Author's Note: Hi everybody! Just a little author's note to say that this fic is rated PG for Halloween-related situations and if there's anything that bothers you during the fic to please just hit the back-button on your browser! Thanks! - Chuquita
10:42 PM 10/23/2004
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By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from dbz ep #14 "Sweet Seduction! The Snake Princess's Hospitality"
Chi Chi: (In Goku's dream Gohan?) When you finish this drill, studying is over for today.
Gohan: (In Goku's dream) I want to play outside.
▫All of a sudden, the door swings open, and Nappa and Vegeta enter the house▫
Chi Chi: (In Goku's dream) Who are you!
Gohan: (In Goku's dream) I'm scared! Daddy!
Chi Chi: (In Goku's dream) Goku!
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Chuey's Corner:
Vegeta: (snickering evilly) Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh-heh....
Goku: Hahahaha!
Vegeta: (pauses suddenly) ...wait, how did you know what I looked like before you met me?
Goku: :)
Vegeta: (glances over at Goku, who smiles back warmly) ... (scoots his chair away several feet, freaked out) Uh, hai.
Chuquita: (waves to audiance) WELCOME to the Halloween Special everybody!
Goku: (chirps) It's our first one in 3 years!
Chuquita: And fic #95! Meaning the countdown to fic #100 has officially begun!
Goku: YAY!
Vegeta: (pales) H--hai.
Chuquita: Aw, no need to worry, Veggie. At least we're back in the present and not in the future where you've been bitten
and infected by millions of baby kaka-germs!
Vegeta: (sits back in his chair) You have a point.
Chuquita: (to audiance) Anyways, this fic should only be either a one-shot or have two chapters to it, depending on how long
this chapter is.
Goku: (happily) It's also niichan and Turles's first halloween as well!
Vegeta: (smirks) My birthday is also included.
Goku: (grins) It's on "Mischief Night", that's the 30th!
Chuquita: How old ARE you gonna be, Veggie?
Vegeta: (boastfully) WELL---ah...
Goku: (whips out a calculator) I can figure it out! Let's see! I was 32 when we beat Kid Buu, and Veggie's 5 years older
than me so he was 37...and its been 2 years since then so Veggie's turning 39! (pumps hand in the air victoriously)
Chuquita: Wow, you're 20 years older than me!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) You KNOW that's not considered "old" for a saiyajin. Now 300 or 400 years, THAT would signify me
starting to get old.
Chuquita: (smiles wryly) Ah yes, the 500-year average-life-span. I kinda forgot how old you were cuz I don't use age-numbers
in my fics too much.
Vegeta: Not a big math fan.
Chuquita: (nervous laugh) Not really. (perks up) Besides you guys look so much younger than you actually are, like you're in
your 20's. Putting actual earth-age-numbers against you looks confusing.
Vegeta: (smirks) Why thank you.
Goku: So! What's little Veggie being for this halloween?
Vegeta: Guess.
Goku: A ghost? A pirate? A ghost-pirate?
Vegeta: No. (proudly) I'm going as the most powerful and revered person in the universe!
Goku: ?
Vegeta: (whips out a his red cape and puts it on) The Great and Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji--of course!
Chuquita: (blinks) You're going as yourself? You ALWAYS go as yourself.
Vegeta: And what's wrong with that? (finishes tieing cape)
Goku: Where is Veggie "revered"?
Vegeta: Hey, there are lots of planets out in distant galaxies who are unaware that I've been living here for the past
decade or so and still believe I'm off destorying and blowing other planets up.
Chuquita: (nods) He has a point.
Vegeta: So, do I still get a big cake for my birthday and presents and such?
Chuquita: (grins) Sure you do! This fic starts a day before your birthday and two days before Halloween!
Vegeta: Ah.
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Summary: Happy Halloween! Thanks to Bulma's ingenius inventions, West City is having a townwide Halloween Festival! Meanwhile, Veggie's having a birthday, the fusions are preparing for mischief night, and Raditsu and Turles are finding out just what halloween is, thanks to Goku--who's thought up a very special birthday present just for Veggie. But what happens when Chi-Chi finds out exactly what kind of gift Goku'll be giving? Will she be able to stop him from going through with it? And what happens when Halloween turns out to be on the night of a full moon? Will anyone go trick-or-treating? Find out!
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Part 1 Chapter Titles: Birthday?! l Bulma's Halloween Project l Bodyguard? l Overactive Imagination l Goo l A Special Gift for Veggie l Chi-Chi's Nightmare l Full Moon!? l Exceptions l For You l Halloween! Gohan and the Mystery Costume l Veggie's Nightmare l The Party Begins l
" Hmmhmmhmm, hmmhmmhmm. " Vegeta hummed as he adjusted his saiyajin armor, which he was currently wearing over his
usual training outfit along with the red cape. He smirked, pleased with how much stronger he looked than the last time he
saw himself in the armor, " Happy early birthday to me. " the ouji turned to the door to his bedroom and reached for the
doorknob to open it.
" HI! " Bulma smiled slyly as the ouji walked past her and down the hall, " So, what do you think? "
" Eh? " Vegeta paused, then glanced back at her and let out a gasp.
Bulma was wearing the saiyajin no oujo uniform, or what was left of it. The long sleeves had been cut down to
t-shirt sleeve length and the dress itself into two sections, showing her stomach and belly-button. The bottom half of the
dress was shortened slightly, to the ankles making the shoes more visible. She also wore a pair of gold earrings.
" Dear God, Kakarrotto is going to freakout when he sees what you've done to that uniform. " the ouji gawked.
" WAHH! " Bulma fell over, then lept to her feet, " THAT'S your first reaction!? What about how I look in it?! "
" You look beautiful. "
" THANK YOU. " she said, exasperated, " And just so you know it wasn't me who altered the uniform, that was kaasan.
However, altering it was my idea. "
" I didn't think you knew how to sew. " Vegeta admitted, looking the uniform over.
" I don't. " Bulma shrugged, " But its such a heavy costume, despite the material itself being gorgeous. " she
rubbed one of her now short sleeves.
" That's why its meant for saiyajin usage. The robe itself is heavy as a form of weight training. " Vegeta explained.
" Wait--ROBE?! " Bulma said, surprised.
" Yeah, you would wear your training uniform and armor under there and take the robe off when you went to go spar or
into battle. "
" ...oh. " she sweatdropped, then laughed nervously, " Well it still looks nice, and I can't imagine Son-kun getting
upset about it. Afterall now that he knows what a saiyajin no oujo does he no longer has any desire to become one and hasn't
worn the uniform since. "
" ▫DING-DONG▫! " the doorbell rang cheerfully.
" Well here's your chance to find out. " Vegeta smirked wryly.
" You really think its him? " Bulma looked over at him, suspicious.
" While he does have a tendency to be late, Kakarrotto does happen to have perfect timing. " the ouji bragged.
Bulma shrugged and the couple walked down the stairs towards the front door. Vegeta sweatdropped at the sight of the
unusually realistic decorating of Capsule Corp in Halloween style. Bulma glanced over at his baffled expression, " The robots
and I have been a little busy lately. "
" I noticed. "
" Why thank you. " she smiled, then opened the door, " Hi! "
" HI Bulma! " Goku said happily. Vegeta poked his head out the door and nearly fell over at the metamorphosis of the
city, which now resembled one of those haunted towns you'd see in the movies; only on an unbelievably high-scale-budget,
" HI Veggie. " he said warmly to the little ouji, who was too busy staring out into the city.
" You HAVE been busy. " Vegeta muttered in disbelief.
" Heh-heh. " Bulma grinned, proud of herself.
" ▫GASP▫! "
" Ulp. " she paused, then glanced over at Goku who's eyes, which were now wide and filled to the brim with tears,
" Ohhh, Son-kun don't get upset. " Bulma said, worried, " It's oh-kay. I just figured that you won't need it anymore since
the saiyajin no oujo title is a non-platonic one and you have only platonic feelings for Vegeta. That's why I decided to
be the saiyajin no oujo for halloween and I had it altered a bit so its easier to move around in. " she tried to explain.
