Zabieru Chronicles: Chapter 2

"What Now?! Part 1" is the second chapter of Crimson X's manga: Dragon Ball Xenoverse: Zabieru Chronicles. This chapter was first published on September 26th, 2020 on social media sites, such as Instagram and Twitter.

Cover
The cover, illustrated by Nick Thanacote, shows the Saiku and Vena in battle poses, with Shadiik smiling in the background.

Summary
The morning following his escape from Conton City, Zabieru lays asleep peacefully in bed next to Sukari. Sukari then wakes up, and shows elation towards being in bed with Zabieru. She hypothesizes that she and Zabieru potentially could have had sex the night before, but then pridefully abandons her romantic thoughts. She gazes down upon the sleeping Zabieru, noting that the markings that covered his face the night prior were gone entirely. Suddenly, Zabieru bursts awake, which scares Sukari. Zabieru rises to only look down at his hands, trying to gather himself. Sukari, while at her closet remarks about how usually her nights with men don't end in sex. She also notes that it has been quite a long time since they have seen each other, calling Zabieru her "Love". Zabieru is confused as to why he is back in her world, to which Sukari tries to remind him of the night prior, insinuating that he had a fight with Draxus. Zabieru can not remember anything from the prior night. Sukari asks Zabieru what brings him here this time, to which he is certain that he had no intention to, but his other self did. He then asks Sukari to relay everything that happened last night to him, which upsets Sukari. Zabieru is confused as to why she is upset and asks to meet with her father.

Meanwhile, back in Conton City, Randa and Vell are inside one of Conton's Hyperbolic Time Chambers, training. Vell, seeing that Randa is showing signs of fatigue, recommends that they take a break, which Randa rejects the notion of. Randa powers up to Super Saiyan 3, and while showing confidence charges at Vell, who then counter attacks by transforming into Super Saiyan Rosé, which sends her backward. As she crashes to the ground, Vell powers down, recommending again that they call it quits for the time being, which Randa begrudgingly accepts. Vell criticizes Randa for pushing herself far too harshly, noting that she has such little energy left that she cannot even access Super Saiyan 4. Vell also states that they have been in the Chamber for 3 months, which is equivalent to 6 hours back outside. Vell believes that they are far more powerful now, and are definitely capable of defeating Zabieru this time around. Vell asks what is troubling Randa to make her push this hard, wondering if Kinako's injury was the cause of her training so hard. He assures her that Kinako will be fine, to which Randa then laments over him being hurt was her fault to begin with. She admits that her pride and stupidity took over her judgement, and that it angers her deeply. Randa shows immense confidence in not allowing Zabieru to escape another time. Suddenly, a phone in the lobby area rings; it's a message from Trunks, asking for them to come to the Time Vault immediately. Before they leave, Vell recommends that Randa have a change of clothes, making Randa sarcastically chuckle.

