I was on my computer, looking around on Etsy. It was getting close to my sister's birthday, and I needed to get some frivolous thing for her to enjoy. She would never forgive me if I ever forgot again. That day was horrible. I shivered as I remembered it. I didn't need to get anything expensive, just something 'cute', and 'thoughtful', and 'not mass produced'. I really had no real concept of the first two things, but I would try. I searched 'panda'. Nothing there that would likely qualify without being too expensive. I searched 'blankets'. Nothing. This went on for about an hour before I came up with a puppy plushy that would work. I was about to close the tab after ordering it, but something caught my eye.
"That's odd." I was sure that Patapon stuff wasn't normally the kind of stuff to get popular. But there was a replica of thePon drum. It didn't cost a lot for it's quality, which meant it was fifty when it would usually have gone for a hundred. The vendor had a strange avatar though... I shrugged and bought it. I had gotten in to Patapon lately. I had gotten it on an emulator, and I was having a lot of fun. I had only been playing number two so far, but I hoped to find a ROM of number one. Why shouldn't I spend some money on something that great? Even if I was buying it from a guy with a creepy avatar. Now to wait for both things.
That means I started binging on anime, video games, (Mostly Patapon right now,) and general internet stuff. With, of course, occasional intermissions to go to work. I forgot the stuff entirely until about a week later, when I heard the doorbell ring. I quickly got up and went to the door, opened it, and saw two packages. I quickly grabbed them, and took them into my apartment. I then put them on the table and opened one. Inside was the puppy. I shrugged, and took the box to my room. I didn't remember it expressly, but I knew that past me must have gotten it for my sister. I'm forgetful like that. A few minutes later, I had wrapped it. Now I just needed to send it. But my eye fell on the other box.
I put the present down, and moved toward the box. I was wondering what present from my past was. I quickly opened it and saw the drum. I hadn't remembered the puppy, but I remembered the drum. Puppy's were a dime a dozen, after all, and this drum was not. I quickly took it out of the box, and started drumming on it like you would play it in the game. To my delight, it made exactly the same sound as the one in the game! I giggled as I then drummed on it as when you give power and courage to the Patapons in the start of the game.
"Pon pon pon pon." I stifled a laugh at myself as I said the name of the noise. I stopped after the measure, but the noise continued.
"I guess the sound is synthesized, then." I disappointedly said as it went on. But then it started glowing.
"The heck?" I put it down, and started to back off. This was seeming like an anime now, and I wasn't sure how I felt about that. But ether way, I started bolting to the door. I was too slow as the glow shot out as it went on going,
"Pon pon pon pon." Then there was a sort of sucking noise, then I was out like a light.
I woke up in a strange darkness. I couldn't feel anything, not even myself. I panicked.
"Where am I!?!?" I screamed in my mind. I panicked for I don't know how long, but eventually I came to a conclusion.
"I'm dead, aren't I?" I laughed as I went on, "All because of that stupid game, and that stupid drum!" I calmed down again. Then, something appeared in my vision, even though I didn't have eye's. I recognized it as the Patapon Oath. A quill appeared, and I gained control of it. Even though I hadn't' any clue about any of this, I knew that this was probably my only way out. I quickly tapped the part that said 'This is my oath', before it could disappear on me. I felt a strange sensation as I was yanked a direction my mind wasn't built to comprehend.
