Author's Note:: Argh! Yes, I know. this chapter contains a very complicated
paradox, but, hey, it wouldn't be Chrono Trigger fanfiction without a few
hundred paradoxes anyway!
Chapter V: Angelus Mortis
????? LUCCA
The trio found themselves in Lucca's backyard. Looking around, it seemed not too much changed. An extension had been added and the woodshed had been rebuilt. The crater had been filled in, it seemed, and grass had grown over where it once was.
"How far did we go? It seems like the future. only not that far off." said Lucca, walking around the yard. Glenn walked towards the front of the house, while Lucca and Crono stayed in the back. It wasn't until Glenn came roaring into the back yard that Lucca's foreboding suspicions came true.
"The castle! You'll never believe what happened!" The trio walked to the front yard to see what Glenn was talking about.
"Oh my God." said Lucca, looking at the castle of Guardia. or the castle of Porre, rather. A great battle was being fought, and the castle was under siege. Porre had gargantuan battle tanks, firing guns, missiles, and other advanced weaponry, while small bands of Guardia knights were being picked off one by one, charging towards Porre snipers, armed with nothing but swords.
"This is horrible!" exclaimed Glenn, in an outrage. Lucca was about to agree, when someone did it for her.
"I'm in your boat, Glenn." Came a familiar voice. It was Lucca's voice. The three turned to face. Lucca.
"Hello everyone," said the Lucca from the future.
1002 AD BELTHASAR
It took Belthasar a long time to recover from his mind-wrenching vision. He decided, for the safety of him, and others, not to induce a vision upon himself, unless it was mandatory. In fact, he'd even pretended to be in pain, long after he had recovered from his journey into the realm of the uber-migraines, to make it seem it gives him more pain than it truly does, and everyone seemed to fall for it.
But, Belthasar decided he couldn't keep the charade up for much longer, and was "miraculously healed". Theologians from the manor looked upon the current events in the world, and what Belthasar saw in his vision, and even said that the vision had a large chance of coming true. Belthasar scoffed at the results, for he knew it would come true, because in 2300 AD, one could dig up old records on the end of ancient empires, and surely enough, Guardia was on that list. Now that he knew he was in Crono's era, he would warn everyone, saving Guardia from the destruction from Porre.
?????? LUCCA
The two Lucca's faced each other, the one from 1002 AD with short purple hair that came to just below her earlobes, and wore a green skirt with an orange shirt. This other Lucca had shoulder-length purple hair and wore camouflage pants (complete with hat) and a jade green tube-top.
The older Lucca wasn't very surprised to see the trio, still consisting of Lucca, Crono and Glenn, but the three were shocked that someone from the future knew they were coming. Lucca seemed to know enough about time to figure it out.
"You're me. you've lived this day before." Lucca whispered, amazed.
"Yes, I have." replied the older Lucca. "And I knew you would be here. I've come to warn you."
"Warn us? About what?" asked Crono, completely out of character. As he looked around, Lucca- both Luccas- could tell he was worried for Guardia.
"Crono. Glenn. It's so good to see you again." said the older Lucca, sighing. Lucca quirked a brow.
"Don't I usually see them?" she asked, kind of worried about the answer that would come. The older Lucca sighed again.
"I knew you were going to ask me that." said the older Lucca sadly. "And. no, Lucca. Crono, Marle, and Glenn are dead now. along with most of the people in Truce."
1002 AD MARLE
After her father passed away, Marle became very lonely. Until Crono proposed to her. They were married that same week, only a few months ago. Crono liked the royal life no more than Marle, but he was dedicated to keeping Guardia happy and peaceful.
But something worried Marle. The new country, Porre. Porre had once been a peaceful town, under Guardia ruling, but a revolt occurred immediately after Marle's father, the king of Guardia, died. A dictator, calling himself "The New King", lead the revolt, and rather violently, at that.
The New King was putting Porre into an accelerated industrialization, and Crono, not wanting to go to war, let Porre be. But Marle, who kept her suspicions to herself, had a theory that when Porre became advanced enough, it would take Guardia over. She had no idea if this was true, but was very worried about it.
She walked across the royal chambers, which Crono "ordered" her to stay in. Tch. She didn't take orders from her father, let alone Crono. She walked out of the royal chambers, and outside of the castle, walking towards Guardia forest.
?????? LUCCA
Both Crono and Glenn were shocked to hear this news, and both, although they didn't show it externally, were deeply disturbed by this news. Lucca didn't want to stay on the subject any longer. knowing she'd be all alone.
"There is a way to prevent it." Said the older Lucca.
"How?" asked Glenn, looking up from his boots.
"Porre." Said the older Lucca. "I know you may think to leave it alone now, but eventually." The older Lucca waved her arm behind her, letting the trio look upon the carnage. The battle still raged, Guardia's side looking hopelessly defeated.
"What must we do?" asked Crono, gulping.
"Here." The older Lucca handed her younger self a letter. "I can't stay much longer. Guardia needs me."
"But that's suicide!" interjected the younger Lucca. The older Lucca smiled.
"I remember myself saying that, and how I felt. I can't quite explain it. You're going to go through a lot in the next four years. Many things are going to change." said the older Lucca. "It's just that. Wait. I know what happens after this." The older Lucca turned, and the trio saw the back of her shirt being soaked in blood, almost immediately. The older Lucca turned, and collapsed.
"She! She was! She was shot!" yelled the younger Lucca, who drew her own gun. She fired towards the Porre snipers, which only drew their fire.
"There's no time! Come on!" yelled Glenn. Lucca nodded, and the three ran behind Lucca's house. Before going into the Time Gate, Lucca could have sworn on her grave- which now she knew to be her front lawn- that she heard a very familiar voice yell her name. Lucca had no time to ponder this, for she was literally thrown into the portal, and out of the warzone.
