Well, thanks to those who review, and yes, you are right. No one picked 18. No one picked Goten, either, now that I think about it...I think that just means that they will get a little mad when they either realize it (in Goten's case) or when it suits them (in 18's case). The reason for them not getting picked is that Mr. Popo isn't there to play and Dende is running the game. But don't worry, Dende will drop them in from time to time!
And now, back to the show!
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When we last left our heroes, Dende had just finished helping the others get their characters on paper. It looks like the game is about to begin, but what mayhem will ensue from here? Find out... NEXT!
"So, where do you want to start? Anyone want to throw out any good ideas?" Dende asked. No one spoke up for a minute, so he then said, "Ok, I didn't think so. Well, the game starts off only a few days from now. We'll start at Goku's house. Chi Chi (that's you, Yamcha!), you are at the stove making breakfast for your house full of Saiyans. Goku (you, Vegeta), you have just woken up and can smell food coming from downstairs. Gohan and Goten (remember, that's you, Videl, and since no one is Goten...)" Dende was interupted at that point.
"WHAT?" Goten exclaimed. "No one picked me? Sniff. Sniff. No one loves me!"
"That's not true, Goten!" Goku and Chi Chi said. "We both love you very much!"
"Me, too, bro!" Gohan said.
"Yeah, we all love ya!" some of the others said.
"Oh, ok then...so, uh, who's going to play me?"
"I am, Goten," Dende said. "I'll be playing you, 18, and anyone else who wasn't picked, as well as all your enemies."
"Oh, ok Dende," Goten responded.
"Well, where was I? Oh, yes. Gohan and Goten can smell breakfast, too. What are those of you involved going to do?"
Vegeta began to think a moment and Videl spoke up. "Gohan is going to get up, wake up Goten, and go down to breakfast."
"Ok, Goten gets up and goes with Gohan," Dende replied. "What about you, Yamcha? What is Chi Chi doing?"
"Well, I'm making the thirteenth plate of pancakes and getting ready to make the fifth pan full of bacon."
"Ok, that sounds about right," Dende said. Chi Chi nodded, indicating that Yamcha's guess as to the amount of food three hungry Saiyans would eat was about right. "Well, Vegeta? What is Goku doing?" Dende then asked.
"Kakkarot is already down at the table, waiting for food," was Vegeta's response. Chi Chi giggled at Vegeta's uncannily accurate guess as to what Goku would do, that is, until Vegeta opened his mouth again. "And then, Kakkarot will say 'Woman! Where is my breakfast?'" Chi Chi went over to Yamcha and whispered in his ear, and he snickered for a second.
"Dende, Chi Chi is going to take an unused frying pan and beat Goku over the head with it," Yamcha said. Chi Chi just smiled while Vegeta looked at them, not understanding the meaning of that action.
Goku then went over to Vegeta and whispered to him, "Hey, Vegita. You can't call Chi Chi 'woman' and order her around. In fact, don't even backtalk a little unless you want her to hit you with that pan, ok?" Vegeta nodded in understanding.
"I...will try, Kakkarot," Vegeta said.
"Oh, and Vegeta? I go by Goku, not Kakkarot. I'd have thought you had figured that out by now." As now seems to be the cycle, everyone but Vegeta laughed.
"Grrrr...." Vegeta was obviously not pleased at everyone's actions. Bulma, again, though, calmed him down.
"Ok," Dende said, "Back to the game?" The way he said was somewhere between a statement and a question, like he wasn't sure what response he would get.
"Yes, of course," Vegeta said.
"Well, then. Videl, Gohan and Goten are now at the table. Yamcha, you have finished making breakfast. Are you going to put it on the table?"
"Of course, Dende!"
"Ok, Chi Chi puts food on the table, Goten immediately starts to grab food and shovel it into his mouth. Goku?"
"What?" Goku asked.
"No, not you, Goku. Remember, the game? I was talking to Vegeta."
"Oh, yeah, that's right."
"Kakkarot will also 'grab food and shovel it into his mouth'" Vegeta said.
Videl, who hadn't been quite sure what to do, remembered the last time she watched Gohan eat at the Tournament. "Gohan is going to try to out eat Goten and Goku," she said.
"Ok, Yamcha, what's Chi Chi going to do? Almost all the food you set on the table is gone already."
"Uh, I guess I'll bring out more..." Yamcha said. Chi Chi again nodded in agreement.
