"Do you remember that night, Serge?"
"Which one?"
"Oh, you should know very well. It waz ze night we first met."
"The... the orphanage fire?"
"Yeah, that was the one. You held my body so close..."
"I still will! If only I knew where you were..."
"Ah, but 'ow can you, mon ami? You are engaged now, non?"
"That doesn't matter right now! All I want is to see Kid!"
"Just you wait, Serge. It's only a matter of time..."
Serge awoke the next morning to find Janice standing over him, with Marcy in tow. The former Deva had grown quite a bit taller, though her hair still remained in its curled ribbon-entwined buns. Her attire seemed to be dropping off toward the side of her new sister-in-law Miki, but it left enough dignity for the growing girl. Janice hadn't changed at all, still the same old rabbit girl she once was. "Hi, Serge. You're looking awfully handsome lately," Marcy squealed to assure his awakening.
"Um, hey there girls. What brings you around here?"
Janice was never the type to play the games of others, being a trickster herself. "Aside from the fact that we live on this ship, you never bothered to say even a short hello! What's up with that?"
"You see, I had to talk to Fargo and get going. This is really important, you know."
"Does it have to do with Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid," the girls asked in unison.
"Yes, alright? Now no more! I don't want to talk right now about it! Anyway, how're Nikki and Miki?"
Being the rocker's sister, Marcy knew all the details. "Well, my brother is cleaning up his image (which I think is a very good thing) and Miki has toned herself down a bit. I like her style, so I decided to follow in her footsteps (but be a Deva on the side). As for Yu and Mi, they went off on their own career. Of course, we're their sponsors."
"That's nice. Tell them I said good luck. Oh, Janice, could you do me a favor?"
"Anything for the good-looking desperate guy who I want to marry even though he's after another girl much worse than me."
"Just tell Fargo I need to make a stop in Guldove. Steena might know how to take care of this."
"Ugh, fine. I always have to go talk to that reeking sweaty old man..." Janice left with a scowl on her face, but Marcy stayed by the boy's side. "Hey, Serge? Can you tell me what's going on? I won't tell Janice or Nikki, on my honor as a Deva."
"Nice of you to offer Marcy, but I don't think even a Deva like you knows how to make sense out of strange dreams or stop them for that matter. That's why I have to see Steena."
"Well, okay, but remember I am here to talk to you. We are here to help you Serge. Don't forget that."
Fargo's bellowing voice closed the chat with a "Guldove, full speed ahead! Aye, we'll be there by tomorrow night, mateys!" Marcy patted Serge's head and trailed off to her bedroom. He said nothing to anyone else onboard for the rest of the day. That night, over the music of the featured performers Yu and Mi, Serge could think of nothing but his confusion. He finally got to sleep with the usual muddled conversation.
"Serge, you idiot!"
"What? Did I do something wrong?"
"Tsk, tsk, mon ami. You should know when to keep your mouth shut."
"But what did I say? Tell me!"
"You know what you did, mate. Don't be draggin' those down who don't deserve it! Already they know too much!"
"You mean Razzly, Janice, and Marcy? What can they possibly do by only knowing a little bit?"
"If zey know, zen zey will want to help, non? Such a thing cannot happen! It waz meant for you, monsieur Serge, and you alone."
"Why? Why can't I tell anyone? Isn't that what made us partners in the first place? Aid from each other?"
"You just don't get it, do you? They will get hurt. I know you better than I know the back of me own hand, and I am sure you can't bear to see anyone needlessly harmed."
"But I won't let that happen! I'll protect them, just as I protected you!"
"Zen zey will most definitely get hurt. If you did such a good job at protecting Kid, zen why are you not together now?"
"B...Because...things happened! That's all! Fate got in the way! You can't sway my mind. I'm going to see Steena! I just can't do it all by myself!"
"Do what you want. But know that you are looking for the answers in all the wrong places, Chrono Trigger. And we thought you had overcome FATE..."
