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: Finally the Saiyans learn that Dende is responsible for their mishappenings. And a very angry Gohan goes on the hunt...
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: due to an evil, dreadful and downright nasty term paper that will haunt me for the next four weeks I won't be able to update twice a week any more. The updates will from now on commence every Wednesday. I promise to update at least every Wednesday.
Chapter
27: The Saiyans find out
Last
time...
Vegeta,
who had been quiet ever since Kakkarot's surprising stand-off
against his screechy mate, nodded his head, obviously deep in
thought.
"Yeah," he finally said, "Gohan has a point.
Someone or something is deliberately fooling around with us. And this
one will pay, for no one messes with Saiyans and gets away
unpunished!" he vowed.
Gohan
nodded, grinning fiercely.
"My thoughts exactly, Vegeta. When I
find out who is responsible for this, the person or entity is going
to pay..." he said low and dangerously.
Now
the continuation...
While
the Saiyans were contemplating who or what could be responsible for
their misadventures, a certain Namek had finished his meditations and
was en route to the lookout.
He
had sensed Gohan's unbelievably high power-level and intended to
ask Dende if he could explain what had happened.
But
suddenly a frantic mental call made Piccolo cringe because of its
intensity.
'Piccolo-san, this is Mr. Popo! You have to come
to the lookout fast! Something has happened to Dende, and I fear for
his life! Please hurry, Piccolo!'
Piccolo
shook his head as if to clear it, send back an affirmative and sped
up. That mind-call from Mr. Popo had really sounded urgent,
even if imprecise. Being the solitary being he was the Namek decided
to investigate on his own first before contacting the other
Z-Fighters. First of all he wanted to get an overview of the
situation.
Ten
minutes later Piccolo arrived at the lookout, and was surprised at
what he was seeing. Broken glasses littered the floor everywhere one
looked, and no trace of Mr. Popo or Dende, for that matter. Piccolo
took his time to examine one of the broken glasses, as it contained a
remainder of its prior content.
The
tall Namek sniffed at it and gasped when he recognized it. Pepsi!
'That little baka! Has he forgotten what for an effect Pepsi
has on the Namekian physiology? And counting all those glasses I'd
say he is as drunk as one can be! And sugar-high to boot. This is not
good...'
"I've
got to find him. Untold what he could do in the state he is in..."
gruffed the tall Namek to himself and started his search for the
little god of Earth. When he found no one, not even the slightest
trace of KI, he chose to contact his fellow Z-Fighters. Maybe he
could locate Dende with their help...
Using
his KI-senses he determined that Goku and all the other Z-Fighters
were assembled at one place. To find them had been rather easy,
considering the fact that Gohan's outrageously strong KI served as
an excellent beacon. Good, that all Z-Fighters were assembled at one
place would make things easier...
'Goku, this is Piccolo.
Use your Instant Transmission and teleport yourself and everyone else
at your side up to the lookout. We may have a problem...' he
send telepathically.
The
answer came immediately.
'Good, old friend. We will be there
shortly. Goku out.'
Piccolo
only shook his head in quite amusement.
"Goku out, eh? From
which TV show did he get that line this time?"
At
the Briefs...
Goku
looked into the round.
"People, those who are telepathic have
surely heard what Piccolo has said. For those who are not: Piccolo
contacted me some seconds ago and told me that we might have a
problem at hand. He asked me to teleport all of us over to the
lookout. Thus I'd say, lets go!" he said and turned Super Saiyan
3 in order to be able to withstand his son's own Super Saiyan 3
energies. Subsequently he turned his aura off, and the lightning
bolts around him disappeared.
Before
Goku could do anything, Gohan held his hand up and looked at Bulma.
"Bulma, is it safe for Videl to be teleported, considering her
state?"
The
blue-haired scientist considered this for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes. According to my latest tests, teleportation is completely
safe in a case like this, or better, in any case were an experienced
teleporter is involved. The molecules of the child within Videl will
be transported along with Videl's and rematerialized the way they
were, so no harm done."
This
explanation from the blue-haired genius was good enough for Gohan and
Videl, and both grabbed hold on Goku on each side of him a second
later.
The
rest followed suit, all careful not to touch Gohan or come too near
to him. Luckily Instant Transmission also worked if you touched the
person who had touched the 'teleporter', and even if Vegeta
grumbled that he hated to resort to this means of travel, it was the
fastest and probably safest way.
And
though he would have never admitted it, secretly Vegeta would have
loved to be able to learn IT. But he would never lower himself
so much as to actually ask Goku to teach it to him. Maybe he would
ask Gohan once the demi had learned it himself, for that was
something his pride could tolerate...
