Editing Lucas

=Background=

=Background=

Lucas lived a happy life until one night. While he, Claus, and his mother were visiting his grandfather, the forest between them and Tazmily village caught fire as a result of an attack by the Pig Mask Army.  While trying to make their way back to Tazmily, Drago, a dinosaur Lucas played with who had been captured and turned into a robot, killed his mother. The twins escaped via a river and washed up in Tazmily not long after.  The next day Claus went to kill Drago and left Lucas behind. Lucas took to crying at his mother's grave almost nonstop.  At his mother's funeral, Lucas told everyone where Claus had gone. Scolded for not trying to stop his twin, he ran from the funeral. Claus was never found again, though Lucas's father began searching for him daily, leaving Lucas to care for himself.

Lucas lived a happy life until one night. While he, Claus, and his mother were visiting his grandfather, the forest between them and Tazmily village caught fire as a result of an attack by the Pig Mask Army.  While trying to make their way back to Tazmily, Drago, a dinosaur Lucas played with who had been captured and turned into a robot, killed his mother. The twins escaped via a river and washed up in Tazmily not long after.  The next day Claus went to kill Drago and left Lucas behind. Lucas took to crying at his mother's grave almost nonstop.  At his mother's funeral, Lucas told everyone where Claus had gone. Scolded for not trying to stop his twin, he ran from the funeral. Claus was never found again, though Lucas's father began searching for him daily, leaving Lucas to care for himself.

Upon the arrival of Yokuba, a member of the Pig Mask Army, in Tazmily, everyone in the village were given Happy Boxes (televisions); bad things happened to those who didn't accept one.  Lucas did refuse, however, and drove Yokuba out with the help of a different Drago in order to save Wes, an elder resident of Tazmily, [[Kumatora]], the princess of Osohe Castle, and [[Salsa]], Yokuba's monkey slave.  Yokuba returned shortly after and kept the village under his control, though now with a considerable grudge against Lucas.

Upon the arrival of Yokuba, a member of the Pig Mask Army, in Tazmily, everyone in the village were given Happy Boxes (televisions); bad things happened to those who didn't accept one.  Lucas did refuse, however, and drove Yokuba out with the help of a different Drago in order to save Wes, an elder resident of Tazmily, [[Kumatora]], the princess of Osohe Castle, and [[Salsa]], Yokuba's monkey slave.  Yokuba returned shortly after and kept the village under his control, though now with a considerable grudge against Lucas.

Three years later, a rumor went around that a member of the band DCMC was really [[Duster]], Wes's son and a thief who had come from Tazmily. While investigating, Lucas picked up his first PSI abilities (including PK Love) from the Magypsy Ionia.  He and his dog [[Boney]] met Kumatora once again; she was posing as the waitress Yoshi-Koshi in Club TitiBoo while also searching for Duster. She explained that the thief had amnesia and told Lucas about an egg that contained the world's secrets, which she and Duster had taken from Osohe Castle three years ago. It and Duster had gone missing while they escaped the Pig Mask Army invading the area.  The three located Duster at the club and convinced him to join them, then set out to the Unknown Valley to find the egg.

Three years later, a rumor went around that a member of the band DCMC was really [[Duster]], Wes's son and a thief who had come from Tazmily. While investigating, Lucas picked up his first PSI abilities (including PK Love) from the Magypsy Ionia.  He and his dog [[Boney]] met Kumatora once again; she was posing as the waitress Yoshi-Koshi in Club TitiBoo while also searching for Duster. She explained that the thief had amnesia and told Lucas about an egg that contained the world's secrets, which she and Duster had taken from Osohe Castle three years ago. It and Duster had gone missing while they escaped the Pig Mask Army invading the area.  The three located Duster at the club and convinced him to join them, then set out to the Unknown Valley to find the egg.

Lucas awoke alone in a field of sunflowers, though Boney was waiting nearby for him.  Otherwise alone, he spotted a vision of his mother and he and Boney chased after her.  He followed her right off a cliff, but fell into a haystack at the bottom.

Lucas awoke alone in a field of sunflowers, though Boney was waiting nearby for him.  Otherwise alone, he spotted a vision of his mother and he and Boney chased after her.  He followed her right off a cliff, but fell into a haystack at the bottom.

When Lucas came to from this fall, he found himself back with his grandfather and Wes.  They set him out to seek assistance from Ionia, who Lucas found tied up nearby by mysterious attackers.  Ionia joined Lucas as they made their way to the house of another Magypsy, Aolia.  Shortly after finding him, Aolia began to fade from existence, but opened a passage to Osohe Castle in his last moments.  On the way to the castle, Ionia explained to Lucas that the Nowhere Islands coexisted with an omnipotent dragon.  Because of the dragon's power, seven needles had been forged by the seven Magypsies that would put the dragon into an eternal sleep so long as the needles were not pulled from their resting places.  Only two people could draw the needles and cause the Magypsies to disappear, one with a heart of darkness and one with a heart of light.  Since Lucas had learned PK Love, he was one of the two.

