A/N: Well, this is the second chapter. Thanks for the reviews. My sister has gone insane and is singing "And the fish ran away with the spoon." Yes, I know the real words are "the DISH ran away" but what can I say? She's insane.
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. The afformentioned (A/N: Long word!) sister belongs to either the loony bin or herself.
"We need someone who's a good liar and can make up an excuse," Chi-Chi said. "Goku, honey, sorry, but you're out. Krillin, you too. Yamcha... maybe. But what are you going to say you'll wish for?"
"What about a good girlfriend?" Yamcha asked.
"Isn't that a bit of a waste? I mean, I wouldn't let you go and use the Dragonballs to wish for a girlfriend." Krillin said. Yamcha grinned. Picclo had started to meditate again, bored with the conversation and satisfied that the humans would work the problem out. Gohan was obvioulsy thinking hard.
"I agree, Krillin," he said. "Bulma wouldn't want Yamcha going to wish for a girlfriend. We need something she'd like and sympathise with."
"You're right," Yamcha admitted. "I really don't have a good excuse. What about you, Chi-Chi?"
"I can't lie," Chi-Chi stated. "I'm terrible at it."
"You make up stuff all the time," said Goku, oblivious to Chi-Chi's meaningful look. "Remember when you told me that thing about..." Chi-Chi glared at him and he put his hand behind his head nervously, sensing an outburst.
"Goku, if you say what I think you were going to say, you'll be sleeping on the couch for a week! WITH NO FOOD!" she yelled.
"Uh... he he... don't worry." The others laughed (except Piccolo). Gohan put his head in his hands, embarrased.
"We won't ask..." said Krillin.
"I think Yamcha is the best bet," Gohan said, deciding it would be a good idea to change the subject to avoid further embarrasment. "But we need a believable wish that Bulma would let you have the radar for."
"I think YOU would be a good person for the job," Yamcha said.
"Me?"
"Why not?"
"Well, I suppose... I wouldn't mind, but I can't think of anything to wish for."
"What about the perfect engagement ring for Videl?" Chi-Chi asked.
"Not funny, mum," said a blushing Gohan.
"Actually, I like that idea," Tien said. "Bulma will think it's sweet, and she knows you can't really afford a ring."
"You think?" Gohan asked. "But... I don't want to get married to Videl... Not yet, anyway."
"Yes, but Bulma doesn't know that," Chi-Chi said.
"I suppose you're right. Fine, it's our best bet. I'll try it tomorrow."
Gohan knocked on the door to Capsule Corp. It was answered by Bulma.
"Hi Gohan," she said. "Come in." Gohan nervously went inside. Bulma sat down on a couch, and he sat down too. He was rather uncomfortable.
"What did you want? I mean, it doesn't seem like a social call..." Bulma asked.
"I actually wanted to borrow..." Gohan began.
"The Dragon Radar?"
"Yeah."
"What for?"
"Well... I was thinking of proposing to Videl..." As predicted, Bulma thought it was a great idea.
"Oh! That's so sweet! I knew you were going to get married! But why do you want the radar?"
"Well, I... You need a ring to propose, and I can't..." said Gohan. Bulma obviously understood.
"Ah! Well, that's fine. I'll just find it." She left the room, leaving Gohan sitting nervously with crossed fingers. After a short time, she came back, holding the radar.
"Here," she said, handing it to Gohan. "Now, be careful."
"I will be," he promised. He flew out the door.
"Bye," Bulma yelled after him. He waved back.
"What do you wish for?" asked the dragon. It was a week later, and Gohan had used the Dragonballs.
"I wish that Trunks and Goten could swap lives for three days, and their families would not know," Gohan said.
"It is possible. However, their bodies will be swapped. Do you agree to this?"
"Yes."
"Then it shall be done. They will be themselves, but in the other's body. No-one but them will know of the swap until afterwards." The Eternal Dragon disappeared. Gohan sighed. Then his memory went blank. He had forgotten why he was here. He shook his head, and flew back home, trying to shake off the unsettling feeling that something very important had happened.
A/N: The dragon bit is a bit stuffy, I'm sorry. I haven't actually seen an episode where they summon the dragon and I don't know which one was around in the Buu saga. Go ahead! Laugh at me! I don't care!
