Tabaru
Tabaru
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Quote of the Week: -from
HA...!!! How do you like the taste of
fools will ever know...
we succeed in striking you down...we face twice your power...and more...
hear that.
probably isn't the word I'd pick..."
Vegeta: (taking his peasant's hand) Now
Goku: (sweatdrops at the
Veggie)
Chuquita: HI~! Welcome to the story!
Vegeta: Writer's bug?
Chuquita: (holds up her hands) I can't help it;
my fingers are itching to write~ it usually sets in if this many days have
gone by with no fic-ing.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) I see.
Chuquita: (holds up tankobon
#17) Anyways this one's up there with #15 in terms of
"oh-look-at-all-these-quotes-I'd-love-to
use-you-mean-I-have-to-pick-only-ONE
Vegeta: How many did you even it down too?
Chuquita: Like...four. Maybe
five.
Goku: Veggie was in THIS book. :3
Chuquita: I know; I love the first impression we
get is of him sitting on some alien's body; eating its arm.
Vegeta: (sighs, disappointed) Quite vulgar, but it
gets the point across that I'm dangerous and menacing. (boastful
smirk)
Chuquita: You know, I think I know what my next
comic is going to be. I mean; at first it was going to be this; but I
decided this story's better suited for
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) I...kind
of think I know which lines you're alluding too.
Chuquita: This~! (holds
up book)
Goku: (reading outloud)
saiyan, eh...? So if we spawn a flock of them
our-selves...we could
build a-nother
Chuquita: Earth was almost invaded by sex. You
know, instead of violence.
Vegeta: (head-desks, his face all red
Goku: WOW. (grins) Now THAT
would be an awkward battle for Earth.
Vegeta: (face gets even redder, if at all possible
Chuquita: I can't believe I forgot about that
line; OR how much Raditsu talks; WOW is he a
Vegeta: (little moan of embarrassment)
Chuquita: You see Veggie, that
one lends itself more to comic than fic; because it's
more of an image-oriented story. :3
Vegeta: (looks up at the title) (pales) Impatient one,
are you?
Chuquita: I can't help it. I figure; I've been
building up ideas on this particular theory; I'm gonna
run with it while its
still viable until Daizex's
forums either prove me right or wrong. If I'm proven right; yay
for me, I guessed correctly.
If I'm wrong; oh well; I guess this guy gets two different origin
stories. It can't be any more bizarre a plothole than
the
one I accidentally dropped Pan into.
Goku: She existed, and then she did not, and then
she did a-gain. (confused)
Chuquita: ALRIGHT! Let's go!
Summary:
Based on the upcoming animated special from Toei. A strange visitor has arrived
on Earth in search of Son Goku!
Vegeta's twin brother. Vegeta,
being an only child, is immediately suspicious before completely setting off
once he realizes his "twin" is trying to whisk Goku
away to outer space with him; an idea that thrills Brolli
and upsets everyone else. Will Vegeta be able to
unmask the truth before Goku is tricked into leaving
Earth with someone who is not Vegeta? Find out!
Chuquita: I should mention this would potentially
take place...hm...about a
week or so after the 2nd to last paragraph in
the previous fic; so we're
still in the middle of rebuilding Capsule Corp in the aftermath of the madness.
Vegeta: (sweatdrops) IF
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE THEN WHY GIVE THAT FIC AN ENDING!?
Chuquita: (tilts her head) I explained why that
was the "ending" in Tsumari's End Corner; besides
I don't really know for
sure how if at all Tâbaru
is related to Veggie. I can't say "oh he's related in that way" if
Toei hasn't yet revealed it.
Vegeta: I suppose so...
Chapter Titles: Good morning~ l Featuring our Special Guest l Deception
and Doubles l Revelations l Dance with Me l
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" Ahh
what a beautiful day. I must admit, Vejita-chan's
ex-lover, that the reconstruction of your abode is coming
nicely. " Brolli
commented as he took a sip of his morning beverage; seated across the table
from her.
" Thank you
" My its very quiet in here.
" Bulma's mom entered the room before heading to
the fridge to get herself something to
" Good morning Bulma. "
" It's because Son-kun and
" she smiled back.
" Upstairs? "
like we still have
well-built company to chat with after all! " she
walked over and rubbed her hand against Brolli's
naked arm, " My you
strapping young man. "
" I believe it is impossible
for me to be any more uncomfortable in this situation. " the
nudging his chair just out of Bunni's reach; "
So, Kakarrotto's too intimidated to have breakfast in
the same room?
Serves him right; though I do
wish Vejita would come down to greet us; he's been up
there since 8:14 last night. "
" You kept track of the
" ? "
" --nevermind.
