Author: "Guess what time it is! ... well, yeah, it is breakfast time, but it's also AUTHOR NOTE TIME! I have read all of your reviews (which there is a disappointing amount of them, I'll get on to that later), and I thank you all for your support, as well as I will now address some questions.

What about Sakura's love life? She will have a love life... but I ain't telling. You might be able to figure it out as the fan fiction goes. You also have to keep in mind that she's 14 YEARS OLD... and doesn't understand intimacy and serious relationships very well.

Could you make the chapters longer? They're long already QQ... Specifically, each chapter is 6 pages in Microsoft Word, font Times New Roman, size 12, +1 page for the Bonus skit. Also, due to the format in which Lost Origin is typed - a.k.a. dialogue-driven instead of narrator-driven - I think the length is just right. Too long, and it'll get too serious, more than it really is. Too short, and it's... too short.

As I am typing this, Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest has 15 reviews... and it's been out for almost a year now. If I could, I might actually consider moving this fan fic into the DBZ section (which has a lot more people), rather than the DB section. There could be a risk for this thing getting lost into oblivion, but hey... might be worth a shot. Besides, as you will read from this chapter, this is a LOT more like DBZ than DB.

Also, I haven't mentioned this before, because I thought it was obvious. But I see everyone do it, so I DON'T OWN DRAGON BALL, DRAGON BALL Z, OR DRAGON BALL GT, OR ANY REFERENCE IN THIS FAN FIC. I do own all the OC's, the places that weren't in DBZ, and the attacks you don't recognize. ON WITH THE STORY!"

Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Geeky dude: "Aw, man… I can't believe I got myself in this mess! What am I gonna do now?"

Little girl with mom: "Hey, mom, look! What's that in the sky?"

Geeky dude: "Something in the sk—whoa, whoa, WHOA, WHOA!" *protects self with laptop*

A black spike fell from the sky, just like the one in the farm. And just as well, it had the antenna and seemed to scan the area.

Geeky dude: "What the… I've never seen something like this before! I wonder what it…" *touches black spike* *black spike points laser gun at him* "Whoa, hey, hey, chill!" *laser gun hides again* "Phew… wait a minute… I got it! Thank you, black spike thingy!"

Chapter 27: Titanic Duel

In a desperate attempt to stop Scorzette's brutality against our heroes, Andromeda summoned a gigantic meteor that would certainly finish Scorzette off. It all seemed to work as the galactic rock hit the Saiyan, seemingly killing her. But alas, they were wrong! Scorzette wasn't dead! In fact, she seemed like she still had some fight in her! Things were about to scale up, maybe more than our heroes could handle!

Scorzette: "Youuu… YOUUU…!"

Andromeda: "H-H-H-H-HOW?!"

Scorzette: "You know, I gotta admit. If I hadn't fought as many battles in the past, that meteor would have probably killed me. And hell, it even destroyed my armor!"

Indeed, Scorzette's armor was completely destroyed. Only a blue under-suit remained, and even it was ripped in some areas (not THOSE areas, though…). Scorzette herself had some heavy bruises and blood marks, but her anger overpowered her pain.

Sakura: "Phew… she's alive… I mean… oh, no, she's alive!"

Scorzette: "But I've had enough of you freaks! Specially you, Litua! You might have trained your tail so it's not your weak point, but I KNOW you haven't had Great Ape training!"

Sakura: "But… I have gotten Great A—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Scorzette summoned a white sphere on her hand. Sakura didn't know what it was, but Andromeda did.

Andromeda: "Oh… crap…"

Scorzette: "Certainly you know what I'm talking about when I say Great Ape! You see this thing? It's called a Power Ball. I would have gotten here during mid-night if I hadn't had an inconvenience on my way here. But I'm being forced to use this technique now!"

