TimeSkip Chapter 2: Life Before the Kaka'War, a dragon ball z fanfic

1:31 PM 5/1/2004

E-mail: lac31685@aol.com

By: Chuquita

Quote of the Week: -from dbz #124 "I'll Surpass you Goku!! The Warrior Race Saiyajin's King"

{Briefs:} Hello. That Vegeta's trying to do the impossible. Just training in 300 gravities should be impossible, but he keeps

ordering new training tools, one after another. And then right after he gets them, he destroys them.

{Bulma:} He's a freak with a fighting mania.

{Mrs Briefs:} But Vegeta-chan's so cute!

{Briefs:} I thought you said you liked Goku, have you switched to Vegeta now?

{Mrs Briefs:} Goku's handsome too, but I love the way that it feels like Vegeta's under a shadow. And also I love his wide

forehead.

{Mrs Briefs:} I know, I'll ask them out on a double date!

/dl

Chuey's Corner:

Chuquita: (snickers) That would have made for a very awkward moment had they shown her asking them.

Goku: (confused) So...Bulma's mom wanted to date me AND Veggie, at the same time?

Vegeta: (looking at his forehead in the mirror) Is it really THAT wide?

Chuquita: I dunno.

Goku: Heehee, I a-gree with Bulma's mom a-bout one thing though! Little Veggie is cute! (pats Veggie on the head)

Vegeta: (sweatdrops, embarassed)

Chuquita: Isn't the title a little strange though? You know, since Veggie never calls you "Goku".

Vejitto: Maybe "Kakarrotto" was too long to fit into the title card.

Chuquita: (nods) Yeah, in japanese it is a long-lettered word.

Vegeta: (looking up at Q.O.T.W) I wonder if it ever occured to her that that shadow I'm under is usually Kakarrotto looming

over me.

Goku: (reaches over and randomly glomps Veggie) Haha! VEGGIE!

Vegeta: (bright red) EEP!

Gogeta: HEE~ Welcome to Part 2!

Vejitto: Of the story we are a big part of!

Chuquita: Mmm-hmm! I am also feeling better!

Goku: (blinks) You were feeling bad?

Chuquita: (laughs) I was still a lil beat from "Densetsu" if you believe it--

Vegeta: (trying to squeeze out of Son's grasp) --it was 465kb altogether. I believe it.

Chuquita: --but I got a bunch of ideas recently and now I'm feeling recharged! Also! It's a nice warm Saturday and I got my

required amount of sleep! AND we got more soda! (holds up a new can of pepsi)

Vegeta: (takes the new can of Pepsi from Chu) Good day.

Chuquita: (sweatdrops at Veggie) Yah. (turns to audiance) Anyway! I decided on when in the db-land Goggie and Jitto were

going to land! I had the other dbz and the after-gt ones picked out, but I was torn between several spots in db but now I've

decided!

Vegeta: (snaps open his can and starts to drink)

Chuquita: You know also recently one of the reviews I got in "Tall!", I think it was from Maria S, gave an interesting theory

as to why Raditsu wasn't shown in that bad-guys-come-back gt episode. She said Enma might have Uubu'd him and he was

reincarnated as Goten.

Goku: WOW, that is mind-blowing!

Raditsu: But how can that be possible when I'm still here?

Vegeta: ...how did you suddenly get here?

Raditsu: (sweatdrops) I'm not sure. I just heard you guys mentioning me so, here I am! (happily waves to the audiance)

Vejitto: (chirps) Happy to see you, Uncle Ditsu! (shakes Rad's hand)

Raditsu: Thanks! (walks back off-screen)

Gogeta: Ah, randomness.

Chuquita: I'm happy Toriyama didn't have Veggie Uubu'd though.

Goku: (grins) YEAH! We all LUV Veggie! (hugs Veggie tightly)

Chuquita: Because if it wasn't for all the Veggie-luvin fans in japan when that part of the manga was originally being

written, Toriyama would have kept Veggie dead and then had him brainwashed and Veggie would be someone else, somewhere else!

Goku: (pouts) And that would have made me very sad. (squeezes Veggie tighter)

Vegeta: (turns bright red)

Vejitto: Not to mention it would've prevented Goggie and I from EVER being born!

Chuquita: Actually, you might have, you just would've had a different, ah, other parent.

(Jitto and Goggie shudder)

Vejitto: Eew...

Gogeta: Eew... (perks up) We should give Toussan a group-hug for being a-round to help create us Jitto!

Vejitto: Really? (taps Veggie who is still being hugged by Son-kun) He feels a little jelloy at the moment.

Gogeta: (smiles) We will wait until he solidifies then!

Vejitto: (grins) And until then, here is Part 2!

/dl

Summary: Time-travel shouldn't be that hard, right? After Bulma forbids Vejitto and Gogeta from entering the lab due to an

important experiment, their curiosity gets the best of them and the duo sneak into the lab during the night. But what happens

when her "important experiment" sends the fusions hurtling back and forth through time and space? Will they be able to go

about un-noticed without destroying the timeline? Will they be able to convince a Bulma who's never met them to fix a machine

she barely knows anything about? And will future Veggie and future Goku be able to help those in the present track down the

fusions to begin with?

/dl

Part 2 Chapter Titles: VEGGIE'S children? The secret's out! l Better watch out for that left arm l The time-machine from the future--revealed! l Baking with Past Veggie l The end of an acquaintanceship! Life before the Kaka-War l Dinner is Served! l Raditsu, HELP! l Stupid tape l Further inspection l Such wonderfully ironic timing l Tenkaichi Budoukai l I missed u Chi-chan!! l Goku's PARENTS? Bulma you're mistaken! l Retro Arcade Gaming l To the FOOD-COURT!

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" Yes, very VERY interesting... " Vegeta rubbed his hands together evilly as he stared at the many cooking tools

before him.

" So, what are you making? " Vejitto asked.

" Is it really yummy! " Gogeta grinned.

" WAHH! " Vegeta fell over, " Do you MIND? This is MY dessert, I am the cook, and, and I don't even know WHO you

are! " he snapped at them.

" Oh you will! " Vejitto said happily, " In the ~future~! "

" The future. " Vegeta said flatly.

" Yup! The ~future~! " Gogeta added, wiggling his fingers.

" Huh. " Vegeta took out a bag of flour, " You're FROM the future, correct? " he said suspicously.

" That we are! " Gogeta pumped his fist in the air.

The ouji took out a bowl and started to measure the flour, " You're, SAIYAJINS, from the future. " he smirked,

pouring the flour in the bowl.

Both fusions froze.

" Well, we are, I mean-- " Vejitto started.

" --are you my, children? "

" EEP! " Gogeta covered his mouth and backed up.

" WE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT. " Vejitto said loudly, sweating bullets.

" Well its very obvious. You both look similar to me. And you couldn't be anyone else's children with TAILS other

than Kakorot, and you don't look like HIM at all. " the ouji scoffed at the idea, " Your HAIR and FACIAL FEATURES says it

all. " he said, then reached up and grabbed Vejitto by the hair while the fusion blinked, confused, " Not to mention you in

particular have the same very-dark brown color to your hair as I do. " he let go.

" Ah, hahaha, my hair would surprise you. " Vejitto gave him a cheesy smile.

" Especially during the summertime when it gets all sweaty and--mmph! " Gogeta let out a muffled sound as Vejitto

covered his mouth, embarassed.

" So who's the mother. " Vegeta said bluntly, taking a few eggs and cracking them into the bowl, " Someone from Earth

or someone from another planet? "

" Umm, why would you want to know that? " Gogeta asked, uneasy.

" WELL, I'd like to know who's going to aid me in passing down my royal dna, ya know. " Vegeta snorted at them, then

grinned evilly as he measured some milk in a cup, " I bet you two are strong enough to be capable of even defeating KAKOROT

with the way YOUR ki appears. "

" Well...we can't tell you without endangering the future.... " Vejitto said.

" ...but uh,...you and our Kaasan really like each other. " Gogeta finished.

" Yeah! You both get along so well together! " Vejitto nodded, " Infact, we're sure that in the present, you're both

trying to think up a way to find and contact us RIGHT NOW! "

/dl

" Mmmmm~~~ *prrrrrrr*! " Future-Goku said as he slowly ate his ice-cream sundae.

" Will you stop that! " Vegeta snapped.

" Stop what, Past V-sama? " the larger saiyajin smiled sweetly at him.

" The noise! Stop, PURRING! " he sputtered.

