Shoutout to my recent reviews. And LOL at the review from the guest. I didn't catch that trope (if you'll call it that). But to be frank, I do feel Yamcha is somewhat underrated. I won't say I really like him, tho.
Also, response to another guest: Debes entender que Goku no existe en esta fanfic we. Esto es sobre Kakarotto, si no se hubiera olvidado sus origenes de ser un Saiyajin y se crecio con Pilaf, Mai y Soba hasta que tenia 12. Ademas, no tiene los cojones pa' matarle a nadie ahora porque eso nunca habia hecho. No ta bien chingon (por ahora). Si logras comprender el ingles, prefiero que lo escribas por favor. Este fanfic no es en tu lengua materna.
A/N: I've been updating my past chapters, making them better and putting in some slight changes. Starting from chapter one of course. If you want, you can go ahead and check it out.
After the disappearance of an entire island, everyone else just stood and waited, hoping for Freeza to suddenly resurface once more. Kakarot had tossed Vegeta, whom he had saved at the last second, over on the ground while he kept his eyes peeled at the same time.
"I don't sense anything," Kami said. The old timer has seen many make the mistake of assuming a battle was over, even not being sure that their ki was undetectable. If Freeza was somehow still alive, then it could very well be problematic for them all.
"Neither do I," Tien said.
Chaotzu and Yamcha tried to feel out for an energy signal as well, yet they ended up empty-handed. The same result pertained toKakarot, Ox, and Vegeta as well. It seemed that Freeza was finally gone.
"I can't believe it!" Yamcha shouted aloud. "We did it! We actually defeated that monster." The scarred fighter's eyes lit up, his heart racing. "The most life-threatening situation I've ever been in and we come out on top."
Tien smiled, crossing his arms. "Can't say I'm not happy about that myself."
"So what now?" Ox asked, referring to what they were going to do now.
"We go home," Chaotzu said. That was the only thing on his mind now. During the battle with Freeza, he had doubts that he was ever going to see another day of life again.
"But what about Vegeta?" Yamcha inquired.
Everyone looked over at him. Vegeta, being extremely weakened, had a very hard time raising himself back up on his two feet. A few chuckles found their way out of his mouth. "Go ahead. Do what you have to do." Vegeta figured that either way it went, it would end with him dead anyway. Going back over his talk with Kami, he was either to remain to himself dead or end up dead against Freeza. And since neither happened, the only thing on his mind was these earthlings he deemed as weaklings going to finish him off.
Kakarot looked over Vegeta, seeing him battered and beaten. He appeared as if he lacked any will to fight in the current moment. From his own point of view, he had already proven himself worthy against Vegeta, showing himself that he was capable of beating him using his own power. He truly didn't have anything to gain by killing him at the current moment. "What do you all say we just head back to earth?"
"I second that," Kami said. "I'm getting a little homesick."
Kakarot didn't need to say anything more and prepared to take off. Everyone else began to get into motion as well, preparing to make their departure.
"This doesn't mean that it's the end of everything," Vegeta spoke. "Freeza has an army of men. They'll find out who took them out and they won't rest until they manage to kill every single one of them."
Kakarot was somewhat alarmed at this. While Freeza's simple men more than likely wouldn't pose any threat, the fact that Freeza had that type of power was something that interested him. "An army of men? How big are we talking here?"
"Across the universe," Vegeta replied curtly. Then a smile came across his face. "But you don't need to worry about that. I'll be the one to take care of them. With Freeza gone, they're going to be needing a new ruler to take their place."
Kakarot didn't take too kindly to that. Thinking of Vegeta taking Freeza's place as the universal ruler wasn't something he was quite fond of. He knew that Vegeta wouldn't stop until he managed to defeat him. He could see by the way he was being looked at now, though it didn't matter at the current moment. "We'll see about that." Not speaking on the topic anymore, Kakarot took off, the others following him from behind.
Vegeta just stood there. As they all left, an angry scowl made its way to his face. The embarrassment he was just rendered was so great that the effect would delay before it really got to him. "Before I ever cross paths with you again, I will become the legendary Super Saiyan. That... is a promise."
As they were all flying back to the ships they had landed on Namek with, silence being the only thing that filled the air, it being that nobody spoke. "So is it just me or does the idea of that guy running an entire universal army frightening?" Yamcha was the first to bring this up of course.
"You're not the only one," Tien responded. "He's not too far off from Freeza when it comes to morals."
"Dad...don't you think we should have finished him off back there?"
Kakarot just shook his head. "No matter what he does, he's absolutely harmless to us now. But I know I'm going to nip the problem in the bud before it can begans to grow like cancer."
