A/N: I was going to wait to start writing this until monday... that is irrelevant for me to tell because I publish new chapters on Fridays.
I just want to say, isnt it a little weird that I listed Vegeta as a main character but he still hasnt shown up? Let's change that, alright.
Chapter 6: Reckless Abandon
Videl and Erasa walked up the sidewalk towards Capsule Corp., the large bubble-like building looming over them.
"Videl, do I even want to know how you got guest passes from Bulma?" Erasa asked nervously as they walked to the front door. Videl could tell by the worry in her friend's voice that she thought this was too good to be true.
Videl chuckled to break the tension, "Actually yeah, I think you would want to know." Videl smiled as an image of Gohan flashed through her head. "Because it involves a boy." Videl teased knowing Erasa had a life mission finding Videl a boyfriend.
Erasa's jaw dropped at the statement as Videl walked through the door. Erasa quickly followed and they walked up to the receptionist, "Hi, I'm Videl, and this is my friend Erasa. Gohan said that he would get Bulma to leave some guest passes for us." Videl said politely as the blonde haired receptionist gave a smile.
"Oh I'm so glad Gohan is making friends his own age. Of course, I'll page Bulma, she said she wanted to meechyou!" The receptionist said excitedly.
Before long a Blue haired woman came through a nearby door with a lavender haired baby in her arms.
"Thanks for letting me know theyre here mom. Can you watch Trunks for a little bit?" Bulma asked as she handed the receptionist her baby.
She turned to the two preteens and smiled, "Thanks for waiting, if you'll come with me." She said, motioning for them to follow her.
"Now, Videl, I was told that you wanted to meet him, but unfortunately he still hasnt waken up. So I thought I'd give you a full tour of our lab." Bulma smiled, emphasizing the word full as they entered a large hangar with what appeared to be multiple ships, varying in size.
The girls were in awe at the ships. Videl looked at one in particular that looked as though it still needed repairs. "A few years back, My father and I were able to strip a spaceship to find out how it ticks. We're still working on efficient fuel methods, but I'd say that humans will be able to colonize space within our lifetime." Bulma explained as she noticed Videl looking at her Uncle's ship.
"I know this ship, vaguely, but I know it." Videl thought out loud. Erasa quirked her eyebrow curiously.
"How is that Vi? Have you been to space?" Erasa asked jokingly as Videl suddenly tensed. All Erasa knew about Videl's family was that she was adopted by Hercule. She didnt know the other stuff.
Bulma picked up on this quickly, "If you'd like, I can show you some medical advancements we've made. It should revolutionize the medical field!" Bulma said excitedly as the trio walked towards a separate lab.
Inside this lab were 3 healing pods, each a different flair to them. "These are based on designs provided by my lovely husband. I did my best to improve them, but hopefully it can help heal people who have been completely paralyzed." Bulma stated proudly as Videl and Erasa looked in amazement.
Videl looked to Bulma, "Is he in one of these?" Videl asked trying to keep things vague so to not reveal too much to Erasa.
Bulma shook her head, "He was put in one to heal his physical injuries, however, he still hasn't waken up. We're worried that in the mental state he has been in has gotten worse, but without him being awake, we couldnt say for sure." Bulma explained as they left and walked down the hallway.
They passed by a large blast door with the word 'WARNING' sprawled across it. "What's in here?" Erasa asked curiously as she looked inside the window.
Bulma sweatdropped, "My husband is a fighter, he uses that room to train." Bulma said quickly, hoping to take their attention away from it.
Unfortunately, this excited Videl more than Bulma hoped. Before Videl could even asked, Bulma agreed to let her go in alone.
Videl stood in the middle of the room and looked around curiously. "How does he train? I dont see much in here!" She exclaimed as Bulma smirked lightly, turning a dial.
The screen read '5' as a humming from the center console started up. Suddenly, Videl felt heavier than she was before, having trouble to walk around, exerting a lot of effort to take a single step.
