"The Four EarthBound Ones", chapter 1
The year is 200X. 10 years have passed since Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo defeated Giygas and Pokey ran off, leaving a taunting note for Ness to find when he returned. Since then, Pokey has yet to show his face, and Ness is being hailed as a hero. Onett is holding its annual "Hero of Earth" festival on this day. However, we find a familiar scene in the suburbs of Onett.
It is approaching dawn. A loud rumbling is heard from the heavens. Everybody in the house takes a look out of the window- a meteor is headed straight for that hill! CRASH! It lands with an earth shattering- "Joe! Turn off that movie! You've seen it so many times, you know Ness's life story! Besides, if you idolize Ness so much, why are you holding us up for the "Hero of Earth" festival? Ness's going to be there, and everything!" "Geez, alright, sis. I was just looking back at the movie, anyway. What if Ness decides to greet me? I've gotta be prepared to know anything about him!" Joe paused the video and joined his sister, Katy, at the front door. Clad in his finest T-shirt and shorts, Joe was a typical young teen. His brown, unruly hair waved in the slight breeze coming in from the doorway. This year, he was sure something special would happen at the festival. Joe was the exact same age as Ness was when that meteorite landed near his house. They even shared the same birthdays- something that Joe was sure was no coincidence. "Where are Mom and Dad?" he asked his sister. "Let's see. Mom's waiting for us down by the arcade, where the parade is going to be. and Dad. uh, he's still at the Monotoli Building, working," Katy replied. "I can't believe Dad's going to miss the festival again," Joe said, somewhat saddened, "but at least we can wave to him on TV. C'mon, we gotta go meet Mom!"
Joe and Katy started off toward the city. Ever since Ness wiped out Giygas, 10 years ago, the animals became tame. Even though Joe was only 4 years old when it happened, he still remembered what it was like to have crows, snakes, and dogs attacking him when he left the house. Lately, though, the animals had become nervous and paranoid. Joe recalled what he learned about animals knowing about natural disasters, and figured that something big must be happening today. He told his sister. "Aw, Joe, it's all in your head. Nothing is going to happen today, except having a good time." "That's just it, Katy, I KNOW something will happen today."
After a long discussion about Joe's sanity, the siblings finally made it to the arcade. Their mother seemed a little worried. "Oh, Joe, you must be so disappointed." "What? What happened?" Joe responded. "You don't know? Well, just minutes before you got here, they went to get Ness ready for his speech, and he was nowhere to be found. It's like he just. vanished. Oh, and they found his muddy footprints. It looked like he was spinning around in small circles," his mother explained. "Small circles? That sounds like Ness teleported away. I wonder if something big will happen today, like Joe says," said Katy. "Ness wouldn't leave unless something very big or very dangerous would occur." "Aw, man. I don't get to see Ness." Joe mumbled. "Chin up, honey. Look, here comes the parade!" his mother said in an attempt to cheer Joe up. Indeed, the parade was marching down the road in front of the arcade. Something, however, was different about it. "Huh, all of the marchers are wearing silver clothes and black masks. I wonder if they belong to some cult, like the old Happy Happyists," Joe's mother remarked. "Oh no- those aren't marchers. OH CRAP! Those are Starmen!" Joe screamed. He ran around trying to tell people, but his attempts were in vain. Everyone was convinced that they merely had costumes on. At least, they were convinced until the Starmen started destroying things. "WHERE - IS - HE? WHERE - IS - THE - ONE - WHO - KNOWS - OF - NESS?" The Starman in front stepped over to the shocked viewers. One of them pointed a shaking finger toward Joe. "T-t-that's him. J-j-j-joe knows a lot about N-n-n-n-ness." The Starman walked over to Joe and grabbed the collar of his T-shirt. "YOU - COME - WITH - ME - NOW!" it growled robotically. With that, it flew into the sky, with Joe in tow. Both Katy and his mother yelled up to the Starman, but to no avail. It was long-gone.
