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Road Trip

6:38 PM 5/6/2008

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 # 7

Goku: Kuririn, this
mouse saved my life, so hold onto him tight!!

Kuririn: Huh?! What
nonsense are you spouting at a time like this!

Chuquita's Corner:/Author's Notes

Goku: Logical nonsense. :3

Chuquita: (waves) Hey everyone, welcome to Oneshot #2 of 4.

Vegeta: Here in the author's notes also known as the land of
nothing-is-going-on-right-now.

Chuquita: Nuh-uh, I still have exams this week....I'm supposed to
be working on a report whose due date was delayed.

Vegeta: Well I suppose you should get to that after this opening
then, hm?

Chuquita: (sulks) Yeah I guess... (sighs) I wish something fun
would happen.

Vegeta: (flips through the BBOAS) At least you exorcised all that
angst out of your system.

Chuquita: (grins) Yeah I'm feeling WAY better now. I am at peace.
:3

Goku: Angst is not fun, Veggie.

Vegeta: Well not if you whine about it, I, however, can pull off
angst in a mature fashion. (smirks proudly) (pauses and

looks up at the title) So when are we headed today?

Chuquita: Even farther back in time than the previous oneshot.

Vegeta: Ah! This is the one with Kakarrotto in that ridiculous
outfit Toriyama designed for him. (chuckles, amused)

Goku: It is not ridiculous. Mirai's pink suit is ridiculous.

Vegeta: I try to block that one from memory, actually.

Chuquita: I have to draw him in that suit now. XD (Well, not right
now, but in the near future).

Vegeta: So nothing to really report?

Chuquita: According to Daizex, your original dub VA, Brian
Drummond, is going to be a guest at AnimeNext.

Vegeta: (low whistle) I hope he has an idea of how many people are
going to ask him to shout that 9000 meme.

Chuquita: I wonder how many people know he is the one who spoke
those words in the dub, not Mr. Sabat.

Vegeta: (shrug)

Chuquita: Ah well. Here's the oneshot~!

Summary: When
a meteor causes irrevocable damage to Vegeta's space-pod during his, Raditsu's,
and Nappa's escape from Freeza's

rule, the
trio land on Earth hoping to steal "Kakarrotto's" old space-pod as a
replacement. They end up running into the elderly martial

artist who
guards the ship and his strange, brightly-dressed grandson. By way of white
lie, Vegeta gains use of the pod only to find it

has been
damaged with age and neglect; causing Son Gohan to send them out with his
grandson as their consort on a journey to

West City to
have it fixed. But where is West City and who will they meet along the way?
Based on Mr. Toriyama's drawings of

saiyuki-clothed
Son Goku.

Chuquita: I should mention this takes place, (pulls out a cue card
reading 23 on it) a couple months before the 23rd

Tenkaichi Budoukai! (motions to Goku) Making Son Goku 18, Bulma
22, and Vegeta 23.

Goku: I am illegal! :3 (blinks) Or, I was illegal.

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) (sighs) ...

Goku: YAY Tenkaichi Budoukai~~!

Chapter Titles: Its Broke l Confrontation l So you wanna see a real live
spaceship? l Getting the Introductions l Strange Visitors l

l Revelations and Car Chases l The Power of Flight l West City at
Last! l Mister Fix-it l Goodbyes to Earth! l

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" I, think its dead Vegeta. "

" For the final time, it is NOT dead, it is simply
mildly impaired and I am working my hardest to fix it RIGHT NOW. "

Vegeta snapped back at Raditsu,
who edged a little farther away from where the ouji was bent on his knees while
toiling with

the space pod's inner
mechanizations, " Ridiculous heaps of rubbish, that's what these things
are. " he sat up, " Frankly I'm

surprised the blasted thing's
never blown up in mid-flight before. "

" They probably have. " Nappa said
contemplatively as he sat with his back up against a nearby tree, " It's
one of

those things Freeza's just not
likely to have recorded. "

" Or wanted to. " Raditsu injected, "
Who'd go on a mission if they knew there was some sort of death rate just by

riding in one of these things.
"

" I bet Freeza keeps all the good pods to himself
and the Ginyus, he's just waiting for any chance to knock us off. "

Nappa sighed.

" Well he's not going to. Let Freeza think we're
dead. " Vegeta stood up, " I didn't hatch this escape plan only to

be caught because of a faulty
wiring system and an outdated piece of hardware. " he lightly kicked his
space pod, " And I

honestly don't wish to
entertain the notion of killing one of you and taking your pod instead. "
the ouji glanced back at his

associates.

Raditsu sweatdropped, " Come on Vegeta, you wouldn't
really do something like that. "

" I don't want to, but you'd better find a way to
make yourself useful in this particular scenario Raditsu because as

the weakest of the three of us
you'd probably be my pick. " the smaller saiyajin shrugged.

" That's cold, Vegeta. That really is, ya know?
" Raditsu stated blankly before going to turn his scouter on.

" Hey wait! " Nappa suddenly put his hand out.

" Eh? "

" Don't turn the main program on. Or, or at least
the audio-sharing one. "

" What? Why? "

Nappa shook his head, " If you turn that on that
means anyone who could be nearby, looking for us, could track us

down and report back to Freeza.
"

" We're on a backwater planet in the middle of
nowhere, who's around to report us?! " Vegeta exclaimed, throwing his

arms in the air.

" Well, I....you never know... " Nappa stammered,
trailing off.

Vegeta paused for a moment, " Fine. You've made a
noteworthy point, Nappa. " he reached for his own scouter, " Power

level tracking program only,
the both of you. I doubt we'll have need to split up anyway so there's no real
necessity in

draining the power from these
things to speak to one another through. " the smaller saiyajin adjusted
his scouter and

returned to look over his pod.

" We are on Earth, there's always a chance we could
try to find my brother's pod, see if that works. " Raditsu

pondered, clicking the button
on his scouter to check for nearby forms of life and only finding wildlife with
power levels of

around 2 or 3, " Man I'm
hungry... "

" As much as I wish not to shatter your dreams of a
lovely family reunion, the mere fact that this planet is

seemingly intact would indicate
a less than positive fate for Kakarrotto. " Vegeta frowned, disheartened,
" He was barely

strong enough to survive on his
own, I cannot imagine him overthrowing a planet or even a small town. "

" HEY! You don't KNOW if Kakarrotto's dead or not!
" Raditsu snapped, upset at the idea, " He could be alive and in

hiding somewhere! "

" I'd rather not be forced to cleanse the remains
from his ship, I've already been through enough mentally degrading

tasks over the past 18 years.
" the ouji rubbed his temples, trying to shake the depressing pictures
from his mind.

Nappa turned his gaze upward to the flourishing trees
that surrounded the break in the wooded area, then had to rub

his eyes when he could've sworn
he'd seen one of them moving. He looked again only to see the tree continuing
on its hobbling

path towards the clearing,
" Uh, hey guys? "

" What? " Raditsu glanced over at him only to
have his scouter start beeping, " Power level of 205! "

Vegeta's head shot to attention, " What?! "

Both saiyajin turned in the direction of the tree. Vegeta
frustratingly assumed a defensive position in wait for the

beast to expose itself.

