"Rash..what are you doing here?" asks Artemis, sharpening his scythe..
"well, my prince, i hate to pass the bad news to you..but i think your sister disobeyed your order." said Rash, he tattles on Shade
"what happened? where's are the keys?"
"Shade ignored your order and went to the Golden Land with those..humans!!! you must do something, she might turn her back on us." said Rash, "let me be the top general, my prince. i'll dispose those people in the End of Time. Shade might never return.."
"dream on, Rash." said a girl voice. Shade appears, "i told you i'll be back. and don't even think of hurting those innocent people..!!"
"why are you so attacked to them, Shade?" said Artemis, suspicious.
"i..." Shade tries to hide the truth, "i'm not. i only pity them, for now. why kill them when we could use them? i have this plan that this boy, Crono, must be the future king of the Crystal Age. and he has the pendant. i plan to trick them to get the Star Ruby, then after that, i just have to steal their ruby AND the pendant!!"
"so you want to fry a bigger fish from the sea, heh?" smiles Artemis, "i like that, my sis. very clever, and wicked."
"oh yeah?! how do you do that??" said Rash, upset
"i have to disguise myself, of course. i will join their group and when the time comes, i'll steal the objects and destroy them." smiles Shade
"good...NOW THAT'S A PLAN!!" laugh Artemis
"but prince..!!" whines Rash
"Rash, you stay here. go do something, will ya?" ordered the prince
"grr..." Rash walks away
"i guess i'll be going..come, Interceptor." Shade calls her falcon, then disappears back to the Golden Land
in the Crystal Age, Crono and his friends went to the Temple of Fire..
"?" Crono felt someone spying on them, and turns around. the strange small spy hides..
"Crono, let's go." calls Robo
"coming.." then Crono looks up, to the temple. the temple surely expresses the element 'fire'. it is built with red bricks and stones, statues and monuments including walls have a Garnet (red crystal, or charm) picture carved real well..
"the Garnet..it symbolizes the temple's power." said Robo, "this is really ancient...like thousands years..."
"i like how they built it..very creative." said Lucca
"but why do they built it?? are they polytheistic?" asks Marle
"so what do we do?" said Magus
"let's go check it out." smiles Crono
they all enters...
they got to the end of the temple..
"look!!" said Ayla, and went to the altar, "weird writings."
Robo and Lucca went to have a look, "yeah...doesn't look like hieroglyphics."
"hmm...i shall try to find out what it says, by using the data and language from every country and continent from people in Earth.." beeps Robo, and studying
"[gasp] why is this is familiar?" whisper Crono
"tell me about, i started have this feeling i used to be here.." said Lucca
"i found it. it is actually a mixed language of languages so it can hide its mysterious meaning from intruders...it says "This temple is created for 'the goddess of fire and knowledge'. Only the 'one that wore the power' can release the goddesses power and soul"....[beep] goddess??" beeps Robo
"who is the 'one'?? you can't wear power!!" said Marle
"hmm.." Crono thinks...then his pendant fall on the ground in accident.
"i got it." Lucca kneels down and get the pendant for Crono..., "huh?"
the pendant glows!! Lucca gasps in surprise, as light from the pendant shines all over her body...
"LUCCA!!!" freaks Frog
Lucca freaks out, as light covers her whole body..then it slowly stops..
the pendant continues to glow...!!
"!!!" Crono and his friends takes their weapons out
"something is coming!!" said Frog
"no, stop.." whisper Crono
a figure or soul of a young beautiful woman stands in mid-air, she have long purple hair, wearing almost the same clothes as Lucca..and she does look like Lucca except the woman is adult and long hair..!!
"thank you for freeing me, heroes." smiles the woman, "i am the goddess of this temple, Lucca."
"WHAT??!!!! HELL NO!!!" freaks Crono, "if you are, then Lucca..??!!"
"WHAT'S GOING ON??!!" freaks Lucca
"you still don't understand?? this is the future of Golden Land, the Crystal Age. i'm the FUTURE you, Lucca."
"but that's impossible..!!" whisper Lucca, "i'm just a girl!! not a goddess!!"
"[laughing] that's who you are for now. the future is different. things and events will happen to you that cause you to become a goddess in this world." smiles the soul, "ahh..Crono. it's being years i've seen you...but instead, i get to see you as your young self.."
"huh?" blinks Crono, "i don't get it.."
"[laughing] you will, Crono." then she gets serious, "this world used to be very beautiful, and the name 'Crystal Age' really describes this place..until the evil sister of the Entity and the Great Lavos came and destroy this place again..as before long ago after the war against Lavos and the Star Ruby..but i can feel that the Great Lavos is after your world, isn't it? YOU MUST NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN. you must change history. the only way to do that is to get the Star Ruby. you should know that the ruby is really dangerous and it's protected by all of us the chosen gods and goddess. i'll only let you get it if you prove yourself to me you're worthy enough.."
then the soul raises her arms, and the whole temple trembles..!!
