Chapter 2: I'm Stuck With You?!?
"Oh...." Lucca said, rubbing her throbbing head, her arms and legs still shaky from the jolt. Lucca spotted Magus nearby; she walked up to him and poked at him with the handle of his scythe. Magus sat up and said, "Can't a man die in peace?" "No, you're not dying before me." Lucca said. "Okay fine, I'll kill you first." Magus said rubbing his head. "So when are we four eyes?" Magus asked. "I don't know donkey ears." Lucca said angrily, Magus was on Lucca in seconds, holding her by her shirt against the wall. "Would you care to repeat that?" Magus asked, his fangs bared. "Certainly. I don't know, DONKEY EARS!" Lucca inquired. "You had better rethink your choice of words. Or you may find yourself in a less than pleasant form." Magus said. "You don't have the guts pasty." Lucca growled back at him. An evil smile appeared on Magus' face and a bolt of lightning came from Magus' hands, Lucca began to glow. "You... You... Actually did it." Lucca said as she began to shrink. Magus smirked as Lucca's arms where replaced by wings, and four more legs appeared on her midsection. Lucca was a moth. "You jerk!" Lucca said angrily. "Now, do you take back what you said?" Magus asked. "Okay, yes I apologize." Lucca said and Magus turned her back. "How come you never did that to Frog?" Lucca asked. "His was a more permanent version of the spell." Magus replied. "Ah, I see. I should fry you for doing that." Lucca said. "Not that it would ever do any good, as long as I don't use any fire magic, you can't harm me." Magus said. "So that magic barrier finally came back huh?" Lucca asked. "It took a few years, but yes." Magus replied.
"So... I wonder where we are." Lucca inquired. "In a cave, I thought you where supposed to be the smart one." Magus said. "Thank you captain obvious, I meant where are we besides in a cave?" Lucca asked. "Well, there's only one way to find out." Magus replied. Magus walked out of the cave, they where at the bottom of a mountain, it was a barren land, aside from an oasis nearby. "We're in a desert." Magus said. Lucca walked out to confirm what he said, "So, we're stuck here." Lucca said. "Lovely, I'm stuck in a desert cave with an obnoxious scientist, what sort of god condones this?" Magus asked. "Aw what's the matter Magus? Afraid I'll find out about the crush you have on me?" Lucca asked laughing. "The pure thought of being in love with you sickens me." Magus replied dryly. "Oh, and like I'm really thrilled to be with you." Lucca said to Magus. "You are the third to last person I would rather be stuck with." Magus remarked. "Third? Who are the first two?" Lucca asked. "Number one is that insufferable blonde woman Crono is in love with. If I was forced to be with her, I would have killed her by now." Magus said. Lucca laughed. "Number two is Ayla. She annoys me the way she talks." Magus said. "You're just embarrassed to be around her because she can kick your butt, and you wouldn't want to have your appearance damaged by being beat up by a girl." Lucca remarked. "Please, she can't even use magic." Magus said, gazing at the hot sands. "That's why you're such a weakling." Lucca remarked. Magus was not pleased by this remark, and within seconds she was back pinned by the wall, Magus' scythe at her neck. "What do you mean I am a weakling? Thousands fear me, I have killed countless families, burned countless villages, my name strikes fear in the hearts of thousands!" Magus said, his eyes seemed to glow as he said this. "Yeah, you had an army, and even though you don't now, you hide behind your magic, and that farming tool. I bet I could beat you up if you fought hand to hand." Lucca said. An evil smirk appeared on Magus' face, he removed his cape and armor, showing his pale chest. "Let's test that theory four eyes, I will be nice, I won't even punch you in the face." Magus said.
Lucca had led Magus outside on the large piece of sandstone just outside of the cave. "Okay, no weapons, and no magic." Lucca said. Magus nodded in agreement. Magus was obviously faster than Lucca, plus the fact that he was taller than her by about two feet. Magus rushed toward her and threw a punch at Lucca; Lucca dodged out of the way and laid a punch to Magus' solarplexes. Magus gasped for air, but with a sweep of his leg, knocked Lucca off her feet. Magus placed his foot on Lucca's neck, Lucca gasped for air as Magus applied pressure to her neck. Lucca began hammering on his shin with her fists, to no avail. Magus smiled, "Had enough?" Lucca kicked her right leg back and knocked Magus off his left foot, he came crashing down. Lucca stood up and placed a good kick on the side of his ribs, Magus hopped to his feet, Lucca laid a good punch to Magus, a stream of blood rolled from his broken nose. Magus in a flash of blue, was directly behind Lucca, he lifted his arms up under hers and locked them behind her head, putting her in a full nelson. Lucca kicked Magus in the kneecaps, but he didn't seem to mind. Magus lifted Lucca up by her shirt and threw her to the stony ground; Magus kicked her hard in the back. Lucca coughed up a mouthful of blood, but that didn't stop her as she once again knocked Magus to the ground. She drug him by his hair to a nearby rock, she held his head up by his hair, and repeatedly punched him in the face, she then began to smack his head against the rock, Magus' vision became blurred, but he managed to get his arms around Lucca's neck and strangle her. Lucca's vision began to fade and she began to lose consciousness, she let her fist fly with its remaining power, and though she couldn't see it, she hit something, and a loud snap was heard. Magus screamed in pain, his left arm was bent in the wrong direction; she had somehow broken it with her punch. Magus blind with rage threw the girl to the ground, and attempted to move the bone back in place. As Magus was busy, Lucca laid a kick to his head and he was out like a light.
