called loudly, growled demonstratively


shot a bundle of energy beams at the dead snake, firing as if killing an enemy of Freezer's proportions.


Until suddenly she couldn't anymore.

Maiju paused, panting as if after orbiting the planet at top speed, pumped out by all the energy she had lost and tired.


In the meantime it was evening, the gloomy sky above her grew darker and darker. She hadn't noticed how the time had passed when she had played with the Loyas and crept around in the woods. Now it was time to fly back.


After about half an hour she landed in front of one of the entrances to the main quarters and strolled slowly up to the dining room. She did not meet many soldiers, and the few she came across confined themselves to puzzled looks and said nothing.


Very different from the Saiyans.




Maiju had eaten and was about to leave when she hit Raditz in the door.


"Hey, look, where do you- uh, how do you look?"


He looked at the Maiju standing in front of him with wide eyes.Before she got around to bumping into him, however, he received a push from behind that almost made him lie on top of her.


"Please go on, you are blocking the door!" growled Nappa, stepped in and took root when he saw Maiju.


Vegeta, who had just entered the room behind him, suddenly realized what Freezer had used the conscious paw for.


Interesting! Although it doesn't quite make sense to me why he just took Maiju! he thought, but - typically Vegeta- said nothing about it.


"What happened to you?" asked Nappa scornfully.


"Doctor Frankenstein used me for his experiments!" said Maiju, arms crossed casually over his chest, excited to see what was coming next.


Raditz circled her once, then he said ironically: "It looks strong! And how does one feel like a gene mutant?"


"Very well, thank you!" she replied coolly, determined not to let her good mood spoil again "I've already done a tree snake today - without using any energy!" she added as a kind of warning.

"Wow, great! I can do that too!" it came from Nappa.


"I like to believe that! Because you would get stuck in the throat of any snake, no matter how elastic, you fat paunch!"


With that, Maiju had managed to make him angry.


"Well wait, you didn't say that for nothing!" he thundered, swung back, struck, but, since Maiju ducked in time, only hit Raditz, who did a few somersaults before landing again. Maiju pushed himself off, banged his head against Nappa's lower jaw, he staggered back, sat down on the bottom of his pants. She stood in front of him and showed him her tongue.


The next moment she had to fend off a blow that came from behind, from Raditz. She caught his arm, lowered her head and pulled him forward with her, then slammed the back of her head on the nose, let go and hit her rod where it hurts the most.


Raditz slumped.


Nappa shouted: "You beast!", Charged a ball of energy, Maiju went into defensive position, Nappa was about to shoot when Vegeta shouted: "Nappa!Stop it!"


The called person froze in the middle of the movement. "But why then, Vegeta, I just want to give her her rub!" His tone, as deep as he spoke, sounded whining like that of a child.


"Because it won't do you any good if you blow up the whole place! And now calm down again and leave the little one alone, she'll get her rubdown in time!" At these words he gave Maiju a warning look, which she said acknowledged with a grin.


Nappa made the energy ball disappear again. "Lucky, little one! But the next time it won't be so light for you!"


"We'll see who's not going well!" she replied maliciously threatening.


Satisfied with herself, she watched the Saiyajins retreat. Then she turned with a flourish and strutted out of the room.


She could have burst with joy: She could have asserted herself against two Saiyajins at the same time !!!!



The next day started like any other. For once, Maiju woke up on time, hopped out of the hammock and into the battle suit, wanted to put on boots, as a habit, and wondered why they didn't fit her.


Without boots, she went to breakfast and then to the exit where Trail was always waiting for her. He was there today too, and he seemed very glad that she was well again.


"Maiju!" he called, as soon as he saw her, and his face brightened up "There you are again! Everything paletti?"


"Yup!" she replied and planted herself in front of him "Everything is fine! And no comment about my appearance!"


she added warningly.


Trail shook her head.


"Tell me, how did you know that I would come again today?" Maiju wanted to know.


"I have been informed from a higher authority that I can resume my position as your coach from today."


