Etwas Trigger: Chapter Four: We're Back!/The Trial
Author: Meo
Guin's Note: This goes from.uh.Well, it covers Crono's trial, and up to the point where they jump into the future.
A harsh landing ensued after the three adventurers came out of the portal. With all of them piled upon each other, it was rather hard to get on their feet again right away.
"GET OFF ME!" Perlin screamed. "I think the lenses on these glasses broke. ...Not that it matters. I can't see a THING out of them."
Jsi rolled off of Goyd's back, landing on his face. Goyd then got up herself, and dusted off her clothes. Helping Perlin up, Jsi gestured to go out of the fair.
Goyd started to speak. "OH, DAMN! I should get back to the castle! Dad's going to kill me if I don't! ...Not literally of course, but you know what I mean."
Starting off again, the three began coming out of the fair, heading to the castle. Jsi felt rather regretful escorting the elf home, but eh, let's just say it's a heroic deed.
Arriving at Guardia castle, Goyd and Jsi began to proceed. The otter turned his back, noticing Perlin was nowhere to be seen. He spaced out for a minute, mutely mumbling to himself on where she could've gone. She probably went back home to work on her little inventions. Or her 'toys', so to put it.
"CRONO?! What're you waiting for? Bring me inside like a gentleman!" Goyd screamed, snapping him back into reality. "Now, are you going to escort me in, or do I have to drag you in by the hair? Get going!"
Jsi, being a little annoyed, attempted to keep a cool expression on his face. He offered a hand out to the elf. She accepted it, and they went in through the door.
"Princess Nadia! Where have you been?!" boomed a voice. It was a guard. Another one was by his side, grabbing Jsi by the arm.
"Has this terrorist been holding you captive?" the other inquired, looking suspiciously at him.
"He hasn't," she answered. "He's a son of a-- I mean, an ACQUAINTANCE of mine!"
"He made you lie, didn't he?!" the first guard shouted in response. "Well...he has the right...to a TRIAL! ...And perhaps some pie, too."
Being grabbed forcefully by the arms, Jsi was dragged downstairs by both guards to the courtroom. He knew people from all around would be staring down at him, with angry eyes. That couldn't be a good thing. Could it?
He was thrown again onto the floor. Members of the supposed jury stared at him, and he didn't bother to look back. His lawyer introduced himself as Pierre.
Jsi stared at the man, who had really, REALLY, long black hair and happened to sport a black horn on his forehead, and thought to himself, 'Well, that's Hush. At least he's got a character that's not too out there for him...somebody randomly helping somebody else... But that hat is so...not him.'
The Chancellor was there, as well. He happened to resemble the twins' uncle, Fred. Who wasn't really their uncle, or wasn't really Fred. Or something. Jsi had forgotten the story, it was confusing.
"ORDER IN THE COURT!" the judge shouted, banging his gavel. The yelling all around became silenced in an instant. He continued.
"Now then. The boy Crono has been accused of KIDNAPPING the princess, as a terrorist act! Is this true, boy?"
Jsi was ready to defend for himself, but all that came forth was muted shouting. Hush came forth, with an arm behind his back. "What my client is trying to say is no. But it seems he cannot speak."
"Preposterous!" Uncle Fred interrupted. "He probably CAN talk! He's just putting on an act!"
All that came from Jsi then was a facefault and a sweatdrop. 'Jeez, how can I defend myself if I can't actually make NOISE?! ...This blows.'
Uncle Fred spoke again. "Now, continuing on. It seems we have a few witnesses here that SAW you at that carnival. Let's see if they have a plausible defense for you."
A series of people then came into the courtroom. Jsi, feeling confident they'd vouch for him, had his hopes up that he'd be voted 'not guilty'. But as soon as he saw them all instantly stepping over to the left, he suddenly went stunned again.
"WELL! They all seem to not vouch for you, and vote guilty for you! Now, bring this boy where he belongs--"
"STOP!!"
"Marle?! What're you doing here?!" Uncle Fred exclaimed.
"I come to...uh...bring Crono his pie!" Goyd started. "He didn't get any! Only problem is...it's upstairs! He has to follow me!"
"Well, this sentence was just about to be final! Guards! Bring Crono to his prison this instant!"
