Stories tagged “Team”
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A Day in the Life of the Pyro; part 1
June 17, 2009 Dear Journal, I, like, woke up from my blackout last night on the couch at Scout’s place. Man, that dude can be really fucking annoying, but he does throw one kickass party. Looking around, I started remembering some of the shit fro...
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A Day in the Life of the Pyro; part 2
… So, later that day, we’re all settin’ up and shit, you know, just chillin, protecting our point , when this Spy fool comes creepin up, pretending to be Demo, like, you just know how those Blues Spies are. So I see him, and I look ov...
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Here we go
I couldn’t even hear myself think, it was so loud. Standing there in the tunnel underneath the arena, it felt like my eardrums were going to burst. 100,000 people filled those stands, and down here in the home team tunnel, it sounded like every s...
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One Shot, One Kill
Prey was the other guy. This was a high stakes game where the loser paid with his life. Bodies already littered the valley, grotesque colors painting their clothes. Cory didn’t plan on joining them. He was part of a team, an elite unit that pract...
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Eve of Destruction
You haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen a mage-ling angry. Maybe this is what the ancient gods were like- all boiling cauldrons of power ready to create- or destroy, in an instant. I’d seen an angry mage-ling plenty of times becau...
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To Actually Care (Previously 'Smacked Meek')
I bet I’ll wet my beak In the inlet Of what trend setter’s seek, Shedding floating feather’s as I speak, Lending, doling, spending cheddar For the doting chatter boxes Flying off of crocs Snapping at me by the rocks The waves are lapp...
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Drums of War Not Patty Cake
Martin only paused, that quizzical look of his plastered on his goofy mug. The sound of my own heart played as the drums of war in my ears. The lingering heat of the shower combined with the fire of rage in my belly flushing my ears red. As I waited fo...
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Sidekick
The Avenger and the purse-thief spiraled up the fire escape to the roof where they jumped gap after gap across the high-rises. Eventually the man dropped the purse and stopped to catch his breath, holding his hands up submissively. “Stop! I give ...
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The Straw That Broke...
“Okay, what the hell!” Chris shook his head, trying to throw off the smothering hood and rattling the confining chair.“Seriously guys, not cool! Let me out!” He could hear them breathing, but there was no response. What game wer...
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A Long Walk.
His first reaction was to hear the noises of dogs and guns, but nothing came. “Suh, please tell me again. Where we goin’?” He pushed back a branch, “We have to get you to Indiana, that’s where you’ll be free. I have ...