Act 1: The Note Isolation Plays
Chapter 3: Countdown
I promised another update sooner, and so here we are. This one is better, in my opinion, but I'll let you guy be the judge!
Enjoy!
- 8:00 AM -
Rapunzel couldn't wait any more. Today was going to be a great day. Far more eventful than the days where she read a book, or the days where she painted on the walls of her room... which was every day, now that she thought about it. Not like there was much to do, in any case. But today...! Today was different!
Rapunzel pulled away from her computer and walked towards the window, carefully tiptoeing around the miles of blonde hair thrown around the floor and, well, everywhere. The blonde girl was so excited for today's adventure that she had completely forgotten about taking care of her golden locks.
A chastising chirp on her shoulders made Rapunzel stop before getting to the window. A disgruntled looking chameleon suddenly materialized and the blonde girl only smiled back cheerfully.
"Morning, Pascal!"
Rapunzel was very fond of her reptile friend. Having the tiny chameleon around certainly made her days more lively, as it gave her someone to talk to during the times her Mother was away. Which... was a lot of times. But Rapunzel didn't mind; she understood that her Mother needed to venture outside in order to procure the things Rapunzel needed to survive. She always admired her mom; Rapunzel couldn't understand how Gothel did all the things she did for her sake. After all, the world outside Rapunzel's room was fraught with danger, which is why she wasn't allowed to leave.
...
And yet...
Even though the world outside was positively dangerous, it intrigued the blonde girl. Through her window, Rapunzel could only get a glimpse of the outside, but what she had seen was, in a few words; beautiful. Peaceful looking blue skies, fluffy white clouds, soft-looking green grass... a veritable palette of things she had never experienced for herself. The books she had read also told the blonde girl of incredible things, such as towns "full of people", magical creatures, countless species of animals and a variety of vehicles she didn't understand.
Yes, the world was without a doubt dangerous, but also full of unknown wonders. She had always wanted to explore it, and to think that today, she might be able to do so and also meet all her friends...!
...Maybe... just maybe... she would even be able to visit the golden kingdom she kept seeing in her dreams?!
A grumbling Pascal did his very best to tell Rapunzel to pick up her hair, but it was no use. The blonde girl was already fantasizing about the prospects of today's misadventures and wasn't paying any attention to him at all. He might as well be invisible... er, well, more invisible than usual.
Rapunzel's computer (an old desktop model) made a noise all too familiar to the blonde, and with a smile, she skipped over to the machine. Her desktop wallpaper, a single yellow sun (which was also emblazoned on her purple, long sleeved dress) over a solid orange background, greeted her as she slid the cursor towards the Pesterchum application, which was flashing with a new message notification. At the moment, only Hiro and Hiccup, the birthday boy, were online. She would congratulate Hiccup after she answered the message she just got. After all, this was one of her closest friends too! Man, it was hard to be this kind of popular. It seems everyone wants a piece of Corona today.
- gallantArcher [GA] started pestering glowingGal [GG] at 8:10 AM -
GA: Hey, Rapunzel!
GA: I'm just makin' sure but uh...
GA: Today's the day right?
The blonde smiled as she read her friend's message. She was always like this; direct and to the point... and yet somewhat scatterbrained about complicated things or stuff that didn't really hold her interest. But she couldn't fault her for that... after all, everyone had their own shortcomings!
GG: Yeah! Today is the day we get to play that game Hiro-chan was talking about :D
GA: Oh phew! Glad to see I didn' miss it or else I wouldn't have 'eard the end of it from that lad
GG: Oh, relax, Mer! I'm sure Hiro-chan wouldn't harp too much on you :b
GA: Gee that's a relief. Not.
Rapunzel giggled. Merida's blunt demeanor was infamous in her group of friends. She didn't mean any harm at all; the girl, which was from Scottish descent, was just raised like that. In fact, her background probably explained almost all of her quirks, down to the accent that even seemed to seep into her typing pattern. And though Rapunzel was relieved to hear that Merida had some interest in the game, it definitely seemed out of place... a bit.
GG: Haha! Still, I'm surprised to see you're actually going to play with us, Mer :o
GG: I didn't see you as a gaming person!
GA: What can I say
GA: I'd rather play this darn computer game than endure another of Mom's lessons on how to be a proper lady
GA: Still hafta avoid 'er though...
