(A/N: The following is a fanfiction. Dragon Ball's concepts and Xenoverse main plot belong to Akira Toriyama. The various other characters belong to their respective owners. I merely own the OCs and Blackthorning of the plot. Please support the following release.)
Limit Break X Survivor (Blackthorn variant)
Get excited, let's go back in time.
A new adventure lies on ahead
And I'll hold it in my hand.
I just want meet my heroes.
Move as fast as the speed of sound.
I'll get my satisfaction.
(Woo-hoo) My blood deep inside…
(Woo-hoo) is burning again!
My body feels ready as I am coming down (Let's fight on!)
(Woo-hoo) It's time to kick some ass!
It's time to throw down again.
We must go and face history's foes today.
The door of times has been open.
To the battleground we must walk.
The time has come to fight and
Completely shatter our limits.
We need to look up to the sky
And embrace this clear starlight.
I'm getting stronger, I'll sing a song.
The time has come to shatters these walls.
With these new powers,
I will beat the mightiest of gods!
Ryo vs the Xenoverse
(A/N: No Super Saiyan yet for Ryo, that comes later. Could you believe I forgot Piccolo as a mentor?! He's the first mentor you get after you beat Raditz.)
Chapter 9: Transfer to the School of Namek
-Starts off immediately after chapter 8 left off, so it's still the same day-
Ryo still needed more training and so spent the afternoon finalizing the training with Krillin. Meanwhile, Piccolo awake from his nap/meditation and decided to go through his mailbox. Soon and Piccolo had a rather comfortable house, but the mailbox in a place that you couldn't remember until the last minute. Piccolo sifting through the mail finding bills, Namekian National, and a request from Chronoa to train Ryo. Seeing that letter, Piccolo screamed enraged.
"Damn it Supreme Bitch of Time, why didn't you call?!" Piccolo said slamming the letter down on the coffee table.
Piccolo stormed out to go find Ryo. Funny enough, Chronoa called their home phone to remind Piccolo. She missed him by seconds.
I did it! I completed my training with Krillin and learned the Scatter Kamehameha. Hatchin was no slouch either and caught up to me quickly.
"Your mimicry is terrifying." Krillin said with a smirk.
"Thanks, I think I'll take a PQ. Care to come with and fight with me?" I asked him.
"A good workout is always welcome." Krillin said tightening his obi.
Hatchin wanted to join, but I told her I promised Soon first. Everyone want a piece of me today, I swear. So, getting to Time Machine Station, Soon is already there waiting for me. We assembled the team, and got our mission. As usual, the box that appeared floating in front of me told me the hidden conditions.
[PQ #04 - Saibamen's Revenge - 1-Star Rank]
Countless Saibamen are appearing from nowhere and causing havoc! Defend Earth from the Saibamen!
Win Conditions
Defeat all enemies
Clear in under 5 minutes
Defeat Nappa
Lose Conditions
All team HP depleted Time expires (15"00)
Basic Reward
330 Zeni
Small Mix Capsule
Kieeee!
I'll show you the results of my training!
I'll finish up here
Fine. I'll go first
Battle Suit (Nappa)
Giant Storm (Skill)
Do You Accept? Yes/No
I hit yes, and got myself into a time machine with Daiuzu ready to slice some Sabiamen.
Piccolo met up with Trunks, Michiko, Hatchin, Mai, Tien, Launch, and Yamcha who were all sitting on the usual bench to watch the PQ.
"All right, where's Ryo? I need to train him." Piccolo said urgently.
"Just missed him." Tien said. "He left on PQ and plus he's under Krillin."
"Damn it, then I call dibs on him next." Piccolo said.
"Well you'll have to go through Vegeta about that." Yamcha pointed it. "He won't be happy."
"I don't give a damn if the Prince of Douches is happy, I'll train him if I want." Piccolo said.
He joined them in watching the PQ surprised to see his son is going to alongside him.
In the mountains, Krillin, Soon, and Ryo were surrounded by three Kaiwareman. They wasted no time on them. Ryo slashed the Sabiamen recolor into pieces. Krillin used a Kienzan to chop the second off, while Soon kicked the last one's head off.
