11:43 AM 6/16/2003

E-mail: lac31685@aol.com

By: Chuquita

Quote of the Week: -from "Futurama"

Bender: Yeah...life is hilariously cruel.

Chuey's Corner:

Vegeta: Yes, yes it is.

Chuquita: Haha, that could easily sum up the whole story....or at least several parts of it. (thinks) OH! Also this is our

70th fanfic so happy 70th to us!

Goku: (toots little horn) *FWEEP*

Chuquita: Actually we're gonna have the real celebration once we get to number 75, seeing as we did a somethin like it in

#50.

Goku: *FWEEP*! (happily) I like musical instruments, little Veggie!

Vegeta: (rubs his ears in mild pain) I noticed.

Chuquita: (to audiance) Today we're planning on having a lil contest. The regular readers probably know what I'm talking

about since I mentioned it in the last fic but I'll explain it for those who haven't seen it. In March my entire computer's

memory got erased. I'm trying to get sub episodes back but it's a whole lot harder to find them than it was last summer.

(everyone's advertising gt episodes already). I'm looking for any sub episode from 268 to 291. If you know a site that has

some or all of these full episodes and the downloads work, you will get a reward by giving Veggie or Goku or both of them

an order and they will be forced to comply! (cheery smile)

Vegeta: (flatly) You're going to enjoy this, aren't you?

Goku: (blows lil horn in Veggie's ear) *fweeeeep*!

Vegeta: (face goes bright red) WAHHHH!! [claps a hand over each ear in pain and sudden uneasiness]

Goku: (grins) I do luv my Veggie!

Chuquita: (to audiance) I don't want you guys to think I'm lazy; heck I've been looking a lot for the eps myself. One person

gave me back two she gave me before (273 & 274) and I recently found 286 and possibly a few more subs at this one site. AND

I'm currently testing out a site which says it has all the eps in japanese www dot dragonball.gr .com ; but I can't be too

sure cuz the site is literally all in greek and these episodes are 40-some MB and are taking me 6 hours to download.

Goku: Heee~~ That means we'll be online til 4:00!

Chuquita: (sighs) I'm only 38% of the way there and normal episodes take only half that much time to download. That's why I'm

nervous and a little suspicous about it. (perks up) But if you guys know where I can find any of the missing subs please

e-mail me or put it in your review! You can make Veggie do a little dance, or Goku skydive from a plane; anything you want!

Goku: (eager) Heeheehee, I feel like a stuntman, Chu-sama!

Vegeta: (grumbles) I still don't like it.

Chuquita: (frowns) Aw, why not?

Vegeta: BECAUSE I already know some people are going to make me do very embarassing stunts.

Goku: Haha! You do not know that for sure little Veggie!

Chuquita: Yeah! Besides you have to know where the eps are first before daring either of you.

Vegeta: Ah, there's always a catch.

Goku: (in his swim-trunks; reeling in something on a fishing-pole) Hai! I do enjoy a good catch!

Vegeta: (staring at him incrediously) What are you DOING?!

Goku: (cheerful) Reeling 'im in!

Chuquita: (sweatdrops) How can you fish, we're inside.

Goku: (gives his fishing-pole a yank and drags a giant fish up with it) (staring blank and confused) I have no idea....

(looks at fish) LUNCHTIME! (un-hooks it and pulls a stove out of nowhere) (plops the fish on the stove and starts to cook it)

Ahh, smell that aroma!

Vegeta: (takes a deep breath) (hacks and coughs) OH, KAKARROTTO! That's DISGUSTING!

Goku: (proudly) Only to the untrained nose. (takes a whiff) Ahhhh, fishy-heaven!

Vegeta: No, "fishy-heaven" is where that fish's soul went after you THREW IT ON THE OVEN! That is--is--

Goku: (takes the fish off and eats it) YUMMY!

Vegeta: ...uh, right.

Chuquita: Hey Veggie, I saw something in movie 12 that's sure to cheer you up.

Vegeta: (skeptically) Really.

Chuquita: Yeah! I noticed it when you both touched fingers for the fusion! Your hands are BIGGER than Son-kun's! You actually

own a body-part that's BIGGER than his!

Vegeta: (surprised) Really? (grabs Goku's hand and smushes it against his own) (eyes widen to see his hand is indeed about a

size bigger than Goku's) Wow, they ARE bigger than Kakarrotto's.... (points victoriously at Son) HA! Take THAT you

small-handed peasant! BWAHAHAHA! (smirks) Bigger hands are a sign of bigger brains, of which there is no doubt of that

particular truth. (to himself) Now if only the rest of my body were bigger than Kakarrotto's...

Goku: (imagines a giant yet still normal-proportioned Veggie that's about 10X his size) But then how would I be able to hug

Veggie if Veggie was that big? (confused) My arms would barely fit around his fingers!

Vegeta: (looks up at Goku's thought-bubble and sweatdrops) Not big as in godzilla-big, baka! Big as in taller than you!

Goku: (gasps) Oh I wouldn't like Veggie taller than me. (big sparkily eyes) Veggie would lose half of what makes him so

special and that is his littleness!

Vegeta: (curoius) And what's the other half?

Goku: (lil smile) Veggie's kawaii lil Veggie-personality! And--and Veggie's tail! [starts petting Veggie's tail] It's so nice

'n little, just like Veggie!

Vegeta: (bright red) (squeaks out) O.

Goku: Heee~~

Chuquita: Today's fic is ironically about Veggie and the imagination. Namely Goku, Bulma, and Chi-Chi's.

Vegeta: (grins) I get to unintentionally scare Onna!

Goku: And then I get to unintentionally scare VEGGIE!

Vegeta: (pauses) Wait...what?

Chuquita: Here we go!

Goku: (cheers) HOO-RAY AND ENJOY, EVERYBODY!

Summary: Look Before You Leap. After Veggie angers an old woman at the supermarket, she places a curse on him. Now everyone

Veggie knows visualizes the ouji as their imaginations portray him. Veggie has 1 week to find the old woman again and remove

the curse or else he will fall victim to the same effects as those around him. Will Veggie be able to get through to an

over-eager Goku, dreamy-eyed Bulma, and terrified/wildly angered Chi-Chi before it's too late? And what happens when the

curse starts effecting Veggie's vision as well?

Goku: (big grin) I know I know! (waves arm eagerly in the air)

Vegeta: (curious) What is it?

Goku: (happily) If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise!

Vegeta: Ohhhh...

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      " Ahhhh, " Vegeta sighed happily. The little ouji had just come back from back from a week-long cruise and was now

finely tanned and well-rested. As well rested as having you could be with having Goku along for the ride. The smaller

saiyajin had tried to teach him how to achieve compact oozaru form, however Goku's saiyajin instincts weren't nearly as keen

as the ouji's and Vegeta had decided to finish teaching him later when they were in a place where Goku's giant oozaru form

couldn't crush anybody. But now Goku was home with a very confused Chi-Chi and leaving Vegeta pretty content without him.

The whole reason the ouji had been able to take the trip with the larger saiyajin was due to him temporarily erasing

Chi-Chi's memory with a machine of Bulma's. Bulma had been kind enough to let him go off on the trip and restored Chi-Chi's

memory herself after the week had been over, sans the events occuring around the machine to begin with.

      Yes, Vegeta was indeed very happy, and so was the can of iced-tea he was about to take off the supermarket shelf.

      " HEY! You gonna zone out all day or are you gonna move already! " one of several aggitated customers said. Vegeta

glanced over to his left to see four other people with carts backed up behind him. The ouji sweatdropped and bounced out of

the way with a snort.

      " Hn. Baka humans, they could just as easy go around to the other side of the eisle. " he pushed his cart to the

register and payed for his groceries. The ouji walked out of the store with a plastic bag in one hand and a half-eaten

candy bar in the other.

      " Hello there sir, would you care to spare a some change? " an old woman wearing a gypsy-esque costume said to him

as he walked by.

      " Oh go mooch off somebody else, baka wrinkled old onna. " Vegeta grumbled, still annoyed from his small bout in the

eisle.

      " It's not very nice to judge from appearances you know. " she said with a wicked glint in her eye.

      The ouji shrugged, unfazed, " So? That still doesn't put past the fact that you're trying to make me throw my money

away on people I don't even know. "

      " Yes, I suppose you'd rather throw it away on 'Kakay', hmm? " the old woman chuckled slightly. The little ouji

turned to her in shock on the word, then narrowed his eyes.

      " Did you just say 'Kakay'? " he pulled a double-take.

      " I don't know. Why don't you come over here and find out. Tell you what, I can read into the future. I will tell

you your future if you give me your change from your purchase. That's fair enough wouldn't you say? At least you will get

something for the money you give. I'm sure it's not much for a rich little ouji such as yourself. " she proposed.

      " How do YOU know I'm an ouji? " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow.

      " I'm psychic, you know. " the old woman then closed her eyes and started to hum, " ....ahh, I see it all know. "

      Vegeta glanced over at her curiously.

      " You still have many troubles ahead of you, but in the far future I see you shall reach your goals and become truely

happy and at peace with your existance. " she said.

