Chrono Cross
Chapter 1: Confession
It was a warm summer day as Serge awoke from his afternoon nap. he sat up in bed and looked out the window towards the sea. It had been 3 years since he had unified two different dimensions and returned to his own. for some odd reason he never lost memory of what happend. even though Princess Schala had said that he would, he never ever forgot.Ever since the defeate of the lavos spawn with the infused Schala, he constantly wondered how everyone in the other dimension was doing, especially Kid....he missed her so much. no matter how hard he tried to forget her, her face always popped into his mind, her smile, the way she talked.....everything about her was different.
"Serge! Leena's here! she's ready to go to Opassa Beach." Marge said hollaring up to her son. "I'll be there in a minute mom!"
Getting up, Serge stretched and walked over to the window he leaned on the sill and let his mind wander for awhile. "One day I will find you Kid....somehow, someway I will find you..."
"SERGE! Come on! Leena's waiting!"
Smiling Serge hollered back. "OKAY! I'M COMMING!" before going down the stairs, the blue haird young man looked back out his window and smiled one more time. "this will be the last time I stay here for awhile...." he then headed down stairs.
"you mean he was talking in his sleep?"
"Yes he kept calling out the name "Kid"..."
"Strange he never mentioned any of this to me."
When Serge came down the stairs he seen Leena and his mother, Marge sitting at the table talking. quite frankly he was a little upset that his mother would be telling Leena about what he was saying in his sleep.
"MOM! Please stop telling people what I say in my dreams!"
Marge looked at her son shocked..."You know ever since things have returned to normal you have changed. your more....outspoken. before you used to not talk as much. are you sure your okay?"
"I'm fine mom. but I do ask that you not worry about me so much. I am 20 now and I think i'm fully capable of taking care of myself."
"I'm sorry son I know I shouldn't worry about you but after everything 3 years ago..." "Don't worry everything will be fine now....I promise"
Marge then walked over and hugged her son. she knew that he would be fine, after all he was the one who saved the world. there was one thing however that she was quite upset about and that was Serge not being with Leena. she felt somewhat sad that he had refused to spend the rest of his life with her. He kept telling her how much he didn't want to hurt Leena, should he have to end up going far away again. Marge at least thought that Serge should tell his childhood friend the truth.
"Well mom. I guess me and Leena should be going now."
"Do take care Serge and please don't go anyware NEAR those Komodo Dragons....those things can be dangerous"
"Don't worry Marge I don't think Serge would let anything happen to me. right Serge?"
Serge looks over to leena and smiles "You know I won't!" Serge then looks back at his mom.
"Well I guess we had better go....we have already wasted more time then we should have. I love ya mom and we'll be back in a little bit."
"Okay hun. take care."
With that Serge and Leena headed towards Opassa Beach. On their way there many thoughts raced through Leena's head. Like, "I wonder why Serge is acting so strange" or "Maybe he wants to tell me something?" but she also had the gut feeling there was more than just questions to be answered. She definatly felt as if Serge was becoming quite distant. after all since the incident 3 years ago he personality did change. he suddenly became so full of conversation. he talked of an alternate world similar to this one except in the parallel world he died as a young boy just off the coast of Opassa Beach. Leena thought that maybe when he passed out on the beach that something had happend to make him think such things. but she didn't care. she still cared about Serge no matter how crazy he could be at times.
Finally after walking for what seemed like hours they arrived at the beach. both Leena and Serge sat down on the sand and looked out over the ocean of the El Nido Archipalego. the brunette girl turned and stared at her friends profile, all the questions soon came flooding back into her mind. but she didn't care, she was here with Serge...
"Its been three years since that day on this beach." he began. "Time has flown so fast that its hard to belive."
"Your right. but...do you remember that promise we made, Serge? the promise of never forgetting the day that we came here."
Serge turned to Leena and nods he then turns back towards the ocean. "I do....but i'm afraid that i'm going to have to break that promise...."
Leena turned and looked at the man sitting next to her. she was in shock at what he had just said. break the promise?? but why? why would he do such a thing. Serge was ALWAYS known to keep his promises.
"Why? why is it you wish to break our promise?"
Serge lowered his head for a few minutes and paused. he knew that she should know the truth. after all they were friends. in a way he was scared to see what Leena's reaction would be once she found out that he was headed towards the Zenan mainland to look for a girl whom he had only met in the alternate world....but lately....dreams of Kid have been filling his mind....she had been saying things like "you will one day meet a man by the name of Crono.....he is the same Crono that defeated Lavos 23 years ago.....something happend in the past and the heros of that day in age were killed off." or "one day you and the original Chrono Trigger will one day meet. you will both be put to the test of the planet and Lavos." Serge never knew what these dreams meant but he wanted to find out. Could it be that Kid was somehow able to come to this diminsion?
