Many thanks to Nadia Rose and Lee for all their critiques in this chapter.
One Freaky Day
Part Six
By Maria Cline
Vegita tensed up as he stared at his hand. So much is depending on him now and it felt good. "Okay... let's do it." Vegita said as he focused his power. It had been a lifetime since he had conjured up the Bruta wave ball. He remembered Bardock, Kakarot's father, himself teaching him the technique. Of course, Bardock didn't invent the technique like he told Kakarot but he did teach him the technique when he was just a little boy.
Vegita sighed as a small white ball popped out of his outstretched hand. It glowed with a light of its own. The others watched in anticipation.
"Come on, Vegita." Videl chanted as he rung his hands. He liked being a Saiyan, but he couldn't stand constantly destroying property and hurting other people. The image of Vegita lying on the ground dying by his hands still haunted him.
Goku watched in anticipation. She didn't mind being a weak girl but it was hard. It was hard having Gohan and Chi Chi look at her oddly. It was strange watching her old body fighting and working. **You can do it, Vegita.** Goku thought as she bit her lip.
Vegita tossed the sphere into the air and screamed, "Light come forth!"
The group stared upward as the ball of light exploded in a million directions. Gohan and every other warrior held up their arms and deflected the blast. The landscape rumbled as the ball's explosion rocked the very countryside. After the explosion, everyone relaxed and glanced at Vegita who looked embarrassed.
"I put too much into that one." He muttered as everyone else face-faulted.
"Vegita! How could you mess up!?" Bulma exclaimed.
"It's been a long time since I performed that technique!" Vegita argued as his face turned red. "I will get it right!"
"No doubt you will, Vegita." Goku said softly. "You're one of the most stubborn men I know!" She rose her fingers to her forehead, "Well... I'm going to head back."
"Are you sure you should teleport... Dad?" Gohan asked, uncertain about his father's condition.
"It's no problem. Don't worry, I can take care of myself." Goku winked as she vanished.
"Oh boy." Videl muttered, worried about his body's health and welfare. Goku may be a genius when it came to fighting, but she still hadn't fully adapted to being in his body.
Gohan gently patted Videl on the back. "Don't worry, Dad can handle hi- her- well... Dad can handle anything!"
"I hope so. Let's go home."
*****
Goku reappeared in a dark alley. She stared around and slapped herself on the forehead. "Oh man! This isn't the mansion!" Goku chided herself as she wandered down the alleyway. It was dark and somewhat creepy. She didn't know where she was or how to get out so she could fly back to the Hercule Mansion.
Suddenly, a cry for help echoed through the air. Goku immediately ran as fast as her human legs could carry her to a group of men ganging up on a young teenager who was about Gohan's age. "Hey!" Goku boomed as she went into fighting position. "Leave that guy alone!" She was surrounded by five burly men. "Hmmm... five to one... better not get the dress dirty." Goku screamed as she charged at the men.
While she was far weaker than she was when she was a Saiyan, Goku had over thirty years of fighting experience to guide her. One tried to attack her from behind and the other in front. In a mere twist, she dodged the blows and made the two knock each other out. The rest attacked her in a group. Goku screamed as she tried to block them away with a Ki wall only to see the gang just keep on running. **Oops, can't use Ki that way.** Goku thought as she ducked one man's fist. She fought all three guys at once for a few minutes. Luckily for her, she was familiar with Videl's fighting abilities due to her sparring practices with Chi Chi. In five minutes, the three men lay on their backs unconscious but alive. Goku wiped the sweat off of her brow. A part of her was excited at such a workout. It had been a long time since she felt challenged. She felt exhausted, like she had worked out in six hundred times gravity, but good.
"Videl! You saved my life!" The man exclaimed as he hugged her. "I am grateful."
"Hey... no biggie, you would do the same for me...." Goku said as she patted him on the back and read the man's mind looking for a name. "Sharpener."
"Well..." Sharpener let go and looked the woman up and down. "You look lovely tonight."
Goku blushed as she stared at the ground. "Well... a... close friend of mine thought I would look good in this."
Sharpenr gently grasped Goku's face and said, "Will you let me repay you for saving my life with some dinner?"
Goku's eyes lit up at the thought of dinner. It had been several hours since she last ate and she was very hungry from the workout. "Sure!"
Sharpener grinned at Videl's expression. Finally, he would finally get a date with the elusive Videl. Of course, Videl did seem odd for some reason, and her voice was off, but she looked wonderful. "Good... I know this wonderful French restaurant."
*****
Meanwhile, back at the Hercule Mansion...
"Where is he?!" Chi Chi screamed as she ran around the place looking around couches and in closets. The Z gang returned to the mansion with the exception of Vegita, who was still working on his technique, and Mr. Buu, who was still looking for some more magic swords.
"I don't get it." Gohan moaned as he held his head. "Dad should've been here! I mean, Dad is going at the speed of light!"
"I'm sure Goku's fine." Bulma comforted as she watched out the window. "Knowing Goku, he or she was probably stopped to get something to eat."
Before anyone could answer, the phone rang. Goten picked up the phone and said, "Hello? Oh, hi, Daddy! Uh huh... uh huh... Les Marie? Okay! I'll tell them!" He hung up and announced, "Dad's having dinner and he said that he will right back!"
"See?" Bulma said as she smirked, "Where's your father?"
"Eating with some guy named Sharpener at Les Marie." Goten replied.
Gohan and Videl face-faulted at the name. "WHAT?! SHARPENER?!" They screamed in unison.
Videl blushed as he went super-saiyan. For many years, Sharpener had been wooing him and trying to get a date. Of course, the man was nice but he wasn't interested. "Great... Sharpener... how can Goku date Sharpener?!"
"Maybe Goku did it by accident." Bulma chided, "Goku's like that."
"Oh come on!" Chi Chi moaned, "I know that Goku's a little naive but he's not stupid enough to have a date by _accident_."
"Why not? He proposed to you by accident." Bulma pointed out.
At once, everyone else glanced at Chi Chi and Gohan asked, "Dad really proposed to you by accident?"
