Vegeta headed upstairs after breakfast to find someone raiding his closet. He growled angrily at the intruder, who was wearing one of his blue elastic uniforms and sorting through the armor, of which he had many nearly identical pieces. The smiling intruder turned to face him as he came closer.
"Vegeta, I almost forgot how comfortable these are!" Goku said animatedly, an armor chest-plate in one hand as she stretched and moved in the form-fitting uniform.
"Who said you could go through my things?" Vegeta asked, vexed by the intrusion. Goku smiled coyly and shrugged her shoulders. "Stay out of my closet, Kakarot." Vegeta warned as he approached her and snatched the armor from her hand.
"Aww, come on, Vegeta." Goku replied as she yanked the armor back from Vegeta's grasp, holding it to her chest possessively. "I wanted to train this morning. I can't do that in any of that pretty stuff Bulma bought for me."
"Then I guess you'll be falling behind in your training!" Vegeta yelled as he tugged on the armor again, which Goku held tightly.
"I'm training in the gravity chamber this morning, with or without the armor." Goku said stubbornly as she suddenly released her grip and Vegeta stumbled backward a few steps from the abrupt end to their tug-of-war. Goku chuckled as Vegeta scowled in disbelief at her actions, and she proudly marched toward the exit of the closet. Vegeta cut her off, blocking her exit in a flash as he glared at Goku.
"You are not training in the gravity chamber this morning. That is my gravity chamber!" Vegeta demanded territorially, sneering in her face.
"Actually, all I have to do is ask Bulma for permission..." Goku indicated with a smug smile as Vegeta clenched his teeth, growling out his frustration. Goku pursed her lips thoughtfully as she looked at Vegeta. "Why don't we just share it, Vegeta? There's no reason we can't both train in there." She suggested with a friendly smile.
"I train alone." Vegeta said, narrowing his eyes at the determined female Saiyan. Goku crossed her arms and slightly leaned back as Vegeta relaxed a bit. She slipped the armor over her head quickly before turning to Vegeta with a bright smile.
"Alright! We'll see who gets there first!" Goku exclaimed hurriedly before sprinting through the window of the closet. Vegeta balked incredulously at the challenge for a mere moment before sprinting out the door himself. He reached the door of the gravity chamber, seeing Goku approaching it from another direction at almost the same moment. They met at the door and attempted pushing each other out of the way as they both struggled to get the door open and keep one another from getting in.
"Get out of the way!" Vegeta ordered as he pushed his palm against Goku's face.
"No! I was here first!" Goku insisted as she shoved her elbow into Vegeta's chest, fighting against the hand on her face. They grappled with each other wordlessly, gritting their teeth and pushing with all their might as they repeatedly pulled open and pushed closed the door.
"It's Chi-Chi!" Vegeta suddenly yelled, causing Goku to stop and look around just long enough for Vegeta to slide in and shut the door.
"Hey!" Goku yelled heatedly when she realized it was a trick, banging on the door with her fist. "That was dirty, Vegeta!" Vegeta smiled smugly through the little window in the doorway and Goku stuck her tongue out childishly. Goku heaved and turned around, slumping in defeat as she walked across the Capsule Corp grass.
"That was a dirty trick." A voice suddenly agreed from the yard, taking Goku by surprise. "But I do believe I've seen you use that trick before." Dr. Briefs chuckled with amusement. Goku looked completely surprised by the accusation for a moment, then a look of realization crossed her face and she chuckled, rubbing the back of her head.
"Oh yeah. I guess you're right." She admitted with a big smile. She placed her hands on her hips and looked around aimlessly. "Now what am I going to do today?"
"You could always help me out with my latest invention." Dr. Briefs suggested with a hopeful smile as he placed his hands in the pockets of his lab coat. Goku frowned dubiously at the suggestion and immediately waved dismissively at Dr. Briefs.
"That's okay. I think I'll get out of the city for awhile. See ya later, Dr. Briefs!" Goku yelled with a wave as she flew into the air.
Goku landed at her home, which was temporarily a strange place to be. She first noticed the picnic blanket set out, harboring two teenage lovebirds in the yard. Goku smirked at the sight as she strolled up to the unsuspecting teens, who were leaning in for a kiss. She leaned over them when their lips were just about to touch and smiled widely.
"Whatcha doin'?" She asked loudly as the teens jumped and nervously parted.
