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11:49 PM 11/25/2005
Written By: Chuquita
Disclaimer: Dragon Ball Z and its characters are a property of Akira Toriyama and Bird Studio. All non-canon characters
are property of this author.
Quote of the Week: -from ep 229 "The Fated Battle! Son Goku VS Vegeta!"
Gokuh: Sorry to keep you waiting.
Vegeta: I've been waiting for this...Kakarotto I've been waiting for this for a long time...
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Chuey's Corner:
Chuquita: (waves) Hi everybody! And welcome to the annual Christmas Special!
Goku: HOORAY!
Chuquita: Actually I only have 4 of these instead of 5 since we started, well, 5 years ago today!
Goku: (toots little New Years horn) :)
Chuquita: I think I was still in the middle of the 2nd or so story back then... (ponders) Anyways! We got some real special stuff for you this year!
Vegeta: (wary) What KIND of special stuff?
Chuquita: (grin) Aw, you know, plotline climaxes and revealed secrets and even a glimpse at the REAL 100 years in the future, those sortsa things.
Goku: (eyes widen) GASP!
Vegeta: Uhhhhh... (face bright red)
Goku: You--you mean we will really get to find out what really happens to me 'n Veggie 100 years in the future for real?
Chuquita: Really :)
Goku: (hugs his Veggie) Did you hear that Veggie?
Vegeta: (eyes wide in shock) Ah...ah...
Chuquita: Come on Veggie, we all deserve some closure.
Vegeta: B--but I don't WANT to know what happens to me 100 years in the future!
Goku: I do.
Vegeta: (gulps)
Chuquita: Aw, don't worry Veggie. (pats him on the shoulder) That topic won't be covered in THIS particular story.
Vegeta: (calms down somewhat)
Chuquita: (to audiance) Also I'm nearing the end of the semester so things might get a little busy.
Goku: (sigh) So much work to do.
Chuquita: Yeah I know two reports 'n then quizzes 'n tests 'n finals...its absolutely insane.
Vegeta: Maddening.
Goku: Indeed :)
Chuquita: And now on with the fic! Happy Holidays!
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Summary: The holidays are finally here and Veggie's gotten a special present for his favorite peasant. Then, a wayward mistletoe sends Veggie into a mentally skydiving panic as he returns to Bejito-sei to escape an awkward confrontation, using his temporary ou-empowering armor to set up a ki barrier around the castle. Goku, Turles, and the fusions race after Veggie in order to set things right. But how will they manage to get through the mega-blizzard that's engulfed Bejito-sei during its short yet powerful snowy season? Find out!
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Part 1 Chapter Titles: Winter l Veggie's Gift l Captain's Chair l Cookies l Piccolo Sr's Plot – Explained l 1-800-OKAASAN l Mall l Veggie and the PS3 l Videogames l Snapped l Veggie's Trip Home l
" Ahhhh... " Goku took a deep breath of the cool air as he stood outside on Capsule Corp's porch with a box of
Christmas decorations in his hands, " Isn't it nice outside Veggie? "
" A vertiable "winter wonderland", Kakarrotto. " the ouji muttered, waddling past Goku in his 5 layers of clothing
to keep warm. A scarf over his mouth muffling his words while he carried another box inside.
" You know Vegeta-san, you don't HAVE to wear all that heavy clothing. " Turles said, leaning against the livingroom
wall as the ouji passed him, " Compact oozaru form is MORE than enough to keep you warm in this weather. "
Vegeta turned to him instantly, " You're joking with me. "
" No. "
" Hey Turles! " Bulma called from the car as she lifted another box out of the trunk, " Could you help me over here?"
" Sure. " he replied, bursting into compact oozaru from and wandering out to the car. He had borrowed a pair of
Goku's gi pants the other day once the weather had plummeted below freezing and was still using them whenever he left the
house. vegeta noted Turles's fur was darker and duller than Goku's, possibly even more than Raditsu's.
" Oooh! I wanna go compact oozaru too! " Goku waved excitedly.
" NO! " Vegeta shouted suddenly, grabbing the larger saiyajin by the sleeve of his jacket, " Its...ah, not the best
idea right now Kakarrotto. What with your lack of control over yourself during the form. " he laughed nervously.
Bulma sweatdropped, " Oh come on Vegeta, he's not gonna "get you" through FIVE LAYERS OF CLOTHES. "
Goku blinked, " Wha? "
" Its nothing. " the ouji quickly replied, setting his box down and quickly waddling off to grab another.
The larger saiyajin peeked inside the box to see a mistletoe sitting atop many other holiday decorations. He gently
picked the small plant up and stared at it.
" Toussan? "
" Toussan! "
" Huh? " Goku looked over his shoulder. Several feet away the fusions were standing there unpacking the boxes.
" Toussan are you coming inside or not? " Vejitto sweatdropped.
Goku pout the plant away in the box and closed it, " Of course! " he chirped.
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" Wow. It looks so very nice. " Chi-Chi clasped her hands together at the decorated living room.
" Looks kinda gaudy. " Bura commented.
Chi-Chi pointed to Goku, " Goku-sa decorated it. "
" OH! Kakarroujo I'm so sorry it looks wonderful really it does! " Bura patted him on the arm. Goku sweatdropped.
" She insults it when she thinks I did it and then gushes all over it when she finds out its Goku-san's doing. "
Chi-Chi sweatdropped even larger than Goku's.
" BAM! " the front door swung open to reveal Vegeta standing there grinning ear to ear while wearing his royal
armor and looking mildly frozen from his lack of actual winterwear.
" Veggie? " Goku asked.
Vegeta flashed him a huge grin, " YES, Kakarrotto? "
Chi-Chi paled, " I'm off to find Turles. " she turned to leave.
" Aww, come on Onna, don't you wanna see the really big and really expensive gift I got for Kakarrotto? " Vegeta
teased.
Goku's eyes widened, " Gift? "
" Its not even Christmas yet! " Chi-Chi sweatdropped, " The season barely even started! "
" OOH OOH! I want to see Toussan! " Bura waved her arm in the air excitedly, " By the way how do you like
Kakarroujo's skills on the living room. He's so wonderful with the decor isn't he? "
Chi-Chi rolled her eyes and Bulma sweatdropped.
" I've got cookies! " Bunni said happily as she strode into the room.
" FWOOSH! " the fusions rushed past the others and into the kitchen to see a large tray of delicious cookies...in
the oven.
" ... " ▫
" ... " Vejitto and Gogeta stood there, blinking.
" Baking in the oven! " Bunni finished.
" Delightful timing. " Gogeta sulked, plopping down infront of the oven while Vejitto pulled up a chair while keeping
an eye on the microwave timer ever couple of seconds.
" Please KakarrottocomeandseeyourbeautifulpresentIhadshippedallthewayherefromBejitosei? " the ouji beamed, tugging
on his peasant's gi shirt, " I'm sure you'll platonically adore it. "
" Is it in Veggiesroom? "
" W--hat wait why would it be in my room? " Vegeta sweatdropped.