" But Past V-sama, I am merely enjoying my yummy treat. Are you sure you would not like to try some? " Future-Goku

held out a spoonful towards Vegeta.

" GAH!? NO WAY! THAT ENTIRE DESSERT IS COVERED IN KAKA-GERMS! I can't put that in my mouth--I'll catch the

kaka-disease and then the many things that I desire to NOT happen, WILL happen! " he snorted.

" Oh, you shouldn't worry too much a-bout THAT, Past V-sama. After all in several years you will have quite an inner

battle concerning my sweet little Kaka-germs. " Future-Goku held up one of his kaka-germs and petted it on the head.

" Wait, are you warning me about something? " Vegeta said, narrowing his eyes.

" Oh no, Past V-sama! It's nothing to worry for. I think you will actually, enjoy it. " he smiled, " Take good care

of your left arm though. "

" I'm going to lose a LIMB?! " Vegeta gawked, horrified.

" NO! " Future-Goku sweatdropped, " You're not going to LOSE your ARM, Past V-sama! " he calmed down, " It's actually

going to be something quite ~*wonderful*~. " the larger saiyajin smiled warmly at Vegeta, scooching closer. Vegeta's cheeks

heated up.

" W--wonderful? " Vegeta stammered.

" Mmm~hmm. Beyond all your wildest dreams, Past V-sama. " Future-Goku touched noses with him.

Vegeta's entire face went bright red, " WAHHH! " he lept off the couch, " I, I, I'm-going-to-check-on-MY-Kakarrotto

now,-bye! " he said, then zipped out of the room.

Future-Goku sighed contently and fell down onto his side on the couch, " Oh V-sama~~~ "

/dl

" Now let's see here. " Future-Vegeta said as he lead Bulma and Goku through a storage room. The ouji weaved around

several boxes, " Ah. " he said as he stopped infront of a particularly large one, " I think this is it. " Future-Vegeta

cracked open the top of the box and looked down, " Mmm-hmm. Care to come up here and help me open this up, Kakarrotto? " he

smirked.

" Oh-kay! " Goku chirped and teleported up ontop of the box.

" Now, just stand infront of me, grab the machine, and I'll pull from behind. " the ouji directed cooly.

" But, Future-Veggie, wouldn't it be easier if I was holding you since you're smaller than me? " Goku asked, worried.

" Ah, ha ha ha. My silly little Kaka-muffin.....no. I pull from behind. " he said, then walked around behind Goku and

grabbed the larger saiyajin by the waist. Goku let out a small yelp.

" Future-Veggie, ah, ah, Veggie normally doesn't hold me there. " Goku shifted nervously, " Be-sides I think where

you are grabbing breaks Chi-chan rules so could you please maybe hug me up a little higher? "

" A little higher? Yeah Kakay, I think I could do that. " the little ouji said smoothly into Goku's ear.

" OHHHHHHHH.. " a look of panic covered Goku's face as it turned bright pink, " Oh my... "

" Umm, Vegeta? " Bulma spoke up from down below them.

" Yes? " the ouji held tighter.

" It might just be me, but uh, I don't think Son-kun's exactly very comfortable in that position with you? " she said

, " You see he's glowing and that's usually a good indicator of, that sort of...thing. "

" Is Bulma correct, Kaka-chan? Would you rather if we pulled the time-machine out of the box another way? Maybe I

stay on this side and you try to pull over on the opposite side? " Future-Vegeta offered.

Goku nodded quickly. The ouji let go and the larger saiyajin bolted to the other side of the box, " Ohhhh, my body is

still TINGLING! " the large saiyajin tried to brush it off, " Y--you are lucky Chi-chan is not here, Future-Veggie. She would

tell you, about, things. " he stumbled nervously.

" Oh Kakay, Onna is no longer among the living in THIS time. Her rules don't apply here. " he snickered and grabbed

one end of the machine while Goku grabbed the other, " Infact, if you want, you can keep your mind and body temporarily free

of those rules while you're here. Let go of a little stress, perhaps? "

" Ah, n--no thank you little Future-Veggie. " Goku laughed nervously, then held on tightly to the other side of the

time-machine.

" Ready? " Future-Vegeta said, " On 3 we pull! 1! "

" 2! " Goku cheered.

" 3! " they both yanked the machine up at the same time, lifting it out of its box. Goku and Future-Vegeta hovered

off the box and slowly landed the time machine on the floor.

" Well? " Future-Vegeta looked over at Bulma, " What do you think? "

Bulma walked up to the time-machine and climbed inside, " It LOOKS the same. " she checked and saw what looked like

a newer more complicated version of the box she had installed on her own time machine on the wall in its place, " Huh, it

seems to be in running order. But, why was it in a box? Don't you have the capsule to it? "

Future-Vegeta looked away, " No. One day you just lost the capsule, it was when you were much older than you are now.

And, we never really found it after other things happened and it hurt so much and I wasn't thinking about looking for it then

and... " he trailed off, a sad and lonely look on his face. Future-Vegeta turned around to face Bulma, " PLEASE just, take

care of yourself, oh-kay! "

" Vegeta-- " Bulma started, concerned.

" --listen I know what you're going to say you're going to say you already do, but its just that, with all the

constant meetings and inventions and all the traveling you do with your work at Capsule Corp it'll become too much for your

mind to handle after a while and... "

She frowned, then gave the little ouji a hug, " Vegeta I'm sorry. " she said, then smiled, " I'll cut down a little

on my work load if it'll make you feel better. Don't get worked up over it. "

" I didn't have anyone else to turn to after you died. Not really. Things just sort of fell into place and all the

inevitables started coming together and at first it was so terrifying and, even SEEING you again makes it so apparent.... "

" Hey, you're helping me out right now. I didn't mean to make you upset. " Bulma said, then gave him a kiss on the

forehead, " You did good, Vegeta. " she smiled at him.

Future-Vegeta calmed down, a small smile appearing on his own face while his eyes remained closed. He opened them and

looked up at her, " Thanks. I needed to hear that, from you. "

" *sniffle* " Goku wiped his eyes, " OH it is so sweet and wonder-ful like just like a movie. " he said. Bulma and

Future-Vegeta glanced over at him. Goku searched around inside his pockets and pulled out a box way too big to have fit

inside there, " Ah, popcorn! " he said happily, then started to munch on it.

Bulma and Future-Vegeta sweatdropped.

" *STOMP*STOMP*STOMP*STOMP* *CRASH*!! " the door to the storage room suddenly blew open as a figure came running

full-speed inside. He tried to screech to halt only to slip on the floor, fall on his back and crash feet-first into one of

the other boxes.

" VEGETA?! " Bulma gawked at the now twitching figure.

Future-Vegeta sweatdropped again, " And I just had this waxed too. "

Vegeta groaned for a bit, then suddenly noticed the others staring at him and lept to his feet, " Ah, haha, " he

laughed cheesily, " Hi. "

/dl

" You, pop this in the oven. "

" Hai Toussan! "

" And you, put this in the microwave and set the timer for 10 minutes. "

" Hai Mommy! "

" Wait, what?! "

" Ah, I mean, Mom--ah, Toussan. "

" Yeah..sure.... "

" Vegeta, what do you think you're DOING? "

The ouji turned around to see Bulma, Yamcha, and Puar staring at him skeptically, " What? " he shrugged it off.

" Man Vegeta this is low. " Yamcha shook his head.

" WHAT! WHAT are you TALKING about?! "

" Listen. Just because these guys are our guests, temporarily, AND from the future, DOESN'T mean you can just boss

them around like this! " Bulma shook her finger at the little ouji.

Vegeta stared at them for a moment, then smirked and burst into laughter, " BWAHAHAHA! Of course I can! They're my

sons! " he boasted.

" ... " the faces on the two humans and cat went blank.

" His what? " Puar squeaked out in shock.

" Your SONS!? " Bulma gawked.

" Heh, indeed. " Vegeta nodded, " They informed me of our relation earlier while I was baking part of dessert. And

since they're my children and in their time we have a rather friendly relationship they decided to help me out with dinner.

They said they do that with me in the present. "

" Though its usually not this intense. " Vejitto sweatdropped, running by carrying quart of strawberry ice-cream.

" NEVER this intense. " Gogeta added, also sweatdropping.

" Wait, his SONS? " Yamcha looked over at Bulma, still gawking, " You mean, in the future, someone actually DID IT

with this guy?---ACK! " he felt himself yanked downward.

