A/N: I own a large collection of pokemon cards from my childhood... but I don't own DB/Z/GT/Super
Chapter 4: Control-Yasai, ManyYears Ago-
Celero sat in a neatly decorated room as he played with his niece, Dill, smiling fondly at the 3 year old. Caro, stepped inside and walked right up to Celero, "Celero, I need to talk to you!" He whispered in his ear so not to frighten his daughter.
Celero and Caro walked down the hall into Caro's study. "Broca's army is gaining mass. They're making their way towards us." Caro said as he laid down a map.
Celero studied it for a second before shrugging, "What's the problem? We have the power of 7 Super Saiyans in our village. Bring them on as far as I'm concerned." Celero chuckled nonchalantly as Caro placed another picture down.
"They have the support of a Super Saiyan, one of our own. He knows our weaknesses, our pressure points. I think it's time to call us all together and decide who is to use this." Caro said as he pulled out an ancient book and opened to a page of a warrior, adorned in red mist.
Celero shook his head, "No, no no no, this book is filled with folklore and myths! It doesnt exist! Even if it did, there is no warrior alive today that can handle all that power." He declared angrily as the words 'Super Saiyan God' captioned the picture.
"It includes instructions for the ritual, it wouldnt do that if it weren't real! Vegeta sure thinks it's real!" Caro argued back.
Celero placed his hands on the table and got in really closely. "You showed this to Vegeta!? The man is a power hungry APE!" Celero screamed as Caro flinched a little at the booming voice.
Celero sat back and put his hands on his head. "Get them together, we are going to plan out every single detail. One detail is an escape from Yasai, WITH that book." Celero said as Caro nodded. "Also, I hate to say it, but Dill is to be sent away. In case we fail in taking Broca and her army down." Celero stated as Caro glared.
"No! I will not send her away! She is too young." Caro protested as Celero stood and placed his hands on his brother's shoulders.
"Trust me brother, I have a plan for that as well. Your mate has a stasis device. We'll send Dill to a faraway planet. Worst case scenario, she lives safely away from Broca if we fail, best case, we retrieve her after the conflict. This is for Dill's safety." Celero explained as he turned to leave the room, only to see the three year old Dill.
Celero looked away in shame, knowing this wasn't an ideal situation to put Dill in, but they wouldn't have a choice in the next couple weeks.
Dill didn't have many memories of her life on Yasai, but she remembered her Uncle Celero and her father arguing about myths before sending her away.
She sat at lunch with her blonde friends as the school day went on, thinking about that day. She used to wonder if she would ever see another Saiyan again, but after the Cell Games, she didn't wonder anymore. It was clear to her that her father's colleague, Vegeta, was either still alive, or lived long enough to have descendants.
So she wondered, why had nobody come for her? Was Vegeta there to get her? If so, why hasn't he come for her? So many questions about her old life, but there were many certainties with her life here. If someone did come for her, would she want to leave her friends behind? Would she want to leave the planet behind?
Would she want to leave Hercule behind? He cared for her for the past 8 years of her life. Kept her fed and cared for, more than her biological family. Her biological family sent her away at the first sign of trouble.
"Uh, Videl?" A voice broke her train of thought. She looked quizzically at her blonde friend, Erasa.
"What's up Erasa?" Videl asked as Erasa gave a bubbly smile.
"Lunch is over silly, it's time to go back in." Erasa said as she began to turn on her heel, "You coming?" she asked.
Videl nodded slightly, "Yeah, but go on without me. I need a few more minutes. I'm sure they won't mind the champ's daughter taking a little more time." Videl said as she slowly collected her items.
"Alright Videl, but don't take too long, you know how strict Nervous Pervus can be, even if youre the Champ's daughter." Erasa said as she headed inside the school building.
Videl shrugged, "What's he going to do? Hercule scares everyone at this school when he's mad. Perks of being his 'daughter', I guess." She began to walk up the stairs into the building when two beings flew threw the lunch area behind her.
"This day just got interesting!" She exclaimed as she threw her bag in the hedge and took off after them.
Gohan and Celero arrived at Korin Tower as they began to fly upwards. They approached Korin's home and as they did, Gohan reached out to feel for Korin or Yajirobe's ki signature. As he did so, he felt a smaller ki, not too far behind them.
