Part 4: Complicated Months
Chapter 10: Tournament Time
I do not own Dragonball Z.
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"Son Goten! Trunks Briefs! Come here RIGHT NOW!"
The two chibis looked at each other in panic. They thought that they'd at least be able to get outside before their mess was discovered. But alas it didn't happen that way.
"Run Goten!" Yelled Trunks as he took off down the hallway, Goten following quickly behind him. From a doorway behind them stepped the one being feared by everyone unlucky enough to anger her.
"I SAID COME HERE!"
Trunks looked back at the person only to trip over his own feet, sending him falling in a heap with Goten on top of him. Goten looked at his friend in fear.
"Look what you did! No my mom will catch us for sure!" Exclaimed the chibi as he and Trunks struggled to their feet. They looked to see Chi-Chi marching towards them. Her eyes filled with anger. Without a second thought the demi-Saiya-jins took off down the hall, this time with Chi-Chi hot on their heals. They sighed in relief upon nearing the front door. Just a little bit farther and they'll be safe.
But just as they reach the door it's opened by someone on the other side of it. Goten and Trunks tried to stop but they were going to fast. Two surprised yells filled the air as the two people on the other side of the door were bowled over by Goten and Trunks. The two chibis looked at who they ran into and knew that any chance of escape that they had is now gone.
"Oucheven after all that training that hurt!" Said Videl.
"Tell me about it." Replied Gohan before he and Videl smiled at Goten and Trunks. "So you two are in trouble already?"
"Ummwe just kind of knocked something over. What makes you think we're in trouble?" Said Trunks as he and Goten laughed nervously.
"You two are in big trouble!" Said Chi-Chi as she walked up to.
"That does for one." Replied Gohan.
"Hi Gohan, Videl. Have fun training?" Asked Chi-Chi, her mood instantly better.
"Hello Chi-Chi. Yes it was fun. And before you ask, no you're not going to be a grandmother yet."
"Oh ok. Well then Goten, Trunks. You two have some" The two chibis were tiptoeing away in an effort to escape. "Gohan, Videl, would you mind?" Asked Chi-Chi while gesturing to Goten and Trunks. Gohan and Videl nodded before capturing the two chibis.
Nii-chan! Nee-chan! Please let us go! We'llwe'll give you some cookies!" Pleaded Goten. Gohan and Videl smirked at them.
"So how badly did you screw up your mate's training, brat?" Asked Vegeta as he walked into the living room where the Z-Senshi in their entirety had gathered to watch a movie.
"Not as badly as you screw up your own training." Quipped Videl. Vegeta huffed at her while everyone else smiled but kept quiet.
"Then you wouldn't mind a spar."
"Sure I'll spar with you." Replied Videl. "But after this movie is over." The Saiya-jin prince frowned slightly, he wanted to spar now.
"Vegeta, come here." Said Bulma. Vegeta walked over to her. The blue haired woman patted the floor next to her. "Sit, I want some company." Commanded Bulma when her husband didn't respond. Vegeta could feel the eyes of everyone in the room centered on him. With a glare at each of the people in the room he sat next to his mate who promptly used his shoulder for a headrest. Gagging noises could be heard from Goten, Trunks, and Marron while everyone else snickered.
"She has him whipped." Comment Krillin to Yamcha. The former bandit smirked at him.
"You don't have any room to talk. 18 has you wrapped around her finger." Krillin gave his friend a half-disgusted look.
"No she doesn't." 18 smirked at her husband.
"Krillin, could you go get me a glass of water and a sandwich?"
"Sure thing hun." Replied the former monk before leaving.
'Sure she doesn't Krillin.' Thought Yamcha while chuckling to himself. 'Sure she doesn't.'
Videl stretched in preparation for her spar with Vegeta. A smirk firmly entrenched on her features. "Are you ready to lose Veggie-head?" Taunted the girl.
