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Chapter List
- 1-Run for Your Lives!
- 1
RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

6:30 PM 4/22/2008

Disclaimer: Dragon Ball
Z and its characters are a property of Akira Toriyama
and Bird Studio. All non-canon characters

are property of this author.

Quote of the
Week: -from Tankobon
#6

Bunni:
Goku, I do SO apologize for my daughter's manners!
Here, have some sake!!

Bulma:
Don't serve alcohol to children!!!!

Bunni:
Must you be so rebellious, dear?

Bulma:
RRRRRR

Goku:
Hey, what about Yamcha and Oolong?

Bulma:
*TWONG*

Bunni:
Yamcha, and Oolong, and Pu'ar
are all in school--but of course, THIS child is fighting with Yamcha right now! He's so

handsome,
you know, and she simply can't STAND the fact that he's popular with the
girls...

Bulma:
Will you shut up?!! I'm gonna go look for dragon
balls with Son Goku again!!!! And this time, I'm gonna find a WAY

better
guy than Yamcha!!

Chuquita's Corner:/Author's Notes

Vegeta: Was someone calling me? (handsome
smirk)

Goku: (sweatdrops)

Chuquita: Welcome everyone~!

Vegeta: So this is Oneshot
Land, eh?

Chuquita: That it is. |3

Vegeta: I have to admit, I find it ironic.

Chuquita: Eh?

Vegeta: (shakes his head and shrugs knowingly) A mere two days after you finish up that "Placeholder
Ending" of yours Toei

and Shounen Jump decide to announce a
brand new "Dragon Ball" 2-D animated special--most likely featuring
me; you don't have

the best timing you know.

Chuquita: (sweatdrops)
I'm aware of my timing issues. (perks up) But hey~!
New special~!

Goku: I missed having new specials~
:3

Chuquita: It's to commemorate Jump's 40th Anniversary.
Other series getting these 30 to 40 minute specials are One Piece,

Bleach, and Gintama.
Of those, I've only seen some of One Piece, maybe 15 or 20 minutes tops of
Bleach, and none of Gintama.

Vegeta: Ah, but all of those are series currently running
in Japan; OUR show is being brought back from dead.

Goku: (sweatdrops) It is more like limbo, Veggie, or the river styx.

Vegeta: (folds his arms) Just how much do three
animated videogame intros, 15 second stationary and card game commercials,

and you acting as a tournament announcer in a
historical retrospective on Japan itself count?

Goku: I do not know, Veggie. :(

Vegeta: (rubs his hands together menacingly) I hope it
blows that ridiculous "live action" project out of the water. OUT OF

THE WATER AND DEEP INTO SPACE!! (throws a
punch in the air)

Goku: Veggie is a little on-edge be-cause they are
going to start making a sequel to the first "live action" movie
starting

this fall.

Vegeta: Tch; which no doubt
"I" will be a part of. (twitches)

Chuquita: (clasps her hands together contently) Either way a new animated special is exactly what I wished
for for so very

long~~

Vegeta: I'm guessing someone over at Toei FINALLY
realized that Masako Nozawa isn't immortal.

Goku: Ms. Nozawa is
getting up there in age. (nods)

Chuquita: I've read in interviews that she and
the other seiyuu were sad when the original series
ended because they all

enjoyed hanging out and voicing their
characters.

Vegeta: (smirks) And now
there will be joy once more as my glorious voice and sexy visage grace glowing
television screens

everywhere. (proud sigh)

Goku: :)

Vegeta: I hope I get to wear the armor I wore when I
first went ssj; that was a semeish
time indeed~

Goku: (grins) I know what I will be wearing~!

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) You always wear practically the same thing! Kakarrotto the only thing that ever changes are your boots,

if and where your martial arts school logos are,
and whether or not you're wearing that weighted t-shirt!

Goku: (blinks) I guess Veggiesright.

Chuquita: Bad Man... (cheeky
grin)

Vegeta: NO! No. They will NOT stick me in that
"pink shirt yellow pants green shoes" combo. Of that I can assure
you.

Chuquita: You can't be 100% sure, but you are
probably right.

Vegeta: You know, I was
almost certain you were going to do the saiyuki oneshot first.

Chuquita: Yeah, I was almost certain of that too;
but I want to write this one; it's fun and different
and a little less of

a drastic jump from the regular storyline than
the saiyuki-dressed Goku oneshot would be. Not to mention I've had this one in

my head the longest.

Vegeta: Ah..

Chuquita: (to audience) Anyways I hope you enjoy
the oneshot~!

Summary:
After two long months searching deep space, Vegeta Oujisama's finally found what he's been looking for,
runaway densetsu, Son Goku.
Demanding to learn the secrets of the legendary form, Vegeta
agrees to bargain with Goku for the larger saiyajin's safe return to Earth. However after arriving
home the two find things far from normal. Homes, businesses, and entire cities
are abandoned while others are over-run with rampant destruction. Will Goku be able to find his friends and figure out what has
happened to Earth during his absence in order to return things to normal, or
will Vegeta be able to persuade his peasant to leave
the planet and return to outer space with him? And are they safe themselves?
Find out!

Chapter
Titles:
Monologue l Unexpected Visit l Lights Out l Liquid Refreshment l Restful
Night�s Sleep l An Atypical Day l

l Out there, Somewhere l Escape? l And then there were More l A Rainstorm of Insanity? l

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�� " WHERE. ARE.
YOU. KAKARROTTOOOO!
" the aluminum can in Vegeta's
hand burst under the pressure as warm soda flew

out in
several directions, drenching the ouji's formerly
pristine white glove in the sticky brown liquid. He angrily threw

the can to
the ground and stormed to the front of the control room housed within the
Capsule 3.

�� " Two months, 16 days, 14
hours, 9 minutes, and 32 seconds and I HAVE LEARNED NOTHING OF YOUR
WHEREABOUTS! " he

ranted aloud
to himself, " I have trekked across this miserable galaxy and further
still yet none I have interrogated have

even given
me the slightest clue to where you have gone. Floating about in this wretched
hulk of a ship has been nothing but

a waste
of my time though I will give you credit; no one has ever been able to simply
elude the great and powerful saiyajin

no ouji in this way. To completely vanish from this world is impossible,
Kakarrotto! " Vegeta shouted, then began to smirk

and calm
down a bit, " Afterall, you are the densetsu; no one is capable of masking THAT MUCH raw power.
I will find you, and

I will get you to reveal your
secrets to me. You're very lucky you know, possessing such an ability; however,
only someone as

wise and
worldly as myself could teach you how to use it to its full potential. " the ouji began to pace the
ship, pride in

his
stride, " Yes, that's right, beg me, plead with me, throw your mighty densetsu power at my feet and bow before me if you

even wish
for me to consider revealing the truths your amnesia has hidden from you. " he peered over his shoulder in a coy

manner,
" Perhaps, if you were to work for me we could strike ourselves a deal.
" the ouji struck a noble pose as a saiyajin

space pod
with a Ginyu Force label on the front flew past the
main window of the Capsule 3 and continued on its way.

�� " ... " Vegeta
stood there, frozen in shock, " Kaka...rrotto..
" he smiled cluelessly before suddenly getting
it

together,
" AAGGH! THAT WAS KAKARROTTO! The only people in Freeza's
army allowed to carry that label on their space pods are

the
members of the Ginyu Force and they've all been
killed!! COMPUTER! " the ouji
barked.

�� " -Yes?- " it responded
in a robotic female voice.

