Chrono Cross: Angelus Errare…

*Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN CHRONO CROSS OR ANYTHING!! I only play it. So do not SUE a girl who only wants to play game and to write a story out of her own mind.

        *S'up, all! Back and ready to type the story. I like to thank you all for the reviews. It really helps me type faster. Well, here's chapter 14 for ya. Enjoy and PLEASE REVIEW!!! (I know I'm obsessed with reviews, but hey, I want to know if people ACTUALLY like this story. That's all…).

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        The clock starts to tick every second as Serge closed his eyes and concentrated on the task at hand. He could feel the pulse of every minute, every second, every hour of the clock's time saying. The Chrono Cross started to glow beneath his shirt as Serge concentrated on the whereabouts of the next Key Sphere on Guardia. His heartbeat started to time with the seconds of the clock, ticking after ticking.

        The sudden urge of an aura reading started to come into Serge's vision as he focused on that sort. He can feel the key's warmth. Ichidou, means hope, Key Sphere of Hope is what the key is called. Serge could now feel the presence strong and wide and tried to reach for it.

        Out of nowhere, a strange, yet familiar power started to come into Serge's reading, as well as a power that is not familiar. Two different power readings, he read.

        "Hehehe, give me the Key Sphere, Chrono Trigger," said the voice.

        Serge shot his eyes open to see Kidd looking down at him. He smiled, giving her the very reassuring smile that he was okay. "Serge…we're almost there."

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Chapter 14 – Porre…friends of the past…?

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        "We are?" asked Serge, slowly sitting up as he grasped his head. "How long was I asleep?"

        "About thirty minutes. It wasn't a long one, but good enough for ya huh?" said Kidd, sitting with him on the boat. "I was watchin' ya sleep. It seems that you don't have any expression whenever you dream, right?"

        Serge still felt sleepy as Kidd spoke. He rubbed his temples gently with both hands and looked up the sunny sky. It is still mid-morning and they left five hours ago, starting from six a.m. in the morning. It is eleven now and Serge could feel his stomach growling. Kidd smiled and handed him a bowl of fresh soup. "Here, try it. I made it myself."

        Serge looked at the bowl he is holding, whiffing in the smell of it. Kidd handed him a spoon and he started to dig in, feeling the delicious morsel sinking into his throat. "Hey, this is good. What is it?" asked Serge, all ready finishing the bowl.

        "It's chicken soup with rice. I'm glad you like it unlike the person who is steering the boat," said Kidd, giving a death glare to Korcha.

        "What!?" retorted Korcha. Kidd sighed angrily and went to put away the bowl. "At least she stared at me," whispered Korcha to himself.

        Serge stood up, wiping the dust out of his shorts. He looked around him. Karsh and Glenn were playing dice, using their money as a gamble.

        "C'mon seven, c'mon seven," repeated Karsh as he shook his fist in excitement. Glenn rolled the two dice, right on seven. Karsh gleamed and jumped until the dice with a four turned to five suddenly, equaling it to eight.

        "Hehehe, a eight. Sorry Karsh, pay up," chuckled Glenn, thankfully grabbing 2000 gil from Karsh.

        "Okay, okay, again!" pleaded Karsh.

        "But you lost 100 times all ready," pointed Glenn, holding a stack of large amount of gil in both of his hands. Karsh whined.

        "Ah, come on. Just one more!"

        "No…"

        "Please?"

        "No…"

        "C'mon…"

        "No…"

        "Just one more, and I promise…"

        "No…"

        "Please…?"

        "No…"

        "Pretty please?"

        "No…"

        "With sugar on top?"

        "That is a definite no…"

        "Ah c'mon. I can get it this time!"

        "You have a gambling problem…"

        "No I don't!!!"

        Serge gave a heartily chuckle as Karsh begged and begged to Glenn for one more round. Glenn simply said no every time Karsh asked and pleaded with an evil grin smacked on his face.

        Turning from the arguing two, Serge stared at Orlha and Leena, doing a starring contest. They stared at each other for minutes without a single movement from their eyes. Serge shrugged and never mind them since nothing interesting is going on with them like Karsh and Glenn.

        "C'mon, Glenn…!"

        "No…"

        "I wanna get my money back…"

        "No…"

        "I'll put my ax for the bargain…"

        "No…"

        "I'll even put my underwear there!"

        "That's a definite and infinity no!"

        "Agh!!!!"

        Serge blinked, seeing that they are still arguing. Slowly, he walked to the front of the boat, looking into the horizon. He never thought that the horizon looked so interesting, especially when they are out of the boundaries of EL Nido. He could not believe that they made it passed the tough current of a certain part El Nido, where no one can get out of the archipelago.

        "What is so interesting about the sea, mate?" asked Kidd, coming up next to Serge. Serge slightly turned his head and smiled toward Kidd.

        "I don't know. Ever since I was young, I would always look out there, wondering what lies beyond El Nido. To tell you the truth, I never knew about Zenan or Guardia in my life until Radius told me about it when I was only fifteen. Well, some parts of it. And now, I finally got out of those boundaries and headed for a real adventure that I would never forget."

        "And of course you know that this journey also has to do with finding about yourself," reminded Kidd, patting him on the back.

        "Yeah, I know. At least you went all over the world. I have to be stuck back in Arni all my life, doing this and that for everyone. I wish I could see the world."

        Kidd grinned. "Think of it this way. You will be going to see the whole world. Most of it, at least. And I'll be here as a tour guide. How 'bout that?"

        Serge cocked his head. "Hmm…that's a good thought. But, your time's scar; will it hurt you to see your homeland once again?"

        Kidd turned her gaze to the horizon. Serge gave a point about this and she knew that this would hurt her. She heaved a sad sigh, trying to relinquish herself with joy instead of sorrow. "Yeah, but not a whole lot. The only part that is different is that I have you and everyone with me to comfort me. I'm not alone anymore."

        Serge smiled, proud that she is thinking positive things, not the opposite. He slowly leaned back down, looking up into the sky above. Kidd looked down to see him closing his eyes once again. She cocked her head a bit and smirked, sinking to her knees and watched him.

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        Once again, Serge's heart started to beat in time within the seconds of the clock. He could feel himself drifted off from reality to the sensing of the second Key Sphere. He read the aura level of the Key Sphere as he slowly sensed the surroundings of it.

