Chapter 28
"Goku, you almost ate my hand!!!" Videl said, holding her right hand in her left.
"Woofs, fowy bout at," Goku replied through the food in his mouth.
Vegeta scowled at him before he took a bite out of the turkey leg in his hand.
Goku swallowed and flashed the Son grin. "This is terrific Chichi."
Chichi smiled. "It's a new recipe I've been experimenting with."
"It's to bitter," Vegeta spat.
"What!!!" Chichi yelled.
"I said it's to bitter. And the rest either has no taste whatsoever or has to much salt or whatever crap you put in it."
"Why you!!!" Chichi said before lunging at Vegeta. Goku managed to catch her. "Goku let go!!!"
"Calm down Chichi," Goku replied, fending off her flailing limbs.
"How can you let him talk to me like that?!"
Goku was to busy trying to hold her back to reply.
"Let me go so I can kick his ass!!!"
"Like you could ever harm a Saiyan prince," Vegeta replied with a cocky smirk, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Vegeta look out!!!" Goku yelled.
To late, Chichi had already pulled her frying pan out and slammed it into Vegeta's head. The Saiyan prince was knocked back by the force, bringing the chair with him. In his disoriented state, he grabbed the first thing he could to steady himself. That thing turned out to be the tablecloth. He pulled it off the table, as well as all the food.
"What a mess," Bulma said, looking at her food-covered dinning room.
"Vegeta," Goku said, hurrying to the prince's side.
Vegeta sat up rubbing the huge bump at the tip of his famous widow's peak. "Carrying around that damn thing should be illegal."
"That'll teach you for ruining my dinner. Now it's all on the floor!" Chichi said, waving her pan threateningly.
"I think he's learned his lesson Chichi," Goku said in an attempt to calm her down.
"Not quite."
"Chichi?"
"Dinner's been ruined so Vegeta will have to go get the ingredients I need to make another."
"Like hell I am!!!" Vegeta roared.
"Oh yes you are. Unless you want to get to know the couch again," Bulma replied.
"But me and Vegeta were going to spar after dinner," Goku said meekly.
"Well if you want to spar with him so badly then you can go help him," Chichi retorted.
"What?"
"You're going with him. Here's a list of the things I need," she said, handing a long list to him. "And make sure you get everything."
"But Chichi…"
"GO NOW!!!"
"Yes ma'am." Goku ran to Vegeta and grabbed his collar.
"Let go Kakarot," Vegeta growled.
"Let's just get this over with so I can eat. I'm still starving," Goku replied, pulling the grumbling prince outside. Goku was about to take off when Vegeta grabbed him. He looked back to see the prince stand up. "What is it Vegeta?"
Vegeta let out a sigh, resisting the urge to pummel the clueless Saiyan into the ground. "Instant Transmission."
Goku blinked a few times in confusion but then it dawned on him. "Oh yeah." He placed his fingers on his forehead and disappeared.
Vegeta stood in place, glaring at the spot Goku once stood in. "3…2…1."
Goku appeared in front of him. "Sorry about that." He grabbed Vegeta's arm and the two disappeared to the grocery store.
((In Broly's cell))
"There you go psycho," Marron said, handing him his food.
When Broly noticed the frying pan strapped to Marron's waist, he thought better than to insult her. She'd bought the thing off E-Bay and he quickly discovered it was as effective as Chichi's (amazing what you can buy off the internet). He decided to try something he'd just learned. "New hair style?"
"Yep, I was trying something new," Marron replied, running her hand through her ponytail. It was a natural response for her when someone asks a question about her looks. "What do you think?"
"It's okay, but you look better with pig tails."
"Really?"
"They suit you better."
"Well I was just experimenting. It works well for Bra."
"Stick with the pig tails. They make your butt look better." Broly immediately tensed when he realized what he'd just said. He braced for the frying pan but it never came.
Marron was so absorbed in the conversation, she'd forgotten who she was talking to and what he just said. "If you say so. See ya." She headed for the door and closed it behind her.
Broly sat absolutely still as he listened to make sure she was really leaving. He reached into his sash and pulled the book out. "Well, I didn't get hit by that blasted thing. Maybe there is some truth behind the half-breed's claim. Now, where's the chapter on how to get her in bed," he said, eagerly flipping through the pages. As long as it kept him from getting walloped and got Marron in bed with him, he'd be willing to swallow his pride for now.
Outside the cell, Marron was thinking about a few other modifications she could do to herself. She then realized what had just transpired. Did Broly just compliment me? And he gave me tips to. Maybe this frying pan thing really can help control him. Though I wonder where he learned such things.
