4:21 PM 5/3/2002
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from "Peanuts"
Snoopy: (crying over his melting snowman) AAUGH! *SOB*
Linus: Poor Snoopy...I see he's lost another friend..it's too bad....he's so sensitive...
Charlie Brown: Uh, huh...but I notice he wasn't too sensitive to eat the carrot.
Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: Welcome to Part 2 of "Lawn Jockey"! I'm your host, Chuquita.
Vegeta: I'm your co-host, Ve--
Goku: --GGIE!
Vegeta: (frustrated) Yes. Veggie.
Goku: (happily) And I'm the Co-co-host, Son Goku! And beside me is our "special" guest for the fic, Bejee!
Bejeeta: (grumbles) [looks down at his "Son Goku's special friend of the week" sticker in disqust] Echhhh...
Chuquita: For those who don't know by now, Bejeeta is the original Vegeta from the manga/animé series storyline; untainted
by "buddy-hugs", "Kako-cooties", and the random verbal battles with Chi-Chi over exactly WHO Son-San belongs to.
Bejeeta: (snorts) Until NOW.
Goku: Hey Chu-sama lookit me! I'm surrounded by Veggies! [points to Veggie & Bejee who are on either side of him]
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) That's nice....
Vegeta: (to Bejee) So, what's the REAL Kakarrotto-chan like?
Bejeeta: (watching Goku pleasantly & quickly turning his head in different directions, observing everything around him)
(flatly) Like this, only with a 2 second longer attention span.
Vegeta: (raises an eyebrow) Really?
Bejeeta: He's also got a thing for bringing giant dead fish into the house and cooking them on MY stove so THE WHOLE KITCHEN
REEKS OF FISH!!!
Goku: (grins) I like fish too!
Vegeta: (proudly) Well MY Kaka-chan can eat giant fish WHOLE.
Bejeeta: Mine can eat giant fish whole WITH the bones intact.
Vegeta: ...you win.
Chuquita: (to Be & Ve) What are you two doing?
Vegeta: We're having a contest to see who's Kakay is better.
Goku: [flings a large paper airplane into the air, which lands in the side of Veggie's hair]
Vegeta: (glares at him)
Goku: (giggles) Hee-hee-hee?
Bejeeta: Mine doesn't giggle either.
Vegeta: You're kidding.
Bejeeta: (smirks) He's got a nicer voice though. Yours doesn't sound a thing like mine.
Vegeta: Well yours probably doesn't treat you as good as MY 'Big Buddy' treats ME.
Bejeeta: Your what?
Vegeta: Big Buddy. Kaka-chan calls me his little buddy. It's a special title and it's of VERY HIGH importance.
Bejeeta: Never heard of it.
Goku: (jaw drops to the floor in shock)
[Chu & Veggie glance up at him to make sure he still has a pulse]
Goku: Yuh--yuh--yuh--YOU'VE NEVER BEEN MY LITTLE BUDDY BEFORE?!! (gaps in horror) Oh POOR LITTLE BEJEE! [grabs Bejee before
he can protest otherwise and hugs him] (crying) Oh Bejee that must be so horrible for you! I'm so sorry! No wonder you are
so much more bitter and stiffer than MY little Veggie. Nobody loves you!
Bejeeta: (laughs nervously) Uh--you can let go now....Kakarrotto?
Goku: [still hugging] (quietly) Poor Bejee...
Bejeeta: (eyes wide with shock; trying to speak but only squeaky noises come out of his mouth instead)
Goku: You know what Bejee? I should teach that other me a lesson for not taking care of you! [pulls away from Bejee]
Bejeeta: (face slightly flushed) Please....don't....
Goku: (aggitated) Well too late! Off I go! [teleports out of the Corner]
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) Well....there he goes.
Chuquita: (turns to Bejee) You alright?
Bejeeta: (face still blushing pink) (conserned) I can't....feel my legs....
Vegeta: (snarls at Bejee) Just because he hugged you doesn't mean you can keep him.
Chuquita: I think we should go help him sit down....you know, before his legs give way and he breaks something, like a leg
or a foot, etc.
Vegeta: (sighs) Well oh-kay. Least we can do for him now that he's gone and gotten himself infected with Kako-germs.
Chuquita: (glances at Bejee's speechless pink face) ?
Vegeta: I TOLD YOU it was a disease, but YOU didn't believe me. See what happens if you let Kakarrot HUG you long enough.
[both help Bejee to his seat]
Vegeta: Say, Bejeeta, I have a proposition to make to you.
Bejeeta: [shakes his head; causing the pink tint to disappear] Wha-huh?
Vegeta: I would like you to assist me in reeking havoc on a certain onna of E-VIL. In return I will TEMPORARILY allow you
to share the little buddyhood Kakarrot has so happily bestowed upon me.
Bejeeta: (suspicous) And who would this "onna of E-VIL" be?
Vegeta: Tell me, do you know of an Earth-person named "Chi-Chi"?
Bejeeta: ???
Summary: Veggie accidently spills one of Bulma's chemicals on himself and now he's turning to stone! Will Bulma find a way
to reverse the effects before the ouji turns into a statue PERMANENTLY? Will Goku loose his little buddy Veggie forever?
Will Chi-Chi finally achieve her dream of a Veggie-less world? Will Veggie end up as nothing more than a lawn decoration?
Find out!
Ages:
Bura: 8
Goten: 9
Trunks: 9
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" B-chan? Are you feeling alright? " Vegeta asked. Bura could only stare at him in horror. The entire right half of
the ouji's body had been turned to stone.
" ... " Bura could only lean forward, her face a pale white color and her mouth hanging open, speechless, " WHAT THE
HECK IS GOING ON!!!! " she screamed, then grabbed the ouji by the collar and attempted to pull him to her height, but to
no avail due to the now lack of half his body being able to move, " HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! HOW _COULD_ THIS HAPPEN TO
YOU! IT'S NOT POSSIBLE! I HAD PLANS FOR YOU! AND NOW YOU GO AND GET YOURSELF CURSED SOMEHOW!!! "
" Veggie isn't cursed, Bura. " Goku said, " He just spilled some chemical on himself back in the lab. "
" HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM!! " Bura exclaimed, " HE'S YOUR LITTLE BUDDY!! AREN'T YOU WORRIED? AREN'T YOU SCARED THAT
YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO HUG HIM OR TALK TO HIM OR BOND WITH HIM OR PLAY WITH HIM EVER AGAIN!!!! "
The large saiyajin's eyes began to water, " Yes... " he whined, glancing over at Vegeta.
" WELL THEN _DO_ SOMETHING ABOUT IT! " Bura waved her arms in the air.
" Too late, I've already done some. " Chi-Chi walked into the room with a measuring tape, " Hey ouji, how tall are
you again? "
" What's THAT for! " Vegeta pointed to the measuring tape, aggrivated.
" Oh, I'm selling you on Ebay to the highest bidder and I needed to know how tall/wide you are so I can find out
which size box to ship you in. " Chi-Chi explained as she tapped the end of the measuring tape to the ground and held the
other end up to the tip of his head.
" WHAT?! " Vegeta gawked, " YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!! " he snarled at her.
" Hmm, 5'2. Not bad. I'll probably need to get a petite-size box. " Chi-Chi said outloud to herself, examining her
measurements.
" NOW WAIT JUST A MINUTE HERE!!! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" Sorry ouji. I've already gotten several high bids from a couple of hotels on the east coast, 3 parks, a Vegetarian
Breakfast Café and a group of psychotic young girls who call themselves your 'biggest fans'. " Chi-Chi smirked.
" CHI! SQUEEZY-CHEEZE PARK JUST BID 10 THOUSAND! " Piccolo's excited voice came from a room down the hall.
" YES! " Chi-Chi cheered, " Just think, getting rich off of Vegeta. "
" There's something I THOUGHT would never happen. " Juuhachigou chuckled, entering the living room, followed by
Kuririn and Yamcha who were both holding the ends of tremendously long print-out list of bidders.
" WOW! That must be over a hundred pages LONG! " Chi-Chi grinned.
" Who knew so many people would want to buy a statue of Prince Ugly here. " Yamcha snickered.
" WHO ARE YOU CALLING UGLY!!! " Bura roared at Yamcha, who gulped and hid behind Kuririn. She folded her arms
stubbornly, " Toussan happens to be VERY HANDSOME and VERY ATTRACTIVE. "
" HA! " Yamcha mock-laughed. Bura's eyes glowed red with anger, causing him to now hide behind Juuhachigou to quake
with fear instead.
" Hey! Don't slouch ouji! It'll lower the price value! " Chi-Chi said, trying to get him to stand up straight.
