4:50 PM 11/15/01
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from "The Brak Show"
Brak: And even though the donkey melted just outside of Marshmellow City,
Dean didn't care, cuz that's just the kinda man he was.
Father: Ahh yes, he was the Dean of Martins.
Chuey's Corner:
[the Corner is decorated in elaborate Christmassy decor; Chu is sitting at
the desk, next to her is Goku, who's wearing Christmas lights all over his gi and
a goofy smile on his face]
Vegeta: [sitting between the two] (raises an eyebrow) "The Christmas Cheese"?
Chuquita: (smirking) Do you have a problem with that little Veggie?
Vegeta: What the heck does CHEESE have to do with this story! THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING TO DO WITH CHEESE!
Chuquita: It doesn't have to.
Vegeta: And WHY are we having a CHRISTMAS story when it isn't even THANKSGIVING yet!
[points to the time/date at the top of the page]
Goku: (grins) Why, because we like you, M-O-U-S-EEEE...
Vegeta: And WHY is Kakarrot dressed up like a giant Christmas Tree! You might as well
just plant a plastic star on his head and give him two tree branches to hold WHILE THE
ENTIRE BLASTED TOWN SINGS CAROLS AROUND HIM! [slams his fist down on the table]
Goku: (boasts) If you MUST know, it's so Santa doesn't miss me this year.
Vegeta: "miss him?"
Chuquita: (elbows Vegeta in the gut) (whispers) Veggie, Son-San's family's really poor
remember! It's hard for them to buy a lot of presents.
Vegeta: (sniffles) You mean Kaka-chan's poor? *insert tears* Poor little Kaka-chan,
that's heartbreaking.
Goku: [bouncing inbetween them & places fuzzy-reindeer-antlers on Veggie's noggin] (giggles
and zips back to decorating the rest of the corner)
Vegeta: (looks up at the fuzzy-reindeer-antlers and grumbles)
(angrily) AND WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH HIM I'M GOING TO BREAK MORE THAN JUST HIS HEART!
Chuquita: [grabs Veggie & holds him back by the arms] No ya don't! (grins) That wouldn't be in
the Christmas spirit, would it Veggie?
Goku: (grins & zips over in front of them) (happily) Yeah little buddy! (puts a blinking red
Rudolph nose on Vegeta's nose) Where IS your Christmas spirit?
Vegeta: (growling) OH I'll give you spirit alright Kakarrot! I'LL GIVE YOU _YOUR_ SPIRIT ON A
SILVER PLATTER!
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) And now on with the fic!
Summary: It's the Christmas season and Veggie's pride has been shot down once again. He's offered
a chance to see what would've happened if he never existed. The Ouji takes the offer, boasting
how horrible Earth would be without him; but what he finds is something much more frightening
then he ever dreamed of--Kakarrot ruling it.
Ages:
Bura-8
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" OOOOOOOoooOOOOoooOOOOO, it's prettyful! " Goku said as he stared at the display in one
of the store windows.
" What's "prettyful"? " Vegeta said, annoyied yet slightly curious as he walked over to
where the taller saiyajin was standing, Bura close behind him.
" THAT! " Goku squealed, smushing Vegeta's face against the glass. Goku's eyes sparkled
as he looked at the object, " FISHY-SLIPPERS! " he pointed to fuzzy orange pair of slippers.
Each slipper shaped like a fish, " OH THEY'RE SO CUTE! I HOPE SANTA BRINGS ME A PAIR THIS YEAR! "
Vegeta dislodged his face from the glass window, " Kakarrot, they're just slippers!
What's the big deal? "
" I've never had a pair of slippers before... " Goku trailed off, smiling dreamily at
the fishy-slippers, " AND THEY LOOK JUST LIKE FISH! " he ended excitedly.
" You mean you've really never owned any slippers EVER Mr. Goten's Daddy? " Bura said,
shocked.
" Nope. " Goku sighed, his mood slightly depressing itself, " I think by the time Santa
gets to my house from going all over the world to all the other houses...that there isn't much
leftover in his sack left to give. " he shrugged.
" Or MAYBE Santa just doesn't like you. " Vegeta smirked, then felt a slap across his
face.
" HOW COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT! I HOPE SANTA CLAUS GIVES YOU NOTHING BUT _COAL_
FOR CHRISTMAS _VEGETA_! " Goku screamed, then noticing the hurt look on the shorter saiyajin's
face, pulled his arm away.
" Kaka-chan! " Vegeta said in shock, holding his now-red cheek.
" Oh Toussan, don't cry! " Bura said sympathetically, hugging Vegeta's leg. The smaller
saiyajin looked up at Goku in shock and pain.
" I do NOT cry for stupid IDIOTS like Kakarrot! " Vegeta said, growling in Goku's
direction, then turned in the other direction and rubbed his slapped cheek, sniffling softly. He
shook the feeling off.
" Hey Mr. Goten's Daddy? How much ARE the fishy-slippers anyway? " Bura asked curiously.
" I dunno, " Goku answered, then grinned, " All I know is I WANT UM! "
" $125? " Vegeta said, looking at the price. He smirked, " Well you're NOT going to get
them, so you can forget about that Kakarrot. "
" Huh? " Goku looked at him curiously.
" There's no way your Onna'll have 125 bucks to buy you those fish-shaped slippers. "
Vegeta said to him.
" Of course I'll get 'um. Santa doesn't buy the presents, all his magical little elfs
in his little toy factory up at the north pole make them for us good little kids, silly. " Goku
said with big sparkily eyes. He stopped, " And what do you mean "Onna"? Since when has Chi-Chi
been helping Santa Claus deliever presents!? AND WHY DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TELL ME THIS! "
Vegeta sweatdropped, " You don't get it...do you? "
" ? "
" Kakarrot, there is no such thing as--MMPH! " Vegeta was interrupted to find Bura's hand
over his mouth.
" TOUSSAN! NO! " she scholded.
" But B-chan! " Vegeta whined.
" You don't wanna break Mr. Goten's Daddy's heart do ya? " Bura pleaded with him.
Vegeta smirked, " You bet I do. " he said under his breath, then felt himself pulled
downward by the collar.
" No you don't, I know you don't. " Bura said with an impish smile on her face, " You
like Mr. Goten's Daddy too much to do something like that. "
" Yeah Veggie, you like me too much to do something like that. " Goku's voice chimed in
from behind Vegeta. Vegeta looked over his shoulder to see Goku smiling at him with the big
sparkily eyes from before.
" Uhhhh... " Vegeta stared at him, at a loss for words.
" Little buddy wanna tell me somethin? " he squealed anxiously.
" I..I...it's about Santa Claus. " Vegeta said, still staring.
" REALLY? " Goku grinned, " Is it a secret? "
" Uhh, yeah, it's a secret. "
" A really really secretty secret? " Goku grinned wider. Vegeta snickered evilly.
" Yes Kakarrot. A "really really secretty secret". " he said, half-mockingly, " Wanna
know what it is? "
Goku nodded excitedly. Vegeta whispered in his ear.
" Santa Claus isn't real... "
" ... "
" That's right Kakarrot, there is no such thing as Santa Claus. He is a figment of your
stupid third-class imagination! He's a fairy tale your baka friends told you. Do you want to know
why they always tell you to go to sleep because Santa won't come unless you are? That's because
they don't want you to see THEM placing YOUR PRESENTS that they bought at the STORE under the
tree. " Vegeta scoffed.
" ... " Goku stood there, frozen.
