=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Prologue=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_A Decade Ago_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
Kid: It's burning...! Our home is burning! Lucca... All my friends... They're, they're...!! Why...? Why did this happen!? You... Are you going to go away? Are you going to leave me? I'm going to be left all on my own again, aren't I? Everybody I have ever loved has gone far, far away...
Serge: I won't leave you!
Kid: Really!? Do you mean that? Your cheek... It's wet...? Thank you... Thank you for saving me... Will I... Will I ever see you again? ......!!!
[Serge vanishes.]
Kid: What? Where did you go...? No! Come back!!! Don't leave me... Please, no...! Don't leave me all alone!
[In the Present]
Kid: Serge... How've you been...? I'm... right here...
Radius: Thank goodness... This must be the power of Serge's love. Hoh-hoh-hoh!!! Ahh, yes, Kid. Luccia is waiting for you in her lab in Viper Manor. She wanted to give you something. Anyway, there's no need to rush. I suggest you rest here for the day.
::Later, Serge and Kid are talking::
Kid: What...? My wound...? Lynx stabbed me...? What are you talkin' about? Ohhh... wait a minute... Not again... I lose my memory sometimes. Whenever I'm in a dangerous situation where I might get hurt, I just seem to disappear and vanish. And when I come to, I wake up somewhere safe without a single scratch. But the thing is, I can't remember what happened. I don't get it... Anyway, it's happened to me plenty o' times in the past, so it's nothin' to worry about! C'mon, mate! Let's go!
::The crew leaves for Viper Manor::
[Viper Manor: Luccia's Lab]
Luccia: I have been vaiting, Kid. Dere is somet'ing I vant to give you.
Kid: Huh? Me...?
Luccia: I vas told to give it to you vhen the time vas right. It's for you... from Lucca...
Kid: You knew Lucca!?
Luccia: Here...
::Kid recieves and opens the letter::
My dear Kid,
How are you doing? I wonder how old you are as you read this letter? Perhaps you've matured into a beautiful woman, raising a happy family, by now? I was hoping to talk to you in person when you were old enough, but just in case something happens, I'm writing my feelings down on paper and leaving it with Luccia. Perhaps you already know... or perhaps you yourself are also now caught up in some historic crisis as a result of all this. But, anyway... A long time ago, we -- my friends and I, that is -- changed the future in order to save our planet from being devoured by Lavos, a monster from some unknown planet. We still feel proud of the role we played in saving our world, and in how we were so freely able to change the flow of time. But sometimes I think of the darker side of what we did... What has become of the future that was "once" supposed to have existed? Where did the "time" that now is no longer allowed to exist "go?" It is true that, thanks to our altering the flow of history, we were able to save so many lives and prevent so much sadness and suffering... But when you think of it, we also caused the deaths of so many that were meant to have come into existence in the time line we destroyed, and also caused new sadness and suffering further along in the new future we created...
That is why I worry that someone might seek revenge on us for what we did. I have had a constant dread in my heart that someone in our new future will travel back in time, just like we did, and try and kill or capture my friends and me. So, even if something dreadful does befall me, Kid, know that what was meant to happen will happen, and that I was always prepared for the worst. Oh, but don't you dare think the Great Lucca is going to go down without a fight! (I've got a reputation to uphold!) Whatever lies waiting for us around the next corner better watch out, 'cause it's gonna find a pretty mean counter-attack coming its way! Kid... When I think of you, I remember someone I once met a long, long time ago in the distant past... Heh! But she was the complete opposite of the you in this time line... So quiet and gentle... Someday I'll also tell you about her... When you are ready to know of your real name and heritage. I'm not the slightest bit worried about you, Kid! I know that, no matter what happens, "he" will always be there looking out for you! Or perhaps he has already found you and is there by your side as you read this? If so, hello, Janus! Please take good care of my "little sister" for me! There is so much more I want to tell you, but I must leave it for another time.
Don't worry! Everything is okay! We will overcome whatever woes may occur! That's for certain! Later, when you're all grown up, I'll come visit you and we'll talk over tea. I look foward to that day! Well, anyway Kid, until we meet again... Forever and ever your friend, (No matter which time line it is!) yours sincerely,
Lucca Ashtear
P.S. Cut out the tomboy act! Believe me! You'll become a beautiful young lady one day, or my name isn't "Lucca the Great!"
