Serah looked around in the Historia Crux as her and Noel drifted lamely through it. It was a weird sensation when crossing through the time gates but she kept the feeling to herself, silently hoping Noel felt it as well.

Serah peeked over at Noel, his eyes also looking around. His brown locks were flying around his head as he shifted it from time to time, a slight smile on his face. Serah smiled at him before looking in front of her. Maybe this time, they'd find Lightning.

Maker, she hoped so. So many times had they come out of that portal and Serah would instantly be in dissapointment. They hadn't even been remotely close to Valhalla and, secretly, she was getting anxious. She wanted everything right again, to have Lightning by her side and Snow on the other. To finally have their wedding. To correct the timeline and help Noel.

Noel noticed Serah's distraught state and cocked his head to the side, "Serah? You okay?"

Serah whipped her head up at his voice before blinking and smiling. She nodded, "I'm fine."

Noel raised his eyebrows, clearly not impressed with her answer, "You sure?"

Serah averted her gaze from his. She didn't want to worry him. She wanted to be strong, to fend for herself, like her sister and Snow.

"I just hope we find Lightning this time. . ."

Noel smiled and relaxed his body, leaning back against the time lapse as he answered, "We'll find her soon. But we can never tell where or when we'll end up. You never know. Just going with it is all we can do for now, and fix the timeline."

His gaze was fixed on her again and Serah looked up at him, nodding lightly.

"I think we're here, kupo!" Mog chimed in, settling his small white body by Serah. Serah's smile returned as she prepared herself to land, on her feet this time. Noel got ready himself, never missing a beat as they dissipated out of the time gate, settling onto the ground.

Serah instantly walked a few steps ahead, looking around. To say where they landed was big was an understatement. The terrain stretched for miles, seemingly never ending. Mountains and hills poked the blue sky, the clouds gracing the sea of blue endlessly.

Serah breathed out as Noel walked next to her, just as perplexed as she was.

"We're on Pulse," She finally managed, a small smile on her face.

Noel nodded, calculating his surroundings carefully. "Sounds about right. But when? This is definitely way before my time."

Serah instantly snapped her head up towards the sky again, turning her body fully around. Her smile got even wider as she pointed up. "There's Cocoon! This has to be before the fall!"

Cocoon was, as Serah said, still in the sky, leaving a slight shadow on the land below it. How puny it looked compared to Gran Pulse.

Noel crossed his arms and glanced at Serah, about to say something but stopped when he saw a group of Behemoths running towards them. He quickly grabbed her wrist, running towards a nearby cliff. Serah, confused, turned her head back and noticed the monsters, her eyes widening. She didn't protest as they ran, Mog following them closely.

They soon made it up and Noel let out a breath when the creatures disbanded, Serah's chest heaving slightly.

"Lots of monsters roaming down here. . ." Serah mused as she glanced around before her eyes focused on another pair of blue hues, "Thanks, Noel."

He smirked, "Well, hey, gotta get you to your sister in one piece. Am I right?"

Serah giggled and nodded, straightening up and looking around again. She glanced at Mog, grabbing him lightly into her petite hands, "Do you know when we are, Mog?"

"Well, kupo, for you, it'd be 0 A.F. A few days before Cocoon's fall, kupo!"

Serah widened her azure eyes. 0 A.F? Lightning would still be a L'Cie and fighting to save Cocoon with Snow and the others. She shuddered at the thought, remembering she was crystallized during this time.

Noel looked at her curiously, "Since we're in 0 A.F . . . Wouldn't that mean Lightning would be here? What could possibly be wrong during this time?"

Serah put her arms around herself, "I wonder. . ."

"Serah-" Noel was cut off short when he started to hear voices. He instantly put his arms out, pushing Serah and himself down onto the ground, Noel looking over the cliff's edge.

"Noel? What's-?"

"Shh!"

Serah instantly shut her mouth as she looked down with him. What she saw made her lose her breath.

There she was. Lightning. With Snow, Hope, Sazh, Vanille and Fang.

What irony. She wanted Lightning and here she was. It was weird seeing her as she was now. Serah couldn't put her finger on it, but she was definitely different somehow. Maybe it was because she was socializing and being nice to others for once in her life.

Snow was, as always, still Snow. Loud and heroistic. Noel rolled his eyes at that as Serah smiled.

Hope was walking with the group silently but he was smiling. Serah smiled wider at that, remembering how timid Hope used to be.

Sazh was talking with Vanille, said girl having a skip in her step as she smiled at him. Fang followed them closely, her arms crossed but smiled at the younger Pulsian.

They were all here. Her heroes.

Noel furrowed his eyebrows slightly, not believing what was happening.

"We should go down there," Serah looked over at Noel as she whispered this.

Noel went rigid and looked at her like she had two heads. "Are you crazy? We could seriously affect the timeline if we did."

"But we have to be here for a reason!" Serah whispered in a louder voice.

Noel continued to look at her before sighing. She had a point. "But what if it doesn't have anything to do with them? Can you imagine if they saw you now, Serah? They think you're still a crystal, for Etro's sake."

Serah bit her lip and looked down at Cocoon's saviors. He had a point. But. . . Lightning was down there. The very person she wanted to see. She knew it wasn't the present Lightning she needed, but still. Clenching her hands, Serah sighed and sank back from the edge of the cliff. Blue eyes followed her movement and the eyebrows above said eyes quirked.

"Serah, I know you're desperate. Let's just take it easy. We'll follow them and see what's going on. Okay?" He reached his hand out and placed it atop of hers, trying to calm her down. She looked at Noel, her eyes wavering slightly. But she smiled at him, grateful he was there with her.

"Okay."

Her tone was light but understanding. Mog shifted his small body towards her, his head nuzzling her cheek. The younger Farron giggled at his affections and put her hand on the other side of the Moogle's face, rubbing it lightly. Noel playfully rolled his eyes. "Okay, Mog. No need to be a suck up."

"You're just jealous, kupo!"

Noel blinked and frowned, grabbing the Moogle from Serah's grasp, "I'll throw you over this cliff, you little marshmellow, if you don't keep that mouth shut."

Mog gulped and scrambled away from him, getting behind Serah quickly. "Save me, Serah, kupo!"

Serah giggled at the two and stood up, shaking her head. She peered down at the group once again. They were all talking and laughing, and it made Serah's heart swell.

"It'd be best if we stayed on higher ground. Wouldn't want to be obvious."

Serah nodded at Noel's words. "Right."

A/N: Hello~! Welcome to my FF story. :3 I'm desperately in love with this game and I just couldn't resist. Plus, it's been sitting on my computer for, like, ever. This is a Serah/Snow/Noel fic but other pairing's will shimmy their way in here. ;) But, please, please, pleaseeeee, review! It'd mean the world if you gave me your feedback that way I'd know to continue or not. And trust me, things will speed up quick and I don't really plan on making this super long.

But anyway, DID YOU GUYS SEE ALL THE NEWS ABOUT KH3 AND LIGHTNING RETURNS AND FFXV? JUST. I CAN'T WAIT. UGHHHHH. /3

Have a nice day lovelies.~