A/N: the last chapter was kinda long.I don't know. maybe because I was
explaining Harlequin's past and all.please bear with me.I'm very thankful
to those who reviewed this fic. Love you all! mwah!!!!!! ^_^ please review!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Guldove's bar was quite empty at this time of the night. only a few people were inside, clustered together as if they are having a meeting." Funny.I never thought of that one." A masked man said. " true, true.I never expected she would devise her own astral amulet and escape to another world." The blonde bartender said. " no one knows what happened to her after the war. It was a shock to know that she emerged into another dimension. What could possibly happen then? everybody knows she's a murderer." A blonde hipster said. " you can't possibly say that! Harle is a good team player." A knight snapped at the hipster. " yeah right! That's what you get from a lovesick fool like you." the hipster jested. The knight glared at him. " will you two stop that?" the bartender said. " it's been a long time since we last saw her." the masked man said.
Cold sea wind blew inside the bar. Everybody stared at the new comer. " is there anything I can do for you?" the bartender asked. " Nothing special, Orlha.I just need your cooperation." The newcomer said. " what the-!" the rest of them gasped.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" its been three days since she disappeared. I wonder what has happened to her." Ron murmured as they started decorating the whole house for the upcoming birthday bash. " you're not the only one worried, Ron so stop talking and continue working." Mrs. Weasley snapped at him.
" I hope she's ok." Tonks said. " is she doing something for the Order?" Fred asked his mother. " it's none of your business Fred." Mrs. Weasley glared at his son. " is she doing something for the Order, Tonks?" Fred turned to Tonks. Tonks shrugged and flipped her new flaming hair over her shoulders.
" it feels so happy here when she's not around." Hermione scoffs. " don't say that!" Ginny snapped at her. " what? You're starting to like her like Harry?" Hermione asked Ginny. " she hasn't done anything to you so stop saying ill thins about her!" Ginny snarled. " girls, stop fighting." Mr. Weasley entered the room. " where have you been?" Mrs. Weasley asked her husband. " we moved the old grand piano from the basement to the tea room. Razzly is already there to clean it, don't worry." Professor Lupin told them.
" Professor, do you have any idea where Harlequin is?" Harry asked Professor Lupin. " she doesn't want anyone to know what she's been doing these past weeks. I'd doubt that even Razzly doesn't know her whereabouts right now." Professor Lupin to him. " I hope she's ok. I like that girl. She has the spunk that I like most." Tonks told them.
" are you sure she's coming home this Saturday?" Mrs. Weasley asked Professor Lupin. " she promise and I know Harlequin would never break a promise." He answered. ' what do you think would be the best gift for her?" Fred asked while setting up the balloons. " well, she loves playing cards." Professor Lupin told them. " playing cards?" Ginny raised an eyebrow. " because that's her weapon. She owns this magical set of playing cards called, the Packs of Lies." Professor Lupin told them.
" I think you better ask Razzly what she wants because she's the closest person to her." Mrs. Weasley suggested. " Mom, there's a letter from Charlie." Bill suddenly entered the room. " really? What did he say?" Mrs. Weasley asked excitedly. The gathered up as Bill ripped the letter open. It says:
Mom, Dad and others,
I'm coming home now and I'm bringing a newbie with me.you'll like her and she's a strong person. she'll be able to cope up with the Order's business. And Mom, Dad, she's my girlfriend so be nice to her, ok? see ya! We'll be arriving soon!
With Love,
Charlie
" Charlie is bringing his girlfriend to be a member of the Order?" George said in disbelief. " can we trust this girl?" Tonks asked worriedly. " I don't know." Mrs. Weasley murmured. " well, she's Charlie's girlfriend so I think she can be trusted." Mr. Weasley said. " did he say when they will arrive?" Ron asked. " no." Bill said. the ringer suddenly echoed all throughout the house. " urgh! Who's that!?" Mrs. Weasley complained and went outside to see who's the visitor.
" Charlie has a girlfriend. Wow!" Bill said smiling. There was squealing downstairs. " I think we better check that one." Mr. Weasley said. they all came down and Harry was surprised to see Charlie Weasley being crushed by his mom and a pretty blonde girl standing next to Dumbledore.
" Charlie!!!" Mr. Weasley cried and ran to greet his son. The rest of the Weasleys followed his suit, living Harry, Hermione, Tonks and Professor Lupin behind. " Good going Brother!" Fred thumped Charlie's back. " guys, you're killing me." Charlie said with a smile. Mr. Weasley released him and saw the blonde girl. " is she the one?" Mr. Weasley asked his blushing son. " um yeah. Wait, I'll introduce her." Charlie told them and went to the blonde girl. " Everybody, meet the newest member of the Order of the Phoenix, Scala "Kid" Zeal. I met her when I was still in Romania." Charlie said then put his arms around the girl. " Hi! I'm very glad to finally meet you all." the girl bowed in respect.