The year is 200X. 10 years have passed since Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo defeated Giygas and Pokey ran off, leaving a taunting note for Ness to find when he returned. Since then, Pokey has yet to show his face, and Ness is being hailed as a hero. Onett is holding its annual "Hero of Earth" festival on this day. However, we find a familiar scene in the suburbs of Onett.
It is approaching dawn. A loud rumbling is heard from the heavens. Everybody in the house takes a look out of the window- a meteor is headed straight for that hill! CRASH! It lands with an earth shattering- "Joe! Turn off that movie! You've seen it so many times, you know Ness's life story! Besides, if you idolize Ness so much, why are you holding us up for the "Hero of Earth" festival? Ness's going to be there, and everything!" "Geez, alright, sis. I was just looking back at the movie, anyway. What if Ness decides to greet me? I've gotta be prepared to know anything about him!" Joe paused the video and joined his sister, Katy, at the front door. Clad in his finest T-shirt and shorts, Joe was a typical young teen. His brown, unruly hair waved in the slight breeze coming in from the doorway. This year, he was sure something special would happen at the festival. Joe was the exact same age as Ness was when that meteorite landed near his house. They even shared the same birthdays- something that Joe was sure was no coincidence. "Where are Mom and Dad?" he asked his sister. "Let's see. Mom's waiting for us down by the arcade, where the parade is going to be. and Dad. uh, he's still at the Monotoli Building, working," Katy replied. "I can't believe Dad's going to miss the festival again," Joe said, somewhat saddened, "but at least we can wave to him on TV. C'mon, we gotta go meet Mom!"
Joe and Katy started off toward the city. Ever since Ness wiped out Giygas, 10 years ago, the animals became tame. Even though Joe was only 4 years old when it happened, he still remembered what it was like to have crows, snakes, and dogs attacking him when he left the house. Lately, though, the animals had become nervous and paranoid. Joe recalled what he learned about animals knowing about natural disasters, and figured that something big must be happening today. He told his sister. "Aw, Joe, it's all in your head. Nothing is going to happen today, except having a good time." "That's just it, Katy, I KNOW something will happen today."
After a long discussion about Joe's sanity, the siblings finally made it to the arcade. Their mother seemed a little worried. "Oh, Joe, you must be so disappointed." "What? What happened?" Joe responded. "You don't know? Well, just minutes before you got here, they went to get Ness ready for his speech, and he was nowhere to be found. It's like he just. vanished. Oh, and they found his muddy footprints. It looked like he was spinning around in small circles," his mother explained. "Small circles? That sounds like Ness teleported away. I wonder if something big will happen today, like Joe says," said Katy. "Ness wouldn't leave unless something very big or very dangerous would occur." "Aw, man. I don't get to see Ness." Joe mumbled. "Chin up, honey. Look, here comes the parade!" his mother said in an attempt to cheer Joe up. Indeed, the parade was marching down the road in front of the arcade. Something, however, was different about it. "Huh, all of the marchers are wearing silver clothes and black masks. I wonder if they belong to some cult, like the old Happy Happyists," Joe's mother remarked. "Oh no- those aren't marchers. OH CRAP! Those are Starmen!" Joe screamed. He ran around trying to tell people, but his attempts were in vain. Everyone was convinced that they merely had costumes on. At least, they were convinced until the Starmen started destroying things. "WHERE - IS - HE? WHERE - IS - THE - ONE - WHO - KNOWS - OF - NESS?" The Starman in front stepped over to the shocked viewers. One of them pointed a shaking finger toward Joe. "T-t-that's him. J-j-j-joe knows a lot about N-n-n-n-ness." The Starman walked over to Joe and grabbed the collar of his T-shirt. "YOU - COME - WITH - ME - NOW!" it growled robotically. With that, it flew into the sky, with Joe in tow. Both Katy and his mother yelled up to the Starman, but to no avail. It was long-gone.