�� Vegeta stomped his foot and
pointed off in the direction the other ship was flying in, "
TRACTOR BEAM! NOW!! "

�� " Ehhhh?
" Goku blinked sleepily, a silly, tired grin on
his face. He yawned and stretched his arms out before

pausing from
stretching too far, realizing he was still in the tiny space pod that was
carrying him back to Earth. The large

saiyajin looked down at the top he had
been given on Yardrat as a temporary replacement for
the loss of the top half of his

gi and sweatdropped,
" I cannot wait un-til I can get home and change
out of this silly shirt. The collar's all itchy. "

Goku
reached up to try and scratch his neck underneath the poofy
collar of the shirt.

�� " A little cramped in
there? "

�� " Yeah you might say that.
" Goku laughed, then
blinked to see Vegeta standing infront
of the transparent blue-green

door to the
pod, staring at him, " Oh hi Veggie-ta! "
he waved, " Wait.. what? "

�� " You can get out of there
now. You're in the Capsule 3 and I've effectively used its tractor beam to
kidnap you. "

Vegeta sat
back smugly.

�� Concern washed over Goku's face
before he smirked back defiantly at the prince, " Well
that's too bad, Veggie-ta

be-cause I've
learned how to TELEPORT! "

�� Vegeta's eyes widened in shock
as Goku placed the pointer and middle fingers of his
right hand over his forehead and

disappeared from
sight...only to reappear in the pod a moment later.

�� " ... "

�� " ... "

�� " I'm still kinda workin' on it. " Goku laughed embarrassingly as Vegeta
fell over.

�� " B--baka!
" Vegeta snapped at him, flustered, " Don't go scaring me like that Kakarrotto
or you'll live to regret

it! Or
possibly die to regret it! I haven't decided quite yet. "
he folded his arms.

�� Goku pressed the button to his
left to open the hatch before stepping out into the Capsule 3, " WHOOOO! " he

stretched his
arms out, " Ahhh that feels so good. I do not
know HOW you do that; flying a-round in such a tiny little ship

it is
both cramped AND uncomfortable. "

�� " Not to mention
claustrophobic. " Vegeta muttered.

�� " But you do not have to do
that any-more be-cause you're free~! " Goku
happily pointed out.

�� " Hahahaha,
I am aren't I! " the ouji laughed, placing a
hand on Goku's shoulder, " Too bad you're not.
"

�� " Come a-gain? "

�� " Kakarrotto
do you honestly think I'm going to simply let you GO? You're my prisoner.
"

�� " Of love? "

�� " WHAT?! NO! WHO TOLD YOU
SUCH THINGS! LIES! ALL OF IT! " the ouji blurtered out in a fluster.
He recomposed himself,

"
As you are aware, YOU are the Super Saiyajin
no Densetsu, the legendary warrior who is the only capable of defeating such

foes as Freeza. "

�� " Ah--I, you do not have to
go that far. " Goku laughed nervously, " I
just wanted to save my family and friends and

make Freeza pay for all the bad stuff he did to you and
every-one else. "

�� " Mmm,
and that is truly admirable. " Vegeta mused,
rubbing his chin before turning to point at Goku, " Tell me how

you did
it! Tell me the key to unlocking the legendary power! "

�� " B--but you said there was
only ONE super saiyajin. I do not think it is
something I could TEACH. "

�� " Heh~
and do you know WHY you cannot "teach" it, Kakarrotto~?
" the ouji teased.

�� " Um, because...those who
cannot teach, do? "

�� Vegeta sweatdropped,
" You've got the stupid phrase backwards and no,
it is because you are unaware of exactly what

that
glorious power that has been awakened from inside of you IS! "
he sighed and clasped his hands together, " What an

awfuly ironic and terrible twist of
fate; that despite my royal heritage and how long I have lasted in my battle
against

Freeza and
his forces that the title of densetsu
were to be handed down to the OTHER remaining saiyajin,
a mere peasant. So

sad. So tragic. "

�� " I do not think it is
tragic at all if I won. " Goku frowned, " I
saved Earth from being a-ttacked by Freeza and

Bulma wished
every-one back be-cause of it. "

�� " So, you were in contact
with that over-sized wish-granting lizard afterall.
" Vegeta turned to face him, smirking,

"
How curious. " a small vein began to bulge on his face,
" Care to tell me WHY you refused to return to Earth after being

offered a
quick trip home?! " his ki
began to rise.

�� Goku backed up a few steps, " Well Veggie-ta, you see...I
needed time to learn how to con-trol my new form.
"

�� " Eh? "

�� " After I landed on Yardrat and the people there helped heal my injuries I
learned I had a really, REALLY hard time

controlling super saiyajin form. When I'd get even a little upset a-bout
something I would suddenly burst into that form. It

would happen
un-expectedly; like if I was feeling really impatient or if I could not reach
something or if I was having a

nightmare. I
would go ssj in my sleep and wake up the next morning
com-pletely drained be-cause I spent the past night
like

that. I
could not come back to Earth like THAT. "

�� " I...I understand. " Vegeta nodded knowingly.

�� " Be-sides, my new form
would make me feel terribly a-ggresive and I was a-fraid I would hurt people with it by

accident.
"

�� The ouji sweat a small amount,
uneasy, " "Aggressive"? "

�� " I know! I do not normally
act that way at all! "

�� " But, you can control it
now, the form-switching, right? "

�� Goku's face lit up, " Mmm-hmm! It is easy for me
NOW, Veggie-tah. "

�� " Ah, good. That's good. " he wiped the sweat from his brow, looking over Goku's physique, which really didn't

appear any
different than when he had last seen him in his normal form on Namek-sei, " Yes...very, very good. " he looked

away,
slightly flushed, " That shirt is ridiculous though. "

�� " Should I take it off.
"

�� " NO! Undressing here in
the presence of your high prince?! Are you MAD!? " Vegeta bawked.

�� " But I thought-- "

�� " --nevermind
what you thought! "

�� " Hmm. " Goku scratched the back of his head, ::Veggie-ta's being really snappy with me,
but I cannot a-fford to

teleport again and wind up in the middle of
outer-space; I'd suffocate!.....but I really wanna go
home.:: he mentally pouted,

"
Say, Veggie-ta? "

�� " What? "

�� " How a-bout this? If you
take us back to Earth, I'll teach you a-bout ssj.
"

�� " ...I'm listening. "

�� " After-all, I reached that
form while I was on a planet, not on a spaceship; wouldn't it be a more
accurate way to

show you
how it works? "

�� Vegeta folded his arms, "
If I take you back to Earth you'll run away again; or worse try to hide behind
your

Earth-friends and get them to
turn on me so I'll go away. "

�� Goku sulked, offended, " Veggie-ta I would never do
something like that! " he grabbed the ouji's
gloved hands, " You

are my
friend too! "

�� " I....am? " the ouji flushed, confused and unable to think of how to
respond to the passionate stare.

�� " Why are your gloves all
sticky? " Goku sweatdropped.

�� " Ah-- " Vegeta pulled his hands away, " I, had an accident.
"

�� " ... " Goku
tilted his head.

�� " NOT THAT KIND YOU FOOL!
Get your peasant-mind out of the gutter! "

�� " Wah
Veggie-tah I do not know what you are talking a-bout!
" Goku sweatdropped.

�� " I crushed a beverage can
that was onboard in frustration over being unable to make further progress in
finding you.

It was a full, unopened can so
when I exerted enough pressure it squirted its innards all over my glove; which
I hadn't

accounted from
occurring until it was too late. " he dully
explained.

�� " Oh. "

�� " ... " the ouji glanced at the ceiling for a moment before sighing,
" I'll take you back to Earth and you can teach

me there,
as you said. "

�� " REALLY? You'll take me
back home!? " Goku
grinned excitedly.

