Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Sakura: "Zzzz… Zzzz… unngh… uh…" *yawn*

Andromeda: "Zzzz… ah… hmmm…" *yawn*

Ninomiya: "Zzzz… Zzzz… Zzzz…"

Dr. Joaquin (in his office): "Zzzz… Zzzz…"

Isaac: "Woof… W…O…O…F…"

Rufus: "…woof? Woof, woof!"

Everyone else: "Aaah!"

Sakura: "Oh, it's morning! Time to wake up, everyone!"

Dr. Joaquin (in his office): *heart beating strongly* "…FREAKING… DOG! I have to remember to lower the volume of this thing…"

Chapter 16: Bravery Current

Morning came, the sun shone on our heroes through the ceiling windows that just happened to be exactly on top of them! After an exhausting day of fighting robots and mutants, Sakura, Ninomiya, Andromeda, Isaac, and Rufus were ready to continue their way. And what better way to start the morning than with a delicious breakfast.

Ninomiya: "Does anyone know how to cook?"

Everyone else: "No."

… Well, maybe not that delicious.

Ninomiya: "Awww…"

Sakura: "But most of our food is eaten without cooking, so there's no need to worry."

Andromeda: "If you guys want, I can get some solar rays so we can heat something up."

Sakura: "That would be great, Andromeda! Alright, let's see what we have… chicken… lettuce and other vegetables… two peaches… eggs… flavored water… normal water… oxygenated water… and bread."

Isaac: "We can make something out of that. Except for the peaches… and the oxygenated water."

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

Dr. Joaquin: "OK, Joaquin, time to wake up, you've got killing to do." *stomach growls* "… then again, I need to eat something myself…"

Dr. Joaquin went and checked his fridge, looking for any particular food. Unfortunately, all he could find was canned tuna and tap water.

Dr. Joaquin: *eye twitch* "… DAMN YOU, PREPARED TRAVELERS!"

As plain as it was for him, Dr. Joaquin had to give in and just eat the little food he had left. To open the canned tuna, he needed a can opener, an electrical one at that.

Dr. Joaquin: "Now, to open this thing…" *electrical can opener won't turn on* "… come on… COME ON! WORK, YOU STUPID DEVICE FROM HELL! AAAAHHHH—oh, it's not connected…"

Embarrassed with his lack of attention, Dr. Joaquin reached for the cable and tried to connect it. However, the plug was slightly twisted, so the Dr. had difficulty connecting it.

Dr. Joaquin: "OH, FOR THE LOVE OF… CAN THIS MORNING GET ANY WORSE?!" *gets electrocuted* "AAAAHHHHH!" *stops being electrocuted* "Urgh… GAAAAAAAAHH! JOAQUIN SMAAAAASH—wait… I have an idea!"

The Dr. quickly ran to his computer screen. He opened a map of the long corridor where our heroes where at. While looking around, he found yet another defense system.

Dr. Joaquin: "Yes! YES! There is NO WAY those runts can survive this! Haha… haHA…! MWWAAAAAHAHAHAHAAAA!"

Back in the long corridor...

Sakura: "Ah, that was great! Thanks, Andromeda!"

Andromeda: "It was nothing."

Isaac: "Alright, I think it's time we move on."

Rufus: "Bark!"

Isaac: "What? What's wrong, Rufus?"

Rufus: "Bark, bark!" *looks at wall*

Rufus had seen some sparks come out of the wall. It was only for a second, but it was enough to alarm him. Sakura decided to check what it was.

Sakura: "Hmmm… it's a plug, but I don't think it's working anymore. Oh well, nothing special to see here."

Ninomiya: "Rufus might have just imagined the spar—what the… Sakura, careful."

The plug appeared to move ever so slightly. Sakura faced away from the plug, ready to come back to her friends. Suddenly, a powerful charge of electricity came from the plug, destroying it and striking Sakura from behind!

Andromeda: "Oh no, Sakura!"