Goku eagerly opened his mouth, then froze and closed it.
Kinto'un patted him consolingly on the back.
" Why must it be this way... "
" Mmph mmh mmpha. "
" Can you even understand what he's saying? " the ouji asked Goku as he motioned to the cloud.
" Yeah. Kinto'un said "That's alright." " the larger saiyajin smiled.
" Oh... " he trailed off, confused, then regained himself, " OH-KAY! Now off we go for me to see your early
Christmas present! " Vegeta grabbed Goku by the wrist--purposely avoiding Goku's hand for platonic reasons, and ran out the
front door, " BEHOLD! "
" WOW...the gift is on possible-future-Veggie's ship? " Goku said in awe, " That could be just a-bout ANY type of
present... "
" What IS this thing? " Turles stood infront of the ship, poking it in the side, " Such a lavish-looking vehicle with
no visible assault weaponry? "
:WHAT IS HE DOING OUT HERE POKING IT LIKE THAT: Vegeta mentally exclaimed, :Ah well, nevermind it. Not
important right now: " Actually Kakarrotto, this is NOT possible-future-me's ship. " he smirked cunningly as he turned
towards Goku and struck the most semeish pose he could muster, " It's MINE. "
" WHAT! "
" WHAT! "
Goku and Turles exclaimed at the same time.
" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! " a shriek of terror came from the doorway.
Vegeta looked over to see Chi-Chi standing there, petrified, " Oi! Onna hello! "
" WHA-WHA-WHA-WHA-WHATISTHATTERRIBLEMENACETOTHEFUTUREDOINGHERE! " she exclaimed, having an anxiety attack.
The ouji mock-pouted, " It is not a menace, its my big fancy spaceship. " he grinned, " I gave the blueprints to my
Toussan about a month ago and he said he could get our top engineers to easily whip one up for me! "
" I still have no idea what you're talking about. " Turles said blandly.
Chi-Chi zipped over to Turles, " Don't you understand this makes no sense at all? " she pointed frustratingly at the
ship, " THIS, " then pointed at Turles, " And THIS, cannot co-exist! "
" Por que? " Turles raised an eyebrow.
" The FUTURE. " she turned back to him, " There is a possible-future where the Ouji wins and takes Goku-sa as his
oujo and they fly off in THIS VERY SHIP out into outer space forever and ever and the Ouji is SEME there! "
" ... " ▫
" I'd think you'd be a little more upset than this. " she muttered, tilting her head.
Turles whipped out a pack of miniture game-show cards, " Time for the lightning round, everyone! For double-jeopardy
a brand new car and 1 million dollars, WHY, despite the existance of this rather ukeish ship, is the possible-future Chi-Chi
just stated incapable of happening given our current situations? "
" It IS capable! " Vegeta snapped, then folded his arms, " You just don't know it yet. "
" EEEEHT! " the evil type-3 saiyajin made a buzzer noise, " Nice try Vegeta-san don't worry though you still get to
spin the big wheel. " he said smoothly.
" Ooh ooh ooh! " Goku waved his arm in the air.
" Kakarrotto? "
" It is because I no longer want to be Veggiesoujo! " he chirped.
" Form of a question now.. "
" Is it because I no longer want to be Veggiesoujo? "
" DINGDINGDINGDINGDING! " a bell rang out around them and multi-colored confetti floated to the ground.
" We have a winner! " Turles exclaimed, then whipped something out from behind him, " Here's your ridiculously large
check cash payable to our sponsors. "
" YAY! " Goku cheered.
Vegeta and Chi-Chi stood there staring utterly baffled at what had just occured.
" ... " ▫
" ... " ▫
" Why does my head hurt so... " Chi-Chi trailed off.
" You're not the only one. " Vegeta added, then turned back to Goku, " Kakarrotto! " he took the larger saiyajin's
hands this time.
" Yes Veggie? " Goku moved closer, smiling down warmly at the little ouji.
Vegeta's cheeks flushed red as he temporarily forgot what he was about to say, " Ah... "
" Hn. " Chi-Chi slid up beside Goku and grabbed a chunk of his gi, " I wonder.. " she held on tight and promptly
yanked both of Goku's tops clear off with ease.
" AAAAHA! " Vegeta let out a yelp as his face went into full-blown glowing redness and his palms began to get sweaty
inside his gloves while the lulling sound of the larger saiyajin's purring began to ease gently through his ears.
" Wow, I guessed right. The top really does rip right off. " Chi-Chi put her hand on her hip while looking at the
tops in her other hand, amused.
" Hm..this interesting development causes me to wonder the same thing about Kakarrotto's pants... " Turles bent down
and glanced up at Vegeta, " Shall I? "
The ouji let out a few gutteral squeaky noises, unaware of anything aside from his peasant's firm embrace.
" He's libel to get a cold if you tear off the pants too. " Chi-Chi sweatdropped.
" Hmmmm. " Turles stood back up, " It won't be that much fun if Kakarrotto gets sick. " he frowned.
" Ka...ka..kakakaka.. "
" Oh look Vegeta-san's trying to speak. " he smirked.
" Kakarrotto would you like a tour of the ship? " Vegeta managed to get out.
Goku glanced over at it, " Oh-kay! " he said happily, letting go of Vegeta and dashing to the open stairs that led
inside.
" Waaah-! " Vegeta wobbled backward and promptly fell over, dizzy and light-headed.
Turles rubbed his chin, " Ah, love. "
" IT IS NOT! " the ouji snapped, leaping to his feet, then storming over-exaggeratingly to the enterance to the
ship.
The evil type-3 saiyajin looked down at the borrowed gi pants he was wearing, then gave them the same force of a tug
Chi-Chi had given Goku's shirt only to find the pants didn't budge, " Huh, well there ya go at least I wasn't disappointed. "
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" And THIS is the Captain's Chair! " Vegeta said excitedly as he sat down in the plush, dark red, oversized chair
that looked as though it were meant to fit someone of Brolli's physique rather than the ouji's, " Its so dark and forboding
and full of semeish leadership qualities! Just like me! "
" Veggie, I have been meaning to ask you-- " Goku started out.
" -Shhshhshh! " the ouji quickly made a shh-ing noise infront of his mouth, " This, isn't a sexual question, is it? "
" No I just want to know what a seme is. " he sweatdropped.
Vegeta folded his arms, " I'm afraid you're not ready to know that Kakarrotto. Its confidential information. "
Goku plunked his hands on either of the armrests, frustrated, " I'm not stupid, Veggie. I'm well aware that everyone
else around us in addition to you know what a seme and uke are but they won't tell me either because they don't want you to
get upset that they told me where they think its your job to do so. " he spoke in saiyago to get the point across in a much
clearer and concise way.
" Uh, I uh...th--this isn't really the time for us to be talking about this particular topic Kakarrotto, ah... "
" Then WHEN? When are you going to tell me? I can't wait forever! "
The ouji stared at him, shocked.
