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PART 16 The Next Gen-Z in Tokyo


"I don't know why I ever agreed to come." Trunks said.
"Oh, c'mon!" Goten said. "Lighten up, will ya?"
"How can I when my wedding was ruined just less than a week
ago?" Trunks asked.
"But YOU ruined your wedding!" Pan pointed out.
"Please don't remind me..." Trunks groaned.
"Besides," Marron said. "We're going to Tokyo for a vacation.
A little something to make you cheer up."
"You're all gonna get crazy by the time an hour passed at
Tokyo. Do you know how many weird things go on there?" Trunks said.
"It's exactly what you need!" Bra said. "You need a little
craziness in your life. You've been all serious and boring since
you became president of Capsule Corp. Not that the boring part
was anything new, though."
Trunks sighed and sat back.
[I'm gonna be a wreck by the time I get home!]


"Here we are!" Goten announced after hours of driving. "Tokyo,
the city that never sleeps!"
"That's New York..." Trunks said.
"Oh yeah." Goten said.
"Tokyo, the metropolis of neon!" Marron said.
"That's better." said Trunks.
"This is a really fancy lookin' hotel." Pan said.
"Who cares? Just as long as we get to go out into the big city and
do cool stuff!" Bra said.
The five of them went inside the hotel and Bra checked in. The
went up to their room.
"Nice room." Pan commented.
"Room nothing!" Goten said. "This is a really fancy suite we got
here!"
"Luxury suite." Bra corrected.
"Now, we decide who sleeps where." Marron said.
"I got the really big bed!" Goten said.
"The other really big bed!" Pan said.
"Couch!" Bra said. Trunks and Marron were left with nothing.
"Guess you'll hafta sleep on the floor." Bra said.
"Goten and Pan got the two gigantic beds! I should get them
both!" Trunks complained.
"First come, first serve." Pan said.
"Can't we share beds or somethin'?" Trunks asked. "Pan and Goten
can sleep together, me and you can sleep together and Marron
can get the couch."
"EWWW!!! NO WAY!" Goten and Pan both said.
"And I'm not sleeping with you either!" Bra said.
"We're all relatives here!" Trunks said.
"This isn't once upon a time, a few centuries ago, Trunks." Bra
said with her arms crossed. "It's kinda weird when you hafta
share a bed with your sibling."
"Or niece!" Goten added.
"Yeah. And relatives share their beds under any of these
circumstances: one, they are related by marriage. Two, one is under 13
years old and the other is over 18. Third, they are of the same gender.
Finally, someone makes them. The rest is history." Bra said in an
as-a-matter-of-factly voice.
"That's stupid!" Trunks protested.
"Hey! I asked mom if I could get a room here and I'M the one
who makes the rules!" Bra replied.
"Um...y'know, Bra...that IS kinda stupid..." Goten said.
"SHUT UP!" Bra barked.
"Yes, ma'am!" Goten squeaked.
"Oh really?!" Trunks said. "Then I might as well go back home!"
"In MY car? I don't think so!" Bra said.
"Can't we all just calm down?" Marron asked. The two siblings
looked at her and she turned away.
"No chance trying to break those two up." Pan said.
"You're right." Marron replied. Marron, Pan and Goten watched
at Bra and Trunks fight.
"You guys wanna get something to eat?" Marron asked.
"Love to!" Pan replied.
"Sure!" Gote said.
"Let's go then!" Marron said. The three stood up and walked
out the door to get a nice cup of tea (and a few other tons of
food).


"I'm glad that we got this whole thing settled before the world
was about to be destroyed." Marron said.
Pan and Goten nodded in reply. The whole 'who sleeps where'
thing was finally decided on. Pan and Bra were sleeping on one
big bed, Trunks and Marron on the other and Goten was on the
couch. Pan and Bra agreed because they were best friends, Trunks
and Marron agreed because they were best friends and if Goten had
not slept on the couch, he would have to sleep with Trunks
instead which everyone disagreed on. Goten was the first to
drift into dreamland and the two teenage girls were second. Trunks
and Marron couldn't sleep because there was just something
about sleeping together that was bothering them. It was just...
something.
"One, two, three..." Trunks said to himself.
"Why are you counting?" Marron asked.
"I'm trying to get to sleep. Now don't interrupt me. One little
sheep over the fence, two little sheep over the fence, three little
sheep over the fence, four little sheep..."

