A/N: Hi there! This took ridiculous amount of time to be updated and I am sorry but school's being bitch and hell after Christmas break and I've done nothing else expect gone to school and after that worked on my homework and projects... I hope this chapter makes up for it even if it is little short. Read on! I intend to finish this story even if it claims my life!
Disclaimer: So let me get this straight? The rights on DBZ will only cost me 70 thousand trillion bucks, my arms and legs, liver, heart, both kidneys, my first-born and my soul! Uh... I'll get back to you later...
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Chapter 9 - The announcement to Saiyajin people and the prank
Videl opened her groggily as the light in the room became too bright and she would have jumped up in fright for not recognizing her surroundings immediately, if she only could have done such feat. She soon found out she was unable to lift her arm or any other part of her body from the bed the gravity seemed to have glued her into. Whatta hell was going on here! This was not her bedroom and someone was playing a very bad practical joke on her!
Surprisingly hearing a slight snore near her, Videl managed to turn her head and to her utter shock she saw none other than Son Gohan sleeping in the weirdest position ever: he was half-hanging out of the bed and seemed to be only held up by the sheets, a small trickle of drool hanging from the corner of his mouth.
She let out a giggle. How cute!
She stopped herself before that thought had a chance to run too far away. Whatta hell Son Gohan was doing in her room! Or could it be whatta hell she was doing in Son Gohan's room? The thought caused Videl to freeze as small bits of weird group with supernatural powers and people with tails rode into her mind from the black depths of her mind.
As if in cue a thick brown tail slithered from around Gohan and wrapped itself around the sheets and pulled Gohan up to the bed on his side and then curled into a cute 'S' position behind him on the matress.
Videl stared her blue eyes huge. Gravity. Soiya-people. Cursing royalties... Gohan and his wacko family and friends..
It was true! All that weird stuff deriving from the Capsule Corporation compound to a planet with ten times Earth's gravity, full of people named after vegetables. She hadn't dreamt this all up after all! A very high detailed picture of Gohan's incredibly sinewy and muscular body preparing for the bed flashed in her mind causing crimson hue spread over her face as her wandering eyes now noticed he still was clad only in boxers, his back now facing her.
And there's only one reaction to this common to all people in the world:
She screamed.
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Goku yawned as he pulled on the armour Vegeta had just minutes earlier thrown and to him and then left dragging him and ChiChi out of bed to be ready for the damn presentation. Feeling the familiar armour around his upper torso he couldn't help but memories come back to him and wished he'd have his own gi, but he decided he could stand being dressed in his hated costume for couple of hours. Even Vegeta himself didn't feel that joyous for getting his royal armour back.
Only on thing was different with his armour: it was that of an elite and not the one of a third class as earlier in his life. Vegeta had obviously lied his rank to his father or promoted him without his knowledge.
Frowning he noted that his youngest was not in sight, but the youngest son's armour was gone and he immediately felt that this day would have some memorable even in it... and his thought became only confirmed as he heard Bulma ask ChiChi through the intercom was Trunks over there..
Whatever happened he would have to watch his steps today.
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Gohan shot out of the bed so fast Videl wasn't even sure he did so and he stood on the bed in a fighting stance, the air rippling around him weirdly. Her scream was nonetheless cut off like by a knife with this. Gohan's eyes quickly scanned the room for the cause of Videl's alarming scream but found nothing threatening unless some piece of furniture had gained life and attempted murder... His black eyes settled on Videl; questioning.
" Uhmm... a bad dream?" she more asked than stated, eyes wide and sheepish, and Gohan snorted in annoyance. He hopped off the bed gracefully, rolling his eyes and mentally cursing for the umpteenth time his promise to ensure her safety on Planet Vegetasei. He quickly dressed on the armour he noticed was placed on the nearby chair and saw another meant for Videl hanging from the chair recliner. Videl watched with interest as the too small looking piece of solid and stiff looking material stretched to accommodate his body and as the blue spandex-type material hugged every contour of his defined body.
Gohan turned to her: " You should get up and dress. The presentation will begin shortly and I think you might want to eat something before."
