The Story's Audiobook - Come Listen to My Random Senseless Novel!

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This is an odd screwball novel I wrote that makes next to no sense and is mainly for humor and making people laugh. If you're having a bad day, just listen to a chapter and you're sure to be giddy af in no time!

The Story is a novel that once started as the "ending" of my short stories but kept going... and going. And going! While it doesn't seem to have a plot, surviving daily life seems to be the main goal. The characters know they're trapped in the abomination and try to fix the chaos and insanity that goes on every chapter. Eventually they all give up and decide to just try to live life the best they can by going out and doing things before The Story ultimately ends. There are many deep secrets hidden within The Story where things often "connect" with one another, often unintentionally. The whole thing might seem like a mess but trust me, there's a deeper meaning beyond the insanity.

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The Story is about a group of teenagers who all live together under the same roof and have adventures. Little do they know they're trapped in a work of fiction where insanity and chaos are a daily thing! As the Seasons progress, the characters (mainly Nathan) become aware of this and try to fix it. Even the almighty Author has no say in the chaos and is forced to watch his novel get turned into nonsense! But the real question is... what is the source of all the nonsense? And also... why? These questions and more are answered as time goes on.

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As for backstory: during my time in high school I wrote this massive novel known as The Story. I wrote it for 5 years (first season was written in 8th grade) and it's like the most amazing thing ever... mostly because it's SO LONG. If you're wondering what it's about and all that, DON'T, because it's like impossible to explain. It's basically like a slice-of-life anime if you could even go so far to call it that. I like to think of it as being similar to Family Guy where something new goes on every chapter and no matter how bad it gets, things always go back to the way they were before the next chapter starts. It's also a high-school journal of sorts as I would often write about things I heard in the hallway and would usually mention things like songs or TV shows that were popular at the time.

The Story centers around this group of people who all live together in the same house (mostly because I could never seem to handle people living next door and would always forget about them unless they were all under the same roof) and have adventures. None of them are related to one another and we never find out why they all live together. It seems like each time a character is introduced they just automatically "move in" and there's another bedroom upstairs. Each chapter has us dealing with all kinds of things as we progress through the Seasons. The great thing about The Story is that so long as you know the characters, you can start from whichever Season/chapter you want! Trust me, you wouldn't be missing anything.

This is a completely random story that is meant to make next to no sense. Keep that in mind while listening!

This is a story I wrote in high school. ONLY in high school, for that matter! It's about a group of people who live together for some unknown reason and have adventures! Keep in mind my writing style evolves with each Season.

This is a story where so long as you know the characters, you can start from whichever chapter/Season you want!

Please note that this story features a lot of lines from movies and TV. This was not intended to be plagiarism in any way, but rather references that make you say, "oh, he saw that too!". Please do not start screaming about how I threw in a line from a movie. Thanks.

I split each year of writing into a "Season", much like a TV show. Each Season would start around August when a new school year began and end in June when we went on summer break. There are five Seasons- one for each year of school (including 8th grade). Both the characters and my writing style evolve each Season, which is always fun to see. A unique thing about this story is it was only written at school. I never wrote at home or anything, it was merely something to keep me occupied when I had nothing better to do. As such, The Story only takes place Monday-Friday, excluding holidays and breaks. If we weren't at school, I didn't write. Some chapters center around these breaks, such as Monday-Tuesday from Season 4, where we were off Monday and started the week on a Tuesday so the Tuesday felt like a Monday, and The Thursday V-Day of Princess Sarah from the same Season, where we're off Friday so the PSC happens on Thursday. None of the chapters ever occur on a Saturday or Sunday. In fact, it's kind of like a reality show or something where everyone knows it's a story and blah blah blah. It's mentioned that during weekends or breaks the characters have "time off" where they live their own lives and "don't have to be in The Story". Y'know, like actors. It's quite interesting, really. Often times I'll mention the date and then with some math you could even find out the exact day each chapter was written and find out what we had off and why. Ahhh I'm a genus.

