5 Minutes: Reloaded

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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by oldwrench » November 25th, 2013, 5:31 am

Well, back again with a short chapter. This time it doesn't include our group of pilots, but involves the mysterious group behind the Red Faction. They still are trying to influence events to cause a war that would benefit their cause.

Chapter 11
In a heavily cloaked ship drifting among the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, the First Esper fearfully approached the Supreme Leader. He remembered well what had happened when the Leader became angry with the previous First Esper. He waited respectfully until the Leader displayed the eye movements that acknowledged his presence.

“Leader, we have been granted some good fortune,” he informed his superior. “The subject we chose to control is in the presence of a member of the ruler’s family. The person is traveling on a diplomatic mission to one of the distant colonies. It appears to be a mission of some importance. They have departed for the colony they call Shakuras.

At the mention of the ruling family’s involvement the Leader turned toward the Esper. Shakuras! Why was one of the rulers involving themselves with that colony? Why now? “This is interesting news, but will you be able to control your subject or will you fail as your predecessor did?” The Leader asked as he kept his emotions in check.

“We are confident that we can keep control of this subject, my Leader.” The First Esper assured him. “We have tried a different approach to the problem. We have used a female as a subject.”

The Leader frowned at his subordinate, “What foolishness is this? What do you think you will accomplish by controlling a female?” He growled at the Esper. “Females are nothing but breeding stock, they have no influence.”

“There is something unusual among this civilization,” the Esper quickly explained. “They apparently train some females to operate military weapons. We believe these must be females that are unacceptable as breeding stock. The subject we chose is in a lower command position in the military. She was involved with the group that caused the failure of General Geraldine at Mar Sara. It was relatively easy to use conventional technique to bring out her fears and angers. The implant has grown into place and we have been able to take control when we desire.” He decided it would not be a good time to mention that the ruling family member going on this mission was also female.

“You had better be correct, Esper,” the Leader threatened. “Call in the other ships, we will proceed to this colony.” The Leader ordered his pilot. “We may yet find a way to use the Esper’s subject to ignite a war.”
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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by oldwrench » December 12th, 2013, 4:10 am

Well, life on the Krikav is settling in........ or is it. The pilots are gathering in the Lounge-mess hall, just like they had on their previous mission, but things aren't as they were. Georgianna has changed, all the hatred and anger that she had buried had come back to the surface, stronger than ever. John isn't the same either, no longer the joking womanizer, he's sitting alone, feeling useless, unsure of why he is even part of the group. Emotions are about to boil over, can the group ever function a team again?


Chapter 12

Chad hurried to his room, suddenly not so tired anymore. He wanted to get a shower and shave and then back to Arisa. The one thing he hadn’t even been able to hope for had happened. It still seemed like he was dreaming. Tammy had delivered his bag to his room, that was good, and he also found his orders waiting for him. Chad rubbed his finger over the Captain’s insignia and smiled. He didn’t know why he rated being promoted back to captain, but it felt good. Maybe he would find some respect, at least among his friends in this group. There was another case there that puzzled him. He looked at the tag. It read, “Captain Chad Ross, intel service equipment. Curious, Chad opened the case, he whistled in surprise. He recognized most of the tools, many of them for breaking and entering. He’d used tools like these in Detroit, in his former life, but there were some pieces of very high tech equipment too. With this stuff he could break into a secure bank. There was also the latest in high tech surveillance equipment. What the heck was going on? Just what did they expect him to do with this stuff on a mission to escort the princess? He closed the case and hurried to get cleaned up, those questions would have to wait, he had something more important to think about.

Georgianna sat back in the lounge chair, glad her headache had faded. It had gone away after they had been dismissed from the hangar. It must have been the stress, she decided. These dreams and blackouts, they had to be from stress. She just had to relax and let go. She thought of the feeling of hatred and loathing she had when the princess stood in front of her and just couldn’t find a reason for it. Sure, the woman was arrogant and unfriendly but she’d expected that. What had triggered such negative emotions? And, what about Chad? She just couldn’t get past the fact that he’d been a gang member, or of her hatred for gangs after what they had done to her family. But Chad wasn’t one of them anymore, she knew that, but still, she couldn’t accept him.

Megumi came in and sat next to Ben. He smiled and put his arm around her. “Where’s Kitten and Chad?” He asked. “Off to her room like the captain suggested?” He laughed.

