9:04 PM 1/14/2004

E-mail: lac31685@aol.com

By: Chuquita

Quote of the Week: -from dbz ep #32 "Battle Power Times Ten! Vegeta's Great Transformation"

{Vegeta:} Sorry about that! I stepped on your legs by mistake and crushed them.

{Vegeta:} I think I'll step on your heart next.

{Vegeta:} This is the end, Kakarotto! Even if you manage to come back to life again, this planet will be gone!

{Goku:} It's a total loss. I never imagined he was so much stronger...I'm happy

there was a strong guy like this around...but it's no fun if I die! I'm so mad...!

{Vegeta:} Die!

*Goku blasts him in the eye*

{Goku:} So this is the end for me...

{Goku:} I don't even have the strength to pick my nose.

{Goku:} Do what you want to me...

{Vegeta:} Why you...!

{Vegeta:} Kakarotto! How dare you cut my face!

{Vegeta:} I'll crush you!

Chuey's Corner:

Vegeta: You STILL confuse me to no end. Of ALL the final thoughts you could possibly think of, the best you could do is

several random kaka-mood-swings and something about picking your nose?! (sweatdrops)

Goku: (points to his nose) But it was itchy, Veggie.

Future Goku: (pouts) Sadly this happened too long ago for me to re-member.

Chuquita: Welcome to part 5 everyone!

Goku: (confused) How could Veggie crush me by standing on my legs. (grabs Veggie's foot and holds it up while scratching

his head in bewilderment)

Vegeta: Let go of my foot!

Chuquita: Veggie was in oozaru form at the time. It apparently increases his power by 10.

Goku: Ahh! Like a kaio-ken with FUR! (starts taking Veggie's boot off)

Vegeta: AHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING I HAVE A BARE FOOT UNDER THERE!! (tries to pull his boot back up)

Chuquita: I went through a couple scripts before finding this one. Even though it's back when Veggie was evil, I still like

Goku's random supposed last-thoughts.

Goku: (yanks off Veggie's boot and starts tickling his foot) (giggles) Heeheehee!

Vegeta: (trying not to laugh at being tickled. Foot starts twitching)

Goku: (chirps) I was sad :( then happy :) then pouty ;( then mad :( , Chu-sama!

Future Goku: Interesting use of emoticons!

Goku: Why thank u, future-self who is future-Veggie's oujo!

Future Goku: (smiles)

Goku: Care to tickle Veggie with me? (pops off Veggie's other boot)

Vegeta: (turns bright red) (shrieks) CUT THAT OUT!!!

Future Goku: (claps his hands together) I'd LUV to! (tickles Veggie's other foot, then starts to massage it)

Chuquita: (sniffs the air) Why does Veggie's feet smell like meat?

Goku: (shrugs happily) Who knows?

Past Goku: Gah-wah?

Chuquita: (smiles at Past Goku) And how are YOU doing today?

Past Goku: Poo!

Chuquita: (sniffs the air) (pales) Oh... (holds Past Goku out infront of Veggie) Hey Veggie? You know how to change diapers,

right?

Vegeta: Hahaheeheehee--wah? Yeah why--(notices Past Goku's smell) (bluntly) --NO.

Chuquita: But Veggie you know how to--

Vegeta: --if you get them to stop causing the bizarre sensation created by one of them tickling one foot and the other one

massaging, I'll THINK about changing the kaka-baby's diaper.

Chuquita: (grins) Really? (taps both Goku's on the shoulders) (whispers) Hey could you pause it for a moment so Veggie can

change Past Goku's diaper?

Both Goku at once: OH-KAY! (let go of Veggie's feet and plop each boot back on)

Vegeta: ... (cocks an eyebrow) That was almost TOO easy.

Chuquita: (hands kaka-baby to him) Here you go!

Vegeta: (looks down at kaka-baby on his lap, which is drooling and wagging his tail while wearing the stinky diaper) (turns

pale green) Ohhhhhhh...

Past Goku: (chrips) VEHDGEE!

Vegeta: (laughs nervously) Ah, heh-heh, yeah. "Vehdgee". (picks him up) Umm, yeah. You're a, a good little kaka-baby, huh?

Past Goku: (sees Veggie's arm and starts gumming it) AAAA!

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) I'm starting to think I should have stuck with the tickling and massaging peasants instead.

Goku: (holds up a pair off fluffy slippers) SLIPPERS, Veggie!

Future Goku: (holds up a little bottle) (sweetly) I can rub you're back for you as well, V-sama! I even have some body-oil!

Vegeta: (looks back at Past Goku who's still gumming his arm) ... (flatly) Come on kaka-baby, let's go change your diaper.

I've done this enough with Bura in the past to at least know how to change it. (walks off)

Chuquita: Thank you Veggie!

Vegeta: (walks back) Ah, where do I get the diapers?

Future Goku: (holds up box of diapers) Here you are, V-sama! (hands it to him)

Vegeta: (looks at diapers, kaka-baby, Future Goku, then Present Goku) (groans) HOW did I go from wanting to stomp his heart

out to THIS!

Goku: (happily) I luv u TOO, Veggie! (tail wags behind him)

Vegeta: (twitches) Somebody help me...

Summary: Christmas time is here again. While Goku and Chi-Chi go present-shopping for Veggie, the ouji himself is doing his

best to rid his home of every mistletoe inside it, which will be quite difficult since Bura keeps finding different places to

pop them up in. Meanwhile a confused Raditsu has to deal with his first snowstorm and snowball fight curtesy of Goku, Vejitto

, and Gogeta. But what happens when the snowstorm turns into a blizzard and traps both Goku and Vegeta outside of Capsule

Corp and unable to get back in? Will the two saiyajin be able to find some way to teleport back inside? Or will they end up

having the get through the night sharing each other's body-heat?

Chuquita: Ironic how when I finally get to the blizzard part we actually start to get one here. (looks outside at snow)

Goku: Heehee, i-ron-ee.

Vegeta: (off-screen) (sickened) OH GOD THE STENCH IN INCREDIBLE!! IT SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN MOLDLY BABY-FOOD AND--and--(faints)

*THUMP*

Future Goku: (clasps his hands over his mouth, embarassed) Oh dear...

Chuquita: Come on Son-kun, let's go help wake Veggie up. (gets up out of seat)

Goku: (cheers) HOORAY!

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      " VEGGIE? VEGGIE!!! " Goku called out as he walked deeper and deeper into the snow-storm so thick he could barely see

anything a foot infront of him. And what was worse is the fact that the constant winds were starting to cover Vegeta's tracks

. Goku looked over his shoulder and gulped to see that Capsule Corp was no longer visible in the storm. He glanced at the

huge storm all around him and saw the snow was getting dangerously close to reaching his knees. Somewhere among all this snow

the little ouji was waddling along blindly, " If, if the snow is already up to my KNEES, then......OH LITTLE VEGGIE WHERE

ARE YOU!!! "

      " Hn.. " Vegeta rubbed the sides of his neck again, still shaking from the entire experiance of having that

pet-collar around it as he trudged slowly through the snow. Vegeta looked down and sweatdropped to see the snow almost

completely engulfed his legs and was slowly gaining on his bottom. Vegeta's tail twitched in fright as the snow got closer

and closer towards it.

      " Baka snowstorm. " he burst into ssj and continued walking. The slight charge of energy sent into his tail causing

it to twitch with fear further and it promptly wrapped itself around Vegeta's waist. The ouji cocked an eyebrow, " You must

be desperate if you're welling to do THAT on your own volition. " he said, then rubbed his hands together, trying to keep

warm. Vegeta sighed, " I guess it would help if I knew where I was going. Or at least could sense something from here! "

      Nango shuddered from the cold, then tried to snuggle tightly against the homemade gi-sash.

      " It's times like THIS when I wish I still had a scouter! At least with one of THOSE I would know which direction I'm

going in. " Vegeta groaned.

      " VEGGIE!! " a voice called out from far off behind him.

      Vegeta's tail instantly shot to alertness. Nango whapped Vegeta's stomach several times gaining the ouji's attention.

Vegeta looked over his shoulder.

      " VEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH-GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! "

      " GAH!? " Vegeta gawked, " What's Kakarrotto doing out here?! "

      Nango sent him a mental-message and Vegeta sweatdropped.

      Vegeta slapped himself on the forhead and groaned, " Oh dear God he's trying to "rescue" me. "

      " VEGGIE? " the voice said in surprise, hearing him over the winds.

      " Kuso! " Vegeta bit his lip, then continued on.

      Nango smacked him on the back.

      " Whadda you mean "Why aren't I going to let him find me"? You saw all those, those PET GIFTS for me! " he sputtered,

" I not going to end up as some, some KAKA-PET. Infact I REFUSE. " Vegeta snorted, " Doing tricks and going in litter boxes

and wearing pet-DIAPERS! HMPH! "

      Nango mentally rolled his eyes, " ... "

      The ouji sweatdropped at what his tail had just told him, " NO, it is NOT like me wanting to make Kakarrotto my

servant-maid at ALL! That's COMPLETELY different. "

      " ... "

      " Well I KNOW that, but I can't make him my oujo! If there was some platonic-title of some type that I could give the

big baka that would satisfy him I'd GLADLY do THAT! " Vegeta exclaimed.

      " VEGGIE!! VEGGIE WHERE ARE YOU!! ARE YOU HURT? OH VEGGIE GIVE ME A SIGN IF YOU CAN HEAR ME!! " Goku's voice started

to get more and more worried.

      Vegeta frowned, then shook it off and folded his arms in a stubborn pout, " NO. I refuse to go back there and have

Kakarrotto outfit me with cutsy little pet-accesories. "

      " VEH-HEH-HEH-GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! VEGGIE WHEREVER YOU ARE I AM SORRY! I AM SORRY YOU ARE SCARED AND SAD LITTLE

VEGGIE! PLEASE COME BACK!! " the voice broke out into panicked sobs.

      " Ohhh.. " Vegeta felt his heart ache, " Alright. I'm going after the big baka. " he grumbled, then started to turn

around only to find that he couldn't, " Eh?! " Vegeta looked down to see the snow now up to his waist and his bottom-half

stuck between the packed snow. The small saiyajin paled, " Oh boy...this is not good. " he took a deep breath, " KAKARROTTO!!

KAKARROTTO I'M OVER HERE!! " he shouted at the top of his lungs.

