"In," Bulma ordered, pointing at the yellow contraption hovering over the ground. Vegeta shifted his feet, narrowing his eyes.
"How can I be sure that this Earthling technology won't explode on impact like that terribly made contraption from before..?" He asked cautiously, poking at the tire with one finger. There was a loud sputter, then a flatulent sound as the helium escaped rapidly through the tire and the hover car drooped in the air.
"Shit!" He hissed and hurriedly stuffed his finger in the hole.
"Vegeta... What was that noise?" Bulma questioned warningly, making a shiver go down his spine.
"Nothing, uh, seems this hunk of junk needs repairs before we can take it out." He said, pulling his finger out, and the hover car plummeted onto its back end as a result.
"What the- how did it get a flat tire!?" She yelled, and he backed away as if he had nothing to do with it.
"Ugh! You're helping me change it, now!" She spat, opening the trunk and taking out a box of tools and another tire.
"Can't we just fly there?" He muttered, crossing his arms.
"I'm wearing a dress, Vegeta! Everyone will know what panties I have on!" She exclaimed, and he retracted his statement at the terrible thought.
"Now, hand me that socket wrench." She said, and he looked down at the open tool box, puzzled. "The round, spinny thing." She said, exasperated. He found the desired tool and handed it to her.
"Thank you. You'd be wise to watch me do this, you never know when you'll need to change a tire on the fly one day." She grunted, cranking off the bolts.
"I'll never drive one of these shoddy things, I'd look ridiculous!" He exclaimed while holding up the end of the car.
"Oh right, you'd need a license for that. I doubt you could get one with that attitude." She scoffed, pulling off another bolt. Vegeta growled.
"I'll have you know I manned many ships in my time. I know how to control a vehicle just fine!" He remarked, becoming frustrated.
"Right! Ones that crash-landed! You can't crash-land with a car, Vegeta. You could kill someone!" She shouted, bonking him on the head with the wrench. He rubbed his head and growled; it didn't hurt, but it wasn't very polite of her.
"So what if another Earthling dies, there's so goddamned many of them!"
"Murder isn't looked upon kindly on this planet. If you kill someone on my watch, you can forget about having any more lattes!" She teased, knowing how much he enjoyed them.
"B-But! That's not fair!"
"Life's not fair, mister, now do me a favor and pull this off, carefully. Without bending it." She said, and he assisted her in removing the tire and attaching the other.
"Here, you do the honors. I really shouldn't be doing this in what I have on." She said, holding her greasy hands out in front of her. Vegeta got to work on finishing the job as she fished out a rag and wiped her hands clean. He checked to see that the tire was on correctly and smiled when the hover car raised back into its correct alignment.
"Yay! Let's go!" Bulma said and ushered him into the passenger's side. He slid into the comfortable seat and watched as the door closed on its own and the seatbelt slid and attached over his shoulder. He grunted in approval, crossing his arms.
Bulma fiddled with the buttons until a burst of cool air came out and she sighed, pulling her damp dress away from her skin and allowing the air conditioning to cool her off. He gulped, diverting his eyes as she placed her hands on the wheel and began to drive.
"Where should we go first, hmmm.." Bulma said to herself, softly humming as they went down the street. Vegeta looked out the window at the various store fronts and Earthlings milling all about, grimacing.
"I think I know what would pique your interest. I have a few errands to run at the college, if you don't mind." He shook his head no, not really sure what a college was but vaguely interested. She turned and headed down towards a busy area where a large building was towering in the sky – even larger than her house, he marveled.
"Yes, it's very nice, isn't it? The Institute for Mechanical Engineering. The entire building is unique in that it is capable of transporting itself and alternating its own structure, kinda like a rubik's cube. This school is very prestigious; only the very gifted and talented people go here. It's not cheap, either. But Capsule Corporation owns it, so of course I went for free." She said with a giggle, and Vegeta had to snap his own mouth closed.
She pulled into the sectioned off parking space with a placard reading Bulma Briefs on it and the car locked with a chirp as she pressed the key fob. He watched, feeling oddly intrigued as a short servant bot approached her and took a print of her finger.
"Welcome, Ms. Briefs. Are you here on business or leisure?"
"Leisure. I'm showing a friend around." The robot beeped, opening up the tray before him.
"Please press your index finger into the tray." He hesitated, then did so when she nodded to him. It scanned it with a blue light, then retracted it and burbled.
"Unfamiliar life form. Beep. Fingerprint indistinguishable." Bulma sighed, agitated and turned the robot around, quickly typing into its small memory drive. She closed it and it rebooted.
"Welcome, Prince Vegeta. Native Of Planet Vegeta. Race: Saiyan. Age: 28. Sex: Male. Accompanying Ms. Briefs today?" Vegeta gulped, feeling slightly apprehensive of the robot.
Bulma nodded again and he answered. "Affirmative."
"Splendid. Please help yourself to our refreshments in the lobby, fresh coffee and doughnuts will be provided." It said with a cheerful beep, and Vegeta nodded curtly to the robot.
"You have my gratitude." He said with a small smile.
Bulma laughed, "It doesn't really understand us, Vegeta. It's programmed to respond to a specific set of commands." She patted him on the arm, taking him by the elbow and walking him to the front door. The doors opened and he looked around curiously, sniffing.
"Oh, go on and get your coffee. I'll be back in just a minute." She said, pointing towards the lobby. He walked over and found the refreshments, pouring himself a cup of coffee and taking a doughnut after sniffing it suspiciously, resolving that it was indeed edible. He sat and made himself comfortable in one of the lounge chairs, watching the many people milling about as he sipped his coffee. He'd finished it by the time she returned, holding a clear bag of dark blue, silky material in her arms.
"What's that?" He said, as they walked to their next destination.
"This is my cap and gown. I have to wear it when I graduate. I've got my Bachelor's in Science, with honors." She said, coyly smiling as he took the bag and examined the fabric.
"I'm not sure I understand."
"Well, I've been going here for four years. Training to become an engineer, and now that I've passed all my classes, it's time for me to move on and find a job in my area of expertise."
