7:42 PM 5/16/2003
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from Shounen Jump #6
Veggie: Oh hold your water! I'll get to you when I've finished him off!
Chuey's Corner:
Goku: (grins) (proudly) That's my Veggie and his sassy liquid-related jokes!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) (to Chu) You just had to use both of them, didn't you Chu?
Chuquita: (grin) Heh, I can't help it. You try to sound so serious but you say such silly stuff when you're doing it.
Vegeta: (snorts) Water isn't 'silly'.
Goku: The human body is 2/3's percent water.
Chuquita: Then how much is the saiyajin body?
Vegeta: 2/3½'s.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) THERE IS NO SUCH NUMBER!
Vegeta: On Bejito-sei there is.
Bardock: No there isn't.
Vegeta: ...
Goku: Heehee, with the grownups here we can prove if what Veggie is saying about our homeplanet is true or not!
Vegeta: (grumbles) Yeah, just 'perfect'.
Bardock: Vegeta, if our bodies were (thinks, does the math) 5/6 percent water--
Goku: (smartly) That's 2/3½ REDUCED to a normal fraction.
Bardock: --then we'd probably be giant furry mounds of jello by now!
Goku: (grins) I like jell-o.
Bardock: Yes son, so do I.
Chuquita: Is it just me or did it get a whole lot more confusing in here all of a sudden.
Vegeta: (mutters in shock) You're not the only one.
Bejito: (from high above them on his throne) ASSISTANCE!!! ASSISTANCE!!!
Celipa: What's that?
Ruby: (enters the room) (sighs) He probably got himself stuck up there again. (to the others) Bejito's too full of himself &
his title to yell for "help", so he yells for "assistance" instead. It sounds more dignified--well--to him, anyway. (shrugs)
Goku: I guess we should save Veggie's daddy then, huh?
Vegeta: (dryly) Way to go, genius.
Goku: (w/big sparkiliy eyes) AWWWWWwwwwwWWwwwww, lil-lil Vedge'ums thinks I'm a geen-ee-ouse!
Vegeta: (goes bright red) GAH!!?! NO! I--I--I didn't mean it THAT way! I meant, I meant, uhhhh.... (slaps himself across the
face) (turns to Ruby, still mildly red) Let's go, Kaasan!
Ruby: Is your face oh-kay, Vegeta-kun?
Vegeta: (quickly) Yes, I'm-fine. Really! It's umm, the--the air around Kakarrotto. You see he probably hasn't bathed in a
while and it makes me dizzy to be around him when he doesn't.
Goku: (offended slightly) Hey! I do TOO bathe! Every day even!
Bardock: (confused) He doesn't stink to me.
Raditsu: (from outside) _I_ KNOW WHY VEGETA'S FACE IS TURNING RED!!
Vegeta: (shoots random ki-blast in Raditsu's direction out of instinct) AHHH!! (pants heavily) (calms down) *whew*! Well,
let's go!
Goku: (pouts) Hey! You might've killed my brother!
Raditsu: (coughs from outside) No....I'm oh-kay......really!.........oww.....
Chuquita: (to Son) Did you know there was a lunar eclipse the other night?
Goku: ...wait, a wha--
Vegeta: ---when the sun's shadow eclipses, or, temporarily blocks out, the moon.
Goku: ... (blinks) Aww, Veggiesosmart! (clasps his hands together)
Chuquita: It lasted from a little after 10pm the other day to 1am. I had to go to bed earlier for school yesterday so I was
only able to watch the moon become eclipsed. I missed when the shadow moved off of the moon though. (sigh) Oh well, it's
almost the same thing anyway.
Vegeta: (snickers) Yes....strange things DO happen during a lunar eclipse you know. Especially when that lunar eclipse also
occurs over a full moon....
Goku: (confused) What is little Veggie talking about?
Vegeta: (innocently) Nothin.
Ruby: Hurry up, Vegeta-kun!
Vegeta: Hai Kaasan! [zips by Son]
Goku: (sweatdrops) Little Veggie confuses me.
Chuquita: (sighs) He confuses all of us.
Goku: (grins) And that's why I luv 'im!
Summary: NO ONE dumps the saiyajin no ouji as his little buddy and gets away with it. At least, that's what Vegeta thinks.
After Goku takes off with Uubu at the end of dbz, Veggie does some thinking, reflecting, and decides the best option would be
to destroy Uubu and regain the position he values so dearly. How is he planning on doing it? Will Veggie EVER leave Goku
alone? Will Goku even find out what the ouji is up to? Find out!
Chuquita: I actually have a little song-like thingy at the end of this chapter! It hit me the first time I heard it on wpst
while I was walking. The lyrics practically screamed "Veggie is sad Goku left him all alone at the end of dbz".
Vegeta: (pales) Oh no, this is going to be embarassing for me, isn't it?
Chuquita: Maybe.
Vegeta: Kuso!
Goku: Aww, don't worry little Veggie. You're not embarassing. You're sweet and kind and Veggie-like-huggable!
Vegeta: (bright red) Uh....tha--thank you Kakay.
Ruby: (from up ahead of them) (concerned) Are you SURE your face is oh-kay, Vegeta-kun.
Vegeta: It's a, a, it's a rash, Kaasan! Nothing to worry about! (nervous laugh) Heh-heh-heh.
Ruby: ... (blinks) Sure, Vegeta. Whatever you say.
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" Now I want you hold your arms out like this, oh-kay? "
" Umm, Sensei? "
" What? "
" I, I can't do it with that scary guy over there glaring at me like that. " Uubu said nervously. Vegeta was sitting
on a rock watching them and hissing angrily at Uubu through his teeth every chance he got.
" Who? You mean Veggie? " Goku looked over at Vegeta only to see the ouji now in a depressed/hurt looking state. The
larger saiyajin's eyes watered while Uubu became more confused. Goku walked over to Vegeta and gave the little ouji a warm
hug, " Awwwww, my poor little Vedge'ums! Do not look so sad, it makes me hurt inside and you know I luv you so much. "
" Umm, Sensei " Uubu said again.
" Hai Uubu? " Goku blinked at him.
" Umm, why do you keep hugging, uh--Veggie-- "
" --that's Vegeta-san to you you little bugger. " the ouji snorted, narrowing his eyes angrily in Uubu's direction.
The boy gulped.
" Yes. Why do you keep hugging Vegeta-san like that? " Uubu asked Goku, " I mean, is he your boyfriend or something
weird like that? "
Vegeta let out a hiccup and promptly fainted.
" My WHA?!..... " Goku gawked, his face bright pink, " Oh NO! That's not Veggie's job! Besides, I already have
Chi-chan for that sort of thing. "
" Who's "Chi-chan?" "
" She was the one up in the box seats with the ponytail and the wrinkles on her cheeks. " Goku said, pointing to his
own cheeks.
" Oh.... " Uubu blinked, " I, I thought that woman was your mother. "
" MY WHA?!..... "
" BWHAHAHAHAHA!!! ONNA! KAKARROTTO'S MOTHER! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA-HEEEEEEEEE~~!!! " Vegeta
regained consiousness and was currently laughing his tushie off. He momentarily stopped laughing and sat up, " I should call
Onna and tell her of this! " he pulled out his cellphone, then thought a second, " ...nah. She'd trace the call and try and
have me sent back to Capsule Corp. " he put the phone away.
" Uubu, Veggie's my little buddy, not my, uhhh.., wait, how would that even work???--- " Goku trailed off,
bewildered.
Vegeta bopped Goku lightly on the head, well, lightly for him anyway; jarring Goku out of any would-be conclusions.
He turned to Uubu, " Listen kid, I'm Kakarrotto's 'little buddy' and his ouji and if you misinterpret or attempt to steal
either or any of those titles from me I shall personally wring your scrawny neck. " the ouji whispered in a dangerous tone of
voice, " Now, uhh, get back to work. " the smaller saiyajin waddled back to where he was sitting and plopped down, " ...AND I
HAVE ABSOLUTELY _NO_ ROMANTIC INTEREST AND/OR WILD CRAVING OBSESSION FOR THAT BIG AIR-HEADED BAKA OVER THERE!!! "
" Aww, I luv u too, Veggie! "
The ouji looked up to see Goku contently rubbing the top of the smaller saiyajin's head.
" You're not helping my case any, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta said, annoyed yet glowing bright red.
" Well I can't help it if Veggie's hair is so nice and thick and soft just like Veggie himself! " the larger saiyajin
replied, then walked back to Uubu, " Oh-kay Uubu, now bend your knees and pull back on your arms to here. " he demonstarted.
" Don't you think we should be practicing more on that yellow light trick first. " Uubu suggested.
" You mean ki? Oh we'll do that later. Besides, you're Kid Buu! You'll get the hang of it real easy. " Goku nodded
happily, " Now just follow me. Kah.. "
" Kah.. "
" Meh.. "
" Meh.. "
" Ha... "
" Ha... "
" Meh.. "
" Meh.. "
" Ha. "
" HA! " Uubu let out a strangely small ki blast which wizzed through the air and into the bushes.
" Oww! " a voice exclaimed, " Uubu what do you think you're doing! " one of dozens of figures appeared out of the
woods.
" Ka--Kaasan? I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, I-- " Uubu stammered.
" Get back to the village, NOW! " she ordered while rubbing her now sindged forehead.
" --yes Kaasan! " Uubu smiled with relief, " I'll be glad to get back home. " he gave a slightly frightened look at
the two saiyajins.
" But Uubu. " Goku whined.
" You shut up you--you--kidnapper you! " Uubu's mother threatened him.
" Here, I'll pay you 20 dollars to shuddup. " Vegeta pulled out his wallet and handed her the money. Uubu's mother
smiled at the bill.
" Haha! We're rich! I mean---... " she closed her mouth tight.
" Better. " Vegeta nodded, then grabbed Goku by the arm, " Kakarrotto, may I speak to you in private for a moment? "
" Uh, sure little Veggie. " Goku blinked as Vegeta led him into the brush behind and away from the natives.
" Kakarrotto, we gotta get out of here. " Vegeta said plainly.
" Buh--Veggie why? "
" Because if we don't leave right now, they're going to eat us. And I'd rather not end up a roasted carcass on a
wooden pole if you get what I'm saying. " Vegeta whispered.
" But Veggie, what about Uubu? " Goku whispered back.
" He'll just have to find another sensei to feed his village with. " Vegeta said as-am-matter-of-factly.
" Maybe we could try and make friends with them, little Veggie. " Goku thought outloud.
" ... " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow at him, " Are you CRAZY! They want to EAT US and steal the rest of my money! Baka! "
" Oh... " Goku pouted.
" HEY! " a voice exclaimed.
" AHH! " Both saiyajins jumped at the voice and fell over onto the grass. The native who had just spoken, along with
the others, stared in shock and confusion at the duo.
" What're you looking at? " Vegeta muttered, grunting.
" Heeheehee, Veggies tickle. " a giggle came from underneath him. Vegeta paled.
" Oh this can't be good. " he said, then looked down to see he had falled directly ontop of Goku's stomach. The
ouji's face went bright red at the coyly smiling peasant, " AAUGH!!! " he lept to his feet, then pointed at Goku, " DON'T DO
THAT!! " the ouji said in a panic.
" But it was the native and us both getting scared and-- "
" --DON'T DO THAT!!! " Vegeta screamed anyway. Goku sweatdropped, then turned to the natives.
" Hi! I was just wondering that, well, since you're making Uubu go back to the village; how about letting me and
Veggie here stay at your village so I can train Uubu there? " Goku offered.
" No! We barely have enough food for ourselves, not to mention feed YOU two. Who knows how much you both eat! " one
of the natives said to them.
" Ohhh, well, how about if Veggie goes home and I stay to train Uubu, Veggie'll be safer in his lil Veggiehome anyway
and I'd hate to see him get hurt or super-hungry. " the larger saiyajin frowned at the thought.
" ... " Goku paused as he felt a handful of tiny fingertips digging into his left arm. The saiyajin looked down to
see Vegeta holding on for dear life and sending stubborn death-glares up at him, " Kakarrotto.... "
" Veggie you're hurting my arm. " Goku pouted in slight pain.
Vegeta glanced at his hands, " Oh, sorry. " he released his fingers, then grabbed around with his arms instead. Goku
sweatdropped.
" Veh-GEE! "
" I'm not leaving! If YOU can survive here then I sure can! " Vegeta nodded.
" Little Veggie this isn't a vacation, I'm here to train Uubu. " Goku lifted his arm outward, taking Vegeta with it,
" Can't you understand that. I need to do this. I need someone to be here to take care of the earth when I'm gone. "
" Kakarrotto what is the average life expectancy of an earthling? " the ouji fired.
" Uhh, I dunno, all together? Uhhh, 90. " Goku concluded.
" Kakarrotto what is the average life expectancy of a saiyajin? "
" A little bit over 500. "
" And what wish did 'Veggie' make last october for Shenlong to grant 'Veggie' and 'Kakarrotto'? " Vegeta sighed.
" Immortality! " Goku chirped.
" Good. Now put 1 and 1 and 1 together and what do you get? " Vegeta said blandly.
" 3!! " Goku grinned, proud of himself. The ouji groaned, then dropped his "hug-of-death" on Goku's arm and plopped
down on the ground.
" Perhaps you're right Kakay. Maybe I SHOULD just go home where my soft, huggable, easily-maimed body will be safe
from all harm. " Vegeta said overdramatically.
" Yeah! Good idea lil-lil Vedge'ums! " Goku clasped his hands together.
" Hai...thank you, Kakay. " Vegeta smirked, then backed up a bit as he watched Goku chat with the natives into
letting him stay in the village, " Heh-heh-heh. "easily-maimed" body, yeah right. " the smaller saiyajin snickered, " I'll
see you soon, Kaka-chan. "
/dl
" Wow! It's so nice of you to let me stay in your village after all! " Goku said happily as the natives gave him a
tour of their village.
The native to his right nodded happily and the gigantic fish he and six other natives were now holding above their
heads, " Believe me, Goku-san, the pleasure is all ours. "
" You are indeed the emperor of fishing! " the second native smiled.
" Aww, that's nothing. I fish all the time! " Goku said, letting out a small embarassed giggle.
" Welcome back, great lord of the seas! " Uubu's mother greeted him, " We have a guest hut prepared for you. "
" I thought you said you were overcrowded as it is. " Goku blinked, confused.
" Oh, this hut's only been empty since yesterday. The man living in it had stolen nearly all our rations the previous
night and stuffed his face until he was tremendously FAT. " she explained.
