I don't think Peaceful Rest Valley is a very appropriate name for the valley between Twoson and Happy Happy Village because much like Giant Step, this path was, if you guessed infested with walking sprouts, mini U.F.O's, spinning robots most likely from Giygas's army, and huge oak trees with freakin' eyes that spontaneously combust once you destroy them, then pat yourself on the freakin' back. If that's not what you guessed, then here's the events of Peaceful Rest Valley that'll make you think not so highly of the name.

First, I ventured back through the little cave system, getting ambushed relentlessly by walking sprouts and mushrooms, which got even worse as I ventured outside. Here's where those goddamn U.F.O.'s, spinning robots, and combustable trees come into play. The pathway followed a small, winding river, but had some hills as well. I mean, it is a valley, so it would make sense. But the enemies were overwhelming in numbers, so much that I couldn't keep up with them, in which they all ambushed me and knocked me unconscious, just before I reached the other side.

When I came to, guess what? My (fortunately) already empty wallet was sprawled out on the ground, my backpack open, and all the food gone.

Son of a bitch.

"So this is going to be a recurring theme now? Every time Giygas' dirty goons knock me out, they try to rob me?" I stood up and scratched my head. "What do they even need money for? It's not like currency does any good away from civilization." I wasn't even angry anymore, as the assholes only took what was there, which was not a lot and I had no money on me. Smart girl, I thought. You smart girl, thinking ahead. Way to freakin' go.

I still had a ways to go before I entered the village. I came across a steep cliff to when I looked down, I saw a little house at the bottom. There was no safe way to get down, but I saw a little entrance to a cave, so I assumed that I could access it from Happy Happy Village. Speaking of...

The moment I set foot onto the ground that was Happy Happy Village, a creepy, ominous feeling swept over me, like I had just stepped into our old house's basement. When we used to live in Threed, (Do you think I lived in Onett all my life?) we lived by almost the graveyard area. Threed was a pretty spooky town in general because of the abandoned circus equipment south of the town and some other rumors and shit, so the fact that we lived near the graveyard made our house even spookier. Dad always used to send me down into the basement to get stuff because he used to be a metal worker, and there was like, what, maybe three lights down there? I don't really remember too well, I do remember that the light near the boiler room didn't work, but thats it. But he used to send me down, and I was usually down there by myself and I always heard sounds that always made my blood go cold. What did you expect? I was a little girl scared of the dark! All kids are scared of the dark, so cut me some slack! Then one day I went down and didn't turn on the lights, and I heard a sound coming from the corner, typical. I didn't see anything, but I rubbed my eyes, and I could see instantly. Dad says he named me because my name reminded him of his dates with Ma under the stars, and I don't know if this was a coincidence or not, but that was the day that I got night vision. It was weird. I heard something coming towards me, but then I opened my eyes, and it was like pure daylight was shining from God knows where. I have a theory that I was blessed by a spirit on that day, but I could never say for sure.

But anyway, when I set foot into Happy Happy Village, it felt as if I was back in my old basement. In other words, not a pleasant feeling.

For one, the whole town was painted blue, or at least it seemed like it. The village had a sort of blueish hue over it, and everyone seemed in a trance, repeating the words, "Blue, blue" over and over. I talked to some people, and they always felt the need to interject "Blue, blue" in the beginning of their conversation. They all seemed rather depressed, like they were being forced against their own will to like this new color.

"Happy Happy Village? Why not call it Depression Depression Village instead? Everyone here is either dazed or depressed. Or maybe they're high instead, because that seems like a new theme these days. Maybe I should try smoking weed. I wonder what it looks like while you're doing it. Is it true that you can actually see colors- ah. What the hell am I doing just standing here?" I got a little lost in thought for a second thinking out loud about what smoking pot would be like. I didn't really plan on smoking, but I was almost tempted to find a pot store.

Ahem. Anyway.

