Chapter 8-Back Into Hell
Vegeta brought the ship with him to the prison. He decide that after he got Goku out, he was going to house him in the ship, and he was going to kill every last one of the sonsofbitches that did this to him. After that, he would have no further reason to stay on this planet. Mindlessly plowing down trees, mindlessly throwing projectiles, and mindlessly blowing shit up seem tame compared to the task ahead. This was THE reason Vegeta came to this planet, to be challenged. And this was as challenging as they come. Never had Vegeta faced something as dangerous, as exhilarating, as scary as this.
He landed the ship a quarter mile outside the prison. As soon as he got Goku out, he was going to usher him back to the ship, and go back in for any demons that were left. He was going to kill 'em all, right now! It was dark when he exited the hatch. He looked up to the star lit sky. A storm was coming in from the south, but he could see all the stars from where he was. He was just looking at them. Even with all of his confidence, he knew that this could possibly be the last time he saw them. There would be no one to wish him back by using the Dragon Balls, he would die alone, but not in silence, that's for sure. He would make sure he would go out with a Big Bang. He closed his eyes, shook his head, and walked to the prison.
The prison looked the same way it did when he left it. Front door wide open, 2, huge gaping holes on the left wall with a demon's head stapled to it. He took the flashlight from his belt, grasped it tightly in his hand, flipped it on, and entered the prison. He didn't here them, what a shame. He walked deeper in. He was taking his time because he didn't want to be caught off guard. He continued walking until he hit a dead end. There was something peculiar about this wall however. He grabbed some of the webbing and ripped it off the wall. A ha! There was a sideways door behind it. He tore off the rest of the webbing covering the door and ripped it open. It was an elevator shaft. The elevator was not there, it was several floors below him. Damn! The building stretched 10 floors above him, but plummeted almost 50 below! He decided to start above him and work down (even though he felt Goku beneath him). He ascended as high as the shaft would take him and ripped the door open.
"This gets weirder by the minute", Vegeta said out loud to himself.
This floor had been untouched by the demons, it seemed. No webbed walls, no ribcage ceilings, just offices. A typical office building. Was that what this place really was? He holstered his flashlight because the complex, up there at least, was luminated by ceiling lights. How did they have power though? Vegeta did not give it much thought. He combed the halls and offices until something caught his eye. Inside the main hallways was a map of the building. He was on floor 10, but then he saw something important.
B3-B25 were all holding cells. So this was a prison. B1-B2 were stations and sleeping quarters for the guards. G was the reception were Vegeta first encountered the demons. F1-F10 were all office and sleeping quarters. But what got him was B26-B50. It was all one huge room. It housed some huge machine. It must have been the generator. It was the only conclusion Vegeta could come to. Goku had to be somewhere in there, that's about where he sensed him to be. He was going to get him, but not just yet. He would ruin his fun.
He continued to comb the offices for demons. He came across a locked door. He kicked it open. It looked to be the main office on the floor. Many papers were on the desk, but a certain paperback book caught his eye. He picked it up. THE COVER WAS WRITTEN IN SAIYAN!!! And it was a female's journal! A female Saiyan had survived the planet's destruction!? Vegeta forgot everything else and began to read.
He went through the introductory pages to find out more about this Saiyan woman. Her Saiyan name was Dubuita, but she went by the name Kira. It did say briefly, however, that she lost her tail while battling a "xenomorph" or as she called then ,"bentic", 2 Saiyan words put together that meant "hell spawn", which is the closest translation to English you can get. Xenomorph was apparently the name given to them by the people she later befriended. It did not go into detail about what the bentic were, only that they could kill a Saiyan in seconds. Maybe Vegeta should seek these creatures when he was done here.
She had got a job with these people. She then rose the ranks and got transferred to head administrator here. She enjoyed it very much and was very happy. She, apparently, was an easy going Saiyan who got minimal guff from anyone, including the prisoners. She had kept her heritage a secret from everyone though, so she could blend in. She was the exact opposite of Vegeta, which intrigued him for some reason. Then she went into detail about the prison. It housed some of the most notorious intergalactic criminals, their equivalent to Alcatraz. She was also the only female there, dangerous. Every once in a while, she would train far away from the prison. She would always train vigorously and in secret. Sort of the Saiyan's "when nature calls" expression.
It started to rain outside. That's when Vegeta realized there may be something here about the demons. He flipped through the journal. Yup. He picked up at the beginning of the problem.
"Day 1,356
Prisoner Wincheck did not report back to his cell at lockdown today. Instead, the guards found him in the cafeteria restroom, with his chest exploded. Now they're looking for someone who could do that to him, but I think I know what happened. I pray to God that it's not them."
