To Battle the Apocalypse
Chapter One: The End of Time Gasper, Guru of Time, stood in the center of the place known as the End of Time. Surrounding him were nine youths waiting to change history and save the world. Only seven of them had magick and seven had adequate weapons. "Now, you Gabrielle and Schala. Go into the room behind me." Schala knew what was there; Magus had told him. Gabrielle, however, had no idea. "What's in there?" she asked. "You'll see just go." Gasper replied. Glenn nudged Gabrielle and she went with Schala into the room. "Now, you all have your weapons, correct?" Gasper wanted to know. Everyone held out their most powerful weapons. "Excellent. Now what about Schala and Gabrielle?" "Gabrielle is excellent with a staff. Schala's good; Gabrielle's been teaching." Marle put in. "I've been giving them some lessons with a scythe." Magus added. "I have just the thing." Gasper said. In a flash of white light, two pole- arms appeared. One was a strong looking staff with Amazon decorations; the other was a scythe looking weapon, only there was a blade on both ends (Y'know like Serge's weapon in Chrono Cross?). "But I thought we could only go in parties of three." Lucca pointed out. "That is true. We will find some way to get all of you to Lavos." Gasper said.
* * * "What have we here?" a scarlet Nu asked. "Wow, you're just like the others. I'm guessing the Old One wants me to give you magic. But I see," he looked at Gabrielle. "You already have some. Are you an Enlightened One?" he asked. "No. I'm an Amazon." Gabrielle said. "Ah! Yes, I remember!" Spekkio said. "What? Spekkio changed the subject. "Hey, Princess. Come for some magic, eh?" "Yes." Schala blushed. "Well, you're going to have something I cooked up called Prism magic. You, Amazon, you have Acid already." The girls nodded. "Now think MAGIC and walked around the room clockwise three times." "What? You want us to walk around the room?" Gabrielle asked. "Just do it!" Schala hissed. They ran clockwise around the room three times and then walked back to Spekkio. "Excellent! MAGICO!" he bellowed. Multicolor lights swirled around Schala, while crimson smoke billowed around Gabrielle. "So fortified with magic, wanna try it out?" "Sure!" Gabrielle piped while Schala shook her head. "All right!" Spekkio exclaimed. "Nice one, Gabby." Schala muttered. "Sorry." She winced. Spekkio doused Schala with silver light: a Dark Bomb. Gabrielle shot a small acid ball at Spekkio. Schala threw multicolor mist at Spekkio. Spekkio shot a lightning bolt at Gabrielle. The battle went like this for a quarter-hour until Spekkio slumped down. "You win! Don't this a habit, take this with you." He shoved a bag of bottles into Gabrielle's hands. As they exited, Gabrielle asked, "What are these?" "I don't know. The others might be able to explain." Schala said.
* * * "You beat him?" Marle asked. "Wow! Great job, guys!" "Can you guys tell us what these are?" Gabrielle asked holding up the bag. "Those are elixirs." Crono said. He explained what they did and about battles. "You are ready for the journey to Lavos." Gasper announced. There was a scream of something not human and eerie green and blue lights flickered. When the light receded all was dark. Even the pillars of light were out. Lucca lit a fire in her palm and tossed a flame into the lamp in the center of the room. "The Gates!" Robo cried. "They're all out!" "What?" Lucca demanded. "The Gates are no longer operational!" Robo repeated. "Lavos's power has made them turn off!" "How is that possible, didn't he create them?" Crono asked. "I do not understand this, too. But we still have Epoch to take us to Lavos." Robo pointed out. "Oh, no. We are not cramming all the weapons, items, and all of us into Epoch." Marle spat. "No fun when squished." Ayla put in. "There may be a power spot on top of your mountain, Gabrielle." Gasper said. "What?" "The Black Omen can be seen from the peak of the mountain. This way all nine of you can go to Lavos." Gasper explained. "You can get to Lavos that way. It's risky but it's worth a shot." "Why is it risky?" Magus wanted to know. "The mountain is quite tall, it'll take weeks to climb it. Then you have to fight Lavos." Gasper told him. "It might not work at all." "Let's try it." Gabrielle said. "The Amazons can help us with the mountain climbing equipment." She said. "Sounds good to me." Crono murmured. "Just as long as we kill Lavos and get it over with." Magus put in.
