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pullsneedles"So, you kept true to your promise and finally came to the Mole Cricket Hole, huh?!" asks the Mole Cricket Lucas and Claus defeated three years ago. "I've been training for this day for all these years! The time to battle has come! Follow me!"
Having no better trail to follow, Lucas, Kumatora, and Boney followed the Mole Cricket into the elaborate tunnels of the Mole Cricket Hole. There, in front of the Mole Cricket Elder, the Mole Cricket challenged Lucas to a rematch.
Which lasted approximately three seconds.
"Perhaps mole crickets aren't so powerful after all..." the Elder Cricket muses. "So I guess the thing to do now is be on good terms with you. So let's be friends! Is there anything you need?"
"Actually, yeah," Kumatora says. "Do you know anything about the Needles sealing the Dark Dragon away?"
"We Mole Crickets aren't very knowledgeable creatures," the defeated Mole Cricket admits. "But, call it a hunch, I think there could be a clue to these mysterious objects on the mountain at the far end of this mole cricket hole."
*********************
Lucas was surprised by the sudden chill upon exiting the Mole Cricket Hole. There was snow, frolicking Chilly Dogs, and snowboarding Ten-Yetis as far as the eye could see.
"You keeping warm enough, Lucas?" Kumatora asks.
"Yeah, I got a sleeve shirt somewhere," he answers, pulling said shirt over his head. "But where do we go now?"
"Where else? Up."
*********************
At the peak of Snowcap Mountain, they found a Magypsy in a yellow coat surrounded by bunnies. They run off as Lucas, Kumatora, and Boney approach.
"Oh dear me," she coos. "My little bunnies have run off. ...This is quite a surprise, you see. We haven't had visitors in some time. ♥ You must be cold. Come inside and warm up. ♥ "
With that, she led the group inside to the warmth of her seashell house. Once inside, Lucas jumps back at the sight of a Pigmask sleeping on her bed.
"I found him lying unconscious outside my house," the Magypsy explains. "It looks like he went on a scouting mission and got separated from his friends."
"Well, that was nice of you," Lucas admits.
She smiles and gestures for him to come closer, though she doesn't face him yet.
"So you're the one they call Lucas."
He nods in response.
"I've heard about you from Ionia. ♥ ...They say you're the one who can pull the Needles."
Lucas nods again, a little sheepishly this time.
"Such a strong, sweet face... ♥ " she coos to the boy before turning towards him. "I am Lydia, the Magypsy of Snowcap Mountain. What you seek is behind this house. ♥ "
Lydia gestures to her back door.
"It's surreal, realizing the time has finally come for my Needle to be pulled. I never thought this day would come to pass..."
"Are you..." Lucas wonders aloud. "Are you scared?"
She turns to him again.
"When you pull the Needle, I will vanish. That is our fate as Magypsies, so that is what must happen. When 'the time' comes, I will welcome it with open arms. ♥ "
But after that assurance, Lydia continues, "But there is one concern I have. Who will take care of my precious bunnies once I'm gone? No one will be here to look after them... And then there's him."
She gestures to the Pigmask.
"He still hasn't regained his strength yet... I hope everything works out for the best when 'the time' comes. We aren't permitted to interfere and it's wrong of me to worry so much about it. I'm a mess, a horrible Magypsy. I never believed 'the time' would come! ♥ "
"We can stay for a bit, I think," Lucas offers. "At least until he wakes up."
Lydia shakes her head fondly, knowing how busy they truly are.
"Lucas. Pull the Needle," she insists, walking over and unlocking the back door. "Because it's time. Now, then. Have faith that 'the time' has come and go pull the Needle. I've unlocked the door for you. ♥ "
But just as his hand curves around the doorknob, Lydia looks out the window, puzzled.
"What is that...? Is this what it sounds like when 'the time' comes?"
The growing rumble of heavy machinery rattles the small house and the man in the bed jolts awake.
"The Pigmask Army!" Lucas cries, tossing the door open.
"Oh damn!" Kumatora swears. "Of all things to happen!"
They rush outside in vain. The ground shakes and their vision is bathed in light. Once everything settles, the smokelike power rises from the ground where the Needle was moments before. And just before it stood the Masked Man.
"It's you," Lucas breathes.
The Masked Man turns, acknowledging them with a subtle nod of his head before a great, mechanical ape joins him. At that, the Masked Man, sprouts metal wings from his back and flies away with the aid of a jet boost. The Steel Mechorilla gives a mighty roar before attacking.
*********************
"That masked man..." Kumatora mutters, looking at the spot where the Needle once stood. "Could he be the one pulling the Needles?!"
"It looks like it," Lucas says in defeat, glancing over the remains of the Steel Mechorilla.
"Is Lydia all right...?" the older girl suddenly asks.
They rush back only to encounter the fading Lydia as she approaches the spot where they were before.
"Lucas," she says. "Someone other than you has pulled the Needle. Whatever is inside that person's heart has been passed on to the Dark Dragon... You MUST pull the rest of the remaining Needles from here on out...."
Lydia turns to them as Lucas approaches her again.
"Before I disappear, take this memento of me," Lydia says, passing him her razor and lipstick. "Take good care of it. ♥ "
He carefully grasps it as she steps back.
"Lucas. This is it. 'The time' has come. Believe in that and keep pushing forward. This is where I say farewell. Don't worry about me. ♥ "
With a final gesture, she explains, "You can use the white box at the top of this mountain to leave. ♥ Also, go and ask my little Pigmask friend what he wants to do now. Byebee! ♥ Send hugs and kisses to the next Magypsy for meeee! ♥ "
And with that, Lydia completely vanished.
