Slushie Chapter 2: A Present for Veggie, a dragon ball z fanfic

6:29 PM 12/21/2004
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By: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from gt ep #27
Goku: ▫sneezes▫ Isn't it cold!?
Trunks: Yes Goku, it is, and according to Gil's radar, that icy planet has the 7th Dragonball on it.
Pan: I don't see how you can go on without any coat, Grandpa.
Goku: My...my b-body is trained t-to resist the c-cold...▫sneezes▫

/dl

Chuey's Corner:
Vegeta: (hands Goku a tissue) ...
Goku: Aw, thank you Veggie!
Chuquita: Welcome to Part 2, everybody!
Goku: (blows his nose) Ahh.
Chuquita: You know I just realized how hard it is to find snow-related quotes in db/dbz/gt. I don't think Veggie's ever been
in the snow before.
Vegeta: Yes I have, just not in the actual show.
Chuquita: Ah.
Goku: Heehee, 4 days left til Christmas!
Chuquita: It has snowed here already. This past Sunday. (nods) But the snow melted the following morning so I don't know if
that completely counts.
Goku: (pouts) We should've had a snow episode with Veggie. Even if it was only a fil-ler one. (nods)
Chuquita: I may be using a quote from Chibi Goku's adventures in the snow from the Red Ribbon story for Part 3 due to lack of snow-related dbz episodes.
Goku: Ah, back when I was a chibi! (happily) Chibihood was a fun time :)
Chuquita: (grins) Luckily for Veggie he didn't meet you back then or else he would've been subjugated to the "pat-pat"!
Vegeta: (cocks an eyebrow) The "pat-pat"?
Chuquita: Goku's patiented patting test to figure out what gender you are.
Goku: (nods) :)
Vegeta: (gawk) You're kidding?
Goku: Nope! When I was a chibi I had to test Bulma and Chi-chan and Kuririn.
Vegeta: Well somehow that middle one doesn't surprise me...
Chuquita: (sweatdrops)
Vegeta: But still! (folds his arms) Couldn't you have simply asked them?
Goku: (happily) But that would be awkward!
Vegeta: o.O
Chuquita: And on that awkward note we leave you with part 2! :)

/dl

Summary: It's that time of year again! Christmas! Two years have passed since Goggie's arrival and Vejitto has decided to throw him a surprise party! But what happens when the fusions are thrown for an even bigger surprise--Goggie's parents!
After Goggie hears about all the wonderful things that have happened in his now-safe timeline, will he decide to go back with his parents and meet his "real" niichan for the first time? And what does Vejitto himself have to say about all this?
Meanwhile, Goku tries to cheer up a depressed Veggie with a trip to buy the little ouji the ultimate Christmas present? Will Goku be able to succeed in his quest in finding the best gift ever for Veggie? In addition, Turles learns about mistletoe and its various uses in order to plot several evil deeds!

/dl

Part 2 Chapter Titles: The lights l Turles Interrogation! Watch out Veggies! l Operation Find Veggie the Best Gift EVER! l Suspicious Confusion and Confused Suspicions l Just a little bit longer l Fusion Videogame Bedtime Battle! l Instincts l What to get your Veggie for Christmas l Goku'd Dragonball Hunt Begins! l Pants l Embarassing Predicament l Accidental Misunderstandings. That's a GREAT idea Mirai! l The Fusions Visit Goggie's Timeline! l

" WOW! Isn't it beautiful, Veggies? " Goku said in awe as he stared up at the lights surrounding Capsule Corp, " You

both did SUCH a great job, Ji-chan and Goggie! "

" Aw, thanks Toussan! " Vejitto grinned.

" Hm. " Goku looked between the two Veggies and sniffed them, then sweatdropped at the fact that they now both

smelled completely identical. He tugged sharply on his left earlobe and the Vegeta under his right arm let out a yelp. He

plopped the one under his left arm onto the ground and gave the remaining ouji a hug, " YAY! I win! "

" Huh? " Vegeta said dizzily.

" Goggie and Ji-chan, I'm going to take Veggie to the mall and buy him something nice to make him feel better! Can

you take care of Veggie number 2 for me? "

" Sure Kaasan! " Gogeta gave him a thumbs up and hopped onto the ground as Goku walked off carrying Vegeta. Gogeta

helped Vegeta G to his feet and gave him a spray of peasant-repel, " Come Toussan, let's go take you inside to calm down

from all that Kaasan-related excitement. "

" Uh-huh... " Vegeta G said dizzily, wobbling back and forth as Gogeta led him inside.

Vejitto hung upside-down by his tail--which was hanging onto a row of Christmas lights on the second floor while he

watched Gogeta lead Vegeta G to a chair to sit down. The portara fusion tilted his head in curiousity.

/dl

" ▫Whiiiiiff▫ Mmmm— " Goku G sniffed the pillow his head rested on--Vegeta's. The large saiyajin happily snuggled

under the sheets while hiding in the ouji's room; a place he'd deemed safe from Chi-Chi's interference.

" So, how ya doing? " a voice that sounded eerily similar to his own said.

" Oh I'm fine. " Goku G smiled contently and snuggled deeper into the pillow. His eyes popped open to see Turles

hovering beside the bed sitting indian-style, " EEP! " he pulled the covers up higher, " You're that other me I saw earlier

who I've never met be-fore! "

Turles sweatdropped, then snickered, " Hahaha, I'm not another "you", I'm simply another type-3 saiyajin--hence the

reason why we look so much alike. " he shrugged.

" Oh. " Goku G nodded.

" So tell me, you aren't REALLY the uke in your relationship with Vegeta-san, are you? " he asked, smirking.

" Haha, no. " Goku G's cheeks flushed.

" Heh, thought s-- "

" --I'm the PLATONIC-uke. "

" ...o. " the evil type-3 saiyajin sweatdropped, " Wait, that would insinuate you know the difference between a

"seme" and "uke". "

" That is correct! " Goku G chirped, " Veggie-sama taught me. " he nodded, then clasped his hands together,

" Veggie-sama teaches me LOTS of things. "

" I can only imagine. " Turles chuckled, " What his definition of those words to you would be. "

" ... " ▫

" :) " Goku G smiled.

" I find it strange though, I mean, we type-3 saiyajin..we're very passionate creatures, very instinct-driven, and I

would think that being freed from Chi-Chi's control you would desire to be in control of your own life. To be in charge so

nothing like that could ever happen to you again. Besides, you're bigger and stronger than Vegeta-san. Wouldn't it make more

sense, logically, if you were to protect him rather than him protecting you? " he grinned evilly.

Goku G stared up at him intently from the bed.

" ▫tap▫tap▫tap▫ ▫tap▫tap▫tap▫ " the sound of fingers tapping repeatedly against the doorway which started soft began

to grow increasingly louder.

" Yes? " Turles looked over his shoulder with a cheeky grin on his face.

Vegeta G stood there leaning against the open doorway, tapping his fingers against the frame, " Get out. " he said

lamely.

" Mm, can't tell me to do that, this isn't your timeline and thus, not your room! " Turles happily pointed out.

" In that case, Kakarrotto you get out. " Vegeta G instructed.

" Hai Veggie-sama! " Goku G gushed and hopped out from under the covers and over to the little ouji.

" Now go wait downstairs for me, I'll be with you in a moment. " Vegeta G said warmly to him.

Goku G gave him a quick glomp, " Anything for you, Veggie-sama—. " he sighed, then dashed off down the stairs.

" Aww, isn't that sweet. " a voice said from behind the ouji.

Vegeta G turned back to Turles.

" You must feel so loved. "

" Listen. " the ouji folded his arms, " I don't know what you were asking him before, I didn't hear the whole

conversation, but I can tell you this. Kakarrotto is perfectly happy in his position in our platonic-relationship and I am

more than happy in mine. He doesn't need to question his platonic-ukeness just like I don't need to question my

platonic-semeness. " he boasted.

" Uh-huh. " Turles said, smiling with an expression that clearly read "I don't believe you".

" Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go give my favorite peasant a back-rub and find out exactly what happened. "

Vegeta G turned around and headed for the stairs.