Magus awoke, his head hurt a great deal, he surveyed the area, there was a fire in front of him, his arm was set and bandaged with an orange cloth, then suddenly a smirking face with purple hair and glasses emerged. "You got beat up by a giiiirl!" Lucca taunted. "Yes that's lovely, now do me a favor." Magus said. "What?" Lucca asked. "Reach into my belt, the third pocket from my left, take out that flask." Magus said. Lucca did so and came out with a metal flask, Magus grabbed it and holding it between his knees, screwed the lid off, he tipped it back and some of the cuts on his body mended, some of the bruises went away, and his nose was mended. "Whew. Good thing I brought that tonic." Magus said, placing the bottle back in his pocket. Lucca grabbed it from his hand and finished the bottle. "Hey! Get your own." Magus said, somewhat angrily, but mostly tired. "I won, I deserve this. If you must know, I have some cracked ribs." Lucca said. "Oh, whine about it why don't you. You don't have and serious injuries, I have a broken arm and a head trauma." Magus said dryly. Magus reached into his belt, pulled out a second flask, and emptied it into his mouth, removing some of the throbbing from his head. "Lucca, in one of my back pockets is an elixir, get it for me and I'll let you have some." Magus said. "It's about time you saw me as an equal and admitted your defeat." Lucca said and smiled as she reached into the back pocket on his belt, snap Lucca screamed in pain, and drew back her had, it was broken and bleeding, a large rattrap clamped tightly around it. A smile formed on Magus' face, "Is this your idea of a joke you sick bastard?" Lucca asked, gazing at her broken hand. "Oh, but it gets crueler from here." Magus said. "How?" Lucca asked, still looking at her hand. Magus grabbed her glasses, and disappeared into a shadow as he often did. "Hey, come back here with those. I can't see a thing without them. I'm blind without them, come on, give me my glasses." Lucca pleaded, groping the ground, her voice getting more and more desperate with each word. "Please, please Magus. Give me back my glasses." Lucca said, tears forming in her eyes, she rolled into a fetal position and began to sob. Magus put Lucca's glasses in her hand, "Have a nice life poindexter. I'm on my own from now on; Lucca saw the blur that was Magus walking out the entrance.
Magus walked several yards outside the cave, suddenly a rumbling caught his attention, a large lizard began to hiss at him rather loudly, the lizard began to give a shrieking cry, Magus gazed wonderingly at the lizard as it cried and screamed, suddenly the low rumbling got louder. The lizard was suddenly absorbed in a pillar of sand that shot from the ground, a creature similar to a giant sting ray flew from the ground and ate the lizard in one bite, then dove beneath the sand. Magus suddenly realized that being out in the middle of the desert wasn't such a good idea, he could see the ray circle around him slowly, and suddenly a voice came from behind him, "Well good riddance! I hate you, you stupid jerk!!!" Lucca's voice came from behind him; Magus turned around and placed a finger to his lips. "Don't tell me to be quiet! I hope you die of sunstroke out there!" Lucca yelled. Suddenly the ray circling centimeters below the sand around Magus went towards Lucca, and several more followed it, Lucca kept yelling, as the sand rays got closer. Magus ran as quickly as he could back to the cave, hoping he could make it there and save himself and Lucca in time. Magus gave a running dive and tackled Lucca as the sand rays attacked all at once, one snagged Magus by the leg as Lucca fell to the large piece of sandstone. "Magus!" Lucca screamed running towards him, "No!!! Don't go on the sand, they can burrow through it and hunt by sound. Stay there!" Magus said, as he was being slowly drug into the hot sand by the ray, Lucca ran inside and came back out with her gun, she fired a shot that nailed the ray, it let out a loud screech and released Magus, Magus crawled to the slab of sandstone and into the cave.
