Earthbound: The Novel

Onett. A peaceful town. Inhabited by the people of Eagleland. The very thought of terror or fear to ever sweep this town was out of the question...until now. The streets are filled with the everyday townsfolk that enjoy the atmosphere and overall calm feeling of the neighborhood. Some would be visitors from Fourside, but most are residents of the delightful town, and are mostly in their happiest moods...mostly.

Now on one night, Onett changed forever. Something that was said to have come long ago, and the stories are true. And on that very night, one young, couragous boy would love his destiny of becoming a hero. This is his story. It was late at night. Later than midnight. Something struck from the sky. It glowed in the black sky with a blaze of fire and stone. Red and orange light caught the attention of all. Especially the police.

As it approached Earth, it zoomed past the buildings below the hill, and struck the hilltop above. It shook neighboring houses and shops like an earthquake. It made a loud boom as it made contact with the dirt. Scaring citizens, and alarming the Onett Police Force, no one was safe from what was to come. This was just the beginning.

Police cars zoomed to the scene. They began to block all entrances to the hill from all around. No one got in or out. Like they were attempting a world record, they tried closing in as many holes as they can so none could witness the fright that even they did not know of.

This is where the journey begins.

Ness woke from the crash near his house. His eyes opened to the ceiling above him, and as he laid in his bed, his first reaction was to investigate. His ruffled hair and pajamas was no way to go out into the open, and he quickly got into his usual outfit of blue and yellow striped shirt, short brown pants, and his lucky blue and red baseball cap.

He stepped out the door to find the hallway where his sister was standing in. The lights were turned on to show her drowsy face covered by her hands rubbing her eyes. She yawned, then asked, "Did you hear that noise? What is it?"

She looked at his clothes, then sighed. "I'm guessing you were planning on going to investigate. Mom's not gonna stop you though, so I guess I can't either."

He went down the steps to the living room where his mom was pacing. His dog, King, was in the corner of the room, asleep as usual. His mom was one of the best in his eyes. Her curly blonde hair, her red dress, and a giant smile on his face had all of the features of an everyday mother, but she was different to him.

She was all he had, anyway. Ness's father left him at the age of 3, and only contacted through phone, never in person. Whenever he was feeling down, she cooked him his favorite: Steak. She would never stop him from doing what a 13 year old kid would want to do in his spare time, even if it was doing a triple flip on a skateboard down a mountain on fire.

It made him feel upset when he saw his mother in anxiety, so he tried to comfort her, but she quickly said, "What are you doing up? It's dangerous outside, but you still want to go look?"

Ness looked down at the floor in shame. He really hated himself whenever he felt as if he caused her emotion pain or sadness, and hoping to go out and check the meteor wasn't helping.

"Well, I suggest you go now," His mom replied. "You would just go out your windows anyways."

He smiled as he hugged his mom tightly, and he received the same warmth and love from her too. Ness then ran to the door, and looked at his scared mother one last time. When he turned back, he opened the door, and was instantly held back by the piercing noise of the sirens.

He could barely hear himself think as the dark night tried to settle across the hills, but the shining red and blue lights flickering in the grass around him made him feel uneasy. He wanted to show his mom, and himself, that he was capable of going out on his own, and growing up, so he marched up the cliff to find the cops patrolling the area.

"Hey kid!" An officer yelled. "Don't you think you should be in bed right now? Move it!"

Ignoring his overwhelming blue and black uniform, and his sidearm in his right pocket, he trotted forward, turning at the cliffs' many curves and bumps. He constantly met with the gleaming eyes of several police officers with their arms crossed, ready to attack anyone that wanted to put up a fight.

It only took him a couple minutes to slowly reach the top, and was soon disappointed to find that 3 guards were blocking the way. Once they saw him, their heads quickly turned like a wooden puppet focusing on the audience, and their useless sunglasses reflected his young face on the glass.

He tried backing away from the wall of dirt that wasn't climbable to try to catch a glimpse of the space rock, but he didn't want to fall off of the edge, so he retreated. He then spotted a chubby boy right in one of the cop's face, spitting on his glasses as he spat out swears and yells. His blonde hair and blue and white shirt made him roll his eyes as he instantly recognized his facial representation as he quickly turned to look at Ness.

It was Pokey, Ness's best friend since forever. He wasn't the kindest of friends, but he did have usefulness as the test dummy for some stupid stunts preformed by one of them, but mostly him. He was sometimes willing to share, but if a crow were to ever steal his burger, he would chase after it with red-as-apple cheeks. He always seemed to envy Ness, for whatever reason, and his jealously got the best of him, and pounded his best friend in the face. It left him with a bloody nose, and due to him mother and father screaming at him to apologize, his last words that he heard from him that day were, "Uh…sorry."

He had a massive temper at times, but he didn't blame him. At home, his parents tended to call him "Porky", due to him being so fat. Ness didn't think it was funny, but whenever Pokey had the slightest feeling of doubt in his trust in him for his looks, he would quickly attack with verbal language. He tended to ask Ness for a solid every week or two, without the returning favor. It would range from stealing a cookie from an old woman's purse, or trying to help sneak into a movie theater that was playing the new R rated film.

So as Ness recollected the memories of him, his irritation with him skyrocketed. Then, Pokey spoke.

"Ness! It's you!" He responded. "You better get home now! You're getting in the cop's- I mean, the "officer's" way. Scram!"

Angered, he stomped back home, clenching his fists. He could almost feel the top of his head burning. This happened all the time though, but being so excited to see the natural phenomenon, he almost reached his breaking point. But instead of bursting into yelps or tears, he went back to his house. It was too late to do anything about it. His mom reacted the same way once he entered the porch.

"Ness! Oh, thank goodness you're home!" She said as she hugged him so. "Look, let's not talk about this now. It's getting late, so head on up to bed."

To please her, he nodded his head, and walked up to his room, and snuggled in his warm sheets. He took a few minutes to remind himself of the bothersome questions that still swarmed through his mind. Why was Pokey there? Why were the police so eager to enter the scene? He decided to push them aside, and nuzzle himself into a deep slumber, that was soon to be interrupted by his destiny.

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