5:40 PM 4/17/2002
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: "Spongebob is the only guy I know who can have fun with a jellyfish--FOR 12 HOURS!" -Squidward
Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: Hi everybody and welcome to the Corner. A little segment we do before the show. I'd introduce my
co-host right now but he's gone mad with power and is currently holding two to the Sons hostage.
Vegeta: [from beside her] HOW DARE YOU! I am NOT mad, only slightly ticked off.
Chuquita: [mockingly] Oh, hello your HIGHNESS. (glares) Where's the Big Book of Author Spells?
Vegeta: (smirks) If you MUST know, I have Kakarrot guarding it for me at the moment.
Chuquita: (pauses) ...you really think that's a smart thing to do?
Vegeta: Uh....
[Meanwhile; in the 'royal court']
Goku: [reading off of a cookbook and the B.B.O.A.S] And I want this, [zaps up a cake] and this [zaps up cookies] and
this *zap*, and this *zap*....
Vegeta: ...yes.
Chuquita: (sniffs the air) Do you smell baked goods?
Vegeta: (sniffs, then sweatdrops) I'm sure its nothing.
Chuquita: [to audiance] For those of you who weren't here last fic, I had given Veggie the chance to be the host for a day.
Which was followed my him crowing himself King of the Corner.
Vegeta: (proudly points to his royal-gear; a golden crown, large red and white cape, and scepter)
Chuquita: ....good for you.
Vegeta: (grins) Heh-heh-heh.
Chuquita: Anyway, Veggie mutinyed against me w/the help of Son-San, who went along with him after Veggie crowned him the
prince. They ran off, turned Chi-Chi into a mindless zombie, and the Son home into this huge extravagant castle we're in
right now.
Vegeta: Correct. [points to the large doors infront of him] Presenting--THE ROYAL COURT! (facefaults to see the room now
filled with crumbs and various deserts. Son is sitting in the middle of room stuffing his face with 5 muffins)
Goku: (happily) HI KING VEGGIE! HI CHU-SAMA!
Vegeta: (snarls angrily at him) Prince Kakarrotto.
Chuquita: (raises an eyebrow) You're calling each other by titles now?
Vegeta: (to Son) BAKAYARO! IS THIS ANY WAY FOR ROYALTY TO ACT---(pouts)--why didn't you save some for ME!
Goku: Sorry King Veggie. Here, have a cupcake! [holds the cupcake out to Vegeta, who grabs it & tosses it into his mouth]
Vegeta: Oh well, no matter.
Goku: (smiles) You mean you aren't mad at me?
Vegeta: Of course not! Not under THESE circumstances anyway. (yells down the hall) SERVANT MAID!!
[Chi-Chi enters the room in raggidy clothes, still hypnotized]
Chi-Chi: (dazed) Yes master.
Vegeta: (giddy w/excitement) Oh I LOVE hearing her say that. BWAHAHAHA! (turns to Chi-Chi) Onna! Your King orders you to
clean up this mess Prince Kakarrot has made.
Chi-Chi: [grabs a mop & bucket] Yes master. [wanders off screen]
Vegeta: (giggling) Oh this is such FUN! Isn't it Kaka-chan?
Goku: (worried about Chi-Chi) Well, I guess...you ARE gonna eventually snap Chi-chan out of it, aren'tcha little Veggie?
Vegeta: ... (looks at him like he's speaking a foreign language) Huh?
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) I take that's a 'no'.
Goku: But I WANT Chi-chan back to normal.
Chuquita: (whispers to him) Don't worry, I have a small posse waiting in the wings. When I give the signal we put the plan
into action!
Goku: Great! But what's the plan?
Chuquita: Well, it's---OOH! Is that fudge?
Goku: Yes it is.
Chuquita: (cheers) WOO-HOO! [she grabs a piece of chocolate fudge & eats it] Anyway, today's story is called "Double-take".
It's kind of a sequel to "Bam", the story were Chi-Chi won a cooking contest, got a rich job, Veggie stole Goku, Chi-Chi
stole him back...but you really don't need to read that one to know what's going on here. In fact, this story pretty much
stands for itself. Below us is the summary; have fun.
Goku: Live long and posterior.
Chuquita: Exactly.
Summary: Veggie uses Mirai's time travel machine to stop Chi-Chi and Goku's wedding so no one will stand in his way for
getting his own personal Kaka-servant. What he doesn't know is that the Present Chi-Chi has followed the ouji to stop HIM.
Will Veggie get his way? How will this affect the future? And how does Piccolo fit into all this? Find out!
Goku: But...they didn't air the one tournement yet?
Chuquita: Well, I'm planning on winging that part, sometimes it comes out better that way.
Goku: Whatever you say Chu-Sama...
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" And here's Goku and I at the recepetion, and here's Goku getting his head stuck in the cake, here's the ring
bearer handing us the rings, and here's me giving Goku the heimlich maneuver after he nearly choked on his ring... " Chi-Chi
narrated as she flipped the pages of the photo album. Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Goku looking down at the album, sitting around
her on the living room floor.
" I thought it was candy. " Goku grinned, pointing to the ring in the picture. The others sweatdropped.
" Wow Kaasan, you sure have a lot of pictures. " Gohan said in awe.
" I like to preserve the moment, that's all. " Chi-Chi smiled.
" Say, who took all these pictures anyway? " he asked her.
" ... " Chi-Chi's face went blank, " Uh...I forget. " she turned to Goku as if to have him answer.
" ...they were taking pictures? " Goku scratched his head, baffled.
" Hmm... " Chi-Chi said, deep in thought, " That's strange, for the life of me I can't remember WHO took all these
pictures! " she looked at one, which seemed to have everybody in it, " And if we're ALL in this photo, then who was taking
this one? "
" Maybe it's one of those automatic cameras. " Videl suggested.
" Maybe... " Chi-Chi trailed off, " But the reception in OUR photos won't probably even COMPARE to yours once you and
Gohan get married. " she mused.
Gohan and Videl sweatdropped.
" It will be so wonderful! You'll probably have a huge party with hundreds of people there and then fly off on a
glorious honeymoon in Europe! " Chi-Chi overdramatized. Gohan & Videl were looking increasingly embarassed, " And then we'll
all be filthy rich and I'll have dozens of adorable grandchildren! " she sighed dreamily.
" I'm gonna be the best man! " Goten grinned, raising his arm.
" NOT YET! " Gohan shouted at him.
" Ohhh... " the 7 year old said, disappointed.
" I love looking at pictures, don't you Goku? " Chi-Chi flipped another page in the album.
" Personally, I like this one, " a voice said from beside her, " YOU'RE not in it. "
Chi-Chi glanced to her left to see Vegeta now sitting between her and Goku, smiling down at the pictures, " HOW DID
_YOU_ GET IN HERE!!! " she screamed.
Vegeta picked up one of the pictures & held it infront of himself, " I teleported. "
" OOH!!! " Chi-Chi glared at him angrily, then looked past him to Goku, " How long has he BEEN here! "
" A couple minutes. " Goku responded, then patted Vegeta on the back happily, " My little buddy just wanted to share
the memories with us, didn'tcha Veggie! "
" YOU, maybe. The ONNA, however, is a different story entirely. " Vegeta smirked at Chi-Chi, who snatched her photo
back from the prince.
" Don't you know enough to respect other people's privacy! " she gritted her teeth, eyes closed.
" Privacy? HA. I'm Kakarrot's prince, I have a right to know everything about him. " Vegeta nodded.
" Yeah, to the point were its considered STALKING. " Chi-Chi grumbled.
" May I take that? " Vegeta pointed to Goku's half-eaten cookie.
" Sure you can little Veggie! " Goku said happily, handing the cookie to him.
" Thanks. " the ouji snickered & dropped the cookie into a plastic baggie which he proceeded to shove into the pocket
of his jacket.
" SEE! THAT'S _EXACTLY_ WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, " Tell me Vegeta, WHAT do you need that cookie
for? " she demanded.
" ...stuff. " Vegeta said innocently.
" What KIND of stuff? " she narrowed her eyes at him.
" ...personal reasons. " Vegeta answered.
" Yeah, I'll bet. " she muttered.