"!!! LOOK OUT!!!!" shouts Crono, as the broken rocks falls on them..
the soul changed into a huge red dragon, "DEFEAT ME AND LIVE, YOU WILL GET MY PERMISSION TO THE RUBY!!!!! [ROAR!!!!!]"
"LET'S DO IT!!!" shouts Crono, they all take their weapons out
"ICE 2!!!!!" shouts Marle, using ice..the dragon missed it, and blows fire on them..!!
"AAAAAAAAHHH!!!" screams Marle, jumps away
"my fire won't harm it..!!! let's triple tech!!" shouts Lucca
"DELTA FORCE!!!!!!"
"DARK MATTER!!!!!!"
"WATER 2!!!!!"
"LIGHTNING!!!" shouts Crono. the dragon screams and blows more fire..!!!
"ICE SWORD 2!!!!!" shouts Crono and Marle, and hit the dragon..but not much damage
"it's too powerful!! let me analyze it..." beeps Robo
"HURRY ROBO!!!" shouts Frog, slashing and jumping back to the dragon
"...getting data..!!"
"ROBO!!!!" shouts Magus, slashes the dragon by the tail with his scythe
"almost done.."
"AAAAARRRRRRGHH!!!!!!" Magus and Frog is blown away from the dragon's strong fire..!!
"GOT IT!!!" beeps Robo, "it's power rate: 200. weakness: water and ice."
"but there's no effect!!" shouts Marle
the dragon roars and slashes Crono..
"CRONO!!!!!" gasps Marle
Crono got hurt by the arm, blood flowing.., "I HAVE TO DEFEAT IT!!! CONFUSE!!!"
he jumps up..ready for his sword..!!!
[ROAR!!!!!!]
[BOOM!!!!!]
the dragon swing her claw at him and knock him hard and away...!!
"NO!!!" Marle runs to Crono
"there's gotta be another way, Robo!!" said Lucca
"that's all i have!!" beeps Robo.
"crono.." Marle cries, "you're hurt..!!"
Crono struggles to get up, "we have..to..[groan]..come on, Marle..we can't give..up.."
"but crono, you'll get killed..!!"
"trust me, Marle." smiles Crono. marle is worried..Crono nods, "let's show that goddess what we're made of, huh?"
marle agrees..
"ICE SWORD......20!!!!!!!" shouts both of them. Marle sends thousands of ice to Crono..as he hold the ice in his sword..!!!, "ATTACK!!!!!!"
he hits the dragon with huge ice and runs through the dragon from the head..!!!!!
"ROAR!!!!!" the dragon dies..!!
"ALL RIGHT!!!" smiles Ayla
they all cheers..Crono kneels down, exhausted.
the dragon turns back into the soul, "you really defeated me..? how?"
then she stare at Crono, "..i know now..you have courage in you, Crono. and power..you're not like any other people i fought, you're special."
"..." crono is tired, "what do you mean?"
"both worlds need your help. you must get the ruby. here, take my power..!!" the soul gives him a Garnet crystal!!
"the other gods and goddess needs your help too. during your hard journey, you will meet new things and people..and find new discoveries. never give up, Crono.." smiles the goddess, crying..then she's gone..
"but..i..!!" said crono. but she's gone.
"let's get outta here." said Lucca, still surprise of her future self..
outside, X awaits.
"you did well, Crono. i knew you'll make it.."
"ya right..." murmurs Lucca, "we almost get killed. and why didn't you tell me I'M A DAMN GODDESS IN THE FUTURE??!!"
"LUCCA!!" freaks everyone, "CALM DOWN!!!"
".." X apologizes, "sorry, but i can't reveal your journey and your future to any of you..you must reveal them." then he points at the North, "there are more temples that needs your help..i'll explain everything if you got all the crystals..and lived."
"LIVED??!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN??!! WE'RE NOT GONNA DIE!!!" freaks Crono, "CAN'T YOU GIVE US SOME SUPPORT THAN THIS???"
"..." X disappears.
"weird fella.." beeps Robo
"he doesn't even argue fight back...he IS weird."said Crono, scratching his head
"at least someone is mature.." whisper Lucca
"HEY!!! i'll show ya...let's go to the next temple!! THIS WAY!!!" smiles Crono, in victory
"pleeeaaaasee..no volcano pits or anything this time??" said Lucca
"OH I'LL SHOW YOU!!!" shouts Crono, then they head to the next temple..