A week had passed, and the day had finally arrived.

The day that would begin the duo's long journey into being "big deals".

It was a sunny morning, and they each had determined looks on their faces.

The duo were outside Kame House, waiting for Yajirobe to arrive, when suddenly, Master Roshi ran out onto the front porch, with a large rectangular box in his hands.

Mafin asked,"Um, Master Roshi, what's going on?"

The Turtle Hermit panted,"Sorry...Forgot...to give you...boys...these!"

He opened the box, and the duo's eyes widened at what they saw.

Inside the box were new training uniforms, complete with the Turtle School kanji.

Begu asked, "Uh, what are these for?"

Roshi smiled and replied,"You boys are now a part of our group, and what better way to reflect that than by having you wear the uniforms of the Turtle School!"

Mafin said to Begu, "Oh, so that's why he is very turtle-centric!"

Begu muttered, "Huh, go figure."

The Turtle Hermit added, "And, believe it or not, Goku and Krillin wore similar uniforms and trained under me when they were little boys!"

The duo's eyes widened at this revelation and they immediately grinned in excitement.

It was surprising enough that Krillin trained under Roshi, but it was equally surprising how Goku, the Saiyan that managed to beat Frieza, once trained with the Turtle Hermit, who is merely a human!

Both Mafin and Begu agreed that this guy was sounding more and more awesome! They couldn't wait to meet him, wherever he was.

Both men exclaimed in unison, "Awesome! Thanks Master Roshi!"

Roshi chuckled and said, "Go ahead and try them on."

They quickly ran inside, and a minute later, they were in their full uniforms, each fitted to their respective sizes.

Begu smiled, "Ah, this feels so good! I liked wearing my armor, but it made my butt itch sometimes..."

Mafin recoiled in disgust and said, "Please don`t talk about your buttocks again, it's really gross..."

The Pesutorian adjusted his wristband and waved his arms around a bit.

"But you are right, it is pretty comfortable.", said Mafin.

He asked Roshi, "I wonder, why did you wait to tell us about this now? Wouldn't it have made more sense just to tell us this during the weekend?"

The Turtle Hermit nervously replied, "Well, uh, I kind of forgot..."

He chuckled and scratched the back of his head.

Confused, Mafin asked, "Um, why?"

Roshi proudly replied, "I was busy checkin' out my excercise videos!"

Knowing exactly what that meant, Mafin sighed while Begu merely rolled his eyes.

The Turtle then waddled next to the group and said, "Um, gentlemen, Yajirobe has arrived."

He pointed his flipper towards Yajirobe`s hovercar that was now landing on the island.

The pudgy samurai asked,"You guys ready?"

With excited grins on their faces, the duo nodded yes in response.

"We'll see you later, Master.", said Mafin as he bowed in respect.

Begu waved at the old master and added, "Yeah, see ya!"

Master Roshi smiled, "You boys have a safe trip!"

As the vehicle began to take off, the duo waved out at the Turtle Hermit, who simply gave a peace sign.

Yajirobe's hovercar had left the small island once more, and flew across the ocean.

The old master sighed and walked over to the duo's ship, the one they first arrived in.

"Well, better destroy this thing.", he thought to himself.

The Turtle Hermit slowly inhaled, and his entire body grew far more muscular.

He cupped his hands together, held them back, and began to chant, "KA...ME..."


The hovercar flew near a very tall and ancient column and went upwards alongside it.

After a while, the vehicle approached a small tower, and briefly stopped there.

The duo saw Yajirobe talk to a strange, white anthropomorphic feline who welded a massive wooden staff.

The feline handed several small beans to the samurai, who put it in a small bag.

Yajirobe waved goodbye to the cat, who nodded and waved back.

The samurai hopped back in the vehicle, and resumed the trip.

Begu asked, "Uh, Yajirobe? Who was that?"

Yajirobe smiled and replied, "Oh, that's Korin, he's a wise old cat who I usually hang out with. He's pretty cool."

"D-Does he, uh, happen to be related to any saber-toothed cubs?", asked the Octorian in a nervous manner. He was still clearly not over what happened to him a week ago.

Yajirobe simply replied, "No, not really. Seems more related to a house cat to me."

