In Your Dreams

Chapter 7

In Your Dreams: Chapter 7

Vegeta decided that he'd use a more conservative approach while retrieving Kakarotto. Instead of barging in and making a scene, the prince had changed into a casual outfit consisting of jeans, a white t-shirt, and his favorite leather jacket. He'd stolen.... or rather, borrowed one of Bulma's many cars. She never drove the vehicles, so he didn't think she'd miss the flashy black corvette he'd chosen.

Long story short, he was going to spy.

It had taken nearly forty minutes just to get to the Martial Arts Festival, so rather than sit in the long line of cars waiting to park, the prince simply encapsulated his vehicle and flew the rest of the way to the entrance. He paid no mind to the bug-eyed humans below as they watched in disbelief.

After tossing way too much money at the teller in the entrance booth Vegeta stuffed his hands in his pockets and began his search. The majority of the festival was taking place outdoors, but the prince could still smell the elevated levels of testosterone and adrenaline in the air. He wrinkled his nose at the offending odor.

Humans stank.

Vegeta couldn't help but roll his eyes at the bulky and oversized men strutting around the grounds. They reminded him of that idiot Hercule. What was even more annoying was the Saiyajin could easily tell which fighters worked for their strength and which ones used drugs to cheat. The difference in scent was unmistakable.

The prince walked around for nearly an hour. He could have just zeroed in on Yamcha's ki signature and easily found him and Kakarotto, but he found himself actually vaguely amused as he watched several matches taking place at various arenas along his path. Each match-up featured a different style of martial arts, ranging from Sumo Wrestling to Tai-Kwon-Do.

There was one style that stopped Vegeta in his tracks though. This match was between two children, but what caught his attention was the large screen above the arena that played a video from an old tournament that had taken place long ago. One of the fighters was none other than Kakarotto, who looked to be around twelve or thirteen years old at the time. He had his tail and was bouncing around the arena like some rabid animal.

To Vegeta it looked like the younger Saiyajin had lost his mind, but apparently these humans had adopted the 'technique' as a legitimate fighting style, because the two children in front of him where jumping around in the same way. A posted sign read: ''Crazy Monkey Style'' created by Son Goku.

The prince snorted and turned away to continue on his path. ''Baka.''

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Back at Capsule Corp.....

''What's so funny, dear?'' Bunny asked when her daughter entered the kitchen. The younger woman was laughing to herself about something, and she was sporting that same gleam in her eye that she always got when she was up to no good.

''I've been meddling again.''

Bunny looked over her shoulder as she continued chopping up vegetables. The woman was such an experienced cook that she didn't even have to watch what she was doing for fear of losing a finger or two. ''Oh?''

Bulma poured herself a glass of orange juice and sat down at the table. ''Well, I've suspected for a long time that Vegeta had a thing for Goku... And based on how he's been acting these past couple of days since Goku's been back, I think I'm right.''

Bunny squealed. ''Oooh, those two would make the cutest couple! So what have you been up to then?''

The younger woman laughed. ''Umm, well, the other day Vegeta seemed a little jealous of Yamcha... Soooo.... I purposely called Yamcha over here today to spend some time with Goku. Then I made sure to let Vegeta know where they'd gone.''