Goku: *Goku's fists clenched, his usual cheer gone.* So… they're stuck like this?
Vegeta's jaw tightened—he'd seen enough of twisted biology to know what that meant.
Goku: Wouldn't it help if you just surgically remove their tails? *Goku asked uncomfortably.*
Bulma: *She shook her head.* Unfortunately not, the DNA strain in their tails are particularly complicated, almost like the strain you'll get in a lizard, meaning even if you cut it off, it'll grow right back.
Goku: *Goku's shoulders slumped.* Then… they're Saiyans now? Like, fully?
Bulma: *She sighed.* Not exactly, yours and Vegeta's tails never grew back. It's something like when piccolo loses one of his limps; it grows back, so it's more like a mutation—their DNA took Ozark's influence and adapted to their human DNA. Tails included.
Vegeta: What does this mean woman? Are they a threat or not? *Vegeta asked his wife impatiently.*
Bulma: *She crossed her arms, unphased by Vegeta's tone.* Right now? No. Their bodies seems to have rejected the Ozark essence—they're not mind-controlled monsters anymore. *She pointed at a screen showing Goten and Melody's vitals.* But... their DNA is changed. I don't know what that means for future side effects… Maybe, weird power surges. I dunno.
Goku: I don't like the sound of that? Chichi's going to flip, *Goku pointed out the obvious.* Snow too.
Vegeta: *He pinched the bridge of his nose.* Great. Two pissed-off mothers to deal with.
Bulma: *Bulma smirked.* Maybe they'll team up and kick your asses for letting this happen.
Vegeta: How should we have known that they'll end up scratching more than just the surface? *Vegeta sneered at his wife.*
Bulma: *She shot her husband an angry glare.* Oh, I don't know—maybe not let random shadow creatures kidnap the kids? Just a thought!
Vegeta: Woman do you hear yourself! Ozark wasn't a shadow creature it was a age old Saiyan curse. How was Kakerot and I too know that these two halflings would awaken something as legendary as Ozark?
Bulma: *She threw her hands up into the air.* Oh, excuse me for not being a Saiyan scholar! Maybe if you two actually told us about this curse, we could've—
A loud thud cut her off—the door slid open. Chichi and Snow stood there, eyes wide as they took in the scene: Goten and Melody on med-beds… with white tails. Their expressions? Pure horror.