Our story begins a long time ago, and yet not so long ago at all, in a land known as Miitopia. This land was a carefree place, where Miis could live their lives without worry. Yes, it certainly is peaceful here... That is... Until an ominous shadow fell across the land. A strange force stole the faces of Miis all across the land, and to make matter worse, stuck them to all kinds of monsters as well!

Now, the people of Miitopia were certainly in a predicament, weren't they? A life without a face is no way to live, after all. However, all was not lost for this humble little land! As fate would have it, a girl by the name of Susumu happened to be passing by...

"Ahh... It's another peaceful day..." Susumu yawned. Susumu was kind of a spacey girl, a little bit sleepy and fragile, and something of a magnet for danger. Nevertheless, she had a good heart, and soon enough she would discover her destiny.

As Susumu was walking, however, she noticed something very strange floating through the sky. "Huh?" She squinted to see what it was. "That looks like... A pair of eyes?!"

And as the floating object drew closer to Susumu, she was surprised to see that she was right! A pair of eyes was drifting down from the sky! She sat there wondering what it could all mean, when suddenly, something smacked her right in the face, and really hard at that!

"Owww!" Susumu recoiled in a mixture of pain and shock at what she saw right in front of her. The eyes had stuck themselves to a nearby Rock Moth, and now it was trying to attack her! That first hit... Hurt a lot more than she expected. She already felt like she was going to cry, and she didn't think she could take another hit like that.

"W-when in doubt... Run for you life!" she exclaimed. And that's exactly what she did. She ran, and ran as fast and as far as her legs could carry her... Until they could carry her no more. When Susumu look back up, she found herself at the entrance to a small town. "A- A town...? Oh no... I-I have to go warn someone!" She ducked into the town as fast as she could.

Just inside the town gates, Susumu was greeted by... Someone who seemed to be a cat? And a bright blue, nervous looking one at that. "H-hey you," he said to her. "Gosh, you... Look really pale. And- and out of breath. You feeling okay?"

"...M-Monsters!" Susumu started panicking. "Here! Outside of the town! Someone's gotta do something!"

"M-Monsters?" The cat shook his head. "Oh, no, you must be mistaken. There's no monsters here in Greenhorne. ...H-hey, uh... Why don't you look around town a little? You look like you could use a break."

"Well... Maybe if I do SOMEONE will listen to me..." Susumu mumbled.

"You say something?"

"O-oh, nothing. Just... Maybe you're right. I think I will have a look around, thanks."

As Susumu walked down the main street of Greenhorne, she saw... Quite a selection of interesting people. A cheerful looking bear lady was standing by her window. A blonde lady was trying to keep her sparkly-eyed son under control. A kind of shady-looking guy with messy hair was looking at her from the sidewalk. Near the other end of the town was another cat, a yellow-colored one who was... Rather oddly dressed, and he seemed to be waving to her.

"Oh, someone who can help me!" Susumu was relieved. "Please, I need help! There's monsters just outside the town! L-look, I got hurt pretty bad, and..."

"Hey, just calm down, would ya?" The cat tried to calm her down. "I'm Thunder Star. And, uh, this is Greenhorne. It's a pretty safe place, so you're free to rest here if you-"

He was interrupted, however, when a shadow suddenly fell across the town. "Ahahaha..." A strange shadowy figure appeared in the sky above the town. As far as Susumu could tell, he had an odd, catlike smile, and closed eyes that seemed to slant upward. "Ahem. Attention, people of Greenhorne. I am the Dark Lord, but you may call me Azamir. Well now, isn't this lovely? Such a quaint little town... It certainly would be a shame if it were to be... Oh, consumed by darkness, wouldn't it?"

"Wait, what?!" Susumu began to panic. "Who- What-"

Azamir opened his eyes, and with that, the faces began to disappear from the townspeople. From the shady guy, the bear lady, the sparkly-eyed child, and even the blue cat from before.

Azamir's smile seemed to grow even more as he shut his eyes again. "Yes, yes, this will do nicely," he said mostly to himself, before looking back at the town. "Oh, but this is only the beginning. For those of you left behind... You'd best watch your step, because I just might return for you next. Farewell for now, Greenhorne, and enjoy a life drowned in despair! Ahahaha..." And just as suddenly as he appeared, Azamir vanished.

"...What in Garaden's..."

"Traveler! Traveler, please!" The blonde woman frantically made her way up to Susumu, carrying her son with her. "M-my name is Crown. That awful Dark Lord... He- He took my little Jabari's face!" Crown then held up her son, showing that his face was indeed missing. "Please, you have to do something!"

"B-But what can I do?" Susumu asked. "I nearly got my tail handed to me out there, and, I'm no fighter..."

Crown stopped to think for a moment. "Well... I may have something here that can help you," she answered. She then produced some sort of amulet from her apron, handing it to Susumu. "This is an old amulet that's been in my family for generations, but... I have a feeling that you could make better use of it than I can."

Susumu nodded, and placed the amulet in her bag. "Thanks, Miss Crown," she said. "I can get you your son's face back, don't worry!" With that, she headed out the town's gate, setting off to search for any missing faces.

"...At least, I hope I can..."