COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: All respective characters, enemies, attacks, and setting belong to Nintendo and Shigesato Itoi.

(This series is dedicated to a wonderful friend named Tony (alias J) who loves EarthBound, as well as I do. You've gifted me with a wonderful friendship, now it's my turn to gift you.)

CHAPTER 10

WE ARE THE NEO SHARKS!

SEPTEMBER 8, 199X

8:04 AM

In the city streets of Onett, there was one thing that was common on the streets every morning: traffic. Whether it would be on the road, the parking lot, or a neighborhood, there would just always be traffic as everyone would bustle to work, school, or their respective destination. In one of the cars on Emerson Avenue where many buildings rise above everyone, there was a hero looking out in the beautiful city as people in suits were walking to offices and such. Today was a special day: Monday of September 8th was his first day of school.

"I'm pretty sure you didn't forget anything, Ness," said his mom.

"Of course not! I have everything."

"What about you, my Tracy?"

"I work in a delivery express company, so I should be great!"

"That's my girl. Ness, the warning bell starts at 8:25 because your first class is at 8:30. You have a zero period, don't you?"

"Wait, I thought I didn't sign up for it-"

"Oh! That's right! I wanted you to have a GPA boost!"

"Mom, GPA doesn't matter in Junior High, it's important in High School," said Ness.

"I am aware but this is good practice for your future! C'mon, you need to work hard for our family even when dad isn't here. I'm sorry that he wasn't able to come on your thirteenth birthday."

"It's alright. I believe one day he will come back. Hamburger industry? I like hamburgers. Anyways, 7th grade wasn't even that hard. I believe I can do better in 8th."

"Mom, you ran over a red light," Tracy pointed out.

"Oh shoot, you're right. There better not be any of those corrupt policemen around."

"I'll take care of them and Captain Strong-"

"Not on your first day of school. If we come across them, I'll face them, not you nor Tracy."

"Yes, mom."

8:19 AM

"Bye Ness, don't make any trouble please."

"Of course I won't, mom. I saved the world." Ness gave his mother a smile as she drove off the parking lot into the crazy streets of Onett.

Meanwhile, Ness was entering the doors of the school that he hasn't attended for the span of three months. It was a cloudy September day with new and returning faces entering the doors of Onett Junior High School. Unfortunately, Ness wasn't able to spot any of his friends that he made from last year.

"Damn, none of my friends could be spotted," Ness whispered to himself.

The hero was right. There was no one around that he recognized. Walking into the main hallway of the campus, all he spotted was a few friend groups, lonely incoming 7th graders who were lost, and of course, the 'popular kids.' This group consisted of four girls and five boys which some were placed on the varsity teams of sports, as one was in football, two were in baseball, and half of the girls were in softball and a half was in soccer.

"Ugh, I just need to get my locker before the warning bell," said Ness. A student walked right past him and he called him out.

"Hello, I have a question?"

"Yes, what's up?"

"Where do you go to get your locker and schedule?"

"Front office. You're an 8th grader, right?"

"Mhm."

"Yeah," said the kid. "You should know where it is. This is the Eagle Building."

"Oh! Definitely, thank you. My name is Ness."

"The hero, huh? A pleasure to meet you. My name is Eric."

Eric was a kid whose hair was a blonde perm and wore glasses with a bit of freckles on his cheeks and a gentle smile. He was carrying books for Algebra II, Biology Honors, and the History of FoggyLand. To Ness, it looked like he had much intelligence in his mind.

"You look similar to a friend of mine," Ness recalled.

"Oh, do I really? Hope I get the chance to meet him someday. I'll see you around, Ness."

"You too."

Ness continued to walk towards the front office as he passed by many kids who were stumbling to find their locker. Some kids have already found their locker and other kids were already in front of their classroom door. The kid in a baseball cap was behind schedule.

"Ah! The front office! Wait- it's a long line though..."

Ness finally came to his destination but the front office was filled with many parents and students regarding schedule changes and other concerns of their own. He was stressed out that he'd be late for his first class.