"Ok, this keeps up for a few minutes, when you here a knock at the door. Gohan, you're playing Videl, right?" Gohan nodded. "Videl, its a Saturday and you came over to study with Gohan," Dende said. "You just knocked on the door and can here Chi Chi running around and the boys eating."
"Umm...ok, I guess I'll knock again."
"Chi Chi, you notice it first. Someone is knocking at the door. Immediately after you hear it, Gohan, you hear it, too, and you remember Videl was coming over today." Dende explained. "What's everyone doing?"
"I continue to eat," Vegeta said.
"I'll start for the door," Yamcha said.
"And I'm going to use super speed to get there first," Videl said, "then I'm going to open the door and say 'Hi, Videl!' before anyone can stop me."
"Ok, that's what happens. Don't forget to mark off the energy you used for super speed, Videl. Gohan, uh...well, Gohan opens the door in front of you, er, Videl, and says 'Hi, Videl!' to you. What are you going to do?"
"Wait," Yamcha said, "Chi Chi is going to start scolding Gohan for running in the house before anybody does anything. I have the Insta-Scold ability right here on my sheet!"
"Yep, you do. So, that's what happens. Videl, Gohan is getting scolded by Chi Chi for running in the house, so he must have been in a real hurry to open that door. Gohan is getting a real brow beating, so what is he going to do?"
"I'm going to give Chi Chi my best big, sheepish grin and say 'Aw, Mom, c'mon...I just was getting the door!'" Videl said.
"Yamcha?"
"Chi Chi will break down and say 'Oh, ok, you go out and have fun, but not too much fun, you got that, young man? I want to have grandbabies, but not anytime real soon!'" At that line, a few people started laughing, Gohan blushed, and Chi Chi started to look irate.
But, it was Hercule who snapped first. "WH-WH-WH-WHAT????? GRANDBABIES?? MY LITTLE GIRL IS NOT GOING TO HAVE BABIES ANYTIME SOON AND THAT IS FINAL!!!!" Chi Chi almost looked ashamed that she might have said that, but Videl was VERY quick to respond.
"Dad, remember, its just a game! OK?" Hercule, though, was not okay, but he acted like he was calming down anyway. He just mumbled something about "it had better be" or something to that effect.
"Well, that sure stirred things up," Dende said. "But, back to the game. I assume Gohan and Videl are going to go study." They both nodded. "Ok, well, before anyone can go anywhere, Gohan, Goku, and Goten feel a large energy, approaching fast. Roll to see if you can figure out who it is." Vegeta and Videl roll a few dice and tell Dende their results. "Ok, you both know that Piccolo is coming in really fast. Goten didn't figure it out, I rolled two 1's. So, what are you doing?"
"I am going to finish my meal," Vegeta said.
"Ok, and what is Gohan doing?" Dende asked Videl.
"I'm going to try to focus on that energy. Is something wrong?" She again rolls a few dice and tells Dende what she got.
"Ok, Videl. Piccolo is in a real hurry and he seems to be scared," Dende said, then he passed a note he had been writing to Hercule, who read it quickly then crumpled it up.
"What was that note about, Dende?" Gohan asked.
"Oh, just letting Hercule know why Piccolo is in such a hurry. I don't want to spoil your surprise. By the way, Vegeta (by that, I mean Goku who is playing Vegeta...this is getting complicated...), you and your family are already on the way to Goku's house. 18 and Krillin came by and 18 just said you had to hurry but not why. 18, uh...you wouldn't tell Krillin what was going on, just that you had to hurry."
"Ok, let me get this straight. We are all basically headed toward Goku's house and none of us know why," 18 said.
"Well, first of all, Dende and Popo aren't headed there, nor are Chaotzu, Tien, or Hercule. Only the characters Piccolo and 18 know what's going on, and they aren't sharing, yet," Dende explained. "I think that about covers it."
"Ok, then," 18 replied.
"Well, I could use a quick break from the game, so why don't we go get snacks, use the bathroom, or whatever and meet back in a few minutes?" Dende said. The Saiyans' ears all perked up at the word snacks and the women all looked a bit crestfallen knowing now that it was time to make food.
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What do you all think? Enjoying the story yet? I hope so. Well, drop me some reviews and enjoy the little cliffhanger. So, what did the note to Hercule say? What foul things are about to happen to our Z crew? Come back tomorrow for the next exciting chapter of DragonBall Z!
