Chapter 4: Marle. A Princess!?

In the Middle Ages, Crono and his friends landed in a canyon. "This is kind of creepy." Marle said. "Come on Marle where's your sense of adventure?" Lucca asked. " Hey quiet back there, I thought I heard something in the bushes." Crono said. Out of the bushes came out two blue imps. "We do not like intruders." one imp told them. " Look here shorty we don't want any trouble so back off." Marle told the imp.

"Marle why did you have say that?" Crono asked her. "all right your asking for it." the other imp said. The small imps took out their slingshots and started firing at everyone. "Darn Marle! Why did you have to go and make the imps mad for.?" Lucca asked as the two imps fired rocks at everyone. Crono and Trunks were ready, they both aimed their swords at the two blue imps. With one slash the blue imps were disintegrated.

"That was a close one. I wonder where we are?" Crono wondered. There was a sign that read " Truce Canyon 600 AD "Where in the Middle Ages!!" Marle yelled in excitement." Everyone was out of the canyon and saw a small town. "Hey guys there's a market. Come on let's check it out." Marle suggested. "Why do you want to go in there. I thought we had more important things to do." Trunks said. "We don't want you boys to have all the fun." Lucca told him. "Girls. No matter where they are, they always want to go shopping." Crono joked. " Very funny." Marle answered back. In the market there was a man selling many items. "What can I do for you?" asked the owner of the store. "Do you have any weapons for me and my friend?" Lucca asked. "Yup! A dart gun and a lode bow with a couple of sonic arrows." the owner told them.

Lucca and Marle were ready for some action when a small boy walked in the store. " Hey you look like Queen Leene." the boy said. "Huh? I don't know what your talking about little boy?" Marle lied. " You do like the queen." the owner said. " Marle are you hiding something from us." Lucca thought. " I don't know what this guy is talking about." Marle answered. All of a sudden a strange man walked in the shop. "It's horrible!" the man said. "What's going on?" asked the owner. " King Gurdia XII says the that Queen Leene has been kidnapped!!" the strange man said.

"Oh great. I bet it's Magus up to his usual tricks." the owner said. Crono and the gang headed for the castle to speak to the king, when Trunks sensed something coming from a cathedral near by. "Hold on a second guys, three's something strange in that cathedral." he said. "well then what are we waiting for let's check it out!" Marle yelled.

Everyone entered the cathedral. Normally the cathedral would have priests and nuns, but in this case there were strange creatures. "Crono, what's going on here?" Lucca asked. "What ever it is, I think we're in big trouble." Crono thought. The strange looking creatures noticed Crono, Marle, Lucca, and Trunks. "Oh, what nice visitors, they will the ultimate sacrifice for Magus's army." the strange creature said. As the strange creature was about to attack, a frog appeared. "It's a frog!?" Lucca said. "Where is the queen?" the frog demanded. "You will find out soon enough!" the creature replied and disappeared.

Crono approached the frog ready to say thanks. "Stay where tout's are!" "No we are friends." Marle said. "Yeah where here to save the queen too." Marle said. " Oh, my mistake. I apologize." the frog said. "Excuse me what's your name?" Lucca asked. The frog stared at everyone, then replied, " Frog, will do for now." he said. As everyone wondered about where Queen Leene was, the same strange creature appeared again.

"So, it looks like the royal throne has an heir." the creature said. "What is he talking about?" Crono thought. "Enough of this trickery, Yakra, where are thou keeping the Queen." Frog said. "Stupid frog maybe our master should've given you another form so your brain will match. Besides if there is an heir to the throne, she must also be eliminated." Yakra said as he pointed to Marle. Everyone looked at Marle. "Your a princess?" Trunks asked. "Come to think of it, you do look like the princess in our world." Lucca exclaimed.

Marle's secret is finally out. Marle fell to the floor and said, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep this a secret from you guys, especially you Crono. If you knew I was royalty, you wouldn't of shown me around the fair, right?" Crono took her hand and said, No way. Your pretty cool for a princess, and if you had told me I wouldn't have believed you because you act like a common person." Crono told her.

The nice calm scene was interrupted, "Enough of these foolish human emotions. If you want the Queen you'll have to destroy me."Yakra told them. "Come guys let's show this over grown rat who's boss." Lucca said. "Ha-ha, give me your best shot." Yakra said. Everyone launched an attack with their weapons. "Ha-ha-ha that's your best shot!" Yakra said "Try this on!" Crono yelled as he charged for the rat. "You will surrender!" Frog shouted as he also charged at the rat creature. The two fighters created a giant "X" on Yakra. "I cannot be defeated. NOOOO!!" Yakra yelled.

Everyone was glad to see the creature die. "Cool attack, I sure need to learn that." Trunks said. "Now where is Queen Leene?" Lucca thought. Everyone headed towards the back of the cathedral and saw Queen in an empty room. "Your majesty are the hurt?" Frog asked. "No. I'm fine Frog, thank you for rescuing me." Queen Leene said. "Please you all must come to the castle and rest for a while." Queen Leene said.

At Guardia castle, "Thank goodness you are safe." King Guardia XXI said. "I owe it all to you Frog. You should be knighted." Queen Leene told him. "I cannot accept that title, until Magus is destroyed." Frog told her. "Excuse me your majesty have you seen Magus anywhere?" Trunks asked. "Why do you want to ask us such a dreadful question?" asked the King. "Our friend's father went to challenge him and we cannot figure out where he is." Crono explained.