"What are you implying exactly?" Kami asked.
Kakarot scoffed. "What kind of fool would let someone like Vegeta run amok with an entire army of his own?" The Saiyan chuckled at the notion. "Quite frankly, I'm not worried about him since we have devices such as the Gravity Machine that is convenient for our use of training. But it's always best to kill the problem before it spreads."
"I'm in agreement with you," Kami said. "Knowing him, he won't stop until he's had our heads."
"Kakarot's head mostly," Tien added with some laughter.
"He's right though," Chaotzu remarked. "We have the gravity chambers. We'll just get stronger and stronger."
Ox got ahead of everyone and turned around, flying backward. "So we don't have to worry about anything!" A victorious smile crossed his face.
"No, we don't. But what you need to worry about is hitting the books and continuing with your own training."
"What's going on with your wine business?" Yamcha asked, changing the subject.
"Same ole'," Kakarot replied simply. "Only difference now is that Bulma's people are in helping out, making technological advances."
"Like the wine set," Yamcha said. "You get all types of different versions in just one capsule. It comes in a cooler and all."
Kakarot started to make his descent as they neared the capsule machines. "Yeah, we'll see what's up when we get there." At the current moment too much was going on, though Kakarot had been considering moving on from the business and solely surround his lifestyle with fighting. He knew he'd have a lot of time to think about it later on.
"We'll see you guys in about a week," Ox said as he entered the ship with Kakarot.
"Wait...who is Kami going with?" Yamcha asked.
Kakarot turned around before he got in and looked at Kami. He already knew that Yamcha, Chaotzu, and Tien were all going together, which was three in total. Though it'd only be him and Ox training. "Sure, come along. We could use an extra partner."
Kami didn't need to be told twice. He entered the ship with Kakarot and Ox, the two people he would be training with on his trip back to earth. The gang of six people took off in their ship, finally making their way home.
Many miles away, Vegeta was still in the same spot he was before. Where he was, he could see two gigantic ships making their leave. He contemplated blasting one of them down, already knowing that in them were the earthlings. But that'd bring more problems than he desired.
Looking off into the distance, Vegeta could feel the energies of other Namekian locals. Even if he was greatly wounded, nobody would be able to stand up to him. He could easily continue his primary objective and try to collect the Dragon Balls and wish for immortality. Upon pondering on it further, he just shook his head and discarded the idea.
He mainly needed it so he could defeat Freeza, but there weren't any other threats as strong as Freeza as far as he knew, so what use would the Dragon Balls really bring him? For him, there were only two new goals: Take Freeza's place and defeat Kakarot. There was nothing else the Saiyan lived for now. Freeza was done with and he was now moving on with the next hump to get over in his lifetime.
He'd just take his leave and get started from there.
Six Days Later
Nothing as rambunctious was going on Planet Earth compared to what happened to be transpiring on Planet Namek.
At Capsule Corp, Bulma was throwing a celebration party for her successful business deal with Kakarot, as well as their arrival. It was 4:30 on the dot and with each second that passed, the sooner that the party was to start. "Do you have the pretzels, dear?"
Unfortunately, Dr. Briefs's silly mistake of letting midget dragons out of his own personal zoo came about at the exact wrong time. Multiple guests were to be arriving at the party and here her father was going to mess it all up before it even got started.
"Why are you worried about pretzels?!" Bulma yelled through the house, her tone showing she was somewhat irked, though most of that came from anxiousness. "You should be worried about your stupid dragons not laying eggs around the house!"
"Oh, don't worry!" Panchy came out from one room, holding up a couple of razor sharped fanged dragons. "I've got them!"
Bulma's eyes nearly popped out of her sockets, seeing her mother carry those little things, which were all capable of homicidal tendencies. "Then what are you doing!? Put them back inside!"
"Yes dear!" Panchy turned around and started to place them back where they belonged.
Bulma took one big sigh of relief. She was wearing a grey mini skirt and had on flashing white sneakers. Her silver earrings were noticeable at first glance as her flat-ironed purple hair was placed behind her ears. "The food is set up and the karaoke thing is up there! We've got games for the kids." She took a deep breath. "All I have to do is worry about not ruining my make-up..."
DING DONG
"Someone's here?" Panchy leaned over, holding a batch of cookies, a dragon resting on her arm.
Bulma glared at her mother. "Shoo, Shoo!"
"OHHKAY DEAR, Hheehe." Panchy disappeared back into the kitchen.
"I wonder who could be here so soon. The real party doesn't start for another 45 minutes..." Heading over to the door, Bulma opened it up.