Megumi turned a little pink. “No,” she answered, “nothing like that. Chad went to get cleaned up and Arisa is in our room fussing over her looks.” Megumi giggled.

Ben laughed again, “she sure doesn’t have to do that, she’s too cute just the way she is.”

Megumi punched the big guy’s arm, then wrapped her arms around it and leaned against him. “You may be right about that, but she needs to look her best for inspection, Chad is a captain, after all.” She giggled.

Georgianna frowned, it irritated her to see Megumi and Ben so close. And, that ensign, Tammy, was sitting with Kaze, looking at him like he was some video star or something. Megumi’s mention of Chad caused her to boil over. “How the hell does he get promoted to captain?” She snarled. “He must have brown nosed it because of that mech he had. He hardly did anything at Mar Sara except wreck the thing. We were the ones who did all the fighting. He doesn’t deserve a promotion……… he isn’t even one of us.” Georgianna looked down and wrung her hands. Why had she said all that? It wasn’t really the true story. It would do nothing but turn people against her.

John looked up from the side table where he was sitting, alone. “You’re wrong, Georgianna,” he told her. “You and I disobeyed orders at Mar Sara, we were lucky to get away without being demoted, or even facing court martial. Chad was the only one who had an excuse for being on the planet. He even followed orders while on the planet. His recon was valuable and in the end, it was his idea that shut down the Red Faction mechs. You might not like it, but he earned what he got.”

Georgianna stood up, her fists clenched at her sides. “You would side with him, you damn letcher.” She almost screamed. “He’s a gang member, a gutter rat. He doesn’t deserve to be a pilot, he should be in prison with the rest of those animals. He shouldn’t be here, and neither should you, you’re a cripple, useless. You should be playing war hero for the bar flies. That’s all you’re good for.” Georgianna’s fists were clenched so hard her nails cut into her palms. She turned and stalked from the room.
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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by oldwrench » December 14th, 2013, 5:43 am

Ok, the group is together, but things aren't going very smoothly. This might not bode well for the mission. Now what about the Princess, how is her arrogance going to sit with the pilots? Did she forget Dan Hellwind, or is she just going to treat him with cold arrogance too? Well, it looks like we're about to find out. Is Dan's second mission going to be worse than his first?

Chapter 13

Colonel Dan Hellwind stood in front of his mirror, he straightened his tie and combed his hair, making sure he was at his best. He’d been relaxing in his seat on the bridge, admiring how the new Krikav smoothly slipped into warp drive. He had hardly noticed the transition, unlike the old ship that gave a lurch that almost upset your stomach. There were major improvements to almost every system on the new Krikav. He’d barely had time to take stock of his new ship when the young aide to the princess approached him. She informed him that, at such a time as his duties allowed, the Princess would like him to meet with her in her quarters. He wasn’t sure what to expect, she wasn’t the little girl he remembered from all those years ago. She probably was upset with her accommodations. The room was the largest and best they had aboard the Krikav, but a warship wasn’t designed to carry imperial dignitaries. He sighed, this could be a rough trip.

Dan decided to take the corridor around the outside of the ship on his way to the Princess’s quarters. He enjoyed seeing the strangeness of warp space outside as he passed through the observation lounge. In the lounge he found the young pilot, Chad, lying across one of the benches, sleeping. It would have been an uncomfortable place to sleep, except his head was resting on Arisa’s lap. Arisa looked up at the colonel as he walked past, a happy smile on her face. At least a few of his pilots would be in a good mood, the colonel thought. He remembered his days at the academy and times with Johanna………. Perhaps, if things had been a little different……… but Johanna was ambitious, nothing could stand in the way of her desire to reach the rank of general.

At the door to the Princesses quarters, the Colonel hesitated, once again his memories of Melpomene as a tall, skinny little girl flooded his mind. To her brothers, she’d been a pest, but Dan hadn’t minded her being around. She had always been bright and happy, but now……… well, that had been many years ago. He pressed the call button and waited. When the door opened, the Colonel stood staring, his formal greeting caught in his throat. He blinked, and looked around, this wasn’t what he expected at all.

Melpomene stood inside the door, she giggled at the rather dumbfounded officer. “I guess I should have had Lynnette tell you it wasn’t a formal meeting.” She laughed, “well, are you going to come in Dan? We have a lot to talk about.”