�� " However, " Vegeta held his pointer finger up, " I'm going to be
keeping an eye on you so you don't run off on me;

in other
words I'm going to be a guest in your home so you better get used to treating
me properly as you would any esteemed

dignitary coming
for a visit. " he smirked.

�� " But, wouldn't you rather
stay at Bulma's house? She has lots and lots of room
to spare. "

�� " On the other side of the
planet? HAH! Oh I bet that would be awfully convenient for you, Kakarrotto. " Vegeta

chuckled.

�� " That is not what I
meant-- "

�� " --"oh I'm sorry, your highness Vegeta no Ouji, I simply cannot come over to teach you today because
it is so very

far to travel and my car seems to have broken down not to mention the
blizzard that has frozen the doors to my home shut and

my my just look at the time it would take
me to reach you why there's simply not enough hours in the day!".
" he mock-acted

about the
room before placing his hands on his hips, " No dice. " Vegeta bluntly stated, " Besides,
" the ouji smirked, " I

seemed to
have hit it off with your wife. She's a very kind individual. "

�� " Kind? " Goku sweatdropped.

�� " Not only are we both
cooks, royalty, and fellow warriors, but she too shares my enjoyment of
karaoke. " Vegeta

brightly
replied before a dark sadistic grin replaced it, " Not to mention keeping
you in your place. "

�� Goku stood there, his face a
pale green before he turned around, horrified, " I,
I think I am going to have to go

lay down
now... "

�� Vegeta reached out and grabbed Goku by the back of his shirt, stopping him in place, " Of course, I'm not exactly

sure if
we're still on good terms or not; me stealing her spaceship and all; not to
mention by now your spawn along with your

bald-headed buddy
have most likely told her all about how things went down back on Namek-sei. "

�� Goku eased up a bit, the
mind-bendingly frightening image of both Chi-Chi and Vegeta
coming after him fading from

his
imagination already.

�� " I guess we could work
something out regardless. " he let go of Goku's
shirt and headed back to the control panel,

"
I don't suppose you could program the exact location of this home
of yours, could you Kakarrotto? I'd prefer we land
this

thing at
least somewhere in the vicinity of it. "

�� " Oh sure. " the
larger saiyajin lightened up, walking over to where Vegeta stood, " It's a mountain range outside of

East City called Mt. Paozu. There's lots of fresh fish and all sorts of trees
and animals there, " he smiled over at the

ouji, " I am sure you'll love it! "

�� " This, is your
"home"? " Vegeta frowned in
disappointment as he and Goku stood before the larger
saiyajin's little

mountainside
cottage, " And you speak to ME about cramped living quarters. "

�� " It only looks small
be-cause it is night-time out Veggie-ta. " Goku nodded thoughtfully, walking up to the front

door,
" You can stay overnight with us if you like. "

�� " I thought you didn't want
me living with you? "

�� Goku knocked on the front door,
then stood back contently, awaiting Chi-Chi or Gohan to answer the door so he could

surprise him.
His toes wiggled in his boots from anticipation.

�� Three minutes passed.

�� " ... " Goku
blinked, " Oi! Chi-Chi?
Gohan! It is me! "

�� Another two minutes.

�� " Veggie-ta this is not normal. "

�� " Of course its not; your
family is asleep and you're trying to wake them up in the middle of the night.
" Vegeta

stated.

�� " Eh? OH! WAH I AM SORRY
CHI-CHI! MY INTERNAL CLOCK IS ALL WRONG BE-CAUSE I HAVE BEEN OUT IN SPACE!! " he called out.

�� " ... "

�� " Heavy sleepers. "
the ouji raised an eyebrow.

�� Goku turned the door and peeked
inside, " Chi-Chi? " he said more quietly,
" Gohan? " the larger saiyajin
whispered,

taking note
of his the state of his home.

�� Vegeta let out a frustrated
sigh as he finally gave up waiting outside and walked in after Goku, leaving the Capsule

3 out on the front lawn, " Well Kakarrotto? "

�� " No one's here. "

�� " Pardon? "

�� " I, I do not think anyone
is here. " Goku became increasingly concerned, " Veggie-ta wait here. "
he pointed at the

ouji before dashing down the hall.

�� " W--what?! You can't order
me around! Densetsu or not Kakarrotto I'm the Ouji around here! " Vegeta's voice echoed

from the
other room.

�� Goku flung open the door to Gohan's bedroom to find it empty, then ran back down the
hall and dashed upstairs to his

and
Chi-Chi's room, " CHI-CHI! " he shouted, nearly pulling the door off
its hinges only to find an equally empty room.

�� " Kakarrotto
will you cease this senseless panic at once? " the ouji
snorted, approaching the bottom of the stairs,

"
They're most likely staying over Bulma's
or something. " he flippantly waved his hand in the air.

�� " OH! " Goku pounded a fist ontop of his
palm, " You are right! " he grinned.

�� " See, nothing to get
overly excited about. "

�� Goku contently hopped over the
side of the staircase and landed directly infront of Vegeta, startling him and causing

the ouji to back up, slightly flushed, " Let's teleport
there right now~! " he grabbed Vegeta's wrist
and before the prince

could protest,
placed his fingers on his forehead and the two saiyajin
disappeared only to reappear overtop of the river

nearby the
Son home and fall into the stream. Vegeta quickly
resurfaced, gasping for air. A moment later Goku's
head

burst out
from under the water, a fish in his mouth and a smile on his face.

�� Vegeta pulled the fish from Goku's mouth and promptly slapped him with it, " Baka. "

�� " I do not have to take
that from you you know. " Goku
pouted stubbornly.

�� The fish suddenly hissed at Vegeta,
who dropped it in surprise and allowed the fish to swim on, " That was,
unusual."

�� " Oh there are lots of
unusual fish a-round here, Veggie-ta. " Goku grinned, climbing out of the river and shaking

off,
" I can show you them tomorrow if you like. "

�� " Tomorrow? "

�� " Yeah. I guess I am not
quite ready to try out any more teleporting right now. "
he scratched the back of his head,

then
outstretched his hand to Vegeta, who flushed red.

�� "
I, don't need your help Kakarrotto.
" the ouji attempted to climb out of the river
on his own, slipping on the

grass and
landing in an ungraceful fashion.

�� " ...? " Goku tilted
his head.

�� " Don't say a word. "

�� " You're kidding me, right?
This is a joke, an immature peasantish prank posed
to, to test me in some manner. "

�� " No, it's my bathtub.
" Goku blinked, standing next to the large metal
barrel filled with steaming water as a fire

roasted
beneath it. He smiled, " You said you wanted to
get cleaned up before we go to bed, right? "

�� " ... " Vegeta stood
there, rubbing his chin in deep thought, " You,
you bathe yourself, in this. "

�� " Yes. That is why it is
called a bathtub. "

�� The ouji sighed, " Well it appears as though I'm going to have to steal
you a decent cleansing container after we

meet up
with your Earth friends tomorrow. "

�� " Aw Veggie-ta that's so nice of you~ " Goku
smiled.

�� " Don't, read too much into
it. " the smaller saiyajin flushed, " As
the saiyajin no ouji I
refuse to allow you, my

last
remaining peasant and my densetsu, to live in
squalor, that's all. " he folded his arms, "
I'm going to dry off and just

go to
sleep. " Vegeta passed
him by and entered the Son home again, grabbing a towel and heading for the
bathroom.

�� Goku watched him leave, then
turned his attention back to the full tub before shimmying out of his gi, " Well, there

is no
point in letting such a nice warm bath go to waste, huh. "
he beamed before hopping up into the air and landing

squarely in the
tub, " Mmmmmm~ "

�� " Veggie-ta. "

�� " Nnn.
"

�� " Veggie-ta wake up. Chi-Chi and Gohan never
called and it is almost 7am. "

�� " Eh, Kakarrotto
what are you babbling about of course they haven't called neither one knows
you're home yet. " the

ouji sleepily replied with a loud yawn before
flipping over onto his side.

