After the defeat of Buu, there had been quite the celebration. Everyone had gone to a nightclub and had a good time, even Vegeta, who normally tried to avoid having a good time.

Not this time, however. Everyone had congratulated Kuririn on his perfect aim, and judging by the looks his wife was giving him, he was going to be one lucky midget tonight. After that, however, everyone had simply departed again.

All except one.

"Damn!" cursed Juunanagou. He was sitting on the Capsule Corporation lawn, which still had a rather large crater in the middle. "That bastard destroyed my house, and the good wood to rebuild it with won't be ready for a few more months."

"So where are you going to stay until then?" asked Bulma, who had just finished telling an elaborate lie to the police about some malfunctioning laboratory equipment.

"I don't know. Maybe I'll ask Sis if I can stay with her for a while."

"Hmm…it's pretty cramped at Kame House, I'm not sure if there's even any room."

"Blast. I don't have enough money to spend one night at a hotel, much less several months."

"Well, I suppose you can always stay here, there's plenty of spare rooms."

"I guess I don't have any other option. Thanks."

Vegeta, who had been listening, just shook his head. This was becoming a regular homeless retreat.

***

Later that night, as they lay in bed, Bulma turned to him. "Vegeta, I've been thinking. I've decided that I should leave the fighting to you guys, you have lots of experience."

He looked sideways at her, slightly puzzled. What was she trying to say?

"So I think that tomorrow I'll ask Goku to take me back to Namek. I'm going to wish to be an ordinary, average human again."

There was nothing ordinary about her, but Vegeta held his tongue and let her continue speaking.

"You don't mind, do you?"

"I don't care. Go ahead and do it if you want to. I'll come with you, though. I don't totally trust Kakarot with your welfare." She gave him a poke in his side.

***

The next day, Goku took Vegeta and Bulma to Namek. After explaining the situation to Elder Muri, they collected the Dragonballs and summoned the mighty dragon Porunga.

"Oh great dragon!" Bulma yelled up at the mystical beast. "I wish to be returned to an ordinary human, as I was before I made my previous wishes."

"It shall be done." Porunga's eyes glowed for a moment. "There. It is--"

Screaming interrupted him. What looked like small bolts of lightning were jumping from Bulma to Vegeta, causing the pointy-haired man to shriek in agony. After a few seconds, the odd effect stopped, and he fell to the ground.

"Um…OK…well, I guess you can go now," Goku said to the dragon, who promptly vanished. The seven Dragonballs scattered across the planet.

"Goku you moron!" Bulma shouted. "We still had two wishes! You shouldn't have dismissed him until we found out if something was wrong with Vegeta!" She bent over him and, ignoring his mumbled protests, helped him to his feet. "Are you all right?"

"Weak…I've never felt so staggeringly weak…what the hell was that, anyway?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe it had something to do with our bond." Her face suddenly went pale. "Uh-oh. I can't even feel our bond anymore."

"What? You used to be able to feel it when you were human."

"I know, I know. But I think the wish affected it."

"How?"

In a voice no louder than a whisper, she said, "I think the wish somehow jumped across the bond."

"What are you saying?"

"I think you're human now, too."

He then proceeded to do something he had never done before in the course of his life.

He fainted.

END

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Well, well, well. I hope you enjoyed this little action story of mine. My next story will be called "The Unexpected Target." For a preview, here are three words: Babidi is back. To find out anything more, you'll have to read the story. Look for it soon.

Before you go, I have several announcements, if you'd be so kind to stay and read them. They're kind of long, so get comfortable.

First of all, I'd like to announce a project that's been percolating for some time now. In cooperation with members of the FLAVA message boards, we are producing a series of radio plays based on the Royalty Series. Imagine those old radio shows like "The Shadow," "The Lone Ranger," or "The Whistler." The scripts will be adapted from these fics, and the cast chosen from posters on the FLAVA boards. The first in the series, "Saiyans On The Road," is almost complete. When it is done I will give you a link. Until then, here's a link to the FLAVA boards. http://pub30.ezboard.com/bflava

Second, I'm holding a fan art contest. There are three categories.

*Original characters. Draw a picture of one or more of my original characters, such as Gohunks, Jennifer, Iroke, any of the new fighters at the Budokai, etc. New versions of characters count as well, such as Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta, Super Saiyan 3 Bulma, Pu'ar in human form, or the Hasha no Ankoku.

*Events. Take a moment from these fics, pluck it from your imagination, and set it down on paper. Whether it's Vegeta being declared champion, Yamcha proposing, or Chi-Chi on the warpath, it doesn't matter.

*Family Portrait. This is the big 'un. Can you draw a picture of everyone currently living at Capsule Corporation?

Send your completed pictures to thanos6@hotmail.com I'll post the submissions on a website. There is no deadline; you can send in the pictures six months down the road of a character or event that hasn't happened yet and I'll still post them.

Well, that's it. Thanks very much for your patience. Also thanks for your continued feedback. Without you guys this wouldn't be worth doing. Look for "The Unexpected Target" sometime soon. Until then, everybody take care of yourself!

-Thanos6