The Barracks Under Fire

by EagleRock

Note: Sorry this one took so long...I was having difficulty writing it. I half-like and half-hate this chapter, so I hope you all like it.

Chapter 10 - Kicking It Up a Notch

The sound of the AWP still resonated off of the stone walls of Aztec. SlashFirestorm wasn't dead. Slash stared ahead at the bombsite as time slowed to a crawl, waiting for the bomb to be activated. He then saw Maus fall backwards from the shot of the AWP. She was shot in the head.

Slash then turned to the left where he heard the AWP sound, where he saw EagleRock step forward, holding Stamper's AWP, as he walked towards the bombsite. EagleRock turned and looked at Slash. "Not this fucking time," he said, right before Wade called the ending of the match.

"The terrorists have been defeated. Counter-terrorists win!"

EagleRock walked over to Slash and dropped the AWP. "You all right, Slash?"

"Yeah...I think so. What happened? I heard the AWP fire at the bridge and your gun stop."

"Well, Stamper didn't aim it well," replied Eagle. "It's kinda hard to hold a heavy sniper rifle steady when you're being pummeled with bullets."

"Damn, dude. I thought for sure I was done for."

"Well, you're not. We did it this time." They headed back to the pods and transported back to the base as Wade finished off the day.

"That wraps up our Aztec match, as the Elite Guard has evened up the score, making themselves 2-2 against your moderators. Tune in next time when we see the Battle Royale continue on!"

"It's about fucking time!" said Phantom with a smile as he slapped Eagle on the back. He stepped aside to allow the rest of the Barracks to greet the two.

Slash was just glad to be alive, but couldn't help feel like EagleRock stole his thunder. After all, he was the one that loved to dive into the fray, and he was made to stay at the bombsite to cover. He quickly forgot this slighting, though, as the demeanor of his peers made it hard to be upset.

After the shock of the Barracks' great success, the group finally calmed down, had a good meal in the mess, then got comfortable in the lounge.

"Damn, dude, did you see him hit Maus right in the forehead?" said DarkSoldier with enthusiasm. "What an attack! He just rushed right in there and-"

"ENOUGH," said Phantom. "I know you're enthused, and I can't blame you. But we can't rest on our laurels and get cocky. These mods aren't easy targets, and don't forget that."

"Right," said EagleRock. "That was no walk in the park for me out in Aztec...it was close. If I had reacted a split-second less, Stamper would have had me in the head."

"Okay," said DarkSoldier, "but we are still strong. We can't underestimate ourselves, either."

"Sergeant," said Sentio, "you're right about that, but you better heed Eagle's words. We can't have another Dream-of-Duke on our hands."

"Okay, okay," replied DarkSoldier. "You're right, sirs."

-----

DarkSoldier was always raring to go when it came to fighting. At points, it was his downfall. He proceeded through the ranks of the Elite Guard quickly because of his fast nature, and it has landed him a Sergeant First Class role. He had the reputation of having a hot head, but was always thought of as a reliable soldier. People didn't catch onto it, but being cooped up in the base had made him itching for battle like no other.

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"Okay," said Phantom. "It's time for some shut-eye, guys."

"And girls," said LittleWashu.

"...and girls," said Phantom. "We'll probably need our strength for tomorrow. Something tells me they're pissed about this and they'll be trying all the harder."

Come the morning, the Barracks was particularly quiet. While yesterday's silence was quiet because of the near-mutiny that EagleRock had on his hands, today's silence was in anticipation for today's match.

"Hello, good ol' Newgrundlings! It's your friendly neighborhood admin, Wade Fulp here, calling the fifth match of our Battle Royale! We are currently tied here, with two matches going to each the Moderators and the Elite Guards. Now, we need to break this tie! We're going to do that with our biggest match ever, an 8 vs. 8 match in cs_assault!"

EagleRock switched into planning mode almost instantaneously. "Okay, this map will be hard. Assault is hard for counter-terrorists, because the terrorists have hostages entrenched in a big warehouse that's hard to enter. They're going to be camping heavily, so we need a team of rushers, no campers. Snipers are necessary to catch the few people that are actually going to attack outside of the warehouse."

"I'll go," said DarkSoldier. "I'm good at rushing, and I'm ready to go."

"Good," said EagleRock. "Who else wants to go?"

