9:15 PM 12/11/00
By: Chuquita
E-mail me @: lac31685@aol.com
Tastes Like Chicken!
Summary: You can have to much of a good thing! Goku's eaten too
much Cinniburst Gum. Somehow the gum's caused the Super Saiya-jin's
taste buds to go numb for a week! Will Goku be able to cope without
being able to taste ANY food? And what happens when Vegeta finds out
about this? Based on true story that happened to yours truely.
Chuey's Corner: Hi everyone! Welcome to my second fic! For
those of you who've read "Veggienapped", I hope you enjoy this
one too, and for those who didn't, don't worry, you won't have
to read that one to understand this one. ^u^
Ages: Yes, I know Marron is older than Bra, yes I know their real age differences,
and these ages are kinda screwed up, but I like them this way, so please don't flame me.
Chibi Trunks: 10
Goten & Bra: 8
Marron: 7
Gohan: 17
Everyone else is the same as in the show. Mirai is somewhere in his mid-late teens.
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" Chi-Chi! I'm hungry! " SonGoku pouted as he wobbled behind his wife, packages upon
packages of Christmas gifts on his back. He had trudged thoughout the mall with her for what
seemed like hours.
" Goku! Stop whining! " Chi-Chi yelled back at Goku, " They'll be plenty for you to eat
when we get home! Besides, I need you to carry my bags. "
" Well what about Gohan? " Goku asked.
" GOHAN needs to study his little brains out! I'm giving him an exam on Friday! " she
replied as Goku stared at her, confused.
" What's an exam? " he asked as Chi-Chi looked back at him like he had just sprouted a
tenticle out of his forehead.
" WHAT'S AN EXAM!? " she screamed in shock.
" I don't know, that's why I asked you. " Goku said as Chi-Chi grumbled something
underneath her breath, then continued to trudge onward, " Chi-Chi? Chi-Chi? Chi-Chi wait for me!"
" Can we get this over with! " Vegeta gritted his teeth as Bulma searched the selves of
the store looking for presents for Chibi Trunks & Bra.
" I don't know what to get them. " Bulma sighed sadly, " Trunks never made a list and
Goten ate Bra's. "
" Just get them anything! " Vegeta shouted, then folded his arms.
" Why don't you just get them one of those electronic pets? " Chi-Chi's voice came from
behind them as Bulma turned around.
" Oh, hi Chi-Chi! " Bulma smiled, " I don't think so though, if I bring one of them home
I'm sure Mirai'll be libal to lose his mind, I mean, he's been unusually paronoid since that
entire "veggy" thing happened. "
Vegeta looked to his left and raised an eyebrow, 6 feet of shopping bags piled ontop of
each other, " Now what in Dende is THAT?! "
A perky, muffled voice answered from beneath the packages, " HI VEGETA! "
Vegeta paled, " Oh no! " he groaned.
" Oh yes! " Goku's dopey grin shined through from a large hole between several bags,
" Hey Vegeta, do ya mind holding these for a second? "
" OF COURSE I MIND! I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU'RE BAKA PRESENTS! " Vegeta screamed at Goku, who
reached out & dropped the bags onto Vegeta.
He smiled, " Now you are! " Goku looked down, " Vegeta? Vegeta? " he poked at the pile,
getting no response, " Whoops. " he walked over to where Bulma & Chi-Chi were chatting, missing
the mass of packages, which began to glow. Vegeta burst out from underneath them at SSJ2, he
looked about angrily.
" Well, I'm not sure what to get Trunks, but I think Bra wants a puppy. "
" How can you tell? "
" Well, lately she's been feeding Goten doggie treats and taking him for walks.
Everytime I ask her why she always tells me that if she had a REAL dog that she would stop doing
this....did you know that your son was actually SHEDDING the other day? And yesterday I could've
sworn he had fleas! I'm getting worried about him. " Bulma said.
" You know what I think, I think that-- " Chi-Chi stopped, feeling a tug on her sleeve,
she looked back.
" --we should go home right now so I can eat. " Goku smiled as Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes
while Goku's began to water, " PLEASE-OH-PLEASE-OH-PLEASE-OH-PLEASE!!!!! "
Chi-Chi groaned in disqust, then reached into her purse, " Just hold on, I think I might
have something in here for you Goku. " she said as Goku's eyes lit up.
" REALLY?! OOH! LEMMIE SEE! " Goku bounced up and down like a 7 year old as the passers
by stopped and stared.
" Aha! " Chi-Chi said triumphently, and produced a small pack of gum from her purse,
" Here Goku, " she said, handing the gum to her husband, " but remember, you can only have ONE! "
the whole mall became dark and lightning flashed in the backround, Goku looked around, confused.
" Uh, okay? " he said, " But Chi-Chi? Why can I only have-- " Goku sighed, Chi-Chi was
once again talking to Bulma, comparing prices of different items, most of which Goku didn't
understand. He figured if you found what you were looking for, what was the point of going out
and trying to find the same thing somewhere else. Goku shrugged, then heard a growling noise
coming from down below.
He looked at his stomach, then heard a voice cry furiously, " KAKOROT! "
Goku's eyes widened, " Wow! My stomach sounds just like Vegeta! Cool! " Vegeta slapped
Goku across the back of the head.
" BAKAYARO! THAT WASN'T YOUR STOMACH!!! " Vegeta yelled as Goku looked down.
" Oh, hi Vegeta! " Goku smiled at the aggrivated Saiyajin prince, " Lookie what Chi-Chi
gave me! Gum! " he shoved the pack in Vegeta's, now surprised, face.
" GET THAT BLASTED THING AWAY FROM ME! " Vegeta pushed Goku's arm away, Vegeta, who had
gotten a whiff of the strange, cinnamon case, said curiously, " What the heck is "gum" anyway? "
" I dunno, but Chi-Chi said that I can only have "ONE PIECE" " Goku quoted as the same
darkness and lightning appeared in the backround, he turned towards it, only to just see another
group of mall shoppers in front of the various stores. Goku shrugged, then took a piece of gum
out of the packet, " SinnEburrst.." he sounded out, " Now with more flavor crystals. Ooh. "
Goku tossed the piece of gum into his mouth and began to chew it, a wide, satisfied smile
engulfed his face, " Hee-hee, it's tingly. Just like little ki blasts going on inside my mouth. "
Goku giggled, little sparks going off inside his mouth, " Hey Vegeta, wanna piece? " he asked,
spittle flying out of his mouth onto Vegeta's armor.