Goku pulled his arms away, disappointed. He plopped himself down on the floor beside Vegeta's ridiculously large
chair.
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" ... " ▫
" You... " Vegeta broke the silence, " ..been, feeling oh-kay lately? "
" No. " Goku smiled, " Its just that now that I'm free and I'm finally starting to question things that before I
would just push away with the first random word that came into my head that I'm starting to realize how difficult this could
be. " he looked up at the ceiling, " But to be honest, I like the challenge. "
" W--what are you talking about? " the ouji asked curiously.
Goku grinned cheekily at him, " I am a-fraid you are not ready to know that, Veggie. It is confidential information."
" YOU! " the ouji mockingly threw the chair's seat-cushion at him.
" Hahahahahahaha! " Goku laughed, partially sprawled on the ground. He sat back up and placed the pillow in his lap,
" It's mine now. " he teasingly stuck out his tongue.
Vegeta lept to his feet and tried to pull off a serious expression while holding back laughter, " A curse upon you! "
he jumped off the chair and dashed out of the room.
Goku amusedly watched the door the ouji had left through.
" HAAAAAAAAA! " Vegeta ran into full view holding a pillow the size of half his body over his head, " OBSERVE MY
PILLOW OF DOOM! "
" GASP! " Goku exclaimed. The ouji swung the pillow at him only to have the larger saiyajin teleport at the last
second and hug the smaller one from behind; startling Vegeta and knocking him onto his stomach, " HeeheeheeheeHAHAHAHAHA! "
he laughed, " Veggiesomuchfun! " he peered over at Vegeta, who was now glowing bright red.
" Ah..a...ah... "
Goku looked over at their positions and sweatdropped, " Veh-gee... "
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" Ahhh, at least this place is how I remember it. " Veku said as he stepped into the hallway, leaving the bathroom.
At the reminder of the holiday season fast approaching, Vejitto and Gogeta had been quick to teleport themselves and their
"sorta-niichan" back to earth to join in the festivities and make sure their Christmas lists were well taken care of.
" Oi! Sorta-niichan! " Gogeta called from the side of the railing with a cookie halfway in his mouth, " Come have
pastry-snacks with us! "
" The cookies just came out of the oven only five minutes a-go! " Vejitto happily added.
" Uhh...I, suppose. " Veku scratched the back of his head as he walked down the stairs.
" Oh? Who have we here? " Bunni asked, surprised at seeing Veku as he sat down at the table.
" Mrs. Briefs. " Veku nodded to her, then picked up a cookie and sniffed it.
Bunni blinked, then whispered over to the other two fusions, " Umm, boys is there something a little..uh.. "
" Sorta-niichan's kinda behind on things. " Vejitto whispered back to her, " He has not been here since be-fore
even the "Kaka-war". "
" Oh my! " Bunni gasped, " That must be so confusing for him. The poor guy. "
" I can hear you ya know. " Veku twitched from his seat. The others sweatdropped as he sat back in his seat and
took a bite of his cookie.
" Hey everybody! Veggie and I have re-turned! " Goku announced as he flung open the front door, both he and the ouji
covered in a few random pillow-feathers. Vegeta was sitting on the larger saiyajin's shoulders while holding his own large
pillow in his arms and purring.
" Uhhh... " a blank expression appeared on Veku's face.
" I understand now. Things that're absolutely normal and everyday to us give Veku here sort of a culture shock. "
Bunni chirped.
The little ouji climbed off Goku's shoulders and walked up to Veku, " Who is this? "
" Our sorta-niichan. " Gogeta pointed to him, " His name is Son Veku Oujisama! "
Vegeta rubbed his chin, " Veku...? "
" You don't remember me? " the semi-fusion gawked.
" Oi! " Goku suddenly announced, " I know! Veggie he's from lotsa halloweens a-go! Remember when that mean cousin or
brother of Dr. Gero tried to experiment on us and half-fused us together and then we fused completely and he was the result?"
" I tend to try to block out painful memories such as that, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta replied, paling, " Even now looking
back on it that was rather horrific. " he paused, " You were a shark that year for halloween, weren't you? "
" Mmm-hmm! " Goku nodded contently, " And Veggie was-- "
Vegeta, Veku, and Gogeta all looked away discreetly. Gogeta coughed lightly.
" Yesss? " Turles popped up beside them.
" Noneofyourbusiness. Goaway. " Vegeta said quickly, giving Turles a swat with his pillow.
" You're still rivals with Son Goku, right? " Veku asked the smaller saiyajin.
" ...what? " the ouji looked at him cluelessly.
" Y--you know, "rivals". Two people in the same field constantly trying to outdo one another? " the semi-fusion
explained, startled.
" Aw, Veggie and I are not rivals. " Goku laughed, then gave Vegeta a quick hug, " We're good friends! "
" GOOD PLATONIC FRIENDS. " Vegeta announced, his voice slightly cracking while sweat dripped down the side of his
face.
" You alright? " Veku cocked an eyebrow.
" Of course I'm alright! Anything that would lead you to conclude otherwise must hence be a trick of the eyes. "
Vegeta folded his arms stubbornly.
" Heeheehee. " Goku chuckled.
" Kakarrotto hush. "
Another little snicker.
" So...your personality is mostly based on Kakarrotto and I before...all of this. " Vegeta motioned to the fusions,
Turles, Chi-Chi in the corner of the room, and Bura who was off in the living room taking more decorations out of a box,
this time ones for the tree.
" Pretty much. " Veku replied, giving the ouji an aura of non-kakattachment, " I heard from my, urm, brothers. " he
motioned to Vejitto and Gogeta, who Son-grinned and waved, " That you've lost some of your semeness and Kakarrotto no longer
pokes fun at you. "
Vegeta gasped, " Kakarrotto has NEVER poked fun at ME! "
Goku whistled awkwardly and looked over his shoulder, embarassed.
" I'm not saying he does NOW. I'm saying he used to before this "war" of yours. " Veku responded.
" Haha, you used to taunt Vegeta-san too? " Turles said to Goku, amused.
" Did you push EVERYTHING insulting to the back of your mind! He teased you endlessly that halloween I was created
on! It was that costume Bura forced you to wear. Kakarrotto found it SO HUMOROUS... "
" I guess I did... " Goku said sheepishly, then smiled, " But now I think it looked very cute on Veggie. "
" IT DID NOT! " the ouji yelped, his face going bright red.
Turles peeked into the living room at Bura, " YOU used to be working for the side of evil? " he said, delighted.
" That was before Kakarroujo! I was young and naive! " Bura exclaimed, waving her arms in the air, annoyed, then
mumbled, " That 'n Toussan's figure wasn't quite as semeishly built as it is now so he was a very convenient model. "
Turles grinned evilly back at Vegeta.
" I plead the fifth. " the ouji raised his hand flatly.
