DISCLAIMER: Chrono Cross characters are NOT mine! They belong to
Squaresoft. If you want to read this fic, there are MAJOR spoilers that
come later in the game. So don't flame me because of spoilers, because I
warned you!
*******Fighting the Past-Before the Story*******
A feline demi-human and a dragon... Wouldn't work now would it? That's just what the Dark Moon Dragon thought when she took on a demi-human harlequin form. How could she have known? The man Lynx, she was supposed to use him to obtain the Frozen Flame, but her heart was being used instead. His soft brown and tan fur, those yellow eyes, who wouldn't love him? Her objective when she came to El Nido and met him was to obtain the Flame to unleash the dreaded Time Dragon. It was for revenge, yes, revenge. Revenge for the Dragon Gods being separated across El Nido. Revenge for the Reptites defeat by the people of Chronopolis. But it was this revenge that made a heart bent on destruction against ALL humans and human sub-species turn to him. She sighed and nuzzled her white face into the fuzzy chest. This was the first time she had ever loved, or been loved in return.
His low growly voice purred in her pointed ear, "Harle? You seem more distant than usual." He reached a clawed hand up and moved dark orange strands, the same color as the smaller moon, away from her beautifully marked face. "Harle?" He lifted his cathead up off the cold Fort Dragonia floor and smiled. She had fallen asleep, cuddled into his tanish cream and brown fur. His smile turned into a frown when he remembered that not even an hour ago, she had told him everything. The betrayal of the Dragon Gods, her past, and the part this boy Serge played. They would be here soon. Lynx was to use the Dragon Tear to switch bodies with Serge, and then proceed on to the Frozen Flame. But now, he had decided not to. The moment he joined with the little harlequin, he felt a part of himself return, he didn't need the Flame, and he felt a fatherly love toward Serge. He was jolted out of his thoughts by Harle's shivering. He reached over and grabbed his overcoat and covered them both.
"Monsieur Lynx? Zat boy and hiz friendz shall be here shortly..." her French accent coming through sharply while she was still groggy. "What will you do?
"I shall send him home. He knows about the amulet."
"And ze annoying femme?"
Lynx smirked, "she'll, of course, try to kill me. If I send Serge away, she may follow."
Harle stood up with her clothes, and slid into them. The shining red and blue standing out against her pearly skin. She felt his eyes on her, not willed with malice though, but with love. Slowly she turned so that her orange eyes could focus on his six-foot-four clothed frame. She was going to betray the dragons and not release Terra Tower, and settle down in Marbule with Lynx. Hopefully together, they could restore the demi-humans' respect for humans. Lynx turned his attention away from Harle as Serge, Kidd, and Glenn rushed in.
Kidd stormed up to Lynx, her dagger drawn and ready to slice. "OI! Today's the day I avenge me sister!" she screamed, her voice echoing off the walls. She ran at him, her prism dagger changing colors. Within a minute Lynx had disarmed the enraged Kidd. She tried using her fists, but with Lynx's clawed hand holing her back by her forehead, she was unsuccessful. She growled.
"Serge, a little help here? I really don't want to hurt her."
Serge nodded, and hesitantly restrained Kidd's arms, "calm down now. Lynx! What do you want from us?"
"Not'ing now. Take your she-wolf and go home," Harle's voiced from behind Lynx as she stepped out and put an arm around Lynx's waist.
"EH!? YOU WANNA SAY THAT TO ME FACE!?" roared Kidd. Harle just stuck her tongue out. "AAAAAARGH!!!!!" If it weren't for Serge, Kidd would've torn Harle into pieces.
"Serge, you will be used to destroy our world if we continue. I don't know why, but I don't want to hurt you. This day, we would've switched bodies so I could obtain the Flame, and then the 6 Dragon Gods would form the Time Dragon, and our world would be destroyed. Come Harle, let us be off to Marbule," Lynx put his arm on Harle's slender shoulders. She leaned into his body. Together, they started to leave.
"Wait!" Glenn said as he stepped in front of the couple. "What is this? Time Dragon? Please explain all of this."
Lynx looked down at Harle who had her eyes focused on the ground, "Harle, you'd better explain."
"It iz a long story. Let'z head to Termina zo I can explain everyt'ing."
Later at the Termina bar, Harle finished explaining everything to Serge, Kid, and Glenn. By the end, her voice was quivering, like she was going to cry. Lynx put an arm around her saddened shoulders. She let herself be drawn into his embrace.
"That is quite a story... So you're the seventh dragon, the Dark Moon Dragon. Terra Tower... Somehow that brings back memories of the distant future, like someone I knew was there... I can't explain it," Kidd shook her blonde head.
"Don't then," Serge placed his hand on her clenched fist.
"So, where are you off to now?" asked Glenn.
Harle looked lovingly at Lynx, "we are headed to Marbule, to live zere in peace. Unless we have need of you Mon'ami, we shall not contact you." Harle and Lynx left the bar and headed for the docks. They boarded the silver military boat that awaited them. They were soon on their way to Marbule.
