CHAPTER 3: The Origins of Rayman
Crant: Well, actually, I won't start out with your origins right away. First, I think I need to educate you all on how us Cyber Freaks came into existence.
Globox: Sounds boring.
Crant: It is, but I'll try to keep it as brief as possible. In the beginning, there was the Big Bang. Out of this explosion came the lifeblood of the universe. However, there was a byproduct: me. Before the Big Bang, the universe was the size of a single quark.
Globox: A duck?
Teensie 4: A quark, not a quack, stupid.
Globox: Oh, right. I knew that.
Crant: Inside this quark, I could do nothing but sit in one place. However, I was able to make such a ruckus inside that the casing weakened enough for me to escape. When I was set free, the explosion occurred. After that, I basically couldn't do anything. I just floated around for a few billion years or so. To pass the time, I gave a name to every atom I could find. George, Susan, Frank, Phillip, you name them. DO YOU KNOW HOW BORING IT IS TO GIVE A NAME TO EVERY SINGLE PARTICLE IN THE UNIVERSE???
Rayman: Sounds like Murfy and his bug collection.
Globox: You mean those weren't gummy bears?
Crant: Stop interrupting me. Anyway, I floated around until some egghead invented the computer. Since I'm made of code that was given to me by the quark prison, I immediately went towards the signal and ended up on the planet Crant. I named myself after this planet. I was able to find a home inside the first cyberspace connection ever made in the universe on this planet. Here, I learned about the many properties of being inside a machine. I learned so quickly that I was able to grab small extracts from the cyberspace world and alter their code. Thus gave birth to the very first Cyber Legionary.
Globox: Must---stay---awake---
*Crant throws a rock at Globox*
Rayman: Will you just be quiet? I think we've had enough of this stupid story!
Crant: But, I was just getting to the best part. I was able to gather up so many Cyber Legionaries that I thought we had enough power to take over the planet Crant. So, after a hundred years or so, we built a machine completely out of code that allows us to travel freely in between cyberspace and the real world. That's why we seemed to be coming out of your pathetic machine there. Besides, ever thought of upgrading? Coming out of an old 486 gives me leg cramps. Anyways, using this machine, we were able to overrun the planet Crant and claim it as our own. We did away with its inhabitants and fled back into cyberspace.
Teensie 5: Killing for no cause. You really are nuts!
Legionary 1: Quiet, you! *holds a spear at Teensie 5*
Teensie 5: Okay, I'll shut up.
Crant: However, since the planet Crant was still the only place in the universe to have compuers, we couldn't do much. Eventually, after several billion years, another planet came. We invaded in a similar fashion. Many places began to evolve and get computers at this point. We took them all by force: Chugnat, Mery II, Galum, we got them all. However, there was one planet whose resistance was far greater than anyone else's. They somehow figured out our one weakness.
Globox: What weakness?
Crant: I'm not stupid. We ended up retreating back into cyberspace with many casualties. As a result of this horrible defeat, we needed the ultimate Cyber Freak to show them what-for. After many centuries of sickening code splicing and debugging, we finally created the ultimate weapon. Program GL47.
Rayman: GL47? You can't be serious! You're just trying to scare me!
Crant: Program GL47 had everything. The ultimate in weaponry, defense and anti ma, erm, weakness shields. However, to keep its properties of invincibility alive, we needed an alternate power source. Thus came the invention of the Power Ring. You see that giant white O on your front? That used to be your Power Ring. It made you impervious to everything.
Teensie 5: Okay, let's see if I have everything. You were made, you invade, then you create program GL47. Woohoo.
Crant: Woohoo indeed. When we got GL47 into the machine that connects cyberspace to the outside, we invaded this planet in no time. even with their advanced technology from our last raid. What was the name of the planet again? Oh yeah, it was called Earth. After that, we eyed a peaceful little planet with only one outlet from cyberspace to the real world. Since it's our nature, we tried to invade it. However, something went wrong, horribly wrong.
Rayman: I hope it did. You deserved it, whatever it was!
Crant: When we tried to put GL47 through the machine, there was a gruesome malfunction. Apparently, the Power Ring's force was overloading the innards of the machine. Program GL47 still made it to the outside world, but it was mutated. It was no longer the proud war machine it once was. A purple torso, two white hands, two yellow shoes and a stupid looking head replaced its many weapons and defense systems. They remained sustained in mid-air by the remaining code in between the torso and the other parts. What was even more shocking was the Power Ring on Program GL47 was no longer operational. However, since the ring still had a trace of power in it, it connected to the spiritual part of the world, its common name being the Great Protoon. The remaining code in your body was replaced by the magical energy of the world, also known as Electoons. As my many Cyber Legionaries and myself looked in horror, you were born. Your first word in the outside world was--- Rayman. We tried to capture you, but the lone computer in the world was short-circuited soon after and was never restored.
*Everyone in the vacinity stares at Rayman*
Rayman: Oh man, it's all coming back to me. My first memory was walking around and meeting the inhabitants of that world. I quickly made friends with them. I also met Betilla the Fairy, who granted me magic powers. But, then, the evil Mr. Dark came along with his army of Antitoons.