" HEY! " Vegeta snapped angrily at him, " I HAPPEN TO THINK I'M VERY ATTRACTIVE! "

" *slap*! "

" ... " the ouji froze and glanced over to see Bunni standing there holding her hand in the air while his rear end

felt a sudden sting.

" I'll say, you certainly are. " she smiled at him, then laughed lightly and walked off.

Vegeta let out a small whimper, " Someone get me off of this crazy planet. "

" *DING*DONG*! "

" Maybe your prayers have been answered? " Gogeta tilted his head, confused.

Vegeta let go of Yamcha, " Somehow I doubt that. " he said flatly, then walked up to the front door and opened it

only to come face to face with the front of a car, " ...uh, hey humans? " he glanced back at Bulma and Yamcha.

" We HAVE names, ya know. " Bulma twitched, walking up to him.

" Oh come on! Like I need to memorize the name of EVERY human I meet! As soon as I become the Densetsu and defeat

Kakorot I'm off of this insane planet and its bizarre customs! " Vegeta exclaimed, then looked back at the fusions, " Your

mother isn't a human, is she? "

" Actually, no-- " Vejitto started out.

" --GOOD. " the ouji replied, then fully opened the door so Bulma could see what was partially sticking in through

the doorway.

" ACK! " Bulma let out a yelp, " Son-kun? "

" That's Kakorot's car? I should've known. " Vegeta said flatly, then smirked as the driver's side of the car opened

and Goku got out with an embarassed look on his face.

" Ah, hi guys. "

" We apologize for the car, Go-chan still hasn't fully learned how to switch between gears. " Chi-Chi said, getting

out the passanger's side as Chibi Gohan got out of the backseat.

Gogeta's eyes widened with joy at the sight of the large saiyajin, " OKAASA--mmph! "

" TOUSSA--eep! " Vejitto and Gogeta covered their mouths after the words had come out on reflex. They both glanced

over at each other, then took their hands down.

" Goku. " Gogeta said.

" Kaka---Goku. " Vejitto replied.

" Hi Bulma hi Yamcha! " Goku said happily as he came inside, then felt something yank him downward a foot and half.

" You shall taste your defeat at my hands and my hands only Kakorot for I, the great and powerful saiyajin no ouji,

shall seal your fate. " Vegeta grinned evilly at him.

" ... " Goku blinked, " And hi to you too, Vegeta! " he happily rubbed the little ouji on the head, then pulled his

gi free and got back up, " So, what's for dinner? "

A small vein bulged on the ouji's forehead.

" Oh mom's cooking something up. Vegeta's doing dessert. " Bulma smiled as the group walked into the living room.

Vegeta let out a snort, " Bakayaros. " he grumbled.

" ..so. "

The ouji looked over to see Chi-Chi standing there, " So. "

" Ya know, if you're really plotting on killing my Go-chan, we can't be cooking-acquaintances anymore. " she said.

" Yeah, I guess so. " he shrugged, " Besides, I'm too busy training to become the legendary super saiyajin to bother

with acquaintances. "

" I guess that's it then. " Chi-Chi said.

" I guess it is. "

" ... "

" You still make good cookies. "

" And I did enjoy your blueberry muffins. "

Chi-Chi outstretched her hand and smiled wryly, " Let's end our acquaintanceship on a good note then. See ya. "

Vegeta shook her hand and smirked, " Works for me. "

And with that, Chi-Chi walked back over to Goku, Bulma, and the others. Vegeta headed in to the kitchen.

/dl

" DINNER IS SERVED! " Bunni said happily as she placed the final plate of food on the table and Bulma's family,

Goku's family, and Vegeta dug in.

" Mmm! Bunni-san's food is just as good here as it is in the present, Goggie! " Vejitto said happily as he shoveled

food into his mouth.

" MMM-HMM! " Gogeta nodded excitedly with his mouth stuffed full of food.

Bulma paused from her eating and watched the fusions stuff their faces. She glanced over at Vegeta who was eating

much slower than them. She then glanced in the other direction at Goku, who was eating in the exact same manner as Vejitto

and Gogeta. She also noted that Vejitto was wearing a gi, and the orange t-shirt he had on under his gi top was the same

color as Goku's gi, " Huh. "

" So who are you? " Goku asked the fusions between bites.

" Oh! We're from the future! " Vejitto chirped.

" We accidentally came here in Mirai's time machine! " Gogeta added.

" WOW! Really? How far in the future? " the large saiyajin lit up.

" Well, we're not really sure. " Vejitto laughed nervously, then watched as Gogeta whipped out a calculator.

" 3 + 7 + 2 = 12 " the calculator read while Gogeta read it outloud, " WOW, we're 12 years in the past, huh. "

" Wait, that doesn't make any sense. " Bulma said. Both fusions looked over at her with confused Goku-ish looks on

their faces, " That would mean at most you two would only be 12 years old. You look like you're both grown adults! I KNOW

Son-kun wasn't that big when he was 12. "

" Actually we're only 2 years old! " Gogeta chirped.

" ... " Bulma stared at them, disturbed, " Did you just say you're only two years old? "

The two fusions suddenly had large hats on.

" :) "

Bulma stared at them, then rubbed her eyes and looked back again to see the hats mysteriously gone, " Uh...yeah. "

" Say Kakorot, did I mention they're both MY sons? " Vegeta slid over to the larger saiyajin and boasted.

Goku's eyes widened, " You are both Veggie-tah's kids? "

" Whose did you think we were? " Gogeta smiled.

" Well...I just... " Goku scratched his head.

" Don't mind Kakorot, his small peasant-mind couldn't comprehend the mere beginnings of your awesome royal saiyajin

power. " the ouji smirked and patted the fusions on the shoulders.

Goku sweatdropped, " Whatever you say Veggie-tah! " he grinned at him.

" Hey Vegeta can you pass the rolls? " Chi-Chi asked.

" Huh? Yeah here. " Vegeta handed them over to her.

" ... " Vejitto and Gogeta's eyes widened.

" I think we just entered the twilight zone of all situations, Goggie. " Vejitto said, shocked that neither Vegeta

nor Chi-Chi had taunted each other during the handing of the rolls.

Chi-Chi picked up a roll and opened her mouth to eat it when she felt something looming over her. She looked up and

sweatdropped to see Gogeta staring down at her with a suspicious look on his face, " Uh, hello? "

" Hello Onna. " Gogeta narrowed his eyes.

Vejitto rubbed his chin as if trying to figure it out.

" Umm, Bulma, Vegeta, what's wrong with this one? " Chi-Chi asked, starting to feel creeped out.

" I don't know, I just met them a couple hours ago. " Vegeta shrugged.

" Hmm.. " Goku reached over and started to move his fingers around in Vejitto's hair while the portara fusions was

still in deep contemplation. Goku moved the hair around and let out a gasp as a spike suddenly bounce outward, " OH! "

Vejitto looked up and yelped, then quickly pushed it back up, " Hey it is not very nice to do that ya know! "

" I'm sorry. I just thought...well I guess that'd be silly but.... " Goku laughed, " How come you wear a gi? "

" Well I like 'um. They're really comfortable. " Vejitto smiled, tugging at his shirt.

" Yeah, gi's make you feel all warm inside. " Goku grinned, " I wish Vegeta'd wear one. He'd lighten up tremendously

if he had something to wear that did not stick to him all the time. "

" You really think its the clothes? " Vejitto said, glancing over at Vegeta, who was back to eating, " I always

thought it was more of Mommy being used to conveying all his emotions through anger and unable to properly rely his real

feelings of close, but platonic, friendship with you; something that could only be truely realized with the passage of time."

" ... " Goku blinked, confused, " You're talking like Veggie-ta now. "

" Why don't you just say "Veggie"? " Gogeta suddenly appeared back in his seat. Chi-Chi had scooted her chair several

feet away from Gogeta, freaked out.

" Oh, I like "Veggie" MUCH better. But he gets mad at me when I call him that, right Veggie! " Goku beamed at Vegeta,

who let out an aggitated snort, " ...see? "

" Aww, don't worry about it. In the future, Vegeta lets you call him "Veggie" all the time! " Vejitto perked up.

" REALLY? " Goku grinned.

" You shouldn't lie to Kakorot like that. It'd be such a shame to get his hopes up and then have them SMASHED INTO

PIECES. " Vegeta snickered evilly.

Bulma lightly smacked him over the top of the head.

" Oww! " Vegeta rubbed the spot, " Was that really called for? "

" So, you do not want to hurt our Toussan yet? " Gogeta asked Chi-Chi, still suspicous.