Dan recovered from his surprise. He’d expected a princess, in all her regalia, but instead, he found the “girl next door”. Her auburn hair in a long loose braid hanging to her waist, two tight braids pulled back from her temples to the back of her head. She wore a loose dark blue sweater and tight denim jeans. Dan thought she could easily have been a college girl. He tried to recall the greeting he’d rehearsed, “ah….. welcome aboard the Krikav, Princess, I hope the rooms are satisfactory……….”

Melpomene stepped up and put a finger on Dan’s lips, “Dan, this is Mel, remember, you don’t need to be so formal.” She remembered the boy who had been her friend, who had insisted her brothers include her in their games. She hoped he hadn’t changed too much.

“But, in the hangar………. with the pilots, I thought……..” He stammered.

Mel laughed, “if I didn’t put on a show for Walter, the old goat would have a coronary. That’s why I made sure the Loire accompanied us, so I could get rid of him, or he’d have been on about what I wear and how I act the whole trip. Now I just have to find a way to keep him occupied when we get to Shakuras.

Dan looked down at the princess and laughed, “well you had me convinced Prin…….ah….. Mel. I guess we do have a lot to talk about. It’s been a long time.”

The Colonel and Princess spent a long enjoyable time getting to know one another, after all that time. Finally, Melpomene decided to get to business of their mission. “There is a reason I brought your group of pilots together, Dan.”

“You were the one who transferred us to the eleventh?” Dan was a bit surprised.

“Yes, and there is a reason we insisted this diplomatic meeting be conducted on Shakuras.” She told him. “It wasn’t just because of its central location. We intercepted a communication sent to an officer in the OMI who has been under suspicion. On that information, we did some checking of surveillance on Shakuras, take a look at this.” She clicked a picture up on the view screen.
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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by oldwrench » March 5th, 2014, 5:10 am

I've been gone too long, and I did finally get another chapter worked out. I'm trying to make this story a little shorter than the last one, but still make it interesting. This chapter just points out a few of the questions facing the characters of our story. Hopefully, I'll be able to get this moving again.

Chapter 14

John looked up at the tall burgundy colored mech. They had done a good job putting Epyon back together. He didn’t think he would ever see his mech again. John sighed, a lot of good it would do, he would never pilot it again. Georgianna was right, he was useless, crippled. He had no clue as to why someone put him on this assignment. He shouldn’t be here.

“Good as new,” Bob said as he came up behind John. “I checked it out myself, they did a good job of repairing the damage. They were going to scrap it, but someone sent down orders to rebuild it.”

“Who gave those orders?” John asked. “And why? I can’t pilot it, I’d be useless, or worse, if we got in a battle.”

“Oh, I wouldn’t be so sure about that,” Bob answered. “In a space battle, you’d do just fine, and even in a ground battle, I’d rather have you on my team hopping on one leg than a lot of the pilots I’ve seen on two legs.”

“It still seems strange they would call me off of medical retirement just to escort the high and mighty around.” John answered ruefully.

“That isn’t the only strange thing about this mission.” Bob told him.

“Oh?” John queried. “What else do you mean?” John had plenty of suspicions of his own, but he would like to know what the tech might be thinking.

“Well, why were the eleventh personnel replaced, and why by this group? Why place combat experienced pilots in the transport service? If you were trying to bury the people that were at Mar Sara somewhere where they wouldn’t be seen, you wouldn’t have them show up as executive escorts, especially for one of the imperial family. And as for that, why is an imperial being escorted by the eleventh, and not by the imperial guard? Why did the eleventh get a new ship, the latest model? Were there a few surprises added, like the mechs on the Mar Sara mission? The orders for this came from somewhere high up, really high up. I’ve heard there are some people among the imperial court who don’t like the princess, they think she’s too smart, that she has too much influence. I was just thinking, someone was trying to start a war, they tried to get rid of this group on the way to Mar Sara, maybe they figure they can get rid of the princess and all of you in one shot.”

John leaned on his cane and pondered Bob’s words. “That’s a lot of questions, Bob, and I’m afraid they make too much sense.” He mused. “If someone wants a war, all they’d need to do is take out the Krikav, and the princess, and claim it was the colonies retaliating for Tarsonis and Mar Sara. I know we took out the Red Faction at Mar Sara, but we didn’t find who-ever is the leader, and the media is trying to make it sound like the whole thing is the EDF’s fault.”

