A Friend in the Undead Chapter 1: A Bright Beginning
Hello, guys! It's PIKMIN-VOLT! I'm here with the story of... SPOOKY YOSHI! This story will explain how his life was of a normal Yoshi until a tragic incident occurs. I have to admit, it HURT me to write about this, and I'm still not even DONE yet! I'm rating this T just to be safe, as it includes abuse, sadly enough. Btw, Nintendo owns its characters, not me. Well... enjoy the first chapter! Nothing too bad there!
I wish to tell the story of a hero: a hero who did not deserve his fate but continues to play and have fun with his friends undeterred, despite his condition. I wish to tell the story of someone who may seem dead on the outside but couldn't be more alive. I wish to tell the story of Kaleb the Yoshi, a dinosaur who suffered from a cruel incident but lives on.
The day began as any other. Yoshi's Island was looking vibrant and beautiful as ever, and the sun was shining down happily on the land. In a certain hut, a purple Yoshi, a semi-rare one of its kind, was fast asleep, dreaming about happily trotting down the hills with his friends. He dreamed of sharing fruit with his peers, having a nice picnic before playing some hide-and-seek and leap-Yoshi.
As he dozed on, he was suddenly jolted awake from his slumber when he heard a knock on the door.
"Kaleb! Are you in there? Get up, sleepyhead! We've got so much to do today!" he heard a voice call out.
As soon as he heard those words, he instantly remembered: today, they were going for a picnic before going into the forest to find some fruit for themselves and the rest of the inhabitants for their Fruit Fest, an event that lasted three entire days with nonstop nutrition from all the vitamins that fruit could possibly give, not to mention the fun games that would take place!
Excitedly hopping out of bed, he rushed out of the door to meet his friends, Yoshi the green Yoshi, Mikey the red Yoshi, and Tom the yellow Yoshi. They were all excited to see him.
"So… Are you ready for today?" Yoshi asked.
"We're going to net so much fruit, that we'll have enough for a FOURTH day of Fruit Fest!" Mikey joked.
"Fruit FEST!" Tom cheered.
"Of course I'm ready!" Kaleb beamed. "I've been excited this entire last week for this!" he said jumping up and down.
"Well, what are we waiting for?!" Yoshi asked. "Let's GO!"
And with that, the four friends were on their way to the hillside, their first stop, where they would have some invigorating melons before moving on to the forest, where they would be gathering countless numbers of fruits for their three-day occasion.
As they ate, they talked happily with one another, recalling funny times, proposing plans for the Fruit Fest, and overall having a good time. After eating, they continued onward to their destination, where they wasted no time in beginning their fruit hunt.
"Let's see how much each of us can get in half an hour, and then we'll meet up!" Yoshi informed.
Agreeing, the other Yoshis split off and began their search. Their finds didn't disappoint. Yoshi found around 50 melons and 25 bananas, Mikey found 77 berries and 22 apples, Tom found 97 batches of grapes and 203 blueberries, while Kaleb had found 25 peaches and 85 watermelons. Kaleb, however, had felt guilty for not finding a variety of fruits, despite the fact that the Yoshis were going to be more than prepared for Fruit Fest. He felt that he needed to find stuff for the black, white and purple Yoshis out there as well, rare ones such as himself, and he was starting to become hysterical when he found no such fruit. He kept looking, but he found nothing like durians, peppers or plums, all of which would delight the rare Yoshis.
30 minutes had passed, and the Yoshis regrouped with one another. As they shared their findings and began to head off, they noticed that Kaleb had looked a little downtrodden.
"Kaleb? What's wrong?" Yoshi asked.
"Are you all right?" Tom questioned.
"I-I'm fine…" Kaleb answered, clearly NOT fine.
"Did something happen back in the forest?" Mikey pondered.
"No… I- I just…" he began before breaking into tears.
"I couldn't find anything for our black, white or purple kin!" he shouted. "I'M SUCH A FAILURE!"
Shocked, the others rushed over to him and comforted him in any way they could.
"Hey! It's all right. No one's going to hate you for that," Mikey consoled him with a pat on the back.
"Don't undersell yourself for something you couldn't control," Tom said while wiping his tears away.
"C'mon! No sad face!" Yoshi cheered. "They're all waiting for us back at the main plaza. I'm sure they'll be very proud of you!" he reassured the sobbing purple dinosaur as he took his hand and helped him up.
Brightening up in almost an instant, Kaleb happily got up to his feet and began to carry his basket of fruit along with the rest. They trotted down the forest path, happily chatting again about their plans for Fruit Fest, and eventually reached the point of the forest where they could see the sunlight in its full shining might again. They were about to leave, when suddenly, Kaleb spotted something.
It was a fruit! Not only that, but it was a plum as well!
"Guys! Look!" he exclaimed excitedly. He picked up the delicacy and dropped it into his basket.
"Nice!" Mikey replied. "Looks like you've found your lucky fruit!" he said. "Well, let's go back," he began to walk towards the exit before Kaleb stopped him.
"Wait!" he cried out while sniffing. "D-Do you smell that?" he asked. "There's… more fruit beyond that tree!" he said pointing to his left. "Durians and plums included!" he cheered.
"…Mmm… Smells good…" Yoshi cooed. However, he snapped out of it. "But we don't have time for that! The others are waiting!" he notified him. They all began to walk towards the light when Kaleb got an idea.
"You guys can go ahead! I'll get some more for just 10 more minutes, and then I'll catch up! It'll be the most delectable batch of fruits ever!" he promised them.
"Are you sure?" Mikey asked worriedly.
"We don't want to leave you here," Tom said.
"C'mon! Pleeeeease?!" Kaleb pleaded.
"All right," Yoshi relented. "But please come soon! Don't get lost!"
"It's okay! I'll be fine!" Kaleb assured them.
As he took off into the forest, the others left, somewhat reluctantly, and made their way back to the main plaza to prepare for another happy celebration.
In the depths of the forest though…
Oh dear... Who or what is lurking in the darkness, waiting to strike? What will happen to Kaleb? Will he be ready for whatever is about to happen, and what could I have written that drives so much sorrow into my own heart? Find out in a couple of days!