Having no better trail to follow, Lucas, Kumatora, and Boney followed the Mole Cricket into the elaborate tunnels of the Mole Cricket Hole. There, in front of the Mole Cricket Elder, the Mole Cricket challenged Lucas to a rematch.
Which lasted approximately three seconds.
"Perhaps mole crickets aren't so powerful after all..." the Elder Cricket muses. "So I guess the thing to do now is be on good terms with you. So let's be friends! Is there anything you need?"
"Actually, yeah," Kumatora says. "Do you know anything about the Needles sealing the Dark Dragon away?"
"We Mole Crickets aren't very knowledgeable creatures," the defeated Mole Cricket admits. "But, call it a hunch, I think there could be a clue to these mysterious objects on the mountain at the far end of this mole cricket hole."
*********************
Lucas was surprised by the sudden chill upon exiting the Mole Cricket Hole. There was snow, frolicking Chilly Dogs, and snowboarding Ten-Yetis as far as the eye could see.
"You keeping warm enough, Lucas?" Kumatora asks.
"Yeah, I got a sleeve shirt somewhere," he answers, pulling said shirt over his head. "But where do we go now?"
"Where else? Up."
*********************
At the peak of Snowcap Mountain, they found a Magypsy in a yellow coat surrounded by bunnies. They run off as Lucas, Kumatora, and Boney approach.
"Oh dear me," she coos. "My little bunnies have run off. ...This is quite a surprise, you see. We haven't had visitors in some time. ♥ You must be cold. Come inside and warm up. ♥ "
With that, she led the group inside to the warmth of her seashell house. Once inside, Lucas jumps back at the sight of a Pigmask sleeping on her bed.
"I found him lying unconscious outside my house," the Magypsy explains. "It looks like he went on a scouting mission and got separated from his friends."
"Well, that was nice of you," Lucas admits.
She smiles and gestures for him to come closer, though she doesn't face him yet.
"So you're the one they call Lucas."
He nods in response.
"I've heard about you from Ionia. ♥ ...They say you're the one who can pull the Needles."
Lucas nods again, a little sheepishly this time.
"Such a strong, sweet face... ♥ " she coos to the boy before turning towards him. "I am Lydia, the Magypsy of Snowcap Mountain. What you seek is behind this house. ♥ "
Lydia gestures to her back door.
"It's surreal, realizing the time has finally come for my Needle to be pulled. I never thought this day would come to pass..."
"Are you..." Lucas wonders aloud. "Are you scared?"
She turns to him again.
"When you pull the Needle, I will vanish. That is our fate as Magypsies, so that is what must happen. When 'the time' comes, I will welcome it with open arms. ♥ "
But after that assurance, Lydia continues, "But there is one concern I have. Who will take care of my precious bunnies once I'm gone? No one will be here to look after them... And then there's him."
She gestures to the Pigmask.
"He still hasn't regained his strength yet... I hope everything works out for the best when 'the time' comes. We aren't permitted to interfere and it's wrong of me to worry so much about it. I'm a mess, a horrible Magypsy. I never believed 'the time' would come! ♥ "
"We can stay for a bit, I think," Lucas offers. "At least until he wakes up."
Lydia shakes her head fondly, knowing how busy they truly are.
"Lucas. Pull the Needle," she insists, walking over and unlocking the back door. "Because it's time. Now, then. Have faith that 'the time' has come and go pull the Needle. I've unlocked the door for you. ♥ "
But just as his hand curves around the doorknob, Lydia looks out the window, puzzled.
"What is that...? Is this what it sounds like when 'the time' comes?"
The growing rumble of heavy machinery rattles the small house and the man in the bed jolts awake.
"The Pigmask Army!" Lucas cries, tossing the door open.
"Oh damn!" Kumatora swears. "Of all things to happen!"
They rush outside in vain. The ground shakes and their vision is bathed in light. Once everything settles, the smokelike power rises from the ground where the Needle was moments before. And just before it stood the Masked Man.
"It's you," Lucas breathes.
The Masked Man turns, acknowledging them with a subtle nod of his head before a great, mechanical ape joins him. At that, the Masked Man, sprouts metal wings from his back and flies away with the aid of a jet boost. The Steel Mechorilla gives a mighty roar before attacking.
*********************
"That masked man..." Kumatora mutters, looking at the spot where the Needle once stood. "Could he be the one pulling the Needles?!"
"It looks like it," Lucas says in defeat, glancing over the remains of the Steel Mechorilla.
"Is Lydia all right...?" the older girl suddenly asks.
They rush back only to encounter the fading Lydia as she approaches the spot where they were before.
"Lucas," she says. "Someone other than you has pulled the Needle. Whatever is inside that person's heart has been passed on to the Dark Dragon... You MUST pull the rest of the remaining Needles from here on out...."
Lydia turns to them as Lucas approaches her again.
"Before I disappear, take this memento of me," Lydia says, passing him her razor and lipstick. "Take good care of it. ♥ "
He carefully grasps it as she steps back.
"Lucas. This is it. 'The time' has come. Believe in that and keep pushing forward. This is where I say farewell. Don't worry about me. ♥ "
With a final gesture, she explains, "You can use the white box at the top of this mountain to leave. ♥ Also, go and ask my little Pigmask friend what he wants to do now. Byebee! ♥ Send hugs and kisses to the next Magypsy for meeee! ♥ "
And with that, Lydia completely vanished.