" Chi-chan I can't let you sell my little Veggie! " Goku said defensively.
" I'm not selling him by MYSELF. We're planning on splitting the profit 5 ways. Piccolo, Kuririn, Juu, Yamcha, and
of course, ME. " she corrected him.
" NUH-UH! LITTLE VEGGIE IS NOT AN OBJECT HE IS MY LITTLE BUDDY AND BUDDIES STICK TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT! " Goku
sniffled, then hugged the half-stone ouji, " Right Veggie-chan? " he said softly.
" Oh Kakay... " Vegeta sniffled back, attempting to return the hug with his stone arm.
" Awwwwww, " Bura clasped her hands together, moved, " That's so BEAUTIFUL! *SLAM*! " the door beside her flung open,
smashing her into the wall.
" ONE MILLION DOLLARS!! " Piccolo called from the doorway, a grin on his face, " SOMEONE JUST BID ONE MILLION
DOLLARS!!! "
Four head just bolted to attention. Chi-tachi dashed into the room. Piccolo closed the door shut behind them, leaving
Bura smushed into the wall. She groaned and peeled herself off.
" OOOOOOHHH!!!!! " Bura could feel the ki around her begin to rise with anger.
Goku let go of the ouji, opened the door and ran into the room after them, " YOU CAN'T SELL MY LITTLE BUDDY! HE'S
MY VEGGIE NOT THEIRS!!! "
" Kaka-chan said I'm HIS Veggie, he's the sweetest peasant I've ever met... " Vegeta smiled, his face glowing bright
red. He froze when he suddenly heard something crinkle and looked down to see his other leg was now stone as well, " AHH!...
....that's going to make walking slightly more difficult. " he concluded.
" Maybe you could ask Mr. Goten's Daddy to help you? " Bura giggled, offering advice.
" Yeah--hey, Kakarrot ran in there and left me! BAKAYARO!!! YOU GET YOUR THIRD-CLASS RUMP OUT HERE AND HELP YOUR
HIGHNESS TO THE COMPUTER ROOM RIGHT NOW!!!! " he screamed in anger, " ERRR KAKARROTTO DO YOU HEAR ME!!! "
" *CRINKLE!* "
Vegeta froze again and sweatdropped at himself, " Well, there goes my bathroom privleges... " he grumbled.
" I can't believe it...ALL THOSE PEOPLE wanna take Veggie from us! " Goku gasped in awe as he stared at the computer
screen, hugging Plushie tightly. He glanced at the small, stuffed Veggie-plush, " Plushie this is terrible! "
" ... "
" I know! It IS practically the same as if they were to auction YOU off. " he rubbed Plushie's hair, " They could
probably get a pretty penny off of you. "
" !!! " the whole group turned their attention towards Plushie.
" Sayyyyyy... " Juuhachigou rubbed her chin in thought.
" NOBODY'S AUCTIONING OFF MY PLU-CHAN!!!! " Goku yelled at the top of his lungs, causing everyone to temporarily
become petrified with fear. Within a minute they had soon returned to their biddings.
" Sammy from San Francisco writes: I'll double the highest bidder 3 times over. " Piccolo said, reading the screen,
" Too late Sammy, Royal Hotels inc. just bet 4 times over. "
" Forget CLOTHES, I could buy a whole CHAIN of designer stores with THAT kind of money. " Juuhachigou rubbed her
hands together deviously.
" Well you're not going to get that money BECAUSE NO ONE IS SELLING MY LITTLE BUDDY OVER THE INTERNET!!! " Goku
screamed.
" Very well honey, I can give you that much. " Chi-Chi said, patting him on the back. Goku smiled at her in relief
and gave her a hug.
" Chi-chan I knew you'd come through for me. " he held her tighter.
" You're right Goku, we shouldn't stoop to selling the evil little ouji off online--who knows if they even have
the money at all--we'll have the bidding here instead! " she chirped. Goku sweatdropped, " Piccolo, tell the highest top 10
bidders to meet outside Capsule Corp with their money and we'll continue the auction from there. "
" Yes ma'am! " Piccolo saluted her, then went back to the keyboard to inform the bidders.
" CHI-CHAAAAAN! " Goku whined, " THAT ISN'T WHAT I MEANT! "
" Goku, you have to understand, after the EVIL ONE is turned completely into stone, you'll have no more use for him.
So why keep him hanging around when you can do something CHARITABLE about this little situation and give him to others so
they can experiance the, uhh, " Chi-Chi tried to keep a straight face, " 'joy' of having him to share with one another. "
Piccolo had his head down on the keyboard, trying to prevent himself from bursting into laughter.
" NO! " Goku said stubbornly, " I'm not going to share Veggie with strangers. " he hesitated, " And even so, I, I
don't even think he'd want to go away with someone else. Who's gonna take care of him? "
" He's a statue, what's to take care of? " Yamcha shrugged.
" HE'S NOT A STATUE _YET_!!! " Goku shook his fist in the air, then glanced over at the door, which was making a
loud banging noise.
" Wonder who THAT could be? " Juuhachigou said sarcastically as she went to open the door a crack and gawked at the
sight infront of her, " ... "
" Who is it? " Goku asked, then noticed the look of shock on Juuhachigou's face, " It's VEGGIE isn't it! " he pushed
past her to get to the ouji and shrieked at what he saw. Vegeta was now down to his upper right arm and the right side of
his body from the belly-up, " Oh no.... "
" ENNGH! " a small figure pushed its way from behind the ouji's legs, " MR. GOTEN'S DADDY YOU'VE GOTTA HELP ME GET
TOUSSAN DOWN TO KAASAN'S LAB! " Bura shouted.
" Don't tell us--she's found a way to reverse the process-- " Chi-Chi said weakly.
" No. " Bura said quietly. Chi-Chi and the others wiped the sweat off their brows. Bura looked up at them, " But she
DOES think she has a couple of different things she could try on Toussan. Only I'm not strong enough to carry Toussan down
there and Kaasan is afraid she'll break him and that would further complicate things. That's why we want Mr. Goten's Daddy
to teleport him down to the lab. It'll be safer that way. "
" Will it help little Veggie? " Goku asked, curious.
" Maybe. "
The bigger saiyajin put Plushie in his side pocket, " THEN I'LL DO IT! " he cheered, then grabbed Bura by the hand
and Vegeta by his arm and teleported out of the room.
" What'll we do now... " Kuririn said nervously as they stared at the now empty spot in the room.
Chi-Chi spoke up, " Well---we can----JACK UP THE PRICES! "
" YEAH! " the others agreed and went back to their work.
" This is incredible! " Bulma said as she studied some of the ouji's dna in her computer. Vegeta was strapped down
on a large operating board connected to several machines.
" My little buddy's practically DYING and everybody think's it's wonderful! " Goku exclaimed.
" Poor Mr. Goten's Daddy, you must feel so sad. " Bura sniffled, hugging him.
" Yeah, if Veggie goes I'll have to get myself a brand-new little buddy. " Goku replied. Bura groaned, " And I don't
think I'm quite ready for a BRAND NEW little buddy yet. Not when I still love the one I have. "
" And VERY VERY MUCH, too. " Bura added happily.
Goku sweatdropped, " Heh-heh, right. "
" It's amazing. " Bulma adjusted her microscope, " Vegeta this chemical you've poured onto your body is reshaping
your genetical structure according to its own content. I've never seen anything like it! "
" And if you don't find a way to fix it soon you won't be seeing anything like it for a LONG TIME. " he glared at
her, annoyed.
" HEY! You calm down mister! I've been busting my butt for the past 4 hours trying to figure out WHY the chemical
reacted this way upon skin contact and HOW to reverse it! " Bulma put her hands on her hips.
" Well, excuse me WONDER WOMAN, but incase you didn't notice, I don't have much time left. " the ouji said, " And I'd
hate to see what would happen to me AFTER I've completely lost all bodily function. "
" I'll take care of you Veggie. " Goku raised his arm, " Me-n-Plushie will take good care of you. "
" Heh-heh, yes...I can see it now... " Vegeta shivered.
:::"OooOOOOOh, shiney! " Goku squealed as he poked the ouji statue, causing it to instantly crumble to the floor. He
looked down at it and blinked, " --oops. ":::
" Change me back. Change me back NOW! " Vegeta demanded, starting to get nervous.
" Shush! " Bulma said, " I can't change you back until I discover WHAT it is that is causing the change in the first
place. "
" By the time YOU find out what's causing this "change" I'll be on a park pedistal somewhere spouting water into a
small fountain! " Vegeta rolled his remaining movable eye.
" NO! " Bura and Goku cried out at the same time.