"So, there are four stages of training- and you have achieved the highest ranking? To which you will be rewarded?" He asked, his dark eyebrows raising as he felt the silky fabric of the gown and marveled at it. Bulma giggled, "Yes, I guess that's one way to put it."
"An Elite... impressive." He said, and smiled. "I'm an Elite as well, but I was born into the position. I'm a First-Class Saiyan of royal blood so it's to be expected. I suppose the same could be said for you, in Earthling's terms." He said, and she held her head a bit higher and grinned.
"But of course; why as a matter of fact, you could daresay... I'm a Princess Elite." She said and giggled, turning into a room and setting her bag down on a desk with her own name plate on the front. Vegeta stood behind her and crossed his arms, considering her words with a surprising amount of approval.
When she walked into the room, many Earthlings came forwards to greet her, trailing at her heels with clipboards in their hands as they asked her many questions to which she replied quickly, walking over to a large round object and stepping inside.
"Vegeta? Are you coming?" She called to him, and he came over, quickly avoiding the lab technicians and their annoying questions. He looked up at the large sphere and furrowed his brows.
"What the hell is this? A spaceship?"
"Right! But that's not all~ ..Come on in." She said sweetly, and offered him her hand. They stepped inside and he looked around at the metal sphere. Bulma walked over to the control panel and checked to see that it was stable. She turned and pointed to an X on the floor.
"Would you please stand there, Vegeta?" He moved and stood over it as she erected a barrier around herself and pressed a button. The air around him suddenly shifted, and he recognized the change in gravity that he was well accustomed to during space travel.
"Hn." He mused, moving one hand to test its strength.
"How does it feel?" She asked, observing him.
"You'll have to increase the gravity to have any effect on me." He said, smirking.
"It only goes up to 100 Gs. That's just for experimentation. Human beings can't even withstand half of that, Vegeta. Any higher than 90 Gs could splinter a person's bones. And that's wishful thinking."
"Well, I'm not a human being. Turn it up to 100." He said, feeling intrigued.
Bulma shrugged, then cranked up the gravity, watching as the air around him became more dense as small sparks of light floated through the air. He lifted his arms and stretched them out, feeling the tension and enjoying it. Vegeta punched the air a few times, grinning. Bulma gasped as he jumped and propelled off the ceiling then did a few quick vertical laps around the circumference.
He landed, panting a little and started doing push ups. Bulma looked down, feeling her cheeks growing warm and started writing status updates on her clipboard, watching Vegeta for a moment then writing again.
She sat down against the control panel and waited a while until an hour and a half had gone by, and she was getting anxious to leave. Vegeta was still exercising; she almost felt bad for turning down the gravity after seeing the rare happy smile on his face. She brought down the gravity barrier and stepped out as he sat up from doing crunches, looking around with slight disappointment.
"Is that it?" He said, frowning.
"Oh, Vegeta. We can't stay all day." She smiled and patted his shoulder then retracted her hand upon realizing how sweaty it was.
"Come on, there's showers down by the gymnasium." She said, waving him on. He left the gravity chamber reluctantly.
"Ms. Briefs, are you alright? The gravity reading said it was set to 100! We were ready to enact an auto shut down protocol if necessary-" One of the male technicians, Elbert Reed squeaked, hurrying over to her and placing one pasty, weak hand on her arm. Vegeta growled from behind her almost on cue, and the scrawny boy pulled back, wide-eyed.
"Oh... is this another one of your foreign friends? Like the bodybuilder from before..?" He said with a frown.
"Uh, yeah... Listen, Elbert. We need the machine to go up higher than 100. Please try to get it to 150 if you can, by tomorrow." She said, and brushed off the technician, handing him her clipboard and retrieving her bags, ignoring his appalled cries of disbelief.
Vegeta laughed from behind her as they exited the lab, at the way she'd simply turned tail and disregarded the inferior male.
"That was just delightful, I'm very pleased with your artificial gravity machine! I assume you built it and not that weakling back there." Vegeta purred, stretching out his arms and folding them behind his head. He got a gaggle of giggling girl's attention as his arms flexed, causing Bulma to turn sharply and narrow her eyes at them. Vegeta watched the scene curiously as the other females all immediately looked away and hurried off, whispering excitedly amongst themselves.
He lowered his arms and watched her intently as she continued walking with a huff of indignation. "Really! How dare they, how do they know you aren't my husband!? They should be expelled for such juvenile behavior!" She spat, stomping her heels as he watched in pure awe, made speechless by her show of dominance over the other females.
"How vulgar of them!" Vegeta agreed, nodding as she grabbed his bicep firmly and pulled him harder.
"Very! Why, If I weren't in such a prestigious position, I'd-I'd slap those little whores!" She growled like a wildcat and Vegeta felt his heart rate increase, fresh perspiration budding on his brow.
"Y-You'd have no reason not to!" He said, breathless.
Bulma turned around and he stopped walking with a small stumble, gulping as she stared him down. Her blue eyes were piercing with anger as they followed an unsuspecting female student walking down the hallway. He jumped a little as she placed her hands on his chest and growled.
"Just go with it, now!" She whispered sharply and kissed him, planting a slew of fervent cherry flavored kisses on his lips and moaning loudly to get the other girl's attention. He shakingly placed his arms around her and returned her affections, a bit shyly. Bulma pulled back, her chest heaving dramatically.
"Oh, Vegeta, my love!"
"W-Woman, what are-" He stuttered nervously, and she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again before he could finish, sucking in his bottom lip then pressing her tongue into his mouth passionately. He held her tighter and groaned as she was beckoning deep, primal urges in him to come forth.
Vegeta kissed her back with need, tasting her, stroking his quivering hands down her backside. He squeezed her full bottom in his hands and growled, grinding his hips with hers as his growing arousal demanded for him to claim her.
"Oh my gosh!" The girl gasped then took out her phone and took a picture. Vegeta froze stiff at the flash of light and pulled back immediately, darting behind a pillar and glancing back frantically as he was regaining his breath.
Bulma paused, realizing she was kissing the empty air where he had dissipated from in an instant.
