6. Reunited
Sour Vegeta stood in the lawn 6 days later. She had been ordered to dress up properly. Meaning. She walked around like a frigging NUN. Mom dearest fussing over her impossible hair. She hated it now. Her dear MOM, found wonder gel in the attic. And applied it to her poor self. Like a mob top it hung around her face. Ashamed she actually used it to hide in. Every time Bardock walked past he laughed himself sick. Every time Gokuu passed he remarked about how much she looked like Chichi now. Who, by the way blackmailed herself onboard. Chichi-san blackmailed Bardock into it…again. Energetic the teen walked up to them looking like Vegeta had wanted to look. A neat black cat suit. Boots to her knees and black gloves. Damn. She'd been in her closet again.
"Now Vegeta. What 'is' this stuff?" Bardock walked up and plucked it. "Damn girl, it's soft! Soft concrete hair. Now I saw it all…say Vegeta? Straight doesn't become you." She popped a vein as Bardock laughing cleared the area. She turned super and chased after him.
"EVEN NOW IT LOOKS WEIRD!" He laughed. Both zoomed past Bura who smiled proud. She looked so cute now. Her bad ass attire gone and her hair normal. Now she'd find a good boy to be with. Instead of her 'flings'.
"Come on! As soon as we're onboard you ditch your old maid clothes, and fix your hair back with SUPER shampoo! Maybe the medical staff will counter it!" Vegeta paused. Maybe…Bardock stopped running and smirked. Bulls eye! "Look, sorry I laughed at you, but have you seen yourself in a mirror?" She smiled sour.
"I avoid them." He snickered.
"I bet…anyway you'll be FINE." How cruel to do this to a teen. He mused as he weary passed Bura. Dreading the thought she had some leftovers.
He walked back to Bura as Vegeta hid under a tree sulking. Bags and stuff already prepared for the ships arrival.
"Say Bura? Do you think it was…wise to give Vegeta this treatment? She's very unhappy…" They watched how Gokuu hung out off the tree and plucked on Vegeta's hair. Trying to make it stay up again. Naturally he failed, including his glue. Needless to say. Vegeta was NOT happy. Chichi strolled to the teens and joined. Laughing at Vegeta's hair and putting her hair in a bung like hers.
* * *
"There, cover up and trust me. Better to fight with." Chichi informed as she smoothed out Vegeta's hair. Then eyed her hands under the glue. "Gokuu did you?" He nodded sour. He failed. "Well Vegeta, maybe you just need to hang upside down for it to dry best?" And cracked up again. "Oh say, I learned this." She produced a pink ki ball and threw it at Bardock who while talking to Bura caught it and dissipated it. After finishing his conversation and walked over.
"What did I say about throwing ki balls?" He scolded.
"Never throw them at someone's back. Because that's a weasel act." She recited.
"Good. THEN DON'T!" She smiled sweetly up as Vegeta and Gokuu snickered.
"Your back wasn't turned sensei."
"And since when did I say you could throw Ki balls at me outside of the training room?" Behind Bura gulped down her fright and glanced up.
"THEIR LANDING!" Saved by the ship Chichi buzzed past Bardock and glanced up. Shielding her eyes with her hand.
"WICKED!!! It's HUGE!" Vegeta glanced up as she blew at her damned bangs.
"Such a happy day…" She muttered low. Jazz would chew her out if Solan didn't first. Life sucked. Gokuu pulled her up and to the landing ship. Unwilling, she didn't fight him much though. Hopeless. Once he made up his mind. Jazz opened and first eyed Chichi who beamed up with Bardock behind her. Putting a hand on her shoulder.
"You're his girl?" Jazz stammered. "Ain't she young?" He asked Bardock who started laughing. He nodded to Chichi who smirked. Blurred out of view and floored Jazz who hadn't been paying attention at all.
"Ah…let me guess…his Seito…" Chichi reached down, offering her hand.
"Yup. And you must be Jazz." He accepted and was yanked up.
"The one and only. Your kind of strong for a shrimp." He noted as Jewel walked down and slammed the back of his head.
"Don't be rude. Hi sweetie. I'm Jewel. Solan!"
"WOT!" He walked outside with a sandwich.
"Bardock's Seito." She pointed at the black haired girl.
"Oh, your name?"
