Chapter 45

Laze took a few steps forward, and smirked.

"So, this's the third form o' the Masamune," she mumbled.

Calmly, she strode over to it.

"Laze! Don't touch the sword!!" Bulma cried out, but Laze already pulled the blade from the ground.

"Huh?" Laze asked, turning around, blinking her sapphire blue eyes at the gang. "Why not?? Wha's goin' on?"

Elvor blinked.

"No… nothing happened!" Goku stuttered.

"Was there s'posed ta?" Laze asked, the Mastermune grasped in her hand.

Suddenly, Laze noticed something, and picked it up. It was the card Same had placed away before. Laze looked at her friends, who looked back at her. Laze's eyebrows suddenly began to furrow, and her eyes became a piercing violet color. The color drained from her face, making her skin a feverish white, but it didn't bother her. She tossed the card at Bulma, who almost dropped it, before having a good grip on it.

"…Access granted," the metallic voice said, and allowed them to enter the elevator.

The group entered the elevator, and when the doors closed, they felt themselves descend, and saw the walls rise up for their vision. Laze was standing with her arms crossed over her chest, legs spread, and with a look of hate and anger on her face. The others were wearing similar masks on their faces, ready to face whatever enemy was waiting for them.

"I wonder what could be down there," Bulma said.

"I don't know, but I don't think I'll like it," Vegeta answered.

"Whaever't is, it scares them Dragons shitless," Hope said, removing a stray lock of hair from her face.

"It-must-be-strong-then, or-else-they-wouldn't-be-scared-of-it," Grobyc confirmed.

"If ye're gonna choose the side of whaever we're gonna face, Grobyc, ya do realize we're gonna have ta take ye out too, do ya?" Laze asked, looking at Grobyc from the corner of her now violet eyes.

Grobyc didn't respond.

A short ring informed them that they were in the basement. The group stepped out, and looked around, not sure of where to go. Unlike the floors above, this hall was covered in large sprays of dried up blood of different bodies, and a little further up ahead, was some kind of bridge. When they walked over it, they saw that below them, was nothing but a large machine unlike anything. The machine was still operating. The gang stopped dead when they began to hear voices.

Terra: Long ago, on a planet unknown to this one, lived a race of warriors who loved to fight, and would kill if they were threatened with extinction. They didn't kill if they weren't threatened. These warriors wanted to fit in with another race that lived on the planet, but the second race mistrusted them, and threatened to wipe them all out if they didn't stay to their part of the planet. That was the worst mistake they could ever make. After years of keeping quiet, the warrior race struck, and killed them all by using powers this universe had never seen before. The planet was finally theirs. They named their planet after their leader, and King of the planet.

"Wha's she talkin' 'bou'?" Hope asked.

There was no one with an answer to that. Instead, they kept on walking.

Pyro: This race sent babies to other planets to seal alliances, and gain their trust by 'programming' the babies to protect the planet they were sent to. The Kingdom began to expand, but the babies sent to a different planet grew up, and lived their own life as well. When they were to return back home, they were most likely never alone. That's how the hybrids came to be on the planet. However, somewhere, it went horribly wrong. One baby was sent to a planet which housed a great horror, created by a God seeking revenge. This monster would slowly eat up the planet, then dispose of it like garbage.

Flora: After It was through with the planet, It would send Its spawns to other planets to repeat the cycle. But their creator was banished to Limbo, a land of Shadows, where there was absolutely nothing, not even Time. However, their creator gained the possibility to transfer himself into another being, and that was the worst that could happen. The baby sent to the planet, by then a man, came into contact with the monster, and got his body snatched by a God whom lost his power. His wife and daughter suffered severely under this, as he was controlled by this God, given immortality to last for eternity.

"Wha a sick bastard!" Laze mumbled as they had all continued their walk.

"Tell me about it!" Asoret growled.

Douse: But he was defeated, and left the body of this alien. By then, his wife was killed, and there was nothing he could do to get her back. Lost loved ones would be gone for good, never to be returned again. But that was where he was wrong. Unknowingly, he created a clone of himself, which would be born millions of years into the future, to protect those he used to know. He lived on, destroying evil wherever he went. He never staid somewhere very long. Finally, he found the last source of evil, only to realize too late that it was the same monster that had controlled him years ago.

Mura: After years, he was finally restored, and lived on the planet where evil had found its doom. However, not before one last confrontation with a so-called God. This time, he had taken over the body of one of the strongest people in the Universe. She was beaten, and the evil inside her, perished for good. However, she was flung into a Temporal Distortion, also known as a 'Gate'. She was lost for 10 whole years before she was found. But she would never be the same. When the God died, the monster he had created was loose of Its master's control. But instead of killing, It would heal.

Same: Together with her friends, she restarted to travel from planet to planet to restore the peace there, but in a total different form. The entire group formed a strange alliance people soon knew as 'Ultragon'. The Ultimate Rainbow Dragon, consisting out of the Elements Of Nature. Earth, Fire, Grass, Water, Shadow, and Sun. And a seventh and final Element. Once all Elements would gather, Ultragon would rise from the center, to demolish evil, but only if people desired. He continued to travel through the Universe, and he was soon known as a God, because he did for eons.

