Disclaimer: Both ToL and Tales of the Abyss do NOT belong to me.

Author's Note: This is a Legendia/Abyss crossover. Admittedly, I haven't played Abyss, so I don't know the characters too well. All I'm going by are the few cutscenes that I've seen here and there. So there might be some OOCness for the Abyss party. But I'm trying my best, based on what I have seen. So please excuse any OOCness...

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"Very well. You're dismissed." The young princess, Natalia Luzu Kimlasca Lanvaldear stood in front of her throne, dismissing the soldier before her. The soldier merely bowed and walked away.

Natalia dropped into the throne with a weary sigh.

"Natalia...are you all right?" asked the red haired man, Luke fon Fabre.

"Oh, I'm fine, Luke. I'm just a little tired..."

"The affairs of the court have not let you sleep," Jade Curtiss, the brown-haired man said. "You need to take it easy."

"But I can't! Not when there's a kingdom to rule!" Natalia protested. "The kingdom...its people...it's my duty to make sure they're safe!"

"Your concern for your people is understandable," Jade told her, "but your coloring isn't looking good. You'll endanger your health if you continue on like this."

"He's right, Natalia," said the tall woman with long brown hair, Tear Grants. "It will do no good for your people if you fall ill."

"Just look at you!" the short girl, Anise Tatlin called. "You look like you could fall asleep any minute!"

Natalia shot her a look. "Anise!"

"Why don't you go ahead and get some sleep, Natalia," the blond haired man, Guy Cecil said. "We'll take care of things here."

"Guy...I do appreciate the offer, but I just...I can't."

"Why not?"

"It's just...I'm the princess of Kimlasca, and...I just..."

"Say no more. I understand," Guy interrupted.

"Are you sure you're all right, Natalia?" Luke asked. "It's not like you to fumble for words like that."

Natalia let out a sigh of defeat. "Very well. I shall speak with a physician tomorrow. Will that be satisfactory?"

Everyone gave out different affirmative responses. "Yeah, sure. That's fine with me."

Natalia stood up, taking a moment to straighten herself. "All right, I'm going to get some sleep...I hope."

--

"A vacation!?" Natalia exclaimed, aghast.

"I'm afraid so, Princess," the doctor told her. "You're overworked all the time. Have you been sleeping?"

"I...only a few hours in the last forty."

"Natalia, what about last night?" Luke asked. "Didn't you get any sleep?"

"No...I was tossing and turning all night," Natalia admitted. "No matter how I tried, I just couldn't fall asleep."

"You see what I mean?" the doctor continued. "You need to rest. You need a vacation."

"But my kingdom...my people...I can't just abandon them!"

"You're not abandoning your kingdom," Jade told her. "You're merely taking a break, that's all."

"And just think!" Anise added. "When you come back all rested, you'll be able to rule stronger than ever!"

Natalia sighed. "Of course you're right...I'm so exhausted, I can't even think straight!"

"Which proves that you need a vacation," the doctor told her.

"Well...all right," Natalia finally conceded. "But who's going to take care of the kingdom while I'm gone?"

"We can arrange for the other empires to help with that," Jade said.

Guy rubbed his hands together. "Personally, I think we all could use a vacation."

"So...where should we go?" Natalia asked.

"I know the perfect place," Jade replied. "It's the most magnificent cruise ship in the entire world. It's known only as 'The Legacy.' It's like a whole little world of its own. Legends tell of the many wondrous sights to see on the Legacy."

"Jade!" Natalia called. "Please don't say anymore. I'd rather be surprised when I get there."

"Natalia, your face looks brighter already," Tear said.

Natalia glanced at her with a soft smile. "I guess I do need a vacation, don't I?"

"Well, Natalia, it's your order," Luke said.

Natalia nodded. "All right. Everyone...we're going on vacation!"

--

The next day, Senel and his grup sat down for a picnic at Lumen Spring. They'd had so many picnics and parties that they were starting to get old. The group just sat in the grass, just eating and not saying a word. Of course, Norma wanted to spice things up.

"Come on! Somebody say something!" she pleaded.

"What do you want us to say?" Chloe asked.

"I don't know, anything!"

"I don't know anything..." Grune gushed.

"Aw, you poor thing," Moses cooed.

"Yes...poor thing indeed," Jay said, glaring at the bandit.

Moses returned the glare. "Who're you talkin' about, Jay?"

"Yes!" Norma cheered. "Now that's more like it!"

The group looked at her. "Uh..."

"Oh come on, don't stop now!" Norma whined. "Oh, now things are boring again!"

"Hm? Let's talk about something," Grune said.

"But what should we talk about?" Chloe asked.

The party fell silent for another moment.

"Well, since the picnic was Norma's idea again, we should let her decide," Senel said.

I'm almost afraid to know what she has in mind, Will thought.

"Hmm...does anyone know why things have been so boring?" Norma asked.

"That's an easy one," Jay said. "People grow weary of doing the same things over and over."

Norma looked at him. "Really?"

"Yes, really," Jay said flatly. "We have these picnics and parties almost every day, and we never do anything different."

"He's got a point there," Senel said. "There's gotta be something different that we can do."

"Let's see...spending a day at the beach..." Shirley pondered. "Camping out in the forest..."

"Oh, those are lovely ideas, Shirley," Grune said.

"Thank you."

--

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will now be disembarking at Port-on-Rage."