" Oh hello~! " the cheerful, brightly-dressed
man greeted them as he walked right past Vegeta, unfazed. Goku switched

the cut-down tree from one
shoulder to the other, " I was not aware we had neighbors, it is nice to
meet you! " he shook

Raditsu's hand before leaving
again through the brush, " Bye~! "

Raditsu blinked at his hand, stupified. The man had been
wearing a bright, sky blue, long-sleeved gi with a small

purple cape around his neck,
what appeared to be some sort of animal pelt around his waist, and a strange
lavender cap with

a golden ornament wrapped
around it before curling against itself just over his forehead, " What in
the...? "

" YOU WANT A PIECE OF THIS, HUH!? " Vegeta
shouted, still in his defensive pose, ki flaring around him.

" Ah, Vegeta, he's already gone. " Nappa spoke.

" At least it wasn't a walking tree afterall. "
Raditsu nodded, " I'm not a fan of those walking trees from three

missions back. " he
temporarily paled, recalling the incident.

" Hmm. "

" ACK! " Raditsu nearly fell over to find
Vegeta suddenly almost directly infront of him, " Geez Vegeta warn me next

time when you-- "

" 205, you say? That's a decent power level for this
planet, infact it�s above average. " he pondered aloud before

rubbing his chin and allowing a
full-fledged smirk to swing up the side of his face, " I'm going to go
take

Mr. Bright-Britches hostage and
see if he can lead us to Kakarrotto's ship. "

" So you've given up trying to fix your own then?
" Raditsu raised an eyebrow.

Vegeta raised his finger in the air and shook it, "
Nn Nn. The Great and Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji does not

"give up", Raditsu.
He merely alters his plans to go with the most logical scenario which he sees
will provide the most

fruitful results. " the
ouji boasted.

Nappa looked over at Raditsu, " He's giving up.
"

" Looks like it. "

" AAAGH WILL YOU STOP THAT! " Vegeta snapped at
them, upset before storming off in the passerby's direction.

" Ojiiiii-chan~! I've got firewood for tonight!
" Goku announced as he knocked on the front door to the small,

old-style home; the tall tree
laying a good twelve feet or so behind him on the front lawn.

The door opened as an elderly man stepped out, " My,
Gokou that's quite the hall. " Gohan gazed out at it, " Always

impressive. Hm. "

Vegeta peered out at the scene from behind one of the
many trees surrounding the home, " The old man's got a power

level of 78. This'll be child's
play. "

" I'm still not sure where you picked up the habit
of talking outloud to yourself. " Raditsu sighed, finally meeting

up with him.

" SHHH! Quiet you fool! I'm going to surprise them.
" Vegeta hushed.

" King Bejito used to talk to himself a lot, its
probably something genetic. " Nappa replied thoughtfully.

A vein bulged on the ouji's forehead. He cleared his
throat and his mind before making a sudden leap out into the

clearing, his tail fur standing
on end as he puffed out his chest in an intimidating manner, " HANDS WHERE
I CAN SEE THEM,

THE BOTH OF YOU, NOW! "

Gohan took out a pair of glasses, rubbed them gently with
the cloth of his jacket and then placed them on his nose,

" Oh dear, " he
frowned, taking note of Vegeta's tail, " I suppose it would've occurred
sooner or later. "

" Hey its our new next-door neighbors! " Goku
grinned, waving to them, " Hi a-gain! "

" Hi. " Nappa pleasantly waved back before
Vegeta glowered at him, annoyed, " Ah, I mean, GRR, and, you're on,

Vegeta." he motioned to
the ouji before stepping backwards into the background once more.

" I suppose you're here for your friend, am I
correct? " Gohan asked, unfazed by Vegeta's attempt at intimidation as

he walked towards them.

" Choose your words wisely, old man; you haven't the
faintest idea of whom you are dealing with. " Vegeta snorted.

" The spaceship. "

The ouji paused.

" Spaceship? " Goku looked over at his
grandfather, confused.

" You're here for the ship, or the boy; or both?
Relatives, I assume. "

" I'm, I'm a relative, I'm Kakarrotto's older
brother. " Raditsu poked his head out from behind the tree.

" Well since I obviously have information you're
looking for and as we're both much in the dark as to the identity of

the other, let's go about this
in a diplomatic manner, shall we? " Gohan smiled, " My old bones
aren't much looking for a

fight right now. Allow me to
ask you a question and I shall answer one of yours. "

Vegeta narrowed his eyes.

" "Whom"
am I dealing with here? "

" Heh, " Vegeta smirked, opening his mouth
before Raditsu could answer, " I
am Vegeta Oujisama, the Great and

Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji and
heir to the throne of Saiyajin Kingdom of Bejito-sei. Our homeplanet was
destroyed 20 years ago

by a twisted tyrant known as
Freeza. Prior to this he had enslaved our planet and forced us to do his
bidding. We are the

three remaining survivors of
our people and I have only recently been able to succeed in an escape plan
which allowed us to

free ourselves from Freeza's
rule. " he explained, " However on our way through this solar system
my ship nearly collided

with a meteor and we made a
forced landing on this planet. As such, I am unable to leave unless I can
properly repair my

ship. I am also aware this is
the place Raditsu's younger brother, Kakarrotto, was sent as an infant. I need
his ship's

materials in order to fix mine.
"

" ... " Gohan looked back, quietly debating
things, " You are aware that what you've just told me could be a total

crock, however, as I doubt your
friend "Kakarrotto" will need his spaceship, and since the three of
you seem like quite the

trouble-makers I'll allow you
to take the ship if it means you'll leave this place in safety. " he
shrugged.

Vegeta mentally struck a "YES!" pose, while
outside smirking widely in victory, " I'm glad you see it that way. "

" WAIT! " Raditsu suddenly exclaimed as Gohan
turned to walk off, " You mentioned "the boy". Do you know where

Kakarrotto-- "

" --"Kakarrotto" had an awful spill down
the side of one of the mountain cliffs around here, he injured his head

quite severely. " Gohan
frowned.

Raditsu's face fell into disappointment, " Oh. I
see. "

Nappa looked away while Vegeta felt a twinge of sadness,
momentarily recalling the stout toddler.

" Come along now, it's best we start now before it
gets dark. " Gohan turned to leave, " It's not too far out of the

way. " he paused before
glancing over at the young man beside him, " Would you like to see a real
live spaceship, Gokou? "

Gohan smiled.

" YEAH~! " Goku beamed, happily following him
down the side of the mountain.

" AAAGH! IT'S ALL RUSTED AND DECAYING!! HOW CAN I
EVER POSSIBLY DO SOMETHING WITH THIS!! " Vegeta overdramatically exclaimed
with anguish up into the sky while Goku gently poked the space pod with the tip
of his nyoi-bo, " DON'T TOUCH IT! "

the ouji snapped at him.

" It does not look too bad to me. " Goku tilted
his head.

" Well clearly YOU have never witnessed saiyajin
interplanetary travel technology. " the smaller saiyajin said with a

huff, folding his arms.

