A/N: The story progresses as of now! The final votes are (I asked some people out of school and off of fanfiction): Yuan: 2!

Zelos: 1!

Mithos: 2!

And... Kratos wins with: 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... And Six!!! Oh my god, it's a Kramy story!

Mind you, flameys, you can't flame me about this pairing because it was voted! Kyahah! -evil cackling- Thank you, my reviewers! I love y'all! x3 And in honor, I'm making Kratos do the disclaimer!

Kratos: Dog of the Dead does not own anything, I repeat, anything. That's why she is broke.

This story is now top priority:D There are a few flashbacks, but the text is all italic! Okay? okay! Oh, and my father was on the computer all day yesterday. I couldn't update.

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It's been a day since we set out for Thoda dock. I can't feel my feet, and there's mud everywhere. I think it rained or something... Anyway, I've been talking to Genis since we left. He seems sad, and I keep wonder what he's so sad about. As we enter the House of Salvation, he pulls me away from the group as I lean down to talk to him.

He looks worried and points at the priests. I can hear them. They're talking about half-elves. Like, how we're so horrible and dirty creatures... 'Half elves are dirty, savage creatures.' That's what the common view is in Tethe'alla, not here, right? Did Vinnie alter the world to make me suffer? That evil, black haired red-cloaked emo!

Then, I'm interrupted by a certain voice. "I just want to save everyone..." I do a little, retarded twirl to see Sheena, praying. I smile slightly and place a hand on my hip. "You're doing a mighty fine job... But you might wanna kill the Chosen if you want to save them." Yes, I'm being an awful buttmunch, confusing everyone else...

And so, a little spouting of politeness from our little Angel (Holy Martel, I sound like Zelos!) and some persistent denying from Sheena, she poofs away, with Lloyd running forwards and yelling 'wait' as usual. Didn't he do that the last time we saw Sheena?

Oh yeah, we know her name now. She told Colette in a fit of rage. Colette then walks up the preists, talking merrily with them. I hum and tap my fingers to 'Boulevard of Broken Dreams'. It's quite the song, you know. One of my friends played it on the piano for the talent show. Man, that was cool.

I walk a lonely road, the only one that I have ever known...

I see Mithos- no, Yggdrasill, cup my face and look at me. His eyes are malicious and kind at the same time. His mouth twitches in a kind of a smile.

Don't know where it goes, but it's only me and I walk alone...

Martel- her body, like Colettes... I know I was there, watching when she took her last breath. It was like I was paralyzed, unable to move.

I walk this empty street, on the boulevard of broken dreams...

I hold a tiny Lloyd in my arms, trying to muffle his crying as I carry him desperately to a Dwarf's house. I remember the feel of Anna, telling me to take care of them... To not feel guilty...

Now the city sleeps, but it's only me and I walk alone. I walk alone, I walk alone...

I attempt to make Kratos laugh, falling back when nothing works. Yuan comforts me, sighing as he watches his friend's back dejectedly.

"Hey, Raine..." I ask quietly... She looks over, eyes questioning.

"Yes?"

"We're going to Thoda. To get to the temple, we'll have to cross water, right?"

She instantly looks sick, and I hurry away as she attempts to whack me with the staff in a fit of rage ('Come back here, Amy!').

Anyway, when we exit the house of Salvation, there are groups of people meandering around, looking scared.

"What is it?" asks Lloyd bluntly.

Oh dear, the McDonald's clown of doom has initiated the hanging of Cacao. I mean, were the Namco workers on crack when they decided the names? Cacao, Chocolat and Marble? So much chocolate. Now I'm hungry. Damn you, Namco!

Ignoring thoughts of burgers and chocolate, we make our way to Palmacosta. We're frigging STROLLING, goddammit. It's like... Let's move .05 miles per hour! (I can move six when I'm jogging... I'm so SLOW!! But luckily, I'm a tad bit more fit in the game...) It's not like it MATTERS if Cacao dies... Nope, nope...

Like in the game, there is a river with a bridge. The desians would've taken that route to get to Palmacosta, right? Yes. They destroyed the bridge, and there are a half-dozen of the angry halfings at the bridge, seemingly taking a break. One of them notices me, who is sneaking ahead of the group. Shiznit.

