Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

"So, Sizere, how are the troops?"

Sizere: "They are almost ready, sir. Give them one more day and they should be ready to attack."

"Good. If Starflow Kingdom thinks it can stop the almighty King Avarez, then it better be prepared for anything."

Sizere: "Not to question your thinking, sir, but I believe we cannot get ahead of ourselves. Remember that the girl with the tail is also against us, and she has a little trick that might be problematic for us."

"There is nothing a little girl can do that can stop me. I'll make sure that it is my hand that rids her of this world… heh, heh, heh…"

Chapter 7: Fainted Roots of Evil

After learning Master Ran's swordsman technique, Sakura and Ninomiya woke up to another day of adventures. Princess Andromeda had personally invited the two to stay in her castle until they destroyed King Avarez. But his location needed to be discovered first…

Ninomiya: *yawn* "Good morning, Sakura."

Sakura: *yawn* "Good morning, Ninomiya."

In that moment, a castle servant walked in the room.

Castle servant: "Good morning, heroes. I would like to announce that breakfast is ready. Please, make yourselves at home. The princess is waiting."

Ninomiya: "Breakfast with the princess? I would never guess a pair of villagers like us would have the honor of sharing breakfast with a princess!"

Castle servant: "Princess Andromeda is quite a kind young lady, indeed. Despite having incredible powers, she equals herself with the citizens in this kingdom, saying that no pure heart should be degraded."

Sakura: "Incredible powers? Oh, you mean that she can order the people to do whatever she wants, right? But she doesn't do it. That's rare in today's world!"

Castle servant: "Well, that's not quite what I meant with incredible po—"

Ninomiya: "Come on, Sakura! The princess is waiting!"

Castle servant: "Oh, well, I…" *Sakura and Ninomiya leave* "…sure, go ahead. I'll tell you later…"

Sakura and Ninomiya quickly prepared themselves and dressed in their normal clothing, since they didn't bring anything else with them. Both Sakura and Ninomiya wore weighed clothes, given by Mr. Ikeda. 'Every step they take will be part of their training with those clothes,' as quoted by the master himself.

Sakura and Ninomiya: "We're here, Princess Andromeda!"

Princess Andromeda: "Ah, good morning, you two. Please, have a seat and eat at your heart's content."

Sakura and Ninomiya: "Thank you, Princess Andromeda!"

Although Ninomiya was older, taller and required more energy, Sakura ate at least twice as much as he did. Since she was growing up, it was understandable… to an extent.

Princess Andromeda: "Wow, Sakura… you eat… quite a bit, for your size…"

Sakura: "My appetite is huge, and I don't know why. Ninomiya says it's kind of scary sometimes."

Princess Andromeda: "I can see that… how old are you again?"

Sakura: "I'm 14. How old are you, princess?"

Princess Andromeda: "I'm 16. We're both in a state of growth, but you're just amazing!"

Ninomiya: "I know, right? … wait… you're only 16, princess?"

Princess Andromeda: "A little younger than I look, I know. Since I can't leave the castle for too long, I don't usually exercise or explore the outside world. Only when I have to accompany my parents or deal with something like King Avarez. That's why I look more like 18; I'm, in a way, not living enough…"

Ninomiya: "I'm sorry to hear that… speaking of your parents, are the king and queen not with us today?"

Princess Andromeda: "Mom and dad never come to see visitors unless they're of the utmost importance. As in, if it's not another monarch, they can careless. They're always busy in their room for several different reasons. This time, they're looking for King Avarez' location. I know it's important, but it's just so boring in here…"

Sakura: "I wouldn't think the princess of a powerful kingdom would be bored… but, hey, at least you're kept safe! And if you want anything, you just have to ask for it and you'll get it!"

Princess Andromeda: "I guess if you look at it that way it's kind of nice. Thanks, Sakura (but still…)."

Sakura: "You're welcome, Princess!"

Princess Andromeda: "You know… you two are the only people I can maybe call not servants or partners in battle, but friends…"

Ninomiya: "Really? Well, we're glad to be of help, princess!"