" Goodluck with that, "Veggie-sama". " Turles teased.

Vegeta G twitched, then continued down the stairs, " Man am I glad I haven't met HIM in my timeline. "

/dl

" So, why are we here again? " Vegeta asked as he and Goku walked through the crowded mall.

" We're here so I can get my Veggie the BEST present ever! " Goku beamed, " I wanna make up for that terrible trauma

poor little Veggie went through and I wanna make him the happiest Veggie ever! " he put his hands into fists of

determination.

" That's a little much to put on your plate. " the ouji sweatdropped, " And how are you going to surprise me if I

come with you? "

" Well, I want you to get something you really want Veggie. " Goku glanced over at him, " And with how Veggie's been

with surprises lately I think it'd be best if he picked out what he wanted. "

" Oh. " Vegeta said. He shifted around. The mall was nearly packed with end-of-the-month holiday shoppers, " I don't

like crowds. " he muttered.

" Does Veggie want me to carry him? " Goku asked.

" NO! No no no! I'm fine, really! " Vegeta laughed nervously, holding his arms out infront of him in panic, " I'm

just not a big fan of being smushed down hallways next to dozens of random people in an over-packed building, that's all. "

The larger saiyajin looked down at him, concerned, " Come on Veggie, let's go this way! " he said, taking the ouji

by the hand and ducking into a nearby empty hallway. Vegeta looked around the quiet hall while watching the hundreds of

people racing past the doorway like herds of buffalo, " See? Isn't this better? "

" Where are we? " Vegeta said, following Goku down the hall.

" The hallway that leads to the bathrooms. Bulma used to take me to this mall to do all her Christmas shopping so I

know most of where I'm going. " Goku explained. They stopped infront of the door to the men's bathroom, " You coming Veggie?"

Vegeta's face flushed bright red, ::In there? With you? Exposing my most private of organs in a public place where

you of all people could plainly see them!?:: he shook it off, " No, I'll be alright out here Kakarrotto. " he said calmly

with a slight jitter to the tone in his voice, " You go ahead. "

" ... " Goku stared at him for another moment.

" What are you staring at I said I'm fine! " the ouji felt his cheeks heat up.

Goku gave him a quick hug and then left into the bathroom.

Vegeta pulled out his peasant-repel with a mental thought of relief that no one had seen that act of concerned

affection on Goku's part, " ▫Whew▫. " he plopped down on the bench that sat between the men's and women's restrooms.

" Hey there? Room on that bench for 3? "

Vegeta looked over to see a woman standing there holding a baby in its baby carrier. She smiled at him, " Ah, sure. "

the ouji replied, looking away. She had several large shopping bags with her. The ouji subconsiously stared at his stomach

and started to rub it.

" Christmas shopping is so tiring. " the woman groaned, pulling out a bottle for her baby, " You have any kids? " she

smiled.

" Yeah. " Vegeta nodded, " I have 'um..five. "

" WOW! " she gasped, " Haha...I guess I shouldn't be one to complain then huh? "

" Well...my uh, my youngest is 10 so...it's not like your situation in that....is it hard being a "Mommy"? "

" Huh? " the woman cocked an eyebrow.

" I know, I sounded really blunt and that question seemed like it was completely from out of nowhere but...is it? "

the small saiyajin glanced at her for a moment.

" ▫FLUSH▫ " a sound came from behind them and they glanced to the right over their shoulders. Vegeta knowing who that

was.

::Kakarrotto:: the name wafted through the little ouji's mind.

" Well, I can't say that its easy, because its not. Taking care of a baby is lots of hard work. You have to get up

at all hours of the night, and you constantly have to watch over him to make sure he's comfortable and safe and healthy and

clean...but hahaha, you probably know that already, 5 children....but yeah, I imagine being a mothering a baby is different

in some aspects than fathering one. " she explained, then thought outloud to herself. The woman put her baby back in the

carrier and picked it and the packages up, " But being a "Mommy" can be a lot of fun too. " she smiled at her own, " Isn't

that right? " the woman turned back to Vegeta, " Goodluck with your shopping! " she said and dashed back out into the

crowds of people.

Vegeta rubbed his stomach again, " ... "

" Veggieshungry? "

" Huh? " the ouji looked up to see Goku standing infront of him, " Eep! " his face turned bright red.

" Would you like a snack? " Goku smiled.

" ...I think I just had a naughty thought about you. " Vegeta said in a hollow voice. He stood up and went into the

bathroom, " Excuse me. "

Goku stood there, confused, " About....GASP! VEGGIE! "

" They're platonic-naughty-thoughts I swear! " Vegeta stuck his head out of the doorway.

" How can you have a platonic-naughty-thought!? Naughty thoughts are non-pla-tonic! " Goku exclaimed, the two of

them growing increasingly flustered.

" I don't know! " Vegeta blurted out, his entire face bright red.

" ... " ▫

" You know what? Maybe we should avoid, you know, mall restrooms and such. " Vegeta stepped back out again, still

holding his stomach, " I uh...I really don't need to use the bathroom after all. "

" Are you sure? "

" Yes! Totally and completely sure! " Vegeta gave him a thumbs up.

" ... " ▫

Goku reached over and started to rub the little ouji's shoulders from behind, " It's oh-kay Veggie..about our baby. "

he whispered.

The ouji bounced back away from him, then spritzed either shoulder with peasant-repel, " Ah haha..ha. " he paused,

" Wait, I never said anything about-- "

" :) " Goku smiled back at him.

" ...yah. Sure. " Vegeta shifted around, " And--and it wasn't "our baby" because unless you're refering to Vejitto

or Gogeta then you mean "that stomach device Onna evilly fitted me with in her attempt to destroy my naturally seme spirit".

Hmm! " he nodded.

" I'm sorry you are hurting, Veggie. " the larger saiyajin frowned.

" I'm not! Really! " Vegeta held his arms out, then paused, " Say Kakarrotto? Hypothetical question. How do you

feel about being a Kaasan? "

" Huh? " Goku stared at him for a moment, then gasped as his face turned bright pink, " Oh my! " he shook his head,

" Veggie I'm not allowed to say. " he laughed uneasily, " SAY! Let's go find that perfect present for Veggie now, hmm? " Goku

bent down to Vegeta's height and smiled. Goku noticed Vegeta now staring at his stomach.

The little ouji poked Goku's abdomen slightly, " Hmm... "

" Come on Veggie! " Goku perked up while he picked up Vegeta and plopped the ouji on his back piggyback-style,

" Let's go! "

/dl

" Hn...I don't trust him. " Vegeta G muttered as he rubbed his peasant's back. Goku G let out a purr.

" Who? " Gogeta, who sat on a nearby chair, asked curiously.

" Turles. "

" Hahaha! Neither does this timeline's you, Toussan! " Gogeta laughed.

" I can see why. " Vegeta G sighed.

" Mmm— Veggie-sama's the best back-rubber ever! " Goku G chirped.

" Why thank you, Kakarrotto. " the ouji smirked, then felt something starring up at him. He looked down to see

Bura standing there, " Yes? "

Bura glomped onto his leg, " There's HOPE! "

" ??? " Vegeta G sweatdropped, confused.

Bura whipped out a small gift and presented it to Goku G, " Here you go, Goggie's timeline's Kakarroujo! A gift! "

Goku G opened it while still laying on the sofa, " Lip-balm? "

" Use it in good health! " she grinned and continued onward, but stopped before Vejitto, " Oh! Vejitto-chan have you

seen our timeline's Toussan and Kakarroujo? "

" They went to the mall. Toussan's buying Mommy a present to make up for that Tummy3000 incident. " he explained.

" Awwww, that's so sweet of Kakarroujo! If only I had known about it in time to go with them! " Bura sighed,

" Afterall, what Onna did was a terrible deed! "

" Hmm. " the fusions nodded.

" I mean, Toussan--PREGNANT?! "

" WHAT?! " Vegeta G nearly choked.

" Do you have any idea how long it took my mind to even wrap around that concept?! " she exclaimed, continuing on

without noticing Vegeta G's reaction, " If ANYONE it should've been Kakarroujo! "

" I have no idea what she's talking about but I agree with her fully. " Vegeta G pointed to Bura, pale.

