Episode 3 - Part 1 of the Xyzzy Mini-Saga
Far into the depths of the east quadrant, there are events unfolding on a planet that may change the fate of the universe forever. The planet looks to be a utopia; a beautiful red and purple sky as the sun comes up, plant life is plentiful, fountains all over, and cities full of tall, white buildings. This world is called 616 and the inhabitants look like humans. Thousands from the city were forced to be crowded together in the park that is in front of the most immense building, which is actually palace. Although it may look perfect, under all the beauty lays a city of rubble and ruins. Unfortunately, the beings living here have never been introduced into the idea of ki manipulation, and without that, the strength of their strongest warriors counted for nothing against the power of Alakaz, a self-proclaimed soon-to-be "Emperor Supreme of the Universe." The people have been reduced to wearing rags and eating scraps when they were put into slavery by Alakaz and now work all day and night to constantly build his empire.
Alakaz was heard over loud speakers, addressing the people in the park. "This must be terribly unfair for all of you! You are all in slavery by me, the most powerful being ever, and you can't do a thing about it!" He boasted. "Then again, it must be quite a blessing. After all, you are the ones who are making my glorious empire from which I will rule the universe! Which brings me to my next point: The building of this planet is nearly finished, so I will be extending your work days by two hours to make sure it is completed right away. Also, any defiance will now be punished by immediate death instead of beatings. That is all, now go work!"
There were angered murmurs amongst the slaves in the park, but they knew not to start any commotion because Alakaz, and his men, have never hesitated to kill someone before. Despair fell over the crowd as they left to their labor jobs. But as they all left, one stayed. One man stood without movement, staring at the palace in front of him with deep concentration. He then yelled out "Xyzzy will save us!" and others began to turn around in attempt to shut him up, but only a couple seconds passed before he was blasted into oblivion.
On the boarder of the city, at the bottom of a deep canyon, there are tents and living areas where all the slaves live. At the end of a very long day, a family comes home to their small shack.
"Alright children, now we don't have enough food for dinner tonight, so let's just go to bed and we'll get up early to find some breakfast in the morning." The father told his two boys.
"Aw, dad!" both children whined. "Can't you at least tell us about Xyzzy before we go to sleep?"
"Sure, but it's already pretty late, so afterwards, we all need to get our rest for our long work of day tomorrow." He let his body collapse of exhaustion down on pieces of cement that had been piled to resemble a recliner chair and then put his feet up on another piece of cement. The wife and children each sat on the blankets laying the dirty floor, which were their beds, and waited to listen. He took in a deep breath, and began, "Well, it all started just before you two were born, about eight years ago. A woman who could see the future foretold of a evil being that would come and take over the planet. When Alakaz first came here, our best heroes attempted to stand up against him and his henchmen. Even villains tried to combat him. Different heroes and villains had every power you could thing of; speed, flight, strength, there were ones who could turn into ice or fire, some shot lasers from their hands, and some would move things with their mind! In the end, no one could overpower Alakaz and they all met their end at the hand of him or his henchmen. The woman who told us Alakaz was coming had one last vision before she died; she told of a man named Xyzzy who would come and save us! She said the savior in white would come from the heavens."
Just then, Brocc fell through the ceiling, landing on the fire in the middle of the room. He then began running and yelling around the room in circles to try and put out the fire on his butt. Once Brocc stuck his butt in the family's last container of water, he introduced himself. "Ha ha, uh... sorry about that." He said embarrassed. "Hi! My name's-"
"Xyzzy!" One of the little boys jumped up. "You're Xyzzy, aren't you?!" The whole family gazed at Brocc, waiting for his answer.
"Well, uh, not quite. My name's Brocc. I've come here from across the universe because I sensed a lot of power on this planet."
"And so you came to protect us?!" shouted the other boy.
"Well I'm not sure what I can do, but I'd be happy to help you people."
The father stood to his feet and took a good look at Brocc. After making up his mind, the father ran outside and screamed, "He's here! Xyzzy has arrived!"
Hundreds of families who were all dirty and wearing rags came running to see for themselves. Before there eyes were a tall, strong looking man no one had seen before, dressed in white. A prophecy come true.
"Hold on a second, I'm afraid I'm not who you think I am. My name is Brocc and-"
"Of course you are. Now didn't come from the heavens?" an old man questioned.
"Well, technically, yes. But-"
"But nothing- you must be the one! Now we will all be saved!"
