Rifts and Changes
Chapter Fourteen: Training! Or Off To Tocopherat!
Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z or any of its characters and properties. I also do not own anything/anyone that I make a cultural reference to in this story. I do however own the characters that I created, even though their templates are people I know
A/N: I am so so so so SO sorry!! This chapter took longer than even I expected!! Writer's block happened at around ¼ through this chapter and…I'm really sorry! Hopefully this chapter will be good enough to make up for it!
10 days later…
"Nnnnnnnnnnnngg…they've started AGAIN!!" Vegeta roared as he turned over in his bed and put the pillow over his head. "WHY DO THEY HATE ME!?!?"
"Vegeta, you know the sooner you get up, the sooner they stop." Bulma said. Vegeta looked at her out of the corner of his eye. "You know I'm right!!"
"I DON'T CARE!" Vegeta said. "This training we've been doing is ridiculous! I've gotten weaker not stronger! My body aches!"
"Oh, you've never ached before?"
"Not like this! This is…whatever." Vegeta said. "I'm not going downstairs and they can't make me."
"Well, if they don't then everyone else will come up here and get you instead." Bulma sighed. "Just go will you! It's getting louder!"
Meanwhile, downstairs…
"This idea was genius Gohan." Andrea smiled.
"Evil genius you mean. If it wasn't for the fact that we were saving the world, I would be knocking some heads by now." CJ said, as many others nodded in agreement. "It's not fair to broadcast that stuff into our houses too." Again, those same others nodded in agreement. Bulma had the smart idea of giving everyone small capsule houses on the enormous Capsule Corp back garden. Each family had a house of their own, meaning The Sons (Goku, Chi-Chi and Goten), Krillin's family, Gohan's family etc. CJ had decided to go and crash at Remy's, seeing as she would be on her own otherwise.
"What was I supposed to do? You all stopped listening to the alarm clock after the second day." Gohan said. He was now back to full strength, unlike the other Saiyans. Goten looked half asleep all the time, Trunks was very irritable and Goku…well Goku was fine as long as his stomach was full. After all, he wasn't born super powerful, he was a martial artist first and was doing fine. As were all the other Z-Fighters. Except Piccolo. He did not mind waking up early, he just hated loud, unnecessary noises.
"This is not an alarm clock Gohan. That's torture." Trunks grumbled. "There should be laws against waking up this early."
"Five am is not early…" Gohan started to say.
"Yes it is, we're awake before the sun is!"
"Don't be so dramatic Trunks." Gohan sighed.
"I'M HERE! YOU CAN TURN OFF THE ?!£$ ALARM!" Vegeta yelled. Everyone present started to laugh. What Vegeta hadn't counted on when he lost his Saiyan DNA was that the ability for his hair to stand on end had also gone. "SHUT UP!"
"Sorry Papa, but you look like a rock star from Mama's day." Bra laughed.
"What do you mean, my day? I'm not that old!" Bulma cried.
"Sorry Vegeta, we can't stop yet, Drake and Claudia aren't up yet." Gohan said.
"I'll go and wake them Gohan, this won't affect them." Natalie said. The 'torture' that everyone had been complaining about was David and Nicholas's singing. Gohan, who was often part of the audience for his friends' concerts, felt that these two together would be a force more powerful than any alarm clock. Gohan had also asked them to sing along to songs sung by girls or were just generally loud.
"Tomato wa dame! Watashi no mono! Tako wa ageru Mitame ga kirai!" David and Nicholas sang. (1)
"Of for the love of…" Trunks said as he began to rub his temples.
"Pappara funi funi pappara hoe hoe. Pappara funi funi tamago! Pappara funi funi pappara hoe hoe. Yuden akaya nama tamago! Pappara funi funi pappara hoe hoe. Pappara funi funi biiru! Pappara funi funi pappara hoe hoe Yuden akaya nama biiru." The duo continued. The two of them were in the observation room, singing over the PA system. Gohan also had Nicholas hook the systems up via satellite so that everyone could hear them and be on time for training.
"That's enough you two." Gohan said.
"Aww, but Gohan! We were about to get to the best part!" Nicholas said, with David nodding in agreement.
"I thought you were in a band in high school." Trunks almost spat at Nicholas.
"Young sir, I was." Nicholas said. "But there is a difference between singing to put on a show and singing to annoy the heck out of everyone."