" Hey Uncle Veggie! Guess what? " Goten hopped onto the ouji's lap, " I'm gonna be an Uncle just like you! "
" NOT YET!! " Videl shouted. Gohan now had his hands cupped over his face to avoid any more embarassment.
" You better not be an Uncle 'just like him'. He's sets a bad example for uncles everywhere. " Chi-Chi exclaimed,
" In fact, he's technically not even your uncle to begin with! He's Goku's stalker! "
" I PREFER the term 'little buddy'. " Vegeta folded his arms.
" You know what Uncle Veggie? Gohan and Videl are goin to Europe. Kaasan said so. " Goten nodded cheerfully.
" What a coincidence, Onna's going there over the weekend, I bet she could get a couple extra seats for us on the
plane. Would YOU like to go to Europe, Kakarrot? " Vegeta asked the bigger saiyajin.
" DON'T YOU ASK HIM THAT! HE'S STAYING RIGHT HERE! " Chi-Chi screamed angrily at the ouji.
" Would there be food? " Goku asked him.
Vegeta leaned towards him, " More food than your tiny mind could possible fathom. "
" Really? " Goku's eyes widened. Chi-Chi slapped herself with the palm of her hand, groaning.
" Yes, and it'll all be free. Since I'm MUCH WEALTHER than the EVIL WITCH LADY, I can afford to blow cash to buy you
mountains of delicious treats for that bottomless Kako-stomach of yours. AND since I'm going to do all that nice 'buddy-like'
stuff for you, you could do something for me. You know, something small, not too significant....like being indebted to my
servitude for the rest of your third-class days. "
" OH-KAY! " Goku grabbed the ouji & hugged him, " I'm gonna go eat fancy food with Veggie! " he said excitedly, " ...
..how many days did you say again? "
" For as long as you live...AND after that too. " Vegeta smirked upward at Goku who let him go.
" ERRR, YOU CREEP! " Chi-Chi yelled in Vegeta's face, then thrust her hand infront of him, " DO YOU SEE THIS PIECE OF
JEWERLY RIGHT HERE! THIS RING SIGNIFIES A SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE THAT LASTS FOREVER! YOU CAN'T JUST COME HERE OUT
OF NOWHERE AND DECIDE TO DRAG MY GO-CHAN OFF TO SOME FOREIGN COUNTRY WITH YOU! "
" Shh, Chi-chan. Don't hurt little Veggie's feelings, he's just trying to be nice, for a change. " Goku gave the
ouji another hug. Vegeta blew a raspberry at Chi-Chi & intentionally hugged back, " Veggie has special needs. " he rubbed
the prince's hair. Vegeta swatted Goku's hand away, then noticed a hint of rage in Chi-Chi's expression & replaced Goku's
slapped hand where it had been.
" Special needs, MY BUTT! " Chi-Chi scoffed at the idea, " He wants you to be his slave and all he's doing now is
trying to figure out how to do it before you wise up to him. " Vegeta froze, then quickly shook it off.
" I wouldn't enslave you, would I, Kaka-chan? " Vegeta looked up at him with fake sparkily eyes.
" Awwwww, my little Veggie! " Goku squeezed him tighter. Vegeta gasped for air, his oxygen supply now cut off by
the immense grip around his neck.
" You know, if you hold him like that for just a few more minutes, I think you can knock him out long enough for me
to beat him over the head with my bazooka. " Chi-Chi mentioned.
" Ack! " Vegeta put his fingers on his forehead & quickly teleported out of Goku's hug and to the other side of the
room, " *whew*! " he sighed.
" Darnit. " Chi-Chi snapped her fingers.
" Fine, I can see where I'm not wanted. I can tell when it's time for me to take my leave. " Vegeta snorted.
" Then LEAVE. " Chi-Chi yelled.
" Well, if THAT'S the way you feel about it, I think I'll stay overnight with Kakarrotto. " Vegeta smirked, heading
towards Goku's room.
" YOU STAY OUT OF HIS ROOM YOU LEECH! " Chi-Chi zipped between the door to the bedroom and the ouji. He snickered at
her, then broke into an all out maniacal laughter. For a second, Chi-Chi was stunned.
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You think you're so smart, don't you onna? " Vegeta said between chuckles, " Don't you know I
have the power to rid you from the pages of history forever? "
Chi-Chi glared at him, " YOU HAVE NO SUCH POWER YOU LITTLE LIAR! NOW GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! "
" You mean, Kakarrot's house. " Vegeta corrected her.
" I mean MY HOUSE. "
" ... " Vegeta shrugged and turned his back on her, " Fine. Don't say I didn't warn you before I impliment the
MASTER PLAN. "
" Master plan? " Chi-Chi said, suspicous.
" Ooooh. " a voice oohed from above them. They both looked up to see Goku loomning over them with a grin on his face,
" Little Veggie's schemin' again aren't you little Veggie? "
" Uhhh.... " the ouji's face turned bright red for a moment. He quickly shook it off, then changed the subject,
" Kakarrot, do feel CROWDED in this little farm hut of yours? " Vegeta smirked.
" Crowded? " Goku blinked.
" You know, living with..uhh, 1, 2, 3, 4...uhh, 4.... " he fumbled as he counted his fingers, looking between them
and the number of family members in the room, " Uhhh...wouldn't you like to have more PERSONAL time? "
" Huh? " Goku cocked his head.
" Ehhh.. " Vegeta groaned, aggrivated, " Let me try this again. Kakarrot, how would you like it if we could go off on
a 'buddy adventure' anytime you wanted? "
Goku's eyes widened, " Really? " he said in disbelief.
Vegeta nodded.
" WOOOOOO!!!! " Goku whooped, throwing his arms in the air, " FUN TIMES WITH VEGGIE! " Vegeta sweatdropped at the
larger saiyajin's victory dance, " COME ON VEGGIE! WHOOP WITH ME! " he reached for the ouji's wrist, only to have him elbow
Goku in the gut.
" Kakarrotto! " Vegeta snarled at him, grabbing him by the collar, " I refuse to 'whoop' with you! However, when I
return from the place that I am planning to go, I promise that I will 'whoop' with you as much as you desire it. "
" WOW! " Goku grinned, the paused, " Where are you planning to go Veggie? "
" Oh, it's not really a 'where', Kakarrot. " Vegeta glanced over at Chi-Chi across the room and smirked, " It's more
of a 'when'. "
" Oh sus-anna! Why don't you cry for me, I'm a-goin to Alabama with a banjo on my knee. " Mirai whistled to himself
as he tweeked a couple knobs on his time machine.
" What are you up to? " a figure said from behind him. Mirai glanced over his shoulder to Vegeta smirking at him with
that I've-got-an-evil-plot-in-mind-and-I'm-planning-on-stealing-something-from-you-to-achieve-it-whether-you-like-it-or-not
look on his face.
" Maybe you should ask yourself that question first. " Mirai said flatly.
Vegeta's face went blank, " Huh? "
" Toussan, you're practically giving off that aurora of sneakiness right now, what are YOU up to? " Mirai asked.
" I, well, I just wanted to--give your time machine a quick inspection. You know, help you keep it clean and all. "
Vegeta said, trying to keep from eyecontact with him, then hopped into the driver's seat, " Ah-ha! There! You see, look,
it has dust all over it. " he held out his pointer finger, which had one strand of lint on it.
Mirai sweatdropped, " You may be sneaky, Toussan, but you're a horrible liar. "
Vegeta let out a fake-gasp, " LIAR! How DARE you! I was only trying to be a good father and aid you in cleaning your
time travelling vessel. " he patted the stearing wheel on the machine.
" ...seriously? " Mirai said, half believing him.
" Of course! I'll get out a sponge and help you get all the grime off it. " Vegeta chuckled evilly, " Why don't you
go get me one, they're upstairs in the kitchen convienently located far away from any visual contact with what is going on
down here in the lab. "
" Oh-kay Toussan, " Mirai said, a little wary, " But if you're up to something I swear... " his voice trailed off as
he headed up the stairs and closed the door behind him. Vegeta cackled maniacally.
" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA--FOOL! " he laughed, then stared at the control panel & hit several buttons, then stopped, " HEY
MIRAI! " he shouted up the stairs, " WHAT YEAR WAS THE 23RD TOURNAMENT IN! "
" Uhh, I THINK IT WAS 747! " Mirai yelled back.