" No Kakorot I do NOT want any of your bizarre earth food! " Vegeta grumbled as he
disqustedly flicked the bits of saliva off of his clothes. Goku swallowed the gum, then stuck his
tongue out.
" YUCK! " he shouted, " Maybe I should stick to just chewing it. " Goku said as Chi-Chi
turned around.
" Come on Goku, let's go. " she motioned, then took the gum from him.
" Chi-Chi? Can I have a piece? " Goku asked as Chi-Chi looked at him.
" You didn't take one yet? I'm surprised, here you go. " she said, handing Goku back the
packet, Goku glanced around.
Goku shrugged & popped another piece of gum in his mouth.
" I thought you were only supposed to have one? " Vegeta said suspicously.
" Well, " Goku said between chews, " I still have the last one in the back of my mouth,
and now they're all mashed into one see! " Goku stuck out his tongue, one large wad of gum
splattered in a ball on it. Vegeta cringed in disqust.
" Kakorot, you are bizzare. " Vegeta rolled his eyes.
" Hey! Ya know what it reminds me of? That time we fused, remember that Vegeta? Wasn't
that fun? " Goku smiled as Vegeta turned a shade of green, recalling the horrible nightmarque
ordeal. The whole idea of sharing a body with Kakorot still gave him those nightmares, having
Kakorot constantly nagging him on the outside was bad enough, but constantly having to hear him
from withen the recess of his mind was a whole nother thing all together, especially since
Gogeta, their fused personality, would have control of their body and mind, with the exception
of Goku & Vegeta's thoughts.
" DON'T remind me. " he grumbled as he walked on beside Goku.
" Vegeta! This way! " Bulma called as she motioned the prince to turn in the other
direction, Vegeta responded and walked over to her.
" BYE VEGETA! " Goku waved, then picked up Chi-Chi's packages & flung them onto his
back, " Now who'll I talk to? " Goku sighed, bordom once again setting in around him. He looked
around for Chi-Chi, then saw her in line. Goku glanced down at the gum in his hand, " I have to
give Chi-Chi her gum back before she finds out I took more than one! " Goku gulped, " I should
tell her what I've done. " he said to himself, then noticed Chi-Chi, who was roaring angrily
at a frightened sales clerk. Apperently, Goku decided, the man didn't have what she wanted, for
his wife took this moment to leap overtop of the counter & begin to strange the poor man as
helpless shoppers looked on in horror, " Or maybe I'll just keep this and hope she forgets about
it. " Goku watched the scene unfold, then ate 3 more pieces of gum and sat down, indian style as
he saw his wife take down several mall cops, who had come to the rescue of the sales clerk.
" Hey mister, aren't you gonna help? " a small boy asked Goku, who looked up at the
kid, surprised.
" Try to take down Chi-Chi? I'm not THAT stupid. "
SonChi-Chi emerged from the mall, an evil, Vegeta-like grin on her face. Her neatly
tied up bun now just a mass of hair sticking out at various places on her head, along with
various bruises and bumps on her body. Goku waddled along behind her, a now HUGE wad of the
bubblegum trapped in his mouth, which had kept the Saiyajin quiet for the past couple hours.
" Get in the car Goku. " Chi-Chi said in a soothing, yet maniacal manner, her left bottom
eyelid fidgeting as she opened the passanger's door. Goku nervously put the Christmas presents
in the trunk, then got inside the car and closed the door carefully behind him. Chi-Chi walked
around to the drivers side and slammed the door shut behind her, then yanked her arm away,
grabbing with it the hinge on the door. Goku stared at her, then glanced outside, avoiding her
gaze and started to chew his bubblegum with slightly more intensity.
Goku opened his mouth to speak up, realized he couldn't, being that (A) one wrong word
and his wife would personally maim him, and (B) he had a chunk of gum in his mouth the size
of Texas.
" Well, that was "fun", wasn't it Goku? " Chi-Chi said in the same, upsetting voice as
before, Goku rolled down the window & hocked the gum out of his mouth and onto the front left
tire of the car next to him, then rolled the window back up and breathed a sigh of relief. For
Chi-Chi was still staring straight ahead, and had probably not noticed him do so, " Let's go
home now, okay? " she said as Goku nodded.
" Now Chi-Chi, just be careful okay, you can't get too tense in the car becAAUGH!! "
Goku screamed as Chi-Chi jolted their car in reverse, then punched the gas pedal, sending the
car flying a couple feet forward and landing two inches from a nearby row of cars and trucks.
The car began to gain speed as Chi-Chi made a humongous U-turn onto the highway, crashing
through several trees. The same, huge, psychopathical grin on her face, " CHI-CHI CUT IT OUT!! "
Goku cried as he put his hands on the wheel, only to be met by an icey glare from his wife.
" Go-KU. " she gritted her teeth warningly as Goku slowly took his hands off the wheel
and put them in his pockets, " If you would like to live to see dinner, I suggest you NOT do that
again, hmm? "
Goku's eyes widened, his mind completely blocking out every word with the exception of
dinner. He licked his lips happily, then rolled his tongue about inside his mouth and raised an
eyebrow, " That's strange... "
" What is it Goku? " Chi-Chi said, physically calming down a bit.
" Uh, nothing, nope. Nothing at all. "
Goku lay spralled on the couch, holding his empty stomach in pain as he watched the
window to outside, his youngest was fetching a stick Bra had just thrown. Goten ran up to the
young girl on all fours. Then got up and bowed as Bra stuck a cookie in his mouth. Goku drooled
as he stared at the box of cookies Bra was holding, considering the farfetched idea of going
out there himself and doing a couple tricks for one. The idea blanked out of his mind as an
infamous melodious phase came from the kitchen.