" We couldn't get him out of the hut so we cooked him and ate him there. " another native continued.
Goku paled, " That's AWFUL! "
" No, actually he was pretty good. He ate a lot of our chicken, and we like chicken...and basically any other type of
food in existance as well. " a third native said.
" The inside ceiling's a little crispy still but everything else you'll find perfectly intact. " Uubu's mother
finished, " We'll leave you to your hut then while we go fry this delicious giant fish you caught. You probably need a nap
anyway. "
" Um, alright then. " Goku said, then opened the door to find no one inside it, " Huh. " he sat down on the hard bed
and frowned, " Aww, my bed back home is much nicer. "
" Tea? "
" Oh yes. Thanks a lot. " the large saiyajin said, taking the little cup and sipping from it, " This is pretty good."
he smiled warmly.
" Hai, that's very kind of you to say........Kakarrotto. "
Goku spat out his tea and whipped his head to one side to see Vegeta standing there dressed up in villager garb,
" VEGGIE?!! "
" Heh-heh-heh... " Vegeta grinned almost cheesily as he waved to Goku.
" VEGGIE I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA GO HOME!! " Goku gasped, frightened, " You could get HURT if you don't-- "
" This is my home. Well--for the time being, anyway. " Vegeta shrugged, smirking, " I gave Uubu's mother $50 and now
she thinks I'm a hero. I get to stay here for free. "
" I caught a giant fish and a whole bunch of little ones for the village. " Goku added, " They let me stay and train
Uubu as long as he likes. " he said, then smiled, " HEY! If Veggie is living here and I'm living here than that means Veggie
gets to be my room-mate!! " Goku cheered, " WHOO-HOO! This is gonna be so much FUN!! " he mused.
" Do you mind using a word other than room-MATE? How about, room-uhh---other-person-who-resides-in-the-house. "
Vegeta stammered.
" Oh! How about "room-companion"? " Goku thought outloud.
" Eewwww, I don't like how that one sounds. " Vegeta shuddered.
" Room-specialfriend? "
" No. "
" Room-mee! Roomee!! "
" NO. "
" Room-buddy? Wait, no, that can't work, Veggie's already my LITTLE budd--- "
" Oh just forget about the baka title, Kakarrot. " Vegeta gritted his teeth in annoyance, then calmed down, " So,
what do you want to do first? We COULD go spar against each other if you'd like-- "
" --actually little Veggie I gotta go train Uubu now. " Goku pointed to the door.
" WHA?! But WHY! Why NOW? " Vegeta demanded.
" Because I know that if I stay here where little Veggie is then I'll feel too guilty to leave because I love little
Veggie so much and then my mildly short attention-span will cause me to temporarily forget why I came here in the first place
and I'll end up playing games with Veggie all day and night. " Goku confessed, " And playing games with Veggie is SO MUCH
_FUN_!!! "
" If I'm "so much fun" then why don't you stay here and "play" then. Uubu can wait. I'm sure he's still out there
eating that large fish with the rest of them. " the ouji said sneakily.
" Well, I guess a little bit of Veggie-time couldn't do me any harm... " Goku thought outloud, trailing off. Vegeta
peeked out the peephole of the door to see Uubu running towards the hut.
" Sensei! Sensei! "
Vegeta glared, then blew a blow-dart at him. Uubu let out a yelp as it hit his arm, then fell back with a thump,
quickly seeping into a sleeping unconsiousness, " Ah, better. " the ouji smirked.
" Veggie did you hear something just now? " Goku's ears perked up.
" No. " Vegeta said innocently.
" Oh. Haha, yeah, me too. " Goku smiled, still sitting down, " So, what does little Veggie wanna play first? "
" Well, what did Kakay have in mind? Tag, hide-n-seek, sparring-at-our-highest-levels-and-playing-til-one-of-us-
-passes-out? " Vegeta rambled on.
Goku let out a happy held breath, " Well, I think me-n-Veggie could REALLY have a lot of fun if we-- "
" --SON-SAN! COME QUICK! Uubu's been hit by a sleeping-dart and WE'RE OUT OF FISH!!! " the villagers exclaimed. Goku
gasped and ran outside.
Vegeta snapped his fingers, " KUSO!!! "
" Hey Uubu, former Kid Buu! Are you oh-kay? Wake up! " Goku called as he stood over Uubu with the other villagers.
Uubu sat up dizzily.
" I think I'm....oh-kay..now... "
" *SMACK*! " another blow-dart suddenly hit Uubu's chest. The boy's eyes rolled back and he fell asleep on the ground
again, unconsious.
" Oh NO! That's just HORRIBLE! " Vegeta fake-gasped from suddenly beside Goku.
The other villagers sweatdropped at the ouji, rolling their eyes.
" It's a good thing we saiyajin are resistant to blow darts, huh Kakay? " Vegeta continued pretending.
Goku sweatdropped also, " Veggie, you didn't hit Uubu with the blow darts, did you? "
" ....no. " the ouji said in a little voice.
" Good. " Goku smiled warmly, " I didn't think so! My little Veggie's too sweet-n-luvable to do something like THAT."
" Uh, heh-heh-heh. " Vegeta laughed nervously, " Yah, well why don't we both go out to a good place to spar and-- "
" --wait! " Uubu's voice said. The others looked down, " I'm, still awake...real-- " Vegeta pushed down further on
the dart in Uubu's stomach, " ..ly........ "
" VEGGIE! " Goku gawked while Vegeta stared at him, still acting confused.
" What? "
/dl
" Nnghhhhhh---ARRG!! " Uubu groaned; he had been training with Goku in the nearby forest for a week now.
" Yay! I KNEW you could do it Uubu! Just look at how much bigger your ki has gotten since we started! " Goku clasped
his hands together excitedly. The chibi was now capable of forming a ball of ki the size of his own head, " If you keep up at
this pace you may even reveal your real power you had when you were still Kid Buu within the next MONTH! And we can SPAR with
each other! Just like when we fought before only we won't be killing each other and it'll be so much FUN!!! " the large
saiyajin gushed.
" *FWOOOSH!!!* "
Uubu's eyes widened in shock to see the largest ball of ki he had ever seen appear behind Goku. The ki moved to one
side to reveal a snarling Vegeta standing there with the ki over his head. The ouji snapped his fingers and the ki moved away
from certain spots on the ball to reveal the words "To Uubu" on it. Uubu gulped.
" Ohhh, I really don't like being caught up in these sorts of things. " he shivered slightly, " I really don't wanna
be here right now! "
" What? Why Uubu? " Goku cocked his head, surprised.
" Your, err, friend. " Uubu stammered, " He--he keeps-- " it was then Vegeta burst into ssj2 while still holding the
ball of ki, " OHNE KASAMBRE LATTA!!! " Uubu cried out in his native tongue, terrified.
" Huh? " the large saiyajin turned around to see Vegeta now standing there back in regular form. The ouji had molded
the gigantic ki ball down into what looked like a balloon-animal made out of ki, " Veggie what're you doing? "
The smaller saiyajin blinked, " Uhh, doggie? " he smiled cheesily, holding out the little form.
" Aww, Veggie that's so cute thank you! " Goku said, touched as he took the balloon-doggie from Vegeta, " That's
ADORABLE, little Veggie. I didn't know you could make kawaii lil balloon-animals! "
" NEH!! " Vegeta blew a raspberry in Uubu's direction while Goku was still in awe at the balloon-doggie.
" What a nutcase. " Uubu sweatdropped at Vegeta.
" Can lil-lil Vedge'ums make anymore balloon animals besides doggies? " Goku asked curiously.
" Of course. " the ouji boasted, " I can make anything you want, Kakay. "
" Umm, sensei? " Uubu said, tugging on Goku's blue gi shirt.
" What is it Uubu? " the large saiyajin smiled down at him.
" Over the course of the week I have discovered that you are, indeed, a very naive person. There is nothing wrong
with that, mind you, but I felt it might be best if I let you know. " Uubu bit his lip in thought, " Urm, I think your small
friend here-- "
" --little buddy. " Vegeta glared, correcting him.
" --little buddy, " Uubu said, corrected, " Is hitting on you. "
Vegeta's pupils instantly filled up his entire eyesockets in shock.
Goku laughed, " Hahaha, Uubu. That's funny! Veggie only does that when we spar together. "
Uubu's pupils instantly filled up his entire eyesockets in shock.
" Wait, you do mean hitting like this, right? " Goku demonstrated by giving Vegeta a light bop to the shoulder.
" No, I meant that I think he's trying to unsuccessfully flirt with you. "
Goku looked over at Vegeta and burst into laughter, " AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! LITTLE VEGGIE? HAAHA,
FLIRTING WITH, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh Uubu that's so funny! You know being creative is always helpful when in
battle. Muten Roshi, MY old sensei, taught me a lot of creative techinques but I haven't used them in a while. They're really
cool though, especially this one my grampa, Son Gohan, taught me called the Janken Punch. You hit people with
rock-paper-scissors attacks--- "
" --AND I AM _NOT_ TRYING TO "FLIRT" WITH KAKARROTTO YOU LITTLE MOHALKED RUNT!!! " Vegeta roared angrily out of
nowhere. Goku sweatdropped at the ouji's suddeness, " Of all the DISGUSTING suggestions. I SHOULD KILL YOU FOR EVEN PLACING
THOSE THOUGHTS OUT TO THE PUBLIC!!! " he screamed, his face still red from before. The ouji now back in ssj2 form. He paused
to feel a pair of confused eyes staring at him. Vegeta turned slightly to the left to see Goku right there, " ... "
" Veggie feelin alright? "
" ...yes, I'm, I'm fine. " the smaller saiyajin's voice cracked, " I'll, just be going now. " he backed up into the
bushes and flora until he was out of sight.
Goku blinked, " Well, that was weird. "
" He's a very strange person. " Uubu observed.
" Yeah, Veggie's brain has always been a little off. " Goku admitted, slightly sad. He turned back to Uubu, " But
Veggie's for later. Right now what's important is figuring out how to reveal your true power. ::He seems so nervous about it,
just like Gohan used to be when he was a kid:: AHH! " Goku grinned, perking up, " Of COURSE! Gohan! " he snapped his fingers,
" Now let's see, how did Piccolo tell me he got to test Gohan's true power?........ "
/dl
:::" Now let's see how strong you really are. " Piccolo smirked as he picked up the 4 year old whimpering chibi Gohan
and chucked him at the gigantic cliff, " FIND THE POWER, BOY! OR TURN TO JELLY AGAINST THOSE ROCKS! "
" WAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! " Gohan wailed, then suddenly snapped and sent a huge beam of energy at the cliff, blasting it
into oblivion.
Piccolo's jaw dropped open, " He's even stronger than I expected!...:::
/dl
" YAY! Thank you random flashback! " Goku chirped, then turned to Uubu, " Say Uubu, you don't happen to have any
really, really large cliffs around here, do you? "
" As a matter of fact, yes. "
/dl
" Now what are we doing here again? " Uubu said, confused as they stood on a plateau surrounded by several large
cliffs.
" I am going to show you how strong you are with a demonstration of your full power and potential! " Goku announced
cheerfully, then grabbed Uubu by the top of his head and held him up.
" He--hey! WHAT'RE YOU DOING?! "
" Now let's see how strong you really are! " Goku shouted. Uubu looked even more confused, then let out a yelp as
Goku launched him into the air and at one of the very large cliffs far away from them, " FIND THE POWER, BOY! OR TURN TO
JELLY AGAINST THOSE ROCKS! "
" WAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! " Uubu wailed, smacking into the cliff and leaving a deep end a'la looney-tunes style.
Goku sweatdropped, " Oops. "
/dl
" YOU MORON WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR!!! " Uubu yelled while Goku bandaged the boy's head up.
" Sorry, Uubu. It's just that when Piccolo told me about it it sounded so cool and I just figured that-- "
" --I'd completely destroy the cliff?! Are you NUTS! I can barely create 'ki' on my own, what made you think I could
destroy that entire cliff! I thought you were trying to kill me! " Uubu huffed, folding his arms, " I'm not sure I wanna be
the next 'hero-of-the-planet' anymore. " he grumbled.
" WAHHH! Uubu don't talk like that! " Goku yelped, " I trained for 10 whole years waiting for you to show up! I can
only teach Pan so much because she's going to kindergarden next year and she won't be around for me to train her like you are
for me to train you! I'm not going to be around forever, I NEED a pupil!! "
Uubu sighed, " Isn't there anyone else you could train? "
" What? NO! Besides you and Panny that's it! Chi-chan nerdified Gohan, Goten's gotten super-lazy and doesn't love
fighting anymore, Bulma's training Trunks how to become the next president of Capsule Corp, and Bura'd just want me to play
dress-up with her all day! There's NOBODY ELSE! Besides, you have the power of Kid Buu running through you. When you were him
you were strong enough to beat both me AND Veggie! You blew up the entire EARTH! I want to help you use that same power for
good, can't you let me at least try! "
" ... " Uubu looked to the side.
" PLEASE!!! " the larger saiyajin begged.
" ...alright. "
Goku lit up, grinning like a maniac, " HOO-RAY!!! "
" BUT no more throwing me at large terraforms, OH-KAY? " Uubu said warningly.
" OH-KAY, Uubu! " Goku happily saluted him, " I will no longer throw you at whatever object you just named there! "
he nodded, " AND, since you're staying on as my third pupil and second OFFICIAL pupil, when you graduate you get a little gi
like THIS! " Goku held up a small blue gi about Uubu's size. The blue tint closely resembling the color of Goku's first
training gi his grandfather gave him, " Look! I even had my name in kanji written on the back in a big circle just like
Kaio-sama did when I graduated from his teachings! " he mused, remembering, " All my senseis said I was a really good student
and I learned really well! "
" That's nice... " Uubu trailed off.
" SO! Wanna spar? "
Uubu feel over, " WHAT?! "
" Spar. You, me, fighting each other in physical combat. I wanna test how much better you've gotten. " Goku said.
" I HAVE A HEAD WOUND!!! " Uubu exclaimed, pointing to the large white wrap around the top of his head, " AND I'M
PRETTY SURE IT'S STILL BLEEDING!! "
" Aw, that's oh-kay. Heck, I fell off a cliff when I was a baby and cracked my skull open and I turned out just
fine! " the large saiyajin chirped. Uubu paled. Goku went into a fighting stance, " Now come at me! "
" And, you're SURE I'll be oh-kay, right? "
" Sure I'm sure! " Goku replied, " Now let's go! "
Uubu took a deep breath, " Alright. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! " he launched himself at Goku and
landed a punch to the saiyajin's gut. Uubu grinned as he bounced back, " Haha! This may not be so bad after all! "
/dl
" *SNORT* " Uubu snorted frustratedly as he wobbled back to the village on a pair of makeshift crutches.