" You mean...during that long chatting session, Mommy never told you about why he wants to get revenge on Chi-Chi? "

Vejitto asked, surprised.

" No....I assumed it was simply one of her usual twisted Onna-manuvers to try and sway me from my Kaka-quest. "

" Heehee, "Kaka-quest". " Goku G laughed, then smiled as the ouji went back to rubbing him, " Ahhh, Veggie-sama— "

" Of course Toussan wouldn't tell his counterpart. It's too embarassing. " Gogeta laughed nervously.

" Embarassing? " Vejitto blinked.

" Yeah, I mean, what with Toussan's pride and sense of seme-ness and all...telling another timeline's himself about

being.....he didn't wanna look uke-ish in the eyes of the other him, Jitto. " Gogeta tried to explain.

" Ah...Mommy-logic. " Vejitto nodded, then smiled, " That makes sense! "

" So Goggie-kun, would you like to come back with us and see what home's been like since you left? " Goku G asked.

" But, I thought Goggie liked it here. " Vejitto said, worried.

Gogeta looked back at him, " :) "

" Oh-kay! " he chirped.

" WAHHH! " Vejitto fell over, twitching, " GOGGIE! "

" Don't worry Jitto. I am not going to STAY. I'm just gonna look around! " the dance fusion grinned.

" Oh. " Vejitto blinked, " Well in that case I'm coming too! " he pumped his fist against his chest, " Any timeline

with a mentally insane Chi-Chi in it has got to be unsafe. "

" But that's why its supposed to be safe. Onna's in an asylum. A men-tal ward. " Gogeta pointed out.

" Yeah, but what if she got free and somehow got into the possession of one of her old weapons or an object of

equally terrifying danger and decided to attack you in your sleep? "

" ... " Gogeta's eyes went wide, " Well....um.. "

" Exactly! " Vejitto nodded.

" Chi-chan can do that? " Goku G squeaked out, terrified.

" No! No no no, of course she can't. " the ouji reassured him.

" Oh can't I? "

Vegeta G looked over to see Chi-Chi standing behind them with her arms folded. Goku G stared at her in complete

horror as if she were a giant human-needle.

" You're going to attack me in my sleep? " Gogeta gasped.

" Wait, what? " Chi-Chi raised an eyebrow.

" You didn't hear anything before what Toussan said, did you Chi-Chi? " Vejitto sweatdropped.

" No demi-Ouji, no I didn't. " she shortly replied, then turned back to Vegeta, " Now would you mind explaining to

me what you're doing rubbing Goku-san's back and why he's wearing his Ouji-gear? "

" BWAHAHA! " Vegeta G laughed defiantly at her, " WELL-- "

" ▫slap▫! " a hand slapped over his mouth.

Vegeta G looked up to see Turles hovering upside-down above him.

" Hey there, Vegeta-san. You wouldn't want to blow your whole plan apart now would you? "

" My pla---OHHHHhhh! That's right, the "plan". " the ouji said, his voice muffled. Turles removed his hand.

" What plan? " Chi-Chi said bluntly.

" Oh, nothing. " Vegeta G cracked his knuckles.

" Heeheehee. " Goku G laughed, amused.

" You're plotting something, aren't you? "

" Perhaps, perhaps not. Who can ever really be sure during this bustling, holiday season? " the smaller saiyajin

clasped his hands together.

The fusions started to join in on Goku's laughter.

" Now THAT'S my Toussan! " Bura smiled, proud, " You know, even though techincally he's no more my Toussan than Mirai

is my brother...but still! " she grinned.

" BWAHAHA, I find its best to keep you guessing Onna. Keeps you on your toes, alert at all times, you know. " Vegeta

G walked around her in a circle, " However being alert 24/7 doesn't exactly go easy on your mind and body. Yup, infact it

could cause you to slip up your guard even more frequently than NOT being aware that something dangerous could possibly

happen to your person in the very, VERY near future. "

Chi-Chi twitched, ::He seems so CALM! So COLLECTED. So FULL OF HIMSELF. I haven't seen the Ouji this confident in

six MONTHS!:: she paused, " Six.....there's something wrong here. " she said, now sure of it.

" Really? " Vegeta G smirked at her.

" Yeah. Even if you were only putting up a facade, there's no way you could be this mentally together after the state

I left you in last week. " Chi-Chi deduced, " I'd think you'd still be heartbroken after losing your "baby". " she narrowed

her eyes.

Vegeta G's widened, ::Baby? Lose my....:: he stood there in confusion.

::Vegeta-san, there was no actual "baby". I'll explain the situation later to you, just change the subject!:: Turles

urged him.

" Right. " Vegeta G nodded, then turned back to Chi-Chi, " Well as the Great and Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji I happen

to heal must faster emotionally as well as physically than humans would. " he boasted.

" I helped ease the pain. " Goku G chirped happily.

" That better not be the Ouji's rear end you're patting right now Son Goku. " Chi-Chi said in a dangerous tone of

voice.

" And what's wrong with Kakarrotto being a fan of platonic rear-end patting? " Vegeta G spoke up.

" PLENTY!! "

Goku G grabbed a nearby blanket and covered himself with it.

" See that, now you've scared him. " Vegeta G folded his arms, upset.

" I'VE scared HIM!? DID IT REGISTER IN YOUR TWISTED OUJI SKULL AS TO WHAT HE JUST DID?! " she gawked in shock.

" As long as I know there was no non-platonic intent on Kakarrotto's part he may do whatever he pleases to me. "

Vegeta G nodded, then smirked wider, " And I him. "

" Is it over yet? " the larger saiyajin asked, still under the blanket.

" Almost. " Turles replied.

" Well...I....errr..FINE! " Chi-Chi sputtered, then stomped off.

" ??? " Vegeta G stared at her reaction in disbelief, " What was that? "

" Oh, Chi-Chi's "Ouji-battling skills" have started to dull since the "Kakarroujo" incident and the seme/uke question

being brought up. " Vejitto explained.

" You've been in doubt and slightly wai-vering in your platonic semeness lately, Toussan. " Gogeta added, " And

because of that Onna felt she didn't have to keep as sharp as she's been in the past so you caught her by surprise just now

with your complete confidence in your side of your relationship with Kaasan. "

" Really? " he smirked, then paused, " The other me is QUESTIONING himself? "

" E-specially so since the "baby" incident. " Vejitto nodded, then frowned, " That made Mommy so very sad. "

" Care to hear the tale? " Turles asked with a wicked grin.

" That's why you're still here, isn't it? " Vegeta G said flatly, " The other me said you enjoy taunting me. "

" Hee— you're so much FUN to tease, Vegeta-san! " Turles spun himself so he was upright, " Besides, we type-3

saiyajin peasants are such natural-born semes... "

" Sure you are. " Vegeta G said sarcastically.

" And you--this timeline's you, would make such a perfect uke to Kakarrotto once he's free of Chi-Chi's

soul-crushing "rules". " Turles whipped out a small book, " Why take Kakarrotto's entry on December the 18th of his diary

for example-- " he flipped to the page.

" GASP! TURLES! " Bura snatched it out of his hands, " It's not very nice at all to read Kakarroujo's private

thoughts about Toussan! "

" ... " ▫

Bura reopened the book and started flipping through it with excitement as if she were reading a cheesy romance novel.

Turles sweatdropped, " You're no worse than me. "

" Ah, but I've been here longer. Thus, seniority! " she grinned.

" Hm. " he shrugged.

The book suddenly disappeared in Bura's hands, " HUH!? "

" Thank u! "

She looked up to see Vejitto now holding it. He pressed his hands together against the book and caused it to flatten

out until it disappeared. Magician-esque music started to play as the portara fusion rolled up one sleeve, than the other.

Gogeta cheerfully walked up to Vejitto while holding a top-hat. Vejitto reached inside the hat. He pulled his hand out,

empty with a puzzled look on his face. He lifted the hat up and stuck his hand through the bottom of it; still nothing.

