Chapter 1
Rehabilitation.
The sun breaking through the clouds in a fine December morning. There was fresh snow over the countryside. Trees were blanketed with snow and life began sprout again, despite the civil war raging on. It has only been a couple of hours since the Curien mansion was destroyed. But since that it seems like a burden was lifted from the world and the sky was back to its normal colors.
A car was plowing through the snow covered road, perhaps a Mercedes. Inside were two men, both were wearing suits. One gray and one blue. Suddenly, one of their cell phones rang out. "Hello?", one answered. "Yes…right…yeah were going to check the wreckage out…okay…bye".
"Who was it?", asked the one driving.
"Oh, it was headquarters, re-briefing our assignment"
"God, just because were rookies…"
"HEY! WATCH OUT!"
The car skidded across the road. "What the hell?", one asked annoyed.
"Look"
The road had a red stain, with a lump sticking out of the snow.
"What do you think it is?", the blue-suited man asked.
"Dunno", replied the other. They stepped out of the vehicle and walked over to the lump. Soon, they brushed away the snow and uncovered what was underneath it. "It looks like an…animal, an anthro, I suppose…", the gray suited man said.
"What could he be doing up here?", the other asked.
"Maybe he or she is a link to the Curien mansion explosion."
"He looks badly burned and injured"
"Is he still breathing?"
The blue suited man checked for a pulse. "Barely"
"Well come on! Let's get him to nearest hospital!", the other exclaimed. "Then we can check the wreckage out".
"Oh…ugh…"
The nurse was having a conversation with the two men, when she heard groaning and shuffling in the room. "Well, you two, go on and be on your way"
"Thank you, ma'am", one of the men replied. She walked in the bedroom and saw the recovering cabbit shuffle around the bed. "Oh, finally you've woken up, Mr…um…Klonoa? Is it?"
Klonoa was opening his eyes, and saw the blurred image of the nurse. When finally got the focus in, he saw the friendly nurse smile warmly. He was startled for a while and then felt a unbearable soreness all over his body. "You were quite a mess!", she said cheerfully. Klonoa looked at her long brown hair her soft calm face and liquid blue eyes. "Ugh…", the cabbit grunted, "Do…do…you know where I am?"
"Why your at the hospital!"
"Where? Which one?", he asked.
"Well the one at Venice of course!"
"What?"
He peered over the window next to him and saw a bustling city outside. He couldn't believe his eyes. The sun smiling down at him, people were walking by, greeting each other, cars were happily driving by. It looked like the perfect place to live. "How did I get here?", he asked.
"Oh, two gentlemen came by and dropped you off", she started. "They found you in the middle of a road, they said that you were a link to a huge explosion out in the Swiss countryside."
"Oh, that…", Klonoa said looking down glumly.
"Well, once you've made a full recovery, then maybe you could stay here and have a fresh start, we don't see many anthros in Venice, just like in Volk, you don't see a lot of humans."
"Anthros?", asked Klonoa.
"Oh! It's slang for anthropomorphic, they came up with that in the 70s after that peace treaty between us."
"Oh…", Klonoa sighed
"By the way, where are you from?"
"Breezegale"
"Ah, that's the easiest way for people to find their way to Russia!"
"Yeah"
"Well, then is there anything I can get you to drink?"
"No, I'm good"
"Okay then!"
Klonoa thought he was the luckiest "anthro" alive. He stayed at the hospital for the next five months, when he made a full recovery. Soon he rented an apartment, and for the next couple of months, it wasn't so bad. However, that soon all changed the night before February 26th, 2000. Klonoa returned home from a lively festival. He made his way up to his apartment room, and then heard a rustling sound. Klonoa peered over the balcony, thinking that all that happened in 1998 was going to start all over again. He sighed in relief that it was just a cat. The cabbit went to be thinking that this won't happen again. He was horribly wrong the next morning…
Well the second part of the series, taking place in the events of HotD 2. Hint: See if you can spot the reference to the game besides the setting.