2:36 PM 8/23/01
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: "From what we get we can make a living, what we give, however, can
make a life. " -Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.

Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: [sitting in the other room eating chips; Goku's sitting next to her, drinking
a blueberry slurpee] Hello, Hi, welcome back.
Goku: We're hosting from the other room/closet/salon instead of the usual Corner cuz
Chi-Chi got mad @ me & Chu-sama accidently told her she could host and now Chi-Chi won't
leave. Veggie tried to stop her but got beaten up both times. Now she's holding him hostage.
Chuquita: And that pretty much sums up where we are now.
[both peek out between the cracks in the door to see Chi-Chi sitting at the desk in a larger
chair than the one that is usually there]
Chuquita: (shocked and aggrivated) SHE GOT RID OF MY CHAIR!
Goku: Don't worry about it, you can get a new one. Course with Chi-Chi there you won't be able
to use it at your desk, but you know. (shrugs)
[Veggie walks into the room wearing the butler uniform he was wearing before]
Chi-Chi: [grabs Vegeta by the collar] (angry) YOU! GET ME SOME ICE TEA _NOW_!!!
Vegeta: (frightened) Yuh, yuh, yes Ma'am. [runs off back into the kitchen]
Goku: (stunned) Whoa.
Chuquita: Ya know, if she wasn't so focused on being a mom, she would make a great drill sergent.
Goku: (shivers) Tell me about it! (smiles dreamily) But she bakes the most beautiful pies...ahh,
pie...
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Do you mind getting yourself back on course! We need to find a way to
save Veggie!
Goku: Huh? OH! VEGGIE! RIGHT!
Chuquita: [to audiance] Anyway, we have a great fic for ya today. It's kind of a "what if" fic,
only funnier.
Goku: What's a what if?
Chuquita: (ignoring Goku) You know how at the end of whole "Mirai Trunks" season, they're trying
to be all sentimenal about Son-San being dead and they try to show that he's still in the hearts
of the other characters by having him pat Gohan on the back, who turns around to see this this
big Son-San in the sky behind him, well, I kinda thought that huge Goku up there was kinda funny,
so I thought what if Son-San wasn't just dead, but a ghost?
Goku: (confused) Eh?
Chuquita: And what if this ghost needed help to fulfill one last request so he could move on;
logically, who would he turn to for help?
Goku: Gohan.
Chuquita: Ahh, yes, but you see, I never really liked logic, so the person who ends up being
haunted in the story, really doesn't like Son-San in the first place. In fact, Son happens to be
the one who drove this person to the edge of insanity. This person is the one other person whom
Son-San can communicate with, being this person is the only other one of his species. You know
him, love him, yet hate his guts at the same time, who am I talking about? None other than--
Goku: --VEGGIE!
Chuquita: (points to Goku) EXACTLY!


Summary: Vegeta thought Son Goku was gone, dead, deceased, no longer breathing. There was no
possible way he could ever bother the ouji again. However, Vegeta was wrong. He also didn't
believe in ghosts. He was wrong again. Now his "big buddy" needs Veggie help him do something to
help him move on. Vegeta decided he didn't want to help Goku. He was wrong for a thrid time in
the summary. Now he's been given orders from a very angry Goku to either help him within 24 hours
, or the enraged ghost will haunt him for the rest of his life. Will Vegeta be able to figure
out what Goku needs his help for? Will he be able to accomplish it in time? Probably not, but
find out anyway!
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" Ahh, freedom. Sweet sweet freedom! AH HAHA! " Vegeta laughed as he layed on his back on
the couch, he smiled, " No more Kaka-chan to bother me! " he snickered, " Or interupt my nap time
with his annoying "HI LITTLE BUDDY" shouting in my ear, or using me as bait when he's going
fishing, or drag me along with him on his stupid adventures, or giving me those disqusting buddy
hugs of his... " his face fell, " Oh my God, I can't possibly MISS Kakarrot could I....NAH! " he
said, then burst into laughter again.
" Gah gah ha! " baby Trunks laughed as he played with his blocks. Vegeta peeked over
the top of the couch to see 3 blocks floating in mid-air in front of the child. Trunks clapped as
the blocks juggled themselves.
