Dragonball Super: Spiced-up Broccoli
Part 4
Cheelai had been using the spare bathroom more often lately than the bathroom she used in the capsule house. The amount of space that was made available for her to use inside the shower that had been custom-made for a man of Broly's size was more than adequate for her needs.
Not only was there a good amount of water pressure, the shower head was detachable and Cheelai loved to put it to use for personal stimulation during her privacy. She even snuck in a couple of her special "toys" inside to get herself off.
She thought back to the first time she used this shower with Broly. She needed a stool to stand on so she could reach his hair and upper back. When she scrubbed Broly's lower back, he gave off a shudder as she passed a sensitive area. She studied it more closely and saw that it was a large scar left from where his tail used to be. When he shuddered again, she smiled seductively. I might keep this in mind for later, she thought to herself and she resumed with the rest of his body before she nodded in approval. She showed Broly how to wash her body with her body wash and a scrub and coached him on proper physical control, so he wouldn't be too rough on her as he scrubbed her body and she enjoyed how it felt, leaning up against him. She stopped him for a moment and wrapped his arms around her and she closed her eyes, sighing. She drifted deep into her thoughts, but her heart began to race and she snapped out of it, taking a couple steps forward. Broly looked puzzled by the sudden gesture but she assured it had nothing to do with him and let him finish washing her down.
When she thought further about the intimate details of that day, she leaned against the shower wall and slid down against it to sit on the floor. She let the water from the shower head rain down on her and she wrapped her arms around herself, a saddened expression painted upon her face. She felt the need to listen to some music back in her room and she stood up.
When she turned the water off, she could hear a voice coming from outside that sounded neither like Lemo or Broly and her heart began to race. Shit, we've been found.
She put her ear to the door of the capsule bathroom and waited for the voice to speak again.
"Hey! Anyone home?" the voice said. It sounded upbeat and happy and Cheelai frowned. She never cared for people who sounded joyful all the time since it made her feel suspicious. She opened the door a crack to see whose voice that was and she recognized the man standing before the capsule house. She remembered that orange and dark blue fighter's gi and closed the door quickly.
"Shit, it's that earth Saiyan. Goku, was it?" she asked herself and she realized she had no change of clothes to put on, except a towel to wrap herself with. She sighed and grabbed it, wrapping it around her so that it covered her essential bits and she opened the door, walking out.
Goku spotted her coming out of the bathroom capsule from the corner of his eye and he turned to her, waving.
"Yo!" He said and Cheelai didn't say anything. She stood there staring at him with water dripping from her wet hair and skin and she sighed as she strolled past him to the capsule house.
"Uh," Goku began but she ignored him as she closed the door behind her. He scratched the back of his head, confused and he shrugged as he began to pinpoint Broly's energy deep within the cave past the capsule house.
Cheelai scoffed after she closed the door but didn't noticed Lemo standing by the kitchen glaring at her.
"Honestly, you couldn't dry yourself in the bathroom before coming in the house?" Lemo said and Cheelai put a finger to her mouth.
"Shush, don't let that Saiyan know you're here. Pretend we don't see him or something," she said quietly and Lemo rolled his eyes.
"You want to ignore the man who brought us these capsules to help us live here on the giant bug planet?" Lemo asked, crossing his arms. He was holding a ladle in one hand as sounds from the kitchen began to hit Cheelai's ears. Boiling and sizzling noises could be heard, and she began to smell aromas that were making her smile briefly but she wanted to stay cross and dismissed it.
She sauntered defiantly to her bedroom, holding her head up high and ignoring Lemo's objective glare, closing the door behind her.
Goku, meanwhile, could smell the food that was coming from inside the capsule house and he licked his lips.
"Oh wow, that smells delicious! I gotta check that out later. Hey Broly! You in there?" Goku cried out as he walked into the darkened cave. There was enough lighting placed deep inside for Broly to move around without bumping into anything and Goku could see him come into view, but the way he was acting wasn't something Goku had seen the large Saiyan do the first time they met and fought.
Before him sat a large naked Saiyan with a hand on his erect penis stroking it, and Goku cocked an eyebrow, crossing his arms.
"Umm,"
Broly turned his head to see who was coming into view, the light from outside casting shade over his body. He narrowed his gaze to get a closer look and his face relaxed when he recognized Goku's face, a small grin forming from his mouth.
"Hello Kakarrot," Broly said and he stared ahead, continuing his monotonous movement. His motions were very mechanical and stiff as he hadn't quite got the proper context of variation in his rhythm.
"Uh, is this a bad time?" Goku said hesitantly and Broly didn't move.
"I am training, mastering Cheelai's sex technique," he said and Goku's eyes widened.
"Oh! Uh, okay?"
"Do you want to train with me?" Broly asked. The way he absentmindedly masturbated while he spoke to Goku was confusing for him to watch. Goku pointed behind him with his thumb.
"Um, I'll head back to the house over there and let you finish," Goku said with a puzzled look on his face and he turned around to walk back, arms crossed.
When he got to the door, he knocked on it a few times, but no one was answering. He heard a voice speak from inside a few seconds later.
"Cheelai, get the door." said a male voice.
"You get the door, Lemo! I'm still drying off here!" Cheelai yelled back at him and the voice sighed.
"I can't ignore the pot for too long or it'll burn!" Lemo spat back and Goku put his hands in his pockets, whistling nonchalantly.
"I ain't answering the door with a mop of wet hair, dumbass!" Cheelai yelled.