* * * Gabrielle couldn't have been happier to return home. Her people greeted her with a feast in her and her friends honor. Gabrielle's people got the tale of the traitor Amazons from their chief's lips. After that the feast and party began. Lavos left their minds for the evening as they danced, ate, and had fun. Glenn and Gabrielle got to have the time together they needed to talk about their relationship. Crono and Marle got such time as well. "You know what?" Glenn shouted over the music. "What?" Gabrielle yelled. "I love you." He replied, still shouting. Gabrielle grinned. "I love you, too." She called back. They kissed several times before they stopped. Crono and Marle escaped to a guest cabin to have their conversation. Outside the window, Gabrielle, Glenn, Magus, and Ayla caterwauled the sappiest love ballad until Crono threw the contents of the water basin out the window. Ayla, Gabrielle, and Glenn shrieked when the freezing cold water hit them; only Magus had dodged it. "Can't two people just TALK?" Crono demanded. "Are you sure that's not all y'all are doing?" Gabrielle inquired slyly. "Very sure." Marle replied before Crono could snap at her. "Now may we have some privacy?" "Aw, you no fun." Ayla complained. The four left to join the others. The party lasted long into the night. They all slept in Gabrielle's cabin and reminisced about the last few months. They awoke at dawn from habit and asked the Amazons to equip them with snow gear. When they were thoroughly taught and equipped, they decided to stay one more day in the village to rest and relax before their quest began. "There's a stream around here." Gabrielle told Glenn as she brushed her horse. "Want to have lunch there?" "Sure." He had been leaning against the stable doorframe watching her work. They packed a lunch and after telling everyone where they'd be at, they hiked to the stream. "How about here?" Gabrielle asked, pointing to a large willow. Glenn nodded and spread the blanket over the grass. Since it was November huge patches of snow dotted the landscape. "So how have you been?" Glenn asked all of a sudden. "What kind of question it that? We've been together all these months." Gabrielle inquired taking a sip from a water skin. "I don't know. You've seemed distant when we talk." Glenn said. "Well, I'm fine." Gabrielle told him almost tartly. "You're nervous about Lavos." Glenn accused. "I am not!" Gabrielle snapped hotly. "I.I'm just thinking about my past." Glenn knew that Gabrielle was lying; she was scared to death. "What about your past?" Glenn wanted to know. "You know. Tenotekhan, Zeal. More memories come back to me every day. I remember Magus, Schala, and Queen Zeal. I," she swallowed hard. "I even remember.fall-falling into the ocean. And slamming my head onto a rock when I was washed ashore; loosing my memory." The Amazon girl tried her hardest not to let Glenn see the tears brimming her eyes. "Gabrielle?" "I'm all right." Gabrielle sniffled and turned to Glenn. To her dismay, a tear fell from her eye. "Hey, it's ok." Glenn told her, grabbing her into a hug as the girl burst into tears. "Gabrielle, it's all right. We're going to fight Lavos." He made her look at him. "And we're going to beat him." He said with confidence. "I have a feeling we won't live to tell the tale." Gabrielle wailed as she buried her face into Glenn's shoulder. "What makes you say that?" Glenn asked. "I don't know. Just one of those things." Gabrielle replied distantly. "I just wish it was over." "It will be before you know it." Glenn assured her. "Just try to relax. You can't be tense on the journey up the mountain." "Aren't you nervous?" Gabrielle wanted to know. Glenn cupped her face and brought it to his so he could kiss her. His first kiss was gentle; the next one was passionate. Gabrielle leaned against the willow's trunk and returned all his kisses as he kissed her forehead, cheeks, and lips. They had not been able to be intimate with each other for a long time. Gabrielle's heart was pounding in her chest and she was glad she was sitting or she knew she'd fall. Glenn suddenly stopped kissing her. "What?" Gabrielle inquired. "What's wrong?" "Sorry, I just realized that we're." Glenn murmured. "Making out?" Gabrielle supplied. Glenn laughed. "Yes." "Who cares?" Gabrielle asked. "Now, kiss me again." She ordered playfully. Glenn obeyed with pleasure.