Several soldiers willing to rush volunteered, including DaRk, harryjarry, PenguinLink, Peregrinus, and SilentSoldier.

"I'll go, too," said TheThing. "Sniping is my game, and I can take these bastards."

"Great," said EagleRock. "We need just one more sniper and we're set."

"Allow me," said MetalDart. "I'm willing to take the chance, even though it'll be rough. Count on me."

"Excellent. That's all we needed. I'll feel better knowing there's a Colonel out there, too." MetalDart took the Steyr Scout out of his locker and loaded it. One look at it gave him a good idea of what the match would be li/ke.

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MetalDart was an influential member of the Barracks. A good amount of that came from his devotion, but ultimately the skills that he had to offer to the plate were his bread and butter. He had become an accomplished sniper and was the king of long-range fire. However, Portal violators weren't the only things he was good at shooting. He was great with all kinds of weaponry, including the Scout he pulled out of the locker. The Scout, however, was an underpowered sniper rifle compared to others like the AWP and the SG-552.

He knew that with this gun, he absolutely had to rely on his skills.

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"Okay," said EagleRock. "You're going to need to split into groups for this one. MetalDart, I want you in charge out there. I want you to hold back and snipe from the tower directly to the right of the spawn site. There you can collaborate the attack, as it is imperative you do this exactly."

"Got it," said MetalDart. "What's the plan for the rest?"

"Simple. We are going to have two groups, Alpha and Bravo Squads. Alpha squad needs to give suppressing fire from the main entrance to the let. I want Private DaRk, Private SilentSoldier, and Sergeant First Class DarkSoldier going that way. You guys will need to keep them busy." They all nodded in acknowledgment. "TheThing, I'll need you to stay behind those three and snipe as many people as you can from outside the garage door."

"Aye," said TheThing. "Count on me."

"Okay, good. Bravo Squad, you're Supreme Commander harryjarry, Lieutenant General PenguinLink, and Supreme Commander Peregrinus. You're going to infiltrate through the door on the second floor on the right hand side. As Alpha Squad gets their attention, you'll quietly run in and pick them off as fast as possible. You'll hopefully have a few seconds before they realize you're there, which should be plenty of time."

"Sounds good," said harryjarry. "I think we can take them."

"Yes you can. Corporal MetalDart, just remember, you need to watch the air duct entrance on the roof of the building, as that area will not be covered by the two squads. Alpha Squad needs to enter a few seconds before Bravo Squad to get the attention properly."

"Got it. I'm ready."

"Good, then get your weapons and move out." They proceeded to the lockers and found their guns. A diversified arsenal was unpacked, including MetalDart's Scout, DaRk's Colt M4A1, DarkSoldier's Para, harryjarry's FAMAS, and PenguinLink's P50. They all squared up to all 8 pods, which were all open and ready for them. They started to step through.

Phantom approached EagleRock by the display of cs_assault. "You sure about your plan, Eagle?"

EagleRock let out a long sigh. "No." Turning towards Phantom, he said, "But it's the best chance we got."

Phantom stared at the screen, watching the soldiers collaborate from up above. "This one's gonna hurt."

Slash was behind the two of them, listening on. He looked up at the huge display and lightly bit down on his lip.

End of Chapter 10

Another excellent chapter!

This story is the best story i ever read on Newgrounds!

I know it's not done and all but by the looks of it it looks awesome!

Stolen:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/39 1803

Original:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/ma riocommunist

At 8/5/07 05:57 PM, milinko959 wrote: Stolen:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/39 1803

Original:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/ma riocommunist

im not a member but look at his email and website on the credits

At 8/5/07 06:07 PM, imessedup wrote:

At 8/5/07 05:57 PM, milinko959 wrote: Stolen:
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/39 1803

Original:
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/ma riocommunist

im not a member but look at his email and website on the credits

Yeah, I think this one might be legit. E-mail domains do match, and he has ABS as his profile website.

At 8/5/07 05:18 PM, EagleRock wrote: End of Chapter 10

Nice!

Spoiler:

Once again Spoiler:

I'm glad to see Eagle and Phantom alive, and another match won. I'm also glad I'm finally going to see some action, although I have the feeling I'm going to die. I'm an easy shot from that position, and I have a lessened view of the battle field with my weapon.