"SURPRISE!" Dedana had her hands out wide, a big smile on her face. The woman had on a jean jacket over a black sundress and high-heels. She didn't wear any make-up and let her natural long black hair go past her shoulders. The best feature about her, being her purple eyes, had somewhat of a sparkle to them. She was definitely dressed for the occasion.
Right aside her was Chi-Chi, who wore a long pink dress with a mini white vest and a ponytail.
"Whoah! You two look amazing!"
"Like a model?" Dedana asked.
"Y-Yeah, sure..."
The alien woman then grinned. "She stays in those magazines," Chi-Chi told Bulma jokingly.
"You guys are a little early, but come on in." Bulma backed up, allowing the two females to enter the party.
"Wow, look at this setup!" Chi-Chi observed the room.
"Haha. And this is just the first floor. There's going to be a lot of people. We have patios set up from the second floor all the way up to the fifth."
"Awesome!" Dedana hopped onto the couch that just resided in the middle of the room. She kicked off her shoes and sat her small feet on the armchair of the velvet sofa. "Let me know when we get visitors. I'm gonna take a nap." The woman sealed her eyes shut.
"Excuse me..." Bulma slowly crept up behind Chi-Chi. "Why don't you guys get Dedana her very own house."
"You know she's obligated to do everything Kakarot tells her, right?" Bulma slowly nodded her head. "Since neither Kakarot or Ox are here, she's doing what I tell her. She says that she can't leave my side. Sometimes she goes out, but she's really clingy."
"At least you have company. I can barely get out the house with all the work I've been doing coming up with new projects. This is the first big break I've had in a while."
"I can't wait until Kakarot and the others arrive. OH, do they know about the party?"
Bulma grinned. "I already have that settled. I told King Kai to let them all know for me. Only Kakarot and Ox agreed to come. As soon as they get here, they're going to be headed over to your house and getting dressed."
"Perfect!"
Panchy came from the kitchen once more. "I got some lemonade if you want some!"
Chi-Chi went over to greet Panchy and started small talk with her.
Ding Dong!
"Gee, another visitor already?" Bulma just wondered who it could possibly be this time. Heading back over to the main door, she opened it again.
"Hey!" Krillin greeted. He and Lazuli had their kids together.
"Hey!" Bulma warmed kindly. "I'm glad you guys could make it." She leaned in on the kids that Krillin had. "These are?"
"Marron and Castan," Krillin said.
"Hey, you cuties!" Those babies both giggled, their cheeks getting warm as their faces started to fill with happiness.
"And these are Sapphire and Spinel!" Bulma leaned over to them! Hi!"
Spinel just stared at Bulma with a blank stare. Her eyes on the boy, she didn't catch Sapphire raising her hand and smacking Bulma right across the cheek. "A-Ah..."
"HEHEHEHEHHE!" The two babies started to laugh. Lazuli couldn't help but smirk.
Krillin had the most nervous laugh of all, seeing Bulma was somewhat uncomfortable. "Haha, don't worry about them, Bulma! If it's any consolation, they're always trying to pull at hair from my bald head. And when they can't find any, they start trying to dig into my brain like a groundhog." He pointed at his head. "Check out the scars."
Bulma scrutinized Krillin's head, her eyes widening once she even saw not just one bite mark, but dozens on top of that. "Are you sure those kids are nice?"
"They obviously have my genes," Lazuli said proudly. "May we come in?"
"Yes, of course! Make yourself at home."
Both Krillin and Lazuli casually stepped inside the place. "It's looking really good, Bulma! You're gonna get a lot of guests, huh?"
"Yeah. A lot of people will be coming here to thank me and Kakarot as gratitude for helping rebuild. I tried to keep the news as low as I possibly could, but you know how it is."
"Heh, tell me about it." The blonde leaned in by Bulma. "Wanna see something funny?"
"Hm...show me."
"Yo, Krillin!"
"Yeah?" Krillin stopped looking around the room and turned to face Lazuli.
"Catch!"
The moment Krillin faced his woman, next thing he knew he had two babies flying his way. Acting on impulse, Krillin pounced off the ground and stuck his legs out, where Sapphire and Spinel managed to hold on to. Krillin remained hovering off the ground while holding all four of his children.
Both Bulma and Lazuli were trying hard to stifle their laughter as Krillin gave out a deep sigh. "You need to stop doing that..."
"I'm just testing out your fatherly instincts," she responded. "Good going."
Krillin shook his head. "Hey, Bulma. Do you have a room that will keep babies occupied? Or somewhere I can take them for a nap?"
