Sage: FHUFGUIDH PB n J!

: silence :

Sage: xD Yeah!

Kratos: I hope you'll be able to keep that enthusiasm..

Sage: OO...

Raine: Professor Sage does not own Tales of Symphonia. This story does contain spoilers reguarding Colette's journey.


" Look. I know you want to come with us, but you can't. It's too dangerous." She said, ruffling her brother's hair. He glared at her.

" Be careful, and stay away from ruins!" He replied.

" ..I will, don't worry about me. Behave for Phaidra and Frank.".

" Okay.." Genis said, as he followed his sister out of their house and to the town plaza were everyone was cheering on Colette. She smiled and waved, while Kratos waited patiently, upon seeing Raine he slightly shook his head. Colette said her final good byes and met up with Raine as Kratos followed them out of the village. Genis sighed, he just hoped, hoped they wouldn't come across any ruins...

" I'm going to do my best to regenerate the world!" Colette finished, as they passed a camp.

" Yes, I'm sure you will, Colette. I appreciate you bringing me along." Raine smiled.

" Professor, you're really smart! Besides, you probably know where the oracles are!" Colette cheered.

" I.. don't know about that." The Professor answered nervously.

" Perhaps we should look around Triet?" Kratos spoke up, Raine turned back to him.

" That's a good idea.".

" Maybe the Fire Seal is there!" Colette cheered.

" In the Triet Ruins even!" Raine's voice was mounting in happiness.

" ... ".

" Alright, to Triet!" Colette said as her foot hit sand, she blinked and ran into more of it. " Wow!".

" ... Colette, dear. Triet is this way." Raine stated, holding a book open and reading it. " State why this area is so hot."

" It is said somewhere in this area, is a gate that leads to Efreet, which is why it's so hot." Colette answered, running back to them.

" Correct. The gate that leads to Efreet is in the Triet Ruins." Raine stated excited.

" The summon spirit Efreet is weak against the summon spirit of ice, Celsius." Colette added.

" I see you accomplish a lot, Chosen one." Kratos said, she nodded.

Upon entering Triet, the group asked around and was finally directed to a fortune teller. She informed them that indeed Raine's theory was correct, they were heading for the ruins... Just before exiting..

" Professor!" Voices cried, Raine stopped short, flinching. Nervously turning around to face her fan club.

" What's this..?" Kratos asked Colette.

" Oh. Professor's fan club!" Colette said happily as they swarmed her teacher.

" ...".

" Raine! We're so happy to see you!" One said.

" Er.. me too.." Raine replied hesitantly, stepping back. " But, I have to be somewhere.".

" Nah, you can stay with us!" They cheered, Raine sighed, turning around and pushing her way through, surprisingly they let her go.

" I'm s-".

" Professor, run!" Colette cried, Raine narrowed her eyes, turning around before actually running like mad.

" Are they everywhere we're heading, Colette.." Kratos asked trying to keep the annoyance from his voice.

" Well, yes. I think." Colette answered as the two watched her run past them, and again. Kratos sighed, unsheathing his sword. Colette tilted her head as Raine ran past then stopped, turning around.

" Who are you.." One asked.

" That, is not for you to know." Kratos answered. Raine fell to her knees panting.

" Are you with the Professor!" Another cried.

" N..no. Leave us alone or you'll regret it." Kratos stated, the fans slowly backed away when the sun gleamed against the metal, showing this was no ' fake ' sword. Finally they all scrambled away, Raine coughed and got up slowly.

" Thank you, Kratos. I appreciate it." She said, dusting herself off.

" Yeah it was–" Colette stopped, waving her hands but fell back anyways, into a tent, cutting the shape of herself out.

" ...".

" Err..".

" Fantastic!" A man cried as Raine helped the fallen girl to her feet.

" I'm sorry! I didn't mean too!" Colette cried.

" No, it's all fine! Now this'll be an attraction in this boring city!" He cried, Raine and Kratos sweat dropped, taking Colette away. Night fell as Colette dragged her feet in the sand.

" Let's rest here." Raine said, looking back to Colette, she tiredly looked up to her, forcing a smile.

As soon as the camp was set up, Colette curled up and dozed.

" Triet Ruins.." Raine mumbled.

" What about them?" Kratos asked, turning his head to her. He'd taken up doing Night Watch.

" ..I've always wanted to see the insides..".

" You, admire history.".

" Yes.. it's so.. fantastic..!".

" ..."

" Oh.. I .. guess you don't like me talking about this, do you.".

" It's not that..You should get some sleep.".

" .. Alright.".

Next morning, Triet Ruins..

Colette skipped up to the pedestal, looking at it.

" Say, I think this is the seal. It has my families crest on it.." Colette mumbled.

" Fantastic!" Raine cried, her eyes sparkling as hearts hovered above her head. Kratos glanced at Raine. " Look at this slab covering the entrance! It's clearly of a different composition than the surrounding stone! Hahahaha! It's just as I thought!".

Colette and Kratos exchanged neutral glances as Raine crouched down.

" This is polycarbonate, developed during the Ancient War to defend against magic! Oh, feel the smooth surface! It's wondrous?" Raine cried.

" Is.. she always like this.." Kratos asked, Colette frowned.

" Actually, I'm.. not sure..". Raine got up and stared at Kratos.

" How dare you mock this precious area! We're gifted to be able to look inside!" Raine cried, Kratos sighed as she walked over to the pedestal and read it. " This depression... it reads ' Oracle Stone '." Raine glanced to Colette slightly. " Colette, place you're hand here. That should reveal the entrance, this stone is enchanted with magic designed to identify the Chosen. There's no question about it.".

Colette smiled, placing her right hand on the cold pedestal, the ground shook while the ' secret ' door opened.

" It opened!" Colette said as her face lit up. " Wow! I guess I'm really the Chosen after all!".

" .. How am I going to put up with this.." Kratos said quietly to himself, sighing as he followed to the merry females in front of him. In this seal, they had to lit up the many torches to make the path stand up. Finally, they reached to seal..

Colette and Kratos walked past Raine as she stopped to admire the surroundings.

" This place is also built with magitechnology! Absolutely fantastic!" Raine cried, running up the seal. The seal glowed, as it spewed mana out. Kratos drew his sword, Colette her chakarams, and Raine her staff.

" What the..!" Colette gasped as 3 flaming cat-lion things jumped out. Two were smaller then the other.

" This must be to test us.." Raine said wearily, gritting her teeth as she clenched her staff tight, her palms sweaty.

" What are we going to do!" Colette cried, stepping back.

" Fight them. Take out the Ktugachlings first." Raine said, waving her hand to the smaller ones.

" After that, the Ktugach should be easier." Kratos added, Colette nodded as herself and Kratos set out, avoiding fireballs. Raine stood back, shifting before stepping forward, then back, nervously watching them.

Colette threw her chakaram at her Ktugachling's head, it moved and swiped it tail and Colette was forced to jump up, catching her weapon, spinning in the air and throwing it back at the enemy, directly hitting it in the tail, it screeched wildly as the Ktugach ran towards it, Kratos too busy dodging masses of fireballs to even see anything. Colette tried to move as the Ktugach swiftly brung up it's paw...