        Suddenly, out of the blue, he sensed another aura reading as he suddenly was moved from the aura of the Key Sphere, to the other mysterious power. Serge could feel it has great potential, a potential that is carving for release and dispel.

        "Wait, carving of dispel and release?" questioned Serge. Another aura was read during that process, this time, a potential that wants to dispel its cursed spell and protect something far off.

        "Someone help us!" yelled a female voice in the depths of Serge's mind.

        "We can't take anymore of his torment! We have to protect her!" yelled a male voice.

        "We can't kill the Chrono Trigger!"

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        Serge opened his eyes with a huge start, bringing himself back to reality. He panted with uneven breaths as slowly sat up. Right beside him was Kidd, looking at him with worried eyes. "Did I doze off again?" asked Serge, rubbing his temples with both hands.

        "Yeah, you dozed off for ten minutes this time," said Kidd. "What happened?"

        Serge shook his head. "I don't know. It just came so fast that I couldn't keep up."

        "What came?" asked Kidd.

        "My visions. I was in the middle of tracking down the second Key Sphere when this strange aura and strange voices come to my mind. I'm not really what they are." He slowly shook his head again, relieving the headache forming inside his head. He brought himself to look at the sky, seeing drifting clouds moving gently.

        One huge cloud blocked the sun's rays as the light below started to shade gray. Serge widens his eyes as the color of the surroundings reminded him of the dream of the future. "What's wrong, mate?" asked Kidd again, ringing one of her arms around his shoulder.

        He grasped his head again. "It's nothing," he simply said as Serge gazed into the left. Right in his view, a small, yet not too small island was placed there, its beautiful and green lush forests were tinted due its distance from the boat. Serge narrowed his eyes to recognize a little cave tunnel it. He suddenly knew where that leads.

        Kidd saw the same island and turned her gaze away from it, showing disgust and sadness in them. "That island. A recognizable place were more pain started," thought Kidd as she slowly closed her eyes.

        "Sunrise Ocean," said Serge suddenly. Kidd looked up to him with surprising eyes. Serge closed his eyes and smiled nervously. "Err…nothing…" Something rang inside his head as he kept his view on the island.

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        "…Honestly, do you think you would find him after three years? He's probably older looking now and he is not even recognizable to see," said a male voice.

        "But, I'm certain that I will find him. I can sense his presence close by and I can sense danger lurking in."

        "Give up all ready! You don't have a million chance to find him!"

        "What's happened to you? You're not the kind of person to give up that easily!! And you, my best friend, I thought you would back me up!"

        "Well, sorry, we're not best friends anymore remember? Think about it!" said another female voice.

        "What happened to you? You changed all of a sudden after three years. What happened between us?"

        "Time changes, people change. Once you leave this place, you will never be considered as a friend anymore. You are considered as a enemy."

        "Why? Why are you doing this?"

        "Because…to save ourselves from the likes of you. You are nothing more than a pawn and a clone…"

        "What?!"

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        Serge shook those shocking thoughts right out of his mind as he turned his gaze away from the island. "If that's the place, then we are close by to the main continent, Zenan," thought Serge. He looked down at Kidd to see the worried look in her eyes, a mixed up emotions of worry, sorrow, and anger. Serge gave her a comforting hand on her shoulder, making her look up into his eyes. Serge smiled, trying to comfort her the best he could do.

        Kidd smiled back, leaning her head against his shoulder. "Thanks, Serge."

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        As the sun broke through the cloud's barrier, light once again brew the entire world. Within the horizon, Serge spotted a huge mass of land spreading through it. Serge stood up, kneeling out of the boat. Squinting his eyes, he could see the presence of a huge village up ahead.

        "Hey, we're here!" yelled Serge, giving everyone's attention to the view in front of them.

        Right before their very eyes, lies Zenan, a land with much emotional turmoil within its past. Within that mass is a large village, build with huge towers with huge steel boats sailing along the shores of the village. Many people crowded the streets of the town, making it look as though it was a city with an over-population of people and Demi-Humans. Surrounding the most parts of the village from left to right stood lush forests, with a sparkling river inside the barrio of the huge oak trees, leading its running water to the salty sea. Serge watched in astonishment as he saw passing ships filled with men wearing the same identical black and gray suits.

        "This must be Porre," said Serge, looking more into the city, as they got closer. "Korcha, gently stir the boat."

        "Roger!" obeyed Korcha as he shifted in his seat.

        "It is so magnificent. I never seen a village this huge and this crowded in all my life," said Glenn.

        "That's because this land was here longer than ours were. So it has time to bring new inventions and stuff," said Orlha, looking to the right of her.

        "I wonder if the food here is good?" asked Leena.

        "Who cares? I still wanna gamble," complained Karsh.

        "Did I not say no?" asked Glenn, turning to the whining Karsh.

        "Yeah, but I want my money back."

        "You definitely have a gambling problem."

        "NO I DON'T!!!"

        "Will you two shut yer traps for a bit? Karsh, you can gamble all you want in Porre once we settle in!" retorted Kidd. With Kidd's little saying, Karsh suddenly lightened up as the mention of a gambling convention in Porre that Kidd mention.

        "That's a smart way to go," whispered Serge to Kidd.

        "Yeah, well, it's the only way to shut him up," whispered back Kidd.

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        Five minutes have passed and soon the little boat reached the huge docking area, labeled one area for Porre soldiers, the other labeled for public. Korcha steered into the public section. Once the boat hit that section, large walls of the sidewalks above suddenly surrounded the water, making the ocean look like a normal straight river. Korcha took extra precaution to slowly steer the boat as they hovered above several bridges above them few feet away from each other. People walked on the planked wood bridges, looking down at the Chrono Gang with surprise and interesting eyes.

        Kidd didn't feel comfortable one bit as people started to stare at them. Kidd slowly ducked behind Serge, trying to hide herself from the public. Serge looked behind and gave a question look to her. "I'm not comfortable when it comes to unfamiliar people looking at us. It's kinda rude to stare at others in my standards," she simply said, Serge understanding completely what Kidd is saying. Deep inside, he too is uncomfortable with those Porre people starring at them with wonder.

        The arroyo soon turned to a huge vast lake, where boats like the one the gang is riding are either sailing or fishing. Korcha steered clearly to an opening area where they could dock and load.

