Chapter 3
+ Chapter begins at the topmost floor of the Underground Fortress.
* Underground Fortress
+ Another Beast King will return to his castle, saying things aren't over with Another King Miglance, but can accept a momentary truce.
+ Another Altena stays with the party, however.
+ Back at the Rebel Base, Aldo still won't explain, though Ashtear figures it involves parallel dimensions already. Aldo and Feinne if present promises to tell once this is all over.
+ (Harle Route) Serge asks Starky how he got here. He said he heard Harle's voice from across a big hole (likely a rift), and ventured in.
+ (Third Route) Harle thanks Kid for having stopped her back with the Dragon God. The latter points out that Lynx didn't seem to care what happened to her. Harle admits their relationship was just out of convenience, prompting Kid to bring up she better not be thinking on betraying Serge.
(Kid Route)
+ Talking to Glenn, who says that while the Order of Knight ain't the Acacia Dragoons, he feels there's not much difference.
+ Cyrus takes an interest with him. Glenn reveals he was named after CT Glenn. He thinks he might not live up to such legacy, but Cyrus is sure he will.
+ Glenn likewise has heard about Cyrus and is intrigued, said he reminds him of his brother.
+ Serge invites him to the party, but Glenn declines, feeling he'd be more useful protecting King Miglance.
+ Talking to him again makes him note that Cyrus' sword is old, but in good condition.
+ When Cyrus brings up about swords having spirits, Glenn mentions the Masamune being the same.
+ He gives a brief explanation of the sword having a connection to his family. Cyrus finds the name familiar.
+ After the talk he is gone from the room.
+ Talking to Ashtear, Kid talks of her situation of Serge, Harle, and her ending in this world... but still don't know why.
+ Ashtear thinks it must be the warped nature of the future, and they're here to set it right.
(Harle Route)
+ Talking to Starky, Serge says there's now a lot of things they don't understand, telling him to stay here and not get involved, to which Harle agrees.
+ He agrees, but says to call should they need anything.
+ Talking to Another Altena, she mentions having a lot in her mind dwelling over what happened.
- Harle consoles her, saying it wasn't her fault, and while the Dragon God was a Prisma-based fake, it was still part of her own fate and thus she should be the one apologizing.
- Another Altena compares the Dragon God with the Sacred Beast, as both are connected each to those entities. She brings up Harle's words from their first encounter, figuring now just how they are alike.
- Harle admits now being in doubt over joining the real Dragon God, but says she's glad to have met up with her. Another Altena declares they'll be friends forever.
- Harle says she'll never forget her or what happened, even if they have to say goodbye, and Another Altena says neither will she. Though they hope they might see each other again.
(Third Route)
+ Talking to Another Altena, as Kid and Harle ponder on things, she admits being lost on what's going on, but thanks to Feinne, Harle, and the others she's finally starting to get the picture, and thus knows what to do once the day comes.
+ Feinne wants to talk with Serge. She brings up of a memory from the events of the beginning of the main game's storyline. Of her crying in the woods, Kyros being present, then Aldo.
+ Serge comments he has a similar memory regarding his father and the time he almost died of sickness, referencing the unintended trip to Chronopolis. He then brings up about the panther demon attack.
+ He says perhaps they were destined to meet, brought together by something, and they hope to find out why someday.
(All Routes)
+ King Miglance mentions the scouts are back from the Tower of Time. The party figures they must beat the being that created the Another World. Aldo tells the knights to stay and guard the fortress.
+ Talking to Another Dierdre sends the party to the Tower of Time.
(Kid Route)
* Another Serena Coast
+ Sub-event: Cyrus and Glenn want to spar, and ask Aldo to mediate. Afterwards, Cyrus praises Glenn, who still considers himself paltry compared to his namesake. He says it's one of his motivations behind being a swordsman to live up to his legacy, among others like being a dragoon, the will of his family, and Miss Riddel. He gets flustered when Cyrus insinuates on the latter. Upon mentioning Riddel is Viper's daughter and Dario's fianceé, Cyrus comments it's similar to Van and Himika. This results in noting they are very similar. They're interrupted at seeing a monster threaten a girl.
- A battle ensues.
- Glenn and Cyrus once again compliment each other. The other Glenn is brought up during it.