Goku tugged sadly at the uniform, " What happened to the sleeves? "
" They were too heavy. " Bulma sweatdropped.
" No they weren't. " the larger saiyajin looked confused.
" Of course they weren't heavy to you, Kakarrotto. You're used to weighted clothing. " the ouji motioned to the
blue shirt underneath Goku's gi.
" No hard feelings, right Son-kun? " Bulma checked to make sure.
" I'm oh-kay. " he took one last look at the uniform while rubbing his arm, " It, it is not like I came here to pick
my saiyajin no oujo uniform up to wear it on halloween. " Goku laughed, slightly hurt.
" What ARE you going to be for halloween? " Vegeta placed the ouji crown on his head and adjusted it.
" ... " Goku stood there with a blank look on his face, " Umm...well I did know at one point but now I am not so
sure. " he pouted and took another glance at the edited uniform.
Bulma turned and slapped herself on the forehead, " I knew this was a bad idea. I should've just gone as a cinderella
or some other fairytale princess but "noooo", I had to do something "orignal and eye-catching". " she quietly berated
herself, " So! " she perked back up and turned to face Goku and Vegeta, " What did you come here for, Son-kun? "
" ...NOTHING. " Goku said loudly.
Vegeta twitched and sent a mental message to Bulma, ::He DID come here to pickup the uniform for halloween::
::I know, I feel so bad:: Bulma frowned.
" Hey, it'll be alright, Kakarrotto! " Vegeta patted Goku on the shoulder. The larger saiyajin looked over at
Vegeta's hand and smiled warmly back at him. The ouji's cheeks began to flush red and he quickly removed his hand and put it
behind his back, " I'm sure there's something else you can wear, maybe you could wear your saiyajin armor Bulma made for you
a while back and go as my bodyguard! We had plenty of them back at on Bejito-sei. " the ouji thought up.
" YEAH! " Goku gushed, instantly lighting back up, " I wanna guard Veggie's body! "
" ... " this time Vegeta's entire face turned red, " The way you phrase things never ceases to amaze me. " he
shifted around uneasily.
" Heehee—" the larger saiyajin grinned, " This is gonna be great! " he bent down and held a finger infront of him,
" Hold on one second, Veggie! " Goku said, teleporting out and then back in a few moments later, now wearing his saiyajin
armor and training uniform, " TA-DA! "
" :) " Bulma applauded him.
" My goodness I wish you would wear that outfit more often around here! " Bunni oohed at Goku as she passed the trio,
impressed.
" Aw, thank you Bunni-san! " Goku chirped in reply.
Vegeta twitched, slightly embarassed, ::You can tell just how much buffer Kakarrotto is than me when he wears that::
he looked over at his own arms and legs, " Curses. "
" Oh! That reminds me! Chi-chan still hasn't told me what she's being this year. " Goku said.
" Undecided? " Bulma suggested.
" No, Chi-chan's just keeping it a big surprise. So is Gohan. He hasn't told me at all what he's going as. Goten's
gonna be Saiyaboy! "
" There's a Saiya-BOY now? " Vegeta sweatdropped.
" Yeah, that's another thing I've been working on. Goten wanted a smaller version of Gohan's Saiyaman uniform. "
Bulma nodded, " They only take 2 hours to make and I'm already halfway done. "
" What's Trunks going as? " the ouji asked.
" Oh he's going as some sort of zombie. " Bulma said casually.
" I'm going as one of the undead. "
Vegeta looked down to see Trunks standing there with dark rings under his eyes, his face painted a pale green, and a
fake dagger sticking into the middle of his ripped and dirty shirt with fake blood around the wound, " A dagger? "
" I was going for a sword but the costume shop doesn't sell any. " Trunks shrugged, " So, do I look like someone
who's been brutally murdered by a chest wound decades ago and just recently risen from the grave? " he grinned.
" Not particularly. " a voice said from behind them.
" HI NIICHAN! " Goku waved cheerfully to Raditsu, who stood in the doorway.
" Vegeta, what's going on out there? " the taller saiyajin pointed outdoors, " I mean, I know about "Veggietine's
Day" and all the pinkness, but uh, that's definately as far from pink as you can get. " he put his hand behind his head.
Vegeta sighed, " Bulma's gotten a little TOO into the spirit of the season. "
" HEY, " she said warningly, " everything I'm doing is within legal ordinances of the city. " she then smirked,
" Besides, who can resist a costumed festival! "
" I'm goin' as Veggie's bodyguard. " Goku boasted to Raditsu.
" Lucky you. " Raditsu sweatdropped.
" What is why does everything in this particular city look like a horror movie again? " he asked.
" Did anyone else see how deliciously evil it looks outside! " Turles gushed, poking his head out of one of the 2nd
floor rooms above them.
" Did you just gush? " Raditsu asked, confused.
" ...of course not. Evil does not gush. " Turles snorted, then attempted to cover his excitement.
" You really don't know? " Goku said, surprised.
The other two saiyajin shook their heads.
" It's because its HALLOWEEN! " he flung his arms outward.
" ... " Raditsu and Turles continued to stare blankly at him.
" You know, halloween. It happens every October 31st which is the day after Veggie's birthday which is tommorow! "
" Vegeta's birthday is TOMMOROW?! " Bulma gasped.
" You FORGOT? " the little ouji looked hurt and downtrodden.
" NO! No no no. Of course I would never forget your birthday, Vegeta. " Bulma put her hands on his shoulders.
" How old am I going to be. " Vegeta narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
" Ah-- " Bulma paused, started to nervously sweat.
" 39! " Goku said happily.
" --yes. Thank you Son-kun. I was just about to say that. " Bulma smiled, relieved.
" What did you get me? " the ouji smiled.
" Umm... "
" I have a happy-birthday present for Veggie! " Goku zipped over to them and held out a slightly messily-wrapped
gift, " It's been packaged with luv! "
" Oh. " Vegeta squeaked out and felt his face start to turn red again.
" P--platonic luv. " Goku glanced over at Bulma, who nodded unfazed, " Not "love" love. "
" Of course it is; platonic I mean. " Vegeta laughed nervously, reaching for the gift.
" OH! " Goku pulled it away, " Veggie you can't open it yet. Your birthday's not til tommorow! " he whipped out a
calender and pointed to the 29th of October, " See, we're still here. " he pointed to the 30th, " Veggie's birthday is here,"
he then pointed to the 31st, " And here is Halloween. "
" Which is-- " Raditsu started out.
" --when you dress up in costumes and walk around your neighborhood with pillowcases and ring doorbells saying
Trick-or-Treat and you either recieve candy and sugary snacks or someone tries to scare you but that hasn't happened to me
too often before. " Goku shook his head.
" Huh. " Raditsu folded his arms, " I've never heard of a holiday like that before. "
" Sounds mushy. " Turles said, skeptical.
" The 30th, in addition to being Vegeta's birthday, is also mischief night. " Bulma pointed out.
" Mischief night? " Turles blinked.
" Yes. That's when you go around reeking havoc upon unsuspecting people in harmless yet semi-frustrating ways. " she
finished.
Turles rubbed his hands together maliciously, " I think I may enjoy this "mischief night" you speak of. "
" You zoned out right after I said "reeking havoc" didn't you. " Bulma said flatly.
" Perhaps...perhaps. " the evil type-3 saiyajin said wisely, " And now I must retire to my room. For I have..things
to think on. " he smirked off in Vegeta's direction, then slowly backed his head into his room and reached for the door,
closing and locking it shut.
" I think he's just targeted you. " Raditsu said.
" That worries me. "
" Frankly I'm surprised. Normally he'd try to go after me or involve me somehow. "
Vegeta glanced up at him, " He probably thinks of you as ally due to your saiyajin armor also being composed of
briefs instead of pants. "
" But I've BEEN wearing pants! " Raditsu motioned to his dark maroon gi pants.
" I don't know then. Maybe he likes you. " Vegeta shrugged.
" But he's EVIL and twisted and in some ways scares me! " the larger saiyajin exclaimed, freaked out.
" I know. I enjoy that in a lackey. " Turles grinned, poking his head out of the doorway again.