“That’s kind of what I was thinking,” Bob answered. “I checked over the mechs myself, I didn’t find any traps. I just hope there wasn’t anything done to the ship, that would be hard to spot. It could even be one of the personnel, remember, there was a saboteur on the Mar Sara mission. We just have to keep our eyes open.”

John sighed, if there were sabotage to the ship, they would be dead before they knew what happened, unless Yuki caught it in time………… no use thinking about that. “I’ll see what I can find out about the ship’s crew. Other than that, all we can do is wait.”

Arisa looked out of the observation port at the strangeness of warp space. It hadn’t been her father who had hidden Chad away from her. It was military secrecy, but who had brought them together again? Certainly not her father. She looked down at Chad’s face lying on her lap as he slept. Many of the things her father had said about the boy were true, he has a criminal record, he is a bastard son with no knowledge of who his father is. He was a gang member from the wrong side of society. But he had left all that behind, he was a talented tech and a good pilot, the pilot of the Ghost, a captain in the EDF. Her father was wrong, Chad was successful, he was going to make something of himself.

The announcement over the intercom woke Chad from a pleasant dream. He looked up at Arisa’s pretty face with its halo of golden curls. It took a few moments to realize he was no longer dreaming. He smiled, “hello angel,” he said, quietly.

Arisa looked down at Chad and giggled, “I am not an angel,” she informed him.

“Oh?” Chad’s eyebrows raised in question.

“I’m a kitten,” Arisa corrected him, “Ben says so.”

“Well then, if Ben says so………..,” Chad laughed as he sat up, “and he hit the bull’s-eye, as always. Kitten fits you perfectly. You’re soft and cuddly………... Would you like your ears rubbed?” He whispered in her ear.”

“Not in public,” John’s voice startled the two as he came into the room. “Didn’t you hear, we were called to the ready room?”

Chad’s face turned a bit red, “I must have missed that.”

Arisa frowned, “it’s always something, just at the wrong time.”

John sighed, “You have lots of time, don’t rush things, it only causes trouble.”

Arisa jumped up, “well, I’m not use to waiting. I guess we better get to the ready room.” She giggled, “wouldn’t want people to start talking about us.”
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Post by oldwrench » March 7th, 2014, 12:55 am

Surprise!! I'm back again, with another chapter. It's time to get things organized, if any battles are to come, the colonel has to have some kind of order set up. Now we have two captains, so two teams........ but, who in each team, and what about when they reach the planet? Are they going to invade the place with their mechs? Will the group be able to work as a unit? What about Georgianna?
The colonel has a plan and gets things put in place, with a bit of difficulty, but they have their orders........ most of them do, there are some who are left without an assignment.

BWTM..........


Chapter 15
Georgianna looked around the ready room as she entered. Most of the others were there. She noted that John was sitting on one side of the room, next to Arisa and Chad. She moved to sit on the other side of the room. Why did she let herself get so upset over Crichton? If he wanted to chase every woman who walked by, it didn’t bother her, she didn’t care………. She told herself. Why had she felt so angry toward other people, like the princess? She hardly knew anything about the woman. It just wasn’t like her to be this way. She just had to get control before……….

Colonel Hellwind held the door for Melpomene and followed her into the room. He looked around at his group of pilots. How was he going to make a cohesive group from this mixed bag of oddballs. They would never be a polished parade unit, that was for sure. He glanced at Georgianna, he just hoped he could get them to work together.

“Alright people, I’ve heard the grumbling. We’ve been reassigned to the eleventh, we’re in the transport division along with the rest of the losers. But, we’re back together, we have a mission, and I’m your commanding officer. We have a job to do and we are going to be the best damn transport unit in the EDF. Got that?”

“Yes sir,” was the unenthusiastic reply from the pilots.

“I don’t think I heard that,” the colonel growled at them. “At Mar Sara, I thought I had the best pilots in the EDF, pilots who would get the job done, no matter what the mission, no matter what the odds. Was I wrong? Are you going to give up, or are you going to show them we are the best unit in the EDF? …………. Now, again, we are going to be the best unit in the EDF. Got that?”

“Yes sir!” The reply was considerably more enthusiastic.