"Tough shit, answer the damn door!"
"UGH, FINE!" Cheelai screamed and she stormed to the door, letting it fly open.
"Get in, sit down, and shut your pie hole. GOT IT?" Cheelai said, glaring at Goku and he raised his arms in defense. He didn't quite register the fact that she was completely naked when she answered the door and ordered him to sit down. He was too focused on her angry face and droplets of water hitting the floor from her hair.
"Uh, yeah, sure," he said and Cheelai stomped back to her bedroom, slamming the door behind her. Goku hesitantly pulled out a chair from the table and sat down. Lemo casually glanced behind him at Goku.
"You're that Goku fella, right?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm Son Goku. Sorry if I came at a bad time, I've been eager to spar with Broly if that's okay with you guys?"
"Well, you did say you'd come back at some point for that," he said, remembering Goku's statement the first time he met them, though the creepy way he said he would find them wherever they went still made him suspicious of this earth Saiyan and he took whatever Goku said with a grain of salt.
"Your friend's pretty angry. I didn't mean to make her upset," Goku said and the man tasted the soup he was working on, adding a pinch of salt and a dash of pepper to the pot. He turned the heat down to a simmer and checked on his other dishes and saw that they were cooking nicely. He wiped his hands on his apron and walked over to the table to sit down in front of Goku.
"She doesn't trust many people, and for good reason. I still don't know what to make of you," he said, and he pulled out a computer pad, looking it over.
"You guys don't seem like bad people," Goku said, getting an audible low grunt. "And Broly's very strong. But since he isn't an evil guy, I know I can get a good workout," Goku said, smiling. Lemo glanced up at him and nodded.
"At least you don't judge everyone on the Freeza Force with equal disdain," he stated. "You want something to drink?"
"Well, I'd love to have some of that food you're making, if that's alright with you," Goku said and Lemo snorted, grinning at him.
"Tough luck there, buddy. I've got enough for Broly and knowing how much you Saiyans eat, I'd be cooking all night just to feed the both of you and I ain't got that kind of time, got it?" Goku's face fell, but he still smiled regardless. He pointed to the outside of the capsule house at Broly's direction.
"Hey, I don't know how to say this, but Broly was acting all weird without his clothes on," Goku said and the man coughed, clearing his throat. There was a brief pause before he sighed, rubbing his temple.
"He's just masturbating. Cheelai's teaching him about all things related to sex and he's been doing that ever since, sometimes twice in one day. The lengths I have to go to avoid seeing his ejaculate everywhere are enough to make me vomit."
"Oh, that's what he was doing," Goku said, the realization hitting him. "I tried that once before myself, but Chichi saw me doing that and she scolded me for it. She insisted that she'd be the one to fulfill any of those needs I might have so I never did it again, even though it did feel good when I was doing it."
The man pinched the bridge of his nose. Goddammit you people.
"Are you okay, mister? -"
"Lemo," he said, finishing Goku's sentence.
"Oh. Are you okay, Mr. Lemo?" Goku asked.
"Yes, just stop talking about things like that, please."
"Oh, okay. Do you know when Broly will be done? I really wanna get in some good training with him," Goku said and Lemo looked up at him.
"Broly will be done when he'll be done. You'll know by the loud audible grunt he makes when he climaxes," Lemo said, remembering the times he'd be woken up during the night from Broly's orgasm noises and finding it hard to get back to sleep. Goku could tell that there was some fatigue in Lemo's eyes, and he began to tap his foot on the floor while tapping his fingers on the table to pass the time.
"Please stop that," Lemo said, staring at him as he had to look back up at Goku from his computer pad.
"Sorry," Goku said and he crossed his arms. Another minute went by and Goku laid his head against his hand, elbow on the table.
"Is he done yet?" Goku asked and Lemo slammed his hands on the table.
"I don't know! Why don't you go outside and help him finish yourself?! I gotta make sure these dishes are ready for dinner!" Lemo yelled and he marched back to the kitchen. Goku sighed and he stood up, looking sullen as he casually walked out of the capsule house, closing the door behind him. He sat down cross-legged beside the door in front of the house and decided he'd wait for Broly to finish.
Cheelai popped out from her bedroom with a sadistic grin on her face.
"He's a handful, isn't he?" she said.
"Fuck off!" Lemo cried from inside the kitchen and Cheelai chuckled as she closed the door.
Several minutes of awkward silence went by as Goku observed the landscape of Vampa. He didn't get a good look at the planet's surface and environment the last time he was here since he kept it brief but getting a good look at the landscape painted a picture in his head of how harsh it must be to live on this planet. He stood and flew up to get a better view and he could see a herd of those giant beetles crawling near a tuft of green fur in a crater off in the distance, using their tongues to suck out something from that area.
He also spotted a large mound crawling out of the ground to burrow itself into another spot a few hundred feet in front of it and Goku could tell the worm-like shape of the creature and how gargantuan it looked.
"Wow, those things look pretty tough, no wonder Broly survived on this planet for so long. That giant worm looks really strong too," he said with a grin on his face. His senses picked up on Broly's energy spiking up a bit and he could hear a loud growling moan coming from the cave.
"I guess he's done," Goku said and landed on the ground. He began to do some stretching exercises while waiting for Broly to emerge from the cave and he appeared a couple minutes later, adjusting his purple leggings around his waist, his green pelt secured neatly where it was.
"Alright, let's go find us a nice place to train," Goku said, but then he heard growling noises come from Broly's stomach and Broly blushed a bit out of embarrassment.
