This is one of the stories I transferred over from my other website. (visit my profile for full details) On that site, it was also normal for some writers to refer to their OCs from '2nd person' in their stories. I'll be changing it from 2nd person to 1st person when I transfer them over. So if you see any mistakes while reading, please ignore them. Be aware that this was my FIRST time writing a fanfiction, EVER! So excuse me if the writing is a bit…well, 'off'.

Disclaimer: Chrono Crusade and all its characters rightfully belong to Daisuke Moriyama-sama x3

Batwings and Bacon (part 11)

I woke up from my deep thought and realized that I had slept through Chrono's whole story.

"…is Pandaemonium." He concluded.

"That's correct..." came the voice of the pig-like demon.

"Great." I muttered.

"They're here." said Rosette.

I stood up and readied a spell while Rosette had her gun loaded. Suddenly, all the lights went out.

"Why has it suddenly become dark?" Azmaria asked.

"Did they erect a magical barrier?" asked Satella after her.

A shadow loomed the wall behind me.

"And so..he who murders his own comrades..shall face extermination!" came the voice of the bat-like demon.

"Hweeheeee..exterminateeeeee!" the pig-like demon remarked.

Rosette darted around and shot her gun.

"Hweehee! Missed meeeee..." chortled the pig-like demon.

We all stood back-to-back in the darkness.

"Damn…they can pick us out easily in the dark, but us? We're as good as blind!" Rosette stated.

"Sinner..oh sinner…" called the bat-like demon, "There is only one verdict for you traitors..the death sentence! Judgement is upon you..hundred-demon-slayer..and Aion!"

"You sleeew..a hundred of your brethren!" said the pig-like demon, "You are a traitor Chrono! You and Aion sameeee...!"

"You know what?" I said, and bent down to put my hand to the ground, "You need to lighten up..."

A spread of light emerged from under my hand and spread throughout the room across the floor and onto the walls. Very soon it had reached the ceiling and the whole room was covered in light.

The reactions from both demons were, "Hm?" and "Hwee?"

"Found you!" Rosette saw the pig-like demon standing on a balcony and shot her gun multiple times.

*BAMBAMBAM*

"Squeee...!" But he had gotten away, and all that was left to do was wait for the smoke to clear.

"Jeez…" I said, "That oversized boar sure is fast!"

Chrono was silent, "Rosette..."

"So..what will it be? Do you still want to speak with Aion?" said Rosette, and turned to face him, "If so Chrono..shouldn't you keep moving forward?"

Chrono glanced her way and saw the determination in Rosette's eyes. He stood there for a moment, then tightened the grip on the tube he was holding. "I will seek out Aion..and settle this..once and for all!"

Rosette smiled at his realization, then noticed an unknown presence. "Alright, pep-talk's over. Here he comes again."

*ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRR*

The pig-like demon sent a blast of smoky energy at all of us.

"Look out!" Chrono pushed Satella out of the way and onto the stairs leading up, while Rosette pushed Azmaria behind my summoned energy shield.

"Rosette, Heidi, Azmaria!" Chrono called, "Blast..we can't get past the flames."

"We're fine!" Rosette answered back, "Heidi's taken care of it."

"He's coming at us again!" I shouted.

Rosette quickly loaded her gun and shot multiple times at the pig-like demon, but his body withstood the bullets and they bounced off.

"GAH?! What the hell??" Rosette was astonished.

*WHOOSH*

"YAAAH! He's really fast! My bullets couldn't penetrate through that swine's body!"

I struggled to ready my aim at him. "And I can't keep up with that lightning speed of his!"

"Rosette! Behind you!" Chrono called out.

It snatched Rosette and Azmaria from where they were standing.

"Rosette! Azmaria!" Chrono exclaimed.

"HEY you! Put 'em down!" I ordered.

"Hweeheehee..got girl!" it remarked, "What now Ghaleoo..?" There was no answer, from his bat-like comrade, "......Ghaleoooo...?"

"Sword of Light!" I executed my spell.

*THWAM*

"Hweeeeeee...!" He dropped Azmaria who crash-landed onto the ground. She groaned as she sat up and saw Rosette still in his grip.

"Tiffer fisch!" Satella summoned her jewel creature.

"Rosette!" Azmaria exclaimed.

"Grab on, Rosette!" Satella ordered.

Rosette grabbed onto Satella's summoned beast and rode on its back with her. It pushed the demon backwards with incredible force.

"Hurr..hwee..huu..." It huffed, then attacked once again.