"Agh! How am I going to get on time for class?"

"Hey! You're the hero, aren't you?" A voice called out to Ness.

"Who?"

"Yeah, you! Hey! My name is Mark, the Hall Monitor of this school. I know who you are, you're that one kid who saved the world from a bunch of alien terrorists! Thank you so much!"

Ness was astonished by this person knowing that he had defeated Giygas' forces and was overjoyed by meeting the actual hero. He had brown curly hair, a cerulean baseball cap with the Onett Otters logo on it, and a badge on his black and blue striped shirt that was printed "HALL MONITOR" on it.

"Uh... no problem, kid," said Ness. "Listen, I need your help."

"I can read your mind. You need your schedule and your locker before the warning bell rings."

"Wow, that's actually what I needed help with. How did you figure it out?"

"It's clearly obvious if you think about it, everyone in this long line needs a schedule and a locker, right? Well, it's 8:21 AM according to my watch, and I can sneak into the office by using my hall monitor privileges and get your stuff right away before the bell rings. Got it?"

"Thanks! I appreciate it a lot," said Ness with a smile.

"Of course, now let me be right back! I'll be here no less than 45 seconds."

As Mark ran off into the school's office, Ness' attention turned to a group of kids shouting and running in the hallway.

"WE ARE THE NEO SHARKS!"

Ness was confused. "Who?"

There were students cramming their way out of the hallway as a group of kids in leather jackets, black sunglasses that were worn, and a blue-mohawk hairstyle came in divided by specific groups: the Neo Yes Men Jr.'s with their hula hoops, the Neo Skate Punks with their skateboards as they grind around the hallways, and the Neo Pogo Punks with their pogo sticks as they bounced around the floor, scaring people off.

"Neo Sharks? I thought I defeated the Sharks many months ago."

They were coming in the direction where Ness was. The space behind them in the hallway was empty.

"Gah! Where's Mark?!" Ness exclaimed.

Mark was able to come onto the scene in time. "Oh no, it's the Neo Sharks! Ness, you better get to class on time!"

"It's alright Mark, I got this."

"Wait, it's your first day of school, you don't want to make trouble! I'll take care of them."

Before Ness could do anything else, he reminded himself not to cause any trouble when his mom told him not to do any reckless actions at that specific moment he got out of the car.

"Mom... alright."

"Alright, Ness, your locker, and your schedule. Get to class, you have two minutes until the warning bell rings!"

"Thanks, Mark," said Ness.

"No problem. Get to class," Mark spoke back with a salute. He began to march towards the group of punks that caused trouble around the school's hallway.

"According to my schedule... my first class on the list is Geometry! Great! I hope it's easier than Algebra I! It also says Room 215, so it's on the second floor. Easy, just some stairs and I should be running on time!"

Ness caught sight of a sign hanging on the ceiling that was printed 'STAIRS'. He ran towards the sign and the staircase was on his left. There were students around the area he was in on campus, meaning that the Neo Sharks aren't around that area. He took up the stairs looking at his schedule and locker number and took step to step on every staircase that was followed. Finally, his feet had stepped on the second floor, where it was busier with more students waiting in front of classrooms and teachers bustling through the hallway with a cup of coffee. There was a vending machine in front of him and more signs above showing the directory of the rooms.

"Alright, left is 201-210. To my right is 211-220. I should get going."

He began to walk towards his right with students walking past by talking about their previous summer vacation and other current events going on. It was another new start, a fresh beginning, that he was about to create all over again in a new year as he walked through the hallway with a smile on his face. Soon, he arrived at Room 215, the room where his zero period class awaited for him.

"There's no one in the front, should I just go in?" Ness opened the door and his teacher was already there with a row of aligned desks and no students.

"Hello, my name is Mr. Winden. You must be?"

"I am Ness, a student in your zero period Geometry class."

"Oh, the hero! I heard you were going to be in my class. What a pleasure! Have a seat anywhere. The warning bell hasn't even rung yet, so be comfortable."