Sakura: *being electrocuted* "Aaaaahhh…" *stops being electrocuted* "… huh?"

Ninomiya: "Sakura, are you OK?!"

Sakura: "I… think so… that didn't hurt…?"

Andromeda: "Sakura, your tail!"

Sakura turned around and raised her tail to see what happened. To her surprise, her tail was engulfed in lightning, releasing sparks all around! Sakura tried to shake the electricity off, and it worked (surprised?). The lightning surrounding Sakura's tail disappeared in a quick but powerful spark. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Ninomiya: "I didn't know you could do that, Sakura!"

Sakura: "I didn't know I could do that…"

Isaac: "Whatever the case, now we know she can do that."

Andromeda: "It's impressive how she can do that!"

Rufus: "Woof." *nods head*

Dr. Joaquin (in his office): "How did she do that?!"

Author: "CAN WE MOVE ON, PLEASE?!"

After Sakura's entertaining showcase with electricity, our heroes continued through the long corridor. On their way there, Sakura put her hands close to each other, and concentrated energy. Doing that appeared to release minor sparks when a switch or a plug was near-by.

Andromeda: "I wonder if it's Master Ran's cloth pieces that are letting you do that…"

Sakura: "Oh, that's right! It could be the clothing. Even though, not much electricity comes out from my hands. Perhaps just enough to light a bulb for a couple of seconds."

Ninomiya: "Knowing you, you'll probably end up releasing enough energy to light this entire place."

Sakura: "Tee-hee! You really think so?"

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

Dr. Joaquin: "NO, I DON'T THINK SO!"

She didn't ask you…

Dr. Joaquin: "Because you will be DEAD by the time I'm through with ALL of you! MWAHAHAHAHAAAA!" *activates switch*

Back in the long corridor, as our heroes walked, strange sounds could be heard from the walls. It sounded as if the walls were actually electrified barbed wires. When they turned to look, needles came out of the walls. These needles were small, but to their surprise, the needles created a lightning bolt that connected with either side of the walls. There were now electric walls in the way, blocking our heroes from proceeding any further!

Ninomiya: "No! Dr. Joaquin!"

Isaac: "He just won't quit, will he?!"

Dr. Joaquin (in his office): "MWAHAHA! No, I'm not going to quit! You're going to be fried food for my monsters!"

A tentacle-like wire came out of the wall! It had a claw at the end, with a red orb inside it, like an eye. The claw opened and the red orb scanned the warriors, apparently looking for the weakest one. Once it found its target, the claw prepared to charge at Isaac and Rufus!

Rufus: "Bark, bark!" *jumps out of the way*

While in mid-air, the claw aimed again immediately at the dog… or dogs… Siamese dog! They couldn't move out of the way that time! However, Sakura jumped in front of Isaac and Rufus, taking the hit and being thrown towards one of the electric walls! When Sakura hit the wall, all that was visible was a cloud of smoke, caused by all the energy clashing at once.

Ninomiya: "SAKURA!"

Andromeda: "Wait, look!"

When the smoke cleared, Sakura was standing there. She was in a defensive position, with her arms crossed and her eyes closed. Sakura opened her eyes, examining for any injuries. To everyone's surprise (except me), Sakura was intact. Sparks came out from her for almost every motion she made.

Sakura: "Huh? How… my body feels… charged… powerful… my body is ready!"

Andromeda: "Sakura can control electricity?!"

Dr. Joaquin (in his office): "… it's official. That girl with the tail is OP."

Sakura: "OK, let's see… Hya!"

Sakura charged at the tentacle/wire and punched its claw. Sparks blasted out from the impact, breaking the tentacle/wire's circuitry. When it seemed like they had won, a dozen more of those tentacles/wires came out of the walls!

Ninomiya: "Oh no! That's too many of them!"

Sakura: "Grrr…!" *punches wall* "Yes, just as I thought! HaaaAAAA!"

