Up in the sky, lay a mystical and wonderful place. This place was known for its entertaining shows regarding a group of pirates and their adventures. But the pirates themselves were not actually pirates, but rather entertainers playing the role as such. This place was known as…
Super Cola Powered Live!
An airship with a coliseum and stage. Every weekend the performers would go on the stage live and perform their acclaimed masterpiece, Single Fragment. The play focused on a captain who wanted to be king of the pirates. Along with him were people who would become his crewmates, including a temptress, a samurai, a cunning coward, a well-known cook, a Sun Bear who was knowledgeable on medicine, an archeologist, a robot who loved to dance and a living corpse. These nine traveled around, looking for adventure and to fulfill their dreams and ambitions. Through their paths were danger and foes looking to stop them in their every move. As thrilling as that may sound, the actors themselves lived a life of thrills and adventure as well.
Erocook, the one who co-produced the play, was a known pervert in his hometown. When the local authorities got involved, he made a move to other territory. Word of his actions spread fast, so he had to move constantly and even take on another alias. Along the way, he met a man under the alias Double Snake.
Snake was a man who contemplated suicide for losing the chance to be with someone he loved and cared for. He spent his days sulking, losing his morale and his job. Eventually he lost his money and his house. When he decided to finally end it all, Erocook noticed him trying to jump off a bridge. He stopped him from doing so. As Snake explained his story to him, the two grew to be close friends and they traveled together, in hopes of finding something new for themselves. Along their travels, they would stumble upon a strange man named Hiro.
Hiro was a silent type, not really saying much. He was usually stoic and wasn't really comfortable with other people. However he had a strange bond with Snake. The two would become closer, lifting the depressive state from Snake's shoulders.
Next was Walter. Walter was another serious type, but had a mild sense of humor. One habit of his was taking authority and controlling what people did. This would prove to be particularly grating when performing Single Fragment and writing the scripts for future story arcs. For the most part, he got along with the other creators, much to the dismay of everyone else. Last was Steve. He was an egg who goes great with sausage. Only one person would get that joke.
With the five man band structured, they began to talk about what they could do with themselves. Ideas for a story came from watching soap operas out of boredom. "This shit is boring."Steve said. "Why not have some stories men can relate to?"
"Wait, you WANT for them to make gushy stories men will like?" Erocook said.
"No, I mean where's the story for a man to enjoy? Men have big ambitions! Wanting to build something and create, expanding on their horizons. Hell, just being a man and going out in the world, trying to find adventure…" Steve trailed off.
"Adventure…" Snake said.
"Adventure?"
"I like that." Walter said. "Man's romance is adventure." A light went off in Steve's head. "That's it! We could write our own story. It'll have action, adventure, comedy, drama, suspense! All of that good stuff!"
"You'll need romance." Hiro said. "Stories like these have to have some type of romantic subplot or you're pretty much talking half of potential sales being lost." "Romance? Screw that! Those soaps do enough of that! This is targeted towards men of all ages and creeds. If you have just one slither of hope in your heart to seek your desires, then…" Steve stopped. "One slither…one piece…a single piece of the puzzle…one seed…"
"A single fragment that starts everything!"
Everyone circled around as Steve grabbed a notepad and began to write down all of the ideas and concepts that would eventually lead into the story known as Single Fragment.