Note: For better effect, press the numbers shown on your computer (if you're using one). Sorry, mobile users :/ -------------------- Chapter 1: The Destroyer [1] Milly was just a regular Scratcher. She had an artistic flow and she never let go of this talent. She could draw realistic things, and play the viola. People enjoyed her presence. Milly was enjoying Scratch to its fullest until one fateful day... She got online again first. Checked her messages. Not many. Only studio activity. Then, she went to her My Stuff page, where she was about to attempt her very first animation. [2] Once the new project was made, all of the images of the icons for the buttons that would naturally be seen had broken and/or disappeared. She was slightly confused, but then she realized that this could've just been a connection problem, because the scrolling and costumes were acting slow as well. So she refreshed the tab. Loading project. Creating blocks... Loading sprites... Herding cats... Now Milly was REALLY confused. The project was SUPPOSED to be blank, so why did the loading act like the project was ALREADY filled to the brim with code and costumes? After several minutes, the project finally loaded. She saw a strange image of realistic orange tentacles that looked like they were close to the screen. They even looked like they were MOVING... Milly clicked the flag. A horrifying, ear-grating roar blasted through the computer as a strange, half-octopus creature lunged forward OUTSIDE of the project screen and caused the entire website to crash. Numbers flashed over the screen. [3] All of them were just '500' over and over again. Then, the screen black out. It took pretty long, but the page finally loaded when the glitch was resolved, saying, "Looks like we're having issues with our servers! Try refreshing in a few minutes." [Transitioning into the actual world of Scratch] "Hey Nano, try and peek into the server room without getting caught. I'll probably go with you," Tera said. Centaur said, "I can get you out faster. I'll be there too." The three proceeded to the doorway of the deadly server room, each with knowledge of this lethality lurking beyond within. They entered with caution. "Four minutes, twenty-seven seconds left. We'll have to be quick before Scratch Cat checks on us, and you know how overprotective he is," Nano said. He then rolled across the floor, then waved at the others to come on over. Tera rolled, and Centaur... Walked. Lightly. But the three unfortunately forgot that two new cameras had been built directly above the upper left and right corners of the door to the inside of the server room. So Scratch Cat rushed over, sliding on the floor at high speeds like a cartoon character would. He collected himself, opened the door, and gasped in astonishment. "Tera! Nano! Centaur...?! What're you all doing here? Didn't you read the various red and yellow construction tape plastered all over the door up to the point where I had to pound a sticker saying 'DO NOT ENTER' onto the knob?!! At this point, Nano responded with "Boi" in the background while Scratch was talking. Just then, an orange tentacle slowly stretched out of the server and quickly tried to suffocate Nano before Scratch Cat could yell "Nano, look out!" to him. Once the being thought it had a perfectly firm grip, it tried to squeeze him into the server, attempting to forever trap him there. All this did was break one of the bones near his jaw, as the pressure that was being rapidly applied crushed down on his face. Nano quickly escaped with the help of Tera and Centaur. Nano was unconscious at this point, but he woke up directly outside the server room with Wizard by his side, making some sort of healing potion in his hand. It had a tag saying 'HEALING' written in a doctor's handwriting. Nano wasn't sure how this was gonna mend his bones, but this guy was a wizard, so he drank it all and hoped for the best. "It'll last for at least thirty hours. The bone will repair itself over the minutes, but you'll feel a bit of the pain afterward. Not for long." The wizard then held his hand out toward Scratch Cat and he paid the bill. Seventy-thousand dollars. (Don't worry, Scratch's budget was still good, these moderators are rolling in dough) Then the wizard just vanished. Nano then continued as if nothing had happened to him, and he said "And yet again, Scratch Cat, you're being overprotective." In response, Scratch said, "I'm not overprotective, Nano, I just don't wanna lose you guys! Like Giga... One of our original sprites! I won't let you die..." Scratch walked them to his throne room and told his guards about this incident. They made sure to protect the room. "This being," Scratch Cat continued, "This being is not safe for us. It is the destroyer."
Songs used: Sneaky Adventure Lavender Town (Remix) THE SOUND OF DEATH Movement Proposition ELECTRONICA PUNCH
