Dragon Ball Xenoverse
...Prologue...
It was a somewhat windy day. To the casual onlooker, it may have seemed like an ordinary day. A few white, puffy clouds decorated an otherwise bright, blue sky, occasionally covering the warm, yellow sun and providing shade. It wasn't hot out, but nor was it cold. It was actually, all in all, a fairly beautiful day. Birds were chirping, squirrels were scampering, and farmers were out, tilling their fields.
Yet, in the middle of one field was something... not quite so ordinary. A small, ball-shaped pod contained a screaming child inside while the child's father outside attempted to "negotiate" with the child's captor. The two men were tall, their frames sporting bulging muscles, and each had a head of spiky, black hair, though the child's captor had much longer hair, nearly dragging the ground. Both men had the same onyx-colored eyes and lightly tanned skin, but their attire couldn't be more different.
The child's father wore a simple orange martial artist's gi with a dark blue belt around his waist, the symbol for "turtle" inscribed on the chest and larger on the back of the gi.
The child's captor, however, bore a strange set of armor, which had long, bulky shoulder pads that extended well beyond the man's own shoulders, and thigh and crotch guards that each went down to just above his knees. He wore boots and wrist braces of the same material as his armor, and around his left bicep and thigh, he had red bands. The shoulder pads, thigh and crotch guards, and the toes of his boots were brown in color. Over his left eye, he had an odd green device that would occasionally beep whenever he focused his vision on the father of his captive or the father's companion. Despite the man's strange attire, however, his most unusual feature was the brown, furry tail he wore around his waist as a belt.
The father's companion, who went, for the most part, ignored, was, ironically, the strangest being in appearance present by far. He had bright, green skin and pointed ears, as well as several pink bulges along his arms, torso and legs, which were mostly concealed under his purple uniform, a bright blue sash around his waist. Atop his bald, green head, two antennae jutted out, whose purpose was largely unknown. Each of the companion's green hands had pronounced white claws for fingernails, and the man's canines appeared razor sharp, giving him a somewhat demonic appearance when coupled with his other physical features.
The child's father and his companion seemed to be at a distinct disadvantage, the captor's strength too much for even the two of them together to handle. Most of the "negotiations" had involved them rushing him in an attempt to subdue him long enough to rescue the young boy in the pod, only to have their attempts easily thwarted and turned against them. In the process, the demonesque man had lost an arm, and the father was constantly wiping his own blood from the corner of his mouth. They had to do something to turn this around, and quickly.
In a desperate last-ditch effort to bring the captor down, the father managed to position himself behind the larger man and hook his arms under the pits of his son's kidnapper's arms, trapping him in a full nelson. As he managed to lock it in place, preventing the captor's escape, he shouted for the demon companion to attack and take the both of them down.
In the distance, standing apart from the two men, the child and the demon, two mysterious beings went completely unnoticed by the others. The man and the woman both had blue skin, red eyes, pointed ears and white hair, though that was where their similarities stopped. Whereas the man had short, spiky hair, the woman's mane was long and elaborately styled, a gold ornament in the shape of an infiniti decorating the back of her head. While the woman was short and slight, bearing a thin, feminine hourglass figure, the man towered over her, his bulging frame nearly dwarfing those of the muscular men arguing over the child. The woman bore a confident, some might even say cocky, smirk upon her lips, whilst the man's face was set in a nearly perpetual scowl as they spectated the situation below.
"This seems to be a good place to start. Don't you think, Mira?" The woman asked, though the question was rhetorical. The man knew that, as the brains behind their duo, she was the one who truly called the shots. Thus, he responded with a simple grunt. "I think so, too. Be ready with the meter." She said simply as she pointed a long staff with a golden, pointed tip towards the man with the tail, focusing her energy on him.
Down below, the tailed man was surrounded with a dark violet aura, his onyx eyes now glowing red, and his energy skyrocketed.
As the demon attacked, firing an energy beam from the tips of his fingers towards the boy's father and kidnapper, the tailed man grinned maliciously, his new level of strength allowing him to break free of the father's hold and knock him back, then smoothly dodge the beam, allowing it to pass through the area he'd only just been standing. He quickly fired a blast of energy towards the demon in retaliation, killing him, before turning back to the man who'd just moments before had him at his mercy.
"That should do." The blue-skinned woman said, looking down at her sharp nails, now seemingly bored. "Let's see how long it takes them to catch on."
AN: Well, here it is, folks, the prologue to the revised edition of Dragon Ball XV. I know I only actually named one of the characters in here, but I think any fans of Dragon Ball Z, and especially fans of the Xenoverse franchise, should definitely know who everyone is even without being named. Anyway, I hope this introductory chapter makes up for my absence of late, and maybe excites you guys for what the future of this story will hold. I know I said this in the Author's Note at the end of the original version of this story (Dragon Ball XV), but I'm hoping that this re-write will allow me to improve not only the quality of the content within this story, but also the plotline of the story in its entirety. I plan to take my time writing each chapter, so I won't promise any form of regular updates, only that I intend to ensure that each chapter is as good as I can possibly make it.
In any case, please leave a review telling me what you guys think of this prologue, and whether or not you're eager to read the next chapter. Feedback is definitely appreciated, and may serve to motivate me to continue working harder to bring the next chapter!