1. Apocalypse in Death Valley
Back on Track – With Recap
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2. Hello and welcome, my dear readers. That is, if there's anyone out there
still interested in a story that hasn't been updated for a year and a
half.
I'm back on track in my RL after such a long time and finally I'm back to
Sims 2 as well. After reinstalling my computer twice during this time I
still have my Sims 2 files and reinstalled the game just a week ago...
and there they were. My dear Apocalypse family, all happy and
healthy. For an Apocalypse, of course.
I'd really love to go back and play and finish the challenge (and my
story), but I realized I can't very well just hop in and continue – I've
forgotten so many rules! Luckily I've found my notes and went
through them and the rules so I'm a bit better prepared already.
But I have to go through everything what happened already to get it all
back together... and I thought maybe someone else would enjoy a
little recap.
Off we go then!
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3. So, this is Braille. Second
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generation heir, Romance Sim
and current head of the family.
The only Sim that can hear me
right now. That's right.
Something very odd prevents
my normal communication with
my Sims. So far, only one Sim
per generation could hear me
and Braille and I have no idea
why. That's one thing we were
trying to figure out before I had
to go away...

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Oi! Braille! Braille! I'm back!
„Oh, heya Voice. Good you're
back, I wanted to talk to you
about yesterday...“
Uh, Braille? I have something to
talk about with you, too....
See, what you think was
yesterday actually happened
over a year ago. Real time, not
Sim time.

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„Hu? What? What's that
supposed to mean?“
Well, I had to leave you for a
while. See, some very
important things with my own
family going on. I'm sorry.

6. Braille? You're not going to stop
talking to me again, are you?
„Um...“
Look, I'm back. I'm sorry I
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neglected you guys but I saved
your files twice when my
computer needed a new setup
and I'm back now! We can
solve this mystery, we can...
„Hey, hey! Stop babbling, Voice.
Everything's fine.“
It is?
„Yeah... we all enjoyed the time
off.“
Phew, I'm glad... wait, time off?
„Sure.“
But... I thought you wouldn't even
notice since time doesn't pass
for you when I'm not playing...

7. „Do you really know what's going on
on your computer when you turn
it off?“
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I thought I did...
„Let's get back to the important
stuff... you're back?
Yep!
„And... you still want to find out who
is behind all this and way?“
I sure do!
„Not leaving again?“
I swear!
„Then let's not waste any more
time““
Somehow, this talk totally didn't take
the turn I thought it would...
„You do owe me something, of
course. Big time.“
I guess that's only fair.

8. „So... about yesterday.“
Braille, wait.
„Now what?“
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Well, I have to admit that after such a
long time... could you quickly bring
me up to date with your family
story? As to who accomplished
what?
„You mean you forgot?“
Um... yeah. Sorry.
„Shesh, maybe I should do this thing
on my own...“
Hey! I helped you a lot in the past,
too!
„Yeah, but you forgot that! Hehe.“
Now, Braille! I could also forget about
the promise I made you... only
marrying Komei if you both have
the want locked in?
*gasps* „You wouldn't!“

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Actually... no. I wouldn't.
„I'd never talk to you again if you
did!“
I know. And see? I haven't
forgotten everything. So go on.
Let's recap. And after that you
can tell me everything about
yesterday. Deal?
„Deal. Pfff, me and getting
married, you're nuts.“
Braille!
„Alright, alright, recapping!“

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„Well, you do remember Kaylar,
right? My grandmother?“
I do. I remember all your family,
I'm just not so sure about who
brought back what...
„Well, Grandma Kaylar became
Space Pirate and brought the
Jumbok and Smart Milk back.
And the using of career
rewards.“
Oh, ok. That's good. Gotta love
Smart Milk and the Jumbok.

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„She married Grandpa Drake and
he brought back energizers
and all kinds of electronics
stuff.“
Oh, he lifted Science?
„Yep.“
And then they had kids.