The fusions looked around the room with mock-serious-determination. Gogeta put the top-hat on his head while he searched.

Vejitto walked up to the mirror hanging on the wall and lifted it to the side. Gogeta stood there with his front half

poking out of a hole in the wall behind the mirror while holding the diary. Vejitto put his hands to his face in mock-shock,

then took the book from Gogeta and they both bowed to their audiance as the music hit is climax and end.

" And now to take this book of private Toussan-knowledge to a safer place! " Vejitto said happily, and with that the

fusions teleported out of the room.

" ...well I've never seen that before. " Vegeta G muttered in shock.

Goku G sweatdropped, " That made my head hurt, Veggie-sama. "

The ouji smirked, " There there, I'll rub it for you. "

/dl

" ▫SIGH▫ " Vegeta sighed, depressed as he and Goku sat at the food court.

" Aww, I'm sorry you couldn't find the perfect present in any of those previous 57 stores, Veggie. " Goku pouted,

then smiled, " But don't worry! I bet 58's your lucky number! "

Vegeta sighed again, " I don't know, Kakarrotto. "

" Do not give up little Veggie! " the larger saiyajin said, taking a french fry, " You can't give up! You have to

keep looking until you find something that'll make you truely happy! " he said determindly, " At least, that's what I do.

And, and its always worked for me! " Goku grinned.

" I'm sort of used to the ironic twists life enjoys dealing me by now. " the ouji picked up his cheeseburger and

took a bite.

" Hmm. " Goku whipped something out and plopped it onto Vegeta's head, " Heehee. "

The ouji looked up to see a free Burger King paper-crown on his head. He pointed to it, " Sorta like that. " Vegeta

said flatly.

Goku took a second one out and put it on his own head, " Well I think they're FUN, Veggie! "

Vegeta sweatdropped, " Uh-huh. " he looked around, " I haven't even gotten you anything yet. "

" Aw, that's oh-kay Veggie. Getting to go somewhere with my Veggie, and not having to worry about Chi-chan coming up

from behind me and getting mad, that makes me happy. Going anywhere with Veggie makes me happy. " he nodded.

" Oh. " the ouji felt his face start to flush red again. He took another bite of his burger instead.

" I wish I could come see you whenever I like Veggie. " Goku said, sipping his soda, " I know it sounds funny, but

there's sometimes when I just don't like some of the rules. "

Vegeta paused. He continued to eat while watching Goku and hoping the larger saiyajin didn't notice his stare.

" Sometimes I think some of them are just too strict and others do not make any sense at all. I like the way things

used to be a long time ago, back when I could go where-ever I wanted and eat food made by whoever's food I wanted and sleep

and eat at completely random times of the day! "

" Type-3 saiyajin peasants are random by nature. " Vegeta said, now avoiding Goku's stare, " Even though we look

similar to humans that doesn't mean we're similar psychologically. " he explained.

" ... " Goku tilted his head.

" ... " ▫

" Veggie makes me smile! "

" WAHH! " Vegeta fell over, glowing bright red. His foot twitched in the air.

" Hey! Goku! "

" Hh?! " Vegeta instantly sat up again. He adjusted his 'crown' and noticed Yamcha, Puar, Tenshinhan, and Launch

sitting at a nearby food court table, a slightly larger one than the 2-person table he and Goku were at.

" HI everybody! " Goku waved to them, " Me 'n Veggie are Christmas shopping! "

" We are too! " Launch, currently in her blue-hairred form, said happily as she held up two of their many packages.

" We're not having very much luck though. " Goku laughed, putting his hand behind his head.

" You can say that again. " Vegeta muttered, waving his hand down in the direction of where their non-existant

packages would've been.

" Yeah, tell me about it. I was gonna get Bulma a gift-certificate to this mall, but then I found out she owns half

of it. " Yamcha sweatdropped.

" Get her a half-off coupon at one of the stores she owns. Then when she goes to buy something she can get it for

free. " the ouji suggested.

" Does it even work that way? " Tenshinhan cocked an eyebrow.

" I would think that when you get products at a store you own for free automatically since its your store. " Launch

folded her arms in thought.

Vegeta shrugged.

" Is he oh-kay Goku? " Puar asked him.

" Veggie's just having some trouble finding what he really wants for Christmas. " Goku answered while patting the

ouji lightly on the back. The second he pulled his hand away Vegeta pulled out his peasant-repel and boredly sprayed his

back, " That and we had a little problem last week. "

" A LITTLE problem?! " Vegeta gawked, " How can you call that little! That baka Onna has probably dumped layers upon

layers of psychological emotional damage onto my subconscious with that "little" "prank" of hers! "

" Oh Veggie! I, I did not mean to sound in-sensitive about it! " Goku realized, worried.

" It's oh-kay Kakarrotto. Not your fault. "

" What happened? " Launch gasped at his sudden outburst.

" I don't feel like talking about it. Let's just drop it. " he finished off his burger. Vegeta pulled a second one

out of the fast-food bag.

" How many did you buy? " Yamcha asked.

" Aw, only 3 a piece. Me 'n Veggie needed a little snack-break from looking for presents. " Goku nodded.

" Ah. Cuz I was gonna say... "

" So! How are you four doing present-wise? " the larger saiyajin said.

" Halfway there. " Yamcha replied.

" Likewise. " Puar chirped.

" About 3/4ths... " Launch said, " We have no clue what to get Chaoutzu, he hasn't given us a list yet and we're

really running out of time. "

" Well, I wish you goodluck! " Goku smiled and stood up, " Ready to go Veggie? Chi-chan'll get mad at me if I'm out

past dark. We can eat while we walk. "

" Let Onna get mad, I don't care. "

" Veggie? "

" You let her boss you around too much, she does it even when she's not here. Besides after what she did she deserves

a fit of anger. " the ouji shrugged her off, " Do YOU want to eat while walking through this busy mall Kakarrotto, or would

YOU rather sit here comfortable and finish your food while chatting with your friends and I a little longer--even it makes

you--heaven forbid--back at Capsule Corp 2 minutes after sundown. " Vegeta folded his arms.

Goku paused. He looked over at his childhood friends; Yamcha, Puar, Launch, and Tenshinhan; all of whom smiled at

him. Then over at Vegeta, who had his burger halfway in his mouth and his arms folded defiantly over his chest in a stubborn

pouty manner, " Hmm. " Goku said pleasantly, then plopped back down in his seat.

Vegeta smirked behind his sandwich, then raised his hands and applauded Goku, soon followed by the quartet at the

nearby table, ::Invisible chains. She's got him on invisible chains. And I think he's just starting to see them::

Content, Vegeta finished off the other half of his burger in two bites.

/dl

" ▫Pow▫ ▫Ka▫POW▫POW▫POW▫! " the digital fusions flew through the air at each other on the screen while Vejitto and

Gogeta themselves sat each on their respective beds pressing the ps2 controllers' buttons at a rapid pace, though not too

rapid; they discovered a month ago that if they pressed the buttons as fast as they possible could their controllers would

spontaniously combust. Which is why they each had relatively new ones. Vejitto's was orange and Gogeta's was blue.

" Videogames are FUN, Jitto! " Gogeta chirped happily.

" That they are, Goggie! " Vejitto cheerfully replied.

" ▫DAN▫DAN▫DAN▫! " ominous music suddenly appeared and a digital Freeza landed in the background several feet away.

" HO HO HO! Prepare to die, saiyajin! " the digital Freeza laughed and pointed at them.

" HAAA! "

" HAAA! " both digital fusions burst into ssj3 in unison.

" This is one of my favorite parts. " Gogeta beamed and pressed forward on his controller. The saiyajins in the

game flew at Freeza and a huge explosion erupted on-screen. The smoke cleared to reveal Vejitto and Gogeta standing there

in ssj2 while only a small chunk of Freeza's tail was left. Gogeta sent one last ki blast at it.

" ▫Ba▫Bun▫Ba▫Bun▫Bun▫Bun▫BA▫! " a small victory song played.

Vejitto clicked save and shut the ps2 off, " That WAS fun, Goggie. " he contently flopped stomach-down onto his bed,

then got under the covers.