Back in the Time Vault, Trunks types away on a computer, which shows an image of Sanow. Trunks is then asked by someone in the room, wearing Saiyan armor the reason as to why Randa and Vell are taking so long to arrive, to which Trunks asks them to be patient. Another man, wearing armor and a cape criticizes the lack of urgency that the Time Patrol shows when it's leaders ask their subordinates to be present. A woman then admits that they are beginning to become bored, wishing to be back home, working on her own technology. The man with the armor and cape suggests that the woman could work on technology aboard his ship, citing that it could use upgrades. The woman denies the offer, claiming that she would not help a criminal, to which the other male notes that they are both criminals. The male in saiyan amor urges that they begin their meeting, having lost patience for Randa and Vell to arrive. A voice then tells the male to not get ahead of himself. It is Randa and Vell, with Randa sporting an entirely new outfit. Randa notes to the male that it had been quite a long time since they last saw one another, revealing the male to be Saiku. Saiku agrees, saying that time hasn't been kind to neither her or Vell. He then begins to criticize Vell and Randa harshly for allowing Zabieru defeat them the day before, to which Vell tries to justify their efforts. Saiku, not having any of it, further criticizes them, especially Randa. He boldly states that if either of them are responsible for someone on this mission getting hurt, that he would have no issue killing them. Before Saiku can even finish, Vell angrily powers up into Super Saiyan Rosé, inviting Saiku to act on his words. Randa asks that the both of them calm down followed by the man in the cape approaching, agreeing with her that they both settle down. The man then introduces himself as the Evil Emperor Shadiik, an Inter-Dimensional Time Pirate and long time enemy of the Time Patrol. Shadiik then notes that Randa's missteps were not surprising, even going on to say that it was expected due to their faulty and lack of true leadership. Trunks then calls an end to the conversation, finally ready to begin their meeting. Trunks then shows the group Zabieru's Infosphere, which contains the most up to date information of Zabieru, up until yesterday. On the infosphere there are many recognizable faces, one being Fon, which makes Saiku question why Trunks didn't enlist his assistance. Shadiik then answers that Fon would likely ally himself with his younger brother, making him more of a burden than a necessity. The idea of Fon finding out excites Shadiik, which Randa retorts that he surely would as Fon had defeated him in their last meeting. Saiku then asks what the actual plan is, to which the female who is revealed to be Vena, states that she and Trunks are still trying to narrow down the location of Zabieru. Apparently, Zabieru abandoned the time scroll that he used to escape in the space between timelines, making him hard to track. Together, Trunks and Vena were able to pinpoint Zabieru's location to two worlds, both possessing being capable of using magical energy. Vell then questions as to why Zabieru didn't leave immediately yesterday, if he possessed the time scroll the entire time. Saiku then wonders if the time scroll could have possibly been given to him, which Vell believes to be the case. Vell then tries to recall the chain of events yesterday, noting that Zabieru appeared to have nothing with him when they battled, so clearly he had to have had an accomplice. Which Kinako, would have tried to intervene on, believing to result in him getting hurt. However, Vell also notes that Randa only saw one person escape which then meant that the accomplice was still here in Conton City. Randa volunteers to go speak with Kinako, to see if he would have any clues on the possible traitor. Vena and Saiku question whether or not this should be reported to Chronoa. Trunks then points out that the Supreme Kai of Time is away, not knowing when she would return. Shadiik, maliciously smiling, asks Trunks whether or not Zabieru kidnapped Tokitoki along with the Supreme Kai of Time. This question shocks Saiku and Vena, and leaves Trunks silent. Saiku becomes upset at Trunks for withholding such information from them, while Randa and the others show signs of disbelief. Vell, knowledgeable of how important Chronoa is to the fabric of existence itself questions why Trunks would not tell them. Shadiik, quite interested asks for Trunks explanation as well. Trunks reveals that it is true that Zabieru kidnapped the Supreme Kai of Time along with Tokitoki. He believes that Zabieru plans to use Chronoa's temporal abilities to force Tokitoki to produce an egg. With it a Tokitoki egg, Trunks notes that he would be capable of doing just about anything.

Vena, still shaken from the revelation, urgently works to find Zabieru. She realizes the reason that she was brought was not help with locating Zabieru, but to get to Zabieru in the first place. It is revealed that without Chronoa being the Time Vault, no regular time scrolls would work properly. Vena is able to finally locate Zabieru's last whereabouts, being on Earth of Timeline 081272, noting that he murdered all the on duty patrollers at both Time Patrol Stations. Saiku asks how would it take her to prepare a jump to that timeline, to which Vena estimates 1-2 hours. With a time table given, Saiku asks that he be notified when they're ready as he leaves the room. Saiku then asks Vell if he could show him where Zabieru lives in Conton, wishing to do some investigating in the meantime. Shadiik decides to meditate, turning his armor into a protective aura. Randa plans to head to the hospital to ask Kinako about information on the traitor. Trunks then accepts this and alerts them that they are to meet back here in 2 hours, asking them to be prepared to depart.

Major Events

 * Randa gets a new design after training with Vell in one Conton's Hyperbolic Time Chambers
 * Saiku, Shadiik, and Vena are introduced
 * The team discovers there is a traitor in Conton
 * Trunks reveals that Zabieru kidnapped Chronoa and Tokitoki
 * Saiku decides to go and investigate Zabieru's Apartment
 * Randa goes to question Kinako
 * The team decides to meet back in 2 hours, as Vena prepares the temporal jump.

Characters:

 * Zabieru
 * Sukari
 * Randa
 * Vell
 * Trunks
 * Saiku
 * Shadiik
 * Vena

Locations:

 * Sukari's World
 * Sukari's House
 * Conton City
 * Hyperbolic Time Chamber #4
 * Time Vault

Techniques:

 * Rosé Counter
 * Raiken

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