"I want to eat first," he said and Goku's face lit up, puzzled.
"Oh yeah, that Lemo guy did say he was making a lot of food for you. Would it be alright if you shared some with me? I'm starving!" Goku begged him and Broly gave him a blank stare.
"I suppose I can share some," Broly said. He remembered some of the manners his father taught him, most notably sharing items like food and tools and Broly opened the door to the capsule house and Goku chuckled a bit as he strolled in.
Lemo glared at Goku as he set up the table and stared up at Broly, sighing.
"I told you, I don't have enough for the both of you," Lemo said.
"It's okay, I am willing to share with Kakarrot," he said while Goku gave Lemo a toothy grin which looked even more annoying to him. Lemo shrugged his shoulders and sighed heavily.
"You better appreciate the lengths I have to go to keep your belly full, Broly," Lemo stated and Broly responded with Cheelai's OK sign, smiling. Lemo finished setting up the table, adding a second set of utensils and chopsticks for Goku to use and he made several trips to and from the kitchen to bring them both his finished dishes, the last being the pot of soup.
He stared in stunned silence as the two were devouring everything in sight, cleaning each plate faster than he had ever seen. Goku cheered happily as he stuffed his face full, while Broly's content look reassured Lemo how much he enjoyed what he has cooked as of late.
Lemo did eventually smile, more so at Broly because of the pride he felt in his accomplishments. Cooking these dishes from planet earth meant that he was very close to matching the skill set of his old mentor, his father Lyma. I'm cooking for Saiyans now. I have never felt more alive to be a chef than I am now. Ya better be proud of me, you old coot.
When they finished, Goku tapped his stomach. "That was awesome! Thanks, Lemo, you're a real swell cook!"
Lemo's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Yeah, I gotta have you meet my wife, she'd love to share recipes with ya!" Goku said and Lemo's face beamed.
"Well, of course! I didn't waste my years being a layabout, I had to work hard and learn everything I could from my father before I could become the best cook in the universe!"
Lemo crossed his arms and stood tall, puffing out his chest. The door to Cheelai's room opened and she emerged in a t-shirt and a pair of boxers, leaning against the door frame.
"Hey, sorry if I made you angry earlier," Goku said and Cheelai waved him off.
"Whatever. So where are you two going to spar?" She asked and Goku looked to Broly for an answer.
"My usual training location will suffice," Broly said, standing up. He tightened up the pelt around his waist and walked out of the house.
Goku jumped out from his chair and snapped his fingers.
"Oh, before I forget. Do you two still have those Senzu beans I gave you?" he asked and Cheelai raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? Oh, those green beans. You didn't cook those, did you, Lemo?" she asked and Lemo shot her a look.
"Seriously? You do remember what he told us about those beans, that they heal injuries but can't heal illnesses or something like that. I keep them on my utility belt. Here," he said and unbuttoned a pouch from his belt, taking out the two beans Goku had given him to hand back.
"Great! I figure we might need these after we're done to restore our strength. We'll be back in a few!" Goku said happily as he skipped out of the house while Cheelai grimaced behind him. She turned to Lemo.
"That guy has a real serious hard-on for violence," she said and Lemo nodded, stacking empty plates to take to the kitchen.
"So long as he doesn't piss off Broly, I'm sure he'll be fine," Lemo said and he quietly finished clearing the table. Cheelai attached her scouter to her face and pushed the button on its side, displaying both Broly's and Goku's power levels on the viewer. Because they were so high, their readings were immeasurable on the viewer, yet it was able to display their current location so she knew where they were.
"I wish there was another way to know how strong Broly is, or how strong this Goku is," Cheelai said and she leaned up against the window beside the door to peer outward. Please don't do anything reckless.
Broly led Goku to a large clearing that overlooked the valley below where he saw the herd of beetles earlier and he could see movement from under the ground where that giant worm was earlier.
"You must get a lot of good training on this planet with all those large creatures roaming about," Goku said, getting in a few final stretches before he assumed a fighting stance.
"Most of my training was spent with Bah and my father," Broly stated and he flexed his arms, closing his hands into fists and he stood ready. His stance looked open but due to his bulky form, Goku knew from memory that he could take a lot of punishment and keep going. This was one of the aspects of fighting Broly that excited him the most because this meant he was going to be a formidable challenge.
Goku started things off and charged right at Broly, throwing a few punches that were blocked. They began to exchange blows as they flew around the planet, taking care to avoid the creatures below. Broly's long reach got him a few shots in on Goku, which forced him to block the heavier hits. He paused, breathing a sigh of relief and he smiled as he kept on the offensive.
They fought for a solid hour before they paused back at their initial spot and Goku dusted off his gi, a huge grin on his face.
"I can tell you've gotten a lot better at controlling your energy," Goku said, hopping up and down on his feet, ready to go again and Broly smiled, looking down at his hands.
"Father once said that until I faced Vegeta, I could never fully realize my potential. I did not understand what he meant until I started fighting you two," Broly said and Goku raised his eyebrows a bit.
"You're not still angry at Vegeta, are you?" Goku asked. He would have loved to bring Vegeta with him to help train with Broly and grow stronger, but he refused saying he didn't want to go through that whole ordeal again for now.
"I don't know," Broly said calmly, yet Goku did sense a spike in his energy shoot up when he heard Vegeta's name and it made him a bit more cautious. Broly clenched his fists even tighter as he began to remember the fight and the whole sequence of events that unfolded. Goku's stance grew tighter as he could tell Broly was in a conflict of emotions, trying to control his anger.
