Episode 1: Setting Out! The Dreamy Millennium Festival!

Sasami stirred after falling unconscious when she went through the portal. "Ryo-oki?" she looked around and saw that she was in a forest and it looked like it was morning, but Ryo-oki was nowhere to be seen.

"Looks like we got separated." Just then she heard a whine and looked towards the direction and saw fireworks going off. She went further towards them and saw that a festival was taking place not too far away in a square next to a seaside town. "Well I guess that's as good a place as any to start looking."

"Crono." said a soft voice; a distant bell could be heard in the background. "Crono. Wake up Crono!"

Crono stirred from his sleep looked at his mother Gina. Dressed in an apron and orange dress she had a simple beauty about her. Crono himself was in his late teens and had spiky red hair and sky blue eyes. "Ok I'm up already!"

"You were so excited about the fair that you could hardly sleep could you?"

"Oh yeah, the Millennial Fair starts today! I still can't believe that the Kingdom of Guardia is now a thousand years old!" Chrono jumped out of bed and started getting dressed.

"Well last I checked it is 1000 KY (Kingdom Year). Now I want you on your best behavior today."

"I will Mom." Chrono said as he put on the last touch of his outfit, a white bandana. He also was wearing a blue tunic with a bag hanging off his belt, a yellow scarf and a pair of boots.

"Oh, and remember that inventor friend of yours, what was her name?"

"Lucca, I mean we've only been friends since preschool."

"Oh yes sorry, anyway she wants you at the unveiling of her new invention at the fair so be sure to stop by."

"Wouldn't miss it, I just hope it doesn't blow up like all the others."

"Oh and take your father's sword with you, just to scare off the pickpockets." Crono took the sheathed Katana from its place on the wall. He looked at it for a moment. His mother placed a hand on his shoulder. "I know I miss him too."

"Yeah, and one day I'm going to have my own adventures someday." Crono was a young man who always a bit of a dreamer, for most of the time he was laid back and easygoing but he could also be serious if the situation demanded it.

"But for today I'm going to the fair!" His cat then started purring and rubbing against his leg. "Don't worry Saber I'll feed you once I get back."

Crono then left his house. "I know you'll become a great man." His mother said after him.

At Leene Square a crowd of people were listening to the Mayor of Truce. "Today is the beginning of a celebration for our Kingdom of Guardia. We had endured much over the past thousand years. Famine, plagues, and war such the one against Magus four-hundred years ago; but we passed all of these tests and now as the most powerful nation of the world of Echonia and have led it to an age of peace and prosperity. So it gives great pride to open this Millennial Fair to the public!"

As the crowds started to enter the fairgrounds Crono felt something rub across his leg. "Nya."

"Oh hello there little guy."

Ryo-oki looked mad. "Oh you're a girl aren't you?"

"Nya."

"What the matter? Are you lost?"

"Nya…."

"Don't worry about it; you can ride on my shoulder until we find someone who lost a…whatever you are."

"Nya!"

Sasami had also entered the fairgrounds. Although there were many booths, games and attractions she was focused on one thing. "Ryo-oki! Ryo-oki where are you!"

"Nya!"

"You see your owner?" Crono asked.

"Ryo-oki!" Sasami said as she came up.

Crono turned around to try to find who was calling for Ryo-oki…SLAM!

Crono ran into a girl about his age with blonde hair done into a ponytail and blue eyes wearing a white one-piece suit that went from her bust line down to her ankles just above her sandaled feet.

"Ouch, that hurt!" the girl said.

"Ryo-oki, are you alright?" Sasami said.

"My head." Crono said as he sat up. At that moment the brass bell hanging overhead on an arch was pushed by the wind and began to ring.

"Oh are you ok?" the girl asked.

"I think so." said Crono.

"Did you find Ryo-oki?" Sasami asked.

"It's more like she found me actually."

"Oh no, don't tell me I lost it!" the girl said.

"Are you ok?" Crono asked.

"No, I'm not hurt." said the girl. "But I lost my pendant."

"It's a blue stone set in a gold disk on a gold chain. It's a family heirloom, if I don't find it…"

Crono took a look around and found it a short distance away. Is this what you're looking for?"

"Oh thanks. Oh I'm new in town so, um you wouldn't mind escorting me around do you?"

"Um, I'm kinda lost too." said Sasami. You don't mind if Ryo-oki and I follow you too? I need to get my mind off something."

"Sure it'd be boring by myself anyway."

"You are a true gentleman." said the girl.

"Thank you, my name is Sasami."

"My name is Crono, nice to meet you."

"And I'm… Marle! So let's get going shall we?"

"I guess what they say about this bell is true."

"What do they say about it?" asked Sasami.

"That those who are hear it when it is blown by the wind will have interesting lives and today as been interesting so far."

The four of them looked around playing the games, looking at exhibits and eating the many types of food available. "Attention!" an announcer said. "The Ashtear exhibition is about to begin in the back area of the fair."

