"WHEN ERAS COLLIDE! – A FOE FROM THE PAST"
An EarthBound fanfiction written by SirX-Wolf
PROLOGUE
"Why are we back on this (bzzt) wretched planet? Why? This is the third time!" uttered a human-like lifeform, which seemed to be wearing a shiny -- like aluminium foil – yet hard – like titanium -- suit.
"I have no idea. This (whirr) place stinks…" said another, its translucent black visor gleaming under the moonlight. The glass-like visor cast a reflection on the cedar trees that stood before it.
"Hey, remember the (bzzt) last job we took?" said the other.
"Oh yeah, (bzzt) for 'Master' Giygas. Freelancers have it the worst, don't they…"
"Definitely. Well, (whirr) I overheard Starman Alpha saying we had another job to do. For an 'old friend'…"
"What?! (bzzt) ALPHA said that? Not THE (whirr) respected, trusted and admired of all Starmen?!"
"One and the (bzzt) same."
"Wow… go on, then. His words are always true. Never (bzzt) discount what he says. Who is this 'old friend', then?"
"Well, we've (bzzt) done many in the past. But this one was one of our first… it involved the smallest wave of attackers… heh heh. And it's the first one we've (bzzt) done on earth."
"You (bzzt) don't mean…"
"Yes (whirr)."
"The same one which took place while (bzzt) both of us were busy gathering minerals to construct the new Spaceport back home?"
The other silently nodded and quickly calculated something in his head.
"According to my computations, this (whirr) lignified object here is very nice for supporting heat. But we can't do PSI… we were born physical fighters…"
"I'll help. I got this back from the raid we did on that human's dwelling." The metal man produced a box containing matches. "This here produces MASSIVE PYROTECHNI – I mean, fire."
"(bzzt) Great!"
"…"
"What? (bzzt)"
"(bzzt) Well?"
"You don't (bzzt) know how to use it, do you?"
"(bzzt) No…"
"Guess (bzzt) what…"
"What? (bzzt)"
"Me (whirr) neither…"
"Ahh… okay, (bzzt) forget tha--"
"Hold it! Incoming transmission from (bzzt) Starbase!"
"(bzzt) What is it?"
"Uh-huh… uh-(whirr)huh… okay, I'm breaking transmission now. We'll get started on it right away." The Starman got up from the log he sat on. "Come on. We've got work to do. For HIM…"
"What's up this (bzzt) time…?"
"Four humans… they must be (bzzt) stopped. Immediately."
"Simple (bzzt) enough…!"
"These aren't (bzzt) your ordinary humans… or so our colleagues report. Three of them can use PSI, and the other possesses the brilliance of every scientist ever known to Starman…"
"The plot thickens. How (bzzt) will we eliminate these guys?"
"That's what we've got to figure out. (whirr) Let's go…"
The two beings walked into the brush, leaving behind a crystal-like orb. A wolf howled in the night as it approached the object. A new adventure was about to unravel for The Chosen Four…