12
Earth, Sol System
11.2.43
1714 Hours
The hour came and went, and in its passing all the warriors got what they needed. Goku and Gohan managed to convince Chi-Chi to come along, which she agreed to do, on the condition that Gohan would study as much as he trained. All had arrived precisely on time, and Sabre called down the transport using a small comm device.
The mammoth pentagonal spacecraft, with a crew of only 12, had been waiting patiently in orbit since his arrival. Once they had received the signal they began to prepare the ship for orbital insertion, making the necessary trajectory and speed calculations. Its four giant engines roared to life, fueled by their fusion cores, and entered the earth's atmosphere.
They heard it before they saw it. It sounded like distant thunder and that only became louder as it approached. The Lookout began to shake, subtly at first, then violently as the massive spacecraft came into view. The warriors were awed at what the saw. Never before had they seen a ship so large.
As all wartime Coalition ships were, it was a battleship grey, bearing only the Galactic Coalition insignia and its name, the GCS Dante. Its engine wash threatened to blow away all of the group's luggage, and they had to use their bodies to shield it. But they too were in danger of being blown away. As the transport pulled up along side, dwarfing the lookout, it cut off its engines and switched to its AG (Anti-Gravity) drives. This was fortunate, because the Lookout was buckling. Now the deafening roar was replaced with a dull hum, and communication once again became possible.
Sabre gave the final warning. "All right you guys, this is it. Once you set foot on that ship, there is no going back. As I said before, we are going into a war zone. Now, I as far as I know, only Trunks and Vegeta have had an inkling of what a devastated world looks like. For the rest of you, be prepared to see some disturbing things. With that said, has anyone here reconsidered?"
No one said anything.
"Fine then. Here is how we are going to board: I call out a name, you go on the ship. I have already made the bunking arrangements. Goku, you and your family will be together. Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin, you guys are roomies. Bulma and Trunks, you will be together as well. Vegeta, 18, and Piccolo, you three will have rooms all to yourselves. Is this satisfactory?"
Vegeta was indignant. "As if I would room with any of these fools."
Piccolo and the android nodded.
Eve asked the obvious question. "What about me?"
"Well, you weren't originally supposed to be here, so I guess you can sleep anywhere you want."
Eve turned to her new friend. "Bulma, is it okay if I room with you and Trunks?"
Bulma was agreeable. "Sure it is, honey! Just be prepared to deal with baby Trunks, he's quite a handful."
"It's okay, I've been through worse..."
Bulma had decided to bring her baby along after all. Her son was still a newborn, and being absent for almost the entire first year of his life is something she could not live with. Her child was going to be with her mother always, and she would do anything to protect him. Besides, she had reasoned that she would not bring herself to the front lines, thus ensuring the safety of her and her child.
Sabre continued his speech.
"So, here we go then. You will be escorted by one of the crewmembers to your rooms. Just follow their lead, it's easy to get lost on her, she's a big ship."
With perfect timing, an airlock opened on the side of the ship and extended a ramp to the Lookout.
"Okay, Goku, Gohan, and Chi-Chi, you guys are up first."
The family gathered up their luggage (most of it was Chi-Chi's) and walked over to the ship. Goku hesitated for a moment, then stepped on the ramp. His wife and son followed his lead, and disappeared into the mammoth spacecraft. They were met by a junior Lieutenant and escorted to their room.
"Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, you're up."
The humans looked at him with a slight trace of suspicion in their eyes, but moved onto the ship without protest. They too were met by a Lieutenant and escorted to their room.
And so the rest of the group took their turns boarding the ship. Sabre was the last one to get on the ramp and turned to take one final look at the earth. Dende was standing in the center of the Lookout, and Sabre called to him.
"Hey, Dende! Don't worry, I'll bring 'em back in one piece!"
The young Namek smiled and waved his hand. He got the same feeling he did from this human as he did Goku. He knew the Earth's champions would be in good hands. What he didn't know however, was if any of them were to return. When the airlock closed behind the vistor's back, he knew he would never agian return to the earth.
The transport pulled away from the Lookout and began its ascent. After a few moments, it shut down its AG drives and reactivated its main engines. The Lookout was rocked with another blast as the ship shot off into space at an incredible speed, its massive grey frame fading to a point of light in the distance. Thanks to the wonders of intertial dampening, no one except the crew and Sabre knew they were moving.