" ... " Vegeta's eyes widened as the blocks turned his direction, " ...AHH! " he shrieked
, then made a mad dash for the kitchen, " Mirage, that was a mirage. " he nodded, convincing
himself. Vegeta smiled peacefully, opening the fridge and taking out a Pepsi. He happy flipped
the cap up & began to chug.
" *CHOMP* *CHOMP* *CHOMP*! "
Vegeta looked to his right to see a large floating hoagie. He peeked over the top of the
hoagie to see bite marks being made in it's edges. His bottom eyelid vibrated nervously, his
cheeks puffed up & full of soda. Vegeta watched as the now half-eaten hoagie set itself on the
table.
The ouji froze as he felt two very cold hands on his cheeks, the hands pressed in,
causing Vegeta to instantly spit out the soda all over the floor, " Onna... " he stuttered, then
screamed at the top of his lungs, " ONNA!!!! "



" Ugh, for the last time, you're not sick! " Bulma said as she stared at the thermomater
she had just taken out of Vegeta's mouth.
" You're sure? Check again! "
" I checked 9 times, trust me, you're perfectly healthy. " Bulma said flatly,
" Physically, anyway... "
" Maybe we should get a second opinion. " Vegeta said quickly.
" Why are you so interested in your health all of a sudden anyway! " Bulma exclaimed.
" It's all that floating hoagie's fault! And those BLOCKS! I bet they're in on it too! "
he growled, feeling slightly paranoid.
" Veggie-chan, honey, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!!! "
" I'm talking about a conspiracy Onna! A conspiracy between our refirdgerated goods and
our son's toys... "
" ...you know, you've been like this ever since Goku passed away, are you SURE it doesn't
have to do with the fact that maybe you miss him and now have nothing to be jealous of
and obsess over! "
" I DID _NOT_ OBSESS OVER KAKARROT!! " Vegeta yelled angrily, shaking his fist in the
air as something fell out of his glove and onto the table.
" A button? " Bulma said, confused as she went to pick it up, then stopped as Vegeta
swiped it off the table, " What are you doing with a BUTTON?! "
" It's from Kakarrot's baka Kako-boots. " he glared at Bulma, who looked up at him oddly,
Vegeta sweatdropped & put the button in his pocket, " I'm...keeping it warm for him. "
" ...whyyyy? "
" Umm, because I am. "
" ... "
" ... "
" You know what maybe I should take your temperature again. " Bulma said, conserned as
she reached over for the thermometer, then gasped as she read the temperature on it, " 46'F
DEGREES!!! "
" Hmmph, it seems the thermometer is also in on this little game to drive me MAD!! "
Vegeta growled, shaking other fist, causing a small piece of bright-orange cloth to fall out of
it. He quickly stuffed it back up the glove before Bulma noticed.
" Good God! Vegeta get over yourself! No one's plotting out to get you! Especially not
our furniture. " Bulma groaned, then went to open the window. She touched the glass, then yelped,
" COLD! " she shook her hand, then shivered.
" Oh, so now the thermostat wants a piece of me huh! " Vegeta snarled, then lept out of
the room and ki blasted the small box down the hall, " DIE DIE DIE!! " he said, blasting the
now burnt box repeatedly, " Stupid thing! " he grumbled, then shivered as the hall suddenly
became freezingly cold.
" Whu, whuh, whuh, what did you do THIS TIME! " Bulma said as he teeth chattered, " It's
FREEZING IN HERE!! "
" Some idiot probably just turned on the airconditioner, forget about it! " Vegeta
snapped.
" We don't HAVE an airconditioner! " Bulma yelled.
" Maybe it's a ghost. "
They both turned around to see Yamcha.
" What are you doing here! I thought you moved! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" I did move...downstairs. "
" Why... "
" Because you kicked me out of my old room & stole it for yourself. "
" I DID NO SUCH THING! "
" Yes you did, you threatened to blow me up if I didn't. "
" WELL MAYBE I'LL BLOW YOU UP RIGHT NOW!! " Vegeta screamed, going SSJ2.
