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What happened in Arcadia before the events of Adventures in Arcadia? Find out here! |
[Introduction]
This is a prequel to Johnny Foxx's Adventures in Arcadia campfire. This tells the story of Lindsay, the no-nonsense, tough-as-nails, amputee school principal at Andy and Billy's school. What the faculty and students don't know is that she enjoys video games in her spare time. In Arcadia, around the time the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was introduced in North America in real life, she's about to become the most legendary champion Arcadia's ever had. Under the tutelage of its rabbit police officers, the thin rookie Ernest "Ert" Pritchard and the chubby donut-loving Bernard "Bernie" Hooper, her story's about to unfold.
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Chapter 1: A Legend is Born In the year 1991, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System debuted in North America. It was also the same year Lindsay, a no-nonsense, tough-as-nails, amputee high school principal was the most legendary champion a placed called Arcadia ever had. Her story is about to unfold. It was a typical Friday afternoon when school was getting out for the high school students. Lindsay, the school principal, was getting ready for a weekend with her nephews Paul and Mikey. "I have to pick them up from karate class," she told herself. "We have so much to do afterwards." If there was one thing Lindsay enjoyed more than her job as principal, it was spending time with her nephews. In fact, she was the one who bought them a Nintendo Entertainment System for Christmas the year before. The weekend that was to come would be one she would never forget. |
After school had let out for the weekend, Lindsay drove to pick her nephews up. "Hi aunt Lindsay!" They greeted her as they climbed into her car. "Hey boys! How was karate class?" "Awesome! We learned to break boards with our bare fists today!" Mikey said. Lindsay drove back to her home to watch her nephews for the weekend. Their parents had been invited to a friend's wedding on the other side of the country, and asked her to watch Paul and Mikey for a few days. They spent the evening mostly playing various video games together. One thing the boys loved about their aunt was she was as good as any other gamer their age, despite most people seeing video games as for kids at the time. It soon became late, and Lindsay agreed that they could have one more round of games before bed. They took turns playing Super Mario Bros, with Lindsay watching on the couch. Soon enough, she began to drift to sleep... |
Before we continue the story, let's go back in time to the morning of that day, shall we? In the world of Arcadia, where your favorite video game characters are as real as you and me, an anthropomorphic rabbit named Ernest "Ert" Pritchard had just gotten out of bed and showered up. He was preparing for his first day of work on Arcadia's police force. His wife, Emily, worked as a nurse, and they had just been married and returned from their honeymoon 8 days ago. "Good morning, honey," Emily said as he seated her at the table. "Good morning, dear," Ert responded as he prepared breakfast for her. "You're not nervous about your first day on the force, are you?" Emily asked. "Uh, no, not at all," Ert replied. After breakfast, Emily drove Ert to Police HQ and dropped him off, but not without giving him his lunch. "Have a good day, sweetheart!" She said. "You too, honey," Ert replied. When he had entered the briefing room, he saw various police officers of different species, shapes, and sizes being seated. He looked around for a place to sit, but there were no empty chairs. "Pssst," he heard a voice say. He looked at the source of the voice in front of him. It was a chubby rabbit police officer with a bushy mustache. "We can share this seat," the rabbit told him. Ert shrugged his shoulders and hopped into the seat with him. "You must be new," he said to Ert. "My name's Bernard Hooper, but you can call me Bernie." "I'm Ernest Pritchard," Ert replied. "But you can call me Ert." |
Meanwhile, in the Arcadia Royal Palace, Queen Peldra awaited the arrival of a most important guest. |
"Sorry I'm late," a cat said, rushing into the throneroom with something covered by a blanket. "No problem, Sammy," said Magnus, the queen's wizard. Sammy, who was half-cat, half-eagle, was Magnus's apprentice who went on to become the creator of content for future video games. She had eagle legs and wore a bright green tank top and cargo shorts with a belt. "Well, then," Peldra said. "Let's see what this invention of yours is." Just as Sammy was about to pull the blanket off of her invention, there was a blast coming from outside. Two guards rushed to the scene, but were shot by a blast of energy. Everyone looked up and saw an old man in a capsule with a skull in front. "Dr. Wily!" Peldra exclaimed. "I should've known you'd crash this occasion!" "Excellent," Dr. Wily said. "I'd like to invite Sammy to work for me instead of you." "I would never!" Sammy protested. "I figured you'd say that," Dr. Wily said. He activated a tractor beam on his capsule and Sammy's invention was taken with him. "I'll never forgive you for this!" Sammy snapped. "This situation calls for a champion," Peldra said. "I've got you covered," Magnus said, preparing a spell. Now that we're caught up in both worlds, let's cut back to Lindsay with her nephews. |
It was past midnight in our reality, and Lindsay had awoken to find her nephews passed out asleep in front of the television, their game still on the screen. She smirked to herself. That's why she was their favorite aunt, because she would let them do things their parents wouldn't while they stayed over. She got up from the sofa to turn off the TV before going to bed herself, when suddenly, the screen went pure white. Lindsay let out a yelp of surprise as she was blinded by the light, and felt herself suddenly falling through an empty void, before opening her eyes to see she was now in a regal throne room, surrounded by strange beings she'd never seen before. "Welcome, Champion." Peldra greeted "Arcadia requests your aid in our time off need." |
Lindsay looked nervous. She didn't know how to react. "My name is Queen Peldra of Arcadia," Peldra said. "And this is my wizard, Magnus." ""Sammy here was my apprentice," Magnus added. "I just create content for future video games," Sammy said. "Don't ask how. It's a gift." Lindsay stood up straight and took a deep breath. "Your excellency," she spoke. "My name is Lindsay." "We know that," Peldra said. "Sammy scanned you upon your arrival." Sammy held up a handheld scanner and showed the screen to Lindsay. "Oh, my!" Sammy said. "It says here your job is a school principal at a high school. Not a bad job if you ask me." "Thank you, Sammy," Peldra said before turning her attention to Lindsay. "Dr. Wily has stolen Sammy's latest invention and you have been chosen to be our champion." |