I am not going to let this story die like a fire... I promise. I just needed some time to think about what to put next. Anyways, I decided to put another song in.
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I must have fallen asleep in the car ride because when I woke up, we were parked in front of a American Eagle outlet store. "What the heck are we doing here?" I grumbled, rubbing my eyes. Everyone looked like they'd been awake for a while, even Ralphie, who was the Nights' very own late sleeper.
Blade sighed, and unlocked the door to get out. "We're getting some new clothes," He growled, walking out of the Honda.
My stomach coiled up inside of itself. I had known the reason why we had to switch clothes, but I had no idea we were going to have to wear... American Eagle. I shuddered and opened the car door slowly to prolong the wait.
"Come on," Tony mumbled angrily. "Let's get this done and be done with it. I hate this as much as you do." He nudged me with his elbow and growled.
I picked up the pace and started to walk slowly towards the store. The bell dinged and I looked at the clock on the far side of the store. 6:01 AM. We're probably the first people in the store, I thought to myself.
"Can I... help you?" A teen clerk asked us, blond hair looking like it had come straight out of a ABC soap opera. I noticed that while her voice sounded sincere, her facial expression was obviously disgusted.
"We're just looking for some clothes," Blade said in his gravely voice. The clerk shuddered at the sound of it but quickly regained control and smiled polity.
"Men's are on the left side and... Women's are on the right." She said, looking disdainfully at Rea.
I bit my lip, pushing down the sudden rage that threatened to overtake my control. She's such a jerk, I thought, directing it towards Rea.
I know. It's nothing big, She thought back at me, nodding. She stood straight as if it didn't bother her, but her eyes told a different story.
Blade opened his mouth to reply to the clerk, but I interrupted him. "That will be all, thank you." I said darkly, glowering at her. The clerk hid a gasp and stepped backwards and then played it off with a yawn and twirled around.
Everyone stared at me, but I hid my face and said, "Let's get this thing done with already, OK? I'm falling asleep here." Blade nodded and set off for the coats section. Tony wandered off into the polo section, thinking really hard. Ralphie, of course, saw the words "... like Ralph Lauren" and headed off in that direction. I shook my head and stalked off into the world of button-up shirts.
After a few minutes of investigating several shades of black and blue, I heard a voice in my mind that wasn't my own. Thank you, Rea "said".
I stopped what I wasn't doing and leaned on a mirrored wall. You're welcome, I thought, thinking back at the clerk's reaction.
There was silence on the other "end" and then I heard, Time to go; Blade's picked out what he wants.
I shook m head and grabbed some short sleeve button-up shirts in white and light blue. I checked their sizes and then grabbed some skinny jeans in dark denim. Walking calmly up to the register, I saw my favorite clerk was behind the counter. I put my new clothes on the counter and walked over to Tony, who was done with checking out. He was holding a load of light blue jeans and a couple of polos and jackets. Ralphie was shifting from one foot to the other, holding a load of graphic T's and blue jeans.
"Thank you" a steely voice said behind me and I saw Rea walking away from the register. She was holding a pair of brown shoes, some designer jeans, and a load of different shirts and sweaters. She made a face at me and I went to check out.
I gave my clothes to the clerk, who bagged them with out a word. I gathered my stuff and walked out to the car with the others. Standing by the car with pitch black hair, a brown aviator jacket, deep blue jeans, and leather moccasins, was a 18 year old kid with aviators on.
"Stop staring at me and get your stuff in the car." Blade growled, getting into the driver's seat and turning on "I Walk Alone" by Green Day.
Apr 11, 2011
Apr 8, 2011
Rules for the State Farm Jingle
Rule # 1: Do not sing the jingle while driving. State Farm does not cover accidents resulting from the shock of suddenly having a guy pop out of nowhere.
Rule # 2: Do not hum the song while performing a surgery on someone. Some of our agents get sick at the sight of blood.
Rule # 3: Do not make a rap version of the jingle. Some weird things happen...
Apr 7, 2011
Sorry for not posting
I'm officially out of my wheel chair. Still can't walk without out crutches. Hating it, but I'm dealing with it.
Apr 6, 2011
Story Post 8
As some of you guys on Facebook already know, I've been camping the entire weekend. My face is chapped from the winds on Saturday, but it doesn't hurt so I'm okay. My face is burnt from sitting too close to the fire, though, so I'm going to have to deal with the pain for a while. I have vowed to never eat chili again in my life and I'm not taking that back. Anyone that wants to hear the complete story behind that promise, just email me at aaron.mckenzie101@gmail.com Now with the rest of the story.
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The sudden rush in speed made me stumble and Tony ran out to catch me, but I picked myself up. "Get the red Honda," I mumbled, throwing the keys over to Blade. He grabbed them and started to run toward the Civic. I caught my breath and ran after them. Rea jumped into the passenger seat and Blade started the car. Squeezing in with Tony and Ralphie, I calmed my breathing. Running over the curb, Blade gunned the car out of the lot.
