Author's note: I do not own any of the characters or creatures in this chapter. However, I did give names to Olimar's family members, because their real names are currently unknown.
Pikmin Worlds: Day 1
A Lesson in Labor
A great flash lit up the sky above the planet of the Pikmin as Olimar's new ship, the Porpoise, escaped from warp speed. This new ship was much sturdier than his original Dolphin, and far less sassy than his boss's ship, the Pod. The best aspect of the Porpoise, in Olimar's opinion, was that the cockpit had room for four individuals, and therefore could hold his entire family.
Olimar, who was already wearing his new space suit, was scanning the strange planet's surface for a possible landing site. His family was currently pulling on their own space suits below deck. These new outfits were designed to be fireproof, shockproof, resilient, and airtight to provide the most protection possible from nature's elements. Each uniform had a shining beacon at the top, which was used to communicate with others and even give commands to the unusual Pikmin creatures. Olimar's beacon was red, his wife Julie's was yellow, his daughter Sadie's was green, and his son Chip's was blue.
When everyone was prepared for landing, Olimar spoke into his intercom inside his helmet to tell his family exactly what to expect. "I have excellent news, family," he said. "The scanners have located a red, yellow, and blue Onion on the surface right next to each other right near where I first crash-landed! It seems that the Pikmin have finally learned all on their own to work as a team!" Olimar quickly started scribbling some notes down in his journal, where he would record all of the discoveries made on this mission. "We will be landing very shortly, so you will soon meet the Pikmin for the first time!" he exclaimed as he finished jotting down notes.
Julie, Chip, and Sadie looked out of the window with amazement in their eyes as saw their first glance at the planet's surface. Humongous trees sprouted everywhere, and the ground was covered in lush, green grass. They next saw the Onions, which looked very much like multicolored versions of the Hocotatian delicacy they were named after. After landing with a soft thud, they found themselves beamed out of the ship right in front of the Onions. The sun could be shining high in the clear, blue sky.
"Come here, my family," said Olimar as he rushed under the red Onion. Chip's eyes grew wide as he saw twenty of the little carrot-shaped creatures he had heard so much about slide down the Onion to once again greet their master.
"Wow, they do look just like Pikpik carrots!" exclaimed Chip as he ran to take a closer look.
"Slow down, son," yelled Olimar, "I'm not sure how they will react to a stranger rushing towards them."
However, when the red Pikmin saw the beacon on Chip's head, they reasoned that this creature was somehow related to their master. Several leaf Pikmin stepped forward to take a closer look with their wide, unblinking eyes.
"I don't like the way these things are looking at me," whined Chip.
"Please don't worry, son," laughed his father, "they only want to get to know you better."
All of a sudden, Julie called out to her husband, "These little guys are absolutely adorable!" as she scratched a yellow Pikmin behind its oversized ears. Sadie was also having a similar experience with some blue Pikmin she called out.
"I'm very glad that the Pikmin get along so well with all of us, but I'm afraid that I have to instruct you all how to use the Pikmin to battle and perform task." Sighed Olimar, who did not really want to interrupt the cute scene his family and the Pikmin were making. "First, let's try battling that Dwarf Red Bulborb over there," he said, pointing at a small, round, red creature with white spots. Chip immediately started rushing forwards with his red Pikmin.
"Wait, son, I have not yet taught you how to battle!"
"Don't worry, Dad, I remember when you told me how you beat up all the giant bugs you fought." Chip started to randomly throw his red Pikmin around, all missing the Dwarf Red Bulborb. Fortunately, the Pikmin were able to subdue the weak beast by whacking it with their leaves. "See, I can battle just as well as you!"
Olimar was about to explain a simpler way to defeat Bulborbs, when Sadie cried, "How dare you throw all of those Pikmin around, Chip. You're harming the little babies!"
"Don't worry, Sadie, Pikmin love to be thrown in the air." To prove his point, he called a yellow Pikmin forward and threw it towards a Pellet Posy. The Pikmin yelled "Yahoo!" as it landed perfectly in the middle of the flower, releasing its nutritious pellet. "As you can see, family," continued Olimar, "throwing Pikmin accurately is the most effective way to pass any obstacle we meet on this planet. Julie and Sadie nodded in agreement, while Chip yelled, "Hey, look at what I found!" He was standing right next to a much larger Red Bulborb, currently asleep, and was about to attack.
"Wait, Chip, it's too dangerous to attack such a large beast with only twenty Pikmin! Get away from there now!"
However, Chip had already thrown several Piknim onto the bug's face, and the Bulborb rose swiftly off the ground. Chip started to panic and run around in circles, forgetting completely about the Pikmin he had thrown, and three of them were devoured by the hungry creature.
Olimar started to scream into his intercom, telling Chip to calm down and call back his Pikmin, but Julie was angry at the Red Bulborb for scaring her son. Without thinking, she rushed forward and threw all twenty of her yellow Pikmin onto the Bulborb's back.
Olimar was about to call his wife back, but was cut off when Sadie yelled, "Don't worry, mother, I'll help!" His daughter threw all twenty of her blue Pikmin onto the bug as well, and then started to kick the monster in the legs. By now, the Buborb had had enough, and, letting out a small cry, collapsed onto the ground.
Chip quickly halted and prepared for a punishment for his brashness, but was surprised to hear his father applauding his family. "This is great!" exclaimed Olimar. "You all managed to take down a fully grown Red Bulborb with hardly any training! I am very proud of every one of you!"
"Dad, you're not mad that I accidentally let some Pikmin get eaten?"
"I wouldn't worry too much. The Pikmin are brave warriors, and are more than willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the colony. Plus, that Red Bulborb corpse will more than make up for the loss."
Sadie interrupted her father to say, "Look, the sun is already setting."
Her father nodded his head. "Ah, yes. The days on this planet pass by notoriously quickly. Let the red Pikmin bring the bodies of each Bulborb to their Onion and prepare to depart. As his family prepared for the day's end, Olimar took out his journal and wrote down the notes of the day.
Day 1: Landing site
The only breakthrough discovery made today was the gathering of the Pikmin Onions before landing on the planet surface. This proves the previous hypothesis that Pikmin have enough social intelligence to ally with each other without help.
On a personal note, it is now my strong belief that my family truly has what it takes to survive on this hostile planet, and I could not be more proud. Now I feel that I can truly bond with them. Tomorrow I plan on taking them on a fieldwork mission, in the hopes of making new discoveries as well as showing my family how wonderful this experience will truly be for them.
Captain Olimar finished off his notes, and then stepped back into the Porpoise to discuss the first day of the mission with his family. The space ship's engine glowed brightly and lifted off, followed by three colorful Onions.