Daniel looked over the faces, trying to judge the support he could count on. There were some he knew he could count on. Ben grinned and gave a thumbs up, Chad had that hard look in his eyes and nodded when the colonel looked his way, some others looked a bit embarrassed, but ready to go along. The thing that worried him were two people who were important to his plans, Georgianna still had an angry look in her green eyes and John had an air of defeat hovering around him.

“Good, one reason we were transferred to this unit is that, due to the political situation, there is a real chance of combat. That is why we have a new ship, one that wasn’t scheduled to be sent to the transport unit.” He looked at John, “yes Crichton, Yuki told me to inform you that the ship was double checked by the imperial guard. You don’t have to worry about that.”

John turned a bit red faced, Yuki must have been listening in on them.

“There are changes in combat teams, Blue Dragon team, Captain Chad Ross, Lieutenants Higgins, Yamato and Kaze, you will be taking lead in any recon situations. Lead in combat situations is Red Phoenix, Captain Georgianna McFarlaine, lieutenants Wolfman, Kerlav and Crichton.”

Georgianna’s look darkened, “Colonel, I request that you place Crichton on recon and Kaze on my team.”

“Denied, captain. Those are my assignments.” The colonel informed her.

“But Crichton can’t fight, he can hardly even walk. Look at him,” Georgianna burst out. “He’s worthless.”

“That’s enough captain!” Daniel barked. “If you can’t accept my orders you will be relieved of duty and confined to quarters. Am I clear on that?”

Georgianna looked down, why had she done that? She should have known it would only lead to a reprimand, or worse. Maybe John couldn’t fight, but it didn’t matter if he’d just stay out of her way. “Yes sir, I’m sorry, it won’t happen again,” she told him.

“See that it doesn’t.” Daniel growled. He didn’t know what to make of Georgianna’s attitude. Maybe it was just a bad time for her. He certainly hoped so, he needed her to be able to work with John.

“There will be changes when we reach Shakuras,” Dan continued. “There will be four mechs on the ground when the shuttle lands, and they will be rotated on guard duty while we are there. Wolfman, Kerlav, Yamato and Kaze, you will be the pilots on duty, under my direct command.”

Georgianna looked like she was ready to speak out, but held herself back. Chad looked around then spoke up. “Ah, sir, wouldn’t it be better to have Ghost on the planet? I mean, I could watch things without them knowing I’m around.”

“That isn’t what I’m trying to achieve, Ross.” The colonel explained. I want them to see a show of force, besides, I have other plans for the rest of you.” He looked at Georgianna, then at John, ”Crichton and McFarlaine will be personal guards for the princess.” He noticed Georgianna’s frown. “Captain, you are an expert with handguns,” he told her, “and we agreed that with your elegant looks, you could easily fit in at the parties for the dignitaries.” He sighed, “those old guys will be all over you.” He looked at John, “You’re sharp and observant, I would trust you to spot trouble before others would notice it. You look like you fit in with that crowd, and you’ll have all the ladies after you, especially with that cane.” Dan was happy to note John sit up a bit straighter and a small smile return to his face. “We’re sure there is going to be trouble somewhere, we need to be ready for it.”

“That’s all for our official assignment,” Daniel told them, then noticed Arisa sit up in her chair and frown. He knew what the young pilot was thinking, she’d been passed over, not assigned to the mission. He suppressed a chuckle. “Don’t worry lieutenant, we have a special task for you two, some special recon. I’ll let the princess explain.”
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Post by oldwrench » March 23rd, 2014, 5:53 am

So, there's more to this mission than just escorting the princess to a diplomatic conference. What was it that the princess revealed to the colonel? What has it to do with the pilots under Colonel Hellwind's command. Is the political mission just a cover for the group to use to reach Shakuras? What could be important on that out of the way colony? Well, maybe we'll find a few more answers. Time to continue with the story.


Chapter 16,
At the mention of recon, Chad’s mind snapped to attention. So that was what that case of surveillance equipment was for. Did the princess want him to spy on the other dignitaries at the conference? He didn’t exactly like the idea of becoming a spy.

Arisa frowned, “special assignments”. She was sure that Mel was going to send her off on some wild goose chase so the princess could have Chad all to herself. Arisa had seen how Mel had looked at Chad when they met.

Melpomene looked over the faces of the pilots as she stood in front of them. Just as she’d planned, being dressed in plain street cloths put them more at ease. She wanted them to accept her as one of them, not as some high and mighty imperial.

