The group walked through the town. Raffina led them to Dapper's Shop.
"Well hello there, Raffina." Oshare Bones greeted.
"Greetings, Mr. Bones. We are on a quest, and require better equipment!" Raffina said.
"Why of course! I can give you the most fashionable armor. Hold on, Amitie, you're still wearing that garish hat?" Oshare Bones said.
"Yeah…?" She said.
"No no no! This won't do!" The skeleton replied.
"Get real! I'm not taking it off!" She said.
"Then I'll take it off!" Oshare Bones said, and grabbed the hat, trying to pull it off. But it wasn't coming off, it was stuck.
"Ow Ow Ow OWWWWIE!" Amitie yelled.
"*huff, huff* fine, I suppose we'll just need to work around that hat." Oshare Bones said.
"Hey! My hat isn't that bad!" Amitie said.
"Anyway, I currently have a few wares. Help yourself. Some even come with weapons." Oshare Bones said.
Amitie looked around. There was an outfit that looked a lot like what she wore during Accord's Flying Cane mission and during the meeting of Lemres and encountering The Crimson Spirit for the first time.
"I'll go with this one!" She said.
"My, that outfit just POPS!" Oshare Bones said.
"This outfit looks marvelous, perfect for a quest!" Raffina said, taking an outfit.
"And it suits you perfectly!" Oshare Bones said.
Sig looked around. He found an outfit with a rabbit hood and it came with a hammer.
"I'll take this." He said.
Thus, the group paid for the outfits and left. They're defenses were boosted.
"Ok can we go save Klug now?" Amitie asked.
"Weapons, Amitie, we need weapons!" Raffina said. Amitie reluctantly agreed.
"Akuma may have some." Sig said.
"Then onward to Precise Museum!" Amitie said, leading the group to the museum.
Once there, the group approached Akuma.
"Hey Akuma! Do you have any weapons?" Amitie said.
"Weapons? What do you need weapons for, kuma?" He asked.
"We are going on a Quest! To defeat an evil spirit!" Raffina said, laughing
"An evil spirit?" Akuma asked.
"Yeah! I was told I had to beat it in a dream or bad things will happen!" Amitie said.
"Hmm… in that case, I do have some magic items you may use, kuma." Akuma said, leading the kids to a room. There were lots of weapons.
"Wow…so we can pick any of these?" Amitie asked.
"No. They have enchantments on them. You need to be strong enough to wield most of them. You may pick any that you are able to wield." Akuma explained. Raffina grabbed a pair of brass knuckles. Amitie found a small staff.
"If you are going on a Quest, it may be beneficial to know your stats, kuma." Akuma said. Raffina was distracted and not listening
"Stats?" Sig asked.
"Yes. There are 7 stats. Attack, Magic, Defense, Resistance, Speed, Luck, and Skill. These affect how you battle. For instance, Amitie's stats are even across the board, except for high luck, which means negative status effects like poison won't affect her as much, kuma. You have low speed and resistance, meaning he will act after those with higher speeds and can't take magical hits as well as Amitie or Raffina. However, your Magic and defense are higher than both, so your magical attacks will deal plenty of damage, and you can take physical hits, kuma. Raffina's magic is extremely low, its unlikely a magical attack will do much, however her Skill, Attack, and Speed are very high, meaning physical attacks will deal more damage then physical attacks from you or Amitie, she will act before them, and have a higher chance to land a critical hit. Does this make sense, kuma?" Akuma explained.
"I think so? But can we make our stats better?" Amitie asked.
"When you level up, they all increase, however, if you want, say, Raffina's magic to be as good as her Resistance, she will need specific armor, items, and/or weapons that will increase only that stat." Akuma explained.
"If we bring someone here, can you tell us their stats?" Amitie asked.
"Of course, kuma." He said.
"Alright! Hey Raffina! Can we go now?" Amitie asked, getting the other girl's attention.
"I suppose so! Onward towards the ruins of Alca!" Raffina commanded. As the trio left, Akuma watched, hoping they would be safe.
As the group made their way towards Rakitu Highway, they encountered a group of Onion Pixies!
