Chapter 7: Difference between revisions

'''Chapter 7''' is the seventh numbered chapter in [[Mother 3]], out of the 8 chapters in the game. Unlike most chapters, Chapter 7 is nonlinear. After the first [[Seven Needles|Needle]] at [[Osohe Castle]] is pulled, a majority of the remaining Needles can be pulled in any order. However, [[Ionia]]'s Needle must be pulled last. The fifth [[Magypsy]] to have their Needle pulled will be the person who gives [[Lucas]] the [[List of key items in Mother 3#Chapter 7|Jar of Yummy Pickles]].

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 [[List of recovery items in Mother 3#Magypsy mementos|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 [[Pigmask 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 [[List of recovery items in Mother 3#Magypsy mementos|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.

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 [[List of recovery items in Mother 3#Magypsy mementos|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.