Sakura: "I… do know what a Great Ape is… but what are you talking abo—"

Scorzette: "This Power Ball is a technique used by Saiyans in the absence of a full moon. It's only temporary, but temporary is all I need to take care of you! Litua! The only way you're going to stand a chance against me is if you turn into a Great Ape yourself! But since you'll just go berserk, I'll be able to focus and beat you! Now... HA!"

Scorzette launched the Power Ball towards the sky. It looked like a small dot at first, but then Scorzette closed her palm, causing the Power Ball to expand! It was now an artificial full moon!

Sakura: "What is tha—"

Andromeda: *covering Sakura's eyes* "Don't look at it, Sakura! It's a full moon! If you look at it without meditation, we're dead!" *looks back at Scorzette* "No! She's transforming!"

Scorzette's eyes had turned red. She was breathing heavily and looking more beastly little by little. Her arms began to grow, then her legs, and then the rest of her body! Interestingly enough, her under-suit wasn't ripping itself apart. It was designed to fit a Saiyan's body even if they became Great Apes! Sakura was amazed as she got to see another Saiyan transform! She now knew how it looked like face-to-face, and it was grotesque! After about a minute, Scorzette had fully transformed into a Great Ape! Even though she was in a Great Ape form, her ponytail was still present, as well as the hair that covered her forehead.

Sakura: "That's how I looks like when I'm transforming?!"

Andromeda: "It's not as bad looking as Dr. Joaquin, if you ask me, but this is much more dangerous! OK… Sakura, you're going to have to transform into a Great Ape yourself and fight Scorzette. I'll try to distract her so you can meditate, but don't take your time! It's a freakin' 35 meter-tall gorilla I'm going to fight, don't expect me to last long!"

Sakura: "Alright, got it!" *starts meditation*

Scorzette (Great Ape): "What's the matter, Litua? Don't feel like fighting? That makes it all the much easier for—"

Andromeda: "It's not her you're fighting, it's me!"

Scorzette (Great Ape): "Pfft, YOU?! Oh, please, don't make me laugh!"

Andromeda: "I just threw a stadium-sized meteor to your face and you still think I'm weak?"

Scorzette (Great Ape): "It's not like I'm letting you do that again! Unless you want a slow and painful death, you're going to get out of my way right now!"

Andromeda: "Hehe, try me."

Scorzette (Great Ape): "You asked for it! Kyaaa!"

Scorzette began stomping and punching the ground where Andromeda was running. Andromeda was just barely managing to evade the attacks. She decided it was time to move up, so she summoned a small comet to fly on. It was like an annoying mosquito flying around Scorzette. The ape tried to smash Andromeda like crazy, all to no avail. Andromeda suddenly jumped out of the comet to slash Scorzette with her World Breaker! Andromeda cut Scorzette's arm, making it harder for the monkey to keep clapping! But if hands wouldn't work, a laser would! Scorzette opened her mouth and shot a giant laser at Andromeda. And it hit! The comet was disintegrated, and Andromeda fell several meters from the sky to the ground, unconscious!

Scorzette (Great Ape): "Fool! Thought she had a chance against me in my Great Ape form?! Pathetic! Now, back to Lit—"

Blanca: "HAAAAAAA!"

Blanca came out of nowhere and punched Scorzette right in the stomach! Since it was unexpected, Scorzette actually felt the hit pretty hard! However, that was all the strength Blanca had left, and she was left open for attacks.

Scorzette (Great Ape): "Urgh…! You filthy dog! DIE!"

Scorzette grabbed Blanca and launched her in the air! When she was about to hit the ground again, Scorzette kicked the White Wolf Sister, throwing her far, far away, unconscious!

Scorzette (Great Ape): "Finally. Now that everyone's out, it's time to come back to—"

Sakura: *eyes are red* "Not everyone's out!"

Sakura had gotten enough meditation, and it was time for her to transform! She already looked at the artificial moon, and just like Scorzette, Sakura's heart beat and breathing became very heavy. Her muscles began growing and hair grew on her skin. Finally, Sakura transformed into a Great Ape, but just as conscious of her surroundings as Scorzette was! Just like Scorzette, Sakura's hair remained similar to her hair in a normal form, even though she was a Great Ape now.