" Uubu, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, REALLY! " Goku begged him, " It's just that when I was fighting Kid Buu that one
time-- "
" --I'm...NOT...Kid...BUU!! " Uubu gritted between his teeth, " Whoever the heck HE was. "
" UUBU-KUN! " Uubu's mother came running out to greet him, " My baby--AHH! " she shrieked suddenly, " Uubu what
happened to your legs! " she then glared at Goku and pointed to him, " YOU! YOU BROKE MY BABY'S LEGS ON HIM, DIDN'T YOU! "
" NO, I--well, not on purpose! " Goku stammered, " You see we were sparring and I thought I'd try something I tried
on him back when he was Kid Buu because he was starting to do so well and-- "
" --YOU LISTEN HERE YOU, YOU, FURRY-TAILED WHATEVER YOU ARE! I allowed you to train my son as long as he saw fit but
I'm afraid if you're going to start to break the boy's limbs then I'm going to have to ask you to leave!! "
" But... " Goku started.
" You can stay for the night though. I don't feel safe letting anybody leave the village this late at night. There're
wild beasts out there in the dark. Go to your hut and you leave with your little friend first thing in the morning. " she
picked Uubu up and carried him towards their hut, " Let's go, Uubu-kun. You need your rest. "
" Mommy Mommy! What happened to Uubu? " one of the smaller of Uubu's siblings asked, tugging on her mother's dress.
" Don't worry, sweetie. Uubu just needs some rest. That's all. " she said, walking inside the hut, " He's had a long
day. "
Goku stood there for a moment, then sighed. He turned around and walked back to his own hut and opened the door only
to be greeted by the rich smell of a hearty soup. The saiyajin walked over to the little table to find a big hot bowl full of
chicken, vegetables, and tomato sauce.
" Welcome back, Kakay! "
Goku looked over to see Vegeta standing at the other side of the table with forks and spoons in his hands, " Hi
little Veggie! I missed you so!! " he said.
" Well if you missed me so much why don't you do me a favor and sit down so you don't die of hunger. " the ouji
handed him a spoon and fork and sat down himself. " *WHEW*! I had to fly all over these islands just to find all this
stuff. " Vegeta sighed, " Did you know hunting down edible fowl can be quite satisfying? " he smirked, " Who knows how long
it's been since I've actually had to hunt and kill an animal to feed myself. Kind of fun, actually. "
" MMM! Veggie *chomp* makes good *chomp* food! " Goku cheered inbetween ravenous bites. Vegeta sweatdropped.
" You're lucky I ate already. "
Goku picked up the bowl and tilted it towards his mouth; swallowing the rest of the contents whole, " WOW!! " he
exclaimed, putting the bowl back on the table, " Veggie that was so good! "
" Heh. I try. " Vegeta said boastfully, enjoying the compliments.
" You know you're much nicer to come back to eat with after being busy all day. Whenever I came back from training
Pan or Goten, I'd walk in the door or through the window and Chi-chan'd instantly start yelling at me "Oh so you finally did
decide to come back to us after all", or "For a second there I thought you had died on your way back---again.". " he pouted,
then motioned to Vegeta with his spoon, " But not VEGGIE! Veggie welcomes me back and hands me the utencils and chats all
nice with me....that's really surprisingly sweet of you Veggie. " Goku said, touched, " ......you didn't do anything BAD,
while I was gone...right? "
" Whyever would you think THAT? " Vegeta gasped overexaggeratingly.
" Haha, yeah, I guess Veggie's right. Veggie has just as much right to acting good without being questioned as
anybody else! " Goku smiled at the little ouji.
" Henrietta? Chickadee? " a boy said outside at a nearby hut. He turned on a flashlight and approached the chicken
coup, " OH DEAR LORD!!!! DAD THEY'RE ALL GONE! "
" Nothing but a pulping bloody mess of flesh! " an older man's voice said as the two stared down at the the floor
around the chicken coup, " It's INHUMAN! "
" *SLAM* *click*. " Vegeta shut the window and whistled innocently to himself.
Goku stared at the window with his eyes bugging out of his head, " Little Veggie, you didn't steal, kill, and cook
that family's chickens, did you? " he said in shock.
Vegeta avoided Goku's stare and noticed part of one of the decapitated chicken's heads was leaning out of the trash
can. The ouji casually flicked it inside and forced his hand on the top of the trash can lid, " ...no. "
" ....and you're sure. "
" Yes---that I'm sure about saying no to stealing, killing, and cooking those particular chickens. " Vegeta rattled
off.
" SWEET CHEESEBREAD THEY STOLE NEARLY ALL OUR VEGETABLE CROPS TOO! AND LEFT ONLY THE CALIFLOWER!!!! " the father
gawked even louder from outside. The boy fell to his knees.
" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! "
" Well, I think I'll be going to bed now. Hahaha. " Vegeta laughed nervously, then calmed down after partially
leaving the room, " So, care to join me? " he smirked.
" YEAH!! I luv bedtimes with Veggie! " Goku cheered. Vegeta's smirk broke into a grin as he rounded the corner and
pulled out the little tape-recorder in his pocket and replayed what Goku had just said.
" Ah, techonology. " the ouji snickered, " This'll all be worth it just to see the look on Onna's face when I show
her my little souvenir of were exactly I've been since I left the tournament ring. " he got changed into his pajamas and
patted the three tapes he had made so far, then walked back into the other room to see Goku pouting while now in his pajamas
and sitting on one of the kitchen chairs, " Oh what's the matter NOW. " Vegeta said, annoyed.
" Veggie I hate sleeping this way. " Goku whined. The ouji had placed a pillow across the middle of the bed, blocking
each saiyajin into either the top or bottom end of it.
" It doesn't bother me. "
" THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE BARELY FIVE FEET TALL!! OF _COURSE_ IT'S STILL MILDLY COMFORTABLE TO YOUR LITTLE VEGGIE BODY!
!! " Goku exclaimed.
" Well _I'M_ not going to have my body touching your kaka-germs all night. " the ouji snorted, curling up in the
small cubbyhole he had made for himself at the top of the bed, " *YAWN* Besides I used to sleep in this position all the time
while travelling in the spacepods. "
" But I'VE never had to travel in a spacepod Veh--- "
" ZZzzzzz....ZZzzzzzzz....ZZZzzZZZzzzz... " Vegeta snored soundly while Goku tried squeezing into the small spot the
pillow/bed-divider had left for him.
" Veggie makes a nice roomate but he's a lousy bedbuddy. " Goku grumbled.
" HELP!! AHHHHH!!! " a scream came from outside. Goku lept off his end of the bed and peeked out to see a giant bear
in the middle of the village.
" RARRRRRRRR!! " the bear roared at the two screaming children who had just spoke.
" Oh man! " Goku yelped as he ran outside just intime to see Uubu launch himself into the air by the use of his
crutches and land a solid punch across the side of the bear's head, then swiveled his free-arm's crutch downward and hit the
giant animal in the gut, causing it to fall backward. Uubu, still in the air, caught the bear sandwiched between the tips of
his two crutches and easily flung it off back into the woods.
" Our hero! " the children shouted, each hugging onto one of Uubu's crutches. The boy wobbled back a bit, now
unbalanced. Goku teleported infront of him.
" OH WOW UUBU THAT WAS GREAT!! " Goku exclaimed happily, " You were able to get that strong that fast! How amazing!
And you didn't kill the bear either! You're the greatest little pupil EVER!! " he gave Uubu a hug. Uubu let out a yelp of
pain.
" Muhbs... " he squeaked out.
" 'scuse me? " Goku cocked his head curiously.
" My..ribs.... " Uubu flinched in pain, " You're squashing...my ribs... "
" Oh, sorry. " Goku let go causing Uubu to drop to the ground while Goku laughed nervously.
" My Uubu-kun! I'm so proud of you! " Uubu's mother said along with the other villagers who had awakened due to the
incident.
" Wow Uubu you sure showed him who's the boss! " Uubu's little sister said, grinning ear to ear.
" I don't think even _I_ could've done that. " his brother said, looking impressed. Uubu smiled.
" Yes, the boy has quite a gift. " the elder of the village nodded.
" Thank you Mr. Age'ed-sama. " Uubu bowed lightly to him.
" Hooray for Uubu! Hero of the village! " Goku held Uubu's arm up, lifting the boy slightly off the air.
" HOORAY!! " the others cheered.
" Tommorow morning we shall have a feast to celebrate young Uubu's triumph over that inhumanly large bear. " the
elder said, " But now we must sleep for I need my rest. " he then left, causing the rest of the group to sweatdrop.
" HAHAHAHA! I _KNEW_ I was right about you, Uubu! " Goku said happily.
" ... " a sad little figure stood in the open doorway to Goku's hut, grabbing at the chest of his pj's while shaking
a bit. Vegeta cursed as his shoulders slumped and he waddled back inside with his tail hanging limp. The ouji flopped on the
bed and sighed, depressed. Vegeta pounded down upon the bed with one fist in frustration as he buried his head in the pillow,
" Ku-so.... "
" Hey little Veggie, I'm back. You won't believe what just hap-- " Goku paused in the middle of his sentence to see
the smaller saiyajin flumped in a pile on the bed. The larger saiyajin bit his lip, " Veggie? Veggie could you schooch over
a little bit? "
Vegeta partially sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked over his shoulder and glared at Goku, " Kakarrotto we're going
outside to go spar. "
" Wha-wha-what?! But Veggie it's too late at night! I need some rest I was training Uubu all day. " he exclaimed.
" SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE TIRED! YOU CAN SLEEP IN LATE TOMMOROW! JUST COME SPARRING WITH ME NOW!! " Vegeta
shouted almost pleadingly.
" *sigh*! I'll spar with Veggie later. I need rest now. " Goku said, pushing Vegeta over slightly and re-settling in,
" Veggie can wake me up early tommorow morning if he wants. " Goku yawned, then closed his eyes and fell asleep, Vegeta
sitting there and staring at him with a hurt look on his face.
/dl
" *poke*poke*. *Poke*poke*poke*. "
" Ungh--uh-wha? " Goku said in a half-asleep, half-awake dazed voice. He opened his eyes to see Vegeta still sitting
there staring at him, only poking him this time, " Veggie? Veggie what time is it? " Goku mumbled.
" 5:30am. "
" FIVE-THIR---what're Veggies doing up this early! You don't normally get up til 9!! "
" I couldn't sleep. " the ouji said, shaking slightly every once-in-a-while. It was then Goku noticed the smaller
saiyajin's blood-shot eyes.
" VEGGIE!! " he gasped, stumbling up from laying down on the bed, " OH VEGGIE WHAT'RE YOU DOING! " Goku said, worried
about him. He grabbed the ouji and hugged him tightly against his own stomach and chest, " You can't stay up all night like
that you'll get yourself sick! "
" Can we spar now? " Vegeta asked tiredly.
" Oh Veggie, maybe you should get some sleep first, you look so tired. " the larger saiyajin sniffled at the sight of
the smaller one.
" ALRIGHT, BOTH OF YOU OUT!! " Uubu's mother sounded loudly, sticking her head through the front door.
" But, but Mrs. Uubu's mommy-- " Goku stammered.
" You can celebrate with us for Uubu's victory last night, but then you leave for good! Got it? " she said
demandingly. Goku frowned.
" Got it. "
/dl
" Hey can somebody pass the ketchup? " one of the villagers asked.
" GOT IT! " Goku said cheerfully as he tossed the bottle to him. The entire village was gathered around dozens of
picnic tables with Uubu at the head of the biggest table and the village elder behind a podium.
" Fellow villagers and villagerettes, we are gathered her today to commemorate the bravery of one of our own, 10 year
old Uubu who faced and defeated a bear last night with his own hands. And on crutches and with a head-injury to boot no less!
" he exclaimed, " Uubu, if you would speak a few words for us. " the elder stepped down. Uubu limped over to the podium and
with slight difficulty floated up onto the platform. He cleared his throat.
" Hello. " he said nervously. 99% of the audiance responded with cheers, slightly stunning the boy.
" First of all, I'd like to thank everybody for the meal, and I'd like to thank my sensei, Son Goku. " Uubu nodded to
Goku, who grinned and waved both his arms in the air with excitement.
" Hmmph, he sounds like a cheesy awards-show winner. " Vegeta grumbled under his breath with his arms folded; his
body in a sulking position in the chair.
" Son Goku, I'd like to thank you for all that you taught me, some of your techniques were what helped me defeat the
bear, such as your ability to fly and the jan ken punch. The ability to use ki is what helped me aid in starting the fire for
cooking the pork. It is thanks to you that I have become stronger and can protect my family and friends, and help them in
times of need. " he took a breath, " And THAT is why I can no longer train under you. I have other responsibilities to think
about. I cannot just run off and leave my home and those who love and care about me just to become insanely strong like you
are. As much as I like to fight, I don't want to make it into my lifetime career. It can help me defend myself, but it can't
buy food for my family. I am sorry. " he said, then continued on with his speech.
Goku's face fell sadly and the large saiyajin wobbled up out of his chair, then turned and waddled off. Vegeta
glanced over in Goku's direction curiously, " Come on Veggie, let's go. " he said in a quiet, sad little voice.
Vegeta hopped out of his own chair and followed Goku, then zipped back infront of the podium and blew a raspberry at
Uubu, " HA!! " he pointed at him, then zipped back to following Goku.
Uubu sweatdropped as his mother shook her head, " What a strange little man. "
" Hahaha! Kak-arrotto! " the ouji said in an almost giddy sing-song tone as he dashed infront of Goku as he waddled
off, the ouji jogged around him a couple times till he slowed down to trot beside the peasant.
" Oh Veggie I am so dee-pressed. " Goku sniffled.
" Aw, don't worry about it Kakarrotto! That runt wasn't worth it! " Vegeta dismissed it.
" But Veggie he had such power! He really had the potential! " Goku looked over at him, still sniffling, " And I
really wanted a pupil. "
Vegeta sighed, going into drama-mode, " Kakarrotto, just because a person has natural talent for something doesn't
mean it's necessarily a talent they like. I mean, take me for example, I'm unbelievably graceful in battle, I bounce around
you while sparring so well that you can't even touch me unless I'm attacking you. Heck, the fusion-dance you taught Goten
and Trunks took you 3 months to learn and I performed it perfectly after just seeing you do it ONCE! But just because I'm
good at it doesn't mean I'd do ballet or anything. HECK I'd be caught dead in a tutu! "
Goku giggled, " Heeheehee, I bet you'd look pretty cute in a tutu lil-lil Veh-gee. " he smiled weakly.
