Chapter 28: Apocalypse Now!
In the year 1999, the world was completely quiet. There were no people. The cities remained as mere ghost towns. It felt as though the world had already come to an end. " It's a little too quiet in this world." Crono said breaking the silence. " I wonder what happened to all the people." Marle said as they were walking down a deserted road.
Suddenly, the ground started to shake. " It's an earthquake!" Krillin yelled. The ground started to open up in front of everyone. " No. This is not an earthquake. This is much more worse. This is Lavos." Magus told them. Magus was indeed right. It as Lavos emerging from the Earth's surface. Hot molten lava shoots out as Lavos surfaced. The hot molten lava burned all what was left of the remaining cities.
Everyone couldn't believe their eyes. It was as though they had seen Lavos for the first time. Lavos slowly approached the warriors of time. To everyone's surprise they heard Lavos speak. " Do not interfere." The creature said. " That's incredible." Lucca thought as Lavos was speaking. " I think that's a bit scary." Marle said as Lavos' voice echoed in the wind.
" No way Lavos. We're not going to let you destroy this planet." Goku said heroically. Lavos laughed. " Then prepare to suffer." he said. The giant creature began to show everyone to its true power. As Lavos gathered his strength the grounds started to shake and crumble. Everyone tried to keep their balance, but they all fell to the ground. Crono, however regained his strength. " All right. This is it. The final showdown." Crono said unsheathing his sword.
Crono leaped up in the air and slashed Lavos with the rainbow sword. Lavos cried out in pain. Lavos grew furious. " I will crush you! ." Lavos yelled. Lavos created a ball of dark energy. " Try defending against this boy! DARK MATTER!" Lavos cried out. The attack headed straight for Crono. " Crono, look out!" Marle shouted.
The attack had blinded everyone." Crono, are you all right!?" Gohan yelled. There was no answer. After the blinding light faded, there was a shield around Crono. " What is going on?" Lavos growled. " No one hurts my friend. Especially a creepy parasite creature who wants to destroy the planet." Lucca said as she made her magic shield around Crono disappear. " I didn't know your type of magic was able to create a shield." Robo said. Lucca smiled and nodded.
Lavos looked at Crono, " You have escaped for now, but you won't be so lucky next time." He said. Lavos created another Dark Matter attack. Crono used his lightning magic and evaded the attack.
" How can this creature have shadow magic?" Frog asked. " It's possible that Lavos has the powers of every warrior in time." Magus explained. Krillin was getting nervous again. " Um, guys I think it would be better if I sit this one out." He said. As Krillin headed for the time portal, Lavos created a barrier around the portal. " No one will leave." Lavos said.
" Lavos very strong. Cannot win fight." Ayla said. Everyone felt the same way. " Come on guys there has to be a way to beat him." Goku said. " Maybe there is a way." Trunks said. Vegeta looked at his future son confused and so did everyone else. " What are you talking about? This creature has the techniques and abilities of every warrior throughout time." Vegeta told him. Trunks simply smiled.
" Exactly dad. Just like Cell." Trunks said. " We defeated Cell and we can defeat Lavos. Gohan's the only one who has enough power." Piccolo said.
Goku looked at his son. " Gohan, are you able to do it?" Goku asked. Gohan smiled then said, " Don't worry dad, I won't let you down." Gohan walked up to Lavos. Lavos was amused. " This is your final attempt in defeating me. A mere child." Lavos started laughing.
However, Gohan wasn't. The young saiyan transformed into a level which was beyond a super- saiyan. " Did you ever learn not to underestimate you opponent?" Gohan said. Gohan faced Lavos. He was ready to do his father's famous technique. " You will not stop me, boy." Lavos said.
" KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!" Gohan's kamehameha wave headed directly for Lavos. " Come on Gohan, you can do it!" Crono yelled. The impact of the kamehameha wave had destroyed the barrier that was around the time portal and had reduced Lavos to a pile of dust. Lavos' eyeball was completely destroyed.
Gohan collapsed on the ground. Everyone ran to him. " That was incredible." Frog said. While everyone congratulated Gohan, Magus looked at what remained of Lavos. All that remained of Lavos was its shell. " It's not over yet." he said. Everyone looked at Magus. " What are you saying?" Android 18 asked.
Before Magus could answer, the ground started to crumble underneath everyone. " Looks like we're about to find out." Crono said as the ground crumbled causing everyone to fall.
A beam of light caught everyone and they landed safely on what appeared to be floor. " Where are we?" Lucca asked. The area everyone was had no strucher. No walls, no buildings, not even a ceiling. All everyone was surrounded by was darkness. Suddenly, everyone heard a strange noise. " I think there's something up ahead." Goku said. There were three strange figures. " So, this is what is left of Lavos. His core." Magus said. Everyone was shocked.
" We're inside Lavos!" Marle exclaimed. The beam of light started to grow larger until everyone could realize where they were. " This is a time portal." Trunks said. Everyone found themselves inside a time portal. Lavos' core started laughing. " You fools have no chance." It said.
Magus looked at the core then said, " So, ever since Lavos first appeared in the year 65,000,000 BC, the creature had been harvesting the Earth's energy. Until now, he never showed his true form. We were only created to be mere pawns of Lavos. Everyone is doomed. We cannot stop him."
Crono approached the three strange figures. " I'm not going to give up without a fight." Crono said. The three pieces of the core looked at Crono's determination. " You think you can stop us. Well then, let's see how powerful this planet's inhabitants really are." The core said.
