CHRONO CROSS: THE ONLINE NOVELAZATION
CHAPTER 1
TOLD BY SERGE
"Serge honey, time to get up!" I turned over in my sleep. "Remember? You were supposed to meet Leena next door today." I bolted up in my bed and ran downstairs.
"Hi Mom, gotta go Mom," I said hurriedly and took off for for Leena's house. I met her mom inside.
"Oh, Leena? She's at the dock, babysitting. You had better not make her wait anymore, Serge... women dont like that at all..." I nodded. I bent down to pet Leena's cat before I left and her mother looked up at me again.
"Oh, you've never pet our cat before, you were always afraid of cats. When you were little, you were attacked by a feline demon. I guess that left an emotional scar on you. You'd better go Serge." I nodded again and left the cottage. I wet out to the docks to find Leena. She was standing, watching over the kids in the water.
"Leena, Serge! Come on in, the water's nice!" I was about to shake my head no when Leena answered for us.
"No I don't think so! How can i watch you if I'm having fun? And Serge has to go run an errand for me." I was puzzled. Errand? Leena turned to me.
"Serge, you know what's popular these days, right?"
"Yeah, komodo scales," I said. She nooded.
"Exactly. You have to go to Lizard Rock for me, so you can get me some Komodo scales. It wont take long. Then meet me in Opassa Beach." I sighed. I might as well get the scales. Whatever Leena wants, Leena gets. So I nodded and left the docks.
"You WILL get them?" she asked testily
"Don't worry," I said in a whisper. Then I kissed her lightly on the cheek. Then I pretended to throw her into the ocean. She grabbed my arm and threw me instead. I surfaced.
"Don't swim Serge!" Leena was laughing now. "Komodo scales!"
I got out of the water laughing too. I was on my way out of the village when I saw the blacksmith/elements shop. I never gave it much thought, but I had heard from people that Beach Bums, Komodo Dragons, and Flying Fish were plentiful over in Lizard Rock so I stopped in. I may need to defeat some. There on old lady was selling some stuff.
"Hello, welcome to my shop," she said cheerfully.
"Show me your elements, please," I said. She nooded and withdrew a few stones of different color. I looked them over, not being able to tell what they were.
"The blue stone is Aquabeam," she told me, amswering my question. "It hits the target with a high pressured water beam. Very good against the red element attribute. The red one is Fireball. Sends blow after blow of immense flame balls at the enemy. Good against Blue elements."
I bought only an Aquabeam and Fireball element and allocated them immediately. I had used my money up. Oh well. I could get more by winning battles. I then jogged out of the village. Lizard Rock was to the southwest, so I went over there. I was welcomed to the tropical paradise by a huge boulder blocking the path. I pushed in to the side, into the water with some difficulty. Then a Beach Bum ran up to me and he attacked.
It was just like in my dream. There were two Beach Bums. I ran up to it with my swallow and brought it down hard. I did it again and again. Only mild damage! In my dream I was stronger! Damn! He attacked me next. I was angry. I brought up my Fireball element. A giant Fireball hovered between me and the Bum. Smaller balls hit it for a while then the large one rammed it down. It died. Then the other attacked. I brought my swallow down on him in a critical hit, he died then too. I got a couple of Humours which I could forge better weapons with. I then continued on the path.
I saw a Komodo Dragon but it queaked an ran away. Screw him. I continued til I found another Komodo Dragon. He was up a path. I went down and rolled a giant shell across a small tunnel and thenran up and scared the dragon into the cave. I cornered him, and attacked.
The Komodo Dragon stood in front of me. I ran up o it nd brought down my swallow again and again. I was then forced bak by it and it came up to me and pecked me with its pointed nose. It hurt a bit, but not much. From the last attack, I was weak, so i used a magic attack called Cure. My mom gave it to me a couple of weeks ago. Then I still had more element power so I used an Aquabeam on it. It died. It didn't give me anything elements but I got a bone to forge weapons with. When I was done collecting, I left the cave. I ran back. The Komodo Scale! I needed it! I pulled a few scales off the dragon and left.
