Chapter Seven - Failure and Rage

As Trunks knocked on Morgan's door a few times he knew Orion would be glad to end this at last, he'd been worried about Sheba the last few days. He waited a moment but didn't get a response. He knocked again, harder and louder, but still nothing. "Morgan!?" he called. Nothing. He closed his eyes and searched her room for her KI but didn't feel it. /That's odd, she almost never leaves her room.../ He shook his head. /I don't have time to.../ his thoughts were interrupted as he saw Orion round the corner at the end of the hall, a paper held tightly in his hands.

"Trunks, we have a problem."

"What's up?" Orion held out his hand and give Trunks the paper. The Sai-jin held it up and read it over quickly, his stomach twisting into knots as he did.

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I'll cut the formalities, save us all some time. I was rather shocked at your friend's power Orion, but Eve's sensors don't lie. Very impressive indeed but still no threat to me. However, it's an annoyance I intend to deal with... slowly and painfully. Eve's been watching you two for the last couple days now and I've figured out what to do. I've got something of yours, come and get them if you can.

Your 'friend'

Omega

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Trunks swallowed as he looked up from the note. He could see his own feelings reflected in Orion's eyes. The Sai-jin turned quickly and hit his shoulder against Morgan's door smashing it open. He froze at the sight of her room. The furniture was in shambles, clothes were scattered everywhere, and there were a few scorch marks caused by KI blasts. Trunks fists clenched shut tightly as he growled, his hair flapping in the sudden gust of power from his body. In a burst of energy that buckled the walls and shattered the floor beneath his feet he transformed. "Lead the way." he said looking toward Orion.

The tan skinned Biodroid led him through a few halls to one of the third floor balconies where the launched into the sky. The two sped across the city quickly, and then across a large lake before passing over some forests. It took less than half an hour to fly to Kahn's base. From where they floated in the sky above the base it looked like just some mountain with a few buildings here and there. Orion assured him that the base was indeed there, hidden inside the mountain. The point was driven home quite quickly when several streaks of green energy surged up from below.

Though neither of them would have been hurt by the blasts they dodged around them anyway. When the attacks finally came to stop the sources of the blasts emerged. A few hundred Saibairians launched themselves directly at the two. "I'll handle this!" Orion called drifting up into the air quickly. Trunks moved out of the way as Orion raised his arms above his head and cupped his hands like he was holding a ball. There was a crackle of purple energy up the length of his arms where it then spread across his hands before forming into a ball. Quickly he brought his arms down and aimed them at the rushing Saibairians.

"Dragon Wave!" The energy sphere bulged a moment before sending a stream of energy exploding forth. As the energy surged on the end of it changed shape to look like the head of a Dragon. The stream twisted and danced through the air like a living thing as it chased down and destroyed Saibairian after Saibairian. After reaching almost a mile in length the attack quit coming from Orion's palms but still it chased after its targets until the last was completely destroyed.

With a nod to each other the two dropped down toward the nearest building. Reaching the first window Trunks floated toward it shattering it with his aura and landing in the hall. "Which way?" he asked.

"Follow me." came a voice from the halls end. Eve stood at the end of the hall, arms crossed, and smirking.

Trunks and Orion glanced at each other a moment. Finally Trunks looked toward her again. "I think we can find our own way." he said raising his arm and firing a KI blast down the hall at her. However she didn't even bother to move as the attack passed right through her.

"Please, I'm not an idiot." she said turning around. "Like I said, follow me." Since it looked like their best option they followed after her through several hallways until they reached a fork. Here stood two holograms of Eve. "Now we must go different ways." they said in unison. "What you seek, Orion, is to the left in Complex B. What Blondie is after is to the right in Complex A."

"We're not idiots either, Eve." Orion sad coldly. "You wont split us up that easy."

"Oh? Well you see, there's this little problem..." they said smirking once more. "You see... the poor girls have each stumbled into one of the 'Chambers'. They're both set to turn on to the highest setting in only a few moments. Even with your speed you can't reach them both... Sheba may last a few minutes but the Human would be lucky to live a second."

