A/N: Due to several requests to continue this fic, I have decided to write this alternate ending in addition to the original. I still love the original ending as is, without adding anything to it. I intentionally left the happenings at the end up to the reader's imagination. Chi-Chi could have discovered Goku's affair with Vegeta, or with Bulma, or both. But I couldn't leave it where Chi-Chi was the only one getting a bad deal; she had to find out. I couldn't bring myself to add any more after that, so I decided in order to give the readers what they were looking for, I would offer this alternative. This ending is much different; I figured I would do this like they do in special features of movies. I know the original ending felt too open-ended to some of you, and you wanted more closure. So this ending has more closure. The unchanged portion is in Italics so you can skip to where it changes if you want. The emperor Pilaf section between the lines is also unchanged. But I hope this alternate ending satisfies everyone! This was a fun idea I had before writing the original ending anyways.
Goku's eyes shot open in shock as he patted himself down, looking at his body and recognizing his old self. He stretched his waistband forward and looked down into his pants, sighing in relief.
"Goku!" Chi-Chi yelled, running into his arms and knocking into him with a tight hug. Goku gently secured his arm around Chi-Chi, raising his brows and looking around curiously as everyone stared at him.
"Dad! You're really back to normal!" Gohan exclaimed, smiling widely and throwing his arm over Videl's shoulder as she leaned into him and wrapped her arm around his waist.
"Yay!" Goten shouted as he flew into the air with his fists up high.
"Goku!" A hoarse voice called behind him, prompting Goku to turn around and see Piccolo with a smug smile. "Let me help you with that." Piccolo said pointedly as he nodded towards Goku's body. Goku looked down again and chuckled sheepishly as he recognized the torn and revealing state of the smaller clothing he had been wearing before turning back into a man. Chi-Chi stepped back as Piccolo extended his arm towards Goku, yelling as a flash of light emitted and surrounded Goku, outfitting him in his regular gi.
"Hey! Thanks, Piccolo!" Goku said, smiling at the sight of the new clothing.
"No problem, Goku." Piccolo said as he crossed his arms and stepped back.
"Oh, man!" Krillin said, running up to Goku and giving him a pat on the arm. "It is so good to see the old you again, Goku." Krillin sighed with relief.
"Hello! Aren't we all forgetting something?" Bulma asked irritably as she placed her hands on her hips and scowled at the group. Everyone turned to Bulma, and when there was no immediate response, she scowled in annoyance.
"Oh! Hey!" Yamcha exclaimed, his eyes widening in realization. "Pilaf still has the Dragonballs!" Everyone frowned warily before turning their eyes to the sky.
"Well, it's already after dark. He could have already summoned Shenron for all we know." Gohan said nervously.
"No. I have the Dragon Radar." Bulma said as she held it up. "And the Dragonballs are still together." She said as she looked at it. "We can still stop him before he makes a wish." Goku stepped up to Bulma, taking the radar from her and turning it off with a small smile.
"Let him make his wish." Goku said confidently as everyone gasped at him.
"Goku! Let him make his wish?!" Bulma asked in disbelief as she glared at Goku.
"I'm not worried about Emperor Pilaf." Goku explained nonchalantly. "I'm sure after all these years he can't really still want to rule the world. We've already made so many wishes. It's only fair he should finally get a chance." Goku said, smiling as Bulma fumed at him in disbelief.
"But Goku!" Yamcha interjected with a scowl. "What if Pilaf does wish for world domination?" He added with worry as Puar flew by his side and nodded adamantly in agreement.
"Then we'll have an entertaining fight on our hands." A deep voice spoke coolly as Vegeta stepped forward with a smirk.
"That's right, Dad!" Trunks agreed with a determined smirk. "I'd fight them with you." Vegeta patted Trunks on the head before briefly meeting Goku's eyes. He turned around and walked off on his own as Goku's gaze followed his exit.
"Alright, then." Krillin said, sounding unsure. "Goku, want to join us for some games?" Krillin asked, quickly drawing Goku's attention away from Vegeta as he turned to smile at Krillin.
"Sure, Krillin." Goku said as he sat beside Krillin and Bulma led the group in a series of games while Vegeta isolated himself elsewhere.
After the games ended, the party had mostly wound down to drinking and gossip. Goku found it the opportune time to escape the group as he headed to the poolside, where Vegeta had been stoically gazing into the water alone for a while. Vegeta barely turned his head when Goku arrived next to him, giving a simple, silent acknowledgement before returning his gaze to the water. Goku felt awkward as he looked to Vegeta, then away again. Vegeta kept warily glancing over his shoulder at Goku as they stood in silence for a while.
"I do not find you attractive like that." Vegeta finally said, breaking the silence. Goku laughed.
"Good." He sighed in relief as he placed his hands on his hips and gazed into the water in a more relaxed manner while Vegeta continued with the wary glances.