"I myself excel at the latter." David added.
"Yes, we've heard." Trunks said. "These last eight days have been torture…"
On day three…
"Honey, isn't it time to get up for training now?" Marron said, trying to wake up Trunks.
"Gohan must be screwy if he thinks I'm getting up at 5am for the third day in a row." Trunks barely mumbled.
"Everyone seems to be ignoring my alarm." Gohan said, over the PA system. He sighed heavily. "I was hoping it wouldn't come to this but you have left me no choice."
"Sometimes I wonder if Gohan has been spending to much time around you Nick…Nick?" Natalie said, noticing her husband was absent. "Oh hell…" She sighed, and put two pillows over her ears.
"Everyone has to be awake, and downstairs or else this will not stop. Hit it boys." Gohan said.
"Oh hell…" Andrea sighed, as she put on a pair of ear mufflers.
"Sore wa ai ja nai…! Ai wa sore ja nai…! Ai shite 'ru kedo ai sarete wa inai. Kesshite ai ja nai…! Ketsu wa ai ja nai…! Ai shite 'ru kedo motometari wa shinai." Nicholas and David sang, trying their best to imitate the Excel Girls. (2)
"He has got to be kidding…" Goku sighed, as he slowly made his way in the main house. "There had better be some food when I get down there."
"Huh?! Ms Ayasugi?!?!" Goten said, jumping up in so much shock that he fell off his futon. (3)
Day four…
"Haraheri wanpaku Kinto-Un. Yama hodo takusan suiheisen. Deatte wakarete deatte wakarete. Ta - i - he – n! Ah mou Kami-Sama mo tsurai yo ne! ...Gomen. Woh... Manpuku ZENKAI pawaa! Dete koi tobikiri ZENKAI pawaa!!!" (4)
"What on Earth are you doing Vegeta?!" Bulma asked.
"I'm hoping to either kill myself or at least go into a coma." Vegeta said, as he continually banged his head against a wall.
Day five…
"Hey, you're actually downstairs on time. Without any horrible comment whatsoever." Gohan said. Trunks blushed in embarrassment.
"Well, I kinda like this song…and they're not singing it badly." Trunks said.
"You are indeed a strange man Mop Top." CJ said.
"Boys, you're singing too well. Crank up the annoyingness please." Gohan said, as everyone looked at him in shock. "What? Vegeta and Krillin aren't up yet."
"Omoi de wa itsumo kirei dakedo! Sore dake ja onaka ga suku wa. Honto wa setsunai yoru nanoni! Doushite kashira? Ano hito no egao mo omoi dasenai noooooo! Omoidasenai nooooooooooo!" They sang, at the highest pitch they could get. (5)"You are so dead when Vegeta-san gets up." Goten said, grinning evilly at Trunks.
"Ah, ah, ah Son Goten. No evil gloating this early in the morning. We want to keep the evil eye away!" Chi-Chi scolded.
"Hai…"
"Oowoaaaoooooooooooooo!!"
Day six…
"Brat, listen. My wife, she's probably the richest person in the world. If you stop with this childish morning ritual, I will make sure you will never have to work a day in your life again." Vegeta said.
"I can't believe you've been reduced to this." Goku said. "I mean, this should be fun for you!"
"Kakarrot…"
"Yes Vegeta?"
"Shut up."
"Wow Wow Wow subte wa buatsui Muscle! Omae no karada no sono oku. Nagareteiru no sa ai sae yuujou sae! Sakebi kaese Hustle Muscle! Omae no se ni kakaru kitai ni…kinnikuman nisei yo jidai wa Get You!" (6)"Okay, I'm pretty sure all of us together can take them down." Trunks said, cracking his knuckles. His face turned blue."That hurt, didn't it?" Marron asked."More than you'll ever know." Back to the present… "I think we get the point now Trunks." Yamcha said, holding in the laughter."But they even sang Digimon for the love of God!!" Trunks said, angrily shaking his fist."I really liked yesterday's one though." Goten said.
Flashback to day nine…
"NO-TEN P-KAN Sora wa harete. IPPAI OPPAI Boku genki! Toraburu to asobe yancha booi. We gotta power! Um…lalalalalalala…Ze-ed!" (7)
Present…
"It was weird how they forgot the words like that." Goten said.
"Okay, you have all been doing well with your training thus far. So, we're going to run a little simulation." Gohan said, smirking a little.
