First Contact

[ceasetoexist]

[Well hello Ricardo Street. It's a lovely morning isn't it? I certainly hope you're enjoying it, because it's about to get a bit of a downer in a minute. The direction this distraction is about to come from 502 on your block.

Pokey Minch  had been to several worlds before, but this was the first time he'd found himself having woken up in a new one. In a house. With new clothes. And...pictures of him in situations he can't remember? What is this nonsense? The chubby boy proceeded to take the room apart methodically, opening and digging through his closet and every cabinet he could find.

Nothing. Anything that was his own was gone. He restrained the urge to kick the crap out of the dresser in front of him, knowing that really wouldn't solve anything. Besides, he just needed to get to his Time Distorter and he could-

His Time Distorter. Oh please God, or whoever was out there, let it be here.

He ran as quick as his legs could take him downstairs, frantically heading to the front door. Not in the driveway. Not in the backyard either when he got to it. Or the garage. Which pretty much exhausted hiding places it could be in in the immediate vicinity.

He didn't know what else to do. Rushing to the kitchen, he rummaged through the pantry until he could find a knife sharp enough to suit himself and assure him he had a good chance of protecting himself with it. He had little reason to believe what he'd do next would do anything, either.

Moving over to the phone, he picked it up and said in a quiet rasp, as if screaming while maintaining his voice]

What is this bullcrap? I have no idea where I am, or why there are pictures of me with people I don't friggin' know, or why I'm in a house with my good suit replaced with some namby-pamby cutesy junk.

I don't know WHO you are that did this, but I better get an answer, and I better get it fast, and you'd better give me my TIME DISTORTER BACK NOW before I start taking names and rolling heads.

Understood?

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[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[Ness had been walking down the street in his pajamas, when he could swear he was hearing a familiar voice.. He looked up and over to the front windows of house 502, but could not see as clearly.. Ness walks onto the lawn of 502, stepping closer to the front window to confirm his fears..]

1/3

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Man, waiting for these jerkwads to answer the damn phone sure is boring. There's nothing even cool happening outside the win-]

2/3

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[OH HOLY SHIT IT CAN'T BE]

3/3

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[There's no time to waste, and the giant jerk puts on the best smile he can as he goes outside to great his friend.]

Well friggin' hello, pig's butt.

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[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[Ness jumped back from the window, rubbing his eyes in disbelief. He pressed his face against the glass, hoping his eyes weren't getting bad.]

Nope! Nope nope nope! That's him. That's definitely Porky. Oh crap. Crap oh crap what the crap is he doing here?!

[Ness scratches his head frantically. What is he to do?! What can he possibly do without a bat and his PSI?!]

Wait.. Did he just call me a pig's butt?

Re: 3/3

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Uh, yeah. I did just call you pig's butt. What're you going to do about it?

[He narrows his eyes at Ness, looking his neighbor over.]

So how long have you been stuck in this mystical little land of bullcrap?

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[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[He scoffs at you, glaring you down through the window.]

Then how about you come outside and call me that again? Huh?!

As if I'd tell you.. You're probably the one behind all of this, aren't you? Where'd you take them?! Where are my friends? You afraid to fight me head on, is that it? What happened to my PSI? Stop being a coward for once and face me like a man!

[Ness stood at the ready, clenching his fists from the other side of the glass. Baseball bat or no baseball bat, he'd be sure to make this a good fight..]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Pokey just smiles back at his neighbor for a minute. ...Something's wrong. If Ness wanted to get at him that badly, he could've used his PSI to try and break a window open. The dude he was talking to was telling the truth. This place sucks abilities away.

Stiffling laughter, Pokey dropped the receiver to the phone as he opened the front door, coming outside to greet his old friend.

He doesn't bother keeping his distance. He pretty much gets in striking range of Ness.]

Really. You think my great plan was to trap myself and you in some throwback to the fifties and, not only that, to make myself unarmed. I ain't got jack here, Ness, and I ain't done jack yet.

Nice to know you're the only one here though.

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[He took two steps back, not trying to show fear but, being this close to someone who practically has tried to kill you..]

You're bluffing.. You're up to something. How else could I have gotten here? You're as twisted as Gigyas is, so there has to be some grand-scheme to this place! I don't know what is it, but it has to be something evil!

And if I am the only one here..

[He clenches his fists, his knees bending, as if ready to strike.]

I'm enough to make sure you don't hurt anyone here in Mayfield.

[It wasn't like him to be so violent, let alone so on the offensive, but this was Pokey.. And really, that's more reason than enough to be the aggressor.]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[He just looks at Ness as the boy continues talking, smiling. ...But part of it hurts. Why couldn't Ness see the game they were playing was as fun as he thought it was?]

I just woke up idiot. I don't know how I got here, and my Time Distorter is gone. I'm helpless.

What exactly am I going to do, Ness? No, really. Tell me what I'm going to do without the one weapon I actually have?

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

Ehh.. Umm..

[He had jumped to conclusions. It was hard to believe anything that Pokey could say. But was Pokey here in this town, powerless, and separated from the real world just as much as he was? And if he was helpless, REALLY helpless.. Would it be the right thing to do?]

You've still got that head of yours, Pokey. That's dangerous enough, more than any weapon you could control..

[Do I take him out? Do I put an end to him here? What am I thinking? I can't do that! No matter how evil he is.. But.. But he'll be free. He was my neighbor, once. Maybe I can help him. Maybe this is an opportunity to try and be friends again.. ?]

