CW- hi everyone, I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a while. There was a hurricane, and I missed a week of school which meant MAJOR make up work. Anyway, I wont bore you with my life story, I'll just answer the reviews.

Shadowofthewave- I apologize if the characters seem different from their usual selves. Sometimes I just get carried away and try a little too hard to make a dramatic scene. Thanks for setting me straight, and for the review.

Kratos Aurion fan- I AM NOT A HALF PINT. "Acting like Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist" WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT YOU CANT SEE HIM WITH A MICROSCOPE? "Phew" sorry about that, I got a little carried away. Thanks for the review. And BTW, Kratos won't help Lloyd, because he knows that I can write him off the story, and he doesn't want that, mwahahahahahahahaha.

Alex the summoner- I'm sorry about the bronchitis thing, I hope you're feeling better. As far as the AIM thing goes…….I'll try my best to explain it. If you already have an AOL account, then this should be easy. Simply click the little button on the screen that says AIM or Instant Message. Your AIM name will be your screen name, like if your screen name is Alex the summoner, then that's what it will be when you IM. Ugh, I'm not all that great at explaining these kinds of things, but I hope that helps. If you need a more in depth explanation, try asking "I hope the two of you don't mind" shadowofthewave or Kratos Aurion fan. They most likely know more about this stuff then I do. Thanks for your review.

CW- ok, the reviews are answered, so on with the story.

Lloyd- finally

CW- look, we were actually getting along, don't mess it up

Lloyd- whatever

CW- "sigh" why do I even try

Collette- because you care

CW- if you say so

Chapter 3

Rescuing Raine

The Palmacoasta catacombs were a dark and gloomy place. They were damp and cold, with jagged rocks all around. The team walked through the dark tunnels at a steady pace, trying not to crash into any walls that may have been in front of them. Each one of them tried to make themselves feel as if they knew where they were going, but in all reality, they had gotten lost.

"How on earth are we going to find Raine down here?" asked Collette who was now clinging to Lloyd in an attempt to not get separated from him.

"I don't know" replied Genis, "but I'm gonna find her if it's the last thing that I do". They continued walking through the intense darkness, trying to find their way through the labyrinth. After hours of walking, they finally found a large chamber. The team stopped walking and stood there in aw. They were standing in the ruins of an ancient city.

"Incredible" muttered Kratos, as he stared at the ancient buildings.

"Whatever" said Genis, once again realizing why they were there, and continuing through the large chamber, "These ruins aren't important right now, we have to find Raine".

"Oh!" yelped Lloyd, coming back to reality, "that's right".

"Why don't we split up?" suggested Kratos, "we'll search the city for any signs of Raine and meet back here in an hour".

"Good idea" said Lloyd, "we'll cover more ground that way". With that final command they all ran off in different directions.

Lloyd………………………………..

Lloyd had taken to exploring the west side of the city. The buildings were all battered and demolished. From the looks of the surroundings, Lloyd assumed that the west side used to be the business district of old Palmacoasta. There were old and dilapidated desks, papers and trash everywhere, and even some old pin up colanders which now lined the streets.

"Whoa!" exclaimed Lloyd as he walked through the ruins of what he thought to be the old city hall, "this place is huge, and it's kinda creepy too". While he was exploring the ruins, he accidentally stumbled across a trap door that was hidden under an old news letter stand..

"Jackpot" he thought to himself as he descended into the tunnel, "the professor's gotta be down here". He went into the tunnel and followed it deep into the catacombs.

A few moments later………

Lloyd had exited the tunnel, and was now inside a gigantic, but nearly empty chamber. He looked around for a moment, and then noticed some familiar faces.

"Hey guys!" he called as he dashed towards the rest of the group, who were all standing near the center of the room.

"Lloyd!" called Collette, as she turned to him and waved frantically. She started walking towards him, but then she tripped on a rock and fell to the ground.

"Collette!" called Lloyd as he ran over and helped her up. "Are you OK?" he asked worriedly.

"I'm fine" replied the chosen, "that's kinda how I ended up down here anyway".

"You mean you guys found trap doors too?" asked Lloyd with a curious look on his face.