Crant: Mr. Dark, also known as Program FT92, was a special operative sent out of a second computer which was built in the vacinity. His Antitoons were simply his minions, and the "bosses" you met were his assistants. FT92's mission was to capture the former GL47 and bring him back to cyberspace for immediate reprogramming. He tried to lure you by seizing the Great Protoon and trapping the Electoons. However, he failed miserably. A few days after you returned peace to the world, I came into the world, grabbed you and retreated back. Who knows why I didn't just do that in the first place?
Rayman: Because you're a mindless jerk?
*A Cyber Legionary pokes Rayman's head with his spear*
Cyber Legionary 2: Shut up! Let him finish!
Crant: I took you and I replaced your Electoon body with code. However, when I tried to alter your shape, you somehow escaped my grasp and fled into yet another portal. This time, you didn't come out of a computer, but instead out of the Heart of the World on this planet we're on. I'm still clueless as to why it happened. Your newfound code was once again replaced by world energy, this time into Lums. We tried to follow, the the Heart of the World created a barrier in between us and you that we could just not breach, tried as we did. The Power Ring on your torso then created a bond in between you and the god of the planet, Polokus. You then met the other inhabitants of the world and made friends with them. We watched and saw everything, including that Robo-Pirate invasion and the Hoodlum conspiracy. We were finally able to enter this world via a computer which appeared out of nowhere.
Teensie 4: Murfy's computer, no doubt.
Crant: Correct. And now that you know the whole story, it's time. You must be reprogrammed for good!
Rayman: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*Rayman smashes the energy beam that is holding him and the others and rushes outside. He sees the once lush Clearleaf Forest burnt to the ground, and many clouds of smoke dot the sky*
Crant: Don't resist me. Come on, now. Let's make this as easy as possible. CYBER LEGIONARIES! ESCORT THIS PRISONNER OF WAR TO THE MACHINE!
*Many Cyber Legionaries, all holding spears, poke Rayman back towards the Fairy Council. Crant follows*
Teensie 5: Wait, he said that the Cyber Freaks have a weakness towards ma- something. Ma what? Magnesium? Mallets? Magnets?
*Many Cyber Freaks still in the headquarters begin to scream "MAGNET!!!!!!!!" and run out in horror*
Teensie 4: Magnets! Of course! Magnetic force scrambles computer code!
Globox: Then we gotta find some!
Teensie 5: Hey, Murfy! You can wake up now.
*Murfy slowly drags himself up*
Murfy: Eh, what's going on? Did I win the lottery?
Teensie 4: No time to explain! We need to find some magnets, and fast!
TO BE CONTINUED
Crant: Well, actually, I won't start out with your origins right away. First, I think I need to educate you all on how us Cyber Freaks came into existence.
Globox: Sounds boring.
Crant: It is, but I'll try to keep it as brief as possible. In the beginning, there was the Big Bang. Out of this explosion came the lifeblood of the universe. However, there was a byproduct: me. Before the Big Bang, the universe was the size of a single quark.
Globox: A duck?
Teensie 4: A quark, not a quack, stupid.
Globox: Oh, right. I knew that.
Crant: Inside this quark, I could do nothing but sit in one place. However, I was able to make such a ruckus inside that the casing weakened enough for me to escape. When I was set free, the explosion occurred. After that, I basically couldn't do anything. I just floated around for a few billion years or so. To pass the time, I gave a name to every atom I could find. George, Susan, Frank, Phillip, you name them. DO YOU KNOW HOW BORING IT IS TO GIVE A NAME TO EVERY SINGLE PARTICLE IN THE UNIVERSE???
Rayman: Sounds like Murfy and his bug collection.
Globox: You mean those weren't gummy bears?
Crant: Stop interrupting me. Anyway, I floated around until some egghead invented the computer. Since I'm made of code that was given to me by the quark prison, I immediately went towards the signal and ended up on the planet Crant. I named myself after this planet. I was able to find a home inside the first cyberspace connection ever made in the universe on this planet. Here, I learned about the many properties of being inside a machine. I learned so quickly that I was able to grab small extracts from the cyberspace world and alter their code. Thus gave birth to the very first Cyber Legionary.
Globox: Must---stay---awake---
*Crant throws a rock at Globox*
Rayman: Will you just be quiet? I think we've had enough of this stupid story!
Crant: But, I was just getting to the best part. I was able to gather up so many Cyber Legionaries that I thought we had enough power to take over the planet Crant. So, after a hundred years or so, we built a machine completely out of code that allows us to travel freely in between cyberspace and the real world. That's why we seemed to be coming out of your pathetic machine there. Besides, ever thought of upgrading? Coming out of an old 486 gives me leg cramps. Anyways, using this machine, we were able to overrun the planet Crant and claim it as our own. We did away with its inhabitants and fled back into cyberspace.
Teensie 5: Killing for no cause. You really are nuts!
Legionary 1: Quiet, you! *holds a spear at Teensie 5*
Teensie 5: Okay, I'll shut up.