Yamcha shrieked, " BULMA!!! "
" Ohh...STOP IT!!! " Bulma yelled angrily, " YOU SHUT UP RIGHT NOW! "
" Yes Yamcha, shut up. " Vegeta smirked.
" Vedge, I was talking about YOU! "
" ...oh. "
" Now what were you saying about a ghost? " Bulma said to Yamcha.
" Well, I've heard that when there is a spirit in a room the room sometimes becomes
extremely cold, especially if the ghost is angry. " Yamcha explained.
" Where did you hear that? "
" On TV. "
" ... "
" ... "
" There ARE no such things as "ghosts". They don't exist! " Vegeta said, " You're either
dead, or you're alive! "
" Oh yeah, then you try and explain how it got cold in here all of a sudden! " Yamcha
shouted as Bulma walked back into the room they were in before.
" Easy, some bakayaro is messing with the thermostat! " Vegeta replied.
" You BLEW UP the thermostat. "
" ...oh yeah. "
" Hey guys, come in here! " Bulma shouted as Vegeta & Yamcha peeked in the doorway,
" It's warm in here again, look! " she said, holding out the thermometer, which now read a
comfortable 76'F.
" See, I told you it's the thermostat. " Vegeta said.
" Maybe the reason it's warm in here again is because the ghost isn't in here anymore. "
Yamcha reasoned.
" THERE WAS NO GHOST TO BEGIN WITH!!! " Vegeta yelled, then shivered as he looked up to
see icicles beginning to form on the ceiling fan.
Yamcha sighed, then noticed it was now cold enough to see his breath. He glared at Vegeta
, " NOW SEE WHAT YOU DID! YOU MADE IT ANGRY! "
" No I didn't! There is nothing around here for me TO make angry. " Vegeta said, " If
you are possibly STUPID enough to believe there are such things as phantoms and ghosts, then
prove it! "
" I..can't. "
Vegeta grinned, " You CAN'T! " he said, taking advantage of the situation, " You CAN'T
because you know I'M RIGHT! Then again I'm always right, but that's besides the point. " Bulma &
Yamcha sweatdropped, " Oh little ghost! Where are you! " Vegeta mocked in a sing-song voice,
" Oh! That's right, you're not here, in fact, you're not anywhere! Because you aren't REAL! BWA
HAHAHAHAHA--huh? "
" Is it just me, or is it snowing in here? " Bulma said confused as she looked upward
to see snow falling from the ceiling at a rapid pace.
" This is all Vegeta's fault! " Yamcha said as he looked down at the snow, which was now
up to 3 feet deep, " EXPLAIN THIS ONE VEGETA! "
" Simple, there's a hole in the roof and the snow is falling through. " Vegeta said to
him confedently.
" Vegeta, " Bulma said, " It's July! "
" So? It can snow in July! " Vegeta said, " It snowed in July all the time when I was
back home on Bejito-Sei! "
Bulma rolled her eyes, " Oh brother.. "
" Whoa... " Mirai mumbled in shock as he stood in the doorway.
" AND WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM! HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN SNOW BEFORE! " Vegeta yelled at him.
" Uhhh. " Mirai said, confused.
" Vegeta got the ghost angry so now its seeking its wrath upon us by snowing us in here."
Yamcha said dully as Mirai's eyes lit up.
" GHOST!? REALLY! OH WOW I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH SOMEONE FROM BEYOND! "
Mirai said excitedly.
Vegeta groaned, " Oh brother, another one! "
" Oh boy! " Mirai said, " You guys wait right here! I'm gonna go get all my psychic stuff
from my room! " he said, then ran off, leaving Yamcha, Bulma, & Vegeta in the now 5½ft deep snow,
completely covering Vegeta, with the exception of the tip of his hair. Bulma glanced over at
Yamcha.
" Why can't I have a normal life like everybody else! "


" Oh-kay, remind me why we're doing this again? " Vegeta asked as he sat in the dark,
candle-lit room in a circle with Bulma, Yamcha, & Mirai; who was wearing his psychic outfit of
a big baggy, robe-like garment, a bandana over his head, and some karma-bead necklaces.
" The atmosphere is very important to the connection between us and the ghost. " Mirai
explained in his fake mystic accent.
