4:36 PM 2/25/2005
E-mail: Chuquita
Quote of the Week: -from dbz song "Love is Like a Ballad" Vegeta's Theme
Konna chiisana wakusei o
Inochi o kakete mamorinuku
Omae no sugata miru tabi ni
Baka na YATSU da to omotteta
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Chuey's Corner:
Vegeta: (stares at lyrics blankly) I have my own love song?
Chuquita: (happily) You have your own love song.
Goku: (confused) I understand "baka"...but that is a-bout it.
Vegeta: The fact that the word "baka" is in this song scares me, as there's only one person I readily refer to as such.
Chuquita: I'm about 3/4ths of the way through translating this using my online japanese to english dictionary, but I'm not
a very experianced subber so the lyrics look a little rough. Here's what I got for the above quote:
Like this energy filled planet in
Life and the moon protect to the end
Your shape entrances times over
foolish guy what and lives
Brolli: That only vaguely made sense.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops) I know. This one sentence further down came out with two different phrases.
Vegeta: "Yatsu" can apply to either gender, right? It, it could be about Bulma, right?
Chuquita: I have no idea.
Vegeta: (pales) Oh.
Chuquita: Now if this song were in spanish I could translate it easily. (nods)
Goku: (blinks) Well if Veggie's song's not about Bulma then who else could it be?
Vegeta: Let's not linger on that thought, shall we?
Goku: (chirps) Oh-kay!
Chuquita: (to audiance) Welcome to Part Six!
Goku: Only the 2nd fic to reach this far!
Chuquita: Hee (grins)
Goku: (scratches the back of his head) But, if Veggie loves Bulma why would he call her a baka? I've never heard him call
her that be-fore. The only person Veggie's called a baka is..
Vegeta: ..look Kakarrotto! Candy! (waves a candy bar infront of his face)
Goku: YAY! Snacks from Veggie e-specially for me! (takes candy and starts to eat)
Vegeta: WHEW! (flops back in his seat)
Chuquita: (to audiance) While I haven't found a cure yet for Veggie's arrow incident, we found spraying Veggie with
industral-strength peasant-repel temporarily stops the effects.
Vegeta: (waves bottle full of blue-liquid in the air) Heh. (pauses) Wait, what happens when when we run out?
Goku: (smiles warmly at Veggie)
Vegeta: ... (nervously scoots away from him)
Chuquita: And now onto Part 6!
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"Gokou no Bejita! Autaasupeesu Kyuuenkatsudou!"
"Goku's Veggie! The Outer Space Rescue Party!"
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Summary: Oh Veggie, where are you? One night Vegeta mysteriously disappears, and Goku senses something is terribly wrong. While its thought that the ouji has may have gone out into space to purchase a Veggietine's Day gift for his favorite
peasant, several of the group begin to have doubts, especially when they're unable to contact Vegeta at all. There's
something disturbing about the ouji vanishing, and when Turles discovers Vegeta's been kidnapped; everyone fears for the
worst. Who would possibly be powerful enough to kidnap someone as strong as Vegeta? And how will they find him even when his ki itself is undetectable by Kaio-sama? To what lengths would Goku go to get his Veggie back, and is he capable of breaking the rules to do so?
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Part Six Chapter Titles: The Videogame Champ l Goku, meet Veggy l Let's Make a Deal l You have 168 New Messages l The Capsule 3 l Captain l He's still got some fight left in him l Beautiful l Deadly Trap l Detectiving l A clue, perhaps? l At least he's a hero in his dreams l Veggie has been KIDNAPPED! l Fortuneteller Baba l When all else fails, Kaio-sama please find my Veggie! l The Heroic Kaka-germs l Return to the scene of the Crime l Just one button away l
" HAHA! I've got you now, Vejita-chan! "
" That's what you think! BIG BANG ATTACK! "
" NO! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! I'M THE DENSETSU! "
" ▫BOOOOOOOOOOM▫! "
" BWAHAHAHAHHA! I, the GREAT AND POWERFUL SAIYAJIN NO OUJI, am VICTORIOUS! " Vegeta laughed boastfully as he tossed
his controller into the air and caught it. The ouji smirked and looked over at the large saiyajin sitting beside him holding
controller number 1, " So I've defeated you in virtual battle and reclaimed my, ah, virtual semeness. This means I win and
you'll drop me off back home now, right? "
Brolli sweatdropped at the tv screen. The virtual Vegeta was doing a little victory dance over his virtual self's
ko'd body, " NO WAY! " he snapped, turning to the ouji.
" Fine. 2 out of 3 then? "
" NO! "
" 5 out of 7? "
" You're not going anywhere, Vejita! That was a simulation! " the densetsu snorted.
" Sore loser are you? " Vegeta grinned wickedly.
" No! Besides, the manufacturer of this controller was ignorant of those players with large hands. The buttons are
too small for my fingers to push without hitting two at once! "
Vegeta sighed, " Fine, if you're going to be that way about it. Is there anything else I could defeat you in to earn
my freedom? "
" I knew you were good at videogames by watching you defeat KAKARROTTO at them so many times but I never dreamed
you would be able to defeat me, Vejita. " Brolli pouted.
" Have you ever played any before kidnapping me? "
" No. "
" Well there you go then. "
" ... "
" ... "
" Say, what's that password for your control room? "
" I'm not telling you. " Brolli said bluntly.
Vegeta hunched over, frustrated. He'd been coming up with more and more creative attempts to escape since his ego was
near-fully restored after causing Brolli blood-loss and physical pain. The densetsu now had a small bandaid sittng horizontal
across the bridge of his nose, " Alright, how about this. You come back with me to Earth and I'll try to find you a
girlfriend, or perhaps a hobby. My girlfriend's and earthling, Kakarrotto's wi...tch is an earthling, there's no reason you
can't find someone there. "
" ... " Brolli stared at him, completely confused.
The ouji groaned, " 7 out of 9? "
" NO! "
" Kuso... "
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" Ohh, why. won't. you. work! " Bulma shook the plate-like device she had been able to contact possible-future Goku
and possible-future Vegeta with before. All that came up on the screen was tv snow, " This makes no sense! The only ways it
could possibly react like this is that either A) They've turned their communications system off. B) There's interference
because I'm down in the lab instead of upstairs. C) They've upgraded the communications system. Or D) They're communications
are now operating on a different wavelength than before and they never bothered to tell me about it. " she tossed the ideas
over and over in her head.
" BULMA! "
" Veggy? " she glanced over and up at the top of the stairs. The android had an unconsious Goku over his shoulder
and held his snapped-off arm with his tail, " Son-kun! " Bulma gasped, then noticed Veggy's arm and paled.
" He hugged me too hard and it just snapped right off. " the android flushed with embarassment, Veggy cocked an
eyebrow at her, " You know, my attacker didn't harm any of my apendages. You didn't amputate it for some weird reason and
then snap it back on, did you? "
" ...maybe. "
Veggy sweatdropped.
" Is he alright? " she said, walking up to them.
" I think so, but he hugged me before I got a chance to intoduce myself so he probably thinks he snapped off the real
Vegeta's arm. " Veggy said, worried.
" That arm thing ruined the entire introduction I had planned out too. " Turles huffed, annoyed.
Veggy and Bulma looked to their right.
" How did you suddenly get here? "
" I had the entire thing in place, I even had a mini-speech! "
" I'm guessing you're the reason Veggy's dressed up like Vegeta then? "
" I figured with his physical attributes and partially Vegeta-san-like attitude that we could use him to pacify
Kakarrotto in order to more safely assure he won't lose his mind before we find the real Vegeta-san. "
Veggy layed Goku down on a nearby couch. The larger saiyajin groaned as he started to regain consiousness.
" Ohhhh.. " Goku opened his eyes and sensed the group in the room with him, " Oh Bulma I had the most terrible dream,
I hugged my Veggie too hard and his arm popped right off. "
" That would be me. " Veggy said, coming into view, half-armless.
" EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! " Goku screamed.
" NO! WAIT WAIT WAIT CALM DOWN! I'm not "Veggie"! I'm his android counterpart! See, my insides are all metal. " he
turned his tail so Goku could see a cross-section of the chopped off piece of Veggy's arm, " If I were the real Vegeta you
would've seen mountains of blood squirt out before you fainted, right? "
" ... " Goku nodded dumbly.
" You remember Veggy, Son-kun. " Bulma introduced him.