        As soon as the boat was perfectly parked onto the cement pier, Serge was the one to step out, stretching as he inhaled the air around him. To his surprise, the air smelt like the same sea smell back at home. Serge was glad, at that point, that the air was not polluted in this neck of the world. Kidd stood by him, averting her eyes to one side of the village to the next.

        "It's been a while since I came here. This town use to be so small when I was young," said Kidd. "Now, it's a huge confusing village like Termina. Only except ten times worse."

        Serge nodded his head in agreement. Porre is a beautiful landmark, yet it lacks a quality of nature and it is huge and confusing. Glenn joined them, seeing a lot of those men with the same identical black and gray uniforms with blue baggy pants. "I think this must be the Porre Army that hear a lot from Sir Viper."

        Orlha stuck her finger up. "Which means-"

        Just as she was about finish her sentence, a voice rang up from behind, making everyone turn to the man who is running up to them. Running to them was Norris, their friend and only friend that came from another part of the world.

        "Everyone!" Norris yelled, stopping right in front of him. "It is great to see you after all these passing months! I've just received a telegram from Viper saying that you would be coming here."

        "Yeah, and its important that we discuss this somewhere else," said Serge, giving a hint about minions and the spies of Lynx and Omendi.

        "Yes, yes. Follow me to my place," whispered Norris as he started walking north of the huge city. Right behind, the Chrono Gang followed.

        Serge was walking right behind Norris when something hit him. He suddenly stopped in his tracks to look behind him. Something moved in the shadow corners of a building. Serge narrowed his eyes as he clinched his fist. He knew from that point that something strange will happen.

        Kidd noticed this and tapped Serge on the shoulder. "Serge, is somethin' wrong?" Glenn, Karsh, and Orlha stopped as well, seeing the serious look in his eyes.

        "Be on your guard. I don't know why, but I just got this bad feeling," whispered Serge to everyone. The friends nodded in agreement, Serge, Karsh, and Glenn walking behind to protect the women in front.

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Somewhere in the shadows…

        A man with a hooded cape turned to his female companion, also wearing a hooded cape draped all over her body. "I maybe seeing things, but I thought I saw "Kiddo" over there," he said.

        "You think? Could she be here for the same thing as we are?" asked the female companion.

        "Perhaps." He started pull on his gloves, tightening it from its loose size. "But we may have an obstacle at our hands. Lynx and Omendi wouldn't like it one bit if we told them that there are competitors in our reaches for the Key Sphere."

        "But how can she easily find it without any knowledge of its whereabouts?" asked the female.

        "Lynx said that one of her friends have something that is of value to this whole scavenger hunt thing. Remember, he only hired us to retrieve the key since we are the best thieves in all the land."

        "Hehehe, Lynx is sure good to talk off that King and Queen of the whereabouts of the key. Why did we join him in the first place?"

        "To…to gain more power of course. That way, we can steal from anyone, not only the rich. But the useless poor of whatever they have."

        "Whatever. Let's just get somethin' to drink," said the female.

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Few Hours Later…

        "I see…so that is why you are here," said Norris, putting a finger on his chin. "Rumors have it that Lynx is still alive. After what you said, Lynx is now officially alive. The rumors are true. Yet, I never expected him for having a plan to wreck this world. And he actually has a minion. You called him "Omendi" correct?"

        Serge nodded, looking into the window with caution. "He was the one who started my poison to rise up in body once again. Then it comes down to the situation that Omendi tried to kill me in order to obtain the Chrono Cross inside me. Somehow along the lines, I was trussed with the Chrono Cross with no apparent reason and I never really noticed it too. If you see my eyes glow, you know what I mean."

        Glenn stood up from his position in the doorway. "Serge, right now, is trying to save this world from having a bad future from Lynx's bloody grasp. Upon this journey, he also wants to figure out who he is and what his father meant with his words of confusion. If Lynx or Omendi or any of their minions ever touched the Key Spheres or the Chrono Cross, the future of this world is in great risk of danger."

        "We've gotta find the Key Spheres before Omendi and Lynx gets to it," said Orlha.

        Norris nodded his head, trying to digest the words to his mind. "But does Omendi and Lynx know the whereabouts of the key?"

        Everyone exchanged glances at each other, each giving a confused look. "N-not that I know of. Inside the Chrono Cross is the Emblem in which it is a map to the keys," said Serge. "That is there main purpose to kill me; to get that factor in me. It's the only thing that can lead us to the keys."

        "Hmm…it's strange. People around town started to complain about a man with a hooded cloak that matched Omendi's descriptions," started Norris thoughtfully. Serge suddenly stood up in his position, glaring in space with anger.

        "Omendi," growled Serge, clenching his fist together.

        "But why would he be here?" asked Leena.

        "My hunch is Omendi probably found the whereabouts of the key and is trying to find it right now," predicted Serge as he sat in his seat. "How does he know the Key Sphere is around here?"

        Kidd gasped a bit in silence, trying hard not let anyone notice her little surprise that made her realize something.

        "Who knows? However, there are other reports too. There is another man with a different colored hood cloak who roams around the streets. This man, however, has a female partner with him, also wearing the same hooded cloak as him."

        Kidd once again gave another hidden gasp, her face beginning to pale.

        "They must be minions of Omendi and Lynx. I knew there were more of them than just those two," said Karsh huskily. "Damn, bastards. They must be looking for the same thing."

        "Apparently yes. However, Omendi at this moment, or so I heard, has not been in his favorite bar in almost three days," said Norris.

        Serge closed his eyes, frowning. "He must be with Lynx planning on taking over the world once they gain the power needed."  

        "Do you know the two people's names?" asked Glenn.

        "No, unfortunately. Many people keep their distances away from them. My army is keeping an eye on them right now. But, they lost them just a few hours ago. Who knows what they are doing at the moment."

        Serge, still has his eyes closed, started to think through this situation. He knows that Omendi and Lynx are after the Key Spheres just like Serge and the gang is. However, there are these two other minions that are also after the Key Spheres. Why would Lynx ask them to retrieve the next Key Sphere when he could get it himself? Then, out of nowhere, the aura reading from before loomed over Serge's mind once again, making him think more than expected.

        "That aura I read in the shadows, and the aura that I read on the boat. They felt the same…for some reason. And one of them felt like the same aura level as one of Kidd's friends. What can it be leading to?" thought Serge.

 Serge suddenly got up from his seat and started to walk out the door. The Chrono Gang looked up to see Serge walking off. "Serge, where are you going?" asked Glenn.

