2:09 PM 8/1/2002
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from dbz ep 92 "A Mega Genki Dama...His Last Ace!!!
{Goku:} [Thinking] I'm done for...!
*Vegeta starts talking to Goku from somewhere off screen*
{Vegeta:} Kakarotto! I'm disgusted! Is that all the power you have in you! What happened to your pride as a Saiyajin!
{Goku:} I'm not a Saiyajin!
{Vegeta:} Are you still saying that? You're a magnificent Saiyajin!
Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: [the Corner is decortated in birthday-ish party favors] Hello and welcome to another story and another Corner by
yours truely. I'm Chuquita.
Goku: (giggling at the Q.O.T.W) Heeheehee, and I'm magsniff-eee-scent!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) It says magnificent, Kakarrotto.
Goku: (laughs) Yeah, you said that already. [points to the quote]
Chuquita: Today we're celebrating our 53'rd story! [confetti falls from the sky]
Goku: (toots a little horn)
Chuquita: Now, some people may ask why we're celebrating our Fifty-THIRD story instead of our Fiftieth. Well--
Goku: --we didn't even know we had gotten to fifty until somebody told us afterwards! (grins cheesily)
Vegeta: (sarcasm) You're brilliant people, you know that?
Goku: Aww, why THANK YOU little Veggie! [plunks a kiddie-sized party at on the ouji's head] Heehee.
Vegeta: (glowing bright red) Heh, "heehee". OHH! [slams his still glowing face down upon the desk]
Goku: (to Chu) Doesn't Veggie look CUTE with his lil party hat on. (happily) PARTY ON little Veggie!
Vegeta: (groans, trying to reduce the red-ness)
Chuquita: Anyway, we're glad to be here Son. Little bit of trivia. Did you know NOTHING is divisible by 53?
Goku: (surprised) Really? I did not know that....Chu?
Chuquita: Yeah?
Goku: What's "divisible" mean?
Chuquita: ...nevermind. (to audiance) You know audiance, we've come a long way from our first story, "Veggienapped". In fact,
we didn't even have this little talk thing in the original Corners. It was more like an "author's note" kinda place.
Goku: I like it better this way. [grins and pulls Veggie's face off the desk] Here little buddy, have a cupcake! [puts the
pastry on the desk infront of the still-faintly-glowing Veggie] [lets go of Veggie's collar]
Vegeta: [head falls back down onto the desk, smushing into the cupcake]
Goku: (sweatdrops) (laughs nervously) Heh-heh-heh-heh. In a hurry to start eating, eh Veggie?
Chuquita: Another piece of information. Veggie wasn't even called Veggie until the second half of my second story. "Tastes
Like Chicken". And even then it was "veggiehead". Not Veggie. [looking through her floppy drive]
Goku: Whatcha doin now, Chu-sama?
Chuquita: I'm looking for where you first used Veggie instead of Vegeta when refering to our short, [glances over at the
cupcake-faced ouji and sweatdropps] icing-covered little friend.
Goku: [grabs the cupcake out from under Veggie's face and eats it] Mmm, cupcakey! With just a hint of Veggie.
Vegeta: Huh-wha? (snapping out of it)
Chuquita: (snaps her fingers in success) AHH! Here we go! Mamamia part 2! (scratches her head) I had Veggie's Mom in that one
(who also changed a lot over the stories she was in) and she had a habit of calling him Veggie-chan and that's how Son-San
picked it up! 'course it took a while even after that before the nickname became a regular thing.
Vegeta: (sighs) Ahh, yes. The good old days. (smiles) That was back in the day when I could harass Kakarrot without any
alterior motives. Before Onna and I become fierce competitors for the title of "Ruler of Kaka-land".
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Actually, she's already hating your guts by the first chapter of the first story.
Vegeta: Oh....really?
Chuquita: Yeah, but not for the usual reason. You beat up Chibi Goten.
Vegeta: I did? I kinda like the kid.
Chuquita: You do NOW. I bet anyone who reads my Veggienapped now will probably not even believe that I wrote it! A lot of the
characters have really changed since then; Veggie, Bura, Goten, Chi-Chi, even Son-San changed a little bit. Everyone else is
basically the same. The only three main characters who have remained constant throughout all my stories personality-wise are
Bulma, Mirai Trunks, and Chibi Trunks. But I'll talk about that in a later Corner.
Goku: Today's story also begins with the word Veggie but is about something completely different.
Chuquita: That's right Son! In today's story Veggie DOESN'T get kidnapped by aliens, but he DOES show off his shorts.
Vegeta: (pale green) Oh no, not this one.
Goku: (cheerfully) YUP! This one!
Chuquita: Here's the summary!
Summary: Underwear. We all wear it; well--most of us. Bulma decides to invite a famous fashion designer to Capsule Corp. But
what happens when the fashion designer decides Veggie would be perfect for modeling her new line of underwear? Will Veggie
go through with it? Will he make it down the catwalk without blasting the audiance into oblivion? How will Chi-Chi and Goku
react to this one? Will Veggie be able to use his new "underwear model" title to his advantage? And what happens when the
papers suddenly start blasting rumors about his personal life? Find out!
Vegeta: (groans) Chu, this has got to be one of the weirdest, most embarassing things that's ever happened to me.
Chuquita: (happily) I thought you'd like it.
Goku: (giggles) Remember Veggie, smile and move.
Vegeta: SHUTUP!
Chuquita: (to Son) You ever notice how some people call him Veggie and other people call him 'Geta?
Goku: Hey, you're right!..."little Geta" just doesn't sound as cute and huggable as "little Veggie" sounds, though. (frowns)
Chuquita: Personally I think it's a regional thing. Like some people call soda, soda and others call it pop. I call it soda.
(curious) Maybe the people on the west coast say pop and Geta. I dunno. (shrugs)
Goku: Wait, where does that put us.
Chuquita: We're on the East.
Goku: The East of what?
Chuquita: (sergeant Chu) That's classified information, soldier.
Goku: (pouts) Ohhh...
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" Veggie, I'm not really sure about this. Chi-chan specifically told me not to. "
" NONSENSE, Kakarrotto! Do you listen to EVERYTHING "Chi-chan" tells you to do! "
" Well, yeah. " Goku scratched his head. The two saiyajins were standing inside the brand new gravity room that Bulma
had added to the building, " Besides I haven't really trained in gravity like this since that time I went to Namek. I think
Chi-chan's worried that I'll get myself hurt in here. "
" Believe me that's not what she's worried about. " the ouji muttered, walking over to the gravity machine to turn it
on.
" It looks exactly the same as the old one you kept out on the front lawn though. " Goku smiled, " I wonder what ever
happened to that one. "
" It exploded. With me inside it. " Vegeta cringed, tapping the buttons on the control panel.
" Ehhh. " Goku stuck his tongue out at the gory images that flashed through his mind, " Bloody Veggie parts. "
" Yes, that pretty much summed up that whole experiance. " Vegeta said flatly, then folded his arms as the lights in
the room turned a bright red.
" Gravity on. 600X normal Earth's normal gravity. " the gravity machine announced. The ouji lightly braced himself
for the change in gravity.
" 600? WOW Veggie I've never sparred in 600--AHHH! " Goku screamed as he fell over onto the floor, yelling in panic,
" VEGGIE! VEH-HEH-HEH-GEEE!!! I CAN'T GET UP VEGGIE!!! " he wailed.
" *A-hem*! "
The larger saiyajin opened his eyes to see Vegeta standing over him, now in SSJ2 and looking down skeptically. He
pointed to his hair.
" ...oh yeah. I forgot about that. " Goku blinked, then went SSJ2 himself and easily lept to his feet, " I'M ALL
BETTER!! " he grinned widely.
" Good. You see, Kakarrotto, you have to remember that while in 600X gravity even the slightest added weight could
cause you to tip over and smash a huge dent in the floor, such as the Kaka-shaped mark you left there. " he pointed to the
hole. Goku laughed nervously at it.
" Sorry Veggie. " Goku grinned sheepishly.
" Yes, you should be--WAHH! "
*SMASH*!
Goku glanced down at his smaller companion, who was now twitching in pain, " Tail. "
" Tail. " the ouji repeated blandly. He quickly wrapped the furry apendage around his waist and stood up, " I keep
forgeting I got this thing back! " he grumbled.
" Sometimes I forget I even have mine. " Goku pointed to his gi and pouted, " Chi-chan made me keep it wrapped around
my waist AND under my clothes. " he looked up at the ouji, " She says it's to keep it safe from your own "evil furry
appendaged-extention of your ouji-self". Whatever that means. " he shrugged, then yelped in pain as something smacked the
back of his head, nearly knocking him over, " AHHH! MY HEAD! "
" Heh-heh-heh-heh! " Vegeta snickered, hovering above him, " Take THIS! " he formed a ball of ki in his hand and
chucked it down at the larger saiyajin, who deflected it, causing the ki to bounce around the walls of the room until it
spiraled towards Vegeta's back.
" Veggie, duck. " Goku pointed at him.
The prince cocked his head, then yelped as his own ki hit and fried him to a crisp. Goku laughed at him.
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Silly Veggie! I told you to duck. " he grinned.
Vegeta shook the soot off himself, " WELL HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT "duck" MEANT! "
" HEY! VEGGIE! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ATTACKED ME FIRST WITHOUT EVEN TELLING ME WE HAD STARTED ALREADY!! " Goku
retorted.
" Hmm, point. Oh well? " Vegeta shrugged, then flew at him, another ki ball already formed in his left hand.
Goku backed up, ready to jump at him only to suddenly disappear. Vegeta froze, then felt a spark of chi behind him and
whipped around only to have Goku send a kick to his fist, causing Vegeta's glove to fly off his hand and smash clear through
the window on the door to the gravity room. The duo froze, staring at the hole.
" Uh-oh. " Goku said in a nervous sing-song voice, " Veh-gee lost his glu-uve. "
" ... " Vegeta stared at his now bare hand and shrieked. He ran to the door, flung it upon and dashed out in the
direction of his missing glove.
Goku scratched his head for a moment, then shrugged and sat down indian-style on the gravity-room floor.
