Author: "AUTHOR NOTE TIME! I know each and every single one of you are going to enjoy this chapter in one way or another. The moment you have all been waiting for has finally come! It is time for Sakura to ascend! Witness the magnificence... of the Super Saiyan! ... anyone notice how Icejins/Frieza's race are REALLY good at making Saiyans go Super Saiyan? Frieza made Goku go SSJ, Chilled made Bardock go SSJ, Cooler made Goku go SSJ again, and now Frostbitter and Sakura.

On a side note, this chapter, like all the others, doesn't have particularly harsh language or an alarming number of sexual innuendos, but there is a fair amount of violence. Some of you with vivid imagination might get goosebumps. Oh, I don't own DB, DBZ, DBGT, or any reference, BTW. Read, review, follow, fave, do whatchu wanna do."

Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Ninomiya (6-years old): "How come you have a tail, little girl? I thought only animals had tails!"

Ninomiya (8-years old): "No way, Sakura! You beat me again! You're really fast for someone your age!"

Ninomiya (11-years old): "Come on, Sakura, wake up! We'll be late for dad's class if you don't hurry!"

Ninomiya (14-years old): "Happy birthday, Sakura! You grow fast! I can't imagine how strong you'll be when you're my age!"

Ninomiya (a month ago): "Remember this, Sakura: no matter what anyone says, what the papers show, or what history suggests, you will always and forever be an Ikeda. And... my best friend."

Chapter 36: Rage-Driven Heart

Ninomiya's moment had come. In an attempt to save Sakura from Frostbitter's grip, the swordsman was impaled by the tyrant. With his last breath, Ninomiya gave his Saiyan friend a short speech, trying to give her confidence. And with a few words, the warrior shed his last tear, and died on Sakura's hands. Devastated, Sakura became speechless, unsure of what to do. The death of her life-long best friend made it clear to Sakura what her mission was: stop Frostbitter, once and for all.

Frostbitter: "Oops! Did I do that? Oh, I'm terribly sorry! I forgot to rip his head off so he couldn't say a thing!"

Andromeda: "No... why... why did he have to kill him?! Argh!" *punches ground*

Scorzette: "... he deserved better than that... Frostbitter, you...!"

Sakura: "..."

Frostbitter: "Hey, what's wrong, monkey girl? Was he your friend? Don't worry, I'll make sure you join him real soon!"

Sakura: "... Ninomiya... AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"

Sakura screamed at the top of her lungs. Frostbitter had angered the Saiyan to a point no one else ever had come even close to. Her war cry of agony could be heard throughout the entire planet, raising the attention of every living creature towards her.

Suddenly, the ground began shaking, like an earth quake! The ocean waves raged across the water, even forming tornadoes! Lightning bolts rose wildly all over the battlefield grounds! Roars of several animals could be heard coming from every direction! And on the center of it all stood Sakura, still screaming in anger. An immense amount of energy was coming from her, so much that even Frostbitter was beginning to get concerned.

Some of Sakura's hair began to rise, pointing straight up. Her eyes intermittently flashed from her normal black eyes to light green. Then, her hair also began flashing, changing from its common black into pure golden. As Sakura's scream continued to fill the skies with her pain, the constant changes on Sakura's appearance became more prominent. After two full minutes of screaming, Sakura's hair turned pure gold and much spikier, and her eyes were now a light green! There was too much power coming from Sakura's body for any sort of scouter or similar device to read! Everyone was dumbfounded, endlessly staring at Sakura and the golden aura surrounding her!

Frostbitter: "What the?!"

Scorzette: "Is that...?! Did she really... no way! Litua became..."

Andromeda: "I can't believe what my eyes are seeing! Sakura achieved a transformation only the greatest Saiyan warriors in the galaxy could even wish to complete! She has become..."

Scorzette & Andromeda: "... a Super Saiyan!"

Sakura: *stares down at hand full of blood* "Frostbitter... I swear... by my family's name..." *looks straight at Frostbitter* "... today, your reign of tyranny will die by my hands!"

Frostbitter: "Hah... haha... yes... that's the spirit! Someone who will actually pose a challenge! I want to use every last bit of energy until death! Oh, baby, give me your pain!"

Sakura ran towards Frostbitter, almost as if she was flying towards him! Before the tyrant had a chance to react, Sakura had already punched him with such strength that he was sent flying across the battlefield! Sakura didn't stop there, though! She was running by Frostbitter's side while he was unable to recover from the impact! Holding her palm against the ground below Frostbitter, Sakura cast a Ricochet Ray, causing the ray to bounce between the ground and Frostbitter's back at insane speeds, causing severe damage to the monster! The Super Saiyan finished by jumping ridiculously high in the air, only to charge back down with her feet pointing towards the ground. One second Sakura was too high for anyone to have a clear view of her, and the next second she was crushing Frostbitter with the immense power of her charge!

