Chrono Trigger - Ch. 6 - Beyond the Ruins
0CHAPTER 6 - BEYOND THE RUINS
Thrown from the Gate, you'll appear within a bleak, mechanical room. This is Bangor Dome, which doesn't have much besides a sealed door in the North. Exit and head south, then enter Trann Dome.
At Trann Dome, buy a new weapon for Lucca, 3x Iron Suit and 3x Iron Helm. Use the Enertron on the far left side of the room to heal yourself, then exit and head north into the ruins of Section 16 to journey to the east.
Try to avoid the rats, they steal Potions and money. Head to the right to pick up the Berserker, an accessory. Make sure you grab the Lode Bow for Marle and the Lode Sword for Crono from the chests along the way. There will be some shadows in the next area who you'll need to kill with Lucca's fire attack. Additionally Crono's Slash technique works against them. Try to attack clumps of enemies with Fire Whirl if you can.
Once you've fought your way past some mutants and one chest with Ether, you'll reach another outdoor area where you'll find the Sewer Access, Section 32 and Arris Dome. Talk to the people inside Arris Dome to learn a bit more about the state of things in the future. When you're ready, use the Enertron and then head down the ladder. In this next room, head up the left ladder, follow the girders around in an S path. Examine the rat, it will tell you that you're about to fight a boss. Head north to the guardian room, and the alarm will sound. If you enter the menu screen in this room before approaching the door, you will be attacked by 4 robots upon leaving the menu. As you try to enter the northern door, the Guardian will ambush you.
The Guardian has two helpers called Pods. The Pods periodically attack you, and if you attack the Guardian itself while the Pods are alive, they'll do a combination counter attack. If both Pods are alive, a delta attack will be used that damages the entire party. If one is alive, the Pod will ricochet its laser off of the Guardian to amplify the laser against the attacker.
The Pods are the only thing capable of attacking, so concentrate on killing each Pod first, then attack the Guardian while it is counting down to regenerate the bits. Use Aura Whirl with Crono and Marle to restore health during the countdown if you're damaged. Use your strongest attacks on Guardian while the Pods are gone. After a few rounds of Pod elimination, Guardian will fall.
Enter through the north door, and you'll enter a refrigeration area where food was once stored. You'll get a Seed from the cutscene that ensues. Examine the corpse to learn a clue about the rat running around. You must catch the rat before you can put in the password that he gives you, which is: A+Y+B. The button code will not work unless the Guardian is dead. Use that combination to activate a bridge to the right side; enter the door.
Fight or sneak your way through this next room to the north, obtaining a Mid-Ether on the way; head through the door to reach a data center. Here you'll learn that the nearest Gate is located in Proto Dome to the east of Arris. Afterwards, you'll watch a recording of The Day of Lavos, which explains why the future is so bleak. You'll make it your official quest to change the past and try to stop Lavos from destroying the world.
Head back to the top of the dome, you can activate another bridge (again using A+Y+B) to a sealed door (to the right of the door containing the data center) if you want as well, but its not necessary at this point in the game.
Upon returning you'll give the seeds you found to Doan, the leader of the people living there, and emphasize putting effort into planting the seeds. In return, you'll receive the Bike Key, which you can use to cross the ruins in Section 32 or race against Johnny on a Jet Bike.
This is a very small area with just one chest containing a Mid Tonic and the Jet Bike at the end. As soon as you try to interact with the bike, its alarm will sound and you'll be attacked by four robots. Just as you're about to fight, Johnny intervenes and asks you to race him. During the dialogue he'll ask you if you know how to ride the bike; choose "No" if you want a small tutorial.
To beat Johnny in the race, you just need to be ahead of him at the end of the race, which should be easy with your three boosts. If you choose to walk the highway instead, you can find the Race Log which will enable you to record your bests speeds and compete for prizes. You increase your speed during the race by boosting or having Johnny's bike bump you from behind. If you earn a score of 1500 you'll get a Power Tab. If you lose the race you'll have the option to simply try again until you win.
Once you pass through Section 32, head into Proto Dome, fight a few buggers, and meet Robo. He'll join your party and tell you he needs to go to the factory to turn on the power so you can reach a new time gate.
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