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With a few revisions to make this a little more presentable (and less of grounds on which to issue a warning), I proudly present:The Adventures of Bombman & PalsAuthor's note: I wrote this solely for our Skype chat but figured it was worth posting here. It's weird. (click to show/hide)Tengu was sitting on his couch, eating Panda Express takeout, watching his favorite show, Johnny Test, when a public service announcement comes on. A newscaster sits at his desk, trying to look important and respectable. "This just in, Wisconsin has been sold to Canada for the total of $50 and several expired coupons because Wisconsin is worthless."Suddenly, Tengu hears his doorbell. He gets up, walks to the door, and looks through the peephole. Two pixely eyes return his stare. Tengu opens the door and there stands Bombman. He's holding a basket of avocados with a card that says, "Welcome to the Neighborhood." Tengu just stands there as Bombman's unrelenting stare pierces his soul.Tengu slowly closes the door and turns around to see Iceman staring through his window. They just stare for a while and Burstman walks to Iceman's side, and they stare. Tengu walks to the window and closes the curtains. He slowly picks up the phone and calls the police. After an unnecessarily long dial tone, a nasaly voice answers "Rememba' me? A blast from the past..." Tengu's heart skips a beat and he breaks into a cold sweat. He hangs up abruptly and stands there, breathing heavily.Suddenly, a Hyper Bomb blast resonates through the house and Tengu's door falls down. Bombman creeps in and stares at Tengu from the doorway. Tengu looks the other way to see Iceman freezing the window and Burstman punching the glass. It shatters, and Iceman and Burstman climb into the house. Tengu begins screaming, and the three slowly surround him.Tengu backs into a corner, and the three slowly edge closer to his face, all their stares piercing the depths of Tengu's soul. Tengu, still screaming, abruptly has a heart attack and dies. Bombman place the basket of avocados on the coffee table and they all leave.The end.
(click to show/hide)One day, Gunther decided to venture into the city, with his hood down. There, he found some rather interesting things. The citizens of the city came in many shapes and sizes, from a cocky teenager wielding a gun
Well, let's try this:A Voyage of No Return: PART 1The Origin of Musashi (click to show/hide)The most important factor of what humanity refer to as "reality" is possibility: the limitless potential of ocurrences. A miriad of events can happen, but it is the Will of the universe that dictates which events are going to take place in time and change life. Nonetheless, humanity has contemplated what could have happened but did not, and how it would have changed the course of their destiny for as long as they have existed, for curiosity is the fuel that burns inside human life and keeps them going, no matter what. Join us, as we dwelve deep into the rich pit of wondrous possibility that characterizes the human drive: perhaps you will find your spirit renew.We follow today the sad tale of Musashi: a naive, loud-mouthed and unscrupulous kid with good intentions and a keen mind regardless. Our protagonist lives with his grandmother, for his parents tragically died in a car accident while he was just a little baby. Always a shut-in, distrustful of almost everybody, he spents his time on his grandmother's basement, constantly meddling with electronic devices that never really work. Constantly piecing together random spare parts, he tries to understand how things work: a passion for curiosity and technology, that maybe serves to hide the puzzle that is his understanding of society, friendship and individuality.Despite the solitude of our character's life, his own grandmother loves him very dearly, and at least one person considers itself as his friend: a snubby little girl called Amelia. One day, Amelia convinced Musashi of going themselves for a field trip far into the St. Lucy mountain range, to the little rural town of Dellano. You might be surprised how such a grumpy individual as Musashi actually contemplated the idea of going out in the sunshine: you see, Amelia showed him a news report that stated a meteorite crashlanded near said town, specifically near the mayor's farm. The same report contained testimonies of local townsfolk saying it looked like a flashy, multicolored dish rather than a firey rock. This sparked Musashi's curiosity, and thus the two took a bus trip to this scarcely-know town in the middle of nowhere.After a very long and uncomfortable trip, our duo arrived and quickly spotted the mayor's farm. Amelia went straight to the doorbell, but before she could