I looked around the town for a bit and found a drugstore that looked like just a normal building, with no fancy logo on it or anything. At the drugstore, I traded my tee ball bat for a sandlot bat, and bought a ribbon just to see how it would look on me. I checked myself out in the mirror in the bathroom, but decided instantly that it didn't suit me. Instead of selling it, I decided to hold onto it just in case. Outside the the drugstore was a little picnic blanket with some bananas and a basket of fresh eggs, unattended, and a sign that said, "We trust you. Feel free to shop here." and a little jar for money. I like bananas, a little, okay, maybe a little more than just a little. Okay, let's just say that I really like bananas. I like bananas, okay? I'm not really dishonest, sorta, and seeing as how the sign said, "We trust you," made me not want to just steal. I took a few bananas and dropped $6 in the jar, just to be safe. Why no one was attending the stand is beyond me. Maybe they decided to join the "Blue, blue" trend. There was also an inn, but they charged a bit too much. There was a cave entrance to the north of town to which I concluded must've lead to that house at the bottom of the cliff I saw earlier. There was also a large weird shaped building in the center of town (probably should've mentioned that one first), but I decided to come back to that one and go explore the cave first.

There wasn't much to the cave, it was more like a tunnel, really. On the other side was, confirmed, the house I saw earlier. I entered the house, only to find it to be dark in there. Using my night vision (About that, I can't decide if I want my night vision to be off or on, because it's always "on") I noticed a cell, sort of like a jail cell, taking up half the room. Yeah, this was one of those odd one room houses with no windows or anything. Just a table with a stool, and a jail cell with some one in it. A girl? Yeah, I saw a girl sittinng in the corner alone. Jeez, what'd she have to do to get locked up? Protest against the color blue?

"Hey, are you alright?" I spoke quietly. The girl was wearing a sort of pink dress and a red ribbon in her golden blonde hair. She turned around, and I got a look at her young, bright, shining face.

"Who's there? What more do you want from...! It's you! Night!" she exclaimed.

"What? You mean, you're Paula?" I asked.

"Yes. I knew you would come and save me!"

"You told me to come rescue you, and word around Twoson spread that you'd been kidnapped and brought here."

"They were going to use me as a human sacrifice because of my PSI ability. I knew you also had PSI abilities, and that's why I tried to contact you via telepathy, and you heard me!"

I nodded. "Yeah. I was in my own jail cell at that time. Have you heard of the Santuary locations?"

"Yes. There's one here in Happy Happy Village."

"I had to record the melody from Giant Step in Onett, where I live. Ironically, I was caught and punished for doing a good thing, which was defeating the monster that lurked around there. Apparently, they blocked off the area so that no one could go in, but they basically gave up on trying to get rid of the Titantic Ant. So I still don't understand how they can just go back to the problem like it was fresh in their mind, but no! It was crap at the bottom of the barrel!"

"Well, I will say, you're pretty impressive for making it this far by yourself. But there are challenges yet to come, and they're not going to get any easier, believe me. I am the other girl from the prophecy they speak of, and I am to aid you on your journey to save the world from the evil clutches of Giygas and his army. There are also two boys who are to join us, who we'll meet up with later on. But while we are in the present, we will need to do something about this village. I can't bust out of here on my own, even with PSI ability. I'm simply not strong enough. However, Mr. Carpainter, the one who locked me up, has the key hidden somewhere. I've never really known him that much, I've only met him a few times, but I've never seen him as a bad guy. I bet he's not, though. If you ask him nicely for the key, maybe he'll give it to you."

"Eh, I doubt it. But kidnapping her and locking you up personally? Sounds like he wants to use you for other reasons than just a human sacrifice."

"I don't want to think of anyone as a bad person. I don't believe that Mr. Carpainter is a bad person either, even for locking me up. Well, if you're going to confront Mr. Carpainter, you should take this Franklin badge." She handed me a little badge with a lightning bolt shape on it, to which I pinned onto my shirt. "I heard that Mr. Carpainter can control lightning. Be careful!"

