anything I can probably stop him. " Mirai added, whipping out his sword.
"Shenlong" sniffed the air, " Still, the air from the outside is much fresher. I feel alive again. "
The others stared at him with uneasy delight.
" I want to make a mess of everything! HAHAHAHA! " he laughed wickedly.
The entire group fell over.
Chi-Chi looked over blankly at Vegeta as they got up, " You're SURE you didn't have anything to do with this? "
" NO OF COURSE NOT! " the ouji snapped, upset.
Pan cocked an eyebrow at "Shenlong", " What's wrong? What are you talking about? You should talk like you used to: "
she cleared her throat and Vegeta held a flashlight over her head, " "What is your wish?" " the demi-demi-saiyajin said in
the deepest tone she could muster. Pan stood up fully, accidentally knocking the flashlight out of Vegeta's hands. The ouji
quickly caught the object and put it away, " That's it, just like that. If you don't ask, it's hard for us to tell you our
wish! " she explained, nodding thoughtfully.
The dragon whipped out a lighter and lit a dragon-sized cigar.
" N--NANI! " Pan gawked in shock.
" Somehow I never really pictured Shenlong as a smoker. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped at the sight.
"Shenlong" blew a huge puff of smoke at them, causing the entire group to start coughing, " I've decided I'm not
going to listen to you humans anymore. "
Goku narrowed his eyes at the creature.
" Technically, we're not humans. " Gogeta raised his hand, " Can WE make a wish? "
" NO. " the dragon snorted again.
" Ohhh. " Vejitto sulked and Gogeta patted him on the shoulder.
:Goku, that is not Shenlong in front of you: Kaio-sama shouted from a split-screen.
" GASP! KAIO-SAMA! " Goku exclaimed. The others instantly turned their attention to him.
Meanwhile, only 5 minutes away Piccolo was flying at top speed with Dende and Mr. Popo close behind him, " KUSO!
Will you look at that thing! "
" Mr. Popo is in shock! This Shenlong is BLUE! "
The genie and Piccolo turned to Dende, who was also currently...blue.
" ERRR, WHO ARE YOU! " Juuhachigou demanded, angered that this mutated Shenlong was keeping her from wishing her
husband back.
"Shenlong" blew another ring of smoke, then opened his mouth and started to suck the dragon balls up into his
mouth.
" NO! You can't do that! " Pan cried out, running to try to grab the balls only to be too late. A huge tornado of
blue smoke rose around the mutated Shenlong and out burst 7 smoke-Shenlongs; each carrying a glowing dragon ball in their
mouths. The 7 dragons flew off with the balls in the same directions the balls would've flown had a wish just been made.
" That was unfair and uncalled for. " Vegeta muttered, annoyed.
" Ohhhhh...we searched so hard for those dragon balls! " Pan sulked.
" There there young Kaka-girl, we tried. " the ouji nodded.
" That still doesn't solve the problem of how we're going to bring Kuririn back! " Juuhachigou exclaimed.
The sky above the group suddenly turned light again, revealing the huge blue dragon had disappeared as well.
" Could someone please tell me what just happened here? " Chi-Chi put her arms on her hips.
" That's what I'D like to know. " Juuhachigou huffed.
" LOOK! " Bulma pointed upwards into the sky where a copy of the northern lights flickered above them.
Pan clasped her hands together, " It's beautiful! "
" They are nice. What are they called? It's the first time I've ever seen them. How romantic! " Chi-Chi sighed.
" The northern lights. " Vejitto cheerfully responded, then paused, " Though, technically we are not at the north
pole, so...I guess you can call them the West City Lights! "
" ... " Goku continued to stand there with a serious expression on.
" Kakarrotto? " Vegeta looked over at him.
The larger saiyajin grabbed the smaller one's hand protectively. Vegeta's face went red.
" WAAAH! " he yanked it free, " K--don't do that in public! People will think non-platonic things of us! "
" I can feel a strong ki covering up the Earth. " Goku said.
" Yes. " Gohan pondered, " An unusual, evil ki. "
This time Chi-Chi glanced over at Turles.
" Oh come now, do I look like I had anything to do with the "Evil Dragon"? " he cocked an eyebrow.
" Well SOMEONE had to have caused it. "
:HEY! GOKU: Kaio-sama telepathically called out to him.
" I am right here Kaio-sama! What do you want me to do? " Goku replied out loud.
Kaio-sama looked around in a thought-bubble he was sitting hin, " Hm, it sure got a lot brighter rather quickly... "
:BAKAYAROS: Rou Dai Kaioshin snapped from a second thought-bubble, knocking both Kaio-sama and Goku over just as
Piccolo and the others landed a few yards away from Capsule Corp.
" What's going on? Who just called us idiots? " Bulma snapped, narrowing her eyes.
" I know who that is! " Vegeta announced, " It's that perverted Roshi-Kai! "
Bulma stared at him blankly, " Roshi-kai? " she imagined an image of Kaioshin wearing Roshi's clothing and beard.
" Hey ladies! " the Roshi-kai laughed in an old man voice.
" Ehhhh... " Bulma paled, ill.
" You mean Rou Dai Kaioshin. " Piccolo approached them.
" Piccolo-san! " Gohan and Pan exclaimed at once, then sweatdropped at each other.
Gohan jogged over to him, " Piccolo-san we're so glad you're here! YOU can help us figure out what went wrong with
Shenlong...and how he was able to get a huge dragon-sized cigar. "
" That's probably where the wish went. He made a wish for himself. "
Gohan slumped slightly.
:I have warned you not to use those dragon balls! Why didn't you listen to me? You made a mess out of the balance
of nature: Rou ranted loudly at the group.
" Wah! " Kaibito grabbed ahold of the old man, " Ancestor, calm down. "
Piccolo sighed, " Allow me to explain, " he swept his ever-flowing cape to the side to reveal a blue Dende who now
in his umpteenth random transformation between childhood and adulthood, had a third antennae between the usual two.
