"hmm.." hesitates Marle
"why don't you talk to him now?" beeps Robo, "he's not doing anything."
"all right.." whisper Marle, and run up to Crono, who is excited to fight in the next temple..
"hey, what's up marle??" smiles Crono, "isn't it great?! i have this feeling that we will get the ruby. and they're so many things in this world that we don't know about..especially the castle."
"i'm excited too. but we need to talk."
"again??"
"well, last time we hardly finish the talk...i just want to know, how much do you love me???" asks Marle. Crono hesitates, and blinks, "why Marle?"
"JUST ANSWER ME!!!"
"more than my heart, of course. why?"
"yeah...but will you do anything for me?? ANYTHING??" asks Marle, very nervous to get the answer...Crono turns his head away from her, "i don't think it's the right time to talk about this now, Marle. we still have a long way to go."
"but crono..!!" said Marle..then in a sudden, Magus stopped,
"wait." Magus kneels down, touches the ground...., "i can feel the black wind...but much weaker than the one i felt back in Earth.."
"black wind?? you mean the Dark Ship?? it's not here." said Lucca
"[ROAR!!!!!!!!!!!]" a monster jumps out in ambush, and attacks..!!
the monster is a half serpent, half lion. its veins contains venom and it is very strong..
"more monsters, great." murmurs Crono, and they fights.
the monster roars and tries to snap Crono by the head, but missed...
"SPINCUT!!!!"
"FIRE 2!!!!!!"
"FROG FLARE!!!!"
"ROLLO KICK!!!!"
"DARK BOMB!!!"
"ICE!!!!"
they all attack...the monster is hurt...Crono went for its final death blow..then he suddenly stopped, and kneels down..his heart is hurting again..!!
"CRONO!!!!!" everyone gasps, as Crono struggles to breath...
"oh no, not now!!" beeps Robo
Crono wants to finish the monster off...but couldn't. he's just in too much pain...!!!
"CRONO!!!! WATCH OUT!!!!" shouts Ayla, as the monster attacks Crono..!! Crono is too weak to defend himself..!!
"[FALCON SCREECHES!!!]"
"GO INTERCEPTOR!!!!" shouts a girl voice, not far away. a peregrine screeches and flies straight to the monster ready with its sharp fangs and beak...!! it pierces through the monster's stomach...in and out..!! blood spread everywhere on the ground..!!
the monster is dead, and falls on the ground..
"[screech]" the falcon returns to his mastress..
"WHO THERE?!!!!" shouts Ayla, ready to fight again..Marle and Robo run to Crono..
the girl and her falcon comes out from the shadows...
[Tifa's theme]
"?!!" Magus is a little surprised..
the girl (is Shade in disguise) with black hair and a ponytail, wearing a white shirt and blue skirt, smiles. her falcon stare at Crono's friends, alert.
"who are you?" asks Lucca
"i'm..uhmm..Uranus. this is my pet, Interceptor."
"Uranus, what strange name!!" said Frog, "where art thou from?"
"...uhmm..here." said the girl, and saw Crono, wearing the pendant, "you must be Crono. i heard alot about you."
"..[groan]..but i never heard of YOU." whisper Crono, gets up.
"well..." Uranus changes her subject, "you all are searching for the Temple of Water, right?"
"the Temple of Water? that's our next stop?" said Marle
"do you know the way?" asks Crono
"sure. let me show ya." smiles Uranus, and lead on, but suddenly stopped when she passes or saw Magus, "..." she blinks, thinking.
"..." Magus is surprised, then he lowers his head, "let's go."
Uranus hesitates, "he's dead...he can't be alive.." then Uranus helps the team..
"what about your talk, Marle?" said Robo
"we will settle that once and for all." said Marle, "after the temple, we'll settle this."