Author's Notes

Peacenikky: Hey, y'all! I'm back, and with a longer chapter!

Judi: Yes, the evils of school shall never conquer us! Mwahahaha!

Peacenikky: Okay, someone's had a little too much sugar this afternoon...

Leanna: Well anyway, we've finally got the chapter up. We hope you like it!

YamiBakuraChan- Thanks for the complement! Don't worry, things'll start picking up soon!

Silver Angel- Your wish has been granted!

Orenji-Chan- Well, I'll try to squeeze in some more time for fic-writing!

Europa- Your teacher lets you read fics in computer class!? No fair! (lol)

Alaena- Don't worry, Bakura's gonna get a little attitude adjustment sometime soon... Hmm, an R/B pairing... what do the rest of you guys think?

Fang Lirui- Hehe... Let's just say Bakura's also gonna get his just desserts in the not-too-distant-future...

Rebecca: Let's start the show!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Dragonball Z, or any of the songs or movies mentioned in this chapter. All I own are Rebecca and Cye. (sob, sob!)

Chapter Two

One month later...

"...Every one of them was a Henry, never a Willy or Sam. I'm the eighth old man named Henry, Henry the Eighth I am, I am! Third verse, same as the first! I'm Henry the Eighth I am, Henry the Eighth I am, I got married to the widow next door; she's been..."

"JOEY!" yelled the other five occupants of the car. Joey had taken to singing "Henry the Eighth I Am" in an outrageously bad Cockney accent a while ago, and it was going to cause chaos in a moment. Even Yami, who would be resting in the Millennium Puzzle for most of the trip, threatened to come out.

"What?"

"I still don't know why I agreed to take you along with me, so you'd better shut that mouth of yours before you end up walking the rest of the way to Hercule City." Kaiba said as he changed lanes.

"And your so-called 'accent' is a personal insult!" Ryou chipped in.

"Aw, come on!"

"Thanks again for bringing us with you, Kaiba! It'll be great seeing the others again!" Tea said as she looked up from the road map spread across her lap.

"Yeah, well the only reason I'm coming out here is to work out a business deal with Capsule Corp's president. So that means you'd better not expect me to come along with you clowns."

"You're sure you won't be able to? It wouldn't be the same without the whole gang along." Yugi asked.

"You're right, Yuge. It wouldn't be the same. It'd be a whole lot better without him along!" Joey said.

"I'm warning you, Joey..." Kaiba said menacingly.

"Besides, it's not like everyone will be there. Both Sharpner and Erasa said they wouldn't be able to come, didn't they?" Ryou asked. Tristan groaned.

"Please Ryou, don't remind me. I'll bet they're going out on a date or something!"

"Ooh, sounds like someone's jealous..." Joey laughed.

"Knock it off!"

"Come on you guys! Can't you two stop fighting for one car ride?" Yugi pleaded.

"Not likely!" Tea laughed. "Okay, I think you're supposed to go left at this next intersection..."

"I know what I'm doing, Tea. I don't need your advice."

"If you say so, Kaiba."

An hour and a half later, the small limo pulled up in front of the Hercule City Conference Center. Gohan waved and ran over as the teens got out.

"Hey, what took you guys so long? Didn't you say you'd be here an hour ago?"

"Blame Kaiba. His 'superior' navigational skills had us taking the scenic route." Joey said as he stretched his arms.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me, tough guy!"

"Why I oughta..."

"They're here? Finally!" A woman wearing a dress suit with shoulder-length cerulean hair ran out of the building, looking around. Kaiba cleared his throat and stepped up, offering his hand.

"Ms. Bulma Briefs, I presume." Bulma looked up and arched an eyebrow.

"You can't be Seto Kaiba! You look like you're in high school!"

"From what I understand, you were quite the electronics prodigy when you were my age as well, ma'am, so I suggest you change your attitude before I leave." Bulma smirked in response.

"You've certainly got an attitude yourself. I remember having the same stubbornness at your age."

"She still does." Gohan muttered in Yugi's ear. Bulma shot a glare at the teen before continuing.

"I have a feeling we'll get along quite well, Mr. Kaiba." Bulma said while shaking his hand. "Why don't you guys all come inside for some refreshments before we get to business."

"Sounds good to me!" Joey exclaimed enthusiastically, causing the others to laugh.

