CH.4, Vegeta's Good Mood

Author's notes: Hi again! I know I promised I'd write a new chapter sooner (ducks a flying cd). I'M SORRY, DON'T TRY TO DECAPITATE ME, PLEASE. (calms down) I would have written sooner but what with laziness, ff.net being down, and my monitor going to shit (TWICE), I haven't been able toL . Anyway, here is a list of the names of characters, items, events, etc. since I plan to use the real names, not the watered-down/bastardized ones from the English translation of the show:

Solar Flare

Taiyô -Ken (Fist of the Sun)

Krillin

Kuririn

Tien

Tenshinhan

Goku

Son Goku or Goku

Gohan

Son Gohan or Gohan

Piccolo

Piccolo Daimyo ( the Great Demon Piccolo, though I think I spelled it wrong),Piccolo, or "Dai-Mao" (Demon king, I think)

Master Roshi, Turtle Master

Kame-Sen'nin (the turtle master) or Muten Roshi (the invincible old master)

Korin

Master Karin, Karin-Sen'nin (Master Karin) (both are used, so I mentioned it both ways)

Kakarot

same as dubbed, but I wanted to mention it to clear that up

Wolf-Fang Fist

Roga FuFu-Ken (Fist of the Wolf-fang Gale

Note: the underlined names are the ones from the shows and the ones underneath are the correct ones). Plus, these names are from the translated manga that I have so far, any that I seem to have wrong that aren't mentioned in the Frieza Saga or earlier in DBZ or right at the beginning of the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budokai Saga in Dragonball or before, I don't have the proper name for, otherwise, leave me alone, they're more correct then any other source I know of, including fan-based DB/DBZ/DBGT websites. Also, that's all I can think of for now. If I think of any others, I'll let you know.

Oh, one more thing, I've gotten a hold of some DBGT episodes, so I thought I'd set it after the end of DBGT. It won't change the storyline too much (There isn't one :P), so please don't get upset.

Begin Chapter 4

"HAH! HIYA!" Vegeta threw a punch and a kick, working out in the gravity room. Am I slowing down in my old age? It doesn't look that way, but then, I haven't had a good sparing match in a while, so I can't be sure. It was a question he was always asking himself these days. Bulma said he looked fine, but as a human, she really was too slow to follow his movements well enough to make a proper assessment. Not that she doesn't try, he admitted to himself. He would never let anyone know this (even though that goofball Kakarot had already figured it out), but he both loved and respected Bulma, after all, she is the mother of my sons, both "future" and present.

That experience he had had with her and Yamcha was…………interesting. I never realized just how much he cares for her. He'd never seen Yamcha as competition- what a laugh! He was too much of a weakling- so he had allowed the human to live. But up until now I really had no respect for him. He'd probably go through me to save her if he had to.

"HA! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!" He did a backflip and threw a series of five Ki-blasts then rushed in front of them and used a Kiai to block them. "KIAI!"

That was enough for today, maybe when his son came home from Work at Capsule Corporation, he'd talk him into a good spar. "Computer, gravity to normal." Instantly, the weight lifted from his shoulders and he left to go take a shower.

. . .

After his shower, the phone rang. "Vegeta, can you get that for me, I'm working on your birthday present," Bulma yelled. Vegeta lifted one eyebrow at that, but picked up the phone, anyway. "Hello?"

"Hi, Vegeta, it's Pan," came the reply. "What do you want, brat?" he demanded, "Bulma's busy with something she claims is my birthday present."

"Oh! You mean she's gonna clone you?" came the witty reply. "Anyway, Vegeta, I wanted to talk to you, there's a kid here who has a chi strong enough that could knock you around the block. He's coming home with me. I thought maybe I'd bring him over so you could spar with him." She had him and she knew it. Still, the thought was enticing, even though it wasn't possible, considering this was a human she was talking about.

"Bring the weakling over, and I'll show you true power," he said.

"Riiiiight, anyway, will do, but I gotta go to lunch now, bye!" Pan hung up the phone. CLICK! Vegeta did the same, then went to the dining room for a quick bite to eat before going to round up Yamcha after all, if he was going to fight someone this good, he needed a good warm-up, and Yamcha was better then nothing, what with Kakarot gone and all. He smiled as he went looking for the human.

. . .

"Okay, I'm ready to go now," Pan said as she headed for the lunchroom, Bradley keeping perfect stride with her. In fact I'd swear he's even walking like me. She frowned at that, "Look, do you have to copy me like that?"

"Oh sorry," he blushed, "I'm using your mind to adapt better and must have picked up your stride by accident."

"It's okay," she smiled, "I thought you were teasing me or something."