�� " Also you are in my bed.
"

�� " It's uncomfortable, I'm
going to have to get you a new one of these too. " Vegeta
sat up and stretched before

glancing over
at the alarm clock, gobsmacked, " Seven in the
morning? Is that really necessary? "

�� " It is usually when I go
fishing, but I thought I would wait for you to wake up first, Veggie-ta. " the larger

saiyajin smiled warmly at him.

�� " I'm assuming you got a
little impatient then. " he cracked his knuckles, " So, where'd you
sleep last night? "

�� " In my bed. "

�� " ... " Vegeta
looked over his shoulder to see Goku laying there
next to him.

�� Goku blinked back at him, " What? "

�� " ... " the ouji's eyes widened as he sat there, frozen.

�� " Veggie-ta? " Goku sat up, worried
about him.

�� Vegeta slowly lifted his right
hand up into the air and promptly slapped Goku across
the face.

�� " OWW! HEY! What was that
for! "

�� " I'm not completely
sure... " the ouji's
voice sounded lost, " But it was most likely your fault! " he pointed

shakily at Goku, upset.

�� " Veggie you were in my bed
way be-fore I finished taking my bath. "

�� " Of course I was! Where
else do you expect me to sleep around here?! The floor!? "
he sputtered, " I'm your prince,

I get dibs on your sleeping
accommodations! But that does NOT mean you get to sleep there WITH me! "

�� " That does not make much
sense at all. " Goku frowned.

�� " You BET it doesn't!
" the smaller saiyajin snapped at him before his
hands fell at his sides, " ...I'm going to

start up the
spaceship so we can just fly that over to Capsule Corp. " Vegeta hopped out of bed and left the room before

pausing and
poking his head in the doorway, " And no funny stuff! "

�� " ...funny stuff? "

�� " Veggie-ta, don't you find it a little strange? " the larger saiyajin asked as he sat on the ledge leading off of

the exit
to the ship; as they weren't travelling in outer
space, Goku had decidedly kept the door open so he
could sit there

with his
legs hanging over the edge with a fresh breeze in his face.

�� " Find what strange? "
the ouji called over to him from the captain's chair
in the control room.

�� " We are almost to the city
limits and we have not seen any people. I mean, I can sense them, but I can't
SEE them. "

�� " Who WANTS to see them!?
"

�� " Veh-gee.
" Goku said in a warning voice.

�� " Hn.
" Vegeta shrugged and continued about his job of
manning the ship.

�� Goku watched as they passed a
large billboard reading "WELCOME TO
WEST CITY: HOME OF THE HOI POI". The billboard was

covered in
what appeared to be paintballs.

�� " What IS a "Hoi
Poi" if I were to bother to ask? " Vegeta
glanced over at him.

�� " OH! Those are the
capsules Bulma's dad created. They are very handy. " the larger saiyajin nodded
happily.

�� " Huh. " the ouji replied with only mild interest, " Nani? "

�� " Hm?
" Goku blinked at the other saiyajin's
surprise only to feel something rush past his face, " Eh?
" he looked

down to see
a small group of adults shooting off paintballs into the air at their ship and
yelling at them, " Hey! That is

not nice!
"

�� The adults continued to yell before turning their
attention to a car leaving the city as they began to run after it.

�� " Kakarrotto
you better get inside. I'm going to land this ship and unless you want to
injure yourself I suggest you

close the
door. " Vegeta spoke,
slightly agitated.

�� Goku hopped to his feet and
walked inside, closing the door behind him as the ship reached the front lawn
of Capsule

Corp,
gently touching down on the nearly deserted street. Vegeta shut the ship's control panel down and headed for
the exit,

which Goku had already re-opened and run outside without him.

�� " Mmm~
I missed it here too~ "

�� The ouji stood there, rubbing
his temples as he gazed at his remaining peasant who'd chosen to lay belly-up
on the

cool spring
grass.

�� " Cities are not really my
thing but Bulma's house is always so cool~ " Goku smiled contently, sitting up.

�� " Kakarrotto,
don't you notice anything strange? "

�� " Other than Veggie-ta gasping a while back, no. "

�� " The grass, Kakarrotto. "

�� Goku looked around. The front
lawn was a good half a foot high, " Um, that Dr.
Briefs has gotten lazy in mowing his

lawn?
"

�� Vegeta pointed across the
street.

�� All the lawns appeared identical; overgrown and beginning
to sprout weeds.

�� " I would not know what to
tell you, Veggie-ta. "

�� " AH-HAHAHAHAHA! "

�� Both saiyajin turned their
attention to a furniture store across the way where an elderly couple appeared
to be

stealing a
couch. They tossed the couch into the back of a pickup truck and took off.

�� " Well, that is alright; I
am sure the police will... " Goku
trailed off as he watched a policeman exit the same

store,
carrying the register before throwing it into his vehicle and driving off in
another direction, " Veggie-ta I think

we should
go into town. "

�� " I'd recommend against
that, Kakarrotto. "

�� " Why, do you know what is
going on? "

�� " What? No. I'm simply
saying that this isn't any of our business to become involved with so-- "

�� Goku was already gone.

�� Vegeta heaved a disgusted,
frustrated sigh, " FINE. " he flew up into
the air and blasted into the sky after Goku,

finding the
larger saiyajin hovering there in the middle of
now-bustling city, dumbfounded, " What is it? There's
people

here,
satisfied? Good. Let's go back to the ship. "

�� " ... "

�� " Kakarrotto?
" Vegeta tugged at the larger saiyajin's sleeve, annoyed. He paused to take a good look
at what was

going on
below them only to freeze in place himself. The entire city appeared to be
rioting in on itself. People were

stealing and
destroying everything they could find. Entire groups of complete strangers
ranging from as young as children to

as old as
retirees, were causing mischief about the city, " Oh-kay..
" Vegeta raised an eyebrow, disturbed.

�� " *THUNK*THUNK*THUNK* Ah~!
Son Goku! You've returned, how nice to see you!
"

�� Goku turned around, utterly
confused. Dr. Briefs stood there atop a gigantic robotic machine with a huge
death-ray

mounted on its
front. The doctor wore his usual labcoat but his
mustache now sported the handlebar style, " Dr.
Briefs WHAT

IS GOING ON!! " Goku cried out, baffled.

�� " My dear boy there's
nothing to worry about. " he stroked his mustache before turning the ray
in Goku and Vegeta's

direction,
" Now hold still. "

�� " WAAH! " Goku quickly dodged the blast, which hit the street below
and burst a fire hydrant, " WHAT WAS THAT FOR!"

�� " *POW*POW*POW*POW*POW*!
" Goku received multiple hits of varying
consistencies from behind. He swerved and peered

over his
shoulder to see it covered in globs of dust and shaving-cream filled water
balloons. The large saiyajin looked down

to see
two children and several of Capsule Corp's cleaning robots standing there.

�� " Kakarrotto.
" Vegeta placed a hand on Goku's
shoulder, " As you are the densetsu
I SUPPOSE I should probably ask

permission to go
down there and kick their asses for you. " he paused, "
May I go down there and kick their asses for you? "

�� " What?! NO! " Goku sweatdropped,
whipping his gi off and trying to wring it out,
" They are little kids. And robots.

