Bulma's Pride

As Bulma watched her husband Vegeta fly off towards the jelly-like Buu, she tried to figure out his plan. She asked her childhood friend Goku if Vegeta had told him what he was going to do.

"Bulma, you have to understand that he chose to do this to protect you and Trunks. He told me he was going to...to self-destruct. He told me it was the only way. I'm sorry, Bulma."

As Goku gave Bulma this information, she held Trunks tighter and tighter. At Goku's apology, she broke into tears and rocked her young son as she sobbed. Then, suddenly and unexpectedly, Bulma stopped. To Goku's amazement, she smiled.

"Um, Bulma, are you all right?" Goku asked with a quizzical expression.

Bulma looked Goku straight in the eyes and calmly said, "Yes, I'm fine, Goku. Vegeta has finally chosen to do something good. He's being very noble, and I'm sure that he would want me to be proud. A soldier's wife never cries."

Somehow, in his explosion, Vegeta had managed to change all of the material in his body into light energy. It showered over the widow and her son like sunlight.

"Goodbye, Vegeta..." Bulma whispered. "I love you, too..."