7:45 PM 11/23/2001
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -From "Thrid Rock from the Sun"
Dick: Oh no, you asked for surf-n-turf and they brought you steak and lobster!
Mary: But Dick, that's what surf-n-turf is.
Dick: I thought it was water and grass.
Chuey's Corner:
[Chuquita, Veggie, & Goku are standing outside of the Corner in their Christmas gear,
Goku wearing a santa cap & grinning widely, Chu & Veggie exchange embarassed looks]
Chuquita: (groans) This isn't fair, I shouldn't be dragged into this stuff, this is MY
corner! This is MY fic! Yet Son-San manages to drag me out here to sing these stupid
carols!
Vegeta: (grins evilly) Welcome to my world.
Chuquita: (narrows her eyes) Hey, you have to sing with us too "little buddy".
Vegeta: (grumbles) Don't remind me.
Goku: (plops a green santa cap on Vegeta's head) (happily) Veggie can be my little elf!
(plops fuzzy reindeer antlers on Chu's head) And Chu-chan can be the reindeer!
Chuquita: This is going to be a very painful day.
Vegeta: (whining) Why do _I_ have to be the elf!
Goku: (bends down to his height) Cuz elves are short and little and cute just like my little
buddy Veggie is! (pushes in on Vegeta's nose like a button & grins) Beep!
Vegeta: ... (grabs at his chest with one hand) (helpless) Oh mother...
Chuquita: That one must've hurt.
Vegeta: You have no idea....I'll NEVER be able to get out of this one NOW!
Chuquita: (chucks the fuzzy reindeer antlers to the floor) (grins) I will. (zips off)
Vegeta: HEY! YOU COME BACK HERE!
Summary: It's the Christmas season and Veggie's pride has been shot down once again. He's offered
a chance to see what would've happened if he never existed. The Ouji takes the offer, boasting
how horrible Earth would be without him; but what he finds is something much more frightening
then he ever dreamed of--Kakarrot ruling it.
Ages:
Bura-8
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" That's strange. " Vegeta murmured as he wandered back into town, Kaio-sama behind him,
" All the buildings around here--now they look a lot more like, like the ones back..home. " he
finished, then scratched his head, confused.
" Do you think there could be a reason for that? " Kaio-sama smirked as Vegeta glanced
over his shoulder at the large blue kai.
" No, it's probably just my imagination. " Vegeta said, brushing it off, " I'm the only
saiyajin left who even REMEMBERS what Bejito-sei's cities looked like. "
" Maybe, maybe not. "
" Will you stop talking in riddles, it's starting to annoy me. " Vegeta grumbled.
" Hey, you're the one who wanted to see how "lost and helpless" the world would be if you
were never born. " Kaio-sama nodded.
" Yeah, well, it better start getting a lot more helpless soon, I'm starting to think
this was a stupid idea. " he said, then bumped into something, " HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GO--
Piccolo? " Vegeta said, shocked.
" HELLO "BUDDY"! " Piccolo said, an unusual Son Goku grin on his face as he held out his
hand to the prince. Vegeta felt an eerie twilight zoneish aurora and slowly backed away from the
namek, then walked around him.
" Oh-kay.... " he said slowly, " That was weird. " he scratched his head, " Probably just
a namek thing. " Vegeta said as he watched the green, antenneed Piccolo walk off.
" JUST a namek thing? " Kaio-sama said, equally disturbed as he noticed the same doofy,
frozen Goku smile on nearly everyone in the city, with the exception of him and Vegeta.
" I'm scared. " Vegeta gulped, biting his lip.
" Whatsat? " Kaio asked him.
" I said if I weren't so GREAT AND POWERFUL I'd be scared--which I'm not. As in scared is
something that I am not feeling right now because of my awesome powers and ablities. " Vegeta
said to Kaio, partially trying to convince himself.
" I wonder if there's a reason they're all smiling? " Kaio-sama pondered.
" Those aren't SMILES, those are KAKARROT GRINS! " Vegeta snapped at him, then grabbed
a nearby pedistrian, which happened to be Kuririn.
" Hey baka, what's with all the stupid Kakarrot grins everyone has plastered on their
faces! " Vegeta demanded to the short bald ex-monk, who was also smiling.
" We've always smiled like this, buddy. " Kuririn answered.
" Why wouldn't we be smiling, Kaka-sei is the happiest most perfect planet in this
galaxy. " 18 chimed in, a Goku smile also planted on her usual skeptical face.
Vegeta's face turned stark white, " Say that again? "
" Kaka-sei. " 18 responded.
" ... " Vegeta stood there, frozen.
" He doesn't seem very happy? " 18 said, slighlty perplexed.
" I'll say. " Kuririn added.
Kaio-sama ran up to Vegeta, waving his hand in front of the saiyajin's face, " Vegeta?
Vegeta! VEGETA! "
" ... "
" ... "
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " Vegeta
let out an ear-piercing shriek of pure horror, the scream echoed throughout the entire city. His
whole body was now shaking, as if in some sort of a seizure.
" Oh no, here we go. " Kaio-sama sweatdropped.
" Nope, not very happy at all. " 18 shook her head as she & Kuririn headed into a nearby
store.
" I..I..I feel like I just swallowed my brain. " Vegeta said in a weak, faraway voice. He
turned to Kaio-sama, " What did she just call planet Earth again? "
" Please, I'd rather not watch another one of your mental breakdowns. " Kaio-sama said,
rubbing his now in-pain ears, " You could crack glass with that scream of yours. "
" Planet, Earth? "
Vegeta whipped around to see Yamcha, who was standing there, low and behold with a Goku
grin covering his face.
" Yes, thank God I heard wrong. " Vegeta rubbed the sweat off his brow, " This is planet
Earth. "
" Earth? No it isn't silly, this is planet Kakarrotto, or as our leader refers to it as,
Kaka-sei. " Yamcha corrected him.
" Planet...Kaka-kaka-kaka-ka ka ka...Kakarrotto? " Vegeta stuttered nervously.
" Yes. " Yamcha responded.
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH---MMPHMMPH! " Kaio-sama promptly slapped
his hand over Vegeta's mouth, silencing the prince's terrified shrieks.
" Come on Vegeta, let's find someplace to rest before you have a heart-attack. "
Kaio-sama said, slightly annoyied as he pulled the tramatized ouji back in the direction of
Capsule Corp.
" Ka-ka-kaka kakakakakaaaaaaa.... " Vegeta shivered.
" Hoo-boy. This is going to be a long day. " Kaio-sama groaned.
" Ahh, there's a welcome sight. " Vegeta smiled calmly as he stood in front of Capsule
Corp. He clasped his hands together, " Those peasants back there might have all gone Kaka-crazy,
but little B-chan's still on my side! "
" Who? " Kaio-sama inquired.