You do not know if they are
being controlled or something. "

�� " That's your decision on
all this? It hasn't occurred to you that the entire city may have simply gone
mad in the

brief time
we were away? "

�� " Oh Goku-chan,
Vegeta-chan~! Over here~! "

�� Both saiyajin turned to see
Mrs. Briefs standing atop a gigantic leaf of one of several enormous plants
that now

enrobed half a
city block, a watering can in one hand and a plate of cookies in the other.

�� " It looks like the both of
you strapping young men have had quite a hard day, how about some cookies?
"

�� Goku's eyes lit up, " I want cookies-- "

�� Vegeta struck his arm out infront of Goku.

�� " What? "

�� " Hup~!
" Bunni tossed several of the cookies into the
air after them; the cookies flew over Goku's head and

exploded behind
him a moment later.

�� Dr. Briefs coughed from the smoke that had filled the
air, " My those cookies smell simply delicious, my love.
"

�� " I've thrown in a little
something extra-special for our guests, dear. " Bunni
laughed humbly.

�� " This is, this is so very
confusing. " Goku rubbed the sides of his head,
slightly panicky.

�� " Well you know what they
say, when it rains it pours. " Dr. Briefs re-aimed his death-ray and sent
a blast inbetween

Goku and Vegeta. He
flipped a switch to turn on the machine's radio to full blast, " Will you hold still? This machine takes

approximately 15
seconds to fully calibrate its directional facilities? "

�� " I don't get it! Why are
you trying to kill us!? " Goku
cried out.

�� " Oh we're not trying to
kill anybody, Goku-chan. We're all just having fun. " Bunni waved to the masses
of fellow

West
City citizens who were also running around reeking havoc.

�� " KAKARROTTO MOVE! "

�� " Huh?--OOF! " Goku yelped as Vegeta knocked him
out of the way just as a blue, godzilla-sized boot
hit the ground

behind them,
soon followed by a peach-colored mate.

�� " Oh! Son Goku! Didn't see you there! " one
of the boots squeaked out.

�� "
How ya doing Goku,
finally back I see. " the other boot snorted happily.

�� Goku blinked a moment, " Puar, Oolong? "

�� Puar's boot turned to the side
and kicked a nearby abandoned restaurant up into the sky, " Lovely day out
isn't it? "

�� " WAAAH STOP THAT! "

�� " Why should we? "
Oolong's boot asked, perplexed.

�� " Yeah, stopping would mean
we'd be doing something good. " Puar added, " We're not good anymore, we're evil. "

�� " Evil? " Goku tilted his head to the side, confused.

�� " Of course, Son Goku, haven't you gotten the memo yet? " Dr. Briefs
asked, leaning against his control panel, " This

entire planet
has turned to the side of EVIL! "

�� " AH-CHOO! " Turles let out a heavy sneeze before blinking and wiping
his face.

�� " Are you alright over
there, Captain? " Da�zu asked from one of the
lower control room seats. The other four minions

took quiet
note of it.

�� " Yes, I suppose so. "
the evil type-3 saiyajin sat back in his captain's
chair before brooding a moment, his arms

folded,
" I can't help though but think I'm missing something highly amusing...
"

�� " Evil? Oh you can't be
serious. " Vegeta bawked at the group, " I'M evil. You, and, and YOU, " he motioned around to

the
husband and wife along with the two shape-shifting animals, " You're all a
mere level of mediocre cannon fodder compared

to ME.
"

�� " Veggie-ta. " Goku stated bluntly, " Is this really the time for a contest like that?
"

�� " Of course it is. "
the ouji powered up, a smirk on his face, " If
these four fools feel like playing games with us

we should
show them a good time. "

�� " They're my FRIENDS and Bulma's PARENTS, Veggie-ta!
" the larger saiyajin exclaimed, upset.

�� " ... " Vegeta
stared over at him.

�� " ... "

�� " They're trying to HARM
us, Kakarrotto. I can't allow myself to stand and be
attacked without holding a first-class

defense
against them! "

�� " You really shouldn't talk
so much. "

�� Vegeta and Goku
froze and realized the two boots hovering overhead, a giant man-eating plant
holding its mouth wide

open
beneath them, and Dr. Brief's death-ray pointed straight at them.

�� " Veggie-ta, I'm going to teleport. "

�� " WHAT?! OH NO, not that again. I've SEEN
you teleport Kakarrotto and I am FAR from impressed
with your ability to

properly--
"

�� "
--but I can do it now. All I needed was some sleep and
breakfast and since I have had both I should be able to

focus
properly on where I am going. "

�� Vegeta folded his arms, " And where do you plan on going? "

�� The larger saiyajin scooped up
the smaller one under his arm and placed his fingers upon his forehead, " The next

safest place
I can think of~! "

�� " South City~! " Goku landed in the parking lot outside the stadium, "
Home of the Tenka~ichi Budoukai~! "

�� " Huh. It worked. " Vegeta marveled as Goku set him down on the parking lot pavement.

�� " Of course it worked; I
told you Veggie now that I have had plenty of rest and a full meal I am ready
for action! "

�� " Uh-huh. " the ouji sweatdropped, then spotted
an array of stores across the street and walked over to them, " Now

you see
THIS is what you SHOULD be bathing in. "

�� " Um, Veggie-ta, is it really a good idea to be window-shopping right
now; I mean, there was something seriously

wrong with
everybody in West City! " Goku
exclaimed, jogging up to him.

�� " Oh forget about them they'll
get over it. "

�� " I cannot just FORGET
a-bout them! "

�� " Will you stop blabbering
and LOOK at this for a moment! " the smaller saiyajin
grabbed Goku's head and turned it

in the
direction of the glass window, " See that, 80x80 inches, 100% opal-tinted
marble AND it has decorative golden encrusted

flourishes on the
sides. THAT is the type of bathtub worthy of the Great and Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji and the Saiyajin no

Densetsu. "

�� " Um, it, it is pretty, but
it is a little over the top, don't you think? "

�� " Pft!
Nonsense. " Vegeta brushed the comment aside, " You and I, we're practically royalty; well, actually
I AM

royalty; we
deserve something "pretty" to bathe in. "

�� " O--oh. "

�� " ... "

�� " ... "

�� Vegeta paused for a moment, " Let's steal it. "

�� " WHAT?! " Goku pulled away and backed up.

�� " Hear me out, Kakarrotto. This entire world seems to be going to ruins;
we'll most likely have to escape it together

and when
we do I'd prefer to do so with luxurious accommodations. "

�� Goku folded his arms, " I do not exactly think we are going to get very far
with all of Veggie-ta's "luxurious

a-ccommodations"
without the spaceship he left back in West City which has most likely been
destroyed by Dr. Briefs already. "

�� " ... " Vegeta stared
at him before letting his shoulders slump in place, "
You wound me, Kakarrotto. "

�� " RUN! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
"

�� Both saiyajin looked over their
shoulders to see a man running out of an alleyway, followed by a fleet of
people all

screaming in
horror.

�� " THEY'RE COMING! IT�S THE
YAKUZA! EVERYBODY RUN! "

�� Goku and Vegeta
watched as people ran past them.

�� The larger saiyajin blinked,
confused, " Yaku--what? "

�� " MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
" an evil yet familiar laugh echoed from an indiscernible direction.

�� Vegeta struck a defensive pose while
Goku only looked around in confusion.

�� " So it appears as though
you've finally come crawling home with your non-existent tail between your
legs, eh,

Son Goku? "

�� The two saiyajin looked up to
see a woman standing atop one of the buildings next to the alleyway, dressed up
in

a long
black coat with an equally long black skirt beneath it. She wore a white shirt
half-hidden beneath her coat and a

pair of
triangular pitch-black sunglasses adorned her face while her long dark hair
blew in the wind behind her.