" I'm NOT going to be your LACKEY! " Raditsu snapped at him.
" Heh-heh-heh...hahaha...BWAHAHAHAHAHA--good day. " Turles saluted him and zipped back into his room, shutting the
door.
" ... " Vegeta and Raditsu stood there, silent.
" Maybe if I avoid him long enough, he'll forget I exist. " Raditsu spoke up.
" It's a thought. " Vegeta nodded.
" Well, I'm going to be heading back to the lab now, to uh...wrap Vegeta's many birthday presents that I remembered
to buy for him. " Bulma laughed nervously and headed to the door that lead to the stairs to the lab.
Vegeta looked around the halloweenesque insides of Capsule Corp, " A little grim for a birthday party, don't you
think? "
" Veggie's room hasn't been halloweenized. We could have Veggie's birthday party in there! " Goku said happily, " And
if not there than at my house! "
" I'd prefer to have it in my room. Going to your house would mean having to deal with Onna on my birthday, which
I would prefer not to do. " Vegeta said.
Goku smiled, " Veggie's room it is then! " he clasped the ouji's hands in his own.
Vegeta shifted around at the sudden grip, uncomfortable, " Could you, not do that. "
The larger saiyajin blinked, then smiled, gave another squeeze and let go, " Oh-kay Veggie! I'm off to get the
"Happy Birthday Veggie!" decorations I have pre-pared far in advance and bring them with me tommorow so we can set up nice
'n early for your party! That is unless Veggie'd like to come home with me and pre-pare? " he offered.
" Well... " Vegeta poked his head out the front door, which was now foggy, mysterious, and eerie-looking. He glanced
back at Goku who now had a warm inviting glow around him. The larger saiyajin outstretched his arms as if preparing to hug.
Vegeta sweatdropped, " I'm going back to bed. " he walked past Goku and up the stairs.
" Aw. " Goku pouted, disappointed, " Oh well. " he shrugged, then happily waved to Vegeta, " See you tommorow,
little Veggie! " and with that he teleported out of sight.
Vegeta walked into his room and closed the door, then flopped onto the bed, " ▫WHEW▫! "
" ▫SPLOOSH▫! ▫sploosh▫sploosh▫sploosh▫. "
The ouji looked lazily at his window and froze to see a gigantic green worm inching up across it, " AHH-HAAH! " he
shrieked in fright and quickly closed the blinds and lightly tapped the windowpane, sending the worm falling off of it and
down into the street, " Ohhh.. " he groaned, " I wish she didn't have to take everything to the extreme like that. Hope
that's the only one of those I have to deal with this weekend. "
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" There. " Goku smiled at the little wrapped present before him. He had gathered the birthday-party-supplies and
put them in a large box beside the present.
" What's that? " Chi-Chi asked as she walked by, " A little early for Christmas. "
The larger saiyajin practically beamed, " Tommorow's Veggie's birthday! " he gushed.
" HUH!? " Chi-Chi paused, " You mean he actually HAS a birthday? "
" Haha, of course Veggie has a birthday. " Goku picked up the present and admired it.
Chi-Chi folded her arms and glanced over at the calander, " Ah, "mischief night". How fitting. " she dryly remarked,
" So in that case I'm guessing whatever's in that box is a present for the Ouji. "
" Mmm-hmm! A special present from me to Veggie! " Goku gave the box a quick hug.
" What kind of present, exactly? "
" Oh, I can't tell you, Chi-chan. " Goku shook his head, then whispered, " It's a secret. "
" A secret? " Chi-Chi cocked an eyebrow, " Another home-made project of yours? " she guessed.
" Silly Chi-chan. I didn't make it. "
" Then what did you buy? "
" I didn't buy it either. "
" ? " Chi-Chi looked confused, " Well if you didn't make it and its not store-bought then I can't imagine what it
could be...unless its a pet? "
" Haha! No. " Goku laughed.
" Yeah, I didn't think so either. " she leaned her back against the wall. She watched as Goku shifted through the
box and held the "Happy Birthday Veggie" banner out infront of him. That particular item he had made, which could be easily
told by the larger saiyajin's childish handwriting the letters were written out in, " Say! " Chi-Chi smirked, " Goku-san,
I'll tell you what I'm going to be for Halloween if you tell me what you're giving the Ouji for his birthday. "
" Oh its oh-kay Chi-chan. I don't mind waiting to find out what your costume is. "
" Hn. " Chi-Chi twitched, " And just what are you going to be? Not the Ouji's "oujo" I hope. "
" Oh no! I am over that. " Goku waved his hands infront of himself.
" Well good. Its nice to hear that. " Chi-Chi smiled.
" Besides Bulma's already had it cut into a two-piece and she's wearing it for Halloween and I do not think I'd look
very good with my belly showing like that. " he quickly added, then held out the capsule containing his own costume, " I'm
wearing my saiyajin armor and goin' as Veggie's bodyguard! "
" His BODYGUARD?! " Chi-Chi gawked, " Does he even NEED one with how strong he is? "
" Veggies can always use extra-protection, Chi-chan. " Goku said with a slightly concerned expression on his face,
" Besides I have a feeling something bad is going to happen to my Veggie if I don't pro-tect him and keep him safe. " he
clutched the capsule tightly.
" You've been saying that for a while now... "
" That's cuz its TRUE! " Goku lept directly before her, " I can tell these things Chi-chan, I can!
Chi-Chi sighed, " Alright. But I don't want you loosing any sleep over it. The Ouji can protect himself. "
Goku's mind wandered off...
" Ka-POW! " Recoom kicked Vegeta into the ground.
" ▫SMACK▫! " flash-forward to Freeza choking the little ouji.
" ▫SLAM▫! " flash-foward to Juuhachigou's leg swinging forward, breaking Vegeta's arm.
" ▫POW▫! " flash-foward to 3rd form Cell knocking Vegeta unconsious.
" ▫POUND▫! " flash-forward to Fat Buu punching the tied-up ouji repeatedly on the ground while sitting on him.
" EEP! " flash-foward to Vegeta darting behind Goku for fear of the huge blue worms before them.
" ▫KICK▫! " flash-forward to Kid Buu kicking and pressing Vegeta into the ground while Goku held the genki-dama
hundreds of feet above them.:::
" ...you just gotta refute everything I say, don't you Goku-san. " Chi-Chi grumbled frustrated.
" Gotta save my Veggie, Chi-chan! " Goku chriped happily.
" Yeah, well what about THIS-- " she pulled down a projector.
" ROAR!!! " the oozaru Vegeta on the screen roared as he held a wailing Goku in his grasp and squeezed tighter,
" BWAHAHA! Now you shall DIE, traitor, for I have WON! "
" HELP! " the Goku on the screen cried out.
Chi-Chi tugged on the screen, then let it go causing it to fly upward, " ▫Fwip▫fwip▫fwip▫. "
" ... " Goku stared at her blankly, " Yeah but you must remember back then Veggie had "problems". "
" You mean he was eviller than he is now. "
" Veggie's not evil! He's just a lil confused, that's all. " Goku said defensively, " When Veggie is lonely he takes
his loneliness out through anger and the act of blowing up random parts of the background. " he gently rubbed the present
he'd wrapped, then cheered up, " That's why I'm going to make sure Veggie has a wonderful, fun, and happy birthday
to-mmorow despite his birthday being so very close to a holiday and thus being acci-dentally neglected by some people. "
" Uh-huh. Well you can count me on the list of neglectees. " Chi-Chi said, disinterested.
" Oh-kay, but you are only missing out on the fun. " Goku grinned teasingly.
" I'm sure you'll have a good time. " she said flatly.
" Of course I will! It's VEGGIE! " Goku clasped his hands together, " Yup! Just me 'n Veggie eatin' cake and
celebrating and making wishes and blowing out candles all in the comfort of Veggie's bedroom! "
" ?! " Chi-Chi nearly fell over, " YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THE OUJI'S BIRTHDAY PARTY IN HIS BEDROOM?! "
" Hai. Afterall, Bulma's had every other part of Capsule Corp decorated for halloween and it would look a lil
depressing against the backdrop of Veggie's birthday party which is meant to be a happy o-ccation. " Goku explained.
