A/N I'm BACK!!! (took my own sweet time about it…)
I'm really pleased with the way this is going, and I can't figure out when I'll be able to stop it!!!
I'm glad nobody got pissed at my /slight/ tweaking job, and don't flame me for what I'm /forced/ to do now.
Also, if any of you have ideas that I can /steal/ and use, I'm all ears!
Keep the reviews a comin', and the chapters will pop up!
Oh and, I want to explain something before we start. In my story Bulma has two labs, one PUBLIC and one PRIVATE. Her Public one is the one she works on projects for the public, whereas the Private one is for personal projects (like the gravity chamber, so its really big) P.S. Goten and Trunks are in the PUBLIC lab…
Disclaimer: I'm not even gonna bother…
~*~ Chapter Eight: Guests ~*~
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=Mirai Timeline=
"All set Panny?"
"All set!"
Mirai and Pan settled themselves into the time capsule and Trunks finished programming it.
~ I think the best place to set down wold be in mom's 'private' lab… She'll understand. ~
With that as his final thought, Mirai pressed the button that would send them on their way.
Pan's shining eyes were a beacon in the dark.
~*~
="Normal" Timeline=
Gohan obediently followed Bulma, listening with half an ear as she described various aspects of CC.
While they were walking past Bulma's 'private' lab, Gohan could have sworn he'd heard something.
Carefully nonchalant, he headed back down the hall at the first chance he got.
Videl, who was (of course) dying of curiosity, followed closely.
Eraser quickly noticed that both Gohan and Videl were missing, and (of course) jumped to conclusions. Giggling and nudging Sharpener, Eraser pointed this out to him.
Sharpener growled and stalked off in the direction he figured they went.
~ No way in hell that Geek is gonna knock up MY girl… ~
~*~
Bulma, now lighter by three students, blithely continued on.
She came to the door of her 'public' lab. Standing in front of it, she chattered about what the room was.
Entering it she turned on the lights and began to describe her current projects, answering questions as they arose.
Suddenly, for the umpteenth time that day, she heard a collective shriek.
~ Kami help me, what now??? ~
~*~
Trunks and Goten were silent behind The Huge Hunk of Project. They were both praying fervently to Kami to let them get out of this mess alive, they knew they shouldn't be here.
Suddenly a very blonde girl (Eraser) poked her head behind The Huge Hunk of Project.
She had heard small noises behind it and thought (a/n insert hentai).
Instead of finding Gohan and Videl *cough*ing, she found two little boys.
Goten and Trunks and Eraser all began shrieking at once.
~ Ooooooh shit ~ Trunks knew he was in for it. He just knew it…
Goten looked spooked, and the Blonde looked shaken.
~ serves her right ~ Trunks thought maliciously.
The two little boys walked out from behind The Huge Hunk of Project to face their punishment like true Saiyins.
Bulma glared at them before making use of her infamous tongue.
"You two know better then to be in my work room! This place is off limits to any and all of you People. If anything has been broken by your careless behavior, you will be most sorry. In fact, If anything is broken, I'm going to sentence you to a week of MY cooking!" (a/n why is the Great Lexi-sama always threatening the boys with food?)
Both pairs of eyes widened to the size of saucers. They gulped and began edging towards the door.
They had almost reached it when…
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Vegeta stepped out of the bathroom in a clean gi, his hair just beginning to dry from the shower he had taken.
He was still really pissed off at Gohan, after all, the weakling's brat had just surpassed him.
He began stalking moodily through the halls. What he needed now was the TV.
Suddenly a slight movement in the shadows caught his eye.
~ Someone to beat up? ~ he thought hopefully. ~ Well, if it isn't, at least it's a distraction. ~
He lashed out, faster than the human eye could see and grabbed hold of his "visitor" by the throat.
~*~
Sharpener growled. He couldn't seem to locate the devious duo. He couldn't possibly give up and let Videl get knocked up by any guy other than himself.
~ Dammit, Videl is MINE! Why doesn't anyone else see that? ~
Suddenly he saw the tiny man with the huge muscles that had gone off and fought with Gohan.
~ I bet it was only a verbal fight, there's no way that the Geek got out without any serious wounds if the fight had been physical. ~
Sticking to the shadows, the blonde fighter breathed quietly, hoping not to be spotted.
The man was just about to pass him by without bothering him when a hand reached out and grabbed him.
He did the first thing he could before all the air was squeezed out of him.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~*~
Gohan was well aware of the fact Videl had followed him. He turned around. No one.
"You can come out Vi, I want you to walk up here with me."
Videl came out sheepishly. He laughed, bemused. He grabbed her hand and they began walking again.
"I'm pretty sure that I heard a noise from Bulma's Private Lab. I want to check it out and make sure no one's in there that shouldn't be."
Videl nodded her understanding and they were silent as they approached the door.
~ Is that… That can't be… ~ Gohan couldn't believe his ears. Unless he was very mistaken, he recognized that laugh…
~*~
Mirai chuckled at the look on Pan's face as they stepped out. It had been a rather tight fit, but they had made it okay.
Pan had a distinct pout on her face. Mirai looked around and when he realized WHY, he couldn't help but laugh.
His mother's labs looked exactly the same! The only difference was that here, Mirai could feel several very high kis. And one very familiar one was right outside the door.
"HEY GOHAN!" Mirai called, "COME ON IN!"
Pan's face developed a very odd look as she ducked behind Mirai.
