Untitled

"Well Crest, what do you see?"

"Hmmm…. Rayne…. I'm sorry dear, but the Moon Crystal doesn't have any information regarding this person."

Both Monica and Crest have already stood in front of the Moon Crystal for the past thirty minutes, and still no answer.

Monica almost lost all hope so she just went to Lao Chao's Bistro to take a break.

"My head hurts real badly right now. I really need to take a break." She whispered to herself as she made her way to Lao Chao's Bistro.

Crest followed Monica into the bistro and saw her seated quietly on a nearby chair.

"Monica, what's the matter? Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine. I just need some rest…" but before she can even continue what she was trying to say, she suddenly fainted.

"Monica!"

…..Meanwhile, on Max's side

Max opened his eyes a little to see his surroundings, but his mind was somewhere else… he tries to remember what happened to him before he got kidnapped.

"All I can remember…hmmm…hey what do you know? I can't remember anything! Wait… I do remember about fighting something big… and invisible… it sure beat the crap outta me though… I was defeated… then he took me to a swirling vortex… like that black hole I used to see on books about Astrology."

Max stood up and decided to change the direction he was facing, then he leaned on one of the panels….when suddenly….the panel made a sound and startled Max…shortly, it also changed color (from it's original color, blue; to green).

"Oh… so that's how it works! You shift your weight through the panels."

He decided to test his theory by pressing his hand into one of the panels…but to much to his demise the panel didn't change.

"I guess I need more weight…"

Once again…he tried leaning against it…then he heard the same sound he heard earlier…shortly he saw the panel change to color green.

"Great, I made it change color…now what? This may sound crazy, but I think I have to go through it."

And with that… Max walked through the green panel…..and much to his surprise, he got out…

"Finally, I got out! The way that prison was built is incredible though. Anyway, why didn't I think about leaning on it earlier?" he secretly thought to himself as he got out of the accursed crystal.

…….Meanwhile…at Crest's side

Crest took Monica out of the chair and laid her to the floor…she took Monica's hand and checked her pulse…she also checked if her breathing was normal….after a while…Crest calmed down.

"She only passed out…I guess she was too tired. But what made her that tired?"

Crest removed Monica's clothes and checked for any bruises or cuts. Then she found a big, deep gash on Monica's back, it was deep enough to make hole on her back, and she also saw Monica's left arm filled with small cuts, as well as a burn on her left hand.

"I guess this burn and these cuts on her arm came from a strong magic spell…but about that big gash on her back…I can imagine her being hit by a big monster to have a wound that big. Maybe that's what caused her to be in this state. But why was she walking around with that big wound without telling any of us?"

"….I guess….I didn't want to make such a big fuss…just because I got hit…"

Crest was startled by Monica, who she presumed unconscious, replying to her question.

"I didn't know you were awake…but why didn't you at least let me know you had a wound this big?"

"You know Lin; you're making it sound like I'm gonna die or something!"

"I'm just worried that's all."

Before Monica could say anything else, she noticed that she was half-naked.

"Umm…Crest, what did you do with my clothes?"

"Oh, sorry, here you go."

Monica quickly dressed up, and then she stood up and headed straight to Starlight Temple's exit.

"Um…..Monica…where are you going?"

"I'm going to the forest I mentioned earlier…"

"You mean…the Woods of Yore?"

"You know about those woods? What else do you know about it Crest?"

"Nothing else, except the fact that these woods are filled with monsters way beyond the words strong and dangerous. I also heard that these woods contain a mystical and powerful energy at its very center and this strange flow of energy even transcends time and space itself."

"All the more reason for it to be "Rayne's" hideout…don't you think?"

"Go if you must! But don't say I didn't warn you."

Author's note and Mini-Spoiler

Now wasn't that a load of crappy talk? Actually it's just a little oneshot of what Max and Monica (with a little pinch of Crest) were doing while Galen and Elena were having that little chit-chat about Rayne. Don't worry though; the next chapters will be the "action" or climax of the story where the real bloody and hurtful parts will take place. I'll also try to add some more scenes about Rayne so that all of you will get to know more about Max and Monica's elusive foe.

Please don't forget to review.

Spoiler

Monica will go inside the Woods of Yore to try to find Max there.

Unknown to Monica, great evil lurks inside the woods.

What did happen to Max anyway after his great escape from the crystal?

And why do I keep reminding my viewers about that Draquil in Palm Brinks?

You'll know in the next chapter. Oh prepare for a nice and scary bloodbath in the next chapter as well.

P.S- I don't own Dark Cloud 2…not even Monica's Muramasa.