" Bulma dismissed it.
sat up and stretched; having slept on one of the couches in the living room.
sofa and still snoring away. The portara fusion
stared up at the empty sky above them. It'd been barely a week and
all they'd managed to rebuild
of Capsule Corp so far were most of the first three floors; which would be a
feet if every
on those floors had been finished. Instead you had rooms with no windows,
furniture, or in part of the first
all of the third, no roof, " Wow, its kinda nice
to wake up to the sounds of the outdoors. "
" I'd, still rather we
finish fixing the place up. " Bulma
" Hey Bulma,
" he peered over the side of the couch, " Where is Mommy 'n
" Upstairs performing
wholesome tasks which don't include Vejita's elegant
body being invaded by an unworthy bodily
hope. " Brolli
interrupted Bulma before she could start, a livid
expression of disgust and horror mixed on his
" ...and you wonder why
stared at him lamely before turning
sure they'll be down soon unless you want to go see them. "
" Mmm...?
" Vejitto looked over at Gogeta,
who was still fast asleep, " I think I would
rather wait for Goggie to
would not be as fun if I were to go by myself. "
" Alright then. "
Oh! Would you like something to eat? "
Vejitto's head perked up.
" Vegeta's
not down here to make anything, but I could always give it a shot. "
Vejitto's head slumped back
down.
" OH COME ON! "
me excellent at something
requires formulas. Besides I'm not as bad as Son-kun at cooking. "
Vejitto went back to bed.
" Ughh...
" she rubbed her temples, " Oh WELL, your
loss, it would've been a FANTASTIC meal by the way. "
Brolli raised his hand, "
I would cook you something, but you're directly related to Kakarrotto,
so I probably
"
" Hey~! "
shoulder while holding a full pot out infront of
some tea? "
" Ahhh~
sweet release~ " Vegeta mused as he lay there,
staring up at the ceiling before making a frown, " I still
though. "
" Yeah, it is not really a
breakfast-in-bed if there is no bed to be-gin with. " Goku
contemplated, taking another
waffles before staring up at Vegeta's half-completed
ceiling.
" I don't think I'm going
to be comfortable procreating in this room until the ceiling's finished,
contemplated, wearing his weighted dark blue tank-top and a pair of
other hand was
nothing but Goku's boxer shorts.
" Veggie want some more
milk? " he held out a full glass.
" Why I'd be delighted, my
dearest peasant. " the ouji took the glass and
sat up to drink it.
" TOUSSAAA~N! " an
excited voice squealed as a head poked out from just past the break in the
ceiling, " Oh! Hey
you. "
" Morning
her, then lowered his voice to speak to Goku alone as
he leaned towards the
larger saiyajin,
" See what I mean about the bad points of having only half my ceiling
finished so far; people can peek in
have no privacy. "
" Toussan
where's your furniture? " the demi-saiyajin
" Ah, well; I haven't quite
gotten to buying any new furniture yet. Kakarrotto
and I have practically been working
helping build this place during the spare time we have when we aren't sparring.
"
" It's so depressing to see
your room all empty like that though. " she frowned.
" I kind of like not having
windows though. " Goku said as another breeze
blew through the several windows that sat
another on one of the walls of Vegeta's room. He
smiled as the wind brushed past his face and took a deep breath
early-morning air, " Aaaah~ "
You
of that. " Vegeta said to Bura,
" I really should
take care of the windows; perhaps put some curtains, blinds, and drapes up too.
"
" Yeah, not to mention
paint the walls. " she added, " OH! Toussan
you have to see this! "
" Hm?
"
" Up here; you too,
" Why do I always get
un-easy when-ever Bura wants to show us something.
" Goku grimaced.
" Nonsense
upwards through the ceiling; soon followed by his bodyguard.
" TA-DAA~! "
were on a game-show, " I've converted the
floor to a BALLROOM! "
" OOOOOOOOOOOH! " the
so much better than that ridiculous
complex that was here before! Haha!
floor and slid back and forth
" WONDERFUL! How did you ever get Bulma to agree
to it? "
" ... " Bura's
face went blank.
Vegeta sweatdropped,
" You went ahead and did this without asking
anybody. "
" Maybe. "
" THAT'S my offspring!
" he proudly patted her on the back, " A chip off the block indeed.
" Vegeta nodded while
chin.
" Heh
grinned, then lowered it to a smile, " Toussan
we should have a ball here once the
completed. "
" We COULD....
we could have one BEFORE its completed so we'll be under the stars while its
thrown. "
" But none of the guests
would be able to see. "
" Pft;
that's what portable hanging lamps and candles are for. "
" ... " Goku
peeked his head just above floor level out onto the room, an uneasy and ill
look on his face at the
decorative room.
" In that case we could
have it tonight! Everyone's still hanging around Capsule Corp so it would be
easy for them
here. " Bura thought
or anything. "
" We'll need a theme.
"
" Hn...
