7A/N: As the name says. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Disclaimer: Stale news—I don't own DBZ.
The Son family was still suffering from the blow of recession, and the resulting layoffs of Goten and Videl. And to top it all, Christmas was nigh. Son Chi-chi was really worried about it—yes, they had agreed with the Briefs' and Chestnuts to send only greeting cards, but with one breadwinner with a pay cut, another struggling with a new job, and the third jobless, even that seemed to pull at the family's daily finances.
Finally after much discussion, squabbling, frying-pan-blows, spatula-hits, gloomy faces and uncomfortable silences, Gohan suggested that they send family cards to each family and Goku, surprising everyone, came up with a concrete improvisation which, even more surprisingly, was economic enough to be approved by his hyper-thrifty wife. Goku suggested that instead of sending big cards, why don't they buy ordinary-size cards, write short personal messages on plain paper, staple one person's messages together, put them in mini-envelopes and glue them onto family cards?
Of course, Chi-chi didn't approve of the idea at first—she couldn't even make out what Goku said, and nor could anyone else. Finally Goku explained, quite sure of another shouting.
"—Umm… for instance, I write a message to each of the Briefs, so do you, so do the kids, Videl and Pan. Then we put together all messages to Bulma, all to Vegeta, and likewise in small pockets. Then we glue them where we write the message usually, on a card to the whole family. Then we do the same thing for Krillin's family. For individual people like Mr. Satan, we send small cards, and... well, you got it… I hope."
Speaking thus, Goku readied himself for another blow of Chi-chi's infamous Frying Pan Of Doom. Unexpectedly, Chi-chi squealed at the top of her voice.
—"Goku! Are you okay? Oh my! What a great idea! We'll do it."
The Son matriarch looked around and banged the table with her spatula.
—"We'll do what Goku said. Any objections?"
Everyone nodded, but that did not satisfy the Son lady.
—"Have you got it, boys? And Videl?"
— "Yes ma'am!", everyone chorused.
And then, they went shopping for cards, and bought three ordinary-sized cards—one for the Briefs', one for the Chestnuts and another for Erasa and Sharpener, who were to wed the coming spring. Small cards were bought for Ox-King, who was in bed, and for Mr. Satan, Piccolo, Dende, etc. On returning, they scribbled messages, put them together, and in an hour, all the cards were ready. They were duly dispatched, as always, to the Briefs residence, to be placed below the Tree and opened at the Christmas Party.
*End of Chapter 1—'Son Family: Prologue' of the DBZGT fanfic 'Zmas' By FanficMogul*
A/N: Click that button.