{"id":3090,"date":"2021-01-09T14:11:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T19:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/?p=3090"},"modified":"2021-01-09T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-09T19:11:16","slug":"weavers-journey-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samueljvinton.com\/wordpress\/weavers-journey-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaver’s Journey 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I sat in my chair at my desk, ready to make another story. My fingers hovered over the keyboard…but nothing came to them. No words, no sentences, no letters, they all just blurred out, forcing me to get up and try to act out the scene. It still ended up a jumbled mess. I sighed. No ideas were coming to me tonight. I then heard a knock on the door upstairs. \u201cOh, for the love of…!\u201d I groaned as I went upstairs. If it was a solicitor, I was gonna strip down to my birthday suit and scare the s*** out of them! What stopped me? The guy dressed like Vegeta of Dragonball<\/em> fame. I opened the door. \u201cNice costume,\u201d I remarked. \u201cWhat brings you here?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCome on, you know already,\u201d replied the guy, sounding EXACTLY like Vegeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLook, I\u2019m not the most social guy,\u201d I explained, \u201cso I don\u2019t know where Comic Con is. I can certainly look it up for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not looking for a convention,\u201d dismissed the guy. \u201cYou reached the milestone, so ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAsk you what?\u201d I quizzed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou ARE Optimusthemobian on DeviantArt, right?\u201d asked the guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…How did you piece that together?\u201d I demanded, a little scared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m an alien, I know things,\u201d answered the guy. \u201cLook, we all know your pageview count, so, go on. Ask me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy…pageview count?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Do you REALLY not know your pageviews?!\u201d yelped the guy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you…?!\u201d I replied before something hit me on the back of the head, making me black out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

When I came to, so did the guy. We were in some sort of web cocoon. Another guy in a black cape and dark-colored armor was working a machine. \u201cAll right, I didn\u2019t consent to this cheap James Bond-esque villain trope!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t ask for your consent, twerp,\u201d replied the second guy. I then realized the voice sounded like…mine! The second guy turned around and it was like I was looking in a mirror, albeit, a dark one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Mirror universe?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot totally,\u201d replied my double. \u201cJust an alternate path for YOU specifically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, what, did the Terran Empire need to research alternate universes to get a leg up on the competition?\u201d I joked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou barely speak to anyone in real life,\u201d growled my double, \u201cand yet, you love the sound of your voice!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what makes me lovable!\u201d I chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs opposed to you writing fanfic day in and day out that no one cares about?!\u201d argued my double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey, I have people faving my stories!\u201d I countered, feeling attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorthless bots!\u201d dismissed my double. \u201cYou call yourself the navigator of Anansi\u2019s web, yet your major fanfic, one that you completed, is just a mere retelling of a video game!\u201d That struck a little too close to home. \u201cOh, that touched a nerve, didn\u2019t it? I will say this, at least you were honest about saying that on your page. Why do you still cling to your childhood treasures?! Because remembering the simplicity of the past makes you stronger! Remembering how it was so easy back then and desiring to bring that into the present day makes you more powerful! You\u2019re just like me! The only difference is I became something worthwhile; the ruler of my world!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou? Conquer?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cManipulate all the governments into hating each other, and they will kill one another,\u201d replied my double. \u201cThe U.S. President was the easiest to manipulate, given that orangutan\u2019s predilection to spew hatred.\u201d No change from my universe\u2019s version of him. \u201cThen came Russia, then China, then the U.K. and so on and so forth. Eventually, Earth\u2019s population shrank from 7.7 billion to 147.8 million. More land for the people, more chance for animals to spring back, and more chance for the forests to grow to their full splendor. Each nation spent over a trillion dollars in weapons. I denied them that indulgence. The money is now used to suppress hunger, disease, poverty, all the problems that plagued us. Our ozone layer is now stronger than ever. We now use cleaner sources of energy, keeping all fossil based fuels as a last resort. The poorest person in the poorest country can pay off a very decent car and pay their house off in a reasonable time. My world is in a golden age, the likes of which has never been seen before!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith your flunkies controlling the masses and you controlling the flunkies!\u201d I snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs that really so bad in the long run?!\u201d argued my double. \u201cPeople need a clear idea of who\u2019s in charge! The system America functions on has each area of the government blaming one another and never getting anything done! Laws can be passed or vetoed by the President and yet Congress can override that decision and, just to muddy the waters more, the Supreme Court is wrapped up in cases concerning such weakness that last for years and leave the people to fight amongst themselves! Under my rule, people know who made the laws, why they were made, and how they can best obey! True unity!