" Little B-chan! Bura! My daughter you big blue moron! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" You don't have daughter Vegeta, you don't have any children. " Kaio-sama said just as
Vegeta grabbed the doorknob to the house.
" What? " Vegeta gakked as the door flung open to reveal Bulma's mother, who was grinning
at him.
" So, she's a victim of the "smile" epidemic too huh? " Kaio-sama said astutely.
" No, Mrs. Briefs always smiles like that. " Vegeta said flatly, then turned back to
Mrs. Briefs, " Say Mrs. Briefs, have you seen B-chan lately? I need to talk to her, it's
important. "
" B-chan? There isn't a B-chan here. " Mrs. Briefs said, confused.
Vegeta smacked himself on the forehead, " Ahh, of course, my little B-chan! Obviously
she went looking for me. " he said sweetly, then clasped his hands together, " Bless her little
heart! " he said, then poked his head inside the doorway, " Say, uhh, Bulma isn't still MAD at
me about that whole "upsetting Kakarrot" thing, is she? " Vegeta asked curiously.
Mrs. Briefs yelped and tried to close the front door. Vegeta stuck his foot in the door,
keeping it open only a couple inches.
" You! You UPSET the Master! " she gasped, then said nervously, " You get out of here,
you, you, whatever you are. " she shouted.
" Master? What Master? What the heck are you talking about! " Vegeta demanded.
" May God have mercy upon your soul! " Mrs. Briefs said in a hush voice, then slammed the
door shut, catching Vegeta's foot in the process. Vegeta screamed out in pain as he pulled foot
out of the doorway; Kaio-sama laughing at him.
" YOU'RE LUCKY I DON'T BLAST YOU! " Vegeta snapped at Kaio-sama, who quickly shut up. The
prince walked off in the opposite direction of what should have been his home.
" Master? " he said to himself, puzzled, " Say Kai, you wouldn't happen to know who this
"master" is, would you? "
" Hehheh*snort*heh. No. " Kaio-sama said, obviously lying.
" Yeah, I didn't think so. " Vegeta said, believing him, " Eh, I'm going to Kakarrot's
shack, maybe I can go sort things out there. " he said.
Kaio-sama snickered, " Whatever you say. "
" Normal. It looks perfectly NORMAL! " Vegeta said as he stared at the Son home, " I
guess I didn't change Kakarrot's life at all. " he scratched his head, " But that can't be so!
It looks exactly the same as it did before. Unlike Satin City back there. " Vegeta said, then
shivered, " All those frozen Kako-smiles. Ech! " he cringed, " All dead and lifeless, like a
doll's smile. "
" You're starting to sound just like Mirai. " Kaio-sama remarked, causing Vegeta to
sweatdrop. The prince shook his head, then walked over to where Goku's room was & looked up at
it. His eyes widened.
" Hey, the crack's gone. " he observed.
" Crack? " Kaio-sama said.
" When I came over, to talk to Kakarrot after I got kicked out of my home, he...he
YELLED...yelled at me and he slammed the window down, hard. It sent a huge crack rippling through
the glass and, it's not there anymore. " Vegeta said, perplexed.
" Like I've been trying to tell you, it's not there because it never was there! "
Kaio-sama said, " You never existed, you were never born! You were never born so you were never
there to get kicked out of your house; or to get Goku mad enough to slam that window down. That's
why there's no crack. " he explained, " You'll find it amazing how closely people, if not even,
the mere acts that they perform each day affect tens of hundreds of other lives. We are so very
closely knit together throughout the entire universe to a point where we cannot fathom how
important we are. Take that dark scary castle for instance. "
" What dark scary--HOLY SHIT! " Vegeta screamed as he looked up to see the huge castle
from before ontop of the roof of the Son house, " WHAT IS THAT! AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM!
WHO'S INSIDE IT!"
" HEY! WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE! "
Vegeta & Kaio turned around to see a large group of guards.
" THE MASTER WILL HAVE YOUR HEADS FOR INTRUDING! " one of the guards shouted.
" Well Vegeta, " Kaio said to Vegeta, " I think we're about to find out the answer to
that last question of yours. "
" YEOW! " Vegeta yelped as one of the guards struck him with what looked like a large
bug-zapper, " Yeah, well, this better be worth it. " he grumbled as they led the two inside.
" Sire, we have brought you the two intruders. " Guard 1 said as he and the other guards
stood behind Vegeta & Kaio-sama, who both had their hands tied behind their backs. Vegeta rolled
his eyes skeptically.
" If I wasn't so interested in finding out who this 'sire' of theirs is I would've broken
these stupid ropes and blown up the entire blasted castle by now. " he grumbled.
" Can you keep quiet for one minute? " Kaio-sama whispered loudly.
" ..no. No I can't. " Vegeta smiled trumphently, " Nobody can shut up the GREAT AND
POWERFUL SAIYAJIN NO OUJI! "
" The "great and powerful" what? " the figure sitting on the large throne at the top of
the stairs in front of them said. He spinned the throne around to face them, coming into the
light.
Vegeta's jaw dropped to the floor, " You gotta be kidding me... " he mumbled to himself
as he gazed up at the figure, " KAKARROT! "
The figure slowly walked down the stairs wearing royal attire, including a large crown &
long cape trailing behind him. He smiled slyly, " And who might you be? "
" Kakarrot what are you doing here? " Vegeta said, then broke the ropes holding his hands
, to Kakarrot's surprise. He walked up to meet him halfway on the stairs, " And why are you
wearing that ridiculous costume! Who do you think you are? A KING? "
" I AM a King you, you, PEASANT! " Kakarrot snorted as Vegeta froze.
" WHAT...DID...YOU CALL ME?! " he said in both anger and shock.
" You heard me, peasant. Now get out of my sight or I shall hang you this moment! " the
'King' warned, pointing his finger past Vegeta and to the exit.
" You're no "king", Kakarrot. _I'M_ the saiyajin no ouji, the ONLY royal saiyajin left,
baka. " Vegeta crossed his arms stubbornly.
Kakarrot looked at him, confused, then quickly ran up to the large glass window above
his throne & fearfully looked upward. After a second or two he sighed with relief, then chuckled
a bit. Vegeta stared at Kakarrot curiously and flew towards where he was standing. He landed.
" What's so funny? " Vegeta raised an eyebrow.
" You had me worried for a moment there, you made it sound like Bejito-sei had just
disappeared or something. " Kakarrot smiled, still staring in the direction of the sky.
" Beji--of COURSE it disappeared you idiot, Freezer blew it up years ago! " Vegeta yelled
at him, feeling a slight sting of pain as he said it.
" No he didn't, we defeated him; WITH the help of my superior brain of course. " Kakarrot
smirked, " I had formulated a machine that had paralized him while King Bejito, Queen Ruby, and
the rest of their soldiers along with the townspeople disposed of him. " he bragged. Vegeta
stared at him, shocked, " To thank me for my help they've been sending me techonology from our
home planet to aid me in conquering "Earth". "
Vegeta watched the sky above him, sure enough, there was a bright round object in its
familiar spot, " It's...still there. " he said in a small voice, " My home, my friends, my family
, they're all still there. "
" So, you're from Bejito-sei? " Kakarrot looked at him with uncertainty.