Inside, Videl and Rebecca were taking turns throwing darts at a picture of a young man with short black hair and a scar on his cheek. Bulma cleared her throat and the girls spun around, blushing slightly.

"Well, I see you've found my personal dartboard. So, did either of you manage to hit him in the eye?"

"No, ma'am. We came pretty close, though." Rebecca said with a sheepish grin. "Oh, he guys! It's great to see you again!"

"What took you so long?" Videl asked, setting down the dart she had been holding.

"My chauffeur was out sick, so I had to drive." Kaiba said coolly. Joey snickered.

"Yeah, and he got us lost."

"Watch it!"

"Hey ma'am, who's this a picture of? Is he your ex or something?" Tea asked.

"You got it."

"You're kidding! That's Yamcha? I'd never recognize him!" Gohan exclaimed.

"Yep. That picture was taken a few years before any of you were born. So, who's up for some lemonade or-what the?" Sounds of fighting were coming closer and closer. A few seconds later, two small boys burst into the room, aiming kicks and punches at each other. Bulma narrowed her eyes and set her hands on her hips.

"Trunks! Goten! What are you two doing here?" A boy with wild black hair grinned and ducked from a jab sent from a boy with straight lavender hair.

"Hey Ms. Bulma! Hey Gohan!"

"Goten, I thought you were spending the day playing with Trunks at his house! I don't exactly have time for this right now!" Gohan said as he pulled the two apart.

"WOMAN!!!" an angry voice yelled from down the hall. A moment later, a somewhat short, well-muscled man with black hair swept up and away from his face stormed into the room. He scowled as he looked at Bulma. "Do you have any idea how long it took for me to track down your energy signature? What were you thinking, leaving me to take care of those two brats?"

"Oh boy, here we go again..." Rebecca muttered under her breath. Videl sighed and sat down, knowing this would probably take a while. Gohan shook his head while Yugi, Joey, Tristan, Tea, and Ryou all stood wide-eyed. Kaiba merely rolled his eyes. Bulma took a deep breath and began to yell back at the man.

"Well Vegeta, I have a very important business deal to work out today. My father is out golfing, and Mom's gone shopping. So that leaves you to watch the boys for the day!" Bulma retorted.

"Woman, I have plans to spend the day training in the Gravity Chamber! I cannot waste my time babysitting my son and Kakarott's brat!" Yugi and his friends looked at Goten and Trunks, who were quietly tossing darts at the picture of Yamcha.

"Gohan, does this sort of thing happen often?" Yugi whispered.

"Yep."

"Excuse me, but I don't exactly have all day here. How long is this little tirade of yours going to last?" Kaiba asked boredly.

"Stay out of this!"

"Vegeta, that's the guy I'm supposed to be negotiating with, so will you please swallow that blasted pride of yours and accept the basic duties of fatherhood?" Bulma asked. Meanwhile, Tristan had been making hand puppets mimic each round of arguing. Gohan quickly nudged him in the side before Vegeta could notice and blast him into the Next Dimension. Bulma threw her hands in the air in annoyance. "There's got to be some way we can settle this!"

"And how do you suppose we do that?"

"Don't even think about trying to rope us into babysitting! We're gonna be busy today!" Joey said. Tea narrowed her eyes and smacked him in the back of the head.

"Well, um, this is my brother, Goten, and this is Trunks." Gohan said in an attempt to kill time.

Hi, I'm Tea."

"Tristan's the name."

"I'm Ryou."

"Just call me Joey."

"And I'm Yugi. It's nice to meet you!"

"It's nice to meet you guys, too!" Goten said with a cheery voice.

"Look, Goten and I are just gonna play in the woods by his house, all right?" Trunks said.

"Well, okay. But be careful, you two!"

"We will, we will. Bye Mom, bye Dad." Trunks said boredly as he walked out.

"I'll see you at dinner, Gohan!" Goten said as he followed.

"Wait, how are they going to get to Gohan's house? That's really far away, isn't it?" Tea asked. Bulma coughed for a moment.

"Well, um, Vegeta's going to drive them there, aren't you, dear?" she said as she pushed Vegeta toward the door.

"No, I'm not!" Bulma laughed nervously.

"Gee, what a kidder, huh? Well, I'll see you later, Vegeta!" By now, Bulma had pushed Vegeta out of the room and had shut the door. She took a deep breath before regaining her professional composure. "So, who'd like some lemonade?"