" What if we simply title
it something like "Welcome Back, Bulma's
House". That's enough of an excuse for a gala. "
replied, " No wait, what am I talking about; I just saved the entirety of
existence the other week; it'll be in my
"
" YEAH! A
But...usually the special guest doesn't know about those things before
"
" That's alright I can act
surprised. Look. " the ouji
put on a mock-shocked expression.
" NICE! "
" I thought so. "
assuming you have saved at least one or two of my tuxedos before evacuating
building? "
" Actually I didn't get
time to do much of that. " she sweatdropped.
::Then
all my possessions from this house really ARE gone.:: Vegeta
mentally sulked, ::My armor and my
culinary tools
" But I do have a couple
tuxedos for you at my shop; I made them semi-recently. "
" Excellent! This means I
DO have clothing beyond that which I had been wearing upon my back.
hips.
" I ALSO have some very nice gala clothing for someone else...
voice, glancing over in
direction out of the corner of her eyes.
" Oh you think he'd really
do it? " Vegeta exclaimed, clasping his hands
together once more in eager anticipation,
The area Goku was peeking out
from was empty.
" KAKARROTTO! "
dramatic slide across the room to where the marble ended and the
before peering over the side to where Goku had gone
back to eating his breakfast.
" No. "
Goku looked up at him sourly, his cheeks
stuffed with hash browns and ketchup.
" Aww,
come on; it'll all be in fun. I've never attended a real live ball before. And,
oh, and they're Earth-related
so you could teach me--you could lead, yes. You could lead me during the
dances. "
" Can I wear my
" Kakarrotto
you'd look preposterous at a ball in a gi. "
" No. "
The ouji hung his head.
" You know,
delicious food. " Bura pointed out, peering
next to where Vegeta was.
" And I am no-
" No you're not; you'd walk
around NAKED if I didn't demand you wear clothes in public. "
" ...ohkay,
maybe Veggie is right. But that does not mean that I am going to play
fairytales with Veggie be-cause I
"
" Uwwwaahh,
Kakarrotto you break my heart. " the
" Veggie is just playing me
now. " Goku looked up at him, partly suspicious.
" Kaka-rrot-toooo~
"
" Awww...
" the larger saiyajin
frowned, feeling about to relinquish before a sudden explosion let loose
outside,
entire building--or what was built so far of it--to quake; nearly sending both
What
" Goku got up, his
thoughts interrupted.
Vegeta smacked his forehead
onto the wooden floor, upset that he had almost gotten Goku
to agree to go along with it
have mother nature and her intestinal woes steal it away from him.
" That's weird; that
explosion sounded almost like the kind Vegeta makes
when he's gunning for attention or trying
"splashy" entrance. " Bulma
looked up.
" But you said
" I, yeah...I thought he
was. "
A sudden knock came from the front door.
Brolli got up,
indeed upstairs as you say. If this is a threat to his life it is my
protect him; though preferably with him watching me as I protect him.
petite stature who, aside from the bits of bangs that covered the tips of his
widow's peak, was the spitting image of,
" Good morning to you, sir.
" he smirked in a characteristically Vegeta-like
away; his saiyajin armor gleaming in the
the dawn. The stranger had with him a wheelbarrow full of fish and under one
arm a bundle of dark, weighted
ranging from shirts to pants to wristbands and socks, " I, am Prince
" Oh. "
face while sending shock waves to Bulma and
been so surprised she had yet to notice the ceramic mug she was pouring tea
into had overflowed onto the kitchen
" My this place is more in
squalor than I had ever imagined it to be. " Tâbaru
glanced briefly inside.
" It's being remodeled.
" Brolli folded his arms, suspicious,
HAVE a brother. Or ANY
that matter. "
" I'm here to take rescue
"
" ? " the
" I want to take
" Vejita's
twin brother! Nice to meet you. "
Brolli shook his gloved hands, not missing a
beat while Bulma fell over
background, " Here let me show you inside while I go grab
forever
"
" That's the jest of it.
"
" Excellent! " the
kitchen, help yourself; I'll be right
"
Tâbaru took a seat at the table
before sweatdropping at the tea that was now dripping
down the sides of the
onto the floor, " I think you have enough there, madam. "
" Huh? "
" OH MY! " she jumped back, " Oh no
look what I
is terrible! " she hurried off to grab some paper
towels.
Bulma meanwhile, sat there,
still in near catatonic astoundment, "
" PLEASE
certain destruction and doom? "
" I gave Veggie more than a
simple re-ward last night on this very floor. " Goku
pouted, sitting in one of the
ouji's empty bedroom.
" Now you're being stingy.
" the ouji sulked, leaning up against him and
nuzzling against Goku's arm; causing them
flush, " It'll only be for a little while, please? You know I mean nothing
bad by it. I don't want to embarrass you;
I'm sure once we're there and
dancing side-by-side that all your troubles will be whisked away and it'll feel
quite good. You
have to wear anything underneath it, if that would make you feel better.
