11:51 PM 7/21/2003
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from dbgt #44
Goku: Get me out of here!
Enma: I'm sorry, I can't.
Goku: Why is that? I need to get back to Vegeta now!
Chuey's Corner:
Goku: And here I am! (gives Veggie a hug)
Vegeta: (twitch)
Chuquita: Ironically in that episode there are many more people in danger besides Veggie.
Goku: (sniffles) But Veggie was the only one fighting the bad guy and needed his favorite peasant in the whole wide world to
save him, (perks up) (looks down at Veggie) In't that right Veggie?
Vegeta: (twitch) (bright red) Please....let go....
Chuquita: One of the funniest parts was the way chibi Goku suddenly appeared at the last minute to save gt Veggie.
Goku: (happily) I got to tackle him-n-get a faceful of Veggie-tummy! Course gt Veggie musta smelled pretty bad by then cuz
he was fighting so long-n-all...
Chuquita: Which leads us to the topic of this story! Veggie's clone!
Goku: (smiles at Veggie) Who is DEFINATLEY not as little and silly-brained and cute as the REAL Veggie...
Chuquita: ...but has a unique charm all his own. Bulma briefly showed Veggie her cloning project back in "Kakarrotto v1.0".
However he does a lot more than just sit in a tube this time! He escapes and tries to take over Veggie's place in the natural
order of things.
Vegeta: HA! He can't do that!
Goku: (blinks) Why not, lil Veggie?
Vegeta: (boastfully) Because my clone isn't small enough to fit into my clothes.
Goku: Haha! Veggie's got a point there!
Chuquita: (holds up doodlepad) This fic's actually based off of the comic-strip version I did back in Feburary! Course since
it's a lil bit different I'm not going to literally fic-tize the comic version like I did with "Kaka-germs" & "All Aboard".
I'm just gonna use some ideas from it.
Vegeta: (smirks at doodle of himself and gt Veggie) I still think I'm the more attractive one.
Goku: (laughs) Haha! Like a magnet, Veggie! (lets go of a small refridgerator magnet which is pulled forward and attaches to
Veggie's cheek)
Vegeta: (cocks his eyebrow at the magnet and picks it off, confused)
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) Even I'M not sure how he did that.
Vegeta: (glances over at cluelessly smiling Goku) Neither do I.
Chuquita: The veggie-clone's manner is also a bit different from our Veggie here. Bulma still hasn't fully programed his
brain and personality, so he's a little more, well, blunt than our Veggie is.
Goku: (while Veggie's poking the magnet on the table suspicously) (happily) And also less sneaky! REAL little Veggies are
VERY sneaky. (takes the magnet from Veggie, who pouts momentarily, then snorts and pretends to ignore him)
Chuquita: Also, depending on how many chapters this one is, I may end up gone on vacation halfway through the fic (every year
we take a trip to the shore) BUT that doesn't mean I won't get some of this done there! AND the hotel we're staying in has
online computers so who knows, maybe part 2'll end up being uploaded from there. (grins)
Goku: (cheerfully) I like the beach-n-the-boardwalk-n-the-fudge, Chu-sama!
Chuquita: We'll be in Wildwood from August 2nd to the 5th so if anyone starts to wonder where I am, well, that's where I'll
be :)
Goku: (spins around and is now wearing his orange swimtrunks) (smiles sweetly down at Veggie) Does little Veggie wanna ride
the waves with me~~?
Vegeta: (thought-bubble w/Veggie swimming away in a panic from a gigantic shark w/jaws theme in the background) Uhh, maybe
later. (nervous laugh)
Goku: Oh-kay! (hands Veggie a lil plastic kiddie-bucket) Maybe while I'm surfing little Veggie can build himself a sand
castle huh?
Vegeta: (invisions a life-sized castle with himself standing on the roof laughing maniacally) .... (smirks) Maybe I will.
(looks down at object in his hands) Huh. I'm gonna need a bigger bucket. (walks off)
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) This'll be interesting.
Goku: (shouts out to Veggie) DON'T FORGET TO BUILD A MOAT, VEGGIE! OR ELSE THE WATER'LL DESTROY YOUR LIL VEGGIE-CASTLE!
Vegeta: (from far off) (sweatdrops)
Chuquita: (grins) And now on with the show!
Summary: To clone or not to clone, that is the question. When Veggie and Goku discover Bulma has cloned the ouji in her lab,
the duo decide to investigate. After Goku accidentally wakes the cloned Veggie up, the taller ouji becomes intended on taking
Vegeta's place in life for himself. Will the little ouji be able to stop him from stealing his identity AND his peasant in
time?
Vegeta: (now carrying a bucket twice the size of his head) Hmph! NOBODY can steal peasants as loyal as MINE away.
Goku: Hai! (pulls up his t-shirt that he's wearing w/his swimtrunks to reveal a red heart-shape near his tummy with pink
words inside it that read 'I luv my Veggie' in bubble-letters) Wait'll you see how big it gets when my tummy's full!
Vegeta: (cheeks turn bright red) I hope that's not a real tattoo.
Goku: (laughs) (pauses) What's a tattoo?
Vegeta: (falls over) WAHHH~~
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" It's...creepy. "
" But it's an astonishing achievement in the world of science! "
" ...I still think it's creepy. "
Bulma sighed and rolled her eyes, " You don't get it do you. Not ONLY have I just cloned an intellegent alien life
form, but I've been able to sort through the genes and cause genes that were in the original being recessive to become
dominant and some of the more dominant ones to become recessive! " she rattled off excitedly, lost in the amazement of it
all. Vegeta stood next her, shaking his head at the unconsious creature in the large, liquid-filled tube that looked exactly
like him.
Well, almost-exactly like him. The saiyajin in the tube was taller than Vegeta and beat Bulma herself in height by
a couple inches. He was built more like the ouji's father, muscular-wise, and was also missing his tail. His hair, however,
was the kicker. Chopped off just a few inches above the head, it looked like the saiyajin had gotten into a fight with a
lawnmower and lost.
After a semi-long silence, Vegeta with curiousity and Bulma with anticipation, the ouji spoke up.
" ..what happened to his hair? "
Bulma sweatdropped, then looked over at the short saiyajin, " I slowed down his hair-growth genes when I was making
him. Your hair style's a little too, well, non-human. "
" Thank God. " the ouji muttered, shuddering at the thought of his hair appearing the same as the average earth
males, " What do you need to clone ME for anyway? YOU'RE the one who's in the middle of her mid-life crisis. Not me. " Vegeta
said, then thought for a minute, " Actually my mid-life crisis won't come for another 250 years... "
Bulma twitched in slight envy of the saiyajin's slow aging metabolism, " Actually he has very much to do with that! "
she turned to him, " Vegeta, as you know, humans lives are much shorter than saiyajins. And I've noticed that you've been
becoming a little more, "anxious", lately for Chi-Chi's demise. " she explained, then looked down to see an huge, eager,
evil grin on Vegeta's face. Bulma bopped him over the head.
" Oww! " Vegeta rubbed his bopped head in pain.
" Your clone, or as I like to call him, project v.2, is designed to take your place at all those meetings and various
celebrity-gatherings I get invited to that you always make an idiot out of yourself at. " the ouji sent a quick death-glare
at her, " He's also going to have a nicer personality and be much more independent. "
" Whadda you mean MORE independent. Heck, if I wanted to I could easily survive without ANY of you! " Vegeta said,
confused.
" I mean I've made his, well, "goku-obsessing gene" more recessive than yours is. "
" You sure about that? " the smaller saiyajin asked, skeptical.
" I hope so. " Bulma glanced over at the unconsious, clothesless saiyajin in the tube, " He better be, THAT'S for
sure. "
" Because I don't need anymore competition. " the ouji said with his eyes narrowed.
" What? " Bulma said.
" ... "
" What? " Vegeta countered.
" UGH! " she exclaimed, " Please don't mess with my head. " Bulma groaned as the saiyajin smirked at her, " I'm going
to check the computer's readout on v.2's latest data, you can let yourself out. " she said, walking off.
The ouji chuckled, then looked over at his cloned self and looked him over, " For some reason I can't help but
thinking she's trying to customize me. " he said, " HEY BULMA! WHEN'RE YOU DO TO "UNVEIL" HIM? " Vegeta shouted after her.
" FIVE YEARS! " Bulma shouted back.
Vegeta let out a low whistle, then turned back to his unconsious clone, " Five YEARS. That's a long wait. " he
muttered. The ouji looked up and nearly yelped to see the saiyajin in the tube staring back at him, smirking. Vegeta's eyes
nearly flew out of his head, " HOLY----Bulma? BULMA! " he whipped around towards her. Bulma was sitting at her computer,
typing up something, " BULMA HE'S AWAKE!! "
Bulma glanced back at the nerve-shot Vegeta and the cloned one behind him. The clone still appeared unconsious. She
sighed, " Stop playing games with me, Vegeta. "
Vegeta looked back over his shoulder. The cloned saiyajin's eyes were closed again and he had a blank expression on
his face as he had before. The ouji gulped, " I'll, uh, be seeing ya then. " he said to Bulma, slipping up the stairs.
" Oh-kay, Vegeta. "
" You, know what you're doing with this, right? "
" Of course I do Vegeta. "
" ..right. " Vegeta heaved a sigh, then left the lab, headed through the living room, and went up the set of stairs
in there towards his bedroom. The ouji opened his bedroom door, closed it, and flopped on the bed.
" Aww little Veggie, why so uneasy. " a worried little voice said beside him as two hands began to rub Vegeta's
shoulders.
" Bulma's fear of old age is starting to creep up on her again and her latest experiments show it. " Vegeta sighed.
" I am so sorry, but she shouldn't have to worry too much, after all, she IS still a year YOUNGER than my little
Veggie is, that should help ease the pain, right little Veggie? " the voice said, moving onto rubbing Vegeta's back. The
little ouji relaxed, then shot to attention at the recognition of the last two words. Vegeta flipped over to see Goku laying
there on his bed next to him, grinning son-style.
" AHHH!!! " Vegeta shrieked, " KAKARROTTO!! " he nearly fell off the bed.
" VEGGIE-TAH! " Goku shrieked back, only with enjoyment instead of fear like Vegeta.
" Kakarrotto what are you doing in my bed. " Vegeta said flatly, calming down.
" Napping. " Goku smiled.
" In my bed. "
" Yup! It's very comfy here ya know, Veggie. Infact I could've napped under these warm lil veggie-covers of yours all
day if you hadn't come up to see me. " Goku said cheerfully.
" WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I CAME UP TO SEE YOU! I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE HERE!! " Vegeta shouted, his face bright red
, " AND WHO GAVE YOU PERMISSION TO RUB ME!! "
" Ooh ooh ooh! " Goku raised his hand as if he were in school, " Choose me choose me! "
Vegeta groaned, then pointed to him, " Yes, Kakarrotto. "
" I did. " Goku grinned.
" You gave YOURSELF permission? " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow.
" Anything is possible little Veggie. " Goku chirped. He sat up, " SO! What has Bulma gotten Veggie so down in the
dumps about? " he asked interested.
" She's cloning me. " Vegeta put it bluntly.
Goku's eyes widened, " CLONING you?! "
" Hai. Apparently she's getting to that part of the human life span where she seeks fulfillment of the desires of her
youth... "
" .."the perfect boyfriend"... " Goku quoted Bulma, remembering what her original wish that had started the first
dragonball hunt was for in the first place.
" Yeah, well, I guess since I don't exactly fit her "perfect" mold, she's decided on cloning me and changing the
clone's genetic code to reflect more of her "ideal" mate. " the ouji said with slight distaste.
" She's dumping you for yourself? " Goku said, unequifically confused.
" I'm hoping that's not the case. " Vegeta paled slightly, then regained the color to his face, " He's SUPPOSED to be
activated in five years. You know how old Bulma will be in 5 years, Kakarrotto? "
" I dunno, I haven't been keeping count. "
" 56. "
" WOW...that's like, really really OLD! " Goku gawked.
" In human terms that means by the time she has activated my 'clone', her average human lifespan will be more than
half-over. " Vegeta stated.
" How old is she NOW? "
Vegeta rolled his eyes, " 51. "
" WOW!! " Goku gawked again.
" I'm not sure I have the heart to tell her that you and I have only lived about 10% of our lifespans already. We can
live up to 500, AND, since I had us wished immortal so many months ago, even if somehow we DID get wished back to being
mortal and Bulma found out how long we can live her mid-life-crisis-affected-brain would make her want to pummel us both into
the ground. " Vegeta explained.
" Does that mean I'm gonna get all old-n-wrinkly, Veggie? " Goku paled, frightened.
" IMMORTAL, remember. " Vegeta said, slightly frustrated, " Besides saiyajins only have ONE major sign of aging and
that's not apparent until we're around 300. "
Goku leaned forward anxiously.
" Our hair turns white. " Vegeta said simply.
" Haha! Is that all! " Goku laughed, relieved, " Like how Chi-chan's hair is just starting to go gray and will
eventually turn white when she gets old enough. THAT'S it? "
" Umm-hmm. " Vegeta nodded.
" Being a saiyajin just got 10 times COOLER. " Goku grinned.
" I try to aid my peasants in priding themselves on their rich heritage. " Vegeta said boastfully to himself.
" So, Bulma's got a Veggie-making-factory downstairs in her lab, huh? " Goku changed the subject back. The image of
a machine popping out dozens of chubby, extra-kawaii-looking Vegeta plushies, popped into his head, " Can I keep 3 of 'um? "
he asked eagerly.
Vegeta sweatdropped at Goku's thought-bubble, " There's only ONE, Kakarrotto. AND THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE PLUSHIES!! "
he snapped, annoyed.
" Aww. " Goku pouted as one of the Vegeta plushies in his thought-bubble waved goodbye to him before the
thought-bubble popped. Vegeta stared at it, disturbed.
" You seriously frighten me sometimes, you know that? "
" It is good to know I am loved, little Veggie! " Goku smiled warmly, " Can Veggie take me to see the other little
Veggie now? "
" NO WAY! I'm not going back down there! " Vegeta exclaimed, " It's like a bad twilight zone episode. Forget it! "
" Oh-kay then. I'll go meet the lil clone-Veggie myself. " Goku started to hop out of the bed.
" NO-DON'T! " Vegeta yelped quickly, grabbing Goku by the gi, " You don't wanna go down there. "
" Why not? " Goku looked baffled.
" Because--he's well, "creepy". " Vegeta said, adding a slight shudder to re-enforce his point.
" Creepy? " Goku blinked, " That's silly! He's a Veggie. Veggie's aren't "creepy", they're CUTE! " the larger
saiyajin clasped his hands together. Vegeta twitched, his face now a light red.
Vegeta took a deep breath, " Kakarrotto, when you think of a clone of me, you think of someone who looks just like
me, am I right? "
" Right! "
" Well, THIS clone, doesn't look like me. "
Goku stared in confusion again, " Eh? "
" Bulma's sort of messed with around with his genetic code so he looks more, 'human'. " the ouji shivered in disgust.
" But, but I like Veggie just the way he looks NOW. All little and, little.. " Goku stammered around.
" Uh-huh. " Vegeta sweatdropped, " Well he's certainly not "little" that's for sure. MY CLONE'S TALLER THAN ME AND
BULMA!! "
" *GASP*! " Goku gasped, " You mean Veggie's lil Veggie-clone is not little? That is not POSSIBLE! "
" Yeah well you better believe it is. " Vegeta snorted, " All this time she could've found a way to make ME taller
and instead she gives the gift of height to somebody else! " he threw his arms out in exasperation.
" Oh little Veggie I wouldn't like it if you suddenly got BIG. " Goku's eyes widened as a visual.
" Why not! My father was taller than YOU! Taller than PICCOLO! AND LOOK AT ME!! " Vegeta snapped. He raised his arm
and waved it about, " I CAN'T EVEN REACH THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD!! " he shouted, then let out a yelp as the larger saiyajin
grabbed and hugged him tightly.
" But that's what makes you so ~*special*~! " Goku said warmly. Vegeta's face turned bright red.
" Uh...right...well... " Vegeta stammered out only to be dropped onto the bed. He shook the redness from his face
just intime to see Goku bounce out the door, " HEY! WHERE ARE YOU GOING! "
" To compare and contrast Veggies of course. " the large saiyajin said happily, spinning around aimlessly on his toes
.
Vegeta sweatdropped, " I still think it's a bad idea. You see, Bulma happened to take out the gene in my clone that
is responsible for my, urm, kaka-obsessive behavior. " he mumbled out, twiddling his fingers in embarassment.
" Your what? " Goku cocked an eyebrow.
" She changed his genetics so he won't care about you. " Vegeta changed the wording to his answer.
Goku looked horrified for a second, then laughed, " Aww little Veggie. You worry so much. " he patted Vegeta's hands,
making the little ouji increasingly uncomfortable, " Genetics have nothing to do with who you do luv & who you don't. Luv
just happens. It's like, emotions and soulmates and stuff like that.. " he trailed off, scratching his head, " I'm trying to
sound deep but I'm not doin a very good job, am I Veggie? " Goku frowned.
" You got the basic idea across. " Vegeta replied.
" Oh! Good. " Goku smiled, relieved. He whipped around, " And now I'm OFF TO SEE THE VEGGIE-CLONE! " he cheered,
dashing off.
Vegeta yelped, " KAKARROTTO!!! WAIT! COME BACK!! "
" Oh Veggie's clooooone! Where ARE you! " Goku said in a sing-song voice as he walked down the stairs into Bulma's
lab. The saiyajin paused to hear a water-glubbing sound coming from across the lab. He teleported over to it and gasped to
see a Vegeta-like saiyajin naked in a large upright tube full of blue liquid. The saiyajin floated in the middle of the tube,
seemingly unconsious.
" Wow... " Goku said in quiet awe, " It's a BIG Veggie. " his words echoed from inside the tube infront of him,
" He looks just like little Veggie only a lil bit different. " Goku said, then tilted his head, " Haha, you're still kinda
cute though. In your own cloned-veggie way. " he smiled, " I wonder if you have a name. " Goku mused, " My name's Son Goku,
or as Veggie likes to call me, Kakarrotto. "
Bubbles floated up from the saiyajin in the tube towards its ceiling and the clone's eyes opened, seeing a slightly
blurry image through the semi-thick glass casing and blue liquid. He leaned his head slightly towards the glass seperating
him and Goku.
Goku stared back at him, surprised and unable to think of something to say. He smiled warmly and waved to the clone,
" Hi. "
The slightly smaller saiyajin stared back at him, then looked down at his own hands and raised one to wave it back
to Goku, who laughed.
" Aww, you're so kawaii! " Goku chirped, " When you finally get out we should go play sometime. I bet you're just as
much fun as my lil Veggie himself, huh. " he grinned.
The clone just stared, mesmerised at the being infront of him.
Goku blinked, " Haven't you ever seen a person before? That's so sad. " he frowned, " I don't want little Veggies to
be sad, even if they are clones of little Veggies. " the large saiyajin pressed his hands against the glass to try and get a
better look at the clone. The Vegeta clone instantly put his hands forward, then looked distressed when he realized he
couldn't touch the other saiyajin's hands.
" Son-kun? Is that you down here? " a voice called off from the distance.
" Oh! Hi Bulma! " Goku beamed, walking over to her, the clone staring and watching the first creature to talk to him
disappear from view as he suddenly felt his first pang of fear. The smaller saiyajin etched his fingers against the glass,
trying to break through only to have the exercise quickly tire him out and lull him back to sleep and unconsiousness.
" So! I see you've met my latest creation, huh? " she smiled proudly.
" Bulma why is the lil Veggie-clone all trapped in that big tube? " Goku asked her.
" Oh, he's in cryogenic stasis. That way he doesn't start to age until I take him out. " she explained.
" Can he breathe in there? " Goku said, looking worried.
" Of course he can! The liquid inside feeds enough oxygen and nutrients into his body to keep him going until I
finish my project and release him into the world in only a 5 short years! " Bulma said proudly, " He's coming along great! Of
course I still have to input some memories and his personality and tweak a few bugs in the system but v.2 is DEFINATELY
one of my greatest creations yet! "
" Oh. " Goku said, glancing over at the tube, " Can Veggie-clone come out to play? "
Bulma laughed, " Oh I'm sorry Goku. He's not done yet, you're going to have to wait awhile. Besides when I do finish
him he's going to have a lot of important jobs to do that Vegeta would probably never do because he could care less and is
too busy trying to entice, I mean, befriend you. " she laughed nervously, correcting herself.
" But I already AM Veggie's friend. " Goku looked at her, baffled. He smiled, " I would like to be Veggie-clone's
friend too one day. "
Bulma fell over, " NO! Goku! Really you don't want to, I mean that's the whole point of me cloning him in the first
place, if he starts gravitating towards you too that means his entire point of existance will prove meaningless and I'll lose
YEARS of the study and hard work it took for me to create him in the first place!! " she clasped her hands together in a
begging way.
" But I like Veggies. And Veggies like me. " Goku said happily, " And since Veggie-clone's a Veggie than he'll like
me too! "
" But only as an acquaintance of course! " Bulma patted him on the shoulder and started to push him towards the
stairs, " Now if you'll excuse me I still have a LOT of work to do on v.2 before lunch and I'd like to get it done in time.
I promise, Son-kun, if you have any more questions about the "veggie-clone" whatsoever you just save them for lunchtime and
I'll be happy to answer them then. " Bulma smiled, then went back to her computer-work.
" Uh, Bulma? Don't you know that Veggie-clone's even awake? " Goku said, then frowned to see she had once again
gotten deep into her work. He sighed, then glanced over at the tube to see the Vegeta clone had once again woken up and was
staring at him with piercing eyes and his fingers desperately pushed against the glass. Goku's cheeks turned bright pink when
he noticed the clone was now wildly looking over the large saiyajin up and down. Goku put his hands on his cheeks to try and
cool them down. He looked away, " Please don't do that. It's not nice. Chi-chan told me so. "
The clone shakily raised his pointer finger and wrote something backwards above him on the wall of the tube.
Goku's eyes widened to see the clone had written the word 'Kakarrotto' in hungry-looking letters. The large saiyajin
backed up on the stairway, " VEH-GEEEE~~ VEGGIE!! " he turned around and ran back up, shocked and now slightly frightened.
The tube-trapped saiyajin memorizing every move his first acquaintance made as he dashed up the stairs and closed the door
behind him. His ears and eyes saddened at the closed door and he fell back asleep.
" VEGGIE VEGGIE VEGGIE VEGGIE VEGGIE!!! " Goku wailed as he dashed into the living room, then froze inplace at the
smell of warm chocolate-chip cookies. The large saiyajin licked his chops and peered into the kitchen only to see the ouji
he was in search of sitting at the table with a fresh batch of cookies infront of him and one in his hand paused during it's
entry into Vegeta's open mouth. The smaller saiyajin stared back at him, " Veggie's coooooooooooooooookies... " a trail of
drool dribbled out the side of Goku's mouth. Vegeta's face turned bright red and the ouji quickly at the cookie in his hand.
" Snacking calms me dowm when I'm stressed. We were fresh out of cookies so I whipped up a batch for myself. " Vegeta
stated, trying to ignore the drooling stare Goku had on the cookie-tray, " Myself as in me, as in not you, Kakarrotto, but
I, Vegeta. " he folded his arms stubbornly and nodded.
" Feed my face, little Veggie! " a voice chirped from across the table. Vegeta looked over and sweatdropped to see
Goku eagerly sitting there with a light blue 'feed the baby' bib on.
Vegeta twitched, " Get your own cookies! These are for my nerves! "
" I am sure little Veggie's nerves won't mind sharing with my tummy. " Goku said while his tail wafted gleefully
behind him at the scent of cookies. He reached out towards the plate only to have Vegeta slap his hand away.
" DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME I'M USING THESE COOKIES TO CALM DOWN!!! " the ouji snapped, " YOU CAN'T TOUCH THEM I'LL CATCH
YOUR NASTY KAKA-GERMS AND BECOME INFECTED WITH A KAKA-DISEASE THAT'LL DUMB MY BRAIN DOWN UNTIL I'M A DROOLING IDIOT!! "
" Hnn.. " Goku pouted, plopping his chin on the table. He blinked for a second, then opened his mouth and began to
suck air in like a high-powered vacuum. The cookies began to shake on the tray, then a few flew clear off it and into Goku's
mouth, being swallowed whole. Vegeta watched in dumbfounded shock as Goku did this with the entire tray. He gave Vegeta a
tiny sweet smile, then let out a burp, " That was yummy! Little Veggie please make some more! " Goku sat up and held out the
plate. Vegeta sweatdropped.
" Why were you looking for me anyway? " Vegeta's bottom left eyelid twitched in annoyance as he tried to change the
subject to keep his cool.
" Hm? Why NOT look for Veggies. They always need to be found. " Goku smiled warmly. Vegeta cleared his throat,
feeling uneasy again, " ...hmm.......OH!! " Goku snapped his fingers, " Veggie! It's about your clone! I think he's awake. "
Goku shook slightly.
" I KNEW it! " Vegeta said victoriously.
" Huh? " Goku blinked at him.
" I saw him open his eyes down there but Bulma didn't believe me! Now that I have someone who's seen it happen who
she will instantly believe, I can go back down there and expose that imposter for the imposter he really is! BWAHAHAHAHA! "
Vegeta laughed maniacally, " COME, Kakarrotto! "
" Oh Veggie I don't wanna go back down there. That Veggie-clone, he looks at me funny. " Goku said, embarassed,
" In--infact he was looking me all up-n-down before I ran back up here. "
" ... " Vegeta stared blankly, his own face bright red, " Uhh...maybe we oughta go outside and relax for a little
while instead, eh? "
" Hai, little Veggie! That sounds like a great idea! " Goku grinned as he got up to follow Vegeta outside to the
front yard where the ouji had placed a hammock under a few trees on the lawn. Vegeta hopped into his hammock and Goku happily
layed on his back on the nearby grass.
" There, how do you feel now, Kakarrotto? "
" Oh I feel GREAT, little Veggie! " Goku beamed, " I luv the outdoors! "
" AHOY, KAKARROUJO! TOUSSAN! " a happy voice came from across the lawn. Goku sat up and Vegeta glanced over to see
chibi Bura sitting ontop of the Capsule Corp mailbox.
" HI BU-RA! " Goku waved to her, " Me-n-Veggie are relaxing under the hot summer sun! What are you doing out here? "
" Waiting for a package. " she replied anxiously, " I can't WAIT for it to get here! I had it custom-made and I
rush-ordered it and it'll look SOOOoooOOOOooooOOOo beautiful! " she clasped her hands together.
" Is it clothes? " Goku said.
Bura giggled, " Of course it's clothes, silly Kakarroujo. It's a dress! A really beautiful one! " she mused, " I'm
sure you'll like it a lot! "
" For YOU, right Bura? " Vegeta said suspicously.
Bura happily turned back to watching the street.
" The dress, it's for YOU to wear, not certain members of the peasantry, RIGHT Bura? "
" ... "
" Ugh. " Vegeta groaned and layed back in his hammock just as the mailtruck drove up.
" IT'S HERE IT'S HERE IT'S HERE!! " Bura cheered, bouncing up and down.
" Hey there, I've got a package for Bura Briefs. Is that you, little lady? " the mailman said kindly.
" YES YES YES! " Bura grinned, taking the package.
" Sign here please. " he said and Bura did so, then handed the paper back to him and dashed over to Goku and Vegeta
just as the mailtruck pulled away.
" Oh Toussan! Just wait'll you see it! I even had it customized and everything! " Bura hugged the package, " It's fit
for an oujo! "
" I'm VEGGIE'S oujo! " Goku joked, grinning.
" YOU ARE NOT!! " Vegeta snapped with his face bright red. Goku laughed at him.
" Kakarroujo you can come up to my room later and see it if you want! You're both gonna love it so much! " the 8 year
old beamed, holding the package up and running back inside, " I'll see you later, Kakarroujo! " Bura waved to him.
" Byebye! " the larger saiyajin waved back, still lying on the grass.
" I have a bad feeling about that package. " Vegeta grimaced, glancing back at the front door.
" Aww little Veggie, I'm sure it's a nice dress. Maybe Bura'll even come back out to show us how it looks on her! "
Goku said optimistically.
" ...I think, I should go check and make sure that the dress is for HER, instead of someone else I know before that
someone else gets a chance to see it. " the ouji flopped out of the hammock and waddled back inside. Goku pouted.
" Ohhhh...Veggie it's so nice out! Stay outside with me and watch the clouds. " Goku frowned, then turned to his left
and smiled, " In't that right, Kinto'un! " he chirped to the little yellow cloud which had somehow appeared floating next to
him, " Let's go back inside, Kinto'un. Maybe we can get Veggie to come back out, and we can ride you! "
" ... "
" No, I'm not sure if Veggie can ride on you by himself, Kinto'un. I mean, he IS a good lil Veggie, but I don't think
he's ever tried before. " Goku pondered, then sweatdropped to see Kinto'un already inside and in the kitchen, " HEY!! WAIT
FOR ME!!! "
" Hahaha, hahahaha. " Bulma laughed while she continued to chew her sandwich at the kitchen table. She was pressing
several buttons with her free hand on what looked like a laptop, causing small holographic images to appear where the
laptop screen would be. She paused when a small puffy yellow blob appeared infront of her. Bulma blinked, " Hi Kinto'un. "
she smiled, " You, think you could move out of the way? "
Kinto'un floated off and sat down in an empty chair. Bulma shrugged at and went back to eating with one hand and
typing with the other.
" Hey Bulma, whatcha lookin at? " a voice asked from behind her. Bulma looked over her shoulder to see Goku staring
curiously at the little holographic images.
" Oh Goku you've got to sit down and see these. They're so funny! " she chuckled, pulling out a chair for him.
" Well, I really gotta catch up to Veggie and Bura...she just got a package delivered to her you know, and for some
reason Veggie wants to make sure he sees the dress before me.
" Come on, Son-kun! You'll appreciate this I'm sure. AND it'll give you a good laugh. " Bulma said.
" I do like to laugh... " Goku trailed off, then happily plopped down.
Bulma finished off her sandwich and pressed several buttons, causing the entire area around them to instantly fill
with dozens of little holographic images, " As you guessed from my v.2 project, I've been messing around with genetics lately
. Since I've already conquered the human genetic code about a decade ago, I decided to give saiyajin dna a whirl. And who
better to start with than our 'little' friend-- "
" --VEGGIE! " Goku finished excitedly.
" Exactly! " Bulma pointed to him. All of these images are thumbnails of life-sized versions of alternate genetic
results. Or in layman's terms, I took a sample of Vegeta's dna and by use of identifying all of his dominate and recessive
genetic traits, I was able to create sample images of all the various ways he could've possibly ended up looking like! "
" OOOooooOOoooOOooh. " Goku oohed, " Veggies that might have been. "
" Project v.2 is the a mixture of several different alternate Vegetas. In other words I took which parts I liked from
a few of them and added/subtracted from the original result to create v.2! " Bulma explained, then pressed four buttons which
caused the images to turn from tiny images to life-sized holographic projections. Some where taller than Vegeta, some
were a little bit shorter...they all had slightly varying hair-color from one another, some had what had turned out to be
Vegeta's actual color and style of hair. Each one was built differently than the rest, facial features were all unique to
each specific saiyajin. Most of them shared the ouji's eyes, some had slightly browner tints to their eyes resembling those
of Vegeta's father, and all of them wore the same navy training outfit Vegeta was wearing.
" Wow.... " Goku said in awe, " Could you do this with MY dna too, Bulma? "
" Sure! Infact I could probably get one of these done for you tommorow. "
" Tommorow? "
" Hai..it takes a while to composite all the images. " Bulma nodded, then grinned almost-evilly, " Wanna see somethin
REALLY funny? "
" YEAH!! " Goku cheered.
Bulma pressed another button and an additional little image popped up into an actual-sized one. This image was
exactly the same height only with longer hair, which, due to its weight caused it to paritally bend over towards the figure's
back a little past its shoulders in a similar fashion as Raditsu's. The saiyajin's widow's peak was considerably smaller and
a few thinner versions of the ouji's often self-pushed-back bangs hung across the forward. The eyebrows were thinner and the
eyes themselves rounder. Goku looked down further and gasped.
" It's a GIRL Veggie! "
" Heh-heh, yep! " Bulma snickered.
" Wow she's PRETTY, Bulma. Prettier than Chi-chan even! " Goku smiled admiringly, " If she was real and I never met
Chi-chan I would marry HER. " A little figure twitched nervously behind them, then grabbed Goku and whipped his head around.
" Hey! " Vegeta grinned nervously, " Who wants to be Veggie's Oujo? " he asked, pointing to himself when he said the
word "Veggie's".
