The Adventure Begins, Part I

The Adventure Begins, Part I is the first episode of Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures. It premiered on June 15th, 2013.
==Plot==
The episode opens with Ms. Globular giving a lecture about the Ghost Wars to her history class. When Ms. Globular scolds one of her students, Skeebo, for not paying attention in class, he retorts by asserting that nobody believes in ghosts. Most of the students in the class agree with Skeebo's sentiments; however, upon being probed by Ms. Globular, one student decides to share his beliefs. Pacster, a yellow Pac-Worlder who is often bullied by his classmates, tries to assert that the ghosts of the Nether Realm present a great danger to Pac-World, but, thanks to Skeebo spooking him, no one believes him. Most of the students join Skeebo in teasing Pac until they realize it's time for lunch.
The students rush to the lunchroom, only to find that Pacster has already eaten the food. Furious upon seeing this, Skeebo attempts to start a fight until Spiral—Pac's roommate—steps in and convinces Skeebo to back down. Pacster offers Skeebo some of his Berries to make up for eating all the cafeteria food. Skeebo tries the Berries and is repulsed by their taste. Skeebo immediately grabs Pacster in an attempt to harm him, but an sudden burp from the Yellow Pac-Worlder launches him into the air, causing him to crash into an ice cream machine. Having been humiliated by his victim, Skeebo decides to give chase. Pacster is chased out of the school and into a giant hedge maze called Maze 256. Upon realizing this, Skeebo decides to turn back and leave Pac in the maze to get lost.
Pac is trapped in the maze for hours. By the time night falls, Pac is still looking for an exit. Meanwhile, Spiral and Cylindria enter the maze to find Pac after discovering that Skeebo and his friends want to pull a prank on Pacster by dressing up as ghosts. Pacster finds a path in the maze obstructed by signs warning visitors not to enter. Thinking that the signs are only there to distract from a secret exit, Pacster decides to go in; however, instead of finding an exit, he falls down a narrow shaft that leads to a chamber with a large door. Pacster accidentally collides with the door on his descent, causing it to open and allowing the ghosts behind it to roam free. Pacster manages to escape the chamber and soon runs into Spiral and Cylindria. The two try to convince Pacster that the ghosts he claims to have seen were actually just Skeebo and his friends. Pacster is almost accepts that he was seeing things when Skeebo reveals himself; however, once he, his friends, and his tormentors look to the sky, they see a large horde of ghosts and realize what Pac had seen was indeed real.
The ghosts invade Pacopolis and cause mayhem for all its citizens. Among the chaos, a quartet of ghosts (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde) single out Pacster and chase him through the dorm hall. They have Pacster cornered, but when they realize he's a "Yellow One," they stop chasing and end up accidentally flying into his mouth. Cylindria and Skeebo, meanwhile, find refuge on a rooftop. Suddenly, a large Cyclops Ghost appears and grabs Cylindria. She cries for help, but Skeebo is too terrified to help her. When Spiral confronts him and points out that Cylindria is his girlfriend, Skeebo breaks up with her and runs away. Pac then pleads with the Cyclops Ghosts to let Cylindria go. The Cyclops, realizing that Pac is yellow, becomes terrified and drops Cylindria out of fear. Another group of ghosts tries to ambush Pac, but they also have the same reaction upon seeing Pac's color. Unbeknownst to Pac and his friends, President Spheros has been watching them the entire time.
Betrayus, the ruler of the Nether Realm, hijacks Pac-World's airwaves to present an ultimatum: surrender unconditionally or face destruction from his ghostly forces. Despite the President remaining firm on resisting, Betrayus is confident Pac-World will fall until he sees his army returning to the Netherworld in retreat. A Cyclops Ghost confesses they had seen a yellow Pac-Worlder, that being Pac. The Ghost Gang, after regenerating their bodies, also attest to seeing a yellow Pac-Worlder and having been eaten. Betrayus is initially dismissive of these testimonies, believing he had "wiped them out," but once the other ghosts confirm the existence of the Yellow One, he panics and orders his army to return to the surface and capture the "Yellow One."
