CHAPTER 54: The Full Moon


The three of them were swimming towards what seemed like the lair of a cave in the middle of the ocean. Just a couple of miles before it though, they came across a section full of sunken treasure chests. Guntz immediately swam over there in excitement and opened all of the chests. The treasures were spread all across the floor. And as expected... a couple of weapons were there too. Guntz seemed to be gleaming.

Guntz: Whoahoahoa...! Look at THIS!

Klonoa Jr: Huh?

Guntz picked up a shotgun from the treasures on the ground and started to analyse it.

Guntz: What a beautiful sight... Double barreled... And not even the least amount of rust on it!

Guntz then immediately picked up a machine gun that also was lying between the other treasure and began analysing it as well.

Guntz: These are extremely rare! And my lord, what a great supply of scopes and other attachments that lie here!

Klonoa Jr slowly picked up a revolver and looked a bit at it.

Klonoa Jr: This...?

Guntz then immediately took it from Klonoa Jr's hands.

Guntz: Don't touch that! Anyways, coming here was... ohohoho, so-totally worth it...!

Guntz started to pick up almost anything gun-related from the ground. He seemed overwhelmed with joy for once. Karal still seemed a bit confused.

Karal: ...Is he always so obsessed with firepowers?

Klonoa Jr: I don't know... but hey. Look at that.

Klonoa Jr noticed a white and yellow hammer lying around and picked it up. It was a bit heavy, but Klonoa Jr was able to carry it as he should. Klonoa Jr obtained the hammer.

A hammer! Another way to strike an object, although a bit heavy. But it definitely is more effective than other weapons i have so far.

Klonoa Jr: Ooff... This is quite something...! But i think this'll make for a great secondary weapon. Karal!

Karal: Hm?

Klonoa Jr: Anything else you may think could help me?

Karal: Well... i guess there's still a couple of potions lying around here somewhere... Other than that, i think that's it.

Klonoa Jr: ...So 99 percent of the treasures here are firearms?

Karal: Seems like it. Sorry.

Klonoa Jr: It's okay, It's okay.

Karal: Anyways, how these all got here is still a mystery to me.

Klonoa Jr: Perhaps people from the land accidentally dropped all of it.

Karal: I suppose so... i mean, people always drop resources for it to be never seen or used again... Hence all these destroyed boats, i guess.

Meanwhile, Guntz got done picking all the firearms and attachments he needed. All that was left were a few miscellaneous items.

Guntz: Heh... This is like paradise for me. I couldn't be happier about this day!

Klonoa Jr: Well... i'm happy you feel about it that way.

Klonoa Jr then noticed the orange glow coming from above, instead of being blue. It was nearly around evening.

Klonoa Jr: Oh crud... It's evening already! The full moon may shine soon... Guntz, Karal! We've gotta hurry!

Karal: R-right!

Guntz: ...Alright.


So the three of them began swimming as fast as they could toward the lair of the cave. After a while, they arrived at the cave. The sky seemed to become more darker and darker. Just before they entered it, Karal yelled from the entrance toward the inside.

Karal: Mother! ...Mother?!

No response... Karal seemed a bit worried. Guntz however, didn't seem to care.

Guntz: ...Well, guess we have to see her for ourselves then.

Guntz started to walk down into the cave. Klonoa Jr and Karal followed soon after. Eventually they arrived in the den. It was quite a spacious room. Pamela was there. But she seemed to be shivering in the middle of the room while lying down. Karal was worried.

Karal: Mother!

Pamela: K-karal... don't come... don't come closer...

Guntz then stepped a tiny bit forward himself.

Pamela: S-stay away, all of you... the moon's slumber is going to consume me...!

Klonoa Jr: Slumber...?

Pamela: Kch... KryaaaaaAAAAAARRRRHHH!

Pamela then became cursed and turned into a corrupted beast. She became more darker and changed completely in form and color. Cursed Pamela then shouted in a really rough tone. The three seemed shocked, but especially Karal was shocked. He began to swam towards Pamela.

Karal: M-mother!

But then... She attacked Karal with her tail which made him go flying against the wall. Pamela truly seemed to be completely lost at this point. Guntz didn't seem hesitated after seeing that and grabbed his shotgun.

Klonoa Jr: Wait, Guntz! We should plan on what to do-

Guntz: Are you KIDDING me? SHE just attacked her OWN son! Are we just going to stand there?!

Klonoa Jr: N-no, but... i want to know what the cause is first!

Guntz: She is in a PRETTY DARK cave pretty deep underground, ALL AWAY from the moon. The cause right now shouldn't matter. We should just try to survive right now!

Guntz started to charge at Cursed Pamela. Klonoa Jr still stood there a bit confused, and a bit irritated.

Klonoa Jr: Darn it...!

