"We wouldn't let either of you two die, the Supreme Kai of Time likes her Patrollers to be well cared for, on and off the battlefield," Trunks explained with more seriousness in his voice, even if he did still seem pained by getting kicked where it hurts. "Mrs. Tsila, you have my word, Blaze is in good hands."

Rikyu looked the man in the trenchcoat up and down, then turned her gaze to Izaroth, examining him the same way. She nodded, unfolded her arms, and smirked at him, "Alright. Then good luck. Just give her a strict training regime. School was slowing her down... She's got potential, but it needs to flourish in real, life and death battles. Push her limits, and I'm sure she'll become a fine guardian of time," the Saiyan concluded. She pushed the door open behind her, revealing Blaze, Ash and their father saying goodbyes.

"I think someone's going to make sure that we're pushed to our limits every now and then, if our first encounter with him is anything to go by." Izaroth said, offering to shake Rikyu's hand before they departed. Regardless of whether or not he'd recieved a handshake in return, he then whispered to Trunks.

"Just make sure he's not so quick to try and cripple us, alright? Can't really grow stronger if we're spending 90% of our time in hospital." Izaroth said, presently oblivious to the fact that Saiyans grow stronger whenever they recover from a near death experience, due to never having been in such a situation before.

Once Rikyu had opened the door, Izaroth turned to look at Blaze's interaction with her family, remaining silent until it was time to leave.

"If you had Saiyan biology, that'd be a-" Trunks stopped, and stared at Rikyu for a moment, then at her fiery-haired daughter behind her. He seemed to be computing something, until he came out with it. "...You said you were a Saiyan, didn't you? So.. that would mean Blaze is like me. My father was a Saiyan, and my mother a human. I wonder if she feels any stronger after the Glacia incident."

Rikyu had decided to shake Izaroth's hand earlier, letting him know she approved of him. When Trunks started questioning Saiyan biology, a smirk came to her lips, "Do you mean to tell me she's already been beaten within an inch of her life?"

Trunks shook his hands at the woman in denial, but that was kind of the entire truth. Glacia was brutal on these two! Feeling he couldn't hide it, he exhaled and nodded, "I'm sorry, it's something I should have mentioned much earlier. Blaze was healed completely in a few hours, however."

"I was more concerned about what that means. Maybe she'll embody a legend, if she survives near-death battles enough times. A Saiyan on the brink of death who survives and recovers receives a significant boost in their power. It's happened only once to me," Rikyu explained.

Trunks nodded slowly. The grin on the mother's face suggested he wasn't about to eat his own sword in retribution!

Blaze soon rejoined the others, hugged her mother, said goodbye to her, and stood back over with her new comrades. "Ash is jealous of my new job~" she remarked proudly.

"We'll see you again soon, Blaze. Remember what I've taught you, hmm?" Rikyu said simply, and waved at the three.

"...Saiyans grow stronger whenever they recover from a near death experience? I'd say Glacia didn't manage to drive me that close to expiring, but I'll have to watch out for that one if I want to maintain my non-Saiyan disguise." Izaroth thought to himself as he simply waited to return to Toki Toki city.

"Just hope no-one decides to knock out my contacts, or I'm busted for sure." The silver haired Saiyan mused to himself, a little on edge at the moment, since that revelation about near death experiences had unnerved the Saiyan. Taking a slow, silent breath to reassert himself, he turned to look at Blaze for a moment as she stood next to Trunks and himself.

"Well, that pretty much confirmed my own suspicions about her. However, this works in both our favour; It means she's got great potential as a fighter. Which in turn means she should be able to quickly close the gap between the two of us, if that power boost hasn't done it already."

"Alright! Don't worry about me, I'm gonna train really hard so I can keep up with my partner, here! Trunks, let's get going?" Blaze asked, seeming much more energetic than when they'd arrived. Trunks gave her a nod, then looked to the sky as a bright light appeared and came down toward the three. The trip home taking a mere second was such a convenient thing... Perhaps this Supreme Kai was the only person in the universe capable of such things?

As the three were about to get swiped up, Rikyu gave Izaroth a Saiyan-strength pat on the back, chuckling before stepping back and letting them be consumed by the energy that'd take them home. "Come back anytime!" she shouted.

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With that over, the three appeared back in the Time Nest, just at the bottom of the steps leading into the scroll chamber.

Unbenownst to Rikyu, however, the pat on his back had unfortunate consequences. If she looked onto the ground, she'd see what appeared to be a contact lens... With a circular green tint to it in the centre. It wouldn't take the Saiyan long to figure out where it came from.

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When they arrived at back at the time patrol, Izaroth was searching his clothes for something, his hand over his left eye. Rikyu's impact had knocked out that eye's contact lens that made his eyes have green irises. Eventually he found what he was looking for, put it onto his index finger on his free hand, and applied it to his left eye.

"My eyes get irritated spontaneously at times. Sometimes in one eye, sometimes in both. I just applied some eye drops to soothe it." the Silver haired Saiyan said, normality having been restored, as what he'd actually put in was a replacement contact lens. Had he not done so, his real eye, just a black pupil, would've been visible.

"This also means Rikyu may have figured out my secret. Here's hoping she can keep a lid on it..." Izaroth thought to himself, hoping Blaze and Trunks bought his bluff.

Back on Terra, Rikyu had spent a few moments crouched in front of a curious little item. A contact lens, that presumably was to change a perceived eye colour to green. She thought for a minute... Izaroth was the only one with green eyes, there. Her gaze turned up to the sky as she held the green-tinted lens, and she smiled.