"WHAT?! I don't even get to vouch for him? Some trial this is," the elf snorted. As she watched Jsi being carried away, she crossed her arms. "He probably deserved it anyhow. He still should've gotten some decent pie, though."
The otter woke up in a jail cell, with his face buried in the shoddy cot. His eyes shifted over to a pink bag to his side. 'Hmm. That must be the pie...' he thought. As he untied the bag, he just noticed 5 glass bottles laying there. 'What the hell?! This isn't pie! They jipped me!'
Angrily, Jsi ran to the metal bars, and shook at them like a wild animal. He kept wanting to shout about how he got ripped, but without his ability to talk, he just rattled at the door.
One guard slammed the door with his sword. "Pipe down in there! Here's a novel idea! Go in that corner and sleep for the next three minutes. There'll be a surprise."
'Surprise! Yay!' Jsi thought again. Unlatching himself from the bars, he ran toward the cot and lay down.
A sharp tug awoke Jsi from his short sleep. The supervisor was dragging Jsi out of his cell. Jsi, looking forward to this, was just enjoying this ride. The two passed through the different rooms, and Jsi glanced to his side to notice a man struggling in an open guillotine.
'Sucks to be that guy... OW! HEY, what's going on?!'
Jsi was thrown forcefully onto something wooden. Staring up, he noticed something shine above him. He, too, was in a guillotine.
'Crap.'
Just before the supervisor was going to lower the blade, the noise of a laser gun firing off distracted the people in the room.
The supervisor stared off. "Oh my, we're being distracted! Let us flee!"
Along with the bumbling guards, everyone except Jsi left the room. The otter felt a strong kick to his face, and the next thing he noticed was the metal of the death device clamped into the wood. He heard another voice, but this time, it was feminine.
"Hey, Crono. You alright there?"
It was none other then Perlin. She had her gun in hand, along with a set of lensless glasses. She helped Jsi up, but the moment she did, she yanked him by the arm roughly, racing out the door.
Up the stairs they went. Jsi was getting tired of Perlin dragging him by his arms, and if she did once more, she would just as well be tearing that one appendage off.
They both abruptly came to a stop. Perlin looked around for a moment. "Got a little quiet around here. Too quiet...--"
A rumble interrupted her. Both of them nearly fell off the bridge, but when the rumble ended, a big machine in the shape of a dragon was blocking the door they'd been running for.
The machine let out a screeching roar. Perlin stepped up, with the nose of the gun pointed toward the machine. Jsi, stepping ahead of her, tapped the machine on the chestplate with his sword once, and by doing that, the whole machine fell apart.
'How 'bout them apples?'
"Hey, this thing was more shoddily built than I thought. Who cares? If it's destroyed, we can get through!"
"Not while I'm around!"
"It's the Chancellor!"
"That's right! No one gets through while I'm around! Ha ha--" Uncle Fred got cut off by two more bumbling guards ramming into him. Soon, he noticed himself in an uncomfortable position, by hanging onto the jagged stone of the bridge.
"Ack! You idiots! Look at what you made me do... ... ...I'm really scared of heights."
Without a word, Perlin and Jsi zoomed past on the human bridge. Goyd, who was waiting by the steps of the castle, noticed the two coming toward her.
"Well, Crono! There you are--"
"No talk now, hon! We gotta run!" Perlin heaved, zooming past. Jsi grabbed Goyd by her hand, and ran out with her by the door.
"Wait! Where are you taking me?! I didn't get my hair done yet!"
"Too bad! We have to get to safety!"
Through the forest the three went. They were being pursued by those guards, but since they were so far ahead, they just ran to an empty area of the forest.
"Who is chasing us? I demand to know!" Goyd ordered.
"...PEOPLE. That's all you need to know. ...Hey! A Gate!"
'A Gate? Whoohoo!' Jsi cheered in his mind.
Perlin noticed Jsi's find. "Hey! Another one! Lemme whip out the key!"
"We don't know where this one will take us!" Goyd breathed.
"Doesn't matter! Let's see... Found it! Everyone! Around me! Into the Gate!"
In another blue and black pixelated circle, the three were soon enveloped in the strange portal. It closed, and they were now being transported to another place in time. Fun, no? We think so.