" Kaasan will save you Toussan I promise she will! " Bura patted his hand.
" Nobody's gonna make a fountain statue out of my little buddy! " Goku looked down at him.
" Calm down Son-kun, I've got everything under control. " Bulma said, " And with Mirai and Gohan helping me I'm sure
we'll find a cure in no time. " she signaled over to the duo, who were wearing labcoats and goggles similar to Bulma's.
" Great. With Einstein and Future Boy there you have PLENTY of help. " Vegeta remarked with skepticism.
" It's "Future of the Alternate Dimension". " Mirai corrected him, then felt a tug on his leg and looked down,
" Bura? "
" Mirai, you NEED to do something! Have you at least found out anything about Toussan's problem? " Bura begged him.
" Not much more than Mom told you already. " Mirai sighed.
" Ohhhhh... " Bura moaned, disappointed.
" Actually, I think I'm onto something. " Gohan spoke up, pouring some liquid from one beaker into another beaker
and then swirling it around slowly.
" YOU DO! " Bura's face lit up, " OH THANK YOU GOHAN! We have to give it to Toussan right away! " she pointed to the
liquid.
" This isn't the cure. " Gohan said, Bura looked at him, confused, then yelped as he chugged the liquid down, " It's
fruit juice--ahh, cherry. " he rubbed his stomach. Bura grumbled and slapped herself on the forehead.
" He isn't Son-San's kid, is he? " Mirai sweatdropped.
" I really AM getting closer to a solution though. " Gohan pointed out, " The way I have it figured, if we can
decipher exactly what components make up the chemical on Vegeta's body, Mirai, Bulma, and I could create another
anti-chemical--something made up of an opposing compound--that would have the desired effect allowing his dna structure to
revert back to normal. " Gohan explained.
" WHAT? " Bura said, dumbfounded.
" I've found a way to cure him. " Gohan said plainly.
" YAY! " Bura lept into the air with joy, then gave his leg a hug, " OH THANK YOU THANK YOU! YOU FOUND A WAY TO SAVE
TOUSSAN I LOVE YOU!!! "
" Uh--heh-heh-heh-heh. " he laughed nervously, " I don't think Videl would approve of you down there. "
" Fine. " Bura let go of him, " Goten's more fun to play with anyway. " she stuck her tongue out, snubbing him,
" Say, where _IS_ Goten anyway? "
" Beats me. " Gohan shrugged, " I haven't seen him or Trunks since they came downstairs with you. "
" That's a bad sign. " Mirai sweatdropped.
" Oh well, I'll find them later. " Bura said, walking away, " I can't WAIT to tell Toussan and Mr. Goten's Daddy the
good news! "
" AHHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! " Vegeta shrieked staring at the large needle Bulma was holding.
" Be quiet! I need to take a blood sample. " she said.
" ARE YOU CRAZY! WITH WHAT LITTLE BLOOD I HAVE LEFT IN MY BODY THAT'LL PROBABLY KILL ME BEFORE THIS BLASTED CHEMICAL
DOES!!! " he screamed.
" You're not gonna HURT Veggie, are you Bulma? " Goku asked, uneasy.
" No, it won't hurt him a bit. " she answered.
" OH-KAY THEN! Go right ahead! " he grinned, giving her a thumbs up sign, " I'll just stand back here FAR AWAY from
the NEEDLE if you need me for anything. "
" Thanks Kakarrot. " Vegeta snorted.
" Don't mention it! " the bigger saiyajin said cheerfully, " Besides, I trust Bulma. She knows what she's doing. "
" Kakarrot, you would trust a MURDERER if he offered you CANDY. "
" He trusts YOU doesn't he? " Bulma smirked at the ouji, who blinked.
" Oh yeah..the whole blowing up his friends thing....that wasn't my fault. "
" Sure it wasn't. " she said cutly, then continued with her work.
" KAASAN KAASAN! " Bura said, running over to them, " Gohan said he's found a way to save Toussan! "
" Really? " Bulma's eyes widened, " You're kidding? "
" Little Veggie is SAVED? " Goku said hopefully.
" Well, actually, he needs to know what's in the chemical on Toussan's body first--but then he can save him! " Bura
nodded.
" Tell him I'm working on it. " Bulma said, squirting the blood sample into a tube, " I've already done some previous
tests on Vegeta so I don't think it will be much of a problem to seperate the saiyajin blood from the chemical. " she watched
the stone creep up towards Vegeta's shoulder and bit her lip, " The hard part is doing it quick enough before the sample
turns to stone as well. "
" ONNA!!! " Vegeta shrieked, starting to panic as the the chemical harded up past his chest leaving the half of his
neck and head free, " DO SOMETHING FAST!! "
" It's going to be alright Vegeta, even if the chemical completely turns you to stone the one we use to undo the
process should still work. " she patted him on the shoulder in an attempt to calm him down.
" BUT WHAT IF IT DOESN'T! WHAT IF AS SOON AS IT GETS TO MY BRAIN IT KILL ME! WHAT IF YOUR STUPID ANTIDOTE DOESN'T
WORK AND I END UP LIKE THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE---oh no-- " his pupil shrunk to a tiny size, " what if I'm still alive
after I'm a statue? How will I die? I'LL BE TRAPPED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE OR SPEAK OR SMELL FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY!! "
" Veh-GEEE!! " Goku wailed.
" THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT KAKARROTTO!!! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S DOOMED ME TO THIS PRISON FOREVER! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!! "
the ouji screamed with anger.
" NOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo..... " Goku held the sides of his head, trying to block his ears, " I did not! I would never
do such a thing! Never never never! "
" .... " the ouji stared at him with pity, " I won't be able to see you anymore... " he said quietly.
Goku looked up from where he was sitting.
" I already told you I can't see out of this other eye....I won't see any of you again...I will be blind. " he felt
his own eye start to water, then stiffled it, " I won't be able to do anything else than listen. Out of some ironic of fate
I'll only hear what's going on.... " he paused. The others leaned towards the ouji, waiting for him to finish, " ...FOR THE
REST OF MY LIFE!! "
" WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! " Goku burst into tears. Bura started to panic again and Bulma only
groaned with disgust at the prince's self-pity.
" TOUSSAN-TOUSSAN-TOUSSAN-TOUSSAN-OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! " Bura wailed frantically, running about in circles.
Goku stopped crying momentarily to watch the nerve-racked little girl race around the room, then started up even louder than
before.
" OHHHH! MY POOR LITTLE VEGGIE'S TURNING INTO A STATUE AND CHI-CHAN'S GONNA AUCTION HIM OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND
I'M NEVER GONNA SEE HIS CUTE LITTLE VEGGIE FACE EVER AGAIN!!!!! " the large saiyajin sobbed. Bulma did a double-take.
" Wha--what did you say? " she blinked.
" *sniffle* That I'm never gonna see Veggie's little face ever a-- "
" No, before that. "
" Chi-chan and the others are gonna auction him off to the highest bidder? " Goku offered.
" Yes, that part--WHADDA YOU MEAN SHE'S AUCTIONING HIM OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!!!! " Bulma screamed in his face.
" Well, uh, you see, Chi-chan--she, we're all pretty low on money and Chi-chan decided they were gonna auction him
online and they were getting bids up to 4 million dollars--- "
" --for HIM! " Bulma pointed to the ouji, who only grinned proudly at her. He opened his mouth to boast about
something until Bulma sent him a death-glare screaming 'quit while you're ahead' and the ouji instantly closed it back up.
" --yeah, for Veggie. " Goku nodded, " Anyway I told Chi-chan that she has no right to try and sell Veggie over the
internet and she and the others agreed with me. "
" Hooray for Mr. Goten's Daddy! " Bura cheered.
" Soooo, instead they decided to take the auction live to Capsule Corp's front lawn. " Goku finished. Bulma and Bura
sweatdropped.
" WHAT!! " they both screamed at once.
" Yeah, the auctioneers are set to be here this evening. " he informed them.
" That means we only have 4 hours to figure out an antidote! " Bulma moaned with displeasure, " I hate this... "
" Kaasan LOOK! " Bura gasped, pointing the beaker on the counter holding the ouji's blood sample, which had now also
turned to stone.
" ACK! " Bulma yelped, " This is crazyiness! " she held up the beaker, " It works so fast...and if we don't figure
this out soon I'm not sure that even WITH the antidote we'll be able to save Vegeta. "
" What!? You said you could save me even if this evil vile finishes it's dark deed. " Vegeta overexaggerated.
