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/lalala - characters thoughts.
( lalala )- I wanted to add something of my own.
/ lalala- character's inner voices
I know I have taken entirely too long to get this out, and I apologize immensely. I have everything planned out and ready to go- it's finding the time to type it all out that seems to be my problem. Please forgive me, and review because those are the only reason I am even attempting to finish this.
/ They've been going at it for months/ Thought Bulma as she walked over carrying a tray of Saiyajin-sized snacks to where her husband and Goku were currently practicing a ancient technique- Instant Teleportation. "Coming along nicely I see." She smiled.
"As well as can be expected when a prince has to learn from a lower third class saiyajin." Huffed Vegeta as he gratefully took a huge bite of the sandwich Bulma so thoughtfully prepared. Although little is known about Vegeta and Bulma's relationship, it is plain to see that in moments when he thinks no one is around, he shows tenderness and a romantic side that would put even the storybook Prince Charmings to shame. Bulma has come to recognize that her husband shows two sides of himself, and has learned to deal with the two sides in her own way- as only Bulma can.
Goku smiled when Bulma laughed and grabbed a sandwich himself. "You know, if you would only listen to me instead of trying to do it your own way, we would have been finished some time ago."
"Yeah, yeah. I am nearly there." Grumbled Vegeta as he grabbed at his last sandwich and prepared to begin again.
Seeing that it is obviously time to stop eating and do what Vegeta wants, Goku mindfully thanked Bulma and turned his attention to his pupil. "You remember the drill."
Vegeta touched this index and middle fingers together and to his forehead, a split second later he was a meter to his right, a second after that two meters, another and he was ten, and so forth until he was quite a distance from Goku.
"Alright!" yelled Goku, "Teleport back to me."
The little speck that was the Saiyajin prince blurred and then was immediately next to Goku, with a sparkle in his eye that could only be called triumph.
Goku smirked, "I think you're nearly ready."
Nothing had really changed in the mansion since Piccolo's trip to school. He decided that school was not what he wanted, and that he indeed quite preferred the forest on the edge of the estate. Its calm was the only thing he could find that was not as loud and polluted as the rest of that world. He was sitting quietly, meditating, near a rushing waterfall hovering about three meters above the water when he felt a tickle.
That little tickle in your mind when you know that Goku wants to talk and you do not. / Just great. What does the monkey want this time/ Piccolo thought.
/ Yes Goku/
/ Hey Piccolo! How goes it/
/ Just fine Goku, what do you want/
/ I wanted to tell you that we've found a way for you to come back home/
A slight flinch. / What/
/ Yeah! I've been teaching Vegeta the Instant Teleportation technique so he could teleport over there, grab you and teleport back! It's fool-proof/
Sigh. / Goku, does Vegeta know exactly how powerful the portal is/
/ We told him, but you know Vegeta. He's pretty gun-ho about the whole thing and I don't think I can talk him out of it./
/ Especially since you've already trained him./
/Well, yeah./
Sweatdrop. / Ok. Look, when were you planning on having him teleport over here/
/ Uh,…hold on let me check./
Sweatdrop again. /Don't tell me you haven't asked yet/ Piccolo thought.
/ Piccolo/
/ Yes Goku. I'm still here./
/ He wants to go now./
Piccolo lost his composure and had to unravel himself from his favored lotus position to standing firmly on the ground next to the stream. / Now/
/ Yeah, is that a problem/
/No./
/Ok great/ Goku gave a thumbs up to Vegeta, who promptly ignored him. / We're sending him over now./
/Now! You are already at the portal/ Piccolo levitated and began flying back to the mansion.
/Yeah, where are you/ Goku asked, as he came into view of the portal after flying with Vegeta.
/On my way./ Piccolo then severed the connection and flew off at top speed. / Oy./
Kitty and Jean were outside walking around in the snow, making snowmen, when they noticed some thing in the corner of their eyes. Someone was on the other side of the portal Piccolo came out of.
"Kitty, you stay here- I am going to the Professor." Jean said and then rushed into the Professor's office. Kitty really didn't know why she had to stay there, but made use of her time by amassing a giant horde of snowballs (just in case, of course.)
Kitty had just finished her 27th ball, when Piccolo landed and Professor X was levitated out onto the field by Jean.
"Is there something we should know?" Prof. X asked as he looked in on the portal and saw Goku frantically waving, with another strange looking man scowling at them.
Piccolo grunted, "Vegeta has decided he needs to continue torturing me."
Professor X looked up at him confused.
Piccolo saw this, "Forget it." / You coming or just wanting to waste my time/ Piccolo asked Vegeta as he walked over to the portal and scowled at the Prince.
