Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Commander #2: "Phew… we barely got away from that dinosaur!"

Sizere: "I didn't kill it, but it should not be able to move for a while. And in case it gets near us again, the harpoon I shot had a tracker chip in it, probably stuck in that thing's leg. This screen over here will show that lizard's location, so we'll know it's coming."

King Avarez: "Good. But it shouldn't be a problem. That shot was almost lethal."

Sizere: "Huh? It appears the dinosaur is moving again."

Commander #2: "Oh no! You think it's angry and it's coming for us?"

King Avarez: "It's just a stupid animal! It probably doesn't even remember what hit it! And if it does, it should know better than to stand up and fight."

Chapter 11: End of a Tyranny

Sakura, Ninomiya, and Andromeda ventured into a dinosaur jungle in order to proceed with their journey to West City. In there, they faced a giant Giganotosaurus! The dinosaur lost track of our heroes, but it found a new target, King Avarez. However, Sizere managed to stop the beast and gravely hurt it. Sakura could not let the poor creature suffering, so she helped it. By doing so, the dinosaur became friendly with our heroes and is now part of the team!

Andromeda: "At least we won't have to worry for any other dinosaur trying to eat us! Wolfgang is sure to scare them all away!"

Ninomiya: "I still can't believe I'm riding on a Giganotosaurus' back… I don't know if I should be amused or terrified…"

Sakura: "Why would you be terrified? Wolfgang is a good dinosaur! Isn't that right?" *pets Wolfgang Strider*

Wolfgang Strider: "Raawr!"

Andromeda: "Alright, let's see…" *takes map out* "We should be about half way through this jungle. At this rate, we'll be out of here in about two hours."

Sakura: "Hey, look, there are more dinosaurs down there!"

Andromeda: "I assume the center of the jungle is the most concentrated in dinosaurs. There's a lot of variety down there! Ankylosauruses… Pachycelaphosauruses… some Raptors… Carcharodonthosauruses… Stygimolochs! They're so cute!"

Ninomiya: "I barely know what a T-Rex is…"

Meanwhile, in King Avarez' office...

Sizere: "Hmmm… looks like that dinosaur is heading our way."

Commander #2: "Oh, man, it's coming for us!"

Sizere: "We don't have any harpoons left. Looks like I'm going to have to use these blades this time."

Commander #1: "But, I don't get it. How did it heal so fast?"

Sizere: "It seems a bit strange… there might be someone in here that helped it."

King Avarez: "Who? Anyone who ventures this jungle must have a death wish!"

Commander #2: "But, sir, we're in this jungle!"

King Avarez: "Do YOU have a death wish?" *puts finger over button*

Commander #2: "AAHH! No, sir! I'm sorry, sir!"

Sizere: "Hmmm… that girl… it is possible that the girl with the tail and her friend followed us in this jungle."

King Avarez: "What?! This time, they won't get away! Sizere, if you fail me this time, you're fired!"

Sizere: "Do not worry, sir. I will not fail (Watch your mouth, fatty. Those could be your last words if I felt like it)."

Back on Wolfgang Strider's back...

Ninomiya: "Do you guys think we'll find King Avarez in here?"

Andromeda: "Well, we are headed in the same direction his office was."

Ninomiya: "I see. Sakura, we have to be in our best game. If the king's in there, Sizere is definitely with him, too. We've seen his fighting style now, so we know what to expect. This time, we have to defeat Sizere!"

Sakura: "Yeah! But, I don't remember how he defeated me last time…"

Ninomiya: "He grabbed your tail before you noticed he was behind you. As soon as he did, you felt extreme pain and then you fainted. He went on to me after that."

Andromeda: "Grabbed your tail… Sakura, your tail might be your weak point. Let me try something to make sure."

Andromeda grabbed Sakura's tail, but only with two fingers. Then, she put minor pressure to see if Sakura felt anything.

Andromeda: "Do you feel anything, Sakura?"

