Author: "AUTHOR NOTE TIME! Dat title.

In other news, I've been waiting to upload this chapter for a while now. If you thought Sakura was the cutest this fic had to offer, brace yourselves. As you may know, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball GT like to protagonize (new word) children. It's about darn time we got a child in here. Oh, and if you get the reference in this chapter, HAVE ALL THE KUDOS! Read, review, follow, fave, do whatchu wanna do."

Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest

Bam: "Psst! Bro, you know how to ride this thing?"

Boom: "Of course I do! All we do is... umm..."

Bam: "Do we just press buttons?"

Boom: "Yeah! Just press all the buttons, that always works!" *presses buttons*

Bam: "I know, rite-pffthehehehehehe! Oooo! What's this button do?" *presses button*

Computer: "Please. Select. Your. Destination." *gives list*

Boom: "Umm... let's go to... that one!" *pushes button*

Chapter 44: In the Grasp of Tentacle Love

... are you sure you want that title?

Author: "Absolutely."

... fine, just don't come to me when people start calling this fan fiction out for polemic references. Our heroes found six of the seven Dragon Balls, and the seventh one was just a few meters away! However, they were unable to reach it, as the two had been locked up in a escape pod, caused by the Thief Thugs' attempt to escape using a massive rocket ship! Sakura and Scorzette laid seated on the tiny room, waiting for the rocket to land somewhere so they could get out and give the thieves a lesson.

Scorzette: *punching gate-door* "LET US OUT! HAAAAHHH!" *gives up* "Ugh... it's no use... we're stuck here..."

Sakura: *looking back at Earth* "I can't believe it..." *turns to look the other direction* "We were so clo-AAAAAHHHHHH!"

Scorzette: "Whoa, what's going o-AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"

When they turned to look, our heroes saw that the rocket was going to crash straight on with a planet! This planet, however, was the same planet that Sakura and Scorzette had seen on their trip to Planet Vegeta! This time, they could see it much, much closer, and saw its immense size compared to Earth, while also sporting a variety of colors, not just blue. Some clouds were big enough for the Saiyans to make out their strange shapes, which seemed to signal something unlike the randomly-generated clouds on Earth. Just as it seemed like the rocket was about to enter the planet's atmosphere, it once again abruptly disappeared from sight, leaving a confused stare on our heroes once more.

Scorzette: "... ah... wha... OK, no, what-what the HELL... wait, hold-ugh... WHAT... but... we just... HUUUHHH?!"

Sakura: "... Scorzette... do you think I've had too much coffee?"

Scorzette: "I saw it, too, and I've only had one coffee with you. Either this room is filled with some weird gaseous drug, or there is something VERY strange going on out here."

As much as it tormented to do so, our heroes had to ignore the planet and its sudden disappearance, as there really was nothing they could do about it. For the time being, they laid on the ground, watching stars and planets in the distance (even though, in reality, it would take years to pass by an astronomical body close enough to recognize it's a planet). After what seemed like hours, the two Saiyans fell asleep, unable to tell time as they did not have a watch, clock, or a sun to tell what time it was.

While our heroes slept, the Thief Thugs decided to get some rest as well, hoping the rocket's autopilot function would not go haywire during the trip (and even if it did, it's not like they were smart enough to do anything about it...). The ship's computer had previously given them a list of planets they could go to. Though, due to lack of any particular human knowledge of these planets, they were just classified by random numbers and letters, such as "XB28D3" or "J889DY1." Boom chose one of the many confusing names, and hoped for the best.

Approximately 10 hours passed since the ship's inhabitants fell asleep, until the Thief Thugs were awoken by the computer, who spoke spontaneously.

Computer: "We have. Arrived. At. Destination. AL658Y. Please. Remain. In. Your. Seats. And. Keep. Your. Seat belts. Fastened."

Boom: "Psst! Bro, it looks like we're gonna land somewhere! Get your gun ready!"

Bam: "Oh, man, this is gonna be the bestest time of our lives!"

Boom: "I know, rite-pffthehehehehehe-WHOA!"

Computer: *rocket shakes violently* "Warning. We are. Experiencing. Heavy. Turbulence. Please. Remain. In. Your. Seats. And. Keep. Your. Seat belts. Fast-" *static* "Fa-" *static* "Warning. Crash. Imminent. Releasing. Escape pods."

Boom: "Bro. Bro, bro, bro, bro, BRO, BRO, BRO! DO SOMETHING!"

Bam: "I D-I DO-I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BRO!"

Boom: "OOOH, CRAP!"

Thief Thugs: "AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Meanwhile, in the escape pod...