" Veggy... " he repeated the name, looking at the android currently wearing Vegeta's training uniform. Now that he
got a good look, Goku could definately tell it wasn't Vegeta. Since Veggy was an android he couldn't build any more muscle
mass than he had been built with. He looked only as muscular as a post-Freeza pre-Cell Veggie would've. The shirt especially
looked a little baggy on him, " ...hn...OH! Now I remember! You were swapped for Veggie when he was kidnapped and helped us
rescue him, right? "
" Yup! " Veggy smiled, then extended his still-attached arm, " Nice to see you again, Son Goku. " he shook Goku's
hand.
" Call me "Kakarrotto". It feels weird hearing a Veggie, even a Veggie android, call me by my a-dopted name. "
Veggy tilted his head slightly, confused, " Oh-kay, Kakarrotto. "
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" Well how about you just grant me one day to go back to Earth and "say goodbye", you know, like how Kakarrotto was
able to come back for that one day. "
" HAH! Yeah right. And like KAKARROTTO'S one day you'll end up staying on Earth for good and eat your meals with
KAKARROTTO and have KAKARROTTO tuck you in at night while I sit around wondering when you're coming back. No thanks! "
Brolli said skeptically.
" ... " Vegeta stood there staring blankly for a moment, " How did you know about Kakarrotto coming back from
otherworld and I tuck MYSELF in at night, not Kakarrotto. "
" I've done lots of research. " the densetsu nodded. He tapped the side of his head, " I mean really, just because
Paragus was controlling me before doesn't mean I was stupid. You didn't expect me to randomly return one day shooting ki
blasts all over the earth while screaming "Kakarrotto" over and over again in a brain-dead tone of voice, did you? "
:Would've made things a lot easier at least: Vegeta muttered to himself.
" Well, now that that's over I'm going to get back to preparing that Valentine's Day feast for us! Would you like to
come with me and watch, Vejita-chan? "
" I'm GOING to spend my VEGGIEtine's day on Earth with my favorite peasant. " the ouji stubbornly folded his arms.
" Haha, well Vejita unless that's me then I'd say there's no chance of that happening. " Brolli smirked, " Afterall
if I had left you there any longer it was only a matter of time before you completely fell for that bawling crybaby's
charms. "
" I wasn't falling for anything, Kakarrotto's my friend. My PLATONIC friend. " Vegeta explained, frustrated, " One
who's going to be in real danger if he's left alone without me there to protect him! "
" Protect him? From who? As much as I hate to admit it KAKARROTTO is very strong. Perhaps the strongest on that
entire planet. Who is there on Earth he has to fear? " Brolli said casually.
" Onna. "
" A woman? " the densetsu blinked, " Which one? That's not very specific at all. "
" You've been spying on me you must know there's only one person I call that. Chi-Chi. Kakarrotto's wife. " the
smaller saiyajin folded his arms, " It's not like she physically abuses him or anything, she just...for most of Kakarrotto's
childhood he lived on his own. He didn't have any rules and knew nothing of the otherworldly society he'd landed in as a
toddler outside of his adoptive grandfather. Couldn't even tell the difference between boys and girls until he started
meeting people. "
" That must've been amusing. " Brolli chuckled.
" Anyway Kakarrotto had his own rules for what he did and why he did it. According to Bulma he acted very naturally
and didn't have any hesitations. " the ouji said, " When Onna forced herself on him she got through one of Kakarrotto's
Rules' loopholes; he always keeps his promises no matter what they are. She said he promised he'd marry her, so despite of
not even knowing her that well he did. Since the kaka-war began Onna placed her own rules over Kakarrotto's. It must be like
putting on a sweater two sizes too small for you. He's conflicted between his own rules and his need to make those around
him, including Onna, happy. Since I'm pretty much the opposing force to Onna's rules Kakarrotto feels more like himself
around me, I suppose. I'd like to think he views me as his hero coming to save him from Onna's clutches. " Vegeta smirked,
" And you, my large kidnapper, are nothing more than another object standing between me and that goal. "
" Well, it looks like all three of us have something in common then. " Brolli said, amused, " We've all been
controlled by an outside force of malicious intent. "
Vegeta blinked, " Ah, yeah...of course I never really thought of Onna as "malicious". Crazy, maybe... "
" That's one of the reasons you wish to free Kakarrotto, correct? You want someone whom you have things in common
with. To know you're not alone. That you being forced to do things, or in Kakarrotto's case to not do things, of which you
have a different opinion, was no isolated incident? "
" ... "
" Vejita, I understand you more than KAKARROTTO ever could, why go back to him? " Brolli patted the little ouji on
the hands.
" If you don't know the answer to that question then you don't understand me at all. "
" You love him. "
" NO! HOW DARE YOU EVEN INSINUATE SUCH A NON-PLATONIC THOUGHT! " Vegeta snapped angrily at him.
" You talk to him in your sleep. I heard you last night, after you saw the control room's monitors. You had
nightmares about Kakarrotto. You kept crying out his name and trying to comfort him. Your voice sounded so worried over it. "
Brolli glumly looked down at his feet.
" You were watching me SLEEP? " the ouji paled, creeped out.
" There's no "rule" against that, is there? " Brolli grinned.
" ... "
" I suppose there's no harm in giving you a few minutes, once a week, to check up on him. At least for about a month
or so. Then I'm going to have to cut you off completely or we'll never be able to move forward. " Brolli sighed.
" A few minutes a week how generous of you. " Vegeta sarcastically remarked.
" I know. " he grinned, playing along, " Hey I think I've been pretty lenient on those earthlings and saiyajin who
have caused you mental and emotional pain, Vejita. You saw me wipe out that planet back on "New Bejito-sei". I could've
easily destoryed the earth directly after I captured you. But I didn't because I knew it would make you sad. " he explained.
Vegeta's hands made fists. The right one started to shake and he pointed his index finger at Brolli, " I'M GOING TO
GET OUT OF HERE YOU KNOW! I'LL STOP WHATEVER PLOT YOU'RE PLANNING TO UNLEASH ON ME AND GET HOME TO KAKARROTTO INTIME FOR HIS
BIRTHDAY! "
" And if you fail we could always celebrate my birthday here. Kakarrotto and I share the same birthday you know. "
Brolli said, unfazed by Vegeta's threat. He narrowed his eyes at the ouji, " That will be the ONLY thing I share with
Kakarrotto. " he put a hand on Vegeta's shoulder. The ouji shuddered under the large, heavy pressure. Brolli smiled again,
" Now let's go get something to eat, oh-kay? "
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" So, you're delaying Veggietine's Day? But, that is a national holiday are you even a-llowed to do that? " Goku said
in surprise as he, Bulma, and the others sat around the living room. Veggy was fiddling with his newly-reattached arm.
" When you're as rich as I am you can! " Bulma grinned, " I'm delaying it until we get Vegeta back. That's why its
not pink outside. I couldn't let you go through Veggietine's Day without the Veggie, right? "
Goku smiled.
" But, what about everyone else? " Chi-Chi asked, " Won't they all recognize the sudden lack of pink? "
Bulma brushed it off, " Oh I doubt any of them will notice a thing. "
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" ▫Beep▫beep▫beep▫ You have 168 new messages. ▫beep▫beep▫Beep▫ " Bulma's office's answering machine beeped a floor
above them.
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" Yup, I doubt anyone will even care about it at all. " Bulma said cheerfully.
Goku and Chi-Chi looked over at each other uneasily.
" What? " Bulma sweatdropped.
" KAKARROTTO! " Turles flung the door to the lab open, " YOU HAVE TO COME SEE THIS! " he cried out.
Goku stood up, " Veggie? "
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" Why are you holding me like this? I was in the middle of making sandwiches for everyone. " Veggy sweatdropped as
Goku held him tightly from behind, hugging so that Veggy's feet couldn't touch the ground.
" Like I told ya, saiyajin pacifier. " Turles smirked at the android.
" You really think this signal is coming from the Capsule 3? " Bulma asked.
" Positive. Not to mention its location makes perfect sense. " Turles changed views on the screen from a radar-esque
to an actual view of nearby planets.
" Bejito-sei. " Goku murmured.
" Wait, I thought Bejito-sei blew up. How did it suddenly get fixed? " Veggy asked, confused.
" I made a wish using the dragon balls. " the large saiyajin holding him smiled, " Veggie was so happy... " he
trailed off into a daze, " I like making Veggie happy. "
" I'm so confused. " Veggy sweatdropped.