"Oh I better get going." Chrono said. "I promised Lucca I'd come to she her new invention."

"Sounds like fun, I want to see it too." said Marle.

"I guess it wouldn't hurt for us to tag along." said Sasami.

They went to the far end of the square where a middle aged man was shouting. "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Super Dimension Warp is the invention of the century! Just step on one pad and you'll be transported to the other! This invention is the work of my lovely daughter Lucca!"

Lucca stepped up in front of the spectators. She was the same age as Crono having blue eyes and purple hair, she wore orange tunic with a pair of simple shoes, an odd looking helmet and large glasses. "Any volunteers?" she said. No one moved up. "Come on, you can make history!" still no takers.

"Hey Lucca." Chrono said as the group came up.

"Crono you've got to help me. Nobody wants to try the telepod!"

"I don't know, the last time I helped you with an invention I had my eyebrows burned off."

"They grew back didn't they? Don't worry we tested in on all of our pets so there shouldn't any problem."

"Alright, but if my head is on backwards because of this remember I told you so."

Chrono stepped up on the left pad. "All systems on." said Lucca's father Taban as he worked the nearby panel.

Lucca started working the panel on the telepod to the right of it. "Begin Energy Transfer."

Chrono then disappeared from the pad and reappeared a spilt second later on the one Lucca was operating getting applause from the audience. "Chrono you did great!" said Sasami as Crono stepped down.

"What a kick, I want to try it too!" said Marle.

Lucca adjusted her glasses. "Hey Crono, who's the cutie and the little kid?"

"My name's Marle."

"And I'm Sasami, but I'm not little!"

"Can I please try your machine?" Marle asked.

"I don't see why not. Just hop on the left pod." said Lucca.

Taban addressed the crowd as Marle stepped up. "Behold as this vision of loveliness volunteers."

"Let's do this!" said Marle.

"Are you sure? There's still time to change your mind."

"Nah throw the switch!"

"Ok then lets give a big round of applause when she reappears." Taban started working the panel. "All systems on."

Lucca worked her panel. "Begin energy transfer."

Suddenly Marle's started to glow. "My pendant it's…"

But she didn't have the chance to say anything else as both machine's started to throw sparks. Taban and Lucca stepped back as Marle vanished and a black portal opened between the machines frightening the audience.

"Marle!" Chrono shouted

Marle disappeared dropping her pendant reappeared unconscious inside the portal which closed shortly after that.

"What was that?!" said Sasami.

Ryo-oki yowled as if to say. "I have no idea."

Taban looked where the portal was. He then turned around and addressed the audience. "Uh show's over anyone, thank you for coming!" As everyone but Crono, Lucca, Sasami and Ryo-oki left Taban turned to his daughter. "Lucca where is she?"

Lucca closed her eyes in thought. "The way she disappeared, it couldn't have been the telepod. It looks like her pendant affected the warp field and that's what caused the portal. But I also get this nagging feeling that I've seen her somewhere before."

"So what do we do?" asked Sasami.

"Lucca." said Crono. "You said that the pendant is what triggered it?" he said as he stepped up to the pad and picked up the pendant.

Taban looked at him with surprise. "You're actually going after her?!"

"She's was here because of me, so if anyone is going to bring her back it might as well be me."

"Well I'm not going to let you go alone!" said Sasami.

"Sasami…"

"Listen, it seems that all my life I've just been sitting on the sidelines rooting for people but never really being able to do something about it. Well I'm not going to let that happen anymore! Ryo-oki and I are coming with you!"

"Ok, but wherever we're going we're going as a team."

"Listen you three, that pendant seems to be the key so hang on to it and each other tight. Dad and I will try to recreate what happened."

Taban spoke up. "But we don't know if we can even do it again!"

"Dad, we don't have any other options!"

"I understand." Taban went back to the panel. "All systems on!"

Lucca started operating on her end. "Begin energy transfer!" They both gave it their full concentration. "More, I need more power!"

"Roger!"

"That's it just a little more!"

"Roger!"

The machine's started to spark. "There we did it!" The portal reappeared teleporting Crono, Sasami and Ryo-oki inside. "I'll follow you after I figured out what went wrong! Good luck Crono!" The then portal closed leaving Lucca and Taban alone.

The three were zooming down an energy filled tunnel as if they were flying. "Crono are you sure we can find Marle?" said Sasami.

"We have to, plus this is what I wanted, we're setting out on a new adventure! Dad if you can see now I'm going bring Marle back and wherever we're going I'm going to do you proud!"

To be continued…

Sasami: Crono where are?

Crono: This place is so like home, but different as well.

Sasami: A missing queen was found a little before we got here and there's a war going on?!

Crono: Where did Marle vanish to?

Next episode: The Queen who returned! Trapped 400 years in the past!

See ya next time!