"What the hell-Vegeta, what's gotten into you?!" Bulma walked over and put her hands on her hips, cocking her head.
"Now you've gone and done it, Woman! My likeness will be all across the galaxy in mere seconds! Now my enemies will know our location!" He said in a harsh whisper, pulling her behind the pole with him.
"What?! It's just a phone, silly, it's not capable of doing all that! But I'll bet she got an eyeful!" She hushed with a soft giggle.
"Why did we have to publicly display our indecent activity to another female?!" He snapped back, his cheeks still faint pink.
Bulma rolled her eyes, "All it takes is for one girl to see what happened, within 15 minutes every girl on campus is going to get a copy of that photo, and they'll know to back off! After what you did, they'll definitely think we're screwing! Good acting, Vegeta!" She said with a devilish giggle, grinning ear to ear.
"You mean...this was all a mindless little game to you? Simply to send a message?" He said, frowning.
"Well, yeah...? You didn't plan on dating a college freshman, did you?" She said, raising one eyebrow. Vegeta looked down at the floor and swallowed the rising feeling in his throat down hard, walking past her briskly.
"Vegeta- I didn't mean to-"
"You've done more than enough, Woman." He said and went to go find the showers.
Bulma felt the air escaping from her like a deflating balloon, slumping her shoulders. She plopped into a chair, feeling surprisingly hot and flustered. She fanned her face with her hand and sighed.
"Well, I guess he didn't appreciate that very much..." Bulma put her hand to her cheek and felt the heat of it.
"I can't believe I actually did that! Oh Kami, the poor guy must have thought I really meant it!" She said with sympathy, and covered her face shamefully.
"What am I going to do? He'll never forgive me!" She cried out hopelessly and shook her head, trying to think of how she could mend his broken trust.
When the former desert bandit at last opened his eyes, it was because Puar had snuck in through the window to check on him and had accidentally knocked over a beer bottle and broken it.
"Shoot!" he hushed, and tried to brush up the broken bits of glass with his tail.
"Whu- What's going on? Puar? Is that you?" He asked groggily, sitting up in bed and scratching his mane of shaggy black hair. The little cat flew up and looked at him with large sorrowful eyes as he nodded, crawling towards him on the bed so that he could pet his back.
"I feel like it's been ages since I've seen you, is everything ok? Oolong didn't kick you out, did he?" He said softly, scratching behind his ear. Puar sat up and frowned at the state of his apartment and the terrible smell of it, like stale cigarettes and old garbage.
"I- I'm alright, uh... what about you..?"
He lowered his head and sighed.
"Not great... I really messed things up badly, didn't I?" He said, downcast and clenched his fist into a ball. Puar crawled over and sat on his shoulder as he got out of bed, brushing crumbs of food off himself as he walked into the kitchen for a drink and noticed the flashing light of his answering machine.
"Oh, that's probably Fancy calling to bitch at me... I told her I needed some space." He said and pressed the button.
"Three unheard messages," it announced then beeped. "Hey Yamcha, it's Krillin! Can you come out to Tien's place if you get the chance!? Some heavy stuff is going on with him and Raditz, and we could really use your help! I miss you man, I hope you know that you're like a brother to me, I really gotta get going though-
"Beep. Next unheard message:
"Hi, umm... It's Bulma... this is really not the best way to do this, but... I know what you did, Yamcha. I know about the other woman, and about how you took advantage of me when I was doped up on Valium. I am through with you. It's over. Don't you dare show your face around here again. I hope you're happy with yourself.
"Beep. Last unheard message:
"Eheh... hey bud, I hate to be the bearer of bad news but there was a tragic accident last night... Raditz and Tien got into it.. and Tien didn't make it. Neither did Chiaotzu or Krillin... I'm sorry to say this over the answering machine, I tried to call last night but you must have been asleep. I guess I'll see ya around...? Beep."
Yamcha backed away from the machine and stumbled and fell into a chair, his face paling as the terrible news hit him all at once. He couldn't even begin to start to explain how he was feeling. The intense, overwhelming feeling of shock overcame him and his eyes rolled back into his head, fainting. Puar jumped up and shook him, crying out frantically,
"Yamcha! Yamcha!" He yelled, then went flying out the door and into the street to call for help.
Goku sighed heavily as his body relaxed in the comfortable heat of the hot springs; feeling his aching muscles unwinding, he closed his eyes and relaxed. Man, this feels good! Even better than Bulma's fancy jacuzzi. He raked one hand through his spiky hair that was sagging slightly, scrubbing his scalp and humming as he cleaned himself up a bit.
"Oh, Goku~" A familiar voice came into his earshot. He lifted one eyebrow and was silent as the other person arrived.
"How are you enjoying your bath?" Princess Snake called from behind some rocks.
"It's a little bit hot, but that's ok!" Goku said before scrubbing his face with a washcloth.
"Turn it up!" Princess Snake whispered, gesturing to her retainers who were in a control room to turn up the heat. As the heat increased, the ruby sky shifted to lilac and stars shimmered overhead.
Princess Snake sighed longingly, thinking of how well her plan was working out. Soon she would be reaping the rewards and have Goku in the palm of her hand.
"To think I would be alone with you on a wonderful evening like this, Goku…" She said in a dreamy voice, then, not hearing his response, she stepped out from behind the rock. "GOKU?!"
What the Princess saw was Goku's behind sticking out of the water as bubbles floated up. "This is terrible! He's been boiled alive!" She screeched, both hands to her face in shock as Goku surfaced, then exited the water, going right past her– completely naked. Princess Snake turned and gaped at him, her mouth hanging open as her eyes were assaulted by the sight of his body. What a manly figure he has… She thought, then blinked a few times, dumbfounded. Goku had already dressed and was tying on his obi as she came up with a desperate, last-ditch plan.
"Wait! You can't leave yet! Girls, get him!" Princess Snake shouted, and her retainers came out of the bushes and tackled Goku.
"What's going on? I'm in a hurry!" He attempted to argue, but the girls were already dragging him back inside the castle to give him a show.
"Please wait to leave until after the show!" One of the girls holding him hostage exclaimed happily as they pulled up a chair for him to sit on.
