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'Is everything going as planned …?' the evil asked its child.

"Yes, my master …" the child said "All is going exceptionally well …"

'Have you blocked her out yet?'

"She is proving difficult, master …" The child said, "Somehow her will and soul cannot be swayed by our darkness …"

'No matter.' The evil said, 'As long as she cannot speak with the child, and as long as he holds my seed … it will soon come to motion, and I will take what is mine once more.'

"Of course, master, there is the matter of those following him …" The child spoke.

'I am not blind, you fool. I am aware they know my name!' His angered voice roared like thunder.

"Master Giygas …" the child spoke, "soon, everyone shall know your name."

'Yes, but I cannot allow them to interfere any longer. I shall send more of my servants out to deal with them. I trust the children with you…'

The child bowed. "You have nothing to fear, Master …"

'Of course …' The evil, known as Giygas, said, 'I AM the fear …'

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CRASH

Lucas woke with a start. At first, Lucas was surprised he even fell asleep. But then he remembered what woke him up. It was a loud booming sound, almost like a thunder crash. He looked to the sky, seeing nothing but gloomy clouds. But despite that, there was no rain or Thunder. He looked to the side and saw Polly sleeping soundly, but Claus was missing.

CRASH! The sound rang again. Lucas, now up, went to the source of the loud crash. Upon arrival, he found Claus, all by himself, using his Thunder attack.

"Hey, Cl-Claus …" Lucas said, approaching his brother.

Claus did not respond, but instead, used another Lightning attack, this time bigger than before. Lucas approached him once more, putting his hand gently on his shoulder. "Claus, I-."

Claus whirled around and grabbed his brother's hand tightly, startling Lucas. What surprised Lucas more was the fact that he wasn't letting go.

"C-Claus y-you're hurting me …" Lucas said, trying to hold back tears.

Claus finally let go and faced away from his brother. "Sorry …" Claus said through his teeth, "You startled me …"

"Claus, are you okay? You seem … cranky …"

"I …" Claus thought of what he learned last night, how he was supposed to be dead. "I couldn't get much sleep last night …"

Lucas blinked, fearing the worst. "Did you … hear anything last night?"

Claus shook his head. He was lying, but he wanted his brother to be at peace. "No. I didn't"

Lucas sighed in relief "Wow, good, okay then …"

"Why? Was I supposed to hear something?" Claus asked with a glare.

"Uh … no …" Lucas said with a tiny voice.

Claus turned away from Lucas and let loose another lightning bolt. For some reason, every time he used it, he would always have this "De ja vu" feeling … as if he had learned this before. He somehow felt this attack connected him to the past. He kept questioning himself if he should ask Lucas about it … he did promise Claus he would tell him the truth once they've reached New Pork City.

Of course, he had heard it already.

Lucas sighed. "Claus, how about we get back and start heading into the city …" Lucas said quietly.

"Lucas … about …" Claus bit his bottom lip, "About the … um …"

"You mean about the 'Talk' I'm supposed to give you?" Lucas said quietly.

"Whatever happens, Lucas, we're brothers, right?" Claus asked.

"Of course!" Lucas said, "And nothing can change that fact!"

"Nothing?"

"Absolutely nothing!"

Claus turned to the Gloomy sky, then back at Lucas, nodding. "Alright. We're brothers forever. No matter what."

"No matter what." Lucas repeated.

"Lets Wake up Polly and Head in … Who knows what we may find in there."

"Yeah …" Lucas Gulped, "I wonder …"

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Kana spent all morning preparing for a 'really tricky spell' (as she told Flint). While she was preparing, Duster and Kumatora spent the morning getting ready, packing essentials like food and water. Literally overnight Duster felt better, save for the fact that his chest hurt.

Kumatora grabbed one of Duster's shirt off the bed and looked at it. It was dirty, smelly, and none to pleasant to look at. She made a note to herself to seriously force Duster to take a bath once they got home.

Home …

Kumatora remembered the conversation she had with Duster on the train, what they would do after this is over. Funny, she thought to herself how neither one of them had any clue on what to do. They spent the last 8 months rebuilding the Town and its system.

Neither one had time to actually get back to their regular lives. It has been so long that Kumatora finally realized that … she had completely forgotten her past lifestyle.

But she knew, whatever the future holds, she wanted everyone to be in it: Lucas, Claus, Wes, Flint, and especially Duster...