" I wanna be little Veggie's ~*oujo*~!! " Goku said eagerly, instantly forgetting about the holographic female
version of the ouji.
" Heh-heh-heh, of course you do. " Vegeta sweatdropped, starting to feel uneasy again, his face a light red.
" Can I be Veggie's oujo NOW? " the larger saiyajin asked w/big sparkily eyes.
" Uh... " the ouji blinked, then glanced over at his female holographic counterpart and turned back to Goku. Vegeta
grabbed a part of his shirt and ripped a strip off, then tied it around the larger saiyajin's tail, " There. Now you're an
honorary partial-oujo. "
" ~*REALLY*~!! " Goku gasped in happy disbelief, " Oh VEGGIE! I promise I will be the best oujo EVER! " the large
saiyajin grabbed and hugged the smaller one with ecstasy, " YOU'RE SO WONDERFUL LITTLE VEGGIE! " he wailed with joy.
" Heh-heh, heheheheh, yeah, I AM, aren't I.... " Vegeta mused, glowing bright red.
" VeggieVeggieVEGGIE I can't WAIT to tell everybody I am my sweet adorable kind and giving little Veggie's OUJO! "
Goku squeezed tighter.
" WAIT! " Vegeta yelped, " I NEVER SAID YOU WERE A COMPLETE OUJO! I, I, just made you an honorary PARTIAL-oujo. "
" SoImhalfwaythere! " Goku let go and bounced up and down excitedly.
" Is he halfway there, Vegeta? " Bulma smirked with her arms folded, watching them in amusement.
Vegeta hissed at her, " Don't encourage him! "
" Oh, you seem to be doing a pretty good job of that yourself at the moment, Vegeta. " Bulma nodded. Vegeta grunted
and turned back to Goku only to nearly fall over in terror at the lovesick expression on the other saiyajin's face.
" ~Oh~Veggie~... "
" WAHHHH! " Vegeta fell back on his butt, " BULMA SAY SOMETHING! " he twitched.
" I think you make a lovely couple. " Bulma joked.
" BUL-MAAA!!! "
" Alright, alright. " she chuckled, " Son-kun maybe you should calm down for a little while, Vegeta says you're
moving too fast for him. "
" You like to toy with my mind, don't you. " Vegeta narrowed his eyes up at her, still on the floor.
" Call it a hobby. " Bulma shrugged happily.
" BULMAAAAAA, VEH-GEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~! I GOTTA TELL SOMEBODY!! " Goku said with eager anticipation and almost ready to
burst.
" Uh, hey! Why don't you uh, tell kitty here? " Vegeta grabbed Dr. Brief's black cat which happened to be walking
across the floor and held it up, " Eh, Kakarrotto? Eh? "
" Meow. " the cat meowed.
" ... " Goku blinked, cocking an eyebrow, " HE CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH!! " the saiyajin shrieked, then paused when it hit
him, " Ahh! " Goku snapped his fingers, " I know JUST who to tell! " he said, then dashed towards the lab. The large saiyajin
slid down the railing and hopped off. Goku ran over to the tube containing the Vegeta clone and grinned, " Hey Veggiesclone
you're never ever ever gonna believe this but GUESS WHAT! I'M A DEMI-OUJO!!! " Goku squealed, holding up his tail.
" Out of curiousity, that wasn't an authentic "partial" promotion ceremony, was it? " Bulma asked Vegeta.
" Nope. I just used it to deter Kakarrotto from possibly wanting to wish me into the 'oujo' category with which his
already slightly-kaka-protective/possessive instincts would multiply 1,000 fold on me and I'd end up as a Kaka-slave. "
" ..and then Veggie ripped off part of his lil Veggie-training uniform and he tied it around my tail and he said that
now I'm halfway to being Veggie's oujo and I'M SO HAPPY!! " Goku yammered on to the Veggie-clone who was staring at him and
listening to his every word, " Oh just WAIT until you see my oujo-crown, lil Veggie's clone! It's so beautiful and sparkily
and GOLD! "
The saiyajin in the tube smiled at the larger happy one outside of it, " And it's got all these exotic-looking jewels
all over it and everything but Chi-chan says she doesn't want me to be Veggie's oujo but I can't imagine why. Have I ever
told you about Chi-chan? She lives with me and Goten and Gohan and they're my kids--well they are but not Chi-chan, she's
my wife, anyway, she says I CAN'T be Veggie's oujo and I say why not, I'm a saiyajin too ya know and little Veggie luvs me
lots but she says... "
And so it went on like that for the next two weeks or so. Goku had gotten himself into the habit of coming down to
the lab at the end of the day to lay his daily woes and triumphs onto the cloned saiyajin in the tube as if he were dictating
a bunch of diary entries. It was actually the first time Goku had gotten both a captive and captivated audiance. But
unfortunately today was the day Bulma had finally finished her work on the clone and was ready to lock him up completely in
a special locked room behind the lab for good, or at least until the 5 years were up. The Vegeta clone had clearly sensed
something was up by the sad look on Goku's face as he finished talking to the clone about how the ice-cream man had stopped
by Capsule Corp and how he had gotten a chocolate ice-cream cone with marshmellow sauce on it and couldn't wait until the
cloned saiyajin was free so he too could experiance the joy of frozen dairy products.
" I'm really gonna miss you, little Veggie clone. " the larger saiyajin sniffled, " You are such a good listener to
me. "
The Vegeta clone cocked his head.
" Bulma's puttin you away somewhere tonight where I won't be able to see you. I'm not gonna be able to see you for
another FIVE YEARS! And I have so much more stuff to say that nobody else "in their right mind" as Chi-chan would say; would
ever want to listen to! "
The Vegeta-clone looked terrified at the prospect of being locked away like a piece of lab equipment. He wildly
banged his fists against the glass.
" I am sorry. But you are Bulma's project. Not mine. But just because she doesn't talk to you and play with you like
I do doesn't mean she doesn't luv you.....OOH! I know! " Goku whipped out a piece of paper and wrote something on it, then
taped it to the glass, " There! If you ever wanna contact me just call this number and I'll be happy to reach you! " he
said warmly.
The smaller saiyajin stared at the paper which read "555-1234; 234 Mountain area code, ask for Kakarrotto Koi or
Son Goku. (They're both me!)". There was also a smiling little doodle of Goku's head by the phrase in parenthesis. The
Vegeta clone smiled.
" I'll be seeing you now, lil Veggie's clone. " Goku gave the tube a goodbye hug, then backed up, " Call if you need
me! I'LL MISS YOU!!! " he waved tearfuly, then left the lab, sniffling, " He's so brave....so very brave... "
" ...so very VERY brave... " Goku mumbled sadly as he sat at the kitchen table at his home.
" Go-chan, are you feeling alright? " Chi-Chi asked, concerned.
" Hm? " Goku looked up from his rice-a-roni and frowned at her.
" It's about the Ouji, isn't it? " Chi-Chi said flatly.
" Actually no, it's not about little Veggie. Infact he's been doing pretty well lately and since I'm able to get
stuff off my mind and my chest I'm able to enjoy little Veggie time EVEN MORE! " Goku beamed with joy, " It's about his
clone. "
Chi-Chi spat out her milk all over the table, " His WHAT?! " she turned to Goku in shock.
" A while ago Bulma cloned Veggie, only she mutated this Veggie's body a lil bit. He can't talk or move around much
or anything cuz he's stuck in this blue-liquid-filled tube and I've been kinda using him as a journal to talk to in the
evenings about all that stuff that nobody else will listen to since they find it mindless babble but Veggie-clone likes it
and just smiles at me....anyway, I saw him this morning to say goodbye since Bulma's putting him away in a special
compartment to lock him away until he's ready to be opened and....I'm-so-worried-about-him-and-I-miss-him-so-much!! " the
large saiyajin was ready to burst into tears, " He barely got a chance to see the outside world and now he's gonna be LOCKED
AWAY?! BULMA DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HE'S AWAKE AND SHE DOESN'T BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY HE IS!!! HE'LL LOSE HIS LITTLE MIND IN THERE!
ALL DARK AND LONELY FOR FIVE WHOLE YEARS!! " Goku bawled.
