Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Normal Friends from Strange Places ❯ Work Hard, Play Hard, Study Hard ( Chapter 25 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Maria Cline 
The Angels return and have some fun holiday cheer.
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.05.2004 | Pages: 8 | Words: 7.9K | Visits: 283 | Status: Completed
The Angels return and have some fun holiday cheer.
Anime/Manga: Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 01.05.2004 | Pages: 8 | Words: 7.9K | Visits: 283 | Status: Completed
Okay, you know the disclaimer. Anyone you recognize in DBZ belongs to Akira Toriyama, anyone else belongs to me. Except for the Hunky Radditz look-alike; he belongs to Nadia Rose. You can read ‘A Very Hairy Christmas’ by her to know how the caroling angels went.
Normal Friends From Strange Places
Part 22
By Maria Cline
"GAH!!!" Gohan screamed as he sat up in his bed.
"What's wrong?" Trey moaned as he came, shirtless, into the vast room. The four angels were given separate bedrooms while they were training.
Gohan ran his hand through his hair as he sweat. "I just dreamt that Grandpa and Yamcha were a couple and were caught by your parents and Bulma and Vegita!"
Trey paled and asked, "Ox-King and Yamcha?"
"NO! GRANDPA BARDOCK AND YAMCHA!" Gohan screamed as his face was white.
"You must've had a 'alternate reality dream'." Kyuushi said as she came in dressed in a long black robe. "You are the Angel of Knowledge, so you will have this tendency a dream about alternate realities. You probably picked up a signal since both Bardock and Yamcha are close to you."
"Did it happen in our reality?" Gohan asked uncertain.
"I don't believe so. Bardock was training at Baba's place." Kyuushi explained, "Don't worry, just go back to sleep."
"Okay." Gohan sighed as he lay back into his bed.
*****
The sun slowly rose over the vast Capsule Corps complex. The vast array of buildings held a unique tranquil feeling as the birds sang to greet the new day.
"HEY! GET OUT OF MY GRAVITY ROOM!"
Unfortunately, that feeling rarely lasted more than five seconds. Tien poked his head out and said, "Sorry, but Bulma said that Choutsu and I can train in here for a while."
"Get out now! This is my own gravity room, get your own!" Vegita demanded.
Tien sighed as he and Choutsu left the room. They didn't want to get the Saiyan upset, even with the fact that Bulma could now pull Vegita back by the special Saiyanball. "Okay. Let's go, Choutsu."
Vegita crossed his arms and smirked. He looked down and saw Goldheart sitting on the floor looking up. "What are you looking at? Do you think that I should let those two weaklings train in my gravity room?"
Goldheart barked once as he seemed to nod.
"Forget it. That is my gravity room and I will do as I please! The doctor built it just for me!" Vegita said as he glared down at the dog. He paused and asked, "Why am I talking to you like that?"
Goldheart just tilted his head. “Growlth?”
Vegita frowned and muttered, "I've been spending too much time on this planet." He turned on his heel and walked into his gravity room. He stumbled and nearly tripped on a small bundle. The warrior looked down to see Firestorm looking up at him. She purred as she rubbed her body along his legs. "Get out of this room, you damn cat!" Vegita ordered as he picked up the cat and tossed her out.
Firestorm landed onto the floor and seemed to snicker. Vegita stared at the two pets and sighed, "Go away!"
Goldheart and Firestorm stared up at him for a moment and then finally walked away from the Saiyan.
"Stupid pets." Vegita grumbled, "If I didn't know any better, I could've sworn that damn cat hates me."
**You know, you gotta be careful. Vegita could kill you.** Goku suggested as he and Octavia walked down the hallway.
**I'm not afraid, I'm already dead. If something happens to this vessel, I will just go back to the Afterlife. I've done this before.** Octavia replied as she sat down and licked her paw. **Don't worry, Goku, I'm a grown woman or cat right now, I can take care of myself. Besides, that Vegita needs a kick in the pants once in a while.**
**I think that Saiyanball thing does that already.** Goku snickered as the two went into the kitchen.
**True... but it doesn't hurt.**
Goku chuckled as they sat under the table and then a droid gave them a bowl of dog food and a bowl of tuna. **Great, dog food.** Goku sighed as he started eating.
Octavia poked at her food and scowled at it.
Goku paused as he looked up. **Aren't you hungry?**
**This mechanical body does need food but... I'm not too fond of tuna. I hate fish.** Octavia said as she poked at it some more.
**You can have some of my food if you like.** Goku offered as he nudged his own bowl.
Octavia looked at him. **You're offering dog food to a mechanical cat?**
**Uhhh...** Goku looked at his food and said, **I don't get it.**
Octavia shook her head as she nibbled at her cat food. **Never mind. In this vessel, I actually like cat food. I don't even mind it when someone holds me in his or her lap.**
**Yeah... I really like it when someone rubs my head and scratches my ear. That feels so good.** Goku sighed contentedly, "Yeah, I love getting my head patted. Say, do you think that I've spent too much time as a dog?"
**Nah, you're fine.** Octavia purred as she lay down. **When you go back to being a Saiyan again you will go back to completely normal.**
**Good.**
"Hey, Goldheart." Goten said as he patted the dog on the head. "I'm going to train with Trunks and the others, wanna watch?"
Goku barked once and stood up. **Sounds like fun.** He glanced at Octavia, **Say, Octavia, can you look after Chi Chi for me?**
**Of course, you go ahead.** Octavia nodded. It was a small arrangement that except during the mornings, Octavia and Goku would take turns looking after Chi Chi and the others. They felt they are both needed as pets, especially with Chi Chi and they could provide the most help and comfort possible. Of course, they had to do it in their heads since the sight of them drawing out a schedule on the ground would cause suspicions.
Goku nodded back and then followed Goten and Trunks out to the training dome.
*****
Octavia sighed as she used her special infrared sensors and saw her daughter doing laundry. It filled her with pride to know that Chi Chi was still willing to work despite her condition and the fact that those droids would've done her work. A person of royalty should be a hard worker if he or she wants respect.
"Hello, Firestorm." Chi Chi said as she stopped her work and scooped up the mechanical cat. "Have you been irritating Vegita again?"
Octavia smirked as she purred loudly.
"I don't know how Dr. Briefs could create such an interesting cat like you." Chi Chi commented as she stroked Octavia's golden shell.
**I was born, not created.** Octavia thought as she cuddled in Chi Chi's arms.
Chi Chi finally let the cat go and finished her laundry. "I'm going to be teaching Lunch and Bulma some moves. I don't know how I can show them since neither one of them can see me... but Bulma said that she invented something to help me."
**About time.**
"I wonder how Gohan is doing. Gohan is so strong and yet here I am worrying that something happened to him." Chi Chi sighed. "Silly isn't it?"
Firestorm just purred and rubbed her head along Chi Chi's legs.
"I guess not."
*****
The city was quiet as a tall warrior stood on top of a flagpole on a huge skyscraper. He had a long white cape, a matching white turban, and a dark blue vest and pants. His dark green skin stood out against the blue sky.
He sighed as he gazed at the vast landscape. The Namekian Manhunter was on the job. His sharp ears picked up bank alarms and shots. "Another bank robbery." He muttered as he flew down at the bank. There were ten men armed with guns.
"Look! It's one of dem superheroes!" One of the men cried out. "He's green!"
"Shoot him!" The head robber boomed as he and his men aimed their guns at the warrior.
"Like that will kill me." Piccolo smirked as he raised his hand and the guns blow apart in the robbers' hands.
"How did he do dat?" The first robber asked stupidly.
"Magic." Piccolo vanished in mid-air, and the next thing the robbers knew, they were tied up with a long piece of metal. "There, all nicely wrapped up for the police." He went up to the leader and asked, "Why did you bozos want to steal in Hercule’s City? Everyone knows that it has superheroes."
"It seemed like a good idea at a time." The leader replied.
Piccolo sighed and muttered, "Humans."
"Oohh!!! Look! It's the Namekian Manhunter!" A woman screamed.
"Shit." Piccolo said as he looked behind himself and saw a horde of screaming women running toward him.
"I LOVE YOU NAMEKIAN MANHUNTER!" The women screamed as they ran toward him with hearts in their eyes.
Piccolo gulped as he flew up. "Better fly away before-" A pair of panties landed on his head. "before they start throwing their underwear at me." He muttered as he took off the panties and then a rain of stockings, bras, and panties overcame the warrior. Piccolo shook off the underwear and flew away.
"Aww..." The women moaned in disapointment.
*****
Goku watched the two boys fight in mid-air. They were fast and getting faster every time they fought. Trunks and Goten were equals, but Trunks was slightly stronger since he was older and had Vegita as a trainer. While Goten was weaker, he had more hand-to-hand combat training thanks to his mother and Grandfathers. They had so much more power than Gohan when he was their age, Goku couldn't help but wonder how much stronger they could become.