Scorzette: "We need to get out of here, NOW!"

Sakura: "Didn't it say it was gonna release the escape pods?!"

Scorzette: "Well, Litua, we're still in here! It doesn't look like it's gonna do an-" *escape pod shoots out of ship*

Our heroes: "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" *escape pod lands violently on planet's surface*

Scorzette: "... ooowww..." *notices gate-door is broken* *kicks it out* *slowly peeks head out, scanning the area* "... well. We're... somewhere, at least..."

Sakura: "Phew... the Dragon Balls are still OK. And our food!" *jumps out of ship* "Huh... what a strange planet... it's very desert-like, though there are some big rocks. The sky's some sort of light purple, with some small clouds. I don't see any animals around here..." *looks in the distance* "... but I do see buildings!"

Scorzette: "Ah, there are people in this planet! But... we don't know if they're friendly... you gotta watch your back, Litua."

Our heroes got on the Wind Shark and hovered over to the town, hoping to find someone that would help them, or have to fight otherwise. They needed to get some shelter and replenish on food, as well as getting a new spaceship, AND find the Thief Thugs! Soon, Sakura and Scorzette entered the town, and were greeted by strange looks from its inhabitants, who looked very strange!

The people in this planet appeared to be some sort of octopus species, though they had fairly human-like eyes, with big, oval-like, white sclearas and black pupils, and even wore clothing. Their skins were yellow, and as expected from an octopus, quite squishy and fragile. Due to the lack of bones, the octopus-people moved by squiggling around, almost humorously. The second our heroes were spotted, however, everyone stopped what they were doing, and turned to look at the strange visitors their planet had just received.

Scorzette: "Ummm... hello. My friend and I... are looking for... shelter. And... we..."

Octopus-man #1: "Guuruguru, gururu, guruguru, guguru?"

Scorzette: "... uhhh... excuse me, what did you say?"

Sakura: "Gururu, guruu, gugururu, guruguru, guru! Gururu, guruguru, guruguru?"

Octopus-man #2: "Guru guru. Guruugu, guguguru, ruguru, guuruguru, guru."

Sakura: "He says that there might be someone down the road that can help us!"

Scorzette: "... Litua... two questions: WHEN...? And... WHYYYY?!"

Sakura: "Back on Earth, before you even arrived, Mr. Samuel told me that I should always watch out for tentacles! He said something about me being young, cute, and innocent, and he also told me that I should learn how to speak their language. So, he showed me a guide, and I learned to speak basic octopus, in case I needed to speak to something with tentacles. Though, he said they would most likely be a monster, and-"

Scorzette: "OK, OK, that's... that's ALL I needed to know, thank you... l-l-l-let's just go down the road and see what we can find..."

Wanting to have a personal talk with Mr. Samuel when they got back to Earth, Scorzette got on the Wind Shark with Sakura, and slowly hovered down the road. It seemed like the only people they would find were the octopus-people, or Gurugurus, as named by Sakura. However, a small dot way down the road immediately caught the attention of the two. As they approached, they noticed this dot was a person... as in, a human-like person.

When they got close enough, they could tell it was a little girl, with relatively long, slightly spiky, black hair, which partially covered her face; and wide, black eyes, like a baby almost. She wore a long, white tunic, with an octopus-like, gray & yellow logo; long, black arm bands, though they were over her tunic, not directly on her skin; and finally, she wore gray & white boots, just peeking under her tunic, as it covered almost her entire body. Most interestingly, though, was the fact that she had a scar on her neck. It was fairly long, signaling that she may have been violently ambushed on a previous occasion.

As soon as she saw our heroes, the little girl became nervous, then startled, and ran into a house, assumingly where she lived. The fact that there was even someone in this octopus planet that looked like our heroes was shocking enough. Without hesitation, Sakura and Scorzette went to knock on the house that the girl had run into. When the door opened, they were once more greeted by a Guruguru, though he wore what looked like a tuxedo... this sounds awfully familiar.

Author: "Just keep goin'." *whistles*

*stare* ... the Guruguru immediately gave a look of surprise when he noticed our heroes, who looked relatively like the little girl. The little girl appeared to be standing behind the Guruguru's leg tentacles, as if she was using him as a shielding figure. From what they could tell, this Guruguru was the little girl's adoptive father, who we will now refer to as... Octodad... an Octodad ref...erence in... Dragon Ba-I'm done. I am SO done. I quit. No, I-I can't... *stands up*

Author: "Awww, come on, dude! You know Octodad's cool!"

But, you don't freaking FFFFFFF... DUDE! Is this crap even Dragon Ball anymore?! Like, seriously, you can't just... GAAAHHH!