"Pffft, you're delusional girl. I think the brat must have damaged your brain while screwing you." From the side of the room he could hear Gohan snicker. "Oh so you did do that."
"No. It's just that you don't want her angry." Replied Gohan.
"Shut up brat. If I wanted advice on how to fight I'd talk to myself."
"Careful Veggie, people will think you're insane." Said Videl. "Wait, forget that. They already know that you are insane." Vegeta glared at her while cracking his knuckles but didn't say anything. He simply lowered himself into position. He'd allow Videl to make the first move.
"Go easy on the old man Vidy, I think I'd like a spar with him when you're done."
"Brat, shut your damn mouth before I shut it for you." Said Vegeta while glaring at Gohan before seeing stars as he was knocked onto his butt by an elbow to the side of the head from Videl.
"You're fighting me, remember?" Videl smirked at the Saiya-jin prince as he sat up and shook his head. A frown formed on Videl's face as she looked at Gohan. "I thought you said he's strong? I haven't transformed yet and he's already seeing stunned."
"Well what do you expect? Bulma's been keeping him busy."
"Eww, Gohan"
"What? She's been making him do housework and stuff."
"Oh"
"What'd you think I meant?" Asked Gohan while scratching the back of his head.
"Hehe, oh nowow!" Videl jumped back just in time to avoid having her legs taken out from under her.
"Girl, I'll show you." Vegeta leapt at her, his arm pulled back like a snake ready to strike. But at the last second he spun around to kick her in the side only to have his leg go straight through her. He stopped and stared as Videl seemed to evaporate into the air. "What theyour old techniques won't work on me girl." The full blooded Saiya-jin spun around and sent his fist straight through the head of another after image.
"I don't know Vegeta. Looks like they're working to me." Commented Gohan. Vegeta ignored him and brought an arm up just in time to block a punch from Videl.
"You're slow Veggie-head." Taunted Videl as her leg snuck past Vegeta's defenses to land a solid kick to his stomach. "I thought you were supposed to be good."
Gohan smirked at his mate. "Well I think you're trying to compare him to me and that's impossible since no one is as good as me."
"Don't say that dear, you're starting to sound like this old man here." In a flash Vegeta powered up to Super Saiya-jin and lashed out at her. His fist landed solidly in her gut, sending her crashing into the wall below one of the GR's skylights. Gohan cringed but didn't move since he knew it'd take a lot more then that to take her out of the game. Videl quickly got to her feet and ascended to Super Saiya-jin. "That was a good one Vegeta." She wiped a thin trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth. "I felt some pain."
"There's plenty more where that came from." Replied Vegeta. "Any last words for your mate before I beat you?"
"Sure, day 53." Gohan blinked at her in confusion before smirking and nodding in understanding. A second later Videl brought her hands up to her face; fingers fanned out, and coolly said, "Solar Flare." Instantly the room was bathed in blinding light. Vegeta cried out in pain at the intensity of it. It's been years since someone has bothered to use that technique on him and he'd forgotten how much the light hurt one's eyes, overloading them and distracting them enough to allow their opponent to escape or, in this case, attack.
As Vegeta stood their rubbing at his eyes he felt himself being picked up and thrown into the wall only to then be kicked across the floor of the GR. He grunted in pain.
"You bitch! Stop using those damn tricks and fight me!" Growled Vegeta.
"I am fighting you oh mighty prince of produce." Replied Videl. "And you know that nothing I've done so far has been a trick."
"Girl," Vegeta suddenly appeared behind Videl and had her in a chokehold, "you have a lot to learn." Gohan felt sorry for Vegeta when Videl smirked. He knew that what Videl was about to do would hurt a lot and that it would undoubtedly have the added side effect of pissing off Vegeta.
Gohan cringed in sympathy as a horse pain filled cry echoed through the GR as Vegeta fell to the floor and curled up into a ball, his hands protectively covering his aching testicles.
"You" The mighty Saiya-jin felt like he is going to throw up. "bitch. I'm gonna," he coughed and took in a shaky breath, "kill you." Videl laughed at him.