Finally, the two landed, breathing heavily. Their clothes were ripped in several places.
"That was a great fight." Goten grinned, "I think we're getting stronger. Don't you think so?" He asked Goku.
Goku nodded as he barked.
"Yeah!"
"We need to fight someone stronger." Trunks commented, "I know it's fun to fight each other but... if we want to fight Lazarus, we need to fight others stronger than us."
"Yeah." Goten sighed as he looked at Goku. "Too bad Dad can't fight us. It would be so cool." Goku whined as he closed his eyes. "Don't worry, we can spar after Lazarus is gone." Goten said as he patted his head.
"Goten!" Trunks growled as he clamped his hand over Goten's mouth. "Don't talk like that!" He looked around paranoid and whispered, "Kyuushi's big brother is watching."
Goten's eyes widened and nodded. Trunks let go and the boy whispered, "Okay."
"Honestly, don't you know anything about keeping secrets?" Trunks chided, "You are so lucky to have such a guy like me. You'd be lost. Now, how can we train harder?"
"Well... I'm available again." Vegita said as he came forward and smirked.
"Cool! But, I thought you were using the gravity room." Trunks confessed as he frowned slightly.
"I did... but that damn cat screwed up the controls!" Vegita growled as he crossed his arms. "That cat hates me!"
"Awww... Firestorm doesn't hate you." Goten giggled as he wrapped his arms around Goldheart's neck. "She just likes to play with you!"
"There is something wrong with that cat." Vegita grumbled, "I don't know what, but my gut instinct tells me that cat is more than what she appears." He glared down at Goku and said, "What about you? Are you against me too?" The Saiyan slapped himself on the forehead and moaned, "What am I talking about? He's a dog, he does not know!"
Goten giggled slightly as he winked at Goku. "Okay. So, you can fight us?"
"Might as well... now, first one to hit me will get ice cream. I will fight back but I won't go Super Saiyan." Vegita said as he smirked. "Ready?"
"Yeah! Ice cream!" Trunks and Goten said as they went super saiyan and attacked the taller Saiyan.
Vegita ducked the blows as Trunks and Goten fought ferociously. He was impressed at how the two boys had been growing stronger with each fight. They were still no match for him, but if they kept up their training, there was no doubt they would surpass him some day. Of course, he wouldn't let that happen. The two then flung their fists from opposite directions. Vegita smirked as he rose his hands and a pair of white holes appeared beside him. Trunks and Goten's fists flew through the holes and reappeared in front of the other's faces. The two boys knocked each other out and they flew in opposite directions.
"Ow." Goten moaned dazed as he lay on the ground.
"Double ow." Trunks agreed as he rubbed his face.
"The power of the white hole." Vegita said as he smirked. "I can make them large enough for body parts to go through."
Goku growled at Vegita. **That's not fair, Vegita. You didn't tell them about your power!**
Vegita looked down at the dog and said, "Oh shut up, dog. Listen up, I only did that to prove that you have to expect the unexpected from people you fight. You don't let down your guard because if you do you die or worse. Trust me on this. Since you two improved and since I became such a softy thanks to this planet, I will treat you two to ice cream."
"What about Goldheart?" Goten asked.
"Dogs can't eat ice cream. Besides, he wasn't fighting, so he can't have any." Vegita said.
"Awww..." Goten moaned.
**Hey, that's okay. I wasn't fighting anyway.** Goku thought to Goten as he licked his face.
"Okay!" Goten laughed as he rubbed Goku's head. "But, that was so cool that you can make those white holes. Can you use them to teleport?"
"You'll find out." Vegita answered as he smirked.
*****
"YA!!!"
Chi Chi, Suno, Lunch, and Bulma were training in Bulma's private gym. It was a highly exclusive gym with the latest equipment meant for humans.
"I like this gym." Suno said as she punched the dummy. "It's so high tech."
"I didn't know you have something like this." Chi Chi confessed as she practiced her moves.
"I have been working out in this for years. Ever since Namek, I learned that if I want to go on any more adventures, I gotta learn to defend myself. So I've been working out and learning how to kickbox." Bulma explained as she stood in her tank top and tight pants. "Pretty nice, eh? No one else knows about this, I mean, I wanted it to be a surprise."
"Well... I'm surprised." Chi Chi confessed as she looked around. "It's very nice, Bulma. Want to fight me? Test yourself?"
"Sure... but first..." Bulma reached into her pocket and took out a pair of goggles. "I made these special goggles so I can see you. It uses infared, radar, sonar, and Ki to create an image of you. Pretty sweet huh? I made more for the others." Bulma handed out the goggles to Lunch and Suno.
"Thanks." Chi Chi said as she smiled slightly and then went into fighting position. "Now, let's fight."
Octavia came in and curled up in a corner. **This should be interesting.**
******
"Why do these women always do this to me?" Piccolo growled as he sipped on some tea.
"I don't know... no one tosses their underwear at me." Krillian replied as he fed his daughter some carrots.
"Well... it was no secret that the Siren a.k.a the Pink Ranger a.k.a Eighteen threatens anyone who flirts with Atom Man a.k.a Krillian." Piccolo grunted.
"What do those women see in you? No offense, but green skin isn't in."
"I don't know." Piccolo sighed as he felt something in the back of his uniform. He reached behind his vest and pulled out a pair of panties. "Damn it."
"Daddy, why is Piccolo holding a pair of undies like Grandpa Roshi?" Marron asked.
Piccolo scowled as he burned the panties. "It's not like that."
"Hey! You just burned a perfectly good pair of panties!" Master Roshi said as he came in and got out a can of beer. "If I had beautiful women coming at me, tossing their panties every time I showed up..." The old man blushed and drooled as he pictured himself swimming in an endless sea of panties and bras. "An endless sea of panties, bras, and stocking with me swimming in there deep. I can float on the endless sea in my innertube reading my magazines!"
Krillian, Piccolo, and Marron sweatdropped and Marron asked, "You won't grow up to be like that right?"
"Don't worry... he's just a little kooky." Krillian said as he grinned.
"Why don't you give all those panties to me?" Master Roshi said as he drooled, "Not very many men have the chance to have beautiful women toss their clothes at you."
"Stupid women!" Bardock growled as he came in with a huge bag. "I was doing some patrolling and I stopped some thieves. The next thing I know, all these women come out of nowhere and toss their undergarments at me!" He opened the bag to reveal panties. "Saiyans do not refuse gifts of worship so I gathered them up in a bag and give them to Lady Chi Chi and the other women."
At once, everyone gawked at the bag and Piccolo said, "I doubt that women like getting used undergarments."
"Really? Hmmm... perhaps I should give them to someone else." Bardock muttered, "But who would be interested in a bag of used underwear?"
"*ahem* I'm willing to take them off of your hands." Master Roshi said as he used every ounce of will power to maintain a poker face. Bardock's sensitive ears picked up the human's heart pounding hard. He heard it many times when he threatened others or when other people around him were excited. He didn't let others know about his ability since he doesn't brag about his powers like Lord Vegita.
"I see... very well, I will give you this bag, but what will you do with a bag of underwear?" Bardock asked confused.
"To wear them on my head, rubbed them against my body... inhale their sweet scents..." Master Roshi said as he took a pair of panties and placed them on his head. "Ahhh..."
Bardock blinked and said, "I... still don't understand."
At once everyone, except for Bardock, facefaulted and Krillian muttered, "Bardock, sometimes you are so much like Goku it's scary."
"Why thank you, Krillian, I think." Bardock sighed as he sat down for some cookies.
“Hey, guys.” Yamcha said as he came in with a bag full of underwear. “Hey, Master Roshi, want some underwear that some women threw at me?”
“Of course!” Master Roshi accepted the underwear gladly.
“I know you would.” Yamcha sighed as he sat down and helped himself to a beer. “Hey, Bardock, taking a break from Baba’s training?”
“I’m having my crystal ball recharged. I have some special attacks I’ve been working on.” Bardock said as he sat closer to Yamcha.
“Great, knowing you Saiyans, it would be something we never heard of before.” Yamcha grinned at the warrior.
Bardock nodded and looked down. “So, would you like to spar with me later? You are very strong and well built.”
Yamcha blinked as he stepped back. “Whoa... I don’t know. It’s not that I don’t like sparing with you. It’s that I’m not into sparing with you. I’m only Human after all.”
“You are far too strong to be Human.” Bardock sighed and then took a quick look at Yamcha’s butt.
“Maybe later.” Yamcha said as he walked out while Bardock watched him.
Krillian blinked and asked, “Bardock, is it me or are you checking Yamcha out?”
“None of your business.” Bardock growled as he got up.
