PrinceWatercress plays Chrono Trigger (Super NES) - Part 18 of 70

Our quest to repair the Masamune takes us to prehistoric times...but when we get there, we have trouble.

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World Map (600 A.D.) (by Rick Bruns)

Denadoro Mountains Map (by Rick Bruns)

Truce Canyon Map (by Rick Bruns)

The End of Time Map (by Rick Bruns)

Just before the cave that leads to the Masamune and just before the half-ladder you have to drop down from to reach it, there is a chest with a Gold Suit hidden behind a tree branch that is barely visible. Up until I made this guide, I never even knew it was there.

From there, I head back to the End of Time, then head back to Medina Village in 1000 AD and Melchior's Hut.

World Map (1000 A.D.) (by Rick Bruns)

Once you're back in Medina Village, head west to Melchior's Hut and talk to Melchior to ask him about the Masamune. He will tell you that it is a long story regarding his involvement in the creation of the Masamune, then tells you that you will need the Dreamstone to fully forge it, as it is the material that the sword is made of. Unfortunately, the Dreamstone is long gone and was only widely available a long time ago, and the only way to get one is to go back to prehistoric times. At long last, we have a reason to go back to prehistoric times.

Head back to The End of Time and head back to 65,000,000 B.C.

Mystic Mountains Map (by Rick Bruns)

When you drop down from the portal in the Mystic Mountains this time, you'll be surrounded by green, reptilian humanoids known as the Reptites. As long as you use strong multi-target spells, they're not hard to beat up. Just remember that they can throw dirt clods at you in an attempt to put you to sleep.

Eventually, you'll have more Reptites than you can find. Suddenly, a strong cavewoman with blonde hair will show up and lower the numbers a bit, then you'll have another wave of Reptites to fight. Once you take them down, you'll soon meet the cavewoman herself: Ayla, the chief of the nearby Ioka Village. After your party gets to know her better, she'll ask you to follow her down the mountains to the nearby village.

From here, the rest of the area is the same as it was the first time we were here, since we've been here before. It should be noted that if you fight all the enemies before you reach the exit, Ayla will show up and complain that you're too slow.

World Map (65,000,000 B.C.) (by Rick Burns)

From here, you'll want to go to the chief's hut. You'll be able to talk to Ayla, who will throw a party in your honor.

At the party, you'll be able to talk to your allies as well as Ayla. Obviously, you want to talk to Ayla to advance the plot, but if you have Marle in your party, you can do some optional dancing, and if you have Lucca in your party, you'll be able to drink some soup out of a large stone bowl. If Robo is in your party, he will be laying there, unable to do anything because of all the flies buzzing about.

If you talk to Kino - the other caveman with the blonde hair and grey hides like Ayla's - he will be confused as to why Kino is throwing a party for you, as you are not from the village. Keep this in mind for later if you talk to him.

Keep talking to Ayla. You'll find out that she is currently part of the war between the humans and the Reptites to see who will survive, and that she will fight until her last breath on the humans' side, and if she were to die, Kino would take her place as chief due to him being a man. She will eventually produce a Dreamstone. In order to get it, you'll need to beat Ayla in a soup eating contest. Accept the contest, then press the A button rapidly in order to easily beat Ayla. If you lose, you'll get the chance to try again. (It should be noted that in the original Super Famicom version, the soup was actually alcohol.)

After the soup eating contest, you'll get the Dreamstone, and you'll party into the night. You'll wake up in the morning, but when you do, you'll notice that there are strange footprints everywhere and that the Gate Key is missing. Your party will immediately head to the Chief's Hut. Talk to Ayla, and you'll wake her up and tell here what is going on. Ayla will join your party and take residence in your party's second slot for as long as you're looking for the Gate Key, and you'll get a chance to put who you need to put in the third slot.

Before you head anywhere, you'll want to go to the hut to the east of the Chief's Hut in order to trade for weapons and armor, now that the chief knows you. You'll be able to trade with the Petals, Horns, Fangs and Feathers that you get from winning battles, with certain monsters giving you certain trading items. You'll need three of one trading item combine with three of another to get different items. Here's what you can get at the trading hut:

Petal + Horn = Ruby Gun (Lucca)

Petal + Fang = Sage Bow (Marle)

Petal + Feather = Stone Arm (Robo)

Horn + Fang = Flint Edge (Crono)

Horn + Feather = Rock Helm (everyone) 

Fang + Feather = Ruby Vest (everyone)

You'll want to get all of the weapons, and you'll also want to get Ruby Vests and Rock Helms for everyone not named Ayla (unless you have the Meso Mail, in that case, don't give it to whoever has it equipped). Not only is this the best armor you can get in the game right now (unless you want to go into the Dactyl Nest for the Meso Mail at this rate, in that case, be my guest), but the Ruby Vest will cut all fire damage by 50%.

You'll also want to not get them for Ayla, who will come equipped with both of these armors as well as a Magic Scarf for an accessory (even though she cannot learn magic, being born before the age of magic). She also fights with her fist and does not need any weapons to equip, and she is one of the more powerful party members in the game alongside Crono and Robo.

If you need to sell your old stuff off, one of the people in the trading hut will be able to buy it off you, as he will also sell you healing items in exchange for your money.

Hunting Range Map (by Rick Bruns)

If you need to get any trading items for whatever reason, go ahead and go to the hunting range north of the village and fight enemies until you have what you need. It's also good for getting tech points for Ayla, as she starts with no techs.

By talking to the people in the other huts, you'll find out that the Reptites can be tough and hard to beat. You'll also find out that they went to their lair in the Forest Maze in the south after they came to the meeting site and stole the Gate Key. You'll need to head there.

Forest Maze Map (by Rick Bruns)

When you enter the Forest Maze, you'll find Kino. When you approach him, you will find out that he stole the Gate Key because Ayla likes Crono - who he does not like - even though Ayla likes Kino best. Ayla tells Kino that this is wrong and demands Kino apologize - which he does - and return the Gate Key, which he can't because the Reptites took it from him. From here, you'll have to follow the footsteps into the maze, which the game allows you to go through now.