Chapter 4
"Okay, begin to explain everything please." Kusa demanded, "I want to know what's going on." Pit and Mario exchanged glances before looking at the girl in front of them. They had no idea what she meant by "explain everything".
"What do you mean by that?" Pit questioned, "What kind of "everything" do you need us to explain?"
"That bomb," Kusa retorted, "I guess you two know what it does right?" Pit and Mario exchanged glances once again, a wave of nervousness swooping over them.
"Well, uhh.." Pit rubbed the back of his neck, "You see...That bomb..We don't know what it really does either and..."
"And'a all we know'a is that's it absorbs'a areas into'a the purple energy'a it shoot's out'a!" Mario exclaimed, "We honestly'a don't know'a what else'a it does."
"It absorbs places into that dark purple energy..." Kusa repeated at a lower volume, 'Does that mean my town is absorbed in that? That's what I saw before I came here...The same purple energy in the middle of the park...' Kusa sighed, not wanting to think about the downfall of her hometown.
"Believe us, Kusa." Pit watched her carefully, "That's truly all we know. If we knew more, we wouldn't want to keep it a secret..."
"I believe you two." Kusa gave them a reassuring smile, "I really do. But it would be nice to know more about what's going on."
"I agree with you on that." Pit shrugged, "But I guess the more we adventure around, the more we'll learn about it right?" He gave her a small smile before looking up at the dark sky. "It's getting late. We should probably rest."
"Yeah. I'm'a kinda tired." Mario chimed, laying down, "Well'a I'll see'a two in the morning'a." He gave them a small wave before rolling onto his side and closing his eyes.
"Good night, Mario." Pit smiled at him, "And good night Kusa." He looked at her and smiled in her direction as well, before putting his weapon down and laying on the ground as well.
"Good night Mario, good night Pit.." Kusa laid down on the opposite side of the small area. She closed her eyes, with a small frown on her face. She was afraid that the dark energy would engulf them while they were asleep.
A little boy walked alone in a deserted zoo. He looked around carefully, afraid of where he was. But the only way to get "home" was to pass this area. The place was silent, and the only sounds that were heard were from him. His footsteps echoed, breaking the silence.
'I don't like this at all...' The boy thought, shivering from fear. 'I need to hurry and-' Hearing something slam behind him made the boy scream. His head shot back to look behind him. He saw a giant stone monster behind him. Letting out another scream, he began to run, and the monster quickly followed behind.
"G, get away from me!" The boy stuttered, panting. "I don't need y, you following me!" He tripped on something caught in the ground, and a wave of panic took over him. He struggled to pull his foot out of it, but couldn't.
'Not good...!' His mind shouted, 'Not good at all!' He continued to try and break free, until the monster was right above him. The boy closed his eyes and waited for the pain, when something shot through the air at the monster.
"PK Thunder!"
"W, wha..?" He opened his eyes and looked around for the source of the voice. Looking back at the monster, the stone was losing it's balance. Another boy who appeared to be a few years older than him stood beside the trapped boy. He shot a green energy ball out of the air.
"PK Cross!" He shouted, as the green energy went straight for the monster. The stone monster cracked and crumbled into dust. The boy wiped his forehead and smiled. "That wasn't so hard..."
Looking down at the boy, he knelt down and began to help him break free. The younger boy was free, and he quickly scrambled to his feet.
"Th, than you for saving me..." He shyly said, not looking the other boy in the eyes, "My name is Lucas..." The other boy grinned and held out his hand.
"The name's Ness. It's nice to meet you, Lucas."
"N, nice to meet you too, Ness.." Lucas shook hands with the boy and a small smile creeped onto his face. He was about to say something else, when suddenly the ground began to shake again. He covered his head in fright, afraid to see another stone statue coming after him.
"Oh great..." Ness muttered, "Just who I need to see...Porky..."
Lucas looked up at who Ness had called Porky. He was in a strange machine that symbolized some sort of spider. He was about to ask who Porky was when Ness quickly jumped into action by attacking him with another PK Cross. It only had little effect as Porky's machine stumbled back only slightly. He watched as Ness continued to attack, only leaving some scratches. Lucas then swallowed the lump in his throat before stepping forward.
"PK...FREEZE!" He shouted at the top of his lungs, shooting out a ball of ice at Porky. It landed below his legs, freezing the machine in place. As Porky struggled to break free, Ness looked at Lucas. Lucas nodded and they both looked back at Porky.
"PK FIRE!" They both shouted at the same time, shooting a ball of fire at the machine. It struck the machine dead in the center, causing it to malfunction. The machine collapsed and Ness smiled at Lucas.
"Great job, Lucas!" He gave his new friend a pat on the back, "I wouldn't have been able to do that without you!" Lucas blushed a little in embarrassment from the compliment.
"T, thank you..." He smiled, "But, you did most of the work..." Ness chuckled, and rubbed the back of his neck.
"If you say so!" He laughed, "But, you're still a big he-" Ness stopped at the sound of someone laughing. He tensed, thinking that Porky wasn't defeated. Looking around, there wasn't anyone around. Confused, Ness was about to shrug it off, until he heard a small beeping sound. Quickly looking above him, he saw a large man with a mustache.
"Try to dodge this!" He laughed, shooting a yellow and black arrow at Ness. Ness quickly jumped and dodged every arrow that was coming his way. Frustrated, the man with the mustache looked at Lucas, and saw that he was trembling in fear. He shot an arrow in Lucas's direction.
Ness knew that Lucas wasn't going to be able to dodge it in time, so he quickly pushed Lucas out of the way and took the blow for him. His trophy fell to the ground with a soft thud, and Lucas scrambled to his feet once again. The large man jumped down and laughed as he picked up Ness's trophy.
"How does it feel to see your friend get defeated in such a way?" He spat, "Makes you feel like a coward, eh?" He laughed again. "How pathetic." Lucas backed away before turning away and running as fast as he could away from the man.
Fear took over him as it began to ran in the deserted Zoo. The mans laugh echoed around him as he ran, and Lucas hung his head in shame. He was abandoning the boy who had saved his life, the boy who protected him. But he had no other choice but to run. He needed to be stronger in order to save him.
'Just you wait, Ness...' Lucas thought to himself, 'I will save you! That's a promise!'