"Thank you, Mr. Winden." Ness was delighted by the first impression of his first teacher that he got to have contact with, due to his heroic actions against Giygas. He took a seat in the middle row at the center desk of the classroom. The warning bell soon rang.

"Oh, it's 8:35 AM. The students should be coming in now!"

Exactly two seconds after the bell rang, the door was slammed opened with many students cramming into the classroom. Everyone came in prepared with their books and supplies ready, while Ness only has his backpack and schedule information.

"Oh no, Mr. Winden, I didn't pick up my textbooks at the library," said Ness.

"Don't worry, here's a spare Geometry textbook," Mr. Winden grinned.

"Thanks!"

Ness went back to his seat and placed his textbook on his desk. He reached for a pencil out of his backpack and whipped out an eraser along with it. Before he could put it on his desk, his eraser slipped out of his hand and bounced on the desk next to him.

Ness tapped on his classmate. "Oh, hello."

"Oh, hey," his classmate turned around. "Whatcha need?"

"My eraser fell under your desk. Do you mind if you could get it for me please?"

"I don't mind at all!" He reached below his desk and grabbed the eraser, giving it to Ness right after.

"By the way, my name is Jerome. What's your name?"

"My name is Ness."

"The hero? You're joking. No way."

"I guess not."

"HEY EVERYONE!" Jerome shouted in the center of the classroom and stood on top of his desk. "IT'S THE HERO WHO DEFEATED THE ALIEN RACE, NESS!"

Voices started to shout out all over the classroom.

"IT'S NESS?"

"THE HERO WHO DEFEATED ALIENS?"

"FOR REAL? ONE OF THE FOUR FRIENDS?"

"OH MY GOSH! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!"

"Settle down, class!" Mr. Winden exclaimed. "I know a famous figure stands in the center of our classroom, but it's important to keep the peace of other classrooms around us and get our first orders of business done. Agreed?"

"Yes, Mr. Winden," the entire classroom confessed together.

"Great! It is 8:39 AM, so let me do a roster check." Mr. Winden began to count the classroom population as everyone continued to talk as a few people started to crowd over Ness.

"Hey Ness, my name is Owen! How was it like having supernatural powers?"

Ness had a bewildered look on his face but felt forced to answer. "Uh, it felt strange but I got a hold of them throughout my journey with my friends."

"Ness, I'm Baxter. Nice to meet you! What was your toughest fight yet throughout your journey?"

"Well, I could say fighting the leader of the alien race. His name is Giygas. It was difficult attempting to fight him, because the four of us almost faced a fatal experience, but in the end, it felt like it was all a video game."

The group that crowded Ness began to laugh.

"Ness! My name is Dirt. Are there any cute girls you ever traveled with?"

Ness' face was confused and disgusted by the fact of his question as he thought about Paula for a second. "That's enough paparazzi for the day, my friends."

Everyone went back in their seat as the zero period bell began to ring throughout the school campus. Mr. Winden was finished with his headcount and got up to the front of the classroom as everyone began to settle down."

"We're missing one more student," Mr. Winden stated. "There are twenty-nine kids, but the roster actually has thirty. Can everyone point out to the remaining seat, please?"

Everyone pointed to the farthest-left seat in the back, where it was empty.

"Ah! His name is Craig. I'll just mark him late. Anyways, hello to a new school year! My name is Mr. Winden and I will be your Geometry teacher for the first half of the semester or the whole school year, if so. Now, can everyone introduce-"

The door slammed with a rude introduction as a student walked into Mr. Winden's classroom. It was silent after he was interrupted and the student was jumping on a pogo stick, blowing bubblegum, and had a blue mohawk.

"That's a Neo Shark," said Ness to himself.

"What's up, losers? Welcome to this hellhole what we call, school! Where can I put my pogo stick, Mr. Loseden?"

"That's not nice, Alan. Please hand it over to me and have a seat at the back."

"No way in hell I would give this to you! It's my prized possession given from boss. I'm not letting your slimy-ass hands have any contact with it!"

