"Serge!" Kidd ran toward her fallen comrade. All confusion and thoughts of the powerful move that he had completed had left. All that remained was Serge. "Serge! Wake up!" Serge wasn't breathing. The others arrived. Kidd instantly sought out Ana. She was nowhere to be found. She turned to Glenn, "Glenn! Where's Ana?" Glenn mentally kicked himself, "She's resting. She was so tired that I told her to get to safety." Kidd's eyes widened, "Go! Go get her! Now!" Glenn complied and ran in the direction on the destroyed Viper Manor. "Serge! Wake up! Please! Wake up!" Not a single movement. "Serge!" Kidd started doing what she knew of CPR. It was no use. Schala! Do something! Schala was silent. Please! Kidd. I don't know. If he's the one who's destined to destroy the world, than maybe it'd be better--. What?! No! We destroyed Fate! Fate and Destiny are no more! Please Schala! Help me! Help him! There was silence in Kidd's head, Please! Kidd... You saw what he did. If he's already that powerful, than think about how powerful he'll be when he masters that and more! I'd never forgive myself if he turned that against the people of this world. If we don't help him, than I'll never forgive you! If you don't help him, than I don't know what I will do! Silence. Glenn and Ana were nowhere in sight. Please! This is Serge! This is the man that saved all of time! He saved you! Please! Repay him the favor! Silence. Please, Schala... Schala sighed in Kidd's mind. Fine. Kidd lost control of her arms, and Schala gained it. She placed her hands on Serge's chest. Kidd could hear her own heart pounding in her chest. Out of Kidd's mouth came words of Ancient Zeal as Schala chanted the magical spell. Kidd felt the power well up inside of her, and her hands began to glow. The first breath was sharp and painful. Serge's eyes snapped open and Kidd retracted her hands. Serge looked into Kidd's eyes, "Did we win?" He said weakly. Kidd gave him a small smile, "Yeah, mate. We won." Serge smiled back and promptly fell unconscious again. Glenn chose this moment to arrive with Ana, "Okay! I got her!" Glenn looked at the unconscious, but breathing Serge, "He's okay now?" Kidd nodded, but didn't take her eyes off Serge. Glenn threw up his hands and complained about having to run all over town. Kidd would've hit him, but she was too worried about Serge. Plus. I can always hit him later. Zoah volunteered to carry Serge wherever they decided to go. Viper Manor was completely destroyed by now, so they couldn't go there. Kidd looked around for a still standing building. She found one nearby, "There. We'll go there."
"Glenn. What do you make of that attack that Serge did?" Ana asked the leader of the Divas. Glenn looked at the form of Serge Kidd was right next to the makeshift bed. Serge had been unconscious for two weeks. During that time, Kidd never left his side. She only slept when she absolutely couldn't stay awake any longer. In that two weeks, she only got about five hours of sleep. Glenn and Ana sat in a corner not too far away from the two. Glenn sighed, "I don't know. I've never seen anything like it. The way it only hit the dragons..." Ana nodded, "I've studied a lot of magic in my life. I've never even heard of something so powerful. And the way he controlled it! First, he was killing the dragons one by one. Then, he made it into a multiple target attack! And the biggest part that confuses me; It didn't do any other damage except to the dragons. Somehow, he was even able to control what it destroyed! That was considered impossible by even the wisest scholars!" Glenn thought this over, "Serge's just full of surprises nowadays. Not that he wasn't before, but still..." A low groan was heard from Serge.
