After everybody had pizza (varying from two slices to two whole mega-size pizzas) the chefs continued the tiresome task of cooking. Goku and the children carried out tables, chairs and other accessories to the backyard. They placed the cutlery, set up the buffet table and placed some torches around the yard. Around four-thirty, the chefs were done and brought the food out, making sure the others did not try to eat any of it.
They saw a shadow fly over them. Looking up, they saw Yamcha and Master Roshi coming in for a landing. Yamcha landed gracefully while Master Roshi lost his footing and fell on his face.
"I have to do more exercise." He said amidst the laughter of the others. Yamcha helped him up. Ten minutes later, Krillin and Eighteen were led to the party by one of Bulma's robotic escort. They embraced their daughter and greeted Goku, Krillin with warmth and joy, Eighteen with politeness and an icy stare.
"You haven't changed." Goku commented. She grunted and turned away.
With five minutes before the official party started, Tien descended from the skies, followed by Piccolo, Dende and…
"Chaozu?" Goku called as a clown-faced midget appeared from behind Tien. Those on the ground looked and were just as surprised. They crowded around him, asking how he was doing, what was up and so on. Chaozu replied with his usual high-pitched, calming voice.
While they talked, a large crowd formed in front of Bulma's home. Lights kept flashing and there was a great deal of talking. Everyone except Ubuu knew whom it was.
"Who is it?" he asked. His question was soon answered by the crowd's chanting.
"Satan! Satan! Satan!" they were saying. Goku hopped over the fence and ran to the front yard. He was glad he had changed into his favorite Tommy Bahamas shirt and black shorts, because there were many cameras. The saiyan did not want to have his picture taken, but if they did, at least he would look good. He pushed his way through the crowd towards Satan, where security guards blocked him off. The saiyan whistled a birdcall. Satan turned and saw Goku. He motioned him forward. Goku whispered something in his ear, then left just as quickly as he came. He hoped no camera got a good shot of him.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" Satan yelled over the noise of the crowd. They quieted immediately. "My good friend has just told me that we are causing far too much noise and wish that you would leave immediately. They want to celebrate in peace and so do I." Many people disagreed and asked him to stay or if they could come in. But Satan turned his back on them and went into the house. Some people made a run for the door. They did not notice the guard that had slipped in unnoticed after Satan.
"Stay out of my house!" Vegita yelled, throwing the intruders out. He then slammed the door shut.
With Vegita's arrival, the party officially began. As it is customary at all meals, the Earthlings picked the food they wanted first. Believing that they had enough to fill them, they left the rest of the buffet to the saiyans, who were onto seconds when most of the regular humans were halfway through their first. And the saiyans were eating slowly.
During the course of the meal, the Z-gang chatted with each other but the main focus was on Ubuu, the newest member of their family. Though this was the second time any of them had seen him (excluding Goku of course), they accepted without suspicion. Questions were asked of course; they knew very little about the boy. Ubuu had much insight on them though, for Goku had frequently spoken about them during the year they spent together. From what his master had told him, Ubuu was able to identify all of the people at the party. Even Chaozu.
"Not too nervous?" Goku asked him during his fourth helping.
"No." Ubuu said. From his tone, Goku could tell he spoke truthfully.
Once the gang knew who Ubuu was, their attention drifted towards Vegita. It was by dessert before Vegita felt any real humiliation. He was cutting a piece of cake for himself when he felt something grab his leg. The prince looked down and saw little Pan looking up at him.
"What do you want brat?" Vegita asked, forcing annoyance into his voice. He felt the others watching him. Vegita knew Gohan had put her up to this. What was she going to say?
"Can I have a piece of cake?" Pan asked. The saiyan was relieved. She wanted cake. That was simple and it made sense. He was holding the knife. Then he thought, I'm a prince! Why am I serving this brat? He almost said no, but something in Pan's eyes made him grab a plate, cut a slice and give it to Pan. He turned to leave when the trap was sprung.
"Thank you Uncle Veggie!" Pan said loudly. Vegita stopped dead in his tracks.
"What?" he asked angrily. He whirled around but Pan had already sat down next to her father. Who was laughing along with everybody else. Even Ubuu was laughing, thanks to Vegita's reaction. Goku had to decide whether he should laugh or not. But the glare that Vegita gave him made Goku burst.
The prince did not know what to do. He was debating between attacking the entire group, replacing the laughter with screams, or running away. Vegita did not feel like dispensing energy on these worthless creatures and running away would mark him as a coward, making them laugh more. So he settled on his third choice. He chuckled softly and then took a bite of his cake.
After a few more hours of celebration, in which more fun was poked at Vegita as well as the others, the gang began to leave at different times. Chichi was the first to leave, having to use Nimbus to get back home. How Goten got her on it, Goku could not guess. People left in groups of two or three. At ten, Goku, Goten and Ubuu were the only guests that had not left.
"Thanks for everything Bulma." Goku said, then kissed her on the cheeks.
"Thank you for coming to see us." She said.
Goten shook hands with Trunks, kissed Bra on the forehead then stretched his hand towards Vegita. He accepted it.
"See you tomorrow Uncle Veggie." Said Goten. Vegita squeezed the boy's hand, causing Goten to drop to one knee.
"That is how you are supposed to be in front of a prince." Vegita said. Trunks laughed as Goten pulled his hand out of Vegita's vice-grip.
"Note to self: His name is Vegita." Goten said, shaking his hand.
"Very good." The prince said. With that, Vegita went into his house as the guests left.
In the air, Goten noticed his father had a worried look on his face. It was as if he were expecting something.
"What's up?" he asked. Goku did not answer. Goten was wondering what could trouble his father so when Ubuu spoke.
"What did Vegita mean when he said, 'That is how you are supposed to be in front of a prince.'?" Goku's face remained the same, but Goten could now tell what was troubling him. Ubuu did not know everything about the Z-gang.
"You don't need to know just yet." Goku finally said, "I'll explain after the tournament." Ubuu accepted this but was not pleased by this. They flew on in silence.
"Did you hear that?"
"Yes, I did."
"The boy does not know the truth about his master."
"No, he does not…we can use this to our advantage."
"Care for the seed of mistrust within?"
"Yes…but we must be careful."
"Indeed we must."
"He is very powerful."
"But if we play the cards right, he will be a very powerful ally."
"We must corrupt his heart first."
"He is but a child. The difficulty will be to keep him loyal to our cause."
"If done correctly, he will be."
"Yes…he will be."