"A good fight will help vent that anger. Don't worry about holding back, Broly. Give me all you got," Goku said with a determined smile on his face and Broly gritted his teeth, charging forward with a green aura surrounding him.
"Alright," Goku said and he built up his power to the point where his hair changed color and he burst forth with his Super Saiyan aura and their sparring session grew more intense.
Their fight continued onward until Broly started feeling a bit exhausted and his anger began to subside. He landed back on the ground and breathed heavily as Goku, his gi pretty torn up now from the waist up, stood in front of him.
"So how do you feel?" Goku asked. Broly didn't say anything for a moment as he was catching his breath and calming his nerves.
Before he could speak again, the ground began to shake violently and Goku almost lost his balance.
"Woah!" Goku cried out and Broly saw with a shocked look on his face that one of the gargantuan worms burst forth from the ground behind Goku and quickly moved its head to strike, baring its fangs. Goku almost fell forward as the gargantuan worm descended quickly.
"Kakarrot!" Broly yelled and he quickly dashed towards the worm. He was able to stop it with his arms, but it was awkward due to his right arm slipping inside the worm's mouth. Its large fangs bore down on Broly and it pierced him through his shoulder completely, leaving a large hole. Broly let out a scream as he used his arms to lift the worm's jaw off him while Goku quickly got back to his feet. He could see the pain on Broly's face as he began to struggle with the worm, and he launched at it with a solid punch to knock it away. The worm was able to resist most of it and it began to dart towards the Saiyans a second time. Goku was ready for this and cupped his hands to his side and fired off a large Kamehameha blast at the worm. The impact sent the worm flying and it crashed miles away beyond the valley below.
"Whew, that was a close one," Goku said and saw that Broly was on the ground, writhing in pain as he held his shoulder, screaming. He took out one of the Senzu beans from his belt and quickly knelt down to feed it to Broly.
"Here, eat this, it's a Senzu bean," Goku said and dropped it in Broly's mouth.
He chewed down on it and swallowed it whole, but when Goku was expecting the wound to close and Broly to feel better, the situation grew worse as Broly screamed even louder in pain and his veins were showing up through his skin.
"This is bad," Goku said, his face wrought with worry. He picked up Broly by his good arm again and quickly flew back to the capsule house.
When Cheelai saw him bring Broly back, slumped on his shoulder, her face grew pale and her eyes widened. She threw the door opened and darted quickly to Broly as Goku set him gently down on the ground.
"Oh my god, oh my god," she said quickly and she saw the gaping hole in Broly's shoulder and she grabbed Goku by his shirt.
"What did you do to him you piece of shit?!" she screamed and Goku grabbed her by the wrists.
"Cheelai, please calm down! We have to cover that wound before he bleeds out!" Goku yelled and Cheelai breathed heavily, glancing down at him. Goku tore his shirt off and handed it to her.
"Here, use this for now," he said and Cheelai snatched it from his hands, putting pressure on the open wound. She had to wrap it around Broly's large shoulder since the hole had went completely through to the other side.
"LEMO, GET THE FIRST AID KIT! HURRY!" she said, her eyes beginning to water. She ignored the tears that trickled down her face and she looked as Broly's face began to grow pale. She looked up at Goku with intense anger as more tears fell down her face.
"Give him a Senzu bean! Don't they heal these kinds of things?" she screamed and Goku gritted his teeth.
"It didn't work. Whatever that bite did to him, Senzu aren't going to heal him. We need to bring him to my friend, Bulma or he'll die."
Her eyes widened and she gripped his hands tightly.
Lemo quickly emerged from the house and he stumbled trying to open the kit. They wrapped the wound as much as they could in gauze before they tightened it, but blood was just as quickly seeping through the whole thing.
"No no no no. C'mon Broly, look at me. Stay awake, you got that?!" She pleaded as she held him up, tapping him on the face. Broly's vision grew blurry as he looked up at her, reaching for her face with his hand and she grabbed it. Goku put two fingers to his forehead as he put his hand on Broly's left arm.
"Are you two coming with me?" He asked and Cheelai didn't hesitate, holding onto Broly with her arms around him. Lemo placed his hands on Cheelai's shoulders and he nodded at Goku. A couple seconds later and they all teleported off Vampa.
Goku had pinpointed Vegeta's energy since he was at Capsule Corporation back on earth and the four appeared in front of him as he walked by in his casual attire of a buttoned-up shirt and brown pants. He saw Broly's unconscious form and was almost taken aback.
"Why the hell did you bring him here?! Idiot!" Vegeta started but he saw Goku's serious expression and his tone quickly changed.
"There's no time to explain, Vegeta. Get Bulma and a medical staff on the double. We need to stabilize Broly, otherwise he'll die." Goku ordered and Vegeta scoffed, turning to run back into the main building. Lemo and Cheelai were surprised to see the new location and they both looked up at Goku.
"They better hurry fast, Broly's energy is fading rapidly," he said, his heart racing. He clenched his fists as he felt angry at himself for not spotting the danger sooner. Broly's reaction time was that much faster than his and he felt that he owed Broly for saving his life.
The doors flew open with Bulma and a team of nurses pulling a gurney to help load Broly on to and Goku rushed to her. She saw the injury on Broly and gasped a bit.
"I can't tell if this is viral or bacterial yet. We'll need a blood sample so I can craft something to counter this," she said and they began to wheel Broly into the medical facility. Cheelai ran by his side but one of the nurses put an arm in front of her.
