CHAPTER TEN: I know your face
By Hisoka B
The girl spun around, hoping he was referring to anyone but her.
The genie sighed irritably, 'You moron, There's no one behind you.'
'HEY! DON'T CALL MARRON A MORON!' 18 growled loudly. She had been insulted and mocked enough for one day that she could almost feel her Vegeta vein starting to pop from the side of her forehead. Too late, it did.
Vegeta saw the vein, but ignored it. He'd get the android for copying his trademarks later.
As usual, our Juunana genie completely ignored his sister. He knew he was pissing her off to the extent one could be pissed off by one's younger brother. (That's pretty DAMN bad…)
He kept staring at Marron's horrified face. 'Look little girl. All you have to do is say 'I wish genie gets his freedom.' Six simple words, easily enough for the blondest blonde to say.'
Alright… now another Vegeta vein formed from the other side of 18's forehead. Krillin watched his wife, horrified. Did he really marry that grotesque looking android? (Well, in her current state 18 is grotesque looking.)
Marron shook her head slowly, 'But what if I don't want to wish for that?'
Juunana genie was almost about to form a Veggie vein of his own. His eyebrows twitched impatiently, 'Remember what rule number 5 is. And since you're so dumb, let me just repeat it for you.' Juunana took a deep breath, 'SOMEONE MUST WISH ME FREE! I am tired of...THESE CLOTHES!'
His outburst virtually traumatized Marron. She watched him warily as he began to dance around, trying to rip himself out of the genie clothes that he had been confined to until freedom was granted to him.
'Perhaps someone would wish you free if you had granted our wishes properly android.' Vegeta grumbled.
17 turned to face him slowly, 'You just wished for the wrong thing. But we had a deal. I didn't break my deal, so you must keep your end of the bargain.'
Vegeta shuddered as he faced the genie, but shuddered even more as he turned to watch Goku and Android 19.
'I have a joke!' 19 grinned cutely to Goku who clapped his hands in anticipation. The two had kept telling each other the most easiest and lamest jokes since the first one. Strangely, they all seemed to be the same.
'What's red…' started 19, 'and looks like a red cup!'
'I DON'T KNOW I DON'T KNOW…' Goku yipped, although he had been told the same joke ten times.
'A RED CUP!' 19 replied and the two laughed their heads off again. (Well, that's if Vegeta would carry out his plan of massacring the two idiots.)
Bulma and Krillin stood together and twirled their fingers. 'We don't know a Goku, we don't know anyone called Goku ' they repeated again and again, 'WE NEVER KNEW A GOKU.' Then they pointed accusingly to Tien who still laid unconscious in the sand, 'BUT TIEN KNOWS A GOKU.'
Vegeta poked (but kicked Krillin) and Bulma both on their heads. 'FOOLS! ONLY NOW do you understand what I have felt all these years! KEEP YOUR PRIDES!'
'Ah-huh…' Krillin nearly smirked, 'Big talk about pride for someone who was homosexua-'
WHAM Krillin saw stars which all resembled a very angry Vegeta-sama.
Okay okay, back to 17 and the tension between him and Marron. He had been closing in on the poor girl while everyone fuelled their distractions.
'But I don't want to wish for your freedom genie-man. You're mean…' Marron stammered as she watched 18 come to her rescue. Her mother placed herself in front of her daughter. She faced her 'ex-twin brother.'
'LOOK, MR. JUUNANAGOU WHO IS TOO THICK TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE, MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T HAVE TO WISH FOR YOUR BLOODY FREEDOM!' She glanced at Marron before chucking Juunana a dirty glare. 'Go on Marron dear, wish for anything you want, he'd have to grant it anyway. He's a genie, he's confined to wishes…'
'But mamma…'
'What are you waiting for?' It was the genie that said those words. Now the entire conscious Z gang on the island (EXCEPT Goku and Android 19) turned to look at the genie.
'Well?' The genie smirked, 'Why don't you do as your mummy says, she is right you know.' But he gave the child a –I'LL MAKE SURE YOUR WISH BACKFIRES THE MOST- look and Marron's courage didn't have time to spark, because the genie had killed it with a simple look.
'I…' she began.
'Go on you brat,' the genie closed his eyes.