" THANKS! " Vegeta said loudly, then typed the year into Mirai's computer in the time machine.
" ...Ahh! " Mirai suddenly screamed, then made a mad dash down the stairs and into the lab just as a giant flash
of white light engulfed him, " TOUSSAN NO!!!! " Mirai's eyesight regained itself. He gasped only to see the time machine was
gone, Vegeta with it. Mirai thought for a moment, the feeling of himself just being duped washed over him, " 'sponges' he
says...STUPID! " he smacked himself on the forehead, " STUPID STUPID STUPID!! "
" AHHHHHHHHH!!!! " Vegeta screamed with horror as the time machine hurtled through a blue and seemingly endless
vortex going fast enough to break the sound barrier, " MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOOOOOOOO--oOF! " the machine
screeched to a halt, jerking the ouji foreward & sending his body slamming against the windshield, " Next time...I'm using
the seatbelt. " he moaned, then peeled himself off the windshield & sat back in the chair. He heaved a sigh, then for the
first time noticed his new surroundings. Giant crowds of people walking around the area, various booths set up in a carnival-
-like style, the funny-looking men in the uniforms signing people up on a list at a desk labeled 'contestants'. The ouji
grinned, " I HAVE ARRIVED! HAHAHAHAHA! " he opened the shield & hopped out of the time machine, then sneaked off into the
crowd. Seconds later, then backhood of the time machine jiggled and another figure shot its head out from inside it.
" A-HA! I'VE GOT YOU NOW OUJI-BOY! " Chi-Chi pointed in the direction Vegeta had been standing, then sweatdropped
to see it was now empty, " Drat! " she cursed, then felt her stomach gurgle with indigestion from the bumpy ride, " I'LL FIND
YOU, YOU KNOW! I'LL FIND YOU AND CRACK YOUR FAT HEAD INTO TINY PIECES---*gurrgle*--but first, my stomach. " she groaned, then
leaned over a nearby bush and promptly threw up.
" So, this is really the 23rd Budatucki, eh? " Vegeta said, wandering among the crowds, " I wonder where that
demon-onna's younger self is. " he stopped and scratched his head.
" Are you lookin for someone little person? " a curious, familiar voice said from behind him. Vegeta looked up to see
a younger version of Goku staring down at him. Baby-chub still very obvious in the larger saiyajin's face and especially his
arms. Slightly more chidlish-looking than the one he was familiar with.
" For your information, Kakarrot, I am NOT little, I am merely petite in stature. " Vegeta snorted.
" You look pretty little to me. " Goku smiled at him, then narrowed his eyes at the ouji, " That's strange... "
" What's strange? " Vegeta gulped nervously.
" Have I seen you before somewhere else? "
" You will, " Vegeta said, covering part of his face with his hand. Goku pulled it away from the ouji's face to get
a good look at him, " Actually, I am your little buddy--from the FUTURE! "
" Whoa...REALLY? " the bigger saiyajin grinned widely.
" Yes. My name is Vegeta. But YOU call me "little Veggie". " he shook Goku's hand.
" Wow, my little buddy from the future....I wonder what my little buddy Piccy's gonna say about THIS. " Goku said.
" Slug-boy's your buddy? HA, forget about him, he's not worth it. " Vegeta shrugged it off.
" HEY! You better not say bad things about Piccy or maybe I'll decide not to make you my new future little buddy
after all! " Goku crossed his arms & turned his head in a stubborn, pouty way.
Vegeta smirked, then watched as a small child walked by and quickly grabbed the ice cream cone out of her hand &
tapped Goku on the shoulder, " I have ice cream. " he said in a sing-song voice.
Goku's eyes flew open and he glanced at the ouji to see a big cone of chocolate ice cream in Vegeta's hand, " YAY! "
he squealed, then snatched the ice cream & rapidly ate it, " I could get to like you. " he smiled down at Vegeta.
" Really? That's how it is in the future. " Vegeta said proudly.
" Mr. Veggie, tell me more about the future. " Goku said, excited.
" Well-- "
" --ALL CONTESTANTS ARE TO REPORT TO THE ARENA! " the announcer's voice boomed out of the loudspeaker, interupting
Vegeta, who snarled up at it in anger, " I REPEAT, ALL CONTESTANTS ARE TO REPORT TO THE ARENA--IMMEDIANTLY! "
" Feh, baka. " Vegeta grumbled, " Now where was I. Ahh, Kakarrot-- " he turned to see Goku was now gone, " Ack!
KAKARROTTO!!! " he stomped his foot in frustration, then looked up just long enough to notice the large saiyajin had just
run into the hall leading to the arena, " ERRRR, bakayaro annoucer! I almost had him.... " he snorted, " Oh well, Kakarrot
wasn't the person whom I happen to be hunting down on this mission, so I'll just find him again later. " Vegeta pulled out
a picture from Chi-Chi's album he had swiped from her in his coat pocket. It was a picture of Goku & Chi-Chi smiling in their
wedding outfits; a picture that was about to be taken 2 hours from now. The ouji glared at the picture and unmercifully
ripped the right side containing Chi-Chi apart from the left and tossed it to the floor, then placed the remaining left side
back into his pocket and patted it, " See you later, Onna. "
" Heh-heh-heh. " Vegeta snickered as he peered over the top of the large wooden square. Fortunately for him, the
waiting room for the fighters was still in the same place it had been the last time he was there, making it easy to find and
giving him the advantage of knowing exactly where everything was. He smiled as he watched a battle on the arena taking place
between Goku and some other guy he didn't know, " Aww, lookit Kakay; beating that idiot like it was nothing. " Vegeta said
proudly, then clapsed his hands together, " He's so cute! And pretty soon he'll--- "
" --be all mine! " another figure said from beside him, also peering over the top of the square with an anxious
expression on her face very similar to the ouji's. Vegeta did a double-take to see a young girl staring out onto the arena,
a dreamy look on her face. She paused, then noticed Vegeta's presence and glanced over at him, " Who are you? " she blinked,
confused.
" Oh, I'm just an innocent onlooker, that's all. " Vegeta smirked, " So, you here to 'look on' as well? "
" Actually, I happen to be fighting in this tournament. " the girl said proudly. Vegeta gawked.
::The ONNA, in the TOURNAMENT!!!:: Vegeta mentally freaked out, " Are you? " he said calmly.
" Yes, are you fighting too? "
" No. " Vegeta said casually.
" Then you shouldn't be back here, this is for contestants only. " she nodded.
" _I_ have every right to be back here. " Vegeta glared at her.
" Who are you? " she said, getting suspicous.
" That's not important to you right now, SON CHI-CHI! " he pointed at her accusingly.
The girl gasped in shock and put her hands on her now bright red face, " ah....ah.... " she fumbled nervously, " I
knew it, I was right all along. " Chi-Chi let out an excited giggle, now staring down at the ground.
" Huh? " Vegeta raised an eyebrow.
" I always thought it was destiny and now I know it is! How exciting. " she sighed dreamily staring at the arena.
" WHAT IS! I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BLABBING ABOUT!! " Vegeta shouted.
" Don't you see? In a few hours I WILL be SON Chi-Chi. To have some perfect stranger call me by my soon-to-be-wedded
name. It's a sign! I shall BEAT Go-chan into the ground in my next match and then we shall fly off to wedded bliss! " Chi-Chi
sighed, switching drastically from anger to pure happiness.
::She's...crazier...than I am...:: Vegeta's bottom eyelid twitched, ::And just as determined too, but in a
non-homicidal way this time::
" Hup-hup-hup-hup-hup. " the emergancy crew chanted as they carried Goku's now unconsious opponent away on a
stretcher. Goku was waving to the crowd with both hands while he stood in the middle of the arena with a grin on his face.
The younger Chi-Chi and the ouji giggled at the sight. Vegeta paused and stopped to glare at her for giggling in
unison, then realized she wasn't paying any attention to him.
" Huhh. " Vegeta cocked his head, uninterested.
