Chapter 2- PAC-Man's guide to being alpha
Lucas woke up in his home in his little house in Tazmily Village at 6 o'clock in the morning. He got home pretty late last night so he still felt quit drowsy. Before he could even get his eyes open he could already smell the aroma of omelette, his favorite food. With all the messed up things that has happened to him, like his mom getting mauled by a robot t-rex, or how his town get gentrified, watching his twin brother commit suicide after everyone thought he already died three years ago, being forced to restart the entire universe, having to fight the god of hyperdeath, and him and everyone he has ever known and love being killed by a ball of light, eating omelettes made it seemed that nothing changed at all. After all it's what his mom used to make every morning.
Nowadays it's his dad who makes the omelettes, and even though there not as good as his mom's, they were still quite delicious. "Ah Lucas. You're finally awake", said whom Lucas recognized to be his father, Flint, the self proclaimed Sheriff of Tazmily. "Morning, Sunshine!", boomed another voice. Lucas was cut off guard by the other voice, as the only people that are usually in this house was him, Flint, and his dog Boney. Lucas finally had his eyes wide-open and saw it was his friend Kumatora, the tomboy princess. And sitting next to her at the kitchen table was his other friend Duster, the thief with a limp. "What the… What are you guys doing here!?", Asked Lucas, who was still felt caught off guard. "What? Your two pals aren't allowed to have breakfast with you?", asked Kumatora sarcastically. "Well you weren't exactly invited!", said Lucas. "Well technically your father did invite us in", added Duster. "Dad you could've at least woken me up first. I'm still in my jammies for Pete's sake!", snapped Lucas, who went to the bathroom to quickly change. "Son, is everything alright son? It's not like you to be so on edge", asked Flint. "Yeah I'm fine, just had a lot on my mind lately" "(Do you mind telling us, Lucas?)", ask Boney, who was munching away some dog food. Lucas sat down and hesitated for a bit, he has already revealed a lot to two people, he wasn't sure he wanted to tell more. "Come on, Lucas. We're worried about you. You can tell us", said Kumatora. Flint had finish making omelettes and set them down on the table. Then he kneeled down to Lucas and pat him on the back. "Look partner, me and your pals think we already know what's going on here" "You...do?" "Yeah and we understand you're finally at that age where you start to notice particular things..." said Duster. "like how you perceive people…", add Kumatora. "Yeah…". Lucas was getting nervous, it seemed like he wasn't as good at hiding the fact he had a crush as he thought. Flint then took of his cowboy hat and coughed a bit. "Son, you can tell us if you're gay. You know we'll love you no matter…" "GOD DAMN IT!", screamed Lucas on the top on his lungs. Lucas was so frustrated that he didn't noticed that he flipped his entire plate of omelettes, "I'M NOT GAY!". Everyone was shocked seeing the usually timid Lucas burst out with such rage. "(Are you sure?)", asked Boney. "Look, I'm sorry for my outburst. God PAC-Man was right, even my own family thinks I'm gay!", cried Lucas. He then got up and walked towards the mirror. He took a good look at himself. He wasn't the most confident, but today he was especially displeased with his appearance. "Is it my haircut, or my chicken legs!" "We're sorry Lucas, it's just compared to the other boys, you seem more… feminine", said Kumatora. Duster covered her mouth before she could say more. "Look we're sorry for jumping to conclusions. But please do tell us what's wrong?", plead Duster. "I don't even feel like telling you guys anymore", responded Lucas. "Who is this 'PackMan' fellow anyhow?", asked Flint. He was probably the most ignorant about what Super Smash Bros. tournament out of everyone. All he knew was Lucas was fighting a bunch of strange people from other dimensions. He didn't know any of the celebrities associated with Smash either, not even PAC-Man, Donkey Kong, or Mario. "I know you ain't so educated on Smash, Flint. But pretty much PAC-Man is a yellow circle that became the first famous video game character", Duster informed. "Hey, he's not picking on you, is he? 'Cause I'll beat his yellow ass until he turns inside out!", snapped Kumatora, while cracking her knuckles. "No", answered Lucas, "PAC-Man may be a little strange, but he is actually a pretty nice person". "How old is this guy anyway", asked Flint. "He like almost 40", said Kumatora. "Son, I don't think I want you to be talking to 40 year old circles" "Whatever, by the way dad I was invited to go to a festival tomorrow. Can I go?". "Sigh, fine. You did save the world for a third time, so you can go to another party. But me, Kumatora, and Duster are coming with to make sure you're ain't talking to anymore middle aged shapes", demanded Flint. "(What about me?)", Boney said, which no one heard him. "PAC-Man is a good person, he actually going to help me become more alpha, so say goodbye to beta Lucas! No one will think I'm gay anymore!", yelled Lucas, as he ran out the door, leaving everyone speechless. After a few seconds after Lucas ran out, Flint finally spoke up. "Do either of two mind telling me what beta mean?"
