Chapter 36
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"Come on! Is that all you got?" Bulma mocked as she slammed her fist into Kuwi's stomach. Kuwi knew she was just toying with him. He couldn't refuse her proposal for a fight because then he really would've looked like a coward. Besides he only needed to hold her off for another hour until the Ginyu Force arrived.
"Wench, you had better watch what you say. Once the Ginyu Force gets here you wont be laughing for very much longer" he coughed.
"When is the great Ginyu Force going to arrive?" she asked in a valley girl voice. "Because I don't see them anywhere. Do you?"
"Give them an hour" Kuwi replied regaining his breath.
Bulma's stare hardened her eyes dared him to haggle with her. "Forty-five minutes. No more, no less." She spat crossing her arms over her chest and turning her head in to the right.
Kuwi just glared at her as he got up. "Fine forty-five minutes." He stumbled over to the ship and ordered a regeneration tank to be ready for him.
'A regeneration tank?' Bulma asked herself 'What's that?'
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Vegeta landed on a cliff. He had no idea where he was, nor did he care. He no longer thought about Bulma's words, but about his dream -his nightmare.
What did it mean?
He picked up a pebble and bounced it around in his hands. It was interesting though -why Freesia hadn't done anything to 'find' him.
"It's kind of offending" Vegeta muttered, smirking at his on words.
He gently placed the rock down on the ground. "I wonder where the woman is?" A slight breeze blew as he said that.
He curled his arms beneath his head and inhaled deeply. "Probably getting herself into trouble again" he muttered. Too bad he had no idea about how much trouble she was actually in.
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"Yassica, over here!" Mrs. Briefs called getting everyone's attention in the store "How about this one?" Mrs. Briefs asked as she held up a blue- green sparkling silk evening gown.
Yassica gasped "It's beautiful"
"Go try it on!" Mrs. Briefs exclaimed showing the dress in her arms "Show me when you're done"
Yassica hurried inside the changing stall. She caught a glimpse of the price tag. "What th -" She turned it around again. "Oh my god...5,000 dollars!" she sighed.
"Might as well just try it on" she sighed and slipped into the green dress. She twirled in front of the mirror and smiled. "Mrs. Briefs?" Yassica said as politely as she could because she noticed that Mrs. Briefs was talking to one of the sales clerks.
Mrs. Briefs buzzed around "You look gorgeous!" she said.
"I know, but I don't think I can afford it" she smiled.
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Briefs exclaimed, "It's my treat"
"No" Yassica said seriously "I don't want you to pay for it"
"Why not dear?"
"Because I feel in debt to you" Yassica explained "You've given me a place to stay, got me away from Yamcha, and so many other things. I just couldn't possibly"
"I understand," Mrs. Briefs said quietly. "But I do know a way that you could make up for it -if you allow me to buy you the dress" she smiled mischievously.
"How?" Yassica asked now smiling.
"Marietta our former maid, has quit about a month ago and... well, I'm am in need of another. You want to fill the position?" Mrs. Briefs explained with a little wink.
Yassica smiled and giggled a little. "I would love to!"
"Good, Now hurry and change so we can buy the dress" Mrs. Briefs said as she reached over to another rack.
Yassica hurried back into the dressing room. Mrs. Briefs hummed "I wonder what I'll wear to the ball. After all a hostess has to look her best?"
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"Well, well missy your time is up let me introduce you to the Ginyu Force" Kuwi snickered as he extended his hand to the sky where five pods soared.
Bulma's jaw dropped. These guys were strong. Each one was as strong as she was!
"I'm in for it now" she muttered so low not even Kuwi could hear.
Kuwi grinned at her expression of shock. "What's the matter... scared?"
"You wish" Bulma snarled.
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"Your move" Piccolo mumbled as he moved his knight.
"Let's see" Nappa said as he reached for the queen, but then changed his mind and moved a bishop.
"OH MY, WHAT'S THAT!" Mr. Popo shouted from his garden.
"What?" Piccolo and Nappa cried in unison.
"Those" Mr. Popo trembled as he reached out a finger to point at the five pods. Nappa stared at the pods and tilted his head. His eyes snapped as soon as he realized it was the Ginyu Force.
"It's the Ginyu Force. What do they want here? Why are they here?" Nappa rambled in a panic.
"Who's the Ginyu Force?" Piccolo asked.
"A series of Freesia's most elite fighters. 5 men each as strong as Vegeta, each one has their own special ability." Nappa said and paused. "Guldo, has the power of esp. Jeice, the power of ki. Recoome has brute strength. Burter has speed, and Ginyu their leader has specialties in all these fields -he has never lost a fight."
"This is bad," Piccolo said and turned to Nappa "What should we do?"
"We fight" Nappa said as he powered up and blasted off.
"Nappa wait!" Piccolo shouted but he got no reply. He grumbled and chased after him.
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Vegeta snapped out of his sleep. A weird sense of panic flushed over him. His stomach was doing somersaults inside of him. Was Bulma okay?
"Something's not right" he said as he rose to his feet. "I know it"
He took off but careful not to raise his power too high. 'Where is she' he thought as he soared through the clouds looking for any trace of Bulma.