All of the warriors were escorted to their rooms without incident. On all of the beds were an itinerary and and a layout of the ship. All of the cabins on board were on Deck 12. Vegeta's and Piccolo's were at the end. The the humans' room was next to Vegeta's, and Goku's cabin was next to Piccolo's. To the right of the humans' room was 18's. In-between Vegeta's and Piccolo's was Trunks's cabin. Each room was the same size with the same accomodations. They were all fairly large and there were four full beds in each, a single bathroom, and a closet. Once everyone had finished their packing they consulted the itinerary. They were to meet Sabre in the empty cargo section of the ship that had been turned into a training room. They all arrived on time, except for Goku and Gohan, who had trouble reading the map. The group was gathered around the door that lead into the training room.
"Well, now that we're all here, I guess we can step inside." Sabre said with a hint of agitation.
When they had all stepped through they were surprised at what they saw. All of the walls were lined with solid white paneling, as was the floor. Halfway along the right hand wall was the control room for the chamber. A long rectangular window gave those in the control room a safe place to view the action inside. On certain areas of the chamber were what looked to be hatches from which various devices could enter. While not as impressive as the time chamber in the Lookout, it seemed pretty formidable.
"Here are a few facts about this room," Sabre began, "Due to the fact that were are onboard a ship, this room can only supply up to 750 times normal gravity." Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien began to look doubtful. "Any more than that would implode the ship. Temperatures can be raised up to 1200 degrees farenheight or lowered to 1200 below zero. I would suggest that you do not power down in those extreme temperatures, unless you want to burst into flames or freeze solid." The humans looked sick. "The walls are layered with energy reflecting materials, so don't worry about stray blasts. You do have to worry about cracking them with stray blows, though. This room is equipped with automated weapons that you will come into contact with while we are in battle. The Sayjins will go up agianst them first, just so I can gauge your strengths."
"What do we do during all this?" Bulma asked with baby in arms.
"You, Eve, and Chi-Chi are welcome to watch from the control room. I wouldn't recommend staying in here during the training."
Chi-Chi, who hadn't said a word until now, spoke up. "What about my Gohan? I don't want him in here all the time training. He needs to keep up with his studies. When this is all over h-"
Sabre cut her off. He was going to have to set a few things straight. "Ma'am, I don't know if you truly appreciate the situation here. We are going to a WAR. This upcomming battle may very well decide the fate of the universe, and you are concerned about you son's studying? Frankly, I don't even know if this will even work. We may all end up being killed anyway, so I don't think your son's acedemic prowess is going to be worth a damn."
Chi-Chi's face turned beet red, but she said nothing.
"Hey!-" Goku began.
"Look, I'm sorry, but your wife needed to be told what's really going on here."
"You mean this may all be a suicide mission?" Krillin asked.
"Yeah, ain't that a bitch. Well, it's too late to turn back now. I suggest you stop worrying and we begin training immediately."
"Yes, please, could we?" Vegeta asked sarcastically.
"Okay, this is how it's gonna be. All the Sayjins will be up first. Everyone else, you can watch from the control room or wait outside."
Everyone decided to watch. After they shut the door to the control room they were directed to seats from where they could best view the action. Two crew members were the control room's operators.
"Okay, all of you line up so you are an arm's length apart."
The Sayjin's did as they were told, each wondering what was going to happen next.
"Now, I want to watch each of you power up to you max as fast as you can. Trunks, you go first."
The half-Sayjin nodded his head and got into position. He pulled his arms into his sides, looked down, and began to focus his energy. The air around him began to become distorted with the heat from his energy. His hair began to dance around his shoulders, then in a burst of energy flashed gold. Simultaneously, his eyes turned turquoise and his muscles inflated with power. His hair became spiked and stood out from his head like needles. His muscles continued to inflate in until they were almost twice their normal size. When he finished he spoke.
"This is as strong as I can get before I start to lose speed."
"Alright, not bad. Vegeta, your turn."
Normally, Vegeta would have made some cocky remark about what a Sayjin's true power looked like, but he said nothing knowing that Gohan had taken it to a whole new level.
Vegeta took about half the time to power up, simply crossing his arms in the process. His normally small frame was pumped to its max, his jet black hair now the color of a super-Sayjin.