" NO! WHY would I want to hurt him. I mean, if he hurts Go-chan of course I'll retaliate against him, but I don't

have any reason right now. "

" So this IS before the Kaka-war... " Vejitto trailed off.

" The what? " Goku tilted his head.

" You mean, Kako-war. " Vegeta corrected the fusion, " He is mindless excuse for a saiyajin so I refuse to call him

by such an honorable name. Kakorot is an normal saiyajin name. Kakarrotto is a word that came from a legend about a saiyajin

paradise. And as you can plainly see, THAT-- " he pointed to Goku, who's face was splattered with meat sauce, " --is NOT a

paradise. "

" *URP!* " Goku let out a short loud burp.

" Hahaha. "

" Heehee. " the fusions giggled.

" Go-chan excuse yourself. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped.

" I am excused! " Goku chriped.

" Now. " Vegeta said, getting up with a big evil grin back on his face, " Who wants dessert? "

/dl

The Present

" *TAP*TAP*TAP*TAP*TAP*TAP*TAP*TAP*TAP*!! " the sound of feet running at an excruciatingly fast pace were heard

off in the distance outside Raditsu's house. The large saiyajin was hovering in the air while trying to lengthen the time

he could sustain super saiyajin level.

Raditsu opened his eyes just as the door swung open and smushed him into the wall.

" RADITSU!! "

" IIPE!! " he yelped, then pulled himself free, gasping for air, " WHA~~? "

" Raditsu! Oh thank God you're here! "

" Huh. " Raditsu looked over to see his accidental assailant was noneother than Chi-Chi herself, " Uh, hi Chi-Chi. "

" WHERE DID THEY GO! TELL ME! " Chi-Chi aggitatively grabbed Raditsu by the front of his gi.

" Who? Wait, what are you talking about! You're confusing me! " he sweatdropped.

" The OUJI! His ki along with Goku-san's disappeared just an hour ago! " she tried to calm down, " Didn't you sense

it? "

" Not really. " Raditsu sweatdropped, " I was kinda busy training. "

" Well they're both GONE! " Chi-Chi exclaimed, " Who KNOWS where that evil little Ouji could have taken my sweet

Goku-san! " a thought-bubble appeared over her head of the Capsule 3 spaceship deep in space with a frightened Goku tied to

the floor while a huge and very evil-looking Vegeta loomed over him.

::Help Chi-chan! Help!:: the Goku in the thought-bubble cried.

::BWAHAHA!:: the Vegeta in the thought-bubble laughed evilly.

Raditsu whipped out a nearby fork and popped Chi-Chi's thought-bubble, " Somehow I doubt it would happen that way. "

" And why NOT? " she glared at him.

" Well, for one thing, Kakarrotto would've probably gone willingly knowing him, and Vejitto, Gogeta, and Bulma's ki's

are mysteriously absent as well. " he explained.

" The DEMI-OUJIS are gone TOO? " Chi-Chi gawked, then narrowed her eyes, " Well then, in that case we'll have to pay

Capsule Corp a vist and find out just exactly WHERE the Ouji dragged Goku-san and the others off to. "

" We? " Raditsu paled.

" Of course! Gohan's at school and Goten's already over there, he'll be able to help us, but I need SOMEBODY who can

sense things as well as Gohan can, had this been a weekend. "

Raditsu sweatdropped, " You want me to substitute for Gohan on your Vegeta-hunt? "

" Exactly! " Chi-Chi nodded, then kicked open the door, " Now let's hurry! Remember every second counts! "

/dl

" Stupid tape! " Bura complained as she tried for the umpteenth time to rip the tape off the box containing her

Hair-DO 9000.

" *DING*DONG*! "

Bura sat up, then walked over to the front door and opened it. A huge grin covered her face, " HAIR!! " she squealed

and latched onto Raditsu's leg, " Oh you won't believe how HAPPY I am to see you! I have something REALLY SPECIAL just for

you! " she smirked.

" Ah, haha, thanks. " Raditsu laughed nervously, trying to shake her off his leg.

" ALRIGHT, WHERE ARE THEY! "

" Hm? " Bura looked over, " Oh. Onna's here too. " she said flatly.

" Nice to see you too. " Chi-Chi said sarcastically, " Now where are Goku-san, the Ouji, the demi-Oujis, and Bulma? "

she demanded.

" ...what? " Bura cocked an eyebrow. "

" Their ki's have disappeared and Chi-Chi's kinda concerned. " Raditsu nodded.

" I didn't know they left. " Bura looked around. She let go of Raditsu, then picked up her box and walked back over

to him, " BUT, if Hair here will let me try out my BRAND NEW toy on him, maybe I'll give you a hint. " she said in a

sing-song voice.

" Is that a hair-styling kit? " the large saiyajin pointed to it, now a pale green.

" MAY~BE.. " Bura said with a wicked grin.

" ...I'll-be-in-the-kitchen. " Raditsu said quickly, then zipped off, slowly followed by Chi-Chi who was busy

inspecting everything around her, trying to find something that was off from normal.

" Everything seems alright. " Chi-Chi folded her arms as she entered the kitchen only to find Raditsu staring at a

tray hooked up to a computer on the kitchen table, " AH! And what's THIS? Another Ouji "test"? " she glared at the device,

then got a look at the tray and recognized it, " ACK! It's the even eviller Ouji-from-the-possible-future's breakfast tray! "

" It looks like a tv. " Raditsu pointed to the screen. Chi-Chi glanced at it to see the inside of one of the future

ouji's rooms in the spaceship; the room unoccupied with the exception of a half-eaten ice-cream sundae on the table.

" They were trying to contact the future-Ouji? " Chi-Chi said outloud. She rubbed her chin, " But WHY. "

" Who's the "future-Ouji"? " Raditsu looked at her, confused.

" OH! That's right! You don't know! He's an even more evil version of the Ouji from 100 years in the future. Well,

now its actually more like 102 or something, but still! He's from a future where he brainwashes my Goku-san into being his

Oujo, " she said the word with sick distaste, " and takes him out into deep space forever! "

" WOW, that's....that's pretty, different. For Vegeta. "

" It's not just "different". It's perverted and WRONG. " Chi-Chi nodded, annoyed, " Not to mention pure evil. "

" ...it still doesn't help us find out where they went though. "

" No. It doesn't. " Chi-Chi said, then whipped out a small back, " And THAT is why I have this footprint detection

system! " she held out materials one would use for finding foot and fingerprints after a crime, " I'll use this to find out

where Goku-san and the Ouji were before they "disappeared". "

" Yeah, that would work. " Raditsu smiled, then paused, " But, wouldn't you have to know Vegeta's shoe-size to tell

which one was his? "

" ... " Chi-Chi blinked, then chucked her bag to the floor, " DOH! "

/dl

" Little Veggie what was out there that was so scary that you would be running from it? " Goku asked curiously.

Vegeta dusted himself off, " You. Well, your possible-future-self anyway. "

" Future-me tried to scare Veggie? " Goku pouted.

" No, no he uh, he got a little too close for comfort. Physically. " Vegeta stammered, his cheeks bright red.

" Heh-heh, hai, Kakay is rather fond of all the togetherness-time we share. He practically eats it all up. "

Future-Vegeta grinned, looking out into the distance.

" Ya think we could cure his Kaka-disease too while we're here? " Vegeta commented to Bulma.

Bulma sweatdropped, " I think he'll be fine, Vegeta. " she then turned to Future-Vegeta, " Say there isn't any way

we could track Vejitto and Gogeta, is there? "

" Heh. " Future-Vegeta smirked, then hopped aboard the time-machine, " If you'll follow me I'll explain. "

Goku flew upward. Vegeta picked Bulma up and flew upward as well.

" One of your final upgrades upon Mirai's time machine was a special tracking system designed to detect other

versions of the same model throught the time/space-continuum. " Future-Vegeta said, then flipped on a switch. What appeared

on the screen were 8 lines, each with their own red dot on it, with the exception of the line on the top which had two dots,

though each one spaced far apart from the other, " Each of these lines represents of a timeline. "

" But I thought there were only 7---OH! That's right, the one that made us erase our memories of it which started

this whole mess in the first place. " Bulma said.

" To avoid confusion the main timeline is at the top. There's us. " he pointed to the dot far to the right of the

screen, " And that would be Vejitto and Gogeta. " he pointed to the dot on the left.

" Perfect! So we could get there right now! " Bulma clasped her hands together.

" Mmm...not necessarily. "

" What do you mean? " Goku tilted his head.