Scorzette (Great Ape): "What?! How did you learn to control the Great Ape form?!"

Sakura (Great Ape): "Master Ran taught me! And now our powers are equal!"

Scorzette (Great Ape): "Equal? We're far from equal, Litua!"

In that moment, the sky became dark, and soon after, it began raining. There were lightning bolts, too! One of them struck the Power Ball, destroying it! However, the two apes could still sustain their form for a while longer, so the battle still prevailed!

Sakura (Great Ape): "(Yes! Lightning! I might have an advantage in this fight!)"

Scorzette (Great Ape): "Great Ape or not, you're going down!"

Sakura and Scorzette began throwing massive punches and kicks against each other! Their giant bodies slowed them down a bit, but their power was truly formidable! With each impact, the ground would shake like a massive earthquake was striking the area! It seemed like both apes had the same strength, so it wasn't clear who was winning. Until something happened, something that gave Sakura the advantage.

A lightning bolt fell right on Sakura's tail! Normally, this would be a painful event, but Sakura still had the ability to control electricity, even as a Great Ape! This charged our young Saiyan's body with electrical energy, allowing Sakura to perform a mighty blow on Scorzette! Sakura didn't even punch, she flat-out tackled Scorzette with her massive shoulders! This sent Scorzette crashing against the ground, not just injured, but electrocuted as well!

Scorzette (Great Ape): "What kind of an attack is that?! Electrifying tackle?! I've never heard of such thing as a Saiyan using electricity to their advantage!"

Sakura (Great Ape): "It's a little something I learned while training in this planet! There's no way I'm letting you take that away from me! Hyaaaa!"

Just when it looked like Sakura was going to finish the battle once and for all, Scorzette counter-attacked by shooting a laser from her mouth! The laser hit Sakura in the face, causing a burning sensation. Scorzette got back up and began attacking Sakura relentlessly! By this point, Scorzette was only acting by anger. She stopped caring if Sakura survived, she just wanted to unleash her wrath on the entire planet and its people! As Scorzette was beating Sakura to a pulp, Blanca regained consciousness.

Blanca: "Keh… ah… what…"

Blanca saw as Scorzette repeatedly punched and kick Sakura who was now too weak to continue fighting. This raised a feeling of… disappointment in Blanca. Disappointment to herself.

Blanca: "Sakura… she's… going to… die…! Why… why am I… so… so… weak…? I can't… stand a chance… against… against the Geran… like this… why… WHY…?! This… stupid… body of mine… I can't protect… anyone… like this…! Plata… gah… ow… AH?! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"

Scorzette (Great Ape): "YOU'RE DE… what the…?"

Sakura (Great Ape): "B… Blanca…?"

Blanca was in extreme pain! Her Brontobit Arm felt like it was burning her from the inside! She couldn't control it! It was as if all her rage had turned into energy, channeled by her arm! Without realizing it, Blanca hit the ground as hard as she could with her Brontobit Arm. All of a sudden, gigantic, metallic, dark spikes rose from the ground! They were almost as big as the Great Apes themselves, and there were hundreds of them! The spikes seemed… corrupted, and corroded. The metal appeared to be Brontobit. More and more spikes kept raising from the ground, all headed towards the Great Apes! Amusingly, the spikes avoided the unconscious body of Andromeda and the hiding spot of Helen and the others. And when they got to the Great Apes, they also dodged Sakura, but instead, directly rose towards Scorzette! The massive spikes impaled the giant monkey, fatally damaging the rampaging beast.

