It was just another standard morning of peace for Krillin and his family. The three were gathered around the breakfast table as they did their typical routine. Krillin was reading the paper as he occasionally sipped coffee, Marron was mindlessly scrolling through articles on her electronic tablet, and Eighteen was flipping through channels on the small TV, trying to decide what was a better talk show topic today.

"BWA-HAHAHAHAHAAA!" Marron suddenly burst out laughing, nearly causing Krillin to choke on his coffee and Eighteen to drop the remote.

"Ma-KAFF-Marron!" Krillin cried, "What is it? What's so funny?"

"Oh my GOSH!" Marron chimed, "I'm reading the latest entertainment news… Get this! 'In light of recent events against Earth, Mr. Satan, scheduled to retire next May, announces a new team to be formed to take his place. This upcoming team will be made of the best warriors under HIS guidance. The working name, though rumored to become official, is stated to be known as… teehee… SATAN'S HEROES!'"

"WHAAAT?!" Krillin nearly fell out of his seat as Marron exploded into more laughter. "WE risk our butts for the world on MULTIPLE occasions, and that JERK wants US to name ourselves SATAN'S HEROES?! What kinda stupid nonsense is THAT?!"

"He probably even wants to recruit us," Eighteen simply stated as she sipped her coffee.

"NOPE! FORGET IT!" Krillin flung his arms in the air in exasperation. "I quit! I'm done! No more!"

"Oh come on, Dad," said Marron, "It's for the good of the world!"

"What's the point when every time a Saiyan enters the picture, we're overshadowed anyway?" Krillin grumbled.

"How humble…" Eighteen muttered.

"It's not that," Krillin sighed, "I'm just tired of putting OUR lives on the line only for someone else to be treated like some hero when he's clearly anything but. It's just frustrating at this point! Besides, I've died and come back so many times, I don't want to keep pressing my luck. Not at my age… Let Satan have his heroes."

"It's okay, Dad," said Marron, scanning through the article, "After his retirement, he still plans on giving Pan his role. According to him, she'll be LEADING 'Satan's Heroes'. At least there'll be a Saiyan in charge."

Krillin twitched his nose (or whatever passed for a nose in him) and sighed. "No offense to Goku's granddaughter," he said, "But Pan's barely any better than Hercule. Unfortunately, she inherited more Satan genes than she did Saiyan…"

Pan followed Yamura through the canyons, with the giant sac on her back, and into a deep, wide crevice. It was getting pitch black as they floated down, and Pan wondered how Yamura could live down her if she couldn't even see her hand in front of her face…

*CLANG*

She felt metal suddenly touching her feet, and released her ki as she was now able to stand on solid ground. "What is this thing?"

"Over here," Yamura called from the side.

Pan followed the sound of her voice, having to walk off the metal ground and float downward once more, finally catching up with her new companion. Yamura lit a small energy palm in her hand and used it to light up the area. Pan could now see that they were right next to a giant, metal wall. But upon pressing down on a third bolt, a metal door, easy to miss, swooshed open. "Emergency door," said Yamura, "Came in handy when I found the ship down here."

"This is the ship you came in?" Pan cried as she entered behind Yamura

The Saiyan/Ryujian nodded. "It crash landed down here in the canyons when I yanked out Dondoro," she explained, "I was lucky to have found the ship still functional, though it still won't fly… I've been trying to fix it, but it's a self-learning process… hence why I'm stuck here."

"So that's why you didn't leave Earth!" said Pan, only to get a cold glare in response.

"I'm leaving first chance I get," said Yamura, "But until I figure things out, I'll just stick around here and train…"

"I'm glad I found you then!" Pan grinned.

Yamura gave another glare, and Pan wisely shut up.

"Right… Just for that, let's get started."

Pan gulped. Hoo boy, here we go with the hurt…

The two stood in a giant room, completely white with some circular systems attached to the walls. Yamura had explained it to be a training chamber, fixed with artificial gravity and holograms for simulators. Some lovely parting gifts taken from some of Freeza's troops after destroying them.

"First thing's first," she went on, "Let's see just how strong you are now, and work from there."

Pan tightened her face, remembering all too well the last time she went against Yamura… and how it ended in less than a minute. Well, that's the whole reason she was here. Hopefully the actual training itself will last a little longer.

Yamura floated to the center of the room, then turned to face Pan, crossed her arms, and stood there, glaring at the girl. "All right," she announced, "Come at me."

Pan didn't waste a second launching from her standing spot, aiming square at the half Saiyan, half Ryujian, rearing her right leg back, and attempting the same attack as before, trying to strike her foot at the side of Yamura's head. Yamura, however, easily tilted her head to the side, having Pan miss completely. Pan pulled back and kicked again with her leg foot, but again, Yamura tilted and evaded with ease. Frustrated, Pan reared her leg back and used the momentum to thrust her fist forward. Yamura once more dodged with ease. Pan grit her teeth and threw more punches and kicks in a row one after another, not one landing a hit as Yamura easily dodged and evaded each one.