" Like I was saying, it's really nice to see you again and-- "
" --*SPLOOSH*! "
" BULMA! BULMA HAVE YOU SEEN MY GLOVE--oh. " Vegeta screeched to a halt to find Bulma sitting at the kitchen along
with a woman he hadn't seen before. The ouji stared at his glove which was now floating in the woman's tea and sweatdropped,
" Uh, I'll be, umm, taking this. " he said, trying to keep himself dignified as he grabbed his glove out of her tea, put it
back on, and walked out of the room; his glove making a nasty splushing noise as he did so.
Bulma slapped herself on the forehead, " Oh, heaven help me. " she groaned, " I'm sorry, you must be so embarassed. "
" No, not at all. " the woman answered, " He has a very nice strut, actually. "
Bulma nearly spat her tea out all over the kitchen table, " Vegeta?! HA! You couldn't PAY him to do that kind of
thing! "
" Really? I happen to think everybody has a price. "
" Kakarrotto! I'm back. And I've got my--OOF! " Vegeta cried out as he flew upward and smashed into the ceiling,
" --glove. " he said flatly.
" Heeheehee. BOY little Veggie am I glad to see you! " Goku grinned from beside him. Vegeta glared at the larger
saiyajin, who was also pinned to the ceiling, " You see I got kinda bored waiting for you to come back and I got to looking
at the buttons on the control panel and there was this big shiney blue button. Oh WOW was it pretty! Anyways, I pushed the
button and the machine went crazy and started beeping and whirring and before you knew it it was at negative -1100X gravity!"
Vegeta rolled his eyes, " Kakarrot you amaze me. "
" That I do little Veggie 'o mine. That I do.... " Goku nodded happily.
" ... "
" ... "
" So? How do we, you know, shut it off? "
" We press the little yellow button that says "off" on it. " Vegeta replied.
" Well, let's do it then. "
" We CAN'T do it, Kakarrotto? And do you know WHY? " Vegeta said calmly, his voice indicating that he was trying his
best not to blow his temper.
" No, why? " Goku asked.
" Because, Kakarrot, WE'RE STUCK TO THE STUPID CEILING THAT'S WHY!!!! " he screamed.
" You, you mean we'll never get down from here AGAIN!? " Goku gasped in terror.
" Not until somebody realizes we're up here and finds a way to shut the machine off without actually entering the
room. " Vegeta explained.
" That could be a while. " Goku gulped, " Veggie does anyone know we're in here? "
" Bulma does. I saw her when I went to go get my, err, glove. " Vegeta glanced over at his soggy, tea-drenched glove,
which was slowly dripping tea onto the floor infront of the doorway.
" Oh. Oh-kay. " Goku nodded, then screamed at the top of his lungs, " BULMA!!! BULMA HELP US WE'RE TRAPPED!!! WE'RE
STUCK ON THE CEILING AND WE CAN'T GET DOWN! SOMEBODY! ANYBODY HELP US!!!! "
Vegeta rubbed his ears in pain.
" Go-chan? "
Goku's eyes flew wide open to see a figure in the doorway, " CHI-CHI! " he squealed, " OH LITTLE VEGGIE, CHI-CHAN IS
HERE TO SAVE US!! "
" I'd rather stay stuck to the ceiling for another several hours. " Vegeta grumbled.
" Goku, what are you doing in here! I thought I TOLD you already not to come in here! " she shouted up at him from
the doorway.
The large saiyajin looked at her guiltily, " I am sorry, Chi-chan. It's just that Veggie said-- "
" --VEGGIE!? " Chi-Chi exclaimed, only to pause as a blob of tea fell onto her head, slid down her face and slammed
onto the floor like a ton of bricks. She glanced up to see Vegeta smirking beside Goku. She narrowed her eyes, " Ouji. "
" Onna. " he replied, snickering.
" Chi-chan we need you're help! We're stuck! " Goku cried out, instantly regaining her attention, " Me-n-Veggie were
sparring in the gravity room but then I touched the blue button and now the gravity went in the opposite direction and we're
being pressed against the ceiling and we can't get down to shut it off do you think you could shut it off for us pretty
pretty please? " he quickly rattled off, staring down at her with big sparkily eyes.
" Aww, of course I'll save YOU Go-chan. " Chi-Chi grabbed a small bouncy ball sitting out in the hallway, " Now which
button did you say turns it off again? "
" The one with the word off on it. "
" ... "
" ... "
Both Chi-Chi and Vegeta sweatdropped.
" Goku-- "
" --the yellow one. "
" Thank you sweetie. " she smiled, then threw the ball at the control panel, hitting the button and causing the two
saiyajins to instantly fall back down onto the floor, screaming. Chi-Chi entered the room and helped the dizzy Goku to his
feet, " Are you alright, Go-chan? " she asked, conserned.
" I feel like my spleen's about to explode. " Goku's face turned a green color. He covered his mouth with his hand,
then swallowed back down the liquid that was now in his puffed up cheeks. The saiyajin made a face of disgust at the taste,
" That's the last time I re-eat my breakfast for a while. " he stuck his tongue out.
" Awww, poor baby, I'll take you home so you don't have to get nauseous at the sight that ugly evil little ouji
anymore. " Chi-Chi gave him a quick hug, then blew a raspberry at Vegeta over her shoulder. Vegeta glared at her, then
teleported infront of them.
" Nice try Onna. " he sneered at her, then glanced up at the bigger saiyajin, " Kakay you don't wanna leave NOW, do
you? " he asked innocently, " After all, we haven't even finished--"sparring". " Vegeta smirked in Chi-Chi's direction.
" DON'T YOU DARE TRY MESSING WITH MY HEAD, OUJI! BECAUSE IT ISN'T WORKING!!! " she pulled out her bazooka. Vegeta
backed up through the hall.
" Aww, what's the matter Onna? " Vegeta snickered, then quickly dodged as Chi-Chi sent a blast in his direction,
smashing a hole in the floor instead, " Are you afraid of me? "
" *ZAP*! "
He dodged again, " Are you in denial? *ZAP*! Or maybe you're just holding onto your relationship to Kakarrotto-chan
for the sole purpose of making sure I don't become the next "benefactor" shall we say? " Vegeta chuckled, amused.
" *ZAP*ZAP*ZAP*!! "
Chi-Chi pulled the trigger again, only to have nothing happen. She growled.
" Whatsa matter, out of bullets? " Vegeta fake-pouted, then laughed mockingly, " HAHA! TOO BAD! "
" That's PERFECT! "
All three froze and turned to the source of the voice.
" HE'S perfect! Did you see how skillfully he dodged those blasts! " the woman who had been at the kitchen table said
excitedly to Bulma.
" Please lady, don't encourage him. " Chi-Chi said dryly, folding her arms. Vegeta grinned proudly.
" Why thank you. For someone who's tea happened to be in the landing path of my glove you're a surprisingly
intelligent person! " Vegeta boasted, shaking her hand.
" That's ouji-talk for he likes you. " Bulma added.
" Oh?...OH! Well thank you very much Mister--- "
" Vegeta Oujisama. " he smirked, " Prince of the planet Bejito-sei! Homeworld to the greatest warrior race ever to
live! "
" --and be blown up within 3 seconds. " Chi-Chi scoffed. Vegeta shot her a death-glare.
" That's very nice and all. " the woman smiled at him, letting go of his hand, " Would you mind going upstairs,
change into your underwear and come back down to show us all? "
Vegeta looked at the woman as if she had just sprouted a second head, " What are you, nuts? " he said in disbelief.
" Umm, Vedge, let me explain something for you. " Bulma laughed at the shocked expression on his face.
" Yes, Bulma, DO explain. " he urged her, still surprised, " She wants me to come back down here in my UNDERWE-- "
" --hai. That. Vegeta, this is Celine La Flu, she's in charge of a subsidiary company owned by Capsule Corp. She owns
a line of clothing along with several other things. " Bulma said.
" Hello Miss Laugh-Fluid! " Goku grinned, reaching out to shake her hand. She rolled her eyes.
" Charmed, I'm sure. " she replied. Goku pouted, then walked back over to Chi-Chi and hugged her.
" Goku, do you remember that shirt I was wearing when I first met you? The one with my name across the front? " Bulma
asked.
" Yup! Bulma 87! " he grinned.
" This is the woman who designed it for me. " she pointed to La Flu.
" YOU made that shirt for Bulma? WOW! " Goku said, impressed.
" Thank you. How thoughtful. " La Flu smiled at him.
" YOU MUST BE ANCIENT!! " he grinned. She yelped, then fell to the ground animé style.
" WHY I _NEVER_!!! " a vein bulged on Celine's forehead.
" Nice goin, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta shook his head and sighed, slightly embarassed.
" Hmmph! In fact, that shirt happened to be a big seller overseas. We made over 18,000 of them. " La Flu boasted.
Goku turned to Bulma, confused, " Now why would you want that many of the same shirt? "
Bulma sweatdropped, " They weren't ALL for me, Son-kun!! She sold them. To CUSTOMERS! "
" OHHHHHHHHhhhh. " Goku said, enlightened, " Who KNEW there were so many Bulmas! "
" Go-chan. Let's leave before you embarass yourself any further. " Chi-Chi groaned, dragging him off.
" But Chi-chan I'm not done playing with Veggie yet? " he sniffled.
" Yes, Onna. He's not done "playing" with his "Veggie" yet. " Vegeta cackled.
" OH YOU SHUT UP, SHORTY!! " Chi-Chi shook her fist at him.
" I happen to think he's the perfect size. " La Flu nodded.
" See that, Onna. I'm perfect! " Vegeta grinned widely.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes, " Oh brother. "
" SO! What do you think about going to get changed? " the woman asked Vegeta.
" WHAT?! You mean that "underwear" thing? YOU MUST BE CRAZY! " Vegeta ranted, " THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO COME
BACK DOWN HERE AND PRANCE AROUND IN MY UNDERWEAR!!! "
" I can't believe I'm going to come back down there and prance around in my underwear. " Vegeta grumbled to himself
as he stood before the mirror in his bedroom, " Kakarrot's the nudist, NOT ME!!! "
" COME ON VEGETA WE CAN'T WAIT ALL DAY!! " Bulma yelled from downstairs.
