A/N Whoa, nelly! Slow down. I have a forewarning here. This chapter contains swearing and another language. I have included translations in the first comment, but you will probably be able to tell what it is. Just in case. Okay… go ahead!
>; SEARCH “MUSIC”
>: SEARCHING FOR AUDIO FILES. . .
>: SEARCH COMPLETE- 12 FILES FOUND.
>; PLAY
>: PLAYING FIRST FILE “MOMENTO”. . .
The screen remains black, and only a timer is shown. It counts up with the seconds. Only scratching is heard for five seconds. Slowly, the scratching stops and a far-away voice is heard. The voice is indistinguishable. Then the voice abruptly becomes clear, laden with a husky accent.
“Ah! Dieses Computer ist scheisse! Ahh…Hallo. Zis is my audio diary…uh…ja! Johan’s audio diary! I made zis because I wanted to have zomezing for me to be remembered, because…vell… zomezing is very wrong. Everyone iz freaking out out in my little town. Ze clouds have stopped moving and wild animals are starving for no real reason. Ze scariest zing iz da days und nights are twice as long, like zey are slowing down or zomezing.
Ze government iz trying to calm everyone, but es iz not verking. Protests have broken out saying ve should live on za moon or zomezing. Even creepier iz how at least 200,000 people have gone missing. And I am one hundred pearcent sure I saw a purple cloud somewhere. Scientists have also gone mad trying to explain ze phenomena, and ver it all began. It iz zad actually. I myself believe es iz zat crazy biologist from America. Speaking of America, zat place is now closed off all communication from everywhere else. No one know why either. Makes you vonder, you know? Oh, right now I am in my basement, because a massive riot iz going on outzide. It makes it seem no one is inzide.”
A loud crash, like glass breaking, is heard and unclear yelling is heard over the din. “Scheisse! Ahh… zey have found me. Vell… fick der Welt. Aufwiedersehen, Johan’s Diary.”
The audio ends.
>: AUDIO FILE FINISHED. AWIATING FURTHER INSTRUCTION. . .
>; PLAY NEXT
>: FILE “NEXT” DOES NOT EXIST OR IS NOT UNDER THE DIRECTORY.
>; SEARCH DATE “7/13/13”
>: SEARCHING. . .
>: SEARCH COMPLETE- 1 FILES FOUND
>; PLAY FILE
>: PLAYING VIDEO “CS11254315”. . .
The screen instantly turns on and shows the face of a grubby thirty year man who is obviously nervous and afraid. He is constantly looking around, checking for something. Suddenly, he talks.
“Okay, it looks like there’s a break in the attacks. I don’t know how in hell I’ll be able to hold them off for long. Damn wretches… Alright, this is for you guys. Joey, you’re the man of the house, if there is one. Take care of your older sister, okay? Be a big man for me. Susan, you’re a smart young woman. You can find a place for you and your brother to hide. Make sure to watch out for him okay? Me and mom are so proud of you. You guys have grown so much…” The man is in tears now.
A small clop clop is beginning to be heard. The man wipes the tears off his face, and sets the camera down. He walks off screen. Suddenly, a loud bang bang fires off mixed with muffled screaming. The man reappears on screen with a shotgun slung over his shoulder. He picks up the camera while mumbling “The American way…” Once he picks up the camera, he starts speaking again.
“Sorry ‘bout that. That’s the only way to hold them off without them brainwashing me. If you find this video, the shotgun will either be in my dead body’s hand or under this table. I hope you live wonderful lives, children.”
A loud ensemble of clopping begins. The man turns pale, and swears, He puts the shotgun under the table. He faces the camera one last time. “Bye…”
Four or five colorful figures enter the screen. They appear to be small horses, or ponies. They surround the man in a circle. The man puts himself in fighting stance. “If you’re going to take me, you'll have to fight me!”
One of the ponies, an orange mare, trots out from the formation and bucks the man’s shoulder with lightning quick speed. He instantly passes out. The group goes deadly silent.
“Are you sure that this is necessary, Twi?” She asks uneasily.
“If princess says it is, it is. I don’t like it, but they could be a threat to New Equestria,” a purple female with a horn protruding out her head replies.