Ah, that made more sense. Merida had always been very vocal about her conflicts with her mother. Apparently, Merida's mom, Elinor, was very keen on grooming the red head into a proper lady reminiscent of Scottish princesses of yore. Which of course didn't go down well with Merida, as it was obvious to anyone who knew the redhead. Though her other friends had put it far more rudely, Rapunzel had to agree with them: Merida was definitely not a 'proper lady'. She was much to blunt, she preferred rough sports and the outdoors than to stay inside looking stiff in a dress and faking emotions and, according to Merida's stories, she'd rather wrestle a bear than marry a prince.
It actually was a miracle to see the redhead connected, since she spent so much time either outdoors or avoiding her mother or both. But this only went to show that Merida was committed to play this game with her friends. That was one of the red head's better qualities, her loyalty.
GA: 'sides... Hiro told us this game has classes and combat and rubbish like that right?
GA: Figures at least there will be some kind of archer class so might as well
Pascal almost fell from the blonde's shoulder as she let out a snort.
GG: I kinda figured that had piqued your interest :b
GA: Oh, don't give me that tone, Rapunzel.
GG: Ok ok I'll stop teasing :b
GA: You're not gonna stop doin' it are you
GG: Heehee, maaaybe :b
GA: Grrr... fine!
GA: In any case, I can't play yet.
Rapunzel tilted her head in confusion as she read the message. Does this mean she have the game? But then why?
GG: Oh? :?
GG: How come? :o
GA: Well... Mah Dad got it for me earlier and I have it with me righ' now but...
GA: Mother won't let me play it unless I finish one of her ridiculous lessons first so yeah
GA: I'll have to play later
Well, wasn't that kind of a bummer! Rapunzel was looking forward to start playing the game already with someone but it seemed like she had to try her luck with someone else. Well, she didn't exactly have the game herself yet... so the blonde was kind of getting ahead of herself.
GG: Aww... oh well, then when you're free, you can join our session :D
GA: Yeah sure. I just hafta survive another of Mother's boring lectures
GG: I'm sure they're not THAT bad :o
GA: You have no idea.
GA: Anyway, catch y'all later!
- gallantArcher [GA] ceased pestering glowingGal [GG] at 8:36 AM -
Rapunzel smiled. She still couldn't really believe that she was going to meet all of them today. Hiro had let on a hint about this yesterday only to her in that not-so-subtle way of his, and that made her even more ecstatic to play today. I mean, any kind of activity where all of her friends joined was always fun, but this was... simply out of this world! She even planned for all of this to be perfect!
Earlier on the day, she asked her Mother, Gothel, for something that was hard to find in order to buy time: Pink Seashell Paint. The journey to get these usually took 2 days, but Gothel was always willing to keep the blonde content. In her room. And that was fine with the blonde. 48 hours was more than enough time to get the game and play it with her friends.
And yet...
Even though she was confident her plan was sound, Rapunzel couldn't help but to worry.
As she looked at the chat's log, she noticed she took up a lot of time talking to Merida. More than she had thought. And yet, her copy of the game wasn't here yet. It should have been here already...
Throwing a worried glance through the still empty window, Rapunzel spoke to Pascal in a hushed tone. "Do you think... he's OK?". The small reptile gave a non-committal shrug in response, which did little to assuage the blonde's worries. A sound from her computer, however, caught her attention.
It was the sound of someone logging in.
And much to the blonde's surprise, it was someone she didn't expect to see logged in today! Man, the stars were aligning today in Rapunzel's favor, she thought. Today is going to be a fantastic day.
With renewed enthusiasm, Rapunzel struck up a conversation with her other friend.
-glowingGal [GG] started pestering antarcticanTrickster [AT} at 8:37 AM-
GG: Hey Jackie!
AT: hey sup punzie
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Merida Dunbronch wasn't a very happy gal right now. She fiddled with her green satin dress with a sword logo stamped in the chest, which left her stiff as a stick, as she glared at the pacing figure of her mother, Elinor, who was no doubt going into another tirade about proper table etiquette.
Honestly, Merida didn't know why her mum even cared. Merida's dad, Fergus, and Merida's brothers, Harris, Hubert and Hamish, certainly didn't follow table etiquette when it was time to eat unless Elinor was there, so the redhead didn't see the point about this lesson.
Oh, how she yearned for being outside right now galloping on Angus, her horse, instead of being stuck here listening to a lesson she was tuning out out of habit. Heck, she'd rather be playing that stupid Sburb game all her friends were talking about.