"No you're not. Because I know that then you'd have to deal with Gohan, and you know what happens when he gets pissed." Replied a smiling Videl. Gohan walked over to her and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"You'd also have to deal with Bulma and my mom. And you know what they're like when they're pissed." Videl shuddered slightly at the thought before she and Gohan left Vegeta to his missery.
The demi-Saiya-jin couple sat at the kitchen table while chatting with Bulma and Chi-Chi. Their topic, Gohan and Videl's future. Now a more accurate description of what's going on would be to say that Bulma and Chi-Chi are discussing the future of Gohan and Videl while the two love birds sit quietly and let the older women talk. After a few minutes Vegeta stumbled into the room.
"What's wrong with you Veggie-chan?" Asked Bulma. Vegeta glared at Videl.
"He's upset because I beat him in a spar." Bulma and Chi-Chi stared at her in shock.
"You beat Vegeta?" Asked Bulma in disbelief. Videl and Gohan nodded.
"HmmI guess you two did actually do some training in the Room of Spirit and Time." Commented Chi-Chi. Gohan and Videl stayed quiet.
"So how'd you do it? I know that you're not stronger then him." Said Bulma as she got herself some more tea.
"Ihit him in the one spot that's sure to bring down any man." Bulma stared wide-eyed at Videl while Chi-Chi burst into laughter.
"You," Bulma snickered, "hit him in the balls." She chuckled lightly. "Now that's a low blow."
"Really low considering how short he is." Commented Gohan, causing them all to laugh a bit more. Vegeta fumed and glared at them all.
And then Bulma walked over to the fridge and pulled an icepack out of the freezer and placed it between her husband's legs. The mighty Saiya-jin jumped and blushed deeply but didn't complain since it dulled the pain that's still coursing through his lower body. He sent the now hysterically laughing Gohan and Videl a glare that would surely kill most humans, the two demi-Saiya-jins didn't notice.
But that was only the start of Vegeta's embarrassment for soon Krillin, drawn by the laughter and by a request for something to drink from his daughter, appeared in the door. The man was greeted by the sight of Bulma holding an icepack on Vegeta's genitals while Gohan, Videl, and Chi-Chi laughed their heads off.
"What's going on in here?" Asked the former monk while a mischievous smirk played across his features.
"Veggie's in pain because Videl hit him in the balls while they were sparing." Krillin blinked once before looking at Videl. She nodded. Instantly the short man burst into laughter. As he wiped a tear from his eye he glimpsed a camera sitting on the counter. Placed there as if meant to be used at this moment. He quickly picked it up and snapped several pictures before anyone knew what was going on.
"These will look great in the photo album." Commented Krillin.
"CUEBALL!" Roared Vegeta as he lunged at Krillin. The former monk quickly retreated from the room at top speed with Vegeta hot on his tail.
"Well it looks like he's feeling better." Commented Chi-Chi as she took a drink of her tea.
"GET BACK HERE!" Yelled Vegeta as he chased Krillin into the living room where everyone was still gathered. After only taking a few steps into the room Vegeta found himself yanked to a stop by Goku's hand clamping down on the back of his training suit.
"Where's the buffet Vegeta?" Asked Goku.
"Not now Kakarott! I have a weak little human to kill!" Growled Vegeta while trying to free himself.
"Sorry, I can't allow you to kill him. That wouldn't make 18 very happy."
"No it wouldn't." Commented the blonde bombshell of a cyborg.
"I don't care if that tin can isn't happy! I need to get that camera away fromshit." He had said it and now all of them would want to know why he wanted the camera.
"Camera?" Replied Goku before spying the camera in Krillin's hands. "What's with the camera Krillin?" Asked Goku. Krillin moved out from behind his wife, she being his best bet for survival at the moment, and smiled at Vegeta.
