"Dragonball AS: Deadly Sin's Saga"

Chapter 32- "Shock and Awe"

By- Tiny

Bulma was rushing around the compound the day after her friends and family's victory over their latest foe, preparing for the party that morning. Lunch and Mai, since they had spent the night that evening, were busy helping her prepare the food and everything else, as were Bra and Marron. The men, meanwhile, were busy catching up on their training in the gravity room.

"I really wish the guys would take a greater interest in this party!" Marron grumbled, "I mean, they didn't even offer to help!"

"I'll help you Mommy," Bikini grinned, looking up at her mother, "I can get way up high and hang the streamers!"

"How are you going to get up high, Bikini?" Marron giggled, "You can't fly."

"Yes I can!" the lavender-haired girl beamed, floating up high, "See?"

"Who taught you how to fly, sweetie, and when?" Marron glared, "If you tell me, I'll make sure that Grandma Bulma gives you one of her mother's cookies."

"Okay!" Bikini drooled, "Auntie Bra taught me a few weeks ago. Can I get my cookie now?"

Marron stood up quickly and turned to face her childhood friend, only to see that Bra had taken off towards the stairs. The blonde woman sighed heavily as she picked her daughter up and headed towards the kitchen, Bikini wiggling in her arms anxiously.

"Why me?"

"Hey Chi-Chi, how do I look in this?" Goku smiled, stepping out of the bathroom, "Goten thinks it looks a little...young for me."

Chi-Chi was already finished dressing for their little trip to Capsule Corp., clad in a purple dress with a white top, so she had plenty of time to judge her husband's outfit. This time he had come out in a pair of black slacks and a red dress shirt, which he left partially unbuttoned to reveal a white shirt underneath. He was even wearing the nice dress shoes that Chi-Chi had bought them a year or two before the whole incident with Bebi!

"Well, it is better than his gi," Chi-Chi snickered, "But I do see what Goten means..."

"Well Chi-Chi?" Goku pleaded, "Can you just tell me I can wear it so we can get over there? I don't want Vegeta to eat all the food!"

"Alright Goku, it looks great on you," the Saiya-jin's wife smiled, "Go gather the others and we'll head over to Bulma's."

Not long after the human woman had finished speaking, Goku was out of the bedroom and darting down the stairs. Chi-Chi could actually feel the surge of air blow by her in her husband's wake, it's warmness soothing her body. As she got up to go downstairs with everyone else Chi-Chi heard a chorus of loud cheers, bringing a smile to her face.

"Saiya-jin's, always thinking with their stomachs..."

Piccolo was airborne already, heading for Capsule Corp. and the party, which was rare for the Nameksei-jin. He had decided to dress casually for this party and was wearing the outfit he had worn at driving school, save the purple undershirt, and was even wearing a pair of red sunglasses over his eyes. Piccolo had just reached his destination when he spotted a familiar being walking around lazily at the entrance.

The man was dressed in a black t-shirt and faded jeans, his wild hair hanging loosely over his shoulders in thick, dark spikes. A somber look was plastered on the man's face and he looked a lot like a death row inmate the way he hung his head. Piccolo could almost sense the negative vibes the man was putting off, so he decided to investigate.

"Brolly, what are you doing?" the Nameksei-jin asked, "Shouldn't you be heading to the party with everyone else?"

"I'm not going to any party, Piccolo," Brolly sighed, "I'm not welcome."

"But you helped to save the Earth with the rest of us!" Piccolo argued, "They can't hold you for what you did before that!"

"But they will!" the Saiya-jin growled, "Very few of them saw me on the battlefield and knew who I was. It's a good bet that once they recognize who I am that I'll be in big trouble."

"Goku and I can handle anything they might throw at you," Piccolo grumbled, "Now come on in and we'll see just how wrong you are about what they'll say."

Brolly nodded in defeat at his green friend and followed the Nameksei-jin into the gigantic compound. Inside the house all the men had finally come out of hiding and were beginning to enjoy themselves a bit, mostly by stuffing their faces. Brolly entered the room cautiously as Piccolo went up to his old friends, being warmly embraced by some of the Saiya-jin.

"I almost thought you were going to stay away forever, Piccolo," Trunks laughed, "Where'd you get those clothes?"

"It's a long story I don't want to remember," Piccolo chuckled, "By the way, look who I found loafing around outside..."

