I know I haven't uploaded a story for almost 3 weeks, and I'm sorry about that. I usually get my inspiration/motivation from school.
This is story was inspired by a 1998 movie, "City of angels"
It was a good movie, I kept on screaming 'YOUR AN IDIOT WOMAN!!" at the female protagonist for 5 minutes straight. :>
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—Impulse's POV—
It's common to have accidents on the hermitcarft server. We all derp once in a while, or maybe often... who knows. I myself had many accidents before, usually because of my elytra durability. Sometimes it would even be from tnt explosions when we do boomer requests. But what the hey? At least I don't die alone. :p
But today was different. We boomers had another request, and me and Tango were having way too much fun setting up the tnt contraptions while giving Bdubs his usual dose of teasing. It was more fun to watch the tnt destroy every block of stone that covered this hole, it gave me relief that there weren't any damage to our client's project.
But do you know what's not fun? When you get too close to the tnt that you get yeeted from the platform, as you fall down to your doom with your elytra failing on you because people forget to check their durability.
Yeah, that was rough.
I expected to wake up in my base after respawn, but somehow I wounded up on the cold hard ground, staring at the blue sky. In the corner of my eye, I spotted a man, with a black coat draped around his shoulders, staring at me worriedly. The man asked, "Are you okay? That was quite a fall."
As I struggled to lift myself to a more comfortable position, I realized that my body felt numb. Surely I would have at least felt a stinging pain stab through my body after respawn. That explosion was a bit overwhelming.
"Y-Yeah. I think I am?" I chuckled nervously. While I'm a bit puzzled, I shared the stranger a convinced smile. "Don't worry about me," I said, finally picking myself from the ground.
"Wait...why am I in the shopping district?" I turned around at every direction, recognizing every variety of shops, which left me puzzled. "How did I get from False's base to the mushroom islan- was the explosion really that strong?!" I muttered all my thoughts that screamed in my head.
The stranger stood calmly with an overwhelming smile on his face, he kept chuckling to himself from every single moment my voice cracked from my nervous mutters. "Wai- Who are you?!" I exclaimed.
"Calm down Impulse," the stranger whispered. He held a steady grip on my shoulder and whispered the same words all over again until I finally calmed down. Believe it or not but the moment the stranger touched my shoulder, a calming sensation washed down through my whole body. I felt so peaceful.
The stranger continued smiling, even after letting go of my shoulder. He turned his head back at the city of chaotic structures and gazed at them, his expression grew more amused every 5 seconds after looking at a shop. "I must say, you and the hermits have really great building skills," he replied.
My social skills came back after the mention of the hermits. "Of course! The hermits are fantastic people!" I exclaimed proudly.
The stranger hummed, giving me an amused look, like I was a little kid showing their parent a drawing. "This server of yours reminds me of my home. It's chaotic but gives off this peaceful vibe no matter how noisy it can be. Beautiful skies that changes it's warm colors that it feels like your actually touching the clouds, and friends that surrounds you with comfort and love that.... your burdening feelings just go away. That's what my home is like..."
The stranger's rant about his home left me grinning ear to ear. The atmosphere felt even calmer just talking to him about what we love that I almost forgotten that he was a stranger. He didn't felt like a stranger, it felt like talking to an old friend I never remembered. "It sounds like a wonderful place to live in."
"It is..." The stranger muttered. He turned his at me and beamed at me excitedly. "Say...Why don't you come join me!"
That's when the peaceful atmosphere dropped, and the fuzziness I felt turned into a tightening grip in my chest. "W-Wha-"
"It's a really beautiful place Impulse! I could take you a tour there, I can introduce you to all of my friends, and we can both gaze at the warm colorful sky, or we ca-"
"Wait Wait slow down p-please?!" I cried out! The stranger paused, and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, got a bit ahead with myself again," he chuckled, reverting back to his calm demeanor.
"I know that I am a stranger to you Impulse, but you just have to trust me on this. I have proof that this place is real, that I'm not lying when I say that it's a fantastic place," He kept his arms around his back and waited patiently for my respond.
Realization hit me, and I finally knew what was going on. Why I suddenly teleported to the shopping district, why this man appeared, I didn't want to believe it at first, but....
"What about the hermits?" I mumbled softly.
The stranger's smile saddened, "They're your friends Impulse. One day, they'll understand why."
I continuously shook my head, fighting the urge to breakdown before I even proved a point. "No, I'm not ready yet. I don't want to leave. I don't want to l-eave he hermits-" my voice cracked before I could finish me sentence. I took a few steady breaths, keeping myself cool and composed. The stranger patted my head softly, and that's when I was too afraid to finish my sentence, if it meant not opening the floodgates.
"I see. That's a normal feeling Impulse, half of the people that I met felt that before. Myself included." He explained.
I was taken back by that last sentence, and was shock. I did not mutter a single word, but I returned the shoulder pat and shared the stranger the same considerate look he gave me before. The stranger just chuckled and started walking to the direction of the sea.
He looked back again and waved his hand up high. He yelled, "I'll see you next time when your ready! Then I can really show you my home!"
And that's when the peaceful atmosphere came back.
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"Imp-...up?!"
"—-ulse, —ok—
"I-Impulse?!
My eyes opened in an instant, and I hastily jumped up from the stone ground. I synchronized scream of two grown men ringed through my already aching head as I hesitantly tried to support my weight with two arms resting behind my back.
I took notice of the two terrified boomers staring at me. They're expressions were mixed of worry,relief, and annoyance. I think the annoyance part was from me accidentally scaring them.
"IMPULSE DON'T YOU DARE SCARE US LIKE THAT AGAIN!!"
"Sorry, sorry. I got a bit startled when I woke up." I chuckled, but winced from the sudden pain in my bum when I tried to stand up. Tango gave me a threatening glare not to move, and I followed.
"Aside from that! Why did you go near the contraption?! You could've exploded!" Bdubs exclaimed angrily. But soon enough his temper slowly cooled down, "You didn't respawn, instead you laid unconscious on the ground. Me and Tango tried waking you but," He paused...
"We thought you died permanently," Tango finally spoke up. Bdubs nodded hesitantly, and looked down to try and hide his pitiful expression. Tango followed pursuit, and now both of them seemed to be avoiding my gaze. My heart tightened just by seeing the two worried boomers, I felt responsible for making them worry this much that it made me sad just thinking about how they reacted after I fell.
"Wait, where's the man?" I asked.
"Huh?"
"The man, I saw a man, in the shopping . He had a black coat and...and..."
"Impulse, there wasn't a man. Maybe it was just a dream?" Bdubs suggested. "And I should know, I have a lot of weird dreams when I sleep."
"Everyone has weird dreams, silly," Tango scoffed, earning a quiet giggle from the boomer.
"No. It didn't feel like a dream, really. He gave off this peaceful vibe that could put anyone at ease. He seemed like the calm and mature type, but he would become an excited child when he talks about his home and friends. He was..." I paused again.
The two boomers' expressions grew more worried the longer I talked about this strange man. Honestly I already scared them enough as it is, so I shamefully looked to my hands and bowed my head. "Nevermind. I'm sorry for making you worry.." I muttered.
"No no Impulse, just... its okay," Tango pulled me to a soft, warm hug, gripping his arms around me lightly. Bdubs joined in, but just rested his arms around me and Tango's necks. He wasn't exactly hugging us, but his comfort was enough. I almost felt myself melt into their touch that I almost forgotten the backstabbing pain near my lower half.
"Just out of curiosity, who was this strange man in your dream?" Bdubs asked.
"Hmmmm.. And angel maybe?"
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