- They decide to have a drink at the tavern. Glenn comments how he's reminded of the dragoons... and hardens his resolve to live up to all the expectations placed upon him.
* Another Nuaru Uplands
+ Sub-event: Aldo oversees Glenn trying out his recently refurbished sword, thanks to Another May's efforts. Just then, he notices a flower very similar to a bellflower. Upon being asked, he talks about the bellflowers and what they mean to him, in regards to his brother and Riddel. They then hear a shout coming from Another Moonlight Forest.
- At the entrance, they see Another Darunis and Nomar protecting a young man from a monster. A battle ensues.
- Afterwards, the boy thanks the Baruoki Guard, making Aldo explain to Glenn it's the village guard, making the latter compare them to the dragoons.
- As he watches the three of them talk and banter, it makes him remember him of own childhood days with Dario and Karsh, and later Riddel. He thus comes to terms that not everything the bellflowers reminds him of is bad.
(All Routes)
* Another Moonlight Forest
+ Sub-event: Aldo notices the grave. A little girl shows up, mentioning it's her father's grave. She wants to place flowers, planning to travel all over Miglenia. Aldo offers to do it in her stead.
- Flowers are a Yellow-eyed Daisy at Karek Swampland, Pure White Lily at Serena Coast, and a third one obtained later on. Must acquire them all before being given the choice, however.
* Underground Fortress
+ After talking to Dierdre, they're taken to the outskirts of the Dreamslip Tower of Time.
* Dreamslip Tower of Time - Area
+ The Crimson Rose found here, the last flower option for the grave.
- Once an option is chosen the girl's mother shows up, worried for her and telling her to head back home, thanking Aldo for taking care of her.
- All options must be chosen across multiple playthroughs to mark the sub-event as fully complete.
- (New Game Plus) Once every option has been chosen, a cat emerges from the right, before running off. Heading over where it was reveals a chest with a Scarlet Meteorite, which can only be obtained once across the playthroughs.
+ Hidden path leads to chest.
+ After the first screen, there's a campfire to rest at.
(Third Route)
+ The party sets up camp. Feinne asks Serge where is Aldo.
+ He replies he was out, thinking, but should be resting as well by now.
+ On his lonesome, Aldo thinks he should probably head to sleep now.
+ He then comments that he gets a strange feeling whenever he sees Lynx, as if they've met before.
+ Lynx's words to Kyros then flash by.
+ This makes Aldo finally realize they do have met before, and repeats the bit about their souls calling to each other, perhaps a result of the Visus Embryo's doing.
(All Routes)
+ The party reaches a cliff overlooking the tower, noting it looks different, likely evolving over time.
+ They climb down the cliff and enter the tower.
* Dreamslip Tower of Time
+ Inside the Dreamslip Tower of Time, they notice it's also different on the inside.
- Inner layout includes statues that look like the one at the entrance lobby of Chronopolis, as well as Records of Fate.
+ (New Game Plus) Rainbow Blueprints locations:
- 2nd floor: Southwest room.
- 3rd floor: Northwest and east rooms.
- 4th floor: Southwest and northeast rooms.
- 5th floor: Northwest, southwest, and northeast rooms.
- 7th floor: 5, 7, and 10 o'clock rooms.
- Blueprints are only gained once across multiple playthroughs.
- Once handed over, the hooded man then asks for the materials to make the equipment. This completes his sub-event.
- Only one item can be made out of each blueprint.
- On subsequent playthroughs the sub-event can be finished right after taking it again.
+ There's laser traps that activate at intervals. Stepping through them trigger a battle.
+ Must activate the elevators to proceed.
+ Some floors are time puzzles involving returning power to the floor. Must find the computers operating the generators within the time limit.
+ Shiny Element protected by a Horror.
+ A computer has a log of someone examining the tower, and figuring it could help in their research on rainbow equipment.
- (New Game Plus) Having cleared the related sub-event, a new log is present from the researcher. He states his dreams clear his mind and give him new ideas. He continues with the designs, even if he doubts any blacksmith could make then. He wonders if the key lies in the dreams, and that he feels he has met someone in them.
- Once the blueprints have been delivered, one final log appears. He is satisfied with his work and the blueprints are done. However, he is running out of materials. Thus, he sets out on a journey to find more, as a blacksmith on a journey to make his dream come true. He has remembered his dream benefactor.