Sakura: "I'll break you apart, bone by bone if I have to!"

Frostbitter: *laying under Sakura with major injuries* "Oh, yes! It hurts so good! I haven't had this much adrenaline in decades!"

Sakura: "What?! How... how are you enjoying this?! You should be begging for your life now!"

Frostbitter: "You just don't get, do you?! Do you know why I enjoy killing people so much? Because they feel pain when I murder them! LOTS and lots of pain! Pain is a majestic thing! How they sound, the look on their face, the taste of their tears, the smell of their blood, their puny, little bodies crushing under my grip! It's delicious, Saiyan! Your race was just like that!"

Sakura: "No, NO! Shut up! Not all Saiyans were evil! Scorzette told me about them, and most of them were good people! I'm one of the good Saiyans!"

Frostbitter: "Ah, yes, and that's why they were weak! When you go out there in battlefield, you go out there to kill! Ending someone's life, their dreams, their hopes! Countless families crying for their deceased members, only for one of us to take their lives, too! In the end, they're all going to die, anyways! So why not play god and torture them on their final minutes?!"

Sakura: "You... you're sick! I can't allow a... thing like you to exist!" *stomps*

Frostbitter: "AAHAHA!" *stomped again* "AGH! Oh, but I haven't told you everything! Just like it excites me to give pain, receiving it is just as wonderful! Pathetic Saiyans, claiming to be the strongest race in the universe, when none of them were able to put even a scratch on me! I always fought Saiyans, hoping at least one of them could cost me a pair of ribs, but all to my disappointment! Yet you've come to me, Saiyan, breaking half the bones of my body, burning my back like lit charcoal, all while giving me that look of anger and depression! I love you, Saiyan! I love this sublime pain you're giving me! GIVE ME MORE OF IT!"

Sakura: "Shut up... SHUT UP!" *knees down to punch Frostbitter's face* "SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UUUUUUP!" *repeatedly punches Frostbitter's face*

Frostbitter: "HAHAHAHAAAA!" *being punched to death* "Pardon me for being so selfish, taking all the pain for myself! Let me give you some of my pain!"

With those words, Frostbitter jumped out of Sakura's grasp, disappearing from sight! Sakura scanned the area, unable to find Frostbitter... until he appeared behind her. He used his massive fists to punch Sakura's waist left and right at the same time, putting massive pressure! Not only did the attack break several of Sakura's ribs, it also made it impossible for her to move! Frostbitter proceeded to repeatedly hurt Sakura's legs by swinging his tail at them, further ensuring she wouldn't be able to move at all! Even with her strength raised to the power of a Super Saiyan, Sakura would still have a hard time with the seemingly-unstoppable Frostbitter!

Meanwhile, Scorzette went towards Andromeda, who was standing in front of Ninomiya's body. They took him back to the ship, and stayed inside. Both Scorzette and Andromeda were dying to help Sakura fight Frostbitter, but at the same time, they understood that this fight was far beyond their level. Frostbitter had powered up to full already, so Scorzette's runes wouldn't even tickle him anymore. Andromeda could have tried to summon a meteorite or a similar object to attack Frostbitter, but she would also risk harming Sakura, as the two fighters kept too close to each other. They felt miserable and useless, but all they could do was watch as Sakura and Frostbitter kept trading attacks that caused immeasurable pain on each other.

Sakura: "AAAHHHH!" *legs and waist heavily damaged*

Frostbitter: "Tell me, Saiyan, isn't it beautiful?! Isn't it just a magical feeling?! People hate pain because they keep denying it! They don't want to accept that not everything is soft and happy in life! But once you become like me and come to accept it, pain becomes the most amazing thing in the world!"

Sakura: "I... will... never... BECOME LIKE YOU!"

Sakura powered up tremendously, blasting Frostbitter out to the skies! She finally managed to free herself from the tyrant's grasp, giving her time to recover. Her legs were bleeding from the bruises, and she felt like her waist was about to fall apart, but Sakura just endured the pain. After a minute of time-out, Frostbitter began charging right back to Sakura, about to begin a barrage of attacks! Sakura prepared herself, and countered every punch, kick, tail swing, etc. with one of her own, making both fighters enter in a storm of endless attacks!

Meanwhile, in Andromeda's ship...

Andromeda: "Ninomiya... I hope you're doing well in Heaven now..."