Later, Cylindria visits Pacster's dorm to thank him for saving her. Pac expresses guilt for releasing the ghosts, but his friends reassure him, stating they can always pin the blame on Skeebo. Pacster suggests letting the authorities know what happened, but his plan is cut short when federal agents storm his dorm and take him, his friends, and his potted palm tree in a black limousine. Pacster tries to explain that the entire incident was an accident, but the feds do not seem to respond. Once they arrive at the Round House, Pac is taken to the President while Spiral and Cylindria are thrown in a jail cell.
President Spheros tells Pac that he is the fulfillment on an age-old prophecy stating a teenage Yellow One would save Pac-World. When Pac explains that his palm tree was a memento from his parents, who had been missing since he was very young, Spheros reveals that he knew them personally. Spheros explains that the Yellow Ones, including Pac's Parents, had ruled over Pac-World for centuries. This all changed, however, when Betrayus launched a rebellion, during which almost all the Yellow Ones were killed. Betrayus' forces were ultimately defeated; they were then stripped of their bodies and banished to the Nether Realm as punishment.
The President charges Pacster with protecting Pac-World from the ghosts and explains that he would do so using power from Power Berries, such as the one from his tree. Pac is confused at first, as this tree does not produce many berries, so President Spheros guides him to the room containing the Tree of Life, a massive palm tree that not only produced much more Berries but also prevents their society from collapsing. As Pac is reunited with Spiral and Cylindria, Spheros begins to explain how to defeat the Ghosts. However, the ghosts launch an attack on the Round House, and the President is forced to evacuate, leaving Pac to defend the Tree by himself. Although Pac is initially hesitant, he quickly steps up to the task. After eating a Power Berry, Pac chomps the attacking ghosts with ease, but he is distracted from his task when he notices the four ghosts that had chased him earlier. This time Pacster chases the Ghost Gang into the President's office and corners them under a desk. Before Pacster can eat them again, though, Blinky suggests that they become allies. Pacster reluctantly agrees yet warns them not to act up.
With the Round House free of ghosts, Pacster believes they successfully fended off the invasion. Suddenly, two feds enter the office and inform everyone that the Tree of Life is missing. Horrified, they all look out the window and see the ghosts carrying the Tree away. Betrayus then hijacks the airwaves once more to gloat about his victory.
==Characters==
*Pacster (first appearance)
**Ice Pac (first appearance)
*Spiral (first appearance)
*Cylindria (first appearance)
*Betrayus (first appearance)
*President Spheros (first appearance)
*Butt-ler (silent) (first appearance)
*Skeebo (first appearance)
*Ghost Gang (Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde) (first appearance)
*Ms. Globular (first appearance)
*News Reporter (first appearance)
==Next Episode==
The Adventure Begins, Part II
==Trivia ==
*This episode and "The Adventure Begins, Part II" are the only episodes to be written by Tom Ruegger and Paul Rugg.
*This is one of only two episodes to refer to the place where the ghosts reside as "the Nether Realm," with the other being "The Adventure Begins, Part II." All future episodes refer to this place as "the Netherworld."
==Names in Other Languages==
Language 	Title 	Meaning 	Notes
Japanese 	ゴーストたちがやってきた！Gōsutotachi ga yattemata! 	Ghosts Turned Up! 	
French 	C'est parti pour l'aventure, Partie 1 	We're off on an adventure, Part 1	
German 	Das Abenteuer beginnt - Teil I 	The Adventure begins - Part 1 	Direct translation of the English title
Italian 	Inizia L'avventura - prima parte 	The Adventure Begins - First part	Direct translation of the English title
Polish 	Przygoda się zaczyna. Część pierwsza 	The adventure begins. First part 	Direct translation of the English title
Portuguese 	A Aventura Começa, Parte 1 	The Adventure Begins, Part 1 	Direct translation of the English title
Portuguese (Brazilian)	A Aventura Começou, Parte 1 	The Adventure Began, Part 1 	
Spanish 	Comienza la Aventura: Parte 1 	The Adventure Begins: Part 1 	Direct translation of the English title
Category:Ghostly Adventures Episodes