" But it won't work if your insides are stone too. I would need to inject the antidote into your body, and it's
useless if there's nothing to inject it into but layers of rock. " Bulma explained. She turned to Goku, " How much time do
you think we have left? "
" Huh? " Goku looked at her blankly.
" WHAT ARE YOU ASKING _HIM_ FOR! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" I need to know how long its been since Mr. 'great and powerful' got the chemical knocked on him. That way I can map
the progession of its effects and find out how much time we have left until he's completely...uhm, inanimate. " Bulma said.
" Umm, I... " Goku thought back, " It was right before you showed us the bean can, remember? "
" Bean can---YOU MEAN THIS MORNING!! " she gawked, " Oh God this is faster than I thought! "
" Is that bad? " he asked.
" Yes, Son, it's VERY bad. "
The bigger saiyajin's eyes began to fill up again and Bulma gulped, sticking her fingers in her ears.
" NO! I Didn't mean it that way! Don't cry! Please don't cry! " she pleaded.
" Ehhhhhhhhh--ehhhhh-eehhhhhh. " small whines began to escape Goku's mouth, " Veh-GEE! " he turned towards where the
ouji was laying and froze to find he was no longer there, " Veggie? " he said, this time in confusion, " Hey! Where'd Veggie
go? "
" UnnnGH!...UnnnGH!...UnnnGH! " Vegeta groaned as he slowly hobbled out of the the lab, using all his strength to
move his stone feet across the floor. He inched past the computer room and watched as Chi-Chi, Piccolo, and the rest of the
gang cheered at the computer screen. The prince had half a mind to blast them--that is, if his concrete hands were able of
generating any ki to throw at them, " BAKAS! ALL OF YOU! " he shouted at them, then slid on.
" Looks like he's getting closer. " Chi-Chi observed. The ouji's neck had somehow made the trip from flesh to stone
on his escape from Bulma's lab, " Ouji-boy only has half his head left. "
" I'll half your head and *mumble*mumble*... " Vegeta trailed off unaudiably as he made his way into the living room,
then suddenly felt a sharp pain on his face & glanced down to see the gray tone sliding up his chin and towards his mouth.
He shrieked, " AHHH! NO WAIT! STOP!! " he shouted at the chemical, which was now moving past his cheek and towards his nose,
" KAKARROTTO!! ONNA! B-CHAN CAN YOU HEAR ME!!! " Vegeta screamed down the hallway, unaware of the group from the computer
room was watching his metamorphasis in utmost horror, " KAKA-CHAN!!! KAKA-CHAN HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPP!!!! " the prince was
silenced as the gray color completely covered his mouth, sealing it shut. Soon followed by his nose. His last window to the
world around him began to blurr as he stood there, hopeless. The chemical was finally reaching his other eye. Just then a
figure burst out of the lab door and dashed down the hall past the onlookers and into the living room.
" VEGGIE! VEGGIE-VEGGIE DON'T GO!!! " Goku cried out. The orange blurr screeched to a halt infront of the ouji just
as he felt his senses begin to grow dull--all except his hearing, which was sharp as ever. The blurry figure suddenly
disappeared from his sight and plunged into darkness.
" Veggie? " Goku said weakly as he tapped the statue infront of him, " Veggie? Veggie wake up! " he sniffled. From
the hallway, even Chi-Chi could feel her a small wave of sadness, then shook it off, " Veggie PLEASE wake up! PLEASE PLEASE
WAKE UP.... "
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6:46 PM 5/6/2002
END OF PART TWO
Chuquita: Such sweet sorrow---don't worry, it'll have a happy ending. I mean, once I figure out exactly how it's going to
end--you know what? I DO know how it's going to end, and--
Vegeta: (aggrivated) Will you CUT THAT OUT!!
Chuquita: (glares at him) Fine, be that way, shorty.
Vegeta: (gawks) SHORTY!!
Chuquita: (turns to audiance) BTW, to anyone who's read my last story, the Buu Episode Parody fic; dbzoa finally updated
their episode summaries and I have a feeling that if I decide not to start my next story after I finish this one that I might
be going back to add ep275 to the storyline. Somebody wrote in a review something about more buddy-stuff in the next ep and
he or she wasn't kidding. :grins: The "cheek-to-cheek" ki blast (laughs). Heh-heh, I'd have with that one...(turns back to
Veggie)...SO! Where'd Son-kun go?
Vegeta: He left, remember.
Chuquita: Really? I forgot.
Vegeta: Yes, apparently Kakarrot's going to beat up his 'other self' for neglecting Mr. "Manga" here. [signals to Bejee, who
looks like he's in deep thought]
Chuquita: (smiles) Whatcha thinking about "Bejee"?
Bejeeta: Hmm? (glances up at her) Chuquita?
Chuquita: Yeah?
Bejeeta: ....how much?
Chuquita: (confused) What?
Bejeeta: If someone perhaps wanted to "purchase" your large Kakarrotto-ish friend, how much would he have to pay?
Chuquita: (flatly) He's not a DOG, Bej. (crosses her arms) AND NO I CAN'T SELL HIM TO YOU! (mock-laughs) Of all the stupid
things...why would you even WANT to buy him! You 'DESPISE' Kakarrotto.
Bejeeta: (Mr. Correction) I despise MY Kakarrotto. YOURS, however, well........he hugged me. And I'd have to say being hugged
once for a change feels pretty good. (brief embarassed giggle)
Vegeta: (grabs Bejee by the collar) YOU WAIT JUST A MINUTE HERE!! YOU CANNOT TAKE HIM! HE'S _MY_ SERVANT! _I_ COMMAND HIM!!
?: WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! [generic Goku flies through the wall after a kick by Son, who flies after him, shouting
angrily]
Vegeta: (proudly) See! My Kakay's beating yours! Neh! (sticks his tongue out) (to Chu) Chu, do me a favor and call THE EVIL
ONE (lighting crashes in the backround) for me, will you?
Bejeeta: (raises an eyebrow) You mean, "Chi-Chi"?
Vegeta: EXACTLY!! (more lightning)
Bejeeta: (sweatdrops) What's so evil about her?
Vegeta: Obviously you don't have many converstions with her.
Bejeeta: In fact, I don't think I even remember ever talking to her directly.
Vegeta: (surprised) You're kidding???
Bejeeta: ...
Vegeta: Well that's just plain WEIRD. Call her, will you, Chu?
Chuquita: You're asking for trouble, you know.
Vegeta: (grins)
Chuquita: ...alright. But if you break something don't expect me to call you a paramedic, cuz I told you so. (starts dialing
the Son home on her cell phone) ...OH! (bolts to attention) (to Veggie) What do you want me to say?
Vegeta: (smirking evilly) Tell her "Kakay's little buddy" would like to have a word with her.
Chuquita: Oh-kay. (phone rings) But you're definately asking for it if you ask me.
Phone: Hello? Son residance, this is Son Chi-Chi speaking. How may I help you?
Chuquita: (glances uneasily over at Veggie, who's got a big dopey grin on his face and is nodding at her) (sarcasm) Oh
brother what an expression...(into phone) Umm, yes. Hello. I have a message from "Kakay's little buddy". (cringes)
Chi-Chi: (on phone) (deadly tone) OUJI?
Chuquita: Yes, a message from the ouji. He says he'd like to have word with you.
Vegeta: About Kakay.
Chuquita: (sighs) "About Kakay". [backdoor flies open] (yelps) EEK! (jumps into Bejee's arms; laughs nervously and gets back
down into her chair)
Chi-Chi: (now at the door; how'd she get there so fast?) (roars) OUJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vegeta: (big happy smiles) Onna. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.
Bejeeta: (waves to her) Hi.
Chi-Chi: (faces turns a pale white) AHH! [points to Bejee] AHH! [points to Veggie] AHH! AHH! AHH! [continues pointing back &
forth after each "ahh"] (freezes in place) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Oh! (faints)
Bejeeta: (shocked) We KILLED HER!
Vegeta: (shakes his head) No such luck. (smirks) Sit her in the chair, Chu. The one between me and my, err, twin here.
Chuquita: Do it yourself Mr. I like giving people heart-attacks.
Vegeta: (snorts) FINE! If THAT'S the way you want to be about it. [picks up Chi and puts her in the chair] There. (grins) Now
all we have to do is sit back and wait for her to wake up.
Bejeeta: What happens when she wakes up?
Vegeta: (snickers) Then, my friend, the fun begins. (evil laugh) MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!
Bejeeta: (sweatdrops) I think we should end this before he REALLY starts to creep me out.
Chuquita: Agreed.
...
...
...
Bejeeta: Are we done?
Chuquita: Yup.
Bejeeta: Oh-kay. Just checkin.