" THE SECOND ROUND HAS ENDED! " the announcer announced, walking into the arena, microphone in hand. Vegeta almost
didn't recognize the announcer guy if it wasn't for his dark sunglasses and big blonde hair, " THE NEXT ROUND WILL BE SON
GOKU VERSUS ONOMATOPOEIA!"
" Onomatowhat? " Vegeta raised and eyebrow as Chi-Chi proudly walked past him and towards the arena.
" I'm going under a pseudonym. " Chi-Chi smirked back at him as she made her way to the platform, " I'm planning on
surprising Go-chan first. "
" What a coincidence, " the ouji smirked back, " So am I. "
" UGH! I should've stopped that ouji before he even left my house! " present Chi-Chi groaned, holding her stomach
which was now growling with hunger after her recent bout of carsickness had caused her to regurgitate practically everything
she had eaten that day. She felt something crack under her shoe & looked down to see half of a ripped up photo laying on the
ground. Chi-Chi picked it up to see it was a picture of Goku & herself; well; the part with herself anyway, " Ouji. " Chi-Chi
snarled, " He took one of my album photos, ripped me out of it and probably still has GOKU'S half on him. The little psycho-
-path. " she grumbled, then froze to notice something unusual about the picture. The her in the photo was now partially
transparent, " What the? " Chi-Chi's eyes widened, " This can't be good. " she looked around the now empty streets, " The
matches must have already started. Oooh! That stupid ouji could be ANYWHERE! " Chi-Chi groaned, frustrated, " Now if _I_,
heaven forbid, were that idiot prince, where would I be right now... " she trailed off, then shrieked as a horrifying image
flashed through her mind, " NO NO NO NO NO!!! If he was planning that he wouldn't have to time travel in the first place...
so if Vegeta was at this tournament where would he be... " she thought.
" Wow. It's like something out of dream. " Vegeta mused as he watched Goku slug Chi-Chi as the battle continued, " I
almost feel like I should be paying to watch this. " he smiled, still leaning against the wooden square, " KICK HER HARDER
KAKARROTTO-CHAAAN!!! " he shouted along with the cheers from the crowds above him, " THAT'S IT! SMACK HER SMACK HER SMACK HER
SMACK H--uh? " the ouji felt a tap on his shoulder.
" I'll SMACK you! " present Chi-Chi stood there behind him, boiling with fury.
" You!? How did YOU get here! " Vegeta gasped, shocked.
" I stowed away in your hijacked time machine, shorty. " she folded her arms, " So, is THIS your master plan?
Standing here and watch the show? " Chi-Chi snickered.
" Actually, Onna, this is merely a sideshow. " Vegeta said, then turned back to the fight, " Ooh! Look! Kakarrot just
belted you one! " he said happily, then sniffled, " I have gained so much more love for that third-class peasant in the last
15 minutes it's unbelievable. "
" Huh? " Chi-Chi glanced over at the fight to see it was between Goku and herself. She turned a pale white, " Oh you
don't wanna see this! " she laughed nervously, " It's not a very good fight anyway. "
Vegeta turned to her & grinned widely, " You LOSE don't you? My sweet little Kaka-chan beats you into the pavement
like the witch you are DOESN'T HE! "
" HE IS NOT YOUR 'KAKA-CHAN' YOU OBSESSIVE EVIL CREATURE OF DARKNESS!!! " Chi-Chi screamed at him, " And as a matter
of fact Goku and I were both almost even matched in this battle, you creep. "
" Buuuuut, you still lose. " Vegeta pointed out, still grinning ear-to-ear.
" ERRRRRR! HE CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD! THAT'S ALL! " Chi-Chi defended herself.
" Actually, you're going to lose a lot more than this match. " Vegeta said calmly, beginning to form a ball of ki in
his hands.
" What are you doing, ouji? " she glared at him.
" Why, I'm mere liberating poor little Kaka-chan from his soon-to-be EVIL OVERLORD. " he motioned her over to the
site of the match. Chi-Chi watched the fight continue on, in awe to be seeing it from a different point of view rather than
in the middle of it. Every second of what she had done the first time replaying itself in her mind. Her eyes widened as the
match approached what she thought to be the flaw that had lost it for her. The girl lept up into the air at Goku, who was
hovering above her.
" She won't make it. I couldn't jump that high and I thought I could. " Chi-Chi said outloud, shaking her head. The
girl missed Goku by several inches and the saiyajin sent a blast of ki at her, sending her flying back down and past the
platform. The younger Chi-Chi managed to push the ki off of her, and leaving her dangling for a what seemed like endless
seconds above the ground. As soon as she were to hit it she would lose the match by falling out of the ring.
" NOW! " Vegeta let go of his own huge ball of ki & blasted it in the barely levatating girl's direction.
" NO! VEGETA DON'T!!! " Chi-Chi beside him screamed in terror. The girl's eyes widened as the unexpected blast
appeared out of nowhere & headed towards her faster than Goku's.
" AH-HAHAHAHAHA! I WIN! " Vegeta laughed victoriously, " HAHAHAHAHAHAHA-- " he froze in shock, " --you've got to be
kidding me!!! "
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12:06 AM 4/19/02
END OF PART ONE
Vegeta: (grumbles) You know Chu, for a second there I thought I was actually going to win this time until you got to the last
sentence here.
Chuquita: (grins) Aww Veggie, you never know, you might win after all.
Vegeta: (gullability) Really?
Chuquita: NAH! But I DO have a nicer ending in mind for you than the regular 'Veggie gets gipped in the end' stuff I usually
do.
Goku: (smiles) That's very nice of you Chu-sama. Everybody should be nice to King Veggie for a day. We could make a holiday
out of it.
Chuquita: Would I get off from school?
Goku: ...probably not.
Chuquita: In that case, I don't care.
Goku: (turns to Veggie) So, King Veggie? Whadda ya think? Wanna help me make you your own holiday?
Vegeta: (smirks) Hmm, flattering, Kakarrot. Fine. I HEREBY PROCLAIM ALL MONTHS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER AS OUJI DAY IN WHICH
ALL THE UNIVERSE MUST MANDITORALLY PRAISE ME AND PRESENT ME WITH LAVISH GIFTS TO PLEASE MY FANCY!
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) (to Son) Now you've got him goin.
Goku: Sorry.
Chuquita: ...
Goku: ...
Vegeta: [still going on about his Ouji Day]
Goku: (to Chu) So, Chu-sama, whatever happened to that gang of muntinees you said you had waiting around.
Chuquita: (shrugs) Beats me.
voice from offscreen: THE SIGNAL!
Chuquita: Uh-oh.
voice: YAHHHH!!! [tackles Veggie to the ground] HA! I'VE GOT YOU NOW.
Goku: (confused) Gohan?
Mirai: [grabs the B.B.O.A.S from off the table] THE BOOK HAS BEEN RETRIEVED CHU-SAMA!
Goku: Mirai???
Chuquita: [bangs her head against the wall repeatedly]
Goten: (sing-song-voice) Hi Uncle Veggie! [shakes his jester wand infront of the ouji's face; Gohan still keeping him pinned
to the floor as Mirai dashes out of the room with the book, accidently runs into the wall, backs up & exits though the open
doorway]
Vegeta: [pushes Gohan to the floor] (enraged) WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE!!! [Gohan & Goten run after Mirai]
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Well...THAT sure didn't go as I hoped it would.
Goku: You can say that again.
Chuquita: You know it looked a LOT cooler in my head then when they actually went through with it.
Vegeta: Well what WAS IT! [notices the Big Book of Author Spells is now gone] EEK! (growls) THOSE IDIOTS! THEY STOLE MY
BOOK!
Chuquita: (glares at him) You mean MY book.
Vegeta: (looks up at Goku) Prince Kakarrotto! We must find them and retieve the book! COME!
Goku: (grins stupidly) Yes King Veggie! (salutes him) [both run off in the same direction]
Chuquita: [standing there, now alone in the throne room] (sarcasm) Oh don't mind me! I'm only the AUTHOR. (sighs)
[looks up at throne & grabs an extra crown] [puts it on] And now presenting her majesty the Queen of the Universe!...
[tosses the crown over her shoulder]...oh-kay, that's enough of that. [runs after them] SON-SAN! VEGGIE! WAIT FOR ME!!!
