This is it, a fight to the death. The Masked Man has been hunting me down ever since Claus...left... Not once has he taken off his helmet. Oh, how I wish to know his true face!

The Masked Man's attacks are swift, arm cannon artillery and PK flying everywhere. I must be swifter. I unleash a blast of PK Fire and it hits my opponent, but he's not down yet. He shoots a PK Thunder, and luckily, I have my Franklin Badge. It deflects, but I am still knocked back into a large stone pile behind me.

The Masked Man starts to short-circuit. He falls to the ground and begins to scream as his body goes up in flames. Then, he is silent. The flames explode.

"So, I see you've beaten my robot commander, or rather...he has defeated himself," Porky snarls from within his Mecha-Walker. Suddenly, we both see a golden glint from the top of the stones: the last Needle. Porky races towards it, and I follow not far behind. I can slightly see a touch of remorse in his face behind the cracked glass pane.

He is almost there. I do the only thing my mind allows me to do. My heart is racing wildly and I can't think straight:

"P...K..."

Porky glances back, terror-stricken and frozen in place.

"LOOOOOOOVVVE!"

The beams hit the Mecha-Walker as it begins to take off to reach the Needle. The legs fall off and scatter around me. But still, he climbs higher.

The boom knocks the Needle out of place. Darkness immediately falls behind us.

The thrusters begin to give out as he reaches the top of the stone and he falls down, down to the bottom. Glass is smashed everywhere and electricity is jolting from the torn wiring.

"Lucas..." Porky wheezes. I rush over to him, knowing he cannot attack in this state. "Go to the Masked Man. Take off his helmet."

I do as I am told, but I slide the cold, warped metal shell off slowly. Before it is fully off, I catch a glimpse of red hair.

That familiar, childhood color, my own brother.

"No... NO... NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Lucas, I'm—I'm sincerely sorry for—what I have done." Porky gasps. "Hinawa and Claus—their deaths—were my fault. I've never known such a feeling—as...love. Now, on the bright side—I can be with them—and cherish their company... I am sorry—ple..ase... for..give... me..."

Porky has taken his final breath.

I am alone in this dark, devastating end.