At 8/28/07 11:02 PM, craigalan wrote:

At 8/28/07 10:51 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote:

At 8/28/07 10:43 PM, craigalan wrote:

At 8/28/07 10:40 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote:

Malicious. It also seems to have slown down my Internet, but that could be a coinincidence.

Yes i clicked that except i wanted to make sure if that was true. It did the same with me and the name of it was oo strange.

Yah it also fucked my browser, so I've marked it as Malicious.

I'm hoping to rank up within the next week, however, I'm not sure if that is doable right now, as I have a 10-page essay on how I believe that the human brain works as well as a bug collection for Biology.

I hope i can rank up within 13 days. But that' very difficult sadly. Wow what a long essy that must be a killer.

I just ranked up, so I think I have to wait a little whie until I reach Elite Guard First Class Private.

How was your day, Barracks?

Long,boring,and increadibly hot. Barely any B/p's today it's been low so you didn't miss much.

Long, I started school at 8:55 AM and my last class finished at 6:00 PM...
that was absolutely horrible and boring... it was also really hot today...
and I didnt had time to B/P a lot today.

Ah you guys did so much without me while i was playing the new and improved Zelda Onlinr BETA!

You guys passed 24,000 replies without me :(

You guys also passed 800 pages!

Awesome!

I probably wont be posting often since boring school is starting >:(

Man, I've just got to say that this Flash looks amazing. I've always had an idea like that, but me being my lazy self, never got around to animating it. I honestly can't wait for the full movie to come out.

Also, I gained only 53 B/P points today. =( Tomorrow is another day I suppose.

*Salutes*

I just got 190 B/P points since the last rosters, I won't be able to make it in the top 5 gainers :(

Any of you guys are already beating me ?

At 8/29/07 12:23 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: I just got 190 B/P points since the last rosters, I won't be able to make it in the top 5 gainers :(

Any of you guys are already beating me ?

I'm new what are the rosters?

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/reviews /397149/1 Also another crew 10's it's members flash to get the award.

Just while your all talking about the rosters I thought I'd make a small announcement. Shanus' who was the one doing the update this week has been extremely busy. I just recieved a PM from him then saying he couldnt do it. So there will be no update this week. I will do the update next Tuesday so dont stress, it will just be like what it used to be. I'm not sure for how long Shanus' will be to busy to do the update so I might be making it every 7 days after that for a while.

Oh and the update is This craigalan, I will add you to it on Tuesday!

*Salutes*

At 8/29/07 03:19 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Oh and the update is This craigalan, I will add you to it on Tuesday!

Thank you very much for that sir. Looks very fun and interesting i hope i ge on the list but i'm averaging about 90-100 a day so i hope that'll get me on the top gainers. Also thanks for doing the updates.

*Salutes*

*salutes*

At 8/28/07 02:02 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: So yeah, I guess we just wait for teh Waid to handle it.

Well, it was gone this morning. I'm getting so close to ranking up that I can taste it... that and I'm due to collect my new car at some point today, hopefully :)

At 8/29/07 08:56 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 8/28/07 02:02 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote: So yeah, I guess we just wait for teh Waid to handle it.

Well, it was gone this morning. I'm getting so close to ranking up that I can taste it... that and I'm due to collect my new car at some point today, hopefully :)

Nice...and NICE. What car?

At 8/27/07 05:54 PM, RSQViper wrote: You didn't miss much, really, but I will admit that the quality of Flashes that came thru on Anti-Clock Day FAR outshined the overall quality of Flash on Clock Day.

It doesn't sound like a lot, but I still wouldn't have minded catching a few points during that day. But what can you do?

At 8/28/07 10:51 PM, PossiblePancakes wrote: How was your day, Barracks?

Dull, could have been better, etc. And I need to start sleeping earlier, what with school starting up again.

At 8/29/07 08:56 AM, Coop83 wrote: that and I'm due to collect my new car at some point today, hopefully :)

Cool. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. So, like, don't crash it or anything like that.

