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 Robotnik: Snooping as usual I see. Pingas
Robotnik: Snooping as usual I see. Pingas


It was a wonderful 日 in Canterlot, until some ponies started panicking.

Con: What's going on?
P: Discord is back, and he's murdering 更多 ponies!
Con: I'll stop him!
Discord: Keep it up! Everypony in this town must die!
Korean ponies: Affirmative! *kill each other*
Discord: Don't kill each other! Only kill the ones that live here.
Con: *shoots Discord*
Discord: 你 really think that pistol of yours will work?
Con: I shot 你 in the arm! Why aren't 你 bleeding?
Discord: Because, I'm invincible!
Con: *takes away invincibility* Not anymore.
Discord: That's it, you're screwed! Everypony, drop the nuke!
koreans: *drop nuke*
Con: Oh, fu- *wakes up* Oh thank goodness. It was only a dream.

Con's cell phone then started to ring

Con: Mane here
P: Con? Discord is back.
Con: And too bad I just woke up. *hangs up*

Fillies, and gentlecolts! I present to 你 the 6th Con Mane adventure, On Celestia's Secret Service

Starring

Doughnut Joe.................................Con Mane
Rarity..............................................Rareesa
Discord................... .....Ernst Staverald Discord
Pinkie Pie.............................................P
Spike....................................................S
Fenix Lighter....................................Himself
German ponies................................Good guys
Swedish & Korean ponies................Bad guys

Cars provided 由

Chevronet
Coltillac
Dodge
Fillys
Flam
Flim
Laune

Con reported at P's office.

Con: I got your call, what's Discord up to now?
P: He is now trying to kill agents from various organizations.
Con: He must have a 列表 with him.
P: He does. His first three targets are you, Fenix Lighter, and Rareesa.
Con: Really? Couldn't he kill some other pony?
P: He will, after he kills 你 three.
Con: *sighs* I'm on it. Should I see S before I leave?

The answer was yes.

S: Hello 0007.
Con: Hi S, what do 你 have for me?
S: Glad 你 asked, because it will blow you, and your enemies away.
Con: A 导弹 shooting car?
S: Precisely, Chevronet Corvette with machine guns, and missiles behind the headlights.
Con: Both are behind the headlights?
S: Yes, and they pop up to, so you'll give your enemies a surprise.
Con: What about my gun?
S: A Nambu pistol, with a choice of automatic firing, 或者 semi automatic.
Con: Nice.
S: And one 更多 thing. Remember that pen I used to tranquilize somepony?
Con: How could I forget that?
S: I'm giving that to you. Not only is there a tranquilizer setting, but a confusion, as well as poison.
Con: Who knew words could kill?
S: I did. You'll be heading to Rareesa's 首页 in Trottingham England, and make sure Discord does not kill her. Fenix, and some other M.I.3 agents will be there to help.
Con: Affirmative.

Con arrived at Rareesa's home.

Rareesa: Con, so glad 你 made it.
Con: Of course, I gotta make sure the sexiest mare in all of Equestria doesn't get killed.
Fenix: Along with me.
Con: Correction. I must make sure the sexiest mare ever, and my best friend don't die.
Fenix: Ja.
Rareesa: How long have 你 two known each other?
Con: Since we were colts.
Fenix: Right, and now we gotta go stop Discord.

The three ponies went for a walk toward a 滑雪 resort. Rareesa lives in a really cool part of town, literally.

