Mon Dieu! is the title of the first short story in The Umbrella Academy series. The title is French for "My God!" and is a quote in the story. It was created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá and released by Dark Horse on their website on November 2, 2006.
Synopsis[]
The story takes place during the Apocalypse Suite era where The Boy and The Séance are in a lab. The Séance is attached to many machines and The Boy explains that he can now no longer use his powers in fear that he will de-age himself to infancy, so he has decided to attempt to send The Séance through time. The Séance ends up on a battlefield in France during the Middle Ages as a commander when a soldier tells him that they are losing the battle and must regroup and wait for reinforcements. Both are then killed by a cannon blast, which causes The Séance to reappear in the present (some time after his initial trip), and when The Boy asks what happened 00.04 exclaims "Mon Dieu!"
Translations[]
- "Commandant! Nous n'arriverons pas à tenir! Nous devons nous regrouper et attendre les renforts--" = "Commander! We can not hold the support! We need to regroup and have to wait for reinforcements--"
- "Couvrez-moi, frères de France!" = "Back Me, brothers of France!"
- "Ne vous embettez pas à mourir ! Si nous tenons bon--" = "Do Not being bothered dying! If we hold our ground --"
- "Un moment --!" = "Wait a minute --!"