Author: "AUTHOR NOTE TIME! OK, there's actually not much to say about this chapter, other than some character development and the "beginning" of a new adventure. We've had three sagas so far: the King Avarez saga, the Dr. Joaquin saga, and the Scorzette saga. You'll have to stay tuned for the next chapters to find out who the new villain is! Read, review, follow, fave, do whatever you wanna do. ON WITH THE STORY!
Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest
"Ha… how pathetic. Humans are so unaware, so idiotic, so careless. The end of their little planet could be near, and they wouldn't even know about it. But they're not worth my time… it's Saiyans who are."
Assistant: "Sire, our radars show that there might be more Saiyans on Earth than anticipated."
"Well, that's even better! Where are they?"
Assistant: "Uh… their location is unknown still, sire."
"Hmmm… I see… well, send more spy antennas. They can't be that good at hiding."
Assistant: "Of course, sire."
Chapter 29: Someone to Call "Friend"
After many injuries and near-death experiences in the battle with Scorzette, our heroes finally healed up at West City's West-Wing Hospital. Not just our heroes, but Scorzette herself had been taken in by Dr. Ridley for emergency treatment. After 15 days, she woke up from her coma, which was supposed to last for at least five months! Sakura wouldn't let go on her hopes of making Scorzette become a good Saiyan, staying by her side every second. And now, two days after Scorzette's awakening…
Sakura: *sleeping* "Huuuuuh… uh… ah… good morning, Scorzette… Scorzette? Scorzette?! Where is she?!"
Scorzette: "Right here." *looking out the window*
Sakura: "Oh… phew… I thought you were… wait… you're standing up normally! You're not hurt anymore?"
Scorzette: "Well…" *throws random punches and kicks at nothing in particular* "… I feel pretty good now."
Sakura: "Yaaaaaay!" *runs towards Scorzette and hugs her*
Scorzette: "Ah! Hey, hey, cut it out!" *pushes Sakura away* "Geez, why do you have to be so affectionate…"
Sakura: "Tee-hee! Sooorryyy!"
Dr. Ridley: *knock knock* "Good morning, Sakura." *comes in* "It's time to check…" *sees Scorzette healed up* "… SCREW IT, I quit estimating Saiyan healing rates!" *storms off*
Scorzette: "What's his problem?"
Sakura: "I think it's just the doctor's way of saying he's amazed!"
Scorzette: "Right, of course…"
Plata: *walks in* "Good morning, Sakura! Good mo—whoa! Hey look, sis, Scorzette is all healed up now!"
Sakura: "Good morning, Plata! Good morning, Blanca! And I know, isn't it great that Scorzette is back on her feet already?"
Blanca: "…" *stares at Scorzette*
Scorzette: "…" *walks towards Blanca*
Andromeda: *walks in* "Hey guys, good morn… oh… (this is gonna get tense…)"
Helen, Tiara, and Ninomiya walked in, too.
Blanca and Scorzette: *staring at each other* "…"
Blanca: "So… do you want to hurt me back now or something?"
Scorzette: "… normally, I would begin a fight and kill anyone who harms me like that. But you know what? I've thought about it, and…" *raises hand* "… I recognize you as a formidable warrior, and want to shake hands as such."
Blanca: "Huh?"
Scorzette: "I thought you had a much lower power level than me, but I was wrong. You have an inner potential that could skyrocket when you least expect it, but you just need to learn how to control it. And with that power, you managed to defeat me, even though I thought myself as much stronger than you. Blanca was your name, right? I just want to make it clear: I admire you, not despise you."
Blanca: *looks impressed* "…" *shakes hands* "Nice to know you're an honorable fighter, Scorzette. Aaaaaand…" *pressures Scorzette's hand* "That's for hurting my sister."
Scorzette: "Ow… heh, fair enough." *walks towards Andromeda* "Andromeda, right?"
Andromeda: "H-huh… yes."
Scorzette: "Gotta admit, you weren't half bad yourself. Even if I had seen that meteor coming, I probably wouldn't have been able to block it. And that way of using galactic objects to your advantage, man, that's something! You're a powerful warrior, too, Andromeda."
Andromeda: "… hehe, you can't expect less from a princess!" *shakes hands with Scorzette* "Nice to meet you, Scorzette. Let's hope the next time we fight, it's a friendly fight."