"D-dad!" Gohan stuttered, blushing profusely.
"Goku! Are you trying to scare us to death!?" Videl asked in a fiery tone that could rival Chi-Chi's as she clasped her hand over her heart. Goku chuckled mischievously as Gohan scowled at her.
"Dad," Gohan groaned, "we're trying to study for a test." He indicated the books and notebooks sprawled across the picnic blanket with a wide wave of his hand. Goku nodded knowingly.
"Suuuure." She said as she winked at her son, who frowned back at her. "Don't let me distract you." She added cheerily with a wave as she continued towards the house. She smiled widely when she spotted the boy who was a carbon-copy of the old her, squatting and inspecting something curiously in the grass.
"Hey, Goten." She said quietly as she squatted down beside him eagerly. "Whatcha looking at, son?"
"Dad! I'm catching frogs!" Goten exclaimed loudly, causing the one he was currently eyeing to hop away with an alarmed croak. Goku and Goten laughed together as they watched the frog hopping away in a panic.
"Goku? Is that really you?" A burly voice asked from the house. Goku looked over her shoulder to see the ever-smiling face of her father-in-law approaching. She was shocked by how large he was. She didn't remember him looking that big since she was a kid.
"Ox King!" She exclaimed happily as she stood to meet him.
"Wow! And I was so impressed when Chi-Chi brought me a son-in-law all those years ago. I never thought she could give me a daughter-in-law, too!" The Ox King let out a booming laugh as he slapped Goku hard on the back. It was a good thing she was so strong; most people would have been sent flying by that force. "I hardly believed it when Chi-Chi told me, but it really is you, isn't it?" The Ox King added as they walked into the house together. Goku nodded in agreement as she smiled at the familiar sight of Chi-Chi's back as she stood over the stove, stirring a pot of soup.
"Hey, Chi-Chi!" Goku said as she sat at the table out of habit. Chi-Chi immediately stiffened, pausing her stirring at the familiar address. Never a good sign. Goku frowned warily, but did not have long to wonder before Chi-Chi's outburst began.
"Goku! What are you doing here?!" She yelled as she spun around, scowling and pointing her soup-covered spoon at Goku accusingly. Goku grimaced and leaned back in her chair fearfully, before stumbling out of her seat and preparing to back right out of the house.
"I…thought I was coming home for a visit!" Goku exclaimed cautiously once she reached the doorway. Chi-Chi marched right up to the door, opening it for Goku.
"No! Not until you're back to your old self, Goku!" Chi-Chi exclaimed stubbornly as she nodded towards the outside and held the door open widely. Goku studied Chi-Chi with a perplexed expression and scratched the top of her head.
"So…it's okay that I'm a woman, but it's not okay for me to come home?" Goku asked, tilting her head in confusion as the Ox King looked on blankly, equally baffled by the exchange.
"Right! You're going to confuse your children! Goten is just comprehending that his father is alive and here to stay. Now you expect him to accept that his father is a woman who will be a man again sometime next year? That is too much for a seven year old to have to deal with, Goku. You need to keep minimal contact with the children until you're back to normal." Chi-Chi said sternly with a firm nod and a hand on her hip. Goku looked at the Ox King questioningly.
"Chi-Chi, honey. I think it would be good for the boys if Goku spent more time around here." The Ox King coaxed with a smile as he placed a hand on his daughter's shoulder. She quickly shook it off.
"No, Dad! I know how to take care of my babies. Goku should know to trust my judgement. She needs to do what I say now, for the good of our children." Chi-Chi said stubbornly before smiling a small smile at Goku. Goku smiled back with the hopes that Chi-Chi's anger had subsided as Chi-Chi stepped into the living room, reaching in a cupboard for something. "Here." She said as she handed Goku the package she pulled out. "I made you something last night. I hope you like it." Chi-Chi said with a proud smile, which Goku readily accepted and returned.
"Thanks, Chi-Chi." Goku said as she eyed the package curiously. Goku smiled as an idea occurred to her. "Are you sure you want me to leave?" Goku asked, searching for permission more than she was hoping for Chi-Chi to change her mind. Chi-Chi answered by shoving Goku out the door and slamming it behind her. That settled that. Goku shrugged indifferently before taking off into the air. "Bye!" Goku yelled loudly to her family before increasing her speed and zooming quickly to her next destination.