" Dinnertime! " Chi-Chi cried, causing the grin on Goku's face to widen. He transported
himself to the kitchen and gasped with joy. It looked like he was going to eat today after all.
There was a large fish sitting on a dish ontop of the oven along with rice and several other
dishes of food.
" FOOD! " Goku yelped happily as he dashed to his chair and plopped himself in it, then
began to bounce up and down.
" Just hold on a second. " Chi-Chi ordered as she put bits and pieces of the food onto
a plate, while Goku, with every bounce, caused the chair beneath him to creak with a tremendous
cry of pain, " Here you go. " she smiled, " But WAIT for your sons. " Chi-Chi said as Goku's
smile drooped into a frown, his pupils widened and his bottom lip wobbled back and forth with
disappointment, " Don't you give me that face mister! It's not right for you to eat without
everyone else at the table! " she told Goku, who's eyes welled up with tears.
Gohan bounded down the steps, " I'm here Mother! " he called as he walked into the
kitchen and sat down properly.
Goku's eyes darted from the plate full of delicous food in front of him to the backdoor,
::COME ON Goten!:: he clenched his teeth as the smell of the dinner began to tease him, and
just when he couldn't take the temptation anymore Goten opened the door that went to the front
yard.
" I'm HERE! " he said happily as he leaped into his seat & moved about. Goku grinned in
sucess, then grabbed the chunk of fish with both hands and bit down into it. A confused look
came over the Saiyajin's face.
" That's strange, this never used to taste like that? " he scratched his head as the
other members of the household stared at Goku. Gohan looked at his plate & cut a small piece,
then ate it.
" Tastes just like it normally does to me. " Gohan said to his father, " Maybe you just
got a bad piece. "
" Maybe. " Goku said, a slight pang of fear in his stomach.
" Here, lemmie have yours and you can have mine, okay? " Gohan said as he switched plates
with Goku, then ate a piece of his fish, " I don't see anything wrong with yours. Try that
slice. " Gohan pointed to the plate that was now in front of Goku. Goku shrugged and picked up
the fish with his chopsticks and placed it in his mouth. The same nervous contortion appearing
upon his face.
" What's the matter Goku? " Chi-Chi asked her husband.
" Well, it doesn't TASTE right. " he said, baffled.
" But it tasted just fine to Gohan, so it must be just you. " Chi-Chi concluded, " What,
does it taste like? "
Goku's face paled, " It, it doesn't taste like anything. I, I can't taste it at all! "
he said, grabbing his collar and pulling on it.
Goten grabbed some fish and ate it, " Nummy! " he smiled happily. Goku frowned
sorrowfully.
" I mean, I can feel it in my mouth, but, but I, I can't taste it. It feels slimy, but it
doesn't have any taste. " Goku said nervously as Chi-Chi got up and walked over to her husband.
" Okay Goku I want you to open your mouth. " she said as Goku did so, " Now stick out
your tongue. " Goku let his large tongue hang out as Chi-Chi gasped, causing Goku to panic.
" Wha, wha is if?! " he muffled as Gohan walked over to where Chi-Chi was standing.
" Dad, you're NEVER gonna believe this! But-- " Gohan said.
" BUH WHA BUH WHA!!! " Goku screamed helplessly, his tongue still sticking out.
" Your tastebuds, they're, gone? " Gohan gasped as Goku's eyes widened, " Dad? Dad? "
Gohan waved his hand in front of his father's face, but producing no response, " Wuh-oh. "
Goten sniffled, " Daddy's DEAD! " he cried.
" NO HE'S NOT! " Chi-Chi screamed, then glanced at Gohan, " Is he? "
" I think he's just in, a state of shock. " Gohan blinked twice, then slightly poked
Goku's arm and watched, surprised as his father tipped over and fell out of his chair and onto
the floor, still in the same position. Gohan looked around, " I think we have a problem. "
" OH MY GOD! GOKU! WHAT HAPPENED?! " Bulma gasped as Gohan, Chi-Chi, & Goten walked in
the door, the unconsious Goku hanging over Gohan's shoulder.
" Nothing major, but I think there's something wrong with Goku's tastebuds. " Gohan said,
adjusting his glasses.
" Wrong? What happened to them? " Bulma asked.
" They're not there. " Gohan shrugged, " They weren't there when he had dinner tonight,
or should I say, tried to have dinner. He couldn't taste a thing and when I found out and told
him why he went into a state of shock! "
" Oh my goodness..." Bulma said in a whisper, " Come on down to the lab, I'll run some
scans and tests on him. " she said as Gohan & Chi-Chi followed Bulma. Goten sat down on the
living room floor. Bra walked into the room, then noticing Goten smiled happily.
" GooGoo! " she said excitedly as she pulled a cookie out of her pocket, " You're back!"
" B-Chan! " Goten's eyes lit up, his pupils following the cookie's every move. He sat
down on all fours, his tail wagging joyfully.
" Comeon Goten! Let's go play fetch! " Bra said as she grabbed a squeaky ball and opened
the door, Goten following close behind. The two giggled happily, a pair of aggrivated eyes
watching them from the darkened hallway.
" Kako-brat! " Vegeta schouled, " If he's here that must mean KAKOROT'S here too! " he
grumbled, " Just GREAT! " he said sarcastically, then noticed the door to the Brief's lab
swinging back and forth gently, " And I bet I know where he is too. " Vegeta smirked as he
entered the lab and walked down the stairs, " If that baka messes with anything I'll final flash
him back to King Kai's! "
" Well, I have good news, and bad news. " Bulma said as she stared at her computer scans.
" Isn't it always that way. " Gohan sighed sadly.
" Okay, the good news is, Goku hasn't killed his tastebuds, they've just been eaten
away by something, the nerves aren't working. But they'll probably be back in commission in about
a week. The bad news is that it won't be for about another week, so Goku'll either have to go
without eating-- "
" --yeah right. " Gohan rolled his eyes as Chi-Chi elbowed him.
