7:20 PM 8/11/2003
E-mail: lac31685@aol.com
By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from Shounen Jump #8
Veggie: I'd rather DIE fighting alone, than join hands with Earthlings, Namekians, and KAKARROTTO!
Chuey's Corner:
Goku: (squeezes Veggie's hand) Heeheehee.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) Baka, unwittingly loyal peasant. (tries to yank his hand free)
Chuquita: Welcome to our mini-GT-parody special everybody!
Vegeta: (wildly shakes his arm) Chu, could you tell Kakarrotto to LET GO OF MY HAND BEFORE HE YANKS IT CLEAR OUT OF ITS
SOCKET!
Chuquita: (snickers) Aw, come on Veggie, besides he likes you and it's not like you're gonna catch any kaka-germs this way!
Goku: (chirps) HAIIII, that's cuz Veggie's got his little white Veggie-gloves on! (points to Veggie's gloves)
Vegeta: (flatly) You know you're one of the reason I wear these gloves.
Goku: AND they look very comfy, Veggie!
Vegeta: (smirks) That they are. (finally is able to yank his hand away, then flexes his fingers a bit)
Chuquita: (snickers) Feelin any better now, Vedge?
Vegeta: (sends sort death glare at Son, who only grins in response) MUCH.
Chuquita: Anyways, today's fic is a special I've been looking forward to writing for quite a while. It's also the one I had
the most ideas for from my upcoming fics list. We're parodying GT sub eps 1-2, 7-8, & 10 with a few little differences. For
instance...
Goku: (happily) VEGGIE comes with us into SPACE!
Vegeta: (evil grins) Heh-heh-heh.
Chuquita: AND uses a temporary made-ahead-of-time to temporarily neutralize the effects of the curse placed on Son so he gets
to head into space with his adult body.
Vegeta: (more evil grins) And Onna's OLD.
Goku: (sweatdrops) VEH-GEEE~~
Chuquita: Also, Goten will be retaining the haircut he had at the end of dbz. You know, the surfer-like cut.
Goku: Haha, surf's up!
Chuquita: Since this is a GT fic, it'll take place at some unknown point in the future of my fics current timeline. So
basically we're gonna skip ahead 4 years into the GT time, then skip back 4 years to the present in the fic following this
one! (happy smiles)
Goku: Time travel is fun! (picks up a short list) The names of the episodes we are using are:
"The Secret Dragonballs are Found! Goku's Become a Child!?"; "I'm Part of the Main Cast! Pan Goes into Space!!";
"My Sweet Honey! Trunks is the Bride"; "Goku Thunders Too! The Antennae Power is at Full!"; and "Dancing Attack!? Bon Pappa!"
(grins at Veggie) That's the one where Veggie gets to DANCE with me~~
Vegeta: (twitches) You're kidding?
Chuquita: (cheerfully) See how much more FUN we all have when VEGGIE'S a part of the spaceship's crew!
Goku: YEAH!~ And since Chi-chan is not on the ship to cook yummy snacks for me, we will be treated to VEGGIE'S exotic
Veggie-cuisine which is VERY delicious indeed!
Vegeta: (w/now slightly more puffed up ego) Why yes, I AM rather good at creating pleasing foods for my peasants to enjoy.
Goku: (blinks) But I am Veggie's only peasant.
Chuquita: (whispers to Son) I think using the plural form makes him feel more important.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops)
Chuquita: Speaking of Veggies, V.2 will be here as well!
Goku: (grins) He's Veggiesclone from the last fic!
Chuquita: (happily) But you don't have to read that one to understand this one! To sum it up, V.2 is a Veggieclone Bulma made
in her lab w/a few alterations. He's also had his brain wiped clean by one of Bulma's machines so he doesn't remember a
thing that happened to him last time. You could also call him GT Veggie, cuz that's who he is. WITHOUT the mustache.
Goku: (nods) Not even Veggie's CLONE deserves #the MUSTACHE# (shudders)
Chuquita: That he doesn't, Son-kun! :)
Goku: Hai! Veggie's Toussan may look distinguished with facial hair, but on Veggie it just looks like he's got a big fat
booger growing out of his nose!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) Thanks a lot Kakarrotto.
Goku: (beams) You are WELCOME, little Veggie!
Vegeta: (rubs his finger across his hair-less upper lip) (proudly) Besides a mustache would only distract from my handsome
visage.
Goku: (giggles) Silly Veggie!
Chuquita: Care to introduce the fic, Son-kun?
Goku: YAY! (to audiance) Here's part 1, everybody!
Summary: When Veggie makes a deal with Pan to become a 2nd stowaway on the spaceship, Goku and Trunks find out they have an
additional crew-member. However, thanks to a special cure created by the Ouji, Goku is now able to temporarily fight off the
curse and keep his adult body for weeks at a time! But will it along with the power of the saiyajin no ouji be enough to save
them from a giant earthquake-causing blob and an embarassing hypnotic dance on their journey to gather the dragonballs?
Find out!
Vegeta: (twitches) I can't believe you're going to make me do that horrible dance!
Goku: (pats Veggie on the shoulder) Aw Veggie! Don't worry! Me-n-Trunks-n-Panny'll be stuck doing it with you!
Chuquita: (chirps) Not to mention Giru!
Vegeta: (skeptical) Somehow that doesn't make me feel any better.
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" Zzz...zzzZzzzz...Zzz... "
" PILAF-SAMA! "
" WAHH! " the short little blue creature shot up in his seat, now wide awake and glaring sleepily at the radio in
the machine he had been piloting. Pilaf moved his mouth a bit, then suddenly hopped to the ground and started searching for
something on the floor.
" There's two large ki's battling each other, and it's coming from the lookout! " the voice said again, slightly
nervous.
Pilaf grinned in success as he grabbed his dentures off the ground, dusted them off and popped them back into his
mouth, " I KNOW THAT SHUU! Don't you think my own radar's working!! "
" Well, we heard you snoring through the intercom sire, so we just figured we should let you know--- " Mai started
off from inside the third robot.
" I WAS NOT SNORING! Emperors do not snore! " Pilaf snorted, " Who cares who is up there! We must complete our
mission and we will do so without even having to run into those two supposedly "large" ki powers. Is that clear! "
" Yes sire! " they both nodded quickly.
" Good. "
" FWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!! " Goku squealed as he plummeted down in excitement, slamming Uubu into the floor of
the Room of Time and Space. The large saiyajin sent repeated punches to Uubu's face while Uubu struggled to free himself.
The young boy stretched out both his arms and sent equally large ki blasts at Goku from either side. The saiyajin
teleported up and off just in time, then flipped in mid-air and sent a kick towards Uubu, who blocked it with his arm and
sent his own foot up only to have Goku grab it and swing him around over his head until he tossed him to the farther reaches
of the room. The large saiyajin flew up into the air and started to form a ball of ki while Uubu bounced off the floor in a
somersault and flew up at him with his own ball of ki forming in his hands. Both stopped about 10 feet away from each other.
" KAH...MEH....HA...MEH.....HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! " they both shouted in unison, sending ripping blasts towards
one another. When the dust finally cleared the entire room had been totaled. Uubu paled and stared at the remains of the
room in horror, then turned to Goku.
" Well, that was fun! " Goku chirped happily, " You're almost as fun to spar with as Veggie! "
Uubu sweatdropped, " Uh, thanks...I think. "
" Pardon Mr. Popo, but doesn't Dende think it's strange that smoke is coming out of the roof to the Room of Time and
Space? " Mr. Popo asked the small namekian as they stood outside the chamber.
" That, can't be good. " Dende twitched, thinking of all the work it would take for them to fix the room once Goku
and Uubu were finished inside it.
" Remind me again WHY we let them in there? " Piccolo said flatly, twitching as well.
" Goku wanted to train in there with Uubu. So I said oh-kay. " Dende laughed nervously, then glared up at Piccolo,
" Hey it could've been worse. He COULD'VE come up here with Vegeta. "
Piccolo shuddered, " I'm not in the mood to even deal with one of them. No way I would let BOTH of them on the
lookout together! "
" I have to say I agree with you on that one. " Dende said, turning a paler green at the thought of both
disaster-causing saiyajin in their house at the same time.
" *BOOM*!! " another explosion rippled through the floor tiles.
Piccolo grumbled, walking off, " I'm going to get some asprin. "
" There's something wrong here. " Shuu said as he stared up at the sign before them, which was pointing in a dozen
different directions; all of them reading "This way to the dragonballs".
" Hmmph! It's obviously a clever ruse thought up by someone to keep us from finding the dragonballs and slowing us
down. " Pilaf smirked knowingly.
" Or maybe the guy who made this sign's just really stupid. " Mai said flatly.
" No matter! We will press on! " Pilaf boasted, then walked forward in one of the sign's directions until he reached
a wall full of doors. The small blue creature blinked in confusion.
" So which door should we take sire? " Shuu spoke up.
" BE QUIET! I'm trying to figure that out. " Pilaf put his hand on his chin as if in deep thought, then pointed to
the door directly infront of him with the number 2 on it, " AH! Door number 2! " he opened the door only to be greeted by
several large hungry alligators. Shuu and Mai watched the sight with wide-eyes while Pilaf screamed in pain. Pilaf grabbed
his cane and started beating the gators over the head with it, " TAKE THAT AND THAT AND THAT!! " he smacked them and walked
forward until he was able to slam the door shut, but not without catching a few of the gator's snouts in the process. Pilaf
slid to the floor against the wall, panting heavily with his eyes bulging out of his head. He looked up at Shuu and Mai,
" ..wrong door. " he squeaked out in a weak voice.
Mai sweatdropped, " Why do I have a feeling this is going to be a lot harder than I thought. "
" *SLAM*SLAM*SLAM*SLAM*SLAM*!! " loud pounding noises came from the other side of the door to the Room of Time and
Space while Dende and Mr. Popo watched the shaky door nervously.
" Mr. Popo told Dende this would be dangerous, but did Dende listen to Mr. Popo? NOOOooOOOoo, Dende just has to have
it Dende's way because Dende is experiancing the rebellious pressures of teenagerhood!! "
" HEY! DON'T BLAME ME FOR ALL THIS! YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SAID-- " Dende stretched his namekian body until he was the
same shape as Mr. Popo, then exclaimed overdramatically in a Popo-esque voice, " "Oh Son Goku and Son Goku's student friend,
we would be delighted to have you here after all this time, Mr. Popo will be HAPPY to cook a meal for Son Goku and
Son Goku's student friend while they spar in the Room of Time and Space". " Dende let out a deep breath and instantly
stretched back into his normal form, then glared at Mr. Popo and folded his arms.
Mr. Popo was about to rebuke when the door to the Room of Time and Space suddenly shot off and hit the duo, sending
them and the door flying off the ledge of the lookout.
Piccolo came back out of the house with earmuffs on and some asprin in his hand, then pointed at them mockingly with
a Simpsons-like laugh, " HA HA! "
" AH-HA--OOF! " Pilaf let out a yelp of pain as he opened door number 468 only to slam into a brick wall. The wall
collapsed and so did Pilaf onto the floor.
" Sire! Are you oh-kay! " Mai gasped as she and Shuu ran over to him; the trio now had many scrapes and bruises due
to the never-ending wall of doors-that-supposedly-lead-to-the-dragonballs-but-instead-when-opened-produce-a-new-and-painful-
-torture-upon-those-who-open-them.
" Do you need any help getting up? " Shuu offered, adjusting the makeshift eyepatch he now wore due to the poisonous
darts of door 237.
" Don't worry Shuu. " Pilaf said, using his now taped-back-together cane which had been snapped in two about five
doors ago, " It has taken me 40 years to properly track down the dragonballs once again! And now that I've learned that a set
is being kept in Kami's lookout, I will never give up on my quest until I find exactly where in the lookout they are! " he
said determindly. He pointed his cane into the room the bricks had previously blocked off, " If the dragonballs are in here,
then I shall find them! " he shook his cane in the air victoriously, only to wobble back and fall down again.
" Are you sure we're not getting a little too old for this? " Mai asked him curiously while looking down at Pilaf on
the floor.
" OF COURSE WE'RE NOT YOU CRAZY GIRL!! Now help me up I think I may have just snapped my spinal cord. " Pilaf stated.
Mai let out a heavy sigh, " Ugh... "
" Well, I'm done! " Goku chirped as he bounced out through the empty doorway.
" Didn't there used to be a large and rather heavy door right here? " Uubu asked worriedly.
" Yes, yes there was. "
The boy spun around and sweatdropped to see Dende standing there with his head stuck through a new hole in the door
and an annoyed look on his face.
" Hahaha, oh Dende you look so silly! " Goku grinned.
" I'm STUCK. "
" ...oh. " Goku blinked, then walked over to him, " Here! Lemmie help you! " he offered happily.
" NO! " Dende snapped quickly in fear, " NO no no no no--oof! " the short namekian said suddenly as Goku popped the
door off head head and from around his neck.
" TA-DA! " Goku cheered, then set the door down on the floor.
" Yes, well, " Dende said, rubbing his neck in mild soreness while Mr. Popo limped up from behind the guardian, now
on a crutch and with his left arm in a cast, " Does this battle mean Uubu has graduated? "
" Graduated? " the larger saiyajin said as if the word was foreign to him. He grinned, " Nah! This wasn't Uubu's
graduation test or anything! "
" It's..not? " Uubu's face fell.
" Heck no! " Goku laughed happily, then turned back to Dende, " I just wanted to fight Uubu in a place without any
constraints! "
Mr. Popo limped over to the still-shocked Uubu, " So Uubu? Did you have fun? "
Uubu's eyes rolled to the back of his head and the boy fell back and fainted.
" UUBU! " Goku gasped, dashing over to him only to fall over faint halfway there.
" Come on Mr. Popo! Let's get them back inside the house to get them healed! " Dende said as he picked up Uubu and
dragged him off towards the house.
