//------------------------------// // 21/22 January 2020 // Story: Equestria Legends Online - Macca's Mission // by Merseybeat //------------------------------// 21 January 2020 Liverpool 12:40 --- “Hey, did you want something while I’m in London?” “What are you going to London for?” I’m off to get a Nervegear, actually. It’s a device that scans your brainmind and literally puts your mind into the game (or so I heard,) kind of like a fanfic I read 6 years ago, named Minecraft is Magic: Team Hostile. Damn, I miss MiM. “I’m going to get a Nervegear, did you need anything?” “Yeah, get these,” he hands me a grocery list, “and, if you don’t mind, could you get these?” he hands me another list. -1x Batteries, 9volt, 44pcs. -1x Guitar supply case -1x Pick -1x Instruction manual -1x Rubber Soul -1x Help -1x A Hard Day’s Night (Album and movie preferentially.) -1x With The Beatles “I’m going to have to take care of your stuff, aren’t I?” “I suppose,” I said, thinking about me finances, “After all of this, I’ll have... £250 left.” Damn, do I really have that kind of money? I guess it pays to sell your albums. Oh yeah, I’m a musician. Did I ever tell you that? No, I don’t think so. Anyway, I grab me laptop, hop on me bike, say goodbye, and leave. --- 21 January 2020 On the NCN 5 20:47 --- Hmm, what game(s) should I get? Huh, maybe I’d get Call of Duty. Man, I remember when they were at game #4, now they’re at game #22/23. I can’t even count anymore. Maybe I’d get ELO, I don’t know. Suddenly, I almost get hit by a pickup truck. Look where you’re going! --- 22 January 2020 On the NCN 5 00:01 --- All right, almost there. London shouldn’t be too far away. Hm, I should get some sleep. All right. I chain me bike to a tree, chain and lock me bag, and lay on the ground. --- 22 January 2020 On the NCN 5 7:10 --- I’m checking me bags. Okay, everything’s here. I get back on me bike, and continue on the road. --- 22 January 2020 Barnet, London 10:45 --- I’m finally here! London at last! Yes! M. Bison approves! Anyway, nothing to see here. --- 22 January 2020 Central London 13:10 --- All right, I’m here. Finally, I’m here. I ride around, when the thought hit me: 3 Beat Records was back in Liverpool! Whatever, I look for “Clapsgate Lane,” which is where a Currys was if it’s still there. And we’re here. --- 22 January 2020 Inside Currys 14:53 --- All right, it’d be in the “Videogames” section. Well, the equivalent if it’s one of those posh places that say “Entertainment,” but I’m a simpler man than that. Here it is. How much does it say? Nervegear: £990? I suppose I shoudn’t be that cheap, me wallet’s as filled as if I sold a house in America. All right. I take two in case me roomie gets bored. I look at the games... -Call of Duty: Soldier of Solitude: Crap. -Half-Life 2: Episode 2: Actually pretty good. And-wait, Episode 3 still hasn’t been released yet?! -Rock Band: The Ultimate Concert: Okay? Kind of 1970 The Game, though. -Age of Empires V: I love the Age series. -Ace of Spades 2: Loved Spades 0.x, Spades 1.0 was kind of boring. -Minecraft: Man, didn’t know that Microsoft even allowed this. Wasn’t the Nervegear able to kill people? -Sword Art Online: The other “X Y Online” title. And finally, -Equestria Legends Online: Honestly, I don’t even know how Hasbro accepted this through the pitch. Look, it’s even rated 13+ for mild violence and a “your experience may vary” sticker. God, so many good games... I pick up Episode 2, Rock Band, Spades, and ELO. I’m sort of a closet Brony? I mean, I’ve seen, like, one season. Of course, I can’t tell Mum this or else she’d freak out. Anyway, what else did I need? Oh yeah, I have a list. Well, I don’t think there’s anything here, except... the batteries. I get those, and continue on me merry way. Oh yeah, I walk over to the movies area, and pick up the 55th anniversary A Hard Day’s Night. On videocassette. Because. Actually, I don’t even know if he accepts videocassette. I get to the counter, and the cashier looks at me strangely, but does his job, in fear of being fired. --- 22 January 2020 On the NCN 5 19:42 --- Some things never die. I guess excitement is one of those things. It just gets stronger with time. Of course, there’s an event horizon for everything, and I’d assume that this is it. --- 23 January 2020 On the NCN 5 4:10 --- Well, I’m surprised I’ve lasted this long. I guess that annual 100-mile BMX race I participate in really pays for itself. But, I’ve got to stop here. I’m... just going to rest for a while. --- 23 January 2020 On the NCN 5 5:30 --- Well, the sun has just rose over the horizon, and I’m all rested up, should be a cakewalk. --- 23 January 2020 Liverpool 12:40 --- Well, I’m here at Dawsons, so I’ll get the stuff. Now that I’ve got that, I think I remember an old abandoned store somewhere down... here. I burst inside, and what do you know, 50th anniversary Beatles albums. I take those, and continue on me merry way. --- 23 January 2020 Liverpool 14:20 --- Here we are, me home. Ain’t you a sight for sore eyes. I walk in, and I’m greeted with “Did you get the stuff?” “Yep,” I say, putting the bag on the counter. “There was an abandoned store, so the albums were free.” “Good.” I take one of the Nervegears and Equestria Legends Online, I set up the Nervegear, which was moderately easy, and I start the game.