Two of the green skinned girls rose up on a pedestal, brandishing scimitars as loud music began to play. Princess Snake looked on from afar as one of her servants whispered to her.
"Don't worry, we'll use the rest of the sleeping potion on him!"
Just then, Goku was handed an orange colored drink; he was told it was a special drink made just for him and so he took it thankfully and drank. Not long after, the sword dancing girls began to appear fuzzy, and he fell backwards, snoring.
"Wow! He certainly is tough!" Princess Snake whispered, her retainers giggling as they all surrounded his sleeping body.
"He's certainly no ordinary person. Just my type!" One awed.
"He's dreaming! Fetch me my dream-viewing mirror! It will reflect whatever dream he's having."
They brought the dream-viewing mirror and held it before his sleeping face. As Goku twitched and mumbled in his sleep, an image began to form. It was of a woman and child on a grassy field running happily towards him with arms outstretched.
"Who is that? A woman and a boy?!" Princess Snake gasped, her gloved hand to her mouth in surprise. No wonder Goku didn't fall for her girlish charms, he was already taken!
"So, he's not single? What a shame. At least he'll still taste delicious, though." She sighed, her servant girls all catching on to her plan. The energy in the room shifted and shadows formed that cast them in a ghoulish light, with red, reptilian eyes and fangs.
"I wonder if there'll be enough for all of us this time!" One girl purred, and the other holding Goku's sleeping form reassured her.
"His healthy, burly body will provide plenty of nourishment for all."
As they said this, Goku saw Nappa and Vegeta closing in on his loved ones and was startled out of his sleep, shouting his son's name as he leapt out of his captors arms and stood up, looking around himself anxiously. He wasn't sure if it was part of the nightmare or not, but for a moment Princess Snake's beautiful guise had looked malevolent and inhuman before returning to a welcoming façade.
The women backed off as Goku looked around himself warily, whispering amongst themselves.
"How can he be awake so soon? Did the sleeping potion wear off already?" Princess Snake hissed to a now innocent looking servant girl.
"It must have. This man is no normal man!" She exclaimed innocently, before seeing Goku brushing off the retainers who attempted to slow his departure once again.
"I'm sorry, but I must be going now! Everyone on Earth is counting on me!" He grunted, removing the claw like hands attaching to his arms as he attempted to leave.
"Why…! YOU!" Princess Snake snarled angrily, her voice becoming guttural and the room filling with that strange energy once again as she hissed a challenge at him. Goku turned around quickly and fell into a fighting stance instantly, taking in her altered features with apprehension.
"Now, you listen to ME! You will never leave here!" She growled, her fiery locks now standing up like flames atop her head instead of delicate curls. With a raise of her arm, the room suddenly shifted and became formless and pink, Princess Snake and all of her retainers dissipating instantly.
When she used her dream mirror on him, it only showed his fear of the Saiyans attacking Earth and his worries for the safety of Gohan and Chi-Chi. Goku was committed only to his family and his mission to seek out master King Kai instead of his desire to stay with her. The princess didn't like that, clearly, and she wasn't shy about turning to more drastic measures to make him stay with her.
Her body had morphed around him; the castle and everything inside of it had all been a fantastic illusion. As he realized this, stomach acid began spewing up in green streams that sizzled around his boots upon contact. Goku dodged to avoid the streams then leapt up into her esophagus even as it constricted and she attempted to swallow him back down. He blasted his way up, then forced his way out of her snapping jaws, avoiding her deadly fangs.
Floating up into the air, he dodged away as she propelled her long body at him. Her prey jumped and ran across her scaly back as Princess Snake spun back around and attempted to bite him. Goku jumped over her head and took off, desperately trying to out fly the large snake with incredible speed for its size. The massive snake came up behind him and he dodged below, then clung to the tip of her tail before falling and just nearly avoided her deadly fangs once again, and before he knew it she had bitten her own tail and spit it out, hissing.
Goku saw this and jumped up quickly, looking behind him as her long body snaked around wherever he went, and as he dodged and jumped around her she tied herself into a large knot and tightened it as he flew away.
"Whew, that takes care of that!" He exclaimed and flew away as the end of Snake Way finally came into sight, and he flew over the yellow clouds, sighting a small planet in the distance. Goku grinned and pushed himself onwards faster, thinking eagerly of how much closer he was to going back home to Chi-Chi and Gohan.
"I'm coming, King Kai, and this time you'd better be the real thing! Chi-Chi will have my hide if I take much longer to get home!"
"Achoo!" Chi-Chi sneezed, rubbing her nose. "Goodness, the amount of times I've sneezed lately is getting ridiculous, if I didn't know any better, I'd say someone is talking about me!" She exclaimed, her eyes watering as she rubbed her red nose with her wrist.
She looked up and grinned, seeing the top of the tower just in her grasp. Finally, she had reached the top, and now all that was left was the task of getting up there. She reached and grabbed the lip of it, laughing as she brought her feet up and tossed herself over the edge. She flopped onto solid ground and continued to laugh crazily, in disbelief that she had actually made it in only two days and not three.
I can't wait to tell Goku this one! He'll never believe that I beat him!
"This one's loopy from the high altitude, I think. Hey lady, you alright?" a voice asked from above. "Help her up, won't you Yajirobe?" Korin said, walking away and folding his paws behind his back.
"Do I have to? I'm afraid she might bite... look at that crazy smile!" The stocky man said, peering down at Chi-Chi and frowning.
"Hey...wait a minute, I think I might know her from somewhere..." He said, scratching his spiky mane of black hair. Korin turned around and raised one eyebrow at the fat ronin; for once he was actually thinking quite hard.
"Hmm... Nope. I forgot." He said and plopped down on the edge of the building, reaching into his orange kimono and fishing out a bag of potato chips.
"Oh, forgive me, for once I actually thought you had a brain in that fat head of yours." Korin sneered and began helping Chi-Chi to her feet. She blinked dazedly, then gasped.
"I'm here! I'm actually here! Oh thank goodness!" She said happily, fishing out the dragon radar and turning it on.
