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| Yeontoo Moderator Posts: 650 (9/29/00 6:49:22 am)  |
Challenge 3 Alpha Team
Make a Story The Rules are: 1. At least three (3) members per team must participate on your challenge forum. 2. Story must include every title of every episode, the FULL title. The title won't be credited if its missing a word. Exception to the rule: "Part 1" "Part 2", but the title will have to be used twice (ie. Use "Pilot" twice in the story). 3. Story must have continuity. The sentence(s) that doesn't fit the story, any titles included in it won't be credited. 4. Story must make sense. The sentence(s) that doesn't make sense, any titles included in it won't be credited. 5. There is not a length requirement or limit. 6. Talk out the story inside your forum, thru emails, or thru icq/aim. I will answer questions, but I won't give a "tally". Work on agreeing on a team submission. 7. Monday 5pm October 2, 2000, the Challenges will be locked. Your submission should be titled "Team (Alpha or Omega) Challenge 3 Submission" in at least two (2) parts from 2 team members. 8. In case of a tie, I'll use the times posted to pick a winner. Questions? (you may want to wait til this forum is locked to start, but you don't have to) |
DieselMickeyDolenz
 Novice Slider Posts: 86 (9/29/00 8:49:18 am)  |
Re:
Challenge 3 Alpha Team
I e-mailed Y about an idea I've got for the challenge. I copied the text of the e-mail and sent it to all Alpha Team members. Hopefully what I've got in mind is legal. I recommend we stick to e-mails/AIM/ICQ until the forums are locked. Diesel |
| Yeontoo Moderator Posts: 652 (9/29/00 4:10:20 pm) |
Ruled
Ruling: Titles in story context, and not mentioned as Slider episodes. I sent everyone an email too. Blessings, Mz Yeontoo Human Resources R Us |
| Sabre Edge Administrator Posts: 170 (9/29/00 9:43:27 pm)  |
Story Part 1
The Last Resort Alarm klaxons rang through the top secret base's hallways. The four top of their class pilots ran through the corridors at a fever pitch. The slid into the darkened control room as electonically lit colored digits tracked the path of the Doomsday Pulsars, codenamed Last of Eden. These four were trained in the specifics of flying the four classified state of the artspacecraft, held in silent reserve till the time they were needed. The spacecraft were virutal life ships if ever the human race was threatened with extiction. Slider 8 drew the attentions of the eggheads that lined the consoles of the control room as well as the General that oversaw it all as he exclaimed, " The king is back!" The other three pilots gave 8 a slight glance over there shoulders. "It looks like the time is finally at hand to put your training to use...", he softly said, his eyes downcast in a stance very unlike the general. He cut to the chase quickly, assuming his normal erect stance again. "Sabre, you have the Guardian, Diesel's got the Requiem, Klly will pilot the Stoker, and Slider 8 has the Heavy Metal. "You have all been through the Exodus Project since its genesis. You have the best scores for such flight manuevers like the Electric Twister Acid Test, the In Dino Veritas, and the extreme G moves, the Dinoslide and Dragonslide. You are the best at what you do. Your orders are to go to your ships and await further orders and ordinance loading." The general looked down at the ground again... "Dismissed." Edited by: Sabre Edge at: 9/29/00 11:34:15 pm |
| Sabre Edge Administrator Posts: 171 (9/29/00 9:54:09 pm) |
for Y's ease
we need to bracket the titles with [b]title[/b] so that she can see them easier. Be sure Ezcodes is checked on before you hit Add Reply. Edited by: Sabre Edge at: 9/29/00 9:14:20 pm |
Slider8
 Novice Slider Posts: 62 (9/29/00 10:59:45 pm)  |
Story Part Two
The pilots raced to their ships. They knew that they were the final hope in these last days. The group faced the fact that if they fail, it could be a world killer. They were the ones have to fight to save the world. They were fighting for everyone. The good, the bad, and the wealthy, the young and the relentless, the weaker sex, mother and child, the strangers and comrades, and even the sole survivors. Every group of people must be saved. This mission had become somewhat of an obsession to Slider8. He couldn’t get it off of his mind. Although, neither could the others. All of the pilots shared a common ground. They had all come down roads taken and encountered many unforeseen revelations along the way. To get where they are today, this group had to first experience the horror of ground assault on the dying fields. They had begun their careers as military soldiers, going along with the rules of the game. Following the orders that their leaders gave them. Although, many of the leaders soon became caught up by the season's greedings, that is, they left the army so that they could make money. Slider8 had experienced his first battle way out west, while Sabre-Edge was assigned to the team that would try and take care of a current affair in the east. The two had met while in a training session in the Middle East, where operation Desert Storm had taken place a few years before. The two were then recruited. SE and S8 met the new team and then began their training for the Exodus Project. “ Please press one.” The computer on Slider8’s ship blurted out. He had spaced out. Now, Slider8 was back to the task at hand. All of the ships began starting up. Would they prevail? Only as time goes by would they know. It all depended on the luck of the draw. Klly had told the others that she was a pretty lucky person. They were counting on it. So, off they flew, into the mystic, headed towards the eye of the storm. [:::]o]}= = = =(((o))) -Slider8 Edited by: Slider8
