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00:00I'd just settled into the couch with my snacks and my movie, when suddenly the doorbell rang.
00:10Flippity flippin' flamingo. Can't a woman have a moment of peace in her own house?
00:15Why is someone here at midnight?
00:16I was marching towards the door when I stopped short.
00:19Why is someone here at midnight?
00:21Uh, hello? Who is it?
00:24There was only silence.
00:25Are you a robber?
00:26Dude, I just took my kids to the dentist today, so I'm broke.
00:30Try your luck with the big house down the street.
00:32Again, no reply, but I could see a weird shadow against the door.
00:37Are you an alien who's accidentally landed on planet Earth?
00:40Run away while you still can! It's too late for the rest of us!
00:44Still no answer, but I heard a muffled laugh.
00:47Look, I've been having a rough time lately, and I am so not in the mood for this.
00:52So I'm warning you, I'm coming out with an axe and I am not afraid to use it.
00:56I flung the door open and jumped back, half expecting to be attacked.
01:00But when the porch light fell on the face under the weird hat, I recognized someone I thought I'd never see again.
01:06Milo? Not a phone call or text for 12 years, and now you just show up at my door at midnight?
01:12Did someone die?
01:13Uh, hi. Long time no see.
01:16Yeah, here's the thing, Jen.
01:17Thousands of people across the globe will die soon if you and I don't travel back in time and fix a tiny mistake you made in high school.
01:24Can I come in?
01:25I was hoping this was the part I'd wake up and realize it was just a stupid dream that made no sense.
01:31Yeah, no such luck.
01:32Hi, I'm Jennifer, the oldest emcee of My Story Animated.
01:36By the way, Mr. Director, I don't appreciate how everyone on set has been telling me I look very good for my age.
01:43That's something you'd say to someone in their 60s. I'm just a hot 35-year-old.
01:48Sorry, I think I'm catching something from one of my kids. Nasty buggers.
01:57Anyway, I'm old enough to be your mom, so y'all better show some respect and strap in for my story because it's gonna be da bomb.
02:05Okay, no one says that anymore. Whatever.
02:09Now, before I continue, please like and subscribe to MSA.
02:12I'll give you a quick walkthrough of my past. It's kinda important.
02:16I was born on December 27th, 1983.
02:19A cute lump of fat weighing 10 pounds, 8 ounces.
02:22I was an only kid, so my childhood was carefully documented by my adoring parents.
02:27Cute, cute, still cute. Then, yikes!
02:31Puberty hit, and that was just ugly, ugly, hella ugly.
02:35I had it all. The braces, the unibrow, the baby fats still holding on tight.
02:40I didn't think I'd recover from that phase.
02:42So I worked hard on being smart and funny.
02:45Then, boom! I turned 16 and had a big crush on a boy.
02:49Lost the weight, lost the braces, and people started using a word for me that I hadn't heard before.
02:55Pretty.
02:55I was class valedictorian, voted most likely to succeed, and the girlfriend of the football team captain.
03:02Alex was an absolute dreamboat.
03:04You just had to see him in action once, and you knew this guy was gonna be a star.
03:09We dated all through university and got married after graduation.
03:13Alex's career was on the rise, I was about to start my PhD, life was peachy, blah, blah, blah.
03:18But then one day, Alex had a terrible injury during a game.
03:22And soon after, the doctors told him he could never play professionally again.
03:27It was a huge blow.
03:29And with a kid on the way, I had to quit my PhD program and get a job as a high school science teacher.
03:34Alex was depressed and bedridden for months.
03:38But when he got back on his feet, he was even worse.
03:41Babe, I've got an amazing idea.
03:43We're opening a ramen place.
03:45We don't know the first thing about making ramen.
03:47I'm one-eighth Japanese.
03:49It's gotta be in my blood.
03:50It wasn't.
03:51We filed for bankruptcy six months later.
03:54I bought a flock of sheep, babe.
03:55It's a great investment.
03:57We'll double our money in six months.
03:59We didn't.
04:00Unless we're talking about losses.
04:01Yeah, we doubled those.
