Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Dr. Joaquin: "Ohhh, for the love of… why can't I EVER get rid of nuisances without them giving me trouble?!"

Isaac (on hidden camera screen): "It's a long way to the core, but as long as we stick together, getting there will be an easy task."

Dr. Joaquin: "EASY?! Those little runts think I'll just let them walk in here and open the door for them?! I've got PLENTY of traps for you FAILURES to die at!"

Andromeda (on hidden camera screen): "So, Isaac, what's on the next room?"

Isaac (on hidden camera screen): "The next room is the liquid conversion room."

Dr. Joaquin: "The liquid conversion room… I know how I'm going to eliminate you PESTS! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!"

Chapter 13: Riding Over Death

Although our heroes had just managed to defeat King Avarez and Sizere, a new enemy already appeared before them. Dr. Joaquin, a mad scientist and founder of the Morph-Fluid Corporation, was a new threat for both our heroes and, eventually, the entire world! However, the new teammates - Isaac and Rufus, would help the trio if they helped them on their mission to stop Dr. Joaquin. The five warriors… or, the three and two-halves warriors… THE THREE WARRIORS AND A SIAMESE DOG... would now venture deeper down Morph-Fluid Corporation.

Andromeda: "Liquid conversion room? What happens in there?"

Isaac: "It's the room where normal liquids from the outside world, like water, are drained into a tank. In that tank, dozens of powerful and dangerous chemicals are mixed with the normal liquid, contaminating it. Once the contamination is done, the used-to-be-normal liquid is converted into radioactive liquid that causes the enslaved animals to transform into monsters."

Sakura: "That's terrible! Doesn't the doctor know about recycling?"

Isaac: "The only thing that guy recycles are failed ideas. When I was enslaved in his office, I recall seeing hundreds of ripped papers and other trash on the floor, and the place stinks! No wonder he doesn't have a wife."

Before entering the room, our heroes decided to take a break.

Ninomiya: "Hey, Isaac, you hungry?"

Isaac: "A little bit. Rufus is hungry, too."

Rufus: "Woof, woof!"

Ninomiya: "Alright, let's see… you want these two peaches?"

Rufus: *sniff, sniff* "Woof, woof!"

Isaac: "I think Rufus just smelled some beef jerky in there."

Ninomiya: "Oh, you're right. Dogs are carnivores. Here, have the jerky."

Rufus: "Woof!" *chomp*

Isaac: "So, what's your story, Sakura?"

Sakura: "It might seem strange, but I'm neither a mutant from this place nor a human. I come from an alien race known as the Saiyans. I don't know much about them, other than the fact that we all have tails like mine, and our planet was destroyed. I'm a survivor, sent to outer space by my parents. I'm going to West City to find out all I can about my origins, since I heard that city is really advanced and has immense data bases."

Isaac: "An alien? Well, you seem like a nice alien to Rufus and me, so you're perfectly OK to us. And your tail isn't strange either… not like I'm anyone to judge appearances, anyways. But still, does your tail serve any particular purpose besides being prehensile?

Sakura: "Ummm… it's hard to explain thoroughly… I'll show you when I get the chance."

Rufus: "Woof!"

Once they were done eating, our heroes continued into the liquid conversion room.

Isaac: "Here we are. Big tank, isn't it?"

Sakura: "Woooow! That tank is huge! Is it full of radioactive waste already?"

Isaac: "Yes. You can tell by the smoke coming off of it."

Meanwhile, in Dr. Joaquin's office...

Dr. Joaquin: "They're in the liquid conversion room! This is my chance to CRUSH those pests like a bunch of INSECTS!"

Dr. Joaquin quickly reached for a lever located in his massive computer's control panel. This lever controlled a giant hook used to move the tank of radioactive liquid in the liquid conversion room.

Dr. Joaquin: "You won't get away from this!"

Back in the liquid conversion room, a giant hook began moving at high speeds. The hook tried to hit our heroes, almost succeeding but not quite.

Ninomiya: "Whoa! Dr. Joaquin must know we're here and he's controlling that hook!"

Isaac: "Sakura, watch out! It's coming for you!"

