Death Trap

After Max escaped from the crystal, he found himself lost in a seemingly endless hallway.

"Darn! I knew I should've turned left right after I got out from that cell." He thought to himself as he pressed on farther.

………….Meanwhile, on Monica's side

She first went to Luna Lab and decided to ask Dr. Osmond to give her a ride to her kingdom.

She saw Dr. Osmond seated quietly on the chair in Lab 4 (the green one), what she didn't see though is that Dr. Osmond is asleep.

"Hey Dr. Osmond, I just want to ask if I can take Ixion for a spin. I'll be just going to Lebrante."

Dr. Osmond hardly heard what Monica said so he thought Monica was a new scientist asking if she can work with him or something.

"Yea-yeah, go ahead. Make yourself at home."

"Thanks a lot."

"(yawns) don't mention it." Then he went back to sleep.

Monica rushed to the central lab and went inside the Ixion.

"Oh shit! I forgot that I don't know how to drive this thing. Anyway I could always ask Dr. Nobb."

But before she got out of Ixion she already saw Dr. Nobb by the door.

"Do you really have to use words that big just to express yourself? Don't tell me, you need me to drive it, right?"

"Um yeah, I know your busy and all but just teach me how to operate it and I'll take it from there."

"It's not that hard really; well for us it's not that hard. But don't you worry, I'll explain it slowly, and step by step even idiots can control it while avoiding accidents that can destroy time and space itself...(Ahem) shall we continue?"

"Even idiots won't bail huh? Okay, I'll do it…I'll just get back on you after I rescue Max."

"(coughs abruptly) anyway you just turn the main computer on. The main computer is always in the center, in case you don't know. Press Main Menu and from there, click Travel, but if your going to use time travel, it's possible too. Just press Time Travel, now if you want to go to Lebrante easier and faster just press Last Coordinates from the Travel menu. Someone just went to Lebrante earlier but I can't tell you who it is."

"Thanks Dr. Nobb, don't forget…I'm gonna get back on you for what you said earlier."

"ahem ye-yes I-I-I won't."

And with that, Monica bid Dr. Nobb and some scientist goodbye and went to her next destination, the Woods of Yore, but before she goes there, she must pack up.

"You, remind me to make an armor that can repel swords and punches will you?"

"Yes sir!"

……..Meanwhile, at Max's hallway-err, I mean side…

Max spent nearly an hour just walking on that long hallway…he walked some more until he found himself leaning at the wall, slowly shifting into sitting position.

"Darn, I can hardly move now. My legs are aching. Still I have to get a move on. If I give up now, how can find that stranger and find out what's the meaning of this?"

When Max was about to stand up, he saw a dim light at what he thought was the end of the hallway.

"Wha-what the heck is that?" He was startled at first, but he decided to follow it, as it was the only clue he has of the moment.

He ran towards the dim light….soon he got there….but when he got there….

"I knew that you were coming, Child of Time."

Max heard the same voice that trapped him; he decided to hide from it, but before he even had the chance to hide, she knew that he was near, so he just walked in front of her and asked.

"Alright, I wanna know what's going on. Please tell me…why do you keep calling me Child of Time? And what curse are you talking about? And why do you look like Monica?"

"Patience child, the time will come when everything will unfold, but unfortunately, it is not today…but I will answer one of your questions, you are called the Child of Time for an obvious reason; you were born from a mother in the future, and a father from the past. It's not everyday that you can find a child born from two different eras, am I correct? But that's only one of the many powers you possess. Enough of this, would you like a nice cup of tea?"

This time, Max was more confused than ever. He knew that she is the enemy, but why does she act like Max was going for a visit?

"I don't know what you're talking about but I don't care. I want to get out of here!"

Rayne stood up and held Max's hand. Max struggled to free himself but soon gave up because no matter how he tried, her hand never lets go.

Max prepared for the worse, he was already thinking that she was going to place him in a torture rack, but strangely though, she led him straight to the main door.

"What the…why are you doing this?"

"Hmm? I thought you wanted to go out. Now that you're outside you're complaining…heh…you sure are interesting. Anyway, if you ever feel lost, just hear around for a flute and follow its sound, you'll find yourself back here again. Anyway, my name is Rayne."

Max didn't say anything, but as soon as Rayne released his hand, he immediately went off and ran.

"Yes run child run…let's see if you can around here…here in Oblivion!" She made a smug smirk and went back inside.

………..Inside the castle…

Monica went to Lebrante and packed her strongest sword with her, as well as some scrolls that contained black magic. After packing, she rushed onto one more room and took a strange scroll with her, and then she took Ixion once more and went to the woods.

………Inside the woods…

Monica looked back one more time after walking some distance inside the Woods of Yore.

"Well, it's now or never…if I don't rescue Max…everything will go wrong…and I won't be able to tell him…ah never mind."

But as she looked back, she saw that the way out closed itself, making escape impossible.

She pressed on farther inside the woods, thankfully still not seeing monsters and anything that can rip her limb to limb…but she can still hear things from a distance, and naturally, that's not always a good sign.

Since she doesn't have a map, she decided to mark a certain object that tells her that she already crossed that part.

Hours have passed and still she hasn't seen an enemy and a way out. She kept on going to the same place over and over again…it seemed that no matter what path she took always led to the same place.

This is bad…I'm already lost …. But her thoughts were disturbed by a strange and sonorous sound. She decided to follow the sound, seeing that she has nowhere else to go.

What is this beautiful sound? It reminds me of the times that my father played the piano…

(Flashback)

Did you like it?

Father…that song is just so beautiful!

I'm glad you liked it.

Father?

Yes?

Where did you learn that song?

When your mother was still alive, I used to play this song for her…she called it Arcadia…

(End Flashback)

It is…it really is Arcadia!

She pressed on further…and no sooner she had seen a new path. A path much different from the path she used to go around on.

Unknown to her creatures lurked this part of the forest…much more than Draquils and Blood Golems covered it…

Huh? I can feel something…I'm not alone here…something evil lurks near…I can feel it...

But before she can react, a wolf charged at her from the shadows, knocking her down…but it wasn't enough to make her pass out.

(Battle Scene-once again)

The wolf tried to bite Monica at the back, but Monica rolled over repeatedly until it released her…the wolf let her go, but before it can react, Monica slashed it in the stomach, ending its life. Monica took her sword out of the wolf's stomach and walked onwards.

She had only walked for a few meters when another wolf growled at her, but this time, this wolf has company (lets say the wolf brought the whole pack with him).

The wolf leader charged towards Monica while the others surrounded her. Monica evaded the charging wolf with a jump while throwing a volley of flames at the other wolves. Monica landed on a tree and made use of this opportunity to throw one of the scrolls she brought with her; she first threw a combustion scroll, she chanted some words and threw it at the lingering wolves. Monica waited for a while above the tree while watching the wolves being burned to ashes, one after another.

Unknown to Monica, a monster also seems to live above the trees…it was a Tyrant Drake, a giant snake that only existed inside the Woods of Yore. A Tyrant Drake is blind but its sense of smell is far stronger than any animal known to man. Unfortunately for Monica, a Tyrant Drake lives in the tree Monica landed on…it neared the unsuspecting Monica…and when she was in range…it attacked!

Monica wanted to go down but she felt so stiff, as stiff like something tied her, and to her surprise she saw the Tyrant Drake constricting her. Monica tried to make fire spell but the drake's thick scale made it resistant to fire…she decided to make herself fall off the tree. The drake suddenly released Monica from its grip, then Monica made her move…as soon as they landed on the ground, Monica sliced the drake in half.

Monica ran as fast as she can to the direction of the song while evading any other monsters with smoke bombs, as she sees that there is no point in fighting them, it would only take up time. But as she was nearing the center of the woods, she can feel the earth shaking.

Monica saw a huge dragon walk in front of her. It has spikes on its back, it has large black wings and it has a large and long spiky tail. Its whole body seems to be covered in armor and it had a metal helmet-like garment on its head and its eyes seem to glow red every time it roars.

The dragon made the first move by breathing fire towards Monica.

Monica evaded with a side-step and rushed towards the dragon with her sword pointed sideways so that it can be sliced in half. Monica was able to hit it, but the dragon acted like nothing hit it, instead it used its claws and swiped Monica away. Monica was hit but she used her sword so that she can stop, she wiped a small drop of blood that fell from her mouth and rushed to the dragon once again. The dragon became frustrated so it decided to attack Monica in the air. Before Monica attacked it, the dragon flew high in the sky and attacked Monica with a Fire Blast, Monica countered it with a scroll containing Ice Storm and the two elements clashed in mid-air. The dragon doubled the Fire Blast's energy by combining it with Fire Breath…Monica did a different maneuver, she added up two more scrolls containing Glacia Storm and Dark Cyclone, she combined wind with ice against the dragon's fire combination. The energy that was stored inside the two colliding energies was too much…too much that it suddenly exploded in mid-air, creating a Black Hole. Since the dragon is nearer to the Black Hole, it was sucked up no matter how the dragon tried to resist, the force of the Black Hole was greater.

Thankfully for Monica, the Black Hole only lasted for a while and she managed to create a barrier strong enough to resist being sucked up by the Black Hole.

Monica smiled, seeing that nothing else barred her way from rescuing Max…she ran a few meters more and shortly, she saw a part of the forest that was enveloped in much light. She went near it and there she saw, a golden book.

Author's note and Mini-spoiler

Well there you go; I'm almost concluding this story, only two chapters left!

If you like me to continue this, I need four or more latest reviews. Don't worry, after four or more reviews I guarantee that I'll make it.

What will happen to Max?

What will be Monica's reaction when she discovers that her enemy will be her own mother?

What about that darn Draquil that Eucharion keeps on talking about?

What kind of power does Rayne possess?

What is the curse that Rayne was talking about like?

-If you have any question/s that is somewhat related to the ones I mentioned above,

The answer will be found in the next chapter! Stay tuned, don't forget to review.

P.S. I don't own Dark Cloud 2

Spoiler

Monica will discover who the enemy is…and will Max ever find his way out?

The Legend of the Arcadia will come to reveal itself. Find out Rayne's ultimate power!

Note:

I didn't try to steal PugDragon's idea of Lebrante...I also saw that Monica's kingdom really is Lebrante! I saw it on a walkthrough...I'm not kidding!