When Lucas came to from this fall, he found himself back with his grandfather and Wes.  They set him out to seek assistance from Ionia, who Lucas found tied up nearby by mysterious attackers.  Ionia joined Lucas as they made their way to the house of another Magypsy, Aolia.  Shortly after finding him, Aolia began to fade from existence, but opened a passage to Osohe Castle in his last moments.  On the way to the castle, Ionia explained to Lucas that the Nowhere Islands coexisted with an omnipotent dragon.  Because of the dragon's power, seven needles had been forged by the seven Magypsies that would put the dragon into an eternal sleep so long as the needles were not pulled from their resting places.  Only two people could draw the needles and cause the Magypsies to disappear, one with a heart of darkness and one with a heart of light.  Since Lucas had learned PK Love, he was one of the two.

The group ran into a snag when a Pig Mask destroyed the only tunnel out of Saturn Valley.  After collecting several birds on advice from the Mr. Saturns, they gathered them all in a cage and planned to ride it away.  The Snake Rope volunteered to carry them, but dropped them again at the beach near Tazmily; he left the group in disgrace.  Lucas and co. attempted to cross the sea to a southern island by using the Pig Mask Army's Merman Machines to breathe underwater.  When they washed up on the island, they were starved and had lost all their possessions.  To regain their strength, they ate Energy Mushrooms that caused them to enter a hallucinogenic state where people from their past appeared to torment them.  Lucas in particular was attacked by visions of his father and Claus.  Eventually they arrived at the house of Mixolydia, a Magypsy who cured them of the mushrooms' effects and returned their items.  They went to remove the next needle, but the Masked Man arrived and took it first.  After the group recovered, they headed to the temple where Ionia's needle rested; along the way a Mr. Saturn gave Lucas a polished Badge of Courage (actually the Franklin Badge).  The Masked Man met the group at the temple, but they were defended from his attacks by the Franklin Badge and chased him away instead.

The group ran into a snag when a Pig Mask destroyed the only tunnel out of Saturn Valley.  After collecting several birds on advice from the Mr. Saturns, they gathered them all in a cage and planned to ride it away.  The Snake Rope volunteered to carry them, but dropped them again at the beach near Tazmily; he left the group in disgrace.  Lucas and co. attempted to cross the sea to a southern island by using the Pig Mask Army's Merman Machines to breathe underwater.  When they washed up on the island, they were starved and had lost all their possessions.  To regain their strength, they ate Energy Mushrooms that caused them to enter a hallucinogenic state where people from their past appeared to torment them.  Lucas in particular was attacked by visions of his father and Claus.  Eventually they arrived at the house of Mixolydia, a Magypsy who cured them of the mushrooms' effects and returned their items.  They went to remove the next needle, but the Masked Man arrived and took it first.  After the group recovered, they headed to the temple where Ionia's needle rested; along the way a Mr. Saturn gave Lucas a polished Badge of Courage (actually the Franklin Badge).  The Masked Man met the group at the temple, but they were defended from his attacks by the Franklin Badge and chased him away instead.

After drawing the sixth needle, a Pig Mask arrived and offered to take the group to meet King [[Pokey]] at New Pork City.  There they learned that everyone from Tazmily village had moved in and of the exploits of Ness and co. in [[EarthBound]].  Boney was separated from the group; they followed him until they met Leder, a resident of Tazmily who gave them the true story of the Nowhere Islands: the world was destroyed not long ago by the misguided efforts of humanity, and only a small portion of people were able to survive by sailing to the Nowhere Islands.  The islands were not destroyed because they rested on the back of the sleeping dragon itself.  To remove the terror from their hearts, those who went to the Nowhere Islands had their memories erased (except for Leder) and stored within the egg that had been taken from Osohe Castle.  After this Pokey had arrived and started the Pig Mask Army, turning the last Magypsy, Locria, against the others.  Upon leaving, Lucas and co. were attacked by Yokuba once more and learned that he was Locria before killing him.

After drawing the sixth needle, a Pig Mask arrived and offered to take the group to meet King [[Pokey]] at New Pork City.  There they learned that everyone from Tazmily village had moved in and of the exploits of Ness and co. in [[EarthBound]].  Boney was separated from the group; they followed him until they met Leder, a resident of Tazmily who gave them the true story of the Nowhere Islands: the world was destroyed not long ago by the misguided efforts of humanity, and only a small portion of people were able to survive by sailing to the Nowhere Islands.  The islands were not destroyed because they rested on the back of the sleeping dragon itself.  To remove the terror from their hearts, those who went to the Nowhere Islands had their memories erased (except for Leder) and stored within the egg that had been taken from Osohe Castle.  After this Pokey had arrived and started the Pig Mask Army, turning the last Magypsy, Locria, against the others.  Upon leaving, Lucas and co. were attacked by Yokuba once more and learned that he was Locria before killing him.