" --or he's going to have to stomach, no pun intended, eating his food without being
able to taste it for about 6-7 days. " Bulma finished as Vegeta stared into the lab, poking his
head in the doorway, " What I can't figure out is WHAT caused this to happen. Goku would have
to eat something pretty acidy to end up like this. "
" But Goku hasn't eaten anything yet today! Except the fish but I think this happened
before that. " Chi-Chi said as a little knob was clicked inside of Vegeta's head, a sly, evil
grin appeared on the ouji's face.
" It's that gum! " he giggled to himself, " Kakorot has done himself in! " Vegeta's
eyes widened with an excitable, childish spark inside them, " This is too good to be true! " he
shouted with delight as everyone in the room turned their attention to Vegeta, sans Goku, who
was still unconsious and laying on a platform, face up.
" What did you say? " Bulma said, confused as Vegeta smirked.
" Nothing. " Vegeta returned to his conservitive position, leaning against the wall.
" No, REALLY. What did you just say? " Bulma stared at Vegeta.
Vegeta sighed, frustrated, " I said it's probably from that gum Kakorot ate. He had
enough of it. "
" Gum? " Bulma raised an eyebrow, " What kind of gum? "
" HOW THE HECK WOULD I KNOW! I DON'T TAKE CARE OF THAT BAKA!! " Vegeta yelled as Gohan
pulled the empty pack of gum out of Goku's pocket and gasped.
" He's right! " Gohan said, " Who gave Dad gum anyway? " he said, puzzled as Chi-Chi's
face grew red with anger from behind them, fangs sprouting in her mouth.
" GOKU!!!!! " she screamed as Goku jolted upwards, banging his head against a ceiling
light, " I TOLD YOU YOU COULD ONLY HAVE ONE! "
Goku looked about, then bit his lip in fear when he noticed the demon-like expression on
Chi-Chi's face, " Well, okay, well what happened was, calm down Chi-Chi I-- "
" He stuffed all 20 pieces down his throat the moment you gave him the packet and told
me that it all counted as one because he chewed them all together. " Vegeta fibbed as Goku
glanced at him.
" That is NOT what happened, I mean, it sorta was but the first part was definately a
lie Vegeta! " Goku shouted, turning his eyes back and forth between Vegeta and the now
psychopathical Chi-Chi.
" Oh come on Kakorot, we all know what a glutton you are. Have you bakas ever seen how
he eats? " Vegeta pointed out as the now convinced members of the Son family and Bulma stared
at Goku in an appalled manner.
" But I didn't! " Goku cried as Vegeta, realizing he had an upper hand in the matter,
smirked unmercifully.
" I was wondering where that huge wad of bubblegum on our tire came from! " Bulma said.
" Well, I did do THAT, but I didn't know it was your car! And what Vegeta said was
wrong too, sorta. " Goku sputtered about as Chi-Chi loomed from behind him.
" SON GOKU! " Chi-Chi screamed angrily, " HOW DARE YOU NOT LISTEN TO WHAT I TOLD YOU!
YOU'RE WORSE THAN GOTEN! "
" But, but I-- " Goku tried to explain, the smirk on Vegeta's face turning into a large,
goofy grin, which seemed out of place on him.
" YOU CAN'T BUT ME BUSTER! I TOLD YOU NOT TO TAKE MORE THAN ONE AND WHAT DO YOU DO!? YOU
TAKE THE WHOLE DARN PACK! WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE TO YOU EXPECT TO SET FOR GOHAN & GOTEN! " Chi-Chi
yelled at the top of her lungs as Goku cowered back, " NOT ONLY ARE YOU NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
TASTE YOUR FOOD THIS WEEK, BUT NOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE EATING ANYTHING PERIOD! "
Goku's pupil's widened, " Wha??? " he yelped, " Wha, whadda you mean? " he asked,
frightened.
" I MEAN that YOU are going without ANY FOOD for a week! " Chi-Chi grinned evilly as Goku
gulped, then fell back and wailed. A hysterical laugh echoing from the hall. Bulma turned around
to see Vegeta sprawled on the floor with laughter.
" Whoops? " Vegeta opened one eye, then rushed out of the lab, giggling to himself.
" I really can't believe that man sometimes. " Bulma groaned, " He takes such delight in
seeing Goku in pain. Goku, hey Goku? " she said, then noticed the saiya-jin wobbling back and
forth, " You okay? " Bulma asked as Goku waddled backwards and fainted, smashing into the floor.
" OHHHHH! OHHHH! " Goku groaned in agony as Gohan & Chi-Chi looked down at him. Goku
grabbed his stomach as he lay there on his side, " It hurts! Need fooood! " he wailed painfully
as Chi-Chi knelt down.
" Goku? Goku? " Chi-Chi said in a worried voice as she shook her husband, " GOKU! "
" Ohhh, feel, to weak to move...everythings, getting dark..." Goku said weakly as he
closed his eyes and went limp.
" GOKU! " Chi-Chi screamed, frightened, " GOKU IT'S OKAY! I PROMISE I WON'T PUT YOU ON
A DIET! JUST WAKE UP! " she cried, hugging Goku.
Goku zipped to up on his feet & lifted his arms in the air, " YEAH! WOO-HOO! " Goku
cheered, then looked around him at the others, who had sarcastic looks on their faces. Goku's
smile faded, replaced by a confused stare. He looked down at Chi-Chi.
" Umm, got milk? "
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7:18 PM 12/14/00
Will Goku surivive a week without his sense of taste? Furthermore, will he
survive Chi-Chi's temper? And will Bra get the puppy she wants so badly?
Find out in part 2 of "Tastes Like Chicken"!!!
Whee! ^u^ And so ends the first half of Tastes like Chicken.
I hope you liked it. I focused on the Briefs family in my last
fic so this time I'm baseing one of the Sons. I hope you guys
liked this fic. Yes, I actually did lose my tastebuds for a week
in a similar way. I went shopping for school supplies with my Mom & sister
one day, and, over the course of the day, ate 7 out of the 15 pieces of
Cinniburst, but not in the same way as Goku ate 'um. 'u';;
-Chuquita
By: Chuquita
E-mail me @: lac31685@aol.com
Tastes Like Chicken!
