A/N; Okay this is my first Dragon Ball Z fanfic. I'm a huge fan but as this is my first go easy on me! Enjoy!

One morning, in the mountain area outside of West City, a little boy with long, spikey black hair has just awoken on top of a mountain. His clothes were somewhat strange to most to most people, an orange gi with weighted undergarments underneath and blue belt tied around his waist. Around his wrists were blue wristbands and he also wore stripped blue boots to match. What was even stranger than his clothes was that this boy seemed no older than four.

Most parents would say that leaving a child that young alone the wilderness was neglecting the child, which is a severe case of child abuse. But Son Gohan's parents didn't really have a say in their son being alone outdoors for two reasons. One; because his father, Son Goku, was dead and in Otherworld and two; because his mother, ChiChi, didn't know where he was. It wasn't because she didn't care about the whereabouts of her only son, which she did, but because he was sort of taken from her.

Piccolo, an alien from another world who resided here on Earth, had taken Gohan out here to train in wilderness survival. He had been left alone to fend for himself with only a sword as a weapon. It was to be this way for six months and Gohan had no idea what was going to happen in that lengthy period. As he sat atop the mountain, the young Demi-Saiyan felt the sensation of loneliness sweep through him. He missed his family dearly, but he knew he would see his mother and father again in a year's time. It still didn't stop him from wanting someone to talk to.

Then, out the corner of his eye, Gohan saw movement in the bushes at the base of the mountain. Even after barely a month out here, Gohan learned to be aware of his surroundings, to not trust anything that's alive unless he was sure of it's intentions. On top of the mountain, he remained completely still, carefully observing the bushes, waiting to see what came out of them. Just then something flesh colored came out and Gohan's black eyes narrowed.

Out of the bushes came a little girl with long brown hair tied in a braid who looked no older than five. She was wearing a green gi that, like his orange one, looked like it was getting worse for wear. Instead of a blue belt like his, she wore a black one that matched her training boots. She wore black wristbands and had a sword sheath on her back, which probably held her sword.

Gohan raised himself a little off the ground at the sight of the girl. He was well aware that this girl could be trouble for him, mainly because he knew nothing about her and Kami knows that's a good basis for some trouble. But Gohan's instincts told him that he wouldn't know what this girl's intentions were unless he showed himself to her. Also, this girl didn't seem like that she was looking for any trouble, anyway.

So, at that, Gohan took an astounding leap off the top of the mountain, bouncing off of every ledge he came to. While he was making his approach, the girl was watching him with wide, suspicious, bright green eyes, her small hand on the handle of her sword. When Gohan landed in front of her, she retreated a couple of steps completely wary of him and his own sword. In order to gain her trust, Gohan took a deep breath and gave the girl a small smile. The girl didn't fall for it immediately.

"Who are you and what do want of me?" demanded the girl, tightening the grip on her sword handle, getting ready to pull it out on a moments notice. The tone of her voice told Gohan that she had been living rough, like he had.

"My name's Son Gohan," said Gohan, putting his hands up in a way that meant he wasn't going to harm her. "I don't want to hurt you, but to ask you who you are."

The look on the girl's face softened, but her grip on her sword didn't. "If you think you must know, my name's Brenda," she said, not lowering her gaze from Gohan's eyes. "Is that all you want from me?"

Just as Gohan was about answer back, a roar erupted behind them. Both of the children whipped around to face exactly what they have been trying to avoid- a hungry, gigantic tyrannosaurus rex. Brenda and Gohan backed around slowly, both at the point of whipping their swords out their sheaths. The T-Rex had not seemed to see them, which was an extremely lucky break for them. They both exchanged a glance that plainly said Would it be a good idea to run?

Just then T-Rex spotted them, with a hungry look in it's eye. Both children swallowed hard and uttered a terrified whisper, "Oh no…."

At that moment Gohan closed his eyes for a fraction of a second and when he opened them again, a bright pink shield was surrounding him and Brenda that the carnivorous dinosaur was having difficulty getting through, though with every attempt it made cracks were appearing in it. Gohan looked around wildly for the source of the shield, and when he looked at Brenda, his jaw nearly dropped to the floor. She had her hands up in a way that one might be stopping something from crushing them. Her eyes, which were once bright green, was swallowed by pink and her face was contorted in a look of concentration.

"Gohan," she said through gritted teeth. "You think can do something here, please? I can't keep this up much longer!" She did, indeed, look red in the face from strain. Gohan swallowed and thought hard for a moment. Then he had an idea.

"I've got an idea, but you're going to have to lower your shield for moment," he said keeping a hand on his sword. "Can you do that?" She glanced at him and considered him for minute and then nodded in confirmation. For one swift minute Brenda lowered the defenses of her shield, and that one minute was that Gohan needed. In a flash orange and blue Gohan had run as quickly as possible for a four year old Demi-Saiyan. The dinosaur immediately followed him, his beady black eyes following the young boy in front of him.

This continued for a good ten minutes until Gohan came to a giant rock wall, and that's when he saw his opportunity. As they came closer and closer to the wall, Gohan was preparing to jump out of the way at a moments' notice. And the moment came he dove out of the way as quickly as he could, landing on and injuring his right elbow in the process. His cry of pain was drowned out by a loud CRASH as the dinosaur collided with the wall, his tiny brain unable to compute Gohan's quick movements.

Gohan allowed himself a small smile despite the pain in his right arm. "Take… that…," he panted through gritted teeth, clutching the injured arm.

"Gohan!" called a small feminine voice. Gohan sat up and turned toward the sound and saw Brenda hurrying towards him as fast as her legs could carry her. The pink was gone from her eyes, which were green again and full of worry. 'Weird,' he thought as he watched her get closer and closer to her, 'Maybe they only change color when she does that shield thing.' When she had reached him, she knelt beside him, examining his right arm, as if she knew almost exactly where he had been hurt.

"Okay, I'm going to try something on you that I only used for myself for injuries," she said straightening out his arm gently and tenderly, trying desperately hard not to hurt him. He winced only a little, but that was the only pain he felt from her gentle touch. "Please try not to move or I could mess up horribly." At that she closed her eyes, her small hands on his arm glowing bright pink, which slowly engulfed his entire arm, giving him a warm, tickling feeling. Strangely, Gohan wasn't afraid at all, in fact he found the sensation enjoyable. He looked back at Brenda, whose lips were moving, muttering words that Gohan couldn't hear or understand.

When she was finished, the pink glow that had covered her hands and Gohan's arms slowly but surely went away. She leaned back propping herself on her arms, apparently exhausted. Gohan guessed that healing him had taken some of her energy from her. But he was still in awe of her power.

"How did you do that?" he asked. Just then, though, his and Brenda's stomachs gave loud growls. She looked up at him and smiled sweetly and said, "Do you want me to tell you or do you want to eat first?"

A/N; Okay guys rate and review please! Let me know what I need to improve upon, which means constructive critisism, please. See ya!

~Ellie~