Krillian, Piccolo, Marron, and Master Roshi watched the Saiyan left and Master Roshi muttered, “I swear, I can never understand these Saiyans.”
“You said it.” Krillian agreed. Then he turned green and asked, “Do you think that Bardock and Yamcha are... dating?”
“Please, I don’t want any of those images in my brain.” Master Roshi insisted as he bopped Krillian on the head with his walking stick. He grabbed his underwear collection and said, “I’ll go and make a pool. I wonder where the ladies are at?”
*****
Bulma sighed in relief as she and Chi Chi sat on the ground exhausted. They were each bruised and cut in various places and sweating buckets onto the floor. "*whew* what a fight." Bulma said as a droid gave her a sports drink. "How do you feel, Chi Chi?"
"Great. You are very good for someone who supposedly spends all day in the lab." Chi Chi said as she took some sports drink for herself.
"Hey, does this gorgeous body look like someone who sits around all day and does lab work? I work out every day and I even use the gravity machines that Vegita stopped using just so I don't get bruised so easily when Vegita and I... do it." Bulma said as she posed in a sexual way.
"Oh my." Chi Chi blushed, "I was the same way before Goku died."
Lunch blushed as she looked down. "Well... I think Tien was that way with me. I don't know exactly, Launch was the one who did the wild things while I sleep."
"I don't want to talk about my sex life." Suno said, "But, I do admit it, you two were going so fast, I couldn't see you, even with these goggles on."
"We were going so fast your eyes can't follow us." Bulma chuckled as she got up and pointed forward. "THOSE FOOLS THINK THAT I AM SO WEAK BECAUSE I'M GORGEOUS! HA! THINK AGAIN! I AM THE MOST POWERFUL GENIUS BABE IN THE WORLD!!! BAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"Bulma, you are getting egotistical again." Lunch pointed out.
"I know... but I can't help it if I'm me." Bulma sighed as she blushed. "Oh well... don't tell the others, I don't want Trunks to get the wrong impression of me."
"Okay, why don't we work out some more?" Suno asked, "I want to impress Goku when he comes back from the dead."
"I just hope I can be strong without Launch." Lunch said as she looked down, "I'm just too timid."
"You'll do fine, you just need confidence and no one is more confident than me." Bulma said as she patted Lunch on the back.
"So true." Chi Chi nodded as she picked Octavia up. "What do you think, Firestorm?"
Firestorm purred loudly as she nodded her head.
"My dad sure can build these cats... this one is so independent, like a real cat." Bulma said as she pet the mechanical cat. "In fact, Vegita keeps on accusing her of messing with his gravity room. He thinks she is irritating him on purpose!"
Octavia smirked slightly as she purred again.
"Firestorm? I doubt it." Chi Chi, "I think that Vegita is getting too paranoid. Maybe it was the Saiyanball doing it to him. You know how Saiyans hate being cooped up in a single spot."
"No way, I rarely force Vegita into the Saiyanball. I only do it when he throws a fit or threatens to kill anyone." Bulma said as she took out a small ball and tossed it into the air.
"Are you sure he's sane?" Suno asked, "I heard he threatened to destroy the world and injured Goku to the point he couldn’t move."
"That was years ago, he's a changed man. He just acts odd, he even thinks that Goldheart isn't normal for some reason. I think he just hates him for embarrassing him like that." Bulma replied.
Chi Chi sweatdropped and at that moment felt grateful that no one could see her nervous expression. "Yes, Goldheart is unique. Maybe I should see how he is doing." She walked away and the others stared at her.
"I wonder what's wrong with her?" Lunch muttered.
*****
Chi Chi ran out of the gym and shook as she felt her heart pound in her chest. It was getting harder to keep Goku’s situation a secret. Everyone missed Goku and she knew where he was. She wanted to let everyone know about Goku’s pain and to stop them from talking to Goku like he was a real dog. **How did Goku cope with this before I figured it out?** Chi Chi wondered as tears ran down her eyes. Firestorm suddenly ran off like she would normally do. Chi Chi didn’t know why but figured it was a cat thing.
Goku came into the hallway and looked around. He sniffed the air and finally Chi Chi whispered, “Over here, Goku.”
Goku whined softly as he came up and gently placed his head on Chi Chi’s lap.
“I’m okay. I just need to sit down for a while.” Chi Chi smiled softly as she ran her hand through Goku’s fur.
Goku closed his eyes and remained silent to let her know that he understands. **Take your time, Chi Chi.**
*****
Gorgandus sighed as he gazed at the scene in his mind's eye. The Gohan in him wanted so much to get down to Earth and hug his parents but the angel and duty held him back. "Incredible, all the things I can see in my mind." He commented as he lowered his wings.
"Yes, you are getting better at sight of mind but you must practice on different worlds." Kyuushi advised as she came up. "You can't simply focus on that Earth simply because it has your family on it."
"My mortal half is sentimental." Gorgandus said as he chuckled.
Kyuushi frowned at the taller warrior. "You used to be more serious, Gorgandus."
"I am serious, Kyuushi." Gorgandus said, "I just changed, like you did. I remember you being more... innocent. You didn't wear all black like that before." Gorgandus gestured to Kyuushi's outfit.
"I grew up." Kyuushi said as she turned around, "I'm going off to check on the others." She walked away and Gorgandus morphed into Gohan.
"Poor Kyuushi." Gohan said as he sat down and meditated.
Kyuushi walked through the vast plains of the Angel Planet. It had been forever since she had been here with anyone.
"Kyuushi, are you okay?" Aphradite asked as she flew down.
"I'm fine." Kyuushi answered as she looked at her fellow angel.
"You're lying." Aphradite said as she narrowed her eyes. "You feel uncomfortable and yet lovestruck about Yinyo." She smirked and asked, "Do you still have that crush on him?"
"Your empathy skills have improved." Kyuushi nodded as she blushed slightly.
"Yes, I know, but you still haven't answered my question. Do you still have that crush on Yinyo?" Apradite asked, smirking.
"Perhaps... he always makes me feel funny." Kyuushi said as she looked down. "But, that doesn't matter. How's your retraining going?"
"Better. I'm going to spar with Gorgandus or Gohan for a while." Aphradite said as she formed armor around her body. "Will you join us?"
Kyuushi hesitated and shook her head. “No thank you. I rather train by myself.”
“Oh… okay, well... later.” Aphradite flew off to Gohan and the warrior transformed into Gorgandus. The two smiled at each other and attacked simultaneously.
“Those two...” Kyuushi rolled her eyes as she went up to Yinyo who was holding himself up vertically with only one finger on top of a long pole. “Hello, Yinyo.”
“Greetings, Kyuushi.” Yinyo said as he looked at the angel. “How are Gorgandus and Aphradite? Still trying to get together?”
“They are very hesitant, like their mortal counterparts.” Kyuushi said as another pole appeared. The angel jumped up and landed with one finger on the pole. “How long have you been like this?”
“Only for twelve hours. I wanted to practice my balance.”
“Ah.”
The two meditated in their unique positions for an hour.
“This is boring.” Yinyo finally said as he flipped off of the pole. “Would you like to shadow spar?”
“Shadow spar?” Kyuushi repeated, “I haven’t done that in over a million years.”
“No time like the present to brush up.” Yinyo said as he clasped his hands together and his shadow came off of the ground and stood beside him.
“Very well.” Kyuushi clasped her hands together and her shadow came off of the ground and stood beside her. The four stood together. “Let’s do it.”
“Yes.” Yinyo’s shadow attacked Kyuushi’s shadow and the two shadows fought.
Yinyo and Kyuushi lashed out in mid air manipulating the shadows. The shadows dodged and ducked each attack. Finally, Kyuushi’s shadow managed to hit Yinyo’s shadow and the real Yinyo grimaced in pain. “You had the first shot.” Yinyo commented as he and the shadow flew back. “You won’t succeed again.”
“I will.” Kyuushi screamed as her wings flew open. The shadow did the same.
“I am the master of shadows.” Yinyo said as he flung his wings open. The two shadows attacked again at speeds faster than sound and sight.
Meanwhile, Aphradite and Gorgandus sat together, panting heavily. “That was some fight. You are definitely getting better, Aphradite.” Gorgandus said as he smiled at the angel.
“Thank you, I wanted to be a better fighter after... the fall.” Aphradite sighed as she looked down. “Strange, being here after all this time, it feels like only yesterday that we were created.”
“You mean after Gohan and Videl are born or after we were created before the Universe was formed?”
“When we were first created.” Aphradite stared up at the vast white sky. “I feel homesick sometimes, especially when I was Videl. I even miss Hercule.”
“He is your mortal counterpart’s father, you should miss him. I missed my- I mean Gohan’s father.” Gorgandus blushed as he laughed. “Oh man, keeping Gohan and myself separate can be so hard.”
