"Wait!"

Lucy calls after you, stopping you in your tracks. "It is too early to go after him. We need to gather as many Alkarnabi as we can for now. Let us head back." He turns towards the original portal behind you and waits for you to follow. You want to figure out what Edgelord is up to, but Lucy is right; it would be risky if you aren't prepared first. You turn back and return through the portal.

You step back into the open field, nothing out of place except for the portal to the Dimension of Dispear. A moment later, Lucy returns as well and sits down next to the portal.

"This is bad, and I want to help everyone that was taken, but we need to have a plan. I will stay here and keep an eye on the portal, and I will also examine this device. It could be hiding other secrets, and it could be our only way of stopping Edgelord. In the mean time, you should return and tell the other Alkarnabi. I believe that the more that help us, the better our chances of saving Harry, Copper and..." He pauses, clutching his chest with one paw before continuing. "And everyone else that Edgelord has captured. I imagine that many of the other Alkarnabi, and even you yourself, may be busy during the day, so I will rest while everyone is busy. Otherwise, I will be awake and watching the portal here.

"Thank you for your assistance, friend. Please return tomorrow with as many friends as are willing to help us~"

You nod at Lucidem and return home.