" OF COURSE I AM! WEREN'T YOU LISTENING TO A WORD I SAID! I AM THE PRINCE OF THE
SAIYAJINS! KING BEJITO'S SON! " Vegeta snapped at him, then drew back as Kakarrot looked at him
sternly.
" That is a lie, the King and Queen have no son. They don't have ANY children. " he said,
then paused, " How old are you? "
" 35. "
" HA! Lier! If you were really their son I would've met, or at least seen you at the
palace when I was still a toddler. I used to live there and I know for a fact that there was NO
Prince. " Kakarrot pointed out.
" But you DO know me, Kakarrot! " Vegeta half-pleaded, " Heck, I played with you all the
time, I broke half your little Kako-creations in the process! You were so mad at me that right
before you left for Earth I took stole your plans to take over the blasted planet & flushed them
down the toilet! You ended up falling off that cliff out there, cracking your head open which
turned you into an idiot; Freezer kidnapped me and blew up Bejito-sei and I didn't see you for
nearly another 25 years! " Vegeta exploded the words out in one breath.
" All lies my friend. " Kakarrot said, whipping a rolled up, yellow paper out of his
pocket, " I have the plans right here. " he answered, " GUARDS! SEIZE HIM! " he ordered as the
large group of guards tackled Vegeta, grabbing him.
" Oh no. " Vegeta said in realization, " I can't believe it, I caused the events that
saved the Earth from being taken over by Kakarrotto. But at the same time I was also the cause of
Freezer's advantage over MY home and without me he would've been defeated way before I even-- "
" --OH WILL YOU SHUT UP! " Kakarrot whined, " What an annoying little man. Guards! Take
him to my dungeon. "
" DUNGEON! KAKARROT! WHADDA YOU MEAN DUNGEON! YOU HAVE NO DUNGEON! "
" So he has a dungeon. Big deal. " Vegeta said as he sat in the corner of one of the
dark, damp cells, " _I_ had an even BIGGER dungeon back home. Kakarrot's dungeon doesn't even
have a bathroom or a window. " he boasted.
" Incredible, after seeing all this you STILL aren't convienced how horrible Earth is
without you; what an ego. " Kaio-sama said with disqust.
" What's to be mad about? My parents actually destory Freezer instead of STUPID Kakarrot,
my planet and subjects are still very much intact, Kakarrot gets a STUPID medal of "honor" and
takes over Earth--turning it into one big happy Kako-paradise! I'M NOT MAD, KAI! I'm...I'm
MISERABLE! " Vegeta wailed, burying his face in his hands, " EVERYONE'S SO MUCH HAPPIER WITHOUT
ME! I DIDN'T DESTROY KAKARROT'S LIFE BY NOT BEING BORN! HE'S HAPPY THIS WAY!
I RUINED IT BY MERELY EXISTING! " he sobbed.
" Well I can't get you back TO EXISTING until you realize your own self-worth. "
Kaio-sama shook his head.
" Eh? " Vegeta said.
" Ugh--we won't be able to go home until you get mad. "
" HOW CAN I BE! Kakarrot saved my parents! He saved my planet! If I didn't hate him so
much I would congradulate him! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" That will be YOUR honor. "
Vegeta looked up to see Kakarrot smiling at him from the other side of the bars, not the
doofy smile on the faces of the people he met in town; the one normally trademarked by Kakarrot,
but more intellegent smile, one that was mocking Vegeta on purpose.
"A slightly hurt look crossed Vegeta's face in reaction to the cruel smile. He growled
angrily, " Whadda do you want. " Vegeta said flatly.
" I came down here to offer you decision. " Kakarrot answered, still smiling, " You
see, normally I would just have your head cut off and your body thrown into the pit of dispair,
but for you I will make an exception. "
Vegeta elbowed Kaio-sama, " You hear that Kai, Kakarrot has finally realized that I am
royalty and has decided to hand the entire planet over to me! "
" You're living in a dream world Vegeta. " Kaio-sama said plainly. Vegeta looked at him,
confused.
" I like your spirit, you have that annoying, persistant personality. " Kakarrot said as
Vegeta nodded in agreement, a proud smirk on his face. Kakarrot clasped his hands together, " And
that is why I would like you to be one of my servants! "
Vegeta's jaw dropped to the floor. Kaio-sama backed up.
" Oh boy, he's really done it now! " Kaio-sama gulped.
" Ah..I...ah..uh... " Vegeta stood there in shock, unable to speak.
Kakarrot looked at his watch, " I'll give you the night to think if over, when you agree
in the morning, I'll be sure to have a uniform for you upstairs. " he said, then turned around
only to smack right into another familiar face.
" OWW! Watch where you're going you big ape! " Vegeta recognized the voice instantly.
" ONNA! " he squealed.
" Sorry dear, I really am, you're right, I should watch where I'm going more carefully. "
Kakarrot bowed humbly, " I apoligize my Queen. "
Vegeta's jaw dropped to the floor for the second time. Kaio-sama sweatdropped at the
sight.
" And WHAT is THIS THING! " Bulma said, pointing to Vegeta.
" Oh, he's going to be one of our new servants my Queen. He's short, he'll be able to
get through tighter squeezes in the castle. " Kakarrot responded.
" I don't like him, he smells. " Bulma said to Kakarrot while staring at Vegeta.
Vegeta grabbed her by the collar, " Bulma! Bulma listen to me! You've got to get me out
of here! You're the only one who doesn't have that blasted Kako-smile on their face, you HAVE
to listen to me! I'm your husband! "
Bulma shrieked and pushed him back, causing Vegeta to fall down upon his rear end.
" YOU SICKO! Kakarrot is my husband! That makes me Queen and I should end your miserable
life right now! " she screamed, then started to roll up her sleeve as if getting ready to punch
him.
" No! You can't do that now. " Kakarrot said. Vegeta looked half-relieved, " You can hit
him tommorow, when it's llegal. "
Vegeta sweatdropped. Kakarrot & Bulma left, closing the door to the dungeon behind them.
" This...this can't be happening to me... " Vegeta trailed off, tears welling up in his
eyes, " Bulma and that BAKA! HOW! " he sniffled, " WHAT HAPPENED TO YAMCHA?! "
" They banished me because I wouldn't smile. " Yamcha's voice came from a nearby cell.
Vegeta poked his head out of the cage to see Yamcha in the corner of another cage, " The King
has cracked man, he's lost his mind. " Yamcha said in a faraway voice, " DOWN WITH THE OPPRESSORS
! DOWN! DOWN! DOW--YAAHHHH!!! " he screamed as a door in the floor opened up, causing Yamcha to
fall through it.