Begu sighed, relieved that he would never have to deal with a repeat of that incident.

Mafin then spoke up, "I wonder, what were those beans for? We saw Korin give you several of those. Do they serve some special purpose?"

The samurai nodded and replied, "They're called Senzu Beans, and when you're injured or exhausted, they restore your health. Plus, you don't get hungry for over 10 days."

The duo's eyes widened in awe. Mafin exclaimed, "That practically sounds amazing, Yajirobe!"

Yajirobe said,"Eh, they're alright. Just don't try eatin' a whole bunch at once, or else you'll expand like a balloon! 'Cause that's what happened to me!"

Both Mafin and Begu shuddered at the thought of expanding like a balloon.

The duo replied in unison,"Y-Yeah, we won't..."


For the rest of the trip, Mafin and Begu marveled at the sheer length of the column, which seemed to go on for miles.

It looked as if it could go all the way out into space even!

However, that was not the case, as the vehicle finally stopped, and hovered above a large, circular, white tiled platform.

"Alright, here it is. Welcome to the Lookout.", said Yajirobe as he began lowering the hovercar.

Mafin stammered, "I-It's...a-amazing...I've never seen anything like it!"

The duo saw various heroes sparring with one another, such as Krillin and Yamcha, as well as Tien and that small, white creature named Chiaotzu. Piccolo, on the other hand, was meditating in silence.

The hovercar landed on the platform, and as Mafin and Begu got out of the vehicle, Krillin and Yamcha ceased their sparring, as did the other two fighters. Piccolo simply nodded at them, acknowledging their presence.

Mafin respectfully bowed, while Begu casually waved at the heroes.

Krillin cheerfully waved at them and exclaimed, "Hey! How's it going, guys?"

Mafin replied,"Good! I can't wait to start the training!"

Begu added, "Me too!"

Yajirobe then said, "You dudes have fun. I've got nothin' better to do, so I'm gonna go hang out with Korin."

The duo waved goodbye at Yajirobe as the hovercar took off and left.

Krillin asked, "So, which one of us do you guys want to train with first?"

Mafin and Begu nodded at one another, and Mafin replied,"We thought about it long and hard during the weekend, and we'd like to have you as our first trainer."

Krillin's eyes widened and he stammered, "M-Me?! A-Are you sure you want to have me first and not the other guys?"

The duo nodded in confirmation and Mafin explained, "Just so that we can start off strong, and work our way up to even greater heights. And also, we don't feel ready to take on those guys yet."

Begu said, "Yeah, and besides, we're practically weak lil' boys compared to you."

Mafin added,"Well, I wouldn't say we are as weak as actual young boys-"

"Alright, I understand," interrupted Krillin, "But keep in mind that I won't be easy at first, so make sure you're ready for this."

The duo simply nodded in response.

Krillin stretched his arms and said, "Now, I was thinking about starting you guys out with the basics. Do either of you know how to spar?"

Both Mafin and Begu nervously replied in unison, "Uh, not really..."

Mafin explained, "You see, we only learned simple blaster training, but that was just for defense against hostile beings."

Begu added,"Both of us never punched or kicked anyone at all before!"

Krillin's eyes widened in shock, and he thought, "Oh great, this is gonna take a while..."

The monk sighed, "Ok, then it looks like I'll have to teach you that first. We'll start off with a basic strike first. You ready?"

With determined expressions, the duo nodded yes in unison.


Meanwhile...

The destroyed remains of Planet Namek floated aimlessly in the middle of space.

Not a sound was heard, except for the wheezing breaths of a certain Emperor of the Universe, who was floating among the debris.

He was in a horrible state, as not only was he completely battered and bruised from his fight with Goku, but the entire lower half of his body was gone, and nearly half of his face was completely burnt off.

"I, Frieza...Emperor of the Universe...was humiliated by that Saiyan ape...", he muttered before blacking out.

Frieza continued to drift out into the endless void of space, before he was saved by a very large mothership similar to his own.

A large being that resembled Frieza's second form silently stood in the hallway of the ship.

The being sighed in relief as he saw the Emperor being taken to the medical bay by several members of his ship.

He said, "My son, you are safe."