The Master of Paradox sits in the center of his lair, surrounded by levers, with a guitar on his lap and a copy of Guitar For Dummies open on the floor in front of him. He strums the strings idly, and then kicks the book away with a sneer, tugging on a lever nearby.

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Magmar isn't sure what just happened. One minute he was standing in his house, and the next he was up to his ankles in sand. A warm breeze blows around him as he tries to work out what the hell just happened.

Atop a hill nearby, a figure appears in shadow, holding what looks like a guitar. It sits down, and then a rousing acoustic tune fills the air, the figure's coat fluttering in the rising wind.

"La lala la lalala la la la la la la!" the figure sings.

The wind picks up again, and Magmar covers his eyes with one hand.

As if the wind wasn't touching him, the figure continues his song:

"Aoi sora no shita de
Kaze wa mirai ni fuku
Taiyou no hizashi wo
Dakishimeru you ni...."

A strong blast of wind nearly knocks Magmar down, and he drops to his stomach, realizing the sun is beginning to set even as his hair blows about.

"Tada nagasareru dake
Ashiato dake wo nokoshite..."

Sand blows through the air as the wind gets ever stronger, and Magmar braces himself, feeling the current begin to push him back. By now visibility is zero, and he digs his toes into the soil, hoping not to get blown away.

"Hoho wo naderu kuuki to
Nekorobu kusa ga areba
Hoka ni nanimo iranai
Michitarita egao de..."

From the horizon comes something that makes a horrific rushing noise as it moves. Magmar looks up, and his jaw drops, the hot breeze stealing the moisture from his mouth as he does so.

A sand cyclone blows through the desert, coming directly at him. He instinctively gets up to flee, and that's when the wind catches him. He screams for just a moment as the cyclone picks him up, and then his cries are lost in the roar of the storm.

"Hateshinaku tsudzuku!
Ashita wo mitsume nemuru..."

On top of the sand dune, the Master of Paradox keeps singing, even as the cyclone blows off into the distance, carrying a screaming Magmar with it. He strums the last few notes, singing, "La lala la lalala la la la la la la!"

Kaze wa Mirai ni Whacked.