"Happy now? I don't know what you are trying to prove."
"You'll see. Goku, you're up."
Goku put on his cocky smile. He crossed his arms in front of his head and powered up. Since he was already a super-Sayjin, the only noticible differences were his muscles's slight increase in size. However, his ki skyrocketed, and Sabre felt that his power was much greater than that of Trunks or Vegeta. They felt this too, but said nothing.
"Alright kid, show me what you got."
Gohan nodded his head and began his charge up. His stance was identical to that of Goku's. Sabre noted that even though this boy was extremely powerful, he was still only a boy. He was still attached to his father, and looked up to him for guidance. He wished his father was still alive...
The boy continued his power up, and soon blue streaks of electricity began to dance around him. Eventually, they began to crawl over his body as he ascended to SSJ2. Goku looked on at his son with pride, knowing that power next to him was of his own blood. Trunks saw the pride in Goku's eyes and wished his father would at least acknowledge him as his son. He didn't understand why he was so cold...
Gohan finished charging and stood before the human with a smile on his face.
"Not bad kid, not bad at all. Well, you guys as a group are pretty impressive. I must say that you are bit stronger than my fomer squad was, and that's great. But you guys still need a lot of work to reach my level. I'm not worried though, I know how much you Sayjins love a challenge."
Vegeta, being blunt as usual, lashed out.
"What do you know about we Sayjins? How can you pretend to even begin to understand our race?"
"Well, Vegeta, as I said before, there are Sayjins in the Coalition. Right now three Sayjin fleet elements are in a suicide engagement in order to buy us some time. And, my best friend is a Sayjin. But I still don't think you believe me, and I know you don't like me. Now you'll see what you're going to be up against in the field."
"What?" Goku asked.
"Mounted within these walls are numerous weapons platforms, all of which will be on the battlefield. I want to see how you react to being shot at. I would be careful if I were you..." Once he finished speaking he blurred into the control room and pressed a series of buttons. The lights in the chamber dimmed and the sound of mechanical lifts and hydraulic pumps could be heard. Simultaneously, panels all over the wall pushed forward and slid to the side, revealing a variety of weapons.
Back in the control room, Sabre pressed a few more buttons and a warning claxon sounded, signaling that the weapons were armed and ready to fire. In front of the two crew member's control screens were wire frame represntations of the four Sayjins in the chamber. On each of the screens were the vital signs of the combatants. Currently, all of the wire frames were green. Sabre pressed single button and the weapons were sent into free fire mode.
Back in the chamber the four warriors looked around at the firepower aimed at them, not fully apprecating the strength of the weapons. All of the ordinance locked on to a target and began to fire. The room was rocked with the sound of weapons fire and illuminated with the flash of automatic guns.
"Hah, what does this fool think he's doing? These pathetic weapons won't-" Vegeta's gloating was cut short when a shell from a cannon exploded behind him, sending shrapnel into his back and knocking him to his knees. Various energy weapons began tracking the fighters, spraying fire with deadly accuracy at their targets. Trunks was cut down by a volley from a heavy machine gun, the bullets hitting him with such concussive force as to render him unconscious. A shot from a railgun put a six inch hole hole through Vegeta's chest, just below his collar bone. Goku did his best to evade the malestrom of fire but was hit anyway when an anti-matter grenade exploded directly in front of him, blinding him and shredding his face up pretty badly. All he could feel was the pain before a recoiless rifle knocked him into merciful unconsciousness. Gohan simply stood still as the weapons deflected harmlessly off the energy shield he erected. When he saw his father go down he flew over to his aid. At the far end of the chamber, a beam cannon had finished its charge and locked on to the only remaining target.
In the control room, everyone was shocked to see three of the Sayjins go down in a matter of seconds. Chi-Chi had already fainted, and even android 18 was surprised at the viciousness of the action in the chamber. All of the spectators focused on the last Sayjin.
Gohan was kneeling over his father when he looked up to see a huge red beam barreling at him. He braced to block it, but was ripped off his feet when the blast hit him. He was engulfed in the beam and blasted into the wall with enough force to crack the reinforced tile he hit. The beam continued firing, pinning Gohan to the wall. All of the weapons in the room now locked onto the immobilized Gohan and added their volleys to the blast. When the beam weapon's fire dissapated, it was replaced with the din of pulse, plasma, and recoiless rifles, heavy machine guns, plasma cannons, and anti-matter grenades.
