I started working on a script that I'm hoping will get made into a game at some point in the future. The story is based off of Chrono Trigger, if you can't guess by the title, and shadows Janus' departure from Zeal as a child to his return as a Prophet. Basically, the untold story of him growing up in the Middle Ages. I wanted to tell this story because Janus/Magus is my favorite character in the game, and I was inspired by the fan-made rom, Chrono Trigger: Prophet's Guile, which was made by Zeality and his team at the Chrono Compendium. I am hoping that they will be nice enough to allow me to append their script onto the end of mine and merge it into a full-length game. At the moment, though, the only person on the project is me, and that's all there needs to be until the script is finished, but after it is done, there will probably be a need for programmers, spriters, etc., because I don't know how to do any of that shit, lol.

Anyway, here is what I have so far on the Script. Keep in mind that this is a rough draft and is subject to change as time continues. (and loops and backtracks and changes itself)

Prologue

Scene: Black Screen

Janus: Mother, No!!
Zeal: Janus? what are you doing here? Go back to bed!
Janus' Father: Ja..nus..., go... g-get.. h..e..l..p..
Janus: Father!? FATHER!!!!

Scene: Zeal Palace, Prince's Quarters. Janus wakes up in his bed, covered in a cold sweat. Schala is beside him.

Schala: Calm down, Janus. You were having that nightmare again.
Janus: It happened, you know. She killed him... with the Black Wind howling beside her... she killed him.
Schala: Everything is going to be Ok, Janus.
Janus: How can you say that?
Schala: As long as you keep hope, anything is possible.

Scene: Schala gives Janus a hug and then leaves. Scene fades out. Janus is woken up by Schala the next morning.

Schala: Hey, do you want to go visit the Earthbound today?
Janus: Why would we do that? Mother says that they're inferior, and their caves stink.
Schala: They're just like you and I, Janus. They just don't have magic, and they stink because we won't let them up here to bathe and look presentable.
Janus: If you say so...
Schala: Oh, come on, please?
Janus: Ok.

Scene: Janus and Schala go to leave, but are stopped by Gespar, the Guru of Time.

Gespar: Schala, the Queen knows you go to visit the Earthbound, and she allows it. But if both her children were to do it, she would take offense. She allows you to go insofar as it keeps you happy.
Schala: What are you suggesting?
Gespar: Let Janus come with me while you go down to visit them. I will keep him out of harms way, and you stay below the Queen's immediate concern. Trust me, you do not wish to be one of her immediate concerns, my dear.
Janus: Please, Schala! I'll behave, I promise!
Schala: ...Ok.
Gespar: And Schala, if it is a boy you are seeing... Well, it should go without saying what would happen if...
Schala: I understand Guru, and that is none of your concern.
Gespar: Very well, Schala. Let it not be said that you were not warned. Come on Janus, today we're going to visit Kajar.
Janus: Yay!

Scene: Janus & Gespar and Schala split ways and the scene fades out. Comes back in on the Guru's Private room in Kajar.

Gespar: Do you understand what a secret is, Janus?
Janus: Yeah, it's something that you hear that you never tell. Schala told me!
Gespar: Very good. This room is a secret, Janus. A secret between you and I. You must not tell anybody.
Janus: Not even Schala?
Gespar: I'm afraid not, Janus. Your mother, th-
Janus: She is not Mother.
Gespar: You are perceptive. She is your Mother, but she is not the same as she used to be. She has grown...
Janus: ...monstrous
Gespar: Indeed. Which is why we Guru's have need of secret rooms like this. We are wary of this beast 'Lavos' that she communes with. It has a very powerful energy but-
Janus: But it feels so bad.
Gespar: Right you are. It has been corrupting the peaceful aura of Zeal since your Mother built that Mammon Machine. I don't know if you knew, but your father... he could feel the evil energy just like we feel it. He went to stop her..
Janus: ...I know...I...I was there.
Gespar: ! That is terrible! I am truly sorry that one your age would have to witness something like that. But you can see why we do not openly resist her.
Janus: Yes.
Gespar: Come though, enough talk about these things, I want to show you something.
Janus: What is it?
Gespar: This is something I've been working on. It is a 'Time Egg', a Chrono Trigger.
Janus: What does it do?
Gespar: It has... well, it WILL have, the ability to repair lost strands, lives, if they're important enough in the grand scheme of things.
Janus: Could it... could it bring back...Father?
Gespar: I don't know, Janus. It is still unfinished. There are a lot of tests to run and a lot of errors to fix before it is finished. I showed it to your Mother once, in it's earliest phases, but she was not interested in bringing the dead back to life. No, she was more interested in keeping the living... Alive. Forever. But enough about that. It's been a long day and I think your Sister should be back about now. Let's go meet her at the gate, and we can go in together for some cookies.
Janus: Yay! Cookies!
Gespar: Haha, energy seems to be wasted on the young. No matter, let's go.