At 8/29/07 11:08 AM, X-Naut wrote:

At 8/29/07 08:56 AM, Coop83 wrote: that and I'm due to collect my new car at some point today, hopefully :)

Cool. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. So, like, don't crash it or anything like that.

LOL...well put.

Here we go with another chapter!

The Barracks Under Fire

by EagleRock

Chapter 15 - Stepping Towards the Light

After EagleRock fell down, BRS rushed across the side street that came across the wine cellar exit. He had seen Phantom peek out of the doorway and instinctively grabbed a flashbang to blind him. Phantom fell back as he tried to clear his eyes. Shots from BRS' AK47 sounded through the air as Phantom's vision slowly returned. The shots kept coming closer, meaning his time was running out. The three remaining hostages were waiting behind Phantom, obediently waiting for his move.

Meanwhile, EagleRock reached the end of the long corridor that came from the hostage building only to find the alleyway there empty. He slowly crept along, gun hoisted, ready to peer into the marketplace area, the famous area where most battles in cs_italy took place. He didn't see anyone, but that didn't mean they weren't there.

All of a sudden, a grenade flew over his head. EagleRock dove to the left, trying to get away from it as much as possible. Thankfully, the grenade had overshot his position and detonated away from him. He struggled to get up and rushed around to a back alley, entering the marketplace from another angle. From there, he saw Newgrundling hiding behind a cart of vegetables, aimed at the other entrance.

Just as Newgrundling saw EagleRock, he turned to shoot. Before he could, EagleRock shot at the vegetable cart, spraying vegetables all over the area, making it hard for either one to see.

Phantom's vision was returning to him, but BRS was closing in. Phantom gritted his teeth and leaped over the ledge he was on and flew in the air towards BRS. He shot his TMP at BRS, which sprayed towards him, hitting him in the chest and head several times. As Phantom fell to the ground in a painful thud, he stood up and hovered over BRS's body. As he shot one more bullet into BRS's head, he said, "Not this time, asshole." He then heard shots nearby of EagleRock's AUG and an AK47.

He knew time was running out. Fighting the urge to assist Eagle, he ran as fast as he could towards the hostage rescue point, all three hostages behind. It was only a question of whether or not EagleRock could hold out.

Both Newgrundling and EagleRock were shooting at each other, neither one hitting the mark. The marketplace was strewn with splintered wood and food that covered the whole area. Both of them had exhausted their ammunition and had drawn pistols at that point. EagleRock's Desert Eagle echoed loudly off of the stone walls and metal rooftops of the nearby homes, hitting all kinds of food, but not Newgrundling. By the time his seven shots were exhausted, Newgrundling had popped up from his cover, Glock in hand.

Just then, the loud foghorn sounded, indicating the match was over. Wade's voice boomed, "The hostages have been rescued. Counter-Terrorists win!" EagleRock dropped to his knees in relief, dropping his pistol beside him. Newgrundling looked at him and lowered his weapon.

As EagleRock looked up at him, Newgrundling said, "You're lucky...this time."

EagleRock panted, "Why not just kill me now?"

"Even if I wanted to, I can't." He then stepped away from the mess they made and walked towards his teleportation pod, back at the hostage building. EagleRock looked at him as he walked by, wondering the implications of his words. He stood up to go back to his teleportation pod, but felt extreme pain. He was bleeding in several places, thanks to several gunshots he sustained. He knew that he'd pretty much be dead if he didn't have the effects of the adrenaline shot in his body, but it couldn't help stop the fatigue and pain he was feeling. He knew this was the second time that he avoided death. As he slowly walked back to the pods, he heard Wade's ceremonial ending of the broadcast:

"Well, that's about it for today, folks! The Elite Guards put in a good show as they tie up the match count, three to three! Tune in tomorrow for a special match to celebrate Clock Day! Wade Fulp...out!"

"So now he's fucking Ryan Seacrest," said Phantom, as Eagle approached. As the two returned to their fellow soldiers, they were greeted by many cheers and hurrahs. EagleRock, however, wasn't happy.

"Dude," said Supreme Commander LittleWashu, "you can't be upset now. We took it to them like we needed to!"

"Yeah, but Viper's dead."

