The ship was now slowly gliding over a strange land. It was dark and
misty, with tall, foreign plants. Suddenly, Rayman flinched, and turned
'round. He wad been hit in the back of the head by a rock.
"What the...?" said Rayman, looking around.
Then Goofy, who had been asleep, woke with a start, as a rock bounced off his nose.
"Gawrsh! What was that?" he said.
Suddenly the ship started getting bombarded by many small rocks.
"Ow! Darn it! What's going on!?" said Rai, trying to block his face from the small assailants.
Suddenly, Globox was hit on the head with a larger rock. He keeled over to the floor unconscious. Then another large rock hit the balloon, punching a large hole in it. The ship started reeling towards the ground.
"AAAHHHHH!!!!!!" cried everyone except Globox.
CRASH!
The canoe hit the ground and split in two, and the crew was jolted forwards. The popped balloon then fell over them, hiding them from view (although the balloon was still highly visible).
"Get ready and aim!" said a small, pipy voice.
The voice came from a short, large snouted, green person, who was surrounded by many others like him.
Rayman then crawled out of the broken ship, carrying Globox's arm on his shoulder, and dragging the unconscious lump. He then dropped him.
"Hey! What's the big idea!?" said Rayman angrily.
"Rayman!?" cried all of the short green people.
"Yeah, me!" said Rayman.
"We're sorry. We mistook you for Hoodlums, due to the ship you were riding in." said the person.
"Well, I can't say I blame you. We were riding in a Hoodlum ship." said Rayman, rubbing his head.
"Hey, speaking of Hoodlums reminded me of something. Have you heard of things called Heartless? They're black?" asked Rai, who had just crawled out of the wreckage.
"Uhhh... no. Our only worries have been with Hoodlums. I've never even heard of Heartless." confessed Rayman.
"Hey! Doesn't anybody care to see if I'm alright!? I got hit over the head with a boulder!" said Globox angrily, finally coming out of his daze.
"It was more like a pebble." said Rayman.
"Well it hurt anyway!" shouted Globox.
At that point everyone had crawled out of the broken ship, and was standing around Rayman, Rai, and Globox (Except for Murfy, who was hovering.).
"We didn't rightfully introduce ourselves..." began Rayman.
*****
"WHAT!? You call yourselves Hoodlums!? How could you let them get away!?" shouted a small, black fuzzball with wings, who looked very ticked off.
"Well... you see... Rayman had new friends... and, um..." started one of the rifle holders Rayman had identified as Hoodlums.
"I don't care if he had twenty friends the size of Arnold Swartzenager!!!" shouted the fuzzball.
"I sure would." said the Hoodlum under his breath, rubbing his head, "But Master Andre, Rayman jumped into our ship, and threw Mel and Joe overboard, then punched me in the face, and..."
"I don't care! Get out of my sight! And find Rayman, he mustn't get in the way when I execute the final step of my plan!" shouted Andre.
"Yes sir, uh, Andre sir, I mean..." stuttered the Hoodlum.
"Get out!!!" shouted Andre even louder that before.
The Hoodlum ran off. Andre hovered around, then plopped down in a small chair.
"What do you want?" asked Andre. He wasn't yelling anymore, but his voice was still raised.
The camera moved so that Andre could still be seen, but he was close to the screen, and a dark, tall figure could be seen behind his chair. The only features that could be made out about the figure was its blue eyes.
"I've come to check up on your progress. And it seems you haven't even taken care of Rayman yet. I'm disappointed." said the figure in a cocky sort of way.
"Who asked you? Besides, he seems to have new friends." said Andre.
"So I heard."
"From other reports I've had, it seems that there are three of the newcomers. A kid, a dog, and a duck. One of my Hoodlums even reported that the boy has some sort of key, that he uses like a blade."
"A-a keyblade?" the figure seemed shocked to hear such news.
"Yes. That mean something to you?"
"Yes. If he has a keyblade, he obviously came from another world. And it seems he is traveling with the accursed King's lackeys, Donald Duck, and Goofy." the figure's eyes got wide, "A boy did you say? What did he look like?"
"They say he has red, pointy hair, and a goofy smile."
"Hmmm... call me when you have the boy. I must see him, alive. He might be the heir of the Master Keyblade, the grandchild of Sora!"
"Who?"
"Never mind. That matter concerns you little. Just know this, if the boy is who I believe he is, then you have much more than Rayman to worry about. Here, I give you the power to summon and control the Heartless. You'll need it."
The figure then shot green energy out at Andre, and Andre glowed for a few seconds.
"I must be off."
"What!? Wait!" cried Andre.
But the figure had disappeared into the darkness. Moments later the sound of a ship blasting off could be heard, and through a window a sleek, metallic ship could be seen leaving the world.
"Damn that Seto. He thinks he can boss me around!? I am the master of the Hoodlums!!! But no matter. I must get rid of Rayman and this boy so I can rule the world! Let Seto go about his plans. They concern me not."