Gogeta put his controller down beside his bed and did the same, " Goodnight Jitto—! "

" Goodnight Goggie! "

Gogeta reached his arms up and clapped his hands, causing the lights to go out.

" ... " Vejitto watched the dance fusion from across the room for a moment, then closed his eyes.

/dl

" ▫Lick▫lick▫lick▫ " Goku licked his chocolate ice-cream cone as he and Vegeta got out of the car, " Thanks for the

ride, Tenshinhan! " he waved.

" Don't mention it. We're dropping everyone else home so I figured why not give you guys a ride. " Tenshinhan nodded

back at him.

Vegeta hopped out after Goku, the ouji with his own strawberry ice-cream cone.

" Bye! " Goku waved and watched as the sky-car flew off. The larger saiyajin paused when he noticed how dark it was

out, " Veggie what time is it? "

" Almost 5:30. " the ouji replied as they headed to the front door.

" Oh! ▫Whew▫! Haha, it gets dark so early now I was worried for a second. " the larger saiyajin laughed sheepishly.

Vegeta held the ice-cream cone in his mouth and reached for the front door only to feel something grab his free arm.

The ouji glanced back to see Goku holding it.

" You make me happy. "

" ... " the ice-cream melted and evaporated inside Vegeta's mouth as his face turned bright red, " Ah-- " the cone

fell to the ground, " --t-thanks Kakarrotto. " he chuckled nervously, " That's, ah, very nice of you. "

Goku smiled.

" ▫SLAM▫! " the door flung open behind them, " Goku-san... " Chi-Chi stood there, annoyed with a vein bulging on her

forehead.

" Hey Onna. " Vegeta smirked, standing between them.

" Get out of the way Ouji he knows he's not allowed outside after dark! What if he accidentally catches even a

glimpse of the moon, goes oozaru, and ends up destroying an entire city! " Chi-Chi complained.

" He wouldn't if I taught him how to control oozaru form. " he retorted.

" GASP!? " a gasp of excitable joy came behind the ouji.

Vegeta instantly slapped his hands over his mouth when he'd realized what he'd just said.

" Veggie could teach me how to con-trol my oozaru form so I would once a-gain be free to go outside at night and

perform night-time-related activities? "

" Ah--well, " Vegeta faultered, " it would be rather difficult. Your natural instincts, you see Kakarrotto, are much

more powerful than mine are, which I could probably attribute to you living the first 12 years of your life in the

wilderness of Mount Paouz's mountain-side. Living in the wild at such a young age probably enhanced your natural saiyajin

instincts while I, living at the royal castle and then in Freeza's ship...don't necessarily have that..enhancement. " the

ouji stumbled when he started to feel a slight skip in Goku's ki.

" He really shouldn't be outside like this for too long. " Chi-Chi folded her arms, " The longer he's out at night

the more often-- "

" ▫FLOOF▫! " bundles of pink fur fluffed out from under the larger saiyajin's gi.

" --that happens. " Chi-Chi pointed to the now ssj4 Goku.

Vegeta laughed nervously, " Lovely. "

" Veggie gonna teach me now? " Goku asked, leaning down so he was nose-to-nose with the little ouji.

Vegeta's mind went into a panic, ::Back-away-back-away-backaway-backawaybackawaybackway--::

The larger saiyajin gave Vegeta a big grin, exposing two very sharp-looking incisors, " VEGGIE—— "

" BARRIER! " Vegeta thrust his arms out and a blue ki barrier went up, knocking Goku away from him and tumbling onto

the snow sidewalk behind him.

" OOF! "

" Nice goin, Ouji. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped.

" Huh? " the small saiyajin blinked, then put the barrier back down, " Kakarrotto! " he ran up to Goku, who was on

his back in the snow, " Are you-- "

" ▫Pow▫! "

A snowball smashed into Vegeta's face.

" Heeheeheeheehahahaha! " giggling could be heard from the ground as Vegeta wiped the snow off his face, " Do not

worry Veggie! I'm fine! " Goku sat back up. He took a huge whiff of the air and smiled contently, then powered back down to

normal, " Ahhh—! Everything smells so much NICER in compact oozaru form! "

" I should think so. It brings all your instincts, inhibitions not included, to the surface. " the ouji said.

Goku hopped back onto his feet and smiled, " I'm not allowed to uninhibit myself, Veggie. "

Vegeta glanced over at Chi-Chi for a moment, " Yeah I noticed. "

" Hey what's that supposed to mean! " she snapped.

" Anyway, I guess I'll be seeing you then. " the ouji told Goku. A noticable expression of hurt appeared in the

larger saiyajin's eyes, throwing the ouji off-balance, " Ah--what? Its not like I'll never see you again infact I'll see you

tommorow, like always. "

" But Veggie I was having so much fun! " Goku frowned.

" Don't you want your dinner? " Chi-Chi grabbed him by the sleeve of his gi.

" Hai... " Goku admitted, " ...can we stay over at Veggie's and Veggie'll make dinner? " his expression lit up.

" NO! "

Vegeta sweatdropped.

" Come on now, let's get going. " Chi-Chi sighed, glancing up at him.

" But-- " Goku started.

" --what about the kaka-spawn? " Vegeta motioned inside.

" Oh, he's sleeping over with Trunks. " she replied.

" I wanna sleep over with Veggie! " Goku chriped.

" Yes, I could get Kakarrotto a spare guest room to sleep in as well. " Vegeta smirked.

" REALLY? " the larger saiyajin gushed.

" Mmm-hmm! " Vegeta nodded. He then paused as he heard a rustle above him. The ouji glanced up and let out a gasp to

see a bundle of mistletoe on the end of a fishing pole hovering over his head, " AHH--- "

" ▫Platonic-Smooch-on-the-cheek▫! "

" ---ah....ah..... " the glowing ouji stumbled back and hit the living-room floor, dizzy, over-powered, and numb

with concentrated kaka-germs.

" HAHA! Yuletide! " the saiyajin holding the fishing pole poked his head out into the doorway, " Goodnight

Kakarrotto! " Turles waved to him.

" Goodnight! " Goku waved back, then felt Chi-Chi jerk his gi again and sadly teleported home.

Turles stood there staring outside for a moment, proud of himself, then closed the front door and looked down at

the semi-consious Vegeta, " Well, that was fun! "

" CURSE YOU! " Vegeta pointed up at him, " Eh--if I could move my body right now I would cause you great pain and

physical harm! "

Turles happily ignored him and made a little check mark in a small notepad.

" What's that? "

" Oh, I'm keeping track of how many times I can get you and Kakarrotto under the mistletoe together. " he said

casually, " That was mistletoe-smooch number 2! "

" WHAT?! " the ouji nearly choked.

" What, can't I have a hobby? " the evil type-3 saiyajin asked.

" That's not a hobby! "

" Besides, I think Kakarrotto enjoys it. Shame he had to go. " Turles sighed.

Vegeta G walked up to Vegeta and sprayed him with regular-strength peasant-repel.

" Thank you. " he replied and promptly sat up.

" At least I'm still here Veggie-sama! "

Vegeta turned and sweatdropped to see Goku G standing there soaking wet, " Is that one of my jumbo-sized towels? "

" I got all sweaty from being rubbed so I took a bath! " Goku G said pleasantly.

" ...with, one of my towels. " the ouji shifted uneasily.

" As long as there's no non-platonic intent Kakarrotto should be allowed to use any towels he wants, right? " Vegeta

G blinked at him.

" But--I dry myself off in that! " the ouji's cheeks went red as he pointed to Goku G.

" So? Just spray it with some peasant-repel before you put it in the wash and it'll be fine. " he shrugged.

" Haha— " Goku G grinned.

" You say that like you share towels with Kakarrotto on a regular basis!? " Vegeta gawked, horrified.

" And clothes! " Goku G chirped.

" Clothes? Wait how can you two share clothes when Kakarrotto is clearly a 'large' and I'm a--petite medium. " Vegeta

caught himself.

" What's wrong with 'small'? " Turles smirked.