"Long story but that's not the point. We got to get Goku back here, now!" Chi Chi argued as a red aura flared around her.
"Right! Then, it's off to Les Marie!" Gohan announced as he got out his spare Saiyanman watch and clicked on it. In a poof of smoke, he transformed into Saiyanman.
"You got it!" Chi Chi said as she flung off her dress to reveal another dress in the same cut as her former one, only in camouflage.
"Hold it!" Bulma said as she held up her hands. "You two can't just barge in and say, 'You can't date her. She's really a man trapped in Videl's body.'"
"Why not?!" Chi Chi screamed as she took out a pair of guns from her dress.
"Because... it might attract unwanted attention." Bulma reminded, "We like having our lives out of the spotlight."
"Oh." Gohan and Chi Chi quickly changed back to their normal outfits.
"Then, what will we do?" Gohan asked, "I... I don't want to just wait around till Dad comes back... there's no telling what kind of trouble he will get into!"
"Hmmm..." Krillian frowned and then a light bulb appeared over his head. "I got it! We'll go... incognito..."
*****
"How many are in your party?" A tall rigid looking man asked as he looked at his book.
"Six." Bulma said as she came up holding up a Capsule Corps credit card. "I'd like a table please."
The rigid looking man gasped and looked at the woman. "Ms. Bulma Briefs?! Oh, you are welcome here!" He said as he looked at the planner. "Where do you wish to sit?"
"A reasonably large table in the middle is fine." Bulma said as she waved the credit card in front of the man like a hypnotist.
"I will get a large table in the middle as you wish..." The rigid looking man said in a dazed tone of voice. He looked at the table chart and said, "I have a table for you... this way..." The man gestured and Bulma, Krillian, Eighteen, Chi Chi, Gohan, and Videl followed them. They were dressed in semi formal attire. Videl moaned as he tugged at his tie.
"Why do men have to wear these stupid clothes?" Videl fidgeted.
"Relax, you look good in it." Chi Chi whispered, "Thank you for paying, Bulma."
"Hey, no problem... this is for a good cause and it's not that much..." Bulma whispered back.
Finally, the group reached the table. The group sat down and got their menus. "Now... to find Dad and Sharpener." Gohan muttered as he looked around. "Aww... man... there's too many people here." He moaned as he tried to isolate his father's Ki from the others. In Videl's body, Goku's Ki was weak and somewhat distorted. He wasn't even sure if he could recognize his father's Ki now.
"I don't think finding Goku and Sharpener will be that hard." Eighteen said as she pointed to a growd gathering around a small table.
"Look at that. She broke that lobster with her bare hands."
"I didn't think anyone's that strong."
"She's so cute."
"The guy with her must be powerful enough to fight Hercule for a chance for a date."
Gohan sighed as he heard every word. "Oh man..."
"Tell me about it." Videl muttered, "Goku better not be behaving badly in front of the others."
"I'll go up and talk to Sharpener." Gohan said as he got up and went up to the table.
At the table, Goku and Sharpener were eating lobsters. Goku was eating as neatly as she could while eating with her bare hands. Many years she had with Chi Chi had taught her to eat as neatly as possible in a public setting. Of course, it would help if Goku knew how to eat lobsters with those complicated utensils.
Sharpener watched as the woman he finally had a date with eat. Videl acted very nice and sweet and almost happy as she crushed and ate the lobster. It was strange for her to act this way. She was often serious, tough as nails, and wouldn't be caught dead wearing a dress like that. **Maybe, I am seeing a different side to Videl.** Sharpener thought as he smiled seductively. A part of him feared her due to her strength and the strength of her legendary father. He may have to fight him if he wanted another date with the woman. **Oh well... nothing can spoil this moment.** He thought as he took Goku's hand. "Videl, you are a very strong woman. I can't crush lobsters with my bare hands."
"It's not that hard." Goku said as he looked at Sharpener's hand holding hers. Her heart pounded as she remembered how Chi Chi hold her hand. **Oh man... is this guy... nah! Can't be!**
"You are as strong as you are beautiful." Sharpener whispered as he lifted Goku's hand and gently kissed it.
Goku's face turned pale as she gawked. **Gah! This guy... this guy is flirting with me!!!** "Er... eh... ah..."
"Hey!" Gohan boomed as he made his way through the crowd and glared at Sharpner holding his father's hand. "Leave Videl alone!" He was angry. Despite the fact that he knew that Videl was in his father's body at a different table, the sight of Videl's body with Sharpener made him tense with anger.
"Gohan?" Goku asked as he pulled away her hand. "What are you doing here?"
Gohan looked at his father and telepatically said, **Dad, Sharpener really likes Videl and... he wants to...**
Goku gulped as she thought back, **I can't do that! I'm married!**
**Just follow my lead and everything will be fine!** Gohan said as he came up to his father. "Videl, I was eating at the next table and I saw you and Sharpener here. Why?" He asked in an overdramatic tone of voice.
"I saved Sharpener from a group of thugs and so he offered me dinner. I agreed." Goku replied as she grinned.
Gohan's heart pounded as he saw Videl's face do a big grin. "Okay... I understand but I must confess that I love you, Videl. Right from the start!"
Videl's jaw dropped as he watched the scene from the table with his Saiyan senses. "I don't believe this. Gohan is actually professing his love to... me... and I'm watching it from outside!"
"This is kinda weird." Krillian muttered as the waiter gave them the appetizers.
"This is so cute! I wish I have a video camera!" Chi Chi gushed as she watched her son being so firm in his love for Videl.
Bulma sweatdropped and said, "Chi Chi, you know that's really Goku right?"
"Don't spoil the moment with that little detail." Chi Chi ordered as she began to mentally think up names for future grandchildren.
Gohan threw himself into his role, momentarily forgetting that it was a show. "Oh Videl, you are so strong and brave with such dedication. I... never knew I felt these things before until I saw you with Sharpener kissing your hand! I... wanted to rip him apart limb by limb." Gohan confessed as he lifted Goku up and held him in his arms. "Oh Videl... you don't love Sharpener do you?"
