At 7/31/07 02:43 PM, RSQViper wrote: Also, what the heck, man? You have a DARK aura all of a sudden. You used to be good.
YOU USED TO BE GOOOOD!!!

Yeah, well, I was in the mood for a change. Besides, I haven't changed my aura in 3 1/2 years, so I really wanted an excuse to change it. I figured I would change it at the apropos time during the story.

Well, all I have to say is I sure am glad that this damn pipe will be off my profile tomorrow and replaced with a SWEET crowbar!

I have a new (actually GOOD) forum sig already made, just waiting for the right moment to be used.

But the aura, it'll be staying green.

Nice list Shanus, thanks for all your doing for the EGB !!!

At 7/31/07 06:33 PM, RSQViper wrote: Well, all I have to say is I sure am glad that this damn pipe will be off my profile tomorrow and replaced with a SWEET crowbar!

Couple more days until I get teh awesome bronze gauntlet. :-D

Woulda been a few years til I got that one under the old system...

At 7/31/07 12:00 PM, Shanus wrote: Barracks roster - July 31, 2007

Nice, updates seem to be come more frequently now. Thanks again. =)

Top 5 Gainers:
Shanus - 452
PenguinLink - 430
Seamonky - 417
pwroftheseagoat - 271
Coop83 - 223

Congrats. Hey I was pretty close, only 20 points off the top 5.

Random word: Bleimhem!

Reminds me a german war cry. =/

Rank // Total B/P points // Gain // Gain/day // Gain rise/drop // Name
01 // 54293 // 175 // 25.0 // 10.3- // X-Naut
02 // 54056 // 064 // 09.1 // 20.0- // Phantom

I have a feeling these guys will switch in the next couple months.

05 // 49610 // 007 // 01.0 // 35.9- // pepeatumi

This is a very interesting turn here. If he stays like this I might be able to regain my spot in the top 5 in around 10 weeks. Does anyone know where he went, or if hes coming back soon?

06 // 47353 // 203 // 29.0 // 09.4+ // Major-punk

I'm surprised I improved so much. My internet was very sketchy and was out for about 8 hours sunday and all afternoon today.

*SALUTES*

*salutes*

At 7/31/07 01:51 PM, EagleRock wrote:

It was empty, save for Major-punk's and ADT's dead bodies

HOWEVER! Just then Phantom wisely pulls out two Phoenix downs and saves the... no? fine. =P

At 7/31/07 06:33 PM, RSQViper wrote: Well, all I have to say is I sure am glad that this damn pipe will be off my profile tomorrow and replaced with a SWEET crowbar!

I have a new (actually GOOD) forum sig already made, just waiting for the right moment to be used.

But the aura, it'll be staying green.

You'd be surprised how hard it is to part with an aura you had 3+ years. I may not keep it though. Depends on the STORY! (lol)

At 7/31/07 06:55 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Nice list Shanus, thanks for all your doing for the EGB !!!

Very agreed. Sorry I didn't thank you before, but I always appreciated those that updated the Barracks Roster. I love the two-man team we have going on, as it makes the posts more frequent, and makes life easier for the both of you.

At 7/31/07 08:05 PM, Major-punk wrote:

At 7/31/07 01:51 PM, EagleRock wrote:

It was empty, save for Major-punk's and ADT's dead bodies

HOWEVER! Just then Phantom wisely pulls out two Phoenix downs and saves the... no? fine. =P

...not quite. At least the fucker defused the bomb behind the mod's backs. Morons.

By the way, Chapter 9 will come tonight, and I promise...it's a good one!

At 7/31/07 08:51 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 7/31/07 06:33 PM, RSQViper wrote: Well, all I have to say is I sure am glad that this damn pipe will be off my profile tomorrow and replaced with a SWEET crowbar!

I have a new (actually GOOD) forum sig already made, just waiting for the right moment to be used.

But the aura, it'll be staying green.

You'd be surprised how hard it is to part with an aura you had 3+ years. I may not keep it though. Depends on the STORY! (lol)

I can certainly imagine. I will say that the black as a color doesn't suit you. I'd say as a color it should be red, for power to represent you are the leader of the barracks, or blue for kindness.

At 7/31/07 06:55 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: Nice list Shanus, thanks for all your doing for the EGB !!!