After the questions left his mind. Serge stood up, placed his hands inside of his pocket and looked down at Leena and then for the third time back out to the sea infront of him. "Leena...there is something I have to tell you...."
"What is it Serge? Is something wrong? you act like your about to leave or something." "Your right...I am leaving."
Stunned with Serge's words Leena stood up and walked infront of her friend. "WHAT!? why are you leaving? Serge, I knew something was up!"
"Leena...I'm heading to the mainland....and I won't be comming back for awhile. lately, I have been having dreams of this girl. her name is Kid....she told me to meet her in the kingdom known as Guardia...I think its north of Porre..."
"I knew it! wasn't that the name of the girl whom you had said only existed in the alternate realm!? Serge.....I'm worried about you. I seriously think something happend to your head after you passed out."
"Nothing happend to me Leena. I'm perfectly fine. Its natural for you not to belive me I guess. after the final battle with the Time Devourer I did black out and wake up on the beach." "Look....there is no need to make up silly excuses. Lets go to Guldove and let Doc check you out....maybe he can subscribe some herbs or something."
Serge looked into Leena's eyes. He wished there was someway to make her belive...but he had no proof....wait a minute he did at least have that, he then placed his hands into each of his pockets to find what he was looking for. when his hand grasped it, he pulled it out and opened the palm of his hand. Leena stared at the beautiful artifact infront of her eyes. it changed to all different colors of the rainbow.
"What is this? its....its beautiful..."
Serge smiled. "This is called the Chrono Cross...."
"But. I thought that you were making that story up...."
"No. I told you that already....this little artifact is what helped me to unify two different dimensions. the one where I lived....the second where I had died an untimely death. many events took place. that many people find hard to belive. Do you remember the Dragoon Deva's?"
Leena looked up as Serge placed the Chrono Cross back into his pocket. "Yes....I belive I do. I think they came to our village one time to visit Radius."
The blue haired man smiled. "Thats right. their names were Karsh, Marcy, Zoah. in this world they perished whereas in the other world they were alive and well..." Serge said sitting back down onto the sand of the beach. He closed his eyes and took in the sweet smell of the ocean. he wanted to make sure that he would NEVER forget this wonderful scent.
"Isn't there a way I can go with you?" Leena said looking down at the young man. "No i'm sorry Leena. I want to do this myself."
Leena looked into Serge's eyes, she knew there was no way to change his mind. so she just looked at him and smiled. "Fine....but I want you to do me a favor in return."
"Sure what is it?"
"I want you to write me a letter when you get to the kingdom of Guardia or whatever its called, Okay? I want you to let me know your alright." smiling, Leena flung herself towards Serge, she wrapped her arms around his strong neck and cried deeply into his shoulder. "I don't want anything to happen to you....I don't know what would become of me if something DID happen. Oh Serge...I wish we could stay like this forever."
Serge smiled as he held on tightly to Leena. he was glad to have had a friend such as her. both shared so much. Love, Grief, happiness....but his time on the Islands of El Nido has come to an end. he wanted to explore the rest of the world, not just his own anymore. finally he pulled Leena away and wiped her tears. he smiled at her and said. "Don't worry. I promise as soon as I get to the main continent I will write you a letter, letting you know how I am doing. but I also ask a favor from you in return."
Leena looked into the deep blue eyes of her friend and nodded. "Sure...anything...I'll do anything."
"I don't want you to set your heart on me. I'm not sure where my journey will take me, nor do I know if I will fall for someone else. I just want you to be happy Leena. You have been my best friend since we were children. but I think its time that both of us moved on....I hope you understand...."
Leena became paralyzed with these last few words. Live without Serge? she knew that she couldn't do that. but she, just like Serge only wished for the other's happiness in life. So reluctantly she agreed. then both her and her best friend embraced one another for one last time.
Serge, the last Chrono Trigger would be starting on his long journey tomorrow at dawn. he would leave only a note for his mother. letting her know that he had left the village. he would let her know that he would write her as often as he could and that he felt bad for it being on such short notice. he would tell her that he didn't want the whole village to know. for they could easily stop him from his long and wonderful journey. He wasn't sure where this path in life would take him, but he knew that it would lead him to Kid and the others. but he also knew that the fate of the world both past and present rest on his and the original Chrono Trigger's hands.