The ouji narrowed his eyes at his reflection, " I AM NOT COMING DOWN THERE AND THAT'S FINAL!!! "
" WHAT DID YOU SAY?! " she yelled back.
" I SAID-- " he stomped out into the, " --I AM _NOT_ COMING DOWN THERE AND THAT'S-- "
" *SLAM*! " Vegeta spun around to see Bulma behind him, closing his door shut. He glared at her.
" CHEATER!! " Vegeta shook his fist in the air.
" Yeah yeah yeah, now get down there, if all goes accordingly Capsule Corp could get some good publicity! " Bulma
beamed, pushing him down the stairs.
" Accordingly?! YOU HAVE A PLAN! " Vegeta gasped, " YOU CAN'T HAVE A PLAN! I'M THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO HAVE PLANS!
I'M "EVIL"! REMEMBER!!! "
" Oh calm down. This has nothing to do with you. In fact I don't know why she'd be interested in having YOU model
clothes. Toussan, Kaasan and I were planning on wearing some of Celine's new clothing line in a news article so Capsule Corp
along with her company can get some publicity. " Bulma explained.
" And I won't have to do anything? " he asked, suspicous.
" No, Vegeta you won't have to do anything. " Bulma said flatly, " It's only my family, remember? "
The ouji paused, " HEY! I'm part of your family! I'm your husband!! And don't tell me otherwise. " he said stubbornly
" We didn't technically get married you know. "
" We performed a saiyajin bonding ceremony, isn't that enough for you? HUH! " Vegeta grumbled.
" Alright, alright. Calm down. " Bulma patted him on the shoulder, " Here he is! " she said happily to the group in
the downstairs living room. Vegeta's eyes shot wide open in fear.
" Oh my goodness! "
" Oh MY! "
" Ooh la la little Veggie. "
The ouji looked nervously around the room at the expression on the others faces. Chi-Chi was in shock, La Flu in
surprise, and Goku was sitting there eating a top of a large, raw, turquoise-colored mackeral as if nothing had happened.
" I feel stupid. " the ouji grumbled to himself, embarassed.
" You look stupid--why are you still wearing those! " Bulma motioned to Vegeta, who still had on in addition to his
briefs his boots and gloves, including the slightly tea-stained one. His tail still wrapped around his waist from before like
a belt.
" I'm not going anywhere without my gloves and boots. I feel naked without them. " he nodded thoughtfully.
" YOU PRACTICALLY _ARE_ NA--oh never mind. " Bulma slapped herself on the forehead. She looked at the victorious
smirk on Vegeta's face, " Why do I even bother. "
" You "bother" because you love me. " Vegeta snickered.
" Please--don't remind me. " she groaned.
" Too late, I already have. "
" ...URG!!! " Bulma folded her arms in a huff. She turned to La Flu, " What do you want him to do? "
La Flu got up and walked over to them, " Interesting look. " she said to Vegeta, who just turned away with
embarassment, " The gloves are nice-- "
" --yes, they happen to be unbreakable. " Vegeta boasted.
" --the boots are a little chunky. " she shook her wrist. Vegeta glared at her.
" I like Veggie's chunky boots. " Goku pouted as he paused from eating his mackeral.
" Hmm! See, Kakarrotto enjoys my boots! " the smaller saiyajin grinned.
" You're going to have to lose the belt though. " Celine poked the ouji's tail.
" BELT?! WHAT ARE _YOU_ CALLING A BELT! " Vegeta shouted, then yelped as Bulma covered his mouth with her hand.
" Vegeta! You can't tell her about your tail! She'll find out you're from outer space and then everyone else on the
planet will too! " Bulma whispered loudly.
" You've never had problems with me being an "alien" before. "
" Well I've never had to deal with your TAIL before! " she whispered back, " Ugh, just tell her it's some kind of
family heirloom and you can't go anywhere without it. "
" Of course I can't go anywhere without it, it's attached to my butt! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" Don't patronize me, ouji. " Bulma said flatly.
" HEY! SHE CALLED ME OUJI!....YOU'RE MAD AT ME AGAIN, AREN'T YOU BULMA! " he yelled.
" Listen! " La Flu snapped her fingers infront of Vegeta, catching his attention, " Listen to me, 'Geta. "
" VE-geta. " he corrected her.
" LITTLE VEGGIE! " Goku grinned, correcting Vegeta. The ouji sweatdropped.
" "Little Veggie"? " Celine cocked an eyebrow at the prince.
" Kakarrotto's nickname for me. Got a problem with that? " he narrowed his eyes.
" No--NO! No problem with that, he can call you whatever he likes. Now Mr. Oujisama, I want you to walk to the back
of the room and then walk back. Sounds simple, right? "
" Well... " the ouji eyed her up suspicously, " I guess. "
" GREAT! Now go go go. " she said pushing him back.
" STOP PUSHING ME!! " he yelled, " What is this, literal "push the ouji around" day! " Vegeta snorted, then walked
to the other end of the room and then turned around.
" Now I want you to walk back this way, but with that "ummph!" you had after you retrieved your glove from my tea
earlier. " she ordered.
" "ummph". I'll give you "ummph" alright. " Vegeta muttered under his breath as he headed back to where the others
were standing. He smirked as he passed Chi-Chi and Goku, " Hello, Onna. Hello Kakay. "
" Ouji...umm... " Chi-Chi fumbled for something to say.
" There's nothing to be amazed about, Chi. He's not hiding anything TOO special. " Bulma said.
" BULMA!!! " the ouji screamed, flushing wildly, embarassed.
" I don't see why little Veggie's so uptight about this. It's not like we haven't seen your bottom before. " Goku
shrugged.
" KAKARROTTO!!! " he yelled at him.
" Come on little Veggie. Don't trash the tush. " Goku said, then recalled what he had just said and burst into
laughter, " Heeheehee, Veggie made me say TUSH! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! " he laughed, holding his sides to keep them from
splitting, " At least you're not, HAHA, naked this time! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! "
" ... "
" ... "
" ... "
" ... " everyone in the group instantly turned their attention the larger saiyajin, who paused and stifled his
laughter to a few mere chuckles.
" No, haha, you don't understand. There was this one, heehee, time when Veggie was talking to me in a vision about
beating Freezer and about saiyajins pride but it's funny because he's telling me how dignified our species are while he's
mooning me at the same time and-- "
" --YOU WERE MOONING MY GO-CHAN!! " Chi-Chi roared angrily at the ouji, who remained silent and only smirked in
response. She glanced back at Goku, " YOU LET HIM MOON YOU!!! "
" Well I was kinda surprised Veggie was even there. I mean I had just buried him like five minutes ago and yet there
he was, making a proud leader-ish speech in his birthday suit! " Goku grinned.
Chi-Chi looked over at Vegeta, astonished, " You never really die, do you? "
" Heh-heh-heh. " Vegeta snickered, then marched proudly past the other two people in the room and showed off by doing
a little spin at the end. He bowed, then put his hands on his hips and smirked, " Well? "
" Good job little Veggie! " Goku clapped for him. The ouji mildly glowed red.
" Heh...thanks Kakay. " the ouji beamed.
" Mr. Oujisama I agree with your large friend whole-heartedly! " La Flu got up and grabbed Vegeta by the hands,
" You have a true talent! "
" Yes, I AM very talented aren't I-- "
" --and that's why I'd like you to model for me! " she grinned.
The blood instantly rushed out of Vegeta's shocked face, " You what? "
" I want you to model clothes for me! On the runway! With that cocky strut and that brilliant attitude of yours you'd
become famous in mere SECONDS! " La Flu said excitedly.
" You talk to me as if I'm a stable horse. " Vegeta grumbled.
" A horse is a horse of course of course. And no one can talk to a horse of course, unless of course the name of that
horse happens to be Mister E--mmph! " Goku yelped as Chi-Chi slapped her hand over his mouth, instantly squelching his
singing.
" Not now, honey. " Chi-Chi said flatly.
Goku whimpered.
" WHAT?! You--you can't be SERIOUS! " Bulma gawked at La Flu.
" And why not. He's the perfect size, and you wanted some publicity for the company, and he has such an intreging
walk to him. " Celine said, surprised.
" But he's VEGETA! " Bulma protested, " You don't know him like I know him! Or like all the rest of the Z gang knows
him! He'll, he'll reek havoc! He'll destory everything in his path! "
" And just what makes you so SURE about that! "
Bulma turned around to see an offended-looking ouji glaring up at her, " Well, you see, it's just that-- "
" --I know what's going inside that equally egotistic brain of yours, Bul-chan. You're jealous. "
" WHAT?! "
" You're jealous that if I accept this strange woman's offer to "mo-del" earth-clothes and whatever that I'll become
more famous than you thereby making me more popular and thereby making me RULER OF THE UNIVERSE!!! " he laughed at her.
" Not even close, Vegeta. "
" HAHAHAHAHA--eh? " the ouji froze.
" Like I said before I'm sure you'll eventually get fed up with SOMETHING or another and blast the place to bits, but
that's not the point! The point is the MEDIA! " Bulma poked him in the chest.
" The what? " Vegeta looked at her as if she was speaking another language.
" Vegeta if you knew how hard I've worked to keep you out of the spotlight since you got here--I mean, Capsule Corp
is FAMOUS. There's rumors about us in every tabloid or cheesy talkshow/magazine you can think of! But if they knew about YOU.
Oh Vegeta the truth even seems like it's from a science fiction novel! " Bulma shouted, then lowered her voice to a whisper,
" A warrior prince from another planet which was blown up by an evil alien who captured him and sent him to various other
planets to destory and capture them in the name of Freeza only to somehow wind up here because one of his co-horts happens to
have an amnesiac little brother who happens to be one of the greatest martial artists on the Earth!!! And I married and had
kids with him! Vegeta-kun, being bombaded with KI-BLASTS isn't nearly as painful as being bombarded with RUMORS. Believe me,
it was HECK for me back when Yamcha and I were dating. With you it could only be worse. "
" I'll just destory the tabloid-people before they get a chance to make up anything. " Vegeta shrugged it off, then
walked over to the Sons, " What do you think, Onna? Am I "model" material? " he asked, amused.
