Title: A sweet surprise

Author name: Trugeta

Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by Akira Toriyama and Funimation. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

This story focuses on Gohan and Videl, and is set after the Majin Buu Saga. Reviews are welcome and appreciated.

Author's Note: The title says it. Our favourite Saiyan gets pranked, and the result will be... most interesting. Btw, this is where I'll go AU, and you'll know what I mean when you read it...

Important note: due to a business appointment I won't be able to do anything on the internet until the 14th , so no updates till after that date. Sorry... :(

Now enjoy...



Chapter 23: A picnic and a prank



Last time...



"This weekend. I will arrange everything with Gohan's family and relatives, will you do the same with Sharpie, Barry and your sister?" Videl asked.



"Sure thing! You can count on me, Videl!" Erasa answered.



Videl smiled.
"Very good. But one thing, or rather two: Despite your knowledge on royals, don't cross Vegeta. I speak from experience. And the other: be prepared for very strange behaviour..."



Now the continuation...



Naturally everything had gone as planned once Videl had chatted with Bulma and Chi-Chi, and under the threat of being walloped with the frying pan of doom™ even Vegeta had grudgingly given in to join the 'petty human activity'.



The young Son woman was quite looking forward to the picnic. Finally they would have time to meet their friends, and hopefully that would also ensure some relaxation. Well, with the Saiyans around one never knew what would happen next...



As for that, Videl and Gohan had warned their friends beforehand to expect really strange behaviour, but as all of them knew by now just how strange the average Saiyan could be they were prepared. Or so they hoped...



Unbeknownst to the women the three adult Saiyan men had begun to plan how to get rid of the dreaded frying pans of doom™.



But until now not even the genius intellect of Gohan had managed to find a way to lure the women away from their beloved frying pans of doom™, which each onna guarded jealously. And it would not bode well for them to simply threaten their wives or hide those blasted frying pans, for then they would risk to loose bed privileges, the GR and all the other nice things that made life worthwhile besides fighting. No, they had to find another approach...



And the most promising approach would be to uncover who had given those darn, dreaded things to the women and make him, her or it pay dearly, cause neither Gohan nor Goku nor Vegeta believed the story of the women, that some mysterious magician had given the frying pans of doom™ to Goku's father-in-law who had then passed them onto the women.



For the time being and until they had devised a promising plan (or uncovered the cruel being that had put them into this miserable situation and put it, him or her out of its misery) they would have to put up with the frying pans of doom™ and be very careful with what they did...



Luckily the bond-problem was not existent any more for Gohan, but in order not to arouse suspicion Gohan let Videl hear his innocuous thoughts every once in a while. Alas, it was so good not to get your head smashed flat for something you thought. Now he could curse inwardly about those blasted mood-swings as much as he wanted without risk for his life. Justice had been served...



However, Gohan had decided that he would enlighten Videl completely in everything regarding their bond once her mood-swings had abated. He would approximately tell her that he had found a way to block his thoughts once the pregnancy was over, to be on the safe side. Videl however was still broadcasting her thoughts to him as she had no shields in place, and this was now working to his advantage...



Slowly the day of the picnic was approaching, and the women were preparing it in any way possible.



Even Videl, who had received some very good stomach smoother to deal with her morning sickness, was participating, much to the relief of a certain demi-Saiyan, who was praying each day for the mood swings to end.



Little did he know that his prayers landed at the wrong address, cause the Kami of Earth, normally a good friend of Gohan's, was still far away from being normal...



The day of the picnic



The picnic was taking place at the Briefs residence, as it was still the location with the most space, and the picnic could easily be held in their park like garden.



Slowly everyone was arriving, and when Erasa arrived with Sharpener they could at first not believe that they really were talking, or rather stammering, to Bulma Briefs.



Sure, Erasa knew consciously from Videl that they would meet her, but standing really before her was actually something else.



Videl had smiled at first at the sight, but then she had stopped her best friend from making too much of a fool of herself and had successfully distracted them from Bulma by leading them into the garden, dreamy expressions still plastered on their faces.



She only hoped that Barry and Alex would not be so overwhelmed by Bulma as Erasa and her boyfriend had been...



Bulma had naturally waved the behaviour of Erasa and Sharpener off, after all, she was used to these reactions.
'Sigh, that comes with being a genius and multi-billionaire. But it's always fun to watch...' she thought. But inwardly she was very glad that Vegeta was still training, for he certainly would have found his own choice words for those two. Probably something along the lines of 'baka human weaklings', followed close by the threat to blast them into the next dimension if they got on his nerves...



Meanwhile said Vegeta, Goku and Gohan were engaged in a spar in the GR, due to the intensity of their battle not aware that two certain pintsized demi-Saiyans had sneaked off.