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: "Spongebob is the only guy I know who can have fun with a jellyfish--FOR 12 HOURS!" -Squidward
Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: Hi everybody and welcome to the Corner. A little segment we do before the show. I'd introduce my
co-host right now but he's gone mad with power and is currently holding two to the Sons hostage.
Vegeta: [from beside her] HOW DARE YOU! I am NOT mad, only slightly ticked off.
Chuquita: [mockingly] Oh, hello your HIGHNESS. (glares) Where's the Big Book of Author Spells?
Vegeta: (smirks) If you MUST know, I have Kakarrot guarding it for me at the moment.
Chuquita: (pauses) ...you really think that's a smart thing to do?
Vegeta: Uh....
[Meanwhile; in the 'royal court']
Goku: [reading off of a cookbook and the B.B.O.A.S] And I want this, [zaps up a cake] and this [zaps up cookies] and
this *zap*, and this *zap*....
Vegeta: ...yes.
Chuquita: (sniffs the air) Do you smell baked goods?
Vegeta: (sniffs, then sweatdrops) I'm sure its nothing.
Chuquita: [to audiance] For those of you who weren't here last fic, I had given Veggie the chance to be the host for a day.
Which was followed my him crowing himself King of the Corner.
Vegeta: (proudly points to his royal-gear; a golden crown, large red and white cape, and scepter)
Chuquita: ....good for you.
Vegeta: (grins) Heh-heh-heh.
Chuquita: Anyway, Veggie mutinyed against me w/the help of Son-San, who went along with him after Veggie crowned him the
prince. They ran off, turned Chi-Chi into a mindless zombie, and the Son home into this huge extravagant castle we're in
right now.
Vegeta: Correct. [points to the large doors infront of him] Presenting--THE ROYAL COURT! (facefaults to see the room now
filled with crumbs and various deserts. Son is sitting in the middle of room stuffing his face with 5 muffins)
Goku: (happily) HI KING VEGGIE! HI CHU-SAMA!
Vegeta: (snarls angrily at him) Prince Kakarrotto.
Chuquita: (raises an eyebrow) You're calling each other by titles now?
Vegeta: (to Son) BAKAYARO! IS THIS ANY WAY FOR ROYALTY TO ACT---(pouts)--why didn't you save some for ME!
Goku: Sorry King Veggie. Here, have a cupcake! [holds the cupcake out to Vegeta, who grabs it & tosses it into his mouth]
Vegeta: Oh well, no matter.
Goku: (smiles) You mean you aren't mad at me?
Vegeta: Of course not! Not under THESE circumstances anyway. (yells down the hall) SERVANT MAID!!
[Chi-Chi enters the room in raggidy clothes, still hypnotized]
Chi-Chi: (dazed) Yes master.
Vegeta: (giddy w/excitement) Oh I LOVE hearing her say that. BWAHAHAHA! (turns to Chi-Chi) Onna! Your King orders you to
clean up this mess Prince Kakarrot has made.
Chi-Chi: [grabs a mop & bucket] Yes master. [wanders off screen]
Vegeta: (giggling) Oh this is such FUN! Isn't it Kaka-chan?
Goku: (worried about Chi-Chi) Well, I guess...you ARE gonna eventually snap Chi-chan out of it, aren'tcha little Veggie?
Vegeta: ... (looks at him like he's speaking a foreign language) Huh?
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) I take that's a 'no'.
Goku: But I WANT Chi-chan back to normal.
Chuquita: (whispers to him) Don't worry, I have a small posse waiting in the wings. When I give the signal we put the plan
into action!
Goku: Great! But what's the plan?
Chuquita: Well, it's---OOH! Is that fudge?
Goku: Yes it is.
Chuquita: (cheers) WOO-HOO! [she grabs a piece of chocolate fudge & eats it] Anyway, today's story is called "Double-take".
It's kind of a sequel to "Bam", the story were Chi-Chi won a cooking contest, got a rich job, Veggie stole Goku, Chi-Chi
stole him back...but you really don't need to read that one to know what's going on here. In fact, this story pretty much
stands for itself. Below us is the summary; have fun.
Goku: Live long and posterior.
Chuquita: Exactly.
Summary: Veggie uses Mirai's time travel machine to stop Chi-Chi and Goku's wedding so no one will stand in his way for
getting his own personal Kaka-servant. What he doesn't know is that the Present Chi-Chi has followed the ouji to stop HIM.
Will Veggie get his way? How will this affect the future? And how does Piccolo fit into all this? Find out!
Goku: But...they didn't air the one tournement yet?
Chuquita: Well, I'm planning on winging that part, sometimes it comes out better that way.
Goku: Whatever you say Chu-Sama...
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" And here's Goku and I at the recepetion, and here's Goku getting his head stuck in the cake, here's the ring
bearer handing us the rings, and here's me giving Goku the heimlich maneuver after he nearly choked on his ring... " Chi-Chi
narrated as she flipped the pages of the photo album. Gohan, Videl, Goten, and Goku looking down at the album, sitting around
her on the living room floor.
" I thought it was candy. " Goku grinned, pointing to the ring in the picture. The others sweatdropped.
" Wow Kaasan, you sure have a lot of pictures. " Gohan said in awe.
" I like to preserve the moment, that's all. " Chi-Chi smiled.
" Say, who took all these pictures anyway? " he asked her.
" ... " Chi-Chi's face went blank, " Uh...I forget. " she turned to Goku as if to have him answer.
" ...they were taking pictures? " Goku scratched his head, baffled.
" Hmm... " Chi-Chi said, deep in thought, " That's strange, for the life of me I can't remember WHO took all these
pictures! " she looked at one, which seemed to have everybody in it, " And if we're ALL in this photo, then who was taking
this one? "
" Maybe it's one of those automatic cameras. " Videl suggested.
" Maybe... " Chi-Chi trailed off, " But the reception in OUR photos won't probably even COMPARE to yours once you and
Gohan get married. " she mused.
Gohan and Videl sweatdropped.
" It will be so wonderful! You'll probably have a huge party with hundreds of people there and then fly off on a
glorious honeymoon in Europe! " Chi-Chi overdramatized. Gohan & Videl were looking increasingly embarassed, " And then we'll
all be filthy rich and I'll have dozens of adorable grandchildren! " she sighed dreamily.
" I'm gonna be the best man! " Goten grinned, raising his arm.
" NOT YET! " Gohan shouted at him.
" Ohhh... " the 7 year old said, disappointed.
" I love looking at pictures, don't you Goku? " Chi-Chi flipped another page in the album.
" Personally, I like this one, " a voice said from beside her, " YOU'RE not in it. "
Chi-Chi glanced to her left to see Vegeta now sitting between her and Goku, smiling down at the pictures, " HOW DID
_YOU_ GET IN HERE!!! " she screamed.
Vegeta picked up one of the pictures & held it infront of himself, " I teleported. "
" OOH!!! " Chi-Chi glared at him angrily, then looked past him to Goku, " How long has he BEEN here! "
" A couple minutes. " Goku responded, then patted Vegeta on the back happily, " My little buddy just wanted to share
the memories with us, didn'tcha Veggie! "
" YOU, maybe. The ONNA, however, is a different story entirely. " Vegeta smirked at Chi-Chi, who snatched her photo
back from the prince.
" Don't you know enough to respect other people's privacy! " she gritted her teeth, eyes closed.
" Privacy? HA. I'm Kakarrot's prince, I have a right to know everything about him. " Vegeta nodded.
" Yeah, to the point were its considered STALKING. " Chi-Chi grumbled.
" May I take that? " Vegeta pointed to Goku's half-eaten cookie.
" Sure you can little Veggie! " Goku said happily, handing the cookie to him.
" Thanks. " the ouji snickered & dropped the cookie into a plastic baggie which he proceeded to shove into the pocket
of his jacket.
" SEE! THAT'S _EXACTLY_ WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, " Tell me Vegeta, WHAT do you need that cookie
for? " she demanded.
" ...stuff. " Vegeta said innocently.
" What KIND of stuff? " she narrowed her eyes at him.
" ...personal reasons. " Vegeta answered.
" Yeah, I'll bet. " she muttered.
