//------------------------------// // Prologue: Before the Storm... // Story: Mother 3: Lost in Pony Land // by SnareString //------------------------------// Prologue: Before The Storm... After the Masked Man, or Claus, fired an intense bolt of lightning at Lucas, Lucas's Franklin Badge... reflected the lightning back! As Claus took mortal damage, he gazed at Lucas, staggering towards him. Claus... Embraced Lucas. Lucas remembered Claus's smell as he hugged him back. "I'm sorry it turned out like this..." Claus said weakly as he tried to speak to Lucas. "I'm really happy you could be with me just before the end... Thanks..." Claus turned his head to his father, saying to him," Dad, I'm sorry I didn't listen to you..." Claus's breathing was slowing down "I'm going to where Mom is now. Lucas... I hope... we meet again... someday..." "Bye..." "Thank you..." "I'm sorry... I'm sure we'll meet again..." as Claus gave his final breath. Lucas stood up with tears in his eyes, letting his brother as Claus laid down on the ground, smiling. "Lucas... Thank you" Flint said in a slow pace. "Claus was just hasty, that's all. You'll forgive your hasty brother, won't you? ..." asked Flint "Alright... This is it. The time has come for you to pull the Dragon's last Needle. Are you ready?" "Yes.. I'm ready dad..." Lucas replied. "Both Hinawa and Claus have entrusted fate to you. Believe in yourself, and pull that final Needle. Nothing needs to be sealed away anymore. Let's make the Dark Dragon sealed underground our new friends. Pass your heart to the Dragon! Pray to it from the bottom of your heart. Ask it to protect all life in this world. Me and everyone else... we all believe in you. So now you need to believe in yourself. Now go. The Dragon is waiting to wake up...", Flint said to Lucas as he gave him a hopeful look. Lucas walked towards the Needle with hope, as if all life depends on it. He held the Needle as the top of it flew up, with all his strength, he pulled it upwards. From the hole left over, smoke burst out like a geyser. The Nowhere Islands shook violently. "Oh shoot! Look out!" Kumatora said loudly as she pointed up at all the falling rocks. Lucas tried to put up a shied, but the fight made Lucas run out of energy. Lucas, Kumatora, Duster, and Boney were hit unconscious due to the Earth quaking and the falling rock. They were being shaken off to the cliffs! "Lucas! Ow... Not now..." Flint yelled as he helplessly saw his now only son and his crew falling down the cliffs. "Lucas!!!" ... ... ... Meanwhile, in the realm of Magicant... Lucas woke up, looking around. "W-what happened? Where am I?", he thought as he stood up. "And why am I in my pajamas?" "You are in Magicant, the realm of your mind" Lucas looked behind himself to see a familiar figure. It was Hinawa, his mother. "M-mom!", Lucas said as he hugged his mother, letting go of his tears. "There, there, Lucas, I got you..." said Hinawa as she hugged him back. "Wait, but how are you here? How are you... Alive?", as Lucas let go of Hinawa. "I'm... not actually alive, Lucas. This is the realm of your mind. I'm just what you want to be here. Magicant made a body for me to use here so that I can talk to you. Sorry, sweetie..." "...N-no..." Lucas stammered. "You have to keep going, Lucas. I'll use my power to send you, Boney, Kumatora, and Duster to a safe place. The Dark Dragon will keep the others safe and sound. Don't worry about where you go. I'll send a voice to your father so he will know you are safe. in the meantime, you can go explore you mind, now. I'll be right here, waiting for your next visit." Hinawa sat down on a cloud chair, smiling at Lucas. "Okay, mom..." as Lucas walked away, exploring Magicant. As Lucas walked around, he found a shop, where he talked to a person who was selling some Magic Pudding. "Um, do you use Dragon Points here, sir?" asked Lucas "Why yes we do. we also use Money, but since we don't get costumers that often, we can use Dragon Points" "How much does a Magic pudding cost then, sir?" "Let's say... 400 DPs should do" Lucas had 12530 DPs, so he bought 20, and put 14 with an Item guy, who was in Magicant for some odd reason... Lucas has now 4530 DPs. 'I'll save some for later, if there is a later, of course.' As Lucas traveled further, there was a really old man standing next to a weirdly shaped house. "Why hello there young man, I suppose you know where you are?", He asked "Yes, sir. My mother said this is Magicant, the realm of my mind", Lucas replied nicely. "Well, you should also know that this is where all your feelings are, such as your Happiness, your Sadness, but most noted, your 'Hatred'", the old man said with a shiver. "Lucas, you will need to grow stronger, build more friendships, and learn to use more PSI techniques to fight your Hatred. You will go to the new land your mother will send you to, and learn how to go stronger. I will be waiting in Magicant, for you to get the strength", as the old man teleported away. "...", Lucas stayed silent for a couple minutes and thought, 'Hatred... I will have to fight it later..." "Lucas! It's almost time!" He heard the Magicant Hinawa call his name, so he ran back to his mother, saying, "I'm ready to see the new land." "Alright Lucas, I will send you out of Magicant and take you to the new place. Don't worry, I'll still be here and you can come back when you learn more about friendship." "Thank you, mom. I will come back here soon enough." "I'll use my power now to send you to a safe place now. You will be teleported to the exit door to get out. I'll be seeing you soon, Lucas.", as Hinawa was glowing, pointing at Lucas Lucas got a strange feeling, then noticed that he was in a dark room with only a door in it. A white door. He pushed it open, and a flash of light blinded his eye... Equipment: Level 72 Lucas Real Bat Awesome Cloak Red Hat Awesome Ring Level 70 Kumatora Angel Gloves Thud Charm Goddess Ribbon Sagittarius Bracelet Level 71 Duster Ultimate Shoes Thud Charm Horus Bandana Scorpio Bracelet Level 71 Boney Canine Weapon Red Collar Goddess Ribbon Thunder Pendant