One Freaky Day
Part Five
By Maria Cline
All around the world, every fighter who could sense Ki looked up. From the Lookout, Krillian and the other warriors gasped as they felt Videl's Ki shot up like a rocket.
"Oh man... Videl's Ki is super!" Krillian exclaimed as his jaw dropped.
"Videl must be a super Saiyan now." Eighteen commented as she looked up as well as calm as ever.
"And so is Vegita." Piccolo figured as he sensed Vegita's power rising. "They must be up for a fight."
"WHAT?! Videl's going to fight Vegita?! Had she- he-... is Videl nuts?!" Krillian exclaimed at the top of his lungs.
"I'm not surprised." Master Roshi commented as he stepped forward. "Videl is no doubt feeling Goku's Saiyan urge to fight. I had always suspected that Goku's constant need to fight was physical and not just mental. Obviously, since Videl is also a fighter, she or he would feel it and want to fight."
"But, Vegita's more experienced than Videl and right now has more power!" Krillian argued as he remembered Vegita's 'fight' with Ginyu while he was in Goku's body. Vegita didn't really fight Ginyu, he massacred him and Goku's body.
"True... but Videl is getting much stronger with every minute." Piccolo figured as he closed his eyes. "Besides, Videl's one stubborn lady."
"This I gotta see." Krillian said as he ran out of the room. The other warriors followed the former monk.
Goku was not having a very good day. First, she had a hard time catching fish for breakfast, then she had accidentally swap bodies with Videl, now she was enduring Chi Chi's torture.
"Chi Chi! I don't want any eye shadow!" Goku wailed as Chi Chi hovered over her with makeup in hand.
"Come on, Goku! Don't you want to look pretty?" Chi Chi cooed as she got out the powder and started puffing her face. "It's not every day that you get to wear makeup!"
"But I don't wanna wear makeup! It's itchy, and messy, and... and it's itchy!" Goku argued as she got up to rub her face. Why does girls like wearing this stuff? Goku thought angrily, Bulma wore makeup every day and she never complains.
"I don't care! I never see Videl all dressed up and I might as well use this situation to the best of my ability. After all... my husband is now a woman!" Chi Chi ranted as she took out a brush and started to brush Goku's short hair vigorously.
Goku sighed as she sat in her chair. If there's one thing that hasn't changed in the seven years she had been dead, it was her ability to get her way with any warrior. It was one of the things that she loved about Chi Chi and made her special. Suddenly, Goku stood up and gasped. "Oh man..." She muttered as her now dulled Ki senses picked up Videl's and Vegita's Kis rising rapidly. "Videl... sh-he's went super saiyan!" Goku exclaimed as she felt the surge of power. "Oh no... Videl and Vegita are going to fight!"
"How can you tell?" Chi Chi asked stunned.
"I know Vegita and my old body very well... I have to see this!" Goku exclaimed as she put her fingers to her forehead.
"I'm coming too!" Chi Chi insisted as she grabbed Goku's shoulders.
"Okay... but hang on tight." Goku warned as she focused outward. One of the tricks of teleportation is that if the Ki she's locking onto is strong enough, she could get there regardless of her current state of mind. She locked onto Vegita's Ki and let it take her and her wife toward them.
Gohan and Bulma could only stare in shock as Videl and Vegita stared at each other. While Videl was in his father's body, he could still recognize Videl's determined expression. "Oh man... this will be intense..." Gohan muttered.
"Hey, guys!" Krillian exclaimed as he and the other Z warriors landed and saw Videl and Vegita. Videl was giving off the usual golden aura that Goku would give off when he's a super saiyan. "Whoa... Videl's gone super..."
"Yeah... she... he wanted to go super saiyan while Videl is in Dad's body." Gohan explained, "I wonder when they are going to fight?"
"Let's just hope that Videl can handle herself..." Bulma muttered as she stared at Videl.
The group stared at the two when all of a sudden, a pair of women literally popped out of nowhere. Chi Chi screamed as she landed in Gohan's arms. Goku appeared in mid-air and landed on top of Piccolo.
"Whoa!" Goku exclaimed as she lay on Piccolo's back. "Hi! Did I miss anything?"