Vegeta continued reading.
"Day 1,358
Clot and Revere were found today with their chest cavities ripped open. Clot was found in a dark corner of cellblock M, while Revere was down in the generator, probably doing his job. And 7 prisoners that were cleaning the vents are now missing. It's them. They're definitely back. The remainder of Freeza's men must have found me. I heard another Saiyan had killed that bitch, so why had her men stayed together? No matter. They planted eggs here in the prison. I'm gonna search for them myself and in secret, as not to alarm anyone. Best case scenario, I'm facing one drone, 2 chest bursters, 7 cocooned men to put out of their misery, and a shit load of eggs. I'm also going to order that everyone report to the med lab to be checked out; and make sure no more bursters are in anyone. Why would these people keep it a secret if a big spider-like thing wrapped itself around his head? I hope I can handle this like I did last time."
"Day 1,360
It's a full infestation now. I ordered an evac of everyone left alive. I stayed behind. Everyone got on, but after the rescue craft took off, it dropped like a rock into the ocean. Those bastards are sneaky. So now it's just me. I'm going to finish this, now!"
"Day 1,361
This shall be the last time I write. I am fighting a loosing battle. There are too many of them and I am not skilled enough to take them all on. So now I am on a suicide mission. I am going to set the generator to blow. That should take this whole forsaken planet with it. I am to die today, so I say goodbye to life. You have been good to me these past few years and I will miss you. Perhaps I'll see you in the next dimension.
Sincerely,
Dubuita."
Sad. She died not fulfilling her mission. Vegeta decided to keep the journal, out of respect for a fallen Saiyan. She died with honor. She did not run from the challenge. It was a shame Vegeta did not get to meet her. Finding that another Saiyan besides Raditz, Napa, Goku, and himself had survived the destruction fasinated him.
Lightning flashed outside, fallowed by the loud crack of close thunder. It echoed for a long time in Vegeta's head and he sat in thought about what he jut read. It continued to echo. Vegeta crooked an eyebrow. It wasn't playing in his head any more, and he still heard it. He slowly looked up. Something was in the ceiling. He jumped on the desk and punched open a ceiling tile. He grabbed a flashlight and shown it in the direction the noise was coming from. Then it all clicked in his head just as he saw them.
"BENTIC!!!!!!!"
Vegeta brought the ship with him to the prison. He decide that after he got Goku out, he was going to house him in the ship, and he was going to kill every last one of the sonsofbitches that did this to him. After that, he would have no further reason to stay on this planet. Mindlessly plowing down trees, mindlessly throwing projectiles, and mindlessly blowing shit up seem tame compared to the task ahead. This was THE reason Vegeta came to this planet, to be challenged. And this was as challenging as they come. Never had Vegeta faced something as dangerous, as exhilarating, as scary as this.
He landed the ship a quarter mile outside the prison. As soon as he got Goku out, he was going to usher him back to the ship, and go back in for any demons that were left. He was going to kill 'em all, right now! It was dark when he exited the hatch. He looked up to the star lit sky. A storm was coming in from the south, but he could see all the stars from where he was. He was just looking at them. Even with all of his confidence, he knew that this could possibly be the last time he saw them. There would be no one to wish him back by using the Dragon Balls, he would die alone, but not in silence, that's for sure. He would make sure he would go out with a Big Bang. He closed his eyes, shook his head, and walked to the prison.
The prison looked the same way it did when he left it. Front door wide open, 2, huge gaping holes on the left wall with a demon's head stapled to it. He took the flashlight from his belt, grasped it tightly in his hand, flipped it on, and entered the prison. He didn't here them, what a shame. He walked deeper in. He was taking his time because he didn't want to be caught off guard. He continued walking until he hit a dead end. There was something peculiar about this wall however. He grabbed some of the webbing and ripped it off the wall. A ha! There was a sideways door behind it. He tore off the rest of the webbing covering the door and ripped it open. It was an elevator shaft. The elevator was not there, it was several floors below him. Damn! The building stretched 10 floors above him, but plummeted almost 50 below! He decided to start above him and work down (even though he felt Goku beneath him). He ascended as high as the shaft would take him and ripped the door open.
"This gets weirder by the minute", Vegeta said out loud to himself.
This floor had been untouched by the demons, it seemed. No webbed walls, no ribcage ceilings, just offices. A typical office building. Was that what this place really was? He holstered his flashlight because the complex, up there at least, was luminated by ceiling lights. How did they have power though? Vegeta did not give it much thought. He combed the halls and offices until something caught his eye. Inside the main hallways was a map of the building. He was on floor 10, but then he saw something important.