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"Come on! Is that all you got?" Bulma mocked as she slammed her fist into Kuwi's stomach. Kuwi knew she was just toying with him. He couldn't refuse her proposal for a fight because then he really would've looked like a coward. Besides he only needed to hold her off for another hour until the Ginyu Force arrived.
"Wench, you had better watch what you say. Once the Ginyu Force gets here you wont be laughing for very much longer" he coughed.
"When is the great Ginyu Force going to arrive?" she asked in a valley girl voice. "Because I don't see them anywhere. Do you?"
"Give them an hour" Kuwi replied regaining his breath.
Bulma's stare hardened her eyes dared him to haggle with her. "Forty-five minutes. No more, no less." She spat crossing her arms over her chest and turning her head in to the right.
Kuwi just glared at her as he got up. "Fine forty-five minutes." He stumbled over to the ship and ordered a regeneration tank to be ready for him.
'A regeneration tank?' Bulma asked herself 'What's that?'
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Vegeta landed on a cliff. He had no idea where he was, nor did he care. He no longer thought about Bulma's words, but about his dream -his nightmare.
What did it mean?
He picked up a pebble and bounced it around in his hands. It was interesting though -why Freesia hadn't done anything to 'find' him.
"It's kind of offending" Vegeta muttered, smirking at his on words.
He gently placed the rock down on the ground. "I wonder where the woman is?" A slight breeze blew as he said that.
He curled his arms beneath his head and inhaled deeply. "Probably getting herself into trouble again" he muttered. Too bad he had no idea about how much trouble she was actually in.
~
"Yassica, over here!" Mrs. Briefs called getting everyone's attention in the store "How about this one?" Mrs. Briefs asked as she held up a blue- green sparkling silk evening gown.
Yassica gasped "It's beautiful"
"Go try it on!" Mrs. Briefs exclaimed showing the dress in her arms "Show me when you're done"
Yassica hurried inside the changing stall. She caught a glimpse of the price tag. "What th -" She turned it around again. "Oh my god...5,000 dollars!" she sighed.
"Might as well just try it on" she sighed and slipped into the green dress. She twirled in front of the mirror and smiled. "Mrs. Briefs?" Yassica said as politely as she could because she noticed that Mrs. Briefs was talking to one of the sales clerks.
Mrs. Briefs buzzed around "You look gorgeous!" she said.
"I know, but I don't think I can afford it" she smiled.
"Nonsense!" Mrs. Briefs exclaimed, "It's my treat"
"No" Yassica said seriously "I don't want you to pay for it"
"Why not dear?"
"Because I feel in debt to you" Yassica explained "You've given me a place to stay, got me away from Yamcha, and so many other things. I just couldn't possibly"
"I understand," Mrs. Briefs said quietly. "But I do know a way that you could make up for it -if you allow me to buy you the dress" she smiled mischievously.
"How?" Yassica asked now smiling.
"Marietta our former maid, has quit about a month ago and... well, I'm am in need of another. You want to fill the position?" Mrs. Briefs explained with a little wink.
Yassica smiled and giggled a little. "I would love to!"
"Good, Now hurry and change so we can buy the dress" Mrs. Briefs said as she reached over to another rack.
Yassica hurried back into the dressing room. Mrs. Briefs hummed "I wonder what I'll wear to the ball. After all a hostess has to look her best?"
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"Well, well missy your time is up let me introduce you to the Ginyu Force" Kuwi snickered as he extended his hand to the sky where five pods soared.
Bulma's jaw dropped. These guys were strong. Each one was as strong as she was!
"I'm in for it now" she muttered so low not even Kuwi could hear.
Kuwi grinned at her expression of shock. "What's the matter... scared?"
"You wish" Bulma snarled.
~
"Your move" Piccolo mumbled as he moved his knight.
"Let's see" Nappa said as he reached for the queen, but then changed his mind and moved a bishop.
"OH MY, WHAT'S THAT!" Mr. Popo shouted from his garden.
"What?" Piccolo and Nappa cried in unison.
"Those" Mr. Popo trembled as he reached out a finger to point at the five pods. Nappa stared at the pods and tilted his head. His eyes snapped as soon as he realized it was the Ginyu Force.
"It's the Ginyu Force. What do they want here? Why are they here?" Nappa rambled in a panic.
"Who's the Ginyu Force?" Piccolo asked.
"A series of Freesia's most elite fighters. 5 men each as strong as Vegeta, each one has their own special ability." Nappa said and paused. "Guldo, has the power of esp. Jeice, the power of ki. Recoome has brute strength. Burter has speed, and Ginyu their leader has specialties in all these fields -he has never lost a fight."
"This is bad," Piccolo said and turned to Nappa "What should we do?"
"We fight" Nappa said as he powered up and blasted off.
"Nappa wait!" Piccolo shouted but he got no reply. He grumbled and chased after him.
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Vegeta snapped out of his sleep. A weird sense of panic flushed over him. His stomach was doing somersaults inside of him. Was Bulma okay?
"Something's not right" he said as he rose to his feet. "I know it"
He took off but careful not to raise his power too high. 'Where is she' he thought as he soared through the clouds looking for any trace of Bulma.
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