The air in the Toki Toki world was in it's usual calm, serene state as a red haired saiyan clad in a blue Time Patrol Elite uniform walked through the Time Station. The Saiyan's name was Patroller, and he had just returned from a Time Patrol mission that the Supreme Kai of Time had sent him on. Now, he was meeting Trunks at the Information pod located at the center of the Time Station. He was almost there when he heard the unmistakable sound of a Galic Gun. He looked towards the Time machines, which were just outside the gates to Toki Toki city, and saw a figure heading towards the city. In split second, the figure crashed into the opposite wall, their body smoking from the blast that hit them. Patroller went to examine the figure and saw that Trunks was already there. Trunks was the only Half-Saiyan in Toki Toki world, up until recently when alternate timelines were discovered where Planet Vegeta, the homeworld of the Saiyan race, was not destroyed. Everyone else, Patroller included, only had minute traces of Saiyan blood in them.
Trunks had purple hair that lacked the spikiness that Saiyan hair was known for. He carried a sword on his back and wore a long, black coat that was lined with brown fur. The being he was examining was a Saiyan, one of the first full blooded Saiyans to join the Time Patrol. His true name was Lonan, though he preferred the name Darkness.
Darkness had black hair spiked sideways in curves. He wore a simple, red Gi which was held together by a brown Obi. His brown tail, a sign of his full blooded Saiyan status, hung loose and swished around as he sat up, rubbing his back where it impacted the wall. He had brown wrist bands and brown slip-on shoes. His iris', like all full blooded Saiyans, were pitch black. He was covered in bruises and burns.
"Darkness," Trunks got his attention, extending his hand to help him up, "what happened."
"He happened," Darkness stated, pointing in the direction he had just come from.
Looking towards the gate, Trunks and Patroller saw the person Darkness was pointing out. The being had white, armor-like skin, black horns sticking out of his head, green, reflective areas on top of his head, on the tip of his tail, in the center of his chest and on his shoulders, and pink flesh where his armor-like skin was not. His name was Zero, and he was another Time Patroller. His race didn't have an official name, so everyone just referred to his race as the Frieza race, named after the most well known member of it.
Zero landed outside the gate to Toki Toki City and entered, glaring at Darkness with green, bloodshot eyes.
"I warned you not to challenge me before the tournament," Zero called to him, "so you'll only have yourself to blame if you can't compete."
"Yeah?" Darkness called back, jumping to his feet, "Well, I promise you I'll be ready for the tournament, and you can be damn sure I'll beat you. After all," Darkness spat out some blood, "this was just practice."
Zero scoffed at Darkness and walked off, past the Battle Registration Station, through the gate to the Industrial Station. Trunks and Patroller turned to Darkness, Patroller crossed his arms.
"You can't keep challenging people like that," Trunks told him.
"Why not?" Darkness asked.
"Because you're going to be a certified master soon, and this behaviour will set a bad example for your potential students."
"Oh, right, ask a teenage Saiyan to calm down or you'll take away his training privileges."
"No one's taking anything from you," Patroller stated, "the Supreme Kai of Time chose you to test the Young Masters program, so your actions will determine not only your future as a master, but the futures of all the other Time Patrollers who wish to be masters."
"Oh," Darkness calmed himself, "I forgot about that."
"Go home," Trunks ordered him, "rest up and prepare for the tournament. You need to make a good impression if you want students to train under you."
"Yes sir," Darkness ran out the gate and flew off to the Residential Area.
Time Patrollers shared houses with each other, so it was expected for friends or family to stay together. Darkness was not like that, he stayed in a house that had an opening when he first arrived. Since most Time Patrollers used code names, Darkness didn't know any of his housemate's real names. He stayed with four other Time Patrollers. Two were Saiyans, code named Smirk, a male Saiyan who wore red and black, and Swag Master, a female who worked with with Smirk back on Planet Vegeta. One was a Namekian who wore red Demon Clothes, the Namekian version of a Gi, code named Dark Master, which made things awkward between him and Darkness at first. The fourth was an Earthling female with brown hair, wearing a red standard girls Time Patrol uniform, code named 4-Star Girl.
Darkness walked in the house and it didn't take long for the others to notice that he was practically covered in bruises and burns.
"What did you do this time?" 4-Star Girl asked, inspecting him.
"Scoped out my competition," Darkness answered, "specifically Zero."
"The five time champion of the Time Patrol Tournament?" Dark Master asked.
"The one whose race has it in for ours?" Swag Master asked.
"The guy who's not nearly as attractive as me?" Smirk smirked, receiving a blow to the back of his head from Swag Master.
"Yes, yes, and if you contribute to the conversation, shut up."
"Did you learn anything?" 4-Star Girl asked, giving him a Senzu Bean.
"Yeah, his strikes are weak, but his ki blasts pack a serious punch. If I can just get close enough, long enough, I can beat him easily."
"You've got to him first," Dark Master reminded him, "and that won't be easy, especially not since Zero's strike team is competing."
"The matches are one on one, so Zero's strike team will be divided. Everyone knows that their real strength comes from working as a unit. When they work alone, they're easy pickin'."
"Actually," Swag Master interjected, "I've been doing some research and, apparently, Zero and his strike have been preparing to fight you since you started climbing through the ranks. I think they see you as a threat."
"Then let 'em come," Darkness made a fist with his left hand and caught it in his right, "I'll be ready for them."
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