"Which one?"
"Oh, you should know very well. It waz ze night we first met."
"The... the orphanage fire?"
"Yeah, that was the one. You held my body so close..."
"I still will! If only I knew where you were..."
"Ah, but 'ow can you, mon ami? You are engaged now, non?"
"That doesn't matter right now! All I want is to see Kid!"
"Just you wait, Serge. It's only a matter of time..."
Serge awoke the next morning to find Janice standing over him, with Marcy in tow. The former Deva had grown quite a bit taller, though her hair still remained in its curled ribbon-entwined buns. Her attire seemed to be dropping off toward the side of her new sister-in-law Miki, but it left enough dignity for the growing girl. Janice hadn't changed at all, still the same old rabbit girl she once was. "Hi, Serge. You're looking awfully handsome lately," Marcy squealed to assure his awakening.
"Um, hey there girls. What brings you around here?"
Janice was never the type to play the games of others, being a trickster herself. "Aside from the fact that we live on this ship, you never bothered to say even a short hello! What's up with that?"
"You see, I had to talk to Fargo and get going. This is really important, you know."
"Does it have to do with Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid," the girls asked in unison.
"Yes, alright? Now no more! I don't want to talk right now about it! Anyway, how're Nikki and Miki?"
Being the rocker's sister, Marcy knew all the details. "Well, my brother is cleaning up his image (which I think is a very good thing) and Miki has toned herself down a bit. I like her style, so I decided to follow in her footsteps (but be a Deva on the side). As for Yu and Mi, they went off on their own career. Of course, we're their sponsors."
"That's nice. Tell them I said good luck. Oh, Janice, could you do me a favor?"
"Anything for the good-looking desperate guy who I want to marry even though he's after another girl much worse than me."
"Just tell Fargo I need to make a stop in Guldove. Steena might know how to take care of this."
"Ugh, fine. I always have to go talk to that reeking sweaty old man..." Janice left with a scowl on her face, but Marcy stayed by the boy's side. "Hey, Serge? Can you tell me what's going on? I won't tell Janice or Nikki, on my honor as a Deva."
"Nice of you to offer Marcy, but I don't think even a Deva like you knows how to make sense out of strange dreams or stop them for that matter. That's why I have to see Steena."
"Well, okay, but remember I am here to talk to you. We are here to help you Serge. Don't forget that."
Fargo's bellowing voice closed the chat with a "Guldove, full speed ahead! Aye, we'll be there by tomorrow night, mateys!" Marcy patted Serge's head and trailed off to her bedroom. He said nothing to anyone else onboard for the rest of the day. That night, over the music of the featured performers Yu and Mi, Serge could think of nothing but his confusion. He finally got to sleep with the usual muddled conversation.
"Serge, you idiot!"
"What? Did I do something wrong?"
"Tsk, tsk, mon ami. You should know when to keep your mouth shut."
"But what did I say? Tell me!"
"You know what you did, mate. Don't be draggin' those down who don't deserve it! Already they know too much!"
"You mean Razzly, Janice, and Marcy? What can they possibly do by only knowing a little bit?"
"If zey know, zen zey will want to help, non? Such a thing cannot happen! It waz meant for you, monsieur Serge, and you alone."
"Why? Why can't I tell anyone? Isn't that what made us partners in the first place? Aid from each other?"
"You just don't get it, do you? They will get hurt. I know you better than I know the back of me own hand, and I am sure you can't bear to see anyone needlessly harmed."
"But I won't let that happen! I'll protect them, just as I protected you!"
"Zen zey will most definitely get hurt. If you did such a good job at protecting Kid, zen why are you not together now?"
"B...Because...things happened! That's all! Fate got in the way! You can't sway my mind. I'm going to see Steena! I just can't do it all by myself!"
"Do what you want. But know that you are looking for the answers in all the wrong places, Chrono Trigger. And we thought you had overcome FATE..."