“If you say so…” She puts the unconscious man on her back with an audible groan. A cyan pony, who has wings, says, “I still don’t understand why you can’t use your magic…”
The purple one huffs. “I’ve already told you Rainbow Dash. Magic doesn’t exist here for some reason. After we woke up here, I couldn’t use magic. Princess Celestia says there’s no magic. So there’s no magic.”
The rainbow one snorts as a response. “And I can hardly fly. And the sun and moon move on their own. And these creatures inhabit here. This is so weird!”
Murmurs of agreement pass through the group, except for one. “I don’t know, maybe they’re friendly? Perhaps we should negotiate… if you want to… eep!” The cream colored mare shies away after her outburst. The purple one, presumably the leader, answers her question.
“Fluttershy, you know we looked through some of their history books and found they were violent. They’ve had so many wars; it’s hard to keep count! They would probably try and imprison us or something. Dissect us. That wouldn’t be fun.”
The yellow pony meekly nods as a response. The group of ponies walk off screen. The scenery remain blank for ten minutes. Then the rainbow one, Rainbow Dash, returns. She looks around, and hurriedly walks up to the camera. She smiles as she walks around it, studying it.
“Heh. I could use you…”
The screen goes blank.
>: VIDEO COMPLETE. AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTION. . .
Thank you for reading the chapter. Hope you enjoyed it! Here are the translations:
ja- yes
Johan- John (German adaptation)
scheisse- shit
fick- fuck
es- it
Dieses- these (it works how it's used, okay?)
Aufweidersehen- Goodbye (Of next seeing)
der Welt- the World
und- and
ist- is
Yes, I do speak German, but I am American. I just lived there.
Remember to rate/comment/criticize/review!
SOMEWHAT FIRST!!!! Wow, cool story bro, keep them coming.
This is great! The way the story is told is really unique. Got me gripped.
Small note though-I think you're missing some of the colons and instead hitting semi colons for the computer prompts.
201749
Ahem. After going through the whole story, I found that I did that a grand total of *shuffles papers*
Once in the first chapter. That's pretty good considering how many there are.
So no, this is not really a problem. Although you did notice one I failed to see...
Glad you liked it.
201728
Oh I will, I wiiiiiiillllllllllll.
Ally joking aside, the new chapter will probably be posted by Saturday-now you have 2 things to look forward to!
If anyone was wondering how I make these chapters, I use the first day to think of something to write of. The second day all I do is write at school on paper. The third day I see how far I can get with writing it and type all of it up, including the stuff I didn't finish at school.
Well there you go. Peace~
This is getting interesting.
Needs more german.
202063
Do you speak German? Order magst du Deutch? Ich mag Deutch auch.
Also, your avatar is scary! It reminds me too much of the story "Balloons"
202095
Uhh, no comprende.
I just like how you wrote the german accent.
That was german, right?
202120
*sniff* You got me all excited...
Yes, it is a German accent. Though it could be a Switz or Austrian accent...
202145
Sorry, I dont even know spanish.
About your comment on my avatar ... I can show you sooo much wooorrrssseeee...
Ich kann Deutsch sprechen (a tiny bit)
I did German in year 7 and 8, but that's about it
Ich heiße Zack. Wie Heißt du?
Ich speile gern tennis.
Ich wohne in Australia.
I know more, but that's the some of the major stuff.
That's all correct, right? As I said, did it the past 2 years as a compulsory subject, but have stopped it now.
202095
I can get the second bit: "I do German also", right?
I think it was "Do you do German?" Not to sure what the "Order" was though... I think it might be "or"... can't remember.
As I said, I've done very basic German, nothing more.
this is creeping me the hell out...
202443
Not sure what to say to that. I'll put you down for a mixed review...
202286
Well... you got all of it correct except for the "mag" Mag is like.
Otherwise, spot on.
I really enjoy the unique way that this story is told and how it somehow still advances the plot. I wonder what will happen with Discord and the Mane Six + Celestia when they meet up again. It would be awesome of the one who got turned into Discord was the only one capable of using magic because I really can't imagine him without his reality shattering powers.
Anyway, I really enjoy this. Kudos.
Wow!