"Yeah, I'm a little afraid now. Gohan's actually smirking." Trunks said, his face turning visibly blue.
"Everyone into the back garden please."
"Um, Gohan? You're gonna have to be a bit more specific as to where." CJ said.
"Yeah, this place is huge." Andrea added.
"Fine, follow me." Gohan sighed.
On Tocopherat…
"I am worried Elder, are the Earthlings going to be ready on time?" Inerl asked, as he looked through some computer files. Of course, with the advanced technology that the Tocopherans had, all he had to do was call the file he wanted and it would appear in front of him in the form of a holographic image.
"Do not worry so much, your son has placed much faith in them." The Elder said. Inerl nodded. "We can trust them."
"I just hope we can trust King Raben as well. He is still too trusting of Medilan."
"You cannot blame him, Medilan's father was a friend of the King." The Elder said. "Unfortunately, father and son are too much alike." A young man burst into The Elder's private study.
"Sir, the King's royal guards are here. They seem to have a warrant for your arrest!" He said.
"What!?" Inerl exclaimed. "This is outrageous! Do you think they…?"
"No, I don't think so. They probably want to set an example for anyone else thinking of following the example of Zophen." The Elder said. "Tell them they can come in."
"Sir, I cannot allow this." Inerl said, standing in front of him.
"You need to lead the Earthlings when they come here." The Elder said. "If I don't go, it will definitely raise too much suspicion."
"Yes sir." Inerl said, lowering his head. The Elder put his hand on Inerl's shoulder.
"Do not worry. I will be okay." The Elder said, as he left the room.
Back at CC, in the garden…
"Okay, now can you explain what you meant by simulation?" Goten asked.
"You're going to fight an opponent that I choose for you, in order to see if your training has paid off." Gohan said. "It will also give the more powerful fighters a chance to be able to fight against Tocopheran techniques."
"It's still not fair that we couldn't learn those new techniques." Goku said, pouting sadly.
"I'm fighting against Kakarrot." Vegeta declared.
"No Vegeta, you've both been training the same technique. There would be no point." Gohan explained.
"Of course there would be a point. I'd show Kakarrot that I am the better fighter."
"Again with the…! (sigh) Look, you will be fighting against who I have chosen for you. Okay?" Gohan said, giving Vegeta a stare.
"I think Gohan starting to take after his mother." Yamcha commented, as he and Krillin snickered.
"Damn straight!" Chi-Chi said, folding her arms and nodding to show her approval. "My son is not going to let anyone push him around."
"Okay, Trunks will be sparring against Krillin." Gohan said.
"Do you think this is punishment for my crankiness all this time?" Trunks asked.
"Hell yeah." Goten replied, smiling.
"Goten will be paired with Tien-san." Gohan said.
"AAAH!??!" Goten cried. He rushed over to his older brother and kneeled in front of him, both hands clasped together. "Gohan! Brother! Onii-chan!!"
"Goten…"
"C'mon, that's not fair! I'm only half a man now!"
"With that display, it's not hard to see why." CJ said. Goten stuck his tongue out and then turned back to his brother.
"Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!" Goten whined.
"No."
"You are such a buttmunch." Goten pouted.
"Tousan." Gohan said.
"Son." Goku replied. Gohan sighed.
"You will be fighting against David."
"Okay!" Goku said, stretching.
"Not right now!"
"Oh."
"I'm feeling a little nervous." David said. "Isn't your Dad like…?"
"Don't worry, all his power has been drained." Gohan said.
"But…!"
"Don't worry David!" Gohan said. "Nick, you'll be fighting Piccolo."
"Hai!" Nicholas said saluting.
"Uubu against Andrea."
"Um, Gohan-san?" Uubu said, ushering Gohan away from everyone else.
"Yeah?"
"I don't want to fight a lady! It's embarrassing. What if I accidentally touch…?"
"It's fine Uubu, you probably won't get the chance to." Gohan said, walking back to the group.
"Nuh?" Uubu said, titling his head sideways in a confused manner.
"Finally, Yamcha will be fighting Natalie." Gohan said.
"HUH?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"Okay, Gohan." Nicholas said, walking towards Gohan. "There is no way my wife, the mother of my children, and the love of my life is going to fight a trained martial artist."
"Heh, it's been a long time since someone's been wary of fighting me." Yamcha chuckled.
