Meanwhile, unknown to either of the soon-to-be newlyweds, trouble was looming on the horizon.
And it went by the name of Chi-Chi.
She'd gotten into an argument with the hotel management over a technicality about the paying of the bill and the free vacation tickets she had "won." In the end, she and Goku had been kicked out of the hotel after she had tried to hit the manager with a chair.
It was approximately 1:30 in the morning by now. They were headed back home. Chi-Chi was driving; it seemed to be the easiest outlet for her frustrations.
They crested a hill that overlooked two parties that were bristling with light, even at this late hour. She wondered what they were, when suddenly, the engine began to sputter.
Cursing, she pulled the car off the road just as it died completely. Neither of them had any mechanical aptitude, so they didn't even bother to inspect the engine.
"We'll just have to go down to one of those buildings and ask for help."
"How come?" asked Goku. "I'll just carry you and we can fly home."
"And leave our luggage and car here? No way. Let's go. We'll each take a building."
They started down the hill.
***
Maron had just gone backstage, and everyone was slapping Gohan on the back and congratulating him. He still wore that same fixed smile, when he felt it.
The other warriors there felt it, too. The smiles vanished from all their faces.
"What's wrong, Gohan?" asked Sharpener.
"MY MOTHER'S COMING!"
Now everyone froze. They'd all met Chi-Chi before and didn't want to get on her bad side. And if she saw them at her son's bachelor party--a party she didn't even know about--they would definitely be on her bad side.
Turles was the first to recover. "Quick! Out the back door!"
That was enough of a catalyst to get them all, even old Dr. Briefs, running for said door. Yamcha was still in shock from seeing his girfriend give Gohan a lap dance, but he still managed to make for the door, Goten and Trunks still in tow.
***
To everyone's surprise, Pu'ar had just managed to get off a very spicy joke. Then Mrs. Briefs followed up on that with one of her own. Now everyone was rolling on the floor, some literally.
Then Videl felt it.
She sat bolt up-right, her face a blanched mask of horror.
"What's wrong, Videl?" asked Eliza.
"MY FATHER-IN-LAW IS COMING!"
Not everyone knew Goku, but they did all know Chi-Chi. And they knew that if he was there, she had to be nearby. That got everyone running for the back door.
***
The two crowds stumbled into one another behind the buildings.
"Dammit!" said Yamcha, after they'd pieced together the situation. "I thought nothing could go wrong! I keep forgetting something always goes wrong!"
He turned to the couple. "You two better get out of here. Head back to Dende. He'll cure your hangovers so that you won't be feeling horrible at tomorrow's ceremony."
Gohan and Videl nodded and blasted off into the sky.
Videl noticed that Gohan kept looking at her. "Something wrong?"
"I just noticed that you look really good in that turban and cape."
***
Goku looked up. He thought he'd sensed Gohan and Videl...but he hadn't found anyone except some guy with very little clothes and Piccolo in a corner, apparently asleep.
***
"Maron? What are you doing here?" demanded Chi-Chi. "And why aren't you wearing anything?"
"Just my job," said the woman with a smile.
"What job is that?"
"Stripping! They were having a bachelor party, some guy's getting married tomorrow."
Chi-Chi could think quite fast.
She held up her hand slightly higher than her head and asked, "Was he about this high with black, spiky hair and a tendency to blush easy?"
She nodded.
"GOHAN!"
***
Everyone behind the buildings winced. They could hear that yell.
***
Goku rushed over to the other building. "Are you OK? Why'd you shout Gohan's name?"
"I'll tell you later. What'd you find over there?"
"Umm... just a guy with no clothes...and Piccolo sleeping."
The part about Piccolo sleeping was a bit of a surprise, but she'd expected the rest of it. That had been Videl's party over there.
She turned back to Maron. "Where'd everyone go?"
"They just all ran out the back door."
And it went by the name of Chi-Chi.
She'd gotten into an argument with the hotel management over a technicality about the paying of the bill and the free vacation tickets she had "won." In the end, she and Goku had been kicked out of the hotel after she had tried to hit the manager with a chair.
It was approximately 1:30 in the morning by now. They were headed back home. Chi-Chi was driving; it seemed to be the easiest outlet for her frustrations.
They crested a hill that overlooked two parties that were bristling with light, even at this late hour. She wondered what they were, when suddenly, the engine began to sputter.
Cursing, she pulled the car off the road just as it died completely. Neither of them had any mechanical aptitude, so they didn't even bother to inspect the engine.
"We'll just have to go down to one of those buildings and ask for help."
"How come?" asked Goku. "I'll just carry you and we can fly home."
"And leave our luggage and car here? No way. Let's go. We'll each take a building."
They started down the hill.
***
Maron had just gone backstage, and everyone was slapping Gohan on the back and congratulating him. He still wore that same fixed smile, when he felt it.
The other warriors there felt it, too. The smiles vanished from all their faces.
"What's wrong, Gohan?" asked Sharpener.
"MY MOTHER'S COMING!"
Now everyone froze. They'd all met Chi-Chi before and didn't want to get on her bad side. And if she saw them at her son's bachelor party--a party she didn't even know about--they would definitely be on her bad side.
Turles was the first to recover. "Quick! Out the back door!"
That was enough of a catalyst to get them all, even old Dr. Briefs, running for said door. Yamcha was still in shock from seeing his girfriend give Gohan a lap dance, but he still managed to make for the door, Goten and Trunks still in tow.
***
To everyone's surprise, Pu'ar had just managed to get off a very spicy joke. Then Mrs. Briefs followed up on that with one of her own. Now everyone was rolling on the floor, some literally.
Then Videl felt it.
She sat bolt up-right, her face a blanched mask of horror.
"What's wrong, Videl?" asked Eliza.
"MY FATHER-IN-LAW IS COMING!"
Not everyone knew Goku, but they did all know Chi-Chi. And they knew that if he was there, she had to be nearby. That got everyone running for the back door.
***
The two crowds stumbled into one another behind the buildings.
"Dammit!" said Yamcha, after they'd pieced together the situation. "I thought nothing could go wrong! I keep forgetting something always goes wrong!"
He turned to the couple. "You two better get out of here. Head back to Dende. He'll cure your hangovers so that you won't be feeling horrible at tomorrow's ceremony."
Gohan and Videl nodded and blasted off into the sky.
Videl noticed that Gohan kept looking at her. "Something wrong?"
"I just noticed that you look really good in that turban and cape."
***
Goku looked up. He thought he'd sensed Gohan and Videl...but he hadn't found anyone except some guy with very little clothes and Piccolo in a corner, apparently asleep.
***
"Maron? What are you doing here?" demanded Chi-Chi. "And why aren't you wearing anything?"
"Just my job," said the woman with a smile.
"What job is that?"
"Stripping! They were having a bachelor party, some guy's getting married tomorrow."
Chi-Chi could think quite fast.
She held up her hand slightly higher than her head and asked, "Was he about this high with black, spiky hair and a tendency to blush easy?"
She nodded.
"GOHAN!"
***
Everyone behind the buildings winced. They could hear that yell.
***
Goku rushed over to the other building. "Are you OK? Why'd you shout Gohan's name?"
"I'll tell you later. What'd you find over there?"
"Umm... just a guy with no clothes...and Piccolo sleeping."
The part about Piccolo sleeping was a bit of a surprise, but she'd expected the rest of it. That had been Videl's party over there.
She turned back to Maron. "Where'd everyone go?"
"They just all ran out the back door."