Then Klonoa Jr grabbed his heavy hammer and started to charge at Cursed Pamela as well. Together they started to melee-attack at Cursed Pamela. When she tried to attack them with her tail, they jumped upwards to avoid it. Guntz then shot at Cursed Pamela with a rocket launcher from above and Klonoa Jr did a jumping attack at her with his hammer. Both did pretty heavy damage. As they both landed on the ground, Cursed Pamela screamed out of pain and anger. Then she started to attack them with their tail yet again. Sending Klonoa Jr and Guntz flying. The damage broke the glass of their robotic diving suits a bit. Guntz seemed shocked.

Guntz: Bastard...!

Cursed Pamela then quickly started to swim in short circles and created a heavy underwater hurricane in the room. Guntz and Klonoa Jr tried to run out of it while it began sucking them in.

Guntz: K-Klonoa! Attack with the hammer on her head!

Klonoa Jr: R-right...!

Klonoa Jr then turned around and immediately jumped toward Cursed Pamela's head, striking her with a final hard blow on the head, and knocking her out. The underwater hurricane stopped and Cursed Pamela dropped unconscious on the floor. Klonoa Jr landed back on the ground. Klonoa Jr and Guntz were both pretty tired.

Guntz: Pant... pant... did we do it...?!

Klonoa Jr: I-i think we at least knocked her out...

Guntz: My god, we could've been killed, or our suits could've completely broken down... and THEN we'd die of drowning!

Meanwhile, Karal began swimming near the two. He sensed that she was still cursed, although unconscious.

Karal: ...It's no good... She's still cursed!

Guntz sighed and loaded his rocket launcher after hearing that.

Guntz: Sigh... You're right it is no good, after all.

Klonoa Jr: Huh? G-guntz... what are you doing?

Guntz started to walk up close to the Cursed Pamela with the rocket launcher in his hand.

Guntz: From the beginning, it was all pointless. Even IF we could beat her completely up, she still would be corrupted! Come on, you want to keep her living and suffer? Just as she is now? Full of misery? No way! You can't live like that!

Karal: ...!

Klonoa Jr: H-hey... this is getting a bit too deep-

Guntz: I KNOW THAT! Tch... All i want is the best for this world, and you... I'm sorry, but i think your mother should be in a better place.

But just before Guntz could get up close to the Cursed Pamela... Karal stepped in front of him. He seemed to be pleading.

Karal: Please... don't kill her!

Guntz: Move... i don't want to hurt you... but i will if i have to.

Karal: No! Please!

Guntz: Tch... i mean it!

Before anything could happen... Pamela started to softly speak. It's as if her voice was back to normal. But she still seemed cursed.

Pamela: K...Karal... Don't... don't worry... about me...

Karal: Mother! Please, no!

Guntz, after hearing her say that, slowly started to put his weapon down. He then started to walk out of the cave.

Guntz: Sigh... Let's go, Klonoa. Any way i'd do it, it'll hurt one of either sides.

Klonoa Jr: ...Hey, Guntz...

Pamela: ...Klonoa... right?

Klonoa Jr turned around to Pamela, as she called for him. At it's revealed... she was slowly and FINALLY turning back to normal! Karal was surprised, and Klonoa Jr was surprised.

Klonoa Jr: Karal's mother! You... you're going back to normal!

Karal: M-mother!

Karal immediately hugged her while she was still lying there.

Pamela: Ha... haha... It's all painful... but at the very least, i pulled myself together again... Thank you, Karal.

Klonoa Jr teared up a tiny bit seeing this and wiped his tear away.


So in the end... why did Pamela turn that way? None of us knew. But for the time being... everything was all right. Guntz seemed a bit disappointed, but ultimately, he seemed to at least be a bit more respectful in the end. Guntz' Hero Medal also shined a bit brighter than it normally did. At least... that's what i thought...

Klonoa Jr and Guntz were hanging over the railing near the harbor, looking in the distance of the ocean at night. In the distance, Karal and Pamela were swimming. They waved at Klonoa Jr, and Klonoa Jr smiled back as well and waved too. Eventually Guntz started to speak up after a bit.

Guntz: Klonoa... I feel i have to apologize for today.

Klonoa Jr: No, it's okay. You ultimately made the right choice in the end.

Guntz: I guess so...

Klonoa Jr and Guntz stared at each other. Then Klonoa Jr smirked a bit.

Klonoa Jr: Also, i asked one of the townspeople what would be the best option... and ultimately...


Klonoa Jr and Guntz took the boat. They were crossing the ocean pretty quick. Klonoa Jr seemed fine, but Guntz was just puking overboard a lot.

Guntz: BLARGH!

Klonoa Jr: ...You really aren't good on boats, huh?

Guntz: S-shut up, Klonoa...

We were finally making our way to the main land of Lunatea. Whoever we have to encounter... i'm gonna be a hero! I'll make you proud, father. I promise... i'll become a great hero!