"No... I don't love Sharpener. I... love you, Gohan." Goku managed to say as he thought, **Wow... Gohan sure is throwing himself into the part. This is pretty weird.**
"You can't love Gohan!" Sharpener argued, "He's a nerd! Hercule would never let you date him!"
Gohan smirked evilly as he flung Goku over his shoulder. "I'm stronger than I look. Want me to prove it?" Gohan said as he took a lobster claw in one hand and completely crushed it in one firm grasp.
Sharpener gulped as he watched Gohan wiped the destroyed lobster from his hand on the tablecloth. "W-what kind of nerd are you?"
Gohan smirked in a way that would make Vegita flinch and said, "The type that would rip your hair out if you get 'friendly' with Videl again."
**Gohan... you are getting a little too involved into your role.** Goku thought as his eyes bulged.
Gohan ignored his father's telepathic warnings. "Come on, Videl." Gohan said as he took the woman and walked away ignoring the stares from the others.
Sharpener sighed as he watched the nerd walk away. Videl would've just knocked him into next Tuesday but she didn't. And Gohan seemed stronger than he showed. Maybe, Videl loves Gohan more than even Saiyanman and that Sharpener doesn't have a prayer for her heart anymore. "Check please."
Gohan walked to his table with Goku still slung over his shoulder. "Okay, I'm ready to go." Gohan said as he shedded the evil persona that he temporarily adopted.
"Can you put your father down first?" Videl asked, almost amused at the little scene Gohan created.
Gohan blinked and then looked at his father as if he just recognized him for the first time. "Dad?" He squeaked. Blushing brightly, he quickly put the woman down and muttered, "Sorry... I kinda got carried away."
"Yeah... you could say that." Videl said as she rolled her eyes. "If I didn't know any better, I could've sworn you forgot who was who."
"I... didn't know what got into me." Gohan confessed as he rubbed his head. "Sorry."
"Let's go." Bulma said as she got the check. After paying for the appetizers, the meals to go, and a nice tip, they left.
*****
"And then, Gohan just picked Goku up and slung him over his shoulder like a piece of meat!" Krillian regaled the Z warriors as Goku changed into one of Videl's training outfits. "Oh man! You should see the look on Goku's face! Ha! Priceless!"
"I didn't know you have it in you." Bulma said as she smirked, "I still remembered you as that shy little boy who hid behind his father's legs so long ago..."
"Oh come on!" Gohan cried out as he blushed, "I just got carried away! I mean... Sharpener was kissing Videl's hand!"
"You should be happy that he didn't try to go for a lip lock." Eighteen said as she smiled slightly. "After all... poor Goku probably never kissed a man before."
"He did so!" Krillian argued.
At once, everyone became silent as they stared at the former monk. "What did you say?" Gohan asked, almost grateful that he wasn't being the focus of attention.
"Eh... never mind. Long story. Happened way... _way_ back." Krillian said as he sunk and hid behind the sofa.
"Look... let's just try to forget this event and focus more on getting me and Goku back to normal before something else happens." Videl said after he put on Goku's orange gi.
"Yeah!" Gohan fully agreed.
"Definitely." Chi Chi said as she smiled, "But at least Gohan and Videl admitted that they love each other and I will get grandbabies as soon as Videl get out of Goku's body!"
At once, everyone face-faulted and Gohan turned beet red from humiliation. "Mom!!!"
"Looks like my little girl finally got a boyfriend..." Hercule moaned as he sat to the side, "Who can beat the tar out of me."
"Gohan won't do that." Goku said as she came into the living room dressed in Videl's training outfit. "Ahhh... nice to get out of that dress and makeup."
"Good... it was getting a little weird seeing me... dressed like that." Videl confessed as he looked down.
"I thought your body looked nice dressed up like that." Gohan said as he rubbed his head. "You should try that more often when you get back."
Videl looked down and blushed. "You... really think so?"
"Yeah... the dress also doesn't restrict your movements like that so you could fight better in it." Gohan pointed as as he grinned.
Videl sighed as he fought every urge to slam Gohan into the nearest wall. "Oh well... Gohan will always be... Gohan." Videl smiled slightly as he came up and jabbed Gohan in the arm. Unfortunately, Videl forgot how much power he had and sent Gohan through a wall. "Oops." Videl muttered weakly as he sweatdropped. "Sorry."
"That's okay." Gohan replied as he got from the wreckage. He patted himself down and grinned. "Just got taken by surprise."
"I can't wait till I get back to normal." Videl confessed as he looked down at his hands, his super powerful hands that could destroy the very planet itself if desired. He wanted to be normal again, not to be a Super Saiyan but just a normal Human woman.
"You will be normal." A voice said and the group looked up. Vegita was standing at the door smiling confidently.
Bulma recognized the grin and said, "You did the Artifical Moon?!"
"You doubt my abilities?" Vegita asked as he crossed his arms. "Ha! Never underestimate a Saiyan's power!"
"Oh, I know that for a fact, Vegita." Hercule said as he gestured to the Gohan sized hole in the wall. "This place can't handle much more."
"Just get the fragments and we'll get this mess straightened out." Vegita ordered as he got out and then looked at Gohan, "Unless you like Videl in Kakarot's body."
"No way!" Gohan said as he stood up. "Let's go!"
*****
The group flew to the desert again, this time with Goku being carried by Piccolo and Chi Chi by Gohan. Videl was carrying Hercule and Vegita was carrying Bulma. After a long trip, the group landed and Vegita let go of his wife.
"Okay, first the shards." Piccolo said as he lay out the shards. They glistened in the starlight.
"Now... stand back." Vegita ordered, "We don't want any more bodyswaps to happen."
The group nodded and went to a nearby cliff, leaving only Goku and Videl to stand next to the broken shards. Videl sighed as he stared at the broken sword. "Well... this is it."
"Yup." Goku nodded as she looked at the shards again. "Nervous?"
"A little." Videl confessed as he held her stomach. "I... never went through anything like this before. I mean... I'm scared."