"Excuse me, Miss...?" Korin tapped her as she began to follow the green arrow on the screen curiously.
"Alright, according to this... The dragon ball should be right here!" She said and looked around the room eagerly.
Korin nudged her harder with his wooden staff, and she finally took notice of the small, fat white cat.
"Oh, hello there, can you talk, kitty~kitty?" She cooed, scratching his ear. He resisted the urge to purr and cleared his throat.
"Ahem. Of course I can talk! Didn't anyone ever tell you why this is called Korin's Tower?" He said, slightly agitated.
"That's right, Goku said something about a Master Korin. But I don't see him anywhere, do you happen to know where your human is?"
"I am Master Korin! Jeez! Did you say Goku? That's the only explanation that would make sense for your confusion, are you a friend of his?"
Chi-Chi crossed her arms and huffed. "I'm his wife, I'll have you know, and I am not confused, I came here simply to retrieve the dragon ball and be on my way. Do you have it?"
Korin smirked and walked around the circular room, contemplating his answer.
"Well, ya see... It's not quite as easy as just take it and go. You climbed up here in what, 2 1/2 days? That's quite impressive. Surely you didn't come all this way just for my dragon ball." He mused, looking out the window at the fluffy yellow clouds.
Chi-Chi growled, "As a matter of fact I did! Now cough it up, or have it beaten out of you, fur ball!" She snarled, balling up her fists. Korin chuckled, spinning his wooden staff and stopping it with one finger as he strolled over and looked up at the water fountain where a pitcher of water floated. On top was the golden ball.
"Aha!" She exclaimed, and jumped up to grab it, but not before Korin snatched the pitcher and hopped away deftly.
"Missed me, missed me, now ya gotta kiss me!~" He teased, snickering as she roared with anger and chased after him as he popped all over the room skillfully, darting to and fro swiftly as Chi-Chi charged at him like a mad bull.
"There's more than one way to skin a cat!" She teased back as she reached for his tail and tugged the end. Korin yowled, then turned back around and batted her hand away, dropping the ball off the pitcher in the process.
His ear turned at the sound of the rolling ball, and he scattered across the floor batting at the ball wildly, hopping up into the air and kicking it with his feet playfully.
Chi-Chi chased after him, as he chased the ball, around and around in circles until she started getting dizzy. Then she turned the other way around, and Korin darted right between her legs, chuckling as he carried the ball between his teeth and hopped over her head, then stood atop of the fountain. He took it out of his mouth and polished it on his furry chest.
"You know, if you would have asked nicely, I may have just given you the ball, given the circumstances. But, seeing as you challenged me so rudely, it's gonna be much harder for you to get this precious little ball! Nobody comes to my tower and calls me a furball and gets off scot-free!" He said, bonking her on the head with his staff then using it to pole vault right off her head. Chi-Chi put her hands to her now frizzed up hair and screamed in rage and began chasing Korin even faster until the two were just flashes of color, swirling around the small room.
Yajirobe peeked in the room and blinked, then held his hand to his mouth and waddled away to go retch off the side of the tower. "Man, that's way too fast for my tastes... seems like Master Korin has a quick one on his hands this time!"
Piccolo sat cross-legged atop the small burrow as Gohan fed the Sabertooth Cubs, observing the skies with a watchful eye. He growled softly as he watched the large planets slowly, ever so gradually moving to the center of the sky, where the bright sun was beating down onto the desert plain.
What's going to happen once the two planets finally meet? It's like an eclipse, yet there is no moon and these planets have no business being so close to the Earth. He twitched his antennae, feeling the vibrations in the air and tightening his crossed arms around himself.
This cannot bode well for the Earth, but what do I care about? I am not from this pitiful planet, surely, and I would just as soon destroy it if not for this one last task I've sworn to do.
He pulled his turban down and concealed his antennae, narrowing his eyes then closing them. He snarled, hearing that annoying voice in his head.
Shall we consult the guardian of Ryokama? The voice intoned calmly.
"What guardian? Of Mars?"
Yes. Perhaps he would know why the planets have decided to make their movement, shall we hold congress with the other world?
"Why do you require my assistance? It's not my job to protect this pathetic planet, why don't you just leave my body already, you irritating little pest!?" He spat, standing up and looking down at his stomach as if in direct location to where his little parasite was talking from in the containment jar.
Kami chuckled softly. It's not time yet for me to separate from you just yet, perhaps when you can show me that you are ready to be set free on the Earth with no ill intentions, I will return to my rightful place.
"Fine! Let's hear what he has to say, if anything." He growled out, listening into the burrow and hearing Gohan's joyful laughter as he played with the kittens. Piccolo scoffed, tuning it out.
A child's laughter. How precious, is it not?
"Shut up! I need silence from you if you want to do this correctly." Piccolo sat back down and closed his eyes, calming until his body stilled it's twitching completely and the noise around him quelled. A golden tendril reached out as he and Kami combined forces, calling to the Mars Guardian. There was a burst of red light, then a feeling of despair radiating from the other's aura.
Who calls to me? A voice whispered, dry and rasping.
You have been beckoned by the Guardian of Earth, the nearest planet to your world, Ryokama. Kami and Piccolo answered in unison.
You must help me! I am trapped! Please! The voice called back desperately, its red aura growing more fragile and frantic.
Who has trapped you? Can you not escape? They responded, and Piccolo furrowed his brow.
The Gemini turned against me! I am held by a strong barrier deep in the core of the planet! There is no spell to undo this barrier, not unless you can find the source of its magic! They have ensnared me to ensure that Ryokana will be at their call once deemed necessary; if it were not for my ensnarement I would have been able to keep the dragon at bay! They screamed back, dry voice cracking.
The Eternal Dragon? Why!? They responded at once.
Ryokana, he has been corrupted by my absence; the planet has become a cold, dead wasteland. The inhabitants do not sense my presence, they are savage beasts. Please, rescue me! The guardian pleaded, and Piccolo frowned again as Kami answered.