In the year 1999, the world was completely quiet. There were no people. The cities remained as mere ghost towns. It felt as though the world had already come to an end. " It's a little too quiet in this world." Crono said breaking the silence. " I wonder what happened to all the people." Marle said as they were walking down a deserted road.
Suddenly, the ground started to shake. " It's an earthquake!" Krillin yelled. The ground started to open up in front of everyone. " No. This is not an earthquake. This is much more worse. This is Lavos." Magus told them. Magus was indeed right. It as Lavos emerging from the Earth's surface. Hot molten lava shoots out as Lavos surfaced. The hot molten lava burned all what was left of the remaining cities.
Everyone couldn't believe their eyes. It was as though they had seen Lavos for the first time. Lavos slowly approached the warriors of time. To everyone's surprise they heard Lavos speak. " Do not interfere." The creature said. " That's incredible." Lucca thought as Lavos was speaking. " I think that's a bit scary." Marle said as Lavos' voice echoed in the wind.
" No way Lavos. We're not going to let you destroy this planet." Goku said heroically. Lavos laughed. " Then prepare to suffer." he said. The giant creature began to show everyone to its true power. As Lavos gathered his strength the grounds started to shake and crumble. Everyone tried to keep their balance, but they all fell to the ground. Crono, however regained his strength. " All right. This is it. The final showdown." Crono said unsheathing his sword.
Crono leaped up in the air and slashed Lavos with the rainbow sword. Lavos cried out in pain. Lavos grew furious. " I will crush you! ." Lavos yelled. Lavos created a ball of dark energy. " Try defending against this boy! DARK MATTER!" Lavos cried out. The attack headed straight for Crono. " Crono, look out!" Marle shouted.
The attack had blinded everyone." Crono, are you all right!?" Gohan yelled. There was no answer. After the blinding light faded, there was a shield around Crono. " What is going on?" Lavos growled. " No one hurts my friend. Especially a creepy parasite creature who wants to destroy the planet." Lucca said as she made her magic shield around Crono disappear. " I didn't know your type of magic was able to create a shield." Robo said. Lucca smiled and nodded.
Lavos looked at Crono, " You have escaped for now, but you won't be so lucky next time." He said. Lavos created another Dark Matter attack. Crono used his lightning magic and evaded the attack.
" How can this creature have shadow magic?" Frog asked. " It's possible that Lavos has the powers of every warrior in time." Magus explained. Krillin was getting nervous again. " Um, guys I think it would be better if I sit this one out." He said. As Krillin headed for the time portal, Lavos created a barrier around the portal. " No one will leave." Lavos said.
" Lavos very strong. Cannot win fight." Ayla said. Everyone felt the same way. " Come on guys there has to be a way to beat him." Goku said. " Maybe there is a way." Trunks said. Vegeta looked at his future son confused and so did everyone else. " What are you talking about? This creature has the techniques and abilities of every warrior throughout time." Vegeta told him. Trunks simply smiled.
" Exactly dad. Just like Cell." Trunks said. " We defeated Cell and we can defeat Lavos. Gohan's the only one who has enough power." Piccolo said.
Goku looked at his son. " Gohan, are you able to do it?" Goku asked. Gohan smiled then said, " Don't worry dad, I won't let you down." Gohan walked up to Lavos. Lavos was amused. " This is your final attempt in defeating me. A mere child." Lavos started laughing.
However, Gohan wasn't. The young saiyan transformed into a level which was beyond a super- saiyan. " Did you ever learn not to underestimate you opponent?" Gohan said. Gohan faced Lavos. He was ready to do his father's famous technique. " You will not stop me, boy." Lavos said.
" KA-ME-HA-ME-HA!" Gohan's kamehameha wave headed directly for Lavos. " Come on Gohan, you can do it!" Crono yelled. The impact of the kamehameha wave had destroyed the barrier that was around the time portal and had reduced Lavos to a pile of dust. Lavos' eyeball was completely destroyed.
Gohan collapsed on the ground. Everyone ran to him. " That was incredible." Frog said. While everyone congratulated Gohan, Magus looked at what remained of Lavos. All that remained of Lavos was its shell. " It's not over yet." he said. Everyone looked at Magus. " What are you saying?" Android 18 asked.
Before Magus could answer, the ground started to crumble underneath everyone. " Looks like we're about to find out." Crono said as the ground crumbled causing everyone to fall.
A beam of light caught everyone and they landed safely on what appeared to be floor. " Where are we?" Lucca asked. The area everyone was had no strucher. No walls, no buildings, not even a ceiling. All everyone was surrounded by was darkness. Suddenly, everyone heard a strange noise. " I think there's something up ahead." Goku said. There were three strange figures. " So, this is what is left of Lavos. His core." Magus said. Everyone was shocked.
" We're inside Lavos!" Marle exclaimed. The beam of light started to grow larger until everyone could realize where they were. " This is a time portal." Trunks said. Everyone found themselves inside a time portal. Lavos' core started laughing. " You fools have no chance." It said.
Magus looked at the core then said, " So, ever since Lavos first appeared in the year 65,000,000 BC, the creature had been harvesting the Earth's energy. Until now, he never showed his true form. We were only created to be mere pawns of Lavos. Everyone is doomed. We cannot stop him."
Crono approached the three strange figures. " I'm not going to give up without a fight." Crono said. The three pieces of the core looked at Crono's determination. " You think you can stop us. Well then, let's see how powerful this planet's inhabitants really are." The core said.