The guns in the chamber were linked up to the control room's scanners and ceased fire when Gohan's wire frame representation went red. There being no targets left, the weapons pulled back into their concealed positions. Sabre punched up a command on a keyboard and blurred into the chamber. He took stock of the fallen warriors and found them to be in pretty bad shape. Trunks was knocked clean out. Vegeta was bleeding profusely from the hole in his chest, all the while writhing in agony. Goku's face was a mangled pulp and his son's broken body was at the near end of the chamber. All had lost their golden auras. The room itsef was hardly scratched, the reflective materials had worked perfectly. Only the cracked panel Gohan had hit was damaged.
Sabre shook his head at the ease with which the Sayjins had gone down. "They may be excellent fighters, but they were never trained to fight in a war," he thought. He reached into his pocket and removed four more pills from a container. He dispensed one to each of the Saiyans, returining them to full health. They regained consciousness immediately and stood up, shocked at what had just happened.
"I told you. It's going to be dangerous. You have much training to do before I can put you in the field. But, then again, that's why were in here."
"Guns are for cowards," Vegeta snarled.
"That may be so, but then what does make you, being so easily beaten by them."
"Arrgh! I don't have to take this!" Vegeta shouted as he stormed out of the room.
"Forgive my father h--" Trunks began
Sabre raised a hand. "It's okay."
"Gosh, I never thought that those things would be so strong." Gohan said, rubbing his head.
"Yeah, but I'm surprised you guys held up as well as you did. These weapons were at full power, so it won't be too long before you learn how to effectively counter them. And, since I just healed you guys from near death, you should be a fair bit stronger."
The three remaining Sayjins reflected on this but said nothing. Back in the control room, all of its occupants were relieved that their champions were back to full health.
"Now what do we do?" Goku asked.
"Well, I guess we'll take a break. I know your friends back in the control room won't want to set foot in here after what they just saw. We can begin your breifing on the Necrons, if you want."
"Well, sure. It'd be nice to know what I'm up against."
Sabre looked Goku in the eyes.
"You'll wish you didn't."
Earth, Sol System
11.2.43
1714 Hours
The hour came and went, and in its passing all the warriors got what they needed. Goku and Gohan managed to convince Chi-Chi to come along, which she agreed to do, on the condition that Gohan would study as much as he trained. All had arrived precisely on time, and Sabre called down the transport using a small comm device.
The mammoth pentagonal spacecraft, with a crew of only 12, had been waiting patiently in orbit since his arrival. Once they had received the signal they began to prepare the ship for orbital insertion, making the necessary trajectory and speed calculations. Its four giant engines roared to life, fueled by their fusion cores, and entered the earth's atmosphere.
They heard it before they saw it. It sounded like distant thunder and that only became louder as it approached. The Lookout began to shake, subtly at first, then violently as the massive spacecraft came into view. The warriors were awed at what the saw. Never before had they seen a ship so large.
As all wartime Coalition ships were, it was a battleship grey, bearing only the Galactic Coalition insignia and its name, the GCS Dante. Its engine wash threatened to blow away all of the group's luggage, and they had to use their bodies to shield it. But they too were in danger of being blown away. As the transport pulled up along side, dwarfing the lookout, it cut off its engines and switched to its AG (Anti-Gravity) drives. This was fortunate, because the Lookout was buckling. Now the deafening roar was replaced with a dull hum, and communication once again became possible.
Sabre gave the final warning. "All right you guys, this is it. Once you set foot on that ship, there is no going back. As I said before, we are going into a war zone. Now, I as far as I know, only Trunks and Vegeta have had an inkling of what a devastated world looks like. For the rest of you, be prepared to see some disturbing things. With that said, has anyone here reconsidered?"
No one said anything.
"Fine then. Here is how we are going to board: I call out a name, you go on the ship. I have already made the bunking arrangements. Goku, you and your family will be together. Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin, you guys are roomies. Bulma and Trunks, you will be together as well. Vegeta, 18, and Piccolo, you three will have rooms all to yourselves. Is this satisfactory?"
Vegeta was indignant. "As if I would room with any of these fools."
Piccolo and the android nodded.
Eve asked the obvious question. "What about me?"
"Well, you weren't originally supposed to be here, so I guess you can sleep anywhere you want."
