I'm really sorry about the very long wait, but I was on summer break with little internet service. On top of that, I didn't have as much time as I thought I'd have to write more, but anyway enough with the apologizing. I'm sure you're eager to read more of this story. On with Chapter Twenty-Six...
Chapter Twenty-Six
Goku: Hey DeWayne, you still have that pouch I gave you earlier right?
DeWayne: (takes out a small brown bag and brings it to Goku) Not to be rude, but what's in here anyway?
Goku: Senzu beans.
DeWayne: What do they do?
Goku: Hand me one and watch.
Mom: I heard my mom say something about those beans. They're supposed to heal anyone who eats one right?
Goku: (nods his head the best that he can)
DeWayne: (opens the pouch and pulls out a Senzu bean)
Dad, Vee, and DeWayne: (watch intently)
Goku: (happily munches and swallows his Senzu bean; within a few seconds, all his cuts and bruises disappear; stands up) I feel much better, thanks. Vee needs one, too.
DeWayne: (stares at Goku in awe)
Vee: HELLO!!
DeWayne: (shakes out of his daze and brings Vee a Senzu bean)
Vee: (eats the bean and stands up) Took you long enough.
DeWayne: Sorry, I just never seen anything like this before.
Vee: Neither have I, but you didn't see me staring did you?
DeWayne: Is it too late to apologize for how I've been acting all day?
Vee: (frown lessens) No, I guess it isn't. But you'd better mean it because I think you are just as scared of me as you are of Goku.
DeWayne: No, no. I just realized what a jerk I've been and I hope to make it up to you.
Vee: (rolls her eyes) Why do I not believe you?
Mom: Vee just forgive the nice young boy and let's go home, okay?
Vee: (sighs) Fine I forgive you.
DeWayne: Thanks.
Dad: Now give each other a hug.
Vee and DeWayne: (in unison) Ewww! No way!
Goku, Mom, and Dad: (chuckle)
Later that night
DeWayne: (knocks on his houses door) Father! I'm home!
DeWayne's Dad: (opens the door) Hey, hey. So how did the fight go?
DeWayne: (while walking in with his extra clothes) It was great! I couldn't keep up with most of the moves though. I was really shocked to see that Veenie was able to go Super Saiyan 4 just like Mr. Goku.
DeWayne's Dad: (while closing the door) Are you serious?! Super Saiyan 4? Now there's three of them on this planet?
DeWayne: Yep.
DeWayne's Dad: I hope you know that this means our income from the tournament will lower by a few thousand.
DeWayne: Yeah, I know, but I fight in it too, so we both can get some money, okay? You know there aren't that many Super Saiyan's around.
DeWayne's Dad: (places his hand on his son's shoulder) Thanks son.
At Goku's house
Goku: (silently enters his house while keeping focused on his wife's ki; to himself) She's in the bedroom. (peaks inside the bedroom and notices her folding laundry on the king size bed)
Chi Chi: (humming to herself) Gosh, I hope Goku comes back soon.
Goku: (smirk on his face; sneaks up behind Chi Chi and wraps his arms around her waist; startling her)
Chi Chi: Oh! Goku, you scared me! Don't you ever do that again.
Goku: Ah, come on, Chi, give me a break. I came home in one piece, just like you wanted. Aren't you happy?
Chi Chi: (stops folding the clothes and turns around in his arms to face him) Yes, I'm happy.
Goku: (pulls her closer to him and chuckles a little)
Chi Chi: (leans her head on his chest, takes in a deep, happy breath that moves his fur a little, and suddenly pushes away from him) Eww. You stink! Go take a shower.
Goku: (chuckles with is hand behind his head)
At Vee's house
Mom: Veenie, why didn't you tell us that you were so strong? We wouldn't have kept you cooped up in the house on the previous planets.
Dad: (waiting for an answer)
Vee: Well, honestly I thought you guys would disown me if you found out how freakishly strong I was.
Dad: Nonsense. You're our child and as parents, we are to love you unconditionally. Besides, I'm extremely happy to know that you are this strong. That kind of strength should be publicized, not kept in the shadows.
Mom: Your father's right, you know.
Dad: (mocking Mom) You shouldn't refer to me as father, it makes me sound old.
Mom: (doesn't catch the mocking and rolls her eyes)
Vee: (giggles)
Dad: Well it's getting late and I've got work tomorrow so I'm turning in for the night. What about you two?
Mom: I'm going back to work tomorrow too so I guess I'm going to bed as well. 'Night Vee.
Vee: (enters her room) 'Night Mom, Dad.
Dad: 'Night.
Vee: (closes her room door and logs on to her computer) If there's a tournament ring, then there has to be a tournament sooner or later. (goes to and searches for tournaments) Here's something. (clicks on Annual Tournament; then reads through the site) This years tournament is this coming Friday and the prize money is incredibly high. That cashier from the store was right. Entrants are automatically entitled to 500 universal dollars. So much for a consolation prize. (scrolls down some) That's crazy!
Dad: (knocks on Vee's door) Is everything all right in there?
Vee: (chuckles nervously) Sorry about that, dad. I was just reading the prize money of the tournament. Come take a look at this.
Dad: (enters the room and looks at the monitor) Top sixteen get 10,000; Top eight get 20,000; Top four get 30,000; Top two get 40,000; And the champion gets 50,000 and a chance to build up the prize money by fighting…Goku? Every 30 seconds in the ring again Goku is another 10,000. Where does he get all the money?
Vee: I don't know. I guess since he gives out so much, people are just buying a whole lot of expensive things which means more taxes go to him.
