Oh, and this is different from the (admittedly few) other stories I've
Prologue: show
00DATACOMPILING11 11EARTHENGAGE1--KNOWLEDGECOMPILATION11
00DATACOMPILED1--SEARCHINGLIFE11
As CommanderVideo beamed down from space, he wondered what Earth would be like.
Frightening? Like the first time he experienced Transition?
Interesting? Like when he Discovered the Core?
Or challenging? Like when he became a Runner?
He'd find out. Yes, he would.
00DATACOMPILED1--SEARCHINGLIFE11
As CommanderVideo beamed down from space, he wondered what Earth would be like.
Frightening? Like the first time he experienced Transition?
Interesting? Like when he Discovered the Core?
Or challenging? Like when he became a Runner?
He'd find out. Yes, he would.
Chapter 1: Curiosity: show
00DATAREADING11 00LANDING1--SCANNING11
*from here, all of the Commander's messages will be decoded*
Commander landed somewhere in what his analyzation told him was a place called Germany.
COMPILING DATA...
ACCESSING DATA...
DATA ACCESSED. READING DATA...
VIEW DATA?
VIEWING.
Where? Germany.
What? A country
When? In Space years, 4288. In Earth years, 2011.
How? --WARNING-- DATA ENCRYPTED
Why? --WARNING-- DATA ENCRYPTED
Who? Leader: Horst Köhler
This was not enough for the Commander. He decided to set off.
--WARNING-- APPEARANCE UNACCEPTABLE
Bother, Commander thought.
He decided to do a little research. He hid behind a house and decided to transform into his pure self.
SEARCHING FOR LIFE SIMILAR...
ERROR! CANNOT FIND SIMILAR.
Damn.
*from here, all of the Commander's messages will be decoded*
Commander landed somewhere in what his analyzation told him was a place called Germany.
COMPILING DATA...
ACCESSING DATA...
DATA ACCESSED. READING DATA...
VIEW DATA?
VIEWING.
Where? Germany.
What? A country
When? In Space years, 4288. In Earth years, 2011.
How? --WARNING-- DATA ENCRYPTED
Why? --WARNING-- DATA ENCRYPTED
Who? Leader: Horst Köhler
This was not enough for the Commander. He decided to set off.
--WARNING-- APPEARANCE UNACCEPTABLE
Bother, Commander thought.
He decided to do a little research. He hid behind a house and decided to transform into his pure self.
SEARCHING FOR LIFE SIMILAR...
ERROR! CANNOT FIND SIMILAR.
Damn.
Chapter 2: Negativity: show
SEARCHING FOR DEFINED TIMELINE SECTION...
FOUND APPROX. 4.6 BILLION RESULTS.
VIEW INFO?
VIEWING.
Night Time
^h40h^$HphtP£P%Y1p29T(RHLKSHueoWGT@W$%NH7po84'#pw7$20
WARNING-- DATA CORRUPTED
That's the third time data I've been viewing has been corrupted. Come on.
Commander was a little frustrated. He'd been trying to find an appropriate moment where he could adventure, but unfortunately Earth's info was sometimes incompatible with him.
He tried to decode what he could of the scramble, but all he got was another scramble and the word 'dark'.
It's dark now, Commander thought. He decided to turn up for the night, and slowly his body faded into a blank void.
That was how he slept.
That night, thoughts of his girlfriend, CommanGirl, went through his mind. They were on their third life cycle, and dying to his Anger was no longer agonizing. It was just annoying. For some reason, Commander couldn't get a grip on his hate towards Timbletot and the way that he taunted him.
Third time lucky, says Earth. Hopefully there won't be a Line anymore, and I can be free for a bit longer.
Meanwhile...
"Where has he gone? He has no Line, it's been a whole month since we last ate at Burger Mouth, w--"
"Don't forget that my father owns Burger Mouth." Melchkin cut in.
"I know." CommanGirl replied icily. "But that doesn't make a difference, what's happened to him?"
"Maybe he went off adventuring. You know the Core isn't enough for him."
"Maybe." She sighed, and drifted off to the sound of Meat Boy hitting the blades over and over.
Robotube was busily fixing up Radbot. Ever since he'd crashed his body (whoops), he'd been trying to repair him. But his Colour kept fading. He wanted to check up on CommanGirl.
CommanGirl was tossing about in space, dreaming of Commander. She wanted to check up on Meat Boy when she woke up, and try to stop his suicidal way of playing.
Meat Boy was sighing as he hit Retro World again with his last life. He decided to waste it, then check up on Melchkin. He missed Bandage Girl.
Melchkin was bored. He'd just tried to sort out a stock drop in one of Burger Mouth's clients.
I do wish Father would do his own paperwork, I wanna check up on how Commander's doing.
They were all living under a cloud of Gloom.