" Small indicates uke-ness. And as the Great and Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji I refuse to wear clothes labeled as such."

Vegeta folded his arms.

" Hm! " Vegeta G nodded in agreement.

" Which is why most of the things he buys for himself are too big. " Bulma said as she passed by.

" ... " both Vegetas sweatdropped.

" We don't share actual items of clothing, more like things that don't require a size, like scarfs and gloves and

saiyajin armor/training suits. " the alternate timeline Vegeta explained.

" And bathrobes! " the larger saiyajin chimed in.

" ACK! " Vegeta nearly gagged with fright.

" Huh. You two are much more comfortable and confident about the platonicness of your relationship. " Turles smirked.

" You say that as if you're plotting something. " Vegeta G said suspicously.

" Interesting. " Turles was now turned away from them while hovering in the air, his fishing pole over his shoulder.

A wicked grin covered the evil type-3 saiyajin's face.

" We must dispose of that. " Vegeta narrowed his eyes at the fishing pole.

Vegeta G folded his arms, " Agreed. "

/dl

" Hmm.. " Goku lay on his back staring up at the ceiling to his room. The window on the wall beside him was

thoroughly closed, locked, and covered with several curtains to keep all moonlight out of the room, " What am I gonna get

Veggie for Christmas? "

::Well, is there anything Vegeta-kun's ever pointed out that he's really wanted recently?:: Bibishii asked, trying

to be helpful.

" Something Veggie's really wanted... " Goku mumbled outloud, deep in thought.

" I guess since I do not remember living here I cannot appreciate this as much as little Veggie can. " Goku

concluded, then clasped his hands together, " But just look how HAPPY Veggie is! I have NEVER seen my little Veggie this

HAPPY before! " tears of joy rushed down his cheeks and he teleported up to where Vegeta was laying and bent down beside

him, " Hey Veggie——

The little ouji smiled warmly up at him and Goku's cheeks went pink, " Home. "

" Yeah, "home". Veggie is home. " Goku's face flushed slightly more.

Vegeta took a deep breath and sighed happily, " I never thought I'd be able to ever get home again. And here it is. "

he sat up, genuinely smiling, " Sure it's in a thousand pieces, but who CARES! It's HERE, and it's still LIVABLE! We, we

could probably use the next wish on the dragonballs to put it all back together! ":::

" ... " Goku's eyes widened 5 times over, " AHHH! I'VE GOT IT! " he gushed with excitement as he hopped out from

under the sheets and onto the bed, " Veggie's HOME! Veggie luvs being home and he was so very happy when he found out it

hadn't been completely destoryed! " he turned to Bibishii, " I only used one of the two wishes for my day as Veggie's Oujo,

and its been more than 4 months since then meaning the dragon balls must be active again by now! I can wish our homeplanet

back to the way it was before Freeza blew it apart! " he threw his arms outward, then clasped them together, " This is gonna

be the best Christmas Present EVER! Veggie even suggested wanting to fix his home back up. Veggie'll be so proud of me and

maybe we could go on that picnic afterall! "

::Brilliant idea, Goku!:: Bibishii mentally smiled, excited.

" Hmmhmm! " Goku beamed and flopped back onto the bed, this time on his stomach, " And the very best part of it is

that it gets to be a surprise! I can't WAIT to see the look on Veggie's face! " he turned onto his back and pumped his fist

in the air, " We start our dragon ball hunt TOMMOROW, Bibishii! "

The tail grinned, ::HOORAY

/dl

The Next Day...

" YAHHH! "

" HOOH! "

" HA HA HA! " Gogeta repeated punched forward, Vejitto dodging him as they sparred in the gravity room. Vejitto

teleported behind Gogeta only to have Gogeta elbow him from behind. Vejitto's arms thrust forward from the shock and he

grabbed Gogeta's left arm and tossed him into the air. Thankfully the 500x gravity kept the dance fusion from blowing a hole

through the ceiling and he instead landed upside-down on it with a loud and slightly painful thump.

" ... " ▫

The two ssj fusions smirked at each other, then burst into ssj2.

" HAAAAA!! "

Vejitto and Gogeta flew at each other, their fists slamming against one another's on contact. Vejitto yelped when he

felt something grab his foot and swing him upside-down.

" Hee—— " grinned one of Gogeta's doppelgangers as he held Vejitto half a foot above the ground. Two more Gogetas

appeared in the air above him. A fifth Gogeta stood next to the original.

" Got me surrounded, huh. " the portara fusion snickered.

" I happen to think so. " Gogeta #3 said.

Vejitto crossed his arms infront of his mouth and appeared to power up, then swung his body forward and just as he

reached eye-level with Gogeta #2 he spat something out. The object hit Gogeta #2 and exploded on contact, causing him to drop

Vejitto.

" ▫PTOO▫PTOO▫PTOO▫PTOO▫! " out flew 4 more objects of a half-opaque color similar to the first. They formed to reveal

four Vejitto-headed kamikaze ghosts.

" ... " Gogeta watched the ghosts carefully.

" HA HA! You are not the only one who can play that game, Goggie! " Vejitto laughed.

" ▫Creak▫ " the door opened slightly.

" Psst! Goggie, Ji-chan. "

" Hi Toussan! " Vejitto waved to him.

" Have you seen the Dragon Radar? I'm going to wish for a very special super-secret best-present-ever for my

Veggie. " he grinned as his tail wagged back and forth in eager anticipation.

" Sure, upstairs in Mommy's room. He put it in one of the drawers where you couldn't find it! "

" GREAT! Thank u Jitto! " Goku nodded and closed the door, then dashed up the stairs.

Gogeta sweatdropped.

" ... " ▫

" Now where were we? OH YEAH! " Vejitto grinned, " SUPER GHOST KAMIKAZE ATTACK!! " he pointed at Gogeta and his

doppelgangers.

" Hmmhmmhmm, lalala, hmmhmmhmmhmm. " Goku hummed as he made his way to the top of the stairs.

" ▫KABOOM▫! " a huge explosion came from below, rattling the entire household. Goku slipped but caught onto the

railing and sweatdropped. He leaned his head over the edge to see the door to the gravity room now off its hinges, " Ooh,

Veggie's not gonna like that. "

" Don't worry! We're oh-kay, Kaasan! " Gogeta called up to him, flashing an ok sign.

" Oh-kay Goggie! " Goku called back, then headed into Vegeta's room to discover the little ouji fast asleep in his

bed. The larger saiyajin sweatdropped, " Deja vu. " he then noticed a note taped to the front of Vegeta's pajama shirt, the

ouji laying on his back. Goku leaned over to read the sloppily-written note, which read "Kiss the Veggie". At the bottom of

the note was a grinning Turles head. However, Goku being who he was, didn't notice said doodle, " Umm, I'm not really

a-llowed to do that. It's against Rule #3. " he laughed nervously, " Sorry little piece of paper. " Goku turned back to the

ouji's clothing cabinet, " Hmm, now let's see..where would little Veggie put the dragon radar... " he opened the drawer on

the bottom. Pants. Goku reached for the middle drawer. Shirts. The top drawer. Underwear. The larger saiyajin's cheeks

flushed pink, " I do not think little Veggie would put the radar in with his boxer shorts and briefs. " he closed that

drawer, " Not with how many people have touched the radar and the places its been. Hm... " Goku folded his arms, " Usually,

when something is hidden its in the middle. But Veggie isn't usual, Veggie likes to come up from behind and surprise you.

So I the radar must be with his pants! " he closed the middle drawer and began shuffling through the many pairs of pants;

all mediums. Goku felt his hand clunk against something cold and hard on the left-hand side of the drawer. He pulled it out

and beamed, " The dragon radar! I was right! WOOHOO! I WIN! " he pumped his arms in the air in victory, then smiled and

glanced over his shoulder while his arms were still in the air. Vegeta was still fast asleep, " Hee— that's my Veggie! " he

stood up, then in a fit of giddyness hopped onto Vegeta's bed and propped the heavy sleeper up, " Hey Veggie, guess what? "

" What, Kakarrotto? " Goku imitated the ouji's voice while moving his head slightly.