Fenix: I have some soldiers stationed 由 here. They'll be able to get us from here to Discord's base.
Con: Alright, in the mean time the three of us can go skiing.
Koreans: *arrive on snowmobiles*
Fenix: 或者 not.
Con: Go get those soldiers, we'll cover you!
Korean pony62: Hello 你 two.
Rareesa: Hi.
Korean pony62: Don't think about running, because we are getting help from Sweden.
Con: 你 need all the help 你 can get to stop us. *shoots korean pony* Take his snowmobile!
Rareesa: *leaves on snowmobile*
Korean pony85: Alright 你 two, as we planned.
Con: *skis down hill*
Sweden pony24: *follows Con*
Con: *switches to automatic firing*
Sweden pony52: HA! He has a small pistol!
Con: *kills sweden ponies*
Korean pony85: *passes & shoots at Con*
Rareesa: Oh brilliant!
Korean pony85: *shoots at Rareesa*
Rareesa: *teleports behind pony*
Korean pony85: What?!
Rareesa: *breaks the pony's neck*
Con: Rareesa! 你 ok?
Rareesa: I'm alright darling. Where are the Germans?
Fenix: In helicopters!
Con: Excellent.
Fenix: Hop in, and we'll get to Discord's base.
Con & Rareesa: *Get in helicopter*
German pony35: *Flies helicopter*
Con: How many ponies are here?
Fenix: 12, and they're all willing to fight alongside you.
Con: Excellent. Where is Discord's base?
German pony35: Right in front of us.
Korean pony86: Intruders!
Swedish pony48: It's the Germans!
Fenix: Con, get on ze machine gun.
Con: *gets on MG, & shoots enemies*
Swedish pony66: We need a rocket launcher!
Swedish pony23: Here! *gets bazooka*
Con: *destroys bazooka*
German pony35: We have to land.
Fenix: Then do it.

All three choppers landed on the base, and all 15 ponies stormed out.

Fenix: Con, through this way!
Con: I'm right behind you.
Swedish ponies: *fire at Germans*
Germans: *fire at Swedish*
Con: *shoots enemy* Whoops! Forgot it was on automatic. *reloads*
Rareesa: I'll cover you. *shoots two enemies*
Korean ponies: 你 Swedish scum can't do anything right! *Shoots Germans*
German pony47: We have 4 down!
Con: *heals them* Thank god for being a unicorn.

The fighting went on for two 更多 minutes, until Con, & Rareesa decided to continue on, while the Germans would wait 由 the helicopters.

Con: *searches for Discord*
Rareesa: I can't find him anywhere.
Discord: *hits Rareesa*
Con: Whoa! You're not supposed to hit mares!
Discord: I don't care, I'm not a pony.
Rareesa: *hits Discord*
Discord: I have two intruders, and need back up.
Swedish ponies: *run toward Discord*
Con: Rareesa, get out of here with the others. I'll handle this. *fights Discord*
Swedish ponies: Hold your fire!
Con: *teleports himself & Discord on cable car*
Discord: *pushes Con*
Con: *holds onto ledge*
Discord: *grabs gun*
Con: *jams it with magic*
Discord: 你 goddamn unicorn. *hits horn*
Con: *climbs back up*
Discord: Stay down there! *hits Con*
Con: *grabs pistol*
Discord: *Fixes his gun*
Con: *Shoots Discord*
Discord: *Falls off cable car*

Now Con just had to escape Discord's army.

Con was stuck on the cable car, as it was heading toward some ponies that wanted him dead.

Fenix: Con! On here!
Korean pony77: *shoots at helicopters*
Con: Get outta here, I have something else in mind *jumps off cable car*
Rareesa: Con!!
Con: *teleports at Rareesa's house* oh jeez.

Koreans, and Swedish ponies were at Rareesa's house. They had no idea Con was there, so he got in his car, and left just when he got a phone call

Con: Hello?
P: Where are you?
Con: Making sure S's equipment doesn't get stolen. Discord is dead, but I gotta go find Rareesa.
Rareesa: *appears in Con's car* Drive as fast as 你 can!
Con: I gotta go *floors it*
Korean ponies: *follow in other cars*
Con: What did 你 do?
Rareesa: The helicopters were getting shot down, and I left.
Con: 你 just abandoned the Germans?!
Rareesa: I made them invincible for 5 minutes.
Con: Oh thank Celestia. We need to escape these ponies now!
Koreans: *shoot at Con*
Con: I wanna try something *drops grenades*
Koreans: *blow up*
Rareesa: So much for them.
Swedish leader: But 你 forgot about us.
Con: *teleports into Ponyville raceway*
Swedish pony56: *steals race car*
Con: *shoots other race cars* That should block his path, and make him go into that lake.
Swedish pony56: *Crashes, and goes into the lake*
Swedish leader: *Shoots at Con*
Con: *Turns left*
Rareesa: What are 你 doing?
Con: Blowing him away *Shoots missile*
Swedish leader: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! *dies*
Con: *teleports off race track*
Rareesa: That was cool.
Con: thanks *Repairs car*
Fenix: Rareesa! Thank 你 for making us invincible.
Rareesa: It was the least I could do, since 你 were about to die.
Con: *laughs* 你 know Rareesa, I've been thinking..
Rareesa: What?
Con: I know we've only known each other for less then two weeks, but..
Rareesa: But what?
Con: I 爱情 you. I know I'll never find another mare like you. Will 你 marry me?
Rareesa: *kisses Con* 你 mean it?
Con: Yes.