"Just go bring them over to my dad," Bulma answered. "He'll ramble on and on and on, so they won't have a choice but to go to sleep."
Krillin smiled, relieved that'll he'd get some time for some good fun instead of having to look out for the kids 24/7. "Thanks." While hovering, Krillin changed his directions and went looking for the only other adult male in the house.
"Listen..." Lazuli waited until Krillin turned the corner, making sure he was no longer within earshot. "Krillin and I plan on throwing a celebration party of our own."
"Really?" Bulma asked. "What kind?"
"Now don't go around running your mouth," Lazuli warned. "But Krillin and I are engaged. We were thinking of throwing a party. But I don't know."
Bulma wasn't in the least surprised that they were going for marriage. She took a glance at Lazuli's hands, noting that she had a ring on her finger. "You guys shouldn't do all of that. That's just wasting money."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"You guys do the wedding, and THEN you throw the party right after. You book a reservation, have everything set, do the wedding and go right to the party. For sure you know the rest."
"For sure."
"Do you know exactly when you're going to have the wedding?" Bulma asked.
Thinking about it, Lazuli didn't really know what would be the proper time to get married. "I don't know."
"Heh. I tell you what, come by my house by the end of next week and we'll start all of the planning. You don't even have to tell Krillin anything. Just make sure it's a surprise."
"Tell me what?" Krillin came from around the corner, with a wide smile on his face. "Is there something I should know about?"
"No," Lazuli folded her arms. "I'm sure you heard Bulma say make sure it's a surprise."
"Ehm...ookay..."
Bulma checked the silver watch she had on her wrist, looking at the time. "It's almost half an hour before the party really starts. Expect a lot of guests, guys."
As Bulma and the others awaited the arrival of many other people, Kakarot and Ox had all just landed just in the backyard of Capsule Corp.
The entrances to the ships opened, allowing them to finally take their first breath on earth in about 2 weeks. Ox, Kami and everyone else got a minor sense of euphoria the moment they took in their first breath.
"Finally!" Yamcha exhaled deeply. "We're here. I just got some good rest and I'm about getting ready for the party. Who else is going?"
"Ox and I have no choice," Kakarot said as he slowly ascended to the sky. "We've got to get dressed."
"Chaotzu and I are headed back home," Tien said.
"You think Launch will be there?" Chaotzu asked.
Tien shrugged. "Let's find out." It had been a while since they've seen their lady friend. He and Chaotzu took off into the sky, deciding to check up on her.
"I'm going to get dressed," Yamcha said. "I'll see you all at the party?"
"You all have the fun you can," Kami said. "You all deserve it."
"Why don't you come, too?" Yamcha asked. "You might have some fun. Boogie down with us."
"Boogie...?" A bead of sweat fell down Kami's cheek. Sorry, not quite sure I follow."
Ox laughed. "He's not the party type, Yamcha. He belongs on the lookout."
"I am in full agreement," Kami said to the five-year-old. "I really appreciate all the help you've provided for me. I promise you'll get a reward for this as well."
"What type of reward?" Kakarot asked. "I'm sure we don't need anything else."
Kami just grinned. "You know the Dragon of the Dragon Balls is only just as strong as its creator. Since I've been able to regain my youth as well as become strong enough to battle alongside the likes of you all, the powers of the Dragon Balls will be hundreds of times better than before. That means many fewer restrictions."
"Hey, that's awesome!" Yamcha exclaimed. "I could probably wish for the perfect wife...going from looks and personality." The scarred martial artist had a cheeky smile just thinking about it.
Kami chuckled. "Very well. You all have a splendid night. I must get back to Mr. Popo." Without saying anything else with them all, Kami shot off into the sky, on his way to the look-out.
"I'll see you guys in about half an hour then." Yamcha flew off as well, going to get ready for the occasion.
"Alright." Kakarot took off as well. "Let's go, Ox."
The boy followed his father in the sky, going home to get ready. As they flew through the air, Ox considered starting a conversation with him. "Dad..?"
"What is it?" He kept looking ahead, focused on his destination.
"Do you think there will be more bad guys to come and try to take over?"
"Vegeta's still out there, is he not?" Kakarot asked rhetorically. "Sooner or later, I'm going to go back out into space and try to find him."
"Seriously?" Ox asked. "May I come?"
Kakarot shook his head. "While I would like you to accompany me, this is business I must handle on my own accord. You're going to stay here with your mother and focus on your studies as well as your training."
"And if mom tells me not to train?"
Kakarot scoffed at that question. Quite frankly, he wanted to laugh out loud at it. "I know she's your mother, but she can't really tell you what to do, son. Out of you two, who's really more powerful?"
