Max ran to the hole and quickly casted a spell on the 'doorway'. "Sorry guys, but this is the way it has to be." A dome of energy ripped up, sealing the entrance to Tykotious's fortress as Max ran into the shell. "Max, MAX!!!! Don't do this!!!" Crono was screaming at the top of his lungs, but Max just kept on running. The path to Tykotious was like a canyon. Denadoro Mountains...It figures. He ran towads the omnious hiss sound and frowned. "Great, I get to fight Darth Vader." He unsheathed Illumina and held it at the ready. "Well, this is it." "Ssssssssooo. Yyyooouuu cccooommmeee aaattt lllaaasssssstttt. III'vvveee bbbeeeennn wwwaaaiiitttiiinnnggg fffooorrr yyyooouuu, Tttrrriiigggggaaarrraaa," Tykotious hissed at Max as he entered the chamber. "Glad to know that I've been on time for once. This time though, the hero can't die. Come on, give me your best sho..." Max was cut off as he was slammed backwards against a wall by a beam of laser energy. "Damn!!! That's one hell of a punch!!!" Tykotious laughed as he then opened his chest plates and fired a huge blast at the young fighter. "Soon, you shall join your father in death!!" Max's eyes widened with horror. "My father? You...you killed my father?!!! You son of a..." Max never got to finish the sentence as Tykotious bombarded him with fire power, pain blazing through his body. "Now boy, you will see that I am destined to rule this world!!!!" Max struggled against the energy that was pushing on him. Got to hold on and stop him. This is my last chance..... to save.....Time...... For Earth.... For Crono... For Nadia... For Lucca.... For Glenn... For Terra... Energy burst out of Max, encasing him in a shell. The time had come for Earth to decide it's fate, and it's choose to aid Max with all it's power. Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Shadow, Lightning and Time came together to give Max the power of the world. "What?!! It can't be!!! This can't be happening!!" The shell burst open and revealed Max in a complete armored body suit. Each color of the elements was represented on the armor, and a golden crystal flared in the center of the chest plate. "Sorry Tykotious, but time's up for you!!!" Illumina hovered over Max's head and glowed bright white as it transformed into the ChronoBlade. As Max grabbed it's hilt, he felt a voice in his head, telling him that it was his power, his weapon. "It's over!!!!" Max jumped up and plunged his sword into Tykotious' head, energy pulsing through the blade. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Tykotious exploded, throwing Max back against the wall. "That was too easy. It can't over yet." The flash faded, leaving a figure about twice the size of Janus. "Boy, your family has interfered with my plans for the last TIME!!!!!" Tykotious screeched so loud that the shell began to crack. "Tykotious, you're going to crush us both!!!" Tykotious smiled evilly. "You're right. If I crush you, then I won't have the pleasure of destroying you myself!!!" Tykotious leaped at Max, knocking the ChronoBlade out of his hands, and the sword went sliding to the edge of the chamber. "Let's do this in my world!!!" Everything started to vanish, and Max ran, grabbing his sword before it faded. The shell vanished in a bright light and the two were standing in a time warp. "How do you like my real home boy?!! This, is my world!!" Max stared at the monster that stood before him. "No. This has gone on long enough. I end this, now!!!! UL..." Tykotious stepped back in terror. "No. No, it can't be. No human can summon that kind of power!!!" "TI..." Tykotious screamed with such fear that he had never known. "No, NO!!!!!" "MA....." Light flared around Max's body as energy built up for the spell. "SUN!!!!!!" Suddenly, a huge burst of energy ripped up out of the time stream, rolling out and engulfing both beings, but only harming one of them. "You... couldn't.... have summoned... that kind of power. It's impossible." Max smiled. "You'll find that I'm full of surprises." Tykotious stood, but could barely hold himself up. "It's over, Tykotious!!!! Leave this planet, and never return!!" Tykotious sneared in anger. "No boy, it's not over. Not... yet. Grand Stone!!!!" A huge rock formed out of thin air and fell on Max, almost crushing him. "Ah, shit!!" Tykotious laughed at Max's pain. "You see?!!! I am the all powerful being on this planet!!! Mmmwwaaahahahaahhaaahaaaa!!!! Uuuuhhhhhh!!!!" Max felt the stone fade away and looked up at Tykotious to see a curved blade stick out of his chest. "Janus?" The warp vanished, and the shell chamber reappeared. "You didn't think I'd let you have all the fun, did you?" Janus smirked as he pulled the scythe out of Tykotious, dropping the creature to the ground. "You alright kid?" Max nodded. He had cuts and bruises all over him. "I'll be alright." Tykotious cranned his head at the two warriors. "You think you've won, but this is just the beginning. There are forces greater than me out there. With me gone, there'll be nothing to hold them back. You poor pathedic fools!!" Tykotious sceeched as loud as he could, and the shell began to crumble and fall apart. "We've got to get out of here!!!" "This way!!!"
