*Chapter 5*

Jeice sat in his office. Boring. Too damn boring. He was a space fighter, and office work simply didn't hold firm with him. However, when working in Frieza's empire, it simply wasn't the done thing to complain. And besides, he had to sort out this team. The word had gone out, and applications had flooded in over the past two days. Jeice in his head had already made some ground rules for the selection process. No fighters with a level under 3,000. That would just be a worthless waste of time. Also, he was trying to keep the warriors as young as possible. Of course, the age range varied from race to race, for old was a term with a huge gap when certain species were compared. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Jeice lifted his head.

'Who is it?'

'You really need to ask?' came the voice from outside.

'...Kiros?!' shouted Jeice as the voice was given a face, which walked in with a huge smile upon it's face.

'The one and only. Commander eh? You've gone up in the world friend.'

Jeice laughed and shook hands. It was good to see him again, after their sullen departure last time.

'So what brings you all the way down here?' asked Jeice as he sat back down again.

'I heard you needed men, and I thought I could help you.'

Jeice sniggered.

'Yeah, M-E-N Kiros, not kids!'

Kiros charged up his KI by the slightest amount to show he meant business. Jeice put his hands out to calm his applicant down, and signalled for him to sit.

'You want to join my new team then? To be honest I'm not going to even interview you. It'd be damn great to have you along, and you're more than skilled. You're not connected to any other jobs at the minute are you?'

'Nope, notta thing. I haven't been assigned yet, and I was waiting for a chance to get off that barge and show my strength in some real action. Finally I might just get it.'

Jeice laughed and got to his feet again.

'I doubt if you're going to get any real action. We're heading to Earth for our first mission, and apparently those guys are terribly weak. But you can have fun clearing out the cannon fodder with me.'

Kiros said his goodbyes and walked out. Jeice was relieved, a familar face to help him out on his mission. A powerful one at that. Kiros was a Saiya-Jin, but a compassionate one, a rare trait in such a bloodthirsty race. He would undoubtably be a useful addition to Jeice's team.

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Within the next two hours the team had been sorted and set out. Jeice's squad consisted of:

Name Age Sex Race P.Level

Jeice 38 M Radrite-Jin 58,500
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Kiros 17 M Saiya-Jin 17,000
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Bardock 52 M Saiya-Jin 15,000
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Vegeta 15 M Saiya-Jin 10,500
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Guldo 32 M Bas-Jin 10,000
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Nappa 41 M Saiya-Jin 3,500
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Jeice was certainly in a lot of doubt about some of the names. Nappa was a strong doubt in his mind. The Saiya-Jin wasn't bad, of that there was no doubt, and Jeice had wanted five others apart from himself. In terms of power he was certainly capable. However, in terms of personality there were fleas who could hold a conversation better. Also the fact that Vegeta was coming along annoyed him. There was something about that Saiya-Jin that he couldn't put his finger on, and that was apart from his sheer arrogance which was completely unmissable. The guy got up Jeice's nose. Pure and simple.

The rest of the applicants had been fine. Bardock, the most powerful Saiya-Jin behind Kiros was certainly strong enough to be a part of the team, and also seemed knowledgeable and interesting...at least, as knowledgeable and interesting as the Saiya-Jin came. In comparison to Nappa he was hitting on genius levels. Jeice also picked Guldo, whom he regarded as a very interesting unorthodox fighter, and as a result someone who could surprise the enemy in battle. Also after five years fighting alongside him, Jeice knew that he could trust the Bas-Jin warrior. So now Jeice had his team, and within the next thirteen hours they would be heading off to Earth. And now, it was time for some sleep...