Any way, I just leveled up to 24, and I'm about half way to getting back into the EGB. Damn redesign, moving me down a level....*grumblegrumblegrumble*

Woah! What happened to everyone? Usually I can barely post on the same page, let alone get a DP.

I demand to know where everyone went to!

At 8/6/07 08:29 AM, TheThing wrote: Woah! What happened to everyone? Usually I can barely post on the same page, let alone get a DP.

I demand to know where everyone went to!

I'm here (as always), but I'm writing a Golden Sun fanfiction...I'm going for a 'tasteful threesome' story this time around.

And I'm more than capable of pulling it off. :-D

At 8/4/07 10:35 AM, EagleRock wrote: Records Officer - I don't know who currently is holding this (my records got lost with our old forums), but we all know who should fit this role.

Well, since they do it practically in tandem, I think it should be Sterockicy and Shanus. I'm putting this forward as a proposal, I just need someone to second this :P

At 8/5/07 12:39 PM, Seamonky wrote:

At 8/5/07 03:10 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: It's also the biggest AWESOME day on Newgrounds!

It's like heaven for Newground Stat Whores. :)

Yep, I've booked the week off work for this momentus occasion :)

At 8/6/07 08:29 AM, TheThing wrote: Woah! What happened to everyone? Usually I can barely post on the same page, let alone get a DP.

I demand to know where everyone went to!

I don't tend to post on weekends, especially when I'm getting baked while playing cricket :)

At 8/5/07 07:28 PM, TheThing wrote: I'm glad to see Eagle and Phantom alive, and another match won. I'm also glad I'm finally going to see some action, although I have the feeling I'm going to die. I'm an easy shot from that position, and I have a lessened view of the battle field with my weapon.

Of course I'm alive you untrustworthy bastard, what do you want me killed do ya? I'll have your head before that happens.

Just kidding, but even might be killed, however Eagle should know that in such case I FREAKING RESIGN.

Kidding? Maybe, maybe not.

At 8/6/07 08:29 AM, TheThing wrote: Woah! What happened to everyone? Usually I can barely post on the same page, let alone get a DP.

I demand to know where everyone went to!

Bleh, I have next to zero internet time at the moment, though I am trying my best to get online when I can. An awesome average of 5B/P a day... *cries*

Anyway, I managed to not miss a deposit while I travelled (including a trip to my grans over the weekend) so I've made level 27 on schedule! WOO! Sadly I won't be so lucky this coming weekend as I visit my aunt for 5 days, but that isn't quite enough days to let Major-Punk past so I'm happy :D. He'll have to wait until I go to Spain at the end of August.

Another awesome chapter Eagle, though I had predicted your little twist of your character coming back from the dead :). Nothing like shooting the opposition eith their dead teammates weaponry- best way to avoid giving away your postion to other survivors.

*salutes*

At 8/6/07 09:03 AM, Phantom wrote:

At 8/5/07 07:28 PM, TheThing wrote: I'm glad to see Eagle and Phantom alive, and another match won. I'm also glad I'm finally going to see some action, although I have the feeling I'm going to die. I'm an easy shot from that position, and I have a lessened view of the battle field with my weapon.

Of course I'm alive you untrustworthy bastard, what do you want me killed do ya? I'll have your head before that happens.

I didn't know you could stop a bullet. If I had known that, then I wouldn't have been so worried about you. It's because I care, Phantom, because I care.

Just kidding, but even might be killed, however Eagle should know that in such case I FREAKING RESIGN.
Kidding? Maybe, maybe not.

Damn, you take this story too seriously.

At 8/6/07 08:37 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 8/6/07 08:29 AM, TheThing wrote: Woah! What happened to everyone? Usually I can barely post on the same page, let alone get a DP.

I demand to know where everyone went to!

I'm here (as always), but I'm writing a Golden Sun fanfiction...I'm going for a 'tasteful threesome' story this time around.

What's Golden Sun? Some cheesy anime?

At 8/6/07 04:32 PM, TheThing wrote: What's Golden Sun? Some cheesy anime?

Only the most kick-ass game series ever released for the Game Boy Advance!

It also has hot wimmins.

At 8/6/07 04:53 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 8/6/07 04:32 PM, TheThing wrote: What's Golden Sun? Some cheesy anime?

Only the most kick-ass game series ever released for the Game Boy Advance!

Never heard of it. And I've heard of a lot of games; I'm cool like that, and in the loop like that.