Gohan put down Chi Chi and stared at Goku. She was dressed in a beautiful blue Japanese style dress with her hair poofed up slightly and her face in makeup. He had never seen Videl's body look so dressed up. "DAD?!"
Bulma and the other Z fighters just gawked at the warrior. "Goku... what... what are you doing in that dress?" Bulma finally asked as she fought the urge to giggle.
Goku pouted, which looked adorable on her female face. "Chi Chi made me wear this." She explained.
"Goku! Do you mind getting off me?!" Piccolo boomed from under the warrior.
"Whoops!" Goku laughed as he climbed off. "Sorry, Piccolo."
Videl and Vegita stopped their little staring contest and looked to where the other warriors were at and face faulted at the sight of Goku (in Videl's body) dressed up like she was going to a fancy party. "Goku?! What are you doing in my body in that dress?!" Videl screamed as his golden aura flared out like a raging inferno.
"Chi Chi did it." Goku quickly pointed out.
"I just wanted to dress up Goku..." Chi Chi replied as she crossed her arms. "I mean... I never get to dress up anyone else besides Gohan and Goten before... except with Piccolo but that was over eight years ago!"
At once, everyone glanced over at Piccolo who was looking down humiliated. If Namekians could blush, he would be as red as a ripe tomato. "Long story." Piccolo muttered as he glared at them.
"Oh..." The group muttered as they glanced at Videl again.
"Well... Videl, at least Mom did a great job!" Gohan spoke up as Videl and everyone else face faulted.
"Let's worry about this later..." Videl commented, "Right now..." He looked over at Vegita and grinned evilly, "I'm going to fight him." Then, remembering why he could go super saiyan in the first place. He turned to his former body and asked, "If that is okay with Goku."
Goku and Chi Chi gasped and then Goku said, "Well... that's cool... man..." She stared at her former body with awe. She had never seen her own body in super saiyan form from this unique perspective. While she had seen herself in super saiyan form in a mirror, she had never seen it through another person's eyes. "This will be so freaky watching... well... me fight Vegita like this. Sure! Go ahead!" Goku commented.
Videl nodded at Goku's approval. "Thanks."
"What are we waiting for?!" Vegita demanded, "Let's bring it on!"
Videl's aura blared out even further as she smiled in anticipation. "No holding back..."
Vegita founded himself truly excited. Damn it! The woman's thinking like a true Saiyan! If it weren't for the fact that she's in Kakarot's body and that I am married, I would've been attracted to her. Vegita thought. "No holding back." He agreed.
The two warriors rushed at each other and vanished. "Huh?" Goku muttered and then slapped her forehead. "Of course!!!" She moaned in realization. Videl's body was much weaker and slower than a super saiyan's. Her eyes aren't fast enough to keep up.
"Whoa... Videl's faster than I can follow!" Krillian exclaimed as the warriors tried to look beyond the two golden blurs that flashed across the blue sky.
"Look at them go!" Gohan exclaimed excited as he watched the fight. He was the most powerful of the group and he could follow the two fighters with great ease. "Go Videl go!"
Eighteen rubbed her eyes as she used every bit of power she could on her sensors. Even the normally stoic cyborg gasped at the power Videl poured out in his temporary body. "Impressive..." Eighteen said calmly.
As the others tried to watch, Videl and Vegita kept on exchanging blows as they fought on. They were testing each other to get a feel of what the other was doing. Videl immediately ducked and landed back on the ground. Damn it, this is ridiculous! Videl thought as he took a moment to try to think. His human soul started berating his saiyan body. Why did I even think about challenging him? Vegita maybe be weaker but he had been fighting before I was even born.
You can beat him, Videl. Goku encouraged, Remember, Vegita's weakness is his ego!
His ego... Videl repeated as he flew up and knocked Vegita down. "Why don't you go ahead and fight on the ground, Veggie?" Videl taunted.
Vegita's face turned red as he growled. "What did you call me?"
"Veggie." Videl repeated as he smirked, "I think it's a cute nickname."
Smoke came out of Vegita's ears as he screamed, "NO ONE CALLS ME VEGGIE!!!" He lashed down and started attacking Videl furiously on the ground.
"That's it, Videl! Make him mad!" Goku cheered on as the group gawked at the fighters and then at Goku.