        Serge turned around, opening the door slightly. "I'm taking a walk. Norris, where's the nearest bar place?" asked Serge.

        "Umm…take the street to your left. At the first four-way path, take the one on the right. On the right side, the last building that is near the fork rode. You can't miss it," said Norris.

        "Thanks, I'll be back in thirty minutes," said Serge, walking off outside and closing the door.

        Kidd was in deep thought when she heard the door slam. She gasped a little and turned to the source, seeing Serge walking off to the left. "Serge…?"

        "I…feel something is…different from Serge. Does he have something on his mind? He looks confused," said Norris, shaking his head gently.

        "Yeah, Serge is changing right at this very moment," said Kidd. "I just hope he finds his answers. I don't wanna see him like this."

        Norris sighed. "You guys, can you tell me the reason why Serge is searching about himself? You didn't explain to me fully about it."

        "Yeah…this is why…" began Glenn with Kidd and everyone else's help.

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        Serge could feel the multiple aura readings as he walked along the streets of Porre. Passing people looked at him, seeing that he is wearing clothing that is unfamiliar to them in standards of their medieval-like clothing, with a hint of modern day clothing as well. Serge slowly walked to the right, his bangs shadowing his eyes as he thought through the puzzling reports he just heard and the aura power matching one after another.

        In front, he noticed a fork road; seeing that the place is near by. Turning to the last building, Serge saw a sign that read "Porre Bar." He entered in the little bar, noticing many men sat and chat, drinking down dozen of jugs of rum and saki. Within the interior of the bar place, the room is filled with dim lights, creating an almost glooming atmosphere. At the right, a bar stand with several stools were there, a bartender wiping a glass cup, humming happily.

        Serge spotted a free stool on the stands and sat there, his elbows kneeling against the table. The stout bartender looked at Serge, seeing that he is new to this town. With a friendly smile, the bartender spoke, "Hey, sonny. You new here?"

        Serge nodded, still in thought with the aura readings that just come and go through his mind. "Would like Sake or rum or what?" asked the bartender humbly, grabbing a clean glass cup under the table.

        "Cherry Splash. No alcohol," ordered Serge.

        "Comin' up!"

        Serge sighed. He could tell that his thoughts would take a long time to go through. He still can't figure out what is going on through his little mind. Yet, those aura readings he felt. To him, it felt so familiar, but somehow he can't put his finger on it. He still is not convinced and he needs more information of the aura reading.

        "But the voices I heard before," Serge said to himself silently. "Could they mean something?" Within minutes, the bartender handed Serge's drink. Serge thanked him and gave the right amount of gil to the humble bartender. The Bartender grabbed it gently and gave him thanks.               

        Serge playfully swirled his drink and drunk it, feeling the cool liquid coming into his parched throat. Giving a sigh after a drink, it sort of made him feel better. Yet, the lingering feeling still is kept in his mind.

        "Someone looking for who? What is that vision telling me?" he asked wondrously.

        A vision of Kidd started to come in view, seeing her looking angrily at the two figures glaring at her with disgust in their eyes.

        Serge shook his head. When he was about to take another gulp of his drink, something hit him right then. "Could it be that Kidd is explaining to them that she is looking for…me? That island." He imaged the view of the island and the tunnel few hours ago. "-could it be…? Then that means-"

        A flash of multiple aura readings started to come in Serge's mind as he came weary of that sudden disturbance.

        "…That feeling again…It's near…" he said quietly.

        A huge bang hit the door within seconds of Serge's encounter with the noise. Serge stiffened as the aura reading he sensed is right there.

        The huge bang surprised the men inside as their gaze turn to the broken door. Coming in, a man wearing a hooded coat came in, with a female wearing the same thing tagging along.

        The men watched in fear as the two comrades came in surprisingly. Serge looked around with caution in his eyes. He could see that each and every person knew who exactly are these people. Men started to back up as far as they can from them, their fears fearing the weapons that they are wielding.

        Serge just sat there without any worry in his part, closing his eyes as he concentrated on that instead of the view before him. He could feel it more closely, yet to him, the aura still felt unknown. So, with nothing to do, Serge just acted natural and kept on drinking.

        The man with the hooded cloak stood in front of helpless on the stool, beginning to grow in fear. "You're in my seat! Get out of the way!" retorted the cloak male as he shoved aside the helpless man behind him. All the men sitting on stools, aside from Serge, got out fast, leaving the female sit by her comrade.

        The bartender went up to them, rattling in fear like the tale of the rattlesnake. "W-what will it be, you two?" asked the bartender nervously.

        "Two rums for me and the girl, Saki. And make it snappy," said the male, reaching his hands for the hood.

        Serge looked at them side ways, seeing the man reaching for his hood. With one swift movement, the male revealed himself from within the hidden cloth, showing his true self.

        Serge widened his eyes in shock from the view of the male. Flash images started to emerge from Serge's mind as he soon realized why one of the aura readings are so familiar.

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         "…This is going to be a fine battle. I can sense it."

        A man with a red cape started to charge at Serge, with his katana up in his grasp.

        "You wouldn't understand! You wouldn't understand how I am feeling right now!!!"

        The very man started to clash between Serge's Masamune and katana sword.

I must say, Serge. You are a worthy adversary. And a worthy friend to talk to. I like to thank you for the best match I ever have dwelt with…"

*Flash

"…Honestly, do you think you would find him after three years? He's probably older looking now and he is not even recognizable to see…"

        The same man, looking older, crossed his arms angrily, looking at Kidd in disgust.

        *Flash

        "Give up all ready! You don't have a million chance to find him!"

        *Flash

        "It's nice to see you again, Kiddo…hehehe…"

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        The unruly honey brown hair with long bangs parted in the front, the Indian-like blue bead on his right side of the ear, the katana that lies across his back under the red cloak. With a green kimono-like shirt with baggy royal blue pants, he wore a red bandana around his forehead, making him look like a true ravenous pirate thief with dark evil green eyes, almost dilated, showing an icy feel of those eyes. Serge knew and sensed from that point that the person is familiar. Right over there, a few chairs away, was none other than Ookami, the leader of the good-willed people of the "Tsubasa Heihe."

        "I knew there was something familiar about that aura! It was Ookami all along! But how in the world did he end up joining Lynx's regime?" thought Serge, clenching his cup with rage.

