Chapter 3: The Invasion of Gaurdia
Flea flew across the waters, she rushed into Porre and then to the cursed forest behind it, she dove into a bush to hide and found that it led to a hole. A hovel of sorts, but it was empty now, Flea began to conjure furniture, and she sat down. "May the lord have mercy upon these poor human's souls." Flea said, shutting the door above her and sitting on the bed.
Lucca, Crono, and Marle flew through the time stream in the Epoch, still looking for Crono's mother and cats. The three came upon 604 A.D. (That's right, they've been looking for four years.) The three decided to land the Epoch in Gaurdia forest and go to the castle. "Ah Sir Crono, Lady Marle, Lady Lucca. Good to see you again." the guard greeted the three at the door. The three made it into the royal chambers; a little blonde haired boy with the same mischievous look in his eye that Marle often got approached them. "Now Landon, 'Tis not polite to stare." a gruff voice said, and the familiar form of Frog emerged from a doorway. "Landon? That was Queen Leene's son?" Marle said. "You're surprised?" Lucca asked. Crono shook his head and rolled his eyes. "Greetings, it is good to see thou again. We art in another war with the mystics." Frog said. "Ozzie?" Lucca asked. "Nay, 'tis a lass named Mage. She controls the dark wind." Frog said. "Controls the dark wind? That's impossible." Lucca said. "Believeth it or not, 'tis true." Frog said, "She made the mystics more fearsome and powerful, I haveth not seen Flea though." Frog said. "So how does this new leader stack up to Magus?" Marle asked. "Magus tis a two bit illusionist compared to Mage." Frog said. Suddenly the doors flew open, a guard ran in, his flesh was decaying off of him, "Captain... The mystics are heeeerreeee..." the guard trailed off as he melted into a puddle on the floor, a woman in a bronze plate mail armor, walked in, she wore a long blood red cape, her hair was platinum blue, her eyes were a deep red, and her ears where pointed, she wore two earrings shaped like pyramids, and two fangs slightly stuck out from below her upper lip. "Hello Foggy." Mage said. "'Tis... Schala..." Frog said. This comment seemed to only anger Mage, "Schala is dead!!! There is only Mage now!!!" Mage said angrily. Crono performed a Luminaire, which had no effect. Frog charged with the Masamune, it slashed at Mage. Landon ran to his hiding spot with his parents, suddenly time stopped, the Masamune flew up in the air, the two spirits of the sword, Masa and Mune appeared. "Sorry Glenn, we cannot do anything against Mage, she's too powerful." Mune said. "'Tis no way?" Frog asked. "Well, if you could find our sister Doreen, she could power up the sword. But you would still need someone who's powers in the dark arts rival Mage's to wield the sword." Masa said. Frog nodded, "Crono, Marle, Lucca, take the Masamune. Find Doreen and Sir Magus. I wilt defend the castle." Frog said, drawing an iron sword. "But you'll be killed!" Marle said. "Worry not, Milady. I shalt teleport myself and the royal family to mine old home. Fare thee well." Frog said. Masa and Mune went back into the sword; Crono took it in his hand and ran. Frog conjured up a teleportation spell and he, Landon, Queen Leene, and the King where teleported to his old home in the cursed woods.
The Epoch soared through time, "Okay we need to find Magus and Doreen. Where would we find Doreen?" Lucca asked. "She loved dreams, so... we should try to find the ruins of Enhasa and fall asleep." Marle replied. "Marle, the Epoch can't travel underwater." Lucca said. Crono looked at both Marle and Lucca, "Oh that's right. Belthasar could work on it for us, good idea Crono." Lucca said. Crono nodded.
The Epoch landed next to Keeper's Dome in 2304 A.D. The three walked in, Marle used her pendant on the sealed door, and they found the Nu. Because the future had been changed, the Nu had never been shut off. "Belthasar!!!" Lucca said, slapping the robotic Nu across the face. The Nu opened his eyes, "Oh, hello." the Nu said. "Belthasar, we need you to modify the Epoch so that it may travel underwater." Lucca said. "I could do that. But I will need Gaspar and Melchior's help, as well as some dreamstone." Belthasar said. "Oh great, another scavenger hunt like in the old days." Lucca said. The three piled back in the Epoch. "So do we go get, Magus first? Or do we get the dreamstone, or Melchior, or Gaspar?" Lucca asked. "Let's do it chronologically." Marle said. "What do you mean?" Lucca asked. "We start with the dreamstone, then, Magus, then Melchior, then Gaspar." Marle said. "Sounds good, except, let's wait until we have everything ready to break this to Magus, he's not going to take kindly to having to kill his own sister." Lucca said, Crono nodded in agreement.
