Chapter 4 - Episode 5: Dream Team
(The episode begins in darkness. A lullaby is heard softly in the background as the screen slowly begins to show the image of a closed pair of eyes. The pair of eyes slowly open.)
???: Huh? (The eyes fully open as the camera pans out to reveal Klonoa laying on the ground. The area Klonoa is in is bright and looks strange. The environment looks like something that would come from a dream, with grassy plains and trees that have bright pink trees. The sky is purple with strange, swirling clouds in the air.)
Klonoa: What is this place? (A group of four Teensies (Rayman) suddenly run past Klonoa, knocking him down. One of the Teensies is wearing a crown.) Ow! (The Teensie wearing a crown walks up to Klonoa.)
Teensie #1: Save us from that fowl beast! (The camera pans over to see Gooey (Kirby) who bounces towards the Teensies with his tongue out.)
Klonoa: That goofy thing? (One of the Teensies takes the crown off of the first Teensie and puts it on.)
Teensie #2: He’s coming to eat us! (He grabs Klonoa and shakes him.) Do something!
Klonoa: Uh… okay. (Klonoa looks over and sees a berry bush growing large berries. He grabs one off the bush and throws it. To Gooey.) Go get it! (Gooey looks excited and chases after the berry. Klonoa turns to see all the Teensies applauding him as another Teensie takes the crown and puts it on their head.)
Teensie #3: Thank you for saving us. We are forever in your debt.
Klonoa: No problem. (He looks around.) So… where am I?
Teensie #3: That… we do not know. Everything was normal until we heard an angelic voice, and now we’re here. (The fourth Teensie steals the crown.)
Teensie #4: Don’t listen to him, he’s not the real king. But you, my friend, are certainly a hero, and I, with my divine power, am electing you to find us all a way home. Think you can handle that?
Klonoa: I think so. If all the monsters here are like that little blue guy, it shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Teensie #4: Excellent! (All the Teensies begin pushing Klonoa.) Then it is time for you to begin your journey! Go, and find us a way back! (Klonoa begins walking off and looks back to see the Teensies waving him goodbye. Klonoa shrugs and continues to walk off. The camera cuts to a new perspective behind the trees, watching Klonoa walk away. A dark figure is seen watching Klonoa leave.)
(We cut to a different part of the strange dreamscape as we see a Souflee (Kid Icarus) running away from a group of five Flying Men (EarthBound). A purple figure is seen flying in the background. We cut closer to the flying figure to see that it is NiGHTS flying through the air.)
NiGHTS: What a peculiar place. (NiGHTS flies up to a tree and expects its pink leaves.) Quite beautiful though. (A scream is suddenly heard as NiGHTS tenses up with fright.) What was that? (A group of Antasma bats (Super Mario) suddenly fly past NiGHTS.) Ah! (NiGHTS watches them fly towards a group of other bats surrounding something on the ground. NiGHTS gets a look of determination as they fly towards the swarm of bats. We cut to see the swarm of bats around Marx, with him standing on his ball.)
Marx: Somebody help meeeeee! (NiGHTS flies in and uses their Drill Dash to drill into the swarm of bats, which knocks most of the bats onto the ground. The bats divert their attention from Marx and begin flying towards NiGHTS. One bat flies into NiGHTS’ head as NiGHTS retaliates by kicking it away. Another bat flies towards NiGHTS, but is hit in the back with Marx’s ball before it can get to NiGHTS. The rest of the bats fly away. We see the ball bounce back towards Marx as he greets NiGHTS.) Hey, hey, hey! Thanks for helping me out. (NiGHTS flies over to Marx.)
NiGHTS: Someone had to put those troublemakers in their place. (NiGHTS makes faces at the fallen bats. Marx jumps onto his ball.)
Marx: Since you seem to be pretty strong, maybe you can help me find something I’ve been having trouble with.
NiGHTS: Sure! What’re you looking for?
Marx: It’s called the Dream Stone. It apparently has the ability to grant its user with great power, but I’m not sure how it works yet. I’m hoping that maybe I can unlock its powers to help everybody!
NiGHTS: Yaaaaawn. If you wanna help people, then there’s much more fun ways to do it than finding some rock.