" Fine, I'll give you that much, " Vegeta huffed, " but why are you wearing that
ridiculous outfit! "
" Well, that's what all the psychics on the infomercials wear. " Mirai said.
" But this isn't an infomercial...it's a BLASTED STORY!! "
" ... "
" ... "
" Oh-kay, moving on. " Mirai said as he flipped through his "How to Communicate W/Ghosts"
manual, " Right, listen up, we all need to close our eyes and hold hands-- "
" I am NOT holding ANYONE'S hand. " Vegeta growled.
" Then it won't work! " Mirai protested, " Listen Toussan, you just sit over here between
Kaasan and I, and Yamcha can sit on the other side of us. "
" Well...fine, I don't care! " Vegeta said as the group held hands, " Now what! "
" Now we must close our eyes so I can try to contact the ghost. " Mirai said, then closed
his eyes and began to hum a chant. The others closed their eyes.
" I don't hear anything! " Vegeta said in a sing-song tone.
" SHH! QUIET! " Mirai hissed, then continued to hum.
::THE BABY'S IN DANGER!::
Vegeta's head bolted up as he opened his eyes wide.
::HE'S TRAPPED HIMSELF ON THE CHANDELIER!!::
Vegeta shook his head, pretending he didn't hear anything. He tapped Bulma on the
shoulder, " Onna? " he whispered.
" What do want NOW Vegeta! " Bulma said, annoyed.
" Where's Trunks? "
" I left him in the living room with you! " she answered.
" I'm not in the living room anymore Onna. " Vegeta whispered back as Bulma gasped.
" OH NO! MY BABY! " Bulma shrieked, then dashed out and ran into the living room, only to
find it empty, " TRUNKS! TRUNKS! " she cried.
" Gah gah gah. " Bulma looked up to see the toddler sitting ontop of a chandelier.
" AHH! SOMEBODY! GET HIM! QUICK! " she shouted as Mirai, Vegeta, and Yamcha tumbled into
the room.
" I GOT HIM I GOT HIM I GOT HIM! " Mirai cried as he ran around beneath the chandelier in
a circle, Trunks wobbling back & forth on the edge of the chandelier, laughing, he tripped &
plummeted downward.
" What are you doing now! " Vegeta shouted at Mirai, who had a frighted look on his face
as he stared up.
" IT'S TRUNKS! HE FELL! " Mirai shrieked.
" He wha--OFFHA! " Vegeta yelped as the toddler fell onto the ouji's head, knocking him
onto the floor. Chibi Trunks bounced off Vegeta's head & landed on his stomach, " ...uhhh. " he
glared at Trunks, " Why you little-- "
" HAHAHA! " Trunks laughed, pointing at Vegeta, who grabbed the small boy by the waist
& held him up, the ouji still on his back.
" Onna, take the child. " he said as Bulma took Trunks out of Vegeta's hands. Vegeta got
up and sluggishly walked towards the front door.
" Hey Toussan, where're you going? We didn't finish the séance! " Mirai complained.
" Well _I'M_ finished with your baka sea-ants or whatever you wanna you call it! _I'M_
going to the gravity room to train! " Vegeta grumbled opening the front door.
Bulma looked at him oddly, " Train? Train for WHAT?! Goku's gone! There's no evil monster
threating to blow up the planet! WHAT could you possibly be training for?! "
" ... " Vegeta's face fell, " I...I don't know. I just am. " he shrugged.
" But WHY!? "
" BECAUSE I WANT TO ONNA THAT'S WHY!! " he screamed angrily waving his fist in the air.
Vegeta snorted, then stamped out of the room & slammed the door behind him.



" Stupid Kakarrot, leaving me on this stupid planet with these stupid people and their
stupid fake little "ghosts"! " Vegeta said angrily to himself as he continued doing his push-ups
on the floor of the gravity room. He paused suddenly, then heard the machine begin to whirr. He
shrieked as he the gravity yanked him upward, causing the prince to slam against the ceiling.
Vegeta looked around, confused, then noticed the digits on the gravity machine now read -300.
" What the? " his eyes widened as he watched the knob controlling the gravity turn in
the other direction by itself, sending the gravity back to 410 and Vegeta falling onto the ground
and slamming into it, making a Veggie-shaped hole in the floor.