" I would not have to wear
any under-garments at all? " Goku blinked,
curious.
" Mmm~
it won't chafe you like your gi pants would. "
Goku shifted around, " I
whole ruler and more. "
" That's not true! "
" If I wear fancy clothes
like that just this once, then Veggie will want me to wear them all the time
be-cause of
complained.
" Don't you think you're
attractive? "
" Y--yes I mean, Veggie
knows what I mean. " Goku stammered,
stuff because it makes
big. "
" I can keep it under
control! I can! I promise! "
His bodyguard's eyes widened, "
Veggie promises? "
" MmmHMM!
" Vegeta nodded viciously, feeling that winning
pull finally headed towards him again. Sweat began dripping
face as he could practically hear the orchestra in his ears, smell the rich
gourmet foods in the banquet hall and
fine, delicate material that would be adorning Goku's
body as he spun his favorite subject on his toes.
" VEJITA! "
" BIG MEANIE. "
and holding him tightly against himself, snapping the
Vegeta let out a string of
curses in saiyago before cupping his palms over his
face, " BRILLAINT TIMING! " he
upset.
" VEJITA!? " the
" A--ah? "
more powerful saiyajin.
" YOU'RE WEARING
grimaced in horror.
" ... " Vegeta
looked down. True. The boxers were Goku's, as the
tank-top had been back in its previous life as one
other than those I wore when defeating Dabura's wife.
The vortex
house at the time. Kakarrotto on the other hand has
clothes back at Onna's that he never moved here as
he explained.
" How...how VILE... "
" They're...really not that
bad. " Vegeta
" There is NOTHING WRONG
with Veggie borrowing my clothes. " Goku nuzzled
up against Vegeta from behind and purposely
him, sending the ouji into a flushed daze.
" Whaaaa~
" Vegeta let out a small uncontrollable moan.
Brolli clenched his fists
before taking a deep calming breath. He was almost certain Goku
had a self-satisfied smirk
face. How DARE he treat Vejita like a push-button sex
toy!
" That is NOT what I am
doing AT ALL! " Goku exclaimed, insulted by
am holding Veggie
and nothing more. "
The densetsu left to go out
into the hallway before returning with a large wooden crate. He opened the lid,
promptly
the larger of the two saiyajins into the crate and
shut the lid before carrying the
downstairs.
" Kakarrotto?
" Vegeta blinked for a moment before realizing
what had just happened, " HEY WHAT WAS THAT FOR!? " he
leaping to his feet and running down after Brolli.
" HERE. "
he doesn't need 'um. Kakarrotto's like a be-damned
cockroach, he'll survive. "
" AAAAAAGH! " a fist
punched out from inside the box before Goku ripped it
off its hinges, " That was very rude you
" he shouted at Brolli before pausing to sniff
the air, " Fish? " Goku
blinked. He glanced over his shoulder to see a
holding a fresh fish out before him, " Oh thank you! " he happily
took the fish and ate it, munching
bit before swallowing. Goku looked up at the body
attached to the hand and his expression went blank with
" Hello "Son
time meeting you. You're as rugged, handsome, and
had imagined you'd be. "
" Person who looks and
sounds and smells like Veggie but is not. " Goku
concluded, tilting his head. He reached up
familiar widow's peak, " A Veggie who is not Veggie. "
" I'm charmed to meet you.
" he smirked, taking both of Goku's hands,
" Allow me to introduce myself. " he stood up,
stepped out of the wooden crate, " My name is
Prince Tâbaru Oujisama.
"
" Tuh
" The mark over the initial
"a" in my name is called a circumflex, it's to differentiate the
accent on that particular
Though I suppose now that I've explained that the author won't have to bother
copy-pasting my name in that format any
larger saiyajin.
" Oh? "
...why do you look like Veggie? "
" Why, I'm
" ? "
" You know, vegetable.
Vegeta
names originate from the same word. "
" I guess that makes
sense... " Goku pulled
one hand free and scratched the back of his head, " It is nice to meet
mouth suddenly a few millimeters away from his own.
" WHAT-THE-HELL-IS-THIS-BUFFOOLERY-KICK!
" Vegeta shouted, sending a flying kick at
the room before landing infront of
for mine alone. " he heroically announced, then paused, "
Well, that and all the food he crams past them. "
" Veggie I did not know you
have a twin brother. " Goku said, confused.
" Hmph!
Kakarrotto, I may have a robot double, and a clone,
and seven other me's that encompass the various seven
timelines, but I certainly do NOT have a twin brother. Or ANY
brother. Or any SISTER! " Vegeta
protested.