      " ...that's it? "

      The old woman opened her eyes, " Whadda you mean "that's it"?!! " she snapped, annoyed.

      " That sounded more like a newspaper horoscope than a vision of the future to me. " Vegeta snorted, " What a waste of

time; baka earthling tricking me. I have to get home! "

      " HOW _DARE_ YOU COMPARE THE FORCES OF BEYOND TO THAT OF THOSE MADE-UP GENERALIZATIONS IN THE PAPER! I AM A MASTER AT

MY TRADE! FOR THAT YOU SHALL BE CURSED!!! "

      " Uh-huh. Whatever you say. " Vegeta said dryly as he put his groceries in the trunk of his car.

      " VEGETA OUJISAMA!! "

      The ouji perked up in surprise that she knew his full name. He looked over at her.

      " YOU SHALL BE CURSED FOR YOUR IGNORANCE! NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS, MR. OUJISAMA! FROM THIS POINT ON YOUR

APPEARANCE TO EACH OF YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS AND ENEMIES WILL BE AS THEY PERCIEVE _YOU_ IN THEIR IMAGINATIONS--THE SAME WAY

YOU POORLY PERCIEVED MY INTENTIONS TO HELP YOU! EACH ONE WILL SEE WHAT THEIR MINDS EYE BELIEVES YOU TO BE! However, for

paying me my dues I shall allow you one week as a window of opportunity. IF YOU TRUTHFULLY BEG MY FORGIVENESS WITHIN THE

NEXT WEEK THE CURSE SHALL BE LIFTED! If not it shall become permanent. " she narrowed her eyes evilly.

      " ...uh-huh. " Vegeta shut the trunk to his car, ignoring her.

      " FINE! IGNORE MY WARNING _NOW_! But when the torture of what awaits begins to take its toll on you had better

remember this heed. " the old woman said as Vegeta drove off, " Oh well, at least I still have enough change for some chips."

she looked down at the change and gawked, " He left me BUTTONS! " she screamed, then pointed off in Vegeta's direction,

" JUST FOR THAT ONCE THE WEEK IS HALF-OVER YOU TOO SHALL BEGIN TO EXPERIANCE THE CURSE'S EFFECT AS WELL YOU SELFISH STUPID

LITTLE OUJI!! " she shook her fist at him, then tossed the buttons over her shoulder, " Stupid buttons. "

      " You see this is why I don't do the food shopping. " Vegeta said to himself as he pulled out his cell-phone and

dialed Capsule Corp's number. The ouji rolled his eyes.

      " Hello? " a voice on the other end of the phone said.

      " Hai, hi Bul--- "

      " --You've successfully reached the phone-number of Capsule Corperation; but we're sorry we can't come to the phone

right now, please leave a message after the beep! " Bulma's voice said cheerfully.

      Vegeta groaned, " Ugh....Bulma, it's me; I dropped Kakarrotto back off at his house, I have the groceries with me,

and I'm driving home right now, bye. " he said lamely, hanging up, " Stupid Kakarrotto, tiring me out like that all week!

I'm going to have to sleep through a whole DAY to make up THIS! "

      " It was the BEST TIME _EVER_!! " Goku said as he sat at the kitchen table, wide-awake and also as equally tanned as

the ouji, " Oh Chi-chan me and Veggie did so much fun stuff together! And there was a buffet and a dance hall and a pool

table and an actual pool INSIDE the ship! And in the resturant the cooks actually cooked right infront of you and I got to

be an assistant but I accidentally burned that guy's hand but the manager said it was oh-kay cuz he was planning on firing

him anyway and OH! There were FIREWORKS! Really really BIG fireworks in all sorts of colors and shapes and it was the coolest

vacation trip I've ever been on EVER!!! "

      " I KNOW already Goku, YOU'VE BEEN YAMMERING ON ABOUT IT FOR AN HOUR NOW! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, " I hate that Ouji!

Who does he think he is coming in here and stealing you away for an entire week to go--to go on a CRUISE!!! "

      " But Chi-chan you said it was oh-kay. "

      " I SAID NO SUCH THING! THE OUJI USED SOME KIND OF--OF EVIL OUJI MIND-ERASING POWER!!! " she snapped.

      Goku gasped, " You mean Bulma's brain-freezer? Veggie would NEVER do something like---hey wait a minute--- " he

grabbed the phone and dialed it.

      " Kakarrotto? " the ouji said over the phone.

      Goku brightened up, " HI VEGGIE!!! "

      " ARG!! " Vegeta grabbed his ear in pain. The smaller saiyajin poked his finger in the now-throbbing ear and squeaked

it around inside, " H--hi to you too, Kakarrotto. "

      " I wanted to say thank you very much for the *really* WONDERFUL Veggiecation last week little buddy! And--and I hope

we can go on another one *real*soon*. " the larger saiyajin said with a little smile on his face.

      The glowing-bright red ouji stammered, " Uhh...well, uh....I---SUPPOSE that we COULD-- "

      " --YOU'RE NOT TAKING MY GO-CHAN _ANYWHERE_, OUJI!!! " Chi-Chi grabbed the phone from Goku and screamed into it.

      Vegeta chuckled cooly, " Heh-heh-heh, Onna. Hello. Didn't your parents ever teach you not to interupt someone else's

conversation. "

      " Chi-chan I was talkin to Veggie. " Goku pouted.

      " Yeah Onna, Kakay was 'talkin to Veggie'. IT'S ALRIGHT KAKARROTTO I CAN HEAR YOU!! " he shouted into the phone.

Goku perked up and shouted back to him.

      " VEGGIE! CHI-CHAN WANTS TO KNOW IF YOU USED ONE OF BULMA'S MACHINE'S TO ERASE HER MEMORY LAST WEEK SO YOU COULD TAKE

ME OUT ON THAT FUN VACATION WITH YOU!!! "

      Vegeta froze, a large sweatdrop rolling down the side of his head, " Aww, you know I'd NEVER do ANYTHING like THAT,

my little Kaka-muffin. " the ouji exclaimed, overdramatically innocently.

      " Heehee, heeheeheee. " the larger saiyajin giggled embarassingly, then glanced over at a very annoyed Chi-Chi, " I'm

Veggie's "kaka-muffin", heeheehee. "

      " OOOOOOOOOOOOH, MOVE GOKU!!! " Chi-Chi pushed him away from the phone, then growled into the appliance, " DON'T YOU

DARE CALL HIM BABY NAMES, OUJI!!! THAT'S MY JOB NOT YOURS!!! "

      " Uh-huh. Whatever you say Onna. " Vegeta chuckled, then called out, " KAKA-CHAN! ONNA'S _YELLING_ AT ME! " he said

in a mock-pouty voice.

      " DON'T YELL AT VEGGIE, CHI-CHAN! " Goku cried out from the nearby couch, " He doesn't emotionally respond very well

to people YELLING at him. It hurts his little Veggie feelings. "

      " Yeah Onna, my feelings are hurt. " Vegeta continued in the mock-pouty voice. He smirked, " Does Kakay wanna make

'um all better? "

      " I want to heal Veggie! " Goku shot up from laying on his side on the couch and stared at the phone with big

sparkily eyes and a first-aid kit in his hands.

      " HE'S NOT HURT, GOKU! NOW GO UPSTAIRS!! " Chi-Chi snapped, annoyed.

      " OR, you could come join me in the car, Kakay. " Vegeta added. Chi-Chi grabbed the phone and shook it as if trying

to strangle the device, " You see I happen to be stuck in rush-hour traffic and all the cars have been backed up in West City

for nearly an hour now and it's oh-so-lonely in here! Just poor lonely little Veggie and all this fresh delicious, newly

purchased assortment of groceries all alone without anyone to eat and play with---not necessarilly in that order of course,

but just so VERY LONE--- "

      " --hi Veggie. "

      Vegeta glanced to his right and yelped suddenly to see Goku sitting there staring sympathetically at him, " Heh, hi

Kakay. " he schooched a little further away from the larger saiyajin who continued to star in the ouji's direction w/big

sparkily eyes.

      " Goku? " Chi-Chi glanced back to where Goku was sitting and paled when she noticed he was no longer there, " Goku,

get back in this house right now! " she yelled at the phone.

      " Now WHY would Kakarrotto want to go back to his little kaka-hut and have you yell at him when he could stay here

with me in a slow backed-up line of traffic and eat crunchy cheeze-doodles and chocolate pudding-snacks with ME. " Vegeta

boasted into his cell-phone.

      " OOH, YOU GIVE HIM BACK, OUJI!!! " Chi-Chi shook her fist in the air.

      " Oh, I'm sorry; you see I can't do that. " Vegeta snickered.

      " And..why..not? " Chi-Chi gritted her teeth.

      " BECAUSE, Kakay came here of his own free will. If you want him to return to his small mountain-side kaka-home you

must ask him yourself. "

      " FINE THEN! " Chi-Chi snapped, " GOKU! GET YOUR BUTT BACK OVER HERE RIGHT NOW OR ELSE!! "

      " *gasp-of-joy* OH MY GOODNESS! CHOCOLATE-CHIP-COOKIE-DOUGH ICE-CREAM!! " Goku's voice squealed from the backround of

the other end of the phone. Chi-Chi sweatdropped. Goku had bent over the side of the passanger's seat and was currently

rummaging through the plastic baggies for treats, " VEGGIE HAS CHOCOLATE-CHIP-COOKIE-DOUGH, CHI-CHAN!!! " he exclaimed

excitedly.