+ Final puzzle is a clock similar to the original Tower of Time's. Picking up keycards all around the floor, they must be placed on the clock to alter its time and open the corresponding placed rooms. Solution:
- Take the card by the clock and insert it.
- Take the next card in the newly opened room and insert it.
- Take the next card in the newly opened room and insert it.
- Take the next card in the newly opened room and insert it.
- After taking the loot in the newly opened room, remove Red Card 30.
- Take the next card in the newly opened room, insert it, and remove Red Card 15.
- Take the next card and the Shiny Conductor in the newly opened room, and insert it.
- Scarlet Meteorite in newly opened room, which can only be obtained once across the playthroughs.
- Remove Blue Card 6, Shiny Allow in newly opened room.
- Remove Blue Card 4 and Red Card 20, Shiny Gear in newly opened room.
- Insert Red Card 15 and remove Blue Card 3, take loot in newly opened room.
- Remove Red Card 15, and insert Red Card 30, and Blue Cards 6 and 3, Shiny Gear in newly opened room.
- Insert Red Card 15, Blue Card 4, and remove Blue Card 6.
+ Elevator back to the first floor can be activated on the next floor.
+ Two doors at the back. Aldo notices a marking on one.
+ (Kid Route) A bandit mark on the left one.
+ (Harle Route) A moon daughter mark on the right one.
+ (Third Route) Both doors are marked.
+ They theorize the Visus Embryo made it for Kid and/or Harle.
+ (Third Route) They wonder which to take, and Kid and Harle now force Aldo to choose between them.
- Once one is chosen, the other door can't be accessed.
+ (Kid/Third Route) Hers leads to the Bandit's Room. A narrow strip of beach flanked by the ocean on both sides. Scarlet Meteorite by the door, which can only be obtained once across the playthroughs.
+ (Harle/Third Route) Hers leads to the Moon Room. A narrow path made of stars high in the night sky, the full moon in view. Scarlet Meteorite by the door, which can only be obtained once across the playthroughs.
+ Another door materializes at the end of both, leading to the top.
+ Reaching the Visus Embryo, they note it too looks different.
+ Riica notes its currently looking into two different dreams, the second entangled with the planet's.
+ Lynx shows up, explaining a rift was formed by the link of the Visus Embryo and the planet's dream. Thus allowing the Chrono Cross characters to end up here.
+ The Visus Embryo came into contact with FATE, which took over the former. It sent a clone program, which merged with Visus Embryo.
+ This began when Aldo first time traveled at Moonlight Forest, which made Lynx plan to get rid of him and Feinne, but he didn't count on that causing the Home World version of him to cross over thanks to the planet's dream interfering, and thus the two worlds got intertwined.
+ (Harle Route) He asks Harle if she has anything to say, to which she replies she'll fight with her friends.
+ (Third Route) Serge brings up about Feinne's dream and his own, which resulting in something important to them being warped beyond repair. Feinne adds they won't run from those dreams, rather, they'll face them head on.
+ Lynx commands the Visus Embryo to attack.
+ Boss battle against True Visus Embryo.
- Every turn it deploys Fire Zone. Attacks element might depend on this as well as gaining the corresponding elemental weakness.
- Attack includes: Slash/Pierce/Blunt Time Attack (Party-wide, can inflict Pain), Megapoison Time (Party-wide Magic, can inflict Poison), Destruction Time (Party-wide Magic, applies Type-Resistance debuff, can stack).
- HP Stopper at 50% left.
- Good strategy is to use its elemental zone against it, combined with fully-colored Field effect.
+ Once defeated, Lynx says it's not over yet.
+ He brings how the Visus Embryo was dreaming a future as ordered by its father Professor Chronos, but now it wants its own dream, one where its loved by its mother.
+ As if on cue, the Visus Embryo start clamoring for its mother. Combined with the previous meddling, said mother is now a clone of FATE, slowly taking form within it.
+ A being with the task of protecting the planet, running wild with its own desires... Serge compares how this is similar to things back in their own world.
+ Lynx intends to fuse with this FATE-to-be, in order to assume his true from. He promptly flies into the Visus Embryo. All this mirrors the events at Chronopolis.
+ A facsimile of FATE is the result.