I wandered around the beach for a while running into he occasional Beach Bum, and I saw the second Komodo Dragon. I saw me an began to run in circles. I chased after it and I was getting closer, closer, and then I pounced.
The dragon must have heard what happened in the cave. It used an element, Magma Burst, and I was burnt and hurt. I attacked it and then used Cure. I was fine. It ran up to me and slapped me with its arm. Minor damage. I then used Aquabeam and it was hurt. I then brought my swallow down in a critical blow. It was gone.
I picked off scales and then I continued. I jumped on a huge green tree trunk and walked down a path. I found the third Komodo Dragon. The trick with this one, was to pounce hen it was right under me so I could attack by surprise. I took a few tries, but I pounced it in the end.
This time it was accompanied by two other blue lizards I didn't know. A blue one attacked first. It used Aquabeam. I staggered. I brought my swallow upon it. Four times. It fell and was gone. The other ble lizard had a beak. It came up to me and pecked. I used Fireball on the blue lizard. It fell. Gone. I was left with the Komodo. It used Magma Burst. I staggered. I was hurt. I used Cure. Then I used my swallow. Then IT was hurt. It slapped me. I attacked it with my swallow again. It fell. It vanished only to be replaced by a monsterous creature. Big as a dinosaur. I attacked it wit my swallow. It may be big, but it was weak. I used Aquabeam and it died.
I picked off scales and discovered I had an element, ElectoJolt. I allocated it to myself and went to Opassa Beach where I'd meet Leena.
"SERGE!" I looked around to see Leena sitting on a rock. I waved to her. She jumped down onto the white sand.
"Do you have them?" I nodded and gave them to her.
"See? You can trust me," I whispered. She kissed me lightly on the lips. I kissed back. It was nearly the last act of my life. She turned and ran. I looked up and saw the tremendous tidal wave about to come crashing down on me. I was paralyzed with fear. Then I felt a strange sensation in my legs. I looked around to see a green light swirling around me. I wasn't scared anymore. The light had a reasurring effect. I closed my eyes and felt my legs being lifted from the ground. All I remember after that was being thrown back and the ground. Then everything went black.
CHAPTER 1
TOLD BY SERGE
"Serge honey, time to get up!" I turned over in my sleep. "Remember? You were supposed to meet Leena next door today." I bolted up in my bed and ran downstairs.
"Hi Mom, gotta go Mom," I said hurriedly and took off for for Leena's house. I met her mom inside.
"Oh, Leena? She's at the dock, babysitting. You had better not make her wait anymore, Serge... women dont like that at all..." I nodded. I bent down to pet Leena's cat before I left and her mother looked up at me again.
"Oh, you've never pet our cat before, you were always afraid of cats. When you were little, you were attacked by a feline demon. I guess that left an emotional scar on you. You'd better go Serge." I nodded again and left the cottage. I wet out to the docks to find Leena. She was standing, watching over the kids in the water.
"Leena, Serge! Come on in, the water's nice!" I was about to shake my head no when Leena answered for us.
"No I don't think so! How can i watch you if I'm having fun? And Serge has to go run an errand for me." I was puzzled. Errand? Leena turned to me.
"Serge, you know what's popular these days, right?"
"Yeah, komodo scales," I said. She nooded.
"Exactly. You have to go to Lizard Rock for me, so you can get me some Komodo scales. It wont take long. Then meet me in Opassa Beach." I sighed. I might as well get the scales. Whatever Leena wants, Leena gets. So I nodded and left the docks.
"You WILL get them?" she asked testily
"Don't worry," I said in a whisper. Then I kissed her lightly on the cheek. Then I pretended to throw her into the ocean. She grabbed my arm and threw me instead. I surfaced.
"Don't swim Serge!" Leena was laughing now. "Komodo scales!"
I got out of the water laughing too. I was on my way out of the village when I saw the blacksmith/elements shop. I never gave it much thought, but I had heard from people that Beach Bums, Komodo Dragons, and Flying Fish were plentiful over in Lizard Rock so I stopped in. I may need to defeat some. There on old lady was selling some stuff.
"Hello, welcome to my shop," she said cheerfully.
