ITEMS TO GET: Iron Whip, Beam Coat

Yggdrasil Map

   After some more scenes, you'll end up in the Gear Dock of the Yggdrasil, Bart's sandship. Go to the northeast corner and you'll find a small building. Inside is a Gear shop, where you can upgrade your Gears (and don't forget to refuel them, too). You may not be able to afford everything, but at least try to upgrade Weltall, since it sees the most action. Items and character equipment aren't that important in this game; most of your money should go to upgrading your Gears.

   Once you've finished your upgrades, exit the Gear Dock and take the door to the north. To your left is the barracks, where you can rest. The first door on the right is where you can change characters (in the future), and the second door on the right is the nurse's room, where you can see if your characters are over- or underweight. The door at the end of the hall is Maison's room, where you can buy items and weapons, and save your game. In the northwest corner is the elevator, which takes you up to the exit (the ladder) and the bridge (south door), which holds another save point and Franz the penguin, who plays random sound effects (whoopee). The bridge is where you want to go; talk to Sigurd and you'll set "sail" for Bart's hideout.

   At the hideout, follow Maison to the dining room. He'll give you a long speech about the history of the Fatimas, which is interrupted by Bart. Bart invites you to go look at the royal scrolls in the projection room with him, and he, Citan, and Maison leave. Go out into the main hall (BTW, there's a store in the dining room, but the stuff is inferior to what you can get back on the Yggdrasil) and take the southeast exit into Bart's room (just ignore the sign ^_^). Open the chest for the Iron Whip, then take the northeast exit from the main hall into the projection room. Talk to Bart and he'll show you the Royal Scrolls. After that scene, go back into the main hall and two kids will take the lift down. Leave and come back, and the lift will be back again. Ride down to the Yggdrasil and try to enter. Bart will hop out and talk to you.

   When all is said and done there, follow the girder along to another elevator. Ride it down to the Gear hangar. If you look around, you'll see Weltall and Brigandier, as well as the currently pilotless Heimdal, and a generic Deurmod (pirate Gear). Talk to the guy on the girders behind Weltall and he'll tell you about the Gear's mysterious construction. Sigurd then shows up and there's more dialogue in which Fei is asked to help out Bart's band. Fei says he'll think about. Head back to the main hall and take the northwest exit (the door, not the passage leading outside) into the barracks. Save, then talk to the guy closest to the door to rest.

   Fei is awakened by an alarm. Head to the center lift and ride it down to the Yggdrasil dock. The scene then switches over to Bart and two Deurmods taking on one the Gebler gears, Swordknight. Bart should just whatever Gear Deathblows he has, while the Deurmods use X button attacks (they don't have any Deathblows). You shouldn't have any trouble winning.

   Citan then takes command of the Heimdal to fight Broyer's Aegisknight. It can use an attack that lowers your armor value, but it's otherwise a wimp. Just use X button attacks and Deathblows and it will go down quickly. Citan and Bart then team up to fight two Wandknights. Attack one until it's defeated (it should only take two rounds), then take out the other.

   Meanwhile, Fei finally comes to his senses and boards the Weltall to fight Vance's Clawknight. Again, just use X button attacks and Deathblows to defeat him. All three of your characters then fight the Schpariel. It has more HP than the others, but it still can't do much in the way of damage. Beat it as you did the others and collect a Beam Coat for your efforts.

   Afterwards, Fei will agree to help Bart and Sigurd rescue Margie (gosh, who would have expected that?). If you watch closely, you'll notice that Sigurd's name is misspelled in one of his lines.