A/N: I don't own Cave Story, but I am taking this from Quote's vantage point
I woke up in a dark cave. I rubbed my head, and though t back to what had happened, but my brain came up with nothing. To my right was a strange crystal, seemingly floating as it spun. I approached it worryingly, and, as luck would have it, it flashed as soon as I touched it. I didn't know what to do, so I explored the small cavern. I had just gotten to the wall on the west side when I saw a ledge above me. I jumped, knowing I wouldn't make it. I didn't know what it could be, but I was able to jump higher than most would expect someone to. When I landed on the platform, I saw a door. I stepped though the dark space into…. Another dark cave. I was a little worried, but I couldn't remember anything at the time. I went to my right, but a strange purple wall with stars was blocking my path. Left then, I decided. My journey leftwards was seemingly easy. The only problem I came across were spikes, covered in a strange red substance. I had hoped it wasn't blood, and then used my enhanced jumping capabilities to leap past them. The cave was a steep descent into a smaller area. There was a bat above my head, and a pond below. I waded through the pond and hopped up onto the next platform. I looked out in the distance, and saw a building. What kind of crazy builds a house in the middle of a cave?! I thought. I walked slowly inside, hoping no one was there. Unfortunately, there was a man, asleep at his workbench. Underneath him was some sort of blueprint, but I couldn't tell what it was. I continued into the house, although a shack would be a better term for it. On the farthest wall was a chest. I walked up to it, and slowly opened it. Inside were notes, paperwork, spare pieces of who-knows-what, and a gun. The blaster had a mark on it, shaped like a star, with an empty meter and two words: Polar Star. I grabbed it and ran for the door before the man could wake up, and ran as fast as possible into the cave, but was halted by one thing: a green, jumping creature. It charged me, and I shot it with surprising accuracy and it exploded. Not a bomb explosion, more like a poof of smoke. Where it was last standing were strange triangular objects, similar to the crystal in the first cave, but bouncing toward me. I touched them with the hilt of the Polar Star and they disappeared. I was shocked and terrified and confused for about a second, when the meter on the gun began to glow. In the dim light of the cave, I was incapable to see what was written above the meter, but now, with the strange triangular eergy of the monster's crystals, it was as easy to read as counting to five. The meter read 'Exp.', and next to it was another screen that said 'Level: 1'. I was happy, and now, knowing what I could get from shooting down evil monsters, I was ready for a rampage of shooting to get the level up.