It also has hot wimmins.

Sure, if that's your thing. But personally, I don't really go for the anime/hentai chicks.

At 8/6/07 05:17 PM, TheThing wrote: Never heard of it. And I've heard of a lot of games; I'm cool like that, and in the loop like that.

:shock: You have no idea what you're missing! It's probably the best RPG in human history oooooomg...if they don't make a third game someday, I'm gonna set something on fire...

Sure, if that's your thing. But personally, I don't really go for the anime/hentai chicks.

My hentai folder is 600 megs. Incidentally, this is probably below the Newgrounds average.

At 8/6/07 07:51 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 8/6/07 05:17 PM, TheThing wrote: Never heard of it. And I've heard of a lot of games; I'm cool like that, and in the loop like that.

shock: You have no idea what you're missing! It's probably the best RPG in human history oooooomg...if they don't make a third game someday, I'm gonna set something on fire...

Sure, if that's your thing. But personally, I don't really go for the anime/hentai chicks.

My hentai folder is 600 megs. Incidentally, this is probably below the Newgrounds average.

Quite below. My folder, even in it's infancy and with a choosy parent, is double that (1.2 gigs). If you want, I can PM you the site I use. It has a hentai selection, with downloading and streaming options. And it's completely free, no strings attached. No spam or even more than an email or 2 when you sign up. I don't get anything from a referral, but I figure maybe they'll get more/better porn if they have a lot of traffic.

That offer goes to anyone interested.

At 8/6/07 09:34 PM, TheThing wrote: Quite below. My folder, even in it's infancy and with a choosy parent, is double that (1.2 gigs).

600MB and 1.2GB??? Jeez, you guys need faster Internet connections.

Incidentally, I spent about 20 minutes trying to find a Starbucks in my area, which apparently doesn't exist. Of all the places in the universe, imagine me having trouble finding a Starbucks. Usually you have trouble trying to not trip over them, and I can't find the one in my area...

So, I had to settle with a Dunkin Donuts cappuccino...oh well. I'll live. I swear

and yes, I'm more addicted to coffee than I am to alcohol...

Anyway, time to write more of that story...

At 8/6/07 10:28 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 8/6/07 09:34 PM, TheThing wrote: Quite below. My folder, even in it's infancy and with a choosy parent, is double that (1.2 gigs).

600MB and 1.2GB??? Jeez, you guys need faster Internet connections.

I was going to say they need more tissue...

Incidentally, I spent about 20 minutes trying to find a Starbucks in my area, which apparently doesn't exist. Of all the places in the universe, imagine me having trouble finding a Starbucks. Usually you have trouble trying to not trip over them, and I can't find the one in my area...

I have never been a huge fan of Starbucks coffee. Well, at least their Iced Coffee since that's what I drink. Not a fan of hot coffee ever. Even in winter.

So, I had to settle with a Dunkin Donuts cappuccino...oh well. I'll live. I swear

This is what's all over the place here in the Boston area. Just about every corner seems to have one. At least I like their iced coffee and their frozen drink things.

Anyway, time to write more of that story...

WOOT!

At 8/6/07 11:14 PM, RSQViper wrote: I have never been a huge fan of Starbucks coffee. Well, at least their Iced Coffee since that's what I drink. Not a fan of hot coffee ever. Even in winter.

They make really good coffee, and not even in the stupid trendy "I have to be cool, so I'll drink Starbucks" way. I prefer their espresso drinks over their frozen drinks and plain coffee any day, though. For a good frozen drink or plain ol' coffee, Dunkin's the way to go.

Anyway, time to write more of that story...

WOOT!

And here comes Chapter 11!

The Barracks Under Fire

by EagleRock

Chapter 11 - Infiltration

As the whole group collaborated outside of the warehouse of cs_assault, they split up into the two groups as per EagleRock's plan. Alpha squad moved to the left-hand side of the spawn area, while Bravo squad headed to the right. MetalDart stayed in the middle of the area, as he looked forward, centering himself inside for the battle.

EagleRock and Phantom watched from the overhead display in anticipation as well. Neither spoke as the seconds passed by. Wade seemed to have the whole Barracks in limbo, waiting as time suspended in the quietness of the air. Finally, the suspense was broken by pwroftheseagoat.

"Hey, EagleRock," he said. "How sure are you about this plan?"

