[AN: Hello! Thank you for reading my first Fanfic ever! I know the first chapter's a little short, but the next few are longer, so no worries! And be sure to tell me what you think, I would love some constructive criticism!
Whoops! Almost forgot a disclaimer! I (sadly) do not own Rainbow Brite or any of it's associated characters, content, and whatnot. I do not profit from this story in any way, unless you count the happiness it brings me to write it. And hopefully the enjoyment of others :)
So here we go! Enjoy!]
CHAPTER 1 – Routine
"I'll get you yet, Rainbow Brite!" Murky Dismal yelled as he retreated from Rainbow Brite for the countless time. Rainbow's face wore a usual expression of triumph in combination with a glare toward the short gloomy man. Murky returned her glare with the usual one of his own, cursing her under his breath and stomping angrily towards Lurky. He grabbed his large partner by the arm, dragging him towards their car.
It almost seemed routine, being thwarted like this by his arch rival. He attempts to take over RainbowLand, his plans are stopped every time by its protector, Rainbow Brite, and he yells that he'll not be defeated next time as he drives back into the gloom.
Rainbow kept her hands on her hips disapprovingly until Murky climbed into the Grunge Buggy. Then she crossed her arms and smiled with victory. "You'll never take over RainbowLand, Murky Dismal! As long as I'm around you'll never be victorious!" Her words were so familiar that they didn't have as much impact on him as they originally did.
Almost automatically, Murky yelled after the Color Kids the same words he always yelled after being defeated; "My next plan won't fail! RainbowLand will soon be mine!"
If he said anything else, the Color Kids didn't hear it; the sound of the Grunge Buggy driving away from the color into the gloom was too loud for words to be heard. The exhaust trail the car left hung in the air, marking their usual escape route back to The Pits.
"That Rainbow Brite thinks she's so clever," Murky sulked in the sidecar during the drive back. "Just because she always thwarts my evil plans every time doesn't mean that she'll be able to stop my next one. It'll be my best one yet!" His confidence returned, and he straightened up in his seat. "Yeah, I'll just have to keep trying. I'll soon make a plan so genius, I'll be able to outwit even Rainbow herself! And then no one will be able to stop me from returning RainbowLand to the way it should be!" He laughed aloud, his spirits lifted from his motivational speech to himself.
He turned his eyes back to the road, but then something unusual and unexpected happened for the first time in quite awhile.
"Watch out, Lurky!" he suddenly yelled as Lurky almost drove the Buggy into a small, unfamiliar object in the middle of the road. When he realized that it was not something commonly seen in the Pits, such as a large rock or a dead tree limb, he yelled, "Stop the car!"
Lurky hit the brakes so suddenly that Murky was nearly thrown from the sidecar. They stopped just a few feet after the bundle, and Murky backtracked the distance on foot to examine it, Lurky right behind him.
It was a potato sack, just like the ones the Color Kids used for their sack races at picnics. It said "RainbowLand" across one side in dark red letters, confirming Murky's assumption that it was one of the sack race sacks.
"What's that, Murky?" Lurky asked; puzzled as to why an item from Rainbow Land was randomly lying in the Pits.
"What does it look like, banana brain? It's a potato sack!" Murky replied, reaching down to pick it up. It was not empty.