~End Part One~
*******Fighting the Past-Before the Story*******
A feline demi-human and a dragon... Wouldn't work now would it? That's just what the Dark Moon Dragon thought when she took on a demi-human harlequin form. How could she have known? The man Lynx, she was supposed to use him to obtain the Frozen Flame, but her heart was being used instead. His soft brown and tan fur, those yellow eyes, who wouldn't love him? Her objective when she came to El Nido and met him was to obtain the Flame to unleash the dreaded Time Dragon. It was for revenge, yes, revenge. Revenge for the Dragon Gods being separated across El Nido. Revenge for the Reptites defeat by the people of Chronopolis. But it was this revenge that made a heart bent on destruction against ALL humans and human sub-species turn to him. She sighed and nuzzled her white face into the fuzzy chest. This was the first time she had ever loved, or been loved in return.
His low growly voice purred in her pointed ear, "Harle? You seem more distant than usual." He reached a clawed hand up and moved dark orange strands, the same color as the smaller moon, away from her beautifully marked face. "Harle?" He lifted his cathead up off the cold Fort Dragonia floor and smiled. She had fallen asleep, cuddled into his tanish cream and brown fur. His smile turned into a frown when he remembered that not even an hour ago, she had told him everything. The betrayal of the Dragon Gods, her past, and the part this boy Serge played. They would be here soon. Lynx was to use the Dragon Tear to switch bodies with Serge, and then proceed on to the Frozen Flame. But now, he had decided not to. The moment he joined with the little harlequin, he felt a part of himself return, he didn't need the Flame, and he felt a fatherly love toward Serge. He was jolted out of his thoughts by Harle's shivering. He reached over and grabbed his overcoat and covered them both.
"Monsieur Lynx? Zat boy and hiz friendz shall be here shortly..." her French accent coming through sharply while she was still groggy. "What will you do?
"I shall send him home. He knows about the amulet."
"And ze annoying femme?"
Lynx smirked, "she'll, of course, try to kill me. If I send Serge away, she may follow."
Harle stood up with her clothes, and slid into them. The shining red and blue standing out against her pearly skin. She felt his eyes on her, not willed with malice though, but with love. Slowly she turned so that her orange eyes could focus on his six-foot-four clothed frame. She was going to betray the dragons and not release Terra Tower, and settle down in Marbule with Lynx. Hopefully together, they could restore the demi-humans' respect for humans. Lynx turned his attention away from Harle as Serge, Kidd, and Glenn rushed in.
Kidd stormed up to Lynx, her dagger drawn and ready to slice. "OI! Today's the day I avenge me sister!" she screamed, her voice echoing off the walls. She ran at him, her prism dagger changing colors. Within a minute Lynx had disarmed the enraged Kidd. She tried using her fists, but with Lynx's clawed hand holing her back by her forehead, she was unsuccessful. She growled.
"Serge, a little help here? I really don't want to hurt her."
Serge nodded, and hesitantly restrained Kidd's arms, "calm down now. Lynx! What do you want from us?"
"Not'ing now. Take your she-wolf and go home," Harle's voiced from behind Lynx as she stepped out and put an arm around Lynx's waist.
"EH!? YOU WANNA SAY THAT TO ME FACE!?" roared Kidd. Harle just stuck her tongue out. "AAAAAARGH!!!!!" If it weren't for Serge, Kidd would've torn Harle into pieces.
"Serge, you will be used to destroy our world if we continue. I don't know why, but I don't want to hurt you. This day, we would've switched bodies so I could obtain the Flame, and then the 6 Dragon Gods would form the Time Dragon, and our world would be destroyed. Come Harle, let us be off to Marbule," Lynx put his arm on Harle's slender shoulders. She leaned into his body. Together, they started to leave.
"Wait!" Glenn said as he stepped in front of the couple. "What is this? Time Dragon? Please explain all of this."
Lynx looked down at Harle who had her eyes focused on the ground, "Harle, you'd better explain."
"It iz a long story. Let'z head to Termina zo I can explain everyt'ing."
Later at the Termina bar, Harle finished explaining everything to Serge, Kid, and Glenn. By the end, her voice was quivering, like she was going to cry. Lynx put an arm around her saddened shoulders. She let herself be drawn into his embrace.
"That is quite a story... So you're the seventh dragon, the Dark Moon Dragon. Terra Tower... Somehow that brings back memories of the distant future, like someone I knew was there... I can't explain it," Kidd shook her blonde head.
"Don't then," Serge placed his hand on her clenched fist.
"So, where are you off to now?" asked Glenn.
Harle looked lovingly at Lynx, "we are headed to Marbule, to live zere in peace. Unless we have need of you Mon'ami, we shall not contact you." Harle and Lynx left the bar and headed for the docks. They boarded the silver military boat that awaited them. They were soon on their way to Marbule.
~End Part One~