"Why are we stealing a car on a Tuesday?" I asked, craning my neck forward.
"Because this is the only rent-a-car place that's being broken into on a Tuesday." Rea replied, staring forward.
I raised my eyebrows and Ralphie snorted. "I can see the future..." He said in a creepy voice and Tony elbowed him in the stomach. My eyes grew wide and Rea turned around in her seat.
"No one would notice the car was stolen after the burglary." She said, staring at me. I nodded, taking in the information like I was a sponge.
Tony coughed. "I still feel bad about Zane stealing the car." He said, smirking.
"I didn't steal the car," I protested.
"What did you do, then?" Tony asked, rolling his eyes.
"I put a dollar on the counter." I said, defending myself.
The car grew quiet suddenly and then everyone started to laugh. "I doubt that you can pay off a rent-a-car with a dollar." Rea said, giggling. I rolled my eyes and leaned back into my seat.
Why's it gotta be me that gets laughed at?
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The sudden rush in speed made me stumble and Tony ran out to catch me, but I picked myself up. "Get the red Honda," I mumbled, throwing the keys over to Blade. He grabbed them and started to run toward the Civic. I caught my breath and ran after them. Rea jumped into the passenger seat and Blade started the car. Squeezing in with Tony and Ralphie, I calmed my breathing. Running over the curb, Blade gunned the car out of the lot.
"Why are we stealing a car on a Tuesday?" I asked, craning my neck forward.
"Because this is the only rent-a-car place that's being broken into on a Tuesday." Rea replied, staring forward.
I raised my eyebrows and Ralphie snorted. "I can see the future..." He said in a creepy voice and Tony elbowed him in the stomach. My eyes grew wide and Rea turned around in her seat.
"No one would notice the car was stolen after the burglary." She said, staring at me. I nodded, taking in the information like I was a sponge.
Tony coughed. "I still feel bad about Zane stealing the car." He said, smirking.
"I didn't steal the car," I protested.
"What did you do, then?" Tony asked, rolling his eyes.
"I put a dollar on the counter." I said, defending myself.
The car grew quiet suddenly and then everyone started to laugh. "I doubt that you can pay off a rent-a-car with a dollar." Rea said, giggling. I rolled my eyes and leaned back into my seat.
Why's it gotta be me that gets laughed at?
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Apr 1, 2011
Story post 7/Finished!
No, I'm not done with the story, but I am almost done with the game I'm designing. I've got one more dungeon to go and then "Legend of Ganon" is into production! I'll send a copy of the game to anyone that wants it! Just email me at aaron.mckenzie101@gmail.com. No spam, please (doesn't matter; it won't get past the filters I've set up.) It's Jinx's birthday today (no, I'm not kidding). He's packing for a trip to Ireland right now, so he's probably not going to return my phone calls for a while. If you want a souvenir, email him at partycity1@hotmail.com; he might be able to respond to it. Side note: All of the stores and businesses in this story are real. (Davy J's cafe does exist next to Money Solutions Inc.) Okay, now I'll get on with the rest of the story post.
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Get ready, a voice said in my mind. I sat up and grabbed the switch blade that was underneath my pillow. I jumped off of my mattress and grabbed the duffel bag that was my suitcase. Feeling my way through the dark warehouse, I made my way to the front of the old storage area. Ralphie was crouched over, hair wet and dripping. Tony was chuckling quietly and pointing at Ralphie.
I opened my mouth to ask what happened and then remembered that I couldn't speak. What happened to Ralphie? I thought as loudly as I could (how do you "think loudly"?)
A shriek pierced the air and Rea held her hands up to her head. I ran over and picked her up and set her on a cardboard box.
"You don't have to be so loud!" Rea whispered, glaring at me. She slowly pulled her hands down and took a deep breath. I can hear you perfectly fine.
I sighed and thought as calmly as I could, What's up with Ralphie? I mentally smacked my forehead for being such a numskull; of course she could hear me perfectly fine.
He wouldn't wake up, she replied, rubbing her ears. We splashed water on his face to wake him up. Now lets get going.
I nodded and helped her up. Tony rubbed Ralphie's hair and motioned for him to stand up. Blade walked out of the shadows and led the way out of the warehouse. I walked next to Rea and plugged my mp3 in. "Dare You to Move" by Switchfoot started to play as I thought quietly, how are we going to get to that place in New York?
We're going to take a rent-a-car a voice inside of my head replied. I looked over at Rea, who was scanning the streets for any sign of movement.
How do you do that, I thought. I can never tell if you're talking to me or not.
Loads of practice, she thought back, looking over at the roof tops for any onlookers. I had to make sure that you never suspected anything was different about us.
