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"Happy Valley Nursing Home"Written By: Debs-dragonand 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 & 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. Chapter 4
"Sure beats the bus." laughed Goten. Trunks just nodded. "Well come on then, what are you waiting for? Lets get these teeth to the guys before they really flip out." and Goten headed towards the front doors. Trunks still hesitated, His complexion several shades lighter than before making his lavender hair even more prominent. Goten stopped. "Look if its any comfort then I will make sure he doesn't flatten you. But in any case he's an old man and your still in your prime. You don't seriously expect me to believe that he can hurt you?" Goten quirked an eyebrow at his worried friend. Trunks swallowed. "Nah, of course your right. What can he do to me? He's old & fragile. I will be fine." he said, and followed Goten. "Who the heck am I trying to fool??? This is Vegeta we are talking about here." he argued silently with himself..... "I'm dead..." Passing by the reception desk the pair made their way to the recreation room where the two former saviours of the earth were sitting quietly watching the world go by. Well to all intents & purposes thats what they appeared to be doing to the outside casual observer but Goten & Trunks knew different. Goku looked up as he heard and felt them enter the room. "Hey guyth, thankth for coming." Goten put his hand over his mouth in an attempt to stifle the giggles as he greeted his father. Vegeta glared at Trunks who promptly took two steps backwards. "Did you bring the theeth?" asked Goku. Goten reached into his pocket and pulled out a plastic bag. "Here you go dad." he said and passed Goku the precious package. Goku took it, his eyes sparkling with the thought that he would once more be able to smile, to eat, and to talk without sounding like a complete idiot and spraying everyone within a 500 meter radius with oh well never mind...... Goku rinsed the dentures under the tap and then happily slid them into his mouth feeling them surround his gums like an old friend, he smiled, "Thanks Goten." "Your welcome dad." "Well !!" Everyone turned to stare at Vegeta. "Whereth my theeth brath." he said scowling at Trunks. "Umm errr.... I have them right here dad." Trunks reached into his pocket. "But before I give them to you I need you to promise me that you wont pound me for hanging up on you." Vegeta glared at the boy. "Okay, I wonth pound you now give me thothe theeth." Vegeta reached forward but Trunks pulled them out of the way. "You sure?" "Yeth!" yelled Vegeta. "Buth if you donth give them tho me in the nexth two thecondth then I wonth be rethponthible for my acthions !!" Trunks hastily passed Vegeta his teeth and Vegeta scuffled over to the sink to wash them before sliding them into his mouth. He ran his tongue over the surface, realising just how much he had missed his pearly whites. Then he moved back towards the rest of the group. Trunks looked up at his father just in time to see the open hand as it whizzed past and cuffed him under the ear. Both Trunks and Vegeta went flying. Trunks fell on the floor more from shock than the physical blow. But his father had promised not to hit him.... Rubbing the sore spot he raised himself from the ground and glared at his father. "Why?.... you promised you wouldn't." The force of the swing and then connection with Trunk's aural organ was too much for Vegeta's frail body and he found himself literally caught off balance and falling to the ground. "Ouch!" was the best he could muster as his form found the rather hard floor. Goten and Goku hooked Vegeta under the arms and sat him back down in his wheel chair. Vegeta stared at Trunks. "I promised not to pound you. I didn't say anything about hitting you." he snarled and then rubbed his hip where the floor had connected with it. Goku raised his hands "Okay... Okay you guys. Lets just calm down now shall we? We have some thinking to do here." He turned and looked meaningly at Trunks. Trunks shrugged his shoulders. "Its okay with me as long as my dad stays over there." Vegeta sent another death glare in Trunk's direction and then with his usual Humph he wheeled himself over to the window and proceeded to stare out of it. Goten sighed and plonked down in an armchair, Trunks sat on the arm of the chair his body like a coiled spring, ready to jump at the slightest need. Goku manoeuvred his walker across the room and sat in the chair opposite Goten. "So what happened?' asked Goten. Goku filled the two younger demi saiya-jins in on the disappearance of their teeth. Goten & Trunks listened carefully. Vegeta added his own bits in where he thought it necessary. "But why would anyone want to do such a thing?" said Goten. Trunks looked up, a frown creased his brow as he