Author's Note: OK, I hve gotten some confusion in relation to the last
chapter. Shade was not really a bad guy, he just faked it so he could screw
them over. He couldn't stop the dragons, but he did get revenge for his
brother's murder. Yes, Winglies CAN be Dragoons, considering that Meru was
the Sea Dragoon in the game.
I also have another question for my esteemed readers. Yes, all six of you. .
This is for all of you that have played Chrono Trigger, which I doubt is very many, considering my Chrono Trigger short story has a grand total of 2 reviews. Anyway, my friend and I had an argument in Algebra about the best party. We both agree on Crono and Ayla, but we differ on the third member. The question is this: Who do you think is better, Magus or Frog? I won't reveal my opinion so as not to induce bias. Just say what you think.
OK, on to the new chapter.
Chapter 25
"I can't believe you guys are even considering this."
Rayen, Dawn, Phil, and Shade all stood near the RV that Kyra had brought to their location through magic.
"Why the hell should we take her with us?"
Rayen pointed at Dawn.
"She nearly killed you!"
Dawn looked down and said nothing. Phil got up.
"The point is, she realizes now what she's done and wants to fix it."
Rayen still couldn't grasp how they could go through with this.
"I need to take a walk."
He left the group, his feet making small crackling noises as he crushed the newly fallen slowflakes that covered the earth beneath him. He continued walking, not really paying attention to where he was going, until he came to a bare tree on a hillside overlooking the valley below. He plopped to the ground with a heavy sigh, and tried to sort out his thoughts. Another Dragoon would certainly help the group, especially since now they had to go after Dragons, but the sight of Sean lying with his back charred on the pavement, and the realization he would never walk again loomed too large in Rayen's mind for him to accept the Wingly so easily. His musing was interruppted by a voice cutting through the silence.
"What the hell is your problem, anyway?"
It was Kyra.
"My problem? You killed Humans."
"On the contrary, I didn't kill anyone. You and Shade gave yourselves up, and Phil and Dawn didn't fight back. The kid with the Sea Spirit was the only person I hurt at all."
"Well then, let me correct myself. You merely screwed up the rest of his life. He's fifteen years old, for Soa's sake! He doesn't have any parents, what's he supposed to do now?"
"How many monsters have you killed?"
"That's irrelevant."
"Do you know how those monsters came back to Endiness?"
"Yes, they were processed by a lab. So?"
"So, how many of those things were once people? I'm sure they plucked at least one fifteen-year-old orphan of the street to make those beasts, and yet you killed them without a second thought."
"That's something entirely different."
"No, it isn't. How do you know that those things didn't retain human thought? Shade does, even after they experimented on him. What about the other Dragoons you fought and killed?"
"That was in battle. You nailed him with a fireball while his back was turned, for crying out loud!"
"What about when Shade stabbed Emerson through the chest while they were standing in line? He didn't fight back either, and yet you seem to have forgiven Shade."
Rayen glared at Kyra, his fists clenched. She merely returned the gaze cooly. Rayen eventually sighed and relaxed. As much as he hated to admit it, she was right.
"Alright, fine."
"See, was that so difficult?"
Rayen shot her another glare as he got up. She smiled wryly and shrugged.
"OK, maybe it was."
They walked back to the rest of the group.
"OK, here's the plan."
"We have a plan?"
"Shut up, Phil. We need to find those Dragons. I propose we split into two groups. We'd cover more ground faster. Dawn, Shade, and Phil will take the RV. Kyra and I will be the other group. The Dragons have a history of serving us Dragoons, so there shouldn't be a fight."
"What happens if they decide they want a fight anyway?"
Rayen grinned.
"We haul ass, regroup, and figure out a new plan."
"Some plan."
"I never said it was a good one. OK, everyone should get what they need."
Phil, Dawn, and Kyra entered the RV, but Shade stayed behind.
"Why the sudden change of mind?"
"I let her go, but that doesn't mean I trust her. I'm putting her with me so I can watch her. Besides, you and Phil need to start getting along better. I put Dawn with you two so she can stop you both before you can kill each other."
"Ah."
Kyra came out of the RV, and Shade left to join his own RV.
"So, where we headed?"
"Let's find out."
He was glad Dawn had taught him this useful trick. He pulled out his Spirit and focused his mind on the ruby. The ruby projected a perfect map of Endiness, with twenty-seven blinking dots at various places.
"These dots are all beings with an abnormally high level of magic. These five here are us, and the one in the Mountain of the Mortal Dragon is the Divine Dragon, so we can cross that one out."
Six of the dots disappeared.
"Now, each of these sets of three are each element. We can now rule each out by environment. The one in the middle of the ocean are obviously the Sea Dragons, and we have a Sea Spirit but not a Sea Dragoon. The ones in Evergreen Forest are probably Jade, and the trio in the ruined City of Gigantos are most likely Golden."
Nine more dots disappeared.
"I think the three in the Limestone Caves are Dark. With all those eliminated, the most likely place I can see for the Red-Eyes is probably the Barrens Desert near Donau. We should probably head there first."
"Sounds good to me."
"Can you take us there?"
"No sweat."