Trunks growled and only glanced at Orion. They both were thinking the same thing and with a nod to the other they bolted off down their respective hallway.

Complex A

Trunks pulled back and slammed his feet into the ground gouging two trenches into the ground for several yards before finally coming to a stop. He was in a large and open room. Along the opposite wall was a single door over which a sign reading DANGER hung and above it was a large red light that was currently off. He moved quickly toward the door and peered in through the small window. Morgan lay unconscious in the center of the small room. The Sai-jin was about to open the door when a fist suddenly slammed into the side of his face catching him completely off guard and sending him careening across the room and into the wall.

Pulling himself free he looked across at who had hit him. It was a man, about five and a half foot tall with shoulder length black hair, black eyes, and a square chin. "And just who are you?" Trunks asked not sensing any KI from him.

"I am Android 12 but you may call me Goliath."

Trunks cocked an eyebrow as he took a fighting stance. "Goliath? Aren't Goliath's supposed to be big?" There was a whir from within Goliath's body. It's body seemed to ripple and shimmer as it suddenly grew taller and more muscular finally stopping at a good eight feet in height. "Right, should have kept my mouth shut. Well, no time for you!"

Trunks launched in at him and Goliath raised his arms and blocked the punch. The Android then spun around backhanding Trunks hard and spinning him in circle. It then slammed it's large fist into his stomach knocking the Super Sai-jin back a few feet. Goliath pulled his right arm back charging red energy about his palm before thrusting his arm forward, palm open, and firing the stream of energy at his opponent.

Trunks slipped around the attack and moved in quickly slamming his fist into the Android's chest with a loud crack but it didn't budge. His eyes widened as the machine pulled it's head back and then slammed it forward into his knocking him backward across the room into the wall again. With a shout Trunks broke free of the wall and transformed to the second level. He launched in at Goliath again and slammed a hard right hook into the Android's face smashing it across the room this time and into the wall. Trunks grinned as he landed beside the door again. He reached out and gripped the handle and then yanked the door open.

He ran in quickly, grabbed Morgan and began to carry her out of the room. He saw it coming at the last second, a massive fist aimed directly at his face. It connected with a thunderous crack that shook the entire room and sent Trunks into the back wall of the room Morgan had been in. The girl dropped just outside of the room. The Sai-jin stood up slowly and dizzily shaking his head. He looked up just as Goliath, now even bigger than a moment ago, shut the door.

Trunks launched at the door and slammed his shoulder into it as hard as he could but there was a flash of green from the door and it didn't even dent. /What the hell?/ He drifted back and fired a stream of energy at the door. Again there was a flash of green and the energy blast dissipated into nothing.

"Don't bother." Goliath said from the other side of the door. "Even Omega dosen't have the power to break free of The Chamber."

Trunks shouted as he pounded his fists against the door as hard as he could but to no avail. with a last glance at Trunks he turned away and began to love the room. "Oh, and you may want to brace yourself. This is going to hurt." he said before disappearing around a corner. Trunks looked around as a siren started go off outside the room he was in and the light above the door outside turned on and began flashing.

Trunks looked around quickly as blue energy began to trace along the walls and floor of the room. Then, suddenly, a bolt of energy surged from the wall and slammed into Trunks. Another bolt shot from another wall and the two streams of energy lifted him off the ground and he through his head back screaming. The pain from the energy surged through his body, an intense agony like nothing he'd ever felt before. His aura flared larger and larger as he fought to break free of the energy steams as more came from the walls and locked on to him. The pain was so intense he didn't even notice that the building was shaking violently.

Complex B

Meanwhile, while Trunks was fighting with Goliath, Orion landed inside a similar room. It too had a door on the opposite wall over which a DANGER sign hung and a red light rested. Unlike Trunks Orion recognized what the room was and it churned his stomach. He glanced around the room quickly, looking for any signs of challenge. Seeing nothing he ran over to the door and looked inside. Sheba sat in the center of the room holding her knees to her chest looking around her in terror. She'd spent over eight hundred hours in the room before, memories that weren't pleasant.

"Hold on Sheba, I will get you out!" he called through the door.

She looked up at him, eyes red from crying and shook her head. "No, get away Orion! It's a trap!"

