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Disclaimer: I don't Dragon Ball Z or its characters, they
respectfully belong to Akira Toriyama. Author's Notes: Hey, after reading Dendeshe's "Change of
Heart", I thought, why not let Chi-Chi change her mind about the
Namek, the hard way. I also got the idea from a picture from Chi-Chi's
Cell (a web-site). Supposed to (or at least try to) be
humourous, so read and enjoy! Change of Appearance "Hey mom! I'm home!" Gohan called out to his
mother. He looked around the kitchen to see his mom just setting
down the dishes. "Gohan, you're home!" Chi-Chi happily greeted her
son. "As soon as your done eating, I want you to get back to
your studies, alright?" "Oh, mom. Please, can't I just train with Mr. Piccolo
for a little longer? Please?" Gohan pleaded with his mother. Chi-Chi's face narrowed in anger. "I don't think
that you should be be around that monster. I mean, he's
distracting you from your studies, teaching you all that horrid
fighting..." she paused to sigh, "But, go ahead, see if it breaks
my heart." Gohan looked down guiltily. He didn't want his mom to
be angry at Mr. Piccolo. He wasn't that bad. If only
she knew. Then an idea struck him... "Mom, please? Mr. Piccolo isn't that bad, and don't
worry, dad will be there," Gohan assured his mother. Chi-Chi let out a heavy sigh. "Alright. You can
go." The maelstrom had just ended, and the dragon balls had just
scattered to the four winds. Gohan flew away from the scene. He needed to stay away from
home for a day, or two. "Hey! Mr. Piccolo!" called Gohan as he flew
towards his mentor. Piccolo opened one eye warily to see the little warrior floating
in front of him. "Why did you interrupt my meditating?" "I'm sorry. I just wanted to ask you if I could stay
out here, in the wilderness, with you, for a little while." "Why?" "How far are we from my house?" "We're on the outskirts of the forest that surrounds your
house. Now will you tell me why?" A loud, piercing, shriek echoed throughout the forest, and
probably even through the nearest galaxy. "That's why." "What did you do? Let me guess, it has something to do
with the dragon balls, right?" "I kinda made a wish that-" "AAAAAAUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!" Goku screamed as he
flew toward the two. "What's wrong dad?" asked Gohan. Goku panted and caught his breath. "Chi-Chi *gasp*
looks like Piccolo!" "WHAT?!" Piccolo roared. "Gohan!" "I was going to tell you, until dad interrupted, that I
wished that mom was a Namek until she changed her mind about you. I did
it so that she wouldn't be so mean to you." Goku couldn't hold in his laughter. He burst out right then
and there. "It's not that funny, Goku," growled Piccolo.
"You have to live with her for who knows how long. It might even
be forever." Goku was immediately silenced. "Since mom will be pretty upset about this, I thought it
would be nice if we were out of her way, for at least a day." "I'll make the campfire," said Goku. The three fighters awoke up to the rising sun. Goku rubbed his eye. "Can we go home now? I want
some breakfast." Gohan yawned. "Sure thing, dad. Let's try to not
wake up mom, she might still be a little... you know." Piccolo smirked. "I'd like to see this." With that, they flew off to the little house. To their surprise, they could smell a hefty
break-"feast" being cooked. "By the smell of things, you're mother is in a good
mood," said Goku. "Let's hope that she is," replied Gohan. They pushed open the door, which was unlocked. Warily, they
entered. They tip-toed into the kitchen, and saw a figure with its back
to them. It had Chi-Chi's clothes and hair style, but it had purple hair,
and of course, green skin with pink patches. It turned around, blinked
at them with its blue eyes and let out a fanged smile. "Hello boys! Would you like some
breakfast?" It sounded like Chi-Chi. The three fighters stared in disbelief, and were silently praying
that she didn't go over the edge. "Why are you boys staring at me?" asked Chi-Chi.
"Oh, yes, my new look." She let out a laugh. Goku snapped out of it first. "I'm glad that you're
not mad, Chi-Chi." "Yeah mom, especially at me. I'm happy to see that
you're taking this well, since I kinda wished for this," said Gohan. Piccolo was still staring at the Namek Chi-Chi.
"Uhhhh..." He didn't even notice Gohan and Goku had begun
poking at him to get his attention. "Now, I made some food for you boys, so, eat up! And
Piccolo, there's a glass of water, just for you." Namek Chi-Chi
let out another fanged smile. Please don't let it be poisoned! all three of them prayed. They tentatively took a
bite/sip, and couldn't detect anything. So they went on
eating/drinking. "Gohan, honey," said Chi-Chi as she leaned over her
son, "how long will this wear off?" Everyone stopped eating and braced themselves for the answer and
her reaction to the news. "Gee, mom... Heh heh, it wears off once you learn to get
along with Mr. Piccolo." Chi-Chi's green skin began to turn a deep purple colour and a
scowl was forming on her face. They all grabbed their plates and
glasses as they ran out the door. "I HAVE TO GET ALONG WITH THAT MONSTER?! THE ONE WHO TRIED
TO KILL MY GOKU?! AND WHO KIDNAPPED MY SON AND DEFILED HIS LITTLE
MIND?! I'M GOING TO BE LIKE THIS FOREVER!!!" The sound of
this echoed throughout the forest. Another day had passed, and Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo were still
keeping a 10-mile radius away from the house. "I say that today, we try again," suggested Goku. "I don't think so dad," started Gohan. "What he's trying to say is that you'll slip up,"
Piccolo concluded. "Mr. Piccolo, why don't you go?" "Me?! Alone?! There's no telling what she might
do to me!" Gohan tried to reason with his mentor. "But the more
you hang around with mom, the more she'll understand you, and the sooner this
thing will be over!" Piccolo let out a low growl. "The things I do for you,
kid." Chi-Chi perked up as she thought that she heard someone come
inside. I sure appreciate this sensitive hearing, Chi-Chi
thought to herself. Distracted from chopping vegetables, the knife slipped, and
managed to sever a finger. She let out a yelp. "I wonder if
this will affect me once this all over with," she muttered.