"He was brave," she continued, "and he died for us. At least his death wasn't in vain, as you got two of them and saved the hostages."

"He was brave for sure," said EagleRock. "I think it's only fair that he gets the recognition he deserves, too. I'm posthumously promoting him to Sergeant, as he did too much for us out there to not be."

"Agreed," said Phantom. "He was a great soldier."

"I'm just getting sick of all these promotions, though. I love promoting people, but not posthumously!"

"Well," said Slash, "let's get you fed and rested. You're running yourself ragged, Eagle."

"Okay," he replied, "but we need to talk together. It's important."

"Over dinner, then," said Slash. The twelve soldiers all went to the mess hall and consumed their meals. While the meals themselves were excellent as always, they somehow never satisfied the soldiers. After having their fill, EagleRock started to talk and mentioned his encounter with Newgrundling.

"Okay, look. This is a serious problem at this point. We know they want to kill us, but we need to know why."

"...Why?" said Slash. "What difference does it make? If they're trying to kill us, they're trying to kill us."

"Agreed," said Phantom. "Personally, if they're trying to shoot at me, I don't contemplate why they were compelled to do so."

"Still," said Eagle, "this makes no sense. It's not like we're not doing what Wade wants us to do...in fact, we're the best at holding up the values that he strives for!"

"Well," said Slash, "maybe they're not trying to kill us...maybe they're trying to test us."

"Test us?" Phantom stood up. "What kind of a test is this??"

"What if they're trying to find the best of the best and empower them even more?"

"Then," said EagleRock, "why kill us all, and why pit us against the moderators?"

"Maybe he's trying to prune out the weaker of the group. And the moderators...maybe he's trying to prune them too. You know how bad some of the mods are."

"Yeah," said Phantom, "but it's not just the bad ones getting killed out there. And what's up with Newgrundling saying he couldn't kill Eagle if he wanted to?"

"I think the guns don't work outside the playtime or something," said Eagle.

"Maybe you're right," said Slash, "It might have something to do with this being a test. I can't see Wade doing this for bad. For all we know, the survivors will be promoted to have all kinds of powers...mod status...ability to save or blam Portal entrants at will...getting stuff through the Portal without judgment!"

"What the hell are you talking about?" said Eagle. "What good would that do for Newgrounds? That's just way too much power that no one needs."

"Still," said Slash. "Don't you wish you had more power sometimes? Don't you wish you could control the Portal at will and have people do whatever you want?"

"First off, no," said Eagle. "That's power run rampant...it'll only corrupt you. And you can get that kind of power if you want...it requires hard work and respect from others."

"Oh, don't get so pious on me. All the shit you did so far and people shit still gets through the Portal. What the hell do you expect...people to just give up a chance at getting promoted to do the right thing?"

"Ugh," said Phantom. "We went over this shit already. If we all vote fairly with our enhanced voting power, we'll overpower those rouge groups. The Portal would stop being corrupt...simply because credit would turn to those voting fairly!"

"Anyway," said Eagle, "it still doesn't make sense. All I know is Clock Day is tomorrow, and some of the best soldiers in Newgrounds are not going to be out their protecting the Portal. I just wished I knew why."

"Whatever," said Slash. "I'm going to bed." He and the other soldiers retired to get some sleep before tomorrow's match.

Little did they know that the night wasn't over yet.

End of Chapter 15

At 8/29/07 01:18 AM, craigalan wrote:

At 8/29/07 12:23 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: I just got 190 B/P points since the last rosters, I won't be able to make it in the top 5 gainers :(

Any of you guys are already beating me ?

I'm new what are the rosters?

This is a link to page 796 where you'll find our most recent rosters

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/reviews /397149/1 Also another crew 10's it's members flash to get the award.

well Newgrounds is obviously going down... Wade should do something about crews or let the users take care of these guys the way they want it...

At 8/29/07 12:57 PM, EagleRock wrote: Chapter 15 - Stepping Towards the Light

Good one Eagle, I liked it, although some of the conversation doesn't quite fit me I'll live with it, I'm glad to be alive so far, keep up the good work.

