Team Battle!

[4thseal]

That’s right – I propose a team battle^^.

Rules

Summery: Basically, participants will be paired with one other participate. They will then get together and write a short story sticking to the theme I have assigned – Letters. So, each member on a team will each write a creative piece in the form of a letter. The challenge will be figuring out how to make these two letters fit into a whole, clearly-flowing story.

Guidelines: Each team must have one member write one letter to someone or something, and one letter in response to that original letter. (Your state which member wrote which part when you post.)


Teams: Will be randomly assigned by me^^

Max Participants: 6 (three teams)

Word Limit: 500 per a letter (1000 words total)

Voting: Judges vote on a ranking system of:

3pts - first
2pts - second
1pt - thirds

First to 12 wins (may be loward depending on judging)


Teams are as follows:


Team One: Sasuke's Legacy & Anbu Sakura
Team Two: LONGTIME & frostbitex
Team Three: ravi134 & poiuyt

Tenitive Deadline (let me know if this works): May 4th 2007

[Sasuke's Legacy]

I'm in.

I've been writing lately, which means I'll actually do something lol.

[LONGTIME]

I will participate.

[Ravi]

That's it,

I'm gayme.

[Frostbitten]

Meh, count me in.

[poiuyt]

I'd like to participate. I know I don't have the most posts, but I'd make sure to get this done.

[4thseal]

Thank you all who have signed up so far, I can allready tell that this comp is going to be very interesting! We just need one more person to sign up and then I'll go ahead and create the teams ^^

[Sniper]

hey im in

[4thseal]

Awsome, there's finally enough participants to get this started ^^.

Teams are as follows:


Team One: Sasuke's Legacy & Anbu Sakura
Team Two: LONGTIME & frostbitex
Team Three: ravi134 & poiuyt

Tenitive Deadline (let me know if this works): May 4th 2007

Good luck to all teams, and let's get this battle on!

[Ravi]

I'd like to request a little lengthening of the deadline.

I still have to recieve my partners part and after that I will have to write my own bits so untill I recieve a PM from my partner with the work in it I'm affraid we won't make it before tomorrow.

[Sasuke's Legacy]

I agree, but only because I've been busy with school lately and my inet went down. Anbu Sakura has done great, but I need to slightly revise my part.

[4thseal]

Sure, my life ain't no peach atm, so please tell me what's good for a deadline and we'll do it .

[Sasuke's Legacy]

The tenth? I won't be on the eleventh.

[Sniper]

yeah make on saturday the 10th

[4thseal]

Sweet, the tenth it is =]

[Ravi]

Since it is now the 11th of May I am affraid I'll have to resign from this contest.

Seeing how me and my partner were unable to create something to enter this contest by the deadline there'd be no reason to keep all of you behind. And thus we (proclaimed by me) resign.

I sincerely apolagize to everyone concerned with this contest and for all the inconvenience this may cause. I promise all of you I'll try to make this up by commenting in an extensive manor. I am terribly sorry.

If, by a stroke of chance, we end up having something before the voting commences, I'll be glad to still enter it (if possible). However (!) by no means count on it.

[Frostbitten]

>.> You don't have to Ravi. Me and LT might be behind as well, however i intend to give him something to write about.

[4thseal]

Well, let's just set the deadline after the first team has posted

[LONGTIME]

My team is finished. Just waiting on seeing what my partner thinks.

Edit: Finished!!

My dearest Julia,

First, I want to apologize for not writing you for the past six months, but this is the first time I’ve had to write you. And all that time it has pained me not being able to write to you.

The army has sent me on a campaign to a far away land as you might know. I wish I could tell you where but alas I can not. But be sure that the boys and I are fighting the good fight. However that still doesn’t mean the fights were easy. In fact, each fight is more brutal than the previous one. These guys are truly as tough as portrayed, however we have been winning regardless. I have lost count of how many fights we have been in, and that might be for the best; especially since we lost Tom to the fighting several months back. That day was still so painful to remember.

That aside, the unit I’m in has been fighting so hard and for so long that we were given a few days to relax and shop at a village that we liberated a few weeks earlier. That’s the reason I’m able to write to you now. As I write I’m shopping at the local fruit market, and they certainly have some tasty fruits here. They even have this weird looking one that tastes great. When we’re done with this war, I’ll have to bring back some of this fruit and see if you can find any uses for it in your cooking. I also found some nice souvenirs that you may or may not find lovely. Once again I’ll have to bring them back with me when I’m done here.

Anyway how is Tim doing in school? I haven’t received any letters from my little brother in so long. My mom and dad haven’t sent me anything either. I hope nothing happened back there. I haven’t been able to see the News in the longest time and this village has no TVs either. It’s almost as if the higher ups are blocking news from home. As much as this disturbing, I’m also sure that they have good reason. Though I’m also sure that nothing has happened, but still it isn’t like them to not send me a letter.

But I digress, how are you doing in Barker? I know you went into the local university there, but have the classes been harsh? Are your parents doing well since you moved out?

I do hope that you are fine in Barker, Julia. How much I long to see you once more. But alas, I am stuck in this war, but it will be worth it once I’m back with you. We will be able to pursue dreams together and fulfill them. This I swear. No matter what pain I feel, no matter what obstacles may come, and no matter what things have changed; I will be back for you. Just keep one thing in mind, never give up hope.

Forever yours,
Jonathan

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Jonathan, my love,

It's great to hear from you! I've spent many a restless night wondering if you were well. I'm relieved to hear that you are well. Perhaps now I will be able to get some sleep. No need to apologize, your words are more than enough.

It's dreadful to hear about poor Tom. His parents received word a while back, it was terrible. I thought the worst had fallen upon you as well! When there was no word on your well being, my fear began to subside after a while. Tom's poor parents, I've never seen someone so shook up. I wonder if I looked like that too?

As for the men you are fighting, please don't hate them. I'm sure they have parents and siblings and women waiting at home for them too. War is such a terrible thing...

There is some good news though! My sister is engaged to that young politician from up state. He was just elected to the State Senate. The wedding is going to be in the spring. I pray that you will be back here by then. I would want nothing more than to be by your side then.

Your little brother is doing marvelously. He graduated top of his class this year. He says he's going to study engineering. I was hopin

(The letter stops here. The next portion is in a different handwriting.)

Jon,

I have terrible news for you brother. Late last month there were bombings across our nation. It would seem that a group has risen up to try and seize power with our fighting men away. The sick despots destroyed the old capital building here in town. Did you know there was an installation underground here? Apparently it was for researching new weapons.

The group claims to be fighting for the people. I don't believe that. If they had then why did they do this. This, terrible thing, I don't really know how to put it. The facility here was housing some kind of biological agent. I was away looking at schools with father. Mother and Julia were both caught in the clouds of the agent. They didn't survive, I'm sorry.

I want to find out more. A friend of mine from school claims he knows members of the group. I plan on meeting with them and trying to gain entry. I have to find out why brother. Why our dear mother and Julia had to die! I hope I can contain myself long enough to find out the details. Hopefully I can make a difference.

I know this a lot to take in, but you had to know. I don't know if I will ever see you again. I wish you were here. With you I know we would be able to put a stop to this.

If possible, I will contact you again. Enclosed is the mailing address where father is staying. He's not doing so well, please write him. When you return then I hope this will all be over. If not, then I know I can count on you.

Godspeed,
Tim

[Frostbitten]

I say post it lol.