The Other Animal Crossing

Shadow Aura 64

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LEGAL STUFF

I do not own the Animal Crossing series, any of its characters, or anything by Nintendo whatsoever. I only own Clyde.

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"We just need to know if you've seen anything unusual."

"..."


"Come on. Have you seen Phyllis do anything suspicious?"

"..."

"Look, we bought your coffee. What else do you want, macmoo?"

"..."

"Screw this. Come on, Clyde. Let's go." Clyde and Angus left The Roost, with stomachs full of coffee, (Which, Clyde had to admit, was delicious.) 400 Bells less than they had when they came in, and no new information.

"What now?" asked Clyde.

"Well, Nook and Blathers didn't know anything, and Brewster doesn't tell you anything unless he really trusts you, macmoo," said Angus.

"Then we either try to get Brewster's trust, or ask Cube if he knows anything," said Clyde.

"Getting that stupid pigeon's trust could take weeks," said Angus. "We're better off asking Cube."

"Alright, let's go," said Clyde. They soon arrived at Cube's house. Clyde knocked on the door, but there was no answer. "That's strange," said Clyde. "I haven't seen him around town, but he doesn't seem to be home."

"Oh, move out of the way," said Angus. He pushed Clyde to the side, and tackled the door, breaking it down. They walked in. Inside was a few glass tanks containing water and fish, some furniture, and a fat penguin sleeping in a bed. Angus walked over to him.

"Wake up, macmoo," he said. Cube stayed asleep. Angus looked at Clyde. Clyde shrugged. Angus rolled his eyes, and dropped his elbow into Cube's stomach. Cube coughed, sat up quickly, and his eyes snapped open.

"'Morning," said Clyde. Cube coughed again.

"It's morning?" he said.

"Yeah," said Clyde.

"Cube isn't usually up before noon, macmoo," said Angus.

"Ugh... What do you two want?" asked Cube, still half asleep.

"We want to know if you've seen Phyllis do anything unusual," said Clyde.

"No," said Clyde. "I just see her walk around every so often, look shifty, then press that brick on the back wall of the Town Hall, and disappear." Clyde and Angus looked at each other. "What?" said Cube. "She does that almost every day. It's usual for her." Angus grabbed Cube.

"Why the Hell didn't you tell anyone?!" he growled.

"I didn't think it was important," Cube said meekly.

"Lazy piece of shit," Angus muttered.

"Look, we know how to get wherever she's going," said Clyde. "Let's see if we can find what's up."

"Well, good luck," said Cube. He went back to bed.

"Oh, no," said Angus. "You're coming with us." He dragged Cube out of bed, and to the Town Hall. Clyde followed.

"Which brick is it?" asked Angus.

"I'm not sure," said Cube. "Can I go back to sleep?"

"No way," said Angus. "Not until you open this thing for us." Cube tried to concentrate. He closed his eyes, and furrowed his brow. After a few minutes, he started drooling.

"What's he doing?" asked Clyde.

"The moron's thinking about food," said Angus, smacking Cube over the head. His eyes snapped open.

"Wha..? Where am I?" he said. Clyde groaned.

"Forget it," he said. "Let's just go."

"Not until we figure out what the Hell's going on, macmoo," said Angus. "Something's up. Nook's shipment has gone missing, and Phyllis is mysteriously disappearing. The two have to be linked somehow." Cube's stomach growled.

"Ugh, I haven't eaten in so long..." he moaned.

"We woke up up ten minutes ago!" said Clyde.

"That's a while for this fat tub of crap," said Angus, rolling his eyes.

"I can't think if I'm hungry, d-d-dude!" said Cube.

"Ugh... Looks like we're going to have to get him something to eat," said Angus.

"I'm not leaving you alone with Cube," said Clyde. "You'll probably kill him."

"I object nothing," said Angus. He walked off. Cube went to sleep.

"Man alive," groaned Clyde. "What happened to the simple life?"

A few minutes later, Angus returned with some apples and pears.

"Eat up," he said, and dropped them at Cube's feet. Sensing the presence of food, the penguin woke up, and quickly ate the fruit.

"Ah, that's better," he said.

"Now, can you tell us how this thing works?" asked Clyde.

"Of course, d-d-dude," said Cube. He looked at the wall for a moment, then pressed the brick in the middle of the bottom half. There was a flash, and the three of them appeared in a dark alleyway.

"Whoa, what the Hell happened?" said Clyde.

"Where the Hell are we?" said Angus.

"Why the Hell aren't I in bed?" said Cube. "I'm outta here."

"No, you're not," said Angus, and grabbed the back of Cube's shirt.

"What? But I helped you get here!" said Cube.

"Yeah, but we don't know where we are, and we might need to use you as a meat shield if things get ugly, macmoo," said Angus.

"The more, the merrier," shrugged Clyde.

"Ugh, fine," said Cube.

"First things first; where are we?" asked Clyde. The three of them walked out of the alleyway, and came to an urban street. Smog hung above them, and dirty buildings were scattered everywhere. Occasionally a car drove past them. Animals were walking around, most of them taking a moment to stare at the trio.

"I'm getting a really bad feeling about this place, d-d-dude," said Cube.

"Me too," said Clyde. "It's just like our town, only..."

"The complete opposite," finished Angus. They heard yelling and gunshots in the distance.

"This place is more corrupted than our town," said Clyde.

"Should we go back?" said Cube.

"No," said Clyde. "We need to get to the bottom of this." He walked up to a cat. "Excuse me," said Clyde.

" Pthhpth?" said the cat.

"Um... Where is this?" asked Clyde.

"Where's what?" said the cat.

"Here," said Clyde, slightly confused.

"You're in Animal Crossing, pthhpth," said the cat, giving them a funny look. "You're a human, aren't you?"

"Yes," said Clyde.

"Strange... How come I haven't seen you before?" asked the cat.

"I'm from out of town," Clyde said. Before the cat could ask him anything else, he walked back to Cube and Angus.

"I think we're on Redd's side of town," said Clyde.

"That's it; I'm outta here," said Cube. He tried to leave, but Angus and Clyde pulled him back.

"Come on, we need you," said Clyde.

"How come this town is so much more urbanised than ours?" asked Angus. "We have the ocean, rivers, hills, mountains, and a waterfall. How come this place is so weird?"

"It's kind of like a human city," said Clyde. "Strange... How could a town populated by animals have human influence? It doesn't make any sense."

"We're forgetting the reason we came here, macmoo," said Angus.

"You're right," said Clyde. "Come on. Let's find Phyllis." The three of them walked off. The cat was watching the whole thing. He pulled a phone out of his pocket.

"Redd? Yeah, it's Bob. The human's here... Yeah, he does. A penguin and a bull. I don't know, pthhpth... They're looking for Phyllis... They might... Yeah. Fine, I'll stall them... What? Why? Wouldn't it be easier if I just killed all three of them...? Ugh, fine, pthhpth. I'll take them out. I hope you know what you're doing, pthhpth."

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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Alright, new plot developments. What will happen to Clyde and his friends? Where has Phyllis gone? What is Bob up to? I have no idea; I'm making this thing up as I go along. Anyway, there'll probably be another fight in the next chapter, as well as the introdustion of a new character. Joy. I was originally going to separate this chapter into two parts (The scene in Cube's house, and the scene outside the Town Hall), but they were too short by themselves. So, that's it from me for now. I've already started Chapter 8, so it shouldn't be too long before the next update. Probably.