" Hoo-boy, this is not good. " Vegeta said, worried.
" Nope! It looks pretty bad, doesn't it! "
Vegeta looked down to see a little girl smiling happily up at him. She looked practically
identical to Bura, with the exception of her jet-black hair & eyes along with a saiyajin tail
dangling behind her.
" Little B-chan? " he murmured, then bent down to the girl & stared at her, gaping.
" Yeah? " she answered back.
" AHA! " Vegeta screamed with joy, " It IS you! You followed us here in disquse to save
me and take me back home! Oh thank you Bura! "
" My name's not Bura, I'm Buru, I'm a princess! " she said proudly.
" Awww, little B-chan's just as cute here as she was at home! " Vegeta said sweetly as
Kaio-sama made fake vomitting noises.
" BURU! DON'T TALK TO THE PRISONERS! " Kakarrot yelled from the doorway.
Buru made a pouty face at Vegeta, then turned to the doorway, " Sorry Toussan! "
Vegeta's jaw nearly fell to the floor for a thrid time, had it not been for Kaio-sama
slapping it shut halfway down.
" He's..you're his....KAKARROT IS MY LITTLE B-CHAN'S NEW TOUSSAN!?! THIS CAN'T BE
HAPPENING! " he screamed, " No WONDER she looks more like a saiyajin now; she has Kakarrot's
BAKA genes in her blood! " he shook his fists in pain, " THIS IS HORRIBLE! B-CHAN'S ONE OF _THEM_
NOW!
Buru laughed, " I like you, you're silly. " she pointed to Vegeta.
" There's one way of putting it. " Kaio-sama muttered to himself.
" Toussan used to be silly too. " she said, her voice saddening. Vegeta stared at her,
full-attention, " That is until his ego blew up. "
" Blew up? " Vegeta said curiously.
" Well, after Toussan took over Earth, he did a lot of stuff that made everybody happy.
He was happy, Kaasan was happy, all of us were happy. But then one day Mr. Piccolo got mad at him
because he wanted to rule Earth instead. He got a whole big group of people rallied with him too.
Then Toussan became super-angry and his ego blared out of control. He created this machine that
would zap any of the peasants if they got a bad thought or became angry about anything. And just
to make sure they wouldn't he sent them all through another machine to make everyone smile so he
wouldn't have to look at any grumpy faces. " Buru answered.
" So that explains all those frozen Kako-smiles on everyone, " Vegeta thought outloud.
" He used his smile machine on nearly everybody on the whole planet except Kaasan,
himself, and I. " Buru said, " But I don't think he's happy himself at all. He's miserable.
It's like he's missing something. You know, like a best pal or a best friend or a-- "
" --little buddy? " Vegeta finished as the two stared at each other.
" What's a little buddy? " Buru asked.
" A little buddy is, according to that big bakayaro, "somebody who's just like a brother
to you who's not blood-related and treats you like you're something special". " Vegeta quoted
Goku.
" Aww, that's so cute. " Buru said.
" Yeah, that's Kakarrot for ya. " Vegeta grumbled to himself, " Well, _my_ Kakarrot
anyway. The big idiot. " he rolled his eyes.
" I bet if Toussan had one of those he'd stop being so mean and go back to being nice
to all the peasants again. " Buru smiled thoughtfully. She turned to Vegeta, " You don't happen
to know any of these "little buddies", do you? "
Vegeta choked out a short laugh, " Ha, I AM one. " he chuckled to himself, then instantly
thought of enraged and hurt look on Goku's face as he slammed his bedroom window down at Vegeta.
The ouji quieted down, " Or, at least, I think--hope I still am. " he used a softer and slightly
humbler tone.
" Haha! That's great! " Buru grabbed Vegeta by the pantleg, " This means you can be
Toussan's little buddy and then he can be happy again! And when he's happy he'll change all the
peasants back! You'd save the whole planet! " she said, " Oh thank you--uh, I never got your
name. "
Vegeta hesitated, then smiled, " Veggie. "
" Oh thank you Veggie! You're my hero! " she said.
Vegeta groaned, " What did I just get myself into. "
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11:05 PM 11/30/01
END OF PART 2
Chuquita: [back at the Corner desk] *whew* (heaves a sigh) Big explanatory parts take a lot
out of ya.
Vegeta: [sitting on the chair next to her] Tell me about it.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK HERE!
Vegeta: I'm hiding from Kakarrot. There is no way I'm going Christmas Caroling with him.
Chuquita: You can't do that, you're his little buddy. (dramatically) It'll break his little
"Kako"-heart!
Vegeta: (buying into it) It WILL?
Chuquita: (nods, smirking)
Vegeta: Poor little Kaka-chan...HEY! WAITAMINUTE! WHAT ARE _YOU_ DOING HERE!
Chuquita: (shock) Duh... Well, this IS my Corner, I have a right to be here.
Vegeta: You're trying to get out of Kakarrot's stupid Caroling too, [folds his arms] aren't you.
Chuqutia: ...yes.
Vegeta: [points at her] HA! I KNEW IT! YOU _ARE_ TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT!
Chuquita: *sighs* Oh-kay, so I don't wanna go out in the middle of the night in the freezing cold
wearing stupid reindeer ears and sing carols to complete strangers!
Vegeta: When you put it that way...the whole thing DOES sound mortifying, doesn't it?
Chuquita: Yeah, I know.
Vegeta: Well, we'll just have to tell Kakarrot that we don't want to go on his little caroling
spree.
Chuquita: (nods) Right!
Vegeta: (meekly) Now go tell him off.
Chuquita: WHAT?! I'M NOT GOING TO TELL OFF SON-SAN! IT WAS YOUR IDEA! YOU DO IT!
Vegeta: ME?! I can't do that! Kakarrot will hate me forever!
Chuquita: That's never stopped you before.
Vegeta: (exclaims) But I don't WANT him to hate me forever!
Chuquita: Well neither do I, I like Son-San; but that doesn't mean I should have to do this
caroling thing.
Vegeta: Fine! Be a big baby, I'LL go tell Kaka--[turns around, only to smack into something]
[looks up to see Goku]
Goku: (happily) Oh! Hi little buddy Veggie who loves me so much! Guess what I got for you! [drops
a Veggie-sized wreath around Vegeta's neck] Isn't it cute! You can wear it when we go out
caroling. I left Chu-sama's in the car, I'll go get it! [runs out to the parking lot]
Vegeta: ... (speechless)
Chuquita: Veggie? Vedge? You oh-kay?
Vegeta: (bawls) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL NEVER BE
ABLE TO TELL HIM NOW! (sobs) WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE SO NICE TO ME!! IT'S NOT FAIR!
Chuquita: (groans) Something tells me this is gonna take a while. See you in part 3 everybody.