Very agreed. Sorry I didn't thank you before, but I always appreciated those that updated the Barracks Roster. I love the two-man team we have going on, as it makes the posts more frequent, and makes life easier for the both of you.

I know I <3 the updaters. I dedicate my thread mood to you!

By the way, Chapter 9 will come tonight, and I promise...it's a good one!

Suh-WEET!!! If de_dust shows up, I'd be interested in seeing what's behind that damn door. An answer? A trap? Only time will tell!

Oh, and how many maps are there anyway? I know you had a link to them, but I can't go to those areas here at work and I'll forget to look by the time I get home.

At 7/31/07 09:34 PM, RSQViper wrote:

You'd be surprised how hard it is to part with an aura you had 3+ years. I may not keep it though. Depends on the STORY! (lol)

I can certainly imagine. I will say that the black as a color doesn't suit you. I'd say as a color it should be red, for power to represent you are the leader of the barracks, or blue for kindness.

I know it doesn't suit me...that's the point.

Oh, and how many maps are there anyway? I know you had a link to them, but I can't go to those areas here at work and I'll forget to look by the time I get home.

Well, there are tons of CS maps out there, but as far as the official ones (or the ones that were shipped with the game, so to speak), there's about 15 or so. Some of the maps suck, so I've used the most popular (at least the ones I like). As far as which ones appear in the story, I don't want to give too much away, but there's at least 8 that appear. All of them can be seen at the site that I posted (check the Barracks Forums story page for the links).

Time for some eps of lost and a bit more of the story...

At 7/31/07 10:23 PM, EagleRock wrote: Well, there are tons of CS maps out there, but as far as the official ones (or the ones that were shipped with the game, so to speak), there's about 15 or so. Some of the maps suck, so I've used the most popular (at least the ones I like). As far as which ones appear in the story, I don't want to give too much away, but there's at least 8 that appear. All of them can be seen at the site that I posted (check the Barracks Forums story page for the links).

Ah, cool. So 8 maps in ours. Nice to know. And I wouldn't DREAM of asking which ones you're using.

Time for some eps of lost and a bit more of the story...

Yes. Buit mostly more story...

In fact, I saw you replied and thought "cool! New chapter's up!" But no... I was horrifically deceived by your posting... how dare you.

You guys are the greatest team ever on Newgrounds !!! The Elite Guard Barracks is just my favorite place on the whole site !!!

One of the only C&C's where you can speak your mind freely and have some fun and dont bother about flamming douchebags. I say this cause I have been in the Metal Hell for a while... and they made me realise thats lots of metalheads are just random dudes pretending to listen to harder music than anybody else... and thats very... not cool... I'm a metalhead but still I felt that it wasnt my place... and finaly I joinned the EGB, and you guys didnt just kick me out when the new rules (2500 B/P minimum) came up. I love this place and I thanks you all Gentlemen !!!

Nice to be in the team !!!

Btw, a special thanks to Shanus and ... Stero? I think its Stero... for the rosters
and to EagleRock for the great story.

Well, it's finally happened...

I got rid of that damn pipe! Say 'hello' to the newest LVL 21 on Newgrounds and my sweet-ass Crowbar!

Yup! Now that I'm 21 I can finally drink here on NG!

Along with the new level you will see my new, super-sexy signature pic I made in celebration of this great event.

YAY!

*GLUG**GLUG*GLUG*GLUG*GLUG*PASSOUT*

I'm liking the story so far. These are getting more interesting. I like how well my character has been described, and whatnot. Then I find out I get shot immediately by the next chapter. But I still manage to survive despite the two shots I had taken.

How badass.

At 7/31/07 12:00 PM, Shanus wrote: Barracks roster - July 31, 2007

Thankees.

Top 5 Gainers:
Shanus - 452
PenguinLink - 430
Seamonky - 417
pwroftheseagoat - 271
Coop83 - 223

Grats to these fellow members.

01 // 54293 // 175 // 25.0 // 10.3- // X-Naut

Probably going to fall a little, since I'll probably be gone most of the time this upcoming weekend.

02 // 54056 // 064 // 09.1 // 20.0- // Phantom

Still a small gap. But still small enough for you to try and catch up.