      " Veggie? " Goku squeaked out, looking around, " VEGGIE!! " he raced as fast as he could in the snow after the sound

he had just heard. The snow was slowly starting to pile almost past his own legs, " VEGGIE! MAKE A NOISE! ANY NOISE VEGGIE

JUST DO SOMETHING SO I CAN FIND YOU!! " he shouted, walking further into the snow that seemingly became taller and taller

the farther he went. Goku gulped. If the snow got past his chest, that would mean that with Vegeta's height the ouji would be

drowning in the snow by now. He dashed further on and froze when he saw a fuzzy brown appendage waving wildly in the air and

beckoning him closer, " AHH! VEGGIE! " Goku ran over to where the tail was, and, with the knowledge that pulling Vegeta's

tail didn't cause him much pain due to him training it, yanked the little ouji up out of the snow by it. Goku gasped at the

almost-blue saiyajin who had fallen onto his stomach in an attempt to pull his feet free, " OH NO!! " Goku shrieked, " MY

VEGGIE IS FROZEN SOLID! " he tapped Vegeta, who let out a small squeaky noise signaling he was still alive. Goku held him

tightly and pulled off his own orange gi-top, then put it over Vegeta's head and wrapped it like a blanket around the little

ouji, " There. " he smiled warmly, then started to sniffle, " Oh little Veggie...I'M SO SORRY!!! " Goku bawled, hugging him

tighter.

      " I-i-i-i-i-i-it's al...right, Kaka, ka, kakakaka, you big baka. " Vegeta spoke up through his chattering teeth,

" N--now which way is it back to the house? "

      Goku looked around, then paled, " I....I do not know, Veggie. "

      " Well then, just, back-track the way you came. " the smaller saiyajin suggested.

      " Hai. " Goku turned back around and started walking in the direction he was pretty sure he had come from.

      15 minutes later...

      " I-it's so cold. " Goku squeaked out, his legs had numbed by now and the snow was up to his stomach. Since this

would have been a fatal dose of snow for Vegeta given the ouji's height, Goku now had him on his back.

      " ...nn " Vegeta made a small noise, shuddering a bit.

      " Veggie? " Goku looked over his shoulder while still trudging along.

      " I see it, Kakarrotto...there's a light.. " Vegeta mumbled, his eyes half-open.

      " WAHHH! " Goku shrieked, " VEGGIE DON'T GO INTO THE LIGHT VEGGIE! " he shook the little ouji on his back.

      " But it's warm..it feels so very warm, Kakay. " the ouji smiled, his grip on Goku's shoulders starting to fade, " I

don't want to be where it's cold anymore. "

      " YOU WON'T HAVE TO! I'LL FIND THE HOUSE VEGGIE I PROMISE! " Goku lifted him off his back and hugged Vegeta against

his chest instead, " Just stay awake oh-kay. I won't let my little Veggie die on me!! " panic started to grip him again,

" I KNOW Capsule Corp is around here SOMEWHERE! "

      " You're so optimistic, Kakarrotto. " the sleepy little ouji said as Goku continued onward, " If we don't make it,

I want you to know that I like you. "

      " Little Veggie I know that and I know we WILL make it as well! " Goku nodded, then paused to survey his surroundings

only to find all his surroundings looked exactly the same.

      " Kakarrotto I can't even feel my own body..unless there's someone around whose ki we can sense to teleport to...or

unless we find the house...we won't make it. "

      " Yes we WILL! The only reason Veggie is numb is because Veggie is much smaller than me and that means Veggie has

less body-heat than I do! " Goku explained, then thought for a moment, " I, could go compact oozaru if Veggie would like me

to, but it WOULD drain quite a bit of my energy. "

      Vegeta suddenly felt sick to his stomach, " Oh GOD, Kakarrotto. I can see the light again...it's coming closer. "

      Goku's pupils widened to the size of two saucers and he promptly burst into ssj4 and hugged Vegeta closer. The little

ouji snuggled into the fur, " Is that any better, Veggie? " Goku asked.

      Vegeta smiled weakly, " Much. "

      5 minutes later...

      " *thump*, *thump*, *thump*, *clank*! "

      " Ca-lank? " Goku blinked and pulled his foot away from the huge mound of snow he had almost walked into. He stared

at it and tilted his head, " Huh? " Goku reached out and with his numb hand wiped some of the snow away to expose a dark

window, " *GASP*! " he brushed away some more, " It's my brand new LIMO that Veggie gave me. " Goku grinned, " HAHA! Veggie

we're SAVED!! "

      " Wha? " Vegeta turned around slightly.

      " LOOK VEGGIE IT'S MY LIMO! " Goku squealed, then grabbed the ouji and held him out infront of him, " You can open it

, can't ya Veggie? "

      Vegeta slowly reached into his right-side gi pants pocket and pulled out a small keychain. He hit a little button on

it and a clicking noise instantly came from the limo, " It should be open now. "

      Goku hugged the ouji against his chest and reached for the door with his free arm. Goku squeezed the latch and pulled

it hard, causing the door--which was slightly frozen due to the snow--to open, " HAHA! Veggie we're gonna be oh-kay! "

      The little ouji smiled sleepily, " Good. "

      20 minutes later...

      " Local forcasters continue to be baffled by the sudden outburst of snow upon West City. It is recommended that all

citizens stay inside and avoid leaving their homes until further notice. " the radio announced as Goku sat down in the front

passanger seat of the limo while Vegeta paced back and forth in deep thought.

      " I can't believe I let YOU direct us! " the ouji groaned. He had a large blanket that he had bought for Goku around

him as he paced, " I must've truely been losing my mind. "

      " Veggie almost DIED on me TWICE. " Goku sniffled at the memory, " I was so SCARED for you!! " Goku, now back in

regular form, started to turn the heat up inside the limo.

      Vegeta looked down to see he still had Goku's gi-shirt on and flushed light red, " Ah, by the way, thanks for the use

of your ah, kaka-wear. " he pulled the shirt off and tossed it back to Goku. Vegeta squinted down at his own gi-shirt and

paled to see he was now covered in a healthy layer of kaka-germs again, " Ohhhh...and me without anything to wash them off

in! "

      " Aww, do not worry a-bout the kaka-germs little Veggie! They warmed you right up once you started gaining a better

consious-thought-pattern! " Goku chirped.

      " You do have a point. " Vegeta grumbled, " And it is warm in here. I spared no expense when I bought this thing. "

      " And that I am very grateful for little Veggie, " Goku said happily, " Be-cause if Veggie hadn't bought me the limo,

then we would have never had anyplace to stay in until it's done snowing! "

      Vegeta looked out the window and grimaced, " If it's EVER done snowing. " he looked at his surroundings. They had

broken open a few of Goku's still-wrapped presents to keep warm. Namely the blanket and the mittens. Vegeta sighed. He was

sure they were covered all around by at least 2 feet of snow by now, " Kuso, this is uncomfortable. " Vegeta glanced about

for something to do that wouldn't involve the larger saiyajin, then suddenly was hit with an idea and walked to one side of

the limo. He whipped out the remote and hit another button causing a coffee/hot chocolate dispenser to pop out of the floor.

The little ouji started to make some hot chocolate for himself while Goku listened in on the radio.

      " *thump*! "

      Goku blinked and looked down to see the blanket Vegeta had been covering himself with was laying on the floor beside

him, " O. Little Veggie you shouldn't take this off so soon it's still kinda chilly in he--- " Goku looked over his shoulder

and gasped to see Vegeta with his back turned sitting on a sloped ledge in an inground hot-tub sipping hot chocolate.

A machine stood off to the side cooking up another pot of hot chocolate, " Oh WOW! " Goku gushed.

      Vegeta's face instantly turned bright red in mid-sip of the hot chocolate.

      " My brand new limo has a HOT-TUB inside! " the larger saiyajin said excitedly, " WOW VEGGIE THAT'S AMAZING! "

      " Ah, heh-heh, I thought you might like it. " Vegeta laughed nervously, still bright red, " I ah, I left a cup of

hot-chocolate on the counter for you. " he shifted uneasily, changing the subject.

      Goku looked over at the counter the machine stood on to see another steaming cup sitting there, " Aww, thank u little

Veggie that is so very SWEET of you! " he clasped his hands together.

      " Heh. " the ouji said nervously and went back to focusing on his own cup.

      Goku glanced down at the floor to see the little ouji's close scattered around him, then smiled widely and started

stripping his own clothes off.

      " WAHHH! KAKARROTTO WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING!? " Vegeta shouted.

      " I am going to go hot-tubbing with my little Veggie! " the larger saiyajin smiled, tossing his blue t-shirt to the

ground along with his wristbands.

      Vegeta quickly turned away from him and gulped, " I uh, I don't think it would be very safe for you to join me in

here, Kakarrotto. "

      Goku blinked, " Why not? "

      " B-b-b-because I ah, I, don't feel comfortable being naked in a hot-tub with you? " he stammered, blushing a

brighter red.

      " Why? " Goku asked innocently.

      " I JUST DON'T, ALRIGHT! " Vegeta shouted, squinting his eyes shut. He opened them and stared down at his hot

chocolate, then looked back up to see Goku standing not even a foot infront of him with a confused look on his face,

" AHHHHHH-HAH!! " Vegeta shrieked, setting his hot chocolate down and paddling wildly off to the other side of the tub. The

ouji panted heavily and gulped when he saw the remainder of Goku's clothes plopped along the floor of the limo as well,

" Oh dear God why must you test me this way!! " he wailed, slapping his hand over his eyes.

      " Little Veggie you forgot your cup. " Goku pointed to the ouji's hot chocolate while he held his own cup in his

other hand.

      " I'll go back to get it later. " Vegeta grumbled, then watched with slight suspicion as Goku settled down and leaned

his arms on the ledge of the hot-tub while Bibishii flickered about happily in the warm water, " Hn. ::It doesn't look like

Kakarrotto's going to come over here and try to get me to play something with him. I suppose if he just sits over there I'll

be fine. AND just think of all the kaka-germs that we're washing away by sitting in the water:: he thought to himself and

smirked. Vegeta took a deep breath and dunked himself under the water to clear off any kaka-germs on his head, then

resurfaced, " Heh, I feel lighter already! "

      " Careful....careful... " Bulma repeated to herself as she slowly raised the beaker full of the remaining

Peasant-Repel up over a mixing bowl.

      " *BOOM!!* " a cloud crash of snow exploded from high above.