After dimension hopping a few times, Lucas finally found himself at Coconut mall. Lucas wasn't sure why PAC-man asked him to meet him here, and just then he realized he didn't know where in the mall he was supposed to meet him. So he dials the number PAC-man gave him onto his phone. It rang for quite a bit until PAC-man finally picked it up. "Hey bruh, what's up?" "Hello PAC-Man I'm here, where are you…" "Sike! this is a recorded message. Get rekt! Can't pick up da phone right now, I'm probably knees deep in some puss. I don't listen to messages, cause who da hell does that anymore, so call me later. Just a warning, I tend to be knees deep all the fucking time"
Lucas hangs up and lets out a sigh. He starts to walk aimlessly until he saw something in one of the shop's windows. It was a shiny violet pin. Lucas imagined the pin being Rosalina's hair, and he knew he had to buy it. After leaving the store he puts the violet pin in his pocket and overheard two teenage toads in hoppip topic clothing walking by, "Dude I swear I saw PAC-Man in Il Piantissimo's vape shop" "No way, PAC-Man vapes? He's more dope than I thought!". Now Lucas knew where PAC-Man was, and he hurried to the vape shop as fast as he could.
Once Lucas found the vape shop, he stopped himself from going in. He remembered that his dad told him to never walk into a vape shop because they would "rot your brain til you are as smart as Boney with finding a suitable place to do his business". But Lucas was so determined to become an alpha male, he did something that he has never done before: disobeyed his dad. It took a lot of force, but he got himself in, and it only cost the remaining amount of respect he had for himself. In there he finally spotted the yellow circle, standing with a crowd of pianta girls around him. "And I said, facts don't care about your feelings, libtard", PAC-Man snarked. All the piantas around him started to laugh with him, with none of them noticing that Lucas was standing right besides him. Lucas had a hard time confronting people, especially big groups, so Lucas stood there like a ghost, hoping that PAC-Man would notice him. He then tried to speak up but still end whispering, "Um PAC-Man… PAC-Man". PAC-Man looked around, confused to who was talking to him, until he finally spotted Lucas. "Oh shit, Lauren, ya here. Sorry ladies, but I have a class to teach". All the piantas cried in disappointment as their stud left to talk to Lucas. "You're late" "What are you talking about? I'm five minutes early", Lucas said as he showed PAC-Man it was indeed only 7:55. "Rule numero uno about being an alpha. Always be a least an hour early" "Aw man, I messed up already?" "Chill bruh, the road to becoming alpha is a bumpy one". Lucas still wasn't sure what he was getting into, but he trusted that PAC-Man knew what he was talking about, seeing how he was able to get a crowd of girls to swoon over him. "Kay rule numero dos, you gotta have the swag of an alpha", PAC-Man points to the counter where Il Piantissimo was sitting by the cash register with a wall of vapes behind him. "Every alpha got to have a vape with'em 24/7. No one that matters wants to chill with a guy that don't vape". Lucas felt a pit in his stomach, "Get a vape! But my dad told me to never even be near them!" Lucas cried. "Rule numero tres, alphas don't follow no rules, especially whiny-ass parents" "My dad isn't whiny, he just cares about me", Lucas whined. "Listen fam, if your dad don't let you vape, he has failed you as a father", PAC-Man said quietly to Lucas as he wrapped his arm around his shoulder. Lucas didn't want to disappoint his dad any further, but he half heartedly told himself that maybe his dad was wrong about vapes. "But chillax, I. Got. Chu…", Lucas moved a few inches to avoid PAC-Man's excessive punches. "I know you got me", Lucas said nervously.