* * * "Where'd Glenn and Gabrielle say they were going?" Magus wanted to know. Crono, Marle, Magus, and Schala were performing the endless task of mending the horses' tack in Gabrielle's cabin. "They went to a stream to have lunch there." Schala replied. She wrestled with the leather in her hands trying to keep it in place as she stitched it back together. "This is definitely an Amazon's job." She muttered. "I don't see how those two can be outside." Marle said huddling in her coat. "It's freezing." "It's a mystery." Crono said. "Where're Lucca and Robo?" "They went up a ways to see the conditions of the mountain, they'll be back by mid-afternoon they said." Magus answered. He cursed when he jabbed his thumb with the needle. In the distance suddenly there was a deep rumble. Schala noticed it first. She grabbed Magus's arm. "D'you hear that?" she inquired. "Hear what?" Marle wanted to know. The rumble was heard a second time only louder. This time they all could hear it. Even Glenn and Gabrielle. "Did you hear that?" Gabrielle asked. Glenn jerked up and stood. Gabrielle stood as well; she just realized how cold it was. Their breath formed clouds before them and snow was everywhere. "I did." Glenn replied, looking around. "What was that?" The rumble reminded Gabrielle of what happened four years ago when she was a new Amazon. The Black Omen had created waves in the earth making avalanches happen extremely often. Gabrielle gasped. "Avalanche!" She cried. "It's an avalanche!" She closed her eyes and tuned her ears to hear the next rumble. "Yes, it's an avalanche!" a sickening dread filled her stomach. Last an avalanche came, she got buried under ten feet of snow. She was lucky that a group of Amazons was there and saved her. "We have to get back to the village!" Glenn told her. He began to gather their stuff quickly and bundled the blanket and threw it over his shoulder.
"There's no time, c'mon!" Gabrielle yelled. Glenn kept the blanket but hurled the pack down and grabbed Gabrielle's hand. They sprinted as fast as they could. Taking the route they had taken to get to the stream, it crossed a sloping hill. Crossing it at the middle, they went for the small, wide cliff. After they'd climb it, there was the trail to the village. "Look!" Gabrielle shouted. Her eyes were the size of saucers as she pointed. An enormous shelf of snow was plummeting off a cliff of the mountain. Before the couple was a huge hill. The avalanche would plunge down this hill and take them with it if they didn't act now.
Chapter One: The End of Time Gasper, Guru of Time, stood in the center of the place known as the End of Time. Surrounding him were nine youths waiting to change history and save the world. Only seven of them had magick and seven had adequate weapons. "Now, you Gabrielle and Schala. Go into the room behind me." Schala knew what was there; Magus had told him. Gabrielle, however, had no idea. "What's in there?" she asked. "You'll see just go." Gasper replied. Glenn nudged Gabrielle and she went with Schala into the room. "Now, you all have your weapons, correct?" Gasper wanted to know. Everyone held out their most powerful weapons. "Excellent. Now what about Schala and Gabrielle?" "Gabrielle is excellent with a staff. Schala's good; Gabrielle's been teaching." Marle put in. "I've been giving them some lessons with a scythe." Magus added. "I have just the thing." Gasper said. In a flash of white light, two pole- arms appeared. One was a strong looking staff with Amazon decorations; the other was a scythe looking weapon, only there was a blade on both ends (Y'know like Serge's weapon in Chrono Cross?). "But I thought we could only go in parties of three." Lucca pointed out. "That is true. We will find some way to get all of you to Lavos." Gasper said.
* * * "What have we here?" a scarlet Nu asked. "Wow, you're just like the others. I'm guessing the Old One wants me to give you magic. But I see," he looked at Gabrielle. "You already have some. Are you an Enlightened One?" he asked. "No. I'm an Amazon." Gabrielle said. "Ah! Yes, I remember!" Spekkio said. "What? Spekkio changed the subject. "Hey, Princess. Come for some magic, eh?" "Yes." Schala blushed. "Well, you're going to have something I cooked up called Prism magic. You, Amazon, you have Acid already." The girls nodded. "Now think MAGIC and walked around the room clockwise three times." "What? You want us to walk around the room?" Gabrielle asked. "Just do it!" Schala hissed. They ran clockwise around the room three times and then walked back to Spekkio. "Excellent! MAGICO!" he bellowed. Multicolor lights swirled around Schala, while crimson smoke billowed around Gabrielle. "So fortified with magic, wanna try it out?" "Sure!" Gabrielle piped while Schala shook her head. "All right!" Spekkio exclaimed. "Nice one, Gabby." Schala muttered. "Sorry." She winced. Spekkio doused Schala with silver light: a Dark Bomb. Gabrielle shot a small acid ball at Spekkio. Schala threw multicolor mist at Spekkio. Spekkio shot a lightning bolt at Gabrielle. The battle went like this for a quarter-hour until Spekkio slumped down. "You win! Don't this a habit, take this with you." He shoved a bag of bottles into Gabrielle's hands. As they exited, Gabrielle asked, "What are these?" "I don't know. The others might be able to explain." Schala said.
