A/N: I do not own Dragon Ball/Z/GT/ Super or any of the characters.

Chapter 2: Rescue?

-Yasai, Many Years Ago-

A teenaged Saiyan ran through the streets of Yasai's capitol city. A considerably larger, bald Saiyan charged after him with a butcher's knife.

"Get back here you little thief!" The bald Saiyan yelled as he gained distance on the teenager.

The younger Saiyan turned back for a split second and ran into the body of another Saiyan, looking down at the boy disapprovingly.

"Of course it's you!" The bald Saiyan exclaimed as he stopped to catch his breath. While most Saiyans have warrior-like physiques, some of the older ones let themselves go. "I thought that was your brother who stole meat from me!" the bald saiyan yelled as he got in the elder brother's face.

The elder Saiyan brother huffed in the butcher's face. "Stop pretending you know us Butchie. Just because I taught him years ago, doesnt mean I approve of his actions today. Let me handle this." Celero said resolutely as he helped his brother Caro to his feet.

Celero handed a couple credits to the butcher and began walking away calmly.

Caro walked slowly behind his older brother. "I'm sorry Big brother. I was hungry." Caro apologized as Celero stopped and turned and faced his brother.

"We all get hungry Caro, and we all eat a lot, we're Saiyans. But, why does it seem like your stomach never gets remotely full? You have a blackhole where your stomach should be." Celero joked as he put a hand on his brother's shoulder. "You know my rule about stealing though."

Caro nodded his head, "If I'm going to steal, don't get caught." Caro iterated the rule he was taught as a younger child.

"That's right, but also, don't run into me, because then I'll have to pay. I won't be around forever to pay for your mistakes." Celero stated with a playful smirk as Caro looked up at him.

As quickly as Caro looked up at him, and older version of Caro flashed before his eyes, blood pouring from the sides of his mouth. Celero shook his head thinking he was seeing things. He looked up and saw burns across Caro's body, blood coming from various wounds. Caro's eyes completely rolled backward.

Celero backed away quickly as Caro's corpse moved quickly to him. "YOU FAILED ME!" A raspy voice boomed out of the corpse's mouth. The corpse motioned to 4 other corpses behind him, "YOU FAILED US!"

Celero attempted to power up a blast at the corpse only for the ball of energy to illuminate their surroundings to a much larger population of corpses, all Saiyan. "YOU FAILED ALL OF US!" Caro's raspy voice echoed throughout the area as he pulled a knife out and rushed Celero.

Celero woke quickly from his nightmare. While his mind continues to go mad, his worst moments of clarity are in his dreams. He doesn't properly remember the shadows or the child. He knows they were close, but he cannot remember specifcs.

"I'm sorry. I failed you, whomever you are." Celero said to himself. Light shining through the crevice that opened a few years ago. It made tracking time easier for him. Roughly 2,545 daylights had gone by since it opened, although he didnt know this planet's year cycle.

Celero turned on a recording device on the ship to leave a note. "Every night those dreams plague me. Every day I am here alone, not even this planet's wildlife comes close. I dont know how much more I can take of this torment." He said clearly and concisely. "If youre watching this, I am having a moment of rare clarity. I will be dead 1 day after recording this message. My name is Celero, centuries ago, I fought against rising revolt of truly evil Saiyans. I used a legendary power referred to commonly as Super Saiyan God. There was a time limit on such power though, and I failed to stop the uprising. If you find this ship, there are books detailing how to attain the golden Dekli of Yardrat. Now I must go, the pingus are coming to get me and I won't let them take me alive!" Celero's clarity was lost before he could finish his true message but one thing was clear in his mind as the darkness rose. He was not going to wake up on the day after tomorrow.

He couldnt die of old age, hunger or thirst thanks to the stasis prison, but if he's lucky, he can take his own life.

Gohan sat on a log in the wilderness surrounding his home. He attempted meditation to keep his mind calm. Unfortunately, he had lingering guilt within him. Each time he closed his eyes there it was, the small smile and his father's words, "I'm proud of you Gohan."

This pride in him felt misplaced. He had failed and as a result his father died at the hands of Cell.

He finally managed to slowly slip into a meditative state. His mind calmed once again. As he meditated, he sensed the faint echo of power nearby, a power he felt to be slightly familiar.

He followed to the source of the power and found a crevice nearby. "I remember this crevice. I found it when I ran away from Mr. Piccolo's training. I almost got home when I fell in here." Gohan said quietly to himself.

He slipped into the crevice and found his little campsite. "I wonder..." he turned around and saw a silhouette of something in the dark. He raised a hand and formed a ki ball for light.

He was amazed by the ship he saw before him. Incredibly ancient yet advanced. He inspected it as much as he could but couldn't find a door hatch.

He attempted to use some ki to blast a hole in the side of the ship, only to be receive a hit just as badly from the ship, sending Gohan to the ground. "Ah, what the hell was that!?" Gohan groaned as he stood up to see a face at the window with a large smile on his face.

Gohan's eyes went wide before he jumped backwards. "WHAT THE HELL!" Gohan yelled as the man looked at him.

"That is my line, I see you found the effects of my Stasis Prison." Celero stated as he smiled creepily at Gohan. "It's why I have been unable to escape this blasted ship. I have been curious if the effects protect it from the outside. Thank you for experimenting for me." He continued.

Gohan got closer, "So youre completely trapped?" Gohan asked, cautiously approaching.