" Kakarrot? " Vegeta said, confused, " You...oh-kay? "
" ... "
" Kakarrot? "
" ... "
" Come on Kakarrot, that's not funny. " Vegeta said, his voice faltering as he walked
towards the other saiyajin, who's face was now a pale white color. Goku blinked, as if coming
out of a trance. He looked down at Vegeta with a cruel and icy glare, causing Vegeta to back up,
a look of surprise on his face. His eyes widened as Goku snarled at him. Vegeta noticed the tears
welling up in the Goku's eyes, " Uh, Kakarrot listen I-- "
" --GO AWAY! " Goku roared, sending chills up Vegeta's spine, " GO AWAY! I DON'T EVER
WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN YOU MONSTER! " he screamed, taking two steps back and prepared to teleport.
" No! NO KAKARROT WAIT! " Vegeta cried, running at him. He screeched to a halt just as
Goku disappeared. Vegeta bit his lip, slighlty worried, " Monster? " he said, them smirked &
crossed his arms, " Hmmph, well good ridence. We don't need that bakayaro messing up OUR
Christmas shopping, do we B-chan? " he said, then glanced over at Bura, who was staring at
Vegeta in the same dark, vengeful, ominous way.
" How could you do such a thing to him! He didn't deserve to have his dreams broken in
two anymore then you would Toussan! " Bura said, shaking her head.
" Oh come on B-chan, it's just Kakarrot. He gets over things easily, you know him. "
Vegeta said, trying to lighten the mood, " In fact, I give him a good 15 minutes before he comes
back here to apoligize to me for what he's done. " he said as-a-matter-of-factly.
Bura sweatdropped, " But Toussan, YOU were the one who should be doing the apoloizing
right now! "
Vegeta rolled his eyes, " Yeah right, like I'm gonna go up to Kakarrot, fall to my knees
and beg for his forgiveness while I sob like a little girl-- " he paused, looking down at Bura.
His face turned red, " No offense, I didn't mean you, I meant, "
" You better apologize to Mr. Goten's Daddy RIGHT NOW or he's gonna hate you for the rest
of your life Toussan. " Bura warned, then turned and continued walking, " And so will I. "
" WHAT? " Vegeta shrieked, " You're not serious, are you little B-chan? " he said weakly.
" You bet I'm serious! That was a very mean thing for you to do to Mr. Goten's Daddy,
Toussan. " Bura said, still facing the other direction.
" But B-chan, listen! " Vegeta cried, " I didn't mean to, I mean, I didn't know it was
going to...rip his heart into..pieces. " he finished, realization setting in, " ..oh crap. "
" You've done a lotta mean things to Mr. Goten's Daddy in the past, Toussan, but this is
the last straw! " Bura said, then mocked, " "a figment of your stupid third-class imagination!".
He'll NEVER forgive you. He called you a MONSTER Toussan! Mr. Goten's Daddy's NEVER called you
a monster before. And he's never looked at you like that before. He's really mad Toussan. "
" ... " Vegeta looked down at the ground, " Are you mad at me B-chan? " he looked up
slightly, " Are you still mad at me? "
Bura turned around to face him, her regular sweet smile on her face, " Nope! " she
chirped, " I can't stay mad at you silly. " she giggled. Vegeta grinned, then grabbed Bura &
hugged her.
" Aww, little B-chan! " he said happily, " I knew you wouldn't desert me! I knew you
wouldn't turn on me! " Vegeta said, then pulled away. Bura smiled at him, then frowned.
" Somehow I'm not sure Mr. Goten's Daddy is going to be able to forgive you that easily
though. " she sighed, " He seemed really hurt inside. And he was crying when he was yelling at
you. "
Vegeta set Bura down and they headed to the car, " Don't worry little B-chan, " he said
sweetly, " Kaka-chan's very easy to please. I'll just say I'm sorry and he'll instantly adore
me again. "
Bura looked up at him curiously, " But what's the good of saying you're sorry unless
you really mean it? "
" Home at last. " Vegeta sighed with relief as he & Bura got out of the car in front of
Capsule Corp. Vegeta shivered, " I could've sworn I felt someone glaring back at me the entire
trip home. " he looked down at Bura, who shrugged.
" Wasn't me. " she answered.
Vegeta scratched his head, then went to the front door & opened it, only to find the
house dead-silent, " Onna? Mirai? Trunks? " he called out.
" Kaasan? " Bura nervously squeaked out as she clung to Vegeta's leg, frightened.
" That's strange, you'd think at least they'd leave me a blasted note! " Vegeta said,
slightly ticked off, then opened the door to the kitchen & froze to see Bulma, Trunks, & Mirai
glaring at him in the same cold look that was on Goku's face earlier. Vegeta's face fell.
" Looks like Mr. Goten's Daddy's made a few housecalls. " Bura said in a sing-song voice,
worried.
" He--hello, Bulma, dear, honey? " Vegeta nervously squeaked out.
" OUT! " Bulma screamed, pointing at the back door.
" Wha-huh!? "
" OUT! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW MISTER! " she screamed, furious.
" Whad I do?! " Vegeta said, utterly confused.
" Oh you KNOW what you did Mister "high and mighty saiyajin no ouji"! "
" Actually, it's "the great and powerful saiya-- " Vegeta stopped in the middle of
correcting her, " --this wouldn't have anything to do with Kakarrot, would it? "
" YOU'RE DARN RIGHT IT HAS TO DO WITH "kakarrot"! " Bulma stomped over to him, " Chi-Chi
just called me on the phone, apparently Goku has locked himself in his bedroom CRYING and in a
DEEP depression! He was sobbing something about a MONSTER and Santa Claus not being real. " she
put her hands on her hips. Vegeta looked down at the floor,
" I don't have any idea what you're talking about. " Vegeta denied.
" Vegeta, the only two people Goku was last with were YOU and BURA. And I seriously
DOUBT Bura here was the one who blurted out to him that Santa doesn't exist, and that he was not
going to get any presents this year, AND that it's his other family members putting the gifts
under the tree instead of Santa. " Bulma said.
" I might've said something... " Vegeta shrugged.
" Vedge, he is not even EATING! HE HAS STOPPED EATING ALL TOGETHER! HE WILL NOT LEAVE HIS
ROOM! HE WILL NOT GO TO THE BATHROOM, HE WILL NOT GO DOWN TO SEE CHI-CHI SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT'S
WRONG WITH HIM--HE'S NEVER DONE _ANYTHING_ LIKE THIS BEFORE! WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM! "
" I already told you, I DIDN'T say-- " Vegeta stared.
" No, " Bulma interupted, " No, I don't want to even know what you told him. All I DO
know is that YOU will no longer be living here you heartless creep! " she said, then dumped
Vegeta's blanket, pillow, and Pookee into his arms.
" Kaasan no! You can't kick Toussan out! " Bura cried, " He has no other place to go!
Poor helpless Toussan, he'll have to live out on the street all alone! Toussan's scared to be all
alone and we need him! " she begged.
" Well he can sleep on the streets too for all I care! " Bulma threatened, then turned to
Vegeta, " NOW GET OUT! YOU ARE NO LONGER WANTED OR NEEDED HERE! "
" ... " Vegeta, shocked, looked around the room for any support on his side, then,
producing no result, sighed, " Fine, be that way. I DON'T NEED YOU BAKAS ANYWAY! I DON'T NEED
ANY OF YOU! " he shouted, then stomped out, slamming the door behind him. Bura ran to the window
& pressed her face against it.