"Oh...." Lucca said, rubbing her throbbing head, her arms and legs still shaky from the jolt. Lucca spotted Magus nearby; she walked up to him and poked at him with the handle of his scythe. Magus sat up and said, "Can't a man die in peace?" "No, you're not dying before me." Lucca said. "Okay fine, I'll kill you first." Magus said rubbing his head. "So when are we four eyes?" Magus asked. "I don't know donkey ears." Lucca said angrily, Magus was on Lucca in seconds, holding her by her shirt against the wall. "Would you care to repeat that?" Magus asked, his fangs bared. "Certainly. I don't know, DONKEY EARS!" Lucca inquired. "You had better rethink your choice of words. Or you may find yourself in a less than pleasant form." Magus said. "You don't have the guts pasty." Lucca growled back at him. An evil smile appeared on Magus' face and a bolt of lightning came from Magus' hands, Lucca began to glow. "You... You... Actually did it." Lucca said as she began to shrink. Magus smirked as Lucca's arms where replaced by wings, and four more legs appeared on her midsection. Lucca was a moth. "You jerk!" Lucca said angrily. "Now, do you take back what you said?" Magus asked. "Okay, yes I apologize." Lucca said and Magus turned her back. "How come you never did that to Frog?" Lucca asked. "His was a more permanent version of the spell." Magus replied. "Ah, I see. I should fry you for doing that." Lucca said. "Not that it would ever do any good, as long as I don't use any fire magic, you can't harm me." Magus said. "So that magic barrier finally came back huh?" Lucca asked. "It took a few years, but yes." Magus replied.
"So... I wonder where we are." Lucca inquired. "In a cave, I thought you where supposed to be the smart one." Magus said. "Thank you captain obvious, I meant where are we besides in a cave?" Lucca asked. "Well, there's only one way to find out." Magus replied. Magus walked out of the cave, they where at the bottom of a mountain, it was a barren land, aside from an oasis nearby. "We're in a desert." Magus said. Lucca walked out to confirm what he said, "So, we're stuck here." Lucca said. "Lovely, I'm stuck in a desert cave with an obnoxious scientist, what sort of god condones this?" Magus asked. "Aw what's the matter Magus? Afraid I'll find out about the crush you have on me?" Lucca asked laughing. "The pure thought of being in love with you sickens me." Magus replied dryly. "Oh, and like I'm really thrilled to be with you." Lucca said to Magus. "You are the third to last person I would rather be stuck with." Magus remarked. "Third? Who are the first two?" Lucca asked. "Number one is that insufferable blonde woman Crono is in love with. If I was forced to be with her, I would have killed her by now." Magus said. Lucca laughed. "Number two is Ayla. She annoys me the way she talks." Magus said. "You're just embarrassed to be around her because she can kick your butt, and you wouldn't want to have your appearance damaged by being beat up by a girl." Lucca remarked. "Please, she can't even use magic." Magus said, gazing at the hot sands. "That's why you're such a weakling." Lucca remarked. Magus was not pleased by this remark, and within seconds she was back pinned by the wall, Magus' scythe at her neck. "What do you mean I am a weakling? Thousands fear me, I have killed countless families, burned countless villages, my name strikes fear in the hearts of thousands!" Magus said, his eyes seemed to glow as he said this. "Yeah, you had an army, and even though you don't now, you hide behind your magic, and that farming tool. I bet I could beat you up if you fought hand to hand." Lucca said. An evil smirk appeared on Magus' face, he removed his cape and armor, showing his pale chest. "Let's test that theory four eyes, I will be nice, I won't even punch you in the face." Magus said.
Lucca had led Magus outside on the large piece of sandstone just outside of the cave. "Okay, no weapons, and no magic." Lucca said. Magus nodded in agreement. Magus was obviously faster than Lucca, plus the fact that he was taller than her by about two feet. Magus rushed toward her and threw a punch at Lucca; Lucca dodged out of the way and laid a punch to Magus' solarplexes. Magus gasped for air, but with a sweep of his leg, knocked Lucca off her feet. Magus placed his foot on Lucca's neck, Lucca gasped for air as Magus applied pressure to her neck. Lucca began hammering on his shin with her fists, to no avail. Magus smiled, "Had enough?" Lucca kicked her right leg back and knocked Magus off his left foot, he came crashing down. Lucca stood up and placed a good kick on the side of his ribs, Magus hopped to his feet, Lucca laid a good punch to Magus, a stream of blood rolled from his broken nose. Magus in a flash of blue, was directly behind Lucca, he lifted his arms up under hers and locked them behind her head, putting her in a full nelson. Lucca kicked Magus in the kneecaps, but he didn't seem to mind. Magus lifted Lucca up by her shirt and threw her to the stony ground; Magus kicked her hard in the back. Lucca coughed up a mouthful of blood, but that didn't stop her as she once again knocked Magus to the ground. She drug him by his hair to a nearby rock, she held his head up by his hair, and repeatedly punched him in the face, she then began to smack his head against the rock, Magus' vision became blurred, but he managed to get his arms around Lucca's neck and strangle her. Lucca's vision began to fade and she began to lose consciousness, she let her fist fly with its remaining power, and though she couldn't see it, she hit something, and a loud snap was heard. Magus screamed in pain, his left arm was bent in the wrong direction; she had somehow broken it with her punch. Magus blind with rage threw the girl to the ground, and attempted to move the bone back in place. As Magus was busy, Lucca laid a kick to his head and he was out like a light.