Scorzette: "... I'm... sorry for all of this... it's all my fault..."

Andromeda: "Your fault?"

Scorzette: "If I hadn't gotten so sentimental about Planet Vegeta and just accepted the fact that it was destroyed for good, we wouldn't have come here... and none of this would have happened."

Andromeda: "So... you're apologizing for wanting to do something good? Scorzette, don't be a fool! You did the right thing by bringing us here to rebuild this planet. It's Frostbitter the one responsible for all the crap that has happened here!"

Scorzette: "I guess... but I still feel guilty..."

Andromeda: "Oh, forget about it, would you? Frostbitter would probably have come looking for us on Earth, anyways. If anything, it was best to fight him here, where we're not risking the lives of millions of innocents."

Scorzette: "Heh... thanks, Andromeda, now I feel better."

Andromeda: "That's what friends are for! ... And speaking of friends, Sakura isn't looking good! Look!"

Frostbitter was beginning to get the upper hand in battle! His attacks were faster and stronger, Sakura was barely capable of keeping up! She looked tired, exhausted even, in contrast to Frostbitter who seemed to be getting more hyped and sinister. In a flash, Frostbitter broke Sakura's defenses, all of his fast and powerful attacks now connecting directly! Frostbitter hit Sakura on every single spot on her body, from the very tip of her toes to the very top of her forehead, causing fatal damage on the Super Saiyan! With a final kick, Sakura was sent crashing to the ground, sustaining too many injuries to count in one chapter!

Sakura: *laying on the ground* "It... hurts... too much... I can't... move... ow...!"

Frostbitter: "Yes, that's right! Embrace the pain! Make it joy! Your friends will be more than happy to join you real soon!"

Sakura: "You... stay away from them...!"

Scorzette: "LITUA! No..." *wrist* "Gggrrr...!" *jumps out of Andromeda's ship* "KEEP AWAY FROM HER, YOU SADISTIC SERPENT!"

Frostbitter: "What? HAHA! Look, monkey, your friend wants a piece, too!"

Sakura: "Wait, no, Scorzette, stay out of this!"

Scorzette: "DIIIIIE!"

Something inside Scorzette snapped. Even if she was not a Super Saiyan, even if she knew she stood no chance against Frostbitter, and even if she knew she would only end up getting hurt, the Saiyaness would take no more of it. Seeing Sakura beaten to a pulp was almost as big a torture for Scorzette as it was for the Super Saiyan herself. Though, Scorzette did not know why. Yes, she had started to develop a friendly relationship with Sakura, but this was much worse than seeing a friend get tormented. Scorzette felt like she was watching her own sister die a slow and painful death. She wanted to stop it. She had to stop it.

Against all odds, Scorzette charged head-on towards Frostbitter. Surprisingly, her attack hit spot on. Scorzette punched Frostbitter with every last ounce of strength she had, and the tyrant was sent sliding through the hard floor like a torpedo. Not even remotely satisfied, Scorzette jumped in front of Frostbitter, and used her runic powers to paralyze him like she had before. For a brief period of time, Frostbitter would be unable to counterattack, though strangely, he did not seem like he was interested in doing so. Regardless, Scorzette kicked the vile emperor to the heavens, and began beating him relentlessly, throwing him up and down, left and right, using all the energy she had in her. She had even cast several pyro runes and used her famous Scatter Pulsar a fair number of times. After a million different attacks, Scorzette tired all of her energy out, and now kneeled down from exhaustion in front of Frostbitter, who laid on the ground. Strangely, throughout the entire flurry of attacks, Frostbitter kept a completely uninterested and bored face, despite being beaten almost to death.

Scorzette: *panting* "Hah... hah... had enough... yet...?!"

Frostbitter: "... Aw, boo, boo. You're no fun at all! The other monkey hurts at least thrice as much as you do. I couldn't even feel a scratch from any of that! How sad..."

Scorzette: "WHA... you... you can't... no... what... ARE YOU?!"

Frostbitter: "Hmhm..." *stands up* "... a madman seeking for amusement! And if I was the boss of your circus... you'd be fired."

At the speed of sound, Frostbitter punched Scorzette in the gut with such strength that a crater was made from the impact! The Saiyaness' pupils completely lost their color, and she coughed a massive amount of blood, like her heart was about to come out. Right afterwards, Frostbitter formed a ki blast on his attacking hand, and blasted Scorzette at point-blank range. Scorzette landed right beside the lake where the electric eels were, her right hand dipped in the water, but she was immobile. There were nasty bruises and blood stains all over Scorzette's torso, she was unconscious, and it was more than clear that she could die soon if she was not treated. After his devastating blow against Scorzette, Frostbitter's attention returned to Sakura, who was still trying her best to recover from her previous beating.