" Hn.. " Chi-Chi watched him suspiciously, " Goku-san. 3 questions. " she held up 3 fingers.
" Oh-kay! " Goku chirped.
" 1) Will there be alcoholic beverages and/or alcoholic snacks at the Ouji's "party"? "
" Not that I know of. " Goku shook his head.
" 2) Will there be any dimmed lights or soft romantic music playing in the background of the Ouji's "party"? "
" Oh Chi-chan NO! " Goku gasped, " ...why would there be dimmed lights and soft romantic music at a birthday party?
Well, I could see the lights cuz it makes the candles on the cake stand out better, but-- "
" --drop it. It's not important. " Chi-Chi said curtly, cutting him off.
" Oh... "
" 3) Will you promise to remain completely incharge of this "party" and not allow the Ouji to gain any sort of
dominance over which direction the party takes at all? "
" I'll be responsible Chi-chan. I promise! " Goku nodded determindly.
" Alright then. As long as you're completely and utterly incharge, I'm perfectly oh-kay with it. " Chi-Chi smiled.
" You act like you'd want me to have control over my Veggie. " Goku looked confused and worried.
" So? You're a much better influence on him than he is on you. " she put her hands on her hips, " Now if you'll
excuse me, I have a costume to prepare. " Chi-Chi turned and left for her own bedroom.
Goku watched her leave, then smiled again at his gift for Vegeta, " I bet Veggie's gonna LUV this! "
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" Urrrg. " Vegeta shifted around in bed. As much as he disliked to admit it he was seriously not fond of the
halloweenized version of West City. Not that he was scared. Of course not. The Great and Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji fears
NOTHING. Vegeta smirked proudly and pulled his covers back down to where he normally left them, if not a little further,
" YOU WANT ME, YOU FALSE TERRORS OF THE NIGHT? THEN COME AND GET ME!! " he challanged.
" ▫Rustle▫ " something moved out of the corner of his eye.
" AARG! " the ouji chucked his pillow at it with a hard thrust, knocking the objects over.
" Oof! "
" Oww! " one of the figures sat up and formed a ball of ki bright enough so Vegeta could see who it was, " Mommy
that hurt! " Vejitto rubbed the side of his head as he stood up.
" Such a strong pitching arm, Toussan. " Gogeta played with the pillow.
" You didn't get hit with the brunt of it. " Vejitto said, " Are you oh-kay Mommy? We heard something scream in
here so we came to check on you. "
" I didn't scream. Infact I have no need to. " Vegeta smirked, " You must've heard the wind. "
" Or you must've seen the giant blue 'n green worms! " Vejitto grinned Son-style.
" Worms. " Gogeta paled, " There're giant WORMS running around!? "
" Outside. " the portara fusion replied.
" Why would Bulma include such a thing in her halloween project when she knows Toussan and I are afra-- "
Vegeta made a "no" motion with his arms.
" --agreed upon a dislike of giant blue and green worms. " Gogeta corrected himself.
" Good. " Vegeta gave him a thumbs up.
" To scare you of course! " Vejitto chirped, sitting down on the side of Vegeta's bed. Gogeta plopped himself on the
bed as well.
" In that case maybe I should warn you and Kaasan ahead of time about the giant 7-foot-long needles. " Gogeta smiled.
" WHAT! " Vejitto yelped.
" Just kidding! " the dance fusion said. Vejitto sweatdropped, " Not that that means there aren't necessarily... "
" Goggie.. "
" If there were such a needle you can be rest assured I would save the both of you AND Kakarrotto from it's terrible
wrath. " Vegeta smirked, leaning back in his bed.
" Help me Veggie! Help HELP HELP! " Goku cried out as he ran toward the ouji while being chased by a giant
needle
" No need to fear, my sweet peasant. " Vegeta lept before him, then grabbed the needle by the middle of its
stinger and snapped it in two. He grinned wickedly at the needle, who trembled in fear and ran off only to have Vegeta blast
it into a pile of smoking plastic and metal.
" My HERO! " Goku glomped the little ouji's left arm.
" BWAHAHAHA! " Vegeta laughed victoriously:::
" BWAHAHAHA! Ahh...semeness. " he sighed contently.
" ... " Vejitto and Gogeta stared at him.
" PLATONIC..semeness. Haha. " Vegeta laughed nervously, " Now if you'll excuse me I'd like to get some sleep for its,
" he looked over at his alarm clock, " 11:52pm and my birthday is quickly approaching; and I need my rest. "
" Oh-kay Mommy. " Vejitto smiled and left the room.
" Have a good night's sleep, Toussan! " Gogeta waved.
" Uh-huh. " Vegeta waited for them to leave, then pulled the covers up even higher than when he started,
" Goodnight. "
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" ▫Drip▫drip▫drip▫ "
" YAWWWWN! " the little ouji yawned, sitting up in bed. He lightly flicked the gooey water off his nose and turned
to his alarm-clock, " ..wait, "gooey"?! " Vegeta said, confused. The small saiyajin turned the lights on in his room only to
gasp. Huge red gooey blobs were strewn about his bedroom. There was one ontop of his alarm clock, a dozen or so on his
clothes drawer, on the walls, his windows. Vegeta felt his forehead. The goo was even in there. He glanced sickeningly down
at the blob on his bed, then started to twitch and let out a scream, " AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR!! " he kicked the sheets
off and bolted out of the room and down the hall.
" Heehee. " Goku grinned as he ascended the stairs carrying the little birthday present and box of decorations. He
patted the top of the decoration box, then glanced back up only to see a blur flying at him, knocking Goku back down the
stairs before he had time to react, " OOF! " he hit the ground; the box of decorations falling beside him and the present
still in his hands. He looked up and flushed lightly to see what was laying ontop of him.
" Ugh. Will it EVER end? " Vegeta sat up from where he lay and picked a droplet of goo off his head, then flicked it
across the room.
" Umm. "
The ouji paused and looked down to see Goku, " ACK! " his face turned bright red.
" Happy birthday? " Goku suggested, holding the present upward.
" Uh, thanks. " Vegeta laughed nervously, " N--no need to worry Kakarrotto. I'm clothed. " he smirked.
Goku grabbed a glob of goo off Vegeta's arm and sniffed it.
" BAKA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS! " Vegeta exclaimed with worry.
Goku put his goo-laden finger in his mouth, then smiled, " Grape jelly! " he chirped.
" Huh. " Vegeta stared at him in disbelief. He held the present in one hand and took some goo off his shoulder, then
cautiously put it in his mouth, " You're...right? "
" BWA HA HA HA! " a voice laughed behind them. Vegeta recognized the Goku-ish-sounding voice and looked over his
shoulder in annoyance, " Happy Birthday, Vegeta-san! " Turles saluted him while holding a bucket of jelly in his free arm,
" Consider this your present! " he said, then marched off.
" Curse him. " Vegeta muttered, then turned back to Goku, who was smiling and reaching for more jelly, this time off
of Vegeta's other arm. The ouji watched as Goku swiped it off and ate it.
" Mmm-- "
" --willyoucutthatout! " Vegeta shouted quickly, embarassed.
" Oh-kay! " Goku chirped.
Vegeta hopped off the larger saiyajin, then sprayed himself with peasant-repel and sensed around the house for any
other ki's. He frowned when he noticed how many of them were off in the deeper parts of Capsule Corp.
" Aw, don't worry Veggie, no one forgot your birthday. " Goku reassured him.
The ouji twitched, " Must you read my mind like that. "
" Ji-chan and Goggie are gonna come to the party, and so's Raditsu! " Goku smiled.
" Bulma should be coming as well. " Turles said, " That is if she's woken up yet. "
" What? " Vegeta blinked.
" She fell asleep last night in the middle of hurriedly ordering your birthday gifts online. I WOULD have awoken her,
but that would have been a "good" thing to do. Besides I look forward to seeing just WHAT gifts arrive here, what with her
ordering them in such a sleepy condition...the fingers can so easily mistype a word or two or three when in said state. "
he teased.
" Are you coming to Veggie's party, Turles? " Goku asked.