I went back into town, encountering some of the Happy Happyists along the way. They were wearing all blue, of course, and they brandished paint brushes and paint cans the color, what do you think? I thought that I was about to join the blue trend too, but I held back and focused on saving the world instead.

Not leaving me much choice, I entered the weird, triangular shaped building in the middle of the town.

I wish I could unsee what was inside, because I ended up seeing everything as blue for the next few hours. Jeez, was this guy completely sad, or was he completely mad? I couldn't tell, so I just went with both.

What I saw were all, or most of the townsfolk had turned to the "blue side" and were wearing all the same attire, blue hood, blue suit, blue ties, all brandishing a blue paintbrush, and a blue paint can, swaying back and forth, almost as if in a trance, murmuring, "Blue, blue." They all stood close together, and I couldn't move past most of them. However, some of them were nice enough to open up a path for me.

"Blue, blue. Blue, blue. Blue, blue. Blue, blue." I tapped his shoulder. "Blue- Blue! Oh, I'm sorry. Am I in your way? I'll move for you. If you want to be one of us, give up what you're doing and meet the great Mr. Carpainter as soon as possible." And continuing to murmur, "Blue, blue," he kindly moved out of the way for me, revealing a present with a croissant inside it. Seeing as everyone else was in a trance and not going anywhere anytime soon, I took the croissant for later. It was almost scary to see these many people swaying back and forth, murmuring the ever popular, "Blue, blue," as if nothing else in the world mattered. I felt anxious, as if they were all about to jump me at once, but I just pressed on nonetheless. The next guy wasn't as polite as the previous guy, but he must've thought that I had given in to the "Blue, blue," trend.

"Blue, blue... Kid, don't bother us. We're in the middle of a prayer," he said.

"I just need to pass, please," I asked politely.

"Okay, I'll move out of your way. Go quickly!" I continued. The next guy was pretty pissed that I disrupted him.

"Blue, blue. Don't disrupt our meeting! I'll stomp on you!" He got into a battle stance, and swung his paintbrush at me, slathering paint on my face. I took out my yo-yo and swung it around like a pair of nunchucks and hit him in the face. No one noticed us fighting, they were all lost in their trance. I took out my bat and smashed it on his face until blood poured out from his nostrils. His movements were weak, and I moved him out of the way. However, no one else seemed to get that I wanted to progress, so I went looking for another opening.

"Blue, blue... Huh? You say I'm only capable of walking in place? That's not true, see?" He moved politely out of the way, but leaving me there confused.

"But I didn't say anything, sir." There was no response after that, so I just shrugged and moved on to the next guy.

"Green, green- oops, that's not it. Heheh, I'm still new at this whole thing. I say green because I used to love nature. Now I'm forced to love blue." He scratched his head abashedly and moved out of the way. I moved on and found a present with a Skip Sandwich in it. I heard about these things, how they give you an extra spring in your step when you eat it, or you can walk faster than normal. But why not just run? I took it anyway.

"Blew, blew... Oh, sorry. I'm trying to learn how to whistle. I heard that whistling makes one smile, so I'll practice somewhere else. Sorry if I was in your way, sweetie," she said, and she moved out of the way, whistling, and failing. The guy who was behind her was looking for trouble.

"Blue, blue. You strange, unmasked fellow! Don't go to heaven!" He started to get into a battle stance, but I swung my bat at his head, knocking him unconscious.

"Yeah, who's not going to heaven now?" I mocked as I stepped over his body. There wasn't anyone else who wanted to fight, but there was a bunch of guys standing in a circle, and some guys walking around them. I just ignored them and moved on to a door that was waiting for me at the end of the room. In the next room, a guy in a blue suit and tie and fedora, but without a mask, sat at a desk, looking scared shitless.