“You two do have so much in common.” Aphradite blushed slightly. “Maybe that’s why we... like each other so much.”
“I know, past lovers in a past lives interfering with current lives. Sounds logical.” Gorgandus figured as he leaned back. “I bet Chi Chi would have a party when she hears how we feel about each other.”
“Yeah... I sensed her eagerness to have us- Gohan and Videl together and married. She’s afraid that Gohan would grow up alone.” Aphradite said as her gauntlet glowed faintly. A faint blue glow form around her and Videl appeared.
“I hate it when that happens.”
Gorgandus glowed and reverted to Gohan. “I know what you mean. We are getting better at it. I think when the angels think too much about our own lives, we revert.”
“Well... that’s not helpful if we fight, we’re supposed to think of our loved ones to make us stronger!”
“We’ll think of something.” Gohan insisted as he wrapped an arm around Videl’s shoulders. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that when the chips are down and all seems lost, something will happen that will change the odds in our favor.
Videl shook her head slightly and asked, “How can you remain so optimistic after all you went through?”
“I guess it just runs in the family.” Gohan replied as he shrugged, “Come on, let’s fight some more!”
“Okay.”
*****
It was a calm night as Kyuushi, Gohan, Videl, and Trey were sitting around the table. They were eating their usual meal when the Kai-in-training Gohan came into the door and bowed. “Sorry to interrupt, but I got a report.” The Long-Haired Gohan said as he gave a scroll to Kyuushi.
Kyuushi nodded and then noticed specks of white in Gohan’s long mane. “What is in your hair?”
The long haired Gohan looked at his hair and chuckled. “Oh… it’s a long story. I must get going, Merry Christmas.”
“Merry Christmas?” The angel Gohan repeated as he blinked in confusion.
“Merry Christmas.” Kyuushi smiled slightly as the Long Haired Gohan walked out.
“I don’t understand, Christmas isn’t for another six months.” Videl calculated.
“In his world, Christmas is today.” Kyuushi said as she sipped her water. “Various universes go at different times… this world experiences various times at once.”
“Christmas… I loved Christmas.” Gohan sighed as he leaned forward. “Dad would come home with a giant tree and we would decorate it.” He closed his eyes and just leaned back. “Mom would give me school stuff while Dad took me on rides for the Nimbus, it was magical. After Dad died, I would bring home the tree and take Goten out on rides on the Nimbus. It was still magical, but it wasn’t the same without Dad. What about you guys? Did you have any memorable Christmas days?”
Videl smiled slightly. “Before the Cell Games, my parents and I would sleigh down the snow-covered hills. We had such fun together. We would open presents up on Christmas morning and drink hot cocoa together. After the Cell Games, I spent my time going from charity party to charity party with my father and the media crowd.”
“I spent most of my Christmas days alone.” Trey recalled. “Mom sneezed and went out to party on her own and Dad… he never really believed in Christmas and neither did Choutsu.”
“Oh man... I’m sorry.” Gohan said as he looked down at the table.
“That’s okay... it’s not your fault you had a nice family when you were a kid.” Videl said as she patted Gohan on the shoulder.
**And I do manage to party at Christmas with my biker buddies.** Trigun recollected.
“What about you, Kyuushi?” Trey asked the angel. “Do you celebrate Christmas?”
“I don’t celebrate Christmas like you but, I do have my own Christmas memories.” Kyuushi sighed as she smiled slightly.
“Like what?” Gohan asked eager to learn more about the mysterious Angel of Death.
“Well... there was this time I was watching the various entities being born... and I met a strange man who loves making toys in a vast ice paradise. He was wearing all red and had elves helping him about. I came up and observed him. He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye. He said, ‘Hello, Kyuushi, you have been a very good girl.’ He handed me a gift. I felt funny inside, I actually felt good for the first time in years.” Kyuushi reached into her pocket and took out a small wooden black cat. “He carved it himself. It is my most precious possession that isn’t a weapon.”
“You met Santa personally?” Trey asked, almost in awe. He knew that Kyuushi wasn’t the type that would exaggerate anything since her very existence was overwhelming.
“Yes, I’ve dealt with various entities in the past. In fact, I even helped out when a ghost needed to show his old partner the meaning of Christmas to alter his destiny.” Kyuushi said, “We had three entities go to this old miser and showed him his past, present, and possible future. I was the one who showed him his future.”
“You were the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?!” Gohan exclaimed, “You mean that Christmas Carol was a real story?!”
“Somewhat... different people have the ability to see into alternate worlds subconsciously. Most of them thought it was their own imaginations, but a part of it is really an alternate world in progress.” Kyuushi explained, “The mortals interpreted what they saw into stories, movies, and even anime shows.”
“So, there could be someone out there who knows what is going on right now and is writing it out as a story?” Videl asked as she looked around.
“Oh yeah, but don’t worry, most mortals who have this ability are a little unstable.” Kyuushi said as she smirked.
“I wish we could celebrate Christmas before we have to face Lazarus.” Videl sighed as she looked outside. “I mean, it would mean something, caroling outside in the snow with my best friends.”
“Why don’t we do it right now?” Gohan asked as he stood up. “Let’s go to that other Gohan’s world and surprise him.”
“We can’t. I mean, my counterpart would be there and make things fairly odd for that Gohan and that world.” Videl explained.
“It would be fun to do something in a Christmas spirit.” Trey figured, “And they might not recognize us.”
“Interfering in another mortal’s world directly? That sounds so... mortal.” Kyuushi said, disgusted.
“So?” Gohan said as he picked the angel up. “It’s Christmas! We should have some fun before fighting! Like my dad always said, train hard, study hard, play hard!”
“Okay, fine, but we avoid as much contact as possible. I don’t want those other mortals to find out about us.” Kyuushi said as she crossed her arms.
“All right! Let’s get busy!” Gohan cheered.
*****
“I still think that this is going to be a mistake.” Kyuushi said as she adjusted her hat. Kyuushi was dressed in a black fur coat with a matching fur hat. Her black wings stuck out of the coat. Aphradite was dressed in the same outfit only it was light blue.
“It might be fun. We used to sing together. We made quite a chorus.” Aphradite said blissfully.
Gorgandus came up dressed in a red fur outfit with a santa hat on his head and his metal wings decorated with Christmas lights and ornaments. “How do I look?”
“Like a metal Christmas tree ornament.” Yinyo said as he came up dressed in an outfit like Gorgandus’ only it was white with his silver wings sticking out.
“Good. Now, we will put on the last part of our disguises.” Gorgandus said as he slipped on his sunglasses.
“This is silly.” Kyuushi said as she slipped on her black sunglasses.
“I feel giddy.” Aphradite said as she giggled softly. “I hope we can sing in harmony.”
“I can take care of that.” Yinyo said as he stepped forward. “I am the Angel of Unity.”
“And I can make others know the lyrics of the songs.” Gorgandus offered.
“I will make the illusion of snow.” Aphradite said, “And maybe enhance the Christmas feeling.”
“And I’ll lead the way and take pictures. Let’s do it.” Kyuushi said as she and everyone else held hands and vanished.
*****
The group appeared outside of Capsule Corps. The group stared at the huge complex before them. It was far larger than the Capsule Corps they were familiar with. “Which song should we try out first?” Gorgandus asked.
“How about ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas?’” Aphradite asked.
“Sounds appropriate.” Kyuushi said as she nodded.
“Yes.” Yinyo said as he nodded.
Gorgandus summoned a group of song sheets and handed them out. “Let’s start.”
The group gathered together and sang in perfect harmony.
“We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
All around the world and the various Earths, people start to feel warm and happy. In the world where Gohan and the other angels were reborn, the warriors paused as they heard the song in their hearts and minds.
“Good tidings to you,
And all of your kin,
Good tidings for Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
Chi Chi rocked back and forth as she hummed to the strange melody that seemed to enter her mind. Goku closed his eyes and enjoyed the song in his mind. For some strange reason, all of his fears had melted away for a second.
“We all know that Santa's coming,
We all know that Santa's coming,
We all know that Santa's coming,
And soon will be here.”
Vegita paused in his workout as heard a strange song in his head. “Santa?” He repeated, confused. Bulma also paused as she looked around. Why was she thinking of Christmas carols right now? Goten and Trunks stopped their training and looked up. Joy and happiness just melted into their bodies to wash away any lingering traces of fear and doubt.
“Good tidings to you,
And all of your kin,
Good tidings for Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
Every Z warrior on the planet stopped their business as they stared up into the sky as a strange melody entered their hearts and minds. It was beautiful and warm like a ray of sunlight. Despite their troubles and woes, they smiled as they went back to work, rejuvenated as if someone had given them a senzu bean to their soul.