"This guy sounds so rude," Jerome whispered to Baxter.

"Agreed," Baxter whispered back.

"Alright then," sighed Mr. Winden. "Just place it next to you and place your Geometry book on your desk if you can."

"If I can? No thank you," said a rude Alan. "I'll choose not to. Otherwise, got any spares?"

"Ness in the center took the last one, he forgot to pick up his textbooks at the library. Just try to follow along today's lesson, I request."

"Who's Ness? The name of a hero who kicked the ass of an alien race?"

Everyone pointed at the center.

"What? Everyone?!" Ness exclaimed with a worried look.

"Alright Ness," said Alan as he walked towards Ness. "You know the drill. I don't give a damn if you saved the world or not. Give me the textbook. Have some gratitude in yourself, won't you?"

Ness had direct look at Alan's sharp eyes. "No."

"Excuse me? You defy me?"

"It's your fault for not choosing to take out your textbook. Why don't you just grab it out of your backpack just so this day can get over with?"

"Yeah!" The entire classroom shouted.

"Oh boy," said Mr. Winden.

"Alright then, boy. Look! It's an alien out the window!"

"I'm not falling for that-"

WHOOSH! Ness' textbook was instantly gone.

"Hey! My textbook!" Ness exclaimed.

"I'm sorry, but I have fast hands. You should get paper and pencil out, eh?"

"Ness, I'm sorry, but we should get the class going," Mr. Winden reminded him.

"Agh, I'll just take notes then," sighed Ness.

Mr. Winden got up to the front of the classroom and began to speak with his students once again. "I'll just skip the introduction, will that be fine?"

"Yes," everyone spoke right away.

"Alright then, guess you don't like each other? Anyways, let's start our first lesson in Geometry!"

The teacher got a piece of chalk and began to demonstrate the first lesson on the board. On top was titled 'POINTS, LINES, AND PLANES' that was underlined.

"Now class, pay attention as I draw out these illustrations. I want you to flip over to Page 4 and follow along with the lesson. There are three concepts of the first basic geometric lessons that we will learn today: points, lines, and planes."

11:45 AM

"Man, that Alan guy does piss me off. I can't believe he busted me out like that," said Ness to Eric.

"The Neo Sharks are really the school's biggest nuisance. They were inspired by Frank Fly at some point, but after you gave him a kick in the butt, he abandoned his negative morals."

"Well Eric, let's have lunch, shall we?"

"I'll follow you."

Ness and Eric had just finished their previous classes which were History of EagleLand for Ness and Biology Honors for Eric. These two kids were bound to make friends on the first day of 8th grade. Both of them stood together in the lunch line and grabbed a tray.

"Well, how come I didn't see you last year?"

"Probably because you had to fight some aliens. It was the last day of school you did come to though, but I never got the chance to speak with you. It's best if we can become friends, though."

"Agreed!" Ness took his hand out and shook hands with Eric, promising a new friendship between these two.

"Anyways, I'm hungry. We're almost at the lunch line, so do you know what they're serving?" Eric asked.

"I wish I had Paula's abilities to see the selections from here, but I don't," said Ness.

"Oh! Paula Jones, the psychic from Polestar Preschool?"

"That's right, she was the exceptional one out of all of us. Actually, I would say we all were."

The two were getting closer to the selection choices. "I can smell the food from here," said Eric with a gloomy look on his face.

"I smell chicken tenders and mozzarella sticks."

"Sounds good, Ness. What do you think of Mr. Winden as a person?"

"He's a good teacher, but I didn't like how he didn't take an initiative of sending Alan to the principal's office or punishing him," Ness responded.

"I understand. You could take care of the Neo Sharks yourself," said Eric as he took two tenders onto his plate.

"I should, but I promised my mother that I wouldn't make any trouble, even on the first day."

"Ah, I see."

As everyone was having their lunch in the cafeteria, the doors slammed open. Ness turned his head to see who was there.

"It's the Neo Sharks. Of course," Ness sighed.

