For disclaimer see chapter one.
As Vegeta sat alone at his resting place, he pondered the first time he had ever heard the story of Celera. His father had told him about her as a bedtime story. She was the first queen, one of the greatest warriors that the race had ever seen. The race had tried to over throw her, but was unable. No one had any clue as to how she came to acquire the powers she possessed. Some of the people became afraid, including her husband, the king. In order to end her rule, this group set out to kill her, but nothing could. She was immortal. So, to return the "favor" of the attempted murder she began to grant wishes, but at a price. Every wish she granted ended in pain. One either had to lose something or someone and you couldn't say no to her or you yourself would die.
Knowing this he tried to way the choice. What would happen if he did rule he wondered? Could he give up everything? If he didn't, then he was going to die. He needed someone to help him with the decision, but the bitch he was married to couldn't help him. She wanted him gone. "Maybe I should just leave" he said out loud to himself. "Trunks is coming with me, I am the man and he is the heir to the throne. The bitch is not going to stop me. You here that woman? No, I can't leave her, I don't know what I will do." As he kept yelling at the sky debating the situation, another was watching. The being saw what the problem was and the only way she could get what she wanted was to eliminate the problem.
"I am so glad you're not going to go with him Trunks, but you cannot make a deal with that vile creature." "I know mom, but there may not be any other way to keep me here. The mighty prince can go if he wants, but I want to stay here with you mom, on earth." As Trunks finished his last words, he and Bulma heard a crash in the living room as though someone came through glass and then they heard the blood curdling scream of Bra.
As Trunks and Bulma ran into the living room, the scene they found was that of horror fiction. Bra lay unconscious on the ground, blood pouring from her skull. The culprit just looked up at the pair standing before her. She blasted them both with an energy beam. It sent Bulma and Trunks hurdling backwards into the wall. Trunks stood up, shaking it off and going super-sayien. "Stand down young sayien, I am not here to harm you. I want your mother unless you all wish to die." "No one is going with you and no one is going to die except for you!" As Trunks hissed his decree, Celera just blasted him again and had a hold of Bulma before he could stand back up. "You see child, I am more powerful than the worst being you have ever faced. I make the strongest of creatures look weak. I have lived a millennia without dying and your puny powers won't defeat me. Do be a good little sayien and inform the prince that I have his mate and that I will make a deal with him for her safe return." As she left, flying off with the unconscious Bulma, Trunks just stared in awe and then immediately left to find his father.
Celera arrived at her hiding place and uncloaked it to enter. She threw her unconscious hostage into a cell and waited until she awoke. As Bulma's eyes popped open, she took in her surroundings. The cell was small and dank. The only light she could see was coming from a dim light in the hall. She looked around to find Celera staring at her.
"What do you want with me?" she demanded. "You are the reason the prince does not wish to leave. He wants to stay with you. I will strike a deal with him. If he will come with me, I will not kill you. If he doesn't, then you will die and so will he." Bulma listened to the plan and answered back "Why kill him, you will have no ruler?" "I can rule again and if I do, then I will make sure the first planet destroyed is this one. They will be all too eager when I explain that the true heir is a halfling. You see my dear, sayiens believe in purity of the race. They will not take kindly to a prince that is not of their own. Now sleep child because you will need your strength to survive this place." The light then went out as Celera left the hall and entered her chambers.
Vegeta's eyes were closed, but sprang open when he felt his son's ki racing towards him. He believed that Trunks was on his way to fight him, but was very surprised when he fell to his knees upon landing. "Trunks, why are you displaying such weakness?" "Dad, he gasped, she took her, she took mom!" "Who took your mother, brat?" "Celera did." "Why would she take your mother? Wait, she must know that I wish not to leave her." "That's what she said dad, that mom is the only one standing in the way of you ascending the throne. We have to go find her! She could kill her." "Do not be afraid son, she won't kill her until she has my answer but, we also won't be able to find her until the three days are up. You see, Celera can keep her power, her compound, and her very essence hidden from the outside world. The legend says that in truth she does not liveon this plane so therefore can not die on it." "That means we can't defeat her and get mom back?" "Trunks, she makes deals and we will have to deal with her to save everyone."
The next morning Celera pulled Bulma out of her cell and threw her into a huge room that resembled a throne room. Celera explained that it was a past, present, and future viewing room. "I want to show you what you are keeping him from doing. He will be a great ruler and could keep the sayiens from destroying everything." "I don't care if he could, he has a responsibility here and will not go back!" as Bulma yelled at Celera, she received a slap across the face. "You will not ever speak to me like that again! Now watch, human." Celera waved her hands and appearing before them was a scene of a planet. The planet had two suns. It was distant from earth. The next scene they saw a castle and then a throne room. In the room was Vegeta on a throne, his subjects bowing before him. Vegeta stood up and took the hand of an unknown woman. She looked to be the queen. They walked hand in hand down the steps and then both blasted the two sayiens bowing before them. As the scene went on Bulma learned that the planet was at peace, by sayien standards, but the empire stretched far beyond the planet. The race had taken control of countless kingdoms all under the leadership of Vegeta. The scene suddenly switched to earth, it was desolate. It looked as though hell its self had been unleashed on it. She could seea fewbodies and as the scene got closer, she saw they were Bra, Trunks, Gohan, Goten, and Pan. All the part sayiens were killed because of the problem with halflings. Suddenly, the show ended. "Did you like what you saw human? That is what he could be. He tries to keep you from being killed, but some rogue sayiens, the ones they killed, found out about earth and killed the halflings." "How could you want this?" Bulma said with tears begging to fall. "If your race had fallen you sure as hell would want to avenge it and this is what I am going to do, with or with out Vegeta." "He won't go with you." "Yes, Bulma, he will and then he and another full blooded sayien will rule." "You monster!" Bulma yelled as she plunged at Celera who easily tossed her away. Again, darkness took Bulma. "The prince will return to his home whether you wish it or not, human."