Orion already had his hand on the door and was pulling it open however. Just as he finished a hand came from inside the room and slammed into his face knocking him back into a wall. As he stood back up he saw Omega emerge from the room holding tightly to Sheba. "She's as bad as you." he said over her shoulder. "The little bitch tried to sabotage Goliath!" The anger on his face faded into a grin. "But he's finished and operational anyway, as your friend can no doubt attest to by now."

"Let her go Omega!" Orion shouted taking a fighting stance.

Omega just smirked and shook his head. "Not just yet. I want to know why you betrayed me."

"Betrayed you!?"

"Yes, betrayed me!" Omega shouted. "You sided with the disgusting Humans! Have you forgotten what they did to us?!"

"That was just Kahn and his people, you can not judge all of Humanity off the actions of a few! And tell me Omega, what makes you better than Kahn? Tell me, what gives you the right to kill them?!"

"I give me the right!" Omega responded heatedly. "I am superior to Humans, they will pay for what they did to me!" With a snarl he tossed Sheba to the side and surged in at Orion. The Biodroids fought in the center of the room but the fight was rather one sided. Omega had the greater speed and power and was effectively wailing on Orion. At least, until Sheba joined in.

Working together she and Orion were able to hold there own for a moment. However, Omega managed to smash his knee into Orion's stomach knocking the breath out of him and doubling him over. He reached out and grabbed Sheba angrily, spinning her around and holding her tightly. "You're either on my side or on the Human's side!" he snarled. "Which is it Orion?"

"I will not let you hurt innocent people!" Orion cried getting back up.

"Fine. Have it your way." Omega said much more calmly. Orion didn't like the sound of his voice. He was about to attack when Omega suddenly moved his hands to grip Sheba's head. And then, with a quick and sharp twist, her neck snapped with a crack and she slumped to the ground dead. Orion froze in place and just stared at her, unable to think, unable to move. With a smirk on his face Omega launched in at the frozen Orion and landed a hard left to his face... which did nothing.

Omega's eyes widen in shock, the punch should have cracked Orion's jaw but the Biodroid didn't even notice it. Suddenly Orion let out an ear splitting scream as he turned to face Omega. His pulsing aura flared to life and grew quickly in intensity before shifting to a deep blue color. Omega took a few steps back as the power rushing from Orion began to violently shake the entire building, and even the planet. His aura hid him completely from view, until, at last, there was a crackle of red energy about Orion's dark blue aura before it flared brilliantly and then faded to a more natural level.

Omega couldn't believe his eyes, Orion had just transformed! His orange Mohawk was gone, replaced by a full head of spiky purple hair that reached down to his shoulders. His skin was now a red color, like fresh blood. The white's and pupils of his eyes had turned an emerald green while the iris's had turned to the same purple color as his hair. He now had a dark blue aura about which red lighting like energy danced. There was a flash of blue and Orion lunged in at Omega landing a devastating kick to the side of his head that sent the pale skinned Biodroid across the room and into a wall.

He chased after him and continued to pummel him for several moments before a sudden burst of energy knocked him away and freed Omega from the wall. Panting, and with blood running down his chin, he glared at Orion. "Damn you! That's it, I've had it!" he screamed clenching his fists and bending at the waist, bracing his body, as his aura flared to life. Once more the building, and the entire planet, shook violently as Omega began his transformation. There were several brilliant sparks of light before a blinding flash that hid Omega from view for a moment.

When the light faded the new Omega grinned evilly at Orion. He was now ten feet tall, had pitch black skin, pure white eyes and hair, and a pair of red horns growing out of the side of his head, above his ears, that curved backward. "How do you like me now?" he asked in a deep and raspy voice that sounded very demonic.

"I'm still going to kill you." Orion replied coldly and evenly. Omega's grin turned into a smirk that would have made Vegeta proud as he launched in at the red skinned Biodroid. Omega's knee slammed into Orion's stomach hard. The dark skinned Biodroid pushed Orion through the air and into the opposite wall slamming him into with his full force.