This was originally meant to be a children's story (which lasted until maybe Season 2), so I refrain from using any foul language. Thankfully, I managed to finish The Story without slipping up.


Of course, many things and phrases are heavily implied. But, y'know, what isn't nowadays?

People in this story die. A lot. Don't worry though, it's in no way gruesome, it's entirely comedic. Someone will keel over and die from something, then reappear in the corner of the room three seconds later. Such is life. Such is entertainment. Such is The Story.

For more information on my novel, click here. It has everything you need to know from the characters down to what it's all about.


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Chapter Name = This chapter is available! Click on the name to listen to it!
Chapter Name = This chapter has been recorded and is awaiting upload. I usually don't leave it like this though.
Chapter Name = This chapter isn't available yet!
Chapter Name = This chapter will not be added for various reasons. Check Notes at the bottom of the Season for info.
Chapter Name = This chapter will not be added until all other chapters in The Story have been added! Excludes those crossed out.​

More details will be added once the link to a chapter is added (or upon request )



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Thanks so much for checking this out! I hope you enjoy! ​

Season 1 is a weird Season. This is where everything began, although it originally had a plot and was meant to be something entirely different. It started off as the 22nd short story I had written, entitled "Villains of the World, Unite!" and it would feature all the bad guys from previous installments coming back for revenge. Eventually the whole thing spun waaaaaaay off track and became The Story. The great thing about Season 1 is that it's entirely original and doesn't feature the same bits I often repeat through the Seasons... mostly because those bits start here!
Also, the chapters are severely messed up and resemble more of a novel-style layout. Some chapters are 40+ pages and would be way better off split into more specific chapters. As such, Season 1 is recorded by notebook rather than chapter.
Because of how long it takes to read a full notebook, this Season will probably be recorded last.

Because Season 1 is basically one big adventure start to finish, you don't have to listen to it before you can listen to the others! Nothing is explained in Season 1 that you won't find in every other Season.


Status: Not in Progress​

Season 2
(99/101)​

Opening Theme - Scenario

Season 2 was the Season where everything started happening. Zack started hacking, we learned all about Amber, and many new characters were introduced (although most didn't stay). This Season was also very much original (aside from numerous references) and serves as the "official Season" of The Story. It's the epitome of what The Story is all about.
It isn't until after Chapter 46 that everything starts becoming the slice-of-life thing The Story truly is.
Nearly all of the "bits" (i.e. "Would you like to eat some screws, perhaps?", ect.) that reoccur throughout the later Seasons originated from this Season.
Season 2 eventually starts featuring "Friday Marathons" that consist of some random thing but over the span of waaaaay more pages. Mega adventures are usually held during these!
Season 2 features loads of references that were often copied word-for-word because y'know I never thought this would actually go anywhere. There will be major edits in the audiobook version.
This is a really bad Season for poor Amber.

It all starts with some random stuff, then we go on some "quest for food", we get stuck on an island, nothing happens and we "live normal life", throw some references in here and there, we go through a forest, Rex goes missing, we set out to find him, we go here and there, then eventually it all stops and slice-of-life stuff begins. I swear I hate everything before Chapter 46.

Warning: This Season is pure randomness and often makes next to no sense.
All the Seasons are like that but like... this one is the worst.

Main focuses: Adventure (first half), randomness, Amber, Zack, Zack's hacking, Zack attacking people


Status: Complete!​

Opening Theme: Chu-Bura - Kelun

Season 3 is where everything gets into full swing! We start having daily adventures and things get pretty heated.
The Friday Marathons from Season 2 are eventually replaced by the Princess Sarah Chapters (PSCs), which feature Sarah as a beautiful princess ruling over her kingdom. Until then, various "Star Chapters" are held on Fridays and they completely change the course of the story; from genderbends to complete psychobabble. The PSCs are the only Star Chapter that took off.
This is The Story's longest Season!
Season 3 doesn't have a Chapter 11, mainly because I forgot it when writing down the chapters. A conspiracy soon blossomed stating that Chapter 11 revealed literally everything about Zack Hakton, so Zack destroyed it.