She was learning a lot about his psychic abilities already, and she got the distinct impression that he didn't have total control of them, yet.

"No, I wouldn't dare, you'd beat me up," he grinned, but she got the feeling that he actually believed it possible.

"With a chi like yours? No way! You could toss me around like a rag doll," she smiled, "not that I wouldn't mind sparing with you later." With that, she gave him a playful punch in the gut- playful for a Saiyan, that is.

"OOMP!" he didn't quite fall over, but he did bend down for a moment and cough.

"Actually, I've got no fighting skills whatsoever," he gasped.

Pan nearly fell over, "WHAT!?! Then how come you're so powerful?!"

"I'm not sure. It had something to do with that Majin Buu guy," he answered, That's also why I've got psychic powers, I think."

"Wait a minute, that was over 30 years ago, you can't have been around then."

"…Let's just say that's a long story," he answered.

"Fine, but you better tell me about it some time."

"………………OK"

They reached the lunchroom and got their meals, then found a pair of seats with some privacy to talk.

"You know, you seem to be very liberal with these powers of yours," she said, "In books, everyone seems to have this code of honor about when and where it's okay to use mind reading."

"Yes, well," he stopped a moment to think about how to respond, " for one thing, people in books- and movies, I might add- have one major advantage over me, their not real. For another, I tried that route, people tend to have one of two basic views about mind reading, they either think I'm nuts, or that I'm going to be reading their minds all the time, which, quite frankly, would drive me insane.

"Also, I usually try to give something back to the person in return for the sue of their knowledge, such as implanting a suggestion in their mind that leads them toward some goal, or doing so with a friend or loved one that they've been having problems dealing with lately." He blushed, "Sometimes it works out better than I expected."

Pan raised an eyebrow at that, "So, what exactly happened when you muddled in Bulma's mind, hmm?"

He laughed, "So women aren't as stupid as men like to think," and he proceeded to tell her about the tryst he accidentally caused.

. . .

Pan didn't know whether to crack up or puke. The look on Bradley's face was downright comical and the story was funny, but the thought of Vegeta naked sent chills up and down her spine.

She decided to laugh, it was much better for her stomach and her dignity, besides, she didn't think Bradley felt all that great about the situation and laughing might make him feel better, besides he was kind of cute, in a little boy/puppy-dog sort of way.

He laughed with her, "I guess it is kind of funny, but it wasn't quite what I expected. They must have had some tension keeping them apart and nothing more or else it wouldn't have happened that way."

Pan could have sworn her jaw hit the floor, Vegeta and Yamcha? Disgusting!

"You'd be surprised, actually, it's not quite like that, they're just both extremely devoted to Bulma, and DON'T HIT ME!!" he put up his hands in defense of the fist she just cocked at him, "I couldn't help it, you were practically broadcasting it at me, and I thought I should explain."

Pan lowered her hand, "Fine, no more taking though, okay? I'm starved."

He grinned, "Deal," then gaped as she ate everything in sight, including his food.

"Whoops! I'll get you another plate. Sorry!" He forgave her and they managed to get through lunch and the rest of the school day with no problems, besides a few psychic Faux Pas of course.

"By the way, Pan asked as she lifted off the ground, " do you know how to fly?"

Suddenly he was in front of her hanging upside down, "Nope," he said in a teasing tone, "but if you hum a few bars, I'll try to fake it.

"Okay, fine, smart-ass, but we're making a stop at Bulma's house before we go home. I promised Vegeta a spar with you, and if I don't explain it, he'll come looking for you, and maybe kill you by accident. Oh, and don't think for a minute that psychic powers will keep you out of his reach forever, he'll find a way to nab you, one way or another."

"That's true," he admitted, " I've been inside his mind. He's got the brain of a tactical genius, believe me I was almost caught in the mind of one once." They started to fly off.

"Caught?" she asked, "As in found out?"

"No, caught as in no escape, do not pass go, do not collect $200, or Zeni, or whatever, she'd already found me out, and didn't care, but she had a mind like a steel trap," he shuddered, " literally."

She? Pan looked up. "Okay, we're here. We'll talk more later okay?" and without waiting for an answer, landed, walked into the building and got ready in case Vegeta decided to kill the messenger. "Let's go."

…

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T FIGHT!?!" So much for Vegeta's good mood

End Chapter 4

Okay, I'm gonna leave it there, because, quite frankly, this chapter took too long as it is (actually, I planned it that way, but hey).

DBZ Trivia: What? You mean that list at the top isn't enough? Okay,…………………Ummmm, oh yeah! When Goku and Bulma first meet the turtle hermit, he makes Bulma show him her panties, but it turns out she isn't wear any because Goku (being the innocent he is) took them off her earlier.