PART III: AFTER THE UNSEALING OF THE BLACK MAGE

Chapter 24: Henesys Ruins

(A/N: The Gate to the Future storyline was revamped in Fall 2023 in KMS. Unlike a lot of the revamps that came before it, pretty much all of the core story remained the same, with just a few touch-ups to keep it up-to-date with the current iteration of canon, similar to the Cygnus Knight storyline revamp during the Ignition update. If you want to know what the old storyline was like, check out the pre-Destiny update page.)

Neinheart contacted an Alliance member and explained that he was assigning them a mission. He noted that they must have already heard the rumors about the Black Mage’s minions attacking the Temple of Time, adding that the Cygnus Knights had already completed an investigation, which had answered certain questions, but not the main ones. He then asked the Alliance member to go to the Temple of Time and speak with the Temple Keeper about the attack.

(A/N: Cygnus Knights get exclusive dialogue that replaces this scene. Neinheart contacts the Cygnus Knight and notes that as they’ve grown stronger, he has a mission that he can only entrust to them. He asks them whether they remember the Empress’ nightmare, in which she had grown corrupted beyond recognition. Though the Knights had been able to quell her nightmare, rumors were continuing to plague the citizens of Maple World, who were beginning to believe that Cygnus would soon turn on them. With the rumors originating from the Gate to the Future, Neinheart asks the Knight to investigate, believing that they’re the best person for the job after saving the Empress from her terrible dream.

Mihile also gets exclusive dialogue that replaces this scene. Neinheart contacts Mihile and tells him that he has bad news. He explains that strange rumors are spreading of the Empress betraying Maple World in the future. Though he notes that such rumors are complete nonsense, he points out that those stories circulating would cause people to grow anxious and start believing in them. Suspecting that someone is deliberately spreading those rumors, possibly even for the Black Mage, Neinheart asks Mihile to investigate the matter. He then tells Mihile to go to the Temple of Time and speak with the Temple Keeper about the attack.)

The Alliance member met with the Temple Keeper, who told them that he wasn’t feeling well after the attack and asked if they had any medicine. After the Alliance member gave him an All Cure Potion, the Temple Keeper explained that the Black Mage’s minions had likely been after the Altar of Time at the end of the space beyond the door. Though the Temple Keepers had been able to repel the attack, the Gate to the Future had nevertheless been opened.

The Temple Keeper explained that the future was an unknown place that people could not - and should not - enter. He told the Alliance member that he was very concerned about the fact that the Gate to the Future had opened, as there were already strange rumors circulating around about the future. He added that the contents of the rumors were irrelevant, as he couldn’t say for certain whether it was even the real future or not. He explained that the real problem was the confusion and chaos that it was causing, which went completely against Goddess Rhinne’s will, as the future must not be known.

The Alliance member asked what could be done, to which the Temple Keeper explained that the Gate to the Future needed to be closed. However, he noted that even for him, a Temple Keeper, closing the door was quite difficult, as he likely needed more power in order to do so. The Alliance member then thought to themselves that the Temple Keeper’s next words were about to be quite predictable, with their suspicions being confirmed when the Temple Keeper asked them to use their strength in order to close the door for him.

The Alliance member then went to the Three Doors, where they wondered how they could close such an immensely large door. Despite pushing with all their might, the door refused to budge. Exhausted from their attempts, the Alliance member decided to rest against the door. Just then, however, a large rumbling resonated from the door, with a powerful force pulling the Alliance member into the Gate to the Future.

(A/N: Zero gets exclusive dialogue here, in which Alpha and Beta inspect the Gate to the Future and wonder whether it’s possible to close something so immense through sheer force. As Alpha wonders whether they’ll need to use the power of the Transcendents, Beta pushes the door and closes it halfway through force before it refuses to close any further. Just as Alpha attempts to help her, a large rumbling resonates from the door, with a powerful force pulling Alpha and Beta into the Gate to the Future.)

They soon awoke to find themselves in an ethereal space, in which they could no longer feel the tug of gravity. They noted to themselves that even if they tried exiting back through the door, they would likely be unable to do so. Just then, they heard an indistinct voice calling out to them, though they dismissed it as a hallucination. However, the voice continued calling out to them, with a mysterious light leading them towards a shattered mirror.