PAC-Man wrapped his arm around Lucas again and lead him to the counter. "Aight, Lincoln, this is a very important decision, what vape do you want?". Lucas looked all over the wall, seeing all the different colors and designs. Lucas had zero know of what the differences between each vape was supposed to be, and he didn't want to make another mistake, so he decides to ask PAC-Man. "It's kinda hard to choose, what do you recommend?" "I can't pick your vape for you, bruh. You got to pick one that speaks to you. Your vape must match with your heart. Your vape got to be a reflection of your soul". PAC-Man's answer just confused Lucas, but eventually Lucas spotted a vape with a sunflower pattern. "I think I want that one". PAC-Man looks up and sees the vape Lucas pointed to. "Would be my first choice, but if it speaks to you, it speaks to you", shrugged PAC-Man, "Aight, next you got to pick the flavor. Choose wisely". Lucas then looks over to all the flavors. Luckily this choice wasn't as hard for Lucas to make. "I think I want cotton-candy", said Lucas. PAC-Man scoffed at Lucas' choice, "Cotton-Candy? What are you, some soft pussy? If you want to be an alpha, you have to get a man's flavor, like weed flavor". Lucas jumped that the word "weed", his dad was definitely going to kill him if he smokes a weed flavored vape. "Ay Piantissimo, how aboutchu get Lorin here that sun flower vape, weed flavored". Piantissimo looks up and takes a look at Lucas. "Dude, I can't selling weed vapes to minors. Don't you know the criminal justice system in Dalfino is all kinds of fucked", answered Piantissimo. "Wow man, what you racist? My boy here is a midget", PAC-man lies. "Oh man", said Piantissimo apologetically, "Sorry Dude, I thought you were some little gay boy". Piantissimo hands PAC-Man the vape, and PAC-Man take out some blue coins. "Don't worry Fam, it's on me", PAC-Man hands the blue coins to Piantissimo.
They both walk out of the shop, and PAC-Man gives the vape to Lucas. "Aight, now for the last step is hitting it. Now you don't want to mess up or else the peeps will think your a wuss. Let me demonstrate", PAC-Man then takes out his own vape, which was shaped like him. "First you inhale the fucker, get it in there nice a deep, and blow that shit out at a steady pace". PAC-Man then hits his vape and blows vapor out, "Yeah, that's the good shit". Lucas then took a whiff, "Oh god, what is that smell?". PAC-Man shook his head at Lucas, "Dude, that's weed; you so not with it. Alright now you do it". Lucas gulped; this was the point of no return. If he hits it, then he would be a delinquent. Lucas imagined his father and his friends being disappointed in him, all looking at him with saddest of face. He looks down at his vape, it cold metallic texture seeped through his fingers. Lucas then started to hear a voice, it seemed to echo in his mind. It sounded like his mother, it felt like she was hugging him from the behind. "Lucas….my sweet little Lucas….please….don't hit that vape….listen….please listen to your dear mother", then Lucas' mother, Hinawa, appeared right in front of him. She was transparent, and was looking at Lucas with complete sorrow. "Muh…muh...mommy?", Lucas whimpered. "Bruh, you know weed don't make you trip", PAC-Man said, feeling confused. Lucas then started to hear another voice, "bro….listen to mom….this isn't you, Lucas….please don't hit that vape". Claus, Lucas' twin brother, then appeared behind Hinawa, he was also transparent and looked at Lucas pleadfully. "Cl…Claus?", Lucas whimpered once more. "Look Lewis, I ain't got all fucking day. Hit it, or else you'll shit it", snapped PAC-Man. Lucas didn't know what to do, he wasn't even sure if he was actually looking at his dead mother and brother, but he felt more guilty than he has ever had in his life.