"Yoo-hoo!" Goku called happily as she landed on a little island and was immediately greeted by the sea turtle sitting on the beach.
"Hi, Goku. How nice to see you." The turtle greeted with a bow of his head as Goku waved and smiled pleasantly, passing the turtle and walking into the house. Master Roshi was already approaching the doorway, having heard Goku's greeting upon her arrival.
"Goku! What are you doing here?" Master Roshi greeted as Goku headed for the table and set her package down. She leaned on the table with one hand and placed the other on her hip as she turned to address the others, who were playing cards at the living room table.
"Hi, Goku! Did you raid Vegeta's closet or something?" Krillin asked, inspecting Goku's Saiyan armor skeptically.
"Yeah, actually, I did." Goku answered with a chuckle. "I was just visiting my house and Chi-Chi kicked me out." Goku added with a shrug, still confused about the whole thing. Krillin, Yamcha and Oolong snickered at the explanation.
"Man, Goku. You told Chi-Chi? You're braver than I thought." Krillin commented as he placed another card down in the pile.
"Well, I didn't exactly tell her. She came to Capsule Corp to find me. She's not angry about me like this actually. She just doesn't want me home." Goku explained as she crossed her arms.
"Your wife is a strange woman." Master Roshi muttered, shaking his head in disbelief. "But what's in the package?" Master Roshi asked as he pointed at the package on the kitchen table.
"I don't know. It's something Chi-Chi made for me." Goku said as she turned to the package and opened it curiously. The others all looked on curiously as Goku pulled out some orange fabric. "Alright! Chi-Chi made me a new gi!" Goku exclaimed happily as she held the garment in front of herself. The others smiled and nodded politely, slightly disappointed by the garb.
"So, Goku. Are you hungry?" Master Roshi asked out of the blue. Goku immediately smiled while Krillin raised an eyebrow suspiciously at the old man.
"Yeah! How did you know?" Goku answered happily as she hurried into the kitchen.
"Oh, I have my ways." Master Roshi chuckled as Goku opened the fridge.
"Wow! Look at all this sushi!" Goku exclaimed when she opened the fully stocked refrigerator. Krillin peered over Goku's shoulder, gaping in surprise at the sight. He turned to Master Roshi with a cynical expression.
"We don't usually keep sushi in the house." Krillin muttered as he sat at the kitchen table with Master Roshi quickly joining him as he pulled up a chair as well.
"I had a feeling Goku would be stopping by again sometime soon, so I made sure to buy a nice treat, and plenty of it, enough for all of us to share." Master Roshi explained as Goku turned to face him with a bright smile.
"Thanks, Master Roshi!" She exclaimed as she pulled the sushi out on the counter.
"It does look good." Krillin agreed as he licked his lips, eyeing the tasty assortment. Goku inspected the packaging curiously, then scratched her head as she looked again at the empty shelf on the fridge where the sushi had been.
"Where's your soy sauce, though?"
"Check the bottom shelf, Goku." Master Roshi offered, elbowing Oolong mischievously. Goku bent down to rifle through the bottom shelf, giving the men in the kitchen a great view of her rear end clad in spandex.
"I don't see it." Goku called from the fridge as the men sucked in a sharp intake of breath at the subtle movement of her hips.
"Keep looking. Move some things around." Oolong encouraged, chuckling excitedly.
"It should be there." Master Roshi added, smiling widely as he pulled his glasses down for a better view. Krillin and Yamcha glanced at each other as Yamcha took his seat, feeling doubtful about this whole thing. But they couldn't bring themselves to say anything against it. The view was just too nice! A few minutes later, 18 quietly walked through the front door, returning early from a shopping trip with a sleeping Maron in her arms as Oolong and Master Roshi continued snickering gleefully.
"What are they up to?" 18 asked herself, pursing her lips as she approached the kitchen stealthily. She hid behind a wall, glancing into the kitchen, and was immediately angered by the scene in front of her.
"I'm so hungry! Maybe we don't need the soy sauce." Goku suggested, as Master Roshi hurriedly responded.
"No! We need that soy sauce! It makes the sushi, Goku! You wouldn't want to ruin perfectly good sushi by eating it all wrong, would you?" Goku moaned in discontent, and her stomach growled loudly to echo the sentiment.
