(A/N: At last, I have conceived the most original fanfic idea ever. And in case you didn't know, that was sarcasm. But anyway! I hope you enjoy this first chapter!)
Ch. 1: The Swap
"Zzz...zzz...ah," Vegeta cracked an eye open.
"I don't quite remember getting into bed last ni-"
Chi-Chi.
Chi-Chi was asleep right in front of him.
He blinked rapidly.
"Ohhhh, nooo..."
He backed away and ended up falling out of the bed.
"OW!" he cried before covering his mouth.
Then he looked down at his hands. His arms, his clothes, his entire body. Even his voice. Everything was...different. And not in a good way. His surroundings weren't familiar either. It was much smaller and less luxurious than any bedroom at Capsule Corp.
Vegeta began to sweat more and more. He rushed to the nearest window to look at his reflection.
Kakarot.
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Goku yawned and stretched as he woke up. Something felt odd when he rubbed his eye. And suddenly everything else felt odd. Instead of laying in bed, he was sitting against a wall. He finally opened his eyes and found himself in a spherical room with dismantled robots everywhere. Clearly one of Bulma's gravity chambers.
"What am I doing in here...?" he muttered. "AH!"
He covered his mouth.
"That wasn't my voice! What's going on?"
He looked down and examined himself. He was wearing nothing but shorts and sneakers. He felt around his person, ending at his hair.
"...VEGETA?!" he exclaimed. "What are you doing with my mind?! I mean, what am I doing with your body?! Oh, man..."
He got to his feet and peered outside the chamber. At least he was at Capsule Corp. Hurrying inside, he was grateful he didn't run into anyone besides the person he was looking for; Bulma. He found her tiredly pouring herself some coffee.
"Good morning, Vegeta..." she yawned.
"Bulma, it's me, Goku! I know I look and I sound like Vegeta, but I'm not! I'm Goku!"
"What...? What are you talking about?"
"I don't know what happened myself! I just woke up like this!"
"What, you mean you...switched bodies or something?" She squinted. "What the heck's going on?"
"I told you, I have no idea!" Goku huffed. "Can't you help me get back to normal?"
Bulma crossed her arms. "How do I know you aren't trying to trick me?"
"Huh?!"
"Sure, you're not my Vegeta, but that doesn't automatically make you Goku. And if you're pulling the figurative wool over my eyes, then I feel no sense of obligation towards this conundrum. Bodysnatchers have a tendency to be deceptive, after all. So I invoke burden of proof!"
"Bulma...I have no idea what you just said."
Bulma face-faulted. "This is Goku, alright...what a nightmare!"
"...ah! Vegeta's here!"
Just then, Vegeta shakily landed on the balcony and stepped inside.
"This is freaky..." muttered Goku.
"Vegeta, I presume?" greeted Bulma.
"So you know," the prince gulped. "Tell me what's going on."
Bulma shrugged. "I don't know any more than you do. I just got the news from Goku here."
"Kakarot!" Vegeta fumed at the sight of someone else inhabiting his body. "Get out of my body now if you know what's good for you!"
"Hey!" Goku raised his hands defensively. "It isn't my fault someone's pulled a Ginyu on us!"
"Yeah, Vegeta, chill!" snapped Bulma. "We've got Dragon Balls, remember? With them, everything is a non-issue."
"Oh, yeah," the Saiyans said in unison.
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Bulma returned from her lab with the Dragon Radar and an unhappy look on her face.
"Bad news, guys, look at this!"
Goku and Vegeta peeked over her shoulders. There wasn't a single signal on the radar.
"Um, is it broken?" asked Goku.
"No, the balls are inert! They've been used recently," growled Vegeta. "As long as they're stone, we can't find them and use them to get back to our own bodies!"
"That's right," Bulma tucked the radar into her pocket. "Strange thing is, I checked the radar less than a week ago, and the Dragon Balls were definitely active then. Do you think this current mess is the result of a wish?"
Vegeta somehow looked even madder. "So that's what this is? Someone is pulling a prank?"
"Sheesh," Goku folded his arms behind his head. "Collecting the Dragon Balls seems like a lot of trouble just for a laugh. Wonder who's behind it..."
"Why are you so being calm about this, Kakarot?!"
"Well, this isn't the first time I've been forced into someone else's body, you know."
"Bet it wasn't as bad as switching with a frog..." said Bulma, making a face.
Vegeta raised an eyebrow. "Wait, wasn't that filler?"
"That wasn't filler, it was in Kai," Goku responded.
"Still filler! It wasn't in the manga!"
"Man...Toriyama really underutilized the Ginyu Force."
"Right?"
"HEY!" Bulma cut in. "Some semblance of a fourth wall would be nice! Now, you two keep the body swap situation secret from everyone else until I can figure out how to get this undone."
"Why?"
"Because I don't know how long it'll take me! And the more people that know about this, the greater the possibility of Chi-Chi finding out! Which won't end well for any of us."
"True."
"Yeah. So, Goku- -I mean, Vegeta! Go back to Goku's house and do your best to act normal. Goku, you go take a shower!"
"Huh? ...PHEW!" A shudder ran over Goku. "Sheesh, Vegeta! When was the last time you bathed?!"
"Shut up! I was training all night, of course I'm not going to smell like clean linen!"
Bulma pinched the bridge of her nose. "See, this...this is not normal. This is what we want to avoid."
"...right!" The Saiyans stood at attention.
"I promise, I'll find a way to fix this. Until then, just stick to my plan."
(A/N: Well, I had fun writing it at least...I have a feeling this will turn out a BIT better than my other multi-chapter stories. Because, y'know, I actually PLANNED to some degree. This is gonna be 3...possibly 4 chapters long. Possibly. Anywho, not quite sure when the next chapter will be, but until then, please review, fave, follow and check out my profile for more...
See y'all next time!)