        Ookami's comrade as well took off her hood, revealing the long shiny black/violet hair halfway braided. Wearing a red halter-top half sleeved shirt that is short enough to reveal her stomach, she wore a short denim skirt that matches her attire of tanned boots and the red cloak. Around her waist, a bent bow laid across from her with several arrows on its quiver. Her icy brown eyes are the same as Ookami's.

        "…Why didn't we do this earlier, Ookami? I was feeling a bit hot in there," said the girl, wiping the sweat off her brow.

        "Well, I'm sorry. We had to keep our disguise a secret, Gwena," said Ookami.

        "Gwena! Kidd's best friend!" thought Serge incredulously, seeing that the two are actually working for Lynx all this time. Serge just sat there, taking another sip of his drink. The men in the bar looked at Serge with surprised eyes, seeing that he is not afraid of the two people almost sitting beside him.

        "Hey, chubby! Where's our drinks?" retorted Gwena. "We don't have much time waiting for your fat-ass to get here with our drinks!"

        "I'm sorry, here," said the bartender, handing them their drinks with nervous hands. Ookami took it and drank the whole bottle with one gulp.

        "Damn, I needed that," he said, glad of his new refreshment.

        "Tch, whatever," grunted Gwena as she took a sip from Saki. "So where else can we look for that Key Sphere other than this run down place?"

        Serge widened his eyes. Carefully, he intently listened to their conversation.

        "The King and Queen won't even tell us where it exactly is. They didn't even tell us which part of Zenan it is. We looked in that Demi-Human place and then that cave. We almost looked everywhere other than this place and that ruined kingdom," said Ookami.

        Serge was glad that he is eavesdropping. At least he knew that the key was not in those places. "But what do they mean by the King and Queen?"

        "Let's just relax and start searching again tomorrow at seven. Maybe we can sleep on it for a while," said Gwena.

        "Once we get that key, we will be rewarded by Lynx," said Ookami, proudly.

        Serge knew at that time it was time for him to go. He slowly got out of his seat. Serge was heading out the door when suddenly a shout rang out.

        "Hey you! The one with the red bandana!" yelled Gwena, pointing at Serge. Serge looked at them sideways. "Did you hear our conversation? IF you do, then I have no choice but to kill you, you damn eavesdropper!"

        Serge suddenly have this burst of rage rising through his body, and he suddenly turned to them with a very evil anger look, his eyes glowing very bright. "I don't have time to fight with you! You bunch of damn traitors!" yelled Serge, clenching his fist angrily. His eyes started to brighten as he yelled. "Leave me alone or you're head is on this bar's next menu!" His voice was like thunder, shocking Gwena and Ookami. With that said, Serge went out the door.

        Right when Serge left, Gwena and Ookami sat there in shock. Never did anyone spoke to them like that with the most scary voice of all. "W-what was that all about?" is all what Ookami got to say. The people around them chuckled in silence, seeing that the two mystery people are scarred off their boots with the new comer's surprise angry outburst.

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        Twenty minutes have just only passed as Kidd, Glenn, Norris, Karsh, Leena, Orlha, and Korcha sat in their places. They were just done explaining to Norris about Serge and Norris was surprised about this story. They were all in silence for a moment as they absorbed those thoughts.

        Right then, Serge came in, surprising everyone with his raging attitude as he slammed the door with a loud bang. It scared everyone to see him like this, his eyes shadowed behind his bangs. At that moment, the Chrono gang was too scared to ask him the problem. Yet, no one mustered enough courage to go to them. Kidd, on other hand, did muster enough courage and got up from her seat.

        Serge felt a gently touch on his clenched hands. He slowly looked up to see Kidd's worried face. "Serge…? Anything wrong?"

        Serge calmed down his raging behavior once he saw Kidd's calm and worried look. His softened and heaved a small smile on his face. He shouldn't be mad at the moment with Kidd looking worriedly at him. Moving his hand, he gently moved a loose strand of her hair from her cerulean eyes. "Don't worry, Kidd. I'm not mad at you or any of you guys. What I saw in the bar is the only thing that made me mad," he said gently.

        Everyone heaved a sigh to see Serge softened after hearing Kidd's voice. He slowly walked over to the window seat, looking out in the window thoughtfully. Everyone just looked at him as he closed his eyes to think of what to say.

        Finally, Serge opened his eyes to look at his friends. "It looks as though we need to find the second key quickly," said Serge bluntly. "Our plans have been changed a bit. Only that we need to get up bright and early tomorrow." He slowly heaved a sigh continued. "In the bar, those two mystery people just came and stop by for drinks." All began to gasp in surprise. "I happened to eavesdrop up on them and found out that they are looking for the Key Spheres after all. So far, they looked into some parts of Zenan and all ready they are going for this place and the land north from here."

        "Did you figure out who they were?" asked Glenn.

        Serge nodded and turned to Kidd, who happened to be sitting across from him. "Kidd, remember Ookami and Gwena?" Kidd nodded. "Well…I'm not sure how am I suppose to bring this up to you…but they were them that I saw in the bar."

        Kidd showed no emotional feelings as she just sat there, her eyes completely emotionless at the time being. Serge stared at her, seeing how is she feeling at the moment. Sudden rush of anger started to consume her eyes as she clenched her fists in great anger. "It's them?! It's them after all these months! No wonder they acted so weird to me! They were bloody workin' for Lynx all this time and I didn't even know about! I can't believe they would do this to me. Even after I told them millions of times of my revenge on Lynx!" Tears of anger started to form on the rims of her eyes. She tried her best to keep those tears from coming out her cheeks. Yet, she could not resist.

        "Kidd, calm down," said Serge. "I know what you heard surprises you, but what passed it passed." Slowly, he put a comforting arm around her, trying to cool her raging emotions. Kidd heaved a sigh, finally relaxing.

        "So, what's the plan?" asked Orlha.

        Serge thought through for a moment, then came out with a possible plan. "Of course, we have to wake up early before six. I'll try to find the whereabouts of the Key and we will go from there, okay?" Everyone nodded. Even though it was just a simple plan, it is the closest one Serge could think of at a time like this.

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Later that Night…

        Serge looked up at the starry sky up on Norris' roof. Glenn, Kidd, Norris, Leena, Korcha, Karsh, and Orlha were all asleep except Serge. Something was lingering in his mind as he looked at the sky above, looking at fiery small specks of the sky. His mind was not set on sleeping, but his mind was set on the reading of the second Key Sphere. Through the rest of the hour's daylight, Serge, Glenn, Karsh, and Norris tried to think of ways in which Gwena, Ookami, Omendi, or Lynx of how they figured out the whereabouts of the Key Sphere of Hope. Not many turn out well and none of them were different due to the lack of assumptions.

