[Issue 46] [Story] Momma Waited 'Til the End

[sonofchrysalis3 3,719]

My earliest memory is watching the blue crates drifting from the sky.

 

“What are those, Momma?”  I asked in childish curiosity.

 

“Those,” she answered warmly, “are going to buy you an M3 railgun someday.”

 

Day after day, I watched from the window of our garage as she rolled out into the desert and gathered the crates.  She looked so happy as she collected them, and I knew that she was indeed happy.  She was happy to provide for her baby.

 

As the years wore on, her hard work had accumulated enough crystals to buy an M1 railgun for me.  She watched with pride as I skidded around the yard, gleefully firing it in all directions.  And she continued to gather the crates, looking forward to the day when her little boy would need them for a much stronger weapon.

 

And then the skies were empty.

 

Momma assured me that all was well.  There were occasional droughts, and this was no different.  The crates would soon fall again, as they always had.

 

She sat by the window and waited as days turned into weeks.  Not a single blue crate fell.

 

I looked out of our garage one morning and saw Momma sitting silently in the yard, staring into the sky.  I rolled outside and sat quietly next to her.

I’ll never forget her mournful expression as she gazed upwards into the emptiness, silently pleading for a blue crate to drop.  Her little boy needed the crystals.

 

I begged her to come back inside, to get out of the sun, to please be happy again.  She sat right there and didn’t say a word.

 

As the weeks passed, her paint faded and her hull rusted.  She ignored me as I struggled in vain to push her inside our garage.  I gave up and went inside to cry, alone, as I had done all the days before.

 

Then one afternoon, the scorching desert sun pierced the thick armour and ignited her fuel tank.  I watched in horror as black smoke billowed from the hull I had nestled up to each night.  She didn’t make a sound.

 

I believe that her spirit was already gone.

 

 

Many years have passed, and the crystal crates are still absent.  Momma waited for them ‘til the end.

 

She still waits under the desert sun, watching for that reviving flash of blue.

 

 

 

In memory of Momma Tanki, who gave all she had so her baby could have life.

 

[KillerGnat 3,135]

*sniff* How touching. I think I'm going to cry. How could the devs be so heartless.

[GHOST68INVINCIBLE 152]

I never knew a forum topic would make me cry *sniff*

[classyplebs 1,786]

No..

[DragonOfStorms 2,706]

Sometimes I think you like to be depressing, @sonofchrysalis3

[NewbieCake 3,067]

The feels are real.

[MandolinMarc 874]

I absolutely love this. Short, sweet, and ever so touching. That tank carcass in desert is going to have a new meaning for me from now on  ^_^

 

So anyway, did Momma never find any gold boxes? Or any repair kits falling like angels from heaven, with promises of a new life and a full health bar?

[Lord-of-the-Snipers 1,620]

Though I often dislike your articles/opinion about the game itself...have to give you credits for this story.

 

Short, but contains all that a good story should have. The rusty tank of Desert beautifully fitted in it to it.

 

A+

Edited January 8, 2016 by Lord-of-the-Snipers

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Great Article, Stratus!

But shouldn't 'Railgun' have a capital at the beginning?

[Lord-of-the-Snipers 1,620]

Great Article, Stratus!

But shouldn't 'Railgun' have a capital at the beginning?

Really? How important... <_<

 

 

grammar nazis everywhere

 

Edited January 8, 2016 by Lord-of-the-Snipers

[lukey0 27,543]

Wow, this is quite a moving article, emotionally wise.

 

I somehow knew you were going to post a pic of one of those tanks. :P

[Anonono 1,233]

Wow... that really got me moving. Brilliant writing.

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Really? How important... <_<

 

 

grammar nazis everywhere

 

Exactly! Just saying ...

[beaku 2,656]

Just curious, how did Momma tank reach top of the tower in Rio?

[Helindu_2014 830]

Extremely touching.

[Raredust 454]

When I saw the title, I thought this was going to be a lecture on why you should finish a battle instead of leaving in the middle of it.

[Flexoo 6,980]

Touching story mixed up with past updates related to crystals and a cherry on top in form of simple and at the same time exceptional picture  puts a finishing touch to the whole work. Nice article :)

Edited January 9, 2016 by Flexoo

[Lord-of-the-Snipers 1,620]

Just curious, how did Momma tank reach top of the tower in Rio?

There were more Mommas in those prehistoric Tanki days who were all gathering crates.

 

In those ancient days there were also flying Tanks.

They weren 't hacking though: they could just fly.

 

When the blue crates stopped falling from the skies, most of those flying Momma 's

instinctively went to higher grounds because those blue crates once fell from the sky...

 

The Momma who in despair flew on top of Rio 's tower also waited in vain for the crates to return.

Meanwhile her two daughters kept screaming and crying for weeks, trying to get her to come down

on solid ground again. She never did.

Sometimes during a battle in Rio when the weapons are silent for just one short moment...you

can still hear her daughters sad cries...

[Zenyth 6,494]

Great story.. I normally dislike/not read your stories but the title was catchy and it was worth a read, quite touching. :)

[Dragon-Judgement 1,529]

+1.

[Cor7y 13,862]

[Rayyan 3,415]

:( I kinda hate devs now :(

 

 

 

JK

 

 

[BSG-62 512]

I guess she never went for the gold boxes. 

[The.Hazard 94]

T-T so sad

[Link_1119 183]

Flexcoo will post below me.