So it was settled, Con & Rareesa got married the 下一个 day, and the two were cruising down a road in Con's Corvette.

Con: I got a week's leave, so I'll hang with 你 until I have to go.
Rareesa: I'm planning on joining the C.I.E.
Con: 你 are? What about M.I.6?
Rareesa: Forget them, you're not in it.
Con: *Stops car*
Rareesa: *Grabs flower* 爱情 me
Con: I already do
Rareesa: Infuriate me.
Con: I would never!
Rareesa: In..
Con: In.. In a great honeymoon.
Rareesa: *laughs*

While the married coupled were kissing, Con was in for a surprise.

Korean mare: *driving by*
Discord: *shoots at Con*
Con: It's Discord! *gets into car* Discord.

Rareesa was killed, and Con tried to bring her back to life, but his horn was broken. Discord shot it. And 0007 swore to get revenge on the asshole that just killed his wife.

The End

Con Mane will return in Diamond Tiara's Are Forever
 Robotnik: Pingas
Robotnik: Pingas


Here are three previews to other 粉丝 fictions from SeanTheHedgehog.

Con Mane: You'll Only Live Twice - 2013

We begin our story in Beijing, which was violently taken over 由 the koreans.

Con: *sneaks onto dock*
korean pony55: What was that?
Con: *kills pony* 更多 like who was that?
korean pony21: I'll be right back I just wanna get some cider.
Con: *sneaks toward warehouse*
korean pony21: *shoots at Con*
Con: *dodges bullets*
korean pony21: All units, we have an intruder in the warehouse!
Con: *pulls out gun* Where is that manifest?
korean leader: What do 你 need the manifest for? Grenades? We made specially designed grenades to blow up an entire building. Now that 你 know this, I gotta let 你 go *kills Con Mane*

A few days later the C.I.E found Con Mane dead in the warehouse.

P: Bring him back to life!
Doctor: We can't. It's past 24 hours.
S: Well, at least he died on the job. That's how he wanted to go down.
Moneybit: Yeah, *cries*
P: What happened that got 你 into this Con?

Hedgehog In Ponyville With A Vengeance - 2012

As Pinkie Pie shot a rocket, a grenade was being cooked, and thrown towards us. "This can't be good." Pinkie said. I knew this was bad, so I had to act quick. "Chaos Control!" I shout, as I 移动 us away from the explosion. There was just one downside from what I just did. We were no longer in Equestria, but in another place I knew. "Where are we?" 苹果白兰地 asked. I had no idea, but as I looked around, I soon realized where we were. Then I saw an '81 Impala with a California License Plate. It also had a 年 on it, "Oh damnit." I say "What's wrong?" 苹果白兰地 asked, "Where are we?" "San Francisco 1982." I tell her. We time traveled back 32 years, and soon we were greeted 由 a guy wearing a mask, carrying a brown bag. "Hey!" he shouts. As I hear him shout, I floor it. The burglar then tried to shoot me, but missed breaking the window of a Mercury behind me. After I escaped the burglar I tried to use Chaos Control, but the sight of police lights behind me makes the 翠, 翡翠 fall out of my hands, onto the floor. 苹果白兰地 shouts at me, but I can't hear her because of the engine in my car, so she shot the officers behind my car. Pinkie Pie was the only one to help us out of this. "Pinkie, 搜索 in the 手套 compartment for a chaos emerald, ok?" I ask. Instead of getting a chaos 翠, 翡翠 though she looks at me confused, "Aren't we already causing chaos?" she says. How the fuck am I supposed to respond to that?! The police are behind me, and we have to get back to Equestria, and help 彩虹 Dash, and Shredder take Doughnut Joe's from Discord's control. "Please just look for it Pinkie!" I say. I didn't mean to shout at her, but I nearly crash into a mustang. Pinkie then finds the 翠, 翡翠 and hands it to me. "Ok good job. Chaos Control!" Soon we arrive at the battle for Joe's.