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from "Peanuts"
Snoopy: (crying over his melting snowman) AAUGH! *SOB*
Linus: Poor Snoopy...I see he's lost another friend..it's too bad....he's so sensitive...
Charlie Brown: Uh, huh...but I notice he wasn't too sensitive to eat the carrot.
Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: Welcome to Part 2 of "Lawn Jockey"! I'm your host, Chuquita.
Vegeta: I'm your co-host, Ve--
Goku: --GGIE!
Vegeta: (frustrated) Yes. Veggie.
Goku: (happily) And I'm the Co-co-host, Son Goku! And beside me is our "special" guest for the fic, Bejee!
Bejeeta: (grumbles) [looks down at his "Son Goku's special friend of the week" sticker in disqust] Echhhh...
Chuquita: For those who don't know by now, Bejeeta is the original Vegeta from the manga/animé series storyline; untainted
by "buddy-hugs", "Kako-cooties", and the random verbal battles with Chi-Chi over exactly WHO Son-San belongs to.
Bejeeta: (snorts) Until NOW.
Goku: Hey Chu-sama lookit me! I'm surrounded by Veggies! [points to Veggie & Bejee who are on either side of him]
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) That's nice....
Vegeta: (to Bejee) So, what's the REAL Kakarrotto-chan like?
Bejeeta: (watching Goku pleasantly & quickly turning his head in different directions, observing everything around him)
(flatly) Like this, only with a 2 second longer attention span.
Vegeta: (raises an eyebrow) Really?
Bejeeta: He's also got a thing for bringing giant dead fish into the house and cooking them on MY stove so THE WHOLE KITCHEN
REEKS OF FISH!!!
Goku: (grins) I like fish too!
Vegeta: (proudly) Well MY Kaka-chan can eat giant fish WHOLE.
Bejeeta: Mine can eat giant fish whole WITH the bones intact.
Vegeta: ...you win.
Chuquita: (to Be & Ve) What are you two doing?
Vegeta: We're having a contest to see who's Kakay is better.
Goku: [flings a large paper airplane into the air, which lands in the side of Veggie's hair]
Vegeta: (glares at him)
Goku: (giggles) Hee-hee-hee?
Bejeeta: Mine doesn't giggle either.
Vegeta: You're kidding.
Bejeeta: (smirks) He's got a nicer voice though. Yours doesn't sound a thing like mine.
Vegeta: Well yours probably doesn't treat you as good as MY 'Big Buddy' treats ME.
Bejeeta: Your what?
Vegeta: Big Buddy. Kaka-chan calls me his little buddy. It's a special title and it's of VERY HIGH importance.
Bejeeta: Never heard of it.
Goku: (jaw drops to the floor in shock)
[Chu & Veggie glance up at him to make sure he still has a pulse]
Goku: Yuh--yuh--yuh--YOU'VE NEVER BEEN MY LITTLE BUDDY BEFORE?!! (gaps in horror) Oh POOR LITTLE BEJEE! [grabs Bejee before
he can protest otherwise and hugs him] (crying) Oh Bejee that must be so horrible for you! I'm so sorry! No wonder you are
so much more bitter and stiffer than MY little Veggie. Nobody loves you!
Bejeeta: (laughs nervously) Uh--you can let go now....Kakarrotto?
Goku: [still hugging] (quietly) Poor Bejee...
Bejeeta: (eyes wide with shock; trying to speak but only squeaky noises come out of his mouth instead)
Goku: You know what Bejee? I should teach that other me a lesson for not taking care of you! [pulls away from Bejee]
Bejeeta: (face slightly flushed) Please....don't....
Goku: (aggitated) Well too late! Off I go! [teleports out of the Corner]
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) Well....there he goes.
Chuquita: (turns to Bejee) You alright?
Bejeeta: (face still blushing pink) (conserned) I can't....feel my legs....
Vegeta: (snarls at Bejee) Just because he hugged you doesn't mean you can keep him.
Chuquita: I think we should go help him sit down....you know, before his legs give way and he breaks something, like a leg
or a foot, etc.
Vegeta: (sighs) Well oh-kay. Least we can do for him now that he's gone and gotten himself infected with Kako-germs.
Chuquita: (glances at Bejee's speechless pink face) ?
Vegeta: I TOLD YOU it was a disease, but YOU didn't believe me. See what happens if you let Kakarrot HUG you long enough.
[both help Bejee to his seat]
Vegeta: Say, Bejeeta, I have a proposition to make to you.
Bejeeta: [shakes his head; causing the pink tint to disappear] Wha-huh?
Vegeta: I would like you to assist me in reeking havoc on a certain onna of E-VIL. In return I will TEMPORARILY allow you
to share the little buddyhood Kakarrot has so happily bestowed upon me.
Bejeeta: (suspicous) And who would this "onna of E-VIL" be?
Vegeta: Tell me, do you know of an Earth-person named "Chi-Chi"?
Bejeeta: ???
Summary: Veggie accidently spills one of Bulma's chemicals on himself and now he's turning to stone! Will Bulma find a way
to reverse the effects before the ouji turns into a statue PERMANENTLY? Will Goku loose his little buddy Veggie forever?
Will Chi-Chi finally achieve her dream of a Veggie-less world? Will Veggie end up as nothing more than a lawn decoration?
Find out!
Ages:
Bura: 8
Goten: 9
Trunks: 9
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" B-chan? Are you feeling alright? " Vegeta asked. Bura could only stare at him in horror. The entire right half of
the ouji's body had been turned to stone.
" ... " Bura could only lean forward, her face a pale white color and her mouth hanging open, speechless, " WHAT THE
HECK IS GOING ON!!!! " she screamed, then grabbed the ouji by the collar and attempted to pull him to her height, but to
no avail due to the now lack of half his body being able to move, " HOW DID THIS HAPPEN TO YOU! HOW _COULD_ THIS HAPPEN TO
YOU! IT'S NOT POSSIBLE! I HAD PLANS FOR YOU! AND NOW YOU GO AND GET YOURSELF CURSED SOMEHOW!!! "
" Veggie isn't cursed, Bura. " Goku said, " He just spilled some chemical on himself back in the lab. "
" HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM!! " Bura exclaimed, " HE'S YOUR LITTLE BUDDY!! AREN'T YOU WORRIED? AREN'T YOU SCARED THAT
YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO HUG HIM OR TALK TO HIM OR BOND WITH HIM OR PLAY WITH HIM EVER AGAIN!!!! "
The large saiyajin's eyes began to water, " Yes... " he whined, glancing over at Vegeta.
" WELL THEN _DO_ SOMETHING ABOUT IT! " Bura waved her arms in the air.
" Too late, I've already done some. " Chi-Chi walked into the room with a measuring tape, " Hey ouji, how tall are
you again? "
" What's THAT for! " Vegeta pointed to the measuring tape, aggrivated.
" Oh, I'm selling you on Ebay to the highest bidder and I needed to know how tall/wide you are so I can find out
which size box to ship you in. " Chi-Chi explained as she tapped the end of the measuring tape to the ground and held the
other end up to the tip of his head.
" WHAT?! " Vegeta gawked, " YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!! " he snarled at her.
" Hmm, 5'2. Not bad. I'll probably need to get a petite-size box. " Chi-Chi said outloud to herself, examining her
measurements.
" NOW WAIT JUST A MINUTE HERE!!! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" Sorry ouji. I've already gotten several high bids from a couple of hotels on the east coast, 3 parks, a Vegetarian
Breakfast Café and a group of psychotic young girls who call themselves your 'biggest fans'. " Chi-Chi smirked.
" CHI! SQUEEZY-CHEEZE PARK JUST BID 10 THOUSAND! " Piccolo's excited voice came from a room down the hall.
" YES! " Chi-Chi cheered, " Just think, getting rich off of Vegeta. "
" There's something I THOUGHT would never happen. " Juuhachigou chuckled, entering the living room, followed by
Kuririn and Yamcha who were both holding the ends of tremendously long print-out list of bidders.
" WOW! That must be over a hundred pages LONG! " Chi-Chi grinned.
" Who knew so many people would want to buy a statue of Prince Ugly here. " Yamcha snickered.
" WHO ARE YOU CALLING UGLY!!! " Bura roared at Yamcha, who gulped and hid behind Kuririn. She folded her arms
stubbornly, " Toussan happens to be VERY HANDSOME and VERY ATTRACTIVE. "
" HA! " Yamcha mock-laughed. Bura's eyes glowed red with anger, causing him to now hide behind Juuhachigou to quake
with fear instead.
" Hey! Don't slouch ouji! It'll lower the price value! " Chi-Chi said, trying to get him to stand up straight.
