Chapter 4: Who the hell are these guys?!
Chron had just left the Son family household after a rather awkward conversation with Chi-Chi. He told her that he would stop Gohan from becoming a delinquent and he had to make good on his word. How he could do that without interfering with the timeline was beyond him. He'd screwed up enough of the timeline already. He wasn't even sure if the Saiyans would arrive but the others were training for their arrival. How could he fix that?
"I've got it!" He said with a strange sense of excitement in his voice. His only option to fix the Timeline was to intervene more to make events play out like normal. He adjusted his scouter to tune into a frequency used by the Saiyans.
"I need help... The earthlings overpowered me. But I did discover one interesting thing. There are orbs that can grant any wish at these coordinates. Help me..." Chron said into his scouter doing his best Raditz impression. He hoped it would be believable enough to get the Saiyans' attention. One of the Saiyans began to speak but Chron was already tuning his scouter to its usual frequency.
Once he was done, He noticed two strange figures standing before him. One was an attractive woman wearing odd red clothing. The other was a muscular man in a similar outfit. Chron could easily deduce that they were partners in the same organisation. The male one's outfit had a symbol that looked kind of like an X on his chest. He couldn't spot the same symbol on the woman's outfit but then again, He had his eyes on... other things.
"I think Roshi would be fine with this one." He thought to himself.
"Greetings. My name is Towa. The man next to me is called Mira. We've been watching you for some time." The woman named Towa stated. Chron took a fighting stance. These two were giving off an unusual energy. They might be acting nice but he had a bad feeling about this. Towa began to continue speaking.
"We'd like you to join our experiments. All we really do is provide and absorb energy from fighters throughout history. If you join us, you'll be more powerful and could return to your time." She said. Chron knew he couldn't trust them as soon as he saw them but her last words made him hesitate.
"I could go home?" He asked with his interest peaked. Towa smiled at him. She was clearly trying to manipulate him and it seemed to be working.
"Absolutely." She said. Chron couldn't help but notice that the man named Mira had remained silent throughout all of this. He was suspicious. What were they doing these experiments for? Why did they want him? These questions lingered in his head.
"I'll...Think about it." Chron said. Towa frowned at him but Mira seemed to smile a little. He seemed itching to do something. Just standing there wasn't something he liked and Chron may have just given him a reason to attack.
"Oh well. We'll see you around. Give the thought some time. Mira, Let's go." Towa said in a disappointed tone. Mira then decided to speak.
"That's all? Very well." He said. They then vanished as quickly as they appeared.
Chron was unsure of what to think of the whole situation. He was stranded and his only way of getting home involved two highly suspicious people that somehow knew instant transmission or something similar. He still had the whole situation with Gohan to fix and he might need some training to face the Saiyans. He would definitely require some more time appropriate techniques. Which one came first on his priorities list?
The Time Nest...
A humanoid red haired man stood at the gate of the Time Vault. He was wearing a red Gi with a white undershirt and a light blue belt. He approached Trunks and the Supreme Kai of Time in a casual manner, although Trunks remained uneasy and reached for his sword. The figure stopped as he did this, turning to him with a confused expression.
"Who're you?" He said in a somewhat light tone of voice. Trunks opened his mouth to respond but the Supreme Kai of Time interrupted him.
"Oh, right. Introductions. Trunks, this is Kiron, an old friend of mine who's here to help with the situation. Kiron, this is Trunks, my attendant." She said, introducing the two as they stared at each other confused.
"You look a little like King Vegeta. Anyway, Nice to meet ya!" Kiron said cheerfully as he extended a hand in greeting. Trunk felt a drop of sweat come down his face as he shook hands with Kiron, who had a rather strong grip.
"So, what's the plan?" Kiron asked, his tone switching to a much more serious one as his face straightened. This sudden change startled Trunks for a moment but he didn't have time be flustered. They had more important things to do.
"One of our men is stuck in time and two individuals with strange energy are messing up time. We need you to keep these two away from him and the timeline while Trunks here tries to keep things from changing. You'll be leaving in the time machine tomorrow." Supreme Kai of Time replied rather calmly.
"Well, that gives me 24 hours of training to do. Trunks, wanna join? I need a good sparring partner." Kiron asked. Trunks nodded. He was deep in thought, thinking of how they could manage the situation. So deep in thought that he failed to notice Chron's latest transmission. Nor did he notice the other figure, barely visible, behind him for a moment before vanishing.
Unknown area. Age unknown...
A red haired figure in robes stood, watching the yellow eyed human with great interest. He could prove useful. But for now, he had to wait.
His time would come.
A/N: Ooh, Ominous foreshadowing two chapters in a row? I'm a real tease aren't I? Some interesting things to come before the Saiyan Saga kicks off, perhaps involving a certain Duo, Chron and a room where time moves much slower than normal? The time nest might even get a fight scene! Anyway, that's all.
P.S: If you're curious about Kiron, he might get his own story later. He's sort of got one now but... It's not very good.