Chi-Chi paled, still shocked, " She CLONED the OUJI....why would ANYONE wanna clone the OUJI... " she looked over at
Goku and patted him on the back, " There there, sweetie. It's gonna be oh-kay. I'm sure Bulma has a perfectly good reason
for locking the Ouji's, *shudder* clone away for half a decade. Why, maybe she'll let you know which wall she hid him in. "
" But he's AWAKE, Chi-chan! I know it, Veggie knows it! "
" The clone? " Gohan, who had been listening to the conversation at the other end of the table, said.
" NO! The real Veggie! He was the first one to see that the Veggie-clone was awake, but Bulma didn't believe him. "
Goku explained, " I know how much my little Veggie doesn't like to be all alone in the dark with no one to keep him
company...just think how scared clone-Veggie is! "
" He's not YOUR "little Veggie" and you're not his! " Chi-Chi said, annoyed, " Besides if this ouji-clone is Bulma's
project then I suggest you just leave it up to her to figure out. "
" But he's not an "it", he's a him. " Goku corrected her.
" I don't care WHAT he is. All I'm saying is that what happens to the Ouji's, ugh, CLONE, is none of your business. "
Chi-Chi nodded to him, " Now get back to your food before it gets cold. " she sighed, doing so herself.
Goku looked over at his steak and cut himself a rather large piece, " Oh-kay, Chi-chan...I just hope that poor little
Veggie-clone is safe back there. "
Chi-Chi groaned, " I'm sure he's "safe", Goku. Just eat. "
" HEY VEGETA! I'M GOING DOWNSTAIRS TO LOCK V.2 AWAY! I NEED YOU TO HELP ME SHUT OFF ALL THE LIGHTS AND APPLIANCES
UP HERE! " Bulma's voice echoed from the floor above the lab.
" WHAT?! WHY! " the ouji snapped, in the middle of watching tv.
" BECAUSE IT'LL TAKE LESS TIME THAT WAY! "
" Oh alright. " Vegeta's voice grumbled as he shut the tv off. Two slightly larger figures that were on the floor
infront of the couch Vegeta was on continued to quietly stuff their faces with popcorn, hoping they would be ignored.
Bulma sighed, " Vejitto, Gogeta, you too. "
" Awww... " Gogeta whined, getting up and leaving his popcorn on the floor, " And it was just gettin good too! "
" Well you can't order ME around, YOU'RE not my daddy. " Vejitto smirked, continuing to eat his own bowl of the
snack.
" You can bring your popcorn along. " Bulma said in a sing-song voice. Vejitto grinned, grabbed his bag and dashed
off to shut down the various light-switches and appliances with the others.
Gogeta watched his brother leave, then took a step forward only to whip around and grab his own bag, then followed.
V.2 paled as he noticed the lights emanating from the floor above him going out one by one. He gulped.
" Great! We're halfway done! Vegeta can you get that one on the stairs? " Bulma's voice asked.
V.2 clenched his fists together and looked around in an I-have-to-get-out-of-here, panicky sort of way. He let out a
powering up scream which was muted thanks to the glass containing him. The liquid around the saiyajin shook wildly as it was
forced against the glass by the power coming off of V.2. The saiyajin growled angrily, then let out a roar and burst into ssj
, cracking the glass around him and causing the majority of the upper half of it to break into several large pieces which
snapped into smaller ones once they hit the floor. The liquid inside the tube spilled out until only a fourth of it remained,
just high enough to reach halfway up V.2's legs. For the first time he was actually breathing, and panting at that. The
saiyajin searched his eyes around until he spotted a now-soaked little piece of paper on one of the pieces of glass, Goku's
note. V.2. smirked evilly as he picked up the note, " Ka-ka-rrot-to. " he said in a voice that was completely duplicate of
the actual ouji, " I like saying that word. I think I'm going to like it a lot. Heh, Kakarrotto. "
" ARG! Bulma that flashlight's bright enough to blind us all! " Vegeta complained from upstairs.
" Oh hush! You don't want me to trip and fall down the stairs now do you? I didn't think so. Besides this is my own
personalized flashlight and the only one I can possibly use to see the machine I need to lock V.2 up without having to turn
on any of the lights. This machine's very powerful and it needs nearly all the energy on the lower floors of Capsule Corp if
it's going to work properly. One little extra light and it the machine could move out of sync and kill V.2 in the process! "
The clone gulped from downstairs. He looked around the lab and yelped when Bulma shut the lights off on her way down.
V.2 dashed underneath the stairs and compressed his ki down. He looked down again at his note and mentally cursed, " How am I
ever going to be able to find Kakarrotto! If this is how clear everything really looks I'll never be able to recognize him!
I've got to find where this address is. " he said to himself in a Veggie-like fashion, then froze in place as he felt Bulma
walk by him in search of the container where the clone was supposed to be still floating. V.2 waited until she was out of his
general area, then slinked over to the stairs and carefully climbed up them and squeaked around the open lab door. The
saiyajin looked around any other people, then sighed with relief when he saw through a window to the backyard that the two
fusions along with chibi Trunks, Goten, and Mirai, had retreated there and were in the middle of a large water-balloon fight.
" Oh my GOD!! " Bulma gasped, her flashlight shining on the now-empty and broken tube that once contained her Vegeta
clone, " V.2? V.2! HELLO? ARE YOU STILL IN HERE? " she called out, moving her flashlight around, " ...this is bad. This is
really, really bad. " Bulma went over and flicked the switch to light up the lab. She pressed a button that closed and locked
the lab door, " Alright V.2, I locked the door. There's no getting out...you can't hide forever you know. If you're in here,
which I think you still are, I'll find you. "
" Heh-heh-heh, sure ya will. " the Vegeta clone snickered from the above floor as he walked past the couch and up
towards the stairs to the still-lit floors.
" Eh? " Vegeta sniffed the air, in the middle of trying to take a nap on the couch he had previously had to share
with the fusions's popcorn bags. The little ouji sat up and yawned. He leaned over the side of the couch, " Puddles of water?
" he muttered. Vegeta trailed the trail down to the lab, then back again to where it led up the stairs, " ..that's not good."
Vegeta sat back, then pulled a double-take to re-notice exactly where the trail led up to, " My ROOM! "
" Now let's see here... " V.2 said as he went through Vegeta's clothes, " There's got to be SOMETHING in here that'll
fit me! " he exclaimed, " Man! Why'd he have to be so, SHORT! " the clone glanced over to see a photo ontop of the counter.
He picked it up. The picture was of Vegeta in the backyard with Goku hugging the surprised little ouji from behind while
Chi-Chi sent death-glares at Vegeta from the background. V.2 felt a memory snap as the blurry blue blob was suddenly
recognized. He stared at the grinning Goku in the photo, " Kakarrotto. " V.2 said quietly, " That's what you look like... "
he said in awe, " He's perfect. Beautiful even. " V.2 set the photo down back gently, " I have to find some of this ouji's
REALLY GOOD clothes. If he has any, that is. " V.2 looked down and facefaulted, " Underwear would help first, " he grabbed
a pair of Vegeta's boxers, " It's a good thing we're about the same size down there. I'd hate to walk around in public
without anything covering my lower body. " he said, putting them on. The saiyajin glanced around the room. His eyes trailed
to a half-open box lying on the floor next to the counter. V.2's eyes widened as a memory from the saiyajin he was cloned
from appeared in a flashback.
:::" They're, pants. " Vegeta said, holding the item up as he sat infront of Bulma infront of the Christmas tree.
" Yeah! I saw them in the mall and just HAD to get them! Aren't they cute! " she clasped her hands together.
Vegeta looked at her, disturbed, then back at the clothing, " They're black leather pants. " he turned a pale green.
" Oh come on Vegeta! Leather's in! Besides, you have that dark brown jacket and that's leather! " Bulma said.
" But my arms can breathe in the jacket. I'm not even sure how I'm supposed to MOVE in these, things. "
" Nearly all your training outfits that I've ever seen you wear since I met you were skin-tight! " she pointed out,
adding to her case.
" The first one was the uniform Freeza made all the soldiers wear, YOU designed the one I wore while fighting cell,
the one I fought against Buu in wasn't nearly that tight and the shirt was quite loose, like the one I'm wearing now. " he
tugged at the black tank top of his newest training uniform, " Now look at these pants, and look at the ones I'm wearing. "
Vegeta pointed to the blue sweatpants that were similar to Goku's style of gi pants, " Do you really think I'm going to wear
THAT-- " he shook the ones in his hands, " --after discovering THIS? " the ouji put his hand in one of his pockets, " There's
POCKETS in these for crying out loud! Look at all the stuff I can store in them! " he grinned, " My car keys, my wallet, a
bag of cookies, an unfinished muffin from breakfast, spare gloves, a radio, it's like having my entire ROOM in my pants! "
Bulma sweatdropped, " That sounded, so wrong... "
" These LOOK so wrong! Besides, they look like girl-pants. " Vegeta snorted, dropping them.