Dad: I'm not so sure. Why don't you ask him the next time you get a chance.
Vee: I guess he wouldn't mind me asking about his financial status. (frowns) Eww, I'm starting to sound like DeWayne.
Dad: (chuckles inwardly) I'm…going back to bed. Try not to freak out too loud in here.
Vee: I won't, I'm going to bed anyway. (logs off the computer)
Dad: (exits Vee's room, closing the door behind him)
Vee: (turns out the light and sits by the window, staring at the night sky; to herself) I want to enter the tournament to get more fighting experience, but that's a lot of money to win. Mom and Dad already get enough money to support us. Hmm. There's got to be something I can do with the money. (closes the curtain and gets in her bed) I'll just have to sleep on it. (covers up and falls into a deep sleep)
The next morning
Vee: (awakens to knocking on her window; sits up and rubs her eyes) It's morning already? (gets out of bed and peaks through the curtain)
Goku: (begins waving happily at the first sign of the curtain moving; then makes a motion that resembles opening a window)
Vee: (puts up an index finger)
Goku: (sighs, sits down and folds his arms)
Vee: (changes her clothes and goes outside to where Goku has returned to knocking on the window; clears her throat)
Goku: (turns toward Vee) Oh! (chuckles in his usual manner) Good Morning.
Vee: (tilts her head)
Goku: I woke you up didn't I? I'm really sorry. (starts twiddling his thumbs) It's just that…today's my day off and Chi Chi's with Bulma touring the city. Vegeta said he had something to do at some place, (AN: Vegeta used those exact words.) and I'm really bored.
Vee: (looks at her watch) You're bored at 8:00 in the morning?
Goku: (chuckles nervously) Yeah, guess so.
Vee: What do you want to do?
Goku: I was hoping you'd have something in mind.
Vee: I just woke up.
Goku: Oh…yeah. (while counting on his fingers) Well, we already sparred.
Vee: Sparring this morning would be kind of redundant.
Goku: And I don't think the people out there that are reading about us want to see another round of tag, so that's scratched off the list.
Vee: You have a point there.
Goku: I used to gather the dragonballs for fun, but ever since I learned Instant Transmission, the fun died. On top of that, there aren't any dragonballs on this planet.
Vee: What are dragonballs?
Goku: I'll tell you later.
Vee: Hey I know, how about you give me a tour of the planet. You never really gave me and my parents one in the first place. How about it?
Goku: Now there's an idea. And while I give you the tour, I can tell you all about the tournament and try my hardest to convince you to enter it.
Vee: I've already decided to enter.
Goku: That's great. Now all I have to do is tell you about it. Come on let's start the tour in the city.
Vee: Okay.
Both: (take off to Goku's office building)
In front of Goku's office building
Both: (land by the front entrance)
Goku: Okay let's pretend that you've just finished signing up as part of this planet's population and we just walked out of the building.
Vee: Okay.
Goku: (holds out his arms to draw attention to the buildings around him) This is the city. (sweat drop forms behind his head) It…doesn't have a name…because it's the only city on Téa.
Vee: Um…okay.
A few blocks down the street
Bulma: …the whole time I spent my life with him, I had no idea he owned pink bunny slippers.
Chi Chi: I must say that is a sight to see.
Bulma: (her attention is drawn to a figure across town that black on top, red in the middle, and yellow on the bottom) Huh? Look, is that Goku?
Chi Chi: Yep.
Bulma: (yelling at the top of her lungs) Hey Goku! Over here!
A woman peeks out of a clothing store.
Woman: Did someone say Goku? (looks around until she sees him) It's him, it's him! (runs out of the store toward him)
Goku: Vee, is it just me or is a fanatic mob about to run me over?
Vee: (leans to her left to look around Goku)
A fanatic mob forms from the stores within ear shot of the first woman.
Vee: It's not just you.
Goku: Let's get out of here! (grabs Vee by her arm and flies straight into the air)
Vee: (starts flying on her own)
Goku: (senses this and releases her arm) Phew…I don't know if I can take much more of this.
Vee: (shrugs her shoulders)
Down on the ground
Chi Chi: Did you see that!?
Bulma: (in even more shock) Yes…yes I did.
Chi Chi: Goku didn't tell me he was this famous.
Bulma: I didn't think it'd be possible.
Chi Chi: What's that supposed to mean?
Back in the air
Goku: Well I guess we could finish the tour in the air.
Vee: That sounds cool, even though the tour will probably be shorter.
Goku: Yeah, but I'm sure we'll come up with something to do soon.
Vee: Okay. So this is the city with no name, the southern part of it is the residential area. And just north of the city is the Forbidden Forest right?
Goku: Yep. Then there's your house on the cliff just north of the forest. (leans toward Vee and whispers) To the west of the forest is the small range of mountains guarding my house. And to the east…Vegeta's gym.
The tour lasts no more than an hour or two and Vee and Goku are back at their starting point.
Vee: You know, after seeing the desert and the lake again, I thought about practicing with my sword.
Goku: That reminds me. I have to practice transforming into a dragon.
Vee: Okay I'll help you with your dragon form and you can help me with my sword.
Goku: It's a deal. Let's practice at my house so no one can see me transforming.
Vee: Okay.
Both: (take off to Goku's house)
Well that's all I can give right now. I do have more, but I've already posted this one on time I'm supposed to use to do college work. Oh well, maybe next week I'll have more for you. (Provided I'm diligent enough to finish most of my work over the weekend.) Until the next, chapter, which shouldn't be to far from now, Roosha.