Author: Meo
Guin's Note: This goes from.uh.Well, it covers Crono's trial, and up to the point where they jump into the future.
A harsh landing ensued after the three adventurers came out of the portal. With all of them piled upon each other, it was rather hard to get on their feet again right away.
"GET OFF ME!" Perlin screamed. "I think the lenses on these glasses broke. ...Not that it matters. I can't see a THING out of them."
Jsi rolled off of Goyd's back, landing on his face. Goyd then got up herself, and dusted off her clothes. Helping Perlin up, Jsi gestured to go out of the fair.
Goyd started to speak. "OH, DAMN! I should get back to the castle! Dad's going to kill me if I don't! ...Not literally of course, but you know what I mean."
Starting off again, the three began coming out of the fair, heading to the castle. Jsi felt rather regretful escorting the elf home, but eh, let's just say it's a heroic deed.
Arriving at Guardia castle, Goyd and Jsi began to proceed. The otter turned his back, noticing Perlin was nowhere to be seen. He spaced out for a minute, mutely mumbling to himself on where she could've gone. She probably went back home to work on her little inventions. Or her 'toys', so to put it.
"CRONO?! What're you waiting for? Bring me inside like a gentleman!" Goyd screamed, snapping him back into reality. "Now, are you going to escort me in, or do I have to drag you in by the hair? Get going!"
Jsi, being a little annoyed, attempted to keep a cool expression on his face. He offered a hand out to the elf. She accepted it, and they went in through the door.
"Princess Nadia! Where have you been?!" boomed a voice. It was a guard. Another one was by his side, grabbing Jsi by the arm.
"Has this terrorist been holding you captive?" the other inquired, looking suspiciously at him.
"He hasn't," she answered. "He's a son of a-- I mean, an ACQUAINTANCE of mine!"
"He made you lie, didn't he?!" the first guard shouted in response. "Well...he has the right...to a TRIAL! ...And perhaps some pie, too."
Being grabbed forcefully by the arms, Jsi was dragged downstairs by both guards to the courtroom. He knew people from all around would be staring down at him, with angry eyes. That couldn't be a good thing. Could it?
He was thrown again onto the floor. Members of the supposed jury stared at him, and he didn't bother to look back. His lawyer introduced himself as Pierre.
Jsi stared at the man, who had really, REALLY, long black hair and happened to sport a black horn on his forehead, and thought to himself, 'Well, that's Hush. At least he's got a character that's not too out there for him...somebody randomly helping somebody else... But that hat is so...not him.'
The Chancellor was there, as well. He happened to resemble the twins' uncle, Fred. Who wasn't really their uncle, or wasn't really Fred. Or something. Jsi had forgotten the story, it was confusing.
"ORDER IN THE COURT!" the judge shouted, banging his gavel. The yelling all around became silenced in an instant. He continued.
"Now then. The boy Crono has been accused of KIDNAPPING the princess, as a terrorist act! Is this true, boy?"
Jsi was ready to defend for himself, but all that came forth was muted shouting. Hush came forth, with an arm behind his back. "What my client is trying to say is no. But it seems he cannot speak."
"Preposterous!" Uncle Fred interrupted. "He probably CAN talk! He's just putting on an act!"
All that came from Jsi then was a facefault and a sweatdrop. 'Jeez, how can I defend myself if I can't actually make NOISE?! ...This blows.'
Uncle Fred spoke again. "Now, continuing on. It seems we have a few witnesses here that SAW you at that carnival. Let's see if they have a plausible defense for you."
A series of people then came into the courtroom. Jsi, feeling confident they'd vouch for him, had his hopes up that he'd be voted 'not guilty'. But as soon as he saw them all instantly stepping over to the left, he suddenly went stunned again.
"WELL! They all seem to not vouch for you, and vote guilty for you! Now, bring this boy where he belongs--"
"STOP!!"
"Marle?! What're you doing here?!" Uncle Fred exclaimed.
"I come to...uh...bring Crono his pie!" Goyd started. "He didn't get any! Only problem is...it's upstairs! He has to follow me!"
"Well, this sentence was just about to be final! Guards! Bring Crono to his prison this instant!"