Ox slowly raised his finger, pointing at himself. "Me...?"
"You sound kind of unsure," Kakarot joked. "You're not too far behind me in terms of strength, son. She can't force you to do anything. Only I can. I'm just telling you that you focus on studies and training."
"Can I be honest with you?"
"If you're not going to be direct, then keep your trap shut." As soon as those words left his mouth, Kakarot sort of regretted responding to Ox the way he did, but he didn't say anything else and kept quiet to wait for his son to speak.
"Okay, well I really don't like fighting. I just do it because I have to. If there won't be any bad guys, then what's the point?"
Kakarot didn't really understand that viewpoint. All his life, the thing he enjoyed most than food and fine wine was fighting. With Pilaf, he spent the majority of his time fighting with Mai for training. Once his life with them was over with, he then went to Tsuru and Tao, two expert fighters, before finally going off on his own. No matter what he did, he made sure to retain his fighting instincts. It wasn't something he forced himself to do, but rather something he did naturally.
"I guess it has to do with you being a half-breed," Kakarot concluded. "You don't have the same desire like I do. That's only going to hinder your true potential in the long run. No matter if there are threats around or not, you have to remember that you should always sharpen the sword. Don't let your power wane down, nor your skills when it comes to fighting."
"But why not?" Ox asked, still not getting the point.
"For me, I love to fight. But tell me something, Ox: what happens when you spend the majority of your time lazing around, progressively losing that instinct to fight, gradually getting weaker and weaker...then all of a sudden, someone like Vegeta comes around? You'll be too weak to fight-too weak to protect yourself or the ones you claim to care about. Are you truly going to put yourself in that situation?"
Ox was finally starting to understand what Kakarot was getting at. He was a smart boy and knew that his father was right. "I get it," Ox said. "So I'll make sure to continue my training."
"As much as I would like you to fight religiously like I do myself, I won't obligate you to do so. I am simply reminding you the need to retain your own strength. You don't have to train every day, but maybe other days of the week. Just make sure that when you do train that you don't half-ass it. Because then you won't progress as you should. You understand?"
"Yeah, dad, I get it. Thank you."
Kakarot smiled. In retrospect, he realized that he just happened to dodge a bullet. If he and his son were to never have this conversation, then it'd be likely that Ox would stop with his training all together and just get weaker, not living up to the potential that he has. Seeing his home from afar, Kakarot sped up. "Now let's get ready for the party."
Back at Bulma's house, it seemed like a new person would pop up every few dozen seconds. Before she knew it, there were over 80 people there already. Some people remained in the house, socializing with one other, as others were in the front yard, doing other things. And some people were in the back, scrutinizing the ship that Kakarot and the others traveled in.
Bulma was in the middle of the living room, looking over. Everything seemed perfect. The majority of people had a smile on their face, and everything was made convenient for them. There were countless snacks, meals, beverages and what not. And the music that was playing in the background had put people in an even better mood.
"Perfect." She glanced at her watch. "Kakarot and the others should be here shortly."
DING DONG
"And another one comes." Bulma went over to the door. "Excuse me, let me pass, excuse me..." Bulma continued to squeeze and slide passed multiple people. Once she finally got to the door, she opened it. The two people she had her eyes on were the least expected of all.
Right at the door was both Duvin and Vino, two people that worked in the worldwide business that Kakarot had up and running.
"Hello," Vino greeted with a warm smile. Duvin just waved.
"Hey!" Bulma exclaimed. "Welcome, you two! Long time no see." The last time Bulma recalled seeing these guys was at the speech her and Kakarot made not too long ago.
Duvin and Vino casually walked into the place, their hands carrying multiple wine bottles at once. "Where should we set these?"
"Over at the table near the corner over there," Bulma pointed.
"Here." Vino handed Duvin the wine bottles. "Go set them down." Once he gave Duvin the bottles, he turned to face Bulma. "Did Kakarot make it in yet?"
"No, but he should be any minute now..."
Unlike the people that came before, making sure to either knock or ring the bell, the guest that came at this time surely didn't. In appeared Yamcha with a two-piece tux. "Hello, ladies!" The man had his eyes closed with his hands on his hips, expecting all types of people to look at him.
Just moments later, countless claps could be heard around the room. Some people even cheered. Hearing all this made Yamcha's ego go all the way up. Puar and Oolong were just beside him, clapping as well. 'They love me! They must know that I was the one to save an entire planet! I'm going to be getting so many hot babes tonight!' Yamcha was pumping himself up so hard inside his head. The more people clapped and cheered, the more his ego shot up, which was just about past the moon at this point.
