Chapter 1
There's a theory that suggests if we were to ever find out the truth behind our existence and the universe, it would cease to exist immediately and something even more remarkable and undefinable would replace it...
Hollow woke up. It was an ordinary Sunday on an ordinary Earth. Hollow went about his ordinary routine: he got out of bed; took a warm shower; cleaned his twisted teeth; and then chucked on a creased Batman tee and some roughed-up tracksuit bottoms.
Now, you may be thinking, "what about breakfast, narrator?". And to that I would say "piss off, I'm getting there".
Now, here's where things got peculiar, or rather, interesting. Instead of walking down the stairs, he decided to nonchalantly climb out of his window and slide down the nearby telegraph pole. What's odder is that none of the surrounding life walking by seemed to register or acknowledge this surprising motion. Except for a monstrous gopher on a nearby fence post, whom sported a particularly surprised facial expression. Hollow didn't really think about any of this; he just opened his door and walked inside for breakfast - without questioning the lack of need for a key.
Hollow was sitting at his breakfast table: watching his morning dose of Attack on Titan.
Elsewhere in the galaxy, Gubiak was sitting down to watch *sigh* My Little Pony. But I digress, we'll get to him later.
The early incident now seemed to be a minor bump in an otherwise regular day. That is, until, Hollow looked down.
It turned out Hollow had been eargerly devouring a succulent bowl full of brick. Hollow thought briefly about this. He decided there was something intrinsically odd about this, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it, so he continued contently. Thankfully, his tea was perfectly regularly and unscathed. Hollow was very fond of tea.
What an idiot, huh?
After breakfast Hollow had some time to kill before his drinks with Dominator (real name), so he pulled out his copy of bestselling comedy (that's what the silly Earth people thought) 'An Alien's Guide to Earth', and read.
Elsewhere in the galaxy, a Sori fleet ship strolled through an asteriod belt. The soris were known for their apologetic nature, desire for more aesthetically pleasing space-garbage dumps and frequently moving plant pots to... you know what, you don't want to know. The commander of the ship, Fluke, (and interestingly author of 'An Alien's Guide to Earth') was barking orders at his crew; and then apologising, as it was in his nature.
Back on Earth, Hollow was walking up to a bathtub in the park. Hollow decided public bathing was considerably archaic and ignorantly presumed most of Leed's population had the capactiy to bathe privately. He called out for verification of this conclusion but, unsurprisingly, to no response.
For some inexplicable reason; the bathtub imploded. Hollow ran away from the thing (he was no longer sure if it was - in fact - a bath tub) as it continued imploding vigourously. Once the fantastical implosion had ceased, Hollow turned back, only to see his good 'friend' Rage standing in its place.
RAGE
Rage was an odd and immature creature. One of his many idiosyncracies was underlining words he enjoyed. Annoyingly, he did this to works besides his own. As you can tell he has been doing throughout this story. Hang on; "Rage! Piss off and let me write out this story myself" "..." "LOOK, DO YOU WANT ME TO RECOUNT THE STORY OR NOT. Ugh, you know what, I can't be dealing with you right now, just do what you want." Right, let's continue.
Rage barely registered as a sentient being - though he did have a fondness of song and dance and occasionally cried on stream. One thing that should be added is that Rage isn't from Earth, he was born and raised in the most onimous sector of the clandestine space plaza, Meraknar. Meraknarians yearned for adventures and travelling. Alas, they were no longer able to fulfil their desires since the Soris encompassed Meraknar in an electric cage-like mechanism, devised by the dasterdly, devious, diplomatic, disapproving, discourteous, downright discriminatory Doctor William Evanz. Who also apologies an inordinate amount.
I've always wondered why the Soris choose lifestles that don't concede with their nature, but I digress, again. I'm terribly good at that. I don't know how this bloddy story's ever going to be completed.
Rage called out to Hollow "Hey, man, I have a proposition for you". Confused, Hollow replied "Go on then..." "I'm bored of Earth, would you be interested in joining me in a trek across the galaxy?" "Good one, Rage, mate. But I've gotta get going." Rage realised he was missing his opportunity and was scheming a retort. "No seriously...", Rage took a deep breath, "I have something to confess to you. I'm not from Earth. I'm from the most onimous sector of the clandestine space plaza, Maraknar. I'm calling in my ship right now."
Hollow stuttered as things started falling into place; Rage's lack of human emotion, his ability to breathe underwater and, OF COURSE, when they first met Rage claimed to believe lawnmowers were the dominant life form on Earth - at the time he thought Rage was just drunk! But it all made sense now!
Hollow picked up his pace, he was not a brave man and fully obided by the quote 'man fears that which it does not understand'. (I'm sorry Hollow, it's for the story - we know you're Batman and there's a joke here somewhere about The Brave and the Bold) Hollow's cognitive function was to run away from the danger (both Walter White and other kinds of danger) and hide in the ardenne. Which really means he wold close the blinds and cower in his deep dark kitchen closet softly playing lullabies and hugging his little brown teddy bear with the ear slightly chewed and an eye missing. It wouldn't be valueable to anyone elese, but it meant a lot to him.
At this point, Hollow was running. Rage realised if he were to experience the sands of the wild western space with his well-hung compatriot, he mus...
"What, Rage?... oh, is it not that kind of story? Okay, my bad."
At this point, Hollow was running. Rage realised if he were to join the rebellion with hi...
"What?... It's not Star Wars either?" "Why don't you write it, Rage?"
Heeeeeeeeeeeeloooooooooo people my name is Rage and wel...
"Right, no you're not doing that - let me try again."
At this point, Hollow was running. Rage realised if he were to experience the sands of the wild western space with his compadre, he must pick up the chase. "It's time to deploy the scheme", Rage muttered, and began singing:
"Come with me,
And you'll be,
In a dull, barely inhabited wasteland.
Take a look,
And you'll see,
The novelty of space wears off quickly.
We'll begin,
With a trip,
To the
Galactic World Cup.
Actually, wait,
never mind,
Football's shiiiiiiiiiit!
If you want to view Skidrow,
and, no, I don't mean the Pakistani city.
I'm talkin' 'bout, the farmer's market!
Though they do
Both share
high crime raaaaaaaates!
If you want
To live in a
World run by
Bureaucratic assclowns;
Fine by me,
But you see,
Come with me,
And you'll be free of,
Tyraaanyyyyyy!"
Hollow stopped in astonishment, "Man, did you just parody Pure Imagination on the spot?" "Yeah, but that's not the point. Please come with me!" Rage got down on his hand and knees and...
...begged.
Hollow sighed, "Fine".
"There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception" - Aldous Huxley
"Okay, Rage, now that the first chapter has finished, can you stop underlinding everything you silly bastard?"