Videl glared heatedly in response. " If mister happens to remember, I can't do that! This gravity is still too much!" she reminded him and now felt the soreness in her muscles that were under constant strain, trying to adapt and keep the body safe. Gohan's mouth formed an O and with an exasperated sigh he walked over her and yanked the covers off her.
" KYAH! WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING, SON GOHAN!" Videl demanded blushing as she only donned her undergarments: innocent white panties and black sports bra.
" What! I am helping you to dress as you can't stand on your own less lift your arm!" Gohan said as if it were the most flagrant thing in the universe and grabbed her arm and hauled her up. Videl yelped and blushed in embarrassment and anger. Even if he didn't know what modesty was she damn well knew!
" Leggo! You can't treat me like this!" she tired to persuade him but he only kept a blank face and carried her to her armour. She wriggled in his grasp the best he could and Gohan felt like he was holding onto a slimy eel.
" Videl, please! Stop wriggling! I can't dress you like this!" he scolded and secured his grasp on her, secretly admiring how smooth and soft her skin felt under his fingers and as her body brushed accidentally against his many times. Videl felt her face heat up a her mind inadvertently changed it into 'I can't undress you like this!'. And suddenly Gohan became aware of the fact that he was holding near-naked woman in his lap though he was clothed he could imagine how that skin felt against his skin...
Uh-oh... Oh shit! He decided to concentrate on getting her dressed before his Saiyajin instincts got out of the hand. He was aware of the bodily attraction between them since forever, the first day he met her she had held this certain something that piqued his Saiyajin instincts and probably the only thing that hindered him from claiming her was her shitty attitude and false life she lived...
He didn't know what his mother and father would say if he suddenly announced they had now a daughter-in-law, whom was very pregnant... his father probably would say something like about damn time and his mother well... he didn't want to think about it.
With Videl still protesting and fighting back he managed to get her into the armour and spandex, while trying not to glance at her bare, smooth neck. Damnit! Why she always made everything so damn difficult!
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Supporting Videl from her arm he made it look like she was pretty much standing walking on her and he was only escorting her as they arrived and met up with the others just beyond the grand stadium located in front of the palace that they had learnt to be some kind of public fight ring for challenges, festive center or meant for punishments and announcements.
Kuririn and Juuhachigou were both dressed in armour too and looked plain uncomfortable in them, though the blonde android was a stoic as ever. Goten and Trunks were surprisingly present on time and stood in military attention with such straight faces that it rose everybody's suspicions just what the earlier-in-the-morning-missing duo were up to.
Gohan greeted his parents and everyone else and looked around interested as they chit-chatted and Vegeta tried to decide just what he should tell about his 'misadvetures'... The place resembled greatly the Rome's Colosseum though only it was dug into the ground so the most upper seats were on the ground level and a small canyon led to it letting in enough light albeit it was not needed as Vegetasei had two suns. Gohan was impressed with the architecture; a place like this didn't need any speakers system as the natural echo would take care of that.
" So, Gohan..." came Kuririn's sly voice, " how was 'sleeping' with Videl?"
Gohan only snorted and shrugged his shoulders indifferently, managing a laugh from the group as Videl glowered at him and everyone else. They didn't sleep together so what the hell kind of a opinion he could have was she a good lay or not! The human girl decided to keep her mouth shut as it seemed she would only lose the war in this subject as Gohan's father, the short man and various others were ready to team up against her.
So Videl only settled for venomous glares that had an effect of an insect. No one, absolutely no one was intimidated as they had received Vegeta's glare and ire for years...
" Wow... so much Saiyajins..." Bulma awed as she looked at the stadium that was no filled with Saiyajins of various ranks and the sky was full of overing Saiyajins too. Bulma noted that some sort of TV cameras were begin set up to broadcast the whole show to planet's every part. Her fingers were itching to wonder the technology so new and foreign to her... She hard Vegeta chuckle into her head through their bond but decided to ignore it with a smile.