      " WAHH! " Bulma shrieked as the beaker in her hands slipped out and crashed to the ground. Her pupils shrunk two tiny

dots, " Oh no. Oh no oh no oh no OH NO!! " she said weakly. The peasant-repel was now splattered all over the floor as only

one thought couldn't help but cross through her mind, " Vegeta. " Bulma squeaked out, " Oh Vegeta. " she shakily backed up,

" CURSE YOU STORM! " she shook her fist up in the direction of the snow. Bulma quickly started to clean up the peasant-repel

while trying to think of a way to fix the situation she was now in, " AH! I'll just go get Vegeta and, and have him make some

more of that tail-gas. Sure. If I can make this repel-solution ONCE, I can do it again. " she laughed confidently, then

grabbed an empty bottle and dashed up the stairs, " VEGETA? VEGETA I NEED TO SEE YOU FOR A MOMENT! "

      " WHADDA YOU MEAN VEGETA'S OUT IN THAT TERRIBLE STORM!!! " Bulma yelled angrily at Yamcha, who stood there holding

his arms out infront of him for defensive purposes.

      " He, he just ran out that's all. " Yamcha said, nervous.

      " Listen you, " Bulma narrowed her eyes, " I know Vegeta likes to take things to the extreme but he wouldn't go out

in a BLIZZARD without a REASON! "

      " I'm sorry Bulma. "

      Bulma turned around to see Gohan twiddling his thumbs, " Gohan?! "

      " The, the gifts that Kaasan and Toussan bought for him, it was part of one of Kaasan's plans and, well the idea of

winding up as Toussan's pet scared Vegeta so bad he just, ran out. " Gohan laughed nervously, " BUTTOUSSANWENTAFTERHIMSOHE-

-SHOULDBEOHKAY!! " the demi-saiyajin quickly added.

      Bulma gawked, trying to take in everything Gohan had just said. Gohan quickly zipped back over to the other side of

the room with the majority of the group, " You guys SCARED him into LEAVING?! "

      " Actually I'm pretty sure it was the pink dog-collar and leash that drove him off. " Raditsu spoke up, unaware of

Bulma's temper, " Vegeta HATES the idea of being controlled. It's some subconsious side-effect of us all being enslaved by

Freeza for so long. He mostly grew up like that, that's why he likes being independent so much. "

      " Well, that's all well and good but HOW DO WE GET VEGETA BACK IN HERE!! " Bulma exclaimed, " HE COULD BE FREEZING

TO DEATH OUT THERE AND SO COULD SON-KUN!! "

      " I say we just start blasting until we find 'um! " Launch, currently in blonde-hairred mode, zipped over to her,

" It's getting too boring in here anyway and Goku's our friend! It's our job to save him and the little guy! " she cocked

her weapons.

      Tenshinhan sweatdropped, " Launch I don't think you know exactly how cold it is out there. "

      " Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll just come back? " Kuririn suggested, " After all with Goku out there he's sure to

find Vegeta and get back here easy. "

      Bulma sent a death-glare at him, " And just HOW LONG have they been gone for? "

      Kuririn paled, " Ah, about 45 minutes. "

      " FOURTY-FIVE MINUTES?! " Bulma gasped in horror, then bopped Kuririn over the head, " YOU DOLT! NORMAL PEOPLE CAN'T

LAST IN FREEZING-COLD WEATHER FOR MORE THAN A HALF HOUR WITHOUT DEVELOPING HYPOTHERMIA! "

      " Bulma they ARE saiyajins. You know how tough Goku is. " Yamcha tried to console her.

      Bulma watched him, then turned back to Raditsu, " Well?! "

      " Huh? " Raditsu tilted his head.

      " You're a saiyajin, can Goku and Vegeta last this long out there? " Bulma asked him, watching intently.

      " I'm not really sure. Vegeta and I never purged that many cold planets, and Bejito-sei's weather is usually pretty

warm all year round, like in late-spring and sum-mer. " he tried to pronounce the last season, " We have a very short winter

there. "

      " ... " Bulma's bottom left eyelid twitched, " Oh Vegeta... " she said, worried, then suddenly bolted to attention,

" AH-HAH! Vegeta's cell-phone! I can call him to find where he is! Then hack into the satelite system our cell-phones use and

track the signal to exactly where it's coming from and build a snowplow to get to him! " she said detemindly, " YEAH! "

      " Oh boy here we go again with the mad-scientist thing. " Oolong rolled his eyes only to have Bulma bop him on the

head as well.

      " HEY! I'M TRYING TO SAVE MY HUSBAND YOU LITTLE PIG! " she snapped, then whipped out her own cell-phone and

speed-dialed Vegeta's number. Bulma took a quick breath of nervousness, " Please Vegeta, pick up! "

      " *BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*, *BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*, *BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*BEEP*!! "

      Bulma's face instantly lit up as she heard the sound of Vegeta's cell-phone ringing in the room behind her, " The

kitchen! " she whipped around and ran into that room, " HA! And you people said he went outside! " she laughed in their faces

, then flung open the door and went pale when she saw Vegeta's navy blue training outfit hanging over the side of one of the

chairs, his cell-phone sticking out of the pants-pocket, " W--what are Vegeta's clothes doing here, and without him in them?

" she gasped, " DON'T TELL ME HE RAN OUT OF HERE NAKED?! " Bulma yelled, disbelieving the idea herself.

      " No, actually he was wearing the little blue gi Toussan gave him. " Gohan said.

      Bulma blinked, " Little blue GI?! HOW did Goku get him to wear--oh NEVERMIND! " she brushed the idea aside, then

collapsed into the chair with Vegeta's things hanging over it, exhausted, " Ohhhhh, Vegeta what am I going to do now? " she

groaned, at a loss for ideas.

      " *CLOMP*CLOMP*CLOMP*CLOMP*CLOMP*CLOMP*COMP* " the sound of suction-cups on the stairs was suddenly heard out in the

living room. Bulma and the others rushed out just in-time to see Chi-Chi decending the stairs wearing what looked like about

8 layers of winter-clothing, a pair of Goku-sized snowboots with socks stuffed in them to keep her feet from flying out, and

two skiing poles used to help turn while skiing.

      " I was sorta wondering what happened to her. " Kuririn sweatdropped.

      " Heehee, nice outfit Chi-Chi. " Vejitto chuckled.

      " Why thank you, demi-Ouji. " Chi-Chi said as she walked past him, not getting that he was joking.

      " Okaasan what are you doing? " Gohan laughed nervously, " I mean, I think I know what you're planning on doing, but

please say you're not-- "

      " --I'm GOING TO SAVE GOKU-SAN! " Chi-Chi whipped out a mega-phone and announced to the group, " And, possibly the

Ouji if I happen to see him. " she mumbled.

      " CHI-CHI THAT'S CRAZY!! " Yamcha exclaimed.

      " Yeah you'll get a lot colder a lot quicker than Goku would! " Kuririn added, worried.

      Chi-Chi put her hands on her hips, " How do YOU guys know? EVERYTIME I go to try and save Goku-san and Gohan from

some terrible danger YOU always stop me! You stopped me the first time, then the spaceship "supposedly" wouldn't WORK the

second time, the third time you stopped me again, and the FOURTH time I got turned into an EGG! "

      " Heeheehee. " Gogeta let out a few giggles, then paused when Chi-Chi quickly looked around for the source of the

laughter.

      " Well this isn't an evil monster we're fighting this time, it's the ELEMENTS! And if there's one thing I'm very used

to with living at Mount Paozu in the winter is that it gets VERY COLD. " Chi-Chi stubbornly stated, then walked up to the

front door.

      " Ah, Kaasan-- " Gohan spoke up.

      " Not now Gohan honey, Mommy's going to save your father. " Chi-Chi turned the doorknob.

      " But Kaasan the snow it's-- "

      Chi-Chi opened the door to find snow tightly packed infront of the entire doorway.

      " --getting entirely too high to...leave the building. " Gohan finished.

      The others sighed with relief.

      " Hmm, fine then. " Chi-Chi slammed the door shut, " This place has dozens of floors, I'll just find an elevator and

keep going up until I get to a floor that's above the snow. Then I'll leave through a window. " she decided.

      Gohan sweatdropped as he watched her climb back up the stairs, then ran after her, " OKAASAN!! WAIT UP! "

      " Mmm...ya know Kakarrotto, this isn't too bad. " Vegeta sighed happily as he leaned against the side of the hot-tub,

" Not bad at all. Infact it's sort of refreshing. "

      " Heeheehee. " Goku giggled, then flicked some water at him, causing the ouji to sweatdrop.

      " I stand corrected. " Vegeta said flatly.

      " ...Veggie? "

      " Hm? " Vegeta glanced over at him.

      " I'm, I'm sorry Veggie. " Goku twiddled his thumbs, " I'm sorry about the whole "kaka-pet" thing. I promise not to

do that sort of thing to little Veggie ever again. "

      " You're forgiven, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta nodded, " I know it wasn't entirely your fault, and probably most of Onna's

doing. "

      " If, there's anything I could do for Veggie to make it up to him-- " the larger saiyajin trailed off.

      The little ouji smirked and spun the headband that went to the servant-maid uniform around on his finger.

      Goku paled and sunk deeper into the water, " I was thinking more along the lines of a large box of treats. Hahahaha!"

he laughed nervously.

      Vegeta pouted and tossed the headband over his shoulder, " Hmph. "

      " ...so, is there anything I can do for Veggie that would not require me being Veggie's servant-maid? " Goku smiled

weakly.

      " If you could get us back to Capsule Corp that would be helpful. "

      " Would it also repay Veggie for the un-fortunate psychological damage me and Chi-chan have accidentally caused

little Veggie? "

      " No. " Vegeta said bluntly.

      " Oh. " Goku frowned, then perked up, " HEY! Why about if I give Veggie a HUG! "

      " WHOA! NO NO NO NO!! " Vegeta screamed as he wildly flaired his arms out front of him. The larger saiyajin's eyes

instantly filled with tears. Vegeta sweatdropped, " I mean, I will ah, gladly except a hug from you as soon as we're both

DRY and CLOTHED. "

      Goku tilted his head and chirped, " OH-KAY! "

      Vegeta closed his eyes and sighed with relief, then opened them to find he was suddenly sitting on one of the chairs

in the limo and back in his little blue gi, " Wha?! " a look of complete confusion settled over him.

      " VEGGIE! " a voice squealed beside him and tackled the ouji to the floor, hugging on tightly.

      Vegeta looked up to see Goku also back in his gi and both of them no longer wet, " Wha--HOW DID YOU DO THAT?! "

      " Do WHAT, little Veggie? " Goku blinked.

      " Oh NEVERMIND! " Vegeta exclaimed, " Maybe we can try and, ungh! Drive out of here. " he tried to squeeze out of the

hug, then flushed red when he noticed it was tighter than usual, " Kakarrotto. " he said flatly.

      Goku happily let go of him as if translating the tone of voice completely. Vegeta walked up to the driver's seat and

sat down. He turned the key and tried to put the car into drive.