"Chichi." Jazz glanced up. Chichi? As in…in his mind he groped two breasts…Yup…chi…chi…
"Yeah well nice name, but I'll call you cutie." Solan replied. Chichi shrugged as behind the others another walked down.
"YO, Ronin, meet 'Chichi'."
"HUH? WHERE?" Jazz laughed as Chichi sweat dropped. PIGS.
"I 'AM' Chichi." She muttered soar. Vegeta had warned her, but still…Ronin eyed her soar.
"Sorry…have a nick name yet?" she shook her head as Solan emptied his mouth.
"She's cutie."
"AH, okay."
"Meat? Part with LOLA." Solan wailed in his scouter. After a while the last Saiya-jin walked out and scratched his hair.
"What! I thought we'd land and leave."
"Just say HI you ass." Ronin growled. He shrugged. What EVER.
"Hi mother of Vegeta. You made an impact with…" The Saiya-jins gulped as they saw Vegeta being dragged over. She stopped before them and waved her finger.
"Don't…you dare make remarks!" She hissed. Bura walked proud over and placed her hands on Vegeta's slumped shoulders.
"Now don't be so nasty. You look pretty. RIGHT BOYS?"
"Uh lady? You never saw us…really nasty…" And inside Meat wondered if Vegeta would get nasty onboard…either way, he didn't liked it. She looked like a squid nestled on her scalp, or her head changed into a mob top.
* * *
Peeved Vegeta stalked past Bardock who sat on the ground hiding his amusement lousy. She grabbed her bags and fled inside. As she did they started laughing before Bura yelled them to shut up. Meekly they returned inside before launching again. In her old room Vegeta sulked. Before tearing the clothes off her body. Taking out sloppy pants and black tube top and sighing deep. Her door-chime went off.
"WHO IS IT!" She growled. Hating the idea of made fun of yet again.
-Jewel to the rescue?- Was the uncertain answer.
"Enter." Sulking she glanced up from the bed as Jewel entered with a bag if hair equipment.
"Now then. Lets fix your hair shall we?" She exclaimed and pushed Vegeta in a chair.
"Oh and I kicked Jazz, hit Solan and smashed Ronin into a wall with Meat. With your kind regards off course."
"Thanks. At least two on my side."
"Two? Oh yes, Gokuu eagerly applied for that job."
"I have the cruellest of mothers I swear it." Vegeta growled. Meanwhile Jewel tried to make sense of both glue and hair.
"What did you do anyway? To be so punished I mean? Blew up the moon?"
"No…that's just it. I didn't do a THING. She hates me."
"Okay, hair is one. But why did you ware those…those…rag things that obstruct fighting and look shitty?"
"I think clothes of 4 centuries back. She must have found it together with that blasted hair gel."
"I could cut it off. Your hair does grow, right?"
"NO. unless it's absolutely necessary." 3 hours of sweating passed for Jewel before she gave up. Hopeless. Quietly Gokuu had entered with Chichi and they eyed her non-progress desperate.
"Okay girl, last chance, go to the sickbay. My shift started 1 hour ago." Packing her stuff she left as Vegeta sniffed. WEEH? Gokuu and Chichi pulled her into the sickbay where they were greeted.
* * *
"Oh my…what happened to you?" The good old senior Doctor muttered, picking at his white beard, as Vegeta eyed him depressed.
"A mother with a vengeance…help?"
"Off course, sit down. TOLIN! SAMPLER!" Vegeta's head hung low as her tail slumped down sadly. Again her hair was pulled and examined.
"AH HAH." 30 minutes later… "Within 2 hours you will have your old hair back. First we need to make arrangements." The doctor eyed Gokuu and Chichi.
"Um…was it applied…everywhere?" He whispered. Vegeta flushed.
"No! If she tried it I would have to have hit her." She stated honest. "Just my hair and…tail." He flushed a bit as well.
"Just asking." Meanwhile Chichi and Gokuu fled and laughed in the hallway. The idea! Vegeta joined them there and the teens flocked into the command room. There they spied Bardock making fun of Solan. Solan who pushed Bardock back into the command seat and sitting on his lap.
* * *
"You stay put dirty liar. 40 women in one year…shish." He sputtered as Bardock grinned. Shoved back in the cap role.
"Oh ask Anouska, Cindy…" He stated ticking down his fingers. "And um…Colette, Inage, Ingrid from Sweden…Anna…Anna 2…Anna 3…Elisabeth, Sissy…Natasja…Jodie." Solan clutched his head by so many names as Bardock handed him a black book.
