Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

The Dreamverse, Night 2: The Case of the Conflicted Author

Our first crossover will take place in Jenny LeClue, a short, sweet, but great detective game with a suspenseful story!

Night 2: The Case of the Conflicted Author

Twilight glimmered as another day in picturesque Arthurton came to an end. To the casual observer, Arthurton seemed like any other small, quiet town. It was nestled in a valley between two mountains, lined by lustrous forests, and perched on the edge of a pristine lake. It had all the essentials from a school, beauty salon, or a church. It was typical, maybe even forgettable.

Or at least... that's how it should've been.

Madotsuki and April landed at the doorstep of a college. Students were zooming by on bikes and adults were going about their business. They almost looked like hand-drawn cartoons with beady eyes, big blocky heads, but rather thin bodies. "Are we still in the Dream World?" Mado asked. "This place looks so... ordinary."

"Maybe, but at least it looks like it's still in shape." April smiled. "Hmm...it's called Arthurton, isn't it? There's something familiar about this place..."

"Have you been here before?"

"I'm not sure..."

"Hey, guys? I don't feel so good..." Marshadow spoke sickly. "I feel like... that explosion did something to me."

"Being right up against an explosion would hurt." Mado figured. "It's like hugging a bomb."

"Hehe!" April giggled at the analogy. "That's one way to put it. But I guess you won't be able to battle like this. We'd better keep you safe."

"I know! I can keep you in here." Madotsuki opened her chest window and placed him inside.

"Haha! I didn't expect that!"

"This feels weird..." Marshadow said, his head peeping out.

"At least you aren't too heavy." Mado smiled. "So, which way is the Chiptoon?"

"I can kinda feel something that way."

"Then let's get to it!"

Dream 2: Arthurton

Mission: Search for the Chiptoon!

Act 1: Gumboldt Drive

The duo began a relaxing walk up the street. A fire hydrant obstructed them, but it was as easy as jumping over. "Whooooaaa!" A boy screamed as he zoomed up on a bike, the girls jumping over. Afterwards, they were blocked by a tall lamp post. Mado struck a nearby hydrant with a Bubble Burst, causing water to spurt out of it. They could use the spout to shoot up and over the lamp. "Hey!" A chubby cop shouted at them. "You kids can't go breakin' fire hydrants!" He ran at them with a beating stick, April keeping him back with Paint Fists before Mado KO'ed him with a bubble.

They reached a destroyed part of the road, now sunk into a dirt gorge. There were spiked, blue quartz crystals within it, Mado gliding them over the first ones. Landing in the gorge, more cops tried to stop them, only to be beat down as necessary. After jumping a small pit, they landed on a minecart track. "Whoa!" Similar to the bikes, a man in a cart rolled down, the girls jumping as he crashed against the pit and flung out. They jumped a few steps in the cart track, but were rammed by a cart-rider who appeared out of nowhere. They endured the damage and got back up, being more wary for more carters. Afterwards, they could climb out of the gorge and continue on the sidewalk.

Their next obstacle was a large statue of an obese man with a jovial, smile-shaped mustache. Some workers were in the process of hauling it up on its pedestal with rope, and yet it seemed their tugging animation was in an endless loop. Mado shot bubbles at the statue's leg until the whole thing fell over, the head snapping and rolling off.