Author's Note:
This takes place during the attack on Iselia Ranch in the later part of the game, although there aren't really any spoilers. It's an eclectic mix of Lloyd's thoughts about Kratos, although it might be a little OOC for Lloyd to be this introspective.
Zelos:is holding a sign that says: Lloyd's Deep Thoughts
Lloyd: Hey cool! I get to have deep thoughts!
Genis: Maybe Raine picked through you brain and made it comprehensible.
Lloyd: Hey!
Collette: Pandora wants you to know that she does own ToS. Sheena comes and whispers something to her Oh, wait, you say that's only when she's dreaming?
Zelos said you were a traitor. That we shouldn't trust you.
I think back to the beginning. We would have died without you, although that thought leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. You mocked us. Later on, you tried to kill us. So why do I still trust you? I remember something else. You told me not to die yet.
There is certainly a mystery about you.
I shake my head to clear the memories. Zelos looks at me questioningly. Through all of this, somehow I still have faith in you.
Later, we are at the ranch. You ask me why I want you to come. I say to keep an eye on you. And maybe that was part of it. But there was another reason as well. I need you. Since that day you turned on us I have missed you. Now you are here again and I don't want to let you go. I want to fall and cling to your leg like a helpless child...and know you'll save me from the world.
You say it was a good idea, as we are enemies.
I look in your eyes as you say this. There is no malice. No contempt, no ill will. There is not even indifference. There is something else. Love, maybe? For a moment you look like you might cry. You blink and shake your head slightly and you are back to the old Kratos.
We go in and we fight. Not because we like to. Not because we want to, but because there is no other way.
I watch you fight. You are not the God I once thought of you as. You are a man, albeit with some special traits. Probably a good thing, for I have had quite enough of the divine. You fight in much the same way as Zelos does, though with more finesse and less flair.
We are synchronized so well. We click, everything falls into place as though you were never gone. I fall once and shout out "I'm sorry Dad". I'm not sure if it was directed to Dirk or to my biological father...whoever he may be. All I know is that before I even hit the ground you were there to pick me up, to heal my wounds. I realize even with all you've done I'd rather place my life in your hands than anyone else's.
And then it went so fast. Collette was sick again. We were at Dad's house. I saw a flicker in your eyes as you looked at him. He asked us to stay the night and you said no, that you had other business to attend to. And you were gone. I wanted to follow you like I had that night, that night before everything went to hell. But I didn't. And you were gone. And now, amidst all of my friends, I feel empty again.
I might leave this as a one-shot, like it is now. Or should I add a part about Kratos's view on the same part? Please review
Lloyd: Yeah! I need confirmation for my deep thoughts!
Kratos:...
This takes place during the attack on Iselia Ranch in the later part of the game, although there aren't really any spoilers. It's an eclectic mix of Lloyd's thoughts about Kratos, although it might be a little OOC for Lloyd to be this introspective.
Zelos:is holding a sign that says: Lloyd's Deep Thoughts
Lloyd: Hey cool! I get to have deep thoughts!
Genis: Maybe Raine picked through you brain and made it comprehensible.
Lloyd: Hey!
Collette: Pandora wants you to know that she does own ToS. Sheena comes and whispers something to her Oh, wait, you say that's only when she's dreaming?
Zelos said you were a traitor. That we shouldn't trust you.
I think back to the beginning. We would have died without you, although that thought leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. You mocked us. Later on, you tried to kill us. So why do I still trust you? I remember something else. You told me not to die yet.
There is certainly a mystery about you.
I shake my head to clear the memories. Zelos looks at me questioningly. Through all of this, somehow I still have faith in you.
Later, we are at the ranch. You ask me why I want you to come. I say to keep an eye on you. And maybe that was part of it. But there was another reason as well. I need you. Since that day you turned on us I have missed you. Now you are here again and I don't want to let you go. I want to fall and cling to your leg like a helpless child...and know you'll save me from the world.
You say it was a good idea, as we are enemies.
I look in your eyes as you say this. There is no malice. No contempt, no ill will. There is not even indifference. There is something else. Love, maybe? For a moment you look like you might cry. You blink and shake your head slightly and you are back to the old Kratos.
We go in and we fight. Not because we like to. Not because we want to, but because there is no other way.
I watch you fight. You are not the God I once thought of you as. You are a man, albeit with some special traits. Probably a good thing, for I have had quite enough of the divine. You fight in much the same way as Zelos does, though with more finesse and less flair.
We are synchronized so well. We click, everything falls into place as though you were never gone. I fall once and shout out "I'm sorry Dad". I'm not sure if it was directed to Dirk or to my biological father...whoever he may be. All I know is that before I even hit the ground you were there to pick me up, to heal my wounds. I realize even with all you've done I'd rather place my life in your hands than anyone else's.
And then it went so fast. Collette was sick again. We were at Dad's house. I saw a flicker in your eyes as you looked at him. He asked us to stay the night and you said no, that you had other business to attend to. And you were gone. I wanted to follow you like I had that night, that night before everything went to hell. But I didn't. And you were gone. And now, amidst all of my friends, I feel empty again.
I might leave this as a one-shot, like it is now. Or should I add a part about Kratos's view on the same part? Please review
Lloyd: Yeah! I need confirmation for my deep thoughts!
Kratos:...