" I saw no need to perform any upkeep on the thing,
it wasn't of any importance to me. " Gohan spoke.

" WELL YOU SHOULD'VE! " Vegeta hollered.

" You make peoples' ears hurt. " Goku pouted,
causing the ouji to twitch. He perked up, " Anyway I am sure Bulma

could fix this. "

" And what would that be? "

" Hahahaha, she is not a "what", she is my
friend. " Goku stood up, nodding happily, " Mmm-hmm, if there is
any-body

any-where who can fix
technological stuff it would be Bulma! "

" And has this "Bulma" ever been to outer
space? " Vegeta folded his arms, skeptical.

" Well, no. I do not think so... " Goku trailed
off, then smiled, " But she invented the Dragon Radar and lots of

other cool stuff; and, and if
she cannot fix it her dad's a really good inventor too so he could figure out
how to fix it. "

" Hn... "

" You want to get off of this planet, don't you, Mr.
Oujisama? " Gohan asked, taking a hoi poi capsule out of his

pocket," I can assure you
that my grandson's claims are true. I've met Ms. Briefs on more than one
occasion and she's a

brilliant young woman with an
extraordinary talent in the field of mechanics and chemistry. "

" I could take them to West City on Kinto'un. "
Goku suggested.

" A wonderful gesture, Gokou, but I doubt any of our
new 'friends' are pure of heart.
" the old man smiled, amused.

He tossed the hoi poi capsule
to the ground and out in a plume of smoke popped a two-story vehicle.

" !!! "

" !!! "

" !!! "

All three saiyajin froze in shock at the sudden existence
of the van.

" I take back what I said about this being
back-water. " Vegeta muttered in disbelief.

" Bulma's dad invented these capsules that hold
stuff like giant vans. " Goku pointed out.

" And I take back my skepticism at being unable to
escape this planet. "

" I'll allow the three of you to temporarily borrow
my vehicle, however if you're going to do so I insist my grandson

escort you there; that way I
know I'll get the van back and I know you won't cause much of a fuss once you
arrive in West

City. " Gohan explained.

" Aw, Ojichan you do not want to come a-long? "
Goku frowned, looking over at him.

" Now now, Gokou. Such a trip is a little too much
for an elderly man such as myself. Besides I have plenty of

reading material to keep me
occupied while you're gone. " he waved him off before tossing Goku the
keys.

" Ohkay. " Goku nodded, then grinned before
opening the driver's side door while Nappa worked on dislodging the ship

from the ground, " Be
safe! "

" Be safe, Gokou. "

" So, your name is-- "

" --Son Goku. " he contently responded as Goku
continued to drive while Raditsu sat in the front passenger's seat.

Vegeta and Nappa along with the
pods were packed in the back of the van, " And that was my granpa, Gohan.
"

" Are you guys the only ones living up here? "

" That I know of. " Goku thought outloud, then
smiled, " That is why I was happy to see you when I thought you were

going to move in down the way.
I don't always live there though. I live at lots of places; infact I lived up
at Kami's Palace

training for the past three
years; I just got home a couple days a-go. "

" Training? "

" For the Tenkaichi Budoukai, the "Strongest
Under the Heavens". " Goku's eyes lit up while talking about it,
" It's

a martial arts tournament held
in South City every three years. The last two times I came in 2nd place, but
this time I am

going to try my hardest again
and maybe I'll win! "

" So you're a martial artist? "

" Mmm-hmm~ "

" Makes sense why your power level's so strong
compared to the others I've sensed around here. " Raditsu pondered.

" Don't you have anything better to do than
interrogate the driver? " Vegeta poked his head up front.

" Hey Vegeta. "

" Hi Veggie-ta~! "

" ... " Vegeta sweatdropped at Goku's
pronunciation of his name, then recollected himself, " So, why the weird

clothes? "

" Vegeta! " Raditsu sweatdropped.

" What? I can ask him questions too! "

" Maybe its traditional Earth dress, maybe everybody
here wears stuff like that; you don't know! "

" Oh these aren't my regular clothes; this is one of
the outfits I got from Kami's. " Goku tugged at his shirt, then

grinned, " I am saving my
brand new gi for the Tenkaichi Budoukai~! "

" Gi? "

" Mmm-hmm~~ " he smiled widely at the thought
of it.

" Is it as bright as the monstrosity you're wearing
now? "

" Vegeta.. " Raditsu twitched.

" Well, it is kind of like this, only short sleeved.
Oh! And orange. " Goku happily answered him.

Vegeta cocked an eyebrow, " I'm not quite sure if
that's much an improvement or not. "

" Who made you the fashion police all of a sudden?
" Raditsu glanced over at him.

" As royalty I'm to be trained in looking my best,
of course. " Vegeta smugly replied, then pulled his head back into

the other room.

Raditsu sighed and shook his head. He glanced back over
at Goku, " So, why are you helping us anyway? I hope you're

not expecting something in
return. "

" Why would I? " Goku blinked, confused.

" Listen, how about I take the wheel for a little
while and you go relax or get something to eat. " the larger

saiyajin motioned for him to
leave.

Goku thought for a moment, " I am..sorry a-bout your
brother. "

" It's not your fault. I don't know why I expected
to even find him alive in the first place. It was a stupid idea. "

Raditsu mumbled.

Goku pulled over to the side of the road and got out of
the driver's seat, " Do you know how to drive? "

" I think I can figure it out. " Raditsu
smirked.

The younger saiyajin paused, then left through the
doorway into the main living area where Vegeta was working

fervorently on the two ships
while Nappa sat back and flipped through the television channels.

" Anything on our sudden disappearance? "
Vegeta asked, eyeballing the rusted, deteriorated insides of Kakarrotto's

ship.

" Nah, it looks like its all local news; you know I
wouldn't be surprised if this planet doesn't even get NoGN. "

" NoGN? " Goku tilted his head.

Nappa looked up at him from the couch, " Yeah, North
Galaxy News. It's one of the major news networks around here. "

" What are you doing back here?! " Vegeta
sweatdropped to see Goku standing there, " Who's driving the vehicle?
"

" That guy with the really long hair. " Goku
pointed back to the driver's area, " He told me to go take a break. "

the larger saiyajin smiled,
" So that is what I am going to do~ " he walked over to the kitchen
area and opened the fridge,

taking a nice long whiff of the
delectable edibles inside, " Mmm~ " reaching inside, Goku pulled out
the entire middle tray

of goods and sat it down on the
table. He walked over to the sink to wash his hands, then returned with a fresh
gallon-sized

jug of water.

Vegeta watched Goku out of the corner of his eye with a
level of suspicion while continuing to work on the ships.

Nappa had decided on a drama
program and had mostly blocked out what the other two men were preoccupied
with.

Goku rubbed his hands together, then lifted a gigantic
mackerel up over his head and swallowed the fish whole.

The wrench dropped out of Vegeta's hand and hit the tiled
floor with a loud thunk. The ouji blinked for a moment

before watching Goku down two
full watermelons, 10 full cuts of roast beef, and several gallons of rice
before washing it

down with the gallon-sized jug
of water.