I have a question, I thought, bluntly. The corners of Rea's curled upwards into a smile at the blatant statement.
Ask away, she "said."
How come you guys accepted me when I didn't have any powers? I asked.
Rea was "silent" for a while before answering. Perhaps it was the main reason why we accepted you, she thought quietly. We wanted to act normal, be around normal people. When you came around, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. We knew that Ralphie wasn't normal when he came around.
I nodded and stepped up my pace to keep up with Blade. We walking towards a plaza. An office building for Diamond Meat & Food Services Co Inc seated across from Sports Deli. A small side business called Money Solutions Inc had opened up next to Davey J's Cafe. In the middle of all of this was "Dollar Rent A Car."
We stopped and Rea thought, The lights are off. Zane, run into there and see if you can get us a car.
Why me? I thought. We all know how to pick locks.
You're the only one that can teleport. Rea replied.
I groaned, putting my hand to my head. I can't control it. It only happens when I'm really angry or something.
"That can be arranged." Ralphie growled behind me. Before he even got the chance to do whatever it was he was going to do, I spun around and grabbed his raised arm.
Ralphies frozen face told me that I was in "teleport mode" (I have no idea what else to call it) so I sprinted over to the rent a car store and got out my lock-picking wire. After a few seconds (could be less) I got the door unlocked and ran inside. Expecting the alarms to go off I was greeted by silence. Hurtiling over the front counter, I grabbed a pair of keys and jumped back over. Leaving a 20 on the counter, I locked the door and closed it behind me.
Just as I reached the others, my "teleport mode" turned off.
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Get ready, a voice said in my mind. I sat up and grabbed the switch blade that was underneath my pillow. I jumped off of my mattress and grabbed the duffel bag that was my suitcase. Feeling my way through the dark warehouse, I made my way to the front of the old storage area. Ralphie was crouched over, hair wet and dripping. Tony was chuckling quietly and pointing at Ralphie.
I opened my mouth to ask what happened and then remembered that I couldn't speak. What happened to Ralphie? I thought as loudly as I could (how do you "think loudly"?)
A shriek pierced the air and Rea held her hands up to her head. I ran over and picked her up and set her on a cardboard box.
"You don't have to be so loud!" Rea whispered, glaring at me. She slowly pulled her hands down and took a deep breath. I can hear you perfectly fine.
I sighed and thought as calmly as I could, What's up with Ralphie? I mentally smacked my forehead for being such a numskull; of course she could hear me perfectly fine.
He wouldn't wake up, she replied, rubbing her ears. We splashed water on his face to wake him up. Now lets get going.
I nodded and helped her up. Tony rubbed Ralphie's hair and motioned for him to stand up. Blade walked out of the shadows and led the way out of the warehouse. I walked next to Rea and plugged my mp3 in. "Dare You to Move" by Switchfoot started to play as I thought quietly, how are we going to get to that place in New York?
We're going to take a rent-a-car a voice inside of my head replied. I looked over at Rea, who was scanning the streets for any sign of movement.
How do you do that, I thought. I can never tell if you're talking to me or not.
Loads of practice, she thought back, looking over at the roof tops for any onlookers. I had to make sure that you never suspected anything was different about us.
I have a question, I thought, bluntly. The corners of Rea's curled upwards into a smile at the blatant statement.
Ask away, she "said."
How come you guys accepted me when I didn't have any powers? I asked.
Rea was "silent" for a while before answering. Perhaps it was the main reason why we accepted you, she thought quietly. We wanted to act normal, be around normal people. When you came around, it seemed like the perfect opportunity. We knew that Ralphie wasn't normal when he came around.
I nodded and stepped up my pace to keep up with Blade. We walking towards a plaza. An office building for Diamond Meat & Food Services Co Inc seated across from Sports Deli. A small side business called Money Solutions Inc had opened up next to Davey J's Cafe. In the middle of all of this was "Dollar Rent A Car."
We stopped and Rea thought, The lights are off. Zane, run into there and see if you can get us a car.
Why me? I thought. We all know how to pick locks.
You're the only one that can teleport. Rea replied.
I groaned, putting my hand to my head. I can't control it. It only happens when I'm really angry or something.
"That can be arranged." Ralphie growled behind me. Before he even got the chance to do whatever it was he was going to do, I spun around and grabbed his raised arm.
Ralphies frozen face told me that I was in "teleport mode" (I have no idea what else to call it) so I sprinted over to the rent a car store and got out my lock-picking wire. After a few seconds (could be less) I got the door unlocked and ran inside. Expecting the alarms to go off I was greeted by silence. Hurtiling over the front counter, I grabbed a pair of keys and jumped back over. Leaving a 20 on the counter, I locked the door and closed it behind me.
Just as I reached the others, my "teleport mode" turned off.
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