"I wouldn't say that too candidly if I were you." Krillin said. Yamcha sweat-dropped.
"I'd have to agree with Nick. It's gonna be no challenge for Yamcha!" Natalie pointed out. "What am I gonna do? Think something bad at him?"
"Precisely." Gohan said.
"Oh you have gone and lost your mind!" Nicholas said. "She is not fighting him!"
"Nick…"
"No Gohan! My dad went to the Tenkaichi Budokai every time it was on Gohan! And he said that your dad and everyone from the Kame-sennin school of martial arts were like Chojins!" Nicholas said. (8)
"His dad? Boy, do I feel old." Krillin sighed.
"Pheh." Vegeta snorted.
"It's nothing to laugh at Vegeta-san." Nicholas said. "My dad said that after you guys fought, suddenly everyone and his dog wanted to become fighters! And everyone was paying their college tuition to go and see the tournament. There was even a song about you guys! Some guy released it and it was in the charts for two years! "
"What?!" The Z-senshi cried.
"It's true." David said. "My parents went too. They met there actually."
"So did mine." Nicholas said.
"So did mine." CJ said. Everyone turned to look at her. "My parents are old, I'm the youngest of 11."
"Ah…"
"There was a song!" Goku said. "Wow, I can't believe we were that famous…"
"You were." Nicholas said. "And going back to my original outburst, my wife's not fighting him dammit."
"Nick, it's just sparring." Natalie sighed.
"No!"
"Honey…"
"NO!"
"Will you stop it?!" Natalie said hitting over the head with a rolled up magazine.
"Itai…" Nicholas said, rolling around on the floor. "Well, I guess you'll be fine." Natalie smiled triumphantly.
"Kakarrot's brat. You forgot me." Vegeta said, annoyed.
"No I didn't." Gohan smirked. Vegeta rolled his eyes.
"So, I'm fighting you?" Vegeta asked. Gohan nodded. "How boring."
"Right. Let's get to it!" Gohan said.
Downtown Tokyo, the channel 6 newsroom…
"Hey! Hey boss lady! Come check out what I found!" Larry, the cameraman said. Ashley (Yes, folks as in Bennington. As in the one that likes Gohan and hates Videl) walked over to him and looked on the monitor.
"OH MY GOD!" Ashley yelled. "Is that…?"
"Yup!"
"And she actually…?!"
"Yep."
"How long until we air?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know if we can publish this! I mean, she's the champion of the world's daughter…"
"And just like everyone else she has to follow the law."
"There will be a big backlash."
"Controversy creates interest. First thing you learn about journalism."
"Yeah, like you studied journalism. You only got this job cos you have no morals and you schtuped the boss."
"That's ri-ight!" Ashley said in a sing-song voice. "When we air, that's gonna be our top story! Ha! Let's see Mrs Son Gohan work her way out of this one!"
Back at CC…
"I can't believe Krillin beat Trunks so easily." Drake said, as he and Claudia sat down outside. Most of the sparring matches had ended in draws, as Gohan stopped the fighting when he realised there was no point in continuing. The only matches that didn't end in draws were Krillin vs. Trunks and Gohan vs. Vegeta. Gohan lost to Vegeta, just so that he wouldn't kill himself trying to beat Gohan for real.
"Well, it's like your dad said, well trained martial artist." Claudia replied. "Plus, Trunks doesn't know how to use those new powers properly."
"IT'S NOT LIKE THAT!" Trunks cried.
"Well, then how was it? Cos that's what we all saw." CJ added.
"Other than that…" Gohan said, stopping the inevitable fight. "Everyone did well. I think we're ready."
"Really?" Nicholas asked. "Cos I've got to say…"
"If you're going to do the whole I'm-Nervous-And-Gonna-Pass-It-Off-As-Concern-For-Others bit, don't try." Gohan said.
"Ara…you know me so well." Nicholas said, blushing.
"Okay, Bulma-san, prep the ship with everything we will need." Gohan said.
"I think the boy's gone and lost all the manners he had." Bulma said, as she walked off.
"Who's going with you Gohan?" Piccolo asked.
"We need two teams, one to go with me and one to stay here. No doubt that when they find us alive…" Gohan said.
"You didn't really answer my question." Piccolo said.
"My apologies, but we need to be undetected when we get there and…"
"Anyone that would look out of the ordinary needs to stay here." Piccolo said. "Perfect."
