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'''The Queen is Gone (600 A.D. first time)'''

==The Queen is Gone, and Lucca is Here!==

{{Chrono Trigger/Section|Green Imp, {{control|Roly, Roly|Roly, Roly|Roundillo, Roundillo}} Rider, Blue Eaglet|99x Shelter}}

When Lucca joins you, she is equipped with the Sight scope. It doesn't increase any stats, but it displays an enemy's remaining and max HP during battle. You can buy Lucca some stronger equipment to increase her attack and defense, but when replacing the scope remember that her attack is not modified by power, so don't have her equip accessories like the Power Glove. As a girl who sits in her house all day making inventions, she isn't very physically strong. She carries a gun with her for primary attack, and a mallet for whacking things that get too close. Both weapons are very weak at this point in the game, but Lucca makes up for it with her Techs. Don't worry though, she gets much more powerful guns later in the game!

This is a good point in the game to spend some time in Guardia Forest getting some experience and Techs. I highly recommend you train Lucca until she gains a level or two and learns her first Tech, Flame Toss. It is a pretty important thing to have later on at the first boss fight. Crono and Lucca can also team up and do what's called a Dual Tech, where two characters combine one of their Techs into one attack. Flame Whirl is Lucca and Crono's first Dual Tech (a combination of Cyclone and Flame Toss) which is very deadly against the upcoming monsters. If you trained Marle in Guardia Forest back home earlier in the game, you may have tried out Aura Whirl, a combination of Crono's Cyclone and Marle's Aura.

;Tip: For an unlimited supply of Shelters (restores all HP and MP at save points and the field), touch the bush in Guardia Forest which reveals some monsters and a single Shelter. You can leave, come back, and repeat to get more and more Shelters. You can also buy them at the item shop, but they're pretty expensive right now.

{{Chrono Trigger/Section|{{control|Diablos, Gnasher, Hench, Mad Bat, Naga-ette|Diablos, Gnasher, Hench, Mad Bat, Naga-ette|Diablo, Viper, Underling (Blue), Mad Bat, Naga}}, Yakra|3x Tonic, Revive, Power Tab, MaidenSuit, 2x Ether, 100 G, Speed Belt, Defender, SteelSaber, Shelter, Heal, Iron Sword}}

It appears that a hair pin from Guardia's royal crest that Queen Leene guarded with her life (according to the king), has been dropped on the floor. Maybe there was a struggle? Before you can think, the nuns crowd around you, burst into blue flames, and reveal themselves to be {{control|Naga-Ettes|Naga-Ettes|Nagas}}, fierce pink-haired serpent-women. They attack, determined to not let you go any further.

This fight can be a real pain if you haven't bothered to fight any monsters previously. Flame Whirl really comes in handy here. If Crono is at around level 4 or 5, you can take all of them out at once with only one attack. Wait until they approach you and group together, then smash them with your Dual Tech. If for some reason you haven't learned your Techs (if you're rushing or trying to get to [[Chrono Trigger/Spekkio|Spekkio]] at a low level), you may need to have purchased some Heals and Tonics from the item shop. The {{control|Naga-Ettes|Naga-Ettes|Nagas}} will use an annoying spell that inflicts the Slow status ailment, doubling the time it takes for the [[Chrono Trigger/Getting Started|ATB Gauge]] to fill up. Use a Heal to cure the status effect. At levels 1-2, their slash attacks can reduce your health significantly, so use some Tonics if need be. At level 1 you'll have to rely on items, but at level 2, Crono's Cyclone can get you through the fight without the help of any items.

Lucca is relieved after the battle is over, and takes a seat on the steps. A {{control|Naga-Ette|Naga-Ette|Naga}} appears out of some blue flames from behind for a surprise attack, but is soon killed by a frog with a sword. It appears this frog is the one who was "supposed" to save the queen, but came at the wrong time. Whether you choose to "go with the frog" or not will not matter, he comes with you anyway.

