A/N: Hello everyone. I decided to finally get around to posting this fic on here as well as over on the Bulma/Vegeta livejournal community. It's going to be an A/U, a sort of 'Bulma becomes Vegeta's slave' fic with a twist. Being A/U the characters will be somewhat different than their canon selves but I still try to keep their strong points so Bulma will still be strong willed and Vegeta will still be moody and cruel though in different ways than they normally are portrayed. There's going to be quite a bit of backstory at the beginning but I do hope that everyone will enjoy it.

Disclaimer: Dragonball Z and its characters belong to Akira Toriyama. I do not own them nor do I claim to.

"We need to keep going, Bulma."

Bulma heard the voice of Chichi, her longtime friend and assistant, but ignored it, her teary blue eyes unable to tear away from burning city landscape that was once her home, her thoughts concentrating more on the events that brought about the downfall of her planet.

Earth was once a beautiful planet full of a multitude of different landscapes and various creatures, each unique in their own way. It was all so common, so plentiful, that the humans, the self-proclaimed higher life forms of Earth, often took it for granted. They never thought about how gifted they were to have such a bountiful planet. They never realized how freely they lived. They never thought about the possibility of other life forms beyond their own precious world.

However, in a single instant, their world changed completely.

From the sky, several ships, far more advanced than even their top scientists could begin to imagine, descended onto the planet. The doors opened up to reveal beings of several different forms and colors, all wearing a similar style of armor. Their leader, Lord Frieza, claimed that they were there to propose an alliance to open trade between the Earth and their home world. The Earth's leaders discussed the offer and decided that it was a wise decision to broaden their planet's horizons.

While most decided to boast about the Earth's natural resources, Bulma's Father decided to keep his most prized work, capsule technology, a secret. Instead he presented Frieza with other ingenious inventions such as a ship cloaking device and a ki suppressor both of which Frieza took great interest in. Meanwhile, fearing the worst, Bulma and her assistant Chichi stayed hidden and made an enhanced space capable ship. When Frieza showed his true intent and attacked, her Father destroyed all of the inventions and told her to escape; at all costs she couldn't fall into Frieza's hands.

Looking down she realized how much damage her body had taken while trekking through the mountain's rough terrain. Scrapes and cuts covered her body but the blood on her hands had been unconsciously self-inflicted, her tight fists causing her nails to dig into the flesh. Looking up, she saw the concern in her friend's eyes.

"Let's go, Bulma."

Looking back at her once beautiful home, Bulma nodded and followed her friend to the location where they could take off unseen.

A/N: Well there's the first chapter. Though I suppose it's more of a prologue. Most chapters aren't this short but this one was based off a 400 word drabble. I hope that I'll eventually get to a point where this and Bizarre Earth Customs are posted every other week but that really depends on whether I have the time to write. In any case, feel free to review and tell me what you think. I love to hear the feedback and see if people are liking it or not.