" Not in this lifetime, Ouji-boy. " Chi-Chi smirked, leaning back in her chair.
" I'LL DO IT! " Vegeta grinned, raising his arm in the air. The rest of the gang fell to the ground animé style.
Goku laughed nervously, getting up, " But little Veggie, you don't even LIKE "earth-clothes". You walk around in your
"saiyajin training gear" all day. "
" True, but Onna says I can't do it so I'm going to prove her wrong." the smaller saiyajin said as-a-matter-of-factly
" VEGGIE! IF CHI-CHAN SAID YOU COULDN'T CHOP YOUR HEAD OFF WITH AN ONION KNIFE YOU'D DO IT JUST TO PROVE A POINT!!! "
Goku exclaimed.
" ...yup. " Vegeta nodded after some thought. Goku groaned and slapped himself on the forehead.
" WONDERFUL! Sign here! " La Flu held up a piece of paper. She handed him a pen.
" Vegeta DON'T! Think of the TABLOIDS!! " Bulma bit her lip anxiously.
" Who cares about some stupid magazines. I don't read them anyway. " Vegeta said while signing his first name.
" THINK ABOUT ME!! "
" This doesn't consern you so why bother. "
" Oooh! THINK OF YOUR PRIDE! "
" I'm not losing any pride in letting myself be photographed in Earth-clothes, Onna. Besides I'll get paid for it. "
" THINK--uhhh--THINK OF "KAKAY"! " Bulma grabbed Goku and held him up beside her by the collar.
" Hi Veggie. " Goku waved stupidly at him.
" ...what does HE have to do with any of this!! " Vegeta scratched his head, then finished signaturing his last name.
" Nothing, it, I, ohhhh. " Bulma groaned, dropping the bigger saiyajin to the ground.
" Too late. I signed already. " he said proudly, then handed the pen back to La Flu, " So, what do you want me to
do? "
" I'd like to meet with you tommorow and we can have the appointment sometime tommorow afternoon. " she smiled,
putting her pen away in her purse.
" Appointment? I'm not going to have to get a checkup or shots or anything for this, am I? " Vegeta asked curiously.
" Oh NO. Nothing like that. " Celine shook her head, " Well I guess I'll be seeing you then. I have to be in England
by 8 and I only have an hour to get to the airport. " she said, heading for the door.
" And you'll be back by tommorow that fast? " the ouji said, confused.
" Yes of course I will. See you then! Ta-ta! " La Flu left the house. Bulma groaned, Vegeta stared at the door in
bewilderment, Goku waved goodbye happily to the closed door and Chi-Chi snickered to herself.
" TA-DA TO YOU TOO! " Goku shouted, then grinned, " She was a nice lady. A little weird, but nice. "
" This is the end! " Bulma moaned in dread as she wandered back to the kitchen, " KA-BOOM, everything GONE! Blasted
to bits! I can see it all now! "
" What's she all worried about? " Goku asked.
Chi-Chi let out a chuckle at the ouji.
" And what is so funny, Onna? Do you have a problem with me trying on Earth-clothes for this woman? " Vegeta said
proudly.
" Heh-heh. It's your funeral Ouji. " Chi-Chi got up off the couch, " Come on Goku, let's go home and wait for the
broadcast. "
" YAY! " Goku cheered, following her.
" Broadcast? WHAT BROADCAST! " Vegeta demanded.
" Oh, don't you know who she was? " Chi-Chi stifled a laugh, " You're going to be on TV tommorow, Vegeta. I just hope
I don't choke on my popcorn watching you in 'action'. "
" I HOPE YOU _DO_ CHOKE ON YOUR POPCORN ONNA! AND I HOPE IT TAKES A VERY _LONG_ _PAINFUL_ TIME TO EXTRACT THE BUTTERY
PUFF-BALL FROM YOUR DEMON THROAT!!! " he shouted at her.
" I like popcorn! " Goku pepped up, looking around for the food item.
" Well come back home and I'll make you some. " Chi-Chi said, dragging him outside and to the car.
" FINE! BE THAT WAY! I DON'T CARE!!! I'LL SHOW YOU! I'LL SHOW ALL OF YOU!!! " Vegeta screamed from the doorway.
" Oh he'll "show" alright. " Chi-Chi scoffed, starting up the car and driving off.
" HMMPH! " Vegeta nodded at the car, folding his arms in his usual ouji-like fashion. He stood there for 10 seconds,
then sweatdropped, realizing something, " HEY! I never got to finish sparring against Kakarrotto...ERRR, ONNA YOU COME BACK
HERE!!! "
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6:22 PM 8/3/2002
END OF PART ONE!
Chuquita: And so ends part one.
Goku: YAY!
Chuquita: (to Son) You never would have seen this 2 years ago from me. Veggie trying to prove Chi wrong like that I mean.
Goku: Really? [stuffs a cupcake in his mouth]
Chuquita: Yeah. The first year, err, 2 months was the Trial Season, 2001 was Experimentation Season since we did a lot of
stuff with different characters and I was trying to figure out which ones suited me best. That's when I did the Chibi Veggie
fic, the Piccolo fic, the GT fic, the chibis stuff (Bura, Goten, Trunks, etc). And 2002 has got to be the Buddy Season.
Vegeta: (skeptic) The "Buddy Season"?
Chuquita: Yeah. Basically near-everything I've written this year has to do with the you and Son's buddyship and basically the
first year I've started doing the Veggie VS Chi-Chi and Bura going from being just a cute little girl to being manipulative
and Veggie starting to figure that out.
Goku: (cheeks puffed up with cupcakes) (muffled by the pastries) Liddle Veh-ee ef bewy smard.
Vegeta: (slightly peeved) Say, Chu. Why didn't we order a cake, this IS an anniversary isn't it?
Chuquita: We couldn't afford a cake so I ordered 53 cupcakes instead.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) And that costs less...how?
Chuquita: Umm, they were buy 10 get 43 free.
Vegeta: ...THERE IS NO SUCH SALE!!!
Goku: (sticks out his cupcake-mush covered tongue & smiles cheesily into the camera) Wah, wah wahhh! [points to tongue]
[Chu & Veggie sweatdrop]
Chuquita: Uh, right....(turns back to Veggie) To tell the truth Son-san and I enlisted Chi-Chi to make a cake for the us and
the backstage crew, but, well--
Goku: (swallows) --as soon as she found out you were one of the recipients she went on strike.
Vegeta: (face-fault) How nice of her.
Chuquita: Since she went on strike, like an hour before we got here we had our camera-man figure it out for us.
Vegeta: (cocks his head at the camera-man) Mirai? (to Chu) It was MIRAI'S idea to buy 53 cupcakes and stack them on the desk?
Goku: (raises his arm) Nope! (cheerfully) That was my idea to buy the cupcakes. (whispers) Mirai only ordered them. (nods,
proud of himself)
Vegeta: (glances down at the large number of cupcakes now covering the desk) (dryly) Yes, I'd have to say this looks like
something YOU would do, Kakarrotto.
Goku: (giggles) Does little Veggie like my artwork?
Vegeta: (glowing bright red) Uhhhh, yeah. Heh-heh. It's, umm, very YOU, Kakarrotto.
Goku: YAY! Huggin time for little Veggie! [reaches over to grab the ouji, only to have him disappear under the desk]
(sweatdrop) Little Veggie?
Chuquita: (smiles at the cupcakes) (picks one up) Hey, look at that. He had them numbered. [holds up the cupcake to the
audiance, icing side forward to reveal a red number 1 in the middle of the icing]
Goku: (pouting) Little Veggie come out from under the desk.
Vegeta: NO!!
Goku: (sweatdrop)
Mirai: (from behind the camera) Umm, we had them numbered because we were too lazy to count them all out.
Chuquita: (disheartened) ...oh. (perks up) O-well. Hey Mirai, you what would've gone good with this?
Mirai: What?
Chuquita: Pie.
Mirai: (Veggie-glare) Don't.
Chuquita: Already have.
Goku: I GOT VEGGIE! [holding up the desk with one hand and Veggie with the other] (shakes his finger at Veggie) Bad little
Veggie, hiding from me like that.
Vegeta: Kakarrotto, please put me down.
Goku: Ohhhh. Oh-kay little Veggie. [drops the desk, then Veggie] ...SURPRISE HUG ATTACK!! [hugs him from behind] (grins)
Heeheehee!
Vegeta: (glowing) Help....me...
Chuquita: (to audiance) I guess this wraps up part one's Corner. Up next we're going to talk solely on Veggie, stuff that's
changed about him, stuff that's stayed the same about him--
Goku: --like his height. (snickers)
Vegeta: I RESENT THAT COMMENT!!
Chuquita: --and we're going to have a special surprise little cameo from the show's very first author-created character. If
you've read any of the old stuff you know who I'm talking about.
Goku: Also if anybody cares to ask questions about Veggie and wants to possibly have their questions in Part 2's Corner,
e-mail or write somethin about it in the review.
Chuquita: If the question's unique-enough we'll use it. So nothing like favorite colors or how old is Veggie.
Vegeta: (angry) BUT I LIKE THOSE QUESTIONS! (smirks) They're very simple to answer.
Chuquita: We're gonna have the questions (if we end up with any) at the end Corner in part 2 seeing as I'll probably get to
start writing part 2 before this part 1 shows up on ff.net Monday.
Goku: We're also gonna have little Veggie quotes from then and now, the animé and manga.
Chuquita: IF we get the time.
Vegeta: Don't I have a say in this!!
Chuquita: (cheerfully) Nope!
Vegeta: THAT'S NOT FAIR!! YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE QUOTES FROM ME AND USE THEM OUT OF CONTEXT IN ORDER TO GET A FEW CHEAP LAUGHS!
I'M AN INDIVIDUAL TOO! I'LL SUE! I'LL OVERTHROW YOU! MUTINY! [the lights start going out around the room] DON'T TURN THOSE
OFF! HEY! YOU BETTER NOT IRIS OUT ON ME! THIS ISN'T SOME CARTOON WHERE YOU CAN JUST CUT ME OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN LIKE--
[everything is now blacked out]
Chuquita: Until Part 2 everybody.
Goku: The food you make is equal to the food you take.
