Chapter 6: Civilization at Last
Magus stood up from his pilot's seat, Lucca was nearby. Magus reached into a pouch on his belt and pulled out a pouch of sand, he grabbed a handful, and using fire magic, carefully made two oval shaped lenses and inserted them in the frames of Lucca's glasses. Magus took the glasses and put them on Lucca's face, "They won't be perfect, but they should help you see better." Magus said. Lucca wrapped her arms around Magus and kissed him, when she pulled away Magus arched his eyebrows and asked, "Are you sure the drugs wore off?" "I love you." Lucca said. "I'll take that as a no." Magus said blankly. "No Magus, I realized it before he drugged me... I... I love you." Lucca said, a tone of complete seriousness in her voice. Magus was utterly surprised by this, only Schala had ever said that she loved him, no woman had ever said such a thing. "Are... Are you serious?" Magus asked, a tone of surprise in his voice. Lucca's eyes showed only tenderness, "Yes Magus. I am more serious about this than anything." Lucca said. Magus looked at her funny still. Magus stood up, his face turning back to a stone hard scowl, "I'd better go find someone. So we can find a time gate." Magus said. Lucca smiled tenderly, "Come back soon!" Lucca said.
Magus walked out of sight, he wondered to himself, "Why, would anyone, especially HER want anything to do with someone like me? There is no way that we could work out, there is only one-way to stop this silly relationship... I must make her angry enough to not be able to stand to be in the same city as me. I have gotten soft over these past weeks, I must become Magus once again, and I have no time for trivial things like love... I am Magus. Magus loves no one. Although, how would I be wasting time, if I have nothing to do?" Magus asked himself, Magus made his way up to a tavern and walked inside. "What can I get ya?" the bartender asked. "Take the five strongest drinks you have and mix them in a glass." Magus said. "Sure thing, Count." the bartender said. "Why does everybody always refer to me as a god dammed vampire?!" Magus asked angrily. "You look exactly like one." the bartender said, putting all the drinks in a margarita mixer and shaking them up, he poured them in a tall glass and sat it on the bar. Magus placed a handful of money on the table and begin to drink. "Woman troubles?" the bartender asked. "You could say that." Magus said. "So what's the problem?" the bartender asked. "There's this girl, well really woman now, about four years ago we defeated this alien named Lavos, she was seventeen at the time, I always saw her as obnoxious and arrogant, well at any rate, now she says she loves me, I think I've gotten too soft, I mean, I used to be the king of the mystics for god's sake. I was feared by thousands, and now she wants to have a relationship." Magus said. "Lavos? You mean... You're Magus?" the bartender asked. "That's the name I go by." Magus answered. "Who's the girl? Is it Marle or Ayla?" the bartender asked. "Please, those two's intellect combined couldn't equal that of a bag full of rocks." Magus said. "Then it's Lucca?" the bartender asked. "Yes." Magus replied. "Did you know that for eighteen years, you where all gods?" the bartender asked. "What?" Magus asked. "Yeah, you where the god of death. Crono was the king of the gods, and the god of lightning. Marle was the goddess of love and fertility, and the queen of the gods. Ayla was the goddess of strength and the hunt. Robo was the god of technology. Frog was the god of war. And Lucca was the goddess of Fire and Intelligence." the bartender said. "I might have to tell some of them about that." Magus smiled wickedly. "Do you happen to have a time gate around here anywhere?" Magus asked. "I don't know, what does it look like?" the bartender asked. "A blue portal about this big around." Magus said, holding his hands out to form a circle about the size of a basketball. "Ain't seen one." the bartender replied. Magus stood up and left, his cape sweeping behind him as he walked out the door. Magus returned to Lucca. "Ready to go my love?" Lucca asked. "There is no way that I'll ever be hammered enough to withstand the shock of that." Magus thought to himself. "Don't call me that." Magus growled. "Where are we going?" Lucca asked. "That's not important, just hurry up." Magus said. Lucca looked at him funny but still followed, "Damn!" Magus thought to himself, "She's a god damned rock."