*ROOOOOOAARRRRRRR*

And sent a blast of energy at Satella's beast, which then faded after the attack. I was blinded by the bright light the explosion gave off and didn't see Rosette fall onto the ground beside the demon. He saw her and attempted to let out another blast of energy. Rosette shut her eyes…but nothing happened. When the smoke had cleared I saw Chrono standing in front of Rosette reflecting the energy from the demon's attack with his hand and it went in all directions.

"AION..!" he bellowed, "Wait for me! I'm coming straight at you! For the children of the Seventh Bell..for Joshua..for Heidi..for Rosette…and for myself."

I couldn't help but stand there in amazement beside Azmaria and Satella.

"…and woe betide all who stand in my way!" He stabbed the pole down the demon's throat making him cough up blood.

"GURGH! Hweehee..pole no beat mee..!"

Rosette put the end of her gun into the pole's end and said, "Think again, Pigface."

*KABOOM*

The windows all around us shattered and the frames above Chrono and Rosette fell on top of them.

"ROSETTE!" I exclaimed.

When the smoke had cleared, it turned out that they had survived the breakdown and were sitting on top of the heap covered in dirt and dust.

"No matter how tough porky's skin is, his innards are still vulnerable…" said Rosette.

"I'm impressed..you managed to figure that out at the critical moment." said Chrono.

"Cos I'm smart, that's why."

"But...you could've executed it in a slightly 'less flashy' manner."

"HAH??!"

"Don't let your guard down now, there's still that bat-thing to deal with."

"EEP! I almost forgot!"

"I'm not surprised. I'm used to your idiocy."

"What did you say??!"

"You want a piece 'o me?!"

Rosette and Chrono started having one of those hand slapping fights.

*SLAPWHAPSLAPWHAPSLAPWHAP*

"Dumbass! Dimwit!"

"YOU'RE the dumbass, dimwit!"

Azmaria, Satella and I stared at them, unimpressed.

"(How true…)" I thought, "(Rather than staying rooted to the same spot..why not simply..take a big leap forward?)"

*KRAKKRAK*

"Gurghhhh..." The pig-like demon emerged from beneath the pile of ruins.

"URGH! Why can't he just DIE?" Rosette huffed.

I began to cast my spell again, "Sword of – "

"Open fire!" A man's voice cut in before I could finish.

*RATATATATATATATATATATATA*

The pig-like demon let out one final cry before finally disintegrating, "SQUEEEEEEEEEE...!"

"I never knew you had a spell similar to Rosette's gun attack." stated Chrono.

I stood there, wide eyed, "Uhh..that wasn't..me..."

We all turned around to see the Chicago branch of the Magdalene Order.

"Target eliminated..securing area for clean-up. Over!" The man who had been speaking into a radio turned to face us, "Sorry for the delay…"

"Militia Rosette! The Chicago branch chief is waiting for you! This way, please."

We all followed Rosette who followed the woman who called her. As I followed them I looked through the window of the wall opposite, and could've sworn I saw Father Remington standing in front of a well-harmed bat-like demon.

"Heidi, come on!" I heard Rosette call.

"Oh – my mistake. Sorry." I turned back around and continued to follow.

……

It's been a few days since that last encounter and we were all currently staying at the Magdalene Chicago Branch. I was with Azmaria and Satella in the road tunnel helping them look for Satella's missing summon jewel.

Azmaria sneezed, "ATCHOO!!"

"Bless you..." I said to her.

"Found it yet?" Satella asked, "And why the sudden sneeze?"

"No..Not yet…" Azmaria sniffled.

A few minutes later she raised her hand and remarked happily. "Found it!"

"Good job!" said Satella.

Azmaria walked forward with the jewel in her hand but suddenly slipped and fell. "I lost it!"

The jewel slipped out of her hand and went flying through the air, then bounced on the ground and into a drain.

"Ack!" we all exclaimed, "Nooooooooo..." (Note: Actual length drowned out by echo)

.:Meanwhile, at the Chicago Branch:.

Rosette and Chrono were walking along the reception hall.

"Chiefie here has one heck of a personality..he didn't even let me say a word!" Rosette wondered, "Hmm..this guy might be worse than Sister Kate..."

Chrono was smiling awkwardly, "Heh heh heh..Ah, they've returned."

He saw me approaching with Azmaria and Satella.

"So..did you manage to find your jewel?" He asked, and then he realized that all three of us were all covered in dirt and grime from searching the drains. "W-What happened to you three?"

Satella and I were standing there, fuming silently.

"Hurr..if you really must know…" Satella sighed, and told them how we had to spend another half-day in the sewers looking for her jewel, no thanks to Azmaria's clumsiness.

"Scary..." Rosette and Chrono stated.

" I'm sorry, I'm such a klutz." said Azmaria.

"No problem, Azmaria..." I replied, trying to ignore how badly I smelt of the grimy state I was in.