"Well... If I'm right about this, it means you two could reach new heights, and fast. If I didn't stop fighting, where would I be now?" she spoke quietly. When she heard her son call for her, she snapped back into herself and walked back inside.

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"Can't imagine the trouble we'd have if you got dust in your eyes during a fight, Izzy!" Blaze joked, starting to hop down the steps from the time machines.

Trunks adjusted the sword on his back and started walking after Blaze. He seemed deep in thought, but he wasn't paying either of the partners any further attention at this point. Well, except for the mandatory: "You two are dismissed. Spend your time doing whatever you want - just be ready. I need to look something up in the Time Nest."

Blaze looked behind her as Trunks headed for one of those strange liquid-like gates, shrugging as she figured it was probably important to him. For now, she waited for Izaroth to join her. "So! ...Where should we go, what should we do?"

Crossing one arm across his chest while gripping his chin with the other, Izaroth went into contemplation for a moment, closing his eyes as he did so.

"Well, if Trunks wants us to be ready for something, going into a full blown training session might be counterproductive to that. I say we wander around a bit, get to know some of the locals. Hopefully there won't be as many Glacias out there who'd prefer to try to punch our lights out at the first meeting." Izaroth said, reopening his eyes and returning his arms to his sides.

"At the same time though, I still need to teach you the Vanish technique, just so you can quickly get out of harm's way. I'll explain it as we go. Probably can't hurt to take inventory of what supplies we can get to take into the field, either." Izaroth said, as he began to walk towards the watery gate.

"It's going to be an interesting experience, of that, I am certain. The opportunity to fight across time itself doesn't come every day, afterall."

"You think of everything, don't you?" Blaze complimented her partner, giving him an uncertain smile. "What is it you did before the dragon summoned us? You're strong, but really smart, too! Gets me wondering..." she chuckled.

"I collected a fair share of books, journals and other things during my travels. Every day is a chance to learn something new, afterall, and I'm always looking to expand my horizons." Izaroth said to himself, thinking back to the "library" he had aboard his ship as he made his way to the shopping district.

"Of course, that's not to say I didn't get my practical studies in, either. Reading about a technique is one thing, but actually using it yourself is another." Izaroth said, looking at Blaze as they crossed through the gate. True to his word, the silver haired Saiyan began to explain in detail the Vanish technique he'd used during their introductory "battle" against Trunks.

"It may sound complicated at first, but once you've gotten the hang of it, it becomes second nature. The only problem with it is that it is incredibly taxing on your stamina with back-to-back use. Use it too frequently and you'll only tire yourself out." Izaroth said, spotting a brown haired human/saiyan male checking over what looked to be a manifest next to a few Capsule Corp crates, the majority of his hair spiked back in the style of a fireball, with two spikes protruding down over his ears, and bangs over his forehead. What made him curious was that he looked more like a supervisor than an actual fighter; He was clad in a dark blue suit jacket that had been extended to droop past his knees with matching trousers and shoes with brown soles, a black shirt and a grey tie. That didn't necessarily mean the guy wasn't capable of fighting, if the heavy looking rifle strapped to his back was any indication.

Looking up for a moment, the man spotted Izaroth and Blaze, and took a deep breath.

"Hey, Silver and Red, come here a moment!" He shouted at the two, though he didn't come across as threatening.

"I think I get it... I'll train and see how it works out! Practice makes perfect, I guess," Blaze replied before her attention was taken by a man who called for the two. Well, unless anyone else here was in a partnership and happened to have red or silver hair. Looking around to confirm that, the girl nodded and looked at Izzy again, ready to follow him. "After you. If I speak to him first. He'll probably say 'hi', and I'll say 'fine, how are you?' because I'm terrible with new people."

Izaroth nodded in response to Blaze's remark, and turning to look at the person who'd called them out by their hair colour, he approached cautiously. The last time someone else in the Patrol "introduced themselves", the duo had ended up in healing tanks, so he was playing his cards close to his chest.

"...Look, if you're worried about me pulling a Glacia, don't be. Not everyone's got as much of a stick up their ass as he does." The figure said, before glancing at a checklist.

"...Bah. Initials again. Why can't they just give me their full name?" The man said, sighing in annoyance as he rubbed his forehead, before looking at Izaroth and Blaze again, the former now standing within arms reach.

"Alright... Now that that's out the way... I'm Crobalt Nicholas Crystalis. Cronic for short. I take care of day to day supplies distribution around Toki Toki City when I'm not out in the field. I'm also responsible for handing out these to the new bloods." Cronic said, taking out what looked to be two carry cases bearing the capsule corp logo, and the cases had initials engraved upon the surface, and handed them both to Izaroth.

"Izaroth Aestorm. What're these for?" The silver haired Saiyan said, taking the cases and inspecting them.

"These cases are yours to keep. They're for storing capsules in to stop them from flying out of pockets and what-have-you. Last thing you want is to reach for that senzu essence capsule only to find it's pulled a dissappearing act. They're also engraved with your initials. IA and BT, right?" Cronic said, looking at the two in sequence as he spoke their initials, courtesy of Izaroth introducing himself.

"I also include a complementary set of capsules. What you have there is your basic self-healing, Ki, group healing and Senzu Essence capsules. Might not seem like much at the moment, but these babies can quickly turn the tide if used correctly. You can acquire more at the general goods shop once you've earned enough scratch. Probably should've mentioned this, but we also get paid for keeping history from going bust. Just keep your wits about you and you'll do fine."