Luccia could be characterized as a selfish person. She was a scientist, she was the job. She didn't care much about anything but her research. Throughout her whole life relationships were almost nonexistant. So how in the world was she supposed to help Serge and Kid? And what are they doing that they would need HER help??
It had been years since someone asked for her help. The last person she remembered ever asking her a favor was Lucca. Oh Lucca, how Luccia missed her so. Luccia knew that she was never as good a scientist as Lucca, but they always shared ideas and hypothesis's with each other. If not for that horrible incident Lucca probably would have become the greatest scientist of their time.
All these thoughts were running through Luccia's mind as she tried to sleep. She tossed and turned in her bed, but she was unable to fall asleep. She looked over at her clock. Too hard too see without her glasses. She squinted and tryed to read it. "It''s only five o'clock in da morning!" She grumbled to herself and got up. She put her glasses on and left her room.
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Inside Luccia's lab Pip was jumping around in his cage. The latch on the cage was unhooked and it almost looked as if little Pip had a smile on his face. "Thank gowd dose stwangers unhooked my cage. Now I can finawy see da world!" Pip pushes the cage door open and jumps out. "Fweedom! Finally some fweedom!" Pip joyfully hopped across the floor and to the door. He pushed it open and left.
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Luccia once again found herself standing at the small pool in the middle of the balcony. It depressed her to know that this experiment was incomplete. All she needed to do was go over to the Hydra Marshes and get a Life Sparkle. It was easier said than done, and she knew it.
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It was still early, but Serge and another boy had already made it to Viper Manor. Serge knew they were going to need Luccia's help. They couldn't go searching for the Hydra Humor they needed with only two people.
The other boy that was with Serge was Korcha. He was the one who had given Serge, Kid and Guile a ride to Viper Manor. And he was the one who was there when they all came falling from the balcony. Korcha had taken a liking to Kid, and it was his main reason for going to help find this Hydra Humor. He thought that maybe he would impress her when she found out that he volunteered to help her.
"So why are we here again? We can't be waisting any time!" Korcha said.
Serge knew they couldn't waste any time. The night before Kid had been poisoned and he decided to save her. He had to. But he knew that they just couldn't do it with only two people. It would have been three, but for some odd reason Guile wanted to stay behind with Kid. He was an strange one..
"We need to come here to get Luccia." Serge replied.
"Who the heck is that?"
"She's a scientist. I think she can help us." Serge walked into Viper Manor through the front door, Korcha close behind him. When they got inside Serge realized that the place seemed... empty. The night before there were soldiers everywhere, but now it seemed like no one was there.
Serge pulled open the door and walked up the stairs. Before he went to find Luccia he decided it would be best to talk to the old prophet they had met the night before. Maybe he could explain why this place was so empty, and how to get back to his world.
In the library the old prophet stood almost as if he was waiting for Serge. Serge walked in and the old man smiled. "Hello Serge, it's nice to see you again." He could tell there was something wrong by the look on Serge's face. "Tell me what is troubling you."
"Last night Lynx poisened Kid." Serge replied. "I'm not really sure on how to get back to my world. The only clues I have are this Amulet and the 'Place where angels loose their way'."
"I believe you know what you are doing. You do not need my help. I'm sorry Serge, but I have some work to get done. There's a lot more to do around here now that Viper and his men have gone off to Fort Dragonia. If you are looking for Luccia she is out on the balcony." The old man told Serge.
"Thanks." Serge turned around and walked out.
"Will you stop wasting time?!" Korcha asked angrily. "Now let's find this scientist woman and get the hell outa here."
Serge didn't reply. Instead he went to the balcony with Korcha following behind.
Out on the balcony Luccia stood still starring at her pink flower. The sun was bright that day and there was a light breeze blowing. Her skirt rustled in the wind. She heard Serge and someone else walk up behind her, and she turned just far enough so that she could see them. "Hello Serge. Come here." He walked over to her and she kneeled down next to the pond. "Dis homosap I call NeoFio. Once fully developed it vill behave just like a human with da ability to use elements and battle. Of course I vas da one to improve it. Oho-oho-hoho!"
"Luccia, we would really like to chat, but we need your help now. You told us to come back when we needed you." Serge said.
"Yes I vill help you. If you promise to help me too."
"What do you need help with?" Serge asked.
"We don't have all day!!! We need to get going!!" Korcha yelled. He was getting very impatient. Just knowing that Kid was laying in the doctors place dying was enough to get his blood boiling. She couldn't die!
Luccia ignored Korcha's outburst. "I need a Life Sparkle in order to make dis experiment complete. Vill you assist in helping me find one?"
"Sure. After we help Kid though. After we talked to you last night she was poisened. We need to find this stuff called Hydra Humor in order to save her. And we only have two days, so let's get going!"
"Alright I'll kom." Luccia was ready for this. She had her bronze shot and armor all ready to go. Serge and Korcha turned around and ran down the stairs. Luccia tried to keep up with them. She had no idea where they were going, but there was no point in wondering about it. Hopefully they would tell her what was going on once they stopped running...
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The group arrives at Opassa beach. On the way there Serge told everything he knew to Luccia. Korcha listened in on the converstation too, mainly because he still wasn't sure what was going on.
"So you say dat dere is anodder world just like dis, only different?" Luccia was baffled by what Serge told her. This could not be explained by science. She wasn't even sure if the great Lucca would have been able to figure this one out. "You are from dat odder world, and you are dead in dis one?"
"Yeh that's what I said. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true." Serge pulled out from his pocket Kid's Astral Amulet.
"Serge, what did the shaman say to do with that amulet?" Korcha asked.
"I don't know." Serge replied. He walked to the middle of the beach where it looked like a green wormhole was. Serge kneeled down next to it and tried to examine it. "I think this is the place." Luccia and Korcha walked over to where Serge was kneeling. He stood on top of the wormhole and held the amulet up.
The amulet began to glow and Korcha and Luccia disappeared. The wormhole began to spread out and up around Serge. Finally it sucked him in and he too disappeared. Then there was nothing left on the beach...