Marx: Oh… uh…
NiGHTS: I’ll help you out though! You seem like a fun guy. And if the stone has some great power, maybe you can help me out a little. (NiGHTS begins to fly off.) I’m NiGHTS by the way.
Marx: I’m Marx! (Marx begins rolling after NiGHTS.) Let’s get going!
(We cut back to Klonoa as he strolls through the dream world. His arms are on the back of his head as he takes in his surroundings.)
Klonoa: This place is pretty strange, but it’s pretty peaceful too. (Klonoa stops to smell a sunflower, but the sunflower runs away as it’s revealed to be a Sunflora (Pokemon).)
Sunflora: Floraaaaa!
Klonoa: Oops. (Calling after the Sunflora.) Sorry! (Klonoa continues to walk through the area as a bunch of bananas suddenly flies through the air and hits Klonoa in the back of the head. Klonoa falls to the ground onto his face.) Ugh! (He gets up and looks at the bananas.) Bananas? (As Klonoa leans down to inspect the bananas, an orange flies over his head.)
Klonoa: Hey, who's doing that? (Klonoa turns around to see Pac-Man with a dark aura around him and yellow eyes. He's palming a pac-dot before throwing it at Klonoa.) Yah! (Klonoa quickly pulls out his Wind Ring and shoots a wind bullet at the pac-dot, causing it to inflate and explode.)
Pac-Man: Ugh! (Pac-Man performs a rev roll and rams into Klonoa, sending him far back. Klonoa lands on his back.)
Klonoa: Wah! (We then see Pac-Man run towards Klonoa before Klonoa shoots a wind bullet at Pac-Man. Pac-Man inflates and stops in his tracks. Klonoa then gets up and grabs Pac-Man as the dark aura slowly leaves his body.) Alright, what's your problem, buddy!?
Pac-Man: (Muffled.) Put… me… down… please. (Klonoa notices that Pac-Man's dark aura has disappeared. He deflates Pac-Man and drops him onto the ground. Pac-Man holds his head as Klonoa walks away.) Um… could you tell me where I am? (Klonoa stops.)
Klonoa: I don’t know, dude. I'm trying to find a way out of here. It's a little difficult to do that when you're throwing fruit at me.
Pac-Man: (Aghast.) I did what?! (Pac-Man gets up and runs towards Klonoa as he walks away.) Hey! Wait! (Klonoa stops again.)
Klonoa: What do you want?
Pac-Man: What happened with Master Mind? (He looks around.) And how did I get here?
Klonoa: I don't know who that is, and I'm not sure where we are either. I just woke up here. I don’t remember how.
Pac-Man: I'm sick of getting teleported to new worlds. I just wanna go home to Pac-Land. (To Klonoa.) How about I help you out a bit? With both of us, it should hopefully be easy to find a way out.
Klonoa: Just as long as you don't pull any more stunts like before. (Klonoa begins walking off as Pac-Man walks alongside him. The camera begins to pan up.)
Pac-Man: Nice hat! Know where I can get one of those?
(We cut back to NiGHTS and Marx traveling through the dream world.)
NiGHTS: So how are we gonna know when we're close to this Dream Stone?
Marx: Hehehe! We'll just have to look until we find it.
NiGHTS: That could take forever! (NiGHTS and Marx reach a cliffside and look down. They spot the Dream Stone from afar.) Ooh! Ooh! That looks like it could be a Dream Stone! (The camera pans over to see Klonoa and Pac-Man walking up to it.)
Marx: Looks like we've been beat to it. (We cut back to see NiGHTS and Marx.) If we let them get their hands on it, we're cooked!
NiGHTS: Then we'll grab it from them! (NiGHTS flies towards them as Marx bounces off the cliffside. We cut to Klonoa and Pac-Man as they walk up to the Dream Stone. Pac-Man picks it up.)
Pac-Man: This rock looks pretty cool.
Klonoa: Not like any rock I've seen before.
Pac-Man: I've got a kid at home who'll love this!
Klonoa: (Smiling.) Lucky kid. (Suddenly, NiGHTS flies in and uses a Drill Dash on Pac-Man which knocks him back. Pac-Man bounces before landing on his face. Klonoa runs up to him and helps him up.) You okay, Pac?