" Hey guys! " Bulma burst out of the lab wearing the Cell-saga-style saiyajin armor pads over her shirt, " Who's
ready to go do some shopping for gifts? "
:Beautiful timing: Vegeta mentally wept tears of joy, " I AM! " he pumped his fist in the air.
" Why are you wearing armor, dear? " Bunni asked.
" You need to be careful when conquering the West City Mall, mom. " she nodded confidently.
" Indeed it is a dangerous building for those of normal human strength. " Vegeta smirked, taking off his cape and
shoulderpads, " Alright, I'm ready. "
" You don't need the armor, you're already super-strong! " Bulma sweatdropped.
" Fine. Fine. I suppose I can't argue with that logic. " Vegeta shrugged, then kept one eye on Goku, " I'll go change
back into my "little blue gi". " he said coyly and strode up the stairs.
" PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR- " the larger saiyajin watched him excitedly only to have Chi-Chi
grab him by the collar.
" Hold it right there stallion. Just cuz he's acting mushy with you doesn't mean he's yours yet. "
" I am so confused. " Veku muttered in disbelief.
" There there its alright. The future can be confusing. " Bura patted him on the arm, " Maybe Kakarroujo can stay
here and explain some things to his, ah, third fusion-baby while I finish putting together his present. It'll make Toussan
purr with joy to see Kakarroujo in it on Christmas Day! " she sighed dreamily, clasping her hands together, " And then we'll
have even more fusion-babies; actual infant ones! "
" I have returned! " Vegeta announced, standing at the top of the steps once again in his gi as he made a running
leap down the stairs and bounced his feet lightly off the side of the wall only to land before the others.
" YAY! " Goku cheered, hugging the ouji from behind.
" Eeep! " the smaller saiyajin squeaked out at the strange pressure being applied to him from behind.
" Infant "babies"...yeah I can see that. " Turles grinned. Bura turned a pale blue.
:Something in Kakarrotto's pants pocket obviously.: Vegeta reassured himself as he slid out of the hug and headed
outside to the van.
:Kakarrotto's wearing gi pants; he doesn't have any pockets.: the ouji's tail replied.
:ITS HIS CAR KEYS IN HIS PANTS POCKET: the ouji thought louder.
:Kakarrotto doesn't own a car:
:ONNA'S CAR KEYS:
:Why would they--:
Vegeta whipped around to face his tail, the small saiyajin's face all red from flustering.
:--of course...Onna's, car keys...that's what it was.: Nango stammered.
The ouji was now self-consciously rubbing his rear end as if paranoidly checking it for unwanted objects.
" Got an itch? " Chi-Chi cocked an eyebrow at him.
" Maybe I do. " Vegeta huffed.
Goku raised an arm.
" NOYOUCANT! " the ouji yelped, making a stop sign motion with his hands.
" Whaa? " Goku blinked, baffled.
" Need to use the jar before we go? " Bulma offered Goku, whispering to him so Vegeta wouldn't hear and freak out.
" N--no. I think I'm oh-kay now. " the large saiyajin looked down at himself, " Yeah, I'm fine. " he got into the
car and sat down. Bulma started it up and Goku promptly pressed the button next to his window to pull said window down.
" You're really going to sit there and stick your head out the window in 40'F weather, are you Kakarrotto? " Vegeta
asked in disbelief.
" If you're going to have anything hanging out pick an elbow. " Chi-Chi nodded, " If you use your head you could get
yourself sick. "
" Or relapse into that virus thus thrusting you into an eternal slumber from which you'd never recover leaving me
heartbroken alone and without any remaining will to live. " the ouji squeaked out, horrified.
" ... " Goku looked back at him, worried.
Vegeta stared back with wide, overactive-imagination eyes.
Goku shut the window.
The ouji smiled, calming down only to have Goku promptly pull the small saiyajin onto his lap and seatbelt them in
together.
" Kinky. " Turles commented from the seat behind them.
" AAUGH! WHAT'RE YOU DOING HERE! " Vegeta snapped.
" Why I'm coming along to purchase some gifts for my friends. " he said smoothly.
:Yeah right. He's only here to try and send my good mood from that spaceship of mine into a depressive funk! Well I
won't have it! I can play that game too ya know and I've been playing a lot longer than he has.: " Hmmph! " Vegeta folded
his arms.
" Yummy snack? " Goku offered, holding a rice krispies treat infront of the ouji's face. The small saiyajin quickly
snatched the desert item from him and promptly ate it, then blew a raspberry at Turles and Chi-Chi.
" Oh yeah you're SO mature! " Chi-Chi rolled her eyes.
" Heh. " Vegeta brushed it off and licked the remains of the treat from the inside wrapper, " Here you are,
Kakarrotto. " he handed it back to Goku.
:What am I supposed to do with it, there aren't any trash-cans in the car: Goku sweatdropped. His eyes darted left
and right and he promptly hid the wrapper under the car seat, " Veggie's very good at licking. "
" I DO possess a royal tongue you know. " the ouji puffed his chest out with pride, " Shame you can't really eat
popsicles in the winter. I like those the best. "
" You mean those hard, foot long ones on a stick? " Chi-Chi spoke up, allowing herself to smirk since Vegeta couldn't
see her from where he sat.
" Yeah. The regular fruit-flavored ones. Cherry, grape, those. I like the orange ones the best though. "
" Really? "
Turles bit his tongue to avoid a burst of laughter from exploding out through his lungs.
" Well earth-medicine is usually flavored cherry or grape. It makes me think about being sick when I eat anything
artificially-flavored of those two. "
" Ah yes, that must be the reason. "
:How come he never seems to notice it when Chi-Chi brings up these matters but Turles says one little thing not even
related to that sort of issue and he flips out: Bulma sweatdropped.
" Maybe I should get Veggie some popsicles and a warm room to eat 'um in for Christmas then! " Goku joked.
The ouji chuckled.
An idea floated past Chi-Chi's brain and she let out a snort of laughter, " Oh my God! :No, no I couldn't do
that.: " she shook it off.
Turles smiled, :I could.:
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" Alright, so let me get this straight. You have an elixir-- "
" --a recipe FOR an elixir. I haven't gotten my ingrediants together yet. " Piccolo Sr interupted his son.
" --that when poured out through the hole in the bottom of Kami's lookout--the same hole used in order to HEAL the
people of Earth from Garlic Jr's "blackwater mist"-- "
" --"BACKwater mist" is more like it, such a primitive concoction even an inexperianced guardian could create. "
Sr shook his head in disgust.
" --will alter the memories of everyone on Earth into believing that you have been their ruler for the past 30 years
instead of King Furry? " Jr finished.
" Yes, pretty much. Its a fairly safe and completely nonviolent means of taking over the planet. Though I would
prefer a little "action" I can't justify taking that type of risk right now. I mean SOMEBODY in otherworld MUST know I'm
here. I can't be charged with anything if I don't commit a crime. " he explained.
" But, you'll be brainwashing the entire planet? " Piccolo tilted his his head slightly, still moderately suspicous.
