Paula awakens Ness's powers

As he thought this, Ness couldn't help but smile weakly.
	“Hmm?” Frank scowled. “What's this? …...You......you haven't learned your lesson, yet?!”
	Whack! Wham! Whump-whump-whomp!
	He beat Ness some more. He punched him. Threw in some kicks. Ness had the uncomfortable sensation of blood running from his nose down into his throat. His eyes had swelled to the point that he could no longer see very well. He had lost all the feeling in his fingers, which Frank had stomped on with all his might. Ness was sure some of his bones had been broken.
	But...I can't afford to surrender to something like this. I can't give up. I made a promise to Buzz Buzz. I have to look for My Sanctuaries, and find myself! I have to save the world. And...in order to do that, first, I have to go to Twoson, and I have to meet Paula!
	<......Ness......Ness......!>
	He started to get the feeling that whenever he thought of Paula, he could hear her voice.
	<Are you hurt? Are you in pain? Hang in there, keep fighting......I believe in you! You are strong. There are powers within you...so many wonderful powers...but they are sleeping......so, let's wake them up......!>
	Like a flashlight flickering to life...all through his body, from somewhere deep within there came a bright, white light, instantly refreshing him. There was no more pain. No more suffering. His spirit was revived, and all his energy restored. He felt just like a toy who had been given new batteries.
	<Yes! That's Psycho-Healing!>
	Encouraged by the sound of Paula's voice, Ness's eyes snapped open. He even surprised himself.
	As he peered down at the fallen Ness with a wide grin, Frank, who was dripping with sweat and taking ragged breaths, suddenly seemed so small and frail, for some reason. Somehow, he seemed like such an awfully timid, lonely, pitiful man.
	“......Are you done, now?” Ness smiled kindly, without retaliating. He patted at his shorts to get rid of the dust and dirt, and quietly went on. “If you're up to it, Frank, then please hear me out. Please stop all the fighting, and stop causing so much trouble, so that Captain Strong and the rest of them can relax a bit.”
	“......W...what are you, a ghost or something......?!” He slipped in his own sweat, and his sunglasses went crooked. Frank almost tripped over himself as he backed away into the wall, where he hit some kind of switch.

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Mother 2, Chapter 2