Much like how Ground Up was written, So Lonely At The Top was written on a late night when my brother and I were watching nick at nite. The story itself was written very quickly. I had no idea of what to do with the plot when the idea was first drawn up. I just knew that Cui would be the main character, and that it would feature young Vegeta. Recoome was an after-thought. I wanted to use a Ginyu Force member by himself. Guldo would have been too weak, and Cap'n Ginyu would have been too strong. I felt like Jeice and Burter worked better together, and that Recoome would be easier to use; particularly for Cui's recount that Recoome had once led him in battle.