" Hey Uncle Veggie! Guess what? " Goten hopped onto the ouji's lap, " I'm gonna be an Uncle just like you! "
" NOT YET!! " Videl shouted. Gohan now had his hands cupped over his face to avoid any more embarassment.
" You better not be an Uncle 'just like him'. He's sets a bad example for uncles everywhere. " Chi-Chi exclaimed,
" In fact, he's technically not even your uncle to begin with! He's Goku's stalker! "
" I PREFER the term 'little buddy'. " Vegeta folded his arms.
" You know what Uncle Veggie? Gohan and Videl are goin to Europe. Kaasan said so. " Goten nodded cheerfully.
" What a coincidence, Onna's going there over the weekend, I bet she could get a couple extra seats for us on the
plane. Would YOU like to go to Europe, Kakarrot? " Vegeta asked the bigger saiyajin.
" DON'T YOU ASK HIM THAT! HE'S STAYING RIGHT HERE! " Chi-Chi screamed angrily at the ouji.
" Would there be food? " Goku asked him.
Vegeta leaned towards him, " More food than your tiny mind could possible fathom. "
" Really? " Goku's eyes widened. Chi-Chi slapped herself with the palm of her hand, groaning.
" Yes, and it'll all be free. Since I'm MUCH WEALTHER than the EVIL WITCH LADY, I can afford to blow cash to buy you
mountains of delicious treats for that bottomless Kako-stomach of yours. AND since I'm going to do all that nice 'buddy-like'
stuff for you, you could do something for me. You know, something small, not too significant....like being indebted to my
servitude for the rest of your third-class days. "
" OH-KAY! " Goku grabbed the ouji & hugged him, " I'm gonna go eat fancy food with Veggie! " he said excitedly, " ...
..how many days did you say again? "
" For as long as you live...AND after that too. " Vegeta smirked upward at Goku who let him go.
" ERRR, YOU CREEP! " Chi-Chi yelled in Vegeta's face, then thrust her hand infront of him, " DO YOU SEE THIS PIECE OF
JEWERLY RIGHT HERE! THIS RING SIGNIFIES A SPECIAL BOND BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE THAT LASTS FOREVER! YOU CAN'T JUST COME HERE OUT
OF NOWHERE AND DECIDE TO DRAG MY GO-CHAN OFF TO SOME FOREIGN COUNTRY WITH YOU! "
" Shh, Chi-chan. Don't hurt little Veggie's feelings, he's just trying to be nice, for a change. " Goku gave the
ouji another hug. Vegeta blew a raspberry at Chi-Chi & intentionally hugged back, " Veggie has special needs. " he rubbed
the prince's hair. Vegeta swatted Goku's hand away, then noticed a hint of rage in Chi-Chi's expression & replaced Goku's
slapped hand where it had been.
" Special needs, MY BUTT! " Chi-Chi scoffed at the idea, " He wants you to be his slave and all he's doing now is
trying to figure out how to do it before you wise up to him. " Vegeta froze, then quickly shook it off.
" I wouldn't enslave you, would I, Kaka-chan? " Vegeta looked up at him with fake sparkily eyes.
" Awwwww, my little Veggie! " Goku squeezed him tighter. Vegeta gasped for air, his oxygen supply now cut off by
the immense grip around his neck.
" You know, if you hold him like that for just a few more minutes, I think you can knock him out long enough for me
to beat him over the head with my bazooka. " Chi-Chi mentioned.
" Ack! " Vegeta put his fingers on his forehead & quickly teleported out of Goku's hug and to the other side of the
room, " *whew*! " he sighed.
" Darnit. " Chi-Chi snapped her fingers.
" Fine, I can see where I'm not wanted. I can tell when it's time for me to take my leave. " Vegeta snorted.
" Then LEAVE. " Chi-Chi yelled.
" Well, if THAT'S the way you feel about it, I think I'll stay overnight with Kakarrotto. " Vegeta smirked, heading
towards Goku's room.
" YOU STAY OUT OF HIS ROOM YOU LEECH! " Chi-Chi zipped between the door to the bedroom and the ouji. He snickered at
her, then broke into an all out maniacal laughter. For a second, Chi-Chi was stunned.
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You think you're so smart, don't you onna? " Vegeta said between chuckles, " Don't you know I
have the power to rid you from the pages of history forever? "
Chi-Chi glared at him, " YOU HAVE NO SUCH POWER YOU LITTLE LIAR! NOW GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! "
" You mean, Kakarrot's house. " Vegeta corrected her.
" I mean MY HOUSE. "
" ... " Vegeta shrugged and turned his back on her, " Fine. Don't say I didn't warn you before I impliment the
MASTER PLAN. "
" Master plan? " Chi-Chi said, suspicous.
" Ooooh. " a voice oohed from above them. They both looked up to see Goku loomning over them with a grin on his face,
" Little Veggie's schemin' again aren't you little Veggie? "
" Uhhh.... " the ouji's face turned bright red for a moment. He quickly shook it off, then changed the subject,
" Kakarrot, do feel CROWDED in this little farm hut of yours? " Vegeta smirked.
" Crowded? " Goku blinked.
" You know, living with..uhh, 1, 2, 3, 4...uhh, 4.... " he fumbled as he counted his fingers, looking between them
and the number of family members in the room, " Uhhh...wouldn't you like to have more PERSONAL time? "
" Huh? " Goku cocked his head.
" Ehhh.. " Vegeta groaned, aggrivated, " Let me try this again. Kakarrot, how would you like it if we could go off on
a 'buddy adventure' anytime you wanted? "
Goku's eyes widened, " Really? " he said in disbelief.
Vegeta nodded.
" WOOOOOO!!!! " Goku whooped, throwing his arms in the air, " FUN TIMES WITH VEGGIE! " Vegeta sweatdropped at the
larger saiyajin's victory dance, " COME ON VEGGIE! WHOOP WITH ME! " he reached for the ouji's wrist, only to have him elbow
Goku in the gut.
" Kakarrotto! " Vegeta snarled at him, grabbing him by the collar, " I refuse to 'whoop' with you! However, when I
return from the place that I am planning to go, I promise that I will 'whoop' with you as much as you desire it. "
" WOW! " Goku grinned, the paused, " Where are you planning to go Veggie? "
" Oh, it's not really a 'where', Kakarrot. " Vegeta glanced over at Chi-Chi across the room and smirked, " It's more
of a 'when'. "
" Oh sus-anna! Why don't you cry for me, I'm a-goin to Alabama with a banjo on my knee. " Mirai whistled to himself
as he tweeked a couple knobs on his time machine.
" What are you up to? " a figure said from behind him. Mirai glanced over his shoulder to Vegeta smirking at him with
that I've-got-an-evil-plot-in-mind-and-I'm-planning-on-stealing-something-from-you-to-achieve-it-whether-you-like-it-or-not
look on his face.
" Maybe you should ask yourself that question first. " Mirai said flatly.
Vegeta's face went blank, " Huh? "
" Toussan, you're practically giving off that aurora of sneakiness right now, what are YOU up to? " Mirai asked.
" I, well, I just wanted to--give your time machine a quick inspection. You know, help you keep it clean and all. "
Vegeta said, trying to keep from eyecontact with him, then hopped into the driver's seat, " Ah-ha! There! You see, look,
it has dust all over it. " he held out his pointer finger, which had one strand of lint on it.
Mirai sweatdropped, " You may be sneaky, Toussan, but you're a horrible liar. "
Vegeta let out a fake-gasp, " LIAR! How DARE you! I was only trying to be a good father and aid you in cleaning your
time travelling vessel. " he patted the stearing wheel on the machine.
" ...seriously? " Mirai said, half believing him.
" Of course! I'll get out a sponge and help you get all the grime off it. " Vegeta chuckled evilly, " Why don't you
go get me one, they're upstairs in the kitchen convienently located far away from any visual contact with what is going on
down here in the lab. "
" Oh-kay Toussan, " Mirai said, a little wary, " But if you're up to something I swear... " his voice trailed off as
he headed up the stairs and closed the door behind him. Vegeta cackled maniacally.
" AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA--FOOL! " he laughed, then stared at the control panel & hit several buttons, then stopped, " HEY
MIRAI! " he shouted up the stairs, " WHAT YEAR WAS THE 23RD TOURNAMENT IN! "
" Uhh, I THINK IT WAS 747! " Mirai yelled back.