"Kakarot! Ox!" Chi-Chi and Dedana came running at them both. Chi-Chi gave Kakarot a tight hug as Dedana did the same to Kakarot's son. Unlike Ox, Kakarot just stood there.
Yamcha immediately opened his eyes to see everyone clapping still. He turned behind him, getting a look at Kakarot. Looking back at the audience, he noted that they were all cheering for Kakarot instead of himself. Yamcha's smile turned upside down subsequent to realizing that he wasn't the one people were giving a big round of applause.
Kakarot's face was well known across the world, and with all that he did, people were bound to clap for him while in his presence. He and Ox had on black three-piece suits, matching evenly with a golden watch over their wrist, making sure to enter with style.
"It's good to be back," Kakarot commented, pushing everyone back. Everyone still had their eyes on him, Kakarot being the center of attention. He put on the same charismatic smile that everyone loved and said these five words: "Where all the wine at?"
People started to cheer and whistle and immediately went off to the bottles of wine and begin to pour. Roshi came on through the house with a one suit tux, and with a fedora and brown shoes, seemingly not even trying to put any effort into his clothing. Wearing shades inside the building just put icing on the cake. "Now this is when everyone gets drunk, hehehehehe...OH LADIES!"
Bulma watched as Roshi walked right past him, giving the old man a look of disgust. "If you guys find a woman passed out in any room of this house, make sure the first you look for is Roshi." Everyone laughed. "Enjoy yourselves!"
"I missed you!" Dedana said, speaking to Ox. "How was everything?!"
Ox began to open his mouth, though Kakarot stopped him. "I'll tell you all about it. Ox, go have fun with the other kids."
Ox smiled, already having an idea of what he wanted to do to make a quick buck. "I'm gonna go arm wrestle and place bets with the other boys."
Kakarot grinned. Ox was hustling out for some money of his own, though it was all out of fun. "Enjoy, son." Ox nodded and strutted off to find some other kids to hang around with.
"It's nice to see you're back," Dedana said. "Everything go well?"
"Everything went well enough," Kakarot said. "We're all here and alive, are we not?"
Dedana chuckled. "Next time, you're not going anywhere without me! I'm supposed to be with you at all times!"
Kakarot snorted. "Sure. Go fetch me some wine, woman."
"On it!" Dedana walked off.
"This is nice!" Chi-Chi grabbed Kakarot by the arm. "I missed you." She rubbed her face against his shoulders.
"Hey, don't ruin the suit. This costs a fortune."
"That suit is going to be ruined later on tonight anyway." She winked.
"Hm, sure..."
"Hey, Kakarot." Vino approached the Saiyan. "Long time no see."
The moment Kakarot lied eyes on Vino, he recalled the man immediately. He was the only male with a darker complexion and red hair "Indeed. It truly has been a while since I've last seen you. How is the wine shop you've been managing?"
"Everything is perfect," Vino told Kakarot. "Couldn't be any better. Everyone's getting paid and everyone's happy."
"Nice." Kakarot detached himself from Chi-Chi and placed his arms on Vino's shoulders. "We need to have a talk. Follow me." Kakarot directed himself outside.
The two were in a more secluded spot, where they'd actually be able to have a decent conversation without any interruptions. The skies were red and the sun was starting to set. "What is it that you want to talk about?"
"It's about the wine business," Kakarot told Vino. "On my trip back here, I've had a lot of time to think to myself."
"Ah, so you have ideas that will help benefit us all?"
"Something that'll benefit you and me mostly, so just listen. I know I've been letting everything run on autopilot and it's been going great. We have more customers and the money is rolling in. But I've been thinking about something."
"And they are?"
"I want to expand," Kakarot told Vino.
"Expand how?" He chuckled. "Kakarot, sir, you have shops everywhere in every part of the world. We can't possibly expand anywhere else."
"That's where you're wrong," Kakarot said. "We can expand on an intergalactic business."
" Intergalactic?" Vino had to think on that word, getting the meaning of it. It didn't take him long to get it, so he took a wild guess. "Out of space?"
"Yes," Kakarot answered. "Now not only that but I want you to be president of everything. It's already established that I'm the CEO, but whatever I tell you to do, you do it. You'll practically be running the business as if you were CEO, but I'll be the one calling the shots from behind. As for your compadre Duvin, he can be the one to run everything on this planet. You and I will be handling business on other worlds."
"Y-You're joking?! Out of space is a big step. We don't even know what's out there!" Vino then rubbed his hair. "I mean...are you sure? Our technology isn't advanced enough to travel through space so casually."