(Author's Note: Sorry bout the ending there, I just was watching one of the Great Saiyaman tapes and the episode ended when I was, so I modified the typical ending for my story. I'll try to have another chapter up tomorrow, but I have to work late, so it may not be up til Saturday morning. Well, until then...)
-htmLord
And now, back to the show!
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When we last left our heroes, Dende had just finished helping the others get their characters on paper. It looks like the game is about to begin, but what mayhem will ensue from here? Find out... NEXT!
"So, where do you want to start? Anyone want to throw out any good ideas?" Dende asked. No one spoke up for a minute, so he then said, "Ok, I didn't think so. Well, the game starts off only a few days from now. We'll start at Goku's house. Chi Chi (that's you, Yamcha!), you are at the stove making breakfast for your house full of Saiyans. Goku (you, Vegeta), you have just woken up and can smell food coming from downstairs. Gohan and Goten (remember, that's you, Videl, and since no one is Goten...)" Dende was interupted at that point.
"WHAT?" Goten exclaimed. "No one picked me? Sniff. Sniff. No one loves me!"
"That's not true, Goten!" Goku and Chi Chi said. "We both love you very much!"
"Me, too, bro!" Gohan said.
"Yeah, we all love ya!" some of the others said.
"Oh, ok then...so, uh, who's going to play me?"
"I am, Goten," Dende said. "I'll be playing you, 18, and anyone else who wasn't picked, as well as all your enemies."
"Oh, ok Dende," Goten responded.
"Well, where was I? Oh, yes. Gohan and Goten can smell breakfast, too. What are those of you involved going to do?"
Vegeta began to think a moment and Videl spoke up. "Gohan is going to get up, wake up Goten, and go down to breakfast."
"Ok, Goten gets up and goes with Gohan," Dende replied. "What about you, Yamcha? What is Chi Chi doing?"
"Well, I'm making the thirteenth plate of pancakes and getting ready to make the fifth pan full of bacon."
"Ok, that sounds about right," Dende said. Chi Chi nodded, indicating that Yamcha's guess as to the amount of food three hungry Saiyans would eat was about right. "Well, Vegeta? What is Goku doing?" Dende then asked.
"Kakkarot is already down at the table, waiting for food," was Vegeta's response. Chi Chi giggled at Vegeta's uncannily accurate guess as to what Goku would do, that is, until Vegeta opened his mouth again. "And then, Kakkarot will say 'Woman! Where is my breakfast?'" Chi Chi went over to Yamcha and whispered in his ear, and he snickered for a second.
"Dende, Chi Chi is going to take an unused frying pan and beat Goku over the head with it," Yamcha said. Chi Chi just smiled while Vegeta looked at them, not understanding the meaning of that action.
Goku then went over to Vegeta and whispered to him, "Hey, Vegita. You can't call Chi Chi 'woman' and order her around. In fact, don't even backtalk a little unless you want her to hit you with that pan, ok?" Vegeta nodded in understanding.
"I...will try, Kakkarot," Vegeta said.
"Oh, and Vegeta? I go by Goku, not Kakkarot. I'd have thought you had figured that out by now." As now seems to be the cycle, everyone but Vegeta laughed.
"Grrrr...." Vegeta was obviously not pleased at everyone's actions. Bulma, again, though, calmed him down.
"Ok," Dende said, "Back to the game?" The way he said was somewhere between a statement and a question, like he wasn't sure what response he would get.
"Yes, of course," Vegeta said.
"Well, then. Videl, Gohan and Goten are now at the table. Yamcha, you have finished making breakfast. Are you going to put it on the table?"
"Of course, Dende!"
"Ok, Chi Chi puts food on the table, Goten immediately starts to grab food and shovel it into his mouth. Goku?"
"What?" Goku asked.
"No, not you, Goku. Remember, the game? I was talking to Vegeta."
"Oh, yeah, that's right."
"Kakkarot will also 'grab food and shovel it into his mouth'" Vegeta said.
Videl, who hadn't been quite sure what to do, remembered the last time she watched Gohan eat at the Tournament. "Gohan is going to try to out eat Goten and Goku," she said.
"Ok, Yamcha, what's Chi Chi going to do? Almost all the food you set on the table is gone already."
"Uh, I guess I'll bring out more..." Yamcha said. Chi Chi again nodded in agreement.
"Ok, this keeps up for a few minutes, when you here a knock at the door. Gohan, you're playing Videl, right?" Gohan nodded. "Videl, its a Saturday and you came over to study with Gohan," Dende said. "You just knocked on the door and can here Chi Chi running around and the boys eating."
