"Lincoln? You awake?"

Lincoln slowly opened his eyes to come face to face with a young brunette with a large set of fluffy hair. She was a bit short in height but donned a slightly athletic figure. The girl was wearing a large black jersey that was a bit too big for her and Lincoln could see that she had on some regular blue shorts with some running shoes on. For some reason, she looked familiar to Lincoln. As if they had met before.

"Lynn? What happened?" Lincoln said, confusing him to no end. He didn't mean to speak or even move. It's like he was moving like a machine or even a puppet for that matter. The only other comparison Lincoln could make was that this was a vision or a dream where he could do nothing else but watch and see what happens.

"I just found you sleeping on the beach again. C'mon Lincoln! You know there's no time to snooze this week! We're preparing for the harvest on Sunday!"

"Harvest? Oh right! Y-Yes! Sorry for getting lazy. I've never really helped with preparations before," Lincoln said. "Lori is finally letting me help but I don't think I have any idea on what to do."

Lynn smiled and helped Lincoln up. After looking around, he noticed that he wasn't at the secret beach behind the house but was instead on the beach in front of the house. Or at least the area where he washed up at, making Lincoln even more confused about what was even going on. "It's no biggie. I was the same way when they let me help the first time. Now I'm an absolute pro!"

"A pro?" Lincoln asked, which made Lynn blush in embarrassment.

"Ok ok. I may be a bit clumsy which is probably why I'm on the guard duty of the garden. Can't have those Sandworms or Scrats eating our food now." Lynn replied. She took Lincoln's hands and looked at them, now showing that Lincolns arms had blue scales jutting out of his skin in a scattered pattern as if they had inconsistently been growing without any organization or thought. "But enough about that. How bout you and I hang out for a while? I can tell Lori has been working you to death about everything."

"That sounds like a wonderful idea. She's teaching me how to set up the barriers that protect the garden from storms or the high winds that come every now and then. I didn't expect that setting up metal poles and surrounding the garden would be so… tiring?"

"Haha! I told Lori you can't handle those poles! The metal is too heavy for your noodle arms." Lynn teased which made Lincoln blush. She rolled his eyes and gave him a playful punch on the arm. "C'mon Stinkoln! I'm just messing with you! Besides, those poles give even me some trouble. I seriously can't wrap my head around how Lori is able to do that job easily without the muscles needed!"

Lincoln just chuckled and began to walk back to the house as Lynn just trailed behind her little brother. He tried to clear his mind before doing anything else with Lynn as everything Lori put him through was stressing him a little bit, something Lynn easily noticed right away. Before he could enter the house, Lynn stopped him and put an arm around his shoulder.

"Say… How bout I take you to a nice beach where we can just hang? A chill spot where we can just relax?" offered Lynn while Lincoln was a bit confused.

"I dunno… Are you just trying to beat me in some sport you're playing?"

Lynn sighed and just grabbed Lincoln's hand, dragging him away from the door and into a path by the house leading into the forest. While Lincoln would usually try to fight back and run from Lynn's antics, there was no point at Lynn would just pick up if he just ran back to the house. Lincoln looked around the area Lynn was taking him through in wonder as he was never allowed to go in this part of the woods at all. Saying he could get lost or attacked by one of the many things that inhabited the forest but Lynn trudged on through with care in the world. Something Lincoln respected Lynn for as she was the braver of all of his sisters.

When Lynn was close to the end of the path, Lincoln looked into the forest after he somehow sensed something odd in the trees. Something pitch black was moving through the forest like it had a mind of its own. The more he looked, he was able to make out whatever was in the woods. It was completely black and spherical and it creeped Lincoln out to no end. However, Lincoln felt like he had seen this thing before but he couldn't place his finger on it and tried to ignore it, thinking it was an illusion from the forest. If… the forest even made illusions. He should probably ask Lucy about that later.

"And here we are!" Lynn said, letting go of Lincoln's hand and letting him see the wide-open beach. Lincoln was astonished at the place. It was breathtaking! Lincoln was no stranger to beaches but it was a rare sight to come across one that was so clean and wide. Untouched by the greedy hands of mankind and went preserved by nature where only crabs and other types of small creatures came across. While it wasn't something to write home about, it was still interesting to Lincoln as he was never used to being in such an open space yet still be alone at the same time. Lynn chuckled as she saw Lincoln's starry-eyed face.