" You see while it tracks all 8 timelines, the closest the tracking system can get within range by year. Which

basically gives you a 1 in 365, or 366 if your target happens to be a leap-year, chance of finding them. " he finished.

" GAH! You mean I only spent THAT MUCH detail on this thing?! " Bulma gawked.

Future-Vegeta frowned, " You were OLD when you worked on this project. 89! "

Bulma's eyes widened, " 89?.....WOW you mean I lived past 89?! " she said, impressed.

" You're rich, you were able to have the multiple stay-healthy keep-looking-young surgeries celebrities have! But

that's not the point. The point is that even with this addition to the time-machine it may be harder to find Vejitto and

Gogeta than you realize. " he said, then smirked, " I promise though that Kakay and I will keep on the lookout for them,

incase they happen to show up here. Just return the time-machine when you're done with it. " Future-Vegeta hopped out of the

machine and landed on the floor.

" V-SAMA! " Future-Goku burst into the room and glomped Future-Vegeta from behind, " Oh V-sama everybody left me all

alone in the other room I was so scared. " he sniffled, hugging tighter.

" Aww, my poor Kaka-muffin. " Future-Vegeta smirked, " You don't have to worry, I won't leave you. "

" Mmmm~~ " the larger saiyajin snuggled in closer.

Vegeta shuddered, " Uggh... "

" Hey future-Veggie? Can we get home with this? " Goku asked.

" Ahhhhhhh...hehheheh, " Future-Vegeta chuckled in comfort, then shook his head clear, " Huh? Sure it'll take you

back home, Kakarrotto! Just program it for your current time and date and off you go. Be careful though its hard to fit more

than two people in there. "

" Oh that's oh-kay! We will just all squeeze in extra-tight! " Goku chriped. Vegeta shuddered again, this time his

cheeks flushing red.

" Don't worry, you have your Peasant-Repel. " Bulma patted him on the shoulder.

Vegeta sweatdropped, " Uh-huh. OH! Wait! " he called after his possible-future-self before he got in after her, " Do

you need any? " he held up the bottle.

" Oh no, my body's beyond being able to have that help me. " Future-Vegeta chuckled, then reached in his hair and

pulled out an entire handful of little red dots, " There's millions of them! "

" ...*gulp*. " Vegeta gulped.

" Heehee~~ " Future-Goku cuddled in closer, " Aw V-sama~~ "

" Wait, what about my arm! " the ouji remembered and shouted in panic.

" Hm? Your ar--OH! THAT. " Future-Vegeta said, patting his left arm, " My only advice to you is to remember to wear

very thick sleeves that day. Besides its not as bad as it could have been. "

" Uh, yeah...sure. " Vegeta shifted uneasily, then got into the time-machine where Goku and Bulma sat. Bulma pressed

the button and closed the hatch.

" BYEBYE POSSIBLE-FUTURE-VEGGIE AND POSSIBLE-FUTURE-ME! " Goku waved to them.

" Goodbye, Kakarrotto. " Future-Vegeta smirked, " We hope to see you again soon. "

" Mmm-hmm! " Goku nodded sweetly.

" Well I don't. " Vegeta snorted, " I swear if I EVER see another Kakarrotto as clingy and non-platonically mushy as

that one I'll-- "

" *GA-ZAP*! " and with that the time machine disappeared through time and space.

" Hahaha. " Future-Goku laughed.

Future-Goku smirked up at the larger saiyajin and led him out of the room, " Come Kakay, let's go fix each other a

little snack, shall we? "

/dl

" WOW! Veggie-ta that is the biggest cake I have ever seen! " Goku gasped in awe as Vegeta, along with the help of

Vejitto and Gogeta, set the plate down containing the huge cake.

" Geez that must've taken a good 2 hours to make! " Chi-Chi gawked at the sheer size of it.

" Actually with the aid of my sons I was able to cut down on the general time from 2 hours 1½! " Vegeta bragged.

" You know we can't keep them here to help you cook, right Vegeta? " Bulma sweatdropped.

" I'M AWARE OF THAT! " the ouji exclaimed, " Still its nice to have some saiyajins around who not only know HOW to

cook, but can speak my NATIVE LANGUAGE, as opposed to OTHER saiyajins in this room. "

Goku blinked, " Is he talking about me? "

" Shame he's getting so obsessed. Maybe we should buy those new security windows. " Chi-Chi wondered outloud, " Maybe

an alarm system as well, you know, if he decides to break in. "

" Hey Veggie-ta? "

" Yeah? " the ouji said as he got out a cake-cutting knife while the fusions placed the other desserts on the table.

" You're not planning on breaking into my house, are you? " Goku asked.

" WAHH! " Chi-Chi fell over, " Don't ASK HIM that! It's redundant that way. " she sweatdropped.

" Haha, oh I'm not going to break in to your home, Kakorot. " Vegeta laughed, then smirked and pointed the knife at

him, " I'm going to destroy you in hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield the very DAY I become the Densetsu! "

" But, didn't you say there was only ONE super saiyajin-- " Yamcha started out, confused.

" --SILENCE! " Vegeta whipped around and pointed the knife at him.

" Ah, haha. " Yamcha laughed nervously.

Vegeta moved away from him and went back to the cake.

" I still think a gi would do him a lot of good. " Goku whispered to the others. Vegeta had on the training gear he

would eventually wear while fighting the androids and Cell.

" Somehow I don't think a murderer would wear the same outfit as the guy he's planning to murder. " Chi-Chi nodded.

" Actually I saw something on tv like that. One of those crimes shows. There was this one guy who wore the exact same

clothes as each person he killed on the night they were murdered. " Yamcha pointed out.

" Well isn't this is pleasant dinner conversation. " Bulma sweatdropped.

Vegeta whipped something out of his pocket, then sprinkled it on a certain section of the cake and cut the slice out,

" Here Kakorot, you can have the first slice. " he grinned evilly. The ouji placed the piece of cake on the plate before

Goku and watched as the larger saiyajin licked his lips, " Go on, take a bite. "

" Why thank you Veggie-ta! I think I will! " Goku said happily, then reached for the cake. Vegeta grinned, " Oh!

Wait! " he pulled out a knife and fork. Vegeta twitched. Goku ever-so-slowly reached the knife and fork forth, then started

to cut a small piece of the cake in a very careful and delicate manner. Vegeta twitched again, " Hee, I have to remember my

manners ya know. " Goku smiled. Chi-Chi applauded him. Goku continued to cut the cake until he finally freed a piece of it.

Vegeta twitched a third time. Goku dug his fork into the piece, lifted it off the plate, reached the fork holding onto the

piece of the cake close to his mouth and--

" --GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! I'VE FIXED THE TIME MACHINE! " Dr. Briefs burst out of the lab.

" HOORAY! " Vejitto and Gogeta cheered.

" *BOOM*! " Vegeta fell over and hit the floor, twitching, annoyed.

" You mean its really fixed and we can go back home to see Mommy and Toussan again? " Vejitto said excitedly.

" But didn't you say it would take you half a week to fix it? " Gogeta tilted his head.

" Well that's including the beverage container. BUT if you feel like roughing it you could theoretically pilot it

right now, but don't come crying to me the next time you pick up a soda and have nowhere to put it. " Dr. Briefs shrugged.

The fusions rushed past Dr. Briefs, leaving a whirlwind behind them.

" NOOO! MY POWERFUL SONS WHO WOULD HELP ME DESTROY KAKOROT! " Vegeta wailed, then ran after them in a panic. Vegeta

reached the bottom of the stairs just in time to see Vejitto and Gogeta lift off the ground in the time machine, " NO! DON'T

LEAVE NOW! "

" Hee, sorry Toussan! But we're sure the you in the present misses us very much along with our Kaasan! " Gogeta

smiled.

" Byebye Mommy! Don't be sad you'll see us again soon...well, not us us, but when you first have us you'll see us

then! " Vejitto said while waving goodbye.

" But--but-- "

" *GA-ZAP*! " the machine vanished into thin air.

Vegeta pouted.

" Aww, don't be sad, Veggie-ta! " Goku patted him on the back, " You still have ME. " he flashed a big grin at him.

Vegeta snorted at him, " Shuddup, Kakorot. "

/dl

" *FWOOSH*!! "

" WOOO!! "

" WOOO!! " the fusions woo'd happily as the time-machine flew through the blue time and space void.

" Say Jitto! You know which direction we're supposed to be going in? " Gogeta asked him.

" I'm not exactly sure. But now that it is fixed we'll figure it out! " Vejitto said happily.