1960 - 2015

Karl: I got a decent car for free. *Laughs to himself*
Cop: Attention all units, be on the lookout for a 1957 Ford Fairlane stolen from a Hertz rental place just outside of L.A.
Cop 4: Ten-4, we'll keep an eye out for the car.
Cop: The rental company doesn't want any damage on this car. Understood?
Cop 4: Roger.
Karl: *Yawns* Why do I feel so... sleepy? *Falls asleep*

Song: link

Karl: *Swerving to the left, and right*
Ponies: *Honking their horns*
Karl: *Hits the brakes, and turns left. He goes faster*
Cop 4: That car is speeding.
Cop 3: Might also be the stolen car we're looking for.
Cop 4: *Drives after Karl*

The police turned on their sirens, but Karl was still asleep.

Karl: *Turns left, then right*
Pony: *In a station wagon, swerves to prevent herself from hitting Karl*
Cop 4: *Stops. The station wagon is blocking their path*
Karl: *Turns left into a parking garage*
Ponies: *Staring at Karl*
小马 4: He's asleep.
Karl: *Leans on the horn, but that still doesn't wake him up. He lifts his head up, leans it on the window to his left, then turns right to go up*
小马 7: *In another car, about to 移动 前锋, 期待 until she sees Karl*
Karl: *Turns around, and starts to drive out of the parking garage*
Ponies: Look, he's coming back.
Karl: *Turns left after exiting the parking garage*
Garbage Ponies: *Accidentally spill garbage on the road*
Karl: *Swerves left to avoid the garbage, then gets on the right side of the road*

A corvette was slowing down in front of him to stop at a intersection.

Karl: *Passes the Corvette*
Ponies: *Stop to avoid hitting Karl*
Karl: *Slowly opening his eyes, but closes them again staying asleep. He starts going up a hill*
小马 18: *Driving a truck towing a flat trailer carrying boxes that contain air conditioners*
Karl: *Having a dream, and honks the horn twice* Get outta the way, and learn how to drive.
小马 18: *Hears Karl honking his horn, and moves out of the way*
Karl: *Passes the truck, then goes downhill*
Police Pony: *Sees Karl pass him* That guy's asleep behind the wheel! *Follows him, and turns on his siren*
Karl: *Goes into a racing stadium*
Racing Ponies: *Racing around a figure 8. They are on the 100th lap, and won't stop until they hit 300 laps, 或者 when all cars are destroyed*
Racing 小马 53: *Crashes into another car, and drives off the track*
Racing 小马 0593: *Pushes another racer off the track*
Karl: *Drives his car onto the track, and passes a few race cars*
Racers: *Crash into each other to avoid hitting Karl's car*

Another race car crashed into the wall, making this noise for five seconds: link

Karl: *Drives around the track, then turns off, and heads for the exit*
Police Pony: *Waiting for Karl at the entrance*
Karl: *Passes the police pony. The left front tire hits a rock, and the car is close to flipping over, but leans all of the way to the right*
Police Pony: *Staring at Karl, and continues to chase him*
Karl: *Having another dream as he goes up the 爬坡道, 小山 again* No Leslie, 你 can't drive. I'm better at it then 你 are.
小马 90: *Sees Karl driving his car on two wheels, gets scared, and spins out of control in his Desoto. He hits another car*
小马 87: *Goes down an embankment, and crashes into a boulder*
Police Pony: *Stops to see if everyone is okay*
Karl: *Passing a Cadillac, nearly getting the left side on the car*
Cadillac Pony: *Stops*
Karl: *Goes down the hill*
Ponies: *Looking at Karl's car*
Karl: *Gets the left side of his car down, and slowly wakes up* Where am I? What happened? *Stops*
Pony: Sir, are 你 okay?!
Karl: Yeah, where am I?
Pony: Bakersfield. Are 你 sure you're okay?!
Karl: Yeah, thanks, you've been a real help. *Drives away*
小马 35: What was that all about?
Pony: *Shrugs*
Everyone, I have good news and bad news. Good news is that we are at the last of the Sonic.EXE series......... The bad news, is that this one is the worst of the bunch..... IT's Sally.EXE.... ugh.
So, it starts with this guy saying he never watches Sonic 电视 shows, however his 最喜爱的 character is Sally, a character who only appears in the television. Wow, not even ten 秒 in and I hate this story already.
Also, I like to point out that this story takes notes from Sonic.EXE, in other words, its the same fucking thing as Sonic.EXE, just with Sally. It is literally the same fucking...
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Leonard: I'm a perfectly nice guy. No reason we can't go to a nice 晚餐 together. Have a lovely dinner. Maybe take a nice walk after. She ends up taking me to her apartment (begins having panic attack). We begin kissing.. We're GONNA HAVE SEX! OH GOD! OH GOD!
Sheldon: Is the sex starting already.
Leonard: I'm having panic attack!
Sheldon; Well.. Calm down.
Leonard: I can't calm down. Other wise they wouldn't call it a panic ATTACK!