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
Kaioshin and Kibito paused in their work and sighed in relief as they heard the song. It had been an eternity since they heard the Angels of Creation sing. It was beautiful and haunting that seemed to warm the heart. It was something that they always cherished and made them feel safe. The feeling of hope became very strong and very real. The hope that everything would turn out right in the end like it always did.
“Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.” Kaioshin said as he lifted a glass.
To Be Continued...
Normal Friends From Strange Places
Part 22
By Maria Cline
"GAH!!!" Gohan screamed as he sat up in his bed.
"What's wrong?" Trey moaned as he came, shirtless, into the vast room. The four angels were given separate bedrooms while they were training.
Gohan ran his hand through his hair as he sweat. "I just dreamt that Grandpa and Yamcha were a couple and were caught by your parents and Bulma and Vegita!"
Trey paled and asked, "Ox-King and Yamcha?"
"NO! GRANDPA BARDOCK AND YAMCHA!" Gohan screamed as his face was white.
"You must've had a 'alternate reality dream'." Kyuushi said as she came in dressed in a long black robe. "You are the Angel of Knowledge, so you will have this tendency a dream about alternate realities. You probably picked up a signal since both Bardock and Yamcha are close to you."
"Did it happen in our reality?" Gohan asked uncertain.
"I don't believe so. Bardock was training at Baba's place." Kyuushi explained, "Don't worry, just go back to sleep."
"Okay." Gohan sighed as he lay back into his bed.
*****
The sun slowly rose over the vast Capsule Corps complex. The vast array of buildings held a unique tranquil feeling as the birds sang to greet the new day.
"HEY! GET OUT OF MY GRAVITY ROOM!"
Unfortunately, that feeling rarely lasted more than five seconds. Tien poked his head out and said, "Sorry, but Bulma said that Choutsu and I can train in here for a while."
"Get out now! This is my own gravity room, get your own!" Vegita demanded.
Tien sighed as he and Choutsu left the room. They didn't want to get the Saiyan upset, even with the fact that Bulma could now pull Vegita back by the special Saiyanball. "Okay. Let's go, Choutsu."
Vegita crossed his arms and smirked. He looked down and saw Goldheart sitting on the floor looking up. "What are you looking at? Do you think that I should let those two weaklings train in my gravity room?"
Goldheart barked once as he seemed to nod.
"Forget it. That is my gravity room and I will do as I please! The doctor built it just for me!" Vegita said as he glared down at the dog. He paused and asked, "Why am I talking to you like that?"
Goldheart just tilted his head. “Growlth?”
Vegita frowned and muttered, "I've been spending too much time on this planet." He turned on his heel and walked into his gravity room. He stumbled and nearly tripped on a small bundle. The warrior looked down to see Firestorm looking up at him. She purred as she rubbed her body along his legs. "Get out of this room, you damn cat!" Vegita ordered as he picked up the cat and tossed her out.
Firestorm landed onto the floor and seemed to snicker. Vegita stared at the two pets and sighed, "Go away!"
Goldheart and Firestorm stared up at him for a moment and then finally walked away from the Saiyan.
"Stupid pets." Vegita grumbled, "If I didn't know any better, I could've sworn that damn cat hates me."
**You know, you gotta be careful. Vegita could kill you.** Goku suggested as he and Octavia walked down the hallway.
**I'm not afraid, I'm already dead. If something happens to this vessel, I will just go back to the Afterlife. I've done this before.** Octavia replied as she sat down and licked her paw. **Don't worry, Goku, I'm a grown woman or cat right now, I can take care of myself. Besides, that Vegita needs a kick in the pants once in a while.**
**I think that Saiyanball thing does that already.** Goku snickered as the two went into the kitchen.
**True... but it doesn't hurt.**
Goku chuckled as they sat under the table and then a droid gave them a bowl of dog food and a bowl of tuna. **Great, dog food.** Goku sighed as he started eating.
Octavia poked at her food and scowled at it.
Goku paused as he looked up. **Aren't you hungry?**
**This mechanical body does need food but... I'm not too fond of tuna. I hate fish.** Octavia said as she poked at it some more.
**You can have some of my food if you like.** Goku offered as he nudged his own bowl.
Octavia looked at him. **You're offering dog food to a mechanical cat?**
**Uhhh...** Goku looked at his food and said, **I don't get it.**
Octavia shook her head as she nibbled at her cat food. **Never mind. In this vessel, I actually like cat food. I don't even mind it when someone holds me in his or her lap.**
**Yeah... I really like it when someone rubs my head and scratches my ear. That feels so good.** Goku sighed contentedly, "Yeah, I love getting my head patted. Say, do you think that I've spent too much time as a dog?"
**Nah, you're fine.** Octavia purred as she lay down. **When you go back to being a Saiyan again you will go back to completely normal.**
**Good.**
"Hey, Goldheart." Goten said as he patted the dog on the head. "I'm going to train with Trunks and the others, wanna watch?"
Goku barked once and stood up. **Sounds like fun.** He glanced at Octavia, **Say, Octavia, can you look after Chi Chi for me?**
**Of course, you go ahead.** Octavia nodded. It was a small arrangement that except during the mornings, Octavia and Goku would take turns looking after Chi Chi and the others. They felt they are both needed as pets, especially with Chi Chi and they could provide the most help and comfort possible. Of course, they had to do it in their heads since the sight of them drawing out a schedule on the ground would cause suspicions.
Goku nodded back and then followed Goten and Trunks out to the training dome.
*****
Octavia sighed as she used her special infrared sensors and saw her daughter doing laundry. It filled her with pride to know that Chi Chi was still willing to work despite her condition and the fact that those droids would've done her work. A person of royalty should be a hard worker if he or she wants respect.
"Hello, Firestorm." Chi Chi said as she stopped her work and scooped up the mechanical cat. "Have you been irritating Vegita again?"
Octavia smirked as she purred loudly.
"I don't know how Dr. Briefs could create such an interesting cat like you." Chi Chi commented as she stroked Octavia's golden shell.
**I was born, not created.** Octavia thought as she cuddled in Chi Chi's arms.
Chi Chi finally let the cat go and finished her laundry. "I'm going to be teaching Lunch and Bulma some moves. I don't know how I can show them since neither one of them can see me... but Bulma said that she invented something to help me."
**About time.**
"I wonder how Gohan is doing. Gohan is so strong and yet here I am worrying that something happened to him." Chi Chi sighed. "Silly isn't it?"
Firestorm just purred and rubbed her head along Chi Chi's legs.
"I guess not."
*****
The city was quiet as a tall warrior stood on top of a flagpole on a huge skyscraper. He had a long white cape, a matching white turban, and a dark blue vest and pants. His dark green skin stood out against the blue sky.
He sighed as he gazed at the vast landscape. The Namekian Manhunter was on the job. His sharp ears picked up bank alarms and shots. "Another bank robbery." He muttered as he flew down at the bank. There were ten men armed with guns.
"Look! It's one of dem superheroes!" One of the men cried out. "He's green!"
"Shoot him!" The head robber boomed as he and his men aimed their guns at the warrior.
"Like that will kill me." Piccolo smirked as he raised his hand and the guns blow apart in the robbers' hands.
"How did he do dat?" The first robber asked stupidly.
"Magic." Piccolo vanished in mid-air, and the next thing the robbers knew, they were tied up with a long piece of metal. "There, all nicely wrapped up for the police." He went up to the leader and asked, "Why did you bozos want to steal in Hercule’s City? Everyone knows that it has superheroes."
"It seemed like a good idea at a time." The leader replied.
Piccolo sighed and muttered, "Humans."
"Oohh!!! Look! It's the Namekian Manhunter!" A woman screamed.
"Shit." Piccolo said as he looked behind himself and saw a horde of screaming women running toward him.
"I LOVE YOU NAMEKIAN MANHUNTER!" The women screamed as they ran toward him with hearts in their eyes.
Piccolo gulped as he flew up. "Better fly away before-" A pair of panties landed on his head. "before they start throwing their underwear at me." He muttered as he took off the panties and then a rain of stockings, bras, and panties overcame the warrior. Piccolo shook off the underwear and flew away.
"Aww..." The women moaned in disapointment.
*****
Goku watched the two boys fight in mid-air. They were fast and getting faster every time they fought. Trunks and Goten were equals, but Trunks was slightly stronger since he was older and had Vegita as a trainer. While Goten was weaker, he had more hand-to-hand combat training thanks to his mother and Grandfathers. They had so much more power than Gohan when he was their age, Goku couldn't help but wonder how much stronger they could become.
Finally, the two landed, breathing heavily. Their clothes were ripped in several places.
"That was a great fight." Goten grinned, "I think we're getting stronger. Don't you think so?" He asked Goku.
Goku nodded as he barked.
"Yeah!"
