Chapter 1
Where It Begins
Call me Spraypaint.
No, I am not quoting Moby Dick. Seriously, call me Spraypaint. But if you must know, my real name is Pichu La'Mort.
I'm nineteen, I'm human, and I'm living in a world that isn't supposed to exist. But I guess I shouldn't start here. If this is going to be my story, I should start from the beginning.
Four years ago.
Back when things were normal.
"Pichu! Come downstairs and do the dishes!" I groaned, lifting my head off my pillow. "But it's Saturday, Lydia! Chores aren't how normal kids start their weekends!" I yelled back. A quick glance at my clock told me it was eight-thirty in the morning.
With a heavy sigh, I rolled out of bed, only fully waking up when my feet didn't get a grip on the floor and I faceplanted into the throw rug. And that was when my baby sister woke up. I could hear the annoyed yells from my brothers downstairs as the baby's wailing carried from my room to throughout the house.
"Shh, Aisling. Be quiet, pleeeese." I cooed, cradling my sister in my arms. Aisling was my special nickname for her. It came from a character from the movie Secret of Kells. Aisling's real name was Winifred, but I couldn't go around calling her by a name that was popular in the 1800's.
Aisling finally shut up when I stuck a pacifier in her mouth, leaving only my ears ringing. I pulled my laptop out from under my bed and flopping onto the mattress as I rested the laptop on my stomach, deciding to cruise the Internet for a while before officially starting the day. Same usual routine; Facebook, e-mail, Twitter, my school website, a blog I've been following, then YouTube.
Instantly, my favorite anime came up on the 'Recommended' list. I noticed a new episode almost immediately, and clicked the thumbnail, putting on my headphones so I wouldn't disturb Aisling again. I hummed along to the opening theme, mimicking the instruments as they played. The episode began with most of the characters gathered at a large, roundish table, all talking at once.
About thirty seconds into the video, I noticed something at the bottom while it was buffering. The length of the episode was way longer than it should've been. In fact, it was longer than any YouTube video should've been. 52590:00, it read.
"What the hell?" I stared at it for a while, disbelieving. My brain finally passed it off as a glitch or something. The episode stopped buffering and continued. Something in the middle of the table on the anime started glowing purple, but the characters didn't seem to notice.
I watched the glowing light grow bigger, taking up the entire screen. Then it did something I didn't expect. The light took over the entire web page, covering the white background and the thumbnails.
I recoiled, pushing the laptop away from me. In a sudden flash, the purple light burst, illuminating my room. Shutting my eyes tightly against the glare, an odd feeling took over. At first I felt like I was burning, then I was weightless.
Then I was gone.
Well that was shorter than I expected. Terribly sorry about that. Next chapter will be up once I get a review, and the action should pick up a little. I'm planning for this story to have eight to twelve chapters, and most for them are going to be short, but they should be quickly uploaded.