Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

"WHAT?! Even YOU failed me, Sizere?!"

Sizere: "A rather… inconvenient event happened, sir. Please, allow me to-"

"You will not go at them again, Sizere. I want you to stay here in the main head quarters and prepare our troops. No matter how strong those two are, there is no way they will defeat my entire army!"

Sizere: "Yes, your majesty."

"Now, get me a row of five commanders."

Men in Battle Armor #5-9: "Here we are, sir! What do you request of us, sir?"

*pushes button five times* *all five commanders are electrocuted*

"Ah… death always manages to cheer me up… heh, heh, heh…"

Chapter 6: Blades by Tails

After an unexpected transformation from Sakura, the two warriors were able to survive Sizere's attack. Now, they find themselves in Starflow Kingdom, where they hope to find clues as to King Avarez' hidings. But before even starting their research, Sakura and Ninomiya must be introduced to the kingdom.

Ninomiya: "I think my wound is healed. It was just a punch. But I don't think I can say the same for you, Sakura…"

Sakura: "I'm healed!"

Ninomiya: "…WHAT?! But I saw Sizere beat you almost to death! If you hadn't looked at the moon, we wou-"

Sakura: "Look at the moon? What did that do?"

Ninomiya: "Ummm… nothing. Just… pretend I didn't say anything…"

Sakura: "Huh…? Well, sure… whatever you say, Ninomiya…"

Since both Sakura and Ninomiya had healed from their wounds, they would now head over to Starflow Castle, where they would be introduced to the kingdom.

Sakura: "Wooooooow! This castle is beautiful! The whole kingdom is gorgeous!"

Castle servant: "Ah, this way, please. The princess is waiting for you."

Castle servant #2: "Ladies and gentlemen… well, the two of you… before you is the beautiful, the magnificent, the savior of us all, PRINCESS" *drum roll* "ANDROMEDA!"

Princess Andromeda: "Hello, adventurers. I'd like to welcome you to Starflow Kingdom! Please, feel free to ask anything that you need, as long as it's logical, of course."

Before the two heroes was Princess Andromeda. However, she looked different than they expected. Despite being the princess of one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world, her garments and hair seemed as if she was prepared for battle. Not only that, but she had a strange looking weapon right beside her. It was a combination of a staff and a spear.

Sakura: "We are honored to meet you, Princess Andromeda! My name is Sakura, and this is my partner, Ninomiya. We were picked up by a kind civilian of your kingdom. We received severe injuries from one of King Avarez' subordinates and now we seek to stop his reign of tyranny!"

Princess Andromeda: "You're both after King Avarez too? That's fantastic! We can use as much help as we can gather. Starflow Kingdom is also preparing a plan to attack King Avarez, but we must find his location first."

While speaking to their new visitors, Princess Andromeda noticed Sakura's tail. Strangely, it seemed familiar to her.

Princess Andromeda: "(That tail… I know I've heard of something like that before… but what was it?) Sakura, do you know where you got your tail from?"

Sakura: "As far as I know, I was born with it. I love it! It comes in handy in every situation! I would never remove it even if it's not normal!"

Princess Andromeda: "That's good to hear. One must be proud of one's body, regardless of its differences. Now that we got that out of the way, let me tell you about Starflow Kingdom. We carry many weddings and honey moons in this kingdom. The reason is because the moon is always seen full in this kingdom, so it's a perfect place for romantic couples."

Ninomiya: "Oh…crap… I-I-I-I mean… great! That's… awesome! For you guys… you get to see the full moon… every night… yes… great…"

Princess Andromeda: "Ha ha! You speak funny! Anyways, looking at you two, I'm guessing you are experienced fighters."

Sakura: "Yes, your majesty! We come from a village in the east. It's called Waterleaf Village. Both of us were trained by the great Master Ikeda, and recently, we got to meet Master Toro."

Princess Andromeda: "Sounds like you're enthusiastic warriors! Then I highly recommend you meet with our kingdom's knight trainer. His name is Master Ran. I'll order one of the castle's guards to take you to him."

Ninomiya: "Thank you so much, Princess Andromeda! We greatly appreciate your help!"

After their conversation, Sakura and Ninomiya were taken to see Master Ran.

Castle servant: "Here we are. Master Ran is a great swordsman! Good luck with his training!"

Master Ran came out to greet the two heroes.

Master Ran: "Ah, you must be the two young warriors the princess told me about. Sakura and Ninomiya, isn't it?"

Ninomiya: "Yes, Master Ran! We are willing to help Starflow Kingdom stop King Avarez, and we need to be strong to do so!"

Master Ran: "And I see you're ready, too! You have a wooden sword, and you have a… tail… oh, I'm sure there's something I can teach you to do with it! Come on in!"

Although Master Ran was a powerful trainer, he was at heart a swordsman. Despite this, Sakura wanted to be part of his training, even though she didn't have a sword.

Master Ran: "Since you have a sword with you, I want you to be my first guest, Ninomiya. I want you to use your wooden sword against this 4-feet tall rock."

Ninomiya: "That's all? Heh, I can do that! Here it comes!"

Ninomiya struck the rock with all his might, breaking it into pieces.

Master Ran: "Impressive. You have great strength in you, young man. Now I want you to do it again to this other 4-feet tall rock. But… I want you to cut it in half."

Ninomiya: "Cut it in half? But that's impossible! My sword is made out of wood, it's not sharp enough!"

Master Ran: "Impossible? Non-sense! With the right angle, speed, and accuracy, a rubber ball could slice an entire mountain in half."

Ninomiya: "OK… I'll do my best! Hya!"

Ninomiya tried and tried, but he could only break the rock little by little, leaving a mess on the ground.

