"Alright, girls. There's only one tone left. We have the Aeolian, Ionian and Phrygian tones, while the Quiet Troop has the Dorian and Lydian tones. If we are ever going to find out the answers to what has happened, we need to get this last tone."
"Or we could wait for the file to decrypt."
"Oh, really? How far is it?"
"87%."
"So close! But we need to stop the Quiet Troop now! They need these tones for something and whatever it is, it can't be good. The Mixolydian Tone is in Detroit, at Belle Isle Park. The park is about 1000 acres, 987 to be exact, so we have our work cut out for us."
"Even worse is that Detroit is a major battleground between the Michigan militia and the NRO. But good news, the US military has branded both the Neo Confederacy and the NRO as domestic terrorist organizations! Once they're done suppressing the Insurrection, they'll be heading here to deal with Ohio!"
"Why hasn't the US military listed the Quiet Troop as a domestic terrorist organization?"
"Probably because they fly under the radar most of the time."
"So, who will volunteer for this travailing task?"
"I will!"
"So will I!"
"Me three!"
"Sure, since this is the last one, I'll go!"
"Great! Lori will drive you there but it's going to be hard to get into a war-torn city…"
"If there's anything else you need to do, do it now."
"Is everyone healed up?"
"Yes."
"Alright, let's go! To Belle Isle Park!"
After a 1 hour, 32-minute drive through the razed hellhole formerly known as Detroit, the Louds arrive at Belle Isle Park but just as they've arrived at the center of the park, they look up at the skyline and see the Cloudburst soaring overhead! The Quiet Troop has sent their flagship to find the Mixolydian Tone! They're serious about this! The airship's defenses are so strong that the artillery from the fighter jets of both Ohio and Michigan just bounce off!
"No, the Quiet Troop is here!"
"There's no time to waste! We have to scour every acre of this park to find the tone!"
During their scouring of the park, they managed to get the Awesome Shirt, Awesome Skirt and Icy Shorts from rare enemy drops! Lori equips the Icy Shorts and gains 36 offense, 42 defense, 64 HP and 69 PP! Luna equips the Awesome Shirt, which gives her 60 offense, 61 defense, 96 HP and 97 PP, as well as the Awesome Skirt, which gives her 66 offense, 68 defense, 83 HP and 89 PP! With that, all the Loud sisters have their ultimate equipment! Now they just need the ultimate charm.
After a few minutes of searching, they eventually find the Mixolydian Tone near the conservatory. Unfortunately for them, the Quiet Troop also spotted it. Since this is the last tone, they send out their second in command and leader of the Inner 7, Hokori! He descends in front of the Mixolydian Tone in front of the conservatory and is about to grab it. But he knows the Loud sisters won't let him have it without a fight. After staring at Luan for a bit, almost as if he recognizes her, he unsheathes his lightning rod sword and strikes them, starting the fight!
Hokori suddenly attacked!
Hokori tried PK Thunder γ!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
Hokori takes 182 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
Hokori takes 177 damage!
Luna takes 89 damage!
Luan tried Refresh!
The party felt a refreshing sensation!
Luna attacks!
Hokori takes 271 damage!
Lana attacks!
Hokori takes 352 damage!
Lola attacks!
Hokori takes 245 damage!
Hokori swung a sword!
Lola takes 128 damage!
Hokori fired a beam!
Luan takes 108 damage!
Luan recovered 42 HP!
Luna recovered 48 HP!
Lola recovered 51 HP!
Luan tried PK Blast!
The psychokinetic power shield deflected PK Blast!
Luan takes 41 damage!
Luna attacks!
Hokori takes 264 damage!
Lana attacks!
SMAAAASH!
Hokori takes 747 damage!
Lola attacks!
Hokori takes 269 damage!
Hokori used the Shield Shatterer!
But it had no effect!
Hokori tried PK Thunder γ!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
Hokori takes 169 damage!
Lana takes 81 damage!
Lola takes 82 damage!
Luan recovered 47 HP!
Luna recovered 49 HP!
Lana recovered 64 HP!
Lola recovered 53 HP!
Luan attacks!