04:03I'm growing mushrooms in the garage.
04:05I'm growing avocados in the garden.
04:07I'm investing in a video game for bored 70-year-olds.
04:10I tried to be supportive, knowing that he'd lost his big dream career.
04:15But the debts were piling, the fights were becoming more frequent, and we were drifting
04:19further apart.
04:21Ten years later, we decided to separate and see how we felt about it.
04:25But the one true joy of my life was becoming a mom to my daughter Stella, followed five years
04:30later by her twin brothers, David and Beckham.
04:33No matter what happened, this love I had for my kids was forever.
04:37So were sleepless nights, piles of laundry, cleaning, doctor visits, viruses, diapers,
04:42more piles of laundry, cleaning, homework, tantrums, crying, more crying, falling like
04:46a baby in the bathroom.
04:47Yeah, okay, the last one is me.
04:49Why are you telling me this morning that you need cupcakes for your entire class today?
04:53I put it on the fridge schedule a month ago, left sticky notes all over the house a week
04:58ago, and set a reminder on your watch for yesterday.
05:01Your brother stuck my watch in a jar of Nutella.
05:04David, Beckham, why do you keep taking your clothes off?
05:06That's the opposite of getting dressed.
05:09I'll be the only kid who didn't get anything for the class picnic.
05:13No, sweetie, wait.
05:14Let's see what we got.
05:16Here's a jar of peanut butter and some cookies.
05:18Ew, no, those are stale.
05:20You want to take some prunes?
05:21They're great for constipation.
05:23Mom, I'll tell the teacher you forgot.
05:25It happens.
05:26Oh, no, you won't.
05:27I know how judgy those teachers are.
05:29We're stopping at a bakery.
05:30Boys, I swear if you don't stop running this second, I'll call an elf who will call Santa
05:35and tell him not to get you any Christmas presents.
05:38You don't know an elf?
05:39Yeah, we don't believe you.
05:41I'm your mother, and mothers never lie to their children.
05:45Now get dressed before I call the goblin who eats twins for breakfast.
05:49Hey, lady, can you control your kids?
05:52One of them took my cookie.
05:54Oh, God, so sorry.
05:56I'll get you another one.
05:57A coffee, too.
05:58The other rat stuck his gross finger in it.
06:01Okay, sure.
06:02But you don't have to be so angry.
06:04They're just kids.
06:05Yeah, I'm angry at you.
06:07Clearly you suck as a mom and didn't teach them any manners.
06:11Excuse me?
06:13You want to say that again to my face?
06:15Did you think I said it to your butt the first time?
06:19Oh, you want a piece of me, buddy?
06:22Mom, please don't.
06:24You're crazy.
06:25I'm out of here.
06:26I need to pee.
06:27I need to pee, too.
06:28For the last time, you don't need to take your shoes off to pee.
06:32After we returned from the bathroom, I turned to the lady at the counter.
06:36How many cupcakes do you have here?
06:38Two dozen.
06:39I'll take them all, please.
06:41I can't sell them all to you.
06:43Why not?
06:44What if someone else comes around for a cupcake?
06:47What do you care if one person buys them or ten people do?
06:50You just want sales, right?
06:52No.
06:52I want to make people happy.
06:54Then go be a party clown in your free time.
06:57But right now, I need you to sell me those cupcakes.
07:01I'll pay you ten extra dollars.
07:02No.
07:03Give me it!
07:04I jumped behind the counter and started taking out the cupcakes.
07:07The lady started wrestling with me and screaming for security.
07:11I pushed her.
07:12She pushed me back.
07:13And I went flying straight into a baker walking out of the kitchen with someone's wedding cake.
07:18I'll never forget that moment.
07:21Me covered head to toe in white frosting.
07:23The salesperson still screaming.
07:26Everyone in the cafe, including my children, looking absolutely terrified.
07:29And in the doorway stood Alex, looking as handsome as ever.
07:34Folding hands with a leggy redhead who looked like she'd stepped out of a magazine.
07:39Mom, are you okay?
07:41Yes, sweetie.
07:42I'm fine.