"Well, can I at least eat these apples?" Goku asked as she grabbed some from a shelf and shoved them into her mouth without waiting for an answer. The men in the kitchen continued staring, and 18 scowled angrily. She clenched her teeth as she brought Maron upstairs, laying her in bed, before returning downstairs.
Meanwhile, Goku was becoming frustrated with not finding the soy sauce. She heard an abbreviated yell behind her, followed by a few thumps, and stopped looking, rising slightly from her bent position with a questioning "Hm?" She turned around to see 18 standing in the kitchen, Master Roshi and Oolong knocked out on the ground, and Krillin and Yamcha knocked out in their chairs.
"Hi, 18. What happened to them?" Goku asked as she cocked her head in confusion.
"They needed to close their eyes for a while, so I helped them out." 18 explained slyly as she glared at the unconscious men.
"Oh." Goku said as she caught something out of the corner of her eye and smiled. "That's a shame. I just found the soy sauce!" She said as she grabbed it from the refrigerator door and swung the door shut. "I wonder why Master Roshi was so sure that it was on the bottom shelf." She said with a shrug as she set the soy sauce on the counter. 18 shook her head. "What are we going to do about all this sushi now?" Goku asked, licking her lips at the delicious spread on the kitchen counter.
"Tell you what, Goku." 18 said as she walked to the counter, grabbing two rolls for herself. "I'll take these for Maron and myself, and the rest is all yours." She said with a smirk.
"Really?!" Goku asked excitedly.
"Sure. You snooze, you lose, right?" 18 replied over her shoulder as she sauntered out of the kitchen.
"Great! Thanks, 18!" Goku exclaimed as she sprinkled soy sauce all over the sushi.
"Sure thing." 18 replied coolly before turning the corner to head upstairs. Goku smiled widely as she set to work devouring the sushi all by herself.
Goku spent some time alone on Master Roshi's beach after she finished eating, seeing that everyone else was still knocked out, and 18 and Maron never came downstairs again. She practiced her Kamehameha waves into the ocean and powered up experimentally to test the limits of her new body. Once she felt her hair falling down her back and her power soaring, she was very pleased to realize that with the same amount of exertion she's usually use, she was able to reach Super Saiyan 3. She stood with her hands on her hips in her highest form, gazing at the peaceful shoreline and blazing sunset as a few dolphins jumped through the water.
"Wow. You usually only use that form if there's a threat coming." A voice piped up behind her. Goku turned to face her old friend, happy to see he was awake. He startled when he saw her face, then chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "I don't think I'll ever get used to that transformation. It's even more bizarre on a woman." He commented as he studied Goku's face. Goku pursed her lips in surprise before she powered down to her normal form.
"Is that better, Krillin?" She asked with a smile before taking a seat in the sand and removing her boots to let the tide rush over her toes.
"Yeah." Krillin sighed, sounding relieved as he sat beside her. Krillin turned to Goku with a guilty expression on his face. "Listen, Goku. Maybe, for now, you might not want to spend too much time around here." Krillin warned with a frown.
"What do you mean, Krillin?" Goku asked innocently, searching out her friend's downcast eyes.
"I mean, well, you know…" Krillin stammered as a light blush formed on his cheeks.
"You don't want me around?" Goku assumed, thinking this related to the earlier conversation with Chi-Chi for some reason.
"N-no! No!" Krillin exclaimed hastily, shaking his upturned hands as he frowned at Goku's assumption. "We love having you here, Goku. It's just…some of us love having you here a little too much, if you know what I mean." Krillin trailed off the end of his statement as he narrowed his eyes accusingly towards the house. Goku frowned towards the shoreline as she attempted to decipher his meaning.
"Oh! You mean because I'm a girl!" Goku exclaimed loudly as she smiled slyly at Krillin. Krillin blushed with his hands in his lap, nodding intently. Goku nodded thoughtfully, turning her attention back towards the sunset. "I never thought I'd have to worry about that." Goku mused as she placed her hands on the ground behind her, leaning back and basking in the heat of the setting sun. Krillin gulped at the sight of the beautiful woman next to him, the sun highlighting her features in an impressive light and the outline of her body against the backdrop of the water looking like perfection.
"You definitely do now." Krillin blurted out before anxiously glancing over his shoulder for the probable presence of his wife, who would be very angry to hear that admission. Goku stood with a sigh and cast a resigned look upon her friend.
