"Kami! I'm completely fucked over! Vegeta is going to kill me for not fixing the device! Why me? WHY ME?" Mike yelled to the ceiling.
"Wait a damn moment and shut up…" I studied the computer chip closer, "Does that thing have data on it?"
"No, it's just a linking chip. Why do you ask?" Mike answered.
"Because I've seen something identical to it before!" I dashed up the stairs and into my brother's room. I pulled open his closet door and grabbed his see-through Advanced Gameboy™. I brought that downstairs to Mike.
"See!" I gasped and pointed to the linking chip that was visible under the covering.
"Kami… that's just weird…" Mike muttered and used a screwdriver to open the casing.
"Kami answered your prayers, Mike! You should be touched!" I said sarcastically.
He growled at me while he took out the chip and carefully replaced the scratched one. "Will your brother mind?" he asked me.
"Not really. He's already tired of that Legacy of Goku™ game." I answered and then muttered to myself, "At least, I hope he is…"
"Good, because this thing's trashed without that chip." Mike threw away the broken chip and the Advanced Gameboy. I winced. "Well, I have a lot to do, so if you don't mind…" Mike picked up his tool and looked at me expectantly.
"Okay, I can take a hint. Break a leg Mike, and try not to become mincemeat. Who could I tease if you were dead, eh?" I grinned and walked up the stairs. Mike watched me go before turning back to his work. I headed to the laundry room to put the wet clothes into the drier and put a new load into the washing machine.
Kakarot woke up to hear the car pulling into the driveway. He hurried outside to help the chibis bring in the groceries while Bana cleared the table and counters to make room for them. When she came across Vegeta, she managed to snap a few pictures, drool and all, before he woke up. He eyed her suspiciously before moving to a sitting position. He watched with a superior look as the others brought in the food.
"Yo, Vegeta. Move your sex… er, fat ass! I need to put the food down where you are sitting!" Bana growled at him as she stood holding up a heavy bag of canned goods. Vegeta watched Bana strain with the bulky bag for a few moments before he slide off the counter with a graceful motion and walked out of the kitchen.
Bana watched him go with a dreamy smile on her face. If she had been in an anime, there would have been hearts in her eyes. Damn… she thought as she noticed a ripping sound idly, If only I could get a slice of that ass. Bulma doesn't deserve him! If only…
Then, the bag split. The cans fell from the open bag to hit her feet and the linoleum floor below. "OW, FUCK! SHIT! THAT HURTS, KAMI DAMN IT!" Bana screeched, dropping the bag to grab her injured foot.
"Zoning out, eh?" Zar teased.
Bana leapt over the cans at the boy, "COME BACK HERE, BRAT! YOU FUCKING COWARD! FACE DEATH WITH PRIDE, BOY!" she chased him through the dining room and into the living room where he tripped over a cord and landed face down. With a loud, triumphant "ha", Bana jumped on his back and pulled his arms behind his back and twisted them. "BEG, YOU BASTARD!" she yelled.
"KAMI! OH SHIT! GO TO HELL!" Zar howled back in pain.
"If I go to hell, I'm taking you with me, brat!" Bana hit a pressure point on Zar's arm.
"MERCY, DAAAAAAAAAAMN YOOOOU! MEEEERCY!" Zar screamed. Bana let go of his arms and stood back up. She dusted her hands off on her pants and sauntered off to the kitchen like nothing had happened.
Zar stayed lying down for a few moments before changing to kneel. He rubbed his sore arms and muttered, "I'm going to have a lot of bruises by tomorrow…"
"Pathetic weakling!" Vegeta snorted from where he had watched the incident. He turned and walked back to his room.
"Wh-what?" Zar stuttered. Pathetic? Weakling? But I try to work out… I want to be strong like you, Vegeta-sama… Zar felt stingy tears beginning to form in his eyes. He furiously rubbed at them as he stood up. I won't cry! I won't! If I cannot be strong, then I will be cunning! Now, what will my first evil plan be? His planning was stopped when the doorbell rang. Grumbling, Zar stomped to the door. A curious Piccolo followed him.
Zar opened the door to see a young girl standing on the porch. She had black hair that was pulled back into a ponytail and big blue eyes. She was wearing a black tank top, black sandals, blue jean shorts and she was fiddling with a blade of grass nervously. Zar felt his mouth hang open slightly. I think I'm in love… "H-h-hi… can I h-help you?" Damn! I sound like a complete baka! Great first impression, Zar!
The girl kept her eyes fixed on the blade of grass in her hands, "Yes… well, I was wondering if someone was here…" She finally looked up and dropped the blade of grass, her eyes widening in shock. She lifted a shaking finger and pointed at Piccolo.
"Eh…" Zar scratched his head and tried to think of an excuse.
"Is that…" the girl thought for a moment as she stared at Piccolo. Then she squealed, "IT'S PICCOLO!"
"Er… yeah, it is." Zar grimaced. His sister was going to kill him for putting yet another DBZ obsessed fan in her hands.
Hearing the girl's shriek, Vegeta, Trunks and Goten arrived to see what was happening. The girl looked them over, "And Goten and Vegeta and…" her eyes got bigger. "TRUNKS!" she dashed forward and latched on to Trunks' arm.
"Ah! GET HER OFF ME!" Trunks yelled and tried to pry the girl off with hurting her. Goten also helped but nothing they could do would make her let go. Damn… Zar thought, watching Trunks jealously.