"Miss, you'll need to keep a safe distance," one of the nurses said.
"But he needs me-"
"It's okay, she can stay with us," Bulma said and they all rushed Broly to the medical facility on site. When they got in, Bulma quickly wrote a few things on a note pad and ran to hand them over to Vegeta.
"I need you to get me the following on this list," she said and Vegeta took off without hesitation. Lemo and Goku stayed behind and Goku growled at himself, slamming a fist against his open palm.
"Dammit, I got careless," he said and Lemo crossed his arms, staring ahead.
"She'll never forgive you if Broly kicks it on us, you realize that," he said calmly but it carried with it frigid tones that Goku's heard before from other people.
"We'll gather the Dragonballs if that's the case," Goku said, hands on his hips.
"What do you mean?"
"If the worst ever were to happen, Broly wouldn't have died of natural causes, so he can be wished back to life with the power of Shenron," Goku said and Lemo's eyes widened.
"You mean those Dragonball things can bring the dead back to life?!"
"Yeah, but he can only do it once. Shenron can't grant the same wish twice," Goku stated and Lemo's face sank as he stared at the entrance of the building. Keep him safe, Cheelai.
Some time had passed and both Goku and Lemo were allowed into the room where they kept Broly under close observation. Cheelai sat beside him, holding his hand close to hers and Lemo walked inside. Goku hesitated before he stopped at the door frame.
"Uh, I'm going to stay out here, if that's alright with you guys," he said and quickly turned around. His fear of needles and hospital-like rooms never went away and he took every precaution needed to avoid those at every chance. Lemo closed the door behind him and saw the devices attached to Broly, sighing.
"What a day this has been, huh?" He said and Cheelai nodded. She was still visibly angered.
"We wouldn't be in this situation if that asshole hadn't shown up," her voice was shaking and Lemo sighed.
"How were we supposed to know this was going to happen? Broly looked excited to fight Goku. You can't take that away from him, Cheelai."
She wrapped her arms around Broly's large left arm. "Yeah, but my Broly almost got taken away from me again."
She kissed the back of his hand gently and set it back down beside him. His breathing was calm and heavy as he slept, his arm hooked up to a machine that pumped him with a special solution to keep him stable and packs of blood for a transfusion to replenish what he had lost.
Lemo stared at Cheelai, frowning. "My Broly?"
Cheelai's eyes widened and she covered her mouth. She stared at him, panicking.
"I, I didn't mean to have it come out that way."
"I'm not an idiot, Cheelai. I've seen how you've been acting around him these last few days and I couldn't care less if you fell for the guy or not. You don't have to keep it a secret from me. Was that why you went drinking that night?"
She nodded, not saying a word. He could see her bottom lip quiver a bit and he stood up.
"They probably have something that dispenses coffee in this building. You want me to get you some?"
She nodded again and he got off his chair to walk out of the room, closing the door behind him. Cheelai couldn't hold herself back as she leaned forward on Broly's arm and began sobbing heavily.
A bit more time had passed after Lemo went on his coffee run and Cheelai was sleeping on her chair, curled up within it underneath a blanket Lemo provided for her. Lemo managed to figure out the remote to the television set that was in the room and he turned it on, even though most of the programming was in a language he had never heard before but needed something to pass the time anyway.
The door opened quietly and Bulma stepped in, holding a case in her hand.
"Ta-da," she said smiling, and Lemo put a finger to his lips, pointing at Cheelai.
"I was able to synthesize an anti-virus. He should be cured within the next couple of days if not sooner, depending on how strong he is." Bulma walked over to the bed and injected the anti-virus into Broly's IV line. She could see the pain in Cheelai's face as she slept, dark circles underneath her eyes from crying and she put a hand on Broly.
"I've had that kind of face many times before," she said, staring at Cheelai. Lemo turned the television set off and stood up. He walked over to her and adjusted the blanket he had put on her earlier.
"It's been rough for all of us. This is the second time Broly's come close to death since we met him," Lemo said, turning to Bulma.
"If you need anything, let me know. Here's my number you can contact directly on the phone over there," she said, handing a small piece of paper to Lemo. He took it and nodded.
"Actually, there is one thing you can help me with. We need to gather our things on Vampa and the only one who can take us there is Goku. I also need to figure out what to do with our ship since it's still there."
"I'll give you a capsule to store your ship in if that's more convenient for you," she said and Lemo looked back, stunned.
"I never knew how much technology your planet has," Lemo said.
"Amazing, isn't it? My father's genius invention is known worldwide," Bulma stated and she could see Cheelai stir around in her chair, blinking her eyes open. She spotted Bulma and her eyes lit up a bit more.
"You're back. Is Broly going to be okay?" she asked, yawning.
"Broly will be just fine. He'll be back to his old self within a couple of days," she said with a smile on her face and Cheelai breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"Thank you so much, I don't know how to repay you for what you've done for us," she said and Bulma's warm smile felt comforting to Cheelai.
"Any time. My name's Bulma, by the way."
"I'm Cheelai," Cheelai said, "and that's Lemo. You've probably heard of Broly from Goku and Vegeta by now."
"Of course. Goku hasn't stopped talking about him since he fought him," Bulma said and Cheelai threw the blanket off her, standing up.
"We're going to have Goku take me back to Vampa to gather all our things," Lemo said and Cheelai's face lit up a bit.
"I overheard you guys talk a bit. Let me come with, I have a few things I need to gather in my room before we put everything back in those capsules you gave us," Cheelai said and Bulma nodded.