Sakura's punch broke the wall, revealing hundreds of cables. Sakura held on to these, charging her body once more with electricity. Once done, Sakura used the cables like magnetic rails, riding on them through the walls! The tentacles/wires tried to catch Sakura, but she was too fast for them! As they continued to hit the walls (and themselves) trying to strike Sakura, the tentacles/wires became entangled with each other, creating a massive ball of wiring and claws. Ninomiya proceeded to cut the tentacles/wires off the walls, so they would not function anymore. With this ball of wires, Sakura used it as a soccer ball, kicking it through the electric walls, deactivating them.

All of the electric walls had been uncharged, and it was time to celebrate Sakura's victory!

Isaac: "Yes! Sakura, you did it! Again!"

Andromeda: "You keep getting stronger and stronger! I don't even think there's a limit for your abilities, Sakura!"

Sakura: "Don't say that! There must be another being out there as strong or stronger than me!"

Andromeda: "Another being… oh, crap… I forgot to tell you guys."

Ninomiya: "Tell us? What did you forget?"

Andromeda: "Well, remember how I was acting strange yesterday?"

Ninomiya: "Yes."

Andromeda: "When I was outside, I figured out what it was. It seems a spaceship has entered our galaxy. Specifically, it entered through the galactic edge closest to the Solar System."

Isaac: "Which means… there is a slight chance it's heading towards us?"

Andromeda: "There are thousands of planets, asteroids, moons, and other satellites where it could land. But Earth is a prime target, since there's actually life in this planet."

Sakura: "Is there life in other planets close to ours?"

Andromeda: "Certainly, but not much. I only know of six planets and two moons that contain organic life from here to where the spaceship should be right now, including us. Planet Vegeta, Namek, Kanassa, all those other planets are… or were on the other side of the Milky Way. Unless that space ship is stranded in the universe, it might be heading for us."

Sakura: "Hmmm… well, if it comes to Earth, I hope it comes in peace. If it wants to fight, I really don't want to make myself responsible for eliminating other races."

Andromeda: "There are all sorts of beings in the universe, some good, some bad. It's a good thing you're not like all the other Saiyans, because we would be dead if that was the case."

Sakura: "Hmmm… ummm… if… if I was evil… would you guys try to stop me?"

Andromeda: "Well… probably… but why would you ask that?"

Ninomiya: "I can't even picture Sakura if she was evil! You're just so heroic and innocent looking."

Sakura: "It's because… I'm not. I didn't hit my head when I was a kid or anything. I was naturally born as one of the good guys. Sometimes, I think that not all Saiyans were ruthless and destructive as the books portray them. And if they were, didn't they have brains powerful enough to understand that you can change your ways?"

Andromeda: "They might have, Sakura. They might have."

*awkward moment* *hug*

Talking about the arrival of a new being to our galaxy made Sakura think about herself. But as they had their conversations, Dr. Joaquin was planning his next plan to eliminate them! What will the Dr. attempt next? Will this new being be a friend or foe… or neither? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

Once Dr. Joaquin set his electrifying plan in action, he was able to come back to his breakfast. Or… could he?

Dr. Joaquin: "Alright… now I should be able to eat in peace…"

*tries to connect can opener again* *gets electrocuted again*

Dr. Joaquin: "AAAAAAHHHHHH—ugh…"

*stops being electrocuted*

Dr. Joaquin: "Hah… hah… HAH… GGAAAAAAHHHH! I WILL OPEN THIS DAMNED TUNA, EVEN IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DOOOOOO! Literally, because if I don't eat, I'm dead…"

20 minutes later

Dr. Joaquin: "I WANT MY MOOOOOOM! Wait, never mind, she was a whore and died of AIDS… I WANT MY DAAAAAAD! Wait, he died drunk…"

Author: "Lonely kid with no parents… you make a perfect character for an RPG!"

Dr. Joaquin: "… DAMN YOU, STERIOTYPES!"