Chapter 2

This time I saw a different dream.

A terrifying dream.

The three people that had disrupted the session of the Queen's court were in this one, too. They were working through the Ocean Palace, fighting through all the sentries and monsters we had set in there. They finally reached the hall of the Mammon Machine, where six Enlightened, the prophet, Schala, and the Queen stood. The leader of the three troublemakers, the one with spiky red hair, threw a red knife onto the Mammon Machine.

The machine sparked, and it's energies turned the knife into a sword. It started draining energy out of Schala, too. The three were suddenly transferred into a battle against the greatest of all immortals, Lavos. He caused meteor-like things to fall on them, and when the dust cleared, they were lying still on the ground.

The prophet soon appeared, and threw off his cape. Queen Zeal and Schala appeared after that. The Queen jumped onto Lavos, and the prophet attacked it. He was knocked out almost instantly. Lavos focused his energies onto the group and they slowly were sucked into it. The red haired leader slowly got up and drew his sword. I watched and did nothing as he did the unthinkable.

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I couldn't believe what I had just seen.

Could that have been the future?

If that was the future, then there must be a way to stop it.

Or maybe I'm the trigger to start it all.

"Maybe it's hopeless..." I said.

The sky is like a sea. The sky is endless and is beautiful, wonder sprouts from clouds. Zeal... may be one of those wondrous miracles. But right now, It doesn't feel like a miracle. It feels like selfishness, evil, and many other things. Lavos' energy pulses through our land, and everyone knows it. The Queen thinks that she can tame Lavos and use it for her own use.

Judging from my dreams, It may not be that easy.

"Hello, 'Becca. I thought you might be here."

"Hi, Schala."

We both sat on the window seat, looking out at the endless sky. Silence filled the room.

"What's bothering you?" asked Schala.

"A dream."

"Tell me about it."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Have you ever looked at the sky? I mean, really looked? Not just a simple gaze once and a while? You can see the birds flying, and rainbows forming. What would happen if that all perished. Our ability to see the sky? Or the sky itself? How would you feel?" I asked.

"Probably... very sad, I think," Schala said, confused.

"The sky is the same as the sea. Except that you cannot feel the sky. You can feel the ocean's waves, can smell the salt. Maybe we aren't meant to live in the sky. Maybe we need to live by the sea. Maybe that's why... Zeal seems to be falling apart."

Silence covered the room once more.

"You carry a heavy burden, Schala," I said.

"Huh?"

I touched her pendant.

"The dreams of all Zeal rest within your pendant."

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Once again I was assigned to Queen duty.

"The Ocean Palace is ready, Ma'am," said an Enlightened.

"Good. Dismissed."

"Girl!" snarled the Queen.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Where's Schala?"

"I believe..." I said, but then remembered. Schala had said to stall for as long as possible. She needed to check on something that had happened below.

"Yes?" snapped the impatient Queen.

"I don't know," I said.

"You don't know."

"Yes," I answered, getting ready for the blow.

"Dammit girl! You have magic, don't you? Use it!"

"Um..." I said nervously.

"You... do have magic, don't you?"

"Yes, just not that type."

"Really..." she said, seeming to be pondering something.

She smiled sugary sweet and pulled out a fireball. Her eyes narrowed and threw it at me. I collapsed as the flames licked my body. My anti-flame shields hadn't held up against the blow of the attack, but they had put out the flames before they could've seriously hurt me.

"Dalton, go fetch the princess," she said.

After that, I can't remember anything else.

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Author's Notes and Disclaimer: Sorry, didn't have one in chapter 1. All things in Chrono Trigger are owned by Square and not by me. All I own is Rebecca. I hope you really liked this chapter. I'll try to get the next one up by Saturday. Please Review with any questions or comments on my story!