Mr. Popo looked down at the unconsious Goku, then at his slinged, broken left arm, " AND JUST HOW IS MR. POPO
SUPPOSED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, HUH?! MAGIC! " he exclaimed, then paused, " Ah! " the genie said as if he had an idea, " Magic
carpet! " he shouted as the large carpet flew out of the house, " Magic Carpet, carry Son Goku into the house for Mr. Popo.
For Mr. Popo's left arm is broken and in a sling, disabling Mr. Popo from performing any heavy lifting. "
The magic carpet nodded and did so.
" Haha..hahahah, AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! I'VE FOUND THEM! "
" You mean, we've found them, don't you sire? " Mai offered.
" I'VE FOUND THEM! " Pilaf shouted with laughter again, too ecstatic to recognize either of his co-horts's existance.
" You know, it may be just me, but I'm pretty sure I remember the dragonballs having RED stars inside them, not black
ones. " Shuu said suspicously as he picked one up, only to have Pilaf possessively swat it away.
" MINE! ALL MINE! AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! " he laughed maniacally, " But if you must know, these are called the
Black Star Dragonballs. " Pilaf had another mood swing and was suddenly calm and collected, " They were created back when
Kami and Piccolo's father were the same namek! " he said excitedly.
" ... " Mai and Shuu stared at him. Crickets chirped in the background.
" DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?! "
Shuu raised his arm.
" Yes Shuu? "
" Umm....no? "
Pilaf smacked Shuu over the head with his cane.
" YEOW! " Shuu whinced, rubbing his hands ontop of his head in pain.
" YOU IMBECILES! WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU IS THESE WERE CREATED BY KAMI BACK WHEN HE HAD HIS FULL POWER!!! " Pilaf
screamed, " BEFORE HE SPLIT OFF HIS EVIL SIDE WHICH BECAME PICCOLO SR.! "
" Sounds like a plothole to me. " Mai said suspicously, " Why would he need to create a second set of dragonballs
when he already had the first set that had been used by the many Kamis before him. "
" Actually it sounds more like a poorly contrived plot device than a plot hole. " Shuu added, nodding intellgently.
" AARG!! " Pilaf smacked them both over the head with his cane this time, " WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP!! "
" Oww... " Mai twitched, " And how did you even know about this? I mean, where would you find top-secret information
like this anyway?! "
" Internet. " Pilaf mock-coughed.
" Uh-huh. " Mai said flatly.
" Now listen! These dragonballs are many times over more powerful than the red-starred ones! With power like that
there's no way my plan will fail! NOW HURRY UP BRING ME THE DRAGONBALLS! "
Mai and Shuu saluted him, " Yes sire! "
" Awwwwww, are you sure? " Goku pouted.
" Yes Son-sensei. "
" Are you really sure? "
" Yes Son-sensei! "
" Are you really REALLY sure? "
" YES SON-SENSEI!!! " Uubu screamed, then quieted down, " I think I've fulfilled my usefullness to you as a student
and feel I am properly trained to take your place as defender of the Earth the next time a seemingly unstoppable evil stops
by. " he explained.
" Well...alright. " Goku said sadly.
" Besides, I need to get back to my village life. I worry about my little brother and sister. Not to mention my poor
mother. " he turned to Dende, " I'm sorry about how we completely totaled your building.
" Oh, it's quite alright. " Dende said while slightly adjusting his neck brace, " Mr. Popo can take care of it. "
A vein bulged on Mr. Popo's forehead, " WHAT DO YOU MEAN "MR. POPO CAN TAKE CARE OF IT!!" MR. POPO IS NOT DENDE'S
PERSONAL SERVANT! MR. POPO IS THE VICE GUARDIAN TO ALL GUARDIANS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THIS OFFICE! NOT A JANITOR!!...That and
Mr. Popo's left arm and right leg are both completely shot so Mr. Popo has no way to possibly clean it. "
" Well, in that case I guess we'll have to enlist the only person not severely injured by the flying door. " Dende
said, throwing a glance in Piccolo's direction.
Piccolo fell over, " YOU EXPECT ME TO CLEAN IT UP! "
" Haha! Piccy is the cleaning crew! " Goku said in a sing-song voice.
" Dende, do you have any idea how hard it is to clean up after THAT! " Piccolo pointed to Goku, who now had a stupid
clueless happy look on his face. Dende sweatdropped at the expression.
" I can imagine. "
" We'll I've actually SEEN it! And it's not very pretty either! HE'S A MESSY STINKY SLOB IF THERE'S NO ONE TO CLEAN
UP AFTER HIM OR MAKE SURE HE'S USING HIS MANNERS!! "
" The salad fork goes on the left, Piccy-kun! " Goku chirped happily.
" ... " Piccolo sweatdropped, " Uh..right. "
Uubu reached his hand out to shake Goku's, " Goku-sensei, I want to thank you for spending these years to train me
and teach me my full potential. It meant a lot to me and I feel I'll be able to keep my village and the planet very safe from
now on. "
Goku smiled warmly, " You're welcome Uubu! I did it because I wanted to. That's why. So don't worry about it! " he
shook back.
" Take care Son-sensei! " Uubu smiled, then ran to the edge of the lookout and flew downward. Goku teleported to the
edge and waved down at him.
" TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF TOO, UUBU! GOODBYE!! " Goku shouted downward. He turned to Dende and Mr. Popo, " You know,
I feel a lot safer going to train on other planets or spar in space with Veggie now that I have someone strong enough to take
my place incase of absence! " he smiled happily.
" And now, it's finally time! Time to summon Shenlong and grant my wish to RULE THE WORLD! " Pilaf said with glee,
then sniffled, " I can't believe it's actually happening! I'm so excited I could faint but then I wouldn't be able to make
my wish! "
" It's taken forty years but we're proud of you sire! " Shuu agreed, " We're going to get our wish! "
" WAIT! " Mai shouted.
" Wait?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN WAIT! HOW DARE YOU ORDER ME TO 'WAIT', Mai! " Pilaf snapped.
" Lord Pilaf, don't you think this was a little TOO easy? " Mai started out suspicously, " I mean, usually we collect
or get close to collecting all the dragonballs, and then that little kid suddenly appears somehow and foils our schemes. "
" Well he's not here now is he! " Pilaf brushed it off, " Besides he's probably all gray and balding by now! He's got
to be at least in his fifties! "
" I don't know, I just find the fact that he hasn't tried to stop us yet, odd. "
Pilaf looked around as if checking for the chibi siloutte, " Yes, it is odd. In that case we shall summon Shenlong
and make the wish before he shows his small furry-tailed behind! Agreed? "
" Agreed! "
Pilaf looked at the dragonballs and grinned maliciously, " SHENLONG! ARISE AND GRANT MY WISH!!! "
" Ahh! That was DELICIOUS! " Goku said happily, " I feel so content and full! "
" Thank God, I don't think I could've sat back here and watch him shove anymore food down his throat into that
bottomless pit of a stomach he's got. " Piccolo muttered.
Dende twitched in shock, ::He just ate ALL our remaining food!:: the small namekian watched as Goku stood up,
" Leaving so soon, Son-san? "
" Mmm! I have to get back home! Chi-chan gets upset and Veggie goes into mood swings and a deep depression from which
there seems there is no possible recovery, when I'm gone too long. " Goku explained, " Poor little Veggie, he under-eats, and
then he over-eats, and then the over-eating neutralizes the under-eating so his weight goes back to normal and then he starts
getting all sorts of scary hallucinations and---what the heck is THAT! " Goku gawked, pointing upward to a gigantic red
version of Shenlong that in a fight could probably beat the green version up ten times over.
" Hm, Shenlong's been working out. " Dende mumbled weakly in shock.
Goku's eyes followed the dragon's tremendously long red tail to a chamber several feet beneath the actual lookout
platform, " Hmm? " he blinked curiously, then teleported down to the spot only to see three aged figures across the room from
where he stood, " Hey, what're you three doing down here? " he tilted his head, confused.
Shuu turned towards him and let out a shriek, " YOU! Y--YOU'RE-- "
" --SHUU! And Pilaf! And Mai! WOW! Lookat how WRINKLY you all got! Haha! Long time no see! " Goku said excitedly as
he shook a very bewildered Pilaf's hand.
" Who, who are you? " Pilaf said, looking around in a baffled manner.
Shuu gulped and whispered to Pilaf, " That's, S--Son Goku, sire. "
Pilaf's eyeballs nearly shot out of his head, " SON GOKU!! " he yanked his hand out of the large saiyajin's,
" THAT-- " he put his hand down towards the floor to where Goku's height once had been, " --SON GOKU!? The SAME Son Goku who
has foiled our plans again and again and again and again and-- " Pilaf started to go off like a broken record.
Mai slapped him.
" --again! "
Pilaf's shoulders slumped over and he glanced at Goku, who was grinning at him with that same huge stupid grin a
certain chibi with the same haircut had on his face the last time they met, ::Oh no! Not HIM! Not AGAIN!::
" P--Pilaf-sama, he looks even stronger than before! " Mai whispered in fear.
" OF COURSE HE LOOKS STRONGER THAN BEFORE! THE LAST TIME WE SAW SON GOKU HE WAS SHORTER THAN SHUU!! " Pilaf screamed
angrily.
" Hey! I take offense to that. " Shuu said, hurt.
" SO! Whatcha doin? " Goku said happily, his tail wagging in the breeze.
::Even his TAIL looks like a weapon now!:: Pilaf sweatdropped, " Well, we were just, you know, hanging out. " he
laughed nervously, then began to whistle an innocent little tune.
Goku's brows squnched closer together as if he was contemplating something, " Whadda you mean hanging out? What about
that giant pumped-up red version of Shenlong hovering over the lookout? "
" That's it, he knows too much! " Pilaf whispered to Shuu & Mai, " KILL HIM! " he shouted. the trio lept back into
their robots and started shooting missles at Goku, who easily bounced around catching them all as if they were no heavier
than baseballs. All three robots sweatdropped while Goku grinned back at them.
" That's not very nice you know! You guys never change, do you? " he said in a pouty repremanding tone.
" KUSO! " Pilaf cursed, " If he was still a chibi we would've creamed him by now! "
" Large 'n in charge, Pilaf-san! " Goku said proudly.
Pilaf hopped out of his robot and poked Goku in the stomach with his cane in frustration, " CURSE YOU SON GOKU!! "
Goku stared down and blinked at the cane that was lightly and repeatedly poking him in the stomach, " Heeheeheeheehee
! That tickles! "
Pilaf growled and poked harder. Goku looked over at Mai and Shuu, " Hey is he done yet? I gotta get back home before
Chi-chan goes into an angry rampage and Veggie drowns his little Veggieself in loneliness. "
" Uh, almost. I think. " Mai said nervously, sweatdropping.
Pilaf used his cane to leap up and grab Goku by the collar, then drag him down to his height, " YOU! HOW DARE YOU NOT
AGE LIKE THE REST OF US!!! HOW DARE YOU IGNORE ME BECAUSE OF MY ELDERLY NEEDS! "
" I'm a saiyajin. Saiyajins age REALLY SLOWLY because we live for a REALLY REALLY LONG TIME! " Goku explained, then
went on cluelessly, " And since when do elderly needs include wanting to rule the world? "
" SINCE NOW! " Pilaf screamed, " OOOH HOW I WISH YOU WERE A CHIBI AGAIN! I WOULD KICK YOUR LITTLE RUMP AROUND THE
BLOCK!! AND THEN I'D SLICE YOU UP INTO LITTLE PIECES WITH MY ROBOT AND-- "
The red Shenlong snapped to attention from his state of being bored stiff, " Ah! SO BE IT! "
Everyone in the lookout and beneath it froze in place as a large blast of yellow ki came shooting into the room and
attacked Goku. The large saiyajin tried twice to dodge it until it had engulfed him and frozen him in place. He screamed as
the world around him began to get bigger and bigger until the ki faded, causing him to fall to his feet, dizzy.
" YOUR WISH HAS BEEN GRANTED! I BID YOU WELL! " the red Shenlong boomed.
" HEY! WAITAMINUTE THAT WASN'T MY WISH!! " Pilaf exclaimed in rage and horror.
The red Shenlong pausd for a moment, cocking an eyebrow, " TOO, DARN, BAD! " he boomed again, then disappeared as the
dragonballs scattered across the skies.
Pilaf twitched in anger for a moment.
" You know sire, we can always try and go find the normal dragonballs and use them instead. " Mai offered.
" ... "
" Sire? "
" ... "
" Sire? "
" OH SHUDDUP, MAI! " Pilaf shouted only to let out a yelp right after he, Mai, and Shuu felt something tighten around
them like a piece of rope.
" Mr. Popo thanks Magic Carpet for the second time. " the genie said pleasantly as the carpet; which had tied itself
tightly around the trio of villains; gave him a thumbs-up.
" G--GOKU! " Dende gasped in horror as he and Piccolo landed on the floor in the room, " You've--you've been-- "
" --shrunken down to Veggie-size! " Goku finished with a gasp of his own, " WOW! This is so cool! Now I can share
Veggie's clothes with him and try out his special Veggie-sized chairs and everything! "
" Uh, Goku? I think you're SMALLER than Vegeta now. That red Shenlong turned you into a CHIBI! "
" Why? "
" Because he's an impatient dragon and he used his power on the first thing he heard the word "wish" attached to! "
Kami's voice came from behind him.
Goku and Dende turned around in confusion to see Piccolo standing there, glaring at himself.
" Oh shut up! " Piccolo snapped.
" I'm trying to give them some information! They've never used these dragonballs before! " Kami's voice came out of
Piccolo's mouth.
" What about me? " a third voice said.
" You be quiet, Nail! This is between me and prune face here! " Piccolo yelled.
" Hey! " both Nail and Kami said at once, insulted.
" ... " Goku turned back to Dende, " So you think I'm SMALLER than Veggie? "
" Of course! Look at you! You can't be more than 10 or 12 years old! Besides! The only reason Vegeta looks so little
to you is because you're so much taller than him that looking down all the time makes him appear even shorter than he already
is; if that's even at all possible. " Dende explained.