"We need to fight someone stronger." Trunks commented, "I know it's fun to fight each other but... if we want to fight Lazarus, we need to fight others stronger than us."
"Yeah." Goten sighed as he looked at Goku. "Too bad Dad can't fight us. It would be so cool." Goku whined as he closed his eyes. "Don't worry, we can spar after Lazarus is gone." Goten said as he patted his head.
"Goten!" Trunks growled as he clamped his hand over Goten's mouth. "Don't talk like that!" He looked around paranoid and whispered, "Kyuushi's big brother is watching."
Goten's eyes widened and nodded. Trunks let go and the boy whispered, "Okay."
"Honestly, don't you know anything about keeping secrets?" Trunks chided, "You are so lucky to have such a guy like me. You'd be lost. Now, how can we train harder?"
"Well... I'm available again." Vegita said as he came forward and smirked.
"Cool! But, I thought you were using the gravity room." Trunks confessed as he frowned slightly.
"I did... but that damn cat screwed up the controls!" Vegita growled as he crossed his arms. "That cat hates me!"
"Awww... Firestorm doesn't hate you." Goten giggled as he wrapped his arms around Goldheart's neck. "She just likes to play with you!"
"There is something wrong with that cat." Vegita grumbled, "I don't know what, but my gut instinct tells me that cat is more than what she appears." He glared down at Goku and said, "What about you? Are you against me too?" The Saiyan slapped himself on the forehead and moaned, "What am I talking about? He's a dog, he does not know!"
Goten giggled slightly as he winked at Goku. "Okay. So, you can fight us?"
"Might as well... now, first one to hit me will get ice cream. I will fight back but I won't go Super Saiyan." Vegita said as he smirked. "Ready?"
"Yeah! Ice cream!" Trunks and Goten said as they went super saiyan and attacked the taller Saiyan.
Vegita ducked the blows as Trunks and Goten fought ferociously. He was impressed at how the two boys had been growing stronger with each fight. They were still no match for him, but if they kept up their training, there was no doubt they would surpass him some day. Of course, he wouldn't let that happen. The two then flung their fists from opposite directions. Vegita smirked as he rose his hands and a pair of white holes appeared beside him. Trunks and Goten's fists flew through the holes and reappeared in front of the other's faces. The two boys knocked each other out and they flew in opposite directions.
"Ow." Goten moaned dazed as he lay on the ground.
"Double ow." Trunks agreed as he rubbed his face.
"The power of the white hole." Vegita said as he smirked. "I can make them large enough for body parts to go through."
Goku growled at Vegita. **That's not fair, Vegita. You didn't tell them about your power!**
Vegita looked down at the dog and said, "Oh shut up, dog. Listen up, I only did that to prove that you have to expect the unexpected from people you fight. You don't let down your guard because if you do you die or worse. Trust me on this. Since you two improved and since I became such a softy thanks to this planet, I will treat you two to ice cream."
"What about Goldheart?" Goten asked.
"Dogs can't eat ice cream. Besides, he wasn't fighting, so he can't have any." Vegita said.
"Awww..." Goten moaned.
**Hey, that's okay. I wasn't fighting anyway.** Goku thought to Goten as he licked his face.
"Okay!" Goten laughed as he rubbed Goku's head. "But, that was so cool that you can make those white holes. Can you use them to teleport?"
"You'll find out." Vegita answered as he smirked.
*****
"YA!!!"
Chi Chi, Suno, Lunch, and Bulma were training in Bulma's private gym. It was a highly exclusive gym with the latest equipment meant for humans.
"I like this gym." Suno said as she punched the dummy. "It's so high tech."
"I didn't know you have something like this." Chi Chi confessed as she practiced her moves.
"I have been working out in this for years. Ever since Namek, I learned that if I want to go on any more adventures, I gotta learn to defend myself. So I've been working out and learning how to kickbox." Bulma explained as she stood in her tank top and tight pants. "Pretty nice, eh? No one else knows about this, I mean, I wanted it to be a surprise."
"Well... I'm surprised." Chi Chi confessed as she looked around. "It's very nice, Bulma. Want to fight me? Test yourself?"
"Sure... but first..." Bulma reached into her pocket and took out a pair of goggles. "I made these special goggles so I can see you. It uses infared, radar, sonar, and Ki to create an image of you. Pretty sweet huh? I made more for the others." Bulma handed out the goggles to Lunch and Suno.
"Thanks." Chi Chi said as she smiled slightly and then went into fighting position. "Now, let's fight."
Octavia came in and curled up in a corner. **This should be interesting.**
******
"Why do these women always do this to me?" Piccolo growled as he sipped on some tea.
"I don't know... no one tosses their underwear at me." Krillian replied as he fed his daughter some carrots.
"Well... it was no secret that the Siren a.k.a the Pink Ranger a.k.a Eighteen threatens anyone who flirts with Atom Man a.k.a Krillian." Piccolo grunted.
"What do those women see in you? No offense, but green skin isn't in."
"I don't know." Piccolo sighed as he felt something in the back of his uniform. He reached behind his vest and pulled out a pair of panties. "Damn it."
"Daddy, why is Piccolo holding a pair of undies like Grandpa Roshi?" Marron asked.
Piccolo scowled as he burned the panties. "It's not like that."
"Hey! You just burned a perfectly good pair of panties!" Master Roshi said as he came in and got out a can of beer. "If I had beautiful women coming at me, tossing their panties every time I showed up..." The old man blushed and drooled as he pictured himself swimming in an endless sea of panties and bras. "An endless sea of panties, bras, and stocking with me swimming in there deep. I can float on the endless sea in my innertube reading my magazines!"
Krillian, Piccolo, and Marron sweatdropped and Marron asked, "You won't grow up to be like that right?"
"Don't worry... he's just a little kooky." Krillian said as he grinned.
"Why don't you give all those panties to me?" Master Roshi said as he drooled, "Not very many men have the chance to have beautiful women toss their clothes at you."
"Stupid women!" Bardock growled as he came in with a huge bag. "I was doing some patrolling and I stopped some thieves. The next thing I know, all these women come out of nowhere and toss their undergarments at me!" He opened the bag to reveal panties. "Saiyans do not refuse gifts of worship so I gathered them up in a bag and give them to Lady Chi Chi and the other women."
At once, everyone gawked at the bag and Piccolo said, "I doubt that women like getting used undergarments."
"Really? Hmmm... perhaps I should give them to someone else." Bardock muttered, "But who would be interested in a bag of used underwear?"
"*ahem* I'm willing to take them off of your hands." Master Roshi said as he used every ounce of will power to maintain a poker face. Bardock's sensitive ears picked up the human's heart pounding hard. He heard it many times when he threatened others or when other people around him were excited. He didn't let others know about his ability since he doesn't brag about his powers like Lord Vegita.
"I see... very well, I will give you this bag, but what will you do with a bag of underwear?" Bardock asked confused.
"To wear them on my head, rubbed them against my body... inhale their sweet scents..." Master Roshi said as he took a pair of panties and placed them on his head. "Ahhh..."
Bardock blinked and said, "I... still don't understand."
At once everyone, except for Bardock, facefaulted and Krillian muttered, "Bardock, sometimes you are so much like Goku it's scary."
"Why thank you, Krillian, I think." Bardock sighed as he sat down for some cookies.
“Hey, guys.” Yamcha said as he came in with a bag full of underwear. “Hey, Master Roshi, want some underwear that some women threw at me?”
“Of course!” Master Roshi accepted the underwear gladly.
“I know you would.” Yamcha sighed as he sat down and helped himself to a beer. “Hey, Bardock, taking a break from Baba’s training?”
“I’m having my crystal ball recharged. I have some special attacks I’ve been working on.” Bardock said as he sat closer to Yamcha.
“Great, knowing you Saiyans, it would be something we never heard of before.” Yamcha grinned at the warrior.
Bardock nodded and looked down. “So, would you like to spar with me later? You are very strong and well built.”
Yamcha blinked as he stepped back. “Whoa... I don’t know. It’s not that I don’t like sparing with you. It’s that I’m not into sparing with you. I’m only Human after all.”
“You are far too strong to be Human.” Bardock sighed and then took a quick look at Yamcha’s butt.
“Maybe later.” Yamcha said as he walked out while Bardock watched him.
Krillian blinked and asked, “Bardock, is it me or are you checking Yamcha out?”
“None of your business.” Bardock growled as he got up.
Krillian, Piccolo, Marron, and Master Roshi watched the Saiyan left and Master Roshi muttered, “I swear, I can never understand these Saiyans.”
“You said it.” Krillian agreed. Then he turned green and asked, “Do you think that Bardock and Yamcha are... dating?”