Lucas then looked up and noticed a peculiar sight coming from the second floor. It was Rosalina and Mario, linked arm to arm, and the both of them seemed to be laugh with each other. Lucas heart twisted into a knot, and without thinking, he put his vape into mouth, and started inhaling. Then the visions of Hinawa and Claus got absorbed into Lucas' vape as they screamed in horror. Lucas eyes widen and he starts to cough it all up instantly. He keeps coughing violently, and PAC-Man walks over and pats Lucas on the back. "Damn, it didn't think you would fuck up that badly", PAC-Man catches a glimpse of Lucas' face and sees that he is tearing up,"Dafaq, why are you crying?". It took Lucas a second before he could start talking again. "I...I think I saw my mom and brother", Lucas whimpered, barely being able to hold himself together. "Look fam, here's another thing you should know if you want peeps to chill with you", Pac-Man said, "No. One. Wants. To. Hear. About. Your. Dead. Mom!"(And yes, PAC-Man did clap on each pause). "What *cough* do you mean?", whizzed Lucas. "Limo, the third rule about being alpha is to talk like one. For example, not talking about dead moms. Alphas aren't supposed to be sad, that's for cucks. We are supposed to have no flaws and show no weaknesses" "But no one is flawless and have no weaknesses", Lucas argued. "You think I got flaws?! I'm PAC "Motherfucking" Man, I'm famous, successful, and never lose" "Didn't you lose to Mario last week?" "I… I let that beta-cuck win. Cause I never lose, you know why? Cause I'm alpha. And you'll be too, after you take my advice. Are we straight up?" "...Yes" "What was that?" "I mean, we straight up". Lucas seemed to struck a nerve with PAC-Man, and starting to get scared. "Good. Now I'm going to speak famsquad. What is up my homie, dis shit turnt. Where you at?". Lucashad no idea what PAC-Man just said, but tried to respond by mimicking PAC-Man's usual speech pattern. "Um… pretty chill. How good with your vibes ...homeskillet". "Damn bruh, you caught on this quick. Just keep talking famsquad and you'll be swimming in pussy in no time". Lucas still didn't know what the hell they were saying, but he obviously seemed to get the hang of it, so he decided to take PAC-Man's advice.
Just then, Lucas turned and saw Princess Rosalina sitting with Mario. Now they were drinking Frapminccinos. Then Mario got up and gave Rosalina his drink, "Well I gotta go drain the old pipe. I'll be right back". Mario then headed to the bathroom; this seemed to be the perfect time for Lucas to approach Rosalina. "Hey PAC-Man, look! Rosalina is "chillin" by herself. Should I go talk to her?" "Pfft, looking like that", PAC-Man said as he points to Lucas' clothes then hair. "Lemmy, you may be now alpha on the inside, but you still look gay on the outside! Don't skrrt, I know a guy that will fix you right up". PAC-Man then leads Lucas to Hoppip Topic and they walk up to Noki employee. "This here is Znipz, he is the best alphacater I know". Znipz well a green Noki and he wore a beanie, shades, and Buzzies. "Yo, what is up PAC!", Znipz said. "Sup, Znipz. I need you to do me a favor. Alphacate my lil pupil here. And do it lightning fast, the window for pussy is closing". "Sure thang, Fam. Come with me", said Znipz as he leads Lucas to the back room.