"Call 'em some time. Loved the bed scenes….and tail." He added hush-hush and smirked. Solan snickered with him as Jewel coyly walked past, snagging the book from Solan and handing it to Ronin instead. No gal would mess with her Cap.
"Bardock…wow…um…MAN you were busy!" Ronin was joined by Jazz who started making notes. Chichi tusked.
"Men will be men." She chided. Jewel applauded for her.
"Hear-hear"
"Um…why do you need a drivers licence? And why so many bills?" Jazz mused as Bardock laughed.
"My collection. And not hard to get either."
"So." Jewel started. Trying to ignore the macho behaviour. "Chichi? How old are you girl? Maybe something for good Ol'Jazz?" Jazz piped up.
"NO NEED." And waved his notes. Chichi turned her eyes to slits at the waving. Stuck her nose up and her back his way.
"As IF I'd wanna date a perv." She stated. Solan acting shuddered.
"OH…Vegeta rubbed off! Another royal tenderfoot!" He snickered. Suddenly gulping as he had two female teens up his face.
"Now don't kill the second in command…mutiny…" He muttered grinning. Bardock waved his tail bemused.
"Oh I wouldn't mind. Jewel is a great second in command." Jewel bowed.
"Thank you SIR." Giggling she turned back to her post.
"Solan, you have been degraded. Jewel can butt-suck better." Bardock informed as everyone started laughing. Sullen Solan blinked.
"I could…but your like, a guy. And I'm no gay." He stated moody. Bardock cracked up again. Patting his rear.
"Come on, don't be shy!" Suddenly Bardock left all the fun and games and slammed a button to engineering.
"YO, Meat how's LOLA."
-OI Bardock! She's fine!- He was greeted. Bardock snickered.
"I want you to check out her Laser batteries. Personally."
-I know this baby from the inside out. Will do, no one touches my gal.-
"Good. Jewel, update in 2 minutes." She gasped.
"2 MINUTES?" He smirked.
"Well 2 hours better?" She nodded. Shish.
"OKAY, kiddies. OFF MY COMMANDROOM!" Humping Vegeta stomped away. Chichi shrugging followed with Gokuu. But paused at the lift.
"I want you all three wasted in 2 hours. I'll check." He sung. Vegeta cracked her hands.
"Oh I will. Just envisioning you in Gokuu works fine." And soon was joined by Gokuu who sighed. Again? And Chichi who was easy going.
"Solan? I want an exact route and obstacle list…Ronin check all communication frequency see if our 'friend' is communicating to his buddies. Jazz! Come here boy." Jazz weary walked over. They all got monster jobs…"I want you to catalogues all ships you encountered and blew up. And check all weapons…manually." Jazz whimpered. Cool Bardock send him out. Sighing deep he did.
"Say cap Bardock. Welcome on board. Yes I'm fine. You? Great…manually? Great Galaxies…MANUALLY?!" The doors slid closed.
"That should keep him calm for about 4 hours to come." Bardock smirked. Rubbing his hands as they plotted a course out of the system and passed Neptune. They entered light-speed and stars formed stripes as they passed.
* * *
Chichi sat down exhausted after a spar with Vegeta and felt her muscles already bruised. So instead she watched Gokuu and Vegeta flash super and smirking raised the gravity. But it didn't reach her. She was protected by a force field. Only bad thing about it was that she'd have to wait for them to quit. But she never thought much about it. Just by watching the more advanced Ki fights and hand to hand combat was good for her. Like Vegeta's stomach kick and Gokuu's Kame-ha-me-ha. He once produced this blue hued attack. Like a balloon they bounced it around before Bardock blasted it in shock. Seemed that it had been so powerful it could have done some serious damage. Gokuu had called it a 'spirit bomb'.
Pulling her feet up she eyed them until they blurred out of sight.
"HEY SLOW DOWN!" they came back in sight and apologised. "How can I watch and learn if you constantly blur out of my viewing range! I'm not that strong!" She muttered annoyed.
"Your right…it has to do with power. The stronger you are the faster you can follow fights." Gokuu concluded. Vegeta tapped his shoulder.
"Good boy. Now let's continue." Gokuu smirked down.
"I SO am going to kick your cute hiny all through this room." Smug Vegeta eyed up.
