Short Stories

Unus Annus - Memento Mori

*(Y/N)'s POV*

Today was it, November 13th, 2020. The channel Mark and Ethan have babied since last year, the time has passed and the countdown has begun. The end is near, we are reaching the 3-hour mark, this is it. Fans have started to cry, they have continued to beg for the timer to stop for a reset button to appear. But it won't Mark and Ethan have told us that it won't, it's over. It's time to let go, we've known since the start that this day would come. I felt my hands began to shake as I watched them on the TV, for the past year they have been my shelter. The people who have helped me through what the world had been going through, I haven't laughed this long, the 12-hour stream is something else. This is Goodbye, I scrolled through the chat trying to talk with the people in it but due to the 678,681 people watching it made it kind of hard to chat with them over what was happening.

"Memento Mori, my friends" I couldn't stop laughing when they started to replay the editor's video pieces when they went on break. Since day one we knew that once it hit 00:00:00:00 the channel would be gone, but I held out hope I knew I shouldn't have but I didn't want them to stop making videos together. "Death is inevitable" I mumbled quietly, most of my family had gone to bed. It was almost 11 pm and I couldn't figure out how I was gonna sleep tonight, you might think it is silly that I am sad over a channel. Then again... You weren't there were you? If I said, Pillow Fort, you would think nothing of it. Would you? I would think of Mark's first pillow fort, where the clock was at 225:11:59:59. 

"(Y/N)..." I looked in the direction of the voice, I felt my heart drop. "Mark?.. Ethan?" I looked to the screen they were still there, Ethan just said that he was going to get a tattoo! 

The smiled and walked closer, "Try again" I looked at them as they walked closer, this couldn't be Unus and Annus. They aren't real besides they are dying in less than 3-hours!

"Unus and Annus?.." They nodded and sat down on my couch, I looked to them "But what are you doing here? I don't understand"

"We are here to help you move on" They looked to the TV and pointed at it, "we are helping each and everyone one of you as we get closer" I walked over to the couch and sat in between them, "This time is hard. You are letting go of something powerful" they each put their hand onto my shoulder, I felt tears form into my eyes. "(Y/N), please do not cry. We have lived a wonderful life, and this will make you stronger" Annus exclaimed softly

"How can I let you go?!" I looked to Annus tears filled in my eyes, "How can I let go of something that has changed me as a person? Made me feel special and welcome?!" I looked over to Unus, "How can I not feel lost tomorrow?" 

Unus laughed solemnly, "You will never be without us" he put his hand to my head, "We will be here with you." 

"We will never leave as long as you remember us" Annus put his hand on my forehead, "You will only be lost and along if you allow yourself to be" It felt like my heart shattered into a million pieces, how do they not understand that they are leaving us behind. We are not leaving in the one year while they do, we are here to remember them and not be able to look at their videos.

Unus put his hand on my arm, "We know we are leaving you behind, (Y/N)" he stood up and walked towards the TV with the stream playing. The fanart going across the amazing art that showed how everyone was feeling. "But our job here, on Unus Annus is complete." 

I watched as Annus stood up and walked towards the TV "We can't stay, we have more people to see. More to soothe and hopefully make them feel at home, (Y/N) Memento Mori." 

"No!" I stood up and ran towards them but they had phased through the television. "Don't go! Please" I fell to my knees as I saw the clock on the stream, Ethan getting his tattoo was just starting. I stood up and wiped my tears, "Were they even real?..." I looked down at the Unus Annus sweatshirt I was wearing, I need to say goodbye... I don't want to and I never would, but I have to say goodbye.

I sat back down on the couch and laughed at Mark as he asked Danielle if she knew about Halloween. Mark kept asking her the silliest of questions and I realized, I needed to enjoy what I was seeing. To remember and to live on through the channel. Other people might not know about the Unus Annus, but I will always remember and maybe even talk to some friends about it. But I will not let Unus Annus down, not now and not 10 years in the feature. Unus and Annus will live inside of me for the rest of my life. 

Unus Annus,

Memento Mori.

Hey all! So this was really hard to write, I felt like my heart was breaking as I was writing it. Tonight is the night that Unus Annus gets deleted. I have only written something like this once and it has never seen the light before, this really made me come to terms that Unus Annus is ending tonight. Unus Annus dies tonight, and but the fans will live on forever and from now on 11/13 is Unus Annus Day. Wear whatever you can, makeup, merch, and nail polish, anything you can get your hands on to celebrate the life and death of Unus Annus. 

From 365:00:00:00 to 00:00:00:00 we are all a family, in the comments below write down your favorite thing from the channel. Could be your favorite video, or Unus or Annus, which one did you prefer. We as the fans have to keep this alive, we won't explain to people who don't know. but we will continue to talk about it within each other. I really hope that this helps some of you move on, I know it helped me a little bit having Unus and Annus basically talk to me telling me it's going to be okay. I made it a little dramatic I will admit, but that is what happens when I write. 

For all of you reading this, who is not familiar with Unus Annus. I have one phrase for you, Memento Mori. I won't tell you what it means, but just know that you missed out on an amazing experience and I hope that you do someday experience something like what we did. I wish you all well, and that everything works out well for all of us.

Memento Mori,

Goodbye <3