" I'm a-bout to go find the dragon balls and give you the best Christmas present ever! " he tried to keep his

excitement surpressed and was doing poorly at it, " Arencha proud of me? "

" Oh Kakay I'm so very proud of you and so excited and happy that you're doing this amazing wonderful thing for me

that since I haven't gotten your present yet I will instead give you a long, nice, warm HUG! " Goku picked Vegeta up and

glomped the little ouji tightly.

" Mmmm—— " he rubbed the smaller saiyajin's back, " Oh Veggie, you give the greatest hugs ever. "

" ....huh? " Vegeta's eyes slowly opened. The little ouji let out a yawn and snuggled back against the big orange

pillow. He smiled contently for a moment, then his eyes suddenly bulged out of his head and his heart skipped a beat in total

shock. ::BIG ORANGE PILLOW?!:: Vegeta paled and peered down to see Bibishii wafting back and forth.

::Hi Vegeta-kun!:: she chirped.

" NnnnnnAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! "

" !!! " Goku froze, then lightly pushed himself off Vegeta and teleported out of sight within the same second,

sending Vegeta tumbling back onto his bed in shock.

" What just happened here? " Vegeta shakily asked himself. He looked down to see kaka-germs squiggling all over him

and his bed. The ouji then turned to his dresser to see the bottom drawer open, " My..pants? What was Kakarrotto doing with

my PANTS?! " his face flushed bright red and he nervously tumbled out of bed over to the drawer. Every single pair had been

touched by Goku and his germs, " Oh GOD! Oh G--every single clean pair I OWN! " he slapped the side of his head, " Why did

Kakarrotto feel the need to touch my pants? And what am I going to wear today? "

/dl

" ▫Knock▫knock▫knock▫. "

" Hello? " Bulma poked her head out of her bedroom.

" Bulma, out of a completely bizarre event, all of my pants have become contaminated with hundreds of kaka-germs.

And, since you and I are about the same height I was wondering if I could borrow something of yours to wear today. " Vegeta

asked.

Bulma stared at him for a moment, then smiled, " Umm, oh-kay. Come in. "

/dl

" ...I bet you think this is funny, huh? " Vegeta twitched as he stood before her, wearing his usual blue tank-top,

white gloves, and boots.

Bulma stiffled a giggle, " Heehee...no. "

The ouji was wearing, in place of his pants, Bulma's little black skirt, " I'm not going out in a skirt. Get me some

pants! " he said bluntly and pointed to her closet.

" What's wrong with the skirt? "

" EVERYTHING " Vegeta frustratingly waved his arms in the air, then snorted, " I swear its as if there's some

sort of Uketize-Veggie conspiracy going on around here. " he shook his fist in annoyance.

" No, actually its the fact that my pants no longer fit you because A) You've somehow lost the height you gained

while training to fight the androids and now you're a petite in pants again, and B) You've bulked up so much since I last

lent you a pair that your leg-muscles rip apart every pair you try on. " she held up three pairs of her pants which were

now had huge rips across the thighs, " You're lucky my mom knows how to sow. I really liked these pants. This second one

especially. " a small vein bulged on her forehead.

Vegeta was silent for a moment.

" ... " ▫

" Curse your valid reasons! " the ouji snorted.

Bulma sweatdropped.

" Oh...well, I suppose those reasons work too. " Vegeta shifted uneasily, " Well then. In that case I guess I'll

be, umm...going. " he headed for the door, " And avoiding everyone else in this house until my pants are cleaned.

Peasant-repel or not I'm not going to put on a pair of pants that has had kaka-germs swimming around its insides without a

run through the washing machine. " he muttered, leaving and closing the door behind him, " Baka short little skir-- "

" Way to show off those thighs, Vegeta-san! " Turles grinned, walking by.

Vegeta froze in place, " !!! "

" Better make sure Kakarrotto doesn't see you. Wouldn't want to end up on his "naughty" list. "

" Uh...hai. " the ouji managed to say, then muttered to himself and tried to pull the skirt down even farther without

revealing his boxers beneath, " I'll be sure to do that. "

/dl

" Wow, how convenient! " Goku said happily as he picked up the 2-star dragon ball that happened to be sitting in

Dr. Briefs's lab at the other end of Capsule Corp.

Mirai poked his head into the doorway, " Hey Son-san. "

" Hi Mirai! " he waved, " How are you? "

" Good. Good. "

" ... " ▫

" Son-san why are you grinning eagerly and holding those particular items? " the demi-saiyajin asked uneasily.

" Cuz I'm going to wish Veggie a special super-secret Christmas Present. " Goku said proudly, then waved to him as he

headed out the door, " See you later Mirai! "

" A wish... " Mirai stood there for a moment. A sudden thought hit him and he nearly choked, " A WISH?! SON-SAN!

WAIT! " he rushed out after Goku and skidded to a halt before him, " Listen you can't do this don't you know what will

happen if you make such a wish?! It'll be Timeline #8 all over again---except in the future! " he panicked.

" You mean something terrible will happen if I wish Bejito-sei back into one piece a-gain? " Goku asked, concerned,

then gasped, " OOP! YOUDIDNTHEARTHAT! Please Mirai don't tell anybody! Especially Veggie! "

" ... " Mirai stood there with a blank expression on his face, " Wish Bejito-sei back into one piece...OHHH! Hahaha,

sure Son-san, go ahead with it. What I thought, haha, you were going to do was wish Toussan pregnant with a third fusion-baby

or something. " he laughed, cold sweat dripping down his face.

" ... " Goku was silent for a moment, " :) "

" Ah ha...please don't tell me you're seriously considering tha-- "

" --Mirai that is a brilliant idea! " he gushed, " Veggie was so crushed when he found out it wasn't a real

fusion-baby that he'll be thrilled to find out he's having one for real! And I could wrap Veggie's tummy while he's asleep

Christmas Eve and put a "To Veggie tag" and a bow on it! "

" WAHH! NO NO NO! Son you really don't want to do that! Forget what I said! " Mirai yelped, " Your first idea, that

was a good one--the put Bejito-sei's various chunks of remaining land back together. "

" Yeah, it WAS. " Goku grinned, proud of himself, " Hm..I wonder if there's a way I can get both wishes granted out

of just one wish... " he wondered outloud.

" I'd think it'd be fairly hard to trick Shenlong like that. " Mirai sweatdropped.

" Maybe if I ask him real nicely and say its in the spirit of giving--which it is--and that I'm doing it to make

little Veggie feel better. " Goku smiled, " He'll grant them both! "

" Umm, if you're really that deadset on the "baby" wish, maybe you should ask Toussan if about it first. " the

demi-saiyajin suggested, images of timeline #8 running through his mind.

" But, if I tell Veggie about it then it won't be a surprise. " he frowned, then perked up, " Besides a 3rd

fusion-baby would be fun for everybody! Veggie'd get his baby and Ji-chan and Goggie would get their little brother or

sister---OH! I wonder if I have to de-cide which gender when I make the wish or if Shenlong would just randomly pick one. "

" The PLANET wish Son-san! PLEASE FOCUS on the PLANET wish! " Mirai said desperately.

" Mm.... " Goku looked around in random directions.

Mirai gulped.

" I DO still want to have a picnic with Veggie on our homeplanet...and maybe bring Goggie, Ji-chan, niichan, and

Turles a-long to. " Goku smiled.

Mirai let out a sigh of relief.

" AND me 'n Veggie's new fusion-baby! "

" WAHH! " Mirai fell over.

/dl

" ▫Clang▫clang▫clang▫clang▫ "

Vegeta tilted his head as he walked past the living room. After much deliberation he had returned Bulma's skirt and

decided to spend the day in his boxers--which meant no going outside because the temperature outside was a brisk 15'F,

" What are you doing? "

Vegeta G poked his head out from behind the time machine in the living room, " Oh, just giving it a tune-up before

Kakarrotto and I head off on our little trip with the fusions. "

" Trip? "

" Hai, Gogeta wants to take his timeline out for a test-run to see if he'd like to stay or not and Vejitto's coming

simply because Gogeta is. " he explained.