"Sure, let me find Goku for you."
Bulma left the room and Cheelai leaned forward against the railing beside Broly on the side of the bed. She stood over his face and gently stroked his cheek with her hand.
"You really do love-"
"Lemo, don't. I'm not in the right headspace for that," Cheelai said, cutting him off with her hand. He could still see a lot of hurt in her eyes, her eyes red from all her crying and he kept quiet for the rest of the time they were in the room.
When Bulma came back with Goku, he was apprehensive about walking into the room and Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Would it be better if they came out to the hall instead?" She said, glaring at him.
"No, it's good. I can do this," Goku said, puffing out his chest. He took a deep breath and walked in, taking care to avoid looking at all the tubes connected to Broly and he waved at Lemo and Cheelai. They approached him and Cheelai frowned, sighing.
"Let's get this over with as quickly as possible," she said. She and Lemo held hands as Lemo grabbed Goku's wrist and Goku put two fingers to his forehead.
"I'll need to locate the energy signature of one of those creatures if I'm going to teleport us back to Vampa so bear with me a moment," he said, closing his eyes to focus. He thought of the gargantuan worm-like creature that bit Broly but that wasn't an option, especially since it was the cause of the current predicament they found themselves in. He could still remember some of the faint energy readings of those beetles that he saw crawl in herds and maybe that would be the best-case scenario so he focused on their energy for a moment.
Bulma handed a capsule to Lemo.
"Good luck," she said and Lemo nodded.
"Thank you," he responded and turned to Goku, waiting for him to get them back to Vampa.
"Got it," Goku said after a couple minutes passed by and the three teleported out of the room.
When they reappeared on Vampa, they were near one of the large herds that were breaking apart from one of the beasts and Goku held out his arms.
"I'm gonna need you two to grab on so I can fly you to where you have your house set up," he said and they both nodded in agreement. When they grabbed Goku's wrists, he quickly took to the air and they hung on as hard as they could. The flight didn't take very long and they could see the capsule house below, along with their ship and Goku landed before it.
Cheelai quickly made her way inside the house to her bedroom while Lemo began operating the capsule. It produced a large empty shed, large enough to fit the ship and Goku helped carry it inside.
Cheelai rummaged through one of her drawers and pulled out a couple of items: a box of matches and a small sealed bag with a few rolled up joints inside. She got dressed, putting on a pair of sweatpants and a replacement shirt, putting the items in her pockets before she walked out of the house. She knew where the button was to put the house back in its capsule and she pressed it, the entire structure compressing itself back within the capsule with the number 001 marked on it. She did the same with the large portable bathroom and Lemo had his ship secured within the shed, which had been restored back in its capsule. He and Cheelai walked back to Goku and Cheelai handed her capsules to him so he could put them in its proper casing.
"What about Broly's things? Shouldn't we get those as well?" Cheelai asked and Lemo shook his head.
"Only things in that cave are the spare cot I built him, a few bones, some large fangs and claws. Most of what Broly has is still on him so we don't have to worry about leaving those behind. At least we can finally say goodbye to this planet."
"Agreed. I hate it here," Cheelai said, grimacing one last time at the sight of the landscape. She didn't care that she shared the beetle goo with Broly anymore. She knew that there were going to be better opportunities for her to teach Broly about sex. She took Goku's wrist while holding Lemo's hand and they nodded at him. Goku focused on Bulma's energy and they teleported back to the medical facility.
Bulma was checking on Broly's vitals on the monitor when they came into view and she waved at them casually.
"I should go back home, Chichi's probably getting worried. See ya!" Goku said and was about to run out of the building.
"Wait a sec," Cheelai cried out behind him, stopping him in his tracks. She walked up to him and punched him in the upper arm, making him wince. He rubbed the spot where she struck him and she stared up at him.
"Thank you," she said, then put her finger on his chest. Goku gulped as he stared down at her. She had the same look Chichi gave him when she was intimidating him.
"But don't think for a second you're getting off easy. You fuck up even once from this point on, and I will end you," she said in a low voice as she stared defiantly up at his face, giving him a clear sign that she meant it. She turned around to Broly's side and Goku frowned. He didn't have the words but rather he just gave them a backwards glance and ran out of the room. Bulma looked concerned for a moment, then glanced at Cheelai.
"That was a bit harsh, don't you think?" Bulma said. She knew Goku for a long time and very rarely has she ever heard a threat that deep cut into him before. She could tell this woman was a feisty one. Cheelai didn't say anything and instead she walked out of the room herself.
"I need some time alone," she said before she left their sight. Lemo turned to Bulma.
"Mind if I take a tour of this place? You're bound to have lots of neat gadgets and creations all over this place I'd love to see," Lemo asked.
"By all means. There's terminals all over the building to help guide you if you end up lost," she said and Lemo extended his hand. Bulma grabbed it and Lemo took his toque off his head, placing it against his chest.
"Thank you for your generosity and quick-thinking, Bulma. I know Broly will appreciate it a lot," Lemo said and he let go of her hand, walking out of the room. Bulma blushed a bit from the noble gesture and she took one final check on the monitor above Broly's bed before she dimmed the lights.
Cheelai found a staircase that led to the roof and opened the door. There was a calm breeze that blew through her hair and she noticed a few birds flying away from the noise. She picked a spot against a wall and sat down on the floor, leaning up against it. She took her sealed bag out of her pocket and the box of matches, setting that down beside her. She opened the bag and pulled out one of her joints, putting one end in between her lips. She put the bag down on the floor and grabbed the box of matches.
