Chapter 16: Time Egg

Goku and the others headed out of the camp sights. They walked up to a nearby forest. Inside the forest were a couple of people from Zeal kingdom that survived the attack. The Elder approached them and said, " There have been rumors going around that a stranger has been roaming around the North Cape cliffs. Could he be a friend of yours?" Marle did not waste anytime, she ran towards North Cape, thinking it might be Crono and that he is still alive. The others followed her.

Everyone arrived at North Cape. " What, I don't see anyone here." Lucca said. Just then, everyone could see a figure slowly appearing in front of them. " Magus!" Frog yelled, unsheathing his sword. Magus did not pay attention to Frog. He was looking out to sea, at what used to be the Magical Kingdom of Zeal. " Fate is so twisted. I have been searching for Lavos all my life and I end up in this era again. Where all my problems first began." Magus said. " What are you talking about?" Lucca asked.

Magus faced everyone ,then spoke, " In this world, I'm not known as the ruler of darkness. My true name is Janus, the prince of Zeal kingdom." Magus told them. " What your that little boy who told us that Crono would die!" Gohan yelled. " Yes. I knew everything that was going to happen. That is why Queen Zeal thought that I was a prophet." Magus explained. Marle started to grow angry at Magus. " If you knew about Crono dying, why didn't you do anything about it!?" Marle yelled as tears came down her face.

Magus looked at Marle, " Crono was a fool. Thinking he could have challenged Lavos on his own.." Magus said. " You dare insult him!" Frog yelled. Magus looked at Frog and took out his scythe. Magus simply told Frog, " You play with fire and you get burned. Crono was foolish to challenge Lavos, just like Cyrus was a fool to challenge me and had perished at my hands." Magus started laughing and remembered how he had killed Cyrus with one blow.

Frog could not contain his anger anymore. Remembering how he was a helpless boy watching his best friend die. And now Crono was gone. " I should hath let Lavos kill you." Frog said softly. He charged at Magus, but was stopped by Goku. " Frog, you've got to calm down. Crono and Cyrus wouldn't be happy if you destroyed Magus." Goku told him.

Frog did not say anything. " If you kill Magus, you will be just like him. Your friends wouldn't want that." Goku said. Frog placed his sword back in it's holster. " Thou art right. Vanquishing Magus will not bring Crono nor Cyrus back." Frog said and walked away. Everyone headed out of North Cape when, " Wait. I will join you. Besides I know someone that can help you get Crono back." Magus said. Everyone agreed to have Magus in the team and headed to the End of Time.

In the End of Time, everyone got out of the Epoch. It was a very uncomfortable ride. " We've got to put more seats in this thing." Lucca thought. " Hey. Your back." Gasper called out. Gasper looked at everyone. " Oh I see you have a new friends. Gasper said as he looked at Goku. " It's nice to meet you." Goku told him. Then, Gasper saw Magus standing in the distance. " Janus, is that you?" Gasper asked surprised. Magus looked at Gasper, then replied, " How do you know it is me?" Gasper answered, " Even though you have changed so much, I still can see that little child known as the prince of Zeal Kingdom."

Gasper noticed that Crono was not with them. " What happened to that young boy Crono?" Gasper asked. Everyone explained to Gasper about Crono sacrificing his life for his friends. " Oh, I see. Well there is nothing I can do for him." Gasper said. Marle approached Gasper with tears in her eyes. " Please you have to find a way to get Crono back. I miss him so much." Marle told him and started crying again. Gasper looked at Marle , then reached into his pocket.

It was an egg. " Is that for Ayla to eat?" Ayla thought. " This egg is called a time egg. It can reopen that red portal again. The only way to activate this egg is for someone important to this planet's fate has died. You also need to find a clone doll called the " Chrono Trigger", then the red portal will appear once again in a wide open area." Gasper explained. Robo thought for a moment. " A wide open are. Hmmm. There is a wide open area at the summit of Death Peak in the year 2300 AD." Robo said.

" Where do we find this clone doll?" Gohan asked. Gasper scratched his head for a moment then replied, " I believe a famous scientist named Norstein Bekkler has it. He likes to hang around in many festivals." Gasper told them.

Marle, Goku, and Magus traveled to the year 1000 AD. to get the Chrono Trigger clone. In the year 1000 AD, the Millennial Fair was still as loud as ever. Marle, Goku, and Magus walked until they stooped in front of a tent that said, " Norstein Bekkler's side show. Enter at your own risk." The three headed inside. The room was very dark and it was difficult to see anything. Just then an old man approached them. " More customers. What is it that you want from me?" the man asked. " We're looking for a Chrono Trigger clone." Marle explained. " The famous Norstein Bekkler will only give the clone to those who have something to trade in value." the old man replied. " Well what are you looking for?" Goku asked.

Norstein looked at Goku and said, I'm looking a special computer chip that my old friend Dr. Gero had built in one of his androids." Goku was very surprised at this. Then, Goku realized that he had kept a small computer chip in his pocket when he was fighting Cell. " Here you go." Goku said as he gave the computer chip to Norstein. Norstein examined the chip and then opened a door. The door revealed a life-size doll of Crono. " Here is the Chrono Trigger doll." Norstein said. Marle took the doll and they headed for the year 2300 AD.

In the year 2300 AD, Marle, Goku, and Magus, climbed Death Peak. It was very difficult for Goku to fly, because of the heavy winds. After the long journey they had reached the summit of Death Peak. Marle took out the time egg and her pendant started to glow. " My pendant's reacting to the time egg." Marle said. A flash of bright light filled the area, revealing a red time portal. The three travelers jumped into the portal.

They arrived at the exact moment when Crono was about to die. " Good thing they can't move." Marle said as she replaced the clone for Crono. As Marle replaced the clone. Magus looked at his motionless sister. " I wish I could've done something." Magus said to himself. Goku heard what Magus said. " Hey, after this is all over, my friends and I will help you get your sister back." Goku said. " I don't need help from anyone. I always had to face the challenges of life on my own. Even as a child." Magus told him.

Goku didn't listen. " Yeah, I know, but in my world we have something called dragon balls. If you can retrieve all seven of them, the legendary dragon will appear and grant you any wish." Goku explained. Magus thought about this, and he agreed for Goku and the others to help him. Marle had just finished replacing Crono and they headed out of the portal.

They arrived at Death Peak. Crono got up from the snowy ground. Before he could say anything Marle ran to him and hugged him. " I'm so glad your back. I missed you so much." Marle said. Crono looked at her and said, " Thanks for bringing me back." Marle explained to Crono about everything that has happened. Crono, Marle, Goku, and Magus carefully climbed down the mountain and into the Epoch. The coordinates for the End of Time were set. With Crono back, the warriors of time had one more thing to do. Stop Lavos from destroying the planet.