"Well that was brutal." Launch (in her bluenette form) said.
Taking the portal to Pod Landing, they cleared out the Sabiaman recolors doing the same in the Wasteland. They returned to the Mountains in four minutes and thirty seconds where a Tennenman. To which it glomped Soon and self-destructed leaving a dust cloud.
"Woo! Not me." Krillin said relived.
"I'm going to get Krillin for that." Piccolo muttered.
The dust cloud cleared and Soon was unscathed only covered in dust. The event was triggered and Nappa showed up.
"You bastards killed my Sabiamen and I'm going to tear you three a new one!" Nappa said before powering up. "Bald one's first!"
"Wha-" Krillin said before Nappa punched him through a rock pile.
On the screen showing the battle, the counter for the Krillin Owned Count went up to 9,001. Of course, the drunk Nojiko screamed, "It's over NINE THOUSAAAAANNNDDD!"
In Toki Toki City, that joke is the lowest form of comedy. A ki blast hit the drunk sending her flying to which everyone cheered for.
"Namek's next." Nappa said firing a mouth energy blast.
Ryo got in the way slicing the blast in two with Daiuzu before using Solar Flare to blind Nappa. Ryo smashed Nappa into another pile of rocks. Soon saw a chance to show Ryo a new and improved move.
"Remember my Boiling Fist, Ryo? Well I've improved it!" Soon said. "Think you can paralyze him? This is the first time I'm trying this."
"You got it, Vacation Delete!" Ryo said charging a sphere of purple ki.
He tossed down it after raising which it hits Nappa hit on. Soon outstretches his arms focusing his ki which caused the water inside his arms to heat up and boil. Outwardly, this made his arms shoot out steam and have a more reddish color. This time his arms glowed a bright yellow.
"Mystic Gomu no Boiling Jet Gatling!" Soon yelled landing on the ground near the paralyzed Nappa.
The son of Piccolo arced forwards and moves his arms upwards at speeds which they can no longer be seen, leaving only jet streams in their place. Each blow draw blood out the brutish Saiyan. Soon hits land so fast that, after a volley, they seemingly connect simultaneously, trapping the Saiyan was no longer paralyzed. The circles of air bursts from the punches surrounded Soon for two straight minutes. The final punch sent Nappa through several rock piles before landing in the dirt dead from blood loss and having his bones burnt and shattered by the attack. Soon had improved the technique, but the aftermath burned his arms a bit.
"Damn, Soon. Even thought I would tank that, I'd be out for half a day healing from that attack." Ryo said frighten.
Piccolo was gobsmacked seeing what his son just performed. Now he knew that he taking techniques from One Piece because she was watching it on interdimensional cable, but he had no idea he really got that far with them.
"So, he's figured out a way to boil the water inside him, but from the looks of them, he'll need a drink." Piccolo said observing his son pant from exhaustion.
"I need a drink…" Soon said panting.
Krillin came up to them and they got their ranking. A Z rank to which Ryo cheered for getting before they all returned to the Time Machines to get back to Toki Toki.
That mission was mostly boring, and I was so glad to get to the harder ones. Then again, I do tend to overtrain for these. Maybe I should take on the DLC missions, they are adjusted to your level. Aside from Zeni, I got the complete Battle Suit (Nappa) set and the Giant Storm (Skill). I handed over the Zeni I earned to Soon saying he could have it.
"Well, I'm just about short 10,000 zeni." Soon said. "Thanks, now I. Need. A. Drink."
Seeing Nojiko with a bottle of whiskey, he shoved the drunk to the ground and took a swig of the bottle which was just enough to keep standing.
"That's my booze, you eunuch!" Nojiko said before snatching the bottle back to storm off to drink some more.
Soon was confronted by his father who was smiling.
"I'm impressed. A bit overkill, but you done well." Piccolo said. "And to think I thought you were slacking. Well I can think I can make up for it by getting you that new armor you wanted."
Soon perked in surprise.
"Least I do." Piccolo said. "And as you Ryo, how soon will you complete your training with Krillin?"
