+Author's Notes+

Hello, and welcome to my first fanfic published here! In case you didn't read the summary, this is an Earthbound (Mother series) fanfic. As a general disclaimer, I do not own the Mother series or am affiliated with them in anyway; they're just a really cool series that I'm writing a fanfic on.

Another important thing for you, the reader, to know is that when I have a character thinking to themselves, I use italics to express it. Normally only the main character, Dominic, expresses individual thought, so I don't bother tagging the italic thoughts with "blahblah , Dominic thought to himself". However, if the situation ever arises where another character is thinking to themselves, I will clearly point it out for clarity.

One last thing: I currently do not plan on having any of the previous main characters that starred in the Mother video games make personal appearances in the story. I do plan on referencing them in dialogue, as you will see below in the Prologue section. However, if I ever get far enough along with this story and/or get numerous requests, I may incorporate them into special guest appearances. In other words, only time will tell.

Whew! That was a good chunk to get out of the way. Without further ado, I present to you the beginning of my fanfic!

+Prologue+

Two decades ago in the year 199X, an intergalactic destroyer named Giygas came to Earth with the most evil of intentions. Thanks to a meteor crash, a boy named Ness from Eagleland began a long journey, along with three friends, to defeat the evil Giygas. Ness and friends successfully vanquished Giygas, returning peace to Eagleland and Earth.

It is now the year 202X. Eagleland has seen nothing but peace and serenity over the past two centuries. Ness and his friends have gone on to lead enriched, successful lives of happiness in their hometowns.

Our story, however, begins in a lesser known region of Eagleland, where life tends to be all work and no play; the town of Blisston.

+Ch 1: Conscience+

BRZZZZT! BRZZZZT! BRZZZZZZZZZT!!

Dominic grumbled as he reached over to turn off his alarm clock. Eyes still closed, he fumbled the alarm device with his numb fingers in attempt to find the On/Off switch. After a few seconds of accidentally turning the clock's radio on, he finally managed to turn off the alarm.

Gently rubbing his eyes, Dominic squinted at the clock.

8:13... … … oh no! I'm late for school!

Dominic frantically leapt out of his bed and made a mad dash for his dresser. He grabbed the first t-shirt he could find, which as a green and purple striped shirt. After nearly ripping hole in it with his head, he sprinted to the bathroom while simultaneously grabbing a pair of denim shorts off of the floor.

His left hand moving a toothbrush up and down; his right hand trying to get the shorts to slide up his legs. Dominic was trying his best to multitask to save time, but it was more difficult than efficient. Soon he finally got his shorts on and zipped, allowing him to finish up his brushing.

After he spat out the toothpaste, Dominic reached for the bar of deodorant. Hastily, he rolled the deodorant underneath his shirt and set it back down when he was done. Dominic then glanced at the mirror; his brown hair was a frizzled mess.

No time to fix up my hair… I'll just grab my cap on the way out.

Panting as he ran, Dominic made his way downstairs. He slipped on his purple socks and navy blue shoes, then snagged his purple baseball cap from the coat rack. Dominic breathed a sigh of relief; part one was over. Now all that was left was to run to school and hope he could sneak into class.

Just as Dominic's right hand reached the diamond-shaped door knob, he heard a voice cry out from the kitchen.

"Pookie! Eat something before you leave!" shouted the voice with concern.

It was his mother.

"Sorry mom, I'm late!" replied Dominic. "I'll eat a double sized dinner when I get home to make up for it, okay?"

Dominic didn't hesitate any longer. He rushed out the front door, almost slamming the door behind him. Once outside, he quickly got onto the sidewalk and began sprinting again. School was only three blocks away, so he could make somewhat good time if he went straight there.

One block and a half later, something caught Dominic's eye from the street corner. A person in a trench coat was on the ground and was being beat up by the Barracudas, the local street gang. Dominic stopped a moment to consider what to do.

Oh geeze, that person is in trouble… what should I do? If I try and stop the Barracudas, they'll most likely start wailing on me too… but I can't stand here and let that person be mistreated. What should I do… what should I do…+Closing Comments+

Well, I hope you enjoyed the short beginning of my fanfic! Before you ask… yes, I do plan on having chapters be longer than this one. I just felt that if I rushed the beginning with a super long intro, it'd bog down too much.

Please comment! I appreciate all forms of criticism, especially constructive. If you don't like something I wrote, by all means, give me some suggestions! I'm very liberal, so I'll definitely take things into consideration. I also welcome any story-suggestions/ideas.

Until next time…!