" Only to a small extent. Its no more "brainwashing" than if I were to make one that would lead people to believe
tommorow is Thursday rather than Wednesday. Their personalities will all still be intact along with their memories and lives.
The only difference would be the name and identity of their ruler. "
" I never really dabbled in chemisty... " Jr folded his arms.
" And that's probably why you didn't know about this potion sooner. " his father responded. Piccolo Sr picked up a
small beaker on a nearby table, " However, there's a few "snags" in my plan. Nothing too serious of course. "
" You'd need to figure out a way to get past all those previous Kamis on the way to the hole without getting killed."
Jr smirked.
" Yes, that's part of it. You know the fact that they're not only filler but a plothole as well irks me. " he poured
some of a liquid into the beaker, " My other problem, " he swooshed the beaker around for a moment and stared at the ruby
red liquid, " Is that the potion only works on humans. "
" Most of my schemes seemed to have that effect as well. " Jr looked away.
" Thus, I cannot inact my scheme with those six full-blooded saiyajins on the planet. I mean, sure I could do it
right now and them not having their memories affected would cause those around them to believe they've gone insane and of
course they'd be locked away, after that Son Goku would in heroic fashion escape and capture me, forcing me to reverse what
I've so painfully planned out. Not to mention I'd have the entire homeplanet out to slaughter me since wherever Son Goku is
of course that short, ambiguous "friend" of his would be. "
" Vegeta. "
" Yes. " Sr set the beaker down in a case, " This is why I have to wait until they've returned to Bejito-sei you see.
It will make everything much less sticky than it needs to be. "
" You're rhyming. " Jr sweatdropped.
" Shuddup it happens sometimes after playing poker against the Ginyu Force for so long. Great nameksei are they an
annoying group of men. " he picked a book off the table an began to flip through it.
" Then why did you keep playing against them? "
Sr smirked, " They're all lousy at poker. "
" ... " Jr blinked, then sweatdropped.
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" TA-DA! Christmas COOKIES! " Gohan proudly displayed the tray he was holding with an oven mitt on each hand.
" Mud! " Pan chirped, pointing to the tray.
The demi-saiyajin sweatdropped.
Videl fed another spoonful of baby-food to the toddler in the high-chair, then got out of her own seat and walked
up to Gohan, " Are, you sure those are cooked all the way? They look a little moist. "
" They're not moist they're just sparkling with, umm, well-cookedness. " Gohan tried to excuse himself.
" Says the high-school teacher. " she sweatdropped.
" Look! " he set the tray down next to the oven and took a mitten off. Gohan poked one of the cookies only to have it
deflate into a puddle, " ... "
" Ohhhh, geez Gohan I'm sorry. " Videl offered, feeling bad for her prior comment.
" Maybe "triple-chocolate" means you just have to keep them in the oven longer, I guess. "
" BRINGBRINGBRING "
Gohan and Videl looked over at the phone. Gohan picked it up while Videl further examined the mushy cookies.
" Hello? " Gohan said.
" Gohan I sensed you were having baking issues so I decided to give you a call. " his mother's voice said on the
line.
" THUNK " Gohan promptly hung up, " AAAUGH! HOW DOES SHE DO THAT? " he wailed at the ceiling, messing his hair with
both hands in frustration.
" Gamah? " Pan blinked, confused.
" BRINGBRINGBRING "
The demi-saiyajin took a deep breath, then re-answered the phone, " Hello? "
" SON GOHAN HOW DARE YOU HANG UP ON YOUR MOTHER LIKE THAT I TAUGHT YOU BETTER! " Chi-Chi ranted at him.
" Gamah. " the demi-demi-saiyajin nodded this time, now knowing she'd guessed correctly.
" Now. " Chi-Chi said, once again calm while Gohan stood there with his hair blown to one side as if a giant
hairdryer had just attacked him, " You put the cookies in directly after you set the oven, am I right? "
" Ah... " Gohan just trailed off, not really wanting to be forced to tell her she was right.
" Just as I thought. Listen you have to preset the oven first, let it warm up for about, oh, 10 minutes, BEFORE you
place the cookies in. If you don't instead of getting 15 minutes at 300'F what you really got was probably only 9 or 10 at
300'F. Place the cookies back in and set the timer for 5 to 7 minutes depending on how long its been since you shut the oven
off. Oh-kay? "
" ...oh-kay... " Gohan mumbled back, feeling embarassingly like a child.
" Good. Enjoy your lunch sweetie. Say hi to Videl and Pan-chan for me. Byebye. " Chi-Chi hung up.
Vegeta tried to glance over at her from where he was sitting, " No, seriously, how do you DO that? "
Chi-Chi smirked, then put her cellphone away, " Mother's intuition. "
" Oh. "
" I'm joking, seriously. I have a tracking device implanted in his hand that sets an alarm off on my cellphone
whenever the device senses serious frustration of his nervous system. "
The ouji stared at her wide-eyed in shock.
" Uh, I don't have one of those in my hand, do I? " Goku paled.
Chi-Chi sweatdropped, " GAH! I was JOKING about JOKING you guys! There is no tracking device! "
" And yet somehow I can't seem to decide which of the alternatives is the creepiest. " Vegeta blinked.
Chi-Chi sighed, " Its impossible for any of you not to take me seriously, isn't it? "
" Well you're not exactly the most humorous person of the group. " Bulma laughed nervously.
She sat back further in the seat, " Well if the Ouji didn't have me mentally on my toes all the time... " Chi-Chi
trailed off, then looked over at Vegeta, " And will you just admit at least to YOURSELF what your real thoughts of Goku-san
are so you can just get on with it! "
Goku turned to Vegeta with his peasant-pupils a good 10 times larger than usual as if awaiting the secret to life.
" AAAH! " the ouji shrieked, going bright red as he desperately unhooked himself and slid over onto the vacant window
seat next to Goku, then re-buckled Goku, then himself, " These ARE my "real thoughts", Onna! PLATONIC ones! " he exclaimed,
" I don't know WHAT would cause you to take whatever Turles has said as truth. "
" Bah! You made it so blatantly obvious BEFORE we met Turles how could I NOT know! Hanging all over Goku-sa and
calling him your "Kaka-muffin". "
Turles mouth quirked in amusement, " "Kaka-muffin"? "
" Hey...how COME Veggie never calls me that anymore? " Goku frowned, realizing just how long a time lapse it had been
since the ouji had called him by the mushy little nickname, " I always liked "Kaka-muffin". It showed some creativity on
Veggie's part instead of just adding an "eee" sound to the end of a name like I do with you. "
" Ah...well... " the ouji rubbed the back of his head Son-style, " MAYBE if SOMEONE would allow me some personal
time to gain enough of my ego back for me to have some to spare on a few baby-names for my peasant MAYBE I'd be able to
address you as such. "
" Aw, you can still call him that. " Turles casually waved to Vegeta, " Its so ukeishly adorable of you to make up
some pastry-based nickname for Kakarrotto I'm not going to stop you. "
" ... " Vegeta narrowed his eyes at him.