" Oh...well we'll just find out once I get to Veggie's now, won't we! " Goku smirked up at him.
" Uh-huh. " Dende sweatdropped, then pulled out a cell-phone.
" Who are you calling, Dende? " Goku tilted his head curiously.
" Kaio-sama. " Dende replied flatly, " Hello? "
" Ah! Dende I saw the whole thing! " Kaio-sama said in a worried tone of voice, " I can't believe he used those! I
can't believe he even found them! "
" Well, couldn't you have warned us about Pilaf ahead of time? " Dende asked, " Or at least informed us we had a
second set of dragonballs deep within the bowels of the lookout so that Mr. Popo, Piccolo, and I could've found a safer place
to hide each one? "
" ... "
" ... "
" ...yes, well, " Kaio-sama coughed and cleared his throat as if eager to change the subject, " I wasn't aware those
still existed. You see they were made back when Piccolo's father and Kami were joined as one person. They're very powerful! "
" So you're saying if I were to make my own set of dragonballs now, they would be even stronger than the ones Pilaf
just used to wish on? " Piccolo said, something sparked his interest.
" Yes Piccolo, they probably would. "
" Interesting... " he trailed off, smirking.
" DON'T GIVE HIM IDEAS! We need your help! " Dende exclaimed.
" Hm? OH! Yes. Goku! To remove the curse put upon you by the black-star dragonballs, you must retrieve them all and
summon Shenlong again. "
Goku raised his hand, " What about the regular dragonballs? Couldn't we use those? "
" You COULD, but if you don't bring the black-star set back here, things will start to blow up. "
" ...oh. " Goku replied, then smiled, " That's oh-kay! Finding the dragonballs'll be easy! Besides I kinda like my
temporarily Veggie-sized body! " he chirped.
" Mr. Popo is sorry to say that it is not that simple. The regular Dragonballs spread only to the ends of the Earth.
But these spread themselves out over all the galaxies, from East to West, and North to South. That's the main problem. "
the genie explained gravely.
" Ooh, roadtrip! " Goku chirped excitedly, " I get it! I can live with being Veggie-sized for a while. I'll just go
back home and explain what happened to Chi-chan and the others! They'll understand! Maybe they can even come help me! " he
said happily, then put his fingers on his forehead and teleported off of the lookout while the others stared at the spot
Goku had been standing at with nervousness.
" He's taking this way to lightly! " Kaio-sama groaned.
" You, think he'll be oh-kay Piccolo? " Dende asked the taller namek.
" Heh. " Piccolo smirked, " All I can say is I'd hate to be Chi-Chi or Vegeta right now... "
" BACK OFF! BACK OFF! I SWEAR IF YOU ALL DON'T BACK OFF THIS GUY'S A DEAD MAN!! " the robber being videotaped live on
the tv screen screamed while a familiar little figure sat on the couch watching hour 1 of the hostage situation and eating
a bowl of strawberry ice-cream.
" Shut up I'm trying to eat! " a voice from off-screen whined infront of a nearby diner.
" LISTEN HERE COPS! I WANT YOU TO GET ME A CAR, AN AIRPLANE, AND A CUP OF NOODLES!! " the robber shouted.
Vegeta cocked an eyebrow at the tv, " "Noodles"? "
" We understand and are willing to comply with your request as long as you promise that the hostage is safe! " one of
the police behind the camera shouted.
" Baka Earthlings, "noodles". Now if I were the one demanding a random I would know EXACTLY who I would want. "
he smirked. The tv shut off and Vegeta blinked at it, stupified, " HEY! " he whipped around to see an annoyed-looking Bulma
staring at him.
" Vegeta, is this YOURS? " she said lamely, holding up a plastic grocery bag from Party City. Bulma pulled out a box
of birthday candles with the words "Over the Hill" on them, then a paper birthday hat with "Old Fart" written on it.
" Why Bulma, didn't you know? Today is Onna's birthday! " Vegeta grinned evilly.
Bulma sweatdropped, " Oh dear God....Vegeta, we're all getting old-- "
" --except me-n-Kakay. "
" --except you and 'Kakay'. " she said flatly, " --can't you at least cut her some slack for once? "
" Well that wouldn't make me much of a good partygoer now would it? " the ouji folded his arms.
Bulma sighed.
" Thought they were for you, didn'tcha? " Vegeta smirked up at her from the couch.
" ... " Bulma was silent, " Well, I don't know if you're still mad at me about the whole "cloning" thing or not! "
she blurted out, peeved, " I mean, you send so many mixed signals I don't know what to believe and what NOT to! "
" Ahh, we saiyajins ARE a mysterious species, you know. " Vegeta said boastfully.
" Uh-huh. " Bulma twitched, " Vegeta, I know Chi-Chi's getting old, I know I'M getting old; but I'd appreciate it if
you avoided giving her that pre-natural swift kick "Over the Hill", if you know what I mean. " she dropped the plastic
baggy on the couch next to Vegeta. The small saiyajin watched her leave, then grinned and pulled out a noisemaker from the
bag and blew into it while tossing multi-colored confetti into the air.
" *FWEEEEEP*!! "
" Wow! This is so unbelievable I can't believe I'm here! I'm so happy you agreed to out on a date with me, Pan! " the
boy with the short black hair, blue t-shirt, tan baggy pants, and Juuhanagou-ish eyes said excitedly.
" I'm happy you asked me out! " Pan said cheerfully as they walked down the street. The boy had been praising her
the through the entire date so far, which had both flattered her and inflated her ego. Pan walked proudly with a slight blush
on her face.
" Oh Pan, you're so cute and kind and demure! "
Pan faltered at the last word, ::"Demure"?:: she sweatdropped, then laughed, " Aw come on! "
" No! I'm totally serious! " he said determindly, bending down to her height.
" ... " Both sweatdropped.
" So, ah, what kind of movie would you like to go see. " the boy said standing up again and laughing nervously.
" I dunno. " she said, walking up to the movie poster ads, " Ah~! This one! " she grinned, pointing to one of the
posters.
" WE HAVE THE NOODLES! WE'RE SENDING ONE OF OUR MEN TO DELIVER THEM, TO YOU, AS WE SPEAK! " a voice over a
loudspeaker interupted Pan's train of thought as she and the boy looked over to see dozens of policecars, policemen, and
local tv newscasters cornering a bank, " IT'S CHICKEN NOODLE, IF THESE ARE NOT THE CORRECT NOODLES WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT
BRANDS STANDING BY! "
" Umm, excuse me? What's going on? " Pan tapped one of the newspeople on the shoulder.
" Oh, these guys tried to rob the West City Bank, and now they're holding the people inside hostage. " the newsperson
explained to her.
" Your noodles. " the policeman held them out.
" You eat them first! "
" Wha--what? " the policeman fidgeted, then took a bite of the noodles only to pass out.
" HA! NOW WE HAVE TWO HOSTAGES! " the robbers laughed.
" Kuso! " one of the other policemen said.
Pan twitched, " OHHH! We're NEVER going to get to the movies at this rate! " she gritted her teeth in a Chi-Chi-like
way, then clenched her fists and stomped over towards the area.
" P--Pan! Hey! Where are you going! " the boy called after her.
" I'm going to beat them up so I can get into my movie! " she said determindly.
" Uh...I don't think that's such a good idea. " the boy started out.
" Well I'm not going to change my plans because some idiot decided to rob a bank. " Pan nodded, powering up. The
boy's eyes widened in shock, " AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! " she flew at the robbers and landed a punch across one of their faces,
then landed a flurry of kicks, " HA HA HA HA! "
" FWEEEEEEEE!! " Pan's concentration broke at the sound of a high-pitched squeal; the man she was fighting fell to
the ground unconsious at the hit to his head, " HELLO! " Goku chirped happily, bouncing by her.
" Hey! What the heck do you think you're doing! A little kid like you could get hurt! This is a job for a grown-up
lady to handle! " she said stubbornly, pushing Goku back into the crowd.
" But I'm AM a grown-up! " Goku pouted.
" Sure you are. " Pan said flatly, then rushed back to fight the robbers. Goku shrugged, then stretched for a moment
only to rush back into the fight.
" Hee~! " Goku grinned at one of the bulky robberers, bending into a fighting position.
" You stupid chibi, why don't you go back home to your Mommy before I send you back in a casket. " the robber
smirked at him.
" Actually I'm going back to my wife, Chi-chan! " Goku said happily.
The robber looked down at him, disturbed, then burst into laughter, " AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA---OOF! " Goku took
this chance to land a kick to the man's gut, knocking him out. The now-small saiyajin attacked several more of the robbers
before Pan noticed Goku, grabbed him and swung him clear into the audiance again and sent a trio of mild ki-blasts at the
remaining robbers until all of them were on the ground, fainted.
" HAHAHA! That'll teach YOU to interupt MY date! " Pan grinned, stomping her foot on one of the robber's stomachs
with a smirk on her face. She turned back to the boy, the cheerful disposition she had on five minutes ago now back on her
face, " SO! Sorry to keep you waiting like that? Ready to head to the movie theater? "
The boy twitched, " Uhh..we--well.... " he stammered in shock and horror as he backed away from her. Pan blinked,
confused, " Umm....OH! Look at the time! I have to get going now--bye! " he waved, then zipped off.
Pan stood there in surprise. Her eyes started to water, " WAHHHHHHH!!! I'VE BEEN DUMPED! AGAIN! " she wailed, then
switched moods and shrugged it off, " Oh well! " she smiled. Goku sweatdropped beside her.
" Ah! Pan! There you are! " Muten Roshi said as he pushed passed several annoyed looking girls. Roshi looked as
though he had just come back from a trip to a tropical island and was dressed in loud colors accordingly.
" Pan? " Goku blinked.
" Here I am, Pan! " he waved to her.
" Kamesennin! " both Goku and Pan chirped in unison, then sweatdropped as Roshi purposely pushed against one of the
girls on his way towards them. The girl slapped him.
" YOU CREEP! " she snapped.
" Oh, so sorry! " he said with a grin still on his face, then noticed Goku smiling up at him, " Boy you look familiar
! " Roshi removed his sunglasses and rubbed his eyes, then put the glasses back on.
" Muten Roshi, it's me! Son Goku! " the cursed saiyajin said cheerfully.
Roshi gasped, " Goku! Your ki! It IS you! What happened to you! "
" Well, it's a semi-long story... " Goku started off while Pan twitched in terror beside him.
" No way...it can't be! That little kid...he can't be my ojichan!! " she shrieked, the world around her going black
w/the exception of a spotlight showing ontop of her, " Ojichan is, he's-- " several images flashed through her mind of a
happy looking adult Goku playing with her, " --it's not TRUE! It's GOT to be! "
" ...so then Pilaf started rambling in a senile-kinda way and the huge red Shenlong zapped me into a chibi! " Goku
finished just as Pan's brain made it back to reality.
Both her and Roshi looked horrified.
" So! How's Chi-chan doing? " Goku tilted his head eagerly.
" Oh...she's fine.. " Roshi said weakly.
" Great! " Goku said, the paused for a second to notice Pan staring at him suspicously and hopping around him, poking
Goku ever-so-often.
" Are you REALLY my Ojichan? " she squeaked out.
Goku blinked at her, then burst into a huge grin, " PANNY! " he squealed, giving her as big a hug as his now-small
arms could muster.
Pan's eyes widened, " Oh my God, you ARE Ojichan! " she paled.
" WOW! Panny you beat up those bad guys really well! You must've gotten really strong! " Goku said excitedly, letting
go, " You almost remind me of Chi-chan back when she used to spar with me!...only shorter. "
Pan sweatdropped, " I'm not short! I'm a perfectly normal height for my age!.... " she turned to Roshi, " Right? "
" Hm? OH! Of course you are! " Muten Roshi laughed.
" Well! Let's go home! " Goku said happily, " Unless Panny still wants to go see her movie, that is. "
" Oh, what's the point. My date just ditched me anyway. " she sighed.
" I can go with you! " Goku smiled brightly. Pan sweatdropped.
" Are you kidding?! I can't go with you! Everyone'll think you're my little brother! The movie people'll never let
us to a movie with anything past PG with you looking like that! " she complained.
" Sorry Panny. " Goku frowned.
" Aw, it's alright! " she perked up again, " Now let's get back to the house. " she said, flying upward.
" Need a lift, Muten Roshi? " Goku asked the old man.
" Oh, you kids just run along. I, ah, I'm going to be doing a little sight-seeing. Heh-heh-hehh... " Roshi grinned,
slipping off.
Pan and Goku sweatdropped.
Pan sighed, " I have a feeling this is going to be a very confusing day. " she turned to Goku, as they flew,
" I mean, how am I going to explain you to Obassan! "
" *DING*DONG*DING*DONG*DING*DONG*! "
Chi-Chi twitched in annoyance at the eager constant ringing. She got up painfully and hobbled halfway towards the
front door until it hit her. She only knew one person in the entire world who would ring the doorbell like that.
" GO-CHAN!! " Chi-Chi squealed excitedly, flinging the door open, " YOU'VE COME HOM---- "
" HI CHI-CHAN! " the chibi standing next to Pan chirped. Chi-Chi's pupils shrunk to little dots. She backed up and
closed the door, then walked back up to it and opened it again, " HI CHI-CHAN! "
" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! "
" *twitch* *twitch*twitch* "
" Kaasan? Hello? " Gohan said as he waved his hand infront of Chi-Chi's face. Goku and Pan had sat her down on a
nearby chair which after she had finished screaming, went into a twitching oblivious state of shock. Goku was on the sofa
which now seemed five times larger than the last time he had been there.
" I'm starting to think maybe we should've warned Obaasan ahead of time. " Pan said as she watched Gohan continue his
attempts to snap Chi-Chi out of it.
Gohan glanced over at Goku, " And someone wished you this way with the dragonballs? " he said, gawking at him.