      " Oh dear God.. " Chi-Chi groaned, then suddenly froze as she heard the phone click off the hook, " HEY! THAT EVIL

LITTLE OUJI! HE HUNG UP ON ME!! " she screamed in rage, then threw the phone to the ground and started stomping on it, " OOH

HOW I HATE YOU!!! "

      " Why don't you just call him back then? " Gohan said, randomly walking by her. Chi-Chi looked up.

      " AH-HA! Why don't I just call him back! " she picked up the thoroughly beaten phone, then paused, " Hey Gohan,

Goten? Either of you know what the Ouji's cell-phone number is? "

      " Nope. Sorry Kaasan. " Gohan called from the other room.

      " Veggie-san has a cell-phone? " Goten cocked his head in surprise.

      " Ugh. " Chi-Chi smacked herself on the face with her hand, " Why do I even bother! "

      " MMMMmmmmmmMMMmmmmm, cho-co-late chip coooooookeeeeeeeee doh! " Goku sighed happily as he ate out of the ice-cream

bucket, " Gosh little Veggie, it is SOOOOOOoooooooOOOooo ~*nice*~ of you to let me eat all your freezer goods because of how

hot it is and that it will just melt anyway by the time we get to your house! "

      " I didn't SAY you could eat EVERYTHING. " Vegeta muttered under his breath, then sighed, " But what's the use! Even

if we did teleport back we can't just leave the car in the middle of the road like this. It's bumper-to-bumper! If you or I

even TRIED to teleport the car along with the goods, we'd end up teleporting nearly EVERY CAR on this entire highway! " the

ouji exclaimed.

      " MMm! And that is why you have me a-long, lil Vedge'ums! To help you main-tain your sanity! " Goku chirped.

      " HA! " Vegeta let out a mock-laugh, " My "sanity"; yeah right. " he sat back in his seat, " I lost my sanity YEARS

ago, baka. " he joked.

      " Heeheehee! " Goku giggled, then put another spoonful of cookie-dough ice-cream in his mouth and looked over at the

ouji. Goku cocked an eyebrow at him, " Little Veggie are you getting littler or is it just me? " he said to Vegeta, who

looked to him as if he had just shrunk a good three or four inches from his already petite height.

      Vegeta nervously looked down at himself, then up in the mirror to see nothing had changed, " BAKA! " he snapped at

Goku, " Don't scare me like that! It's probably from you eating all cookie-dough in 80-some degree HEAT! "

      Goku's ears twitched at a slightly kawaiier tone in the smaller saiyajin's voice. He shoved another spoonful of

ice-cream in his mouth and gave Vegeta a little smile, " Heeheehee. Oh Veggie. "

      " Uh-huh. " Vegeta said dryly, then popped open a still semi-cool can of Pepsi and took a swig, " This really stinks,

Kakarrotto! We're going to end up EATING all the food I bought before we even get a chance to get it home! How does Bulma DO

IT?! "

      " Well, she usually goes food-shopping earlier in the day when not too many people are out on the road. It's

everybody's lunch-break right now, Veggie. " Goku glanced down at his watch, then back up at Vegeta, who had suddenly changed

again. The small ouji was now even shorter, a little plumper, and his pupils were now bigger, rounder, and kawaii-ish looking

. A lopsided grin covered the large saiyajin's face as he looked at his ice-cream, then promptly chugged the rest of it in

one big gulp and let out a burp. Vegeta stared at him incrediously.

      " What are you trying to do! Get sick so you can throw up in my car! " Vegeta exclaimed.

      " It's GOOOOOD ice-cream, little Veggie. " Goku grinned widely. Vegeta's tail twitched in uneasiness as if it sensed

a disturbance. Vegeta's tail caught his attention and he scratched his head at it's worry; confused.

      " Huh. That's weird. "

      " Your tail's so pretty, Veggie. " Goku said in awe of what seemed to him as a large, fluffy, puffy-furred appendage,

" Heh-heh, wow. Veggie must've blow-dried it this morning or somethin. "

      " It looks the same to me. " Vegeta picked up his tail, then adjusted the driver's mirror and nearly shrieked to see

in the mirror behind him Goku was looming over the ouji with the most eager, sugary look he had ever seen. Vegeta instead of

fixing the mirror turned it back up so he could no longer see Goku, " Uhhhhhhhhh, so, Kakarrotto? You uh, you have fun on the

trip last week. "

      " Oh YES, Veggie. " Goku said while staring gooey-eyed and deadlocked on Vegeta, " Veggie? "

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " ..yeah? " Vegeta said finally.

      " Little Veggie how did you get so much cuter in such a short amount of time? " Goku said in awe.

      " WHA?! " Vegeta pulled down the mirror again to see he looked the same as he did that morning, " Kakarrotto what the

HECK are you TALKING about!? "

      " I am trying with all my might not to latch onto little Veggie's soft plushy-like body and never-ever let go. " Goku

squeaked out. Vegeta's face turned a pale green.

      " Uhhh, Kakarrotto maybe you should go back home. Infact I think I hear Onna calling you. " he grabbed his currently

shut off phone and spoke into, " Hello? Onna? Yes I hear you, it's time for Kakarrotto to go home now. Hahaha. " he laughed

nervously, then threw the phone into the back seat, " See Kakarrotto. You have to go home. Haha...ha...ha. "

      " OH VEHHHHHHH-GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! " Goku lunged at Vegeta and hugged him extra-tightly, " OH VEGGIE YOU FEEL

SO SOFT AND NICE AND WARM JUST LIKE IN MY DREAMS!!! Hey! That's it! I must still be dreaming! That's why Veggie got all

super-adorable-n-cuddily all of a sudden! " Goku said happily, " That means I'm asleep! Which means I might even still be on

that pretty cruise-liner with Veggie!!! And as long as this is a dream.......Veggie-let's-go-snuggle-together-in-the-back-of-

-car-and-then-you-can-crown-me-your-Oujo!! "

      " AHHH! " Vegeta shrieked kicking himself out of Goku's grasp.

      " Oh Veggie..... " Goku smiled, twitching, " PLEASE let's go do it Veggie! That way when I wake up I can tell

real-Veggie how my dream-Veggie crowned me his oujo and then real-Veggie might finally decide to do so as well! AND THEN I'LL

BE EVEN MORE HAPPY!!! " he cheered.

      " Kakarrotto, if you were any more "happy" you'd be shooting party favors out your butt! " Vegeta rolled his eyes.

      " Is that part of the dream too? Cuz, cuz my normal dream Veggie--even he's not as kawaii as you look right now--he

normally lets me in on what's going on ahead of time so if there's trouble I know how to stop it. " Goku nodded eagerly.

      Vegeta stared at him, a feeling deep in his gut starting to get very very scared. He cautiously reached over and

turned the air-conditioner up full-blast, " You--you know what Kakarrotto? How about we just sit here. "

      " OH-KAY! " Goku said cheerfully, schooting closer to Vegeta.

      The ouji backed up nervously, " IN OUR OWN CHAIRS!!! " he screamed at the ceiling.

      " Yes Veggie. "

      Vegeta looked over and did a double-take to see Goku now sitting neatly back in his chair. Goku smiled and waved

coyly at him.

      " Err, right. " Vegeta sat back.

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " Heehee...heeheehee... " a shy little giggle came from the chair next to him. Vegeta twitched as he kept his eyes

on the road, " Heeheehee.....oh my, heeheehee..hee...where did that come from? Heehee....heeeheee.... "

      " ... "

      " Hee~~......so ka-wai-iii... "

      " HEY-why-don't-we-listen-to-some-music, oh-kay Kakarrotto? " Vegeta said quickly, then turned on the radio.

      A calming, voice-less music came out of the radio. Vegeta sat back again and tried to relax.

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " ...........I _DO_ like Veggies...... " Goku said as if chosing to speak part of whatever he was contemplating in

the next chair. Vegeta instantly sat up and turned the radio off, becoming increasingly uncomfortable with the music's

presence.

      " Ka--Kakarrotto are you feeling alright? " Vegeta asked nervously, staring straight-ahead.

      " Veggie am I dreaming? " Goku asked curiously.

      " No. You're hallucinating. " he answered.

      " OHH.... " Goku said, enlightened, " ....Veggie what's "hallucinating"? "

      Vegeta sighed tiredly, " It's when you see things that aren't really there because your brain is being affected by

either the scorching heat or the giant tub of ice-cream you just shoved down your throat. Seeing as you handled the heat fine

during the past week, I'd have to say it's the ice-cream. "

      Goku stared at him, then frowned, " You mean Veggie didn't REALLY morph down all soft-n-cute and even littler so he

looks suspicously like one of my many versions of dream-Veggie? "

      " No Kakarrotto I can thankfully say I did not. " Vegeta shuddered at the thought.