Sakura: "Ow… it hurts somewhat."

Andromeda: "I see… let me check." *takes out 'Saiyans 101: Saiyan History and Biology for Dummies'* "It says: 'Every Saiyan is born with a tail. Although it posses the power to transform a Saiyan into a Great Ape, it is also their weak point. If a Saiyan's tail is surrounded by physical pressure, he or she will feel excruciating pain, to the point where if the pressure is too much, the Saiyan might faint.'"

Sakura: "That's how he defeated me back then…" *comforts tail*

Andromeda: "Wait, there's something interesting in here. It says: 'Some Saiyans decide to train their tails. If they learn to use their tails as a completely functional battle weapon and endure it, that Saiyan/Saiyaness can nullify the pain that they would otherwise feel when their tail is grabbed.'"

Sakura: "Really?! Then all I have to do is train my tail! I already use it fairly often, I just have to use it to the point it's like a third arm!"

Ninomiya: "That's great news, Sakura! We should… wait… what's that up ahead?"

In the distance could be seen a helicopter-like object on top of a tree's branch. When our heroes closed in, they realized it was King Avarez' office!

Commander #1: "Huh? AAAHHHH! It's that dinosaur from before, sir!"

King Avarez: "Came back for more, huh?"

Sizere: "Hm?! On its back… it's the girl and her friend! And there's someone else with them. It's… Princess Andromeda?!"

King Avarez: "Hah, hah! Looks like we hit a jackpot!"

Sakura and the others knew they would have to fight.

Sakura: "There's no choice… Wolfgang, stop!"

Sakura stopped Wolfgang. She didn't want him to get hurt.

Sakura: "Listen, I know you're angry with those guys, but I can't let you get hurt anymore!"

Wolfgang Strider: "Raaawwwrr! Rawr, raa, rawr, rrra, raawwr!"

Sakura: "I understand. OK, guys, all hold tight to Wolfgang's tail!"

Ninomiya: "You speak dinosaur, too…? Oh, whatever, I'm not even going to question it anymore."

As strange as it sounded, they all followed Sakura's instructions. Wolfgang Strider then swung his tail with all his strength and sent the three warriors flying directly towards King Avarez' office!

Commander #2: "Sir, they're coming this way!"

All three of our heroes broke through the back door of the office. In there, they could finally face King Avarez straight on!

Andromeda: "Alright, give it up, Avarez, you're done for!"

King Avarez: "Oh, Princess Andromeda. I didn't expect you to come with those two low class ruffians."

Andromeda: "I'm not any more important than they are! The three of us are going to teach you a lesson you won't forget!"

King Avarez: "Getting ahead of ourselves, aren't we? You should probably be more worried about those computers over there. They have all of my master plans and record of all the people I've… 'disposed' of, if you may."

Andromeda: "What?!" *runs towards computers* *yells at commanders on computers* "You two! Show me all that King Avarez has in here!" *takes weapon out*

Ninomiya: "Wait… where's Sizere?"

King Avarez: "Oh, trust me. He's very close…"

Sakura: "Very close… oh, I get it!"

Sakura immediately slashed the air behind her with her tail. The second she did, Sizere appeared with a cut on his torso.

Sakura: "I knew it! Sizere, you should know better than to attack the same person from behind three times!"

Sizere: "What the?! H-how?! You used your tail, not a sword!"

Sakura: "It's a little trick I learned from Master Ran. This time, I'm not going to lose! It's been a while since I fight, but I'm going out with all I've got!"

The cut Sakura gave to Sizere slowed him down, equaling their powers. She could finally have a proper chance against him.

Ninomiya: "I'm coming, Sakura!"

Sakura: "No, Ninomiya. This place is too small for the three of us to fight. Instead, you go seize the king!"

Ninomiya: "Oh, right!"

King Avarez: "What?! What're you doing?! Hey, let me go!"

Ninomiya: "Hey, you might not want to move too much. My hand might just slip and this sword could fall very close to your neck."

