The Four Earthbound Ones
Chapter 2 Disclaimer: I don't own anything Earthbound related. But if I did, Mother 3
would be out so fast it'd make your head spin.
The Starman held a cold grip on Joe's collar. No matter how much Joe struggled, the Starman refused to relinquish its catch. His meager Psi attacks didn't even attract the attention of the metallic kidnapper.
"GrraaaAAAH! You better let me go now, or Ness'll come and destroy you, he will!" Joe started screaming at the Starman. The Starman, however, only regarded him with a steely glare and continued to fly upwards. Eventually, Joe spotted something in the distance.
"Wha-What is that?" Joe squinted at the object. "It's an airship! Maybe they can help me!" Joe began to yell. "HEEEELLLLLPPPPP! Over there! Save me from the Starman!" However, the Starman did not show the slightest bit of fear. Instead, it flew towards the flying fortress. When they got there, a hatch opened in the side of the ship with a steamy hiss. The Starman flew in, turned off its jetpacks, and started walking, still with Joe's collar still in hand.
Soon, they came to another door. It opened, and Joe was surprised to find that the room was totally dark, save a pair of sinister-looking eyes glowing. Joe was even more surprised when a voice emanated from the darkness.
"Hmmm. Ness is missing, eh? I assume he's looking for me; I guess he took my challenge seriously. 'Come and get me, loser.Spankety spankety spankety.' So long ago."
"Ah! I know who you are!" shouted Joe. 'You're."
Suddenly, before Joe could finish, a short, squat man stepped out of the darkness. His blonde hair was going gray in spots, even though he didn't look any older than, say, Joe's father, and the look upon his face suggested that he had seen too many things he hadn't wanted to see. The mysterious figure was wearing a white lab coat that was stretched tightly over his rather overly large stomach; a by-product of eating too much and not moving a lot.
"Yes. I am Pokey Minch. 10 years ago, I foolishly challenged my neighbor, Ness, and in doing so, almost caused my own demise. Do you know, Joe, what happened in that final battle between him and Giygas?"
"Um, well, I know that he kicked the crud out of you, and Paula's prayers eventually caused Giygas to die." Joe replied.
"Yes, that's all I'd expect you to know. Not even Ness knew what I'm about to tell you: that wasn't Giygas he was praying at," Pokey continued.
"Then who-"
"It was me," Pokey stated simply. "Right before the battle, Giygas forcibly switched our minds- so that I was in the Devil's Machine and he was taunting Ness. That is why Ness heard so many things that he attributed to Giygas being insane. In truth, I was trying to warn him, with the 'Ness, Ness' bits and the 'It hurts, it hurts' lines. That rat of an evil entity told Ness that I was insane so that Ness wouldn't realize that Giygas was actually getting away in the Spider Mech."
"But how," Joe asked, "are you still here, if it was you Ness killed, ten years ago?"
"Well, just as Paula dealt the finishing prayer, our minds, for some reason, got swapped again, resulting in Giygas being the one dying," Pokey explained.
"Oh. So, what do you need me for?" Joe asked.
"Joe, what I need from you is simple. I need you to find Ness. For, you see, reports have shown that Giygas has risen again and is starting to wreak havoc along the outer edges of our Eagleland. This is what Buzz-Buzz was warning us about, so many years ago," and with this Pokey gestured behind him, at a TV screen. A news report was showing pictures of Summers, Fourside, Scaraba, and Toto being overrun by wild animals, possessed people, crazed road signs, and bloodthirsty automobiles. "I want Ness to re- defeat Giygas for me. I want revenge on that filthy skink. I want to make sure he doesn't pull that same, wretched stunt again. But, I need you help, Joe. I am in no state to find Ness myself. Joe, will you help me?"
Joe thought for a moment, and then replied, "Pokey, I have decided."
END CHAPTER TWO
Chapter 2 Disclaimer: I don't own anything Earthbound related. But if I did, Mother 3
would be out so fast it'd make your head spin.
The Starman held a cold grip on Joe's collar. No matter how much Joe struggled, the Starman refused to relinquish its catch. His meager Psi attacks didn't even attract the attention of the metallic kidnapper.
"GrraaaAAAH! You better let me go now, or Ness'll come and destroy you, he will!" Joe started screaming at the Starman. The Starman, however, only regarded him with a steely glare and continued to fly upwards. Eventually, Joe spotted something in the distance.
"Wha-What is that?" Joe squinted at the object. "It's an airship! Maybe they can help me!" Joe began to yell. "HEEEELLLLLPPPPP! Over there! Save me from the Starman!" However, the Starman did not show the slightest bit of fear. Instead, it flew towards the flying fortress. When they got there, a hatch opened in the side of the ship with a steamy hiss. The Starman flew in, turned off its jetpacks, and started walking, still with Joe's collar still in hand.
Soon, they came to another door. It opened, and Joe was surprised to find that the room was totally dark, save a pair of sinister-looking eyes glowing. Joe was even more surprised when a voice emanated from the darkness.
"Hmmm. Ness is missing, eh? I assume he's looking for me; I guess he took my challenge seriously. 'Come and get me, loser.Spankety spankety spankety.' So long ago."
"Ah! I know who you are!" shouted Joe. 'You're."
Suddenly, before Joe could finish, a short, squat man stepped out of the darkness. His blonde hair was going gray in spots, even though he didn't look any older than, say, Joe's father, and the look upon his face suggested that he had seen too many things he hadn't wanted to see. The mysterious figure was wearing a white lab coat that was stretched tightly over his rather overly large stomach; a by-product of eating too much and not moving a lot.
"Yes. I am Pokey Minch. 10 years ago, I foolishly challenged my neighbor, Ness, and in doing so, almost caused my own demise. Do you know, Joe, what happened in that final battle between him and Giygas?"
"Um, well, I know that he kicked the crud out of you, and Paula's prayers eventually caused Giygas to die." Joe replied.
"Yes, that's all I'd expect you to know. Not even Ness knew what I'm about to tell you: that wasn't Giygas he was praying at," Pokey continued.
"Then who-"
"It was me," Pokey stated simply. "Right before the battle, Giygas forcibly switched our minds- so that I was in the Devil's Machine and he was taunting Ness. That is why Ness heard so many things that he attributed to Giygas being insane. In truth, I was trying to warn him, with the 'Ness, Ness' bits and the 'It hurts, it hurts' lines. That rat of an evil entity told Ness that I was insane so that Ness wouldn't realize that Giygas was actually getting away in the Spider Mech."
"But how," Joe asked, "are you still here, if it was you Ness killed, ten years ago?"
"Well, just as Paula dealt the finishing prayer, our minds, for some reason, got swapped again, resulting in Giygas being the one dying," Pokey explained.
"Oh. So, what do you need me for?" Joe asked.
"Joe, what I need from you is simple. I need you to find Ness. For, you see, reports have shown that Giygas has risen again and is starting to wreak havoc along the outer edges of our Eagleland. This is what Buzz-Buzz was warning us about, so many years ago," and with this Pokey gestured behind him, at a TV screen. A news report was showing pictures of Summers, Fourside, Scaraba, and Toto being overrun by wild animals, possessed people, crazed road signs, and bloodthirsty automobiles. "I want Ness to re- defeat Giygas for me. I want revenge on that filthy skink. I want to make sure he doesn't pull that same, wretched stunt again. But, I need you help, Joe. I am in no state to find Ness myself. Joe, will you help me?"
Joe thought for a moment, and then replied, "Pokey, I have decided."
END CHAPTER TWO