A loud clap woke up Merida from her musings. A stern-looking Elinor was looking disapprovingly at the redhead, having caught her in the middle of her daydreaming. With a sigh, the brown-haired woman resumed her pacing, her long, emerald green dress draping along the floor.
"Now, Merida...", she began, and Merida prepared herself for another scolding. "I know you're not fond of... all this but you know that it is your duty as the future Lord-er... Owner of your Father's lands." Merida rolled her eyes as she heard the familiar sounding spiel. "Here we go again..."
"But please, at least try to stay focused on what I am saying.", said Elinor as she turned away. "This lesson won't last long, after all."
Now this actually intrigued the Scottish girl. Her mother's lessons were NEVER cut short unless something important had happened. Huffing a little as she tried to speak, Merida opened her mouth: "Huh? Why? Mum, what happened?"
Elinor turned to face her daughter and her face, sharp and refined, only showed a slight hint of exasperation as she talked. "Well, as I have already told you before... Today we're having a meteor shower later on the day, and there's a high risk some of them will fall on our fair lands. So we need to prepare for them."
Merida rolled her eyes. Why did her mum insist on the medieval talk?! Honestly, it was the 21st century! Sure, Merida was proud of her heritage but keeping the whole Lords and Lieges facade gets grating after 15 years... especially if you're a girl, since girls were only allowed to stay at home and be pretty. A thing Merida hated. Still, Merida had to thank the gods for that meteor shower; it saved her butt from a boring lecture.
"Now, where did we left off...?"
Merida groaned as she was reminded that her suffering wasn't yet over.
A noise outside Rapunzel's window made her get up from her seat. She had just finished talking with a friend, Jackson, and was just about to wish Hiccup a happy birthday... but that could wait! That noise... it could only mean...
"Hey... Rapunzel!"
With a laugh, Rapunzel walked over to the window and gazed down. There, on the bottom... way on the bottom, standing on the grassy meadow surrounding Rapunzel's home, a tall tower, was her friend Eugene... or Flynn, as he preferred, smiling at the blonde with a confident expression as he waved around a single envelope in his right hand. The blonde waved back enthusiastically. This was it...!
It was to no one's surprise that Rapunzel lived in a tower. Really, you were probably wondering when would the author reveal such an useless detail.
Flynn lowered the envelope and brought up his other hand to his mouth, before speaking:
"Oh, Rapunzel, Rapunzel... Please, let down your h-"
The brunette's dramatic speech was interrupted by a hit from Rapunzel's falling braid. Flynn merely picked up the blonde bundle of hair and looked up at the girl who was laughing at him with slight irritation.
"Honestly, Eugene, do you really have to do that EVERY time you come to visit me?", she asked as she started to pull up her hair, already used to the act since Gothel used her hair in the same way as the brunette. Flynn quickly grabbed a hold of the braid and was raised from the grass in a constant rhythm, higher and higher, and closer and closer to the grunting blonde.
"Well", said Flynn as he neared the window where Rapunzel was, "I have to make my entrance in a gallant way, don't I?". A grin appeared on the brunette's face and Rapunzel almost let go of her hair as her heart skipped a beat. Thankfully, Flynn had already jumped inside her room, envelope still in hand.
Going straight to the computer, Flynn continued talking. "So, Old Gothel not home today?", he asked with a raised eyebrow. Rapunzel shook her head as she organized her braid. "Nope. Just you and me today for two days." An annoyed chirp made Rapunzel roll her eyes. "Well... you, me and Pascal."
Flynn chuckled at the little reptile who was eyeing him with distrust from the blonde's shoulder. The chameleon and him were never in good terms, and their relationship hadn't gotten any better ever since the time he almost stepped on him. But there wasn't much he could do to mend the relationship. So instead of dwelling on that, Flynn plopped down on the chair in front of the computer and took out the CD inside the envelope emblazoned with Sburb's logo, a green house.
Rapunzel walked up to stand behind Flynn as she watched the brunette work his blonde owed a lot to the goatee-sporting brunette. It was Flynn who had lent Rapunzel his own phone so she could talk with someone while she was secluded in her tower, and it was Flynn who modified Rapunzel's computer so that she could run Pesterchum and other applications like her web browser, Inti, without Gothel noticing. And now, it was Flynn who had brought this game she had been raving about for days just like he promised he would.
Rapunzel could probably kiss Flynn right now, if, well... she actually could muster the courage to do so.
"So...", said Flynn as he typed away on the keyboard, a multitude of screens popping up and closing as data was being read from the disc. "You plan on playing this game right now?"
