Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Short, Dark, Pointy-Haired Man Banned From Disney ❯ Lunch, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and the Haunted Mansion ( Chapter 2 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Chapter Two: Lunch, Big Thunder Mountain, and the Haunted Mansion

By Elbereth in April

"OK, let's go through the Haunted Mansion," Gohan said, getting in line. Once again they managed to wait through the whole line until they got inside the mansion.

Goku looked around a little nervously. "These aren't real ghosts, are they?"

"Kakkarot, as many times as you've been dead, you of all people shouldn't be afraid of ghosts." Vegeta looked at him with disdain.

Goku grinned sheepishly and scratched his head.

The first part of the ride consisted of a room that seemed to stretch, a scary narrator, thunder, lightning, and a swinging body. A small child started to cry.

"It's all right, honey," the parents tried to reassure the girl as they left the room for the next part of the ride. The Son family got in a carriage and rode off to see the mansion and the ghosts, Chi-Chi and Goku, Gohan and Piccolo, the boys and Roshi.

"Be quiet, brat," Vegeta huffed. "There's nothing in here worse than me." He smirked cockily at the startled child.

The little girl stopped crying and appraised him as he stood there, arms crossed, radiating power and majesty. "You can defeat ghosts?"

"I can defeat anything."

"Can I ride with you then?"

Bulma burst out laughing as the parents looked worried. Vegeta's mouth dropped open.

"Otherwise I'll cry again," the girl threatened, already tearing up.

He suddenly smirked. Even little children recognized his power and glory. That should show that stupid Kakkarot!

"All right, brat." He climbed in the car and she got in behind him.

"Lucy!" the father protested.

"It's OK, he won't hurt her. He's my husband. I'm President of Capsule Corporation," Bulma assured them. The parents looked at each other. Bulma joined Vegeta and the chibi in their carriage.

The parents got in the next car, frequently glancing over at them and Lucy. Lucy was squealing half in terror, half in delight, as Vegeta smirked and the ghosts danced around them.

At one point, a head popped up laughing, like a jack-in-the-box. Lucy screamed and clutched his leg. He blasted the thing. Lucy smiled and clapped.

A little later, they rode past a mirror that showed a ghost riding in the car with them. Lucy grabbed onto him again. He blasted the mirror, shards of glass flying to the ground. They passed a second mirror-"boom"-and a third mirror-"boom." No more mirrors. Lucy laughed ecstatically.

At the end of the ride, Lucy was all smiles. Goku and the others looked on in shock as she hugged Vegeta goodbye. Bulma and her mother exchanged addresses. Vegeta watched her go almost fondly, somewhat disappointed.

"What you need is a daughter," Bulma whispered to him with a suggestive smile.

"Are you mad, onna?" he retorted, but looked strangely thoughtful.

"Come on. The Hall of Presidents is right over here." Chi-Chi dragged Gohan behind her.

"Welcome to the Hall of Presidents," said the animatronic figure of Lincoln on the stage. There followed a long, educational speech, then at last the auditorium lights came back on.

"Wasn't that wonderful," Chi-Chi gushed.

"Sure, Mom," Gohan replied flatly, unenthused. They looked over at the others. Everyone else was asleep. Goku and Piccolo were snoring, Roshi drooling. Bulma's head was on Vegeta's shoulder.

Chi-Chi sighed. Then, "Wake up!" she screamed at them, somewhat gratified as they immediately jumped up in panic. "It's over. Let's go."

"I'm hungry," Goku whined.

"Me, too," Goten put in. Trunks and Gohan nodded.

"OK, OK, we'll eat next."

They consulted the map. "Hey Chi-Chi, let's eat here!" Goku exclaimed. "It's an all-you-can-eat buffet!"

[A/N: You see it coming, don't you?]

"All right." So they ended up at the Crystal Palace.

Three hours later, they were politely escorted out. "Please don't eat here again," said the friendly, smiling worker. "And have a Disney day."

So they decided to go back to Frontierland to try the small roller coaster called Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

An instant transport later, they started to get in the train cars of the coaster. "Wait a minute," a sour-faced worker said. "Let me measure you two."

Surprised, the group stopped as the lady pushed Goten and Trunks up against the wall. "You boys aren't tall enough for this ride," she told them. "Sorry. You can't go on it."

Goten pouted and Trunks frowned. "I'm a Saiyan Prince!" Trunks yelled. "I can too go on it!"

"No you can't," the lady repeated more forcefully.

"Now boys," Bulma began as Goten and Trunks both scowled and advanced towards the lady.

But they stopped and began to perform a strange series of moves. "Fu. . . sion. . ."

"Oh no!" the group at large moaned.

". . . Ha!" Suddenly, with a bright light and a flash, the two boys were replaced by one, smirking, who promptly powered up to Super Saiyan Level 3.

"Measure me again," he grinned.

"Well. . . with the hair. . . you meet the height requirements now." The lady smiled a sickly smile and motioned them onto the ride. `I don't get paid enough to deal with them.'

Piccolo sat next to Gotenks, feeling responsible for making him/them behave. He wasn't sure why. He supposed it was leftover from training them. He looked at the sky. `Why me?'

The roller coaster was fun for everyone. They rode it again. The woman gave them that same smile. Vegeta smirked at her.

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A/N: Don't you feel happy enough to review now?