CCCRRRRAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSHHHHH!!! BANG!!!

Risa stepped out of her smoking craft. "Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! STUPID POD!!!" She gave it a savage kick.

It exploded.

Risa stared at it. She started jumping up and down on the blackened sphere. "Now I'm stuck here!" She swung her bag over her shoulder and typed in a few keys on her computer. 'Distance 367. That's pretty close.'

Risa jumped into the air. 'Wow, the gravity's so low here. I feel like I could drift off at any moment.'

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Risa landed on the rim of a huge crater. A small black shape was at the bottom.

"Oh no…" She stared at the piece of junk that was supposedly Kakarotto's entry pod. "It must have malfunctioned on entry." She sat down and sighed. 'I can't even get off Chikyuu. I suppose I should have a look around.' She thought. Risa's stomach growled. 'And get some food too.'

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Risa flew through a forest, stopping occasionally to watch rabbits and deer wandering along. "Isn't there any thing to eat here? I'm starving."

Risa flew above the tree tops and scanned the horizon. She sighted a red speck in the distance. Just a poor unsuspecting tyrannosaurus. Risa rubbed her hands together in delight. "Dinner."

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Risa lay back contentedly. A few things were worrying her. Like those people who'd stopped to stare at her when she'd flown over the field they were working in. She'd even waved. Then they'd run like mad. 'Hadn't they ever seen a girl flying before?' Of course she hadn't actually seen anyone else flying that day. 'Maybe you're not allowed to…'
It seemed pretty obvious that Kakarotto was dead. Everyone on Earth was still alive. Risa wondered what she should do until she found a way off this place. It was so strange. But for there wasn't anywhere that wasn't strange. Maybe there'd be a town or something nearby.

She threw a piece of wood onto the fire. A perfect block. For some reason, she had a talent for hitting wood in exactly the right place. It stacked itself as well.
The stars seemed even brighter on this planet. On Nijiku-sei it had usually been cloudy at night. She gazed at the sky for a while before going to sleep.

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Risa yawned and stood up. She grabbed her belongings  and jumped into the sky. A group of buildings was only just visible in the distance, even with Saiyajin eye sight. Risa raced towards them eagerly. 'I wonder what those big white stone things are?'

Risa noticed a lot of people staring at her again. When even waving didn't work, Risa decided to land. Most of the humans just shook their heads and turned away.
'Mustn't be allowed.' Thought Risa shaking her head. Her stomach growled again. After looking around hungrily for a while, she spotted an apple store.

"Irrashaimasei!" Said the shop keeper. He looked slightly shocked as Risa grabbed an apple and ate it in one bite. "Hey, kid , you're gonna haveta pay for that you know!"
"Huh? I thought it was growing there." Said Risa innocently.
'What a strange girl.' The shop keeper thought absently. "Where'd go come from?"
Risa grinned and pointed helpfully. "The Sky!"
"You still have to pay for that apple. Four zeni."
"What's a zeni?"
The shop keeper gave in. "Go home kid."

"But I can't." The shop keeper ignored her and tended to the next customer. "I wonder where I can get a zeni from?" Said Risa confusedly, "Do they grow here?"
Risa looked up. "Wow this place is so big." There was a huge poster on the side of the nearest building.

"I could get a lot of apples for 5, 000, 000 zeni…"

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"Please put your name there and get your form signed by your parent or guardian."

Name: Risa
Age: 8
Parent or guardian's signature: ...

Risa wondered what to put. "Well…Mummy and daddy aren't here so I'm my own guardian."

Parent or guardian's signature: Risa

The administrator peered down at her. Risa waved.

"Chibi, you have to put your second name too."

"Huh? Why do I need two?"

The administrator rolled her eyes and put the slip into the box. "Next."

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