Actually, I think I am gonna make it. And yeah, this chapter's not really that funny.
Chapter 4: The Serious Chapter
A few days went by, to say the least. NiGHTS was making great progress in Brawl, but not so much in Journey of Dreams. She didn't seem to mind, though, because she was having fun. She felt very welcome in Brawl; everyone (except Sonic) was so nice to her, and the people in charge looked upon her with great pride. She still sometimes missed her friends back at SEGA Studios, but she didn't have time to think about them as she concentrated on fighting.
"Ok, lunch time!" Masahiro called out.
The Brawlers eagerly headed out the doors towards the cafeteria, but NiGHTS was stopped by Yuzo.
"Oh, NiGHTS? Can Masahiro and I talk to you for a minute?" he asked her.
Sonic grinned mockingly at NiGHTS. "Ooooooh, you in big trouble..."
NiGHTS ignored him and floated over to the two humans. "Of course." She followed them into their office.
"NiGHTS," began Masahiro, "no doubt you're one of our best Brawlers. Your battle skills are nearly as good as Mario's."
NiGHTS blushed at the compliment. "Thank you."
Yuzo continued, "Your talents are too special to not be put into good use. So that's why we've been thinking of offering you a proposition."
NiGHTS listened curiously.
"We were wondering," Masahiro said, "if you would like to join Nintendo and be in future Nintendo games."
Her eyes widened and she couldn't believe what he was offering. "You mean...? Wow... That's...that's great! For real?" NiGHTS imagined what it would be like. She would be working alongside the greatest characters in video game history: Mario, Link, Samus... She would be famous! By working with the big stars, she'd be even more popular and noticed than if she stayed with SEGA.
Yuzo nodded. "Yes. Of course, that means you'll have to spend all your time here at our studio. Do you accept?"
NiGHTS was about to, but then she thought of all her friends and frowned. "That would mean...I won't be with my friends at SEGA."
"True, but you'll have new friends here, and you will be in so many games and merchandise, that everyone in the world will know who you are!" Masahiro told her enthusiastically.
Yuzo added, rather evilly, "Join us, NiGHTS, and we will make your face the greatest in Nintendo! Or else, you will die."
NiGHTS blinked in confusion and looked up. Did she hear right? "Wait, what did you just say?"
Yuzo repeated, slightly puzzeled, "I said we'll make your face the greatest in Nintendo and we'll give you pie."
"Oh." NiGHTS realized she was just imagining. But she was still frowning. She would be losing something in the process of gaining something. What was more worth it? "I don't know..."
Masahiro sighed. "Well, if you can't do it, we understand..." He and his partner started to turn around.
"Wait!" NiGHTS spoke up.
They turned back to her.
"Can I at least...think about it?" she asked them, and they agreed.
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"So, what'd you do this time?"
NiGHTS wasn't expecting to see Sonic standing right outside the office door. She put her hands on her hips. "Killed the last person to eavesdrop on a conversation outside the office."
Sonic just smirked. "I see Ganondorf's personality is rubbing off on you."
"What do you want, Sonic?"
"I'm here to help you." Sonic smiled. But there was something about his smile that didn't seem right. It looked forced.
But maybe it was just a trick of the light, or a gas bubble. NiGHTS ignored it and said, "Well, ok..."
"Great!" Sonic answered. "I've noticed that you got some cool moves! But not as cool as mine, of course."
"So, where are you going with this?" NiGHTS asked.
"What I'm saying is that the people at SEGA are really missing you!" Sonic replied. "You wouldn't believe their agony over you gone for so many hours! If this keeps up, then the game of your own series would have to be cancelled, thus giving the company a bad reputation!" He added, "All of your friends at SEGA would then end up with nothing, and then there soon wouldn't be such thing as SEGA! I would become a nobody! Er, I mean, they would become nobodies!"
NiGHTS pondered over what Sonic had just told her. She couldn't imagine all of her partners having no jobs. Will...Helen...Owl...even Jackle being poor would be hard to imagine. And Reala...heck, she loved the guy. How could she abandon him, even if he didn't reciprocate her feelings? And if what Sonic said was true, then her boss would soon end up with nothing.
"There's only one thing for you to do to stop this calamity." Sonic continued, as if he knew what NiGHTS was thinking. "Do not join Nintendo. In fact, quit your work in Brawl and get back to your own game. That way, it'll finally be completed and you'll save your true company! Unless you really want to join Nintendo..."
NiGHTS' mind was a whirl. It seemed like there were so many reasons to join Nintendo, and so many reasons not to. It was a tough decision. Finally, she just sighed. "Um, I'll think about it some more. Thank you for helping me out, Sonic." Then NiGHTS headed sadly back to her trailer.
"Anytime, NiGHTS." Sonic said with a sly smile and a hint of deviousness to his voice. "Anytime."
Ooh, NiGHTS has a dilemma! Hehehe...Please review.