"WHAT?! I don't even get to vouch for him? Some trial this is," the elf snorted. As she watched Jsi being carried away, she crossed her arms. "He probably deserved it anyhow. He still should've gotten some decent pie, though."
The otter woke up in a jail cell, with his face buried in the shoddy cot. His eyes shifted over to a pink bag to his side. 'Hmm. That must be the pie...' he thought. As he untied the bag, he just noticed 5 glass bottles laying there. 'What the hell?! This isn't pie! They jipped me!'
Angrily, Jsi ran to the metal bars, and shook at them like a wild animal. He kept wanting to shout about how he got ripped, but without his ability to talk, he just rattled at the door.
One guard slammed the door with his sword. "Pipe down in there! Here's a novel idea! Go in that corner and sleep for the next three minutes. There'll be a surprise."
'Surprise! Yay!' Jsi thought again. Unlatching himself from the bars, he ran toward the cot and lay down.
A sharp tug awoke Jsi from his short sleep. The supervisor was dragging Jsi out of his cell. Jsi, looking forward to this, was just enjoying this ride. The two passed through the different rooms, and Jsi glanced to his side to notice a man struggling in an open guillotine.
'Sucks to be that guy... OW! HEY, what's going on?!'
Jsi was thrown forcefully onto something wooden. Staring up, he noticed something shine above him. He, too, was in a guillotine.
'Crap.'
Just before the supervisor was going to lower the blade, the noise of a laser gun firing off distracted the people in the room.
The supervisor stared off. "Oh my, we're being distracted! Let us flee!"
Along with the bumbling guards, everyone except Jsi left the room. The otter felt a strong kick to his face, and the next thing he noticed was the metal of the death device clamped into the wood. He heard another voice, but this time, it was feminine.
"Hey, Crono. You alright there?"
It was none other then Perlin. She had her gun in hand, along with a set of lensless glasses. She helped Jsi up, but the moment she did, she yanked him by the arm roughly, racing out the door.
Up the stairs they went. Jsi was getting tired of Perlin dragging him by his arms, and if she did once more, she would just as well be tearing that one appendage off.
They both abruptly came to a stop. Perlin looked around for a moment. "Got a little quiet around here. Too quiet...--"
A rumble interrupted her. Both of them nearly fell off the bridge, but when the rumble ended, a big machine in the shape of a dragon was blocking the door they'd been running for.
The machine let out a screeching roar. Perlin stepped up, with the nose of the gun pointed toward the machine. Jsi, stepping ahead of her, tapped the machine on the chestplate with his sword once, and by doing that, the whole machine fell apart.
'How 'bout them apples?'
"Hey, this thing was more shoddily built than I thought. Who cares? If it's destroyed, we can get through!"
"Not while I'm around!"
"It's the Chancellor!"
"That's right! No one gets through while I'm around! Ha ha--" Uncle Fred got cut off by two more bumbling guards ramming into him. Soon, he noticed himself in an uncomfortable position, by hanging onto the jagged stone of the bridge.
"Ack! You idiots! Look at what you made me do... ... ...I'm really scared of heights."
Without a word, Perlin and Jsi zoomed past on the human bridge. Goyd, who was waiting by the steps of the castle, noticed the two coming toward her.
"Well, Crono! There you are--"
"No talk now, hon! We gotta run!" Perlin heaved, zooming past. Jsi grabbed Goyd by her hand, and ran out with her by the door.
"Wait! Where are you taking me?! I didn't get my hair done yet!"
"Too bad! We have to get to safety!"
Through the forest the three went. They were being pursued by those guards, but since they were so far ahead, they just ran to an empty area of the forest.
"Who is chasing us? I demand to know!" Goyd ordered.
"...PEOPLE. That's all you need to know. ...Hey! A Gate!"
'A Gate? Whoohoo!' Jsi cheered in his mind.
Perlin noticed Jsi's find. "Hey! Another one! Lemme whip out the key!"
"We don't know where this one will take us!" Goyd breathed.
"Doesn't matter! Let's see... Found it! Everyone! Around me! Into the Gate!"
In another blue and black pixelated circle, the three were soon enveloped in the strange portal. It closed, and they were now being transported to another place in time. Fun, no? We think so.