//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: A Madman's Guide to Friendship // by TheArcher20 //------------------------------// PROLOGUE *Boom* An echoing roar was sounded followed by a flash of light. Amazingly enough two dark figures started to appear from within the light. As the light dimmed, one of the figures started to speak, while both still started to take shape. "How odd, it seems that, instead of dying, we've ended up teleporting to another place entirely" "ummm, are you sure it was wise doctor? I mean you did say that your invention was suppose to be SAFE" "just be quiet assistant, there ain't no going back now that we're here" The figures appeared to be bipedal by nature, as they took in their surroundings they looked to each other. The one currently known as the others assistant looked at the other with fear in his eyes while instead of fear in the others eyes all the assistant could find was excitement. "Um-m Doctor, I..don't like that you have that look in your eyes.." said the assistant knowing what it means made him all the more worried. **********Hours Earlier********** the assistant was practically running with two cups of coffee from the nearby starbucks. "oh no! I'm late, Doctor Davey will have my head if i don't bring him his morning coffee" Assistant said in a panicing tone. the assistant ran into what was obviously a regular modern-day house. Once there he then quickly turned a picture revealing a button. He hurriedly pushed the button and the wall next to him opened up. Before sprinting in he remembered to shut the picture. "Doctor, I'm here with your morning coffee!" yelled the assistant. A voice behind the assistant had startled him and he nearly dropped both cups of coffee, followed by a loud girlish yelp. "you're getting better at your screaming like a girl routine Sean" said Davey. "And.....your getting.....better....scaring..the living shit out of me" Sean answered hazily in between breaths as he tried to catch his increased heartrate. "That's your punishment for coming in late" Davey said, grabbing the coffee presumed to be his from Sean. After a while of silence Sean asked "so how is the project doing? you know, the one thats supposed to give us a seemingly unlimited amount of renewable energy" At this question, Davey gave a big smile to Sean. "It is just about finished, come, i'll show you just what it is i'm going to test it with" as Davey said this he turned and almost instinctively led Sean into the next room which was filled with many strange objects obviously handmade and extremely advanced. As both of them walked they stopped at what seemed like a giant box. Questioningly, Sean asked "so what is this box supposed to do?" "absolutely nothing" Davey excitedly exclaimed, but before Sean could ask more Davey continued "until...we add the power source in which case this will power our whole laboratory down here" Sean then said "oh, like a power generator" "no, it's supposed to....I hate you, I really do Sean" Then a meniacle smile adorned Davey's face as he stared Sean down and spoke, "time to see if this SUPER generator will work with the added power source". Scared out of his wits all Sean could muster from his lips was "ok, sure whatever doctor". As this was said Davey was already heading over to a lever and was ready to pull it saying. "ok lets hope this doesn't blow up in our faces....again" As Davey said this Sean then paniced, "Wait! What do you mean AGAIN!" but Davey ignored this and pulled the lever. Suddenly a loud CRACK was heard and sparks were flying every direction from the box. As Sean was now panicing more from this sudden display of what the good doctor would call "fireworks" Davey stood there in thought as he exclaimed "Darn I forgot to carry the one again". Suddenly a huge BOOM was heard as the generator exploded and a bright light flashed enveloping both Davey and Sean. ***************************************** As Davey and Sean looked around they noticed that things seemed more saturated in colors and had lines around them. Then they both looked to eachother finally realizing that both their skin colors were more saturated and they had faint lines just around their bodies. As this was occuring Davey seemed not to care for the reasons as he tried to think of an explanation for what had happened to them. while Sean just cursed into the air until he ran out of breath, then cursed some more. "SEAN, will you just shutup I'm trying to think here!" exclaimed Davey who immediately shot an evil expression towards Sean who now seemed to be calming down a little bit. Upon calming down Sean noticed they were in a forest of some kind, but the trees did not look like any he had seen, then it hit him to ask this. "Doctor where are we?" "if i had to guess...another dimension, if not, world that is" Sean looked at Davey with panic starting to arise again in himself. "WHAT!" the lowly assistant began another panic attack much like the one he just had. To stop this Davey took one look at Sean and then kicked Sean in the knee just to shut him up. "I SAID QUIT YER BITCHIN'!" Davey looked annoyed now more than anything else. As Davey said this Sean began to calm himself while at the same time exclaiming the one word expected "...OW" "Let's go find us some shelter before nighfall, or at the very least, before you have another panic attack and become useless again" Sean nodded and they both headed north, shortly after finding a cave which seemed abandoned. Upon further inspection they found it was a good place for them to, at the very least, spend the night in. After a night of uncomfortable sleeping and taking turns keeping watch as to make sure wandering wild animals did not intrude upon them, Sean awoke in a sleepy manor while Davey was up and excited to see what this new place had to offer for his insanity filled mind. "well first things first i better gather materials for a compass, with any luck there is a town with at least some form of technology nearby" davey said. "I guess that means i have to find the food and try not to get myself killed.....huh" "yes, of course, you are my assistant afterall" Hours had passed before Sean got back to the cave with a small amount of food and a cantine of water. As he walked in Davey just stood there saying "you look like crap Sean, was it that hard to get fruit?" Sean ignored Davey's comment as he just placed the food and cantine of water on the ground in a corner near them as he sat down. "well, I was able to crudely fashion us a compass at the very least, with any luck we should be able to find a village or city nearby as it seams that the compass keeps pointing west" As Davey stated this Sean's expression of anger turned to that of suprise. "so there's technology here?" "yes but it is not very advanced as the compass can only barely follow it" Davey said "so we'll have to try and check it out tomorrow" after saying this Davey grabbed some of the food, practically wolfed it down in one bite and went to a corner to go to sleep. "g'dnight Sean."