Chapter 1: A New Clan?
It was another cold winter's morning and it had been snowing all night in the magical town of Mysteria. A strong blustery snowfall started again at around 8am, which was moderately noisy. The snow had stayed fairly calm since around three o'clock in the morning, although the whole of the town knew that it wouldn't keep like that for long. Heavy winds picked up as they brushed the tops of each animal's houses, waking everyone up. Lobo turned around and got up. He was utterly shocked as he looked out of the window to find snow which had settled on the ground a few feet deep. The snow had frozen on a small scale which turned it quite hard, but icy. A frozen sea across the town! It sure sounded, but what would everyone think? Lobo glared out of the window for a few moments, before slowly opening his frozen mouth.
"Snow! I've not seen snow in years!" Lobo said to himself feverishly as he quickly got changed into some old, ragged clothes. "I'm so going to go and play in this winter wonderland!"
It didn't take long for him to get changed although, halfway through he realised that he didn't have a scarf or any gloves. What would he do? He surely wouldn't want to freeze and get frostbite? I need a pair of gloves and a scarf. I guess I'm going to need to go to the Able Sisters! Lobo thought to himself, deeply. Hopefully I will be able to get out of the door! Lobo considered to himself again as he ran down the stairs and into his beautiful, relaxing relaxing Cabana room. He had recently finished collecting all the furniture and he was pleased with the result. A look of pride shone across his face! Lobo then gave out a short cough and put on his wellington boots and unlocked the door. It was a little stiff but didn't take Lobo ages to open.
When Lobo got outside, the snow was up to his knees. He quickly tried to run out of the door to prevent any of the cold, hard snow getting in his warm, cosy house.
The snow's certainly deep!Lobo thought to himself happily as he began to pledge towards the Able Sisters. I wonder what nice scarves there will be? I'm hoping for a blue one, and maybe gloves to match! He thought to himself with excitement. It took him around an hour to reach sight of the tailors, but when he did, he saw a familiar pink figure. Lobo stared at the figure for a few moments before running up to it. It was Freya, Lobo's best friend! They had known each other since they were very tiny cubs and used to both play fun games together. They still did from time to time.
"Hey, Freya!" Lobo greeted her as he slowed his pace down and walked up to the fluffy, cuddly friend.
"Why hello there, Lobo! I haven't seen you in ages!" Freya replied graciously. She was so happy to see her best mate as, like she said, she hasn't seen him for a while.
"Hehe! I guess I haven't really been out too much lately. I'm always stuck on Animal Crossing Community. My username's Dougieowner! It's so addictine - the site's amazing!" Lobo explained to Freya.
"Ah right, I'm not a member, but I might become one later! It's a forum, right?" Freya quizzed, pretty sure that she was already correct.
"Yeah! It's really fun too, you should so consider joining. There's even an off topic board where you can discuss nearly anything you want!" Lobo told Freya as she looked at him with interest. He glanced around for a few moments at the snow and then spoke again. "Anyway, are you enjoying the snow?" He asked Freya with curiosity about how she was feeling about this avalanche of snow.
"Yes! I love the snow! It's all white and fluffy." She picked up a little bit of the snow, shaped it into a ball and held it up to Lobo. "Want a snowball fight?"
"Nah, not right now. I'm actually going to buy a scarf and a pair of gloves from Sable and Mabel! I'll freeze otherwise!" Lobo laughed as Freya smiled at him, joyfully.
"Ok, can I come too? You never know what you can find in the Able Sisters!"
"Sure! It's great to have company on a freezing cold, blustery winter's day!" Lobo smiled to her as she nodded in agreement. She was slightly taller in height than Lobo, although it didn't split their friendship in any way. "Why don't we go rather than just standing here?"
"Yeah, I'm getting cold..." Freya replied as her teeth chattered.
Freya and Lobo began to walk up to the Able Sisters, which was only about a kilometre away. Along the way they threw a few snowballs at each other as they slipped and skidded their way there. When they got there, the shop was covered in snow and you could barely make out what it was. It just looked like a huge wooden box covered in snow; the door was hardly visible. It then began to slowly and gradually start snowing again as Freya jumped around in it, with hope that it would last for a while.
"Wow! There's another snowfall! How awesome!" Freya commented to Lobo.
"Yeah, it's amazing!' Lobo told Freya. Then he realised how cold he was without either a scarf or any gloves. "Anyway, let's go in there and get warm!" Freya nodded her head in agreement as Lobo opened the door for her and directed her graciously in as he followed afterwards. When they had both finally got in there, Mabel smiled at them, whilst Sable had a suspicious look on her face. She must have been hiding something from them, but what was it? Was it so secretive that it was virtually impossible to hide the look off her face?
"Hey, Freya and Lobo! It's great to see you both! Welcome to the Able Sisters, the best tailors around! Feel free to look around, we can cater for anyone's needs." Mabel said to them both with a lovely, warm hearted greeting.