      " Kakarrotto you might wanna come up here and buckle up, once we DO get going it's going to be a VERY bumpy ride. "

Vegeta pushed a button that sealed the top of the hot-tub so they wouldn't get drenched in water. Goku hopped back into the

passanger's seat and put his seat-belt on.

      " Ready when you are, little Veggie! " Goku grinned and saluted him.

      " ALRIGHT! LET'S GO! " Vegeta put it into the drive and slammed his foot on the gas pedal. The wheels spun rapidly,

though due to the large amount of snow, had no traction to move on, leaving the car literally running in place. Vegeta peeked

through the window to see this and took his foot off the gas. He put it back in park, " Hn. Looks like I'm going to have to

go put the big wheels on. THEY could probably get this thing moving. " the ouji opened a compartment in the limo and pulled

out a capsule, then tossed it to the ground to reveal four huge tires. He picked one up and headed for the door, " I'll be

right back Kakarrotto, I'm just going to switch the tires. "

      " WAHHHH! VEGGIENO!! " Goku shrieked and lundged at him, knocking the smaller saiyajin to the ground before he could

get the door open.

      " *OOF*! KAKARROTTO!! " Vegeta twitched, pulling the tire off his head, " What do you think you're doing? "

      " NO VEGGIE! If you go out there you'll freeze to DEATH! Just like you almost did last time! " Goku wailed.

      " I'm not going out there to DIE, I'm going out there to SWITCH TIRES. "

      " WELL I WON'T LET YOU!! " he bawled, " VEGGIE YOU'RE TOO SMALL AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY WINTER CLOTHES ON YOU'LL

FREEZE AND I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU!! "

      The ouji sweatdropped, his face turning bright red as he dislodged his leg from Goku's grasp, causing the crying

saiyajin to fall onto his belly, " Fine. I won't go out there. "

      Goku smiled gratefully.

      " You got any better ideas? " Vegeta asked, narrowing his eyes.

      Goku's face went blank, " ...not really. "

      " ... "

      " ... "

      " OH! JI-CHAN AND GOGGIE! " Goku exclaimed, clasping his hands together, " Veggie we can mentally contact Ji-chan and

Goggie, then have them power up high enough for us to sense them from here and teleport! "

      The ouji's eyes widened in surprised, " Impressive, Kakarrotto. "

      " Impressive enough for Veggie to give me the Christmas-gift of being Veggie's ~*oujo*~? " the larger saiyajin

grinned widely.

      Vegeta yelped and his cheeks turned bright red, " Ah, not THAT impressive. "

      Goku pouted, " Ohhhh... "

      " Okaasan you don't have to do this! " Gohan pleaded as Chi-Chi stood on-top of the Capsule Corp roof looking out

over the snow. Instead of the two skiing poles she now wielded a very large shovel.

      " Gohan do you want to save your Toussan from freezing to death or NOT! " she stomped her foot.

      Gohan sweatdropped, " It's not that at all, I just don't think it's safe for you to be out here right now. "

      " HA! " Chi-Chi scoffed, " KINTO'UN! " she shouted upward. The little orange cloud came racing down to greet them.

Chi-Chi hopped ontop of it, " Alright Kinto'un! Let's do some digging! And the first sign of Goku you see you tell me,

oh-kay? "

      The little cloud nodded and sped off, searching for Goku. It suddenly screeched to a halt at one point above the

heavy snow.

      Chi-Chi beamed, " This is it? Goku's right below us here? Is that what you're trying to say? "

      The cloud settled down into place.

      " HAHA! " Chi-Chi cheered and rubbed kinto'un, " I knew I always liked you! " she grinned, then started to dig.

      Gohan groaned as he fell back onto his behind, watching her digging through the snow, " Ohhh, I can't believe this. "

      " GOHAN GRAB YOUR COAT AND A SHOVEL AND COME HELP YOUR MOTHER!! " Chi-Chi shouted at him.

      Gohan twitched, then shook his head and walked back down the steps to get the items, " Why me. "

      " Hahahaha! " Vejitto laughed at the tv-screen while Gogeta sat next to him stuffing his face. Bulma had run back to

the lab to create some sort of ultra-heating-device to melt away the snow. Raditsu reached for another handful of popcorn

only to suddenly be tackled to the ground by Bura, bound, gagged, and slowly dragged away by the tail.

      " MMMPH!! " the largest saiyajin shook about, trying to get the fusions attention.

      " *THUMP* *THUMP* *THUMP* *THUMP*! " both Vejitto and Gogeta blinked in confusion at the sudden sound of something

big and heavy being lugged up the stairs. They glanced over the couch and gasped to see Bura dragging Raditsu up them.

      " HEY! " Vejitto snapped, " LET GO OF DITSU-SAN RIGHT NOW!! " he started to jump over the couch.

      ::JI-CHAN!!::

      " Huh? " Vejitto blinked, " Toussan? "

      ::Ji-chan, Goggie can you hear me?::

      " Ahh! Kaasan we can hear you just fine! " Gogeta chirped, " But Bura's dragging Ditsu-san up the stairs and we gotta

stop her bee-fore she takes him hostage! "

      ::*GASP*! Bura has stolen my niichan!!:: Goku gasped, ::We have to stop her before she seriously frightens niichan!

He is so naive of how Earth works!::

      ::KAKARROTTO!:: a deeper voice shouted mentally around the fusions, ::WE HAVE MORE IMPORTANT PROBLEMS TO WORRY ABOUT

HERE BESIDES YOUR BROTHER'S PREDICAMENT!!::

      " Mommy! You're alive! " Vejitto cheered.

      " I just KNEW you'd find Toussan, Kaasan! " Gogeta clasped his hands together.

      ::Aww, thank u little fusion-babies 'o mine!:: Goku said, touched, ::Why Veggie had almost been DROWNED in snow when

I found him! But then we found my limo that Veggie left out here and we're inside it now so we're safe::

      Vegeta sweatdropped, ::Vejitto, Gogeta, just listen. We're going to teleport out of here but in order to do so, we

would need a ki to teleport TO, correct?::

      " Hai! " Gogeta nodded.

      ::Well we can't sense anything outside this snow, so what we need you both to do is power up as much as possible

until we can sense you. I'll signal you when to stop. Ready?::

      ::Ready!:: both fusions said at once and they burst into ssj, then ssj2, then ssj2½...

      ::--THAT'S ENOUGH!:: Vegeta's voice shouted. He grabbed Goku's arm and prepared to teleport.

      Both fusions paused, then grinned to see Goku and Vegeta appear infront of them. They powered down and cheered.

      " TOUSSAN! KAASAN! " Vejitto exclaimed happily as Gogeta promptly glomped each one.

      " WE BOTH MISSED U SO MUCH! " Gogeta gushed, currently latched onto Goku, who cheerfully patted the fusion on the

head.

      " Aww, we missed you too! " Goku smiled.

      Vejitto powered up, " And NOW, to save Raditsu-san! "

      " HOORAY! " Gogeta zipped back over to him.

      " I have not forgotten that embarassing sit-u-ation Bura put us through last Christmas and I will not allow her to

put Ditsu-san through it as well! Even if she DID give us cookies! " Vejitto said, determind.

      " Yeah, and, and they weren't even GOOD cookies... " Gogeta added, then thought for a moment, " Although they were

pretty crunchy... "

      " GOGGIE!! " Vejitto sweatdropped, then started to climb the stairs, " Let's go! "

      " RIGHT! " Gogeta powered up as well and followed his brother up the stairs.

      Goku turned to Vegeta, " Well, now what Veggie? "

      " NOW, Kakarrotto, I'm going to take a shower--thereby washing off any remaining kaka-germs--and take a nap. "

      " Oooooh, can I come too? " the larger saiyajin chirped, wagging his tail.

      Vegeta stared at him and sweatdropped, " Whadda you think? " he said flatly, folding his arms.

      Goku whipped out one of his towels from home and wrapped it around himself, then grinned.

      " ... " Vegeta twitched, " The answer is NO, Kakarrotto! "

      Goku's shoulders slumped and the towel fell to his feet, " Ohhhhh. " he said, then perked up, " Well can I at least

NAP with Veggie? "

      " NO!!!! "

      " Hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm! " Bura hummed to herself as she continued to brush Raditsu's hair while pressing down on his

tail just gently enough to keep him from getting up but not enough to give him any harsh pain. Raditsu snorted and folded

his arms as he lay on his stomach.

      " There is no way you can be related to Vegeta. " he muttered.

      " Aww, of course I am! You're so silly, Hair. " Bura said as she continued to use her big brush on him. She had

pulled Raditsu's hair into a ponytail by using a very large bow and was currently in the middle of brushing it out.

      ::Maybe I should just blast off that end of my hair with a ball of ki, saiyajin hair DOES grow back instantly into

place....but do I really want to part with it?:: Raditsu briefly wondered.

      " You're lucky, Hair. I used a lot of my creativity on decorating for Christmas or else I would've done something

MUCH more elaborate! Your hair's so thick and pretty and long! Just like Rapunzel from the fairy-tales! " Bura hugged a clump

of his hair for a moment, then went back to brushing, " A mean ol' witch locked her in a tower and she used her long long

hair as a rope for people to climb up and save her! "

      Raditsu prepared to ki-blast his hair in half, then frowned and chickened out, ::Oh what am I doing, I can't cut off

my hair. I love my hair:: he sighed in minor-defeat.

      " You know what would look really pretty? " Bura spoke up, " If I ~curled~ it~! "

      " Uh-huh. " Raditsu sweatdropped, then tried to push himself off the floor, " Ah, you think I can get up now? "

      " I'm not done yet! " Bura shouted.

      Raditsu let out a snort and re-folded his arms, " Kuso, where's Vegeta when I need him! " he grumbled.

      " *BLAM*!! " the door to Bura's room was suddenly knocked down and two figures appeared in the doorway.

      " We saw what you did, Bura! We are here to stop you! " Vejitto pointed at her.

      " And save our uncle, Raditsu-san! " Gogeta added.

      Bura blinked, " Raditsu-san? OH! You mean HAIR! " she grinned and motioned to Raditsu.

      " Gogeta, Vejitto. Hi. " Raditsu sweatdropped, " You think you could get her foot off my tail? I think he's starting

to go numb. " he pointed to his tail, who was only wafting about half-awake.

      " *GASP*!! BURA THAT IS TERRIBLE! " Gogeta grabbed her and set her down away from Raditsu's tail. Raditsu felt a

huge sudden relief of pain and staggered to his feet.