Magus and Lucca came upon a junkyard; there was a sign in front that said, "Lab 32 Keep Out!" Magus walked in regardless, with Lucca following close behind. There in front of a jet bike not unlike the one in 2,300 A.D. stood a bizarre robot, he was made of pink painted metal, with the exception of his torso that was orange, it looked like he was wearing a sports jacket, his face was brown, and on top of his head was a black mow hawk, his eyes where covered with a pair of dark sunglasses. The robot turned around and waved a wrench at the people, "Damn kids! Get out of here, stop stealing all my property!!" the robot screamed and hurled the wrench; Magus caught it in his hand. "Johnny?" Magus asked. Johnny adjusted his shades and looked at them, "Magus? Lucca? Oh, what has it been 1,700 years? Sorry about the wrench, those damn kids have been breaking in and stealing all my stuff." Johnny apologized. "Johnny? How is it that you're still alive?" Lucca asked. "I'm a robot, true the humans destroyed all of the robots in 2,699, but they weren't fast enough to catch me. Robo and Atropos also lived, they left for some other continent long ago and I'm the only robot around." Johnny said. "Oh great, you're the only example of a robot around, no wonder they despise machines so much." Magus said. "The same could be said if you where the only example of a human around." Johnny replied. "Hey, you guys wanna race? I improved the jet bike!" Johnny said. "No." Magus replied. "Please c'mon. I haven't raced in nearly 1,700 years. I'm begging you guys." Johnny said, he got down on his "knees" and put his "hands" together in a pleading formation. "No." replied Magus. "I'll race you Johnny." Lucca said. "You are a queen among women babe!" Johnny said. Lucca giggled gleefully and got in the jet bike. Johnny changed into his racing form, the light flashed and both Lucca and Johnny took off down the racetrack, Magus walked through the once mutant infested junkyard, facing only the occasional rat along the way. Magus made his way to the other end and Johnny's head was hung in shame, just as it was every time he lost. "You win." Johnny said. Magus came up, "Now that we've raced you, have you seen any time portals around?" Magus asked. "Not a one... wait... I think there's one in Keeper's Dome." Johnny said. "Thanks Johnny. See ya later." Lucca said. "Hey wait!" Johnny said. "What is it Johnny?" Lucca asked. "I... was wondering... could I come with you guys? You see, I got the jet bike, that way you wouldn't have to take the sewer access, and maybe Belthasar could outfit it with some time travel stuff so I could go to your time." Johnny said. "Why would you want to come to my time?" Lucca asked. "C'mon Lucca. I've got no reason to stay here, XR is deactivated as well as my loyal followers, the people hate me... I have nothing to do but gather rust." Johnny pleaded. "Oh... All right." Lucca said, "Come on." "Great... More dead weight." Magus mumbled to himself.
Magus, Lucca, and Johnny rode the jet bike over the ocean to get to Keeper's Dome. The three walked in the door, there was the old man, or rather, a robotic copy of him, he had much improved in this period, so his body looked just like his human one, not a Nu. "Hello Belthasar." Magus said. Belthasar cocked an eye at Magus, "You seem... familiar... do I... know you from somewhere?" Belthasar asked. "No." Magus replied. "Oh well, what can I do for you?" Belthasar asked, a smile appearing on his wrinkled face as he said it. "We need to return to our time, we need you to make it so our jet bike can travel through time, just like the Epoch." Lucca replied. A look of surprise appeared on Belthasar's face, "Wha? How did you know about the Epoch?" Belthasar asked. "That's not important. Can you help us?" Lucca asked. "Of... Of course! Bring the jet bike in here." Belthasar said.
Johnny, Lucca, and Magus carried the jet bike inside. Belthasar examined the bike, "I will need something. You must go to Death Peak and get me a stone, it is blue with a single golden stone in the center, and I will need it to make time travel an option." Belthasar said. Magus made his way towards the mountain, Lucca followed, then Johnny.