"Nothing Goku. Veggie-chan," everyone snickered at Krillin using Bulma's pet name for Vegeta, "was hit in the balls by Videl while sparing with her and I snapped a few pictures of Bulma holding an icepack to his aching ego." Everyone in the room laughed or, in the case of 18 and Piccolo, cracked a smile.
"Why you!" Vegeta lashed out at Krillin but was stopped by Goku's firm grip.
"Aww, did the big bad Saiya-jin get hurt by the itty bitty girl?" Marron looked at Yamcha.
"I didsn't hurt Unky Veggie." Everyone smiled at the little girl.
"No sweetie, they're talking about Videl." Replied 18.
"Oh." Marron thought about that for a few seconds before pulling on her mother's pant leg. "Wha' 'id Videl do?" Asked the girl when her mother looked down.
"She hit him between the legs."
"Oh." Again Marron thought about the reply for several seconds. But this time she walked over to Vegeta.
"What do you want?" Growled the Saiya-jin prince. Marron smiled at him before punching him between the legs as hard as she could. Vegeta froze as his lower lip trembled while Marron happily skipped back to her mother.
"Like that mommy?" 18 chuckled lightly as she patted her daughter on the head. Everyone burst into laughter, including that four who had just been in the kitchen.
"Yes, just like that." Replied 18. "Although I imagine Videl kicked him." Marron smiled and turned back to Vegeta who seemed to be pleading with Bulma to save him. Bulma smirked at him.
"I think that's enough." Said Bulma just as Marron was brining her leg back. "I still want another kid and Uncle Vegeta can't give me one if he's hurt to badly." Everyone in the room snickered while Vegeta paled slightly.
'There's no way in hell that I'm gonna have another brat.' Thought Vegeta before hearing Bulma chuckled in his mind.
::Of course you do.:: Said the woman. "Vegeta still has to give me the daughter I've always wanted." This made Vegeta pale even more. It's not that he didn't like making them, it was the part with Bulma being pregnant and then there being a little kid running around that he didn't like.
"Hey, maybe you and Videl can be pregnant at the same time!" Suggested Chi-Chi. The two women in question looked at each other.
"No." Was their curt reply.
The faces of three chibis and one adult pressed up against the glass of the aircraft's windows as the plane neared its final destination, Papaiya Island, the location of the Tenkaichi Budokai. All around them are dozens more planes carrying passengers, most to watch the fights but some to participate in them, to the island. And on the surface of the ocean below them are ship ferrying people to the island.
As they drew nearer to the stadium they could see that a carnival is set up not far from the stadium.
"Oh! I wanna go on that ride!" Chi-Chi smiled at her husband before looking out the window and seeing the large tower rising a few hundred feet into the air, a car full of people is slowing to a stop at the top of it before falling straight down.
"Ummalright dear." Replied the woman, her face slightly green at the thought of going on that ride. It wasn't that she minded heights since she flies on Nimbus or in her husband's arms all the time. It was just that she wouldn't have any control over something like that ride. And not being able to exude at least a small amount of control over something was something she didn't like.
"Look! Look!" Shouted Goten while pointing out the window. "They have cotton candy!" Everyone that wasn't at least part Saiya-jin chuckled at the chibi.
"I wanna ride the marmarry gowhat's it called again daddy?"
"Merry-go-round." Replied Krillin.
"Yea! I wanna ride that!"
"That ride's for babies." Said Trunks. Marron bopped him on the head.
"I'm not a baby!" Exclaimed Marron while pouting at Trunks.
"Errsorry." Replied the lavender haired chibi. Everyone smiled at them.
"You know," Chi-Chi leaned forward to speak to Bulma, "they do kind of make a cute couple." Bulma laughed at her friend.
"Nah. I just can't see those two together." Replied Bulma as she expertly piloted the plane in for a perfect landing. "Now Goten and Marron I can see."
"What? Are you crazy?"
"I'm not the one who started planning her son's wedding when he was only twelve years old."