      Raditsu instantly reached for his tail and looked it over, " Oh man, I thought she crushed it. " he laughed nervously

in relief that it was still in one piece. He turned to her and folded his arms, " I oughta teach you a lesson in STEALING

other people! " Raditsu shouted at Bura, only to hear two sets of giggles suddenly come from behind him. Raditsu sweatdropped

and looked over his shoulder at the fusions, " What are YOU laughing at? "

      " Nothin' Aunt Ditsu! " they both chirped at once, then quickly covered their mouths at the sight of Raditsu's shock

and sudden death-glare, and after started giggling through their hands.

      Raditsu glanced down at his hair past where the bow was tied and yelped, " WAHHH! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY SPIKES!! "

      " Your hair looks very pretty once it's brushed out, Hair! " Bura chirped.

      Raditsu twitched, then ripped the bow out of his hair and wildly shook his head back and forth.

      " AHH! HAIR WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU'LL RUIN ALL MY WORK!! " Bura shrieked in horror.

      After several more shakes Raditsu's hair spiked out back into place, " Ahh, now that's better. " he grinned, " I'll

say this much, it definately looks cleaner then it did. "

      Bura lamely held up the brush which was now covered in dirt from all the stuff she had brushed out of his hair,

" Don't you ever bathe? "

      Raditsu laughed nervously, " Ahh, I'm not exactly sure how they do that here. Usually I'd just wash off in a river or

something but they're all frozen over now. "

      " Like Kakarroujo without the tub. " Bura groaned.

      " Tub? " Raditsu cocked an eyebrow.

      Bura lept back, " WAHH! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT A BATHTUB IS!? "

      " No... " Raditsu said slowly, confused.

      " EEW! OOH, YOU GET OUT OF HERE HAIR AND DON'T COME BACK UNTIL YOU'VE WASHED YOURSELF OFF! " Bura yelled at him.

      Raditsu shrugged, " Come on, ah, fusions. " he said to Vejitto and Gogeta as he turned to leave the room.

      " Kay! " they chirped and followed him outside Bura's room.

      Raditsu paused an whipped around to face them, " And, don't ever call me "Aunt" again, got it? " he said, slightly

annoyed with a reddish blush of embarassment on his face.

      " Hai! " Vejitto chirped.

      " You got it, UNCLE Ditsu! " Gogeta grinned and gave him a thumbs-up.

      Raditsu sweatdropped, " You and her make me glad I don't have children. "

      " Aww, I bet you'd make a GREAT Toussan someday, Uncle Ditsu! " Vejitto said happily.

      Raditsu sighed and turned back around, then decended the stairs, " Uh-huh. "

      " Ahhhhhh... " Vegeta sighed happily as he scrubbed his arms of any dirt, grime, and kaka-germs, " It's so nice to be

back home in a safe, non-kaka enviornment. "

      " Veggie? " a little voice called out.

      " GAH! " Vegeta nearly fell over in the shower. He sweatdropped, " KAKARROTTO WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT THERE! " he

poked his head out from behind the shower curtain and face-faulted once he saw Goku plopped down on the floor in the bathroom

just a few feet away from him with an over-concerned look on his face.

      " I tried to take a nap but I kept having horrible nightmares about little Veggie freezing all alone in the cold cold

snow so I came to give Veggie some protection and moral support. " the larger saiyajin's eyes shimmered with worry.

      " Kakarrotto, I'm not going to freeze in the SHOWER. " Vegeta said flatly.

      " You will if you run out of hot water! " Goku pointed out.

      " The only way I will run out of hot water is if I spend it all WHILE I'M TALKING TO YOU!! " he exclaimed.

      Goku's eyes filled with tears, " Oh Veggie.... "

      " Imsorry! " Vegeta quickly said, quickly quieting Goku back down, " I've just been under some stress lately,

Kakay. You know, with the nightmares I've been having, and the whole "kaka-pet" incident, and then that freaky

twilight-zone-ish coincidence with the limo and Onna. It's a little much. "

      " Poor Veggie's brain is hurting? " Goku gasped.

      " Uh-huh. But you know what would make make my brain feel better? "

      Goku's eyes widened into two big sparkily blobs.

      Vegeta's face flushed red, ::Suddenly I feel twice as naked as I actually am...:: he twitched, " Leaving the room,

Kakarrotto. "

      " Huh? "

      " I can't feel comfortable cleaning myself with YOU in the same room, oh-kay, Kakarrotto? " Vegeta's face turned

a brighter red.

      " Why? "

      " BECAUSE it's an association my BRAIN can't DEAL WITH! " he exclaimed.

      Goku shrugged cluelessly and waddled out of the room.

      " ... " the little ouji watched him closely.

      " ... "

      " AND LOCK THE DOOR ON YOUR WAY OUT! "

      " *click*! " the sound of the door closing and locking caused a sigh of relief from the small saiyajin in the shower.

      Vegeta shook his head and reached for the shampoo bottle, " Kakarrotto. " he sighed.

      " YesVeggie? "

      Vegeta froze in place and quickly glanced to his left to see Goku's head sticking through a little window near on the

upper side of the wall that Vegeta was sure he had closed, locked, and drawn the curtain over before he even turned the water

on, " WAHHHHHHHH!! " the ouji shrieked and yanked the curtain behind him infront of his privates as he shook the fist with

the shampoo bottle in hand at Goku, " KAKARROTTO WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE DON'T YOU HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR MY PRIVACY!! "

      " Veggie called me so I came. " Goku blinked.

      " I DIDN'T CALL YOU I JUST HAPPENED TO SAY YOUR NAME OUTLOUD!! "

      " ...why? "

      " OOH, GET OUT OF HERE!! " Vegeta prepared to chuck the bottle at Goku only to see the larger saiyajin suddenly

no longer there. Vegeta stared blankly for a moment, then let go of the curtain and groaned, " I gotta get some sleep, I'm

starting to crack up. "

      " HEE-YAH! HEE-YAH! " Chi-Chi shouted as she dug deeper downward through the snow while standing on kinto'un, " COME

ON GOHAN! PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT! YOUR TOUSSAN'S DOWN THERE FREEZING TO DEATH!! "

      Gohan groaned and put his shovel into the snow again, " Why me. " he mumbled again.

      " HURRY UP ALREADY GOHAN! YOU SHOVEL LIKE BURA!! " she shouted only to have the snow suddenly shake above her and

part of the wall to give way and cover her head in a huge snowball. Chi-Chi twitched, " I hate snow. "

      " Heehee, heeheehee. " Vegeta suddenly paused to giggle as he stood in the hallway. The ouji's face went blank at why

he had just burst into giggles, then smirked, " I wish I knew what that was about. " he ran his kaka-germ-less hand through

his kaka-germ-less shampooed/conditioned/blow-dried hair and grinned. Vegeta adjusted the red robe he was wearing and waddled

into his room. The ouji closed the door and tiredly flopped onto his kaka-germ-less bed, " Ahhh... " he slowly closed his

eyes and fell into a deep sleep...

      :::" V-sama? "

      " Hm? " Vegeta opened his eyes. He was still laying in the same spot he had been not even a few minutes ago. The ouji

glanced over to see Goku standing there in the servant-maid outfit. The ouji grinned, " Ahhh! Kakay! You look WONDERFUL! "

he beamed.

      " Thank you, V-sama. " the larger saiyajin curtsy'd.

      Vegeta sweatdropped, " This must be another dream, huh? "

      " Here V-sama. " Goku held out a can of Pepsi, " For you. " he said sweetly and sat down on the bed beside him.

      " How nice of you, Kakay. " Vegeta smirked and cracked open the can, then took a sip, " So? I'd wager you're here to

make up for the grief I was put through earlier in the story? "

      Goku laughed, " Partially, I suppose. Candy? " he whipped out a candy bar.

      " Ahh! " Vegeta grinned and took it, then held the soda can with his tail while he started to open the candy bar

wrapper, " --wait, whadda you mean, partially? "

      Goku glomped onto him from the side, " Oh V-sama! They want to take you away from me! " he sobbed.

      " Wha? " Vegeta blinked.

      " V-sama, a few months from now they will try to take you away from me forever! I can't lose you I can't!! " the

larger saiyajin pleaded, " He wants to have you all to himself V-sama, he's so jealous! " Goku narrowed his eyes, then hugged

on tighter.

      Vegeta sweatdropped, " What are you talking about?! No one's going to take me anywhere, Kakarrotto. Besides, you're

the only one strong enough TO even attempt to kidnap me---which in itself would be absolutely pointless. "

      " I'm not the Veggienapper though, Veggie! " Goku gasped, then calmed down and let go, " V-sama, they will not kidnap

you but you will be tricked into going willingly. That is what I want to warn you a-bout. You have to remember this: DON'T

GO WITH THEM. I do not care WHAT they offer you for coming along, you have to STAY HERE or else you'll be put in danger! "

he explained, then let out a little sigh.

      Vegeta stared at him, listening intently, " Alright Kakarrotto. I'll try to remember that. "

      " Good. " Goku smiled warmly back, " Now, how about I fluff your pillow and we share some hot-cocoa together? "

      The little ouji smirked and layed back in his bed, " You read my mind, Kakay-chan. ":::

      " *WHEW*! I'm glad THAT'S over. " Raditsu said as he and the fusions finished decending the stairs. Raditsu walked

over to the living-room couch and plopped down, " Ahhh. "

      " Niichan! Hello! "

      Raditsu nearly fell over. He glanced to his right, " K--Kakarrotto? You're oh-kay! " he grinned.

      " Heehee, thanks to Goggie and Ji-chan me 'n Veggie were able to teleport back here from inside the nice limo Veggie

got for me! " Goku explained.

      " That's a relief, we were ALL starting to get worried about you--OH! I got you a present! " he whipped out a

semi-large box, " I didn't really know what you get people for Christmas, but I've had this for a while and I think you'd be

the person for me to give it to. " he handed the box to Goku.

      " Ooh... " Goku stared at the box in awe, then ripped the wrapping paper apart and lifted the top of the box to

reveal a large golden coin about twice the size of a quarter, " GOLD! " he squealed and picked it up.

      Raditsu blinked, " Gold? " he sweatdropped, then pointed to it, " Actually, that's what we use on Bejito-sei as

"money". You pay for things with it. "

      " Saiyajin money? " Goku said in awe.

      " I think that one's about 5 Earth-dollars if you were able to spend it here. I'm not really sure though, I only

figured that by comparing what you could buy with that back home to how much some foods cost here. " Raditsu shrugged,

" Vegeta's probably got a better idea since he's lived here a lot longer. We have lots of other kinds of coins that are worth

more or less than that, but that's the only money I had on me when I went on King Bejito's mission to try and save chibi

Vegeta. " he explained, " I only brought that much with me cuz I was planning on buying a snack or something with it. I

would've brought more if I knew I wouldn't be able to go back home. " the largest saiyajin said, slightly embarassed.