And only Commander could break it. If only he was there..
FOUND APPROX. 4.6 BILLION RESULTS.
VIEW INFO?
VIEWING.
Night Time
^h40h^$HphtP£P%Y1p29T(RHLKSHueoWGT@W$%NH7po84'#pw7$20
WARNING-- DATA CORRUPTED
That's the third time data I've been viewing has been corrupted. Come on.
Commander was a little frustrated. He'd been trying to find an appropriate moment where he could adventure, but unfortunately Earth's info was sometimes incompatible with him.
He tried to decode what he could of the scramble, but all he got was another scramble and the word 'dark'.
It's dark now, Commander thought. He decided to turn up for the night, and slowly his body faded into a blank void.
That was how he slept.
That night, thoughts of his girlfriend, CommanGirl, went through his mind. They were on their third life cycle, and dying to his Anger was no longer agonizing. It was just annoying. For some reason, Commander couldn't get a grip on his hate towards Timbletot and the way that he taunted him.
Third time lucky, says Earth. Hopefully there won't be a Line anymore, and I can be free for a bit longer.
Meanwhile...
"Where has he gone? He has no Line, it's been a whole month since we last ate at Burger Mouth, w--"
"Don't forget that my father owns Burger Mouth." Melchkin cut in.
"I know." CommanGirl replied icily. "But that doesn't make a difference, what's happened to him?"
"Maybe he went off adventuring. You know the Core isn't enough for him."
"Maybe." She sighed, and drifted off to the sound of Meat Boy hitting the blades over and over.
Robotube was busily fixing up Radbot. Ever since he'd crashed his body (whoops), he'd been trying to repair him. But his Colour kept fading. He wanted to check up on CommanGirl.
CommanGirl was tossing about in space, dreaming of Commander. She wanted to check up on Meat Boy when she woke up, and try to stop his suicidal way of playing.
Meat Boy was sighing as he hit Retro World again with his last life. He decided to waste it, then check up on Melchkin. He missed Bandage Girl.
Melchkin was bored. He'd just tried to sort out a stock drop in one of Burger Mouth's clients.
I do wish Father would do his own paperwork, I wanna check up on how Commander's doing.
They were all living under a cloud of Gloom.
And only Commander could break it. If only he was there..
Chapter 3: Contact: show
PROTOCOL DATABASE SCANNING...
VIEW PROTOCOL MESSAGE?
VIEWING.
Last message at 3:49am, Earth time. Reciepent: Commander. Sender: Two persons. Vie--
Just cut to the message, Commander thought. He was having his third bout of Frustration, but this time not at Timbletot. He was Frustrated of how long-winded Earth seemed to him.
To Commander,
Where are you? We've been looking for you, but you don't have a Line anymore. Please reply and come back, we miss you.
--CommanGirl and Melchkin
Meanwhile...
Melchkin sighed as he waited for his Protocol to alert him. He'd sent the message four hours ago, and he calculated out the sums which told him Commander should be awake now.
He was Desperate as he wondered if Commander was alright. He hoped so.
Commander decided to reply later, as he was curious. Yes, his temper was whittled, but he needed more info. Especially as most of his was corrupted or encrypted.
Three minutes later...
Well, the little bit of info that's fine tells me this is a residence. Let's check.
SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR RESIDENCE INFO...
ONE RESULT FOUND.
VIEW?
VIEWING.
Name: Unknown, web name is Chris SP
Nickname: Superyoshi or Suyo
Residence Info: Technical
Commander would have looked around, had his Protocol not alerted him. Fine, let's see.
SHOW MESSAGE?
To Commander,
Please reply and tell us everything. We're at our wit's end here. Meat Boy's been more suicidal recently, not trying to adventure through his land but just dying to the same trap again and again.
Robotube's been frantically working at Radbot, and we're worried he'll tire himself out.
We need you. Please, for our sake, reply.
--CommanGirl and Melchkin
P.S. Where are you? You seem far away, our messages don't find your Aura very often.
He decided to reply.
To Friends,
Do not worry. I am fine. I am in a strange place called Earth, which seems to be habitated.
I will come back soon.
--Commander
He would come back soon. But not for now. Maybe a few days later.
For now, he found a little hiding place behind the residence and slipped into unconsciousness.
VIEW PROTOCOL MESSAGE?
VIEWING.
Last message at 3:49am, Earth time. Reciepent: Commander. Sender: Two persons. Vie--
Just cut to the message, Commander thought. He was having his third bout of Frustration, but this time not at Timbletot. He was Frustrated of how long-winded Earth seemed to him.
To Commander,
Where are you? We've been looking for you, but you don't have a Line anymore. Please reply and come back, we miss you.
--CommanGirl and Melchkin
Meanwhile...
Melchkin sighed as he waited for his Protocol to alert him. He'd sent the message four hours ago, and he calculated out the sums which told him Commander should be awake now.