" Toussan! Toussan come back! _I_ need you! "
Vegeta found himself standing in front of the Sons front door, clutching his pillow,
blanket, and teddybear. He glanced up at a lone 2nd floor window, Goku's room. Vegeta shivered,
assuming it was just the cold air. He reached to knock at the door, then stopped.
::What am I doing. This is the LAST place I should be right now. The second they open
this door Chi-Chi's going to come flying at me with her frying pan and beat me to a bloody
pulp!:: Vegeta thought to himself, " It's not MY fault! _I_ didn't know how deeply Kakarrot
believed in this Santa Claus thing! I wouldn't have done it if I had known it was going to
TRAMATIZE him! " he sighed, then instantly gazed up as the light in Goku's window flickered on.
He ran over to beneath the window, " KAKARROT! KAKARROT ARE YOU IN THERE! " he called up,
" IT'S ME! The...monster... " Vegeta trailed off, a tinge of pain instantly pierced inside him.
A figure opened the window. Vegeta squinted his eyes at the figure, who was holding the
rungs of the window above his head.
" Whadda you want! " the figure said angrily in a choked up voice, its bloodshot eyes
staring down at Vegeta viciously.
" I...Kakarrot? Is that you? " Vegeta said, slightly nervous.
" I SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT! " the figure said in a more impatient voice.
" Umm, Kakarrot, listen. A really funny thing, heh-heh, funny, happened to me just now.
I, uhh, I just got kicked out of my house and, well, you see I need a place to stay and-- "
Vegeta stammered, trying to keep his pride intact.
" Why don't you just go live where all the other monsters live, in a CAVE! " Goku said
coldly. Vegeta grabbed at his own chest with his free hand, as if something inside were ready
to explode.
" You--you don't mean that. " he shouted back up at him, frightened, " We're 'buddies',
right? I'm your, your 'little buddy Veggie'. You love me. "
" I HATE YOU!!!! " Goku screamed, then slammed the window down hard, sending cracks
throughout the glass.
" ... " Vegeta stared up at the window, scared and amazed at the same time. He clutched
his possessions tighter, then felt something cold smack him on the nose. The ouji looked down to
the end of his nose to see a large raindrop. Above him were a sea of dark clouds, " Crap, just
what I need now--rain. " he said in dismay.
" They hate me. " Vegeta said as he walked along the now muddy streets of Satin City,
" Bulma hates me, Mirai hates me, Trunks hates me, Chi-Chi--no, wait, she's always hated me. "
he paused, then continued, " Gohan hates me, Goten hates me, and worst of all, Kakarrot hates
me. " his voice faltered on the end of the sentence, " Damn, I really screwed up THIS time. And
all because of Kakarrot and his stupid childish notion about a big jolly bearded fat man living
up at the North pole who flys around every year giving presents to everyone! " he huffed.
" Kaka-chan will proabably never talk to me again! " he said sadly, " And Onna'll
probably never let me back in the house again until Kaka-chan forgives me, " Vegeta said, then
sniffled, " And he'll never forgive me. If I was him I wouldn't have forgiven me either. " he
said flatly, " What else could go wrong! "
" *THUNK!* "
" YEOW! " Vegeta screamed, then looked upward, the huge raindrops had turned into huge
balls of hail, plunking to the ground and knocking half the people in the street unconsious.
Vegeta gulped, then held his belongings over his head to prevent being thwaked by the hail & ran
off in search of shelter, he felt something grab him, then nearly slipped, almost falling onto
the sidewalk. He looked over his shoulder, only to yelp to see a small beagle with it's jaws
around a dropping piece of Vegeta's blanket. He pulled on the blanket, hard; then heard a snap.
Vegeta gawked to see the dog's jaws still around the end of the blanket. He sweatdropped, then
embarassingly ripped the jaws off of the blanket & plunked them back in the dog's mouth, who
promptly ran off, scared out of its mind. Vegeta looked at his blanket & gasped to see an corner
of it missing.
" Ehhh, " he moaned, still looking for a shelter. The ouji spotted an empty toll both and
flew over to it. He poked his head in the window, then, noticing no one was there, went inside
and dropped his things on the floor. Vegeta sat down in a bench in the toll booth, then leaned
on his side and covered himself with his ripped blanket. He grabbed Pookee & hugged him.
" Oh Pookee, this isn't fair. This shouldn't be happening to me. " he whined, " Stupid
Kakarrotto, stupid everybody! I'm a prince! I'm royalty! I should be living in a castle or a
mansion surrounded by servants and rule over millions of subjects, all of whom would love me and
NEVER call me a monster no matter what! " he pouted, then smirked, " And if they did call me
that I'd have them thrown in the dungeon and decapitated! " he shook his fist in the air.
" ... " Pookee stared at him. Vegeta's expression went from cocky to depression.
" You're right. I went off on a tangent again, sorry Pookee. " he said, hugging the bear
tighter, " I bet they'd treat me differently if something...happened..to me. " Vegeta stared at
the open window, a gust of cold air blew at him. Vegeta almost automatically got up, then walked
towards the window & leaned his head out of it. His body shook as he climbed out of the window &
onto the rung of the bridge, " I'll teach you to call me a _monster_ Kakarrot. " he said, his
voice wobbling. He put one foot out, then stopped, " I CAN'T DO IT! I'M TOO IMPORTANT TO DIE! "
he screamed to himself, then slipped & fell into the icy water below, the shock from the cold
knocking him unconsious as he hit it.
:::" V-sama, V-sama wake up! " a happy voice called out as Vegeta slowly opened his eyes
to find himself in a large luxurious room. He sat up in the King-sized bed he was in and looked
around, confused. He saw 3 figures standing in front of him. Kuririn & Yamcha were in butler
suits, the third was Goku, wearing a maid's uniform. -_-;;
" Are you alright V-sama? " Goku said, worried, " Is there anything I can get you?
Anything at all? "
Vegeta smiled widely at the welcome, sympathetic look on Goku's face, " Yes Kakarrot,
yes there is. " he said, practically eating up all the attention he was getting, " I would like
67 eggs, 43 pancakes, 2 dozen waffles--WITH butter ontop and bluberries baked inside, several
pigs-worth of bacon and a super-sized bottle of maple syrup to pour all over it! "
" As you wish V-sama. " Goku bowed his head, then teleported away and within seconds
re-appeared holding a huge try of the desired breakfast foods. Vegeta grinned anxiously and went
at the food, stuffing his face left & right.
" Wow Kahkah-mphan, dis efh dewifous! " he squealed, swallowing a mouthful of food,
" You're such a wonderful little servant! " Vegeta said, patting Goku on the head. The younger
saiyajin smiled meekly at the prince.
" Umm, V-sama? " he asked modestly, staring at the plate of food, " V-sama I was
wondering-- "
" Yes, Kaka-chan? " Vegeta smirked at him.
Goku continued, " --well, if maybe I could..you know, " he said, now looking down at the
floor.
" Go ahead Kaka-chan, sweetie, don't be shy. " Vegeta snickered to himself, feeling quite
entertained.
Goku looked up at him & grinned, " Can I have some waffles too! "
Vegeta was taken aback, " WHAT?! " he said, then hopped out of the bed and walked up to
Goku, " YOU want to eat some of MY _ROYAL_ waffles? " he exclaimed, angry.
Goku nodded eagerly, " I'm very hungry sir, and you have more than enough food there to
feed a small country...so, would you mind if...if I just took a little nibble? Please? "
" No! No you can NOT take a nibble Kakarrot! In fact, you aren't fit to eat the crumbs
from my plate! " Vegeta said proudly to the other saiyajin, who's eyes began to water.