Once the spikes hit Scorzette, no more spikes rose. In fact, they began to dismantle themselves, only to disappear later. The impaled spikes from Scorzette's body also disappeared, and the Great Ape fell down to the floor, facing down, badly injured. After all the spikes were gone, Blanca fell back down to the ground, unconscious again. Suddenly, Ninomiya ran up to Scorzette and proceeded to cut her tail off, causing her to lose her transformation. He then ran away. Soon after Scorzette came back to normal, Sakura began retransforming as well.

With all the fighting over, Helen went over to Sakura and gave her one last senzu bean, as well as some clothes she brought just in case. There were only some blue jeans and a jacket, but it was enough for Sakura. With her body recovered, Sakura walked towards Scorzette.

Scorzette: "I… I can't… I can't fight anymore… unbelievable… defeated by some runts weaker than me…"

Sakura: "…" *stares endlessly at Scorzette*

Scorzette: "I'm… weak… too weak… Saiyans should not be… as weak as me… I… I don't deserve to live… Litua… kill… kill me…"

Sakura kept silently staring at Scorzette.

Scorzette: "What… what are you waiting for…?! Kill me…! KILL ME NOW!"

Immediately after Scorzette said this, Sakura slapped her, not to kill her, but to silence her.

Sakura: "… do you have a place you can call home? Do you have a family or friends that care for you? Do you have a goal of your own, not something some 'tradition' told you to do?"

Scorzette: "… I… I…"

Sakura: "Answer me!"

Scorzette: "… I… no… I don't…"

Sakura: "Do you see?! You're not doing this because you want to; you're doing this because you were 'told' and have nothing to lose! But what if you did have something to lose? People like Andromeda, Blanca, Helen, Ninomiya, WE have something to lose!"

Scorzette: "… L… Litua…?"

Sakura: "But you're begging me to kill you?! If I do that, I will lose something: You. You and I are some of the few remaining Saiyans alive… there's no way I would help with the extinction of my race even more!"

Then, Sakura kneeled down and grabbed Scorzette by the shoulders, shaking her.

Sakura: "Don't you get it?! It was because of the Saiyans were so power thirsty that our planet was destroyed and our race almost completely obliterated! Scorzette, you're the only one I have left to believe that there's still more of us out there! That my family could still be out there! I know you can change, Scorzette! I'm sure of it!"

Scorzette: "Litua… you… ugh!" *faints*

Sakura: "Scorzette?! SCORZETTE!"

Helen: "Let me check her." *checks pulse* "Hmmm… she's still alive. But her injuries are too deep. We need to take her AND everyone else back to the hospital now!"

Scorzette was badly injured, and she needed to be treated immediately if there was a chance for her to live. Sakura had faith in Scorzette, maybe more than she should, but she wasn't going to give up on her word! What will happen to Scorzette and the other injured? Why didn't Helen oppose to rescuing the villain? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued…

Bonus skit

While Sakura and Scorzette destroyed the desert with their over-sized fighting, Helen and the others were hiding on a cave Helen found.

Helen: "Man, and I thought those two were powerful enough as is. Now they're turning into giant monkeys? This day is definitely worth a journal writing."

Ninomiya: "It's not the first time I see a Great Ape, but it's the first time I see two of them duke it out!"

Helen: "Wait, I'm getting a video call. It's Tiara." *answers video call*

Tiara: "Hey, sis, how is everyone holding up?"

Helen: "Just look." *shows Sakura and Scorzette fighting as Great Apes*

Tiara: "SWEET LORD! So that's why Sakura had that monkey tail!"

Ninomiya: "Helen, you don't seem particularly scared… how come?"

Helen: "Scared? This might look very life-threatening, but trust me, Ninomiya, you haven't experienced life-threatening nearly as much as I have."

Ninomiya: "Wait… hold up, what?"

Author: "It means she's cooler than you."

Ninomiya: "Hey, that's not nice!"

Author: "I much prefer for Helen to look good than for you to look good, thank you very much."

Ninomiya: "Why are you so mean to me?!"

Author: "Cause I can. Now shush. Ending chapter."