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I've noticed that y'all have taken a liking to Alph. He's probably going to be the most prominent main character, and he is the best of the Koppaites, so good choice! :)
Trigger Warning - Ending of a life
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Chapter 9
Getting back on PNF-404's surface was surprisingly easy. Brittany's crash site, despite being rather dense with enormous trees, had a lot of clear patches, with nothing but warm grass and sand. The scenery was wonderful, but Alph didn't have time to admire the view, for he was on a mission. A mission to save Team 404's botanist from whatever kind of predicament she was in.
Or at least that HAD been his goal. Unfortunately, a large beast stood in the way. Its bulbous red body, spotted with white, rose and fell as it snored loudly. Two gleaming fangs were visible in its wide, shark-like mouth. And it slept right in front of the path to Brittany's signal. The Red Pikmin chirped nervously. Daryl was motioning wildly.
"What is it?" he asked the Pikmin, who was pointing to a strange flower. It was tall, with white petals and a large red center marked with a strange symbol - a long line with a fancy curve and point at the top. Daryl, irritated, began to climb its stem and attack the flower.
Alph watched as the towering plant withered and disappeared, leaving behind only its red pellet, which his alien friend picked up and began to drag back to the Onion. The pellet, once at its intended location, began to be beamed up by the Onion's light. It shook for a moment, hovering above the ground, and then disappeared into the structure that the Pikmin called home.
Suddenly, a single seed burst out from the top and fell into the sandy ground, promptly blooming a single leaf, which wavered in the wind like a flag. Flame walked over and pointed at the seed, then grasped it with one tiny hand and tugged lightly.
"You want me to... pull it out?" he asked, approaching the sprout. Carefully, he gripped the stalk, then gave it a pull. Out popped another Red Pikmin; strangely enough, though, it was much paler, taking on a pale pink hue. It ran towards Alph excitedly, tripping on a rock and springing back up.
"Well, you're unusual, but that's alright. I think I'll call you... Trixie!" The newly-named Trixie stared at him with shining eyes. Alph turned back to the Onion. "So that's how you propogate? Hmm..." He glanced over his shoulder, where more of the strange flowers stood tall, and then to the slumbering shark-bug-thing between him and his crewmate.
*Hang on, Brittany,* he thought. *I'm coming.*
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Within minutes, he had amassed an army.
Due to the abundance of Pellet Posies (according to a data file, that was their name) in the area, the number of Red Pikmin (according to another data file, they were great fighters) had increased greatly. A swarm of around 25 followed him loyally as he approached the creature. He hadn't named the newer ones - it would be too much to remember - but that didn't seem to affect how they felt about him.
Either way, it was time to go to battle.
As stated in yet another data file, the spotted beast, known as a Bulborb, was a nocturnal predator, feasting on Pikmin in the night. He felt somewhat bad about ending the life of a creature, even if it was hostile, but if he didn't, it might attack him later.
Gathering his courage, he whistled sharply and pointed at the Bulborb's crimson hide.
The Red Pikmin charged, squeaking cries of battle. The enemy started open as leaves swatted its back, roaring in fury, then suddenly going quiet and falling to the ground.
Thorn, Flame, and a group of their comrades picked up the limp body and began carrying it to the Onion, while Alph pressed on. He passed walls of dirt, tall plants, and auburn leaves, before reaching what looked like an immense wall of dry mud.
And through one of the cracks, he could see Brittany, surrounded by petals, lying still.
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Some more info:
- Pikmin reproduction in TFtK works similarly to a plant. When carrying an object to the Onion, special cells on the Pikmin's hands rub off on the item. The Onion then sucks up this item and uses the Pikmin's cells to form a new one, combined with some genetic information from whatever they had been transporting. For example, a Pikmin that came from a Bulborb might be bigger than one from a Breadbug, or have larger eyes.
- Trixie is an albino. Albinism in the Pikmin species only affects the core three from the first game, turning them the pale shade they become when idling in the OG. It's a pale red color with a slightly smaller leaf.
(breaks canon cutely)