Another one of Trail's peculiarities, this jump from the chosen expression to casual primitive language and vice versa "So, can we?I bet you forgot everything again! "


"Don't be so sure about that! Today I'll defeat you, I can promise you that!" Maiju grinned.


"Oh? And how are you going to do that?"


"You can see that then!"


"All right! Race?"


Maiju nodded in agreement "Race!"


At the same time they rose into the air and shot away, dragging long tails of energy behind them. The resulting draft uprooted some trees and tore all feathers from a careless Loya.


Trail soon noticed that Maiju had increased considerably in speed: he was flying almost as fast as he could, but she was slowly but surely catching up. Within a minute she had caught up with him, they were now flying head to head.


Maiju grinned insolently over at him. That annoyed him. He accelerated.


She fell back for a moment, but caught up with him again. He accelerated again, flew as fast as possible, and Maiju actually lost touch and he lost sight of her.

So what! thought Trail satisfied. He turned his head back in the direction of flight


and slipped on the brakes in the next second. He couldn't believe his eyes.


Maiju grinned mockingly at him: "What is it? ..."


"How .. how did you do that? How did you overtake me so quickly? I should have seen you!"


"I flew through the trees."


"But .. but I flew as fast as I could!"


"Really? Then you're pretty lame!" returned Maiju cheekily.


Trail vacillated between pride, amazement, and offense. The child was always good for a surprise!


Then he yanked at the strap.


"All right, you may have become faster than me, but are you also stronger?"


“We'll know soon!” Maiju got into a position ready to fight. Trail did the same.


But she didn't attack yet. Like the snake, she waited, moving slowly, waiting for Trail to lose focus.

In fact, she soon saw his tense posture loosen up.


And only then did she attack.


He reacted quickly, evaded so that the first attack went nowhere, she shot past him, flipped in the air, attacked him again, hit him from behind. He was thrown forward, she flew under him and used the force of his fall to give him another heavy blow, which this time threw him upwards.


He did not get far up, however; he collided with a ball of energy that Maiju fired at him from above.


When he was lying completely bruised in the bushes, he saw Maiju's gray paws land next to him.


"I think now you know how to beat you!" she said.


"Yes," he got up with a quiet moan and spat out a little blood, "now I know! You have made enormous progress!"

Her face was serious. No more trace of the arrogance she had just shown "I didn't even know that I was that strong!" she whispered, her gaze seemed to go through him.


Trail stood up, "Well, now you know!" He activated his scouter and looked intently at the display. What appeared on it made him gasp for air: 1107!


Maiju looked at him questioningly "What is it?"


"..... your fighting strength is 1107! I'm going crazy! No wonder you beat me up like that! My own is 1000!"


"What that means..."


"That means you don't need me anymore!" said Trail resignedly.


"How so?"


"I taught you everything I could. And now you are stronger than me. Strong enough to be able to participate in regular training."


Maiju hung his head "I've always wanted that. But now ... I want you to continue as a trainer!"


"It just doesn't work!If you ever want to belong to the elite, then you have to train with the stronger! "He was having a hard time getting those words out - he didn't want to lose them either. But that wouldn't help her.


"Now come on!" he continued after a while. "You will report to Captain Waat. He will instruct you."


Without another word he flew away. Maiju followed him hesitantly.




Captain Waat didn't really look like a good coach - unless you thought coaches were small, bony, and flat-faced. He also had a skin color and texture like ancient parchment and huge red eyes. But even though it all looked rather ridiculous in combination with a black battle suit, a breastplate, boots and handguards, there was still a certain threat from him, which made Maiju not to get too close.


Trail, however, went straight to him, stopped a few steps in front of him, and saluted.

"Morning, Trail." greeted the captain with a voice as if he had acted as a fire eater.


If he does, he'll likely go up in flames! thought Maiju.


"What's up?" asked Waat.


In response, Trail pointed with his thumb over his shoulder at his previous student, "The little one needs a new trainer."


"Really?" Waat looked at Maiju with his oversized eyes "Is that Freezers prodigy?"