NOTE: In this fanfic, I've tried to
stay true to the characters. Since Sega has stated that NiGHTS, and
all dream creatures have no gender, I'll going along with that.
However, in the comic, it was revealed that NiGHTS can be male or female, depending on who It merges with.
Thus, if merged with Elliot, NiGHTS is male, and when merged with Claris, NiGHTS is female.
So don't get too confused when you see NiGHTS described as both male and female in this fanfic. It appears as both.
And yes, I did steal the intro from Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams . . .
please don't hurt me!
And lastly, I know that this story stinks and that I should do the world a favor my chopping my hands off so that I can't type another useless monstrosity like this, okay?
I didn't write it for you, I wrote it for something to do, so don't waste your time or mine stating what's already been acknowledged.
In other words, I just flamed myself so that you don't need to.
Don't flame.
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The city was covered with Christmas decorations, and people were looking for presents for their loved ones.
Among them were Elliot and Claris.
After their adventure with NiGHTS, the two teens had become very close, and were now shopping together.
Elliot turned to smile at Claris as they walked, only to find her gazing worriedly around them.
She seemed oblivious to the decorations around them, and the beautiful cake that they were passing, topped with red, white, green, blue, and yellow candles.
"Claris? What's wrong?" It didn't take a genius to figure out that something was bothering her.
Claris looked at Elliot and sighed.
"They all look rushed. That gentleman, that lady, that old man. Why do they have to walk that fast?"
Elliot looked around, seeing that Claris was right.
In the crowd they both felt that something important was missing.
The streets looked so beautiful. This was the most cheerful time of year, but nobody seemed to be paying any attention to something important.
Elliot shrugged.
"Well, aren't we in a hurry, too? After all, it's Christmas Eve! Everyone's waited until the last minute to buy presents, and now they have a lot of work to do to catch up."
Claris frowned.
"But it shouldn't be work. Buying gifts should be something that people do because they want to do something kind for their loved ones."
Claris noticed Elliot looking away, and nudged him.
"Right, Elliot? Doesn't it give you a warm feeling inside, to know that you're making someone happy?"
Elliot nodded, feeling a little guilty. He had been viewing all this shopping as extra work, when Claris obviously saw it very differently.
"Hey, Claris. Let's take a break from all this shopping and take a walk instead."
Claris blinked in surprise. "But the gifts. . ."
Elliot shook his head. "We'll still manage to find the perfect gift for everyone. A few minutes won't change anything."
Claris nodded, giving in. She'd much rather spend her time with Elliot than fighting crowds anyway.
Walking down the street, they soon found themselves in the middle of Twin Seeds City, facing the mammoth Twin Seeds Tower.
It was decorated beautifully, and the tower appeared as one huge Christmas Tree.
However, they realized what was missing from the Christmas spirit. The one thing that nobody seemed to notice. . .
There was no shining star atop the gigantic Christmas Tree.
Without it, the tree was incomplete.
"How can it be Christmas without a Christmas star atop the tree?"
Claris asked worriedly. Elliot frowned as well.
"Maybe they couldn't make one stay up there."
Claris shook her head.
"With that huge spire? I can't believe that. That star's important, and it's missing."
Elliot blinked at his . . . well, he considered Claris to be more than a friend, but would she be offended if he called her his girlfriend?
He looked back up at the tower. "You're right, Claris. . . "
Claris nodded, stepping past him. Elliot blinked as he saw her heading for an icy patch.
"Claris, watch out!"
Claris yelped as she slipped and crashed backwards into Elliot, sending the two of them plummeting to the icy ground, and knocking the two of them senseless.
The snow continued to fall silently around the two teens, and the crowds continued to push and shove their way through the streets, oblivious to one another.
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams
(An Adaptation of the Game)
Claris opened her eyes to the familiar hills, ravines, and cliffs of Spring Valley.
She blinked in surprise and delight. "I'm . . . I'm back in Nightopia! But how?"
She frowned, remembering looking up at the Twin Seeds Tower with Elliot.
"I must have hit my head. . ."
Looking around, Claris wondered why Spring Valley seemed so different.
The terrain was exactly as she remembered it, right down to the Ideya Palace where she had first met NiGHTS.
But wait, the Ideya Palace was decorated!
It appeared as a beautiful cake, topped with red, white, green, blue, and yellow candles, none of which were lit.
And at the top was what seemed to be a crescent moon, carved from solid gold, and highlighted by the soft snow around it.
Snow!
That was what was wrong, the spring had been taken out of Spring Valley!
The Ideal had become a winter wonderland.
Claris looked around, becoming more and more concerned.
It was then that the attack began.
Claris shrieked as a pack of colorful creatures swarmed her, grabbing at her Ideya and stealing them away.
Minions! How could she have forgotten?
But wait . . . hadn't the Minions been destroyed along with Wizeman and his other creations?
As she watched the Minions leave with her Ideya, Claris frowned.
"I've got to get to NiGHTS!"
NiGHTS would have all the answers, and if the Minions were back, then the benevolent dream creature was probably trapped within the Ideya Palace.
