Chapter 5
Gone, But Not Forgotten
The group jumped clear of the
closing gate. They were in a forest again, but this time it was there. Crono
began forward, Robo and Kain stayed with him, not knowing their destination.
Robo looked around and then remembered that this was the mountain where Crono,
Marle, and Lucca had originally found the masamune. They walked all the way up
to the wind cave.
Crono stopped, "Kain can you wait here, this is
more of a matter for Robo and I." Crono stated holding Kain's advance.
"Sure, but remember we do still have Tempest to
deal with." Kain said stopping.
Crono and Robo walked into the cave. There before them stood a stone model of frog
that served as his burial marker.
"First I find Lucca shattered to pieces and now
I find that frog was killed as well! Tempest must pay for this." Robo said
turning the barrel on his gunarm.
Crono looked back and then return his eyes to the
final resting place of his fallen friend. He unsheathed the masamune and he
looked the sword over. Still shimmering as it had in the battle with Lavos.
"Well my friend, I promised to return this to
you and I fulfilled that promise." Crono said placing the sword in the
opening in the held out hands of the statue.
Robo looked around as Crono stood in silence. He
felt something, something didn't seem right. He scanned the area and found
something.
"Power surge in the area, unknown source."
He said analyzing the data collected.
Crono looked and was about to ask what he meant, but
his words were stifled by a burst of light striking the sword. Before them Frog
appeared his newly reacquired sword in hand.
"Eye, thou hast kept thy promise and to thee I
am truly grateful." Frog said as the light continued to envelop him. Crono
and Robo just stood and looked.
"But, thouest wilt need this blade in the
coming battle. Thou must find all of us, fallen friends of the battle with
lavos. The sword shall collect the energy they possess and their powers will
become thy power, only with that shall thee have the strength to overcome
Tempest." Frog's image began to shimmer.
"Allow the sword to guide thee to where thouest
need to be, my powers become thine powers, use them wisely." Frog's image
turned into a shimmering ball of light, which enveloped the sword.
Crono heard Frog's voice in his head. "I shall
guide thee to where thouest need to go, take the sword, and thy destiny."
The words resounded in Crono's mind as he removed the sword from the statue.
"Now
bring the swords together." Frog's voice stated again. Crono unsheathed
the crystal saber. With the masamune in his left hand and the crystal saber in
his right he brought his hands together. The swords came together in an
explosion of light throwing Robo back. A column of light blasted through the
ceiling of the cave.
Crono dropped his left hand and into his right
landed a new weapon. No longer a sword but a double-edged lance. Each blade was
shaped like a flame, one curving up the other down. Each the color of light
itself if such a thing exists. The blades radiated, shinning light on all the
dark corners and crevices of the cave. Crono's first thought was that he had no
idea how to use such a weapon as this, but that thought was quickly erased. He
held out his newly acquired weapon and with rhythm of what was like a ballet,
he turned the blade. The lance spun around him like the moon spins around a
planet. Two independent bodies brought together by one force. His movements
were fluid. Not stopping to reposition, just one continuous movement. Slicing,
thrusting, spinning, cartwheels, and barrel rolls, all together, never stopping.
"How am I doing this?" Crono thought to
himself. He turned around and the motions came to a rest.
Before him were the images of Gesper and Frog.
"You now have the power, but you still need to
collect the four other primary attributes, strength, courage, determination,
and valor. Only with these five attributes can you defeat Tempest. The blade
can form gates to where you need to go, but be warned that the challenges you
face will be the most difficult ordeals of your life. But; you must be prepared,
you must win these battles otherwise you will not stand a chance against
Tempest. We wish you luck; we have done all we can, the rest is up to
you." Their images said in unison as the shimmered and entered the lance.
Crono walked over to the fallen Robo and helped him
up. Robo took the stretched out hand and what he saw surprised him. Crono, the
teenager he had known for so long had grown up. The strength he possessed now
was beyond any scanning parameter he had. He knew that this matter was far from
over.
Crono and Robo returned to the waiting Kain. Kain
noticed the lance that Crono was carrying.
"Since when did I say you could have a better
weapon then me?" Kain said brandishing his own lance.
"Funny my friend, but we have work to do, the
lance is supposed to be able to form gates. We are about to partake in four
trials to determine whether we can defeat Tempest, all of us are going to have
to be at our best. Are we ready?" Crono said as he spun the lance over his
head. He released it, it flew and began to spin in front of them. A gate was
formed and they jumped in not knowing what laid before them.
"Taking me where I need to be, I swear that one of these locations will be yours Marle, I will find you." Crono thought as he jumped through.