(3O minutes later...)
"45O little sheep over the fence, 451 little sheep..."
"Just shut up, will ya?!"
"... I can't sleep."
"You said that 21 times!"
"I need my rest."
"So do I but do you hear me constantly complaining about it?!"
"You're shouting..."
"Am not!"
"You just did."
"It's 'coz you won't shut up!"
"I want a sleeping pill."
"Why dontcha rock yourself to sleep?!"
"Would that work?"
"I was being sarcastic..."
"Oh."
Marron rolled over to the other side and pulled the blankets
over her head. For a few minutes, there was silence in the room.
Marron looked over at Trunks. His eyes still seemed to be open.
"Trunks?" she said softly.
"What is it, Marron?"
"I can't sleep."
Trunks looked at her. Then he sat up and moved closer then laid
back. He put his arm around Marron. Marron trembled under his touch.
She felt herself blushing.
"Trunks?" she whispered.
"What is it, Marron?"
"What are you doing?"
"Well, remember when you stayed over at Capsule Corp. and the
guest bedrooms couldn't be used? You had to sleep in my room and
when, um, we...cuddled, you got to sleep."
"I..."
"Are you uncomfortable?"
"Um...no. No, not really. It's just..."
"Don't worry about it. Besides, it doesn't break any of Bra's
"rules". We're good friends, right?"
"Right. We're really good friends."
"BEST friends."
"Yes."
Marron lay there, feeling the warmth of Trunks and her...cuddling.
It was just so good. Marron was about to say something but then,
Trunks was already asleep and soon, she was, too.


"Where shall we go first?" Bra wondered out loud. She, Goten,
Trunks, Marron and Pan were at their hotel room. They just finished
breakfast a few minutes ago and wanted to explore.
"Kareoke!" Goten said.
"That's for tonight." Bra replied.
"A sake stand!" Pan said. Bra didn't reply. They all just stared
and stared at her...
"Oops." Pan said.
"That's for tonight." Bra replied.
"We can see the sights!" Marron suggested.
"We see them in books, Marron." Goten said. "You think we'd want
to see sights when you can see all of 'em at a library?"
Marron glared at Goten and smacked him on the head.
"Ow!" Goten said.
"Feh." replied Marron.
"How 'bout we...um...I don't know what to say." Bra said.
"How 'bout we all go to a dojo?" Pan asked.
"There are dojos here?" Goten asked.
"Of course." Pan replied. "It's not like Tokyo only has stuff
to do with technology an' stuff."
"That would be fun!" Marron said.
"But that would be boring." Trunks said. "What if someone went
up to you and challenged you or something? I could kill them in
a second."
"Fighting is not all about using ki blast and stuff." Pan said. "It's
about all other sorts o' stuff like martial arts."
"We already know martial arts." Goten said.
"Not THAT much." Pan said. "So what if you might have saved the
world once or twice, didja do it with a roundhouse kick?"
"No." Trunks said.
"Besides," said Pan. "I'd love to know more 'bout martial arts.
All anybody's taught me were how to use your ki and that could
get kinda boring."
"You're really smart when it comes to martial arts." Marron said.
"Why, thank you." Pan replied.
"But..." Trunks started to say.
"No 'buts'!" Bra interrupted. "We're going to a dojo!"


"The dojo's right ahead!" Pan said.
"I don't know why I had ta go ta this stupid dojo!" Trunks said.
"Get a grip, Trunks." Goten said. "This'll be fun!"
"For you dorks..." Trunks mumbled. "And I still say that someone
could just walk up to you and challenge you. I don't wanna go
to jail."
"You shoulda already been in jail." Bra said. "'Criminal: Trunks
Briefs. Crime: Being himself.'"
"Oh shaddap!" Trunks barked.
"Stop right now before you almost destroy the world again!" Pan said.
Trunks and Bra grunted and crossed their arms.
"Like father and mother, like son and daughter." Marron said.
"Boy, your family sure fights a lot." Goten said.
"Have you realized that only now?" Pan asked sarcastically.
They walked straight ahead for a while and found the dojo.