"Nothing to be nervous about." Goku said as she patted Videl. "You just... wait and see what happens."
"Right..." Videl nodded as he wrung his hands. "Goku... how can you be so calm about this? About everything? I mean... I am in your body and all I did was wreck my father's mansion and come very close to killing Vegita."
Goku shrugged. "Because... things like this have happened to me before. I trust you with my body, Videl. You have a good heart and I know that you have good intentions." He grinned and added, "Besides, I lost my body to a bodyswapper before. It wasn't for that long but... well... once you've had a body swap, the next one doesn't feel so bad."
Videl's jaw dropped as she heard Goku talk about losing one's body like it was a normal thing. Of course, with this odd band of heroes, the abnormal is normal to them. "I guess.... let's get this over with."
The two looked up to see Vegita hovering in mid air with a small glowing white sphere in his hand. He nodded and flung the white ball into the air and he screamed, "LIGHT BURST FORTH!!!"
The small ball exploded with a bright light and hovered in the night sky like the once destroyed moon. It wasn't filled with craters or any shades of gray, however, it was white all over. Goku and Videl looked down to see the shards glowing and flash a bright light over them. The familiar displacement of souls overwhelmed their senses as they slowly passed out.
*****
Gohan watched intensely as he laid Videl's body onto one of the beds at Capsule Corps. Hercule wanted Videl and Goku to be placed at his house, but Bulma insisted that Videl and Goku would get better treatment at the state-of-the-art medical treatment center at the Capsule Corps. He looked over where his father's body was placed.
The two looked so at peace and only asleep. Gohan's heart pounded as he watched Videl sleep in the bed. He wasn't entirely sure if it was Videl or not. The spell may not have worked and Goku and Videl might still be in each other's body. Gohan took Videl's hand into his own and held it firmly with a deep feeling that it was Videl's hand he was holding and not his father's.
He heard a definite moan from where his father's body lay. Gohan looked behind him to see the Saiyan slowly opening his eyes. Chi Chi and Goten were sitting beside him. The man sat up slowly and checked himself. Gohan and the others waited and the man gave a thumbs up. "It worked!" Goku proclaimed.
Chi Chi and Goten squealed with joy as they hugged Goku fiercely. Gohan remained sitting next to Videl but laughed in joy. His father was a man again. His father was his father again. "Oh, Dad, we were so worried about you." Gohan said in relief.
"I missed you so much." Chi Chi whispered as she kissed Goku all over his body. "I'm just so happy to see you as you."
Goku held his wife and grinned. "Me too, Chi Chi..." He whispered as he hugged her and kissed her.
Videl moaned as she opened her eyes. Gohan's hand tightened as Videl slowly sat up. She blinked and then looked down at her body. With her free hand, she felt her face, hair, and down the rest of her body. "I'm... me." Videl sighed in relief as tears came down her face. "I'm me again..."
"Yup! It worked!" Gohan said as he got a tissue and gave it to her. "I'm glad too... it was getting a little freaky having a girlfriend who looked just like Dad."
"Yeah."
"Are you okay?" Goku asked as he stopped his kissing session with Chi Chi. "I mean... I didn't hurt your body that badly right?"
Videl released Gohan's hand and rubbed her shoulder. "I do feel a little sore... but I'm okay. You?"
"A little sore but fine. Nothing a little rest won't handle." Goku grinned as he did a thumbs up.
"Yeah." Videl nodded. "Gohan, can you move? I gotta get out."
"Are you sure?" Gohan asked as he stand up. "You just got back into your body."
"Yes." Videl got out of the bed and stand up. She nodded before realizing that she was falling over. "Gah!" She screamed and then Gohan caught her in his arms.
"Are you okay?" Gohan asked deeply concerned as he helped Videl stand.
"She's fine... she just needs to get her center of balance back." Goku said as he got out and nearly fell back. "Whoa!"
Chi Chi caught him and Goku grinned. "See?"
"I guess." Videl sighed.
"Oh, Videl... I'm sorry about that little date with Sharpener." Goku apologized as he looked down, embarrassed, "I thought he was just giving me dinner for saving his life."
"That's okay." Videl said as she waved her hand. "I'm sure that those people will forget it in the morning." She wasn't entirely sure if it was true or not. There were alot of people there and the public had been getting interested in her social life lately. Maybe no one would take interest in that little scene at the restaurant. **And maybe pigs will fly.** Videl thought as she sighed.
"Yeah, this will all blow over by morning." Gohan said hopefully as he kept Videl steady.
Videl suddenly smirked and flung herself into Gohan's arms and kissed him passionately. Gohan gulped as he kissed back. The two kissed for a long moment before finally pulling themselves away. "How was that?"
"Pretty good." Gohan confessed and then his eyes rolled back and he collapsed onto the floor pulling Videl with him.
Videl sighed as she leaned on her elbow. "We gotta work on the fainting problem."
*****
After Gohan woke up, and everything was straightened out with the Z warriors about who was who. Everyone went home, except for Mr. Buu who was still looking for the swords and no one knew where to find him.
The night passed and morning came.
Videl came out of the mansion as the sun rose dressed in her pajamas with a bathrobe.
Marie, the paper girl, came up and handed the girl the newspaper. "Morning." Marie said as she winked and giggled.
Videl frowned and asked, "What's so funny?"
"Oh come on... where is he?" Marie asked as she looked at the doorway. "Where's the guy?"
"There's no 'guy'." Videl insisted as she blushed brightly.
"Then, who's this?" Marie asked as she unfolded her paper and showed Goku (in Videl's body) being carried off over Gohan's shoulder.
"Er..." Videl blushed even brighter as she put down the paper. "Look, we're just getting started."
"I see..." Marie looked behind her again. "So... did Gohan fight Hercule yet?"
"I'd rather not say..." Videl said as she looked at the holes in the walls. **At least I don't have to worry about being a male Saiyan again.** Videl thought in relief.
"I'm back!" Mr. Buu exclaimed as he ran back with a crystal sword in hand.
Videl blinked as she stepped back from the pink demon. "Oh man..." **Maybe not.**
The End?