" A dopple-gang-er,
perhaps. " Vejitto peered suspiciously over at
"twin" get up,
Or
" Such is true, it could
easily be a disguise; this manly visage is
well known across the galaxies. " Vegeta
" Besides which with Bejito-sei in existence it
would be quite easy for any random saiyajin off the
street to try
off my looks for their own benefit. "
" Vejita's
hair, while not largely common, is among some of the populace. "
" Say, out of vague
curiosity here, why aren't you putting the moves on him? I mean he looks just
like me. "
motioning between them.
" Pft.
Vejita-chan you think me so vain? " the
hand, " I've loved you long
knew your physical attributes; it is your brave royal soul, fiery willpower,
and the hands of fate themselves
attract me to you most of all. "
" ...wow, ah...that was
touching. Now I kind of forget why I've been so cruel to you all these
" --here, take him, hurry
and don't look back. " Brolli held
of his gi while
cupping Vegeta's palm with his other hand.
" --now I remember. "
" Goggie,
hey Goggie wake up. " Vejitto
poked and prodded at the dance fusion while glancing back at the situation
other room every couple of minutes or so.
" Nooooo,
I'm still sleepy Jitto lemmie
rest. " Gogeta pouted, turning onto his side and
covering the back of his
pillow.
" ... " Vejitto
" GOGGIE! "
" I must admit
commented, reaching to pull up Goku's shirts.
" Um, V--Veggie? "
" HEY YOU STOP THAT! "
Vegeta stormed up to his double and slapped
is MY peasant
shall touch his body without MY say so! "
" I beg to differ, my dear
brother. For you see as I too am the Saiyajin no
naturally includes Kakarrotto here.
far,
do far better. "
" BULMA! "
and come over here so we can DNA test Mr. Thinks-he's-my-twin! "
" ....huh? " she
stared at the two Vegetas, her mind a blank.
" I think there being two
Veggies at once has broken her brain, Veggie. " Goku
commented.
" ...huh? "
" Nonsense! She's seen two
of me--authentically--before! Besides he's no TWIN! Look at him; look at those
mediocre
sporting! My bangs aren't like that at all! " the
ouji reached up into his hair and flipped the heavy
set of
down on his face, " THOSE are royalty. " he proudly pointed at them
before sweatdropping up at Goku
who was
staring down at him with an adoring expression. Vegeta's
face flushed bright red and he quickly flipped them back up and
hair before a complete and total glomp could ensue,
" Yes. Well. Now you see. "
" Veggiesbangs
are SO cute. "
" T--thank you. "
" I must agree with
your hidden aspects are quite charming. " Brolli
politely raised
also slightly flushed at the sight of the ouji.
" Say Kakarrotto?
" Tabaru placed hooked his arm around one of
come with me back into
and fight some bad guys? It'll be fun I promise. "
Vegeta silently fumed behind
them, " IT'LL TAKE MORE THAN FISH AND CHEAP
WEIGHTED CLOTHING TO STEAL KAKARROTTO FROM ME, YOU IMPOSTER! "
" Oh REALLY? "
together in the air a few inches away from
" Gasp! It is the dreaded
handle-bar moostache finger-twirl of wickedness!
the sofa,
That
"
" I bet he shaved it off so
he would not seem suspicious, but WE know better than that. "
too peeked out from behind the furniture, " WE KNOW YOU'RE A FAKE! "
the dance fusion shouted, pointing at Tabaru
" SHH! Go-GEE! We cannot
tell him that or else he will plan something even MORE sinister for us than he
has probably
planned. "
" I'm sorry
Tabaru glowered at them for a
moment before turning back to Goku,
question, Kakarrotto; so what if I were to show you
my ship? "
" I dunno,
Veggiesdouble. I have seen a lot of ships in my
travels. " Goku folded
his arms as Vegeta stood beside
also folded and nodding in unison with Goku as the
larger saiyajin did so, " And I do not see how
in any way
your spaceship could possibly change my mind a-bout going with you. "
" Hmhmm.
" Tabaru slid up beside the closed curtains
tell you
spaceship is, " he yanked the curtains forcefully away, " SHAPED LIKE
A LIFE-SIZED REPLICA OF THE OFFICIAL TENKAICHI
BUDOUKAI ARENA!? "
" ... " Goku's
eyes widened in awe at the giant floating Tenkaichi
Capsule Corp; a clear dome up
over the top of it situated for space travel, " WOWWWWWW....
"
Behind Goku and
fist-pumps of success in the air before wondering how he could have
this lucky in such a ridiculously short period of time.
" Oh my that's quite a ship
you've got there. " Bunni peered out the window.
" I know. "
way, " I've had it replicated down to the very
last possible detail. "
" ... " Goku
peered up at the ship, his face now smushed against
the glass window as his tail flicked about in the
him, " *Prrrrrrrrrrrr~* "
" KAKARROTTO! "
" Eh? "
at the ouji.