They passed Korin before Gohan decided to stop and take a look around. "What's the matter Gohan?" Celero asked as he looked around curiously.
Gohan looked to him, "I thought I felt someone following us. An energy I havent felt before, but definitely stronger than most humans." Gohan explained as he shrugged and began flying upwards again.
Celero looked perplexed as he looked around, nobody was in sight, especially at this height. He quickly caught up with Gohan, "Are you telling me you can sense the energy of another person?" Celero asked as Gohan nodded.
"Of any living thing to be honest. All living beings have Ki energy. Mr. Piccolo taught me how to sense and suppress it so it can be hidden by scouters. If there is anyone who can help you regain control of your power and mind, it'll be Mr. Piccolo." Gohan explained to the elder Saiyan as they reached the Lookout platform.
Meanwhile, Videl had taken cover in Korin's Lookout, as she waited for a chance to give chase.
"What are you here for!?" A voice boomed as she turned to see a larger man with hand on the hilt of a sword.
Videl put her hands up in defense, "Nothing, I'm just following those two. I'm taking cover here so they dont spot me." Videl spoke quickly hoping it would explain.
"So you were following a friend of mine, and you think that will make me trust you?" The man said as he unsheathed his sword and pointed it at her.
"Oh calm down Yajirobe. She can destroy you without a thought." a voice echoed as the sound of wood tapping on tile came from the balcony nearby. "You would know that if you ever bothered to learn how to sense energy." A cat appeared as the voice spoke.
The cat walked right up to Videl and sniffed the air around her, it smiled as it turned to the large man. "She's a Saiyan alright. Same scent as Goku and Gohan." The cat said turning back to her. "I suggest you return to school, Gohan is too busy right now to deal with you." the cat said as he began to walk away, "We will feed you before you go though, I know a Saiyan has an appetite." He offered as he motioned Videl to follow him.
Meanwhile, back at Kami's Lookout, Gohan and Celero met with Piccolo almost immediately after landing. "Hiya Mr. Piccolo! I don't know if you've been paying attention down there, but I found another Saiyan." Gohan exclaimed as Piccolo smirked and placed a hand on his student's head.
"Believe me kid, I noticed." Piccolo stated as he turned his eye to Celero with a scowl, "I also noticed that he is dangerous and has attacked you." Piccolo growled as Celero shifted nervously under the Namekian glare.
"It isn't his fault Mr. Piccolo, he was alone for a long time. I think he just needs your help to control himself again." Gohan defended the elder Saiyan.
Piccolo eyed Gohan before smiling softly, "Fine, but I won't put you at risk unnecessarily. Mr. Popo has put out food, you can eat and we can talk a little I'll take him into the Hyperbolic time chamber tomorrow morning." Piccolo said as he led the Saiyans into a dining room.
Piccolo caught up with his student a little as he learned as much as he could about Celero.
"So you knew Namekians?" Gohan asked Celero as he nodded.
"Yes, before Yasai was taken over, I had a trade relationship with the Namekians. You just couldnt beat some of those crops, they were great for seasoning any meat." Celero stated as Piccolo listened intently.
"It doesnt surprise me, Elder Guru always said that they traded a lot of their crops with other planets when he was young." Dende said as Celero smiled at the Namekian child.
Gohan looked at a clock and frowned, "I really should get home. Mom will worry if I stay out too long." He stated as he ran towards the edge of the Lookout. "I'll be back tomorrow to check in! Good to see you Mr. Piccolo! You too, Dende!" he yelled as he left.
Gohan allowed himself to free fall for a couple seconds as he felt the air on his face. He stopped when he ran into the floor, hitting his head, he caught himself in the air as he clutched his nose.
"What the heck?" he asked as he saw a girl floating near him, clutching the top of her head in pain.
She looked up and glared daggers at him, "WATCH WHERE YOURE FLYING THEIR PAL! ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A HEAD MADE OF BRICKS!" Videl yelled at him as she shook off her head pain.