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„Yes, they had my Dad, Magellan.
And Aunt Marie. And then for
some reason Grandma Kaylar
was ok with another pregnancy
– no idea why she'd like that –
and they had twins, uncle
Möbius and Aunt Mendela!“
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I remember! Second generation
of an Apocalypse and four
kids! And all of them inherited
Drake's nine active points!
„We like to be active.“
Right. You got them, too!

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Aww, Magellan. He was such a
great heir. Did you know he
volunteered? And he was the
only Sim who could hear me,
until he turned elder.
„Dad volunteered? I didn't know
that.“

14. Yes. He was very determined to find out
what had caused this disaster and
why Sims no longer could hear me.
„Well, he didn't find out about that but
he managed to clear the phone lines
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and internet. Meaning more job ads
on the computer and no more
waiting for tuesdays to call people.“
Gotta love him for that!
And he married Meadow.
„Yeah. Mom. I'm still not on speaking
terms with her.“
I remember... she wanted to become
Education Minister, but I had her top
Show Business first, right? (After
she messed up Paranormal)
Anyway, after that she was so
determined to fulfill her life's dream
that she didn't really care much for
you kids.

15. „No. Dad and his siblings raised
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us. That is, Kepler there and
me. And they made time to be
there for us, even though Aunt
Marie made Education Minister
– before Mom, ha! - and
installed a high school, Aunt
Mendela cleared the roads...“
Military lift? Great!
„... and Uncle Möbius brought
back showers!“
Which Kepler obviously loved!
„Hehe, yeah, especially he did.
Though, actually we all do.“

16. But Kepler and you weren't the
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only children in generation
three.
„No. Can you believe Mom? After
already having two kids she
hardly even knew she got
pregnant once again. And
what happened?“
She had twins. Yes, I do
remember that very well!
„She didn't really care about
them, either.“

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„But Baily and Hawking were
raised very well without her!“
I know. You and Kepler were
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great bigger siblings.
Oh, I remember the headache
those two gave me... being
very hungry all the time...

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„Oh, they were. We stuffed them
with lots o' hamburgers and
there were only very few
snowdays. So they grew up
happy and healthy. Baily is
working on bringing back
music and Hawking went into
Politics.“
Oh, that's great. It would be nice
to be able to expand the house
a bit further. We're running out
of floors here.

19. „Shortly after that picture of the two of
them was taken, I had my first
son.“
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Diesel!
„Yes. Isn't he a cute baby? Awww, he
was so cudly and had that certain
baby smell...“
Oh, Braille, you're a Romance Sim,
remember?
„Psh, of course. I still haven't rolled
the want to get married to his
father, have I?“
True. And I promised you, you would
have to get married unless you did.
„Yeah, if Mom thought so, too... she
actually had the nerve to ask
Komei to move in – without asking
me first! – so I could marry him and
no longer disgrace my family, as
she put it.“

20. „Turned out that Komei wasn't the type
for marriage, either, so we just, well,
got along great in our way.“
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No more details, please!
„Ha, that was always a good way to
scare you away!“
Pffft. Back to career lifts, please.
„How boring... ok. I topped Athletics as I
always wanted and Komei managed
to top Paranormal. He didn't fail like
Mum.“
Well, I guess new hairstyles and clothes
are great, too. Not to mention dates
and outings.

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„Yeah, everything could have
been great, but then...“
The zombie chick! I remember,
she turned up one day and
threatened the family!
„Yeah... that was scary, I'll admit
that.“
You showed her not to mess with
you, though.

22. „Yes. But she made strange hints
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about someone who wanted
our family to fail, so I thought
of a way to be able to protect
my family.“
And became a vampire.
„Yes. At that point we didn't know
that the Count was actually the
one who sent the zombie
chick... and that I was playing
right into his hands by
becoming, er,... allergic to
sunlight.“

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Although, it paid off, too.
„Yes... actually, I only wanted one
more child! Three at once were
quite a handful! But I could
easily care for Bayer, Fleming
and Rouelle during the nights,
so it was ok.“
Family Sim in disguise, that's
what you are.
*glares*
Sorry, sorry, taking it all back...
still hot-headed, that one...
Author's Note: Curse that glitch! But I do love
the babies!