" And then there's Gohan. You saw he had that deep underlying power in the the same way you did with Uubu, but Gohan
didn't LIKE to fight. He STILL doesn't like to fight. Heck he walks around with his nose in the books and those fake
'clark-kent' glasses to make himself look even smarter than he is when if he had continued to train he could've beaten BOTH
or tushes into the ground! " Vegeta continued, " There's no use forcing someone into something they don't want to do
because even if they're good at it they won't perform to their full potential. You have to WANT it.....understand? "
The larger saiyajin stared down at him, " I....think so. " Goku smiled, " I luv you little Veggie! " he chirped.
Vegeta's face turned bright red, " Ha, heh-heh-heh-heh, " the ouji laughed nervously, scratching the side of his
head.
Goku frowned again, " It's a shame I lost my pupil though. "
" Eh, so he saves that stupid little village for a living instead of the world. Who cares! That's our job anyway! "
Vegeta smirked, " After all, he is a mere human. Humans cannot understand the saiyajin lust for battle! We THRIVE upon
challanges and defeating our opponents! " he threw a sharp punch at the air.
" ... " Goku stared blankly at Vegeta, then stopped walking while the ouji continued on, unaware.
" That's why we delight in training so hard. A warrior must prepare for battle and that's what we are!! Right,
Kaka-- " Vegeta froze when he noticed Goku was no longer with him, " --rrotto? " he turned around to see Goku still staring
at him, only now his head was cocked slightly to the side and he had a funny little smile on his face, making Vegeta
increasingly uneasy, " Uhhhhh, Kakarrotto? "
" Hey Veggie? " Goku smiled warmly, walking up to and bending down to Vegeta's height, " How would, Veggie, like to
be my new pupil? "
" WAHHH!!! " Vegeta fell over, his foot twitching in the air. He lept to his feet, " ARE YOU INSANE!! I ALREADY KNOW
HOW TO FIGHT, YOU MORON!! BESIDES I HAVE WAY MORE EXPERIANCE THAN YOU DO AND I'M OLDER THAN YOU BY FIVE WHOLE EARTH-YEARS!!"
" But, that's just it. Veggie luvs to fight, just like me. " Goku said with the little smile on his face, " There's
no one else on the whole planet who could measure up to me in strength the way Veggie can. Why I bet if I trained Veggie
hard enough he could get up to ssj3. Infact with how strong Veggie is at ssj2 now, at ssj3 he'd probably be even stronger
than me! "
The ouji's eyes widened, " Really?.....me FINALLY being stronger than Kakarrotto?.... "
" YEAH!! " Goku cheered, then pulled something out from behind him, " Plus you get to wear this cute lil gi!! " he
squealed, " It was too big for Uubu to really fit into anyway. Plus Veggies look cuter in blue than other pupils I have
had. "
" I _DON'T_ WANT TO BE YOUR "PUPIL", KAKARROTTO!! " Vegeta yelled, embarassed only to have Goku plop the gi overtop
of him.
" There, Veggie's adorable! " Goku clasped his hands together. Vegeta looked him up and down suspicously.
" And you're sure you could really get me to reach ssj3 and become stronger than you by doing so? "
" Sure! " Goku said, picking him up, " You could easily access it, but first we have to break down a few lil
emotional barriers Veggie has. They've been holding him back for way too long. "
The ouji's face went bright red again, " WHAAAAT?! I HAVE NO EMOTIONAL BARRIERS!!! "
" And we have to work on Veggie's dee-nial a bit. " Goku added. Vegeta let out a snort.
" If you're going to be all "let's get Veggie to talk about his 'feelings' and cry so we can concole him" then I want
no part in it. " he huffed, still being held, " You can just go home for all I care then! "
" Oh Veggie, I can't go home NOW! " Goku paled, " I've only been gone a couple weeks with you, and besides, I have a
bad feeling that when I get home this time, Chi-chan's gonna make sure I don't leave home for a long long time. " he gulped,
" So why not make use of the teaching time I have now! Chi-chan and the others are getting old and pretty soon I'm gonna
have to be doctor and nurse to several different people! "
" Hm, clever point Kakarrotto. " Vegeta smirked, then patted the tape-recorder he had used earlier that was in his
pocket, " I wouldn't mind a little self-proclaimed saiyajin vacation either. " he smiled, then paled, " Bura's starting to
reach that age where instead of playing dolls we play "let's-put-makeup-on-Toussan's-face-to-see-how-pretty-he-looks". "
the ouji shuddered as they got to the edge of the island.
" Hmm... " Goku said, looking out onto the many islands in the horizon, " So Veggie? Which one do you think I should
go teach you on? "
" You know, " Vegeta started out, smirking, " Down that way there's some TROPICAL islands. Complete with sandy
beaches, palm trees, and all-day spa/resorts. "
" Oooh, that sounds pretty! " the larger saiyajin said happily.
" Yes, it is pretty, isn't it Kakay? "
" ... "
" Kakay? " Vegeta blinked, then noticed Goku was already gone and flying off in that direction.
" HURRY UP VEGGIE! YOU CAN'T TRAIN YOURSELF YOU KNOW!!! " Goku shouted from off in the distance. Vegeta snorted.
" Whatever you say, sensei. " he remarked sarcastically, then flew off after him, " KAKARROTTO YOU GET BACK HERE!! "
" Hahahaha!! " Goku's laughter echoed into the distance. He smiled brightly, " My little Veggie is finally back to
normal! " he clasped his hands together, then happily turned to the audiance, " Cue the song thingy! "
/dl
I heard you're doin' okay
But I want you to know
I'm addic-
I'm addicted to you
I can't pretend I don't care
When you don't think about me
Do you think I deserve this?
I try to make you happy
But you left anyway
I'm tryin' to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
Now it's over
Can't forget what you said
And I never
Want to do this again
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Since the day I met you
And after all we've been through
Still addic-
I'm addicted to you
I think you know that it's true
I'd run a thousand miles to get to you
Do you think I deserve this
I tried to make you happy
I did all that I could
Just to treat you good in every way
I'm tryin' to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
Now it's over
Can't forget what you said
And I never
Want to do this again
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
How long will I be waiting
Till the end of time
I don't know why I'm still waiting
I can't make you mine
I'm trying to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
I'm trying to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
Now it's over
Can't forget what you said
And I never
Want to do this again
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
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1:09 AM 5/21/03
THE END!
Chuquita: Hoo-ray.
Goku: (happily) Cue end of snappy song thingy!
Chuquita: Well I think that came out pretty well for a short lil two-part story. Hope everyone liked it! :) And if you
didn't care for the "insert song here" thing, don't worry, that was just a oneshot deal. Now it's time to answer
questions/thank the reviewers!
To Callimogua: Thank you so much! Hope this chapter was funny too! :D
To Miyanon: Thank you also! :) Yah, this was a short fic. Haven't done one like it in a while, but don't worry, with all
the stuff I'm cramming into the upcoming fic (or the one of my fic-ideas I think I'm choosing next) it'll make this look
even shorter :)
To wiseman: (bows) Appreciates the compliment ::grins:: Actually, Bulla is Bura's dub name. In japanese r's and l's work
interchangeably.
Vegeta: Heh-heh, that means you would be Rauren instead of Lauren.
Goku: (giggles) Heeheehee.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Yah, and instead of Chuquita they'd probably say something like Tukita. Cuz T an CH are
interchangeable too in japanese.
Vegeta: (pales) Which only then does Onna's name make any sense. (grumbles) And I thought MY name was a sick joke.
(snickers) Onna's named after a censored bodypart! Bwahaha!!
Chuquita: I wouldn't know about the Joe Kido thing though. Only saw a couple episodes of digimon and that's cuz it was on
Saturday mornings and I flip through all kinds of shows at once on saturday mornings. *nods*.
To Rissa of the Saiya-Jin: You're so lucky! They're re-airing from after the Veggie-blows-up episode so I barely get to see
him at all! *pouts* (perks up) Yeah, I loved that bit where Goku got his hair set on fire, and the great thing was he didn't
notice it til Gohan had to point it out for him.
To Sakura-chan: Glad you liked the gags. The kinto'un one was a little random, at first it was just going to be some cloud
but then I thought "why not make it kinto'un instead of just some cloud that Vegeta had pop out of thin air". And in the
dub and sub of episode 290 Goku DOES make fun of Uubu to get him mad, I just re-worded what he said a little in my fic.
Goku: (happily) Thank you, I am very deep, huh Veggie?
Vegeta: (grumbles) Oh you're SOMETHING alright.
Goku: Aww, that's so sweet of you little Vedge'ums!
To Lil' Chi Chi: Actually I don't remember the end to that Cinderella song. Last time I played the game was back in 5th
grade ::jumprope::. But I know I remember something about a snake and her getting bit, and there was another song sort of
like that too. I guess it must vary lyrics from state-to-state. Hn, I think I wrote "holy beef!" somewhere before earlier,
I dunno, I've written to many fics to remember where. *sweatdrops*. Another person who likes kinto'un. Hoo-ray! Personally
I'd love to see Veggie try and sit on the kinto'un ::big grin::
Goku: Haha, yeah, so we could see him fall through.
Vegeta: I WOULD _NOT_! If _ONNA_ can ride on the stupid cloud then _I'M_ certainly clean enough to do so! (boast) _I_ don't
have dirty unclean thoughts.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Whatever they are, I'd prefer we not hear them.
Vegeta: ...HEY! I JUST SAID I DON'T HAVE ANY---
Chuquita: --yeah, I think the resemblance to Goku's family was just some subconsious thing, after all Uubu was supposed to
take Son's place so I must've thought a family similar to his. Last time I did a bunch of island villagers was in my very
last pkmn fanfic; where; coincidentally, THOSE villagers tried to kill and eat Goku too.
Goku: I am a tasty person!
[Chu & Veggie sweatdrop]
Vegeta: (plugs his ears) Oh dear God I'm going to have to scrub the cornias of my eyes to get THOSE images out of my head!
Chuquita: Yeah! I did see it! (big grin) I luv Trigun, even if it is only 26 episodes. Good ending btw, but personally
Wolfwood's death was more moving for me. *sniff* That was heavy stuff. Shame CN cut the credits on the last Trigun ep, but
I saw screens online. I think I would've had to have read the manga or seen more of Legato on ths show to get a solid
opinon. Hope they bring the manga here soon, I heard it veers off halfway through the anime, interesting. :)
To People Hate Me: Happy you liked it. At least Veggie didn't hurt Uubu TOO bad. ^_^;;
To kitty8688/kitty8688theonly: Thanks! Sure I'll look at 'um when I get some time!
Chuquita: *whew* That was a lot!
Vegeta: And for that we are grateful.
Chuquita: That we are. Now I'm gonna give the next fic's summary and then we can get back to our Corner's plotline and
wrap this thing up!
Goku: HOO-RAY!
Chuquita: Coincidentally folks, because this fic was an "alternate ending", it doesn't occur within my fics' normal
loosely-held-together storyline. I'm sure you could fit it in somewhere, just think of it like how they have the dbz movies
never fit into the storyline.....I STILL want to know how both Goku and Vegeta got killed AGAIN before movie 12 started.
Vegeta: (evil grin) You'll never know.
Chuquita: (sigh) Here's the summary.
Summary: Chi-Chi decides to 'test' out one of Bulma's new inventions and 'accidentally' erases every memory in Vegeta's
head about Goku. Has she finally found a way to free herself and Goku from the Ouji's curse or will Goku's NEW relationship
with the ouji be even worse than the last one? Has Chi-Chi just dug herself into a deeper hole? Will Veggie get his lil
chunk of memory back? Find out!
Goku: Ah, this one's gonna take a while! (big happy smile)
Vegeta: Evil Onna. (snorts) And she calls ME the evil one.
Chuquita: Aw, don't worry Veggie! It'll be FUN!
Vegeta: (glares at her)
Chuquita: Besides, you'll have a happy ending, somehow.
Goku: She's got a point Veggie, we do very fewly end on a sad note.
Vegeta: (sighs)
Bardock: (still climbing) Are were there yet!!
Ruby: Almost! UGH! [climbs over the side of the throne]
Celipa: (Gokuhappy) We're here King Bejito! Don't worry! All of us will save you!
Bejito: Ah! Good!
Ruby: So what did you need "assistance" for anyway?
Bejito: [points to glass of soda just out of his reach] (cheesy grin) Would you mind getting that for me?
Ruby: ... (twitches) [knocks soda off the throne]
Bejito: (scrambles to the edge, watches it fall) Hey! What did you do THAT for!
Ruby: I thought you were in REAL DANGER, you knucklehead! [smacks him upside the head] YOU CALLED ME UP HERE TO REACH A
SODA FOR YOU!!!
Bejito: ............yes.
Ruby: ...
Bejito: ...
Ruby: (lets out breath) Well, (turns to the others) you can all leave now. I have things to discuss with his highness.
Bejito: (grins)
Vegeta: (pales) Oh God that means they're gonna makeout. Come on Kakarrotto, let's just jump for it.
Goku: YAY! [jumps down after Veggie]
Chuquita: [shrugs, jumps down] HEY WAIT FOR ME!!
[Dock and Celi jump down also]
Goku: (cheerful) Well, I think we learned something from all this.
Vegeta: LEARNED? WHADDA YOU MEAN LEARNED!! WE LEARNED NOTHING! My father is lazy when it comes to reaching for a soda,
my parents like to makeout in high-up places, and I have ROPE-BURN on my gloves!
Bardock: Must you be so negative?
Vegeta: (snaps) YES!
Celipa: You should try fishing, it's a good calmer.
Goku: Yeah, I tell Veggie that all the time but he never listens.
Vegeta: AAUGH!! (flops back in his seat)
Chuquita: Oh well, see you next time audiance!
Goku: Bye-bye!! (waves)
Bardock: Guess it's time to be leaving, see you son. [shakes Goku's hand]
Celipa: I'll miss you Kaka-kun! [gives Goku a hug]
Goku: (chirps) I luv my mommy and daddy!!
Vegeta: (dryly) You "luv" everybody.
Goku: Especially VEGGIES! (hugs Veggie)
Vegeta: (glows bright red)
Chuquita: Bye.
Goku: May the cheese be with you! (salutes the audiance while hugging Veggie tighter)
Vegeta: (still bright red) Duhhhhh.....
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from Shounen Jump #6
Veggie: Oh hold your water! I'll get to you when I've finished him off!