+ (Kid/Harle Route) Serge vows he won't let what happened back in his world repeat itself here.
+ (Third Route) Serge asks Lynx forgiveness, saying this is all his fault, and they have to stop this. Fate states his words can't reach him now, however, making Serge lament for his father.
+ Boss battle against Fate.
- If defeated, no need to refight True Visus Embryo again.
- Starts battle casting Diminish (Shade Element, Power and Intelligence debuff on everyone, friend and foe). Can cast it again every now and then.
- Its hands are separate targets which counter attacks with Magic Buster (999 MP Drain) and Life Drain (HP Drain).
- Attacks include: Blast (Can Stun), Life Shaver (Slash attack), Gravitonne (Party-wide Shade Element), Searing Line (Shade-Magic, can inflict Blind), Dark Energy (Party-wide Shade Magic, can Confuse).
- HP Stopper at 50% left.
- Good strategy is to avoid attacking the hands, using single-targeted attacks, then one-round them in Another Force if needed.
+ (Third Route) The party prepares a final blow, as Serge says he's sorry to Fate as it has to be struck down for the sake of the planet and its children.
- Depending on who you choose at the door, the final blow is either Z-Slash or Delta Force.
- (Third Route) A half-fading kneeling image of Lynx emerges in the aftermath.
+ In its dying breath, Fate states that without their Aldo and Feinne, this world is without saviors, thus doomed to fall in darkness.
+ (Kid/Harle Route) The Visus Embryo is put back to sleep, but sends the tower into flux, forcing the party to flee.
(Third Route)
+ As Serge states they aren't done saving them, Another Ashtear and Altena appear, agreeing with him and saying they all have to work together.
+ Another Ashtear states she will open a gate to before the point Another Aldo and Feinne were lost. She then whips out her Gate Holder.
+ She reveals she's not her present self, but rather, one coming from the future. The Adult Aldo of this world (likely referring to a version of the Home Spacetime Rift Master) asked her to travel back, once she had finished the Gate Holder back at Elzion, precisely to save them. Because that's how he remembers being saved.
- In light of this, and considering what was revealed about Home Ashtear and her Gate Holder, this might be a stop-over the Another version did before ending at Baruoki and handing it to Adult Aldo / Master to travel to the Spacetime Rift.
+ She tells Serge to open the gate, as the Gate Holder can't set an exit point on its own, and he has experiences on the matter so he should know how to do it instead.
+ Serge wonder if he can really do it, and she says to trust her since she's a genius.
+ Aldo wonders who will jump in, and Another Ashtear says it has to be Feinne, Another Altena, and Harle. Due to Feinne's Geo Prisma and the other two's bond.
+ Another Ashtear says they only have one chance. Serge takes the Gate Holder and bids the gate to open. The three girls jump in. Serge manages to open the exit.
+ The gate opens up in mid-air over the falling forms of Another Aldo and Feinne.
+ Another Altenna grabs Another Feinne, while Home Feinne and Harle grab Another Aldo.
+ Harle calls forth the planet's power, and their fall stops, leaving them floating in mid-air.
+ Another Altena and Home Feinne then lend her their power, as she implores for the pieces of this dream to be picked up and allowed to continue.
+ They fly back up through the gate before it closes.
+ They emerge on the New Beast King's Castle terrace, where the rest of the party awaits.
+ The Another versions of Aldo and Feinne are shocked at this development. Explanations ensue.
+ Scene cut to the throne room. Another King Miglance and Beast King finally agree to end the war. Though they also agree they won't skip on the fact the humans started it, so the beasts will still harbor pain and resentment.
+ Another Altena and Feinne, however, are overjoyed to know they can remain together now and be friends forever.
+ The party watches from afar, hoping their world can reach a similar understanding.
+ Upon asked what they'll do now, Serge says that until a gate leading back to El Nido opens, they'll remain with them and continue adventuring together.
(Kid/Harle Route)
* Underground Fortress
+ Riica detects the tower is coming back to normal.
+ (Kid Route) She doubts Lynx went down with Fate, and thus is sure he'll come back.
+ (Harle Route) She simply states farewell to Lynx and that they'll meet again on the other side.
+ Aldo is still feeling down over the fates of his and his sister's counterparts, though Riica notes that from their actions, new anomalies are forming across the parallel worlds, which might bring a chance of survival for them.