Once they were in the back room, Znipz takes out measuring tape and starts measuring Lucas all over. "Wait here", Znipz said as he went to retrieve some stuff. Lucas just stood there alone for a bit, and he takes a look at himself in the mirror. He looked at his shirt, his legs, and his hair and remembered everything PAC-Man said about his appearance. He couldn't help but agree with PAC-Man, what girl would want to go out with "this". Znipz then came back with a box full of clothes, "Here fam, try these one". Lucas takes off the clothes he was wearing and puts on his new clothes. After he put everything one, Znipz came over with a pair of hair clippers, "Ya about to see why they call me Znipz". Znipz then proceeded to cut Lucas' hair. "Aight now take a look at yourself in the mirror". Lucas turns and looks at his new self, he was now wearing a white suprimerina shirt, extremely ripped and baggy jeans, and a pair of Buzzies. He then takes a look at his hair, now it was High fade with texture. "Hey PAC, come in and see ya boy reborn", Znipz yelled to PAC-Man. "I gotta see this", PAC-Man entered the room and got a good look at "alpha" Lucas, "God damn, Lawrence. You looking fly as fuck.! You're completely unrecognizable! You don't look gay no more!". Lucas felt ecstatic when he heard those words, no longer will people think he's gay, now he is alpha! "Thank you, thank you, thank you, PAC-Man! You really changed my life!", Lucas yelled as he ran over to hug PAC-Man. "It's nothing kid. Just helping a chill guy out" "I'm going to ask Rosalina out right now!". Before Lucas started to run out PAC-Man grabbed him. "Wait, I forgot one last thing" "What is it?" "If there's anything truth in this crazy ass multiverse of ours, is that women prefer men who are taller than them. And seeing how she's 7 feet tall…", PAC-Man then places his hand on Lucas' head, "And you're 5 feet tall… ya going to need a boost". Lucas scratched his head at PAC-Man's logic, "But you and Mario are only an each taller than me, why do women want to date you guys?" "*Snickers* Cause we both got cred and bread. To make sure that you get that space puss, we going to boost" "Okay, but how do you suppose I grow 2 feet?" "I gotchu. Znipz, you got the good stuff?". Znipz takes out another box, this time filled with super mushrooms. "Super mushrooms?", Lucas yelled, "Won't I shrink back if I take damage?". "Chill fam, just don't get hit", PAC-Man said as he shoved a super mushroom into Lucas' mouth. Lucas then started to grow, his voice got deeper, but luckily his clothes grew with him. He grew until he was 7,1. "Woah", said Lucas, "Everything seems so small now". "Perfect, But one last thing", PAC-Man said. "Sigh what?" "Rosalina can't know it's you" "Why not?" "She will still be turned off, otherwise. So let's just give you a new name". PAC-Man paused and thought long and hard for a new name, then he snapped his fingers, "Gor it! your new name's now Lucas". Lucas just stared at PAC-Man blankly. "What?" "Nothing... okay I'm going to go ask Rosalina out!" "Go get'em, big tiger!". While Lucas ran out of the room, he kept getting his head bumped and knocking over stuff because of his newfound height. A tear fell down PAC-Man's eye, "It feels like yesterday that he was a little gay boy".
Lacas ran back to the bench where he last saw Rosalina, luckily she was still sitting by herself. Lucas took a couple of deep breaths before approached her. "This is it!", Lucas thought to himself as he approached Rosalina, "This is where are of your training comes into fruition, try to be cool, Lucas". When he got to the bench, Rosalina was looking at her phone, not noticing him at all. Lucas then coughed to get her attention. "Sup pretty thang, saw you looking damn fine from a mile away. I came here to tell you that you queen". Lucas tried to imitate PAC-Man as hard as he could, and for a second he thought he overdid it, because Rosalina didn't respond for quite a bit. Then all of a sudden she started to laugh really hard. "Darn it", Lucas though, "I completely blew it. She thinks I'm a total clown". Rosalina laughed for a good minute until she was able to catch her breath, "Wow, you're really funny. That was the most entertaining way anyone has ever flirted e. You should be a comedian!". Lucas was frozen; Rosalina seemed to have taken his flirtation as a literal joke. So Lucas decided to run with it, "Well actually I am a comedian" "Oh really!? Where do you perform?". Lucas didn't know how to respond to that