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"Happy Valley Nursing Home"Written By: Debs-dragon and SSjMatty
Disclaimer: The DBZ gang don't belong to us, we just borrow them to play with. No money being made here. We write for the love of it. Rating: PG. Torment of elderly Saiya-jins *evil grins* Ever thought about the future and what life will be
like? Well Matty and I somehow got on to the topic while chatting
and next thing we know the idea for this little ficlet was born. Thanks
to Matt for the inspiration that saw the idea get off the ground and
also for writing it with me. Hope you all get a laugh out of it. Enjoy.......
Happy Valley Nursing Home.
Later that evening all the remaining residents were seated quietly in the recreation room. Some playing a quiet game of cards, another pair were ensconced in a game of chess a few of the more adventurous playing bingo and Vegeta and Goku were happily watching the latest episode of Gundam Wing. The credits began to roll and Goku yawned and stretched. Vegeta cast his eyes around the room looking for the aide who usually showed up around this time with their cocoa and biscuits. "You know I reckon I could have me a whole lot of fun with one of those Gundam's. Given my pick I think I would go for Wing Zero," said Goku breaking the silence in the room. Vegeta scowled. "I could just see me now... firing off that Buster rifle.... beating up them Ozzies...." Goku continued to ramble on. Vegeta rolled his eyes. "Its just an anime TV show Kakarot... not real....." he stared at Goku. Goku continued on totally wrapped up in his own little world... "Yep I reckon I could pilot one of those things just as good as those guys... Wonder if they would let me have a go..." A pair of obsidian eyes broke into his reverie. "Errrr... Earth to Kakarot... earth to Kakarot....I hate to drag you back to the real world Kakarot but those Gundams are not real... They are just an Anime show.... they *do not* exist other than on the screen or in the minds of the creators. Dammit!! they are just cartoon characters!!" Vegeta yelled at Goku. Goku blinked as his mind came back to the present. "He he he. I know that Vegeta, but one can still dream...." Vegeta smacked his head with the TV guide... "Oh dear kami... just what did I do to end up here with him....?" The door to the room opened and in walked a new aide pushing a trolley laden with plates of cakes, biscuits, and steaming mugs of cocoa. Vegeta stopped his abuse of the TV guide and turned to the young aide. "Right on time I see," he said. "Wont be a moment your princelyness," he said and proceeded to distribute the mugs of cocoa to the other residents first, making sure that there was a plate of cake and biccis allocated to them. When he had done he turned to the pair of Saiya-jins and handed Vegeta a mug of cocoa. Vegeta scowled at him and refused the mug. The aide looked at Vegeta confused and scratched his head. "What's wrong with it?" he asked. "It's not my mug." "Oh." "His is the one with Mickey Mouse on it," piped up Goku, ever helpful. "Then who's is this one?" asked the aide as he looked at the mug with Sakura on it. "Umm that's mine," said Goku and took the mug from the young man. The aide went to put a plate of cakes down and push the trolley away when a hand to the arm stopped him. He looked straight into cold black emotionless eyes. "Look I know you are new here so I will cut you some slack...... Rule one. No one and I mean no one gets to use *my* mug. Rule two. Leave the food here. Rule three. Do as I tell you and you will live to see your twenties." The young aide swallowed nervously, nodded and leaving the trolley sidled out of the room. Meanwhile Goku had been watching the exchange with some amusement muttered, "You forgot one." Vegeta looked across. "Hn?". "You forgot rule 4." "And just what is rule 4?" asked Vegeta cocking an eyebrow. Goku smirked. "If you want anyone else other than Goku to eat then don't leave the food right under his face," and with that Goku proceeded to make the food disappear at an alarming rate. Vegeta sighed and managed to snaffle a jam donut before Goku could completely clean the trolley. Taking a sip of his cocoa he wondered just how good the security was on the kitchen at night as he was most certainly going to need a midnight snack. Failing that he wondered idly what the people at the local Macca's would make of him going through the drive through in a wheel chair........ The reverie was broken by the head nurse who chose that particular moment to inform everyone that it was time for them to be going to bed. Wearily one by one all the 'old timers' began to make their way back down the corridors. Goku with his walker and Vegeta now in the wheel chair were two of the last to make it back to their respective rooms. "Good night, Vegeta." "Humph.." The nurse came down the hallway to check on each of the residents, making sure that they were comfortably tucked into bed and had everything they needed. As she approached Goku and Vegeta's rooms so the plan she had thought of earlier came once more to the forefront of her mind. Silently she wrestled with her conscience. She knocked and entered Goku's room. Goku smiled up at her from under the covers. "Anything you need?" she asked. "No thanks Im fine," he replied. She went into the small en suite bathroom and returned with a glass of water. Placing it on the night stand next to the bed she confronted Goku. "Okay let's have them." Goku looked up sheepishly. "Aww.. All right then." And he reached into his mouth and removing his false teeth plopped them into the glass. The nurse smiled at him. "Good night Goku." Then she turned and closing the door, went to Vegeta's room. Vegeta was also in his bed but he was reading, glasses perched on the end of his nose as he studied the text. He glared at the intrusion. "Time for sleep now, Vegeta," said the nurse as once more she filled a glass with water and returned to the bed with it. She motioned to the glass. "Come on... let's have them." Vegeta scowled then carefully marking the page in his book he put it on the night stand. He removed his glasses and placed them back into their case before finally removing his teeth and dropping them into the glass of water. "Thank you," said the nurse, then putting the glass next to the book she left the room, switching the light off as she went. She headed back to the rec room for a cup of coffee and to do battle with the little red devil that sat on her right shoulder and the little white angel that sat on her left. The stars were a twinkling in the sky and the hallways in the nursing home were quiet. The Head nurse wandered down the corridors with her torch in hand softly opening each door and checking on the occupant inside. Gentle snores generally greeted her, the odd grunt or few sleepy words were also common. As she approached the Saiya-jins rooms so the little devil piped up again. "Go on... You won't hurt anyone," he snickered. "But you know its wrong," countered the angel. "So is hogging all the food," sneered the devil and he gave the angel one of his best death glares. "But you shouldn't take things that aren't yours," admonished the angel. The head nurse looked from one to the other. On the one hand she had just about come to the end of the line with these pair and their eating habits. On the other hand it wasn't really their fault either. She sighed out loud. "Go on, it's not as if you are doing it for keeps... only to teach them a lesson," goaded the devil. The angel rose up and spreading its wings opened his mouth for a counter attack when the devil jumped him. Grasping the halo firmly the devil wrenched it down over the angels head and settled it around his throat. "Shut up! If you know what's good for you," he hissed. A few throaty gurgles and coughs came from the slightly strangled angel. The devil sat on him to prevent any further noise. "Go on.. I will be right with you. They deserve a bit of a shake up..." he taunted the nurse. "Agg.. ummphhh... glurk.... argll... Oooo....." came the muffled cries from the fallen angel. The devil looked at the angel then stuffing a few feathers in his mouth to further silence him poked him in the rear with his trident causing the angels eyes to stick out like organ stops and then disappear in a puff of white smoke. The nurse coughed and waved her hand back and forth to clear the smoke that had suddenly appeared. The little devil continued to urge her on. "Okay I will do it!" she stated to the devil and then with purpose to her stride she went into Goku and Vegeta's rooms. A short while later she was in the staff room rummaging around in the cupboard. She knew it was still there. "Yes!" she cried and pulling back out she clutched her prize to her chest. She moved over to the table and set the small tin box down, then reaching to her belt she brought forth the batch of keys and selecting a small one opened the box. She reached into her pocket and withdrew two small plastic bags, each contained something pinkish white. She slipped the bags into the tin box then with a quick glance around she closed the lid and locked it. Then she walked back to the cupboard and slid the box to the rear of the cupboard before pulling the other items around it and shutting the door. A snicker came from her shoulder and she looked to see the red devil sitting there. "Nice work," he said gleefully. "Why thank you," she replied and then went back out into the hallways to continue her rounds.... The next morning an anguished cry came from somewhere in the vicinity of Vegeta's room, waking those residents that were not already awake. "Klakathrot!" Goku jumped a mile in his bed as he heard Vegeta scream what he thought was his name. Vainly he scrambled to steady the pace maker and slow his accelerating heart rate as the door to his room burst open and Vegeta stood there, clad in Mickey mouse pajamas looking fit to murder the first thing that crossed him. "Errr.. Hanth on a minuth Vegetha while I geth my theeth in," said Goku and reached for the glass on his night stand. It was empty. ~ T B C ~
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