The Tendas, a normally quiet and reserved people, have begun acting very strangely in the past hours. We believe the disturbance to be connected to the arrival of four human youths led by the red capped boy, Ness. Before they showed their faces, the Tendas remained almost silent throughout the day, tending to their needs in beautiful silence.
But since the humans came, the Tendas have gotten out of control. For example, one of their new pastimes, called "beer pong," involves the ingestion of large amounts of intoxicants as well as minor physical activity and loud, obnoxious cheering.
The Tendas have also begun utilizing their "Weird Junk" collection to make as much noise as possible, often late into the night. Most mornings have become very difficult for the tribe as they have complained of a lack of rest and headaches throughout what used to be their most productive morning hours.
Nearly the entire tribe has gone from respectable, self-minding individuals to intoxicant swigging, loudmouthed hooligans.
Observe, for example, Democyan, a once-respectable father who now sleeps all day and spends his nights ingesting microbe waste and making rude gestures to his fellow Tendas.
This ruination can be traced to the teachings of the young humans. Yet, through our collective consciousness, we sense that these children are indeed the saviors of the world. Their ruination of the Tenda tribe is a regrettable side affect of the rescue process, but it is still our duty to help them achieve their goal of destroying the evil Giygas, destroyer of lands.
After removing the inhibitions of the previously puritanical Tendas, the young humans entered Lumine Hall, a sacred place once inaccessible to all benign living things. It was up to us to begrudgingly aid them in their quest.
"I am a talking rock," we said.
"I am a talking rock," we said.
"Holy crap," replied Ness.
Throughout Lumine Hall, we aided our new friends with invaluable information, including this indispensable tidbit: "I am a talking rock."
As Ness and his friends approached the limits of Lumine Hall and the entrance to the Lost Underworld - we gave him the indispensable hint "I don't have much to say" - the youths met up with the Electro Specter, the strongest villain taking up residence in Lumine Hall.
It looked as if all was lost until the one they call "Jeff" destroyed the beast with a single rocket attack. Then, the four Chosen Ones headed down into the heart of Lumine Hall.
This is when a peculiar thing occurred; something we've never seen before.
"Who's this Ryu guy?" asked Ness.
"I'm not sure," replied Jeff. "Perhaps he's the protagonist of another... uh... adventure."
They shrugged their shoulders and, without hesitation, hopped into the entrance to the dinosaur haven.
* * *
We watched their progress from our many perches in the underworld.
"I feel so tiny," said Paula, "almost like an ant."
"Hopefully not like the ant I squashed at Giant Step," said Ness.
Paula looked confused.
"There!" exclaimed the prince of Dalaam, "there in the grass!"
Two huge beasts grazed on the lush vegetation in the distance. The youths gasped with surprise and awe.
"Gasp!" said Ness. "I am surprised an awed!"
* * *
Paula stared up through the palm trees. She was the last of the four to accept her new, diminutive stature.
"If the trees are this big," she said, "how about the monsters?"
Ness shivered a bit.
"Hopefully we won't ever find out," he said.
The prince ceased moving and grabbed Jeff's shoulder, stopping him in his tracks. Paula and Ness noticed the discrepancy in their formation and stopped walking as well.
"I think we are about to do just that," said the prince.
Looking down at them was a giant, terrible lizard that time had forgotten.
* * *
"I don't know, but we have to keep going," said Jeff. "We have to keep going for everyone you care about. We have to keep going for everyone who exists, even my father."
"I'm sorry he hurt you, Jeff," said Paula, "but I know he loves you in his own way."
At that moment, the four crossed paths with the most knowledgeable of all ancient rocks. It called out to their leader.
"Ness!"
The four focused on the rock.
"Listen Ness. I'm going to tell you something very important. You're the chosen one. Your destiny is not only yours... It's the destiny of the whole universe. There will be a time in which all of you in the universe will overlap each other. Do you remember Giant Step in Onett?"
"Yeah, with the big nasty ant," Ness replied.
"That is one of your sanctuaries. It is a spot which gives you power and allows you to realize all your skills. You must reach all of the eight power spots; when the Sound Stone records the melodies of all eight power spots you can finally see your world."
"My world?" Ness asked.
"Listen to the melodies of all eight power spots. If you do not fail, you may upset Giygas' plans... Understand, Ness?"
"No!" he exclaimed. "I don't! Who... who am I?! Why can't I just be a normal kid?!"
"That's fine," said the rock. "The time will come. The time when the destiny of you and the whole universe will overlap... It is fast approaching. You must obtain the final melody at the Fire Springs, to the east."
That's when the most ancient of all rocks ceased speaking. Ness was still confused. He pleaded with the rock to give him more information.
It remained quiet.
* * *
The four solemnly walked through the giant foliage of the Lost Underworld, in the general direction the most ancient rock had told them to go. In their hearts, they knew Ness would soon bear the brunt of the responsibility they all shared.
An enemy - the one known as "Ego Orb" - appeared during this time.
Ness was so lost in thought that he raised his weapon and slayed the beast in one hit, all without removing his hand from his chin.
Soon, the four had reached the fire rock where no ancients may go. We could sense much conflict from within. We knew that Ness and his friends were fighting valiantly for the fate of the world.
Then, a terrible blow.
Ness, the savior of our world, had collapsed.
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