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat about unity\u2019s other half, freedom?!\u201d I shouted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are those starving who would rather have food than freedom,\u201d replied my double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re talking as if they\u2019re mutually exclusive!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey ARE,\u201d answered my double. \u201cVegeta can attest to that.\u201d He pointed to the guy I thought was a cosplayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou mean, you\u2019re…\u201d I gulped, realizing who it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…Did you think I was a mere fanboy?!\u201d snarled Vegeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA dense idiot,\u201d remarked my double. \u201cI have an empire under my command while you sit in your grandparents\u2019 basement writing worthless drivel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see if it\u2019s worthless!\u201d I challenged. \u201cWhy tell me all this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause I need to make sure there\u2019s only ONE of us in this universe,\u201d explained my double. \u201cBack home, my conquest of the planet was swift! Quick! Easy! …I gained little satisfaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo you\u2019re here to do it again, but a little slower?\u201d I scoffed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes,\u201d confirmed my double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…I\u2019m getting some Atop the Fourth Wall<\/em> vibes here,\u201d I remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s never enough time before you shut up, is there, you annoying retard?!\u201d snarled my double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, A**hole,\u201d I hissed, \u201cthat\u2019s the wrong thing to call me!\u201d I then burst out of the cocoon and leapt onto my double. He yelped and shoved me off. \u201cBesides, if you\u2019re my double, don\u2019t YOU have autism too?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnimportant to me!\u201d argued my double. Unlike me, this guy could hit hard. Vegeta managed to break out of his cocoon by going Super Saiyan and swung a punch at the guy who effortlessly caught it. \u201cDid you seriously learn nothing?\u201d he muttered as he tossed the Saiyan Prince aside. \u201cThere you are, Prince of all THREE Saiyans and their hybrid children, and he\u2019s nothing more than a ragdoll against me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, ain\u2019t YOU a Mary-Sued up villain?\u201d I snarked. He grabbed my neck and flung me aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI take what power I need,\u201d he scoffed. \u201cLook at you. You never conquered, never fought, never took the initiative, you drifted throughout your life. My life is in focus. You claim to be a disciple of Anansi when, in all truth, that spider is under my command. Anansi, kill him. …Anansi? …Anansi, your master…\u201d Big mistake! He doubled over in pain as he clutched his foot. Angry fang marks were evident on his ankle. The offending creature that delivered the bite was a mechanical spider, roughly the size of a belt buckle. \u201cANANSI, YOU JUDAS!\u201d shouted my double. The mechanical spider turned to face him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t keep me under your heel forever, Enslaver!\u201d it hissed in a thick Ghana accent. \u201cYou tried to take the Stories from me, a poor error in judgement! They\u2019re called Anansesem (spider stories) for a reason!\u201d The spider, the African Story Keeper, Anansi then leapt onto my waist and moved his legs to the side, causing a belt strap to form. Some handle-like device then appeared on the right side of my waist. It had two buttons on top and two triggers on the grip. \u201cYou ARE a Kamen Rider<\/em> fan, right?\u201d asked Anansi. I then saw where this was going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHey! Mirror-me!\u201d I called. My double then got up, frothing with rage. \u201cGet a load of this!\u201d I held the device to my mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the word?!\u201d called Anansi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHenshin!\u201d I announced. I then pressed the buttons on top, making the device split in half. I then plugged the halves underneath Anansi\u2019s legs with the triggers facing down. Anansi temporarily jumped off the belt and wove a cocoon around me while I made a spider with my hands, my thumbs near my face. The suit formed and I threw my fists to the side, breaking the cocoon as Anansi returned to the belt. A HUD showed what I looked like on the outside. My two eyes were split into four to evoke a spider\u2019s eyes. I had a pair of legs going above my head and a pair of legs reaching my actual legs. Coattails resembled spinnerets and my mouthplate evoked a spider\u2019s mouth. \u201cOh, I very much LIKE!\u201d I chuckled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFancy armor won\u2019t save you!\u201d dismissed my double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it will, in this case!\u201d I argued. \u201cYou face Kamen Rider Weaver, the author of your defeat!\u201d I tried to make a cool pose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…I think the Ginyu Force auditions are that way!\u201d laughed Vegeta as he pointed behind my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOH SHUT UP!\u201d I protested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd that catchphrase, UGH!\u201d groaned Anansi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou zip it too!\u201d I snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUh, HELLO?! FIGHT?!\u201d shouted my double. Vegeta joined me as we took a defensive stance. My double took out a device similar to the one that I used to change. He then spoke into it. \u201cBelua!