"Don't forget your chores!"
"Okay, mom!" Renee stressed and turned her music up to the point where any noise around her was reduced to a mumble. Her mother called back a half-hearted goodbye and left through the door with her younger children following. Renee waited to hear the door shut and put down her book and music. "Ugh, stupid family..." she muttered, "Why pay to watch the meteor shower in a parking lot when you can watch it here for free?"
Continuing her pessimistic thoughts, she got up from the armchair and proceeded for the back door. A chilling wind blew gently into her face when she opened it. It's freezing out here, she thought, Maybe I should just watch from the windows? Just as she began to turn around, she heard a small sound. She looked up and saw the meteor shower had begun. Streaks of bright light fell fast toward the earth. Standing there in awe of the beauty, she didn't notice an extremely odd meteor flying at her left. Renee didn't see it until it flew closer. Somehow, it had caught her eye. Immediately she ducked down as the meteor flew over her head and crashed into the yard. It kicked up a swirling cloud of dust.
With only a moment's hesitation, Renee jumped off of the porch and ran toward it. As she got closer and the dust cleared, she saw it wasn't a meteor at all. Something she hadn't seen before. Some sort of pod...? Suddenly it opened and she stood dead in he tracks. Then, somebody jumped out. He didn't seem to take much notice of Renee and turned around to face the pod.
"Gah!" he shouted, "Almost busted this thing! Ah, can't imagine what Bowser's do if I did! Even worse, Master hand would kill me! The stupid atmosphere messed with my flight pattern!"
"Er, excuse me, sir." Renee interrupted. He jumped and turned toward her, and she saw he was quite short and stout, with a ridiculously large nose centered over a zigzagged mustache.
"Why you, how long you been standin' there?" he fumed. Renee drew back a bit, not sure if she wanted to answer him. Luckily, a small beeping sound gave her an excuse not to. The man in front of her looked at a device on his wrist. Someone's voice barked at him through it.
"Wario, Bowser's lost your signal. Wherever you are, you need to get to the Halberd immediately!"
Wario flustered a bit before offering a reply. "Keep your mask on, Meta Knight." he barked, "I gotta take care of something, then I'm on my way." He pressed a button on the device and reached into the pod. Renee began to wonder what he was searching for.
"So, er, your name's Wario? Hm, kinda weird." she pondered uneasily. Not a second later, she was staring down the barrel of a square, cannon-like gun. "Wh-what's...this?" she stammered.
At the other end, Wario smiled. "You've seen a little more than you were supposed to, girlie." he said. The last thing Renee saw was his stubby fingers pulling the trigger.
And then, the first thing she remembered was a blinding white light. Once it cleared, she saw the gloomy sky above her and the trail under her. Birds chirped, and a storm churned in the distance. Then, someone was shouting. "Look what you've done! Bowser'll have my hide for this!"
She recognized the voice...Immediately she sat up and shouted, "Wario!" He jumped when he saw that she was up and his face went red with anger.
"Lombardi!" he shouted, "Don't you forget this.'' His eyes focused on something past her and he ran away, toward a nearby clump of trees He quickly disappeared among them.
"Lombardi?" Renee muttered. She turned herself around in time to see the one who saved her put a strange gun into his belt...Some sort of bird-man? He held a hand out to Renee.
"Need help?" he asked. She nodded and let him pulled her up.
"Thanks Mr...uh, Lombardi was it?"
"Falco Lombardi, and don't mention it." he replied.
"No, really, I-"
"Ever." he finished and began to walk away.
"W-wait!" Renee shouted. When he ignored her, she ran after him and took a grip on his arm.
"Hey!"
"Where am I?" she demanded. He pulled away from her and brushed his arm off.
"Planet Rycon, Lylat System." he answered, "Wario brought you here from Earth, right?" Renee tried to remember, which at first resulted in a massive headache.
"Yeah...He landed in by backyard and hit me with some type of gun..."
"A dark cannon." Falco said, "If you're hit with its black arrow, you're turned into a life-size trophy of yourself."
At this, Renee drew back. "So, I was a trophy?" she asked.
He nodded and resumed walking. "I've never seen such a blank look on someone's face." he scoffed, "Anyway, why are you still following me? Just because I saved you, that doesn't mean I want you trailing me like some lost puppy." He picked up his speed in an attempt to leave her behind. Renee easily matched his pace.
"Hold up! When someone's in a weird new place, someone's gotta show them around."
Falco stopped to think. "Alright. So, you want a guide or something?" He continued when she nodded, "Fine. I know someone in West Field. You want a guide, he'll do it. Come on."