" It was Pilaf, but, but he did it by accident. He was gonna wish to rule the world, again. " Goku explained, " But
the dragon got impatient and just granted the first thing he heard after "I wish..". " he looked around.
" PILAF! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, snapping out of it, " I remember him! He was that evil blue creature who tried to pass
a dog off as you so he could steal a dragonball from me!.....he's still alive?! "
" Yeah, only now he's really really wrinkly. " Goku said, smushing his cheeks together as an example.
" OOH! Wait'll I get my hands on him! I stomp him into the ground! " Chi-Chi got up, ranting.
" Oh, you don't have to worry about that, Chi-chan! " Goku grinned, " Piccolo, Dende, & Mr. Popo captured them &
they're gonna give 'um all a proper punishment! "
" Oh this is disgusting! What created all this sickening half-eaten filth! " Pilaf wailed as he, Mai, and Shuu
cleaned up the remains of Goku's mess from training and eating on the lookout while Piccolo, Mr. Popo, and Dende watched
from lawn chairs, all wearing swim-trunks and sunglasses to tan in.
" Yo shorty! You missed a spot! " Piccolo snickered, pointing to Pilaf.
Pilaf growled frustratedly, " ERRRR, CURSE YOU SON GOKU!!! "
" SO! Who cares about them! What about ME! " Chi-Chi wailed, " Here I am, 52 years old, and looking like I'm 60!
My body is aging MUCH FASTER than I would like it to, YOU disappear for 4 years to train a savior-of-the-planet replacement
and come back looking no older than back when I first met you--which by the way makes me FEEL EVEN OLDER! " she exclaimed,
" IT'S A CONSPIRACY I TELL YOU!! "
" No Chi-chan, that's not true! " Goku said, trying to comfort her.
" Kaasan just started showing her first signs of increasing mental senility several months ago. " Gohan whispered to
his toussan, " Sometimes it's best to play along. "
" But it's not true! It's not! I didn't want to be little again! " Goku pleaded, then looked over at Chi-Chi, " I am
sorry Chi-chan...HEY! Maybe since Pilaf used those black-star dragonballs to wish me into a chibi, we can use the regular
ones to make YOU into a chibi so we can both be equal huh? "
Chi-Chi sent him a death-glare.
" ...or not. " Goku laughed weakly.
" So these other dragonballs, they shoot off into space? " Videl said, walking over to the other family members,
" But wouldn't it be hard to make more than one wish? Seeing as you'd have to fly into space every time you wanted to make
another? "
" Well, Kaio-sama said that they were made way back when Kami and Piccolo's Toussan were fused; at the time he was
very strong, but not very smart; so I guess a few flaws are to be expected. " Gohan shrugged, then got a chilling thought
and looked over at Goku, " But, even if we do get out into space to find them....the dragonballs, they turn to stone right
after you make a wish, so Shenlong can recharge. We'll never be able to track them down, even if we had a super-radar able
to sense dragonballs on other planets! "
" Nonsense! The black-star dragonballs don't need to recharge. " a voice came from around them.
" Kaio-sama! " Goku grinned upward.
" Goku, Kamiccolo---Piccami---the fused Kami and Piccolo Sr. were very powerful when they created those dragonballs;
much more powerful than even the creators of the namek-sei dragonballs, but not as powerful as the present Piccolo. What
I'm saying is with all that power, unless a truely tremendous wish is to be made, the dragonballs will not tire out and
can easily be used again and again; as long as there is a way to keep them from flying off into space after each wish.
So I suppose a super-radar will be able to pick them up. However their absence from Earth is a very dangerous thing. If
they are not returned to the planet within a year; the connection forged between these specially-made balls and the planet
will cause Earth to explode! "
" EXPLODE!! " Chi-Chi screamed.
" Now you see why Kamiccolo Sr. never used them that much. The room they were kept in had a special barrier that
would prevent the balls from leaving after the wish was made. But after Kami split Piccolo Sr. from his body, he found no
use for such a powerful creation and simply locked them up. "
" EXPLODE!! " Chi-Chi screamed again.
" That's right. "
" IF YOU KNEW ALL THAT WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL MY HUSBAND FROM THE START!!! " Chi-Chi yelled back at the Kai.
" ... "
" KAIO-SAMA!!! "
" I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is out of service, please try again or contact your local operator. " a
different, telephonesque voice came down instead. Chi-Chi twitched in annoyance; the others sweatdropped.
" You do realize what this means, don't you? " she gritted through her teeth.
" No Chi-chan. " Goku shook his head, baffled.
" It MEANS, we're going to have to go get help. " she said, her blood boiling.
" Help? "
" Yes, Goku. Help from somebody who knows about spaceships and spacetravel, and all things interplanetary. " Chi-Chi
practically broke her fists with how hard they were clenched.
Goku's eyes lit up as he got the message, " LITTLE VEGGIE!! "
" Bingo. " Chi-Chi said flatly.
" YAY! " Goku cheered, " We get to go to Veggie's house! We get to go to Veggie's house! And see my little Veggie!
And it's gonna be lotsa fun! Just me-n-Veh-gee! " he sang happily as he bounced around the room.
" Goku? "
" Haiii? "
" Just get in the car. " Chi-Chi groaned. The chibinized saiyajin dashed out onto the front lawn and hopped in the
passanger's seat.
" YIP-YIP-YIP-YIP-YIPPEE!! "
Chi-Chi dragged her feet out to the car, " I HATE today. "
" Ahhh, finally. Home. " Trunks said with a relieved smile on his tired face as he dragged his feet in through the
front doors of Capsule Corp. Vegeta, who had sensed Chi-Chi and Goku's ki's approaching the building from far off, was
busy preparing some birthday decorations for Chi-Chi. The largest being a huge digital black banner across the wall in the
kitchen which read "34 years, 8 months, 21 weeks, 6 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes, and 26 seconds until Onna DIES" and was
continuously counting down with a grinning super-deformed Vegeta head on one side and a super-deformed Chi-Chi head on the
other side with x's for eyes. Trunks sweatdropped, " Toussan what are you doing? "
" ... " Vegeta glanced over his shoulder from the ladder he stood on and grinned wickedly, " Decorating. Today is
Onna's birthday you know. 52 years old. "
" Nice to know you're in such a generous spirit. " Trunks remarked sarcastically.
" Hmmph. You don't have to go all Bulmatastic on me. " Vegeta grumbled, getting down from the ladder to check on his
cake.
Trunks face-faulted, " "Bulmatastic"? "
" Hai. Bulma made a fuss earlier when she found the bag of decorations I bought. Heh, she was sore because at first
she thought I bought them for her. "
" Well, Kaasan has been a little frustrated lately. " Trunks set his briefcase and fake glasses-to-make-him-appear
-more-executive-like down on the kitchen table. He sat back in his chair, " She says her hair is starting to gray on her
and she's having a heck of a time developing a hair-dye that's able to match her natural blue color. "
" Hair-dye? " Vegeta said as if the word was a foreign term.
" Yeah, you know, hair-dye. " Trunks sat up again only to fall over at the sight of Vegeta now sitting across from
him wearing Trunks's fake glasses and with a mock-serious look on his face, " GIVE ME THOSE! " Trunks snapped, grabbing
the glasses away from Vegeta.
" You're tense. " the ouji snorted, " Why don't you get Mirai to sub for you. You two practically look the same by
now. " he shrugged.
Trunks sighed, " He's made it a point to avoid appearing even in the house at the same time as me because he's
afraid I'd try to do just that. I'd take swinging a giant sword at a bunch of evil androids over PAPERWORK anyday! " he
groaned.
" Torunksu. There is a group of eager-looking business-suit wearing people outside the front door chanting your
name. " V.2, Vegeta's taller, hair-chopped-off-halfway clone said while looking through the peep-hole.
" AHH! They found me! " Trunks yelped, " Oh man! I knew there was a reason why I hadn't been bombarded with those
guys yet today! "
" Beat 'um home this time, eh? " Vegeta smirked.
" Maybe if we just wait a while, they'll get bored and go away. " Trunks said desperately.
" Yeah right, it'll work, just like it works with for me with Kakarrotto. " Vegeta snickered.
" I'M SERIOUS! " Trunks groaned, only to freeze as a hand punched it's way through the glass. V.2 backed up, looking
quite disturbed.
" You know what, maybe I should go help Bulma with whatever project she's working on right now. " the clone paled as
he hustled down the hallway and hopped the stairs down to the lab.
" Seeing as you ARE one. " Vegeta muttered under his breath.
Trunks looked over at Vegeta.
" Well I'M not moving! Not after all the work I'm doing. " he nodded stubbornly, then smirked, " The look on Onna's
face when she walks through that door will be PRICELESS! "
" That is if we still have a door for her to walk through. " Trunks said, motioning to the door the many business
people were pounding on. Finally the windows cracked and dozens of businessmen and women came pouring through.
" Mr. President! How is the deal going with Hagure Company? " the first person to make it through the glass rushed up
to Trunks as he dashed out of the kitchen and headed towards the stairs to the next floor while Vegeta watched the huge
crowd trample towards Trunks through his living room; a large sweatdrop trickled down the side of the little ouji's head.
" We've reached a deal. Hagure's president agreed to almost everything we proposed to them. Ah, hahaha. " Trunks
laughed nervously at the increasing claustrophobia of the situation. He reached the top of the stairs and dashed down the
hallway to the stairs to the third level.
" Congradulations! " another man said.
" Uh, I'm just lucky I guess. "
" You're so cool! " a girl said, popping out of the front of the crowd.
" You're always cool, President Trunks! " a second girl said.
" Umm, thanks! "
" Well done, Mr. President! " the first businessman said.
" That's right, the president can make anything possible. " the businesswoman next to him said. Trunks twitched.
" President Trunks, the Colent Company, who recently signed on as a client, wanted to invite you to their
reception. " a third businessman shouted to him.
A fourth businessman gasped, " Do they now? MY client wants to play a few holes of golf with you as well,
Mr. President. "
" You're so popular everywhere you go, Mr. President! " a fifth business person spoke up.
A sixth business person said excitedly, " That's right, I wish I could be-- "
" --JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!! " Trunks screamed at the top of his lungs before taking a step backward into an open
elevator and hitting the close button and leaving dozens of confused businesspeople behind him.
" Ahhh.. " Trunks sighed with another sigh of tired relief as he listened to the soothing elevator music and the
dings that accompanied it each time the elevator passed another floor. The elevator finally stopped at floor 64 and the
doors swung open to the room leading to his office.
" AH! Mr. President! " a voice said cheerily. Trunks whinced, then looked past the two hands holding up an
enormous stack of books to the person behind them, " Please look over all these books right away! "
" WHA-WHA-WHAT!! " Trunks nearly fell backward into the elevator wall, " ARE YOU INSANE!! THERE MUST BE 50 BOOKS
IN YOUR ARMS!! "
" Fi--fifty eight actually, Mr. President. But GOOD GUESSING SKILLS! " she said just as cheerfully, dropping them
all into Trunks's lap. The demi-saiyajin wobbled into his office and sat the books down on his desk, then fell into his
chair, panting heavily.
" Mr. President, about your itinerary for today. You've got a project meeting at 2:00 PM, a shareholders meeting at
3:00 PM, an appointment every 15 minutes from 4:00 to 8:00 PM, and a small party at the Hercule Satan Club after 9:00 PM. "
Trunks's personal secretary's voice came from over the intercom on his desk. The demi-saiyajin's bottom left eyelid
twitched. Trunks got up, walked over to the nearby window and heaved it open. Then got onto the ledge and promptly jumped
off, flying in a downward spiral.
" And-- " the secretary paused to see him fly past her window. She sighed, " There goes again! "
" Ah-ha, Ahaahahahaha, AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! " Trunks laughed in a near-insane voice as he
flew off.
Vegeta sweatdropped at the unusually loud, insane tone to his son's laughter, " You know it's situations like this
that make me glad I only have ONE peasant. "
" Is tommorow at 6pm oh-kay for you, Parisu-chan? " Goten said over his cellphone, " GREAT! I'll pick you up then!
I luv u, Parisu-chan! " he chirped as he lay on the couch in the living room while Pan watched tv infront of him, trying
to block him out.
" Made another girlfriend, Uncle Goten? "
" HEE~! " Goten grinned at her, Son-style. Pan sweatdropped, " Her name is Parisu! "
" I noticed. " Pan replied, " You know you're just gonna dump her like all the other girlfriends you've had before."
she shrugged it off.
" HEY! Don't go judging me you stupid chibi! "
" I AM NOT A CHIBI! " Pan snapped at him, " AND IT'S TRUE ABOUT YOU, YOU KNOW IT! You meet some girl and you go out
with her for a month or so going "Oh insert-name-here-chan! I luv u so much!! Let's be together forever!" and then you
decide you have too many 'uncompromisable differences' and you dump her. Then you mope for a week and find another girl. "
she said, then proclaimed overdramatically, " OH will Son Goten EVER find true love! Even his dream girl is the victim of
his 'UNCOMPROMISABLE DIFFERENCES'! Such sorrow! Such HEARTBREAK! " she grabbed the part of her shirt where her on heart
was, then got up and pretended to faint, " What a terrible tragedy of a life! "
" WILL YOU SHUDDUP! YOU'RE JUST AS BAD AS VEGETA WHEN IT COMES TO TOURMENTING OTHER PEOPLE!! " Goten snapped angrily,
then froze to see he was still on the phone, " Oh Parisu-chan! I am so sorry! I wasn't talking about you! Honestly! I still
love you Parisu-chaaan~! " he pouted, " It was nothing, really! Just my stupid chibi niece! "
" I'M NOT A CHIBI! " Pan exclaimed, annoyed.
" You're going to help Bulma with work on the spaceship, right Gohan? " Chi-Chi said as she set the table. The Son
family had been forced to turn the car around after running into a huge slew of traffic parked out front of Bulma's house.