Rapunzel nodded. "Yup. Wanna play too?", she asked eagerly. She would have to ask Hiro for permission but she was sure the Japanese boy would say yes.
Flynn shook his head. "Nah, I'd rather watch you and play. Besides, you're not going to play all day, right?", and as he asked this, he turned his face to see Rapunzel with an inquisitive look.
"No! We're still set for that stargazing trip tonight, don't worry, Flynn.", she reassured with a smile. This was her promise to the brunette in exchange for the game. Not that she minded. It was risky, sure, but she was already breaking so many rules today, so what was one more? Besides... if she was with Flynn... she felt safer.
The brunette's eyes glimmered with happiness, and he pumped his fist slightly at that answer. "Yes! OK, let me just run the installation process for this game, and then you'll be set!" And with far more giddiness than expected, Flynn clicked one of the two executable files found in the disc, named "server".
A loading screen immediately showed up, an ever-shifting Spirograph spinning in the middle of the screen as a green progress bar made its slow trek from one end of the screen to the other. Flynn reclined back with a content smile, and Rapunzel felt like dancing.
Today was her friend's birthday, she was going to meet them all, she was going to play an awesome game, she was going to go out of her room... and... she was going on a date with Flynn!
Today... was the best day ever!
A small red streak flies through the skies outside the tower, unnoticed as it vanishes through the clouds...
- 8:37 AM -
Hiro Hamada was really wishing right now that he had locked up his door.
"The gig is up, knucklehead."
Indeed, like his big brother, Tadashi Hamada had just said, the gig was up. Hiro knew things were going too well. There was always something. And that something was almost always Tadashi.
Don't get Hiro wrong, he loved, no, adored his big brother. And how could he not? As his only father figure and most prominent parent figure aside from his Aunt Cass, Tadashi had cared for the boy, protected him, and raised him as best as a big brother could. Tadashi was also incredibly smart, and talented and strong. He was literally Hiro's, well... hero. Not that he would ever admit that.
That didn't mean Hiro didn't have some qualms with the older Japanese teen. He was a worrywart to a fault, always getting involved in trouble for being a goody-two shoes and he had the annoying tendency of meddling in Hiro's affairs.
His most recent one had been earlier in the morning, when Tadashi confiscated Hiro's Sburb copy for unclear reasons. Tadashi had been strangely vocal about his distate for Sburb, but Hiro never expected that his older brother would react this way. But there was no way Hiro was going to miss this chance. Even if his dreams hadn't told him about the game, Hiro would have undoubtedly played this game with his friends.
Which is why they were having a standoff right now, Hiro ready to load the game on his CD reader, and Tadashi slowly making his way towards the younger Japanese teen.
Hiro really didn't want this to turn into a scuffle. Despite his... well, noodle like frame, Hiro wasn't half-bad in a fight. But the Japanese teen wasn't dumb; picking a fight with Tadashi was stupid as A)He was much bigger and stronger and B)Tadashi had taught Hiro all his fighting moves. So he had to consider other options.
A sigh made Hiro stop his train of thought. Tadashi had relaxed his stance and was rubbing his face while he groaned. And still, Hiro did not let go the CD. This could be a ploy, after all. Noble as his older brother was, in a dispute between siblings everything goes.
"Hiro, please give that to me."
Oh, so he's going for the speaking tactic, Hiro thought sarcastically. He eyed the other teen with a distrusting eye, trying gauge how much of that stern look Tadashi was giving him was real or a ruse. "Why? It's mine. I just took what was mine back.", Hiro answered with a slight grin. Tadashi's brow furrowed at that response.
"Hiro, you don't know what you're dealing with.", insisted the older Japanese teen. Hiro rolled his eyes.
"Of course I know what I'm dealing with. I'm going to play Sburb, a computer game, with my friends.", answered the raven-haired kid cheekily. At that, Tadashi's normally composed demeanor cracked a bit.
"No, you don't! You should already know that Sburb is not a normal computer game!", shouted Tadashi, making Hiro actually flinch a little. "No normal computer game lets you meet people from across the globe, much less across time! You don't even know if the creators of that game are a legit game studio or not!"
...How did Tadashi know that? Was he monitoring his chat logs? He wouldn't put it past the older Japanese teen but that wasn't the point right now..
Hiro... had to consent to Tadashi's worries. Sburb's background was a mystery. It just appeared out of nowhere both in Hiro's era and Hiccup's era. And the fact that it apparently had reality warping properties was certainly odd... and yet...