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -From "Thrid Rock from the Sun"
Dick: Oh no, you asked for surf-n-turf and they brought you steak and lobster!
Mary: But Dick, that's what surf-n-turf is.
Dick: I thought it was water and grass.
Chuey's Corner:
[Chuquita, Veggie, & Goku are standing outside of the Corner in their Christmas gear,
Goku wearing a santa cap & grinning widely, Chu & Veggie exchange embarassed looks]
Chuquita: (groans) This isn't fair, I shouldn't be dragged into this stuff, this is MY
corner! This is MY fic! Yet Son-San manages to drag me out here to sing these stupid
carols!
Vegeta: (grins evilly) Welcome to my world.
Chuquita: (narrows her eyes) Hey, you have to sing with us too "little buddy".
Vegeta: (grumbles) Don't remind me.
Goku: (plops a green santa cap on Vegeta's head) (happily) Veggie can be my little elf!
(plops fuzzy reindeer antlers on Chu's head) And Chu-chan can be the reindeer!
Chuquita: This is going to be a very painful day.
Vegeta: (whining) Why do _I_ have to be the elf!
Goku: (bends down to his height) Cuz elves are short and little and cute just like my little
buddy Veggie is! (pushes in on Vegeta's nose like a button & grins) Beep!
Vegeta: ... (grabs at his chest with one hand) (helpless) Oh mother...
Chuquita: That one must've hurt.
Vegeta: You have no idea....I'll NEVER be able to get out of this one NOW!
Chuquita: (chucks the fuzzy reindeer antlers to the floor) (grins) I will. (zips off)
Vegeta: HEY! YOU COME BACK HERE!
Summary: It's the Christmas season and Veggie's pride has been shot down once again. He's offered
a chance to see what would've happened if he never existed. The Ouji takes the offer, boasting
how horrible Earth would be without him; but what he finds is something much more frightening
then he ever dreamed of--Kakarrot ruling it.
Ages:
Bura-8
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" That's strange. " Vegeta murmured as he wandered back into town, Kaio-sama behind him,
" All the buildings around here--now they look a lot more like, like the ones back..home. " he
finished, then scratched his head, confused.
" Do you think there could be a reason for that? " Kaio-sama smirked as Vegeta glanced
over his shoulder at the large blue kai.
" No, it's probably just my imagination. " Vegeta said, brushing it off, " I'm the only
saiyajin left who even REMEMBERS what Bejito-sei's cities looked like. "
" Maybe, maybe not. "
" Will you stop talking in riddles, it's starting to annoy me. " Vegeta grumbled.
" Hey, you're the one who wanted to see how "lost and helpless" the world would be if you
were never born. " Kaio-sama nodded.
" Yeah, well, it better start getting a lot more helpless soon, I'm starting to think
this was a stupid idea. " he said, then bumped into something, " HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GO--
Piccolo? " Vegeta said, shocked.
" HELLO "BUDDY"! " Piccolo said, an unusual Son Goku grin on his face as he held out his
hand to the prince. Vegeta felt an eerie twilight zoneish aurora and slowly backed away from the
namek, then walked around him.
" Oh-kay.... " he said slowly, " That was weird. " he scratched his head, " Probably just
a namek thing. " Vegeta said as he watched the green, antenneed Piccolo walk off.
" JUST a namek thing? " Kaio-sama said, equally disturbed as he noticed the same doofy,
frozen Goku smile on nearly everyone in the city, with the exception of him and Vegeta.
" I'm scared. " Vegeta gulped, biting his lip.
" Whatsat? " Kaio asked him.
" I said if I weren't so GREAT AND POWERFUL I'd be scared--which I'm not. As in scared is
something that I am not feeling right now because of my awesome powers and ablities. " Vegeta
said to Kaio, partially trying to convince himself.
" I wonder if there's a reason they're all smiling? " Kaio-sama pondered.
" Those aren't SMILES, those are KAKARROT GRINS! " Vegeta snapped at him, then grabbed
a nearby pedistrian, which happened to be Kuririn.
" Hey baka, what's with all the stupid Kakarrot grins everyone has plastered on their
faces! " Vegeta demanded to the short bald ex-monk, who was also smiling.
" We've always smiled like this, buddy. " Kuririn answered.
" Why wouldn't we be smiling, Kaka-sei is the happiest most perfect planet in this
galaxy. " 18 chimed in, a Goku smile also planted on her usual skeptical face.
Vegeta's face turned stark white, " Say that again? "
" Kaka-sei. " 18 responded.
" ... " Vegeta stood there, frozen.
" He doesn't seem very happy? " 18 said, slighlty perplexed.
" I'll say. " Kuririn added.
Kaio-sama ran up to Vegeta, waving his hand in front of the saiyajin's face, " Vegeta?
Vegeta! VEGETA! "
" ... "
" ... "
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " Vegeta
let out an ear-piercing shriek of pure horror, the scream echoed throughout the entire city. His
whole body was now shaking, as if in some sort of a seizure.
" Oh no, here we go. " Kaio-sama sweatdropped.
" Nope, not very happy at all. " 18 shook her head as she & Kuririn headed into a nearby
store.
" I..I..I feel like I just swallowed my brain. " Vegeta said in a weak, faraway voice. He
turned to Kaio-sama, " What did she just call planet Earth again? "
" Please, I'd rather not watch another one of your mental breakdowns. " Kaio-sama said,
rubbing his now in-pain ears, " You could crack glass with that scream of yours. "
" Planet, Earth? "
Vegeta whipped around to see Yamcha, who was standing there, low and behold with a Goku
grin covering his face.
" Yes, thank God I heard wrong. " Vegeta rubbed the sweat off his brow, " This is planet
Earth. "
" Earth? No it isn't silly, this is planet Kakarrotto, or as our leader refers to it as,
Kaka-sei. " Yamcha corrected him.
" Planet...Kaka-kaka-kaka-ka ka ka...Kakarrotto? " Vegeta stuttered nervously.
" Yes. " Yamcha responded.
" AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH---MMPHMMPH! " Kaio-sama promptly slapped
his hand over Vegeta's mouth, silencing the prince's terrified shrieks.
" Come on Vegeta, let's find someplace to rest before you have a heart-attack. "
Kaio-sama said, slightly annoyied as he pulled the tramatized ouji back in the direction of
Capsule Corp.
" Ka-ka-kaka kakakakakaaaaaaa.... " Vegeta shivered.
" Hoo-boy. This is going to be a long day. " Kaio-sama groaned.
" Ahh, there's a welcome sight. " Vegeta smiled calmly as he stood in front of Capsule
Corp. He clasped his hands together, " Those peasants back there might have all gone Kaka-crazy,
but little B-chan's still on my side! "
" Who? " Kaio-sama inquired.
" Little B-chan! Bura! My daughter you big blue moron! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" You don't have daughter Vegeta, you don't have any children. " Kaio-sama said just as
Vegeta grabbed the doorknob to the house.