" you don't know how happy we are to meet you too." Mrs. Weasley said with a smile. Harry, on the other hand was in deep thought. ' Kid. I heard that name before but I just can't remember where.' Harry thought. " why don't we come inside the kitchen to talk?" Professor Dumbledore asked them. " ok." Charlie nodded and led his girlfriend. " Professor Lupin, can you please call Razzly?" Professor Dumbledore whispered to Professor Lupin. Harry followed the rest towards the kitchen.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" It's not that easy." the masked man argued. " oh for heaven's sake Guile shut up!" Harlequin snapped at him. " if you don't want to come, fine." She added. " and how are we suppose to trust you? we're not Serge, Harlequin. We're not like him who trusts anyone he meets." The hipster told her. " why do you have to be so mean to her?" The knight asked the hipster. " oh come on Glenn, I don't believe you did not have second thoughts when you met her for the first time." the hipster challenged him. " I don't want a fight inside my bar, Doc. If you want it so badly, bring it outside." Orlha, the bartender said.
" I don't believe you people! A lot of people are in danger there!" Harlequin cried. " there are a lot of people dying here too Harlequin! They're not the only ones needing help." Guile shouted back.
Lighting broke out of the sky while the five of them continued arguing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" so, how's the trip?" Mrs. Weasley asked them the moment they had settled down. " it's fine and we were not followed." Charlie told them. " good." Mr. Weasley told him. the door opened and Professor Lupin came in, followed by Razzly.
" Razzly?!" Kid suddenly said when she saw the fairy. Harry watched the confrontation closely. The fairy stared at the girl but did not answer. " Razzly!! I never thought you would be able to get out!" Kid said excitedly and went towards the fairy. Everybody became speechless when the fairy turned away from the blonde girl. " do they know each other?" Ron asked Charlie. " we were comrades in battle." Kid said without even taking her gaze away from Razzly. 'that's it! she's one of Serge's companions!' Harry said.
" what's wrong Razzly? Why don't you look at me? Don't you recognize me? It's me, Kid. Remember?" Kid said with a soothing voice. " what's happening?" Bill whispered to Charlie. " I don't know!" Charlie whispered back.
" I hate you." Razzly suddenly said. everybody was stunned. " what? Razzly, what's wrong with you? I though we are friends." Kid said with a said voice. " friends?! It sounded somehow ridiculous when you said that Kid. I thought you didn't even know what that word means." Razzly spat. Dumbledore just sat there at the end of the table, listening to the two bickering. " I don't know what got into you Razzly but I certainly don't know what you are talking about." Kid said defensively.
" did not know what I'm talking about?! You're a traitor Kid! You left us scrambling to pick the pieces of what's left of the war alone! I thought we're suppose to stay together!" Razzly suddenly shouted. Kid took a step back. " I don't know what you are talking about, Razzly." Scala told her.
" YOU NEARLY KILLED SERGE!!! YOU WANTED TO KILL HARLEQUIN!!!!!! YOU MADE SERGE LEAVE HER HALF DEAD! WHERE'S THE FRIENDSHIP IN THAT?!?!?!" Razzly cried in rage. " I didn't do that, Razzly! I never did! If I was to kill Harlequin, I would have done it before. I didn't even know that she was the- !" "Quietus!" Dumbledore murmured and Kid suddenly lost her voice. Everybody stared at him.
Kid glared at Dumbledore and took her wand and touched her throat. " as I was saying, I was looking for Serge after the war." Kid told them. " looking for him?! huh! You we're looking for him but you never realized that, hey! a whole lot of my comrades still don't know what to do now that Serge is gone!" Razzly yelled and flew outside. " RAZZLY!!!! COME BACK HERE, RAZZLY! I'M NOT QUITE THROUGHT WITH YOU!" Kid yelled and followed her outside. " oh no. this is bad." They heard Fred murmured. They all scrambled to follow the two.
Before then can get out of the kitchen, a loud bang was heard. " oh no!" Charlie cried as smoke settled in. when the smoke cleared, they saw Razzly and Kid facing each other, assuming a fighting stance. " they're going to fight." Tonks murmured. " oh no! they'll ruin the house!" Mrs. Weasley gasped.