" AAAH! Oh no! Dende what happened? " Gohan adjusted his glasses as he bent down to Dende's height.
" Gohan, as with humans and saiyajin, there is a period in one's life where a variety of physical changes occur,
transforming over time children into full-grown adults. Dende is in the middle of this period of his life. " he explained
calmly.
Gohan gasped, " Y--you don't MEAN? "
" Namekian puberty. "
Dende slapped his temporarily webbed hand onto his forehead and groaned with embarassment.
" Dende has been going through his puberty fairly steadily and according to Mr. Popo it'll only be another couple
weeks or so before it is complete. HOWEVER, " Piccolo warned, " because Dende is the guardian of the Earth and thus the
protector of the dragon balls, he is, as we all know, connected to Shenlong at some level. When Dende is healthy, Shenlong
is healthy, the same goes for when he is sick and when he will eventually pass away. "
" So...Shenlong is going through, um, puberty? " Goku looked confused.
" In a way. He's merely experiancing the side effects. Had I known you were planning to use the dragon balls so soon
I would've come to warn you ahead of time. " he folded his arms
Rou snorted, :It's only natural Earthlings wanted to find the dragon balls. It's all because some idiot created
some stupid device:
" Idiot..huh..? " Bulma twitched in annoyance, " What are you talking about? You mean it's all my fault? Is that
what you're trying to say? "
" Ugh.. " Piccolo rubbed his temples, knowing through Kami's knowledge there was really nothing he could say to
shut up the old Kai without getting a verbal thrashing the likes Kami feared, " I disdain situations such as these. "
" Not only that. The dragon balls were supposed to grant one wish only, but they have been changed to grant three.
That is too many. " Kaibito stated, concerned.
:The dragon balls on New Namek-sei grant THREE wishes and nothing terrible ever happened because of that feature.:
Piccolo muttered in his mind.
:PICCOLO: Kami shh'ed him, :Quiet or Rou will hear you:
Piccolo rolled his eyes, :I know when to be quiet.:
" They were changed by Dende! It has nothing to do with me! It's not my responsibility! Isn't that true, you
guys? Come on! Don't look at me like I'm Chi-Chi! " Bulma looked desperately over at the rest of the group, most of
whom turned away, avoided eye-contact, or whistled random tunes outloud.
" I think you're prettier than Onna. " Vegeta raised his hand. Bulma sweatdropped.
She continued there deep in thought, then perked up and pointed to Goku, " AHA! That's it! "
" That's Kakarrotto alright. " Vegeta blinked, motioning to him.
The larger saiyajin reached to take Vegeta's hand again only to have the ouji yank it away. Goku frowned,
disheartened. Vegeta whinced and reached over to take Goku's wrist instead and give him a small smile, " ▫PRRRRrrrrr▫ " Goku
began to purr.
The ouji's face went red instantly.
" Think about it. I would never have been able to collect those dragon balls all alone. " Bulma explained, " I was
only 16, a weak and cowardly little girl. I wouldn't have been able to without Goku's help! "
" ME...? It's all MY fault? " the larger saiyajin's eyes began to water.
" No! No no that I mean--it's PARTLY your fault, and PARTLY my fault. I'm saying I'm not alone in the blame! " she
came up with.
" Oh. " Goku blinked, " Oh-kay. "
" Indeed. " Bulma placed a flashback of their chibi selves back in Gohan Sr's old house, " If Goku hadn't come along
with me, my dream would have ended soon. " she overdramatically exclaimed, then pulled down on the flashback as though it
were a windowblind and let it flap up and out into nonexistance.
" What dream? " Vegeta blinked.
" Her dream to use the dragon balls to wish for the perfect boyfriend. " Goku replied.
" And yes, Vegeta does make a wonderful boyfriend for all those times when I was in charge of Capsule Corp and had
to leave him all alone for long periods of time while I was at business meetings and science conventions. " Bulma nodded,
giving the ouji a hug, " He's so very loyal, and when I finally do pass on I know he'll be in good hands. "
Vegeta looked over Bulma's shoulder at Goku who was standing there wiggling his fingers suggestively at him while
keeping an innocent cheerful expression on his face. The ouji hugged Bulma back, " Please never die. "
" Oww...bones...crushing...ribcage..pelvis...upper spinal cord... "
The ouji promptly let go, " Wait, I wasn't wished here with the dragon balls. "
" My theory is if I had never brought Son-kun with me he would've stayed living on that mountain range forever and
because I met you through him we would have never met thus rendering the three of us completely single. " Bulma pointed out.
" ...oh. " Vegeta scratched the back of his head.
" Oh-kay then. I'll go. " Goku said determindly as he walked across the lawn, " Come on Veggie! "
Vegeta blew a raspberry at Chi-Chi, then merrily skipped--I mean, semeishly marched, over to his large peasant.
Bulma blinked, confused, " Ah, Son-kun? "
" Go where? " Gohan asked.
" Someplace warm, tropical, and ripe for lovemaking. " Turles suggested.
" YEAH! " Goku gushed. Vegeta instantly froze and backwards skipped to his original spot, " I mean, wait, NO. " he
sweatdropped. Vegeta walked back over to him, " I don't know yet. If I caused it, then I'll take the responsibility. "
" That's my favorite peasant! " Vegeta said, proud of him.
" The most im-portant thing at the moment is to find those evil dragons and get the dragon balls back from them. "
Goku said confidently, doing happy warm-up exercises.
" AND no one makes anymore wishes until Dende has reached adulthood. " Piccolo added.
" GOKU-SAN! " Chi-Chi exclaimed. The others looked on in shock.
" What are you saying? Don't you realize how serious this is? " Bulma gawked at him. She folded her arms and sighed,
" You think everything can be solved by force. "
" Hm? " Goku tilted his head back at them, smiling excitedly.