Celero nodded, "For who knows how long, feels like forever to be perfectly honest. But it's kept me safe from the mini daikos that fly through here every now and then." Celero stated as Gohan looked around.

"Daikos?" Gohan asked as Celero pointed towards the crevice while leaves fell from above.

"On Yasai, they are much larger, breath fire and steal children in the night." Celero said as he let out a slightly maniacal chuckle.

"What's your name?" Gohan asked, backing away, feeling like he was in a trap and this man was the bait.

Celero studied him for a second, "Youre the little Saiyan boy, arent you? The one that said you'd come rescue me when youre bigger and stronger?" Celero asked as Gohan remembered his own words, "Bigger and stronger, like your father?" Celero continued as Gohan froze slightly at mention of his father.

"Bigger, you are. Stronger, remains to be seen. But if you are smart enough, perhaps you can disable the stasis device." Celero stated as he looked at the boy.

Gohan nodded and looked for the device. "A promise is a promise I suppose." He said to himself cautiously as he began searching.

He looked at the window on the ship and asked aloud, "How can I trust you won't attack me once youre out of the ship?"

Celero frowned. "I was going to kill myself this morning. You showed up just as I was about to commit the deed. If I attack you, it's because I hope you kill me. So I won't go after any lethal blows." Celero stated as tears formed in his eyes.

Gohan stopped in his tracks, "Wow, thanks, that's very reassuring." Gohan said sarcastically as he continued his search of the device. "Hopefully freedom gives you resolve to continue living." Gohan stated coldly.

Celero smiled, "Perhaps it will, but I wasnt lying about the centuries thing. I have been here, alone a very long time. This is the longest i've been clear mentally in quite awhile. But, the clarity will eventually pass." Celero stated as he started laughing madly again.

Gohan came back around with a frown. "I'm sorry, but I dont see anything out of place. The device must be embedded in the ceiling holding your ship, out of reach. I'd blast it, but that could destabilize the cave, crushing us both." Gohan apologized, "It appears I can't keep my promises." Gohan stated quietly to himself.

Although Celero heard it and his eyes widened in fear. "YOU FAILED US" A voice boomed around him.

Gohan looked back up and was confused to see Celero began looking around frantically. Before Gohan could speak up, Celero began blasting everywhere, at seemingly nothing, all while screaming about how sorry he was, although for what, Gohan wasn't sure.

Gohan began banging on the window to try and get the man's attention, but to no avail. As he banged, something caught his eye, a series of wire like material, wrapped around the entire ship. This material seemed out of design with the rest of the ship. "Maybe this connects to the stasis device." he said quietly to him self as he grabbed it.

Gohan blasted the ship again, and as the blast bounced back at him, he noticed that the ship glowed bright blue, with the area surrounding the wires glowing brighter than other areas.

"If I cut the wires, maybe I can create a weak point to break through the hull." Gohan deduced as he grabbed one wire and felt the tension on it.

"Hey! I have an idea, that might free you, but I need you to calm down and stop blasting!" Gohan screamed at the top of his voice as Celero looked back at him like a feral animal.

Celero looked like he was about to pounce at Gohan, but he stopped blasting long enough for the reflective shield to disappear.

Gohan pulled the wire taut and used his energy to bolster his hand as he swiped down, attempting to break it.

The wire broke fairly easily and the two broken pieces of wire separated. Celero pounced at Gohan, cracking the window with his head. Celero shook his head slightly as he stumbled backwards, but the feral look didnt go away.

Celero continued pouncing at the glass as Gohan stood back, dropping to a defensive stance, ready for the glass to break completely.

Finally, Celero pounced with a ball of ki in his hand and with a small explosion, the window gave out, freeing Celero from his prison of the last few centuries.

When the smoke cleared, Celero was knocked out on the ground. Gohan waited a few minutes before getting close to him. If this was a trap, if the trapped man was bait, this would be the trap being sprung. After several minutes had passed, nothing had happened.

Gohan picked the man up and threw him over his shoulder as he exited the cavern. He quickly decided where he needed to go.

End of ChapterThis chapter was interesting to write because I kept thinking of ways to have Celero released, and whether or not there would be plot holes with this method of release.

Foreseeable plot hole with the way I had him released is, how did Gohan get his hands on the wires? The way I thought of it in my head is that the outside of the stasis prison only deflects heavy-handedness. Like most prisons, people should be able to get in, but not out, and also with most prisons, there are structural weakpoints to make getting out easy for those who are in the know of the prison design, so they dont accidentally trap themselves.

Onto questions from Chapter 1:

Lord0 asked why such a supposedly strong character would retreat into fetal position as Celero did at the end of chapter 1.

Answer: When I say fetal position, it's short for rolling up into a ball. He is aware that he is losing most of his strength as time goes by, and fetal position protects vital organs better. I'm a 24 year old, 6'3", 225lbs man, although seldom, if I'm feeling scared, sad or vulnerable, I'm going to curl up into fetal position as well. Physical strength means nothing to emotional vulnerability. I was honestly baffled that this was a question.

Anyway, I plan on updating once a week on Fridays, Eastern Standard Time. No specific time on Fridays, just on Fridays. With Christmas coming, that might not be too consistent. I hope to have at least 10 chapters before the story is over. If I can make more than 10 chapters, then I will.

Please Read and Review. I would like feedback and I will answer any questions you have at the end of the following chapter.