" I don't want to do this Razzly." Kid told her while taking out a knife. " yeah right!" Razzly said while positioning her wand. " this is not good." Professor Lupin said. " you can't stop this fight, Remus." Professor Dumbledore said grimly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harlequin took a deep breath before entering the marsh. It's been a long time when she first entered this poisoned marsh. Memories of the old war came flooding back inside her head.
```````````````Flashback`````````````
" where are we?" Sprigg asked. " we're inside the Hydra Marshes in the Home World." Serge-in-Lynx's body said. " it feels so good to see solid things again! Whoah!!!" Sprigg cheered while doing some acrobats. " and it seems that we can't go back." Serge told them. " what?! Monsieur Serge, are you sure?" Harlequin said in a sultry voice. " the wormhole in gone." Serge told them. " what? You mean I can't go back to my old house?" Sprigg asked the two. " I guess we have to continue on. there's no turning back." Serge told them and started the lead. " sure Monsieur Serge! I'll be with you wherever you plan to go. Adieu old world." Harlequin said with a smile and skipped along with Serge and Sprigg.
`````````````end of flashback`````````````
A sad smile formed on her bow-shaped lips. Harlequin took another deep breath before she finally decided to enter the poisonous marshes of the legendary Hydra. Just as before, green, poisonous gas filled the marshes. Harlequin saw a Bridge Plant and used it to go down the acrid, murky water. She walked slowly while holding the Beeba Flute tightly against her chest. Three years had passed but everything looked the same. She came up slowly out of the water to avoid the Toxic Onion by the ridge of the water.
" hey, what are you doing here?" somebody asked her. Harlequin turned around, making her Jester's hat swirl and saw a man wearing a safety gear.
" what are you doing here without any protective gear?" the man mumbled through his head cog. " I'm going to take a sample of the manure of the Wingapede to bring to Luccia's Laboratory for further experiments. I came here in Lord Viper's name." Harlequin lied. " ok. here, take this.. I don't want to see you lying dead here after a few minutes without even trying my best to save you." the man said and gave Harlequin a set of safety gears. Before Harlequin could say thank you, the man disappeared through the green fog.
Harlequin continued on, until she met the Legendary Beeba creature. He was a plump, yellow creature with spots of different color all around his body. He is holding a worn umbrella and walks like a duck. " good day you Beeba's friend. were is you going?" the creature asked her. Harlequin took a step back. " um, I'm here to check-" Harlequin started to say but the creature cut her off.
" you is a friend of Sergipoo, righty? You is here to check the monstrosity is hidden deep, deep is the marshes." Beeba told her. Harlequin shifted her weight from one leg to the other. " ok, yes I'm here to check on the imp that was left after Serge had killed its mother." Harlequin told him. " Beeba are your friend. Beeba let you pass now. Beeba prays that you is safe." The creature said and wobbled away. Harlequin sighed. ' that was a close one!' she thought and walked on. the path was steep and slippery from all the acids the broke off from the plants above.
Harlequin reached the hole where Serge first fell and encountered the Land Krekan and freed Razzly. She stared at the dark hole. " it's a long way down." She murmured. Harlequin closed her eyes and jumped down the hole.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" BUSHBASHER!!!!" Razzly cast an element on Kid. " Kid look out!!!" Charlie yelled when he saw leaves surrounded Kid and cut her skin. " can we stop this? they're going to kill each other!" Mrs. Weasley demanded to Dumbledore. Kid stumbled to get on her feet. " you've gone strong, Razzly." Kid said while wiping blood from her lips.
" Harry stop them, please!!" Hermione begged but Harry was unable to move. 'powerful.very powerful. What more could happen is Harlequin is the one fighting here?' Harry mused as Kid fired another fireball at Razzly. " be careful! Can't you see that she's so tiny?" Tonks yelled at Kid. " size doesn't matter!" Kid yelled back at her. Razzly seems deaf from all their pleas. She raised her wand and she glowed green. " oh no." Kid murmured. " you shall pay, Kid." Razzly said. At the same time, Kid glowed red.
" oh for heaven's sake you're going to blow the house up!!!" Hermione screamed. " when anger is dominant, there is no room for reason, Hermione." Professor Dumbledore said as their energy increased another level. " I will not allow this!" Professor Lupin suddenly said and went between Razzly and Kid. " there's no use, Remus. Move out of the way if you want to live." Razzly said to him with a grave voice. " I can't allow you to kill each other! I promised Harlequin to make everything perfect for her birthday!!!" Remus yelled. " too late." Kid said. " NO!!!!!!! GRAVITONNE!!!!!!!" Professor Lupin punched the floor and it turned black then sucked Kid and Razzly. Everything went black. Harry didn't know things would turn out like this. Scary as it may seem, this is the next worst day for since except for the day Sirius died.