" OH-KAY! " he struck a leaderly pose, " I'm all warmed up! Let's go save the day Veggie! " he picked the smaller
saiyajin up into his arms.
" WHOA! KAKARROTTO WHAT'RE YOU-- " Vegeta started to protest in panic only to yelp when they blasted off into the
sky, leaving a red glow behind them.
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Rou stared gravely at the crystal ball on the ground before him, " Son Goku, you must hurry. If this wicked mutation
of the balls isn't stopped and Shenlong unleashes his awesome powers on the side of evil...the Earth will surely be doomed. "
Kaibito looked over at him, worried.
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" WAIT! " Gohan called out to them, causing Goku to pause in mid-air above the front lawn.
" Yes? "
" Toussan I'll come with you. " he offered.
" Nah, I will be just fine. Afterall I've got Veggie here! " Goku motioned to the saiyajin in his arms.
" Um..maybe you could let me go so I can fly along beside you? " Vegeta spoke up, flushed.
" Mmm...oh-kay. " Goku loosened his grip, allowing the ouji to escape from said hold.
The demi-saiyajin adjusted his glasses slightly, " Are you sure you don't want me to help out? "
" There is no need for you to worry Gohan. Between me 'n Veggie our powers are more than e-nough to beat the big
mean cloud dragons! " the large saiyajin said, nodding.
Vegeta puffed his chest out with confidence.
" But-- " Goten started to say.
" Now its time for me 'n Veggie to go! "
" Ojichan! "
Vegeta sweatdropped, " Why is everyone trying to keep us from leaving? "
" Yes Panny? " Goku asked, tilting his head.
" Uhh... " the demi-demi-saiyajin started out, then upon realizing something, went quiet, " ... "
" Panny? "
" Nothing! It's nothing! Just..be careful, and fight hard! " she pumped her fist in the air.
" That we will! " he saluted and blasted off, Vegeta flying slightly behind him.
Pan turned around and sneaked off in the other direction with a Son grin on her face while letting out a quiet
snicker of plottingness.
" BE CAREFUL GOKU-SA! " Chi-Chi shouted out after them.
" What about Toussan? " Bura raised an eyebrow.
" Eh, you know how unbelievably durable the Ouji is. He'll survive. " she said flatly.
Bura sweatdropped.
Goku looked down onto a nearby city as he and Vegeta passed it, " Ohhhh, everything is falling apart everywhere,
like Kaibito said. We have to hurry Veggie! Maybe even call Jitto 'n Goggie in as backup.. " he started to ponder.
" Kakarrotto...that's the city Juunanagou wreaked in the last parody; our wish never got made so of course its still
in ruins. " Vegeta sighed, folding his arms.
" Oh. " Goku blinked, then narrowed his eyes, " Yeah, well, how am I sup-posed to know which city it was? "
" Sorry. " the ouji shirked, feeling bad.
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Meanwhile, the various dragons began to invade places that were eeriely located nearby where some of the previous
wishes had been made.
" Hmhmhmhmhm. " a figure chuckled while standing upon the spot that where Raditsu's Capsule home had been long ago,
" Yes. I think I'll like it here. " the dragon swept an arm upward and walls started to form behind it while a smirks similar
to that of its "creator" crossed its face.
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" ▫Prrrrrr▫ " Goku purred as he continued to fly along side the smaller saiyajin, " I luv saving the day with Veggie
be-side me! "
" Yeah, I, enjoy saving the day with you as well, Kakarrotto. " the ouji admitted, a little un-nerved from the fact
that Goku had been purring nonstop since they were out of hearing range of the others and the other fact that the larger
saiyajin was frequently sliding over so they'd bump together.
" OH! " Goku gasped suddenly.
" What? What is it? " the smaller saiyajin asked with concern.
" Veggie the dragon radar! We have been flying a-round the planet for the past 10 minutes-- "
" --its been a half hour. " Vegeta showed him his watch that was hidden under his white wristband. The ouji was
currently wearing his little blue gi, which he hoped was the reason for Goku's platonic come-hither purr that had been
getting consistantly louder over the course of their flight.
" ---really? " Goku blinked, " Anyways! We need to go back 'n get the radar or else we will just continue to fly
around wasting energy in our search. "
" There's no reason to go all the way back there, Ojichan! "
Goku and Vegeta stopped in mid-flight and turned around to see Pan hovering there, grinning.
" Hi Panny! " Goku waved, relinquishing the purr and causing it to disappear while Vegeta stared bug-eyed at him as
to how Goku could've made the noise suddenly vanish.
" Yes. Hello. " the ouji turned to her while keeping a mental watch on his peasant.
" Ojichan, " the demi-demi-saiyajin pulled something out of her backpack, " You need Giru to find the dragonballs,
right? "
" HOORAY! " Goku cheered, " Smart thinking in-deed! "
" Heh- " Pan grinned, " Of course, I mean it would take forever to find the balls without this. You would end up
on a wild journey across the planet that would take weeks, months even. Long months traveling through exotic areas
alone together with absolutely no contact with the rest of your individual families. "
" ... " Vegeta stood there, looking down at the long-healed kaka-bite-mark on his right arm. His eyes bugged out of
his sockets and he pointed in accusing shock at Goku, " GASP! "
Goku glanced over at him innocently.
" Ah...a...ah... "
" Veh-gee? "
The ouji quickly recovered himself and placed his hands ontop of the little bot, " Thank you young Kaka-girl, you
have learned well. "
" You're welcome, Veggie-san! "
" BUT, I didn't come here to ruin Ojichan's fun adveggieture! "
Vegeta frowned, " Nani? "
" I'm here to help him! "
" YAY! " Goku cheered, " Panny has learned VERY well! " he patted her on the head.
The smaller saiyajin stared at him, " Y--YOU'VE been manipulating her? You actually know how to manipulate? "
Goku sweatdropped, " Veggie I would never do that to Panny. I may have confided in her a couple times, but that's
all. " the two grinned at Vegeta.