"Hey! There's nothing wrong with that!" Replied Chi-Chi before looking at her son and future daughter-in-law and seeing them pull a few things from a duffel bag. She watched as they each put on a bandana and a pair of sunglasses. That, combined with their matching dark blue gis with maroon undershirts, made them look almost like siblings instead of a couple who, if she has any say in it, will be married within the next couple of months.
"What's with the new look?" Asked Yamcha.
"We decided that it'd be easier to hide our identities then our relationship." Replied Gohan.
"Why would you want to do that?" Asked Tien.
"Because my father is Hercule Satan and if the world knew that I have a boyfriend there'd be reporters bugging you guys all the time." Replied Videl.
"Welcome, welcome!" Said a rather flamboyant man as the Z-Senshi disembarked from their aircraft. "I've got a couple of good tickets going cheap." He smiled at them, a gold tooth shining in the sunlight.
"No thanks, we already have tickets for the best seats in the place." Replied Bulma as she encapsulated her plane.
The man laughed. "I'm sure that's what you were told. But I can assure you that there's no better seats then these ones right here." He waved the tickets in front of them. "And I'll let you have them for only two hundred zeni a piece."
"Sorry but we don't need them."
"Look, I" He was silenced by a large hand coming to rest on his shoulder. The man turned around to see the gruff face of a security guard.
"Still scalping tickets?" Said the security guard. "This time I won't let you off the hook. You're under arrest."
"Hey wait, I wasn't trying to sell these tickets! Honest!" Protested the man.
The guard looked at Bulma, "Is that true?" She looked at the ticket scalper for a second before smiling.
"Yes it is sir. We lost our tickets and this man was kind enough to help us find them."
"Is that so?" The guard raised a skeptical eyebrow at the man.
"I uhhyea, that's right. Here you go." He quickly handed Bulma the tickets.
"Thank you." Replied Bulma before she and the rest of her group walked off. Behind them the guard left to continue on his patrol and the man sighed before smiling and pulling some more tickets from his pocket and running over to another group of newly arrived people.
Bulma looked at the tickets she had taken from the man and laughed.
"What's so funny Bulma?" Asked Yamcha.
"These tickets are for the worst seats in the place and they're not even real."
Videl smiled before spotting a group of kids from school standing in line for tickets, they're all friends of Sharpner. "Hey Bulma, can I have those?"
"Huh? Sure thing kid." Replied the woman. Videl took the tickets and ran over to the group of kids. She came back a minute later with a smirk on her face.
"What was that all about?" Asked Chi-Chi.
"They're a bunch trouble makers from school."
"So?"
Gohan chuckled at the thoughts he's picking up on from his mate. "When they get to the gate they won't be able to get in because those tickets are fake. And by then it'll be too late to buy real ones."
"Right." Said Videl before frowning. In the parking lot she can see her father's plane landing, a throng of reporters stand ready to greet the champ. Videl could feel Gohan rest a hand on her shoulder as she watched her father get off the aircraft, her mother close behind him, and greet the reporters with his usual roar. As Videl watched she spiked her ki and saw her mother look at her and smile, Videl smiled back. Even in disguise her mother knew her. She doubted that the same could be said for her father.
"Names please?" Asked the man at the registration table.
"Saiyaman."
"Saiyagirl."
"Ah, it's nice to see siblings participating in the tournament."
"We're not brother and sister, sir." Replied Videl.
"Oh? But you two look so alike in your costumes."
Vegeta folded his arms and replied "She's the brat's mate." His tone was one of utter boredom and disinterest.
"Mate..." The monk looked back at the two teens standing before him, his face reddened slightly by Vegeta's choice of word. "Ummvery well." He thought the two looked too young to be doing what the short man with flame like black hair implied. With a few quick scribbles in a ledger he ushered them aside. Gohan and Videl stepped aside and Goku and Chi-Chi took their place. The monk stared at one of the most famous couples in Tenkaichi Budokai history for several seconds before shaking himself from his stunned stupor.