last question, so he try to think of a place really quickly . "You're from the Earthbound universe, right?", Rosalina asked, but then she covered her mouth and blushed as she thought about what she just asked, "Opps, sorry! I incorrectly assumed your universe, didn't I? Sorry for being insensitive!". "No no no, don't be. You're actually correct, I am from Earthbound". Lucas was seeing a side of Rosalina that she hasn't seen before. Normally she seemed more level headed and elegant, but now Lucas sees that even she can get easily flustered. Rosalina made a sigh of relief when Lucas reassured her, "Oh thank god. Sorry, I can be a bit of an air head sometimes. So where in Earthbound are you from?" "Oh! Um… Fourside!". Lucas didn't actually new much about his own world, after all he grew up when the only place left was the Nowhere Islands. But he did at least know about Fourside from hearing about it from Ness. "Yeah, I perform at the Topalla Theater" "Holy starbits, you must be quite successful!". Lucas gulped as he realized that lying about performing at the famous Topolla Theater was a bit much. "Yeah, I'm really lucky to perform there…", Lucas gulped. "Oh how silly of me", responded Rosalina, "I haven't even asked what your name was. Well you probably already know me, as you seem to have recognized me. Sorry but I don't think I have ever heard of you. You must know that I'm sometimes out of loop, it's kinda embarrassing". "Oh my name?!", Lucas said as sweat ran down his cheek, "My name is… Leh.. Luke! That's right, Luke...um… Starstroller". Lucas cringed at his terrible lie, but for one reason or another, Rosalina bought it, "Wow, that's a pretty cool name!". Rosalina got up to shake Lucas' hand when she notice how tall he was. "Wow, I didn't notice how big you were", Rosalina then look up and down Lucas' body, and she seemed to a little smirk on her face. "It's nice to meet another human that is taller than me that isn't Waluigi", said Rosalina. "WELL FUCK YOU, TOO!", yelled Waluigi from his taco stand. "Yeah, same. I guess that's one reason why I like you..", Lucas shut his mouth quickly, realizing that he accidentally told Rosalina about his feeling. This made Rosalina blushed, and there was a silence between them for quite some time. "Sorry, I'm must've creeped you out", Lucas said softly, "I'll understand stand if you want me to leave…" "Wait!", Rosalina yelled pretty loud when Lucas started to walk away. "No no… it's fine. I'm just a little embarrassed, it's the first time anyone has ever confessed to me". Lucas was in shock, how has this beautiful woman never been confessed to before? "Really? I thought Mario was maybe your boyfriend", said Lucas as he tried to hide his shock from Rosalina. "Oh don't be silly", Rosalina spoke while giggling, "We're just good friends. He was helping me pick out a dress for the Star Festival". Lucas was in cloud 9; all this time he thought Rosalina and Mario started dating, and that he completely lost his chance with Rosalina. "Don't you think you a little too relieved, Mr. Starstoller", Rosalina said joking, Lucas felt embarrassed that Rosalina was able to read him so well. "He he he. Yeah, let's just say I had these feelings for a while", then an idea popped into Lucas' head, and so he decided take advantage of the opportunity, "Talking about the Star Festival, would you mind if I was your date?". "Of course, I would love to! And you know what? Peach is running a talent show during the festival, you should do a comedy routine!". Chills ran down Lucas' spine, there was no way he could actually do a comedy routine. As much as his friends and Family loved him, they were completely honest with the fact that Lucas was the most unfunny person around. Before Lucas could reject Rosalina's proposal, she took a picture of him with her phone and started to text someone. "Congrats, you got in! Peach didn't seem to know who you were either, but thanks to my persuasive words I managed to get her to squeeze you into the show!" "But Rosalina, I'm not really sure about this" "Don't you understand Luke? The Talent show is getting broadcast to the entire multiverse! You won't just be popular in Fourside, you'll be known in every world!". Lucas felt like he was going to collapse, he imagined making a fool out to himself in front of the entire multiverse. But he decided to reluctantly accept it, so to not make himself seem suspicious "Oh thank You Rosalina…", Lucas said as he faked his excitement, "It's what I always dreamed of…".