Professor Lupin was panting hard while Razzly and Kid lay unconscious on the floor. " what did you do?!" Charlie yelled at him. " it's the Gravitonne. A dark spell that allows the abyss to swallow the opponents." Professor Dumbledore told them. he went towards Kid and sprinkled some white dust over her then to Razzly.
" are they ok?" Harry asked. " they're just worn out. they'll wake up a few minutes from now. don't worry." Professor Dumbledore said. "Reparo!" he pointed his wand at the ruined corridor and everything went back the way they used to be. Kingsley Shacklebolt picked Razzly up while Charlie went to aid his girlfriend.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harlequin felt dizzy as she trod the acid paths of the Hydra Marshes. ' just a little further!' Harlequin told herself. She walked on and went face to face with a giant scorpion. " bullshit!" Harlequin cursed. She closed her eyes for a moment and the scorpion simply walked away. 'thank goodness! I can't face that scorpion now.I'm too weak.' Harlequin silently cheered. She went right and faced a small swamp that was the home of the Hydra and saw what she was looking for, a bottle of Hydra Humour that Serge left three years ago.
Her feet are getting numb but she is with no hesitation when she plunged into the venomous water and reached for the bottle. 'yes! They'd be able to believe that I'm true to my word!' Harlequin cheered silently. when she reached the edge of the swamp, she felt a stinging pain on her right foot. " argh! Bastard imp!" Harlequin cursed and immediately left the water and went out of the horrible marshes. She didn't know that a pair of small yellow eyes followed her as she left its home. Little did she know that the poison of the Hydra kelp was slowly creeping up her system. She returned to Guldove with high hopes that Guile and the others will come with her.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" what happened?" Kid asked the moment she gained consciousness. " you nearly destroyed this house." Charlie told her. " where's Razzly?" Kid suddenly got up and asked worriedly. " she's fine. She got up twenty minutes before you did." Professor Lupin told her and pointed at Razzly who was floating and staring at the painting on the wall.
" can you leave us for a moment?" Kid asked Charlie and Professor Lupin. " are you sure?" Charlie asked worriedly. " I need to sort this thing out." Kid told them. the two men nodded and went out silently.
" Razzly.come here please. We need to talk." Kid called. Razzly ignored her. Kid sighed. " ok.I'm sorry if I hurt you. but you have to understand, Razzly. I'm a victim of non-linearity. After Serge left Harlequin at Hermit's Hideaway, he went after Lavos. You know him, Razzly. He's the outright reason why the war happened. my true self, Princess Scala was trapped inside Lavos. It was very scary, Razzly. He has to choose whether he shall kill Lavos with me or save me from him, which was a hard thing to do. I was saved but when I woke up, he was no longer there. I wasn't in the Chrono World too. I was lost. I have no idea how to go back. I kept on searching for Serge, wondering if he knows how to get back. I didn't know what to do." Kid sobbed.
Razzly sighed. " its ok Kid. But you have to wait, for not I but Harlequin shall be the one to judge you." Razzly said and vanished into thin air. Kid sighed and fell back on the bed.
A/N: ok! lots of characters and names went out now. I'll explain them to you:
Guldove a village built on water.
Guile a masked magician. He's the first ever, strong
companion you'll get at the first part of the game.
Orlha the said-to-be girlfriend of Serge in the Another World.
Doc surfer doctor who healed Kid from the poison given to her
by Lynx using Hydra Humour.
Glenn a knight and the brother of Dario. He's in love with
Harlequin in this story.
Kid is a thief who came from Lucca's orphanage. She's the
other half of Princess Scala "Kid" Zeal, sent to look for Serge.
Lavos the ultimate villain. He wanted to conquer time and
destroy both worlds.
Sprigg the witch who took care of Harlequin. She's a
Doppelganger and can shift herself into any monster she likes
plus their level-7 magic.
Hydra Marsh a place full of poison, which was the habitat of the
last Hydra of that time. home to the giant Wingapede and Land
Krekan.
Wingapede a giant dragonfly.
Land Krekan a giant octopus-like plant that eats fairies.
Hydra Humour -a medicine taken from the essence of the
hydra. It can cure any disease.
Astral Amulet a necklace that can open a wormhole.
Beeba Flute an ancient flute used to call and tame the
Wingapede.
Beeba a wobbly, yellow creature that calls everyone a friend.
he's quite strong for he can call a lot of his kind during
battle. They guard the Hyrda Marshes.