" Uhhh... " the ouji trailed off, his bottom left eyelid twitching.
" Now, give Giru to me. " Goku held his hands out.
" Only if you let me come too! " she chirped.
" HAH! " Vegeta announced triumphantly.
" But, but Panny... " Goku trailed off.
" BWAHAHA! The kaka-girl knows who between the two of us is the REAL platonic-seme! " Vegeta beamed.
" ... " Pan stared at him blankly.
The ouji instantly went a pale green, " Oh God...the wordless blank-stared Kaka-reply of
"I-don't-want-to-hurt-your-feelings-BUT--"! Y--YOU CAN'T BE! " he grabbed her by the backpack straps, " After all that I've
taught you in terms of ssj and the that entire escapade through outer space you just CAN'T be on the side of EVIL, can you? "
" ... " ▫
Goku twiddled his thumbs to pass the time.
" COME ON! PLEASE ANSWER ME! " Vegeta overdramatically exclaimed, " I don't look like an uke to you do I? PLEASE
don't tell me you think I'm an uke! "
" Hn..well, my health book from last year had this big chapter on-- " she paused waiting for Vegeta's pre-reaction
only to find the ouji standing there with his hands over Goku's ears. Pan sighed, " "Non-platonic", "
Vegeta smiled, relieved and removing his hands from said spot.
" situations and relationships, and um...it explained each of those two words and I just sorta put things together
along with what Ojichan had been saying to me so-- "
" --WHAT DOES YOUR HEALTH BOOK KNOW! " the ouji pointed angrily at the book which was currently not with them. He
began to sniffle and then sucked it up, folding his arms and turning away stubbornly.
" Um...health-related information? "
" SO! " Vegeta snapped.
Goku and Pan sweatdropped.
" Can I have Giru now? " Goku asked.
" Hmmph! Giru won't go without me ya know. He'd get lonely without his best friend. " Pan smirked.
Giru raised his arm, " If you go with Pan, danger would increase by 70 percent. "
" WAAH! " Pan nearly fell over, then started shaking the robot infront of the two saiyajin, " You didn't have to
calculate it Giru! "
" Hahaha, looks like your robotic friend has turned on you. " Vegeta grinned cheekily as he peered down at the robot.
Giru pointed to Goku, " If you go with Vegeta, danger would increase by 85 percent. "
" Heeheeheehee. " Pan laughed.
" Let me get my hands on that thing. " the ouji annoyedly cracked his knuckles.
" Gladly, Veggie-san! " she held Giru out in mild revenge.
Goku thought for a moment, then yanked Giru out of their grasp, " Giru, what if Veggie and I were to just continue
going alone and split up with you and Panny? "
The little robot processed the inquiry for a moment, " Sexy danger would increase 63 percent. "
" Oooh? Sexy danger! " Goku looked back at Vegeta.
Vegeta's face went bright red, " S--SEXY danger? " he quickly shook it off and grabbed a hold of Giru and Pan, " AH!
But hey a lot can be said from a group attack so let's just do that alright? "
" REALLY? " Pan exclaimed with kakaish excitement.
" Yes. Really. " Vegeta smirked.
" LUCKY! " she cheered, clasping her hands together.
" Hmm... " Goku pondered, then perked up, " Sure! Panny can come to! It would be irresponsible for me to be
side-tracked by Veggie's allure in the middle of an important earth-saving mission! "
" P--platonic allure. " Vegeta corrected him.
" ... " Goku stared back at him blankly.
The ouji gulped, then laughed nervously back and the group of them flew off.
Goku scratched the side of his head, looking over at Pan, " I wonder who you got this noisy personality from. It
sure wasn't me. "
" Hee- actually I think that's from Veggie-san. " Pan pointed over to the ouji, " And we're not even related! "
" Haha, yeah, Veggie sure has the a-bility to rub off on those around him. " Goku smiled warmly at the royal
saiyajin, " Rubbing is good... "
" Dragon ball detected! Dragon ball detected! " Giru began to chant. Vegeta let out a sigh of relief.
" that was fast. " Pan looked over her shoulder in surprise at the robot sitting in her backpack. She picked him up
out of it and opened the slot that revealed the radar itself.
Goku tilted his head to see the radar, " Ah! It's Arushinchuu! "
Vegeta stared at him, " Wha? "
The larger saiyajin grinned, " The 2-star ball! "
" Oh...I knew that. " Vegeta huffed, then froze when he saw a large castle up ahead, " What is that? "
" Huhh. " Goku squinted his eyes slightly, " OH! I know what that looks like! It looks like the castle from Veggie's
play those many years a-go! "
The ouji blinked, " You actually remember something like that? "
Goku pointed to the side of his head, " I have a very good memory, Veggie. "
Pan landed before the huge doors to the castle, " Wow...its so pretty, yet, ridiculously detailed. "
" I happen to think its detail lends to its individuality. " Vegeta boasted, impressed to see something he had
originally concieved as a makeshift play setting standing infront of him in full 3-D form.
" Dragon ball inside! " Giru tugged at Pan's sleeve.
" Oh-kay! Let's go then! " Goku cheered, leading the way only to have a ki blast thrown at him from above, " WAH! "
he dodged it.
" Son Goku. " a voice said from above. The group looked up to see a woman standing on the rafter. She had aqua
colored eyes and dull teal skin. Her dark blue hair slightly wavier than Kayka's blew in the chilly breeze of the castle.
Namekian-like ears framed her face and she wore a tattered oujo uniform and long yellow socks. Behind her a teal colored
lizard-ish tail swung slightly, popping out of the hole in the uniform usually reserved for a saiyajin tail.
Goku blinked up at her, " Wow, you look like if Piccolo 'n Kayka were to have a daughter! " he announced, then
pondered, " Not that Piccolo COULD do that being that he's asexual... "
" Um, who's Kayka? " Pan asked, confused.
