Pikmin Adventures: Book 2

The Search Day 8 1/2: Nightly Adventures

Randy's POV

Ugh... Maybe I Should've Just Stayed Outside With Everyone Instead Of Going In For An Early Night. It's Midnight Now, And I Didn't Get To Eat At All... "Hey." "AAAAHHHH!" "Calm Down, It's Just Me, Friendly Neighborhood Ghost Craig." "Where Have You Been Craig? I Haven't Seen You Since The Day You Died!" "Eh, I've Just Been Around, Trying To Find Where My Old Room Was So I Could Collect The Rest Of My Stuff. I Found My Stuff And Turns Out That All My Stuff Was Just In Min's Room. Anyways, What Have You Guys Been Up To?" "...Bugs. So Many Bugs. Everywhere. I Never Want To Go Into A Cave Ever Again." "...Ok, Cool, So You Have A Fear Of Bugs, And Now A Fear Of Caves?" "...Yeah, Pretty Much. I Keep Getting Shoved Into Caves, Everyone Else Keeps Landing On Me, And I Keep Getting Injured In Some Way. There Was This One Time A Spoat Ate Me, Today, Some Claw Monster Attacked Me, I Just Wish My Life Was Peaceful Again, Like How I Was As A Pellet Posy." "Hm... Well, Turns Out That Becoming A Ghost Can Give You Powers, So Maybe I Can Show You A World Where You Were Never Turned Into A Pikmin, And You Stayed A Pellet Posy." "Wait, You Can Do That?" "Eh, There's A Chance The World Will Explode When I Do It, But There's Only A 40% Chance Of That Happening. So You Ready?" "WAIT, 40%-" "Alright Then, Let's Go." AAAAHHHHHH! WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING?! EVERYTHING'S GOING BLUE, MY ROOM IS WARPING AROUND ME, WHAT IS GOING OOOONN?!

Ugh... My Head's Still Spinning... Where Am I? Is This... This Is The Old Stump. Where I First Became A Pikmin. "Yo." "AAAAAHHH-" "Dude. It's Just Me. Craig." "Oh. So, Why Are We At The Old Stump?" "Well, To See How The World Would Be If You Never Became A Pikmin." Huh. So Is This Some Sort Of Dream Or Something? "No, It's Not A Dream, We've Just Teleported Into An Alternate Universe Where You Never Turned Into A Pikmin." "AAHHH! HOW'D YOU READ MY MIND?!" "Well, Ghosts Can Read Others Minds. Also, You're A Ghost Too Now." Wait... I'm Transparent. And I Have A Tail. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" "Dude, Calm Down, As Soon As We Return To Our Universe, You'll Go Back To Normal. Anyways, You Had To Become A Ghost, Or The Pikmin Here Could See You, And You Could Accidently Mess Up This Alternate Universe's Timeline. Basically, Ghosts Are Forced To Follow This Set Of Rules, Or Else The Timeline Will Collapse Due To Their Interference. Doing This Is Actually One Of The Few Things Ghosts Are Allowed To Do Because It Doesn't Really Change Any Events. Turns Out, The Timeline Is Decided Before It Happens. I Was Always Supposed To Die To Fire, You Were Always Supposed To Become A Captain. That's How The Timeline Works. Of Course, There Are Also Other Timelines Or Alternate Universes, Where Certain Events Change. Like This Universe, Where You Were Never Turned Into A Pikmin. Follow Me." So... Ren, Yolee, And Bul Were Always Going To Die To Me Throwing Poison. Does That Mean They Are Still Alive In This Universe? Wait, I See The Mother. And... It's Not Fused? "Yeah, Since You Never Met Yeep, You Were Never Able To Get The Pikmin To All Join Forces. So The Pikmin Are Living In Constant Fear Of Monsters And Each Other. Also, Because You Never Came Up With The Name Pikmin,  The Red Pikmin Don't Call Themselves Anything, The Yellow Pikmin Still Call Themselves Planimals, And The Blue Pikmin Just Call Themselves Two Legged Creatures." Wow. I Never Realized How Much I Influenced Our Species. Wait, If The Pikmin Never Joined Forces... "Does That Mean The Porigin Was Never Defeated?!" "Uh, Yeah, It Never Was. That's Why..." *ZZZPPP!* "I First Decided To Bring Us To Before The Porigin Attacked." Uh... Everything. Is Covered In Poison. Everywhere. I Can't Even See The Mothers Anymore. So If I Never Became A Pikmin, Our Species Would Go Extinct. "Well, Not Exactly. Pikmin Haven't Gone Extinct Yet." Wait, What? "You See, Before The Porigin Attacked, A Group Of Pikmin Actually Met Each Other, And Joined Forces To Try And Take It Down. They Weren't Successful But Realized That All They Needed Was To Find The One Thing That Could Save Them All From The Poison." El Chupacamintaurisaurus D. Rex The Eighteenth Mark IV. "Yup. And Because Bob Is The Only Person Who Knows Of Their Existence..." "They Need Bob To Find The Flowers." "And Find Bob They Did, As It Turns Out The Amnesiac Person They Met Named S Was Actually Bob, And Turns Out, He Remembered Where The White Flowers Were, But When He Tried To Tell His Group..." "They Didn't Listen." "So Bob Went Out To Find The Flowers, But Since You Guys Didn't Defeat The Prince Of Spoats, He Was Knocked Away By It, And Hit His Head On The Can Where You Found The Missing Pikmin After The Prince Attacked. Thankfully, The Group Of Pikmin Who Joined Together Found Bob And Saved Him From The Prince. He Lost Most Of His Memory But Did Remember Where He Was Going. He Lead Them To The White Flowers, Where The Five Pikmin Became White Pikmin, And Are Now Hiding And Waiting For The Perfect Chance To Defeat The Beast." So... This Would All Happen... If I Never Became Pikmin? Wait, Who Are The Pikmin Who Joined Forces? "Well, Those Pikmin May Seem Familiar, As-" "It's Guard Is Down! Attack!" Wait... YEEP?! "Yeah, Yeep Became The Leader Of This Group, And Willow, Pik, Rod, And Bob Are The Five Last Remaining Pikmin. You Wanna Watch This Battle? I Got Popcorn." ...We Gotta, Help Them. "Sorry, But We Can't. Ghost Rules And Stuff, Anyways, Just Watch It Play Out." ...I Wish I Could Help Them. I Wish That I Met Them, I Wish I Was A Pikmin Again! *FLASSHH!*

