Animal Crossing Origins
Part 2: The Adventure
"Are you sure you really want to do this?" Sabel, a hedgehog, asked Alex as he began to finish packing.
"Sabel, this letter is too significant to be ignored. I gotta go see if he's really still out there." Sabel really cared for Alex, but she had a bad feeling about this.
Sabel jumped on Alex and kissed him. Then whispered in his ear "Promise me you'll come back."
"I promise." Just then the citizens who were tagging along with him: Isabelle, Avery, Boone, Mira, and Chester. The head all brought stuff they would need like food and cloths.
Avery, the bird approached Alex with his bag over his shoulder
"Are you guys still sure you want to come? Last chance to walk away." Alex said to Avery.
"Alex you are our friend and leader. There's nothing any of us wouldn't do for you." Alex was really touched by this. He began to wonder if finding out the truth about humans was even worth the trouble. But he had to know.
As they were all saying goodbye to the ones who staying, Isabelle approached Alex and said "Were ready when you are." The six of them boarded the train and their adventure began.
Neither Alex nor the citizens of New Leaf had ever been outside its walls before. It was an entirely new world out here. Where New Leaf was beautiful and green, the World Outside was dark and ugly. In fact it was even kind of scary.
At one point in their journey Alex has a moment to himself so he sat at the very back of the train and just looked as life passed by him. He took out his letter again and read it over and over.
I know why there are so few humans in the world.
How could his father possibly know that? The last time Alex had any real contact with a human was the day he arrived at New Leaf. His mother had left him at the gate to a strange new village.
Flashback, 20 years ago
"But mom, where are you going? And what is this place?" young Alex, five years old, asked. His mother, a tall thin woman crouched down so her eyes were level with his.
"Listen to me, Alex. What I'm doing is to protect you. Your father is crazy by using the Animals against his enemies. The animals he uses are violent and chaotic." Just then an old, gentlemanly turtle appeared before them.
"But not Mr. Tortimer here and the rest of the villagers of New Leaf. They will protect you and keep you safe."
"But why are you leaving?"
"Alex, I need to find your father and talk some sense into him. Please, you must stay here where you will be safe. I promise I'll be back one day." Suddenly there was a large explosion way off in the distance. Alex grabbed Tortimers leg in fear. With that, Alex's mom gave him a kiss on the forehead and stood up. She shacked Tortimer's hand and just like that was gone…
"Hey Alex, you okay?" Mira, the rabbit, interrupted his thoughts.
Yeah, yeah. Just thinking about things I guess." Mira sat down next to him.
"Like what kind of things?" Alex took a second to collect his thoughts.
I keep thinking about what's going to happen when we finally get there. And I'm thinking why would my dad want to me now, after all these years? Like do I really want to know why humans are practically non-existent?"
"Well don't you miss him? I mean don't you want to see him again?"
"He was never around when I needed him, my only memory of him is him coming home one day and giving me a notebook for my birthday, which he knew that I preferred being outside than drawing or writing. And he's the reason why my mom left me."
"So then why are you going?"
"For one reason: I need to know."
After that, the group stumbled upon a horrible sight: a deserted town with plenty of small torn up buildings. All life there was gone. Alex stared on in fear, wondering how much he really knew about the rest of the world.