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Summary: Bulma wakes up the next morning not feeling too great. When she learns that her father has misunderstood and gone to throw Vegeta off the Capsule Corporation's grounds, she must race over to rescue him before Vegeta can react to her father's demands.
The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 13
Bulma awoke with the worst headache she'd had in a very long time. But that wouldn't be so bad if she didn't have multiple bruises and lacerations all over her body. Her clothes were torn and she was laying in the grass of her father's garden. Worst of all, she had no idea how she got there.
As she headed back to the living quarters and a desperately needed shower, Bulma could only remember being angry about Yamcha's actions and furious with Vegeta's insults. She remembered taking a bottle of whiskey from her father's supply and going to work on a special project in one of her labs.
"Oh, Kame! I knew I shouldn't have mixed those two chemicals together! What was I thinking!" She cried as a horrible realization came over her. Just then, Mrs. Briefs came running out of the house.
"Bulma! Bulma-chan! There you are! Oh, your father and I have been so upset! Where have you been all night?!" Bulma's mother looked to have been crying as she smothered Bulma with well-meaning ministrations.
"Oh, your father went to tell that monster, Vegeta, to get off the compound first thing this morning. We knew he was unstable but to destroy the lab! Well, we never thought that."
"Oh no, Mom! You have it all wrong. I destroyed the lab. Vegeta saved me. See, I was drunk and I was mixing."
"You were DRUNK! Bulma, how could you be so irresponsible! I don't mind the occasional glass here and there, but Bulma, in the labs! You could have been killed, but if Prince Vegeta, saved you, well, then, that means. oh, Bulma! You're father is over there right now!"
"I'm already heading that way, Mom. I'll settle Dad down." Bulma headed in the direction of the Gravity Room briefly upset that her shower would have to wait.
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"For the last time, human, I DID NOT KILL YOUR DAUGHTER!" Vegeta bellowed at the old man.
"We all saw you fly away with her, Vegeta. Now I'm telling you for the last time, GET OFF MY PROPERTY!"
"You will not keep me from training, human. I'm not even sure what possessed me to let you live this long. Your usefulness is about at its end." Vegeta raised his hand to obliterate Dr. Briefs when he saw Bulma limping up behind her father. He paused.
"Good morning, Dad. As you can see, the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Good morning, Vegeta."
"Bulma! You're alive! But I saw that monster take you away after he blew up the labs."
"Oh no, Dad! I mean, Vegeta flew me away, yes. But I was the one who blew up the labs. See, I was mixing these two chemicals together and then, well, the roof sort of blew off. If it weren't for Vegeta, I'd be dead by now. Anyway, I sort of passed out in the garden, but I'm okay now. So, you see, you should actually be grateful to Vegeta for saving me and all."
"Oh, well, then, hmmmm. This changes things. All right, Vegeta. You can stay. I guess I better get working on that upgrade I promised you." The old man walked off chuckling to himself.
"You didn't tell your father what really happened." Vegeta said to her.
"Yes, I did. I was careless." She eyed him warily.
"You were drunk." He matter-of-factly stated in return.
"I was NOT drunk. I was.okay, I was drunk, but I was still careless."
"Hmpff," was all he said.
Bulma looked down at the ground and was quiet a moment. "Vegeta, I wanted to say thank you for saving me. If it hadn't been for you.." She looked up at him, but she was surprised to see him looking up at the sky with a shocked look upon his face.
Summary: Bulma wakes up the next morning not feeling too great. When she learns that her father has misunderstood and gone to throw Vegeta off the Capsule Corporation's grounds, she must race over to rescue him before Vegeta can react to her father's demands.
The Prince and the Phoenix - Chapter 13
Bulma awoke with the worst headache she'd had in a very long time. But that wouldn't be so bad if she didn't have multiple bruises and lacerations all over her body. Her clothes were torn and she was laying in the grass of her father's garden. Worst of all, she had no idea how she got there.
As she headed back to the living quarters and a desperately needed shower, Bulma could only remember being angry about Yamcha's actions and furious with Vegeta's insults. She remembered taking a bottle of whiskey from her father's supply and going to work on a special project in one of her labs.
"Oh, Kame! I knew I shouldn't have mixed those two chemicals together! What was I thinking!" She cried as a horrible realization came over her. Just then, Mrs. Briefs came running out of the house.
"Bulma! Bulma-chan! There you are! Oh, your father and I have been so upset! Where have you been all night?!" Bulma's mother looked to have been crying as she smothered Bulma with well-meaning ministrations.
"Oh, your father went to tell that monster, Vegeta, to get off the compound first thing this morning. We knew he was unstable but to destroy the lab! Well, we never thought that."
"Oh no, Mom! You have it all wrong. I destroyed the lab. Vegeta saved me. See, I was drunk and I was mixing."
"You were DRUNK! Bulma, how could you be so irresponsible! I don't mind the occasional glass here and there, but Bulma, in the labs! You could have been killed, but if Prince Vegeta, saved you, well, then, that means. oh, Bulma! You're father is over there right now!"
"I'm already heading that way, Mom. I'll settle Dad down." Bulma headed in the direction of the Gravity Room briefly upset that her shower would have to wait.
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"For the last time, human, I DID NOT KILL YOUR DAUGHTER!" Vegeta bellowed at the old man.
"We all saw you fly away with her, Vegeta. Now I'm telling you for the last time, GET OFF MY PROPERTY!"
"You will not keep me from training, human. I'm not even sure what possessed me to let you live this long. Your usefulness is about at its end." Vegeta raised his hand to obliterate Dr. Briefs when he saw Bulma limping up behind her father. He paused.
"Good morning, Dad. As you can see, the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. Good morning, Vegeta."
"Bulma! You're alive! But I saw that monster take you away after he blew up the labs."
"Oh no, Dad! I mean, Vegeta flew me away, yes. But I was the one who blew up the labs. See, I was mixing these two chemicals together and then, well, the roof sort of blew off. If it weren't for Vegeta, I'd be dead by now. Anyway, I sort of passed out in the garden, but I'm okay now. So, you see, you should actually be grateful to Vegeta for saving me and all."
"Oh, well, then, hmmmm. This changes things. All right, Vegeta. You can stay. I guess I better get working on that upgrade I promised you." The old man walked off chuckling to himself.
"You didn't tell your father what really happened." Vegeta said to her.
"Yes, I did. I was careless." She eyed him warily.
"You were drunk." He matter-of-factly stated in return.
"I was NOT drunk. I was.okay, I was drunk, but I was still careless."
"Hmpff," was all he said.
Bulma looked down at the ground and was quiet a moment. "Vegeta, I wanted to say thank you for saving me. If it hadn't been for you.." She looked up at him, but she was surprised to see him looking up at the sky with a shocked look upon his face.