Summary: You can have to much of a good thing! Goku's eaten too
much Cinniburst Gum. Somehow the gum's caused the Super Saiya-jin's
taste buds to go numb for a week! Will Goku be able to cope without
being able to taste ANY food? And what happens when Vegeta finds out
about this? Based on true story that happened to yours truely.
Chuey's Corner: Hi everyone! Welcome to my second fic! For
those of you who've read "Veggienapped", I hope you enjoy this
one too, and for those who didn't, don't worry, you won't have
to read that one to understand this one. ^u^
Ages: Yes, I know Marron is older than Bra, yes I know their real age differences,
and these ages are kinda screwed up, but I like them this way, so please don't flame me.
Chibi Trunks: 10
Goten & Bra: 8
Marron: 7
Gohan: 17
Everyone else is the same as in the show. Mirai is somewhere in his mid-late teens.
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" Chi-Chi! I'm hungry! " SonGoku pouted as he wobbled behind his wife, packages upon
packages of Christmas gifts on his back. He had trudged thoughout the mall with her for what
seemed like hours.
" Goku! Stop whining! " Chi-Chi yelled back at Goku, " They'll be plenty for you to eat
when we get home! Besides, I need you to carry my bags. "
" Well what about Gohan? " Goku asked.
" GOHAN needs to study his little brains out! I'm giving him an exam on Friday! " she
replied as Goku stared at her, confused.
" What's an exam? " he asked as Chi-Chi looked back at him like he had just sprouted a
tenticle out of his forehead.
" WHAT'S AN EXAM!? " she screamed in shock.
" I don't know, that's why I asked you. " Goku said as Chi-Chi grumbled something
underneath her breath, then continued to trudge onward, " Chi-Chi? Chi-Chi? Chi-Chi wait for me!"
" Can we get this over with! " Vegeta gritted his teeth as Bulma searched the selves of
the store looking for presents for Chibi Trunks & Bra.
" I don't know what to get them. " Bulma sighed sadly, " Trunks never made a list and
Goten ate Bra's. "
" Just get them anything! " Vegeta shouted, then folded his arms.
" Why don't you just get them one of those electronic pets? " Chi-Chi's voice came from
behind them as Bulma turned around.
" Oh, hi Chi-Chi! " Bulma smiled, " I don't think so though, if I bring one of them home
I'm sure Mirai'll be libal to lose his mind, I mean, he's been unusually paronoid since that
entire "veggy" thing happened. "
Vegeta looked to his left and raised an eyebrow, 6 feet of shopping bags piled ontop of
each other, " Now what in Dende is THAT?! "
A perky, muffled voice answered from beneath the packages, " HI VEGETA! "
Vegeta paled, " Oh no! " he groaned.
" Oh yes! " Goku's dopey grin shined through from a large hole between several bags,
" Hey Vegeta, do ya mind holding these for a second? "
" OF COURSE I MIND! I'M NOT TOUCHING YOU'RE BAKA PRESENTS! " Vegeta screamed at Goku, who
reached out & dropped the bags onto Vegeta.
He smiled, " Now you are! " Goku looked down, " Vegeta? Vegeta? " he poked at the pile,
getting no response, " Whoops. " he walked over to where Bulma & Chi-Chi were chatting, missing
the mass of packages, which began to glow. Vegeta burst out from underneath them at SSJ2, he
looked about angrily.
" Well, I'm not sure what to get Trunks, but I think Bra wants a puppy. "
" How can you tell? "
" Well, lately she's been feeding Goten doggie treats and taking him for walks.
Everytime I ask her why she always tells me that if she had a REAL dog that she would stop doing
this....did you know that your son was actually SHEDDING the other day? And yesterday I could've
sworn he had fleas! I'm getting worried about him. " Bulma said.
" You know what I think, I think that-- " Chi-Chi stopped, feeling a tug on her sleeve,
she looked back.
" --we should go home right now so I can eat. " Goku smiled as Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes
while Goku's began to water, " PLEASE-OH-PLEASE-OH-PLEASE-OH-PLEASE!!!!! "
Chi-Chi groaned in disqust, then reached into her purse, " Just hold on, I think I might
have something in here for you Goku. " she said as Goku's eyes lit up.
" REALLY?! OOH! LEMMIE SEE! " Goku bounced up and down like a 7 year old as the passers
by stopped and stared.
" Aha! " Chi-Chi said triumphently, and produced a small pack of gum from her purse,
" Here Goku, " she said, handing the gum to her husband, " but remember, you can only have ONE! "
the whole mall became dark and lightning flashed in the backround, Goku looked around, confused.
" Uh, okay? " he said, " But Chi-Chi? Why can I only have-- " Goku sighed, Chi-Chi was
once again talking to Bulma, comparing prices of different items, most of which Goku didn't
understand. He figured if you found what you were looking for, what was the point of going out
and trying to find the same thing somewhere else. Goku shrugged, then heard a growling noise
coming from down below.
He looked at his stomach, then heard a voice cry furiously, " KAKOROT! "
Goku's eyes widened, " Wow! My stomach sounds just like Vegeta! Cool! " Vegeta slapped
Goku across the back of the head.
" BAKAYARO! THAT WASN'T YOUR STOMACH!!! " Vegeta yelled as Goku looked down.
" Oh, hi Vegeta! " Goku smiled at the aggrivated Saiyajin prince, " Lookie what Chi-Chi
gave me! Gum! " he shoved the pack in Vegeta's, now surprised, face.
" GET THAT BLASTED THING AWAY FROM ME! " Vegeta pushed Goku's arm away, Vegeta, who had
gotten a whiff of the strange, cinnamon case, said curiously, " What the heck is "gum" anyway? "
" I dunno, but Chi-Chi said that I can only have "ONE PIECE" " Goku quoted as the same
darkness and lightning appeared in the backround, he turned towards it, only to just see another
group of mall shoppers in front of the various stores. Goku shrugged, then took a piece of gum
out of the packet, " SinnEburrst.." he sounded out, " Now with more flavor crystals. Ooh. "
Goku tossed the piece of gum into his mouth and began to chew it, a wide, satisfied smile
engulfed his face, " Hee-hee, it's tingly. Just like little ki blasts going on inside my mouth. "
Goku giggled, little sparks going off inside his mouth, " Hey Vegeta, wanna piece? " he asked,
spittle flying out of his mouth onto Vegeta's armor.