Magus stood up from his pilot's seat, Lucca was nearby. Magus reached into a pouch on his belt and pulled out a pouch of sand, he grabbed a handful, and using fire magic, carefully made two oval shaped lenses and inserted them in the frames of Lucca's glasses. Magus took the glasses and put them on Lucca's face, "They won't be perfect, but they should help you see better." Magus said. Lucca wrapped her arms around Magus and kissed him, when she pulled away Magus arched his eyebrows and asked, "Are you sure the drugs wore off?" "I love you." Lucca said. "I'll take that as a no." Magus said blankly. "No Magus, I realized it before he drugged me... I... I love you." Lucca said, a tone of complete seriousness in her voice. Magus was utterly surprised by this, only Schala had ever said that she loved him, no woman had ever said such a thing. "Are... Are you serious?" Magus asked, a tone of surprise in his voice. Lucca's eyes showed only tenderness, "Yes Magus. I am more serious about this than anything." Lucca said. Magus looked at her funny still. Magus stood up, his face turning back to a stone hard scowl, "I'd better go find someone. So we can find a time gate." Magus said. Lucca smiled tenderly, "Come back soon!" Lucca said.
Magus walked out of sight, he wondered to himself, "Why, would anyone, especially HER want anything to do with someone like me? There is no way that we could work out, there is only one-way to stop this silly relationship... I must make her angry enough to not be able to stand to be in the same city as me. I have gotten soft over these past weeks, I must become Magus once again, and I have no time for trivial things like love... I am Magus. Magus loves no one. Although, how would I be wasting time, if I have nothing to do?" Magus asked himself, Magus made his way up to a tavern and walked inside. "What can I get ya?" the bartender asked. "Take the five strongest drinks you have and mix them in a glass." Magus said. "Sure thing, Count." the bartender said. "Why does everybody always refer to me as a god dammed vampire?!" Magus asked angrily. "You look exactly like one." the bartender said, putting all the drinks in a margarita mixer and shaking them up, he poured them in a tall glass and sat it on the bar. Magus placed a handful of money on the table and begin to drink. "Woman troubles?" the bartender asked. "You could say that." Magus said. "So what's the problem?" the bartender asked. "There's this girl, well really woman now, about four years ago we defeated this alien named Lavos, she was seventeen at the time, I always saw her as obnoxious and arrogant, well at any rate, now she says she loves me, I think I've gotten too soft, I mean, I used to be the king of the mystics for god's sake. I was feared by thousands, and now she wants to have a relationship." Magus said. "Lavos? You mean... You're Magus?" the bartender asked. "That's the name I go by." Magus answered. "Who's the girl? Is it Marle or Ayla?" the bartender asked. "Please, those two's intellect combined couldn't equal that of a bag full of rocks." Magus said. "Then it's Lucca?" the bartender asked. "Yes." Magus replied. "Did you know that for eighteen years, you where all gods?" the bartender asked. "What?" Magus asked. "Yeah, you where the god of death. Crono was the king of the gods, and the god of lightning. Marle was the goddess of love and fertility, and the queen of the gods. Ayla was the goddess of strength and the hunt. Robo was the god of technology. Frog was the god of war. And Lucca was the goddess of Fire and Intelligence." the bartender said. "I might have to tell some of them about that." Magus smiled wickedly. "Do you happen to have a time gate around here anywhere?" Magus asked. "I don't know, what does it look like?" the bartender asked. "A blue portal about this big around." Magus said, holding his hands out to form a circle about the size of a basketball. "Ain't seen one." the bartender replied. Magus stood up and left, his cape sweeping behind him as he walked out the door. Magus returned to Lucca. "Ready to go my love?" Lucca asked. "There is no way that I'll ever be hammered enough to withstand the shock of that." Magus thought to himself. "Don't call me that." Magus growled. "Where are we going?" Lucca asked. "That's not important, just hurry up." Magus said. Lucca looked at him funny but still followed, "Damn!" Magus thought to himself, "She's a god damned rock."
