Chapter 4- The New Cannon
"PROFESSER SAGE!" Lloyd called out, busting his way into the school. Raine ran out from her room, holding a book in her hands.
"Lloyd, what's wrong?" She asked, feeling annoyed.
"It's, gah... Forcystus! The ranch! Mana Cannon! Ugh..." Lloyd gasped for breath, falling to the floor. Raine rolled her eyes.
"When will you learn..." She walked over, and took the bucket of water used for drinking in the class, and dumped it all over Lloyd, waking him with a jolt.
"Gyaah!" He yelped, sitting up straight. Raine went to her table, fixing up some papers.
"Now, what's this about Forcystus?" She said, organizing the sheets. Lloyd stood up, and leaned against a desk.
"I went by the ranch earlier on... And remember that reactor room where we fought him?" Raine nodded at the question.
"Yes yes, go on..."
"Well... I was tweaking with the control board, when I hit this switch..." Lloyd continued on with his story, and Raine sighed at what she heard.
"Artificial made Mana Cannon's are dangerous beyond means... We have to de-activate that thing now!" Lloyd nodded.
"I know... But how?"
"Just leave that to me..." Raine took her staff in hand, and headed out the door.
"Professer Sage, hey, wait!" Lloyd called, trying to catch up with her.
The two reached the ranch, and hurried their way to the Reactor, but they could've might as well lied down and died, seeing what had sprouted.
A huge metallic cannon was rising up into the sky, destroying the room.
It looked like the original Mana Cannon, except this one was made of metal, compared to the one made of stone.
"No..." Was all Lloyd could say, his face pale. Raine wasn't worried about the cannon, she was worried about the cannon glowing.
"Uh, Lloyd? We should be leaving now..." She pointed to the cannon barrel, which was glowing with a violet hue.
"There must be someway to stop this thing!" Lloyd yelled, running at the cannon, searching for some kind of switch board.
"Lloyd, let's go!" Raine called, grabbing him by the back of his shirt, yanking him away.
"No! Let go of me!" Lloyd called out, struggling, but Raine had a iron grip on his shirt, and they hurried out in a jiffy.
The two bolted from the ranch, and caught their breath at the ranch limits. The two watched as the gigantic cannon reared up into the sky, and pointed high up.
"What's it aiming at?" Lloyd gasped, rubbing his neck.
"Wait, could it be--" Raine was cut off when her mind sunk in. "It's shooting for Derris-Kharlan!" Lloyd's jaw dropped.
"What? Wait, Kratos... He's on-- DAD!" He screamed out, knowing he wouldn't be heard. The cannon pulled back, and fired a huge rainbow bolt, whirling and spinning high up into the sky, disappearing soon after.
"No..." Lloyd breathed, falling to his knees. Raine was still staring at the cannon, it shaking lightly, crushing the inner walls of the ranch.
"Lloyd..." raine said quietly.
"Dad... He's on Derris-Kharlan... He's in trouble..." Lloyd was ranting away to himself.
"Lloyd..." Raine said again, tugging at his shirt collar. "We have to go now..." Lloyd looked over, and saw the cannon, and his eyes went huge.
"Damn..." He uttered, and took off running. Raine followed, her lack of exercise making her a bit slower. She looked over her shoulder, and the cannon erupted into a huge burst of light, and she never had the chance to see Lloyd ahead of her, totally frozen in fear.
Before the flames surrounded her, she could make out the long white hair, the dying green robes, and a old, tired face...