Chuey's Corner:
Goku: (grins) (proudly) That's my Veggie and his sassy liquid-related jokes!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) (to Chu) You just had to use both of them, didn't you Chu?
Chuquita: (grin) Heh, I can't help it. You try to sound so serious but you say such silly stuff when you're doing it.
Vegeta: (snorts) Water isn't 'silly'.
Goku: The human body is 2/3's percent water.
Chuquita: Then how much is the saiyajin body?
Vegeta: 2/3½'s.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) THERE IS NO SUCH NUMBER!
Vegeta: On Bejito-sei there is.
Bardock: No there isn't.
Vegeta: ...
Goku: Heehee, with the grownups here we can prove if what Veggie is saying about our homeplanet is true or not!
Vegeta: (grumbles) Yeah, just 'perfect'.
Bardock: Vegeta, if our bodies were (thinks, does the math) 5/6 percent water--
Goku: (smartly) That's 2/3½ REDUCED to a normal fraction.
Bardock: --then we'd probably be giant furry mounds of jello by now!
Goku: (grins) I like jell-o.
Bardock: Yes son, so do I.
Chuquita: Is it just me or did it get a whole lot more confusing in here all of a sudden.
Vegeta: (mutters in shock) You're not the only one.
Bejito: (from high above them on his throne) ASSISTANCE!!! ASSISTANCE!!!
Celipa: What's that?
Ruby: (enters the room) (sighs) He probably got himself stuck up there again. (to the others) Bejito's too full of himself &
his title to yell for "help", so he yells for "assistance" instead. It sounds more dignified--well--to him, anyway. (shrugs)
Goku: I guess we should save Veggie's daddy then, huh?
Vegeta: (dryly) Way to go, genius.
Goku: (w/big sparkiliy eyes) AWWWWWwwwwwWWwwwww, lil-lil Vedge'ums thinks I'm a geen-ee-ouse!
Vegeta: (goes bright red) GAH!!?! NO! I--I--I didn't mean it THAT way! I meant, I meant, uhhhh.... (slaps himself across the
face) (turns to Ruby, still mildly red) Let's go, Kaasan!
Ruby: Is your face oh-kay, Vegeta-kun?
Vegeta: (quickly) Yes, I'm-fine. Really! It's umm, the--the air around Kakarrotto. You see he probably hasn't bathed in a
while and it makes me dizzy to be around him when he doesn't.
Goku: (offended slightly) Hey! I do TOO bathe! Every day even!
Bardock: (confused) He doesn't stink to me.
Raditsu: (from outside) _I_ KNOW WHY VEGETA'S FACE IS TURNING RED!!
Vegeta: (shoots random ki-blast in Raditsu's direction out of instinct) AHHH!! (pants heavily) (calms down) *whew*! Well,
let's go!
Goku: (pouts) Hey! You might've killed my brother!
Raditsu: (coughs from outside) No....I'm oh-kay......really!.........oww.....
Chuquita: (to Son) Did you know there was a lunar eclipse the other night?
Goku: ...wait, a wha--
Vegeta: ---when the sun's shadow eclipses, or, temporarily blocks out, the moon.
Goku: ... (blinks) Aww, Veggiesosmart! (clasps his hands together)
Chuquita: It lasted from a little after 10pm the other day to 1am. I had to go to bed earlier for school yesterday so I was
only able to watch the moon become eclipsed. I missed when the shadow moved off of the moon though. (sigh) Oh well, it's
almost the same thing anyway.
Vegeta: (snickers) Yes....strange things DO happen during a lunar eclipse you know. Especially when that lunar eclipse also
occurs over a full moon....
Goku: (confused) What is little Veggie talking about?
Vegeta: (innocently) Nothin.
Ruby: Hurry up, Vegeta-kun!
Vegeta: Hai Kaasan! [zips by Son]
Goku: (sweatdrops) Little Veggie confuses me.
Chuquita: (sighs) He confuses all of us.
Goku: (grins) And that's why I luv 'im!
Summary: NO ONE dumps the saiyajin no ouji as his little buddy and gets away with it. At least, that's what Vegeta thinks.
After Goku takes off with Uubu at the end of dbz, Veggie does some thinking, reflecting, and decides the best option would be
to destroy Uubu and regain the position he values so dearly. How is he planning on doing it? Will Veggie EVER leave Goku
alone? Will Goku even find out what the ouji is up to? Find out!
Chuquita: I actually have a little song-like thingy at the end of this chapter! It hit me the first time I heard it on wpst
while I was walking. The lyrics practically screamed "Veggie is sad Goku left him all alone at the end of dbz".
Vegeta: (pales) Oh no, this is going to be embarassing for me, isn't it?
Chuquita: Maybe.
Vegeta: Kuso!
Goku: Aww, don't worry little Veggie. You're not embarassing. You're sweet and kind and Veggie-like-huggable!
Vegeta: (bright red) Uh....tha--thank you Kakay.
Ruby: (from up ahead of them) (concerned) Are you SURE your face is oh-kay, Vegeta-kun.
Vegeta: It's a, a, it's a rash, Kaasan! Nothing to worry about! (nervous laugh) Heh-heh-heh.
Ruby: ... (blinks) Sure, Vegeta. Whatever you say.
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" Now I want you hold your arms out like this, oh-kay? "
" Umm, Sensei? "
" What? "
" I, I can't do it with that scary guy over there glaring at me like that. " Uubu said nervously. Vegeta was sitting
on a rock watching them and hissing angrily at Uubu through his teeth every chance he got.
" Who? You mean Veggie? " Goku looked over at Vegeta only to see the ouji now in a depressed/hurt looking state. The
larger saiyajin's eyes watered while Uubu became more confused. Goku walked over to Vegeta and gave the little ouji a warm
hug, " Awwwww, my poor little Vedge'ums! Do not look so sad, it makes me hurt inside and you know I luv you so much. "
" Umm, Sensei " Uubu said again.
" Hai Uubu? " Goku blinked at him.
" Umm, why do you keep hugging, uh--Veggie-- "
" --that's Vegeta-san to you you little bugger. " the ouji snorted, narrowing his eyes angrily in Uubu's direction.
The boy gulped.
" Yes. Why do you keep hugging Vegeta-san like that? " Uubu asked Goku, " I mean, is he your boyfriend or something
weird like that? "
Vegeta let out a hiccup and promptly fainted.
" My WHA?!..... " Goku gawked, his face bright pink, " Oh NO! That's not Veggie's job! Besides, I already have
Chi-chan for that sort of thing. "
" Who's "Chi-chan?" "
" She was the one up in the box seats with the ponytail and the wrinkles on her cheeks. " Goku said, pointing to his
own cheeks.
" Oh.... " Uubu blinked, " I, I thought that woman was your mother. "
" MY WHA?!..... "
" BWHAHAHAHAHA!!! ONNA! KAKARROTTO'S MOTHER! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA-HEEEEEEEEE~~!!! " Vegeta
regained consiousness and was currently laughing his tushie off. He momentarily stopped laughing and sat up, " I should call
Onna and tell her of this! " he pulled out his cellphone, then thought a second, " ...nah. She'd trace the call and try and
have me sent back to Capsule Corp. " he put the phone away.
" Uubu, Veggie's my little buddy, not my, uhhh.., wait, how would that even work???--- " Goku trailed off,
bewildered.
Vegeta bopped Goku lightly on the head, well, lightly for him anyway; jarring Goku out of any would-be conclusions.
He turned to Uubu, " Listen kid, I'm Kakarrotto's 'little buddy' and his ouji and if you misinterpret or attempt to steal
either or any of those titles from me I shall personally wring your scrawny neck. " the ouji whispered in a dangerous tone of
voice, " Now, uhh, get back to work. " the smaller saiyajin waddled back to where he was sitting and plopped down, " ...AND I
HAVE ABSOLUTELY _NO_ ROMANTIC INTEREST AND/OR WILD CRAVING OBSESSION FOR THAT BIG AIR-HEADED BAKA OVER THERE!!! "
" Aww, I luv u too, Veggie! "
The ouji looked up to see Goku contently rubbing the top of the smaller saiyajin's head.
" You're not helping my case any, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta said, annoyed yet glowing bright red.
" Well I can't help it if Veggie's hair is so nice and thick and soft just like Veggie himself! " the larger saiyajin
replied, then walked back to Uubu, " Oh-kay Uubu, now bend your knees and pull back on your arms to here. " he demonstarted.
" Don't you think we should be practicing more on that yellow light trick first. " Uubu suggested.
" You mean ki? Oh we'll do that later. Besides, you're Kid Buu! You'll get the hang of it real easy. " Goku nodded
happily, " Now just follow me. Kah.. "
" Kah.. "
" Meh.. "
" Meh.. "
" Ha... "
" Ha... "
" Meh.. "
" Meh.. "
" Ha. "
" HA! " Uubu let out a strangely small ki blast which wizzed through the air and into the bushes.
" Oww! " a voice exclaimed, " Uubu what do you think you're doing! " one of dozens of figures appeared out of the
woods.
" Ka--Kaasan? I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, I-- " Uubu stammered.
" Get back to the village, NOW! " she ordered while rubbing her now sindged forehead.
" --yes Kaasan! " Uubu smiled with relief, " I'll be glad to get back home. " he gave a slightly frightened look at
the two saiyajins.
" But Uubu. " Goku whined.
" You shut up you--you--kidnapper you! " Uubu's mother threatened him.
" Here, I'll pay you 20 dollars to shuddup. " Vegeta pulled out his wallet and handed her the money. Uubu's mother
smiled at the bill.
" Haha! We're rich! I mean---... " she closed her mouth tight.
" Better. " Vegeta nodded, then grabbed Goku by the arm, " Kakarrotto, may I speak to you in private for a moment? "
" Uh, sure little Veggie. " Goku blinked as Vegeta led him into the brush behind and away from the natives.
" Kakarrotto, we gotta get out of here. " Vegeta said plainly.
" Buh--Veggie why? "
" Because if we don't leave right now, they're going to eat us. And I'd rather not end up a roasted carcass on a
wooden pole if you get what I'm saying. " Vegeta whispered.
" But Veggie, what about Uubu? " Goku whispered back.
" He'll just have to find another sensei to feed his village with. " Vegeta said as-am-matter-of-factly.
" Maybe we could try and make friends with them, little Veggie. " Goku thought outloud.
" ... " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow at him, " Are you CRAZY! They want to EAT US and steal the rest of my money! Baka! "
" Oh... " Goku pouted.
" HEY! " a voice exclaimed.
" AHH! " Both saiyajins jumped at the voice and fell over onto the grass. The native who had just spoken, along with
the others, stared in shock and confusion at the duo.
" What're you looking at? " Vegeta muttered, grunting.
" Heeheehee, Veggies tickle. " a giggle came from underneath him. Vegeta paled.
" Oh this can't be good. " he said, then looked down to see he had falled directly ontop of Goku's stomach. The
ouji's face went bright red at the coyly smiling peasant, " AAUGH!!! " he lept to his feet, then pointed at Goku, " DON'T DO
THAT!! " the ouji said in a panic.
" But it was the native and us both getting scared and-- "
" --DON'T DO THAT!!! " Vegeta screamed anyway. Goku sweatdropped, then turned to the natives.
" Hi! I was just wondering that, well, since you're making Uubu go back to the village; how about letting me and
Veggie here stay at your village so I can train Uubu there? " Goku offered.
" No! We barely have enough food for ourselves, not to mention feed YOU two. Who knows how much you both eat! " one
of the natives said to them.
" Ohhh, well, how about if Veggie goes home and I stay to train Uubu, Veggie'll be safer in his lil Veggiehome anyway
and I'd hate to see him get hurt or super-hungry. " the larger saiyajin frowned at the thought.
" ... " Goku paused as he felt a handful of tiny fingertips digging into his left arm. The saiyajin looked down to
see Vegeta holding on for dear life and sending stubborn death-glares up at him, " Kakarrotto.... "
" Veggie you're hurting my arm. " Goku pouted in slight pain.
Vegeta glanced at his hands, " Oh, sorry. " he released his fingers, then grabbed around with his arms instead. Goku
sweatdropped.
" Veh-GEE! "
" I'm not leaving! If YOU can survive here then I sure can! " Vegeta nodded.
" Little Veggie this isn't a vacation, I'm here to train Uubu. " Goku lifted his arm outward, taking Vegeta with it,
" Can't you understand that. I need to do this. I need someone to be here to take care of the earth when I'm gone. "
" Kakarrotto what is the average life expectancy of an earthling? " the ouji fired.
" Uhh, I dunno, all together? Uhhh, 90. " Goku concluded.
" Kakarrotto what is the average life expectancy of a saiyajin? "
" A little bit over 500. "
" And what wish did 'Veggie' make last october for Shenlong to grant 'Veggie' and 'Kakarrotto'? " Vegeta sighed.
" Immortality! " Goku chirped.
" Good. Now put 1 and 1 and 1 together and what do you get? " Vegeta said blandly.
" 3!! " Goku grinned, proud of himself. The ouji groaned, then dropped his "hug-of-death" on Goku's arm and plopped
down on the ground.
" Perhaps you're right Kakay. Maybe I SHOULD just go home where my soft, huggable, easily-maimed body will be safe
from all harm. " Vegeta said overdramatically.
" Yeah! Good idea lil-lil Vedge'ums! " Goku clasped his hands together.
" Hai...thank you, Kakay. " Vegeta smirked, then backed up a bit as he watched Goku chat with the natives into
letting him stay in the village, " Heh-heh-heh. "easily-maimed" body, yeah right. " the smaller saiyajin snickered, " I'll
see you soon, Kaka-chan. "
/dl
" Wow! It's so nice of you to let me stay in your village after all! " Goku said happily as the natives gave him a
tour of their village.
The native to his right nodded happily and the gigantic fish he and six other natives were now holding above their
heads, " Believe me, Goku-san, the pleasure is all ours. "
" You are indeed the emperor of fishing! " the second native smiled.
" Aww, that's nothing. I fish all the time! " Goku said, letting out a small embarassed giggle.
" Welcome back, great lord of the seas! " Uubu's mother greeted him, " We have a guest hut prepared for you. "
" I thought you said you were overcrowded as it is. " Goku blinked, confused.
" Oh, this hut's only been empty since yesterday. The man living in it had stolen nearly all our rations the previous
night and stuffed his face until he was tremendously FAT. " she explained.
" We couldn't get him out of the hut so we cooked him and ate him there. " another native continued.