At 7/31/07 01:51 PM, EagleRock wrote: Canas gave X-Naut a dirty look

Did I do something to him? Or is he like that to everyone, and he just decided to focus his attention at me?

I have a feeling something big is going to happen in the next chapter?

At 8/1/07 12:04 AM, RSQViper wrote: In fact, I saw you replied and thought "cool! New chapter's up!" But no... I was horrifically deceived by your posting... how dare you.

Sorry...I was predisposed for the rest of the night, so I didn't get a chance to post it. I'll post it in a few minutes.

At 8/1/07 01:03 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Nice to be in the team !!!

Such enthusiasm! I like it!

At 8/1/07 02:33 AM, RSQViper wrote: *GLUG**GLUG*GLUG*GLUG*GLUG*PASSOUT*

Pfft...lightweight.

At 8/1/07 02:55 AM, X-Naut wrote:

At 7/31/07 01:51 PM, EagleRock wrote: Canas gave X-Naut a dirty look

Did I do something to him? Or is he like that to everyone, and he just decided to focus his attention at me?

Yeah. You're part of the Elite Guard Barracks, and your team won that battle. That's what. You'll find out a lot more as to what's going on as the story progresses.

I have a feeling something big is going to happen in the next chapter?

Depending on your definition of "big," yes.

Okay, well I was trying to hold out until someone else posted, but here goes my triple post:

The Barracks Under Fire

by EagleRock

Chapter 9 - EagleRock's Battle

The next morning, EagleRock woke up to a lot of quiet soldiers. It was obvious that he was not in the good graces of everyone. The near-mutiny he had on his hands ate away at him, but didn't unsteady his resolve. The near-silent morning caused Wade's clockwork announcement to come sooner than expected.

"Good morning, Newgrundlings! Today is a little change-up in the usual matches, as we will feature a 2 vs. 2 match set in the large de_aztec map!"

"Well, fuck," said EagleRock. "That's a suicide match-up right there. Aztec is a map that's hard enough to defend from bombing when you have 8 soldiers, never mind 2." He walked over to his locker, got armed, and walked to his pod. "So, if anyone cares to join me, now's the time."

At first no one responded. Just as EagleRock was going to step into his pod, SlashFirestorm ran over and said, "I'll go, too. There's no need for you to go out there to die alone." Slash went to his locker and retrieved a Steyr TMP and a Deagle.

EagleRock looked at him and said, "Thanks a lot. Just so you know, I'm going to need someone to camp out at bombsite A for me. You willing to do it?"

"Well, it's not really my style, but I'll do it. After all, you're the one that knows these maps."

"Playing this 2 on 2 will be simple. They will likely target bombsite B, but rushing the front to bombsite A will either protect you from an A rush, or it will allow you to come up to them from behind. If you hear that the bomb has been planted, I need for you to run down the hallway, hit a left, and shoot out the bombers at bombsite B."

"Got it." They stepped through the pods as the rest of the Barracks congregated over to the de_aztec computer system to watch over Eagle and Slash. Phantom sat down at the main terminal which was overshadowed by the huge screen that gave the main overhead map view.

"I've been studying EagleRock's plans," said Phantom. "Based on the analysis that I was able to come up with, it appears that these moderators are always a step ahead of us. While he and I couldn't be sure as to why this was, we need to be careful."

"Is that why we're getting our asses kicked left and right?" said DaRK. "I mean, I know that we won last match, but I'm still a bit shaky about how EagleRock is having us play. It's as if we're outclassed every time."

"I know. Again, I have a feeling that they can preempt our plans and know what we're going to do before we can do it."

"Hey," said PenguinLink. "Do you...trust EagleRock?"

Phantom sat back in his chair. "We have to. I mean, do you really think he would've sold us out? He was the main opponent of the Elite Guard redesign since day one. I don't think he would up and change his mind on something he had so much conviction on."

"I don't know," said PenguinLink. "It just seems like things that he's always been so dead-on about in the past seem to have been haphazard. Like the thing with Dream-of-Duke."

"One thing I can say about him is that he was always way too trusting of people. DoD was good-natured, as EagleRock always said he was, but he was a flop nonetheless. And let's face it...if we were stuck with DoD for one more night, we might have killed him ourselves."

"Maybe EagleRock knew what he was doing more than we give him credit for," thought Andrea364.