07:43I'm not fine.
07:45I feel like I'm one of those hamsters on a wheel.
07:47And the wheel never stops.
07:49And I'm running and running.
07:50But somehow I've gained weight.
07:52How did that happen?
07:53You had three kids, honey.
07:55And you're an amazing mom.
07:57No, I'm not.
07:59The twins are adorable, but they're maniacs.
08:02And Stella is so smart.
08:03And I'm constantly disappointing her.
08:06She knew Alex was dating someone for months.
08:08And she didn't tell me to protect my feelings.
08:11A 10-year-old shouldn't have to do that.
08:13How do you feel about Alex having a girlfriend?
08:16I know the marriage has long been over.
08:18But I just wasn't expecting him to get over it so quickly, you know?
08:22I know.
08:23So yeah, we got a divorce with shared custody of the kids.
08:27I became kind of friends with Cassie or Katie or whatever that dumb redhead's name is.
08:33And life went on.
08:34Now it was Alex's turn to keep the kids overnight.
08:38And I had big plans for myself.
08:41Which were rudely interrupted.
08:43You have white hair now.
08:45You have a bigger butt now.
08:46You checked out my butt?
08:48Don't sound so excited.
08:50I just made a logical guess.
08:51Milo, you want to tell me where you've been for 12 years?
08:56You just suddenly left town without so much as a goodbye?
08:59Oh wait, what day was that?
09:01Yeah, my wedding day.
09:03And you were the best man.
09:04I told you I had a brainwave related to my research.
09:08Also, you know I hate people in weddings and happiness in general.
09:11You left me a text and I haven't heard from you since.
09:14Why come and see me now?
09:16Because we have to travel back.
09:18Okay, sit down and I'll set up a PowerPoint presentation.
09:21Use your words and make them make sense.
09:24Okay, okay.
09:25So do you remember what we were doing on the night of 15th December 2000?
09:29Sometimes I'm in the shower and can't remember if I just shampooed my hair.
09:33So no.
09:34Do you remember that you were a nosy person and you suspected something shady was happening
09:38in the abandoned warehouse in our town and you dragged me there one night to find out more?
09:42Oh yeah, I remember that and I was right.
09:46It was some super freaky science lab.
09:49But then we went back a week later and it was gone.
09:52Yeah, have you heard about the Xenovirox virus?
09:55I recently read about some cases in the news.
09:58Soon it'll be a lot more, all over the world.
10:01Apparently the virus was created in that shady science lab by some people in government as biological warfare.
10:06What? No way!
10:08Do you remember that when we were in the lab, you accidentally bumped into some things on a countertop?
10:13Did I?
10:14You knocked over a vial and the liquid in it got mixed with fluid in another beaker.
10:18That was the vaccine.
10:20Because of your mishap, the scientist working on it got the wrong result.
10:24And he concluded that the vaccine was impossible to make.
10:27The project was shut down because it was too risky having a virus from which no one could be protected.
10:32So it looks like I did a good thing?
10:35You'd think so. But there's no way to really destroy a virus.
10:39It was kept in a secure facility all these years.
10:41And I don't know how and when exactly, but it escaped.
10:45And it's spreading like wildfire now.
10:47And because of your accident, the vaccine for it was never made.
10:51Oh my god. Well, someone will make it now, won't they?
10:54Not fast enough.
10:56Jen, it's really serious and we gotta go back and fix this.
10:59What do you mean, go back?
11:01Didn't I already mention the time travel thing?
11:03Yeah, so I stumbled upon a rip in the space-time continuum,
11:06which helped me to discover the way to open portals whenever I want and travel to the past.
11:11That's what I've been working on for almost two decades now.
11:13Oh, no, no, no.
11:16Jennifer, please wake up from this terrible dream.
11:18Is it that bad meeting me after all this time?
11:21Yes, because not a single thing you've said has been good or made sense.
11:26How do you even know all this about the vaccine and the virus?
11:28Time travel. I just told you. You used to be a lot smarter, Jen.
11:34You actually expect me to believe you're a time traveler?