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from dbz ep 92 "A Mega Genki Dama...His Last Ace!!!
{Goku:} [Thinking] I'm done for...!
*Vegeta starts talking to Goku from somewhere off screen*
{Vegeta:} Kakarotto! I'm disgusted! Is that all the power you have in you! What happened to your pride as a Saiyajin!
{Goku:} I'm not a Saiyajin!
{Vegeta:} Are you still saying that? You're a magnificent Saiyajin!
Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: [the Corner is decortated in birthday-ish party favors] Hello and welcome to another story and another Corner by
yours truely. I'm Chuquita.
Goku: (giggling at the Q.O.T.W) Heeheehee, and I'm magsniff-eee-scent!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) It says magnificent, Kakarrotto.
Goku: (laughs) Yeah, you said that already. [points to the quote]
Chuquita: Today we're celebrating our 53'rd story! [confetti falls from the sky]
Goku: (toots a little horn)
Chuquita: Now, some people may ask why we're celebrating our Fifty-THIRD story instead of our Fiftieth. Well--
Goku: --we didn't even know we had gotten to fifty until somebody told us afterwards! (grins cheesily)
Vegeta: (sarcasm) You're brilliant people, you know that?
Goku: Aww, why THANK YOU little Veggie! [plunks a kiddie-sized party at on the ouji's head] Heehee.
Vegeta: (glowing bright red) Heh, "heehee". OHH! [slams his still glowing face down upon the desk]
Goku: (to Chu) Doesn't Veggie look CUTE with his lil party hat on. (happily) PARTY ON little Veggie!
Vegeta: (groans, trying to reduce the red-ness)
Chuquita: Anyway, we're glad to be here Son. Little bit of trivia. Did you know NOTHING is divisible by 53?
Goku: (surprised) Really? I did not know that....Chu?
Chuquita: Yeah?
Goku: What's "divisible" mean?
Chuquita: ...nevermind. (to audiance) You know audiance, we've come a long way from our first story, "Veggienapped". In fact,
we didn't even have this little talk thing in the original Corners. It was more like an "author's note" kinda place.
Goku: I like it better this way. [grins and pulls Veggie's face off the desk] Here little buddy, have a cupcake! [puts the
pastry on the desk infront of the still-faintly-glowing Veggie] [lets go of Veggie's collar]
Vegeta: [head falls back down onto the desk, smushing into the cupcake]
Goku: (sweatdrops) (laughs nervously) Heh-heh-heh-heh. In a hurry to start eating, eh Veggie?
Chuquita: Another piece of information. Veggie wasn't even called Veggie until the second half of my second story. "Tastes
Like Chicken". And even then it was "veggiehead". Not Veggie. [looking through her floppy drive]
Goku: Whatcha doin now, Chu-sama?
Chuquita: I'm looking for where you first used Veggie instead of Vegeta when refering to our short, [glances over at the
cupcake-faced ouji and sweatdropps] icing-covered little friend.
Goku: [grabs the cupcake out from under Veggie's face and eats it] Mmm, cupcakey! With just a hint of Veggie.
Vegeta: Huh-wha? (snapping out of it)
Chuquita: (snaps her fingers in success) AHH! Here we go! Mamamia part 2! (scratches her head) I had Veggie's Mom in that one
(who also changed a lot over the stories she was in) and she had a habit of calling him Veggie-chan and that's how Son-San
picked it up! 'course it took a while even after that before the nickname became a regular thing.
Vegeta: (sighs) Ahh, yes. The good old days. (smiles) That was back in the day when I could harass Kakarrot without any
alterior motives. Before Onna and I become fierce competitors for the title of "Ruler of Kaka-land".
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Actually, she's already hating your guts by the first chapter of the first story.
Vegeta: Oh....really?
Chuquita: Yeah, but not for the usual reason. You beat up Chibi Goten.
Vegeta: I did? I kinda like the kid.
Chuquita: You do NOW. I bet anyone who reads my Veggienapped now will probably not even believe that I wrote it! A lot of the
characters have really changed since then; Veggie, Bura, Goten, Chi-Chi, even Son-San changed a little bit. Everyone else is
basically the same. The only three main characters who have remained constant throughout all my stories personality-wise are
Bulma, Mirai Trunks, and Chibi Trunks. But I'll talk about that in a later Corner.
Goku: Today's story also begins with the word Veggie but is about something completely different.
Chuquita: That's right Son! In today's story Veggie DOESN'T get kidnapped by aliens, but he DOES show off his shorts.
Vegeta: (pale green) Oh no, not this one.
Goku: (cheerfully) YUP! This one!
Chuquita: Here's the summary!
Summary: Underwear. We all wear it; well--most of us. Bulma decides to invite a famous fashion designer to Capsule Corp. But
what happens when the fashion designer decides Veggie would be perfect for modeling her new line of underwear? Will Veggie
go through with it? Will he make it down the catwalk without blasting the audiance into oblivion? How will Chi-Chi and Goku
react to this one? Will Veggie be able to use his new "underwear model" title to his advantage? And what happens when the
papers suddenly start blasting rumors about his personal life? Find out!
Vegeta: (groans) Chu, this has got to be one of the weirdest, most embarassing things that's ever happened to me.
Chuquita: (happily) I thought you'd like it.
Goku: (giggles) Remember Veggie, smile and move.
Vegeta: SHUTUP!
Chuquita: (to Son) You ever notice how some people call him Veggie and other people call him 'Geta?
Goku: Hey, you're right!..."little Geta" just doesn't sound as cute and huggable as "little Veggie" sounds, though. (frowns)
Chuquita: Personally I think it's a regional thing. Like some people call soda, soda and others call it pop. I call it soda.
(curious) Maybe the people on the west coast say pop and Geta. I dunno. (shrugs)
Goku: Wait, where does that put us.
Chuquita: We're on the East.
Goku: The East of what?
Chuquita: (sergeant Chu) That's classified information, soldier.
Goku: (pouts) Ohhh...
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" Veggie, I'm not really sure about this. Chi-chan specifically told me not to. "
" NONSENSE, Kakarrotto! Do you listen to EVERYTHING "Chi-chan" tells you to do! "
" Well, yeah. " Goku scratched his head. The two saiyajins were standing inside the brand new gravity room that Bulma
had added to the building, " Besides I haven't really trained in gravity like this since that time I went to Namek. I think
Chi-chan's worried that I'll get myself hurt in here. "
" Believe me that's not what she's worried about. " the ouji muttered, walking over to the gravity machine to turn it
on.
" It looks exactly the same as the old one you kept out on the front lawn though. " Goku smiled, " I wonder what ever
happened to that one. "
" It exploded. With me inside it. " Vegeta cringed, tapping the buttons on the control panel.
" Ehhh. " Goku stuck his tongue out at the gory images that flashed through his mind, " Bloody Veggie parts. "
" Yes, that pretty much summed up that whole experiance. " Vegeta said flatly, then folded his arms as the lights in
the room turned a bright red.
" Gravity on. 600X normal Earth's normal gravity. " the gravity machine announced. The ouji lightly braced himself
for the change in gravity.
" 600? WOW Veggie I've never sparred in 600--AHHH! " Goku screamed as he fell over onto the floor, yelling in panic,
" VEGGIE! VEH-HEH-HEH-GEEE!!! I CAN'T GET UP VEGGIE!!! " he wailed.
" *A-hem*! "
The larger saiyajin opened his eyes to see Vegeta standing over him, now in SSJ2 and looking down skeptically. He
pointed to his hair.
" ...oh yeah. I forgot about that. " Goku blinked, then went SSJ2 himself and easily lept to his feet, " I'M ALL
BETTER!! " he grinned widely.
" Good. You see, Kakarrotto, you have to remember that while in 600X gravity even the slightest added weight could
cause you to tip over and smash a huge dent in the floor, such as the Kaka-shaped mark you left there. " he pointed to the
hole. Goku laughed nervously at it.
" Sorry Veggie. " Goku grinned sheepishly.
" Yes, you should be--WAHH! "
*SMASH*!
Goku glanced down at his smaller companion, who was now twitching in pain, " Tail. "
" Tail. " the ouji repeated blandly. He quickly wrapped the furry apendage around his waist and stood up, " I keep
forgeting I got this thing back! " he grumbled.
" Sometimes I forget I even have mine. " Goku pointed to his gi and pouted, " Chi-chan made me keep it wrapped around
my waist AND under my clothes. " he looked up at the ouji, " She says it's to keep it safe from your own "evil furry
appendaged-extention of your ouji-self". Whatever that means. " he shrugged, then yelped in pain as something smacked the
back of his head, nearly knocking him over, " AHHH! MY HEAD! "
" Heh-heh-heh-heh! " Vegeta snickered, hovering above him, " Take THIS! " he formed a ball of ki in his hand and
chucked it down at the larger saiyajin, who deflected it, causing the ki to bounce around the walls of the room until it
spiraled towards Vegeta's back.
" Veggie, duck. " Goku pointed at him.
The prince cocked his head, then yelped as his own ki hit and fried him to a crisp. Goku laughed at him.
" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Silly Veggie! I told you to duck. " he grinned.
Vegeta shook the soot off himself, " WELL HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT "duck" MEANT! "
" HEY! VEGGIE! YOU WERE THE ONE WHO ATTACKED ME FIRST WITHOUT EVEN TELLING ME WE HAD STARTED ALREADY!! " Goku
retorted.
" Hmm, point. Oh well? " Vegeta shrugged, then flew at him, another ki ball already formed in his left hand.
Goku backed up, ready to jump at him only to suddenly disappear. Vegeta froze, then felt a spark of chi behind him and
whipped around only to have Goku send a kick to his fist, causing Vegeta's glove to fly off his hand and smash clear through
the window on the door to the gravity room. The duo froze, staring at the hole.
" Uh-oh. " Goku said in a nervous sing-song voice, " Veh-gee lost his glu-uve. "
" ... " Vegeta stared at his now bare hand and shrieked. He ran to the door, flung it upon and dashed out in the
direction of his missing glove.
Goku scratched his head for a moment, then shrugged and sat down indian-style on the gravity-room floor.
