Editing Secret of Mana

[[File:Meeting Scorpion Army SeoM screenshot.png|150px|thumb|Meeting the Scorpion Army]]

Back to the Water Palace, they learn to their horror that the Mana Seed has been stolen. According to Luka, however, doesn’t seem to have been perpetrated by the Empire. She has a vision of the water seed in the confines of Gaia’s Navel, where the party decides to investigate. There, they find Jema and the Dwarf Elder overlooking a large hole in the middle of Dwarf Village. Randi’s mentor explains that the thieves are drilling a hole toward the Underground Palace as they are after its Mana Seed. He entrusts the trio to chase after the thieves while he’s defending the palace. The party agrees and sneak into the [[Thieves’ Ship]], where they meet face to face with the robbers calling themselves the [[Scorpion Army]]. Their leader, the [[Scorpion Boss]] claims they will someday rule the world with the power of the Mana seeds. They jump into their mechanical robot [[Kilroy (Secret of Mana)|Kilroy]] to confront the protagonists, but end up overpowering their machine thanks to the energy of the stolen Mana seed. The trio thwarts their plans and the odd gang is forced to retreat. Once back in Dwarf Village, the elder thank them for their hard work, mentioning Jema retreated along with Pandoran soldiers. He gives the party a peculiar [[Midge Mallet|mallet]] as a reward.

Heading back to the Water Palace, they find the whole area infested with monsters, with Sage Luke being held hostage by the Empire. The commanding officer of the operation introduces himself as [[Geshtar]] of the [[Emperor Vandole|Vandole]] Empire. He threatens the party to hand over the Water Seed lest they want Luka to suffer a dire fate, but the protagonists are either way forced to yield to the general. Geshtar breaks the Mana seed’s seal, then pits the party against his personal pet [[Jabberwocky (Secret of Mana)|Jabberwocky]]. The trio defeats the two-headed dragon, then seal the Water Seed back as instructed by Luka. Jema, who came into the scene a moment ago, explains that the imperial forces have drawn back from the region as he was busy fighting them in Pandora. He adds he’ll be returning to his home country of [[Tasnica]] to see what he can do to stop the Empire and urges the protagonists to continue their mission by heading to the Upperland with the help of the nearby Cannon Travel center. Sage Luka adds to seek out the wisdom of [[Sage Joch]] living atop the [[Lofty Mountains]].

[[File:Sprite Village event SeoM screenshot.png|150px|thumb|Popoi returning to Sprite Village]]