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Dragon Ball New Generation
The Xiol Saga

Chapter 41 - A Problematic Task

It was now a Friday, and a couple of the young warriors had gotten together for a few drinks.  They all made fun of Shin Piccolo because he doesn't drink anything else apart from water.  Talk was being thrown around when Gokun brought up the issue of Gokou and Art.
"She's taken?" Sage asked.
"Yeah.  Some business guy" Gokun said.
"Never give up" Rue told him, "Keep on the kill"
They laughed.
"If they really like each other, maybe I should give up." Gokou said.
"You ape?" Rue cried, "Never give up a fight!"
"This is coming from a guy who has 3-thousand dates a week." Thyme poked fun.
"How do you make all that time for dates if you work with Sage and Thyme?"
"I'm organized." Rue said as he opened another beer bottle.
Gokun yawned and rubbed his eyes.
"You're beat already?" Sage asked.
"No," Gokun said, "I haven't been getting any sleep lately."
They all continued to talk when Piccolo pointed out that the bar had some new customers.  All looking up, they saw two young women walk into the bar.  Rue smiled.
"Excuse me fellas." and he confidently approached the women and brought them a drink.
Piccolo laughed.
"How can he go talk to strangers like that?"
"He's over confident." Sage told him.
Gokun yawned again.
"You sure you don't want to go home to sleep?" Gokou asked him.
"I'm fine."
"Lets all head off. We all work tomorrow." Sage suggested as he stood up, picking up his coat.
"But its a Saturday tomorrow." Gokou said.
"Yeah, but we have to complete the car by Monday morning."
"Okay."
They all headed outside like a couple of teenagers and made plenty of racket.  Piccolo laughed.
"Earth is never quiet is it?"
He was unaware of where he was walking, and someone walked right into his stomach since Piccolo was a tall Namek.
"Ouch!"
"I didn't see you!" Piccolo was alarmed.
"Let me give you a hand" Rue took the young lady's hand and helped her up.  She had her hands over her face.  After removing them, Gokou realized who it was.
"Art!"
"What?" the others asked.
"What are you doing in town?" Gokou asked.
"Oh Gokou," she said, "I was in town with Painta and Suite, shopping."
Painta and Suite then appeared behind her.
"Hey Gokou" Painta smiled.  She turned to his other friends, "Hi guys" she said sweetly.  
More introductions.
"What do you have planned for the weekend?" Gokou asked.
"Well, Art and I are going to play golf." Suite said.
"Golf?  I thought you remember I don't like golf." Art told him, "I thought we were going to see an opera, and then have dinner?"
"Golf is just as exciting." Suite told her.
Rue jumped in, smiling.  
"What a coincidence!  You know Gokou's going to see an opera too."
"What are you doing?!" Gokou whispered hard into Rue's ears.
Rue only laughed and tugged hard on him.
"Trust me." he replied.
"Really?  You're going to see an opera?" Art asked.
"Well-" Gokou begun before Rue cut him off.
"Sure he is.  He loves opera." he turned to Gokou and glared at him, "Don't you?!"
Gokou nodded his head weakly as Rue turned around again.
"Well if Suite is busy with golf, I'm sure he doesn't mind if friend Gokou takes her?"
"What?!" Suite raged.
Rue crossed his arms and shook his head in disgust.
"Come on.  If you genuinely like this girl, I'm sure you'll trust her.  If not, you can go with her to the opera."  
Rue stood behind Suite and saying the fun things about opera which made Suite disgusted.
"Of course I trust Art." 
"Hold on!" Painta jumped in, "How about if I go along too?  Make you at ease Suite, and I'll watch the two."
"That's a good idea." Suite said.
Rue glowed red.  Painta smirked at him.
I'm not going to lose to you! Rue fumed.  Steam was coming out of him as Sage, Piccolo and Thyme watched in shock.  Rue calmed down and resumed with his plan.
"That isn't fair for you is it Painta?" Rue asked.
"What do you mean by that?" Art asked.
"I mean, everyone is going out of their way for you Art, and poor Painta won't have a date.  She should have one."
Thyme laughed.
"How about you?"
Rue was quick to kick him in the shin.  Thyme went red in the face from the pain.
"I don't think so." Painta said.
"It was a good idea, but if its going to be hard for Painta, then maybe we should call it off." Art said.
Gokou sighed.
"I guess so." Gokou said.  
Rue turned around and grabbed Gokou's shirt collar.
"My hard work going to waste?!" he growled.
"No, she's right Rue. No time to do all this.  I mean, we're all busy at work.  We should be heading back now.  Vegeta couldn't even come out with us since he's busy too."
"Did you say Vegeta?"
Everyone turned around to Painta.
"Yeah, why?" Gokou asked.
"The Vegeta? The one who lives at Capsule Corporation?  That one?"
"Yeah.." Gokou said.
"He's your friend?" she asked desperately.  
"Um, yeah..."
Painta turned to Art.
"This opera night will happen if Vegeta gets to come!"
Everyone just looked at her as she went all star eyed.  Art sighed.
"Painta-"
"Okay then." Rue said.  
"Great!!!" Painta jumped up and down.
"Are you okay with this Suite?" Art asked. The man nodded.

Gokou grabbed Rue and asked him.
"You crazy?!  You give Vegeta a gorgeous princess for a date and he still wouldn't go.  What makes you think he'll go with her?"
"Force him" Rue laughed.
Gokou sighed.
"I did the hard work for you Gokou, so make Vegeta go.  Might be the only chance for you with her."  Rue told him.
Gokou let go of Rue.
"But how would I make him come along?  This is a problem."