first she just flew at the highest possible speed, later slower and tried to catch Loyas, the local equivalent of birds. If she caught you, she would play with him like a cat with her prey until they could no longer fly, then she would kill them with a ki ball. She enjoyed killing, as did any of Freezer's soldiers.


At some point, however, the Loyas all hid in the trees or ran away, so they decided to hunt down the soil animals that live here and let themselves fall.

When she landed, several small scavengers fled from her, just about to devour one of the charred loyas skin and bones. Maiju paid no more attention to her.


Instead, she went in search of more dangerous prey, creeping through the thicket on quiet paws, ears pricked up, eyes in constant, watchful movement.


She found that her senses had sharpened, that she was moving unusually quietly and with great agility.


Having Liel cat genes is a benefit, isn't it? it shot through her head.


Even so, she was still not a perfect hunter, because whenever she found worthwhile prey and was just about to jump, she betrayed herself with a thoughtless movement, cracking a branch under her paws or rustling the leaves in which she was hiding, and then the hunt was over and the prey gone.


After several failed attempts, she was already quite frustrated, but not inclined to give up.

I'll catch something if I have to stay here until the day after tomorrow!


she thought angrily.


Maiju crept on, carefully, quietly, so as not to unnecessarily draw attention to any animal living here.


One movement above her, in the treetops! Her head jerked up and she recognized a tree snake, quite a large and fat one. And most likely highly toxic. Maiju knew from experience that tree snakes became more and more venomous the larger they were.


What that was good for, she didn't know - a full-grown tree snake (five meters long) was strong enough to crush a soldier with combat strength a thousand. What her previous trainer had impressively demonstrated.


Immediately her ambition awoke. That was really dangerous prey! Besides, there was no danger of it crawling away: tree snakes might be able to snap so quickly that their victim couldn't even see what had happened, but they weren't the quickest crawlers.

Maiju tensed, took aim - yes, that's how it should go - and jumped.


She got hold of the snake in the middle of her long body and this, completely taken by surprise, lost her footing and fell. Maiju was able to get to safety just in time when the snake hit the ground, rolled over, jumped up, attacked. She kicked the snake on the back of the head with full force and landed softly on the ground in front of her.


The animal looked a bit foggy, but it recovered quickly, curled up, got ready to thrust.


Maiju got into a position ready to fight.


The tree snake hissed angrily, swinging its head back and forth.


Nothing happened for a while. Maiju gradually lost concentration.


That was what the snake wanted. She hit.


At the very last moment Maiju dodged, the fangs hissed through the air only millimeters away from her face, she jumped back in shock, the next push came and again she just managed to escape it.

Damn it! That will not do! The creature put me on the defensive! did she just have time to think before the next attack came, from the beginning. She bent back, the blow went over her into the void. But she wasn't prepared for what came next: the snake used its tail like a whip, it wrapped itself around Maiju's legs and she fell down. She tried in vain to wriggle free, the snake wrapped itself around her body and stifled all resistance. Maiju fought back with all her might. Vain.


One of the nooses reached her mouth. Without thinking, she bit down.


A shiver ran through the snake and she loosened her stranglehold just long enough for Maiju to shoot out.


Then she hovered over the snake, panting, while it, somewhat pricked, curled up again and began to swing its head. But this time Maiju was warned.


"Do you really think you can get me doing the same trick twice?" she said aloud.No reaction.


"if you think so! But now it's my turn!"


With that, it attacked, faked a kick and delivered a punch, landed on the snake's back, leaving long skid marks with its claws, jumping up before a bite, causing the snake to bite itself. But apparently she was immune to her own poison, because she immediately straightened up again and snapped at Maiju, who was now in trouble again.


This again! But now I'm turning the tables, just wait!


She began to circling the snake in the air, getting faster and faster, while she had to watch out for the trees like hell, after a few laps the animal was already completely confused, and now she attacked.


As usual, a blow to the back of the head, the snake opened its mouth, its eyes threatened to fall out, Maiju catapulted himself forward, did a somersault, shot, head first, into its mouth with a force that would have embarrassed any cannonball , through the fangs, out on the other side of the head.

Satisfied, she then hovered over the snake and watched it slowly fall over, tearing off branches and burying smaller trees and bushes under itself.


Again she felt the pride that had flared inside her after killing the doctor, only stronger this time, for the tree snake had been a truly worthy opponent.


I am much stronger than before! she thought, clenching her fists. Now they should all be careful, I won't put up with anything anymore!


Especially not from Nappa! He'll be amazed, I'll train as hard as I can, and then I'll just let him get stupid, I'll finish him off as quickly as the doctor!


"Ha! Come on, everyone, soon you won't be able to do anything anymore!" she 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