It was a warm morning in early summer. The sun would be risng in a few minutes. The silence was broken only by Yang's obnoxious snoring. But that was soon accompanied by an unnecessarily loud BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!

Yang groaned and turned over to press the snooze button on the alarm clock. He couldn't reach it. The noise was getting unbearable. Already Yin was sitting up and yelling, "Yang! Shut that thing off!" "GLADLY!" he shouted back, reaching under his bed. He pulled out his sword, effortlessly sliced the clock in half to silence it, and promptly turned back onto his side and closed his eyes again.

His sister was wiping her eyes as she pointed out smugly, "You know you're gonna have to buy a new alarm clock now, right?" "Good," her brother retorted irritably. "Maybe the next one won't be so dang loud. Why did Master Yo have to set the stupid thing to go off so early anyway?"

Yin put her palm to her face hopelessly. "Yang, don't you EVER listen?" ‘That's a dumb question,’ she thought. ‘Of COURSE he never listens.’ "Master Yo said we'd have to be up early today to start our test." "What test?" "The one we're taking today, smart one," she jeered.

A bit later, in the living room...

Master Yo was lounging lazily in his chair in front of the T.V. as usual when his two young students entered the room, yawning. "So what kinda test is it this time, Master Yo?" Yang asked halfheartedly. ‘Haven't we taken enough stupid tests already?’

The panda stood up before them to answer. "This will be a test of survival. You will both pack a few basic supplies, leave, and live off the land for exactly one week. During that week, you will hunt and forage for food and shelter. If you come back here before the test is over, you fail."

For once Yin wasn't the least bit interested in taking a test. She didn't at all enjoy the idea of sleeping outside for a week. Her twin, however, was much more enthusiastic. "So it's gonna be like camping?" "Well, I wouldn't-" Yang didn't give his sensei a chance to finish. "Awesome!" He cheered just before dashing back to his and Yin's room to pack. Yin sighed in defeat. ‘This is going to be a long week...’