At 8/29/07 04:36 PM, Phantom wrote:

At 8/29/07 12:57 PM, EagleRock wrote: Chapter 15 - Stepping Towards the Light

Good one Eagle, I liked it, although some of the conversation doesn't quite fit me I'll live with it, I'm glad to be alive so far, keep up the good work.

LOL...there's reasons for you saying what you did. Also, let's not forget...NOTHING quite fits you unless you're actively screaming and/or shooting something... :-)

First, I would like to say that was a great chapter, Eagle. Good to see you two were able to win the round and good ol' me didn't die in vain.

Second, I am going to be out of town and in the woods and on a canoe for Saturday and Sunday, so I'll need someone to deposit for me those two days. I'll probably be back Sunday, but just in case, the two days would be very appreciated. I will <3 forever who does this for me. If I die in the canoe trip, please deposit for me until I am a pipewrench as if I cannot acheive that goal in this life it would be nice if you could acheive it for me in the afterlife.

Third, a bird shit all over my car today at my house and BOTH of my dogs peed on my bed! I can only hope this is good luck and NOT a sign of the Apololypse. I like Earth the way it is, thank you very much.

At 8/29/07 05:01 PM, RSQViper wrote: Second, I am going to be out of town and in the woods and on a canoe for Saturday and Sunday, so I'll need someone to deposit for me those two days.

I can handle that. PM me up.

At 8/29/07 12:57 PM, EagleRock wrote: Chapter 15 - Stepping Towards the Light

Nice chapter! Although I'm beginning to feel like this is Lost; each episode leaves you with more questions than answers.

At 8/28/07 05:57 PM, RSQViper wrote: ...soon when I hit Staff Sergeant, then I hit my next level in 18 days (just a few days before my 3 year aniversary of being a Gold Member).

Me no can count. It will be my SECOND year, not third.

At 8/29/07 05:03 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 8/29/07 05:01 PM, RSQViper wrote: Second, I am going to be out of town and in the woods and on a canoe for Saturday and Sunday, so I'll need someone to deposit for me those two days.

I can handle that. PM me up.

Awesome, thanks a lot. I'll PM you when I get home since here at work even my inbox is blocked as, get this, GAMES. Fucking websense...

At 8/30/07 01:06 AM, RSQViper wrote:

At 8/28/07 05:57 PM, RSQViper wrote: ...soon when I hit Staff Sergeant, then I hit my next level in 18 days (just a few days before my 3 year aniversary of being a Gold Member).

Me no can count. It will be my SECOND year, not third.

At 8/29/07 05:03 PM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 8/29/07 05:01 PM, RSQViper wrote: Second, I am going to be out of town and in the woods and on a canoe for Saturday and Sunday, so I'll need someone to deposit for me those two days.

I can handle that. PM me up.

Awesome, thanks a lot. I'll PM you when I get home since here at work even my inbox is blocked as, get this, GAMES. Fucking websense...

Better than my school; the BBS is blocked as "Adult Content". The worst I've seen on the BBS is some curse words, but no "Adult Content".

At 8/30/07 01:53 AM, TheThing wrote: Better than my school; the BBS is blocked as "Adult Content". The worst I've seen on the BBS is some curse words, but no "Adult Content".

Been to the art forum lately? 3 words. Dick Chest Bursters.

At 8/29/07 10:17 AM, EagleRock wrote:

At 8/29/07 08:56 AM, Coop83 wrote: Well, it was gone this morning. I'm getting so close to ranking up that I can taste it... that and I'm due to collect my new car at some point today, hopefully :)

Nice...and NICE. What car?

Seat Ibiza 1.9 TDI. It's a great car and I really enjoy driving it. I need to get the stereo sorted, but that might happen on Saturday.

Also, nice chapter

At 8/29/07 11:08 AM, X-Naut wrote:

At 8/29/07 08:56 AM, Coop83 wrote: that and I'm due to collect my new car at some point today, hopefully :)

Cool. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. So, like, don't crash it or anything like that.

Isn't that a contradiction in terms? :P Seriously though, I'll try to avoid wrecking it.