Claris ran toward the Palace, and smiled as she spotted the slender figure dancing within.
Her smile faded when she saw that even NiGHTS had changed.
Rather than the familiar, purple costume, NiGHTS was dressed in red with a white collar, and white balls at the tip of each tassle. The jester-like being had kept the trademark pink vest with yellow stars and lining, though.
NiGHTS blinked those beautiful purple eyes as soon as Claris arrived at the Palace, and smiled, holding a hand out expectantly.
Claris blinked.
"NiGHTS? Why are you in an Ideya Palace?! Why is everything so different here? And why are you wearing a different costume?"
She placed her hand in NiGHTS' and relaxed as the merge took place.
NiGHTS relaxed as well as they left the Ideya Palace, and twirled happily with one leg in the air like a ballerina before settling down to answer Claris.
"It's Christmas time, isn't it? Your city is covered with Christmas decorations, so naturally, your dream is too."
NiGHTS smiled, then levelled out to collect several floating orbs, the color of deep water, avoiding the question about the Ideya Palace.
NiGHTS was a strange creature, seemingly human, except that It had no wrists, neck, nose, or eyebrows, enormous, purple eyes, and a simple line for a mouth.
It also had no clear gender, but seemed to become far more feminine whenever Claris merged with It. Thus, she privately thought of NiGHTS as being female.
Elliot, she knew, thought of NiGHTS as being male. So NiGHTS probably acted more masculine when merged with him.
The theory was that NiGHTS took on the characteristics of whoever It was merged with.
Claris considered NiGHTS' words, and realized that she was right. "I guess so, so Nightopia reflects my world."
NiGHTS nodded. "Yep! Cool, huh?" She tumbled through the air, laughing at the horrific pun. Claris suppressed a groan.
After several minutes of NiGHTS laughing at a series of terrible jokes, Claris decided to remind her friend of the situation.
"NiGHTS, you do realize that it's only about noon. . . "
NiGHTS cleared her throat - which was quite a feat, considering that Nightmaren don't have throats.
"Yes?"
Claris sighed, wondering if NiGHTS was still playing with her.
"So, I shouldn't be here. I'm probably freezing to death as we speak! And poor Elliot . . . he must be hysterical!"
She thought sadly of her dear friend, imagining how he must be worrying about her as he held her unconscious form.
Little did she know that Elliot was having troubles of his own.
"Um, hello? NiGHTS?"
Elliot sighed as he sat on the edge of the Ideya Capture, studying the strange landscape.
"This is definitely not Splash Garden. . ."
Poor Elliot.
To Be Continued. . .
However, in the comic, it was revealed that NiGHTS can be male or female, depending on who It merges with.
Thus, if merged with Elliot, NiGHTS is male, and when merged with Claris, NiGHTS is female.
So don't get too confused when you see NiGHTS described as both male and female in this fanfic. It appears as both.
And yes, I did steal the intro from Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams . . .
please don't hurt me!
And lastly, I know that this story stinks and that I should do the world a favor my chopping my hands off so that I can't type another useless monstrosity like this, okay?
I didn't write it for you, I wrote it for something to do, so don't waste your time or mine stating what's already been acknowledged.
In other words, I just flamed myself so that you don't need to.
Don't flame.
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The city was covered with Christmas decorations, and people were looking for presents for their loved ones.
Among them were Elliot and Claris.
After their adventure with NiGHTS, the two teens had become very close, and were now shopping together.
Elliot turned to smile at Claris as they walked, only to find her gazing worriedly around them.
She seemed oblivious to the decorations around them, and the beautiful cake that they were passing, topped with red, white, green, blue, and yellow candles.
"Claris? What's wrong?" It didn't take a genius to figure out that something was bothering her.
Claris looked at Elliot and sighed.
"They all look rushed. That gentleman, that lady, that old man. Why do they have to walk that fast?"
Elliot looked around, seeing that Claris was right.
In the crowd they both felt that something important was missing.
The streets looked so beautiful. This was the most cheerful time of year, but nobody seemed to be paying any attention to something important.
Elliot shrugged.
"Well, aren't we in a hurry, too? After all, it's Christmas Eve! Everyone's waited until the last minute to buy presents, and now they have a lot of work to do to catch up."
Claris frowned.
"But it shouldn't be work. Buying gifts should be something that people do because they want to do something kind for their loved ones."
Claris noticed Elliot looking away, and nudged him.
"Right, Elliot? Doesn't it give you a warm feeling inside, to know that you're making someone happy?"
Elliot nodded, feeling a little guilty. He had been viewing all this shopping as extra work, when Claris obviously saw it very differently.
"Hey, Claris. Let's take a break from all this shopping and take a walk instead."
Claris blinked in surprise. "But the gifts. . ."
Elliot shook his head. "We'll still manage to find the perfect gift for everyone. A few minutes won't change anything."
Claris nodded, giving in. She'd much rather spend her time with Elliot than fighting crowds anyway.
Walking down the street, they soon found themselves in the middle of Twin Seeds City, facing the mammoth Twin Seeds Tower.