Magus and Lucca came upon a junkyard; there was a sign in front that said, "Lab 32 Keep Out!" Magus walked in regardless, with Lucca following close behind. There in front of a jet bike not unlike the one in 2,300 A.D. stood a bizarre robot, he was made of pink painted metal, with the exception of his torso that was orange, it looked like he was wearing a sports jacket, his face was brown, and on top of his head was a black mow hawk, his eyes where covered with a pair of dark sunglasses. The robot turned around and waved a wrench at the people, "Damn kids! Get out of here, stop stealing all my property!!" the robot screamed and hurled the wrench; Magus caught it in his hand. "Johnny?" Magus asked. Johnny adjusted his shades and looked at them, "Magus? Lucca? Oh, what has it been 1,700 years? Sorry about the wrench, those damn kids have been breaking in and stealing all my stuff." Johnny apologized. "Johnny? How is it that you're still alive?" Lucca asked. "I'm a robot, true the humans destroyed all of the robots in 2,699, but they weren't fast enough to catch me. Robo and Atropos also lived, they left for some other continent long ago and I'm the only robot around." Johnny said. "Oh great, you're the only example of a robot around, no wonder they despise machines so much." Magus said. "The same could be said if you where the only example of a human around." Johnny replied. "Hey, you guys wanna race? I improved the jet bike!" Johnny said. "No." Magus replied. "Please c'mon. I haven't raced in nearly 1,700 years. I'm begging you guys." Johnny said, he got down on his "knees" and put his "hands" together in a pleading formation. "No." replied Magus. "I'll race you Johnny." Lucca said. "You are a queen among women babe!" Johnny said. Lucca giggled gleefully and got in the jet bike. Johnny changed into his racing form, the light flashed and both Lucca and Johnny took off down the racetrack, Magus walked through the once mutant infested junkyard, facing only the occasional rat along the way. Magus made his way to the other end and Johnny's head was hung in shame, just as it was every time he lost. "You win." Johnny said. Magus came up, "Now that we've raced you, have you seen any time portals around?" Magus asked. "Not a one... wait... I think there's one in Keeper's Dome." Johnny said. "Thanks Johnny. See ya later." Lucca said. "Hey wait!" Johnny said. "What is it Johnny?" Lucca asked. "I... was wondering... could I come with you guys? You see, I got the jet bike, that way you wouldn't have to take the sewer access, and maybe Belthasar could outfit it with some time travel stuff so I could go to your time." Johnny said. "Why would you want to come to my time?" Lucca asked. "C'mon Lucca. I've got no reason to stay here, XR is deactivated as well as my loyal followers, the people hate me... I have nothing to do but gather rust." Johnny pleaded. "Oh... All right." Lucca said, "Come on." "Great... More dead weight." Magus mumbled to himself.
Magus, Lucca, and Johnny rode the jet bike over the ocean to get to Keeper's Dome. The three walked in the door, there was the old man, or rather, a robotic copy of him, he had much improved in this period, so his body looked just like his human one, not a Nu. "Hello Belthasar." Magus said. Belthasar cocked an eye at Magus, "You seem... familiar... do I... know you from somewhere?" Belthasar asked. "No." Magus replied. "Oh well, what can I do for you?" Belthasar asked, a smile appearing on his wrinkled face as he said it. "We need to return to our time, we need you to make it so our jet bike can travel through time, just like the Epoch." Lucca replied. A look of surprise appeared on Belthasar's face, "Wha? How did you know about the Epoch?" Belthasar asked. "That's not important. Can you help us?" Lucca asked. "Of... Of course! Bring the jet bike in here." Belthasar said.
Johnny, Lucca, and Magus carried the jet bike inside. Belthasar examined the bike, "I will need something. You must go to Death Peak and get me a stone, it is blue with a single golden stone in the center, and I will need it to make time travel an option." Belthasar said. Magus made his way towards the mountain, Lucca followed, then Johnny.