((Elsewhere))
"Remember Goten, focus your energy on one point," Falcon said. Him and Goten were practicing energy focus and balance by balancing on the tip of two daggers with one finger. Falcon was doing much better then his wobbling student. "Goten, focus."
"I'm to busy trying to keep my finger from getting cut off!!!"
"Focus your energy at the tip and use it to cushion your finger."
Goten whimpered but managed to gather some ki on his fingertip. He let out a sigh of relief. "I did it."
"Now we'll hold until morning."
"Until morning?!"
"Yes."
Bra shook her head from her vantage point at a window. I'll pray for you Goten. I can't have my man have his finger cut off. She then turned her attention to Falcon. He hasn't budged since the thing began. Well, that's Falcon for you. Always focused on business. Oh well. She then looked at the magazine in her hand. It was the chopper magazine she had posed for. On the cover was the picture of her and Falcon. He does look good in leather.
((The park))
"I always love going to the fair," Pan said before tossing another bit of cotton candy into her mouth.
"Glad you liked it," Drake replied. This had been their fifth date so far. The two had finally admitted they were boyfriend and girlfriend. "So what was your favorite part?"
"The pie eating contest of coarse. Thanks for entering me."
Drake grinned. "I know nothing makes you happier than a big meal. Though I felt sorry for your opponents. They didn't stand a chance."
"Well, they should have given up after my hundredth pie."
"Yeah I remember. You then started eating your opponent's pies."
"Well, I was hungry. And I still am. I hope grandma's finished dinner."
"I think by now she has."
"Then we'd better hurry before Grandpa eats it all," Pan said before taking to the air. She gasped when Drake grabbed her arm and pulled her back down. He soon held her bridal-style. "Drake, what are you doing?"
"Flying uses up energy and you get hungrier the more energy you use. If I carry you, then you'll conserve that energy."
Pan smiled. "Alright then." She wrapped her arms around his neck and rested her head on his chest. With a smile, Drake took to the air on coarse for Capsule Corps.
"Hey Drake, can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"Just where did you get the name Drake?"
"My parents really liked dragons. So, they named me Drake. Now you tell me why you're named Pan."
"Mom says she and dad couldn't figure out a good name for me when I was born. For the first few weeks of my life, I didn't have a name. But, I sure did cry a lot. My dad once said waking me was as terrifying as seeing grandma with her frying pan. Then my mom decided it was a good name for me."
"You're named after your Grandma's frying pan?"
"Yeah, is something wrong?"
"No, in fact I think it's an appropriate name. You both hit hard, you work well with food, and you're harder than anything in the world," Drake replied, gently bumping his head against hers.
She giggled. "I never thought of it that way."
((The grocery store))
"Come on Kakarot," Vegeta said impatiently, pushing a cart full of food. They were in the parking lot.
"But their offering free samples."
"Kakarot!!!"
"Okay, okay, shesh you don't have to yell at me."
Vegeta growled. "Just grab the thing so we can go home."
Goku reached for it but was knocked back by a ki blast.
"What the…" Vegeta grunted when another slammed into him. He landed next to Goku. When the looked back up, four officer demons were around the grocery cart.
"Get away from those," Goku said before charging, forcing the demons to jump back.
"Give us the intelligence," one of the officers said.
"The what?"
"The intelligence."
"What intelligence?"
"The intelligence in those bags," the demon replied, pointing his sword at the cart.
"We don't have intelligence. Right Vegeta?"
"Speak for yourself you idiot," Vegeta grumbled.
"Then we'll take it by force. Whatever documents they hold will belong to lord Chaos Kai."
"I don't know who's dumber you all or Einstein over here," Vegeta said motioning to Goku.
"Who's Einstein? Is he someone else in the parking lot?" Goku asked, looking for whomever Vegeta was talking about.
"I meant…never mind. Let's just take care of these demons so we can go home."
Goku grinned. "Okay."
The two went Super Saiyan and readied themselves for a fight. The demons raised their weapons and charged. Goku and Vegeta flew off in opposite directions, making the demons split up into groups of two.
One of the officers caught up with Goku and swung its sword at him. Goku stopped in midair, allowing the weapon to pass just in front of him. He attacked with a knee to the officer's stomach, and then spun around for a bicycle kick to its head. The demon floated forward a few feet but managed to recover and spin around with a horizontal swing. Goku quickly ducked and leaned to the left to avoid the officer's back swing. He rocketed up; the demon hot on his heals. Goku looked down and ran into the second officer's chest. Of coarse, his head was much harder than the demon's armor so he left a good dent behind. The demon clutched its stomach in pain while Goku rubbed the bump on his head.