A single glance to Hiccup's unmailed present cemented his choice. With a determined stare, Hiro glanced back at Tadashi. "It's... nothing I can't handle, really. Relax, Tadashi. It's going to be a simple harmless game." he finished with a smile.
Tadashi was less than pleased. "You were never this reckless before... you used to be more level-headed... before you met those random people on the internet." mumbled the older Japanese teen, a slight hint of bitterness showing.
Ouch. Hiro winced mentally. It kinda hurt, the fact that Tadashi didn't trust him... but it hurt him more to hear his friends being dissed. This... this wasn't Hicc-... his friends' fault! This was Hiro's choice. He was doing this because he wanted to meet his only real friends. And nothing that Tadashi thought or said would dissuade him.
"At least my friends believe in me.", he said in a low tone, and much to Tadashi's horror, Hiro loaded the game into the CD reader, the CD's contents being extracted as windows opened and closed on the raven-haired kid's computer screen. Hiro could only watch the screen with awe as a rush of exhilaration coursed through his body like lightning. He couldn't believe this was happening. It was starting! He was soon going to meet Hicc-... all his friends...!
"What have you done..."
Upon hearing that, Hiro turned back to see Tadashi slowly backing away, looking aghast and terror-stricken. Seeing that expression on the normally confident Tadashi made Hiro's resolution shake.
"Tadashi...?", asked the boy timidly, but the older teen was already on the door, looking outside the window near Hiro's computer frantically before he started heavily breathing. All of a sudden, he pointed a finger at Hiro while he clutched his head, his fingers pressing hard on the San Fransokyo University cap he was wearing.
"Listen... it's too late now. I-I'm... going to evacuate Aunt Cass and the others, OK?!", he said, trying to conceal the frantic tone in his voice. "You. Hiro. You stay here until I come for you, alright?!", Tadashi almost sounded pleading, the fear clear in his eyes. In the face of that, Hiro could only nod. Seeing that answer, Tadashi gulped and smiled nervously.
"Good. I'll be back. Don't worry.", he said before he turned to leave. "I'm not giving up on you, so hang in there.", and with that, Tadashi ran out of Hiro's room with a speed he hadn't seen.
Now Hiro was really worried. Had he really done something wrong? This... this was just a really cool game, right? There was nothing to worry about, right? Tadashi was just being a drama queen like always.
"Yeah... that has to be it.", Hiro told himself. And besides, he wasn't planning on moving from here. Yeah... he had a game to play after all! Tadashi was probably making a mountain out of a molehill.
Hiro hadn't planned on starting the game so soon, but it was alright. As long as he was that started the game, it would be fine. After all, he was the one that had the most knowledge about the game... kinda.
The Japanese kid's thoughts stopped as he read the status screen that appeared in screen.
SBURB v.01
-Server Session already in progress...
. -Connect as client player? Y/N
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Start new Server Session? Y/N
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Someone... someone had already started a new game without him.
Jack cursed the heat as he ran back to his house, copy of Sburb in hand. Why was it so goddamn hot?! The pavement was sure to cause him blisters as he felt the scorching surface of the streets through his shoes with each step. He would have discarded the hoodie he was wearing as well if... it didn't have a special meaning to him. Still, though he had promised to never take it off, the current weather was literally cooking him alive.
He seriously was ready to start to play the game without his shirt on. Meeting his friends in a non-presentable way be damned, he was seriously going to faint from heat if he didn't do anything soon.
"It will give them something nice to see, too. A good impression is always nice.", thought Jack with a snicker as he took off the blue hoodie, leaving him only with a light blue undershirt with a snowflake logo printed on the center of it. "I bet Hic would turn beet red from embarrassment, that nerd."
It was honestly this thought, the thought that he was going to meet the viking nerd in person... this was his sole motivation as he ran the last mile to his house. It was going to be a challenge, to try and climb the tree with his hoodie and Sburb copy in hand, but it was going to be all worth it in the end.
And thus continued Jack's long trek home, under the unnatural heat wave that assaulted the northern city of Burgess.
The sun shines mercilessly over Burgess, looking uncharacteristically crimson, as if it were a raging fireball...
"Oh, the Gods must hate me."
Hiccup complained uselessly as he struggled against the ropes tied around him only managing to dirty up his favorite green shirt, with a logo of Toothless' head stamped in the center, even more as he rolled around the forest's humid ground.