* * * "You beat him?" Marle asked. "Wow! Great job, guys!" "Can you guys tell us what these are?" Gabrielle asked holding up the bag. "Those are elixirs." Crono said. He explained what they did and about battles. "You are ready for the journey to Lavos." Gasper announced. There was a scream of something not human and eerie green and blue lights flickered. When the light receded all was dark. Even the pillars of light were out. Lucca lit a fire in her palm and tossed a flame into the lamp in the center of the room. "The Gates!" Robo cried. "They're all out!" "What?" Lucca demanded. "The Gates are no longer operational!" Robo repeated. "Lavos's power has made them turn off!" "How is that possible, didn't he create them?" Crono asked. "I do not understand this, too. But we still have Epoch to take us to Lavos." Robo pointed out. "Oh, no. We are not cramming all the weapons, items, and all of us into Epoch." Marle spat. "No fun when squished." Ayla put in. "There may be a power spot on top of your mountain, Gabrielle." Gasper said. "What?" "The Black Omen can be seen from the peak of the mountain. This way all nine of you can go to Lavos." Gasper explained. "You can get to Lavos that way. It's risky but it's worth a shot." "Why is it risky?" Magus wanted to know. "The mountain is quite tall, it'll take weeks to climb it. Then you have to fight Lavos." Gasper told him. "It might not work at all." "Let's try it." Gabrielle said. "The Amazons can help us with the mountain climbing equipment." She said. "Sounds good to me." Crono murmured. "Just as long as we kill Lavos and get it over with." Magus put in.
* * * Gabrielle couldn't have been happier to return home. Her people greeted her with a feast in her and her friends honor. Gabrielle's people got the tale of the traitor Amazons from their chief's lips. After that the feast and party began. Lavos left their minds for the evening as they danced, ate, and had fun. Glenn and Gabrielle got to have the time together they needed to talk about their relationship. Crono and Marle got such time as well. "You know what?" Glenn shouted over the music. "What?" Gabrielle yelled. "I love you." He replied, still shouting. Gabrielle grinned. "I love you, too." She called back. They kissed several times before they stopped. Crono and Marle escaped to a guest cabin to have their conversation. Outside the window, Gabrielle, Glenn, Magus, and Ayla caterwauled the sappiest love ballad until Crono threw the contents of the water basin out the window. Ayla, Gabrielle, and Glenn shrieked when the freezing cold water hit them; only Magus had dodged it. "Can't two people just TALK?" Crono demanded. "Are you sure that's not all y'all are doing?" Gabrielle inquired slyly. "Very sure." Marle replied before Crono could snap at her. "Now may we have some privacy?" "Aw, you no fun." Ayla complained. The four left to join the others. The party lasted long into the night. They all slept in Gabrielle's cabin and reminisced about the last few months. They awoke at dawn from habit and asked the Amazons to equip them with snow gear. When they were thoroughly taught and equipped, they decided to stay one more day in the village to rest and relax before their quest began. "There's a stream around here." Gabrielle told Glenn as she brushed her horse. "Want to have lunch there?" "Sure." He had been leaning against the stable doorframe watching her work. They packed a lunch and after telling everyone where they'd be at, they hiked to the stream. "How about here?" Gabrielle asked, pointing to a large willow. Glenn nodded and spread the blanket over the grass. Since it was November huge patches of snow dotted the landscape. "So how have you been?" Glenn asked all of a sudden. "What kind of question it that? We've been together all these months." Gabrielle inquired taking a sip from a water skin. "I don't know. You've seemed distant when we talk." Glenn said. "Well, I'm fine." Gabrielle told him almost tartly. "You're nervous about Lavos." Glenn accused. "I am not!" Gabrielle snapped hotly. "I.I'm just thinking about my past." Glenn knew that Gabrielle was lying; she was scared to death. "What about your past?" Glenn wanted to know. "You know. Tenotekhan, Zeal. More memories come back to me every