Kidd's head shot up. "Serge!" Serge groaned again, "No... Stop... You can't! No! Kidd!" Serge thrashed on the bed, "Please! Stop! Don't make me do this! No! Stop! You can't! Kidd!" Serge sat up breathing quickly. He looked at Kidd and sighed in relief. She was alright. "Serge! Mate, what's wrong?" Serge breathed deeply, "Nothing. It was just a nightmare." Kidd waited for him to continue. Serge sighed, "Lynx. He had me under his control again. This time, nothing could hold me back. I killed everybody. Then, he had me start destroying everything. Starting with El Nido. I can still hear the screams..." Serge choked, "Then he had me start destroying the Zenon Continent. I did. Everything was barren when I was finished. There wasn't even one person alive when I was done.... That's when I woke up." Kidd smiled comfortingly at Serge, "It was only a dream, Serge. Nothin' real about it. Plus, if Lynx ever was able to take control of you again, I know how to snap you out of it, remember?" Serge smiled at Kidd, "Yeah. I guess you're right. It was just a dream." An idea hit Kidd, or at least Schala, and she wasn't so sure. What if that is the way Serge will become evil? If Lynx was able to gain control of him again... Stop it! Serge won't become evil! He's too strong for that! He'd never let something like that happen! There was silence in Kidd's head. "Kidd? Are you alright?" Serge asked worriedly. Kidd looked at him and smiled, "Of course! Why wouldn't I be?" Before Serge could answer, Glenn and Ana came over. "You're up." Glenn stated. Serge groaned, "Ugh. I wish I wasn't. I have a splitting headache. What exactly happened out there?" Glenn's eyes widened, "You don't remember?" Serge shook his throbbing head. "You destroyed the entire army of dragons with some ultra-powerful magic attack! I've never seen anything like it! It was so devastating! You left not even a trace of the dragons! And somehow, you controlled the attack! It blew over the entire city and us, but we weren't even hurt!" Serge groaned again and laid back down, "I thought that was part of my dream." Ana cleared her throat, "If you don't mind my asking. Where did you learn an attack like that?" Serge sighed, "That's the thing. I didn't learn it. I've never even heard of something like that either. I don't know how I used it. It was just like a sudden power that came from deep inside of me. I can't really explain it." Ana nodded, "No need to explain. I understand how you feel. I've heard stories about impossible attacks and things like that originating from extreme emotions like anger or sadness. Though, not nearly as powerful as that, but..." She trailed off as she heard Serge snore lightly.
Serge woke up a few hours later, he saw Kidd laying down next to him. He blushed at how close they were together. They were a mere couple of inches apart. Serge tried to get up, but it was made impossible when Kidd rolled toward Serge, bringing the two together in an uncomfortable position. Kidd now had her arms around Serge, and she was squeezing him. Serge blushed deeper. Serge heard some snickering in a corner of the room. Serge was just barely able to see the only other person awake, Karsh, trying to hold back laughter. Serge glared at him, and Karsh started snickering louder. Serge sighed and relaxed in the bed. There was no way he was going to wake Kidd. She looked like she hadn't gotten any sleep in days. Then, as if to create more embarrassment, Kidd make one final movement. First she hugged him tighter, and then she brought her head to rest on Serge's chest. This, of course, caused Serge to turn even more red and Karsh snickered even louder this time. Finally, Karsh couldn't hold it in any longer and he burst out laughing. Groans of anger and tiredness were heard throughout the room as people began waking to the sound of Karsh's laughter. Just to make it worse, Kidd didn't awake until everybody else had woken up. She only woke up after everybody had noticed the awkward position that the two were in. She groaned, "Ugh. Who's making all that noise?" She opened her eyes and saw the muscular chest of Serge underneath her. Kidd yelped and jumped up and out of the bed. The look on her face made even Serge laugh. Kidd turned a deep red and shot icy glares at the people laughing and snickering. Finally, she threw her arms up into the air and stormed out of the building. Serge got up, put on a shirt, and then followed her.
