It's time to head into Arris Dome. When we do, we have to help the people get some food from underneath the building, but when we do, we get more than we expected.
Arris Dome
Now that we're done with the optional areas, it's time to head into Arris Dome.
When you make your way to the northern end, the people there will be wondering who you are and what you're doing in Arris Dome. You'll also be introduced to Doan, the descendent of the director of the dome's info center. By talking to people, you'll find out that they are hungry and that one of the people in the dome went down to the food storage area to find some food and has not returned.
There is also a store to the west end of the dome, so if you still need to buy any of the weapons and armor from Trann Dome, you can still get them here.
When you climb down the ladder, Doan will be surprised that you are going down there, then tells you to be careful and to come back alive.
Once you go down the ladder, you'll only be able to head left. You won't be able to go right until you find out how to work the console on the right end. Once you climb up the left ladder, you'll have to move across the walkways to get to the north end. Along the way, you'll find a rat, although it's really a statue.
At the north end, if you press X to get your party ready and leave the menu, you'll face two Proto 2's and two Buggers. These enemies will fire lasers at you and can also perform some shocking close-range attacks, but if you hit them hard, they won't give you much trouble. Once you head towards the opening to the north, however, crap hits the fan.
You'll be fighting the Guardian and the Bits. You'll need to destroy the two Bits first, and if you attack the Guardian before then, the Bits and the Guardian will counter-attack. If both Bits are out, your whole party will be hit with Delta Force, which does a ton of damage. If you have just one Bit out, they will just use the Amplifier attack where the Bit fires a laser to the Guardian to amplify it on one party member.
Once you take out the two Bits, wail on the Guardian. Do not use fire-based attacks on it such as Flame Toss or Fire Whirl, as they will do exactly zero damage. As you do this, the Guardian will count down from five, and when it reaches zero, the Bits will revive, and you'll have to destroy them all over again if you want to do more damage to the Guardian.
Once you defeat the Guardian, you'll be able to enter the food storage facility to the north. Unfortunately, the refrigeration system has failed quite some time ago, and the man that you find is as expired as the food. Marle, however, finds a seed, which proves to be the only available source of food. You'll also be able to find a Mid-Ether in the chest inside. If you press A on the man, you'll find a note stating that the statue that looks like a rat is not really a statue and knows the secret of the dome, and that you'll need to catch it.
Head back to the walkways to the south. The rat will be waiting for you, and you'll need to run after it by holding the B button and running perfectly across the walkways. When you get close, press A. You'll find out that by pressing A while holding the L and R buttons at the consoles near the underground ladder, you can open up the path to the right. From here, go back to the consoles, and press A while holding L and R at the right console. You'll be able to explore more of the area.
Here, you'll be fighting enemies and opening chests while making your way to the information center. The Bugs have a flying tackle, but they can also put you to sleep with their sonar attacks. The Rats will leap at you and bite you, but if any Buggers are in the battle, they will fire lasers at the Rats and have a chance of killing them. You'll find another door that will not seem to open, much like in Bangor Dome, Trann Dome and Keeper's Dome in this area.
You'll eventually reach the information center. Lucca will use her computer smarts to find out that there is a Gate in Proto Dome to the east. (How the people of this era know about Gates is anyone's guess and is never explained.) Marle presses a button, however, that reveals information about "The Day of Lavos" in 1999 A.D., when the world is wiped out. Crono, Marle and Lucca soon find out that they are in the far future where the majority of humanity has been wiped out and the world itself has been destroyed, and the three of them agree that they must change history again, this time by preventing The Day of Lavos from ever occurring.
From here, head back to the entry level of Arris Dome where all the people are. You'll hand the Seed over to Doan, and it soon becomes apparent to Doan that you are from the past and not from this time period. Doan thanks you for proving him and his people with a future and a glimmer of hope as far as food is concerned, then hands you the Bike Key, which you can use to ride the jet bike in Lab 32. From here, it's time to head on out and travel towards Lab 32.
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