" Ohhhh... " Vegeta got to his feet and walked over to the control panel. He studied the
knob, baffled, " Strange. " he said, then smirked, " I suppose Mirai's "ghost" friend had
something to do with this. Oh Mr. Ghost, come out & see me, here I am! " he mocked, then laughed
loudly, only to see the knob turn violently to the right, sending Vegeta upward again. The knob
continued to turn back & forth as fast as possible, causing Vegeta, who was now screaming in
horror, to bounce between the floor & the ceiling repeatedly. He screamed at the top of his
lungs,
" STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!!! "


3 hours later...

" Ugh.. " a bruised and battered Vegeta moaned as he slumped his way up the stairs to the
bathroom, his whole body swollen. Shaking, he put his hands on the sink and looked into the
mirror, " I'm not going crazy, I'm not going crazy, I'm not going crazy. " he said nervously,
trying to convince himself. Vegeta glanced over at his toothbrush, then at his watch, " Eh, as
long as I'm here, I better. " he said to himself, picking up the toothbrush & squirting the
toothpaste on it. The ouji started to brush his teeth, his back facing the mirror. He turned to
face the mirror lazily to see Goku in the mirror grinning back at him.
" HI LITTLE BUDDY! HOWYA DOIN! " Goku said cheerfully.
" Kakarrot, how many times have I told you NOT to barge in on me when I'm brushing my..
AHH! " Vegeta shrieked, spitting out the toothpaste all over the mirror and dropping his brush
to the floor, " AHH! AHH! AHH! " he cried as he backed up into the door and slid to the floor,
his hands gripping the doorknob tightly.
" Where do you think you're goin? " Goku asked as Vegeta gasped to see a lock instantly
appear on the doorknob, " I've been trying to get your attention all day! But you didn't wanna
listen. " he folded his arms.
Vegeta stared at the figure in the mirror, terrified, " Ka, ka, ka, ka-- "
" Poor little buddy, did I scare you? " Goku said, conserned, then smiled, " You look
like you could use a big hug from your big buddy right now! "
" BUT YOU'RE DEAD! " Vegeta shouted, frightened, tears dripping down his cheeks,
" ...aren't you? " he said meekly.
" Well, technically yes. " Goku grinned, " Now I'm a ghost! "
" Guh, guh, guh, guh-- "
" Yeah, that's right, you're almost there. " Goku coaxed him.
" GHOST! " Vegeta shrieked.
" Yup! " Goku nodded as Vegeta got to his feet and slowly walked up the mirror. He stared
into the mirror with sparkily eyes, in a dreamy state.
" Lil Kaka-chan.... " he trailed off, " --WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE! "
Goku sweatdropped, " Well, because I'm a ghost. "
" Ghost? Hey, waitaminute, you mean YOU were the one eating that hoagie earlier! "
" Yup! "
" And YOU were the one making the rooms all cold! "
" Yup! "
" And YOU were the one who was messing with my gravity room! "
" Yup! "
" WHY YOU LITTLE THIRD-CLASS BAKAYARO! " Vegeta yelled angrily, " WHY I OUTTA RIP YOUR
HEAD OFF AND-- "
" I know I know, stuff it up my butt. " Goku said flatly, then noticed the disappointed
look on Vegeta's face, " Ohh, I'm sorry little buddy, don't get all pouty one me! "
" The saiyajin no ouji does NOT get "pouty"! " Vegeta hmmphed, turning around & crossing
his arms.
" Listen little buddy, there's a reason I came to see you. I need your help! " Goku
explained.
Vegeta grinned, still facing the other direction, " Kaka-chan needs MY help? " he
squealed, " He's at MY mercy! MY servant! "
" ...yeah. I guess you could phrase it like that. " Goku put his hand behind his head
nervously.
" ...wait a second, what do you need MY help for? "
" Well, the morning I left for the Cell Games, Chi-Chi told me to do something for her,
and I promised I would, but, ya see, I kinda planned on coming home that afternoon...but, I
didn't, I couldn't. I need you to help me remember what it was so I can do it and head up there,
" he pointed upward, " Permanently. "
" Maybe I don't WANT to help you! " Vegeta narrowed his eyes at Goku.