Crant: However, since the planet Crant was still the only place in the universe to have compuers, we couldn't do much. Eventually, after several billion years, another planet came. We invaded in a similar fashion. Many places began to evolve and get computers at this point. We took them all by force: Chugnat, Mery II, Galum, we got them all. However, there was one planet whose resistance was far greater than anyone else's. They somehow figured out our one weakness.
Globox: What weakness?
Crant: I'm not stupid. We ended up retreating back into cyberspace with many casualties. As a result of this horrible defeat, we needed the ultimate Cyber Freak to show them what-for. After many centuries of sickening code splicing and debugging, we finally created the ultimate weapon. Program GL47.
Rayman: GL47? You can't be serious! You're just trying to scare me!
Crant: Program GL47 had everything. The ultimate in weaponry, defense and anti ma, erm, weakness shields. However, to keep its properties of invincibility alive, we needed an alternate power source. Thus came the invention of the Power Ring. You see that giant white O on your front? That used to be your Power Ring. It made you impervious to everything.
Teensie 5: Okay, let's see if I have everything. You were made, you invade, then you create program GL47. Woohoo.
Crant: Woohoo indeed. When we got GL47 into the machine that connects cyberspace to the outside, we invaded this planet in no time. even with their advanced technology from our last raid. What was the name of the planet again? Oh yeah, it was called Earth. After that, we eyed a peaceful little planet with only one outlet from cyberspace to the real world. Since it's our nature, we tried to invade it. However, something went wrong, horribly wrong.
Rayman: I hope it did. You deserved it, whatever it was!
Crant: When we tried to put GL47 through the machine, there was a gruesome malfunction. Apparently, the Power Ring's force was overloading the innards of the machine. Program GL47 still made it to the outside world, but it was mutated. It was no longer the proud war machine it once was. A purple torso, two white hands, two yellow shoes and a stupid looking head replaced its many weapons and defense systems. They remained sustained in mid-air by the remaining code in between the torso and the other parts. What was even more shocking was the Power Ring on Program GL47 was no longer operational. However, since the ring still had a trace of power in it, it connected to the spiritual part of the world, its common name being the Great Protoon. The remaining code in your body was replaced by the magical energy of the world, also known as Electoons. As my many Cyber Legionaries and myself looked in horror, you were born. Your first word in the outside world was--- Rayman. We tried to capture you, but the lone computer in the world was short-circuited soon after and was never restored.
*Everyone in the vacinity stares at Rayman*
Rayman: Oh man, it's all coming back to me. My first memory was walking around and meeting the inhabitants of that world. I quickly made friends with them. I also met Betilla the Fairy, who granted me magic powers. But, then, the evil Mr. Dark came along with his army of Antitoons.
Crant: Mr. Dark, also known as Program FT92, was a special operative sent out of a second computer which was built in the vacinity. His Antitoons were simply his minions, and the "bosses" you met were his assistants. FT92's mission was to capture the former GL47 and bring him back to cyberspace for immediate reprogramming. He tried to lure you by seizing the Great Protoon and trapping the Electoons. However, he failed miserably. A few days after you returned peace to the world, I came into the world, grabbed you and retreated back. Who knows why I didn't just do that in the first place?
Rayman: Because you're a mindless jerk?
*A Cyber Legionary pokes Rayman's head with his spear*
Cyber Legionary 2: Shut up! Let him finish!
Crant: I took you and I replaced your Electoon body with code. However, when I tried to alter your shape, you somehow escaped my grasp and fled into yet another portal. This time, you didn't come out of a computer, but instead out of the Heart of the World on this planet we're on. I'm still clueless as to why it happened. Your newfound code was once again replaced by world energy, this time into Lums. We tried to follow, the the Heart of the World created a barrier in between us and you that we could just not breach, tried as we did. The Power Ring on your torso then created a bond in between you and the god of the planet, Polokus. You then met the other inhabitants of the world and made friends with them. We watched and saw everything, including that Robo-Pirate invasion and the Hoodlum conspiracy. We were finally able to enter this world via a computer which appeared out of nowhere.
Teensie 4: Murfy's computer, no doubt.
Crant: Correct. And now that you know the whole story, it's time. You must be reprogrammed for good!
Rayman: NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
*Rayman smashes the energy beam that is holding him and the others and rushes outside. He sees the once lush Clearleaf Forest burnt to the ground, and many clouds of smoke dot the sky*
Crant: Don't resist me. Come on, now. Let's make this as easy as possible. CYBER LEGIONARIES! ESCORT THIS PRISONNER OF WAR TO THE MACHINE!
*Many Cyber Legionaries, all holding spears, poke Rayman back towards the Fairy Council. Crant follows*
Teensie 5: Wait, he said that the Cyber Freaks have a weakness towards ma- something. Ma what? Magnesium? Mallets? Magnets?
*Many Cyber Freaks still in the headquarters begin to scream "MAGNET!!!!!!!!" and run out in horror*
Teensie 4: Magnets! Of course! Magnetic force scrambles computer code!
Globox: Then we gotta find some!
Teensie 5: Hey, Murfy! You can wake up now.
*Murfy slowly drags himself up*
Murfy: Eh, what's going on? Did I win the lottery?
Teensie 4: No time to explain! We need to find some magnets, and fast!
TO BE CONTINUED