" That was delicious! " the larger saiyajin
happily announced before patting his stomach and turning to Vegeta with a

grin, " I do not want to
spoil my appetite for dinner though~. "

" A....ah.... " the ouji stared at him,
bug-eyed.

Goku raised an eyebrow at Vegeta's expression, then
looked down at his top to see it splattered in meat juices, " Oh

that is not good at all. "
he laughed, embarrassed, " I guess I could use a bath. " he stretched
his arms in the air, " See

you in a bit! " he waved
before walking over to a nearby door labeled WC and entering, closing the door
behind him.

" Nappa. " Vegeta spoke intently, his eyes
still on the wash room door, " Watch the pods for me. I'll be back in a

moment."

" You're not going to SPY on that guy are you?
" Nappa glanced over at him, " He's just going to wash u-- "

The ouji sent him a death glare.

Nappa turned his attention back to the tv, nervous sweat
dripping down the side of his bald head.

Vegeta hovered upward into the air and made his way
towards the door, gently pressing his ear to the side of it. He

looked up at a small,
fog-clouded window in the door, " Hmm... "

" You know, this really isn't so bad. Fresh air,
open road, nobody breathing down my neck and threatening me with my

very life. Yeah...I actually
kind of like it. " Raditsu thought outloud to himself as he continued down
the road, " No people though;

that's sort of odd. " he
looked around, then noticed something on the side of the road

coming up over a hill. A large
village with a tremendously sized castle atop a mountain in the distance,
" I stand

corrected. " the large saiyajin
muttered, surprised.

" HIYAAAH! HAAAAH! "

A ki ball flew across the road feet ahead of the vehicle,
" Ki-- " Raditsu turned to see a dark-haired woman in

armor wearing a helmet on her
head, a cape across her shoulders, and boots and gloves eerily similar to his
own, " Female

Saiyajin. " he murmured in
awe before slamming on the break, startling her, " HI! Ah--I, hello. I
mean, tanpa ko miche! " he

excitedly shouted in saiyago to
her.

The woman glanced over at him as if he'd sprouted a
second head, " Excuse me? "

Raditsu's expression faltered, " Your armor, and
your power level and complexion, you're from Bejito-sei too, right?"

She placed her hands on her hips, annoyed and confused,
" What are you talking about?! "

The large saiyajin's eyes trailed downward, " You
don't have a tail. "

" WHY WOULD I HAVE A TAIL!? " she snapped,
" What kind of inane question is THAT?! Who has a tail!? "

Raditsu unwrapped his own from around his waist and held
it out the passenger-side window.

The woman folded her arms, impressed, " I've only
met one other guy with a tail before and he was way more handsome

than you are. "

" You wound me. "

" I mean nothing of the sort. Infact I'm out here
training so I can fight him at the 23rd Tenkaichi Budoukai; he's

my fianc� you know. " she
smirked.

" Your...what? " Raditsu blinked.

She placed her hands on her face and sighed, " My
fianc�~ my one true love of COURSE. A long time ago he put out the

flames that had cursed my
family's castle--well, not directly--but he did cause it to happen. Anyway I
haven't heard from him

since so I'm going to go to the
Tenkaichi Budoukai and meet him there to test him and see if he really is
capable of my

worth. "

" Oh..... "

" My eyes are up here, THANK YOU. " she
agitatingly pointed to them.

Raditsu flushed, " Ah, I was listening to your
story, honest. " he scratched the back of his head, " So if things

don't go as planned with this
guy-- "

" --oh they're going to go as planned; I've been
getting the wedding set up for months. "

" The what? "

She eyeballed him, " My head, you really don't come
from around here, do you? "

" No, I'm from outer space. " Raditsu pointed
upwards.

" ....ahahahAHHAHAHAHA! " the woman laughed,
" Oh that's a riot, ah-- "

" Raditsu Koi. "

" Well its interesting to meet you, Raditsu. I'm
Chi-Chi Gyu-Mao, Ox Princess. " she boasted.

" Ox? "

" ... " her face went blank, " You
wouldn't happen to be related to Goku-san by any chance? "

" Go-- " he glanced at the back of the vehicle,
::Is she talking about that guy?::

" He's the only other person I've met so far who's
as dense to the world around him as you seem to be. Pft. Outer

space. " another amused
smile crossed her face, " Yeah right. "

" No, I really am from outer space. I have a ship in
back to prove it. Me and my, ah, friends? Are on our way to this

place called West City to get
one of the pods fixed so we can get off this planet and back into space. "

" ... "

" We're escaping from an evil space tyrant who's
conquered most of the galaxy and who blew up our home planet while

keeping us as his slaves for
the good majority of the past couple decades. "

" Uh-huh. "

" Hey, Raditsu what're you doing up here man? The
vehicle's not moving? " Nappa walked into the front room, then

noticed the woman outside and
sweatdropped, " Is this really the time? I get your libido, I do,
but..now? Really? "

" I'm NOT interested if that's what you're thinking.
" Chi-Chi glowered up at the bigger of the two saiyajin.

" I thought she was a saiyajin because of her outfit
and the fact that she can throw ki blasts. " Raditsu explained.

" You're grasping at straws, she doesn't even have a
tail. " Nappa held his out, causing Chi-Chi's eyes to bug out in

shock.

" Hey, I've had girlfriends from nearly ever single
galaxy out there, yet I've never had one of my own species, is it

that bad that I thought--
"

" --of course you didn't have a girlfriend back on
Bejito-sei; Freeza blew the planet up before your voice even

cracked or your balls even
dropped. " Nappa shrugged.

" ... " Raditsu glared at him.

" ... " Chi-Chi stood there, her face red.

" Is this really the type of thing we should be
talking about infront of a stranger? " Raditsu's tail twitched about,

thrashing behind him.

" No, I guess not. "

" Besides, don't you think that would be a little
TOO convenient; to find a final remaining member of our species and

the opposite sex on the planet
we happen to make a forced landing on? "

" Yeah... " Raditsu let out a frustrated sigh.

" Neither of you would happen to know Goku-san,
would you? " she asked, getting both saiyajins' attention.

" Is she talking about that guy who's granpa's
vehicle we're borrowing? " Nappa looked at Raditsu.

" I dunno. " he turned back out the window,
" His full name, it wouldn't happen to be Son Goku, would it? "

Chi-Chi's eyes widened, " Is he in there? He's in
there with you? Goku-san? "

" Well, yeah. " Nappa said, " He's in the
bathroom right now but-- "

" WAIT! WAIT HERE! " she held up her pointer
finger before running off towards the village.

" HEY! HEY WAIT WHERE'RE YOU GOING!? " Raditsu
shouted after her, opening the passenger�s door.

" TO GET CHANGED OF COURSE! YOU THINK I'M GOING TO
LET MY FIANC� SEE THIS MUCH SKIN BEFORE WE GET MARRIED!? " she balked.

" So?! We can see you right now! "

" YOU'RE NOT GOKU-SAN! " Chi-Chi replied before
powering up and bursting into a run.

" ... "

" ... "

" Um...so, are we going to wait here for her or keep
going? " Nappa asked him, curious.