" PLEASE V-sama? " Goku begged.
" I SAID _NO_!!! " Vegeta roared at him. Goku narrowed his eyes and glared at the prince.
" How could you starve me...you, you MONSTER! " he screamed back at Vegeta, who froze
at the sound of the word.
" Muh, monster? " Vegeta's eyes widened with shock as he backed into a mirror, then
turned around to see a hairy, beastly creature staring back at him. He screamed, pointing at the
reflection, " MONSTER!!!! ":::
" AHH! AHH! AHH! I'M NOT A MONSTER! I'M NOT I'M NOT I'M NOT! " Vegeta screamed in his
sleep as his eyes flew open to see a big blue-ish blur in front of him, " AHH! IT'S THE MONSTER!
IT'S STILL HERE! " he yelped, then paused as his eyes began to take everything back into focus
to reveal he was once again sitting inside the tollbooth, an unfamiliar figure standing in front
of him.
" Well, I know I'm not as young as I used to be but I'm still no monster! " the figure
exclaimed. Vegeta's eyes widened.
" Hey, I recognize that baka voice! " he said, leaning towards the figure, " You're
Kaio-sama! "
" Ahh, *ahem*, correct. " Kaio-sama said, nodding, " Sheesh, I thought you'd never come
to. Just lying there unconsious and drooling, pathetic. "
" PATHETIC! " Vegeta yelled, " Hey, what are you doing here anyway? "
" Dende's been swamped for the past several hours with complaints about you! In fact, he
gets them everyday but you really messed up this time Vegeta. It's like black Friday up there. "
Kaio-sama explained, then snorted, laughing, " You should hear some of the stuff they're saying
about you! Especially Son, HAHA! Hoo! Talk about adding insult to injury. " he laughed. Vegeta's
face turned red with embarassment.
" Kakarrot was BADMOUTHING me? " Vegeta gawked, then grabbed Kaio-sama by the collar,
" WHAT DID HE SAY! TELL ME NOW! " he said, shaking the blue kai back & forth. He stopped and
pushed Kaio-sama back. Vegeta crossed his arms, " You know what? I don't CARE what Kakarrot said
about me! I don't care what those other bakayaros said about me! They'll change their tune by
tommorow morning. " he said.
" What makes you think that? " Kaio-sama asked.
" Obviously after they notice that I've "disappeared" their weak little conciences will
cause them to start "worrying" about poor defenseless little me. " he mocked, " Then they'll
start sending out search parties and screaming out into the wilderness "Vegeta where are you?"
and "Veggie come back we need you!". " Vegeta rubbed his hands together, " And Kakarrot, yes,
his cry I will relish the most of all of them, "little buddy I'm sorry I yelled at you, please
come back to us I love you!". Then I'll sneak out of the bushes out there pretending I'm all
hurt and they'll carry me back to Capsule Corp and waid on my "hurt" self hand and foot like the
servants I was MEANT to have! "
" If he only knew he was more of a trouble to them than a help. " Kaio-sama said to
himself, shaking his head.
" Trouble? " Vegeta smirked, overing Kaio-sama, " HA! Those idiots would be HELPLESS
without ME around. They NEED me, especially Kakarrot. I'd hate to think we're he'd be without
me. " he mused.
" A lot better off. " Kaio-sama replied, then shot back as Vegeta went SSJ2.
" YOU DON'T KNOW HALF OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! KAKARROTTO WOULD BE WORTHLESS IF I
WAS NEVER AROUND! " Vegeta screamed.
An amused smile crossed Kaio's face, " You mean, if you never existed. "
Vegeta raised an eyebrow, " You can arrange that? " he said, interested.
" Actually "scrooge", I can. " Kaio-sama answered, " I'm not sure Shin would like it
though, it would take a lot of power to-- "
" --OH WHO CARES ABOUT SHIN! " Vegeta yelled at him, " I want to see Kakarrot down on
his knees on a street corner begging passers by for money. " he snickered.
" Do you REALLY think that's what would've become of Son Goku if you had never been
born? " Kaio-sama said sneakily.
Vegeta nodded, " Of course! He NEEDS me. The dum little peasant wouldn't last an hour,
not to mention a lifetime without having someone SMART around like me. "
" God, what an ego. " Kaio-sama sweatdropped, " If I didn't know better I'd say all you
got in that head of yours is a lot of hot air. " he said, then snapped his fingers.
" JUST SHUT UP AND TAKE ME THERE! " Vegeta shouted as Kaio-sama walked past him and up to
to the front door. He looked over his shoulder at the ouji.
" I already have. " he said bluntly as a confused look covered Vegeta's face.
" But I didn't see you do anything?! " he exclaimed.
" That's what you think. " Kaio said, then yelped as Vegeta ran over him and up to the
door. He flung the door open to see--absolutely nothing.
" IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME! " Vegeta said, then put his hand out, " With the exception
of the hail storm. " he noted.
" It would seem that way, wouldn't it. " Kaio-sama said, walking out after him.
" Nothing! Nothing except that stupid hail storm! It looks identical. " he whined,
walking out onto the the bridge. A huge clap of thunder echoed from behind Vegeta, causing him to
freeze in his tracks.
Kaio-sama tapped him on the shoulder, smirking, " Look behind you. " he pointed in the
other direction.
Vegeta turned around and gawked. A dark, humongous castle stood off in the distance, the
size of a large city. He walked across the bridge to the direction of the castle and stopped.
He narrowed his eyes, trying to focus on the castle, " Oh-kay, so maybe it's the hail storm AND
the gigantic, ominous castle. I don't care. " he said cooly, then turned back in the opposite
direction towards the city, " The only thing I care about finding is Kakarrot. " he said, walking
back to the city, " You comin Kai? "
" You're going in the wrong direction Vegeta. " Kaio-sama smiled.
" Just follow me alright! " Vegeta said, not listening, " We have a lot of street
corners to search for Kakarrot on, I'll need the help. "
Kaio-sama shrugged, still smirking, and followed him, " You're going to need help more
than you know Vegeta, much more than you know. "
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5:36 PM 11/22/2001
END OF PART ONE
Vegeta: (still wearing the fuzzy reindeer ears and blinking red Rudolph nose)
(to Chu) Is it just me, or did that end in a sort of ominous, danger-like, doom-impending way?
Chuquita: (grinning) Yup.
Vegeta: Proud of yourself, aren't you?
Chuquita: (still grinning) Yup.
Vegeta: (flatly) Something really bad is going to happen to me in "part 2", isn't it?
Chuquita: Correct for the third time Veggie-brains!
Goku: I love the holidays!
Chuquita: Ahh, don't we all.
Goku: (giggles, then plops a Christmas wreath around Vegeta's neck) Hee-hee-hee. [zips away]
Vegeta: (looks down at the wreath, then slaps himself on the forehead) Why me!
Chuquita: Why not?
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) He always has to do this stuff to me! And he KNOWS I don't like it when he
does! So WHY does he even do it!
Chuquita: (rolls her eyes) Cuz he loves you, knucklehead.
Vegeta: ... (pauses) Awwwwww, isn't that...sickeningly sweet of him.
Goku: (drops music sheets in front of Chu & Veggie) Come on guys! It's caroling time!
Time to go outside into the snowy night and sing Christmas Carols for all the happy people in
town!
Vegeta: (smirks) I guess he loves you too, eh, fellow caroler?
Chuquita: (groans) Oh shut up.