" No Kakorot I do NOT want any of your bizarre earth food! " Vegeta grumbled as he
disqustedly flicked the bits of saliva off of his clothes. Goku swallowed the gum, then stuck his
tongue out.
" YUCK! " he shouted, " Maybe I should stick to just chewing it. " Goku said as Chi-Chi
turned around.
" Come on Goku, let's go. " she motioned, then took the gum from him.
" Chi-Chi? Can I have a piece? " Goku asked as Chi-Chi looked at him.
" You didn't take one yet? I'm surprised, here you go. " she said, handing Goku back the
packet, Goku glanced around.
Goku shrugged & popped another piece of gum in his mouth.
" I thought you were only supposed to have one? " Vegeta said suspicously.
" Well, " Goku said between chews, " I still have the last one in the back of my mouth,
and now they're all mashed into one see! " Goku stuck out his tongue, one large wad of gum
splattered in a ball on it. Vegeta cringed in disqust.
" Kakorot, you are bizzare. " Vegeta rolled his eyes.
" Hey! Ya know what it reminds me of? That time we fused, remember that Vegeta? Wasn't
that fun? " Goku smiled as Vegeta turned a shade of green, recalling the horrible nightmarque
ordeal. The whole idea of sharing a body with Kakorot still gave him those nightmares, having
Kakorot constantly nagging him on the outside was bad enough, but constantly having to hear him
from withen the recess of his mind was a whole nother thing all together, especially since
Gogeta, their fused personality, would have control of their body and mind, with the exception
of Goku & Vegeta's thoughts.
" DON'T remind me. " he grumbled as he walked on beside Goku.
" Vegeta! This way! " Bulma called as she motioned the prince to turn in the other
direction, Vegeta responded and walked over to her.
" BYE VEGETA! " Goku waved, then picked up Chi-Chi's packages & flung them onto his
back, " Now who'll I talk to? " Goku sighed, bordom once again setting in around him. He looked
around for Chi-Chi, then saw her in line. Goku glanced down at the gum in his hand, " I have to
give Chi-Chi her gum back before she finds out I took more than one! " Goku gulped, " I should
tell her what I've done. " he said to himself, then noticed Chi-Chi, who was roaring angrily
at a frightened sales clerk. Apperently, Goku decided, the man didn't have what she wanted, for
his wife took this moment to leap overtop of the counter & begin to strange the poor man as
helpless shoppers looked on in horror, " Or maybe I'll just keep this and hope she forgets about
it. " Goku watched the scene unfold, then ate 3 more pieces of gum and sat down, indian style as
he saw his wife take down several mall cops, who had come to the rescue of the sales clerk.
" Hey mister, aren't you gonna help? " a small boy asked Goku, who looked up at the
kid, surprised.
" Try to take down Chi-Chi? I'm not THAT stupid. "
SonChi-Chi emerged from the mall, an evil, Vegeta-like grin on her face. Her neatly
tied up bun now just a mass of hair sticking out at various places on her head, along with
various bruises and bumps on her body. Goku waddled along behind her, a now HUGE wad of the
bubblegum trapped in his mouth, which had kept the Saiyajin quiet for the past couple hours.
" Get in the car Goku. " Chi-Chi said in a soothing, yet maniacal manner, her left bottom
eyelid fidgeting as she opened the passanger's door. Goku nervously put the Christmas presents
in the trunk, then got inside the car and closed the door carefully behind him. Chi-Chi walked
around to the drivers side and slammed the door shut behind her, then yanked her arm away,
grabbing with it the hinge on the door. Goku stared at her, then glanced outside, avoiding her
gaze and started to chew his bubblegum with slightly more intensity.
Goku opened his mouth to speak up, realized he couldn't, being that (A) one wrong word
and his wife would personally maim him, and (B) he had a chunk of gum in his mouth the size
of Texas.
" Well, that was "fun", wasn't it Goku? " Chi-Chi said in the same, upsetting voice as
before, Goku rolled down the window & hocked the gum out of his mouth and onto the front left
tire of the car next to him, then rolled the window back up and breathed a sigh of relief. For
Chi-Chi was still staring straight ahead, and had probably not noticed him do so, " Let's go
home now, okay? " she said as Goku nodded.
" Now Chi-Chi, just be careful okay, you can't get too tense in the car becAAUGH!! "
Goku screamed as Chi-Chi jolted their car in reverse, then punched the gas pedal, sending the
car flying a couple feet forward and landing two inches from a nearby row of cars and trucks.
The car began to gain speed as Chi-Chi made a humongous U-turn onto the highway, crashing
through several trees. The same, huge, psychopathical grin on her face, " CHI-CHI CUT IT OUT!! "
Goku cried as he put his hands on the wheel, only to be met by an icey glare from his wife.
" Go-KU. " she gritted her teeth warningly as Goku slowly took his hands off the wheel
and put them in his pockets, " If you would like to live to see dinner, I suggest you NOT do that
again, hmm? "
Goku's eyes widened, his mind completely blocking out every word with the exception of
dinner. He licked his lips happily, then rolled his tongue about inside his mouth and raised an
eyebrow, " That's strange... "
" What is it Goku? " Chi-Chi said, physically calming down a bit.
" Uh, nothing, nope. Nothing at all. "
Goku lay spralled on the couch, holding his empty stomach in pain as he watched the
window to outside, his youngest was fetching a stick Bra had just thrown. Goten ran up to the
young girl on all fours. Then got up and bowed as Bra stuck a cookie in his mouth. Goku drooled
as he stared at the box of cookies Bra was holding, considering the farfetched idea of going
out there himself and doing a couple tricks for one. The idea blanked out of his mind as an
infamous melodious phase came from the kitchen.