Seconds
later everyone was ready and Goku put two fingers to his forehead,
visualized their destination and off they were, only to reappear mere
seconds later at the lookout.
The
Z-Gang looked around in curiosity, and soon noticed the broken
glasses littering the floor.
Bulma
voiced what they were all thinking.
"What the hell?"
"Very
good question, and one I can answer." said a gruff voice from
behind.
Vegeta
only gruffed. He had sensed the Namek before long.
"Hope you
can, Namek. We have bigger fish to catch."
Piccolo
quirked a brow at that.
"Would you care to elaborate? And why
have you lilac hair, Gohan?" the Namek asked, upon which Gohan
groaned.
Before
Vegeta could retort in his usual manner Gohan, who had recomposed
himself, took over.
"What Vegeta means is that we're
searching for the being or entity responsible for our latest...
misadventures. And my hair is dyed lilac because of some stupid prank
my dear brother and Trunks played at me, also revealing the results
of my secret training."
Piccolo's
brow climbed even higher, and Gohan continued to explain.
"It
began therewith that someone or something had sent our wives frying
pans made of indestructible material. You can imagine how they used
them. At first only I was the victim, and then Vegeta. And lest
Trunks and Goten played said prank on me which resulted in this."
he said and pointed to his fully powered-up form, not to mention his
lilac dyed hair.
Then
he explained what the chibis had done and how they had done it. Once
Gohan had ended, Piccolo's brow had nearly climbed into his turban.
"So that's why your power-level exploded. I thought I had
sensed something during my meditations, but could not be sure. Only
once I had finished them, I was, and intended to ask Dende if
he knew what was going on. That's when Mr. Popo called me and said
that something had happened to Dende. And now I know what."
Gohan
could hardly tame his curiosity.
"And what?" he quick-fired.
Piccolo
pointed at the broken glasses.
"I take you have seen those?"
he asked, and the others nodded. "As my guess is that none of you
had the time to examine them, I tell you what they contained: Pepsi."
Vegeta
glared at Piccolo.
"And what is the punch line, Namek?"
Bulma
quirked an eyebrow at that.
"Do I have to remind your royal
highness about the time when he consumed applejack and was convinced
that the GR had become alive and tried to kill him?" she asked in a
sweet voice.
That shut Vegeta up very nicely...
Piccolo,
and everybody else, smirked. Then the tall Namek explained his 'punch
line'...
"What you obviously don't know is the effect Pepsi
has on Nameks. It contains lots of caffeine which makes us drunk. Add
to it the sugar contained in it which has the effect that it... rids
us of our conscience. And deducing from the amount of glasses I'd
say it is highly probable that Dende is as drunk as they come. My
further guess is that he is the one responsible for your...
misadventures. When Nameks get drunk, they act even stranger than
drunken human beings. My further assumption is that he consumed a
lot of Pepsi lately. I'm afraid that this tuff has the bad
characteristic to be addictive for Nameks, which altogether leads to
a lot of disaster. I remember the time my predecessor tried Pepsi
with dread." he said shuddering, while the others tried to
imagine a Piccolo Daimao on Pepsi. No, not a nice mental image, but
maybe the explanation why Piccolo Daimao had acted the way he had.
"And now we've got to find him before he causes more disaster."
Piccolo finished.
The
others looked extremely baffled at Piccolo's explanation. Gohan
recovered first.
"That little... I'm gonna rip him a new one!"
Meanwhile
Krillin muttered
"A Kami on caffeine and sugar-high to boot...
great, just what we needed!"
"Arggghhh! I will get you Dende, and when I have you I will make you regret that you ever considered drinking Pepsi!" Gohan declared, and with that he stormed off in hunt for... eh, search of Dende, closely followed by Vegeta who looked equally angry and had powered up into Super Saiyan 2 to vent some of his anger, while the others decided to search the rest of the lookout.
Maybe
they were lucky and could spare Dende the fate of being ripped to
shreds by two very angry Saiyans. That is, if they
could find him before Gohan and Vegeta...
All
the way Gohan grumbled curses, swearing that he would make Dende
regret that he had him let suffer these past weeks. Hell, he would
make him regret ever having been born, or hatched, or whatever the
Nameks did to enter this universe. Gohan was so engrossed in swearing
that he did not note the smirk that crept on Vegeta face.