~End Chapter 1~
It was a warm summer day as Serge awoke from his afternoon nap. he sat up in bed and looked out the window towards the sea. It had been 3 years since he had unified two different dimensions and returned to his own. for some odd reason he never lost memory of what happend. even though Princess Schala had said that he would, he never ever forgot.Ever since the defeate of the lavos spawn with the infused Schala, he constantly wondered how everyone in the other dimension was doing, especially Kid....he missed her so much. no matter how hard he tried to forget her, her face always popped into his mind, her smile, the way she talked.....everything about her was different.
"Serge! Leena's here! she's ready to go to Opassa Beach." Marge said hollaring up to her son. "I'll be there in a minute mom!"
Getting up, Serge stretched and walked over to the window he leaned on the sill and let his mind wander for awhile. "One day I will find you Kid....somehow, someway I will find you..."
"SERGE! Come on! Leena's waiting!"
Smiling Serge hollered back. "OKAY! I'M COMMING!" before going down the stairs, the blue haird young man looked back out his window and smiled one more time. "this will be the last time I stay here for awhile...." he then headed down stairs.
"you mean he was talking in his sleep?"
"Yes he kept calling out the name "Kid"..."
"Strange he never mentioned any of this to me."
When Serge came down the stairs he seen Leena and his mother, Marge sitting at the table talking. quite frankly he was a little upset that his mother would be telling Leena about what he was saying in his sleep.
"MOM! Please stop telling people what I say in my dreams!"
Marge looked at her son shocked..."You know ever since things have returned to normal you have changed. your more....outspoken. before you used to not talk as much. are you sure your okay?"
"I'm fine mom. but I do ask that you not worry about me so much. I am 20 now and I think i'm fully capable of taking care of myself."
"I'm sorry son I know I shouldn't worry about you but after everything 3 years ago..." "Don't worry everything will be fine now....I promise"
Marge then walked over and hugged her son. she knew that he would be fine, after all he was the one who saved the world. there was one thing however that she was quite upset about and that was Serge not being with Leena. she felt somewhat sad that he had refused to spend the rest of his life with her. He kept telling her how much he didn't want to hurt Leena, should he have to end up going far away again. Marge at least thought that Serge should tell his childhood friend the truth.
"Well mom. I guess me and Leena should be going now."
"Do take care Serge and please don't go anyware NEAR those Komodo Dragons....those things can be dangerous"
"Don't worry Marge I don't think Serge would let anything happen to me. right Serge?"
Serge looks over to leena and smiles "You know I won't!" Serge then looks back at his mom.
"Well I guess we had better go....we have already wasted more time then we should have. I love ya mom and we'll be back in a little bit."
"Okay hun. take care."
With that Serge and Leena headed towards Opassa Beach. On their way there many thoughts raced through Leena's head. Like, "I wonder why Serge is acting so strange" or "Maybe he wants to tell me something?" but she also had the gut feeling there was more than just questions to be answered. She definatly felt as if Serge was becoming quite distant. after all since the incident 3 years ago he personality did change. he suddenly became so full of conversation. he talked of an alternate world similar to this one except in the parallel world he died as a young boy just off the coast of Opassa Beach. Leena thought that maybe when he passed out on the beach that something had happend to make him think such things. but she didn't care. she still cared about Serge no matter how crazy he could be at times.
Finally after walking for what seemed like hours they arrived at the beach. both Leena and Serge sat down on the sand and looked out over the ocean of the El Nido Archipalego. the brunette girl turned and stared at her friends profile, all the questions soon came flooding back into her mind. but she didn't care, she was here with Serge...
"Its been three years since that day on this beach." he began. "Time has flown so fast that its hard to belive."
"Your right. but...do you remember that promise we made, Serge? the promise of never forgetting the day that we came here."
Serge turned to Leena and nods he then turns back towards the ocean. "I do....but i'm afraid that i'm going to have to break that promise...."
Leena turned and looked at the man sitting next to her. she was in shock at what he had just said. break the promise?? but why? why would he do such a thing. Serge was ALWAYS known to keep his promises.
"Why? why is it you wish to break our promise?"
Serge lowered his head for a few minutes and paused. he knew that she should know the truth. after all they were friends. in a way he was scared to see what Leena's reaction would be once she found out that he was headed towards the Zenan mainland to look for a girl whom he had only met in the alternate world....but lately....dreams of Kid have been filling his mind....she had been saying things like "you will one day meet a man by the name of Crono.....he is the same Crono that defeated Lavos 23 years ago.....something happend in the past and the heros of that day in age were killed off." or "one day you and the original Chrono Trigger will one day meet. you will both be put to the test of the planet and Lavos." Serge never knew what these dreams meant but he wanted to find out. Could it be that Kid was somehow able to come to this diminsion?
