Author's Note: It's official. I sometimes have way too much fun with my drabble titles. The next one will be just as silly. Though this one is a reference to "When Supernatural Battles Become Commonplace" on Crunchyroll.

Disclaimer: I do not own Dragonball Z. At all. I only own my fond childhood memories of it and some of the movies on DVD.


Fight 42
When Bank Robberies Are Commonplace

Videl wasted no time in slipping upstairs after getting home. Luckily her father was away on business for the weekend and probably wouldn't be back until Monday. Hercule would have only slowed her down. Especially since, though he couldn't know about the near-death experience, would have likely heard about Saiyaman if he was in town.

"I need to use the room, Cameron."

The security guard sitting in front of the wall of monitors in the room chuckled as he looked up at her. "Got another mystery on your hands then, Ms. Satan?"

A few months ago Videl was called in about another bank robbery. By the time she got there though the criminals were gone, but had never left the through the front door. The event had had everyone, even her, baffled. The outdated camera's the banks in the city had didn't help either. So the footage was a bit grainy and in black and white. The system at the station was only slightly better too.

It made going over the footage an annoyance. And very time-consuming with how hard it was to pick up details. They had caught a break when Videl noticed just how well the thieves knew the bank. From there it was simple to pick out oddities along those lines that were corroborated by those who worked there. With their help the sewer entrance in the janitors closet was discovered. From there it was simple to find the criminals since they also had to work in the bank to know that was there.

Still Videl had to appreciate the method even just a little bit. It had been both thought out and pulled off perfectly. If the thieves had simply left town rather than stick around then it would have been much harder to find them. Maybe even impossible. It was impressive, really.

Honestly banks in Satan City were targeted so often it had long stopped being anything short of absurd. Though she was pretty sure criminals did it for the thrill. The idea was that they can brag about how they outsmarted the police in the city where the 'savior of the world' lived. If they succeeded. It was an irritating, albeit easy to understand, motivation.

Suffice to say she essentially pushed her father to donate money to the station and all the banks in town after the case was closed. Money specifically meant to do a major overhaul on their security. Then, after making him promise to not put a camera in her room, she got him to buy the same system for the house. "Another mystery," she agreed.

"Alright," Cameron grinned at her as he stood, "Come get me when you're done. I'll be in the gardens."

Nodding, "I shouldn't be too long."


Word Count: Approx. 470