Harvest Moon 64: Grudge Match _______________________________________
Spring 23rd. The Flower Festival. All of the people in Flower Bud
Village had been looking forward to it for days. It was finally here. As
said before, everyone was looking forward to it. Especially the five young
women of the village. Their names were Elli, Popuri, Maria, Ann, and Karen.
Elli worked at the Flower Bud Bakery and loved eggs and milk. Popuri loved
nature and flowers. Maria worked at the library and couldn't get enough of
books and cabbage. Ann lived on a ranch and just adored animals. Karen was a
wild girl. She loved grapes and alcohol. All of the girls were very
different, but there was one thing they all had in common. They all had a
crush on the same boy. The boy that took over his grandfather's farm after he
had passed away. They all thought he was the greatest. Plus, each girl had
secretly planned to dance with the boy at the Flower Festival...
At the town square, the Flower Festival was taking place. All of the
citizens were drinking, laughing, and having a great time. Then the mayor
announced that the dancing was about to begin. The object of all the girl's
affection was eating a piece of cheese and humming a tune. Slowly, all the
girls began to approach the boy. When they did, Elli, Popuri, Maria, Ann, and
Karen all said at the same time, " Hey, would you like to dance with me? " As
soon as they all said it, all of them looked at each other in disgust. Karen
snapped, " He's dancing with me, morons! Get out of here! " Maria said back
to Karen, " Um...I believe he's dancing with me... " Ann stepped forward and
said, " You girls are all so ugly! There's no way that he would want to dance
with any of you witches! " Elli glared at Karen, Maria, and Popuri. Then she
said, " Yeah! " Ann turned to Elli and said, " What are you talking about?
You're just as ugly as them, bakery girl! Why don't you bake me and my
boyfriend over there a wedding cake? " Elli's jaw dropped in suprise. She
quickly shoved Ann to the ground. Ann got up and said, " How dare you! " She
smacked Elli across the face as hard as she could. Elli got out a mirror and
looked at her face. There was a big, red handprint on her cheek. Then Elli
let out a savage scream and lept onto Ann. The two girls wrestled on the
ground as Maria, Karen and Popuri watched. Then the boy they all loved rolled
his eyes in spite of their childish behavior and walked away. Karen yelled
out, " You jerks! You made him leave! You ruined EVERYTHING! " She then ran
over to the wrestling Ann and Elli and began to furiously kick them. Popuri
got fed up. She ran behind Karen, grabbed her neck, and started to strangle
her. Maria saw Popuri and for some reason, anger began to flow through her.
She ran to Popuri and punched her square in the middle of the face. In a few
seconds, all five girls were rolling on the ground, fighting and shrieking
loudly. It seriously disturbed all the citizens attending the festival. They
all left the square in a hurry. But that didn't stop the girls. Their rolling
ball of fury had taken them down the square steps and into the village. All
five girls got up. They were right by the village bakery. Elli ran in and
came out holding a fresh pie. She turned towards Popuri and said, " Dessert is
on me, Popuri! " She flung the pie and it splattered all over Popuri's face.
She screamed and wildly ran around. After all, the pie had just come out of
the oven. It was burning hot. Karen ran to Elli and grabbed her by the shirt.
She said, " You're not gonna pie me! Prepare to die! " Elli said, " No, I
have something better in store for you. " A squeeze tube of icing slid out
from under Elli's sleeve and landed in her palm. Elli squeezed it and icing
flew into Karen's eyes. Karen dropped Elli and tried to wipe the icing away.
Elli took that opportunity to whip out a large baking pan and whack Karen
over the head with it. The dazed Karen fell to the ground. Maria approached
Elli. Elli squirted icing at her eyes, just like she had done to Karen. But
that was exactly what Maria wanted. The icing went on Maria's glasses and
when she took them off, Elli was stunned. She didn't think of that. Maria
could see fine and when she ran over to Elli, she stomped down on her foot
with all her might. Elli let out a howl of pain and hopped up and down on one
foot. Maria grinned and pulled out the largest dictionary she had. It was
very, VERY thick. When the timing was right, she clobbered Elli in the head
with it. The bakery girl flew several feet and landed hard on the ground. She
wasn't moving. Whether she was unconsious or dead, Maria knew that she was
out of the fight.