Sakura: "I love friends! The more we have, the merrier our lives together will be!"

Princess Andromeda: "Yes… it's kind of sad that you have to go once we stop King Avarez…"

Princess Andromeda never had a chance to constantly interact with any specific citizens in the kingdom. The king and queen always needed her help with their work, and they prohibited her from becoming friends with anyone that was a lower rank than her. But since her parents were so busy with King Avarez' location, the princess finally could take some time to talk with someone, in this case Sakura and Ninomiya.

Once done with breakfast, Sakura and Ninomiya decided that they would explore the kingdom in search for any possible clues about King Avarez' whereabouts.

Sakura and Ninomiya: "Bye, princess! We're going to investigate the kingdom, see if we find anything useful about King Avarez!"

Princess Andromeda: "Bye, you two! Good luck out there! *Sakura and Ninomiya leave* (Sakura… she's trying hard to figure out who she is… I will search as hard as I can to help her… I promise!)"

Meanwhile, in King Avarez' main headquarters.

Soldier #1: "Hey, man, have you heard about that weird girl with the tail?"

Soldier #2: "Yeah. I heard Sizere was about to kill her, but then something happened to her. It was so bad Sizere had to run away!"

Soldier #1: "That's pretty scary stuff. Sizere has never had to withdraw a battle before, and to be humiliated by a girl, now that's something!"

Soldier #2: "Not only that, but I also heard that Starflow Kingdom is looking for our location. If they find out where we are, we might be in trouble! You know what they can do, right?"

Soldier #1: "Yeah. Their princess can summon—"

Suddenly, a transmission was sent to the entire facility. It could be heard through megaphones on the wall.

Megaphone: "Attention, everyone. This is your lead commander, Sizere, speaking. The troops are almost ready to attack Starflow Kingdom by surprise. Every soldier and military unit must present themselves at the center of the facility immediately."

Soldier #1: "You heard that? We're going to take over Starflow Kingdom by surprise! Now this is exciting!"

Soldier #2: "Heh, heh! There's nowhere for them to run now!"

Back in Starflow Kingdom, Princess Andromeda was looking through the entire interplanetary library to find out anything she could about Sakura.

Princess Andromeda: "'Little green men with big black eyes'… no. 'Strange looking aliens with incredible power that are all named after cold adjectives/nouns (i.e. Freezer, Cooler, Chilled…)'…no. 'Big and little green men that can regenerate lost limbs'… no. 'Human-looking beings with monkey-like tails.' HERE IT IS!"

The princess found the book she was looking for!

Princess Andromeda: "It says: 'These aliens are known as Saiyans. Their home planet was Planet Vegeta, until it was destroyed recently by a creature named Frieza.' Oh no… 'A Saiyan's appearance is very close to that of humans, except they are more muscular, all have black-colored eyes and hair, and, most noticeably, they have monkey-like tails.' That sounds like Sakura alright! 'Saiyans are one of the most powerful races across the galaxy. They go planet by planet destroying all the inhabitants to sell the planet for great amounts of money.' Sakura would never do that… 'Their true potential is unlocked by the full moon. When a Saiyan looks at the moon, they will (assuming their tail is still present) transform into… gigantic apes, increasing their power by ten times and destroying everything in their way?' WHAT?"

The princess could not believe it. One of her only friends actually came from a race of destructive warriors trained to obliterate a planet's population!

Princess Andromeda: "But… no… Sakura is not like that… Even though I've only known her for four days, I can tell that she has a pure heart…"

While trying to make sense of the situation, the king and queen were hurrying to Princess Andromeda's location.

Princess Andromeda: "She's different… I know she is! Sakura is still a living creature! She can decide whether to be like her people or be who she really wants to be! I have to tell her about this!"

Starflow King and Queen: "ANDROMEDA! WE'VE FOUND KING AVAREZ' LOCATION!"

Princess Andromeda: "WHAT?!"