" Hm. " Raditsu folded his arms, deep in
thought, then smirked, " Let's keep
going. "

Nappa chuckled, " Man you're evil. "

" Yeah, I know. "

" *CRACK* " Nappa popped open an aluminum can
full of some earth-related beverage and downed a swig of it before

heading back to the couch,
" Say, Vegeta? "

" SHHH! " the ouji hissed at him, holding his
ear to the side of a plastic cup he had pressed against the door.

" You know I never really took you for "that
guy". Though I guess if I really think about it you are obsessive

enough to fall into that type
of thing. "

" Enough of your useless prattle; how the hell can I
hear what's going on if you keep talking?! "

" ... " Nappa stared at him lamely, then rolled
his eyes and turned the other way.

Vegeta got up and walked over to the linen closet before
opening it and taking a couple towels out.

" Going to take a shower? "

" I'm going to deliver these to our good friend and
guest. " the ouji smirked.

" Um, technically, aren't WE the guests seeing as
this is his planet and his grandpa's car? "

Vegeta walked over to Nappa and snapped one of the towels
against the back of his head.

" OWW! HEY! " Nappa exclaimed.

" Don't question your high prince, ohkay? "
Vegeta warned.

" I swear you're getting meaner and more bitter with
age; it's not healthy, Vegeta. " Nappa frowned.

" There's nothing healthy about working under
Freeza; you of all people should know that. "

" But we're not working under Freeza. We're free
now. "

" We're not free until I KNOW we're free. And I
don't know that yet. " the ouji spoke seriously, " Once I achieve the

densetsu form I'll easily be
able to do away with Freeza myself. " he smirked at the thought.

" How will you know when you reach it? "

" I'll know...I'm not completely sure yet as to how,
but I'll know. I will...I'll feel power coursing through my

veins; intense power the likes
of which dwarf anything Freeza can achieve. " Vegeta held his hands out,
" Now if you'll

excuse me, I'm going to deliver
some moisture-relieving refreshment to our new friend. "

" Ew. "

" ... " the ouji sweatdropped, embarrassed,
" You know in which context I meant. "

" Ah of course I do Vegeta. "

The smaller saiyajin rolled his eyes and walked up to the
bathroom door. He grabbed the doorknob and slowly,

carefully turned it as quietly
as he possibly could handle before flinging the door open, " I'VE BROUGHT
YOU TOWELS! "

" ... " the room was empty except for the tub
filled with water and bubbles. The air filled with hot, evaporated

water and a fresh minty scent
from the bar of soap that lay on the side of the tub.

Vegeta walked up to the tub, " Huh. " he
scratched his head, confused before the water itself exploded in his face,

drenching him in hot soapy
liquid, " AAAGH! " the ouji stumbled back before slipping and falling
over onto a puddle made by

the humongous splash.

" Oh hi Veggie-ta~ you wanna get cleaned up too huh?
" Goku grinned.

Vegeta spat out the disgusting taste of soap-water and
coughed before feeling his blood pressure rise, " KUSOTARE! "

he hollered, looking up at Goku
only to freeze in place.

The dark blue hair jutting out into wonderfully illogical
spikes that would baffle MC Escher. The long, furry, and

equally dark blue tail whipping
out in the air behind him. And the fabulously well-sculpted abs.

" KAKARROTTO! " Vegeta blurted out.

" Eh? " Goku tilted his head.

" You brilliant mad-man. Thinking you could deceive
us all. " a small smile appeared on Vegeta's stunned face, " And

it WORKED. I, I hadn't a clue
that--your brother; he'll, he'll be thrilled and, and wait'll I tell Raditsu!
" he got to his

feet, laughing uncertainly,
" I, I dare mention I'd embrace you however the fact that you're both
sopping wet and completely

in the nude would leave me to
question my very nature if I were to do so, so...here. " he tossed the now
mostly-wet towels at

Goku, " Get yourself dried
off and join me once you have so we can reveal to Raditsu and Nappa your
ingenious farce of a

plan. "

" What? "

" ? " the ouji paused, about to leave.

" Um, I do not know what you are talking about. I am
not Kakarrotto. Didn't Ojichan say he died when he fell off a

one of the cliffs near our
house? " Goku asked, confused.

:::"
--"Kakarrotto" had an awful spill down the side of one of the
mountain cliffs around here, he injured his head

quite severely. " Gohan frowned.:::

" Hmm. " Vegeta rewound the flashback and
played it once more, " He did not. " he muttered, as if pondering

something. The ouji turned to
Goku, " Kakarrotto, let me see your head. "

Goku reached his hands down into the bathtub and felt
around.

" THE ONE ON YOUR SHOULDERS, FOOL! THE ONE ON YOUR
SHOULDERS!! " Vegeta snapped, bright red.

The larger saiyajin bent his head down. Vegeta sat on the
side of the tub and began to shift his gloved fingers

through Goku's hair, looking
for any remnants of an injury before discovering a wide scar that led from the
top of his head

down to the back of it. The
ouji cringed at what it must've felt like upon impact.

" An heavy injury to the hippocampus could
potentially result in memory loss. " he thought outloud.

" Hm? "

" Kakarrotto, don't you find it strange that you
share traits similar to those of the three of us? Raditsu, Nappa,

and I? "

" No. " Goku blinked, then smiled, "
Though I am happy to know I am not the only one a-round with a tail. Everybody

else said it was strange and
ab-normal that I had one but now I can prove them wrong be-cause you have tails
too! "

" Baka. " Vegeta pouted stubbornly, "
Don't you get it? The ship was right next to your house. You have a tail and

you're abnormally strong
compared to anyone else on this planet-- "

" --well almost everyone-- "

" --you eat meals big enough to feed several
families yet you don't put on nearly a pound of excess weight from doing

so! You have an insatiable urge
to fight! You're a saiyajin! YOU'RE Kakarrotto! "

Goku looked at him for a moment before smiling, " No
I'm not. I'm Son Goku. "

" ... " Vegeta sourly watched him, " Where
are your parents then? "

" I...I do not know. They abandoned me when I was a
baby and granpa found me. "

" You think they were such cruel people as to
abandon their child on a nearly-deserted mountainside where they most

likely didn't even know that
old hermit lived? You really believe they were that terrible? "

" They were not terrible! "

" If your parents were human, Kakarrotto, if they
WERE human and had a sense of decency wouldn't you have been placed

at an adoption agency if they
didn't want to raise you?! If they cared about you wouldn't they have at least
ensured your

safety and your future from the
moment they abandoned you?! "

" Don't say that! You should not say mean things
a-bout people you don't even know! "

" Your parents were saiyajin, Kakarrotto! Just like
you are! The reason you ended up alone on that mountain was

because you landed there in
that pod! Your "granpa" found the pod and found you inside! You're
lucky he had enough compassion

to take you in; though I don't
know why he would ever wish to hide your true nature from you. "

" You are making me uncomfortable. And, " Goku
looked around, " it does not matter "what" I am, does it? What
matters

is who I am. "

Vegeta raised an eyebrow at him.