Scorzette: "More than likely." *walks towards Plata and Helen* "Ah… you two. There might not be much muscle here, but what you two lack in strength, you definitely make up for in bravery. I have never seen someone take that much risk against someone so dangerous. If I was a commander, I'd give you two some honorary badges."
Plata: "Really? Thanks, Scorzette!"
Helen: "Not gonna lie, you're not nearly as bad as I thought. Carry on."
Scorzette: "Of course." *looks back at people she talked to* "Everyone, you're all great fighters. I'm s… so… sorry… for trying to kill you. It was my foolish pride that led me to near-death, and I recognize my mistake. However, I hope no one in here is scared of me anymore, because I won't try to hurt anyone of you. I hope we can be… (I can't believe I'm saying this…) friends."
*everyone smiles*
Scorzette: "And you, Litua. You and I have a lot to talk about, but we'll leave that for later."
Ninomiya: "Hey, Scorzette, do I get a recognition, too?"
Scorzette: "You cut my FREAKING TAIL! Be grateful I'm not evil anymore, you coward…"
*everyone laughs*
Ninomiya: "IT'S NOT FUNNY!"
On top of the good vibe that Scorzette gave to everyone… except Ninomiya, Bulma walked in with great news!
Bulma: "Hey Blanca, great news! Dr. Ridley talked to me and told me to say thank you for saving the world! He had an emergency call, so he couldn't come and say it personally. But the best part is that he said that, as a way of thanking you, he has erased the fee that you had for the Brontobit Arm!"
Blanca: "REALLY?! OH MY GOD, YEEEESSSS! Thank you so much, Dr. Ridley!"
Bulma: "But wait, there's more! While fixing your arm, he discovered that there is some sort of corrupted circuitry inside of it. That corruption is what caused those spikes to summon back in the desert. But not to be alarmed, as I installed a special device inside your arm in order to prevent the corruption from taking over! With it, you should be able to summon those corrupted spikes without burning your body!"
Plata: "Did you hear that, sis?! You don't have to worry about those horrible burns anymore! Hooray!"
Blanca: "Oh, man, this is great! Thank you so much, Bulma, I don't know how to repay the favor!"
Bulma: "Don't sweat it! It's always a marvel to deal with high-tech gear like that to me. Oh, I almost forgot. Sakura, Scorzette, I have something for you two." *reaches into infini-invisi-pocket* "It's some new clothes for the two of you!"
Sakura: "Wooow! Thank you, Mrs. Bulma!"
Bulma: "Oh, but they're not any old clothes! These clothes have special elastic features! They will adjust to any size their wearer has, whether for any reason you two are ever morphed to the size of a flea, or, you know, a full moon incident happens."
Scorzette: "But… I don't have my tail anymore…" *glances angrily at Ninomiya*
Bulma: "Hey, who knows, Scorzette? It might grow back some day."
Scorzette: "You really think so…?"
Bulma: "Nothing's lost by hoping!" *hands clothes to Saiyans* "Here you go, you two might want to change your clothes now since those you have are… pretty…"
Scorzette: "Terrible, I know."
Sakura's clothes had been torn from the battle in the desert, and she was wearing Helen's clothes. They weren't very fitting, though, so they looked silly on her. Scorzette's Saiyan uniform had been torn as well, also from the battle, so she was currently wearing a patient coat. The two went ahead and changed (in private, obviously).
For Sakura, there was a white undershirt with short sleeves; a light, zipper-less, dark green coat with even shorter sleeves; and two gray cloth pieces with a zipped line in the middle, used on the stomach, over the undershirt, but under the coat, as well as a third zipper-less cloth piece for the chest. The pants where similar to those of a gi, with other two cloth pieces hanging from each knee and a dark blue waist-band, her tail fitting right under it; the first cloth piece had the same zipper design as the stomach cloth pieces, gray too, and the other cloth piece had the same design as the chest one; and there were a pair of small boots, both with light metal on the welts and quality shoe laces. Finally, there were a pair of green weighed arm bands, just as heavy as the ones she had before; a pair of dark blue fingerless gloves, with a gray strap on the wrist; and, of course, a red head-band, Sakura's favorite piece of clothing.
