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Earthbound: Wrath of the Gigans
Chapter 1: Telling the Tale
The boy wearing a crimson hat with an indigo rim over his midnight hair, a gold and cerulean striped shirt, blue jorts (that is, jeans-shorts), and scarlet sneakers with off-white socks, laughed as one of his friends, who had a yellow blond mop-top and wore thick, black-rimmed glasses, accidentally struck a glass filled with a thick, lumpy chocolate liquid (in both color and in substance) a tad too sharply.
This action caused the liquid to spill all over the front of his emerald school uniform, complete with smoky gray bow-tie, snowy white t-shirt, and shiny black dress shoes.
"Aw, nuts," was the unfortunate teen's obviously annoyed reaction.
A girl wearing a tickle-me-pink dress, with shoulder-length, golden blond hair tied up with a candy apple-red ribbon, joined in the boy's laughter, as did another boy, who was a good two or three years older than the other three, whose head was devoid of any hair, save for the short ponytail in the very center, as was the tradition of his people. The older teen was garbed in a martial artist gi as white as a blank piece of printer paper, accented with a coal black belt tied around his faintly defined waist.
"It's not funny!" Jeff exclaimed.
"Actually," replied Poo after he got over his laughter, "it's a real shame. After all, Ness's mother has a real knack for making milkshakes."
Ness, also done laughing at his friend's mishap, simply said, "Just be glad we're sitting at the table and not on the brand new couch. My mom would kill you if you put a stain on it."
Jeff hurried off to change his clothes. He quickly returned in another school uniform that looked just like the one which, judging by the noise coming from the laundry room, he had just thrown into the washing machine. The four friends resumed sipping their milkshakes.
A bee suddenly floated in through Ness's kitchen window, which told him he had neglected to close it properly.
"I got it," he mumbled to his friends before jumping out of his seat.
Ness practically flew straight for a flyswatter that hung on a refrigerator magnet. After the cold metal handle was tight in his grasp, he swung it at the stinging insect
"Dang…I missed," he muttered, earning a restrained smirk from Jeff, a slight giggle from Paula, and a small chuckle from Poo.
Ness resumed his 'bee hunt'. He saw the six-legged fiend setting down atop a leather recliner, and took his chance. He leapt at the large piece of furniture, gripping the swatter even tighter, readying it for the kill. The bee seemed to sense him drawing near, and flew off back towards the kitchen.
"Damn i-WHOAAAAA!" was all Ness said before he tumbled to the ground in a primary colored heap.
Ness jumped to his feet and hurled himself towards the kitchen table, where the bee had landed, fully intent on smashing that waste of life's guts out, even if it meant the milkshakes would topple over and make a mess that he'd have to clean up. However, the sunlight coming in from the window reflected off of the bee, causing the insect to glint brightly. Ness suddenly realized he was staring not at a bee, but an old friend.
"A bee you are...not." Ness said, not being able to suppress a small chuckle.
"I was wondering when you would find out. Looks like your skills of perception still need some work." Buzz-Buzz replied.
"Hey," Ness exclaimed playfully. "Wait! I thought you were dead!"
"I was, but a voice came to me one day in the Spirit Realm. Or was it night? I don't know. You lose track of time when all your worries are gone. And it doesn't help that the whole darn sky is just a bunch of clouds. Anyway, I was told that I was taken away too soon, and that my role in protecting this planet, and my life itself, were not yet over. My spirit was sent back to my body, which someone had buried underneath a few inches of dirt." Buzz-Buzz explained.
Heads were turned to face Ness.
"I wanted to give him a proper burial." was the response of the groups unofficial yet unquestioned leader.
"But enough with the pleasantries. I am here to warn you." Buzz-Buzz said, his tone suddenly becoming deathly serious
"Warn us? About what?" asked Paula.
"The Gigans!" Buzz-Buzz told the Chosen Four.
"The Gigans? Who are the Gigans?" asked Jeff.
"They are the race of aliens that Giygas belonged to. They wish to destroy the planet and all its living things!" Buzz-Buzz explained.
"Why?" Poo questioned.
"I don't know. But you must stop them! The Earth will be destroyed if you don't!" Buzz-Buzz exclaimed.
"But how? I doubt prayer will defeat all of them ." Ness asked.
"Before I answer, I will tell a short story. Not too long ago, maybe…ah, yes. Twenty years ago to this day was the first time the Gigans tried to invade. They were stopped by the original Chosen Four. Now, they're back. So you must go to the past and get the help from the original Four." Buzz-Buzz explained
"Who were the original Chosen 4?" asked Ness and Jeff simultaneously.
"You'll need to find that out for yourself." answered the not-bee.
"Always mysterious when dealing with aliens and psychic powers. Alright, let's go kick some ass!" yelled Poo.
"But how do we get to the past?" asked Paula.
"Oh yeah." Ness realized with a sigh.
"Uh, hello? We had to go to the past to beat Giygas." Jeff said, trying to fight the urge to facepalm.
"Hey, that's right! We used the Phase Distorter!" Paula exclaimed, catching on to what Jeff said.
"Wait. Didn't we need to be turned into robots to use that?" Poo asked.
"True. However, I think if my dad and I work together, we can build one that doesn't require the passengers to be converted into robots." Jeff answered.
"Sounds good to me. Let's go outside and teleport to Winters." Ness declared before jumping up from his seat and rushing out the door.
"I guess we'll see you when you get back, Buzz-Buzz." Jeff told the miniscule machine.
Buzz-Buzz buzzed in agreement as Paula, Jeff, and Poo walked outside to join Ness.
TZBM: Just a few small edits to some inconsistencies. Hope you enjoy.