And one thing is for sure: when those two sneaked off, it certainly did not bode well...



And really, the little demi-demons, ehh, Saiyans, had planned something very special for this day. Little did they know that they had been influenced to do so by a certain Kami of Earth, who thought his newest plan to make Gohan's life interesting to be absolute ingenious...



At the lookout...



Dende had considered the prayer of Gohan and had decided that the demi-Saiyan had suffered enough under the mood swings of his mate, for even he himself could not stand all that screeching any more.But that did not mean that he would stop being, umm, creative.



Yeah, that was the word, creative. He would be creative in order to make Gohan's life interesting. Had not some Earth philosopher said 'May you live in interesting times'? Heh, Gohan would surely live to see very interesting times...



'Oh yeah, Gohan is in for some interesting surprise or the other. This will be quite entertaining...' Dende thought smirking, while he refilled his glass with Pepsi with a thought.



Poor Mr. Popo had unsuccessfully tried to stop Dende from consuming more of the stuff, as he had noticed what its effects upon Dende was, but when he had suggested Dende should stop the God of Earth had only laughed wickedly.



And Mr. Popo, not being one to speak up to his master, the Kami of Earth, had silently prayed to the Kais that this horror-trip may soon be over, and Dende back to normal...



But sadly it did not look this way, and as the only one who could have recognized what was going on with the Kami of Earth was still meditating in some godforsaken desert, there was little hope for the situation to improve.



If only he could find a way to contact the meditating Piccolo without drawing Dende's attention towards him. He had to find a way, otherwise Dende would go too far and a certain demi-Saiyan would most probably kill him. And, Mr. Popo had to admit, he had gotten used to Dende. He was a good Kami, when he was not drunk...



Too bad that he could not contact Piccolo while said Namek was still meditating in the desert, for if a Namek had gone into deep meditation no one and nothing but himself could get him out of this state, except maybe an impending attack...



At the Briefs...



Goten and Trunks were sneaking trough the house, the one chibi determined, the other endlessly hungry.



Due to all the earlier excitement at the training, Goten had temporarily forgotten his rising hunger, but now that he had time to think, he remembered it, and it was back full force.



Now he was more than ready to eat. Chibi Trunks, however, was totally focussed and had pushed any other thoughts into the back of his mind, miraculously even the thoughts of food. But if the son of Vegeta wanted to accomplish something and had to do without food, than he would do so.



He noticed however that Goten trudged behind rather listlessly...
"Hey Goten, come on! We have to implement our plan now, while the others are still training. This is the perfect opportunity to place it into Gohan's shower!" Trunks stated.



Goten made a face while holding his stomach.
"I know, I know, Trunks, but I'm sooooo hungry!!"



Trunks glared at his best friend. Couldn't he think one time, only one time, of something other than food? Okay, cut that question...
"Goten, are you a true Saiyan or not?" Trunks asked, surprising his best friend with this change in tactics.



Goten had to think for a moment, then nodded.
"Mmmhhmm!"



Trunks smirked.
"Then you know that a true Saiyan warrior would never let anything keep him from fulfilling his mission, right?"



Goten thought for a moment, then nodded.



Trunks smirk grew broader. Now he had got him!
"So, if you are a true Saiyan warrior nothing will keep you from accomplishing your mission, right?"



Goten looked unsure.
"Umm, Trunks, what means ac... acc... umm, you know what?" the demi asked.



Trunks nearly slapped his head. Did Goten ever read? And could that one year he was older really matter this much? The older demi sighed
"I guess I have to give him a dictionary..." Trunks mumbled before answering, "'Accomplishing' means to complete something, to finish your job, in other words."



Goten's face lit up.
"Ohh! Why didn't you say so in the first place, Trunks?"



Trunks could not help but groan.
"Anyway, will you, as a true Saiyan warrior let anything keep you from finishing the job?" he asked.



Goten grinned this time.
"No way!"



Trunks mirrored the grin. Now they were getting somewhere...
"Then let's do it! First we have gotta fetch it from my room. I hid it in the secret drawer I installed after they had punished us for our last prank."



Goten was impressed.
"Way cool! And where did you get it again? Will it work? What does it do again?"



Trunks sighed. His best friend was fun to be around, but he surely was not the brightest soul around...
"Goten, I have already told you. I found it in Mum's lab while she was off into one of the testing areas. No one saw me, and once I read the description I knew it would be perfect for a prank."



Goten nodded eagerly.
"Cool, Trunks! But what does it do again?"