"Mama Mia, the line to the bathroom took a god damn eternity. Hope you weren't too lonely without me, Rosalina". Lucas turned his head and saw Mario coming back from the bathroom. Then both of them caught each other's eyes. "Um, who the heck are you?", asked Mario, with an eyebrow raised. "Oh Mario, this is Luke Starstroller. He's a famous comedian from Fourside!", said Rosalina enthusiastically. Mario then got a good look at "Luke Starstroller", "Well he certainly looks funny". "Mario!", Rosalina scolded, "His fashion choices may be…. provocative, but you shouldn't mock people's appearances". "No no, it's fine. Really", reassured Lucas. "No Luke, Mario needs to apologize", Rosalina seemed to be really mad at Mario. "I've never even heard of this supposed famous comedian, how do you know he isn't just some creep?!" "Why are you getting needlessly rude? You didn't know this, but Luke is actually my date to the Star Festival!". Mario face then got really red, "Your date?! I thought I was going to be your date?!". "What are you talking about? We were just going to hang out! We're just friends, Mario!", Rosalina screamed so loud that her voice echoed through the entire mall. Everyone was stuck in an awkward silence, Lucas in particular was sweating bullets for all the drama and attention he accidentally caused. Mario then stared at the ground and had a stern look on his face. "Screw it, I don't need this…", Mario said somberly. He walked away, still visibly upset. Rosalina turned her head away from Mario and crossed her arms. Lucas felt extremely guilty, it was weird. Just moments ago he couldn't stand seeing Rosalina and Mario together, but now he felt a monster for ruining to what seemed to be a close friendship. "Sigh, sorry Luke. I didn't know Mario be such a jerk", Rosalina said after calming down. "No no no, it's good", Lucas said, despite knowing it wasn't. "Well, regardless I'm really looking forward for our date", Rosalina then winked at Lucas. Lucas blushed and laugh nervously, almost forgetting what previously transpired. "Yeah me too. I'll see you later then" "See you later ". Rosalina then kissed Lucas on the cheek and walked off.
Hearts were shooting out of Lucas' head. This had to be one of the greatest moments in his life. Lucas was so happy, that he started to dance,"Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Alright, Alight!". PAC-Man then walked in and started to dance as well, "Go Lucas. You're the boi. Ya alpha. And. You. Got. Dat. Puss!". Lucas and PAC-Man then high-fived and chest bumped each other. "Man I saw the whole goddamn thing! Ya cucked Mario's ass mad hard! Didn't I tell you I gotchu you fam?!" "Yeah you did! Now I'm alpha, and I got a date with my dream girl to the Star Festival! I don't know how thank ya!". PAC-Man then stopped dancing and looked confused, "Star Festival? I didn't hear about no Star Festival". Lucas then stopped dancing too and turned to PAC-Man, "Didn't Rosalina invite you last night? I thought she invited everyone" "She didn't invite me!". Lucas wondered why Rosalina didn't invite PAC-Man to the festival, and then the air between PAC-Man and Lucas started to get awkward. "Well… maybe she just forget" "No! Nobody forgets to invite motherfucking PAC-Man!" "Well why else weren't you invited" "I don't know!". PAC-Man was really upset about not being invited, Lucas tried to figure out away to cheer him up but found himself struggling to find the right words. "Luke! You gotta help me get in!" "Get in? I don't know about that, PAC-Man… Is it really that bad if you don't go" "Boi, I just fucking fixed your whole life, and ya do me like dat? Ya owe me!". Lucas was getting scared by PAC-Man's anger and desperation. Finally he reluctantly gave in, "Okay PAC-Man. I'll help you sneak in, it's the least I can do". PAC-Man then calmed down and pats Lucas on the back, "Atta boi. I knew I could count on you". Lucas wasn't sure how he was going to help PAC-Man sneak in, but he felt obligated after how much he help him. "Kay, I'm gonna get Znipz to get use slappin' clothes for the festival. Catch ya in a few", PAC-Man then runs off back to Hoppip Topic. Once PAC-Man was gone Lucas heard a familiar voice right behind him. "So this is what you were busy doing?".