11:37If there's anyone who'll believe me, I expect it to be you.
11:41I looked into his sharp blue eyes and knew he wasn't kidding.
11:45Okay, okay. If you've traveled back in time, why didn't you just fix the problem yourself?
11:51Believe me, I tried. But I can't seem to do it alone and I can't ask anyone else.
11:56Come on, we gotta go now.
11:58I have this night to myself, Milo, and I don't want to be some hero and save the world.
12:02I just want to watch a movie and fall asleep five minutes after it starts and have pancakes in the morning.
12:08And no, I won't have to make three dozen pancakes or eat the cold ones.
12:13Fresh, hot pancakes just for me.
12:15And coffee and peace.
12:18Let me have this, please.
12:20Jen, everyone you love is at great risk.
12:23Do it for your kids.
12:24No, that's just emotional blackmail.
12:26Is it working?
12:27Yeah, fine. It's working.
12:30Let's go, you weirdo.
12:32You're gonna go like this?
12:33Yeah? What's wrong with this?
12:35Oh, nothing. You look lovely. Is that mustard or barf on your coat?
12:40Shut up.
12:41Put this hat on, please.
12:42Yay! I get a funky hat, too.
12:45Next, Milo took out a cube, placed it on the ground, and it sprang up into a tent.
12:50Hey, I need one of those collapsible things for camping with the kids.
12:54That's the astral tent. It's my time machine.
12:57Now, I just need a minute to set up the temporal destination.
13:01I'd followed Milo here, curious to know what he was going on about.
13:05But it just hit me then. Milo was actually mental. He'd really lost it.
13:10Oh, you poor baby.
13:13Uh, what's going on?
13:15Nothing, sweetie. It's all okay.
13:18I'm here for you, but you need help. Professional help.
13:22Do you understand what I'm saying, Milo?
13:24No. Can you get your hands off my face?
13:28I hear there's really nice places now for people like you, and you'll get the help you need.
13:33And I'll come visit you. I promise.
13:36Are you talking about a mental institution? I'm not crazy.
13:40Of course not, sweetie. You're special.
13:43Cut it out. If you think I'm crazy, why did you come with me?
13:47I don't know, Milo. Maybe I just came along because I'm actually really happy to see you,
13:51even though I've been pretending otherwise.
13:54And maybe a small part of me thought, hey, he's a genius.
13:58Maybe he really did invent time travel, and you're in for an adventure, Jen,
14:02which would be a nice change from your mundane life.
14:04But you just pitched up a tent in a field and gave me a stupid hat, and this is all so ridiculous.
14:12I'm going home.
14:13Just as I turned to leave, I heard a buzzing sound from behind me, and I gasped.
14:18The tent was glowing.
14:19It makes that sound when it's warming up.
14:22You want to put that hat back on?
14:23Okay, then.
14:25As we stood outside the tent, I could feel my heart racing with excitement.
14:30Was this really happening?
14:32Before we go in, you've got to remember three rules of time travel.
14:36Number one, and the most important, don't change anything in the past.
14:40We have no idea what happens when we pull out a single thread in the fabric of time.
14:45It can have a butterfly effect and change many outcomes, possibly for the worse.
14:49Aren't we going back to change something?
14:52We already know that has a really bad outcome, so we're going to risk it.
14:56Change nothing else, okay?
14:58Got it.
14:59Number two, you can't get recognized by anyone.
15:02Tell no one who you are under any circumstances.
15:05Done.
15:06Number three.
15:07Uh, okay, I think I don't have a number three.
15:10So just two important rules of time travel.
15:13Also, I gotta warn you, as we travel, you will experience nausea, headaches, dizziness,
15:17stomach cramps, palpitations, sweats, and feel like someone kicked you in the back.
15:20Sounds like nine months of pregnancy.
15:22Been there, done that.
15:23Okay then, you ready?
15:25This is insane.
15:26Yes, yes, okay.
15:28I'm ready.
15:29It's good to see you too.
15:31Now, one, two, three, go.
15:35Now, one, two, one, two, three, go.
15:39Now, let's do it.
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