Sakura dodged the hook by jumping all over the place. Wherever she landed, the hook would quickly hit that section in an attempt to strike Sakura. As she was too busy trying to not get smashed, Sakura accidentally jumped towards the tank in the room, causing the hook to strike and break it. The radioactive liquid began spilling all over the room, leaving safe spots only in the entrance of the room and the exit towards the next room.

Sakura: "Ummm… oops!"

Ninomiya: "Oh, man, we're stuck! At least the hook was disintegrated, but that means this liquid will kill us instantly if we touch it!"

Isaac: "We're going to need to find a way to get to the other side of the room in order to proceed to the next chamber."

Andromeda: "Hmmm… well… have any of you guys ever tried surfing?"

Sakura: "Surfing… oh, I know what it is! It's a sport where you use a table or something like that to ride on the water, right?"

Andromeda: "Yup. And if we can get some waves up in here, we might be able to surf our way to the other side!"

Isaac: "Sounds like a plan. Although, I don't know if dogs can surf…"

Rufus: "Woof! Woof, woof, wooooooof! Woof, woof-woof, woof!"

Isaac: "Rufus, you know how to surf? You need to tell me these things sooner!"

Rufus: "Woof, woof… woof, woof-woof, woof-woof-woof, bark, woof."

Isaac: "I know I'm supposed to be you, but I don't keep track of your dreams! You know what, fine. As long as you can really surf, we're good to go."

Ninomiya: "(A dog arguing with himself about his ability to surf… guess this journey was a bit stranger than I had expected… I don't know if that's a good thing, though…) Alright, we have a plan, then. Now, how are we going to do this?"

Andromeda: "You see those metal pieces up there? If we can bring them down, they might serve us as surfing tables. As for the waves…"

Isaac: "Oh! There are heavy fans in this room, too! If we get them spinning, there will be winds strong enough to make some waves!"

Sakura: "OK! I'll get the tables! Ricochet Ray!"

Sakura cast her Ricochet Ray towards one of the metal pieces. The ray ricochet to the next piece and so on, until there were four metal pieces the size of surfing tables for our heroes to use.

Ninomiya: "Leave the fans to me! Pandemonium Whirlwind!"

Ninomiya jumped as high as he could, and then he used his Pandemonium Whirlwind technique. The strong winds caused near-by fans to starts spinning, spreading the wind across the room. Eventually, all of the fans were spinning at high speeds, and waves rose from the radioactive liquid.

Isaac: "OK, everyone, be very careful with this. A small mistake could mean the end of your lives!"

Andromeda: "Don't worry, we can handle it! … Hmmm… now that I look at them closely, these metal pieces seem awfully familiar… oh well. Here we go!"

Sakura, Ninomiya, Andromeda, and Isaac and Rufus began surfing on the radioactive liquid. Incredibly, they were all skilled at surfing, despite having no practice whatsoever. But this is a fictional story, so no need for explanations.

Meanwhile, in Dr. Joaquin's office...

Dr. Joaquin: "AAARRGHH! CAN'T THESE BRATS RUN OUT OF IDEAS?! FINE! Don't think I don't have more tricks up MY sleeve, either… 27, get up! You have a job to finish!"

Back in the liquid conversion room, our heroes were having no trouble surfing across the radioactive liquid. Then suddenly…

Andromeda: "This is great! I've never had this much fun in my life while being so close to imminent dea—waaah!"

From the middle of the room, the giant goo monster they had fought before appeared, rising from the liquid! 27 was back for revenge!

Andromeda: "… damn it! Too soon!"

Ninomiya: "Oh, crap! It's that monster again! We need to kill that thing a different way this time!"

Isaac: "Of all places and times it could have showed up, this one?!"

Ninomiya: "We can't really fight it! If we let go of the surf tables, we'll be part of that thing's body! The only thing we can use is Ki energy!"

Andromeda: "Alright, then! Homing Quasar!"

Andromeda's Homing Quasar was able to sever a small section of 27's body. However, it quickly regenerated it!

Sakura: "Ricochet Ray!"

Sakura's Ricochet Ray had a similar effect. They realized that they couldn't take it out piece by piece; it had to be all at once.

Ninomiya: "Ah!" *barely dodges attack* "What are we going to do now?! Anyone have a plan to eliminate it in one shot?"

