Chapter 8: The Seeds that Planted the Roots

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September 21st, One decade ago.

A small Peashooter was running through an unnamed forest, holding a basket of oranges and lemons.

As he trotted through the forest, he jumped over vines he could trip on, ducked under branches he could hit his head on, and moved past any branches he could run into.

"Hopefully that'll be enough!"
The small Peashooter said as he looked down at his fruit basket.

The Peashooter then slowed down and began walking.

He then walked up to a large string of vines and shoved them out of the way.
("Phew - thankfully a bird didn't try to take them this time.")

The Little Peashooter thought to himself.

After he moved the vines out of the way, it revealed a somewhat small, wooden house.

The Little Peashooter took himself, and the basket of oranges and lemons to the house, and walked inside.

"I'm home!"
The little peashooter hollered, as he walked to the living room. The house looked very primitive, despite having electricity.

"Ooh! You're finally back!"
Said a female Zen Cactus who was sitting in the living room. She stood up from the rocking chair she was sitting on to go up to the little peashooter.

"Yep! And I got all the fruits you needed to make Green Tea."
The peashooter said, gleefully.

"Good work, Rookie."
The Zen Cactus said, placing her hand on his head.

Rookie, the little peashooter, giggled as this happened

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Rookie, the little peashooter, giggled as this happened.

The Zen Cactus took the fruit basket from Rookie and began taking it to the kitchen.

"Uhm...hey, Ms. Kathrine?"
Rookie said.

"Hm? What is it?"
Kathrine, the Zen Cactus said, looking back at Rookie.

"When uh..when are you gonna train me today?"
Rookie asked, scratching the back of his head.

"Hm?"
"Oh! Uhm..collecting the fruits was part of training, Rookie."
Kathrine explained.

"What?!"
Rookie said.
"But that's totally lame!"
"I wanna do all the cool fighting stuff that happens in the movies!"

Rookie said as he simulated swinging a sword with his hands.
"Or something exciting like that!"

Rookie exclaimed while Kathrine was preparing green tea.
"Cool guys don't get fruit baskets for their moms!"
Rookie said, with a pouty face.

"Hohohoho!"
Kathrine laughed, amused by this response as she was pouring green tea into 2 tea cups.

"Well, sometimes being cool isn't always the best thing."
Kathrine said, as she sat down and drank some Green Tea.

"What do you mean? What could be better than doing cool stuff?"
Rookie asked as he sat down at the table with her.

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