A Dark Cloud 2 Fanfic
Chapter 3: A Destined Future----By The Several
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The Several: Whoooh! New year, new chapter! Happy New Year, everyone! At least, I hope it's happy.
Just to clear out a few misunderstandings, let's call Max's Atlamillia the Red Atlamillia (Gerald's), Monica's the Blue Atlamillia (the one on Basil), and Sirus' is the Orange Atlamillia (I mean, it's orange, right?).
Time to go on with the story…
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After introducing themselves, Elena and Basil take Gerald to the train station towards Sindain in order to show him proof of their being 'from the future'-ness.
The Blackstone Zero leaves from the Palm Brinks Station, and off to Sindain they journeyed.
Inside, Gerald and the two who claim to be from the future sit calmly inside the train.
"I sure hope you guys aren't lying. Not only will you have wasted my time, but tricking me into giving my late father's stone is the lowest thing I could think of!" Gerald mouths off.
Elena stays silent and doesn't remark to his comment, but Basil has had enough of his continuous ranting. With one hand, he drags Gerald towards a separate train car.
Elena looks up to what they were doing, but Basil looks to her and says, "Don't worry, I won't kill him. Be back in a minute!"
"H-Hey! Let go of me!" Gerald shouts as he tries to break free. Basil drags him to another car, an empty one. There, he rudely lets him go on the ground.
"Hey! Watch it!" Gerald shouts at him as he gets up.
But at that moment, Basil holds him by the collar of his shirt and shouts, "I've just had about enough of your complaining! Look, I know you're frustrated… but so are we!"
Gerald was too intimidated to talk. He keeps quiet as Basil lets him go and looks away. "Your father died? So what? You want sympathy? Normally, it would be given… unless you knew we are also on the same boat…"
Gerald could barely say the words out. "Y…You mean…"
Basil looks at him intensely, but with tears flowing from his eyes. "Yes! Our parents are dead, too! What's worse… they've been murdered!" He looks away, trying to stop the tears with both hands. "My dad… he was killed by an assassin just recently… after he gave me this Atlamillia…"
Gerald kept silent, as he was too stunned and embarrassed to talk.
"And Elena… she never even met her parents before… Her parents died a long time ago… And you have the nerve to ask for pity!"
Gerald was about to say something when Basil said, "Please… I'm just angry… Just… leave me alone for now…"
Gerald says nothing as he leaves, back towards the car where Elena was.
As Gerald enters, Elena looks up surprised. "…Where's Basil?"
"…He's crying in the other car. Says he wants to be alone for a while…"
"Oh…" Elena replies as she looks out the window.
There, at that moment, Gerald saw the way she looks at the window. Her eyes mirror her sadness, but the strength and determination in them was true and real. As a boy who was growing up rich and protected from the terrors of the outside, he could never even imagine how bad she felt or the horrors she had to face.
He didn't know what he felt then, but all he wanted to do at that moment was to tell her how sorry she was. Quietly, he sat beside her. He kept quiet as Elena continued to look out the window, where the sky looked almost orange as dawn arrived to their mark.
"Um… Basil said that… you never even met your parents…" Gerald spoke slowly. He felt like such a jerk to ask such a question, but he wanted to know.
"Yeah…" Elena looked at him as she tried to smile. "But it's better than losing your parents when you're conscious or old enough to know about it."
"But that's better than not having to feel your parents at all…" Gerald replied. Elena looked down to her lap, as she could not think of any answer.
"I guess…we're both unlucky…" Elena replied chokingly, as if invisible tears fell down her eyes. Gerald could see that she tried to be strong, but sometimes no strength is ever enough…
Gerald takes her hand by surprise and says, "…Your hand's a little burnt! Is it because of when you tried to take my Atlamillia?"
"Yes… Don't worry, it doesn't hurt that much…" Elena calmly replies.
But despite her words, Gerald gently massages her hands to make her feel better. They both blush a little, as he felt her hand in his, and his in hers…
"I'm…I'm sorry…" Gerald said slowly, feeling unworthy to ask for forgiveness.
"It's alright…" Elena replied. "And thank you… for making me feel better."
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The train slows down as it reaches one of its destinations: Sindain Station. Once coming to a full halt, Gerald, Basil, and Elena come off and went in the direction of Jurak Library.
"So… what's this thing you wanted to show me?" Gerald asks as they enter the gigantic library.
The Jurak Library… a collection of mystical tomes and everyday books from the funnies to the enchanted spell books. In its center is where the great wise sage-tree Jurak resides, an all-knowing foundation that dates back to the beginnings.
Inside the age-old library, Gerald follows the two travelers through a dark room in the far back that he had not previously known had existed.
Several minutes pass, down the stairs to who-knows-where, Gerald sees a bright glowing object at the distance. Elena and Basil step aside to let Gerald through and see the strange object up closer.
Basil smirks as Gerald looks in amazement at the sight he beheld. "This, Gerald… is the evidence we speak."
It was nothing like he had ever seen. A mystical red rune that was obviously ethereal. He felt the magical energies that flowed through it, as though it seemed to almost… call him.
He takes a few steps back, not sure what to do. As he does, Elena and Basil walk towards the device and step inside its circle.
"This is a Time Gate, Gerald. Don't be afraid. Step inside, and see what's in store for your future," Elena calmly speaks.
Gerald gulps as reluctance takes over. Finally able to force himself, he steps inside, and…
"Nothing's happening," Gerald says, almost disappointed. Almost.
Then suddenly, a bright red flash emits from his Atlamillia. He covers his eyes, as he hears his two companions mutter: "So it begins…"
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Gerald takes his arms from covering his eyes. And as he opens them, he could barely breath enough to take all of it in.
He gasps at the sight he beheld. The world… of a hundred years since.
To be continued…----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NEXT CHAPTER: Gerald arrives in the future, a hundred years from his time. What sight did he see that held him breathless? Is it a good future that he was amazed at… or a horrific destruction that held him in horror? What does this have to do with Gerald?
The Several: Whoo! Haven't updated in quite a while. I'm going to stop here for the moment to continue my other one that's not finished yet. And I've only received reviews from two people. PLEASE REVIEW! I want to know what you think!