She struck one match and lit the end of her joint, shaking the match to put it out and tossed it aside. She took a couple of puffs and held the joint in between her thumb and index finger, blowing smoke up in the air. She leaned her head back and breathed a sigh.
She smoked her joint in silence until the door to the roof opened, revealing Bulma. Cheelai didn't care if someone caught her, but she was a bit surprised to see Bulma find her up here.
"I thought that's where you might be," Bulma said and she walked over to sit down beside her. She smelled the smoke and covered her nose, the pungent aroma overwhelming her senses.
"It's a special herb grown on my homeworld, or what was left of it before Freeza conquered it. I wasn't there when it happened but part of me doesn't really miss it all that much. This'll relax the fuck out of ya no matter how big the stress," Cheelai said and took another puff from her joint, blowing the smoke away from Bulma. She glanced over at her and saw that she eyed it curiously and offered it to her.
"You want a hit?" she asked and Bulma shrugged, taking the joint and putting it between her lips to take a puff herself.
"I'd go easy if I were you, dunno if you earth people would be used to this shit or not," Cheelai said but noticed how natural Bulma looked as she smoked it, blowing smoke into the air and passing the joint back to Cheelai.
"Damn Bulma, color me impressed," Cheelai said, smiling and Bulma began coughing immediately afterwards, hacking. Cheelai patted her on the back, chuckling.
"Good shit, ain't it?" she said and Bulma nodded.
"Wow, and here I thought what I smoked years ago was amazing."
"You were a wild girl back in your day, I take it?" Cheelai asked, taking another puff and passing it to Bulma.
"You think I wasted all my time doing nothing but learn theoretical physics, engineering and robotics?" Bulma said and took a couple puffs, passing it back to Cheelai. She took a brief pause to stare out into the open area and she brushed her hair away from her face.
"There's a lot of things not even Vegeta knows about," Bulma said. Cheelai finished the first joint and pulled out another one from her sealed bag, handing it to Bulma. She struck a second match and let Bulma take the first hit from this one before she brought her knees up, resting her arms on them.
"It's not a good idea to keep so many secrets from your partner, trust me," Cheelai said, turning her head to face Bulma. Bulma passed the joint back to Cheelai and she took a couple of puffs, staring down at the lit end.
"I agree, but Vegeta's the sort of exception. I can't imagine how he'd handle it if I told him everything."
"Whatever," Cheelai said. "It's up to you if you wanna get all your skeletons out, you know?"
Cheelai took another puff before she passed it to Bulma and she blew out the smoke.
"I can't believe Broly almost died, twice," Cheelai said, sighing.
"That's nothing. Vegeta has died, twice," Bulma said and Cheelai laughed a bit, glancing at her sideways.
"Get the fuck out," she said and Bulma nodded as she took another hit, blowing the smoke out.
"Yep, true story."
Bulma recounted the incidents involving Vegeta on Planet Namek, and the other involving Majin Buu and most of the time Bulma was talking, they ignored that the joint was slowly burning away. When she was finished, she took another puff before passing it back to Cheelai.
"Shit," Cheelai said calmly. She took a couple puffs and flicked the ash off the end of the joint.
"So what's your story?" Bulma asked. "You care an awful lot about that big Saiyan, there must be something going on between you two."
Cheelai paused for a moment, adjusting her position to match Bulma's and she took another puff from the joint, this time blowing smoke downward as she stared at the floor.
"I've tried to hide my feelings as I got to know Broly a bit more, but the moment it became apparent that what I was feeling was more than just sexual was when I was washing him in the shower. It made me think back to my first love and I got scared. It didn't help that I was dreaming about a whole bunch of dicks, either."
Bulma raised her eyebrows a bit. "That must've been some dream. Wish I had dreams like that."
Cheelai looked at her joint and passed it over to Bulma, wiping her hands on her sweatpants before she sat up cross-legged. Bulma casually took a puff now and then as Cheelai stared ahead.
"I met this guy when I first joined a thieves' guild. His name was Durien. Fuck was he ever a looker," Cheelai said, smiling and blushing.
"I know guys like that. They don't come around often, but you never want to let them go when they fall into your life," Bulma said.
"We found out we had a lot in common," Cheelai continued. "We shared mutual interests in flying, ship types, cars, listening to music, career goals, you name it. I didn't expect how easy we hit it off.
"We skipped training for the rest of the day to hang out. We found a few places, bars and restaurants, that sort of thing and we talked for a while. Then we went back to my room and fucked all night. We didn't care about anything else in the universe. We must've tried every position imaginable and I blacked out for a moment from too many orgasms. He wasn't my first, I've had guys before that were okay. But Durien, he blew them all away.
"It was everything I wasn't expecting yet was so happy that it happened regardless. We served proudly, we worked together, we slept together, and we felt as though nothing was going to get in the way.
"Sometimes we were together, other times we were apart, but we always managed to get back together for drinks afterwards at Chili's space bar. We often joked about stealing a Galactic Patrol ship and I'd be like 'those ships look wimpy,' and he'd be all 'but it'd be funny as all hell to see the looks on their faces though.'
"Then the guild leader approached us and he said he had a special mission for Durien. One thing I envied the most about Durien was that he was a much better pilot than I was, and this mission required Durien to navigate a dangerous section of a star system that was occupied by a rival guild to steal important equipment. I thought this was the most insane idea our guild ever thought could work and that stealing from another guild would be suicide.