One Freaky Day
Part Six
By Maria Cline
Vegita tensed up as he stared at his hand. So much is depending on him now and it felt good. "Okay... let's do it." Vegita said as he focused his power. It had been a lifetime since he had conjured up the Bruta wave ball. He remembered Bardock, Kakarot's father, himself teaching him the technique. Of course, Bardock didn't invent the technique like he told Kakarot but he did teach him the technique when he was just a little boy.
Vegita sighed as a small white ball popped out of his outstretched hand. It glowed with a light of its own. The others watched in anticipation.
"Come on, Vegita." Videl chanted as he rung his hands. He liked being a Saiyan, but he couldn't stand constantly destroying property and hurting other people. The image of Vegita lying on the ground dying by his hands still haunted him.
Goku watched in anticipation. She didn't mind being a weak girl but it was hard. It was hard having Gohan and Chi Chi look at her oddly. It was strange watching her old body fighting and working. **You can do it, Vegita.** Goku thought as she bit her lip.
Vegita tossed the sphere into the air and screamed, "Light come forth!"
The group stared upward as the ball of light exploded in a million directions. Gohan and every other warrior held up their arms and deflected the blast. The landscape rumbled as the ball's explosion rocked the very countryside. After the explosion, everyone relaxed and glanced at Vegita who looked embarrassed.
"I put too much into that one." He muttered as everyone else face-faulted.
"Vegita! How could you mess up!?" Bulma exclaimed.
"It's been a long time since I performed that technique!" Vegita argued as his face turned red. "I will get it right!"
"No doubt you will, Vegita." Goku said softly. "You're one of the most stubborn men I know!" She rose her fingers to her forehead, "Well... I'm going to head back."
"Are you sure you should teleport... Dad?" Gohan asked, uncertain about his father's condition.
"It's no problem. Don't worry, I can take care of myself." Goku winked as she vanished.
"Oh boy." Videl muttered, worried about his body's health and welfare. Goku may be a genius when it came to fighting, but she still hadn't fully adapted to being in his body.
Gohan gently patted Videl on the back. "Don't worry, Dad can handle hi- her- well... Dad can handle anything!"
"I hope so. Let's go home."
*****
Goku reappeared in a dark alley. She stared around and slapped herself on the forehead. "Oh man! This isn't the mansion!" Goku chided herself as she wandered down the alleyway. It was dark and somewhat creepy. She didn't know where she was or how to get out so she could fly back to the Hercule Mansion.
Suddenly, a cry for help echoed through the air. Goku immediately ran as fast as her human legs could carry her to a group of men ganging up on a young teenager who was about Gohan's age. "Hey!" Goku boomed as she went into fighting position. "Leave that guy alone!" She was surrounded by five burly men. "Hmmm... five to one... better not get the dress dirty." Goku screamed as she charged at the men.
While she was far weaker than she was when she was a Saiyan, Goku had over thirty years of fighting experience to guide her. One tried to attack her from behind and the other in front. In a mere twist, she dodged the blows and made the two knock each other out. The rest attacked her in a group. Goku screamed as she tried to block them away with a Ki wall only to see the gang just keep on running. **Oops, can't use Ki that way.** Goku thought as she ducked one man's fist. She fought all three guys at once for a few minutes. Luckily for her, she was familiar with Videl's fighting abilities due to her sparring practices with Chi Chi. In five minutes, the three men lay on their backs unconscious but alive. Goku wiped the sweat off of her brow. A part of her was excited at such a workout. It had been a long time since she felt challenged. She felt exhausted, like she had worked out in six hundred times gravity, but good.
"Videl! You saved my life!" The man exclaimed as he hugged her. "I am grateful."
"Hey... no biggie, you would do the same for me...." Goku said as she patted him on the back and read the man's mind looking for a name. "Sharpener."
"Well..." Sharpener let go and looked the woman up and down. "You look lovely tonight."
Goku blushed as she stared at the ground. "Well... a... close friend of mine thought I would look good in this."
Sharpenr gently grasped Goku's face and said, "Will you let me repay you for saving my life with some dinner?"
Goku's eyes lit up at the thought of dinner. It had been several hours since she last ate and she was very hungry from the workout. "Sure!"
Sharpener grinned at Videl's expression. Finally, he would finally get a date with the elusive Videl. Of course, Videl did seem odd for some reason, and her voice was off, but she looked wonderful. "Good... I know this wonderful French restaurant."
*****
Meanwhile, back at the Hercule Mansion...
"Where is he?!" Chi Chi screamed as she ran around the place looking around couches and in closets. The Z gang returned to the mansion with the exception of Vegita, who was still working on his technique, and Mr. Buu, who was still looking for some more magic swords.
"I don't get it." Gohan moaned as he held his head. "Dad should've been here! I mean, Dad is going at the speed of light!"
"I'm sure Goku's fine." Bulma comforted as she watched out the window. "Knowing Goku, he or she was probably stopped to get something to eat."
Before anyone could answer, the phone rang. Goten picked up the phone and said, "Hello? Oh, hi, Daddy! Uh huh... uh huh... Les Marie? Okay! I'll tell them!" He hung up and announced, "Dad's having dinner and he said that he will right back!"
"See?" Bulma said as she smirked, "Where's your father?"
"Eating with some guy named Sharpener at Les Marie." Goten replied.
Gohan and Videl face-faulted at the name. "WHAT?! SHARPENER?!" They screamed in unison.
Videl blushed as he went super-saiyan. For many years, Sharpener had been wooing him and trying to get a date. Of course, the man was nice but he wasn't interested. "Great... Sharpener... how can Goku date Sharpener?!"
"Maybe Goku did it by accident." Bulma chided, "Goku's like that."
"Oh come on!" Chi Chi moaned, "I know that Goku's a little naive but he's not stupid enough to have a date by _accident_."
"Why not? He proposed to you by accident." Bulma pointed out.
At once, everyone else glanced at Chi Chi and Gohan asked, "Dad really proposed to you by accident?"