The leader, one with one of those dorky plume things on his head, points to us and orders his troops to capture us.

"Eep." I mouth, backing into Kratos. He groans. What, it's not like it's my fault! They would've seen us anyway!

A desian lady with a whip charges at me, slashing her annoyingly long range weapon through the air. I step backwards, dodging it with a squeak. I have terrible reflexes.

Anyway, I draw my scythe and wave it maniacally through the air, slashing at the whip. It is sliced clean through. Yay for Palmacosta blacksmiths.

Okay, the woman I'm fighting is a bi---. She leaps at me with clawed gloves, and I swear, she's trying to tear my face off. A certain bipolar mercenary saves me by stabbing her in the back. Violent, eh? But now I've got Desian all over me. Ew.

I stand up, sending the body flying to the ground. Everyone else has maimed/decapitated/smashed a desian, including Raine, who is frantically waving her staff to get the blood off of it. She splattered me, damn her.

When we finally get to the river, there is no bridge. Didn't I say that? Anyway, brainstorming time. I suggest we use Raine's staff as a bridge (assuming everyone else are skilled tightrope walkers), but said idea is shot down quickly with a pounding from the Professor.

Lloyd suggests that Genis freeze the river.

"You can't stop flowing water so easily," I comment, waving a hand.

"But what else can we do? There's not much choice." says Lloyd. Whoa, he sounded smart there.

"But Amy's right! Even in winter, it's almost impossible to freeze a river, especially one as fast as the Palmacosta River!" declares Raine, smacking the swordsman over the head.

"I agree with Lloyd, Raine..." says Genis casually, shrugging.

"I have to agree with Lloyd as well..."

Guess who said that? Kratos.

Yes, I'm serious. Anyway, I sigh. It's about a good meter or two across, so I get a spark of inspiration.

"Colette could take us over one by one! And I'll jump!"

Okay, idea taken. Colette carries Genis, Lloyd and Raine over. Kratos jumps easily.

I'm chickening out. I notice a rock in the middle of the river.

And so, I jump on that.

Bad mistake.

The rock moves immediately, emerging from the water.

It's a hippopotamus! Yay. It seems to like me or something, because it goes to the edge, where I jump off. I pat it on the head. It goes back under water.

Raine turns to me.

"DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS?!" she demands in Ruin mode.

"Um... A Hippopotamus?" I say meekly.

"What are Hippopotamuses?! You must tell me!" she demands, dragging me towards the river again.

"Professor, we have to get to Palmacosta!" yells Lloyd. Raine huffs.

"Fine, fine, but after we get rid of the Desians, Amy, you have to tell me what a hippopotamus is!"

"Okay, okay!"

And so, we reach Palmacosta.

We run through the suspiciously empty streets (Colette tripping halfway through), and to the courtyard of Dorr's place, where the whole city is congregated. Cacao is standing on a platform. A bunch of Desians are crowded around.

Meanwhile, where the hell is Dorr?! He's nowhere at all! Damn Govenor-General... Back to subject. Maggie-nius declares execution or whatever. A little kid throws a rock at him. He approaches the kid, seething visibly. Heheh. Seething.

Cue demon fang. Magnius is hit!

His magicians do their funky little jig, casting evil flames upon us.

A green glow surrounds us, blocking it. Genis is the source.

"Ametures..." he says with a smirk, walking behind us again. I smirk back at him, high-fiving the runt appreciateively.

"Hang the woman!" Yells Magnius. The desian opens the door underneath Cacao, sending her hanging. A chakram flies through the air, cutting the rope.

Like the chicken he is, the Burger-sponsor Magnius warps out after a few words, leaving us to fight Random Desians #4638329, #6382118, and #3810353. Geez, they don't even have nametags!

(You honestly think you can take me? You don't even have a nametag! How about you just fall down? Okay then.) Ah, Austin Powers' father. So practical.

One of them is a magician, who immediately targets me. I manage to whack him hard in the forehead with the flat of my blade. I also aim a kick accurately at his unmentionables, so he's down for the count. He even warps out of there.

The others take care of the desians equally as easily. What fun.

And so, we set out for Thoda Geyser. Again.

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A/N: Yes... I'm rather idea-starved. Please give me ideas!