“Please, I don’t want any of those images in my brain.” Master Roshi insisted as he bopped Krillian on the head with his walking stick. He grabbed his underwear collection and said, “I’ll go and make a pool. I wonder where the ladies are at?”
*****
Bulma sighed in relief as she and Chi Chi sat on the ground exhausted. They were each bruised and cut in various places and sweating buckets onto the floor. "*whew* what a fight." Bulma said as a droid gave her a sports drink. "How do you feel, Chi Chi?"
"Great. You are very good for someone who supposedly spends all day in the lab." Chi Chi said as she took some sports drink for herself.
"Hey, does this gorgeous body look like someone who sits around all day and does lab work? I work out every day and I even use the gravity machines that Vegita stopped using just so I don't get bruised so easily when Vegita and I... do it." Bulma said as she posed in a sexual way.
"Oh my." Chi Chi blushed, "I was the same way before Goku died."
Lunch blushed as she looked down. "Well... I think Tien was that way with me. I don't know exactly, Launch was the one who did the wild things while I sleep."
"I don't want to talk about my sex life." Suno said, "But, I do admit it, you two were going so fast, I couldn't see you, even with these goggles on."
"We were going so fast your eyes can't follow us." Bulma chuckled as she got up and pointed forward. "THOSE FOOLS THINK THAT I AM SO WEAK BECAUSE I'M GORGEOUS! HA! THINK AGAIN! I AM THE MOST POWERFUL GENIUS BABE IN THE WORLD!!! BAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"Bulma, you are getting egotistical again." Lunch pointed out.
"I know... but I can't help it if I'm me." Bulma sighed as she blushed. "Oh well... don't tell the others, I don't want Trunks to get the wrong impression of me."
"Okay, why don't we work out some more?" Suno asked, "I want to impress Goku when he comes back from the dead."
"I just hope I can be strong without Launch." Lunch said as she looked down, "I'm just too timid."
"You'll do fine, you just need confidence and no one is more confident than me." Bulma said as she patted Lunch on the back.
"So true." Chi Chi nodded as she picked Octavia up. "What do you think, Firestorm?"
Firestorm purred loudly as she nodded her head.
"My dad sure can build these cats... this one is so independent, like a real cat." Bulma said as she pet the mechanical cat. "In fact, Vegita keeps on accusing her of messing with his gravity room. He thinks she is irritating him on purpose!"
Octavia smirked slightly as she purred again.
"Firestorm? I doubt it." Chi Chi, "I think that Vegita is getting too paranoid. Maybe it was the Saiyanball doing it to him. You know how Saiyans hate being cooped up in a single spot."
"No way, I rarely force Vegita into the Saiyanball. I only do it when he throws a fit or threatens to kill anyone." Bulma said as she took out a small ball and tossed it into the air.
"Are you sure he's sane?" Suno asked, "I heard he threatened to destroy the world and injured Goku to the point he couldn’t move."
"That was years ago, he's a changed man. He just acts odd, he even thinks that Goldheart isn't normal for some reason. I think he just hates him for embarrassing him like that." Bulma replied.
Chi Chi sweatdropped and at that moment felt grateful that no one could see her nervous expression. "Yes, Goldheart is unique. Maybe I should see how he is doing." She walked away and the others stared at her.
"I wonder what's wrong with her?" Lunch muttered.
*****
Chi Chi ran out of the gym and shook as she felt her heart pound in her chest. It was getting harder to keep Goku’s situation a secret. Everyone missed Goku and she knew where he was. She wanted to let everyone know about Goku’s pain and to stop them from talking to Goku like he was a real dog. **How did Goku cope with this before I figured it out?** Chi Chi wondered as tears ran down her eyes. Firestorm suddenly ran off like she would normally do. Chi Chi didn’t know why but figured it was a cat thing.
Goku came into the hallway and looked around. He sniffed the air and finally Chi Chi whispered, “Over here, Goku.”
Goku whined softly as he came up and gently placed his head on Chi Chi’s lap.
“I’m okay. I just need to sit down for a while.” Chi Chi smiled softly as she ran her hand through Goku’s fur.
Goku closed his eyes and remained silent to let her know that he understands. **Take your time, Chi Chi.**
*****
Gorgandus sighed as he gazed at the scene in his mind's eye. The Gohan in him wanted so much to get down to Earth and hug his parents but the angel and duty held him back. "Incredible, all the things I can see in my mind." He commented as he lowered his wings.
"Yes, you are getting better at sight of mind but you must practice on different worlds." Kyuushi advised as she came up. "You can't simply focus on that Earth simply because it has your family on it."
"My mortal half is sentimental." Gorgandus said as he chuckled.
Kyuushi frowned at the taller warrior. "You used to be more serious, Gorgandus."
"I am serious, Kyuushi." Gorgandus said, "I just changed, like you did. I remember you being more... innocent. You didn't wear all black like that before." Gorgandus gestured to Kyuushi's outfit.
"I grew up." Kyuushi said as she turned around, "I'm going off to check on the others." She walked away and Gorgandus morphed into Gohan.
"Poor Kyuushi." Gohan said as he sat down and meditated.
Kyuushi walked through the vast plains of the Angel Planet. It had been forever since she had been here with anyone.
"Kyuushi, are you okay?" Aphradite asked as she flew down.
"I'm fine." Kyuushi answered as she looked at her fellow angel.
"You're lying." Aphradite said as she narrowed her eyes. "You feel uncomfortable and yet lovestruck about Yinyo." She smirked and asked, "Do you still have that crush on him?"
"Your empathy skills have improved." Kyuushi nodded as she blushed slightly.
"Yes, I know, but you still haven't answered my question. Do you still have that crush on Yinyo?" Apradite asked, smirking.
"Perhaps... he always makes me feel funny." Kyuushi said as she looked down. "But, that doesn't matter. How's your retraining going?"
"Better. I'm going to spar with Gorgandus or Gohan for a while." Aphradite said as she formed armor around her body. "Will you join us?"
Kyuushi hesitated and shook her head. “No thank you. I rather train by myself.”
“Oh… okay, well... later.” Aphradite flew off to Gohan and the warrior transformed into Gorgandus. The two smiled at each other and attacked simultaneously.
“Those two...” Kyuushi rolled her eyes as she went up to Yinyo who was holding himself up vertically with only one finger on top of a long pole. “Hello, Yinyo.”
“Greetings, Kyuushi.” Yinyo said as he looked at the angel. “How are Gorgandus and Aphradite? Still trying to get together?”
“They are very hesitant, like their mortal counterparts.” Kyuushi said as another pole appeared. The angel jumped up and landed with one finger on the pole. “How long have you been like this?”
“Only for twelve hours. I wanted to practice my balance.”
“Ah.”
The two meditated in their unique positions for an hour.
“This is boring.” Yinyo finally said as he flipped off of the pole. “Would you like to shadow spar?”
“Shadow spar?” Kyuushi repeated, “I haven’t done that in over a million years.”
“No time like the present to brush up.” Yinyo said as he clasped his hands together and his shadow came off of the ground and stood beside him.
“Very well.” Kyuushi clasped her hands together and her shadow came off of the ground and stood beside her. The four stood together. “Let’s do it.”
“Yes.” Yinyo’s shadow attacked Kyuushi’s shadow and the two shadows fought.
Yinyo and Kyuushi lashed out in mid air manipulating the shadows. The shadows dodged and ducked each attack. Finally, Kyuushi’s shadow managed to hit Yinyo’s shadow and the real Yinyo grimaced in pain. “You had the first shot.” Yinyo commented as he and the shadow flew back. “You won’t succeed again.”
“I will.” Kyuushi screamed as her wings flew open. The shadow did the same.
“I am the master of shadows.” Yinyo said as he flung his wings open. The two shadows attacked again at speeds faster than sound and sight.
Meanwhile, Aphradite and Gorgandus sat together, panting heavily. “That was some fight. You are definitely getting better, Aphradite.” Gorgandus said as he smiled at the angel.
“Thank you, I wanted to be a better fighter after... the fall.” Aphradite sighed as she looked down. “Strange, being here after all this time, it feels like only yesterday that we were created.”
“You mean after Gohan and Videl are born or after we were created before the Universe was formed?”
“When we were first created.” Aphradite stared up at the vast white sky. “I feel homesick sometimes, especially when I was Videl. I even miss Hercule.”
“He is your mortal counterpart’s father, you should miss him. I missed my- I mean Gohan’s father.” Gorgandus blushed as he laughed. “Oh man, keeping Gohan and myself separate can be so hard.”
“You two do have so much in common.” Aphradite blushed slightly. “Maybe that’s why we... like each other so much.”
“I know, past lovers in a past lives interfering with current lives. Sounds logical.” Gorgandus figured as he leaned back. “I bet Chi Chi would have a party when she hears how we feel about each other.”