"Forget it, there's no point apologizing now." said Satella, "But since you already know where your problem lies, you should go do something about it…before you take a BIG fall and drag the others down with you!"

Azmaria looked remorseful, "Yes..."

"Okay, Satella." Rosette rolled up her sleeve, "Now you've gone too – "

"Whoa, whoa!" Chrono tried to keep Rosette and Satella apart before things got nasty. "All the dirt and grime must be making you uncomfortable. Why don't you take a bath first?"

"Fine, fine." Satella huffed.

"You take care of Azmaria, Rosette!" Chrono ordered.

"I don't mind washing up later actually." I muttered.

Chrono pushed Satella away from Azmaria and Rosette.

"Arguing with a child like that was very immature of you, you know." He said to Satella.

"Oh dear, even mister demon is lecturing me now! I'm so ashamed of myself." Satella remarked, and gave Chrono that flirty look. He blushed in response, wide-eyed.

"That jewel's a valuable possession, isn't it?" I asked her.

"Valuable?" she replied, "Yeah, you can say that. Though there were times when I wanted to ditch it. But I couldn't bring myself to do so." She walked off a few steps and turned her head, shrugging. "Still...perhaps I was actually peeved by the fact that she reminded me of someone."

"Azmaria reminds you of someone?" Chrono asked, "Who...?"

Satella winked and pointed to herself, giving some time to let him think about it, but Chrono obviously didn't get it and showed a face of total confusion.

"Azmaria and Satella..." he muttered disbelievingly.

I tried to restrain myself from laughing.

"YARGH! What kind of expression is that?!!" Satella exclaimed, "I'm not talking about the 'present' me!"

Chrono turned away, " I can't imagine..."

Satella stood there for a while, before she started walking, "It's important to point out the faults of others…otherwise, they'll never progress."

Chrono watched her silently as she walked ahead.

"Wait for me, Satella!" I called after her.

......

Satella, Rosette, Chrono and I were standing beside the open door of a church where a choir was singing inside.

"As the sun sets in the evening west, we sing an evening hymn to you. Content are we who praise your name. Under the grace of your name, our holy light will never fade..." they were singing.

Suddenly, we all heard a familiar voice sing along. The voice was different from the ones in the choir. "When the sun sets in the west, the stars rise, lighting up the world with love. The smile of the father up above creases the night sky."

Azmaria's voice grabbed the attention of the rest of us, Satella in particular.

"That voice..." Satella muttered.

"Yup! You never had a chance to hear her sing." said Rosette.

"You were out cold back on the train." I stated.

"This is the voice of Azmaria." Chrono indicated.

We were now facing the choir watching from the back area of the church, while Azmaria continued to sing, "Those troubled with life's burden kneel before you. O lord, relieve them of their pain. In the still of the night…"

Soon the choir began singing along. "The lord brings forth the star of hope. On his face, a grin is revealed. As it takes us to a world free from sin…"

After the concluding line, Azmaria let out a sigh of relief. Soon the choir had gathered around Azmaria who had become popular of her singing voice. They admired her and asked her questions about joining them.

"Um..I..that..." she was saying.

Nearby, we heard someone clapping. Azmaria turned around and saw that it was Satella who was clapping. Azmaria stared, and when Satella realized it, she let out a sudden outburst of annoyance.

"Look, I just lost myself in the atmosphere for a moment and the next thing I knew I was clapping! GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?!!"

Azmaria flinched back, "Eek! S-sorry!"

"And why the heck are you apologizing?? You haven't done anything wrong!" Satella heaved a heavy sigh, "Jeez..I can't stand you.."

I chuckled, then said, "Listen, Azmaria. A single mistake doesn't make you a complete dunce..so long as you don't commit the same mistake again..You need to have more faith in yourself."

"I really was a LITTLE moved just now..." said Satella.

"Yes!" Azmaria grinned in response to my statement.

"Although she's incapable of combat," said Chrono, "Azmaria's singing has saved our hides on more than one occasion. Just the act of a simple smile can aid others."

Satella crossed her arms uncomfortably.

Rosette made a cheeky grin, "Aww...you're blushing!"

"Scuse me, Militia Rosette?" We all turned to see Father Gilliam and his working partner standing at the door, "I hate to interrupt your conversation but…Chief wants me to tell you the preparations are complete."

"We're moving out, now...the flight's waiting." said the nun standing next to him.

"Uh..." Rosette began.

"Did they say…" I continued.

"NOW??!" we all exclaimed.

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That's all folks - I mean - wombles! Thought I'd let you know now, things have come up and I won't be able to update quickly for a long time, so please understand. But thank you to everyone who has been reading/reviewing my chapters! I really appreciate it.