The group only consisted of three people though: Alan along with two other Neo Pogo Punks. They were all bouncing on their pogo sticks as a trio.

"That's him," said Alan as he pointed at Ness.

"Who is who?," asked one of the Neo Pogo Punks.

"The guy in the baseball cap munchin' on that mozzarella stick. Ready to storm on him, guys?"

"We're in the cafeteria, Alan. I don't think it's a good place to make a scene, bro," said the other Neo Pogo Punk.

"Just come and watch. Don't be so nervous!"

The three started to advance towards Ness' table in the cafeteria as the row began to get silent and every student who was present minded their own business and continue eating their lunch. He arrived at Ness' table. All of the students turned their heads a bit to where Ness and Eric were eating.

"Hello, Ness."

"What do you want Alan?"

"I don't know. What do I want? What do you two want?"

"To get the hell out of here," both Ness and Eric replied.

"Damn, I didn't need such a rude response like that. Why so rash? All I want is your respect."

"Rash? Your first impression was horrible. Not to mention, you took away my Geometry textbook, you basically terrorize the school, your group is inspired by actual criminals who attempted murder and robberies, and I have a lot on my list."

"Wow. That actually hurts. Ness, do you want to know what would hurt more than describing my wrongdoings?"

"What?"

"Starving to death, funny story!" Alan proceeded to swipe Ness' food tray and bounced away to the cafeteria door with his partners. Everyone in the cafeteria was shocked and gasped at Ness.

"ALAN!" Ness shouted out. He stood up from his table until Eric nagged his arm.

"Let him be," said Eric, stopping Ness from making trouble. "I'll just share my food with you."

Ness took in a deep breath and sighed. "Thanks, Eric."

"No problem," he said with a smile. They both looked at the cafeteria doors and the trio of Neo Pogo Punks was already gone.

"What am I going to do now? I'm most likely one of his targets and it all started with a stupid textbook."

"I say avoid him or confront him, but it's all up to you. You said you wouldn't cause trouble for your mom, but you do you," Eric suggested.

"Fine. I'll see what I can do later on."

"Ness, take the rest of the mozzarella sticks. I need to prepare my textbooks for my next class, so I must go to my locker. Don't starve!"

"Thanks," said Ness. Eric got up from his seat and walked towards the cafeteria door to the main hallway of the Eagle Building. Ness was stressed about all of the chaos that Alan was doing on the first day of school and wanted to put an end to it, even if it had to concern his mom.

"Another day. I don't want to ruin my first day anymore further."

3:00 PM

The bell finally rung as Ness closed his textbook and left the classroom of his last class which was Biology. He went to his locker as he passed by many students leaving campus already or discussing plans to go somewhere after school. He played around with his padlock for a bit until he actually opened his locker and placed his Biology textbook inside. After slamming his locker, there was a person who stood next to him.

"Jeff?"

"No silly, it's Eric. I almost do resemble your friend, don't I?"

"My bad, I'm planning to walk home but where are you going?"

"I'm taking a bus. My parents both work and they don't get home until late." Eric whipped out his necklace which turned out to be the key to his house.

"Alright. I'll see you tomorrow then?"

"Well, I want to get to know more of you before the next bus could come, is that fine?"

"Yeah," Ness accepted his request. "Sounds good."

"Alright, come with me," said Eric. Both of them began to walk in the almost-empty hallway of the Eagle Building.

"What did you think of your first day?" Eric asked.

"One-third of it was stupid. I can't believe some idiot would try to be inspired by an old group of gangsters and end up making a Neo version of it but in school."

"I remember those people back then in the past years," Eric sighed. "They would always take over many places such as the local arcade, parks, fast food places, and many more. The police were always busy with them, but thanks to you, we're out of their hands."

"Mhm!" Ness nodded. "Frank Fly! I remember his name."

"Is he in jail?"

"No," said Ness. "He was found Not Guilty in a trial after I defeated the alien race. Although, he did have to pay for his actions though."