" Like I was saying, it's really nice to see you again and-- "
" --*SPLOOSH*! "
" BULMA! BULMA HAVE YOU SEEN MY GLOVE--oh. " Vegeta screeched to a halt to find Bulma sitting at the kitchen along
with a woman he hadn't seen before. The ouji stared at his glove which was now floating in the woman's tea and sweatdropped,
" Uh, I'll be, umm, taking this. " he said, trying to keep himself dignified as he grabbed his glove out of her tea, put it
back on, and walked out of the room; his glove making a nasty splushing noise as he did so.
Bulma slapped herself on the forehead, " Oh, heaven help me. " she groaned, " I'm sorry, you must be so embarassed. "
" No, not at all. " the woman answered, " He has a very nice strut, actually. "
Bulma nearly spat her tea out all over the kitchen table, " Vegeta?! HA! You couldn't PAY him to do that kind of
thing! "
" Really? I happen to think everybody has a price. "
" Kakarrotto! I'm back. And I've got my--OOF! " Vegeta cried out as he flew upward and smashed into the ceiling,
" --glove. " he said flatly.
" Heeheehee. BOY little Veggie am I glad to see you! " Goku grinned from beside him. Vegeta glared at the larger
saiyajin, who was also pinned to the ceiling, " You see I got kinda bored waiting for you to come back and I got to looking
at the buttons on the control panel and there was this big shiney blue button. Oh WOW was it pretty! Anyways, I pushed the
button and the machine went crazy and started beeping and whirring and before you knew it it was at negative -1100X gravity!"
Vegeta rolled his eyes, " Kakarrot you amaze me. "
" That I do little Veggie 'o mine. That I do.... " Goku nodded happily.
" ... "
" ... "
" So? How do we, you know, shut it off? "
" We press the little yellow button that says "off" on it. " Vegeta replied.
" Well, let's do it then. "
" We CAN'T do it, Kakarrotto? And do you know WHY? " Vegeta said calmly, his voice indicating that he was trying his
best not to blow his temper.
" No, why? " Goku asked.
" Because, Kakarrot, WE'RE STUCK TO THE STUPID CEILING THAT'S WHY!!!! " he screamed.
" You, you mean we'll never get down from here AGAIN!? " Goku gasped in terror.
" Not until somebody realizes we're up here and finds a way to shut the machine off without actually entering the
room. " Vegeta explained.
" That could be a while. " Goku gulped, " Veggie does anyone know we're in here? "
" Bulma does. I saw her when I went to go get my, err, glove. " Vegeta glanced over at his soggy, tea-drenched glove,
which was slowly dripping tea onto the floor infront of the doorway.
" Oh. Oh-kay. " Goku nodded, then screamed at the top of his lungs, " BULMA!!! BULMA HELP US WE'RE TRAPPED!!! WE'RE
STUCK ON THE CEILING AND WE CAN'T GET DOWN! SOMEBODY! ANYBODY HELP US!!!! "
Vegeta rubbed his ears in pain.
" Go-chan? "
Goku's eyes flew wide open to see a figure in the doorway, " CHI-CHI! " he squealed, " OH LITTLE VEGGIE, CHI-CHAN IS
HERE TO SAVE US!! "
" I'd rather stay stuck to the ceiling for another several hours. " Vegeta grumbled.
" Goku, what are you doing in here! I thought I TOLD you already not to come in here! " she shouted up at him from
the doorway.
The large saiyajin looked at her guiltily, " I am sorry, Chi-chan. It's just that Veggie said-- "
" --VEGGIE!? " Chi-Chi exclaimed, only to pause as a blob of tea fell onto her head, slid down her face and slammed
onto the floor like a ton of bricks. She glanced up to see Vegeta smirking beside Goku. She narrowed her eyes, " Ouji. "
" Onna. " he replied, snickering.
" Chi-chan we need you're help! We're stuck! " Goku cried out, instantly regaining her attention, " Me-n-Veggie were
sparring in the gravity room but then I touched the blue button and now the gravity went in the opposite direction and we're
being pressed against the ceiling and we can't get down to shut it off do you think you could shut it off for us pretty
pretty please? " he quickly rattled off, staring down at her with big sparkily eyes.
" Aww, of course I'll save YOU Go-chan. " Chi-Chi grabbed a small bouncy ball sitting out in the hallway, " Now which
button did you say turns it off again? "
" The one with the word off on it. "
" ... "
" ... "
Both Chi-Chi and Vegeta sweatdropped.
" Goku-- "
" --the yellow one. "
" Thank you sweetie. " she smiled, then threw the ball at the control panel, hitting the button and causing the two
saiyajins to instantly fall back down onto the floor, screaming. Chi-Chi entered the room and helped the dizzy Goku to his
feet, " Are you alright, Go-chan? " she asked, conserned.
" I feel like my spleen's about to explode. " Goku's face turned a green color. He covered his mouth with his hand,
then swallowed back down the liquid that was now in his puffed up cheeks. The saiyajin made a face of disgust at the taste,
" That's the last time I re-eat my breakfast for a while. " he stuck his tongue out.
" Awww, poor baby, I'll take you home so you don't have to get nauseous at the sight that ugly evil little ouji
anymore. " Chi-Chi gave him a quick hug, then blew a raspberry at Vegeta over her shoulder. Vegeta glared at her, then
teleported infront of them.
" Nice try Onna. " he sneered at her, then glanced up at the bigger saiyajin, " Kakay you don't wanna leave NOW, do
you? " he asked innocently, " After all, we haven't even finished--"sparring". " Vegeta smirked in Chi-Chi's direction.
" DON'T YOU DARE TRY MESSING WITH MY HEAD, OUJI! BECAUSE IT ISN'T WORKING!!! " she pulled out her bazooka. Vegeta
backed up through the hall.
" Aww, what's the matter Onna? " Vegeta snickered, then quickly dodged as Chi-Chi sent a blast in his direction,
smashing a hole in the floor instead, " Are you afraid of me? "
" *ZAP*! "
He dodged again, " Are you in denial? *ZAP*! Or maybe you're just holding onto your relationship to Kakarrotto-chan
for the sole purpose of making sure I don't become the next "benefactor" shall we say? " Vegeta chuckled, amused.
" *ZAP*ZAP*ZAP*!! "
Chi-Chi pulled the trigger again, only to have nothing happen. She growled.
" Whatsa matter, out of bullets? " Vegeta fake-pouted, then laughed mockingly, " HAHA! TOO BAD! "
" That's PERFECT! "
All three froze and turned to the source of the voice.
" HE'S perfect! Did you see how skillfully he dodged those blasts! " the woman who had been at the kitchen table said
excitedly to Bulma.
" Please lady, don't encourage him. " Chi-Chi said dryly, folding her arms. Vegeta grinned proudly.
" Why thank you. For someone who's tea happened to be in the landing path of my glove you're a surprisingly
intelligent person! " Vegeta boasted, shaking her hand.
" That's ouji-talk for he likes you. " Bulma added.
" Oh?...OH! Well thank you very much Mister--- "
" Vegeta Oujisama. " he smirked, " Prince of the planet Bejito-sei! Homeworld to the greatest warrior race ever to
live! "
" --and be blown up within 3 seconds. " Chi-Chi scoffed. Vegeta shot her a death-glare.
" That's very nice and all. " the woman smiled at him, letting go of his hand, " Would you mind going upstairs,
change into your underwear and come back down to show us all? "
Vegeta looked at the woman as if she had just sprouted a second head, " What are you, nuts? " he said in disbelief.
" Umm, Vedge, let me explain something for you. " Bulma laughed at the shocked expression on his face.
" Yes, Bulma, DO explain. " he urged her, still surprised, " She wants me to come back down here in my UNDERWE-- "
" --hai. That. Vegeta, this is Celine La Flu, she's in charge of a subsidiary company owned by Capsule Corp. She owns
a line of clothing along with several other things. " Bulma said.
" Hello Miss Laugh-Fluid! " Goku grinned, reaching out to shake her hand. She rolled her eyes.
" Charmed, I'm sure. " she replied. Goku pouted, then walked back over to Chi-Chi and hugged her.
" Goku, do you remember that shirt I was wearing when I first met you? The one with my name across the front? " Bulma
asked.
" Yup! Bulma 87! " he grinned.
" This is the woman who designed it for me. " she pointed to La Flu.
" YOU made that shirt for Bulma? WOW! " Goku said, impressed.
" Thank you. How thoughtful. " La Flu smiled at him.
" YOU MUST BE ANCIENT!! " he grinned. She yelped, then fell to the ground animé style.
" WHY I _NEVER_!!! " a vein bulged on Celine's forehead.
" Nice goin, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta shook his head and sighed, slightly embarassed.
" Hmmph! In fact, that shirt happened to be a big seller overseas. We made over 18,000 of them. " La Flu boasted.
Goku turned to Bulma, confused, " Now why would you want that many of the same shirt? "
Bulma sweatdropped, " They weren't ALL for me, Son-kun!! She sold them. To CUSTOMERS! "
" OHHHHHHHHhhhh. " Goku said, enlightened, " Who KNEW there were so many Bulmas! "
" Go-chan. Let's leave before you embarass yourself any further. " Chi-Chi groaned, dragging him off.
" But Chi-chan I'm not done playing with Veggie yet? " he sniffled.
" Yes, Onna. He's not done "playing" with his "Veggie" yet. " Vegeta cackled.
" OH YOU SHUT UP, SHORTY!! " Chi-Chi shook her fist at him.
" I happen to think he's the perfect size. " La Flu nodded.
" See that, Onna. I'm perfect! " Vegeta grinned widely.
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes, " Oh brother. "
" SO! What do you think about going to get changed? " the woman asked Vegeta.
" WHAT?! You mean that "underwear" thing? YOU MUST BE CRAZY! " Vegeta ranted, " THERE IS NO WAY I AM GOING TO COME
BACK DOWN HERE AND PRANCE AROUND IN MY UNDERWEAR!!! "
" I can't believe I'm going to come back down there and prance around in my underwear. " Vegeta grumbled to himself
as he stood before the mirror in his bedroom, " Kakarrot's the nudist, NOT ME!!! "
" COME ON VEGETA WE CAN'T WAIT ALL DAY!! " Bulma yelled from downstairs.