"Long story but that's not the point. We got to get Goku back here, now!" Chi Chi argued as a red aura flared around her.
"Right! Then, it's off to Les Marie!" Gohan announced as he got out his spare Saiyanman watch and clicked on it. In a poof of smoke, he transformed into Saiyanman.
"You got it!" Chi Chi said as she flung off her dress to reveal another dress in the same cut as her former one, only in camouflage.
"Hold it!" Bulma said as she held up her hands. "You two can't just barge in and say, 'You can't date her. She's really a man trapped in Videl's body.'"
"Why not?!" Chi Chi screamed as she took out a pair of guns from her dress.
"Because... it might attract unwanted attention." Bulma reminded, "We like having our lives out of the spotlight."
"Oh." Gohan and Chi Chi quickly changed back to their normal outfits.
"Then, what will we do?" Gohan asked, "I... I don't want to just wait around till Dad comes back... there's no telling what kind of trouble he will get into!"
"Hmmm..." Krillian frowned and then a light bulb appeared over his head. "I got it! We'll go... incognito..."
*****
"How many are in your party?" A tall rigid looking man asked as he looked at his book.
"Six." Bulma said as she came up holding up a Capsule Corps credit card. "I'd like a table please."
The rigid looking man gasped and looked at the woman. "Ms. Bulma Briefs?! Oh, you are welcome here!" He said as he looked at the planner. "Where do you wish to sit?"
"A reasonably large table in the middle is fine." Bulma said as she waved the credit card in front of the man like a hypnotist.
"I will get a large table in the middle as you wish..." The rigid looking man said in a dazed tone of voice. He looked at the table chart and said, "I have a table for you... this way..." The man gestured and Bulma, Krillian, Eighteen, Chi Chi, Gohan, and Videl followed them. They were dressed in semi formal attire. Videl moaned as he tugged at his tie.
"Why do men have to wear these stupid clothes?" Videl fidgeted.
"Relax, you look good in it." Chi Chi whispered, "Thank you for paying, Bulma."
"Hey, no problem... this is for a good cause and it's not that much..." Bulma whispered back.
Finally, the group reached the table. The group sat down and got their menus. "Now... to find Dad and Sharpener." Gohan muttered as he looked around. "Aww... man... there's too many people here." He moaned as he tried to isolate his father's Ki from the others. In Videl's body, Goku's Ki was weak and somewhat distorted. He wasn't even sure if he could recognize his father's Ki now.
"I don't think finding Goku and Sharpener will be that hard." Eighteen said as she pointed to a growd gathering around a small table.
"Look at that. She broke that lobster with her bare hands."
"I didn't think anyone's that strong."
"She's so cute."
"The guy with her must be powerful enough to fight Hercule for a chance for a date."
Gohan sighed as he heard every word. "Oh man..."
"Tell me about it." Videl muttered, "Goku better not be behaving badly in front of the others."
"I'll go up and talk to Sharpener." Gohan said as he got up and went up to the table.
At the table, Goku and Sharpener were eating lobsters. Goku was eating as neatly as she could while eating with her bare hands. Many years she had with Chi Chi had taught her to eat as neatly as possible in a public setting. Of course, it would help if Goku knew how to eat lobsters with those complicated utensils.
Sharpener watched as the woman he finally had a date with eat. Videl acted very nice and sweet and almost happy as she crushed and ate the lobster. It was strange for her to act this way. She was often serious, tough as nails, and wouldn't be caught dead wearing a dress like that. **Maybe, I am seeing a different side to Videl.** Sharpener thought as he smiled seductively. A part of him feared her due to her strength and the strength of her legendary father. He may have to fight him if he wanted another date with the woman. **Oh well... nothing can spoil this moment.** He thought as he took Goku's hand. "Videl, you are a very strong woman. I can't crush lobsters with my bare hands."
"It's not that hard." Goku said as he looked at Sharpener's hand holding hers. Her heart pounded as she remembered how Chi Chi hold her hand. **Oh man... is this guy... nah! Can't be!**
"You are as strong as you are beautiful." Sharpener whispered as he lifted Goku's hand and gently kissed it.
Goku's face turned pale as she gawked. **Gah! This guy... this guy is flirting with me!!!** "Er... eh... ah..."
"Hey!" Gohan boomed as he made his way through the crowd and glared at Sharpner holding his father's hand. "Leave Videl alone!" He was angry. Despite the fact that he knew that Videl was in his father's body at a different table, the sight of Videl's body with Sharpener made him tense with anger.
"Gohan?" Goku asked as he pulled away her hand. "What are you doing here?"
Gohan looked at his father and telepatically said, **Dad, Sharpener really likes Videl and... he wants to...**
Goku gulped as she thought back, **I can't do that! I'm married!**
**Just follow my lead and everything will be fine!** Gohan said as he came up to his father. "Videl, I was eating at the next table and I saw you and Sharpener here. Why?" He asked in an overdramatic tone of voice.
"I saved Sharpener from a group of thugs and so he offered me dinner. I agreed." Goku replied as she grinned.
Gohan's heart pounded as he saw Videl's face do a big grin. "Okay... I understand but I must confess that I love you, Videl. Right from the start!"
Videl's jaw dropped as he watched the scene from the table with his Saiyan senses. "I don't believe this. Gohan is actually professing his love to... me... and I'm watching it from outside!"
"This is kinda weird." Krillian muttered as the waiter gave them the appetizers.
"This is so cute! I wish I have a video camera!" Chi Chi gushed as she watched her son being so firm in his love for Videl.
Bulma sweatdropped and said, "Chi Chi, you know that's really Goku right?"
"Don't spoil the moment with that little detail." Chi Chi ordered as she began to mentally think up names for future grandchildren.
Gohan threw himself into his role, momentarily forgetting that it was a show. "Oh Videl, you are so strong and brave with such dedication. I... never knew I felt these things before until I saw you with Sharpener kissing your hand! I... wanted to rip him apart limb by limb." Gohan confessed as he lifted Goku up and held him in his arms. "Oh Videl... you don't love Sharpener do you?"
