It was a rather fine day when this messy situation all began. You were in your bedroom, stalking Tony Hawk's twitter page.
This man was so cool! He was pretty much a skateboarding god and you wanted to be just like him when you grew up.
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[[Next->News]]Suddenly, sirens start flashing outside your home. You get up right away and look out the window. It looks like the sirens are flashing all over the city.
You go to turn on the TV to see what is going on
Will you watch
[[Channel 8]]
or
[[Channel 5]](text-colour:magenta)["Good evening, folks. We have some breaking news for you. Our beloved Tony Hawk has been kidnapped. Authorities are actively working to rescue him. Until then, we advise you all to avoid going outside your home if you can. It will get pretty ugly out there."]
//That's an awfully calm reaction//, you think to yourself. But if they are calm, then you ought to act the same. You barely have time to process this information when your TV goes blank.
[[Next]](text-colour:magenta)["Hello?? Are we live??... Good evening everyone, we have some very terrif- err I mean breaking news! Tony Hawk has been kidnapped!! Don't panic though, it's all under control...I think- Just don't go outside ok??"]
You turn off the TV. Surely it can't be that bad right? Maybe this reporter is just really bad at controlling their anxiety, who knows? You barely have time to think before your TV's screen goes blank
[[Next]]You see some static on the TV but then just as you are about to shut it off, a man's face appears on the screen. You jump back in fear.
(text-colour:red)+(border:"dashed")["Good evening everybody. It's a pleasure to finally speak to all of you. Now listen closely to what I have to say. I kidnapped Tony Hawk. You see, him and I go way back. We used to be best friends. But then he did something really stupid. And so now El Sticko has possessed me. And I will do anything to seek revenge against him."]
And just like that he was gone and you were left staring at the static.
[[Next->Talk]]
You stand there for a few seconds and then immediately rush to your phone. You call your friends and wait impatiently until they pick up. As soon as everyone is on the call, everyone starts talking at once.
"What is going on?"
"Who was that guy?"
"What's gonna happen?"
"How are they going to rescue Tony Hawk?"
So many questions. But no one had an answer.
Finally after a while, as everyone calmed down, you ended the call.
Will you just [[go to sleep]] and hope for the best?
or
Stay up and [[keep thinking]] about the situation?You finally manage to fall asleep but unfortunately for you, your dreams aren't much better
Your dream starts off normal enough: you are at the skatepark with your friends trying to master a new skill.
All of a sudden, the sun disappears and the sky goes dark.
You and your friends look up and see a giant man looming over you. You barely have time to think "//Isn't this the guy from the news?//" when he yells out
(text-colour:red)+(border:"dashed")["TONY HAWK, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU"]
Obviously, you aren't dumb so you immediately run off to seek shelter. You find a picnic able and dive under it.
[[Next->Meet TH]]You can't fall asleep, so you continue to worry. You particularly focus on the 'Stick Vigilante' part. What was that? Was it a person? Also, what in the world was 'El Sticko'?? And who even picked that name? Was Tony Hawk going to be ok? You can't bear the thought of something bad happening to your biggest idol.
These questions keep bouncing around in your head until finally, you manage to doze off.
[[Next->go to sleep]]You take a deep breath and just as you're about to relax, you hear a voice behind you.
(text-colour:green)["Hey buddy, you're kinda squishing me can you scoot over?"]
It takes all your willpower to not scream out of fear but you turn around and see that no one other than Tony Hawk himself is next to you.
(text-colour:green)["Um...are you gonna scoot over or not?"]
[[Next->explain]](text-colour:navy)["Tony Hawk?"] you whisper.
(text-colour:green)["Yep. I'm also trying to hide, you know so I would //really// appreciate it if you scoot over just a bit."]
You do so but your curiousity isn't going anywhere.
(text-colour:navy)["What's going on?"] you ask.
(text-colour:green)["Ah it's kind of a long story. But basically this guy wants to kill me because of some old grudge."]
(text-colour:navy)["Who is he?"]
(text-colour:green)["His name is Stick Vigilante. And we used to be friends. But then...things happened and he got possessed by 'El Sticko'
'El Sticko' is an ancient stick. His main goal is to take over people's minds and make them seek vengeance against those who have wronged them.
So now he wants to kidnap me. And if he does, then this whole Earth will basically die."]
[[Next->earth]]He gives you a second to process all this before continuing.
(text-colour:green)["My life force is tied to this Earth. If I die...well everything does. This is where your help comes in. You must defeat the Stick Vigilante. Use those skateboard skills of yours."]
(text-colour:navy)["Me?"]
(text-colour:green)["Yes, you and your friends need to defeat him. But beware: once the Stick Vigilante dies, El Sticko will seek a new host. ''Do NOT touch it.'' If you do, YOU will become the new one. So be very careful."]
(text-colour:navy)["Um..ok. You do realize I'm only like 12 years old though? And you expect me to do all this?"]
(text-colour:green)["Well that sucks for you, but only you know this information now. The government is pretty useless here."]
Just then, the Stick Vigilante throws over the picnic table and snatches Tony Hawk before either one of you can react.
[[Next->kidnap]](text-colour:green)["You know what you have to do, kid!! Save the Earth and rescue me!!"] Tony Hawk yells as the Stick Vigilante pulls him away.
And just like that, they were both gone.
Will you
[[accept]] the quest
or
[[Let the authorities deal with it]]Loser.
Go [[save the world->accept]]
Perfect. You will now wake up from your dream and start on your quest
TO BE CONTINUED