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " Can we still go snuggle in the back anyway? "

      " NO! "

      " Aww... " Goku pouted.

      " *BEEP*BEEP*, *BEEP*BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP*!! " one of the cars way ahead of them honked its horn. The cars started

to move again.

      " HOORAY! We are moving a-gain! " Goku cheered. He paused and turned to Vegeta who had started driving again, " Uhh,

I'm sorry for slightly frightening you earlier little Veggie. I, I really thought I was dreaming you know. "

      " It's alright Kakarrotto. " Vegeta said, avoiding eye-contact to keep from turning bright red again at whatever sad,

sympathetic expression Goku had on his face.

      " I, I mean I really shouldn't have been thinking such things. ESPECIALLY since it was the real Veggie instead of the

dream one. " Goku twiddled his thumbs in embarassment.

      " And those 'things', would be? " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow in curiosity.

      " Nothin' important, little Veggie. " Goku quickly shrugged it off, " So! Uhh, how has Veggie been doing since he

dropped me off back home? "

      " Eh. " Vegeta made a bored motion.

      " I missed you. " the larger saiyajin squeaked out.

      Vegeta pulled a double-take, " MISSED me!? I just saw you only a couple HOURS ago! "

      " ....I was lonely! You can't spend a whole week with Veggie and then just LEAVE like that. " Goku pouted, " Maybe

that is why I'm hallucinating. I'm on Veggie-withdrawl. " he paled.

      " "Veggie-withdrawl"? " the ouji sweatdropped.

      " It's when you start to miss Veggies REALLY badly. " Goku nodded.

      The ouji smirked, " Have you ever missed me "REALLY badly", before? " he cocked his head towards Goku.

      " No. I don't think so. " Goku shook his head, " I mean, I've missed Veggie before but never to the point where I

start seeing things.....my hands shake sometimes. "

      " Really? " the smaller saiyajin said, mildly interested, " I bet Onna would LOVE to hear THAT. " he snickered.

      " *BRING*BRING*BRING*!! "

      " OH FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD! Kakarrotto take the wheel! " Vegeta hopped into the backseat after his phone. Goku

cheerfully plunked himself in the driver's seat, " What is it with the baka telephones in this story! " Vegeta grumbled as

he hit the button on his phone, " *tired-groan* Hello? "

      " AH-HA! OUJI! "

      " Onna? " Vegeta blinked, " How did you get this number? "

      " *-6-9! " she shouted victoriously, " Now give the phone to Goku before I come over there to wherever you are and

strangle your evil little body! "

      " Oh, I'm sorry Onna; you see Kakay's busy driving right now. That, and even if you did know exactly WHERE we are

right now, since we're constantly moving in the car you wouldn't be able to pinpoint our location anyway; besides you're

nowhere even NEAR strong enough to even give me a papercut, not to mention _strangle_ me. "

      " GO-KU!! " Chi-Chi shouted at him.

      " Turn right, and left, and right again, " Goku said happily to himself as the car flew wildly across the road,

unbeknownst to Vegeta and Chi-Chi.

      " That reminds me! " an evil grin covered Vegeta's face, " Say Onna? Kakay ever tell you how ADDICTIVE I am? "

      Goku froze and nearly slammed on the break, " Veggie don't. " he squeaked out in fear and worry.

      " HA! " Chi-Chi mock-laughed.

      " Hai. Infact he even told me just now that since I dropped him back at his little Kaka-hut that he's been feeling

symptoms of withdrawl. Hallucinating, shakey, very similiar to someone with a wild obsession. " he smirked, " Isn't that

right, Kakay? "

      Goku stared at the ouji, who still appeared in extra-little form with big sparkily eyes. He rubbed his own but to no

avail, " Ohhhhhhhh....Veggie please don't get Chi-chan mad! "

      " Am I Kakay's little obsession? " the ouji snickered at Goku while into the phone.

      " OHHHHHH, VEH-GEEE!! " Goku looked on in a panic with his cheeks a light pink.

      " YOU'RE the OBSESSIVE one, you evil little demon Ouji! Not Goku! " Chi-Chi screamed at him, " DON'T PUT SUCH IDEAS

IN HIS HEAD! Goku come home now! "

      " I can't! I'm driving! " Goku yelped.

      " WHADDA YOU MEAN YOU'RE _DRIVING_?! "

      " Oh? Didn't I mention to you earlier, Onna? Kakay and I are going on another trip. " Vegeta grinned.

      " We are? " Goku's eyes lit up, " Will there be a big beautiful boat like last time? "

      " Maybe. " Vegeta smirked.

      " Oh Veggie! You are so nice to me! Especially lately! Boy you are just having a nice-streak recently aren't you,

little Veggie? "

      Vegeta blew a raspberry at the phone. Goku sweatdropped.

      " Nice for VEGGIE I mean. " he corrected himself.

       " Yes, and Veggie IS very nice, huh. " the ouji said boastfully, " Infact, Veggie is SO nice that once we get back

to Veggie's house and you sleep-off all those hallucinations of yours, Veggie will give you a nice big present. "

      " A present? " Goku's eyes widened as he itched to punch the gas pedal harder with his foot, " What KIND of present,

little Veggie? "

      The ouji paused, " Uhh...it's a surprise. " he grinned cheesily, " An amazing astounding prize that will make those

large peasant eyeballs of yours pop clear out of their sockets! "

      " REALLY? " a huge grin appeared on Goku's face, he looked out one the road,  " LEFT TURN! " he swerved to the left.

      " WAHH! " the hard turn sent Vegeta flying against the side of the car, " BAKA!! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING! YOU WANNA

GET ME KILLED BACK HERE!!! " he snapped angrily.

      " FASTER GOKU, FASTER! " Chi-Chi cheered from on the phone. Vegeta sweatdropped, then promptly snapped the phone in

two.

      " Aww, Veggie you broke your little tel-le-phone. " Goku said, sympathetically.

      " Forget about it. " Vegeta brushed it off. He peered between the two front seats, " Uh, I can take the wheel back

now, Kakarrotto. You can get back in your seat. " the ouji tugged at Goku's sleeve. The larger saiyajin looked over and

stared in surprise and awe that Vegeta still appeared smaller, chubbier, big-sparkily-eyed, and kawaiish to him.

      " ....oh Veggie.. " Goku said in awe, his own eyes widening. Vegeta backed up.

      " Uhh.....Kakarrotto. Kakarrotto? " Vegeta waved his hand infront of Goku's face, but to no avail.

      " Oh Veggie....Veggie you're so kawaii like this I could hug you forever.... " the larger saiyajin said in a daze.

      The smaller saiyajin turned a bright red, " Please don't. "

      " I can't. Because I have to keep my eyes on the road so I don't accidentally crash and my poor little Veggie gets

damaged beyond repair! " Goku gulped.

      " Ah, that's my peasant. " Vegeta said pleasantly as he sat back in the backseat chair.

      " It's just that it's strange for this much time to have gone by and Veggie still looks the way I am hallucinating

him to be. " Goku said, confused, " I mean, I've never hallucinated for this long before.......have you ever hallucinated

for really long periods of time, little Veggie? "

      " I don't like to talk about it... "

      " Oh. "

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " Remember those 7 years you were dead for after Cell blew you to tiny pieces? " Vegeta spoke up.

      " Yeah Veggie? "

      " ....then. "

      Goku glanced over at him curiously, " Veggie had hallucinatings the WHOLE TIME I was gone? "

      " ....yes. " Vegeta replied, " Bad ones....very bad ones... "

      The larger saiyajin frowned, " Aww, lil Vedge'ums I am so sorry! Here lemmie give you a hug to make it feel better. "

Goku reached out to grab the ouji.

      " Kakarrotto the wheel!! " Vegeta shrieked.

      " OH, that's alright! We're back already! " Goku chirped, hugging him tightly.

      " Back...back where-- " the ouji managaed to squeak out.

      " --home! " Goku grinned. Vegeta peeked over Goku's shoulder to see they were now parked on the street infront of

Bulma's house.

      " Wow, that was fast. " Vegeta blinked.

      " Yes it was! " Goku said happily. He opened the car doors, " Does little Veggie care to go inside? " he hopped out

of the car and teleported to the other side of the car and reached to pull Vegeta up, " Would he care for me to carry him

in? " Goku asked warmly, patting Vegeta's shoulders comfortingly.

      Vegeta fell over, " BAKAYARO! What you're seeing is only an illusion due to your fried peasant-mind!! Look I'm no

smaller than I was before! " he held up one of the car mirrors to himself to reveal nothing had changed, " SEE! "

      Goku looked at the ouji's reflection in the mirror to see it looked actually the same as Vegeta himself appeared,

" No little Veggie, you still look extra-little and super-kawaii! " Goku grinned.

      Vegeta twitched in annoyance, then yanked Goku down to his height and stared at him.

      Goku cocked his head, confused, " Veggie what are you doing? "

      " Stop moving your head, baka! I'm trying to see your eyes! " Vegeta grumbled, flushing slightly. Goku shrugged

happily.