Scene: Scene fades out. Comes back in on the Prince's Quarters, next day. Schala wakes Janus up again.

Schala: Janus, Janus! Mother says that the Ocean Palace is finished. She wants my presence down there.
Janus: Can I go, too?
Schala: No, it would be too dangerous, you must stay here.
Janus: Awwww... come on.
Schala: I'm sorry, Janus, but you can't come with me this time. Here, this will keep you safe.
Janus: Your amulet?
Schala: It will protect you when I'm not around.

Scene: Schala gives Janus a hug and leaves. Player is no free to move Janus around, but only in Zeal Palace. activation for the next scene is in the Throne room, where Crono and Crew made their way down to the Ocean Palace. There, Janus walks in just in time to see the three Guru's go through the portal to the Ocean Palace and follows. Player still keeps control of Janus through the Ocean Palace. No fights, just simple walk through, up until the last room, where Zeal, Schala, and the Three Guru's are located.

Zeal: Janus! what are you doing here, you bad little child! You're just as bad as these Guru's, sticking your nose where it doesn't belong. All of you, get OUT of my SIGHT!

Scene: Lavos chooses this time to become active and sucks the three Gurus and Janus into Time Gates, sending them each to different era's: Belthazar to the far reaches of 2300 A.D., Melchior to peaceful 1000 A.D., and Gespar to the mysterious End of Time. Janus ends up in rural 600 A.D. surrounded by imps and a curious Ozzy. The Imps attack Janus, beating him nearly to death, when suddenly a power inside reacts and vanquishes them all. Ozzy scoops the child up and takes it back to his Fort.

Chapter 1: How to Raise a Child?

Scene: Ozzy's Fort, Throne Room. Ozzy is surrounded by his two top underlings, the swordsman Slash and Flea the magician.

Ozzy: what to do, what to do? Ozzy's in a jam! What am I to do with this child?

Slash: We could always cook it and eat it's flesh. It looks human enough.
Flea: But it's power, can't you feel it? This child is going to be a great Magician!
Slash: True, imagine how that would taste! think it would ruin the meal?
Flea: you idiot! imagine being able to turn this kid against humans. With his power we can easily take over their world.

Ozzy: That's it! That's exactly it! but how does one take care of a child...?

switch scene to Janus waking up in a bedroom inside of Ozzy's Fort:

Janus: ....Where am I?
disembodied voice: You have been moved through time.
Janus: Schala!
d.v.: is trapped in the past. she is beyond your help.
Janus: I don't care, I must save her!
d.v.: and how do you intend to do that? stuck here... and little more than a runt.
Janus: ...Lavos. I will have my revenge on HIM, then.
d.v.: hmm... maybe, maybe... only 'time' will tell.

Scene: Ozzy walks in.

Ozzy: Ok, brat, get on your feet. Today you begin your training to destroy the humans.
Janus: ...why destroy them?
Ozzy: Because they uh... well, They're keeping us penned up like animals and won't allow us any freedom! They see us as monsters and we just want to live like they do!
Janus: ...so?
Ozzy: ...And because we're naturally superior. We have skills and spells that they don't.
Janus: Now that I can believe. You'll train me to use your magic?
Ozzy: Of course! of course. Just do what Uncle Ozzy tells you to do.

