Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Short, Dark, Pointy-Haired Man Banned From Disney ❯ Tom Sawyer Island and Cinderella ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter Three

By Elbereth in April

"Should we go to Tom Sawyer Island?" Trunks asked. "That's from a book," he told Chi-Chi loftily.

"OK then. Why don't you two go with the other guys while Bulma and I do a little shopping."

"Are you sure that's wise?" Bulma whispered.

"Do you want to spend *all* day with them?" Chi-Chi whispered back.

"You guys have fun!" Bulma waved as she and Chi-Chi walked away.

"I'm going to sit on this bench and take a nap," Roshi declared. "Wake me when you're done."

The crowd was thick here. As they tried to walk, they had to keep maneuvering around people. Vegeta grew increasingly disgusted. When a young boy bumped him, he snarled. He raised his ki abruptly, forming a ki bubble of about 4 feet all around him. "That'll keep people out of my space!"

It did. He led the way, his ki parting a path. The others followed. They had to ride a raft over to the island. The employee didn't even try to fill it to capacity. He let the strange man have plenty of room. He was scary.

They were deposited on the island. As they walked away, the employee radioed security. "You might want to keep an eye on this one, Bob."

"Oh yeah, the short, dark, pointy-haired guy. This is the 49th complaint about him today. We're watching him, don't worry. But his wife is President of Capsule Corp, and she's in the shops right now, spending a ton of money. We can't be too hasty."

Meanwhile, on the island, they boys had un-fused and were chasing each other around happily. "Oooh, a windmill!" Goku was just as excited as the boys.

"Immature baka. It's not that exciting."

"Look, a fort!"

"Caves!"

Goku went running toward the fort. The boys ran into the cave. "We'll take my dad," said Gohan as he and Piccolo chased after him. "You stay with Goten and Trunks!"

Vegeta scowled, rolled his eyes, and entered the cave.

"This is cool!" Goten shouted. "You can hide in here and jump out at people!"

Trunks immediately experimented. He gave a ghostly moan. "Beware! Beware! Foolish mortals! I have come to haunt you!"

Goten giggled. Then Vegeta appeared, arms crossed. The boys sighed.

Then Trunks raised his head. "What's that noise?"

They listened. "It's raining."

"It's *pouring*."

"Hn. Kakkarot's getting all wet. *I* am dry."

"So we're stuck in this cave til the rain stops. Let's jump out on people!" Goten hid behind a rock. Trunks went with him.

Vegeta pondered, then shrugged. Oh well. Why not let them? He sat down in an out-of-the-way, shadowy corner to meditate.

A family of four entered the cave, wearing rain ponchos. Trunks began his moaning. "Beware! Beware! I am the strongest Saiyan warrior in the universe and I have come for you, human!" Then he leaped out at them.

The mother and son both screamed. The father clutched his heart. The daughter jumped three feet in the air. Then Goten jumped out from the other side. They all screamed, and ran.

"That was fun!"

Eight minutes later came a honeymoon couple, followed closely by five teenage girls. Five minutes after that was a family of six and an entire tour group. All ran, screaming. By this time, Vegeta was laughing proudly at the havoc his son was causing.

After about twenty minutes, the rain stopped, and they sensed Yamcha, Gohan, and Goku approaching the cave. Vegeta scrunched in behind the rock after the boys, smirking.

"Beware, foolish mortals! I shall send you to the next dimension! I am a nasty, evil ghost, out for your souls!"

Piccolo shoved Gohan behind him as Goku yelped. Then the boys jumped from behind the rock. The Saiyans and Piccolo dived for cover. Goku's hand appeared from the stalagmite they were cowering behind and sent out an energy blast.

The boys dodged, but their rock exploded. As the adults peered over their shelter, they saw a blur flying straight at them. It glowed briefly and their own rock exploded, along with the cave roof. Goku and Piccolo both screamed.

The smoke cleared and they all blinked at one another. Vegeta's hand was still glowing with energy. He smirked widely.

"Oh." Goku grinned. "It's you guys."

"I tried to tell you that," Gohan said, picking himself off the ground where Piccolo had pushed him. "Couldn't you read their ki?"

Piccolo seemed to actually blush. He cleared his throat. "Time to meet your wives."

Back across on the raft (the workers all eyeing them suspiciously), Gohan remembered they had to stop and pick up Roshi. "He's not on the bench." They began to look around.

"Maybe we could ask somebody," Goten said.

Gohan approached the nearest worker. "Excuse me, sir, did you happen to see a lecherous old man nearby?"

The worker looked at him with distaste. "As it happens, I know exactly who you mean. He was sent to first aid. A fellow guest punched him out after he. . . touched Cinderella in a. . . suggestive way. Is he a friend of yours?"

Gohan gave him a panicked grin. "Him? No! No! Just glad not to see him again. Bye!" He scuttled off to the others.

"We have to pick him up in first aid," Gohan told them. "It seems there was an incident with Cinderella."

They groaned. Piccolo slapped himself on the head.

"I'll get him and be right back," Goku volunteered, and teleported out. He reappeared with Roshi several minutes later. Roshi had a nasty black eye.

"He surprised me, that's all," Roshi said defensively.

"Keep away from the characters!" Goku ordered him. Roshi pouted.

"Come on, Mom'll be worried," Trunks said, and they set off again.

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