Ugh... W-What Happened? Am I Back To My Own Universe? "No, Because Wishing That You Were Back In Your Own Universe, Then Going Back Straight Away Is Too Cliche, What Actually Happened Was The Group Defeated The Porigin, And The Mothers Were Able To Return To The Ground. That Huge Flash Was Just The Light From The Mother. Now If We Go To The Future..." *ZZZPPP!* "...You Can See The Pikmin, All Happy And Repopulating. Pikmin Are Now The Largest Species On The Planet. It Did Come At A Huge Cost Though. You Remember How Yeep And Pik Were Some Of The Last Remaining Pikmin?" "Yeah, What About It?" "Well... Yela And Min Didn't Survive." ...So That Means... "Both Of Them Are Always Mourning For Their Lost Siblings. Yeep Is Less Playful, And Pik Isn't Lazy At All Anymore, Both Think That If They Tried Harder, Their Lost Siblings Would Have Survived. You On The Other Hand..." Wait, What Happened To Me? "Well, We'll Have To Go Back To See What Happened To You." *ZZZPPP!* Ok... We're Back At The Old Stump... And... Wait, Is That Me?! "Yup, That Is You. You Stayed As A Pellet Posy For The Rest Of Your Life, And You Grew Bored Of Life. One Day, Some Bugs Came Over To You, But Because You Just Wanted Excitement, You Tried To Fight Them Off. Turns Out, They Just Wanted To Talk. Eventually, You Become Good Friends With Them, So When The Porigin Attacked..." *ZZZPPP!* "...Your Friends Protected You, And You Protected Them." ...Bugs Are My Friends. Not Enemies. Why Am I Afraid Of Bugs?! Even The Mean Ones, Pikmin Are Strong! We Can Take Care Of Ourselves! Why Should I Fear Them?! I'm Stronger Than Them! I'm Not Afraid Of Bugs! *ZZZPPP!*

Ugh... What Is It Now... "Yo." "AAAAHHH-" "Hey, Be Quiet, We're Back In Our Own Universe, So You Should Try Not To Wake Anyone Up. Ok?" ...Ok. You Know What? Why Was I Even Afraid Of Bugs In The First Place? Wait, Now That I Think About It...

FLASHBAAAAAAAAAAAAACKK!

SMACK! Ouch! My Face Just Got Smacked By A... A Petal? It Brushed It Off Of My Face, And It Flew With The Wind. Suddenly, Some Memories Came Flooding Back To Me!

FLASHBACK

I Was Just A Petal On A Pellet Posy. Where Am I? Suddenly, Red Creatures Come, And Start To Whack Me Off Of My Parent! "MOM!" I Screamed, But To No Avail, She Was Taken Away. I Tried To Cry, But I Had No Face. My Only Choice Now, Was To Move On With Life. I Flew With The Wind, Seeing Many Things. I Saw A Stump, More Colorful Creatures, A Spotted Creature, And More Flowers. After Many Days, The Restless Wind Stopped, And I Landed, Embedded Into The Ground.

FLASHBACK ENDS

...I Remember. My Mom! She Was Turned Into A Pikmin!

fleshlought end.

Oh Yeah, I Remember Now! I Was Hanging Onto The Mother's Leg, And Then I Got Hit By A Petal, Then I Remembered My Plant Mom! Wait, Remembering Me Remembering A Memory, That Just Sounds Weird. Anyways, I Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Bugs! "Ok, Cool Dude, Now That You've Overcome Your Fear Of Bugs, Look At This Bug That I Picked Up From Outside." ...I'm Face To Face With A Grub. I'm Not Scared Of Them Anymore, I Should Face This Like How Pikmin Should Face This! "...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" NOPE! I'M STILL AFRAID!" "...Ah Forget It, Everyone And Their Grandma's Should've Known This Would Be Filler Since Randy Is Still Not Over His Fear." *ZZZPPP!* "ISH NOT FILLEEEEEEEERRR! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Oopsie, I Did A Filler Again. Oopsie, I Have A Sleeping Problem. Oopsie, It's Literally 1 AM, Why Am I Posting This? Well, At Least This Was Day 8 1/2 And Not Day 9. aNYWAY, Thanks For Reading, And Until Next Time! See Ya!