"I'd love to, but we'd better get going now." Gohan said. Videl and Rebecca also voiced their regrets.

"Thanks anyway!" Yugi said as well.

Once the group was outside, Gohan shrugged. "Don't mind Vegeta. He's a little, well..."

"High-strung?" Tea put in.

"Agitated?" Ryou added.

"Bonkers?" Joey said.

"Yep, that's about it!" The others laughed. "Well anyway, you guys ready to see the big city?"

"You bet!" Yugi exclaimed.

"Then let's go!" Gohan exclaimed.

After spending a couple hours seeing the various sites of Hercule City, Gohan, Videl, and Rebecca stopped the others in front of a smallish building. The others looked on in shock as they realized what it was: a karaoke bar.

"You have got to be kidding me..." Ryou muttered.

"Nope!" Rebecca said with a wink.

"You honestly don't expect us to sing like idiots in front of people, right?" Tristan asked.

"No, trust us! This place is different. You go into a booth with a song list. You pick the songs you want to sing, punch in the code, then the computer gives you a score based on your performance afterward." Videl explained.

"It's a great way to relieve stress, especially after a big test or something. You can even pay a little extra to get your songs burned onto a CD." Gohan added.

"You're not suggesting..." Joey asked warily.

"Oh, come on! We'll all sing something, so there's no possibility of blackmail, okay?" Rebecca said. "It'll be a hoot, I promise!" The others traded looks of doubt before agreeing.

"Well, all right. It'll probably be good for a few laughs in the future, I guess..." Joey muttered as they walked in.

"That's the spirit!" Gohan said as he brought up the rear.

About fifty minutes or so later, the teens picked up their CDs. Each of them was laughing and insisting that his or her song was the worst, except for Joey, who was glaring at an all too innocent looking Tristan because their duet had mysteriously changed from "No Strings Attached" to "Who Let the Dogs Out?." Tea had done pretty well with her rendition of "Flashdance," and Gohan wasn't that bad with "Eye of the Tiger." Yugi had managed to convince Yami to come out of the Puzzle to help him sing An American Tail's "Somewhere Out There." Everyone agreed their combined voices were very impressive. But the song that was most questioned was Ryou's almost tear-jerking performance of "Cry." When asked about his choice, the white-haired boy simply shrugged and said he liked the song. Yami arched an eyebrow, but didn't say anything about it when Yugi asked him what was up.

Soon after, the teens rested near a bus stop, chatting and catching up. Ryou quickly turned around and checked something behind his back.

"Something wrong?" Videl asked.

"Well, does anyone else have the feeling we're being followed?" Ryou asked nervously.

"No... Man, you've got one active imagination, Ryou. I think you've been playing too many role playing games." Tristan said, shrugging.

"Yeah, maybe that's it..." Gohan furrowed his brow for a moment. There was an oddly familiar energy signature in the area... Nah, it couldn't be. The half-saiyan got up from the bench he'd been sitting on.

"Okay, so where do we go next?" Yugi asked.

"Hey, why don't we crash at Rebecca's apartment for a while? We could relax and watch a video or something." Gohan suggested. Rebecca made a choking noise and jumped up.

"No way! Uncle Cye and I are in the middle of some major spring cleaning, so the apartment's a complete mess! We are definitely not going there!" While she had been protesting, the bus arrived. Videl motioned for the others to follow her on. "Hey! Are you guys listening to me? Don't you dare get on that--hey, wait up!" The guardian angel just barely managed to get on the bus before the doors closed. As it sped off, a tall teenage boy stepped out from behind a building corner. He brushed a strand of lavender hair out of his ice blue eyes as he studied the receding bus.

"That was him, all right. Now I just have to follow his energy trail and I'll be able to avenge what he did to Mother..."

Author's Notes

Peacenikky: Okay, I know it's been a month, but school's taken up a lot more time than I thought it would!

Judi: Yeah, and she won't let me write for her!

Peacenikky: That's because you'd jump in, take over the plot, and torch Bakura!

Judi: So?

Leanna: Here we go again...

Rebecca: Don't tell me we're going to have to deal with another battle between those nut jobs! We barely managed to hide the "new skylight" they put in during the last fight!

Leanna: Well, while we work on getting these two to stop fighting and work on the next chapter, don't forget to review!

Rebecca: Yeah, so peace, love, and marshmallow bunnies! Bye!