"You're cheering them on?" Krillian asked, "Aren't you worried about Vegita doing a number on your old body?"
"Nah... I'm confident in Videl's abilities." Goku said as Vegita slammed Videl to the ground causing a massive earthquake. Everyone fell over from the tremor and Goku coughed as she got up. "Okay... maybe a little worried."
Videl growled as he wiped his mouth and saw blood on his hand. "Blood..." Videl muttered as he smirked and licked the blood off of his hand. "My turn." He rushed up and flipped onto his hands and locked his legs over Vegita's shoulders.
"What th-?" Vegita muttered as Videl twisted his legs and tossed him down to the ground with a resounding boom.
"Ouch..." Gohan grimaced.
"Is... that a wrestling move?" Krillian asked while Videl held Vegita's neck between his legs.
"Well... Hercule was a wrestler before Cell." Gohan reasoned, "Oh boy..."
Vegita pushed both of his fists between Videl's legs and freed himself. "Not bad." Vegita commented when he flew through the air. "But it won't happen again!"
"I don't think so." Videl jumped up into the air and did a front kick...into Vegita's more sensitive area.
"GAH!!!" Vegita screamed in pain as he fought every urge to fall over.
"Ouch." Every man muttered as he grimaced.
"That gotta hurt." Gohan said as he held his head.
"If you wanna play rough... try this!!!" Vegita screamed as he shook off the pain and kicked Videl in the same sensitive area.
Videl screamed louder than Vegita and crumpled to the ground. Damn it, it hurts so bad!!! Can't let this get to me... can't let this get to me...I've been through worst than this... Videl chanted in his brain as he held his part.
"This... is getting bad." Krillian commented. "I hope you will be able to have kids after this, Goku."
Goku could only nod when he watched Videl intensely. Videl glared up at Vegita and said, "You... are a dead man."
"Been there, done that." Vegita laughed as he went into a defense pose. "Come and get me."
Videl's eyes flashed as he got up and breathed deeply. His hair spiked up even further than before as his hands glowed. His saiyan instincts went into overdrive as the only thoughts Videl have right now was 'kill'. "Yeeeeeaaaaahhhhh!!!" Videl screamed when his hands transformed into a pair of golden claws and ran at the warrior.
Vegita was shocked. He didn't know Videl even had the technique. Before he could even put up a good shield, Videl slashed at the man ripping his chest and neck open.
"NO!!!" Gohan screamed as he powered up and flew behind Videl and held him. "Videl... don't kill Vegita." He whispered gently as he put his hands over Videl's arms.
Videl blinked and stared down at Vegita. Did he just try to kill the man? "Oh my god..." Videl muttered as he dropped out of super saiyan form and collapsed onto the ground. "I... didn't mean to... is he..." He whispered as tears came down his face.
"Not yet." Dende said as he and Mr. Popo appeared on his magic carpet. "Piccolo called me just in case but I didn't believe that Vegita..." He sighed as he rested his hands on the fallen warrior. The blood stopped flowing onto the ground and the gashes vanished. Vegita got up and checked himself over.
"Well... looks like you won this battle, Videl." Vegita said as he nodded, "I did not expect that attack from you."
Videl just shook his head. "I... didn't mean to do that... it just happened... oh Vegita, I'm so sorry..." He muttered as Gohan held him.
"It's okay, Videl... it's the saiyan instincts... it's a little overwhelming..." Gohan comforted as he rocked Videl, ignoring the fact that Videl is in his father's body.
"Oh... Gohan..." Videl sobbed, "I don't want to be a saiyan anymore... I just want to be a normal weak human girl again... I don't want to destroy more of my father's mansion! I don't want this power!"
"I know..." Gohan sighed as he stroke Videl's hair nervously.
"Don't worry, Videl, we'll get back to normal soon." Goku promised as she jumped to the ground and made her way to the fighters, "We'll find a way."
"Hey, did we miss the fight?" Goten asked as he and Trunks landed.
"Nothing too dramatic." Vegita replied as he brushed himself off. At least I didn't lose in front of my son. Losing to a female human teenager who is in Kakarot's body... I'm slipping.
"Oh..." Trunks said skeptically when he noticed that his father's clothes were all ripped and torn up while Videl was virtually unscathed. "I think we found a way to get Goku and Videl back to normal."