" You call him that in the bedroom too? "
The ouji's face flushed red and he unbuckled himself before standing up on his seat, " YOU-- "
" --we're here! " Bulma announced as she shut the van off and unlocked the doors.
" --have really, REALLY good timing. " Vegeta shook his finger at Turles, who only grinned evilly in reply.
" Veh-gee! Turles! Are you coming or not? "
" ... " Vegeta and Turles looked outside to see Goku, Chi-Chi, and Bulma already outside the van.
" I knew that. " Vegeta snorted, then opened the window and climbed out through it. Turles rolled the window back up
and headed out the backway.
" So, this is the mall... "
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" So this is the mall? " Turles blinked in mild surprise at the hundreds of people shuffling through the area, " It
looks like the inside of a spaceship, only with stores. "
Vegeta looked around the vicinity, then spotted something that made his eyes widen, " I'll be over here. " the ouji
wandered off.
" I'll be wherever Veggie is. " Goku followed him down the wide hallway filled with busy shoppers.
Chi-Chi pulled a list from her purse, " I have to go get some things for Pan-chan. Its her first Christmas and I want
to get her something special. And I need gifts for the rest of the family too. Later! " she waved to those remaining and
headed towards the escalator.
" So... " Bulma glanced over at Turles, " Care for a tour? "
Turles shrugged, " Why not. "
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" Look at it Kakarrotto. Gaze upon its silvery beauty and slim-handled controllers. " the ouji said as he stood there
staring through the window of the videogame store, " How I long to handle one of those controllers and through use of
virtual gameplay singlehandedly defeat everyone in the entire house thus proving evermore that my semeness is not the type of
thing to attempt to debunk with idle "facts" about my body size and fears of non-platonousity. "
Goku stood there behind the little ouji, a blank look on his face, " What? "
" Its a PS3, Kakarrotto. THREE! That makes it miles and leagues and kilometers better than PS-es 1 and 2! "
" You mean the videogame system Veggiesgot at home that I have yet to de-feat Veggie on. "
" YES! " Vegeta grinned, his eyes still glued to the shiny box on the other side of the window, " You, Turles, Onna;
I RULE YOU ALL in videogame battles! "
" Veggie's very good at pressing buttons. Yup! " Goku nodded thoughtfully with a smile.
" I must have it. " the ouji murmured, standing back away from the glass. Goku leaned his chin onto Vegeta's shoulder
and stared at the hardware.
" It is very pretty, Veggie. "
" Mmm-hmm! " the smaller saiyajin purred, clasping his hands together.
" Is this what Veggie really wants for Christmas? " the larger saiyajin said coyly, wrapping arms around the smaller
one.
" Mmm-hmm! "
" OH-KAY THEN! " Goku announced, letting go of Vegeta and nearly sending the ouji off-balance. Goku teleported from
his spot, causing other shoppers to stop and stare at the tall man's sudden disappearance.
" Awww, this is cute. " Chi-Chi held up a pair of toddler booties, " Pan-chan'll need these once the snow gets here."
" Yeah, they are nice. "
" AAH! " Chi-Chi jumped, only to realize it was Goku beside her. She let out a sigh of relief, " Goku-san please
don't do that without the proper warning. People might think I'm being attacked. " she sweatdropped at the prospect of mall
security suddenly showing up to handcuff her husband while she gave a lengthy explanation of how the teleporting was a
technique he learned...on another planet...after fighting an evil tyrant on a different, unstable explosive planet... " Geez
a lie would sound more like the truth than the truth would. "
" Chi-chan can I borrow your credit card? "
" Why. " she raised an eyebrow.
" Christmas present for Veggie. "
" What's the present? "
" PS3. "
" No. "
" Buh--but WHY? " he slumped, crestfallen, " Is it because its VEGGIE? "
" No, its because a PS3 alone costs $400. And the games are $50 alone! " Chi-Chi exclaimed.
" Really? "
" YES! "
" ...how do you know that? "
" I know that, because Goten wants one. " she said simply, then sighed and held up a piece of paper, " its on his
Christmas list. "
" Ohhhh... "
" I really don't think I'd be able to afford it right now though. Maybe we can get Bulma to give us a discount or
something at one of the stores. "
" And a discount for Veggie too? "
" Look, if you're going to buy the Ouji an EXPENSIVE gift, use your own money. If its something of a normal price
like a jacket, or a fancy blouse, or some new running sneakers, then I will lend you the money. " Chi-Chi nodded.
" It is a shame I'm not prone to lying or else I'd tell you that's what I would be getting where in reality I'd be
purchasing Veggie's shiny piece of electronic e-quipment. " Goku sighed, disheartened.
" ... " Chi-Chi sweatdropped, " Aw come on Goku-sa if its what the Ouji really wants I'm sure you have SOME money
lying around. "
Goku paused for a moment, then gasped with delight, " OH YEAH! I won all that money in the Sparking tournament! I can
use some of that to buy Veggie his toy! "
" See what happens if you just think on thi-- " Chi-Chi stopped once Goku teleported out of sight again. She
shrugged and went back to her shopping.
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" Oh wow! It really IS you! " Kuririn gawked as he looked at the MLB Collection videogame case's back, which
featured a list of the available teams and players.
" See, what'd I tell ya. I have to get a GameSquare now. " Yamcha grinned, " I mean seriously can you imagine walking
down the street and and a woman approaches you and says "How odd, you look so familiar" And then I say, "Well I WAS in a
professional sports videogame released worldwide under the MLB title". How COOL would that be? "
" It is impressive. " Kuririn chuckled, then noticed something out of the corner of his eye, " Hey. "
" Yeah? "
" Is that Vegeta poking the ps3 from the window-display? "
The two men glanced over to see the ouji had entered the store and was now handling the controller.
" Ya know what? Seeing as Vegeta's, ah, HERE. I think I'll be heading out to go catch up with Juuhachigou. " Kuririn
laughed nervously, " See ya later. "
An employee approached Yamcha, " May I help you sir? "
Yamcha held the game out, " Yes I'd like to buy this quickly and leave. "
One of the other employees walked over to Vegeta only to have someone tap her on the shoulder, " Yes? "
" Shhhh! " Goku made a shh-ing motion. The young woman blinked, " I want to buy one of those ps3's for my Veggie,
but I do not want him to know about it. "
" Umm, oh-kay? "
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" There. " the large saiyajin smiled as he stood there overlooking the semi-neatly-wrapped ps3 which sat on the
kitchen table. It was wrapped all in shiny blue wrapping paper with a fancy yellow bow stickied to the top of it. The bow
was being used to hold the address note to the package. The note read "To Veggie" in a fairly large font. Goku glanced over
into the living room, which was currently Christmas tree-less. They had alternated through the years between fake and real
trees at Capsule Corp; meaning sometime next week he was either going to have to help find a tree somewhere or sit on the
living room floor watching Bulma and Vegeta attempt to construct a pre-ordered high-powered artificial tree with multicolored
lights already attached that spun up to 10mph, sang a festive song every hour, and shot lasers at those who tried to peek at
their presents before Christmas Day.