"Are you gonna stare at an empty beach or do you wanna have some fun?" Lynn teased her little brother before running out onto the warm sands. Lincoln didn't have to even speak to give an answer as he dashed across the sands racing against Lynn to make it to the water. It was a close call but Lynn beat Lincoln to the water, giving a victory dance and even a few splashes of water to make Lincoln wet.

"Gah! Lynn!"

"Hahaha! Better luck next time, Linc! You're getting there well! You managed to keep up this time!" Lynn boasted to her little brother who just rolled his eyes with a smile.

"Thanks, I guess," Lincoln said as he sat down in the sand and resting his feet in the cold water. He gave out a sigh and relaxed as he had tuckered himself out from his sudden sprint over what seemed to be a fifty-foot long beach which was odd since you would think a beach would more wide than long but the beach was only twenty-feet wide. It reminded him of those American football fields he saw on TV. Lynn got next to Lincoln and relaxed alongside him. This did come off as a surprise to Lincoln as Lynn never was this calm or relaxed in this case but he didn't mind it. He enjoyed spending time with all of his sisters no matter what they are or do.

A few minutes passed and Lynn suddenly got up and walked over to a pile of wood sticking out the sand at which she began to pull pieces of wood out.

"Lynn? Why are you pulling the wood out?"

"This isn't what I think it is," Lynn said before taking out two old wooden swords that Lincoln and Lynn instantly recognized. "Yo! It's our old wood swords you and I would play with back then! We would go outside and have our own swordfights on the beach until we got tired or we accidentally hurt ourselves."

Lincoln chuckled to himself as he brought up those old memories. "Those truly were fun," Lincoln said. "It was the only thing I could play against you and managed to win sometimes!"

"Pfft… You got me there. Remember that huge scar I gave you when my sword had some shells stuck to it? Your whole back was bleeding and yet you didn't care until you passed out from blood loss. Mom was so pissed at both us for that." Lynn laughed, not caring that she had said a dreaded "no-no" word in front of Lincoln, not that he cared either. He was a bit used to his older sister Lori's sailor mouth when the two were off doing their own thing together. Funny enough, he was starting to think that it might be rubbing off of him.

"Say… How bout you and I have a duel for old times sake?" Lynn offered as she tossed Lincoln one of the wooden swords. "No one else is around so why not have one go?"

Lincoln gulped but got up anyway, trying to show no fear to his sis. He drew the sword and got in a defensive position, making Lynn think he was ready when he was only preparing himself. While taken by surprise at first, Lincoln quickly countered back and collided his sword with Lynn, thus officially starting off the duel. Lynn slashed at Lincoln with good force as she tried to make him lose his balance and drop his sword but Lincoln was more strategic in his swordplay as he only attacked when he did a parry or managed to. He would let Lynn wham on his sword only to push it away quickly and make a stabbing motion forward at Lynn's stomach in an attempt to win.

The rules of a duel were simple. You win by managing to hit your opponent by touching them or a forceful tap, making the fall by sweeping their legs or slashing the swords out of their hands thus leaving the other defenseless.

"Enguard! You won't beat me this time! You've grown weaker since our last battle!" Lynn gloated as she swung her sword without care, making Lincoln get a bit worried at how long he would last against Lynn now.

"S-Steady now! We don't want to get injured!"

"That's bull! You can take a few hits from a dinky wood sword!" Lynn said before giving one final slash at Lincoln's sword which comedically broke it in two, surprising them both.

"Uh… You win?" Lincoln said in confusion. Lynn just shrugged her shoulders and dropped her sword.

"Well, that was fun! Even if it was short but you just need to take what you can get I suppose." Lynn replied before giving her bro a hug. "I'm glad you came out with me and had some fun. It's kind of nice to spend time with someone."

Lincoln smiled and returned the hug. "I had fun as well! Hopefully, we can do this again sometime! That is… if you want to fight against me."

"Lincoln, I would love to do this again. I don't care if you aren't good at playing against me or something like that. I just want to have fun with my favorite little brother!" Lynn said before giving Lincoln one last hug before running off when she noticed the sun was setting. "Sorry, Linc! I gotta head back to Lori and report everything I've done for preparations!"

"Wait up!"

"Sorry! Can't do that with Lori! Just remember to do your share for these last few days! Seven in fact! We're counting on you as well!" Lynn yelled before going back into the forest. Lincoln sighed and turned around, looking at the beautiful sunset.