      " Oh-kay little Veggie! Whatever you say! "

      The smaller saiyajin stared at the larger one's eyes for his own reflection and gawked in shock to see the version

of himself Goku had been talking about, as the reflection, " Holy beef...you do need rest, Kakarrotto... " Vegeta muttered,

the let go and thought to himself for a minute, " ...AND IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY THINK OF ME!!! " he exclaimed, pointing

to himself, " SOME SOFT CUTE LITTLE BRAINLESS BALL OF MUSH! "

      " Heehee, heeheehee. " Goku giggled, rubbing the top of the ouji's head.

      Vegeta sighed, " I feel loved and deeply degraded at the same time. Oh well. " he shrugged in defeat, " That's the

last time I stare at YOUR eyes, Kakarrotto. " he mumbled, dragging Goku inside Capsule Corp, " They creep me out. "

      " I think my eyes are very pretty, little Veggie. Chi-chan told me so herself! " Goku smiled.

      " Uh-huh, " Vegeta rolled his eyes, " Well you can't believe everything Onna says. Now lay down on one of the couches

and go to sleep. "

      Goku did so and grinned at the ouji, " Oh I think Veggie thinks they're pretty too. Veggie's just being shy, that's

all. "

      " Uhh..heh-heh-heh! " Vegeta laughed nervously, then narrowed his eyes at Goku, " Now go to sleep.

      " Yes little Veggie. " Goku nodded sweetly, then pulled a nearby blanket up over himself and closed his eyes,

" Veggie wanna take a nap with me? I can make enough room for somebody as cute-n-little as Veggie to snuggle in. "

      " NO...THANK..YOU,...KAKARROTTO... " he twitched, his face bright red.

      " *yawn*! Oh-kay.... " Goku said, starting to drift off to sleep.

      Vegeta sighed with relief, " Poor Kakarrotto, all the heat from the past week must've fried that small peasant brain

of his to a crisp! " he sniffled, then went back into a stubborn pout, " But I'm going to have to do something about that

image he has of me. I am not a cutsy-looking plush-toy I am the great and powerful saiyajin no ouji and Kakarrotto's ruler

and he should treat me with utmost respect!.....or at least enough to get rid of that ridiculous image! "

      " I agree. "

      " Exactly! " Vegeta nodded with determination, then did a double-take and spun around to see Bulma sitting at the

kitchen table behind him drinking a cup of coffee.

      " What are you talking about this time? " she asked with amusement.

      " Kakarrotto's having hallucinations due to the heat so I had him come take a nap here. " Vegeta pointed back to the

living room, " Do they even HAVE any air-conditioning back at that kaka-hut of his?! "

      " What about the groceries? Did you get them? " Bulma said, putting her coffee down.

      Vegeta sighed, " We got stuck in traffic so whatever Kakarrotto and I didn't eat on the way back is still out there.

It was mostly the freezer goods; I figured what's the use if they melt before we get them back here. " he shrugged.

      Bulma sweatdropped, " You DO know that car I gave you DOES have air-conditioning, right? "

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " KUSO!     " Vegeta stomped his foot. Bulma chuckled. The ouji glared at her, " Well if you're so smart then WHERE on

that baka control panel does it say "air-conditioning"!? "

      " It doesn't. It says a/c. That way they save space writing the whole word. " Bulma pointed out as she got up.

      Vegeta thought for a moment, " That sort of makes sense..BUT YOU COULD'VE TOLD ME BEFORE I LEFT IN THE FIRST PLACE! I

HAD TO LET KAKARROTTO EAT HALF MY FLYING SAUCERS BECAUSE OF YOU!! "

      " Your what? " Bulma blinked, confused.

      " FLYING SAUCERS! YOU KNOW---THOSE--those ice-cream things that look like oreo cookies only it's vanilla and/or

chocolate ice-cream in place of the filling...and it has small chocolate chips all around the edges of the ice-cream. THOSE

THINGS! "

      " Well we'll just have to go buy you some more next time. " Bulma said, " Now come help me bring the rest of the food

in. "

      Vegeta stood there for a moment as he watched her leave. The ouji pouted, " But I want one now. "

      " WOW Toussan, nice cape! " 8 year old Bura said as she walked by him. Vegeta blinked and looked over his shoulder to

see nothing.

      " Uhhh....Bura? " he teleported infront of her and bent down, " You mind standing still for a moment? "

      " Um, oh-kay. " she said, confused. Vegeta looked at her eyes to see his reflection this time looked normal with the

exception of the fact that the reflection wore royal saiyajin armor over his training clothes along with a crown. The ouji

grinned.

      " That is a nice cape. " he tugged at where the reflection's red cape would be. Vegeta stood up, his ego healed from

his previous eye-gazing attempt, " I see nothing wrong here. Have fun Bura! " the ouji said proudly as he marched past her.

      Bura looked over her shoulder as she watched him go off, " Must be the heat. " she sweatdropped.

      " Now why can't YOU see me like that, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta stood infront of the snoozing saiyajin, " Bura over there

has the right idea. "

      " ZZzzzz....zzZZZZzz....ZZZZZZzzz.. "

      Vegeta groaned, " Oh nevermind. " he snorted, then went outside after Bulma to his car.

      " Wow, I'm surprised! You really got everything! " she said as she picked up several packages. Vegeta smirked

proudly, " AND nothing's blown up! " the ouji sweatdropped.

      " Be grateful I got all this baka junk! I COULD have said no you know; vacationing with Kakarrotto tires a saiyajin

out. And I'm not EASILY tired out! " he grabbed a few bags himself, " Do you have ANY IDEA what he was hallucinating just

now! That I was some kawaii-brained mushy-looking creature! "

      Bulma stifled a chuckle, " Oh calm down Vegeta. Goku has a very active imagination, you know that. "

      " Yeah well it's a little TOO active if you ask me. " Vegeta grumbled, carrying some packages inside, " The baka.

"Hallucinating". I'm not THAT short you know! " he said to himself, annoyed.

      Bulma watched the ouji and blinked for a moment; it looked like Vegeta had actually started to grow several inches in

height added onto him as he headed into the kitchen. Bulma sat down on a nearby chair and rubbed her eyes. Vegeta walked out

past her for a second time.

      " You oh-kay? "

      " Hai, I'm fine. My eyes just feel a little...strange. " Bulma looked up only to have her jaw hang wide open at the

sight before here. There stood Vegeta; now looking like he was closer to 5'8ft than 4'8ft, the ouji also appeared much more

heavily muscled with a thicker waist. His hair was much shorter and he was wearing a t-shirt and jeans, " Uhhhhhhhhh.... "

a small trail of drool dribbled out the side of her mouth.

      " Bulma? Hey Bulma. " the small, still normally-sized ouji said curiously, " Oh not you too! " Vegeta groaned.

      " Veh...umm..Veh--Vegeta? You didn't anger anybody on your way to or from the supermarket, did you? " Bulma asked,

trying to clear her head and keep from staring at him.

      " WHAT?! NO! " Vegeta lied, " Why is it that everyplace I go you assume I do something horrible, or blow something up

, or anger somebody! "

      " Because you usually do. "

      " ... " the ouji looked around, avoiding eye-contact and whistling to himself, " Well... " he turned back to her,

" Well I...I didn't anger anybody around here LAST week. " Vegeta pointed out.

      " You weren't HOME last week. "

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " You're very perceptive, you know that? "

      " Uh-huh. " Bulma said dryly, " And you're SURE you didn't 'anger' anyone? "

      " NO! " Vegeta snapped, then folded his arms, " I can be a very pleasant, sociable person when I want to be. "

      " HA! Hahaha, AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! " Bulma burst into laughter, then looked at Vegeta to see him

glaring at her. She tried to stifle her laughter, " HAha, ah...sorry Vegeta. It just sounds so funny when you say it. "

      The ouji snorted.

      " Alright, seriously, Vegeta. " she said, calming down, " Do you really think these hallucinations of Son-kun's-- "

      " --and Bura's. "

      " BURA'S?! " Bulma gawked.

      " Yes. She just hallucinated that I was wearing my royal saiyajin armor, which cannot be possible because they are

upstairs in my room and I currently do not have any of it on as you can see. " he pointed to his training clothes, which to

Bulma's vision were the shirt and jeans.

      " You really think this is due to the heat. " she said, staring at him again.

      " WELL, what else would it be!? " the ouji protested.

      " I don't know, maybe your tail's excreating something that messes with our eyes. " Bulma said, starting to slip into

scientific mode, " Has it ever done that before? "

      The ouji held his tail defensively, " NO. It doesn't excreate ANYTHING unless I make to do so myself! Saiyajin tales

have only 5 main functions; they aid us in reaching oozaru and compact oozaru form, they enhance our saiyajin instincts,

they excreate personalized scents to make us smell more appealing to potential mates, they give us an energy boost by

conserving extra ki inside them, and they help us grab onto and hold things like an extra limb. " he explained.

      " I can see why you were mad back when Yajirobe cut it off when we first fought you. " Bulma paled, " It must be like

loosing a lung or a stomach to humans. "

      " No kidding. " the ouji said, petting his tail as he continued to hold it possessively.