Enter Battle Sequence.
Onion Pixie and co are looking for a fight!
What will Amitie and friends do
Raffina punched Onion Pixie B
Amitie used Flame on Onion Pixie D. Hit!
Onion Pixie C attacked Raffina. Miss
Onion Pixie A attacked Amitie. Hit!
Onion Pixie B attacked Amitie. Hit! Amitie isn't doing so good!
Onion Pixie D attacked Sig. Hit! It doesn't do much.
Sig used Cyan on Onion Pixie B. Hit! Onion Pixie B is out cold!
What will Amitie and friends do?
Raffina attacked Onion Pixie D. Hit! Onion Pixie D is out cold!
Amitie used Flame on Onion Pixie C. CRITICAL HIT! Onion Pixie C is out cold!
Onion Pixie A attacked Raffina. Hit!
Sig used Cyan on Onion Pixie A. Hit!
What will Amitie and friends do?
Raffina attacked Onion Pixie A. Hit! Onion Pixie A is out cold!
YOU WIN!
Raffina leveled up!
Sig leveled up!
Exit battle sequence.
"The more we fight, the stronger we'll get! Oh La-TI-Da!" Raffina laughed.
The kids continued on.
Upon reaching the highway, something dove down!
"Mmm-hmm! A perfect superhero landing!" The large bird that landed less than gracefully on the ground said. It turned around and noticed the kids.
"Hi Hohow bird! We're on a mission! Have you seen a kid with glasses and book?" Amitie asked.
"Why are you asking? We know he's at the ruins." Sig asked.
"I actually saw such boy heading toward Ta Toon Da Castle, mmm-hmm! He looked so cool! A bit later I did see him leave in the ruins direction." Hohow Bird said.
"I wonder why he went there?" Amitie mused.
"Say, you said you were on a mission? As a hero myself, I think I can help you, mmm-hmm!" Hohow Bird said.
"Oh please! How can you help?" Raffina asked.
"I can fly you anywhere you've already been, mmm-hmm. Just use this hero signal and I'll be there! Rain or Sky, Flood or Volcano! No matter what, I'll be there!" He said, handing Amitie a button.
"Well, that sure makes getting back to Akuma for more weapons easier!" Amitie said.
"Why not come with?" Sig asked.
"NO!" Raffina interjected
"I would LOVE too! But Ms. Accord has me keeping watch! After all, with bad guys on the loose, Primp needs a hero to protect her mmm-hmm!" Hohow Bird said, posing.
"Well, in any case, we'd best be off." Raffina said.
"Goodbye, fellow heroes of justice!" Hohow bird said as the kids walked off.
Having walked all day, the kids reached Miru Coast. There they saw a young girl, who was muttering to herself. The night fell.
"I think thats Feli! Heeeey! Feli!" Amitie called out. The girl turned, but did not move from her spot. The group approached.
"You came…" Feli said.
"You knew we were coming?" Raffina asked.
"The stars tell me all." Feli said.
"Hey, why don't you come with us?" Amitie asked.
"No. It is fate that I remain here, until the comet and crimson lights cease their battle." Feli said. She looked, scared.
"Ok but why do you need to stay here?" Raffina asked.
"If I dare move, when the time comes, the comet will disappear. Per•ma•nent•ly." She said darkly. As if on cue, a blinding Crimson Light filled the sky, followed by a blinding pure light. Both sides struggling to overtake one another. An even battle, even the slightest error would result in the other overtaking them. The sounds of battle could be heard, from the direction of the ruins.
"We gotta hurry! Go go!" Amitie said, practically pulling Sig and Raffina along. As they ran, Feli muttered to herself, full of worry.
"Be safe, senpai…"
Yes, Puyo Puyo Quest alts act as Armor! Right now, Amitie is in the Poppin' Amitie alt, Raffina is in her normal Quest look, and Sig is Rabbit Sig. Before this they were in their Puzzle Pop Outfits. Weapons have a level limit unless they come with armor. Weapons don't cost money but you have to be a certain level for them. Also, every time a new party member is added, no matter for how long they stay in the party, I will write the first random encounter they are in