Gohan had used a payphone to call Bulma and found out the cars were mostly of Trunks's business associates and she
promised she would have them all gone by dinnertime. So, Goku teleported the car home, but not without slight trouble due
to his chibi form's slight lack of concentration. The family would try again after they had something to eat.
" Sure I am! It'll be a nice change of pace to work on something else besides my usual scholarly duties. " Gohan said
brightly.
Chi-Chi clasped her hands together, " That's my little genius! " she said happily, then heard a sad little whine
behind her, " Goku! Are you STILL whining like that. "
The chibinized saiyajin let out a whimper, " But Chi-chan I don't wanna go into space without even getting a chance
to see my Veggie a-gain after FOUR LONG YEARS! " his eyes temporarily fluxuatedly widened during the last three words.
" WELL TOO BAD! You're the strongest one here! " she snorted.
" You are lucky Veggie gave me this little walkie-talkie thing before I went to train Uubu or else I would'a been
REALLY sad. " Goku pouted, fiddling with a small blue object in his hand. Chi-Chi snatched it up, " HEY! CHI-CHAN! "
" A CELLPHONE?! The Ouji's been communicating with you all this time while you left ME in the dark about your health
and where you were and how you were doing!! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, " No WONDER that Ouji didn't go into another one of his
deep depressions after you left! HE'S BEEN TALKING TO YOU IN SECRET!! "
Goku took the cellphone back from her, " Chi-chan I need that! " he said, then smiled warmly, " Veggie calls me on
it every night after Uubu goes to sleep and me 'n Veggie talk to each other for hours on end even until we both fall
asleep. We tell each other all about what happened to ourselves that day and sometimes Veggie sends me sweet little
Veggie-poems in 'text message' form! " the chibinized saiyajin cuddled the phone close to him, " Veggie's poems are so
beautiful Chi-chan. They make me luv my Veggie so much more than I ever thought I could! " Goku sighed musingly.
" Oh God, help me. " Chi-Chi flinched, unable to even think of a response.
" You know Chi-chan, if the worst does happen, me n' Veggie can always teleport everybody off Earth to another
planet; or even to otherworld. "
" He's right. But we'll only do that as a last resort. " Videl said.
" Exactly! I'm not going to let MY planet go the way of the Ouji's planet and just let it BLOW UP! " Chi-Chi said
determindly.
" Well I think if we want to increase our odds, I should go with Toussan. " Gohan said, " After all, in his
chibinized form it may be harder for him to get around. "
" OH! That's wonderful Gohan-chan! My BRAVE little genius! " Chi-Chi gave him a hug.
" OOH! Me too me too me too! " an eager voice said below them. Gohan and Chi-Chi looked down to see Pan grinning up
at them, " I wanna go help Toussan and Ojichan save the world!! "
" NO WAY! " Chi-Chi shouted, bending down to Pan's height, " Your Ojichan isn't going out into space for fun! "
" I'm not? " Goku sniffled.
" NO YOU'RE NOT!! " Chi-Chi snapped at him, then turned back to Pan.
" But Veggie says space is lots of fun-- "
" --GOKU! "
" Yes Chi-chan. " he pouted, then sat back and went to twiddling his fingers.
" Panny we can't let you go into space. " Chi-Chi said.
" Obaasan's right. " Videl agreed with her.
" But--but I could help out a lot! Just like I helped Ojichan beat those robbers earlier! " Pan pleaded.
" Pan-chan, there are a lot of evil monsters in space, did you know that? " Chi-Chi said, imitating a monster-like
face.
" HEY! Veggie's from space! " Goku said offended.
" My point exactly. " Chi-Chi said flatly.
" And I'm from space too! "
" Oh you don't count! "
" Ojichan's from OUTER SPACE?! " Pan gawked, " WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?! "
" Umm, well, it just sort of slipped my mind. Hahaha. " Chi-Chi stood up, laughing nervously.
The others, sans Goku who was now defensively hugging his blue cellphone as if it were the Vegeta, sweatdropped.
" So what if there are monsters in space! I can beat 'um! " Pan nodded.
" Well I still wouldn't do it if I were you. The OUJI'll get you. " Chi-Chi smirked.
" I, I don't believe in those scary boogyman stories of yours anymore either! I'm a grown up lady now! " Pan folded
her arms.
" You told Panny that Veggie was a MONSTER from a scary story! " a vein bulged on Goku's forehead.
" Go-chan! Calm down! Being chibinized took a lot out of you! " Chi-Chi said, trying to calm him down, " And it's
not like I used his real name! I just used the word! "
" It's not very nice to tarnish my little Veggie's name like that though, Chi-chan. " Goku nodded.
" PLEASE let me go! Toussan! Kaasan! " Pan exclaimed.
" NO! " they both said at once.
Pan frowned.
" Just forget about it this time, Panny! You're just TOO little! " Goku grinned at her.
" I'M BIGGER THAN YOU ARE, OJICHAN! " she waved her arms in the air. Goku compaired their sizes.
" So you are! "
" Still doesn't mean you're allowed to go though! " Videl piped up. Pan groaned.
" Awwwww.... "
" *DING*DONG*DING*DONG*DING*DONG*!! " Goku eagerly rang the doorbell as he bounced happily outside the door to
Capsule Corp. Chi-Chi and the others were in the driveway.
" I still can't believe we're doing this! " Chi-Chi grumbled.
Goku's eyes widened as the door opened, " Veh-gee~~~? "
V.2 stared down at him with a skeptical look on his face, " What do you want, chibi? " he snorted.
The formerly larger saiyajin's eyes grew wide with panic, " Who are you? You're not Veggie? You--you do not look like
MY Veggie at all. WHERE IS VEGGIE!! " Goku's heart pounded faster, " You can't be Veggie! You can't you CAN'T! You--you-- "
his eyes spotted a familar little figure carrying a large wrapped present down the stairs, " MY LITTLE VEGGIE!! " Goku
wailed. Vegeta's ears perked up at the sound on contact.
" Kakarrotto! " the little ouji let the present roll down the remainder of the steps and onto the floor as he
teleported himself next to V.2, then pushed him aside with anticipation, " KAKA--rrotto? " he gawked at Goku's chibinized
condition.
" HELP ME, Veggie. " Goku said w/big sparkily eyes. The ouji led the saiyajin inside, then pressed a button on a
nearby wall revealing dozens of rows containing unique vials of liquid. A big sign read overhead in Vegeta's still poor
attempt at writing in earth-language, "Kaka-Cures", " Aww, Veggie's handwritting is so kawaii! " Goku chirped.
" Let's see...ah! Here we go! He picked up a one of the vials which had a holographic typed message attached to it,
" Kaka-cure 234. Situation: Kakarrotto becomes cursed and his body is changed to an incorrect age of either an elderly
saiyajin or a chibi saiyajin. Here you go, Kakay! This sample will last for a week. I also have month and year-long
versions of it. " Vegeta said proudly as he handed the small bottle to Goku, " Just drink it down! "
Goku stared up at him incrediously, " So this is what little Veggie has been doing with his spare time that is
normally spent with me. "
" I figured if you were going to be out all alone without the protection of your rightful ruler, the least I could
do is formulate cures to any possible insane situation you could bring yourself into. " Vegeta boasted.
" Who's the chibi? " V.2 said, glaring at Goku as he got up.
" Heh, did Bulma wipe your brain empty THAT well? " Vegeta said, stepping aside as he watched Goku chug down the
liquid. A poof of smoke appeared and cleared within five seconds to reveal Goku back to his normal age and size with the
exception of his clothes which now made an interesting subsitute for his underwear, " Meet, Kakarrotto. "
A spark of recollection appeared in the back of V.2's brain, " Ka-ka-rrot-to... " he said, his eyes widening at the
figure in a slight dreamy state.
" Uh, haha, yeah... " Vegeta pushed him off into the other room nervously, wishing not to repeat what he had gone
through the first time with his clone, " V.2, why don't you go, ah, help Bulma work some more, huh? "
" V.2? OH! I remember him now! He's Veggie's creepy taller-than-Veggie-and-has-a-funky-haircut clone! " Goku gasped,
then re-gasped again, only in joy, " AHH! My voice is normal a-gain! "
" As normal as you can get for something that high-pitched to begin with. " Vegeta sweatdropped, then walked back
over to him, " Now where was I. " he thought for a moment, " AH! KAKARROTTO! " he gave the larger saiyajin a hug. Goku
beamed at it.
" I MISSED MY VEGGIE AND I LUV VEGGIE TOO! " Goku squealed as he hugged back.
" Mmm... "
" Mmm... "
" Veggie? "
" Hmmmmm? " the ouji sighed, happy to have his peasant back.
" Veggie how come my clothes did not enlarge WITH me? "
" Don't be stupid, Kakarrotto. Clothes aren't a part of your body! It has no effect on th--! " Vegeta froze and
when he realized only the tattered little gi covered Goku's lowers. The ouji twitched as his face burst into a bright red
color and he instantly let go of Goku and backed up, " Haha, hahaha. " he laughed nervously, " BOY, is it uh, hot in..here
Kakarrottotellmeyouhaveasparesetofclothes! "
" No Veggie, all of my other clothes are back at my home. "
Vegeta shifted uncomfortably, unable to get the red to totally fade out of his face. He looked around and spied the
laundry room, " HA! " he dashed in and then out, " Here! You can wear one of Vejitto's gi's for the time being! He's
closer to your height than Gogeta is anyway! "
" Ooh! Thank u, little Veggie! " Goku dropped the shredded chibi-sized gi and reached out to grab the large one.
" NOT HERE! ARE YOU INSANE! YOU BAKA! YOU CAN'T GET DRESSED HERE NAKED IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH ME RIGHT OVER HERE! "
Vegeta screamed mortified.
Goku blinked, " Why? "
" JUST, GO IN THE BATHROOM! " Vegeta sputtered, his face now bright red enough back to full force. He pushed Goku
into a nearby bathroom and tossed him the gi.
" THANK YOU a-gain, little Veggie 'o mine! " Goku said warmly, holding the clothes under his arm.
" JUST COVER YOURSELF ALREADY!! " Vegeta screamed, the rest of his body now matching his face as he slammed the
door in Goku's.
Goku stared at the door, confused, " Huh, Veggie has such a problem with clothless bodies. " he said, then perked
up, " I am so happy that at least VEGGIE hasn't changed! He seems just the same as when I left! He didn't get any wrinkles
or gray hairs or bald spots at all! Veggie's invincible! Just like me! " Goku said cheerfully as he put the gi on, then
glanced over at himself in the mirror, " Lookin good! "
" Kakarrotto, are you done yet? " Vegeta's voice asked curiously.
" Coming Veggie! " Goku chirped, stepping out of the bathroom in the new gi.
" Lookin good, Toussan! " Vejitto gave him a thumbs-up, walking by.
Goku grinned at him, " Thank you, Ji-chan! " he turned to Vegeta, " So what does Veggie think? "
" Suits you pretty well, Kakarrotto. " the ouji smirked, then grabbed the large present box and grinned, " Now get
inside the box! "
Goku fell over, " WHA?! "
" Go on, Kakay, I have airholes in it. " Vegeta sat the box down and pulled the top off, " You'd like to surprise
Onna with your cured Kaka-body, wouldn't you? A wonderful birthday surprise, I think. "
" I wanna surprise Chi-chan! " Goku said excitedly, hopping into the box.
" Shh! Just be quiet. " Vegeta whispered.
" I will be the best lil big surprise EVER, Veggie! " Goku nodded eagerly as the ouji closed lid overtop of him.
The larger saiyajin let out an array of giggles while Vegeta placed the box infront of the kitchen table.
" Ka-ka-rrot-to... "
Vegeta sweatdropped and looked over his shoulder to see V.2 staring at the box intently.
" I have heard that name in my dreams before...an angel who tried to save me from the tube...it's all so fuzzy now.."
V.2 said as he continued to stare at the wrapped box. The medium-sized saiyajin sniffed the box wistfully, " And I've SMELLED
this somewhere before! " he latched onto the box, " It must be DESTINY!! "
" NO IT'S NOT! NOW LET GO OF MY PEASANT-BOX!! " Vegeta snapped, now in ssj2 form. V.2 held onto the box tighter.
" Make me! "
" VEH-GEE~! Your clone is blocking off the air-holes!! " Goku wailed from inside.
" AHH! " V.2 let go staring at the box with worry, " Are you oh-kay in there, Ka-ka-rrot-to? "
" Um, yeah, fine! Hahaha! " Goku laughed nervously, taking a deep breath.
" *KNOCK*KNOCK*! GOKU! ARE YOU IN THERE? " Chi-Chi's voice called from the front door.
" Ah, Onna. " Vegeta snickered while V.2 got the door only to be slammed into the wall by Chi-Chi.
" Ouji! " she snarled instantly, noticing the small saiyajin.
" Onna. Happy Birthday! " Vegeta grinned back at her. Chi-Chi sweatdropped at the 'Over the Hill' decorations.
" WHAT THE HECK IS THAT! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, pointing to the giant digital banner.
" The "This is how much longer I have to wait til Onna is dead" banner. " Vegeta replied, grinning.
Chi-Chi twitched.
" :) "
" Someone's been getting a little more eccentric lately. " she muttered.
" At least I don't have gray hair and wrinkles all over my face! " Vegeta said, beaming.
Chi-Chi growled, " OOH!!! JUST TELL ME WHERE YOU PUT GOKU, OUJI! "
" Goku? Go-ku? " Vegeta said as if he had never heard the word before.
" I'm NOT going to say it, Ouji. " Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes at him.
" I'm sorry Onna, but you see, I do not know what a Go-ku happens to be or WHERE to find one. " Vegeta said in a
mock-innocent tone while a few little giggles came from inside the box nearby.
" FINE! Where is...Kakarrotto. " she spat.
" Ka-ka-rrot-to..? " V.2 squeaked out dreamily from behind the door. Vegeta walked over to the door and smushed it
into the wall further. V.2 held up his pointer finger, " You.shall..pay... " he hissed.