We would aid you, if there were not a compelling reason for our call. Your planet has crossed over into our atmosphere, as has Planet Nyosana. Soon they will cross paths and darken the skies of Earth. Is there nothing you can do to will its path back to its rightful place? Kami asked, and the other Guardian cried in answer,
Unfortunately, my power is locked away with this barrier. I no longer have control over its path. I warn you of The Gemini. They have a strong and dark magic, surely they have willed this event. Please, find them! With their leader's death I shall be freed!
With that, the Guardian lost their last vestige of strength and its voice weakened. They still sensed an aura, but the guardian no longer responded.
Piccolo cut off the connection and stood. "There, now you have your answer."
What will you do? Kami asked, and Piccolo ignored his nagging voice, hopping down and barking into the cave at Gohan, "Enough playing, brat. It's time for your training!"
Gohan looked up from where he was cuddling with the kittens, then frowned and sat up, his yellow gi falling away in shreds as he did. The kittens had likely shredded it, as Piccolo noted by the claw marks on his chest.
"First, you're taking a bath, kid. You reek." He said, lowly, snorting out the faint scent of urine that likely had been stained into the child's clothing from fear.
"Yay! But there's no water in the desert, Mr. Piccolo..."
"Don't worry. I know where it is. Come out now, before I drag you out."
"Ok! Are you taking a bath too, Mr. Piccolo?" Gohan asked excitedly, tilting his head when he didn't answer, instead flying up into the air towards the nearest water source.
"Shoot!" Launch grumbled as she fumbled to hold the rock up with her tail as Raditz had shown her. It plopped back into the water, and she fished around for it again.
She found the flat rock and coiled her tail around it, then pulled it out and attempted to fling the rock and skip it across the water, but instead heard a thunk as it flopped back again.
"Ugh! I can't do this, Raditz! It's too slippery!" She whined, turning back and pouting at him from where he was sitting down with his eyes closed, resting. One eyebrow twitched, but he made no movement, stubbornly waiting for her to finish the task.
"You're really a stick in the mud, man! Can't we do something more exciting'?" She asked, dropping the rock and shaking water droplets off her tail like a dog.
"Like what?" He grumbled, opening one eye.
"I dunno, target practice! Yeah! Let's go get my gun!" She said, tugging on his hand. Raditz shook his head, unmoving.
"No. You have no more use for that, now."
"What!?" She screeched, in offense at his words. "Unh-uh I don't think so, bucko! You can't take my gun away! That's my right!" She snapped, and Raditz sighed, rubbing his face with mild irritation.
His head was starting to hurt from her yelling, and it was nearing lunchtime, which he would have to catch, again. He hated to admit it, but he had grown quite accustomed to Little Launch's doting on him.
"Hmm. Time for your nap, that's enough tail training for the day." He said and smirked as he wriggled his tail under her nose gently, tickling it just so.
"Hey! You can't freaking do that, I'll kill ya! You fuc-ah, ah-choo!" She sneezed and quickly transformed to his relief. Blue-haired Launch rubbed her eyes, yawning.
"Oh, is it morning already?" She said, looking around herself curiously.
"Where are we?" She asked, looking up at Raditz as he stood.
"Just leaving, let's go home." He said, taking her hand.
"I'm all dirty," She said, frowning, and brushed off her chest.
He chuckled and nuzzled her cheek, taking in the familiar warm scent of honey that she had, except now that her Saiyan blood was awakened, it was much more potent. Launch wrapped her arms around his neck and he picked her up, taking flight. She smiled, watching the forest racing past below and pressed her cheek to his chest.
"I had the silliest dream, that we were sniffing each other's armpits! Yuck! Or was that you and other Launch..?" She said, looking up at him as he gulped, his eyes shifting.
"T-That was entirely her idea. I was very hesitant to allow her to do so." He sputtered, shaking his head and blushing.
"You'd be wise to do what she says, Raditz, if you tick her off she'll fill ya' with lead!" She said a little huskily, then cleared her throat. Raditz's eyes widened as he looked down at her, and she covered her mouth and giggled.
"Goodness! We're taking a bath, I know that. It's not very ladylike to play in the dirt and sniff armpits, you know!" She said with a haughty squeak.
"We...? Bathe together?" He said, gulping.
"Of course, silly. We're both dirty!" Launch said, closing her eyes and relaxing as they approached Kame House. He nodded his head and grinned, eager to take a bath as soon as possible, as long as it was with her.
Launch floated down to the ground easily, turning and walking with her long blue tail curled up behind her back happily as she walked through the door. Master Roshi was sitting at the table almost as if in wait for their return, his head popping up eagerly.
"There you two are! Hehe, where ya been all mornin?" He asked, watching closely as they removed their shoes, even following as they walked upstairs.
"Tail training." Raditz answered with a shrug.
"Ohh! I see, why lookit' that! A blue tail! Ain't that somethin'!" He awed, reaching and tugging on Launch's tail.
"Eep!" She jumped and curled it inward, cringing. Her cheeks flushed bright red and Raditz growled at the old man, stepping in between her and him.
"It's that kind of sensitive, eh? My boner! Er, I mean, my mistake!" He laughed nervously, watching as Launch walked by, fluffing her hair and saying, "Hmph!"
"Don't you have something to do, old man? Go play with your turtle, or read your filthy magazines." Raditz snarled, creating a wall between the room and the old man's wandering eyes.
Master Roshi frowned, watching through a crack under Raditz's arm as Launch leaned over to fill up the tub. His cheeks reddened and he nearly fell over as she bent down in her daisy dukes and tested the water temperature.
"What's wrong with you? Are you senile? I said go, before I physically remove you from my territory." He growled, bristling.
Master Roshi quivered, backing away a few steps. "Eheheh... well, I was just wonderin' if maybe Launch would scrub my back for me, uh, after yours, a'course!" He chuckled, and froze in place as Raditz took him over his shoulder and flung him out the window and into the ocean with a splash, laughing as the old man popped his head up and started ranting.
"Hey! Why I oughta! I'll come in there, just you wait an' see! I know what goes on up there! You ain't fooling this old-" Raditz shut the window, effectively silencing Roshi's complaints.
"You didn't throw him too hard, did you?" She said, peeking out the door. He shook his head.
