*Disclaimer*
I have no property claims over Earthbound or it characters but
I do have claims to the new characters I have created for this story.



>~Chapter 1~
The Beginning

One morning Ness woke up to a nice beautiful day. He ran to the calendar and jumped for joy when he realized what day it

was. It was his birthday. He will be 17 today. He was extra happy because he would finally get to see his girlfriend Paula after

a long school year. See, after there first adventure, they realized they had feelings for each other and started to date. He quickly

got dressed into his lucky shirt and pants. (He considers them lucky because that's when he and Paula first kissed.) After

getting dressed he started down the stairs to get breakfast. On the way down King pounced on Ness and started licking his

face. "Stop it King, down!' said Ness. King's dog stepped off him and gave Ness a look that would say "Happy birthday".

"Thanks boy" said Ness using his mental powers to read his dog's mind. Hearing his stomach growl Ness continued his way

down the stairs. As Ness walked into the kitchen he was greeted by his mom, Stacey, and his little sister, Tracy. "Happy

birthday Ness!" they both said. Ness looked around the room and suddenly became disappointed. "Where is Dad?" Ness said.

"He had to go on a sudden business trip. He didn't say where, but he did say that if he didn't go he'd be in big trouble. Im sorry

honey" Stacey said. "ARG!" yelled Ness. "He's never here on my birthday. I wish he would just quit his job. I made enough

money from killing off those monsters that we could live lavishly for the rest of our lives." "You know how much he loves his

job, being able to travel around and see new things." said Stacey. "I know, but....." Ness replied. "Don't get so down big bro."

Tracy said. "The trip to the new paintball arena will cheer you up" "I'd rather have Dad here then go to the arena."said Ness.

Ness doesn't get to see his dad much. He has only been home on Ness's birthday about 2 or 3 times. Those were when he was

very young so he doesn't remember them much. "Its a good thing you saved the world and all, said Tracy, or we wouldn't be

going to this place anyway."

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After breakfast Ness went back to his room. He thought about what his sister said, about him saving the world. Of course it

couldn't have been done without Paula, Jeff, and Poo though. His thoughts wandered to his photo album that was taken by the

mysterious "Fuzzy Pickles" man. He pulled it out from under his bed and began flipping through the pages. He laughed at some

of the pictures. His favorite was the one where the photographer dropped from the sky so suddenly it scared Paula into tripping

into his arms. He had taken the picture just as Ness had caught her. Ness finished looking at the album and put it back under

his bed. He went to his dresser and grabbed his wallet. Ness glanced at his watch and read the time. 10:30. 1 hour and a half

until the party. "I guess ill go blow some time in town." thought Ness. He grabbed his pack, put his trusty Gutsy Bat in it and left

for town.

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Ness began strolling down the path to town smelling the sweet, fresh air around him. Ness was kinda disappointed that *all*

the possessed creatures were gone. He wasn't in that great of shape, and was slowly loosing strength in his PSI powers from

lack of use. Ness made a mental note to find a way to practice. As Ness was getting closer to town, he spotted his friend

Picky. Picky was Pokey's brother. Pokey is a stupid, fat, pig like human being that caused trouble for Ness and his friends. He

was caught up in the giant explosion caused by Giygas's defeat and was presumed dead. Ness and his friends barely made it

out alive. When Ness reached to where Picky was standing he noticed that he was shaking. He looked a bit scared. "What's up

Picky?" said Ness. "I have some bad news" replied Picky. "Pokey is alive." There was a strange silence at the mention of those

words. On reaction Ness grabbed his bat from his pack and blurted out, "Where is he!?" "Calm down." said Picky startled.

"He disappeared. I saw him walk out of our house and fly away in weird machine." The memory of Pokey's annoying

spidermech was brought back to his mind. "What did it look like" Ness said. "Well....lemme think for a moment" Pokey said.

"It was about as big as you. The middle was a dome and it had 2 wings out from the sides. Under the wings there were round

rings that sorta looked like a stack of pancakes. There was also a plane tail attached to the back with the same rings on it as

on the wings." Ness took a few seconds to process the information. "Thanks for the warning" Ness said. "Any idea what he

could be up to?" asked Picky. "Yes, the only obvious thing. Revenge." answered Ness.