I heard the yelling and I ran to see what was the matter. I entered the entryway only to see a very odd sight. Trunks was floating a few feet off the ground, shaking his arm madly while Goten floated by him trying to pull a young girl off his arm. Piccolo was watching with a faintly amused expression, Kakarot was scratching his head with a confused expression, Zar and Bana had collapsed against the wall from laughter, and Vegeta looked slightly pissed. But then again, doesn't he always?
"Everyone stop!" I shouted. (A/N: Does Bouke seem bossy?) Goten and Trunks returned to the floor while Bana and Zar fought to control their laughter. "What happened?" I asked.
"Well, I answered the door and…" Zar started.
"She attacked me!" Trunks howled, trying to shake the girl off.
"Who're you?" I asked the girl.
"The name's Vicky! I would offer you my hand to shake but it's occupied at the moment!" Vicky winked at me and looked dreamily back at Trunks.
"Oh. Trunks fan, right?" I asked with a slight smile.
"Heck yeah!" Vicky grinned, "Have you seen Mirai's butt? Speaking of that, is he here?"
"No, sorry." Bana said.
"Darn…" Vicky muttered. While she was distracted, Trunks managed to rip out of her hold. He dashed off, followed closely by Goten. "Nooooooo! Come back, Trunks-chan!" Vicky wailed, running after them.
"How many people do we have to cook for now?" I asked Bana downheartedly.
"Well…" she mentally added up the tally, "eleven. Well, technically twelve but Pickle doesn't eat much."
"Damn… I'M GOING TO BE BROKE!" I felt like crying at the moment.
"Where's Krillin?" Kakarot asked.
"Erm, well… Rogue has him in the office…" I muttered.
"What are they doing in there?" Bana asked.
"I… don't know… I think Rogue doesn't like him…" I bit my lip.
"Should we check?"
"But what if they are…" I couldn't finish the sentence.
"With Krillin?" Bana looked ill.
"I agree."
"Come on!" Zar ran down the hall to the office door. Bana and I shrugged and followed him. Vegeta, Kakarot and Piccolo followed us. Zar opened the door and we all stepped inside. In the office, hair and honey was spilled all over the floor and there was still a little duct tape left on the chair.
"Where are they?" Bana asked.
"Search for their kis!" I suggested.
Kakarot nodded and closed his eyes and concentrated. "In the backyard." We headed out there and we very surprised by what we found.
Rogue had almost completely covered Krillin in duct tape and she had tied a rope around his feet and strung him up from a tree. She had even shaved off all his hair. She was grinning evilly at him and putting duct tape on his head when we arrived.
"Whoa… Ouch…" I muttered.
"That's got to hurt…" Bana agreed.
"Krillin!" Kakarot gaped at his tortured friend.
"Rogue… can you take him down please?" I asked.
"Just let me do one last thing!" before I could refuse Rogue ripped the duct tape off Krillin's head. Lucky for him, the short guy was already unconscious.
"Now that has got to hurt like a motherfucker!" Zar announced.
"Zar! Watch your language!" I screeched as Rogue took Krillin down and Kakarot rushed over to help his friend.
"You should've heard him when I was beating the shit out of him." Bana chuckled.
"Awh, shut up, ya dumb bitches." Zar growled and then split.
"ZAR! GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE! I'M GOING TO BEAT YOUR TILL YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN FOR A MONTH, YOU LITTLE SHIT!" I screamed at his quickly retreating backside. I turned and glared at Bana who was laughing. "I'm going to fix dinner!" I snarled and stomped off toward the kitchen.
Zar looked around the corner and clutched the two pictures to his chest. I sure hope this works… He watched Piccolo walk down the hall and towards him. It's now or never… He stuck his head out of his room and hissed, "Hey Piccolo. Come here!"
Piccolo looked at Zar suspiciously but followed him into his room. Zar stood on his computer chair so he could be eye level with Piccolo. Zar took a deep breath and then said in a voice that obviously was meant to sound tough, "Okay, Pickle. Here's the deal." Zar took out the pictures and handed them to Piccolo, "You take me and the other kids to the zoo and I won't spread these around."
Piccolo's face twisted angrily. "What if I just destroy these?" he snarled.
"I got a million of them printed out and hidden around. You'd never find them all."
"Why do you need me to take you to this 'zoo'?"
"We need an adult escort or reishi'll kill me." Zar said.
"Oh. I see." Piccolo stared at the pictures good and hard. Then, he heaved a large sigh, "Okay… I'll do it."
"You will?" Zar's voice momentarily went back to his normal, childish tone. He coughed, "I meant, of course you will. I knew you'd see my way." Zar nodded and hopped off the chair. He scrambled out of the room to find the other chibis.
Piccolo watched him go and felt a smile tug at the corners of his mouth. The boy acted kind of like Gohan did at that age. Though Gohan wasn't so dirty minded. Piccolo looked back at the picture facing him. He said in a bemused tone, "I am a cucumber?"
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Announcer Guy: Will Mike be able to fix the machine? Will Vicky ever catch Trunks? Will they have enough food for ele-er, twelve people? Will Bouke become broke? What will happen at the zoo? Find out in the next exciting chapter of *a scream is heard* what the hell?
Jeril: *is being dragged back by Vegeta and Kakarot* I don't want to be the Author anymore! You don't give me the respect that I deserve!
Vegeta: Shut up, ikeike!
Jeril: Okay… *sulks*
Kakarot: *sighs and rummages around in Jeril's fridge*
Jeril: Ahem, I realize in this chap, Rogue acted really scarily and Rogue, if I have offended you or made you mad, I would like to apologize deeply. It was all in good fun!
