Chapter 13: Orion Space Colony
Fefnir kept his eyes on Athena as she started to feel better as she got down and start walking normally without breaking a tear. The group followed the cave since it was somewhat still gravitational there. The group have managed to find bunch of Mavericks near by. Then the group heard some noises in the background like a fight just happened or prolonging.
"Who that can be?" asked Alouette. Fefnir slam his fist to his other hand as he was ready.
"I do not know but I am ready for action," said Fefnir. Athena sighed as the others looked around.
"We might find the others around. We could search to see if they are here," said Aile. The others nodded and start leaving to follow the sound. Meanwhile… Thor, Magician, Omega, and Trance have managed to get to the root of the viral problem on Orion.
"Hey here it is. The main computer of Orion. The gravitational force here may be disrupted by the virus if we are not careful. The best way is to vaccinated it and then we can leave. The vaccines will take place and change those who are infected with the virus to become sane again," said Trance.
"Well little one. You got the honors," said Thor. Trance went to the computer and start typing until a barrier hit him and Magician. Thor tried to head for the exit as it was locked. Thor got spores on him as he fell down, the spores were making him delusional and he hit the barrier and fell inside the barrier as he was still delusional.
"THOR!" shouted Magician and Trance in unison. Omega looked around as his sensors picking up something is not right.
"You two stay within the barrier. I sensed someone is around," said Omega. Just then a mushroom came out and looked at Omega.
"Well, well, Zero is finally here. You look like time has hit you hard," said the mushroom guy. Omega looked at the mushroom as he does not even remember him.
"I am sorry but I do not even remember you," said Omega. The mushroom looked at Omega.
"Well even time screwed up your memory. Does not matter. I will crush you down. Split Mushroom style," said Split Mushroom as he makes a hologram projector of himself multiple times. Omega stood there with his saber on as he watched the mushroom projector was multicolor and attacked him. Omega took a hit of those things as he tried to swing at them.
"What are those things. They go through my saber as if it wasn't there. They hit me like it was a weapon of some sort," thought Omega. The mushroom split again and attack by running. Magician looked at the mushroom as she thinks a strategy.
"There is got to be a way to hit him. I know there must be. If Zero can hit him then Omega can as well," thought Magician. Omega got within close range of the running mushroom and attacked him many hits as he can. Split mushroom screams in pain.
"Oww. That hurt well then I have to teach you a lesson again. Soul Body," said Split Mushroom. As there were more of the multiple of him and more than the first time. Magician looked at the mushroom. Thinking what type of element he is. Just then she saw a portal open.
"That is it I can use my magic from here. Lets see," thought Magician as she started to chant. Ice winds picked up and it does not affect Split Mushroom. It did slow Omega down a tad which Split Mushroom took the advantage of this to spread his spores around.
"Shoot Ice won't work then lets use fire then," thought Magician as she again chant and blazing fire pockets came out of no where hit Split Mushroom as it takes little affect. Omega got hit as well from the random fire attacks.
"Why now the random magic. There must be something opening here that is not supposed to," thought Omega. Split Mushroom again attacked Omega as he try to refocus at Split Mushroom.
"Shoot that does not work either. Then lets see what the element thunder does," thought Magician as she for the final time chanted. Balls of electricity came down from the sky and hit Split Mushroom and Omega. Magician saw the damage that Split Mushroom had. Omega got up very upset and did not like this magic intervention.
"Electricity. That is it! Omega he is weak against electricity. Hit him with any electrical attack," said Magician. Omega smirked and did so. Split Mushroom got hit hard as Omega finished him off with the final blow. Magician and the other two were free as the void was getting bigger and bigger. Magician saw how big it is getting as she can see the colonies end from the magic wave it produces.
"What is that?" asked Trance. Thor shook off the delusion and every sensors were back to normal.
"That is what I like to know," said Thor. Magician looked at Omega and the others as she know what it is.
"It is a dimensional magic gate. It says in the book of Kale. The world will end if the gate opens and a magic user is not present to sacrifice. It must be the time then," said Magician. The wave of magic it produces started to shake the colony having pieces started to crumble and falling.
"But none of the people know magic," said Thor. Magician looked at Omega as she looked at the gate.
"We do not have much time. This place will collapsed within the magic gate. If anything, we will all die here. There is a way I can buy some time before Orion will be destroyed and that is sacrifice myself to the gate," said Magician.
"No! Please you can't really think by-" said Omega as Magician puts her hand near his mouth and kissed him.
"I have to. I have to save our daughter's future please watched over her," said Magician as she ran towards the gate as it stop falling but still shaking.
"Come on we have to get the people out of here," said Thor. Trance saw Omega stood there as he wanted to cry.
"Omega come on, we have to go," said Trance as Fefnir and the others had come. Thor ran up to Alouette and Aile.
"We have a situation. Orion will not last any minute. It will crumble again and be destroyed. Have all the civilians leave to Guardian Base that is floating near by," said Thor.
"Ok got it," said Alouette as she left in blazing speed of wind. The others looked at Omega who is in a trance while Trance tried to make him move.