"Honestly? Not too sure."

"Not too sure? How can you say that? This is our lives at stake, here!"

"I've said it before, this is a hard map for counter-terrorists. Success is never a guarantee for CT's, especially when the terrorists are good at covering the warehouse. But I can assure you it's the best plan I have."

"Well," said pwroftheseagoat, "let's hope it's good enough."

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Supreme Commander pwroftheseagoat was another one of those cookie cutter soldiers that EagleRock's barrack seemed to have. Standard issue, but always exceptional. His power came from his extreme devotion to his fellow soldiers, and he believed strongly in strength-in-numbers. Several campaigns of his were successful due to his philosophy, and it landed him the rank of EGSC. However, he had a weakness, just like EagleRock: he couldn't stand to see people die. When his teammates fall, a switch goes off that makes him cringe and suffer. He knew what EagleRock was going through in his head. He just hoped that it wasn't affecting his ability to make decisions and lead the Barracks.

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Finally, Wade broke the tension and called for commencement. Immediately, EagleRock's plan went into action like a well-oiled machine. MetalDart was pep-talking both DarkSoldier an Peregrinus, who he named as the leads of Alpha and Bravo squads, respectively. As he climbed the side of the building that would give him the vantage point of the area, the squads went to their assigned places.

DarkSoldier was going fast to the main entrance of the warehouse, which was blocked from their view by two huge crates. As they rounded the bend, they were able to peer inside the warehouse and see the floor all the way to the back area. They stayed back from the entrance as much as possible, as they knew their enemy was lurking inside, waiting for a target to kill.

Peregrinus was running too, with PenguinLink and harryjarry in close pursuit. They had to run harder to the entranceway, as they had a nice little staircase to climb. The staircase was very open, and made the three susceptible to fire from the door that opened below. They would have to count on MetalDart to watch below them. Anticipation built up, and sweating came naturally to all.

MetalDart steadied his hand as he held his Scout up, quickly scanning the area for any signs of perpetrators. Sure enough, the terrorists weren't quick to leave their veritable fortress of power. The air duct and the back entrance below Bravo squad showed no signs of life. It seemed as if they would have precious few seconds of time to set up their plans to engage the moderators.

That was when it all happened, as if at once. Before DarkSoldier could radio in that they were in position, Evark appeared from above and revealed himself by the garage entrance. He started to spray bullets from his Para at the soldiers, upsetting their formation. Behind Evark came Dobio with a Steyr Scout, ready to pick them off.

Just above the warehouse entrance, Luis popped out of the air duct, also with a sniper rifle. MetalDart immediately took aim and headshotted him before he could raise his weapon. However, the damage was done. As Luis popped out of the area and distracted MetalDart, jonthompson managed to pop out of the lower door and throw a flashbang into the air, blinding all three members of Bravo squad.

"SHIT!" said Peregrinus. "Open fire! Now! We need to take cover!" But it was too late. The AK47 of jonthompson already poised itself and aimed at harryjarry. Three solid shots into his chest did him in quickly.

MetalDart barely had time to reload before he was able to find jonthompson. He was able to train his sniper on him quickly and squeeze off a shot. He was able to hit him, but only in the upper leg. It wasn't had for jonthompson to shrug it off, as he squeezed several shots from his AK at MetalDart, causing him to have to break his stance and run to the back side of the building where jon couldn't hit him.

"Get down there, Bravo! Take him down! Abort the upper door and take out that shooter!"

Meanwhile, Alpha squad was having problems of its own. Evark and Dobio were doing a good job at scrambling them, causing them to have to take cover behind a large metal cargo container. Dobio was going to make things hard, as his trained sniper eye already hit DaRk and SilentSoldier. Luckily, the Scout didn't have enough power to take them out.

"Metal! We're tied up back here! They were too ready for us!" DarkSoldier frantically relayed the message.

"I'm under fire here too! They got the drop on the rest of us! Just sit tight out there and hold them from advancing. We need to secure the outside before we can move." MetalDart then zoomed in his sniper and prepared himself to attack jon again. As he leaped forward ready to squeeze off a shot, jonthompson was gone.

Bravo team was still there, regrouping as fast as they could. Peregrinus radioed into Metal as fast as he could.

