Batten down the hatches

by Ridcully Calvert

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Johhny Razor was in a pensive mood. After all of the rush to execute their operation, the Edge Team was now in control of the campus.

Their bombs were planted, and the hostages were under control. All that remained now was to stay alert, and prepare for the inevitable confrontation.

Mack the Shiv had told them from the start that they were to achieve more than just another boring hostage drama. They had a purpose, and were not about to forget it.

Johnny had felt the faintest of twinges when he slit his sham girlfriend’s throat in that old dumpster, but their purpose had carried him through. He trusted Mack, and knew that they would prevail.

Mack’s voice squawked over their ultra hardened radio links. “Brothers, I have it on good authority that the Raveners have been deployed. Congratulations, we forced them into it!”

“Now everyone keep to their position, and know that in the end our plan will succeed. Believe in yourselves. We will cause a dark dawn that will blight civilisation for decades to come!”

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Batten down the hatches

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wow, either this go is overly dramatic or this hostage situation is even bigger than I imagined it to be. Great sequel!

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    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Well, they have the whole university under hostage, don’t they?

    And whoever sequels must finally explain what the raveners are!

    Or else.

    Great job in conveying the mood of triumph and accomplishment of their goal, from the view of a terrorist!

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    John Perkins' Buddy Icon John Perkins

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Well this just jumped into a whole new level conflict. Great job on bringing in the “bad guy’s” point of view, and giving them some larger purpose.

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like the change of pace, switching to the enemy. And Johnny Razor and the Edge Team – that sounds like a Saturday morning 80s cartoon. Which automatically renders it awesome.

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    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 3 months ago

    Very dark, but a good job on the dramatic telling, unflinchingly in the perspective of the bad guys.

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    invisibility_disability's Buddy Icon invisibility_disability

    Posted 3 months ago

    Nice to see the other side. :)

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