Vegeta walked back over to Chi-Chi, " Kakarrotto isn't here right now, but you can leave a message and I'll make sure
he gets back to you. " the ouji snickered.
" I'm onto your game, Ouji. " Chi-Chi folded arms.
" Game, what game? "
" THIS! " she whipped out the little blue cell phone Vegeta had given Goku, " YOU'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH HIM ALL
THIS TIME AND THAT'S WHY YOU DIDN'T FLIP OUT AFTER HE LEFT! I bet you've been putting sick nasty thoughts into his head for
the past four years! " Chi-Chi pointed at him accusingly.
" Can I help it if Kakay finds my voice so, attractive. " the small saiyajin said smoothly, walking around her in a
circle. Behind him a bright pink light burst through the holes inside the box.
" Ohhhhh! I--Veh-GEE! " Goku wailed, covering his ears with his hands, his face bright pink, " I never said that!
Never! "
" You're walking a fine line there, Ouji. " Chi-Chi said in a threatening tone. Her sneer quirked up into a
half-smile, " I could easily turn your own words against you you know. "
" HA! With how senile you've been getting lately Onna, NOBODY'll believe you. So it doesn't really matter WHAT I say
anymore. " Vegeta laughed, " I could reveal a deep dark passionate secret to you and no matter who you tell they won't
believe you because "poor 'ol Chi-Chi's just losing more brain cells everyday". It's a common problem among aging humans,
you know. "
" Where's GO-CHAN! "
" Say, I tell you what, I'll let you know where Kakay waddled off to if you do the honors of opening this nice big
package just for you. " Vegeta pushed the gift towards her. Chi-Chi looked at him warily.
" Oh, don't worry Onna. It's not going to kill you. I'd rather let the beauty of the aging process do that. "
Chi-Chi glared at him, then slowly lifted the cover of the gift box.
" SURPRISE!! " Goku squealed, jumping to his feet.
" AHHHHH!! " Chi-Chi screamed falling back. She grabbed her heart before it could fly right out of her chest. Goku
looked down at her, confused.
" Um, happy birthday? "
" GO--GOKU!? You're--you're-- "
" --BIG! " the large saiyajin chirped, " Veggie has been developing a wall of cures for various strange possible
illnesses that could somehow in some way effect my body and or brain while I was off training Uubu! " Goku explained, " And
my body being chibified was situation 234--which Veggie had a cure for! "
" Yes Onna, you should be thanking me for this wonderous and unexpected birthday present. " Vegeta said slyly, " I
mean, after all, Kakay DOES make for a cute chibi, but I much rather prefer his natural form, don't you? "
" Awwwww, little Veggie thinks I was a kawaii lil-lil baby? " Goku said w/big sparkily eyes.
" Uh, haha, hai. " Vegeta laughed nervously.
" You created CURES to ailments Goku didn't even HAVE?! " Chi-Chi gawked.
" Well, you know how it is when your peasant leaves on an extended vacation, you always have to be prepared to nurse
them back to health in some way or form once they return. " Vegeta shrugged, then pressed the button to reveal his large
wall of Kaka-Cures.
Chi-Chi cocked an eyebrow, " Now that's just plain creepy. "
" Here you go Onna! Have a party hat! " Vegeta put a little paper party hat on her head with the words 'Old Hag'
written on it. Chi-Chi sent him a death-glare. Vegeta grinned.
" *FWEEP*! " Goku blew on a noisemaker, " HAPPY NEW YEAR! "
Vegeta whispered something to him.
" Oh!.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY! "
Chi-chi twitched.
" Son-kun! Come take a look at the ship! " Bulma's voice shouted from the backyard. Chi-Chi tossed her hat on the
ground as the trio went outside; Goku now playing a little tune on his noisemaker until Chi-Chi grabbed it and crumpled it up
.
" Aww. " Goku pouted.
" See that Onna, you hurt Kakay's feelings! That wasn't very nice of you. " Vegeta smirked, patting Goku on the
shoulder. The larger saiyajin smiled funny at the smaller one, then seconds after Vegeta realized it Goku grabbed and hugged
him tightly.
" My feelings feel fine now, little Veggie! " Goku said happily, squeezing the bright red ouji.
" So! What do you think! " Bulma said. Goku flipped Vegeta forward so the Ouji could see the ship.
" It looks like an octopus. " Goku said, tilting his head, " Or a squid. Or one of those things you put in the middle
of a pizza when after you order it so the top roof of the box doesn't mess up the cheese. "
" Did you really need to make on that big!? " Chi-Chi gawked.
" Oh it's not as big as it looks at all! Infact it only holds 3 people. I figure Goku, Gohan, and Goten---hey!
Son-kun you're back to normal! " Bulma pulled a double-take, " ...is that Vejitto's gi? "
" Heehee, yes! " Goku grinned, " Veggie had many cures onhand for whatever disease I may have contracted! "
Bulma glanced over at Vegeta, " And when did you have time to do THIS?! "
" Probably when you were busy re-programing my clone that you created without my permission. " Vegeta snorted; the
fact that Goku was still holding him as if he were hugging a stuffed toy not really helping the ouji's attempt to appear
defensive.
" Huh. That's, really weird. " she finally said, " You reminded me of so many memories when you were in chibi form,
Son-kun. " Bulma smiled, " Like back when we first met! "
" Yeah, haha! I thought you were a witch! " Goku laughed. Vegeta let out a few snickers only to have Bulma bop him
over the head.
" HEY! " the ouji snapped, " Kakarrotto was the one who brought it up! " he said, then looked upwards just as Goku
sat him down, " Anyway I think it's a fine ship. Shouldn't be too hard for me to navigate. "
" WHO SAID YOU WERE GOING!! " Chi-Chi exclaimed.
" Well I AM fluent in space-travel and piloting your basic spaceship. Plus I know most of the star-system and am
still known and feared throught it seeing as the last time I was there I was blowing up things. " Vegeta said in his favor,
" The fact that most of them still fear the GREAT AND POWERFUL SAIYAJIN NO OUJI should make it easy to acquire all those who
have found the dragonballs to easily hand them over to us. "
" I want to travel the stars with my Veggie, Chi-chan... " Goku mused excitedly.
" WELL YOU'RE NOT! "
" Buh why? Veggie already made a lot of good points. " Goku pouted.
" BECAUSE he'll take off with you and you'll never come back! That's why! " Chi-Chi screamed.
" Would that be so bad. " Vegeta said with a cheesy grin on his face. Goku started to smile only to snap back to
reality at the threatening death-glare Chi-Chi was sending him.
" Umm, no. " Goku squeaked out.
" GOOD! "
" Hey! Someone's coming out! " a man hidden behind a bush near the Capsule Corp building's sidewalk said into a
walkie talkie.
" What's it look like? "
" Um, spiked up hair, a large forehead, looks like he just got the side of his head smacked by the front door, the
one side's all red. " he said. V.2 wobbled down the sidewalk rubbing his cheek in pain and grumbling as he walked down the
sidewalk and stared heading down the block.
" YOU IDIOT! WHO CARES ABOUT MEN! Our target for the kidnapping is Bura! The daughter of Capsule Corp's owner,
Bulma! "
" I understand. Got it. "
" Toussan? Can I help you with something? " Pan asked as she peered over to see what Gohan was doing. Beneath them
Bulma was working on another part of the ship while Goku practiced some defensive moves while Chi-Chi watched him. Vegeta
sat in the corner of the room with a sneaky look on his face and packing away capsules into the backpack he normally used for
his extra set of training clothes.
" Sorry Pan, Bulma and I can take care of this ourselves. "
" But I'm bored! " she whined.
" Well, why don't you go help your mother then. " he smiled.
Pan thought for a moment, then turned around and walked to the door of the ship and went inside.
" Kaasan! Let Pan help you with something! " she said grinning as she hopped over to where Videl was working.
" Thanks Panny but I'm oh-kay. I'm just running a routine check on the ship. " Videl responded. Pan sighed, her
eyes moved towards the various buttons.
" Hey! Why don't we have a little fun with these, huh? " she said, dangling her finger over a large red button.
" PAN NO! " Videl exclaimed, causing Pan to freeze in place, " That's the button used for the ship to take off!
So PLEASE don't play with it. "
Pan groaned and moved her hand back, " I didn't mean to! How was I supposed to know that's the takeoff button! "
" Listen, if you're really that bored why don't you go help your Toussan then. " she smiled.
Pan looked at her as if her own brain had just been fried. She slapped herself on the forehead and stamped over to
the wall, then kicked it causing a fairly large dent. Pan sweatdropped, then whistled nervously as she grabbed a large
object and placed it infront of the now-dented part of the wall, " Ah, haha, right. " she left and started climbing down the
ladder, " I need to get some air! "
" Here comes a girl! This is it! " the man with the walkie talkie said into it.
" All right! Get her! "
" Hi Panny! " a voice chirped from behind Pan, who turned around to see Goku smiling at her, " Where're ya goin? "
" That's none of your business! " Pan snorted, folding her arms.
" I'm bored too, can I come with you? "
" Ojichan! I'd really rather you didn't! " she said, ignoring him and walking ahead.
Goku pouted, " Come on Panny! Don't be such a meanie, I just wanna tag along! "
" I don't care! " Pan said, then twitched to see his presense speed up behind her. She whipped around, " OJICHAN!
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE FOR TWO SECONDS, OH-KAY! "
" Aww, buh Pan-neeee. " Goku whined as Pan floated upward and flew off just as Goku was tackle by a partially unseen
force from a nearby bush.
" AHA! I GOT YOU! " the man with the walkie talkie exclaimed.
" Who are you? " Goku looked down at the man.
" ...you're, not Bura Briefs, are you. "
Goku laughed, " Of course not! I don't look like Bura now, do I? "
" No..you don't. " he face-faulted.
" HEEYAH! YAH YAH YAH!! " Pan shouted in agitation, now in her red gi, " WHO ELSE WANTS SOME!!! " she screamed up at
the sky. Hercule cocked an eyebrow as he walked into the room of his dojo where Pan had just successfully defeated all of his
students who happened to be in the room at the time. The group were now piled ontop of each other in an unconsious heap in
the middle of the floor.
" Pan, are you oh-kay? You seem a little tense. " Hercule said, concerned.
" YOU? OR MAYBE YOU? OR MAYBE YOU!!! " Pan pointed at people around the room until stopping at Hercule, who froze on
the spot.
" Ah--I have a terrible cold today Panny, carry on! " Hercule laughed nervously, then sweatdropped as she resumed
beating up more opponents.
" YOU IDIOT! DIDN'T I TELL YOU! THE GIRL! DOES THAT LOOK LIKE A GIRL TO YOU! " the man in the car shouted at the
one who had mis-kidnapped Goku, who was currently stuffing his face at a nearby cafe table.
" Believe it or not, the girl was flying. " the kidnapper said.
" FLYING, huh? " the one in the car gawked at him, " Man, you really screwed up! "
" But Boss, that guy may still be a relative of the Capsule Corperation! He can't possibly be anywhere over his early
twenties! If younger at that! " the kidnapper explained, " Maybe he's Bulma's second son. "
" Second so--I've never heard of her having more than two kids! The boy and the girl! " the boss said in surprise,
" Maybe that one there is her secret love child or somethin. "
" Secret love child? " the kidnapper blinked, " HA! Boss you're genius! That's it! He's got to be-- "
" --the payment comes to 700,000 zeni! " the woman at the cash register said. The kidnapper fell over, then weakly
handed her his credit card.
" The 72 payment plan, please. " he squeaked out, his bottom right eyelid twitching while Goku happily rubbed his
stomach.
" I'm full! " he chirped, then grinned over at the man, " Thank you so much for the yummy food, mister! "
" No problem, really... " he said weakly.
" Now sit back and watch how it's done! " the boss said as he dialed Capsule Corp on a payphone. Goku and the
kidnapper sat on the hood of the car, Goku blowing a bubble with a piece of gum he had bought at the cafe.
" Hello? " Bulma's voice came on the phone.
" Listen lady! I kidnapped your secret love child back here and I'm holding him hostage! "
Bulma cocked an eyebrow, " My WHAT? "
" You heard me! I kidnapped, " he looked back at the saiyajin.
" Goku. " Goku said between chews.
" --Goku! " he said into the phone.
Bulma blinked, " Goku kidnapped? Did he get lost or something? "
" NO! Listen! If you want to save him-- "
" --*beep*beep*beep* Phone time expired, please depost another quarter. " the operator's voice came on. The boss
twitched.
" Huh, he hung up. " Bulma said, confused.
" Hey Bulma? Who was that? " Gohan called down to her.
" Oh somebody saying Goku was lost. " Bulma put the phone down.
" Toussan! " Gohan sweatdropped.
" Don't worry about him, he'll get back somehow. Goku's old enough to take care of himself. "
" What! Everyone's been treating you like a little kid? " Hercule said as he and Pan sat across from each other in a
cafe.
" That's right! " Pan nodded stubbornly with her arms folded.
" Here you go! " a waitress said, setting a pot of coffee and two cups down on the table, then skating off.
" I mean, I'm not a little kid anymore and they're treating me like a baby! What do you think Grandpa S? " she asked
him.
" That's terrible! "
" Yeah! They should be sorry for that! " Pan said, happy he agreed with her. She poured some coffee into her cup and
picked it up to drink.
" Would you like some sugar? " Hercule asked.
" No. I like it black! " she said, trying to seem more adult. Pan took a sip and her face turned blue, " BLEH!! AAH!
That's so bitter! " she spat, " Disgusting! "
" How could they treat you like a little kid! " Hercule said determindly.
" That's right! " Pan pumped her fist in the air.
" Pan is not a small child! "
" That's right! "
" Pan is...Pan is...PAN IS---my cute little angel! " Hercule glomped onto her. Pan twitched.
" Listen Grandpa S, what's the difference between a baby and a "little angel?" " she asked flatly, pushing Hercule
off of her and onto the floor.