The Epoch landed in the middle of Ioka village, several Ioka villagers, clad in heavy skins walked out to greet them. Ayla walked up to the Epoch and gave Marle, Lucca, and Crono each a hug that cracked their ribs. "Crono, Lucca, and Marle return. Come eat, drink, party!" Ayla said. "Ayla no party, have baby soon." Kino said. "Baby be okay." Ayla said. "No, that's really okay. I still have a stomachache from the last party we had. But Ayla, do you happen to have any of the red stone?" Lucca asked. "Yes, Ayla have, but reptites steal." Ayla said. "The reptites are still around?" Lucca asked. Ayla nodded, "Azala II steal red stone, Ayla have baby soon, so no fight." Ayla said. "We'll go get it." Lucca said, Crono and Marle nodded in agreement. "Azala II where Tyrano Lair used to be." Ayla said. "Thanks Ayla!" Marle said and the three piled in the Epoch.
Where once there had been a crater, was now a new Tyrano Lair. "Ok now, we go in and get the red stone, then we get out." Lucca said. Crono and Marle nodded. They tiptoed quietly through the Tyrano Lair, avoiding any unnecessary encounters. Crono would charge his rainbow katana with electric energy and strike the reptites on the head, giving them a quick painless death. After exploring the lair for a while, they came upon a chamber with a throne. "Ah, my unexpected guests. You killed my father!" Azala II said, pointing at Lucca and Crono. Azala II ran out onto a walkway, and he did the same thing that his father had done, he had a Black Tyrano waiting. Crono, Marle, and Lucca employed the same tactics they had used against the original Azala and defeated him and the Tyrano. "Where is the red stone?" Lucca asked. Azala handed Lucca a large chunk of dreamstone, the Epoch came like a flash and hovered in the air. "Wow, good timing." Lucca said, climbing in, followed by Marle and Crono. The Epoch took off through the time stream.
The Epoch appeared over Medina village in 1004 A.D., only now it wasn't a village, it was a city, with a large fortress in the middle, and there was a large statue of Mage. "Probably best to avoid them." Lucca said, Crono nodded. They landed near Melchior's hut and walked in, Melchior came out swinging a sword and holding a gun. "Back beasts! Leave this place!" Melchior said, and then realized that the mystics weren't attacking. "Oh, Crono, Marle, Lucca, what can I do for you?" Melchior asked. "We need you to come with us, we are trying to undo this future where the mystics rule, the god they worship is Schala, we need you, Gaspar, and Belthasar to waterproof the Epoch so that we can find the ruins of Enhasa, and find Doreen, then we need to get Magus to agree to wield the improved version of the Masamune against Schala." Lucca explained. "Do you really think that Prince Janus will kill his own sister?" Melchior asked. "Well, no, we may not tell him. He is the only one, other than Lavos of course who is strong enough to stop Schala." Marle said. "I will help you. Let's go get Gaspar." Melchior said.
The Epoch landed at the end of time, Gaspar was waiting, "No need explaining it to me. I'm coming, Gaspar said and he jumped in the Epoch. The Epoch entered 2304 A.D. and landed next to Keeper's Dome. The three gurus set to work waterproofing the Epoch. Melchior came out, and handed Lucca her Wondershot, "It should be much more powerful now." Melchior said. "Thank you, all three of you. After all of this is over, we'll return you to your times." Lucca said and the three time travelers piled back into the Epoch.
Meanwhile in 604 A.D. "Flea? What art thou doing here?" Frog asked. "Hiding. Mage will kill me, please let me stay. I promise I'll repent for all of my sins; I'll kiss your slimy feet. Please..." Flea said, begging. "Oh, alright. But thou must be good. I forgive thou." Frog said. "Oh thank you, thank you. Oh yeah, and Froggy, I really am a girl." Flea said.