" No they're not! They're form-fitting! And look! I even picked out another jacket for you, but without sleeves! "
" What good is a jacket without any sleeves? " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow.
" UGH! " Bulma slapped herself on the forehead, " Vegeta you're hopeless! It's STYLE! There's even a shirt! " she
held a muscleshirt up.
" That's red. " the ouji pointed to it.
Bulma sweatdropped, " Yes Vegeta, I can safely say it's a red shirt. "
" ...I don't wear red. "
" AAUGH! " she threw the shirt in the air, " WHY NOT! EVERYTHING YOU OWN IS EITHER BLACK OR BLUE OR WHITE OR YELLOW--
"
" All of which symbolize the colors of the royal house of Bejito-sei. " the ouji said proudly.
" Come on Vegeta! Try something new! It's a nice outfit! Infact it's downright sexy! " Bulma grinned.
Vegeta stared at her, disturbed, " You want me to look more "attractive" so you don't feel old. " he said,
practically reading her mind.
Bulma fell over, " WAHH!! " she sat up, " Vegeta just go try it on! " she groaned.
Vegeta sighed tiredly, then grabbed the clothes and left only to come back five minutes later; the shirt and jacket
too loose and the pants way too long and a big smirk on the ouji's face.
" Oh yes, I'm so sexy. " Vegeta mocked her, " BWAHAHA! You know you really should know a person's measurements before
you go off on a shopping spree for them; just a tip. " he snickered.
Bulma twitched, " Just go change. "
" You got it. " Vegeta smirked, turning around only to yelp as he tripped over his own pantlegs and fell to the
floor.
Bulma laughed, " HAHAHA! Serves you right! ":::
V.2 smiled at the box, then opened it and put the shirt on, which fit him perfectly. He looked at himself in the
mirror and grinned, " Bulma, you are a genius. A scary, creepy genius who wants to lock me away all alone forever, but a
genius nonetheless! " he said as he got the rest of the outfit on, " A little snug, but knowing Bulma that was probably her
aim anyway. " the clone smirked.
" *WHAP*WHAP*WHAP*! HEY!! OPEN THIS DOOR AND GET OUT OF MY ROOM!!! " a voice yelled angrily as the doorknob started
to shake. V.2 chuckled, then went and opened the door casually, causing Vegeta to fall face-first onto the floor.
" Why hello there, if it isn't my favorite dna donor. "
Vegeta blinked at hearing his own voice; a bit of slight Goku-ish confusion settled upon him until he quickly shook
it away. The little ouji looked up and gawked to see the same saiyajin who had been in the blue tube in Bulma's lab not even
an hour ago, standing there smirking at him wearing those awful clothes Bulma had bought him for christmas. Even so, they
were still his clothes; someone who wasn't him had taken his room apart and was now wearing some of his clothes. Vegeta
gawked and stood up. His clone was at least six inches taller than he was. Vegeta twitched in annoyance at this.
::At least Kakarrotto still beats him in height:: Vegeta thought, trying to unease the situation. He narrowed his
eyes at his clone, " You're wearing my clothes. "
" Yes, I know. " V.2 shrugged as if it were a normal, everyday occurance.
" ...you're supposed to back in the lab. You've got Bulma very worried you know, she worked hard creating you and her
mid-life crisis is on the line over this. " Vegeta folded his arms. He thought for a moment and sweatdropped at how much
Bulma would yell at him if she heard that last line.
" Well, as much as I would like to stay and thank her for the outfit, I have someone to meet with. " V.2 walked
towards the window, " Someone very special, infact. The lone living being who's even bothered to recognize me as more than
lab equipment. The lone living being who poured his heart out to me every evening before Bulma came down to shut the lights
out in the lab. The sole person who treated me with such unending kindness and caring the likes of which I have never seen
before and cannot begin to repay for how deeply they warm my heart when he's near. " the clone mused dreamily.
Vegeta slapped himself on the face and groaned, " Oh dear God... " he glanced over at his clone tiredly, " Don't tell
me, let me guess. He's got ten letters in his name and each one is repeated twice. " Vegeta started out flatly. V.2 nodded,
" Taller than both of us; a type 3 saiyajin peasant, high-pitched, squealy voice that contrasts with the largeness of his
body in general; clueless, over-protective, and sometimes unbearably sweet towards his "little Veggie". " he rattled off.
V.2 nodding in eagerness after each part of the description. Vegeta sighed, " And his name is-- "
" --Kakarrotto. " they both said in unison only to blink in surprise at their timing.
" Kakarrotto's been VISITING you? " Vegeta said, agast.
" Hai! " V.2 clasped his hands togther dreamily, " Kakarrotto says it hurt him so much to see a Veggie trapped all
alone in that small little tube. " he said, then paused, " Hey Vegeta? "
" Yeah? "
" What's a "Veggie"? "
The little ouji groaned, " You don't wanna know. "
" Anyway! That's who I'm going to visit. " he adjusted his jacket. Vegeta paled.
" That's who you're going to visit? Kakarrotto?! "
" Mmm-hmm! Kakarrotto is so wonderful. I can't wait to have a conversation with him and actually be able to
contribute to it instead of just float there in silence. IT'LL BE SO AMAZING! JUST LIKE MAGIC!! " V.2 exclaimed. Vegeta sent
him a death-glare.
" Hmmph! Kakarrotto has no magical powers! A few psychic ones perhaps, but nothing "magical". " Vegeta spat.
" HA! Shows how much you know about your own peasant! " V.2 laughed, " Kakarrotto's told me many things, many secrets
infact. Secrets about himself, secrets about how he feels about other people, slumber-party-esque sort of secrets. "
The ouji instantly became quiet.
" Not that I'm gonna tell YOU, of course. Kakarrotto REALLY wants to be your oujo though. " V.2 shrugged.
" I know about THAT. " Vegeta snorted, annoyed at the idea.
" Yes, you probably do. " V.2 blinked, then grinned happily, " You know if you really don't want Kakarrotto to be
your oujo I'll gladly take him off your hands! "
A spark of intense anger and fear lit up in the smaller saiyajin's eyes, " BAKAYARO!!! " he flew at the now confused
and sweatdropping V.2. The clone raised his hand and tossed a capsule at Vegeta. The puff of smoke cleared and Vegeta found
himself tied up in a similar pink goo that Fat Buu had used on him during that particular battle. Vegeta blinked, then sat
up, " WHY YOU IMPERSONATING---uh... " he froze when he noticed the other saiyajin was long gone and could be seen as a dot in
the distance outside one of Vegeta's bedroom windows, " He can FLY!? " the ouji gawked, " Oh CRAP! I gotta get to
Kakarrotto's house!! " he panicked, then prepared to teleport only to realize the two fingers he used to do so were still
trapped underneath the sticky pink goo, " OHHHHHHHHH, CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAP!!! " he screamed, jumping out the window and
flying off, slightly clumsily due to the goo, off towards the direction of Goku's home.
" And in local news today the litter of puppies and their mother that were trapped underneath the manhole in East
City have been saved. A total of five beagle puppies were saved; they along with their mother will be going home to their
family. The mother had been missing since Tuesday. "
" Awww, Chi-chan isn't that kawaii! The tv guy said the puppies from the news are safe and sound. " Goku said with a
warm smile as he sat on the floor watching tv. Chi-Chi was laying on the couch behind him.
" Go-chan could you please turn down the volume, I'm trying to take a nap. " she said sleepily, yawning.
" Heehee, " Goku giggled at the yawn, then grabbed the remote and lowered the volume on the tv, " Any better,
Chi-chan? " he asked.
" Much. " she smiled back, then closed her eyes.
" *DING-DONG*DING-DONG*DING-DONG*!!! " the doorbell suddenly rang. Chi-Chi twitched, grabbed the pillow at her feet,
and covered her face with it.
" Goku, answer the door. " she groaned, pointing to him.