" Dinnertime! " Chi-Chi cried, causing the grin on Goku's face to widen. He transported
himself to the kitchen and gasped with joy. It looked like he was going to eat today after all.
There was a large fish sitting on a dish ontop of the oven along with rice and several other
dishes of food.
" FOOD! " Goku yelped happily as he dashed to his chair and plopped himself in it, then
began to bounce up and down.
" Just hold on a second. " Chi-Chi ordered as she put bits and pieces of the food onto
a plate, while Goku, with every bounce, caused the chair beneath him to creak with a tremendous
cry of pain, " Here you go. " she smiled, " But WAIT for your sons. " Chi-Chi said as Goku's
smile drooped into a frown, his pupils widened and his bottom lip wobbled back and forth with
disappointment, " Don't you give me that face mister! It's not right for you to eat without
everyone else at the table! " she told Goku, who's eyes welled up with tears.
Gohan bounded down the steps, " I'm here Mother! " he called as he walked into the
kitchen and sat down properly.
Goku's eyes darted from the plate full of delicous food in front of him to the backdoor,
::COME ON Goten!:: he clenched his teeth as the smell of the dinner began to tease him, and
just when he couldn't take the temptation anymore Goten opened the door that went to the front
yard.
" I'm HERE! " he said happily as he leaped into his seat & moved about. Goku grinned in
sucess, then grabbed the chunk of fish with both hands and bit down into it. A confused look
came over the Saiyajin's face.
" That's strange, this never used to taste like that? " he scratched his head as the
other members of the household stared at Goku. Gohan looked at his plate & cut a small piece,
then ate it.
" Tastes just like it normally does to me. " Gohan said to his father, " Maybe you just
got a bad piece. "
" Maybe. " Goku said, a slight pang of fear in his stomach.
" Here, lemmie have yours and you can have mine, okay? " Gohan said as he switched plates
with Goku, then ate a piece of his fish, " I don't see anything wrong with yours. Try that
slice. " Gohan pointed to the plate that was now in front of Goku. Goku shrugged and picked up
the fish with his chopsticks and placed it in his mouth. The same nervous contortion appearing
upon his face.
" What's the matter Goku? " Chi-Chi asked her husband.
" Well, it doesn't TASTE right. " he said, baffled.
" But it tasted just fine to Gohan, so it must be just you. " Chi-Chi concluded, " What,
does it taste like? "
Goku's face paled, " It, it doesn't taste like anything. I, I can't taste it at all! "
he said, grabbing his collar and pulling on it.
Goten grabbed some fish and ate it, " Nummy! " he smiled happily. Goku frowned
sorrowfully.
" I mean, I can feel it in my mouth, but, but I, I can't taste it. It feels slimy, but it
doesn't have any taste. " Goku said nervously as Chi-Chi got up and walked over to her husband.
" Okay Goku I want you to open your mouth. " she said as Goku did so, " Now stick out
your tongue. " Goku let his large tongue hang out as Chi-Chi gasped, causing Goku to panic.
" Wha, wha is if?! " he muffled as Gohan walked over to where Chi-Chi was standing.
" Dad, you're NEVER gonna believe this! But-- " Gohan said.
" BUH WHA BUH WHA!!! " Goku screamed helplessly, his tongue still sticking out.
" Your tastebuds, they're, gone? " Gohan gasped as Goku's eyes widened, " Dad? Dad? "
Gohan waved his hand in front of his father's face, but producing no response, " Wuh-oh. "
Goten sniffled, " Daddy's DEAD! " he cried.
" NO HE'S NOT! " Chi-Chi screamed, then glanced at Gohan, " Is he? "
" I think he's just in, a state of shock. " Gohan blinked twice, then slightly poked
Goku's arm and watched, surprised as his father tipped over and fell out of his chair and onto
the floor, still in the same position. Gohan looked around, " I think we have a problem. "
" OH MY GOD! GOKU! WHAT HAPPENED?! " Bulma gasped as Gohan, Chi-Chi, & Goten walked in
the door, the unconsious Goku hanging over Gohan's shoulder.
" Nothing major, but I think there's something wrong with Goku's tastebuds. " Gohan said,
adjusting his glasses.
" Wrong? What happened to them? " Bulma asked.
" They're not there. " Gohan shrugged, " They weren't there when he had dinner tonight,
or should I say, tried to have dinner. He couldn't taste a thing and when I found out and told
him why he went into a state of shock! "
" Oh my goodness..." Bulma said in a whisper, " Come on down to the lab, I'll run some
scans and tests on him. " she said as Gohan & Chi-Chi followed Bulma. Goten sat down on the
living room floor. Bra walked into the room, then noticing Goten smiled happily.
" GooGoo! " she said excitedly as she pulled a cookie out of her pocket, " You're back!"
" B-Chan! " Goten's eyes lit up, his pupils following the cookie's every move. He sat
down on all fours, his tail wagging joyfully.
" Comeon Goten! Let's go play fetch! " Bra said as she grabbed a squeaky ball and opened
the door, Goten following close behind. The two giggled happily, a pair of aggrivated eyes
watching them from the darkened hallway.
" Kako-brat! " Vegeta schouled, " If he's here that must mean KAKOROT'S here too! " he
grumbled, " Just GREAT! " he said sarcastically, then noticed the door to the Brief's lab
swinging back and forth gently, " And I bet I know where he is too. " Vegeta smirked as he
entered the lab and walked down the stairs, " If that baka messes with anything I'll final flash
him back to King Kai's! "
" Well, I have good news, and bad news. " Bulma said as she stared at her computer scans.
" Isn't it always that way. " Gohan sighed sadly.
" Okay, the good news is, Goku hasn't killed his tastebuds, they've just been eaten
away by something, the nerves aren't working. But they'll probably be back in commission in about
a week. The bad news is that it won't be for about another week, so Goku'll either have to go
without eating-- "
" --yeah right. " Gohan rolled his eyes as Chi-Chi elbowed him.
