The Forest Bride
Based on the Finnish Fairy tale and DBZ-ified.
Starring: Goku, Chichi, Bardock, Raditz, Turles, Nappa

A humorous Goku/Chichi fic.

There was once a farmer who had three sons. Well, more like two sons and an estranged nephew. They lived on the edge of a forest in the countryside.

One day, when his sons had grown to manhood, he said to them:

"You are all grown men!" Bardock rubbed tiredly at his eyes. Raising three unruly boys took a toll on him. "Move out already! Go find yourselves girls or something!"

"Ahuh." Turles rolled his eyes. "And where would we find girls? No girl would ever put up with those two." He gestured to his cousins.

"Hey!" Raditz punched him. "I resent that!"

Bardock groaned. "There are girls literally everywhere. Just… pick a direction and go! I don't even care!" He was kind of fed up.

Goku looked a little confused. "But…"

"Fine!" The father stomped over to the woodpile and pulled out three axes. "Each of you go to the edge of the woods and chop down a tree. Go in the direction the tree has fallen and look for a wife there!"

Raditz shook his head. "That's stupid."

Bardock hit him over the head. "Just go already!"

So the two brothers and the cousin took up the axes and walked to the edge of the forest. They chose their trees and hacked away until they fell.

"Okay!" Turles looked over his tree. It pointed north. "I'll go north. There's a village not too far that way anyhow." He grinned. Truth be told, he'd seen a few lovely ladies that way. He was sure to find at least one who would date him.

Raditz looked off beyond the hills to the south. He smirked. "Mine points to where all the hot chicks are." He knew there was a village to the south where a pretty maid lived. He'd danced with her on a few occasions.

Goku looked down at his tree. It pointed directly into the dark heart of the forest. He scratched the back of his head in thought. A girl lived in there? Really?

His brother and cousin snickered. "Hey Goku!" Raditz jeered. "You gonna marry a raccoon?"

Turles scoffed. "Nonsense! Your brother will marry a monkey!" They knew that there were only animals in the forest. They thought Goku dumb enough to bring an animal back for a sweetheart.

"I don't see what's so funny." Goku shrugged. "If my tree fell that way, then I bet there's a girl that way too." Sure he was innocent and on many occasions naive, but he wasn't stupid. When they went out partying and dancing, he was at home helping his father or out in the woods, exploring and training. His brother and cousin always discounted him for some dumb reason.

"Yeah… an ugly girl." Turles smirked. "Poor little Kakkarot. Good luck with your monkey girlfriend!"

So the three young men set out in their direction to find themselves a girl. The older siblings, that is the elder brother and cousin, found girls they liked rather quickly. The youngest, however, spend a good long time wandering through the woods looking for a girl. He began to despair, however, when there were no girls to be found.

"Girls don't live in forests." Goku mumbled to himself. "How am I supposed to find one out here?"

He walked around a rather large boulder and stopped in surprise. A little domed cottage sat nestled squarely behind it. If he'd gone the other way around the rock, he would've missed it.

"Hey, there might be a girl in here." Goku said cheerfully. He knocked on the door a few times before going in.

It was empty except for a table and a few chairs. There was a little kitchenette in the corner and a small bed along the side, but he could see no one in the one room house.

Goku was disappointed. "Aww man. Nobody's here."

"I'm here!"

Goku startled. He looked around frantically. "Who said that!?"

"I did!"

Goku stopped moving and dropped his eyes to the floor. There stood a dainty little mouse. She had her paws on her hips and was tapping one little foot impatiently.

"Oh! Sorry Miss Mouse. I didn't think anyone lived here."

"I live here! Don't I count?!"

Goku held up his hands in surrender. "Sure you do! I just was looking for someone else is all."

"Oh. I see." The mouse appeared to be mollified. "What's your name?"

"I'm Goku. Who're you?"

"My name's Chichi." She turned and climbed up the table to get a better look at Goku. She smiled politely at the handsome young man. "And who might you be looking for, Goku?"

Goku scratched the back of his head in embarrassment. "Well you see Chichi, my dad is tired of us living at home. He's angry cuz my brother, my cousin, and I eat all his food." She giggled and he smiled. "So he told us to go off and find girls to marry so we'd get on with our lives or something to that effect."

Chichi squeaked and held her paws to her face. "M-marriage? Oh my!" She blushed in a cute mousy way. "D-don't you think that it's too strange to ask some random girl to marry you?"