" Perhaps... " Turles trailed off, " But first I have a few errends to attend to. " he smirked and headed off down
the hall.
" Oh-kay! See you in an hour then! " Goku waved while Vegeta headed back up the stairs.
" If he tries to come in, lock the door. " the ouji said blandly.
" Veh-GEE! That wouldn't be very nice. " the larger saiyajin frowned, following him up the stairs.
" Yeah well it wasn't very nice of him to slather my room in gobs of goo. " Vegeta opened the door to his room to
reveal its current state.
Goku gasped, " Oh my! All this jelly...how are we going to clean up for Veggie's party? "
" We could always have it in the lab. " Vegeta folded his arms in thought.
" Bulma's lab? " Goku blinked, " But Veggie I don't think we can have food down there... "
" Not HER lab, MY lab! " Vegeta pointed to himself.
" ... " Goku stared at him blankly, " Veggie has a lab? "
" Well, yes actually. " the ouji pressed a button hidden behind the wall, " But I wouldn't really call it a lab, more
like a base of operations. " he smirked. A small, air-vent-sized-tunnel opened up. There were spiderwebs strewn about the
edges. Vegeta sweatdropped with embarassment and brushed them away, " Ah ha ha. " he laughed, then shook his hand off,
" Of course I haven't used it in about 3 years so it may have a slight coat of dust to it. " Vegeta hopped inside the vent,
" Follow me, Kaka-- "
" --WHEEE! " Goku bounced in a second before Vegeta was about to push himself forward, causing them both to be
knocked down the vent at an fairly fast pace. The two saiyajin shot out at the end, Vegeta landing stomach-first onto the
ground and Goku ontop of him; the box of decorations rolling onto its side. Goku coughed a bit at the dust, " WOW Veggie that
was fun! I can't imagine why you would stop using such a thing. " he smiled warmly.
" Yes well, you see back then I was a little more...ah how do I say this...in disfavor with your existance, I had a
desire to study every aspect of your daily life in an attempt to discover a sensitive area for use in attack? " Vegeta smiled
cheesily up at him.
" ...oh. " Goku replied, almost 3/4ths done translating what Vegeta had just said, " So...Veggie was stalking me? "
" NO! No you, no...I was merely watching you out of, concern for my favorite peasant. "
" Awww! " the larger saiyajin leaned down and glomped him tightly, " It sounds so sweet when Veggie says it that
way. " he whispered.
" Why thank you. " Vegeta smirked. Goku gave another squeeze and it was then Vegeta realized just where he was.
On the floor of lab he had used a life-time ago for the purpose of stalking Goku and destroying him; half-naked, on his
stomach, with said saiyajin laying ontop of him hugging tightly and letting out soft repetitive purrs that rippled against
Vegeta's back and were slowly causing his brain to fuzz out to that mushy place were everything was nice..and comfortable...
and...safe, " AAAAAAAAAH! STOPITSTOPITSTOPIT!! " the ouji wailed in fright, bouncing up onto his feet and knocking Goku off.
Vegeta felt his body shudder as he glew bright red. He stumbled back and leaned against the wall for support while staring
off into space incrediously. The glow started to fade.
" Veggie? " Goku looked over at him, concerned.
The ouji's gaze turned to Goku.
" Veggie maybe you should get some clothes on. " he offered, " You're oh-kay, right? "
" Ah-- " Vegeta started out, " --I'm fine. I just...Kakarrotto you understand my need for CONTROL, right? I, I don't
like being in uke'd positions like the one I was in just now. I don't like being controlled. Infact I abhor it. " he
pouted stubbornly.
Goku walked up to him and smiled, " Aw Veggie, I would NEVER try to control you. EVER. "
A red line appeared above Vegeta's nose and the ouji backed up a few steps.
Goku assessed the situation, " Hey! I got an idea, how about you open your present! " he held it out.
" Hn. " the ouji warily took it back from Goku, " Alright. Just, hold on a second. " Vegeta pushed a nearby button,
instantaneously cleaning the entire room of its dust.
" Neat. " Goku said, impressed as he ran his finger along the surface of a now-clean flat-screen monitor.
Vegeta pulled up one of the wheely-chairs and sat down, then ripped the wrapping paper off to reveal a medium-sized
box, " Huh. A homemade concoction, Kakarrotto? " he said, amused.
" It is something special. " Goku grinned.
Vegeta lifted the lid and inside found what looked like some sort of check along with a little orange stop-watch,
" What's THIS? " he muttered to himself, baffled. Then read the paper quietly outloud, " This check certifies that Veggie
is entitled to a full 24 hours of kaka-time to be used in a single 24 hours or within small random intervals; whichever way
Veggie sees fit. " Vegeta sat there for a moment, " What? "
" Silly Veggie! " Goku hopped onto another chair and slid over to him, " I tried to make it like the papers I see in
Chi-chan's checkbook, that's why it looks a lil confusing. "
" I'll say its confusing. " Vegeta sweatdropped, " So, what's it do? "
" It doesn't really do anything. " Goku smiled, " It just means that Veggie can pick time out of his day or week or
month and ask me to do something or spend some time with him and since I promised I would have to do so. " Goku picked up the
stopwatch, " This counts up to 24 hours. Veggie starts it when he wants me to do somethin' for him, then stops it when he's
done and comes back to start it again the next time he needs my help. " the larger saiyajin explained.
" So...if I wanted you to have lunch with me, but Onna wanted you to have lunch with her, and I used this...you'd
come with me instead? " Vegeta gave an example.
" Yup! " Goku chirped, " As long as Veggie had time left on his 24 hours, I would break any other previous
en-gagements with anyone else to come see Veggie instead! "
" And during these 24 hours you'd do ANYTHING for me? " Vegeta smirked, starting to get it, " Why Kakarrotto, you've
given me the gift of temporary platonic-semeness! " he said, delighted, " How THOUGHTFUL! "
Goku sweetly pointed to an asterisk. Vegeta looked down at the bottom of the check.
" The user of his check is prohibited from asking of the giver of this check to do the following; break any of The
Rules and/or wear that creepy scary servant-maid uniform that frightens the giver of this check and makes him terribly
uncomfortable " Vegeta read outloud, " Ah, of course. " he sweatdropped.
" I do not like wearing short little dresses, Veggie. " the larger saiyajin twiddled his thumbs.
" And I completely understand that. " Vegeta patted him on the arm. Goku wagged his tail, " So, where's our
"children"? "
" Well, since Ji-chan, Goggie, and I decided we didn't want Veggie to have to work on his birthday--they're making
the cake! " Goku grinned.
" Really? " Vegeta said, interested.
" Really! "
The two saiyajin turned around to see Vejitto and Gogeta standing there; Vejitto holding a large chocolate cake and
Gogeta holding Vegeta's usual training outfit.
" HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY! "
" HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOUSSAN! " they said in unison.
Vejitto sat the cake down in the middle of the table that was in the former base of operations, " Wow, I remember
this place! "
" You do? " Vegeta blinked.
" From your memories, Mommy. " Vejitto pointed to his head, " It is i-ronic for Toussan to throw your birthday party
in the same room you used to use to try and figure out how to destroy him. " he grinned.
Goku sweatdropped.
" Ah haha, yeah well, you saw what Turles did to my room. " Vegeta laughed nervously.
" Oh I cleaned that up. " Gogeta said cheerfully, " But having the party down here'll be more fun! AND it'll confuse
Onna once she gets upstairs and finds your bedroom empty! "
" GASP! Chi-chan is coming! " Goku gasped in slight fear.
" Sure, we sensed her ki while we were finishing the cake. " Vejitto pointed to the exit while Vegeta took his
clothes from Gogeta and started to get dressed.
" Aren't you going to shower first? " Gogeta asked.
" I'll do it later. " the ouji responded, then smirked, " Well then, if Onna's coming maybe it'll give me a chance
to try out my semerific present courtesy of Kakarrotto. " he waved the check in the air.
" Oh Veggie NO! I don't want Chi-chan getting mad at you! " Goku said, worried, " She is just starting to trust me
on my own with Veggie. If I'm not in control of the party when she gets here she'll get upset and then I won't be able to
come over to Veggie's house for such a long while and I hate being away form my Veggie! " he pleaded.