      " Silly Ditsu-kun! I think this little coin is wonderful all on it's own! " Goku held the coin up to the light and

watched as it sparkled, " OH! I have a present for my niichan as well! " he bounced over to the Christmas tree and picked up

one of the remaining gifts, " For you, Ditsu! " he held it out.

      " GOKU!? YOU'RE BACK! " a voice exclaimed from the other room. Goku handed the gift to Raditsu, then looked down the

hall to see Kuririn run up to him.

      " O! Hi Kuririn! " Goku chriped.

      " Goku you gotta come quick! Chi-Chi thinks you're still out there and she's trying to dig through all that snow to

get to you! She's even recruited Gohan to help her and she won't listen to any of us! " Kuririn explained.

      " CHI-CHAN IS OUT IN THE SNOW!? " Goku gasped, " But, but VEGGIE almost DIED in that snow! If CHI-CHAN is out in

it-- " he gulped, then shook the scary thoughts from his head, " Where is she? "

      " Well the last we saw of her she was out on the roof. Gohan's trying to get her to come back inside but she won't

stop until she finds you. " Kuririn said, motioning to the stairs.

      Goku turned to Raditsu, " Niichan I will be right back. Promise you won't open the nice present I got for you until

after I save Chi-chan and Gohan from freezing to death. "

      " Uh, alright. " Raditsu looked down at the present, " Are you sure you don't need any help? "

      " Nope! I'll be oh-kay! " Goku gave him a thumbs-up, then put the coin in his pants-pocket and patted it twice, " See

you in a few minutes, Ditsu-kun! " he said, then dashed up the stairs, followed by Kuririn.

      Raditsu waved, " Goodluck. "

      " AH-HAH! " Chi-Chi beamed as her shovel collided with something har, " SUCCESS! " she brushed away the snow to

discover she was hovering just a foot above the top to Goku's new limo, " Gohan! Come here! Hurry! I think I found them! "

      Gohan stared out of the top of the hole and sweatdropped to see Goku waving to him from the roof of the Capsule Corp

building, " Ah, Kaasan? "

      " Not NOW, Gohan! Now come help me! " she brushed away some more snow and spotted a moon-roof, " Hah! A window! "

Chi-Chi looked through the window, " Go-chan? GO-CHAN!! " she looked around only to see the inside of the limo devoid of any

saiyajin life, " Some of the presents were opened, but he's not in there. " she finally murmured, then sent a glare at

kinto'un, " You said he was in there!! "

      Kinto'un shrugged nervously, " ... "

      " Well, maybe he WAS in there at one time, but he's not anymore!! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, then groaned, " Ohhhh, and I

spent all this time looking for Goku in THIS spot. Who KNOWS where he could have wandered off to if he left the limo! WHY DID

HE LEAVE THE LIMO!! "

      " Ooh! I know I know! " an eager voice said from beside her.

      Chi-Chi turned to the right and her eyes nearly popped out of her head to see Goku hovering next to her waving his

arm rapidly in the air as if waiting to be called on to answer the question, " ?! " Chi-Chi's jaw dropped open, " GOKU-SAN!

YOU'RE ALIVE!! " she shouted happily and glomped onto the remaining arm that wasn't waving in the air, " Oh I was so worried

about you out here in the cold and-- "

      " --heehee. " Goku giggled, poking her jacket. Everytime part of the puffy jacket was pressed it it would

automatically unpress itself once the finger was removed, " Funny outfit, Chi-chan! "

      " ... " Chi-Chi twitched slightly, " Well, as long as you're safe. " she sighed, " Now let's go back inside before it

starts snowing again. "

      " Oh-kay! " Goku chirped.

      Gohan flew down to them, " Uh, but what about Vegeta? "

      " Oh who cares about the Ouji. " Chi-Chi brushed it off.

      " Veggie's inside Capsule Corp takin a nap! " Goku chirped.

      " Good. " Chi-Chi said as Goku prepared to teleport her, Gohan, and Kinto'un, " The more he's asleep the less we have

to deal with him. "

      :::" Ahhh.. " Vegeta sighed happily. He and his kaka-servant-maid had just toasted two wine-glasses full of pepsi to

the fact that it was suddenly warm again outside, " Isn't summertime WONDERFUL, Kakay? "

      " Hai, this warm weather is PERFECT, V-sama! " Goku smiled as they looked over at the open windows in the ouji's

room.

      " Perhaps we should go out for some ice-cream, Kakay. Or maybe some other type of frozen treat. " the ouji smirked.

      " Heeheehee. " the larger saiyajin giggled.

      " Vegeta? "

      The ouji blinked at the sudden voice that came from around him.

      " Vegeta! VEGETA!!! ":::

      " Kakay? " Vegeta sleepily opened his eyes to see Bulma standing next to his bed. Bulma momentarily sweatdropped.

      " Vegeta! You're back and you're safe! " Bulma smiled, " ...why are you holding that pillow in your arms? " she

pointed to the pillow that had been beneath Vegeta's head but was now squeezed tightly against him.

      The ouji's face flushed red at what had been inplace of that pillow in his dream, " Uh, I'm just uh, fluffing it. Up.

Haha. " he laughed nervously, then whipped the pillow out of the embrace he had it in and put it back in it's spot underneath

his head, " Heh-heh. "

      " Oh-kay...I'll go with that. " Bulma watched the pillow uneasily, then turned back to Vegeta, " I was just finishing

up my latest invention to save you from a frozen death when Gogeta and Vejitto told me how you and Goku got back inside. "

she whipped something out from behind her back.

      Vegeta sweatdropped, " That's a hairdryer. "

      " Ah, but that's where you're WRONG. It only LOOKS like hairdryer, while IN FACT it's a super-powered melting device

designed to blast snow straight into it's gas form--fog! " Bulma grinned.

      " But, wouldn't that still make it near-impossible for me and Kakarrotto to have found our way back without a ki to

teleport to? "

      " ... " Bulma paused for a moment, " Yeah...but at least you wouldn't have to worry about freezing to death! " she

piped up.

      Vegeta looked at the object, " Can I try? "

      " Sure. She handed it to him and opened one of the windows in his room, " Just press the blue button on the handle

and aim for the snow! "

      The ouji nodded as Bulma moved out of the way and he pressed the blue button. A huge blast of fire exploded out of

the front of the nozzle and sent Vegeta flying backwards into the wall. Vegeta quickly punched the blue button again causing

the fire to instantly disappear. He slid down in place against the wall, shocked.

      " SO! " Bulma said eagerly, " What do you think? "

      " Think? " Vegeta squeaked out, then blushed when he noticed his robe was partially open and quickly covered it again

, " THINK?! THIS ISN'T A SNOW-MELTER! THIS IS A DEADLY WEAPON!! " he shook the item in the air, then glomped onto her, " It's

INGENIUS! " Vegeta grinned.

      " Aww, thanks Vegeta! " Bulma smiled, " Now why don't you get dressed and we get rid of all that snow! "

      " Alright. " Vegeta handed her invention back.

      " But first! I need to take another sample of that one tail-scent of yours! "

      Vegeta sweatdropped, " ANOTHER?! "

      Nango shuddered at having to get a whiff of that scent in a bag for a second time.

      " I need it to make more Peasant-Repel. " Bulma laughed nervously, " The first batch got a---little messy. " she

grinned cheesily.

      " Did...something happen? " the little ouji looked concerned.

      " Umm, well.... " Bulma trailed off, " Itmighthavecrashedalloverthelabfloor? "

      " WHAT?! " Vegeta fell over, " You, you mean there's no more left? " he squeaked out in shock.

      " Well, not at the moment, BUT, once I get that scent sample I'll be ready to make some more! And this time use a

non-glass beaker! " she whipped out a bag and wrapped it around his tail.

      Vegeta groaned and looked over at his tail, " Well? "

      Nango let out a mental sigh, " ... "

      " Hey, you wanna keep from catching the kaka-disease as much as I do, don'tcha? " the ouji folded his arms. The tail

nodded, " Alright then. " Vegeta burst into ssj4. He turned to Bulma, " Ready? "

      " Ready! "

      " There! " Bulma beamed as she and Vegeta--now back in his regular training uniform--walked down the hallway. Bulma

was holding a bag full of the green gas while Vegeta's tail was still coughing from having to endure the stinkiest of its'

many stenches for a 2nd time.

      " So, how long do you think it'll take you to replace the first bottle anyway? " Vegeta cocked an eyebrow.

      " Well, I know what I'm doing this time, so at most it should only take me about 6 hours. " Bulma nodded.

      " WAHHH! " Vegeta almost fell over, " THAT LONG?! But all you're doing is just mixing things together! "

      " Vegeta there's a lot more to making this solution than just "mixing things together"! " Bulma sweatdropped.

      " Huh. I suppose. " the ouji pondered. The couple walked down the stairs to the living-room to where Goku and Gohan

were standing with a person in probably a dozen coats and jackets. Both the saiyajin and demi-saiyajin were trying to figure

out how to help the person get the extra winter clothes off, " What the--? " Vegeta spoke up as he reached the end of the

staircase. The figure in the many coats froze in place.

      ::Oh crap! I can't let the Ouji see me like this! I'll never hear the end of it!:: Chi-Chi mentally cursed.

      " LITTLE VEGGIE! You are a-wake! " Goku beamed and dashed over to Vegeta, then hugged him, " Oh little Veggie I am

so happy you are home and safe once a-gain! "

      " Heh-heh-hehhhhh.. " Vegeta trailed off as he started to glow bright red. Bulma got a slightly worried expression on

her face.

      Goku suddenly pulled the little ouji away from him and pouted, " Oh Veggie, where is you kawaii lil blue gi? You are

wearing your old clothes again. "

      " Wha--uh, " Vegeta shook the daze out of his head, " They're still, ah, dirty and wet from being in the snow. " he

laughed nervously even though he was telling the truth; the little blue gi still lay soaking wet on the floor of the bathroom

he took his shower in.

      " If Veggie wants, we can use Bulma's hairdryer to dry it off! " Goku chriped and pointed to the object in Bulma's

other hand.

      Bulma quickly put that hand behind her back, " Ah, Son-kun, I know this LOOKS like a hairdryer, but believe me, you

wouldn't want to dry any of your clothes with it unless you weren't planning on wearing them ever again. "

      " Oh. " Goku tilted his head, then set Vegeta back down on the floor, " So! Does little Veggie wanna help me free

Chi-chan from the confines of her unusually bulky winter-wear? " he asked cheerfully.

