#the flintlings

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[descenacre]

What is the first boss of Pikmin Echo?

Day 1

On my first day on this planet, I awoke in the darkness. Completely lost, on an unfamiliar surface, without a clue as to the location of my Dolphin.

As the sun began to rise, a strange pattern marking the area I had slept, began to fade away. Had I imagined it? I quickly roused myself, gathered my bearings and surveyed the area, my immediate mission: to find my ship. My eyes turned towards an secluded crook in the distance, and just out of reach, I spotted the Main Engine! For such a vital component to my Dolphin to be laying bare on the field--it could only mean that my ship must be in critical condition. I pondered the situation, but I was lost for a plan to find a way in, until I met the Pikmin.

I walked past thorns, past gates of stone, past bubbling rivers, until I found something peculiar lying in a field of clovers. As I approached what I now call the Onion, it quickly became startled, and burst out of the ground; The Onion's spindly legs tossed me off my feet, as it flew out of my sight!

In its haste, it left behind a single sprout. As I watched it sway back and forth, in the absence of any wind, curiosity overwhelmed me...I plucked the sprout, and met my first Pikmin.

I was shocked! The plant stared at me! It had eyes! Could this be some form of hybrid between plant and animal? I decided to name it a "Pikmin", since it reminded me of a certain Pik Pik carrot back home. I was startled when it ran to me without any warning, and threw it away as far as I could--but it ran straight back to my side! It didn't seem phased at all. I decided to keep searching for a way around to the enclosure, as the Pikmin followed me close behind. Eventually, curiosity got the best of it--It started to carry a seed it had found laying on the ground. Curiosity must be contagious, because now, I too had to follow, I had to see where this Pikmin planned to carry it!

We climbed up the fallen branch of a long-forgotten tree, and jumped into a new field--where lie the Onion! It must have landed here after I had startled it. The seed that the Pikmin brought to the Onion caused it to propagate more sprouts. With a newfound understanding of the Pikmin's relationship to the Onion, I gathered as many seeds as I could from the surrounding field, and assembled a small army. I was lost in the fun, until there were no more pellets to collect, and I became conscious of how many beady little eyes were staring at me, patiently awaiting my next move. In the distance, I recognized the same box that was guarding the enclosure to my Main Engine! I commanded the Pikmin to push the box out of the way, but just as they did, I caught a glimpse of a large beast, who quickly snatched the Main Engine in one bite, as it quickly skittered away using the box we just pushed as an escape!

The Bejeweled Flint Beetle is the first large creature I've encountered. Native to the Tearful Grotto, It carries its young Flintlings atop its back as it skitters the surface, searching for food. I cornered it at the top of the tree stump, but that didn't stop it from skittering about; it was fast!" The creature's hard shell was impervious to my swarm of Pikmin when hit from the side--but if I could land a hit straight on the center of its back, surely the concentrated force of a falling Pikmin would do something? By throwing Pikmin onto its back, its metallic shell rang out with a chime, and one of its children popped off of its back! The fallen ones skittered away, hiding themselves in the cracks of the stump. Once no children remained on its back, one final hit sent it flipping over, and when it landed on its back, it spat out the Main Engine! I looked at it, dumbfounded as to what I might do now. It was such a heavy part! I got a grip on it, and lifted with all of my force, but it failed to budge. Just as I lost hope, my party noticed my struggle, and gathered around the engine, and lifted it straight into the air! Their strength in numbers astounds me. They started moving, and I became frightened--were they going to bring it to the Onion? I tried to catch them and put a stop to it--but they walked straight past the Onion...and brought it to my Dolphin, which had been hiding deep within a field of blooming clovers! I was mortified. The Dolphin was in horrifying condition, stripped to a bare skeleton of its former self--it was missing every single one of its critical components. To make matters worse, my life support beeped harshly, indicating that without a charge from my Eternal Fuel Dynamo, only 3 days remained before its systems would fail. My thoughts began to cloud as the stress of the situation overwhelmed me...but then, I watched the Pikmin, singing, dancing, and celebrating their job well done. Something about their optimism.. the pressure of these terrifying events started to fade away, and a spark of light reignited within me. I will press on, and rebuild my ship, or perish in the attempt. As I installed the Engine into the bottom of the ship, I couldn't help but reflect on the mysteries of this world, and the connection I formed with it. The Pikmin had only recently been brought into this world...how could they have known it belonged to my ship? Or even the location of my ship? I'm at a loss. For now, perhaps I'll theorize they used those giant red sniffers of theirs to identify the scent. This moment, at the start of my journey, filled me with a sense of hope that perhaps even in the Dolphin's current state, I will travel this alien landscape, find the missing pieces, and return home.

[peashooter85]

Gold handled flint knife, pre-dynastic Egypt, 3,500 - 3,000 BC. Cairo Antiquities Museum.

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Flintle, Flint and turtle

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