All eyes suddenly came to rest on the massive figure of the Saiya-jin warrior who had followed Piccolo in. Brolly felt himself break out in a cold sweat as some of the fighter's narrowed their gaze evilly, sending chills down the Saiya-jin's spine. Vegeta and Trunks rose from their seats and began to close in around their former enemy, but were stopped before they could reach him by Piccolo.

"Both of you back off, right now!" the Nameksei-jin growled, "Brolly has as much right to be here as any of us!"

"Out of my way, Piccolo," Vegeta snarled, "He isn't welcome here!"

"If you don't move, we'll be forced to take you down as well," Trunks smirked, "You wouldn't want that, would you Piccolo?"

No sooner had the words left Trunk's mouth then he went flying into one of the compound's walls, bursting through the other side soon after. Vegeta watched in disbelief as the Nameksei-jin lowered his arms to his side, glaring at the Saiya-jin prince all the while. Vegeta went to strike Piccolo in retaliation, but stopped short when a shrill voice pierced the air.

"ENOUGH!" Bulma shouted, "Get over yourselves, all of you! From what Krillin told me, Brolly played a fairly critical role in your victory yesterday. As such, he has every right to attend this party!"

"He is a murderer who tried more than once to wipe all of us out!" Vegeta snapped back, "I plan on seeing to it he doesn't get the chance to try his luck again..."

"You'll do no such thing!" Bulma retorted, "After all, you did the same thing when you first came to this planet. I don't want to hear any more about it!"

Sulking away like a puppy with his tail between his legs, Vegeta walked over to the hole in the wall to retrieve his son as Bulma scolded Piccolo for ruining her home yet again. As she did so, Brolly snuck off to one of the other rooms where some people were working on machinery. The sights of numerous, complex machines filled the Saiya-jin's eyes as he moved around in the room, but something even nicer caught his attention almost immediately.

Whoever the woman was, she had long locks of black hair tied back in a loose ponytail high on her head, which gave the Saiya-jin a good look at her face. Her eyes were a deep green color that sent a warm rush over the Saiya-jin's body, the kind of which he had never felt before in his life.

The woman was clad in a white lab coat over top of her black skirt outfit and wore a pair of glasses over her face, which made her look quite intelligent. Noticing that Brolly was looking at her from the doorway, the woman flashed a warm smile and walked over the awestruck Saiya-jin warrior.

"You must be one of the Brief's friends," she smiled, "My name is Katherine, Kathy for short. Who are you?"

"My name is Brolly, I am one of Vegeta's...acquaintances," the Saiya-jin gulped, trying to hide his nervousness, "I just got in the other day."

"So you're one of the ones that this party is about?" Kathy asked, "Well then, you should probably get back to it before someone notices you wandered off."

"Why aren't you up there?" Brolly inquired, "Aren't the workers allowed to enjoy themselves around here?"

"Oh no!" the raven haired woman giggled, "We have too much to do around here! Besides, I wasn't invited and would feel...strange around all those people."

"Well, I'm new around here and don't know most of them myself," Brolly chuckled, "What do you say we go and feel strange together?"

"As in...a date?" Kathy snickered, "With a man I don't even know?"

"It couldn't be that bad," Brolly shrugged, "At least we'd be on the same page."

Kathy looked over the man before her, noticing that he was fairly buff, so he must've been a fighter like Bulma's husband. Moving closer to the man she noticed that his dark hair, which looked like it would be rather course and rough was actually incredibly soft and silky. As she admired the man a little more, she noticed the furry brown appendage waving at his waist.

"You....you're a Saiya-jin?" the woman gasped, "But I thought...I mean, Vegeta said they were all...how?"

"You've got a lot of questions, don't you?" Brolly smirked, "You can't expect me to answer them all now, can you?"

"No, but maybe before the nights over," Kathy smiled, taking the Saiya-jin's hand in her own.

"Is that a yes to my offer?"

"Yes, I'll go with you to your party," the woman giggled, "I don't intend on letting you out of my sight for a minute..."

NEXT TIME: It seems that Brolly has found something to perk his interest rather quickly, making him less nervous then before. The party has gotten off to a great start, and everyone is having a great time now that things are looking up. How will Bulma and the other people who are unaware react to seeing their long lost friend alive? Find out in the next installment of Dragonball AS!!!!!!!!!