"He's good to go." Krillin said coming out the time machine last. "He's already learned up what I know like a sponge."
"Well then, I'll take you as my pupil and don't worry about a test. I heard about you and Soon's spars, so I know you have what it takes." Piccolo said to me.
I was honored and bowed to show respected.
"One thing, Piccolo. I ask you take Hatchin as a student alongside myself." I asked.
Piccolo accepted, but she had to the test still. Piccolo took off with Soon telling to ready myself in an hour. I was congratulated by everyone at the bench and Krillin was laughed at for getting owned. Apparently, there's a Krillin Owned Count on the TVs.
"Hatchin, we need to head back to the apartment. We need to ready ourselves for Piccolo-sensei." I said to her.
"You got us another sensei already. What about Vegeta?" Hatchin asked.
"He's not until I turn Super Saiyan." I responded.
"Let's be on our way them. Later, Mom." Hatchin said taking off.
"Later, Hatchin." Michiko said as Hatchin and I took off flying.
We returned to the apartment mostly to carbo load, and I had to change into more fitting clothes. Swiftly, I change into the Piccolo's Outfit with the cape to cover top, bottom, and feet. As for gloves, plain hand wraps in white will do. I even wore Piccolo's Turban with Daiuzu on my back. Hatchin went for the Gohan (Demon Clan Clothes, Kid) set. On the roof, we did some light stretching until Piccolo and Soon showed up. Soon was in the New Hide Battle Costume which the coloring of shades of purple and black. He looked intimidating with the Segdge Hat on.
Piccolo eyed Hatchin measuring her strength, and he asked Ryo if he had a scouter. Piccolo hated using them, but the measurements were decent. Ryo got one to which Piccolo gave to Soon asking to measure them both. Soon took up the scouter and took a reading.
"Dad, Ryo's at about 91,000 and Hatchin's close with 75,000." Soon reported. "If anything, I'm between them."
Hatchin was wide-eyed that she was much stronger than she thought. She wondered how strong her mother was now. Soon gave the scouter back to which Ryo put away.
"Ok, you two are experienced. I will start with teach you both after I test Hatchin." Piccolo said looking over at Hatchin.
"Piccolo-sensei, could Soon take over in teaching me. I kind of already have Evil Explosion and Super Explosive Wave down pat." Ryo admitted. "I could probably get some more pointers, on it, but I could use someone to teach me Light Grenade and your Ultimate."
Piccolo stood wide-eyed, but remembered that Ryo was a warper before a Patroller.
"Very well." Piccolo said before taking off with Hatchin.
Seems I'm popular because Erasa came up looking for me asking me to join her for lunch. I had to turn down to let her I'm training with Soon. Apparently, she wants to watch. So, she joins us in one of the courtyards where Soon is showing me the ropes. Now I don't mind Erasa at well, but her flirtatious behavior was making this awkward. Didn't help, she was hitting on Soon too. I had to explain how Namekians work, and she apologized incessantly to Soon making it more awkward. At least, I got to learn Light Grenade. Hatchin passed her test learning Evil Explosion but she was covered in soot. And so night fell, it was another shift at the Golden Galaxy.
Trunks was light on the drinks tonight and so was Mai. Apparently, I learned that Chronoa was considered to be head honcho in the Order of Reality. Even that the two heads there are former Patrollers. Rebecca Dill and Jeremy Kris. Trunks seemed sad about now being able to travel the multiverse saying he's been curious for ages to travel, but he has his duty.
"The multiverse is an insane place like the Grand Line. You need a good head." I admitted. "Being a warper isn't easy. Ranking system, the clans, and all that."
"Speaking of which, what warper rank are you?" Trunks asked.
I slipped up on giving out that a 10th level warper, but they would have figured it out by the energy typing. I made up a cover story that I was one of the few bastards who broke into the multiverse and they bought it. I did insist they keep that secret between us. Turns out, that due to cosmic lightning storm, at least two people did end up becoming 10th level warpers but the Order reports one. I gazed over the profile of the one the Order got as I walked home after my shift ends.