"AIIIIEEE!" he suddenly screamed. I jumped in surprise.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you screaming?" I looked at him weird.

"I-I'm s-s-screaming b-because I d-didn't know what else t-to do!" I figured Mr. Carpainter had done something to him too, so I ascended the stairs bravely, only to see Carpainter staring at this weird golden, glowing statue. I walked up to him carefully. Suddenly, he turned around without warning, scaring me a bit.

"Thanks for coming. I've been waiting for you. I need your assistance to help make the world blue and change it to a happy and peaceful society."

"Blue is the color of sadness and depression, idiot. If the world were just blue, it'd be boring, and there wouldn't be a peaceful society. There'd be a society run by your sad self and your color blue."

"But the world will be peaceful!"

"And how do you plan to bring peace to the world? By kidnapping helpless little girls and making them either a 'human sacrifice', as you call it, or whatever you were thinking in your dirty ass, perverted mind, you sick ass? Do you really think I'm gonna join you? I'd rather die before I join your obsolete, pathetic little cult."

"Your existence is a problem for me and my religion. Defy me, and I'll end your pitiful life!" He got into a battle stance and brandished his paintbrush. He lifted his arms and instantly, a bolt of lightning crashed down upon me. I shielded my eyes, but the franklin badge that Paula gave me absorbed the lightning and rebounded it back at Carpainter, who fell down and opened his eyes, surprised.

"How..? It can't be possible that you were not only able to survive my attack, but rebound it as well! Well no matter, prepare yourself!" He started by swinging his paintbrush around madly, splattering blue paint, and making me one with the room. How trendy. Then, the paintbrush struck me on the cheek, painting my face a deep shade of blue. I ran up to him and swung my bat at his gut, knocking the air out of him. In retaliation, he brought the butt of the brush down onto my head, giving me a headache. He was about to strike me again, but I moved around him, dodging the attack and countering by swinging my yo-yo around like a lasso, and hitting his back, and his head. Enraged, he incompetently lifted his arms to use his "Crash Boom Bang" attack, or basically his lightning attack which he had used once before, and also gaining the same results; the Franklin badge absorbed the attack, and rebounded it back at Carpainter. He tried to dodge it, but humans can't move faster than light, y'know.

"Take this!" He grabbed a nearby paint can and sloshed it in my direction, which I was able to avoid mostly, but I became aware that I had swallowed some toxic paint in which the side effects came instantly; I felt sluggish and slow, and my gut hurt. To be safe, I used PSI Healing α to heal any poison that could potentially kill me. However, Carpainter was still quicker, as he struck me in the face with his paintbrush again, knocking me down. He was about to strike me again, but while lying on the ground, I used PSI Wave α to prevent him from hitting again. The force of the attack knocked him back into the golden glowing statue. Suddenly, as if waking from a daze, he sat up with a blank look on his face. He looked down at his paintbrush, and back at the wall with the same blank look.

"Ah, are you alright? Have I done you any harm?" He said innocently. "Forgive me if I have done so."

"Don't play dumb and innocent otherwise I'll smash your head in with my bat!" I yelled.

"I must've done you harm, seeing as how you act so hostile towards me. Forgive me for any harm I may have caused. I am sorry. You see, this Mani Mani Statue was controlling me. It was given to me by some guy. I don't remember his name too well, something like Agerate?" I didn't really hear what he said next because I was thinking about what he just said.

Lier X. Agerate.

I knew Agerate always found weird shit in his little dugout, but I never thought his findings would be even this weird. The statue must've possessed him to give Carpainter the statue and/or controlled him too. I guessed "and". I was lost in thought, thinking about how I would confront Agerate about the statue later, but then I snapped back to the present when I heard, "Night!"

"Huh? Who? Wha...? Oh. Sorry."