Hokori takes 288 damage!
Luna attacks!
Hokori takes 291 damage!
Lana attacks!
Hokori takes 336 damage!
Lola attacks!
Hokori takes 299 damage!
Hokori tried PK Thunder γ!
Luna takes 91 damage!
Lana takes 85 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
Hokori takes 196 damage!
Hokori tried PK Love ω!
Luan, Luna, Lana and Lola take mortal damage!
Luan recovered 52 HP!
Luna recovered 54 HP!
Lana recovered 72 HP!
Lola recovered 51 HP!
Luan attacks!
Hokori takes 289 damage!
Luna tried PK Rockin' ω!
The psychokinetic power shield deflected PK Rockin' ω!
Luan, Luna, Lana and Lola take mortal damage!
Lana attacks!
Hokori takes 345 damage!
Lola attacks!
Hokori takes 287 damage!
Hokori swung a sword!
Lola takes 102 damage!
Hokori fired a beam!
Luna takes 95 damage!
Luan recovered 49 HP!
Luan's refreshing sensation faded!
Luna recovered 52 HP!
Luna's refreshing sensation faded!
Lana recovered 69 HP!
Lana's refreshing sensation faded!
Lola recovered 54 HP!
Lola's refreshing sensation faded!
Luan attacks!
Hokori takes 281 damage!
Luna attacks!
Hokori takes 287 damage!
Lana attacks!
Hokori takes 348 damage!
Lola attacks!
Hokori takes 292 damage!
Hokori stopped moving!
You win!
The party gained 18402 experience points!
Luan's level is now 52!
HP went up by 8
PP went up by 8
Offense went up by 7
Defense went up by 9
IQ went up by 6
Speed went up by 4
Luna's level is now 52!
HP went up by 6
PP went up by 5
Offense went up by 4
Defense went up by 7
IQ went up by 5
Speed went up by 3
Lana's level is now 52!
HP went up by 10
PP went up by 7
Offense went up by 9
Defense went up by 9
IQ went up by 7
Speed went up by 8
Lola's level is now 52!
HP went up by 11
PP went up by 8
Offense went up by 8
Defense went up by 9
IQ went up by 10
Speed went up by 11
Even though the Loud sisters won against Hokori, he manages to still snag the Mixolydian Tone! After retrieving it, he boards the Cloudburst and prepares to head back to the Quiet Troop's headquarters. But not before firing an ion cannon blast at the party, frying their cellphones temporarily! The party exits Belle Isle park as Lori drives them to their next destination, Port Huron!
"If we take down the Cloudburst, we'll have a much higher chance of winning against the Quiet Troop! They've stopped to pick up supplies at Port Huron. That's where we'll infiltrate the airship and take it down from the inside!"
After arriving at Port Huron, the party boards the Cloudburst just before it takes off. Making their way around the ship, they eventually find the reactor powering the ship.
"If we destroy the reactor core, the Cloudburst will crash!"
The Cloudburst Reactor Core stands still!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 813 damage!
Luan tried PK Blast!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 918 damage!
Luna tried PK Rockin' ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 960 damage!
Lana tried PK Starstorm α!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 512 damage!
Lola tried PK Fire α!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 196 damage!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's alarm sounded!
2 QT Colonels joined the battle!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω on the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 824 damage!
Luan tried PK blast on the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 909 damage!
Luna tried PK Rockin' ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 891 damage!
QT Colonel A takes 817 damage!
QT Colonel B takes 823 damage!
Lana attacks the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 372 damage!
Lana got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lola tried PK Fire ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 293 damage!
QT Colonel A takes 220 damage!
QT Colonel A surrendered!
QT Colonel B takes 221 damage!
QT Colonel B surrendered!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's alarm sounded!
But nobody came!
Lana recovered 41 HP!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 836 damage!
Luan tried PK Blast!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 919 damage!
Luna attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 295 damage!
Luna got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lana attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 369 damage!
Lana got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lola tried PK Fire α!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 187 damage!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's alarm sounded!
2 QT colonels joined the battle!
Lana recovered 44 HP!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω on the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 827 damage!