>~Chapter 2~
Unfriendly Reunion

Ness finally entered town. He quickly crossed the street and stepped onto the side walk. As he passed a familiar fence by a

familiar arcade he heard a familiar voice call his name. A man jumped the fence and landed behind him. He was wearing a red

suit with the jacket only held closed with one button. He had a white undershirt on and a necklace of a red tipped dagger

around his neck. He was wearing sunglasses which he took off and hung on his shirt. "Happy birthday Ness!" said the man.

"Thanks Frank" replied Ness. It was Frank Fly, former gang leader of the sharks. "What you been up to?" said Ness. "I've

been organizing a food drive for the poor." said Frank. After Ness fought with Frank and won, Frank realized the wrong

doings of his gang and turned it around to become a *good gang*. "Well good for you." said Ness. "I got you a birthday

present" said Frank. "I new money wouldn't have been a good idea, considering your now rich after all those battles. I never

could figure out how those monsters had so much money." continued Frank. "Well anyway, here's your present." Frank handed

Ness a small black box. "I've got to get back so ill see you later." Frank jumped back over the fence. Ness yelled a thank you

to him as he continued to walk down the street.

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Ness continued to walk around town when he came up to the seaside cliff. Ness sat down next to a tree and looked around.

He saw the remnants of the run down house that a sales person tried to sell him. It was torn down when noone wanted to buy

it. The property it was on though was sold for a cheaper value and Ness bought it and was going to build a house for himself

later. Ness took the black box that was given to him and opened it. Inside was a small microchip looking thing and some

instructions. They read..... Damage Amplifier. Attach to desired object. When used with force the damage taken is multiplied 5

times. "Cool" said Ness. He took the Amplifier and stuck it to his bat. Ness took a few practice swings and then got ready to

attack the tree. *swooosh* SMAAAAAAAAAASH *CRACK* The bat swung with precision and cracked the tree in half.

"Dang" Ness said silently to himself. As he was examining the tree he glanced at his watch.12:15. "Holy CRAP!" yelled Ness.

"Being late for my own birthday party, how embarrassing." Ness started running to his house as fast as he could.

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Ness ran home following a path that he has used often. Ness reached the path from town to his home and continued running.

As he was running he noticed a shadow in front of him. *swoosh* "OOOF". A large metal mass slammed into the back off

Ness. Ness hit the ground hard. Spiting dirt out of his mouth Ness stood back up. He saw in front of him the strange machine

that Picky had described to him earlier. Pokey's machine. A hatch appeared out of nowhere and opened up from the machine.

Pokey jumped out of the machine and landed about 5 feet from Ness. An evil grin appeared on Pokey's face. "Well, well, well.

What have we here" said Pokey. "Im not looking for a fight" said Ness. "Nor am I", said Pokey, "Though im sure we will be

fighting in the future." "Look Pigey, excuse me, I mean Pokey, Im already late to get home so just tell me what you want" said

Ness. "Hoink, Hoink Hoink," laughed Pokey, "Insults? Now Ness, no need to be rude. Im curious as to how strong you've

become over the past few years." Ness pulled out his Gutsy bat. "Wanna try me" Ness said confidently. "With the amplifier he

wont stand a chance" thought Ness. "Hoink, Hoink, Hoink," laughed Pokey. Pokey jumped into his machine and the hatch

closed. A speaker slowly moved up from the top of the machine. "Ness, meet Hovermech." boomed the speaker.The

Hovermech slowly rose into the air. "I have something to tell you before I go." said the speaker. "I have kidnaped your beloved

Paula" "WHAT DID YOU SAY!" screamed Ness instantly enraged. "If you follow these instructions you will find my castle." A

small canister dropped from the bottom of the Hovermech. "She is inside the castle. Come for her there." "If you lay a finger on

her I will rip you to pieces." yelled Ness. Pokey smiled a sick little grin. "O don't worry, I won't. Hoink, Hoink, Hoink!" Ness

was angry. He had never been more angry in his life. He was even more angry then he was at Giygas. Energy began to radiate

around Ness's body. Red, blue, green, and yellow sparkles flouted around him. "PSI SPECIAL OMEGA!" The strongest PSI

attack Ness had was unleashed on Pokey. BBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM! There was a loud

explosion that sent Pokey hurling away. Ness slumped down on the ground and passed out.



*Note* On accident while editing I deleted my story from Fanfiction.net. I thank those who did for the reviews, both good and bad. (except for anime hermoine.) If i get more reviews ill post more chapters.

*Note* I have decided to give Ness's mom a name in this fic since she doesn't have one. If she does have a name please tell me what it is and where I can find it in the game. This is my first fic. I hope you like what I have so far.