" I still do not think I am this person you are
mis-understanding to be me, but...you are not going to kidnap me or

anything, are you? " he
smiled.

" Are you daft? With your power level you'd never
survive in outer space. " the ouji sighed, disappointed.

" !!! "

Vegeta shrugged, " I'd have to put all my attention
into constantly saving your rump from the dangers that would

surely try to take advantage of
you and Kakarrotto to honestly tell you I barely have my own footing in step
within the reaches

of space. While I may be
powerful there are those with far more clout than I; though I do have the
advantage of a sparkling

reputation. " he smirked,
recalling the fright on faces of those he had revealed his identity to in the
past.

" I could too! "

" ? " Vegeta glanced over to see a look of
determination on Goku's face.

" I could too survive in outer space! "

" Many a young child has spoken that same phrase.
" the ouji chuckled.

" I am not a child! " Goku plunked his palms
down on the sides of the tub and stood up, causing Vegeta to fall over

and look away, flushed red,
" And I do not think age has any-thing to do with it. "

" True, true. It, it's more of an experience-based
situation; of which you likely have none. "

" You could teach me. "

" Ah--I, I don't think it would be that s--safe to--
" Vegeta attempted to avoid looking off in Goku's direction,

still flushed, " You're
indecent and I would prefer you dry yourself at once! " he snapped, making
fists and squinting his

eyes shut.

Goku got out of the tub and dried himself off before
reaching for a pair of boxer shorts and pulling them on, " You

are strange, Veggie-ta. "

" Heh. " Vegeta smirked, standing up and
turning to Goku, " I believe you have it spun backwards, Kaka--- "

" *Pat*Pat*Pat* "

" ... " the ouji looked down to see Goku
feeling him up, " WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! "

Nappa and Raditsu both jolted to alertness.

" Did you feel the entire vehicle quake just now?
" Raditsu called back to him.

" Yeah, I, I think that was Vegeta. " Nappa
stated, baffled.

" ... "

" ... "

Both went pale.

" I'm not checking in on him. "

" Me neither. "

" PERVERT! VOYEUR! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!? "
Vegeta shrieked, his voice cracking from shock as he backed up into the

door.

" So I was right, you are a guy. " Goku smiled.

" ...MANIAC! WHAT HAPPENED TO ASKING ME INSTEAD?!
And how could you ever possibly doubt my manly physique? " he

pouted, puffing his chest out.

" Well you sounded like a guy but I just wanted to
check to make sure be-cause your voice is not com-pletely an

indicator of which one you are.
"

" Wisely states the peasant with easily the highest
voice of the four of us. " Vegeta grumbled.

" That is why I could not be sure; if my voice is so
high and I am a guy, if yours is low how could I be sure you are

one too? "

" ...Kakarrotto that makes absolutely no sense at
all. "

" It does too. " the larger saiyajin pouted,
then thought for a moment, " Hey, could I fight you? " his face lit
up.

" Excuse me? "

" You said you were a lot stronger than I am, can I
fight you to find out how much? "

" Are you mad?! I'd cream the floor with you! "

" No no, I am not mad. I'd really like to fight you,
if you are as strong as you say. " Goku paced around the smaller

saiyajin in a circle.

" Hmph, I have a power level of almost 17,000, fool.
You're barely in the three-digits. " Vegeta snorted, then let

out an amused chuckle, "
I'm far out of your league; it just wouldn't be a fair fight. "

Goku gave him a sour, agitated expression, " But I
want to TRY! "

" *KAPOW*! " the entire vehicle quaked and
nearly tilted over to its side, knocking both Goku and Vegeta to the

floor.

" What was that! " Vegeta demanded.

" Bump in the road. " Goku blinked, " A
BIG bump in the road. Huh? Where are you going? " he noticed Vegeta

already out the door. The ouji
ran to the back of the vehicle to see what looked like an ax piercing halfway
through.

" What in the hell-- " the ouji flung the door
open only to see an angry mob of about 60 people running up the

highway after them screaming
and yelling and throwing whatever small weaponry they could find.

" YOU ASININE JERK I KNOW YOU HAVE MY FIANC� IN
THERE GIVE HIM BACK NOW! " one
of the young women hollered.

" ... " Vegeta stood there, stunned and
confused before blankly closing the door in their faces.

" *THUNK*! "

The ouji dodged to his left as a sword plowed through the
door nearly three inches from his torso, " A..ah.. " he

recollected himself and stormed
past the bathroom.

" Hey Veggie-ta where are you going? "

Vegeta snorted before flinging open the door to the
driver's area, " I LEAVE YOU IN CHARGE FOR A MERE HOUR AND YOU

SOMEHOW GARNER US AN ENTIRE
ARMY OF ENEMIES!! "

" Eh? " Raditsu looked back at him, confused.

Vegeta pointed to the back of the vehicle, " THERE
IS AN ANGRY MOB OUT THERE CHASING US! Do you mind telling me

WHY?! "

" What angry-- " Raditsu peered over at the
rear-view window and sweatdropped, " OH. It's that woman Nappa and I

ditched a while back; huh looks
like she's got quite the cover-up of clothes on now; how disappointing she
really had a nice

body-- "

" *POW*! " Vegeta smacked Raditsu upside the
head, " ENOUGH OF YOUR PERVERTED, HORMONE-INDUCED FANTASIES! THEY'RE
THROWING WEAPONS AT US!! "

" Weapons? "

" YES! You can't actually tell me you thought all
that shaking was from "bumps in the road"? " the ouji folded his

arms.

" It did seem a little too smooth for that. "

The smaller saiyajin heaved a sigh, " You people
make me wonder how we ever escaped from Freeza at all. " he walked

over to glance out the
passenger�s-side rear-view mirror, " Hm. Ah well, I better take care of
this on my own. " Vegeta

opened the side-door.

" WHAT ARE YOU DOING WE'RE GOING 80MPH! "
Raditsu exclaimed, gawking.

Vegeta gently stepped out and leapt off the vehicle and
flew underneath, " Ugh, what a primitive mode of transportation

this is...FASTEN YOUR
SEATBELTS, "GENTLEMEN"! "

" Eh?--WWHOOOAH! " Raditsu nearly smacked his
head into the steering wheel before him as the vehicle slowly began to

lift off the ground and up into
the air. The large saiyajin quickly rolled down his window and peered outside.
Those chasing

them had begun to quickly slow
down; gawking at the sight of the vehicle they were chasing now taking flight.

" C---Chi-Chi-hime, " one of the citizens
stammered in shock, " it, the car its, it's FLYING! "

Chi-Chi quickly regained her wits and snapped back at the
man, " OF COURSE ITS FLYING ANY IDIOT CAN SEE THAT! " she

paused and then turned her
attention back to the van, " A flying VAN....?
"

The back door squeaked open and Goku peeked out, letting
out a surprised gasp, " We are in the air! "

" It's him! It's him he really was on the van!
" one of the women exclaimed.

Chi-Chi fell to her knees, the van now almost completely
out of sight, " G--GOKU-SAAAAAN! "

" Hey! You guys we are flying did you know we are
flying! " Goku ran up to the front of the ship, still in his

boxers; passing Nappa in the
main room before reaching the driver's room up front where Raditsu laid back in
the driver's

seat.