Pac-Man: (Dizzy.) Just a little shook up is all. (We see that the Dream Stone fell to the ground as NiGHTS scoops it up.)
NiGHTS: I'm not gonna let the two of you use the Dream Stone for your evil deeds!
Pac-Man: What’s a Dream Stone?
Klonoa: What are you talking about? I'm just trying to go home, but you loonies keep attacking me.
NiGHTS: (Confused.) You weren't looking for this? (A ball then hits NiGHTS in the back of the head as they fall to the ground in front of Pac-Man and Klonoa.) Ugh! Huh? (NiGHTS turns around to see Marx roll up to the Dream Stone. Marx jumps off of his ball and puts the Dream Stone onto his hat.)
Marx: Hehehehehe! Finally, the Dream Stone is all mine!
NiGHTS: But you said…
Marx: I just needed someone strong enough to deal with the weirdos who got sucked into the dream world. That monster's song was heard by way more people than I anticipated. But it was all worth it! Now Planet Popstar will be all mine! (A bright light envelops Marx. When it dissipates, Marx is revealed to have turned into Dreamy Marx, which is his True Form from Kirby Super Star with bright rainbow colors on him. He floats in the air.)
Klonoa: Waaaah!
Dreamy Marx: What’s the matter? Looks like you're having a nightmare! Hehehehahahahaha! (NiGHTS gets a look of determination as they fly at Dreamy Marx and performs a Drill Dash. Dreamy Marx teleports out of the way and ends up behind NiGHTS.) Nice try, NiGHTS! (He spits a spiked ball at NiGHTS, which hits them as they spiral to the ground. We cut back to Klonoa and Pac-Man.)
Klonoa: C'mon, Pac! We gotta help him! (Klonoa runs towards the battle.)
Pac-Man: Time to get chompin'! (Pac-Man follows.)
Dreamy Marx: (Noticing Klonoa and Pac-Man.) You still wanna fight? Then let's tussle! (Dreamy Marx dives into the ground as a large shadow forms on it. The shadow moves towards Pac-Man and Klonoa as they look around for Dreamy Marx.)
Klonoa: Where’d he go?
Pac-Man: Keep an eye out for him. He could come out from anywhe- (The shadow goes right underneath Klonoa and Pac-Man as Dreamy Marx bursts out from it, sending Klonoa and Pac-Man flying.) Aaaaaaah!
Klonoa: Manya! (We see Pac-Man fly into a nearby tree. He hits the trunk and falls to the ground as a bunch of apples fall on top of him.)
Pac-Man: Owww… (We cut to Dreamy Marx floating in midair.)
Dreamy Marx: Having fun yet? (We then see NiGHTS, now in the form of a dolphin, fly into Dreamy Marx, digging their snout into Dreamy Marx before flying away.) So you’ve still got some tricks? Well, so do I! (Dreamy Marx flies after NiGHTS. A large laser beam flies out of his mouth as NiGHTS spins out of the way just in time. We cut back to Klonoa as he runs up to Pac-Man.)
Klonoa: (Leaning down to Pac-Man.) You alright, Pac?
Pac-Man: (Getting up.) I’ve been better, kid. (He picks up an apple.) Hungry? (Klonoa suddenly gets an idea.)
Klonoa: Quick, throw that at the clown guy!
Pac-Man: (Confused.) You think a fruit is gonna take care of this guy? Apples only work against doctors, not psycho clowns.
Klonoa: Just do it! (Pac-Man notices the urgency in Klonoa’s voice and chucks the apple towards Dreamy Marx. Klonoa pulls out his Wind Ring and fires a wind bullet at the apple. The apple inflates to become larger and hits Dreamy Marx in the back.)
Dreamy Marx: Huh? (Another large apple hits Dreamy Marx in the face. The camera pans to see Pac-Man frantically throwing apples as Klonoa shoots wind bullets at them. Another apple hits Dreamy Marx as he flies towards Pac-Man and Klonoa. He shoots out crescent blades to cut the other apples flying towards him as he scoops up Pac-Man and Klonoa with his claws.) Let’s go for a riiiiiiide!
Pac-Man: Heeeelp! (Dreamy Marx flies away with them as Klonoa hits Dreamy Marx in the face with his ears. This causes Dreamy Marx to sneeze.)