'I wish for… the genie's free-' she stammered, but 18 cut her daughter in mid sentence.
'STOP! DON'T WISH FOR JUUNANAGOU'S FREEDOM! DON'T WISH FOR IT! DON'T WASTE YOUR WISH ON A PERSON WHO doesn't even CARE about you, on a person who doesn't even know he is your uncle…' Now not only the vein was popping out of 18's forehead at new heights, but tears were also sprouting from her eyes.
'Keh,' Vegeta had to admit he was impressed. 18's popping vein skill almost exceeded his own.
The genie simply looked at Juuhachigou, still fully unaware that 18 and Marron was his family (and relatives).
18 didn't stop her bad emotional trip there, 'AND THE ASSHOLE still doesn't know HOW MUCH I miss him, even though he's killed Krillin and tried to kill us all…'
'Reminder,' Bulma narrowed her eyebrows, 'He was under a different influence…'
'DON'T RUIN MY MOMENT!' 18 snarled, and now 19 and Goku turned to face the infuriated Juuhachigou.
'Whoa…' Goku commented, '18's vein is scarier then Vegeta's…'
'SHUT UP.' Vegeta grunted, fully aware of his new competition.
'JUUNANA-GOU. DON'T YOU REMEMBER A THING?' 18 wanted to punch the stoic face her brother put on, 'WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?' Okay, now the woman had completely lost all her remaining marbles (or circuits in this case) as she grabbed 17's outfit and shook him like crazy. The genie's invisible barrier tried to repel her with high shocks, but 18 just couldn't stop her rage.
'18,' Krillin started with worry, 'Calm down.' His words fell on deaf ears as Marron began to cry.
'Stop it mummy!' Marron covered her ears from her mother's deafening cries, 'You're scaring me! I wish you could just be happy!'
Unfortunately, as much as 17 didn't want to, his ears heard the wish amidst 18's howling voice of fury and his eyes turned ice blue. As soon as she saw them, 18 snapped out of her horror trance and looked at the sweat dropping faces around her. 'Marron, what DID You wish for!'
The girl couldn't remember what she had said, 'I think… I wished you to be happy?'
'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' 18 screeched, 'DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WAYS THAT WISH COULD BE INTERPRETED AS?'
'Someone's thinking dirty thoughts!' The conscious Group behind her chanted as 18 tried ignoring them. She was waiting for the horror, for the moment 17's eyes would stop turning blue.
And when it did, everyone held their breath.
'ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!' That scream of pain didn't belong to 18, but to the genie himself. Everyone looked shocked as Juunana genie clutched his head in agony totally unaware that 'reality' was trying to penetrate his skull. 'WHAT did you do to me you little bitch?' He howled at Marron who shook her head in terror.
The gang watched the genie levitate into the air, howling in pain and clutching his head while seeing his eyes glowed blue three times more. Then, his genie clothes started to tear away from Juunana's body, revealing his usual black t-shirt and white undergarment that we all know about.
Soon the entire outfit of genie clothes disappeared as 17 fell downwards to the sands. (In his usual getup, and sorry, definitely not naked. Yuk!)
When he landed, everyone stared dumbstruck at each other except for 18 to tried walking away, 'He's dead everyone. Thanks Marron, you've made me happy.' Her words just didn't ring true as the entire gang glared at her.
Yet 18 stopped her walking when she heard a familiar grunt behind her. She turned around, only to see 17 picking himself up and dusting his clothes of sands.
'What's going on?' He looked at all the Z faces staring at him before turning away in embarrassment. (Literally!)
'Hey what is going on 18?' 17 asked the android nearest him.
Everyone raised their eyebrows in amusement. Somehow 17 just didn't seem to remember a thing about being a genie and granting wishes that had nearly cost them all their sanity.
18 almost smiled. For once, a wish had been properly granted. She was happy but she wasn't going to give anyone the satisfaction of letting it show. She stormed up to her brother, 'I'll tell you what happened Juunanagou. There's a reason why these people are staring at you.'
'Why 18?' he replied slowly, as he saw his sister hide her smile.
'YOU CALLED MY DAUGHTER A BITCH YOU BASTARD!' She grabbed him and started shaking 17 again.
Everyone who was watching drowned themselves in sweat drops.
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