Ok, here's the next chapter. I noticed that one of my reviewers complained about Goku being out of character. My only reaction to that is….duh! Of course he's OOC. I said he would be. It's necessary for this fic to be possible. That's all I have to say about that.
The party should begin during the end of this chapter, so this will be the last chapter before things heat up.
"Chapter 3: The Planning and Pre-party Arrangements Part II"
Videl was at home laying back on the couch. She was extremely exhausted over all the planning for the wedding. "Who'd thought a wedding could be so much work. It's a good thing I only have to do this once."
It was then that she heard a knock on the front door. She groaned in annoyance as she got up from the couch and walked to the door. When she opened it, she was greeted by Bulma, Chichi, and #18. "Oh hi guys. What are you doing here?"
Bulma spoke first. "We're here to congratulate you on your up coming wedding. Let me tell you, I've know Gohan since he was a kid and I'll be the first to say that he's a real winner. You've couldn't have done better."
"Thanks Bulma," said Videl. "I appreciate you guy congratulating me."
Chichi became starry eyed. "I'm sure you two will raise wonderful children. I can't wait to have grandchildren."
Videl sweat-dropped. "Um…thanks Chichi…"
"You looked tired," said #18. "What's going on with you?"
"Oh, well yeah," said Videl. "I've been planning the wedding and it's a lot of work. Top it off with college and occasional crime fighting and I'm a little burnt out."
"That's too bad," said Bulma. "I think you could use a break."
"Tell me about it," said Videl. "I kinda wish Gohan could help me more, but he's not exactly well suited for planning weddings."
"Yeah, most men aren't," said Chichi. "I remember trying to plan my wedding with Goku. What a nightmare. Goku was useless.
Videl chuckled. "I guess Gohan inherited that from him, too."
"You know what?" asked Bulma. "I have a great idea. How about the night before the wedding, we all have our own little bachelorette party? What do you say?"
Videl was a little surprised with the suggestion, but seemed fine with it. "Okay, that sounds good." She then realizes something. "Wait a minute, is this the real reason why you're here?"
The other women feigned innocence. "No…"
Videl rolled her eyes briefly. "As long as this party is nothing too crazy, then I'll agree to it."
"Relax," said Bulma. "I'm taking care of everything. The party will be at my house the night before your wedding. Okay with you?"
"Sounds fine," said Videl.
"By the way, where's Gohan?" asked Chichi. "He said he was going to stop here to check on you."
"He did," said Videl. "He's off being Saiyaman now, once again."
"How long is he going to keep doing that?" asked #18.
Videl shrugged. "I have no idea."
Gohan, AKA Saiyaman, was flying gracefully around Satan City, looking for crime. There was none. "Aw man! What's the use of crime fighting if no one with willing to do any crime?"
It was then the someone instantly appear in front of Gohan. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but since Gohan was flying quite fast, he could do little to prevent himself coming colliding with the figure. The impact was tremendous. The two people collided and fell to the ground, landing in a park nearby.
After Gohan regained his senses, he investigated as to who he crashed into. It was his father. "Dad! Did you have to Instant Transmission right in front of me?"
Goku also returned to his senses. "Sorry Gohan. I meant to appear behind you. A slight miscalculation on my part."
Gohan rolled his eyes. "So what do you want? You know I'm crime fighting right now."
"Sorry," said Goku. "I wanted to tell you something. You see, the guys and I know that soon you'll be married and we wanted to throw a party to celebrate your last day as a bachelor."
Gohan blinked. "You mean you're throwing a bachelor party?"
Gohan nodded. "Yep. What do you say? You want to come?"
Gohan thought about it. " I don't know. What will Videl think about it?"
"I wouldn't worry," said Goku. "She's getting a bachelorette party. It would only be fair if you got a party of your own."
Gohan raised an eye brow in surprise. "Videl never told me about a bachelorette party."