"Are you gonna register us now?" Asked Chi-Chi. She didn't like being stared at.
"Err umm yea" He wrote their names down in the book. "Next."
Krillin stepped up to the table and smiled at the man. "I'm Krillin and this is my wife, 18."
"Ok"
"Yamcha." The monk silently wrote the name down in the ledger before looking up to see two kids standing in front of him.
"Hi! I'm Goten! This is the first tournament I'm gonna be in! Are there a lot of other kids fighting? Do you think I'll make some friends? I think I'll win this easily. Do you like my gi? It's just like my daddy's." The monk blinked at the chibi before looking to the lavender haired lad beside him.
Trunks rolled his eyes at his friend's over eager nature and in a much less hyper tone said, "I'm Trunks."
"Ok, that's two for the junior division."
Twin exclemations of "What?!" came from Goten and Trunks.
"Junior division? I forgot about that." Said Videl.
"You mean we have to fight a bunch of babies? That's so unfair. We won't have any competition." The monk smiled at them.
"I'm sure you'll have plenty of competition. Almost all of the children who have registered so far have been trained in one of Hercule Satan's dojos." Goten and Trunks looked at each other in disgust while being dragged away by their mothers.
Next a man with three eyes stepped up to the table and smiled at the two chibis as they bickered about how the tournament isn't going to be any fun. "Tien." The man said before stepping aside.
"Ma Junior." The monk stared at the tall green man before him.
"Out of my way Namek." Growled Vegeta when Piccolo didn't move fast enough. Piccolo gave the Saiya-jin prince a sideways glance before stepping aside.
"N-n-name?" Stuttered the monk. Half from shock at having so many past contenders, several of which had left the ring and stadium in shambles last time they fought, registering for the tournament.
"I am Vegeta. Prince of the Saiya-jins, a race far superior to you puny humans."
"ErrVegetable. Ok" Vegeta's fist slammed down on the table while his friends and family smile and chuckle around him.
"It's Vegeta you imbecile."
"S-sorry sir." Replied the monk while quickly correcting what he had written.
"So what shall we do now? The tournament doesn't start until tomorrow morning." Said Bulma before all eyes fell on Goku. They each knew what they'd be spending at least the next half-hour doing.
"Let's get something to eat!" Five rumbles signaled the agreement of the other Saiya-jin and demi-Saiya-jins. "I'm" Goku stopped as a voice rang out from the throng of people.
"Ice cream! Get your ice cream here!" If the man knew of the hell he had just unleashed on himself then he would ran for the hills as fast as his legs can carry him.
The non Saiya-jins in their group of close nit friends and family cringed as six hungry Saiya-jins stampeded towards the man who looked up upon feeling the ground tremble beneath his feet.
"Errhi. What ca-" He didn't get time to ask for their orders before the gallons of ice cream were removed from his cart and replaced with wads of cash.
All around them people stared as the six of them devoured the ice cream.
Burrrrrrrrrrrrrrp! "AhhhI feel better now. That was some good ice cream." Chi-Chi stared at her future daughter-in-law in disbelief. When she had first met the girl she had been much morehuman about her eating habits. But now she was just as bad as the rest of them.
Gohan chuckled at her. "That wasn't very lady like."
"You know that I've never been much of a lady."
"Touché. And yea, that was good ice cream. I think the Rocky Road was my fave. Or maybe it was the Mint and Chocolate chip."
"Mint and Chocolate Chip." Replied Videl before kissing Gohan lightly. He smiled at her when they broke the kiss.
"You're right."
"Of course I am."
"Ewwno more kissy kissy stuff!" Exclaimed Goten and Trunks.
"That's sick!" Added Goten.
"Well you'll like it when you're older." Replied Gohan.
Goten made a sour face at his brother. "Uh uh! I'm never lettin' a girl kiss me! They's got cooties!" Behind him 18 leaned down to her daughter and whispered something in the girl's ear. Marron's eyes were alight with a mischievous gleam as she walked over to Goten.