B3-B25 were all holding cells. So this was a prison. B1-B2 were stations and sleeping quarters for the guards. G was the reception were Vegeta first encountered the demons. F1-F10 were all office and sleeping quarters. But what got him was B26-B50. It was all one huge room. It housed some huge machine. It must have been the generator. It was the only conclusion Vegeta could come to. Goku had to be somewhere in there, that's about where he sensed him to be. He was going to get him, but not just yet. He would ruin his fun.
He continued to comb the offices for demons. He came across a locked door. He kicked it open. It looked to be the main office on the floor. Many papers were on the desk, but a certain paperback book caught his eye. He picked it up. THE COVER WAS WRITTEN IN SAIYAN!!! And it was a female's journal! A female Saiyan had survived the planet's destruction!? Vegeta forgot everything else and began to read.
He went through the introductory pages to find out more about this Saiyan woman. Her Saiyan name was Dubuita, but she went by the name Kira. It did say briefly, however, that she lost her tail while battling a "xenomorph" or as she called then ,"bentic", 2 Saiyan words put together that meant "hell spawn", which is the closest translation to English you can get. Xenomorph was apparently the name given to them by the people she later befriended. It did not go into detail about what the bentic were, only that they could kill a Saiyan in seconds. Maybe Vegeta should seek these creatures when he was done here.
She had got a job with these people. She then rose the ranks and got transferred to head administrator here. She enjoyed it very much and was very happy. She, apparently, was an easy going Saiyan who got minimal guff from anyone, including the prisoners. She had kept her heritage a secret from everyone though, so she could blend in. She was the exact opposite of Vegeta, which intrigued him for some reason. Then she went into detail about the prison. It housed some of the most notorious intergalactic criminals, their equivalent to Alcatraz. She was also the only female there, dangerous. Every once in a while, she would train far away from the prison. She would always train vigorously and in secret. Sort of the Saiyan's "when nature calls" expression.
It started to rain outside. That's when Vegeta realized there may be something here about the demons. He flipped through the journal. Yup. He picked up at the beginning of the problem.
"Day 1,356
Prisoner Wincheck did not report back to his cell at lockdown today. Instead, the guards found him in the cafeteria restroom, with his chest exploded. Now they're looking for someone who could do that to him, but I think I know what happened. I pray to God that it's not them."
Vegeta continued reading.
"Day 1,358
Clot and Revere were found today with their chest cavities ripped open. Clot was found in a dark corner of cellblock M, while Revere was down in the generator, probably doing his job. And 7 prisoners that were cleaning the vents are now missing. It's them. They're definitely back. The remainder of Freeza's men must have found me. I heard another Saiyan had killed that bitch, so why had her men stayed together? No matter. They planted eggs here in the prison. I'm gonna search for them myself and in secret, as not to alarm anyone. Best case scenario, I'm facing one drone, 2 chest bursters, 7 cocooned men to put out of their misery, and a shit load of eggs. I'm also going to order that everyone report to the med lab to be checked out; and make sure no more bursters are in anyone. Why would these people keep it a secret if a big spider-like thing wrapped itself around his head? I hope I can handle this like I did last time."
"Day 1,360
It's a full infestation now. I ordered an evac of everyone left alive. I stayed behind. Everyone got on, but after the rescue craft took off, it dropped like a rock into the ocean. Those bastards are sneaky. So now it's just me. I'm going to finish this, now!"
"Day 1,361
This shall be the last time I write. I am fighting a loosing battle. There are too many of them and I am not skilled enough to take them all on. So now I am on a suicide mission. I am going to set the generator to blow. That should take this whole forsaken planet with it. I am to die today, so I say goodbye to life. You have been good to me these past few years and I will miss you. Perhaps I'll see you in the next dimension.
Sincerely,
Dubuita."
Sad. She died not fulfilling her mission. Vegeta decided to keep the journal, out of respect for a fallen Saiyan. She died with honor. She did not run from the challenge. It was a shame Vegeta did not get to meet her. Finding that another Saiyan besides Raditz, Napa, Goku, and himself had survived the destruction fasinated him.
Lightning flashed outside, fallowed by the loud crack of close thunder. It echoed for a long time in Vegeta's head and he sat in thought about what he jut read. It continued to echo. Vegeta crooked an eyebrow. It wasn't playing in his head any more, and he still heard it. He slowly looked up. Something was in the ceiling. He jumped on the desk and punched open a ceiling tile. He grabbed a flashlight and shown it in the direction the noise was coming from. Then it all clicked in his head just as he saw them.
"BENTIC!!!!!!!"