Vegeta slammed closed his first book of crossword puzzles, having just finished the last puzzle in it. It had now been four months since his transformation; his ordeal was two-thirds over.
One of his ordeals, that is. His other ordeal was even closer to completion. Pu'ar and Yamcha's wedding was less than a week away, though he hadn't chosen a toast yet.
Setting the book of puzzles aside, he tried to think of one. He'd been at it unsuccessfully for about five minutes when Raditz and Iroke came walking through the living room.
"Ah, Raditz. Can you think of a good toast I can give at this idiot's wedding?"
The Saiyan scratched his chin for a moment, and looked at his very pregnant wife; indeed, the baby was due any day now. She shrugged.
"Well," he said eventually, "There's an old saying that lower-class Saiyans like myself used to tell whenever one of us got mated..."
"Out with it then."
Raditz said it, and Vegeta nodded. "Yes, that could work..."
***
It was the day before the wedding. Pu'ar was having a talk with Oolong on Kamesen'nin's island.
"So you're never going to change shape again?" Oolong asked incredulously.
"That's right," replied Pu'ar. "From here on out...I'm human to stay."
"But how come?"
"Well, for one thing, it'd be kinda strange if I'm married to Yamcha but I keep shifting into non-human forms. Wouldn't feel quite right. And besides...who knows what shifting could do to any 'little guests' who may come along?" She blushed slightly.
Oolong's jaw dropped. "Wait...you're telling me that you and Yamcha COULD HAVE KIDS?!"
"Mm-hmm. I went back to our old school and did some research, and it turns out that, yes...we can start a family."
He just stared.
***
The next day, the guests all took their proper places. Goku was surprised at the number of fighters from old Tenka'ichi Budokai's. Aside from the various members of the Earth's Special Forces, he saw Namu, Giran, Ran Fuan, Bacterian (who had fortunately bathed), as well as some of the participants from the last one. Apparently, even though Yamcha hadn't actually fought in that one, he knew some of the fighters.
He almost fainted when he saw the Budokai Announcer. Goku had always partially believed that he just dematerialized at the end of each tournament and winked back into existence in time for the next one.
Vegeta and Bulma, their arms linked, walked up the aisle. When they reached the end, they split and took up their respective positions as best man and matron of honor. The priest nodded.
Having received his signal, Yamcha walked up the aisle as well and stood beside Vegeta.
Next came Pu'ar. Both she and Yamcha had been orphans since before they first met Goku, so instead she was walked down the aisle by Oolong, who had taken one of his old 'charming' human forms. Once she was standing next to Bulma, he turned and almost ran back, to make sure that his five minute time limit didn't expire in view of everyone else.
The priest read the vows, which both Yamcha and Pu'ar, of course, responded to with "I do." The priest nodded again, and Vegeta handed the groom his ring, which he slipped onto Pu'ar's finger. Bulma then handed the bride her ring, and she placed it onto Yamcha's.
"If there be any present who believe these two should not be united, speak now or forever hold your--"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Everyone turned to face Raditz and Iroke, seated in one of the back rows.
Iroke had begun to go into labor.
Raditz began to panic. "Where's the hospital?!"
To everyone's surprise, Juunanagou leapt out of his seat. "I'll drive you, I know the way." Raditz gently lifted Iroke into his arms and followed the android out the door.
After a moment of utter silence, in which everyone pondered how Juunanagou knew the way to the hospital, the priest resumed the ceremony. "Then I pronounce you man and wife!" He turned to Yamcha. "You may kiss the bride."
He did, and practically everyone cheered at the top of their lungs.
***
At the reception, Vegeta stood to give the customary first toast, which Raditz had told him.
"May the night be pleasurable and the dawn long in coming."
Bulma hit him upside the head.
***
All the eligible men had lined up for the throwing of the garter. As Yamcha threw it into the air, Trunks flashed into Super Saiyan for a brief moment, jumped forty feet straight up, and caught it. When he landed, he stretched it out and slipped it onto his head, like a bandana.
Next, Pu'ar threw the bouquet. There was another flash of golden light, and this time Goten caught the prize. Almost everyone began to snicker.
"How about that, Trunks?" Goten said. "We're gonna get married!" For one of the first times in his life, Trunks found himself unable to speak.
"THROW AGAIN!" Vegeta demanded at the top of his voice. After they recovered the items from the boys, they did so. This time it was Mirai who snagged the garter, and Jennifer the bouquet. The lawyer draped herself around the time traveller, who blushed a bit, but not as much as he once would have.
"There, do you see boy?" said Vegeta, smirking. "It's a sign from fate, to get together and have grandchildren."
For once, Mirai retorted. "Yeah, well, you didn't like the sign that fate gave a few minutes ago, did you?" As his father fumed, Jennifer gave him a high-five.
***
It was a relatively short and uneventful labor, though there was still plenty of time for Iroke to vow that Raditz would never touch her again. But when it was over, the universe had its first female half-Saiyan, named Kasaiyoku.
***
Yamcha and Pu'ar unlocked the hotel room they'd reserved for their honeymoon and sat down their luggage. They put an arm around each other's waist and walked, together, to the large picture window. It gave a spectacular view of the ocean.
"So beautiful..." Pu'ar whispered.
"Not as beautiful as you," Yamcha said just as softly.
His new wife laughed a bit. "Did you ever think we'd be seeing it as newlyweds?"
"Not for a while, no," replied her new husband. "I only wish the thought had crossed my mind sooner..."