/All in due time, Namek./ Vegeta scowled back.
Goku, not in on the mental conversation, asked "Ok, what are you waiting for Vegeta?"
Vegeta sweatdropped, "Hn." He placed the pointer and middle finger of his right hand to his forehead and concentrated.
"What is he doing?" someone behind Piccolo asked.
Piccolo closed his eyes, and took in the situation. "He's coming over…"
Then Vegeta disappeared from sight.
"Where'd that guy go?"
"Shut up and watch." Piccolo said, not meaning to be forceful, but they were annoying him.
Vegeta materialized again, but not in front of the portal. He was a good twenty feet from where he should have been- immersed in the thick layer of forest around the mansion. Piccolo sensed the chi and looked over to his left. The other X-Men followed suit and indeed there was someone there in the bushes.
Piccolo rushed over to Vegeta, and saw that his chi was decreasing rapidly. Vegeta didn't look like anything had happened to him physically. No scratches, no bruising, nothing appeared wrong with him. /Nothing appeared wrong with me either./ Piccolo thought, as he quickly picked up the Saiyajin Prince and ran through the crowd of children to the infirmary.
Logan had just gotten over to all of the commotion when he saw Piccolo carrying something. He was about to go over and ask what the problem was when he smelled something in the air. He couldn't quite place where it was from, and soon he found himself following his nose into the forest Piccolo just came from. The smell was becoming stronger and stronger, when the Professor called to him.
"Logan. We need you to watch the children. Please follow me."
Logan glanced over at the Professor. "Yeah, yeah- coming." He took one last look into the forest and turned toward the mansion.
Lance Alvers, better known as Avalanche, was wondering around the outskirts of the mansion on day- as he normally does when he feels the way he does now. "Stupid X-Men! They get everything handed to them on a silver platter! Here I am, just scraping to get by."
He plunged his hands in his pockets and continued on into the outskirts of the forest. He was walking absently and kicking stones and pine-cones when one of said pine-cones hit something.
"Ughhhhhhh"
Lance was slightly startled, but when he looked closer he saw a small boy. / He couldn't be much older than 8/ He looked around, maybe someone had forgotten about him. Then he realized something. /Maybe the X-freaks threw him out. They can only have the 'preppiest of the prep' in their little freak show. Hm. Maybe Mystique could use this one. / With this in mind Lance picked up the kid…promptly dropped him because he was too heavy…and then picked him up again, this time throwing his over his shoulder and trudging back to his Jeep.
When Vegeta woke up, he didn't know where he was. That is until he saw the Namek over to his left hovering about four feet off the air. / That's right./ Finally it dawned on him where he was and his situation. He was about to get up off the bed- if that's what they call it- when the Namek spoke.
"Don't get up. You'll only feel worse." Piccolo whispered, without faltering from his place and without opening an eye.
"Why? I feel fine." Vegeta said as he hopped out of bed and began stretching and popping his joints.
Piccolo showed no outward signs of amazement, except the slight cracking of this other eye to open. / How was he not as affected as I was? Am I getting weak/ Piccolo quickly closed his eyes, and furrowed his brows.
At that moment Beast decided to make an appearance, which Piccolo was glad for.
"My, my Vegetable. You should not be out of bed so soon." Beast spoke when he walked in and saw the Prince moving around. He rushed over and tried to persuade Vegeta back into bed.
"Vegetable? That is NOT my name. How dare you speak to a Prince, Saiyajin first class in such a manner! You need to be educated on the proper manner in which to-"
"Shut-up Vegeta." Said Piccolo as he stepped down from his previous position and straightened his purple gi. "No one ever listens to your rants, so save the oxygen."
Poor Beast was thoroughly confused, and was standing gaping at Piccolo, "I thought you said his name was Vegetable."
Vegeta looked from Beast to Piccolo, his widows-peak growing larger (if that's possible) with rage and he was about to open his mouth to let loose more rants when Piccolo interrupted, yet again.
"Lost in Translation." Piccolo then walked out of the infirmary before Vegeta had a chance to retaliate.
/ The nerve! He's going to get it soon enough./ Vegeta calmed himself down and was in the doorway of the infirmary when another man came walking by.
"Nice to see you up and about, Veggie."
"My name is Vegeta. Did Piccolo tell you Vegetable as well?"
"No." A wink.
A snarl.
And that was the introduction of Logan and Vegeta.
Hopefully you enjoyed that and are reviewing right after this short comment from me. Flames are acceptable because I think after taking all this time to update I deserve them- but I can still ask to be nice about it! . Later Days.