At 8/29/07 05:01 PM, RSQViper wrote: First, I would like to say that was a great chapter, Eagle. Good to see you two were able to win the round and good ol' me didn't die in vain.

Yeah, you certainly didn't die in vain. It was a fun match to write.

At 8/29/07 09:11 PM, TheThing wrote: Nice chapter! Although I'm beginning to feel like this is Lost; each episode leaves you with more questions than answers.

LOL...that's basically my big influence on this story. Note the backstories of every soldier seem to act as flashbacks as if they were from Lost? In fact, when I write the story, i think of that sound effect they use when they come in and out of a backstory.

At 8/30/07 06:50 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 8/29/07 10:17 AM, EagleRock wrote: Nice...and NICE. What car?

Seat Ibiza 1.9 TDI. It's a great car and I really enjoy driving it. I need to get the stereo sorted, but that might happen on Saturday.

Not baaaad. A bit light for my taste, but the 170hp and 230 lb/ft of torque certainly look tempting for such a low curb weight...

Isn't that a contradiction in terms? :P Seriously though, I'll try to avoid wrecking it.

Yeah. Somehow I don't picture X-Naut as the "cautions, studious" driver.

At 8/30/07 04:03 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 8/29/07 09:11 PM, TheThing wrote: Nice chapter! Although I'm beginning to feel like this is Lost; each episode leaves you with more questions than answers.

LOL...that's basically my big influence on this story. Note the backstories of every soldier seem to act as flashbacks as if they were from Lost?

Yeah, I just thought that you were just giving back stories until you started to do people twice; like Slash and Phantom. Then I realized there was either more to it, or I just thought you did them before. I'm very good at picking a story apart because of school.

In fact, when I write the story, i think of that sound effect they use when they come in and out of a backstory.

I've never seen Lost, but I'm up-to-date like that. I want to know what I'm talking about before I go into a discussion; I don't want to seem like an ignorant ass.

At 8/29/07 03:19 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Oh and the update is This craigalan, I will add you to it on Tuesday!

Update for the rosters?

Tuesday ???

I'm still waiting >:(

At 8/30/07 07:16 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 8/29/07 03:19 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Oh and the update is This craigalan, I will add you to it on Tuesday!

Update for the rosters?

Tuesday ???

I'm still waiting >:(

Ah, they already said it'll be another week because of time constraints. Calm down, mister...

At 8/30/07 09:46 PM, RSQViper wrote:

At 8/30/07 07:16 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 8/29/07 03:19 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Oh and the update is This craigalan, I will add you to it on Tuesday!

Ah, they already said it'll be another week because of time constraints. Calm down, mister...

I can't wait to be on it this will be pretty cool. I hate how i'm barely getting any blam points now. I have far too many saves >_>.

At 8/30/07 09:46 PM, RSQViper wrote:

At 8/30/07 07:16 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 8/29/07 03:19 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Oh and the update is This craigalan, I will add you to it on Tuesday!

Update for the rosters?

Tuesday ???

I'm still waiting >:(

Ah, they already said it'll be another week because of time constraints. Calm down, mister...

GRRR

Can't wait !!!

You guys know what we could do to make the kitty krew to stop spamming a little?

At 8/30/07 10:23 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 8/30/07 09:46 PM, RSQViper wrote:

At 8/30/07 07:16 PM, HeavenDuff wrote:

At 8/29/07 03:19 AM, Sterockicy wrote:

Can't wait !!!
You guys know what we could do to make the kitty krew to stop spamming a little?

Well we'll all have to wait. I can't wait either but this is just a chance to start B/ping to get ready for it. Plus sadly no the kitty krew like all spammers will keep submitting garbage just watch it and vote on it. Hope it gets blammed and move on. We're all gonna have to learn to live with them.

At 8/30/07 10:23 PM, HeavenDuff wrote: You guys know what we could do to make the kitty krew to stop spamming a little?

Nothing. We vote fairly and unbiased-ly on every single flash, and encourage others to do the same. That's it.

Also, I'd like to show the Barracks an example of what we must never become. That kind of attitude is more of a threat to Newgrounds than any simple little non-rulebreaking flash, no matter how crappy it may be.