"She probably doesn't know yet," said Goku. "Chichi and her friends are planning it."
"Mom's planning a bachelorette party? That doesn't sound like her," said Gohan as he thought about the idea of his mother partying down.
"Well, Bulma is the one who actually planning it," said Goku. "But that's not the point. The point is that we want to do the same thing for you. What do you say?"
Gohan thought about it. "Honestly, I don't think I want to."
"That's great son!" said Goku before he realized Gohan refused the offer. "What! Why not!"
"Doesn't sound like my kind of thing," said Gohan. "There'd probably be some drinking and stuff there that I'd rather avoid."
"But you have to say yes," said Goku desperately. He began to whine and pout like a child. "Please say yes Gohan. Me and the guys have worked hard to set this up and we can't back out."
"Sorry, dad," said Gohan as he readied himself to take off. "But I don't want to go. I'm taking off. You guys want to party, go ahead." He then took off into the sky, leaving behind a distraught Goku.
Goku began yanking at his hair. "Aw man! What am I going to do!"
Bulma had finally returned home, her arms filled with a few items. She was greeted by her "loving husband."
"I know that look," said Bulma. "What's wrong now?"
"I heard about your little party that you're planning," said Vegeta with an obvious growl. "I also heard that it's going to be here."
"Yeah that's right," said Bulma. "What's you point?"
"My point is…" said Vegeta in a domineering tone. "You're not having it here."
Bulma rolled her eyes in exasperation. "I knew it. Look, I don't give a shit about how you feel about having the party here. This is my house, and I will do what I want with it."
"Over my dead body!" screamed Vegeta.
"What the fuck are you going to do about it!" yelled Bulma.
Vegeta's palm slowly lifted and was held out towards the kitchen. A small amount of light began to collect within it. It continued to build until it filled his hand. "Say goodbye to the kitchen!"
Bulma's eyes bugged out as she saw what he was about to do. "Don't you dare do that! You hear me!"
"Or you'll do what?" said Vegeta who was moments away from releasing the ki blast.
"This isn't fair!" yelled Bulma. "I can't have my bachelorette party because you're afraid it'll demean your masculinity! That's bullshit!"
"I never said you couldn't have your stupid party," said Vegeta. "You just can't have it here."
"Oh that's great," said Bulma sarcastically. "Where exactly should I have it then, smart guy?"
"Anywhere but here," said Vegeta, who was still aiming the ki blast. He then had a thought. "Why don't you have it at that harpy's house. The one that Gohan's marrying."
Bulma groaned and rubbed her face in annoyance. "Fine! Have it your way! Now can you please not destroy the kitchen!"
Vegeta smirked as the light faded from his hand. "Good…" He then walked off towards the gravitron. It was then that Goku Instant Transmissioned in front of him. "Oh great…What is it now?"
"Bad news Vegeta!" said Goku in a panicky tone. "Gohan doesn't want to go!"
Vegeta covered Goku's mouth. "Shut up you idiot! Bulma's here!" He then let go.
Goku frowned sheepishly. "Sorry Vegeta."
Vegeta rubbed his temples in annoyance. "What do you mean the Gohan doesn't want to come. Why not?"
"He just doesn't," said Goku. "What do we do?"
Vegeta slapped his forehead. "You realized the trouble I had to go through to get this place for ourselves?" Vegeta punched a hole in the wall. "Listen! We either drag his ass there, or have the party without him, got it?"
"We can't have it without him," said Goku. "If we got caught, we'd be in serious trouble. And dragging him here could be…really destructive."
"You figure it out then," said Vegeta. "I'm starting to get sick of these fucking set backs. Now leave! I'm going training."
Goku hung his head. "Fine, I'll think of something…" He then put his fingers to his forehead and disappeared.
Gohan lands in front of the door to Mr. Satan's house. After knocking politely, the door is answered by Videl.
"Oh hi Gohan!" said Videl. "How was crime fighting?"