Vegeta sighed wistfully, " Part of a wonderful dream-timeline that I'll tell you about after we win. "
" But... " Goku continued to stare up at her, confused, Where is Arushinchuu? "
The dragon smirked and pulled up her right sleeve to reveal part of the 2-star ball sticking out of her upper arm,
" Right here. I'm sorry about this Son Goku but I'm not going to turn over this ball to you OR Veggie-sama. "
" HAH! See? At least the dragon shows me some respect! " Vegeta boasted, then sweatdropped, :Why is it always
"Veggie":
The 2 star dragon lept down off the rafter and walked up to them, " The other six dragons and I have each been
created by a wish made upon the dragonballs, " she patted Vegeta on the head, " I was created by Son Goku's "oujo" wish. "
" Oh yeah, that.. " Goku put his hands behind his head, embarassed, " Well I was very uninformed back then. " he
perked up, " But now I'm not! "
Pan made a shh-ing motion to Giru, then dropped him in her place and began to sneak around to the side of the dragon
in order to grab the 2-star ball, which now shone a bright blue color.
" I don't see any problem with allowing me to merely stay here in peace. " she bent down to Vegeta's height, " I'm
not causing any trouble, ouji-sama. "
The smaller saiyajin purred at his title being used, " H--hai, but-- "
" --but we really need that dragon ball you have. " Goku finished for him.
" I told you I can't do that. " she stood up fully, narrowing her eyes.
Well then I suppose we'll have to take it from you. " Vegeta smirked as he cracked his knuckles. The ouji burst into
ssj2 and ran at her, " HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA---uh? "
The dragon struck her thumb out onto his forehead, lightly touching it.
" That's your attack! " Vegeta let out a small giggle, " Poking me on the---th... " the ouji's eyes fluttered
closed and he fell to the ground, unconsious and back into normal form.
" VEGGIE! " Goku cried out, running over to him and lifting the ouji's head. He glowered at the dragon, " You
monster! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY VEGGIE! " he burst into ssj2 and started to snarl at her.
" No need to get up upset. He's still alive, I assure you. " she turned towards Goku.
:Panny, go get help.: the large saiyajin mentally ordered to her.
Pan withdrew her hand from trying to grab the dragon ball, then nodded and backed up, flying out a nearby window
and back in the direction they came. Flying out over the landscape she could see many various animals laying on the ground
as though they'd been stopped right in their tracks. The demi-demi-saiyajin flew closer to the ground and froze in horror
when she noticed their hearts had been literally ripped out and were nowhere to be found, " A.h...a... " Pan began to pale,
then burst into ssj1 and shot of even faster towards Capsule Corp.
" You know, time passes very differently in your head while you're dreaming than while you're awake. " the dragon
smiled at Goku as if telling him a secret, " It can seem like hours have passed but when you awaken you discover you've only
been asleep for a few minutes. Or it can work in the opposite direction. You could go to take a quick nap and end up awaking
three or four hours later. Its really quite an extraordinary thing. "
" ... " Goku continued to glower at her, " Wake Veggie up. NOW. "
" Why don't I show you. " she smirked, reaching for his head with her thumb. Goku lept to his feet with the ouji
under one arm and kicked the dragon in the side. She slid into the wall and bounced off it, flying back at him. Goku spun to
dodge her attack and elbowed her into the ground where she shot a blast at him upon impact. Goku let out a scream and almost
dropped Vegeta, catching him at the last moment, " YOU CAN'T BATTLE ME AND CARRY HIM AROUND! " the dragon shouted with
defiant laughter.
" I don't get it! Why are you a-ttacking me and my Veggie? " Goku exclaimed, dodging her fists as they floated around
in the air.
" Because I'm not giving up my dragon ball to you! "
" Is that be-cause it is the source of your own powers? " the large saiyajin guessed, smirking.
She glared and shot a blast at Vegeta. Goku quickly reached down with his free hand to deflect the ki from hitting
the unconsious ouji only to freeze when he felt something poke him in the forehead, " Goodnight, Son Goku. " the dragon
smiled. Goku held onto the smaller saiyajin in his arms protectively as he fought to stay awake, only to eventually lose his
balance and hit the ground, unconsious as well. The dragon floated slowly to the ground and began to approach them.
:" Ohhhhh. " Goku groaned, sitting up to find himself on the front lawn of the Son home. He looked sleepily over
his shoulder to find the Son home wasn't there, but a warm little cottage in its place. The grass was a fresh green hue and
the sun shone brightly over a crisp blue sky. Small clouds dotted the sky above. Goku rubbed his eyes.
" Hey there, favorite. "
The large saiyajin turned his attention downward to see Vegeta standing beside him wearing his cooking apron and
holding out a plate full of supersized chocolate-chip cookies.
" They're straight from the oven and I want you to have the very first one. " the smaller saiyajin said sweetly.
Goku let out a loud purr and took several of the cookies, all of which turned out to be delicious. He swallowed and
continued to purr while licking the excess melted chocolate off his fingers, " Mmm. Veggie. "
" So how are they? " Vegeta asked.
" The best cookies EVER, Veggie! " the larger saiyajin gushed.
" I'm glad. " Vegeta clasped his gloved hands together, " I'm going to put the rest of them on the windowsill to
cool alright Kakay? "
" Hai! " Goku nodded contently. Living with Veggie was the greatest. His tail wagged behind him. Vegeta turned to
head back to the house as his boots crunched against the healthy green grass. Goku turned to watch the ouji go only to have
his face to blank when he noticed Vegeta wasn't wearing anything behind the apron. The large saiyajin flushed brightly,
though unwilling to turn his gaze from the unusual sight. The little ouji turned to wave to him from the front of the house,
smiling brightly before jogging happily back over to Goku. Goku's fingers began to tingle and he promptly dug them into the
grass on either side of him as Vegeta plopped down next to him, purring with delight as he leaned his head against the side
of Goku's arm.