" The thing that puzzles me though, " Turles spoke up again, " Is that Vegeta-san's ki is nowhere to be found. I
mean, the ship is there, but wouldn't that mean that Vegeta-san was still on the planet too? Unless he's surpressing his ki
and doing an unusually good job of it I can't understand why my machine wouldn't be able to pick up his ki by now. "
" In that case we should go check it out! " Goku said determindly, " No matter what sort of super-secretive thing
Veggie is doing I do not mind being spoiliered if it allows me the knowledge of knowing my Veggie is safe and healthy and
alive! " he hopped into the seat infront of him, Veggy still on his lap. The android sweatdropped, embarassed.
" Goku-san, don't you have a plushie to do that? " Chi-Chi pointed to Veggy.
" This feels unusually uncomfortable. " Veggy spoke up.
" Oh? Sorry 'bout that. " Goku laughed nervously, picking Veggy up and setting him down beside him.
" Alright everybody! Let's go! " Turles smirked as he reached for the button to start up the engines.
" GAH! NO WAIT STOP! " Bulma waved her arms in the air in a panic, " YOU CAN'T LIFTOFF WHILE YOU'RE STILL IN MY LAB!
Capsulize the ship and liftoff outside! If you do it now you'll destroy both the lab and half of the first floor. "
" Really? " the idea of causing a minor amount of destruction made Turles tail wag. He paused, " Hn, well I am
living here for now. I guess destroying the building would be shooting myself in the foot. Fine. I'll capsulize it, and THEN
we TAKEOFF! "
" YAY! I'm gonna get my VEGGIE back! " Goku gushed, " What a wonderful Veggietine's Day present that will be! "
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" Alright, I need a crew of 5 or 6 people at the most. " Turles said as the group stood on the front lawn of Capsule
Corp before Turles large spaceship.
" OOH OOH OOH! " Goku waved his hand excitedly in the air.
" Well that's pretty much a given. " he sweatdropped, " Come Kakarrotto. You can be second in command. "
" YAY! " Goku dashed over and stood infront of the ship.
" I'm going because I refuse to allow Goku-san any more alone time with you. " Chi-Chi said stubbornly, " I can
already tell he's a little skittish since that whole "visiting timeline 8" thing the other day. "
" Can you last around an entire 2 days under intense gravity 10 times the weight of earth's? " Turles smirked.
" ... " Chi-Chi narrowed her eyes at him, " No. " she suddenly looked around left and right, " Urg! Where's Gohan
when I need him! "
" Out enjoying his freedom, most likely. " Turles said while scribbling down a list of his new temporary crew on a
notepad in saiyago.
A vein bulged on Chi-Chi's forehead.
" Now, who's next? "
Both fusions held their hands up and grinned.
" Perfect! Come aboard, children of Kakarrotto and Vegeta-san. " Turles wrote their names under Goku's. He felt a
tap on his shoulder.
" I'll come, I know where Vegeta would probably hide out on our homeplanet if he went there to plot something. "
Raditsu said.
" Welcome then! " Turles grinned wickedly.
Raditsu sweatdropped and stood next to the other saiyajin.
" Anyone else? " he asked, " Vegeta-bot? " Turles glanced over at Veggy.
" If you think I'll be able to help you in some way.. " Veggy trailed off.
" Of course you will! " Turles opened the door to his ship, " Now everybody in. It'll take about three hours to get
there on my ship. I have enough food in here to last my previous crew about a month. For you guys, however, it'll last about
a week. Which is no problem because it'll only take us one or two days to search the area for Vegeta-san. "
Goku entered the ship, " When I find my Veggie I am going to give him the biggest longest hug I have ever given my
Veggie EVER! "
" You like holding Vegeta-san in your arms then, Kakarrotto. "
" PLATONICALLY. "
Turles chuckled, " Yes, platonically. "
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" Heh-heh-heh, what fools they are. " Brolli snickered to himself as he mixed the cake batter in a bowl.
" Who? "
The densetsu blinked, then looked to his left to see Vegeta standing there mixing an equally large bowl full of
cake-batter. He sweatdropped at the sight, then regained his calm, " Oh, no one. "
" You mean Kakarrotto, don't you? And my sons? And Raditsu and Turles? " the ouji said suspiciously.
" Heh, can't fool you, can I, Vejita? " a small vein bulged on Brolli's forehead as he continued to smile at the
smaller saiyajin, " You've been getting a little cocky and rebellious lately, Vejita. Maybe you could use a new outfit. " he
motioned to the ouji-altered black training uniform, " Perhaps something, pink? "
Vegeta paled at the thought of any of those other outfits in the closet of his "room" that he had yet to try on,
" Ah..no thanks. " he laughed nervously, " I'm a very low-maintenance person, really. "
" Of course Vejita, whatever you say. " Brolli humored him. Vegeta snorted, recognizing that the densetsu was just
patronizing him. Brolli swiped Vegeta's bowl and spoon away from him.
" HEY! "
" Vejita if you want to do something to help me I understand, but I'd prefer you do something not as dangerous as
this. " Brolli motioned to the bowl.
" Oh yes, because mixing simple cake ingrediants together is so dangerous, I might poke my eye out with the spoon. "
Vegeta said with overdramatic sarcasm as he walked off.
" I'm so glad you understand, Vejita-chan. " Brolli said contently.
Vegeta slapped himself on the forehead, " OOOOHHH.. "
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" It's the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. " Goku said in awe as he stared out at Bejito-sei from inside
Turles ship.
" Yeah...home's a great place. " Raditsu smiled, " And it'll be even better now that Freeza's dead. After we find
Vegeta let's stick around for a while, I haven't been home in so long; well, you know, in its natural, un-blown-up-into-a-
million-little-pieces state. "
" Are you going to visit your house too, Turles? " Goku looked over at the saiyajin piloting the ship.
" Ah..." Turles paused, " Possibly. " he shrugged.
" Say ototochan, when the dragon balls become active again, we should use them to wish the rest of the saiyajin
back. " Raditsu nodded, " I mean they all had their lives cut short when Freeza blew up the planet, and its'll feel unfair
and sorta empty to have a planet with only six living saiyajin. "
" That is true... " Goku trailed off, " I guess we'd have to ask Veggie about it though. "
" I'm sure Vegeta would be happy to have the rest of his family back, not to mention the entire rest of his species."
Raditsu pointed out.
" Huh... " Goku thought to himself.
" We're almost there! Look Toussan you can see the castle from here! " Vejitto said excitedly as he looked out of a
window closer to the front of the ship.
" It's so big. Just like Toussan's memories of it. " Gogeta said in awe.
" We'll be bridging the atmosphere in a couple minutes, I suggest everybody get back in their seats and strap
themselves in. " Turles advised, smirking. The others did so and in a moment everything around them shook suddenly, becoming
slightly heavier, " The inside of my ship has its own "gravity machine", or to be more precise, a gravitational regulator. "
" So, technically Chi-chan could've come with us afterall? " Goku asked.
" Yup. But truthfully, did we really need her to? " Turles said cooly.
" Not really. " Vejitto shook his head.
" Nope! " Gogeta grinned.
" Couldn't care one way or the other. " Raditsu shrugged.
Goku sweatdropped, " ... "
" You still shouldn't have lied to her like that. " Veggy sweatdropped, " I mean, according to my memory banks
Chi-Chi can get upset at times and occationally bites off more than she can chew, but..."
" ... " Gogeta cocked an eyebrow at him.
" ...then again I haven't had my profile information on most of you updated in a good many years or so. "
" ▫Click▫Click▫ ▫Bzzzzzz▫ " the ship landed safely on the ground.
" Here we are! " Turles determindly announced, " Now let's go find Vegeta-san! "
" YEAH! " Goku and the fusions pumped their fists in the air.
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" Veggie! VEGGIEVEGGIEVEGGIE VEH-GEE! " Goku happily chanted as he ran up to the Capsule 3 ship just 10 minutes away
from where Turles had landed his own ship. Turles jogged after him while the remaining crew members slowly walked behind
them, all still taking in the splendor of the large warm-colored planet, " Oh VEGGIE! " he slowed himself down and screeched
to a halt just before the door to the ship. The insides were lit up through the tinted windows of the Capsule 3. Goku flung
the door wide open, " Oh my Veggie I missed you so much let's spend the whole day here and you can give me a tour of the
planet and we'll eat all sorts of local snacks together and walk the beaches and nap on the hills and watch the sunset
together and.. "
" ... "
" Kakarrotto? " Turles glanced over Goku's shoulder to peer inside the ship.