Isaac: "The only thing in this room is the tank, the fans and the hook. There's nothing else in here, so forget about any possible environmental attack."

Ninomiya: "Whoa!" *dodges again* "Take this! Haa!"

Ninomiya threw a small Ki blast at the monster. It did little damage, quickly regenerating again just like with Andromeda's and Sakura's attacks.

Sakura: "Wah!" *dodge* "Wait, that's it! It's time to put that technique I've been working on to use!"

Apparently, Sakura had a new trick. She began focusing energy on her tail, making it shine yellow. Eventually, the energy focused on the tip, taking the form of a Ki sphere. Sakura then threw the sphere towards the ceiling.

Sakura: "OK, here it goes! Power Rain!"

The sphere on the ceiling began shooting dozens of Ki blasts directly downwards. They all hit 27, hitting it so fast that it didn't have time to regenerate. After about 100 Ki blasts, the sphere disappeared, as well as the monster.

Andromeda: "Whoa! Way to go, Sakura!"

Sakura: "Thanks! Tee-hee!"

Isaac: "Now we can get to the other side of the room!"

Without any other threats, our heroes could finally arrive the other side of the room. Then, they proceeded to a long hallway that would be the passageway to the next room. The walls of the hallway were made out of glass, which allowed our heroes to see other inaccessible (and undesired) areas of the factory. There was radioactive liquid as far as the eye could see, and giant pillars to sustain the ceiling, although they seemed rusty.

Sakura: "I don't believe it… why would someone construct such a horrible place?"

Isaac: "Well, Dr. Joaquin has a little bit of a background. When he was a kid, everyone in his school always told him he was stupid and bullied him for messing everything up. The only person to ever feel sorry for him was a friend of his. Her name was Plata Byoodo. They picked on her too because she was a half beast. Plata was part human and part white wolf."

Sakura: "So, there are other people in this world that have animal traits like I do!"

Isaac: "Yes… but you're a Saiyan, not a half beast. Anyways, just like Plata, her elder sister, Blanca, was part white wolf. Blanca and Plata lived alone, in a small town that used to be around these plains. It was also the town where Dr. Joaquin came from. One day, though, Blanca had an emergency business to take care of, and both she and Plata had to leave. After that, Dr. Joaquin was finally left completely alone."

Ninomiya: "Oh, man… didn't he have parents?"

Isaac: "His parents didn't care for him. Dr. Joaquin was born by accident, since the night his father impregnated his mother, they were both drunk. They weren't willing to do abortion, so they had to keep him. All they ever did was give him food and shelter. Otherwise, Joaquin had to raise himself alone. Surrounded by hate, his heart grew cold and ruthless, and he could only think of getting revenge on the ones who bullied him."

Andromeda: "Now I kind of feel bad for him…"

Isaac: "Don't. It seems that Joaquin once had a chance to redeem himself and become a productive person in life. However, he denied the opportunity, promising that he would be feared by all. I understand that he had a really tough childhood, but Dr. Joaquin has long lost all sanity. I bet that he wouldn't even care for Plata if she came back!"

Despite craving for the ability to cause fear over the world, Dr. Joaquin was a victim of fear himself. He no longer cares for the life of others around him. Can his plans to create the ultimate life form be thwarted by our heroes? Is there a chance that he will ever regain sanity? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

After defeating 27 in the liquid conversion room, Sakura is interrogated by her friends about her new technique.

Ninomiya: "Wow, Sakura! Since when have you been practicing that technique?"

Sakura: "Well, remember how I have to train my tail? While we were walking through the plains before we got here, I stayed behind and did some quick practice with this technique."

Andromeda: "That's what you were doing all along? Gosh, Sakura, you're very sneaky!"

Ninomiya: "Does that mean your tail is no longer your weak point?"

Sakura: "No, not yet. I still feel a lot of pain if someone grabs i—"

*chomp*

Sakura: "… OOOOWWW! RUFUS, LET GO OF MY TAIL! IT HURTS!"

Isaac: "Damn it, Rufus! Chase your own tail!"

Ninomiya: "Well, at least she doesn't faint anymore."

Andromeda: "Ninomiya, quit staring at her and help, you idiot!"

At this rate, Ninomiya will be forever alone.