" Oh Kakarrotto... ":
:" BWAHAHAHAHA! " Vegeta laughed with maniacal victory as he sat upon the captain's seat of the luxurious spaceship
he had bought for his favorite peasant. The ouji took another sip of the fancy drink he had concocted of rare ingrediants
from the most recent planet they'd visited together, " Ah, its so delightful to cruise about the universe without a care in
the world, huh Kakarrotto? " the small saiyajin stretched a bit, wearing his royal armor and cape.
" It is very de-lightful, Veggie-sama. " Goku said sweetly, the larger saiyajin in his bodyguard armor and orange
cape as he sat down in the passanger's chair beside the ouji, " But not as much as my high prince. "
The ouji purred, " Oh do continue, my shining example of a model platonic companion. "
" May I give your strong, semeish shoulders a rubdown, Veggie-sama? " the larger saiyajin offered.
Vegeta laughed heartily, " Why of course you may rub me. But only the platonic parts. " he said teasingly.
Goku laughed back, " Of course. I would never dream of touching any of my prince's non-platonic body parts. "
" And that's because neither of us is sexually interested in the other. "
" So very true. "
" Hahahahahahaha! "
" Heeheeheeheehee... ":
Vegeta's body purred loudly as he continued to dream, though Goku purred even louder than the ouji, if that was
possible.
" That's right, Son Goku. Enjoy your sweet dream, for it will be your last. "
The dragon cracked her knuckles as she began to raise her ki to its maximum. A thin almost skin-tight layer of ki
surrounded her right hand as she bent her fingers in enough to form a claw-like motion. The 2 star dragon thrust her hand
at Goku's chest only to have a rush of air hit her from the side. She blinked in astonishment to see Goku holding onto her
wrist; wide awake.
The saiyajin smiled, " You should know...I'm a light sleeper! "
She opened her mouth in shock as if to start to say something only to have Goku knee her in the stomach. He swung her
to the side with the grip he already had on her wrist, then let go. Goku's released hand hit the ground to bounce him back
to his feet where he launched a roundhouse kick at her before landing upright.
" HAAAAAA! " the large saiyajin burst into ssj3 and stood before the horrified dragon who lay partly collapsed on the
floor, " If it is any consolation, it was a nice dream. " he smiled, then glowered at her, " But that doesn't give you the
right to try to murder my Veggie and I! "
" THIS WAY! HURRY! " Pan shouted as she approached the castle from above. Behind her flew the fusions, Turles, and
Chi-Chi.
" Does anyone else smell a large number of animal carcasses? " Turles sniffed the air, confused.
Gogeta pointed down, a pale green.
" Well isn't that charming. " Chi-Chi sarcastically commented on the scene below. She turned her attention back to
the others only to shield her eyes from a bright aqua-colored explosion of light, " AAAH! "
Within ten to fifteen seconds the light around them faded to reveal only the remnants of the castle floor. Standing
amongst the rubble was a tall glowing figure.
Goku, holding the 2 star ball in his hand, bent down to the unconsious Vegeta. The large saiyajin smiled, then
paused and quickly checked his breath before leaning towards the ouji.
" Huh? " Vegeta sat up with a start, dazed, " Did you hear somethi-- " he stared upwards to see his peasant with
his lips puckered up. Goku quickly unpuckered and sat back down next to the ouji with a blank expression on his face,
" Ah...haha...ha. " the ouji laughed nervously.
Goku held out the 2 star ball.
" ALRIGHT! Way to go Kakarrotto! " the ouji took it from him. The ball was fading from blue to orange and red again,
" I'm not completely sure what you did but congradulations my dear peasant. "
" OJICHAN! " Pan called from above.
" HEY! KAKA-GIRL! WE DID IT! " Vegeta stood up and waved the ball in the air.
" HOORAY FOR TOUSSAN! " Gogeta exclaimed, teleporting over to him and shaking Vegeta's hand. Vejitto teleported to
the group a second later and hugged both parents.
" How'd you do it? " Vejitto asked.
Vegeta smirked boastfully while rubbing the ball on his gi shirt, " Well, you know, the usual stuff. "
" But, " Goku sweatdropped, pointing to Vegeta, " You were asle-- " the ouji placed a hand over Goku's mouth.
" Pleeeease? "
Goku closed his eyes, then powered back down to normal and smiled through the hand, " Oh-kay. We both did it. "
" HAH! " Vegeta pointed victoriously at the rest of the group as they landed, " BEHOLD MY AWESOME STRENGTH! "
" Hmmph! " Chi-Chi merely folded her arms, " Yeah well...you did good. "
" Heh. " the ouji grinned.
Turles chuckled, amused, " That's odd, because according to what I sensed, that large explosion was due to an attack
by KAKARROTTO. "
" You obviously sensed wrong. " Vegeta smirked cheekily, " For it is I who have emerged with the dragon ball in my
hands. "
" Veggie's very good at what he does. " Goku patted the ouji on the shoulder. Vegeta smiled and let out a purr.
" So... " Chi-Chi trailed off, " What this means, is that all these "cloud dragons" have assumed some kind of...
solid form? "
" Hai! " Goku nodded determindly, " And it is even worse than that! They are all mani-festations of our wishes! Well,
I guess 7 of our wishes...I am pretty sure we've made more than 7 on the dragon balls though. "
" The one Kakarrotto and I just defeated was the created of his "oujo" wish. " Vegeta dusted himself off.
" Oh yeah...that... " Chi-Chi grimaced, recalling it, " That was so not a happy time. "
" I feel deeply em-barassed looking back on that with all the knowledge I have now. " Goku shook his head, flushed.
" Even though I really have no idea what the "oujo" wish was, I understand your plight Kakarrotto. " Turles nodded,
heaving a sigh.