Pan was really nervous. She knew that her sensei wouldn't do anything bad… But she couldn't help but wonder how her daddy would react. After two years, the wound his death made was still very raw.
She curled her tail even more tightly about her waist (under a cloth belt to keep it from being seen here). Although all of the others had had their tails removed, daddy had wanted her to keep hers. He told her that it was a badge of pride, a mark of heritage. He told her that the only reason his tail and Trunks's tail had been removed was because of the moon. He had explained that, since there no longer was a moon, she could keep hers without fear. The last thing he told her was that when she was old enough to make her own decisions, she could have her tail removed and he would support her 100%. When he was killed she vowed to always keep her tail as a badge of remembrance to the great /man/ who was her father. (a/n lexi-sama is Sappy-Happy!)
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Bulma stopped ranting and stopped to listen. If that was what she thought it was… She cursed to herself as she did a head count and came up three missing. She motioned the teachers over urgently.
"Okay, I need to go retrieve a lost sheep from the wolf's clutches. You watch this class. Make sure no one else leaves and that NO ONE TOUCHES ANYTHING."
With that Bulma spun around and sprinted out the door.
Goten and Trunks exchanged a Look, and sped after her. They weren't about to miss out on the action!
~*~
Sharpener's scream was quickly cut off and all he could do was struggle to breath.
For such a short man this guy was STRONG!
Vegeta began to chuckle. This was what he had lived for. Torture, Pain…
The boy's face was beginning to turn blue and Vegeta was tightening his grip when he heard a shrill voice in his mind.
~@ LAY OFF THAT CHILD RIGHT NOW!!! @~
Vegeta began to swear. That baka mate of his ruined everything!
Sighing he squeezed tightly before throwing the boy across the room.
Turning his back, he was about to stomp off, but something made me him stop.
He had the strangest feeling that if he walked away now, he would regret it later.
~ Baka mate ~
He turned his head to glare at the blonde idiot who knelt on the ground, gasping for breath.
"Baka chibi. Never wander around in my house if you can't defend yourself. I'm a highly trained killing machine. I follow my instincts. If my mate hadn't stopped me, I would have killed you without remorse."
An idea struck him and he stalked back to the boy, kneeling down close, whispering in a threatening voice.
"and I suggest that you don't mention this to anyone… after all, I can easily find you and kill you. No one could stop me, especially not you." He smirked. "Enjoy the rest of your visit."
He stepped back, turned and continued on his journey to the television set.
~*~
Bulma felt Vegeta calm down through the bond. She slowed slightly, knowing the danger was over. Looking ahead she saw a blond boy kneeling in the hall, looking dazed and out of breath.
~@ Vegeta… @~
She was vehemently told to shut up, and she smirked.
~ Must be Opera. ~ (a/n Opera is an american talk show thingie for women)
~*~
Sharpener fingered his neck gently once he cold breath again.
He looked up to see Bulma Briefs hovering over him, looking concerned.
~ Damn she's hot ~
He toyed with the thought of flirting with her, but Vegeta's threat was still too fresh in his mind.
Not even Sharpener was THAT stupid.
~*~
Goten and Trunks sighed.
Too bad, they had gone as fast as they could, but had STILL missed the action! It was a pity…
They exchanged looks, and went outside to play training games.
Anything to get them out of the house and out of Bulma and Gohan's ways.
~*~
Piccolo sat meditating by his waterfall.
Suddenly the back of his neck prickled. Something felt wrong at Capsule Corps.
~ It has to be me… There can't possibly be another Trunks ki and a Gohan look alike ki… can there? ~
He considered getting up and investigating, but decided against it. He had the nagging feeling that those small humans wouldn't take it very well.
~*~
~ It is Mirai Trunks! ~ Gohan broke into a grin and turned to Videl.
"Its okay Videl, it's a friend!"
He turned and opened the door, striding up to Mirai and clasping his hand firmly, and doing that macho hug thingie.
He gave Mirai the Son™ Grin.
"What's up Mirai?" He asked. Suddenly a very worried look came over his face.
"We're not expecting more trouble are we?" Mirai smiled at the concern in his face.
"Nah Gohan, I was just bored. I finally defeated the androids! I missed you guys. I don't have many people to talk too… You're all dead!"
Videl's eyes grew huge. "Gohan, what is he talking about? And why are you calling him Mirai??"
Gohan smiled, relieved. "Vi, meet Mirai Trunks, he's from the future. Mirai, meet Videl."
Gohan was innocently unaware of the looks he was receiving.
Both Videl and Mirai were trying to contain their astonishment and laughter. Pan, from her safety zone behind Mirai, was trying to contain the disbelief and awe that came from finally seeing her mother, and seeing her daddy as a teenager sensei's age.
They chatted for a moment before Mirai remembered a little someone who was using his legs as shock supports.
"Oh and Gohan, I want you to meet someone very dear to me…"
A/N: CLIFFY!!!! Mwah ha ha ha haaaaaaaa!!! This is SO MUCH FUN! I can't wait until I figure out how Mirai is going to introduce Pan! ^______~
(actually, I've already written chapter nine and am beginning chapter ten)
It's kinda sad, I'm beginning to regret ki blasting T-chan. Now that she isn't here to spout of facts, I'm kinda at a loss… Maybe I should go retrieve her from the hospital and give her a senso bean! Otherwise I'll be done with the entire story by the time she's out! *dramatic sigh* Why can't life be easy…