Heroes of Dreamland, Book 3: The World of Nintendo (OLD)

Nintendo City, Year 830:

Baika smiled and yawned as she looked out an open castle window onto the shining city below. A soft breeze stirred the plain white, lacy curtains, bringing with it all the pleasant smells of a warm fall day near the sea. Nintendo City really was a beautiful place, creatures from each of the original points lived here, except for the Forbidden Point, of course. This was the one place that had been part of the once-huge planet where all the different creatures lived in harmony. 

From this window, she could see the town marketplace. A couple of young Star Warrior boys were happily 'dueling' a Skitty and a Togepi underneath the awning of their mother's vegetable booth. A few Waddle Dee were walking around the square, dusting and cleaning up the vendors' booths for the reward of a snack or a gold coin or two. Over at another booth, an Elvin lady was bartering with a couple of teenage girl Toads over the price of a Love Potion. Baika laughed lightly, feeling sorry for whatever lad it was to be used on.

All the hustle and bustle, chaotic, yet peaceful at the same time; gave her hope. Hope for the future. Hope that maybe someday, all the points could be like this.

She sighed and yawned again. Even with an immortality drive that kept her looking young, she was beginning to feel old. Hopefully, someday soon, her successor would arise.

Rival had passed away around the Year 90, Jumpman was the next to go sometime in the mid 200's. Hero had left in 324, (yes, she actually recalled the exact year,) and Popopo had lasted clear till after 800. But now, they were all gone. She missed her friends, and was ready to join them, wherever they were.

Her pets, on the other hand, seemed to remain forever young. She could no longer keep up with Deedee, Pikapika, Ruff, and Nya as they ran throughout the castle. Due to this, they had all four become a bit spoiled over the centuries. It mattered not, she loved them all anyway.

Suddenly, Deedee flew into the room. He was sort of her scribe, he took notes for her and also acted as the castle messenger. Seeming panicked, he grabbed a sheet of paper and a pen and squealed, "Dwee!" He then frantically scribbled down, "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"

"What?" she gasped. "What on earth are you talking about? Who would attack us?"

"It's someone I don't recognize. He's freaky," Deedee wrote, then adjusted the little crown on his head with a vain sniff.

Baika frowned as dark clouds began to cover the sky. Down below in the marketplace, people began to nervously close up shop.

And then, in the next instant, something flew out of the sky and in through the window. "Ah, Princess Baika. Pleasure to meet you," a large, white, glove-like hand laughed at her.

Shuddering, she replied, "Who are you? You cannot be the evil that spoke to me all those years ago. Your voice is not the same."

Cackling, the hand replied, "That matters not. I am Master Hand, and I have come to take over your castle."

Baika closed her eyes and imagined the Light energy in the air trapping this hand in place. "Uh-uh-uh! Sorry, Princess. Light doesn't work on me," Master Hand informed her in dark pleasure. "Now, I am going to put you in your own dungeon."

"It is time," Baika simply stated as the Master Hand trapped her in the same sort of force-field she was going to use on him. Only, this one was made of Dark energy rather than Light.

"Time for what?" the other asked in frustration.

Not answering him, Baika closed her eyes again. "The points must be brought back together!" She imagined the Light going out into the far reaches of the galaxy and bringing all of the points back to where they belonged. She had been dreaming of this day for so long.