Pan turned Giru's radar back on, checking to see where the other balls were, " Hm...OH! Hey Ojichan come look at
this! "
Goku peered over the other side of the radar while Vegeta rubbed the top of the orange 2 star ball victoriously,
" Huh? "
" Look! This ball here is right near your house! "
" You mean Onna's house. " Vegeta corrected her, then smirked boastfully at Chi-Chi, " Kakay lives with me now. "
" ▫PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrr▫ " the large saiyajin let a loud purr rip.
Chi-Chi folded her arms, trying to brush the comment off, " Oh yes, that's right I forgot the two of you were MATED."
" NYAAAAAAAH! " Vegeta's face went bright red, " WE ARE NOT WE'RE BONDED THERE'S A DIFFERENCE! " he sputtered,
freaking out, " Kakarrotto accidentally bit me in the arm so I had to bite him back and wounds to the arm do not equate with
intercourse! "
Goku looked down at himself, " My pants are so lonely... "
" Uhh... " the ouji's expression went blank as he started to quiver with unease.
" So very lonely... "
" WELL! Let's get going! " Vegeta took Giru from Pan and blasted off into the sky.
" ... " Pan sweatdropped, " No fair Veggie-san. "
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" AAAAAH! MY HOME! " Chi-Chi let out a wail of terror as the group stood at the bottom of Mount Paozu. The few trees
that had been near their home were now gigantic and hovered over the Son house. The house itself was suddenly covered in
cobwebs and looking as though it hadn't been used in hundreds of years.
" Huh. Look at that. Onna's homeless now. " Vegeta chuckled, only to have Chi-Chi send a death-glare at him.
" SHUDDUP YOU! " she snapped, then smirked, " I suppose, if its really that bad I could come live at Capsule Corp. "
" WAAAH! " Vegeta exclaimed, horrified, " NO WAY! "
" Or I could possibly go live with Gohan and his family. "
" ACHOO! " Gohan sneezed, almost half a continent away.
" Gohan-kun are you alright? " Videl asked, walking by.
The demi-saiyajin sat there with a frightened expression on his face, " I just had the worst ominious feeling of
doom that has ever been indirectly inflicted upon me. " he murmured in disbelief.
" Aww, there is no need to worry about that Chi-Chi. It's just the dragon causing it and once we defeat him or her
everything will return to normal! Even your house! " Goku said optimistically.
Chi-Chi cracked her knuckles, " Oh I'LL "defeat" him alright! " she marched right up to her front door.
" Chi-Chi no! " Goku jogged over to her, " You cannot just open the door and fight the dragon like it is someone
who you can easily defeat! They are dangerous and have mysterious powers that we have never seen be-fore. "
" That doesn't make them overly strong though, right? " she looked over at him.
Goku rubbed the back of his head, " Well, no...the first dragon was not par-ticularly strong, but she was able to
put us to sleep with one press of her thumb! " he held out his own thumb.
" So THAT'S what happened... " Vegeta mumbled, trailing off.
" May I help you, mother? " a voice said from beside Goku and Chi-Chi. The two turned to see a tall creature who
looked like a cross between Piccolo and Son Gohan. The dragon sported a black Gohan bowl-cut from a while ago. Two antennae
stuck out of the messy hair. He wore a deep forest-green gi with black training shoes. Around his neck was a mixture of a
black kerchief and poncho. On the back of his gi he sported Gyu-Mao's symbol. The dragon was missing both pupils and irises,
leaving his eyes two large milky white spaces. He stood at precisely Gohan's current height.
" AAAAAAAAAH! " Chi-Chi let out a shriek, then whipped out her bancho fan and swung the object at the dragon only to
send her entire, already-crumbling house blowing into the wind. The dragon stood there, unfazed by the huge gust of air,
" Ah..a..a...a.hh... "
" Well that was certainly uncalled for. " the dragon frowned. His arms began to glow neon green and he swung them
towards the house, not only sending the pieces back into their proper places but restoring the entire thing to its previous
condition prior to the sudden aging. His arms ceased glowing.
Chi-Chi mildly relaxed at seeing her house back to normal, then turned to glare at the dragon, " ALRIGHT YOU! This
isn't your home so you better get out of here---however thank you for fixing it up--BUT STILL! It's time for you to go! "
she held her long fan like a weapon.
The dragon formed an oddly shaped ball of green ki in his hand, then turned to smirk at Goku.
Goku narrowed his eyes and burst into ssj2.
" I should warn you, Son Goku. My powers dwarf those of my sister whom you previously encountered. " he said
forbodingly.
The other saiyajins and demi-demi-saiyajin all burst into ssj as well.
" Ganging up on me will only shorten the battle, so I'll be rather blunt. " he smirked, " I was born of Chi-Chi's
wish to alter Son Goku's species into that of a human. I have the power to do that to any one of you saiyajin now. "
The entire group froze and a look of horror appeared on Goku and Vegeta's faces.
" I'm sure back when the actual wish was made it wasn't that much harm done. Son Goku was only in this 30's then.
How old are you all NOW? Let me see... " he chuckled darkly, scanning the group, " If I'm correct, Son Goku should be 52,
Vegeta Oujisama 57, Vejitto and Gogeta...somewhere inbetween. Son Pan is 16...and...who are you? " he cocked an eyebrow at
Turles.
" Why should I allow you the information. " Turles smirked.
" He's 67, I think. " Vegeta folded his arms.
" Cheeky today, aren't we? " Turles commented to the ouji.
" Heh. "
" How very intriguing it all is. " the dragon held the ball of ki out, which morphed into a scythe like form. He
grinned viciously, " You're just perfect to make an example out of! "
Turles burst into ssj2 and struck a fighting position.
" HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! " the dragon began to charge him only to have something fly out of the un-naturally large
trees around them and land a kick to the dragon's back, stopping him in his tracks with the scythe only half a foot or so
away from Turles. The evil type-3 saiyajin backed up and side-stepped the glowing neon green device.
