And Yet You Told Me Otherwise
By Unachieved Nirvana
Note: I'm working on another Chrono Trigger fic as we speak, I'm really excited to post it. It has more lengthy chapters, so the updates will take longer…but hey, who cares! Enjoy this chapter and thanks to Meushell for reviewing!
The five of us stood all having a sort of gloom drooping over our heads, and when I say the five of us I mean Crono, Frog, Lucca, Robo and myself. It seemed that, for some reason everyone was uncomfortable, no one seemed to want to talk. So I being the extrovert that I am, will help out in this situation.
"We can only travel in three's, who do you think should go?" I turned to Crono, who seemed to be thinking about the topic.
"Frog, Lucca, and myself." He said, without explanation.
I was a bit taken back that Crono picked Lucca over me. But I guess her magic was just naturally stronger and he would want to take her along. I was just about to fully get over the fact when Frog interrupted,
"It think it would be best if we brought Marle along." Frog began, "Her healing magic will be a necessity while traveling through Magus' lair."
"I agree." Lucca surprisingly replied, "We don't need any of you getting hurt, Marle is the best choice Crono, especially with a situation like this."
"Alright, Marle come on we have no time to lose."
Crono turned around, being the straightforward guy he was since the first time I met the big lug, and walked towards the pillars of light, and waited patiently by the one in the bottom right corner. Frog and I followed him, not without a quick goodbye, and stood by the pillar and one by one we transported ourselves to 600 A.D., to go a fight history's greatest villain, well, besides Lavos.
The next time I opened by eyes, I was standing in a small opening in a Mystic inhabited forest. It took me a couple of seconds to regain my full equilibrium, but after that I was fine. Then the three of us headed through Truce Canyon, without much of a problem again. It was weird, usually we get attacked a couple of times before we reached the exit. Maybe the creatures figured out that they weren't going to be able to beat us. Heh, now that would be a good explanation, and I predict that Crono and Frog would agree.
We had no time to visit the Queen at the castle, thought it would've been nice to hear some last minute words of encouragement. That feeling I had before, about death, was becoming more prominent in my mind, I couldn't get it to leave, even for a second. It disturbed me. I didn't even observe my surroundings, to take in any of the sunlight. I was so absorbed in this feeling of on coming doom, I felt I was going crazy.
Finally we had reached a mountain, and in the far distance, I saw the silhouette of a monstrous castle. I took a deep breath, there was no turning back now. But first we would have to figure out how we were going to reach that castle.
"Before we continue…" Frog turned around looking at nothing in particular, "I must caution you, Magus is full of tricks, he is ruthless and won't me merciful. So please…" He was then looking straight at me , "Watch your step, and look out for each other."
Then he unsheathed the Masamune raised it into the air and plummeted it into the group. The earth itself began to shake, and the mountain before us, began to separate, revealing an opening to a cave. Frog pulled the sword from the ground and placed it back in it's scabbard, and walked into the cave. His figure slowly disappearing into the darkness. I ran after him, with Crono right behind me.
"Sir Crono, could you please generate us some light?" Was the request from Frog.
"Sure." And suddenly, a small sphere of lighting lit up the entire cave.
We continue in silence, with only the humming of Crono's magic to listen to. We were cautious with turning each corner, in climbing each staircase. We only encountered two battles before we finally reached the end of the cave. We walked outside…
And waiting for us was the monstrous silhouette I had seen before, but it was no longer just an outline. It was a huge castle, looming with gargoyles, and negative energy. Just standing outside of it seemed to drain me of my limited happiness within my mind. And we had made it…to Magus' Castle. I'm so scared…now I kind of regret agreeing to come…
Like? Next chapter they'll actually go into Magus' Castle. But for now I think I just needed to build up what Marle was feeling.
And please read my other Crono Trigger fanfiction, What Happened to the King? It's about the fate of the King of Zeal, and I think that from this story to that one, my writing skills have improved a lot. So please tell me what you think!
xoxo Nirvana