As she attempted to walk to the door, Bulma came on the intercom, "This is our Artificial Gravity Chamber. Usually the gravity is controlled by the center console, but I can also control it from out here if I need to get my husband's attention." Bulma explained as Videl listened and looked to the center of the room.
Since she was closer to the center console, she thought it'd be easier to get there instead. "What you are experiencing is 5 times Earth's gravity. Making your body 5 times heavier. My husband usually trains at a gravity that is Eighty times heavier than this!" Bulma exclaimed as Videl dropped to a single knee as she reached the center console and turned the gravity back to normal.
She exited slightly quicker than she expected. "So youre already feeling the effects. Honestly impressive that you were able to stay on your feet. Especially considering you've lived under Earth's gravity most of your life." Bulma said with a smirk as Videl smiled at how much lighter she felt.
"The effects won't last." A gruff voice said from around the corner. A man with gravity defying black hair turned the corner, wearing armor and a permanent scowl adorning his face. "So you managed to barely reach the console." The man said in a condescending voice, "But for those effects to last, you must stay in there long enough for your body to permanently adjust to the gravity." he informed as he studied her under a powerful gaze.
Videl remembered seeing this man on the TV shortly after being adopted by Hercule, the camera feed cut off soon afterwards though. All she remembers is the newscaster saying him and the mammoth sized bald man that stood beside him had wiped out an entire city with ease.
But she recognized his face from Yasai, knowing one of her father and Uncle's "friends", Vegeta had the same hair and stature.
"So youre one of the Saiyans that was discovered by Gohan?" Vegeta asked in a slightly kinder tone than normal.
"W-what's a-a, uh, a Saiyan?" Erasa stuttered out from the wall she stood against since the scary looking man came around the corner, trying to avoid his gaze.
Both Vegeta and Videl quickly shot her a look, Vegeta telling the girl to stay out of it, while Videl using her look to let her know she would explain later. Erasa just sat down on the floor to get herself away from the man's scowl.
Videl looked back up at Vegeta, "I, more or less, discovered Gohan." She said confidently as Vegeta turned back to her, "He and the other Saiyan flew past my school shortly after my lunch and I followed them." Videl explained.
"Is this the current extent of your power?" Vegeta asked without a pause, "I assume you havent learned to suppress or hide your power from those who can track it."
"I havent learned that yet, and yes, this is the extent of my power. Until I met Gohan and he taught me how to sense energy, I didn't know how much stronger I could be." Videl replied calmly.
Vegeta gave an annoyed sigh and turned to Bulma, "Let me know when the older Saiyan is awake. I want to spar with him, he can give me a better challenge than the girl." Vegeta said as he walked into Gravity Chamber and turned it on.
Annoyed with the his condescending tone, she went to turn it off from the outside, but then she saw the setting for the chamber. 500 times Earth's gravity. She looked into the window and saw him moving around with difficulty, but much faster than she did at 5 times Earth's Gravity.
She stepped back in astonishment, as Bulma placed a hand on her shoulder. Videl looked up at her as Bulma smiled, "Let's go see if your uncle is responsive at all." she suggested kindly.
Videl looked at Erasa and extended a hand to her, which she grasped hesitantly. The three of them walked to the infirmary where Celero rested and found no sign of him.
-5 Minutes Ago-
Celero's eyes shot open and he leapt forward out of bed and into the air. He looked around and recognized Capsule Corp. "Gohan or Piccolo must have brought me here to heal." He concluded to himself before he landed softly on the ground.
"It's not safe on for me to stay on Earth." He said as he changed his clothes and rushed out of the room, remembering being shown a hangar last time he was here, months to him, but only a day for everyone else.
His time in the chamber, Piccolo taught him how to not only sense energy, but to suppress his own. Fortunate for him, as he sensed an immense power he didn't recognize before he left for the Lookout with Gohan. He moved through the halls as fast as low power would allow him.