Gohan recoiled, "Sorry, there isn't usually this much air traffic. I'll be more careful next time." Gohan apologized as he landed on top of Korin's Lookout. "Do you mind if I take a look at it?" Gohan asked politely.
"Why? Are you into that kind of thing?" Videl berated as she looked at him.
"What? No, it's just that I want to make sure youre not too hurt. Concussions aren't fun, I would know." Gohan explained as Videl landed in front of him.
He combed through her hair looking for any bruising. As he did that, Videl noticed that his chest was incredibly muscular. She leaned into his chest causing him to flinch a little. "Uhh, okay, I'm not seeing any lasting damage. Not even a bruise! You must have a pretty hard heard yourself!" Gohan exclaimed as Videl withdrew and glared at him. Noticing the glare, Gohan chuckled nervously, "I, uh, I didn't mean it in a bad way?" He tried to defend.
Videl stuck her nose in the air condescendingly, "Well as fun as this little meet-cute was, I really should get going." Videl said as she began flying away.
Before she made it a mile, Gohan headed her off and stopped in front of her, giving her enough time to stop. "Uh, sorry, I don't know why, but I really needed to tell you. My name is Gohan." He smiled kindly as Videl eyed him up and down.
"Nice to know the name of my stalker. It'll make the police's job a lot easier." She spat venomously as Gohan put his hands up, defensively.
"I know how this looks, but I swear, I'm not a stalker. I just needed to tell you my name. I cannot explain why, but I needed you to know it." Gohan explained his compulsion in an attempt to defend it.
Videl smiled as he panicked, she thought he honestly looked cute. She flew up to him and grabbed him by the chin, and got close to his ear, "Fair enough, my name is Videl." She whispered, kissed his cheek and flew away towards Satan City.
Gohan floated there, in stunned silence as Videl flew away. Not believing what had just happened. Literally not believing it considering she acted very coldly otherwise.
He memorized her energy signature and began flying home himself. Unsure of what exactly he was feeling. Unsure of why he felt he needed to tell her his name. All he knew is that he wanted to see her again.
Videl flew into her bedroom window and flopped down onto her bed. She couldnt believe she just did that, to a boy she knew nothing about! She looked at the pictures of her parents.
"This has to be because of my Saiyan physiology. Where are you guys when I actually need you?" She asked as a knock came to her door. "Come in?" more of a question than a response.
Hercule entered the room with an angry scowl on his face. Videl smiled nervously as she thought what he might be mad about, then she remembered, she ditched school.
"Hi, daddy...?" She said meekly, knowing he wouldn't hurt her. Hercule Satan's anger wasn't something to take lightly, even if youre a Saiyan.
"Don't. Why did you ditch school today?" He asked while crossing his arms.
Videl shrugged, not sure if she should tell him about the flying people she followed to Korin Tower.
Hercule didn't look pleased with the response, but before he could start his dad rant, Videl remembered something the talking cat had said.
"Saiyans." She said out loud, and looked at Hercule who was shocked, "I ditched, to follow Saiyans. I ran into a Saiyan named Gohan." She said excitedly, as she did a flip and landed on her feet on her bed.
Hercule sat with a solemn expression on his face, as Videl gave a smirk, "And I have to go find him again tomorrow." She said confidently as she sat down on her bed.
End ChapterKind of a soft ending, i know, but I thought it was a good place to stop. I didnt want to make it too long and start going off into bad storytelling territory.
I talked about Yasai some more, you might wonder why I said 7 Super Saiyans, the story is about what happened to the first Super Saiyan God. The ritual for the Super Saiyan God, is 5 Super Saiyans focusing their power into one Super Saiyan. So that totals 6, you might wonder who the 7th is, I'll get to that. The exact details of it elude me, but I'm sure I can spin it into something.
You might be wondering about Gohan and Videl's little meeting. For any pervs out there, no i am not going to have two 11 year olds bang. Theyre acting like that because theyre on the cusp of puberty, their hormones will start causing them to act, differently, they are looking for potential mates. I will get more into the mating process in later chapters. For now, it'll just be weird compulsions from both Gohan and Videl as they learn how to control their hormones.
I know the chapter is called control, but I didnt actually do anything about Celero's ability to control his power, other than putting him on his path to control.
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