"Well?" Vegeta said irritably, surprising Goku.
"Well what?" Goku asked innocently.
"I haven't changed." Vegeta said pointedly as he finally turned to face Goku, glaring warningly at him. Goku laughed and held his hands up defensively.
"I don't like you anymore either! Relax!" Vegeta narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Goku for a moment before nodding in agreement and relaxing a little. "I can't believe we really did that, though." Goku said, scrunching his face in a disconcerted expression at the memories. Vegeta chuckled without amusement.
"I'd like to forget it ever happened." Vegeta admitted with a groan.
"Yeah. I agree." Goku said resignedly. "So, training next week?" Goku asked after a long pause.
"What? No. We're done." Vegeta sneered disbelievingly as he looked at Goku.
"But Vegeta, if we stop meeting now, won't that look suspicious?" Goku asked, cocking his head with a dubious expression. Vegeta frowned deeply, but reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"Fine. We'll keep meeting for training." Vegeta agreed regretfully. "But if you even think of touching me-" Vegeta growled threateningly, his volume increasing as he glared at Goku and Goku cut him off.
"We have to touch to spar, Vegeta." Goku argued with a dubious frown.
"You know what I mean!" Vegeta retorted angrily, as Goku raised his brows in surprise and then laughed with an understanding look.
"No. I won't touch you, Vegeta." Goku laughed as he gazed at the water, and his laughing grew louder as Vegeta looked at him suspiciously.
"What's so funny?" Vegeta asked abrasively as he crossed his arms.
"I was just thinking." Goku said as he placed a hand behind his head and smiled cheekily at Vegeta. "Wouldn't it be funny if next time you were the girl?" Vegeta glared furiously at Goku, his cheeks heating as he turned red at the suggestion.
"Ugh!" He yelled with a grimace. "That will never happen to me! And if it did, I wouldn't ever let you..." Vegeta trailed off, shaking his head and shuddering in disgust before he could finish what he was going to say with the vivid images flashing through his mind.
"That's what I thought, too, Vegeta." Goku said smugly as he crossed his arms. "But you've never been a woman." Vegeta frowned deeply at Goku.
"And I never will be, so drop it."
"Okay!" Goku said with a smile as he stretched his arms up high and then crossed them behind his head, walking back towards the party. Vegeta shook his head and sighed as he watched Goku walking away. Perhaps it was time he joined the rest as well.
"Emperor Pilaf." A young voice said in an annoyed tone as a black-haired girl sat on the ground, irritably tapping her fingers on her knee. "What happened?"
"What do you mean 'what happened'?" Pilaf sneered at her contemptuously. "You know exactly what happened. I just…changed my mind." He added as he scratched the back of his neck with a guilty expression.
"Youth? We finally gather the Dragonballs to have Shenron grant our wish after all these years, and you wish to have our youth restored?!" The young girl growled furiously at the stubby, shrugging young Emperor before her. A blur flashed in front of them, drawing their attention as they looked at the other figure with wide eyes.
"Shu seems happy with the wish." Pilaf grumbled with a haughty frown as Shu ran in front of them again, stopping with a giddy jump.
"We're young again! Isn't this great?!" Shu exclaimed, oblivious to Mai's misery as he smiled widely at Pilaf. "Thanks, Emperor Pilaf!" He exclaimed as he began running again.
"You're welcome, Shu. At least some people are appreciative of the things I give them." Pilaf said as he glared over his shoulder at Mai, still sitting and sulking on the ground. "Of course, this is younger than I was hoping for." He added with a thoughtful frown as he looked down at his little childish body and Mai nodded in agreement. "But no matter. We'll collect the Dragonballs again, and then we can wish for world domination. We have plenty of time to do that now, don't we?" Pilaf added smugly as Mai sighed heavily and reluctantly stood up.
"Alright. But how are we going to make any money now?" Mai wondered as Pilaf gasped and frowned at the question. Mai slumped her shoulders in disappointment. "Great. Guess we'll be roughing it until the Dragonballs are active again. Another wonderfully executed plan, Emperor Pilaf." Mai sneered sarcastically as she narrowed her eyes and crossed her arms. Pilaf threw a capsule to the ground as his aircraft popped out and the three climbed inside.
"Hey! Can anyone drive this thing?" Shu asked as Pilaf and Mai groaned in aggravation.
Goku rejoined the party, smiling brightly as he sat at a table with Piccolo, Gohan, Videl and Bulma. Chi-Chi quickly brought him another heaping plate of food, assuming the change back to a male must have made Goku hungry for more food. Bulma was frowning thoughtfully as Gohan and Videl smiled at Goku's return to the group, and Goku looked at Bulma with wide eyes, clueless as to why she wasn't being her normal, partying self.