He came up on the hangar and began to enter when he heard a voice, "Let me know when the older Saiyan is awake. I want to spar with him, he can give me a better challenge than the girl." the voice declared.
He watched as Bulma and 2 younger girls passed by the hangar towards the room he just came from. One of the girls looked familiar, but he was in a rush. He stepped inside a spaceship and began messing with the controls.
"It's not Caro's, but it'll get me away from Earth until it's safe for me to return." He said as the engines whirred into life. The roof opened up to allow his exit. There was a list of coordinates where the last few trips the ship had taken. "Bulma said her husband was a Saiyan. This set of coordinates repeats several times. It must be where he goes to train." Celero concluded as he looked out the window to the three girls running into the hangar.
He looked Videl dead in the eye as the ship began to take off. Videl's tail letting loose from her waist. Before he had time to even consider changing her mind, the ship took off at a high speed.
He fell backwards as a memory came to him.
-Yasai, Last Days-
Celero sat uncomfortably away from his family, they laid his niece in a small pod.
The three year old Dil, looking at them confused as their eyes welled up in tears. "You'll be safe as long as the stasis pod remains active. It took time to perfect, but it'll last long enough for us to come find you." Her mother stated.
Her father placed a picture of the 3 of them and Celero in her pod. "If we arent able to come for you, then here is a picture to remember us."
Celero walked up to the pod, "Don't worry kid, theyre being unnecessarily dramatic. We'll be coming for you real soon. We'll find you." Celero said as he tussled her hair and closed the pod.
As the pod took off, the stasis took effect. "Caro, set up your ship to the exact same coordinates we sent her. Immediately after the ritual, whether it fails or not, I want you in orbit." Celero ordered as his brother looked at him in shock.
"What about you brother?" Caro asked as Celero turned to look at him with stoney resolve."Super Saiyan God or not, someone has to try and end this rebellion. Especially with the first full moon since it began coming up." Celero stated as a spiky haired Saiyan with a full beard came up to them.
"Is she away?" the man's gruff voice asked as Celero looked and nodded. "The other Super Saiyans are here. Ready to begin the ritual." the man informed the family.
"Thank You Vegeta, I know we havent always seen eye to eye, but thank you for lending your support." Celero stated as Vegeta smirked.
"For the good of the Saiyans, of course I would help." Vegeta I stated with a hearty laugh.
The family began walking out, but out of the corner of Celero's eye, he saw a mischievous look in the gruff Saiyan's eyes.
"Dil, that, th-that had to be Dil." He said incredulously as he sank to the floor. He sat quietly thinking of what he should do now, knowing that he's more of a danger to Earth and her.
"You made a promise." An eery voice said as Celero looked up and came face to face with the ghost-like figure of his brother's mate.
"Senka? Great, just what I need." He said in a defeated tone, "I know youre not real, but go ahead and beat me up anyway."
"I'm not here to beat you up. I want to help you fulfill your promise. Unfortunately, you got into a ship that only had a half tank of fuel." Senka said as Celero looked confused and walked over to the control console.
He saw the fuel gauge with less than half a tank. "Blasting off must have used quite a bit of fuel. How did you know that though? If youre a manifestation of my conscious, you should only know what I know." Celero said accusingly.
"Because I'm not a part of your conscious. The South Kai is allowing me to talk with you." Senka informed with a soft smile. "I also want to say, that you shouldn't worry about us. We forgave you long ago, you fought for us."
Celero noticed the plural adjectives, "We? Us? Does that mean that, Caro, is there with you?" Celero asked, tears welling up in his eyes. He didn't care if it was a mind trick or not he just wanted to speak to a version of his brother that didnt try and stab him.
"Caro actually isnt here anymore. He was reincarnated about 30 years ago as a Saiyan with incredible potential. I keep an eye on his new life though, it isn't pleasant, but I'm sure the two of you will meet again one day." Senka explained excitedly as Celero smiled at the thought of seeing his brother again. "Unfortunately, because of your lack of fuel, and usual and special brand of decision making, you'll make it to your destination, but will not be able to make it back to Earth for awhile."