"You my friend, need a nose job. On the floor it is." They grinned some more until Vegeta tried to floor him. Gokuu jumped up and tried to hit Vegeta's rear. She dodged barely and jumped up to get a head lock with her thighs. One of her fav…First few times Gokuu had been so shocked he froze. Peachy. Now however he knew her move. And wasn't fazed much. In fact…now she thought about it, she hadn't won a match in the last 5 months. Either it was check-mate, or he won…usually check mate so she never gave it much heed…hmm…she darted like a gazelle out of his reach and eyed him.
"Gokuu, max spar." He laughed.
"A dare? Okay. How high should the gravity be?"
"700G." She stated with in her mind that would slow him down allot. Unfortunately…her as well.
"700!!! ARE YOU TWO NUTS! Gokuu stay away from that panel!" Chichi whined. Darn and she wasn't at the com either!
"Well be fine Chichi, don't worry!" Gokuu said confident as he flicked the controls higher. Vegeta stood more stern as she felt the increase of gravity…crap…high…but very amusing…a dare indeed. "Vegeta? Lets raise the stakes. I have an idea." Gokuu hit another button. A door slid back and 10 battle-bots flew out "Oh…" he smiled charming. "I forgot to program safety." Chichi lost it and yelled for them to cut the crap. She was completely ignored.
"If you can take it, so can I." Vegeta stated smug. Inside she wasn't that happy.
"Like I said, safety's off and why…if you take a hit…" Gokuu playful walked up to her. "You'll need a Doc…"
"How fun…" She smiled back up. Aw shit…shit…
"Initialising full battle program. Currently at 700G. Activating ten robots. Activating all weapons. Level, super Saiya-jin, level 10. limits none. Safety…none. Strategy will increase automatically. Have a nice day." Sour Vegeta glared at the computer speaker. Nice day? COME ONE.
"Okay, lets RUMBLE!" Gokuu exclaimed. Loving a good fight. Vegeta sighed. Double crap. A fight eager Saiya-jin and ten bots. Add 700G and resulting into a very tender body.
" Gokuu, lets start." She crunched in battle stance. Loading as high as she could with Gokuu. Meanwhile Chichi moaned. Her friends would kill each other…After a flurry of kicks Vegeta flew against a wall and rolled away just in time to avoid three bot beams.
"Mistake one." Gokuu chided.
"Shut your TRAP." She blasted one bot and was chased by four more. Gokuu blurred out of sight and she reeled back as he hit her. Where did that come from? Soar she rose. Rubbing her busted lip. Crap. Just with that fury of facial damage she loaded a tad more and flew at Gokuu. Swatting another bot into a wall where it exploded. Gokuu toasted two as well before he reeled back with HER roundhouse kick. Smug she landed and grasped her shoulder. Ouch! Angry she blasted another bot. Soon they stood back to back as the bots closed in. Frustrated and panting they eyed the danger. Red eyes started glowing, ready to blast. Instinct drove them to load higher, where they suddenly accessed new power supplies. Their load alone made the room shake and the bots crash into the other and explode. Vegeta and Gokuu whirled around and continued their dare.
* * *
Outside the room the others enjoyed this fight as well. Well, with less enthusiasm.
"WHO'S DOING THAT!" Bardock howled as he sat back down.
"Take a wild guess." Ronin muttered as the ship shook again.
"Put them on view with the information and program!" Bardock growled. All hushed as they saw the settings. Holy crap!
"Wow…" Solan flopped beside Bardock who couldn't believe the settings. Were they NUTS? 700? 10 bots? No limit? And they already disposed of the bots!?
"Well no way I'll go there and tell them to cut the show." Ronin stammered. All Saiya-jins knew a genuine power struggle if they saw one. They were testing each other.
"They're at it again! Damn her. Vegeta just can't take it!" Jewel eyed him as Bardock slumped back. "Once they were drunk, and he told her he could go higher then super. He called it ascended. She with her drunk head only remembered a little. Unconsciously she must still remember and ever since they've been bashing each others head in. Only NOW we're stuck on one ship!"
"Nice…rivalry…" Solan muttered soar. "Much more fun between super beings…woe us…"
"Ouch…must have hurt…where did they…ah there." Ronin mused. "Ah…cap? Bardock? Should I put medical to standby?"