Something suddenly rushed by them in the opposite direction.

" GOGGIE! That was Mommy and Toussan! And Bulma! " Vejitto gasped.

" Giant-Perm Bulma or Present-Day Bulma? " Gogeta called over to him.

" Present-Day Bulma! "

" Then turn around! We'll follow them! " Gogeta smiled.

" Oh-kay! " Vejitto swung the time-machine around in a U-turn and flew off in the other direction, " Ohh, Goggie I

don't see them. " he looked around. He caught the machine blip out of sight in the distance, " Here we go, Goggie! " Vejitto

shouted and hit the landing button. Their own machine disappeared as well and a flash of light overcame them. The machine

the fusions were in re-appeared and the light dimmed away as they landed lightly on a plot of grass.

" Well? " Gogeta asked, curious.

Vejitto hit the button that opened the hatch to the machine and poked his head out to see there were dozens of people

walking all around them. He tilted his head.

" WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO THE 21ST ANNUAL TENKAICHI BUDOUKAI! " a familiar announcer's voice said excitedly over the

nearby loudspeakers, " ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE TO SIGN UP AT THE FRONT DESK! THE PRELIMINARY ROUNDS WILL BEGIN AT 1:00PM! "

" Tenkaichi-- " Vejitto started out.

" --Budoukai. " Gogeta finished.

" Our BIRTHDAY is on the same day as the Tenkaichi Budoukai! " Vejitto grinned.

" YAY! " Gogeta cheered as he whipped out a party-hat for each of them while Vejitto whipped out a semi-large cake

with candles already on it.

" Make a wish! " Vejitto chirped.

Both fusions blew out the cake, then cut it in half and ate it.

" Happy Birthday to us! " Gogeta sang happily. They instantly put their party-hats back where they'd got them, " Now

which one was the 21st Budoukai again? " he asked.

" Lalala, la la la la! " a chubby chibi Goku cheerfully skipped past them, tail-less. Following him was an equally

chibi Kuririn along with Master Roshi.

" Ooh, we are back even further than before. " Gogeta sweatdropped.

" Well, that is not a problem! " Vejitto chirped.

" Really? "

" Yup! After all the time machine is working, we just need to figure out how to go to a specific time! " Vejitto

grinned, " So! We need to de-cide. Do we try to go back to the present now, or do we stay around here and take in the sights

and THEN go back to the present? "

" FREE ICE-CREAM! CHOCOLATE! STRAWBERRY! ORANGE CREAM-CICLES! FREE ICE-CREAM! " a man pushing an ice-cream cart

shouted as he walked past the time machine.

" FREE ice-cream? " Gogeta's eyes widened with glee.

" Our decision is made! " Vejitto said happily as he and Gogeta hopped out of the time machine and Vejitto capsulized

their vehicle.

" Heehee, AND we do not have to worry about Toussan seeing us be-cause Toussan is not even on the planet! " Gogeta

pointed out.

" AND since Mommy is in outer space and Toussan is a chibi it will be near-impossible for even Bulma to guess who our

parents are! " Vejitto added.

" HOORAY! Our identities are safe! " Gogeta cheered.

" Now Goggie let us enjoy some food and fun! " Vejitto grinned, and with that the two fusions wandered off into the

crowd.

/dl

" Name please? " the man at the registration desk said as he peered over it at chibi Goku and chibi Kuririn.

" My name's Son Goku! " the happy chibi chirped.

The man started to write, then paused, " Could you spell that please? "

" Uh.. " Goku paused, " S O N. G O K U. "

" Alright. There. And you? " he looked over at the other chibi.

" I'm Kuririn! K U R I R I N. No last name. " he said.

" Good. Right this way. " he motioned down the long road beside him.

" YAY! WHOO-HOO! I can't wait to fight all the really strong guys this is gonna be GREAT! " Goku gushed as he raced

down the road.

" ... "

" ... " the fusions, now sitting on a bench eating some free ice-cream, stared at the sign-up booth.

" *lick* *lick* *lick*, hey Goggie? " Vejitto said with a grin.

" *lick* Oh Jitto do you think we *lick* could? " Gogeta's eyes lit up, getting the message.

" As long as we avoid the finals we shouldn't change anything. I mean, I do not think we changed anything on the

last trip or else we would be somewhere different right now, right? "

" I think so. *lick*. "

" Then lets go! " Vejitto finished his ice-cream and hopped off the bench, soon followed by Gogeta. The two saiyajins

walked up to the registration booth.

" Name please? "

" I am Son Vejitto Oujisama! " Vejitto struck a pose.

" And I am Son Gogeta Oujisama! " Gogeta struck a mirroring pose. Both fusions grinned at him.

" ... " the man blinked, confused, " Umm, right. How do you spell that? "

" Well, mine is S O N. G O G E T A. O U J I S A M A. "

" And mine is S O N. V E J I T T O. O U J I S A M A. "

" Those are, very long names. " the man commented, finishing up.

" Haha! Yeah we know. " Vejitto put his hands behind his head Goku-style.

" The preliminaries are at 1:00. The tournament is directly after that. " he explained, " There. you're registered. "

" WOW! " Gogeta said, picking up the registration sheet, " Will ya look at that, Jitto? Our very first tournament!

I've never been in one be-fore! "

" Me neither! I can't wait til the preliminaries start! " Vejitto said happily as Gogeta set the paper down and they

started walking down the road. Vejitto glanced over at a nearby clock which read 12:00pm.

" Aww, we gotta wait a whole hour? " Gogeta pouted.

" Hmm....Maybe there are some games we can play until then? " he perked up.

" HOORAY! I luv games, Jitto! " Gogeta's tail wagged.

" Heh, hey that outfit looks great on you, kid. " Bulma's voice was heard from 5 or 6 feet away from where the

fusions were walking. Goku was sitting at a table with her, Oolong, and Puar.

" Hee~! You really think so? I worked super-hard to earn it! " Goku grinned, " Master Roshi made us deliver milk and

farm land and climb mountains and push heavy rocks all while wearing these big heavy turtle shells on our backs! "

" I'm guessin you can walk alright without your tail now? " Oolong asked, " It must feel weird not having it. " he

glanced back at where his pants covered his own tail.

" Aw, not really. It was hard at first cuz it felt like my balance was all off, but I'm fine now. And my tail's still

there, only now its just a little stub see? " he turned around and mooned the others to reveal his tail was indeed a short

furry brown stub.

" Goku there are PEOPLE here you can't do that in public!! " Bulma twitched.

" Huh what do you mean? " the chibi blinked, then pulled his pants back up and sat down.

Bulma shook her head and sighed.

" Well we all wish you good luck today, Goku. " Puar squeaked out.

" Heehee, thanks Puar. " Goku smiled at her, " I kinda wish Grandpa was here to see this. I bet he'd be really happy

to see how strong I got. "

" That's oh-kay Goku. We're here for you. " Bulma said, " So's Yamcha. "

" Yamcha's here? " the chibi said, surprised.

" Yeah he's here. " Bulma said while looking around, " Somewhere. " she said, then noticed two furry tails out of

the corner of her eye, " Hey what's THAT? "

" What's what? " Oolong said, disinterested.

" Oolong, quick! I need you to transform into a pair of binoculars! " Bulma ordered.

" WHAT!? No way get your own binoculars! " the pig snorted.

Bulma bopped him over the head, " Just do it! "

Oolong grumbled and muttered something under his breath, then in a puff of smoke transformed into said object.

Bulma picked up the binoculars and looked through them. She gasped, " Oh my GOD! I was right! "

" Right about what, Bulma? " Goku asked curiously.

" There's two people over there, and they have, TAILS! " she gawked.

" Tails? " Puar blinked.

" Tails like Goku has, I mean, had, I mean, they look just like his did! " Bulma said in disbelief as the figures,

or rather, the tails, disappeared from view behind dozens of other Budoukai-goers, " No way...guys do you know what this

means? "

" That we oughta hope there's no full-moon out tonight? " Oolong remarked. Bulma smacked the binoculars, " OWW! "

" No. " she put Oolong down, " Goku was abandoned as a baby, right? Those might have been his PARENTS! "

" My, parents? " Goku cocked his head.

" Yeah, you know, your mother and father. Haven't you ever wondered what happened to them? Maybe they found out you

were here and came to reunite with you like families do on tv. " Bulma pointed out.

" Does that really happen? " Puar asked.