"Metal! Watch out, jon is rounding the building for you!" He then jumped up as fast as he could and unsheathed his Desert Eagle. Surely enough, by the time he reached the ladder, he saw jon coming up the ladder, Glock in-hand. Luckily, though, height was at MetalDart's advantage, as he was able to headshot jonthompson with decisive ease.

"Got 'em!" said MetalDart to Peregrinus. "Now, regroup!" He turned around to grab his Scout and set back up in sniper position. However, all he turned around for was to get a glimpse of UberBarista's head popped out of the air duct, gun in hand.

Below, DarkSoldier and Alpha squad were taking considerable fire from Evark, Dobio, and now Canas who joined the fight.

"Silent," said DarkSoldier, "I need to you give suppressing fire. TheThing, go around the side of the container and snipe them from the flank. I'll toss a flashbang, and you guys go once it sets off." With that, SilentSoldier started spraying Para fire at the warehouse door as DarkSoldier grabbed a flashbang, pulled the pin, and threw. Just before it detonated, Silent pulled back behind the container as light sprayed through out the area. Then, they all jumped out and started shooting.

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Meanwhile, Peregrinus and PenguinLink were not going to storm the doors, as they would be too guarded. Instead, they decided to take the air duct into the warehouse. They started to climb up the ladder nearby when they heard the spray of a Galil above.

"Shit! Metal, are you alright?" said Peregrinus, as they rushed up to the roof to see. MetalDart was hit, but not killed. UberBarista's Galil wasn't nearly as accurate enough to hit Metal at the range he was out. This allowed him to squeeze off a shot with his Scout, which hit him him the chest. This threw him back against the wall, but didn't kill him, thanks to his Kevlar.

As Peregrinus ran up the slope of the roof, he saw UberBarista and shot at him with his Colt at full running pace. UberBarista ducked his head and ran back into the duct as fast as he could.

Peregrinus and PenguinLink gave chase. MetalDart radioed "Go, go, go!" to them, as the approached the duct. The duct descended about 4 feet into the roof, then headed towards the back of the warehouse. Peregrinus, in haste, jumped down into the duct, crouched, and took up his Colt, ready to fire.

This gave him just enough time to see a grenade fly towards him down the duct and stop near his feet.

End of Chapter 11

I love these chapters your writing EG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11

Can't wait for more!!!!!!

MUST BUILT TIME MACHINE AND ADVANCE TO NEXT CHAPTER.

WHO WILL HELP "ME"?

At 8/6/07 11:51 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 8/6/07 11:14 PM, RSQViper wrote:

They make really good coffee, and not even in the stupid trendy "I have to be cool, so I'll drink Starbucks" way. I prefer their espresso drinks over their frozen drinks and plain coffee any day, though. For a good frozen drink or plain ol' coffee, Dunkin's the way to go.

Yeah, I guess I should also mention that I hwas never a big coffee fan, so coffee anywhere isn't going to float my boat too much. I just drink it mostly for the caffeine and the fact that coffee is a lot better for you than soda.

I drink iced coffee as follows: 1/2 milk, 1/2 coffee, 4 equals in a medium. Not like equal is great for you, but sugar just sits at the bottom.

Anyway, time to write more of that story...

WOOT!

And here comes Chapter 11!

This was a damn good chapter. Lots of action going on and people getting capped.

Nice to see some mods meet their end in this one so far.

Hopefully Peregrinus still has feet and legs in the next chapter. lol

At 8/6/07 11:56 PM, DarkSoldier wrote: WHO WILL HELP "ME"?

Wait for Chapter 12, and you shall see.

At 8/7/07 12:18 AM, RSQViper wrote: Yeah, I guess I should also mention that I hwas never a big coffee fan, so coffee anywhere isn't going to float my boat too much. I just drink it mostly for the caffeine and the fact that coffee is a lot better for you than soda.

Well, one thing about Starbucks is that they brew strong. That means that if you don't like the taste of coffee, you won't like it there. Personally, I come from a family that made their coffee in a percolator with twice the recommended coffee and with ice in the pot (that makes the coffee brew twice as long). So, Starbucks seems wimpy to me.

Also, I really like espresso, and they do it well. Strangely enough, though, I can't drink espresso straight...

I drink iced coffee as follows: 1/2 milk, 1/2 coffee, 4 equals in a medium. Not like equal is great for you, but sugar just sits at the bottom.

