Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Man in Battle Armor #2: "Sir, we've been able to locate the girl with the tail and the young man with her!"

"Good. Send the entire control squad of Sector 4 to eliminate them."

Man in Battle Armor #2: "The entire control squad of Sector 4? But sir, isn't that an exaggeration? That would be an unnecessary massacre!"

"There is no such thing as an unnecessary massacre. I want those two to regret ever challenging a king. Make sure the control squad inflicts a slow and painful death on those two. Heh, heh…"

Man in Battle Armor #2: "Y-y-yes, sir!"

Chapter 3: Spiritual Energy, Ki

It has been nine days since Sakura and Ninomiya left Waterleaf Village on their journey to West City. With plenty of supplies, they continued to walk non-stop. Or at least they did until they reached a desert, when a massive sandstorm struck our heroes.

Ninomiya: "Sakura! We have to go as fast as we can if we want to get out of this sandstorm!"

Sakura: "Let's hurry! I think I saw trees before the dust covered our vision!"

Ninomiya: "Aaargh! The storm is getting stronger!"

The winds almost sent the two young warriors flying across the desert, but they managed to reach the end. However…

Ninomiya: "We're almost there!"

Sakura: "Ninomiya, the food! The wind is blowing the food away!"

Ninomiya: "Noooo!"

Sakura: "We can't go back now! We have to hurry to that forest over there!"

Without a choice, Sakura and Ninomiya ran as fast as they could to a near-by forest, where the sandstorm was not present. But their food supplies had been taken away by the sandstorm.

Ninomiya: "Phew! We escaped the sandstorm, but we have… two peaches left of food…"

Sakura: *stomach growls* "Awwww… great time to get hungry. And I'm exhausted, too…"

Ninomiya: "Wait, Sakura, look! There's a house over there!"

A house could be seen at the top of a hill through the trees. Sakura and Ninomiya went there in hopes someone could lend them a hand. They knocked on the door and an old man opened.

Old man: "Oh, hello. I don't get many visitors around here anymore. How may I help you?"

Ninomiya: "Hello, mister. We come from a village from the east and we were headed towards West City. Unfortunately, we were caught in a sandstorm and it blew all of our food away."

Sakura: "Now we have no food left and we're very tired from walking the desert. We were wondering if you could help us in any way you can."

Old man: "What poor luck! Come on in, there's food and shelter."

Accepting the old man's invitation, Sakura and Ninomiya walked in the humble house. The old man gave the heroes some extra supper he had. Our heroes told the man about their purpose for travel.

Old man: "Ho, ho! I love to see a youngster's mind focused on something productive! I used to teach many people like you two, but one day, the village near this house was invaded. It was terrible; all of the villagers were extruded from their houses and exiled from the village! The place was then demolished in order to replace it with a military base called 'Sector 4'."

Sakura: "That's terrible!"

Old man: "Indeed it was. Since then, I've had no students left to teach. You know, I'm actually a martial arts teacher! Or, well, used to be. I was known as Master Toro."

Ninomiya: "You know martial arts? That's amazing! Can you teach us a thing or two?"

Master Toro: "Getting a little anxious, aren't we? I haven't had students in a while, so I haven't been practicing my moves. However, I can teach you the one thing I will never forget: Ki energy."

Sakura: "Ki energy? Sounds powerful! What does it do?"

Master Toro: "Ki energy is your spiritual power. Every single living creature in existence has spiritual energy, and with enough training, it can be manifested as powerful energy-based attacks and techniques such as flying."

Master Toro had gotten the two quite exited with his Ki energy talk. He was willing to teach them a very special move, after they finished eating.

Master Toro: "Hmmm? Sakura, I couldn't help but notice that tail of yours. Is it real?"

Sakura: "Yes, it's a part of my body just like my arms and legs."

Master Toro: "That reminds me of someone. Years ago, a little boy participated in the World's Martial Arts Tournament. His name was Goku, and he had a tail too. In fact, his tail was just like yours, Sakura. Despite his age and size, Goku was a magnificent fighter and fought against the strongest men from all over the world. "

Sakura: "He had a tail just like mine? Goku might know something about it and the super-human strength! Master Toro, do you know where we can find Goku?"

Master Toro: "Unfortunately, I have not heard a word about Goku in years. It is known, however, that he was a hero for humanity. Many times did he save this planet from cataclysmic adversaries."

Finally, Sakura, Ninomiya, and Master Toro finished their food. After a short recess, Master Toro took the two outside to show them an incredible technique.

Master Toro: "What I'm about to show you has quite a story. This technique was originally mastered only by the great turtle hermit, Master Roshi. But as he gained students, these students learned and surpassed the technique's original power. It became such a powerful move that an instruction manual on how to do it was published. But only a handful of people can actually perform it. This technique is the almighty Kamehameha Wave."

Sakura: "That sounds like a very powerful attack!"

Master Toro: "And it is. OK, now watch…"

Master Toro prepared himself to do the Kamehameha Wave in a very complicated looking manner.

Master Toro: "…Ka…me…"

Ninomiya: "Such an odd looking position…"

Master Toro: "…ha…me…"

Sakura: "Look! Energy is building inside his hands!"

Master Toro: "…! HAAAAAAAA!"

A gigantic blue wave of power came out of Master Toro's hands. It was incredibly fast, powerful, and pierced through the clouds in the far distance.

Sakura: "Whoa! That was incredible!"

Master Toro: "It's your turn to try it, Sakura."