Luke and his group stepped off the boat onto the docks of the Legacy.

"Port-on-Rage, huh?" Anise asked. "What kind of a name is that?"

"Oh, names aren't important," Jade said, taking a map from the slot on the wall. "Let's see...it looks like the main resort is located in the town called Werites Beacon. It's a couple of miles away from here."

"All right, everyone, let's go," Luke said.

The group left the docks and began to follow the path to Werites Beacon.

"Wow...it's beautiful, even from here," Natalia said.

"It looks just like the Emerald City," Anise said.

The group looked at her. "Emerald City?"

"You know, from the Wizard of Oz. Never mind, it's an old story."

As they continued to walk, the air around them began to turn dark. At first, they paid no heed to it as they walked on. But then the air turned pitch black, making it difficult to see and breathe.

"Ugh! What is this stuff!?" Luke cried.

"I..I can hardly breathe!" Tear gasped.

"What's going on?" Natalia asked.

The mist quickly cleared, revealing a large Megant standing in front of them. In front of the Megant, the mist formed into a ball.

"What the hell!?" Luke exclaimed. "Are they merging?"

The mutated Megant monster charged forward at a blinding speed, cutting through the party effortlessly, seizing Luke by the shirt.

"No, it's got Luke!" Tear cried.

"Hang on!" Guy rushed in to rescue Luke, but as he arrived, the monster tossed Luke carelessly over its shoulder.

"Damn!" As Guy watched Luke fly through the air, the monster seized him as well. He let out a scream as the monster tossed him as well. Guy flew through the air, crashing roughly on the ground next to Luke.

Both Luke and Guy picked themselves up. Giving each other a nod, they unsheathed their swords and charged at the monster with a fierce yell.

Jade produced his spear, glowing with green energy. "We have no choice."

Anise's Tokunaga doll grew in size as she jumped on its back. "All right, here we go!"

Tear and Natalia pulled out their weapons and began to power up their artes.

The boys slashed at the monster repeatedly, but the attacks seemed to have no effect. The monster merely swung its arms wildly, swatting them away without even trying. Natalia fired scores of arrows at the monster, but that too was ineffective.

"It doesn't even feel our attacks!" Guy cried.

"Then let's try a little magic!" Anise yelled. "Bloody Howling!"

The black energy ball appeared, pelting the monster with its power. When the spell cleared, the monster straightened itself, just as healthy as ever.

"It's ineffective!" Tear exclaimed.

"Now what!?" Guy asked. "We can't retreat; we have nowhere to retreat to!"

"We can't let it follow us to Werites Beacon," Jade said.

"Then we'll have to use our most powerful attacks!" Natalia called, raising her bow into the air as a white glow flashed from her body.

"Natalia, you mustn't!" Luke cried. "Your condition..."

"I won't let that stop me! Astral Rain!" Natalia unleashed a storm of flashing arrows, raining down upon the mutated Megant. The monster began to reel for a moment before falling to the ground.

"Way to go, Natalia!" Anise called. "I had no idea you could do that in your state."

"It matters not what state I'm in," Natalia told her. "I can't just do nothing while evil roams free."

"Natalia, you're shaking," Luke said. "We need to get you to Werites Beacon quickly."

Natalia nodded. "All right..."

The part began to walk down the path again, exhaling a sigh of relief. However, Jade shot a nervous glance back at the monster as he still sensed it dark energy.

"No...something's not right!" he called.

The party stopped and looked at the monster again. To their horror, it slowly began to pick itself up.

"No, it's still alive!" Natalia cried.

"Damn it!" Luke growled.

He and Guy drew their swords again, charging at the monster once more. Natalia raised her bow, preparing to attack, but her aim was swaying back and forth, and everything became blurry in front of her. She blinked hard, trying to clear her vision. Soon she couldn't recognize the figures in front of her, and the surrounding world began to fade away. "L...Luke..."

Then everything went black.

"Natalia!!" Luke screamed as he raced to her side.

Guy also ran to him, facing the monster in a defensive stance. "Get her out of here, Luke! We'll hold off this thing!"

"Guy...are you sure?" Luke asked.

"Of course I'm sure! Just go!" Guy snapped.

"We're in trouble here!" Anise cried.

"Luke, even if it's just you, someone needs to reach Werites Beacon!" Jade added. "See if you can find some aid there!"

"How do you know I'll find someone?" Luke asked.

"If monsters like these are a regular occurrence on the Legacy, there must be some people who are strong enough to keep them at bay," Jade told him.

"Good point. Okay, I'm going!"

"Hurry, Luke!" Anise cried as her Tokunaga doll threw fierce punches at the monster.

Luke began to race down the path again. "Just hang on, Natalia..."

--

Senel and the group jumped to their feet as they noticed the sky suddenly become dark, with the storm of energy arrows streaking through the skies.

"What the hell was that!?" Moses called.

"It could be an attack," Will said.

"I've never seen anything like that," Jay said. "Could Vaclav have gotten a new weapon?"

"There's only one thing to do," Chloe declared.

"Right. Let's go!" Senel called.

The party began to run away from the picnic area to investigate the events.

"Yeehaw!!" Moses called, tossing his sandwich into the air as he ran.

Norma watched in annoyance as the sandwich hit the ground, with the bread, lettuce, and tomatoes bouncing in different directions.

"Hey, don't toss my sandwich!" she cried. "Hey, guys, wait for me!"