day. I remember Magus, Schala, and Queen Zeal. I," she swallowed hard. "I even remember.fall-falling into the ocean. And slamming my head onto a rock when I was washed ashore; loosing my memory." The Amazon girl tried her hardest not to let Glenn see the tears brimming her eyes. "Gabrielle?" "I'm all right." Gabrielle sniffled and turned to Glenn. To her dismay, a tear fell from her eye. "Hey, it's ok." Glenn told her, grabbing her into a hug as the girl burst into tears. "Gabrielle, it's all right. We're going to fight Lavos." He made her look at him. "And we're going to beat him." He said with confidence. "I have a feeling we won't live to tell the tale." Gabrielle wailed as she buried her face into Glenn's shoulder. "What makes you say that?" Glenn asked. "I don't know. Just one of those things." Gabrielle replied distantly. "I just wish it was over." "It will be before you know it." Glenn assured her. "Just try to relax. You can't be tense on the journey up the mountain." "Aren't you nervous?" Gabrielle wanted to know. Glenn cupped her face and brought it to his so he could kiss her. His first kiss was gentle; the next one was passionate. Gabrielle leaned against the willow's trunk and returned all his kisses as he kissed her forehead, cheeks, and lips. They had not been able to be intimate with each other for a long time. Gabrielle's heart was pounding in her chest and she was glad she was sitting or she knew she'd fall. Glenn suddenly stopped kissing her. "What?" Gabrielle inquired. "What's wrong?" "Sorry, I just realized that we're." Glenn murmured. "Making out?" Gabrielle supplied. Glenn laughed. "Yes." "Who cares?" Gabrielle asked. "Now, kiss me again." She ordered playfully. Glenn obeyed with pleasure.
* * * "Where'd Glenn and Gabrielle say they were going?" Magus wanted to know. Crono, Marle, Magus, and Schala were performing the endless task of mending the horses' tack in Gabrielle's cabin. "They went to a stream to have lunch there." Schala replied. She wrestled with the leather in her hands trying to keep it in place as she stitched it back together. "This is definitely an Amazon's job." She muttered. "I don't see how those two can be outside." Marle said huddling in her coat. "It's freezing." "It's a mystery." Crono said. "Where're Lucca and Robo?" "They went up a ways to see the conditions of the mountain, they'll be back by mid-afternoon they said." Magus answered. He cursed when he jabbed his thumb with the needle. In the distance suddenly there was a deep rumble. Schala noticed it first. She grabbed Magus's arm. "D'you hear that?" she inquired. "Hear what?" Marle wanted to know. The rumble was heard a second time only louder. This time they all could hear it. Even Glenn and Gabrielle. "Did you hear that?" Gabrielle asked. Glenn jerked up and stood. Gabrielle stood as well; she just realized how cold it was. Their breath formed clouds before them and snow was everywhere. "I did." Glenn replied, looking around. "What was that?" The rumble reminded Gabrielle of what happened four years ago when she was a new Amazon. The Black Omen had created waves in the earth making avalanches happen extremely often. Gabrielle gasped. "Avalanche!" She cried. "It's an avalanche!" She closed her eyes and tuned her ears to hear the next rumble. "Yes, it's an avalanche!" a sickening dread filled her stomach. Last an avalanche came, she got buried under ten feet of snow. She was lucky that a group of Amazons was there and saved her. "We have to get back to the village!" Glenn told her. He began to gather their stuff quickly and bundled the blanket and threw it over his shoulder.
"There's no time, c'mon!" Gabrielle yelled. Glenn kept the blanket but hurled the pack down and grabbed Gabrielle's hand. They sprinted as fast as they could. Taking the route they had taken to get to the stream, it crossed a sloping hill. Crossing it at the middle, they went for the small, wide cliff. After they'd climb it, there was the trail to the village. "Look!" Gabrielle shouted. Her eyes were the size of saucers as she pointed. An enormous shelf of snow was plummeting off a cliff of the mountain. Before the couple was a huge hill. The avalanche would plunge down this hill and take them with it if they didn't act now.