"It is a little strange." Goku admitted. "But I don't mind. I mean, I'll love her the same no matter who she is." Chichi's little mousy heart did a back flip, but Goku didn't notice as he let out a big sigh. "Though I don't think I'll ever find a girl at this rate."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, my tree pointed towards the forest. I'm pretty sure there aren't any girls in here." Goku pulled out one of the chairs and sank into it. "If I head back now, my brothers will just laugh at me. I bet they found girls already and I alone will have failed." He said sadly.

"Oh dear." Chichi looked up at Goku in sympathy. "That's terrible. What kind of brothers are they anyway?!"

"Actually Turles is my cousin…" He trailed off.

Chichi sat there a moment, thinking. Then, having come to a decision, she walked over to Goku and placed her little paws on his hand. "Goku, I've an idea!"

"What?"

"If you want to, I mean, if you would like to…" Chichi said shyly, "I mean, if you don't mind it at all…"

Goku smiled and leaned down to come nose to nose with the little mouse. "What won't I mind?"

Chichi blushed a lovely red and turned away. "Oh my… What I mean is that maybe… I… could be your sweetheart?"

"Really?" Goku beamed at her. "That's great! Only…" His smile faded. "You're just a little mouse. I don't know if it would work out."

Chichi turned back to him with a smile. "Don't worry about that Goku. You could do much worse than have me for a sweetheart." She stroked his hand tenderly. "Even though I am a mouse, I can still love you and be true to you."

"Aw Chichi." He smiled gently. "Thank you." Chichi nearly swooned at him, for he was quite a handsome man. "Then, if it's alright with you, I'll take you as my sweetheart."

Chichi squeaked in delight. "Wow! Really? Goodness! I've never had a boyfriend before! What would mama think? What would papa think? And you want to get married someday?" She got all flustered. "Oh gosh! What should I do?"

Goku laughed at the little mouse's antics. He looked out the window and noticed the sun beginning to set. "Hey Chichi, I have to get going. Dad's expecting us back at sundown."

"Oh! You will come back to visit me, right?" She held on to his hand. "I swear I'll wait for you forever!"

"Well hopefully it won't be that long." Goku chuckled. He genuinely liked the little mouse. Her fur was so soft and her eyes sparkled like nothing he'd ever seen before. He walked out the door and waved. "See you soon Chichi."

That evening the boys returned home to their father. Goku was the last to arrive and caught the tail end of their boasting.

"…and she has these huuuuge…" Turles cupped his hands, "… tracks of land!"

"Of course that's the thing you notice." Raditz scoffed. "Mine has a power level of over 9000!"

"Over nine thousand levels of nagginess you mean." Turles made a disgusted face.

"At least mine doesn't have implants!" Raditz countered. "Those 'tracks of land' you claim are really just…"

"Enough already!" Bardock rubbed his eyes. "I get it! You both got some attractive ladies." He looked over at Goku. "Kakkarot, did you find a girlfriend?"

Goku looked back and forth between his brothers and father. "What are 'tracks of land'?"

"Just answer the question!"

"He did uncle." Turles supplied. "His girlfriend is just covered with hair and has a long bushy tail."

"Oh! Don't forget the big nasty teeth she's got." Raditz held his fingers up to his mouth. "Like difth."

They laughed and Goku bristled. "Hey! She's not like that at all! She's just a little thing gowned in the softest velvet!"

"Velvet? What is she, some kind of princess?" Turles sneered.

"I bet she is!" Goku stuck out his tongue at them. "She's nice and has a beautiful laugh! I'm perfectly happy with her as a sweetheart."

Raditz matched Turles's scowl. They weren't too pleased by this news.

Bardock, however, took it all with a grain of salt. "Whatever. Long as you found a girl, I'm happy." He nodded. "And before you boys bring them home for my blessing, you've got to prove to me that these girls can truly take care of you!"

"What do you mean?" Turles raised an eyebrow.

"I mean that they won't send you back to me if you eat them out of house and home!" Bardock exclaimed angrily. "Go tomorrow and ask them to bake some bread. Bring back a loaf of it so I can see if they are up to snuff!"

"That's easy enough I guess." Raditz turned to Goku. "Hey Kakkarot, can the princess bake bread?"

"I… uh…" Goku scratched his head in thought. "I don't know. I'll have to ask her."

So the next day, the three young men went out to visit their sweethearts. As the youngest traveled towards his forest sweetheart, he couldn't help but wonder if the little mouse really could bake bread. Even though he figured anything was possible, he felt a little discouraged. He finally arrived at the house and opened the door.