" At last. "
"
" Ah-HAH! " Vegeta whipped around and
pointed at him, " I KNEW IT! "
Tabaru looked over his
shoulder, rubbing his nose and pretending not to have noticed a thing.
" As a former villain myself I know very well the
lustful urge to speak one's evil plans aloud to oneself; JUST AS
YOU HAVE DONE THIS VERY
MOMENT!! "
" Dear brother I haven't
the slightest clue what you're talking abou-- "
" --I'M NOT YOUR BROTHER!!
"
" Would you care to take a
peek inside the ship, Kakarrotto? "
before Vegeta slapped his double's hand away.
" It is like a floating
ship of dreams... " Goku
trailed off to no on inparticular, " VEGGIE I
WANNA SEE IT! " he
ouji.
" Kakarrotto
it's not safe! It's probably a TRAP! "
The larger saiyajin's eyes
shimmered before him; the image outside the window a beautiful menagerie of his
loves of
martial arts and travel.
" Heaven help me
consequences and audiences be-damned. " Vegeta
awe.
" Oh MY! I'll go get my
reading glasses you two wait right here! "
room; popping Vegeta's mood bubble.
Vegeta promptly slapped himself
across the side of his face, sobering up, " What
I mean to say is, if you wish to
the bear's den, Kakarrotto; allow me to accompany you
so that I may wrestle the beast to the ground and save you
becoming his dinner. "
" What? "
" I'm coming with you.
"
" Oh I don't think it will
be necessary to put you at risk, brother. " Tabaru
spoke up.
" "Risk". "
" Yes, you see there are a
couple ruffians after my head and it'd be best if I were to keep my family safe
by
out of such an ordeal, " Don't worry, Kakarrotto
will be safe. " he wrapped an arm around Goku's
waist.
" You are not Veggie so I
would ad-vise a-gainst doing that. "
Tabaru let go,
What about a simple look around? " he turned to
face Goku only to
back at the sight of a new saiyajin who was now
sitting ontop of the back of the armoire, staring at
him.
" You're rather bold.
" Turles stated.
Tabaru clenched his fists and
smirked; sweat dripping down the side of his head.
The evil type-3 saiyajin
smirked back.
" Where have you BEEN this
whole time!? I could've actually used your help with something and here you're
nowhere
seen! " Vegeta
exclaimed at Turles, upset.
" No worries,
had to come out to check--you know, to make sure--but now that I have
myself; you may visit the ship, Kakarrotto. There's
no harm in it. "
" YAY! "
" Are you MAD?! " the
away! He's PRETENDING to be related to
look at his ship! That must've taken YEARS to build! This is a heavy-handed
dastardly deed in the making! "
" Byebye
Veh-gee~! I'll be back soon! "
Goku waved, already halfway out onto the front
lawn.
" KAKARROTTO!! "
followed by
Turles slid off the top of the
armoire and closed the front door before standing with his back to it to face
fusions, Bunni, and a still-burnt-out
brother; you're an only child. "
" I know that! "
WHY DID YOU LET HIM WALK OUT OF THIS HOUSE WITH KAKARROTTO!!?
"
" Because he's not
dangerous either; nor is that ship REALLY shaped like a life-sized
out, " I saw it on the wire a few weeks ago;
about a new, prototype ship that was stolen from the East Galaxy
Fair.
As the name suggests, by feeding images into its database,
scale unlike any seen before. All this means is our
thief
South City before arriving here. "
" So, there are police
after this guy? " Vegeta raised an eyebrow.
" Police, other pirates,
regular criminals; all of the above. There's a lot of
people who'd want to get their hands
like that. Personally I have no interest in it; I prefer my adversaries to know
its me they're dealing with right
bat. " Turles
snickered.
" And, the
who was just now snapping out of her shock, spoke up as she rose from her
walk over to the saiyajins.
" Hmm, how should I explain
this? " Turles scratched the back of his head,
" You know how on Earth, when there's a
who has lots of fans and he dies
suddenly; a small subset of fans rise up to impersonate him while
performing
to pay homage? It's kind of like that; only in space we have pirates who take
on the persona of someone already
a powerful mastermind who according to the general public may or may not still
be alive. They use this
they commit crimes in order to pay homage. Or, in "Tabaru's"
case, the persona of your non-existent twin. "
Bulma placed a hand over her
stomach, " I'm all shook up. "
" Exactly. "
" WAIT. "
Wait wait wait.
You're saying that I'm SO infamous throughout space
inspired legions of people so deeply that some are now committing acts of thievery
in my name?! "
" Pretty much. Yeah. "
" THAT, is awesome. "
Turles sweatdropped,
" I kind of assumed you'd known about them
already. "
Bulma lightly swatted
is NOT awesome to have people stealing things and putting
on you! "
" ESPECIALLY when the
stolen goods in question happens to be Kakarrotto!
