Chapter 7: Difference between revisions

Shortly after the three of them exit [[Doria]]'s house, they accidentally bump into a mouse. The mouse is enraged and attacks them, but they take it down rather easily. The mouse then apologizes for his behavior, and introduces himself as [[The Squeekz]]. He realizes his lack of strength, and decides to return to his family living on the [[highway]]. Soon afterwards, [[Lucas]] runs into the same [[mole cricket]] that he fought [[Prologue|three years ago]]. The mole cricket offers to take them to the [[Mole Cricket Hole|stadium]] for a match, and shows them the way down to the [[Mole Cricket Hole]]. Lucas and company follow him down the hole and over to where the mole cricket elder is standing, and the young mole cricket prepares himself for combat. He's taken down very easily, however, and the elder is rather shocked by even the strongest warrior in the hole is very weak, and starts to reconsider the path they have taken as warriors. He then offers a truce, and asks everyone if there's anything he can do for them. [[Kumatora]] asks about the [[Seven Needles|needle locations]], however, the young mole cricket explains that they don't know very much about the world outside of their hole. He does mention that he's got a gut feeling about the [[Snowcap Mountain|mountain]] outside of the hole, however, and the elder agrees. Lucas and Kumatora then travel through the maze-like hole, following a tip that some of the mole crickets let them in on about the hole; when there's a corner, always turn and never go straight. They eventually reach the exit of the hole, leading to a snow-covered mountain; [[Snowcap Mountain]].

After washing up on [[Cerulean Beach]]'s shore, a nearby crab notices [[Lucas]] and tells him about [[Tanetane Island]] and how to get there. The only way to get to the island is to walk along the ocean floor themselves, as no boats sail to the island. Lucas and his party then dive into the ocean, and find two [[Pigmask]]s wearing underwater uniforms. The Pigmasks are using a merman-shaped machine to replenish their oxygen. One of them comments on how demoralizing the machines are, having to be kissed by the machine in order to transfer oxygen. The other admits that he likes it quite a lot, disturbing the first one and making him back away slightly. When Lucas reaches the oxygen machine, he finds that he can use them as well, and makes the underwater trip much easier. Throughout the ocean maze, there are various fish around, some of which are hostile, and others that are friendly and talk. Deeper in the maze, a [[Fish Roe Man]] guards one one of the pieces from Lucas's special set of armor - the [[Awesome Crown]]. Near the end of the path, the four of them encounter [[Master Eddy]], who creates a whirlpool and forces them into a fight. During the battle, however, Master Eddy uses a massive whirlpool to wash away everyone's items and causes everyone to faint.