'He
has the potential to become a great Saiyan...' the
Prince of all Saiyans thought, but he thought of Gohan as a Saiyan of
the new generation. The original Saiyans had degenerated into cruel
and heartless killers in the service of Frieza, and only due to the
death of that evil monster at the hands of his future son had Vegeta
regained his honour.
Here
on Earth the Saiyan Price had remembered what it really was that
constituted a warrior: his honour and pride. He had long since
recognized that it had been dishonourable to kill and destroy at
random only for the fun of it, but that had been the ways he had been
taught by Frieza and his goons. Who would have thought that Earth, a
planet he had sought to destroy at his first arrival, would change
him so much?
But
Vegeta had to admit that he was glad for those changes, and inwardly
he thanked the Kais that he had at that time met that loud-mouthed,
can't-shut-up-for-a-second-even-if-her-life-depends-on-it certain
blue-haired scientists, who had brought about those changes in him
when he had fallen for her.
Vegeta
nodded to himself. Once he had the time, he would teach Gohan about
the Saiyan culture, the way it had been before Frieza and his corrupt
Empire had infected the Saiyan society. He was sure the young Saiyan
would appreciate it, but right now they had to concentrate on
catching a certain green nuisance...
Soon
the Saiyans had searched the whole lookout, but no trace of Dende or
Mr. Popo. After releasing a frustrated grunt Gohan turned to the
Saiyan Prince.
"Vegeta, do you reckon they went into the
hyperbolic timechamber? That's the only place we have not searched
yet. And I can't feel his KI anywhere else on the planet."
Vegeta
pondered this for a moment, and then he nodded.
"We have
eliminated all other possibilities. Let's check the timechamber,
find the nuisance and eliminate it." the Saiyan Prince stated with
a smirk.
Gohan
mirrored the smirk. This was one of the times that he shared Vegeta's
opinion completely. Dende would suffer...
A
minute later the Saiyans stood before the gates that led into the
hyperbolic timechamber. Fortunately Dende had enhanced the
timechamber after the Majin Buu incident, so that it now displayed
how many persons were using it.
Upon
Gohan's suggestion Dende had also added to its features that now
members of the Z-Fighters could enter the timechamber anytime by
using their KI to identify themselves to the timechamber. As a
KI-signature was something unique and could not be duplicated by
technical means that was a very safe method.
Additionally
the restrictions that only two people could enter the chamber
simultaneously as well as that it could only be used three times in a
lifetime had been removed. Unfortunately the timechamber still did
not show who was using it, however...
A
wolfish grin entered Gohan's face once he had checked the status.
One person was inside, and that would be Dende, with the utmost
probability. Revenge would be sweet...
Gohan
identified himself to the timechamber, and the heavy wooden doors
swung open. He entered the timechamber at once, and Vegeta followed
suit.
They
arrived in the living quarters, and Gohan zeroed in on the KI that he
felt. It was coming from the bedrooms.
But oddly it did
not feel like Dende. More like...
"Mr.
Popo!" Gohan exclaimed, as he saw the immortal gardener who lay
tied up and gagged on the ground.
It
took Gohan only seconds to free the Kami's assistant from his
unfavourable situation. Once Mr. Popo had recovered properly, Gohan
began the questioning.
"Mr. Popo, I know he did this.
Where is he?"
Mr.
Popo looked at him with pleading eyes.
"Please don't hurt him!
He did not know what he was doing!"
Gohan
grumbled something that sounded like "I have no doubt that I
won't know what I will do to him once I get my hands around his
neck...", and the number of lightning bolts that flashed in his
aura increased dramatically.
No,
Dende would not be a happy god once Gohan was trough with him. Mr.
Popo gulped audibly as he saw how angry Gohan was, and he
could see the strain on the demi-Saiyans' face as he tried to
control himself.
Vegeta
took over from the momentarily distracted Gohan and grabbed Mr. Popo
by the collar.
"Gardener, where is he? Spill!"
Mr.
Popo gulped. Then he breathed a sigh and nodded.
"Okay, I will
tell. Dende-sama has left for his secret rooms, in which he keeps his
personal things. He talked about taking extended vacation once he had
tied me up."
Gohan,
after having composed himself, growled.
"Where is this secret
room? Fast!"
Mr.
Popo did not hesitate to answer.
"It is located right beside
the hyperbolic timechamber. Push the second torch right from the
doors to the hyperbolic timechamber, and the secret door will open
up."
Vegeta
nodded.
"Good. We will leave now. We have a rat to catch..."
And
with this, the two Saiyans were gone, intent to catch a loose god...
Mere
seconds later Gohan and Vegeta had arrived where Mr. Popo had told
them the secret entrance would be. Not wasting a second, Gohan
grabbed the handle of the torch and pushed.