" What? " Vegeta gakked as the door flung open to reveal Bulma's mother, who was grinning
at him.
" So, she's a victim of the "smile" epidemic too huh? " Kaio-sama said astutely.
" No, Mrs. Briefs always smiles like that. " Vegeta said flatly, then turned back to
Mrs. Briefs, " Say Mrs. Briefs, have you seen B-chan lately? I need to talk to her, it's
important. "
" B-chan? There isn't a B-chan here. " Mrs. Briefs said, confused.
Vegeta smacked himself on the forehead, " Ahh, of course, my little B-chan! Obviously
she went looking for me. " he said sweetly, then clasped his hands together, " Bless her little
heart! " he said, then poked his head inside the doorway, " Say, uhh, Bulma isn't still MAD at
me about that whole "upsetting Kakarrot" thing, is she? " Vegeta asked curiously.
Mrs. Briefs yelped and tried to close the front door. Vegeta stuck his foot in the door,
keeping it open only a couple inches.
" You! You UPSET the Master! " she gasped, then said nervously, " You get out of here,
you, you, whatever you are. " she shouted.
" Master? What Master? What the heck are you talking about! " Vegeta demanded.
" May God have mercy upon your soul! " Mrs. Briefs said in a hush voice, then slammed the
door shut, catching Vegeta's foot in the process. Vegeta screamed out in pain as he pulled foot
out of the doorway; Kaio-sama laughing at him.
" YOU'RE LUCKY I DON'T BLAST YOU! " Vegeta snapped at Kaio-sama, who quickly shut up. The
prince walked off in the opposite direction of what should have been his home.
" Master? " he said to himself, puzzled, " Say Kai, you wouldn't happen to know who this
"master" is, would you? "
" Hehheh*snort*heh. No. " Kaio-sama said, obviously lying.
" Yeah, I didn't think so. " Vegeta said, believing him, " Eh, I'm going to Kakarrot's
shack, maybe I can go sort things out there. " he said.
Kaio-sama snickered, " Whatever you say. "
" Normal. It looks perfectly NORMAL! " Vegeta said as he stared at the Son home, " I
guess I didn't change Kakarrot's life at all. " he scratched his head, " But that can't be so!
It looks exactly the same as it did before. Unlike Satin City back there. " Vegeta said, then
shivered, " All those frozen Kako-smiles. Ech! " he cringed, " All dead and lifeless, like a
doll's smile. "
" You're starting to sound just like Mirai. " Kaio-sama remarked, causing Vegeta to
sweatdrop. The prince shook his head, then walked over to where Goku's room was & looked up at
it. His eyes widened.
" Hey, the crack's gone. " he observed.
" Crack? " Kaio-sama said.
" When I came over, to talk to Kakarrot after I got kicked out of my home, he...he
YELLED...yelled at me and he slammed the window down, hard. It sent a huge crack rippling through
the glass and, it's not there anymore. " Vegeta said, perplexed.
" Like I've been trying to tell you, it's not there because it never was there! "
Kaio-sama said, " You never existed, you were never born! You were never born so you were never
there to get kicked out of your house; or to get Goku mad enough to slam that window down. That's
why there's no crack. " he explained, " You'll find it amazing how closely people, if not even,
the mere acts that they perform each day affect tens of hundreds of other lives. We are so very
closely knit together throughout the entire universe to a point where we cannot fathom how
important we are. Take that dark scary castle for instance. "
" What dark scary--HOLY SHIT! " Vegeta screamed as he looked up to see the huge castle
from before ontop of the roof of the Son house, " WHAT IS THAT! AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM!
WHO'S INSIDE IT!"
" HEY! WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE! "
Vegeta & Kaio turned around to see a large group of guards.
" THE MASTER WILL HAVE YOUR HEADS FOR INTRUDING! " one of the guards shouted.
" Well Vegeta, " Kaio said to Vegeta, " I think we're about to find out the answer to
that last question of yours. "
" YEOW! " Vegeta yelped as one of the guards struck him with what looked like a large
bug-zapper, " Yeah, well, this better be worth it. " he grumbled as they led the two inside.
" Sire, we have brought you the two intruders. " Guard 1 said as he and the other guards
stood behind Vegeta & Kaio-sama, who both had their hands tied behind their backs. Vegeta rolled
his eyes skeptically.
" If I wasn't so interested in finding out who this 'sire' of theirs is I would've broken
these stupid ropes and blown up the entire blasted castle by now. " he grumbled.
" Can you keep quiet for one minute? " Kaio-sama whispered loudly.
" ..no. No I can't. " Vegeta smiled trumphently, " Nobody can shut up the GREAT AND
POWERFUL SAIYAJIN NO OUJI! "
" The "great and powerful" what? " the figure sitting on the large throne at the top of
the stairs in front of them said. He spinned the throne around to face them, coming into the
light.
Vegeta's jaw dropped to the floor, " You gotta be kidding me... " he mumbled to himself
as he gazed up at the figure, " KAKARROT! "
The figure slowly walked down the stairs wearing royal attire, including a large crown &
long cape trailing behind him. He smiled slyly, " And who might you be? "
" Kakarrot what are you doing here? " Vegeta said, then broke the ropes holding his hands
, to Kakarrot's surprise. He walked up to meet him halfway on the stairs, " And why are you
wearing that ridiculous costume! Who do you think you are? A KING? "
" I AM a King you, you, PEASANT! " Kakarrot snorted as Vegeta froze.
" WHAT...DID...YOU CALL ME?! " he said in both anger and shock.
" You heard me, peasant. Now get out of my sight or I shall hang you this moment! " the
'King' warned, pointing his finger past Vegeta and to the exit.
" You're no "king", Kakarrot. _I'M_ the saiyajin no ouji, the ONLY royal saiyajin left,
baka. " Vegeta crossed his arms stubbornly.
Kakarrot looked at him, confused, then quickly ran up to the large glass window above
his throne & fearfully looked upward. After a second or two he sighed with relief, then chuckled
a bit. Vegeta stared at Kakarrot curiously and flew towards where he was standing. He landed.
" What's so funny? " Vegeta raised an eyebrow.
" You had me worried for a moment there, you made it sound like Bejito-sei had just
disappeared or something. " Kakarrot smiled, still staring in the direction of the sky.
" Beji--of COURSE it disappeared you idiot, Freezer blew it up years ago! " Vegeta yelled
at him, feeling a slight sting of pain as he said it.
" No he didn't, we defeated him; WITH the help of my superior brain of course. " Kakarrot
smirked, " I had formulated a machine that had paralized him while King Bejito, Queen Ruby, and
the rest of their soldiers along with the townspeople disposed of him. " he bragged. Vegeta
stared at him, shocked, " To thank me for my help they've been sending me techonology from our
home planet to aid me in conquering "Earth". "
Vegeta watched the sky above him, sure enough, there was a bright round object in its
familiar spot, " It's...still there. " he said in a small voice, " My home, my friends, my family
, they're all still there. "
" So, you're from Bejito-sei? " Kakarrot looked at him with uncertainty.