The Alliance member followed the light, which led them into the burning ruins of a town. The Alliance member noted that the atmosphere was far from peaceful, and that there was an acrid smell in the air, which meant that there was a war going on. However, they wondered to themselves why the town seemed so familiar. Upon looking closer, however, the Alliance member was shocked to realize that they were standing in the ruins of Henesys.

Just then, the Alliance member was stopped by Big Headward, whom they recognized as the hairstylist of Henesys. Big Headward demanded to know their identity, to which the Alliance member recalled the Temple Keeper’s words about the future. Realizing that they could cause great chaos by revealing themselves as someone from the past, the Alliance member introduced themselves as a simple traveler.

Suspicious about their story, Big Headward decided to take them to Chief Alex, surprising the Alliance member with the news that Alex was the new chief. Though Big Headward hadn’t recognized them, the Alliance member realized that it was possible that someone else could, for which they decided to hide their face with a hood.

The traveler then met with Chief Alex, who demanded them to reveal themselves. When the Alliance member refused to remove their hood, claiming that they had a scar, Alex decided to search their belongings. After looking through their belongings, Alex didn’t find any Cygnus Knight badge, which made him believe that the Alliance member wasn’t a spy.

(A/N: Evan gets exclusive dialogue that replaces this interaction. Upon seeing Alex, Evan whispers to Mir about how surprised he is that Chief Alex is the grown-up version of Alex from Henesys. Mir whispers back to Evan about how amazing it is that they really have come to Future Henesys. Evan then wonders how Alex became the new chief, as he used to be a runaway.

Alex demands to know what they’re whispering about and orders Evan to reveal his identity. Evan explains that he’s just a traveler, and that he’s been to Henesys before, which is how he recognizes Alex. However, Alex is suspicious about why Evan is hiding his face if they truly do know each other. When Evan tells him that he’s hiding a scar on his face, Alex decides to give him a chance to prove himself by quizzing Evan about their past, which the player has to complete by choosing the right answer amongst several options.

For the first question, Alex explains that though he was raised in Henesys, he had spent most of his time in another town, and he asks Evan to tell him which town it was. The player has to choose between Kerning City and Henesys, although I’m not sure what the point was in having Henesys as an option when he literally just said that the answer isn’t Henesys.

Evan correctly answers that it was Kerning City, to which Alex asks Evan why he was in Kerning City. The player has to choose between three options: the first is that Alex was a police officer protecting Kerning City, the second is that Alex was a botanist studying plants in the Swamp Region, and the third is that Alex was a runaway boy who wanted to make up with his father.

When Evan correctly answers that Alex was a runaway, Alex still doesn’t trust him and asks him to say who his father was. The player has to choose between Grendel the Really Old, Huckle – who, for those who don’t know, is the researcher who lives on the 16th floor of Orbis Tower – or Stan. After Evan tells Alex that his father was Stan, Alex notes that Evan did a lot of research on him, but he still doesn’t believe him.

For his final question, Alex asks Evan what object Stan had given him when he had asked him to come back home. The player then has to choose between an old map, an old golden watch, and some old bread. Evan correctly tells Alex that it was an old golden watch, to which Alex has no choice but to believe that Evan is telling the truth. He apologizes to Evan for not being able to recognize him and welcomes him to Henesys.

In the original Future Henesys storyline, Alex’s quiz was actually given to all characters, as the Gate to the Future was written long before we had such a huge inundation of classes from various places, and so it made sense for all the released classes at the time to have reasonably met Alex and learned his backstory during their travels.

I kinda wish that they kept the quiz for everyone because it would’ve implicitly shown that all classes, regardless of their backstories, really did explore Maple World and form friendships with its people, especially since that’s the entire core of MapleStory as a game, but I can understand why they’d turn it into an exclusive scene for Evan, since he’s the only class who was born and brought up in Henesys, which means that he would’ve known Alex since childhood.

Cygnus Knights and Mihile also get some exclusive dialogue here. After Alex searches through their belongings, he finds a badge containing the Cygnus Knights’ insignia. Though he’s surprised to find it, he notes that the current version of the Cygnus Knight badge is black and ominous, and so he decides that the Knight isn’t a spy.

The fact that we totally could’ve been a spy who just didn’t carry a badge in order to infiltrate Henesys is only overshadowed in stupidity by the fact that Alex has absolutely no issues with us having an older version of the Cygnus Knight badge. At the same time, this is also a huge illusion created by Lucid in order to demoralize us, and so it makes sense that she’d want the dream to ignore things like that so that we can spend more time in Future Henesys.