"Yeah!" Goten gushed as he got out a printout. Then, he noticed his father in the dress. "Daddy, why are you in that dress?"
"Your mommy made me." Goku explained as she blushed. "What's the idea?"
"Wait a second!" Piccolo boomed, "How could you two find a way to reverse the effects on your own? We had been searching all day in the sacred Kami archives and nothing! Where did you find the answer?"
"The Internet." Trunks and Goten simply replied as everyone, including the god face faulted.
"Typical..." Krillian moaned, "okay, what's the idea?"
"Well... I don't think we can do it..." Goten said as he tapped his fingers. "You see, we need the light of the full moon to reflect off of the shards and get them back to normal."
"A full moon?" Dende repeated, "I could recreate the moon but it will be a new moon and it would take thirty for the moon to reached full moon form."
"And the Dragon Balls would take just as long to recharge." Piccolo muttered.
"What about the Namekian Dragon Balls?" Bulma asked, "Aren't they still active?"
"Maybe, but I can't reach Namek with this power." Goku explained as she gestured to her weak body. But then, she went into 'thinking' mode. "Hmmm... but... it's crazy... it might just work!!!" Goku's face brightened as she slammed her fist. "I got it!!! We can get back to normal right now!!! Piccolo, can you get those shards?"
"Of course, but why?" Piccolo asked.
"Just do it... I'll explain everything when you get back." Goku instructed.
Piccolo nodded and flew off. He knew Goku well enough to know that while Goku may not be a scholar like his son, Goku can dream up the most logical ideas. He returned with the shards and placed them on the ground. "Okay... now what?"
"Yeah... do you know a technique that would help you two?" Krillian asked. He knew Goku and he always have some trick up his sleeve. After all, he could teleport from one end of the galaxy to the next and gather up the life-force of a planet and change it into an attack.
"Not me..." Goku said as he grinned at Vegita. "But, Vegita does! Vegita, do you remember our first battle together?"
"Of course..." Vegita said as he nodded and then stared at him. "The Bruta wave ball... of course!"
"Huh?" Videl asked, "What's this... Bruta wave ball?"
"It's a technique, used by the Saiyan race to create artificial moonlight when there's no moon on other planets." Vegita explained.
"That's right!" Gohan said as he released Videl. "I remembered that weird light at the first battle."
"Of course, Vegita can just make up a full moon!" Krillian realized as he hit himself over the head.
"Why was this full moon important to a Saiyan?" Videl asked wondering what other mysteries Saiyans have.
"Ummm..." Goku laughed nervously and said, "Well... Saiyans are born with tails and when a Saiyan with a tail can... change into a giant were ape when he looks at a full moon."
Videl's jaw dropped as he gazed at Goku and then at the other warriors. He sighed and said, "Giant monkeys... why am I not surprised? At least, I'll be back to normal soon."
"That's right!" Chi Chi gushed, "My Goku will be a man again! And Videl and Gohan can get together like normal people!"
"If I can do it again." Vegita pointed out as everyone glanced at him.
"What do you mean?" Goku asked, "Can't you do that technique again?" She was worried. What if Vegita couldn't do the technique again? She didn't really want to spend the next month as Videl. After all, she wanted to stop having to wear itchy makeup and uncomfortable dresses.
"I... don't know." Vegita explained as he held out his hands. "Ki based techniques, especially something as complicated as the Bruta Wave ball, requires constant use to keep sharp. It's like... if you haven't flown in so long, if you start flying again, you would have a hard time. The Bruta Wave ball is the same thing. I haven't done that technique in over thirteen years. I haven't even practiced it in so long since I didn't need it after I lost my tail."
"You can do it, Dad." Trunks said.
"Yeah!" Bulma encouraged, "You're one of the most impressive fighters in the world... you can do the technique."
"We have no other choice right now." Goku said, "I don't want to be a girl for the next thirty days... you gotta at least try."
"We're all counting on you, Vegita." Gohan said as he stared at Vegita intensely. "You have to try."
Vegita nodded as he closed his eyes. He never felt so important in his life. So much is depending on him and not on Kakarot for once. "Very well..." Vegita muttered, "I will try."
To Be Continued...