It was decorated beautifully, and the tower appeared as one huge Christmas Tree.
However, they realized what was missing from the Christmas spirit. The one thing that nobody seemed to notice. . .
There was no shining star atop the gigantic Christmas Tree.
Without it, the tree was incomplete.
"How can it be Christmas without a Christmas star atop the tree?"
Claris asked worriedly. Elliot frowned as well.
"Maybe they couldn't make one stay up there."
Claris shook her head.
"With that huge spire? I can't believe that. That star's important, and it's missing."
Elliot blinked at his . . . well, he considered Claris to be more than a friend, but would she be offended if he called her his girlfriend?
He looked back up at the tower. "You're right, Claris. . . "
Claris nodded, stepping past him. Elliot blinked as he saw her heading for an icy patch.
"Claris, watch out!"
Claris yelped as she slipped and crashed backwards into Elliot, sending the two of them plummeting to the icy ground, and knocking the two of them senseless.
The snow continued to fall silently around the two teens, and the crowds continued to push and shove their way through the streets, oblivious to one another.
Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams
(An Adaptation of the Game)
Claris opened her eyes to the familiar hills, ravines, and cliffs of Spring Valley.
She blinked in surprise and delight. "I'm . . . I'm back in Nightopia! But how?"
She frowned, remembering looking up at the Twin Seeds Tower with Elliot.
"I must have hit my head. . ."
Looking around, Claris wondered why Spring Valley seemed so different.
The terrain was exactly as she remembered it, right down to the Ideya Palace where she had first met NiGHTS.
But wait, the Ideya Palace was decorated!
It appeared as a beautiful cake, topped with red, white, green, blue, and yellow candles, none of which were lit.
And at the top was what seemed to be a crescent moon, carved from solid gold, and highlighted by the soft snow around it.
Snow!
That was what was wrong, the spring had been taken out of Spring Valley!
The Ideal had become a winter wonderland.
Claris looked around, becoming more and more concerned.
It was then that the attack began.
Claris shrieked as a pack of colorful creatures swarmed her, grabbing at her Ideya and stealing them away.
Minions! How could she have forgotten?
But wait . . . hadn't the Minions been destroyed along with Wizeman and his other creations?
As she watched the Minions leave with her Ideya, Claris frowned.
"I've got to get to NiGHTS!"
NiGHTS would have all the answers, and if the Minions were back, then the benevolent dream creature was probably trapped within the Ideya Palace.
Claris ran toward the Palace, and smiled as she spotted the slender figure dancing within.
Her smile faded when she saw that even NiGHTS had changed.
Rather than the familiar, purple costume, NiGHTS was dressed in red with a white collar, and white balls at the tip of each tassle. The jester-like being had kept the trademark pink vest with yellow stars and lining, though.
NiGHTS blinked those beautiful purple eyes as soon as Claris arrived at the Palace, and smiled, holding a hand out expectantly.
Claris blinked.
"NiGHTS? Why are you in an Ideya Palace?! Why is everything so different here? And why are you wearing a different costume?"
She placed her hand in NiGHTS' and relaxed as the merge took place.
NiGHTS relaxed as well as they left the Ideya Palace, and twirled happily with one leg in the air like a ballerina before settling down to answer Claris.
"It's Christmas time, isn't it? Your city is covered with Christmas decorations, so naturally, your dream is too."
NiGHTS smiled, then levelled out to collect several floating orbs, the color of deep water, avoiding the question about the Ideya Palace.
NiGHTS was a strange creature, seemingly human, except that It had no wrists, neck, nose, or eyebrows, enormous, purple eyes, and a simple line for a mouth.
It also had no clear gender, but seemed to become far more feminine whenever Claris merged with It. Thus, she privately thought of NiGHTS as being female.
Elliot, she knew, thought of NiGHTS as being male. So NiGHTS probably acted more masculine when merged with him.
The theory was that NiGHTS took on the characteristics of whoever It was merged with.
Claris considered NiGHTS' words, and realized that she was right. "I guess so, so Nightopia reflects my world."
NiGHTS nodded. "Yep! Cool, huh?" She tumbled through the air, laughing at the horrific pun. Claris suppressed a groan.
After several minutes of NiGHTS laughing at a series of terrible jokes, Claris decided to remind her friend of the situation.
"NiGHTS, you do realize that it's only about noon. . . "
NiGHTS cleared her throat - which was quite a feat, considering that Nightmaren don't have throats.
"Yes?"
Claris sighed, wondering if NiGHTS was still playing with her.
"So, I shouldn't be here. I'm probably freezing to death as we speak! And poor Elliot . . . he must be hysterical!"
She thought sadly of her dear friend, imagining how he must be worrying about her as he held her unconscious form.
Little did she know that Elliot was having troubles of his own.
"Um, hello? NiGHTS?"
Elliot sighed as he sat on the edge of the Ideya Capture, studying the strange landscape.
"This is definitely not Splash Garden. . ."
Poor Elliot.
To Be Continued. . .