" You'll help me. You BET you'll help me. " Goku said, a slight hint of anger in his
voice, causing a worried look to appear on Vegeta's face, which he quickly shook off.
" Why don't you ask your brat to help you! " Vegeta said.
" No one would believe Gohan, and Chi-Chi keeps him under such close survellence that
I couldn't get a word alone with him edgewise! " Goku said sadly, then smirked, " Besides, your
little list of good & bad deeds now puts you kinda in limbo. Helping me would really give you a
boost on your good deeds list. " he said as Vegeta looked at him, intreged, " After all, I'd
hate to see my favorite little buddy end up in the scary firey bad place. " he said.
" Favorite little buddy...you mean you have MORE! " Vegeta's eyes widened, " I'm not your
ONLY little buddy? I'm just a lackey? " he said feeling hurt.
" You weren't listening to a word I said, were you Vegeta? " Goku sweatdropped.
" WHO IS IT! WHO'S YOUR _OTHER_ little buddy? Or is there more than just one other? How
many do you REALLY have? 10, 20? " Vegeta demanded.
" Veggie! "
" I can't believe you have MORE little buddies? " he said, depressed and angry at the
same time, " What do you do Kakarrot! Have one for every city? Every county? Every COUNTRY! "
" VEGGIE! "
" I thought that "little buddy" crap meant you thought I was special. I thought it meant
I was a little bit more special than your other baka friends. And NOW I find out that I'm just
a PAWN! " he cried, cupping his hands over his face & sobbing, " You didn't love me at all... "
" _VEGGIE_!!!! " Goku roared as Vegeta paused, then turned back in Goku's direction, " I
was using "favorite little buddy" as an EXPRESSION! Yeesh! These are my favorite boots, and I
don't own, err, didn't own any other pairs! "
" ...oh. " Vegeta said, embarassed.
" Now listen closely to me Vegeta, I'm giving you 24 hours to help me, because that's all
I'm allowed to before I end up like this PERMANENTLY! "
" And if I won't? "
A vein bulged on Goku's forehead as he went SSJ3 and then transformed into a huge,
menicing, evil-looking version of himself, " THEN I'LL HAUNT YOU'RE MISERABLE LIFE FOREVER!!! "
Vegeta stood there, petrified, " Works for me. " he squeaked out. Goku smiled, then
changed back into his normal self.
" Good! " Goku said happily.
" Umm, Kakarrot, can you, get out of there? " Vegeta asked curiously, pointing at the
mirror.
" Silly little buddy! This is just my reflection! I'm behind you! " he grinned. Vegeta
scratched his head, confused; then felt a pair of arms grab him from behind & hug him. He looked
up to see a half-transparent Goku smiling down at him, " Welcome back little buddy! "
Vegeta glared at Goku for a few seconds, then softly smiled back at him.
" Welcome back, Kakarrot. "
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12:35 AM 8/26/01
END OF PART ONE
Goku: Aww, that was a sweet story.
Chuquita: But that's only part one. It's not over.
Goku: Oh. Heh! (dopey grin) Did ya think Veggie really missed me after I got blown up?
Chuquita: Well, the look on his face when he did that little talky thing to himself at the end
after everyone else left, he looked really sad and depressed and lonely. I think he needs you
around so he doesn't get tempted to become a bad guy & start destroying stuff again. That & he
needs a buddy like that.
Goku: (grins) Everyone needs a buddy!
Chuquita: [peeking out of the doorway] Speaking of buddies, ya think we should do something about
Veggie?
Goku: OH! RIGHT! I forgot about that. [watches as Chi-Chi continues to order Vegeta; still in
the butler uniform, around]
Poor little guy. [turns to Chuquita] Hey Chu-Sama, you got any ideas. I need 'um, quick. Before
Chi-Chi brakes out the whip. I don't want my little buddy scarred for life or somethin.
Chuquita: [watches the scene, intense in thought] (snaps her fingers) (happily) I GOT IT! But
I'm gonna need your help Son-San.
Goku: RIGHT! [nods happily]
Chuquita: [leans towards his ear, whispering] Oh-kay, now here's what I want you to do...