She thought back at the things that had happened the past few days.

"So many things happened. I don't even know when it all began. But I do know that my troubles began when I lost my shoes."

She had lost her shoes in a very strange way. Finding a stream, she had put them out and walked in. When she waked out of the stream, her shoes had vanished. They were nowhere to be found.

"And after that, the day just got better."

After walking half a day through the forest, she had found a little lake. Being hot and sweaty, she had swum a few rounds and rested on a rock to dry. She had known for a while that somebody was watching her.

"Must have been Piccolo."

But that hadn't bothered her. It had been the other people that gave her the creeps. She had felt their evil intentions.

"But why did they want to kill me? Piccolo said it was their mission. I really don't get it. Why would somebody send seven warriors on a mission to kill me? And another group of ten when they find out that the first seven are killed."

She went over the whole fight again.

"And what were those balls of light the leader threw at me? It wasn't normal light, that's for sure. Normal light doesn't explode."

Sighing, she recalled how bad she had been wounded. Piccolo must have healed her somehow. And it wasn't normal healing. She couldn't find a scar anywhere. Thinking hard, she could remember a golden glow.

"And of course, we have Piccolo himself. He said he was a Namek. Nice name. But it doesn't mean a thing to me. Not that he told me much anyway. The only things I found out is that Nameks are all green, there are only two Nameks on this planet and that he wanted to train me because he thinks I have potential."

Thinking back at the conversations she had with Piccolo, she smiled.

"He is kinda cute."

She giggled.

"He blushed very prettily when he went through my underwear."

Looking around the canyon, she sighed.

"Nice situation I'm in. All on my own, right in the middle of nowhere, for an undetermined period of time. Great training method. Guess it's to look if I'm tough enough. And I've got a feeling I'll be here for a long time. Dear PiccoloSan didn't strike me as the person that is very gentle and subtle in his training methods. Or very caring for the well being of his student."

Standing up, she gathered all the apple cores.

"I'll just bury these somewhere. I don't want to attract animals."

Busy digging the hole, she thinks again about her new Sensei.

"Flying. Damn, that was great. I whish I knew how he did that. I hope he's going to teach me. That would be absolutely fabulous."

With a sigh, she stood up.

"I better go hunting. I can't survive on apples alone. I saw some deer tracks and some rabbit holes in the forest. I better go and set some traps."

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Piccolo watched her walk into the forest. He was confident that she would pass this part of the training. She was good. Burying the apple cores, improving her bed, and going hunting.

"She will manage. I wont have to watch her 24/7."

He flew of to go meditating in a quiet place.