at: 9/30/00 11:44:48 am |
| Slider8
Novice Slider Posts: 63 (9/30/00 12:40:57 am) |
Episode Titles
Ok team, here are all of the ones that have bee used so far. Those in bold have been used. The Pilot Part 1 The Pilot Part 2 Fever Last Days Prince of Wails Summer of Love Eggheads The Weaker Sex The King Is Back The Luck of the Draw Into the Mystic Love Gods Gillian of the Spirits The Good, the Bad, and the Wealthy El Sid Time Again and World In Dino Veritas Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome Obsession Greatfellas The Young and the Relentless Invasion As Time Goes By Rules of the Game Double Cross Electric Twister Acid Test The Guardian The Dream Masters Desert Storm Dragonslide The Fire Within The Prince of Slides Dead Man Sliding State of the ART Season's Greedings Murder Most Foul Slide Like an Egyptian Paradise Lost The Exodus Part One The Exodus Part Two Sole Survivors The Breeder The Last of Eden The Other Slide of Darkness Slither Dinoslide Stoker This Slide of Paradise Genesis Prophets and Loss Common Ground Virtual Slide World Killer Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Just Say Yes The Alternateville Horror Slidecage Asylum California Reich The Dying Fields Lipschitz Live Mother and Child Net Worth Slide By Wire Data World Way Out West My Brother's Keeper The Chasm Roads Taken Revelations The Unstuck Man Applied Physics Strangers and Comrades The Great Work New Gods for Old Please Press One A Current Affair The Java Jive The Return of Maggie Beckett Easy Slider Requiem Map of the Mind A Thousand Deaths Heavy Metal To Catch a Slider Dust Eye of the Storm The Seer [:::]o]}= = = =(((o))) -Slider8 |
| Yeontoo Moderator Posts: 668 (9/30/00 12:44:35 am) |
Rule Clarification
Rule Clarification: (CC on both challenge forums) Make a Story is just that, A Complete story. It can be short, but it must be complete. I have outside help to help judge on title usage. If its a reach, try to reword it. It's not MSR's part, or Tex's part...it's Omega's Challenge submission. It's not SE's part, or 8's part...it's Alpha's Challenge submission. This is a team effort! Blessings, Mz Yeontoo Human Resources R Us ========== ps. I hope that this different pace is agreeable with everyone 
Edited by: Yeontoo at: 9/30/00 6:07:19 am |
| Sabre Edge Administrator Posts: 172 (9/30/00 1:06:08 am) |
Part 3
As the pilots buckled themselves into their respective crafts, the General quietly thought about the lives of the men and woman that the survival of their planet was resting on. Klly was always known as the Wld (  ) one of
the bunch, but her skills were impressively strong when it came to flying.
It was rumored she spent time in an asylum for a series of actions
that earned her the notorious nickname, The Alternateville Horror.
She had what she called the fire within that made her act out
when grounded but was easily quenched when given the opportunity to fly.Diesel was the lady's man of the team, his exploits fully detailed in what he accounts as his premier autobiography, The Summer of Love. Diesel was captain of a exceptional flight group that were as famous in the air as they were on the ground. They were known affectionately as the Love Gods for their legendary victory parties. SE was the quiet, no nonsense, ice water in his veins, fighter pilot. He once commanded a flight squadron during the conflict against the Spanish stronghold of El Sid. That squadron before being disbanded was rumored to have scored over a thousand deaths including, fighers, support crew, and personell inside the fort. Their attacks led to many an invasion for his allied forces, usually the enemy was little resistance... having been crushed into dust. S8 was the brash and irreverent one of the four, but he knew when it was time to joke and when it was time to take action. S8 had a way to take the edge of everybody before the rigorous training sessions. He pretended that a sip off coffee made him extremely jittery and he went into a funny dance he called the java jive. He would sometimes throw in a move that made everyone chuckle, including SE. He would double cross his arms and legs and walk on all fours across the room... he never made it the whole way. Edited by: Sabre Edge at: 9/30/00 2:48:34 pm |
| Sabre Edge Administrator Posts: 173 (9/30/00 1:35:36 am) |
Episode Title update