"Which means going with me, apart from the exiles' descendants…"
"Nice!" All concerned said.
"Are," Gohan said, ignoring them. "Yamcha, Goten, Drake, Uubu and Pan."
"I don't get to go!" Trunks cried. No one was really sure if he was asking out of disbelief or if he was stating it out of joy.
"I do need the rest of you here." Gohan said. "If I take too many people…"
"We know Gohan, we're just teasing you." Krillin said.
"Yeah, the little tyke that was about knee high five years ago is now leading all of us just like his dad used to." Yamcha smiled.
"They talk as if I died again…" Goku sighed wistfully to himself. Gohan blushed in embarrassment.
"Five years ago? Is the rate of growth really that quick on this planet?" Zophen asked.
"It's just a figure of speech Zophen." Claudia said.
"It's beautiful! Like when Hot Rod became Rodimus Prime in the Transformers Movie." Nicholas said, wiping away a tear.
"Nick, don't. I'm getting flashbacks of Optimus…" David bit his lip to stop the tears from coming. (9)
"Um, Gohan?" Natalie started to ask.
"Before you ask, yes I have thought this through. Bulma-san is trained enough to cover any medical emergencies that may happen and if anything too bad happens there's still hospitals and normal doctors." Gohan said.
"Actually I was going to ask when we're going." Natalie said. "Cos we're gonna have to sort out the kids."
"Make sure they know where we're going." Andrea added.
"And why."
"That we'll be back."
"Introduce them to everyone so they don't feel scared when we're gone."
"Leave a note of allergies and the like."
"Okay!" Gohan said, signalling the two women to stop. "Isn't that a bit excessive?"
"We're leaving our children Gohan, nothing is too excessive." Andrea said.
"Don't mind them, they're used to leaving the kids with me." Nicholas said.
"Ah, well that explains everything." Gohan said. Both men sweat-dropped. "To answer your question, we are leaving tomorrow evening. So that everyone can have time to do whatever."
"Don't you dare raise your eyebrows like that Son Goten." CJ whispered. Goten almost fell over in shock.
"How did you…?"
"I know you a lot better than you think." CJ said.
"Hey Gohan, I think Trunks should come with us." Yamcha said. "I mean, if its cos of the purple hair, we can dye it. We may need Gotenks."
"Gotenks?!" A chorus of voices asked.
"Trunks and Goten's form when they fuse." Gohan said.
"That is so interesting!" Remy said, as she looked at Marron and CJ and then burst out laughing. Everyone sweat-dropped.
"I dunno Yamcha, Gotenks is a little unstable." Gohan said.
"But he's super powerful. Not to mention he thinks on his feet." Goku added.
"Yeah bro, don't knock Gotenks!" Goten said.
"Besides, we were kids the last time we tried that! We've grown up a lot since." Trunks said.
"Says the guy that just about has a heart attack when a member of the female gender comes within two feet of him." CJ stated. Goten started to snicker.
"Shut up!" Trunks yelled.
"Okay, we leave tomorrow night." Gohan said. A cell phone started to ring.
"Is that the Sailor Moon theme song Remy?" Goten asked, smiling. She pinched the back of his neck. "Ow!"
"Don't start, you'll definitely want me in your corner later." Remy said, answering her phone and leaving Goten very confused. "Hello?"
"Hi there gorgeous."
"Lil Tak!" Remy said. "Let me guess, since you're calling so early, Juliana's at work?"
"Hehe, you know how jealous she gets when I talk to you. How have you been?"
"Okay, I'm the middle of an intergalactic crisis right now."
"Yeah, I saw the news. That's why I'm calling. Is everyone okay? I got a little worried when no one was answering their phone."
"Well everyone's been a little preoccupied but they're okay." Remy said. "What's wrong?"
"Have you seen the Channel 6 news? Goten's sister-in-law is on there looking very evil and possessed."
"Uh oh…how evil and possessed?" Remy asked. Gohan looked at her very concerned.
"Evil as The Joker and as possessed as Dark Phoenix."(10)
"Holy moly." Remy said, as she ran past everyone and switched the news on.
"Oh my God, is that Videl?" Goku asked. Everyone turned to see that it was. The transmission message that Videl had sent them earlier was now on the national morning news.
"Oh no…" Gohan felt his heart sinking.