" OF COURSE I AM! WEREN'T YOU LISTENING TO A WORD I SAID! I AM THE PRINCE OF THE
SAIYAJINS! KING BEJITO'S SON! " Vegeta snapped at him, then drew back as Kakarrot looked at him
sternly.
" That is a lie, the King and Queen have no son. They don't have ANY children. " he said,
then paused, " How old are you? "
" 35. "
" HA! Lier! If you were really their son I would've met, or at least seen you at the
palace when I was still a toddler. I used to live there and I know for a fact that there was NO
Prince. " Kakarrot pointed out.
" But you DO know me, Kakarrot! " Vegeta half-pleaded, " Heck, I played with you all the
time, I broke half your little Kako-creations in the process! You were so mad at me that right
before you left for Earth I took stole your plans to take over the blasted planet & flushed them
down the toilet! You ended up falling off that cliff out there, cracking your head open which
turned you into an idiot; Freezer kidnapped me and blew up Bejito-sei and I didn't see you for
nearly another 25 years! " Vegeta exploded the words out in one breath.
" All lies my friend. " Kakarrot said, whipping a rolled up, yellow paper out of his
pocket, " I have the plans right here. " he answered, " GUARDS! SEIZE HIM! " he ordered as the
large group of guards tackled Vegeta, grabbing him.
" Oh no. " Vegeta said in realization, " I can't believe it, I caused the events that
saved the Earth from being taken over by Kakarrotto. But at the same time I was also the cause of
Freezer's advantage over MY home and without me he would've been defeated way before I even-- "
" --OH WILL YOU SHUT UP! " Kakarrot whined, " What an annoying little man. Guards! Take
him to my dungeon. "
" DUNGEON! KAKARROT! WHADDA YOU MEAN DUNGEON! YOU HAVE NO DUNGEON! "
" So he has a dungeon. Big deal. " Vegeta said as he sat in the corner of one of the
dark, damp cells, " _I_ had an even BIGGER dungeon back home. Kakarrot's dungeon doesn't even
have a bathroom or a window. " he boasted.
" Incredible, after seeing all this you STILL aren't convienced how horrible Earth is
without you; what an ego. " Kaio-sama said with disqust.
" What's to be mad about? My parents actually destory Freezer instead of STUPID Kakarrot,
my planet and subjects are still very much intact, Kakarrot gets a STUPID medal of "honor" and
takes over Earth--turning it into one big happy Kako-paradise! I'M NOT MAD, KAI! I'm...I'm
MISERABLE! " Vegeta wailed, burying his face in his hands, " EVERYONE'S SO MUCH HAPPIER WITHOUT
ME! I DIDN'T DESTROY KAKARROT'S LIFE BY NOT BEING BORN! HE'S HAPPY THIS WAY!
I RUINED IT BY MERELY EXISTING! " he sobbed.
" Well I can't get you back TO EXISTING until you realize your own self-worth. "
Kaio-sama shook his head.
" Eh? " Vegeta said.
" Ugh--we won't be able to go home until you get mad. "
" HOW CAN I BE! Kakarrot saved my parents! He saved my planet! If I didn't hate him so
much I would congradulate him! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" That will be YOUR honor. "
Vegeta looked up to see Kakarrot smiling at him from the other side of the bars, not the
doofy smile on the faces of the people he met in town; the one normally trademarked by Kakarrot,
but more intellegent smile, one that was mocking Vegeta on purpose.
"A slightly hurt look crossed Vegeta's face in reaction to the cruel smile. He growled
angrily, " Whadda do you want. " Vegeta said flatly.
" I came down here to offer you decision. " Kakarrot answered, still smiling, " You
see, normally I would just have your head cut off and your body thrown into the pit of dispair,
but for you I will make an exception. "
Vegeta elbowed Kaio-sama, " You hear that Kai, Kakarrot has finally realized that I am
royalty and has decided to hand the entire planet over to me! "
" You're living in a dream world Vegeta. " Kaio-sama said plainly. Vegeta looked at him,
confused.
" I like your spirit, you have that annoying, persistant personality. " Kakarrot said as
Vegeta nodded in agreement, a proud smirk on his face. Kakarrot clasped his hands together, " And
that is why I would like you to be one of my servants! "
Vegeta's jaw dropped to the floor. Kaio-sama backed up.
" Oh boy, he's really done it now! " Kaio-sama gulped.
" Ah..I...ah..uh... " Vegeta stood there in shock, unable to speak.
Kakarrot looked at his watch, " I'll give you the night to think if over, when you agree
in the morning, I'll be sure to have a uniform for you upstairs. " he said, then turned around
only to smack right into another familiar face.
" OWW! Watch where you're going you big ape! " Vegeta recognized the voice instantly.
" ONNA! " he squealed.
" Sorry dear, I really am, you're right, I should watch where I'm going more carefully. "
Kakarrot bowed humbly, " I apoligize my Queen. "
Vegeta's jaw dropped to the floor for the second time. Kaio-sama sweatdropped at the
sight.
" And WHAT is THIS THING! " Bulma said, pointing to Vegeta.
" Oh, he's going to be one of our new servants my Queen. He's short, he'll be able to
get through tighter squeezes in the castle. " Kakarrot responded.
" I don't like him, he smells. " Bulma said to Kakarrot while staring at Vegeta.
Vegeta grabbed her by the collar, " Bulma! Bulma listen to me! You've got to get me out
of here! You're the only one who doesn't have that blasted Kako-smile on their face, you HAVE
to listen to me! I'm your husband! "
Bulma shrieked and pushed him back, causing Vegeta to fall down upon his rear end.
" YOU SICKO! Kakarrot is my husband! That makes me Queen and I should end your miserable
life right now! " she screamed, then started to roll up her sleeve as if getting ready to punch
him.
" No! You can't do that now. " Kakarrot said. Vegeta looked half-relieved, " You can hit
him tommorow, when it's llegal. "
Vegeta sweatdropped. Kakarrot & Bulma left, closing the door to the dungeon behind them.
" This...this can't be happening to me... " Vegeta trailed off, tears welling up in his
eyes, " Bulma and that BAKA! HOW! " he sniffled, " WHAT HAPPENED TO YAMCHA?! "
" They banished me because I wouldn't smile. " Yamcha's voice came from a nearby cell.
Vegeta poked his head out of the cage to see Yamcha in the corner of another cage, " The King
has cracked man, he's lost his mind. " Yamcha said in a faraway voice, " DOWN WITH THE OPPRESSORS
! DOWN! DOWN! DOW--YAAHHHH!!! " he screamed as a door in the floor opened up, causing Yamcha to
fall through it.