"Goku!" Goku grinned at the joyous squeak and looked over to see Chichi hopping up and down excitedly from her spot on the table. "You came back!" Chichi cheered happily. "And so soon! I missed you!"

He walked over and took a seat at the table. "It's good to see you too Chichi." He smiled at the little mouse.

Chichi walked over and set herself in the palm of his hand. When he didn't move, she gazed up at him in curiosity. "Something wrong?"

"Yeah, well no… It's just…" Goku sighed. "My dad wants to know how well our sweethearts can care for us."

"Oh?"

"Yeah." He rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "He wants you guys to bake some bread so he can see if you can feed us."

Chichi looked up at him incredulously. "Feed you?"

"Yeah." Goku patted his toned tummy. "We eat a lot."

"Huh." Chichi tilted her head to the side in a charming manner. "Well I'll just have to bake you some bread then."

He looked aghast at her. "But Chichi, you're so small! How are you going to bake bread?"

"Hey, I can bake bread!" Chichi stood up defiantly. "I can bake the best bread you've ever had!" She strutted over to a small box on the edge of the table. Reaching into the box, she pulled out a small silver bell and rang it. It gave a light tinkling sound.

Suddenly swarms of mice came from every direction. Goku was surprised, but held his place as the mice lined up in a proper military formation in front of Chichi.

"Alright!" Chichi drew herself up in a dignified manner. "Each of you, go get me the finest grain of wheat you can find!"

The mice scattered only to be back minutes later with grains of wheat. Goku watched in amazement as Chichi took charge of the mice and proceeded to bake twelve beautiful loaves of soft white bread. When she was finished she turned to Goku.

"There!" She panted, having done most of the baking herself. She turned to Goku in triumph. "How's about them apples?!"

"Chichi that's amazing!" He picked her up from the counter of the kitchenette and spun her about. "You're the best sweetheart in the world!"

Chichi squeaked in happiness. "Put me down you big lug!" She giggled. "You still have to try them!"

Goku set the little mouse down and practically inhaled all but one of the loaves of bread. He smacked his lips. "Chichi, you should be a master baker! That was delicious! How'd you manage to bake fruit inside them too?" Chichi blushed and he laughed. "I'll take this last one back to dad. He'll see what a fantastic cook you are!"

So the two brothers and cousin returned with the bread from their sweethearts.

"Alright. Show me whatcha got." Bardock ordered the boys.

"Ehh. She's a good enough cook." Turles tossed a loaf of rye bread on the table. "She made a casserole besides this. It was alright."

"Yeah? Well mine made three loaves of bread!" Raditz proclaimed, setting his loaf of barley bread down. "It's got a great texture."

Bardock nodded. "That's well and good I suppose. Kakkarot, what did your girl make?"

Goku grinned and held out his loaf of bread. "She made this light and fluffy bread with bits of fruit inside. It's really tasty and she made eleven more besides this one!"

Raditz and Turles's eyes nearly popped out of their heads. Bardock's eyebrows went up and he sampled the loaf of bread. He closed his eyes in delight. "Dang but that's good bread." He swallowed. "Yours must be a girl of talent!"

"Yeah right! I bet he bought it at the market and brought it home for show!" Raditz argued.

"No I didn't!" Goku argued back. "She rang a little silver bell and all her servants rushed out and brought back the finest ingredients for her! She baked it all herself!"

"Liar!" Turles rounded on Goku, brow stormy with jealousy. "You bought that loaf at the market!"

"I'm not lying!"

"Yes, you are!" Turles swung at Goku and soon, the three siblings were battling it out there in the kitchen.

"Enough!" Bardock forced his way into the brawl and separated the three men. "I said enough!" He pushed Raditz roughly away from his brother. "You guys can't go five minutes without fighting!" He looked at Turles's ripped clothing and sighed heavily. "I can't keep mending your clothes every time you lot get in a tussle!" He snapped his fingers in a sudden revelation. "So the next time you visit your girls, ask them to sew something!"

Goku tilted his head at his father. "Sew something?"

"Yes." Bardock pointed at him accusingly. "You boys go through clothes faster than you can run a race! If you're gonna marry these girls, I want to see if they can fix your clothes." He smirked at the boys. "Unless you're all content to run around naked."

Raditz turned red. "No thanks."

The following day, the boys set out to visit their sweethearts once again. This time to ask for a sample of their sewing skills. The elder brothers were confident in their girls' skills. The youngest, however, wondered if his little mousey sweetheart could sew.

Goku knocked on the door to the little cottage. "Chichi? You there?" He opened the door and was glad to see the little mouse turn from her place on the table.