Kakarot chuckled. "Oh, don't worry about that. I personally know enough. But I have one question: do you know how to fight?"
"I've taken self-defense classes just in case someone tries to come and rob any of the shops. Unlike others, I've been tried very few times, yet no one ever leaves the store without being beaten and in handcuffs."
Kakarot knew that Vino wasn't letting off as much as he really could have in the first place. From the energy he was sensing, Vino was a lot stronger than he let off. "Just who exactly trained you?"
"A man by the name of King Chappa, one of the most skilled fighters on the planet."
"Then you'll suffice. First thing tomorrow, we're taking off. On our way, I'm going to train you to become stronger just in case we encounter any threats."
"You're joking, right?"
"Have you seen those ships in the Briefs' backyard? We'll be going in there. I want you to be here first thing 9 a.m. sharp. You tell Duvin about everything before the morning, you hear?"
Vino nodded. "You're the boss. Everything is up here and I'll be sure to not drink too much so I won't forget."
Kakarot smiled and patted the man on the back. "Good man. Now let's head back inside."
In the upper floors of Capsule Corp, Ox had an entire room filled with boys who wanted to try him out at arm wrestling so he could get some money. So far, Ox had taken on half a dozen boys and all of them failed. So far, he had one 120 Zeni. "Come on, who else?"
Pilaf and Soba were the ones managing the money right next to Ox. The three had to hide their little giggles as they all intended to steal all of Ox's hard earned money when it was said and done.
An obese looking kid decided to try. He had a cocky smile on his face, coming up by the little round table Ox was sitting at. "All I have to do is use my body weight and all of your Zeni is mine."
"Do you have money to wager?" Ox asked.
"A little pip-squeak like you shouldn't be nothing for me." The fat kid pulled out a stack of cash from his pocket and slammed it on the table. "You sure you want to wager all that? If you lose, you're in deb.?"
Ox had no doubt in his mind that he'd be able to beat the kid. He made sure to hold back enough to not end up winning too easily, otherwise nobody else would dare to even try him. He played the game smart.
In the corner, the only girl in the room was watching everyone take on Ox...and fail.
"Gotcha!" Ox said. "How much zeni do you have?"
"2,000. That's from my mom's allowance. Man, she's gonna kill me..."
"Hehehe..." Ox had a cheesy smile. "Thank you!" He looked around the room. "Anybody else wanna go?"
Pilaf and Soba were handed the stack of cash. "Hehehe..."
"Come on!" Soba encouraged. "He's just a little boy, six years old! Somebody has to take him..!"
Seeing that Ox had just beat the oldest and possibly strongest boy in the room, many others were reluctant to try. "Can we do something else?" one of the boys asked. "Like hide and go seek?"
"Yeah! We will never be able to beat you in that!" one of the other kids moaned. Others all started to speak in agreement, which displeased Ox, who was winning all kinds of money.
That was when the only little girl in the room decided to step up to the plate. "I'll go!" Even though she was a girl with pigtails, something most considered girly, she sure didn't dress like one. She had on a simple White T-Shirt with jean pants and sneakers.
Ox wasn't all too sure that he should be going up against a girl. "A-are you sure?"
"She can't beat him!" Pilaf exclaimed. The man sat back with a grin, waiting for the money to roll in.
Soba, however, wasn't too sure about that. "You think so? She looks pretty confident..."
"I'm not too sure," one of the others whispered. "I hear her dad had is a fighter, too...and he trains her!"
Everyone else immediately kept quiet and simply continued to watch. "I can beat you no problem," the girl said.
"Okay, fine. How much money do you wanna wager?"
"I want all of your money," the girl said. "If I lose, then I owe you nothing."
"Huh? But that's not fair!" Pilaf objected. "You gotta bring something to the table!"
The girl sat down in the chair and placed her elbow on it. "It's not like I'm going to lose anyway," she said. She had her right hand up and ready.
Ox shook his head. This girl had no idea just who she was about to face off against. "Fine." Ox grabbed her hand. "You ready?" With a hard look, she nodded. "Three...two...one!"
SLAM!
Ox's backhand had smashed into the roundtable, nearly breaking it. The moment the countdown hit zero, the girl smashed it down. "I win!" She exclaimed.
Ox, Pilaf, Soba, and Mai were all left dumbfounded. "H-How...?" Their eyes blinked several times. And just like that, all of the money they took so long to make was gone.
The girl took the money and flipped through the cash. "Now we can play hide and seek! The loser's it!" her fingers were pointed directly at Ox.