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " What are you LOOKING at? " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow, snapping his fingers infront of her face to snap her out of

it.

      " You, look very handsome today Vegeta-kun, that's all. " Bulma smiled at him.

      " Why yes I did get quite a tan on that cruise, even better thank Kakay's. " Vegeta boasted while holding out his arm

to look at it. He paused, " HEY! You're not looking at my tan! YOU'RE LOOKING AT HOWEVER YOU'RE HALLUCINATING ME TO LOOK! "

he snapped, " LET ME SEE! " he hopped up and down a couple times, trying to see into Bulma's eyes. He floated upwards only to

just see her snap her lab goggles over them.

      " Hahaha, Vegeta don't be silly! Now let's go down to the lab and I'll run a couple of tests on you. " she pushed him

towards it.

      " Yeah that better be the reason we're going down there. While I enjoy your flattery I would enjoy it a lot better if

it were about how I ACTUALLY LOOK instead of whatever image whatever has caused this has conjoured up in YOUR MIND! "

      A vein bulged on Bulma's forehead, " OOOOH, just come down to the lab already! " she said, annoyed; then walked down

the stairs, " I'm sure these illusions of yours can be easily explained with the proper technological tools. " Bulma said

confidently.

      " ARG! ARG! ARG! ARG!!! " Chi-Chi yelled repeatedly.

      " Umm, Kaasan. I really don't think pounding the phone on the floor is going to help get Toussan back here any

faster. " Gohan spoke up. Chi-Chi looked over her shoulder and sent a death-glare at him. Gohan laughed nervously, " Uh,

heh-heh-heh, forget what I said. "

      Chi-Chi glared a second more, then went back to smacking the phone into the ground, " ARG! ARG! ARG! "

      " HI KAASAN! " Goten chirped, entering the living room. He paused when she ignored him, then turned to Gohan happily,

" Haha, "arg". Is Kaasan playin pirates? "

      Chi-Chi paused again from pounding the phone, " No Goten, Kaasan's playing 'if-the-phone-was-the-Ouji, HOW-would-she-

-kill-it? "

      " By beating it into the ground? " Goten smiled, giving an answer.

      " Exactly! " Chi-Chi smacked the phone on the floor again.

      " Kaasan if you keep doing that you'll break the phone and no one will be able to contact us out here. " Gohan said.

      Chi-Chi stood up, " You're right. " she put the phone on the hook, " What was I thinking! I'd be better off just

marching over the Ouji's house and get Goku home from there. " she explained to herself, calming down. Chi-Chi narrowed her

eyes at the brothers, " Remind me to order Goku to teach one of you his teleportation technique so I don't have to go around

taking a 3 hour trip that takes the OUJI only 3 seconds! "

      " Hai Kaasan. " Gohan nodded, trying to make sure she stayed calm.

      " Now get in the car! We're going to the Ouji's and this time I'm going to lay down the law for him right infront of

the rest of his family so they all know what I want his boundries on being around my Go-chan should be! He's not allowed to

come to our house without permission from me, he's not allowed to get within a foot of Go-chan, and he's DEFINATLEY not

allowed to touch or hug him in any way possible! And none of that stupid Ouji-smoothtalking he does around Go-chan either! "

she said determindly, grabbing the keys off the counter.

      " Don't you think that's a little harsh? " Gohan sweatdropped.

      " HE ERASED MY MIND AND STOLE GOKU OFF ON A WEEK-LONG CARRIBEAN CRUISE AND DID GOD-KNOWS-WHAT WITH HIM THERE!! HOW IS

_THIS_ ANY HARSHER!!! " she screamed at him.

      " Well you DID do the first erase----nevermind. " Gohan groaned and just let her stomp past him out to the car. He

shrugged and got in the backseat next to Goten.

      Chi-Chi angrily started up the car, " I swear this time he's REALLY gonna get it! Goku was doing nothing but

blabbing on and on about how much he LOVED going on vacation with his "VEGGIE" and how much FUN they had together and how

HAPPY they were and how the Ouji cooked him BREAKFAST every MORNING!! " she said while stepping harder on the gas pedal with

each word she spoke.

      " Well when else would you eat breakfast? " Goten asked, confused.

      " THAT'S NOT THE POINT!!! " Chi-Chi screamed, punching the pedal and sending the air-car flying at 140mph.

      " WHEEEE!! " Goten cheered at the speed while Gohan looked visibly horrified.

      ::If Kaasan doesn't slow down soon she won't be able to make the turn onto the main road and we'll all crash into

those giant trees coming up!!:: Gohan gulped, " Ka--kaasan? "

      " WHAT IS IT GOHAN!!! " she yelled, still raging over Vegeta's existance.

      " Please...would you please slow down Kaasan...you're going to get us all killed...or at least yourself killed and

me and Goten severely injured. " Gohan said nervously.

      " WHY SHOULD I! THE FASTER I GO THE FASTER I CAN GET TO GO-CHAN AND THE FASTER I CAN GET HIM AWAY FROM THE OUJI!!! "

      " BUT WE'LL NEVER GET THERE IF WE HIT THOSE TREES AND DIE!!! " Gohan wailed, pointing at the forest that they were

speeding dangerously close towards.

      Chi-Chi blinked for a second, her anger fading as it suddenly set where the car was bulleting at, " WAAAAAAAAHHHH! "

she shrieked, then slammed her foot on the brake, causing them to skid to a halt and nearly fly out of their seats. Chi-Chi

twitched to see they had stopped no less than two inches away from the trunk of a gigantic oak tree. She sat back in her

chair, terrified, " Ah.....ah...... "

      " *WHEW*! " a very relieved, yet frazzled Gohan slumped down in his own seat.

      " WOW KAASAN THAT WAS SO _COOL!_ TRUNKS'S MOM _NEVER_ DRIVES LIKE THAT! " Goten said excitedly, " DO IT AGAIN! "

      " I almost got us killed.... " Chi-Chi said in shock, blocking out whatever Goten was saying, " If...that had

happened..... " she had several flash-fowards of the result; Goku finding out about what happened, Chi-Chi, Gohan, and

Goten's funeral, Goku sobbing violently next to the tombstones while a smirking Vegeta consoled him in a hug, Goku moving

into Capsule Corp and abandoning their mountainside home due to the memories, Goku sharing Vegeta's room with him and going

on many more cruises and exotic trips together.

      " Kaasan? Kaasan? " Gohan continued to tap her on the shoulder.

      " Wha--wha? " Chi-Chi finally snapped out of it with a terrfied expression on her face. She looked over her shoulder

at Gohan.

      " Kaasan you just blanked out for the past 5 MINUTES! You sure you're oh-kay? Do you want me to drive there for you

and you sit in the back with Goten or in the passanger's seat to take a rest? " Gohan offered, concerned for her.

      " No--NO! Gohan. I'm going to back out and we're going to drive to the Ouji's VERY cautiously and VERY slowly-- "

      " --that means we're paying attention to the speed limit this time. " Gohan said to Goten.

      " Aww, " the chibi frowned, " but before was fun... "

      " And we're going to listen to every stoplight and stopsign and make sure we get to the Ouji's house SAFELY. "

Chi-Chi said, impart to herself, " ALRIGHT! "

      " Um, alright Kaasan. " Gohan cocked an eyebrow. Chi-Chi slowly backed the car up and turned onto the main road

going at a steady 25mph.

      " Goku moving into that evil little Ouji's room with him! OVER MY DEAD BODY! " Chi-Chi snapped to herself, then

paled, " Oh my God he WOULD over my dead body. " she then looked down at the gas pedal, " I guess it'll still be oh-kay if I

go just a little faster, right? "

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " Right. " Chi-Chi nodded, then pounded on the gas pedal, " YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! " she let out a

battle cry as the car ripped across the road at 100mph, Gohan holding onto his seat for dear life. He sweatdropped.

      " I knew that wouldn't last long. "

      " How strange, all of my machines say there's nothing wrong with you. " Bulma looked at Vegeta, baffled. The ouji

was laying down on his stomach on one of the examining tables, " Which means they're probably nuts on more than one level. "

      " Are you trying to say I'm psychologically diseased in addition to whatever baka thing is going on with these

hallucinations? " Vegeta glared at her.

      " No--no, this has nothing to do with your mental health and/or obsessive behavior, Vegeta. " Bulma tried to calm him

down.

      " HA! You said it! You DO think I'm mentally disturbed! " Vegeta shook his fist.

      ' No, really! I understand your need to have personal time set aside for Goku seeing as he's the only other living

saiyajin left in existance, but it's a little unhealthy for you too close to--- "

      " ---leave Kakarrotto out of this and let's get back to whatever results your stupid machines spat out. " Vegeta said

bluntly.

      Bulma looked at him for a moment, annoyed. She calmed down, " There's nothing to tell you. None of the machines

detected anything wrong...with your...body.....why were you still wearing those swimtrunks under your clothes? " she motioned

to the palm-tree patterned shorts.