Main focuses: Sarah, Princess Sarah, death & destruction


Status: In Progress!​

Now that it's Season 4, you're used to The Story's antics and are ready for more!
This Season is all about adventures and having fun.
A PSC is held every Friday from here on out... until they break.
I grew tired of writing towards the end and took a break. This forced me to grind hardcore to hit 100 chapters by the end of the year. Chapters 88-97 are all only 1-2 pages in length because of this.
Chapter 94 was actually mentioned waaaay back in Season 2. I made a note of it and eventually caught up with it, making it a real chapter! Aren't I awesome?

Main focus: Slice-of-Life


Status: On Standby​

Opening Theme: Closer - Inoue Joe
After coming so far and being so close to the end, I'm so grateful to have been doing this as long as I have!

The final Season! EVERYTHING goes down here and EVERYTHING is explained!
FINALLY THE WAIT IS OVER!
This Season only has 72 chapters because with how the ending is, I wanted to give it a "suddenly cut off" feel. It just suddenly ends!
This Season answers TONS of questions you might have had from earlier Seasons and brings back a lot of stuff from them! This is the only time I recommend you listen to the other Seasons first!
Mansion Madness and Lunar Eclipse will never be released because of how awful they turned out.
PLUS THEY HAVE SERIOUS FEELS WHICH IS WHY THEY ARE AWFUL
THIS IS A COMEDY DAMMIT NOT SOME DEEP BROMANCE FLICK

Main Focus: Nathan & Alex, Zack Hakton, finishing The Story, huge reveals, past Season references/wrap-ups


Status: Complete!​

Season 6
(0/?)

Opening Theme: Never Say Never - Three Lights Down Kings
Best OP ever, don't deny it.

Guess what? I've decided to start writing again! Um, well... I guess.
Here's the deal: Season 6 is the "bonus Season" where I wrap up anything that might have been left unwrapped and expand upon various things that need more detail.
I came to realize that The Story started to become less of a story and more of a "finish on time" thing. I was writing just to finish it. Now that the stress is gone, I can write more and actually produce quality work. It still won't have a plot mind you, but I plan on having things go from start to finish.
Chapters will go in order as I write them, so there won't be a "Season intro" chapter or anything. They also won't be "date-exclusive" like the other chapters in previous Seasons. When a holiday chapter was written, it was written on that holiday. Season 6 won't follow that rule, nor will it match the current weather conditions where I live. I'm going to just go with "time is flying" and months are going by quicker than ever. In a sense, we're not capturing all of the daily adventures like in the other Seasons. I do plan to keep them in basic order though, meaning seasons and months will progress in order. The characters also won't age from here on out (story-wise anyway, they'll age irl), so y'know, don't get all excited with your crazy adult shipping fantasies.

This Season will get real af. The writing style will evolve from "childish-sounding" to "adult-sounding". Also, since I don't have to actually read anything to anyone's face anymore, I'll be including things tailored more to my taste * cough cough* ALEX *cough* so yeah that'll be a nightmare.

This Season will take place in a before-The-End arc, meaning that The Story is really over at this point, we're just looking back at times we "didn't see". Who knows, they might have happened over the weekend? In any case, Nathan still narrates and he has an "I remember" tone as Season 6 is basically just him recalling some other stuff that happened.

Season 6 is the very last Season. I will just keep adding to it until I am done.

I have no idea when I will actually start writing. I'll probably just add a little bit when I'm bored and inspired. I'm very lazy, you know.


Status: Most likely not going to happen​

RANDOM STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW




This is a list of random things you might not know about The Story! Most of which might be implied and never officially explained.​

If there's anything you'd like to know, just ask and I'll add it here!​