At
first nothing happened, but then a rumbling could be heard,
accompanied by a sound that one would normally relate to a mouse...
As
Mr. Popo had told them, the secret entrance opened up, giving way to
the secret rooms of the Kami. Gohan stepped in, closely followed by
Vegeta.
The
demi-Saiyan almost laughed out loud despite his foul mood when he saw
the hastily abandoned Pepsi's literally littering the ground of
Dende's requiem.
With
a gleeful snarl, he started looking around. The culprit could not be
far, even if he had wisely chosen to suppress his KI to avoid
detection.
'Oh no, you're not getting away that easy, pal!
I will find you, pray tell...'
Gohan
growled and proceeded further into the room, and a door led to just
another room, Vegeta following him suit...
TBC...
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Gohan and Vegeta are closing in to Dende's position. What will they
do to the Kami of Earth? Find out next time!
As
always very special thanks to my beta Rose Vaughn, who is doing a
great job! Thx, Ash!
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nick-lover1991:
Glad that you liked it, and yeah, I felt it prudent to include some
romance once more as Videl's horror mood swings are now history.
Chi-Chi may be as upset as she wants, she won't change the facts (I
know this may sound a bit hard, but that's the way it is). It was
due time that he stood up to her, and I would loved to have seen this
in the series. And yup, Dende will be in for it, and that soon...
GOGI:
Yeah, mainly changes in Gohan (as you saw), but Videl's monster
mood swings will soon be history and the pregnancy will develop
normally again once the culprit (a certain green God) has been
caught...
Pikachu90000:
Thanks, I'm glad that you love it!
Candy
the Duck: Hmm, not quite that often, but you're right, quite
some time... :)
Chi-Chi's mega-bitchy times are over, I think
she knows now that it is her son's life, and that he must choose
what he wants. And I always wanted to write a chapter in which Gohan
and Goku stood up to her.
Yeah, that would make the dragonballs
quite useless, righto, though I'd say they won't kill him. But
punishment will be dealt...
SilverRainbow223:
Thank you! And thanks for this awesome compliment, it actually made
me blush. :)
And nope, you don't sound picky, it's always good
when my readers point out mistakes that pass by as well my beta
reader and me. I'll be careful not to repeat this mistake. Thanks
for pointing it out.
Yeah, it was time that Gohan finally stood up
to his mother, too bad that it never happened in the series. I never
understood why someone as strong as Gohan let himself being commanded
by his mother. It is, after all, his life. I tried to portray a
Saiyan as accurate as possible, and I like to think I managed it
well. And I surely will keep writing!
Bum
with no account: Hmm, Gohan's mystic powers are widely
discussed. But all agree that his powers are stronger than
that of a SSJ3, but weaker than those of a SSJ4. That is even
commonly agreed. Thus the power-up did not manage to unlock
all potential of the Saiyan race, and that was also the reason why I
left Gohan the possibility to tap into his SSJ-powers. No one ever
said that he could not do it. This Gohan won't slack off, and I
won't hinder him to reach SSJ4 eventually. This is my backdoor, so
to speak. Like it or not...
goldfighter:
Thank you! As said above, I loved to write the last chapter, for I
always wanted to write this particular scene. Glad that you loved
it!
felinoel:
Thanks, hope you enjoy the rest!
Kitty86:
I'm glad that you loved it, and you'll find out soon what will
happen to Dende. To say the least, he will not be a happy God once
they're due with him...
Rejhan:
Thank you! Wouldn't it have been great if that had actually
happened in the series? #sigh# I would have paid money to see Chi-Chi
put into her place...
And yeah, Dende is so in for
it...
ladybugg: I believe that too, and it is too
sad that they concentrated solely on Goku after the Buu Saga. We
discussed that many times in different anime forums, and we all
agreed that Gohan would have been at least as strong as Goku if not
even stronger had he continued to train. And this Gohan will do
exactly that. I'm glad that you liked the fight scenes, some ppl
say I have a knack for those... :)
Saiya-jin
Queen: Me too. Punishment will be dealt... soon. Glad that you
loved Gohan's stand up, and I'll try my best to keep the good
work up. Thanks!
cosmictwilight:
Good to hear that. But I'm afraid there'll be no more pranks from
Goten and Trunks, they're too scared now. As for spiders, guess who
has the honour to exterminate any spider that shows up in our house?