"Slow as ever," said Gohan. "It's not the same anymore. It feels like the criminals are giving up."
"What can you do?" asked Videl. "Isn't that why we do it?"
"I guess," said Gohan as he entered the mansion. "Heard from my dad that you're getting a bachelorette party."
"Yeah," said Videl. "Your mother, Bulma and #18 came over and told me about it. To tell you the truth, I could use a break. This whole wedding has been rough."
"You agreed to go?" asked Gohan. "Why? I figured you wouldn't want to do something like that."
Videl groaned at Gohan. "Oh come on. Quit being a dork. It's not like this will be all that serious. Bulma's planning it."
"Bulma's planning it?" asked Gohan in surprise. "I hope you know that doesn't reassure me at all."
Videl was losing her patience. "Look, I want to have a night with the girls. Is that so wrong?"
"It is if you're having strippers and booze there!" said Gohan, his voice getting louder.
"Oh come on," said Videl. "If your mom's going to be there, I highly doubt it'll be all that bad. You're overreacting."
"I am not!" yelled Gohan. "I just don't like the idea of you going to a bachelorette party! We're supposed to be upstanding citizens! It would be totally hypocritical if you had a party like that."
"Get over it! One little party isn't that big a deal!" yelled Videl. "I'm having it whether you like it or not!" It was then that the phone rang. Videl answered it. "Hello? Oh hey Bulma. What's up?" She listened to Bulma on the other end. "I see…well it's fine if we have it here…okay talk to you later. Bye." She hung up and shot Gohan a smug look. "Looks like we're having the party here. And there's nothing you can do about it."
Gohan was irate. "Fine! Have your stupid party!" With that, Gohan marched out and flew off.
Several minutes later, he landed in the front yard of his house and walked in. "Dad? Where are you?"
Goku walk up to greet him "Hey son! So you still going to say no?"
"Count me in," said Gohan. "If Videl having a party, then so am I."
Goku was ecstatic. "Woo hoo! That's great Gohan! You're going to have a blast!"
'I hope I don't regret this,' thought Gohan.
"I need to called everyone to let them know the good news," said Goku as he grabbed the phone. He quickly dial Krillian's number.
Krillian answered the phone on the other end. "Hello?"
"Hey Krillian! This is Goku! Guess what? Gohan's agreed to come!" said Goku excitedly.
"Hey that's cool!" said Krillian. "So everything's still going according to plan, right? We're meeting at Vegeta's place the night before the wedding, right?"
"Yep," said Goku. "See ya there!"
"Bye, Goku," spoke Krillian before hanging up. He then noticed Master Roshi and Oolong looking at him with large smiles. "What do you guys want?"
"Can we come along?" asked Master Roshi.
"Yeah, I love to party!" said Oolong. "Especially with woman!"
Krillian shook his head. "Sorry guys, You can't come. You guys always scare them away."
"Scare what away?" asked #18, who'd just returned home from shopping.
Krillian smiled nervously. "Oh nothing, honey. Don't worry about it."
#18 put the bags down on the table. "Bulma, Chichi and I are having a bachelorette party for Videl."
Krillian feigned surprise. "Really? Wow, that's great. Hope you have fun."
Roshi and Oolong looked at each other, both having the same idea. Oolong leaned towards Roshi. "Those four are having a party? You know what that means, right?"
"I sure do," whispered Roshi. "With those four drunk, just think of what we could do to them. This could be the opportunity of a life time."
Krillian looked at the two of them suspiciously. "What are you two up to?"
Oolong and Roshi stood straight and smiled, trying to hide their plan. "Oh nothing."
Krillian only shrugged as he went back to watch TV
So it was settled. The bachelor party was on and as expected, it was held at Bulma's mansion at around six o'clock. Gohan and Goku were the first to arrive.
"Dad, I'm having a bad feeling about this," said Gohan. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"
"Everything is fine, Gohan," reassured Goku. "Soon you'll be having so much fun, you won't know what to do with yourself."