As to this point this is what is used: The Pilot Part 1 The Pilot Part 2 Fever Last Days Prince of Wails Summer of Love Eggheads The Weaker Sex The King Is Back The Luck of the Draw Into the Mystic Love Gods Gillian of the Spirits The Good, the Bad, and the Wealthy El Sid Time Again and World In Dino Veritas Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome Obsession Greatfellas The Young and the Relentless Invasion As Time Goes By Rules of the Game Double Cross Electric Twister Acid Test The Guardian The Dream Masters Desert Storm Dragonslide The Fire Within The Prince of Slides Dead Man Sliding State of the ART Season's Greedings Murder Most Foul Slide Like an Egyptian Paradise Lost The Exodus Part One The Exodus Part Two Sole Survivors The Breeder The Last of Eden The Other Slide of Darkness Slither Dinoslide Stoker This Slide of Paradise Genesis Prophets and Loss Common Ground Virtual Slide World Killer Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Just Say Yes The Alternateville Horror Slidecage Asylum California Reich The Dying Fields Lipschitz Live Mother and Child Net Worth Slide By Wire Data World Way Out West My Brother's Keeper The Chasm Roads Taken Revelations The Unstuck Man Applied Physics Strangers and Comrades The Great Work New Gods for Old Please Press One A Current Affair The Java Jive The Return of Maggie Beckett Easy Slider Requiem Map of the Mind A Thousand Deaths Heavy Metal To Catch a Slider Dust Eye of the Storm The Seer |
| DieselMickeyDolenz
Novice Slider Posts: 88 (9/30/00 11:17:18 am) |
Part 4
The four space fighters were launched, each armed with the latest in radiation shielding and the most powerful weapons known to man. Each carried four Dream Master missles. The Dream Masters were each capable of honing in on a pulsar and destroying it. Ironicly, destroying the pulsars would be the easy part. There were evil forces at work trying to stop the Greatfellas from completing their task. A terrorist group, the California Reich, had applied physics and determined that a small number of people could, indeed, survive the pulsar attack from underground bunkers. Once radiation levels subsided, they would emerge and control the world and it's net worth. The Reich had already struck at the Greatfellas. Diesel's spot on the team had originally belonged to Capt. Temporal Flux. The Reich had sabotaged Flux's training jet. The pilots often referred to their more acrobatic moves as "slides." When Flux launched that fatefull day, he had no idea that he was a dead man, sliding would end his life that day. Flux had been know as the Prince of Slides, when his engines blew, he became the Prince of Wails. The investigation following the crash revealed that Flux's "accident" was a case of murder most foul. Back in the present, Diesel radioed the control center that he had achieved orbit and was awaiting the OK to approach the incoming pulsars. There was a hold up in mission control. It seemed that Capt. Maggie Beckett was late checking in. Sabre took a moment to look down at the Earth below. If those pulsars struck, it would be a paradise lost. "Forget her, we're not waiting for the return of Maggie Beckett. We've got to get moving." Mission control: "We don't have clearance" SE: "Forget clearance, the world is at stake. Just say yes! Klly: "We've got company. Enemy fighters approaching." Four unmanned Reich fighters engaged the Greatfellas. Slider8: "They're controlled from the ground. This shouldn't be too difficult. No one can slide by wire and hope to defeat us." Klly: "Lets show these virtual sliders how to slide like an egyptian." The battle turned out more difficult than the Greatfellas anticipated. In the Reich contol center, a holographic monitor displayed the combatants like a 3 dimensional map of the mind. Their leader, Larry Lipschitz, was known as the Seer. He absorbed all the data. World domination was at stake. With the help of his assistant, Gillian of the Spirits, he had become one of the great prophets, and losswas not in his plans. Diesel
at: 9/30/00 10:38:57 am |
| DieselMickeyDolenz
Novice Slider Posts: 89 (9/30/00 11:30:58 am) |
Updating the list again
Titles in bold have been used. The Pilot Part 1 The Pilot Part 2 Fever Last Days Prince of Wails Summer of Love Eggheads The Weaker Sex The King Is Back The Luck of the Draw Into the Mystic Love Gods Gillian of the Spirits The Good, the Bad, and the Wealthy El Sid Time Again and World In Dino Veritas Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome Obsession Greatfellas The Young and the Relentless Invasion As Time Goes By Rules of the Game Double Cross Electric Twister Acid Test The Guardian The Dream Masters Desert Storm Dragonslide The Fire Within -- Note it is currently used as "a fire within", which is not allowed. It must be "the fire within." The Prince of Slides Dead Man Sliding State of the ART Season's Greedings Murder Most Foul Slide Like an Egyptian Paradise Lost The Exodus Part One The Exodus Part Two Sole Survivors The Breeder The Last of Eden The Other Slide of Darkness Slither Dinoslide Stoker This Slide of Paradise Genesis Prophets and Loss Common Ground Virtual Slide World Killer Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Just Say Yes The Alternateville Horror Slidecage Asylum California Reich The Dying Fields Lipschitz Live Mother and Child Net Worth Slide By Wire Data World Way Out West My Brother's Keeper The Chasm Roads Taken Revelations The Unstuck Man Applied Physics Strangers and Comrades The Great Work New Gods for Old Please Press One A Current Affair The Java Jive The Return of Maggie Beckett Easy Slider Requiem Map of the Mind A Thousand Deaths Heavy Metal To Catch a Slider Dust Eye of the Storm The Seer Diesel
at: 9/30/00 10:39:35 am |
| DieselMickeyDolenz
Novice Slider Posts: 90 (9/30/00 12:21:41 pm) |
Another part.
