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Chapter 7: the night shift
Many thoughts ran through my head that night, mostly about the strange wonders of this region. Very little was said at breakfast, but afterwards, I saw Olimar ready to land the dolphin in the forest. "Hang on Olimar." I said, knowing that there was another area nearby. Not to mention the fact that I really didn't want to go after the guy near there. I looked outside and saw a wired formation, kind of looked like a belly button actually, but I saw some parts near there (don't ask how). Olimar was looking nearby. "That's strange." He said. He went back to steering and we landed as the sky turned completely blue. When we stepped out, I saw it was pretty dark, and the sky wasn't all that visible. I didn't let that stop us though. Olimar took out 50 of each pikmin. I thought for a second, then remembered the blue onion. I also then remembered that it could be really far away. That's when it came. I heard a cry of surprise as the breadbug found us. I made eye contact with it, and Olimar noticed it too. The bread bug crouched down (if that's possible), and charged. I didn't register what was happening until it knocked me into a stone wall. I shook the stars from my eyes, and, just as I got up, it tackled me again, this time completely destroying the wall. I got up shakily, knowing I had to fight it now, but that breadbug wouldn't leave me alone. Just as I regained my balance, he talked me again, sending me flying, and knocking me out. Your probably wondering where Olimar is, aren't you? As it turns out, he couldn't pinpoint the breadbug, and after I was knocked out, the pikmin fell into chaos. When I woke up, I had no clue where I was, all I knew was I was throbbing in various places. I brought my hands up and hit my helmet. I blinked, and quickly flung the helmet off as I started coughing up blood. I gasped in the fresh air, rubbed my eyes, then looked around again. I couldn't see the sun, so I looked at my watch…and it was almost sun down! I panicked: I could barely survive during the day, how was I going to survive the night! One plus, I wasn't tiered anymore. I put the helmet on again, and saw the last second strike on the countdown. That wasn't the only thing though. "…hope you get back safely Alex. Good luck, you'll obviously need It." it was Olimar! Then the communicator shut off, and I watched as the rocket shot into the air from somewhere in the distance. I was scared, angry, sad, and shocked all at the same time. Would I survive the night? Why would that evil breadbug do this? Did everything go ok today? How did I end up off the map? So many more questions raced through my head, but I was interrupted by a familiar cry of surprise. I turned around, and got tackled by my friend. "Great to see you too Bulby." I said, finally choosing a name for my new friend. I took off the helmet and my space suit, then I put my helmet back on to check the map. "It says I'm very far from the normal area." I said, still thinking out loud. I sighed again as I took it off. I had no idea how to get back, and the darkness made it hard to see. After a while, I decided to rest a bit, and I dozed off. When I woke up, I heard voices all around me, but there were a couple in particular that stood out. "We can't keep helping him, we'll end up killed if we do." "He's not that bad guys, he is my only friend after all." "What about us? We're your friends." "Just barley though. And he's truly friendly towards me. I never got a lot of care from mom, he gives me care I could never repay." "What about his pikmin?" "He can control them, and they only attack to protect themselves, or the ones who command them." I looked towards the voices, and made eye contact with Bulby. "Looks like he's awake." One of the other dwarfs said. I jumped back and hit my head on a tree. "Ow…" I said. "Are you ok?" Bulby asked. I figured it was in their own language, but if so, how did I know what they were saying? "Yea, I'm fine." I mumbled. "Ok, that's good…wait, you understood me?" Bulby said. We were both clearly surprised. We didn't talk much after I recovered, but Bulby was able to lead me back now that I could understand him. We both jumped down and I could see the clearing. I said bye to Bulby, and he said bye back, then he jumped back over and ran off. I looked and realized I wasn't far from the clearing the rocket lands in. I smiled, until I saw the breadbug. "You…" I said, my anger flaring up. "Uh oh." I heard from the breadbug. "Why the heck would you tackle me?" I said, practically yelling at it. I didn't care who, or what, I woke up, I just knew this guy had almost cost me my life. "I was just trying to help!" it said. It then ran off, leaving behind…THE SPACE FLOAT! I dragged it back to the sight just as my clock indicated the sun coming up. I laid down and fell asleep. The last thing I heard was the roar of a bulborb.
Man, this one went by faster than the last one! I really like the ideas I'm coming up with, but I'm having trouble fitting a story that is parallel to the game. I really have no idea how I got through this one so fast, but I guess that's good because it means you guys get to read more in a shorter time. Don't expect this to keep going though, once school starts it will be harder to keep writing because of the homework. Remember, I love getting reviews, and criticism helps, good or bad. Also, I'm open to input, so feel free to suggest ideas if you wish. bye for now!