"What the...?" said Rayman, looking around.
Then Goofy, who had been asleep, woke with a start, as a rock bounced off his nose.
"Gawrsh! What was that?" he said.
Suddenly the ship started getting bombarded by many small rocks.
"Ow! Darn it! What's going on!?" said Rai, trying to block his face from the small assailants.
Suddenly, Globox was hit on the head with a larger rock. He keeled over to the floor unconscious. Then another large rock hit the balloon, punching a large hole in it. The ship started reeling towards the ground.
"AAAHHHHH!!!!!!" cried everyone except Globox.
CRASH!
The canoe hit the ground and split in two, and the crew was jolted forwards. The popped balloon then fell over them, hiding them from view (although the balloon was still highly visible).
"Get ready and aim!" said a small, pipy voice.
The voice came from a short, large snouted, green person, who was surrounded by many others like him.
Rayman then crawled out of the broken ship, carrying Globox's arm on his shoulder, and dragging the unconscious lump. He then dropped him.
"Hey! What's the big idea!?" said Rayman angrily.
"Rayman!?" cried all of the short green people.
"Yeah, me!" said Rayman.
"We're sorry. We mistook you for Hoodlums, due to the ship you were riding in." said the person.
"Well, I can't say I blame you. We were riding in a Hoodlum ship." said Rayman, rubbing his head.
"Hey, speaking of Hoodlums reminded me of something. Have you heard of things called Heartless? They're black?" asked Rai, who had just crawled out of the wreckage.
"Uhhh... no. Our only worries have been with Hoodlums. I've never even heard of Heartless." confessed Rayman.
"Hey! Doesn't anybody care to see if I'm alright!? I got hit over the head with a boulder!" said Globox angrily, finally coming out of his daze.
"It was more like a pebble." said Rayman.
"Well it hurt anyway!" shouted Globox.
At that point everyone had crawled out of the broken ship, and was standing around Rayman, Rai, and Globox (Except for Murfy, who was hovering.).
"We didn't rightfully introduce ourselves..." began Rayman.
*****
"WHAT!? You call yourselves Hoodlums!? How could you let them get away!?" shouted a small, black fuzzball with wings, who looked very ticked off.
"Well... you see... Rayman had new friends... and, um..." started one of the rifle holders Rayman had identified as Hoodlums.
"I don't care if he had twenty friends the size of Arnold Swartzenager!!!" shouted the fuzzball.
"I sure would." said the Hoodlum under his breath, rubbing his head, "But Master Andre, Rayman jumped into our ship, and threw Mel and Joe overboard, then punched me in the face, and..."
"I don't care! Get out of my sight! And find Rayman, he mustn't get in the way when I execute the final step of my plan!" shouted Andre.
"Yes sir, uh, Andre sir, I mean..." stuttered the Hoodlum.
"Get out!!!" shouted Andre even louder that before.
The Hoodlum ran off. Andre hovered around, then plopped down in a small chair.
"What do you want?" asked Andre. He wasn't yelling anymore, but his voice was still raised.
The camera moved so that Andre could still be seen, but he was close to the screen, and a dark, tall figure could be seen behind his chair. The only features that could be made out about the figure was its blue eyes.
"I've come to check up on your progress. And it seems you haven't even taken care of Rayman yet. I'm disappointed." said the figure in a cocky sort of way.
"Who asked you? Besides, he seems to have new friends." said Andre.
"So I heard."
"From other reports I've had, it seems that there are three of the newcomers. A kid, a dog, and a duck. One of my Hoodlums even reported that the boy has some sort of key, that he uses like a blade."
"A-a keyblade?" the figure seemed shocked to hear such news.
"Yes. That mean something to you?"
"Yes. If he has a keyblade, he obviously came from another world. And it seems he is traveling with the accursed King's lackeys, Donald Duck, and Goofy." the figure's eyes got wide, "A boy did you say? What did he look like?"
"They say he has red, pointy hair, and a goofy smile."
"Hmmm... call me when you have the boy. I must see him, alive. He might be the heir of the Master Keyblade, the grandchild of Sora!"
"Who?"
"Never mind. That matter concerns you little. Just know this, if the boy is who I believe he is, then you have much more than Rayman to worry about. Here, I give you the power to summon and control the Heartless. You'll need it."
The figure then shot green energy out at Andre, and Andre glowed for a few seconds.
"I must be off."
"What!? Wait!" cried Andre.
But the figure had disappeared into the darkness. Moments later the sound of a ship blasting off could be heard, and through a window a sleek, metallic ship could be seen leaving the world.
"Damn that Seto. He thinks he can boss me around!? I am the master of the Hoodlums!!! But no matter. I must get rid of Rayman and this boy so I can rule the world! Let Seto go about his plans. They concern me not."