The four remaining girls all slashed and clawed at each other with
extreme hatred for one another. Their rumble had taken them to the main fork
between the forest and the village. Popuri sneered at Karen, " Come on over
here. I have something to give you. " Karen snapped, " Yeah? Well, I have
something to give you! " She grabbed a wine bottle from her pocket and jumped
forward. She stuck the bottle in Popuri's mouth with extreme speed. The
alcohol gushed into her mouth and went into her stomach. Popuri groaned and
fell to her knees. These were young people, after all. Popuri drank a very
great deal all at once. Karen giggled and smashed the top part of the bottle
on a rock. She pointed the sharp, jagged bottle edge at Popuri's head. Popuri
knew she had to do something. She looked around and spotted an odd berry next
to her. From her great knowledge of nature and stuff that grew in it, she was
able to tell that the berry was poisonous. She grabbed it without Karen
noticing. Karen laughed a triumphant laugh. Popuri knew this was a perfect
time to use her new berry. She hurled it into Karen's mouth as she was
laughing. Karen swallowed it and gasped. She choked out, " Wa...was that... "
Popuri grinned at said, " Poisonous? Sure was. Bye bye, Karen. " Karen
sqeaked, " No! " She tried to jab Popuri with the bottle, but she dropped it
before it came close. Then Karen fell to the ground, uttered a croak, and
was still. Maria called out, " Don't get too cocky, Popuri. You got Karen.
Big whoop. It doesn't mean you'll get me. " Popuri frowned and said, " Yeah,
well...hey...where's Ann? " Maria looked around and saw Ann run into Green
Ranch. " You're not getting away that easily! " Maria yelled. Then she and
Popuri took off after Ann. When they entered, they saw Ann just standing
there. Ann grinned and yelled, " Get them! " As soon as she said that,
chickens popped out everywhere and leaped onto Maria. They started to peck
her hard and fast. Popuri took out some flowers and swung them at Ann. Thorns
on the flowers and their stems scratched Ann hard. " Owww! " she cried. Then
she got mad. She stomped over to Popuri, grabbed her by her hair, whirled her
around, and flung her like a rag doll to the nearby beach. Ann glanced over
at Maria, who was trying to fight off the chickens. " They ought to keep her
busy for a while. " Ann thought. Then she got on her horse and rode to the
beach. When she arrived, she saw Popuri laying down on the sand. Then Popuri
got to her knees and looked up. She saw Ann on her horse looming over her.
She started to beg for mercy, but Ann didn't want to listen. She turned her
horse around and it kicked hard with its hind legs. The hooves knocked
Popuri so hard that she sailed far into the ocean. Ann snickered as she saw
the ocean current carry Popuri away. Then she thought, " Now to take care of
Maria. "
When she got back to the ranch, she got off her horse and looked at
Maria. The chickens were gone. Maria had scared them off. Ann yelled, " No! "
She took a large can of milk and poured it over Maria. Maria cried out in
shock and then said, " Um...that was...um...pretty stupid. " Then she
suprised Ann by leaping forward and shoving her hard. Ann stumbled backwards
and into the ranch's barn. Before she could get out, Maria slammed the gate
shut and locked it. Ann pounded on the gate and yelled, " Let me out! NOW! "
Maria just walked away. She knew that Ann's family was out of town for a week
or two. No one would be letting her out of the barn anytime soon. Then Maria
thought, " Well, now what do I do? Hmm...I know! " She left the ranch and
walked towards the farm that was owned by the boy she loved. The boy all the
girls loved.
When Maria walked in, she saw the boy sitting on the ground. He was
petting his dog gently. Maria said softly, " Hey... " The boy looked up and
said, " Hey, Maria. What's going on? " Maria replied, " Not much. " She
walked next to him and sat down. Both said nothing for several minutes. Then
the boy said, " What about the other girls? Will they be mad at you if they
know you're here? " Maria said, " No...they're taken care of. " The two
started at each other. The boy said, " Hey, it's practically sunset. You
wanna go to the mountain top and watch? " Maria's heart pounded so hard that
she thought it would burst. She said back, " I'd...love to. " They both got
up and the boy took her hand. Maria looked at him and smiled. It had been a
great day.
THE END