Goku headed into the living room to place the gift in the storage closet by the stairs. The coats that normally were
kept there had been moved to leave space for the presents until a tree could be purchased. He let out a yawn. It had been a
good several hours since they'd returned home from the mall and Goku wanted to make sure he could wrap the ouji's present in
private, so he'd had a can of soda to drink while the smaller saiyajin wasn't looking. Goku smiled victoriously as he opened
the closet door and safely placed the wrapped present inside amongst the other gifts--all of whom hadn't been wrapped yet.
" I can't wait to see the look on Veggie's face. " he rubbed his hands together with excitement.
" When? "
" ? " Goku blinked and looked over his shoulder to see Vegeta standing there sipping some egg nog from a shot glass,
" When...Christmas Day is here and Veggie gets to see all the wonderful presents he's been given? "
" So, you've bought me something? " he smirked, curious.
" Maybe I have. Maybe I have not. How would Veggie know. "
The ouji whispered to him, " "Veggie" would know because his throughtful yet not-as-sneaky-as-he-thinks-he-is peasant
has left a roll of wrapping paper and scotch tape on the kitchen table where all my view it. "
Goku turned to see the items still on the table and sweatdropped, " Aw Veggie no fair. " he turned back to the ouji,
" I was gonna put all that away after I put your gift with the others. "
" Sure you were. " Vegeta replied, basking in the glow of his "a-HA"ness and good timing.
" Why're you drinking out of a shot glass anyways? "
Vegeta took another mini-sip, " I'm ashamed to say I'm not one who can hold his liquor. Its my size I think. One
glass and I'm drunk and embarassing myself; two glasses and I'm asleep. " he smiled at the shot glass, " That's why these
smaller ones are perfect for me. "
" Can I have some? "
" From my glass? "
" OH! I meant my own glass but Veggie's is good too. " the larger saiyajin smiled.
The ouji looked down at his own cup and flushed, " I don't mind getting a seperate glass for you Kakarrotto. Mine's
nearly empty you wouldn't taste anything from it anyway. " he headed into the kitchen and opened the fridge while Goku took
a cup out of the cabinet.
" Veggie has re-organized all his cooking and baking instruments back into order I see. " Goku grinned.
" Yeah. Took me a good hour and a half after dinner to do so. " the ouji sighed, " Here. " he held up the egg nog.
The larger saiyajin held out his glass as Vegeta poured it. He placed the container back in the fridge--but not after
refilling his own glass--and closed it, " Cheers? " he out his shot glass and clinked it with his peasant's normal glass.
The two of them tilted their heads back and drank.
" Ahhh. " Goku swallowed contently, opening his eyes to see he was staring directly at a mistletoe fashioned to the
ceiling of the kitchen, " ... " while keeping his eyes directly on the small berried planet, he set his empty glass down
on the counter.
" Kakarrotto? " a voice from somewhere came to him, startling Goku slightly out of what he had seen and causing him
to look down at the ouji before him. Vegeta slowly dropped his shotglass into the sink, " Come on you only had half a glass;
you're bigger and taller than me there's no way you'd be drunk after that puny cup of egg nog! " Vegeta sweatdropped.
" I'm not drunk. "
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" Yeaaaahh. " Vegeta said slowly, unsure of how to respond to the look on Goku's face. It was so very much in that
grey area he had no way of telling what thoughts were running through his favorite peasant's noggin.
The larger saiyajin reached over and hugged the smaller one tightly, starting to purr.
" You're sleepy aren't you? Its because its 10pm and you're still awake and 2 hours behind the time you normally go
to sleep. SO, you're going to fall asleep right here and make me carry you up to bed. " Vegeta groaned.
Goku pulled away slightly and bent down to the ouji's height, smiling radiantly at him.
" Uhhh... " Vegeta blinked.
His peasant pointed upward.
Vegeta turned to look up briefly when suddenly it happened.
The synapses in every corner of Vegeta Oujisama's brain exploded.
It was only 3 seconds.
It felt like 3 hours.
Or days.
Or years.
Goku let go, a pleasant awe on his face.
Vegeta stood there, his head now tilted awkwardly to the side, his mouth hanging open, and his legs wobbling in a
desperate attempt to remain standing upright.
" Veggie? " Goku reached lightly to poke him.
" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! " the ouji suddenly let out a scream and
began running around the table in a circle, " AAH AAH AAAAH AAAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! "
Goku paled, " Oh NO! I broke Veggie! "
" WAAAAAAAAAH AHH AHH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAA! "
" What'll I do? What'll I do! "
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" Zzzzz..zzZZzzzz... " Vegeta lay asleep in the large crevasse he had created around the kitchen table by heavily and
repeatedly running in circles while Goku sat at said table with his head leaning sideways on his folded arms.
" Why does my kitchen table have a moat? " Bulma sweatdropped, staring at it. She bent down to where Vegeta was
lay, " Psst, Vegeta? "
" Hmmmmm? " the ouji sleepily opened his eyes to stare at Bulma.
" Vegeta. What's the moat for? " she whispered.
It was then he suddenly tasted the mixed remnants from last night still in his mouth, :It, it tastes like HEAVEN.
WHY DOES IT TASTE LIKE HEAVEN: his entire face went red, " GAAAH! " the ouji sat up with a shot, " I, I have to go. "
" Go where? Vegeta its 9am in the morning at least have breakfast. " she sweatdropped, getting up after him.
" IlleatwhenIgetthere. " he said quickly, grabbing his coat.
" You're in your PAJAMAS. "
" ... " the ouji looked down at himself, " Oh. "
" You should go brush your teeth too, your breath reeks of egg nog. "
" NEVER! " the ouji suddenly announced defiantly, then quickly covered his mouth in shock and went red again while
Bulma only raised an eyebrow, disturbed.
" Well, I guess it is your decision on how responsible you are for your own dental hygene. " she shrugged, then
ran her finger along the "moat", " Wow this is deep. "
" Can we fill it with chocolate sauce? "
Bulma looked over to see Vejitto and Gogeta inspecting the moat as well.
" No, ice cream! "
" Ice cream would melt. "
" Peanut-butter? "
Bulma sweatdropped at the duo, then looked over her shoulder to see Vegeta putting his boots and gloves on, " AAGH!
What is wrong with you? "
" It tastes just like I always feared it would taste. " the ouji stammered nervously to himself, " WHY MUST IT BE
SO DAMNED GLORIOUS OF A FEAST FOR THE TASTEBUDS! "
" I do have NON-alcoholic egg nog in the fridge if you'd rather have that instead. " she replied, still baffled.