      " I like them, and I was thinking about taking my peasant to one of Capsule Corp's spa's after he finished napping so

I could help him relax better. " Vegeta explained, " I, thought it would help get rid of his hallucinations. "

      " I wouldn't mind going to the spa with you. " Bulma said, still staring intently at him from behind.

      " Kakarrotto NEEDS it. Besides you're always too busy. You told me this morning you have some baka meeting with this

'big-name company' in a few hours. " the ouji rolled his eyes.

      " I can cancel it. " Bulma said quickly.

      The ouji looked surprised, then pulled a double-take, " YOU'RE GAWKING AT MY IMAGINARY-SELF'S RUMP, AREN'T YOU! " he

sat up.

      " YES--NO! " she stammered, embarassed.

      " KAKARROTTO'S IMAGINATION I CAN UNDERSTAND BECAUSE HE'S A BAKA, BUT I THOUGHT YOU LIKED HOW I LOOK!!!! " the ouji

exclaimed.

      " Of course I like the way you look Vegeta! I mean, you could get a little taller---but I like how you look just

fine! " Bulma laughed nervously.

      " Then take off your goggles and let me see your eyes. " the ouji floated up so he was now eye-level with her.

      " Uhhh... " a small bead of sweat rolled down the side of her head.

      " I COULD take Kakarrotto out for ice-cream and temporarily depribe you of whatever fantasy-version of me your mind

has concocted you know. " he narrowed his eyes.

      Bulma sighed, " Alright Vegeta, calm down. " she took off her goggles, " I was just trying to be nice to you, that's

all. "

      The ouji stared for his reflection in her eyes only to gawk in shock and semi-horror, " ... "

      " ... "

      " YOU WANT ME TO GROW ANOTHER FOOT, CHOP MY HAIR OFF HALFWAY DOWN AND SOMEHOW GAIN KAKARROTTO'S PHYSIQUE?! " Vegeta

shouted, shocked beyond belief.

      " Vegeta, it's a compliment! Really! "

      " ... " he cocked an eyebrow at her.

      " Heh-heh...heh....Vegeta? " Bulma said nervously.

      " Believe me Bulma, if my body DID still have any remaining growth-spurts left on the road of life I would GLADLY

gain another foot, heck I'd gain a foot and a couple inches but that's near-impossible because my body is done growing in

size. " Vegeta said, slighty disappointed in his shortness, " And here Kakarrotto wants me to get a few inches SHORTER

according to HIS version of me. " the ouji muttered, then pointed to his hair, " But there is NO WAY I'm cutting half my hair

off! " Vegeta said confidently, yet slightly panicked at the mere idea, " This is what my father's hair looked like, and my

grandfather's, and my great-grandfather's...it's an Oujisama royal family genetic trait that is very common among the males

and if I chopped it off I would be deserting my entire family whom I respect VERY GREATLY. " he said with pride.

      " Uh-huh. " Bulma said flatly.

      " Besides, Kaka-chan likes it and if I were to make any drastic changes to either my hair, height, or personality he

would most likely cry his poor Kaka-brains out and fall into a deep depression from which only I; after regaining what change

I had made to myself that caused such heavy sorrow within his peasant body; could rescue him from. " the ouji proclaimed

overdramatically, " I can't be Kakarrotto's 'little Veggie' if I'm not 'little', now can I? " Bulma rolled her eyes.

      " Fine. Go have fun in your little fantasy-world while I try and figure out the reason for these hallucinations. "

Bulma said, slightly annoyed and brushing him away.

      " Don't worry about it, you're a scientific genius! Heck, you'll probably have it figured out not even 2 minutes

after I walk back to the living room and come running up exclaiming you've done it and you've figured out the how and the why

and how to fix everything. " Vegeta smirked as he headed towards the stairs.

      " That's so sweet that you have such faith in me. " Bulma beamed, touched, " But don't take it for granted. I'm not

the grandmaster of all knowledge ya know. " she said, annoyed yet still smiling at him. She opened her eyes to see Vegeta was

now gone. Bulma sighed, " Why do I even bother? "

      " Oh Ka-ka-chan. " Vegeta said in a sing-song voice as he walked into the living room, " How was your nap? Feeling

any better? Do I look a little more like myself to you now? " the ouji asked.

      " zzzZZZZzzzz...zzz...zzZzz... "

      Vegeta sweatdropped at the sight of the snoring, drooling saiyajin, " You're STILL _SLEEPING_? " he twitched, then

sighed and sat at the end of the couch far away from Goku. Vegeta picked up the remote and turned the tv on, " I guess I can

just flip through the channels to find something to watch until you wake up. Not that I really have a choice. " he shrugged,

" Last thing I need is for me to wake you up and then you fall asleep while talking to me and land smack ontop of me. " the

ouji mentally shuddered.

      " ...zzzzZZZZZzzzz....ZZZZZzzzzzzz...zzz...zzz... "

      Vegeta stared over at the larger saiyajin and intreged put one of the m&m's from the little dish on the table ontop

of Goku's nose. The large saiyajin's nose stirred then went back to rest. Vegeta turned his attention back to the tv when

suddenly Goku's tongue bolted out of his mouth and attacked the m&m, sucking the candy back in his mouth like a shark that

had just eaten a beachgoer. Vegeta's eyes nearly flew out of his head and the ouji decided it was best if he went to sit over

on the nearby sofa instead, which he did.

      " Sometimes you seriously scare me, you know that Kakarrotto? " Vegeta said outloud.

      " zzz...zzz...zzz...zzz.... "

      " *KNOCK*KNOCK*KNOCK!* OUJI OPEN UP!!! " Chi-Chi's voice came yelling from outside the front door. Vegeta glanced

lazily over at it. He looked back at Goku and instead of an m&m placed a large gumball from the little dish on the peasant's

nose, then waited intently to see what would happen. Several seconds passed and Goku's nose started to sniff the air again

like it had done the first time. It stopped and Vegeta stared at the gumball, awaiting whatever its fate might be. Sure

enough the large saiyajin's tongue flew out and grabbed the gumball, sucking it in. Goku then promptly swallowed the huge

candy in one gulpe.

      " Dear God that is frightening. " Vegeta muttered, mildly shocked this time.

      " *KNOCK*KNOCK*KNOCK* SOMEBODY BETTER OPEN THIS DOOR _RIGHT_ _NOW_ BEFORE I BLAST IT OPEN!! " Chi-Chi's voice

screamed in a threatening tone.

      " Hear that Kakay? Onna's going to blast us all to bits. " Vegeta snickered.

      " zzz...zzzz...zz...zzzz... "

      The ouji sweatdropped, " Are you EVER going to be done with your baka 'nap'? " he got up and looked out the peephole

at how the round glass had distorted Chi-Chi and the brothers. He chuckled, " Heh-heh-heh, I love this stupid thing. " Vegeta

floated down to the floor, " Up too high though. " he glanced at it for a moment. The peephole was up around Mirai, Bulma,

and Bulma's parents height, much to the ouji's dismay. He could barely reach it standing on his toes. Vegeta sighed and

shifted into his 'evil' mode. He opened the door to see Chi-Chi snarling at him angrily, steam coming out of her nose and her

bazooka behind her back, " Why Onna, hello. What a pleasant surprise. Kakay and I were just taking a nice warm nap together

on the couch, how's things with you? " he smirked evilly.

      " Why you evil little monster! " Chi-Chi grabbed him by the neck and held him up, " HOW DARE YOU TAKE MY GOKU OFF ON

ME FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK LIKE THAT!! I SHOULD _KILL_ YOU RIGHT HERE AND NOW!!! "

      " Erm, Kaasan? I thought you were going to 'lay down the law' on him? You know? Diplomacy? " Gohan sweatdropped.

      Chi-Chi looked at the evil grin on Vegeta's face, " I'LL BE DIPLOMATIC WITH HIM AFTER I'VE SHOT A HUGE GAPING HOLE

THROUGH HIS THICK HEAD!!! " she screamed.

      " Ooh, that was a good one. " Vegeta mocked her, " DID YA HEAR THAT, KAKAY? " he shouted over his shoulder into the

living room where Goku was now in the limbo of heavy to light sleep.

      " You shuddup. " Chi-Chi said in a dangerous tone, " AND HIS NAME'S _NOT_ "KAKAY"!!!! " she whipped out her bazooka

with one hand and aimed it at the little ouji while holding him up with her other hand, " IT'S _SON_GOKU_!!!! " Chi-Chi

armed her bazooka, then froze when she noticed the small saiyajin she was aiming at was suddenly and very quickly getting

larger and changing shape until he stood in size almost half a foot taller than Goku with a dark light over him. The saiyajin

in place of regular hands had claws. He had fangs inplace of his canine teeth and his hair looked even more wild than before.

His huge tail whipped around and could easily destroy half of Capsule Corp in one blow. The dark light hung over so that it

covered Vegeta's eyes. Oblivious to Chi-Chi's sudden change in vision he snickered at her in what sounded like a deep,

demon-like tone of voice. Chi-Chi shook violently in fear, her determination the only thing keeping her from shrieking and

running away from the monsterous creature. She shakily pointed her bazooka up at where the ouji's head to her now stood.