Luan tried PK Wave!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 421 damage!
QT Colonel C takes 199 damage!
QT Colonel D takes 198 damage!
Luna attacks the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 298 damage!
Luna got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lana tried PK Starstorm α!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 521 damage!
QT Colonel C takes 498 damage!
QT Colonel D takes 502 damage!
Lola tried PK Fire ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 242 damage!
QT Colonel C takes 213 damage!
QT Colonel C surrendered!
QT Colonel D takes 214 damage!
QT Colonel D surrendered!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's alarm sounded!
But nobody came!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 832 damage!
Luan tried PK Blast!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 927 damage!
Luna attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 302 damage!
Luna got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lana attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 361 damage!
Lana got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lola tried PK Fire α!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 197 damage!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's immense damage caused it shoot sparks everywhere!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's alarm sounded!
But nobody came!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core shot out a cluster of sparks!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 148 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 139 damage!
Lola takes 110 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 143 damage!
Lana recovered 39 HP!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 821 damage!
Luan tried PK Blast!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 939 damage!
Luna attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 297 damage!
Luna got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lana attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 364 damage!
Lana got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lola attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 298 damage!
Lola got electrically countered for 42 damage!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's alarm sounded!
2 QT colonels joined the fight!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core shot out a cluster of sparks!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 149 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 138 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 150 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 143 damage!
Lana recovered 41 HP!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω on the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 827 damage!
Luan tried PK Blast on the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 925 damage!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core's alarm was destroyed!
Luna attacks QT Colonel E!
QT Colonel E takes 291 damage!
Lana attacks QT Colonel E!
QT Colonel E takes 369 damage!
Lola attacks QT Colonel E!
QT Colonel E takes 295 damage!
QT Colonel E surrendered!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core shot out a cluster of sparks!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 148 damage!
Lola takes 120 damage!
Luna takes 99 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 137 damage!
QT Colonel F did a bum rush!
Luan takes 134 damage!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω on the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 836 damage!
Luan tried PK Blast on the Cloudburst Reactor Core!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 923 damage!
Luna attacks QT Colonel F!
QT Colonel F takes 291 damage!
Lana tried PK Starstorm α!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 499 damage!
QT Colonel F takes 501 damage!
Lola attacks QT Colonel F!
SMAAAASH!
QT Colonel F takes 625 damage!
QT Colonel F surrendered!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core shot out a cluster of sparks!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 129 damage!
Luna takes 150 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 133 damage!
Luan's Franklin Badge reflected the lightning back!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 147 damage!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 825 damage!
Luan tried PK Blast!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 927 damage!
Luna attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 278 damage!
Luna got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lana attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 355 damage!
Lana got electrically countered for 42 damage!
Lola attacks!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 313 damage!
Lola got electrically countered for 42 damage!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core shot out a cluster of sparks!
Luna takes 123 damage!
Lola takes 100 damage!
Lana takes 98 damage!
Lola takes 99 damage!
Lana recovers 36 HP!
Lori tried PK Freeze ω!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core takes 818 damage!
The Cloudburst Reactor Core was totally scrapped!
You win!
The party gained 26400 experience points!
Lori's level is now 54!
HP went up by 7
PP went up by 11
Offense went up by 6
Defense went up by 3
IQ went up by 4
Speed went up by 8
The Cloudburst's reactor has been completely destroyed by Lori and her sisters! They quickly escape the falling flagship by running out to the deck and diving into the lake below.
"Sir, those Louds have obliterated the Cloudburst's reactor core! We're going to crash into the lake!"
"Those girls…fine then! Everyone, evacuate at once!"
All the Quiet Troop soldiers, as well as Hokori, flee the sinking airship. It fires off several ion cannon blasts before crashing into Lake Huron with a mighty splash. The Cloudburst has been sunk by the ice queen and her cohorts. Not even a firestorm could melt this special snowflake! The party sculls the lake for a bit until they reach the Michigan shoreline. Miraculously, the Cloudburst crashed into a portion of Lake Huron where the left half of it is in Michigan and the right half is in Ontario. Kind of like Bristol in Tennessee and Virginia. On the plus side, both Michiganders and Ontarians can admire this new lakeside attraction. Even better, Luan, Luna, Lana and Lola's cellphones are back online after the ion cannon blast disabled them!