Celero nodded in understanding before allowing his face to fall in sadness. "Any chance you know the coordinates this ship is set for? I just chose one of the most used set of coordinates." Celero asked as the ghost of Senka began to fade.
"New Namek"
Gohan reached Capsule Corp. as quickly as possible after hearing about the theft. He landed on the lawn next to Bulma and Videl.
He saw a sad look on Videl's face and walked up to Bulma, "So it was Celero? He took the ship?" Gohan asked for confirmation.
Bulma nodded, "We don't know for sure where he planned to go. So even when I finish repairing his ship, we won't be able to follow." She explained as Gohan already assumed that part.
"You don't have anyway to follow his trail? Dont starships have some sort of signature?" Videl asked as Bulma shook her head negatively.
"Even if we did, I'm still a few days away from repairing the ship he came here in, by then any trace of him would have dissipated." Bulma explained.
Gohan noticed the smell of Bulma's homemade ship fuel still in the air. "Bulma, which ship did he take?" He asked, thinking there was only one reason for any of them to need a refill.
"Whose do you think Brat!?" Vegeta yelled angrily from the door. In an instant Vegeta had Gohan by the collar and lifting the boy upward.
Bulma glared at the confrontation, attempting to give Vegeta a message with her stare. Videl on the other hand balled her hand into a fist, preparing to make a move herself.
Gohan gave a cocky smirk, "Please Vegeta, we both know you don't have the power to match me." he stated as he grabbed Vegeta's wrist, prepping a potential counter move to whatever Vegeta might do.
Before either Saiyan could move, a crying came from the door, "I'm sorry, I know you asked me to watch him, but he is weirdly strong for a baby!" Erasa declared as she rushed up to the group.
Vegeta dropped Gohan and walked up to Erasa and grabbed the baby and walked back inside. "I cannot get a read on that guy." Erasa said as she looked at Gohan. "Well hello!" She said excitedly as she latched onto one of his arms.
Ignoring it, Gohan turned to Bulma and Videl to continue talking, "I think the best thing we can do right now is wait and see if he comes back." Gohan said as he attempted to snake his arm away from Erasa.
Bulma nodded in agreement, but seeing Erasa's arms gripped around Gohan had her ignoring everything else. "Videl," Gohan said getting her attention slightly, "Could you help me out with whatever, this, is?" Gohan asked nervously as Erasa was latched onto his arm.
Videl walked up to them and easily teared Erasa away, considering this wasnt the first time she's had to do it.
"Are you alright with waiting for him to return? Because we can try to go find him once Bulma fixes his ship." Gohan asked as Videl smiled at him.
"I'm fine with waiting. Already waited 8 years, might as well wait longer." She said as Gohan gave her a smile right back, 'Doesn't hurt that I can wait with you around.' she added in her thoughts.
End Chapter
Alright, that was all over the place. I write these on my phone and in between faults at work. Hopefully it still makes sense to some people.
I obviously wanted to make Vegeta cocky and easy to anger, I hope that showed in the 2 times he was there. But I also wanted to make him softening up for his new family.
You might be wondering why i named Caro's mate, Senka. It comes from the German Word for Brussel Sprouts, Rosenkohle. I just replaced the 'O' with an 'A' to make it feminine.
The reincarnation thing, I originally wanted to make Gohan the reincarnated form of Caro, but that would be weird for Gohan's mate to be the daughter of one of his past lives. Seems weird to me at least. So there is another Saiyan that can be his reincarnation.
I think next chapter will have a time skip, and focus primarily on Gohan and Videl's progressing relationship, at Orange Star High!
Going to be honest, the chapter might be a little bit of fluff. For that reason, I will take a little extra time to work on it, because fluff is not my forte.
You can expect Chapter 7 on January 24th, 2020. Thank You.
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