" Veggiesnothere. " Goku said in a lost tone of voice.
" Move. " he pushed past Goku and wandered inside. Goku waddled in after him, " There's something wrong here. "
Turles looked around. Not only were the insides of the ship gathering dust but it looked as if no one had set foot in it
even BEFORE Vegeta had disappeared.
" Of course there is, Veggie's ki is nowhere to be found! " Goku slumped forward, " It is not fair! Doesn't Veggie
know how much he matters to me or how much I like having Veggie a-round? "
" I'm sure he does, Kakarrotto. " Turles responded, taking a look around. He paused he started to hear a strange
beeping noise. The evil type-3 saiyajin turned to a nearby window to see a strange object attached to the outside of it. His
eyes widened in shock, " KAKARROTTO MOVE! " he shouted.
" Huh? " Goku paused from rubbing his teary eyes just intime to be kicked out of the ship by Turles who dove out a
second later after him.
" EVERYONE ON THE GROUND NOW! "
Raditsu, the fusions, and Veggy all looked over at him. The Capsule 3 was beeping loudly now. The four looked between
one another for a moment, then did so, keeping their eyes shut and covered.
" What? What is it? " Goku sat up and looked over his shoulder just intime to see the Capsule 3 explode in a firey
blast. The large saiyajin's jaw hung open and Bibishii suddenly swung over and slapped ontop of his eyes right before a huge
flash of light engulfed them. It faded a good half a minute later to reveal only the base of the ship left inplace while the
remainder of it had been blown into hundreds of jagged, smokey parts.
Turles stood up and walked over to the remains of the ship, " Ohhhhh. This isn't good. Not good at all. "
" What just happened? " Raditsu sat up, confused.
" We've been set up, that's what happened. " the evil type-3 saiyajin said bitterly, " And not by Vegeta-san. "
" Nani? " Goku gasped.
Turles looked around, then picked a small rectangular object up out of the rubble, " This is a B Class light bomb.
It's a special type of explosive device only available on planets in the far edge of the West Galaxy. It reacts like your
usual timed explosive, but has an extra feature incase you happen to avoid the blast. " he explained, " It sets off a
huge wave of white light that if even looked at indirectly could permanently damage your vision or cause you to go blind
altogether. " Turles said seriously, then smirked and tossed the dead device in the air, " Looks like someone really doesn't
want us to ever see Vegeta-san again on a number of levels. "
Goku looked horrified, " You are not insinuating... "
" ...that we don't have a runaway Vegeta-san who simply left the planet to try and sort out his deep and overpowering
feelings for you, Kakarrotto? "
A flushline appeared over Goku's nose. He twiddled his thumbs with nervous embarassment, " V..Veggie does not have
any special feelings for me, Turles. "
" Sure he doesn't. " Turles chuckled, then paused, " Seriously, as much as I wish it weren't true, I believe
Vegeta-san's been kidnapped. " he frowned.
" But..but that is just not possible! Veggie's so strong and brave and super-smart not to mention he has the best
singing voice I ever heard and a videogame champ who makes the yummiest snacks I've ever had! " Goku said, astonished.
" Mommy has gotten Veggienapped be-fore.. " Vejitto trailed off.
" Three times if you count last year's encounter with the Big Meanie. " Gogeta added.
" The Big...Meanie? " Turles blinked, confused.
" Brolli. " Goku seethed out the name, nearly bursting into ssj.
Turles stared at him bug-eyed for a moment, " Tried to blow up Earth I'm guessing? "
" He tried to steal my VEGGIE. " Goku folded his arms, upset. He turned to Turles, " Just be-cause he was bigger than
me and stronger than me and made more pro-fessional snacks than me and happened to be the REAL densetsu doesn't mean he was
allowed to have my Veggie cuz Veggie luvs me for more than that stuff. " he shook his index finger, " And I have never
tried to put my Veggie in a dress like the Big Meanie did! "
" Whoa, calm down for a second, Kakarrotto. " Turles sweatdropped, holding his hands out infront of the upset
saiyajin.
" Be-sides. " Goku folded his arms and smiled, " Little blue gi's are much more suited to a Veggie than dresses
which are a clothing item that scares little Veggie and makes him feel uncomfortable and vuln-er-able. "
" I have a feeling that I missed something fairly entertaining. " Turles sighed, disappointed.
" Hey, we completely obliterated him, he's dead now. That's all that matters. " Raditsu pointed out, at which Goku
completely calmed down and smiled.
" Yeah. "
" However, that doesn't change the fact that Vegeta-san's still missing. "
Goku's head hung and his tail flopped down, " OHHH. "
" Maybe there's a clue still left on the ship that could tell us exactly who his kidnapper is. " Veggy spoke up.
" Hai hai! Let's capsulize it and bring it back to Earth with us! " Gogeta said determindly.
" Can you even still capsulize it with what form its in? " Raditsu asked, baffled.
" Of course you can! " Vejitto happily dashed up to the ship, then pressed a button on the side of the base causing
a large puff of smoke. The smoke cleared to reveal every last bit of the ship now safely tucked away in the capsule,
" Ta-da! We're very lucky Mommy's kidnapper chose to put that bomb on the upper part of the ship or else we would have to
pick all those pieces up by hand! "
" Thus con-taminating the evidence! " Gogeta added.
" But this way everything is properly stored. " Vejitto handed the capsule to Goku, " Here you are, Toussan! "
Goku stared down at the capsule in his hands.
" So, what do we do now? Just go home, or..." Raditsu started out.
" ..we stay around here and look for clues. Our kidnapper my have kidnapped more than Vegeta-san. He or she took all
the trouble to come out here to Bejito-sei to lay this trap. They could've stolen something in relation to their reasons for
kidnapping Vegeta-san. " Turles nodded.
" You seem to know what you're doing pretty well now that its a kidnapping case. " Raditsu sweatdropped.
" Well sometimes it takes a real evil mastermind to figure out the reasoning for another evil mastermind's plot. "
he smirked, " However I myself would never stoop to kidnapping. Stealing priceless valuables is more my style on that
particular branch of naughtiness. "
" He sounds so proud of himself. " Veggy said, an even larger sweatdrop on the side of his head.
" Now, " Turles struck a heroic pose, " LET'S MOVE! "
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" Ya know Kakarrotto, the next time we come home, I hope its not under such grim circumstances. " Raditsu said as
he and Goku wandered through one of the hallways in the castle, " Poor Vegeta, he just can't catch a break. "
" I hope whoever took my Veggie is not harming him. " Goku said, an entirely new reason to worry hovering over his
head.
" I knew it seemed awkward to find Vegeta's tv remote under the microwave. " Veggy said, holding the object in his
hands. The group had split up into two groups of three. Turles, Vejitto, and Gogeta were searching outside and around the
city while Goku, Raditsu, and Veggy checked the royal castle.
" What? " Goku looked over at him.
The android held up the remote, " It looked like it had been sitting there a while. I found it when I was cleaning
just before you and Chi-Chi got to Capsule Corp. "
Goku quickly grabbed the remote, " This IS Veggie's remote control! " he gasped, " And that is why the door was left
open and the tv left on in his room. Veggie must've heard a noise downstairs and came down automatically, thinking it was me
be-cause I came to check up on Veggie the night before but instead of me.."
" ..it was his kidnapper. " Veggy finished, saddened.
" Veggy was attacked that same night, somebody hacked into his system looking for the location of Capsule Corp. "
Raditsu said.
" But, how would they know Veggy had that information? And how would they know how to hack into him? " Goku asked,
confused.
" They didn't. " Veggy said, annoyed, " Whoever it was took a crash course on disassembling androids. He knew enough
to block out or erase my memories of the incident, but he was either in too much of a rush or he didn't know how to fix up
his mess. "
" So it's a "he" now? " Raditsu looked surprised.
" I've been remembering bits and pieces of it. I think after I put myself into sleep mode for the night I should be
able to recover it all. " Veggy said confidently, then smiled, " And if I do, we'll have ourselves a potential suspect! "
" Heehee, alright! " Goku grinned, then turned the corner, " Ooh, the uni-form hall. I remember this place. "
Veggy glanced around at the various royal outfits on display; the ou, ouho, ouji, oujo, " Oh! The bridal outfits for
the ouji and oujo are missing! "
" We know that. Vegeta took them the last time we were here. " Raditsu pointed out, " Well, the ouji one at least. "
" I have the oujo one! " Goku happily held up a capsule.