"Desmond Bishops." I said to himself. "I'll give points for style. Seems you've entered the warping world dancing right under the Council's noses."
Going home to the apartment and alone in my room, I searched on Order activity to why Chronoa would refuse an alliance. I found out why. Jōshō. Seems my brother went off the deep end going on a villainous streak and the Order refused to help. Thank mercy for Warperleaks. Seems, Jihi's dead too, and that's a shame. The woman was good for him.
I prepare to record a video message for this new warper. Ryo took a sigh and made an audio message for Desmond.
"Desmond Bishops, I'm calling you out of concern from one 10th level warper to another. My name is Ryoshiro Nazo of the Blackthorn clan. I'd rather not go by the clan name, but you'd know I'm the real deal. Listen to me carefully, the multiverse is a dangerous place. The laws are so neutral, another warper can kill you and walk away with just being fine. So, train yourself to get stronger. Even the lowest of warper rank can be a problem if you don't take them seriously. I won't say to put your trust in my clan, but I implore you to be wary of the Order of Reality at all times. Rebecca Dill especially, quite the bitch in sheep's clothing that one. They were banned from Toki Toki for a reason. Attached to this message is the news article of the reason why. In the warping world, they're few you can trust Bishops. Be careful. The Order has secrets under it's rug."
With a swipe on my BlackTab, I sent the message to Desmond along with the news article about Jōshō and his rise to villainy. I laid back on my back before catching a whiff of someone. Coming up and opening it, I found a pale Hatchin.
"How much of that did you hear?" I asked glaring at her.
"Enough to hear the message." Hatchin said. "Never thought I'd met the son of the Akira."
"You're wrong on that." Ryo said. "Akira has a twin brother, Kaneda. I'd be Akira's nephew from the Kaneda branch. I can trust you enough to keep this a secret, right?"
Hatchin nodded and I sighed in relief. I was glad she didn't want to dig on. It was late at night, and I wanted to see Chronoa. Walking through the city, I can only hope that warper is smart enough to listen. It's bad enough to see that the Order is way too dark grey for anyone's liking. Either way, I enter the Time Nest getting into the home finding Trunks and Mai laughing over something. Apparently, they're watching Dragon Ball Z Abridged on Interdimensional Cable. To think in another version of Earth, that's one of the official dubs.
"Hey Trunks, where's Chronoa?" I asked tiredly.
"She's with Mother." Trunks said.
I went on ahead only to find them "busy". I leave for home right away. I was tired for that.
Soon was excited and his father wanted to know why. Soon had figured out how to amplify his body, and wanted to show his father. Soon discovered by drinking liquor, he could heat up the liquid to higher temperatures.
"Father, think of the state of a candle. I call this Orange Tip!" Soon said.
Soon focused his ki which caused the water/liquor inside his body to heat up and boil. Outwardly, this made his arms shoot out steam. His body bulked up a tad as his skin now that an orange tint. Piccolo had to turn out the AC within their home because of the sheer heat Soon was pouring.
"I feel your power rise, but the heat you pour out of that state." Piccolo said cranking the AC higher. "Name's not too good."
"Don't want to call it Second Gear." Soon said. "How about Futten?"
"Boiling Point? Not bad." Piccolo said with a smirk. "This means you're going to get higher forms."
"Does a Saiyan stop at Super Saiyan?" Soon said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Fair enough." Piccolo said with a chuckle as Soon returned to his normal state.
Father and son got into a marathon of One Piece and Piccolo was thinking of new techniques to develop.
"Maybe I should take up swordfighting again?" Piccolo thought.
(A/N: This chapter is to serve as a continuity reminder to everyone and to explain what happened to Mura Tenin. She's off-world and if you read up, she's in DSX64215's "Evangelion: You Shall (not) Win This Time". The audio message is something of an Easter egg if you read this one too. The news article Ryo would attach mostly would to refer to the events of "Aftermath of Anistar" chapter 1 specially. As for Soon, I had the idea for the Futten state in mind, but looking up how Second Gear works helped me to finalize it.)
