Chapter 4: The Sunken City of Enhasa, and the Triumphant Return of Magus
The Epoch sank into the water in 24,995 B.C. The Epoch sped around beneath the depths, the ruins of the Black Omen sat like a beacon of evil within the sea. They found Kajar, and the royal palace, even the blackbird, but no Enhasa. "It has to be around here somewhere." Lucca said, scanning the sea. "There!" Marle pointed to some old ruins, Lucca sped over to it, and sure enough, there was the city of dreams. "So what do we do now?" Marle asked. "We sleep; Doreen will come to us in our dreams." Lucca said. "But I'm not tired." Marle said, Lucca took a spray bottle from her pocket and sprayed it in Marle's face, "Hey! What did you yawn do that yawn for?" Marle asked, she was asleep before she hit the floor. Lucca sprayed Crono and then herself.
Somehow the three time travelers where together in their dreams. Doreen stood before them. "What do you want?" Doreen asked. Suddenly the Masamune flew up and glowed, Masa and Mune appeared. "You two were very brave to enter the ruby knife like that." Doreen said. "Heh heh, yeah, we're proud." Mune said laughing. "Sis, its Schala. She conquered the dark wind, we need your help so that we can power up the Masamune so that Magus can use it to stop her." Masa said. "I see... that is a predicament. I will do it." Doreen said, the three stood in a triangle, and one by one struck a pose around the Masamune, "With Masa's Strength." Masa said, striking his pose, "Mune's knowledge." Mune said, striking an identical pose in the opposite direction, "And Doreen's dreams." Doreen said and the three rushed towards the sword at the same time, "We are the Mastermune!" the three said, their voices forming into one.
The three time travelers woke up, the Mastermune hovering before them. "I just realized something. Magus can't use a sword." Marle said. "Worry not." the Mastermune said. The Masamune's blade folded, looking almost like a reverse blade katana, the hilt bent downward and began to extend, and the blade came out to form a scythe. "There, now the dark one should be able to use it." Mastermune said. "Thanks!" Lucca said and sat the Mastermune on the console and had the Epoch rise from the depths.
Magus was speeding across the ocean, water jetting up behind him. He had been searching for Schala for four years. Surely she was dead by now, but Magus refused to believe this and kept his search going, he would not rest until Schala was found. Magus came to a stop, just barely stopping in time to miss hitting the Epoch, the glass dome on top of it opened and Lucca stood up. "What do you want?" Magus asked angrily. "We need your help!" Lucca said. "Why should I care?" Magus asked. "It has to do with Schala." Lucca said, this caught Magus' attention, he was inside the Epoch towering above Lucca in seconds. "What about Schala?" Magus asked. "We know where she is." Lucca said. "Is she alive?" Magus asked. "Yes..." Lucca said. "Why do you say that so unhappily, what's wrong with her, is she sick?" Magus asked. "No... She was somehow found by the mystics... she conquered the black wind." Lucca said. "Lies!!! No mortal can conquer the black wind, not even myself." Magus said, his temper was flaring. "Magus... she controls the black wind, I don't know how. She is leading the mystics to take over the world." Lucca said. "So?" Magus asked. "The future of this planet will be gone; the human race will die out!" Lucca said. "Why is that my problem?" Magus asked. "You are indebted to us!" Lucca said, she was beginning to become angry. "How so?" Magus asked. "We helped you exact your revenge on Lavos." Lucca said. "And in turn I helped you save the world. Debt paid in full." Magus said. "Dammit Magus!" Lucca said. Crono, Marle, even Magus was surprised as Lucca never swore, and none of them had ever seen her this angry. "You are the only one who can stop Schala other than Lavos!!! Now get in the damn time machine, and stop your sister!!!! Now!!!" Lucca screamed. "Hold on now poindexter..." "I don't want to hear it!!! You WILL come with us, you WILL stop Schala, and you WILL like it!!!!!!" Lucca screamed, her eyes seemed to blaze a reddish hue. "If Schala is as strong as you say, how will I be able to stop her?" Magus asked. "The prophecy says that she can only be stopped by the Mastermune, but only if it is wielded by someone who's power over the dark arts rivals her own." Lucca said. "So you want me to KILL SCHALA?!?!?" Magus asked. "Who do you think I am? Who the hell do you think I'm looking for in this frozen wasteland? Schala is all I have left, I will NOT kill her!!!!" Magus said angrily. "She's not your sister Janus." A voice from behind Magus said, Magus turned to see his mother, or at least the ghost of her, Magus drew his scythe. "Janus, don't worry. The evil whose influence I was under is gone now, I am at peace. Your sister's mind is buried deep within Mage's mind, to get to Schala; you first must defeat Mage and the black wind. A task that will not be easy, as your sister can use lunar magic, but with the help of the Mastermune, you should be able to stop her..." Queen Zeal said. "But I was never any good with a sword." Magus said. "That's fine, it turned into a scythe!" Lucca said, tossing the Mastermune to Magus, he caught it in his left hand; it seemed to be made for him. "Okay... I'll do it. But not for you mother, or you humans, not even for the human race, I do it for Schala." Magus said. "That's a good boy." Queen Zeal said, her spirit dissipated. Magus hopped in the Epoch. "Let's go, we've delayed the inevitable long enough." Magus said.