" ...Kakarrotto? Why do you still have that now that you know what the saiyajin no oujo does? " Raditsu cocked an
eyebrow. Goku's cheeks flushed pink and he looked away.
" I have my reasons. " he twiddled this thumbs.
" Umm, oh-kay. " Raditsu laughed nervously.
" It doesn't look like anything else is missing. " Veggy glanced around, then noticed a nearby door with the royal
seal on it, " What's that? "
" The "Otokohime" and "Otokoouho" uniforms. They used to be on display too, but then Paragus used to taunt
King Bejito that Vegeta would be wearing those one day once his son, Brolli who we mentioned before, became ouji and ou. "
Raditsu explained, " King Bejito got so upset he had the outfits shut away in a special closet. This was shortly before his
attempt at murdering Brolli and Paragus. "
" So Veggie's insecurity a-bout dresses and the color pink is genetic? " Goku sweatdropped at the idea.
" Weirdly enough, yes. "
Veggy opened the door and turned the light on to the small room. He paled, " I don't think Vegeta's kidnapper is
very insecure about those things at all. "
Goku and Raditsu poked their heads inside and gasped to see both uniforms gone.
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" SOMEONE HAS STOLEN THE OTOKOHIME AND OTOKOOUHO UNIFORMS AND IS MOST-LIKELY TRYING TO UKEFY VEGETA-SAN! " Turles
exclaimed.
Goku, Raditsu, and Veggy nodded furiously in unison.
" Hmmph! This is an outrage! " Turles pounded his fist onto the palm of his hand, " While I do support Vegeta-san as
an uke someone going about it by kidnapping him is just WRONG! "
" Mmm-hmm! " Goku nodded, " Turles what's an uke? "
" I would greatly enjoy telling you about ukes and semes, Kakarrotto, but unfortunately now is not the time. I'd
much rather prefer explaining what the titles are and their differences with Vegeta-san in the same room with us. Which I
will; once we find out who's kidnapped Vegeta-san and return him to his rightful place in Kakarrotto's arms. "
" Platonically. " Goku pointed out.
Turles sweatdropped, " We really need to find a way to ween you off of those stupid rules. "
" They are not stupid. Chi-chan thought them up all by herself! " Goku pouted.
" No hugging Vegeta-san for longer than a span of 3 minutes? "
" ... "
" ... "
" Well, oh-kay, maybe a FEW of the rules are asking a little much of me, " Goku said, rubbing the side of his arm,
" But they are for my own good. At least that's what Chi-chan says. " he frowned, sad, " I would hug Veggie for an hour if
I could. " Goku mumbled.
" I'm not sure Vegeta could sit still that long. " Raditsu sweatdropped.
" You know you seem strangely at ease for someone who just found out his best friend's been kidnapped instead of
simply run away. " Veggy looked at Goku oddly.
" I AM worried about Veggie! " he gushed, " It's just that, knowing Veggie hasn't run away means that he wasn't mad
at me at all, that he didn't just leave me because I made him upset or did something to scare him. It means Veggie still does
care about me and all of family and friends. " Goku smiled, " And that is all the more reason for me to try and find out who
took him and get Veggie back! "
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:" BWAHAHAHA! Behold Kakarrotto for your conquering hero has returned! " Vegeta laughed victoriously as he stood
atop Brolli's now-completely-wreaked spaceship on the hillside by the Son house. He was wearing his royal saiyajin no ouji
armor and his bright red cape fluttered majestically in the wind.
The Sons left the house and wandered over to gawk at the crash site.
" WOW! Veggie-san beat the unbeatable Densetsu! " Goten gasped.
" The OUJI defeated BROLLI all by HIMSELF! " Chi-Chi gawked, " That's IMPOSSIBLE! And yet I feel compelled to sign
over all my rights to Goku-san over to him out of gratitude. "
" HAHAHA! You're too kind, Onna. " Vegeta grinned, then felt something hit him from above, " OOF! "
" VEGGIE-SAMA! " Goku gushed, landing in the ouji's arms and nearly knocking him over, " Oh Veggie-sama you are my
HERO for defeating the Big Meanie and saving us all! I am forever in you Veggie-debt. Do with me as you please! " he hugged
tighter.
The ouji chuckled proudly, " I think I will, Kakay. "
" Vegeta! " Bulma happily rushed up to the ship out of nowhere. She looked upward at him and waved a newspaper in the
air, " I just heard all about your ultimate battle with Brolli and how you easily defeated him and saved Earth and the
Universe from being destroyed or overthrown by him! SO the entire planet's decided to have a worldwide celebration in your
honor by declaring today Vegeta Day and renaming the month of march as vegeta! "
" How very pleasant of you to do such a thing for your heroic savior. " the ouji smirked.
" Oh Vegeta-san! " a voice announced.
Vegeta's smirk quirked up into a smile, " Yes Turles? "
The evil type-3 saiyajin was bowing before, " Forgive me for ever disbelieving in your natural leadership and
semeness. I shall now resign myself back to outer space where I shall cause evil and mischief upon the souls of people who
are not you. "
Goku looked over at Vegeta and smiled, " And will Veggie-sama forgive me for ever doubting that he would run away
and leave me all alone forever 'n ever? "
Vegeta chuckled and held the larger saiyajin closer, " Of course I forgive you, Kakay. "
Goku beamed, " Oh Veggie-sama! You are MY Number 1! "
" BWAHAHA! Why thank you, Kakay. And now, ONTO THE CELEBRATION! " Vegeta pointed his arm off into the sky. Fireworks
exploded and a hot-air balloon appeared out of nowhere.
" Looking for a lift, Toussan? " Gogeta chirped as he and Vejitto stood in the passanger's section of the hot-air
balloon.
" Hai. " Vegeta prepared to teleport, " Coming, my favorite peasant in all of existance. "
" You bet, Veggie-sama! " Goku grinned. Vegeta teleported onto the passagner's section and the hot balloon floated
off over the sunset.:
" Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh " Vegeta snickered in his sleep as he lay with his arms under his head at the table while a
a small trail of drool dribbled out the side of his mouth, " Kakarrotto.. "
" Vejita! "
" Eh? " the ouji opened one eye to see Brolli standing there staring down at him, annoyed, " Aw crap, you're still
alive. "
A vein bulged on the densetsu's forehead, " I can't believe you fell asleep in the middle of making a feast for us! "
" Well its kind of hard to pay attention when you're not allowed to do anything. Now if you don't mind I'd like to
get back to my semetastic dream world where you're dead and all of planet earth is paying homage to my heroic victory over
you. " he closed his eyes and started to block Brolli out again.
" Fine, be that way, Vejita. I guess this means I'll have to eat all of this delicious food all by myself. " Brolli
said teasingly.
" You do that. " Vegeta said, his eyes still closed.
Brolli twitched, " And I won't let you have any. You'll have to go hunting for scraps! "
" I'm a good hunter. We seme saiyajin have honed natural hunting abilities. "
" ... "
" Just eat something, Vejita. " the densetsu sighed.
Vegeta opened his eyes and narrowed them at Brolli suspiciously, " How do I know you haven't secretly planted your
germs into the food so you could take control of me from the inside? "
" I don't WANT to take control of you Vejita I want you to like me! "
" How can I like someone who kidnapped me and threatened Kakarrotto's life. " the ouji sat up, " If you even had
wanted a remote chance of us even becoming acquaintances you should've simply come to Earth, apologized for the insanity you
caused the previous time we met, and NOT KIDNAPPED ME. "
" Uh-huh. " Brolli said, not believing him, " Whatever you say, Vejita. " he sighed, then perked up, " Now how about
a big slice of chocolate cake? "
Vegeta sweatdropped.
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" So...the Ouji's been, KIDNAPPED? " Chi-Chi stared at Goku blankly. The group had re-landed on Earth and were now
back in the living room.
Goku nodded, " It is TERRIBLE Chi-chan! Someone could be doing horrible things to Veggie right now without me there
to save him! "
" Heh-heh-heh. " Chi-Chi chuckled.
Goku paled in shock.
" I mean, oh, I'm so sorry to hear that, Goku-san! " she quickly covered it up in mock sadness.
" I'm so worried about him, Chi-chan. " he sniffled, sitting down next to her, " I don't know what I'd do if anything
ever happened to Veggie. I luv my Veggie so much... "
" How strange, when Vegeta called me a while ago I was sure that he had just hung up because he decided at the last
second not to ask my advice on whatever he wanted help with. " Bulma contemplated.
