by Gie: phowah@cs.com
So sorry everyone...my mind was going gooey
from all the Gohan-love squishing against
me...
*****
Gohan nods to the last debater, stands
up and walks to the podium. He holds his
hands up to gain everyone's attention.
"Thank you all for your love and encouragement!"
The crowd bursts into cheers and sighs as
he flashes them a million-watt smile. "Now,
we'll take a ten-minute break..."
"Hold it!"
Everyone went silent as a female strutted
out onto the stage. She wore a
formfitting purple and black Lycra bodysuit,
that hugged her curves nicely. Her long
purple hair, streaked with blond, hung loosely
down her back. Around her neck hung a
pendant, with a stone glittering in the
overhead lights. A long , purple-tunted tail
thrashed around her legs. Her aura
was flashing menacingly.
Her face was set in a deep scowl as
she marched up to the podium where Gohan
stood. "You will not take a break,
little boy!"
The audience gasped at her rude remark
to their hero. How dare she interrupt
*Gohan*?
Gohan widened his eyes. "Um, hello there? Who are you?"
The female scowled at him. "It is of no consequence to you, Spawn of Kakarotto."
The audience started to mumble loudly.
The only one that called their Gohan that
was...
The female stepped up to the microphone.
"Listen here, all you whining
weaklings! The true hero of the Z
Senshi is not this half-breed *gaki.*" She sneered in
Gohan's direction. "The real hero
of the Z senshi is here today." She turned toward the
shadowed wings of the stage. "Please,
greet your public, Vejiita-oujisama."
The crowd erupted into howls of anger
and outrage. A spotlight illuminated
Vejiita as he floated out onto the stage,
pushing Gohan out of the way to access the
microphone. "Arigato, Gie-chan."
"Anything for you, Ouji-sama." She inclined her head and stepped back.
Vejiita glared at the raving masses
that filled the auditorium. "Shut up!" he
roared at them, flaring his aura.
The crowd, knowing Vejiita's anger, complied with his
request.
He cleared his throat and spoke.
"I know you are all gathered here to honor the
Spawn of that worthless third-class traitor,
Kakarotto." Vejiita snarled out the name of
Gohan's sire. The crowd booed and hissed
at him.
"Quiet!" They settled down again. "I
am not here to judge your preference, for I
have my own loyal following." He glanced
back at the female right behind him, giving
her a small smirk. Gie smiled and
winked back.
He turned back to the audience.
"I just want to know why. Why him? Was it
because he was an innocent little *gaki*?
Did his naiveté melt your hearts?" He sneered, his lips curling
in disgust. "Did his sad doe-eyes touch your soul?"
Gohan opened his mouth to speak, but Gie stepped in front of Gohan, placing a hand over his mouth to quiet him. "Please, Gohan-san. Vejiita-oujisama just asks for the air time." She smirked at him "Then he'll whip your cute little tushie into shreds."
"Gie-chan!"
Gie looked abashed. "My apologies, Ouji-sama."
Vejiita softened his scowl and nodded. "I understand, Gie-chan." He turned back to the crowd. "What has he done for this planet? Sure he has saved it several times, but so have I! And I have no allegiance or ties to this marble, yet I train and risk my life to help protect it from the scum of the Universe. What thanks do I get?"
Someone yells out from the crowd. "You get hundreds of great love scenes with Bulma!"
Gie opened her eyes in shock and growled
"Don't mention that blue-haired
hussy's name in my presence ever, Human!"
She raised a hand and sent a ki-blast
directly at the interloper, disintegrating
her instantly.
Vejiita looked at her with disdain.
"That's not an effective way of winning them
over, Gie."
She appeared unruffled. "You know what I think of that...female...my Prince."
He nodded. "I know. And
you know my soul is only for you. They're only
stories, Gie-chan." She nodded in
reply. He continued on, glancing out into the crowd.
"I recommend not mentioning that name
again, for fear of your death."
He furrowed his eyebrows. "Speaking
of death," he looked pointedly into the
audience. "Has this male ever died
for your safety? Has he? Not that I can recall! Now,
me, I have died several times to ensure
your safety and well-being. And what thanks do I
get?" He sighed a bit. "Sure,
I get the scenes mentioned earlier. They don't mean
anything to me; they're just that: scenes,
as in a soap opera on the television. I don't get
thanks from you or anyone else. Just
the 'hisses' and 'boos' that I received earlier."
"Do you want me to stop helping defend
this planet? I can, you know. I still have
a spacepod, and I can take Gie-chan here
and blast off Chikyuu. There are other
inhabitable planets out there."
He searched the crowd's silent faces.
"But I haven't. And I won't, unless you
force me too." He paused and spoke
quietly. "I may be portrayed as a heartless bastard,
cold, cruel, and emotionless, but that is
not always the real me. Arigato." He turned to Gie and
held out a hand. "Come, Gie-chan.
Let's go."
She nodded and giving the crowd one
last scowl, took hold of Vejiita's hand and
walked off the stage, in dignity.
Everyone just stared at Vejiita and
his companion as they silently walked off the
stage. Gohan gave Vejiita a thoughtful
look and turned back to the crowd. "Arigato,
Vejiita-san." He looked at his watch.
"Okay, now let's take that ten-minute break."
Fin
Remember, this a Debate, correct?