The Rise of Patapons
Prologue: The Fall of Patapons
Centuries ago there was a dominant force that plowed through everything. For them, no foe was deemed superior, no treasures unreachable, and no land unconquerable. They ventured out to see a mysterious entity called IT. They were called Patapons. But now the Patapons of the present were far from their former glory…
Not long ago a Patapon god signed a contract to guide the Patapons to their former glory and received a blue drum with eclipses decorating it. When drummed, it produced a morale-boosting PON sound. At that crucial moment, a lone Hatapon was about to give up hope until he heard a series of drum cycles. To his surprise, Hatapon felt a new hope channeling through him. "That drum beat! It gave me energy!" Hatapon said as he looked up. "You were the one who revived me! I believed in you with my heart! Please take this!" Hatapon quickly built a shrine and placed a red drum in it. The drum produced a strength-boosting PATA sound and was decorated with red rectangles. Hatapon lit a fire on the shrine to send the drum to the god.
As the shrine smoked, Hatapon said a prayer, "O Mighty Patapon, guide me with the drums." Soon, a drum sequence of PATA PATA PATA PON commenced. Hatapon, although reluctant at first, swayed to the beat as he unconsciously started marching towards home. As he walked, he sang the rhythms of the drum as he gained more strength and courage. After a few paces homeward, an exhausted Yaripon saw Hatapon courageously walking, carrying a banner of Patapolis, and marching to the beat of the drums. He quickly put two and two together and said, "What? Hatapon? You found the Mighty Patapon?!" "Of course I did!" replied Hatapon, now in a fever high. "Hooray!" Yaripon said as he allowed himself to be guided by the drum. Another Yaripon jumped out of a bush twirling about and joined in, "Blessed Mighty Patapon! We are humbled by the power of rhythm! Let me join you!" A third Yaripon ran to the source of music spinning his spear while shouting, "Ooh, ooh, ooh! What sound! It's sublime! Alright! Let's go back to Patapolis!"
Not long after, the squad felt the ground shaking. "Um, err, oh!" Hatapon said as they turned around. "What on earth?!" the three Yaripons screamed in unison. Up in the sky, the god said, "Be careful! Something large is approaching fast! I'll crank up the tempo!" "Oh my god! Dodonga to our rear!!" Hatapon shouted. "Run!" the oldest Yaripon screamed. "Faster!" the youngest Yaripon shouted. "Zigotons ahead?!" the middle Yaripon gawked. Zigotons are the rival species of Patapons. "Erg! Patapons?! ARRRGH! This is bad! Those slimy eyeballs are on the move!" said the two Yaritons, the Zigoton counterpart of Yaripons. After a hectic dog and cat and mouse chase, the soot stained Patapons managed to outrun the fire-breathing Dodonga and chase off the Yaritons. "Erg! No, no! Scat! Stay away!" the Yaritons said as they fled. Hatapon and the Yaripons continued home.