The viking's hunting excursion wasn't going well.
It was actually going very well at first. The little Viking knew the places Toothless liked to frequent the most whenever the Night Fury got in the mood for playing hide-and-go-teleport-seek, so he just had to check those places until the dragon turned up. And it only took him an hour to find the elusive creature.
He found the Night Fury in the cove where they first met, drinking water peacefully with Sburb copy set next to him. This was a tricky place for Hiccup, though. The cove didn't have many places to hide, so if he wanted a chance to get that game back, Hiccup would have to strike fast and decisively.
Naturally, that plan went awfully wrong.
Hiccup's only tool was the shield he was carrying, and that wasn't going to help him in subduing a dragon, much less a dragon like Toothless. All the little Viking could do was rush towards the Night Fury and hope for the best.
Hiccup guessed he didn't hope enough.
As the little Viking neared the dragon, full charge, a green flash immediately made Hiccup prepare for the worst. Toothless had just used his space-warping powers and that was never good. Instead of colliding with the dragon, Hiccup kept running... and running... until a feeling of emptiness and floatiness surrounded him. Hiccup closed his eyes.
Just as he had feared, he had phased right into Toothless. Whenever the Night Fury flashed green, if one focused enough, one could see empty space inside the frame of the dragon. And that's precisely where Hiccup was right now. Opening his eyes right now was inadvisable; though he would see space if he did so, he would also see a blinding and burning green light as strong as the sun. He had to wear glasses after that incident and he wasn't willing to repeat it.
So all he could do was wait until Toothless decided to phase him out. Which usually didn't take long.
As in cue, Hiccup reappeared in the Haddock Household's basement, only to land in a bundle of rope. Naturally, the momentum Hiccup was carrying, well... carried over as he phased out of Toothless and he ended up in a tangled mess, rope wrapping around him and incapacitating him.
However, his woes didn't end there.
Another bright green flash told him the Night Fury wasn't done with his mischievous stunt. Teleporting right in front of the tied-up brunette, the Night Fury transported them back to the cove. With a content skip in his step, Toothless took the Sburb copy with him, taunted Hiccup with a flick of his tail, and teleported away to parts unknown, much to Hiccup's chagrin.
Which brings us to his current predicament.
"Not only did I manage to lose a game... I managed to lose a whole dragon.", said Hiccup to no one but himself. He tried the ropes again, to no avail.
"Hahah... looks like... I-I'm in a tight spot... aaaaand I'm talking to myself.", finished the brunette lamely.
Today... was not a very good day.
- glowingGal [GG] started pestering combativeTechnologist [CT] at 9:06 AM -
GG: Hey! Hiro-chan :D
Hiro was startled by Rapunzel's sudden message. He was so focused on the Sburb startup screen he had forgotten he was doing. With a trembling hand, he typed his message away.
CT: Oh! Hey rapunzel!
GG: Hee hee... Guess what?
CT: I dunno what?
GG: I just started playing Sburb :DDDD
Hiro's mind stopped a little as he read that. He only typed the message subconsciously as he tried to make sense of what was going on.
CT: oOh reaally? that's Great!
None of this made sense. Hiro... he saw in his dreams that he was going to start the game first. He was going to be Hiccup's server player and then they were going to let the others connect one by one. That's what he saw in his dream... and yet this... was nothing like that.
GG: Um... Hiro? :o
Rapunzel's message snapped him back to reality once again.
CT: Yeah rapunzel?
GG: What is this... timer that I'm seeing on my screen right now? :?
Hiro went back to the Sburb startup screen. Indeed, just like Rapunzel had told him, there was now a timer on his screen as well, its green numbers shining brightly against the black backdrop of the screen. But...
But...
CT: I...
CT: ...I dont know.
No matter how much the Japanese teen tried to make sense of any of this, no matter how much he revisited the memory of each prophetic dream he had, Hiro could only be sure of one thing. He had never seen this timer ever.
Hiro just didn't know.
[TIME: 8:15]
And that's the end of this chapter! Lots of jumping around in character perspectives, and there was even some jumps in time. I hope you didn't get lost! Because these kinds of jumps are going to be more common now!
[As a note, chronologically, Rapunzel's bit at the beginning happened before Chapter 1 and the rest of it happened after she talked with Jack]
Anyways, things will definitely start to pick up soon. Sadly, I have to focus on my main fic now, so who knowssss how much it will take for the next chapter to be posted.
In any case, reviews and comments are always nice. See ya later!