"He'll be fine. Damn, is that bastard determined! When will we ever get any privacy in this house?" He grumbled, slamming the bedroom door and locking it, then peeling off his clothes.
Launch sighed, "Oh, don't worry. He'll fall asleep on the toilet after he watches his yoga videos. Just forget about him, Raditz." She said softly, smiling as he came into the bathroom and got into the tub with her. Launch floated with the water as he sat down and giggled as she landed on his lap, her pale skin flushed slightly beneath the frothy bubbles.
Raditz rested his arms on the side of the tub and grinned as she perched on him to wipe dirt off his cheek with a washcloth. She kissed his nose and giggled as he coiled his tail around hers and rumbled contentedly. He pulled her closer and stroked his hands along the curves of her body, spreading the soap on her with his calloused hands and carefully scrubbing with a focused expression.
Launch giggled and dipped the washcloth in the water, swiping it over his brow and cheeks, then his throat. She gasped when he clutched her tighter, in reaction to rubbing a reddened area on his neck.
What is this? Launch wondered.
She frowned and leaned down to examine the strange coloration closer. She sniffed, then experimentally licked there when she found her mouth watering from its cinnamon scent and flavor.
"Ah.. Launch.. what are you doing..?" He groaned, feeling himself growing aroused from her warm tongue lapping there. His eyes fluttered shut and she pulled back, observing him with a curious expression.
"S-Sorry, you taste good..." She said bashfully and sat back on him, shivering when he clutched her to him and began kissing her throat, nibbling the tender area where her sweet honey scent was the strongest. Launch gripped his shoulders and gasped as he scraped his teeth there and looked to her, his obsidian eyes glassy, darkened by lust. Launch stilled her panting, feeling her entire body quivering from his touch, the intensity of his eyes as they took in each tiny movement, inspected every inch of her body hungrily.
"Uhm, Raditz, why does it make me feel funny when you bite my neck..?" She blushed, carefully touching the pink, sensitive skin.
"Because it craves to be bitten. It is how I will mark you as you my mate, Launch. Please." He said softly and kissed her throat, pulling her down gently to him and sliding himself between her thighs.
"I don't know, I... I've never been with a man. But I want to be with you, I love you." She hid her face from him, feeling the blood pulsing in her cheeks.
"You... love me?" He whispered, and nudged her nose with his to see his love's violet irises, ringed with black. She nodded.
"What do Earthlings really mean when they say 'love'?" He asked gently, sliding himself down in the warm water to let her rest on him, the mound of her curved bottom peeking out of the bubbles as he curled her tail with his and traced around it with the sensitive tip. She quivered, feeling the sensation travel through her body and send tingles into her where her soft body rested against his firm one, a throbbing, wet heat between them.
"It means, I care for you very much... I would never wish to be alone again as long as I was with you, Raditz. No other man can touch me like you do, or make me feel so special." She said, and moved her groin against his, desiring to soothe the ache there. She ran her hands down his abdomen then kissed his throat, where the warm spicy scent enticed her to graze with her teeth softly.
He continued to caress her erogenous tail with his, gently squeezing the soft sides of her back and listening to her sigh. He shuddered with the teasing sensation that throbbed in the bundle of nerves in his swelling erection with every graze of their sensitive tails, rubbing against one another, feeling the heat of his little female wetting him. He took a deep breath and steeled himself, returning his attention to her hopeful eyes wide with emotion. He wanted to speak the truth that he had begun to know from the core of his being, that could no longer be dismissed.
"...I have cared for you since you came to me, Launch. I've felt my heart softened by your touch and it has swelled tenfold since I heard that sweet laughter in my ears. I've never known a woman such as you that has captured my eye in more ways than just one, who has made me long for her affection as I require air to breathe. I would never wish to harm you, Launch. I want to express my love for you by claiming you as my mate. Please don't refuse me anymore, Launch. I love you." He said and kissed her lips, breathing heavily as she rested her cheek against his, panting. Her tail wrapped tightly around his, and he squeezed the soft flesh of her backside and moaned as she lowered her face and kissed his throat, sucking the spicy flavor from his skin and purring as her blue fur enveloped his.
Her center throbbed and ached against him as she felt anticipation growing there, as his hot flesh moved against hers. "Launch, say yes..." He moaned, arching his back out of the water and shuddering as she nibbled the hard tendon of his tensed throat. Launch unsheathed her nails and raked them down his scalp lightly and down the hard grooves of his back.
Raditz tossed his head to the side and gasped as she bit down and sucked, tasting savory tendrils of blood fill her mouth. She growled into his skin, her eyes darkened to dark plum whirlpools as she swallowed the hot rush of liquid that was flaming on her tongue. She pulled away, panting and tipped her head back as she swallowed his blood, her own neck becoming glowing red and throbbing in response.
Raditz pulled her down and sunk his teeth into her delicate throat tenderly, drinking the thick, sweet syrup as she cried out and moaned, "Yes, oh yes, Raditz!"
He groaned in response and lifted her hips over him and found her slick, velvety entrance with his stiff erection. He pulled her down carefully and pushed himself inside of her, quivering his hips as he felt her tighten in response, digging her nails in his back. He allowed her a moment to soften around his girth. Launch mewled softly as he pulled away from her neck and met his eyes with hers, swallowing the thick, syrupy flavored blood in his throat and speaking hoarsely with his lust.
"I'm... afraid to hurt you. Tell me, I'm not hurting you, am I?" He said, furrowing his brows as the tension between them began to soften and he sunk deeper.
"No, you're not hurting me, Raditz...I want to be full with you..." She whispered, and rocked her hips back on him, accepting more of him. His eyes rolled back as he closed them and met her with a gentle thrust. His hands slid across her slick body and cupped her breasts as he sunk deeper until he filled her entirely. Launch whimpered, feeling a shooting pain up her middle that ached up into her abdomen with the sheer length and pressure she felt as her body was bearing down onto his. Raditz shushed her with his lips on hers, stroking her hardened rosy nipples with his thumbs as he opened his half lidded eyes to observe her.