Scene: Ozzy and Janus leave Ozzy's fort and travel to the forest just north of it. They walk in a little ways and then stop.

Ozzy: This is where I leave you. Either survive or die! If you survive, come back to the Fort for cookies or whatever it is kids like.

Scene: Ozzy vanishes, and 5 imps line up and then attack Janus 1x1. Janus must destroy all 5 to leave the forest and should get a level up. If he dies, he wakes up in Ozzy's Fort and has to try the test again. After beating all five, leave the forest to automatically be taken to Ozzy's Fort, front gate.

Scene: Ozzy's Fort, find your way to Ozzy. This is the player's time to explore his Fort. Some new rooms should be added for items and weapons etc. Ozzy is in the throne room. When the player is done, that is where they will find him. Also, you will find that you're able to open your menu now.

Chapter 2: A Molehill out of a Mountain

Scene: Ozzy's Fort, Throne Room. Slash is on Ozzy's left and Flea is on his right.

Ozzy: congratulations on passing the first test, kid. The second is just as easy. All you have to do is climb to the top of the little hill behind the forest and retrieve my pants that I accidentally left at the hot springs on top of the mount... the hill. You may run into a few mystics out there who won't appreciate your form, so I'll be sending Slash with you to help.

Janus: ...how many tests are there going to be?

Ozzy: Hey! just get going!

[if you passed the test the first time added script:]
Janus: what about my cookie?

Ozzy: HERE! TAKE YOUR COOKIE AND GO ALREADY!! kids these days...
scene: adds a cookie to your inventory that restores 10 hp.
[added script end]

Scene: Slash joins your party as level 5. Janus should be level 2. It is now time for the player to leave the Fort and Head north to the Mountain behind it. Once at the mountain, Slash stops for a moment to talk to Janus.

Slash: You know how to use that weapon, boy?
Janus: n-not really.
Slash: You will by the end of today, or you will be dead. Got it? Let's go.

Scene: Slash and Janus group back up and make their way up the mountain. random fights and treasures fought and found. Kid's Scythe is found somewhere in the middle of the mountain. They reach the top after all the fights and run into a boss fight, which is just Ozzy in a really fake costume.

::Note - The Scythe Janus starts with can not be sold, but instead stays in his inventory.::

Slash: ...you have to be kidding me.
Janus: My sentiments exactly. Let's do this.
Slash: are you sure you're ready, boy?
Janus: No, but there seems to be no other way.
Slash: Then come on.
Costumed Ozzy: Will you two shut up and attack already?

Scene: Battle commences. Ozzy gives a good show but is eventually worn down and beaten. Janus and Slash dump him out of his costume. They don't look amused.

Ozzy: Haha, it's a good thing I let you guys win, huh. See, I know what you're thinking... no wait... what ARE you thinking?
Janus: ...Do you think he meant for us to bring back those pants hanging from the tree? or the pair he's wearing now?
Ozzy: ...ha...ha ha... *gulp*
Slash: Ugh! let's just grab the ones from the tree. I don't want to see that.
Janus (looking crestfallen): Awww, but it would be so funny!
Slash: No.
Janus (still looking a tad disappointed): Alright...
Ozzy: W-Whew!

Scene: The three are immediately taken back to Ozzy's Fort, Throne Room.

Ozzy: Congratulations, kid. Only one more test to go before you're ready to start the real training.
Janus: But I thought this already was the real training!
Ozzy: Hah! don't you wish. Go prepare. Your next task is to spar with Flea the Magician. She won't go easy on you like I did, so make sure you're ready.
Janus: Alright. Sounds like fun.
Ozzy: FUN!? IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN!?! She's going to tear you inside out, you little brat!
Janus: You're funny when you're mad, Uncle Ozzy. Can I have some cookies, now?
Ozzy: ......fine. Here's some cookies for completing your second test. Now get out of my sight! ....come talk to me when you're ready for the fight.

