Ness's New Nightmare by cloakstaff

Disclaimer: the storyline is part my own. The characters and some storyline belong to NINTENDO and their crew of clever computer programmers. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT! (except for when does EB2 come out in the U.S?)

Summary: The night after the return of our young hero Ness is a joyous one, until a familiar knock hits at the door.

Author's Note: This is my first fan fic and I please ask for any/all grammatical, plot, story-game mistakes or any other errors to be emailed to me at preludebolero@hotmail.com - subject: earthbound errors. And yes, I can handle a raping of this story. Feel free to rip me a new one on the reviews. As a journalist, I am used to it. --cloakstaff

Chapter 1: Old and New

It came suddenly in the night. A loud and obnoxious knock burst from the front door. It was quick and impatient, and sounded vaguely familiar to the boy. Maybe if I don't answer it, they might go away, he thought. The knock grew harder and louder. Soon, the door would surely have a new hole punched into it if it wasn't answered. All right, all right, I'm coming. he thought. The boy moaned as he dropped off the side of his warm, comfortable bed which he hadn't slept in for over a month. After a semi-hasty trudge down the stairs, the boy opened the door to unleash the rabid beast who had been calling for his attention.

It was Picky, the neighbor boy and brother to the late Pokey, who was the minion of Giygas, an evil alien who nearly took over the world. Thanks to Ness and his new friends Paula, Jeff, and Poo, Giygas and Pokey were defeated and peace was restored to Eagleland. That final battle had just taken place the day before, and Ness had returned home to celebrate and finally get a good night's rest. That dream was shattered when Picky came a knockin'

Picky threw himself into the room, hysterically mumbling. "A letter arrived from my brother, Pokey," he finally managed to spit out. "It's addressed to Ness."

He pulled a folded piece of paper out of his coat pocket and handed it to Ness, still rubbing his rudely awakened eyes. Ness unfolded the paper and read it out loud:

Dear Ness,

You may have defeated Giygas, but I'm still alive. I'm going to get my revenge for what you did to me. And guess what? I've got something special for you, your girlfriend, that nerd, and that Jackie Chan wannabe, something that will defeat you all, one by one, until I stand victorious. And if any of you miraculously get through that...*snicker*...well, let's just say you would rather not make it through the main course than have to go through what I've got planned for dessert. Of course, you could always just surrender and bow down to me, but please don't, 'cuz I'd really rather watch you die.

I will enjoy watching you all suffer. I'm coming for you and your bratty friends, Ness. Be afraid. You will be destroyed and there will be nothing that you can do to stop me this time. Mwuuuhwaaaww!

Oh yeah, one more thing. By the time you finish reading this, a small surprise (just an appetizer) will be waiting for you...

your old friend and newest nightmare, POKEY

Before Ness could ponder about what the letter meant, Picky tackled him. "DIE NESS!!!" Picky shouted. He was obviously possessed by his brother. Ness kicked Picky off of him and cast paralysis on him. Picky stopped, frozen in his tracks. Using his mind-altering psychic powers, Ness rid Picky's brain of Pokey's control and carried him back to his own house. Before leaving to return to his own home, Ness removed the paralysis, turned out the light, and thought to himself, Just when I thought the 'fun' was over...Time to call the guys back for an early reunion.