Goku froze in place, then zipped over to Bulma and practically loomed over her with a shocked and hurt expression on
his face, " VEGGIE CALLED YOU AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT IT? WHEN DID HE CALL YOU! " the large saiyajin demanded.
" Ah-ahh a while ago! I don't remember! " Bulma sputtered.
Goku fell backward and caught himself by plopping onto his rear end. He slumped over forward with a little doom
cloud hanging over his head, " Oh Veggie...it's just not fair, Veggie. " his body started to shake again.
Chi-Chi looked around, growing increasingly worried about the larger saiyajin on the floor, " Uh...OH! " an idea
suddenly hit her. She lept to her feet, " BABA! "
" Huh? " Goku turned his head to face her. He had apparent stress lines around his eyes.
" Baba, Roshi's sister, the fortune teller. We could ask her to use her crystal ball to locate the Ouji for us just
like she helped us locate the banshofan! "
" And the dragonball before that. " Bulma nodded, " Wow, I forgot all about Baba... "
" ALRIGHT! " Goku lept to his feet, then grabbed Chi-Chi by the hand, " Let's go find Baba so she can go find my
Veggie! " he put his fingers on his forehead and teleported them out of sight.
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A moment later Goku and Chi-Chi reappared before Baba's house. Goku rapidly banged his fist against the door.
" ▫SMACK▫SMACK▫SMACK▫! "
" I'll get it! " a voice said from inside and the door opened to reveal Baba's ghost friend who was fond of hats,
" Hello there! "
" I NEED TO SPEAK THE BABA PLEASE! " Goku exclaimed, startling the ghost.
" Uh... "
" It's about my VEGGIE! " he said, slightly more calm.
" Goku? "
The saiyajin looked down to see Baba sitting there on her crystal ball hovering before them.
" BabawheresVeggiewhotookhimisVeggiesafeandhealthyhowlongwillittakemetogettowhereheis! "
" ... " Baba sweatdropped.
Chi-Chi sighed, " The Ouji's been kidnapped. We want to know if you can find out his location. "
" OH. Of course. " Baba hopped off her crystal ball, " Anything for you Goku. " she smiled at the anxious saiyajin.
Baba placed her hands over the ball and started to chant. The clear insides of the ball became enrobed by a cloudy gray fog,
" Hmm.. " her eyebrows knitted in frustration while Goku focused all of his attention on the ball, his eyeballs practically
begging to catch even a glimpse of the little ouji, " Come on... " Baba said. The fog finally cleared to reveal...tv snow.
" Umm, Baba, what's that mean? " Goku poked the ball, confused.
" It means that wherever Vegeta's being held there's something around his location that's jamming my signal. Like
how your dragon radar can't sense a dragonball if its been eaten. " she tried to explain.
" VEGGIE'S BEEN EATEN? " Goku nearly had a heart attack.
" NO! NO NO NO! " Baba waved her arms in the air while Chi-Chi lept behind Goku and started to rub his shoulders in
an attempt to undo some of the sudden stress, " Why are you jumping to conclusions so quickly Son Goku its not like you. And
no I seriously doubt anyone's eaten Vegeta, that was just a simile. Most likely he's in a place with a very strong barrier
around it. That's why I can't get a reading. "
" ...oh. " Goku squeaked out.
" Now take a deep breath and calm down. Even though I can't locate Vegeta, we both know of someone else who's
locating powers surpass my own. " she smirked.
Chi-Chi blinked, surprised, " And, that would be? "
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" ▫Knock▫knock▫knock▫. " Goku contently knocked on the door.
Chi-Chi looked around the tiny planet, " Goku-san are you sure its legal to just teleport to otherworld like this? "
" Aw, Kaio-sama doesn't mind! " Goku chirped. Kaio-sama opened the door and peeked out, " Do you, Kaio-sama? "
" Ah! Goku! " he grinned, " Dead again already? " the kai sweatdropped.
" He will be from all this heartache if we don't find the Ouji soon. " Chi-Chi mumbled, depressed.
" What do you mean, find him? Isn't Vegeta with you? " Kaio-sama said, surprised.
Goku shook his head, " Veggie was kidnapped about a month ago and at first we thought he'd run away but it turns out
Veggie did not run away at all. "
" How could you have NOT noticed the Ouji's absence from Earth? He's got one of the highest ki's on the planet. "
Chi-Chi gawked, " That's like cutting a huge slice out of a pie and not even noticing its missing! "
" Well I am the kai of the ENTIRE north galaxy. I don't spend every waking minute watching just Earth you know. "
Kaio-sama said, slightly annoyed.
" PLEASE find my Veggie, Kaio-sama. " Goku pleaded, his eyes big and watery.
" Yes, PLEASE find the Ouji so Goku-san doesn't go crazy. " Chi-Chi said with a nervous, worried laugh.
" I'll give it a try, but let me say right now I can't promise anything. " Kaio-sama said, walking several feet away
from the couple, then concentrating, " Hm...hm... " his antennae twitched in the air. Several minutes passed and the kai
started to nervously sweat, :Where IS he? I can't just tell Goku "no, I can't detect Vegeta's ki anywhere", he already looks
crushed enough as it is! Maybe...: " ...he's in a place where even I can't detect him, like the Room of Spirit and Time or
something. " he muttered outloud to himself, confused.
" Veggie's in the Room of Spirit and Time? " Goku gasped, then glomped the kai, " Oh THANK YOU, Kaio-sama! "
" No hey wait! " Kaio-sama exclaimed, " That was an example, Goku. I mean Vegeta's in a place with the same type of
barrier as the room of spirit and time. "
" ...oh. " Goku blinked, letting go.
" At the very least I can tell you he's definately alive. There would've been quite the battle down at Enma's if
Vegeta had waltzed in. "
" He's still planning to reset the Ouji, eh? " Chi-Chi smirked.
" Well Vegeta has committed a large number of atrocities. " Kaio-sama raised an eyebrow, " You see he's not a bad guy
anymore but he's no hero either. "
" Veggie's my hero. " Goku pouted stubbornly.
" I'm sure he is. " Chi-Chi sarcastically remarked.
" Anyway, if you give me about a day or so I could most likely come up with a list of places and devices that produce
barriers with the same powers of that of the Room of Spirit and Time. " Kaio-sama nodded.
" Really? " Goku grinned.
" Mmm-hmm. But for now I'd say it would be best for you to return to the scene of the crime. Whoever kidnapped
Vegeta must have left some sort of markings behind. "
" Alright! " he nodded in agreement, " Come Chi-chan! To Veggie's kitchen! "
Chi-Chi sweatdropped, preparing the vertigo of teleportation, " Here we go again. "
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" ▫YAAAAAAAAAAWN▫ " Vegeta yawned, laying on one of the luxurious couches inside the spaceship. He found not being
allowed to train made him much more lethargic, thus causing him to take several naps per day instead of one. The ouji
sleepily opened his eyes, then let out a shriek to see he was covered in ropes of bright green goo. He quickly cut his scream
short to avoid being heard by Brolli, who surely would've enjoyed coming to the ouji's "rescue". Vegeta narrowed his eyes at
the goop, then recognized several little red dots charging at the goop as if going into battle. Even more red dots were
instead making their way up onto his face, " Kaka-germs? "
A kaka-germ hopped onto the bridge of Vegeta's nose, " Don't. Breathe. " it nervously warned him.
" Huh? " Vegeta blinked, then moved his nose around and felt a large object standing at the entrences to each of the
airways. The two objects felt much bigger than kaka-germs, " Brolli's germs? "
The kaka-germ nodded uneasily.
" EH! " Vegeta froze.
" YAHHH! " a little voice came from below and the two brolli-germs went flying off Vegeta's face and smashed into a
nearby wall. Three kaka-germs cheered and high-fived each other with their stubby arms, then squiggled off to aid their
fellow kaka-germs in battle against the brolli-germs attempting to enter Vegeta's body through the ear canal.
Vegeta lay there as the sounds of a dozen or so miniturized battles took place all over his body, " Doesn't get much
weirder than this. " he muttered in disbelief.
One by one the kaka-germs battled off the brolli-germs until the latter's army was run ragged. The large neon green
brolli-germs squiggled away shouting vengence upon the little red kaka-germs, all of whom were grinning in victory. The
kaka-germs waddled up into a ball, then enlarged into a life-sized kaka-shaped germ. The germ hopped off of Vegeta's stomach
and onto the ground where he promptly squished the remainder of the brolli-germs beneath his foot.