"No... I don't love Sharpener. I... love you, Gohan." Goku managed to say as he thought, **Wow... Gohan sure is throwing himself into the part. This is pretty weird.**
"You can't love Gohan!" Sharpener argued, "He's a nerd! Hercule would never let you date him!"
Gohan smirked evilly as he flung Goku over his shoulder. "I'm stronger than I look. Want me to prove it?" Gohan said as he took a lobster claw in one hand and completely crushed it in one firm grasp.
Sharpener gulped as he watched Gohan wiped the destroyed lobster from his hand on the tablecloth. "W-what kind of nerd are you?"
Gohan smirked in a way that would make Vegita flinch and said, "The type that would rip your hair out if you get 'friendly' with Videl again."
**Gohan... you are getting a little too involved into your role.** Goku thought as his eyes bulged.
Gohan ignored his father's telepathic warnings. "Come on, Videl." Gohan said as he took the woman and walked away ignoring the stares from the others.
Sharpener sighed as he watched the nerd walk away. Videl would've just knocked him into next Tuesday but she didn't. And Gohan seemed stronger than he showed. Maybe, Videl loves Gohan more than even Saiyanman and that Sharpener doesn't have a prayer for her heart anymore. "Check please."
Gohan walked to his table with Goku still slung over his shoulder. "Okay, I'm ready to go." Gohan said as he shedded the evil persona that he temporarily adopted.
"Can you put your father down first?" Videl asked, almost amused at the little scene Gohan created.
Gohan blinked and then looked at his father as if he just recognized him for the first time. "Dad?" He squeaked. Blushing brightly, he quickly put the woman down and muttered, "Sorry... I kinda got carried away."
"Yeah... you could say that." Videl said as she rolled her eyes. "If I didn't know any better, I could've sworn you forgot who was who."
"I... didn't know what got into me." Gohan confessed as he rubbed his head. "Sorry."
"Let's go." Bulma said as she got the check. After paying for the appetizers, the meals to go, and a nice tip, they left.
*****
"And then, Gohan just picked Goku up and slung him over his shoulder like a piece of meat!" Krillian regaled the Z warriors as Goku changed into one of Videl's training outfits. "Oh man! You should see the look on Goku's face! Ha! Priceless!"
"I didn't know you have it in you." Bulma said as she smirked, "I still remembered you as that shy little boy who hid behind his father's legs so long ago..."
"Oh come on!" Gohan cried out as he blushed, "I just got carried away! I mean... Sharpener was kissing Videl's hand!"
"You should be happy that he didn't try to go for a lip lock." Eighteen said as she smiled slightly. "After all... poor Goku probably never kissed a man before."
"He did so!" Krillian argued.
At once, everyone became silent as they stared at the former monk. "What did you say?" Gohan asked, almost grateful that he wasn't being the focus of attention.
"Eh... never mind. Long story. Happened way... _way_ back." Krillian said as he sunk and hid behind the sofa.
"Look... let's just try to forget this event and focus more on getting me and Goku back to normal before something else happens." Videl said after he put on Goku's orange gi.
"Yeah!" Gohan fully agreed.
"Definitely." Chi Chi said as she smiled, "But at least Gohan and Videl admitted that they love each other and I will get grandbabies as soon as Videl get out of Goku's body!"
At once, everyone face-faulted and Gohan turned beet red from humiliation. "Mom!!!"
"Looks like my little girl finally got a boyfriend..." Hercule moaned as he sat to the side, "Who can beat the tar out of me."
"Gohan won't do that." Goku said as she came into the living room dressed in Videl's training outfit. "Ahhh... nice to get out of that dress and makeup."
"Good... it was getting a little weird seeing me... dressed like that." Videl confessed as he looked down.
"I thought your body looked nice dressed up like that." Gohan said as he rubbed his head. "You should try that more often when you get back."
Videl looked down and blushed. "You... really think so?"
"Yeah... the dress also doesn't restrict your movements like that so you could fight better in it." Gohan pointed as as he grinned.
Videl sighed as he fought every urge to slam Gohan into the nearest wall. "Oh well... Gohan will always be... Gohan." Videl smiled slightly as he came up and jabbed Gohan in the arm. Unfortunately, Videl forgot how much power he had and sent Gohan through a wall. "Oops." Videl muttered weakly as he sweatdropped. "Sorry."
"That's okay." Gohan replied as he got from the wreckage. He patted himself down and grinned. "Just got taken by surprise."
"I can't wait till I get back to normal." Videl confessed as he looked down at his hands, his super powerful hands that could destroy the very planet itself if desired. He wanted to be normal again, not to be a Super Saiyan but just a normal Human woman.
"You will be normal." A voice said and the group looked up. Vegita was standing at the door smiling confidently.
Bulma recognized the grin and said, "You did the Artifical Moon?!"
"You doubt my abilities?" Vegita asked as he crossed his arms. "Ha! Never underestimate a Saiyan's power!"
"Oh, I know that for a fact, Vegita." Hercule said as he gestured to the Gohan sized hole in the wall. "This place can't handle much more."
"Just get the fragments and we'll get this mess straightened out." Vegita ordered as he got out and then looked at Gohan, "Unless you like Videl in Kakarot's body."
"No way!" Gohan said as he stood up. "Let's go!"
*****
The group flew to the desert again, this time with Goku being carried by Piccolo and Chi Chi by Gohan. Videl was carrying Hercule and Vegita was carrying Bulma. After a long trip, the group landed and Vegita let go of his wife.
"Okay, first the shards." Piccolo said as he lay out the shards. They glistened in the starlight.
"Now... stand back." Vegita ordered, "We don't want any more bodyswaps to happen."
The group nodded and went to a nearby cliff, leaving only Goku and Videl to stand next to the broken shards. Videl sighed as he stared at the broken sword. "Well... this is it."
"Yup." Goku nodded as she looked at the shards again. "Nervous?"
"A little." Videl confessed as he held her stomach. "I... never went through anything like this before. I mean... I'm scared."
"Nothing to be nervous about." Goku said as she patted Videl. "You just... wait and see what happens."