“Yeah... I sensed her eagerness to have us- Gohan and Videl together and married. She’s afraid that Gohan would grow up alone.” Aphradite said as her gauntlet glowed faintly. A faint blue glow form around her and Videl appeared.
“I hate it when that happens.”
Gorgandus glowed and reverted to Gohan. “I know what you mean. We are getting better at it. I think when the angels think too much about our own lives, we revert.”
“Well... that’s not helpful if we fight, we’re supposed to think of our loved ones to make us stronger!”
“We’ll think of something.” Gohan insisted as he wrapped an arm around Videl’s shoulders. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that when the chips are down and all seems lost, something will happen that will change the odds in our favor.
Videl shook her head slightly and asked, “How can you remain so optimistic after all you went through?”
“I guess it just runs in the family.” Gohan replied as he shrugged, “Come on, let’s fight some more!”
“Okay.”
*****
It was a calm night as Kyuushi, Gohan, Videl, and Trey were sitting around the table. They were eating their usual meal when the Kai-in-training Gohan came into the door and bowed. “Sorry to interrupt, but I got a report.” The Long-Haired Gohan said as he gave a scroll to Kyuushi.
Kyuushi nodded and then noticed specks of white in Gohan’s long mane. “What is in your hair?”
The long haired Gohan looked at his hair and chuckled. “Oh… it’s a long story. I must get going, Merry Christmas.”
“Merry Christmas?” The angel Gohan repeated as he blinked in confusion.
“Merry Christmas.” Kyuushi smiled slightly as the Long Haired Gohan walked out.
“I don’t understand, Christmas isn’t for another six months.” Videl calculated.
“In his world, Christmas is today.” Kyuushi said as she sipped her water. “Various universes go at different times… this world experiences various times at once.”
“Christmas… I loved Christmas.” Gohan sighed as he leaned forward. “Dad would come home with a giant tree and we would decorate it.” He closed his eyes and just leaned back. “Mom would give me school stuff while Dad took me on rides for the Nimbus, it was magical. After Dad died, I would bring home the tree and take Goten out on rides on the Nimbus. It was still magical, but it wasn’t the same without Dad. What about you guys? Did you have any memorable Christmas days?”
Videl smiled slightly. “Before the Cell Games, my parents and I would sleigh down the snow-covered hills. We had such fun together. We would open presents up on Christmas morning and drink hot cocoa together. After the Cell Games, I spent my time going from charity party to charity party with my father and the media crowd.”
“I spent most of my Christmas days alone.” Trey recalled. “Mom sneezed and went out to party on her own and Dad… he never really believed in Christmas and neither did Choutsu.”
“Oh man... I’m sorry.” Gohan said as he looked down at the table.
“That’s okay... it’s not your fault you had a nice family when you were a kid.” Videl said as she patted Gohan on the shoulder.
**And I do manage to party at Christmas with my biker buddies.** Trigun recollected.
“What about you, Kyuushi?” Trey asked the angel. “Do you celebrate Christmas?”
“I don’t celebrate Christmas like you but, I do have my own Christmas memories.” Kyuushi sighed as she smiled slightly.
“Like what?” Gohan asked eager to learn more about the mysterious Angel of Death.
“Well... there was this time I was watching the various entities being born... and I met a strange man who loves making toys in a vast ice paradise. He was wearing all red and had elves helping him about. I came up and observed him. He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye. He said, ‘Hello, Kyuushi, you have been a very good girl.’ He handed me a gift. I felt funny inside, I actually felt good for the first time in years.” Kyuushi reached into her pocket and took out a small wooden black cat. “He carved it himself. It is my most precious possession that isn’t a weapon.”
“You met Santa personally?” Trey asked, almost in awe. He knew that Kyuushi wasn’t the type that would exaggerate anything since her very existence was overwhelming.
“Yes, I’ve dealt with various entities in the past. In fact, I even helped out when a ghost needed to show his old partner the meaning of Christmas to alter his destiny.” Kyuushi said, “We had three entities go to this old miser and showed him his past, present, and possible future. I was the one who showed him his future.”
“You were the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?!” Gohan exclaimed, “You mean that Christmas Carol was a real story?!”
“Somewhat... different people have the ability to see into alternate worlds subconsciously. Most of them thought it was their own imaginations, but a part of it is really an alternate world in progress.” Kyuushi explained, “The mortals interpreted what they saw into stories, movies, and even anime shows.”
“So, there could be someone out there who knows what is going on right now and is writing it out as a story?” Videl asked as she looked around.
“Oh yeah, but don’t worry, most mortals who have this ability are a little unstable.” Kyuushi said as she smirked.
“I wish we could celebrate Christmas before we have to face Lazarus.” Videl sighed as she looked outside. “I mean, it would mean something, caroling outside in the snow with my best friends.”
“Why don’t we do it right now?” Gohan asked as he stood up. “Let’s go to that other Gohan’s world and surprise him.”
“We can’t. I mean, my counterpart would be there and make things fairly odd for that Gohan and that world.” Videl explained.
“It would be fun to do something in a Christmas spirit.” Trey figured, “And they might not recognize us.”
“Interfering in another mortal’s world directly? That sounds so... mortal.” Kyuushi said, disgusted.
“So?” Gohan said as he picked the angel up. “It’s Christmas! We should have some fun before fighting! Like my dad always said, train hard, study hard, play hard!”
“Okay, fine, but we avoid as much contact as possible. I don’t want those other mortals to find out about us.” Kyuushi said as she crossed her arms.
“All right! Let’s get busy!” Gohan cheered.
*****
“I still think that this is going to be a mistake.” Kyuushi said as she adjusted her hat. Kyuushi was dressed in a black fur coat with a matching fur hat. Her black wings stuck out of the coat. Aphradite was dressed in the same outfit only it was light blue.
“It might be fun. We used to sing together. We made quite a chorus.” Aphradite said blissfully.
Gorgandus came up dressed in a red fur outfit with a santa hat on his head and his metal wings decorated with Christmas lights and ornaments. “How do I look?”
“Like a metal Christmas tree ornament.” Yinyo said as he came up dressed in an outfit like Gorgandus’ only it was white with his silver wings sticking out.
“Good. Now, we will put on the last part of our disguises.” Gorgandus said as he slipped on his sunglasses.
“This is silly.” Kyuushi said as she slipped on her black sunglasses.
“I feel giddy.” Aphradite said as she giggled softly. “I hope we can sing in harmony.”
“I can take care of that.” Yinyo said as he stepped forward. “I am the Angel of Unity.”
“And I can make others know the lyrics of the songs.” Gorgandus offered.
“I will make the illusion of snow.” Aphradite said, “And maybe enhance the Christmas feeling.”
“And I’ll lead the way and take pictures. Let’s do it.” Kyuushi said as she and everyone else held hands and vanished.
*****
The group appeared outside of Capsule Corps. The group stared at the huge complex before them. It was far larger than the Capsule Corps they were familiar with. “Which song should we try out first?” Gorgandus asked.
“How about ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas?’” Aphradite asked.
“Sounds appropriate.” Kyuushi said as she nodded.
“Yes.” Yinyo said as he nodded.
Gorgandus summoned a group of song sheets and handed them out. “Let’s start.”
The group gathered together and sang in perfect harmony.
“We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
All around the world and the various Earths, people start to feel warm and happy. In the world where Gohan and the other angels were reborn, the warriors paused as they heard the song in their hearts and minds.
“Good tidings to you,
And all of your kin,
Good tidings for Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
Chi Chi rocked back and forth as she hummed to the strange melody that seemed to enter her mind. Goku closed his eyes and enjoyed the song in his mind. For some strange reason, all of his fears had melted away for a second.
“We all know that Santa's coming,
We all know that Santa's coming,
We all know that Santa's coming,
And soon will be here.”
Vegita paused in his workout as heard a strange song in his head. “Santa?” He repeated, confused. Bulma also paused as she looked around. Why was she thinking of Christmas carols right now? Goten and Trunks stopped their training and looked up. Joy and happiness just melted into their bodies to wash away any lingering traces of fear and doubt.
“Good tidings to you,
And all of your kin,
Good tidings for Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
Every Z warrior on the planet stopped their business as they stared up into the sky as a strange melody entered their hearts and minds. It was beautiful and warm like a ray of sunlight. Despite their troubles and woes, they smiled as they went back to work, rejuvenated as if someone had given them a senzu bean to their soul.
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year.”
Kaioshin and Kibito paused in their work and sighed in relief as they heard the song. It had been an eternity since they heard the Angels of Creation sing. It was beautiful and haunting that seemed to warm the heart. It was something that they always cherished and made them feel safe. The feeling of hope became very strong and very real. The hope that everything would turn out right in the end like it always did.
“Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.” Kaioshin said as he lifted a glass.
To Be Continued...