"Apparently so" replied Kratos, "I was in the residential area and found mine under the old inn".

"I was near the old academy and found mine in the principal's office" said Genis uncaringly as he surveyed the area for his sister.

"I was in the shopping district and fell into mine while looking through a bargain bin" explained Collette.

"You were looking at cloths at a time like this?" exclaimed Lloyd, "I can't believe this".

"Sorry" apologized Collette, "I got side tracked".

"It's ok" said the others simultaneously.

Collette obtained the title: Total Ditz

Just then, they heard a loud rumbling from above them.

"What the hell is that?" asked Lloyd, taking a few steps back and reaching for his swords.

"I don't know" replied Genis, "but I have a bad feeling that we're about to find out". The rumbling continued to get louder and louder, and the ceiling began to shake violently. Suddenly, it stopped, and for a moment the group calmed down. Then, there was a loud crash, and something very large, came crashing through the ceiling above and landed right in front of the team.

The creature was very large, at least 10 feet tall, and it was so wide that it took up about a quarter of the room. It had small, beady black eyes, 4 arms, sharp claws and fangs, and in one of its claws, was non other then Raine.

"What is that thing?" asked Collette, who was hiding behind Lloyd.

"I don't know" replied Genis, grabbing his wand, "but it has Raine, so I'm not gonna hide from it, I'm gonna GET HER BACK, CHARGE!'

They all grabbed their weapons and charged into battle. The team circled around the monster and took positions all around it. The b east glared at each one of them, then put Raine down on the floor. For a moment, Genis thought that the beast wasn't going to attack, but the second he moved towards Raine, he was smacked across the room by one of the creature's mighty hands.

"Genis!" called Lloyd as he dodged one of the monsters hand swipes.

"I'm fine" replied Genis, standing regaining his composure and running back towards the beast, "don't worry about me, get Raine". Lloyd nodded and returned to concentrating on the battle.

"Let's see if he can handle my Soaring Tiger Blade" called Lloyd, as he threw his sword high into the air. It spun around in circles for a moment, then before starting its decent, Lloyd jumped into the air, grabbed it by the handle, and went shooting down towards the monster at lightning speed. Upon impact, a great shockwave shot forth from the blade, and sent the monster flying right into the north wall of the room.

"Be careful" called Genis, in an angry voice, "you might end up hurting Raine by accident".

"Then how are we supposed to stop this thing?" protested Lloyd, who was staring at the now enraged monster.

"Like this" replied Kratos as he charged straight for the beast. He jumped into the air and flung his sword at the monsters throat. The sword flew so fast that it went right through the monster and out the other side. "Bulls eye" muttered Kratos.

"Nice shot dad" complimented Lloyd, in a suck up kind of way.

The beast stammered in a few different directions before finally passing out in the darkest corner of the room. The second that the monster had stopped moving, Genis rushed over to his sister.

"Raine, Raine" called Genis, as he shook his sister in an attempt to wake her up. There was a small silence, followed by a loud "SMACK".

"Ow!" complained Genis, "what was that for?"

"You……shouldn't be down here" replied Raine softly.

"Sis" said Genis as they hugged and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey guys" interrupted Collette, "I don't mean to be a kill joy, but uhhhhh, we all fell through trap doors and I wanted to know how we're gonna get out of here". Everyone looked at each other for a moment, then tear dropped and fell over.

End chapter 3

CW- ok, ok, I know what your thinking, your probably telling yourself "man, I knew the sequel wouldn't be as good as the original". I apologize in advance, I'm trying really hard, but this whole story is still a work in progress. Ok, now its time for a poll

Q 1- what do you thin k should happen next? I want honest opinions with excruciating details.

Q 2- if you could create a new OC for this story, what would they be like? What would their role in the story be? Where would the OC come into the story? And last but not least, what kind of powers would they have?

CW- just a few things to think about

Lloyd- why don't you just let them write the story for you?

CW- shut up! I'm only trying to keep the fans involved and interested.

Lloyd- lazy

CW- arrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhh

Lloyd- gulp

CW- "grabs baseball bat" until next chapter

Lloyd- p..p..please review "runs" aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

CW- play ball1 "chases him" mwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!