Leonard: Do I have to hold up a sarcasm sign. Everytime I open my mouth!?


Penny: Your so sweet. Why can't all guys be like you.
Leonard: Cause if all guys were like...
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Guard: (Whistles)
Link: Hey, you, 随意 guard
Guard: Hey, its you....... girl clothed boy
Link: I got something for you
Guard: Oh, is it a Snickers bar
Link: Nope (Cuts guard in half) That's for throwing me in that cell 你 asshole

Link: (At the top) Finally. Here we are.... again
Aryll: Link, your back
Link: Aryll, how have 你 been
Aryll: Oh, well the seagulls have been looking at me constantly, but thanks to this jail cell, they can't really get in to attack me
Seagull: 你 LUCKY BITCH
Link: Well, lets get 你 out of here
Aryll: Um, Link, why is there some pirate hooker behind you
Link: Who (Turns)
Tetra:...
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King of Red Lions: Well, here it is. Dragon Roost Island
Link: I knew that
King of Red Lions: How
Link: Well, the name of the island just materializes on the 最佳, 返回页首 of the screen
King of Red Lions: Oh, well, 你 go ahead and see whats going on
Link: Aren't 你 coming with me
King of Red Lions: I would, but, 你 see, I have things to do, and- Oh right, I'M A FUCKING BOAT
Link: Okay, Mr. Smartass, I'll go look (Walks off)

Link: Wow, its a place filled with bird people. I feel as though, that this must be some sort of alien race
Postman: Link, hello again
Link: Hello... you
Postman: 你 don't recognize me....
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Hello everyone. Now, what are some of the things that make a character unlikable. Are they annoying? Are they jerks? Well, it depends on who they are. But trust me, there are lots of hateable characters in video games. The only 问题 is which ones are the worst. Well, the rules are that there is only one per franchise and only games I've played. Now, here we go
(Warning, this 列表 contains spoilers)

20: Vannile from Final 幻想 13 - Wow. We are actually starting with her? This is going to be a long list. Now, I would have chosen Tidus from Final 幻想 10, but I haven't played that one,...
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(I would like to thank Alinah for informing me of this)
(Warning: This review contains spoilers)
So, um... I was told to review a Pewdiepie playthrough of the Witch's House, even though I told myself that I'm not supposed to review reviewers, and Pewdiepie is technically a reviewer so I can't review this. However, I can review the game itself, The Witch's House. but before I do, I have to make a short statement on Pewdiepie... Pewdiepie's funny, okay, now the review
The Witch's House is a Japanese game that was then translated to English. It is about a gmae where 你 [lay as a young girl named...
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January 20, 2:39 a.m.
Wind Waker Guy's Room

Happy Yappy- Wow. So this must be the room where 你 make your shows
Wind Waker Guy- Yep. Anyway, we need to think of what was going on when the mystery man was lurking around the warehouse
Happy Yappy- We could go to the warehouse and try to find some unfound evidence
Wind Waker Guy- I guess it wouldn't hurt to look