Hint: my wife runs around screaming...
animeprincess1452:
Hey, thanks for the compliment! I'm glad that you enjoyed it, and I
must say, I loved writing it. But I'm not so sure if Goten and
Trunks (or even Gotenks) will like to be pounded into the ground
repeatedly... that is bound to hurt! And I must say that I myself
enjoyed putting Chi-Chi in her place, for this Gohan is going to
become a fighter (or better: stay a fighter). I'll try my best to
keep 'the awesome work' up. Thanks!
inuyashasdragonballs:
Thanks! As soon as the Dende debacle is sorted out, the story will
concentrate more on the pregnancy again, and more romantic moments
are likely to ensue. Regarding Inuyasha: sorry, I don't read other
amimes besides DBZ due to lack of time, but I'll try if some
friends of mine will do so. But no promises here...
zfighter1989:
Thank you for this compliment. And no, the whole SSJ3 thing is not
going to Gohan's head, he is just acting more self-confident and
lets his Saiyan side out. I don't think even Chi-Chi's frying pan
of doom would be able to stop him from doing what he wants, and I'd
say she realised that...
I saw that you had Chapter 3 out. Good
job!
Saiyan-of-the-Seas:
Well, Dende brought this upon himself. And don't worry with the
long wait, good things take a while...
Princess
of the Saiyans 16: Wow, thanks for the compliment! And I figured
you'd like the part about the homework. I'm glad that you liked
how Gohan and Goku stood up to Chi-Chi, and as said above, I would
have paid money to see that happen in the series. I'd say now
Chi-Chi understands that it are the lives of her sons and not hers,
and that they have every right to decide what they want to do with
their lives. Sure, she can give tips and advice, but dictating their
lives is no option. And thanks for your longest review ever. I
appreciate it.
Joou
Himeko Dah: Thanks! And right you are. He won't be a happy god
soon enough...
Mei
fa-chan: Nah, not poor Dende, as he brought this upon himself.
And WHAT? You have a friend that looks like Dende? Blatant! And
really weird! Can he make dragonballs by any chance? Ehm, anyways,
glad that you liked it!
Son
Oliver: Thank you! And right you are, she will never ever try to
dictate the lives of her family ever again. That change in attitude
will become more obvious soon. As you saw, the Saiyans are now on
Dende's trail, and he will soon wish he had never seen Pepsi...
zara
m: Yea, that what happens when you're away. :)
Glad that you
liked Gohan's stand up, and yeah, ouch to the punishments. But they
deserved it.
Nope, Gohan did not suspect Dende just then, he just
formulated it so that he would include anyone. After all, it could
have been a he, she or it. :)
So you noticed. I said before, and I
say it again: you're very perceptive. That was a little joke of
mine, an insider, so to speak...
Rose
Vaughn: #relieved sigh# Good thing, that...
Glad that you
liked it, and yea, Dende is so in for it...
Cappucine:
Thank you for the compliment, I'm glad that you liked it! I
couldn't stand it either when Chi-Chi went off the handle on
hormonal high tide in the series, and I doubt she'll try it ever
again.
And yea, I doubt I'd want to argue with a determined
SSJ3. But have no worry, I asked Gohan, and he said he would never
ever hit you or any other innocent readers. :)
SSJ3MysticGohan:
Thanks, I like to surprise. As for your story, because of above
mentioned evil, dreadful and downright nasty term paper that is
haunting me I won't be able to check your story. But maybe you can
ask someone else, I noticed there is an option at where you
can ask for betas...
As for how many more chapters, hmm, I'd say
at least ten more...
ElectraBlack:
Thank you, glad that you liked it! Yea, I remember you said that your
mum is as scary as Chi-Chi. #shudders# Scary thought! Hmm, gather the
dragonballs, which to be a SSJ3 and stand up to her. Dang, I forgot
this is the real world. Hmm, maybe match her temper and show her how
that is to be on the receiving end... although I dunno what for a
punishment your mum would inflict on you. If she is like Chi-Chi that
could be bad...
Marshmellow13Dragon:
#confused is# Why must you run from a more giant mallet?
And yeah,
I made this story an AU and finally wrote how things should have been
(in my opinion). There will of course be some more changes, but
you'll soon see. Hmm, I must say I didn't feel bad for Chi-Chi at
all, and I don't doubt that she'll be proud in hindsight that her
men had enough of a backbone to stand up to her.
Glad to hear that
you survived that drive to tennis. Was it a driving lesson?
:)
Regarding boarding school, something is always suboptimal.
That's life, I guess. And even if everything was perfect, I have no
doubt we (the human race) would find reasons to complain anyway...
Until
next Wednesday. Ja ne!