Brocc stepped back a little; he couldn't understand why these people that he just met are worshiping him.
"Hey! What's all the ruckus in there?" Shouted a rasper voice from outside. Everyone except Brocc shuttered and looked around franticly.
"Shut up Hocus, I wanted to scare them!" Said another voice.
"You shut up, Pocus! We can still scare them, watch this!"
There was an explosion outside and many people began to scream.
The old man begged Brocc, "Oh please, Xyzzxy, save us! Hocus and Pocus are here!"
An intense look of anger came across Brocc's face as his eyebrows cringed. "What have they done? They just kill innocent people up for fun?! Those monsters!" He ran outside to see who these two men where. He looked up at two hideous creatures floating in the sky, chuckling to themselves. Both looked the same, except one was blue and one was brown. They looked like nine feet tall dragons. With their crocodile faces, long horns, scaly skin, and massive wings, it was no wonder the people on the planet feared them so much. Brocc knew that looks could be deceiving though. "Listen, you all must leave here, now." He said to the people. Then he turned to the monsters and yelled, "Stop it! Why don't you pick on someone like me instead of the helpless!"
"Oooooooooooo," Hocus said. "I think that's a challenge! What do you think, Pocus?"
"I think he looks yummy. Can I eat him?" asked the brown one as he licked his lips.
"Go ahead; I like my food with more fat on it."
"I will show you the same mercy you showed the ones you killed! Aaah!" Brocc flew at Pocus and punched his chest. Pocus's body was flung into the canyon wall behind him, making a large hole.
"Who are you?!" Hocus couldn't believe his eyes. "You will regret that!" Hocus sped at Brocc and swung his foot up to kick him in the face, but Brocc dashed behind him and kicked him down to the ground and his body made a large crater.
"Now you know what it's like to be picked on! Leave here and never come back!"
"HA!" Hocus laughed. Both monsters slowly flew into the sky, in front of Brocc. "We've only just begun!" In a flash, Pocus was behind Brocc, and grabbed him arms, while Hocus punched Brocc repeatedly and then kneed him in the stomach. Brocc groaned with pain, trying to struggle out of Pocus's clutches, and then he got kneed again, and again. Then Hocus punched him some more times while kicking him at the same time, all the while Pocus is laughing hysterically in Brocc's ear. As Hocus brought his fist back for a finishing punch, Brocc ducked his head and Hocus hit the Pocus in the face, which gave Brocc the chance to break free, punching them away from him.
"You idiot! Look where you're punching!" Pocus scolded.
"Pay attention next time, you giggling moron!" responded Hocus.
"I think you're both right." Brocc interrupted. "Hocus, you are an idiot, and Pocus, you are a moron!"
Hocus was twenty yards in front of Brocc as Pocus was twenty yards behind him. Both started to rush at Brocc at the same time. Moments before they made contact, he screamed and went super saiyan as his golden aura blasted both back and they slammed into the ground.
"Come on! Get up and fight me!" Brocc taunted. After all the dirt settled, Hocus and Pocus were standing side by side, powering up a beam with their hands cupped by their hips. Brocc held his hands out in front of himself and charged a beam in each palm. He released his power the same time as Hocus and Pocus, and collided his two beams with theirs. "This ends now!" Brocc declared, and he put his hands together to combine the power of his two beams. Brocc's power easily pushed through the opposing beams, Hocus and Pocus were engulfed in his attack. It was all over in seconds. No traces of Hocus or Pocus were left.
Brocc's hair went black again, and he slowly floated back to the ground. He was breathing hard, trying to calm himself down, when he heard and voice. "He did it!" People crowded on the edge of the canyon to cheer and praise Brocc. "Xyzzy did it!" they shouted.
Brocc sighed and thought to himself, "My name's not Xyzzy, but maybe I am the guy they're looking for. I just hope I can help them. But that power level I felt before I came to this planet, I know it wasn't Hocus's or Pocus's. It was much stronger than theirs."
"Ah, so he's a Saiyan? What a pathetic little race. Debura nearly defeated them for crying out loud," Alakaz muttered from within his palace. "Prepare my meditation room!" He demanded the slaves around him. "And don't anyone dare disturb me until I return!"
Dear reader,
Yay! That's part one of the Xyzzy Saga! There's some interesting easter eggs in there, let me know if you found them! There will be three parts to this mini-saga, so don't miss the next episode! In DBR episode 4, we will see Brocc confront Alakaz and find out how Alakaz knows Debura!!