MoonBound: Part 5

By: nessdude15


The group swooped down from the darkening evening sky, but instead of landing smoothly on the street, they fell into some large bushes near the Onett Library.

"That's not how it's supposed to happen, Ness!" Picky yelled, being quite irritated.

"Sorry, it's hard to steer in the dark." replied Ness.

After climbing out of the bushes, they began walking towards Ness's house. Upon their arrival, Ness walked up to the door, and knocked. A few seconds later, Ness's sister opened the door.

"Hey, big bro, how's it goin?" asked Tracy.

"Okay, I guess...hey, have you seen Poo come by lately?" Ness replied

"No, haven't seen him around here in a while."

"Darn...okay, thanks sis. Tell mom I said hi." said Ness said he closed the door in his sister's face. "Aren't you going to go say hello to your family, Picky?"

"No way, if I go in there, I'll be grounded forever." he replied

"Okay, then." Ness replied as he began walking back towards Onett.

"Where in Onett would Poo go besides your house?" Picky asked.

"Well, after we defeated Giygas last year, I introduced Poo to video games, and ever since then, he's been goin to the arcade alot. We'll look there.

They walked into downtown Onett and began heading south towards the arcade, where the group formerly known as "The Sharks" hung out, when a previously quiet Pippi finally spoke up.

"You know, this place remids me of Podunk." she said.

"Then Podunk must be a very nice place to live." Ness replied.

"Yes it is." said Pippi with a far away look in her eyes.

Finally, they made it to the arcade. Ness walked in with Picky and Pippi behind him.

"Yo, Mike!" yelled Ness as he walked up to one of the guys in the arcade.

"Hey, Ness! Whats goin on, man!?" yelled Mike as he walked up to Ness and proceeded to give him one of those long, complicated handshakes.

"I'm here on business. Have you seen Poo around here lately?" he replied.

"Oh yea, that eastern kid. Well, after owning us all in Zombie Basher 2, he teleported off to the south somewhere."

"Thanks Mike!" yelled Ness as he walked towards the door. Picky walked out, but Ness had to drag out a fascinated Pippi who looked like she had never seen an arcade before.

"Can we come back and play games after our adventure?" asked Pippi.

"Sure thing." replied Ness. "But the adventure comes first. I know it's late, but we need to move on." he added.

"So where to this time?" Picky asked.

"Well, Mike said south, so we'll head to Twoson. Even if he isn't there, we should tell Paula's parents where she is." replied Ness.

"Ok, Ness, but you had better not land us in a bush this time." said Picky.

"Okay, I'll try."

A minute later, the three young adventurers were flying south toward Twoson in the south. Seconds later, they landed with a thud on the roof of the Polestar Preschool.

"Well, it isn't a bush. And it's convienient too." said Ness after landing.

"Sure, and just how are we gonna get down?" asked Picky.

"With this." Answered Pippi, while pulling a small gadget out of her purse.

"Uh...and what's that gonna do" replied Picky.

Pippi proceeded to press a small button on the gadget, and a ladder appeared out of thin air.

"Instant ladder machine. Always handy on long adventures." Pippi explained

"You inventors ahave the strangest ideas." Ness replied while shaking his head.

They headed down the ladder and knocked on the front door of the preschool

"Oh! Hello Ness! come in!" said Paula's mom while wiping tears from her eyes. "Introduce me to your friends!" she said, trying to sound happy.

They all walked in, headed into the kitchen, and Ness introdued Picky and Pippi to Paula's mom.

"Mrs. Polestar, I know you want to know what happened to Paula." said Ness after the introductions were complete.

"Yes, that's been weighing on my mind quite heavily the past few days." Mrs. Polestar replied.

"Well, she has been kidnapped by aliens. But no worries, I'll rescue her again."

"I know, Ness, I know." said Mrs. Polestar.

"Well, Mrs. Polestar, it's getting late. We'll be heading to the Hotel now. have a good night." replied Ness

"Oh! No need! Pippi can sleep in Paula's room, and you and Picky can fight over the couch."

"Thank you Mrs. Polestar." said Ness who was smiling at Picky.

"Ok, I'll get the floor" Picky said as he walked away grumbling.

Mrs. Polestar left to help Picky set up a little bed on the floor. Ness and Pippi were left alone in the kitchen.

"Ness, when are you going to tell me why we are going on this adventure.?" asked Pippi.

"Oh yea, uh...I'll tell you tomorrow morning." answered Ness.

"Ok, well I'm going to bed now." Pippi said as she began walking up the stairs.

"Me too." Ness replied as he walked into the living room where the couch was.

"Goodnight, Picky. said Ness as he turned out the lights.