Sakura: "SCORZETTE!"

Frostbitter: "Now that that pest has been silenced..."

Sakura: "No... this is too much...!"

Frostbitter: *starts walking towards Sakura* "Did I ever tell you a story from way back before this planet was destroyed? I used to go to this one village every night, taunting the Saiyans that lived there! You should have seen their face when I told them I was going to kill them some day! It was priceless!"

Sakura: "Argh... you... monster..."

Frostbitter: "One night, on that same village, a bunch of people gathered up in a house. They were celebrating the birth of a Saiyaness! They seemed so happy, so full of life with the new girl! Wanna know what I did once the party was over? That's right, I killed a bunch of them! I killed the family's friends, their kids, heck, I even killed the grandpa's of the family that had that Saiyan girl! You wanna know what the name of that girl was? ... Litua!"

Upon hearing these words, Sakura's eyes were wide open. She was struck by a reality much too cruel for her to bear. Frostbitter, the man that she had been fighting for hours now, the man that took her best friend away from her, and the one who just nearly killed her newest friend and one of the few survivors of her race, was also responsible for the lives of many of the people in her original hometown. Being one-year old at the time, she wouldn't have been able to remember a thing. But now, knowing that her childhood friends, her grandparents, her uncles, her aunts, her cousins, possibly even brothers and sisters, all had been killed by this monster she was currently facing, Sakura lost it. This was the drop that spilled the cup. Sakura just wanted one thing in that moment: Frostbitter's death.

In a heartbeat, Sakura disappeared from her spot on the ground, as if she had vanished into thin air. Frostbitter began scanning the area, but failed to find her. Suddenly, in the distance, lightning bolts could be seen, raging much more furiously than any lightning storm ever witnessed. Then, at the speed of light, a lightning bolt pierced through Frostbitter's toes, cutting them off. Another lightning bolt, this time from behind, sliced a small section of Frostbitter's legs right off. More and more lightning bolts kept piercing the villain, chopping his legs into pieces each time. Finally, one more lightning bolt pierced Frostbitter's waist, literally cutting him in half. That same lightning bolt landed right in front of Frostbitter, revealing it was Sakura using her tail to cut him at the speed of light.

Sakura grabbed Frostbitter by the neck, choking him with all of her strength. She then jumped, with Frostbitter on her grasp, far above cloud level. And from here, she began a long drop, strangling Frostbitter more and more as the two descended.

Sakura: "I've met some psychos in my life, all of them wanting to do bad to the world. But YOU, you're the worst of all, Frostbitter! You're just a worthless..." *strangles harder* "Ruthless..." *strangles even harder* "HEARTLESS..." *strangles hardest* "LOW-LIFE LEECH! And now..." *about to hit the ground* "I'LL SEND YOU TO THE FIRES OF HELL!"

Frostbitter's neck had been strangled to the point where it was as thin as a chopstick. He wasn't able to speak, but was able to laugh disturbingly as Sakura murdered him brutally. Sakura smashed Frostbitter's face against the ground when they landed, creating a massive crater! She did not stop here, though. She jumped again, Frostbitter still barely alive and on her grasp, and smashed him on the same crater, increasing its size. Sakura repeated the same attack 64 times, until the crater had dug hundreds of meters deep underground. Frostbitter's face was completely mangled, but you could still hear a hint of his nefarious laugh. As a finishing move, Sakura grabbed Frostbitter's face and pressured him against the floor, knowing what was right below them. With enough pressure, Frostbitter's face broke the ground below it, which had magma flowing through it. His face burned slowly and painfully, still laughing at the amount of pain he was receiving. After a full minute of burning, Frostbitter's face was completely disintegrated, finally bringing a death to the tyrant.

The mission had been completed, and Sakura then jumped out of the crater back to the surface. Her hair and eyes came back to their normal black, as she fell on her knees, crying. Everything that Sakura had just experienced would leave a scar, a scar she would never be able to cover, and it would follow her to her grave. What will our heroes do now? Will Sakura ever be able to smile again? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued...

Bonus Skit

You know, I just realized. This chapter was completely void of any jokes or humoristic remarks, unlike every other chapter.

Author: "No it wasn't. It had a hidden joke."

... where?

Author: "Sakura dug 64 times, straight down, and reached lava/magma. That ring a bell?"

... oh-oh-OH... that is nerdy as hell.

Author: "I know. If you got the joke before reading this skit, I salute you."

If not, then you're more than likely a completely normal person, and possibly have a standard social life.