After the questions left his mind. Serge stood up, placed his hands inside of his pocket and looked down at Leena and then for the third time back out to the sea infront of him. "Leena...there is something I have to tell you...."
"What is it Serge? Is something wrong? you act like your about to leave or something." "Your right...I am leaving."
Stunned with Serge's words Leena stood up and walked infront of her friend. "WHAT!? why are you leaving? Serge, I knew something was up!"
"Leena...I'm heading to the mainland....and I won't be comming back for awhile. lately, I have been having dreams of this girl. her name is Kid....she told me to meet her in the kingdom known as Guardia...I think its north of Porre..."
"I knew it! wasn't that the name of the girl whom you had said only existed in the alternate realm!? Serge.....I'm worried about you. I seriously think something happend to your head after you passed out."
"Nothing happend to me Leena. I'm perfectly fine. Its natural for you not to belive me I guess. after the final battle with the Time Devourer I did black out and wake up on the beach." "Look....there is no need to make up silly excuses. Lets go to Guldove and let Doc check you out....maybe he can subscribe some herbs or something."
Serge looked into Leena's eyes. He wished there was someway to make her belive...but he had no proof....wait a minute he did at least have that, he then placed his hands into each of his pockets to find what he was looking for. when his hand grasped it, he pulled it out and opened the palm of his hand. Leena stared at the beautiful artifact infront of her eyes. it changed to all different colors of the rainbow.
"What is this? its....its beautiful..."
Serge smiled. "This is called the Chrono Cross...."
"But. I thought that you were making that story up...."
"No. I told you that already....this little artifact is what helped me to unify two different dimensions. the one where I lived....the second where I had died an untimely death. many events took place. that many people find hard to belive. Do you remember the Dragoon Deva's?"
Leena looked up as Serge placed the Chrono Cross back into his pocket. "Yes....I belive I do. I think they came to our village one time to visit Radius."
The blue haired man smiled. "Thats right. their names were Karsh, Marcy, Zoah. in this world they perished whereas in the other world they were alive and well..." Serge said sitting back down onto the sand of the beach. He closed his eyes and took in the sweet smell of the ocean. he wanted to make sure that he would NEVER forget this wonderful scent.
"Isn't there a way I can go with you?" Leena said looking down at the young man. "No i'm sorry Leena. I want to do this myself."
Leena looked into Serge's eyes, she knew there was no way to change his mind. so she just looked at him and smiled. "Fine....but I want you to do me a favor in return."
"Sure what is it?"
"I want you to write me a letter when you get to the kingdom of Guardia or whatever its called, Okay? I want you to let me know your alright." smiling, Leena flung herself towards Serge, she wrapped her arms around his strong neck and cried deeply into his shoulder. "I don't want anything to happen to you....I don't know what would become of me if something DID happen. Oh Serge...I wish we could stay like this forever."
Serge smiled as he held on tightly to Leena. he was glad to have had a friend such as her. both shared so much. Love, Grief, happiness....but his time on the Islands of El Nido has come to an end. he wanted to explore the rest of the world, not just his own anymore. finally he pulled Leena away and wiped her tears. he smiled at her and said. "Don't worry. I promise as soon as I get to the main continent I will write you a letter, letting you know how I am doing. but I also ask a favor from you in return."
Leena looked into the deep blue eyes of her friend and nodded. "Sure...anything...I'll do anything."
"I don't want you to set your heart on me. I'm not sure where my journey will take me, nor do I know if I will fall for someone else. I just want you to be happy Leena. You have been my best friend since we were children. but I think its time that both of us moved on....I hope you understand...."
Leena became paralyzed with these last few words. Live without Serge? she knew that she couldn't do that. but she, just like Serge only wished for the other's happiness in life. So reluctantly she agreed. then both her and her best friend embraced one another for one last time.
Serge, the last Chrono Trigger would be starting on his long journey tomorrow at dawn. he would leave only a note for his mother. letting her know that he had left the village. he would let her know that he would write her as often as he could and that he felt bad for it being on such short notice. he would tell her that he didn't want the whole village to know. for they could easily stop him from his long and wonderful journey. He wasn't sure where this path in life would take him, but he knew that it would lead him to Kid and the others. but he also knew that the fate of the world both past and present rest on his and the original Chrono Trigger's hands.
~End Chapter 1~