"Good night." came a disgruntled voice from the floor.

* * *

"Wake up guys!" yelled a voice from the other side of the door.

"But, Pippi, it's only 9:00! We have at least three more hours to sleep!" complained Picky.

"But Mrs. Polestar and I made breakfast for you guys!" she replied

"C'mon, Picky. We shouldn't make them feel bad." Ness said. "We'll be down in a minute!" he added.

Ness and Picky got dressed, and walked into the kithen. Hot steamy eggs and bacon awaited them on the table.

After sitting down, Ness remembered the real reason why he had come to Twoson.

"Have you seen Poo around here lately, Mrs. Polestar?"

"No, not lately. But I haven't left the house in days, so I wouldnt really know if he came through here or not."

"Thanks Mrs. Polestar." Ness said as he and Picky finished their breakfast, and headed towards the door where Pippi was waiting. "We'll come back when we rescue Paula! he added as he walked out the door.

It was a bright Twoson morning. The weather was perfect, and the birds were chirping. It would have been a great day to hang out in Burglin Park if the world hadn't been in such peril.

"We'll go visit Apple Kid and see if he knows anything." said Ness

"You mean the same Apple Kid that helped Dr. Andonuts design the Phase Distorter!?" Picky asked excitedly.

"Yea, that's him." Ness answered.

"Wow, Ness, you have alot of famous friends." Picky replied.

"Yea, it's one of the perks of saving the world." said Ness as the walked up to Apple Kid's door, and knocked.

"Hello, Ness!" Said Apple Kid as he beckoned for Ness and his new friends to go inside his house. " Sorry for the mess. I've been pretty busy lately.

"No problem, Apple Kid." Said Ness with a smile. Ness proceeded to introduce Picky and Pippi to Apple Kid. After everyone was introduced, it was time to get down to business.

"Have you seen Poo come by here lately, Apple Kid?" asked Ness.

"Oh yea, he came by yesterday. I let him call Dalaam to let his Master know he was ok, and then he left again. I think he teleported off towards the east."

"Thanks alot, Apple Kid! Call me if you make some kind of gadget I could use!" yelled Ness as he walked towards the door.

"Will do, Ness! Make sure you drop by some time!" replied Apple Kid

"Uh, Ness...have you decided where we're going next yet?" asked Pippi as she emerged from Apple Kid's house.

"Oh yea, good point...seeing as how Poo is always one step ahead of us, I think we'll skip Threed and head straight to Fourside." answered Ness. " But first we will head to the department store to stock up on supplies, and then ride the bus to Fourside." he added.

"Sounds like a plan to me." replied Picky.

They headed downtown and walked into the department store. Ness and the gang rode up the escalator to the second floor. There, they went up to the burger shop and bought a few burgers. After that, they went up to the third floor, and Ness bought a slingshot for Pippi. Finally, they left the store and walked down to the bus stop.

"So, Ness why the bus?" asked Pippi.

"Well, it gives you two a chance to see Threed, an me a chance to explain our quest to you." answered Ness

"Oh, cool." Pippi replied. "Hey! here comes the bus now!" she added as a large bus drove up to the Bus Station.

Ness, Pippi, and Picky got on the bus and sat down in some seats near the back. As soon as the bus pulled away from the station, Ness began explaining his quest to Pippi.

"Oh, ok. So first we have to find Poo, and then find some way to rescue Paula from the aliens." Pippi said as Ness finished up his story.

"Exactly." replied Ness as the bus emerged from the tunnel and began to drive through Threed. At this time, Ness began to tell the story about how he, Paula, and Jeff ridded Threed of an army of zombies the year before to Pippi and Picky who were feigning interest. After going through two more tunnels, they found themselves driving through a vast desert. Unfortunately, their bus had no air conditioner, so needless to say, the trip was not very comfortable. Finally after what seemed like ages, they entered another tunnel. The air became steadily cooler as they neared the end of the tunnel. The road outside consisted of a large bridge over a small part of the ocean with yet another tunnel at the end. At the end of that tunnel, the group finally found themselves in the metropolis of Fourside. It was high noon when they got off at the bus stop and began walking towards the middle of Fourside where the Department store, Museum and other various places of interest were to be found. They had just reached the street with the world famous Topolla Theater on it, when they heard screams, and saw a mass of people running away. Ness stopped a man and asked him what the problem was.

"Run, you crazy kids! There's big trouble over there! If what they say about those shiny men on the news is true, Fourside won't be standing much longer!" the man yelled as he pulled away from Ness and continued running.

Ness and co. totally ignored his words and ran boldly towards the middle of the city where all the trouble seemed to be coming from.

end part 5