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from "The Brak Show"
Brak: And even though the donkey melted just outside of Marshmellow City,
Dean didn't care, cuz that's just the kinda man he was.
Father: Ahh yes, he was the Dean of Martins.
Chuey's Corner:
[the Corner is decorated in elaborate Christmassy decor; Chu is sitting at
the desk, next to her is Goku, who's wearing Christmas lights all over his gi and
a goofy smile on his face]
Vegeta: [sitting between the two] (raises an eyebrow) "The Christmas Cheese"?
Chuquita: (smirking) Do you have a problem with that little Veggie?
Vegeta: What the heck does CHEESE have to do with this story! THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING TO DO WITH CHEESE!
Chuquita: It doesn't have to.
Vegeta: And WHY are we having a CHRISTMAS story when it isn't even THANKSGIVING yet!
[points to the time/date at the top of the page]
Goku: (grins) Why, because we like you, M-O-U-S-EEEE...
Vegeta: And WHY is Kakarrot dressed up like a giant Christmas Tree! You might as well
just plant a plastic star on his head and give him two tree branches to hold WHILE THE
ENTIRE BLASTED TOWN SINGS CAROLS AROUND HIM! [slams his fist down on the table]
Goku: (boasts) If you MUST know, it's so Santa doesn't miss me this year.
Vegeta: "miss him?"
Chuquita: (elbows Vegeta in the gut) (whispers) Veggie, Son-San's family's really poor
remember! It's hard for them to buy a lot of presents.
Vegeta: (sniffles) You mean Kaka-chan's poor? *insert tears* Poor little Kaka-chan,
that's heartbreaking.
Goku: [bouncing inbetween them & places fuzzy-reindeer-antlers on Veggie's noggin] (giggles
and zips back to decorating the rest of the corner)
Vegeta: (looks up at the fuzzy-reindeer-antlers and grumbles)
(angrily) AND WHEN I'M THROUGH WITH HIM I'M GOING TO BREAK MORE THAN JUST HIS HEART!
Chuquita: [grabs Veggie & holds him back by the arms] No ya don't! (grins) That wouldn't be in
the Christmas spirit, would it Veggie?
Goku: (grins & zips over in front of them) (happily) Yeah little buddy! (puts a blinking red
Rudolph nose on Vegeta's nose) Where IS your Christmas spirit?
Vegeta: (growling) OH I'll give you spirit alright Kakarrot! I'LL GIVE YOU _YOUR_ SPIRIT ON A
SILVER PLATTER!
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) And now on with the fic!
Summary: It's the Christmas season and Veggie's pride has been shot down once again. He's offered
a chance to see what would've happened if he never existed. The Ouji takes the offer, boasting
how horrible Earth would be without him; but what he finds is something much more frightening
then he ever dreamed of--Kakarrot ruling it.
Ages:
Bura-8
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" OOOOOOOoooOOOOoooOOOOO, it's prettyful! " Goku said as he stared at the display in one
of the store windows.
" What's "prettyful"? " Vegeta said, annoyied yet slightly curious as he walked over to
where the taller saiyajin was standing, Bura close behind him.
" THAT! " Goku squealed, smushing Vegeta's face against the glass. Goku's eyes sparkled
as he looked at the object, " FISHY-SLIPPERS! " he pointed to fuzzy orange pair of slippers.
Each slipper shaped like a fish, " OH THEY'RE SO CUTE! I HOPE SANTA BRINGS ME A PAIR THIS YEAR! "
Vegeta dislodged his face from the glass window, " Kakarrot, they're just slippers!
What's the big deal? "
" I've never had a pair of slippers before... " Goku trailed off, smiling dreamily at
the fishy-slippers, " AND THEY LOOK JUST LIKE FISH! " he ended excitedly.
" You mean you've really never owned any slippers EVER Mr. Goten's Daddy? " Bura said,
shocked.
" Nope. " Goku sighed, his mood slightly depressing itself, " I think by the time Santa
gets to my house from going all over the world to all the other houses...that there isn't much
leftover in his sack left to give. " he shrugged.
" Or MAYBE Santa just doesn't like you. " Vegeta smirked, then felt a slap across his
face.
" HOW COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT! I HOPE SANTA CLAUS GIVES YOU NOTHING BUT _COAL_
FOR CHRISTMAS _VEGETA_! " Goku screamed, then noticing the hurt look on the shorter saiyajin's
face, pulled his arm away.
" Kaka-chan! " Vegeta said in shock, holding his now-red cheek.
" Oh Toussan, don't cry! " Bura said sympathetically, hugging Vegeta's leg. The smaller
saiyajin looked up at Goku in shock and pain.
" I do NOT cry for stupid IDIOTS like Kakarrot! " Vegeta said, growling in Goku's
direction, then turned in the other direction and rubbed his slapped cheek, sniffling softly. He
shook the feeling off.
" Hey Mr. Goten's Daddy? How much ARE the fishy-slippers anyway? " Bura asked curiously.
" I dunno, " Goku answered, then grinned, " All I know is I WANT UM! "
" $125? " Vegeta said, looking at the price. He smirked, " Well you're NOT going to get
them, so you can forget about that Kakarrot. "
" Huh? " Goku looked at him curiously.
" There's no way your Onna'll have 125 bucks to buy you those fish-shaped slippers. "
Vegeta said to him.
" Of course I'll get 'um. Santa doesn't buy the presents, all his magical little elfs
in his little toy factory up at the north pole make them for us good little kids, silly. " Goku
said with big sparkily eyes. He stopped, " And what do you mean "Onna"? Since when has Chi-Chi
been helping Santa Claus deliever presents!? AND WHY DIDN'T ANYONE EVER TELL ME THIS! "
Vegeta sweatdropped, " You don't get it...do you? "
" ? "
" Kakarrot, there is no such thing as--MMPH! " Vegeta was interrupted to find Bura's hand
over his mouth.
" TOUSSAN! NO! " she scholded.
" But B-chan! " Vegeta whined.
" You don't wanna break Mr. Goten's Daddy's heart do ya? " Bura pleaded with him.
Vegeta smirked, " You bet I do. " he said under his breath, then felt himself pulled
downward by the collar.
" No you don't, I know you don't. " Bura said with an impish smile on her face, " You
like Mr. Goten's Daddy too much to do something like that. "
" Yeah Veggie, you like me too much to do something like that. " Goku's voice chimed in
from behind Vegeta. Vegeta looked over his shoulder to see Goku smiling at him with the big
sparkily eyes from before.
" Uhhhh... " Vegeta stared at him, at a loss for words.
" Little buddy wanna tell me somethin? " he squealed anxiously.
" I..I...it's about Santa Claus. " Vegeta said, still staring.
" REALLY? " Goku grinned, " Is it a secret? "
" Uhh, yeah, it's a secret. "
" A really really secretty secret? " Goku grinned wider. Vegeta snickered evilly.
" Yes Kakarrot. A "really really secretty secret". " he said, half-mockingly, " Wanna
know what it is? "
Goku nodded excitedly. Vegeta whispered in his ear.
" Santa Claus isn't real... "
" ... "
" That's right Kakarrot, there is no such thing as Santa Claus. He is a figment of your
stupid third-class imagination! He's a fairy tale your baka friends told you. Do you want to know
why they always tell you to go to sleep because Santa won't come unless you are? That's because
they don't want you to see THEM placing YOUR PRESENTS that they bought at the STORE under the
tree. " Vegeta scoffed.
" ... " Goku stood there, frozen.