"Have you got any scarves and gloves? I'm freezing!" Lobo told Mabel, in hope that she had some spare scarves hiding somewhere. Mabel shrugged her shoulders slightly before walking over to a box which was next to the counter. She looked in it and smiled, then looked over to the two wolves.
"I have one pair left, you've just come in time! It's a black and blue pair, so it'll suit you. It's made from the latest water-resistant fabric that is strong and long lasting. The material shrinks to the size of your paw." Mabel told them as she ran back over with the gloves, which were in a packet – she stared at it for a couple of moments. She then added, "Oh, it comes as a pack! That's great, you'll get a discount! It will be five thousand bells if you want it?"
"...Wow! I must have this, please!" Lobo told Mabel, with a gleam of joy shining across his face. The gloves and scarves were dyed with his favourite colours!
"That's five thousand bells, please." Mabel took the bells after Lobo put his hand out with them. Mabel then put the bells into the till machine, where the money was stored. As soon as Lobo got the items, he opened the packet and put his scarf around his furry neck and his gloves on his hands carefully. He usually put gloves on way too fast so his claws went straight through. Luckily that didn't happen this time. The two of them then walked over to Sable, wondering what was going on.
"...Sable?" Freya looked at her curiously.
"What's a..." Sable started to speak but didn't finish her sentence. Was she hiding something? And if she was, why?
"Sable! Please, explain what's wrong! Is something troubling you?" Lobo requested for her to explain, but Sable just sighed with anger.
"Pfft... I don't want to be in a..."
"Why... Why won't you finish your sentences, sis?" Mabel dashed over, insisting that her sister replied. She was worried sick about why her sister wasn't finishing explaining herself. Was Sable on her last breath or something?
"You know! Tom Nook's making a..." Sable tried to finish but the words couldn't even be forced out of her. Freya and Lobo just looked at each other, gormless about what to do.
"Well, if it's to do with Nook, why don't we go and ask him? He's only next door." Freya whispered to Lobo.
"Urm... fine. He's bound to know, if he's involved." Lobo whispered and then ran out of the shop with Freya by his side.
"Bye! See you another time." The two best friends shouted to Mabel and Sable as the door slammed shut because of the strong winter's breeze which was blowing around everywhere. They ran across to Nookingtons, where Timmy, Tommy, Tom Nook and Harriet all worked. As the automatic doors slowly opened, Lobo and Freya both walked in. For some reason, it wasn't like it usually was. The walls had been painted black, Tom Nook had pulled out all the counters, and there were no lights! It was as dark as midnight! What was happening?
"Urgh... Hello..." A mysterious voice which sounded like Nook's said as they heard some footsteps creaking down the stairs.
"...Nook?" Freya looked around whilst getting fairly freaked out and puzzled. "Help me! Why is all this happening?"
"NOOK!" Timmy and Tommy both screamed as they ran through the automatic doors, screeching with fright.
"Oooh la la! My machines are not working!" Harriet's voice started to get nearer to them all as they saw an angry look on her face.
"Hello... Why are you shouting at me? I'm making a..." Nook shouted as he walked down the stairs and nudged both Lobo and Freya. The two best friends looked at each other, gulping.
"Nook, can you tell us what you're doing? I think it's frightening the whole of Mysteria! Sable couldn't even speak!" Freya asked him and then briefly explained.
"What have you done? You don't seem to be like the normal Tom Nook? What's happening to this shop?" Harriet asked him as she stepped away from him a little, trying to get as far away from him as possible.
"Scared, huh? What's the point of me answering if you're about to walk away?" Nook asked her and then coughed.
"What are you really doing?" Timmy asked Nook. "We need to know, we need to!"
"Well, I can explain but it's a real long story..." Tom Nook coughed and then carried on. "This is a tradition that comes from my ancestors. After five years of running a shop, we always knock parts of it down and paint everything black so that it is dull. We then use all the villagers and people that work at the town as members of a Clan, that I create! It's always called CrossingClan and I have to with the tradition. Sorry if you don't like it, but I'm forced to. I know that I will have scared many people by telling them about this, but it happens to every town – Mysteria is no exception! I will also go to the city sometimes to meet with other Clan leaders and discuss how we're coping. I will be soon be Clan Leader and begin to rule Mysteria, just you wait and see..."
"What?" Lobo blurted out, his face frozen with shock.
"Seriously though, what's the point?" Timmy asked.
"I hate you, Nook! I'm leaving Mysteria and never coming back. I don't want to be part of a dumb Clan!" Harriet shouted out at Nook.
"Nook! It's a stupid tradition! Why don't you stop the tradition so that it never happens again?" Tommy questioned, right in front of his face.
"No, it's not! I have to stick by what my ancestors did and told me before they passed away. I will slowly tear away the town of Mysteria and wreck it!"