" Hey I've seen that sort of thing on tv and in the newspapers all the time! " Bulma shrugged it off, " Besides,

wouldn't it make sense that if Goku has a tail that his parents would have them too? "

Oolong poofed back into his original form, " Maybe they're all aliens. Big-stomached crazy-hairred aliens that turn

into were-apes at the full-moon. "

Bulma and Puar stared at him.

" ... "

" HAHAHAHA! "

" HAHAHAHA! Oh Oolong that's crazy! You're a talking pig; and Puar's a talking, floating, cat; so a family of people

with monkey tails isn't that farfetched. " Bulma explained.

" I guess not. " Oolong sat back in his chair.

" Come on, let's go find them. We have an hour to kill before the preliminary rounds. " the young girl got up.

" But what about Yamcha? " Puar asked.

" We'll leave a note for Yamcha if he gets back before we do. " she said, whipping out a notepad and scribbling on

it, " Dear Yamcha, spotted a couple who could be Goku's parents. Went to go see. Be back in 20. Love, Bulma. " she read

outloud as she wrote, then stuck the note to her chair, " Come on kid, let's go! " Bulma said to Goku as she started off.

" YEAH! " Goku cheered, " Hey Bulma do you think my mom and dad will stay to watch the tournament? " he asked eagerly

Bulma grinned, " I'm SURE they will! "

/dl

The Present...

" OHHHHHH! I can't BELIEVE the footprints stop here! NOW I'm starting to get worried. " Chi-Chi said as she paced

the floor. The footprints had stopped right where she had stood; before the computer and tray, " What if someone KIDNAPPED

Goku-san and the others! I wouldn't know the first place to LOOK! Or even the first PLANET to look! Oh dear God this is too

much pressure why is this happening to me! " she exclaimed, then slumped against the wall, " At least if it HAD been the Ouji

who kidnapped Goku-san there would be some kind of taunting note left behind or a hint as to where they had gone! But if

Bulma AND the demi-Oujis are involved that means the odds of the kidnapper BEING the Ouji are very very small! "

" *MMPHMMPH*!! " Raditsu screamed through the long piece of ribbon Bura had bound and gagged him with and was

currently dragging the large saiyajin up the stairs with.

" You say something Radi--hey where'd he go? " Chi-Chi looked over to see the chair she had left Raditsu sitting in

was now empty, " ...WHY IS EVERYONE DISAPPEARING ON ME!! "

" *FWOOOOSH*! " a bright light burst from behind her. Chi-Chi whipped around to see Goku, Vegeta, and Bulma sitting

in the time machine.

" Oh. That explains it. " Chi-Chi blinked.

" CHI-CHAN!! " Goku squealed, leaping out of the machine and lundging at her. He latched on tightly, " Oh Chi-chan we

went to get the time-machine from possible-future-Veggie and possible-future-me and possible-future-Veggie creeped me out so

much and I got all nervous and sweaty and I am so glad you are still a-live! " he hugged tighter.

Chi-Chi looked over at Bulma and Vegeta, confused, " ? "

" Possible-future-Vegeta did several things that broke through Son-kun's "comfort-barrier" and he didn't know how to

react without you there to at least tell possible-future-Vegeta off. " Bulma explained, sweatdropping.

" Oh. " Chi-Chi blinked, then smiled at Goku, " Well it's nice to have you latch onto me for a change, Goku-san. "

" Possible-future-Veggie held me by the waist like I have held Chi-chan by the waist. " Goku squeaked out.

" HE WHAT?! " Chi-Chi gawked, " I'LL KILL HIM--- " Goku stared at her, shocked, " --I mean, I'll, CAUSE HIM A GREAT

DEAL OF, AT-MOST, SEVERE PAIN! "

" Wait, when did this happen? " Vegeta blinked.

" You weren't in the room yet. " Bulma told him.

" Oh. "

" So, where are the demi-Oujis? Didn't they come back with you or did they decide to stay behind or-- " Chi-Chi

started, then sweatdropped to see Goku's eyes filled to the brim with tears, " ...oh my. "

" WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!! " Goku wailed, then within an instant lept off Chi-Chi and latched onto Vegeta,

disorienting both the woman and small saiyajin, " OH LITTLE VEGGIE I MISS OUR FUSION-BABIES SO!!! " he sobbed.

Vegeta's face glowed bright red, " Eep. "

Chi-Chi twitched at Vegeta, annoyed. She muttered something under her breath.

" Actually, this isn't our CURRENT time-machine, this one's from the future. Vejitto and Gogeta got themselves

accidentally launched somewhere into the past. " Bulma explained, " Infact according to this new invention that I'm going to

create sometime in the future, they've jumped themselves even further back than they already were to begin with. "

" Well, that's just wonderful. " Chi-Chi said sarcastically, " Beings with the combined dna of Goku-san, " she

pointed to Goku who had his tongue sticking out and a big smile on his face, " and THAT, " she motioned to Vegeta who was

smirking evilly at her through the red glow, " Are somewhere in our past and likely destroying the fabric of time and space."

Bulma sweatdropped, " It's not like I didn't put up SIGNS on the lab door warning them of DANGER!! "

Chi-Chi paled, " Oh dear God you put up WARNING signs?! Don't you know what that DOES to people who are either

Goku-san or related to Goku-san!? "

" I tried to tell her. " Vegeta shrugged.

Bulma sweatdropped again.

Chi-Chi bopped him over the head, " Shuddup, Ouji! "

" Did you see that Kakay! Onna BOPPED me! " Vegeta looked up at Goku with a mock-pouting expression.

" Aww my poor little Veggie! " Goku gasped, worried, " Does Veggie want me to smooch it 'n make it all better? " he

puckered up.

" WAHHHHH!! NO "SMOOCHING"! NO "SMOOCHING"!! " Vegeta panicked.

Goku shrugged and instead just cuddled the little ouji tighter, " Mmmmm~~~ "

Vegeta's face went blank and glew an even brighter red.

" Maybe we'll get lucky and his head'll pop right off. " Chi-Chi grumbled.

" What was that? " Goku blinked.

" Ah, nothing! " she laughed nervously, then subconsiously formed two fists watching Goku snuggle the little ouji

closer against him and whisper soft mushy words into the smaller saiyajin's ear.

" A....ah.....ah.... " Vegeta tried to form words.

" Umm, Son-kun maybe you should put him down now, huh? " Bulma said, uneasy of Vegeta's current reaction.

" But, I like to hug Veggie when I feel worried. " Goku frowned, " Hugging Veggies makes me feel better and not as

scared. "

" Yes, well, maybe "Veggie" needs a chance to breathe and recollect his thoughts. " Bulma thought up

Goku looked down at the small glowing saiyajin in his arms, " I guess so. " he pouted, sad at having to set Vegeta

down; Goku did it anyway, plopping the smaller saiyajin down on one of the kitchen chairs. Vegeta slumped down in it, his

mind still a big blurr.

" Now, for some reason my future self didn't spend the unbelievable detail on this addition to the time machine as I

thought I would have, so we need to pinpoint how many years are between our current little "dot" and the Vejitto and Gogeta's

. " Bulma explained, hopping back in the time-machine only to point out the machinery. Goku hopped in and helped Chi-Chi up

while Vegeta continued to sit back in the chair, his body slowly cooling off.

" Out of curiousity. " Chi-Chi spoke up, " Just how big of a chance does that "possible-future" have of happening? "

" Ironic you should say that. " Bulma chuckled, " One of the other many additions and updates to this machine gave me

a readout of 50/50 for it. "

" So there is a 50% chance me and Veggie will be possible-future-me and possible-future-Veggie in the future? " Goku

said in surprise.

" Yup! " Bulma nodded.

" What's the other 50% equal out to? And what's the determining factor that splits it? " Chi-Chi demanded to know.

" I don't know. " Bulma shrugged, " But for a 50% chance whatever it is has to be a pretty big event. "

" Well that doesn't tell us much at all. " Chi-Chi sighed, " For all we know that other 50% could have the Ouji doing

something even WORSE to Goku-san than the future-Ouji we've already MET has done to him. "

" But Chi-chan there is nothing wrong with possible-future-Veggie crowning possible-future-me his ~*oujo*~ " Goku's

eyes went momentarily big-n-sparkily on the word "oujo". Goku smiled.

" There's PLENTY wrong with it. " Chi-Chi said flatly, " The entire CONCEPT of him crowning you his "oujo" is WRONG!"

Goku only tilted his head at her, cluelessly.

Chi-Chi sighed.