"Goku!" Chichi's cry was pretty loud considering that she was a mouse. "You're back!" She did a little dance of joy.

Goku chuckled, smiling happily. "It's good to see you too!" He sat down at the table and rested his head on his forearms. "I wanted to tell you that dad was really impressed by your bread yesterday. My brothers thought it was from the bakery at the market!"

Chichi bopped him lightly on the nose. "That's a pretty high compliment."

"Yeah, but they didn't believe me." Goku shrugged. "We got into a fight over it."

"A fight?" She glanced at his clothes. "Is that why you look so torn up?"

"Yeah." Goku grinned. "We practice martial arts. I'm stronger than my brothers, but dad broke it up before we could really get into it." He sighed. "Actually, that's why I'm here again today. He wants a sample of your sewing. Do you sew?"

"Do I sew?" Chichi scoffed. "Of course I sew! I'm your sweetheart aren't I? It wouldn't do for your future wife to not know how to sew." She went back over to her little box and once again rang her little silver bell.

Goku was ready this time as hundreds of mice swarmed the cottage. He wasn't as startled as last time. Instead he wondered how they all heard the little bell.

"Okay everyone!" Chichi announced. "Go out and bring me the finest strands of flax you can find!"

Goku watched the mice scurry away. "Uh… Chichi, what's flax?"

"It's what linen's made out of."

"Oh." Goku saw the mice return with strands of flax. He watched in amazement as the mice prepared it, spinning it and carding it like it was second nature to them. Then Chichi took their work and wove together a long stretch of material. When she was finished, she handed it to Goku. It was soft and supple. It looked like it could flow like water. He held it in his hands and let out a long whistle.

"Wow! Chichi, if I hadn't seen you do it myself, I would never have believed you!"

The little mouse giggled. "So, do you like it?"

"You bet!" His smile lit up his face. "This is so cool!"

"Aww." Chichi blushed. Her blush faded once she looked at Goku once more. "Hold on a minute Goku. Your clothes are still a mess. Let me fix them for you!"

"Oh, Chichi, you don't have to…"

"Abuhbuh!" She shook her paw at him. "Take off your shirt and I'll be done sooner than you know it!"

Goku sighed and took off his shirt. He heard a small gasp as he laid it on the table. He looked at the little mouse in concern. "You okay?"

Chichi was blushing furiously. She hadn't expected Goku to look so… muscular with his shirt off. He looked really good. She stuttered a yes before stitching up the holes in his shirt. Soon, everything was mended to the point where you could barely tell that it had ever been torn before.

"Wow. You're really good at this!" Goku marveled before pulling his shirt back on. "Are you sure you're really just a little mouse?"

"Oh, I'm not just a mouse Goku." She smiled cheekily at him. "I'm your sweetheart!"

Once again, the youngest son had to leave. He knew he had to show his father the weaving the little mouse made for him, but he didn't quite want to leave her. He'd become very fond of her and admired the little mouse all the more. The little mouse bade him a cheerful farewell though he could tell she would miss him. In all honesty, he'd miss her too. For his journey, she folded the linen up into a nutshell. It fit inside because it was so fine a material.

He arrived back at his father's house to see his brothers already there with their sweetheart's weavings.

"Check it." Turles held out a square of cotton. "She wove a cotton handkerchief for me. You shoulda seen how quickly she worked."

"Oh yeah?" Raditz held out a potholder. "She mixed this potholder with linen so it wouldn't burn so easily."

Goku frowned. "Wouldn't it burn just the same?"

"Kakkarot!" Bardock nodded to his youngest. "What did your girl make?"

Goku reached into his pocket and pulled out the walnut shell. Raditz and Turles burst into laughter.

"How dumb is your girl anyway?" Raditz laughed. "Can't she tell the difference between clothing and a nut?"

"What kind of princess is she anyway?" Turles snickered. "Princess of the funny farm?"

Goku scowled and handed it to his father. The young man kept his silence. All laughter stopped when Bardock opened the nutshell and pulled out a long length of beautiful linen.

Bardock ran it through his hands and nodded. "This is the finest linen I've ever seen." He looked at Goku in wonder. "How'd she do it?"

"Well, she rang that little silver bell and got her servants to gather the best stuff for it. Then she wove it and placed it in that little nutshell." Goku smiled proudly. "I watched her do it myself."