He was Desperate as he wondered if Commander was alright. He hoped so.
Commander decided to reply later, as he was curious. Yes, his temper was whittled, but he needed more info. Especially as most of his was corrupted or encrypted.
Three minutes later...
Well, the little bit of info that's fine tells me this is a residence. Let's check.
SEARCHING FOR PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR RESIDENCE INFO...
ONE RESULT FOUND.
VIEW?
VIEWING.
Name: Unknown, web name is Chris SP
Nickname: Superyoshi or Suyo
Residence Info: Technical
Commander would have looked around, had his Protocol not alerted him. Fine, let's see.
SHOW MESSAGE?
To Commander,
Please reply and tell us everything. We're at our wit's end here. Meat Boy's been more suicidal recently, not trying to adventure through his land but just dying to the same trap again and again.
Robotube's been frantically working at Radbot, and we're worried he'll tire himself out.
We need you. Please, for our sake, reply.
--CommanGirl and Melchkin
P.S. Where are you? You seem far away, our messages don't find your Aura very often.
He decided to reply.
To Friends,
Do not worry. I am fine. I am in a strange place called Earth, which seems to be habitated.
I will come back soon.
--Commander
He would come back soon. But not for now. Maybe a few days later.
For now, he found a little hiding place behind the residence and slipped into unconsciousness.
Chapter 4: Overwhelmed: show
INITIATING WAKE-UP STRING...
DETECTING EMOTION...
EMOTIONAL STATE: BORED
It was true. Commander was bored. He had looked around the residence he had slept behind in the night, and found many objects of interest. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to operate them.
PROTOCOL ALERT! ONE NEW ME--
Let's see.
To Commander,
We have found this place you call 'Earth', and have landed. It was as easy as Transition to find it. But we'll explain that later.
Our info is mostly scrambled or encrypted, but we have found out we are in a place called Germ--
That's interesting. For all I know, they could be in the residence.
--any, and in a resid--
Wow. I guess my Perception's really picking up today.
--ence, which seems to belong to a Chris SP, or Superyoshi, as he likes to be known. We're there, and waiting. Please come.
--CommanGirl and Melchkin
P.S. Your Aura's really strong. You seem to be nearby.
Commander felt Happy. Guess how near.
Very near.
Commander looked around. He didn't see her. But she was there.
Are you okay? He thought.
Yep. Sadly it's just me and Meat Boy.
You said he was mo-- Hey, I am here!
Hello, Meat Boy. Finally found your point of Contact?
It took a bit.
Where are you, CommanGirl?
Take a look on the upper area of the residence.
They left the Presence.
They could've remembered me, Meat Boy mentally grumbled.
Joyfully, Commander flew across the backyard, into the house, and up the steps, leaving his Rainbow streaking where his trail took it.
He halted.
She was behind that door.
For the first time, he was Intimidated. How could he greet her? They'd met like this before, in Triumph, but that was their first time. Am I in the right state to greet her? Do I have the right Atmosphere? What do I-- oh.
His thought were stopped in their tracks as she appeared.
She was there.
DETECTING EMOTION...
EMOTIONAL STATE: BORED
It was true. Commander was bored. He had looked around the residence he had slept behind in the night, and found many objects of interest. Unfortunately, he didn't know how to operate them.
PROTOCOL ALERT! ONE NEW ME--
Let's see.
To Commander,
We have found this place you call 'Earth', and have landed. It was as easy as Transition to find it. But we'll explain that later.
Our info is mostly scrambled or encrypted, but we have found out we are in a place called Germ--
That's interesting. For all I know, they could be in the residence.
--any, and in a resid--
Wow. I guess my Perception's really picking up today.
--ence, which seems to belong to a Chris SP, or Superyoshi, as he likes to be known. We're there, and waiting. Please come.
--CommanGirl and Melchkin
P.S. Your Aura's really strong. You seem to be nearby.
Commander felt Happy. Guess how near.
Very near.
Commander looked around. He didn't see her. But she was there.
Are you okay? He thought.
Yep. Sadly it's just me and Meat Boy.
You said he was mo-- Hey, I am here!
Hello, Meat Boy. Finally found your point of Contact?
It took a bit.
Where are you, CommanGirl?
Take a look on the upper area of the residence.
They left the Presence.
They could've remembered me, Meat Boy mentally grumbled.
Joyfully, Commander flew across the backyard, into the house, and up the steps, leaving his Rainbow streaking where his trail took it.
He halted.
She was behind that door.
For the first time, he was Intimidated. How could he greet her? They'd met like this before, in Triumph, but that was their first time. Am I in the right state to greet her? Do I have the right Atmosphere? What do I-- oh.
His thought were stopped in their tracks as she appeared.
She was there.