"What are you doing with my shirt?" Duster's voice called from behind Kumatora. She turned to Duster and saw that he was shirtless, a single patch over his chest where he was stabbed.

Kumatora realized that she was grasping the Shirt so tight her hands were beginning to become red, as was her face.

"Er … sorry, I spaced out."

Duster Chuckled, "I can see that."

Kumatora handed Duster his shirt. Duster put his shirt on, messing up his already ruffled hair, and looked at Kumatora, who stood there. Duster slightly smiled and patted her head "You're awfully quiet this morning."

"Yeah, well …" Kumatora began, "It's not really easy packing and talking at the same time."

"But you're not packing." Duster said, "You're just standing there."

Kumatora's face turned a deep shade of red. Duster chuckled and approached her, smiling. "Hey, Kumatora …"

"Yeah?"

"Um … I was just wondering, if … you know …"

"Yeah?"

Duster slightly blushed and pushed his two index fingers together, "If you know … maybe … after all this is over … we could … you know …"

"Hang out sometime?" Kumatora said, finishing his sentence.

Duster gulped and smiled awkwardly, nodding. Kumatora looked at him slyly and said, "Sure, I think I can manage that."

Duster coughed, then stood up straight. "Good, well, because …"

"Oi, You two." Flint said, coming into the doorway, "Kana is just about complete. Finish packing and start moving."

Duster and Kumatora stood up straight and blushed, both saying yes in unison. After a few more moments of last-minute packing, they joined Kana, Boney and Flint outside.

"So you'll be able to teleport us to the ruins of New Pork City?" Duster asked Kana, who was concentrating.

"Yes, Duster." Kana said, "This 'spell' as you can call it has been passed down from generation to generation. It has been used to skip time and space, travling between the threads to get to our destination …"

Duster blinked, not understanding a word of that.

"I think you'll understand better if I just show it to you." Kana said, smiling to herself. "Now, all of you, stand in a perfectly straight line behind me."

They all did as commanded and stood behind Kana in a straight line. Kana started mumbling to herself, chanting words needed for the spell …

"PSI Teleport α"

Before they knew it, their legs started acting on their own. They started running faster than any of them had ran before. The wind rushing past their hair, the scenery rapidly changing, the sights and sounds were all a blur to the group. A rush of sights and sounds mixed in a pallet of colours started to appear. Then, just as suddenly as all that happened, the scene changed from that of a beautiful morning to that of a gloomy and cloudy dump. As they slowed down, the scenery started to reappear again, in the shapes and sounds of the Ruins of New Pork City.

Duster Fell to his knees, trembling. "That … that was frightening …"

"It's always frightening the first time." Kana said, pulling her hood up, "Just be glad there wasn't anything in the way."

Flint looked around, and saw that Lucas and Claus were no where in sight. Was it possible they have already moved on?

Kana slightly touched Flint's shoulder and smiled. "They're around, I can sence their presence here."

Flint nodded. "We'll split up into two Groups. Kana and Kumatora will go that way, Duster and I will go this way. Boney, you stay here until we get back."

'Of course.' Boney Barked.

They went into their separate groups and split up. Unbeknown to them, though, The Darkness was closely following behind …

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Lucas stared at the Mighty Empire Pork Building, letting all the memories settle back into his mind. It was here where he first met the Evil King P … Pokey Minch …. It was here that he pulled the seventh needle and recreated the world. It was here where he battled with his brother, ending up killing him … It was here where all things ended and Began at the same time.

But to Claus, who had no recollection at all of the past 4 years, it was just another dusty, moldy, and crumbling ruin.

"So this is the place?" Claus asked Lucas, who merely nodded.

"To think that this was once a mighty building at one time …" Polly said innocently, "And you think you may find your mother here?"

"Well, I know we'll find something …" Lucas said quietly.

Claus looked at the building again, feeling his heart beat faster. Something in his gut told him he was here before. Or, more in fact …

"Underground …" Claus mumbled to himself.

Lucas looked at Claus, confused. "What was that?"

"ER … well …" Claus looked sideways, then back at Lucas and Polly. "Look, we've been walking for hours now … I can't really tell, but it looks close to sunset."

Polly Yawned "I know, I'm actually starting to get sleepy. We've been walking for a long time."

Lucas sighed. "Well, if you guys say so … we'll rest here for the night …"

The group started to unpack, unaware of what dangers were lurking in the shadows.

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Yes, it took them ALL DAY to get from the outskirts of the city to the Big big building. IT'S A BIG CITY D: