An Original "Angelic Guardians" Creepypasta!

A few days ago on YouTube, I came across a Pokémon hacked game called Pokémon Creepy Black (Cursed Black to all you aspiring game designers). To date, the concept is the best my 25-year-old self has ever seen: you have not one but TWO starting Pokémon (Bulbasaur/Charmander/Squirtle and an unknown Pokémon named Ghost in the form of one of the Pokémon Tower ghosts prior to receiving the Silph Scope), and, depending if you choose to use Ghost, you curse (actually, you kill) both Pokémon and trainers, including your rival during your last match (you know they're gone when you see a tombstone in their place after the battle). After defeating the Elite Four and your rival to become the Pokémon Champion, time passes by, there is no one left in the overworld (Mom's not even at the house when you finally arrive in Pallet Town, which implies she's passed on at this point), and it's your turn to join the others. You, as an old man, face Ghost without any Pokémon, items, or the option to run away. You use Struggle, but Ghost isn't affected by the attack and you're struck with recoil until you're down to 1 HP. Then... Ghost curses you. In the end, you die, and the screen goes black, much like the reality of our lifespan on earth. That final battle against Ghost is nothing more than your encounter with the Angel of Death or the Grim Reaper (whichever you prefer) who has come to take you away to your grave.



What I didn't know about the game was that while it was a hack, it was also a creepypasta. Okay... what IS a creepypasta? Creepypasta is an internet term used to create negative and uneasy feelings to readers in a similar reaction when you read Goosebumps. So, being the twisted person I tend to be, I found more Pokémon hacks based on these creepypastas (I totally recommend Lost Silver for those who are big fans of Unown and show major hatred toward Gold), and soon I became addicted. And if you want to see more of these creepypastas, go to the 6th Floor. There are lot of myths and stories that gave me and some of my friends chills.

Now, that being said, there is one Pokémon creepypasta that inspired me to write my own using my series. It's called "Hypno's Lullaby", which goes along the line of Hypno's Fire Red Pokédex entry: "It carries a pendulum-like device. There was once an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized." Incidentally, there have been several videos made to bring this creepypasta to life to the tune of the Lavender Town Theme song. It's bad enough the Lavender Town Theme has unbelievable but freaky creepypastas written about the music and how it led to the mass suicides of children in Japan, but to combine it with "Hypno's Lullaby" only adds onto the implied pedophilia.

My creepypasta? I like to call this one "Paipa's Lullaby" (or "Piper's Lullaby" in the English/Western adaption). And who is Paipa? Paipa is a piper-demon who works for Deiraira (or Delilah to all you Yankees) in the first part of Angelic Guardians: The Awakening. His main mission is to search for Seijitsu's chosen vessel, but when he is first introduced, his M.O. was to kidnap the visiting children of Roganu Beach to lure the Angelic Guardians in that area out of hiding. Of course, this mission fails, but because Deiraira has favored him out of all her demons, she hands him the task to search and destroy (better yet, manipulate) Seijitsu.

Essentially, Paipa is very much like Hypno in their respective creepypastas: they take on the role of the fictional children's book character the Pied Piper and lead the children away from home through a certain form of brainwashing (Paipa --> his wooden flute; Hypno --> his pendulum) to their doom. And, so without further ado, here is my first attempt at writing a creepypasta. I hope you like it, and I totally recommend you listen to the Lavender Town Theme song while reading and reciting this poem. (And if you need help doing that, listen to "Hypno's Lullaby".)

Paipa's Lullaby

Here, little children, don’t be afraid

Paipa’s here with a tune to play

Away from bed where your head once laid

Mama and Papa won’t know you’re away

Dear little children, why so scared?

Paipa won’t touch a single hair

He loved you all when nobody cared

He won’t let you see just how life’s unfair

Dear little children, follow me

And hear my joyful melody

On my flute of wood I’ll play, you see

I bring happiness to everybody

Dear little children, won’t you come

To a great world with loads of fun

Free rides for all and candy for some

Always in the night and no need for sun

Dear little children, foolish you were

Left your beds for a tune you heard

An ageless fate you will now suffer

And slumber in my curse without a word

DISCLAIMER: All (original) characters and plots belong to L. D. Smith ©2011.