Could you put this up for me? Thank you. ~Buruma

********Chapter 24*********

When the song was over, everybody laughed and smiled. Vegeta, groaning of why he ever let himself participate in the song, grew quiet. He looked out the window and saw that it was getting dark and that they had better get to a campsite soon.

"We should find a place to spend the night." Vegeta said. Everyone nodded and Juuhachi looked at the map to see if there were any sites around.

"Aha! Here we go there is a KOA a few miles down the road, they've got showers and flush toilets." She said. They drove in silence once more as they drew near to the KOA. They paid for their site and quickly set up camp. One tent for the guys and one tent for the girls. Buruma got out the grill and some steaks. She put them on the grill and seasoned them, Vegeta couldn't resist the smell and remained by her while everyone else went to go explore. Videl and Juuhachi went to go check out the main office and they found a Jacuzzi. They found several guys in the hot tub as well.

"Hey pretty ladies why don't you join us?" one of the guys said waving them over. They ignored the guys and continued to the gift store that was attached to the office.

"Stupid guys." Juuhachi muttered as she entered the store only to find that one of the guys followed them. Videl wondered off and out of the store to find Kuririn or Gohan to get the guy off their back. Videl felt really guilty for leaving her friend but she knew that Juuhachi could take care of herself for a while.

"Hey pretty babe, what are you doing in a place like this?"

"Traveling, got a problem with that?"

"Nope. Hey I was wondering if you would like to come to my camp for awhile, I'll show you a real good time."

"I'm sure you would." Said Juuhachi smiling as a sudden idea popped in her head. She walked out of the store and the guy followed. "So you'll show me a good time huh?"

"Yeah babe, follow me."

"Wait let me show you a good time first…come here." Juuhachi beckoned the guy closer. She snatched his towel and rolled it up real tight.

"Uh…that's my towel."

"Yeah so?" Juuhachi released the end of the towel and *smack* the towel landed on the guy's ass leaving a red mark she hoped. She then smacked him in the head and tripped him so that his face went straight into the dirt. "Hahaha! Now that's my idea of a good time! Good riddance Bozo." She walked away from the scene just in time to see Kuririn and Videl walk towards the store.

"Hey Kuririn, Videl I'm over here!" Juuhachi ran over to meet them and told the story of how she got rid of the pest.

"Good for you Juuhachi, I wish I could've seen that!" Videl cried with laughter. Kuririn still didn't like the idea of someone hitting on Juuhachi but he did agree that's a good way to get rid of someone.

"Hey what's going on?" whined Gohan who hadn't heard and was coming towards them.

They told him what happened and he felt sorry for the guy, but he did agree that it was funny.

"Hey guys lets go back and see if Buruma has burnt the steaks yet." Videl glanced in Buruma's direction, and saw Vegeta drooling on her obviously wanting the steaks.

"Gosh Vegeta can't you drool somewhere else?" Cried a frustrated Buruma trying so hard to not let the steaks burn. She turned at the sound of her friends returning and noticed that they were chuckling at Vegeta. "Could some one help me get this oaf out of my way?" She smiled as she pushed Vegeta away. He whined slightly but held up his pride and went over to where the others were sitting, they were trying so hard not to laugh.

"Ooo! Let's build a fire!" Videl said.

"Oh Yeah! Good idea." Kuririn replied getting out the matches. "Hey Gohan why don't you go get some fire wood?" Gohan nodded and left in search of wood. When Gohan returned with a pile of wood the steaks were done and everyone was getting a plate.

"Hey! Leave something for me!" Gohan dropped the wood and ran over to the picnic table that was at their camp. They had all gotten their food and settled down around the table, the Saiyajins gobbled up their food in minutes and got up for seconds.

"So how far have we traveled today?" Buruma asked.

"Um… a little more than 100 miles, I think." Juuhachi said.

"Where exactly are we going?" Inquired Kuririn in between bites.

"Across country?" Suggested Videl.

"That sounds good, how 'bout we make that our plan, for the mean time?" Asked Juuhachi. Everyone agreed. When Vegeta was done he went over to the fire pit and threw the wood inside, he then produced a small ki ball and sent it flying into the pile. The wood immediately burst into flame, everyone turned in surprise but they greatly enjoyed it. They all moved closer to the fire, as it was getting dark and colder. Each person found their significant other and settled into each other's arms.

"That was a meager meal, I'm still hungry." Vegeta said to Buruma while holding her in his arms.

