Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Entrapment

"Thanks Marle."  Said Crono

"Listen, we have to act fast." Said Marle

"Whadda mean?"  Said Serge

"If you defeated Lynx like you said, then his powers haven't had a chance to fully recharge.  That teleport, plus the one he probably used to get here will have drained him of his powers, so he wouldn't be able to teleport far.  His powers still have to recharge.  He's probably hiding out at my old family castle, it's not too far from here."

"Then what are we waiting for?  If we can slow Lynx down even more, this might give us an even greater chance in getting to the Chronopolis before Lynx."  Said Serge, as he ran out of the house.

"Wait!"  Said Marle & Crono

"What?"  Said Serge

"How do you know where to go?  Let me catch up to you."  Said Marle.  Serge looked greatly embarrassed.  He was going to just run off into the forest without knowing where to go.  Crono and Marle caught up with Serge and they walked through the forest to the Guardia Castle.  It took only about a half-an-hour to get there, considering they were running most of the way.  The lock for the front gate was broken.  Lynx was inside.

"Where should we start looking Marle?"  Asked Serge

"I don't know.  There are more than 50 rooms in this castle.  It could take over an hour to search the whole place."

"We'd better not split up."  Said Crono.

"Why not?  We'd cover more ground that way!"  Said Marle, who seemed to be mad at the comment.

"We would stand a better chance of defeating Lynx if we were together."  Said Crono

"I would have to agree with him."  Said Serge

"Fine!  Then you two go together, I can handle myself!" yelled Marle, as she stormed off.  Serge and Crono just stared at each other, wondering what was up with Marle.

"I bet I know where Lynx is hiding."  Said Crono.

"How could you possibly know that!?"  Serge exclaimed.

"I remember talking to the priest here 20 years ago, he said that the chapel has special healing powers.  That's probably where Lynx is."

"Then what are we standing here for?  Let's go!"  Crono said he remembered the way, but they had to backtrack several times, and appeared lost.

"Damn!  If only Marle was here, she knows this castle like the back of her hand.  Lynx is probably close to being healed by now, if only we knew where the chapel was!"  Said Crono.

"Maybe it's through that door behind you with the crosses on it."  Said Serge, almost laughing.

"How long have I been talking standing in front of the chapel?"  Said Crono.

"About 2 minutes.  It's the first time I've laughed in about a week."  Said Serge, who was doubled over laughing.  He turned serious when they both looked at the door.  They slowly opened it and saw Lynx sitting down by the altar, he looked like he was in great pain.

"This is the end Lynx."  Said Serge as both him and Crono drew their weapons and walked up the altar.  Lynx still said nothing.  Both Serge and Crono plunged their weapons into Lynx's body, however Lynx dissipated. 

"What the hell was that?"  Said Serge.

"Zat waz a projection, one of mine powers mon Serge."  Harle was standing in the doorway.

"How many times do we have to kill you?"  Said Crono.

"Ze person zat waz killed in ze cabin waz a projection of mine self, az waz Lynx in ze cabin, and at zat altar."

"If you were a projection then how did that electric field contain us?'  Said Crono.

"Mine projectionz have ze ability to block matter, enabling zem to hurt people.  Now, how about ze real zing?"  Harle shot out another one of the boomerangs, immobilizing Serge and Crono.

"Just zo you know, Marle in ze cabin and helping you here, waz a projection az well, zo don't expect her to come and help you out of zis."  Harle began to take out a weapon of her own.  It was her crescent sword.

"Mon Serge, Crono.  Zis iz where it ends."  Just as she was bringing her sword down, and arrow pierced her hand and her sword with enough force to pin both to the wall.

"No one messes with my friends you bitch!"  Harle could do nothing but scream in pain. She managed to muster out some words.

"How … did you … find us Marle?"  Yelled Harle in great agony.

"I followed Serge since he left my cabin."  Marle ran to Serge and Crono, trying to break the field, when Lynx appeared behind her.  Serge and Crono tried to tell her, but the field prohibited them from talking.  They could do nothing as Lynx pulled out his spear and gored Marle through her chest and tossed her across the chapel, through the wall.  Lynx pulled the arrow out of Harle's hand.  She looked over at the hole in the wall.

"Hehehe.  Who iz ze bitch now?"  Said Harle, laughing menichaly

"What do you think we should with these two?"  Said Lynx

"I believe zis place haz a dungeon Sir Lynx" said Harle.