" Kakarrot? " Vegeta said, confused, " You...oh-kay? "
" ... "
" Kakarrot? "
" ... "
" Come on Kakarrot, that's not funny. " Vegeta said, his voice faltering as he walked
towards the other saiyajin, who's face was now a pale white color. Goku blinked, as if coming
out of a trance. He looked down at Vegeta with a cruel and icy glare, causing Vegeta to back up,
a look of surprise on his face. His eyes widened as Goku snarled at him. Vegeta noticed the tears
welling up in the Goku's eyes, " Uh, Kakarrot listen I-- "
" --GO AWAY! " Goku roared, sending chills up Vegeta's spine, " GO AWAY! I DON'T EVER
WANNA SEE YOU AGAIN YOU MONSTER! " he screamed, taking two steps back and prepared to teleport.
" No! NO KAKARROT WAIT! " Vegeta cried, running at him. He screeched to a halt just as
Goku disappeared. Vegeta bit his lip, slighlty worried, " Monster? " he said, them smirked &
crossed his arms, " Hmmph, well good ridence. We don't need that bakayaro messing up OUR
Christmas shopping, do we B-chan? " he said, then glanced over at Bura, who was staring at
Vegeta in the same dark, vengeful, ominous way.
" How could you do such a thing to him! He didn't deserve to have his dreams broken in
two anymore then you would Toussan! " Bura said, shaking her head.
" Oh come on B-chan, it's just Kakarrot. He gets over things easily, you know him. "
Vegeta said, trying to lighten the mood, " In fact, I give him a good 15 minutes before he comes
back here to apoligize to me for what he's done. " he said as-a-matter-of-factly.
Bura sweatdropped, " But Toussan, YOU were the one who should be doing the apoloizing
right now! "
Vegeta rolled his eyes, " Yeah right, like I'm gonna go up to Kakarrot, fall to my knees
and beg for his forgiveness while I sob like a little girl-- " he paused, looking down at Bura.
His face turned red, " No offense, I didn't mean you, I meant, "
" You better apologize to Mr. Goten's Daddy RIGHT NOW or he's gonna hate you for the rest
of your life Toussan. " Bura warned, then turned and continued walking, " And so will I. "
" WHAT? " Vegeta shrieked, " You're not serious, are you little B-chan? " he said weakly.
" You bet I'm serious! That was a very mean thing for you to do to Mr. Goten's Daddy,
Toussan. " Bura said, still facing the other direction.
" But B-chan, listen! " Vegeta cried, " I didn't mean to, I mean, I didn't know it was
going to...rip his heart into..pieces. " he finished, realization setting in, " ..oh crap. "
" You've done a lotta mean things to Mr. Goten's Daddy in the past, Toussan, but this is
the last straw! " Bura said, then mocked, " "a figment of your stupid third-class imagination!".
He'll NEVER forgive you. He called you a MONSTER Toussan! Mr. Goten's Daddy's NEVER called you
a monster before. And he's never looked at you like that before. He's really mad Toussan. "
" ... " Vegeta looked down at the ground, " Are you mad at me B-chan? " he looked up
slightly, " Are you still mad at me? "
Bura turned around to face him, her regular sweet smile on her face, " Nope! " she
chirped, " I can't stay mad at you silly. " she giggled. Vegeta grinned, then grabbed Bura &
hugged her.
" Aww, little B-chan! " he said happily, " I knew you wouldn't desert me! I knew you
wouldn't turn on me! " Vegeta said, then pulled away. Bura smiled at him, then frowned.
" Somehow I'm not sure Mr. Goten's Daddy is going to be able to forgive you that easily
though. " she sighed, " He seemed really hurt inside. And he was crying when he was yelling at
you. "
Vegeta set Bura down and they headed to the car, " Don't worry little B-chan, " he said
sweetly, " Kaka-chan's very easy to please. I'll just say I'm sorry and he'll instantly adore
me again. "
Bura looked up at him curiously, " But what's the good of saying you're sorry unless
you really mean it? "
" Home at last. " Vegeta sighed with relief as he & Bura got out of the car in front of
Capsule Corp. Vegeta shivered, " I could've sworn I felt someone glaring back at me the entire
trip home. " he looked down at Bura, who shrugged.
" Wasn't me. " she answered.
Vegeta scratched his head, then went to the front door & opened it, only to find the
house dead-silent, " Onna? Mirai? Trunks? " he called out.
" Kaasan? " Bura nervously squeaked out as she clung to Vegeta's leg, frightened.
" That's strange, you'd think at least they'd leave me a blasted note! " Vegeta said,
slightly ticked off, then opened the door to the kitchen & froze to see Bulma, Trunks, & Mirai
glaring at him in the same cold look that was on Goku's face earlier. Vegeta's face fell.
" Looks like Mr. Goten's Daddy's made a few housecalls. " Bura said in a sing-song voice,
worried.
" He--hello, Bulma, dear, honey? " Vegeta nervously squeaked out.
" OUT! " Bulma screamed, pointing at the back door.
" Wha-huh!? "
" OUT! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW MISTER! " she screamed, furious.
" Whad I do?! " Vegeta said, utterly confused.
" Oh you KNOW what you did Mister "high and mighty saiyajin no ouji"! "
" Actually, it's "the great and powerful saiya-- " Vegeta stopped in the middle of
correcting her, " --this wouldn't have anything to do with Kakarrot, would it? "
" YOU'RE DARN RIGHT IT HAS TO DO WITH "kakarrot"! " Bulma stomped over to him, " Chi-Chi
just called me on the phone, apparently Goku has locked himself in his bedroom CRYING and in a
DEEP depression! He was sobbing something about a MONSTER and Santa Claus not being real. " she
put her hands on her hips. Vegeta looked down at the floor,
" I don't have any idea what you're talking about. " Vegeta denied.
" Vegeta, the only two people Goku was last with were YOU and BURA. And I seriously
DOUBT Bura here was the one who blurted out to him that Santa doesn't exist, and that he was not
going to get any presents this year, AND that it's his other family members putting the gifts
under the tree instead of Santa. " Bulma said.
" I might've said something... " Vegeta shrugged.
" Vedge, he is not even EATING! HE HAS STOPPED EATING ALL TOGETHER! HE WILL NOT LEAVE HIS
ROOM! HE WILL NOT GO TO THE BATHROOM, HE WILL NOT GO DOWN TO SEE CHI-CHI SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT'S
WRONG WITH HIM--HE'S NEVER DONE _ANYTHING_ LIKE THIS BEFORE! WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM! "
" I already told you, I DIDN'T say-- " Vegeta stared.
" No, " Bulma interupted, " No, I don't want to even know what you told him. All I DO
know is that YOU will no longer be living here you heartless creep! " she said, then dumped
Vegeta's blanket, pillow, and Pookee into his arms.
" Kaasan no! You can't kick Toussan out! " Bura cried, " He has no other place to go!
Poor helpless Toussan, he'll have to live out on the street all alone! Toussan's scared to be all
alone and we need him! " she begged.
" Well he can sleep on the streets too for all I care! " Bulma threatened, then turned to
Vegeta, " NOW GET OUT! YOU ARE NO LONGER WANTED OR NEEDED HERE! "
" ... " Vegeta, shocked, looked around the room for any support on his side, then,
producing no result, sighed, " Fine, be that way. I DON'T NEED YOU BAKAS ANYWAY! I DON'T NEED
ANY OF YOU! " he shouted, then stomped out, slamming the door behind him. Bura ran to the window
& pressed her face against it.