Once the king and his commanders were seized, Sakura and Sizere could fight. Sizere went in offensive and Sakura stayed defensive. Unlike in their first fight, Sakura knew how he would attack and was able to block his moves, which were thwarted due to Sizere's injury. Sakura had the upper hand in the battle, when suddenly…

King Avarez: "(Hah, she's standing in the middle of the office. This is my chance to kill her!)"

In a quick move, King Avarez broke out of Ninomiya's hands. He pressed the button on his chair, discharging a 50,000 volt charge on Sakura! This gave time for Sizere to run and confront Ninomiya and the commanders to flip the tables on Andromeda!

Sakura: *being electrocuted* "AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

Ninomiya and Andromeda: "SAKURA!"

In that moment, Sakura remembered what Andromeda had told her about her new clothes.

Andromeda: "Besides looking good on you, he said that they can help you harness incoming pain and transform it into energy."

Sakura: "AAAAAAAHHHHH! AAAAAAAHHHH! …" *eyes turn white and the pain stops* "HAAAA!"

Sakura took in all of the electricity that was being discharged on her. Her body was able to ride all the electricity into her hand. Her hand was now engulfed in lightning, but it didn't hurt her.

Sakura: "Haa! Hya! Hyyaaaaa!"

Lightning bolts came out of Sakura's hand. She struck the commanders, Sizere and King Avarez with them. Sizere was able to stand back up, but the king was on the ground.

King Avarez: "Sizere… h-h-h-help me…!"

Sizere: "Tsk. Sorry, your majesty, but your term is over."

Sizere stabbed King Avarez with his blades right on his heart. Then, he slashed all around the king's body, killing him.

Sizere: "Heh, heh, heh… he should have known better than to hire the world's deadliest assassin and live to count on it. Now, all of his riches will be mi—UGH! WHAT… YOU!"

Andromeda stabbed Sizere with the blade side of her weapon, piercing through his chest. Then, she lifted him up, facing towards the sky.

Andromeda: "NEVER get distracted while in enemy territory! Now, I could just let you die right here on my blade, but I'm not taking any chances."

Sizere: "W…WHAT?!"

Andromeda: "HOMING QUASAR!"

Andromeda fired what seemed like a bright missile from her blade, a mini quasar. With Sizere stuck to it, the quasar went up to the skies and further into outer space, crashing and exploding with King Avarez' only satellite. It was the end of King Avarez and Sizere. The commanders ran away, but were eaten by Wolfgang Strider who was watching outside.

Andromeda: "Phew! That's the last we'll see of that bas… ummm, you guys OK?"

Sakura and Ninomiya: "T-T-T-T-THAT WAS BRUTAL!"

Andromeda: "Brutal… but efficient. Nothing matters in war."

After all the chaos, both King Avarez and Sizere had finally been stopped. Permanently. Will our heroes face new enemies in their journey to West City? What new tricks will Sakura and the others learn along the way? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

While riding through the jungle on Wolfgang Strider's back, Sakura became curious as to why everyone finds her tail so strange.

Sakura: "I don't get it… why does everyone make a big deal about my tail?"

Ninomiya: "Because it's not normal to see a person with a monkey tail."

Sakura: "But, we live in a world where dinosaurs and advanced civilizations live close to each other. Isn't that kind of weird?"

Ninomiya: "Well…"

Sakura: "People master techniques that use spiritual power as outward explosions, like magic. We have profound knowledge of interplanetary species and people like Andromeda are able to control the universe. Anthropomorphic animals live together with humans, like the Nakamuras in Waterleaf Village, they were foxes. Aren't all of those weirder than a tail?"

Andromeda: "Sakura." *pats Sakura's shoulder*

Sakura: "Huh?"

Andromeda: "I gave up trying to figure out humanity a long time ago. They're too… annoying to study, if you may. You should give up, too."

Ninomiya: "Hey, aren't you human, too?"

Andromeda: "You don't know that… tee-hee!"