" Chi-chan I can't let you sell my little Veggie! " Goku said defensively.
" I'm not selling him by MYSELF. We're planning on splitting the profit 5 ways. Piccolo, Kuririn, Juu, Yamcha, and
of course, ME. " she corrected him.
" NUH-UH! LITTLE VEGGIE IS NOT AN OBJECT HE IS MY LITTLE BUDDY AND BUDDIES STICK TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT! " Goku
sniffled, then hugged the half-stone ouji, " Right Veggie-chan? " he said softly.
" Oh Kakay... " Vegeta sniffled back, attempting to return the hug with his stone arm.
" Awwwwww, " Bura clasped her hands together, moved, " That's so BEAUTIFUL! *SLAM*! " the door beside her flung open,
smashing her into the wall.
" ONE MILLION DOLLARS!! " Piccolo called from the doorway, a grin on his face, " SOMEONE JUST BID ONE MILLION
DOLLARS!!! "
Four head just bolted to attention. Chi-tachi dashed into the room. Piccolo closed the door shut behind them, leaving
Bura smushed into the wall. She groaned and peeled herself off.
" OOOOOOHHH!!!!! " Bura could feel the ki around her begin to rise with anger.
Goku let go of the ouji, opened the door and ran into the room after them, " YOU CAN'T SELL MY LITTLE BUDDY! HE'S
MY VEGGIE NOT THEIRS!!! "
" Kaka-chan said I'm HIS Veggie, he's the sweetest peasant I've ever met... " Vegeta smiled, his face glowing bright
red. He froze when he suddenly heard something crinkle and looked down to see his other leg was now stone as well, " AHH!...
....that's going to make walking slightly more difficult. " he concluded.
" Maybe you could ask Mr. Goten's Daddy to help you? " Bura giggled, offering advice.
" Yeah--hey, Kakarrot ran in there and left me! BAKAYARO!!! YOU GET YOUR THIRD-CLASS RUMP OUT HERE AND HELP YOUR
HIGHNESS TO THE COMPUTER ROOM RIGHT NOW!!!! " he screamed in anger, " ERRR KAKARROTTO DO YOU HEAR ME!!! "
" *CRINKLE!* "
Vegeta froze again and sweatdropped at himself, " Well, there goes my bathroom privleges... " he grumbled.
" I can't believe it...ALL THOSE PEOPLE wanna take Veggie from us! " Goku gasped in awe as he stared at the computer
screen, hugging Plushie tightly. He glanced at the small, stuffed Veggie-plush, " Plushie this is terrible! "
" ... "
" I know! It IS practically the same as if they were to auction YOU off. " he rubbed Plushie's hair, " They could
probably get a pretty penny off of you. "
" !!! " the whole group turned their attention towards Plushie.
" Sayyyyyy... " Juuhachigou rubbed her chin in thought.
" NOBODY'S AUCTIONING OFF MY PLU-CHAN!!!! " Goku yelled at the top of his lungs, causing everyone to temporarily
become petrified with fear. Within a minute they had soon returned to their biddings.
" Sammy from San Francisco writes: I'll double the highest bidder 3 times over. " Piccolo said, reading the screen,
" Too late Sammy, Royal Hotels inc. just bet 4 times over. "
" Forget CLOTHES, I could buy a whole CHAIN of designer stores with THAT kind of money. " Juuhachigou rubbed her
hands together deviously.
" Well you're not going to get that money BECAUSE NO ONE IS SELLING MY LITTLE BUDDY OVER THE INTERNET!!! " Goku
screamed.
" Very well honey, I can give you that much. " Chi-Chi said, patting him on the back. Goku smiled at her in relief
and gave her a hug.
" Chi-chan I knew you'd come through for me. " he held her tighter.
" You're right Goku, we shouldn't stoop to selling the evil little ouji off online--who knows if they even have
the money at all--we'll have the bidding here instead! " she chirped. Goku sweatdropped, " Piccolo, tell the highest top 10
bidders to meet outside Capsule Corp with their money and we'll continue the auction from there. "
" Yes ma'am! " Piccolo saluted her, then went back to the keyboard to inform the bidders.
" CHI-CHAAAAAN! " Goku whined, " THAT ISN'T WHAT I MEANT! "
" Goku, you have to understand, after the EVIL ONE is turned completely into stone, you'll have no more use for him.
So why keep him hanging around when you can do something CHARITABLE about this little situation and give him to others so
they can experiance the, uhh, " Chi-Chi tried to keep a straight face, " 'joy' of having him to share with one another. "
Piccolo had his head down on the keyboard, trying to prevent himself from bursting into laughter.
" NO! " Goku said stubbornly, " I'm not going to share Veggie with strangers. " he hesitated, " And even so, I, I
don't even think he'd want to go away with someone else. Who's gonna take care of him? "
" He's a statue, what's to take care of? " Yamcha shrugged.
" HE'S NOT A STATUE _YET_!!! " Goku shook his fist in the air, then glanced over at the door, which was making a
loud banging noise.
" Wonder who THAT could be? " Juuhachigou said sarcastically as she went to open the door a crack and gawked at the
sight infront of her, " ... "
" Who is it? " Goku asked, then noticed the look of shock on Juuhachigou's face, " It's VEGGIE isn't it! " he pushed
past her to get to the ouji and shrieked at what he saw. Vegeta was now down to his upper right arm and the right side of
his body from the belly-up, " Oh no.... "
" ENNGH! " a small figure pushed its way from behind the ouji's legs, " MR. GOTEN'S DADDY YOU'VE GOTTA HELP ME GET
TOUSSAN DOWN TO KAASAN'S LAB! " Bura shouted.
" Don't tell us--she's found a way to reverse the process-- " Chi-Chi said weakly.
" No. " Bura said quietly. Chi-Chi and the others wiped the sweat off their brows. Bura looked up at them, " But she
DOES think she has a couple of different things she could try on Toussan. Only I'm not strong enough to carry Toussan down
there and Kaasan is afraid she'll break him and that would further complicate things. That's why we want Mr. Goten's Daddy
to teleport him down to the lab. It'll be safer that way. "
" Will it help little Veggie? " Goku asked, curious.
" Maybe. "
The bigger saiyajin put Plushie in his side pocket, " THEN I'LL DO IT! " he cheered, then grabbed Bura by the hand
and Vegeta by his arm and teleported out of the room.
" What'll we do now... " Kuririn said nervously as they stared at the now empty spot in the room.
Chi-Chi spoke up, " Well---we can----JACK UP THE PRICES! "
" YEAH! " the others agreed and went back to their work.
" This is incredible! " Bulma said as she studied some of the ouji's dna in her computer. Vegeta was strapped down
on a large operating board connected to several machines.
" My little buddy's practically DYING and everybody think's it's wonderful! " Goku exclaimed.
" Poor Mr. Goten's Daddy, you must feel so sad. " Bura sniffled, hugging him.
" Yeah, if Veggie goes I'll have to get myself a brand-new little buddy. " Goku replied. Bura groaned, " And I don't
think I'm quite ready for a BRAND NEW little buddy yet. Not when I still love the one I have. "
" And VERY VERY MUCH, too. " Bura added happily.
Goku sweatdropped, " Heh-heh, right. "
" It's amazing. " Bulma adjusted her microscope, " Vegeta this chemical you've poured onto your body is reshaping
your genetical structure according to its own content. I've never seen anything like it! "
" And if you don't find a way to fix it soon you won't be seeing anything like it for a LONG TIME. " he glared at
her, annoyed.
" HEY! You calm down mister! I've been busting my butt for the past 4 hours trying to figure out WHY the chemical
reacted this way upon skin contact and HOW to reverse it! " Bulma put her hands on her hips.
" Well, excuse me WONDER WOMAN, but incase you didn't notice, I don't have much time left. " the ouji said, " And I'd
hate to see what would happen to me AFTER I've completely lost all bodily function. "
" I'll take care of you Veggie. " Goku raised his arm, " Me-n-Plushie will take good care of you. "
" Heh-heh, yes...I can see it now... " Vegeta shivered.
:::"OooOOOOOh, shiney! " Goku squealed as he poked the ouji statue, causing it to instantly crumble to the floor. He
looked down at it and blinked, " --oops. ":::
" Change me back. Change me back NOW! " Vegeta demanded, starting to get nervous.
" Shush! " Bulma said, " I can't change you back until I discover WHAT it is that is causing the change in the first
place. "
" By the time YOU find out what's causing this "change" I'll be on a park pedistal somewhere spouting water into a
small fountain! " Vegeta rolled his remaining movable eye.
" NO! " Bura and Goku cried out at the same time.