Scene: Janus receives 5 Cookies.

Chapter 3: A New Friend

Scene: Stocking up for the fight with Flea. After the player is done, back to talk to Ozzy.

Janus: I'm ready.
Ozzy: Uh... well, Flea isn't.
Janus: Huh?
Ozzy: Flea is feeling under the weather today and isn't feeling up to the fight.
Janus: why?
Ozzy (mutters): Apparently I was too rough with her last night...
Janus: What?
Ozzy: err... that is... She's sick! That's why! Go play outside or something.
Janus: play?
Ozzy: HAVE FUN! EXPLORE OR SOMETHING!! JUST GO!!!
Janus: ..ok.

Scene: at this point the only thing open is the Forest, so the player doesn't have much choice where to go to progress the story. Janus enters the forest and starts to wander around a bit, checking things out, when he hears a voice.

Voice: There he is! I told you I saw a human child with those demons, Cyrus.
Cyrus: And it turns out that you were right, Glenn. Hey, are you alright? do you need help?
Janus: No, I'm ok. Who are you guys?
Cyrus: My name is Cyrus, and this is my little brother Glenn.
Glenn: Hi!
Janus: My name is Janus.
Cyrus: Nice to meet you, Janus. Are you sure you're all right? Do you have a family that the Demons took you from?
Janus: No... I have no family. Just my Uncle Ozzy! He's funny. He says humans are inferior and that they must be put in their place.

Cyrus: ...Well, except for bad learning habits, he seems to be Ok, Glenn. And as he has no family it would be more harmful to take him from this 'Uncle Ozzy.'

Glenn: So I can't have a 'nother brother to play with when you're off training with the sword, Cyrus?
Cyrus: Haha, I'm afraid not, Glenn, but I see no harm in you two playing together for a while.
Glenn: Thanks!
Janus: You're training too?
Cyrus: Yes, yes I am. What are you training for?
Janus: I'm not quite sure yet, but it involves fighting and magic.
Cyrus: Really, do you want to test it out real quick?
Janus: Sure!
Glenn: Cool!

Scene: A battle scene begins with Cyrus and Janus.

Cyrus: make sure to hold that Scythe up a bit when you use it. ...Right there, that's it. That way you won't accidentally cut yourself when you swing it. Now, when you do swing it, sweep it around until the stick end hits you from your lower back to your upper back. This will absorb the blow on your end and you'll hardly feel any knock back at all. Got it? Alright then, come at me with your best. I shan't hold back.

Scene: after doing a certain amount of damage to Cyrus, the battle stops.

Cyrus: Very good! I have never seen this good of fighting skills in someone as young as you. You have a brilliant future ahead of you, Janus. Now, I have to go off for a bit to train. Glenn, you and Janus play nice now, ok?
Glenn: Ok. What do you want to play, Janus?
Janus: I dunno. I don't think I've ever 'played' before.
Glenn: Oh.. Hey! I have an idea! You can show me some of that stuff you were using with Cyrus!
Janus: That would be fun. Here, you can have this old Scythe and I'll use this one.
Glenn: Cool!

Scene: Janus and Glenn begin to 'play' fighting, but it isn't long before Glenn has an accident and uses the scythe the wrong way, gashing his leg open.

Glenn: WAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! C-C-C-CYRUS!!!
Janus: Shut up! it's just a scratch! Shhh!
Glenn: WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

Scene: Cyrus comes running in.

Cyrus: What happened here? You! What were you thinking playing with fighting? Glenn has no experience whatsoever with a weapon, let alone a weapon like this! Get out of here!
Janus: I'm sorry!
Cyrus: Go!

Scene: Janus runs off back to Ozzy's Fort. Cyrus scoops Glenn up and carries him out of the forest to a boat, Janus watches them sail off in the direction of Choras, though he doesn't know that that's where they're headed.