"Look," said SilentSoldier. I've fought beside him in that second match we had. I know we lost, but those moderators were fast. Really fast. They circled around us and made it practically impossible to get where we needed to go. The only reason we lost is because of that stupid 5-minute match rule!"

"True, Private," said Phantom. "Considering practically none of us have played CS before, I think that we have to give credit in that none of us could have come up with a better plan. At least now we all know better and we can work together with these strategies." Now hush up everyone, this match is about to start. Everyone paid attention to the large screen, especially SilentSoldier.

-----

SilentSoldier was a Corporal in the Elite Guard before he got knocked back down to Private after the redesign. He felt quite slighted by this move, but didn't blame EagleRock. He knew that EagleRock would work to give people promotions back to their old ranks as soon as he could justify the promotion. He was a quiet soldier who always moved fast when it came to Portal duty, and he didn't slack at all in this world of Counter-Strike.

The battle he was in was quite nerve-racking, as the moderators are definitely stronger than your average, cookie-cutter Newgrounds Portal violator. He couldn't blame EagleRock for the early losses, as noone expected the might that these moderators had on the battlefield. He also noticed that nobody that actually fought out there was complaining about how these matches were lead. He couldn't help but feel that those of little faith were talking about something they had no clue about.

-----

Down at the map, Eagle and Slash waited for Wade to start the match. Eagle pointed out the camping spot that was Slash needed to cover, which was in sight from the CT spawn. Then, Wade yelled "Commence!" and it was started.

EagleRock ran fast up the stairs past bombsite A where he ran into the tunnel that lead to the rope bridge up ahead. Slash grudgingly stayed behind where he crouched down behind a large box that allowed him to have the jump on any approaching moderators. It bothered him that he wasn't in his element, as he felt like he should be running to bombsite B and heading them off, rather than waiting for Eagle to make the move up by the bridge. He was antsy and upset.

EagleRock ran up to the entrance to the bridge and zoomed in his rifle as he crouched down off to one side. He didn't see anyone. They must have went to bombsite B. Just as he was going to radio Slash to charge bombsite B, Stamper ducked out from behind a box and fired his AWP at Eagle. Eagle was hit in the arm and fell back behind the wall. "FUCK!" he said, as he zoomed out his scope to his AUG. His arm was bleeding very badly, and he knew one more hit would kill him. He then proceeded to jump out from behind the wall and started shooting at Stamper as he landed into a crouch. He managed to squeeze in a few more shots before Stamper was able to shoot his AWP.

Slash heard the shots nearby, and heard it end with a loud AWP shot. He radioed to Eagle, but got no response. He then rushed out from behind the box and went to check up on bombsite B. Sure enough, he saw Maus there with the bomb, running over to the area. He ducked behind the wall to the right and fired off a few discreet shots to check her from her rush to plant the bomb. Maus shot back with her Ingram MAC10 and emptied a full 30-round clip at Slash within seconds. As Slash ducked back behind the wall, he noticed he wasn't hit. He then paused and came out again to shoot at Maus. She was ready for him with her Desert Eagle drawn and aimed. Two good shots hit him in the arm and chest, which slowed him down considerably. He ran as fast as he could towards the boxes ahead which would give him cover.

His hastiness made him forget that we all had pistols at our sides, and took the inaccuracy of the MAC10 for granted. He knew the TMP was not good at medium to long range fire, and that it wouldn't be easy to get from the bridge over to the bombsite. He only had the option to jump in the water and come up the ramp, run to the end of the bridge and approach from the left, or to fire from where he was. He knew he had no time to think, and needed to act now.

He took a deep breath and whipped around the box, poising his Desert Eagle at the spot Maus was before. She was not to be seen. Boxes on the other side were blocking her, as he heard the beeps of the bomb being set to the timer. Slash knew he had no other choice but to shoot through the boxes and hope for the best.

But, before he could squeeze off the first round, the deafening fire of the AWP came from his left, echoing through the area, bouncing off the water below. After that, all you could hear was silence.

End of Chapter 9

Oh shit, am I dead?

lolfuck

At 8/1/07 01:58 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Oh shit, am I dead?

lolfuck

I hope not. Because then it would look like our top 2 soldiers would be dead, and one of them is the CS expert. Good chapter; I'm antsy for the next one.