Flea flew across the waters, she rushed into Porre and then to the cursed forest behind it, she dove into a bush to hide and found that it led to a hole. A hovel of sorts, but it was empty now, Flea began to conjure furniture, and she sat down. "May the lord have mercy upon these poor human's souls." Flea said, shutting the door above her and sitting on the bed.
Lucca, Crono, and Marle flew through the time stream in the Epoch, still looking for Crono's mother and cats. The three came upon 604 A.D. (That's right, they've been looking for four years.) The three decided to land the Epoch in Gaurdia forest and go to the castle. "Ah Sir Crono, Lady Marle, Lady Lucca. Good to see you again." the guard greeted the three at the door. The three made it into the royal chambers; a little blonde haired boy with the same mischievous look in his eye that Marle often got approached them. "Now Landon, 'Tis not polite to stare." a gruff voice said, and the familiar form of Frog emerged from a doorway. "Landon? That was Queen Leene's son?" Marle said. "You're surprised?" Lucca asked. Crono shook his head and rolled his eyes. "Greetings, it is good to see thou again. We art in another war with the mystics." Frog said. "Ozzie?" Lucca asked. "Nay, 'tis a lass named Mage. She controls the dark wind." Frog said. "Controls the dark wind? That's impossible." Lucca said. "Believeth it or not, 'tis true." Frog said, "She made the mystics more fearsome and powerful, I haveth not seen Flea though." Frog said. "So how does this new leader stack up to Magus?" Marle asked. "Magus tis a two bit illusionist compared to Mage." Frog said. Suddenly the doors flew open, a guard ran in, his flesh was decaying off of him, "Captain... The mystics are heeeerreeee..." the guard trailed off as he melted into a puddle on the floor, a woman in a bronze plate mail armor, walked in, she wore a long blood red cape, her hair was platinum blue, her eyes were a deep red, and her ears where pointed, she wore two earrings shaped like pyramids, and two fangs slightly stuck out from below her upper lip. "Hello Foggy." Mage said. "'Tis... Schala..." Frog said. This comment seemed to only anger Mage, "Schala is dead!!! There is only Mage now!!!" Mage said angrily. Crono performed a Luminaire, which had no effect. Frog charged with the Masamune, it slashed at Mage. Landon ran to his hiding spot with his parents, suddenly time stopped, the Masamune flew up in the air, the two spirits of the sword, Masa and Mune appeared. "Sorry Glenn, we cannot do anything against Mage, she's too powerful." Mune said. "'Tis no way?" Frog asked. "Well, if you could find our sister Doreen, she could power up the sword. But you would still need someone who's powers in the dark arts rival Mage's to wield the sword." Masa said. Frog nodded, "Crono, Marle, Lucca, take the Masamune. Find Doreen and Sir Magus. I wilt defend the castle." Frog said, drawing an iron sword. "But you'll be killed!" Marle said. "Worry not, Milady. I shalt teleport myself and the royal family to mine old home. Fare thee well." Frog said. Masa and Mune went back into the sword; Crono took it in his hand and ran. Frog conjured up a teleportation spell and he, Landon, Queen Leene, and the King where teleported to his old home in the cursed woods.
The Epoch soared through time, "Okay we need to find Magus and Doreen. Where would we find Doreen?" Lucca asked. "She loved dreams, so... we should try to find the ruins of Enhasa and fall asleep." Marle replied. "Marle, the Epoch can't travel underwater." Lucca said. Crono looked at both Marle and Lucca, "Oh that's right. Belthasar could work on it for us, good idea Crono." Lucca said. Crono nodded.
The Epoch landed next to Keeper's Dome in 2304 A.D. The three walked in, Marle used her pendant on the sealed door, and they found the Nu. Because the future had been changed, the Nu had never been shut off. "Belthasar!!!" Lucca said, slapping the robotic Nu across the face. The Nu opened his eyes, "Oh, hello." the Nu said. "Belthasar, we need you to modify the Epoch so that it may travel underwater." Lucca said. "I could do that. But I will need Gaspar and Melchior's help, as well as some dreamstone." Belthasar said. "Oh great, another scavenger hunt like in the old days." Lucca said. The three piled back in the Epoch. "So do we go get, Magus first? Or do we get the dreamstone, or Melchior, or Gaspar?" Lucca asked. "Let's do it chronologically." Marle said. "What do you mean?" Lucca asked. "We start with the dreamstone, then, Magus, then Melchior, then Gaspar." Marle said. "Sounds good, except, let's wait until we have everything ready to break this to Magus, he's not going to take kindly to having to kill his own sister." Lucca said, Crono nodded in agreement.
