NOTE: Chapter 1 has been rewritten, I've changed the town's name to SongTown.


Chapter 1:

The Portal

My name is Melody. I'm a 12 year old girl. My house is small, with only 3 rooms. My family is big, so we're crowded. I always wished we could have a bigger house, since I was 4 years old. One day, when I was exploring in the forest near our house when I saw something amazing. It was a glowing portal! I stared at it for a second, then stepped inside. All I felt was a pain in my head.


When I awoke, there were animals surrounding me. They were the size of a human and were standing up. "EEK!" I yelled and surprisingly, a bunny wearing a laced dress said, "A human! Where did you come from?" She had a backpack with white dots in a pattern. Actually, every animal did. I answered the bunny's question, "I saw a white portal and stepped into it."

"Oh." The bunny said. "You must have no idea where you are then." I nodded. "Okay. My name's Claire, this is Baabra," she pointed to a sheep with almost no wool and a striped dress and scarf, "This is Slick," she pointed to a gray cat that looked worried, "This is Rodeo," She pointed to a bull with dull horns, "And this is my BFF, Kylie!" She pointed to a white tiger with the same dress as her. "We all live in the town of SongTown. The world we're in, Animal Crossing, has many towns. Cliffs separate each town so we can't walk across the street to go to Caramel City. Oh, that's the main city around here. There has only been one other human in Animal Crossing, her name was Diamond. One day, she just disappeared. Hey... how would you like to be the mayor of SongTown? Our mayor just quit a few days ago."

I thought about it for a second. How hard could it be? "Okay. Is there a place I can sleep? I'm tired. And hungry." My stomach growled.

"Oh. Well, you have to talk to Isabelle at the town hall for that." The sheep named Baabra said. "I'll show you." We walked over a bridge and into a big building that seemed to be by a train station. As we entered, a yellow dog wearing a vest and a plaid skirt gasped. "Baabra, who is this?" She looked at Baabra with a stunned look. "Isabelle, meet... what's your name?" I sighed. "My name is Melody. I entered a white portal and ended up here. Nice to meet you, Isabelle. Claire said I should be the mayor of this town, but I need a house." My stomach growled again. "Oh. Talk to Tom Nook, the tanuki that owns a store to the west." She pointed out the window. There were white stairs leading up to a cliff in the distance.

I walked until I saw a store, if you could call it that. "Hello..."

"EEK!" A raccoon half the size as me jumped and hid under a table. "D-don't hurt m-me..."

"Why would I hurt you?"

"Because y-you're D-Diamond!"

"No I'm not. My name's Melody. I stepped into a white portal and ended up here. Who is Diamond?"

"Oh. Hello, Melody. Diamond was a human, just like you. She came through a portal too. She was nice to us for a while, especially Diana, her best friend. One day, when Diana moved to DeerTown, inhabited with deer residents only, Diamond was angry at her. She set fire to my store, which was three times as high as this one. She ruined everyone's lives, and became mayor. More like ruler. She tortured us and forced everyone to be mean to each other. Diamond was the ruler of SongTown. One day, she packed her bags and left her house. A few days later, her house disappeared."

"Oh, that's horrible. I'm sorry for everyone here. They must be scared to have another human here. Oh, speaking of house, I want to buy one. I decided to live here for now. Are there any available?"

"No."

"So... where can I sleep?"

"In your house."

"But there are none available."

"So show me where you want to build one, then!"

We strolled all around town, as I didn't get to explore it yet. There were beaches to the west and south, a recycling shop run by two alpacas named Reese and Cyrus near the middle of town, a train station north, and main street next to the train station. There was also what looked like a plaza near the train station, with something that looked like what you would put a tree in in New York City, raised a foot above the ground. I decided my house should be by the town hall and recycling shop, so I told the raccoon I wanted it near the slope going down to the beach. Most of the villager's houses were there, anyway.

"So... right here?"

"Yes. Hey... um... what's your name?"

"Tom Nook."

"Okay, Tom, when will my house be finished?"

"Let's see... tomorrow morning. 8am at the latest."

"TOMORROW? How is that even possible?"

"Well, the world of Animal Crossing has magic beyond your wildest dreams. And, your house will be small. I'll rope it off for you." Suddenly, there were poles and ropes surrounding the area I picked. "And, you can have this old tent to sleep in while your house is being constructed." There was a yellow tent inside the roped area. There was also a mailbox, well, really a cardboard box with a slit cut into the middle, next to the tent. "There you go. Here's your Bell Tracker." He gave me a small device, just like a cell phone in the real world. Instead of games, it had things like, Loan Payer Plus, Design Fun, and Turnip 101. At the top was a bar with the time and the number 0. "What are bells?"

"Bells are the currency used in Animal Crossing. And, your inventory bag." He handed me a bag like the one Claire had. "Here. A lantern for your tent." He handed me a bright green leaf with a hole on the bottom.

"Um..."

"Oh, right! You're new here! Let's go inside your tent." We walked inside. It was small. "Put the leaf on the ground and stand back." I placed it in the center of the tent. There was a small cloud of smoke and a red lantern appeared. "Good. Talk to Isabelle in the town hall for your resident papers. Then, you can start your life as mayor."

I entered the town hall and Isabelle was there waiting for me. "Hello, Mayor Melody. All you need to do is sign here... good! Here's a basic red bed to sleep in for now." She handed me another leaf. I put it in my bag and in the first white dot appeared a leaf. I put the bed on the side of the tent farthest from the door. "Hmm... I want to move it to the right side... I'm not strong enough, but I'll try." As I pushed the bed, I noticed it was really light. "The magic here is very powerful." I said. I laid down on the bed and fell asleep instantly.


A/N:

Here's the first chapter of Melodies. My family's going on vacation for a week, and the place doesn't have internet, so I can't post anything. I'll still be writing, though!