Yeah. I can't stand that artificial stuff, though. And iced coffee is a different animal, IMO, be it a frappuccino or a DnD iced coffee or a coolatta. Those I like nice and sweet.

And here comes Chapter 11!

This was a damn good chapter. Lots of action going on and people getting capped.

Nice to see some mods meet their end in this one so far.

I liked it. I thought the story flowed hard with three sub-plots (Alpha, Bravo, and MetalDart), but I tried to tie it together and leave you on mini-cliffhangers as you roll along the chapter.

I'll try to draft up as much as Chapter 12 in bed as I can...we'll see how it rolls.

Thank God for MacBooks...

At 8/6/07 10:28 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 8/6/07 09:34 PM, TheThing wrote: Quite below. My folder, even in it's infancy and with a choosy parent, is double that (1.2 gigs).

600MB and 1.2GB??? Jeez, you guys need faster Internet connections.

Meh, I do, but like I said, I only started recently because of this site I just found, which no one seems to want.

Incidentally, I spent about 20 minutes trying to find a Starbucks in my area, which apparently doesn't exist. Of all the places in the universe, imagine me having trouble finding a Starbucks. Usually you have trouble trying to not trip over them, and I can't find the one in my area...

Same. I think Starbucks avoids New Jersey. I've only seen one, and that was in the Million Dollar Pier, in Atlantic City, which has everything.

So, I had to settle with a Dunkin Donuts cappuccino...oh well. I'll live. I swear

They're not bad. I actually prefer them over the Starbucks coffee; Starbucks seems to have overcooked their beans. I haven't tried the iced coffe, but the hot shit sucks.

At 8/6/07 11:51 PM, EagleRock wrote:

Anyway, time to write more of that story...

WOOT!

And here comes Chapter 11!

Nice chapter. I still haven't died yet, which is good, but I haven't gotten a kill yet. Whatever. I'm just glad to be in a battle this time.

At 8/6/07 04:32 PM, TheThing wrote: I didn't know you could stop a bullet. If I had known that, then I wouldn't have been so worried about you. It's because I care, Phantom, because I care.

LIAR! No one cares, no one on this earth truly cares for some one, we pretend to care for our own selfish reasons. Given the chance, I'd use you as a human shield without a flinch.

Damn, you take this story too seriously.

*AARRGGHH* *Stabs TheThing*

At 8/7/07 02:01 AM, Phantom wrote:

At 8/6/07 04:32 PM, TheThing wrote: Damn, you take this story too seriously.

*AARRGGHH* *Stabs TheThing*

Whoa.

Dude, if you kill him you can't use him as a human shield!

I'm oodles of happy right now.

Well, since the Elite Guard Barracks has kind of transformed into the Elite Guard Barracks For Prospective Authors as of late, I wanted to see if I could fit the longest chapter of my Pokemon story into a news post on my userpage. So I copy/pasted the text from AFF and BAM, it does fit! It's about 5000 words and it fits in a single blog post! I didn't realize how much 32000 characters was, ehehe!

I'm totally going to be posting my fanfics in my news posts from now on, I think. :-D

Hm, random, but it's almost a week until Clock Day. I should probably stop writing my stories and...uh...get started :wince: on my Clock Day flash. OH SHI---

i've kinda been just making concept art and storyboarding it for the past month or so...lol maybe i should start whipping shit up in that ol' .fla...

Barracks roster - August 7, 2007

Sterockicy's note:

Greetings fellow EGB-villianssss! I don't really have much to comment on right now. I could ramble on why I haven't been active this week but you here it all the time from me. I am sick of the NG portal already. It is extremely hard to earn points these days and my point is proven by this list. I think they should change at least the coding back to what it was previously so it is possible for the average working/school person to make 40-50 points per day. Does anyone agree?