"Right..." Videl nodded as he wrung his hands. "Goku... how can you be so calm about this? About everything? I mean... I am in your body and all I did was wreck my father's mansion and come very close to killing Vegita."
Goku shrugged. "Because... things like this have happened to me before. I trust you with my body, Videl. You have a good heart and I know that you have good intentions." He grinned and added, "Besides, I lost my body to a bodyswapper before. It wasn't for that long but... well... once you've had a body swap, the next one doesn't feel so bad."
Videl's jaw dropped as she heard Goku talk about losing one's body like it was a normal thing. Of course, with this odd band of heroes, the abnormal is normal to them. "I guess.... let's get this over with."
The two looked up to see Vegita hovering in mid air with a small glowing white sphere in his hand. He nodded and flung the white ball into the air and he screamed, "LIGHT BURST FORTH!!!"
The small ball exploded with a bright light and hovered in the night sky like the once destroyed moon. It wasn't filled with craters or any shades of gray, however, it was white all over. Goku and Videl looked down to see the shards glowing and flash a bright light over them. The familiar displacement of souls overwhelmed their senses as they slowly passed out.
*****
Gohan watched intensely as he laid Videl's body onto one of the beds at Capsule Corps. Hercule wanted Videl and Goku to be placed at his house, but Bulma insisted that Videl and Goku would get better treatment at the state-of-the-art medical treatment center at the Capsule Corps. He looked over where his father's body was placed.
The two looked so at peace and only asleep. Gohan's heart pounded as he watched Videl sleep in the bed. He wasn't entirely sure if it was Videl or not. The spell may not have worked and Goku and Videl might still be in each other's body. Gohan took Videl's hand into his own and held it firmly with a deep feeling that it was Videl's hand he was holding and not his father's.
He heard a definite moan from where his father's body lay. Gohan looked behind him to see the Saiyan slowly opening his eyes. Chi Chi and Goten were sitting beside him. The man sat up slowly and checked himself. Gohan and the others waited and the man gave a thumbs up. "It worked!" Goku proclaimed.
Chi Chi and Goten squealed with joy as they hugged Goku fiercely. Gohan remained sitting next to Videl but laughed in joy. His father was a man again. His father was his father again. "Oh, Dad, we were so worried about you." Gohan said in relief.
"I missed you so much." Chi Chi whispered as she kissed Goku all over his body. "I'm just so happy to see you as you."
Goku held his wife and grinned. "Me too, Chi Chi..." He whispered as he hugged her and kissed her.
Videl moaned as she opened her eyes. Gohan's hand tightened as Videl slowly sat up. She blinked and then looked down at her body. With her free hand, she felt her face, hair, and down the rest of her body. "I'm... me." Videl sighed in relief as tears came down her face. "I'm me again..."
"Yup! It worked!" Gohan said as he got a tissue and gave it to her. "I'm glad too... it was getting a little freaky having a girlfriend who looked just like Dad."
"Yeah."
"Are you okay?" Goku asked as he stopped his kissing session with Chi Chi. "I mean... I didn't hurt your body that badly right?"
Videl released Gohan's hand and rubbed her shoulder. "I do feel a little sore... but I'm okay. You?"
"A little sore but fine. Nothing a little rest won't handle." Goku grinned as he did a thumbs up.
"Yeah." Videl nodded. "Gohan, can you move? I gotta get out."
"Are you sure?" Gohan asked as he stand up. "You just got back into your body."
"Yes." Videl got out of the bed and stand up. She nodded before realizing that she was falling over. "Gah!" She screamed and then Gohan caught her in his arms.
"Are you okay?" Gohan asked deeply concerned as he helped Videl stand.
"She's fine... she just needs to get her center of balance back." Goku said as he got out and nearly fell back. "Whoa!"
Chi Chi caught him and Goku grinned. "See?"
"I guess." Videl sighed.
"Oh, Videl... I'm sorry about that little date with Sharpener." Goku apologized as he looked down, embarrassed, "I thought he was just giving me dinner for saving his life."
"That's okay." Videl said as she waved her hand. "I'm sure that those people will forget it in the morning." She wasn't entirely sure if it was true or not. There were alot of people there and the public had been getting interested in her social life lately. Maybe no one would take interest in that little scene at the restaurant. **And maybe pigs will fly.** Videl thought as she sighed.
"Yeah, this will all blow over by morning." Gohan said hopefully as he kept Videl steady.
Videl suddenly smirked and flung herself into Gohan's arms and kissed him passionately. Gohan gulped as he kissed back. The two kissed for a long moment before finally pulling themselves away. "How was that?"
"Pretty good." Gohan confessed and then his eyes rolled back and he collapsed onto the floor pulling Videl with him.
Videl sighed as she leaned on her elbow. "We gotta work on the fainting problem."
*****
After Gohan woke up, and everything was straightened out with the Z warriors about who was who. Everyone went home, except for Mr. Buu who was still looking for the swords and no one knew where to find him.
The night passed and morning came.
Videl came out of the mansion as the sun rose dressed in her pajamas with a bathrobe.
Marie, the paper girl, came up and handed the girl the newspaper. "Morning." Marie said as she winked and giggled.
Videl frowned and asked, "What's so funny?"
"Oh come on... where is he?" Marie asked as she looked at the doorway. "Where's the guy?"
"There's no 'guy'." Videl insisted as she blushed brightly.
"Then, who's this?" Marie asked as she unfolded her paper and showed Goku (in Videl's body) being carried off over Gohan's shoulder.
"Er..." Videl blushed even brighter as she put down the paper. "Look, we're just getting started."
"I see..." Marie looked behind her again. "So... did Gohan fight Hercule yet?"
"I'd rather not say..." Videl said as she looked at the holes in the walls. **At least I don't have to worry about being a male Saiyan again.** Videl thought in relief.
"I'm back!" Mr. Buu exclaimed as he ran back with a crystal sword in hand.
Videl blinked as she stepped back from the pink demon. "Oh man..." **Maybe not.**
The End?