The ouji narrowed his eyes at his reflection, " I AM NOT COMING DOWN THERE AND THAT'S FINAL!!! "
" WHAT DID YOU SAY?! " she yelled back.
" I SAID-- " he stomped out into the, " --I AM _NOT_ COMING DOWN THERE AND THAT'S-- "
" *SLAM*! " Vegeta spun around to see Bulma behind him, closing his door shut. He glared at her.
" CHEATER!! " Vegeta shook his fist in the air.
" Yeah yeah yeah, now get down there, if all goes accordingly Capsule Corp could get some good publicity! " Bulma
beamed, pushing him down the stairs.
" Accordingly?! YOU HAVE A PLAN! " Vegeta gasped, " YOU CAN'T HAVE A PLAN! I'M THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO HAVE PLANS!
I'M "EVIL"! REMEMBER!!! "
" Oh calm down. This has nothing to do with you. In fact I don't know why she'd be interested in having YOU model
clothes. Toussan, Kaasan and I were planning on wearing some of Celine's new clothing line in a news article so Capsule Corp
along with her company can get some publicity. " Bulma explained.
" And I won't have to do anything? " he asked, suspicous.
" No, Vegeta you won't have to do anything. " Bulma said flatly, " It's only my family, remember? "
The ouji paused, " HEY! I'm part of your family! I'm your husband!! And don't tell me otherwise. " he said stubbornly
" We didn't technically get married you know. "
" We performed a saiyajin bonding ceremony, isn't that enough for you? HUH! " Vegeta grumbled.
" Alright, alright. Calm down. " Bulma patted him on the shoulder, " Here he is! " she said happily to the group in
the downstairs living room. Vegeta's eyes shot wide open in fear.
" Oh my goodness! "
" Oh MY! "
" Ooh la la little Veggie. "
The ouji looked nervously around the room at the expression on the others faces. Chi-Chi was in shock, La Flu in
surprise, and Goku was sitting there eating a top of a large, raw, turquoise-colored mackeral as if nothing had happened.
" I feel stupid. " the ouji grumbled to himself, embarassed.
" You look stupid--why are you still wearing those! " Bulma motioned to Vegeta, who still had on in addition to his
briefs his boots and gloves, including the slightly tea-stained one. His tail still wrapped around his waist from before like
a belt.
" I'm not going anywhere without my gloves and boots. I feel naked without them. " he nodded thoughtfully.
" YOU PRACTICALLY _ARE_ NA--oh never mind. " Bulma slapped herself on the forehead. She looked at the victorious
smirk on Vegeta's face, " Why do I even bother. "
" You "bother" because you love me. " Vegeta snickered.
" Please--don't remind me. " she groaned.
" Too late, I already have. "
" ...URG!!! " Bulma folded her arms in a huff. She turned to La Flu, " What do you want him to do? "
La Flu got up and walked over to them, " Interesting look. " she said to Vegeta, who just turned away with
embarassment, " The gloves are nice-- "
" --yes, they happen to be unbreakable. " Vegeta boasted.
" --the boots are a little chunky. " she shook her wrist. Vegeta glared at her.
" I like Veggie's chunky boots. " Goku pouted as he paused from eating his mackeral.
" Hmm! See, Kakarrotto enjoys my boots! " the smaller saiyajin grinned.
" You're going to have to lose the belt though. " Celine poked the ouji's tail.
" BELT?! WHAT ARE _YOU_ CALLING A BELT! " Vegeta shouted, then yelped as Bulma covered his mouth with her hand.
" Vegeta! You can't tell her about your tail! She'll find out you're from outer space and then everyone else on the
planet will too! " Bulma whispered loudly.
" You've never had problems with me being an "alien" before. "
" Well I've never had to deal with your TAIL before! " she whispered back, " Ugh, just tell her it's some kind of
family heirloom and you can't go anywhere without it. "
" Of course I can't go anywhere without it, it's attached to my butt! " Vegeta exclaimed.
" Don't patronize me, ouji. " Bulma said flatly.
" HEY! SHE CALLED ME OUJI!....YOU'RE MAD AT ME AGAIN, AREN'T YOU BULMA! " he yelled.
" Listen! " La Flu snapped her fingers infront of Vegeta, catching his attention, " Listen to me, 'Geta. "
" VE-geta. " he corrected her.
" LITTLE VEGGIE! " Goku grinned, correcting Vegeta. The ouji sweatdropped.
" "Little Veggie"? " Celine cocked an eyebrow at the prince.
" Kakarrotto's nickname for me. Got a problem with that? " he narrowed his eyes.
" No--NO! No problem with that, he can call you whatever he likes. Now Mr. Oujisama, I want you to walk to the back
of the room and then walk back. Sounds simple, right? "
" Well... " the ouji eyed her up suspicously, " I guess. "
" GREAT! Now go go go. " she said pushing him back.
" STOP PUSHING ME!! " he yelled, " What is this, literal "push the ouji around" day! " Vegeta snorted, then walked
to the other end of the room and then turned around.
" Now I want you to walk back this way, but with that "ummph!" you had after you retrieved your glove from my tea
earlier. " she ordered.
" "ummph". I'll give you "ummph" alright. " Vegeta muttered under his breath as he headed back to where the others
were standing. He smirked as he passed Chi-Chi and Goku, " Hello, Onna. Hello Kakay. "
" Ouji...umm... " Chi-Chi fumbled for something to say.
" There's nothing to be amazed about, Chi. He's not hiding anything TOO special. " Bulma said.
" BULMA!!! " the ouji screamed, flushing wildly, embarassed.
" I don't see why little Veggie's so uptight about this. It's not like we haven't seen your bottom before. " Goku
shrugged.
" KAKARROTTO!!! " he yelled at him.
" Come on little Veggie. Don't trash the tush. " Goku said, then recalled what he had just said and burst into
laughter, " Heeheehee, Veggie made me say TUSH! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! " he laughed, holding his sides to keep them from
splitting, " At least you're not, HAHA, naked this time! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! "
" ... "
" ... "
" ... "
" ... " everyone in the group instantly turned their attention the larger saiyajin, who paused and stifled his
laughter to a few mere chuckles.
" No, haha, you don't understand. There was this one, heehee, time when Veggie was talking to me in a vision about
beating Freezer and about saiyajins pride but it's funny because he's telling me how dignified our species are while he's
mooning me at the same time and-- "
" --YOU WERE MOONING MY GO-CHAN!! " Chi-Chi roared angrily at the ouji, who remained silent and only smirked in
response. She glanced back at Goku, " YOU LET HIM MOON YOU!!! "
" Well I was kinda surprised Veggie was even there. I mean I had just buried him like five minutes ago and yet there
he was, making a proud leader-ish speech in his birthday suit! " Goku grinned.
Chi-Chi looked over at Vegeta, astonished, " You never really die, do you? "
" Heh-heh-heh. " Vegeta snickered, then marched proudly past the other two people in the room and showed off by doing
a little spin at the end. He bowed, then put his hands on his hips and smirked, " Well? "
" Good job little Veggie! " Goku clapped for him. The ouji mildly glowed red.
" Heh...thanks Kakay. " the ouji beamed.
" Mr. Oujisama I agree with your large friend whole-heartedly! " La Flu got up and grabbed Vegeta by the hands,
" You have a true talent! "
" Yes, I AM very talented aren't I-- "
" --and that's why I'd like you to model for me! " she grinned.
The blood instantly rushed out of Vegeta's shocked face, " You what? "
" I want you to model clothes for me! On the runway! With that cocky strut and that brilliant attitude of yours you'd
become famous in mere SECONDS! " La Flu said excitedly.
" You talk to me as if I'm a stable horse. " Vegeta grumbled.
" A horse is a horse of course of course. And no one can talk to a horse of course, unless of course the name of that
horse happens to be Mister E--mmph! " Goku yelped as Chi-Chi slapped her hand over his mouth, instantly squelching his
singing.
" Not now, honey. " Chi-Chi said flatly.
Goku whimpered.
" WHAT?! You--you can't be SERIOUS! " Bulma gawked at La Flu.
" And why not. He's the perfect size, and you wanted some publicity for the company, and he has such an intreging
walk to him. " Celine said, surprised.
" But he's VEGETA! " Bulma protested, " You don't know him like I know him! Or like all the rest of the Z gang knows
him! He'll, he'll reek havoc! He'll destory everything in his path! "
" And just what makes you so SURE about that! "
Bulma turned around to see an offended-looking ouji glaring up at her, " Well, you see, it's just that-- "
" --I know what's going inside that equally egotistic brain of yours, Bul-chan. You're jealous. "
" WHAT?! "
" You're jealous that if I accept this strange woman's offer to "mo-del" earth-clothes and whatever that I'll become
more famous than you thereby making me more popular and thereby making me RULER OF THE UNIVERSE!!! " he laughed at her.
" Not even close, Vegeta. "
" HAHAHAHAHA--eh? " the ouji froze.
" Like I said before I'm sure you'll eventually get fed up with SOMETHING or another and blast the place to bits, but
that's not the point! The point is the MEDIA! " Bulma poked him in the chest.
" The what? " Vegeta looked at her as if she was speaking another language.
" Vegeta if you knew how hard I've worked to keep you out of the spotlight since you got here--I mean, Capsule Corp
is FAMOUS. There's rumors about us in every tabloid or cheesy talkshow/magazine you can think of! But if they knew about YOU.
Oh Vegeta the truth even seems like it's from a science fiction novel! " Bulma shouted, then lowered her voice to a whisper,
" A warrior prince from another planet which was blown up by an evil alien who captured him and sent him to various other
planets to destory and capture them in the name of Freeza only to somehow wind up here because one of his co-horts happens to
have an amnesiac little brother who happens to be one of the greatest martial artists on the Earth!!! And I married and had
kids with him! Vegeta-kun, being bombaded with KI-BLASTS isn't nearly as painful as being bombarded with RUMORS. Believe me,
it was HECK for me back when Yamcha and I were dating. With you it could only be worse. "
" I'll just destory the tabloid-people before they get a chance to make up anything. " Vegeta shrugged it off, then
walked over to the Sons, " What do you think, Onna? Am I "model" material? " he asked, amused.