The party makes it back to Port Huron and drives back to their home in Royal Woods, not knowing that the Quiet Troop has one last surprise for them in their hometown! The final chapter is at hand! Who will win this tonal battle? And how will they reshape the world?
"File decryption has reached 100%."
END OF CHAPTER 7
Differences Between Decadence and Mother 3:
Mother 3: This would be the sixth location visited chronologically. After failing to pull the Mixolydian needle, Lucas' party heads back to Mount Oriander to find that a path of ants has finally moved out of the way so that they can progress. After a mishap losing and recovering a parting gift from Mixolydia to Ionia, the party must trek through the treacherous cave system past Argilla Pass and meet with Ionia. After arriving at her house, she tells Lucas that her needle is in Chupichupyoi Temple, blocked by vines frozen in time. The only way to get past them is to desiccate them with Waters of Time, which Ionia hands to the party. After getting the Courage Badge back from a Mr. Saturn, the party heads to the temple's entrance, only to find the Pigmask army is already there. A colonel and 2 majors try to stop Lucas and his friends but fail, leaving the Masked Man to fight them. He unleashes a lightning blast, which reflects off of Lucas' new Franklin Badge and the real fight begins! Lucas was able to win against the Masked Man, sprinkle the Waters of Time on the vines and arrive inside the temple. Ionia arrives and teaches Kumatora PK Starstorm before Lucas pulls the needle. The score is tied at 3-3.
Decadence: This would be the sixth location visited chronologically. After dealing with remnants of memories past, the Louds find out that the last tone is in Belle Isle Park in Detroit, which is currently under siege by the NRO. And yet, they must make the perilous journey to the razed city to stop the Quiet Troops plans! But looking at the skyline, they see the Cloudburst, Hokori's personal airship and flagship of the Quiet Troop! They must find the Mixolydian Tone immediately! Eventually, they find it at the conservatory. After Hokori glances at Luan once more, He fights the Loud sisters! They just barely managed to eke a victory against him but quickly thinking, he snatches the Mixolydian Tone anyway, making the score 3-3!
And only the Locrian Tone is left...
Author's Note: Enemies in this section are betwixt levels 55-60.
It is a well known self-imposed challenge for players to do this section first, since the NRO event doesn't trigger and add most of the enemies. Since they also didn't pick up the Franklin Badge at Jordan's base in Coldwater, it makes the challenge even harder. But wait, there's more! Since Leni can use PK Love abilities that nullify PK Thunder, they also don't bring her along. For even more difficulty, they bring Luan on their team, since she takes double damage from PK Thunder! The community calls it the Yellow Pride challenge.
If you didn't have the Franklin Badge by this point, when Hokori fires the opening lighting blast, it immediately starts the battle and is treated like a surprise opening attack in Mother 2, instead of just giving you an instant game over.
A major complaint from the fans is that when Lucas finishes the fight with the Barrier Trio on Tanetane Island, the Pigmasks show up and Lucas just stands there and does nothing while waiting for them to land, allowing the Masked Man to stun the party with a lightning blast and pull the needle. In Decadence, even though the Loud sisters kick his ass, Hokori doesn't fall into the same trap that Lucas did in Mother 3. Even though he got beat up, he still managed to snag the Mixolydian Tone before leaving, not allowing the Loud sisters to get to it. See, THIS is what you were supposed to do, Lucas!
The Cloudburst reappears but this is the last time you have the option to fight it! If the Cloudburst leaves, it flies off somewhere over the Ontarian horizon, never to be seen again.
If you do fight it, Lori will join the fight as a temporary ally! Unless she's in your party at that time, in which case, you only have 4 party members! It helps because she spams PK Freeze ω on the core but it has so much HP that it will still tank most of the hits, even if the core is weak to PK Freeze! Lori also won't attack the QT colonels the Cloudburst Core's alarm summons. Luckily its alarm breaks and can't summon any more colonels once its at half HP!