"Waas wong, Boma?" Goku asked through his bulging cheeks full of Chi-Chi's food he was already feasting on. Bulma slowly startled from her thoughtful gaze, looking at Goku with a perplexed expression as she attempted to decipher his speech. She smiled and shook her head in disagreement once she realized what he'd asked her.
"I was just thinking about something, that's all." Bulma explained with a friendly smile as Videl and Gohan looked at Bulma with slight concern.
"Are you worried about Emperor Pilaf's wish?" Gohan asked seriously as he rubbed Videl's back, and Videl looked back at Gohan with wide, worried eyes at the suggestion.
"No." Bulma answered with a carefree laugh as she smiled at Goku, who was downing a jug of liquid to wash down the huge meal he'd just imbibed. "I'm sure Vegeta's right about that. Pilaf is nothing compared to you guys." Bulma said confidently. She turned her head to look at Vegeta, who was just approaching the group, and frowned thoughtfully before muttering under her breath. "There are just other things Vegeta better have some explanation for." Piccolo raised a brow at Bulma's muttering, his keen Namekian hearing picking up the remark the others had missed. He turned his attention to Goku with a sly smile as Goku obliviously patted his full belly in contentment.
"Are you ever going to tell us what Vegeta did to you?" Piccolo asked with a curious smirk as Goku sat up and raised his eyebrows in alarm at the question.
"W-what?" Goku asked guardedly as Piccolo's smirk deepened at his reaction, while the others looked on at the conversation curiously.
"The night that Dr. Briefs' ki draining machine weakened you. I know he did something to piss you off." Piccolo reminded Goku with a nod and raise of his cup before he took a sip of water, glancing over the rim at Goku.
"Dr. Briefs?" Goku questioned with a deeply perplexed expression. "Those machines weren't made by Dr. Briefs."
"I knew it!" Bulma yelled, her eyes widening in realization at Piccolo's implication as she stood from her chair indignantly. Vegeta reached the table, cocking his head curiously at Bulma's sudden outburst as she turned to him with a challenging glare. Piccolo chuckled, knowing Vegeta was in for it now.
"I just had a very interesting conversation with Dr. Briefs about that this evening." Piccolo told everyone as he crossed his arms and leaned back in his chair with a smug expression. "He admitted that Vegeta had him build those for him, only to destroy them both." Goku's mouth dropped in shock as he and everyone else turned their gaze on Vegeta.
"So just what were you up to, Vegeta?" Bulma yelled haughtily with her hands on her hips as Vegeta frowned in irritation at all the disbelieving glares cast his way. "What did you do to Goku?" She asked as she looked at Goku and opened her mouth to say more, but stopped in shock when Goku suddenly stood from his seat, glaring daggers at Vegeta.
"Vegeta!" Goku bellowed furiously as everyone at the table backed away, warily glancing from Goku to Vegeta. Vegeta smirked at Goku in return, everyone else's eyes widening at the display.
"Dad? Wh-what's going on here?" Gohan asked incredulously as he stared at his uncharacteristically angry father in disbelief.
"It's okay, son." Goku said, his fiery gaze suddenly altering into his trademark smile as he turned to face Gohan. "I think I'll let Bulma handle this." He decided as he glared at Vegeta, who grimaced at the thought before turning his attention to Bulma. Goku tapped Bulma on the shoulder and whispered into her ear as she raised an eyebrow at Vegeta.
"Bulma?" Vegeta asked guardedly as he narrowed his eyes perceptively at the now glaring woman. Piccolo listened in, his eyes widening in shock as he listened. Bulma gasped and left her mouth agape as she quickly looked at Goku, then back at Vegeta with anger.
"Vegeta..." Bulma growled furiously as she clenched her fists and marched right up to the surprised prince. Vegeta took a few wary steps back, looking at Goku curiously. Goku laughed with a satisfied smirk at Vegeta before smiling at the onlookers and turning around.
"Come on, guys! No need to get in the middle of that!" Goku said with another carefree laugh as he threw an arm over Chi-Chi's shoulder and waved for Videl, Gohan and Piccolo to go with him. Videl and Gohan shrugged at one another before taking one last look at the tantrum Bulma was having at Vegeta's expense as he glared back at her but kept his mouth shut. They dubiously followed Goku and Chi-Chi as Piccolo crossed his arms and watched the others leave. Piccolo smirked when Goku took one last inconspicuous glance towards the marital fight, smiling smugly.
"Whatever happened, it seems Vegeta and Goku are back to normal." Piccolo grumbled to himself as he crossed his arms before taking off into the sky. The Sons flew home happily to finally return to their normal, peaceful lives as the party continued. While everyone else obliviously socialized and had fun, a loud, heated battle ended with an abrupt slap. Bulma returned to the party with haughty satisfaction, while Vegeta grumbled to himself, making a resentful mental note to repay Goku with as much trouble as Goku caused him if he ever did, indeed, become a woman.