Ninomiya: "It's no use… I can't do- … ummm… Sakura… what are you doing?"

Sakura: "I'm trying to cut this metal door in half with this bread!"

Ninomiya: "Oh… yes… of course…"

Master Ran: "Well… it IS possible… just not easy to do. At least she's enthusiastic!"

Meanwhile, in Starflow Castle.

Princess Andromeda: "That girl… Sakura… I know I've heard of that tail before…"

Sakura's tail got Princess Andromeda extremely uneasy. Seeking for answers, she went to her parents.

Princess Andromeda: "Mom! Dad!"

Starflow King: "Hello, my darling. What brings you to us?"

Princess Andromeda: "We just had a pair of visitors."

Starflow Queen: "Andromeda, remember that we won't come out to say hi to visitors unless they are of the utmost importance. Two kids are not worth our time."

Princess Andromeda: "No, wait, listen to me. There's something important. One of them, a girl, she had a monkey tail. Don't we know something about that?"

Starflow Queen: "Monkey tail? I don't recall anything. She's probably just a half-breed, there's nothing special about her."

Princess Andromeda: "But…"

Starflow King: "Now, now, Andromeda. I think you should let the monkey girl be! We're no one to judge others' appearances. Isn't there something else you can do right now? You have a whole kingdom to mock about!"

Princess Andromeda: "I really think she's special!"

Starflow Queen: "Please, Andromeda. Just go off and do something else. We're busy looking for King Avarez."

Princess Andromeda: *sigh* "…fine."

Back on Master Ran's training ground.

Ninomiya: "Hya! Hyaa! HYAAAA!"

Master Ran: "You're too tense, young man. Anger is a tremendous source of power, but it's also a tremendous source of recklessness. If you can't learn to control anger, you will never succeed in your mission."

Ninomiya: "But you told me to be precise, not angry!"

Master Ran: "I know that. But you're getting angry, and recklessness is distorting your precision. Try to meditate for a little."

Ninomiya: *sigh* "Yes, master."

Ninomiya then sat down and tried to meditate. Sakura sat beside him too.

Ninomiya: "Huh? Sakura, you don't have to do this if you don't want to."

Sakura: "I want to meditate… it's so refreshing…"

Master Ran: "(Hm. Sakura wants to learn, too. But she doesn't have a sword, and I don't know any martial arts…)"

Ninomiya continued training for three days. Sakura was always watching him train, trying to do what he did as well. Then on the fourth day…

Master Ran: "OK, Ninomiya. I have given you three full days of training. We shall now try to repeat what you could not do on the first day. Cut this rock in half, using your wooden sword only."

Ninomiya: "Yes, master! Huuuuuu…"

Ninomiya focused his entire mind into his blade. Once he reached a full state of focus, he went for the strike.

Ninomiya: "Ha…HaaaaAAAA… HYYYYAAAAAAAA!"

The wooden sword slashed the rock in a complete vertical manner. There was no effect at first, but seconds later, the rock split in half!

Ninomiya: "Huh? YYYYES! I DID IT! WOOHOO!

Master Ran: "Congratulations, Ninomiya! You mastered every swordsman's technique! Nothing shall resist the might of your blade, regardless of what your weapon is!"

Ninomiya: "Alright! I'm going to become the greatest swordsman there ever w—ummm… Sakura?"

Sakura was standing in front of another 4-feet tall rock. She positioned herself in a fighting stance.

Sakura: "Haaa… HYA!"

Sakura used her tail to slash the rock, just like Ninomiya did with his sword. Seconds later, the rock split in half.

Ninomiya: "W-W-W-W-W… I-I-I-I-I… H…HOW? WHAT?"

Sakura: "Hey, guys, look! I split the rock in half with my tail!"

Ninomiya: "I S-S-S-S-SAW IT! B-B-B-BUT… HOW DID YOU DO THAT?"

Sakura: "What do you mean? Master Ran said it: 'With the right angle, speed, and accuracy, a rubber ball could slice an entire mountain in half.' Remember? If a rubber ball can split a mountain in half, I bet a tail like mine can split a small rock just fine!"

Master Ran: "Ah… I did say that, didn't I…? I said that just to get Ninomiya in the mood; I didn't actually think you could use ANYTHING as a sharp blade!"

Sakura: "Really? Well, guess you learn something new every day, right? I learned to use my tail as a blade!"

Master Ran: "I learned that a lie can sometimes be a truth without even realizing it."

Ninomiya: "I haven't learned anything logical… if you'll excuse me; I'm going to go question the laws of physics…"

Sakura: "Oh… good luck with that, Ninomiya!"

Master Ran: "(This girl… what kind of power does she bear?!)"

That was certainly a surprise from Sakura! How many things can she really do? Has Princess Andromeda found the information she needs? And where is King Avarez hiding? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

After an exhausting day for Ninomiya in training with Master Ran, it is finally night time and the two can rest. But there is a fireworks show outside!

Sakura: "Hey, Ninomiya, look! They're going to do a fireworks show! Want to go?

Ninomiya: "Well…"

Ninomiya's subconscious: "Sakura goes see fireworks. Fireworks go to sky. Sakura looks at fireworks. Fireworks explode in sky. Full moon is in sky. Sakura looks at full moon. Everyone dies."

Ninomiya: "NO. No… I… I really think it's not a good idea."

Sakura: "What? Why?"

Ninomiya: "Because… ummm… I, huh… I'm allergic to fireworks! Yes. Allergic… and you are too, Sakura!"

Sakura: "I… am…?"

Ninomiya: "YES. We, ummm… we forgot to tell you. As a kid, that is. Let's just have a good night sleep, OK?"

Sakura: "Awww… ok…"