�� Goku stood there in shock,
almost certain his brain was going to burst from the sheer weirdness of it all,
" Ch--

Chi-Chi? "

�� The woman pulled out a fan and flipped it open, thrusting
her arm out to her side and sending a gust of wind through

her hair,
" I see you remember me AFTER ALL, Mr. I'm-not-ready-to-come-home-yet!
" she snapped at him.

�� " Why is she dressed up
like a stereotypical high school gang member? " Vegeta
whispered to Goku.

�� " I DON'T KNOW!! " he
exclaimed, the panic beginning to eat at him, " All I know, is that I left
Earth one year a-go,

and
everyone was fine, and now that I have come back everybody's gone crazy!!
"

�� " Hmm, it would seem as
though he's probably come begging for some more home-cooking. " another
figure, also dressed

in a
similar manner, stepped out from behind Chi-Chi.

�� " Yamcha?!
" Goku sweatdropped.

�� " Or perhaps Son-kun's finally gotten "lonely" from being cooped
up in outer space with no "company" to be had. "

another
stepped out onto Chi-Chi's other side.

�� " Loud-mouthed blue-haired
woman! " Vegeta exclaimed.

�� Bulma threw her un-folded fan
at him, knocking the ouji on the head and causing him
to fall over.

�� " ... " Goku
blinked over at Vegeta, sweatdropping
even further.

�� " Well he's going to have
to go hungry and celibate then because I'm not going to solve either of his
little

"problems".
" Chi-Chi mocked, " AH-HAHAHAHAHAHA! "

�� " Uggh.
" Vegeta sat up, rubbing the side of his head.

�� Goku looked over at him,
worried and forlorn.

�� The ouji's face flushed bright
red, " NO WAY! I may be able to cook, Kakarrotto, b--but I am NOT a substitute for your

mate! Just
because we slept together it doesn't mean a THING! "

�� Chi-Chi leapt from the top of the building and almost
instantly appeared before them, " You SLEPT with him, huh!? "

she
pointed the sharpened fan's tip at Vegeta's neck,
" Took advantage of Goku-san's natural curiosity
and his lust for

physical
challenges, eh?! "

�� " WHAT?! NO
NO NO! " the ouji panicked at the
thought, turning even redder if it were at all possible, " What I meant

by that
was we both passed out unconscious in the same bed; we did NOT strip nude and
perform exercises of a procreational

nature upon
one another! I, I don't even have an interest in him. Sure he's the sole
legendary warrior I've been searching

for for most of my existence and yes as Saiyajin
no Ouji our paths are through royal saiyajin tradition completely

intertwined but
that doesn't mean there's any, any sexual attraction there. Kakarrotto
loves you, and, and you love him.

Right? " Vegeta babbled on, becoming
increasingly incoherent as he went on.

�� Chi-Chi peered up past her sunglasses at Goku, suspicious. She pulled the fan away from Vegeta and stepped within

inches of Goku before leaning over and licking up the side of his
neck before stopping short of the larger saiyajin's
cheek.

Chi-Chi pulled away, unfazed, " Hm. "

�� " Um, that was, ah,
different. " Goku sweatdropped.

�� " Mmm,
I've forgotten how much I missed you. " she mused, looking him over like a
piece of deli meat.

�� " And I think I am starting
to feel uncomfortable a-gain. "

�� " BOSS! HE'S COMING! " Bulma shouted from the
rooftop.

�� " Tch.
" Chi-Chi turned her attention the port just beyond them before reaching
behind her back and drawing a sword,

"
I'll make sure he won't get away this time; that ship is ours.
"

�� A huge party boat appeared on the horizon as the three
"gang members" grouped together at the top of another building

closer to the
port. Nothing seemed to unusual about the boat; it was filled with hundreds of
people, all partying together,

and, upon
closer inspection, trashing the place.

�� " HELLO EVERYBODY! " a
voice even more familiar to Goku's ears caused them
to perk up.

�� Master Roshi stood at the top
of the boat's deck, decked out in a slightly tilted plastic golden crown with
one of

the boat's
rich red rugs draped over his shoulders. He wore underneath that his usual
Hawaiian t-shirt and khaki shorts

followed by
sandals. And of course his own, practically copyrighted
prescription sunglasses. In one hand he held a microphone

and in the
other a jug of beer.

�� " WAAAH! MASTER ROSHI THANK
GOODNESS YOU ARE HERE! " Goku
cried out, teleporting over to him, leaving Vegeta
behind

and
causing the ouji to back up into the furniture store
in order to remain out of sight and mind for a while, " Everyone has

been going
crazy and I just do not know what happened to them or what to do and-- "

�� " --YOU AND YOUR GAGGLE OF
PARTY-HEARTIERS ARE GOING DOWN THIS TIME, OLD MAN! " Chi-Chi hollered from
the rooftop,

striking a pose
with her sword while Yamcha powered up and Bulma whipped out a pair of mini techno-bombs.

�� " EH-HEH-HEH! I'D LIKE TO
SEE YOU TRY, YOUNG LADY! " he tossed his beer to
the waste-side while throwing his

microphone over
the edge of the ship where the Tenkaichi Budoukai announcer caught it in mid-flight as he stood upon
the

wooden port's
deck. Roshi powered up into his bulked form and
struck a pose of his own.

�� " YOU BETTER HURRY LADIES AND GENTLEMEN BECAUSE HERE
WE HAVE TODAY YET ANOTHER SHOWDOWN OF WITS, STRENGTH, MAGNITUDE, AND DOWNRIGHT
BADASSERY AS ACCLAIMED MARTIAL ARTS MASTER KAMESENNIN GOES UP AGAINST THE
LOVELY YET EQUALLY DEADLY, SON CHI-CHI! " he bellowed into the mic while wearing a black leather jacket and stylish top
hat.

�� " WHAT!? NO! Chi-Chi and
Master Roshi can't fight! " Goku froze in shock as he watched his childhood
teacher and his

wife
prepare to face off.

�� " HAAAAAAAAAA! "

�� " HAAAAAAAAAA! "

�� The two leapt into the air and Chi-Chi swung her sword
which Roshi caught between his hands. He flipped her
to the

side only
to be elbowed in the back by Yamcha. Roshi flung the sword and Chi-Chi up over his head, causing
her to crash into

Yamcha and
sent the two falling down into the ocean below where they resurfaced a moment
later, both gasping for air.

�� " HAHAHA! You'll think
twice before challenging me next time! " Roshi laughed as the boat began to drift backwards

into the
ocean.

�� " DON'T YOU THINK THIS IS
OVER YET! " Chi-Chi shook her fist in the air, "
YOUR TREASURE'S MINE, GRAMPS! "

�� " SOMEHOW I SERIOUSLY DOUBT
IT! EH-HEH-HEH-HEH!! " his laughter dissipated as
he disappeared out over the horizon.

�� " ... " Goku
hovered there, his brain feeling utterly and completely fried. He lifted his
fingers up to his forehead

and
teleported into the furniture store, startling Vegeta.

�� " ACK! " the ouji jumped, then twitched slightly, " Kakarrotto I don't think I'm ever going to get used to this
new

move of
yours... "

�� " Vegeta?
" the larger saiyajin said, sounding completely
lost and alone.

�� " Um, y--yes? " Vegeta flushed a little at the tone of voice.

�� " I think we are the last
two sane people left on this entire planet. "

�� " Well, I might be. I'm not quite sure about
you--OOF! " the ouji
felt nearly crushed by the sudden, tight embrace,

"
This is a little too much close to comfort than I care to admit.
" he squeaked out, cheeks flushed.