Hercule frowned, " You're right, sorry Pan. "
Pan sat back in her seat, " Well I should do something to show them just that! All I need now is a scheme... "
" WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!! " Goku squealed with joy as the roller coaster plummeted
down the ramp, the kidnapper seated next to him, terrified.
" AHHHHH!! MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP!! OH I HATE HEIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH--- " the rest of his sentence muffled
by the sounds of the rest of the group's excited screams.
" Listen, I kidnapped Goku, and if you want to save him, you'd better get 500 million zeni ready. " Boss said into
another payphone, calling another number at Capsule Corp.
" What? Go-ku? " V.2, who was in Vegeta's gravity room wearing the ouji's training uniform of the black tank top,
blue gi-ish pants, and teal boots said into the phone.
" It's just change for rich people like you, isn't it? " the boss said as Vegeta walked into the room and nearly fell
over.
" YOU'RE WEARING MY CLOTHES!! " Vegeta snapped at V.2, who turned so his back was facing Vegeta. The ouji sent him a
pouty-stubborn death glare and teleported infront of him, " WHY ARE YOU WEARING MY CLOTHES!! " he ranted, only to pause and
listen in on the phone.
" And don't report this to the police. If you tell the police, Goku's a dead kid. "
" Do what you want. See ya. " V.2 shrugged, hanging up. Vegeta nearly let out a shriek of terror and rage.
" YOU BAKAYARO!! SOMEONE'S GOT KAKARROTTO!? "
" Hm? " V.2 looked at him strangely, " No, that man said he kidnapped Go-ku. "
" GOKU IS KAKARROTTO YOU IMBECILE!!! " Vegeta screamed at him. V.2 froze in place.
" Ka-ka-rot--- "
" --JUST GIVE ME BACK MY CLOTHES SO I CAN GO SAVE HIM YOU IDENTITY-STEALING KUSO!! " Vegeta shouted at him. V.2
pulled off and handed over the shirt, pants, and boots leaving the only item of his own that he was wearing, his briefs.
Vegeta ran out of the room, then stuck his head in the doorway again, " AND I DON'T WEAR BRIEFS EITHER!!! "
V.2 sweatdropped and looked down at his choice in underwear, " What? A little individuality never hurt around here! "
" Hello? Hello? " the boss said over the phone, then twitched to see hear a dead-tone.
" STOP IT!! STOP IT PLEASE!! " the kidnapper wailed 20 feet behind him as the roller coaster hit another dip; Goku's
squealing along with the rest of the group on the roller coaster could be heard for miles around.
" Boy! You guys were so nice to me today! I had SOOOO much FUN! " Goku beamed as he sat in the backseat of the car;
the boss driving the car and the kidnapper in the passanger's seat looking as if he had just finished throwing up and was
now twitching paranoidly and mumbing something about heights.
" We were? " the kidnapper blinked, surprised.
" Uh-huh! " Goku nodded happily, " So why are you guys doin this? Just killing time too, huh? "
" We are....we're trying to make some money. " the kidnapper spoke up.
" Kuso! I swear I'm going to get money from them! Even if I have to call every single phone number that place HAS! "
the boss gritted his teeth.
" Listen, I gotta get going. I should pack the rest of my stuff up before the trip tommorow and it looks like the
sun's starting to set. " Goku said, glancing out the window.
The boss froze, " Oh, please...give us just a few more hours. " he begged, then smiled nervously,
" Why don't we go to the zoo? "
" WAAHH! PLEASE BOSS THAT'S ENOUGH! I can't do this anymore!! " the kidnapper shrieked, his eyes bloodshot and
twitching.
" SHUDDUP! " the boss snapped. The kidnapper sat back in his seat, whimpering.
" I really should get going. I mean, if I'm not back by nighttime, Chi-chan'll start to get worried about me. " Goku
said, seriously thinking of leaving.
" Just wait for me to make one more phone call, please? " the boss pleaded, his eyes searching around the street,
" I mean, just wait for me to find a phone to call on first, alright? "
" I would give you mine but Chi-chan took it away. " Goku nodded, slightly sorry at the loss of his little blue
cellphone, " AH! I can go get you one! You want one of those types of phone booths you used earlier, right? " he grinned.
" Yes. "
" Well that shouldn't be too hard. " the large saiyajin smiled as he hopped up and out through the car's sunroof,
then flew off.
The boss jammed his foot on the brake pedal and whipped around along with the kidnapper, " He--he's FLYING!! "
" SEE! I TOLD YOU! Just like the girl! " the kidnapper exclaimed, " Maybe the whole FAMILY can fly... "
" HEL-LOOOOOO!!!!!!!! " Goku's voice shouted from above them. Both men got out of the car only to gawk at the sight.
Goku was hovering in the air above them holding an entire phone booth over his head, " This is what you were looking for,
right? "
" AH...ahh.... " the boss choked out in shock.
" Here you go! Have fun! " Goku dropped the booth causing it to crash into the ground; all the glass shattered around
the phone itself which ended up still in perfect condition. The boss and the kidnapper stared at him for a moment before
scrambling back into their car.
" MONSTER!! HE'S A MONSTER!!! " the kidnapper screamed in terror as they drove off in a hurry down the hill. Goku
landed on the street and cocked his head.
" Monster? But all I did was get their phone for them. I thought I was helping after all they did to make me have a
fun day. " Goku said, confused.
" KAKARROTTO!! " a voice screamed from behind him. Goku jumped then whipped around to see a tired, panting Vegeta in
his navy blue training outfit with his spare training clothes draped around the back of his neck like a towel.
" Little Veggie! Boy am I glad to see you! " Goku chirped, then looked concerned, " You seem so very tired. "
" Panicked....heard about you on the phone.....mind too much in panic to concentrate enough to teleport....had to
fly instead... " Vegeta managed to say until he slumped onto the pavement on his rear.
" Aww, lil-lil Veggie I was alright. I would've told you if I was in trouble. " Goku said, trying to help him to his
feet.
" On the phone, they said someone kidnapped you. " Vegeta said, getting some of his oxygen back.
Goku laughed, " Silly Veggie! Nobody kidnapped me! These two guys just took me in their car and let me eat at a cafe
and then we went to the amusement park and the one guy threw up cuz he was scared of heights and it was funny! " he grinned.
Vegeta stared at him incrediously, " And where are these "two guys" right now? "
" Oh, I think they had to go. I went to get the guy with the hat a phone to make his call on, but they both freaked
out and drove off. I guess they must have a trip tommorow too. " Goku said, deep in thought.
Vegeta sweatdropped, " YOU BAKA! YOU WERE KIDNAPPED AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE IT!!! "
" ...huh? " Goku tilted his head.
" Nevermind Kakarrotto, let's get back to Capsule Corp before it gets any darker out here. " Vegeta grabbed Goku and
prepared to teleport; his mind now free of anymore kidnapping fears. Goku grinned at him.
" My hero! "
The ouji fell over, then grumbled, got up, and teleported them back to Capsule Corp.
" So! Veggie care for a stick of gum? "
" Just go to bed, Kakarrotto! "
And so, the night passes, and another one has begun.
" Heh-heh, deja vu. " Trunks smirked as he prepared to leap out the window of his office; his fake glasses on this
time. The demi-saiyajin took a running leap and flew off only to screech to a halt to see V.2 smirking evilly at him from
only a few feet away.
" Torunkusu, hello. "
Trunks laughed nervously, " Ah, V.2. Hi. So...what are you doing out here? "
" Oh, just enjoying the summer breeze, you know. " he shrugged, happily, then smirked at Trunks, " Bulma's been
telling me you've been shirking your duties lately, so we thought you could use a little vacation. "
Trunks looked at the clone oddly, " Vacation? "
" YOU'RE RUINING MY COOL SURFER HAIRCUT! LET GO LET GO LET GO!! " Goten wailed as V.2 dragged him and Trunks down the
hallway by the back collars of their shirts, " ...AND GIVE ME MY CELLPHONE BACK! I'm suffering from withdraw!! " he bawled as
the hand he usually held his cellphone up to his ear with shook violently.
" Oh get over it ya big baby. " Trunks grumbled.
" You're going too, Trunks. " V.2 said.
" WAHHH! " Trunks yelped.
Goten gulped, " But why do we-- "
" --have to go! " Trunks whined, " HA! I can still finish your sentences! Your phone addiction CAN be cured! "
Goten sent him a death glare, " At least I don't have to wear big thick glasses. "
" Oh, these are fake. " Trunks said, pulling them out of his pocket.
Goten grinned, " WOW! That's so cool Trunks! ...why do you wear fake glasses for? " he asked, sounding more like he
used to before he learned of the existance of cellphones.
" To make me look smarter. Did you know that if you wear a fake pair of glasses that're thick enough, people can't
see your eyeballs and you can take a nap during a meeting without anyone noticing it? "
" Ooh! " Goten took the glasses and put them on, " Haha! I'm a genius! "
" Will you two be quiet! We're almost there! " V.2 said, restarting the panic within both demi-saiyajins.
" You can't order me around! You're not my Toussan! " Trunks pointed out.
" I'm his clone, that's good enough for Bulma. " V.2 nodded.
" Ah, V.2? You see I can't go because you made a mistake. It, it was Gohan who wanted to help Toussan out! " Goten
gave him a cheesy grin.
V.2 glared at him.
" You wouldn't hit a guy wearing glasses now, wouldja? " Goten pouted. V.2 growled annoyedly and purposely turned so
Goten hit a bump, " OWW! " Goten handed the glasses back to Trunks, " Guess they don't work on clones of Uncle Veggie. "
" It was my idea for you both to go anyway. " V.2 explained, " Neither of you have been doing any training at all
lately so it'll be a good experiance. I'm sure Ka-ka-rrot-to will be able to teach you something. "
" Why don't YOU go then! " Goten exclaimed.
" Ka-ka-rrot-to's wife says she doesn't want "anyone or anything even remotely resembling the Ouji" on the ship. "
V.2 said, slightly saddened.
Goten looked around nervously to Trunks, who was at a loss, " Umm, V.2-san? I can't go tonight, you see, I have this
date with Parisu-chan! "
" Parisu-chan? " Trunks blinked.
" I'll let you meet her before I take her out, Parisu-chan is VERY nice! " Goten grinned.
" Well you're going to have to break it then. " V.2 said.
" WHA--WHAT?! " Goten would've fallen over if he weren't already on the ground.
" What about MY work here at Capsule Corp? " Trunks spoke up, " I have all those meetings and clients and-- "
" --Bulma says she will take over for you. She is still fully capable on handling presidential meetings and such for
you. After all it was her job before you inherited it. " V.2 nodded.
Goten racked his brain for something else to say, " AH! Kaasan~! Kaasan would NEVER let her favorite son go into
outer space, V.2! "
" I know, that's why Gohan's staying home. "
" WAHH! " Goten fell over, then started whimpering, " How COULD she! "
" Don't worry Goten, I still like you. " Trunks sweatdropped, patting him on the shoulder, " She would NEVER agree
with you if you were the REAL Vegeta, V.2! It's just because Kaasan wiped your memory and programed you like this! "
" HAHA! VEGETA! That's it! Trunks we have to find your Toussan! He'll stop V.2! " Goten cheered.
" Stop him from what? "
Trunks and Goten turned to see Vegeta standing outside one of the doors dressed in the training outfit V.2 had stolen
from him the previous day. The ouji was holding a small backpack in one hand and drinking a pepsi with the other.
" TOUSSAN! " Trunks beamed, " I never thought I'd be so happy to see you!! "
Vegeta sweatdropped.
" I mean, don't take that as an insult cuz it wasn't but-- " he stammered.
" YOU EVIL CLONE'S TRYING TO SEND US BOTH INTO OUTER SPACE AND WE DON'T WANNA GO!! " Goten wailed, " PLEASE MAKE HIM
STOP! "
" Oh, you won't have to worry about that. " Vegeta smirked as he walked past them and turned down another hall.
" Is--is he going to do something to help us? Huh Trunks? " Goten looked over at his childhood friend with
nervousness.
" I, I think he is. " Trunks said, then paled, " I hope he is. He sure sounded like he had a plan in mind. "
" Bakayaro clone! How dare he try and take my place in the parental order as well! " Vegeta grumbled as he snuck out
towards the back of the ship and started his search for a hatch, " We'll I'll show him! AND Bulma, AND Onna too! " he rounded
a corner only to smack into something about his height and fall back, " AARG!! "
" HEY WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING! " a voice snapped at him. Vegeta sat up and glared to see Pan glaring back at him.
She paused, " Who the heck are you? "
" Baka Chibi-Onna! " he said, getting up, " I am the great and powerful saiyajin no ouji, Vegeta Oujisama! " he said
boastfully.
" You can't be Vegeta! Vegeta's taller than you! And he has less hair. " Pan pointed to his head.
" That's my clone. Bulma made him in her lab to replace me. "
" Owch. " Pan sweatdropped at the thought, " Well I am Son Pan, 'the great and powerful', ah--well I'm great and
powerful too! " she threw a punch in the air.
" Uh-huh. " Vegeta said dryly, " You wouldn't happen to know of any trick back-doors to this thing, would ya? "
" If I knew I wouldn't still be out here! " Pan complained, " Besides Toussan and Kaasan didn't tell me anything!
Everybody around here treats me like a baby just because I'm, SMALL. "
" Welcome to my world. " Vegeta muttered, flashing back to half the baby-names the larger saiyajin had called him
over the years, " Doesn't mean you should rage over it. What we vertically-challanged saiyajins lack in height we make up for
in SHEER POWER! " he burst into ssj.
" ... "
" Can't go ssj either, can ya? "
" No. " she frowned.
" So what are you doing back here anyway. " Vegeta said, getting back to searching ship.