" There's really no point in calling it a driver's
seat anymore; I'm just a passenger. " Raditsu sighed, defeated.

" Hey you this van is FLYING! " Goku excitedly
shouted to him.

Raditsu tiredly glanced over his shoulder before nearly
falling out of his chair, " K--K---KAKARROTTO! "

" What? " Nappa called from the other room.

" That's what Veggie-ta said, which is strange
be-cause I know I intro-duced myself to you a while a-go. "

" What's up with all the yelling in-- " Nappa
walked up to the other two saiyajin only to go blank, " Bardock? "

Goku turned to face him.

" AHH you're that kid! YOU'RE Kakarrotto!? "

" I am not a kid. " Goku sweatdropped, "
And I am not Kakarrotto. I am Son Goku. "

" EVERYONE'S a kid compared to Nappa. " Raditsu
teased with a smirk on his face.

Nappa glowered at him, then chuckled, " Oughta punch
you for that. "

" En. " Raditsu shrugged, then turned his
attention back to Goku, " You know, I don't think I would've known it was

you if you kept in that
ridiculous outfit; that's kind of sad of me, not recognizing my own brother.
" he held up his tail,

" See, they're both the
same dark blue. "

Goku looked over at his own tail, which was twitching
lazily about in the air, then back over at Raditsu, " Why does

everyone keep thinking I am
this "Kakarrotto" guy? "

Raditsu frowned, " But you are, you have to be;
there's only four saiyajin left and Kakarrotto, my younger brother,

is one of them. "

" KAKARROTTO! " a voice yelled from beneath
them.

" Veggie-ta? " Goku blinked.

" He's under the vehicle,
steering it for us. " Raditsu replied, " He saved us from an angry
mob that was chasing

us. "

" Chasing us? "

" I, I did something stupid; sorry about that.
" he scratched the back of his head.

" Oh? " Goku tilted his head, " OH! "
he dashed over to the passenger�s side door and opened it before calling out

into the sky, " KINTO'UN~!
KINTO'UN~! "

The other two saiyajin stared at him, confused.

A large, puffy yellow cloud came careening out of the sky
towards them.

" Haha~! There you are~! " Goku beamed, leaping
from the vehicle and onto the cloud. Much to Raditsu and Nappa's

surprise; he remained sitting
there, " Come on Kinto'un, we gotta go under the van now, kay? " he
asked happily as the cloud

decended and flew underneath
the van beside Vegeta, keeping up with the ouji's pace, " Hi~! "

Vegeta almost lost his balance and concentration at the
sight of Goku sitting on a cloud, " Wh--wha? "

" You can fly; that's really cool. I have a couple
friends who can do that. " Goku smiled, " I can sorta fly but I

am not nearly good e-nough yet
to do that and carry a big van like this; but I am trying harder every day.
"

" A--um, ah-- "

" I guess you have not met Kinto'un. Kamesennin gave
him to me. " Goku patted the cloud, " Well, actually this is not

really the same Kinto'un as
back then, this one really is the one Karin gave me now that I think a-bout
it...anyway, Kinto'un

this is Veggie-ta. Veggie-ta,
this is Kinto'un. " he motioned between them.

" You're, full of surprises, aren't you? "
Vegeta replied, thrown off and a little disturbed.

" Heh-heh~ " Goku grinned.

" So, Kakarrotto, what I called you about. " he
cleared his throat, " I've decided to fly this thing to West City;

it'll save on time and we won't
have to deal with any more annoyances. Which way do I go? "

" West of course. "

" ... "

" :) "

" You know I think there could possibly be a higher
qualification of directions for that, Kakarrotto. "

" Well, " Goku rubbed his chin, then lit up,
" It is in the direction the sun sets! "

Vegeta sweatdropped, " ...lovely. "

" *BRING*BRING*BRING*BRING* "

" Hm? " Bulma paused in the middle of brushing
her hair to get up and grab the phone off the counter in her room,

" Capsule Corp, Bulma
Briefs speaking, who may I ask is calling? " she spoke boldly with pride
on her face.

" Hi Bulma, it is me! "

She almost dropped the phone, " Son-kun! Haha!
" she beamed ear-to-ear, " Where've you been you silly kid, it's ONLY

BEEN 3 years. " Bulma said
with a twinge of taunting and frustration in her voice, " You're coming to
the Tenkaichi Budoukai,

aren't you? "

" OFCOURSEIAM! " Goku blurted out with fierce
determination and excitement at the mere mention of the tournament,

" But that is not why I
called. You see I have these guys that Ojichan and I met back home and they
need your help to fix

their spaceship. "

Bulma let out an amused chuckle, " Their
"spaceship"? Son-kun is this a prank because I swear if it is� "

" No no, look outside I can see you from here.
"

" Eh? " she blinked, walking over to the
wall-sized window in her room only to see a van flying through the air and

headed towards Capsule corp.
The phone slipped out of her hand and hit the floor as Bulma stared at the
flying vehicle in

shock, " .... "

" Bulma? Bulma? " Goku's voice called out from
the phone on the floor.

" Huh? " she mumbled in disbelief.

" Bulma? "

" OH! GOKU! " Bulma suddenly snapped out of it
before snatching the phone back up to her ear, " Son-kun what are you

doing!! Flying that huge van in
the air people will wonder what its doing up there and then I'll have to come
up with some

ridiculous explanation to give
the media-- "

" I'm not flying it. "

She looked over to see Goku sitting on Kinto'un just
outside her window, the phone still to his ear.

Goku smiled, " Veggie-ta is. " he pointed over
to the van beside him.

Vegeta lifted the van up over his head before giving her
a bored wave, " Oi. "

" ... " Bulma backwards and hit the ground,
unconscious.

" I'm not sure what's more disturbing about all
this; the fact that you've suddenly grown three feet and developed

sex appeal, or the fact that
there's three other guys out there just like you. " Bulma sweatdropped.
She, her parents, Goku,

Vegeta, and the van with
Raditsu and Nappa inside all stood on the front lawn of Capsule Corp.

" I'm in no way "similar" to Kakarrotto
here aside from our species. " Vegeta stated.

Goku made a confused face while making the pat-pat motion
in the air.

" AND OUR GENDER!! " the ouji snapped, his face
red.

Bulma sweatdropped, then looked over at Goku, " Oh
you did not pat-pat this guy down? "

" I could not tell! Look at his hips! " Goku
exclaimed.

" Yeah, I guess I can sort of see that. " she
tilted her head a bit at Vegeta.

" ENOUGH ABOUT MY BODY, DAMMIT! " the ouji
yelled, upset before calming his head and clearing his throat, " I, am

Vegeta Oujisama, the Great and
Powerful Saiyajin no Ouji and heir to the throne of Bejito-sei. "

" Oh? A prince, huh? " Bulma looked him over,
then folded her arms and pouted, " Aside from the voice I have to say

my inner child is kind of
disappointed; the first time I meet a real prince and he's shorter than me.
"

" MY HEIGHT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM AT
HAND!!! "

" And no while stallion either; though I guess
expecting a horse would be a bit much. "

" I know not what this "horse" you speak
of is. "

" What? You're kidding? " she gawked, "
Wow you really are from..wherever Son-kun's from. "

" Outer space. " Raditsu spoke, stepping out of
the van.

