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Illusions of Death
Prologue
Lucca sat on her bed and peered outside the tiny window to see the land soaked with rain.
"It's been like this for days," she thought as she ran her hand through her silky, purple hair.
"Ever since we defeated Lavos there didn't seem like a thing left to do. Now Crono's living with Marle in Guardia Castle, I wonder if they're enjoying themselves." She sighed as she remembered their wedding. After Lavos was destroyed, everyone went their seperate ways. Crono married Marle and became King of Guardia, Frog... no, Glenn, after avenging Cyrus, his best friend, became the royal protector of Guardia Castle. She paused for a moment and thought about Glenn. His bold eyes and muscular body, nothing like the Frog she was used to seeing at all. She dreamt about him a little while longer before sinking back into her miserable sea of thoughts. She thought about the Robos, one helping Fiona reviving her forest in the Middle Ages, the other one living peacefully with his girlfriend. She remembered Ayla, who married Kino and reclaimed the title of chief of Ioka. Then there was Magus, still searching for his beloved sister, Schala.
Lucca looked back at her messy room, filled with books. She had almost bored herself to death trying to re-read them. She slowly got up and started to put on her tunic and glasses. Then she slipped in her cozy coat and put on a pair of slightly oversized boots.
"Mom, I'm going to go for a walk!" She yelled to the opposite room.
"Where are you going in this kind of weather? It's pouring outside!" Lara replied. Lucca remembered how her mother had almost suffered a fatal accident years ago, her father created a machine and one day when he wasn't at home, Lara tried to clean it. Her skirt had caught on and activated the machine, and if she had not traveled back in time to save her... Lucca paused there.
"Crono and Marle's!"
"Well, I can't stop you, but be careful!"
"I will!" She reached for an umbrella and started for the door. Just then Taban appeared from the kitchen and handed her the Wondershot, a prism dress, and a gold earring.
"Hey, Lucca! Take them with ya just in case somethin' happens. By the way, I upgraded that gun of yours, check it out, pretty nifty hun?" He asked as he returned to the refrigerator. She shut the door quietly behind her and looked ahead toward the wide ocean. Then she turned around and walked to the little bridge that connected her little island with the huge continent. The umbrella twirled gently under her fingers as she gazed up to the sky. The rain seemed to steady a little bit but the droplets of water still fell at a shocking rate. The wind blew in her hair as she started to run toward the castle.
***
"Lucca!" Marle jumped as she opened the door to her chamber. Crono appeared seconds later. He was wearing a new golden headband instead of the old, worn out white one. The new clothes he had on almost matched him perfectly. The flaming red and blue suit hung at his waist untucked, and his pants were made out of a kind of silvery silk that turns black under the moonlight.
"Marle! Crono! It's been a while!"
"Why didn't you come and visit?"
"Well, you see..." Lucca stuttered, she ran her hand through her hair again trying to think up of a good reason.
"Forget it, I'll go fetch some food." The princess dashed outside, her orange hair flowing behind her. Even though she is a princess, she sure didn't act like one. Lucca turned back to Crono as she sat on a nearby chair. She could see that something's bugging the teenage boy.
"What's wrong?" She asked slowly. Crono shifted a little, he then removed his headband to let his bright, red hair fall down freely.
"It's just that life here is so... complicated. I never imagined being king could be so tough! Now I know how Marle felt.
"So it's getting you too, hun?" Then they heard a scream down the hall followed by a rushed apology.
"At least I'm not alone" Lucca thought as she looked out the castle's gigantic glass window. It was still raining.
"I'm back! Geez, what's with the silence?" She questioned as her necklace gleamed under the faint sunlight.
"Oh, uh.. nothing, we're fine."
"Jerky? The chef just got the recipe, you know!" Suddenly her radiant smile turned into a gloomy frown.
"It's so boring here, there's nothing to do anymore except stare at the Rainbow Shell. Father won't let us out of the castle for some reason, he said using the Epoch isin't safe and he started to mutter about it malfunctioning."
"You told him about the Epoch?!? Hmmm... maybe I should ask him if we can use the Epoch, after all, I am an inventor and I know a lot about machinery! By the way, where is the Epoch anyways?"
"Father stored it somewhere in the castle."
"Then I'll go ask him right now."
***
Lucca returned to the chamber happily and told them the good news. The trio grabbed their weapons and immediately raced for the Epoch.
"Crono, will you do the pleasures?" Marle asked.
***
It was only a few minutes before they landed near the meeting site in Ioka.