        Serge heaved a frustrating sigh, trying to loll himself to sleep. He couldn't stop thinking about the events that happened before. The arrival to Porre, looking around the big village, Ookami and Gwena's surprising appearance after three years, and the Key Sphere; he tried to think of something else, but to no avail. "What other reason could Omendi, Ookami, Gwena, and Lynx have to find the second key without the help of the emblem?" he asked thoughtfully, hinting a paranoid voice inside. His visions of the stars started to blur as Serge felt himself being drifted somewhere other than the confusing thoughts through his mind.

        ~*~Vision~*~

        "You will do exactly as I say. Since you are the Guardia rulers at this timeline, you will tell me where the whereabouts the Key Sphere of Hope," said a feline voice.

        *Flash*

        "What?" said Serge, suddenly realizing that he is no longer starring at the night sky.

        *Flash*

        "How do you know? How do you know the existence of the keys?" asked a young feminine voice.

        "I read through all history books, I read through all transcripts and ancient texts. Remember, Queen Nadia, I am Fate after all…"

        *Flash*

        "Lynx!" growled Serge angrily.

        *Flash*

        "If you don't tell me where it is, then Kidd will die before her own friends feet!" retorted the feline voice.

        "No! Don't bring Kidd to this!" yelled a male voice. "She has nothing to do with anything!"

        "Oh yes she does. She will soon rescue the one whose fate is going be the next "Chrono Trigger! And he will soon release the sleeping dragons after all these years! Endangering the human kind and brining to an understanding between the Demi-Humans and Humans. I don't like this idea one bit and I want to change all that. To change the true future of this world!"

        *Flash*

        "What are we going to do? We can't simply tell that bastard," said the female, pacing around frantically.

        "I know, but how are we going to protect Kidd? We can't just let them kill her."

        "Yes, yes, but…I just wish that there is some other way to protect Kidd. If only Lucca was here…"

        *Flash*

        "Lucca?" said Serge thoughtfully. "What am I seeing? What is this all about?"

        ~*~End of Vision~*~

        Serge found himself staring back at the night sky. He slowly sat up and shook his head, pondering about the vision he just had. "Those visions again. What are they trying to tell me?" he said, grasping his forehead. He panted unevenly, thinking through the vision. The voices, Lynx black mailing those two people for the key, Kidd. "Wait…Kidd?" said Serge silently, realizing something in his vision. "Something has to with Kidd in that vision I just saw. But what could it lead to?" He rewinds the voices, inch by inch, trying to gather the puzzles together with his aided mind and common sense. Then it hit him like a bullet.

        "Lynx must have bribed them to force their secret knowledge about the Key Sphere of Hope. And somehow, the black mail was Kidd. In this case, Gwena and Ookami's knowledge of the second key." Serge felt his mind lighted as he finally solved one mystery of his opponent's sudden knowledge of the Key of Hope. Yet, there is one mystery that Serge couldn't put his finger on. "Who are the two people who was bribed to tell Lynx about it? The ones that somehow know Kidd?"

        Out in the distance, a small voice called upon Serge, making him turn around. "Kidd…its you," he sighed. He noticed the attire she was wearing, a white spaghetti shirt with blue baggy pants, and her was done; her sleeping attire for night.

        "Couldn't sleep?" she asked, sitting next to him.

        "Yeah, sorry…I did I wake you?" he asked.

        "No, I just…got a feelin' that I just need to go outside for fresh air," she simply said, stretching her arms. "What are you thinking about?"

        Serge heaved another sigh, looking up into the starry sky. "I was…just thinking about stuff. I just couldn't believe that Gwena and Ookami actually joined Lynx after all this time." Serge just had a sudden thought in his mind and turned to Kidd. "Is that the reason why you left your friends behind?"

        Kidd looked at Serge, eyes filled in with mixed emotions. "No, that's not the reason. I didn't even know about their alliance with the bastard until now. I left them to look for someone. To look for someone who left suddenly without any word about him. All of those memories are somehow a blur to me, even in me childhood. Yet, I got this strong feelin' that we will meet again. So, I left them to follow my feelings." Kidd heaved a little giggle as she thought about it. Serge cocked his head.

        "What so funny?" he asked.

        "Hehe, it's just that when I think about it, it sort of reminds me of your past. You know, seven years ago when couldn't remember who rescued you from drowning?" Serge smiled as well, seeing the similarities with her past and his. Yet, the only difference is Serge all ready knows the truth who rescued him. He looked at Kidd with kind eyes as she continued to giggle.

        "It really pissed me off when I heard about it," said Kidd after recovering from her giggles. "They never told me about it. And they never, in all my life with them, ever keep secrets from each other. I told them about Lynx destroyin' me place and murderin' Sis millions of times. All of a sudden, it comes down to this. Why would they do such a thing?"

        Serge could see the pain streaking her eyes as she started to remember the pain she has gone through the change of her two friends she only known. Serge knew how she felt, hurting inside because of the truth. The truth always hurts and would always bring a person's emotions downhill. What if he finds the truth about himself? Will it hurt him too? Serge shook that thought out of his mind. His concerns are more on Kidd than his.

        "Kidd, whatever passed, it passed. Don't think about it. Just think about the future ahead of you. Being trapped in the past is no good. It's like as if you are isolating yourself from society, locking your emotions from everyone without sharing it. Just remember, Kidd, I'm here for you," he said.

        Kidd sighed, bowing her head with a smile. "Thanks, mate." Serge suddenly stood up, walking a bit further down the roof as he gazed into the two moons above. He inhaled the air as the wind started to pick. Kidd watched him from behind as he slowly lifted his head upwards, as if he was about to fly. He let us arms slightly go behind his back as he stretched, feeling content of the warm air and the nice cool feel of the wind.

        One way or another, in her lingering mind, the posture Serge is in somehow reminded her of the man who disappeared into thin air. The way his body was luminescent by the moon's ray, how the winds swirl around playfully. She couldn't figure out why, but somehow it reminded her that exact posture.  