" Not in this lifetime, Ouji-boy. " Chi-Chi smirked, leaning back in her chair.
" I'LL DO IT! " Vegeta grinned, raising his arm in the air. The rest of the gang fell to the ground animé style.
Goku laughed nervously, getting up, " But little Veggie, you don't even LIKE "earth-clothes". You walk around in your
"saiyajin training gear" all day. "
" True, but Onna says I can't do it so I'm going to prove her wrong." the smaller saiyajin said as-a-matter-of-factly
" VEGGIE! IF CHI-CHAN SAID YOU COULDN'T CHOP YOUR HEAD OFF WITH AN ONION KNIFE YOU'D DO IT JUST TO PROVE A POINT!!! "
Goku exclaimed.
" ...yup. " Vegeta nodded after some thought. Goku groaned and slapped himself on the forehead.
" WONDERFUL! Sign here! " La Flu held up a piece of paper. She handed him a pen.
" Vegeta DON'T! Think of the TABLOIDS!! " Bulma bit her lip anxiously.
" Who cares about some stupid magazines. I don't read them anyway. " Vegeta said while signing his first name.
" THINK ABOUT ME!! "
" This doesn't consern you so why bother. "
" Oooh! THINK OF YOUR PRIDE! "
" I'm not losing any pride in letting myself be photographed in Earth-clothes, Onna. Besides I'll get paid for it. "
" THINK--uhhh--THINK OF "KAKAY"! " Bulma grabbed Goku and held him up beside her by the collar.
" Hi Veggie. " Goku waved stupidly at him.
" ...what does HE have to do with any of this!! " Vegeta scratched his head, then finished signaturing his last name.
" Nothing, it, I, ohhhh. " Bulma groaned, dropping the bigger saiyajin to the ground.
" Too late. I signed already. " he said proudly, then handed the pen back to La Flu, " So, what do you want me to
do? "
" I'd like to meet with you tommorow and we can have the appointment sometime tommorow afternoon. " she smiled,
putting her pen away in her purse.
" Appointment? I'm not going to have to get a checkup or shots or anything for this, am I? " Vegeta asked curiously.
" Oh NO. Nothing like that. " Celine shook her head, " Well I guess I'll be seeing you then. I have to be in England
by 8 and I only have an hour to get to the airport. " she said, heading for the door.
" And you'll be back by tommorow that fast? " the ouji said, confused.
" Yes of course I will. See you then! Ta-ta! " La Flu left the house. Bulma groaned, Vegeta stared at the door in
bewilderment, Goku waved goodbye happily to the closed door and Chi-Chi snickered to herself.
" TA-DA TO YOU TOO! " Goku shouted, then grinned, " She was a nice lady. A little weird, but nice. "
" This is the end! " Bulma moaned in dread as she wandered back to the kitchen, " KA-BOOM, everything GONE! Blasted
to bits! I can see it all now! "
" What's she all worried about? " Goku asked.
Chi-Chi let out a chuckle at the ouji.
" And what is so funny, Onna? Do you have a problem with me trying on Earth-clothes for this woman? " Vegeta said
proudly.
" Heh-heh. It's your funeral Ouji. " Chi-Chi got up off the couch, " Come on Goku, let's go home and wait for the
broadcast. "
" YAY! " Goku cheered, following her.
" Broadcast? WHAT BROADCAST! " Vegeta demanded.
" Oh, don't you know who she was? " Chi-Chi stifled a laugh, " You're going to be on TV tommorow, Vegeta. I just hope
I don't choke on my popcorn watching you in 'action'. "
" I HOPE YOU _DO_ CHOKE ON YOUR POPCORN ONNA! AND I HOPE IT TAKES A VERY _LONG_ _PAINFUL_ TIME TO EXTRACT THE BUTTERY
PUFF-BALL FROM YOUR DEMON THROAT!!! " he shouted at her.
" I like popcorn! " Goku pepped up, looking around for the food item.
" Well come back home and I'll make you some. " Chi-Chi said, dragging him outside and to the car.
" FINE! BE THAT WAY! I DON'T CARE!!! I'LL SHOW YOU! I'LL SHOW ALL OF YOU!!! " Vegeta screamed from the doorway.
" Oh he'll "show" alright. " Chi-Chi scoffed, starting up the car and driving off.
" HMMPH! " Vegeta nodded at the car, folding his arms in his usual ouji-like fashion. He stood there for 10 seconds,
then sweatdropped, realizing something, " HEY! I never got to finish sparring against Kakarrotto...ERRR, ONNA YOU COME BACK
HERE!!! "
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6:22 PM 8/3/2002
END OF PART ONE!
Chuquita: And so ends part one.
Goku: YAY!
Chuquita: (to Son) You never would have seen this 2 years ago from me. Veggie trying to prove Chi wrong like that I mean.
Goku: Really? [stuffs a cupcake in his mouth]
Chuquita: Yeah. The first year, err, 2 months was the Trial Season, 2001 was Experimentation Season since we did a lot of
stuff with different characters and I was trying to figure out which ones suited me best. That's when I did the Chibi Veggie
fic, the Piccolo fic, the GT fic, the chibis stuff (Bura, Goten, Trunks, etc). And 2002 has got to be the Buddy Season.
Vegeta: (skeptic) The "Buddy Season"?
Chuquita: Yeah. Basically near-everything I've written this year has to do with the you and Son's buddyship and basically the
first year I've started doing the Veggie VS Chi-Chi and Bura going from being just a cute little girl to being manipulative
and Veggie starting to figure that out.
Goku: (cheeks puffed up with cupcakes) (muffled by the pastries) Liddle Veh-ee ef bewy smard.
Vegeta: (slightly peeved) Say, Chu. Why didn't we order a cake, this IS an anniversary isn't it?
Chuquita: We couldn't afford a cake so I ordered 53 cupcakes instead.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) And that costs less...how?
Chuquita: Umm, they were buy 10 get 43 free.
Vegeta: ...THERE IS NO SUCH SALE!!!
Goku: (sticks out his cupcake-mush covered tongue & smiles cheesily into the camera) Wah, wah wahhh! [points to tongue]
[Chu & Veggie sweatdrop]
Chuquita: Uh, right....(turns back to Veggie) To tell the truth Son-san and I enlisted Chi-Chi to make a cake for the us and
the backstage crew, but, well--
Goku: (swallows) --as soon as she found out you were one of the recipients she went on strike.
Vegeta: (face-fault) How nice of her.
Chuquita: Since she went on strike, like an hour before we got here we had our camera-man figure it out for us.
Vegeta: (cocks his head at the camera-man) Mirai? (to Chu) It was MIRAI'S idea to buy 53 cupcakes and stack them on the desk?
Goku: (raises his arm) Nope! (cheerfully) That was my idea to buy the cupcakes. (whispers) Mirai only ordered them. (nods,
proud of himself)
Vegeta: (glances down at the large number of cupcakes now covering the desk) (dryly) Yes, I'd have to say this looks like
something YOU would do, Kakarrotto.
Goku: (giggles) Does little Veggie like my artwork?
Vegeta: (glowing bright red) Uhhhh, yeah. Heh-heh. It's, umm, very YOU, Kakarrotto.
Goku: YAY! Huggin time for little Veggie! [reaches over to grab the ouji, only to have him disappear under the desk]
(sweatdrop) Little Veggie?
Chuquita: (smiles at the cupcakes) (picks one up) Hey, look at that. He had them numbered. [holds up the cupcake to the
audiance, icing side forward to reveal a red number 1 in the middle of the icing]
Goku: (pouting) Little Veggie come out from under the desk.
Vegeta: NO!!
Goku: (sweatdrop)
Mirai: (from behind the camera) Umm, we had them numbered because we were too lazy to count them all out.
Chuquita: (disheartened) ...oh. (perks up) O-well. Hey Mirai, you what would've gone good with this?
Mirai: What?
Chuquita: Pie.
Mirai: (Veggie-glare) Don't.
Chuquita: Already have.
Goku: I GOT VEGGIE! [holding up the desk with one hand and Veggie with the other] (shakes his finger at Veggie) Bad little
Veggie, hiding from me like that.
Vegeta: Kakarrotto, please put me down.
Goku: Ohhhh. Oh-kay little Veggie. [drops the desk, then Veggie] ...SURPRISE HUG ATTACK!! [hugs him from behind] (grins)
Heeheehee!
Vegeta: (glowing) Help....me...
Chuquita: (to audiance) I guess this wraps up part one's Corner. Up next we're going to talk solely on Veggie, stuff that's
changed about him, stuff that's stayed the same about him--
Goku: --like his height. (snickers)
Vegeta: I RESENT THAT COMMENT!!
Chuquita: --and we're going to have a special surprise little cameo from the show's very first author-created character. If
you've read any of the old stuff you know who I'm talking about.
Goku: Also if anybody cares to ask questions about Veggie and wants to possibly have their questions in Part 2's Corner,
e-mail or write somethin about it in the review.
Chuquita: If the question's unique-enough we'll use it. So nothing like favorite colors or how old is Veggie.
Vegeta: (angry) BUT I LIKE THOSE QUESTIONS! (smirks) They're very simple to answer.
Chuquita: We're gonna have the questions (if we end up with any) at the end Corner in part 2 seeing as I'll probably get to
start writing part 2 before this part 1 shows up on ff.net Monday.
Goku: We're also gonna have little Veggie quotes from then and now, the animé and manga.
Chuquita: IF we get the time.
Vegeta: Don't I have a say in this!!
Chuquita: (cheerfully) Nope!
Vegeta: THAT'S NOT FAIR!! YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE QUOTES FROM ME AND USE THEM OUT OF CONTEXT IN ORDER TO GET A FEW CHEAP LAUGHS!
I'M AN INDIVIDUAL TOO! I'LL SUE! I'LL OVERTHROW YOU! MUTINY! [the lights start going out around the room] DON'T TURN THOSE
OFF! HEY! YOU BETTER NOT IRIS OUT ON ME! THIS ISN'T SOME CARTOON WHERE YOU CAN JUST CUT ME OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN LIKE--
[everything is now blacked out]
Chuquita: Until Part 2 everybody.
Goku: The food you make is equal to the food you take.