�� " I'm scared. I, I do not
know what to do. I can't start going out there and beating them up; they're my
family and

friends,
Veggie-ta. "

�� " True, true. But they're
not mine. I could go beat them up.
"

�� " ... " Goku
let him go, annoyed.

�� " Alright, a little over
the line. I understand. " he backed up only to
feel cold metal suddenly push up against the

back of his
head.

�� " S--stop right there, you,
you, YOU! " a voice sputtered, sounding as shell-shocked as Goku's.

�� Goku's eyes widened, " Launch? "

�� The woman stepped forth from the shadows, " Goku-kun? " she had on
a hopeful smile.

�� " LAUNCH! " he beamed
as they promptly hugged.

�� " What are you doing this
could be another trap! " Vegeta exclaimed, sweatdropping.

�� Goku paused and sniffled
Launch's hair before litting up even brighter, " It's not! She does not smell evil! "

�� Launch let go, " Evil has a
scent? "

�� " Nn.
" Goku nodded before pointing outside, " I
did not notice it until I did not smell it on you, but everyone

else all
smells the same. Usually each person has their own in-di-vidual
scent, but I did not smell anyone's since I've

gotten here.
"

�� " Gee Kakarrotto
that would've been a nice fact for you to have told me about earlier. " Vegeta frowned.

�� " Ah--sorry. " he
scratched behind his head, " Launch? " he turned his attention back
to her, " You would not happen

to know
why everyone has gone completely insane, would you? "

�� " Well, its kind of a long
story. Actually it�s a short story, or maybe a short long story. " she paused, deep in

thought,
before smiling, " It's a shlong story! "

�� Vegeta slapped himself on the
forehead and looked away, embarrassed, " Somebody
help me. "

�� " It all started a couple
days ago when it started to rain. "

�� " That doesn't seem all
that different. " Vegeta raised an eyebrow.

�� " Without a single cloud in
the sky. "

�� " That's, pretty different.
"

�� " I was inside eating lunch
while Tenshinhan and Chaotzu
were outside sparring together. All of a sudden it started

to rain, not just rain but POUR
for a good 10 or 15 minutes; of course those two insisted on continuing their
match; but when

it was
over they both suddenly flew away. They didn't even acknowledge me or anything.
It was really confusing so I decided

to pack
up our hoi poi house and go after them. Well once I reached South City; which
was where I thought they were going, I

can't sense ki like you guys can, I found it like this. Everyone was
destroying everything in their path and stealing and

defacing and,
and, you know, the sorts of things I
do in my other form. "

�� " Other form? " Vegeta blinked.

�� " Veggie-ta's new. " Goku motioned to
him.

�� " Oh HI! It's so nice to
meet you, Veggie-ta. I knew I hadn't seen you before.
How silly of me not to introduce

myself hi I'm
Launch-- " she shook his hands.

�� " --it's "Vegeta" and I really would rather you FINISH YOUR
STORY! "

�� " Ack!
Don't yell; fine. " Launch pouted, hurt, "
Anyway I tried turning on the TV and the radio but NO ONE is on at

any
station; all you get is dead air or empty news-desks. So I drove out to East
City figuring it was the closest thing and

maybe
someone there would be able to help me but that ENTIRE CITY was deserted; and
it was creepy so I drove back here and

I've kind of been hiding out in
this shopping district. I'm not the only one because obviously I wasn't the
only person NOT

outside during
the rainstorm if you could call it a rainstorm at all, but everyone's taken a
"every man for himself"

disposition so I
can't really count on anyone to help me out. " she
frowned before perking up and grabbing Goku's hands,

"
But you'll help us, right Goku-kun?
"

�� " Of course! " he
chimed in, " But I am not sure how to do so. "

�� " That's ohkay, neither am I. "

�� " ... " Vegeta
covered his face with his hands and shook his head in despair.

�� " Launch, by the way, where
IS Tenshinhan and Chaotzu?
" Goku asked.

�� " They're in this city, I
know they are!...but I haven't been able to find them. " she glumly
replied.

�� " And everyone else, Gohan, Piccolo, Kuririn? "

�� " I haven't seen any of
them. I don't have the slightest clue where they could've gone. "

�� " Maybe they set up a rival
gang. " Vegeta deadpanned.

�� Goku laughed nervously at him,
" Aw, no, that isn't...actually I think that would make sense. Is it wrong
that I am

scared that
that makes sense, Veggie-ta? "

�� " I'm not quite sure of
anything, anymore Kakarrotto. " the ouji sighed.

�� " SON GOKU! "
Chi-Chi's voice bellowed from outside, " GOKU-SAN
WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! GOKU-SAN!! "

�� " Waaah!
It's Chi-Chi!! " Goku
gulped.

�� " We have to hide; quickly!
" Launch's voice warbled in fear.

�� " Hmph.
I'm not going to hide from a mere gang of confused Earthlings. " Vegeta powered up.

�� " Veggie-ta, NO! " Goku whispered
loudly, worried.

�� " AS THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
SAIYAJIN NO OUJI I CHOSE TO STAND AND DEFEND THE REMAINDER OF MY PROUD KINGDOM!
" he boasted, a smirk on his face before peering over his shoulder at Goku, " And that means you. "

�� " Aww,
Veggie-ta that's so brave. " Goku
smiled admiringly, then paused, " Dangerous and fool-hearty, but brave. "

�� " THERE HE IS! " Bulma shouted, " GET THEM!
"

�� " HAAAAAA--AAAHH!! " Vegeta started to run towards the exit only to suddenly
feel his body yanked upward and out

through the
door, soon followed by Goku and Launch, " AAAH
WHAT THE HELL!? " he floated in mid-air, able to move his arms

and legs
but unable to go anywhere.

�� " Good work Chaoutzu. " Yamcha high-fived the short warrior.

�� " Yeah! " he high-fived Yamcha back with his spare
hand.

�� " What
the--what--KAKARROTTO EXPLAIN! " Vegeta
vehemently snapped at him.

�� " Chaoutzu,
while not very physically powerful, has many mind-related a-bilities
with which he uses to battle his

opponents. " Goku spoke contently as if
he were reading aloud from a script or a novel.

�� " Lovely. " the ouji bluntly stated.

�� " LAUNCH!! " a voice
shouted from behind a building as a shirtless man came running towards the
group.

�� " TENSHINHAN!! "
Launch cried out with relief.

�� He shot a ki blast at the aura
keeping Launch locked in the air, cutting its power and causing her to fall to
the

ground. Tenshinhan ran up to Launch and helped her up.

�� " Oh I'm so glad you're
alright! " she cried out, the two embracing one another while Chaoutzu continued to keep

Goku and Vegeta
frozen in mid-air.

�� " Hey Veggie, why isn't Tenshinhan freeing us too? I mean, I can see why he is not
freeing you right a-way because

you kind
of got him killed--indirectly, but... "

�� " He's not free, Kakarrotto, he's just as under this spell or whatever as
all your other friends are. " Vegeta grimly

replied.

�� Goku's eyes widened, " LAUNCH! " he called out to her, only to sweatdrop to see her and Tenshinhan
kissing.

Tenshinhan let go
and moved his mouth to her shoulder-blade before suddenly biting down hard.

�� " YAAAAAAAAAAH!! "
Launch let out a scream as she pushed Tenshinhan away
and stumbled back only to partially lose her

balance as her
eyes suddenly began to glow red.

�� " Hmhmhm,
oh Goku-san you really should've known better than to
come here. " Chi-Chi smirked as she leisurely

approached the
two saiyajin who still remained suspended in mid-air,
" Though I'm honestly quite surprised you actually came

back here
at all. "

�� " Um, I know it would be
hard for you to be-lieve me a-bout this, but I have a
valid reason why-- "

�� " SILENCE! " she snapped
at him, then motioned for Tenshinhan to lower Goku to the ground while keeping him in stuck

in place,
" You know Goku-san, you really are the most
powerful person on this planet. I think you'll make a wonderful

addition to our
little exercise in madness. " Chi-Chi's eyes glew red along with the other Z senshi
as she leaned up to press

her mouth
to his naked shoulder.