The rest of the team was standing outside the shell when they saw it begin to crack. "Max!! No!!" The shell collapsed, destroying everything inside. "MAAAA!!!!" Terra screamed. "NO!!!" Crono held her back. "Terra, it's no good!!! He's gone!!! There's nothing we can do!!" Terra pulled away from Crono. "Max!! This can't be happening!! He's an immortal!! He can't die!!" Nadia walked over to Terra and knelt down next to her. "Terra, even immortals can die. I'm sorry." Terra broke into tears. "Max. Why, why did this have to happen?!!!" "It didn't." Everyone looked to the source of the voice. "Max?" Janus climbed out of the rubble, pulling Max out with him. "Max!!!" Terra ran over to the two weary fighters and hugged Max as hard as she could. "Ow!! Take it easy Terra, I've got more cuts than a movie on me." Terra was confused. "A what?" Max smiled. "Never mind. Let's just go home."
Fireworks went off that night in Truce. The whole team was there, except Glenn. "I'm going to miss him. He was a brave knight, human or amphibian." Lucca sighed. "I hardly knew him. Yet he sacrificed his life to save me. I'm sorry that I'll never know him better," Max exclaimed. Janus nodded. "He was a good freind. He was the only one who understood me." Crono just looked up at the sky. Nadia sat close to him. "Well, tomorrow's the big day. Everyones invited. Even you Mag... I mean, sorry, Janus." Janus smirked. "That's alright. I get that a lot, even if the name wasn't mine to begin with." Max was puzzled. "What do you mean?" Janus shifted his position. "Well, when Ozzie found me in the forest, he tried to control me and my powers. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't. So, he had a gate between this realm and the underworld opened, to call out a demon to control me. The being that came out and possessed my body was Magus Daikat, hence why the name Magus was connected with me." Max nodded as Terra came up the hill with some food in a basket. "Well, I got some food if anyone's hungry." She set the basket down and sat down next to Max. He put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close to him. "I wish we could just sit here forever."
The next day, the castle was a flury of people, getting things ready for the wedding. Max was getting his new armor that he had recived from the Elements the previous day in his battle with Tykotious all ready for the ceramony. He had spent all morning polishing and shining the different sections of it. He took extra care when polishing the gold time crystal in the chest plate. It was a one of a kind jewel and he didn't know if it was frail or not, though judging from the beating it took in the battle, it was probably very hard like a diamond, maybe harder. Janus was preparing his best suit and shining the amulet that Schala gave him so long ago. He closed his eyes and thought hard. This was the day two special people, both from his family, united to continue the line. He smiled. Father, he thought. If only you were here to see your descendents today. Schala was fitting her light blue gown on and helped her mother fix her dress. "I never thought I'd see my own descendents wedding." Enhasa nodded and smiled. "Well, I never though I would see yours after Lavos took over my mind..."
The whole team and some of their parents were getting ready for the wedding that would happen in just an hour. Nadia got her mother's pink gown out and put it onadding to it the bright green emerald sash that Max had given her. Crono was fixing his suit with Robo's help, tying his hair back and clasping a cape on. "I never thought this day would come soon enough." Robo nodded "It is a great day for us all."
