Dragon Ball: Next Generation

Trying To Achieve "Normal"

We all went back to the house, everyone celebrating after the big fight. No one died. Not even Krillin or Yamcha! [Just kidding ;)  ]

"I am so proud of you, Harmony! You were a amazing Super Saiyan! I am so proud of you!" I started to cry as picked up my daughter. She was crying a little bit too.

"Momma, I could never have done it without you and Daddy." She said as she buried her face into my shoulder.

"I will always love you, my little Harmony..."

A few months passed since that day. It was into the winter months, in December.

Each of the Z-fighters had each of their houses on the plateaus. I was making some Christmas cookies as Harmony, Vegeta, and Whis were playing video games in the living room.

"In your face, Whis!!!" Vegeta yelled while holding the remote in his hand and celebrating after his win.

"I am still not use to these Earth games, Vegeta! Give me a break!"

"Yeah, Daddy! Whis just got into video games, don't be so mean!" Harmony said as she was trying to defend Whis. I kept measuring ingredients when suddenly Whis came into the kitchen.

"Ooo! What are you making?"

"Christmas cookies! I am just starting on the dough right now."

Whis smiled widely. He loved food too, especially sweets, just like me.

"So, what are in Christmas Cookies? I didn't see any Christmas here."

I laughed, "Whis, Christmas is a holiday, remember? I make sugar cookies and gingerbread men."

Whis then looked at me with a weird look.

"Gingerbread men? What are those?"

"You'll see as soon as I make them. Right at the moment I am doing sugar cookie dough, then will start a little baking and then while they are baking I will start the other dough."

"That seems a little much for one person. May I help?" Whis asked and a apron suddenly appeared on him.

"Sure, you can help with this dough. I need to work in the flour." I said as I started sprinkling flour on the counter.

My dough was then done, now ready for some more flour. I scraped the dough onto the flour on counter.

"Now, will you please knead this for me. Do that until it isn't sticky, but not to the point it is hard to work with."

Whis nodded, washed his hands, and started working the dough.

I cleaned the bowl and started adding the ingredients for the gingerbread.

"Lady Katarina? What do I do now?" Whis asked. I then looked over to him, his hands were stuck to the dough and no flour on the counter.

"Here, let me help you a bit." I then got more flour and sprinkled it again and got Whis' hands free. I then rubbed his hands in the flour.

"As long as your hands are floured, the dough won't stick to you." I said with a smile. Whis smiled at me too, just like the old days.

Then the gingerbread dough was done. I had to chill it now. I wiped my hands off and rolled the dough into a big dough ball, wrapped it in plastic wrap, and had placed it in the refrigerator.

"So, what do I do now? I think it's at the consistency you wanted it, Lady Katarina." Whis said. I then looked at the dough. He was right, l needed to roll it out.

"Yes, that's perfect. Now roll it out with this rolling pin. Once you are done, we use the cookie cutters."  I went to where my jar of cookie cutters were.

There were stars, trees, gingerbread people, angels, and circles. Whis looked at all the cookie cutters and found an interesting one. It was a circle with stars in it.

"What are those cookie cutters for?"

"Long time ago, when I was in my high school years, I created these cookie cutters. I created them to represent all seven dragon balls. So those cookies would be circular with star indents." I explained, Whis found this very interesting.

"Could we make one batch of those seven, then go on with the Christmas ones?"

I smiled, then nodded my head. "Of course we can!"

9 batches of sugar cookies later...

"Now since they cooled, we can frost them." I said mixing food coloring into some frosting.

"When we make gingerbread, we will be using royal icing. It's somewhat stiffer than this stuff, and really sweet." I smiled as I kept mixing the frosting.

Suddenly, the pitter patter of feet came  into the kitchen.

"Yum! Smells delicious in here, Momma! What are you making?"

"Christmas Cookies, Little Harmony."

"Awesome! Cookies!"

"But don't eat any yet, I haven't frosted them yet. Plus I have gingerbread I still have to do." I said and she nodded.

"Momma? Can I help you and Whis?"

"Sure, sweetie! Get a apron and wash your hands."

She nodded and she went to get her apron. Vegeta comes into the kitchen excitedly.

"I BEAT THE STUPID CRAZY HAND!!!!!" He yells, which was extremely loud.

"That's good, Vegeta. I didn't know that system still worked."

"Oh, it does. It took me two hours to beat that stupid hand!"

"Well, I never got that far. Good job, hun." I smiled and Vegeta smirked.

"I beat Whis a lot. I also see he retreated to the kitchen." Vegeta took a cookie.

"Vegeta! I haven't frosted it!" I tried to slap the cookie out of his hand. Which I was unsuccessful. He took a bite of the cookie and smirked.

"Yeah, these a little bit better with frosting." Vegeta critiqued my cookies.

"That'a why I tried to get it out of your hand Vegeta." I said, a little annoyed at Vegeta. When was I not annoyed at him?

"So I know you will be making other cookies soon. You are so predictable, Katarina."

I didn't let it bother me, that's how Vegeta was. He always wanted some reaction.

I started frosting as Harmony came back with her apron on.

"Daddy? What are you doing out here?"

"Well, one, cookies, and two, I just beat the crazy hand." 

Harmony got excited, she had been trying to beat that level for a long time.

"That's awesome! Is the game and system still in one piece?" Harmony asked, knowing her father's tendencies.

"Maybe..."

Hello all!

Sorry for such the late update. So much going on at the moment. Well... sorta... also I have been having writer's block... It's a combo of school and writer's block. What a wonderful combo.

Thank you all!

KatarinaTheSaiyan