Before the story picks up again, to address a review put on the Prologue, I've come up with a compromise! Roll is right now just the caretaker of Rock, but I'll try to do something awesome to make up for the fact that Melody is an OC. I wanted to be original in that aspect! ONTO THE FIRST CHAPTER!
Chapter 1: Beginnings of a New Hero…Almost
Melody Kakyoku woke up in a strange new place. She had no recollection of this room or even falling asleep in the first place. She could only remember her name. The name given to her by someone she also had no recollection of either. She threw off the blanket and got out of bed. Where am I? What should I do now? She walked over to the closet and looked at the mirror. She was already fully dressed! She quickly blinked her blue eyes again. She really was fully dressed in a pink and white striped shirt, a pair of khaki shorts, some sneakers paired with mint green socks, and a green jacket. This seemed odd to Melody, as she expected to be wearing pajamas of some sorts. Whatever, I should walk around this new location and get a better grip of my surroundings.
Melody walked out of her apartment, not locking the door due to not having received a key from anyone, and proceeded to sightsee around her new home. She didn't even make it out the building's lobby without running into someone new.
"Hi there, I'm new to the area and I just moved into an apartment that I have no recollection of moving into," Melody said rather quickly as she would rather be exploring, "You are?"
"You didn't say your name."
"You're playing hard to get I see… Anyways, I'm Melody Kakyoku. Now, can you please say your name and where we are?"
"Yes, my name is Mimi Kyukei and I work at Cloud Labs here in Cloud Town."
Cloud Labs? That sounds familiar…I don't remember where I heard the name before… Melody stood there for a second to try to remember how Cloud Labs sounded important. However, she had to finish the conversation with Mimi Kyukei sometime, so she decided to reply.
"Thanks! Nice to meet you, Mimi!"
"You too!" With that, Melody walked outside and into Cloud Town.
Cloud Town was a quaint enough town as it is. Melody looked around and discovered that her new home had a cheery atmosphere. The sun was shining, the air was clean, the birds were singing and also flying closely overhead, there were flowers blooming: everything was nice. She had no clue on what was happening underneath her in Lava City, a dirty dank town with its neon lights and perpetual fog. She would soon see that place, but for now she was happy just seeing Cloud Town for the first time. She walked over to the park and saw an interesting statue. It was of a scientist cheerily looking at the sky. He had a big smile on his face and had the look of promise, of protection. She decided to look at the plaque in front of the statue. It read: "This statue is Dr. Light, the founder of Cloud Town and Cloud Labs. We owe this town's continued existence to him." Dr. Light sounds familiar enough to but I can't seem to figure out where I heard it and how I know him. Suddenly, two people rushed around the edge of a nearby tree. This shocked Melody so much that she started to run away from the statue. Before she could get too far, the boy of the group had stopped her with a GIANT hug.
"I cannot believe you're ok!"
"You are? I'm Melody Kakyoku…I just ended up in this place…I guess…"
"I'M YOUR LITTLE BROTHER ROCK!"
"What?"
"Sorry, that's my friend who's living with me, Rock Kumo. I'm Roll Asagiri, by the way."
Melody had no words. She had no clue who Rock was, only that the name was so familiar to her yet she could not remember where she had heard it. It was as if there was a fog in her brain that was placed there on purpose.
"Nice to meet you two. I have a feeling that we'll be seeing each other a lot. Just saying."
"Nice to meet you too Melody!"
Melody decided that the next place she had to go find was Cloud Labs. After all, she had heard so much about it. So, she left the park and tried to find her way to Cloud Labs. There was one major problem: she had no idea where it was located. So, she ended up wandering around Cloud Town until she ran into a mango smoothie cart.
"Hi, I am looking for-"
"Do you want a mango smoothie?"
"No, I'm looking for directions to Cloud Labs…"
"Oh, directions! Well, just follow this road and keep going when you see the park. It'll be on your right. And here, have a free smoothie. A mango strawberry smoothie for you!"
"Um…thanks…"
"HAVE A NICE DAY AND TELL YOUR FRIENDS!"
With Melody slightly creeped out by the mango smoothie guy but at least grateful for the directions, promptly headed down the street and towards Cloud Labs. She didn't even want the smoothie and threw it away before arriving at the park and continuing on to Cloud Labs. Besides, who knows what else awaited our hero today?