      Chi-Chi almost fell over, and would have had she not been too heavily strapped in to the heavy outfit.

      Vegeta's mouth quirked up into a smile, " That's, ONNA in there? " he let out a short snicker.

      " Ah, Vegeta I really don't think this is the time-- " Gohan spoke up.

      " Aww, of course it is, kaka-spawn! " Vegeta grinned as he walked right by him and up infront of Chi-Chi, then waved

to her, " Hello Onna! Enjoying the weather? "

      " Nnn.. " Chi-Chi sent a glare at him.

      Vegeta snickered, " If it weren't for the menacing look in her eyes and those Onna-ish bangs, I wouldn't be able to

tell it was her. " he said to Goku and Gohan.

      Chi-Chi attempted to smack Vegeta with her arm only to find it could do no more than a simple back and forth thap

that only hit herself in the stomach.

      " BWAHAHA! This could be fun! " Vegeta poked her in the stomach.

      Chi-Chi growled at him through the many muffled scarfs she wore.

      " Hat, hat, hat, another hat, hat, hat, hat, earmuffs, CHI-CHAN'S HEAD! " Goku announced victoriously as he tossed

the final item that had been covering the top of Chi-Chi's head to the ground, " There u go, Chi-chan! The top of your head

is FREE~! "

      " Heh-heh-heh, I SHOULD make a snide comment around now, but I think I'll wait until Onna's MOUTH is free before I

release any wit. " Vegeta snickered.

      And so it continued. Gohan removing many many gloves and mittens while Goku removing the scarfs.

      " You know it's strange, she was able to talk through all that BEFORE she left... " Bulma trailed off.

      " Something happened on the way back inside. Long story. " Gohan sweatdropped.

      " I wouldn't mind listening! " Vegeta gave a huge mock-grin.

      Bulma placed her hand ontop of his head, " Not right now Vegeta. "

      " Hn. " the little ouji mentally, stubbornly pouted.

      " Hmmm.. " Goku placed his hand upon his chin and paused, as if thinking about something. He suddenly shot back to

attention and happily snapped his fingers, " I got it! " he chirped.

      " Eh? " Chi-Chi blinked along with the remaining others.

      " Here u go! " Goku said as he turned each of the three so that their back were facing him, then turned himself to

face Chi-Chi, " Heeheeheeeee~~ " Goku clapped his hands twice, " TA-DA! "

      The others turned around and gasped to see all the extra winter jackets, mittens, etc were now gone and Chi-Chi was

just in her regular clothes again.

      " WOW! Toussan that was amazing! "

      " Why does my head suddenly feel dizzy? " Chi-Chi sweatdropped, " And, why are my feet wet? "

      " Oop! " Goku put his fists over his mouth.

      Chi-Chi looked down and twitched to see she still had the oversized boots on, only the ice and snow that had slipped

into the sizes of them had since turned to water creating an uncomfortable, slushy feeling on her feet, " Eew. "

      " Heh, nice boots, Onna. " Vegeta pointed to them.

      " They're Goku's galoshes. " Chi-Chi said flatly.

      The ouji blinked, confused, " Galoshes? "

      " AWWW! " a high-pitched voice gushed from behind Vegeta and the ouji was promptly glomped tightly, " Veggie

dee-serves a hug just for how CUTE Veggie pronounced that word! " Goku hugged on tighter, " Mmmmm~~~ "

      The ouji's face turned bright red and he grinned in a daze, " Mmmm~~~ "

      " Ah--Son-kun I think it's time for you to go! " Bulma spoke up, laughing nervously.

      " Yes, we SHOULD get going. " Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes at the scene.

      " Silly Bulma! We cannot go now. The snow is still blocking the path to our car! " Goku laughed, then snuggled the

smaller saiyajin closer, " I guess we'll just have to have a sleepover, huh little Veggie? Just me 'n my Veggie snuggling up

together and eating smores & hot-chocolate and watching tv and sharing scary-stories together~~ "

      " Waaaaah? " a small trail of drool started to dribble out the side of the bright-red-ouji's mouth.

      Bulma gulped at the look on Vegeta's face, " Vegeta. " she squeaked out, then promptly flung the front-door open,

whipped out her 'hairdryer' and fired a huge shot of flames at the snow, which evaporated in an instant, " Oh look! The snow

it is gone. " she said in a wooden tone of voice, then grinned cheesily at the others, " I guess you can all leave after

all! "

      Chi-Chi gawked at the 'hairdryer' Bulma had just used on the gigantic blizzard of snow, " W--what is THAT?! " she

gasped, then grinned, " And where can I buy one! "

      " Gah!! Okaasan! No more weapons, remember! " Gohan sweatdropped, reminding her.

      Chi-Chi sighed in disappointment and folded her arms, " Oh yeah. " she glanced over and twitched to see Goku now

contently shaking Vegeta back and forth while still hugging him, " We should really get going now. " she grabbed Goku by the

shoulder.

      " Now?! " Goku gasped in shock, " But, but Chi-chan it is only the late-afternoon! I still have at least 4 more hours

of Veggie-time left! " he whipped out a little kiddie watch that had the picture of a Veggie-plushie on it's face which used

it's arms as the hour and second-hand along with a small digital lcd screen which counted off how much "Veggie-time" there

was left in the day. The little Veggie-plushie had it's tongue sticking out the side of it's mouth and a clueless expression

on it's face.

      Chi-Chi sweatdropped, " Where did you get such a thing?! "

      " Veggie. " Goku pointed to the dazed and confused little ouji and grinned, " It's one of my many Veggie-presents for

Christmas! " he beamed and snuggled Vegeta closer. The fur on the smaller saiyajin's tail puffed out like a huge red ball of

fluff.

      " That's it. We are DEFINATELY LEAVING now. " Chi-Chi grabbed Goku by the sleeve, " Now let go of the ouji and let's

get back home. I'll make you a Christmas dinner. " she gave a forced smile.

      " Go on Son-kun, you can play with Vegeta tommorow. " Bulma said to him. Goku pouted and plopped Vegeta down on the

floor.

      " I will miss u my sweet little Veggie. " Goku sniffled, " I LUV U!! "

      " Uh-huh... " Vegeta said, his voice sounding far away. The ouji quickly shook his head clear, " Ehhh. "

      " Umm, this doesn't mean I have to leave right away too, does it? " Raditsu spoke up.

      " Oh of course not! " Chi-Chi laughed, " If you feel comfortable with just flying to your home later it's fine. It's

Goku-san I need to worry about. " she said, then started to usher Gohan and Goten out the door while Goku continued to stare

at Vegeta.

      Vegeta scratched his head for a moment, then almost started to speak to Goku only to stop, ::I can't tell Kakarrotto

about that previous dream. It'll just scare him into acting even more over-protective than me almost freezing to death has

made him.:: he frowned, then glanced over his shoulder and smirked at Raditsu, who paled at the expression, " Raditsu! " the

ouji grinned, walking over to him.

      " Another nightmare? " Raditsu said.

      " Wow! You're pretty good at this sort of thing. " Vegeta gave a short laugh, then dragged him off to the other side

of the room, the larger saiyajin letting out a yelp at the tight hold on his gi collar, " Raditsu, " Vegeta narrowed his eyes

, " I had another dream. "

      " Uh-huh. " Raditsu nodded.

      " But, this one was, "different", from the others. "

      " Different? " Raditsu blinked, then paled, " I'm, not sure I really wanna kno-- "

      " --oh be quiet! It has nothing to do with any feelings I may have for Kakarrotto, platonic as they are. " Vegeta

interupted, " This dream was more like a warning. Kakarrotto gave me a warning that someone may try to "kidnap" me. " he

whispered the word.

      Raditsu sweatdropped, " Who would wanna kidnap YOU?! "

      " LOTS OF PEOPLE!! " the ouji snapped, then froze when he noticed everyone else in the house was now staring at him

in confusion due to his sudden outburst. Vegeta laughed nervously, " Uh, heh-heh, yeah. "

      The others went back to what they were doing.

      " Now Raditsu, " Vegeta went back to whispering, " As you know, I've been kidnapped before. Freeza, those bizarre

pastry-named space-aliens from the very first fanfic, Freeza... "

      " I have no idea what you're talking about. " Raditsu said simply.

      Vegeta sighed, " I know, I originally prepared to give this speech to Kakarrotto but I don't want him getting any

over-protective ideas. You I can trust with this knowledge. You're a friend. Kakarrotto's a...."buddy". " a small

blush-line appeared over his nose.

      Raditsu's expression went to blank confusion, " ..."buddy"? "

      " Yet another thing you weren't around to witness occur, " Vegeta nodded, then added with a mumble, " Thank God. "

      " Umm, Vegeta if you just wanna tell me later I can-- "

      " --NO! I have to get this out NOW or it'll bug me until I end up spilling the beans to Kakarrotto instead. And I

don't want Kakarrotto to know! Anyway, " Vegeta calmed down, " In this dream, Kakarrotto, wearing his servant-maid outfit

which would probably cause you to freak out if you saw it, gave me treats and warned me that in a few months there will

be people who will try to "take" me away from them by tricking me, one of these people is also very jealous--for unknown

reasons as to who and why because the Kakarrotto in my dream didn't tell me. NOW. " he pulled Raditsu down to his height

so he could look him in the eye, " Any names come to mind? "

      Raditsu sweatdropped, " Other than Freeza.....not really. "

      " KUSO! " Vegeta shoved him away and Raditsu almost tripped back over his feet only to quickly regain balance.

Vegeta paced a bit, " I have utterly destroyed those who have kidnapped me in the past--which MEANS that it must be someone

else who's after my sheer royal power and intellect! "

      " Oh brother. " Mirai groaned as he walked by, " What an ego. "

      " Heh, yeah, I still got it. " Vegeta flashed a proud grin at him. Mirai sweatdropped and continued on.

      " No doubt about that. " Raditsu sighed.

      " So! I want you to be on the lookout for anyone suspicious, anyone who may seem like they want to kidnap me. "

Vegeta stated.

      Raditsu looked around the room, " But, almost everybody around here just seems to ignore you. " he scratched his

head, confused.

      The little ouji pouted, " I know. "

      " Aw, sorry Vegeta. "  Raditsu sweatdropped and patted him on the back.

      " It's alright. " Vegeta sighed, " At least the few peasants I DO have care about me. " he looked downward, then

glanced back up only to come face-to-face with an orange blob, " WAHHHHHHH!! " Vegeta fell backward, " K--Kakarrotto. Hi. "

he laughed nervously, looking up to see Goku nearly looming over him with concern.

