In your arms, I place my head...
An Earthbound fan fiction written by DJ Carter
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Authors notes: This fanfic is placed approximately ?? years after the fight
with Giygas. The world has remained peaceful, and our four heroes have moved on
with their lives. They've kept in touch with each other, but as time passed,
they slowly lost touch with each other. But two of our heroes can't forget each
other, and Ness will do anything to make sure he never loses one of them ever
again...
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The wind outside the Polestar Preschool slowly blew through Paula's hair as
the sun slowly set in the distance. She hardly ever got to enjoy these sunsets
anymore, she was always so busy with the preschool, and the kids in it. She
always enjoyed working with them, and probably always would. But sometimes, the
heart wishes more for something else, even if you don't know what it is.
Paula slowly clutched her jacket closer her. The wind had picked up, and was
bringing a chill down her spine. Unbidden in her mind, this chill reminded her
of the times she spent in Winters with Dr. Adonuts and her friends.
Her friends...
While she still considered them her friends, she hadn't talked to them in so
long. Jeff had become very busy in recent years, inventing many new things with
his father. They both had become very popular in not only the scientific
community, but the public eye.
Omar she hadn't heard from since they had parted. Dalaam however, was a
different story. It was still a quiet kingdom, but it was less secluded and
exclusive as it had been ?? years ago.
Ness was a different story then the rest though. He kept in contact all the
time. He never came and saw her, but he always mailed her, and once in a while
called her, just to check on her. She'd wanted to see him, but a plan for a road
connecting Onett wasn't approved yet, and didn't look like it would be approved
for a while. She had thought about renting a bike, but bikes had never been her
thing, and probably never would be.
As she turned away from the sunset, she sighed quietly. Why did life have to be
so difficult?
"Excuse me ma'am, I'm looking for the Polestar Preschool," A voice behind her
said.
"This is it right..." she started to reply and stopped. The person before her
wore a red baseball cap, and lightly cropped brown hair stuck out below it.
"Ma'am?" The person asked.
"Oh.. I'm sorry, I thought you were someone else... It's right here," She
replied as she led the man inside, and slowly shut the door.
----
Life was slow. Too slow.
Ness sat in his room and contemplated that very thought. He had very little to
do anymore. His part time job at Escargo Express wasn't something that helped
keep his life exciting, but it was something to keep him busy.
When he wasn't thinking about his life though, he was thinking of one other
thing.
Paula.
Some people would have called it an obsession. To him, it wasn't an obsession.
It was a friendship. They had been friends... a team, for only a short time, but
to Ness, it seemed like an eternity.
He spent more time thinking of her, than anything, especially in recent months.
He had started thinking of her more and more. The best and worst scenes from
their adventure, the letters they had sent back and forth and other small
moments that were eternally precious to him.
He started to feel bad as he thought this. He had the ability to go see her, all
he had to do was step outside and use his teleport ability. But each time he
stepped out the door to do just that, he'd step back through the door, to the
safest place he could be. He wasn't sure what Paula would say if he came to see
her. He was afraid she had moved on, gotten new friends, and forgotten about
him. That thought reverberated through his body, sending a sharp sorrow and pain
like none other through his soul. If he waited.. that might happen.
With a new resolve, he stood up from his bed, grabbed his hat from a rack, and
laced his shoes. Walking through the door, he shut it and walked down the creaky
stairs of his house.
Hey Ness, where're you off to?" his mother asked him as he walked past her.
"Twoson," he replied.
"Going to see that friend of yours.. uhh... Paula?" She asked him.
"You betcha," He nodded, as he opened the door and left, shutting it. As he
stepped out of his yard, he looked around. It was too cramped here to transport.
Sure, he could do it, but it would take a lot out of him. Shrugging, he realized
he had nothing to lose. He concentrated, feeling the psi energy within him start
to concentrate with him, building up in intensity and power. He kept
concentrating, and as he did, he felt the world start to spin slowly around him.
He kept concentrating, he knew he wasn't there yet, but he was close. The world
around him was now a blur, and as his psi power reached a limit he knew he was
ready. He released it, and the world started flying past him.
Before he knew it, he was in Twoson, in front of the Bike Shop and hotel. He was
so close to his goal now. There was no way he was going to stop now. He looked
over at the Bike shop, where once, long ago, he had rented a bike. He wondered
if the owner would remember him.
"Welcome to Twoson Bikes! Can I interest you in anything?" The owner, still the
same guy, asked.
"Got anything for a kid with stubby legs?" he asked.
"That you stubby legs? Man its been years! Where have ya been?" the owner asked.
"Hiding. Got anything I can buy or rent?" Ness asked him.
"Sure! I can hook you up!" The owner replied as he showed him to a rack of
bikes.
---
Half an hour, Ness walked out of the bike shop with a bike. He had decided to
rent one, and was now on his way to Polestar Preschool. As he rode past the
Chaos Theatre, he saw once again the theatre was open, and from the looks of
what the sign was saying, under new management. Then yet another thing surprised
him. A black van was parked near the building. The Runaway Five were back in
town. Ness smiled, he'd have to go see them, he'd always enjoyed them.
As he kept riding down the street, he saw little had changed to the town.
Burglin Park was still there, and looked as busy as ever.
Then he saw it. Polestar Preschool.
Paula's house.
He rode his bike near the house, and locked it next to a fencepost.
Breathing in, he started the walk towards the door. It seemed like he would
never get there, as if it was a never ending hallway in one of those horror
films.
Then he was there. The sign on the door still hung saying "Come in!" as he
slowly pushed the door open.
Inside it was bright and happy. Children played and ran around the room, chasing
each other, laughing and having so much fun.
Ness smiled.
"May I help you?" A voice across the room asked.
"Yes, I'm looking for Paula." Ness said.
"I'll go get her. May I tell her who's here?" The woman, Paula's mother, asked.
"Yeah. Tell her its Ness."
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"Ness..?!" Paula said as she entered the small living room of the Polestar
Preschool.
"Paula!" He yelled as he ran to her. They threw their arms around each other, as
if it had been years since they'd seen each other. In truth, it had been.
---
They talked for an hour straight, catching up on old times, regaling each other
with stories of their lives since Giygas. In comparison, nothing was as
dangerous, but still, they had more danger in their lives than they needed.
"So.. What do you say, I take you for a night on the town?" Ness asked, smiling
at her.
"Sure! Where are we going to go?" She asked him.
"Well, I don't know if you heard, but they are back at Chaos theatre..." He
said, smiling slightly.
"They... you mean... The five? Runaway Five?" She asked, getting the same smile.
"Who'd you think I meant?" He laughed as he stood up. "Shall we go?" he asked
her, gesturing towards the door.
"Don't have to ask me twice!" She said as she walked to the door.
-----
The new Chaos Theatre was much bigger than the old building. Ness walked in
beside Paula as they both marveled at it.
"Wow! They did a lot with it!" Paula said, smiling as she looked around, taking
in every inch of it. As she kept looking around, she suddenly started to feel
uncomfortable.
"Well, I'll get us tickets, I'll be right back," Ness said, walking away.
Paula watched him as he walked away. Something was different about him...
---
Fifteen minutes later, the two stepped into the auditorium. Seats in the front
were filled and most rows behind it were, but still a section was left empty.
"Well, we could sit down you know," Paula remarked.
"Wha..? Oh yeah. Sure!" Ness said as he directed her to the first empty seats.
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OH YEAH! THE RUNAWAY FIVE HAVE COME BACK TO
TWOSON! HOLD ON TO YOUR SEATS! THREE! TWO! ONE! GO!" A voice from the stage
yelled as the lights dimmed.
