The duo rapidly ran as fast as possible.
Begu let out a mischievous chuckle, much to Mafin's confusion.
Mafin asked,"Why are you chuckling?"
The Octorian replied,"Whoever finds the rock will get to have dinner, right? So I'm gonna find it first! AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME BABY!"
He laughed as he ran off into a different direction.
Mafin growled,"BEGU!"
Over the course of two hours, Mafin desperately searched for the rock.
He climbed various trees, looked under several massive boulders, looked through many bushes and dug through many piles of dead leaves.
Unfortunately, trouble soon began following the Pesutorian.
After stepping on a jaguar's tail, the predatory beast woke up and growled at Mafin.
Mafin thought,"I don't have time to fight, I gotta find the rock! Fast! Before Begu gets his hands on it!"
As Mafin ran for his life, he leaped over a random velociraptor, who saw the orange alien and immediately chased him too.
Mafin sensed the raptor and thought,"AW CRAP! ANOTHER DINOSAUR!"
Meanwhile, Begu had a far easier trip.
He simply ran past various bugs, and hopped over a fallen tree branch.
The Octorian looked around for a bit, then his eyes widened in surprise.
He saw that the rock had landed near a massive yellow panther, who was currently asleep.
"AW CRAP! ANOTHER WILD FELINE!", thought Begu as he gulped nervously.
He nervously muttered, "S-Sorry Krillin...but I'm gonna have to cheat."
In order to avoid waking the panther up, he flew over to where the rock was.
Begu carefully picked up the rock, and quickly flew off.
Afterwards, he landed on the ground several feet away, and proceeded to run once more.
"Phew! That was close! Now to head back to Krillin!", thought the Octorian with a smirk.
Krillin and Android 21 saw Begu arrive with the rock in his hand.
The monk said ,"Well, that must have been easy!"
Begu laughed,"Yeah it was! And I totally didn't cheat at all!"
Just then, Mafin arrived back as well, albeit in a pretty bad state.
He had scratch marks all over his body, his gi was severely ripped up, and he was panting heavily.
Mafin glared daggers at Begu.
"I hate you sometimes...", hissed the Pesutorian.
Begu merely rolled his eyes in response.
21 walked over to Mafin and asked,"Are you okay?"
Krillin added,"Yeah, you look pretty beat up."
Mafin rubbed his forehead and sighed,"I'll be alright. Is there a bathroom in that house?"
Both 21 and Krillin quietly nodded, and Mafin said,"I'm going to go take a shower..."
He walked over to the house and went inside.
It was now the early evening, and (with the exception of Mafin) , the group happily feasted on a massive dinner, which actually came from one of the capsules.
"Whoo! This is SO GOOD!", exclaimed Begu as he ate a dumpling.
Krillin chuckled as he ate some potstickers,"I agree! What do you think, 21?"
21 did not reply, as she was busy gorging down on various foods at the table, such as a bowl of ramen, a rack of ribs, several pork buns, and a bowl of potato salad.
Begu and Krillin looked on with wide eyes.
"She definetely has Saiyan cells alright...", they collectively thought.
Mafin sat on a nearby couch as he watched this odd spectacle unfold.
At that moment, he felt his stomach growl.
The Pesutorian sighed deeply.
He spoke up,"If anyone needs me, I'll be outside."
Begu and Krillin nodded as they continued to stare in awe at 21's "chow fest".
Mafin quietly walked outside, and let out a small sigh as he laid down on the sand.
As he looked up at the starry night sky, taking in all of the scenery, he sensed a familiar massive ki signature nearby.
Mafin quickly sat up, and saw 21 walking towards him.
He noticed that her right eye was twitching, and she was taking deep breaths.
The Pesutorian simply thought that she was desperately trying to think of what to say to him.
"Hi.", said the android as she sat down next to Mafin.
Mafin said,"Hello."
The two of them sat in awkward silence for a few more minutes, before both spoke up simultaneously.
"21, I wanted-"
"Mafin, I have-"
They both nervously exclaimed,"Oh! I'm sorry!"
"Do you want to go first?", asked the android.
"Um, sure.", replied the Pesutorian.
He took a deep breath and said,"21, I wanted to apologize if that offer from yesterday seemed a little overwhelming. You don't have to train if you don't want to."
21 said,"No, it's alright. I thought about it during the flight over here today, and I...can't accept the offer. I just don't have any interest in fighting as of right now."
Mafin nodded, "I understand. I'll make sure to let the others know."
21 then smiled, "I also brought you this."
She pulled out...something...from her pocket, and gave it to Mafin.
The unknown object was wrapped up in a napkin.
The Pesutorian opened it up, and saw a dumpling.
Mafin's eyes widened in shock, "How did you-?!"
"I snuck it in my pocket when no one was looking.", replied 21, "I felt really bad for you, and I wanted to do something nice."
Mafin smiled warmly and said, "Thank you, 21!"
He then happily gorged down on the dumpling.
When he finished, he heard 21 laugh softly to herself.
The Pesutorian blushed as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head.
"Y-Yeah...I'm kind of a big eater too.", said Mafin.
"I can see that!", exclaimed 21.
The two of them laughed in unison, and looked up at the night sky.
21 smiled,"It's beautiful out tonight."
Mafin said,"It really is."
He stated, "To be honest, I actually never got to take in a night like this, especially during the Frieza Force days. Heck, Begu and I didn't even get to celebrate our 19th birthday during that time, since we were traveling from planet to planet so much."
"Wait, you and Begu share a birthday?", asked a now curious 21.
"Oh yes! We were both born on the same day, which is February 2nd! It's a really funny coincidence!"
21 thought,"Interesting..."
She then asked, "Do the others know?"
Mafin's eyes widened, "Now that you mentioned it...no, no they don't."
21 said,"Well, I'll make sure to inform Krillin at least."
Mafin grinned and said,"Thanks 21."
Over the next four months, the duo continued their training sessions.
In addition to basic sparring tests, Krillin had them delivering cartons of milk to various neighborhoods on the island, try out some construction work, perform a running test (as well as a swimming test), and even push a massive boulder.
For the first three sessions, the duo carried large stones in the back of their uniforms, since Krillin (much to his embarrassment) forgot to bring the old weighted turtle shells.
As the duo trained, 21 was simultaneously writing in her journal about the various times her "urges" would occur.
Some days she successfully restrained herself by quietly meditating.
Other days, she nearly almost gave in to her "hunger", and only managed to calm herself down by taking deep breaths and thinking about her first meeting with the duo in that old laboratory.
Throughout all of that time, she still had no idea why she was acting like this!
This "hunger state" felt like a severely unstable drug addiction, and she hated every single minute of it!
21 hoped that she eventually could contact Bulma for help.
Age 764
It was now the end of January, and the duo were ready to leave the island.
Krillin said,"Alright, you can officially remove the stones now."
The duo sighed in relief as they proceeded to do so.
"Now, jump upwards."
Both men nodded, and jumped extremely high into the air.
Begu stammered,"W-Whoa! I feel so much lighter!
Mafin exclaimed,"Yeah! It's like my entire body has turned into a fluffy cloud!"
They both landed on their feet, amazed at their new state.
Krillin smiled,"Gentlemen, you have passed my ultimate test. You are now official Turtle School students."
Mafin and Begu excitedly shouted,"YES! WE DID IT!"
The duo hugged one another, pleased that they were finally done with their training sessions.
21 exclaimed, "Yay! I'm so happy for you both!"
She proceeded to hug both Mafin and Begu tightly, and they hugged her back as well.
Krillin chuckled and said, "Alright guys, now let's head out!"
The four of them blasted off the island, and flew across the ocean.