Scorzette, she got a semi-sleeveless white shirt with three zipped designs, two on her semi-inexistent sleeves and one going from the V-neck of the shirt to her upper stomach, just before revealing her uncovered belly button; there was no actual zipper on any of them, though, just like Sakura's. There were black shorts, comfortably fitting onto her legs, going as low as below her knees; with the shorts came a white loincloth-like piece, covering her left leg, with yet two more zipped designs on either side, and a strange looking symbol on the middle; the symbol was green, it looked like a strange rune, but much more complex than a typical one. Then came the white boots, with even more zipped designs, one horizontal circle on the upper heels and another one serving as shoe lace replacements, and a pair of cloth pieces to go just above the boots. There were a pair of black fingerless gloves, with red cloth pieces attached to them. Finally, there was a white neck-band and a small metal cylinder with tiny nails around it, apparently to hold her notorious frontal ponytail.
Once in their new garments, the two Saiyans came back to the room and got their things ready to leave, as their businesses at the hospital were over.
Ninomiya: "Well… what now? We got to West City, and we saved the world once more, which is really more than we planned."
Andromeda: "I guess we… come back home now."
Blanca: "I… guess so. Well, Plata and I became much stronger with you guys, and we should be ready to face the Geran whenever and wherever they appear. We'll be on our way now, but let's meet again sometime!"
With those words, Blanca and Plata left even further West, hoping to encounter some new adventures and find a new home to prepare themselves for the Geran.
Helen: "It was a pleasure meeting you all, but Tiara and I can't leave our house unguarded, so… this is goodbye."
Tiara: "But don't worry, I'm sure we'll see each other again someday!"
Saying this, Helen and Tiara set on their way back home and continued with their lives as they always had. Some mysteries were still unknown about them, but that couldn't be forever.
Bulma: "Well, guys, I wish you luck on your way back home! Goku and the others should be back in a couple of days, so I'll be waiting for them, but I'll make sure to tell them all about you guys!"
And Bulma got on her car and returned to Capsule Corp., her home, sweet home.
Andromeda: "Well… back to Starflow Kingdom I guess. You guys coming along?"
Sakura: "Of course! I can't wait to see Mr. Ikeda and the others again!"
Ninomiya: "Dad's gonna be so proud of how strong I've become!"
Scorzette: "… well, good luck… I don't have a place of my own, so I'll eventually wander off from—"
Sakura: "You silly, what do you mean you don't have a place of your own? You're coming back with Ninomiya and me to Waterleaf Village! I promise it'll be fun and you'll learn a lot about this planet!"
Scorzette: "Are… are you sure they'll let me in?"
Sakura: "Of course they'll let you in! Besides, didn't you have a lot of things you wanted to talk to me about?"
Scorzette: "Oh, that's right… well, if you're that sure, might as well. Just don't expect me to befriend THIS guy."
Ninomiya: "What did I do?!"
Scorzette: "Do I really have to say it again?"
*everyone except Ninomiya laughs*
Ninomiya: "IT'S NOT FUNNY, DAMN IT!"
Oh, poor guy. Well, then again, it's his fault, kind of. Whatever the case, our heroes finally finished their journey, but this story is just getting started! What odysseys await our heroes in the near future? Will Scorzette ever forgive Ninomiya (nope)? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!
To be continued…
Bonus skit
After our heroes went their own separate ways, some of them couldn't help but wonder what kind of emergency Dr. Ridley had to deal with.
Dr. Ridley: *holding a box* "Alright, Samuel, you creep, I have what you asked for!"
Samuel: "Here I am, Ridley! Oh my god, did you really manage to find it?"
Dr. Ridley: "Yes, I did…"
Samuel: "YES! Give it here, give it here!" *snatches box out of Dr. Ridley's hands* *opens box* "Oh yes… OH YES! It's so… so… FLUFFY!"
Dr. Ridley: "Right, whatever, just give me the money." *Samuel hands over stack of cash* "I can't believe someone would actually pay to keep a detached tail to cuddle with it… creepers these days…"
Samuel: "Ah, Scorzette's tail! It's so soft and fluffy! Just like Sakura's! I'm going to sleep with this thing for the rest of my li—"
Helen: "Dr. Ridley? Mr. Samuel? What… are you two… doing…?"
Samuel: "HELEN?! Look, this is not what it looks like! Dr. Ridley can explain every… Ridley? RIDLEY! That bastard made a run for it! Oh, well, this, uh…"
Helen: *facepalm* "You know this counts as Saiyan trafficking… which is illegal… just… give me the bloody tail; at least Scorzette won't kill me if she finds me with it."
Samuel: "BUT, I, IT'S SO, I MEAN—"
Helen: *points gun at Samuel* "Now. It's for your damn well-being. Don't get on my bad side, it's a terrible idea."