"Crono! Marle! Lucca! No see for long time! Ayla miss! After you leave, got warmer. Laruba people rebuild village." Their prehistoric team member led them into her small but warm hut where Kino greeted them. They chatted for a while about Lavos and when they left, Ayla gave them a bottle of sweet water. They boarded the Epoch again and headed for 600 AD. There they visited Glenn and Queen Leene. After that they flew above Robo as the yellow robot waved at them while watering the newly grown forest near Fiona's Villa. They made their final stops at Trann and Arris Dome where they said hello to their old friend Doan. On the way to Arris they met Robo again with his girlfriend.
"They sure seem to be having fun." Lucca thought. They exchaged their farewells and see ya laters and went on their way.
"That covers everyone... except Magus. But who knows where he is right now, it's impossible to find him even if we wanted to!" Marle exclaimed as they returned to their own time.
It wasn't raining anymore when they got back. Instead, the place was shrouded in a thick fog. They docked the Epoch and returned to the castle where Lucca took her stuff and said goodbye to Crono and Marle. Her boots made a soft squishing noise as it came in contact with the wet grass. Suddenly, she heard another noise that was definately not her boots, it was followed by a ghostly moan. Lucca instantly knew that there was something wrong with this. She started to run when she heard the sound move closer. Suddenly, realizing she still has her Wondershot, the prism dress, and the gold earring, the frightened girl started shooting madly at whatever was in the mist. She noticed that the shooting had no effect at all, so she prepared to cast her deadly Flare. But just then, she felt a jolt of pain in her stoamach. Now she realized that this "thing" was stronger than her and she cannot deal with it alone. The umbrella slipped from her fingers and the coat fell on the damp grass. She ran towards her home with all her strength. Through the forest surrounding the castle, out into the open fields and onto the bridge. There she stopped to catch her breath, all the dashing made her feel faint.
"I (pant) finally made (wheeze) it. I'm safe (cough) now." Or so she thought...
Then, she heard the same noise with the same moan, it came closer like before, only this time she could make out a faint glow. Lucca started running again, but unaware that her house was to the south, she bolted back for the forest. Halfway, she stumbled over her umbrella and crashed onto the ground, too tired to even care if she was chased by a "thing" anymore, possibly even more powerful than Lavos itself. Her eyes closed slowly as she drifted off into a deep sleep.
The mist disappeared and so did the persuing glow, but although it did, the only thing visible was the worn out girl.
- Flaming Inferno
For all of you who are so kind as to read this... PLEASE R&R!!! Also, please excuse the horrible usage of words since it is my first fic.
Illusions of Death
Prologue
Lucca sat on her bed and peered outside the tiny window to see the land soaked with rain.
"It's been like this for days," she thought as she ran her hand through her silky, purple hair.
"Ever since we defeated Lavos there didn't seem like a thing left to do. Now Crono's living with Marle in Guardia Castle, I wonder if they're enjoying themselves." She sighed as she remembered their wedding. After Lavos was destroyed, everyone went their seperate ways. Crono married Marle and became King of Guardia, Frog... no, Glenn, after avenging Cyrus, his best friend, became the royal protector of Guardia Castle. She paused for a moment and thought about Glenn. His bold eyes and muscular body, nothing like the Frog she was used to seeing at all. She dreamt about him a little while longer before sinking back into her miserable sea of thoughts. She thought about the Robos, one helping Fiona reviving her forest in the Middle Ages, the other one living peacefully with his girlfriend. She remembered Ayla, who married Kino and reclaimed the title of chief of Ioka. Then there was Magus, still searching for his beloved sister, Schala.
Lucca looked back at her messy room, filled with books. She had almost bored herself to death trying to re-read them. She slowly got up and started to put on her tunic and glasses. Then she slipped in her cozy coat and put on a pair of slightly oversized boots.
"Mom, I'm going to go for a walk!" She yelled to the opposite room.
"Where are you going in this kind of weather? It's pouring outside!" Lara replied. Lucca remembered how her mother had almost suffered a fatal accident years ago, her father created a machine and one day when he wasn't at home, Lara tried to clean it. Her skirt had caught on and activated the machine, and if she had not traveled back in time to save her... Lucca paused there.
"Crono and Marle's!"
"Well, I can't stop you, but be careful!"
"I will!" She reached for an umbrella and started for the door. Just then Taban appeared from the kitchen and handed her the Wondershot, a prism dress, and a gold earring.
"Hey, Lucca! Take them with ya just in case somethin' happens. By the way, I upgraded that gun of yours, check it out, pretty nifty hun?" He asked as he returned to the refrigerator. She shut the door quietly behind her and looked ahead toward the wide ocean. Then she turned around and walked to the little bridge that connected her little island with the huge continent. The umbrella twirled gently under her fingers as she gazed up to the sky. The rain seemed to steady a little bit but the droplets of water still fell at a shocking rate. The wind blew in her hair as she started to run toward the castle.