" HO ho ho! The day is saved! " the life-sized kaka-shaped germ laughed, then looked over his shoulder at Vegeta,
" Or should I say Veggie. "
Vegeta's jaw hung open, " I stand corrected. "
" Haha, don't worry Veggie, I bet Kakarrotto is on his way right now to save us all from the creator of those big
mean green germs! " the kaka-germ chirped.
" Ah...pants? " the ouji squeaked out, pointing to the kaka-germ's unconcealed hindquarters.
The kaka-germ, his back still facing Vegeta, looked over his shoulder, " Oh, that. " his tail flicked back and forth,
unfazed, " That's oh-kay, I can fix it! " the kaka-germ turned to face Vegeta, the backed up and pulled a running leap at the
ouji. The ouji yelped and sputtered.
" NO NO WAIT WAIT WHAT ARE YOU DOING! "
" ▫SPLAT▫! " the kaka-germ hit him and on impact exploded into dozens of the normal-sized, chubby blobby-bodied
kaka-germs he was used to seeing. The germs squiggled back to their hiding places of Vegeta's hair and tail while the ouji
lay there, his entire body bright red and his heart nearly beating out of his chest with intensity.
" Uh...uh..uh.. " Vegeta's bottom left eyelid twitched as he laughed nervously. Heat practically radiating off of
his body, " I wonder how much therapy this is gonna take. " he muttered in shock.
" We luv u, Veggie! " the kaka-germs all chirped warmly in unison.
One of them poked out from inside his hair, " And we will continue to protect you from the Big Meanie's germs as long
as we live. "
" Oh. " Vegeta squeaked out, feeling unusually bare infront of the little germs after seeing that Goku-sized form.
The little kaka-germ gave the nearest tuft of Vegeta's hair a warm hug, then ducked back into the dark brown hair
with his fellow germs.
" ...it's almost like you're really here. "
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" We're back! " Goku announced as he and Chi-Chi reappeared in the living room. Half the group were still in the
living room while the other half meanwhile had migrated to the kitchen.
" Find any leads? " Bulma asked, anxious.
" Sort of. " Goku said, folding his arms, " Kaio-sama and Baba both said that Veggie must be being held in a place
with a strong ki barrier. Kaio-sama's gonna get a list of places he thinks Veggie could be and he told us to start looking
at the scene of the Veggienapping for clues. "
" Right here in the kitchen? " Raditsu blinked.
" We should get Veggy to help. I bet he has some sort of magnifying glass or something built into him. " Chi-Chi
thought up.
" Veggy went to go nap in one of the guest rooms. " Vejitto said, pointing upstairs.
" Androids can nap? " Goku said, confused.
" Well you don't expect him to be operating at full power 24/7, Son-kun. He could burn himself out that way. " Bulma
sweatdropped.
" AND Veggy might be able to put the pieces together on who attacked him if he gets a little time to rest! " Gogeta
injected.
" BUT he did say we can call him if we need his help. " Vejitto finished.
Goku smiled tiredly, " Aw, that is nice of... "
:" How strange, when Vegeta called me a while ago I was sure that he had just hung up because he decided at the
last second not to ask my advice on whatever he wanted help with. ":
Goku's hand dove into his left side pants pocket and pulled out his little blue cellphone. He stared at the object
for what felt like eternity, then quickly flipped it open.
" -You have one new voice message- "
" ...Veggie. "
9:47 PM 3/1/2005
END OF PART SIX
Vegeta: Ah, the plot thickens and quickens.
Chuquita: (happily) That it does!
Goku: (sweatdrops) You know that is a mean cliffhanger, Chu.
Chuquita: Aww, not really. I mean, everyone knows by now that its Veggie and that his message contains the defining key to
finding out who kidnapped him.
Vegeta: But still
Chuquita: AND if I continued on I'd have to go another two scenes and by then this chapter would be huge like Part 4.
(points to part 4 which is twice as big as part 6). In other news...HAPPY MARCH! (waves little flag in the air)
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) ...
Goku: (stares blankly) ...
Chuquita: It's my birthday month. I'm gonna be two whole decades old:)
Goku: (stares blankly) ...
Chuquita: 20.
Goku: OHHHhhhhh. (pauses) (grins) Hey! That'll makes you as old as the original db!
Chuquita: Mmm-hmm! (nods) My birthday's not til the 16th...you know, I don't really "feel" 20. And the people at my work and
the customers keep mistaking me for a high-schooler. (sweatdrops)
Vegeta: Hah, just wait til Kakarrotto and I hit our 100'ds. Nobody will believe us.
Goku: Hmm...
:Goku: I would like to purchase a lottery ticket, please?
Clerk: Name and age please?
Goku: Son Goku; 123.
Clerk: (stares at him flatly) ...HAH! (closes lottery box and leaves)
Goku: (pouts) Ohhh.:
Goku: (blink) (blink) ...
Chuquita: (happily) And now on to the reviewer-replies!
To Nuki: Aw, the hampster's got a t-shirt too :D I like to use the Movie 8 version of Brolli, who's a lot smarter than his
Movie 10 counterpart. I didn't mean to forget Veggy, its just that I originally wrote him so long ago I probably never
thought of keeping him around. Heh, that would be dangerous if he went around blowing things up.
To mkh2: It's one of my favorites. Yup! It was such an emotional episode. Oh yeah, I remember that one too. That was the one
where Fry thought his brother stole his lucky clover (seven leaf?) and found out that he hadn't stolen it but given it to
Fry's nephew who he named after his brother. Sorry 'bout your carpet. My dog's done that before too, that and jumped on the
couches. We now have these mini-fence things to keep him from entering the rooms that has couches (sweatdrops). It's oh-kay.
To hieilover135: So glad you like it and the fact that there's a different number of chapters than usual. I like Yoshi. I
have a bunch of Yoshi and Mario Bros games for my gameboy :) I've never tried to draw any of the characters before though.
Thanks!
To tea: Thanks so much. Does what contain anything you don't know? (Is confused). It's so much fun to use Veggy again,
especially since its been so long. Don't worry, Veggie will get a proper Veggietine's Day when this is all over :) Goku will
find Veggie soon.
To JustSomeGuy: Glad you liked that part. They'll both show up again by the next chapter. Heh, sorry 'bout that. I've gone
through both Goku and Veggie's DU's once already so they should all be unlockable according to the walkthrough. I have
everyone's breakthrough except Tenshinhan's and Uubu's. There's gonna be a big battle coming up, but yes there should be a
mini-battle between Veggie and Brolli in the next chapter. Veggy's gonna be oh-kay. Heh, I started to upload it, I'm up to
page 12. :)
To RyukoVulpix: Yup, that was done on-purpose as a Dr. Slump reference. (grins) I've only read the first chapter; got it off
Toriyama's World; but I do like it so far. Glad you liked it. Heh, they may end up doing that by the next chapter. Hai,
sometimes in my fics the time in the fic and the actual time (what day it is when I'm writing it) sorta meshes together.
Technically, Veggie was kidnapped at the end of January, and its March now so he's been gone for about a month. Other times
the time is stretched out, like in the Christmas and especially the Veggietine's Day fics, which take about 4 weeks to write
but only cover one or two days. I dunno if Pan will make an appearance or not in this fic, but she'll eventually appear. Ah,
I single-space my fics. This site just double-spaces chapters for you. I'm guessing this fic should reach probably 7 or 8
chapters.
To Wolfcrysta: Glad it cheered you up. That was very mean of Brolli to do to Veggie. Poor Goku and Veggie. They'll get back
to each other soon. Yup! Veggy's working again. Lol, super re-enforced rope and chair set.
To Albino Black Sheep: Hai, me too. Welcome back! It's oh-kay. :)
To Jenna & Vash: Oh! I think I know which screensave you're talking about. I'm currently using the stars in space one as
well. :) Who's Inutaisho and is he related to Inuyasha? That was rough of Hiei. (sweatdrops). He can understand the cat?
Aw, Celipa can't cook. Hope you find your fourwheeler. Glad you liked the tag-team fight.