" THANKS! " Vegeta said loudly, then typed the year into Mirai's computer in the time machine.
" ...Ahh! " Mirai suddenly screamed, then made a mad dash down the stairs and into the lab just as a giant flash
of white light engulfed him, " TOUSSAN NO!!!! " Mirai's eyesight regained itself. He gasped only to see the time machine was
gone, Vegeta with it. Mirai thought for a moment, the feeling of himself just being duped washed over him, " 'sponges' he
says...STUPID! " he smacked himself on the forehead, " STUPID STUPID STUPID!! "
" AHHHHHHHHH!!!! " Vegeta screamed with horror as the time machine hurtled through a blue and seemingly endless
vortex going fast enough to break the sound barrier, " MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOOOOOOOO--oOF! " the machine
screeched to a halt, jerking the ouji foreward & sending his body slamming against the windshield, " Next time...I'm using
the seatbelt. " he moaned, then peeled himself off the windshield & sat back in the chair. He heaved a sigh, then for the
first time noticed his new surroundings. Giant crowds of people walking around the area, various booths set up in a carnival-
-like style, the funny-looking men in the uniforms signing people up on a list at a desk labeled 'contestants'. The ouji
grinned, " I HAVE ARRIVED! HAHAHAHAHA! " he opened the shield & hopped out of the time machine, then sneaked off into the
crowd. Seconds later, then backhood of the time machine jiggled and another figure shot its head out from inside it.
" A-HA! I'VE GOT YOU NOW OUJI-BOY! " Chi-Chi pointed in the direction Vegeta had been standing, then sweatdropped
to see it was now empty, " Drat! " she cursed, then felt her stomach gurgle with indigestion from the bumpy ride, " I'LL FIND
YOU, YOU KNOW! I'LL FIND YOU AND CRACK YOUR FAT HEAD INTO TINY PIECES---*gurrgle*--but first, my stomach. " she groaned, then
leaned over a nearby bush and promptly threw up.
" So, this is really the 23rd Budatucki, eh? " Vegeta said, wandering among the crowds, " I wonder where that
demon-onna's younger self is. " he stopped and scratched his head.
" Are you lookin for someone little person? " a curious, familiar voice said from behind him. Vegeta looked up to see
a younger version of Goku staring down at him. Baby-chub still very obvious in the larger saiyajin's face and especially his
arms. Slightly more chidlish-looking than the one he was familiar with.
" For your information, Kakarrot, I am NOT little, I am merely petite in stature. " Vegeta snorted.
" You look pretty little to me. " Goku smiled at him, then narrowed his eyes at the ouji, " That's strange... "
" What's strange? " Vegeta gulped nervously.
" Have I seen you before somewhere else? "
" You will, " Vegeta said, covering part of his face with his hand. Goku pulled it away from the ouji's face to get
a good look at him, " Actually, I am your little buddy--from the FUTURE! "
" Whoa...REALLY? " the bigger saiyajin grinned widely.
" Yes. My name is Vegeta. But YOU call me "little Veggie". " he shook Goku's hand.
" Wow, my little buddy from the future....I wonder what my little buddy Piccy's gonna say about THIS. " Goku said.
" Slug-boy's your buddy? HA, forget about him, he's not worth it. " Vegeta shrugged it off.
" HEY! You better not say bad things about Piccy or maybe I'll decide not to make you my new future little buddy
after all! " Goku crossed his arms & turned his head in a stubborn, pouty way.
Vegeta smirked, then watched as a small child walked by and quickly grabbed the ice cream cone out of her hand &
tapped Goku on the shoulder, " I have ice cream. " he said in a sing-song voice.
Goku's eyes flew open and he glanced at the ouji to see a big cone of chocolate ice cream in Vegeta's hand, " YAY! "
he squealed, then snatched the ice cream & rapidly ate it, " I could get to like you. " he smiled down at Vegeta.
" Really? That's how it is in the future. " Vegeta said proudly.
" Mr. Veggie, tell me more about the future. " Goku said, excited.
" Well-- "
" --ALL CONTESTANTS ARE TO REPORT TO THE ARENA! " the announcer's voice boomed out of the loudspeaker, interupting
Vegeta, who snarled up at it in anger, " I REPEAT, ALL CONTESTANTS ARE TO REPORT TO THE ARENA--IMMEDIANTLY! "
" Feh, baka. " Vegeta grumbled, " Now where was I. Ahh, Kakarrot-- " he turned to see Goku was now gone, " Ack!
KAKARROTTO!!! " he stomped his foot in frustration, then looked up just long enough to notice the large saiyajin had just
run into the hall leading to the arena, " ERRRR, bakayaro annoucer! I almost had him.... " he snorted, " Oh well, Kakarrot
wasn't the person whom I happen to be hunting down on this mission, so I'll just find him again later. " Vegeta pulled out
a picture from Chi-Chi's album he had swiped from her in his coat pocket. It was a picture of Goku & Chi-Chi smiling in their
wedding outfits; a picture that was about to be taken 2 hours from now. The ouji glared at the picture and unmercifully
ripped the right side containing Chi-Chi apart from the left and tossed it to the floor, then placed the remaining left side
back into his pocket and patted it, " See you later, Onna. "
" Heh-heh-heh. " Vegeta snickered as he peered over the top of the large wooden square. Fortunately for him, the
waiting room for the fighters was still in the same place it had been the last time he was there, making it easy to find and
giving him the advantage of knowing exactly where everything was. He smiled as he watched a battle on the arena taking place
between Goku and some other guy he didn't know, " Aww, lookit Kakay; beating that idiot like it was nothing. " Vegeta said
proudly, then clapsed his hands together, " He's so cute! And pretty soon he'll--- "
" --be all mine! " another figure said from beside him, also peering over the top of the square with an anxious
expression on her face very similar to the ouji's. Vegeta did a double-take to see a young girl staring out onto the arena,
a dreamy look on her face. She paused, then noticed Vegeta's presence and glanced over at him, " Who are you? " she blinked,
confused.
" Oh, I'm just an innocent onlooker, that's all. " Vegeta smirked, " So, you here to 'look on' as well? "
" Actually, I happen to be fighting in this tournament. " the girl said proudly. Vegeta gawked.
::The ONNA, in the TOURNAMENT!!!:: Vegeta mentally freaked out, " Are you? " he said calmly.
" Yes, are you fighting too? "
" No. " Vegeta said casually.
" Then you shouldn't be back here, this is for contestants only. " she nodded.
" _I_ have every right to be back here. " Vegeta glared at her.
" Who are you? " she said, getting suspicous.
" That's not important to you right now, SON CHI-CHI! " he pointed at her accusingly.
The girl gasped in shock and put her hands on her now bright red face, " ah....ah.... " she fumbled nervously, " I
knew it, I was right all along. " Chi-Chi let out an excited giggle, now staring down at the ground.
" Huh? " Vegeta raised an eyebrow.
" I always thought it was destiny and now I know it is! How exciting. " she sighed dreamily staring at the arena.
" WHAT IS! I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BLABBING ABOUT!! " Vegeta shouted.
" Don't you see? In a few hours I WILL be SON Chi-Chi. To have some perfect stranger call me by my soon-to-be-wedded
name. It's a sign! I shall BEAT Go-chan into the ground in my next match and then we shall fly off to wedded bliss! " Chi-Chi
sighed, switching drastically from anger to pure happiness.
::She's...crazier...than I am...:: Vegeta's bottom eyelid twitched, ::And just as determined too, but in a
non-homicidal way this time::
" Hup-hup-hup-hup-hup. " the emergancy crew chanted as they carried Goku's now unconsious opponent away on a
stretcher. Goku was waving to the crowd with both hands while he stood in the middle of the arena with a grin on his face.
The younger Chi-Chi and the ouji giggled at the sight. Vegeta paused and stopped to glare at her for giggling in
unison, then realized she wasn't paying any attention to him.
" Huhh. " Vegeta cocked his head, uninterested.