Eve turned to her new friend. "Bulma, is it okay if I room with you and Trunks?"
Bulma was agreeable. "Sure it is, honey! Just be prepared to deal with baby Trunks, he's quite a handful."
"It's okay, I've been through worse..."
Bulma had decided to bring her baby along after all. Her son was still a newborn, and being absent for almost the entire first year of his life is something she could not live with. Her child was going to be with her mother always, and she would do anything to protect him. Besides, she had reasoned that she would not bring herself to the front lines, thus ensuring the safety of her and her child.
Sabre continued his speech.
"So, here we go then. You will be escorted by one of the crewmembers to your rooms. Just follow their lead, it's easy to get lost on her, she's a big ship."
With perfect timing, an airlock opened on the side of the ship and extended a ramp to the Lookout.
"Okay, Goku, Gohan, and Chi-Chi, you guys are up first."
The family gathered up their luggage (most of it was Chi-Chi's) and walked over to the ship. Goku hesitated for a moment, then stepped on the ramp. His wife and son followed his lead, and disappeared into the mammoth spacecraft. They were met by a junior Lieutenant and escorted to their room.
"Krillin, Yamcha, Tien, you're up."
The humans looked at him with a slight trace of suspicion in their eyes, but moved onto the ship without protest. They too were met by a Lieutenant and escorted to their room.
And so the rest of the group took their turns boarding the ship. Sabre was the last one to get on the ramp and turned to take one final look at the earth. Dende was standing in the center of the Lookout, and Sabre called to him.
"Hey, Dende! Don't worry, I'll bring 'em back in one piece!"
The young Namek smiled and waved his hand. He got the same feeling he did from this human as he did Goku. He knew the Earth's champions would be in good hands. What he didn't know however, was if any of them were to return. When the airlock closed behind the vistor's back, he knew he would never agian return to the earth.
The transport pulled away from the Lookout and began its ascent. After a few moments, it shut down its AG drives and reactivated its main engines. The Lookout was rocked with another blast as the ship shot off into space at an incredible speed, its massive grey frame fading to a point of light in the distance. Thanks to the wonders of intertial dampening, no one except the crew and Sabre knew they were moving.
All of the warriors were escorted to their rooms without incident. On all of the beds were an itinerary and and a layout of the ship. All of the cabins on board were on Deck 12. Vegeta's and Piccolo's were at the end. The the humans' room was next to Vegeta's, and Goku's cabin was next to Piccolo's. To the right of the humans' room was 18's. In-between Vegeta's and Piccolo's was Trunks's cabin. Each room was the same size with the same accomodations. They were all fairly large and there were four full beds in each, a single bathroom, and a closet. Once everyone had finished their packing they consulted the itinerary. They were to meet Sabre in the empty cargo section of the ship that had been turned into a training room. They all arrived on time, except for Goku and Gohan, who had trouble reading the map. The group was gathered around the door that lead into the training room.
"Well, now that we're all here, I guess we can step inside." Sabre said with a hint of agitation.
When they had all stepped through they were surprised at what they saw. All of the walls were lined with solid white paneling, as was the floor. Halfway along the right hand wall was the control room for the chamber. A long rectangular window gave those in the control room a safe place to view the action inside. On certain areas of the chamber were what looked to be hatches from which various devices could enter. While not as impressive as the time chamber in the Lookout, it seemed pretty formidable.
"Here are a few facts about this room," Sabre began, "Due to the fact that were are onboard a ship, this room can only supply up to 750 times normal gravity." Krillin, Yamcha, and Tien began to look doubtful. "Any more than that would implode the ship. Temperatures can be raised up to 1200 degrees farenheight or lowered to 1200 below zero. I would suggest that you do not power down in those extreme temperatures, unless you want to burst into flames or freeze solid." The humans looked sick. "The walls are layered with energy reflecting materials, so don't worry about stray blasts. You do have to worry about cracking them with stray blows, though. This room is equipped with automated weapons that you will come into contact with while we are in battle. The Sayjins will go up agianst them first, just so I can gauge your strengths."
"What do we do during all this?" Bulma asked with baby in arms.
"You, Eve, and Chi-Chi are welcome to watch from the control room. I wouldn't recommend staying in here during the training."