+ Encourage by everyone, Aldo vows to find the Another World version of Feinne and save her, even if he's not the Aldo she knows.
+ If they're guest party members, Serge, Kid, and Harle become full-fledged members and their 5* classes are unlocked. One must still upgrade them, however.
+ Clearing the playthrough unlocks Another Force finishes, which are Chrono Cross triple techs. Kid Route unlocks Z-Slash and Harle Route unlocks Delta Force.
+ (First Playthrough) Dreamslip Tower of Time Another Dungeon unlocked.
(Kid Route)
* ???
+ Flashback to her foggy void scene. It proceeds as usual.
+ Instead of being interrupted by the flash, however, Kid vanishes, leaving Another Ashtear to wonder who was that and why she called her sis.
+ Though she figures they must've met before, in another place and time, and that's okay, since nothing is definite.
(Harle Route)
* ???
+ Flashback to her foggy void scene. It proceeds as usual.
+ Instead of being interrupted by the flash, however, Harle vanishes, but Another Altena thanks her, convinced everyone can live as one no matter who they are.
+ She vows to protect her friends, feeling it's what she needs to do.
+ She hopes she can becomes friends with Harle, next time they meet, as she's sure they will.
(Third Route)
+ Scene Montage:
- Aldo, Feinne, Serge, and Kid head to Baruoki, where the mayor, Ashtear, Popecha and Mevori are there to greet them. Another Future Ashtear watches from afar. This could mean this is Another Baruoki unless she can cross the dimensions on her own or did it with them.
- The entire party at the Baruoki tavern, just hanging out.
- Aldo, Serge, and Harle walk through Unigalna at night, as Starky stands atop a rooftop.
- Still at night, bats fly over the terrace, as Harle stands atop one of the towers, staring at the moon.
- The entire party atop Synth Hydra, before it speeds off.
- Kid chasing a T-Rex at Zol Plains in Antiquity, with Aldo and Serge following behind. They stop, as Kid then comes back now being chased by the Red Dawn, and all three run away.
- Cyrus and Glenn once again spar at Serena Coast, with Aldo mediating. Cyrus wins.
- Kid at a beach staring at the ocean. She then turns around and walks away. Reference to Chrono Cross' intro movie, most likely.
- Aldo, Serge, Kid, and Harle running across Elzion Airport in the Future, with drones flying overhead.
- They alongside Riica and Amy at Elzion Theater. Kid gets impatient with one of the popcorn machines and starts kicking it, causing smoke to come out of it.
- Serge stares into the distance while atop the broken terrace of Home Miglance Castle. The rest of the party arrives, and they all walk away.
* Another Moonlight Forest
+ Flashback to Kyros and Eden meeting up, now with fog.
+ This time, the name isn't brought up on the text box, but it's still Kyros.
+ He senses someone coming, then talks about a cat becoming human, and a human becoming a cat. He considers it a funny story.
+ A transparent image of Lynx flashes for a moment.
+ Eden wonders what was that about.
+ He takes out a pocket watch. Noticing the time, he asks Kyros if he wants to come with him on an adventure.
+ Kyros meows in apparent approval and they walk off together.
* Picture of a desk with objects atop practically identical to the one from the Chrono Cross opening cinematic, excpet with the pocket watch instead of a book.
+ A message of it being his father's watch, began to move again at the rhythm of a distant hour.
+ Mentions of war drums beating for the Chronos Empire and the Goddess of Time. Possible foreshadow to a future conflict yet to be seen.
+ Mention of an unknown dream of the real Eden, a story considered to be kept for later.
- In light of this, who is this "fake" Eden then? Is it the same one who was wandering the forest?
+ Until then, he wishes for Aldo and Feinne, his friends, to take care.
+ Close-up on the watch. "Chronos" is written backwards in Garulean.
* ???
+ In a black screen, Lynx speaks.
+ He wonders what was it all for, but then says it matters little to him.
+ He adds his fight is not over, and never will be.
+ He is always and forever, and that the real fight begins now.
(All Routes)
+ Chapter Ends.
(First Playthrough)
+ New Game Plus unlocks, allowing you to choose different story branches.
- Skip Function unlocked, but things that will be seen for the first time won't be skipped yet.