"That's good, maybe that's why Onett is busy again with more buildings than ever," said Eric as he adjusted his glasses. The two were already out of the Eagle Building and heading for the baseball field.

"I guess so Eric. People like a sense of victory over evil. I wonder how he's doing."

"You should visit him sometime then, Ness."

"Soon, but if I took care of the Sharks, then I can take care of the Neo Sharks, correct?"

"Of course you can. You can stop them before they grow into adults and terrorize Onett again."

"Hey," Ness pointed out. "We're in the baseball field. Doesn't this school have a team?"

"Oh yes! Baseball season isn't until January. I assume you like baseball?"

"Of course I do. Eric, one day, I want to be in the Onett Otters."

"The world-famous baseball team from our city? One of EagleLand's best?"

Ness nodded. "If I can get into this school's baseball team, then I could be in the Onett Otters one day."

"Sounds great! Are the friends you journeyed with in some way similar to you?"

Ness shook his head. "No, because one of them is Twoson's psychic prodigy, Paula. There's also Jeff who's the son of the world-renowned scientist, Mr. Andonuts and finally Poo, the Prince of Dalaam."

"I'm very specific about Poo because I heard about his defeat," Eric stated.

"It's very tragic, but I want to travel to Chommo to find Poo and help him from his defeat. I could even probably help him get back at Shailai's Crown Prince!"

"Ness, you're crazy," Eric laughed. "You know how powerful Shailai Country is? If you fight the Crown Prince, you're basically declaring war on the entire country. I studied geography and their culture there."

"It doesn't matter. I'd do anything to fight for my friends, even if they mean the world to me."

"You're very enthusiastic about protecting the Earth, Ness. I like that."

Ness giggled a bit. "I guess so."

3:22 PM

hiding in a bush, Onett Junior High School

"Boss," Alan spoke to his radio. "That's Ness and his nerdy friend from lunch!"

"Where are they located?" The radio spoke in such a deep voice.

"They're walking along the foul line of the baseball field. I guess they're having a conversation about school. What should I do?"

"Study their movements and keep an eye out on those two."

"Do I barge in and attack both of them? I got both of my pocket knives ready," Alan smirked.

"No, don't do that you imbecile. We're not killing anyone, but plan an attack later in the school year whenever you'd like.

"Later? You mean tomorrow?"

"I don't care, Alan," said the radio. "Do it whenever you like otherwise I will be taking care of him."

"Yes, sir."

"You know I am 'fail-proof', unlike the proclaimed Frank Fly?"

"Of course you are! You're superior and much stronger than him!" Alan praised his master cheerfully.

"Don't get too happy now. Keep spying on them, even around school hours!"

4:53 PM

"That was a long talk. It's already 4 PM and I should be getting home by then," said Ness.

"I probably missed my bus ride but I can always wait for the next one!"

"I'll see you tomorrow," said Ness, shrugging his backpack on his shoulders. "C'ya later, wherever you go in Onett."

"You too!" Eric smiled and waved at Ness as he walked away in the distance. He began to walk towards an exit that was located in the back of the baseball field behind the bleachers and was nowhere to be seen later.

6:37 PM

Hills of Onett

Ness was walking on top of the hills of Onett where his house was located near the very top where the meteorite crashed on that day months ago. The path that he was walking in would be filled with enemies such as a Runaway Dog, a Spiteful Crow, even a Coil Snake but nothing was in his way from now on at this moment.

"I feel some eyes on me, but it could just be me," Ness whispered to himself.

in a tree

"Keep those binoculars on him and don't use your pogo stick yet," said the Neo Yes Man Jr. as he blew a bubble from his bubblegum.

The Neo Pogo Punk nodded. "I got you, bro! He's heading to his house! But why is he our main target again?"

"Alan said he loved pissing him off, so he insisted that you all should continue looking out for him at the moment. We're going onto other people while you take care of baseball cap."

"Give me my pogo stick when you are ready bro," the Neo Pogo Punk commanded.

"Alright bro, but where's my hula hoop?"