"Why does this stuff always happen to me?!" "Quit your whining," said a gruff voice. Chi-Chi whipped around to face Piccolo. "What do you
want?" "Look, I want this to be done with just as much as you
do. I was going to help you." "You're going to put me out of my misery? No
thanks." "No, I wanted to let you know that you can regenerate
another finger. Just concentrate on your cells rebuilding it." Chi-Chi looked at him suspiciously, but shrugged as she tried
it. Her face bunched up in concentration. A few moments later, a
new finger gushed out of the severed stump. "Is it always that
messy?" "You'll get used to it." He glanced again at
her. I have to admit, she was quite attractive, in this form.
GAH! What am I saying! She *must* have put something in my water! "Quit staring at me like that!" Chi-Chi's voice
finally snapped him out of his thoughts. "Well, you helped me, and
I am kinda thankful, have I changed back to normal yet?" "Nope. Still the same. But I don't think that
there's anything wrong with it." Piccolo realized what he had just
said, and quickly covered his mouth with both hands. Both of them stood in an awkward silence. Then Chi-Chi
started to usher him towards the door. "Thanks for trying to make my day. Why don't you go
back to Gohan and Goku and let them know that they should stay away for
another few days. Bye-bye!" "Gee, Mr. Piccolo, how did things go with my mom?"
Gohan asked eagerly. "Things went pretty well, at least she didn't try to kill
me," replied Piccolo. "That's a good sign!" piped up Goku. Then he
thought for a moment. "Usually it's a good sign that she's calmed
down, or she's snapped." "That sure helps a lot," Piccolo said sarcastically. "Don't worry, you can try again tomorrow!" Gohan
said with a smile. All Piccolo could do was groan. It had been less than a week, and both tried to make the best of
the situation, trying to at least have a conversation with each other.
Piccolo soon looked forward to his daily visit to the Son house. "This technique is quite a useful trick to have around,
" commented Chi-Chi as she extended her arm to dust away a cobweb from
the ceiling. She then shot a small ki blast to boil some water.
"I hope you can share some tea with me." "I drink only water," Piccolo gruffly replied. "Not only water, pretty much any kind of beverage that is
mostly water, just like tea. What do you say, hmm?" Chi-Chi
poured the water out of the kettle and dipped the tea bags into two
mugs. "Trust me, I tried it myself." To prove it, she
took a sip of the tea herself. He grudgingly took the other mug and sat down in one of the
kitchen chairs. "So Gohan tells me that you've saved his life many
times," commented Chi-Chi. "Is it true?" "Yes, it's true. And it's not that big a deal." "It is to me. I'm his mother. I always thought
that you were going to kill both my boys, somewhere along the way. But
knowing that you care for my son, it at least gives me some comfort." "Aren't you a bit disturbed that I still want to kill your
husband?" To punctuate it, he gave her a fanged smile. "You wouldn't want to take away another person that Gohan
cares about. You wouldn't want to hurt him like that. And you've
fought alongside my husband. You've seen his power, you wouldn't have a
chance to kill him." Piccolo let out a scowl. "You know you're right.
On both counts. Just don't tell anyone I've gone soft." "Of course, your secret is safe with me." Chi-Chi
leaned forward and pecked a kiss on the Namek warrior's cheek. Piccolo flushed purple, and turned around to scowl back at her,
but was surprised to find that the housewife was back to being a human.
He let out a smile. "Don't think that I'm going to go any farther than that just
because we're of the same species!" cried Chi-Chi as she held up her
frying pan. "I think you better rephrase that sentence," said
Piccolo. He grabbed the pan and turned it around so that her reflection
would be seen. Chi-Chi dropped the pan in surprise. "I-I-I'm human
again! Not that being a Namek was a bad thing, so no offense to
you." "None taken. I think I better go and tell Goku and
Gohan that they can come home now." He got up and made his way to
the door. Chi-Chi stopped him before he could leave. "You know,
you're welcome to come over to our house anytime. But just as long as
Gohan is done with his studying. And I'll be sure to have a pitcher of
water out for you." She then let him go, gaving him a nod of
assurance. Piccolo gave her another smile and flew off to retrieve her
husband and son. Gohan, Goku, and Chi-Chi (back in her normal human form) were
seated at the table, ready to eat lunch. "Mom, I'm glad that you finally changed your mind about Mr.
Piccolo," said Gohan. "I was hoping to invite over today, so that he could join
us. I had some mineral water just for him," Chi-Chi replied. Goku smiled and grabbed his utensils. "I'm just happy
that this all over with. And that you're able to accept our
friends. Now let's eat!" Chi-Chi frowned. "I haven't accepted all of your
friends. There's still one: Vegeta." All activity stopped. Chi-Chi smiled, like when she was a
Namekian, except much more menacing. "Gohan, I hope one of you can make that wish again.
But this time, you know which species I should be instead." Gohan and Goku paled and lost their appetites at the thought of a
Saiyan Chi-Chi. The End Additional Author's Notes: There it is. My attempt at
humour. I thought that I'd throw in a bit of Piccolo having some kind
of attraction for Chi-Chi as some kind of gag, and because someone thought
that Chi-Chi would leave Goku for Piccolo in the original "Change of
Heart". Send in your comments and criticism to me! |