To progress, approach the organ and press {{control|{{snes|A}}|{{psx|X}}|{{ds|A}}}} to play it. A door will suddenly appear to the right. Before heading through the door, you may want to return to town and rest.{{-}}

[[File:Ct Cathedral 600 A.D. location of the Naga-ette bromide.jpg|thumb|left|After picking up the Naga-ette bromide you will have to fight three Henches. The left, middle and right chests contain a Maiden Suit, 1 Tonic and 1 Ether respectively.]]

The next area is fairly straightforward: there are two chests ('''Tonic''' and '''Revive''') to the left, and a long hallway to the north. Either sneak past the three Diablos, or head up through the door. In the long hallway, there are two Diablos sliding around, and a pack of {{control|Gnashers|Gnashers|Vipers}} at the top that you can't sneak by. If you want a small upgrade, head to the left side of the room and run up the staircase and into the first room. You'll find a '''MaidenSuit''' and two items in the chests ('''Tonic''' and '''Ether'''); in the drawer on the left is a special item, called the '''Naga-ette bromide''', for a side quest later on, but if you decide to grab it, you'll have to fight three Henches. Note that the Naga-ette bromide does not appear in your inventory.

The lower door (south east) has some monsters sitting around, and if you speak to all three and then wait, one of them will leave to go into the north east door to worship a statue of Magus they have set up. Follow him, you'll notice a fake King, Queen Leene and soldier are standing around within. You can talk to or ignore them. Pick up the items ('''100 G''' and '''Ether'''), head into the room to the right (notice the tiny alcove that you can move into, semi-secret) with the Magus statue. There are two chests ('''Speed Belt''' and '''Defender''') next to the statue at the north end, but if you want to fight, talk to the southernmost Diablo. You'll have to fight all five enemies at once so be prepared. If you fight them, the fake Guardia people will also want to fight you (three {{control|Gnashers|Gnashers|Vipers}}!). Remember that you can have Frog use the slurp technique in or out of battle to heal you.

You'll be greeted by a save point, stop to rest and save, then continue up the stairs and to the far left where you can find a '''Shelter''' within a chest. The room is one giant circle. It can be explored either way (left or right). Note that once you choose a stairway, it will become a slide and you will have to go around the room from one side to the other (to reach the stairway that isn't a slide).

In this little hallway area, there are three pairs of enemies: first two {{control|Henches|Henches|Underlings}}, then two {{control|Naga-Ettes|Naga-Ettes|Nagas}}, then another two {{control|Henches|Henches|Underlings}}. If you get in a fight with the {{control|Naga-Ettes|Naga-Ettes|Nagas}}, you'll be required to fight one of the pairs of {{control|Henches|Henches|Underlings}} at the same time. However, it is possible to sneak past all six enemies by running quickly along the left side. Use the save point and a shelter if you're not rested, because the next room is the boss fight.

===Boss Fight===

|age=Beginning to Dark Ages

|image=Chrono Trigger Boss Yakra.png

|text=Yakra only has 920 HP, but that's a lot at this stage of the game. Try to maximize your damage while reducing the number of attacks you dish out (by using dual techs), because Yakra has an automatic counter-attack called Yakra Rage that he uses if the attacking party member is not close to him. Because of this gimmick, Yakra roams around the battle area, which means you'll have to time when you execute your attacks.

Another strategy is to attack individually, albeit only when Yakra is close enough to a character to prevent a counter-attack. This approach is slower and allows Yakra more time to use his attacks, but completely negates his counter-attack, leaving Needle Spin as his only real threat. This also allows all of the characters to act as healers.

 

* Yakra Rumble: An earthquake, which does about 15 physical damage to everyone.

{{Chrono Trigger/Section||Mid Ether, Gate Key}}

After you've destroyed Yakra, the real Queene Leene appears, thanks Frog, and invites the group back to the castle. Before you leave, open the chest on the right for a '''Mid Ether''' and the chest on the left for... the Chancellor! It turns out Yakra tied up the real one and stuffed him in this chest.

Go north and loop around the area, then head into the meadow where Crono first appeared in 600 A.D. You will see a small blue orb sitting there. Lucca pulls out some strange device called '''Gate Key''', spins around, and the orb turns into a portal like the one we saw back at the Millennial Fair. We learn that these are called "Gates", holes in space which will warp a person to a certain period of time. How the Gate got there in the first place, Lucca doesn't even know.