***
"Lucca!" Marle jumped as she opened the door to her chamber. Crono appeared seconds later. He was wearing a new golden headband instead of the old, worn out white one. The new clothes he had on almost matched him perfectly. The flaming red and blue suit hung at his waist untucked, and his pants were made out of a kind of silvery silk that turns black under the moonlight.
"Marle! Crono! It's been a while!"
"Why didn't you come and visit?"
"Well, you see..." Lucca stuttered, she ran her hand through her hair again trying to think up of a good reason.
"Forget it, I'll go fetch some food." The princess dashed outside, her orange hair flowing behind her. Even though she is a princess, she sure didn't act like one. Lucca turned back to Crono as she sat on a nearby chair. She could see that something's bugging the teenage boy.
"What's wrong?" She asked slowly. Crono shifted a little, he then removed his headband to let his bright, red hair fall down freely.
"It's just that life here is so... complicated. I never imagined being king could be so tough! Now I know how Marle felt.
"So it's getting you too, hun?" Then they heard a scream down the hall followed by a rushed apology.
"At least I'm not alone" Lucca thought as she looked out the castle's gigantic glass window. It was still raining.
"I'm back! Geez, what's with the silence?" She questioned as her necklace gleamed under the faint sunlight.
"Oh, uh.. nothing, we're fine."
"Jerky? The chef just got the recipe, you know!" Suddenly her radiant smile turned into a gloomy frown.
"It's so boring here, there's nothing to do anymore except stare at the Rainbow Shell. Father won't let us out of the castle for some reason, he said using the Epoch isin't safe and he started to mutter about it malfunctioning."
"You told him about the Epoch?!? Hmmm... maybe I should ask him if we can use the Epoch, after all, I am an inventor and I know a lot about machinery! By the way, where is the Epoch anyways?"
"Father stored it somewhere in the castle."
"Then I'll go ask him right now."
***
Lucca returned to the chamber happily and told them the good news. The trio grabbed their weapons and immediately raced for the Epoch.
"Crono, will you do the pleasures?" Marle asked.
***
It was only a few minutes before they landed near the meeting site in Ioka.
"Crono! Marle! Lucca! No see for long time! Ayla miss! After you leave, got warmer. Laruba people rebuild village." Their prehistoric team member led them into her small but warm hut where Kino greeted them. They chatted for a while about Lavos and when they left, Ayla gave them a bottle of sweet water. They boarded the Epoch again and headed for 600 AD. There they visited Glenn and Queen Leene. After that they flew above Robo as the yellow robot waved at them while watering the newly grown forest near Fiona's Villa. They made their final stops at Trann and Arris Dome where they said hello to their old friend Doan. On the way to Arris they met Robo again with his girlfriend.
"They sure seem to be having fun." Lucca thought. They exchaged their farewells and see ya laters and went on their way.
"That covers everyone... except Magus. But who knows where he is right now, it's impossible to find him even if we wanted to!" Marle exclaimed as they returned to their own time.
It wasn't raining anymore when they got back. Instead, the place was shrouded in a thick fog. They docked the Epoch and returned to the castle where Lucca took her stuff and said goodbye to Crono and Marle. Her boots made a soft squishing noise as it came in contact with the wet grass. Suddenly, she heard another noise that was definately not her boots, it was followed by a ghostly moan. Lucca instantly knew that there was something wrong with this. She started to run when she heard the sound move closer. Suddenly, realizing she still has her Wondershot, the prism dress, and the gold earring, the frightened girl started shooting madly at whatever was in the mist. She noticed that the shooting had no effect at all, so she prepared to cast her deadly Flare. But just then, she felt a jolt of pain in her stoamach. Now she realized that this "thing" was stronger than her and she cannot deal with it alone. The umbrella slipped from her fingers and the coat fell on the damp grass. She ran towards her home with all her strength. Through the forest surrounding the castle, out into the open fields and onto the bridge. There she stopped to catch her breath, all the dashing made her feel faint.
"I (pant) finally made (wheeze) it. I'm safe (cough) now." Or so she thought...
Then, she heard the same noise with the same moan, it came closer like before, only this time she could make out a faint glow. Lucca started running again, but unaware that her house was to the south, she bolted back for the forest. Halfway, she stumbled over her umbrella and crashed onto the ground, too tired to even care if she was chased by a "thing" anymore, possibly even more powerful than Lavos itself. Her eyes closed slowly as she drifted off into a deep sleep.
The mist disappeared and so did the persuing glow, but although it did, the only thing visible was the worn out girl.
- Flaming Inferno
For all of you who are so kind as to read this... PLEASE R&R!!! Also, please excuse the horrible usage of words since it is my first fic.