Chapter 1:

"Good-bye, Claus," Lucas said with tears in his eyes. "I will set this straight."

Lucas looked at the curled up body of his former twin brother, Claus. Why did this have to happen? Why did Claus have to die? It was all Porky's fault. Damn you, Porky.

"Lucas," Flint, his father, told him. "You should pull the final needle. It's what Claus would've wanted."

Lucas looked over at Kumatora and Duster. They had been with him through so much. Kumatora nodded, though she had tears in her eyes as well. Duster looked away. Boney, Lucas' dog, ran up to him, looking sad.

"Should I do it, Boney?"

Boney barked in agreement.

"Alright then. I'll do it."

Lucas wiped tears away from his eyes and walked over to the needle. He looked behind him, at his friends. They were anxiously waiting for him to do it. After a few minutes passed, Dr. Andonuts and the Mr. Saturns arrived as well. He turned around and walked towards the needle.

Before he could pull it, however, the Absolutely Safe Capsule rolled in front of him. Lucas balled his fists with rage at the grey face of Porky Minch behind the glass. The door opened.

"What?!" Dr. Andonuts shouted behind him. "The door isn't supposed to open!"

"HAHAHAHAHA!" Porky shouted, in between coughs and wheezes. "Now that I'm free from this stupid ball, I have one more trick up my sleeve!"

From his pocket, Porky pulled out a small locket with a red, swirling mass inside. The mass made Lucas shiver in fear. Porky clutched the locket….

And smashed it on the ground!

Lucas saw the red mass float around the cave. It was small, but terrifying. He could make out a face in the mass. The one thing that made Lucas frozen in fear, was the expression. The expression was that of pain, as if it wanted to die.

Suddenly, the mass moved towards the still body of Claus. It entered through his nose, and all of a sudden, Claus' body started shaking and glowing red. Then, in the blink of an eye…

Claus disappeared, and left a swirling, black portal in his place. Staring at the portal made Lucas feel uneasy.

"HAHAHA!" Porky shouted. "What are you gonna do now? Pull the needle? Or save your brother's soul?"

"HAHAHA…ack!" And with that, Porky fell to the ground and disintegrated.