Vegeta tilted his head slightly, allowing two eyes that appeared the same shape as his normal ones with the exception of

completely red pupils. He smirked down at Chi-Chi.

      " Really? "

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1:47 AM 6/22/2003

END OF PART ONE

Chuquita: HOORAY!

Vegeta: (w/big evil grin) Oh I liked that cliffhanger.

Goku: (sweatdrops) You only liked it cuz you got to scare Chi-chan.

Vegeta: (grin) Yup! That I did!

Chuquita: (smiles weakly) You know I wasn't sure I was gonna get this done in time. I barely got anything typed the last

couple days cuz I've been really busy.

Goku: Yeah! :) There was the exams, and the practice for graduation, and then the carnival, and then the actual graduation.

Chuquita: With which gave me a loss of sleep, and for someone who goes to bed late and wakes up early as it is, that really

messed my head up. (I actually fell ASLEEP a few days ago while typing this ^_^;;) BUT now it's done & over and congrads

to the rest of the high school class of '03! (grins)

Goku: (toots his little horn) (throws confetti in the air)

Chuquita: (grins) That also means expect the stories to be coming out a little bit quicker than they have been the past

couple months since now I have more time! :D I also get my first car this summer so I'm able to drive to college this fall!

I'm not sure how much homework I'll have in my classes, but because of the way the schedules ended up, I'm actually OFF

every Wednesday! The middle of the week's an odd day to be off but it'll be fun :)

Vegeta: (getting his radiation suit out)

Chuquita: (to Veggie) What are you doing?

Vegeta: I'm preparing to hide in the event of a dare so humiliating that I will probably be too tongue-tied in shock at

that particular point in time so that it will be all the easier for me to hide now. (gets the suit and helmet on)

Goku: (happy) OOH OOH! (holds up several files) We found some subs!!! (to Chu) When was it?

Chuquita: Uh, Tuesday I think.

Goku: YAY FOR TUESDAY FOR IT DESERVES A PRIZE!!!

Vegeta: You can't give a prize a the day of the week, baka. It's an inanimate object! It can't DARE us! (perks up) HEY!

(grins at Chu) You wouldn't happen to find any more would you?

Chuquita: Nope, I'm at a dead end..again.

Vegeta: (pales) Ohhhhh...

Goku: (points to files) We now have gotten back numbers 273, 274, 282, 284, 286, 287, 289, and 290!!

Chuquita: (happy) It was at the site I mentioned in the beginning Corner where I got 286. That dragonballgr site's files

were really big and even though it did download right it said I need some type of winrar program so I don't know if that

file works or not. (glances at file) But it makes me so optimistic because now I know it's NOT impossible for me to find

these subs..or raw, we'll take the raw ones too.

Goku: I like my beef well-done!

Vegeta: (hiding under table) My bigger-than-Kakarrotto's-hands hands of mine enjoy beef as well.

Goku: (sweatdrops) Little Veggie is STILL boasting over his Veggie-hands?

Vegeta: Kakarrotto stick your hand under the table.

Goku: Wha....? Why Veggie?

Vegeta: (holds out his hand) I want to compare again and gloat over you about my large royal hands and for your delicate,

onna-ish ones.

Goku: (offended) Hey! I do NOT have girl-hands!

Vegeta: You have a girl's voice.

Goku: I DO NO---oh wait, he's right.

Chuquita: I really should translate those interview pages of her I got from dba. It's a whole big 3-page interview with

her about voicing you, Son-kun.

Goku: (smiles sweetly) Thank you for my kawaii lil voice, Ms Masako-san! Wherever you are!

Vegeta: (off in his own little world) I bet my feet are larger than yours too, huh Kakarrotto? (big proud grin)

Goku: (pulls his boot off and puts his foot against the bottom of Veggie's boot) Nope, my feet're still a few sizes bigger

than yours.

Chuquita: (to Veggie) The dub Veggie said his boot size is a size 9.

Vegeta: (smirks) WELL, 9 sounds pretty big. (to Goku) What size are YOU, Kakarrotto?

Goku: (looks at tag in his boot) (happy-smiles) I'm a 12!

Vegeta: KUSO!!!

Chuquita: Hahaha, average female shoe-size is a 7½ (which I happen to be also :) ) so if the dub's right then your feet

aren't THAT small, Veggie.

Vegeta: (snorts stubbornly)

Goku: HAHA, yeah Veggie! If you had feet as big as mine you'd be trippin over them all the time! Heeheeheeheehee!

Vegeta: (twitches) Uh-huh...

Chuquita: Aw, don't be sore Veggie!

Goku: Yeah! We like you all nice-n-little! [picks him up from under the table and gives him a big hug] Mmmm...heeheehee!

Vegeta: (glowing bright red) HEEEeee.........

Goku: (musing) I wish _I_ could go on a cruise with little Veggie the way fic-me did with fic-Veggie. (looks out window to

see rain) (pouts) Oh. It's raining.

Chuquita: (sigh) It's been raining for months now! It's SUPPOSED to get sunny next week though.

Goku: I hope so! How else am I going to be able to take little Veggie to the beach and to the park and to get ice-cream from

the ice-cream man? (hugs Veggie tighter)

Vegeta: (still glowing) HAaaa...Kakay-CHAAAAA

Goku: (cheerfully plops Veggie in his seat) There we go. You cool your lil Veggie-self off now!

Vegeta: 'K Ka-kee-chan!

Chuquita: OH! For anyone who's a Trunks fan, he's being used as the third live-action character in the new dbz gba ads.

Goku: (grins) Last time it was VEGGIE. And before it was ME!

Chuquita: The ad's in my new "Shounen Jump" [holds book open to page] As you can see it's not very flattering, but slightly

better than the creepy mascara'd Veggie in the last issue.

Vegeta: (back to normal) (out of nowhere) THE GREAT AND POWERFUL SAIYAJIN NO OUJI DOES _NOT_ WEAR _MAKEUP_!!!

Goku: (cheers) YAY! Veggiesback!

Vegeta: (scoots his chair slightly away from Son, mildly bright red in the face)

Chuquita: The only real problems I have with this ad is that the guy's face is too long and they could have at least given

him blue contacts. Trunks doesn't have brown eyes.

Vegeta: At least he'd look more like a saiyajin if he did.

Chuquita: They got the air-color right through, but it looks more like chibi Trunks's color instead of Mirai's...(shrugs)

Oh well! I can't wait to see Piccolo's ad! (grins) OH! One more thing before we go! They're coming out with a Budokai 2!

Goku: (cheery) And you can play as JI-CHAN now!

Chuquita: Yeah! And since they have 3-D versions of scenes from the show, we'll get to see Goku bug Veggie to fuse with him

in 3-D! And 3-D portara earrings! And the whole blue-light Son-n-Veggie-smack-into-each-other-to-fuse thing in 3-D!!

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) Well, you're excited.

Chuquita: (grins) The Buu saga is my favorite!

Vegeta: (thinks) (smirks eagerly) Well they show Onna being zapped into an egg by Buu and stepped on "in 3-D"?

Chuquita: (shrugs) Who knows?

Vegeta: (snicker) Heh-heh-heh, CRUNCH. (pretends he's stomping on something)

Goku: (sweatdrops) Veggie is in a more revenge-filled mood today than usual.

Vegeta: (snorts) (folds his arms) (miffed) That's because I'm still slightly sore at what Onna did to me in the previous

story.

Chuquita: Hey! Maybe they may even have the worms in this game!

Goku: Haha! Yeah! "Help Goku and Veggie navigate through Buu's digestive system before they become digested themselves!"

Chuquita: You know it may be the lighting but it looks strangely like Veggie's in ssj form when they fuse for Jitto.

Goku: (looks at screenshot) Hai it does seem like Veggie's in ssj.

Vegeta: (sweatdrops at screenshot) I look terrified.

Goku: (chirps) I look content!

Vegeta: (complains) That's because you KNEW how it was going to happen! (snorts) Now if our point of fusion had been the

ears we put the portaras on in the first place I would've felt MUCH safer and infinitely less awkward!

Chuquita: You have no one but Toriyama and whoever may have suggested that point of fusion to him.

Goku: Besides if me-n-Veggie hadn't used the portaras then we'd never have had Ji-chan and I'd have never gotten this nifty

Veggie-dna'd souviner! (pulls his bangs back and points to his 1/4 the size of Veggie's widow's peak)

Vegeta: (mutters) I still think that's creepy.

Chuquita: (to audiance) So long til part two everybody! It'll be do out next Monday or possibly even this Friday :D

Goku: (suddenly wearing a t-shirt with the word 'Stuntman' written in black across the front and the words 'Dares for Subs'

on the back) We wish you a merry summer and a happy fourth of July!

Vegeta: (glances at Son's shirt) (to audiance) (fake cheesy-smile) Be kind with your dares.

Goku: (pouts) But Veggie I wanna sky-dive and swim with the sharks and ride ontop of a car that's going 160mph.

Vegeta: WELL I DON'T!

Goku: HEE~~! (waves to audiance) Goo-bye! And re-member! A little Veggie goes a-long way! Especially when they're being

hurled as projectiles!

Vegeta: O.O What?