"I guess…" said Gohan as he walked into the mansion.
Goku didn't follow. "Wait for me in the living room. I'll be right back."
"Um…okay…" said Gohan as he walked into the living room. As he walked in he took a good look at what the living room looked like. It was complete with a bar with stools, a pool table, dart boards, a large couch against the wall, and a killer stereo system. It would have resembled a night club more than a living room, if it weren't for the couch.
It was then that Goku returned carrying a couple things.
The things Goku were carrying immediately caught Gohan's attention. "DAD! What are you doing?"
Goku walks in holding a keg in one arm, and a large wooden crate in another. "Don't worry, son. Your going to have the time of your life."
Gohan eyed the containers ominously. "You know what? I'm starting to have second thoughts. Videl would kill me if she found out about all this. Maybe we should call it off."
Goku patted Gohan on the shoulder. "Relax, Gohan. Just don't let her find out. Besides, she having a party of her own anyway. Isn't it fair that you get one?"
Gohan sighed deeply. "I guess you're right…" He thought about something for a moment. All his life he'd never thought of his dad as anything short of a saint. And here he is, carrying "Alcohol". "I'm having a hard time believing that you're carrying that stuff."
Goku ignored his son as he put the crate and keg down. "Your going to love this stuff, Gohan. Nothing like whiskey and Micro-brewed beer."
The thought of drinking alcohol scared Gohan. "Dad, I don't want to drink. It's bad enough that I'm here."
Goku suddenly had a puzzled look on his face. "Uh…… Why not?"
"I just don't, dad." said Gohan. "I'd… I'd probably do something to embarrass myself or worse."
Goku smiled. It was nice that he was thinking for himself, but he knew that his naivety needed to end. "Look Gohan, You're 21. You're allowed to drink. It's no big deal. Besides, I don't want to be the only one getting plastered."
Suddenly, another voice is heard entering the room. It was immediately recognized as Vegeta. "And you won't Kakarott. I'm not paying out the teeth for that booze just to watch you drink it all. And while I'm at it…." He then walks toward Gohan and gives him a menacing look. "Listen, I went through a whole shit load of trouble to get my wife and kid out of here just so we could throw this stupid bachelor party, so…." He grabs Gohan by the shirt collar "YOU BETTER PLAN ON STAYING!" He then let go and walked out of the room.
Gohan was between a rock and a hard place. No matter what, he had to stay for this party, whether he liked it or not. Besides, the guys did go to a lot of trouble for all this. Gohan couldn't help but wonder why Vegeta had gone through all the trouble. It didn't seem like him to do that. Oh well. I guess a little drinking couldn't be that bad.
Goku smiled at all the booze. "Two down, ten to go." Gohan is shocked at what he heard. "What? There's more?"
"Plenty," said Goku "Krillian and Yamcha brought some booze, too."
"You mean they're coming here, too?" asked Gohan.
"They sure are!" said Goku. "Piccolo is also coming, as well as Tien and Choutsu."
"Really," said Gohan with some confusion. "That's odd. I wouldn't consider them the partying type." He then thought about the alcohol. "Even with them here, though, how are we going to be able to drink all that booze?"
Goku smiled. It was obvious that Gohan was clueless as to what kind of person his father really was. "Gohan, A saiyan can drink just like he eats. Only the Irish can match our drinking ability.
"Don't forget about the Russians, too" said Krillian as he walked in the room.
"Hey Krillian!" greeted Goku.
"What's up Goku." said Krillian. "This place is pretty nice. I can't wait to get this party started." Krillian starts to dance a little. A sweat drop forms on Goku's and Gohan's head. Gohan suddenly realized that this was going to be a LONG night.
End Chapter 3
Well, there you go, the party has started. I know that things have been a little slow thus far, but believe me it get A LOT better from here. Just stick around and find out.