"I pleaded with Durien not to go. We kissed, and he told me in secret that this was going to be his last assignment. He promised me that when he returned, we'd retire and settle on a faraway planet on an outlying star system. No guild wars, no risk of involving the Galactic patrol, nor the Freeza Force. His last words were that he hoped one day to start a family and I was wholeheartedly on board with it. I trusted him with my life and believed every word he said, and I felt confident enough that he would make it back.
"He never did. They found him among the debris of his ship floating out in space. The only thing I had left to remind me of Durien was a pendant he gave to me on our first anniversary with a picture of the two of us. I keep it in a safe box in my dresser and every year of our anniversary I take it out to wear it around my neck.
"I felt hollow, empty, dizzy. I found myself feeling alone for the first time ever in my life. But the weird part was that I couldn't even cry. When I had a meltdown earlier in that hospital room seeing Broly and realizing my feelings for him, it finally dawned on me that Durien really was gone and he could never come back, and I was terrified that the same would happen to Broly and I'd be all alone again.
"For a time I didn't care about anything. Not even stealing for the guild was thrilling anymore. My only comfort at the time was that I'd pay frequent visits to Chili's space bar and talk to Chili, the owner. I was almost at my lowest point when I realized I was going to pay for my tab with the very pendant I got from Durien. Chili said it was alright and it was then I knew.
"I vowed to myself I'd never fall for anyone else ever again. If I ever went through that experience of losing someone, I don't know if I could deal with the pain. It was also then that I remembered the time Durien and I joked about stealing that Galactic Patrol ship and when the next opportunity came up, I did just that. I did it for him.
"I knew it was a dumb thing to do, since that got the space cops on my ass, but if it wasn't for the Freeza Force sort of rescuing me from being apprehended, I'd have spent the rest of my days in jail. But the Freeza Force weren't without their little ultimatum. I'd have to either join them or they'd turn me over to the Galactic Patrol. Didn't take me that long to make up my mind. That's when I eventually met Lemo and was given the assignment of recruiting new members."
Bulma wiped a few tears from her eyes after she had finished the joint and she put her arms around Cheelai.
"I'm so sorry for your loss," she said and Cheelai smiled, welcoming the embrace.
"Thank you," Cheelai said. She put the sealed bag and box of matches back in her pockets and eased back against the wall once more.
"I guess I can't fight what I feel," Cheelai stated and Bulma kept her arm around Cheelai's shoulder.
"I've been there before, and it does get better with time. But you do need enough time to mourn before you're ready to move on," Bulma said. Cheelai laid her head on Bulma's shoulder.
"There have been times where we didn't have the Dragonballs to revive anyone, and that's when it really hits you that losing those you love the most is the worst pain you could ever feel. So I'm right there with you."
Bulma had come to terms with aspects of death during her life that sometimes she forgets how painful it still felt at times. She thought about Vegeta and inched a bit away from Cheelai to make her lift her head up. Cheelai leaned her head back against the wall, staring ahead.
"A piece of advice on Saiyans you should know about. They're the strongest in the universe for a reason, but once you become their mate, they will sacrifice everything to make sure nothing bad ever happens to you. It's like their second nature. I know Broly has had a brush with death twice already but don't let that get you down. It'll take more than some virus to take him down."
The two women still had a high going on as they decided to lie down on the floor and watch the clouds float on by. Cheelai felt like a huge weight was lifted from her chest and she felt a new appreciation for Bulma from this point on. She had very few female friends in her lifetime and she was happy she was able to bond with this earth woman who shared in her pain of losing someone close.
When they eventually came down, their appetites began to take over and they went straight for the cafeteria where they enjoyed a hearty meal together. Bulma glanced at Cheelai's face and arms and examined them more closely.
"I never noticed it earlier but your skin looks amazing," Bulma said.
"Thank you," Cheelai said, blushing. Bulma snapped her fingers and pulled out her mobile phone.
"I've got an idea. Don't make any plans for tomorrow, I want to treat you to a spa day," she said and dialed a number on her phone.
"Hey sis, it's me. Listen, can you book a suite and a spot at the spa resort for myself and a guest tomorrow? Awesome! Thanks sis!" Bulma hung up and she smiled at Cheelai.
"A spa resort?" Cheelai asked.
"Yeah, you're gonna love it. You thought your skin looked amazing now, wait until after you come back here from the resort. You'll get the best treatment ever and you won't regret a single minute you spend there. They'll pamper you and treat you like a queen, I promise."
Cheelai's face beamed as she blushed a deeper shade of red. She paused for a moment, thinking this through.
"Will Broly be okay by himself?" She asked and Bulma took Cheelai's hands into hers.
"He'll be fine, trust me. I could use a break from work to show you around the city after we come back, there's so many shops and restaurants you must check out. I want to make sure you look your sexiest for Broly when he fully recovers."
Cheelai broke free from Bulma's hands and put them to her face, hiding her embarrassment.
"Bulma, stop, I don't need all this attention," she said.
"You deserve it. You've been through a lot, and I want to make it up to you the best way I can. You and me, all week long, just us girls."
"Well, I can't remember the last time I had a proper vacation. Come to think of it, I never had a vacation in the first place."
Cheelai sometimes forgot that she too loved being just a girl in her own way, keeping up with her looks and maintaining a good figure. She cherished those few moments where she felt her most feminine and having that opportunity to share those moments now with another woman she could call her friend made her feel relaxed for the first time since this morning.