" Well I've figured out the length of time these lines cover. " Bulma spoke up again, " They start at 733 and go all

the way to 1234. The year I was born to 501 years in the future. Of course, natural saiyajin lifespan is about 500 years and

Vegeta's a year older than me so that's why it would be 501. Haha, how clever! " she said, mostly to herself, " Of course,

unless there's a way to enlarge the time spectrum on this and you traveled outside the perimeters of the machine there'd be

no way to track you. What a flaw! I wonder how old I was when I made this anyway? Or rather, how old I WILL be when I make

this. " Bulma sat back and rubbed her chin.

" Is she still even aware we are still here? " Goku blinked.

" Apparently not. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped.

" Oh WOW and look at THIS! " Bulma's eyes spotted yet another added machinery part, " I actually have the blueprints

for this--oh my God and they haven't even gotten past the technical phase and here's the finished product right before my

eyes this is WONDERFUL! "

" *SPLASH*! "

" YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! " a voice

suddenly screamed up above them.

" What was that?! " Bulma gawked. She, Goku, and Chi-Chi got out of the time machine and ran past the now-solid-but-

still-dazed-Vegeta and up the staircase to an open bathroom door, " BURA! "

Bura froze and looked back at them like a deer in headlights. She had the tied-up Raditsu in a tub of cold water and

was holding a large clump of his hair in one hand and one of the many things that had come out of her Hair-DO 9000 box in

the other.

" I thought you guys would NEVER get here! " Raditsu exclaimed, muffled by the gag.

Bura laughed nervously at her mother, Goku, and Chi-Chi, " Ah, hahaha, hi? "

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" *Beep*ber-eep*beep*beep*beep* *Beep*ber-eep*beep*beep*beep* *beep*beep*beep*beep*BEEP*! " one of the the time

periods's latest, yet to Vejitto and Gogeta oldest arcade machines beeped as a vertical split-screen appeared along with

a little yellow dot on the bottom, dozens of dots were at the top of the screen, " *READY* *SET* *GO*! " the screen displayed

as the controls were released. Vejitto and Gogeta went to work rapidly pressing the buttons and jiggling the joysticks to

zap the dots at the top of the screen before the dots zapped them. Vejitto on the left-hand side and Gogeta on the right.

They played the game at a speed and with such precision that they would've made their genius-video-gamer-parent, Vegeta,

proud.

" HAHAHAHAHAHA! " Gogeta laughed as he zapped away.

" GOGGIE ONE'S COMIN' YOUR WAY! " Vejitto shouted over to him above the game's sound effects while keeping his eyes

locked on the screen and his fingers on the controls.

" GOT IT! " Gogeta shouted back and blasted the oncoming dot.

Since the actual Tournament didn't begin til mid-afternoon, the Tenkaichi Budoukai offered dozens of food-stands,

boardwalk-esque games, and arcades to entertain the crowds until the fights began.

Vejitto and Gogeta continued on through the game 8 more levels until they finally were greeted with a flashing red

Game-Over label in the middle of the screen.

A top 10 scores screen came up with a blank at the top 1st place, " *Enter Your Initials* "

Vejitto and Gogeta looked over at one another, then back at the single 3 spaces they had on the screen. The fusions

suddenly grinned at each other and Vejitto typed in V&G. The initials flashed several times, then the screen switched to

showing various parts of the game.

" WOW, 1st place. " Gogeta grinned.

" I wish Mommy were here to see this. " Vejitto beamed, then paused and sniffed the air, " GOGGIE! Do you smell

that! "

" Smell what? " Gogeta looked over at him.

" FISH! FRYING! "

Gogeta's eyes widened and he sniffed around for it, " AHH! IT IS! Jitto you are right! There is yummy fresh fish

frying somewhere nearby! "

" Hee~ let's go some! " Vejitto grinned and with that the two fusions dashed off in the direction of the scent, which

lead to the food-court.

" MOMMY! DADDY! " chibi Goku called out as he ran up to where the two larger saiyajins had been just moments ago;

infront of the arcade machine.

" Goku calling out for them isn't gonna do anything. They don't even know what your voice sounds like, how are they

supposed to recognize that? " Oolong said as he caught up to the chibi.

" Aw Oolong, they're my parents, of course they'll recognize me! " Goku grinned.

" Yeah, there aren't many little kids with spiky hair and monkey-tails around ya know. " Bulma rubbed the top of

Goku's head. Goku grinned wider.

" You know I could've sworn I saw two tails that looked like mine over here somewhere. " Goku said, glancing up at

Bulma.

Bulma looked over at the machine and put her hand on the joystick, " Well the controls are still warm. Someone was

just here. "

" Well, if you were a grown-up Goku, where would you go next? " Puar asked outloud.

" To eat yummy fish? " Goku guessed.

" The food court is right over there... " Oolong trailed off, noticing how close it was to where they were currently

standing.

" Right! We'll try the food-court then! " Bulma said confidently, " Come on guys! " she said as they ran off towards

the food-court.

" HAHA! YEAH! " Goku cheered, " I'm gonna get some more FISH to eat AND meet my Mommy and Daddy AND fight in my

first-ever tournament! This is the BEST day EVER! "

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9:58 PM 5/4/2004

END OF PART TWO!

Chuquita: (happily) And that's the end of part 2!

Gogeta: WHOOOSH!

Goku: (blinks) It went by so fast!

Chuquita: It only feels that way cuz I finished part 1 on Friday but waited til Monday to post it while starting on part 2

in the mean time.

Goku: ... (confused) ?

Vegeta: (sighs) Nevermind, Kakarrotto.

Chuquita: MAN am I enjoying writing this story!

Vejitto: And I enjoyed winning 1st place with Goggie in the video-game!

Gogeta: Yup!

Vegeta: (smirks) (boastfully) You did both learn from the master...

Chuquita: (sweatdrops at Veggie) Anyway, here are the reviewer-replies!

To Hakura: Heehee, glad you liked it. Yes, sadly only Veggie and the fusions are the only regular Pepsi-drinkers in the

Briefs household. Bulma and Dr. Briefs drink coffee, Bunni drinks tea, and Mirai and Trunks will occationally take one of

the pepsis. I have no idea about Bura though.

To Carie: Thank u!

To Maria S.: Heehee, ironic timing. I saw your review mentioning that at the end of "Tall!" and it was interesting so we

talked about it in the Corner this chapter.

To limelie: Thank u!

To Nuki: Hee~, Raditsu did appear this chapter. His future-self will be appearing soon also when the fusions make their 3rd

trip through time to try and get home only to end up too far into the future. I am thinking of doing another Jitto & Goggie

story with Goku & Veggie throwing them a birthday-party (since they've been here 2 years and never had a birthday-party yet)

Thank you so VERY much for the Piccolo suggestion! I completely forgot about that trick! I really thought I had run out of the list of Piccolo's-cool-techniques

he's-used-in-db-and-dbz. His making-monsters technique has much potential :D The chip Bulma installed is to prevent any new

timelines from being created. The ones they've made so far will still remain and won't be affected by it. She explains the

details of how the new addition does this later on in the story.

To Cathowl: Glad to have u back :) Heh, Bardock reading a time-travel book.

To BlackDragonFury: Hai, some of Veggie's evil-ness still remains. Possible-future-Goku's just had Veggie rub of on him over

the years which is the reason for the way he was acting. Yay! Chibiness! Can't wait to see the story! Hee~ I just finished

uploading "Road-Trip" today :) And I'm really enjoying how the Goku & Brolli's rival lemonade stands are coming out :D

Veggie's solution to how to stop it is truely bizarre :) Goodluck w/your work! I have a math final tommorow so I have to get

to work studying later on today as well.

To SupersayainkingTommy: I already have parody-episodes planned for both Bebi and the evil Shenlong episodes so I wanted to

send Jitto and Goggie just a bit farther than that. The parody-eps will be written soon though. :)

To kinotama: Hee~ the fusions are going to end up farther into the future than there; somewhere in the year 822. Thanks

though :)

To divastarz63: I'm now sure how, really. ^_^;; You get an idea, plan most of it out, and other stuff'll come to you for the

story randomly while you're writing it. At least that's how it usually works for me. I could answer a specific question about

it though if you have one :)

Chuquita: And that ends Part 2 of "Time-Skip!"

Goku: Hooray!

Chuquita: (looks around) Wow I actually may get this up for today! That'd be good cuz I got a big math-final tommorow.

(holds up math book) Wish me luck! See you sometime next week with Part 3!

Vejitto: (waves) BYE!!

Gogeta: (chirps) WE WILL SEE YOU LATER~~ !!