Starflow King and Queen: "Turns out he was right under our noses! His base is hidden in a near-by desert, still part of the Starflow Kingdom's outskirts!"

Princess Andromeda: "That bastard! We have to get Sakura and Ninomiya, now! I have a plan…"

While walking through the kingdom, Sakura and Ninomiya were met by a castle servant that looked in a hurry. He told them that they must report immediately to Princess Andromeda.

Back in Starflow Castle...

Princess Andromeda: "Sakura, Ninomiya, I have great news. We have found King Avarez' hiding place!"

Sakura and Ninomiya: "Really?! That's great! How can we help?"

Princess Andromeda: "That is the tricky part. I want you two to infiltrate his base without being noticed. With your incredible strength, you can wipe out at least half of their troops before they begin their attack. Then, you two will run away as fast as you can and return to the kingdom. Once you do, that will be a sign that our troops can proceed to battle without any preoccupations. I know it sounds risky, but… you're the only ones that we can count on!"

Sakura: "Don't worry, princess! If it's to defeat King Avarez, Ninomiya and I will do anything! Right, Ninomiya?"

Ninomiya: "Right! Those guys won't know what hit 'em!"

Princess Andromeda: "Fabulous! I want you to begin on your mission ASAP!"

Sakura: "ASAP? We can go right now! Come on, Ninomiya, let's go!"

Princess Andromeda: "What? Wait, Sakura, there's something I have to—"

Sakura: "There's nothing to worry about, princess! We'll be back in no time!"

Princess Andromeda: "Wait, Saku—" *Sakura and Ninomiya leave* "I… I… I'm going to help them!"

Starflow Queen: "What do you mean 'help them?' You can't—hey, wait, Andromeda!" *Princess Andromeda leaves*

1 hour later…

Sakura and Ninomiya managed to reach King Avarez' base unnoticed. Now they just had to get in and do a surprise attack. But there was someone on the look-out…

Ninomiya: "It's clear. Sakura, this way!"

Sakura: "Phew! You know, for a high quality military base, this place doesn't have very tight security."

Ninomiya: "Yeah. Now, all we have to do is… WHAT THE?! SAKURA, BEHIND YOU!"

Sakura: "Wha—"

It was Sizere! He came out of nowhere and grabbed Sakura's tail!

Sakura: "AAAAAHHHH! IT… HURTS! LET GO OF MY TAIL! LET GO of… my… tail… ah…" *faints*

Ninomiya: "SAKURA!"

Sizere: "Hm. Knew it. Her tail was her weak point."

Ninomiya: "YOU MONST—" *Sizere punches Ninomiya's stomach* "Ufff… gah… ah…" *faints too*

Sizere: "Pathetic. I could kill you right now, but I know how much the princess likes you two. So, I want her to see every last second of your death…"

"Good work, Sizere. And I like your thinking. Makes me proud to be your leader. Heh, heh, heh…"

Sizere: "Of course, your majesty (yes… laugh all you want… while you still can…).

Sakura and Ninomiya had been captured by Sizere! What terrible plans does he have in mind for our helpless heroes? Will they be able to escape before it is too late? What did Princess Andromeda mean by helping them? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

While walking through the facility, a pair of King Avarez' soldiers were having a rather strange conversation.

Soldier #1: "Hey."

Soldier #2: "Yeah?"

Soldier #1: "You think Sizere will kill that girl with the tail if he finds her?"

Soldier #2: "Probably. Why?"

Soldier #1: "I just wish that instead of killing her right away, he captured her and let us take care of the torture."

Soldier #2: "Why would you want… wait… YOU SICK, PERVERTED BASTARD! SHE'S 14!"

Soldier #1: "SHE'S 14?! I DIDN'T KNO—wait… how do YOU know?!"

Soldier #2: "Well, I, uhhh…"

Soldier #1: "You've been spying on her with the heli-cameras, haven't you?!"

Soldier #2: "I… shut up! You know you have, too!"

And this is why you don't go and hire people in a desert.