Serge walked out of the building and started looking for Kidd. He found her sitting on top of a large pile of rubble overlooking the ocean. It wasn't until he plopped down beside her that she noticed him. She jumped slightly as he sat down. They sat in silence for a long time. They just watched the ocean and the reflection of the full moon on the water's surface. Finally, Serge broke the silence, "So... Are you alright? I don't think I've ever seen you so embarrassed." Kidd was silent for a moment, then, "Yeah. I'm alright. It's just... I don't like being laughed at very much. I've always been the runt of the group. Whether it was at Lucca's house or with the Radical Dreamers. Being made fun of, became a daily thing for me. Now that I am, or was, on my own, I hoped that I wouldn't have to go through with it again. But... Looks like I was wrong." Serge put an arm around Kidd, "Don't worry about it. Everybody gets made fun of, I'm no different, take my hair for example, I've always been made fun of because of that. After years of ridicule, I decided to look for the best of it. I ended up becoming popular with the people of Arni because of it. I was looked up to because of it." Kidd laughed, "You were looked up to because of your hair?" Serge smiled, "Yes, believe it or not. For a while, it had even become a fad in Arni. All the kids and teenagers started coloring their hair blue." Serge started chuckling, "One time. We pranked Radius. While he was sleeping, we sneaked into his hut and covered his hair with blue die. It didn't wash out for weeks! It was the funniest thing!" Kidd and Serge laughed together. "I can't imagine Radius with blue hair. That's a hard one to swallow, mate." Serge chuckled, "Yeah, but it's a true story though." Serge looked at Kidd, "So... Any stories from your childhood?" Kidd thought about it for a moment, "The most I ever did to Lucca was snatch her glasses while she was sleeping. But... I was quite a prankster to the other kids. I remember one time, I had gotten Lucca's Ice Gun off its place in her bedroom. I ended up freezing everybody's bed sheets solid. It was funny to see their faces when they found their sheets frozen. Of course, they all figured out it was me. Mine and Lucca's were the only one's not frozen, so they figured it out quite easily. It got in a load of trouble for that... It was probably the only time that Lucca ever really got angry at me. But it's funny... She wasn't angry about the bed sheets. She found that ingenious is what she said. She was just angry that I had taken the Ice Gun and endangered myself because of it." Serge laughed, he remembered the Ice Gun from when he went back in time. Kidd's smile disappeared, "That was right before Lynx took her from me. Only a few weeks." Kidd sighed deeply. A cold breeze whipped through the place of destruction and Kidd shivered. Serge pulled her closer to him. Kidd rested her head on his shoulder, "Ya know. I don't think I've seen you so open, mate." She looked at his arm that was draped around her shoulder, "Or bold either..." Serge's face turned red, "Well...I–I mean–" He was cut off by Kidd's laughing. "So. What exactly happened when Lynx kidnaped Lucca?" Serge asked wondering if she even remembered him. Kidd sighed, "Well. It began when he showed up at the front door one night." Kidd narrowed her eyes, "I just realized something. That clown was with him that night..." Serge didn't say anything. Kidd growled softly at the thought and continued, "Anyway. He just showed up one night, Harle with him. I was there when she answered the door... From the moment Lucca saw him, she knew he was bad news. I remember her sending me to go get her Wondershot. I did and when I got back, Lynx was advancing on her, scythe in hand. Demanding that she leave with him or there would be 'casualties'. So, I did the first thing that came to my mind. I took aim with the Wondershot and shot. Lynx flew back ten feet.