      " I sensed Veggie-sulking so I came to see what was the matter with my sweet little Veggie. " Goku said, worried.

      " I'm fine now, Kakarrotto, really. " Vegeta stood back up and dusted himself off.

      " Oh-kay. " Goku nodded, giving the ouji a quick hug, " I gotta go home now little Veggie. We're, we're going to ride

there in the brand new limo Veggie bought for me. " his cheeks flushed pink.

      " Yes, well, I hope you and the kaka-spawn enjoy the ride. " Vegeta shook his hand, " And I hope Onna dislikes it so

she won't try to steal it from you or anything. "

      Goku sweatdropped, " Haha, oh Veggie! Chi-chan does not steal CARS! Hahaha! " he laughed.

      " GOKU! COME OUT HERE! THE STUPID OUJI-CAR WON'T OPEN WITHOUT THE KEY AND YOUR FINGERPRINT!! " Chi-Chi's voice yelled

from outside.

      " COMING CHI-CHAN! " Goku called out after her, then turned back to Vegeta and smiled warmly, " I had a really fun

time with Veggie this Christmas. And, I hope that, next Christmas is just as special. " the large saiyajin moved a little

closer. Vegeta's face flushed red and he started laughing nervously. Goku bent down to Vegeta's height and sweetly pointed

upward. Vegeta looked up, slightly dazed, " Hey Veggie, " Goku whispered, " Mistletoe. "

      Vegeta's eyes widened to three times their size and he felt the wind knocked out of him as Goku lay a big wet smooch

on the ouji's right cheek, " ! "

      Goku grinned at him and gave Vegeta one last tight hug, " Merry Christmas, little Veggie. " he smiled, then left out

the front door.

      Vegeta smiled back in a daze, " Merry Christmas, Kakay. " he waved sleepily, then touched his cheek and snapped back

into reality at the sheer amount of kaka-drool which now covered it and his hand. Vegeta twitched, " Eew. "

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11:03 PM 1/19/2004

THE END!

Chuquita: Ta-DA! And so it ends!

Goku: HOORAY! (beams) I enjoyed this year's Christmas, Chu-sama!

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) Even though we are more than halfway through January.

Chuquita: (sweatdrops as well) Hey, at least it's finished and we all had fun!

Future Goku: I enjoyed being here. (smiles)

Past Goku: (squeals happily) Wah!

Goku: And I enjoyed having BOTH of you here with me to-day! (glomps his past/possible-future selves)

Vegeta: (to Chu) (points to fic) (sarcasm) I can barely tell you're revved up about the Movie 8 parody.

Chuquita: (big grin) I know! (excited) It's gonna be so much FUN!

Vegeta: Which usually means I'll go through some embarassment.

Chuquita: Aww Veggie, it's all in the name of FUN.

Goku: Yeah little Veggie! We all LUV u!

Future Goku: (grins) Hai, V-sama!

Past Goku: Vehdgee!

Chuquita: (to audiance) The next fic after this is "Veggietine's Day 3!"

Goku: (chrips) Meaning we have done 2 Veggietine's Day stories PREVIOUS to this! :D

Chuquita: BUT, you don't need to read them in order to understand this one :) Here's the current summary!

Summary: It's Valentine's Day again and this time Veggie's found a surefire way to prevent anything bizarre from happening to

him at home this time, by taking his peasant out to a resturant for a platonic-scheduled-meeting! But what happens when Goku

shows up for the meeting in his oujo costume? Will Veggie still have the guts to go through with his plan, or will a vision

given to Raditsu stop Veggie in his tracks? And what do Bulma & Chi-Chi think of all this?

Vegeta: (smirks) Hm, I like that phrase, "platonic-scheduled-meeting".

Goku: (giggles) Heehee, date.

Vegeta: (snaps) (bright red) IT'S NOT A DATE!! (slams hand down on the table) A date would imply non-platonic forces at work,

which within this "scheduled-meeting" they do not apply.

Goku: ... (confused) Huh?

Chuquita: (grins) Here's the reviewer-replies!:

To Sinah: Congradulations on getting Majin Veggie! *sighs* I have yet to unlock him. But I did get a guide to help :)

To Eclipse: While reading this I went to go doodle a ssj3 Raditsu. *grins* He looks so funny! I'm going to post him on

deviantart later :D Poor Veggie, being tortured by subconsious thoughts beyond his control ^_^;;

To Cathowl: Heehee, Kakarrotto's so funny. "...the kamehameha?" a special power :D Ouji's got a huge appetite! I wish them

both luck in reaching ssj. Lol, enjoyed seeing them :) Interesting present btw. Ouji seemed nervous and I was wondering what

he would come up with as a gift.

Vegeta: (slightly green due to gift) Ohhhh.... (glances over at Son)

Goku: (grinning cluelessly) :)

Vegeta: Thank GOD for alternate timelines so such situations don't have to happen to ME....and thank God you hit your head

on those baka rocks.

Goku: (pondering on review) (grins) HAM!!!

Vegeta: (twitches) Is that ALL you have to say in response to what happened in there!?

Goku: ... (pauses, thinks) (grins) TURKEY!!!

Vegeta: (groans) Oh brother..

To Setsumi-san: I'm guessing Goku just got a little confused on the terms as to why he and Veggie couldn't have babies. Glad

you liked Veggie's gift. :)

Vegeta: (sighs) Kakarrotto is ALWAYS confused...

To BlackDragonFury: Ahh, there were some funny parts in that movie. Goten's fake-crying was pretty sneaky. Heh, Goten's so

much smaller than Goku and Brolli still thought Goten was "Kakarrotto". Oh! And Kuririn dressing up like Piccolo was funny!

I wish they had at least had Veggie come help a lil bit in the movie though. Trunks seemed regulated to a slightly

movie-8-Veggie-ish role in that one near the end. (I think he was on the ground watching while Goten, Gohan, and Goku

blasted Brolli). Goodluck getting movie 13! Yes Goku can go ssj2 & ssj3 in the game. I've got the card that gets him up to

ssj2 but I still have yet to get ssj3. I've used the genki-dama before, but only in practice and dual modes before. Not in

the tournament yet (it's hard to get it to work in tournament).

To Rissa of the Saiya-Jin: So glad you updated! I like "Interstellar" :D Don't worry! Both futures can probably be averted :)

To Sinah: The blizzard did help to make things better again for Goku & Veggie :) The limo thing is indeed creepy *nods*

Vejitto's still a little frightened about the coffee-candy because he got turned into one ^_^;; I'm not sure exactly what I'm

doing with Veggie about the damsel-in-distress thing but there is a gag conserning an outfit Brolli gets for Veggie that Goku

and the "lil blue gi" he got for Veggie eventually square-off against while Veggie'd rather just wear his regular clothes.

So far I have a HUGE end-battle lined up for the end of that parody. Instead of just Piccolo showing up on that extra-ship,

Raditsu, the fusions, Chi-Chi, and Bulma all go with him.

To Nuki: Yes, it was Ditsu who was with the fusions, not Goku. That was just a mix-up that I missed while reading it over

^_^;; I've never tried downloading a game before. If they're not that big (maybe the size of an episode or one of the movies)

I'll try & download one :) Veggie-quotes can easily stick in my head for some reason, I dunno why ^_^;; I can't wait for the

manga w/Majin Veggie VS Goku to come out! I loved watching that battle! Glad you liked the part w/the other characters. I've

always wondered what would happen if Launch & Veggie met. Toriyama's excuse for her disappearing is he "forgot" about her.

Which is sad cuz she was an interesting character. I like using the other characters when something gets involved that needs

them to be there, they're some of the ones that I can genuinely say I can keep in-character; Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan..

To TheDarkGuard: I know some places that have roms, for some reason I've never downloaded any before. Probably cuz I thought

you might need some special program to work them or something. I may look at the ones at dba and see if there's one there I

like and try it. I don't have any problem w/'um as long as it's a game I know they don't sell here (I have a lot of gameboy

games I've gotten over the years, recently some ps2's); and there's a lot of dbz games I know of that have never been sold

here, so I'll look at the page. I don't know Golden Sun but I know it was on the cover of a Nintendo magazine recently. The

main characters have element-powers I think. I would like the link though, I'm not sure which games are at dba. :)

To dokichan: Thank you! I will write my movie 8 parody soon! (2 more fics to go until it)

To Musoka14: LOL! Poor Miguel. Here's the update :)

To Callimogua: Aw, thanks so much!

Goku: (grins and enjoys cheesecake) *munch* :)

To NoZoMi aNd HoTaRu: Glad you liked it. Kaka-germs are very unique creatures, ya know. *grins*

To Maria Cline: Happy you liked the Veggie-sculpture. Whenever Launch does re-appear, Veggie'll notice the odd similarity

hair/eye-color wise. He had a lotta other things on his mind and they only talked for a short while before she accidently

flung him into the ceiling. ^_^;; Yeah, Veggie and Chi-Chi do still have "issues" to work out, but at least they no longer

want to kill each other. :) Happy you enjoyed the fic!

Chuquita: And so ends Part 5 and the story!

Vegeta: (cheerfully trashes all mistletoe in the area) Ahh, spring.

Goku: (chrips) When love is in the air!

Vegeta: (quicklY) No-it-isn't.

Goku: ...?

Future Goku: Yes it is.

Vegeta: NOITISNT!!

Future Goku: ... (blinks)

Goku: Do I still get to go on my platonic-scheduled-meeting with Veggie?

Vegeta: (grumbles) Yes.

Goku: (cheers) HOORAY!

Future Goku: (smiles) Well I had a fun time today but now I'm afraid I have to leave.

Past Goku: (pouts sadly) Me too.

Goku: (sniffles) Ohhhh...I'M GONNA MISS YOU GUYS!! (glomps both his other selves while wailing) WAHHHHHHHHH!!!

Future Goku: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!

Past Goku: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Vegeta: (groans) Oh brother.

(all 3 Gokus stare at him w/teary-eyes)

Vegeta: (freezes in place, twitches)

Goku: (sniffles) Oh Veggie..

Future Goku: (sniffles also) V-sama...

Past Goku: Vehdgee...

Vegeta: *nervous-twitch* (gets up out of seat) Ah, bye! (zips off only to be tackled and glomped by all three Gokus)

(A bright gigantic red light explodes from where Veggie has been glomped)

Chuquita: (eyes wide at how big the light is) ...WOW. Uh, (to audiance) See you sometime next week everyone! Bye!

Gokus: Bye!

Vegeta: (bright red) Waaaahhh~~