        Serge felt the wind passing through his body, feeling the gentleness within of the cool wind. He felt as if he was going to fly, feeling his body feel light as a feather. Serge opened his eyes, staring into the two full moons above. He hefted a smile, feeling relax.

        Kidd saw him walk up to her, looking down with caring eyes. No words have gone through his mouth as Serge stared down at Kidd. She looked back, staring at him with those same eyes. They seemed lost in their eyes, staring at each other under the night sky full of beauty. Serge managed to heave another smile.

        "…Serge…" she called. No answer came from him as he stood there. She called again. Still, no answer came from the Chrono Trigger. Kidd's eyes turn to concern as Serge's smile soon faded. His glowing eyes were dilated suddenly. Kidd noticed this and called him again come back to reality.

        Right then, Serge's body went limp, falling into Kidd's waiting arms. She grabbed him just in time, falling to her knees due to his heavy wait. "Serge…? Serge…!" she repeated, shaking vigorously to wake up. Serge didn't wake up as his dilated eyes stared passed her. She soon realized why Serge is in that stage. "He must be…in a trance…"

        ~Vision~

        Serge could feel the pulse of his heart beating once again in time of the seconds of the clock. At first, Serge couldn't feel the presence of the key as stood there in the black room. The aura was too faint to read as Serge moved from one area to the next. He could feel his very soul flying through many buildings and structure. His mind at the moment is not concerned with the surroundings around him, but the Key of Sphere of Hope that is nearly there.

        Serge could feel it coming close as his soul maneuvered him through places unknown to his unaided eye. No other aura reading was out there. Serge could tell that he won't be disturbed anymore. He sighed, realizing it will be a lot easier to find the key without any interruptions.

        He could feel the wind as he surfed through, his blue hair lightly slapping his face. The presence is beginning to strengthen. The more he moved, the more the aura started to show brightly.

        The surroundings started to slow. Serge could clearly see the surroundings, drifting to a halt when the aura is extremely strong. Right before him, in black and white, was a landmark completely ruined to the core. To his right, a little village was in view, all tattered up into debris. To the south, was a lone house that is completely destroyed. The only remains of it were the outline of the house. To the left, was a huge building, surrounded by trees and a moat. Serge was more into that part of the ruined place as he went to it, walking up on the uneven stone steps. The Key Sphere of Hope's aura was stronger in that place as he walked up to it. He looked above him to see a huge tower in the middle. Serge somehow recognizes the structure of it, but he couldn't put a finger on to it. Within that moment, as if a sign, the emblem's transparent structure showed up in front of Serge's vision, matching the tower above with its second etched picture.

        "The picture…the tower…I think I know what it means," said Serge.

        The ground to rumble beneath Serge's feet, as he looked up to the tower once more. The view of its huge structure was disappeared without a trace. The ground finally gave in from the huge earthquake and Serge suddenly fell into the black hole, falling endlessly in the black pit. Sudden voices started to cover his mind, drifting above a scene before him.

        *Flash*

        "Now…Chrono Trigger…you shall die!!" said a mystery man. The voice sounding familiar.

        Serge was there, holding his bleeding arm as he looked up at the man before him, fear widened his eyes. Right then, Kidd stood in front of Serge, extending her arms in front, trying to stop the man from killing.

        "Stop! I won't let you hurt him anymore! He suffered enough!" yelled Kidd, tears forming in her eyes. "Stop it DI! Wake up!!"

        *Flash*

        "Don't you see? It doesn't matter how weak you are, it doesn't matter how weird you are! You are not USELSS TO THIS WORLD!" yelled Serge, coming at the man with anger in Serge's eyes, glowing intensely. The aura around him started to rise up. "WAKE UP, DI!"

        *Flash*

        The ground suddenly gave in, making Kidd fall into the bottomless pit. "SERGE!!!!" she yelled, trying to reach her hand to Serge.

        *Flash*

        Serge suddenly jumped into the pit, falling a few centimeters away from Kidd. "KIDD!" he yelled, feeling the warm wind. Behind Serge, a bright white light started to consume the whole dark area, with him flying gently toward Kidd.

        ~End of Vision~

        Serge bolted up from his sleep, a cold sweat surrounding his body. He slowly grasped his head, feeling the headache subsiding. His vision started to come and he found himself sitting on a bed. Serge looked curiously, wandering how he got here. "The last thing I remembered…I was looking at Kidd on the roof and everything seemed to blank…" said Serge. "It must be Kidd who brought me here."

        The clock in the room started to tick, making Serge avert his eyes to the time. It read "three 'o' clock." Without any hesitation, Serge got up, putting on his shorts, shirt, vest, and bandana, he went out of the room.

        Down in Norris' house, Kidd, Orlha, and Glenn were sitting down on the table, drinking down cold water. "How long has Serge been sleeping?" asked Orlha, taking in the sip of the cool crystal water.

        "About five hours straight. He still hasn't woke," said Kidd.

        "I bet he is awake right now," said Glenn.

        "Trying to get money from us women, Glenn?" asked Orlha.

        Glenn shook his head, sipping his water. "No, I just have this male intuition that he is awake at moment."

        "How can you tell?" asked Kidd.

        On cue, a huge loud thump startled the three friends, averting their eyes to the figure of that sort of sound. Right there, Serge fell right on his behind, grimacing in pain.

        "Ow, that hurt," said Serge, massaging his behind as he got up. The three sweat dropped, a little confused with Serge's sudden wake up call.

        "You okay, mate?" asked Kidd.

        Serge got and walked to them. "Yeah, nothing big. I was running out of my room and sort of lost control when it comes down to the stairs."

        "You mean to tell me you jumped off all those stairs?" asked Glenn. Serge just nodded and sat a chair next to Kidd.

        Orlha just handed him a glass of water, thanking her. While he drank down the crystal clear liquid, he noticed that Glenn, Orlha, and Kidd were actually dressed. "Why are you guys up so early?" he asked, putting the glass down after a long slip.

        "We couldn't sleep. Other than that, we just wanted to wake up to get prepared for the next journey ahead," said Glenn.

        "Besides, those bastards would rumoring around the time we are suppose to wake up to get their equipment ready. So to speak," said Orlha.

        Kidd gently took out her Rainbow Dagger, looking at its sharp color blade. "I'm not really sure if this dagger would last long. With its bad condition before, I'm not sure how long it will last."

        "Especially when Zappa used a Rainbow Shell," said Orlha, looking at Spectra gloves. "These babies lasted for a while now. And besides that, I haven't been fighting for a while."