" K! " the large saiyajin chirped, then opened the door to reveal V.2 standing there holding a very large bouquet of
flowers infront of him that nearly blocked his entire head. Goku cocked his head in confusion. The middle-sized saiyajin
handed the bouquet to Goku and tightly grabbed the larger saiyajin's free hand.
" Hola, mi princesa bonita. " he smirked suevely.
Goku face-faulted, " Uh....hi. "
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7:13 PM 7/26/2003
END OF PART ONE
Goku: HOO-RAY!
Chuquita: *whew*! This chapter was a lot more descriptive than usual.
Vegeta: (cocks an eyebrow) Intresting use of spanish, Chu.
Chuquita: (grins) Heh, it just seemed to fit.
Goku: (happily) AND it's confusing!
Chuquita: That it is, Son-kun!
Vegeta: (stares at end of fic) .... (flatly) "princesa" is spanish for "oujo", isn't it?
Chuquita: Well, yeah.
Vegeta: (glares at Chu)
Chuquita: (sweatdrops)
Goku: Haha, silly Veggiesclone! I am VEGGIE'S oujo!
Vegeta: (twitches) YOU ARE NOT!
Goku: (smiles) I will be in the FUUUUUUTURE!
Vegeta: (glares)
Goku: (pouty-glares back)
Vegeta: ...no you won't.
Goku: (big grin) Yes I will!
Chuquita: Mr. Popo could tell you.
Goku: (happily) Oh I do not need Mr. Popo to a-gree with me because I already KNOW I'm gonna be Veggie's oujo just like
future me is future Veggie's oujo!
Vegeta: What does the genie have to do with any of this?
Chuquita: I saw a db episode where Mr. Popo was training Son-kun and he has a room that can send anyone anywhere in time;
past or future! Like a time machine, only instead of getting nauseous you usually crash into things on arrival.
Vegeta: ?
Chuquita: It's like those holes in looney tunes where you jump through the hole in the floor and somehow fall out a hole in
the ceiling.
Goku: Heehee, acme.
Chuquita: In the episode chibi Son got to meet an 18 year old Roshi (who seems a lot like Yamcha) and a teenage Crane hermit.
Both are students of this Mutato guy (who is the orignal creator of the kamehameha) and Goku gets to meet him and have a
match. It's also found out that at the time Roshi and Crane had a crush on the same girl; but it's never found out what
happened to her. It was clear that she didn't like Crane but she didn't show whether or not she liked Roshi.
Goku: Poor Muten-sensei.
Chuquita: Ironically, in the next episode Popo cloned Son-kun so he would have someone to fight against.
Vegeta: Popo can CLONE Kakarrottos..? (imagines a dozen clueless, happy looking Gokus just standing around in the middle of
nowhere) (smirks) I'd have enough peasants for a small staff!
Goku: I'd, rather not share little Veggies. (frowns) Little Veggies are just for me.
Vegeta: Well, they'd be you too.
Goku: (sniffles) But then I'd have to give lil Veggie to each of my clones too.
Chuquita: Well, you could just clone a bunch of Veggies then.
Goku: (perks up) YEAH! (cheers) A whole bunch of Veggies and we can sing and play together and it'll be so much fun and
we'll all go fishing and have sleepovers and tell each other bedtime stories and--
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) --how can you even think of cloning me after what's going on in the fic?!
Chuquita: Actually the Veggie clone in the fic came out a lil bit creepier than his counterpart in the comic strip.
Vegeta: HA! You're tellin me.
Chuquita: (smiles at him) Ah Veggie, don't worry about it. Heck, I already know how I'm going to deal w/the rest of the story
AND I have a conclusion. It's all a matter of typing it up. (thinks) Ya know I would've done the tropical island one first,
but I'm waiting til after my trip to the beach to write that one. We got a special hotel this year and I'm planning on using
it as a bit of inspiration! :)
Vegeta: Hmph, as long as we take care of that evil clone...
Chuquita: (looks around) I really gotta find my mom's laptop; I at least wanna get SOME of part 2 done whenever I get spare
time on the trip. (to Goku) Mr. Popo's cloned you was actually made out of clay and some special water and one of your hairs;
kinda like how he made Shenlong out of clay. I had no idea what the episode was about when I was downloading, but the title
was what pretty much sold me ahead of time.
Goku: (tilts his head)
Chuquita: "Goku's Doll".
Goku: (grins) PLUSHIE! (pulls out his life-sized button-eyed Veggie-plush toy) I luv my lil Plushie! (hugs it tightly)
Vegeta: (narrows his eyes at Plushie)
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) For cryin out loud Veggie, it's an inanimate object!
Vegeta: (stare glaring) I knew that.
Chuquita: *sigh*! (perks up) The last db episode I haven't gotten a chance to hear the audio to yet (cuz there were other
people in the room watching the tv at the time and I didn't wanna be distracting) but it's the one where Goku fights Chi-Chi
at the tournament...
Goku: (happily) MY CHI-CHAN!
Chuquita: And....Son-kun doesn't really like Chi-Chi that much in the tournament.
Vegeta: (smirks) Really?
Chuquita: Infact he was trying to rip her hands off his arm.
Vegeta: (big satisfied evil grin) So Kakay doesn't love Onna after all, eh?
Goku: I do TO luv my Chi-chan! It was the second time I'd ever met her in my life! You wouldn't like it if a complete
stranger hugged onto your arm for dear life, wouldja Veggie?
Vegeta: (blinks) No, I suppose not.
Chuquita: In the manga Son only married her because he didn't wanna break his accidental promise.
Vegeta: Oh, promises are easy to break. (to Goku) Kakarrotto I promise I'll never bop you on the head.
(momentary pause)
Vegeta: (bops Goku over the head)
Goku: Oww!
Vegeta: (to Chu) See?
Chuquita: (sweatdrops)
Goku: (rubs his head, grins sneakily down at Veggie) Veggie I promise I won't give you a big wet smoochie on the cheek!
Vegeta: (now wearing a dark blue pillow case over his head) (mock-royally) And that's one promise you're going to keep! Keep
up the good work, Kakarrotto.
Goku: (sweatdrops) Veggie confuses me.
Chuquita: He confuses us all Son. OH! Btw, if anyone has noticed, clone-Veggie's 'outfit' is the same as the one he wears in
dbgt; sans the mustache.
Goku: Not even clone Veggie deserves the MUSTACHE (shudders)
Chuquita: That he doesn't, Son-kun! (smiles)
Vegeta: (looks at video) I still blame Yamcha.
Chuquita: Eh?
Vegeta: (Mr. Complain) If it wasn't for him tricking Onna into thinking he had a crush on her she never would've thought
Kakarrotto had a crush on her as well and then she never would've stalked him at the tournament and I'd have my personal
servant-maid all to myself!
Goku: (correction) Oujo.
Vegeta: (ignoring him, looking at video) Just look at how DISGUSTED and REPULSED Kakarrotto looks! (snorts) Stalker.
Goku: But I luv Chi-chan NOW, Veggie. And besides, Veggie stalks me all the time and I don't find Veggies disgusting at all.
(grins and rubs Veggie on the head) I think Veggie's cute!
Vegeta: (bright red) I AM NOT! And I do not stalk you, I merely observe.
Goku: *flashback*
{Goku: (in bed, wakes up; yawning) (turns to his right to see Veggie sitting on a stool a few feet away from him, staring
intently) AHH! (gawks) Little Veggie what are you doing here so early! It's 5:00 in the morning!
Vegeta: Uh.....observing. (puts little video camera away in his backpocket)}
*end flashback*
Goku: (cocks eyebrow at Veggie suspicously) I should really look that word up in the dictionary...
Vegeta: (calmly) No, you shouldn't.
Goku: (baffled) Why not?!
Vegeta: Well it's, too complex. It would fry your simple peasant brain.
Goku: Uh-huh.... (confused)
Chuquita: (happily) (to audiance) Well, that about wraps up part 1 of Doublemint everybody! Hope you enjoyed it! Depending on
how long & how much time I have, expect Part 2 either by this Friday or the following Wednesday (when I return from Wildwood)
See you later everybody! (waves)
Goku: A-lo-ha oi!
Vegeta: (reaches to pull out his video camera)
Goku: (glances at him) ?
Vegeta: Um, observing. (puts camera back in his pocket) Heh-heh, yeah...
Goku: (happily to audiance) "Watch the tramcar, please"!