The other officer saw its chance and flew at Goku, bringing its sword down to finish the Saiyan. But Goku saw it coming and caught the blade between his palms. The demon smirked and applied more pressure to the weapon. Goku gritted his teeth and pushed back, the blade slowly getting closer to his face. The other officer, having recovered from the blow to its stomach, attacked from behind with a ki beam to Goku's back. Goku grunted and almost lost his grip. He managed to recover himself before the demon could capitalize but the other officer's beam continued to pummel his back. He knew there was only one way out and powered up, his body erupting in golden ki that blew the first officer back and kept the other one's blast at bay.
He flew straight up then came back down, stopping upside-down in front of the second officer. Before the demon could react, Goku brought his foot forward, kicking its face. As the demon flew back from the impact, Goku did a back flip and kicked its stomach when he came out, sending it crashing to the ground. The first officer flew in and threw a punch to Goku's face. He managed to duck and throw his own punch into the demon's stomach. As it doubled over, he did a back flip kick to hit its chin, sending it flying away.
The second officer had recovered on the ground and sent a ki blast at Goku. The Saiyan deflected it with his arm but the officer had used it as a distraction to fly up to him unnoticed. It punched his face then kicked him in the stomach. Goku grabbed its leg and flipped over its head, pull it with him by the foot. As the demon struggled to kick him off, Goku slammed its body to the ground.
Vegeta used his shin to stop one of his opponent's fists. The other came in with a kick, which he blocked with his arm. He powered up, forcing the two back. He attacked the one that tried to kick him, sending a volley of punches and kicks at the demon's torso. He finished with a kick to the face and used it to propel him forward toward the other officer. It stopped his punch with its own arm. Vegeta smirked and grabbed its wrist, brought its arm over his head, and slammed its elbow in his shoulder, snapping it in two. The demon screamed in pain and reeled back clutching its wounded arm. Vegeta spread his palm and fired a ki beam, blowing the demon into a parked car.
The other demon came up from behind and went for a kick, which Vegeta caught without turning around. He chuckled and fired another blast, incinerating the demon's leg from the knee down. He spun around and spread both hand toward it. "FINAL FLASH" His blast hit the demon at pointblank range, turning it to dust.
The demon with the broken arm elbowed him in the back with its good arm and pulled it into a headlock. Vegeta countered with an elbow to the stomach then another and another until it let go. He then kicked it face and powered up again, blowing it back. He continued forward slamming both fists into its stomach. The demon flew back and crashed into another parked car.
Goku had one of his opponents in his grasp and threw it into the air. The demon recovered and fired a ki ball at him. He dodged but more soon followed. Deciding to end this, he flew toward the demon, balling his fist for his next attack. The officer sent ki ball after ki ball in an attempt to stop the Saiyan. But to no avail. Goku finally reached it. "DRAGON FIST" his fist slammed into the officer's belly, blowing right through its body. The demon looked at the hole in its stomach in disbelief before falling to the ground.
Vegeta looked around for his second opponent and saw it grabbing the shopping cart. "Oh no you don't." he flew toward it as it took to the air and punched its face, causing it to let go. This caused the cart to spill its contents.
"Oh no," Goku said before flitting to the cart. He grabbed it and proceeded to zip through the air, catching it in the cart. After catching the last he let out a sigh of relief.
"Kakarot." Goku looked up to see Vegeta holding the two remaining officers in headlocks. "Let's finish these two now."
Goku nodded and set the cart down then brought both hands to his side. Vegeta started spinning around and around and finally let go, sending the two hurtling high into the air.
"KAMEHAMEHA" Goku fired, his attack engulfing the two officers before exploding. He grinned and landed next to the groceries.
"Damn demons," Vegeta grumbled as he walked up to Goku. Goku grabbed him and the cart and the two teleported back to Capsule Corps.
When they arrived Vegeta sat against the cart. "Have I ever told you how much I hate grocery shopping?"
"It wasn't that bad Vegeta."
"Speak for yourself."
"You're finally back," Chichi said as she and Bulma walked up to them.
"Mission accomplished," Goku said with a smile.
Chichi began to rummage through the contents. "You two forgot the eggs!!!" The two Saiyans froze. "How could you forget the eggs?!" She looked up to only find Bulma standing in front of her.
"They took off," she explained.
"GOKU!!!"
From the air, Goku and Vegeta looked back.
"Now I won't get any dinner for a week," Goku said with a pout.
"Shut up."
"But I'm still hungry."
"Quit your whining and Instant Transmission us to the nearest Hooters. I need to calm myself or else I'll find the nearest living thing and kill it."
"But Chichi said I couldn't go there."
"JUST DO IT!!!"
"Okay. Why is everyone yelling at me today?" Goku said before grabbing Vegeta and taking them to Hooters.
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