thought. "It sounds to me like its some sort of pay back." "Thats exactly what I was thinking." said Goku. "But you have no enemies here........." Trunks started and then broke off. "Ummm scratch that. Goku you have no enemies here so it makes no sense that anyone should want to take your teeth. Now my dad's teeth, well thats a different kettle of fish all together. In dad's case it could be any one of a number of people." Vegeta turned and scowled at Trunks. "What? Don't look at me like that... You know as well as I do dad that you could count the number of friends you have on one hand alone." A small fireball shot at Trunks, who without so much as blinking flicked it away. A rumbling sound followed by a small tremor rocked the home slightly. "What was that?" asked Goten. "He he he.. Sorry guys." said Goku as he scratched his head. Then he began to rub his stomach. "I guess Im a little hungry..." Trunks rolled his eyes and then looked at Goten. "I can see we arent going to get any more done on solving this case until your fathers stomach has been fed." said Trunks. As if to confirm Trunk's statement Goku's stomach grumbled again. Vegeta looked up at the mention of food, his own stomach adding to the melody. Goten held his hands up in mock defeat..... "Okay I give up. Lets take you two out somewhere & feed you." Vegeta spun the wheelchair around as Goku grabbed his walker and the two of them headed for the front door. "Where are we going?" called Goku. "Good question. Any ideas Trunks?" said Goten. "I remember passing over one of those Chinese All You Can Eat places on the way here." replied Trunks. "Sounds good to me. lets go there then." said Goten. Trunks removed a case from his pocket and extracting a blue capsule flipped the cap off and threw it at the ground. * Poof * Out of the cloud of smoke appeared an air car. They all piled in and headed for the restaurant. Some time later ............ "You go ask them to leave..." "No way! Have you seen the size of those guys?" "Hey, your the supervisor its your job to do it." Squaring his shoulders the supervisor headed out to the restaurant to quietly ask the Saiya-jins to leave before they ate everything in the place. He returned a few moments later a stunned look on his face and smoke curling from his singed hair. Out in the restaurant Trunks was chastising a sulking Vegeta. "But he wants us to leave and Im not full yet." "That doesn't give you the right to blow him up." "I didn't, It was only a small warning. But Im sure I can increase the energy if you want." Trunks sighed. If anything age had made his father more stubborn. He looked around the restaurant. It reminded him of a battle zone. The smorgasbord area was littered with empty containers and used dishes. Not a scrap of food remained. Goku rubbed his stomach. "Man that was good. I finally feel full." Vegeta continued to scowl. "Well Im not. I want some more." Goku laughed. "Take a look around you Vegeta. There isn't anything left... its all gone.... I think we ate the lot somehow." "But the sign said all you can eat and Im still hungry... I want more." whinged Vegeta. Giving his father his best glare Trunks stood up and took a firm grip on the wheel chair handles. "I will stop and buy you an ice cream on the way back." he hissed into Vegetas ear and then before he could protest any more he pushed the elderly gentleman out the door and to the waiting car. Goku and Goten followed. Goku paused at the door and turning his head found the waiter cringing behind the counter. "Thanks for a great meal and sorry about my friend. I will make sure he is better behaved the next time we come in." "N..n..next time???" stuttered the waiter. "Why sure. This was just such good value for money we will definitely be back." smiled Goku. The waiter went to find his boss. "I resign." he said and taking off his apron handed it to the boss & left. Once everyone was settled & buckled up in the car Trunks headed back to the nursing home making a slight detour to the ice cream parlour on the way. Munching through his 'rum & raisin' cone Vegeta pondered the wonders of ice cream. "Okay." said Goten. "We need to try to figure out who it was that took your teeth." "I have a pretty good idea who the culprit is but Im not 100 percent sure." said Goku. "lick...lick... slurp." was Vegetas response. "We need to set some sort of trap." said Goten as he stroked his chin thinking. The infamous light bulb once again appeared. This time over Trunk's head. "Hey" said Trunks. "You have an idea?" said Goku. "yeah... how did you know?" "The light bulb. Its a dead give away." Trunks looked up to where said light bulb was shining. "Umm okay then." "So whats the idea then?" asked Goten. "Slurp... lick.... lick... slurp...." Trunks scowled at Vegeta. "all right, this is what I propose we do...."
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