I awoke to a loud noise. Someone was coming inside the building, but there were multiple voices. I decided to hide, should it not be Belthasar. I saw Lucca, the young blonde, and a frog-man walk inside. Listening in on their conversation, he discovered that they were headed for the nearby mountain to find a way to bring back Chrono.
Apparently, this was a point in time after they had fought Lavos at the Underground Palace. They were looking for a way to bring him back. As I watched, a Nu came out of a doorway I had not noticed earlier. It said that it was Belthasar! It seemed that his time came sooner than he had anticipated, and he had put his 'consciousness' into the Nu to complete his work.
That meant that he had finished the Epoch! I was glad to hear that he had finished it, as he was always working on it in one way or another. He told them that they needed a duplicate of Chrono if they wanted to save him. After they thought about it for a little while, the young blonde suddenly jumped up and down in excitement. "I know where!" she exclaimed. They then left to find a 'clone'. I decided to follow out of curiousity.
I followed them to the year 1000A.D., which was the time period in which I had first arrived. They went back to the fair, and completed a game in a large tent, winning a 'doll' that looked like Chrono. Exaclty like him, in fact! They then hurried back to the future. Before following them though, I noticed another person I recognized.
"Melchior! How goes the weapon business?" I said as I came up behind him.
"Who? Omega! How wonderful to see you! How are you?" said Melchior.
"Well things are beginning to look up. I have made it back to my home world. Now I just need to find my children and stop Lavos for good." I told him.
"Well, perhaps this could help you on your journey." said Melchior as he handed me a Ruby Dagger. "It can suppress an immense power for a brief moment."
"Thank you, Melchior."
"Of course, and how is your Omega Blade?"
"Lost in my battle with Lavos." I said grimly.
"That sword is a part of you, Omega. If you truly search for it, you will find it."
"Thanks. It was good to see you again." I said as I left to follow the group back to 'Death Peak' as it was called.
I caught up to the group, but stayed far enough behind to avoid detection. On the trek up the dangerous peak, they encountered three Lavos spawn. Luckily they were young and easily defeated. They made it up to the top of the peak, where a lone tree stood. There the blonde used an egg-shaped object, and a minute later, the red-haired Chrono appeared! He seemed a bit confused, but from what I remember as was told me, he probably last saw Lavos before reappearing here.
After a brief reunion, they promptly left the peak. I stayed. Suddenly, out of nowhere a person appeared. It was me! Or so I thought. It turned out that it was an alternate version of myself from another dimension. He told me that he was travelling from dimension to dimension, challenging his 'doubles' and absorbing their powers upon their defeat. He said that I was the only duplicate that he had not yet absorbed. Obviously I was in for quite a fight.
I unsheathed my weapon and charged at him.(Since he bore the same name as I, I will refer to him a 'Z') When I was within reach, I performed an upward slash. But he had disappeared! He reappeared behind me with a grin on his face. I spun around a swumg powerfully with my sword. He disappeared once again and as he reappeared behind me, he struck me with the hilt of his sword, sending me flying almost off the peak of the mountain.
Such a powerful blow nearly left me unconscious. He approached and put the sword to my neck. "Pathetic." Z said. "You seem to have much power in you, yet you were so easily beaten."
"If I had my Omega Blade, I would not be beaten so easily." I responded.
He seemed amused at the statement. "Very well." he said as he put his sword back in its sheath. "I'll let you get this weapon. Once you do, I'll find you and we can try this again." he then dissappeared as quickly as he had first appeared.
I slowly got back on my feet. If he indeed had taken the power of every alternate version of myself, what true power did he have? And could there be someway I could convince him to help me stop Lavos? Only time would tell...