" Onichan! " Goku chriped happily, turning his attention to the saiyajin standing on the dragon's back.
" Hey Kakarrotto. " Raditsu waved to him, landing another crunch to the dragon's back before hopping off and walking
over to his brother.
" Why thank you for the help there, Lackey! " Turles held out his hand to shake Raditsu's, " I'd give ya a hug, but
being evil I don't really do that sort of thing. "
The taller saiyajin sweatdropped, " I'm not your lackey. And read anything into it I'm trying to help all of you guys
out. "
" Well its nice of you to finally visit. " Vegeta said, folding his arms with a vein bulging on his forehead. He
sniffled, then grabbed Raditsu by the front of his shirt, " WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ON BEJITO-SEI DON'T YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME IN THE TIME YOU'VE BEEN GONE? THIS! " he let go and shown off his bitten right arm, " Kakay's bonded
us together! He and I are platonic mates now! "
" Ohhh, um, geez Vegeta I'm sorry? " Raditsu sweatdropped, unable to figure out how he was supposed to react.
Vegeta reached over to whisper to him, " And don't completely quote me on this but I think Kakarrotto might be in the
middle of a state of arousal. "
" You mean he's horny? " Raditsu whispered back.
" WAAAAH! DON'T USE THAT WORD! " the ouji's face went bright red and he turned away, rubbing his ears rapidly as if
to clean them off hearing the word, " Eh eh eh eh eh. " he whimpered.
" Aww, man I'm so sorry I've been kinda busy with things that I kinda forgot-- " Raditsu sputtered.
" Itsalright. Notyourfault. " Vegeta quickly replied, sputtering.
" ERRR, SINCE WHEN IS HE THE MAIN ATTRACTION I'M THE VILLAIN HERE! " the 5 star dragon complained, getting to his
feet.
" Hmmph! I have not seen my onichan in a long while oh-kay? " Goku huffed, folding his arms.
" A year and 5 months actually, give or take a few days. " Turles added.
Raditsu sweatdropped.
" Well isn't that sweet. " the dragon hissed, " A nice family reunion. You'll be able to chat all you want in the
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY! " he struck the base of his scythe into the ground.
" NOOO! I do not want to go to an old people prison! " Goku panicked, pulling the entire search group together around
him and setting up a ki shield as the grass below them lit up bright green, " I have so many years left a-head of me! "
" That doesn't look good. " Vegeta paled as the light spread to the outer walls of Goku's shield, dulling it. The
ouji folded his arms deep in thought as he tried to think of a way to get them out of this.
" OHHHHHHHH! Veggie what're we gonna do I don't wanna be human again it was so scary the last time I could not take
it a second time a-round! " Goku held onto the ouji tightly under his arm.
" So..what part of the human lifespan are we looking at here? " Raditsu asked, grimacing.
" MY AGE! " Chi-Chi pointed to herself, upset and slightly insulted.
" Onna doesn't look THAT bad. " Vegeta shrugged.
" True. " Raditsu agreed.
Chi-Chi sweatdropped.
" Uhhhhh... " Turles sat there with them in the shield, pale.
" W--what? Why do YOU look worried? You're never worried and the fact that you are worried worries me even worse! "
Vegeta gulped as he and Raditsu looked over at him.
" Vegeta-san. Assume the usual maximum for the human lifespan is 100 years old. "
" That's about right.. " Chi-Chi commented, " Not many people make it that far, but... "
" The average saiyajin lifespan--as far as we know at this present time, is 500 years old. " Turles continued, " In
terms of aging if we get hit by this thing assuming the dragon's not bluffing, or human forms will be the saiyajin
equivalent to being in out early 300's. "
" NANI? " Vegeta cried out.
" Of course, saiyajin bodies are much sturdier and age much better than a human one..most saiyajin who reach 300
usually only have grayed hair by then, their bodies still fairly youthful looking. We'd probably feel and look a LOT older
than my mathmatics reveal. "
The little ouji started to sniffle, " No...I, I can't freak out. I need to figure a way out of this mess! " he
said to himself, determined.
" THAT'S my Veggie. " Goku smiled.
" Alright! I've got it! I'm going to teleport all of us out of here! " the ouji got to his feet.
" Veggie, you can't do that. "
" Why not? "
" Even if you teleport us I'll still have this green goop attached to my shield. " Goku squinted his eyes shut in
frustration, " The only way to teleport and have it work is if you take everyone else and leave me behind! "
" ... " the ouji froze, " NEVER! YOU'RE the most important one to me here I refuse to abandon you! " he snapped.
" ITS STARTING TO EAT THROUGH MY KI SHIELD VEGGIE GO! "
" I'D RATHER DIE WITH YOU THAN LIVE ALONE! "
Goku looked over his shoulder at Vegeta, who was staring at him, unshaken and with his eyes glazed over with unshed
tears.
" ... " ▫
" ... " ▫
" Veggie. "
The ouji turned to the others, " Vejitto! Gogeta! Take everyone else out of here someplace safe. I'm staying here
with Kakarrotto. "
Vejitto smiled, touched, " Mommy. "
" Toussan. " Gogeta nodded.
" ▫POW▫! " the walls of the Goku's shield suddenly shattered and a barrel of screams exploded from inside.
2:41 AM 1/10/2006
END OF PART ONE!
Chuquita: (grins)
Vegeta: CLIFFHANGER!
Chuquita: (sweatdrop) I know...its just, I haven't done a cliffhanger in forever and...
Vegeta: I just hope we all get out of this alright.
Chuquita: Oh no need to worry Veggie, everyone'll be oh-kay.
Goku: (all excited for the peek at the real 100 years in the future)
Chuquita: That'll be at the end though.
Goku: (grins) I can wait!
Vegeta: I can wait as well...infact, do we really NEED a peek at the REAL future?
Goku: YES.
Vegeta: (pales) Ohhhh...
Chuquita: (waves to audiance) See you sometime next week everybody!