"This is really bad. Now everyone's gonna think she's evil!" Goten said.
"It's worse than that! With what she said, she's gonna be charged with treason to this planet!" Andrea said.
"Can they do that?" Chi-Chi asked.
"Unfortunately yes." Andrea replied.
"Don't I get a good comic book reference compliment from ya?"
"Sorry, it's kinda shocking given what's happened recently." Remy said, moving away from the TV. "And you can do totally better. A novice that watches TV could've made those references Takeshi."
"Fine, I shall stop trying to please you."
"Yep, you should be doing that for your wife."
"You know I'm just messing around."
"Yeah, but she doesn't."
"Will you need my help?"
"No thanks, you're safer where you are." Remy said. "OOH, CJ and Goten got together!"
"Excuse the phrase but SHUT! UP!"
"I KNOW!!"
"I hardly think our relationship is that exciting Remy." CJ said.
"Really? Cos it just made Tak say SHUT! UP!" Remy smirked.
"That is major." Trunks said. The couple blushed in embarrassment.
"Isn't that Ashley Bennington?" David asked.
"Yes." Gohan said curtly.
"Man, you can hardly tell. She's had so much work done." Nicholas said, tilting his head to the side. "You know, like this, she kinda looks like the outline of Japan." David and Andrea started to tilt their heads as well.
"Yeah…"
The next evening, just before take off…
"I'm gonna miss you." CJ said. Her and Goten were outside on the balcony. Goten smiled.
"Don't worry." Goten said. "I'll be fine."
"Oh I know that. Cos if you don't come back fine, you'll get a lot worse from me Spikes."
"I think it's about time you started calling me Goten, don't you?" Goten asked. CJ blushed.
"But then, I'd be calling you what everyone else calls you. I like to have my own names for people." CJ said, looking down.
"Don't be embarrassed, I think it's cute." Goten smiled.
"I don't like cute." CJ replied. Goten blinked.
"But I think you are." Goten said.
"And if you want to keep me happy, you will keep that to yourself."
"This whole tough girl bravado doesn't fool me you know."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
"Yes you do." Goten said. "You don't have to act that way around me. I love you for who you are."
"…"
"What?"
"You love me?"
"Yeah, didn't you know that?"
"No."
"Oops."
"Don't say oops."
"I have to. I wanted to tell you in a special way, not like this. Cos then you'll think I'm saying it because I might die but that isn't why I'm saying it…" Goten said. He looked at CJ and she was smiling. "What?" She stood closer to him.
"I called you Spikes, because your hair was spiky. Not to tease you. Just because I liked your spiky hair. I knew that if I ever saw anyone else with spiky hair I would forever be reminded of you. It's pretty silly…"
"CJ…"
"Goten…" She said, smoothing her hand over his face. "I do love you. So much." He smiled and then bent down to kiss her.
Inside…
"Oy." Remy said, sitting down in the living room. "Everyone's saying their goodbyes and all that keeps running through my head is 'couples, couples everywhere and not a guy for me'." (11)
"I know how you feel." Gohan said. Remy fell out of her chair in shock.
"Gohan-san!" She exclaimed. "I'm so sorry! I didn't know you were here!"
"It's okay."
"Talk about foot in mouth syndrome." Remy muttered to herself.
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Go ahead." She said, feeling very nervous. She didn't know Gohan too well but Trunks and Goten had always spoken about him with great respect…when they weren't freaking out over something he had told them.
"Why did you help us so willingly?" Gohan said. "You hardly know us."
"I know Trunks and Goten. They're my best friends."
"I know that. But you let us into your home."
"I like to have faith in people Gohan-san." Remy said. "Trunks and Goten, they've always looked out for me. They're genuine good people, and to find that…it's rare." Bulma walked in.
"Gohan, Zophen's father is on the vid-screen." Bulma said. Gohan got up and went to the communication room.
"Hello sir, what can we do for you?" Gohan asked.
"It's more what I can do for you." Inerl said. "The Elder has been put under royal arrest because of his involvement in this affair."
"That's terrible."
"Yes, which means we are running out of time." Inerl said. "I need to transport you here."
"You can do that."
"I'm more of what you would call a sorcerer." Inerl said. "There's also something I need to do to…"
"Whatever you need." Gohan said. "I'll go and gather everyone." He did so in record flat time.
"I can't believe we're being transported over galaxies." Nicholas said. He felt a hand hold his.