At 8/1/07 01:58 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Oh shit, am I dead?

lolfuck

Hehe...got your attention, did I?

At 8/1/07 02:18 PM, TheThing wrote: I hope not. Because then it would look like our top 2 soldiers would be dead, and one of them is the CS expert. Good chapter; I'm antsy for the next one.

Yep. Unfortunately, Chapter 10 isn't finished. I'm still working on it, so I can't guarantee that it'll be finished tonight. However, if it does get delayed, I certainly left you on a fun little cliffhanger, didn't I?

Also, in the meantime, you might want to check out my user page, as I made a fun little post about this flash about the tenth dimension. I HIGHLY suggest checking it out, simply because it has had me intrigued since I first saw it.

At 8/1/07 01:58 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Oh shit, am I dead?

lolfuck

I didn't think it got you because it hit the water? At least that's what I got from the way it's written.

Anyway, cool chapter yet again. You need to make this into a Flash.

There. I said it.

recruit reporting for duty, sir!

At 8/1/07 03:20 PM, RSQViper wrote: I didn't think it got you because it hit the water? At least that's what I got from the way it's written.

Interesting theory. I won't say how accurate or close you are, though.

Anyway, cool chapter yet again. You need to make this into a Flash.

There. I said it.

Not a bad idea, it's just that my abilities in flash are severely limited and wouldn't do justice to the story. I'd love to see it fleshed out in a flash, tho....

At 8/1/07 03:21 PM, fuck-u-now wrote: recruit reporting for duty, sir!

I checked your records, and they don't look bad. You haven't been on Newground for that long, but they already have you on Town Watch. However, you need to be in the Elite Guard to join the Barracks. That requires 2,500 B/P to make it to Private. Also, we require a good posting history, which you would need to build up. Since you already know how to B/P, I'll leave you to it. Good luck!

I checked your records, and they don't look bad. You haven't been on Newground for that long, but they already have you on Town Watch. However, you need to be in the Elite Guard to join the Barracks.. Since you already know how to B/P, I'll leave you to it. Good luck!

sir,yes,sir!
I'm going to blam all those crapy flashes,sir!

Nice chapter EG!
I see I made a little appearance haha : P
Can't wait to see more, I hate suspense endings, its so........suspenseful.......

ahehem, commandig officers? I know im a little late but may I be drafted into the EG, Sirs?

At 8/1/07 04:00 PM, Mendou wrote: For the people who don't know, im actually Akatsuki321 but i got my name changed to Mendou. So yeah now you know who i am(hopefully) also im just not getting much B/P points anymore. Every time i log on there's only about 3 or two that are under judgement.

Oh, that's who you are! I was wondering why you wanted to be in my Secret Episode Special, heh!

Incidentally, I hope I'm not dead.

At 8/1/07 04:28 PM, Ninja-Without-Sight wrote: ahehem, commandig officers? I know im a little late but may I be drafted into the EG, Sirs?

When you get 2500 or more B/P points, maggot!

Don't worry, though, you only have 2419 to go! :-D

So get to the portal and rack up teh points!

The portal is going at a faster than usual speed, getting some good B/P points today. And I also seen a Barney Bunch flash out there like 15 minutes ago, Im pretty sure it got blammed though.

Theres a lot of action right now on the portal

At 8/1/07 05:54 PM, DaRk wrote: The portal is going at a faster than usual speed, getting some good B/P points today. And I also seen a Barney Bunch flash out there like 15 minutes ago, Im pretty sure it got blammed though.

I know, I'm so happy about the speed of the portal; the last couple of days people have been so slow, and I need to get over 300 more to get back in the EG, or whatever it would be called now after the redesign.

And I'm also happy about the BB flash getting blammed.

At 8/1/07 04:00 PM, Mendou wrote: For the people who don't know, im actually Akatsuki321 but i got my name changed to Mendou. So yeah now you know who i am(hopefully) also im just not getting much B/P points anymore. Every time i log on there's only about 3 or two that are under judgement.

AHA! You're Akatsuki. But how'd you change your name? I thought that couldn't be done anymore.

No matter. Good to have you back. And as for the speed of the portal, for whatever reason there aren't many flashes UJ too often any more, but the speed of the portal is quite fast so you have to be more vigilant with checking the portal for new UJ Flash.