Chi-Chi, who hadn't said a word until now, spoke up. "What about my Gohan? I don't want him in here all the time training. He needs to keep up with his studies. When this is all over h-"
Sabre cut her off. He was going to have to set a few things straight. "Ma'am, I don't know if you truly appreciate the situation here. We are going to a WAR. This upcomming battle may very well decide the fate of the universe, and you are concerned about you son's studying? Frankly, I don't even know if this will even work. We may all end up being killed anyway, so I don't think your son's acedemic prowess is going to be worth a damn."
Chi-Chi's face turned beet red, but she said nothing.
"Hey!-" Goku began.
"Look, I'm sorry, but your wife needed to be told what's really going on here."
"You mean this may all be a suicide mission?" Krillin asked.
"Yeah, ain't that a bitch. Well, it's too late to turn back now. I suggest you stop worrying and we begin training immediately."
"Yes, please, could we?" Vegeta asked sarcastically.
"Okay, this is how it's gonna be. All the Sayjins will be up first. Everyone else, you can watch from the control room or wait outside."
Everyone decided to watch. After they shut the door to the control room they were directed to seats from where they could best view the action. Two crew members were the control room's operators.
"Okay, all of you line up so you are an arm's length apart."
The Sayjin's did as they were told, each wondering what was going to happen next.
"Now, I want to watch each of you power up to you max as fast as you can. Trunks, you go first."
The half-Sayjin nodded his head and got into position. He pulled his arms into his sides, looked down, and began to focus his energy. The air around him began to become distorted with the heat from his energy. His hair began to dance around his shoulders, then in a burst of energy flashed gold. Simultaneously, his eyes turned turquoise and his muscles inflated with power. His hair became spiked and stood out from his head like needles. His muscles continued to inflate in until they were almost twice their normal size. When he finished he spoke.
"This is as strong as I can get before I start to lose speed."
"Alright, not bad. Vegeta, your turn."
Normally, Vegeta would have made some cocky remark about what a Sayjin's true power looked like, but he said nothing knowing that Gohan had taken it to a whole new level.
Vegeta took about half the time to power up, simply crossing his arms in the process. His normally small frame was pumped to its max, his jet black hair now the color of a super-Sayjin.
"Happy now? I don't know what you are trying to prove."
"You'll see. Goku, you're up."
Goku put on his cocky smile. He crossed his arms in front of his head and powered up. Since he was already a super-Sayjin, the only noticible differences were his muscles's slight increase in size. However, his ki skyrocketed, and Sabre felt that his power was much greater than that of Trunks or Vegeta. They felt this too, but said nothing.
"Alright kid, show me what you got."
Gohan nodded his head and began his charge up. His stance was identical to that of Goku's. Sabre noted that even though this boy was extremely powerful, he was still only a boy. He was still attached to his father, and looked up to him for guidance. He wished his father was still alive...
The boy continued his power up, and soon blue streaks of electricity began to dance around him. Eventually, they began to crawl over his body as he ascended to SSJ2. Goku looked on at his son with pride, knowing that power next to him was of his own blood. Trunks saw the pride in Goku's eyes and wished his father would at least acknowledge him as his son. He didn't understand why he was so cold...
Gohan finished charging and stood before the human with a smile on his face.
"Not bad kid, not bad at all. Well, you guys as a group are pretty impressive. I must say that you are bit stronger than my fomer squad was, and that's great. But you guys still need a lot of work to reach my level. I'm not worried though, I know how much you Sayjins love a challenge."
Vegeta, being blunt as usual, lashed out.
"What do you know about we Sayjins? How can you pretend to even begin to understand our race?"
"Well, Vegeta, as I said before, there are Sayjins in the Coalition. Right now three Sayjin fleet elements are in a suicide engagement in order to buy us some time. And, my best friend is a Sayjin. But I still don't think you believe me, and I know you don't like me. Now you'll see what you're going to be up against in the field."
"What?" Goku asked.
"Mounted within these walls are numerous weapons platforms, all of which will be on the battlefield. I want to see how you react to being shot at. I would be careful if I were you..." Once he finished speaking he blurred into the control room and pressed a series of buttons. The lights in the chamber dimmed and the sound of mechanical lifts and hydraulic pumps could be heard. Simultaneously, panels all over the wall pushed forward and slid to the side, revealing a variety of weapons.