"You do that." He growled. Ronin did so. "Aw crap…Kamehameha, and Galic Gun…poor Chichi…stuck in a lions den."
* * *
Grim Vegeta rose and anticipated his next move. Got him in her thigh lock. Fell down over his stomach and grabbed hold to the floor as her weight made him topple over her as she threw him into a wall. Grunting he rose. Neither ascended any more. Took too much energy. Heaving both limped up and clasped their hands. Gold energy crackled as Chichi hid her face whiched flushed blue. Aw crap!
"Ka…me…ha…me…"
"Ga…lic…HA"
"HA!"
Dense beams slashed into the other as both Vegeta and Gokuu were pushed into the opposite walls.
"GIVE IT UP VEGETA !" Gokuu cried over the roar.
"NEVER!"
"YOU'LL GET HURT!"
"I WON'T, AND IF SO, SO WILL YOU!!!"
In the command everyone winced at the power display which took place in the bowels of their own ship, which shook allot. Bardock clasped his head as he eyed the struggle.
"Crap… Crap… Crap… Crap… Crap… Crap… Crap… Crap…" He muttered like a mantra. "Why NOW?"
* * *
Vegeta's beam wavered a bit before she pumped more into it. Sweating and feeling nearly depleted she gritted her teeth. Winced at her popped lung. Her bruised ribs. Probably busted knee. And sprained ankle. Not to forget that laser slashed shoulder. Her left…
Gokuu panted like Vegeta and wished she'd come to her senses. He could keep this up longer then she could. And he did now to keep the ship in one piece. But if she failed to pump enough in it. It would slam into her. He wracked his head for a solution which wouldn't come.
Vegeta suddenly realised something that hit her like a wall. He…simply was…stronger…she tried every attack she knew. Final Flash, Galic gun, some minor attacks, her hand to hand combat, her drop kicks, headlocks everything…even kidney slam. She…failed? WHY? She had trained just as much as he had! She felt like fainting…DAMN HIM. He was simply stronger and she hated him for it! She was royal right? She should have more power. Screw sexes.
"Gokuu, lower your attack down." She panted. "I will too…" Fighting to keep standing she did just that. Gokuu quickly compensated her lowering down. When they reached the save point, Gokuu dropped his completely and took Vegeta's impacting beam with ease. Vegeta meanwhile dropped out of super and flopped on the ground tired. On all fours she glanced at her gloves and sweat dripping pool below her face. Damn.
"Well dad said to exhaustion." Gokuu stated as he lowered the gravity. Walked to Vegeta and reached down with his hand. "Need a hand?" She took it simply because she didn't have the power to get up herself. If it wasn't that bad she would have said no. She also wondered why the hell she was taking this so bad. Should check out grampa's stuff again. Both limped outside joined by Chichi. There a full crew awaited them.
"So glad you two are back. We got bored." The senior stated and watched how Vegeta shrugged off help and used the wall to find her way into the sickbay. Gokuu eyed it unhappy but followed. Chichi excused herself and scrammed up to the command room. There the Saiya-jins exhaled relieved.
"Well that was fun." Ronin stated sarcastic.
"They'll be the death of me…" Bardock muttered.
"You'll never believe what just happened!" Chichi stormed pale inside and eyed the equally pale faces.
"Yes we do Seito. Old fashioned power struggle, been a while but that was a traditional one…" Bardock grumped as he wiped his sweaty face. "And before you will ask why I didn't stop it? One, I would have been toasted. Second. Prohibited. It's very personal between Saiya-jins…"
"Right…but didn't you notice…THAT I WAS STUCK THERE? IT NEARLY SINGED ME! BLOODY BEAMS!" She thundered, still in state of shock. Ronin walked over and patted Chichi who beside pale was still a bit blue in the face. Particularly around her nose. With big eyes she glanced up at him, very stiff he noted.
"B…big beam…here…" She put her index and thumb between her nose and some invisible object. "And went on…and on…"
"I know…"
"I feel like fainting but can't…" She muttered still shocked.
"Um…should I get her to sick bay? She's in state of shock…" Chichi clung his arm, whimpering.
"NO THEIR THERE!…b…beam…this close…" Bardock eyed her worried then shook his head.
"Nah, get some coffee. Talk some, she'll be fine." Ronin put an arm around Chichi who stammered on about the huge beam and how hot it was and crackling… he led her in the lift and took her to the canteen. Poor chibi.