The Epoch landed in the middle of Ioka village, several Ioka villagers, clad in heavy skins walked out to greet them. Ayla walked up to the Epoch and gave Marle, Lucca, and Crono each a hug that cracked their ribs. "Crono, Lucca, and Marle return. Come eat, drink, party!" Ayla said. "Ayla no party, have baby soon." Kino said. "Baby be okay." Ayla said. "No, that's really okay. I still have a stomachache from the last party we had. But Ayla, do you happen to have any of the red stone?" Lucca asked. "Yes, Ayla have, but reptites steal." Ayla said. "The reptites are still around?" Lucca asked. Ayla nodded, "Azala II steal red stone, Ayla have baby soon, so no fight." Ayla said. "We'll go get it." Lucca said, Crono and Marle nodded in agreement. "Azala II where Tyrano Lair used to be." Ayla said. "Thanks Ayla!" Marle said and the three piled in the Epoch.
Where once there had been a crater, was now a new Tyrano Lair. "Ok now, we go in and get the red stone, then we get out." Lucca said. Crono and Marle nodded. They tiptoed quietly through the Tyrano Lair, avoiding any unnecessary encounters. Crono would charge his rainbow katana with electric energy and strike the reptites on the head, giving them a quick painless death. After exploring the lair for a while, they came upon a chamber with a throne. "Ah, my unexpected guests. You killed my father!" Azala II said, pointing at Lucca and Crono. Azala II ran out onto a walkway, and he did the same thing that his father had done, he had a Black Tyrano waiting. Crono, Marle, and Lucca employed the same tactics they had used against the original Azala and defeated him and the Tyrano. "Where is the red stone?" Lucca asked. Azala handed Lucca a large chunk of dreamstone, the Epoch came like a flash and hovered in the air. "Wow, good timing." Lucca said, climbing in, followed by Marle and Crono. The Epoch took off through the time stream.
The Epoch appeared over Medina village in 1004 A.D., only now it wasn't a village, it was a city, with a large fortress in the middle, and there was a large statue of Mage. "Probably best to avoid them." Lucca said, Crono nodded. They landed near Melchior's hut and walked in, Melchior came out swinging a sword and holding a gun. "Back beasts! Leave this place!" Melchior said, and then realized that the mystics weren't attacking. "Oh, Crono, Marle, Lucca, what can I do for you?" Melchior asked. "We need you to come with us, we are trying to undo this future where the mystics rule, the god they worship is Schala, we need you, Gaspar, and Belthasar to waterproof the Epoch so that we can find the ruins of Enhasa, and find Doreen, then we need to get Magus to agree to wield the improved version of the Masamune against Schala." Lucca explained. "Do you really think that Prince Janus will kill his own sister?" Melchior asked. "Well, no, we may not tell him. He is the only one, other than Lavos of course who is strong enough to stop Schala." Marle said. "I will help you. Let's go get Gaspar." Melchior said.
The Epoch landed at the end of time, Gaspar was waiting, "No need explaining it to me. I'm coming, Gaspar said and he jumped in the Epoch. The Epoch entered 2304 A.D. and landed next to Keeper's Dome. The three gurus set to work waterproofing the Epoch. Melchior came out, and handed Lucca her Wondershot, "It should be much more powerful now." Melchior said. "Thank you, all three of you. After all of this is over, we'll return you to your times." Lucca said and the three time travelers piled back into the Epoch.
Meanwhile in 604 A.D. "Flea? What art thou doing here?" Frog asked. "Hiding. Mage will kill me, please let me stay. I promise I'll repent for all of my sins; I'll kiss your slimy feet. Please..." Flea said, begging. "Oh, alright. But thou must be good. I forgive thou." Frog said. "Oh thank you, thank you. Oh yeah, and Froggy, I really am a girl." Flea said.