" ... " Vegeta sighed, " Very well. I'll merely flaunt my present instead. "
" Good. " Goku smiled, then excitedly pumped his fist in the air, " Now let's get his room set-up for Veggie's
birthday while the cake cools and Ditsu a-rrives! "
The fusions cheered, " HURRAH! "
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" ▫VROOOOM▫ " Chi-Chi stepped onto the gas pedal of the hover-car as it sped through the sky towards West City. It
wasn't that she didn't trust Goku to manage the Ouji's birthday party, no, her reason for going to check on them was the
terrible nightmare she had last night which woke her up at 4 in the morning with insomnia. Chi-Chi'd been desperately trying
to block it out all morning; this twisted nightmarish version of the birthday party Goku would be throwing Vegeta in the
ouji's bedroom. In it the mushy soundtrack she'd warned Goku about had been playing and the bed wasn't a bed but a giant
chocolate cake and there were cupcakes with little candles around it and the Ouji was there and..., " EEEW! The stuff of
sick and disgusting nightmares, that's what it was! " Chi-Chi cried out, nauseous. At least Goku had remained in-charge like
she'd told him. But STILL, such a disturbing and bizarre dream, " And he'd broken the RULES! That is why I must go check the
Ouji's room to make sure it still looks the way its supposed to and that things aren't happening inside it that would break
The Rules I have set for Goku-san. " she nodded determindly, then hit the gas harder and blasted off.
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" Expect clear skies tommorow and throughout the weekend. " the tv said while Raditsu finished wrapping his present,
which was surprisingly a lot harder than he expected. The large saiyajin picked up the gift and looked it over, " Our
Halloween forecast shows a high of 65 and a low of 58. " the meteorologist said, " And remember to be extra-careful, looks
like its going to be a FULL MOON tommorow night. "
" ?! " Raditsu froze in place, then whipped his head to the side, " FULL MOON!? "
" Better watch out for those werewolves. " the one newscaster teased the other.
" Ah ha ha ha. " the other newscaster laughed, " And now onto local news... "
Raditsu sighed, " So much for "trick-or-treating". Being outside during the full-moon sends us into heat. I'd rather
not go out to get candy and wake up the next morning in some strange, awkward situation. " he sweatdropped at the thought.
The large saiyajin picked the gift up and put his fingers to his forehead, " And as much as I hate to be the bearer of bad
news... " he teleported out of his house and into the former base of operations where Vegeta and the others currently were.
The entire room was decorated in "Happy Birthday" banners and streamers. Vejitto and Gogeta were placing candles into the
top of the chocolate cake and Goku was trying to convince Vegeta to wear a little party hat like the one he currently wore,
" ...what IS this place? "
" ... " the other saiyajin instantly glanced over at him.
" Here niichan have a hat! " Goku chirped, happily plunking one ontop of Raditsu's head. The larger saiyajin
sweatdropped.
" Vegeta there's something you need to know. " he said urgently.
" You can tell me later. " Vegeta took the present from him and placed it onto the pile with Vejitto and Gogeta's,
" Now, who wants some cake! " he smirked.
" But Veggie--what about Turles? " Goku asked.
Vegeta stared at him lamely, " What about Turles. "
" Yes? "
The ouji turned to see said saiyajin suddenly standing there grinning and wearing one of the little party hats,
" ACK!? How did you--you don't know how to teleport! " he sputtered.
" We type-3 saiyajin peasants are very mysterious, Vegeta-san. " Turles chuckled.
Vegeta glanced back at a grinning Goku, " I noticed. " he said flatly.
" SO! " Goku flicked off the lights, " Everyone ready to sing the "Happy Birthday" song and for Veggie to blow out
the candles and get a special wish? "
" Wish? " Vegeta's head shot to attention.
Vejitto formed a small ball of ki and lit one of the candles. The flame spread to the other 38 candles in an instant
and the result of the flaming cake appeared slightly intimidating.
" Just exactly what kind of wish are you talking about? " Vegeta looked over at Goku, curious.
Goku smiled, " Well, its not like the dragon balls, but if you make a secret wish while blowing out your candles and
don't tell that wish to anybody, it'll come true. "
" Anything. Even something that is not within Shenlong's power to grant? " Vegeta questioned further.
Goku held the little ouji's hands, " Anything. "
" ... " Vegeta looked down and his face turned bright red.
" Heh-heh, I know what Kakarrotto'd like to wish for! " Turles gave a cheesy grin.
" HUH!? " Goku froze in place, his cheeks turning pink.
Vegeta yanked his hands away, " HEY! Don't insinuate non-platonic situations about my peasant! "
" Your "favorite" peasant. " Turles teased further.
Goku's entire face was glowing now. He looked away and started to twiddle his thumbs, " Oh my... "
" Don't worry Kakarrotto, I believe you in that you don't have any non-platonic thoughts of me floating around in
the vast reaches of your kaka-mind. " Vegeta patted Goku on the back comfortingly.
" T--thank you little Veggie. " Goku nodded, then perked back up, " Now let's sing! "
" Do we have to? " Vegeta shifted uneasily.
" ▫Ah-hem▫ " Goku cleared his throat and he and the fusions began to sing.
" Happy birthday to you! " Gogeta sang.
" Happy birthday to you! " Vejitto sang as well.
" Happy birthday dear Veggie! " Goku glomped the ouji from behind, startling him.
" Happy birthday to you! " all three of them sang at once. Goku let go of Vegeta and they all applauded the ouji.
" Go on Veggie! Make a wish! " Goku said, excited.
Vegeta smirked, then took a deep breath and blew out all 39 candles in one shot.
" Yay! Hahaha! " Goku clapped again, then suddenly whipped out a huge knife, causing Vegeta to jump back, " Here you
go Veggie! Cut the cake--once we remove the candles that is. " he said as he started to do so.
" You know Mommy, you get a second wish when you cut the cake. " Vejitto said.
" Really? " Vegeta looked surprised.
" Yup! "
" Well then, give me a moment to think. It'll come to me. " he folded his arms and nodded.
" OUJI!!! " a voice shouted from up above in Vegeta's bedroom.
Vegeta grinned evilly, " Ah, I know what to wish for. "
Chi-Chi looked around Vegeta's empty bedroom, yet somehow sensing the ouji, Goku, and the other 4 saiyajin,
" What--? "
" Let her in, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta chuckled.
Goku pressed a button on the wall and the sound of a screaming person plummeting downward was soon heard.
" WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA----ungh! " Chi-Chi caught herself just half a foot above the floor.
" Onna! Greetings and hello! " Vegeta walked up to her.
" Ouji. " Chi-Chi said with distaste.
" Here to help celebrate the 39th anniversary of my existance? " he grinned.
" No. I'm here to check and make sure Goku-san is in control of this party he's throwing. " Chi-Chi got to her feet,
" Wait--did you say THIRTY-NINE?! "
" Yes? " Vegeta smirked.
Chi-Chi gawked at him, then turned to Goku, " Do you have any idea how UNFAIR that is! I'm 5 years younger than the
Ouji, yet somehow he looks like he's 22 and I look like I'M 39! "
" Ah, the saiyajin aging process. What a beautiful thing it is. " Vegeta cracked his knuckles.
" Indeed. " Turles agreed, checking his reflection in one of the monitors, " Chi-Chi, how old do humans generally
live to be? "
" Around 100. " she replied.
" Hm.. " the evil type-3 saiyajin did the math, then grinned, " BWAHAHA! That means in saiyajin years with your
lifespan you'd currently be 170! "
" WHAT?! "
Vegeta snickered at this, " Old enough to be my great-great grandmother. "
A vein bulged on Chi-Chi's forehead.
" Heeheehee. " Goku started to giggle, then recieved a death-glare from Chi-Chi and quickly shut up.
" Now, where are we? "
" Oh, just the remains of a 3-year-old failed project I affectionately codenamed "B.A.K.A.S". " Vegeta shrugged it
off.
" "B.a.k.a.s."? " Chi-Chi said skeptically.