He brought his lips to meet hers.
Sometimes, you don't need words.
One of his ordeals, that is. His other ordeal was even closer to completion. Pu'ar and Yamcha's wedding was less than a week away, though he hadn't chosen a toast yet.
Setting the book of puzzles aside, he tried to think of one. He'd been at it unsuccessfully for about five minutes when Raditz and Iroke came walking through the living room.
"Ah, Raditz. Can you think of a good toast I can give at this idiot's wedding?"
The Saiyan scratched his chin for a moment, and looked at his very pregnant wife; indeed, the baby was due any day now. She shrugged.
"Well," he said eventually, "There's an old saying that lower-class Saiyans like myself used to tell whenever one of us got mated..."
"Out with it then."
Raditz said it, and Vegeta nodded. "Yes, that could work..."
***
It was the day before the wedding. Pu'ar was having a talk with Oolong on Kamesen'nin's island.
"So you're never going to change shape again?" Oolong asked incredulously.
"That's right," replied Pu'ar. "From here on out...I'm human to stay."
"But how come?"
"Well, for one thing, it'd be kinda strange if I'm married to Yamcha but I keep shifting into non-human forms. Wouldn't feel quite right. And besides...who knows what shifting could do to any 'little guests' who may come along?" She blushed slightly.
Oolong's jaw dropped. "Wait...you're telling me that you and Yamcha COULD HAVE KIDS?!"
"Mm-hmm. I went back to our old school and did some research, and it turns out that, yes...we can start a family."
He just stared.
***
The next day, the guests all took their proper places. Goku was surprised at the number of fighters from old Tenka'ichi Budokai's. Aside from the various members of the Earth's Special Forces, he saw Namu, Giran, Ran Fuan, Bacterian (who had fortunately bathed), as well as some of the participants from the last one. Apparently, even though Yamcha hadn't actually fought in that one, he knew some of the fighters.
He almost fainted when he saw the Budokai Announcer. Goku had always partially believed that he just dematerialized at the end of each tournament and winked back into existence in time for the next one.
Vegeta and Bulma, their arms linked, walked up the aisle. When they reached the end, they split and took up their respective positions as best man and matron of honor. The priest nodded.
Having received his signal, Yamcha walked up the aisle as well and stood beside Vegeta.
Next came Pu'ar. Both she and Yamcha had been orphans since before they first met Goku, so instead she was walked down the aisle by Oolong, who had taken one of his old 'charming' human forms. Once she was standing next to Bulma, he turned and almost ran back, to make sure that his five minute time limit didn't expire in view of everyone else.
The priest read the vows, which both Yamcha and Pu'ar, of course, responded to with "I do." The priest nodded again, and Vegeta handed the groom his ring, which he slipped onto Pu'ar's finger. Bulma then handed the bride her ring, and she placed it onto Yamcha's.
"If there be any present who believe these two should not be united, speak now or forever hold your--"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Everyone turned to face Raditz and Iroke, seated in one of the back rows.
Iroke had begun to go into labor.
Raditz began to panic. "Where's the hospital?!"
To everyone's surprise, Juunanagou leapt out of his seat. "I'll drive you, I know the way." Raditz gently lifted Iroke into his arms and followed the android out the door.
After a moment of utter silence, in which everyone pondered how Juunanagou knew the way to the hospital, the priest resumed the ceremony. "Then I pronounce you man and wife!" He turned to Yamcha. "You may kiss the bride."
He did, and practically everyone cheered at the top of their lungs.
***
At the reception, Vegeta stood to give the customary first toast, which Raditz had told him.
"May the night be pleasurable and the dawn long in coming."
Bulma hit him upside the head.
***
All the eligible men had lined up for the throwing of the garter. As Yamcha threw it into the air, Trunks flashed into Super Saiyan for a brief moment, jumped forty feet straight up, and caught it. When he landed, he stretched it out and slipped it onto his head, like a bandana.
Next, Pu'ar threw the bouquet. There was another flash of golden light, and this time Goten caught the prize. Almost everyone began to snicker.
"How about that, Trunks?" Goten said. "We're gonna get married!" For one of the first times in his life, Trunks found himself unable to speak.
"THROW AGAIN!" Vegeta demanded at the top of his voice. After they recovered the items from the boys, they did so. This time it was Mirai who snagged the garter, and Jennifer the bouquet. The lawyer draped herself around the time traveller, who blushed a bit, but not as much as he once would have.
"There, do you see boy?" said Vegeta, smirking. "It's a sign from fate, to get together and have grandchildren."
For once, Mirai retorted. "Yeah, well, you didn't like the sign that fate gave a few minutes ago, did you?" As his father fumed, Jennifer gave him a high-five.
***
It was a relatively short and uneventful labor, though there was still plenty of time for Iroke to vow that Raditz would never touch her again. But when it was over, the universe had its first female half-Saiyan, named Kasaiyoku.
***
Yamcha and Pu'ar unlocked the hotel room they'd reserved for their honeymoon and sat down their luggage. They put an arm around each other's waist and walked, together, to the large picture window. It gave a spectacular view of the ocean.
"So beautiful..." Pu'ar whispered.
"Not as beautiful as you," Yamcha said just as softly.
His new wife laughed a bit. "Did you ever think we'd be seeing it as newlyweds?"
"Not for a while, no," replied her new husband. "I only wish the thought had crossed my mind sooner..."
He brought his lips to meet hers.
Sometimes, you don't need words.