Trunks sighed. Sometimes his best friend was too forgetful...
"Okay, I will tell you again. It's a harmless looking substance that looks just like water. And according to the description it can only be applied onto a Saiyan. It forces the Saiyan who comes in contact with it to power up to his maximum, and he will be unable to power down for the 24 hours. If the Saiyan is strong enough and has reached a high enough level he can't be touched by anyone, as his aura will stay active the whole time! It can't be turned off! And as Gohan is a Super Saiyan Two that should work like a charm. The description said that there may be other side effects, but it did not say which." Trunks listed.



Goten grinned.
"That is way cool! That sounds like one of the cursed waters from Ranma!" he exclaimed.



Thinking about it Trunks had to admit that his best friend was right. It really sounded like one of the cursed waters, and he was eager to see if it would work...
"And the coolest is, it stood harmlessly in the hindmost corner of mom's lab-cabinet. Only waiting for me... Come on, we have to hurry. We still have to 'improve' Gohan's shampoo..."



Goten's eyes gleamed mischievously, hunger completely forgotten now.
"Wicked! Let's do it!" he exclaimed.



Trunks grinned evilly.
"This one will go down in the history books."



Through his evil cackle, Goten managed to say
"Oh yeah. This'll be our best one yet."



If anyone would have heard that maniacal laughter that ringed out from the lookout once Goten and Trunks had 'improved' the shampoo, they would have run for the hills as fast as they could. Thus only poor Mr. Popo heard it, and shivered with fear. And there was no hill nearby to which he could have run to, as much as he would have wished...



Ten minutes later the chibis had put their ingenious (even if suicidal) plan into action, and the 'improved' shampoo waited innocently for Gohan. As innocently as 'improved' shampoo can be, that is...



Meanwhile Videl and the other women had ordered their men to stop the training, as the first guests had arrived. They were very much looking forward to have the occasion to actually spend some time chatting with the others of the gang, and thus their men had to make themselves presentable.



Grudgingly, but well knowing that if they did not oblige punishment would follow, the Saiyans called it a day and went to hit the showers. As every Saiyan had his own, practically spoken for shower, the chibis plan was failsafe...



Goten and Trunks, who had meanwhile joined the picnic in order not to look too suspicious, were instantly greeted by Alex, who had quite a history with those two. Barry, Sharpener and Erasa were standing next to her.
"Ah, there you are, you two. Long time no see. But I bet you two have not changed a bit and the next prank is waiting around the next corner, huh?" she joked.



Goten prepared to answer, and it would surely have been a naive and revealing answer, so Trunks nudged his elbow into his best friends ribs (unnoticed by the others due to long practise) and used Goten's temporary distraction to answer himself.
"Of course not, Alex. You remember what our mothers did to us the last time? We would be crazy to do anything to provoke their wrath." he said in the breast-note of confirmedness as only an eight year old could do, while inwardly his heart foamed over with glee.



Goten looked decidedly confused by now.
"But Trunks..." he began, and received again an elbow into the side.



Alex looked at him questioningly. Trunks smiled uneasily.
"You know Goten, he always wants food." he came up with a diversion. Hopefully the mention of food would distract Goten enough so that he would not give them away...



And as Trunks had estimated, but quite to his relief, Goten fell for the diversion.
"Yeah," he said, a ravenous expression on his face, "can we go now? Pulease? I'm starving!"



Trunks only shrugged, not showing his immense relief, and smiled sheepishly.
"You know us Saiyans. We're always hungry. Come, Goten, we'll help ourselves to some food. Oh, Alex, are you still angry at us for what we did?" he asked with his best puppy-dog eyes.



Alex could not help but smile.
"No," she said, ruffling Trunks' hair, and then, after he looked at her with puppy-dog eyes too, saying 'Hey, don't wanna be left out', she ruffled Goten's hair too, "but if you dare to prank me or Barry, I'll swear I'll gather the dragonballs and wish to be a stronger Saiyan than Gotenks for the rest of my lifetime. And then I'll make your lives pure hell. Understood?" she asked deadly serious.



Trunks and Goten gulped.
"Yes, ma'am!" they chorused and then dashed off. They still had to find a good hiding place for when the 'show' started...



Barry smiled at his girl-friend.
"You surely made quite an impression on those two, hun. It scared even me." he joked.



Alex smiled back.
"Yeah, but I swear those two are up to something. I don't know what, but we better watch our backs."



Her boyfriend smirked.
"After what you did to them last time I'm quite sure those two would not dare to prank you, hun."



Alex shrugged.
"Who knows what those two are up to..."