I hope you're not confused^_^! I just want to make such a great story out of this that I have to include the events in the game Chrono Cross. Try playing it and you'll get hooked up with it. Love you all!!! ^_^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Guldove's bar was quite empty at this time of the night. only a few people were inside, clustered together as if they are having a meeting." Funny.I never thought of that one." A masked man said. " true, true.I never expected she would devise her own astral amulet and escape to another world." The blonde bartender said. " no one knows what happened to her after the war. It was a shock to know that she emerged into another dimension. What could possibly happen then? everybody knows she's a murderer." A blonde hipster said. " you can't possibly say that! Harle is a good team player." A knight snapped at the hipster. " yeah right! That's what you get from a lovesick fool like you." the hipster jested. The knight glared at him. " will you two stop that?" the bartender said. " it's been a long time since we last saw her." the masked man said.
Cold sea wind blew inside the bar. Everybody stared at the new comer. " is there anything I can do for you?" the bartender asked. " Nothing special, Orlha.I just need your cooperation." The newcomer said. " what the-!" the rest of them gasped.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" its been three days since she disappeared. I wonder what has happened to her." Ron murmured as they started decorating the whole house for the upcoming birthday bash. " you're not the only one worried, Ron so stop talking and continue working." Mrs. Weasley snapped at him.
" I hope she's ok." Tonks said. " is she doing something for the Order?" Fred asked his mother. " it's none of your business Fred." Mrs. Weasley glared at his son. " is she doing something for the Order, Tonks?" Fred turned to Tonks. Tonks shrugged and flipped her new flaming hair over her shoulders.
" it feels so happy here when she's not around." Hermione scoffs. " don't say that!" Ginny snapped at her. " what? You're starting to like her like Harry?" Hermione asked Ginny. " she hasn't done anything to you so stop saying ill thins about her!" Ginny snarled. " girls, stop fighting." Mr. Weasley entered the room. " where have you been?" Mrs. Weasley asked her husband. " we moved the old grand piano from the basement to the tea room. Razzly is already there to clean it, don't worry." Professor Lupin told them.
" Professor, do you have any idea where Harlequin is?" Harry asked Professor Lupin. " she doesn't want anyone to know what she's been doing these past weeks. I'd doubt that even Razzly doesn't know her whereabouts right now." Professor Lupin to him. " I hope she's ok. I like that girl. She has the spunk that I like most." Tonks told them.
" are you sure she's coming home this Saturday?" Mrs. Weasley asked Professor Lupin. " she promise and I know Harlequin would never break a promise." He answered. ' what do you think would be the best gift for her?" Fred asked while setting up the balloons. " well, she loves playing cards." Professor Lupin told them. " playing cards?" Ginny raised an eyebrow. " because that's her weapon. She owns this magical set of playing cards called, the Packs of Lies." Professor Lupin told them.
" I think you better ask Razzly what she wants because she's the closest person to her." Mrs. Weasley suggested. " Mom, there's a letter from Charlie." Bill suddenly entered the room. " really? What did he say?" Mrs. Weasley asked excitedly. The gathered up as Bill ripped the letter open. It says:
Mom, Dad and others,
I'm coming home now and I'm bringing a newbie with me.you'll like her and she's a strong person. she'll be able to cope up with the Order's business. And Mom, Dad, she's my girlfriend so be nice to her, ok? see ya! We'll be arriving soon!
With Love,
Charlie
" Charlie is bringing his girlfriend to be a member of the Order?" George said in disbelief. " can we trust this girl?" Tonks asked worriedly. " I don't know." Mrs. Weasley murmured. " well, she's Charlie's girlfriend so I think she can be trusted." Mr. Weasley said. " did he say when they will arrive?" Ron asked. " no." Bill said. the ringer suddenly echoed all throughout the house. " urgh! Who's that!?" Mrs. Weasley complained and went outside to see who's the visitor.
" Charlie has a girlfriend. Wow!" Bill said smiling. There was squealing downstairs. " I think we better check that one." Mr. Weasley said. they all came down and Harry was surprised to see Charlie Weasley being crushed by his mom and a pretty blonde girl standing next to Dumbledore.
" Charlie!!!" Mr. Weasley cried and ran to greet his son. The rest of the Weasleys followed his suit, living Harry, Hermione, Tonks and Professor Lupin behind. " Good going Brother!" Fred thumped Charlie's back. " guys, you're killing me." Charlie said with a smile. Mr. Weasley released him and saw the blonde girl. " is she the one?" Mr. Weasley asked his blushing son. " um yeah. Wait, I'll introduce her." Charlie told them and went to the blonde girl. " Everybody, meet the newest member of the Order of the Phoenix, Scala "Kid" Zeal. I met her when I was still in Romania." Charlie said then put his arms around the girl. " Hi! I'm very glad to finally meet you all." the girl bowed in respect.