Supreme Kai's planet

Shin and the Grand Kai's had watched the passing events with growing concern. As Trunks became trapped within The Chamber and Sheba's neck was snapped they all glanced at each other. When Orion had transformed a few of them and felt a sense of hope for the battle but then Omega soon followed suit and outclassed him in speed and power once more.

"I see little choice remaining." Shin said turning toward the gathered Grand Kai's. "Are you ready?" The Kai's all nodded. "Good, we shall proceed." A moment later the seven Kai's were but four who then vanished from the Supreme Kai's planet.

Duro's Planet

The Supreme Kai had left shortly after ending the fight between the two Sai-jins a few days previous. Since then the Z fighters had neither seen nor heard any sign of him, but right now they were wishing they had. Trunks had just been sealed inside The Chamber which didn't look like a good thing and Sheba's neck had just been broken. "What's that stupid Kai waiting for!" Vegeta roared as he watched the energy begin to trace the inside of The Chamber.

"Calm down Vegeta." Goku said as he looked toward where Orion was. "Something's happening to Orion."

"I don't care about..." he stopped as he felt the power build-up emanating from the Biodroid on the alternate Earth. "Holy shit!"

Krillin whistled as he shook his head in awe. "Looks like this Orion guy is about to become even stronger than Trunks! Man, I'm glad we only had those Androids and not these things to deal with!"

"Tell me about." Yamcha said swallowing. "This is unreal!"

Gohan couldn't help but still be worried. Trunks was in still in danger. Though, he was impressed with the power Orion was putting out as his transformation finished. Now only Goku and Vegeta were stronger than him... Still, he'd yet to see Omega transform and everyone said he could. That's what had him worried the most even as Orion began to lay into Omega. And then, his worries became reality as Omega began to transform. A moment later Gohan cringed as he slammed Orion into a wall.

The Z warriors turned to look behind them as several powers suddenly appeared out of no where. They recognized Duro immediately but the other three they didn't. One looked a lot like the Supreme Kai only he was much taller, had a lot more hair, and his skin and hair color's were lighter. The other male in the group was about as tall as Piccolo. He had dark orange skin, golden eyes, and was completely bald. The other was female. She was the shortest of the group, about as tall as Shin had been. She had dark purple skin, waist length dark blue hair, and fire red eyes.

"Umm... who are they?" Goku asked. "They're pretty strong."

Duro grinned. "The Supreme Kai fused with one of the Grand Kai's while four of the other Grand Kai's fused as well." he explained. "It made them much stronger than they were before. The stronger personality of the two is the one in charge.

Kibetin, the Supreme Kai, nodded. "Indeed. But if we are to help Trunks and Orion we must go now. Everyone, hold on to me or someone else touching me."

"About time." Vegeta snorted walking toward them. Yamcha, Tien, and Krillin opted to stay behind on Duro's planet while everyone else joined up with the Kai's. A moment later they vanished.

Complex A

A loud but fading screaming reached into the recesses of her blacked out mind. The sound was agonizing to hear and filled with anger, fear, despair, and desperation. As more coherent thoughts became possible she realized that the voice making the sounds seemed oddly familiar. And then, as consciousness finally found her again, she realized why. Quickly, as quickly as she could on her weak and wobbly legs, Morgan climbed to her feet.

The screams were coming from the door beside and she peered. "My god, Trunks!" she cried grabbing the handle of the door and pulling as hard as she could but it wouldn't budge. She began pounding on the door frantically calling Trunks's name.

Inside the room it felt as though entire eternities had passed since he'd been sealed inside. The only sounds he'd heard were his own screams but those were slowly dieing away as his throat became sore and he began to lose his voice. And then a new sound reached his ears, a shouting voice that seemed to be underwater. But he clung to that voice, focused as best he could on it, and heard. He heard Morgan outside The Chamber calling to him frantically. He heard the fear and the panic in her voice. And he snapped.

Next Chapter

The Kai's and the dead Z Warriors begin their battle against Omega. The Biodroid reveals he still has a trick up his sleeve. The warrior Gokan is born. And we find out what becomes of Trunks.

Me: Well, normally I'd have a small conversation with Trunks right about now but... he's bit busy at the moment.