Kid: ...I need to be alone fer a while.
::Kid exits::
[Kid's room]
Kid: (thinking) ...Serge...I can't afford ta let ya see me like this...so's I'm gonna head out...and I'll see ya when I see ya...
::Kid opens the window and climbs out, a lone crystalline tear streaming down her cheek as she does so. She comes back a few seconds later and leaves the following note::
Dear Serge,
I didn't want to make this too long, nor did I want it to be so short and sweet. You know as well as I do that those Dragons up there -- in Terra Tower -- they're strong, and so is that...TimeDevourer? Was that its name? You probably know I'm gone right now, but you don't know where, I presume? Well, that's a good thing. Why, you ask? Because I keep holding you back, pushing you ahead, then slowing you down. I used to be able to do anything alongside you...but then you met the others and I got sick...
I'm sorry, mate. I really, really am, but it's for the best. It's not like I'm killing myself, ok, I'm just taking a little time to myself and giving you the acceleration that you need. I'm not that strong anyway, right? Oi! What am I saying? I'm strong as you! ...... Sorry for all of this. I caused you more pain than you would have felt without me. I tried to help, but everything I wanted got in the way. I hope to talk to you sometime in the future. And just incase something happens to me..I'm writing this down like Lucca did. Serge, you gave me the strength I needed to survive. But only mentally. I wasn't in your party when you had the choice much, and that kind of gives me the hint. I know you quite well. I kept dragging you down and for that I am sincerely sorry. It may sound strange that I don't talk as sophisticated as I write but I did go to school, you know.
It's going to take some getting used to, I can tell you that much. But let's get right down to the point. Whenever you're sure you're ready to speak, and when I'm ready to listen, come find me.
1. In the darkest of nights, the ocean gives light.
2. The moon shining bright, above the struggling fight.
3. Dented and nicked, from punches and kicks.
4. The clock of time ticks...
5. Where the strangest things happen, I jumped into the fray.
6. Only God knows where I am now, where angels lose their way.
Yours Truly,
"The Girl Who Stole The Stars"
Kid
P.S. You'll know how to use the stanza when the time is right.
_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_A Decade Ago_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_
Kid: It's burning...! Our home is burning! Lucca... All my friends... They're, they're...!! Why...? Why did this happen!? You... Are you going to go away? Are you going to leave me? I'm going to be left all on my own again, aren't I? Everybody I have ever loved has gone far, far away...
Serge: I won't leave you!
Kid: Really!? Do you mean that? Your cheek... It's wet...? Thank you... Thank you for saving me... Will I... Will I ever see you again? ......!!!
[Serge vanishes.]
Kid: What? Where did you go...? No! Come back!!! Don't leave me... Please, no...! Don't leave me all alone!
[In the Present]
Kid: Serge... How've you been...? I'm... right here...
Radius: Thank goodness... This must be the power of Serge's love. Hoh-hoh-hoh!!! Ahh, yes, Kid. Luccia is waiting for you in her lab in Viper Manor. She wanted to give you something. Anyway, there's no need to rush. I suggest you rest here for the day.
::Later, Serge and Kid are talking::
Kid: What...? My wound...? Lynx stabbed me...? What are you talkin' about? Ohhh... wait a minute... Not again... I lose my memory sometimes. Whenever I'm in a dangerous situation where I might get hurt, I just seem to disappear and vanish. And when I come to, I wake up somewhere safe without a single scratch. But the thing is, I can't remember what happened. I don't get it... Anyway, it's happened to me plenty o' times in the past, so it's nothin' to worry about! C'mon, mate! Let's go!
::The crew leaves for Viper Manor::
[Viper Manor: Luccia's Lab]
Luccia: I have been vaiting, Kid. Dere is somet'ing I vant to give you.
Kid: Huh? Me...?
Luccia: I vas told to give it to you vhen the time vas right. It's for you... from Lucca...
Kid: You knew Lucca!?
Luccia: Here...