" you don't know how happy we are to meet you too." Mrs. Weasley said with a smile. Harry, on the other hand was in deep thought. ' Kid. I heard that name before but I just can't remember where.' Harry thought. " why don't we come inside the kitchen to talk?" Professor Dumbledore asked them. " ok." Charlie nodded and led his girlfriend. " Professor Lupin, can you please call Razzly?" Professor Dumbledore whispered to Professor Lupin. Harry followed the rest towards the kitchen.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" It's not that easy." the masked man argued. " oh for heaven's sake Guile shut up!" Harlequin snapped at him. " if you don't want to come, fine." She added. " and how are we suppose to trust you? we're not Serge, Harlequin. We're not like him who trusts anyone he meets." The hipster told her. " why do you have to be so mean to her?" The knight asked the hipster. " oh come on Glenn, I don't believe you did not have second thoughts when you met her for the first time." the hipster challenged him. " I don't want a fight inside my bar, Doc. If you want it so badly, bring it outside." Orlha, the bartender said.
" I don't believe you people! A lot of people are in danger there!" Harlequin cried. " there are a lot of people dying here too Harlequin! They're not the only ones needing help." Guile shouted back.
Lighting broke out of the sky while the five of them continued arguing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" so, how's the trip?" Mrs. Weasley asked them the moment they had settled down. " it's fine and we were not followed." Charlie told them. " good." Mr. Weasley told him. the door opened and Professor Lupin came in, followed by Razzly.
" Razzly?!" Kid suddenly said when she saw the fairy. Harry watched the confrontation closely. The fairy stared at the girl but did not answer. " Razzly!! I never thought you would be able to get out!" Kid said excitedly and went towards the fairy. Everybody became speechless when the fairy turned away from the blonde girl. " do they know each other?" Ron asked Charlie. " we were comrades in battle." Kid said without even taking her gaze away from Razzly. 'that's it! she's one of Serge's companions!' Harry said.
" what's wrong Razzly? Why don't you look at me? Don't you recognize me? It's me, Kid. Remember?" Kid said with a soothing voice. " what's happening?" Bill whispered to Charlie. " I don't know!" Charlie whispered back.
" I hate you." Razzly suddenly said. everybody was stunned. " what? Razzly, what's wrong with you? I though we are friends." Kid said with a said voice. " friends?! It sounded somehow ridiculous when you said that Kid. I thought you didn't even know what that word means." Razzly spat. Dumbledore just sat there at the end of the table, listening to the two bickering. " I don't know what got into you Razzly but I certainly don't know what you are talking about." Kid said defensively.
" did not know what I'm talking about?! You're a traitor Kid! You left us scrambling to pick the pieces of what's left of the war alone! I thought we're suppose to stay together!" Razzly suddenly shouted. Kid took a step back. " I don't know what you are talking about, Razzly." Scala told her.
" YOU NEARLY KILLED SERGE!!! YOU WANTED TO KILL HARLEQUIN!!!!!! YOU MADE SERGE LEAVE HER HALF DEAD! WHERE'S THE FRIENDSHIP IN THAT?!?!?!" Razzly cried in rage. " I didn't do that, Razzly! I never did! If I was to kill Harlequin, I would have done it before. I didn't even know that she was the- !" "Quietus!" Dumbledore murmured and Kid suddenly lost her voice. Everybody stared at him.
Kid glared at Dumbledore and took her wand and touched her throat. " as I was saying, I was looking for Serge after the war." Kid told them. " looking for him?! huh! You we're looking for him but you never realized that, hey! a whole lot of my comrades still don't know what to do now that Serge is gone!" Razzly yelled and flew outside. " RAZZLY!!!! COME BACK HERE, RAZZLY! I'M NOT QUITE THROUGHT WITH YOU!" Kid yelled and followed her outside. " oh no. this is bad." They heard Fred murmured. They all scrambled to follow the two.
Before then can get out of the kitchen, a loud bang was heard. " oh no!" Charlie cried as smoke settled in. when the smoke cleared, they saw Razzly and Kid facing each other, assuming a fighting stance. " they're going to fight." Tonks murmured. " oh no! they'll ruin the house!" Mrs. Weasley gasped.
" I don't want to do this Razzly." Kid told her while taking out a knife. " yeah right!" Razzly said while positioning her wand. " this is not good." Professor Lupin said. " you can't stop this fight, Remus." Professor Dumbledore said grimly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harlequin took a deep breath before entering the marsh. It's been a long time when she first entered this poisoned marsh. Memories of the old war came flooding back inside her head.