" Looking for a trap door. "
The ouji cocked an eyebrow, " Same as you, huh? "
Pan nodded, then smirked, " I'm going to stowaway onboard the ship and beat up space-monsters with Ojichan so I can
prove to everyone else that I'm not a little kid like they think I am! " she said determindly, then frowned, " They wouldn't
let me on the ship because they don't trust me in space. "
" Onna doesn't trust ME in space with Kakay either. Even though I know more about space-traveling than any of the
bakas even supposed to be BOARDING the ship! " Vegeta fumed, " All I hear is "There is no way I'm letting that evil Ouji go
out into space with MY Go-chan! They'll take off and never come back!". HA! "
Pan paled, " Ouji? " she shook her head, " Wait, YOU'RE the "Ouji"? " she gawked.
" Uh, hai.. " Vegeta said slowly.
" Obaasan told me bedtime stories when I was little about a 10 foot tall evil monster called the Ouji who devoured
towns and kidnapped people if they didn't go to bed ontime! " Pan gasped.
Vegeta looked at her for a moment, then burst into laughter, " BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! AH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! You must
have more Kaka-genes in you than you look to believe something like THAT! "
Pan narrowed her eyes at him, " What? "
" That's just some stupid story Onna must've made up about me because she hates me so much for trying to take my
peasant back from her. She probably doesn't want anyone else with Kaka-genes to like either! " Vegeta laughed, then paused,
" And why would I eat entire towns? " he cocked an eyebrow.
" I don't know. "
" ... "
" ... "
" Hmm, say Kaka-girl? How would you like to join forces in the excursion to stowaway inside the ship? We could find
an opening easier if there's more than one person to look. " Vegeta offered, " I don't normally do this but you seem to have
been wronged by similar people for similar reasons as I. " he smirked, " Whadda ya say? We both sneak in and show Onna and
the others a thing or two about how well we can survive in deep space? " Vegeta held out his hand, " Deal? "
Pan looked at him for a moment, then grinned, " Deal! "
" Main power on? " Bulma said, shouting over to Gohan, who nodded.
" Main power on! "
" GOKU! Be careful! " Chi-Chi called from atop one of the rails.
" Oh-kay! " Goku said happily, waving to her. The saiyajin was now wearing an extra adult-sized gi of the one he had
been shunk in.
" I can't believe it turned out like this! " Trunks said with a sad look on his face, " I DON'T WANNA GO INTO OUTER
SPACE! "
" Sheesh! You lost your sense of adventure with all those business-people around, didn't you Trunks? " Goten cocked
an eyebrow. His eyes lit up as the a beeping version of the mexican hat dance came from inside his back pocket. He whipped
out his yellow cell phone which he had swiped back from V.2 when the clone wasn't looking.
" I thought V.2 threw that out on you! " Trunks snapped.
" Did you get my message? I'm not going to be able to make it tonight. " Goten said, off in cellphone lalaland, " Oh
I will miss you too Parisu-chan! I would tell you where I'm going, but you probably wouldn't believe me. " he said, looking
up at the spaceship.
" Gohan, have you seen Pan? " Videl said, walking up to her husband.
" I think she said she was hanging out with Bura. " Gohan replied.
Videl glanced upward, " Bura is over there. " she pointed to the girl. Bura was leaning over the edge of one of the
rails with V.2.
" It's so exciting! I wish I could go into space with Ka-ka-rrot-to too, B.1. "
Bura sweatdropped, " My name is Bura. "
" Oh! Alright. " V.2 said brightly, " I wish I could go into space with Ka-ka-rrot-to too, Bu-ra. "
Bura cocked an eyebrow, " What did Kaasan do to your brain when she reprogramed it anyway?! "
Videl and Gohan stared over at the duo.
Gohan stammered, " But, if Bura's over, there where is-- "
" What? What did you say? The spaceship is so noisy. I said spaceship. I mean right now, I'm... " Goten shouted into
the cellphone while plugging his non-cellphone covered ear with his free hand's pointer finger. Trunks sighed and followed
Goku up the ladder.
" Wow! look how big it is here! " Goku said in awe, " Bulma did such a great job. " he noticed Trunks get on a
platform, then followed him. The platform with a pole in the middle started to move up, " Haha! It's like a reverse fire
fighter's pole! " Goku laughed as they moved up a level, then stopped. Goku ran across the floor and into the pilot's booth
with excitement.
" HIIIIII!! " a happy little voice chirped. Goku's jaw dropped to see Pan grinning excitedly at him, her head peeking
around the back of the captain's chair.
" PAN?! " they both gawked at once.
" Man you guys are slow! You're late and I'm tired of waiting! " she said, leaning over to top of the chair.
" What do you MEAN, tired of waiting?! " Trunks cocked an eyebrow while Pan sat back in the seat with a big smile on
her face.
" HEE~! LET'S ROCK 'N ROLL! " she whooped, pressing the takeoff button, " I heard that in a movie before! " Pan added
happily while Goku and Trunks had contorted looks of shock on their faces as the ship started to take off.
" PAN?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HE--AAAHHRGH! " Trunks fell back and slammed into the wall at the force made by the
ship as it left the ground.
" I said--WAHH! " Goten yelped while still holding his cellphone as the force from the ship lifting off hurtled him
across the room while the rest of the gang gawked at the ship's early depature.
" Goten-kun? Are you there? What happened? " a girl's voice said over the phone while Goten coughed from all the
smoke in the air. He wobbled up so he was sitting down, " Goten? "
" Parisu? I think, I can make it tonight after all. " Goten said with a weak smile.
The others watched the ship fly off in shock. Chi-Chi gawking on her knees, Gohan looking over his shoulder, Videl
and Bulma both looking up over the rail. A small chip plummeted down and hit the floor. Bulma picked it up.
" I hope this isn't something important. " she said in shock of the early liftoff.
Chi-Chi quickly looked around as if searching for something, " Hey Bulma? Where's the Ouji? " she asked uneasily.
" I, don't know. " Bulma replied, an equal weight of fear hanging over her.
Chi-Chi got up on her feet just after it hit her, she gritted her teeth and screamed up at the sky,
" OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!! "
" Did you just hear something? " Goku blinked, looking around in surprise.
" No. " Trunks groaned, slumping in a nearby co-pilot seat while Pan happily enjoyed her spot in the pilot's chair.
" Aw, don't feel too bad, Trunks! We're gonna have lots of fun! " Pan grinned at him.
" I can't believe you hijacked the spaceship! I figured as long as I was going up in space with Goku-san & Goten, I
could at least get him off his cellphone habit! But NOOO, you have to sneak in and hijack the spaceship so I'm stuck up here
while Goten dives deeper and deeper into his obsessive habit of talking into his cellphone until the stupid thing starts
melding with his dna and becomes a part of his hand! " Trunks ranted.
" ? " Pan and Goku cocked eyebrows at him.
" This CAN'T POSSIBLY get any worse! "
" Ah! My cue! " a voice in the same cheery mood as Pan's said from behind them. The trio whipped around to see Vegeta
standing there, grinning with a plate of pastries in his hands, " Cookies for Kakay? "
" VEGGIE! " Goku squealed, glomping onto Vegeta, who wobbled back and miraculously kept the cookies from falling off
the plate, " MYVEGGIEISHERETOOIMSOHAPPYILUVYOULITTLEVEGGIE!!! " Goku said excitedly as he hugged the little ouji tightly,
" May I have a cookie, Veggie-chan? " he said w/big sparkily eyes.
" Of course, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta said, handing him the plate. Goku leaned the plate back and scarfed it all within
10 seconds. Vegeta sweatdropped.
" I am happy VEGGIE is here! " Goku smiled warmly at him.
" Ah, haha, right. " Vegeta said embarassingly, his face bright red.
" Oh Toussan! YOU hijacked the spaceship TOO!? " Trunks said, shocked Vegeta was on the ship and disappointed, " I
thought you were going to try and stop your clone from sending Goten and I up in it! "
" When did I say that? " Vegeta blinked.
" URG! " Trunks groaned and sat back in his chair, " And I can't believe you dragged Pan into this too! "
" Who? Kaka-girl? I didn't drag her or anybody into this. " Vegeta said.
Trunks sweatdropped, " "Kaka-girl"?! "
" I think that means Veggie likes you. " Goku whispered to Pan, who grinned at him in response.
" Actually we both happened to bump into each other while plotting the same evil scheme. So I decided to propose we
join forces is stowing away in the ship; since we had both been wronged by similar people and were both decidedly banned by
Onna and the like from becoming passangers on the ship. "
" Yeah! Veggie-san's cool! I only just completely remembered seeing him before when I was a chibi at the tournament.
Infact I think he's still wearing the same outfit. " Pan said, examining the ouji.
" So you're partners in crime now, huh? " Trunks said flatly while twitching.
" Well, you see us vertically-challanged saiyajins have to stick together you know. " Vegeta said proudly.
" Veggie means they're both little! " Goku chirped. Vegeta and Pan sweatdropped. Goku looked over at Vegeta a moment,
then at his stomach and gasped, " Oh no! The ship is designed to only hold 3 people! And little Veggie is number 4! We'll
never have enough food for everybody! "
" On the contrary. " Vegeta said, opening the backpack he brought with him to reveal hundreds of capsules, " Being
the ingenius ouji I am, I packed enough stuff to last me an entire year out here with you bakas and put it all in capsule
form! For instance. " he tossed one of the Capsule Corp capsules to the ground to reveal a large refridgerator, " Here's part
of my food supply! "
" OOOH! Veggie is so pre-pared! " Goku clasped his hands together in awe.
" That I am! " Vegeta beamed.
Trunks twitched, " Why do I have the feeling that this is going to be a LONG year... "
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9:56 PM 8/16/2003
END OF PART ONE!
Vegeta: That was a long CHAPTER!
Chuquita: (nervous laugh) Ah, hahaha, sorry! (to audiance) Normally my chapters aren't this long. This was episodes 1 & 2 of
gt, so I think what I'll do is make 7 & 8 their own chapters instead of put them together like I did here. I didn't think it
would be longer than 80-some KB's.
Vegeta: And yet it's 108-some KB's instead. (sweatdrops)
Chuquita: Well, I'm happy with it though. I must've been in the typing-zone or somethin a few times this week because this
one just practically flowed out onto the keys. I think it's because I've had this idea sitting in the back of my mind for so
long that I knew exactly what to do. Heck this fic's been waiting since around last november to be written. (it was in the
same part of my old upcoming stories list as my last Christmas special was).
Goku: (smiles) I am HAPPY little Veggie came with us! It makes the trip to outer space so much more entertaining!
Chuquita: (happily) If you want to see the actual scripts for GT episodes 1 & 2, you can find them at dbzoa.net!
Goku: That's where we got 'um!
Chuquita: Oh! Also RyukoVulpix pointed out from a gt episode that I recently saw at dba, that hime means princess and she
looked up oujo and found it meant a high-class lady. I checked my own dictionary and there it said that hime
& oujo can be interchangable. If you spell oujo, ojou, THEN it would mean RyukoVulpix's definition. I wanna thank her for
the info though! And it was a funny episode, Oto-hime being the result of Oolong's "panty" wish and the dragon being ashamed
of it and all. Actually if you had a u onto the end of oujo, (oujou) it can mean a royal castle or to be at wits end.
Vegeta: (dryly) I can understand that last one.
Goku: (big grins for Veggie)
Chuquita: Ouji also has a lot of different meanings. It can be anything from the past, past events, ancient times,
alphabetic, a letter in the alphabet, an imperial or royal cause, and of course, a prince. (snickers) the first match found
in the dictionary for the word is ojamamushi, meaning "someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose".
Vegeta: (grins brightly)
Goku: Heeheeheeheehee~!
Chuquita: Gotta love those single words that mean entire sentences of stuff.
Goku: Haha! Veggie is a ojamamushi sometimes!
Vegeta: (snorts)
Chuquita: Oh! Also to Ryuko, I think I have the same Sonic & Tails plushies she was talking about, since I remember getting
some around that many years ago too! Now they're both in a plastic Marrazzo's bag tied up somewhere in my closet.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops)
Goku: I would NEVER tie Plushie up and stick him in my closet! Would I, Plushie! (pulls out his Veggie-sized Veggie plushie
and hugs it tightly)
Vegeta: (sweatdrops even more)
Chuquita: Some people voted, (I think they're votes?) for some of the fics on the list. The ones that got votes were
Goggieparody: 2
tailsnluv: 2
Veggietall: 1
Kakahawaiiexodancesscareveggie: 1
Piczilla: 1
Brolliparody: 1
Chuquita: Also Girl-with-too-many-aliasses, I'll try and scan some of my comics from "Doublemint" to e-mail you. Oh! And for
Nekoni, you can unlock Mr. Satan/Hercule by beating adept mode! :) I'm still having trouble unlocking Saiyaman though.
In advanced mode the computer's strategy is to knock you out of the ring since it can't beat you. (sweatdrops). I got really
close w/Veggie once though.
Goku: This seems like a very busy end Corner.
Chuquita: People left a lotta questions and stuff in their reviews for Doublemint's final chapter so I thought I'd answer a
few things here so I don't forget. Don't worry everybody, I'll definately get to one of the voted for ones after this fic.
It all depends on which one I feel like doing and which one I have the most ideas for. (to Veggie) You know sadly all 5 of
these episodes won't be airing with the other dubbed gt ones this October since Funi is currently skipping the first 16 ones.
(perks up) But that's oh-kay cuz I haven't seen any dubbed gt before anyway!
Vegeta: (grumbles) At least nobody gets to see how hideous I'd look with a mustache.
Goku: (grins) YEAH! Besides Veggie is so much more kawaii when he is clean shavin! (rubs finger where Veggie's mustache
would be)
Vegeta: (bursts into bright red color) (squeaks out w/wide eyes) Oh God....
Chuquita: Care to wrap things up guys?
Goku: HAHA! (waves Veggie's arm) Goodbye til part 2 everybody!
Vegeta: (panic) The underside of my nose is still tingling! CURSE YOU KAKARROTTO!!
Goku: (happily) (to audiance) May the pastries be with you!