" THE SECOND ROUND HAS ENDED! " the announcer announced, walking into the arena, microphone in hand. Vegeta almost
didn't recognize the announcer guy if it wasn't for his dark sunglasses and big blonde hair, " THE NEXT ROUND WILL BE SON
GOKU VERSUS ONOMATOPOEIA!"
" Onomatowhat? " Vegeta raised and eyebrow as Chi-Chi proudly walked past him and towards the arena.
" I'm going under a pseudonym. " Chi-Chi smirked back at him as she made her way to the platform, " I'm planning on
surprising Go-chan first. "
" What a coincidence, " the ouji smirked back, " So am I. "
" UGH! I should've stopped that ouji before he even left my house! " present Chi-Chi groaned, holding her stomach
which was now growling with hunger after her recent bout of carsickness had caused her to regurgitate practically everything
she had eaten that day. She felt something crack under her shoe & looked down to see half of a ripped up photo laying on the
ground. Chi-Chi picked it up to see it was a picture of Goku & herself; well; the part with herself anyway, " Ouji. " Chi-Chi
snarled, " He took one of my album photos, ripped me out of it and probably still has GOKU'S half on him. The little psycho-
-path. " she grumbled, then froze to notice something unusual about the picture. The her in the photo was now partially
transparent, " What the? " Chi-Chi's eyes widened, " This can't be good. " she looked around the now empty streets, " The
matches must have already started. Oooh! That stupid ouji could be ANYWHERE! " Chi-Chi groaned, frustrated, " Now if _I_,
heaven forbid, were that idiot prince, where would I be right now... " she trailed off, then shrieked as a horrifying image
flashed through her mind, " NO NO NO NO NO!!! If he was planning that he wouldn't have to time travel in the first place...
so if Vegeta was at this tournament where would he be... " she thought.
" Wow. It's like something out of dream. " Vegeta mused as he watched Goku slug Chi-Chi as the battle continued, " I
almost feel like I should be paying to watch this. " he smiled, still leaning against the wooden square, " KICK HER HARDER
KAKARROTTO-CHAAAN!!! " he shouted along with the cheers from the crowds above him, " THAT'S IT! SMACK HER SMACK HER SMACK HER
SMACK H--uh? " the ouji felt a tap on his shoulder.
" I'll SMACK you! " present Chi-Chi stood there behind him, boiling with fury.
" You!? How did YOU get here! " Vegeta gasped, shocked.
" I stowed away in your hijacked time machine, shorty. " she folded her arms, " So, is THIS your master plan?
Standing here and watch the show? " Chi-Chi snickered.
" Actually, Onna, this is merely a sideshow. " Vegeta said, then turned back to the fight, " Ooh! Look! Kakarrot just
belted you one! " he said happily, then sniffled, " I have gained so much more love for that third-class peasant in the last
15 minutes it's unbelievable. "
" Huh? " Chi-Chi glanced over at the fight to see it was between Goku and herself. She turned a pale white, " Oh you
don't wanna see this! " she laughed nervously, " It's not a very good fight anyway. "
Vegeta turned to her & grinned widely, " You LOSE don't you? My sweet little Kaka-chan beats you into the pavement
like the witch you are DOESN'T HE! "
" HE IS NOT YOUR 'KAKA-CHAN' YOU OBSESSIVE EVIL CREATURE OF DARKNESS!!! " Chi-Chi screamed at him, " And as a matter
of fact Goku and I were both almost even matched in this battle, you creep. "
" Buuuuut, you still lose. " Vegeta pointed out, still grinning ear-to-ear.
" ERRRRRR! HE CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD! THAT'S ALL! " Chi-Chi defended herself.
" Actually, you're going to lose a lot more than this match. " Vegeta said calmly, beginning to form a ball of ki in
his hands.
" What are you doing, ouji? " she glared at him.
" Why, I'm mere liberating poor little Kaka-chan from his soon-to-be EVIL OVERLORD. " he motioned her over to the
site of the match. Chi-Chi watched the fight continue on, in awe to be seeing it from a different point of view rather than
in the middle of it. Every second of what she had done the first time replaying itself in her mind. Her eyes widened as the
match approached what she thought to be the flaw that had lost it for her. The girl lept up into the air at Goku, who was
hovering above her.
" She won't make it. I couldn't jump that high and I thought I could. " Chi-Chi said outloud, shaking her head. The
girl missed Goku by several inches and the saiyajin sent a blast of ki at her, sending her flying back down and past the
platform. The younger Chi-Chi managed to push the ki off of her, and leaving her dangling for a what seemed like endless
seconds above the ground. As soon as she were to hit it she would lose the match by falling out of the ring.
" NOW! " Vegeta let go of his own huge ball of ki & blasted it in the barely levatating girl's direction.
" NO! VEGETA DON'T!!! " Chi-Chi beside him screamed in terror. The girl's eyes widened as the unexpected blast
appeared out of nowhere & headed towards her faster than Goku's.
" AH-HAHAHAHAHA! I WIN! " Vegeta laughed victoriously, " HAHAHAHAHAHAHA-- " he froze in shock, " --you've got to be
kidding me!!! "
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12:06 AM 4/19/02
END OF PART ONE
Vegeta: (grumbles) You know Chu, for a second there I thought I was actually going to win this time until you got to the last
sentence here.
Chuquita: (grins) Aww Veggie, you never know, you might win after all.
Vegeta: (gullability) Really?
Chuquita: NAH! But I DO have a nicer ending in mind for you than the regular 'Veggie gets gipped in the end' stuff I usually
do.
Goku: (smiles) That's very nice of you Chu-sama. Everybody should be nice to King Veggie for a day. We could make a holiday
out of it.
Chuquita: Would I get off from school?
Goku: ...probably not.
Chuquita: In that case, I don't care.
Goku: (turns to Veggie) So, King Veggie? Whadda ya think? Wanna help me make you your own holiday?
Vegeta: (smirks) Hmm, flattering, Kakarrot. Fine. I HEREBY PROCLAIM ALL MONTHS FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER AS OUJI DAY IN WHICH
ALL THE UNIVERSE MUST MANDITORALLY PRAISE ME AND PRESENT ME WITH LAVISH GIFTS TO PLEASE MY FANCY!
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) (to Son) Now you've got him goin.
Goku: Sorry.
Chuquita: ...
Goku: ...
Vegeta: [still going on about his Ouji Day]
Goku: (to Chu) So, Chu-sama, whatever happened to that gang of muntinees you said you had waiting around.
Chuquita: (shrugs) Beats me.
voice from offscreen: THE SIGNAL!
Chuquita: Uh-oh.
voice: YAHHHH!!! [tackles Veggie to the ground] HA! I'VE GOT YOU NOW.
Goku: (confused) Gohan?
Mirai: [grabs the B.B.O.A.S from off the table] THE BOOK HAS BEEN RETRIEVED CHU-SAMA!
Goku: Mirai???
Chuquita: [bangs her head against the wall repeatedly]
Goten: (sing-song-voice) Hi Uncle Veggie! [shakes his jester wand infront of the ouji's face; Gohan still keeping him pinned
to the floor as Mirai dashes out of the room with the book, accidently runs into the wall, backs up & exits though the open
doorway]
Vegeta: [pushes Gohan to the floor] (enraged) WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE!!! [Gohan & Goten run after Mirai]
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Well...THAT sure didn't go as I hoped it would.
Goku: You can say that again.
Chuquita: You know it looked a LOT cooler in my head then when they actually went through with it.
Vegeta: Well what WAS IT! [notices the Big Book of Author Spells is now gone] EEK! (growls) THOSE IDIOTS! THEY STOLE MY
BOOK!
Chuquita: (glares at him) You mean MY book.
Vegeta: (looks up at Goku) Prince Kakarrotto! We must find them and retieve the book! COME!
Goku: (grins stupidly) Yes King Veggie! (salutes him) [both run off in the same direction]
Chuquita: [standing there, now alone in the throne room] (sarcasm) Oh don't mind me! I'm only the AUTHOR. (sighs)
[looks up at throne & grabs an extra crown] [puts it on] And now presenting her majesty the Queen of the Universe!...
[tosses the crown over her shoulder]...oh-kay, that's enough of that. [runs after them] SON-SAN! VEGGIE! WAIT FOR ME!!!