Goku paled, " That's AWFUL! "
" No, actually he was pretty good. He ate a lot of our chicken, and we like chicken...and basically any other type of
food in existance as well. " a third native said.
" The inside ceiling's a little crispy still but everything else you'll find perfectly intact. " Uubu's mother
finished, " We'll leave you to your hut then while we go fry this delicious giant fish you caught. You probably need a nap
anyway. "
" Um, alright then. " Goku said, then opened the door to find no one inside it, " Huh. " he sat down on the hard bed
and frowned, " Aww, my bed back home is much nicer. "
" Tea? "
" Oh yes. Thanks a lot. " the large saiyajin said, taking the little cup and sipping from it, " This is pretty good."
he smiled warmly.
" Hai, that's very kind of you to say........Kakarrotto. "
Goku spat out his tea and whipped his head to one side to see Vegeta standing there dressed up in villager garb,
" VEGGIE?!! "
" Heh-heh-heh... " Vegeta grinned almost cheesily as he waved to Goku.
" VEGGIE I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA GO HOME!! " Goku gasped, frightened, " You could get HURT if you don't-- "
" This is my home. Well--for the time being, anyway. " Vegeta shrugged, smirking, " I gave Uubu's mother $50 and now
she thinks I'm a hero. I get to stay here for free. "
" I caught a giant fish and a whole bunch of little ones for the village. " Goku added, " They let me stay and train
Uubu as long as he likes. " he said, then smiled, " HEY! If Veggie is living here and I'm living here than that means Veggie
gets to be my room-mate!! " Goku cheered, " WHOO-HOO! This is gonna be so much FUN!! " he mused.
" Do you mind using a word other than room-MATE? How about, room-uhh---other-person-who-resides-in-the-house. "
Vegeta stammered.
" Oh! How about "room-companion"? " Goku thought outloud.
" Eewwww, I don't like how that one sounds. " Vegeta shuddered.
" Room-specialfriend? "
" No. "
" Room-mee! Roomee!! "
" NO. "
" Room-buddy? Wait, no, that can't work, Veggie's already my LITTLE budd--- "
" Oh just forget about the baka title, Kakarrot. " Vegeta gritted his teeth in annoyance, then calmed down, " So,
what do you want to do first? We COULD go spar against each other if you'd like-- "
" --actually little Veggie I gotta go train Uubu now. " Goku pointed to the door.
" WHA?! But WHY! Why NOW? " Vegeta demanded.
" Because I know that if I stay here where little Veggie is then I'll feel too guilty to leave because I love little
Veggie so much and then my mildly short attention-span will cause me to temporarily forget why I came here in the first place
and I'll end up playing games with Veggie all day and night. " Goku confessed, " And playing games with Veggie is SO MUCH
_FUN_!!! "
" If I'm "so much fun" then why don't you stay here and "play" then. Uubu can wait. I'm sure he's still out there
eating that large fish with the rest of them. " the ouji said sneakily.
" Well, I guess a little bit of Veggie-time couldn't do me any harm... " Goku thought outloud, trailing off. Vegeta
peeked out the peephole of the door to see Uubu running towards the hut.
" Sensei! Sensei! "
Vegeta glared, then blew a blow-dart at him. Uubu let out a yelp as it hit his arm, then fell back with a thump,
quickly seeping into a sleeping unconsiousness, " Ah, better. " the ouji smirked.
" Veggie did you hear something just now? " Goku's ears perked up.
" No. " Vegeta said innocently.
" Oh. Haha, yeah, me too. " Goku smiled, still sitting down, " So, what does little Veggie wanna play first? "
" Well, what did Kakay have in mind? Tag, hide-n-seek, sparring-at-our-highest-levels-and-playing-til-one-of-us-
-passes-out? " Vegeta rambled on.
Goku let out a happy held breath, " Well, I think me-n-Veggie could REALLY have a lot of fun if we-- "
" --SON-SAN! COME QUICK! Uubu's been hit by a sleeping-dart and WE'RE OUT OF FISH!!! " the villagers exclaimed. Goku
gasped and ran outside.
Vegeta snapped his fingers, " KUSO!!! "
" Hey Uubu, former Kid Buu! Are you oh-kay? Wake up! " Goku called as he stood over Uubu with the other villagers.
Uubu sat up dizzily.
" I think I'm....oh-kay..now... "
" *SMACK*! " another blow-dart suddenly hit Uubu's chest. The boy's eyes rolled back and he fell asleep on the ground
again, unconsious.
" Oh NO! That's just HORRIBLE! " Vegeta fake-gasped from suddenly beside Goku.
The other villagers sweatdropped at the ouji, rolling their eyes.
" It's a good thing we saiyajin are resistant to blow darts, huh Kakay? " Vegeta continued pretending.
Goku sweatdropped also, " Veggie, you didn't hit Uubu with the blow darts, did you? "
" ....no. " the ouji said in a little voice.
" Good. " Goku smiled warmly, " I didn't think so! My little Veggie's too sweet-n-luvable to do something like THAT."
" Uh, heh-heh-heh. " Vegeta laughed nervously, " Yah, well why don't we both go out to a good place to spar and-- "
" --wait! " Uubu's voice said. The others looked down, " I'm, still awake...real-- " Vegeta pushed down further on
the dart in Uubu's stomach, " ..ly........ "
" VEGGIE! " Goku gawked while Vegeta stared at him, still acting confused.
" What? "
/dl
" Nnghhhhhh---ARRG!! " Uubu groaned; he had been training with Goku in the nearby forest for a week now.
" Yay! I KNEW you could do it Uubu! Just look at how much bigger your ki has gotten since we started! " Goku clasped
his hands together excitedly. The chibi was now capable of forming a ball of ki the size of his own head, " If you keep up at
this pace you may even reveal your real power you had when you were still Kid Buu within the next MONTH! And we can SPAR with
each other! Just like when we fought before only we won't be killing each other and it'll be so much FUN!!! " the large
saiyajin gushed.
" *FWOOOSH!!!* "
Uubu's eyes widened in shock to see the largest ball of ki he had ever seen appear behind Goku. The ki moved to one
side to reveal a snarling Vegeta standing there with the ki over his head. The ouji snapped his fingers and the ki moved away
from certain spots on the ball to reveal the words "To Uubu" on it. Uubu gulped.
" Ohhh, I really don't like being caught up in these sorts of things. " he shivered slightly, " I really don't wanna
be here right now! "
" What? Why Uubu? " Goku cocked his head, surprised.
" Your, err, friend. " Uubu stammered, " He--he keeps-- " it was then Vegeta burst into ssj2 while still holding the
ball of ki, " OHNE KASAMBRE LATTA!!! " Uubu cried out in his native tongue, terrified.
" Huh? " the large saiyajin turned around to see Vegeta now standing there back in regular form. The ouji had molded
the gigantic ki ball down into what looked like a balloon-animal made out of ki, " Veggie what're you doing? "
The smaller saiyajin blinked, " Uhh, doggie? " he smiled cheesily, holding out the little form.
" Aww, Veggie that's so cute thank you! " Goku said, touched as he took the balloon-doggie from Vegeta, " That's
ADORABLE, little Veggie. I didn't know you could make kawaii lil balloon-animals! "
" NEH!! " Vegeta blew a raspberry in Uubu's direction while Goku was still in awe at the balloon-doggie.
" What a nutcase. " Uubu sweatdropped at Vegeta.
" Can lil-lil Vedge'ums make anymore balloon animals besides doggies? " Goku asked curiously.
" Of course. " the ouji boasted, " I can make anything you want, Kakay. "
" Umm, sensei? " Uubu said, tugging on Goku's blue gi shirt.
" What is it Uubu? " the large saiyajin smiled down at him.
" Over the course of the week I have discovered that you are, indeed, a very naive person. There is nothing wrong
with that, mind you, but I felt it might be best if I let you know. " Uubu bit his lip in thought, " Urm, I think your small
friend here-- "
" --little buddy. " Vegeta glared, correcting him.
" --little buddy, " Uubu said, corrected, " Is hitting on you. "
Vegeta's pupils instantly filled up his entire eyesockets in shock.
Goku laughed, " Hahaha, Uubu. That's funny! Veggie only does that when we spar together. "
Uubu's pupils instantly filled up his entire eyesockets in shock.
" Wait, you do mean hitting like this, right? " Goku demonstrated by giving Vegeta a light bop to the shoulder.
" No, I meant that I think he's trying to unsuccessfully flirt with you. "
Goku looked over at Vegeta and burst into laughter, " AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! LITTLE VEGGIE? HAAHA,
FLIRTING WITH, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Oh Uubu that's so funny! You know being creative is always helpful when in
battle. Muten Roshi, MY old sensei, taught me a lot of creative techinques but I haven't used them in a while. They're really
cool though, especially this one my grampa, Son Gohan, taught me called the Janken Punch. You hit people with
rock-paper-scissors attacks--- "
" --AND I AM _NOT_ TRYING TO "FLIRT" WITH KAKARROTTO YOU LITTLE MOHALKED RUNT!!! " Vegeta roared angrily out of
nowhere. Goku sweatdropped at the ouji's suddeness, " Of all the DISGUSTING suggestions. I SHOULD KILL YOU FOR EVEN PLACING
THOSE THOUGHTS OUT TO THE PUBLIC!!! " he screamed, his face still red from before. The ouji now back in ssj2 form. He paused
to feel a pair of confused eyes staring at him. Vegeta turned slightly to the left to see Goku right there, " ... "
" Veggie feelin alright? "
" ...yes, I'm, I'm fine. " the smaller saiyajin's voice cracked, " I'll, just be going now. " he backed up into the
bushes and flora until he was out of sight.
Goku blinked, " Well, that was weird. "
" He's a very strange person. " Uubu observed.
" Yeah, Veggie's brain has always been a little off. " Goku admitted, slightly sad. He turned back to Uubu, " But
Veggie's for later. Right now what's important is figuring out how to reveal your true power. ::He seems so nervous about it,
just like Gohan used to be when he was a kid:: AHH! " Goku grinned, perking up, " Of COURSE! Gohan! " he snapped his fingers,
" Now let's see, how did Piccolo tell me he got to test Gohan's true power?........ "
/dl
:::" Now let's see how strong you really are. " Piccolo smirked as he picked up the 4 year old whimpering chibi Gohan
and chucked him at the gigantic cliff, " FIND THE POWER, BOY! OR TURN TO JELLY AGAINST THOSE ROCKS! "
" WAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! " Gohan wailed, then suddenly snapped and sent a huge beam of energy at the cliff, blasting it
into oblivion.
Piccolo's jaw dropped open, " He's even stronger than I expected!...:::
/dl
" YAY! Thank you random flashback! " Goku chirped, then turned to Uubu, " Say Uubu, you don't happen to have any
really, really large cliffs around here, do you? "
" As a matter of fact, yes. "
/dl
" Now what are we doing here again? " Uubu said, confused as they stood on a plateau surrounded by several large
cliffs.
" I am going to show you how strong you are with a demonstration of your full power and potential! " Goku announced
cheerfully, then grabbed Uubu by the top of his head and held him up.
" He--hey! WHAT'RE YOU DOING?! "
" Now let's see how strong you really are! " Goku shouted. Uubu looked even more confused, then let out a yelp as
Goku launched him into the air and at one of the very large cliffs far away from them, " FIND THE POWER, BOY! OR TURN TO
JELLY AGAINST THOSE ROCKS! "
" WAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! " Uubu wailed, smacking into the cliff and leaving a deep end a'la looney-tunes style.
Goku sweatdropped, " Oops. "
/dl
" YOU MORON WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR!!! " Uubu yelled while Goku bandaged the boy's head up.
" Sorry, Uubu. It's just that when Piccolo told me about it it sounded so cool and I just figured that-- "
" --I'd completely destroy the cliff?! Are you NUTS! I can barely create 'ki' on my own, what made you think I could
destroy that entire cliff! I thought you were trying to kill me! " Uubu huffed, folding his arms, " I'm not sure I wanna be
the next 'hero-of-the-planet' anymore. " he grumbled.
" WAHHH! Uubu don't talk like that! " Goku yelped, " I trained for 10 whole years waiting for you to show up! I can
only teach Pan so much because she's going to kindergarden next year and she won't be around for me to train her like you are
for me to train you! I'm not going to be around forever, I NEED a pupil!! "
Uubu sighed, " Isn't there anyone else you could train? "
" What? NO! Besides you and Panny that's it! Chi-chan nerdified Gohan, Goten's gotten super-lazy and doesn't love
fighting anymore, Bulma's training Trunks how to become the next president of Capsule Corp, and Bura'd just want me to play
dress-up with her all day! There's NOBODY ELSE! Besides, you have the power of Kid Buu running through you. When you were him
you were strong enough to beat both me AND Veggie! You blew up the entire EARTH! I want to help you use that same power for
good, can't you let me at least try! "
" ... " Uubu looked to the side.
" PLEASE!!! " the larger saiyajin begged.
" ...alright. "
Goku lit up, grinning like a maniac, " HOO-RAY!!! "
" BUT no more throwing me at large terraforms, OH-KAY? " Uubu said warningly.
" OH-KAY, Uubu! " Goku happily saluted him, " I will no longer throw you at whatever object you just named there! "
he nodded, " AND, since you're staying on as my third pupil and second OFFICIAL pupil, when you graduate you get a little gi
like THIS! " Goku held up a small blue gi about Uubu's size. The blue tint closely resembling the color of Goku's first
training gi his grandfather gave him, " Look! I even had my name in kanji written on the back in a big circle just like
Kaio-sama did when I graduated from his teachings! " he mused, remembering, " All my senseis said I was a really good student
and I learned really well! "
" That's nice... " Uubu trailed off.
" SO! Wanna spar? "
Uubu feel over, " WHAT?! "
" Spar. You, me, fighting each other in physical combat. I wanna test how much better you've gotten. " Goku said.
" I HAVE A HEAD WOUND!!! " Uubu exclaimed, pointing to the large white wrap around the top of his head, " AND I'M
PRETTY SURE IT'S STILL BLEEDING!! "
" Aw, that's oh-kay. Heck, I fell off a cliff when I was a baby and cracked my skull open and I turned out just
fine! " the large saiyajin chirped. Uubu paled. Goku went into a fighting stance, " Now come at me! "
" And, you're SURE I'll be oh-kay, right? "
" Sure I'm sure! " Goku replied, " Now let's go! "
Uubu took a deep breath, " Alright. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! " he launched himself at Goku and
landed a punch to the saiyajin's gut. Uubu grinned as he bounced back, " Haha! This may not be so bad after all! "
/dl
" *SNORT* " Uubu snorted frustratedly as he wobbled back to the village on a pair of makeshift crutches.