" Toussan! Toussan come back! _I_ need you! "
Vegeta found himself standing in front of the Sons front door, clutching his pillow,
blanket, and teddybear. He glanced up at a lone 2nd floor window, Goku's room. Vegeta shivered,
assuming it was just the cold air. He reached to knock at the door, then stopped.
::What am I doing. This is the LAST place I should be right now. The second they open
this door Chi-Chi's going to come flying at me with her frying pan and beat me to a bloody
pulp!:: Vegeta thought to himself, " It's not MY fault! _I_ didn't know how deeply Kakarrot
believed in this Santa Claus thing! I wouldn't have done it if I had known it was going to
TRAMATIZE him! " he sighed, then instantly gazed up as the light in Goku's window flickered on.
He ran over to beneath the window, " KAKARROT! KAKARROT ARE YOU IN THERE! " he called up,
" IT'S ME! The...monster... " Vegeta trailed off, a tinge of pain instantly pierced inside him.
A figure opened the window. Vegeta squinted his eyes at the figure, who was holding the
rungs of the window above his head.
" Whadda you want! " the figure said angrily in a choked up voice, its bloodshot eyes
staring down at Vegeta viciously.
" I...Kakarrot? Is that you? " Vegeta said, slightly nervous.
" I SAID WHAT DO YOU WANT! " the figure said in a more impatient voice.
" Umm, Kakarrot, listen. A really funny thing, heh-heh, funny, happened to me just now.
I, uhh, I just got kicked out of my house and, well, you see I need a place to stay and-- "
Vegeta stammered, trying to keep his pride intact.
" Why don't you just go live where all the other monsters live, in a CAVE! " Goku said
coldly. Vegeta grabbed at his own chest with his free hand, as if something inside were ready
to explode.
" You--you don't mean that. " he shouted back up at him, frightened, " We're 'buddies',
right? I'm your, your 'little buddy Veggie'. You love me. "
" I HATE YOU!!!! " Goku screamed, then slammed the window down hard, sending cracks
throughout the glass.
" ... " Vegeta stared up at the window, scared and amazed at the same time. He clutched
his possessions tighter, then felt something cold smack him on the nose. The ouji looked down to
the end of his nose to see a large raindrop. Above him were a sea of dark clouds, " Crap, just
what I need now--rain. " he said in dismay.
" They hate me. " Vegeta said as he walked along the now muddy streets of Satin City,
" Bulma hates me, Mirai hates me, Trunks hates me, Chi-Chi--no, wait, she's always hated me. "
he paused, then continued, " Gohan hates me, Goten hates me, and worst of all, Kakarrot hates
me. " his voice faltered on the end of the sentence, " Damn, I really screwed up THIS time. And
all because of Kakarrot and his stupid childish notion about a big jolly bearded fat man living
up at the North pole who flys around every year giving presents to everyone! " he huffed.
" Kaka-chan will proabably never talk to me again! " he said sadly, " And Onna'll
probably never let me back in the house again until Kaka-chan forgives me, " Vegeta said, then
sniffled, " And he'll never forgive me. If I was him I wouldn't have forgiven me either. " he
said flatly, " What else could go wrong! "
" *THUNK!* "
" YEOW! " Vegeta screamed, then looked upward, the huge raindrops had turned into huge
balls of hail, plunking to the ground and knocking half the people in the street unconsious.
Vegeta gulped, then held his belongings over his head to prevent being thwaked by the hail & ran
off in search of shelter, he felt something grab him, then nearly slipped, almost falling onto
the sidewalk. He looked over his shoulder, only to yelp to see a small beagle with it's jaws
around a dropping piece of Vegeta's blanket. He pulled on the blanket, hard; then heard a snap.
Vegeta gawked to see the dog's jaws still around the end of the blanket. He sweatdropped, then
embarassingly ripped the jaws off of the blanket & plunked them back in the dog's mouth, who
promptly ran off, scared out of its mind. Vegeta looked at his blanket & gasped to see an corner
of it missing.
" Ehhh, " he moaned, still looking for a shelter. The ouji spotted an empty toll both and
flew over to it. He poked his head in the window, then, noticing no one was there, went inside
and dropped his things on the floor. Vegeta sat down in a bench in the toll booth, then leaned
on his side and covered himself with his ripped blanket. He grabbed Pookee & hugged him.
" Oh Pookee, this isn't fair. This shouldn't be happening to me. " he whined, " Stupid
Kakarrotto, stupid everybody! I'm a prince! I'm royalty! I should be living in a castle or a
mansion surrounded by servants and rule over millions of subjects, all of whom would love me and
NEVER call me a monster no matter what! " he pouted, then smirked, " And if they did call me
that I'd have them thrown in the dungeon and decapitated! " he shook his fist in the air.
" ... " Pookee stared at him. Vegeta's expression went from cocky to depression.
" You're right. I went off on a tangent again, sorry Pookee. " he said, hugging the bear
tighter, " I bet they'd treat me differently if something...happened..to me. " Vegeta stared at
the open window, a gust of cold air blew at him. Vegeta almost automatically got up, then walked
towards the window & leaned his head out of it. His body shook as he climbed out of the window &
onto the rung of the bridge, " I'll teach you to call me a _monster_ Kakarrot. " he said, his
voice wobbling. He put one foot out, then stopped, " I CAN'T DO IT! I'M TOO IMPORTANT TO DIE! "
he screamed to himself, then slipped & fell into the icy water below, the shock from the cold
knocking him unconsious as he hit it.
:::" V-sama, V-sama wake up! " a happy voice called out as Vegeta slowly opened his eyes
to find himself in a large luxurious room. He sat up in the King-sized bed he was in and looked
around, confused. He saw 3 figures standing in front of him. Kuririn & Yamcha were in butler
suits, the third was Goku, wearing a maid's uniform. -_-;;
" Are you alright V-sama? " Goku said, worried, " Is there anything I can get you?
Anything at all? "
Vegeta smiled widely at the welcome, sympathetic look on Goku's face, " Yes Kakarrot,
yes there is. " he said, practically eating up all the attention he was getting, " I would like
67 eggs, 43 pancakes, 2 dozen waffles--WITH butter ontop and bluberries baked inside, several
pigs-worth of bacon and a super-sized bottle of maple syrup to pour all over it! "
" As you wish V-sama. " Goku bowed his head, then teleported away and within seconds
re-appeared holding a huge try of the desired breakfast foods. Vegeta grinned anxiously and went
at the food, stuffing his face left & right.
" Wow Kahkah-mphan, dis efh dewifous! " he squealed, swallowing a mouthful of food,
" You're such a wonderful little servant! " Vegeta said, patting Goku on the head. The younger
saiyajin smiled meekly at the prince.
" Umm, V-sama? " he asked modestly, staring at the plate of food, " V-sama I was
wondering-- "
" Yes, Kaka-chan? " Vegeta smirked at him.
Goku continued, " --well, if maybe I could..you know, " he said, now looking down at the
floor.
" Go ahead Kaka-chan, sweetie, don't be shy. " Vegeta snickered to himself, feeling quite
entertained.
Goku looked up at him & grinned, " Can I have some waffles too! "
Vegeta was taken aback, " WHAT?! " he said, then hopped out of the bed and walked up to
Goku, " YOU want to eat some of MY _ROYAL_ waffles? " he exclaimed, angry.
Goku nodded eagerly, " I'm very hungry sir, and you have more than enough food there to
feed a small country...so, would you mind if...if I just took a little nibble? Please? "
" No! No you can NOT take a nibble Kakarrot! In fact, you aren't fit to eat the crumbs
from my plate! " Vegeta said proudly to the other saiyajin, who's eyes began to water.