" Kind of like Trunks and Goten..only different. " the ouji sweatdropped.

" ... " ▫

" ...so! Why are you walking around without any pants on? " Vegeta G asked.

" It's an odd story..I'd rather not talk about it. " he looked away uneasily.

" You can borrow my spare gi pants, Mommy! " Vejitto popped up holding an extra pair of blue pants.

" Why thank you Vejitto. " the ouji took them, then sweatdropped when he realized he never thought about asking

anyone else about spare pants such as the fusions or Mirai, " I'll be right back. " Vegeta ducked into a nearby bathroom

and then came back out a moment later. Vejitto's pants were as baggy on him as Goku's would've been, " At least I'm not

wearing Kakarrotto's pants. " he said, trying to look on the bright side.

" Everybody ready to go! " Goku G happily called out.

" You'll be back in time to help me inact my plan of revenge upon Onna, right? " Vegeta asked his counterpart.

" Of course. " Vegeta G nodded, " It's a time machine. I could set it so that when we're finished with our tour that

we return 2 minutes after we left. "

" Hm. Good point. "

Vegeta G and Goku G got into the time machine, followed by Gogeta and Vejitto.

" See you in 2 to 5 minutes, Mommy! " Vejitto waved to him.

" Which to us will be more like a day! " Gogeta added.

The hatch above them closed and a flash of light erupted from the middle of the living room. Vegeta squinted his

eyes shut and covered them with his arms as if blocking a kick. The light receeded and he opened his eyes again to see the

time machine, his and Goku's counterparts, and the fusions now gone.

Vegeta sweatdropped and adjusted the gi pants he was wearing, " Good luck. "

1:06 AM 12/28/2004

END OF PART TWO!

Chuquita: HOORAY! I made it to the end of the chapter! ▫tosses confetti into the air▫

Goku: ▫tosses his own confetti into the air▫ This is fun!

Chuquita: (to audiance) So sorry I'm 2 days off, but Christmas Eve and Christmas Day itself threw me off; the former more

severely.

Vegeta: (twitches) Did you really need that skirt scene in there?

Chuquita: It came to me randomly last night after playing Budoukai 3. (to audiance) Which is a VERY VERY FUN game actually.

(grins) Also I got a new ps2 which is much smaller than my old one and I now have a controller who's vibration function

actually works! :) (holds items up) I also got that limited edition surf blue gameboy sp! It's so much EASIER to play with

that little light as opposed to seeking out a brightly-lighted room with my gba. A new headset/radio and Banpresto-made

Goku 'n Veggie figurines are among the other gifts. I'm gonna eventually scan Goku 'n Veggie (they're from the saiyajin

saga) and Kaka-zilla (what I've dubbed my foot-tall Buu-saga Goku) sometime this week.

Vegeta: At least my figure has his tail.

Chuquita: (happily) I luv japanese dbz merchandise (Goku 'n Veggie 'n Kaka-zilla look SO MUCH like their actual manga/anime

counterparts) much more than the figurines they make here. Especially those recent gt

ones. (shudders)

Vegeta: (pales) Why anyone would think to color in my lips is beyond me. Makes it look like I'm wearing lipstick...

Chuquita: However I do think the Veggie gloves on Funi's Z store look very entertaining. If I had a credit card, I would

indeed buy a pair. Got a couple debit cards for Christmas from relatives...but I don't think those would work.

Vegeta: (looks at his gloves) What's so entertaining about them? I've always worn gloves.

Goku: (smiles) They're NICE gloves, Veggie.

Chuquita: (to audiance) On the possibility that a 3rd fusion baby comes into existance in either the near future or the

semi-distant one...would you guys prefer it be a girl or a boy? I drew up character sketches for both genders so I do know

what he or she would look like. (points to da) Pictures of them are available here :)

Vegeta: ....would I be the "Mommy"?

Chuquita: Yes.

Vegeta: ...

Goku: Veggie is silent all of a sudden. (pokes Veggie)

Chuquita: And now for the reviewer-replies!

To RyukoVulpix: Thanks! I like to keep the fics all connected like this, mentioning stuff from the previous fic to the

current one is one of the ways how. :) Veggie'll definately get something special for Christmas, don't worry. He was/is still

hurt from the Tummy incident. Goggie's won't leave. :)

To Nuki: Pudding for Veggie! :D Goggie's storyline really picks up in Part 3. Actually ▫does word search on her comp▫ You

last reviewed at the end of "Budoukai". ▫nods▫. It's oh-kay. Cookies! Ooh, you're so lucky!

To tea: Glad you liked it! The two Veggies' revenge is in the next chapter. He is lucky, Veggies are fun to have :)

Goggie's timeline's Raditsu, Brolli, and Turles's whereabouts will be revealed in part 3 as well.

To Cathowl: Hey, Bardock's back! Hi! ▫waves to him▫. Aw, Knives is getting married? Who's his bride? Ah, so none of them are

in that universe. Washulma...sounds like a fusion of Bulma and Washu (I guess you'd get a super-super-genius fusion).

YAY! So happy you like Goggie. Lol! "lone sane man in the asylum" works. Yup, Gohan's escaped Chi-Chi's grip for good. He's

safe. :) Really?....Haha! I like Kakarrotto. He's fun. Bulma keeps herself unbelievably busy between Veggie, work, and

inventing things. Well, Veggie's Goggie's father. Veggie's uke-phobia's pretty large. Yes its what it sounds like. Lol! Like

lizards. Genetic experiments? I also have a strong dislike of needles. (shudders). Mistletoe ban! Lol! So happy you like him.

Aww, your Veggie must be so happy :) Germ experiments. You gotta be very careful with those. (nods). Baby-machine? '.';;

The servant-maid outfit is a little short for Goku's tastes. Snowmen robots sound fun! Thanks so much!

To Blood-Red Amber: Thanks! He'll go with Goggie in hopes he'll stay in the main timeline of course :) I wish I could've

gotten it done by Christmas. But hey at least I'm a week ahead of where I was last year. Last year the FIRST chapter was

uploaded during Christmas week.

To ShiningMoon: Hi Kali! So happy you like the fusions :) Turles's plot continues in part 3 and 4. Giant Veggie balloons are

fun!

To hieilover135: Thanks! Heh, Brolli will show up again soon, just not in this fic...well, he may be in a small cameo in

part 4..but that's too far ahead for me to know for sure. Vegeta G would probably be freaked out by him.

To Dakarne: Same as above. Brolli may get a solo cameo, but no interaction with the others. Chi-Chi's had high blood pressure

throughout the series (she's fainted at least once in every saga I think). I don't think she'd visit a mental home on her

own will though.

To SSJ5Gogetto: Thank you! Snow fusions are fun :)

To Hajkura0: Thanks! So sorry 'bout your computer. I liked having the two of them converse with each other. Goku would, if he

knew what they were about to do to her and if they told the truth that Chi-Chi was really trapped in her house and not out

doing last minute shopping. ▫nods▫ But yes if he did find out he would definately go teleport her to the party with everyone

else.

To GogetaJr: There's more mistletoe occurances to come. :) There is some possibility of a 3rd fusion-baby. Currently there's

about 2 inches of snow out here, but its starting to melt. Don't worry, Goggie won't leave. I like him way too much to do

something like that to him. Goku G is especially frightened of Chi-Chi since his tried to kill him. It's oh-kay. Yup I had

fun Christmas (holds up various presents) Update's a little late, but not by too much.

To PerfectCell17: Time is good :) (hopes to have more free time this week) Glad you enjoy Turles's mistletoe plot! Veggie's

revenge is in part 3. Goggie won't leave, he's staying. :) Here it is!

To orchideater: Hai, Veggie was really sad over it. At least Gohan is finally safe after 20-some years under Chi-Chi's hold. Goku may yet be able to. Glad you liked Turles and the mistletoe :)

Chuquita: And so part 2 comes to an end. Since part 3 probably won't be up until next week..Happy New Year everybody!

Goku: 2005...WOW that'll mean we've encompassed 5 seperate years altogether!

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) That's half a decade...

Chuquita: (grins) See you next week everybody!