::Kid recieves and opens the letter::
My dear Kid,
How are you doing? I wonder how old you are as you read this letter? Perhaps you've matured into a beautiful woman, raising a happy family, by now? I was hoping to talk to you in person when you were old enough, but just in case something happens, I'm writing my feelings down on paper and leaving it with Luccia. Perhaps you already know... or perhaps you yourself are also now caught up in some historic crisis as a result of all this. But, anyway... A long time ago, we -- my friends and I, that is -- changed the future in order to save our planet from being devoured by Lavos, a monster from some unknown planet. We still feel proud of the role we played in saving our world, and in how we were so freely able to change the flow of time. But sometimes I think of the darker side of what we did... What has become of the future that was "once" supposed to have existed? Where did the "time" that now is no longer allowed to exist "go?" It is true that, thanks to our altering the flow of history, we were able to save so many lives and prevent so much sadness and suffering... But when you think of it, we also caused the deaths of so many that were meant to have come into existence in the time line we destroyed, and also caused new sadness and suffering further along in the new future we created...
That is why I worry that someone might seek revenge on us for what we did. I have had a constant dread in my heart that someone in our new future will travel back in time, just like we did, and try and kill or capture my friends and me. So, even if something dreadful does befall me, Kid, know that what was meant to happen will happen, and that I was always prepared for the worst. Oh, but don't you dare think the Great Lucca is going to go down without a fight! (I've got a reputation to uphold!) Whatever lies waiting for us around the next corner better watch out, 'cause it's gonna find a pretty mean counter-attack coming its way! Kid... When I think of you, I remember someone I once met a long, long time ago in the distant past... Heh! But she was the complete opposite of the you in this time line... So quiet and gentle... Someday I'll also tell you about her... When you are ready to know of your real name and heritage. I'm not the slightest bit worried about you, Kid! I know that, no matter what happens, "he" will always be there looking out for you! Or perhaps he has already found you and is there by your side as you read this? If so, hello, Janus! Please take good care of my "little sister" for me! There is so much more I want to tell you, but I must leave it for another time.
Don't worry! Everything is okay! We will overcome whatever woes may occur! That's for certain! Later, when you're all grown up, I'll come visit you and we'll talk over tea. I look foward to that day! Well, anyway Kid, until we meet again... Forever and ever your friend, (No matter which time line it is!) yours sincerely,
Lucca Ashtear
P.S. Cut out the tomboy act! Believe me! You'll become a beautiful young lady one day, or my name isn't "Lucca the Great!"
Kid: ...I need to be alone fer a while.
::Kid exits::
[Kid's room]
Kid: (thinking) ...Serge...I can't afford ta let ya see me like this...so's I'm gonna head out...and I'll see ya when I see ya...
::Kid opens the window and climbs out, a lone crystalline tear streaming down her cheek as she does so. She comes back a few seconds later and leaves the following note::
Dear Serge,
I didn't want to make this too long, nor did I want it to be so short and sweet. You know as well as I do that those Dragons up there -- in Terra Tower -- they're strong, and so is that...TimeDevourer? Was that its name? You probably know I'm gone right now, but you don't know where, I presume? Well, that's a good thing. Why, you ask? Because I keep holding you back, pushing you ahead, then slowing you down. I used to be able to do anything alongside you...but then you met the others and I got sick...
I'm sorry, mate. I really, really am, but it's for the best. It's not like I'm killing myself, ok, I'm just taking a little time to myself and giving you the acceleration that you need. I'm not that strong anyway, right? Oi! What am I saying? I'm strong as you! ...... Sorry for all of this. I caused you more pain than you would have felt without me. I tried to help, but everything I wanted got in the way. I hope to talk to you sometime in the future. And just incase something happens to me..I'm writing this down like Lucca did. Serge, you gave me the strength I needed to survive. But only mentally. I wasn't in your party when you had the choice much, and that kind of gives me the hint. I know you quite well. I kept dragging you down and for that I am sincerely sorry. It may sound strange that I don't talk as sophisticated as I write but I did go to school, you know.
It's going to take some getting used to, I can tell you that much. But let's get right down to the point. Whenever you're sure you're ready to speak, and when I'm ready to listen, come find me.
1. In the darkest of nights, the ocean gives light.
2. The moon shining bright, above the struggling fight.
3. Dented and nicked, from punches and kicks.
4. The clock of time ticks...
5. Where the strangest things happen, I jumped into the fray.
6. Only God knows where I am now, where angels lose their way.
Yours Truly,
"The Girl Who Stole The Stars"
Kid
P.S. You'll know how to use the stanza when the time is right.