" Kaasan will save you Toussan I promise she will! " Bura patted his hand.
" Nobody's gonna make a fountain statue out of my little buddy! " Goku looked down at him.
" Calm down Son-kun, I've got everything under control. " Bulma said, " And with Mirai and Gohan helping me I'm sure
we'll find a cure in no time. " she signaled over to the duo, who were wearing labcoats and goggles similar to Bulma's.
" Great. With Einstein and Future Boy there you have PLENTY of help. " Vegeta remarked with skepticism.
" It's "Future of the Alternate Dimension". " Mirai corrected him, then felt a tug on his leg and looked down,
" Bura? "
" Mirai, you NEED to do something! Have you at least found out anything about Toussan's problem? " Bura begged him.
" Not much more than Mom told you already. " Mirai sighed.
" Ohhhhh... " Bura moaned, disappointed.
" Actually, I think I'm onto something. " Gohan spoke up, pouring some liquid from one beaker into another beaker
and then swirling it around slowly.
" YOU DO! " Bura's face lit up, " OH THANK YOU GOHAN! We have to give it to Toussan right away! " she pointed to the
liquid.
" This isn't the cure. " Gohan said, Bura looked at him, confused, then yelped as he chugged the liquid down, " It's
fruit juice--ahh, cherry. " he rubbed his stomach. Bura grumbled and slapped herself on the forehead.
" He isn't Son-San's kid, is he? " Mirai sweatdropped.
" I really AM getting closer to a solution though. " Gohan pointed out, " The way I have it figured, if we can
decipher exactly what components make up the chemical on Vegeta's body, Mirai, Bulma, and I could create another
anti-chemical--something made up of an opposing compound--that would have the desired effect allowing his dna structure to
revert back to normal. " Gohan explained.
" WHAT? " Bura said, dumbfounded.
" I've found a way to cure him. " Gohan said plainly.
" YAY! " Bura lept into the air with joy, then gave his leg a hug, " OH THANK YOU THANK YOU! YOU FOUND A WAY TO SAVE
TOUSSAN I LOVE YOU!!! "
" Uh--heh-heh-heh-heh. " he laughed nervously, " I don't think Videl would approve of you down there. "
" Fine. " Bura let go of him, " Goten's more fun to play with anyway. " she stuck her tongue out, snubbing him,
" Say, where _IS_ Goten anyway? "
" Beats me. " Gohan shrugged, " I haven't seen him or Trunks since they came downstairs with you. "
" That's a bad sign. " Mirai sweatdropped.
" Oh well, I'll find them later. " Bura said, walking away, " I can't WAIT to tell Toussan and Mr. Goten's Daddy the
good news! "
" AHHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!! " Vegeta shrieked staring at the large needle Bulma was holding.
" Be quiet! I need to take a blood sample. " she said.
" ARE YOU CRAZY! WITH WHAT LITTLE BLOOD I HAVE LEFT IN MY BODY THAT'LL PROBABLY KILL ME BEFORE THIS BLASTED CHEMICAL
DOES!!! " he screamed.
" You're not gonna HURT Veggie, are you Bulma? " Goku asked, uneasy.
" No, it won't hurt him a bit. " she answered.
" OH-KAY THEN! Go right ahead! " he grinned, giving her a thumbs up sign, " I'll just stand back here FAR AWAY from
the NEEDLE if you need me for anything. "
" Thanks Kakarrot. " Vegeta snorted.
" Don't mention it! " the bigger saiyajin said cheerfully, " Besides, I trust Bulma. She knows what she's doing. "
" Kakarrot, you would trust a MURDERER if he offered you CANDY. "
" He trusts YOU doesn't he? " Bulma smirked at the ouji, who blinked.
" Oh yeah..the whole blowing up his friends thing....that wasn't my fault. "
" Sure it wasn't. " she said cutly, then continued with her work.
" KAASAN KAASAN! " Bura said, running over to them, " Gohan said he's found a way to save Toussan! "
" Really? " Bulma's eyes widened, " You're kidding? "
" Little Veggie is SAVED? " Goku said hopefully.
" Well, actually, he needs to know what's in the chemical on Toussan's body first--but then he can save him! " Bura
nodded.
" Tell him I'm working on it. " Bulma said, squirting the blood sample into a tube, " I've already done some previous
tests on Vegeta so I don't think it will be much of a problem to seperate the saiyajin blood from the chemical. " she watched
the stone creep up towards Vegeta's shoulder and bit her lip, " The hard part is doing it quick enough before the sample
turns to stone as well. "
" ONNA!!! " Vegeta shrieked, starting to panic as the the chemical harded up past his chest leaving the half of his
neck and head free, " DO SOMETHING FAST!! "
" It's going to be alright Vegeta, even if the chemical completely turns you to stone the one we use to undo the
process should still work. " she patted him on the shoulder in an attempt to calm him down.
" BUT WHAT IF IT DOESN'T! WHAT IF AS SOON AS IT GETS TO MY BRAIN IT KILL ME! WHAT IF YOUR STUPID ANTIDOTE DOESN'T
WORK AND I END UP LIKE THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE---oh no-- " his pupil shrunk to a tiny size, " what if I'm still alive
after I'm a statue? How will I die? I'LL BE TRAPPED WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE OR SPEAK OR SMELL FOR THE REST OF ETERNITY!! "
" Veh-GEEE!! " Goku wailed.
" THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT KAKARROTTO!!! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S DOOMED ME TO THIS PRISON FOREVER! IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!! "
the ouji screamed with anger.
" NOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo..... " Goku held the sides of his head, trying to block his ears, " I did not! I would never
do such a thing! Never never never! "
" .... " the ouji stared at him with pity, " I won't be able to see you anymore... " he said quietly.
Goku looked up from where he was sitting.
" I already told you I can't see out of this other eye....I won't see any of you again...I will be blind. " he felt
his own eye start to water, then stiffled it, " I won't be able to do anything else than listen. Out of some ironic of fate
I'll only hear what's going on.... " he paused. The others leaned towards the ouji, waiting for him to finish, " ...FOR THE
REST OF MY LIFE!! "
" WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! " Goku burst into tears. Bura started to panic again and Bulma only
groaned with disgust at the prince's self-pity.
" TOUSSAN-TOUSSAN-TOUSSAN-TOUSSAN-OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! " Bura wailed frantically, running about in circles.
Goku stopped crying momentarily to watch the nerve-racked little girl race around the room, then started up even louder than
before.
" OHHHH! MY POOR LITTLE VEGGIE'S TURNING INTO A STATUE AND CHI-CHAN'S GONNA AUCTION HIM OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND
I'M NEVER GONNA SEE HIS CUTE LITTLE VEGGIE FACE EVER AGAIN!!!!! " the large saiyajin sobbed. Bulma did a double-take.
" Wha--what did you say? " she blinked.
" *sniffle* That I'm never gonna see Veggie's little face ever a-- "
" No, before that. "
" Chi-chan and the others are gonna auction him off to the highest bidder? " Goku offered.
" Yes, that part--WHADDA YOU MEAN SHE'S AUCTIONING HIM OFF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER!!!! " Bulma screamed in his face.
" Well, uh, you see, Chi-chan--she, we're all pretty low on money and Chi-chan decided they were gonna auction him
online and they were getting bids up to 4 million dollars--- "
" --for HIM! " Bulma pointed to the ouji, who only grinned proudly at her. He opened his mouth to boast about
something until Bulma sent him a death-glare screaming 'quit while you're ahead' and the ouji instantly closed it back up.
" --yeah, for Veggie. " Goku nodded, " Anyway I told Chi-chan that she has no right to try and sell Veggie over the
internet and she and the others agreed with me. "
" Hooray for Mr. Goten's Daddy! " Bura cheered.
" Soooo, instead they decided to take the auction live to Capsule Corp's front lawn. " Goku finished. Bulma and Bura
sweatdropped.
" WHAT!! " they both screamed at once.
" Yeah, the auctioneers are set to be here this evening. " he informed them.
" That means we only have 4 hours to figure out an antidote! " Bulma moaned with displeasure, " I hate this... "
" Kaasan LOOK! " Bura gasped, pointing the beaker on the counter holding the ouji's blood sample, which had now also
turned to stone.
" ACK! " Bulma yelped, " This is crazyiness! " she held up the beaker, " It works so fast...and if we don't figure
this out soon I'm not sure that even WITH the antidote we'll be able to save Vegeta. "
" What!? You said you could save me even if this evil vile finishes it's dark deed. " Vegeta overexaggerated.