Back in the control room, Sabre pressed a few more buttons and a warning claxon sounded, signaling that the weapons were armed and ready to fire. In front of the two crew member's control screens were wire frame represntations of the four Sayjins in the chamber. On each of the screens were the vital signs of the combatants. Currently, all of the wire frames were green. Sabre pressed single button and the weapons were sent into free fire mode.
Back in the chamber the four warriors looked around at the firepower aimed at them, not fully apprecating the strength of the weapons. All of the ordinance locked on to a target and began to fire. The room was rocked with the sound of weapons fire and illuminated with the flash of automatic guns.
"Hah, what does this fool think he's doing? These pathetic weapons won't-" Vegeta's gloating was cut short when a shell from a cannon exploded behind him, sending shrapnel into his back and knocking him to his knees. Various energy weapons began tracking the fighters, spraying fire with deadly accuracy at their targets. Trunks was cut down by a volley from a heavy machine gun, the bullets hitting him with such concussive force as to render him unconscious. A shot from a railgun put a six inch hole hole through Vegeta's chest, just below his collar bone. Goku did his best to evade the malestrom of fire but was hit anyway when an anti-matter grenade exploded directly in front of him, blinding him and shredding his face up pretty badly. All he could feel was the pain before a recoiless rifle knocked him into merciful unconsciousness. Gohan simply stood still as the weapons deflected harmlessly off the energy shield he erected. When he saw his father go down he flew over to his aid. At the far end of the chamber, a beam cannon had finished its charge and locked on to the only remaining target.
In the control room, everyone was shocked to see three of the Sayjins go down in a matter of seconds. Chi-Chi had already fainted, and even android 18 was surprised at the viciousness of the action in the chamber. All of the spectators focused on the last Sayjin.
Gohan was kneeling over his father when he looked up to see a huge red beam barreling at him. He braced to block it, but was ripped off his feet when the blast hit him. He was engulfed in the beam and blasted into the wall with enough force to crack the reinforced tile he hit. The beam continued firing, pinning Gohan to the wall. All of the weapons in the room now locked onto the immobilized Gohan and added their volleys to the blast. When the beam weapon's fire dissapated, it was replaced with the din of pulse, plasma, and recoiless rifles, heavy machine guns, plasma cannons, and anti-matter grenades.
The guns in the chamber were linked up to the control room's scanners and ceased fire when Gohan's wire frame representation went red. There being no targets left, the weapons pulled back into their concealed positions. Sabre punched up a command on a keyboard and blurred into the chamber. He took stock of the fallen warriors and found them to be in pretty bad shape. Trunks was knocked clean out. Vegeta was bleeding profusely from the hole in his chest, all the while writhing in agony. Goku's face was a mangled pulp and his son's broken body was at the near end of the chamber. All had lost their golden auras. The room itsef was hardly scratched, the reflective materials had worked perfectly. Only the cracked panel Gohan had hit was damaged.
Sabre shook his head at the ease with which the Sayjins had gone down. "They may be excellent fighters, but they were never trained to fight in a war," he thought. He reached into his pocket and removed four more pills from a container. He dispensed one to each of the Saiyans, returining them to full health. They regained consciousness immediately and stood up, shocked at what had just happened.
"I told you. It's going to be dangerous. You have much training to do before I can put you in the field. But, then again, that's why were in here."
"Guns are for cowards," Vegeta snarled.
"That may be so, but then what does make you, being so easily beaten by them."
"Arrgh! I don't have to take this!" Vegeta shouted as he stormed out of the room.
"Forgive my father h--" Trunks began
Sabre raised a hand. "It's okay."
"Gosh, I never thought that those things would be so strong." Gohan said, rubbing his head.
"Yeah, but I'm surprised you guys held up as well as you did. These weapons were at full power, so it won't be too long before you learn how to effectively counter them. And, since I just healed you guys from near death, you should be a fair bit stronger."
The three remaining Sayjins reflected on this but said nothing. Back in the control room, all of its occupants were relieved that their champions were back to full health.
"Now what do we do?" Goku asked.
"Well, I guess we'll take a break. I know your friends back in the control room won't want to set foot in here after what they just saw. We can begin your breifing on the Necrons, if you want."
"Well, sure. It'd be nice to know what I'm up against."
Sabre looked Goku in the eyes.
"You'll wish you didn't."