" --or he's going to have to stomach, no pun intended, eating his food without being
able to taste it for about 6-7 days. " Bulma finished as Vegeta stared into the lab, poking his
head in the doorway, " What I can't figure out is WHAT caused this to happen. Goku would have
to eat something pretty acidy to end up like this. "
" But Goku hasn't eaten anything yet today! Except the fish but I think this happened
before that. " Chi-Chi said as a little knob was clicked inside of Vegeta's head, a sly, evil
grin appeared on the ouji's face.
" It's that gum! " he giggled to himself, " Kakorot has done himself in! " Vegeta's
eyes widened with an excitable, childish spark inside them, " This is too good to be true! " he
shouted with delight as everyone in the room turned their attention to Vegeta, sans Goku, who
was still unconsious and laying on a platform, face up.
" What did you say? " Bulma said, confused as Vegeta smirked.
" Nothing. " Vegeta returned to his conservitive position, leaning against the wall.
" No, REALLY. What did you just say? " Bulma stared at Vegeta.
Vegeta sighed, frustrated, " I said it's probably from that gum Kakorot ate. He had
enough of it. "
" Gum? " Bulma raised an eyebrow, " What kind of gum? "
" HOW THE HECK WOULD I KNOW! I DON'T TAKE CARE OF THAT BAKA!! " Vegeta yelled as Gohan
pulled the empty pack of gum out of Goku's pocket and gasped.
" He's right! " Gohan said, " Who gave Dad gum anyway? " he said, puzzled as Chi-Chi's
face grew red with anger from behind them, fangs sprouting in her mouth.
" GOKU!!!!! " she screamed as Goku jolted upwards, banging his head against a ceiling
light, " I TOLD YOU YOU COULD ONLY HAVE ONE! "
Goku looked about, then bit his lip in fear when he noticed the demon-like expression on
Chi-Chi's face, " Well, okay, well what happened was, calm down Chi-Chi I-- "
" He stuffed all 20 pieces down his throat the moment you gave him the packet and told
me that it all counted as one because he chewed them all together. " Vegeta fibbed as Goku
glanced at him.
" That is NOT what happened, I mean, it sorta was but the first part was definately a
lie Vegeta! " Goku shouted, turning his eyes back and forth between Vegeta and the now
psychopathical Chi-Chi.
" Oh come on Kakorot, we all know what a glutton you are. Have you bakas ever seen how
he eats? " Vegeta pointed out as the now convinced members of the Son family and Bulma stared
at Goku in an appalled manner.
" But I didn't! " Goku cried as Vegeta, realizing he had an upper hand in the matter,
smirked unmercifully.
" I was wondering where that huge wad of bubblegum on our tire came from! " Bulma said.
" Well, I did do THAT, but I didn't know it was your car! And what Vegeta said was
wrong too, sorta. " Goku sputtered about as Chi-Chi loomed from behind him.
" SON GOKU! " Chi-Chi screamed angrily, " HOW DARE YOU NOT LISTEN TO WHAT I TOLD YOU!
YOU'RE WORSE THAN GOTEN! "
" But, but I-- " Goku tried to explain, the smirk on Vegeta's face turning into a large,
goofy grin, which seemed out of place on him.
" YOU CAN'T BUT ME BUSTER! I TOLD YOU NOT TO TAKE MORE THAN ONE AND WHAT DO YOU DO!? YOU
TAKE THE WHOLE DARN PACK! WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE TO YOU EXPECT TO SET FOR GOHAN & GOTEN! " Chi-Chi
yelled at the top of her lungs as Goku cowered back, " NOT ONLY ARE YOU NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
TASTE YOUR FOOD THIS WEEK, BUT NOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE EATING ANYTHING PERIOD! "
Goku's pupil's widened, " Wha??? " he yelped, " Wha, whadda you mean? " he asked,
frightened.
" I MEAN that YOU are going without ANY FOOD for a week! " Chi-Chi grinned evilly as Goku
gulped, then fell back and wailed. A hysterical laugh echoing from the hall. Bulma turned around
to see Vegeta sprawled on the floor with laughter.
" Whoops? " Vegeta opened one eye, then rushed out of the lab, giggling to himself.
" I really can't believe that man sometimes. " Bulma groaned, " He takes such delight in
seeing Goku in pain. Goku, hey Goku? " she said, then noticed the saiya-jin wobbling back and
forth, " You okay? " Bulma asked as Goku waddled backwards and fainted, smashing into the floor.
" OHHHHH! OHHHH! " Goku groaned in agony as Gohan & Chi-Chi looked down at him. Goku
grabbed his stomach as he lay there on his side, " It hurts! Need fooood! " he wailed painfully
as Chi-Chi knelt down.
" Goku? Goku? " Chi-Chi said in a worried voice as she shook her husband, " GOKU! "
" Ohhh, feel, to weak to move...everythings, getting dark..." Goku said weakly as he
closed his eyes and went limp.
" GOKU! " Chi-Chi screamed, frightened, " GOKU IT'S OKAY! I PROMISE I WON'T PUT YOU ON
A DIET! JUST WAKE UP! " she cried, hugging Goku.
Goku zipped to up on his feet & lifted his arms in the air, " YEAH! WOO-HOO! " Goku
cheered, then looked around him at the others, who had sarcastic looks on their faces. Goku's
smile faded, replaced by a confused stare. He looked down at Chi-Chi.
" Umm, got milk? "
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7:18 PM 12/14/00
Will Goku surivive a week without his sense of taste? Furthermore, will he
survive Chi-Chi's temper? And will Bra get the puppy she wants so badly?
Find out in part 2 of "Tastes Like Chicken"!!!
Whee! ^u^ And so ends the first half of Tastes like Chicken.
I hope you liked it. I focused on the Briefs family in my last
fic so this time I'm baseing one of the Sons. I hope you guys
liked this fic. Yes, I actually did lose my tastebuds for a week
in a similar way. I went shopping for school supplies with my Mom & sister
one day, and, over the course of the day, ate 7 out of the 15 pieces of
Cinniburst, but not in the same way as Goku ate 'um. 'u';;
-Chuquita