The sun rose high in the sky over the mountains close to Tazmily Village. A young boy, about 12 or so, was asleep in his bed. He was sound asleep until he heard both his alarm clock go off for the third time that morning and a knock on his door. The young boy, who we shall now refer to as Lucas, blinked slightly to get adjusted to the light. "Lucas! Wake up, lazy bones! The Dragos finally had their baby and it is really cute! Hustle and bustle, bro!" shouted Claus (Lucas's brother) from downstairs. Lucas, Claus, and Hinawa - their mother - were visiting Hinawa's father (the twins' grandfather) Alec on Oriander Mountain, which wasn't too far from Tazmily Village.

Lucas pulled the comforter away from his head and then jumped onto the oak floor. He walked to his suitcase, which had several sets of clothing, including a shirt with a Drago on it he had gotten from Alec, and pulled out what he would be wearing for the day. It was a red and yellow striped shirt with jean shorts. Lucas pulled on his clothes and went downstairs. Hinawa was waiting in the kitchen. "Morning, mom." Lucas yawned as he walked down the stairs. "Morning, sleepyhead! Claus just left to play with the Drago. I assume you heard what he said?" Hinawa said to Lucas. "Vaguely. I know he said something about the Dragos having a baby or something like that." Lucas replied as he grabbed a sandwich off the table along with his backpack full of various things and left.

As he stepped out into the yard, Lucas could feel the hot sun's glare covering his line of vision. He headed towards the Dragos' domain, which was just right of the house. I just hope Claus didn't bring me out here just to prank me, Lucas thought to himself as he walked. Lucas came into the area to the sight of Claus ramming into a Drago at full force, with Alec standing nearby. Claus was notably sweaty, with droplets of sweat falling from his head.

"Man, I'm beat." Claus groaned as he finished his last run. "I've been ramming into these Dragos all morning! Hey, Lucas, why don't you try hurling yourself at Drago?" Lucas stood there nervously, silent as could be, until Alec walked up to him and rested his hand on Lucas's shoulder. "Grandpa, I'm nervous. What if I fail?" the twelve-year old said quietly. "Lucas, when I was your age, my father used to tell me that the proper way to hurl yourself at a Drago is to imagine something like a B Button and then focus on your target. It helped me when I was running away from bullies." Alec told his grandson. Lucas, after hearing that statement, gained confidence and then stood in the line of vision of the Drago.

He pictured the image of a B Button in his head and then focused all of his energy on this ramming lesson. With great agility, Lucas sped straight forward, directly hitting the Drago with all of his power. Alec and Claus applauded at the success of Lucas's first Drago ram. "The more you ram the Drago, the happier it gets," chuckled Claus. "And I think you made it pretty happy." Suddenly, a voice like thunder came into the area. Lucas was expecting some sort of bodybuilder, but instead he saw a humble little mole cricket. The Dragos, along with Lucas and his family, were incredibly confused at the fact that this tiny insect had an incredible voice. "Move it, move it, mooooooooove it! Okera coming through!" the cricket ferociously proclaimed. "I heard you all fighting, and fighting is my middle name. You've got to let me in, you gotta! I'm going to knock all of you to the ground if it's the last thing I do-"

Okera's speech was interrupted by Lucas, who simply stepped on the cricket. The insect wasn't completely crushed and it spoke, sounding weakened. "Wow, you have more guts than I thought. You can be my sparring partner in my hometown's stadium, Cricket Hole! I'm looking forward to it, human." Okera quickly ran away, leaving the area silent. Suddenly, a bell rang, signaling it was time for lunch. "Everyone, time to eat!" Hinawa called out. "Today is Lucas and Claus's favorite; sandwiches!" The two boys cheered as they rushed towards the house, but Alec stayed back to pet the Dragos. He then turned to see both of the boys entering the house. "Hey, wait up! Leave a sandwich or two for me!" Alec screamed as he rushed back home.

As her family finished up lunch, Hinawa told the boys that they would be leaving in a few minutes. She then grabbed a pencil and paper and went outside to write a letter to her husband. It read;

Flint,

The kids have been running wild around the fields and mountains since we've been here. Just like you said they would. They never get tired. Claus is still as risky and energetic as always. Lucas is still a little withdrawn. But, it seems like both of them are having a great time playing. I think my father 's going to be lonely when we leave. He hadn't seen the boys for a long time. But, we'll be coming home this evening.

I hadn't breathed in this clean mountain air for a while. I forgot how good it makes you feel. You 're always in Tazmily Village enveloped in the smell of goats, so I want you to smell this clean air as well.

Next time we come we'll have someone baby sit the goats and we'll come here as a family. Claus, Lucas and I have you always in our minds. Tonight when we get home I'll whip up some pasta for dinner, just the way you like it, honey.

Yours and the boys forever,

Hinawa

Hinawa gave the letter to a messenger pigeon as it was about to depart. She hoped her husband got it and then she went to pack her things and help the boys with packing their things as well. A UFO flew overhead, startling the pigeon. Hinawa had no idea what would happen next.

MOTHER 3: THE UNOFFICIAL NOVELIZATION


In the next chapter: The smell of burning wood passed through the nose of Thomas as he scurried back into Tazmily Village. The townspeople could tell something was the matter as smoke was rising from the Telly Forest, which was walking distance from town square. Thomas pounded on the door of Flint, Lucas and Claus's dad along with Hinawa's husband, urgently. "Flint! Flint! It's a fire! The Telly Forest is burning as we speak!" Thomas shouted. Flint arose from a nap as he walked towards the door and pushed it open. "Flint! It's gonna get the worst it can possibly get if we don't act fast!" Flint's trusted friend panicked. All the commotion startled Flint's dog, Boney, who was barking like crazy as soon as he smelled smoke.