" Hoo-boy, this is not good. " Vegeta said, worried.
" Nope! It looks pretty bad, doesn't it! "
Vegeta looked down to see a little girl smiling happily up at him. She looked practically
identical to Bura, with the exception of her jet-black hair & eyes along with a saiyajin tail
dangling behind her.
" Little B-chan? " he murmured, then bent down to the girl & stared at her, gaping.
" Yeah? " she answered back.
" AHA! " Vegeta screamed with joy, " It IS you! You followed us here in disquse to save
me and take me back home! Oh thank you Bura! "
" My name's not Bura, I'm Buru, I'm a princess! " she said proudly.
" Awww, little B-chan's just as cute here as she was at home! " Vegeta said sweetly as
Kaio-sama made fake vomitting noises.
" BURU! DON'T TALK TO THE PRISONERS! " Kakarrot yelled from the doorway.
Buru made a pouty face at Vegeta, then turned to the doorway, " Sorry Toussan! "
Vegeta's jaw nearly fell to the floor for a thrid time, had it not been for Kaio-sama
slapping it shut halfway down.
" He's..you're his....KAKARROT IS MY LITTLE B-CHAN'S NEW TOUSSAN!?! THIS CAN'T BE
HAPPENING! " he screamed, " No WONDER she looks more like a saiyajin now; she has Kakarrot's
BAKA genes in her blood! " he shook his fists in pain, " THIS IS HORRIBLE! B-CHAN'S ONE OF _THEM_
NOW!
Buru laughed, " I like you, you're silly. " she pointed to Vegeta.
" There's one way of putting it. " Kaio-sama muttered to himself.
" Toussan used to be silly too. " she said, her voice saddening. Vegeta stared at her,
full-attention, " That is until his ego blew up. "
" Blew up? " Vegeta said curiously.
" Well, after Toussan took over Earth, he did a lot of stuff that made everybody happy.
He was happy, Kaasan was happy, all of us were happy. But then one day Mr. Piccolo got mad at him
because he wanted to rule Earth instead. He got a whole big group of people rallied with him too.
Then Toussan became super-angry and his ego blared out of control. He created this machine that
would zap any of the peasants if they got a bad thought or became angry about anything. And just
to make sure they wouldn't he sent them all through another machine to make everyone smile so he
wouldn't have to look at any grumpy faces. " Buru answered.
" So that explains all those frozen Kako-smiles on everyone, " Vegeta thought outloud.
" He used his smile machine on nearly everybody on the whole planet except Kaasan,
himself, and I. " Buru said, " But I don't think he's happy himself at all. He's miserable.
It's like he's missing something. You know, like a best pal or a best friend or a-- "
" --little buddy? " Vegeta finished as the two stared at each other.
" What's a little buddy? " Buru asked.
" A little buddy is, according to that big bakayaro, "somebody who's just like a brother
to you who's not blood-related and treats you like you're something special". " Vegeta quoted
Goku.
" Aww, that's so cute. " Buru said.
" Yeah, that's Kakarrot for ya. " Vegeta grumbled to himself, " Well, _my_ Kakarrot
anyway. The big idiot. " he rolled his eyes.
" I bet if Toussan had one of those he'd stop being so mean and go back to being nice
to all the peasants again. " Buru smiled thoughtfully. She turned to Vegeta, " You don't happen
to know any of these "little buddies", do you? "
Vegeta choked out a short laugh, " Ha, I AM one. " he chuckled to himself, then instantly
thought of enraged and hurt look on Goku's face as he slammed his bedroom window down at Vegeta.
The ouji quieted down, " Or, at least, I think--hope I still am. " he used a softer and slightly
humbler tone.
" Haha! That's great! " Buru grabbed Vegeta by the pantleg, " This means you can be
Toussan's little buddy and then he can be happy again! And when he's happy he'll change all the
peasants back! You'd save the whole planet! " she said, " Oh thank you--uh, I never got your
name. "
Vegeta hesitated, then smiled, " Veggie. "
" Oh thank you Veggie! You're my hero! " she said.
Vegeta groaned, " What did I just get myself into. "
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11:05 PM 11/30/01
END OF PART 2
Chuquita: [back at the Corner desk] *whew* (heaves a sigh) Big explanatory parts take a lot
out of ya.
Vegeta: [sitting on the chair next to her] Tell me about it.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) WHAT ARE YOU DOING BACK HERE!
Vegeta: I'm hiding from Kakarrot. There is no way I'm going Christmas Caroling with him.
Chuquita: You can't do that, you're his little buddy. (dramatically) It'll break his little
"Kako"-heart!
Vegeta: (buying into it) It WILL?
Chuquita: (nods, smirking)
Vegeta: Poor little Kaka-chan...HEY! WAITAMINUTE! WHAT ARE _YOU_ DOING HERE!
Chuquita: (shock) Duh... Well, this IS my Corner, I have a right to be here.
Vegeta: You're trying to get out of Kakarrot's stupid Caroling too, [folds his arms] aren't you.
Chuqutia: ...yes.
Vegeta: [points at her] HA! I KNEW IT! YOU _ARE_ TRYING TO GET OUT OF IT!
Chuquita: *sighs* Oh-kay, so I don't wanna go out in the middle of the night in the freezing cold
wearing stupid reindeer ears and sing carols to complete strangers!
Vegeta: When you put it that way...the whole thing DOES sound mortifying, doesn't it?
Chuquita: Yeah, I know.
Vegeta: Well, we'll just have to tell Kakarrot that we don't want to go on his little caroling
spree.
Chuquita: (nods) Right!
Vegeta: (meekly) Now go tell him off.
Chuquita: WHAT?! I'M NOT GOING TO TELL OFF SON-SAN! IT WAS YOUR IDEA! YOU DO IT!
Vegeta: ME?! I can't do that! Kakarrot will hate me forever!
Chuquita: That's never stopped you before.
Vegeta: (exclaims) But I don't WANT him to hate me forever!
Chuquita: Well neither do I, I like Son-San; but that doesn't mean I should have to do this
caroling thing.
Vegeta: Fine! Be a big baby, I'LL go tell Kaka--[turns around, only to smack into something]
[looks up to see Goku]
Goku: (happily) Oh! Hi little buddy Veggie who loves me so much! Guess what I got for you! [drops
a Veggie-sized wreath around Vegeta's neck] Isn't it cute! You can wear it when we go out
caroling. I left Chu-sama's in the car, I'll go get it! [runs out to the parking lot]
Vegeta: ... (speechless)
Chuquita: Veggie? Vedge? You oh-kay?
Vegeta: (bawls) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL NEVER BE
ABLE TO TELL HIM NOW! (sobs) WHY DOES HE HAVE TO BE SO NICE TO ME!! IT'S NOT FAIR!
Chuquita: (groans) Something tells me this is gonna take a while. See you in part 3 everybody.