The Epoch sank into the water in 24,995 B.C. The Epoch sped around beneath the depths, the ruins of the Black Omen sat like a beacon of evil within the sea. They found Kajar, and the royal palace, even the blackbird, but no Enhasa. "It has to be around here somewhere." Lucca said, scanning the sea. "There!" Marle pointed to some old ruins, Lucca sped over to it, and sure enough, there was the city of dreams. "So what do we do now?" Marle asked. "We sleep; Doreen will come to us in our dreams." Lucca said. "But I'm not tired." Marle said, Lucca took a spray bottle from her pocket and sprayed it in Marle's face, "Hey! What did you yawn do that yawn for?" Marle asked, she was asleep before she hit the floor. Lucca sprayed Crono and then herself.
Somehow the three time travelers where together in their dreams. Doreen stood before them. "What do you want?" Doreen asked. Suddenly the Masamune flew up and glowed, Masa and Mune appeared. "You two were very brave to enter the ruby knife like that." Doreen said. "Heh heh, yeah, we're proud." Mune said laughing. "Sis, its Schala. She conquered the dark wind, we need your help so that we can power up the Masamune so that Magus can use it to stop her." Masa said. "I see... that is a predicament. I will do it." Doreen said, the three stood in a triangle, and one by one struck a pose around the Masamune, "With Masa's Strength." Masa said, striking his pose, "Mune's knowledge." Mune said, striking an identical pose in the opposite direction, "And Doreen's dreams." Doreen said and the three rushed towards the sword at the same time, "We are the Mastermune!" the three said, their voices forming into one.
The three time travelers woke up, the Mastermune hovering before them. "I just realized something. Magus can't use a sword." Marle said. "Worry not." the Mastermune said. The Masamune's blade folded, looking almost like a reverse blade katana, the hilt bent downward and began to extend, and the blade came out to form a scythe. "There, now the dark one should be able to use it." Mastermune said. "Thanks!" Lucca said and sat the Mastermune on the console and had the Epoch rise from the depths.
Magus was speeding across the ocean, water jetting up behind him. He had been searching for Schala for four years. Surely she was dead by now, but Magus refused to believe this and kept his search going, he would not rest until Schala was found. Magus came to a stop, just barely stopping in time to miss hitting the Epoch, the glass dome on top of it opened and Lucca stood up. "What do you want?" Magus asked angrily. "We need your help!" Lucca said. "Why should I care?" Magus asked. "It has to do with Schala." Lucca said, this caught Magus' attention, he was inside the Epoch towering above Lucca in seconds. "What about Schala?" Magus asked. "We know where she is." Lucca said. "Is she alive?" Magus asked. "Yes..." Lucca said. "Why do you say that so unhappily, what's wrong with her, is she sick?" Magus asked. "No... She was somehow found by the mystics... she conquered the black wind." Lucca said. "Lies!!! No mortal can conquer the black wind, not even myself." Magus said, his temper was flaring. "Magus... she controls the black wind, I don't know how. She is leading the mystics to take over the world." Lucca said. "So?" Magus asked. "The future of this planet will be gone; the human race will die out!" Lucca said. "Why is that my problem?" Magus asked. "You are indebted to us!" Lucca said, she was beginning to become angry. "How so?" Magus asked. "We helped you exact your revenge on Lavos." Lucca said. "And in turn I helped you save the world. Debt paid in full." Magus said. "Dammit Magus!" Lucca said. Crono, Marle, even Magus was surprised as Lucca never swore, and none of them had ever seen her this angry. "You are the only one who can stop Schala other than Lavos!!! Now get in the damn time machine, and stop your sister!!!! Now!!!" Lucca screamed. "Hold on now poindexter..." "I don't want to hear it!!! You WILL come with us, you WILL stop Schala, and you WILL like it!!!!!!" Lucca screamed, her eyes seemed to blaze a reddish hue. "If Schala is as strong as you say, how will I be able to stop her?" Magus asked. "The prophecy says that she can only be stopped by the Mastermune, but only if it is wielded by someone who's power over the dark arts rivals her own." Lucca said. "So you want me to KILL SCHALA?!?!?" Magus asked. "Who do you think I am? Who the hell do you think I'm looking for in this frozen wasteland? Schala is all I have left, I will NOT kill her!!!!" Magus said angrily. "She's not your sister Janus." A voice from behind Magus said, Magus turned to see his mother, or at least the ghost of her, Magus drew his scythe. "Janus, don't worry. The evil whose influence I was under is gone now, I am at peace. Your sister's mind is buried deep within Mage's mind, to get to Schala; you first must defeat Mage and the black wind. A task that will not be easy, as your sister can use lunar magic, but with the help of the Mastermune, you should be able to stop her..." Queen Zeal said. "But I was never any good with a sword." Magus said. "That's fine, it turned into a scythe!" Lucca said, tossing the Mastermune to Magus, he caught it in his left hand; it seemed to be made for him. "Okay... I'll do it. But not for you mother, or you humans, not even for the human race, I do it for Schala." Magus said. "That's a good boy." Queen Zeal said, her spirit dissipated. Magus hopped in the Epoch. "Let's go, we've delayed the inevitable long enough." Magus said.