Magus awoke, his head hurt a great deal, he surveyed the area, there was a fire in front of him, his arm was set and bandaged with an orange cloth, then suddenly a smirking face with purple hair and glasses emerged. "You got beat up by a giiiirl!" Lucca taunted. "Yes that's lovely, now do me a favor." Magus said. "What?" Lucca asked. "Reach into my belt, the third pocket from my left, take out that flask." Magus said. Lucca did so and came out with a metal flask, Magus grabbed it and holding it between his knees, screwed the lid off, he tipped it back and some of the cuts on his body mended, some of the bruises went away, and his nose was mended. "Whew. Good thing I brought that tonic." Magus said, placing the bottle back in his pocket. Lucca grabbed it from his hand and finished the bottle. "Hey! Get your own." Magus said, somewhat angrily, but mostly tired. "I won, I deserve this. If you must know, I have some cracked ribs." Lucca said. "Oh, whine about it why don't you. You don't have and serious injuries, I have a broken arm and a head trauma." Magus said dryly. Magus reached into his belt, pulled out a second flask, and emptied it into his mouth, removing some of the throbbing from his head. "Lucca, in one of my back pockets is an elixir, get it for me and I'll let you have some." Magus said. "It's about time you saw me as an equal and admitted your defeat." Lucca said and smiled as she reached into the back pocket on his belt, snap Lucca screamed in pain, and drew back her had, it was broken and bleeding, a large rattrap clamped tightly around it. A smile formed on Magus' face, "Is this your idea of a joke you sick bastard?" Lucca asked, gazing at her broken hand. "Oh, but it gets crueler from here." Magus said. "How?" Lucca asked, still looking at her hand. Magus grabbed her glasses, and disappeared into a shadow as he often did. "Hey, come back here with those. I can't see a thing without them. I'm blind without them, come on, give me my glasses." Lucca pleaded, groping the ground, her voice getting more and more desperate with each word. "Please, please Magus. Give me back my glasses." Lucca said, tears forming in her eyes, she rolled into a fetal position and began to sob. Magus put Lucca's glasses in her hand, "Have a nice life poindexter. I'm on my own from now on; Lucca saw the blur that was Magus walking out the entrance.
Magus walked several yards outside the cave, suddenly a rumbling caught his attention, a large lizard began to hiss at him rather loudly, the lizard began to give a shrieking cry, Magus gazed wonderingly at the lizard as it cried and screamed, suddenly the low rumbling got louder. The lizard was suddenly absorbed in a pillar of sand that shot from the ground, a creature similar to a giant sting ray flew from the ground and ate the lizard in one bite, then dove beneath the sand. Magus suddenly realized that being out in the middle of the desert wasn't such a good idea, he could see the ray circle around him slowly, and suddenly a voice came from behind him, "Well good riddance! I hate you, you stupid jerk!!!" Lucca's voice came from behind him; Magus turned around and placed a finger to his lips. "Don't tell me to be quiet! I hope you die of sunstroke out there!" Lucca yelled. Suddenly the ray circling centimeters below the sand around Magus went towards Lucca, and several more followed it, Lucca kept yelling, as the sand rays got closer. Magus ran as quickly as he could back to the cave, hoping he could make it there and save himself and Lucca in time. Magus gave a running dive and tackled Lucca as the sand rays attacked all at once, one snagged Magus by the leg as Lucca fell to the large piece of sandstone. "Magus!" Lucca screamed running towards him, "No!!! Don't go on the sand, they can burrow through it and hunt by sound. Stay there!" Magus said, as he was being slowly drug into the hot sand by the ray, Lucca ran inside and came back out with her gun, she fired a shot that nailed the ray, it let out a loud screech and released Magus, Magus crawled to the slab of sandstone and into the cave.