A/N: How about I just involve Earthbound in everything I write? Haha. Anyways I'm planning on writing the entire game of Earthbound. I feel this will be a bit of challenge considering I want to keep as close to canon as I can. This includes Ness' very limited vocabulary. In the entire game of Earthbound, Ness is only able to say two things, yes or no! I'm going to try and write this entire thing with Ness only saying variations of those two words. It'll be tough, but It's possible! Also, I'll probably be mentioning the a place called Eagleland in future chapters. It should have been mentioned in this but..oh well. Eagleland is basically a romanticized version of America, where most of the game takes place. Just throwing that in here for future reference.
The year was 199X. A young boy named Ness slept in his bed in his humble hometown, Onett. It was a normal night, nothing strange or peculiar had happened or was going to happen. Or, so it seemed.
I was woken by a strange crashing noise coming from outside. Me and all of the town. I looked out my window and saw light switch after light switch flicking on, soon the entire town was illuminated. I rushed downstairs to speak of this mysterious occurrence to my mother and my sister. They both seemed just as shaken up by it as I was.
"Ness," My mother yelled, throwing herself at me and burying me into her arms, "are you alright? Are you hurt? Is everything ok?" I weaseled my way out of her grip and gave a shy smile. "Oh! Of course you're alright! It came from outside! And you weren't outside!" She paused and looked at me, her eyes narrowed. "Were you?"
I shook my head. "Oh, dear me. Perhaps you would like to go outside and investigate?" I nodded and smiled. I headed out the door and heard her call back to me. "Do be careful!" I waved to show I had acknowledged what she had said and went on my way.
My first instinct was to go up the hill, as I could have sworn I saw something up there. As I approached the top of the hill, I saw one of my…well, acquaintances. He would say we were friends but quite honestly this man made me a bit uneasy. Lier X. Aggregate called out to me in a harsh whisper.
"Hey! Ness," he looked around, assuring we were the only ones around, "I got somethin' to show ya'. Later, though! Come to my house later, will ya'?" I was a bit uncertain about agreeing to this, but I did anyways. I smiled and gave him a thumbs up. "Alright I'll see ya' round' then." He whispered to me and went back into his small house.
I continued up the hill, only to be stopped by the police, a few roadblocks, and our neighbor. Porky Minch spotted me and motioned me over to him. "Hey! Ness! Don't be rubberneckin'. The cop," Porky stopped and coughed a bit," I mean, the officers are just tryin' to do their job. I got this covered! Why don't you just go home, there's nothing for ya' do be doing here right now anyways."
Porky was right, I really couldn't do much with all the police blocking my path up the hill. From what I could see, though, there was a giant meteorite! I almost couldn't believe it, a meteorite! I walked home, thinking of the giant rock jammed at the top of the hill of my small town. While this was still amazing to me, I had no idea this meteor would change my life forever.
I had gone back to bed, when I was woken again. This time not from a thundering crash, but from somebody knocking on the door. My mother was yelling at me from her room, "Ness! Answer the door, will you?". I crawled out of bed and drowsily plopped down the stairs. I opened the door and was quickly pushed back by Porky.
"Ness! Oh you gotta help me! I lost Picky up by the meteor! Ohh, my folks are gonna give it me!" He ran up to me and put his hands on my shoulders. "You'll help me, right? Ness? We're best friends right?" I stared at him, still shaken from his spontaneous entrance. He let go of my shoulders and looked at me again, a smirk appeared upon his pudgy face. "And if you refuse, I will say words that will cut you like a knife."
"Okay."
"Alright! Let's blow this Popsicle stand! You ready Ness?"
Before I could say anything, I heard my mother descend down the stairs. "Ness? Is somebody there?"
Porky rolled his eyes and put on a false smile. "Oh, good evening, ma'am! Looking lovely as usual," Porky snickered, "Ness and I were just about to go back up to the meteor, I left something up there and It's awfully dangerous to go alone!"
"Porky's right, Ness! It is dangerous! We're you planning on going out in just your pajamas? Go upstairs and change into your clothes. And get the baseball bat from your sisters room, it might prove to be useful. If you want, you can take the dog along. He's old but he's faithful and loyal."
I was back downstairs in a few minutes, fully dressed and baseball bat in hand. Our old dog, King came up to me. I pat him on the head. He barked, "I may be old but I'm not useless. Take me with you if you want." I was the only one who could decipher his bark, though. I always could, so I never thought of it as anything strange.
Porky reached for the doorknob but then quickly turned around. "Hey, Ness. Why don’t you go in front?" I don't understand why he even asked, as he put himself behind me. I sighed and we headed out the door.
I barely took ten steps away from my front door before a dog had run up to us, baring its teeth. Porky jumped back and squealed. I held the bat tight in my hands, bracing to fight the runaway took charging toward me. I was about to swing when King jumped in front and snarled back at the dog. King bit down into the other dog. It whimpered and backed away, it's tail between its' legs. I let out a sigh of relief. Porky was on the ground, blubbering and shielding himself from behind me.
"Is it gone?" He asked, darting his eyes back and forth, not daring to move from his defensive position.
I nodded and helped him up from the ground. He looked around nervously again and then brushed off the dirt from his clothes. "Whew! What a tough fight, aren't you lucky I was here to help ya. Huh, Ness?"
I simply rolled my eyes and motioned him to follow. We eventually got to the top of the hill and spotted Picky, leaning against a tree, incredibly close to the large glowing space rock. "Picky!" Porky yelled, shaking his brother awake, "Why'd ya' run off like that? We're gonna be in deep trouble now! No thank to you."
"I'm sorry, Porky." Picky sheepishly answered. "I just wanted to see what was up here and I was really tired, so I must've fallen asleep!"
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever, tell that to dad!" Porky stopped, looked around, and then looked at me. "Hey, Ness. You hear that? It’s a buzzing noise, like a bee or somethin'"
I nodded. I did hear something. I perked up my ears and listened carefully. It seemed to be coming from the meteorite. I approached it cautiously, one slow step after another. I wasn't even a foot away before a large beam of light burst from the meteor, temporarily blinding all of us.
I noticed a small bug, and much to my surprise…much to all of our surprise it started talking.
"A bee I am not," The mysterious bug paused, "I'm from 10 years in the future. And, in the future, all is devastation. Giygas, the universal cosmic destroyer, sent all to the horror of eternal darkness. However, you must listen! Where I am from, there is a well known legend that has been handed down from ancient times. It says, 'When the chosen boy reaches the point, he will find the light. The passing of time will shatter the nightmare rock and will reveal the path of light.' You see, it is my opinion that you are that boy, Ness. This I believe. Giygas' monstrous plan must have been set in motion somewhere on Earth. If you start to confront the enemy immediately, you may have time to counter the evil intentions of Giygas. Three things are of the utmost importance: wisdom, courage, and friendship. The legends from the ancient times tell of three boys and a girl who defeat Giygas. I will tell you more later. Go now!" Buzz Buzz stopped again, Porky opened his mouth to add a comment but the time traveling insect continued. "And do not be anxious about the future. You have much work to do, Ness."
I stood in awe, staring at the future bug that flew in front of me. Porky looked around, and then opened his mouth, breaking the silence. "I'm…I'm not one of those three boys, am I? I really don't wanna get involved in all of this stuff."
"You must go, Ness. Your journey starts now, let us go."
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