Bardock grinned. "I've got to meet this girl. She not only made you this, but sewed up your gi as well!" He poked Goku in the side where a hole had once been. He looked at all three men. "Actually, all three of you have chosen well. Bring your girls by tomorrow so I can meet them and give you my blessing. Then you can go off and get married and maybe I can have some peace around here."

The next day, the three young men set out to fetch their sweethearts. The youngest set off happily into the forest. As he walked he wondered what his brothers would say when they saw his little mousey sweetheart. They would laugh, but he didn't care. She was the best sweetheart he'd ever had and he could never be ashamed of her.

Goku opened the door to the little cottage. "Chichi! I'm back!"

"Goku!" Chichi cried in delight. "It's good to see you!"

"Chichi! Guess what?" Goku hurried over to the table. "Dad wants to meet you!"

The little mouse squeaked in excitement. "Seriously!?"

"Yeah!" Goku beamed at his sweetheart. "He was so impressed by your sewing that he wanted to meet you right away!"

"Oh my!" Chichi squealed. "This is so sudden! Oh gosh! What do I even wear?!" She hurried over to the little box on the table and started rifling through it. Little garments flew hither and thither as she searched. Goku laughed at her antics. Abruptly, she stopped rummaging through the little box and turned to look at him. "Do… do you think he'll like me?"

Goku smiled tenderly. "Relax Chi. He'll love you. I know I do."

"EEEEEE!" Chichi turned bright red. She buried her face in the box of little frilly things. "Oh Goku! What a thing to say to a lady!"

He tilted his head quizzically. "What'd I say?"

She giggled and pulled out her little silver bell. It tinkled merrily in her paw. Like before, hundreds of mice swarmed into the cottage. Goku waved at them, recognizing a few of them from walking in the woods prior to meeting Chichi.

"Okay everyone!" Chichi clapped her paws together. "Prepare my carriage. We're traveling to Goku's house in style!"

Goku watched, amazed as the mice scurried away only to bring back a miniature carriage. It was made of a large white walnut shell. Little silver bells tinkled on the sides of it. It was pulled by five pure black mice and even had a little mousey driver and footman.

"Wow!" Goku marveled. "How'd you make a carriage so tiny?"

So the youngest brother set out for home, walking beside the little carriage that held his sweetheart.

"I think you'll like my dad." Goku told her. "He seems like an old grouch when you first meet him, but he's a big softy once you get to know him."

Chichi giggled. "And he won't mind that I'm just a little mouse?"

"Nah. He won't care. And trust me, I'll protect you." Goku nodded soberly. "No one will be able to lay a finger on you!" Especially not his brother and cousin. "I'll care for you for as long as I'm alive."

"Oh Goku." Chichi sighed dreamily. "That means so much to me."

As they left the forest, they came to a river that was spanned by a little footbridge. Just as they crossed the bridge, a man met them coming from the opposite direction.

Nappa the traveling merchant stared at the little carriage rolling beside Goku. "What the heck is that?" He stooped and looked down in interest. He saw the little mouse in the walnut shell and laughed out loud. "That's ridiculous!"

With a swift kick, Nappa sent the little coach, mousy servants and all, off the bridge and into the water below.

Goku was stunned. "Wh-what?!" He bent over and searched desperately over the water, but there was no sign of his sweetheart or her little carriage.

"No… no no NO!" He whirled on Nappa in a rage. "She's gone!" He hauled Nappa down to his level by his shirtfront. "What have you done?!"

"Hey! Let me go!" Nappa struggled, but couldn't get out of his grip. "You're nuts man!"

"YOU DROWNED HER!" Goku roared in his face. He pulled back his arm and punched Nappa in the face. So strong was the punch that it sent Nappa sailing into the distance, never to be seen again.

"Oh no… Chichi…" Goku sank to his knees in misery. "You were so kind to me. So faithful and loving and… and now you're gone." He rubbed a fist across his eyes, trying to rub away the tears. "I didn't care that you were a mouse! I would've married you. I would've built you a house with stuff your size and … now you're gone…" Goku felt his heart break into pieces. "I didn't get to tell you how much I loved you."

As he spoke the words of his anguish and sorrow, a beautiful white coach came rumbling up the bank behind him. Silver bells tinkled along its sides and five glossy black horses pulled it. A coachman, suit trimmed in gold lace, held the reins. The footman rode beside him cheerily.

Goku didn't pay them any mind. He moved off the bridge to let them pass, still mourning the loss of his sweetheart.

"Goku."

Goku was startled to hear his name. He looked up and saw that the coach had stopped right in front of him. The door opened and he gazed upon the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. Her skin was like porcelain and her hair was long and blacker than the deepest midnight. She was dressed in a gown of pearly velvet and shimmered faintly with jewels. Her dark eyes danced as she looked back at him.