" But it won't work if your insides are stone too. I would need to inject the antidote into your body, and it's
useless if there's nothing to inject it into but layers of rock. " Bulma explained. She turned to Goku, " How much time do
you think we have left? "
" Huh? " Goku looked at her blankly.
" WHAT ARE YOU ASKING _HIM_ FOR! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" I need to know how long its been since Mr. 'great and powerful' got the chemical knocked on him. That way I can map
the progession of its effects and find out how much time we have left until he's completely...uhm, inanimate. " Bulma said.
" Umm, I... " Goku thought back, " It was right before you showed us the bean can, remember? "
" Bean can---YOU MEAN THIS MORNING!! " she gawked, " Oh God this is faster than I thought! "
" Is that bad? " he asked.
" Yes, Son, it's VERY bad. "
The bigger saiyajin's eyes began to fill up again and Bulma gulped, sticking her fingers in her ears.
" NO! I Didn't mean it that way! Don't cry! Please don't cry! " she pleaded.
" Ehhhhhhhhh--ehhhhh-eehhhhhh. " small whines began to escape Goku's mouth, " Veh-GEE! " he turned towards where the
ouji was laying and froze to find he was no longer there, " Veggie? " he said, this time in confusion, " Hey! Where'd Veggie
go? "
" UnnnGH!...UnnnGH!...UnnnGH! " Vegeta groaned as he slowly hobbled out of the the lab, using all his strength to
move his stone feet across the floor. He inched past the computer room and watched as Chi-Chi, Piccolo, and the rest of the
gang cheered at the computer screen. The prince had half a mind to blast them--that is, if his concrete hands were able of
generating any ki to throw at them, " BAKAS! ALL OF YOU! " he shouted at them, then slid on.
" Looks like he's getting closer. " Chi-Chi observed. The ouji's neck had somehow made the trip from flesh to stone
on his escape from Bulma's lab, " Ouji-boy only has half his head left. "
" I'll half your head and *mumble*mumble*... " Vegeta trailed off unaudiably as he made his way into the living room,
then suddenly felt a sharp pain on his face & glanced down to see the gray tone sliding up his chin and towards his mouth.
He shrieked, " AHHH! NO WAIT! STOP!! " he shouted at the chemical, which was now moving past his cheek and towards his nose,
" KAKARROTTO!! ONNA! B-CHAN CAN YOU HEAR ME!!! " Vegeta screamed down the hallway, unaware of the group from the computer
room was watching his metamorphasis in utmost horror, " KAKA-CHAN!!! KAKA-CHAN HEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPP!!!! " the prince was
silenced as the gray color completely covered his mouth, sealing it shut. Soon followed by his nose. His last window to the
world around him began to blurr as he stood there, hopeless. The chemical was finally reaching his other eye. Just then a
figure burst out of the lab door and dashed down the hall past the onlookers and into the living room.
" VEGGIE! VEGGIE-VEGGIE DON'T GO!!! " Goku cried out. The orange blurr screeched to a halt infront of the ouji just
as he felt his senses begin to grow dull--all except his hearing, which was sharp as ever. The blurry figure suddenly
disappeared from his sight and plunged into darkness.
" Veggie? " Goku said weakly as he tapped the statue infront of him, " Veggie? Veggie wake up! " he sniffled. From
the hallway, even Chi-Chi could feel her a small wave of sadness, then shook it off, " Veggie PLEASE wake up! PLEASE PLEASE
WAKE UP.... "
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6:46 PM 5/6/2002
END OF PART TWO
Chuquita: Such sweet sorrow---don't worry, it'll have a happy ending. I mean, once I figure out exactly how it's going to
end--you know what? I DO know how it's going to end, and--
Vegeta: (aggrivated) Will you CUT THAT OUT!!
Chuquita: (glares at him) Fine, be that way, shorty.
Vegeta: (gawks) SHORTY!!
Chuquita: (turns to audiance) BTW, to anyone who's read my last story, the Buu Episode Parody fic; dbzoa finally updated
their episode summaries and I have a feeling that if I decide not to start my next story after I finish this one that I might
be going back to add ep275 to the storyline. Somebody wrote in a review something about more buddy-stuff in the next ep and
he or she wasn't kidding. :grins: The "cheek-to-cheek" ki blast (laughs). Heh-heh, I'd have with that one...(turns back to
Veggie)...SO! Where'd Son-kun go?
Vegeta: He left, remember.
Chuquita: Really? I forgot.
Vegeta: Yes, apparently Kakarrot's going to beat up his 'other self' for neglecting Mr. "Manga" here. [signals to Bejee, who
looks like he's in deep thought]
Chuquita: (smiles) Whatcha thinking about "Bejee"?
Bejeeta: Hmm? (glances up at her) Chuquita?
Chuquita: Yeah?
Bejeeta: ....how much?
Chuquita: (confused) What?
Bejeeta: If someone perhaps wanted to "purchase" your large Kakarrotto-ish friend, how much would he have to pay?
Chuquita: (flatly) He's not a DOG, Bej. (crosses her arms) AND NO I CAN'T SELL HIM TO YOU! (mock-laughs) Of all the stupid
things...why would you even WANT to buy him! You 'DESPISE' Kakarrotto.
Bejeeta: (Mr. Correction) I despise MY Kakarrotto. YOURS, however, well........he hugged me. And I'd have to say being hugged
once for a change feels pretty good. (brief embarassed giggle)
Vegeta: (grabs Bejee by the collar) YOU WAIT JUST A MINUTE HERE!! YOU CANNOT TAKE HIM! HE'S _MY_ SERVANT! _I_ COMMAND HIM!!
?: WAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! [generic Goku flies through the wall after a kick by Son, who flies after him, shouting
angrily]
Vegeta: (proudly) See! My Kakay's beating yours! Neh! (sticks his tongue out) (to Chu) Chu, do me a favor and call THE EVIL
ONE (lighting crashes in the backround) for me, will you?
Bejeeta: (raises an eyebrow) You mean, "Chi-Chi"?
Vegeta: EXACTLY!! (more lightning)
Bejeeta: (sweatdrops) What's so evil about her?
Vegeta: Obviously you don't have many converstions with her.
Bejeeta: In fact, I don't think I even remember ever talking to her directly.
Vegeta: (surprised) You're kidding???
Bejeeta: ...
Vegeta: Well that's just plain WEIRD. Call her, will you, Chu?
Chuquita: You're asking for trouble, you know.
Vegeta: (grins)
Chuquita: ...alright. But if you break something don't expect me to call you a paramedic, cuz I told you so. (starts dialing
the Son home on her cell phone) ...OH! (bolts to attention) (to Veggie) What do you want me to say?
Vegeta: (smirking evilly) Tell her "Kakay's little buddy" would like to have a word with her.
Chuquita: Oh-kay. (phone rings) But you're definately asking for it if you ask me.
Phone: Hello? Son residance, this is Son Chi-Chi speaking. How may I help you?
Chuquita: (glances uneasily over at Veggie, who's got a big dopey grin on his face and is nodding at her) (sarcasm) Oh
brother what an expression...(into phone) Umm, yes. Hello. I have a message from "Kakay's little buddy". (cringes)
Chi-Chi: (on phone) (deadly tone) OUJI?
Chuquita: Yes, a message from the ouji. He says he'd like to have word with you.
Vegeta: About Kakay.
Chuquita: (sighs) "About Kakay". [backdoor flies open] (yelps) EEK! (jumps into Bejee's arms; laughs nervously and gets back
down into her chair)
Chi-Chi: (now at the door; how'd she get there so fast?) (roars) OUJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vegeta: (big happy smiles) Onna. I'd like you to meet a friend of mine.
Bejeeta: (waves to her) Hi.
Chi-Chi: (faces turns a pale white) AHH! [points to Bejee] AHH! [points to Veggie] AHH! AHH! AHH! [continues pointing back &
forth after each "ahh"] (freezes in place) AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! Oh! (faints)
Bejeeta: (shocked) We KILLED HER!
Vegeta: (shakes his head) No such luck. (smirks) Sit her in the chair, Chu. The one between me and my, err, twin here.
Chuquita: Do it yourself Mr. I like giving people heart-attacks.
Vegeta: (snorts) FINE! If THAT'S the way you want to be about it. [picks up Chi and puts her in the chair] There. (grins) Now
all we have to do is sit back and wait for her to wake up.
Bejeeta: What happens when she wakes up?
Vegeta: (snickers) Then, my friend, the fun begins. (evil laugh) MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!
Bejeeta: (sweatdrops) I think we should end this before he REALLY starts to creep me out.
Chuquita: Agreed.
...
...
...
Bejeeta: Are we done?
Chuquita: Yup.
Bejeeta: Oh-kay. Just checkin.