"The Shinahawa Dojo." Pan said. "Anything goes!"
"Looks puny." Trunks said under his breath.
"Shut up!" Bra said. "It looks good."
They went inside and looked around. An elderly man greeted
them and showed them around.


"It wasn't that bad." Marron said, trying to comfort Trunks.
"She beat me with a stupid bokken!!!" Trunks said.
"That's 'coz I paid attention." Pan replied.
"Where do we go next?" Bra said.
"Can we eat?" Goten asked.
"Later." replied Bra. Goten moaned.
"How about we go to a teahouse?" Marron said. "One is just nearby."
"How do you know?" asked Trunks.
"There's a sign right there." Marron replied.
"Sounds good." Pan said.
"I can't live on tea alone!" Goten whined.
"There's also lots of other stuff in teahouses, Goten." Marron said.
"Oh? Like what?" Goten asked.
"They might be serving sushi or something." Marron replied.
"I can't live on sushi alone!" said Goten.
"Shut up!" Bra said. They found the teahouse and went inside.
They had a tea ceremony and Goten finally got his food.


"Can we eat?" Goten asked when they got out of the teahouse.
"Later!" Bra snapped.
"We should go back to the city." Marron said.
"Good idea." Bra said.
"Can we go to a sake stand?" Pan asked. The three others stared
at her.
"WHAT?! It's just a little rice wine!" Pan said.
"Well, anyways," Marron said. "Where should we go now?"
"Oh, I know the PERFECT place..." Bra replied devislishly.


"I WANNA EAT NOW!!!" Goten moaned.
"When is Bra gonna come out of that store?!" Trunks complained.
"How 'bout never?" Goten replied as his stomach growled. "THAT'S
IT!!! I can't take it anymore! I'm gonna go buy some food!"
"No way, Uncle!" Pan said as she grabbed on to his sleeve. "If
all of us have to go through this suffering, you will, too!!!"
"Noooooo..." Goten replied. "Too...hungry...to...listen..."
"Get...a hold...of...yourself!" Pan said as she struggled to keep
Goten in place.
"I'm gonna die of starvation if I...do not...get...nourishment..."
"Anybody want gum?" Marron asked. Goten immediately snatched two
sticks from her hand and started chewing. Pan sighed with relief.
"The way I see it, this mall will be closed by the time Bra is
finished shopping." Trunks said. "This is no fun at all. No fun at
all..."
"We had better make it in time for kareoke, that's all I'm gonna
say." Goten said. "And I'd better have a very good meal."


"We have an hour of kareoke and then we go to dinner." Bra said.
"Sounds fun!" Marron said.
"A whole hour until dinner?!" Goten asked.
"Hey! YOU wanted kareoke, remember?" Bra said.
"I also wanted to eat." replied Goten. Bra just ignored the
comment. She sat down on the couch and looked through the song list.
"These songs are good. What should be sung first and who sings
first?" Bra said.
"Uncle Goten should go first!" Pan said.
"ME?! Why me?!" Goten asked.
"Pan's right." Bra said. "You ARE the one who wanted to
come sing kareoke."
"But I..." Goten started to say. "I...all right..."
He picked up the microphone and stood on stage.
"What should I sing?" he asked.
"Sing 'Nagareboshi He'!" Bra said. Goten hung his head. The
music started and Goten started to sing.


"It's Marron's turn now!" Pan said. Marron looked startled.
"No thank you!" she said.
"Oh, c'mon!" Goten said. "All of us here sang 'cept for you."
"Oh, all right!" Marron sighed as she picked up the microphone.
"Well?" she asked.
"'Dimension of Love'!" Bra said. The music started and Marron
sang.
"When the cherry blossoms start to bloom..."

When Marron stopped singing, she was blushing. Nobody else
noticed this except for Trunks and he, too, felt himself blush
a little. The gang continued singing until their time was up and
got dinner. They had such a good time that day that even Trunks
was feeling a bit better. Maybe even more than he thought.