"Seven days," Lincoln said to himself. He shut his eyes and found himself behind his younger self when he opened them, confusing Lincoln in an instant.

"H-Huh?! What… What happened?" Lincoln asked himself, looking around in a worried daze before the younger Lincoln turned around and showed his suddenly pitch-black eyes and eerie smile. "W-Who are you?! What's going on?!"

It grabbed his older counterparts' wrists with inhuman strength. Lincoln tried to pull his arms out of its grasp but to no avail. Long, thin tentacles began to grow out of its arms and penetrate themselves into Lincoln's forearms which caused an excruciating amount of pain and agony as they rooted themselves into Lincoln and unattached themselves from the demonic-looking Lincoln who was still giving that childlike smile.

"W-What… are you…"

"Do not worry, Lincoln. I mean no harm… I only wish to guide you and offer you powers that shall aid you in your quest… However, we do not have much time before you wake up. Just remember this. The gold puzzle pieces are key to regaining all of your memories. Each one shall show you something from each day before you disappeared… Pay attention even if what happens in these memories don't show anything special. They could help you reconnect with your family and repair the bonds broken during your disappearance…"

"Why… are you telling me this?"

It just smiled and didn't answer before everything faded to black with Lincoln waking up back inside the wreckage he was thrown into.

He checked himself and saw that his injuries had been healed with no pain left. While this was odd, he then noticed that the puzzle piece mark that had been located on his right hand has disappeared. He ignored it for now as he currently had more pressing matters at hand. Lincoln walked to an opening in the wrecked and beached ship he was in and made sure that Dek still wasn't around the area and planning a surprise attack. All seemed good and he climbed his way out of the ship quickly yet quietly.

"Alright. I should be careful since Dek could possibly come out at any moment and strike. I hope I'll be able to beat him since I can't lose now that I know how to regain my memories," Lincoln said once again looking at his right hand.

"WHERE ARE YOU?!" Dek suddenly shouted out. Lincoln followed this voice as he heard the parasite punching the ships in an attempt to find Lincoln. "IT'S ONLY BEEN ONE MINUTE! YOU CAN'T HAVE BEEN KILLED THAT EASILY!"

"I was out for… only a minute? Honestly, it felt way longer than that," Lincoln said to himself. He sneaked his way around to eventually see Dek stomping around in a frustrated manner. Now that he has him in his sights, what should his first move be? While most of the wreckage that's washed up on the beach looks to be old wooden boats, he doubted they had useful weapons or any weapons at all on them. But there's no harm in looking.

Lincoln got into another destroyed ship that had been torn in half, probably getting that way when it sunk long ago. He searched with haste as the wreckage around him made lots of noise due to him moving around lots of things inside it. From old empty chests to even an old cannon, nothing was of use to him. He would like to use the cannon as even he could tell what it did by its design, it needed ammunition of some kind which was something not available to him. Lincoln frantically searched until a large opening was torn through his hiding spot to reveal Dek with a bloodthirsty smile.

"I found you! No running this time!" Dek shouted and reached for Lincoln who jumped back in fear. He looked around for anything that could help him win the fight but there was nothing. He backed up until he tripped and fell on his back as Dek got even closer. "Say your prayers, runt!"

Lincoln held his hands in front of him, bracing for his demise only to not feel any pain come to him which was odd. He closed his eyes to see a peculiar and slightly horrifying sight. Deks' arms were being held in place by what seemed to be tentacles coming out of his sleeves. Dek tried to move but the tentacles held them with an iron grip.

"W-What?! It… Impossible! Let go of me!" Dek shouted while Lincoln sat there confused as all hell. He didn't know what was happening and tried to pull back, only to have the tentacles grip harder and toss Dek out of the ship, cries of pain were heard as the strength had sent him flying through tons of debris and more beached ships that most likely had given him tons of cuts and the like.

"What… Was that?" Lincoln said before taking off his coat and immediately looking at his arms to look at where the tentacles came from. To his surprise, they were coming or growing out of his forearms to use a better term. They had shrunk to now only go to his fingertips, wiggling themselves and wrapping around his arms and more tentacles beside them. Each forearm seemed to have twenty tentacles on each forearm but there might be able to have more on them. He looked at them in confusion until he remembered something...

"The memory! That other Lincoln had these same tentacles come out of his arms and then go into me… does that mean he gave me this power? Is this even a power?" Lincoln asked himself before wondering something else. "How do I control it?"