\u201d (Beast!) he announced. He then split the device into two and jabbed them into his pectorals. They sunk into him and he turned into a monstrous, humanoid spider! He then charged at us while we rolled out of the way and delivered a kick to his backside. He swung wildly with his arms, hoping to hit us. \u201cWHERE?!\u201d he bellowed when he missed us. \u201cWHERE ARE YOU?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s his deal?\u201d asked Vegeta. \u201cHe\u2019s got quadruple the eyes a human does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe\u2019s based off of a tarantula,\u201d I observed. \u201cTheir eyesight is very poor. They hunt via vibration. Considered by scientists to be one of the least evolved spiders on Earth. My suit, on the other hand, is based off of more advanced spiders. Excellent eyesight, web-weaving, impressive speed and jumping power, it\u2019s all here!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou won\u2019t be boasting about it for long!\u201d shouted my monstrous double. \u201cYou win, and you\u2019d have nothing! No one even remembers your DA page!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m connected to it now!\u201d I argued. \u201cMy pageview count begs to differ. I know why Vegeta came here! So, let\u2019s get that meme out of the way! Vegeta, what does the scouter say about my pageview count?\u201d Vegeta checked his scouter, then held it in his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIT\u2019S OVER NINE THOUSAAAND!\u201d he shouted as he crushed the scouter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWay over that, if I\u2019m reading this correctly!\u201d I supplied, stunning my double. \u201c19,276 at last count, with 677 deviations, 42 journals, and 30 people watching me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTHAT\u2019S NOT TRUE!\u201d argued my double. \u201cYOU DID NOTHING SPECTACULAR! HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY HAVE ANY FANS?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the thing,\u201d I replied, \u201cbeing a conqueror tends to turn people away from you in the long run. An artist, on the other hand, one who creates, they tend to be more popular!\u201d My double screamed in rage, unable to accept that I did anything worthwhile in my life. \u201cTrue,\u201d I continued, \u201cmy anatomy needs work and I could use the occasional brush-up on grammar, but I still enjoy what I do! Assholes like you are NOTHING to me!\u201d That set him off as he charged at us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKid, out of the way!\u201d shouted Vegeta as he shoved me aside. \u201cGALICK GUN, FIRE!\u201d He fired off his Galick Gun and hit my double square in the chest. I rotated a dial on Anansi\u2019s rear to an image of a hornet\u2019s nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMMOBORO BLASTER!\u201d he called. A gun evoking a hornet\u2019s nest appeared in my hand as I fired. The shots went into my double\u2019s exoskeleton and he started writhing in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGET THE FIRE DEPARTMENT!\u201d he squealed. \u201cI\u2019M ON FIRE!\u201d Not true, but the Mmoboro hornets had stings that acted like red-hot needles. I then turned the dial to a python\u2019s image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cONINI SABER!\u201d called Anansi. A sword shaped like a python replaced the gun. I pressed a button on the sword\u2019s hilt and it became a thick whip. I swung it and it wrapped around my double, squeezing him. His exoskeleton cracked and fell, as did his real shape. He then pressed a button on his arm and surrounded himself in a nasty purple aura before slamming his fists into me and Vegeta. I turned the dial to the image of a leopard. \u201cOSEBO CLAWS!\u201d announced Anansi as my sword was replaced with clawed gloves in a leopard pattern. I pressed a button on the dial, indicating that I wanted my current weapon to stay while I used another. I then turned the dial to a small fairy in traditional Ghana dress. \u201cMMOATIA CLOAK!\u201d called Anansi. I turned invisible to my double.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWHERE?! WHERE?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight behind you!\u201d I replied in a French accent as my claws raked across his back. I pressed the dial\u2019s button again, cancelling my invisibility and claws while I pressed the triggers on the handles of my belt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFINAL STRIKE!\u201d shouted Anansi. I leapt into the air, then fired a rope of silk from my palms, making sure they were on either side of my double. I went higher, making the ropes go taut. \u201cSPIDER BREAK!\u201d called Anansi as I pulled, making me fall at an incredible rate. My foot impacted with my double and I landed behind him. The armor he wore exploded. I decided to follow the \u2018Cool Guys Never Look at Explosions\u2019 rule. He fell to the ground, breathing heavily and in pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ll take him back,\u201d remarked Vegeta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally?\u201d I asked. \u201cHow do you intend to accomplish that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018A portal then opened behind me, surprising both of us,\u2019\u201d answered Anansi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…What?\u201d I quizzed. Vegeta was just as confused. A portal then opened behind me, surprising both of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the thing about all stories belonging to me,\u201d chuckled Anansi, \u201cI tend to see where a story goes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDude, spoilers!\u201d I protested. Vegeta picked up my double and went through the portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou know,\u201d mused Anansi, \u201cI may stick around for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c…No tricks then, okay?\u201d I asked, knowing Anansi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo promises,\u201d replied Anansi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t believe you if you said no tricks,\u201d I answered. \u201cLet\u2019s do this, then!\u201d With that, I reaffirmed my own faith in Anansi\u2019s job and my duty as a writer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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