Chapter V: Angelus Mortis
????? LUCCA
The trio found themselves in Lucca's backyard. Looking around, it seemed not too much changed. An extension had been added and the woodshed had been rebuilt. The crater had been filled in, it seemed, and grass had grown over where it once was.
"How far did we go? It seems like the future. only not that far off." said Lucca, walking around the yard. Glenn walked towards the front of the house, while Lucca and Crono stayed in the back. It wasn't until Glenn came roaring into the back yard that Lucca's foreboding suspicions came true.
"The castle! You'll never believe what happened!" The trio walked to the front yard to see what Glenn was talking about.
"Oh my God." said Lucca, looking at the castle of Guardia. or the castle of Porre, rather. A great battle was being fought, and the castle was under siege. Porre had gargantuan battle tanks, firing guns, missiles, and other advanced weaponry, while small bands of Guardia knights were being picked off one by one, charging towards Porre snipers, armed with nothing but swords.
"This is horrible!" exclaimed Glenn, in an outrage. Lucca was about to agree, when someone did it for her.
"I'm in your boat, Glenn." Came a familiar voice. It was Lucca's voice. The three turned to face. Lucca.
"Hello everyone," said the Lucca from the future.
1002 AD BELTHASAR
It took Belthasar a long time to recover from his mind-wrenching vision. He decided, for the safety of him, and others, not to induce a vision upon himself, unless it was mandatory. In fact, he'd even pretended to be in pain, long after he had recovered from his journey into the realm of the uber-migraines, to make it seem it gives him more pain than it truly does, and everyone seemed to fall for it.
But, Belthasar decided he couldn't keep the charade up for much longer, and was "miraculously healed". Theologians from the manor looked upon the current events in the world, and what Belthasar saw in his vision, and even said that the vision had a large chance of coming true. Belthasar scoffed at the results, for he knew it would come true, because in 2300 AD, one could dig up old records on the end of ancient empires, and surely enough, Guardia was on that list. Now that he knew he was in Crono's era, he would warn everyone, saving Guardia from the destruction from Porre.
?????? LUCCA
The two Lucca's faced each other, the one from 1002 AD with short purple hair that came to just below her earlobes, and wore a green skirt with an orange shirt. This other Lucca had shoulder-length purple hair and wore camouflage pants (complete with hat) and a jade green tube-top.
The older Lucca wasn't very surprised to see the trio, still consisting of Lucca, Crono and Glenn, but the three were shocked that someone from the future knew they were coming. Lucca seemed to know enough about time to figure it out.
"You're me. you've lived this day before." Lucca whispered, amazed.
"Yes, I have." replied the older Lucca. "And I knew you would be here. I've come to warn you."
"Warn us? About what?" asked Crono, completely out of character. As he looked around, Lucca- both Luccas- could tell he was worried for Guardia.
"Crono. Glenn. It's so good to see you again." said the older Lucca, sighing. Lucca quirked a brow.
"Don't I usually see them?" she asked, kind of worried about the answer that would come. The older Lucca sighed again.
"I knew you were going to ask me that." said the older Lucca sadly. "And. no, Lucca. Crono, Marle, and Glenn are dead now. along with most of the people in Truce."
1002 AD MARLE
After her father passed away, Marle became very lonely. Until Crono proposed to her. They were married that same week, only a few months ago. Crono liked the royal life no more than Marle, but he was dedicated to keeping Guardia happy and peaceful.
But something worried Marle. The new country, Porre. Porre had once been a peaceful town, under Guardia ruling, but a revolt occurred immediately after Marle's father, the king of Guardia, died. A dictator, calling himself "The New King", lead the revolt, and rather violently, at that.
The New King was putting Porre into an accelerated industrialization, and Crono, not wanting to go to war, let Porre be. But Marle, who kept her suspicions to herself, had a theory that when Porre became advanced enough, it would take Guardia over. She had no idea if this was true, but was very worried about it.
She walked across the royal chambers, which Crono "ordered" her to stay in. Tch. She didn't take orders from her father, let alone Crono. She walked out of the royal chambers, and outside of the castle, walking towards Guardia forest.
?????? LUCCA
Both Crono and Glenn were shocked to hear this news, and both, although they didn't show it externally, were deeply disturbed by this news. Lucca didn't want to stay on the subject any longer. knowing she'd be all alone.
"There is a way to prevent it." Said the older Lucca.
"How?" asked Glenn, looking up from his boots.
"Porre." Said the older Lucca. "I know you may think to leave it alone now, but eventually." The older Lucca waved her arm behind her, letting the trio look upon the carnage. The battle still raged, Guardia's side looking hopelessly defeated.
"What must we do?" asked Crono, gulping.
"Here." The older Lucca handed her younger self a letter. "I can't stay much longer. Guardia needs me."
"But that's suicide!" interjected the younger Lucca. The older Lucca smiled.
"I remember myself saying that, and how I felt. I can't quite explain it. You're going to go through a lot in the next four years. Many things are going to change." said the older Lucca. "It's just that. Wait. I know what happens after this." The older Lucca turned, and the trio saw the back of her shirt being soaked in blood, almost immediately. The older Lucca turned, and collapsed.
"She! She was! She was shot!" yelled the younger Lucca, who drew her own gun. She fired towards the Porre snipers, which only drew their fire.
"There's no time! Come on!" yelled Glenn. Lucca nodded, and the three ran behind Lucca's house. Before going into the Time Gate, Lucca could have sworn on her grave- which now she knew to be her front lawn- that she heard a very familiar voice yell her name. Lucca had no time to ponder this, for she was literally thrown into the portal, and out of the warzone.