"Umm...ok, I guess I'll knock again."
"Chi Chi, you notice it first. Someone is knocking at the door. Immediately after you hear it, Gohan, you hear it, too, and you remember Videl was coming over today." Dende explained. "What's everyone doing?"
"I continue to eat," Vegeta said.
"I'll start for the door," Yamcha said.
"And I'm going to use super speed to get there first," Videl said, "then I'm going to open the door and say 'Hi, Videl!' before anyone can stop me."
"Ok, that's what happens. Don't forget to mark off the energy you used for super speed, Videl. Gohan, uh...well, Gohan opens the door in front of you, er, Videl, and says 'Hi, Videl!' to you. What are you going to do?"
"Wait," Yamcha said, "Chi Chi is going to start scolding Gohan for running in the house before anybody does anything. I have the Insta-Scold ability right here on my sheet!"
"Yep, you do. So, that's what happens. Videl, Gohan is getting scolded by Chi Chi for running in the house, so he must have been in a real hurry to open that door. Gohan is getting a real brow beating, so what is he going to do?"
"I'm going to give Chi Chi my best big, sheepish grin and say 'Aw, Mom, c'mon...I just was getting the door!'" Videl said.
"Yamcha?"
"Chi Chi will break down and say 'Oh, ok, you go out and have fun, but not too much fun, you got that, young man? I want to have grandbabies, but not anytime real soon!'" At that line, a few people started laughing, Gohan blushed, and Chi Chi started to look irate.
But, it was Hercule who snapped first. "WH-WH-WH-WHAT????? GRANDBABIES?? MY LITTLE GIRL IS NOT GOING TO HAVE BABIES ANYTIME SOON AND THAT IS FINAL!!!!" Chi Chi almost looked ashamed that she might have said that, but Videl was VERY quick to respond.
"Dad, remember, its just a game! OK?" Hercule, though, was not okay, but he acted like he was calming down anyway. He just mumbled something about "it had better be" or something to that effect.
"Well, that sure stirred things up," Dende said. "But, back to the game. I assume Gohan and Videl are going to go study." They both nodded. "Ok, well, before anyone can go anywhere, Gohan, Goku, and Goten feel a large energy, approaching fast. Roll to see if you can figure out who it is." Vegeta and Videl roll a few dice and tell Dende their results. "Ok, you both know that Piccolo is coming in really fast. Goten didn't figure it out, I rolled two 1's. So, what are you doing?"
"I am going to finish my meal," Vegeta said.
"Ok, and what is Gohan doing?" Dende asked Videl.
"I'm going to try to focus on that energy. Is something wrong?" She again rolls a few dice and tells Dende what she got.
"Ok, Videl. Piccolo is in a real hurry and he seems to be scared," Dende said, then he passed a note he had been writing to Hercule, who read it quickly then crumpled it up.
"What was that note about, Dende?" Gohan asked.
"Oh, just letting Hercule know why Piccolo is in such a hurry. I don't want to spoil your surprise. By the way, Vegeta (by that, I mean Goku who is playing Vegeta...this is getting complicated...), you and your family are already on the way to Goku's house. 18 and Krillin came by and 18 just said you had to hurry but not why. 18, uh...you wouldn't tell Krillin what was going on, just that you had to hurry."
"Ok, let me get this straight. We are all basically headed toward Goku's house and none of us know why," 18 said.
"Well, first of all, Dende and Popo aren't headed there, nor are Chaotzu, Tien, or Hercule. Only the characters Piccolo and 18 know what's going on, and they aren't sharing, yet," Dende explained. "I think that about covers it."
"Ok, then," 18 replied.
"Well, I could use a quick break from the game, so why don't we go get snacks, use the bathroom, or whatever and meet back in a few minutes?" Dende said. The Saiyans' ears all perked up at the word snacks and the women all looked a bit crestfallen knowing now that it was time to make food.
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What do you all think? Enjoying the story yet? I hope so. Well, drop me some reviews and enjoy the little cliffhanger. So, what did the note to Hercule say? What foul things are about to happen to our Z crew? Come back tomorrow for the next exciting chapter of DragonBall Z!
(Author's Note: Sorry bout the ending there, I just was watching one of the Great Saiyaman tapes and the episode ended when I was, so I modified the typical ending for my story. I'll try to have another chapter up tomorrow, but I have to work late, so it may not be up til Saturday morning. Well, until then...)
-htmLord