"I was in the middle of saying that the Mani Mani Statue, which oddly disappeared, and I don't know where it went, but it possessed me to do works of evil. When I received the statue, I went into a weird place where the statue brainwashed me to do evil. I didn't mean to kidnap dear Paula. Hell, I didn't even start the religious cult. I like the color blue, but not to that extent."

"Yeah, well now I'm gonna start seeing blue for the next few hours, thanks to your so-called 'possession'. I don't care if you didn't know what you were doing either."

"Well, I do sincerely apologize for anything that I've done. Even if you don't believe me, everything I have said was truth. Oh, also, before you leave, take this." He tossed me the key to the cell. "I know it doesn't mean much coming from me, but I believe in you."

"Yeah. Whatever." With that, I turned around and exited the room. Just like that, everyone downstairs, save a couple of guys cleaning up the area, was gone, as if they never existed at all.

I stepped outside into the fresh air, to see that everything was back to normal, not a drop of blue anywhere. I felt happy that I had been able to stop another evil force, but my happiness didn't last too long, because the moment I stepped out of the building, guess who I saw?

Pokey Minch.

Why, god? Why?

"Oh man, I feel like I just woke up from a horrible nightmare..."

"Pokey...! What are you doing here?"

"I don't know! I felt like I was in a sort of daze or something."

"Yeah, sure. Listen, I don't need any more stress in my life, so why don't you just make like a tree and get out of my goddamn sight? Quit following me! I get that you love being a dick, so why don't you go be a dick to someone else?"

"I woke up from a dream, a terrible nightmare, and decided that I don't wanna be mean anymore! Please, just give me one more chance, and I promise I'll be good! Pleeeeeeeeasssse?"

I didn't believe him obviously, but I knew that he would keep on bugging me if I kept saying no or ignoring him. They usually say that if you want someone to stop bothering you, you just ignore them. Not with Pokey, he's like a disease; unless you just do something about it, it'll keep killing you.

"Ugh, fine. Just quit bothering me and go back to Onett or something."

He started to walk away very slowly, but then he turned around to face me and said, "Haha! You thought I was serious, I tricked you! Later loser!" And he ran away cackling like an imbecile.

"What an idiot," I muttered. Chasing after him would be futile, so I ignored him and made my way to the hut.

"Hello? Paula?"

"Oh! You're back! I knew you could do it! I believed in you the whole time!" She commended me happily as I unlocked the cell. She grabbed her teddy bear and hugged me.

"Thank you so much Night! So, we need to get back to Twoson. Getting back may be difficult, now that Giygas may sense that one of his plans, among others, has failed, but if we combine our strength, then we have a better chance of stopping Giygas. Like you, I'm able to use PSI, and mine can be pretty deadly. I can tell you about it in due time, but for now, let's get out of here."

"Yeah. We should also record the melody of Lilliput Steps as well, shouldn't we?" I mentioned.

"You're right, but we should go back to Twoson first. I'll bet all the folks are worried sick about me."

"Right, let's go."

Before we left Happy Happy Village, we stopped by the drugstore to get some equipment.

"I need a weapon, an extra weapon besides my PSI. As strong as it is, it's limited by its usage," she noted.

"Usage?" I asked, not sure of exactly what she meant.

"PSI Energy. Our PSI is limited by how many times we can use it at once. It can recharge over time, but over the course of an hour or two. That's why we have to use it sparingly. And that's also why," she picked up a frying pan. "I'm going to use this as a weapon. Ooh, I feel dangerous..." she said with a grin. So she bought the frying pan, and also picked up some cold remedies along with it.

The trek back to Twoson was less treacherous with Paula by my side, so we were able to get back easily, and I didn't lose a single snack. She demonstrated some of her powers while fighting the same enemies from before, such as her PSI Fire and Freeze abilities. I got to show her the power of my PSI Wave, and that was when I knew that we had a chance. Once I saw the power of her PSI, I knew that we could do it. Our team wasn't complete yet, as we still needed the combined forces of the other two boys from the prophecy, but we were pretty strong already.