Top 5 Gainers:

Shanus - 384
Seamonky - 340
EagleRock - 314
Odyssic - 238
Coop83 - 230

Special Congratulatory list:

Top gainers, repeat offenders: Shanus, Seamonky, Coop83!
New to the list: None!
Returning to the list: None!
Top 3 biggest average rises: pepeatumi + 25.7, EagleRock + 15.3, Odyssic + 15.7!
Random word: Alt + F4

Rank // Total B/P points // Gain // Gain/day // Gain rise/drop // Name

01 // 54372 // 079 // 11.3 // 13.7- // X-Naut
02 // 54131 // 075 // 10.7 // 01.6+ // Phantom
03 // 52389 // 000 // 00.0 // 00.0+ // ADT
04 // 51276 // 102 // 14.6 // 03.4- // BlueHippo
05 // 49797 // 187 // 26.7 // 25.7+ // pepeatumi
06 // 47549 // 196 // 28.0 // 01.0- // Major-punk
07 // 41032 // 340 // 48.6 // 11.0- // Seamonky
08 // 37819 // 034 // 04.9 // 22.2- // Sentio
09 // 33342 // 319 // 45.6 // 15.3+ // EagleRock +1
10 // 33045 // 011 // 01.6 // 08.1- // SlashFirestorm -1
11 // 30783 // 011 // 01.6 // 01.3- // ArtDanVal
12 // 30572 // 221 // 31.6 // 07.1- // pwroftheseagoat
13 // 30000 // 000 // 00.0 // 00.0+ // life
14 // 29281 // 035 // 05.0 // 05.0+ // Hemlok
15 // 28475 // 230 // 32.9 // 01.0+ // Coop83 +1
16 // 28293 // 039 // 05.6 // 02.5- // MadCow -1
17 // 26245 // 015 // 02.1 // 00.3- // LittleWashu
18 // 24546 // 011 // 01.6 // 00.4- // MetalDart
19 // 22989 // 094 // 13.4 // 48.0- // PenguinLink
20 // 18186 // 127 // 18.1 // 06.2- // Casualty
21 // 17749 // 016 // 02.3 // 02.3+ // arianna1
22 // 15233 // 006 // 00.9 // 02.8- // hongkongexpress
23 // 13139 // 108 // 15.4 // 02.0- // Sterockicy
24 // 12729 // 384 // 54.9 // 09.7- // Shanus
25 // 10365 // 041 // 05.9 // 00.5+ // ever-vigilant
26 // 10299 // 006 // 00.9 // 00.5- // Azentiger
27 // 09853 // 021 // 03.0 // 00.3- // Cool-Points
28 // 08849 // 163 // 23.3 // 01.7+ // K-fox
29 // 08749 // 113 // 16.1 // 15.0- // DarkSoldier
30 // 08408 // 010 // 01.4 // 05.5- // Dela
31 // 07875 // 238 // 34.0 // 15.7+ // Odyssic
32 // 07041 // 000 // 00.0 // 01.4- // KungFuCow
33 // 05772 // 078 // 11.1 // 04.2+ // DarkLotusJuggalo
34 // 04739 // 095 // 13.6 // 07.0- // RSQViper
35 // 03917 // 000 // 00.0 // 00.0+ // Snerd
36 // 03864 // 000 // 00.0 // 00.0+ // Solidone
37 // 03310 // 154 // 22.0 // 12.3+ // NickScott +1
38 // 03294 // 000 // 00.0 // 00.7- // ElementalSoldier -1
39 // 02945 // 040 // 05.7 // 02.4- // I-Love-Caitlyn
40 // 02853 // 003 // 00.4 // 07.5- // SilentSoldier
41 // 02732 // 071 // 10.1 // 01.1+ // DaRk
42 // 02520 // 055 // 07.9 // 03.6+ // Andrea364 +1
43 // 02508 // 000 // 00.0 // 00.0+ // Dante-Son-Of-Sparda -1
44 // 02256 // 101 // 14.4 // 07.1+ // TheThing
45 // 02027 // 006 // 00.9 // 01.8- // Imacow
46 // 01906 // 068 // 09.7 // 09.7+ // HeavenDuff
47 // 01775 // 014 // 02.0 // 01.1+ // Ursiruss
48 // 01682 // 030 // 04.3 // 00.3+ // TheBlueNeck

*Salutes*

At 8/7/07 03:54 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Barracks roster - August 7, 2007

Thanks a ton! Nice work once again. =)

09 // 33342 // 319 // 45.6 // 15.3+ // EagleRock +1
10 // 33045 // 011 // 01.6 // 08.1- // SlashFirestorm -1

EEP!

34 // 04739 // 095 // 13.6 // 07.0- // RSQViper

Seriously? Only 95? Dammit. And here I thought I was rolling for a while there. Though I did miss Saturday and most of Sunday. Or was it missed Friday and most of Sunday? Ah, all my days are running together!