Together to the End of Time: A Fanfic by Gyppy
Summary: When one's blood is hated by all, sometimes one needs to seek the help of the very ones that hate them...
The world is under attack by a mysterious group of people, who wish to take over the world and transform every magical creature into a tool of death. However, a band of humans and half-elves set out to prevent the world's fate...
Pairings: KratosxRaine, LloydxColette and GenisxPresea, with references to ZelosxSheena
Author's Note: This is an Author's Universe, which means it has little to no ties with the actual game's storyline. It's also a crossover, which involves two different storylines being put together in the same universe. Finally, there will be some Out-Of-Characterness possible, and the appearance of a few Original Characters is possible.
This story mainly focuses around Kratos, Raine, Lloyd and Colette, with a smattering of GenisxPresea. Those of you who do not like those pairings should not progress any further in the fanfic.
Also... yep, you guessed it, it starts out following a similar storyline to the game. But watch out, it's gonna be a heck of a lot different later on...
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Namco, Pokemon, or Nintendo.
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Chapter 1: The Drifting Swordsman
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Lloyd Irving was once an ordinary boy living in the village of Iselia. He had personally known the Chosen of Regeneration, Colette Brunel, from the time he was young. He also had a few friends in the Iselia classroom; his best friend Genis Sage, and Genis' sister as well as the teacher, Raine Sage.
He'd also heard his father was a man named Kratos Aurion. However, his father had not been seen in fourteen years... not since the time he was three years old.
The day the oracle was to be conveyed for Colette came the same day as her sixteenth birthday. Lloyd was seventeen years old; his birthday had been over a month ago, or so they'd thought.
After being interrupted from class by the light coming from the temple, Lloyd set out with Colette and Genis to the temple, which was under attack by Desians.
Lloyd was a swordsman, but he was also a powerful Pokemon trainer. All he owned at the moment were a Cyndaquil, his first Pokemon, and an Eevee, which still distrusted him, but he had learned to train them well, allowing them to rest after each battle. And, of course, there was his 'pet' Noishe, but that crazy dog never dared to go anywhere around monsters.
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Lloyd, Genis and Colette arrived at the temple to find a horrendous scene. A strange man (presumably a Desian) accompanied by a few basic foot soldiers stood at the temple entrance, threatening Colette's grandmother, Phaidra. Two Poochyena, one situated on either side of the leader, growled viciously at Phaidra, who seemed to know little about the subject until she spotted Colette.
"Where is the Chosen?" the Desian leader asked, his tone dead serious.
Phaidra spotted Colette, and called out, "Run, Colette!"
One of the foot soldiers turned to point at Colette, indicating the fact that she was the Chosen; the leader's name was Botta.
This 'Botta' ordered the two Poochyena to attack Colette, but thinking quickly, Lloyd called his Cyndaquil out of the Pokeball it was in, and it successfully fought back the two foes.
Seeing that the two Poochyena had been defeated, Botta sent in the foot soldiers to attack the three directly; however, they successfully fought off the opponents, with Cyndaquil's help, of course.
Unexpectedly, however, the foot soldiers suddenly turned and ran, allowing a much mightier opponent to appear. This foe attacked the group with great intensity, and nobody could land a blow. Finally, Lloyd gave up, simply waiting for death to come...
When suddenly, a purple-clad man appeared, his trusty Growlithe and Vulpix following him. He used his longsword to block the oncoming attack, and told Lloyd to get out of the way.
With this new comrade on their side, they quickly defeated the foe. After the battle was over, Growlithe yapped at its master happily, while the newcomer made sure no one was hurt.
The 'Desian' leader, Botta, noticed the appearance of this new person. Turning to him, he said, "I never thought you'd show up..." He then turned to his henchmen. "Retreat for now!"
With that, the foes fled.
"How can I ever thank you for saving the Chosen?" Phaidra commented happily, glancing at the newcomer.
"I see," he said, looking at Colette. "So this girl is the next Chosen."
"That's right!" Colette said suddenly. "I have to accept the oracle!"
"I'll go with you," Lloyd said. "I don't want you getting hurt."
"Lloyd?" Phaidra said, looking at the young swordsman. "I would be uneasy with just you."
Looking at Lloyd with an expression of surprise, the newcomer said in an interested tone, "Your name is Lloyd?"
"Who are you to ask for my name?" Lloyd questioned.
For a moment, the newcomer was speechless; then, he said, "My name is Kratos Aurion... I am a mercenary. As long as you can pay me, I'll accept the job of guarding the Chosen."
This time it was Lloyd's turn to be surprised. "Kratos... Aurion?"
Colette broke the surprise by saying, "I'm going to accept the oracle now."
"I will accompany you," Kratos said.
"I'm going too," Lloyd decided quickly. "I'm not gonna leave you behind!"
"You'll only get in the way," Kratos said, glancing at Lloyd.
"What did you say?" Lloyd yelled, jumping back.
"I said, you'll only get in the way," Kratos repeated, sounding annoyed. "You are not yet experienced enough with swordsmanship, and your training abilities are inadequate." Vulpix yapped in agreement. "I would advise you stay behind... or, even better, return home."
"I'm going to protect Colette," Lloyd said, sounding determined. "And you're not going to get in my way."
"I would like it if Lloyd came along," Colette said. "I get nervous without him around."
"Yeah," Genis said. "I'm pretty sure Cyndaquil knows what to do if Lloyd's too stupid to tell it what to do."
Lloyd glared at Genis for this comment.
"There are monsters around here," Kratos said. "I would hope that you'd be able to have a strong enough ally to fight off any opponents you encounter." He sighed. "Since the Chosen insists, I'll let you come with us. But remember, Lloyd... I'm merely respecting the Chosen's wishes. You have no place on the battlefield."
Lloyd looked slightly annoyed as the group walked into the temple.
Of course, he recalled Cyndaquil before entering the temple, at Kratos' request. Kratos seemed concerned for the Pokemon, for some reason...
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Author's Note: Well, this was a short chapter. But right now, I'm kinda blocked up. So I'll probably end up holding the rest of this fic off till the end of my vacation. Dammit.