Later on, there’s a scene where Athena Pierce starts acting out-of-character when we begin to discover that the future might actually be an illusion, and so the idea of Alex not questioning something so obviously suspicious might just be deliberately constructed by Lucid to keep ensnaring us deeper into her false reality.)

Relieved that the Alliance member wasn’t an enemy, Alex welcomed them to stay in Henesys, adding that it would be nice if they could help the town while they were there. He explained that thought it had been a long time since any visitors had come after the attack, it would be remiss of them not to extend their hospitality.

The Alliance member asked Alex which attack he was referring to, to which Alex was surprised and asked whether they had come from some distant place, explaining that he was talking about the Cygnus Knights attacking Victoria Island. The shocked Alliance member asked if they were hearing things right, to which Alex explained that they were hearing correctly, as Henesys had been destroyed by Empress Cygnus, who had fallen under the spell of the Black Mage. He added that the attack had killed his father, which was why he had become the new chief of Henesys.

At Alex’s words, the surprised Alliance member wondered to themselves whether the Cygnus Knights had really destroyed everything. Alex replied that it must be hard to believe if they only knew about the Cygnus Knights of old, and so he asked them get more details from Athena Pierce, explaining that she was no longer the head of the Bowman Instructional School, instead working to prepare for any impending attacks.

The Alliance member then met with Athena Pierce, who was relieved to know that there were other survivors outside of Henesys. The Alliance member asked her why the Cygnus Knights had attacked Henesys, to which she explained that Empress Cygnus – deeply worried about the threat of the Black Mage – had attempted to seek out the World Tree, who had disappeared long ago, believing that she would be able to help them face the Black Mage.

However, when Cygnus and her Knights had finally discovered the World Tree, they had learned too late that it had all been a trap set by the Black Mage. As a result, Cygnus’ soul had been stolen by the Black Mage, who had turned her into his puppet. Having lost its divine power, Ereve had crashed onto Victoria Island, with Cygnus leading her Knights against Maple World, resulting in the destruction and isolation of Henesys. Upon hearing her words, the Alliance member was shocked and wondered whether this was really the future that they would be facing.

(A/N: Cygnus Knights get some exclusive dialogue in place of the regular dialogue. Upon hearing Athena Pierce’s words, the Cygnus Knight is shocked and wonders to themselves whether Cygnus attacking Maple World is really something that happens in the future, as it was merely supposed to be a rumor. However, they refuse to believe it, noting that there’s no way that Cygnus would ever do such a thing. They then wonder what that would mean for themselves, and whether they had also attacked Maple World in the future.

Mihile also gets some exclusive dialogue in place of the regular dialogue. Upon hearing Athena Pierce’s words, Mihile is shocked and notes to himself that it’s unbelievable that Cygnus could be corrupted and attack Maple World. He wonders to himself what his future self had done, as well as what the other Chief Knights had done. Realizing that the fact that Cygnus’ corruption meant that his future self had failed to keep her safe, he wonders to himself how that could be, as his future self surely must have done everything to protect her, even if it had put his life in danger.)

Believing that there had to be some kind of misunderstanding, the Alliance member decided to speak with the other residents of Henesys. Near a gravestone dedicated to the late Chief Stan, the Alliance member encountered Chief Stan’s ghost.

(A/N: Evan gets some exclusive dialogue here. Upon seeing Chief Stan’s spirit, Mir whispers fearfully to Evan that he can see a ghost. Evan whispers back and asks Mir why he’s so scared of ghosts, adding that it’s not a big deal. Upon seeing the ghost, however, Evan immediately recognizes him as Chief Stan’s ghost and notes that he hadn’t realized that Stan would become a ghost after dying.)

Stan then told the Alliance member that they were the first person to see him ever since he became a ghost. Stan noted that they seemed vaguely familiar, like someone who used to wander around Henesys. He then lamented how it was a shame that Cygnus’ attack had made Henesys unsafe and unfit for beginner Explorers to train. He then asked them to help make Henesys safer by defeating the Mutant Snails in Henesys Market and Henesys Park.