"At that moment, I gave Lucca her Wondershot, and ran to hide. But I didn't make it, at that moment those stupid fire beasts materialized and started trashing the place." A single tear rolled down Kidd's cheek, but Serge didn't see it. After a moment to compose herself, she resumed the story, "I desperately tried to run away, but Lynx caught me, and bribed Sis with me own life. She conceded, but I didn't give Lynx the pleasure of winning that easily, for I being the ingenious one I am, had grabbed another one of Lucca's guns while I was getting her Wondershot." Kidd smiled, "I grabbed it out of my pocket and blasted him straight in the face. Lynx dropped me immediately. That's when I went to hide in Lucca's laboratory. By then, the smoke and heat were devastating. I think I blacked out soon after I reached the lab. When I came to, I was just able to watch as Lynx disappeared with Lucca. I remember looking up afterwards and seeing a blue...haired... boy..." She stopped for a moment, thinking these facts over. She looked curiously at Serge. He simply shrugged. Kidd didn't look very convinced, but she shook it off, "Anyway. This boy, he carried me out of the burning building. The building collapsed seconds after we got outside. I–I think that I may have been the only one to get out... It's funny, the boy looked a lot like you, Serge." Kidd raised an eyebrow. Serge gave her nothing. Kidd looked at him for a moment longer, "This boy. He disappeared into thin air, right after telling me that we'd see each other again., and that I wouldn't be alone forever..." Serge smiled, he remembered that. "Are–are you going to leave me?" The young girl was crying now. Serge had a set of his own tears flowing down his face, "I–I have to..." The girl grabbed onto him tighter, "No! Please don't!" Serge held her onto her for a few minutes, "I'm sorry..." The girl cried harder, "What about Lucca, and the other kids?" The girl asked quietly. Serge was about to answer when he looked down at his feet. They just weren't there... He sighed, his time was almost up, "Kidd. I don't have much time. Just know this, we will see each other again. It'll be many years, but we will." Kidd started to cry harder. She hadn't noticed it yet, but Serge's waist had completely disappeared. No! Not yet! Just a little longer! Serge thought frantically to himself. Somehow, his disappearing paused if only for a moment. Kidd kept on crying. Serge hugged her tighter, "Kidd... I promise, you won't be alone forever." The disappearing restarted. Kidd noticed it this time and gasped, "What's happening?" Serge sighed, "I have to go now, Kidd. I'm sorry..." Kidd grabbed him tighter, "No! Please!" Serge's chest was completely gone now. "I have to. I wish I could stay with you, but I can't. Know this, I will always love you. I promise." With great determination, Serge stopped the disappearing again, "Oh! Don't worry about Lynx. You'll get your revenge one of these days." Serge lost control over his rate of disappearance. "Good-bye, my Radical Dreamer..." And with that, the young Chrono Trigger disappeared.
Serge smiled at the memory. It was time to reveal his secret, he decided, "Kidd." Kidd looked at him questionably, "What is it, mate?" Serge smiled, "You know. The other kids made it out fine. I made sure about that." Kidd's eyes widened, "W–what? What do you mean?" Serge's smile got larger, "I told you that we would see each other again. I told you that you wouldn't be alone forever, and that I would always love you. I meant every word. And though you haven't gotten your revenge yet, I still promise, that you'll get it." Kidd put a hand over her mouth, "You–You're him! You saved me from Lucca's house! But... How?" Serge smirked, "You can thank Masa, Mune, and Doreen for that. With the help of your Astral Amulet they were able to propel me, Glenn, and Norris back in time. Although the others disappeared as the power of the Mastermune depleted, I was able to stay long enough." Kidd absorbed all of this for a long time. When she turned back to Serge, there were tears running down her face, "You saved me. All this time, I had no idea..." Out of nowhere, she hit Serge in the arm. Serge looked at her in bewilderment, "Hey! What was that for?" Kidd smirked, "You didn't tell me." Serge frowned and rubbed his arm, "You still didn't have to hit me..." Kidd smiled sweetly, "Would you rather me yell at you like Leena instead?" Serge made a face, "No! Anything but that!" Kidd laughed, but her laughter was cut short as she saw a large ship coming toward the harbor of Termina. "Invincible..."
I know I promised that Fargo and Nikki would be in this chapter, but they weren't. I'm sorry, but hey! Their ship was in it! That means that the next chapter has to have them in it! I promise! Expect some action in the next chapter also.
Okay! I should be able to post at least one or two more chapters before I have to go for the weekend. After that, expect about another two or three chapters before I leave for seventeen days!
Please R&R! Thanks!
--Ben