Disclaimer: I don't own DBZ. The afformentioned (A/N: Long word!) sister belongs to either the loony bin or herself.
"We need someone who's a good liar and can make up an excuse," Chi-Chi said. "Goku, honey, sorry, but you're out. Krillin, you too. Yamcha... maybe. But what are you going to say you'll wish for?"
"What about a good girlfriend?" Yamcha asked.
"Isn't that a bit of a waste? I mean, I wouldn't let you go and use the Dragonballs to wish for a girlfriend." Krillin said. Yamcha grinned. Picclo had started to meditate again, bored with the conversation and satisfied that the humans would work the problem out. Gohan was obvioulsy thinking hard.
"I agree, Krillin," he said. "Bulma wouldn't want Yamcha going to wish for a girlfriend. We need something she'd like and sympathise with."
"You're right," Yamcha admitted. "I really don't have a good excuse. What about you, Chi-Chi?"
"I can't lie," Chi-Chi stated. "I'm terrible at it."
"You make up stuff all the time," said Goku, oblivious to Chi-Chi's meaningful look. "Remember when you told me that thing about..." Chi-Chi glared at him and he put his hand behind his head nervously, sensing an outburst.
"Goku, if you say what I think you were going to say, you'll be sleeping on the couch for a week! WITH NO FOOD!" she yelled.
"Uh... he he... don't worry." The others laughed (except Piccolo). Gohan put his head in his hands, embarrased.
"We won't ask..." said Krillin.
"I think Yamcha is the best bet," Gohan said, deciding it would be a good idea to change the subject to avoid further embarrasment. "But we need a believable wish that Bulma would let you have the radar for."
"I think YOU would be a good person for the job," Yamcha said.
"Me?"
"Why not?"
"Well, I suppose... I wouldn't mind, but I can't think of anything to wish for."
"What about the perfect engagement ring for Videl?" Chi-Chi asked.
"Not funny, mum," said a blushing Gohan.
"Actually, I like that idea," Tien said. "Bulma will think it's sweet, and she knows you can't really afford a ring."
"You think?" Gohan asked. "But... I don't want to get married to Videl... Not yet, anyway."
"Yes, but Bulma doesn't know that," Chi-Chi said.
"I suppose you're right. Fine, it's our best bet. I'll try it tomorrow."
Gohan knocked on the door to Capsule Corp. It was answered by Bulma.
"Hi Gohan," she said. "Come in." Gohan nervously went inside. Bulma sat down on a couch, and he sat down too. He was rather uncomfortable.
"What did you want? I mean, it doesn't seem like a social call..." Bulma asked.
"I actually wanted to borrow..." Gohan began.
"The Dragon Radar?"
"Yeah."
"What for?"
"Well... I was thinking of proposing to Videl..." As predicted, Bulma thought it was a great idea.
"Oh! That's so sweet! I knew you were going to get married! But why do you want the radar?"
"Well, I... You need a ring to propose, and I can't..." said Gohan. Bulma obviously understood.
"Ah! Well, that's fine. I'll just find it." She left the room, leaving Gohan sitting nervously with crossed fingers. After a short time, she came back, holding the radar.
"Here," she said, handing it to Gohan. "Now, be careful."
"I will be," he promised. He flew out the door.
"Bye," Bulma yelled after him. He waved back.
"What do you wish for?" asked the dragon. It was a week later, and Gohan had used the Dragonballs.
"I wish that Trunks and Goten could swap lives for three days, and their families would not know," Gohan said.
"It is possible. However, their bodies will be swapped. Do you agree to this?"
"Yes."
"Then it shall be done. They will be themselves, but in the other's body. No-one but them will know of the swap until afterwards." The Eternal Dragon disappeared. Gohan sighed. Then his memory went blank. He had forgotten why he was here. He shook his head, and flew back home, trying to shake off the unsettling feeling that something very important had happened.
A/N: The dragon bit is a bit stuffy, I'm sorry. I haven't actually seen an episode where they summon the dragon and I don't know which one was around in the Buu saga. Go ahead! Laugh at me! I don't care!