" Vegeta made fists of determination, then
" Wait, how did he know Turles? "
" Oh I've never met him
before; he probably saw one of the many wanted posters of me
quest to get me arrested once and for all. "
known before all of
occurred. "
" So, we can put in a word
to the local Space Police and they'll come and arrest this guy? "
" If you want. "
" OF COURSE WE DO! Admirer
or not he's trying to STEAL my
bodyguard! " Vegeta
demanded.
" Well, if you're going to,
" Turles stretched a bit, " Please make
sure to do so while Vegeta-san and I are both
away from the policemen's vicinity; as we are both wanted men.
" O--oh yeah. " the
" Hey! I'm wanted too!
" True, but..
happens to you. "
The densetsu glowered at him,
taking a step forward, " Repeat that and I'll
kill you again. "
" Ho-hum. "
Brolli narrowed his eyes.
" Just to let you know,
"evil" one, if a battle between you and Brolli
DOES start here I won't be stepping in to
" Vegeta-san;
always so kind to others~ " Turles taunted him
with a smirk on his face.
" WHOA! Whoa.
all just calm down and I'll go make a phone call
rid of this fake Vegeta, alright? "
" Fine by me. " the
gigantic hallucination, Kakarrotto will
"twin's" TRUE identity and give him what for. "
" WOW!!! I almost
feel as though I should be taking pictures. "
and running through the seated aisles.
" Erm,
why would you want to do that? " Tabaru
" Be-cause! "
edges of the arena, " THIS is the kind of ship
I want Veggie to have in the possible-future.
turned around and stared in confusion at Tabaru,
now posed in a defensive position, " What are you doing? "
" I'm sorry
he smirked boldly.
" I never said anything
a-bout "taking" it. " Goku blinked,
then smiled, " What I meant was I want Veggie to
make one
if we ever decide to go on more space ad-ventures in the future; traveling
a-round in a giant tournament ring in
like SO MUCH FUN! " the larger
the ring, " I would
to have Mr. Announcer a-nnounce the fights as we
fight people in the ring in space; but I do not think he'd wanna
job just yet. " Goku
laughed lightly, " May-be Veggie could program the computer to a-
" You know, its been a good
four hours or so. " the ouji sat down next to
him.
" That much time, really?
" Goku looked over at him in surprise, then
glanced up at the midnight sky above, " Ohh, I
that now. "
" ... "
" ... "
" You're not going to come
with me, are you? "
" Nope. "
Tabaru
" Even though you look like
Veggie 'n you sound like Veggie 'n you smell like Veggie; you're not Veggie.
"
The smaller saiyajin gave him a
sad smile, " I understand. "
" You are not his brother
either. "
" Eh!? "
got up, startled.
" Well, yeah; not his twin
brother any-way. " Goku scratched the back of
his head, " You are younger than Veggie.
May-be even Gohan's
age. And if you are a-round Gohan's age; you can not
be Veggie's brother be-cause Veggie's parents died
a-round 5 or 7 years old. "
" Ohhh.
" Tabaru sulked, " Wait,
who's Gohan? "
" My son. "
" ... " the ouji's
eyes widened in surprise, " I...suppose I
shouldn't bother to ask how old you are, Kakarrotto.
"
" I've...kind of lost count
of that. " Goku
" ... " Tabaru
stared at him as if he'd grown a third eyeball.
" But, but I had
" ... "
Goku stared at his fingers
before cupping his hands over his face in frustration, "
I am BAD at math! "
" T--there
on the back, " We live for hundreds of years; so
the math doesn't really matter
much, Kakarrotto. "
" Good. I feel a little
better. " Goku smiled
over at him, relieved. He glanced back over at the arena, " I really
getting back. Veggie is probably worried sick a-bout me. "
he frowned, then sat back and folded his arms, " Though
prove him right be-cause of the silly thoughts he was thinking earlier a-bout
me wearing those types of clothes. "
over at Tabaru, who he was only confusing further,
it is
en-able Veggie's ego into swelling unto untold pro-portions. And
head.
" Huh? "
Goku stood up and shook
nice to meet you, Tah-ble. You have a wonderful ship
and you
good person; but Veggie-tah is my most important
person, and I have to go back to him now. "
" H--hai.
" the smaller saiyajin flushed lightly as he
watched Goku walk past him.
" Oh! "
" Hai?
"
" Do you really have people
chasing after you? "
" Yes. That part was true.
"
" You should leave as soon
as I do. " Goku pointed upward,
making their way here
bet if you leave now, they will not be able to catch you. "
" Ki?
You can SENSE KI!? " Tabaru
exclaimed, surprise.
