A Dark Ness story The year is 199X... In the populous forest west of Twoson... Ness and friends learned (in the middle of Ness's 14th birthday) that Giygas is still alive! After equipping themselves with weapons and items, the gang sent out for Dalaam, where Paula recalled not sensing Poo. As Ness & Paula moved on towards a mysterious "energy signal" leading them west of Twoson, Jeff stays behind in Dalaam...however, he is knocked unconscious by an unknown force. As for Ness, he and Paula suddenly witness Giygas in the sky and watch him destroy Twoson! We join our friends... Ness: GIYGAS!!! Paula: Noooo! Twoson...no! Mom, Dad! Noooo! Why...why them...? Ness: What in steak's name are you doing, Giygas!? Giygas: Ness...Ness...friends... Ness: Friends don't blow up friend's hometowns... Paula: (Sob) Noooooooo...(runs off) Ness: PAULA! Giygas: Ness...not me...not me... Ness: Huh? Wha-what...? Giygas: It was...not me...but...my... Ness: Your what? Giygas: It's not right...Ness...I...feel...sad...but...happy...but...angry... Ness: Uh...riiight... Giygas: Must...go...friend... Ness: Hey! Giygas! Giygas: Friends...must...join... (flies off) Ness: Join? What? Hey, I know the Stoic Club's Number! 1-800-CALLATT! Oh, wait...that's not it...Oh great, PAULA! Meanwhile, Paula is back in Twoson, looking at the demolished Polestar Preschool. Paula: Mom...dad...I can't believe you're gone... Paula looks around her. Collapsed buildings everywhere. Streets clear as day, and unconnected. In Burglin Park, merchant's booths fallen here and there. Paula: I will...I will avenge my parent's death. Paula looks at her hands, and we see tears dropping into them. Paula: But I am not ready...somehow, Poo could learn many PSI abilities without training much at all...I must find a way to become stronger in my PSI abilities. (starts leaving Twoson) Well...maybe...I could...no, that is unforgivable. I shouldn't... Meanwhile, Jeff wakes up, glasses shattered, clothes torn, and hair frazzled up. Jeff: Ooh, I feel like Pokey sat on me...hey, where am I? ?: Silence. Jeff: What the heck are you? Wait, I've seen you before... ?: Yes. I am who you think I am. Jeff: But...that's IMPOSSIBLE! ?: Well, it looks like it isn't. Jeff: But...you... ?: I know I "died" when you and your pal Ness came...but now I am here, and I know the very fate of Earth...and after you defeated Giygas, I was alive again. Jeff: What? Please, I must tell my friends! ?: You will not be leaving for awhile. Jeff: Huh? ?: You've become very weak, Jeff. Very weak. In fact, you don't deserve to be chosen, you coward. All you've ever done is make those tiddlywink inventions. Well, your true ability lies within you. All you have to do is bring it out. Jeff: Look, I can't use PSI... ?: Of course not. You are intelligent, but not in the manner to use PSI. It is a very special skill that is impossible to learn, only to realize if you were chosen. But, while you were chosen, it wasn't because of your intense genius. No. It was because of your spirit... Jeff: What? What are you talking about? ?: Well, Jeff, I was affected by the Mani Mani statue...believe it or not, you and Ness were too. Paula wasn't affected by it as much as you were, since she never traveled to my home, my domain, my place... Jeff: I have a question. You were that invisible man, right? ?: Correct. This is my body, my real body, that stands before you. I also was in Moonside. I also looked to destroy Mani Mani...however, since I wasn't one of the chosen ones, I couldn't withstand the insanity of Mani Mani...thus, my immature mind. Jeff: Uh, what happened to the monobrow? ?: That is not the point. You must train with me. I will unlock your spirit power. Jeff...you will be spending the next month training. Jeff: Okay...I guess I will if I must...man, now Ness and Paula won't know what happened to me... And so, Jeff and the Mysterious Man from Moonside begin Spirit Training. But what has become of Ness and his expedition of following Giygas? Ness: Man, this bytes...Poo's gone, Paula's traumatized with fear, Jeff's partying with Poo's girlfriends, and here I am, doing all the work...Why couldn't I have seen my dad before leaving? Ness then came upon a large clearing. In the dead middle was a gigantic spaceship. Ness: Well, what a heckuva meteorite...not. Guess I'll explore, this is where Giygas was heading and everything... Ness walks inside the ship. He sees live wire everywhere, threatening to shock him if he moved too close. After "taking' some somewhat useless contraptions (a crowbar like object, burnt paper, and a triple cheeseburger deluxe, immediately devoured), Ness noticed some stairs heading downwards... Ness: Hey, there's something glowing down there...lemme guess, the Ninth My Sanctuary Location? Oh well, here we go... Giygas: Ness...shouldn't have...come...run...friend...get away... Ness: What is going on here? ?: Ness...you fool. Ness: Hey, what...who are you? ?: Don't worry. Giygas will not harm you. Instead, I will. Ness: Well, I'm not going down without a fight! ?: Hahaha. I shall explain everything to you before you die. Ness: Go on. ?: You see, Giygas is actually my soul. Ness: Uh...I really didn't need to know that. ?: Giygas and I were separate all of my life...I was going to "fuse" with him before, and my plan of total world destruction would have been complete. However, some fools got in the way, and I had to leave Earth before I could become one with Giygas. Ness: Uh, ok... ?: As I left off, swearing revenge from the ones who stopped me, I crash landed, as I was still not fully recovered from their onslaught. I lay unconscious for many years...in fact, since 190X. And now, I will join with Giygas, becoming one terror! Somehow, Ness just knew who this character was... To be continued...