After the Alliance member defeated the snails, Chief Stan thanked them for their help, explaining that he had been unable to do anything as a ghost, as the townspeople were afraid of him. He noted that they were just as strong as the Explorers who used to train in Henesys in the past, and he requested that they use their strength to keep the town safe. The Alliance member then met with Alex’s older brother, Jay.

(A/N: Evan gets some exclusive dialogue here. Upon seeing Jay, Evan notes that Jay’s expression has changed a lot, as not only has he gotten older, but he’s also gotten sharper than before. He then recalls that Jay was originally a gentle person who always used to smile.)

Jay told them that in order to defeat the Cygnus Knights, they needed powerful magic. He explained that he was trying to study the Black Mage’s magic, which had mutated the monsters around Henesys, for which he asked them to bring him Mutant Snail Shells. The Alliance member brought Jay the shells, to which Jay thanked them, explaining that he could feel powerful dark magic within the shells, adding that being able to sense that magic was one of the benefits of becoming a Dark Master. The Alliance member was surprised to know that Jay had become a Dark Master, to which Jay explained that he had worked to become stronger, as he had been too weak to prevent his parents from dying during the attack on Henesys.

(A/N: Evan gets some exclusive dialogue here, in which he wonders to himself whether the threat of the Cygnus Knights really is that great for the future of Henesys to be this bleak.)

After helping Jay, the Alliance member met with Camila, who recognized them as the one whom Chief Alex had spoken of.

(A/N: Evan gets some exclusive dialogue here, in which he notes to himself that Camila looks the same as before and wonders what she needs help with. Camila then notes that she feels as though she’s seen him somewhere before, as he looks a lot like someone she knows, especially with how he’s traveling with a dragon.

A surprised Evan tells her that Mir is a lizard, not a dragon, to which Camila realizes that there’s no way that Evan, whom she had lost contact with long ago, would suddenly show up out of the blue, though she hoped that he would be fine. Evan then notes to himself that Camila must have lost contact with his future self.)

Camila then asked the Alliance member for help in gathering food, which was scarce as a result of Henesys being cut off from other towns and farming being difficult. In order to help her, the Alliance member collected Mutant Mushroom Caps from the Mutant Orange Mushrooms. Camila thanked them for gathering the ingredients and asked whether they could check up on her husband, Utah, whom she hadn’t heard back from in a while after he had gone outside town.

(A/N: Evan gets some exclusive dialogue here, in which he’s surprised that Camila got married and wonders who it could be. Upon learning that it’s Utah, he realizes that it makes sense, since the two of them had been close childhood friends. He then wonders what future Utah looks like and decides to find out for himself.)

The Alliance member then found Utah in the Creepy Humming Forest Trail. Utah initially believed the Alliance member to be a Cygnus Knight before realizing that they were merely a traveler. He apologized and explained that he had been a bit on-edge, after which he thanked them for coming out to look for them at Camila’s request.

(A/N: Evan gets some exclusive dialogue here, in which he notes to himself that he’d never thought that he would see Utah this old, though he also notes that Utah looks to be as old as Camila, and that he doesn’t seem to be in any pain. Utah notes that he had initially mistaken Evan to be a Cygnus Knight, but upon looking at him closer, he explains that Evan looks just like his little brother. He explains that seeing them feels just like looking at his brother when he used to be a kid, jokingly adding that now that his brother is older, he doesn’t look as cute anymore.

He adds that his parents are worried about where his brother is, as they haven’t been able to contact him at all, to which a surprised Evan asks Utah how his parents are. Utah explains that his parents are in a safe place, far from the Cygnus Knights’ attacks, before asking Evan why he wants to know. Evan hesitantly replies that he had just been thinking of his own parents, and that he hopes that they’re safe.

In his head, however, Evan notes to himself that though he wants to know how they’re doing, he needs to finish his mission first before trying to see them. Utah then asks Evan whether he has any business with him, to which Evan tells him that he’s come at Camila’s request, which transitions back into the generic script.)

Utah told the Alliance member that he still had some work to finish, and so he asked them to let Camila know that he was planning to still be out for some time. Camila was happy to know that Utah was safe and thanked the Alliance member for checking up on him. She explained that ever since the Cygnus Knights had attacked, their town had been living in fear, which was why she was constantly worried for Utah’s safety.

She wondered how they would be able to defeat the Cygnus Knights and noted that perhaps they may only be able to end things by killing Cygnus. The Alliance member then noted to themselves that the townspeople were quite afraid of the Cygnus Knights, also noting that they had never thought that the Knights would ever be treated like this, as they were the most honorable knights in all of Maple World.

