Chapter 26: ANNOUNCEMENT
"To all who can read, lend me your eyes. I am the narrator of this tale—but at the moment I’m a little... occupied. Because—AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
...sorry for the inconvenience. The fabric of time and space is tearing itself into pieces, breaking apart into particles and then trying desperately to stitch itself back together. But the more it struggles, the more realities come crashing through into mine.
Ah—stop it already! My reality... it’s going to be destroyed! Noooooooooooooo!!
Wait—what was that? Who said that? Show yourselves!
[voices overlapping]—"Oh no, he saw us."—"What do we do now?"—"Well, will you calm down, you dramatic queen?"
Who... who are you people?!
[another voice]
"Hello, narrator. We’re the other narrators. Our stories are bleeding into your space-time."
What? Other narrators? No, no, no! You can’t have more than one narrator in a single story—that breaks every rule!
[shrugging voices]"Yeah, well, it’s not like we chose to crash into your reality. But it looks like this is our new home. Thanks for having us!""THANK YOU!!!"
Wait—what?! No! There are already more than twenty of you, and even more are still pouring in! If you exist here, my existence becomes pointless! You need to leave, now!
[another voice, calm but sharp]"You do realize we have nowhere else to go, right? This isn’t our choice. It’s the will of the Author."
Ugh. The Author. That bitch—
[gasp]"Don’t call her that! She’ll erase us before we even blink."
So what?! Bring it on, Author! I don’t care—
[shouts]"If you’ve got a grudge with the Author, fine, but do it somewhere else! We’re staying here forever. DEAL WITH IT!"
Oh, that’s it—AH! You pushed me! Take this!
[chaotic brawl]"Ha! Missed me!""Ow—that hurt!""Knock it off!""Hey—you hit me again!""Now take THIS!""Argh! Fine—have some back!"
[a cheerful voice cutting in]"Hello, everyone! I just arrived—I hope we can all be the best of friends!"
[in unison] GET IT!!"
Narrator War EruptsNARRATOR FIGHT!!!!!
To Be Continued...