“There is a reason I had your unit transferred to the eleventh,” the princess told them. She noted they sat up and quickly looked around at each other. She smiled, so they had been questioning their assignment, that was good, they were a sharp bunch. “We intercepted a message to one of the officers in the OMI, an officer who has been under suspicion for some time. It indicated that the weapon you encountered is on the planet Shakuras. We are unsure whether the message was directed to the officer to reach the EDF or if it was due to his connection with the Red Faction. Our people examined surveillance video from the transportation and law enforcement departments of the planet and found these images.” She put several pictures on the viewing screen.

There was a rustling in the room as pilots shifted in their chairs for a better look. There were several gasps. One man in the picture, in civilian clothes and with a thick beard, was unmistakably Dominic Torres. “That’s captain Dom!” Ben blurt out. “What’s he doing there?”

“That’s something we would like to find out.” Mel answered him. “We know he left Mar Sara in persuit of the Red Faction weapon. We aren’t certain of his motives. His message was rather non-committal, only that he was taking care of things and wasn’t ready to move yet. We don’t know if he was sending a message for the EDF or the Red Faction.”

“Captain Dom wouldn’t be helping the Red Faction,” Ben stated.

“We can’t be sure of that,” Mel told him. “We don’t think he joined them, he did give you that memory chip with information on the Red Faction and other important facts, but we can’t be sure of is motives. For right now, we want this to be a clandestine operation.” She looked at Chad and Arisa. “We want to find Dominic and keep surveillance on him.” She expanded one picture on the screen. “In many of the images, he is accompanied by this woman. She is often wearing the uniform of Shakuras’ high schools. We hope that may be a key we can use to locate Dominic. Captain Ross and Lieutenant Higgens are going to start by asking around at the schools. I picked you because you two are the only ones who could do this undercover. You can pass off as students without raising too much suspicion.”

John looked around then spoke up, “wouldn’t Kaze make a better choice? It seems more likely that Chad would stick out, being that tall.”

“That wouldn’t work,” Melpomene answered. “Shakuras has no Asian population. Kaze would stick out like a sore thumb. Chad may be a bit tall, but not unusually so on Shakuras. The population is mostly descended from central Europeans. If they use a cover story they should be able to show a picture and ask about the girl without trouble. We want to locate Torres and keep him under surveillance. We would like to find who he is associated with without warning them off.”

Mel looked around the room at the pilots, there was one more thing they might as well know. “Don’t expect a warm welcome on Shakuras. They haven’t been too happy with us since the last colony war. They wanted to stay neutral in the conflict, but the EDF moved in and built a maintenance and supply base here. There were a few battles fought on the planet because of that fact. Frankly, they are more likely to spit on you than welcome you. I just thought to warn you so you can avoid trouble. We really don’t need an incident to draw attention to us. That could jeopardize the mission.”


The colonel dismissed the pilots, till they reached Shakuras. As the pilots started to leave, Princess Melpomene approached Chad. She smiled up at the tall young man and reached out to trace her finger along the scar across his face. “Such an interesting scar,” she told him. “You’ll have to tell me all about it. Come to my rooms and join me for dinner, at eighteen-hundred. I’m so very interested.” She turned to leave. Melpomene had to suppress a laugh. She’d seen the daggers in Arisa’s eyes. This could get interesting.
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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by Sakura » December 1st, 2014, 3:43 pm

8 months since the last post. It seems I have to finally learn English and write the story myself :ho:
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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by oldwrench » December 2nd, 2014, 11:13 pm

Sorry, I've been lazy..... and a bit of writers block. I need to get going again. I have ideas, I just can't seem to think of how to say them..
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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by Sakura » December 4th, 2014, 10:47 am

Alternatively you could try getting Dinky back to the keyboard. The 2012's writers block should already been resolved. Plus it's kurisumasu soon. It's the time of year our home page is almost up-to-date. :gg:
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Re: 5 Minutes: Reloaded

Post by oldwrench » December 6th, 2014, 8:55 pm

I keep on her about that........ mommies are so busy.

I almost have finished the next chapter....... I'm not female so it's a bit hard to get things to sound right...... and you girls will probably crucify me....... just wait,, you'll see what I mean.
Dogs have owners, Cats have staff

Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

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