This one isn't related to the first one, really. It's more-or-less a "What if they were in a different dimension?" type of thing. Enjoy! R/R!

The Dark Side of the Angel Colette Pt2: Lord Yggdrasill Tells a Really Scary Story

Crystals glowed softly in the throne room, sending long shadows dancing in the crevices and corners. Clustered around the throne were three teenagers, all listening intently to the blond man before them. Shining wings fluttered noiselessly behind him as he addressed his audience.

"Now, shall I tell you another story?" said Lord Yggdrasill, smiling.

"Mithos! Tell us a scary story!" the long, blonde-haired girl with angel wings pleaded.

"Now, now, Colette," Lord Yggdrasill sighed with little sign of true annoyance. "Didn't I say not to call me that? And why a scary story?"

"She likes to watch Genis panic," answered the other girl, who had long pink hair. "He screams funny too."

"I do not, Presea!" huffed Genis, his white hair falling over his shoulders.

"In any case," Yggdrasill interrupted the brewing conflict. "I will tell you the scariest story I know. It's entitled: 'Lloyd Ruins Everything'. Now, scoot in so you can hear."

Enthralled, the three teens got closer to Lord Yggdrasill and stared at him, waiting for him to begin. Clearing his throat slightly, he began his tale.

"There once were two worlds, Sylvarant and Tethe'alla, that existed apart from each other and not knowing of their co-existence," Yggdrasill began. "They fought over mana and used special catalyst ,called The Chosen, to bring the greater flow of mana to their world. Everything was going fine until a moron named Lloyd had to go and ruin things."

"What did he do?" his audience asked in wonder, all in unison.

"Well, Lloyd convinced the Chosen of Sylvarant to NOT bring salvation to her world, but instead go on a highly-destructive journey to reunite the two worlds as ONE!" spoke Yggdrasill intensely. "They slowly picked up other losers who also wanted to reunite the two worlds. Let's see…there was a really graceless assassin, a perverted Chosen from Tethe'alla, a teacher, Kratos, a company president, and YOU THREE!"

"Us?" Presea asked doubtfully. "But we'd never do that."

"But in THIS dimension you would," Yggdrasill explained. "Allow me to continue…This group of rag-tag hero wannabes zipped all over the two worlds in their stolen Rheairds with their stolen Sorcerer's Ring: breaking mana links, destroying ranches, and firing mana cannons all over the place. They sure made a mess of things. They learned all kinds of secrets and dealt with all kinds of angst, until they finally reached…ME."

"They dared challenged the almighty Mithos!" cried Colette.

"Yes. Lord Yggdrasill knew he could beat the inferior beings easily," continued Yggdrasill, twitching slightly at being called 'Mithos'. "But sadly, they proved to be a bigger problem than he could have ever guessed. He fought them to the last of his strength…"

At this point, Lord Yggdrasill closed his eyes and spoke in a faint whisper. Unable to hear well, the three listeners were forced to get even closer. Breathing slowly, he pressed on with his tale.

"What happed?" Genis asked quietly.

"Lord Yggdrasill was defeated, while they were wearing bathing suits, and the worlds…" he replied, opening his eyes quickly. "…WERE RE-UNITED! AND LORD YGGDRASILL WAS NO MORE! RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWR!"

Frightened out of their minds, the three teens fled the throne room. Each returned to their rooms, but found no comfort nor rest. Lord Yggdrasill chuckled to himself and stretched out his arms. Kratos, wings glittering behind him, entered the throne room and shook his head in a bemused way. As he approached, Lord Yggdrasill made his way down to greet his friend. With the teens' screams still echoing in the hallway, Kratos looked over his shoulder and laughed.

"You told them that story about the re-united worlds, didn't you?" Kratos asked.

"It amuses me to see them run away screaming like that," Lord Yggdrasill replied, still chuckling. "But it would be kind of scary, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, but something like that could never happen," laughed Kratos, amused by the sheer thought of it.

"Of course it couldn't!" Lord Yggdrasill said, exploding into a fit of giggles.