```````````````Flashback`````````````
" where are we?" Sprigg asked. " we're inside the Hydra Marshes in the Home World." Serge-in-Lynx's body said. " it feels so good to see solid things again! Whoah!!!" Sprigg cheered while doing some acrobats. " and it seems that we can't go back." Serge told them. " what?! Monsieur Serge, are you sure?" Harlequin said in a sultry voice. " the wormhole in gone." Serge told them. " what? You mean I can't go back to my old house?" Sprigg asked the two. " I guess we have to continue on. there's no turning back." Serge told them and started the lead. " sure Monsieur Serge! I'll be with you wherever you plan to go. Adieu old world." Harlequin said with a smile and skipped along with Serge and Sprigg.
`````````````end of flashback`````````````
A sad smile formed on her bow-shaped lips. Harlequin took another deep breath before she finally decided to enter the poisonous marshes of the legendary Hydra. Just as before, green, poisonous gas filled the marshes. Harlequin saw a Bridge Plant and used it to go down the acrid, murky water. She walked slowly while holding the Beeba Flute tightly against her chest. Three years had passed but everything looked the same. She came up slowly out of the water to avoid the Toxic Onion by the ridge of the water.
" hey, what are you doing here?" somebody asked her. Harlequin turned around, making her Jester's hat swirl and saw a man wearing a safety gear.
" what are you doing here without any protective gear?" the man mumbled through his head cog. " I'm going to take a sample of the manure of the Wingapede to bring to Luccia's Laboratory for further experiments. I came here in Lord Viper's name." Harlequin lied. " ok. here, take this.. I don't want to see you lying dead here after a few minutes without even trying my best to save you." the man said and gave Harlequin a set of safety gears. Before Harlequin could say thank you, the man disappeared through the green fog.
Harlequin continued on, until she met the Legendary Beeba creature. He was a plump, yellow creature with spots of different color all around his body. He is holding a worn umbrella and walks like a duck. " good day you Beeba's friend. were is you going?" the creature asked her. Harlequin took a step back. " um, I'm here to check-" Harlequin started to say but the creature cut her off.
" you is a friend of Sergipoo, righty? You is here to check the monstrosity is hidden deep, deep is the marshes." Beeba told her. Harlequin shifted her weight from one leg to the other. " ok, yes I'm here to check on the imp that was left after Serge had killed its mother." Harlequin told him. " Beeba are your friend. Beeba let you pass now. Beeba prays that you is safe." The creature said and wobbled away. Harlequin sighed. ' that was a close one!' she thought and walked on. the path was steep and slippery from all the acids the broke off from the plants above.
Harlequin reached the hole where Serge first fell and encountered the Land Krekan and freed Razzly. She stared at the dark hole. " it's a long way down." She murmured. Harlequin closed her eyes and jumped down the hole.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" BUSHBASHER!!!!" Razzly cast an element on Kid. " Kid look out!!!" Charlie yelled when he saw leaves surrounded Kid and cut her skin. " can we stop this? they're going to kill each other!" Mrs. Weasley demanded to Dumbledore. Kid stumbled to get on her feet. " you've gone strong, Razzly." Kid said while wiping blood from her lips.
" Harry stop them, please!!" Hermione begged but Harry was unable to move. 'powerful.very powerful. What more could happen is Harlequin is the one fighting here?' Harry mused as Kid fired another fireball at Razzly. " be careful! Can't you see that she's so tiny?" Tonks yelled at Kid. " size doesn't matter!" Kid yelled back at her. Razzly seems deaf from all their pleas. She raised her wand and she glowed green. " oh no." Kid murmured. " you shall pay, Kid." Razzly said. At the same time, Kid glowed red.
" oh for heaven's sake you're going to blow the house up!!!" Hermione screamed. " when anger is dominant, there is no room for reason, Hermione." Professor Dumbledore said as their energy increased another level. " I will not allow this!" Professor Lupin suddenly said and went between Razzly and Kid. " there's no use, Remus. Move out of the way if you want to live." Razzly said to him with a grave voice. " I can't allow you to kill each other! I promised Harlequin to make everything perfect for her birthday!!!" Remus yelled. " too late." Kid said. " NO!!!!!!! GRAVITONNE!!!!!!!" Professor Lupin punched the floor and it turned black then sucked Kid and Razzly. Everything went black. Harry didn't know things would turn out like this. Scary as it may seem, this is the next worst day for since except for the day Sirius died.
