All the characters in this little tale are official property of Squaresoft/Square-Enix (or whatever they want to be called) and are not mine though I love them anyway!
"Serge..."
"...Kid?"
"Mon ami..."
"...Harle?"
"I know you can hear me, mate."
"...I can, but where are you?"
"You 'aven't killed me yet, mon ami."
"...Then what happened to you?"
"Where are you? It's so dark, and I'm lost without you..."
"I'm right here, Kid! Just follow my voice..."
"I will find you yet, monsieur Serge. You can run, but you cannot 'ide..."
"What do you want? I'm not running from anything, especially not you..."
"The answer is..."
The light broke through the newly opened window, cutting off Serge's mental transmissions. He woke up soon after amidst much confusion. "What was that all about," he wondered as he loped downstairs to wolf down a massive helping of his mother's famed Komodo Crème Delights. With each bite he took, the girls' words echoed in his head. He wanted to believe it was them he heard, especially Kid, but both were long since gone. It had already been a year since the passing of FATE and the joining of the two worlds. Soon after he forgot about it all and went about his routine life in Arni.
"So mate, you've forgotten about me then?"
"No, of course not. If I knew where you were..."
"Ze time iz soon to come. Finally we can be together again!"
"But when? When will it happen? I must know!"
"Soon, Serge. Soon you will see us again, and we shall fix what was once broken..."
This was routine for the boy, now peaking his maturity and engaged to Leena. Every night for the past five years, he had heard the two of them converse with him in his dreams. Every night each one waned over the time not spent with him, and every night both of them left him a cryptic message. No one in Arni could decipher the meaning behind the voices. After a long talk with his bride-to-be, he decided to visit Razzly, who was traveling all around El Nido and currently in Marbule.
Inside the cave where the Black Dragon formerly resided, a young fairy hovered in the moist air, humming a song to herself as she went. She wore a pointed green cap and flowing green robes. Her green hair wrapped like vines about her arms, with pink blossoms sprouting in the place of split ends. The pink pom-poms on her curled green shoes scattered a fragrant flowery scent in the air. The fan of flowers she held concealed her face, yet it did nothing to mask the rosy smile within. She stopped abruptly as she saw the boy she had known from an adventure past fully grown. In fact, everyone had turned to look at him as he traveled. His clothes looked the same as before, but with a more muscular figure filling out the fibers. His bandana could not hide the shoulder-length deep blue locks that framed his face. The smirk upon it was playful and warm at the same time. His quiet eyes darted about until he found the one he was looking for.
"Hey, Raz. It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Oh hello Sergey! I'm fairy sorry I haven't come to visit yet..." Razzly floated over to Serge and gave him as big a hug as she could give with her tiny body.
"It's all good. I've heard all this traveling stuff has got you worn out anyway."
"Well, yes it has. Ever since the whole incident on the Blue Dragon Isle (thanks again for that), I realized that Rosetta and all the others need to see the world for what it is, so I decided to transmit images of El Nido through a mindlink network and I'm afraid it's made me fairy tired and..."
"I told you, its fine. Say, have you heard from Kid lately?"
"Awww. Sergey is fairy lovesick. You were meant to be together, I know it. I just wish I had someone to feel that way for..."
"Razzly, I don't have time for this. I'm serious. Besides, I'm engaged to Leena now."
"Leena? You mean the one who grew up with you that's fairy pretty and got jealous about you and Kid?"
"I...guess you could say that..."
"Oh." Her face turned from a wide smile to a slight smirk. "Hehe, I see. Now if you want to know if I've spoken to Kid recently... No, not a word. If I knew, I would fly over to see you right away and tell you what I heard."
"What about Harle? I know she disappeared in the fusion of the Dragon Gods, but something tells me she's still alive. Anything?"
"No again. I'm so fairy sorry Sergey. I wish I could be of more help..."
"Don't bother yourself. But when you find something, come and let me know, alright?"
"Alright Sergey. Good luck! Goodbye! I'll miss you! Let me know when the wedding is!"
That night aboard the Invincible, Serge slept under the stars, pondering the fate of his desires. Leena was already furious at Serge's leaving Arni to search for Kid and that it obviously wasn't herself he was dreaming about. The twin stars led him into his slumber, Razzly's words echoing every minute.