January 20
Tetra and Crew Fishing Warehouse

Wind Waker Guy- (Thinking) No matter how many times I come here, I keep wishing I had no nose
Happy Yappy- So, we need to find some evidence that we missed
Wind Waker Guy- Right. Whats this right here...
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Remember Afro Samurai? Neither do I. Okay, but seriously, let’s talk about Afro Samurai. Trust me, it is relevant to the game we will be discussing. Afro Samurai was a really dumb, nonsensical video game about a samurai with an afro who searches for his father’s killer and takes out all the 最佳, 返回页首 samurai in the country. It’s a dumb series with large breasted samurai women, everyone has cellphones, and there’s Kanye West bears everywhere, all in feudal Japan. And yet I still liked it. And it must’ve been good enough to get an anime, a movie, and have the main character voiced 由 Samual...
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So YIIK was a hipster ridden game that people were very annoyed 由 and against. Well this time, it’s time for us to talk about a game that is hipster ridden that people are quite fond of. To an extent, of course. It does have it’s haters, but this game has far 更多 support than it does hate. And I am referring to the indie adventure title, Night in the Woods. 或者 as many people like to call it, Life is Strange… But Good.

 Image from castingcall.club
Image from castingcall.club


Night in the Woods takes place in the small town of Possum Springs, which has slowly been losing family businesses in place of larger businesses,...
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I 爱情 indie games. Call me a grump, but I just don't see much passion in most video games nowadays. While passion definitely exists thanks to creators like Hideo Kojima, Yoko Taro, Suda51 and many more, big publishers just want to make video games be a quick cash grab, companies like EA, Activision, Bethesda, Square Enix, and Microsoft. But indie developers don't have that kind of desire (Most of the time). All of their games are made on one thing and one thing only: Passion. Their 爱情 for the genre and their desire to tell an interesting narrative 或者 to create something, be it out of a creative...
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~8:20 PM
April 2nd 2079
Neon 云, 云计算 Striptease~

Apollo: (He made his way down the street, his katana near his hip, as he made his way down the road. At the end of the 街, 街道 rested a small but fancy building, covered in neon lights. The sign read “The Neon Cloud”. The 街, 街道 was empty, most likely to prepare for the fight that was to come. As Apollo made his way to the club, helicopters began to loom over him, cameramen in sight as they filmed every moment of the fight. Apollo entered the building, 更多 and 更多 camera’s set up around the building, all with the Takedown TV logo on the side....
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When 你 hit that play button, 你 are going to listen to the greatest theme song ever created for a TV show.
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Wind: (Sitting at coffee 商店 with Cody) So, 你 think that homosexuals come from space
Cody: Well, how else do people just… become gay
Wind: Thinking it through mentally, maybe
Cody: Nah, that’s silly
(A large protest group walks down the street)
Cody: What’s that?
Wind: A protest, it seems. Let’s see if the cops start to beat them up (Heads out, and Cody follows)

Arnold: We can’t let this racism keep going
Wind: (Passes through the crowd) Get out of my way (Gets to the front of the crowd) Excuse me, but what the hell are 你 talking about
Arnold: Do 你 not see the racism around us. Blacks,...
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~Story~

Bishop, Rollen “Roll”, and Tiny Tom are all video game making novices, all wanting to make it big in the gaming industry. However, they lack any skill in creating a game. So, they decide to head to a place known as Glass Sky Hills, where they hope to meet a man known as The Prodigy, who has created several amazing games. When they find The Prodigy, they find him to be a high schooler just like them, named Maximilian, with his alias name being Max 1. Million, but asks the others to call him Maxwell. His 爱情 for gaming completely blocks out his 爱情 for other things, including people,...
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#10: ACT OF VALOR:
He liked Hardcore Henry.
So this movie is KIND of like that. It feels like a game of Call of Duty. I know he doesn't like call of duty. But how can he hate marines shooting the shit out of rapists and terrorists..


#9: 伦敦 HAS FALLEN:
I can't wait to see this movie again.
I 爱情 watching it and seeing how WRONG the reviewers are. I'm gonna remember this one for a LONG time..


#8: TOTAL RECALL:
He probably has. But if not.. It's Arnold, that's all he needs to know..


#7: BRAVEHEART:
He probably has though..


#6: PLATOON:
It'd pretty old. And he probably doesn't like charlie sheen....
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