"Ultragon sound like nice guy!" Kari said, smiling.

"Strong too," Asoret mumbled.

The others were silent, unsure of what to say.

Sky: But it was not meant to be. Ultragon then traveled to this planet, and became locked up in the Sea Of Eden. However, Ultragon's power was never to be misused, for the Dragon split himself up in the 8 Entities he was created off, and they sealed their true source of power. The seal was so strong, that not even the Gods could break it. Only one person is capable of breaking this seal. If this person were to die, the seal would still be there, but it would never be broken. Time and time again, would She try to break the seal, but nothing would work. The seal was too powerful to break.

Laze blinked.

"Wha the Bloody Hell're they talkin' 'bou'?"

Laze shut up when a strangely familiar voice began to speak.

Amongst the Dragons, this person became known as 'The Arbiter', the one to free the Dragon God, Ultragon, and destroy the evil on this planet. They waited, until that day would come that Ultragon would finally be free, and the Eternal Chains Of Fate were to be broken. But to insure the Arbiter's safety, they send clones of themselves to guard the Arbiter, even if they did not know themselves. The Arbiter was to live a normal life, not to have a life anything similar to our own. However, they are beginning to remember what we have been through. But it doesn't matter. The past is dead, it was all just a dream.

Laze instantly stopped dead in her tracks. Everyone who had heard that line before did too, shocked out of their wits.

"N-n-no way…" Laze stuttered, a rarity for her.

"It can't be…" Vegeta whispered.

Terra: "Are you ready to face Fate?"

Pyro: "Are you prepared to face to truth?"

Flora: "Do you think you stand a chance?"

Douse: "Have you lived your life?"

Mura: "Is this worth dying for…"

Same: "Were you to die?"

Sky: "Are you ready to break the seal?"

????: "Will you seal this world's future?"

Only Time Will See Where It Will All End

Finally, they reached the end of the bridge, and were standing in front of a door similar to that of the training facilities in North City. Bulma walked over to the door, and tried to open the door, but got a warning message instead.

'Only personnel registered as 'Arbiter' may enter. Tampering with security will result into death. Hacking in security-system at own risk. Thank you.'

"Huh?!" everyone exclaimed.

"Well," Bulma said, breaking the deadly silence that followed. "Looks like I can't tamper with the security-system."

Laze looked everything over once or twice, then noticed what was written high above the door. She then looked at the circle similar to that at the training facilities.

"Maybe ya don't have ta," she said, and everyone turned to her in surprise.

Laze simply walked over to the circle and pressed a button on the side of the scanner.

"Checking personnel for access. Please stand on the circle and raise your left hand."

Laze took a deep breath, then turned to her friends.

"Alrigh', keep yer fingers crossed," she said, then stepped on the circle and raised her left hand.

The scan began, and even though it took only a few seconds, it seemed to take an eternity for them all.

"Analyzes complete…" the voice finally said, and everyone held their breath.

"Fingerprint and eye scan adjusted to age difference. Scans similar to those of last registered Arbiter. 96% chance that this person is last registered Arbiter. Access granted."

The door unlocked with a loud click.

"Welcome back, Chrono Trigger."

"Laze… how did you…?" Asoret asked.

"I… I didn't. It was jus' a guess," Laze said with a silent shrug.

This time, when they approached the door, the voice called out: "Arbiter confirmed. Access granted."

The door opened, and the gang entered, all of them quiet, until they looked up and saw something unlike anything.

A giant crystalline flame rested in the very center of the room, hovering above the ground, surrounded by sharp spikes that seemed to hold up some kind of shield. Beneath the flame, positioned in the Dragon Emblem, were seven orbs, filled with power, each one placed in a tube of a strange material.

"Whoa…" Laze exclaimed, looking at the flame in wonder. "Is tha…"

Heheh. Indeed! It is!!

Everyone jumped at the sudden sound, and they turned toward it. Vegeta gasped in shock.

"YOU?!!?" he exclaimed.

Now, who thinks they know who they saw? It's a very familiar person to the gang!

Reviews:

Bulma BriefsYue Lover: You asked me to read 'Dark Angel'. I read the first part, but when I learned that Vegeta was the devil, I quit. I don't like stories like that. You'll show up in the sequel, but it's mostly the next generation.

samicat: Good!

Ciria: Yeah, Norak was Laze's bro, and Anja's her big sis. oo ???? Me???? I'm from the Netherlands, but if you were to talk to me, you'd swear I was from America. People told me that lots of time [even when I'm speaking Dutch!!]

The Mad Orange: I'll try!

I already told this, but if people desire for me to write a side-story about all couples [lemon style] please tell and I'll see what I can do. I'm not that good at lemons, but that's my own opinion. Also, if you know another couple you'd like to read a lemon about from this story, do tell. [Dragons are allowed as well.]