" "Big Amazing KakA-monitoring System. "
" ...you mean its some sort of advanced Goku-stalking device? " she raised an eyebrow.
" You know I dislike to use the word "stalk". I prefer "watch". " Vegeta nodded, " Would you like some cake? "
" Not if you're eating any. "
" Oh well, more cake for Kakay and I then. " the ouji chuckled and patted Goku on the shoulder, " Speaking of
Kakarrotto, he gave me a very unique and wonderful birthday present this year. "
" ! " Goku froze, " Veggieno! "
" However I will refrain from telling you what it is because Kakarrotto, being the modest peasant he is, would
rather we keep it between the two of us. " the ouji said smoothly.
Chi-Chi's fists clenched.
" Veggie I do not think its very wise to make Chi-chan mad on your birthday. " Goku said, worried while Vegeta cut
a piece of the cake.
" Here you go, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta handed it to him.
" Aw, thanks Veggie! " Goku said, touched.
Vegeta cut another slice, " I'll be right back. I'm off to deliver this piece to Bulma--who has hopefully woken up
by now. Be right back, my sweet peasant. " he smirked, half-hugging Goku where Chi-Chi could see him. She silently fumed,
then calmed down when Vegeta teleported out of the room.
Goku sighed, content, " I'm happy that Veggie's happy. "
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" Ohhhh...my head. " Bulma groaned as she sat up. She sleepily looked at the time on her computer's start-bar and
yelped, " AHHH! What happened?! How could I have slept through all that--OH NO! Vegeta's presents! "
" Hai? "
She looked over to see Vegeta standing beside her chair and presenting her with a large slice of chocolate cake.
" Hey, don't worry about it. " Vegeta set the cake down infront of her.
" Oh Vegeta I'm so sorry I've just been so busy with my work and the Capsule Corp Meetings and this halloween-related
stuff that...if its any consolation your gifts should be here in about a week and a half. "
Vegeta sat down on her desk, " No need to rush. " he shrugged, " Kakarrotto threw me a party and the fusions baked a
birthday-cake for me so its alright. " the ouji then smiled at her, " At least for once I can actually celebrate my birthday
and those around me actually care to celebrate it with me! "
Bulma smiled back, " You know, you can be really sweet when you want to. "
" Heh. " Vegeta smirked, " As long as I'm in your favor at the moment; I was wondering... "
" Yeah...? :) "
" Do you think you could create a pair of sunglasses that'll allow me to leave the house tommorow night yet block my
eyes from the full moon's zeno rays so I don't go into heat halfway through trick-or-treating? " he grinned.
" WAHH! " Bulma fell over, then got up, " Yeah...sure Vegeta. "
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" ▫flip▫flip▫flip▫ " Vegeta pressed the button on the remote control as he and Raditsu sat on the living room couch.
The rest of Vegeta's party had gone off fairly well. He returned, they ate cake, and Chi-Chi dragged Goku out of the former
lab and back home. Raditsu looked over at the ouji, who was wearing a huge pair of what looked like dark sunglasses.
" I'm guessing you found out about the full moon tommorow night as well. " Raditsu sweatdropped.
" I like to keep myself up-to-date on the latest weather phenomenon. " the smaller saiyajin smirked.
" You have anymore of those special full-moon goggles for the rest of us? "
" I have a backup pair. " he held out a second pair of the sunglasses, which Raditsu took and looked over.
" What about ototochan, Vejitto, Gogeta, and Turles? " Raditsu put the sunglasses on.
" You know, I hadn't really gotten that far. " Vegeta thought outloud, sitting back in his seat, " Hn...I'm sure
they'll all be fine. "
" Do you really want to take the risk of Kakarrotto going into heat while you're trick-or-treating with him in this
temporarily-altered version of West City? " Raditsu asked, concerned.
" ... " Vegeta sat there silent for a moment, then leaned over and snatched the back-up pair of sunglasses.
" HEY! "
" On second thought better safe than sorry, Kaka-wise. " the ouji nodded, then tugged on his right earlobe, " Oh
Kakarrotto—— "
" YesVeggie? " Goku teleported before them.
" ?! " Raditsu shook his head, startled.
" Kakarrotto, my peasant, I'd like for you to wear these special sunglasses this Halloween to..protect your eyes from
the effects of the zeno rays that'll be bouncing off the moon. " he handed the sunglasses to Goku, who put them on.
" Haha! THANK YOU Veggie! " Goku gushed, giving the ouji a hug and then teleporting back home.
" See, that portara mini-bond is useful for something. " Vegeta said.
" What about me?! " Raditsu said incrediously.
" You'll survive. " the ouji contently shrugged it off.
" Fine! I didn't want to go out trick-or-treating anyway. " Raditsu huffed.
" Good. "
" ▫SNATCH▫! " Vegeta's sunglasses were suddenly yanked off his face.
" HEY " he angrily turned to Raditsu, who looked over at him casually.
" BWAHAHA! "
Vegeta turned to see over the back of the couch where Turles stood a foot away holding said glasses, " YOU! "
" Yes? " Turles smirked.
" HAA! " Vegeta burst into ssj1 and lept off the couch, racing after Turles down the hall.
Raditsu snickered and took this opportunity to lay down sideways on the couch, " Heh-heh-heh. This might not be
such a bad "Hallo-ween" afterall! "
Bunni peered over the side of the couch at him and held out a plate of candy, " Peanut-butter cup? "
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" WOW Gohan, I'm impressed! You really pulled it off well. " Videl said in awe, wearing her Saiyagirl uniform.
Goten was in his Saiyaboy uniform and Gohan in his mystery costume.
" Haha, yeah niichan you look just like him! " Goten grinned.
" Ya think so? " Gohan smiled.
" 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery'. " Videl motioned to Goten, whose "Saiyaboy" uniform was almost
near-identical to Gohan's larger adult version.
" Heehee. " the chibi Son giggled.
" Is he going to be at the festival? " Videl asked.
" I hope so. I'd hate to see my costume go to waste without him seeing it. " Gohan patted his arms.
Chi-Chi poked her head in the doorway, " Hey, how's everybody doing in--GASP! GOHAN-CHAN! "
" Amazing likeness, isn't it? " Gohan grinned.
" Albeit the height difference. " Videl pointed at him.
" Hey I'm tall enough as it is. " the demi-saiyajin sweatdropped, then sweatdropped further at Chi-Chi in her
costume, " THAT'S your mystery-costume kaasan? "
" What's wrong with it. " Chi-Chi said flatly.
" Ah--nothing! Nothing! It's just that..I mean, going as a witch is such an average costume choice. "
" Heh. " Chi-Chi stood upright, wearing a typical black hat and a hoodless black robe, " I'm very well aware of that,
Gohan. But you see there's a reason why I chose an otherwise "normal" costume as opposed to one like your own. " she whipped
out a book.
" ... " Gohan, Videl, and Goten stared at it.
" What's that? " Gohan asked.
Chi-Chi grinned, " It's my mother's. " she zipped over to them, " I think its some sort of book of curses! Like the one in that soap opera! "
" So...your mom's a witch? " Videl said, confused.
" NO SHE IS NOT! " Chi-Chi snapped, " Anyway, I'm going to use this book to curse the Ouji. "
Gohan sweatdropped, then flipped through the book, " Kaasan, this whole thing is in some entirely different language,
how are you going to read any of it? "
" That's why I came to you. " she said brightly, " I was hoping it was greek or latin or one of those ancient
languages I had you learn. "
Gohan flipped through a few more pages, " It's neither. "
" Oh. " Chi-Chi said, disappointed, " ...egyptian? "
" No. " Gohan sweatdropped, " Infact I don't think I've ever seen this language before in my life. "
" Ah well. " she took the book back, " Maybe I'll pretend I can read it and announce to the Ouji that I cursed him
and trick his brain into thinking that he IS cursed. "
" Why would you do that? " Goten asked.
" Because he's asking for it. " she nodded, determined, " That little Ouji was so smug and full of himself at
whatever gift it was Goku-san gave him! He had Goku-san wrapped around his evil little Ouji-fingers and that is
unacceptable! "
" You know, you could just ASK Toussan what he gave Vegeta. " Gohan suggested.
