ATBW In: Zach Meets Zach.exe

Zach Meets Zach.exe is an episode in the 2013 fan series ATBW by zachary mcewen. It takes place at Zach's apartment and he and Tarrant have to find Zach.exe, a creepypasta version of Zach. It was posted on August 29, 2013 and it is 9 minutes long. There is also a Halloween version made in 2017 with the trailer posted on September 17, 2017 on a different channel. The special was posted on October 31, 2017. The 2017 version is far shorter, at 3 minutes and 53 seconds.

## Plot

 Starring Characters

The plot starts with Zach and Tarrant in their apartment and Zach asks if he has an exe (little does he know he indeed does). Zach then asks who laughed and tarrant then comes in the living room where he tells him he heard a weird creepy laugh. Tarrant replies that hahah and Susan also heard it in their bedroom (keep in mind their apartment is only one bedroom). They both hear it again and tarrant asks if there is an exe running around, and indeed there is. Zach asks if he has one and decides to go outside but tarrant warns him not to because it could be dangerous. Zach then asks if it turns black if he screams but tarrant has no clue and asks why he asked and zach says he was just asking and then zach.exe starts laughing and the sky goes completely dark and remains that way until he stops laughing. Zach thinks the laughing part is over and reminds of whoever gets killed becomes one. They then go behind their apartment building and stay away and Zach.exe is seen at the neighboring building and hides there. The two whisper in hopes he doesnt hear. He then starts laughing again. Later in the day, Squirreled Acorns runs away as he is chased by Zach.exe with Sonic 3 music playing in the background. He manages to go around the entire complex before eventually getting bit and becoming an exe himself. Zach off camera then reminds viewers about the dangers and gives tips on how to avoid being the next victim. After the warning is over, at the apartment across from Zach, Joyce tells chad that she warned him not to do what it was he was doing yesterday and all of the sudden they hear zach.exe's laugh and are alerted instantly. In Zach's apartment on the other hand, he is seen sitting on his couch and asks for potato chips. Tarrant asks why he wants potato chips so bad and zach replies he doesn't know before zach.exe is heard laughing again. In the bedroom of the same apartment, hahah thanks susanbot for coming over before zach.exe laughs again, spooking the three out. Zach and tarrant were never aware susanbot was in the apartment the whole time (possibly going in there after tarrant left the room). In the apartment bedroom below Chad and Joyce's, Baby Yoshi Yoshi and Yellow Yoshi Yoshi make cameo appearances in their room at the apartment below Chad and Joyce's. Baby yoshi tells yellow yoshi that he should get an iphone and get one together so that they can text and zach.exe laughs and the two don't get a clue what it is. The episode then shows more people in their apartments where zach.exe laughs after conversations or whatever they were doing. In an apartment with no light, two unidentified characters are in the dark carrying a package. One tells the other to be very careful with the package they were carrying due to its fragilness. They then argue until zach.exe laughs and in the apartment across from them sonic, tails, knuckles, and shadow make cameo appearances in the episode and hide from Zach.exe. Later, the episode shows the future and shows what happens to the population by then after getting attacked by zach.exe. They fly and all of the buildings and structures have been destroyed. Zach then wakes up panicking after the whole thing is just a dream, with baby yoshi and yellow yoshi laying down on the pillows.

## Trivia

* This is one of the few videos on youtube where baby yoshi yoshi and yellow yoshi yoshi appears. This is one of their appearances before appearing in Mariotube Yoshichannel, which was founded on December 4, 2013 and lasted until December 23, 2013.
* Sonic and four of his friends make a cameo appearance in this episode. They only appear in the 2013 release, and not the 2017 release.
* Due to the fact that baby yoshi yoshi made a cameo appearance and had helped produced this episode, she added sonic and four of his friends in an apartment where they hide in there from Zach.exe.
* This episode also reveals that Baby Yoshi Yoshi and Yellow Yoshi Yoshi reside in the apartment below Chad And Joyce, who live in the apartment above them and across from Zach's apartment.
* Zach.exe's laugh audio clips are actually those of Kefka from the Final Fantasy series. Sonic.exe, a creepypasta and scary version of Sonic The Hedgehog also uses this clip for his laughing sounds in the game titled the same name.