"Ahem! Today..." Tim paused here for dramatic affect "I am going to tell you the story of the Thousand-Year Door.
"An awfully long time ago in a strange and far-off land, a big, bustling town thrived. It was a town where all people lived very happy lives. And it was said that the town was very prosperous.
"But one day… tragedy befell this blessed place. A great cataclysm struck the town and its people. Darkness filled the skies and the earth roared and shook. It was as if the very world had come to a violent end.
"And in but a single night…
"The town sank into the depths of the earth.
"Many moons rose and set. Stories of the town passed into the pages of fairy tales. And when the town's site held no relics of its past, people gathered at that spot and built a new town.
"But word soon spread among the people that moved in, that an ancient city lay deep underground… and that a magnificent treasure rested there.
"Indeed…" Tim smiled at this, but didn't want to ruin this story for all those who had gathered to listen by laughing.
"This is the tale of the fabled treasure of Rougeport. Yes, this is where it begins, in the sea town of Rougeport. The tale of the quest for legendary treasure, and the Thousand-Year Door… starts here."
Of course, if I were to go on and finish the tale that Tim was telling, well, we'd be here a while. Besides, that's not what this story is about, this story was about before all this happened. A thousand years before all this happened.
And how words from a simple storyteller inspired so many
Words are powerful things
With them you can weave stories
Stories that draw the reader in
And tales that will never be forgotten
holy cow. i wrote this story in two days. two days... wow...
anyways, this last chapter is just to really wrap things up, and more of for my own personal reasons. I pondered the idea of Tim writing the story of the thousand year door for a while, and began to like it. So after a few minor changes (including him writing down this story (check previous chapter if you missed that)) and sitting watching a youtube video of the opening to Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door and copying it all down... well... your end result is these final two chapters
umm, that's about it for this story. I kind of enjoyed writing it though. let me know if you ever want more. I think i have a few more stories I can tell, and if not... well, there always is Tim's narration of the Thousand Year Door, and I'm sure that would be fun to write