Son Family Homestead
April 3, A763

The mood was jovial at the homestead, with spirits from the night before and the prospect of change having everyone energized. Raditz was gathered with Launch, Krillin, and Maron in front of the house. Brussa and Gohan were chasing each other in a circle, where the foundation for the second house was going to be made. The grooves they left from the speed of their game of tag. The purple infant Demsu, Icarus, did its best to keep up and try to tag the saiyans, but it was too little to keep up.

Nappa and the Ox King were studying the blueprints of the new house. Neither was an architect, but Nappa was determined to prove his worth, and the house was going to be a standard Capsule style house, which meant it would be simple to set up.

"This is going to be a huge relief," Chi Chi admitted, "I was really worried I was going to be running this house myself with a baby on one hip…"

"I can't say that I know how to run a house quite like you do, Chi Chi, but we're in this together. We owe you a lot more than some baby supplies," Gine said, "I still can't get what I said to you out of my head, when I first arrived here…"

Chi Chi hugged her, "I doubt I'd have been much different if I'd been in the same position."

"You're family," Ox King said, "We take care of each other. Speaking of which, I brought Gohan and Brussa more books."

"Did you get the one about the King Piccolo Wars I asked about?" Brussa asked.

"HAH GOTCHA!" Gohan jumped over Brussa, getting in front of her.

"WHY YOU LITTLE-!" Brussa gained a burst of speed, but Gohan was too small and too fast for her to grab. Her nephew laughed as Brussa tried to grab him in the circle.

"Yes, I got you the book, Brussa," Ox King said with a chuckle.

"Thank you! Gohan, when I get my hands on your tail I'm gonna strangle you with it!" Brussa said.

"Brussa, be nice!" Chi Chi called out.

"Yes, Miss Chi Chi!"

"Are you sure you've got this shopping?" Ox King asked Raditz. Raditz held up the list.

"I have a mission and clear objectives. Nothing will stand in my way!" Raditz declared.

"I don't mind going with you," Ox King said, "After all I've done much of the shopping for Gohan, too, and I raised Chi Chi on my own…"

"Don't worry, Ox King. I'll keep the Saiyans in line," Blue Launch said, "We'll get everything."

"All right. Nappa, you've got the measurements for the house down?" Ox King said to him.

"Yup! All written down and drawn up. We couldn't possibly fail!" Nappa said.

"All right. Chi Chi, honey, I'll be back tonight with the Capsule house and some furniture," Ox King.

"Don't spend too much on furniture, I'm sure they'll find a way to break it all," Chi Chi said flatly.

"What good Saiyan house doesn't break their furniture? That's what it's for!" Nappa insisted.

"I'll go for the cheap stuff," Ox King promised. He got into his car, and drove off. It was a long drive to the nearest town that would carry things like Capsule houses; Chazke was too small, but it would have everything else they would need, and if it didn't, they could have it made. Ox King had also left them money to buy supplies with; paired with what Brussa had left of the T-Rex money, it was more than enough.

"All right, Brussa and Gohan, that's enough, let me take a measurement of where we are," Nappa said, taking a measuring tape and checking the groove they'd made, "Three feet. It's a good start, but we'll have to dig some more. Brussa, you were on the shopping team, yeah?"

"Yup! I know all the shopkeepers now," Brussa said, "Are we ready to go?"

"Not until you change into something that isn't filthy," Chi Chi said, "Go change your clothes."

"They won't care!" Brussa insisted.

"Brussa, don't argue with Chi Chi," Gine warned. With a huff, Brussa went to the house.

"Shoes!" Chi Chi called to her.

"I know, I know!" Brussa yanked off her boots, lifted her pant legs, and went inside.

"Krillin, I thought we were going shopping?" Maron whined.

"Don't worry, we are, we're just meeting up here, is all. You'll like Chazke, it might not be the city, but they've got a lot of neat stuff for cheap, and they're really nice people," Krillin insisted.

"I don't know why Brussa invited her," Raditz grumbled to Blue Launch.

"Don't worry, if she causes any trouble, I'll handle...Handle...HAH CHOO!" Blue Launch sneezed. Blonde launch sniffed, glared at Raditz, and said, "I swear if that broad says the word 'Sneezums' again I'm gonna-"

"Uh oh someone's got the Sneezums!" Maron said. The sound of Raditz's hand cracking when Launch squeezed could be heard for miles around. Brussa came out with fresh pairs of pants and shoes.

"Is someone hurt? Are we in a fight?" she asked. Raditz just waved to her with his other hand.

"Why don't we head out, since we're all here?" Krillin asked, gesturing to Launch's flyer. Launch and Maron got into the flyer, while the other three flew alongside it; Brussa considered finding an excuse to cram into it with them, but decided being stuck in there with an irritable blonde Launch wasn't worth whatever it was Brussa's hormone-addled brain was trying to get. Not that the prospect of being crammed with Launch wasn't a temptation, itself.

"Ack, she's just stab me," Brussa muttered to herself, flying after Raditz and Krillin.