Lucas turned around and saw it was none other than Ness. "Ness, what are you doing here?" "Well I was having fun playing turf war when I got a call from Kumatora saying that you ran out of your home to meet PAC-Man of all people, to try to become "alpha"! And while me and everyone were trying to figure out where the hell you went, I found a post on Inkstagram from Peach saying a famous comedian from my country, which who I never heard of, is performing at the Star Festival talent show, with a stupid name Luke Starstroller". Ness then took out his phone and showed Lucas the post. "I found it suspicious that this person in the picture, who appeared out of nowhere, looked like an older but douchier version of you. So I recognized that the picture was taken at Coconut Mall, and I used PK Teleport here. May I first ask why the hell are you hanging out with PAC-Man?". Lucas got angry when he heard Ness' tone towards someone who he felt changed his life, "Hey what's wrong with PAC-Man. He's a very nice and cool guy?". "No he's not, Lucas. He is a sad middle age man who thinks he's better than everyone else. Look!", Ness then shows Lucas PAC-Man's Inkstagram. He saw posts of PAC-Man flexing, posing in ridiculous looking clothing and wearing various wigs. One even had a picture of him pressing his lips together and the post said, "Would you punch this face for a million coins?". All the comments were mocking him; one was even from Pichu saying, "I would punch your face for free". It seemed in general, no one had any respect for him. "Don't you see Lucas? His name isn't even PAC-Man, it's Puck-Boy". Ness then showed Lucas a picture of PAC-Man's revoked driver's license which was posted by someone anonymous, all the information was right, with his birthday being May 22nd, 1980, eye shape being his own shape, and his height being 5,01. There you can clearly see that his name was in fact, Puck-Boy. "And it seems like I'm too late, he already rubbed off on you. You look ridiculous, Lucas". Lucas then did something out of character, which was losing his shit. "Hey it's better than looking gay! And you know why I was hanging out with him? Because unlike you, who didn't believe in me, he actually helped me get a date with Rosalina!" "She's not going on a date with you, Lucas! She's thinks she going on a date with famous comedian, Luke Starstroller!". "Shut up! You thought uncool Lucas couldn't get the girl, but look at me now. You're just jealous that I'm more alpha than you now!" "Lucas, this dumb look, all huge lies, the way you're being a huge asshole right now? This isn't you. You have turned into a Puck-Boy!". Lucas turned away from Lucas, refusing to look him in the eye. "Please Lucas, we're all worried about you…", Ness tried to reach Lucas' hand but he slaps it away. "Just leave me alone, Ness", Lucas said softly. Despite looking like a grown adult, Lucas was still as sensitive as ever. "Look, all of this alpha bullshit, it's all made up. Being more or less "manly" doesn't factor in how valued of a person you are. Please recognized that!" "I said, leave me alone". Ness felt quite fed up with Lucas, so he decides to leave him be for now, "Lucas, I'm going to get everyone else to knock some sense into you. So please, stay away from PAC-Man". Ness then started to run super face until he yelled, "PK Teleport" and completely disappeared.
Lucas sat down on the bench where Rosalina was sitting and decided to take out his weed vape to numb the pain. He still hadn't figured out how to do it properly, and ended up coughing again, but it seemed to help a little. "Still ain't used to vaping, huh?", PAC-Man returned with two Hoppip topic bags in each hand, "No worry, bruh. You'll get used to it. I got our slappin' clothes". Lucas didn't bother looking down at the bags, "Oh…. cool". PAC-Man raised an eyebrow at Lucas' sudden low energy, "You Aight? Cause I need ya to help me figure out how you are going to sneak me in". Lucas just stares at PAC-Man, wonder what to think of him after what he just learning how everyone views him, questioning what he has been doing all day, "PAC-Man, why is it important to be alpha?". PAC-Man looked at Lucas like he was some undiscovered alien, "Why do you mean? Being alpha is super important, didn't you see how being alpha got you puss?" "Yeah, but why did I need to completely change who I was so a girl could like me?". PAC-Man didn't know what to say after saying that. He then sat next to Lucas put the bags next to him, "Look, Fam. Sometimes it do be like that. If I have to be legit with you, I wasn't always like this. I used to act different, look different, I even had a different name. I had nothing, I was a complete nobody because of the way I was. So one day I decided to change into a whole new person, and that's how ya boi became who is today. And look at me now. I'm rich and successful, and you'll be too. Because now you're Luke Starstroller, alpha pussy slayer and superstar". PAC-Man then took out his phone a showed Lucas a picture of Rosalina, "And after everything, you want to give up on this?". Lucas felt at ease when seeing Rosalina, and for better or for worse, this helped get his spirit back, "No!". "Then let's get that puss!", yelled PAC-Man, as he got up and pulled Lucas out of the bench. Lucas was back in the groove, but then he remembered that he forgot to give Rosalina the violet pin. "Aw man", Lucas moaned as he took the pin out of his pocket, "I forgot to give her this pin. Do you think she'll like it?". PAC-Man took a gander at the pin. "Don't worry, chicks dig gifts. You can give it to her later", he then gives Lucas one of the bags, "For now, let's look slappin!".