Sakura: "OK, here I come!"

Sakura mimicked the position and speed at which Master Toro showed them the Kamehameha Wave.

Sakura: "Ufff… Ka…me…"

Master Toro: "Good, you're getting the right position."

Sakura: "…ha…me…"

Ninomiya: "Energy is building inside Sakura's hands! You can do it, Sakura!"

Sakura: "…! HAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaa..."

It failed. Ha.

Sakura: "…HAAAAA!... HAAAAAAAAAAA! WHY WON'T IT WORK?!"

Master Toro: "That's very strange. Although the energy is not bursting into the wave, it is still present shaped like a shining sphere in your hands, Sakura."

Ninomiya then tried the wave, and he couldn't do it either. They kept trying but to no avail. It became dark and they decided to sleep and try it again the next day.

The next day...

Sakura: "OK, this time I'm definitely going to get it right!"

Ninomiya: "Wait, Sakura, look. I think there's something coming from over there."

Sakura: "I think it's… a group of men… in… battle armor… BATTLE ARMOR?!"

What was coming from the distance were the men from the control squad of Sector 4. There were almost a hundred of them, all with heavy weaponry.

Sakura: "No! It's the same people who attacked Waterleaf Village, but they seem to have better equipment! King Avarez… he's looking for us!"

Master Toro: "Those heartless monsters! … Wait, Sakura. I think this is the perfect time to try the Kamehameha Wave. Focus."

Sakura: "Will do, Master Toro! Here I go!"

Sector 4 Commander: "Ready your guns, men!"

Sakura: "Ka…me…"

Sector 4 Commander: "Set your target!"

Sakura: "…ha…me…!"

Sector 4 Commander: "…and…!"

Sakura: "HAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa..."

It failed again. Ha ha.

Sakura: "… darn it!"

In an act of rage, Sakura shook her hands, with the Ki energy still in them. Suddenly, the energy still present in her left hand burst into an energy wave. However, this was not the Kamehameha Wave.

Sector 4 Commander: "Whoa! Watch out, it's coming this wa-"*is reached by the wave*

Right after making contact and damaging the commander, the wave ricochet straight to another soldier. The wave kept ricocheting until it took out ten of the soldiers.

Sakura: "What the… it's not the Kamehameha Wave, but it seems to do some good damage too! Hyyyyaaaa!"

Sakura continued to throw more of the waves that required the use of only one hand. Finally, all of the soldiers had been struck by it and knocked out.

Master Toro: "That was astonishing, Sakura! But it wasn't the Kamehameha Wave; it was more like your own move."

Sakura: "Yeah… it appears to not be as strong as the Kamehameha Wave, but it's faster, and it can ricochet! Wait, that's it! That technique's name will be the Ricochet Ray!"

With Sector 4's only defense defeated, Sakura and Ninomiya went there to gather as much food as possible. As a military base, food was plentiful, and the two young warriors took almost all of it.

Master Toro: "Sakura, what you did back there was unbelievable. You altered the only thing I had to teach you to make it unique. Now, thanks to you, I can exile all of the people here in Sector 4 and call back my people! Thank you so much!"

Sakura: "Tee-hee! It was nothing. Now that we have food again, we can proceed with our journey!"

And so, Sakura and Ninomiya said good-bye to Master Toro.

Ninomiya: "Thank you very much for teaching us about Ki, Master Toro!"

Master Toro: "Wait, Ninomiya. I've got a question for you."

Ninomiya: "Uh? Go ahead, ask me whatever you want."

Master Toro: "Ninomiya, have you ever used a sword?"

Ninomiya: "Well, I think I practiced with a wooden sword for a week when I was ten, but then my dad offered me martial arts training. Since then, I haven't really used one. Why?"

Master Toro: "Believe it or not, you look like you could be a powerful swordsman. Wait here, I have something you might like."

Master Toro quickly went to his house to find a gift for Ninomiya. When he came back, he gave Ninomiya the gift. It was a professionally crafted wooden katana.

Master Toro: "Use this in your journey, Ninomiya, and practice with it. I'm certain that with enough training, you will become the most skilled swordsman in the planet."

Ninomiya: "Oh, thank you, master! I promise I will practice really hard and make you proud of me!"

Sakura: "Congratulations, Ninomiya! Good-bye and thank you again, Master Toro!"

Master Toro: "Good luck, Sakura! Good luck, Ninomiya!"

Ninomiya was now determined to practice the arts of swordsmanship. Sakura had now mastered a new technique. Looks like the two warriors are learning already! But how often will they have to use their new fighting moves? Will they ever meet King Avarez in person? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

While learning the Kamehameha Wave, Sakura wonders if there is anything else she can do with Ki energy.

Sakura: "Master Toro, is there anything else that you can teach us about Ki energy?"

Master Toro: "Well, there is something. You can gather a small amount of Ki to generate a quick energy ball. It's not nearly as strong as the Kamehameha Wave, but it's fast and flexible. You can throw hundreds of these if you have enough power."

Sakura: "OK…" *throws Ki blast* "There, I did it!" *throws five Ki blasts* Hah, hah, this is kind of fun! Hya, hya, hya, hya, hya, hya.."

Sakura blasted 70 Ki blasts towards the skies.

Meanwhile, in Sector 4...

Random soldier: "Huh? What's that in the sky? It's like a bunch of bright balls. Wonder what direction they're headi—OH SHI—"

And no one knew of that random soldier ever again.