He looked at a pile of wood that formed from a broken wall and reached his right at it, suddenly the tentacles shot back, extending themselves to grab various pieces of wood and crushing them to bits as the tentacles tightened themselves around them hard. He then made the retract into a smaller length and eventually back into his skin like they were never there. This was surprisingly simple. He just needed to reach out an arm and think about "summoning" his arm tentacles to reach things. "This will surely be useful. I just hope its enough to save me and Lynn from Dek."

He walked out of the ship he was in and started to run towards Dek's location. He found Dek laying is a pile of crushed debris, obviously winded from that sudden throw across the beach by Lincoln. He walked and stood in front of the pile, waiting for Dek to come to his senses and start fighting once again.

"Ugh… What just happened…" Dek spoke in a winded tone, opening his eyes to spot Lincoln standing in front of him with a glare on his face. "Shit… You haven't had enough? Bug off or I'll kick your ass again."

"Do you not realize what just happened? I literally threw you across the beach and into a ton of old ships," Lincoln said as he rolled his eye and showing off his tentacles on his arms. Dek curled his fists in rage as he remembers what just happened. "Now then. Surrender and turn Lynn back to normal or I'll do it by force."

"You're a persistent little thing, aren't you. No matter. Even I have a few tricks up my sleeves!" Dek shouted before jumping high in the air and coming back down in front of Lincoln to serve a strong backhand, sending Lincoln right into the ground. Before Lincoln could get back up, Dek grabbed him once again and began to seemingly charge up his arms with blue sparks coming out of his arms. Lincoln noticed what they looked like and tried to wiggle out but it was too late as Dek began to discharge electricity into Lincoln.

"Didn't expect a monster to use magic, huh? Well, your rocker bitch of a sister isn't the only one who can bend electricity to their will!"

"GAH! STOP!!!" Lincoln pleaded, kicking his feet violently in an attempt to make Dek let go. He just laughed at Lincoln's puny attempt to escape and increased his power. Lincoln was starting to look burnt from the electricity, looking around to see if there was anything he could do. "W-Wait… I know…"

Lincoln made more tentacles grow longer and wrap around Dek's wrists and tightened around them like a vice. He shouted in sudden pain and let Lincoln go who tried to run only to not be able to get far since his tentacles were still wrapped around Dek's wrists. While Lincoln thought about detracting them back into his arms, he got another idea to take care of his parasitic enemy. He ran behind Dek and quickly climbed onto his back making Dek start to violently thrash around to get Lincoln off of him. He quickly made more tentacles grow out of his arms and made this batch tightly wrap around Dek's neck and started to choke him.

"GET OFF OF ME!" Dek angrily yelled out, trying to grab Lincoln only for the tentacles wrapped around his wrists to tighten even more. In a last-ditch effort, Dek started charging electric energy and began to shoot powerful lighting lasers out of his mouth around the area which caused powerful shockwaves and explosions on the beach. Some lasers even went into the forest which was caused more visible explosions to occur, gathering the attention of a few people in the area.

"What the hell was that?" said Lori as she and Luan were coming back from town. They had gotten back a bit earlier than usual to come and check on Lincoln and the others after what they heard from Luna about the Sandshark.

"I don't know. But I know for sure it isn't my stomach this time! Hehehe! Get it?" Luan joked only to receive a deadpan from Lori. "Uh… It sounded like it came from Lynn's area…"

"Crap! C'mon Luan! I think Dek took control of Lynn again!" Lori said before running to the path that led to Lynn's beach with Luan tagging along.

Meanwhile, Dek was about to finally give up. His sight was fading from Lincolns tentacle choke. He tried to fight back, only for the grip to be tightened even more. Lincoln was relentless but he started to feel like he would pass out from exhaustion soon as well. He just needed to outlast Dek.

"S-Stop… You… Win... " were Dek's final words before he finally fell unconscious, toppling face-first into the sand and throwing Lincoln over his shoulder. He finally let go of Dek and made the tentacles shrink back and wrap around his arms to cover his shock wounds. Lincoln was entirely sore all over his body. He began to close his eyes and slowly slip unconscious but not before seeing blurry images of Lori and Luan rushing over to help them.

"What the hell happened here?!"

"Lori look! Lynn transformed! Dek did take control again!"

"Damnit… This isn't good. Hey. What's coming out of Lincoln's arms? Are these… tentacles?"

"Wait… Does this… mean…"

"No. It can't. Lincoln can't be..."

That was all he heard before fully passing out...