"Omega come on we have to go. We will die here if we stayed. What will your daughter think if her dad is gone and who will be there when she found out her mother is gone," said Trance. Omega still did not move. Fefnir looked at Omega.
"Heh he owes me for this one," said Fefnir as he carried Omega. The others have started to get the people out as the place started again to crumble and fall. Thor, Athena, Priestess, and few others had made it to the transerver. The group had made it to Orion Guardian Base with all of the civilians. Thor looked at the colony as the colony exploded. The people watched sad.
"First it is that weird mushroom guy then it is Magician who sacrificed herself to save us now the colony destroyed what else can go wrong," said Trance. Alana heard this and looked at Omega.
"I know how you must of have felt. However, I know how your daughter would have felt more because I have lost my momma too. At least, give her the comfort that a father should give," said Alana. Omega started to cry.
"Gwen… I love you always," said Omega as he started to cry and hit the floor. Fefnir looked at Omega. Athena walked to Omega and sat down next to him.
"Omega, I know you must felt the deepest pain ever. I would know because I am sad too. Magician have woken me up. If it wasn't for her, you would not be where you are at. I would not be here next to you," said Athena.
"Gwen… I promised her I would protect her. When I did, all was in vain… Gwen," said Omega.
"GWEN!!!!!!" shouted Omega as he had more tears coming down. Fefnir does not know what to do. Athena looked at everyone.
"Lets give Omega some time alone," said Athena as she left. Omega held something in his hands as he saw a picture of both of the two in a golden heart locket. The other side is Angel and Arwen as children. He stood there crying as he kept the locket in his hands. Meanwhile… The colony of Orion had many tears falling as the group looked at them.
"Their homes are destroyed and now they are homeless. This ship can't carry too many people like this. We need to be in a colony that is stable and fast," said Alana. Trance looked at Alana.
"Easier said than done. Finding something like that takes some time. Which we have little of. If we can we, would take them there and let them decided if they want to live in that area or not," said Trance, "They will be like fish without water if they cannot stand the area."
"Let them have some time to mourn like Omega is doing right now. Losing Magician like that is hard on him. These people lived there already over 200 of years," said Thor.
"Some are already on second generation living there. So it will be hard on the first generation as well the second," said Trance.
"I know how hard is to move to a new home but they have no choice now. I think we do give them a moment. As for me I am going to pray for Magician," said Priestess as she left. Priestess went to a room and start praying. People heard the priestess prayers and did the same. Soon every civilian started to pray. Priestess heard these prayers that the people of Orion were praying. Some were in different language while others she can understand. In some way they were praying. She gave a sermon out and people listen.
"Today we gather around to remember the great Orion Colony. This day where the colony fell sign that majority have lost homes and people that have been killed. Let us mourn for those lost and for the light that may shine through our hearts. We will not falter to the darkness and falter to despair. We will move on and live in a new world. A world we can could call home. As many who leads expeditions we will find our paradise within the vast of space," said Priestess.
"What is she doing? Most of my men is listening to her?" asked Thor. Alouette and Aile listens as well.
"She is giving a sermon of hope, suga. Those who believed the great beyond creator will listen and hear her bringing some type of hope. These people need that," said Alana.
"Omega, I wish you can talk to Priestess about your lost love one," thought Athena as Omega in a distance of the crowd hear Priestess speech.
"We will survive and live on. Write a new chapter in a story where we can say that the world we live in is going to be peaceful one. Our loved ones will smile down and see our successes. Successes that will bring hope to our future and stories that can be passed down. We are the light. The light of the future. Now lets us pray and have our way to be shown," said Priestess. Everyone bowed their head and started praying in different dialects of the human language. Priestess bowed her head down and started to pray. Omega kept his eyes on Priestess as he still held the locket that Magician had.
"Gwen… I have now lost you for good. This is different than my recklessness I have shown when you were pregnant with Angel. The carelessness I had when Arwen was stolen from us. The naïve conversations we had. In the end, with all of that, you tend to love me still. Stay peace with our son. Someday I will meet up with you and join you with our son. Though I know that Arwen will not believe any word anyone will say but I do hope she believed me," thought Omega. In a far distance even from Omega stands a shadow of a figure.
"So the civilians and other people have survived Orion's destruction. That witch of a human sacrificed herself. Oh well, that means my magic is useless to bring that portal up but that means," said the shadow as he turned around.
"She destroyed all magic… now that is a pain. She should die for that but as long she is alive in the other side that means my magic does not work anymore. Awww…. That is bad. Oh well. That does not stop me from using my time abilities against the humans nor reploids. Sigma will be finished and the Moon Virus will spread to more than one colony and destroying many. I do not think they will go to Zeus and save them. Those people will be dead by the mavericks. However, these people are not stupid. However, I can outsmart them. Athena, I will have you and you will be mine. However, that hot-head feisty guy who body guard your heart away from me will die. Then your heart as well as your powers will be mine for the taking. Chrono, you have lost for sure however, how long your barrier will last this time. I kept you here with me now to see my plans foil," said the shadow who is nothing but an eye that Vern kept as he watching in a place where he is at. Chrono is all chained up and could not move anymore.