"Ughh!" Pan cried, "Hold still so I can actually hit you!"

Yamura gave out a heavy sigh and stepped backwards. "Okay, fine. Here I am. Hit me."

Finally! Pan launched herself at Yamura and slammed her fist into the side of her face. Let's see how SHE likes it!

Yamura didn't even flinch. Instead, she raised an eyebrow. "Was that supposed to hurt?"

Flustered, Pan jumped back and powered ki blasts in both hands, then threw them together to shoot off an enormous ki cannon aimed at Yamura. The platform the alien woman was standing on exploded… but as the dust settled, Pan saw that Yamura was still standing, the only damage was some scraped armor, blackened hair and smoked skin.

"What?" Pan cried, "No way! You must be stronger than you're letting on!"

Yamura narrowed her eyes. "Then you're about to be schooled, because with your strength now, we've got a LOT of training to do."

Without warning, Yamura shot forward, suddenly appearing in front of the pre-teen girl, and rammed a fist into her gut. Pan was shot across the room at hyper speed, slamming into the wall and falling to the ground in a heap of unconsciousness.

Yamura floated back to the ground and gave a groan. "And boy, do I mean a LOT…"

Pan wasn't sure how long she was out for by the time she finally woke up. Her stomach ached terribly from the earlier punch. She felt as if she couldn't eat for a week! Damn that Yamura…

The room she was in was dim, cold, and tight. She found herself laying on the ground. Could that woman be decent enough to give her a nice bed to recover on?

'No, no… knock it off,' she told herself. 'Remember, no more of that whiney entitlement. That's what made you weak to begin with. And if Yamura catches wind of that, you're as good as dead, so behave yourself!'

Pan couldn't see well, but she definitely heard the commotion from the next room. Looking upwards, she could make out a control panel nearby and a large window to the other room. She pushed herself to her feet and made her way to the window to look out.

Yamura was on the other side in what looked like a burning forest. Massive, slug-like aliens with vicious fangs surrounded her, but she was able to out-maneuver each attack they threw at her. She shot ki blasts one after another at them, destroying all but one. That lone remainder managed to whip around and catch Yamura with its slimy tail, knocking her to the ground, but she was able to flip herself back up quickly, suddenly cringing as she realized the slime from its tail was stinging her uniform and seeping towards her skin.

The slug creature roared and rushed at Yamura, exposing its fangs, ready to make a meal out of her. Yamura responded by holding out her palms and screaming, "SEI KAZE!" A golden power wave blasted out and hit the slug dead on. Once it became a charred essence, the scenery faded, and the room was its original white color again.

'A hologram..!' Pan thought, 'It looked so real! And felt real too! Space technology is amazing!' She smiled to herself. This training is really going to pay off! If she could handle it, that is…

"Yamura, this thing is so cool!" Pan said as the side door slid open and Yamura dragged herself in. "It's not just images, but real objects projecting!"

"Of course," said Yamura, "How else could you get stronger without any real pushback? Freeza's empire was evil, but they had some damn good machinery."

"If you hated Freeza so much, then why did you work for him?" asked Pan.

Yamura shot Pan a dirty look. "I didn't," she hissed, "The Saiyans were in cooperation with The Cold Empire and worked together with them, long before Freeza took over even. I just happened to be born on a planet that was taken over by my mother before they had a chance to be liberated by Dondoro's Army."

"Sounds like you have quite a tale there," said Pan, "Maybe you could tell me more about it!"

"Maybe…" Yamura grunted, "Maybe later. Right now, it's your turn. Get in the training holodeck."

Pan gulped. "You mean… I have to fight those disgusting slug creatures too..?"

Yamura snorted. "Hell no," she said, "You'd be killed in a heartbeat. You can't handle level twenty."

Pan stole a glance over at the control panel, finally noticing a number on one of the consoles that read "20". Yamura twisted a dial on the panel and the number went down to "2". Pan felt conflicted… On one hand she was glad she didn't have to face furious slugs. On the other hand, that was a huge drop in levels…

"Get going!" Yamura snapped, causing Pan to cringe and jump right in. The door shut behind her and the room grew dark. She was now on desolated land. Ruins laid all around. Pan immediately went into defense mode, preparing for the worst.

"Heheheheee…!"

From around the corners of the ruins, a tall, strange looking, lanky, lizard-like creature peered around and crept towards her. From the other side, two more slinked in. Another crept in from behind.

'Eeeew… First giant slugs, now lizardmen? What is wrong with those Dondoro guys?!'

The first lizardman shot forward suddenly, exposing its webbed claws. Pan made quick work of him, jumping up and kicking him square in the chest and knocking him into the other two. The one from behind made a move to grab her, but she was too quick, grabbing him by the neck and throwing him over her shoulder and into the ground.