        "No kidding. I myself did not get any fighting in my life," said Glenn.

        "But didn't you train for the Dragoon Tournament?" asked Orlha. "That has to do with fighting."

        "Yes, yes I know, however, I was only training with a wooden sword. Not my Einlanzers."

        Serge heard footsteps and turned around to see Norris and Karsh coming down, dressed and prepared as well. "Oh, I didn't know you guys are up all ready," said Norris, smiling. "Leena and Korcha are getting ready at the moment."

        Norris and Karsh joined them on the table. Silence invaded the group, waiting patiently for Leena and Korcha. The clock started to in the room, ringing at exactly four 'o' clock. "Serge, did you find the next key?" asked Norris.

        Slowly, Serge nodded his head, looking out to village, now colored in lavender. "The aura reading told me…its somewhere up north." Kidd was startled, yet hid it as Serge began to speak. "Its sensation is stronger over there than here. I can still feel it after my trance."

        Norris nodded his head, understanding what Serge is talking about. "Right up North, beyond Porre is the ruined kingdom-"

        "…Guardia," said Kidd, suddenly speaking up. All eyes fell to her as she spoke.

        "You know that place Kidd?" asked Glenn. By now, Korcha and Leena just came down, looking at the group in deep discussion. Kidd slowly nodded her head, her eyes covered behind her blonde bangs.

        "That place…was my home back when I was just a little un," she said.

        Somehow, to Serge's surprise, his friends seemed flabbergasted about this. By now, Serge thought they should know about Kidd's past. Yet, Serge has almost forgotten that Kidd was the only one who told him about her past. "I know, by this time, the place is in shambles," said Kidd.

        Norris nodded his head, agreeing with Kidd. "Yes, Kidd is right. A place that has been ruined for some time. Our prosperous neighboring Kingdom…"

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        Within moments, the Chrono gang headed out to retrieve necessary supplies they need. Once they leave Porre, there will be no people, no villages to stop by, except the temple in a large lush forest.

        "Guardia was the most beautiful kingdom I have ever seen since my young years," continued Norris, as they headed to the element shop. "The population there was humongous, making Porre feel like a poor village."

         Serge and Glenn started to go to the equipment shop, picking out necessary weapon sharpeners for their weapons.

        "There were many festivities over there, people laughing and happily about. Somehow everyone feels happy to be living in happy place with kind and great rulers."

        Karsh and Korcha looked at the variety of elements, choosing strong and weak ones.

        "Who were the rulers?" asked Glenn to Norris.

        Orlha and Leena looked for good food supplies for their journey ahead.

        "Their names are Crono and Nadia, or named Marle. Apparently, from what I heard, they were the very heroes who saved this world from Lavos' energy consuming. Along with their comrades Lucca, Frog, Ayla, Robo, and Magus. Without Lucca's tamper with time, then they would never have gone to the future to see the glimpse of Zenan."

        Kidd looked up the sky with sad eyes as she waited outside for Serge, Glenn, ad Norris.

        "Time has passed and the surprised destruction of Guardia have started around the time of 1011 AD. During the time of the great destruction, the whereabouts of the King and Queen are unknown. Up to now, people still don't have a clue where they are. People rumored that they are long dead."

        The Chrono Gang started to head North of Porre, heading outside of town. Every single person was all equipped and ready to go.

        "Until this time, Guardia has been deserted. People say that you could still hear the voices of those who died there. Some even say that Guardia Palace is contaminated with evil spells of the past. The cause is unknown," finished Norris.

        Once Norris was done talking, they were now outside of Porre, the time of five 'o' clock, an hour early from their designated time. Serge looked out to the different world before him.

        The path before him is a long path, yet nothing would stop in his way to achieve his goal and to succeed his father's will. Serge heaved a sigh as the wind started to pick up, his hair swaying in harmony with the friendly wind.

        "This is it. A place that I tried avoiding so many times," said Kidd, standing by Serge. She glared into the whole world of the Zenan with sad eyes. "I knew someday I would have to go through this path."

        Serge turned to her, comforting her as best as she can with his warm arms. "Don't worry, Kidd. Nothing will make you feel lonely anymore. This time, you're not facing this alone. I'm with you all the way."

        Kidd smiled, feeling the warmth penetrating from his arms. They gazed at each other with determined eyes and turned to stare at the scene before them. The wind started pick up, swirling around the two. They knew from that point that this journey will be a long and tiring event.

        Serge turned to the group, seeing the determination in them as well. They all smiled at each other, seeing that this journey brings so many memories from before. Serge smiled and nodded to them with a determined look. "Well…let's go!" Serge ordered. With push from his right foot, Serge started run in the lead with great speed with his friends close behind. From that point, this shows that nothing in the way would ever stop them from their goal. Their journey to the ruined land has only begun.

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End of Chapter 14 – Guardia…friends of the past?

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        *Next time, on Chrono Cross Angelus Errare.

Serge: Kidd, watch out!

        *Shows Serge looking down at the orphanage from a hilltop…

Kidd: Can Serge…?

        *Shows Kidd staring at Serge with past of the man standing where Serge is before…

Kidd: …be the one who rescued me…?

        *Shows Kidd holding a picture frame.

Serge: Ko-koura…?

        *Shows a man with red spiky hair with a katana on his hands charging forward to the feline…

Serge: But I know this person is calling me. I can't read where the aura is…but it feels like the aura…of the Chrono Trigger's spirit.

        *Shows Serge trembling in rage, Serge's back with two slight bumps coming out and in, bulging against his vest and black shirt. Almost visible…

Kidd: What was that?

        *Shows the gang looking upon Guardia ruins…

Serge: Now, up to this point, this your decision. Are you coming with me to stop Lynx once and for all or are you going back home and do nothing about it?"

Chrono Cross: Angelus Errare…Journey to Guardia Saga

Chapter 15: No turning back.

        *Sorry about the weird format. I expected to finish the Guardia quest in one chapter but I guess not. So I have to alternate some stuff around and junk. So now, you will expect this journey to have two to three chapters about it, in which I will call it the Journey to Guardia Saga (Stupid name huh? It's the only thing I can think of right now -_-*). What do you think? You like? Please review! I am almost done with chapter 16, and maybe I'll put up soon, depending how many reviews I have. Thanks for all the reviews by the way!! Later!