(A/N: Cygnus Knights get exclusive dialogue here, in which they wonder whether their future self will truly attack the people of Maple World before deciding that they refused to believe it.

Mihile also gets some exclusive dialogue here, in which he prays that everyone stays safe. He then vows to undo everything, even if it means giving his own life for it.)

Curious about the state of Ereve, the Alliance member headed to the crashed island, where they noted that all the monsters were corrupted, just like the ones in Henesys. Suddenly, they heard a woman calling them to meet her nearby. The Alliance member headed west and met with Anne, Dr. Betty’s daughter, who noted that they seemed vaguely familiar, as though she had encountered them in Ellinia during her childhood.

She then warned them to be careful, as Ereve was full of monsters and Knights corrupted by the Black Mage. She explained that she was monitoring the movements of the enemy, adding that she was well-suited for the job, as she was used to being alone since her youth. The Alliance member offered to help her, to which she asked them to eliminate Mutant Tinos in the forest.

After they defeated the monsters, Anne thanked them and explained that they were just as strong as the Explorers who passed by in Ellinia in the past. She then asked them to help her collect Mutant Tiru Feathers so that she could craft arrows from them. After the Alliance member collected the feathers for her, Anne told them that she hoped that the arrows which she would craft would be strong enough to help her kill Cygnus.

Just then, Jay arrived and noted that the Alliance member seemed to have helped Anne. He explained that he typically came all the way out this far in order to study magic and train with Anne, as both of them were working to become strong enough to kill Cygnus. He then asked the Alliance member to help him collect Mutant Tiguru Feathers, laughing good-naturedly when they asked him whether he was planning to make arrows from them. He revealed that he had found a way to extract dark magic from mutated monsters, and that he needed the feathers as an ingredient for the process.

After the Alliance member brought him the feathers, Jay extracted the dark magic from them, which resulted in the formation of a strange substance. Upon examining the substance, Jay noted that it held strong magical power, and that staring into it made him feel dizzy. The Alliance member told Jay that they could sense magical power inside it, but looking at it didn’t make them feel dizzy. Jay decided to give the substance to the Alliance member, noting that it definitely held the power of the Black Mage.

At Jay’s suggestion, the Alliance member decided to ask Athena Pierce about it, as she might have encountered it in her long life. Upon examining it, Athena was shocked to find that it was a Dream Fragment. Athena immediately grew belligerent and demanded to know who had dared to find it. The surprised Alliance member asked Athena whether they shouldn’t have found it. When they asked what a Dream Fragment was, Athena dismissed it as nothing, adding that it was likely part of something that the Cygnus Knights were plotting.

The Alliance member asked Athena whether she had meant to say the Black Mage, not the Cygnus Knights, to which Athena firmly emphasized that it had absolutely nothing to do with the Black Mage. However, the Alliance member pointed out that she herself had said that she didn’t know much about it, and so they asked her how she could say that it had nothing to do with the Black Mage with so much certainty.

After a long pause, Athena simply told them that they were a very curious person, adding that it was just her guess. When the Alliance member asked her once again what the Dream Fragment was, Athena curtly told them that she had nothing more to say and told them to stop asking her. The Alliance member then noted to themselves that Athena’s demeanor had completely changed, as she hadn’t been so aggressive just a minute ago. Realizing that they could learn nothing more by talking, the Alliance member decided to return back to the present and speak with Neinheart about their findings.

Back in present-day Ereve, the Alliance member reported everything that they had encountered to Neinheart, who told them that the Cygnus Knights were already aware about the rumors of the Cygnus Knights being corrupted, as the Empress had been inflicted with a similar nightmare some time ago. He apologized for not telling them before, but he explained that he had sent them to investigate because he had believed the story to be nothing more than a fabrication, though he had been surprised to know that such a future truly did exist within the Gate to the Future.

(A/N: Cygnus Knights get some exclusive dialogue that replaces this interaction. Upon returning to Ereve, Neinheart greets them and asks for the results of their investigation. The Knight reports that just as rumored, the Cygnus Knights would attack Maple World, with Ereve falling to the ground. Neinheart realizes that the rumors seemed to have some substance after all before declaring that the Cygnus Knights would do anything it took to prevent such a future from passing. He then asks the Knight whether they remember their initial investigation of the Gate to the Future, noting that Cygnus’ nightmare seemed to be related to the future beyond the door, adding that it can’t just be a coincidence.