More lizardmen came lurking in. As they charged, Pan took to the air and easily shot several ki balls down at them, taking each one out with ease.

"Come on!" Pan shouted, "This is kids play! Can't you do any better?"

Yamura smirked from the other side of the window. "If that's that you want, kid, then that's what you'll get." She twisted the dial upwards, and the number went from "2" to "5".

The lizardmen suddenly doubled in size and bulked up. They effortlessly pushed themselves back to their feet and stepped towards the young would-be warrior, who was still air-borne. Pan became a bit unnerved at their sudden growth, but remained prepared. She flung another ki ball at them, but the lizardmen effortlessly knocked it aside without harm. Suddenly, they all took to the sky and circled around her. She barely had enough time to shoot downwards and away before they all made a grab for her, knocking into each other. It didn't affect them, however, and they were able to regain their senses and follow. Pan tried jumping away again as they gave chase, only to bump into another massive lizardman, who went to grab her face. She managed to dodge and sock him in his face, knocking him back a bit as she ducked away. The lizardman recovered quickly, however, and Pan found herself facing off against possibly twenty or so lizardmen in front of her.

Pan was frightened, and nearly out of breath from just trying to escape… but still, she tightened her look and her fists. "Bring it on!" she shouted.

Her enemies did just that, charging at her all at once. Pan had a heck of a time trying to fight each one at the same time. They were much stronger than about five minutes ago. But she was able to punch, kick, and knock off several, only to get attacked herself as well.

One against twenty was too much for her… and she was starting to feel it. For every one she managed to defeat, three more would jump on her. In a last-ditch effort, she summoned her ki at full force and shot out a powerful wave of ki, knocking back her foes. They were down, but that last move took out a lot of energy for Pan, and she felt herself near the point of exhaustion and struggled just to stay on her feet.

'Better,' Yamura thought to herself, 'She can handle level 5. Let's bring it up one more notch…' She turned the dial once, switching the level to "6".

And just like that, the giant lizardmen simply got right back up and made a beeline towards Pan once more. The poor girl had already exhausted her power level and could barely stand straight, and thus was no match for the brutal attacks every one of those disgusting reptile people gave her…

Yamura watched, almost sadistically, as Pan was beaten to near death by the physical holograms. Alas, a promise was a promise. After all, she did do her best, and she wasn't AS bad as she thought she'd be…

Okay, she'd had enough.

Yamura ended the program. The scenery and the enemies vanished, leaving just a battered, bruised, and bloody Pan.

Not again…

Pan was just barely regaining consciousness when she remembered the previous events. Twice in a row she was taken down too easily… At this point, why would Yamura even want to bother with her?

As she regained her senses, she started realizing her surroundings, and panic started setting in. "Where am I?" she cried, though muffled through the air mask strapped to her face. She realized she was inside a tight coffin completely filled with water. The only source of light was from the window in front of her. SHe banged on it furiously. "LET ME OUT!"

Yamura's face suddenly appeared in front of her. "Calm down!" she ordered, and pointed to Pan's right side, "There's a latch right next to you. Put a firm grip on it and just pull it down. That will drain the gel and open the hatch."

Taking a deep breath to calm down, Pan did as told, and felt the watery substance drain beneath her. Once it was gone, the hatch where the window was opened right up. She quickly removed the mask from her face and rushed to escape, tripping in the process.

"Take it easy," Pan heard Yamura speak from above. She glanced up to see the Saiyan/Ryujian warrior standing over her, holding a towel. "It's only a Medical Machine. One hour in it, and it will bring you back to full health from any condition."

Pan picked herself back up, and Yamura offered the towel. "Here. Dry yourself off and get dressed."

As Pan took the towel to dry herself, she made quite a startling discovery. "WAIGH!" she screamed as she quickly covered herself, "I'm naked!"

"No point keeping your clothes on," Yamura replied, "They were ripped to shreds when you got a beat down. Besides, what's the big deal?"

"It's called DECENCY!" Pan cried, "Yeeesh!"

"Get over it!" Yamura shouted, then pointed to a nearby table where another set of clothes were laid. "I got your another outfit you can wear. It's more durable than whatever fabric you were wearing before. And it will give you more defense."

Pan walked over to the table for a better look. The clothes looked like the Saiyan Armor that Vegeta used to wear a lot, only it was black instead of white. It looked exactly like what Yamura was currently wearing, complete with gloves and boots. The only difference was Yamura was wearing what looked like a long-sleeve blue leotard. The leotard Pan was given was red. She couldn't help but smile, believing Yamura had already guessed correctly what her favorite color was.

"If you hate being naked so much, then put that on," said Yamura, "Then I'll see you in the kitchen. I haven't had a proper meal in a while…"

"What's for dinner?" Pan asked.

"I'M having that dinosaur. You can have an MRE."