Professor Lupin was panting hard while Razzly and Kid lay unconscious on the floor. " what did you do?!" Charlie yelled at him. " it's the Gravitonne. A dark spell that allows the abyss to swallow the opponents." Professor Dumbledore told them. he went towards Kid and sprinkled some white dust over her then to Razzly.
" are they ok?" Harry asked. " they're just worn out. they'll wake up a few minutes from now. don't worry." Professor Dumbledore said. "Reparo!" he pointed his wand at the ruined corridor and everything went back the way they used to be. Kingsley Shacklebolt picked Razzly up while Charlie went to aid his girlfriend.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harlequin felt dizzy as she trod the acid paths of the Hydra Marshes. ' just a little further!' Harlequin told herself. She walked on and went face to face with a giant scorpion. " bullshit!" Harlequin cursed. She closed her eyes for a moment and the scorpion simply walked away. 'thank goodness! I can't face that scorpion now.I'm too weak.' Harlequin silently cheered. She went right and faced a small swamp that was the home of the Hydra and saw what she was looking for, a bottle of Hydra Humour that Serge left three years ago.
Her feet are getting numb but she is with no hesitation when she plunged into the venomous water and reached for the bottle. 'yes! They'd be able to believe that I'm true to my word!' Harlequin cheered silently. when she reached the edge of the swamp, she felt a stinging pain on her right foot. " argh! Bastard imp!" Harlequin cursed and immediately left the water and went out of the horrible marshes. She didn't know that a pair of small yellow eyes followed her as she left its home. Little did she know that the poison of the Hydra kelp was slowly creeping up her system. She returned to Guldove with high hopes that Guile and the others will come with her.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
" what happened?" Kid asked the moment she gained consciousness. " you nearly destroyed this house." Charlie told her. " where's Razzly?" Kid suddenly got up and asked worriedly. " she's fine. She got up twenty minutes before you did." Professor Lupin told her and pointed at Razzly who was floating and staring at the painting on the wall.
" can you leave us for a moment?" Kid asked Charlie and Professor Lupin. " are you sure?" Charlie asked worriedly. " I need to sort this thing out." Kid told them. the two men nodded and went out silently.
" Razzly.come here please. We need to talk." Kid called. Razzly ignored her. Kid sighed. " ok.I'm sorry if I hurt you. but you have to understand, Razzly. I'm a victim of non-linearity. After Serge left Harlequin at Hermit's Hideaway, he went after Lavos. You know him, Razzly. He's the outright reason why the war happened. my true self, Princess Scala was trapped inside Lavos. It was very scary, Razzly. He has to choose whether he shall kill Lavos with me or save me from him, which was a hard thing to do. I was saved but when I woke up, he was no longer there. I wasn't in the Chrono World too. I was lost. I have no idea how to go back. I kept on searching for Serge, wondering if he knows how to get back. I didn't know what to do." Kid sobbed.
Razzly sighed. " its ok Kid. But you have to wait, for not I but Harlequin shall be the one to judge you." Razzly said and vanished into thin air. Kid sighed and fell back on the bed.
A/N: ok! lots of characters and names went out now. I'll explain them to you:
Guldove a village built on water.
Guile a masked magician. He's the first ever, strong
companion you'll get at the first part of the game.
Orlha the said-to-be girlfriend of Serge in the Another World.
Doc surfer doctor who healed Kid from the poison given to her
by Lynx using Hydra Humour.
Glenn a knight and the brother of Dario. He's in love with
Harlequin in this story.
Kid is a thief who came from Lucca's orphanage. She's the
other half of Princess Scala "Kid" Zeal, sent to look for Serge.
Lavos the ultimate villain. He wanted to conquer time and
destroy both worlds.
Sprigg the witch who took care of Harlequin. She's a
Doppelganger and can shift herself into any monster she likes
plus their level-7 magic.
Hydra Marsh a place full of poison, which was the habitat of the
last Hydra of that time. home to the giant Wingapede and Land
Krekan.
Wingapede a giant dragonfly.
Land Krekan a giant octopus-like plant that eats fairies.
Hydra Humour -a medicine taken from the essence of the
hydra. It can cure any disease.
Astral Amulet a necklace that can open a wormhole.
Beeba Flute an ancient flute used to call and tame the
Wingapede.
Beeba a wobbly, yellow creature that calls everyone a friend.
he's quite strong for he can call a lot of his kind during
battle. They guard the Hyrda Marshes.
I hope you're not confused^_^! I just want to make such a great story out of this that I have to include the events in the game Chrono Cross. Try playing it and you'll get hooked up with it. Love you all!!! ^_^