" I COULD, but that would never work since the Ouji wants Goku-san to keep it a secret. " Chi-Chi huffed, folding her
arms.
" Come on Chi-chan we gotta hurry! I gotta get to Veggie's house before the trick-or-treating starts! " Goku said
excitedly, bouncing into the room wearing his saiyajin armor.
" You know, you don't look half-bad in that; considering its Ouji-wear. " Chi-Chi looked him up and down, impressed.
" Aw, thanks Chi-chan! " Goku chirped, then glanced at Gohan and gasped, " Oh my goodness! He's-- "
" --thought up such an inventive costume, huh. " Chi-Chi smiled.
" I'll say! Except for the height you look just like him, Gohan! " Goku said, surprised.
" Heh. " Gohan smiled.
" Now, " Goku pointed off in the direction of the front door, " TO VEGGIE'S HOUSE! "
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" ▫Pant▫pant▫pant▫pant▫. " Vegeta breathed heavily as he ran through an unfamiliar, darkened hallway.
" BWAHAHAHAHA! " a deep, twisted voice laughed behind him, as if slowed down and gone through several audio mixing
devices, " YOU CAN'T ESCAPE! YOU'RE NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO ESCAPE! "
Vegeta screeched to a halt at this, " Not POWERFUL enough? " he gawked in disbelief, then smirked, " I guess you
don't know who you're dealing with. " the ouji burst into ssj2 only to have it instantly disappear on him, " HUH!? " he
freaked out, " What the-- " he tried powering up again but this time couldn't even get into ssj1. The wicked figure loomed
over him in gigantic preportions. The figure held above his head a painful-looking weapon of which Vegeta had never seen
before. The weapon came careening down at Vegeta, who dodged it only to slam into something large, red and gooey like the
jelly he had touched earlier.
" Eew. " Vegeta said flatly, then tried to yank his arm out of the goop only find himself being pulled further into
it like quicksand. A flash of panic ran down his spine as he tried to pull himself out only to be completely submurged in
the goo. Vegeta shuddered in disgust as he opened his eyes. There was a bright light ahead of him and he started swimming
towards it. His head emerged out the other end of the goo and he let out the deep breath that he felt he had just held for
a good 2 minutes or so, saving his lungs from that awful burning feeling, " Huh, NOW where am I? "
" RAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! "
The ouji paled. Above him, or rather, beneath him sat a dozen huge blue worms with sharp piercing teeth that looked
as if they could slice through steel.
The biggest worm out of the group grinned maniacally up at the little ouji, then lundged upward at him.
" AAAUUUGH!! " Vegeta took a deep breath, then pulled himself back into the goo, just missing the worm by seconds.
He let out a mental sigh of relief as he floated there.
" Hmhmhm. Lalala. " Goku, wearing his usual gi, randomly swam by wearing a scuba-mask and scuba-fins while four
Goten-sized kaka-germs swam behind him like a school of fish, " Hi Veggie! " he waved.
" Yeah...hi. " Vegeta waved back, confused.
" Nice skirt, Veggie. "
The ouji blinked, then looked down to see he was indeed wearing said object inplace of his training pants, " ACK! "
he grabbed it in fright and pulled it down.
Goku floated off, " "At least its not pink—!". " he quoted himself from before, Vegeta recognizing it from a
conversation about the outfit Goku was wearing when he'd gotten back to Earth after fighting Freeza.
" ▫Chop▫chop▫chop▫chop▫chop▫. " a whirring sound of a pair of blades suddenly came from behind Vegeta, who felt
himself being pulled backwards. The current became stronger and Goku was now completely out of his sight, Vegeta tried
swimming against the current but with no real progress.
" KUSO... " he tried going ssj again only to have that unreachable as well. The force pulling him towards it was
suddenly visible. It was a gigantic pair of cooking blades. The exact same kind he used in the blender on fruit, vegetables,
and meat while cooking; only these blades were at least 12 feet long, 6 feet wide each; and going at about 70mph,
" WAHHH!! " Vegeta scrambled to get away but was pulled even closer. He was seconds away from getting chopped into shreds,
" KAKARROTTO HELP!!!!
" Yes? "
" ! " Vegeta opened his eyes to see he was in bed with Goku sitting cross-legged at the edge of said piece of
furniture, watching him with concern and in his saiyajin armor, " I mean--I can handle myself just fine Kakarrotto. I have
no need for your assistance. " Vegeta folded his arms proudly.
" Veggiesure? " Goku asked, worried.
" I'm FINE, Kakarrotto. "
" Good. " Goku nodded, " Ready to go trick-or-treating? "
" In a moment. Let me at least get cleaned up. " the ouji hopped out of bed. He'd only gone down to take a short
nap but had somehow slept for 2 whole hours. It was now 5pm, " I woke up a lot sweatier than I thought I would. I need a
shower. " he grumbled.
" Or a bath! " Goku chirped.
" I don't take baths. " Vegeta said flatly.
" Oh. Oh-kay. " the larger saiyajin nodded, then watched as Vegeta left his room. Goku smiled warmly.
The saiyajin no ouji sighed in relief as he left the room wearing his training uniform, minus the boots. Vegeta
rubbed the sides of his head, " Curse my overactive imagination and the horrors of which it is capable of releasing upon me."
he muttered and took 3 towels out of the linen closet. Vegeta glanced over the railing to see people were already arriving
for the Capsule Corp Halloween Party. While all of West City itself was having a festival/carnival, Bulma took it upon
herself to enlarge the festivities even more by adding a party to it.
Piccolo, Dende, Mr. Popo, and Yamcha had arrived so far. Piccolo wearing his father's gi and super-sized to twice his
own size so that, while he appeared dispropotioned to the others who were shorter than him to begin with, he was just able
to fit through the doors in the building without having to duck. Dende was dressed as a pirate, Yamcha as a football player,
and Mr. Popo as a doctor.
Vegeta walked into the bathroom and closed the door behind him. He sat the towels ontop of the toilet-seat and
turned the shower on.
" Hey everyone! " Bulma said happily, exciting the downstairs hallway and into the livingroom, " HAPPY HALLOWEEN! "
she announced, back in her saiyajin no oujo uniform.
" Happy Halloween! " they replied.
" Wow! You look great, Bulma. " Yamcha grinned.
" Thanks! "
Piccolo cocked an eyebrow, " Hey isn't that-- "
" --well, yes, it was. " she laughed nervously, " But Son-kun's oh-kay with it! "
" Alright. " the tall namekian said skeptically, " What's Goku going as? "
" Vegeta's bodyguard. " Bulma replied.
" Heh-heh-heh. " he snickered, " Now that's believable. "
" ▫DING-DONG▫! "
" And there he is now. " Piccolo said.
" There who is? "
Piccolo paused, then looked over to see Goku standing there in his saiyajin armor, " ACK! I mean--how---nevermind. "
" Hee—. " Goku grinned at him, " I'll get it! " he said cheerfully as he walked up to the door, " Hello—? "
The others behind him took one look at those in the doorway and let out a gasp.
2:06 PM 10/29/2004
END OF PART ONE!
Chuquita: Yup! Definately two chapters.
Vegeta: Good to know you learned your lesson about creating gigantic chapters.
Chuquita: (nervous laugh) Haha, yeah. They really exhaust me pretty badly. (to audiance) That's why if a chapter gets to
60-something kb and if there's still a lot more to say, I'll simply have it said in the form of an additional chapter.
Vegeta: (nods thoughtfully)
Goku: Happy Early Halloween!
Vegeta: Indeed.
Chuquita: Part 2 will be the actual "trick-or-treating" chapter. Also I'm not sure yet what I'm going to have the fusions
be for Halloween...but it'll be figured out by part 2!
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) ...
Chuquita: Also, about Veggie and the goo; he does freak out twice after getting splattered with gooey substance in ep 274.
Vegeta: Must you remind me about that embarassing situation.
Goku: :)
Chuquita: See you sometime next week everybody! And HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Goku: (waves excitedly) Byebye!