"Well if you're that hungry go make something your self. Sheesh I tried to make something everyone likes and you criticize it." Buruma said while looking into Vegeta's eyes, but the latter of her words didn't register because she got lost in the deep black of Vegeta's eyes that said 'sorry'. She settled down and watched the fire dance; it reminded her of the yellow sparks that danced around Vegeta. She sighed contently and dozed.

"Hmmm," Juuhachi sighed. "I'm glad we took this trip, it's nice to just be around friends. I'm glad we get to spend time with them before they leave." Kuririn gave her a hug and kissed her forehead.

"Me too. I'm going to miss the funny antics the Saiyajins did."

"I heard that!" Cried Gohan. They all laughed and returned to the Utopia they had all found within each other.

"The nerve…"Gohan started to say but was interrupted by Videl.

"Shhh… Gohan it's ok…" Gohan relaxed and kissed Videl on her cheek. The girls fell asleep and later the guys carried them to their tent and went back to their own and fell asleep. The next morning they skipped breakfast and packed up. They were on their way within an hour to nowhere in particular. They moved out on to the freeway and headed east. They moved off the desert freeway awhile later and headed northeast. They ended up passing a tourist trap that said "Live Fish Man"

"Hey! Let's go there! Let's see how pathetic this is." Said Videl.

"Oh come on…we have…wait we don't have anything better to do. I guess we could go. Anyone disagree?" Asked Buruma, who was driving. Vegeta 'humphed' but nobody paid any attention. Buruma headed down the bumpy potholed road. They had gone about 24 miles before they finally reached the area where the 'fish man' was. They stopped and found that other's had fallen for the trap. They got out and headed over to the tank that held the creature. Videl and Buruma burst out laughing when they saw the 'fish man'. The poor guy was strapped to a scuba tank and had a fake shiny piece of cloth wrapped around his legs. Vegeta and Gohan went into the 'gift shop', which was nothing more than a shack with a few plastic 'fish man' statues in it.

"What the hell?" the owner screamed. "No! You can't take me!" A black haired guy came running out he blasted into the forest and Vegeta came out pursuing him followed by Gohan. The others looked after them and after a few moments of confusion they ran after them. When they had found the Saiyajins Vegeta had the owner on the ground begging for mercy.

"You traitor." Vegeta said.

"Sorry…" The owner squeaked.

"There will be no excuses, Hadartock." Said Vegeta getting ready to power up.

"So this is where you were hiding. Did you think you would escape judgement?" Said Gohan. Hadartock shook his head and cowered down before the two of them. Vegeta still powered up because he knew that Hadartock was hiding something. Hadartock's eyes widened at the sight of Vegeta transforming to the legendary Super Saiyajin. Hadartock became frustrated and his eyebrows knitted in fury. He stood up and scowled at the Prince.

"I will cower no more, Prince. What I did was right and you can't say other wise. We are not on Vegetasei, so I can do what ever I want with you."

"Or maybe I can do whatever I want with you." Vegeta said confidently and smirked so did Gohan catching the drift Vegeta sent. Hadartock winced slightly but regained his composure and sent an energy wave towards the Prince. Vegeta withstood it but the others screamed and couldn't hold their balance. Vegeta glanced over and a flicker of concern fleeted across his face, you guys don't belong here. Gohan! Vegeta sent a mind message to Gohan to get them out of there. Hadartock caught the message and laughed. He flew over to the group and descended on Videl.

"AAHHHH! Let go of me!!! GOHAN! HELP!" Videl screamed kicking and punching with all her might.

"That won't help, girly. He flew up to the canopy and dropped her down 40ft below pushing her with force to stop right before she hit the ground. Videl was so full of fear that she fainted. Gohan flew over to catch her but when Hadartock stopped Gohan flew passed him missing his mark all together. He made a U-turn and tried once again to release Videl from the grasp of the burly Saiyajin. But to no avail, he once again dropped her with force and stopping her just before she hit the ground to psyic Gohan out. Gohan felt defeated but he kept trying to free his love.

"Let her go, please let her go!" Cried Buruma. She ran towards the man and tugged at his shirt. No! Buruma please leave before…Vegeta cried in his mind. The Saiyajin slapped her and she went flying she landed on the ground only a few meters away. Vegeta ran to her and cradled her in his arms. Vegeta looked up and shot the burly Saiyajin a death glare. Kuririn ran over and carried Buruma away and came back for Videl after Gohan freed her by catching the burly Saiyajin off guard when Buruma tugged at his shirt. Juuhachi was really stunned she didn't know what to do until Kuririn pulled her away to the van. She cared for her friends while Kuririn told everyone to get out of the area.

~ooo Suspense. What will Vegeta and Gohan do to Hadartock? What did Hadartock do? You'll just have to find out next time with Buruma!