Mihile also gets some exclusive dialogue that replaces this interaction. Upon returning to Ereve, Neinheart greets Mihile and asks what had happened, as Mihile had come to speak with him before even greeting the Empress. Mihile pauses uncomfortably before revealing everything that happened in the Gate to the Future, explaining that it was exactly like the rumors being spread about the Empress turning against Maple World.

He adds that though he hasn’t seen everything with his own eyes, it’s clear to him that the people of Henesys are definitely suffering. He then notes that there has to be some sort of misunderstanding, as there’s no way that the Empress could do such a thing. Neinheart asks Mihile to calm down, reassuring him that it’s unlikely that such a future could ever happen. He explains that the Empress has been having nightmares of the same future, adding that he hadn’t told Mihile because he didn’t want to worry him. However, he notes that the fact that Cygnus’ nightmare being related to the Gate to the Future can’t be a coincidence.)

Neinheart then asked the Alliance member whether they had found anything else in the Gate to the Future, adding that even something small would be helpful. The Alliance member presented the Dream Fragment to Neinheart, who wondered whether it was related to Cygnus’ nightmare, or whether it could even be a clue about the events of the Gate to the Future. He explained that his investigation had been halted due to a lack of leads, but with the Dream Fragment, he believed that they could uncover the full story, for which he asked the Alliance member to keep investigating.

(A/N: This is where the official Future Henesys storyline concludes, as you get the area completion medal at this point, but there are a few more quests that you can complete if you go back. Future Henesys went through a couple of iterations over its history, as the very first version of the story didn’t have a particular ordering to completing its quests, as you could just do them in whichever order you felt like.

The storyline was then revamped to be streamlined in a set order, and then the current revamp did a mix of both. All the quests above are streamlined to be completed in a specific order, but the extra quests below can be completed in whichever order you want, likely because they’re not related to the main storyline anymore. Unlike the streamlined quests in this revamp, these side quests were left completely alone, and so the dialogue is identical to what they used to be before.)

Back in Future Henesys, the Alliance member met with Big Headward, who apologized for his behavior earlier, explaining that they had no choice but to be cautious towards strangers. With Chief Alex vouching for them, however, Big Headward asked the Alliance member for a favor and explained that as a result of the attack, he had been forced to make a career change from stylist to soldier, despite how ugly his armor was. He then asked them to defeat the Mutant Slimes for him so that he could finish looking more presentable.

After the Alliance member defeated the monsters, Big Headward noted that they were suited towards combat, unlike himself, who was really only suited for beauty. The Alliance member then noted that he seemed depressed, to which he explained that he hadn’t been able to style his hair in days, adding that it was all because of the Cygnus Knights. He then asked them to help him by collecting Pig Oil so that he could make his secret hair gel. After the Alliance member collected the Pig Oil, Big Headward thanked them, noting that he could finally look his best again.

In Creepy Humming Forest Trail, the Alliance member met with Utah, who asked them for one final favor. He explained that the reason why he still hadn’t come home was because he had lost a crystal marble which Camila had given to him for his birthday when they had been little. He asked them to defeat the Mutant Orange Mushrooms, as he believed that it must have stuck to one of their undersides. The Alliance member found and returned the Glittering Crystal Marble to Utah, who thanked them and noted that he could finally return home.

Back in town, the Alliance member met with Camila, who thanked them for helping Utah, though she noted in frustration that Utah shouldn’t have risked his life for it, as he meant more to her than some crystal marble. She then asked them to help her collect Mutant Pork so that she could make a nutritious meal for him. The Alliance member brought her the meat, for which she thanked them, adding that she would start cooking immediately.

The Alliance member then spoke with Utah, who told them that he needed their help with one more thing, though he added that he was embarrassed to ask them for more when he was already in their debt. He explained that he was thinking of starting his old pig farm back up after he had been forced to abandon it when the pigs had mutated.

However, as they needed a steady source of food, he hoped to tame the Mutant Ribbon Pigs. In order to help him, the Alliance member caught several Mutant Ribbon Pigs with rope and brought them back to Utah, who thanked them profusely and promised to tame the pigs and successfully start his farm back up after how sincerely they had helped him.