Prologue: A Forgotten Welcome Home

Oh my! We open to a battle with P1 and Slasher! Such a sudden introduction! This may look like a battle tutorial, but it is actually not. In fact, Slasher is beaten already. He retreats. “Well, that was easy,” says P1. “I can’t believe we beat him so quickly. He usually puts up more of a——” He is interrupted when the ground starts shaking. Their house has chains on it and is being lifted up to the sky! He goes to check to see what’s happening when a chunk of earth falls off and so does he. He is now in some strange woods.

He’s unconscious. He’s been for quite a while. Meanwhile, a Spy wanders in. A what? A SPY?! NO! I CAN’T FIGHT AN ENEMY OFF IN THIS CONDITION! WHAT WILL I— wait. This one seems to be friendly. He says, “Hmm? Oh no! Is he breathing? Uh oh! DAAAAAAAAAD!!!! COME QUICK! THERE’S A MAN KNOCKED OUT IN THE WOODS!” “What is it?” says the father. The son says, “It’s terrible. I was out in the woods when I heard a thud. And then someone just fell here and he hasn’t woken up for a while.” “Don’t worry. We’ll keep him in our house for now. Get some water and herbs. That’ll wake him up.” As the two Spies try to wake P1 up, he finally wakes up and says, “Ugh. Where… am I? Who am I? What is this?” The father says, don’t worry, sir. You were just knocked out for a while. Come on, you can stay at our house.” P1 says, “Okay, but… what… I… need a rest.”

“You’re sure you haven’t seen anyone looking like this around? sigh Okay, but if you do, here’s my cell and email,” says P2, looking for his brother. “I suppose I should go and look myself.” Just then, he bumps into a statue of one of the nation’s most famous rulers, Diamond, which is pronounced [dee-uh-mund]. The statue shakes. It goes “Mmm! Mmm! MMMM!” P2 looks around and examines the statue. “Did that come from the statue?” “MMMM! MMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!” While looking around to find something, he bumps into it and it falls over. A ghost appears from it, “HOLY RAGS TO RICHES, it has been soooooo long since I was able to breathe and—hmm, no legs. That’s weird. Anyway, thank you, o traveler. What is your name?” “Uhhhhh, you’re Diamond aren’t you?” “Uhhhhh? Strange name. But yes, yes I am, Uhhhhh.” “No, it’s not ‘Uhhhhh’, but my friends call me P2.” “Your name isn’t Uhhhhh? Pity. Well, anyway, what business do you have here?” “I’m looking for my brother. He looks like me, only blue.” “Hmm, no one should be without a brother. Come, P2, we shall look for him together.”

Back at the two Spies’ house. The father says, “Seems like you took quite a hit. My name is Bertrand, by the way. This is my son, Spywell. Anyway, here, take this ice, keep it on your head for an hour or two.” P1 says, “Where… am I?” “This is Spysville, Greedbag. Are you from around here?” “I… don’t know. I… can’t seem to remember anything. I remember slipping and taking a fall. I don’t recall anything past that.” “Oh dear, this is worse than I thought. Don’t worry. Spywell and I will walk around town and see if anyone knows you. You shouldn’t come, you’re still recovering, but stand still for a picture to show people.” They go out and try to see if people know him. They bump into P2. Bertrand says, “Oh, pardon me sir. Wait! Sir, do you recognize anyone who looks like this?” P2 looks at the picture and says, “Oh my… that’s my brother! Where did you find him?!” “He’s at my house. Follow me, I’ll show you and—is that Prince Diamond behind you?” Diamond quickly hides, as he wants to keep a secret. P2 says, “Umm, can you direct me to my brother first?” “Of course. Follow me.”

P2 sees his brother. He says, “P1! I’m so glad I found you! Now come on. Let’s go back home.” P1 says, “Who… are you?” “You’re kidding right? I’m your brother, Percy. P2!” “P2? I… I’m sorry… I can’t…” Bertrand tells P2, “Forgot to tell you. Your brother may have a slight case of amnesia. I recommend trying to familiarize him with other things.” P2 is about to say okay until Diamond appears. He says, “Oh my goodness, how long does it take to reunite with your brother? I have more pressing matters to attend… to… I just blew my cover didn’t I? Well then. Greetings everyone. You may be surprised that I, PRINCE RADLEY DIAMOND, am alive, all thanks to this nice young man named Uhhhhh—I mean P2. Percival. And I couldn’t help but overhear that this man over here suffers from the case known as amnesia. FEAR NOT! For I shall help you recover your memory. But… If I do, you must help me with something as well. And this is not a job for just three. I need a volunteer… someone smart… someone adventurous. Someone who laughs at the face of danger. Someone who DOESN’T have amnesia.” Spywell stands out and says, “I guess I’ll go!” Bertrand responds with, “Are you sure?” “I’m… positive. I wanna go. I wanna help P1!” Diamond says, “Then it’s settled! We shall meet in Plainwood to discuss things further. LET US GO!”