"I'm heading back to Capsule Corporation. It's getting close to dinner time, anyways." Goku informed Krillin. "But I'll still see you around, Krillin." She looked back towards the house, smirking as she thought to herself. "If I'm going to be a woman for another ten months, I'll have to learn to handle things like all the other girls do." Krillin stared at Goku, dumbfounded for a moment before he stood, still staring at his friend.
"O-okay, Goku. Tell Bulma and the gang that we say hi." Krillin said, waving as Goku slowly ascended into the sky.
"Sure. Bye, Krillin!" Goku exclaimed as she sped off, spraying water in her path as she moved at an incredible speed, still hovering close to the water.
The muted sounds of gunfire and blasting explosions echoed through the living room of Capsule Corporation. A blue-haired woman marched into the room, yelling irately.
"Trunks! I told you it's time for din-" She immediately cut herself off when she realized her son was not alone.
"Yeah, I heard you. But Goku said she would beat me on this next level." The boy said as he spared only a moment to glance over his shoulder at his mother before returning his attention to the video game. "I told her there was no way." He added arrogantly.
"Goku! You're back!" The blue haired woman exclaimed, running around the couch to face the two people who were intently focused on the screen.
"Yeah, but-" Goku cut herself off to wave Bulma aside with a forceful gesture. "Bulma, can you move?!"
"Yes!" The boy hissed as he threw his controller on the couch, standing proudly before marching towards the kitchen.
"Thanks, Bulma." Goku muttered facetiously as she reluctantly placed her controller on the couch, scowling at the woman in front of her.
"Well, excuse me!" Bulma exclaimed haughtily as she placed her hands on her hips. "I was worried about you, Goku. When you were gone all day, I thought you were disappearing into the woods on us again like you did that other day." Goku frowned apologetically. It was nice to hear that someone cared about her, no matter how unreasonable it seemed.
"No, Bulma. I won't be doing that again. It was a one-time thing." Goku said as she smiled widely at her friend. "I think you said something about dinner?" She prompted, nodding towards the kitchen expectantly. Bulma nodded in agreement.
"Yes. Let's get in there before Trunks and Vegeta eat everything." Bulma agreed as she walked into the kitchen fast, but not nearly as fast as Goku. They joined the table, Goku immediately shoveling food down quickly as Trunks and Vegeta were already far into their meal with a head start. Bulma grabbed just enough food for her much daintier appetite and ate a few bites quietly before nudging Vegeta. Vegeta grunted reprimandingly at her, not enjoying the interruption in his dinner. All it took was a harsh scowl from Bulma for Vegeta to reluctantly throw down his utensils, clearing his throat before speaking.
"Kakarot." Vegeta called at Goku, who was too busy shoveling down food to notice. "Kakarot!" He repeated irritably. Goku stopped abruptly, looking up in surprise with her mouth full. She quickly swallowed her food in one big gulp before wiping her face and meeting Vegeta's eyes. Vegeta exchanged a look with Bulma, frowning before speaking again as she gave him an insistent look. "You tell her!" Vegeta groused at Bulma before returning to his meal. Goku's eyebrows lifted in surprise, her interest piqued by whatever Vegeta was so reluctant to say.
"I found out what happened this morning with the gravity chamber, Goku." Bulma said as she glared at Vegeta reproachfully. "And Vegeta needs to learn to share. So I altered a few things." Bulma added with a conceited smile as her voice raised a pitch.
"Altered a few things?" Goku repeated slowly as she carefully eyed Vegeta and Bulma. Vegeta growled quietly, his volume increasing before he slammed a fist on the table and addressed Goku.
"She made it so the damn thing won't work unless there are at least two life forms inside it!" Vegeta complained.
"Really?" Goku asked in utter surprise.
"Yes." Vegeta replied. "So you need to be in that gravity chamber by seven o'clock tomorrow morning, Kakarot. My training will not wait for you!" Vegeta ordered, staring warningly at Goku. Goku smiled hesitantly, then her expression turned into a smug smile as she leaned back in her chair and placed her hands behind her head.
"Actually, Vegeta. You don't have much of a choice, do you?" Goku teased as Vegeta scowled furiously at her audacity. Goku chuckled rebelliously as she leaned forward and resumed eating her meal, finishing just moments later. Bulma, Trunks, and Dr. Briefs looked at each other worriedly. Bulma wondered if fixing things for those two to train together was such a great idea. They might kill each other before they make it past a day of training.
