Chapter 7: Difference between revisions

Salsa decides to accompany Lucas for a while, following him to the next Needle. The second Needle is located behind a special stone door with dance poses on it, similar to the ones in [[Osohe Castle]]. Salsa does the pictured dance, and the door opens. It leads to an enclosed clearing with a pond in it, a mysterious light shining from the center of it. A [[Magypsy]] house is ahead, and Lucas enters it. [[Kumatora]] is inside, staying with one of the Magypsies, and is relieved to see that Lucas is unharmed. She introduces the Magypsy as [[Doria]], and says that he saved her from when they [[Chapter 5|fell from the airship]]. They all go outside, and Doria says that the Needle is concealed under the water, and that they'll have to move the water from the pond. He suggests that there might be something at the nearby laboratory that can do the job, and Lucas heads for the Chimera Laboratory again. Dr. Andonuts is standing outside, and Lucas asks him about moving large amounts of water. Dr. Andonuts gathers a couple of [[Chimera]]s for him to choose from, with the Pump Chimera being the correct choice for the job. He then heads back to Doria's house with the Pump Chimera, and within a matter of minutes, it pumps the water from out of the pond to the nearby hole. Lucas is then able to walk down to the Needle, and Doria wonders if he can really pull it out. Kumatora asks Doria if he'll disappear, too, and he says if it's really "the time", then he will. However, he accepts his destiny, and that he's happily lived all of these years. Lucas then grasps the Needle, and is able to pull it out successfully. He learns [[PK Love]] β, and Doria disappears, leaving behind his [[memento]]. Kumatora asks Lucas if she can come along too, to find [[Duster]], and also to be there when the final Needle is pulled, seeing things to the end.

Lucas goes to open the door, however, airships blaring the [[Pig Army]] theme and loud crashes are heard. Lydia wonders if this is normal, and Lucas goes to investigate outside. Right as he walks out, the [[Masked Man]] pulls the Needle, and the airships take off. The Masked Man flies off on his jetpack, but not before sending out the [[Steel Mechorilla]] to attack Lucas and his party. After a long fight, they pull through and Lydia walks outside of his house, slowly disappearing. He urges Lucas to pull the rest of the Needles from this point onwards, and tells him that there's a "white box" they may ride to leave the mountain easily, and to check on the Pigmask before leaving. He disappears, leaving behind his [[memento]]. Inside the house, the Pigmask is shown with his helmet off, and states that he's decided to stay on the mountain and take care of Lydia's bunnies, as a way to make Lydia's hospitality towards him even. Lucas and his party go further up the summit, and ride a refrigerator-like object down the mountain, being hurled through the sky and landing in [[Sunset Cemetery]] unharmed.

After making it through the mirage-filled island, everyone finally reaches [[Mixolydia]]'s house. Mixolydia heals Lucas and his friends, ridding them of the volatile hallucinations. He explains that the taking even the smallest bite of the mushrooms creates illusions that expose their weaker side and bring out their deepest fears. Mixolydia also unlocks the gate leading to the fifth Needle, and notes that they still must defeat the [[Barrier Trio|barrier]] guarding the Needle as well. His octopus assistant, [[Ocho]], has also retrieved all of their items that were lost at sea and returns the belongings to their respective owners. Lucas and company then go through the newly-unlocked gate, going up the hill and eventually reaching the Needle. A trio of enemies called the [[Barrier Trio]] is protecting the Needle, and everyone manages to defeat it in combat to gain access to the Needle. However, at the last second, the [[Masked Man]] flies down with a group of [[Pigmask]]s and hits Lucas's party with a powerful bolt of lightning, knocking everyone out. He then goes up to the Needle and successfully pulls it. After he departs, Mixolydia walks up to the unconscious group and wakes them up. He urges Lucas to pull the remaining Needles, and asks him to take a jar of pickles to [[Ionia]] when he reaches his house. Mixolydia then disappears, leaving behind his Memento and a tip for Lucas, telling him to ask Ocho for a ride back to [[Tazmily Village]]. Everyone then heads down to the shore of [[Tanetane Island]], where they washed up, and Ocho takes them back to [[Cerulean Beach]].

Inside of [[Chupichupyoi Temple]], the Needle stands upon a pedestal, and Ionia follows them into the temple. He reflects on the powers of the [[Seven Needles]], and urges Lucas to keep going and be the one to pull the rest of the needles and wake the [[Dark Dragon]]. He asks [[Duster]], [[Kumatora]] and [[Boney]] to support him on the rest of his journey, and see everything to the end. Ionia also teaches Kumatora [[PK Starstorm]], a dangerous and secret [[PSI]] attack, for her to use on assisting Lucas on his quest. Lucas then goes up to the Needle, pulling it from the pedestal, and learns [[PK Love]] Ω. Ionia begins to fade away, and suddenly realizes that [[Locria]] is nearing the seventh and final Needle, located in a "lively, dirty place". He laments about how unclear the message is, and how he has to disappear now and not see things to the end. Ionia then fully disappears, leaving behind his [[memento]], and [[Kumatora]] looks down and sighs, with her closest guardian now gone. Suddenly, loud music starts playing outside, and a mysterious limousine pulls up outside of the temple. The chauffeur walks out and states to Lucas that he has been invited to move to [[New Pork City]], and that they must come along on the limousine ride.