The King came with his various adjutants with happy grin on his face and Karifurauu was cowering behind one of the guards after seeing Vegeta. The poor man still couldn't quite figure out what he had done to receive the anger of the man that should be thanking him on his knees and kiss his boot for bringing his dead people back...
" Now, be ready for the announcement! I'll keep a small speech first and then, son, it's your turn to tell me about everything and introduce your allies and family!" King Vegeta said and almost skipped around. Vegeta's face was craved out of stone and all he uttered was a flat 'yay' with sarcasm dripping from it. The King either didn't notice or chose to ignore his son remark, beamed brightly that even Goku was scared of the elder Saiyajin's happy disposition.
" Alright! Let's go and give out people what they want!" he said and started marching towards the arena, the others following.
" If you didn't resemble him in looks I'd say he's not your father by a chance that snowball has in hell," Goku whispered to Vegeta as they walked side by side after the King. Vegeta only grunted in response, agreeing whole-heartedly.
" I knew my father was an idiot in politics and cruel ruler but this side I'd rather never have come familiar with..." the prince whispered back. He. Didn't. Like. This. At. All! The two Saiayjins were completely unaware of the gasp they evoked from the crowd as they walked side by side after the King; the crowd howling in approval and joy.
Someone was walking side by side with their Prince! Not a step behind nor forward! Just who could have such honour of being his trusted advisor and general! Run in every watcher's head as they mysterious group came into view. Vegeta and Goku were didn't even know what meant walking side by side with royalty like that since Vegeta didn't know about this tradition had he been too small to understand it. Bulma followed behind few steps with ChiChi and the boy's in tow. Gohan, Videl, Kuririn and Juuhachigou came last.
Videl looked in awe at the huge crowd and the noise it was making was almost deafening! She hung onto Gohan's arm scared, knowing she wasn't included in the 'inside' of the groups and now afraid just what hey could do to her... Gohan wouldn't do anything like that, now would he? During this announcement would she receive some punishment? Gohan was after all close to the prince of their race and the way she had treated him back on Earth... She gulped. Gohan looked as stoic and unemotional as ever.
And the game was on unbeknown to King and Videl.
Everybody glared occasionally at Goten and Trunks who tried to look as innocent as possible, while trying to contain the frustration they felt. With their finely tuned eyes everyone saw the traps that had been ingeniously hidden to the arena stage and avoided them to their best ability. Trunks snapped his fingers disappointed as his father side stepped one of the invisible strings so that none noticed.
It was a wonder that the King had not yet stepped on one of them, but hat would be soon fixed as he would step on the speech keepers podium, a small solid table at the very front of the arena...
Vegeta, still not feeling quite forgiving his father, didn't do anything as the King reached the podium. No one else either took up the responsibility of warning the monarch just what his grandson with the help of his friend was capable of...
He stepped on the invisible string, his mouth opened ready to start his speech and hands raised to demand silence... The Z gang cringed. The prank itself would be nothing but the public humiliation it would cause...
" AAAAARGH! OW OWOW OOWW! OH FUCK! SHIT!" Out of nowhere, a shovel slapped the King on the face with a huge force behind it, hidden inside the podium and planned to spring when someone stepped on the string. Now we can't forget just whose son Trunks other half is and he had pretty vast knowledge of quantum physics...
The King toppled on his butt, and launched another trap he had managed unknowingly avoid. The whole speaker's podium blew up! The smoke cleared fast and King Vegeta stood there sooty and scorched, looking absolutely boggled as a person can be.
Dumbfounded silence hung in the air: the crowd in disbelief; Z warriors had hidden their faces in their hands. Vidle was terrified! Now they definitely would be killed for committing a sacrilege towards royalty! Only Goten and Trunks were smiling brightly.
" BULLSEYE!" Echoed around the dead silent stadium/colosseum as the two boys high-fived each other.
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A/N: Heh. I admit the prank was lame, but it continues in the next chapter. But what can be worse than being humiliated in front of planetful of people, eh? REVIEW, KUDASAI! I hope this sated you for a while! This won't be that much longer story so hang in there! JA NE! MORE G/V COMING UP SOON! AND POSSIBLY... A RIVAL FOR GOHAN?