" PLEASE V-sama? " Goku begged.
" I SAID _NO_!!! " Vegeta roared at him. Goku narrowed his eyes and glared at the prince.
" How could you starve me...you, you MONSTER! " he screamed back at Vegeta, who froze
at the sound of the word.
" Muh, monster? " Vegeta's eyes widened with shock as he backed into a mirror, then
turned around to see a hairy, beastly creature staring back at him. He screamed, pointing at the
reflection, " MONSTER!!!! ":::
" AHH! AHH! AHH! I'M NOT A MONSTER! I'M NOT I'M NOT I'M NOT! " Vegeta screamed in his
sleep as his eyes flew open to see a big blue-ish blur in front of him, " AHH! IT'S THE MONSTER!
IT'S STILL HERE! " he yelped, then paused as his eyes began to take everything back into focus
to reveal he was once again sitting inside the tollbooth, an unfamiliar figure standing in front
of him.
" Well, I know I'm not as young as I used to be but I'm still no monster! " the figure
exclaimed. Vegeta's eyes widened.
" Hey, I recognize that baka voice! " he said, leaning towards the figure, " You're
Kaio-sama! "
" Ahh, *ahem*, correct. " Kaio-sama said, nodding, " Sheesh, I thought you'd never come
to. Just lying there unconsious and drooling, pathetic. "
" PATHETIC! " Vegeta yelled, " Hey, what are you doing here anyway? "
" Dende's been swamped for the past several hours with complaints about you! In fact, he
gets them everyday but you really messed up this time Vegeta. It's like black Friday up there. "
Kaio-sama explained, then snorted, laughing, " You should hear some of the stuff they're saying
about you! Especially Son, HAHA! Hoo! Talk about adding insult to injury. " he laughed. Vegeta's
face turned red with embarassment.
" Kakarrot was BADMOUTHING me? " Vegeta gawked, then grabbed Kaio-sama by the collar,
" WHAT DID HE SAY! TELL ME NOW! " he said, shaking the blue kai back & forth. He stopped and
pushed Kaio-sama back. Vegeta crossed his arms, " You know what? I don't CARE what Kakarrot said
about me! I don't care what those other bakayaros said about me! They'll change their tune by
tommorow morning. " he said.
" What makes you think that? " Kaio-sama asked.
" Obviously after they notice that I've "disappeared" their weak little conciences will
cause them to start "worrying" about poor defenseless little me. " he mocked, " Then they'll
start sending out search parties and screaming out into the wilderness "Vegeta where are you?"
and "Veggie come back we need you!". " Vegeta rubbed his hands together, " And Kakarrot, yes,
his cry I will relish the most of all of them, "little buddy I'm sorry I yelled at you, please
come back to us I love you!". Then I'll sneak out of the bushes out there pretending I'm all
hurt and they'll carry me back to Capsule Corp and waid on my "hurt" self hand and foot like the
servants I was MEANT to have! "
" If he only knew he was more of a trouble to them than a help. " Kaio-sama said to
himself, shaking his head.
" Trouble? " Vegeta smirked, overing Kaio-sama, " HA! Those idiots would be HELPLESS
without ME around. They NEED me, especially Kakarrot. I'd hate to think we're he'd be without
me. " he mused.
" A lot better off. " Kaio-sama replied, then shot back as Vegeta went SSJ2.
" YOU DON'T KNOW HALF OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT! KAKARROTTO WOULD BE WORTHLESS IF I
WAS NEVER AROUND! " Vegeta screamed.
An amused smile crossed Kaio's face, " You mean, if you never existed. "
Vegeta raised an eyebrow, " You can arrange that? " he said, interested.
" Actually "scrooge", I can. " Kaio-sama answered, " I'm not sure Shin would like it
though, it would take a lot of power to-- "
" --OH WHO CARES ABOUT SHIN! " Vegeta yelled at him, " I want to see Kakarrot down on
his knees on a street corner begging passers by for money. " he snickered.
" Do you REALLY think that's what would've become of Son Goku if you had never been
born? " Kaio-sama said sneakily.
Vegeta nodded, " Of course! He NEEDS me. The dum little peasant wouldn't last an hour,
not to mention a lifetime without having someone SMART around like me. "
" God, what an ego. " Kaio-sama sweatdropped, " If I didn't know better I'd say all you
got in that head of yours is a lot of hot air. " he said, then snapped his fingers.
" JUST SHUT UP AND TAKE ME THERE! " Vegeta shouted as Kaio-sama walked past him and up to
to the front door. He looked over his shoulder at the ouji.
" I already have. " he said bluntly as a confused look covered Vegeta's face.
" But I didn't see you do anything?! " he exclaimed.
" That's what you think. " Kaio said, then yelped as Vegeta ran over him and up to the
door. He flung the door open to see--absolutely nothing.
" IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME! " Vegeta said, then put his hand out, " With the exception
of the hail storm. " he noted.
" It would seem that way, wouldn't it. " Kaio-sama said, walking out after him.
" Nothing! Nothing except that stupid hail storm! It looks identical. " he whined,
walking out onto the the bridge. A huge clap of thunder echoed from behind Vegeta, causing him to
freeze in his tracks.
Kaio-sama tapped him on the shoulder, smirking, " Look behind you. " he pointed in the
other direction.
Vegeta turned around and gawked. A dark, humongous castle stood off in the distance, the
size of a large city. He walked across the bridge to the direction of the castle and stopped.
He narrowed his eyes, trying to focus on the castle, " Oh-kay, so maybe it's the hail storm AND
the gigantic, ominous castle. I don't care. " he said cooly, then turned back in the opposite
direction towards the city, " The only thing I care about finding is Kakarrot. " he said, walking
back to the city, " You comin Kai? "
" You're going in the wrong direction Vegeta. " Kaio-sama smiled.
" Just follow me alright! " Vegeta said, not listening, " We have a lot of street
corners to search for Kakarrot on, I'll need the help. "
Kaio-sama shrugged, still smirking, and followed him, " You're going to need help more
than you know Vegeta, much more than you know. "
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5:36 PM 11/22/2001
END OF PART ONE
Vegeta: (still wearing the fuzzy reindeer ears and blinking red Rudolph nose)
(to Chu) Is it just me, or did that end in a sort of ominous, danger-like, doom-impending way?
Chuquita: (grinning) Yup.
Vegeta: Proud of yourself, aren't you?
Chuquita: (still grinning) Yup.
Vegeta: (flatly) Something really bad is going to happen to me in "part 2", isn't it?
Chuquita: Correct for the third time Veggie-brains!
Goku: I love the holidays!
Chuquita: Ahh, don't we all.
Goku: (giggles, then plops a Christmas wreath around Vegeta's neck) Hee-hee-hee. [zips away]
Vegeta: (looks down at the wreath, then slaps himself on the forehead) Why me!
Chuquita: Why not?
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) He always has to do this stuff to me! And he KNOWS I don't like it when he
does! So WHY does he even do it!
Chuquita: (rolls her eyes) Cuz he loves you, knucklehead.
Vegeta: ... (pauses) Awwwwww, isn't that...sickeningly sweet of him.
Goku: (drops music sheets in front of Chu & Veggie) Come on guys! It's caroling time!
Time to go outside into the snowy night and sing Christmas Carols for all the happy people in
town!
Vegeta: (smirks) I guess he loves you too, eh, fellow caroler?
Chuquita: (groans) Oh shut up.