Goku opened one of the exit
doors before smiling, " Mmm-hmm.
Better hurry. Bye-bye! " he waved before shutting
the
him and hopping out onto Capsule Corp's front lawn.
" "Son
for the control room to launch his ship off
atmosphere, " Vegeta-sama you're far luckier
than I ever thought you were. "
" So, there are actually
people out there committing crimes in the Ouji's
name? " Chi-Chi cocked an eyebrow.
" Yes; they've been at it
for a while now. " Turles replied,
" Tch,
and where were all these minions of his the other week? " she heaved a
sigh, then looked around, " And
" He'll be here, no
worries. " the evil type-3 saiyajin, lifted the sleeves
of his black male kimono and leaned
wall.
" Vegeta,
aren't you going to get up and dance at all? "
" Hm?
" the ouji glanced up from his chair, decked out
in a fancy black tuxedo with a silken black tie.
" This party is for you;
you partly orchestrated it; and all you're doing is sitting on the side-lines.
" Bulma
little upset at him.
" I'm waiting for
" You'll most likely be
waiting all night then, Vejita-chan. "
at the buffet. Bulma briefly wondered where the
build.
He reached his hand out to the
The ouji looked down at the
larger hand, then up at Brolli.
" *CRASH*! "
The party-goers all ceased their festivities and turned
to the open doorway the stairs from the second floor lead
towards.
" It's Kakarroujo!
" Bura excitedly exclaimed, running over to the
spotlights she had installed and switching them
alight on the doorway.
Vegeta stood up and clasped his
hands together while Brolli rolled his eyes and
folded his arms in detest.
Goku peeked into the doorway,
wearing his orange gi.
" Aww...
" Bura
" VEGGIE! "
sliding past Vegeta as he caught up to him
the ouji's hands in mid-slide and spinning him
around, " I am not too late, am I? "
" Never Kakarrotto!
Not at all! " Vegeta's
face lit up. He glanced upward, " How were you
able to-- "
" To what? "
The ouji paused, looking down
at their feet before turning back up at the larger saiyajin
and smirking.
" I could not dance in my
sparring boots, Veggie; they are weighted. " Goku
sweatdropped, slightly flustered and
silver ballroom shoes he'd found laid out in the ouji's
empty room once he'd returned to Capsule Corp, " And,
kind of comfortable. "
Vegeta's smirk grew wider,
" What did Veggie say?
" Goku narrowed his eyes.
" Ah--nothing!
" the ouji nervously
laughed it off, " So, ah, " he tried to think of something to
distract
suspicions, " What of my "double"?
"
" Oh, he's going home, or
somewhere I think; I sensed some ki coming towards
Earth so I told him a-bout it. "
Vegeta paled,
" Ah! Son-kun! That other
of laser fire
several explosions rocketed through the air. She gazed up at the sky to see a
spaceship battle taking place as
now in its default form; flew further upwards towards the atmosphere, " --
" Well, its not exactly
fireworks; but I guess it'll do. " Bura
" I think it'll be just
fine. " Vegeta contently replied as
The larger saiyajin spun the
smaller one a couple times and smiled, " I think
" Indeed we shall. "
next time we have a ball; we'll have a ceiling to go with it. "
" Yeah! "
" And maybe you'll wear the
entire ballgown outfit Bura
and I left you. "
" Yeuhhh...no.
"
Vegeta
" Oh, Veggie? "
" Hm?
"
" That other you, he was
not re-lated to you at all. "
" You found out, eh? "
" I could tell from the
very start. "
" EH!? YOU KNEW ALL THAT
TIME!? " Vegeta
" I did not know how to
prove it. But all that really matters is that I have the real Veggie with me. " Goku
him, " And there is no
re-placement for that. "
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5:09 PM 9/2/2008
Vegeta: (smirks) There most
certainly is not.
Goku: :)
Vegeta: Epilogue?
Chuquita: I guess, in a way. Though
maybe. :3
Vegeta: See, that wasn't so hard.
Chuquita: Heh-heh, I had
so many ideas piling up for this whole Tabaru thing
that I couldn't let the whole thing go to waste
if it turned out that Tabaru's
origin was something else. (to audience) I hope you
liked my little semi-AU oneshot story.
Vegeta: I'm amused that Onna
didn't appear til the very end; then again she is
rather forgettable.
Chuquita: (sweatdrops)
big of a shock out of her at this point
from seeing a second you. I mean, she's seen like 8
or 9 different versions of you already.
Vegeta: Point.
Chuquita: (to audience) We're
probably gonna be heading further back into the past
to some simpler times for the next
I'd really like to revisit; but please don't worry if you prefer the present
and future,
because I'll have oneshots
taking place in the present and future as well. :3 See
you some time next week~!
Vegeta: (holds up sign reading "19 More Days
Goku