Dreamy Marx: Ah… ah… achoo! (Dreamy Marx drops Klonoa as he uses his ears to glide to the ground. He calls up to Pac-Man.)
Klonoa: Pac!
Pac-Man: Be right down! (Pac-Man attempts to punch Dreamy Marx as he flies around. Dreamy Marx then teleports around frantically. After the last teleport, Pac-Man falls out of Dreamy Marx’s grasp and starts falling to the ground far below.) Nonononono! (NiGHTS flies in and catches Pac-Man in midair, now back in their normal form.)
NiGHTS: Gotcha! (We cut back to Dreamy Marx as he fires another beam at NiGHTS. This one skins their arm as NiGHTS and Pac-Man fall to the ground hard. Klonoa runs up and joins them.)
Klonoa: Are you guys okay?
NiGHTS: I’ll be fine.
Pac-Man: (Puts his hands to his head in fear.) He’s coming! (Klonoa and NiGHTS look over to see Dreamy Marx fly towards them. He stops and floats in midair.)
Dreamy Marx: This has been fun, but I better wrap this up. (Dreamy Marx splits in half vertically.) Farewell! (A black hole appears between the Marx halves as it begins trying to suck our heroes in. Klonoa begins to fly in, but NiGHTS grabs his hand.)
Klonoa: Help meeee!
NiGHTS: Don’t worry! (Pac-Man tries to run from the black hole, but begins to get sucked in. We also see lots of different fruits begin to get sucked in.)
Pac-Man: How much fruit is in this nightmare world?
Dreamy Marx: (Voice distorted.) As many as you can dreeeaaam of!
Pac-Man: As many as I can dream of? (Pac-Man looks at the barrage of fruit incoming as he sees a Power Pellet in the cacophony.) Of course! It’s a dream! (Pac-Man stops running and begins flying towards the black hole.)
Klonoa: Pac, what are you doing?! (As Pac-Man flies towards the black hole, the Power Pellet flies into his mouth. We see Pac-Man grow gigantic in size as he transforms into Super Pac-Man. He looks down upon Dreamy Marx before chomping down on him. The numbers 7650 appear where Dreamy Marx was floating before disappearing. Pac-Man then turns back to normal as he chews on something.)
Pac-Man: Yuch! Doesn’t taste too good. (He spits out Marx, now in his normal form.)
Marx: No! How could I be defeated like this? (The dream world begins to fade away.) No! Nooooo! (The screen goes to white as we slowly fade back into the real world. We see Klonoa, Pac-Man, and NiGHTS lying asleep in the forest as they slowly wake up. They look around to see a singing Jigglypuff (Pokemon).)
Jigglypuff: Jigglyyyyypuff. Jigglyyyyypuuuuuff. (We see a pac-dot hit the Jigglypuff, which makes it stop singing.) Jiggly! (The Jigglypuff looks angrily at our heroes and storms off.) Puuuuuff!
Klonoa: That thing’s lullaby must’ve put us to sleep.
NiGHTS: (Looking around.) That pipsqueak got away though. (NiGHTS balls their fists.) If I ever see him again, I’ll beat his face in! (We see Pac-Man chewing on something as he spits out the Dream Stone.)
Pac-Man: Bleh! (NiGHTS picks it up.)
NiGHTS: You got the Dream Stone?!
Pac-Man: Yeah, it tastes awful.
NiGHTS: Marx told me that this is capable of great power. (Klonoa grabs it from NiGHTS.)
Klonoa: Then we shouldn’t be messing with it. (He gives it to Pac-Man.) Here, Pac, you hold onto it for now.
Pac-Man: My pleasure. (He studies it.) We should find someone who knows what it does. If this is really powerful, it could help me out against Master Mind. It could get me home.
Klonoa: Then we’ll find someone who can help us. (NiGHTS floats up to them.)
NiGHTS: I’ll help you too! (NiGHTS looks sheepish.) And… sorry about attacking you. Guess I shouldn’t have believed everything Marx said.
Pac-Man: Water under the bridge. (Pac-Man walks forward.) Let’s get going then! Time is of the essence, and I’m not sure how much time we have left. (Klonoa nods as our three heroes set off to find Master Mind.)
End of Episode
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