Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Things That Bite ❯ A new station... ( Prologue )

Disclaimer: I do not own DBZ.

A/N- This is an AU fic, so be warned. Anakin is my character and also appears in my fic, Family. She is different in this particular fiction, but I like her character so much that I used her in this story as well.

Vegeta is still under Frieza's power, but is assigned a new mission. He is 28 years old. Information about Anakin will be revealed in the fic.

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Arriving on the planet Rive-dell, Vegeta was not a cheerful Sayin. *I don't get why Frieza wants me here. I am much more valuable as a warrior!* He looked down at the dispatch he held in his hand, and reread what he already knew was there;

Vegeta,

You are required to report, immediately, to Rive-Dell. Information about your new post will be given to you, upon your arrival. A Dr. Hatfield will be awaiting your appearance. A suitable vessel will be by at 0800 hours to transport you to Rive-Dell. This information is strictly top secret.

Lord Frieza

Said Dr. Hatfield was waiting for him on the landing pad, and looked far too joyful to Vegeta. Glaring at the doctor, Vegeta stepped out of the spacecraft, and quickly folded his arms. The only thing to be seen on the outer shell of the planet was a small, rectangular box. Upon closer inspection, Vegeta realized it was an elevator. The rest of the planet, as far as Vegeta could see with his Sayin eyes, was a barren wasteland. The Doctor was standing by himself, smiling at Vegeta.

"Hello, you must be Vegeta! I'm Dr. Hatfield, and I'm so happy you made the trip safely! If you would be so kind to follow me sir, I will show you to your new living quarters and explain the details of your new post." Nodding briskly, Vegeta followed the man into the small elevator. After spending 10 minutes waiting in the elevator, they finally reached their destination, and exited the elevator. "This entire planet is one big research facility", Dr. Hatfield began, "The floor were on now, is where all the staff lives. The mess hall is on this floor, as well as a small training are for any resident soldiers." Dr. Hatfield began walking down several long hallways, and eventually stopped in front of a red door. "This is your new living space" Dr. Hatfield explained as he opened the door.

Looking inside, Vegeta saw that the room was painted white, and had no decoration at all. There was a large bed pushed up against the far wall, as well as a small desk. There was no window in the room; however there was an attached bathroom. Vegeta also noticed a rather large gun, leaning up against the side of his new bed. "Why do I need a gun?" he asked slowly. The Doctor smiled at Vegeta, and pointed out of the room. "Let me show you" he said.

Once again Vegeta found himself following Dr. Hatfield around many corridors. They hopped into another elevator, but were required to state their name, race and status to gain entry. "Frieza has a lot of security around this place. Anyone who is not authorized to be in here cannot get past the living unit. If someone tries to, a tranquilizer dart is shot at them, and the entire elevator will fill with gas. You are already in the security system, so you do not have to worry about these defense measures. Right now were heading to the bottom level, that's where we have our specimen. The second level is where all the research takes place, and the third level is all the living quarters. The first level is at the center of this planet, and can be a very dangerous place, if the proper precautions are not taken."

When the elevator stopped, and Vegeta stepped out, he was not impressed with what he saw. A small room, no bigger than a walk-in-closet, was all there was to see. Not only was it small, but it was completely black. The only light in the room was let in by the elevator. Dr. Hatfield walked into the tiny room, and turned on a light. Even with good lighting, Vegeta was still not impressed with the room. *Specimen! What specimen! This room was too small to hold anything!*

Seeing that his new staff member was looking quite annoyed, Dr. Hatfield decided to speak up. "There are windows underneath these tiles" he stated. Dr. Hatfield then went over to a seemingly empty wall, pressed one of the tiles, and a control panel was displayed to him. He punched in a four digit code, and the tiles began to disappear.

What is behind the glass! What is Vegeta's new job?

Review and I'll let you know!!!!