They teleported away, preparing for their chat with a trio of Dragons.
Author's Note (again): OK, I realize this one was short, but the last one was pretty long and the next one will be too.
I also have another question for my esteemed readers. Yes, all six of you. .
This is for all of you that have played Chrono Trigger, which I doubt is very many, considering my Chrono Trigger short story has a grand total of 2 reviews. Anyway, my friend and I had an argument in Algebra about the best party. We both agree on Crono and Ayla, but we differ on the third member. The question is this: Who do you think is better, Magus or Frog? I won't reveal my opinion so as not to induce bias. Just say what you think.
OK, on to the new chapter.
Chapter 25
"I can't believe you guys are even considering this."
Rayen, Dawn, Phil, and Shade all stood near the RV that Kyra had brought to their location through magic.
"Why the hell should we take her with us?"
Rayen pointed at Dawn.
"She nearly killed you!"
Dawn looked down and said nothing. Phil got up.
"The point is, she realizes now what she's done and wants to fix it."
Rayen still couldn't grasp how they could go through with this.
"I need to take a walk."
He left the group, his feet making small crackling noises as he crushed the newly fallen slowflakes that covered the earth beneath him. He continued walking, not really paying attention to where he was going, until he came to a bare tree on a hillside overlooking the valley below. He plopped to the ground with a heavy sigh, and tried to sort out his thoughts. Another Dragoon would certainly help the group, especially since now they had to go after Dragons, but the sight of Sean lying with his back charred on the pavement, and the realization he would never walk again loomed too large in Rayen's mind for him to accept the Wingly so easily. His musing was interruppted by a voice cutting through the silence.
"What the hell is your problem, anyway?"
It was Kyra.
"My problem? You killed Humans."
"On the contrary, I didn't kill anyone. You and Shade gave yourselves up, and Phil and Dawn didn't fight back. The kid with the Sea Spirit was the only person I hurt at all."
"Well then, let me correct myself. You merely screwed up the rest of his life. He's fifteen years old, for Soa's sake! He doesn't have any parents, what's he supposed to do now?"
"How many monsters have you killed?"
"That's irrelevant."
"Do you know how those monsters came back to Endiness?"
"Yes, they were processed by a lab. So?"
"So, how many of those things were once people? I'm sure they plucked at least one fifteen-year-old orphan of the street to make those beasts, and yet you killed them without a second thought."
"That's something entirely different."
"No, it isn't. How do you know that those things didn't retain human thought? Shade does, even after they experimented on him. What about the other Dragoons you fought and killed?"
"That was in battle. You nailed him with a fireball while his back was turned, for crying out loud!"
"What about when Shade stabbed Emerson through the chest while they were standing in line? He didn't fight back either, and yet you seem to have forgiven Shade."
Rayen glared at Kyra, his fists clenched. She merely returned the gaze cooly. Rayen eventually sighed and relaxed. As much as he hated to admit it, she was right.
"Alright, fine."
"See, was that so difficult?"
Rayen shot her another glare as he got up. She smiled wryly and shrugged.
"OK, maybe it was."
They walked back to the rest of the group.
"OK, here's the plan."
"We have a plan?"
"Shut up, Phil. We need to find those Dragons. I propose we split into two groups. We'd cover more ground faster. Dawn, Shade, and Phil will take the RV. Kyra and I will be the other group. The Dragons have a history of serving us Dragoons, so there shouldn't be a fight."
"What happens if they decide they want a fight anyway?"
Rayen grinned.
"We haul ass, regroup, and figure out a new plan."
"Some plan."
"I never said it was a good one. OK, everyone should get what they need."
Phil, Dawn, and Kyra entered the RV, but Shade stayed behind.
"Why the sudden change of mind?"
"I let her go, but that doesn't mean I trust her. I'm putting her with me so I can watch her. Besides, you and Phil need to start getting along better. I put Dawn with you two so she can stop you both before you can kill each other."
"Ah."
Kyra came out of the RV, and Shade left to join his own RV.
"So, where we headed?"
"Let's find out."
He was glad Dawn had taught him this useful trick. He pulled out his Spirit and focused his mind on the ruby. The ruby projected a perfect map of Endiness, with twenty-seven blinking dots at various places.
"These dots are all beings with an abnormally high level of magic. These five here are us, and the one in the Mountain of the Mortal Dragon is the Divine Dragon, so we can cross that one out."
Six of the dots disappeared.
"Now, each of these sets of three are each element. We can now rule each out by environment. The one in the middle of the ocean are obviously the Sea Dragons, and we have a Sea Spirit but not a Sea Dragoon. The ones in Evergreen Forest are probably Jade, and the trio in the ruined City of Gigantos are most likely Golden."
Nine more dots disappeared.
"I think the three in the Limestone Caves are Dark. With all those eliminated, the most likely place I can see for the Red-Eyes is probably the Barrens Desert near Donau. We should probably head there first."
"Sounds good to me."
"Can you take us there?"
"No sweat."
They teleported away, preparing for their chat with a trio of Dragons.
Author's Note (again): OK, I realize this one was short, but the last one was pretty long and the next one will be too.