" Uubu, I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, REALLY! " Goku begged him, " It's just that when I was fighting Kid Buu that one
time-- "
" --I'm...NOT...Kid...BUU!! " Uubu gritted between his teeth, " Whoever the heck HE was. "
" UUBU-KUN! " Uubu's mother came running out to greet him, " My baby--AHH! " she shrieked suddenly, " Uubu what
happened to your legs! " she then glared at Goku and pointed to him, " YOU! YOU BROKE MY BABY'S LEGS ON HIM, DIDN'T YOU! "
" NO, I--well, not on purpose! " Goku stammered, " You see we were sparring and I thought I'd try something I tried
on him back when he was Kid Buu because he was starting to do so well and-- "
" --YOU LISTEN HERE YOU, YOU, FURRY-TAILED WHATEVER YOU ARE! I allowed you to train my son as long as he saw fit but
I'm afraid if you're going to start to break the boy's limbs then I'm going to have to ask you to leave!! "
" But... " Goku started.
" You can stay for the night though. I don't feel safe letting anybody leave the village this late at night. There're
wild beasts out there in the dark. Go to your hut and you leave with your little friend first thing in the morning. " she
picked Uubu up and carried him towards their hut, " Let's go, Uubu-kun. You need your rest. "
" Mommy Mommy! What happened to Uubu? " one of the smaller of Uubu's siblings asked, tugging on her mother's dress.
" Don't worry, sweetie. Uubu just needs some rest. That's all. " she said, walking inside the hut, " He's had a long
day. "
Goku stood there for a moment, then sighed. He turned around and walked back to his own hut and opened the door only
to be greeted by the rich smell of a hearty soup. The saiyajin walked over to the little table to find a big hot bowl full of
chicken, vegetables, and tomato sauce.
" Welcome back, Kakay! "
Goku looked over to see Vegeta standing at the other side of the table with forks and spoons in his hands, " Hi
little Veggie! I missed you so!! " he said.
" Well if you missed me so much why don't you do me a favor and sit down so you don't die of hunger. " the ouji
handed him a spoon and fork and sat down himself. " *WHEW*! I had to fly all over these islands just to find all this
stuff. " Vegeta sighed, " Did you know hunting down edible fowl can be quite satisfying? " he smirked, " Who knows how long
it's been since I've actually had to hunt and kill an animal to feed myself. Kind of fun, actually. "
" MMM! Veggie *chomp* makes good *chomp* food! " Goku cheered inbetween ravenous bites. Vegeta sweatdropped.
" You're lucky I ate already. "
Goku picked up the bowl and tilted it towards his mouth; swallowing the rest of the contents whole, " WOW!! " he
exclaimed, putting the bowl back on the table, " Veggie that was so good! "
" Heh. I try. " Vegeta said boastfully, enjoying the compliments.
" You know you're much nicer to come back to eat with after being busy all day. Whenever I came back from training
Pan or Goten, I'd walk in the door or through the window and Chi-chan'd instantly start yelling at me "Oh so you finally did
decide to come back to us after all", or "For a second there I thought you had died on your way back---again.". " he pouted,
then motioned to Vegeta with his spoon, " But not VEGGIE! Veggie welcomes me back and hands me the utencils and chats all
nice with me....that's really surprisingly sweet of you Veggie. " Goku said, touched, " ......you didn't do anything BAD,
while I was gone...right? "
" Whyever would you think THAT? " Vegeta gasped overexaggeratingly.
" Haha, yeah, I guess Veggie's right. Veggie has just as much right to acting good without being questioned as
anybody else! " Goku smiled at the little ouji.
" Henrietta? Chickadee? " a boy said outside at a nearby hut. He turned on a flashlight and approached the chicken
coup, " OH DEAR LORD!!!! DAD THEY'RE ALL GONE! "
" Nothing but a pulping bloody mess of flesh! " an older man's voice said as the two stared down at the the floor
around the chicken coup, " It's INHUMAN! "
" *SLAM* *click*. " Vegeta shut the window and whistled innocently to himself.
Goku stared at the window with his eyes bugging out of his head, " Little Veggie, you didn't steal, kill, and cook
that family's chickens, did you? " he said in shock.
Vegeta avoided Goku's stare and noticed part of one of the decapitated chicken's heads was leaning out of the trash
can. The ouji casually flicked it inside and forced his hand on the top of the trash can lid, " ...no. "
" ....and you're sure. "
" Yes---that I'm sure about saying no to stealing, killing, and cooking those particular chickens. " Vegeta rattled
off.
" SWEET CHEESEBREAD THEY STOLE NEARLY ALL OUR VEGETABLE CROPS TOO! AND LEFT ONLY THE CALIFLOWER!!!! " the father
gawked even louder from outside. The boy fell to his knees.
" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! "
" Well, I think I'll be going to bed now. Hahaha. " Vegeta laughed nervously, then calmed down after partially
leaving the room, " So, care to join me? " he smirked.
" YEAH!! I luv bedtimes with Veggie! " Goku cheered. Vegeta's smirk broke into a grin as he rounded the corner and
pulled out the little tape-recorder in his pocket and replayed what Goku had just said.
" Ah, techonology. " the ouji snickered, " This'll all be worth it just to see the look on Onna's face when I show
her my little souvenir of were exactly I've been since I left the tournament ring. " he got changed into his pajamas and
patted the three tapes he had made so far, then walked back into the other room to see Goku pouting while now in his pajamas
and sitting on one of the kitchen chairs, " Oh what's the matter NOW. " Vegeta said, annoyed.
" Veggie I hate sleeping this way. " Goku whined. The ouji had placed a pillow across the middle of the bed, blocking
each saiyajin into either the top or bottom end of it.
" It doesn't bother me. "
" THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE BARELY FIVE FEET TALL!! OF _COURSE_ IT'S STILL MILDLY COMFORTABLE TO YOUR LITTLE VEGGIE BODY!
!! " Goku exclaimed.
" Well _I'M_ not going to have my body touching your kaka-germs all night. " the ouji snorted, curling up in the
small cubbyhole he had made for himself at the top of the bed, " *YAWN* Besides I used to sleep in this position all the time
while travelling in the spacepods. "
" But I'VE never had to travel in a spacepod Veh--- "
" ZZzzzzz....ZZzzzzzzz....ZZZzzZZZzzzz... " Vegeta snored soundly while Goku tried squeezing into the small spot the
pillow/bed-divider had left for him.
" Veggie makes a nice roomate but he's a lousy bedbuddy. " Goku grumbled.
" HELP!! AHHHHH!!! " a scream came from outside. Goku lept off his end of the bed and peeked out to see a giant bear
in the middle of the village.
" RARRRRRRRR!! " the bear roared at the two screaming children who had just spoke.
" Oh man! " Goku yelped as he ran outside just intime to see Uubu launch himself into the air by the use of his
crutches and land a solid punch across the side of the bear's head, then swiveled his free-arm's crutch downward and hit the
giant animal in the gut, causing it to fall backward. Uubu, still in the air, caught the bear sandwiched between the tips of
his two crutches and easily flung it off back into the woods.
" Our hero! " the children shouted, each hugging onto one of Uubu's crutches. The boy wobbled back a bit, now
unbalanced. Goku teleported infront of him.
" OH WOW UUBU THAT WAS GREAT!! " Goku exclaimed happily, " You were able to get that strong that fast! How amazing!
And you didn't kill the bear either! You're the greatest little pupil EVER!! " he gave Uubu a hug. Uubu let out a yelp of
pain.
" Muhbs... " he squeaked out.
" 'scuse me? " Goku cocked his head curiously.
" My..ribs.... " Uubu flinched in pain, " You're squashing...my ribs... "
" Oh, sorry. " Goku let go causing Uubu to drop to the ground while Goku laughed nervously.
" My Uubu-kun! I'm so proud of you! " Uubu's mother said along with the other villagers who had awakened due to the
incident.
" Wow Uubu you sure showed him who's the boss! " Uubu's little sister said, grinning ear to ear.
" I don't think even _I_ could've done that. " his brother said, looking impressed. Uubu smiled.
" Yes, the boy has quite a gift. " the elder of the village nodded.
" Thank you Mr. Age'ed-sama. " Uubu bowed lightly to him.
" Hooray for Uubu! Hero of the village! " Goku held Uubu's arm up, lifting the boy slightly off the air.
" HOORAY!! " the others cheered.
" Tommorow morning we shall have a feast to celebrate young Uubu's triumph over that inhumanly large bear. " the
elder said, " But now we must sleep for I need my rest. " he then left, causing the rest of the group to sweatdrop.
" HAHAHAHA! I _KNEW_ I was right about you, Uubu! " Goku said happily.
" ... " a sad little figure stood in the open doorway to Goku's hut, grabbing at the chest of his pj's while shaking
a bit. Vegeta cursed as his shoulders slumped and he waddled back inside with his tail hanging limp. The ouji flopped on the
bed and sighed, depressed. Vegeta pounded down upon the bed with one fist in frustration as he buried his head in the pillow,
" Ku-so.... "
" Hey little Veggie, I'm back. You won't believe what just hap-- " Goku paused in the middle of his sentence to see
the smaller saiyajin flumped in a pile on the bed. The larger saiyajin bit his lip, " Veggie? Veggie could you schooch over
a little bit? "
Vegeta partially sat up and rubbed his eyes. He looked over his shoulder and glared at Goku, " Kakarrotto we're going
outside to go spar. "
" Wha-wha-what?! But Veggie it's too late at night! I need some rest I was training Uubu all day. " he exclaimed.
" SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE TIRED! YOU CAN SLEEP IN LATE TOMMOROW! JUST COME SPARRING WITH ME NOW!! " Vegeta
shouted almost pleadingly.
" *sigh*! I'll spar with Veggie later. I need rest now. " Goku said, pushing Vegeta over slightly and re-settling in,
" Veggie can wake me up early tommorow morning if he wants. " Goku yawned, then closed his eyes and fell asleep, Vegeta
sitting there and staring at him with a hurt look on his face.
/dl
" *poke*poke*. *Poke*poke*poke*. "
" Ungh--uh-wha? " Goku said in a half-asleep, half-awake dazed voice. He opened his eyes to see Vegeta still sitting
there staring at him, only poking him this time, " Veggie? Veggie what time is it? " Goku mumbled.
" 5:30am. "
" FIVE-THIR---what're Veggies doing up this early! You don't normally get up til 9!! "
" I couldn't sleep. " the ouji said, shaking slightly every once-in-a-while. It was then Goku noticed the smaller
saiyajin's blood-shot eyes.
" VEGGIE!! " he gasped, stumbling up from laying down on the bed, " OH VEGGIE WHAT'RE YOU DOING! " Goku said, worried
about him. He grabbed the ouji and hugged him tightly against his own stomach and chest, " You can't stay up all night like
that you'll get yourself sick! "
" Can we spar now? " Vegeta asked tiredly.
" Oh Veggie, maybe you should get some sleep first, you look so tired. " the larger saiyajin sniffled at the sight of
the smaller one.
" ALRIGHT, BOTH OF YOU OUT!! " Uubu's mother sounded loudly, sticking her head through the front door.
" But, but Mrs. Uubu's mommy-- " Goku stammered.
" You can celebrate with us for Uubu's victory last night, but then you leave for good! Got it? " she said
demandingly. Goku frowned.
" Got it. "
/dl
" Hey can somebody pass the ketchup? " one of the villagers asked.
" GOT IT! " Goku said cheerfully as he tossed the bottle to him. The entire village was gathered around dozens of
picnic tables with Uubu at the head of the biggest table and the village elder behind a podium.
" Fellow villagers and villagerettes, we are gathered her today to commemorate the bravery of one of our own, 10 year
old Uubu who faced and defeated a bear last night with his own hands. And on crutches and with a head-injury to boot no less!
" he exclaimed, " Uubu, if you would speak a few words for us. " the elder stepped down. Uubu limped over to the podium and
with slight difficulty floated up onto the platform. He cleared his throat.
" Hello. " he said nervously. 99% of the audiance responded with cheers, slightly stunning the boy.
" First of all, I'd like to thank everybody for the meal, and I'd like to thank my sensei, Son Goku. " Uubu nodded to
Goku, who grinned and waved both his arms in the air with excitement.
" Hmmph, he sounds like a cheesy awards-show winner. " Vegeta grumbled under his breath with his arms folded; his
body in a sulking position in the chair.
" Son Goku, I'd like to thank you for all that you taught me, some of your techniques were what helped me defeat the
bear, such as your ability to fly and the jan ken punch. The ability to use ki is what helped me aid in starting the fire for
cooking the pork. It is thanks to you that I have become stronger and can protect my family and friends, and help them in
times of need. " he took a breath, " And THAT is why I can no longer train under you. I have other responsibilities to think
about. I cannot just run off and leave my home and those who love and care about me just to become insanely strong like you
are. As much as I like to fight, I don't want to make it into my lifetime career. It can help me defend myself, but it can't
buy food for my family. I am sorry. " he said, then continued on with his speech.
Goku's face fell sadly and the large saiyajin wobbled up out of his chair, then turned and waddled off. Vegeta
glanced over in Goku's direction curiously, " Come on Veggie, let's go. " he said in a quiet, sad little voice.
Vegeta hopped out of his own chair and followed Goku, then zipped back infront of the podium and blew a raspberry at
Uubu, " HA!! " he pointed at him, then zipped back to following Goku.
Uubu sweatdropped as his mother shook her head, " What a strange little man. "
" Hahaha! Kak-arrotto! " the ouji said in an almost giddy sing-song tone as he dashed infront of Goku as he waddled
off, the ouji jogged around him a couple times till he slowed down to trot beside the peasant.
" Oh Veggie I am so dee-pressed. " Goku sniffled.
" Aw, don't worry about it Kakarrotto! That runt wasn't worth it! " Vegeta dismissed it.
" But Veggie he had such power! He really had the potential! " Goku looked over at him, still sniffling, " And I
really wanted a pupil. "
Vegeta sighed, going into drama-mode, " Kakarrotto, just because a person has natural talent for something doesn't
mean it's necessarily a talent they like. I mean, take me for example, I'm unbelievably graceful in battle, I bounce around
you while sparring so well that you can't even touch me unless I'm attacking you. Heck, the fusion-dance you taught Goten
and Trunks took you 3 months to learn and I performed it perfectly after just seeing you do it ONCE! But just because I'm
good at it doesn't mean I'd do ballet or anything. HECK I'd be caught dead in a tutu! "
Goku giggled, " Heeheehee, I bet you'd look pretty cute in a tutu lil-lil Veh-gee. " he smiled weakly.