"Show me your elements, please," I said. She nooded and withdrew a few stones of different color. I looked them over, not being able to tell what they were.
"The blue stone is Aquabeam," she told me, amswering my question. "It hits the target with a high pressured water beam. Very good against the red element attribute. The red one is Fireball. Sends blow after blow of immense flame balls at the enemy. Good against Blue elements."
I bought only an Aquabeam and Fireball element and allocated them immediately. I had used my money up. Oh well. I could get more by winning battles. I then jogged out of the village. Lizard Rock was to the southwest, so I went over there. I was welcomed to the tropical paradise by a huge boulder blocking the path. I pushed in to the side, into the water with some difficulty. Then a Beach Bum ran up to me and he attacked.
It was just like in my dream. There were two Beach Bums. I ran up to it with my swallow and brought it down hard. I did it again and again. Only mild damage! In my dream I was stronger! Damn! He attacked me next. I was angry. I brought up my Fireball element. A giant Fireball hovered between me and the Bum. Smaller balls hit it for a while then the large one rammed it down. It died. Then the other attacked. I brought my swallow down on him in a critical hit, he died then too. I got a couple of Humours which I could forge better weapons with. I then continued on the path.
I saw a Komodo Dragon but it queaked an ran away. Screw him. I continued til I found another Komodo Dragon. He was up a path. I went down and rolled a giant shell across a small tunnel and thenran up and scared the dragon into the cave. I cornered him, and attacked.
The Komodo Dragon stood in front of me. I ran up o it nd brought down my swallow again and again. I was then forced bak by it and it came up to me and pecked me with its pointed nose. It hurt a bit, but not much. From the last attack, I was weak, so i used a magic attack called Cure. My mom gave it to me a couple of weeks ago. Then I still had more element power so I used an Aquabeam on it. It died. It didn't give me anything elements but I got a bone to forge weapons with. When I was done collecting, I left the cave. I ran back. The Komodo Scale! I needed it! I pulled a few scales off the dragon and left.
I wandered around the beach for a while running into he occasional Beach Bum, and I saw the second Komodo Dragon. I saw me an began to run in circles. I chased after it and I was getting closer, closer, and then I pounced.
The dragon must have heard what happened in the cave. It used an element, Magma Burst, and I was burnt and hurt. I attacked it and then used Cure. I was fine. It ran up to me and slapped me with its arm. Minor damage. I then used Aquabeam and it was hurt. I then brought my swallow down in a critical blow. It was gone.
I picked off scales and then I continued. I jumped on a huge green tree trunk and walked down a path. I found the third Komodo Dragon. The trick with this one, was to pounce hen it was right under me so I could attack by surprise. I took a few tries, but I pounced it in the end.
This time it was accompanied by two other blue lizards I didn't know. A blue one attacked first. It used Aquabeam. I staggered. I brought my swallow upon it. Four times. It fell and was gone. The other ble lizard had a beak. It came up to me and pecked. I used Fireball on the blue lizard. It fell. Gone. I was left with the Komodo. It used Magma Burst. I staggered. I was hurt. I used Cure. Then I used my swallow. Then IT was hurt. It slapped me. I attacked it with my swallow again. It fell. It vanished only to be replaced by a monsterous creature. Big as a dinosaur. I attacked it wit my swallow. It may be big, but it was weak. I used Aquabeam and it died.
I picked off scales and discovered I had an element, ElectoJolt. I allocated it to myself and went to Opassa Beach where I'd meet Leena.
"SERGE!" I looked around to see Leena sitting on a rock. I waved to her. She jumped down onto the white sand.
"Do you have them?" I nodded and gave them to her.
"See? You can trust me," I whispered. She kissed me lightly on the lips. I kissed back. It was nearly the last act of my life. She turned and ran. I looked up and saw the tremendous tidal wave about to come crashing down on me. I was paralyzed with fear. Then I felt a strange sensation in my legs. I looked around to see a green light swirling around me. I wasn't scared anymore. The light had a reasurring effect. I closed my eyes and felt my legs being lifted from the ground. All I remember after that was being thrown back and the ground. Then everything went black.