But if you're stuck here like I am, maybe you aren't as dangerous as I think you are.

[He relaxes, trying to calm himself down in thought. His fists unclench, his knees standing straight, but he can't completely let his guard down. No, not in front of Pokey.]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Pokey smiled at the comment about his head, clearly pleased.]

Why thank you. I am quite the evil genius after all.

[Oh, he can read your hesitation and fear Ness, but he won't say anything about it right now. Instead, he just raises an eyebrow.]

Question. When was the last time you saw me?

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

The last time I saw you? Magicant.. But I'm certain that was only a memory. I would have to say when you left the Monotoli Building in Fourside. That's probably the last, REAL time I saw you. I was hoping it'd be the last.. Why? You think that has something to do with why we're here?

[Ness is in disbelief that he is actually holding a conversation with Pokey, especially one where Pokey hasn't turn tail and run after a few brief words.]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Pokey's eyebrows raise a little. He hasn't beaten Giygas yet.]

...No. I was just curious.

What's Magicant?

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[Ness looks at Pokey a bit puzzled. He was certain Pokey knew everything there was to know about the Prophecy involving Gigyas.]

What do you mean? You've been trying to stop me from getting there all this time haven't you? I woke up here once I defeated the Mani Mani Statue in Magicant. You were there, but you really weren't there..

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Oh. Right.

[Pokey grits his teeth. Crap. He had actually forgotten about the Prophecy when he'd been messing with Ness by the end. Really, he'd been antagonizing him in order to antagonize him for the fun of it.

And right now? Probably telling Ness that it was he who was controlling Giygas, and not the other way around, probably wouldn't be a great idea.]

...What do you mean I was there, but wasn't?

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[Ness closes his eyes in thought, recollecting the time spent in Magicant.]

It was a world inside my mind. A world where I had to face the evil inside of me.. But it was filled with memories I had. Things from when I was much younger, and things I had forgotten about. It was a world created by all of those things. But you were there, and so was Pokey.

[Ness opens his eyes, once more looking angered and aggressive toward Ness.]

You weren't the Pokey that you are now, though.. So, it couldn't have really been you.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Pokey took a few steps back at the look of aggression, though not beating a full retreat yet.]

Well, that Pokey must have been boring and sucked then. That Pokey wouldn't have survived most of what I have, either, so that Pokey can suck it.

If you want me to feel bad I'm not some version of me you'd prefer, I just hate to disappoint you.

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy not having either..

I've got my eye on you now, Pokey. The minute you try anything, you better believe I'll be there to stop you. But things could easily be solved if you gave up your ways.. You know that the only direction you can go with this is down, right?

[Ness knew it was useless to try and talk any sense or reason into some one so selfish and conceited, but anything to stall him a bit longer from getting the chance to harm the public were precious seconds indeed.]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Silence. He opens his mouth to try and speak once, before digging his hand into his pocket, as if trying to squeeze something. His eyes go wide with fear for a brief moment, and then snap back to how they normally are, glaring at Ness.

He gave a small, barking laugh.]

Of course I know that.

But really, even if I gave changing a try, would you believe I was even trying?

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[His own eyebrows raised, Ness looks over the way Pokey is acting. What was it that he was searching his pocket for? Hmm..]

I'm willing to believe, because that is what good people do. But I doubt you'd even try. You don't like games where you can only stand to win, I guess.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[He calmed a bit, snickering.]

Games where you can win no matter what are boring, and aren't games at all. I'd rather have fun playing the game and seeing what conclusion happens, even if it means I could lose in the end.

...Okay, this has been bugging the crap out of me. Why the hell are you in your pajamas?

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

[He sighs, brushing a bit of dirt off of his PJs before replying.]

I didn't wake up in this world naked, ya' know?

I was in too bit of a surprise that I didn't bother to change into my clothes. Not like the first time it's happened, ya' know? Or have you really become that evil that you forget a time we WERE friends, bugging police officers in the middle of the night.

[He had been too brash with Pokey. Unsure of what made him change his thoughts so suddenly, Ness remembers a simpler time filled with chasing Coil Snakes and Runaway Dogs with his neighbors. Perhaps he was too sentimental, but maybe.. Maybe this world was a "reset button"..]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but even then, your mom made you get up and into your regular clothes-...Oh.

[Right. Ness didn't have his mom here to remind him of that. Not that he felt bad pointing it out; it was just that there was no point to pointing it out. No real victory to be had by attacking him on that.

He simply sneered a little and blew a raspberry at the last comment.]

I don't forget anything. And I've seen more and remembered more than you ever will.

[nessbound.livejournal.com]

What day is it then? What year is it? Which week of the year are we in? Have you seen outside of this town in this world? Do you know where the edge of town is? Have you seen what town square looks like, or the people here who look like they've been turned into zombies? Does it really count to have all of that under your belt here, Porky?

[Ness combs a few fingers through his hair, once more trying to tame his bed head.]

Whether you like it or not, or me even, we're stuck here. I don't hafta' tell you that.

[Ness begins to turn away, keeping his eyes locked onto Pokey's as he begins his exit.]

We were friends once. Even if you were annoying, cowardly, and selfish, it was nice having you as a neighbor and some one I could get into trouble with. I don't think you're as far gone as you seem, Pokey. Maybe we're here for a reason. Or maybe our fight is just beginning.. But I'll leave that up to you..