�� " YOU FOOL! GET AWAY FROM
HIM! " Vegeta snapped.

�� Tenshinhan flung Vegeta's back into the side of the brick wall. The ouji yelled angrily in pain.

�� Chi-Chi turned from watching the scene and then regained
her attention on Goku she opened her mouth ontop of Goku's

shoulder and
prepared to bite down just as a raindrop suddenly fell into her eye, "
OWW. Stupid-- " before she could get

another word
in the small, varied droplets began to spread into an heavy rainstorm of almost
flood-like proportions.

�� Goku blinked as he gazed
upwards, " No clouds. "

�� The rain was falling from nowhere.

�� A moment later Goku and Vegeta suddenly fell to the ground, Chaoutzu
mentally calling his technique back.

�� " Aggh,
damn it that hurt. " Vegeta muttered, annoyed as
he rubbed his derriere.

�� The Z senshi looked as though
they'd been suddenly placed under a state of mass confusion; looking around,
groaning

in pain
and wondering where they were and how they'd gotten there.

�� Chi-Chi tore off her sunglasses and threw them to the
ground, " Goku-san?
" she gasped as if finally just seeing him

there for
the first time.

�� " Y--yes? " Goku gave her a nervous smile before suddenly being tackled
into the wall, " OOF! "

�� " OH GOKU-SAN YOU'RE BACK!
You finally came back I missed you so much~! " Chi-Chi
hugged onto him tightly before

pulling away
and promptly slapping him, " WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG! AND WHY DIDN'T YOU
COME BACK WHEN PORUNGA ASKED YOU TO! "

�� " Owww,
I had to learn how to con-tain my ssj
form, I did not want to hurt anybody, owww.. " Goku rubbed the side of

his face.

�� Chi-Chi stubbornly pouted at him for a moment, then
smiled, " Well I'm glad you're back. " she
sat up before looking

down at
herself and letting out a shriek of dismay, " EEEEEK! WHY AM I DRESSED
LIKE A DELIQUIENT! "

�� " So you are done being an
e-vil gang now? " Goku
grinned, delighted.

�� " Evil...gang? "
Chi-Chi looked over to see Yamcha and Bulma dressed similarly, " WAAH
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE! "

�� " You mean you do not know?
" Goku blinked.

�� " Do YOU?! "

�� " NO! Veggie-ta brought me back home and while we were gone it was like
the whole planet went crazy! " the larger

saiyajin waved his arms in the air.

�� Chi-Chi folded her arms, then rested a few fingers on her
chin, " The last thing I remember we went to Roshi's,
and

then it
started pouring like it is now, only..only
the rain was a weird gray color. " she looked
down at herself again and

paled,
" PLEASE get me back home before Gohan-chan sees
me like this; I can't set a bad example for him in this way! "

�� " Oh-kay~!
" Goku got to his feet, "
Veggie-ta? "

�� The ouji smirked, " Why I'd be delighted to join you, my dear
Densetsu--ah! "

�� Chi-Chi held her palm up infront
of Vegeta's face, " No
way, Wonder-Jerk. Go find your own Home Sweet Home. "

�� Vegeta frowned, " I'm
guessing while I was gone your son and your bald-headed-friend told you about
our exploits on

Namek-sei, huh. "

�� " Yes. They did. I'm while
you may be a brilliant strategist, I am not at all happy with the way you
handled things.

You're a bad man, Mr. Oujisama. " Chi-Chi scolded
him.

�� Vegeta shrugged, " Very well. Your home isn't large enough to handle me
anyway. "

�� " You can come back with us
if you like. " Bulma placed a hand on his
shoulder.

�� " Awww!
Does he HAVE to! " Yamcha
groaned.

�� Vegeta's eyebrow perked up. He
glanced over his shoulder at Yamcha, " You aren't my favorite person to make miserable

but now
that you've singled yourself out I'll be glad to oblige. "
he smirked heartily.

�� Bulma lightly bonked him on the
back of the head, " You aren't going to make
ANYBODY miserable, ohkay? "

�� " Fine. Whatever.. " Vegeta
brushed her off.

�� " You know, I actually
think this is a pretty good look for me. " Yamcha
glanced over his 'new outfit', " Yeah, check

it out;
what do you think? " he smiled over at Bulma.

�� " No. Just,
no. " she shook her head.

�� " Ohhhh.
"

�� Goku sensed around, everyone's ki feeling normal again, " Gohan is up at Kami's
place. "

�� " Ack!
That's not too far from here. " Chi-Chi gasped,
" Goku-san, get me HOME. HURRY! "

�� " Heh-heh~! " he grinned proudly, " I can do that
easily~! " he held her close with one arm and placed his fingers to

his
forehead, " I've learned how to teleport! "

�� Chi-Chi clasped her hands together, impressed, " You
HAVE?! I didn't even know you could to that! Or that anyone

could do
that. "

�� " Well I can. " Goku beamed as he prepared to teleport, the two fizzling in
and out, " Say goodbye, Chi-Chi. "

�� " Oh wow Goku-san this is so great! Imagine all the time we're going
to save-- " the two disappeared from sight,

leaving the
remaining Z senshi to stare in awe of what had just
occurred.

�� " Wow. " Bulma mused, " That Son-kun
really is something. "

�� Vegeta glanced over onto the
ocean and sweatdropped to see Goku
and Chi-Chi suddenly re-appear about a hundred feet

off the
coast about several feet into the air before falling into the ocean together,
" ... "

�� " ... "

�� " ... "

�� The entire group remaining on-land went pale.

�� " I think we should get out
of here now, very quickly. " Bulma let out a
low, uncomfortable whistle.

�� Yamcha laughed nervously, " Couldn't
agree with you more. "

�� Chi-Chi's distant screams of rage and frustration echoed
from out over the ocean.

�� Bulma grabbed Vegeta's wrist, " Time to go
guys! "

�� " HAVE A GOOD EVENING,
KAKARROTTO! " Vegeta shouted off to him as he
was pulled towards down the street, trying not

to laugh
at the scene behind him, " ONNA! "

�� Bulma sweatdropped,
" Vegeta, do you mind!? "

�� " No, actually I don't.
"

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8:35 PM 4/29/2008

THE END!

Vegeta: When it rains it pours.

Chuquita: It does indeed. |3

Vegeta: I still can't help but be confused...

Chuquita: Remember that one filler arc that you
two were barely involved in?

Vegeta: Yeah--OHHHHHh. THAT one.

Chuquita: The above is a twisted-around little
what-if on it, only WITH you two involved.

Vegeta: Ah, I see it now.

Goku: Veggie had to have things spelled out for him?

Vegeta: What?! NO! I, I would've figured what happened
if I'd been given a bit more time. (huffs)

Goku: (content) So~! Which
one are we doing next?

Chuquita: I dunno
yet... (ponders) (grins) I'll
just surprise you instead!

Goku: HOORAY!

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) ...

Chuquita: (pouts) And
now I have to plow through my homework; I have to fix one of my reports and
finish the other, and I

have to make a list for that other class. (nods sadly)

Goku: (smiles) We will be
rooting for you. You can do it~!

Chuquita: Thank you~ :3

Vegeta: I suppose that wraps things up then?

Chuquita: (nods) That it
does. (to audience) See you sometime next week!

Goku: Byebye~!
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