Razor’s Edge
Part One :
Transformation
It
has been three years since the defeat of Giygas and his armies. Few things have
been said of that eventful year, 199X. Since then, everyone has tried to forget
about the near takeover of the world and get on with their lives…
“Ness…”
“Ness…”
“Beware…the
world is untwining…watch out…”
“The
world is changing for the worse! Beware…”
“GAAAAH!”
Ness
bolted from his bed. He looked around his room in a cold sweat, looking if
someone had been whispering in his ear.
“Hmm…must
have been a nightmare. Well, I’ve got to get up now.”
Ness
got up and out of his bed. He looked around once more, just to make sure that
Tracey wasn’t playing any tricks on him. After a quick search, Ness made his
way to the bathroom. Brushing his teeth, he felt it was going to be another,
normal day. He had now grown used to not fighting off aliens and saving the
world, he had slipped back into the obscurity of reality, like his friends,
Paula and Jeff. Soon done with his daily hygiene, Ness stepped out of the
bathroom and back into his room, to change into his normal school clothing;
blue & yellow striped shirt, jeans and his lucky red cap.
On
his way down the stairs, Ness grabbed his yellow backpack and made his way to
the dining room table.
“Hey
Mom, what did you make for breakfast this morning?”
“Well
Ness, I’ve decided to make your favorite this morning, Steak.”
“Oh
Mom, you didn’t have to…”
“Well
Ness, you’ve got to have a full stomach for the ACTs, don’t you think?”
“Well…okay.
I’ll have some.”
Ness
sat down and soon came Tracy, racing down the stairs with a history project.
“Hey
Ness, you think this report on the history of Onett will get me to the finals?”
“Well…sure
it will.”
Tracy
sat down, and soon, breakfast began.
After
a few minutes, Ness felt an urge to use the bathroom.
“Mom,
may I be excused?”
“Yes
you can, dear.”
Ness
then went to the bathroom, to settle his urge…
As
soon as came out, things were dramatically different… There was no table. There
was no breakfast. There was no King. Only a couch, a few boxes and his Mom.
“Whoa!
Mom! What happened to breakfast?”
“Are
you crazy? We haven’t had breakfast in months because of those Minches!”
“What?”
“Don’t
humor me, Ness. You know that the Minches borrowed a lot of money from us and put
us in poverty, don’t you?”
“…Yes…(Now
I do…?)”
Ness
was shocked.
(This
never happened! What’s going on here? Is this a joke? I think I’d better call
Paula and make sure…)
Ness
went to the phone and said to his mom that he needed to make a call to Paula.
“No
more than five minutes! That’s all the phone time we can afford today!”
Ness
punched in the familiar number of Paula Polestar and patiently waited for her
voice…
“Hello?
This is Orange Co. This is Orange Kid speaking.”
“Huh?
Isn’t this the Polestar Preschool?”
“…Is
this some kind of joke, kid? I’ve got no time to waste with you.”
“No.
This isn’t a joke, Orange Kid. I need to speak to Paula.”
“Paula?
… Sorry to say, but I haven’t heard of a Paula.”
“…Well,
thank you, Orange Kid.” ^slam^
“What
was that? It seems that something’s happening all across Eagleland…”
Bewildered
with his conversation with the Orange Kid, he walked outside and took his bike
to Downtown Onett. When he got there, he saw nothing but chaos. Graffiti
everywhere. Vandalism in record numbers. Riots every hour. Seeing a person flee
from the direction of the Onett Arcade, Ness stopped him.
“What
is going on here?”
“Are
you retarded or something? The Sharks have just killed Mayor Pirkle and have
taken over the city! If you excuse me, I have to be running…AHHHHHHHHHHHH!”
“What
in Jebus’s name is going on? It seems like someone changed history or
something…”
(I’m
going to Wisconsion until Thursday, so be patient…