" ACK! " Bulma jumped back at the sheer size of
him, frightened.

" Eh, Raditsu's really nothing to sneeze at. "
Nappa replied, getting out after him and dwarfing Raditsu in sheer

size alone.

" Oh...my.... " Bulma shook in fright.

" Oh MY~! " Bunni clasped her hands on her
cheeks before sliding up to Raditsu, " What handsome men, and my how

risqu� to show off those
well-muscled thighs like that! "

" Mother... " Bulma warned, twitching and
annoyed.

" So what's your name? " Bunni smiled up at
Raditsu, who sweatdropped.

" Ah--I kind of have a policy against dating
already-mated women. " he held up his hands.

" Aw that's too bad; well I understand. "

" You wouldn't happen to have any space-women in
that van, would you? " Dr. Briefs asked, interested.

" Father... " the vein on Bulma's forehead grew
larger.

" This is, most truly one of the strangest planets
I've ever landed upon. " Vegeta murmured.

" So as I understand it, you want us to repair a
spaceship? " Dr. Briefs looked over at Vegeta.

" Yes. " the ouji tiredly replied, grateful the
old man was finally taking this situation seriously, " The engine

died during our landing here; I
have a similar ship from which you can use to replace the parts. "

" Excellent. You know I've always wanted to try my
hand at space travel before, " Dr. Brief took a puff of his

cigarette.

" You've never operated on a spaceship before...?
" Vegeta sweatdropped, going pale.

" Ah but it shouldn't be much trouble. " the
doctor smiled, " Well Bulma dear let's give it whirl, don't you say?
"

" I don't know dad, I mean, Son-kun brought these
guys here and all but can we really trust them to-- "

" --if you don't fix my spaceship I'll never be able
to leave. " Vegeta folded his arms.

" ... " sweat dripped down Bulma's forehead as
she felt her bottom left eyelid twitch.

" ... "

" Let's fix this thing! " she excitedly pumped
her fist in the air.

" That is the spirit! " Goku cheered.

" You are the oddest motivational speaker I have
ever met. " Raditsu glanced over at Vegeta, weirded out.

Vegeta smirked proudly, " I have quite the way with
words. It's a gift. "

" It's...something..... "

" Ta-DA~! All shiny and new, what do you think?
" Bulma said, proudly standing beside the space pod in her backyard.

" It took almost all day but we're quite pleased
with the results. " Dr. Briefs stated.

" I even got to test it out. " Bulma smiled,
then waved her hand in the air dismissively, " I don't know HOW you

travel in those cooped up
little things; I'd go crazy from it. "

" There's a program to place us in a temporary
hibernate state on long journeys. " Vegeta patted the top of his

pod, " It really works,
huh. "

" Yeah; there were a couple of really bad wires in
there, you should honestly check this stuff before you leave, you

know? " Bulma placed her
hands on her hips.

" Hn. " the ouji stood up, " Well, we'll
be going then. "

" Um, Vegeta? "

He looked over to see Raditsu pointing to Goku, who was
standing there in his bright orange gi, " AAAH!! WHAT ARE YOU

WEARING! IT�S HIDEOUS! And, and
ORANGE! " the ouji gawked.

" This is my martial arts gi. " Goku frowned at
the insult, pointing to his clothes.

" I'm not pointing out his clothes; I want to know,
what are we doing with Kakarrotto. " Raditsu asked.

" We're leaving him here of course. "

" What?! "

" Well your clothes make you look like you are
wearing a dress! " Goku stumbled out.

" ... " Vegeta's cheeks flushed from
embarrassment, " Several lines too late, Kakarrotto. "

" Why can't we take him with us, Vegeta. "
Nappa said, " Kakarrotto's a saiyajin too; surely he'd be of some help--
"

" --he'd only place us in danger; he's too weak.
" the ouji folded his arms.

" Whaa?! " Bulma oddballed him, " Son-kun,
WEAK?! You HAVE to be kidding me. "

" Miss, I am roughly about 60 times more powerful
than your precious "Son-kun". I could crush him and everyone on

this entire planet like a small
piece of fruit. " Vegeta made a squishing motion between his pointer
finger and thumb.

" Somehow I don't quite believe that. "

" Well far be it for me to show off; any large
displays of power may alert Freeza to where we are; and I can't have

that happen. Besides, do you
really want me to steal Kakarrotto away? He seems to so be looking forward to
this... "

" ~*TENKAICHI*BUDOUKAI*~! " Goku eagerly
cheered.

" Yes. That. " Vegeta dead-panned.

" I don't want you taking Son-kun away anywhere into
space; and why do you keep calling him Kakarrotto anyway? That

better not be a curse word in
your native language. "

" It's not, trust me. Just promise you'll make the
old guy tell him the truth for once, alright? " Vegeta got into

the ship.

" What? What do you mean? "

" Kakarrotto can tell you. " Vegeta pressed the
button to lower the top of his pod while Raditsu and Nappa got into

theirs.

" Sorry to run like this, Kakarrotto. " Raditsu
smiled sadly, " Once everything's safe we'll be back for you, alright

ototochan. " he shut the
lid to his ship.

" Ototo--little brother? " Bulma gawked, then
turned to Goku, " Did he call you his little BROTHER?! "

" Mmm-hmm. " Goku smiled while Bulma stood
there in shock.

The pods behind them lifted up towards the sky before
blasting off out of their reach.

" Your BROTHER.... " Bulma muttered in
disbelief as she gazed up at the skies, " Goku...you're, going to have to
sit

down with me and explain this
one. " she said, confused.

Goku continued to wave goodbye to the space-bound pods
before turning to face Bulma, " I will be happy to do so. " he

smiled before turning to head
back inside, " Oh! Can we have something to eat while I do it? "

Bulma smiled back, still a little shell-shocked, "
Sure Goku. "

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4:44 AM 5/16/2008

THE END!

Chuquita: As you can see, this oneshot happened to fall during
exam-time; thus it was written in a few recent bursts.

Vegeta: (sweatdrops) No one can TELL when and how much of it was
written during a single day or not.

Chuquita: I can tell.

Vegeta: BECAUSE YOU WROTE IT! (sweatdrops even more)

Chuquita: (nervous laugh) Yeah, well...stuff happens.

Goku: That it does. :3

Chuquita: Daizex's forums came back earlier today; I was so happy
when I found out. TTuTT They learn about new information

way earlier than anyone else; and I just missed hanging out there.

Vegeta: They were down for about two weeks, weren't they?

Chuquita: 13 days.

Vegeta: (low whistle) ...

Chuquita: (perks up) Anyways~ onto Oneshot #3 this weekend (as I
work this evening/Friday). Which one will it be? Find out

soon~! (waves) See you sometime next week!

Goku: Byebye~!
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