"Goten-kun?" Said the blonde girl as she looked at the boy.
"What?"
"I wants ta give you someding." Goten's eyes lit up like to small lights.
"Is it more ice cream?"
"No"
"A new toy?" Goten didn't notice 18 talking to his mother, or his mother pulling out her camera while a huge smile lit up her face.
"No"
"The-" He fell silent as a camera flashed in Chi-Chi's hands. His face is pale and his jaw slack from shock. Marron had kissed him on the cheek. A girl had kissed him on the cheek. A cootie-infested girl had kissed him on the cheek. Slowly his eyes grew wide in horror. "Ahhh!!!" Screamed the boy. "Cooties! Cooties! Get 'em off! Ahh!" Goten franticly rubbed at his cheek while running in circles. Off to the side Trunks was laughing his head off.
"Now that was such a cute picture." Said a smiling Chi-Chi.
"Yes it was Chi." Replied Goku. "Hey Krillin. Does this mean that Goten and Marron are dating?" He didn't get any reply.
"Krillin? You ok man?" Asked Yamcha. The former monk is red faced and glaring at Goten.
18 looked at her husband. Her confusion as to his reaction is evident in her features. "Kr-"
"How dare you kiss my little girl!" Yelled Krillin as he took off after Goten. "Get back here you little punk!"
"Oh great, now he's acting like my dad." Commented Videl. Krillin, overhearing her comment, stopped suddenly at looked at his friends and family.
"I'm not that bad!" Cried the short man before kicking a pebble across the ground and moping back to his wife's side.
"So who's up for some fun?!" Exclaimed Yamcha as they walked out of the hotel they'll be staying at over the next few days.
"I AM!" Shouted Goku, Goten, and Trunks as they pumped their fists into the air.
"So are Vidy and I." Said Gohan. He and Videl had kept their sunglasses on but changed out of their gis and traded in the bandanas for baseball caps.
"Although we're able to control ourselves more then those three." Added Videl. The other members of their group chuckled.
"Except when it comes to food." Mumbled Krillin. Piccolo was the only one who heard him and cracked a small smile.
"I want some cotton candy!" Exclaimed Goten as they walked towards the carnival.
"I want a corndog, funnel cake, lemon shakeup, and ummcotton candy!" Added Goku.
A man with a scraggly gray beard eyed Goku in disbelief as he was helped away from the roller coaster. The man has never seen such a mess created by only one man.
"I told you not to go on that ride after eating all that food." Scolded Chi-Chi as she wiped the sweat from her husband's face.
"I" Goku's cheeks bulged as a hand shot up to cover his mouth. He quickly ran to a trashcan standing a few feet away. Chi-Chi sighed as she patted her husband's back, the passers by were baffled at the smile on the woman's face since they couldn't understand how she could be happy about her husband's condition. But then they didn't know that Chi-Chi rarely gets to dote over a sick loved one, and that the chance to baby her husband is something that's even rarer.
"Come on, let's get you back to the hotel." Chi-Chi put an arm around Goku's back and half dragged/half carried him back towards the hotel.
"But Chi-Chi I wanna go on more rides!" Said Goku, his voice lacking any real conviction.
"Oh no you're not. You need to get your rest so you can fight in the tournament." Replied Chi-Chi. "I expect to face you in the ring like the last time I fought in the tournament." Goku smiled at the thought of fighting his mate in the tournament ring again after all these years.
The music playing over the speakers stopped as an announcement was made. Everyone who registered for the tournament please report to courtyard B for the qualifying round. All tournament participants need to report to courtyard B at this time. With a pop the music started again.
Chi-Chi glared at the speaker mounted on a nearby light pole. How dare they hold the qualifying round now when her Goku is sick!
"Ch-Ch-Chi-Chi?" Whined Goku, his lower lip trembling as tears threatened to spill from his eyes.
Chi-Chi's features instantly softened upon looking at her husband and seeing that he's in pain. "What's wrong Goku-chan?"