Poor Sharpie, who had not been told what had happened between Alex and the chibis stared uncomprehending at them. Luckily for him Erasa caught up on his dumbfounded expression.
"Oh right, love, I completely forgot to tell you what happened when Alex babysat those two pranksters..." she said and then launched herself into the full story, and Sharpie's eyes became bigger by the second. Yeah, he would do good to watch his back around those two...



Meanwhile...



Unsuspecting, Gohan turned the water off and applied the shampoo to his scalp. What happened next was mayhem, and surely not what Gohan would have expected...



Goku's and Vegeta's heads suddenly turned sharply from their respective showers as a loud BOOM could be heard as well as a blatant and nearly ridiculous increase in Gohan's power-level could be felt.



Not bothering to grab a towel both exited the shower to look what had happened. However, they did not believe their eyes when they saw it.



The whole shower-cubicle had been blown into oblivion, and the dust was still settling down. And amidst the dust and rubble a large, golden glowing silhouette could be seen, coughing and snuffling because of the dust.



The power the silhouette was emitting was alarming and unreal, and both Goku and Vegeta doubted that they had ever felt something this strong before.



Vegeta found the ability to speak first.
"What the blue blazes..."



Suddenly the silhouette stepped forward, only to reveal a very pissed off looking Gohan. Just that he did not look like the regular Gohan. His eyebrows had disappeared; the hair had grown and was falling down his back thickly, while his aura gave off a high-pitched, powerful sound.



Right before their eyes stood a naked Super Saiyan Three Gohan amidst the destroyed shower, and he was looking very, very pissed off...



TBC...



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== Next time: A very angry Super Saiyan Three Gohan is out to find the one's responsible for the prank. And he has a very firm suspicion... so better run and hide, Trunks and Goten! Stay tuned for more! ==



Thanks for reading! And please review!



As always very special thanks to my beta Rose Vaughn, who is doing a great job! Thx, Ash!

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Marshmellow13Dragon: Yup, that's definitely a start (highspeed is highspeed :) ). And yeah, Dende has got something planned, as you could see. But you haven't seen all. And thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it!

Sarki: sorry! °hands out cola° Better?



Rejhan: I'm glad that you liked them. And yeah, it was quite obvious that Barry and Alex would come together. They make a cute couple...



Saiyan-of-the-Seas: Thank you! I'm sorry to say that, but you'll have to wait a bit till the next chapter (see A/N)...



cosmictwilight: Yeah, or something like Instant Transmission to get to it without loosing time... :)
No problem, and I'm glad to hear that your performance went well (I kept my fingers crossed!). As for Sharpie, I decided to spare him this fate...



Mei fa-chan: Thank you for the compliment, I'm glad that you like them!



goldfighter: You want more and you get more. Glad that you liked it!



Megs21: Thank you for the compliment, I always try to give this story my best. Yeah, I figured the Chi-Chi-reaction to be something along these lines... and I'm glad that you love the story!



zfighter1989: Yeah, and there will be more coming out. I'll keep 'em coming... :)



Tootsy: Hey, I'm glad to hear that everything's going well for you. I can imagine that a pregnancy is something magical for a woman, and I can't wait for my wife to get pregnant. :)
I'm glad that you liked the Hercule torture part, and as for the bond part, I wanted to try a different approach than the bite-mark, and I'm glad that you seem to like it. And I'm glad for Gohan too... :)



ElectraBlack: I'm glad you liked it. And Hercule had it coming, hadn't he? Yeah, mood-swings aren't good, but luckily for Gohan Dende has stopped tempering with Videl's. But what he had the chibis do was pure evil! I think I'll have to punish him...
Cool that you liked the line with the license plate, that was a lil fun I had to include. And I'm looking forward to read more from you!



Joou Himeko Dah: For Trunks and Goten it surely is. For Gohan... hmm, I doubt it. But you'll soon see that the chibis will regret what they did...



Son Oliver: You're very good at guessing. As you saw, this Gohan is different from the one of the series. You'll see how different this Gohan is in the next chapters...
As for those harpy weapons, wait and see...



animeprincess1452: Thanks! Yeah, but luckily she only gave it a workout on Hercule... :)



Candy the Duck: Understandable. A Kami who wants to prank is a force to be reckoned with...



Cappucine: Thank you! But I doubt that Videl (and most of all Gohan) will get opportunity to relax in the next few hours. Maybe when the aftermath of the prank is sorted out...
Hope the Alex-chibi-conversation met your approval. I didn't include a typical Vegeta-meets-humans-scene, for that would have been to stereotypic...



Rose Vaughn: Thanks! And yup, he'll soon wish he'd never touched Pepsi...



zara m: Thank you! But moi? I would never do something cruel now, would I? :)



Please continue to read and review. I greatly enjoy everyone's feedback. Thank you!