" And then there's Gohan. You saw he had that deep underlying power in the the same way you did with Uubu, but Gohan
didn't LIKE to fight. He STILL doesn't like to fight. Heck he walks around with his nose in the books and those fake
'clark-kent' glasses to make himself look even smarter than he is when if he had continued to train he could've beaten BOTH
or tushes into the ground! " Vegeta continued, " There's no use forcing someone into something they don't want to do
because even if they're good at it they won't perform to their full potential. You have to WANT it.....understand? "
The larger saiyajin stared down at him, " I....think so. " Goku smiled, " I luv you little Veggie! " he chirped.
Vegeta's face turned bright red, " Ha, heh-heh-heh-heh, " the ouji laughed nervously, scratching the side of his
head.
Goku frowned again, " It's a shame I lost my pupil though. "
" Eh, so he saves that stupid little village for a living instead of the world. Who cares! That's our job anyway! "
Vegeta smirked, " After all, he is a mere human. Humans cannot understand the saiyajin lust for battle! We THRIVE upon
challanges and defeating our opponents! " he threw a sharp punch at the air.
" ... " Goku stared blankly at Vegeta, then stopped walking while the ouji continued on, unaware.
" That's why we delight in training so hard. A warrior must prepare for battle and that's what we are!! Right,
Kaka-- " Vegeta froze when he noticed Goku was no longer with him, " --rrotto? " he turned around to see Goku still staring
at him, only now his head was cocked slightly to the side and he had a funny little smile on his face, making Vegeta
increasingly uneasy, " Uhhhhh, Kakarrotto? "
" Hey Veggie? " Goku smiled warmly, walking up to and bending down to Vegeta's height, " How would, Veggie, like to
be my new pupil? "
" WAHHH!!! " Vegeta fell over, his foot twitching in the air. He lept to his feet, " ARE YOU INSANE!! I ALREADY KNOW
HOW TO FIGHT, YOU MORON!! BESIDES I HAVE WAY MORE EXPERIANCE THAN YOU DO AND I'M OLDER THAN YOU BY FIVE WHOLE EARTH-YEARS!!"
" But, that's just it. Veggie luvs to fight, just like me. " Goku said with the little smile on his face, " There's
no one else on the whole planet who could measure up to me in strength the way Veggie can. Why I bet if I trained Veggie
hard enough he could get up to ssj3. Infact with how strong Veggie is at ssj2 now, at ssj3 he'd probably be even stronger
than me! "
The ouji's eyes widened, " Really?.....me FINALLY being stronger than Kakarrotto?.... "
" YEAH!! " Goku cheered, then pulled something out from behind him, " Plus you get to wear this cute lil gi!! " he
squealed, " It was too big for Uubu to really fit into anyway. Plus Veggies look cuter in blue than other pupils I have
had. "
" I _DON'T_ WANT TO BE YOUR "PUPIL", KAKARROTTO!! " Vegeta yelled, embarassed only to have Goku plop the gi overtop
of him.
" There, Veggie's adorable! " Goku clasped his hands together. Vegeta looked him up and down suspicously.
" And you're sure you could really get me to reach ssj3 and become stronger than you by doing so? "
" Sure! " Goku said, picking him up, " You could easily access it, but first we have to break down a few lil
emotional barriers Veggie has. They've been holding him back for way too long. "
The ouji's face went bright red again, " WHAAAAT?! I HAVE NO EMOTIONAL BARRIERS!!! "
" And we have to work on Veggie's dee-nial a bit. " Goku added. Vegeta let out a snort.
" If you're going to be all "let's get Veggie to talk about his 'feelings' and cry so we can concole him" then I want
no part in it. " he huffed, still being held, " You can just go home for all I care then! "
" Oh Veggie, I can't go home NOW! " Goku paled, " I've only been gone a couple weeks with you, and besides, I have a
bad feeling that when I get home this time, Chi-chan's gonna make sure I don't leave home for a long long time. " he gulped,
" So why not make use of the teaching time I have now! Chi-chan and the others are getting old and pretty soon I'm gonna
have to be doctor and nurse to several different people! "
" Hm, clever point Kakarrotto. " Vegeta smirked, then patted the tape-recorder he had used earlier that was in his
pocket, " I wouldn't mind a little self-proclaimed saiyajin vacation either. " he smiled, then paled, " Bura's starting to
reach that age where instead of playing dolls we play "let's-put-makeup-on-Toussan's-face-to-see-how-pretty-he-looks". "
the ouji shuddered as they got to the edge of the island.
" Hmm... " Goku said, looking out onto the many islands in the horizon, " So Veggie? Which one do you think I should
go teach you on? "
" You know, " Vegeta started out, smirking, " Down that way there's some TROPICAL islands. Complete with sandy
beaches, palm trees, and all-day spa/resorts. "
" Oooh, that sounds pretty! " the larger saiyajin said happily.
" Yes, it is pretty, isn't it Kakay? "
" ... "
" Kakay? " Vegeta blinked, then noticed Goku was already gone and flying off in that direction.
" HURRY UP VEGGIE! YOU CAN'T TRAIN YOURSELF YOU KNOW!!! " Goku shouted from off in the distance. Vegeta snorted.
" Whatever you say, sensei. " he remarked sarcastically, then flew off after him, " KAKARROTTO YOU GET BACK HERE!! "
" Hahahaha!! " Goku's laughter echoed into the distance. He smiled brightly, " My little Veggie is finally back to
normal! " he clasped his hands together, then happily turned to the audiance, " Cue the song thingy! "
/dl
I heard you're doin' okay
But I want you to know
I'm addic-
I'm addicted to you
I can't pretend I don't care
When you don't think about me
Do you think I deserve this?
I try to make you happy
But you left anyway
I'm tryin' to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
Now it's over
Can't forget what you said
And I never
Want to do this again
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Since the day I met you
And after all we've been through
Still addic-
I'm addicted to you
I think you know that it's true
I'd run a thousand miles to get to you
Do you think I deserve this
I tried to make you happy
I did all that I could
Just to treat you good in every way
I'm tryin' to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
Now it's over
Can't forget what you said
And I never
Want to do this again
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
How long will I be waiting
Till the end of time
I don't know why I'm still waiting
I can't make you mine
I'm trying to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
I'm trying to forget
But I'm addicted to you
But I wanted
And I needed
I'm addicted to you
Now it's over
Can't forget what you said
And I never
Want to do this again
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
I'm addicted to you
Heartbreaker
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1:09 AM 5/21/03
THE END!
Chuquita: Hoo-ray.
Goku: (happily) Cue end of snappy song thingy!
Chuquita: Well I think that came out pretty well for a short lil two-part story. Hope everyone liked it! :) And if you
didn't care for the "insert song here" thing, don't worry, that was just a oneshot deal. Now it's time to answer
questions/thank the reviewers!
To Callimogua: Thank you so much! Hope this chapter was funny too! :D
To Miyanon: Thank you also! :) Yah, this was a short fic. Haven't done one like it in a while, but don't worry, with all
the stuff I'm cramming into the upcoming fic (or the one of my fic-ideas I think I'm choosing next) it'll make this look
even shorter :)
To wiseman: (bows) Appreciates the compliment ::grins:: Actually, Bulla is Bura's dub name. In japanese r's and l's work
interchangeably.
Vegeta: Heh-heh, that means you would be Rauren instead of Lauren.
Goku: (giggles) Heeheehee.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Yah, and instead of Chuquita they'd probably say something like Tukita. Cuz T an CH are
interchangeable too in japanese.
Vegeta: (pales) Which only then does Onna's name make any sense. (grumbles) And I thought MY name was a sick joke.
(snickers) Onna's named after a censored bodypart! Bwahaha!!
Chuquita: I wouldn't know about the Joe Kido thing though. Only saw a couple episodes of digimon and that's cuz it was on
Saturday mornings and I flip through all kinds of shows at once on saturday mornings. *nods*.
To Rissa of the Saiya-Jin: You're so lucky! They're re-airing from after the Veggie-blows-up episode so I barely get to see
him at all! *pouts* (perks up) Yeah, I loved that bit where Goku got his hair set on fire, and the great thing was he didn't
notice it til Gohan had to point it out for him.
To Sakura-chan: Glad you liked the gags. The kinto'un one was a little random, at first it was just going to be some cloud
but then I thought "why not make it kinto'un instead of just some cloud that Vegeta had pop out of thin air". And in the
dub and sub of episode 290 Goku DOES make fun of Uubu to get him mad, I just re-worded what he said a little in my fic.
Goku: (happily) Thank you, I am very deep, huh Veggie?
Vegeta: (grumbles) Oh you're SOMETHING alright.
Goku: Aww, that's so sweet of you little Vedge'ums!
To Lil' Chi Chi: Actually I don't remember the end to that Cinderella song. Last time I played the game was back in 5th
grade ::jumprope::. But I know I remember something about a snake and her getting bit, and there was another song sort of
like that too. I guess it must vary lyrics from state-to-state. Hn, I think I wrote "holy beef!" somewhere before earlier,
I dunno, I've written to many fics to remember where. *sweatdrops*. Another person who likes kinto'un. Hoo-ray! Personally
I'd love to see Veggie try and sit on the kinto'un ::big grin::
Goku: Haha, yeah, so we could see him fall through.
Vegeta: I WOULD _NOT_! If _ONNA_ can ride on the stupid cloud then _I'M_ certainly clean enough to do so! (boast) _I_ don't
have dirty unclean thoughts.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Whatever they are, I'd prefer we not hear them.
Vegeta: ...HEY! I JUST SAID I DON'T HAVE ANY---
Chuquita: --yeah, I think the resemblance to Goku's family was just some subconsious thing, after all Uubu was supposed to
take Son's place so I must've thought a family similar to his. Last time I did a bunch of island villagers was in my very
last pkmn fanfic; where; coincidentally, THOSE villagers tried to kill and eat Goku too.
Goku: I am a tasty person!
[Chu & Veggie sweatdrop]
Vegeta: (plugs his ears) Oh dear God I'm going to have to scrub the cornias of my eyes to get THOSE images out of my head!
Chuquita: Yeah! I did see it! (big grin) I luv Trigun, even if it is only 26 episodes. Good ending btw, but personally
Wolfwood's death was more moving for me. *sniff* That was heavy stuff. Shame CN cut the credits on the last Trigun ep, but
I saw screens online. I think I would've had to have read the manga or seen more of Legato on ths show to get a solid
opinon. Hope they bring the manga here soon, I heard it veers off halfway through the anime, interesting. :)
To People Hate Me: Happy you liked it. At least Veggie didn't hurt Uubu TOO bad. ^_^;;
To kitty8688/kitty8688theonly: Thanks! Sure I'll look at 'um when I get some time!
Chuquita: *whew* That was a lot!
Vegeta: And for that we are grateful.
Chuquita: That we are. Now I'm gonna give the next fic's summary and then we can get back to our Corner's plotline and
wrap this thing up!
Goku: HOO-RAY!
Chuquita: Coincidentally folks, because this fic was an "alternate ending", it doesn't occur within my fics' normal
loosely-held-together storyline. I'm sure you could fit it in somewhere, just think of it like how they have the dbz movies
never fit into the storyline.....I STILL want to know how both Goku and Vegeta got killed AGAIN before movie 12 started.
Vegeta: (evil grin) You'll never know.
Chuquita: (sigh) Here's the summary.
Summary: Chi-Chi decides to 'test' out one of Bulma's new inventions and 'accidentally' erases every memory in Vegeta's
head about Goku. Has she finally found a way to free herself and Goku from the Ouji's curse or will Goku's NEW relationship
with the ouji be even worse than the last one? Has Chi-Chi just dug herself into a deeper hole? Will Veggie get his lil
chunk of memory back? Find out!
Goku: Ah, this one's gonna take a while! (big happy smile)
Vegeta: Evil Onna. (snorts) And she calls ME the evil one.
Chuquita: Aw, don't worry Veggie! It'll be FUN!
Vegeta: (glares at her)
Chuquita: Besides, you'll have a happy ending, somehow.
Goku: She's got a point Veggie, we do very fewly end on a sad note.
Vegeta: (sighs)
Bardock: (still climbing) Are were there yet!!
Ruby: Almost! UGH! [climbs over the side of the throne]
Celipa: (Gokuhappy) We're here King Bejito! Don't worry! All of us will save you!
Bejito: Ah! Good!
Ruby: So what did you need "assistance" for anyway?
Bejito: [points to glass of soda just out of his reach] (cheesy grin) Would you mind getting that for me?
Ruby: ... (twitches) [knocks soda off the throne]
Bejito: (scrambles to the edge, watches it fall) Hey! What did you do THAT for!
Ruby: I thought you were in REAL DANGER, you knucklehead! [smacks him upside the head] YOU CALLED ME UP HERE TO REACH A
SODA FOR YOU!!!
Bejito: ............yes.
Ruby: ...
Bejito: ...
Ruby: (lets out breath) Well, (turns to the others) you can all leave now. I have things to discuss with his highness.
Bejito: (grins)
Vegeta: (pales) Oh God that means they're gonna makeout. Come on Kakarrotto, let's just jump for it.
Goku: YAY! [jumps down after Veggie]
Chuquita: [shrugs, jumps down] HEY WAIT FOR ME!!
[Dock and Celi jump down also]
Goku: (cheerful) Well, I think we learned something from all this.
Vegeta: LEARNED? WHADDA YOU MEAN LEARNED!! WE LEARNED NOTHING! My father is lazy when it comes to reaching for a soda,
my parents like to makeout in high-up places, and I have ROPE-BURN on my gloves!
Bardock: Must you be so negative?
Vegeta: (snaps) YES!
Celipa: You should try fishing, it's a good calmer.
Goku: Yeah, I tell Veggie that all the time but he never listens.
Vegeta: AAUGH!! (flops back in his seat)
Chuquita: Oh well, see you next time audiance!
Goku: Bye-bye!! (waves)
Bardock: Guess it's time to be leaving, see you son. [shakes Goku's hand]
Celipa: I'll miss you Kaka-kun! [gives Goku a hug]
Goku: (chirps) I luv my mommy and daddy!!
Vegeta: (dryly) You "luv" everybody.
Goku: Especially VEGGIES! (hugs Veggie)
Vegeta: (glows bright red)
Chuquita: Bye.
Goku: May the cheese be with you! (salutes the audiance while hugging Veggie tighter)
Vegeta: (still bright red) Duhhhhh.....