"Don't worry kid, you'll be fine." Natalie said. He smiled.
"You guys are so weird." Drake said.
"I'd worry if I were you, it's probably genetic." Pan said.
"Shut up Pan-chan."
"Everyone ready?" Inerl said.
"Yeah!"
"Okay." Inerl said, as he closed his eyes to concentrate.
"Hey, they're gone!" Goku exclaimed.
On Tocopherat…
"Are we here already?" Goten asked.
"Looks like it." Yamcha replied. "Everyone…okay?" Yamcha looked shocked.
"What? Stop looking like that! You're freaking me out!" Goten exclaimed. Yamcha could do nothing except point behind Goten. He looked behind him and yelled in shock.
"Can someone explain to me why I'm suddenly seventeen again?" Andrea said. She looked around and saw that Gohan, David, Natalie and Nicholas had also been turned into seventeen-year-olds.
"Okay, whose big idea was this?" David asked.
"Mine." Inerl said. "I asked Gohan, he said whatever I needed was okay."
"What did I say was okay?" Gohan asked, sounding very nervous.
"It was at this age that you were at your most versatile, most powerful and least emotional. This makes it easier for you to defeat Medilan and get your wife back." Inerl replied.
"Ah…" Everyone said.
"It can't be all bad." Nicholas said.
"Woah, Dad you sound weird." Drake said.
"Well I am technically seventeen now." Nicholas said. "I don't miss my lack of stubble."
"Mum, you're so short!" Drake said.
"I grew in the last year of college, so sue me!" Natalie snapped. "I forgot how short I actually was." She looked over at Andre and then back at herself. "I also forgot how underdeveloped I was." She sighed.
"Goten, how come we never crushed on her." Trunks said, indicating Andrea.
"All thoughts are escaping me right now." Goten replied.
"No, no, no!" David said, standing in front of Andrea. "My wife dammit!"
"Less emotional huh?" Yamcha asked. Inerl sweat-dropped.
To Be Continued…
School has started up again but I promise to try and update as soon as I can!!
(1) This is the ending song to the Dragon Half anime (only two episodes long, sadly). The song is just random lyrics made to fit Beethoven music. And the lyrics are:
Not the tomato! It's mine! I'll give you my octopus I hate the way it looks.
Pappara funi-funi pappara hoe-hoe Pappara funi-funi eggs!
Pappara funi-funi pappara hoe-hoe If I don't boil them, they're still raw eggs.
Pappara funi-funi pappara hoe-hoe Pappara funi-funi beer!
Pappara funi-funi pappara hoe-hoe, If I don't boil it, it's still a draft beer.
(2) This is the main theme to the anime Excel Saga, and the translation is…
This is not love! Love is not this! I love, but I am not loved.
By no means is this love! Derriere isn't love! I love, but I do not seek love out.
(3) This is also a reference to Excel Saga. One of the three idiots, Watanabe, has a thing for Agent Hyatt. Her alias outside of the ideological organisation of ACROSS is Miss Ayasugi. Depending on what version you watch (English or Japanese), he calls her Ayasugi-san or Miss Ayasugi.
(4) This is, as you should all hopefully know, the ending theme of Dragonball Z up until the Buu saga called Zenkai Power. It's a really cute song!
(5) This is the first opening theme to the anime Rurouni Kenshin. The translation is:
Memories are always beautiful,But with only that you can't live.Tonight should be a really sad night,But why? Actually I can't remember his smiling face.I can't remember.(6) These are the lyrics to the Kinnikuman Second Generation (Or Ultimate Muscle in the USA) in Japanese. Unfortunately, I can't find the translation but I really like this song and thought it'd be good to put in ()
(7) It's We Gotta Power. You guys should know this :P If not, it's Dragonball Z's second theme tune.
(8) Chojin is the Japanese word for Super-being, or superhero (methinks!)
(9) Y'all remember what happened to Optimus right? Well he bit it like 10 minutes into the movie. SHOCK! :(
(10) The Joker is one of Batman's main nemesis's. Dark Phoenix is Jean's alter ego…this one's pretty complicated so let's leave it at that.
(11) The original line that Remy is parodying is "Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink" which is from the story, um, to be honest I can't remember! I think it's called the Ancient Sub-Mariner or something. It had an albatross in it. If anyone knows, feel free to correct my stupidity please!
