Hey.

Sooo. I'm just posting a bunch of video game related/inspired oneshots here. I started doing this after I finished that Skyrimstuck thing. Updates will probably be very slow.

Because I get bored in between chapters of Copper Miracles. And because video game crossovers are awesome.

There might be adult content and what not so be cautious and all that. Warnings will be put up before each story. Bl9h bl9h bl9h.

This first one was requested on Tumblr and it's for the game Chrono Trigger.

Play it.

Warnings: None, except fluuuuffff.

The End of Time. It certainly had a nice ring to it.

Your name is Tavros Nitram and you are currently sitting on the lone stairway at the end of the ominous platform, taking in a much needed break, and thinking about the decision you recently made that could be potentially fatal to you and your friends.

The decision to destroy an entity that's responsible for the annihilation of your world in the far off future.

Lavos.

You have no idea what made you say yes. It could be the sudden surge of bravery that grew from watching the devastating footage play in the dome, added with the will to change it, or it could be the fear of your world reducing to nothing but rubble and ash. It could also be Aradia and Gamzee both giving you almost pleading looks when they asked.

You could never say no to Aradia's puppy-dog like eyes. Your biggest injuries in your entire lifetime were the result of that deceptive look. Add Gamzee's, who's look was equivalent to a kicked kitten, and they might as well have thrown you at Lavos by yourself.

Turing your head to find your said friends, you're met with an image that you would never have believed if it wasn't for the most recent events that transpired in the last few hours (days? You don't know, time's sort of blended together). Aradia's huddled behind your most recent companion, a 'bro-bot' named Dirk from the futuristic post-apocalyptic wasteland, looking at the said robot for anything that might needed repairs, more than likely without Dirk's permission, seeing that he's sort of squirming (as much as a robot can squirm), with Gamzee sitting nearby with that large (amazing) grin of his, asking the young genius about her repairs (with Dirk chiming in) all while laughing at the robots annoyance and Aradia's persistence. The old guide, Dr. Scratch, is asleep against the lone lamppost, just like you found him when you first arrived.

You want to join them, but your negative thoughts are keeping you from doing just that. So, you turned back to the endless abyss, the notions of impending doom racking through your head.

You really wished these thoughts would go away.

A firm hand on your shoulder pulled you from self-loathing and you glance to your side to see who the appendage belonged to. Sure enough, there was Gamzee, claiming the spot next to you, smiling through his painted lips. As soon as he settled himself beside you, you couldn't help but smile back at him, his mirth, despite recent events, still present as ever.

"Hey." The prince greeted, lethargically, but cheerful, per usual.

"Hey, Gamzee." You respond. His smile grows larger as he scoots closer to you and links is arms around yours, sighing in content. If somebody told you days ago that'd you'd be friends with the prince of Guardia, you'd probably laugh and call them crazy, but here he is, looped around your arm and leaning against you like a couple of lovers at the park.

That analogy brought all kinds of weird thoughts rolling through your brain. You don't know if that's good or not.

"Yanno, brother's awfully quiet up over here. Makes a motherfucker worried." Your mind was brought back to the present by Gamzee's quiet musing. You chuckled and shrugged.

"Just… A lot of things, have happened recently, and, it's a lot to take in…" You trailed off, shifting against him slightly. Gamzee hummed in response as he lifts his head to meet with the timeless abyss you've been watching for the past several minutes.

"It is, ain't it?" He finally replied, his grin only outmatched the one painted around it.

You two fell silent after that, the only sounds being the small 'disagreement' from your other friends behind you. The thoughts of doom still lingered in your mind, with no intention of leaving, but Gamzee's calming presence pushed them further back. Sometimes you wonder, though, how Gamzee can stay so calm, so cheerful, despite all that's been happening. He's been back in time, nearly disappeared completely due to paradoxes you could barely understand, denounced his royal lineage, and witnessed the destruction caused by Lavos, yet he's smiling like there's nothing in the world troubling him.

You want to peer into his mind and figure out his attitude, and maybe learn from it a little.

"You're amazing, you know that, Tavbro?"

His voice startled you as you turn to meet his painted grin once more. "What?" You questioned, blushing. "No, I'm not. You're, crazy."

He laughs in response, "Crazy with truth!" After his chuckle fit calms down, the prince pokes you on the cheek, accompanied by a 'Honk!'. "It's motherfuckin' true though."

You rose a brow at his antics, "I haven't, done anything to, warrant, that kind of praise, yet."

"You motherfuckin' saved me. You save my whatever-many-times-great grandma, you up and helped those motherfuckin' people in that dome-place, helped Ro-Bro, and you'll help a lot more motherfuckin' people when we up and beat that Lavos motherfucker," just when you were about to argue that no, you're not that great, he clamped your mouth shut with his free forefinger and thumb, "and don't start with that self-loathing noise. Ara-sis says you do that a lot. You're a fucking miracle." He releases your mouth, and you're rendered speechless. Not that it's a hard task, but still.

"Um…" Was you're only intelligible response. Smooth.

Gamzee only chuckled again, before leaning in to place a small kiss to your cheek.

A.

Kiss.

Granted, it wasn't your lips, but it was close enough to cease all motor functions and you're sitting there like a dummy trying to comprehend what just happened, blushing like crazy. Meanwhile, Gamzee chuckles again as he lifts himself off the stairs. He winks at you. "Ara-sis wants to motherfuckin' see you, by the way. Something about a plan or some shit." Oh, now he tells you.

When you finally regain the use of your body, Gamzee is long gone, back with your other friends, and you're left with several burning questions and not enough answers. But you laugh. Laugh, because he's right. Self-loathing is pointless, especially at a time like this. A time when skill and valor are needed. You're not fully convinced, however, those dreadful thoughts still prod at the back of your skull, but they don't bother you so much now.

With Gamzee by you're side, along with your friends, you have all the time in the world to convince yourself.