To GokuGirl: Welcome then:) Aw, its alright. I'm so happy you like my fics! Wow, Veggie sings his love song too? I've only
heard Veggie sing his cooking song before. Have you heard his cooking song? I'm trying the link right now and so far its
downloading well. :) I can't wait to listen to it. (downloads) Wow, that is so surreal to hear Veggie singing something like
that. It sounds so much mushier than I imagined. (giggles).
To orchideater: Ironically Goku's reaction to the message is in the second scene of the next chapter. But at least he knows
the message must be from Veggie (which it is). Poor Veggie indeed. :( Just wait'll the next chapter. Veggy's arm popping off
was for fun. This fic's got so much more drama than usual I need to have a stress-reliever scene every once in a while; like
the kaka-germ scene in this chapter. Goku's gotta be really stressed since he knows what that oujo uniform represents. Yes!
I luved that commerical with Goku and Veggie and the Budoukai 3 promo! I only have a 56k modem so all I got was the audio,
but still it was fun! I like how Veggie sputters there at the end after Goku replies to his "number 1" comment. The video I
heard was just random clips of the game, no new animation. I taped the audio, its a 5mb file though if you want a copy I
could e-mail it to you. :)
To BlackDragonFury: Hai, its very sad. But Veggie did finally get to "see" Goku again. Veggie will make Brolli bleed again in
an upcoming mini-battle.
Vegeta: (grins) Why thank you! I always enjoy your reviews and support for my semeness.
Goku: (blinks) ?
To BlackDragonFury: Heehee, I like the quote. I have one for the next chapter but I could use your quote for chapter 8. Is it
from db or dbz? Their opinions have changed a lot since the beginning. It's jarring to look at a 2 or 3 year old fic with
Goku and Veggie's personalities then versus now. Yeah, I guess about 8 chapters. There's no way I could condense everything.
To Vegeta Prince of Pineapples: He will at the start of the next chapter. Glad you like Turles 'n timeline 8!
To Vegeta Prince of Pineapples: Yup, he almost did. There's lots of things Veggie wants to tell Goku, and vise versa.
To Hakura0: Heh, that sonar would come in very handy. The ship's solid. I've always used the "Mango Madness" rules for my
Goku and Veggie immortality wish; which is they can't die but can still get hurt and if either gets a serious fatal injury,
like a huge hole through the chest, if not healed they could fall into a vegetative state. It comes from one of my favorite
fics "The Fine Print", which was sadly unfinished one chapter away from its ending cuz the author went off to college.
Hai, that could work. (nods). Something to neutralize it.
To Kat-YaOi MaNiAc: That he was. At least Veggie tried. Poor Goku's dreams are getting a little too intense for his
rule-bounded mind.
To sinah: Thanks! Well, Veggie's sitaution WILL be discovered by early next chapter. :) He's got a mini-battle against
Brolli coming up too. Thank you!
To GogetaJr: Long chapters are good...til ya gotta go back and fix everything up in word. (sweatdrops). But yeah long or
short I like 'um both. :) Ah, so that's what happened. Sorry 'bout that. Yup, Veggie nearly said "it". Good luck with the
paint!
To GogetaJr: The review box does that sometimes. (sweatdrops). It's oh-kay, maybe they'll fix it soon, I hope. :)
To SupersayiankingTommy: Ah. She did? (doesn't remember) I'll have to go check. Veggie'll do more damage to Brolli in Part 7.
It was strange how all Brolli said in Budoukai 3 was "Kakarrot". It seems they opted for Movie 10 Brolli instead of the
Movie 8 version. (Movie 8 Brolli's the smarter one; then again in Movie 10 he was incased in ice for 7 years, I could see
how that would affect his brain). Goku recovered, don't worry :) Veggie will try to get away one more time in the next
chapter.
To Kahlan Nightwing: Hee That it is! I can't wait, all that stuff I'd been constantly doodling, finally in fic form:D
To ShiningMoon: It made Veggie very sad, but gave him an even stronger incentive to want to beat Brolli and return home.
Hee glad you liked the battle-cloud. Wow, it all came from a doodle? Cool:D Heh, the Suncoast has lots of japanese snacks
too, but they're rarely bought so they've been there a while. I'm pretty sure those boxes of pocky and the strawberry soda
are about half a year old now. Dunno the shelf-life of those things, that's why I haven't tried either. Ah, the dub cd's?
I've seen 'um. (sweatdrops). The next time I go up to that Kinokinyua store I wanna look for a japanese dbz cd (I found a
cd two-pack there the first time I ever went, but it was 56 dollars and that was before I got my job). It's oh-kay:)
To Eot: Heh, its cuz I'm limiting my chapter size to what I consider "average"; 50 to 60kb. Heh, aww thanks so much! I like
character development and I'm really happy with how everyone's turning out. Glad you like him. I think he's actually my
newest main character. Thanks so much! I try to update once a week. It's oh-kay. You type at a pace you enjoy. :)
To Nekoni: Happy you liked it!
Vegeta: (twitches uneasily) (nervously waves back) Hello there.
Goku: (randomly decides to glomps Veggie tightly) :)
Vegeta: Eep!
To Nekoni: It was a sad episode. I do miss Futurama, but it did have a good ending considering. I'm glad they're still
making The Simpsons though. Both shows run here on weekday evenings/nights. It's oh-kay. I forgot I didn't write a cure
either. (sweatdrops). Poor Veggie indeed. Veggie's near-admitance just shows how he's starting to crack from the situation.
Goku and Veggie's parents reappear in the next chapter too. Heh, Veggie had to get his ideas on himself being platonic-seme
from somewhere. That it was! Goku frightened himself when he realized what he'd dreamt too; afraid Chi-Chi would find out.
Well it was Veggietine's Day so I just used the scenery from the most recent Veggietine fic. I'm enjoying writing Veggy
again.
Goku: (sniffs Veggie's shoulder) (opens mouth)
Vegeta: NO! (slaps hand over Goku's mouth in shock)
Goku?
To Nekoni: Veggie'll fight him again in the next chapter. Goku's just really really confused right now on the topic of
Veggie, that's all. Lol, it would've been confusing. I could see Gohan naming Pan that had she been a boy, what with his
admiration for his sensei 'n all. Shame Piccolo never had a kid, at least in gt. That would've been interesting if he had :)
Don't worry, no more nightmares for Goku. At least not the Veggie-arm-popping-off kind. The dream-Veggie-confusing kind,
maybe. (nods embarassingly) Hai, that's pity towards Veggie. There's a bit of that in this chapter too. Every once in a while
I start to feel bad for him and do somethin' like that to cheer him up.
Vegeta: HAHA! Go Chu's conscience!
Chuquita: ... (sweatdrops)
To Nekoni: But now that I feel better after giving Veggie that lil daydream and allowing him to beat Brolli at videogames,
I feel free to cause more of the opposite to happen to him.
Vegeta: Heh, I like the hat! How very kind of you:) (wags tail)
Goku: But Veggie, you were warned. (eyes go wide at the word)
Vegeta: ... (shifts uneasily) Ah, hai.
To Nekoni: Heh, Chunana. It sounds near identical to banana. I sorta miss spanish class, but not too much; had I gone a 5th
year I would've had to have read an entire book in spanish (which would've been hard). I still remember most of what I
learned though. LOL! Level 3 in french. :D
To Kurochan: Ah, I like "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". It made the top 9 countdown on one of the local stations:) Haven't
heard of "In the Shadows" though. I dunno about non-platonic things happening. Aww, so glad you liked it and faved it:D
I will definately continue! Happy you liked tht part!
Chuquita: And so Part 6 comes to an end!
Vegeta: That it does.
Chuquita: (snicker)
Goku: (giggle)
Brolli: Heh-heh-heh.
Vegeta: ..what?
Chuquita: Veggie's "Luv" song, it's so hilariously MUSHY! AND its sung by Veggie's actual japanese va! (grins) If anyone gets
a chance to listen to it I definately recommend it. It had me burst into laughter several times listening to it. I mean, I
expected it to be sung slowly, but not with all that romantic background music.
Goku: Heehee, my lil Veggie's all mushy on the inside! (pokes Veggie's stomach)
Vegeta: (freezes in place) (flushes bright red) I am NOT!
Goku: (smiles warmly) Well then why would Veggie sing something so nice 'n sweet?
Vegeta: ...
Chuquita: Hee, "baka no yatsu".
Vegeta: That sentence doesn't mean a thing! (folds arms, still flushing)
Goku: (glomps Veggie tightly) Mmm
Vegeta: Ahah...
Chuquita: (waves to audiance) See you sometime next week everybody! Bye!