" Haha. HAHAHAHAHAHA. " Vegeta let out a mildly insane laugh at her comment, " That's WONDERFUL, Bulma. " he looked
over his shoulder, his expression equal to that of someone who'd gotten no sleep at all, despite the fact that he'd slept a
good 10 or so hours. He grabbed a jacket and put it on, " But now I have to go. "
" Vegeta that's Bura's jacket. " Bulma pointed out while behind her the fusions were filling the moat with chocolate
sauce.
The ouji looked down at the frilly pink jacket and shrieked, " AAAH! " he threw it to the ground and shakingly
grabbed his dark brown leather one out of the closet, " Oh-kay. NOW I'm leaving. " the ouji confidently announced, grabbing
the door and opening it, charging out and slamming the door behind him.
" That's the supply room. " Bulma sweatdropped.
" I knew that. " Vegeta muffledly replied from inside. He shook the knob a little.
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" Could you-- "
" Yeah sure. " Bulma opened the door for him and let the ouji out, then guided him towards the front door, " So,
where are you going? "
" Home. "
" HOME! Vegeta what about Christmas! I mean, yeah, technically there's a whole 23 days until then; but STILL! "
" I need to go. T--this is important too, its uh, its related to my training. You see I'm behind you see and uh... "
the ouji's eyes darted nervously around the front lawn.
" What about Goku? "
" WHAT ABOUT KAKARROTTO. " Vegeta announced loudly, suddenly breaking out into a sweat, :Kakarrotto and his sweet,
sensual ta--: " AAAAH STOP IIIIIIT! " the ouji wailed, grabbing the sides of his head, " ITS NOT TRUE! "
" Ohhhh. " Bulma looked worried and gave him a hug, " Hey, its oh-kay. Just come back inside and rest a little before
you leave. I'm sure you don't want to show up at your parents all shaken like this. "
" I--inside THERE? With Kakarrotto? And, and with Kakarrotto? "
" Now you're repeating yourself. "
" I'LL BE the judge of that! " he pumped his fist against his chest.
" You'll be the judge of whether you're repeating yourself or not? " she looked at him funny.
" I TASTED NOTHING! "
" ...wow. What did you eat last night. " Bulma murmured in disbelief.
" I don't feel I am mentally withing grip of reiterating the orgasmic accident I experianced the night prior. " the
ouji said blankly.
" Your pants look dry to me. "
" It wasn't my pants! Nothing happened in my pants! " he gulped, then whipped out a capsule and tossed it to the
ground, revealing the Capsule 3, " I bid you ado. " the ouji nodded, then ran into the ship, launching it as fast as he could
given his emotional state.
Bulma rubbed her temples in frustration, " Oh boy...guess I'm going to have to find out from Son-kun now. He's not
gonna be happy Vegeta blasted off into space alone just now either. " she turned and headed inside to see Vejitto and Gogeta
sitting beside the moat, each with a cup of ice cream and, spoons, and a soup ladle they were using to take the chocolate
sauce out of the moat with to pour over their treats, " Son-kun. " Bulma tapped him on the back, " Son-kun wake up. "
" Hmm? " Goku sleepily opened his eyes, smiling at the sweet, sweet taste lining his mouth, " PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR "
" Well that's a pretty notable difference between them. " she sweatdropped, " Son-kun is Vegeta oh-kay. "
" Oh Bulma Veggie is MORE thank oh-kay. Veggie is, magnificent. That is the first time I have ever been able to..
...I LUV mistletoe! " he gushed, sitting up straight, " This really IS the 'most wonderful time of the year'! "
" Are you going to break into song? "
" No. "
" Good. " she sweatdropped again, " I mean after Vegeta just now I really don't think I can take any more unusual
behavior this morning. No offense. "
" VEGGIE! " Goku stood up out ontop of his chair.
Bulma looked down at him and let out a low whistle, " Wow...have a banana? "
" Hm? "
" Ah, I mean.. " she shook her head, " Maybe you should go take a "jar" break and then you can answer this question
I have about Vegeta. "
" Oh-kay! " he said cheerfully, whipping out a jar and humming happily to himself, " Its the hap, happiest sea-son of
all! With holi-day greetings and--close " he closed the bathroom door behind him.
" ... " Bulma stood there in utter confusion, " My head really, really hurts. "
" Look Bulma! We made a little candy-bar float. " Vejitto motioned to the candy bar with a marshmellow and
mini-marshmellow sitting atop to float as it drifted along the chocolate current, " The big one is Toussan 'n the little one
is Mommy! "
" --and they'll be much mistle-toing and hearts will be glowing and be of good CHEEEER! It is the most, wonderful
time, of the year! " Goku emerged from the bathroom with a full jar in hand and a surprisingly good singing voice, " So?
Where's Veggie? "
" WOW, nice caroling Goku-san. " Chi-Chi said, passing him down the hallway only to pause, " Wait. "
The fusions and Bulma froze.
" Is that, a CHOCOLATE MOAT in the kitchen? "
All three of them let out a sigh of relief.
" FREEDOM! " Goku pumped his fists in the air victoriously.
Chi-Chi looked over at him and gasped, " Goku-sa! Is that a jar of--- "
" --love? "
" Ah...oh-kay. "Love" works. " she sweatdropped.
" Yes. YES IT IS! " he proudly announced.
" Ohhhhhh... " Bulma groaned to herself, " Bringing him down from this is gonna hurt. "
" I am feeling the true spirit of the season, Chi-chan! " Goku beamed, " It is a-bout giving and receiving in several
definations of the terms! "
" That's, nice Goku-san. " she said, still eyeing up the jar.
" And I just wanna give til it HURTS! " he exclaimed with joy.
" Oh? " Chi-Chi replied, confused.
:WHY did I let Vegeta rush off like that, WHY: Bulma twitched, upset at herself, then froze, " OH! Wait, " she
looked around the kitchen and spotted it. The mistletoe that hung just above the doors to the fridge and the sink and its
counter. There was an empty, yet lined cup of egg nog on the counter and one of Vegeta's alcoholic shot glasses in the sink,
" Ohhhhhhhhhhhh. NOW its comin together. " she sweatdropped, " Son-kun? Can I see you in the lab for a moment? "
" Of COURSE! " Goku replied and boldly walked down the stairs.
" ... " Chi-Chi stood there, watching him go, " What did he have for breakfast?...and where can I get some? "
10:57 PM 12/2/2005
END OF PART ONE!
Chuquita: Merry Christmas!
Veggie: (gawking, mentally burned out)
Goku: (bouncing in his chair)
Chuquita: It was delightful, wasn't it?
Goku: VERY de-lightful!
Veggie: ...
Chuquita: Yup! MAN was this one fun!
Goku: Heehee. Veggie gets a ps3!
Chuquita: I saw screenshots for a Sonic game for ps3; AMAZING quality. Like, cgi animated full-length feature quality.
Goku: Yeah.
Chuquita: It's a shame only XBox 360 comes out intime for Christmas instead. Ah well. (to audiance) See you sometime next week everyone!