Goku studied her, sadness apparent on his face. "How do you know my name?"

She was shocked. "You mean, you don't recognize me?"

"I… I don't think we've met before." Goku frowned.

"Seriously?!" The beautiful girl huffed in indignation. "I come back like a normal girl and you don't even recognize me? I can hardly believe you Goku!"

Goku's eyes widened. He knew that voice.

"Ch… Chichi?"

"Well duh!" Chichi missed the emotions playing on Goku's face. "Would you prefer if I turned back into a mouse again? I think you liked me better that wa-"

She was interrupted at Goku threw himself into the carriage and wrapped her in a bone breaking hug.

"Chichi." Goku spoke into her shoulder. "I thought you were dead." His grip tightened and his voice broke with relief. "I thought I'd lost you."

Chichi was stunned. "You… thought I was dead?" She hugged him back, marveling at the depth of his emotions. "No I… I was under a curse. It could only be broken if someone loved me enough to marry me even in the form of a mouse." She pulled away from him gently and cupped his cheek. "When I was kicked into the water, the spell broke. It restored me to my normal form."

"I don't care. Don't ever do that again." Goku ordered her, voice firm. "Curse or no curse, I don't want to lose you."

Chichi's heart fluttered. "Oh Goku." She looked away shyly. "Do you still want to marry me? Now that I'm a princess and all?"

"I don't care what you are." Goku put his hand under her chin and pulled her eyes back to his. "I love you Chichi. Will you marry me?"

And so, happily reunited, the couple went on their way to the farmer's house to receive his blessing. However, when they arrived in the beautiful carriage, no one recognized them.

Raditz turned from his girlfriend and called to his father. "Hey dad." He motioned over his shoulder at the white carriage coming up the lane. "We got some fancy relatives or something?"

Bardock frowned. "No, I don't think we do. The only royals I know are Vegeta and his son." He pointed at Raditz. "Tell your cousin to stop making out with his girlfriend long enough to go with us to meet them. Maybe they're lost or something."

The three men went out to the gate. They were surprised when the carriage stopped in front of them and out came Goku.

"Hiya dad! Sup Raditz?" Goku cheerily hopped down from the coach, ignoring the footman. "Turles, why are you wearing lipstick?"

"Forget about that Kakkarot!" Turles wiped his mouth furiously. "How the heck did you get a carriage like that?!"

"Yeah! We're farmers!" Raditz agreed. "We can't afford anything that ritzy."

Goku scratched the back of his head. "Well, it's not mine."

Bardock sighed. "How many times have I told you not to bum rides from strangers? Your brothers don't listen to me, but I at least thought that you would."

"Oh!" Goku flushed in embarrassment. "I only meant that it's my sweetheart's coach."

Raditz and Turles's mouths dropped open. Bardock's eyebrows went up in surprise. "Your sweetheart's coach?"

"Yeah." Goku smiled joyfully and reached back into the carriage, taking his sweetheart by the hand. "Dad, I'd like you to meet Chichi, princess of the Ox kingdom."

Chichi stepped out in all her royal finery and bowed to Bardock. If Bardock's eyebrows went any higher, they would've flown off into the sky. Turles and Raditz, however, felt their jaws hit the dirt in disbelief.

"Nice to meet you Mr. Bardock." Chichi greeted him pleasantly. "Goku's been telling me all about you."

"Ahuh." Bardock blinked. "Goku… how did… where did you…"

"I followed where my tree pointed." Goku shrugged. "Same as they did."

"You're kidding!" Bardock laughed. "That actually worked? Well dang!" He bowed cordially to Chichi, grinning in good humor. "A pleasure to meet you as well princess." He offered her his arm and they strolled merrily into the house to talk.

Off to the side, Raditz finally snapped out of his shock. He shook his head gloomily. "Figures Kakkarot is the one to find a princess. Lucky bum. Wish my tree fell towards the woods too."

"Oh shut up Raditz." Turles grumbled. "I wish your tree fell and hit you on the head."

Little did they know that it wasn't luck that led the youngest brother to the princess. It was his pure heart and his kindness to even a little mouse that brought them together.

After they had received his father's blessing, they rode home to the princess's kingdom and were married. They were as happy as anyone could ever be, for they were good and true to each other. Chichi cooked startling amounts of food and Goku ate happily. They even had a son! In other words, they loved each other dearly and lived happily ever after.

The End.