Disclaimer: if I owned pikmin it would be a LOT different…but I don't.
Chapter 1: the first pikmin
Accessing first pikmin memories…
Everything was dark, but I could feel the world around me. I could feel the soft soil pressing onto my skin, I felt the faint breeze as my leaf swayed, and I could feel myself absorbing the nutrients around me. It was peaceful, and I felt like I could stay like this forever…but I couldn't.
I heard a loud whistling, one that seemed to be calling to me in particular…and I had to answer it. I used all my effort to un-lodge myself…and I popped out of the ground.
Standing in front of me was a large beast…one that I knew was hostile. "Get away!" I yelled at it.
When it didn't respond, I charged at it. That sent the message, and it ran off. Instinct told me to run after it, but it was too fast, and I didn't want to go too far.
After I was calm, I looked around. I could still feel the wind, but no it was all over. I could see the many colors of the world…especially that of a strange white flower.
"Huh…what's this?" I asked, slowly approaching it. As I did, it threw a seed, which floated to the ground and planted itself.
I watched in amazement as the seed grew a leaf, and started emitting a faint, colorless light. The light was captivating…I didn't know what this plant was, but I knew I wanted it…I just hoped I didn't hurt it.
I grabbed onto the stalk and tugged. "woo-hoo!" a creature that was identical to me landed behind me. I turned to face it.
It looked at me, looked at itself, then back at me "you're like me" it said, in a slightly higher pitched voice
"I guess I am" I replied.
"Well…what are we?" it asked
"I…I don't know" I said
"Hmm…" the other started thinking. We needed something we could use to call each other…like names.
"What should I call you?" I asked
"Well, what do you call yourself?" it replied back
"Uh…." I couldn't think of a name
"I don't think 'uh' is a suitable name" she replied (I decided it was female, and I was male)
I rolled my eyes "fine, you choose a name for me" I said
"Hmm…" she looked at me "pik" she said
"Pik?" I repeated
She nodded "because you picked me from the ground"
I shrugged "I guess that works" I said
"Ok, now you choose a name for me" she said
"How about…min?" I said
"Why min?" she asked
"Well, you're kind of like my minion" I said
"And what makes you think that?" she asked
"Because without me, you would still be in the ground" I stated plainly
"Point taken" she replied, though a bit upset
"Now, what are we?" I asked
"Hmm…" she started thinking again, then her eyes lit up "pikmin!" she said
"Pikmin?" I asked
"Yea, pik and min, pikmin!" she said
I couldn't help laughing at her conclusion "ok, we're pik and min the pikmin" I said
She jumped for joy "great! Now let's try to get more!" she said
We looked at the flower, which was now emitting a slightly stronger light than min was emitting "that's wired" I said
"It's so pretty!" min said
"Well, you showed the same light, and I pulled you, and here you are" I said
"Then lets pull it" she replied, going over and holding on to the stem.
I went to the other side and did the same "ready?" I asked
"Ready" she said
"Ok, one…two…three!" I said. We pulled up, and it launched upwards, flinging us both back.
The flower was white, and was on top of a circular object, which was colorless. It had three brown legs that looked a lot like roots.
"Huh…what do you know?" min said.
"This is strange…" I said, climbing onto it
"It seems kind of like a nest." Min said
I was too occupied with the flower. I pushed it experimentally, and it started spinning. The plant-thing launched up, throwing me off. It then came back down. "Whoa" I said
"Oh my god that's cool!" Min exclaimed. I heard loud roars as I realized the sun was going down.
"Come on, let's go in" I said
"How?" min asked
"The legs" I said.
We each climbed up a leg. We started getting smaller as we climbed, and then we went in through a small door at the point of one of the legs. We pulled the legs in as the thing lifted off of the ground, and rocketed into the sky.
After it stabilized, I took the time to look around. It was a large, circular room…and it felt really empty. There was a tube in the middle, which went from the floor to the roof. Besides that, I couldn't see very much, except for three doors evenly spaced out around the walls, which I assumed were doors to outside.
"Wow…it's so big in here!" Min said
"I know…it feels empty" I replied
She smiled at me "that means we can explore it without interruption" she said
"Explore what? It looks like just one big room" I said
"Well…something has to keep it in the air" she replied
"Ok, if you can find a hidden room, be my guest" I said
She felt along the wall while I sat against the column in the middle. I felt completely drained of energy...I guess I was tiered.
"I can't find anything!" she said angrily, stomping her foot in frustration
"Relax min. I think it's time to go to sleep" I said
"But…" she started protesting, then sighed, coming over to me. "Fine, we can explore tomorrow" she said.
I lied down, and she lied down next to me "good night pik" she said
"Night min" I replied.
She fell asleep within minutes, but I was still awake, listening to the humming of the onion. I sighed, and slowly let myself drift to sleep.
First chapter done! Yay! Like my name for the first pikmin? I couldn't think of names that would suit them better, especially since they don't know human names. Anyways, criticism, reviews, and input are all welcomed. Bye for now!