Queen Leene and King Allon Guardia wait in the front row of the chapel with the rest of the Guardian family. Enhasa Zeal walked down and sat with the royal couple. "Queen Leene, it's good to see you again." Leene smiled. "You too, Enhasa. Where's Schala?" Enhasa angled her head back. "In the back with Nadia. They should be ready soon."
In the back, Nadia put on the necklace Terra had bought her and looked in the mirror. "I can't believe this is happening. What if I get cold feet?" Schala laughed. "Don't worry about it, you'll be fine. Just ask my mother about her wedding. That should help you." Nadia smiled. "I don't want to know." The two girls were giggling when Lucca walked in. "Your Highnesses, It's time." My ancestor's wedding and I get to be the best man. Am I lucky or what? Max thought.
Finally, Crono and Nadia appeared in the doorway, and everyone present began clapping and cheering as the two stepped down the stairs and down the aisle, Nadia blusing as she smiled. Max smiled as he looked to Janus, the man nodded with his own smile. 'Well, guess this is it...' Janus chuckled telepathically. 'Believe me...this is far from the last wedding you'll see in our family...' The priest began the ceremony shortly after Crono and Nadia stepped up to the altar. "To all that stand here this day, we are gathered here to witness this man and this woman join in the bonds of holy matrimony. Sir Crono Triggara, do you take Princess Nadia of Guardia, to be your eternal wife, in sickness and in health, in time of joy and sorrow, for all time to come till the end?" Crono nodded. "I do, for beyond time itself." The priest continued. "And do you, Princess Nadia of Guardia, take Sir Crono Triggara to be your eternal husband, in sickness and in health, in time of joy and sorrow, for all time to come till the end?" Max smiled wryly. If you don't say yes, we're all going to be screwed, especially me. Nadia smiled. "I do." The priest continued on. "If any one can find reason that these two should not be wed, speak now, or forever hold your peace. I now pronounce you, man and wife. You may kiss the...." Crono and Nadia were way ahead of him, and Max smiled as he saw his ancestor and best friend seal his destiny.
At the reception, Lucca pumped up the THX sound system Max had picked up back in the 20th, and the music was booming in the hall. Max smiled, then walked outside, somber. Terra walked over to him and saw the look in his eyes. "Max, what's wrong?" Max fowned. "Nothing. It's nothing." Terra nudged his rib. "I know something's wrong. What is it Max?" Max sighed. "I keep thinking about what Tykotious said, about there being worse things than him out there. I can't help but wonder. What if he was telling the truth? What if there is something more evil out there, somewhere, just waiting to strike?" Terra shook her head. "Max, don't worry about that now. Besides, that just might be you and me up at that altar one day." Max sighed. "Sorry Terra, but I can't stay." He saw Terra's sad look. "I don't belong here. This isn't my world. In fact, I don't really belong anywhere. I was born in the year 1982, and even in my own time, I still don't belong. I don't know. Mabye I'm supposed to keep moving. It just doesn't make any sense. What am I supposed to do?!" Terra stared at the silent HAWK. She knew that her destiny lied with this young warrior, and that she was not about to let him go. "Max, where ever you go, take me with you." Max shook his head. "I can't do that to you. You have a whole life ahead of you. I, I.... I can never age." Terra looked at him with confusion, and Max saw it. "Terra, I should have died when I flew to Altara. There was no oxygen for the whole flight. If I hadn't been immortal, I never would have survived. I owe my father for that gift, but it's also a curse. While other people age and die, all I can do sit by and watch. I couldn't die even if I wanted to. Nothing can kill me. I'm nothing more than a freak." Terra stared into his eyes. "You are not a freak. You are Max Triggara, the warrior of time. Your father gave his life so that Earth could live, just a little longer. You... you're the last immortal. Kefka is gone, banished forever into time because of Janus. You survived what killed your father, and you have your immortality to thank for that. You are the greatest warrior I have ever meet. And the only person I want to be with." Max smiled. "Alright, you're welcome to come along. But I have no idea where I'm going." Terra wrapped her arms around his neck. "How about right here?" She kissed him and pulled him closer to her. I think I'm going to like it here.