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They all grew into happy kidlets,
that's for sure.
„Yep. I'm very proud of them. But
it was tough sometimes, caring
for three tots and not
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neglecting my firstborn at the
same time.“

25. „And if that wasn't enough, Mum
came back in our lives. Well, at
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least she tried to. She moved in
with Dad and Marie and tried to
make friends with Baily and
Hawking. After not caring for
them their whole childhood! The
nerve!“
And did they connect with her?
„Well, there wasn't really much
chance for talking because that
was the day when things
became really dangerous!“
Oh!

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„Oh indeed! The zombie chick
attacked again. Well, she was
a zombie-vampire chick now...
and being a dead undead she
could attack in daylight!“
So that was the Count's plan! Oh,
what a...
„You say it, Voice! Even if I had
been there I couldn't have
helped them. I dread the day
they come to this house and
attack my family!“
Me, too, Braille, me too. But Baily
and Hawking are ok, yes?

27. „Yes, they are. Thanks to her.“
Uh, Braille, she looks like...
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„She's not grandma. Apparently
she is her twin sister. And she's
been watching over us the
whole time.“
And she's a...
„Yep, she's a zombie, too. But a
nice one.“
Oh. Ok. If you say so.
„Trust me, Voice. Kaya is ok. She
seems to know more about what
is going on.“
Oh. Good! Did she tell you?

28. „Not everything. The most important
thing is that we keep working to
restore the order in Death Valley,
she said. Oh, and she told me
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one very encouraging thing, too!“
Oh, what's that?
„The Count is going to attack
again...“
Not what I'd call encouraging,
Braille...
„Will you listen to me? Sheesh. She
said, the Count is going to attack
again, but he can only do so once
per generation.“
Now that's good news!
„It seems his... minions aren't so
invincible after all. They don't die
in the sun, but they need a long
time to recover.“
That's really good news!

29. „... Voice?“
Yes, Braille?
„She said one more thing.“
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At what's that?
„She said: 'The girl that brings
green into the family will save
it.'
Any ideas what she could mean?“
Um... not right now. Bring green
into the family... bringing back
plants, maybe?
„Sounds probable.“
Well, to bring back the plants we's
need to lift Natural Science
and to do so, we need a
college student... and a girl,
obviously. Which brings us to
another matter...

30. „Bleh! My children are only kids! You
don't want to discuss heirship right
now!“
Well, if we take what Kaya said
seriously... you only had one girl,
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Braille.
„I said Bleh, Voice! I'm not sending any
of my children to college, anyway.
It's way too dangerous!“
But we need Natural...
„Pssh! The spouse can do that. Komeii
knows enough college students! My
children stay where I can protect
them!“
Alright, alright, Braille! Woah! I suppose
I don't have a say in this matter.
„No, you don't. They are my children,
after all. Bleh“
Alright. No need for any more bleh-ing I
guess your way is just fine, too.

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“Of course it is.“
So that's settled. Now let's go
back to raising these kidlets of
yours, what do you say?
„I say – you could change the
diapers for once.“
Heh – I would if I could, Braille. I
would if I could.

32. No cliffhanger this time! Well, almost.
So there I am back again with my Apocalypse family. Some good news,
some mysterious hints and a bit of memory helper.
The girl that brings the green into the family... I wonder who that is going to
be.
And of course, when will the Count and his minions attack again? We'll have
a bit of peace for a while, but for how long?
And not to forget - restrictions… are Baily and Hawking going to lift some?
And which ones?
Everyone who came back to read this after such a long break – thank you.
And if you just discovered this story and read it – thank you as well. I
hope you enjoyed this little chapter.

33. What else?
After a year, I still can‘t decide on a heir for the next generation…

34. Fun Facts:
Uh. Since not much actually happened this chapter, I have none. But oh
well. Next time for sure!

35. And The End once again!