"C-could you loosen your grip on my arm p-please?" Chi-Chi blinked several times before looking at the arm she's holding. The part below her grip was turning blue, she instantly relaxed her grip.
"Sorry." Goku smiled at her weakly.
"It's ok."
"Hey Goku, Chi-Chi! Over hear!" Yelled Krillin from the side of the large courtyard.
"What are you all standing around for? Aren't we supposed to be qualifying?"
"We're going to." Replied Gohan. "But we're gonna go last."
"They changed the way it's done, now you have to punch a machine. Only the top fifteen scores get to go on."
"What? That's no fun!" Exclaimed Goku.
"Yea, there's more to fighting then just strength." Added Chi-Chi.
Videl looked with disdain at the large crowd gathered to the side of the courtyard and replied, "Well you can thank my father for the change." She felt someone squeeze her shoulder and looked up to see Gohan, Videl couldn't help smiling at him.
"Don't blame him."
"Brat, shut the hell up. You know that nothing good has ever come from that bafoon."
"You're wrong Vegeta." Replied Gohan while giving Videl a look that made Vegeta want to puke.
The long line of hopefuls slowly dwindled as each stepped before the punching machines and took their turn driving their fist into the pad covering the sensors. Then, after what seemed like an eternity, no one was left but the Z-Senshi.
Yamcha put on a little show for the crowd, the ladies in the crowd anyway, and stepped aside so that Tien could go.
The three eyed warrior lightly backhanded the machine and walked off.
Piccolo mimicked Tien before leaving to meditate.
Then Chi-Chi stepped forward to take her turn, when the men started to whistle and cat called at her she turned back to Goku and kissed him passionately, the men fell silent as Goku smiled in utter contentment at them. With a smile matching Goku's Chi-Chi nonchalantly wrapped her knuckles on the pad earned a score easily high enough to get her into the tournament.
Goku quickly tapped the machine before going to his wife's side simply to make the other men there jealous, not that he didn't like his mate's company.
18 smirked at the men ogling her as she sauntered up to the punching machine. From what she could hear of their comments, Chi-Chi's demonstration had been forgotten. But just as she was about to punch the machine little Marron toddled over to her.
"Mommy," 18 could hear some of the men cry out in horror as their image of the beautiful blonde were shattered, "I wa' ice keem." 18 smiled and crouched down.
"Ok ho-"
"Excuse me miss, but could you please take your turn? We'd like to finish." Said a monk, interrupting 18. The blonde looked at the man with her usual cold gaze before carelessly slapping the back of her hand into the pad and picking up her daughter.
18 smiled at her husband, "Hurry up Krillin, we're gonna go get some ice cream."
"Er uhok." The former monk quickly ran up to the machine and punched it before running after his wife and kid.
Next was Vegeta. The Saiya-jin prince sneered at the group of humans, his look alone elicited whimpers and cries for mercy, and barely tapped the machine, tilting it back on its supports and earning the highest score so far.
From their group only two people have yet to go, Gohan and Videl, also known as Saiyaman and Saiyagirl.
As the two teens walked up to the machines Videl asked, ::How about we give them something to remember us by?::
::Sure, what'd you have in mind?::
::We demolish these things, free of charge of course.:: Gohan chuckled lightly to himself.
::Sounds like fun, although we probably shouldn't destroy them.::
::Don't worry about it, my dad paid for these things.::
::In that case:: They drew back their fists before rocketing them forward faster then the eyes of the average person could perceive. The two punching machines flew away from them and came to rest as twin crumpled masses of plastic and metal against the far wall. Suddenly there was a mad dash for the exit as frightened men and women ran away.
"I think that went well." Commented Videl as she hooked her arm with Gohan's.
"Yea, and fun." Replied Gohan as they joined the rest of their little group, the remaining members of which where not making any move to hide their amusement. The sea of people parted before them as they left to go back to the carnival.
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