"I don't know dude, but I put my pogo stick between the tree branches next to you."

"I see it, but I can't go all out without my hula hoop."

"I don't know, but hurry up and signal me so I can bounce off to him! He's approaching the fence of his house!"

"Alright then," said the Neo Yes Man Jr. To signal his partner, he blew a whistle to him and threw his pogo stick to him in order to begin their little mission. Before he could leap off, the Neo Yes Man Jr. started to stumble on the tree's branch that they stood on top of.

The Neo Pogo Punk stood on his pogo stick but noticed the branch that they both stood on top of was wobbling. "What's wrong?"

"Your pogo stick was too heavy, I think I'm going to lose my balance-"

"Oh crap! I'm sor-"

"GAH!" Before he could say anything else, he fell down from the branch to the ground below them.

"I should just go! I can't waste any more time!" The Neo Pogo Punk used the wobbly branch to help increase the velocity of his branch and aimed to bounce on Ness. He began to bounce on the branch little by little until he took a huge blast off and was in the skies of Onett's hills. He was over many houses until he got an aim of Ness and his pogo stick began to fall down onto Ness.

Ness' House

Ness knocked on the door. "Mother, I'm here!"

Suddenly, he heard a voice out from the sky.

"YOUUUUU!"

"What's that?!" Ness turned around as he approached the object that was about to land on him.

"THIS IS FOR ALAN, MY BRO!"

"He's a Neo Pogo Punk," Ness said to himself.

Before he could land on Ness, the hero struck his hand out to the sky.

"Shield β!" A glass shield had formed on top of Ness.

"Oh shi-"

BAM! The Neo Pogo Punk slammed his body into the glass shield with his face slammed against the barrier between him and Ness. His pogo stick missed to bounce off the shield during the impact and he slid off the shield as he came off to the ground unconscious and his face marked with bruises.

Ness walked up to the unconscious Neo Shark and took a huge sigh. "I know you all want to kill me with your crazy tactics, but I will make sure that you all will end up in a world of living hell with pain. One day."

The hero in a baseball cap began walking back to the front door of his house and knocked again for his mother's response. It opened right away.

"Good evening, my son," said his mother as he walked in. Ness closed the door to avoid his mother witnessing the outcome of the action that had occurred.

"Hey, mom, what's for dinner?"

"Steak, of course!"

Ness gave his mom a gentle smile. Tracy soon came down the stairs to greet his older brother.

"Ness, you're back!"

"Hello Tracy, how was your first day?"

"Good, good!"

"Oh yes, Ness, how was your first day? Don't tell me you made any trouble," his mother asked in curiosity.

"No! Today was a perfect day, I even made new friends."

"That's great Ness! I hope you still have communication with your other three that were special to you."

"I wonder where all of my friends are right now. I'm still worried about Poo though."

"You saw your girlfriend in that restaurant recently though. Hit her up whenever she's available."

"She's not my girlfriend," Ness sighed.

"Whoever she is, Paula Polestar or whatever, you can always explore to Twoson to see her again, correct?"

"I guess so," Ness shrugged.

"Alright, let's all have dinner!"

CHAPTER 10: WE ARE THE NEO SHARKS!

END

7:57 PM

below a tree

"Hello? You two? It's been an hour already!" The radio spoke out.

"B-boss? I fell down from a tree, my back hurts and I can't get up," said the Neo Yes Man Jr.

"You wuss! Did the Neo Pogo Punk strike that kid? Check on him!"

"I don't know, but he didn't respond back ever-"

"DAMN YOU! I don't need you two to take care of him. I'll make sure that kid in the stupid baseball cap is ripped to every piece that is ripped and shredded apart until he shreds to NOTHING!" The radio soon switched to another channel.

"Ugh..." The Neo Yes Man Jr. was still in pain with his back severely injured from the fall and couldn't get up. The night that was above him was clear as the day was about to come to an end.

NEXT CHAPTER'S PREVIEW: "You Dalaamese people sure do know how to fight, don't you?"

"That is what you sent me here for, you bastard."