Launch held his wrists and gazed into his eyes, then rose her hips and felt his skin moving in sync with hers, gliding and becoming slicker with each slow motion she made. She moaned as Raditz deepened her shallow movements, pressing into her firmly; causing the untapped pool of desire in her belly to ache for release. She ground herself against him firmly, finally loosening the aching tension in her center, crying out as her moist heat gushed out around him.
Raditz moaned aloud, feeling her arousing scent flowing out around the base of his shaft and lubricating him. His eyes widened, taking in the erotic view of his female pleasing herself on him. He watched her with intensity, panting quickly through his nostrils. She clutched his chest and writhed her hips desperately on his, feeling her arousal growing more as she ground her sensitive bud against the hard root of him and whimpered, her mouth falling open in ecstasy.
Raditz saw that she was ready for him at last to take control, and stood, pulling her thighs apart and lifted her, pressing her against the cool tile of the wall. Launch wrapped her legs around him and cried out as he pulled himself out and thrusted hard up inside her, pumping his hips unrelentingly, until she bit into his neck to stifle her sobbing moans and quivered with pleasure.
Raditz growled, flexing his firm backside as he thrust into her with reckless abandon. His tail lashed wildly behind his back as he felt the new, exciting feeling of her body welcoming him and accommodating for his length as her proper Saiyan mate. Now he understood why none of the alien women satisfied him before; they were not made for him, they did not love him as she did. Launch opened for him and her anatomy allowed him to move without worry, of ever harming his precious little female.
"Launch..." Raditz growled out with passion, "My Launch... you are my woman...mmh.."
"Yes.." Launch responded breathlessly as she scratched down his back and moaned his name, grabbing fistfuls of his hair to lift herself and wrap her arms around his head as he buried his face in her chest. Raditz plunged her back down to the base of his shaft and back up, kissing her tender breasts as the slickness shared between their bodies moved together sensually.
"Oh! Ohhh, Raditz!" Her voice was hoarse as she reached her apex and spilled her arousal around him once again, panting.
"Raditz, I can't, oh... I can't take it... I'll melt to pieces.." She murmured against his hot lips and sighed as he sunk down and took each breast and sucked and nibbled her sensitive nipples, then knelt and brushed his lips through the warm musk of her dark indigo curls, teasing her rosy flushed center with the tip of his tongue.
He spread her labia carefully with his thumbs, making her gasp as he found her clitoris with his sharp tongue, sucking it then tasting her flowing juices, feeling himself in her achingly hot entrance, coiling his tongue inside of her and teasing the pillowy ridges. Launch panted, gripping his hair at the roots and shuddering with pleasure.
He purred against her, flicking his tongue on her dripping pink cleft, his eyes glazing over with lust as he tasted her erotic tartness that was mixed with the savory flavor of his musk.
"Raditz, I want to, to...taste you." She sighed, and he carried her to the bed, lying her down as she crawled on her stomach and up to him. He rested his hands on the bed and moaned as she wrapped her hands around his thick shaft, webbed with engorged veins beneath his pale, arousal reddened flesh.
She licked the bead of pre-cum oozing from the narrow slit in his sensitive tip, wrapping her lips around him and stroking her hands along the velvety smooth skin. Grazing her fingernails through his dark, curly thatch of hair, she cradled his groin and gently squeezed, causing his scrotum to twitch in response, squeezing out another drop on her tongue as Raditz shuddered.
"Anh.. oh, you little...vixen!" He grunted, in aroused disbelief of her bold, unexpected sensuality.
She flicked her tongue along the swollen ridge of his cock, lapping up the leaking fluids, then taking him deeper in her warm mouth and back out as he strained to hold back his enticed thrusts, quivering.
Raditz gripped the sheets as she sucked the essence from him, torn between his release and his desire to pleasure her more. He pulled back and pushed her down, nuzzling her neck as she moved like warm clay in his arms. He slid through her thighs and cupped her vulva, pressing one digit onto her clit as he mounted her from behind.
Launch arched her back and moaned, her blue locks falling to the side as he tasted the honey of their mating mark on her throat; the mingled flavor of his spice and her sweetness. He entered her again, slowly, and stroked her slick lips with his fingertips, dipping one beneath the delicate hood and rolling the small, tender knot of flesh there. Launch squeezed her walls around him in her pleased reaction and throbbed eagerly for him.
Launch's blue tail wrapped around his chiseled waist and met with his, then both tails coiled like ropes as he pulled his length back, then thrust her passionately into the bed. She collided back with his hips and gasped as she felt her entire core filled to the brim once again, as he pounded her flesh with his, their tails coiling and lashing like snakes. Launch cried out and he quivered, slowing his pace before he succumbed to the intense feelings too soon, before beginning with new enthusiasm.
Launch scratched slashes into the sheets and moaned his name over and over as he fondled her clitoris and pumped up deep inside her until her orgasm squeezed her walls tightly around his hardened shaft, further teasing him to his own climax with each throbbing clench. Raditz thrust into her as deep as possible until he bottomed out, then exhaled shakedly as he felt his hot arousal uncoiling from his loins, pulsing out in thick ropes with each convulsing throb of his orgasm, arching his back and squeezing her buttocks as she took it all inside her and moaned, as she felt the heat of his semen filling the pool in her womb where she ached to be full.
"Haahh.. ah.. Launch..!"
"More, Raditz...yes! Yes!"
Launch pressed her backside flush to him, feeling the overflowing warmth spilling out of her and running down between them. Her walls shuddered and quivered with the blinding orgasm that shook her body and shot through her thighs and curled her toes as he pressed firmly into her one last time with a grunt. Her waves of pleasure squeezed him of everything he had to give, causing his climax to surge once again, then he relaxed, pulling her down with him and curling his arms around her waist. Raditz placed loving kisses on her back as they remained joined, panting for breath.
Launch closed her eyes and purred with a small rumble as he lifted her into his arms and carried her back to the bathtub, washing his female carefully against his chest. She smiled blissfully; her cheeks flushed and rosy as he embraced her, and they remained so until the water was drained away, cradling her in his arms as they were lost in their own world, and reality fell away around them as their love could only be made deeper with the fulfillment of their shared desire.