The year is 198X, and peace was recently restored to the world thanks to the valiant efforts of four young kids named Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo. They succeeded in locating Giygas' base in the Lost Underworld and attacked him head on. The fight was intense but the kids emerged victorious and Giygas was nothing more than a memory. The spirits of the heroes left their robotic bodies and traveled back to the present date of 199X to rejoin with their bodies, while the dust settles among the destruction in the past...

A brisk wind blew through the deep caverns of the Lost Underworld. Many bodies of Starmen, Octobots, and Nuclear Reactor Robots littered the ground. The elaborate structure which housed the evil alien invader Giygas laid in ruins. Near the base of the crumbled tower were four small robotic bodies, broken and tattered. One had a red cap on its head. They laid their lifeless, the spirits which were in them having left to reunite with their flesh. Out from the dust, a foot suddenly appeared and it kicked the robot with the red cap across the ground. The robot tipped over the edge and fell into a deep ravine. “Curse them all,” a dark voice growled, “These four kids. How was it that they were capable of bringing Master Giygas crashing to his knees?” The dust settled and two figures appeared. One was a Starman, the one who kicked the robotic body, but he was slightly taller than the Final Starman. He was sleeker and wore shinier armor and bore a red insignia that covered his chest. The other figure was shorter than the Starman and wore a billowing cloak and hood which hid his features. A slight red glow could be seen however within his hood. “Giygas was a fool,” the cloaked man declared. “Excuse me?!” the Starman gasped. “Think about it, Supreme Starman,” he continued, “During the battle we lost all communications with Giygas. He became disoriented. He couldn’t even control what was going on anymore. He was just mindlessly lashing out at four blurry metallic figures. His attacks were barely harming them, and they were just shells of metal housing a simple spirit. It was pathetic to watch. Giygas allowed the power to go to his head and he paid dearly for that.” “So what are you saying, Georg?” Supreme Starman asked, “Was all of this just a waste of time?” “Of course not,” Georg answered. He walked over to the three remaining robots and picked one of them up. “This was merely a test. We have seen the full extent of what this world is capable of. Now it’s time to figure out a way to properly extinguish it.” He tossed the robot body into the air. He raised his hand and twitched a finger. The robot exploded into bits. Supreme Starman shielded his face from the debris. “Come,” Georg ordered, “We should report back immediately. Time is already being wasted.” “But will we really be able to come up with a plan efficient enough to stop this Ness and his friends?” Supreme Starman inquired. Georg turned back and looked at Supreme Starman. “Now who said that this was about those inferior children?” he asked simply and Supreme Starman could catch a glimpse of a sinister grin. Georg continued into the ruin of Giygas’ base. Supreme Starman looked about at the two remaining robots. He held up two fingers, which fired twin beams at them and exploded them into pieces. Supreme Starman then turned and hurried after Georg.

199X…

Children were running around and playing in the peacefulness of Rasberry Park in the quiet town of Pikor. Some were playing on the jungle gym while others were laughing on the swings. A sudden loud popping sound stopped them all in their tracks and they looked to the sky. Several pointed and some screamed as they saw a spider-like ship careening out of control in the air above them. The ship continued to fly past the town and into the mountains beyond. It finally crashed against a rock wall. The hatch flew open and Pokey Minch fell to the ground. “Drat!” he shouted, “That little pig’s butt managed to damage my armor too much. It wasn’t even able to go to a different time. Instead it brought me back to this stupid timeline. He picked up a rock and hurled it into the air. He then turned back to his ship and started to dig through the inside. “Good,” he said, pulling out a box, “This wasn’t harmed any. All I need is someone stupid enough to help me out a bit and eventually I’ll have the way to take out Ness once and for all, and the best part is I don’t have to do it with that annoying twit Giygas getting in the way! Ha ha ha ha ha…”

Somewhere deep in the Scaraba Desert…

“I feared this day would come.” A tall, thin figure stood up from his resting spot and walked across a dark room. “They were wonderful,” he said, “They did everything right and the results were just as it predicted, but how sad is it that nobody could see what was beneath… Now comes the eerie calm before chaos once again strikes and I’m afraid I don’t know how to combat it this time, unless…” With a wave of his hand, a light came on and lit up a passageway. “There may be a way,” he went on, “But do I dare take such a risk? Doing such a thing could upset the natural order of the universe, making his intentions so much easier to fulfill. No, despite the risk, it’s worth a shot. As long as he never suspects. As long as he never figures it out, we will be okay. The man came into a much larger room. “Forgive me, ancestors,” he said softly, “I had no choice…” He raised his hands and suddenly, a pillar lit up with great intensity. On top of this pillar was a jewel. It was red in color and had a shine so brilliant that ordinary men would go blind upon looking at it. Its shape resembled that of an apple… “It is time…”

So starts the next chapter in Earthbound…