"Gohan, you want to do some digging?" Nappa asked the boy.

"No way, Gohan's already filthy, and he has more homework to do," Chi Chi insisted.

"Exactly, he's already dirty! Let him have a little exercise, he can do his homework tonight!" Nappa said.

"He'll be too tired to do his homework if he spends all day playing in the dirt with you. Come on, Gohan, let's get you into a bath," Chi Chi commanded.

"Aww, but mom, I wanted to dig!" Gohan said.

"Think of it as practical learning: How to dig a proper foundation for a house!" Nappa insisted. Chi Chi picked up one of the shovels, handed it to Nappa, took the plans, and handed them to Gohan.

"When it's dug, bath and then homework," Chi Chi insisted.

"Thanks, mom!" Gohan said, hopping out of the ditch. Nappa saluted Chi Chi with the shovel, and he began to dig. Gohan would 'inspect' Nappa's work every few moments, using the tape measure to make sure everything was level. Trouble arrived when Nappa discovered a rock, and had to dig around it. The project turned out to be more of a problem, as the rock turned out to be a boulder, which turned out to be a massive behemoth of a stone, and Nappa had dug much further down than the house needed.

"I don't think this is working," Nappa admitted, "It just keeps going down!"

"Then blow it up!" Gine suggested.

"Oh, hey, yeah! That should work! You're the best!"

"Wait don't do it all at once-" Chi Chi objected, but she was too late; Nappa pressed his hand against the stone, and detonated it with Ki. This sent rocks straight up into the sky, which then plummeted down like meteors. Chi Chi fired Ki at the falling stones to prevent them from going through the house.

"You numbskull! You can't just go blowing up giant rocks next to my house!" Chi Chi said.

Gohan pointed to the rock and said, "You could have just melted the part that was sticking out of the ground!"

Nappa studied the hold he'd dug, and then exploded.

"Hmm. I think you're right Gohan. But now we don't have to worry about the rock in the future!" Nappa said.

"Yeah but now we have too much hole. We need to fill it in with something," Gohan pointed out. Nappa scratched his head, "Huh I guess you're right. Hey, Gine, what do you think about a basement?" Nappa asked.

"I think we're having too much trouble with the hole to think about making a basement," Gine said.

"Yeah, you're right. I'll, ah, I guess I'll fill this in, and then find somewhere else to get dirt, then," Nappa said, "Hey, Gohan, want to throw some of those rocks I blew up? We'll use those to get started!"

"He's just going to get more dirty-Oh nevermind!" Chi Chi grumbled, throwing up her hands as Gohan started picking up rocks and throwing them at Nappa as hard as he could.

"I'm going to go make lunch," Gine said with a laugh. After about an hour of digging and rock-throwing, Nappa had the hole as filled in as he could manage without new dirt. Nappa had a few welts on his face from Gohan's rock-throwing, but remained in good spirits.

"All right you two!" Gine called out, "Go wash up, and then lunch will be ready!"

"Mom'll be real mad if we track dirt in the house," Gohan said.

"We'll use the outside pump," Nappa said, "Then I'll do the laundry after lunch. But don't tell your mother I know how to do it, or she'll get mad at me for not telling her."

Gohan and Nappa took turns washing in the outdoor pump, and dried off with a simple power-up. Chi Chi disapproved of doing things that way, but they were clean now. Gine brought plates out to the picnic tables they used to eat outdoors, since it was a nice day. Gine had prepared piles of tuna sandwiches for them, and the three Saiyans began to devour them towers at a time. Chi Chi was happy with just a couple of them.

Halfway through lunch, Gohan looked up to the sky, towards the nearby cliffs rather than towards the road that led to their homestead.

"Do you sense that?" he asked. Gine looked at her grandson, and then to the sky. Three power levels were flying towards them at high speeds.

"I don't recognize any of those powers," Gine admitted. Nappa stopped eating for a moment, and stood, walking around the picnic table and towards the direction of the oncoming powers.

"One of them is familiar, I don't know why. But I think I know one of them," Nappa admitted, scratching his head, "But it may have been before Tao taught me how to sense energy when I met them. Where have I felt that power before?"

"They're significant, too," Gine said, "Do you think they're Freeza Force?"

"Better not risk it. Chi Chi, do you know a place you and Gohan could hide in?" Nappa asked. Chi Chi nodded.

"These mountain are our home. We'll lower our Power Levels, and make our way to Chazke and get the others," Chi Chi said, grabbing Gohan's hand.

"Wait! Icarus!" Gohan objected, "We can't leave him!"

"We'll find Fleur, and leave him with his mother," Chi Chi said; Fleur lived on the property, but often left Icarus behind to go hunting, knowing the Saiyans would protect him. Gohan scooped up the purple Demsu, who squeaked an objection, but quickly leaned his head against Gohan's shoulder. Chi Chi and Gohan flew off as the three power got closer and closer.

"You sense that?" Gine asked; there was an unmistakable kind of energy to the powers.

"Yeah," Nappa said, "I think they're Saiyans."