Ox was somewhat disappointed, but he knew it was his fault. 'I held back a lot, but she defeated me no problem! Is she a fighter, too?' Ox stood from his chair, a bit suspicious. "Mind me asking, but what's your name?"
She just smiled. "Videl! Now that you know the little girl who beat you, can we play now?"
"S-Sure..."
"You're it! Countdown from 40!" Everyone there emptied the entire room, leaving Ox to count.
Ox had to hide a smile on his face. 'I'll get her back. All I have to do is look for her energy. She's going to be it no problem.' He covered his face and closed his eyes. "One...two..." As he was counting, Ox made sure to keep track of the girl's energy, wherever she went. "25...26..." But over time, her energy suddenly fell off the map of the earth. 'What the?' The boy was quite familiar with her ki, though it just vanished. 'She can hide her power, too?' This just made him even more determined to catch her, all the more it was exciting too! He'd actually have a challenge. 'This is gonna be fun!'
Time and time passed and the party was starting to heat up a little bit. Yamcha, Roshi, and Oolong all spent their time speaking with the females, mostly the intoxicated ones, trying to get a babe for the night.
Kakarot and Chi-Chi were drinking up a storm. This was something his woman never did, but he talked her into it for the night. Chi-Chi spent the majority of her time in the house, so she needed to do something.
Bulma looked around and saw that everyone was having a hell of a time. It was late out at night and she felt everyone could use a bit more fun. The woman went near the stereo. "Alright! Let's really get down!" She first dimmed the lights even more and had countless neon light suddenly appear, making it look like they were in a disco. "Here!" With one press of the button, an entirely different tune came on.
The music was hyping people up and in no time, people got together.
"Oh lawd! She do me do you, she's got that kind of lovin!" Everyone gave out a yell of approval and started getting down with the music. "She do me she do you she do me she do you, she's got that kind of lovin! Oh lawd!"
The celebration party turned into something of a club as people danced to the remix of some stranger yodeling. Though regardless, people were having a good time and that was all that mattered.
Panchy continued to bake cookies in the kitchen. As she did, she started to shake her hips, getting fond of the music. Dr. Briefs slid in the kitchen, a cigarette in his mouth. The man had to be careful with his dance moves as he didn't want to break a hip, but as he started to dance, he was beginning to not care
Everyone danced for the rest of the night, which just got away as everyone partied. The kids all played hide and seek in the upper rooms. Krillin and Lazuli's babies were dead sleep during all the noise. Everything was just perfect.
It lasted all night and practically every adult didn't leave the house at least a tad bit drunk. Fortunately, no accidents happened on the way back home.
"It's nice to see everyone have so much fun." Kami was on the look-out, getting right back to his job. "They deserve it after all the hell that they've been through."
Even though Kami had taken back his place as guardian, Lapis was yet to leave the look-out. "If I were you and happened to get my youth back, I'd be dancing it out, too."
Kami left out a soft snicker, seeing Lapis was just joking. "Yes, but I'm nothing like humans. Regardless, I like how everything seems to be going right now."
"I still can't over this new look," Mr. Popo said. "You look like the Kami I met when he first came to the lookout those 500 years ago."
Kami just smiled. "Yes, a lot had happened on Planet Namek. It doesn't really matter if I'm young or old, only that things go the way they're meant to. And I can promise you one thing...I won't ever leave this look-out again. You won't be alone, Mr. Popo."
"Oh, please..." Lapis joked. "I practically babied him when I was up here. I bet he wants me as Guardian as earth now."
"Ohhohoho," Mr. Popo chuckled. "I did enjoy your company, but I really prefer Kami here."
Lapis could only grin. "Yeah, I know. It's not as boring being up here as I initially thought. I got some good training up here while it lasted."
"You know you're welcome here anytime," Kami told Lapis. "Thank you for taking my position in my absence."
"Anytime, old man...wait, I can't say that anymore. Heh." Lapis hopped off the look-out and turned around, giving both Kami and Mr. Popo a salute. "So long." Turning back around, Lapis blasted off through the dark clouds of the night.
"Hey, Mr. Popo..."
"Yes, Kami?"
"Get the model for the Dragon out...we have some ameliorations to make." Mr. Popo nodded and went to get the model. Looking over the look-out, Kami was well aware that all the fun and peace wouldn't last for long. He closed his eyes and gave out a sigh of relief, with a smile. "The least we can do is enjoy it."
A/N: If you didn't catch it, the song that Bulma put on is a remix of the yodeling walmart kid, lmao. I couldn't resist. Catch ya'll next saturday