Author: "Dude, dude, just-PFFT... give me a sec..." *giggles* "... OK, OK, just chill out, man, it's just a-PFFFFTHAHAHAHAAAA! Ooohohoho, man, your face was priceless... dude, you gotta admit, that was a GOOD joke!"

When the hell did I think it was a good idea to stick with you...

Author: "You're my alter ego, man. It's not like you can just up and leave, not unless I up and leave! And I ain't gonna, so you sit back down!"

*sigh* ... eff my life... SO. OCTO-FREAKING-DAD.

Octodad: "Guru guru guru, gurugururu, guru!"

Sakura: "Gurugu, guru guru, guruguru. Gugururu, guru, guruguru gu." *turns to Scorzette* "He asked about our similar appearance to the girl, and I told him we're Saiyans, though I don't think the girl is a Saiyan. I mean, she doesn't have a tail like us, so..."

Scorzette: "Well, if she was, they could have cut her tail off. I mean, these people REALLY don't look like the kind who can deal with Great Apes."

Sakura: "Let me ask him." *turns to Octodad* "Gururu, guru guru rugu, gurugu, guru?"

Octodad: "Guru guru? Ruguru, guru guru, GUUUgurugu, guruguru! Guru, guru rugu, guruguru, guru."

Sakura: "He says that she didn't have a tail when they found her. And besides, he says that any sort of sharp object is not allowed in this town, because the Gurugurus have incredibly sensitive skin."

Scorzette: "Huh... OK, so she's not a Saiyan. She sure doesn't look like a Tuffle, I recognize one when I see one. So... I guess she's just a human... but what the hell is a human doing all the way out here? Well, for now, just ask him if we can stay in here for a while."

Sakura: "Gurugu, guru guru, gururugu, rugu! Guruguru, guru guru gu, guguru, guruugu?"

Octodad: "Guru... guru guru, guuruu, guruguru gu, guru!"

Sakura: "He says we can stay! He says that it'll be wonderful for the little girl to have someone she can play with that actually looks like her!"

Our heroes were welcomed into Octodad's house, where Octomom, Octobro, and Octosis greeted them with open arms... or tentacles. However, the little girl was still nervous, and she did not say a word to our heroes... or anyone, for that matter. Octodad told them that she was four years old, an age at which an average human would be able to speak normally. Yet, Octodad also told them that she never said a word, other than an occasional "ah," or "guru."

Sakura: *kneels in front of girl* "Hey, there, little girl!"

Girl: "Uh... Mm..." *still scared*

Sakura: "Aw, don't be scared! We're not going to hurt you!"

Girl: "Mm? Mm..." *not as scared*

Scorzette: "Here, let me try." *kneels down* "Hello." *wants to shake hands*

Girl: "... huh?" *pokes Scorzette's hand* "Hm..." *puts tiny hands in Scorzette's* "Hm... guru."

Scorzette: "Hey, look, she said something! ... What'd she say?"

Sakura: "I think she just said 'hi.' Guru!"

Girl: "Hmmm... guru." *shakes Scorzette's hands gently*

Sakura: "Aw, she likes you, Scorzette!"

Scorzette: "Really? But, I'm terrible with kids..."

Sakura: "Hey, maybe she's special!" *pats girl's head gently*

Girl: "Hm? ... ah!" *smiles*

Scorzette: "Does she have a name?"

Sakura: "Guru guru, gururu?"

Octodad: "Guruguru gugu."

Sakura: "She's just... Guruguru Jr..."

Scorzette: "... yeah, let's stick to 'little girl...'"

Unexpectedly, our heroes encountered a peculiar character, one that still holds many mysteries. However, they could not keep full focus on the little girl, as the Thief Thugs were still out there, and they could cause big trouble! Who is this little girl in this alien planet? Will our heroes catch the Thief Thugs soon? Find out next time on Lost Origin: A Saiyan's Quest!

To be continued...

Dude... the Bonus Skit.

Author: "... what?"

You typed this chapter five months ago, couldn't come up with a Bonus Skit, said you'd come back to it later, and here we are.

Author: "... I did?"

OH MY-OK, look, do you see how there is text after the "To be continued..." thing?! Yeah, guess what, the Bonus Skit is supposed to be after that!

Author: "... OH! It's been so long, I forgot!"

Bonus Sk-

Don't put it here, put it up the-UGH! Don't you think you've annoyed me enough in this chapter?! Oh, and guess what, you're breaking the Fourth Wall again!

Fourth Wall: "Heeeellp... meeeee..."

Author: "Oh, we break it every day, it's used to it by now!"

Its cries of agony beg to differ.