ring it, Musashi was already jumping over the fence. "There it is! Let's just go straight to it while no one's watching!", said the kid as he was tresspassing private property. Amelia just let out a deep sigh and went after him. The two kids kept running in the direction of a pillar of smoke coming from a nearby forest, and eventually found what appeared to be a very deep crater. "This can't possibly be the result of a meteorite. There's something fishy about this!", said Musashi as he relentlessly went inside the cave, with Amelia giving pursuit.Suddenly, two figures appeared in front of Musashi. It was a spunky-looking girl wearing purple duds and a tall boy with spiky hair wearing blue duds. "What are you doing here? Are you aliens? Humans don't have such an odd sense of fashion.", said Musashi to the clearly human kids. The girl in purple got upset and tried to trash Musashi in a fit, but the boy in blue grabbed her before she could punish our loud-mouthed boy. "I don't know who you are, but you have to check this out", said the spiky boy as he pointed what appeared to be a wrecked space vessel. Amelia arrived and witnessed the events, tired from the chase but amazed nonetheless. It was an actual alien ship that crashlanded near that farm, and not a meteorite!. "Introductions will have to wait, I must check this out!", said Musashi as he knocked what appeared to be a door with a rock. The door opened, and our group went straight inside.Despite being an alien ship, it was very small on the inside: small enough for the kids to actually needing to watch their heads before going into any passages. Numerous flashing buttons and screens covered the vessel, in a language not one of them has ever seen. The decorations did not looked eartly-like at all, but the most important thing they noticed: there was no one inside it! Even what seemed to be the pilot's room was empty, with some very round and small seats not showing any signs of fluids or clues of the crew's whereabouts or well-being. "Everyone, try not to touch anything, we don't know what anything does at all", said Amelia. Sadly, Musashi was so dazzled by the amount of things he was witnessing that he didn't pay attention, picking up anything he could find. In a moment of absence of mind, our nerdy protagonist pulled a lever a bit too much. Red symbols covered the screens, and sparks started flying off from every panel. Musashi smirked at Amelia, as if he was expecting some response from her, but it was too late. Before anyone could do or say anything, a blinding light surrounded them all. The group started screaming for help, but it was of no use. In a matter of seconds, the blinding light soon was coupled with a pushing force that propelled each of their bodies in ways they had never experienced before. The screams were not of pain, but of pure fear to the unknow, a terror they had never witnessed before.The pushing started to become more violent, shaking Musashi's entire body all over, twisting in ways his brain couldn't comprehend. This came to an abrupt end, with our protagonist being suddenly buried in some sort of rubble. His first reaction was to push everything that was blocking his sight away, but what it met was something completely different from the blinding light and the previous room he was in. A wrecked street, with lots of inactive mechanical devices, and seemingly abandoned buildings composed Musashi's sight. A dark sky with no signs of life, a gloomy visage. His mind slipped: "This can't be happening! Where am I?!". Soon denial became fear: he inspected his surroundings, but couldn't find anyone. "Amelia! Purple girl! Blue guy! Anyone!!", started screaming, hoping someone would respond. But no: he was met with silence, the sound of destruction's aftermatch. Musashi screaming from the top of his lungs and collapsed, crying in fear and desperation.Where was he? When was he? Was he alone, truly alone? Where did his friend Amelia go? What will he do now? These questions crossed Musashi's mind, as he was laying on the ruined street. He had to give his mind a moment to rest. For a moment, he opened his teary eyes and saw one word written on top of one of the buildings: "CUTOPIA". The world gave an answer, and it induced a relief inside the poor kid's tired mind. Musashi was starting to feel dizzy, as if he was about to pass out. He ran straight into that building, entered the first room he could see and collapsed in what appeared to be a bed. Before passing out, a vision slipped into his mind: it was Amelia's face, smirking at him back, calling for his name. "Must...find her..." were Musashi's last words before his body gave up, finally giving his mind the necessary rest he so needed.I have never written a story with such detail, damn.