The Seer watched his remote fighters in action. The Greatfellas were beginning to get the upper hand. SE and Slider8 had destroyed their opponents. Klly was still engaged in battle. Diesel was nowhere to be seen. " Oh Brother, where art thou?" asked SE as he angled towards Klly's attacker. Slider8 heard SE's question come over his comm link. "What do I look like? My brother's keeper?" Diesel: "I'm OK. Just got a little sidetracked after losing my attacker. I spotted a sattelite the Reich was using to control the battle. You guys were stuck with your opponents, so as the unstuck man I thought I should take care of it." The remaining Reich fighter was surrounded in a maneuver called the slidecage. A few rounds later, the last enemy fighter had been sent on the other slide of darkness. Never to return. Free of enemy interference, the four Greatfellas honed in on the approaching pulsars. The Dream Masters did their work and destroyed the incoming pulsars. The Earth had been officially saved. Mission control radioed to congratulate the four on the great work they had done. "Excellent work, Greatfellas. We have one last thing for you to accomplish. We've found the location of the Reich's headquarters. You may attack at will." SE: "I think I'd rather take Lipschitz live." The Seer watched the Greatfellas destroy the last of his fighters. "Damn, there must be an easier way to catch a slider." He then noticed that the Greatfellas were returning to Earth and moving toward his position. "It looks as though I've underestimated them this time again, and world domination will have to wait." He began to slither toward his escape route. Diesel: "We're approaching the chasm where the Reich is holed up." Slider8: "The Seer has been the breeder of terrorism in this world for far too long. Taking him out will be a pleasure. But that chasm is tight. It won't be simple to attack." Klly: " Easy, Slider. I used to make runs like this all the time. This slide of paradise is all mine." Klly flew sideways through the chasm where the Reich was reported to be. She unleashed a barrage of firepower on the compound built into the chasm. When she was through, the area was nothing but a smoldering mess. SE: "Good riddance to bad trash. For their sake, I hope they gave up their new gods for old." Slider8: "Do you think we got the Seer, too?" Klly: "If not, he'll at least be suffering from post traumatic slide syndrome for the rest of his life." The Greatfellas exchanged a chuckle at Klly's wit and returned to base for a hero's welcome. Diesel |
| DieselMickeyDolenz
Novice Slider Posts: 91 (9/30/00 12:31:58 pm) |
Title list, again.
Titles in bold have been used. The Pilot Part 1 The Pilot Part 2 Fever Last Days Prince of Wails Summer of Love Eggheads The Weaker Sex The King Is Back The Luck of the Draw Into the Mystic Love Gods Gillian of the Spirits The Good, the Bad, and the Wealthy El Sid Time Again and World In Dino Veritas Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome Obsession Greatfellas The Young and the Relentless Invasion As Time Goes By Rules of the Game Double Cross Electric Twister Acid Test The Guardian The Dream Masters Desert Storm Dragonslide The Fire Within -- Note it is currently used as "a fire within", which is not allowed. It must be "the fire within." The Prince of Slides Dead Man Sliding State of the ART Season's Greedings Murder Most Foul Slide Like an Egyptian Paradise Lost The Exodus Part One The Exodus Part Two Sole Survivors The Breeder The Last of Eden The Other Slide of Darkness Slither Dinoslide Stoker This Slide of Paradise Genesis Prophets and Loss Common Ground Virtual Slide World Killer Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Just Say Yes The Alternateville Horror Slidecage Asylum California Reich The Dying Fields Lipschitz Live Mother and Child Net Worth Slide By Wire Data World Way Out West My Brother's Keeper The Chasm Roads Taken Revelations The Unstuck Man Applied Physics Strangers and Comrades The Great Work New Gods for Old Please Press One A Current Affair The Java Jive The Return of Maggie Beckett Easy Slider Requiem Map of the Mind A Thousand Deaths Heavy Metal To Catch a Slider Dust Eye of the Storm The Seer As you can see, we only need to fix The Fire Within and find a place for Seasons Greedings. We then need to post it in parts titled "Team Alpha Challenge 3 Submission". It must be posted in at least two parts by different team members. We're almost there, so let's get this finished soon. Goooooooo Alphas! Diesel |
| Slider8
Novice Slider Posts: 64 (9/30/00 12:36:39 pm) |
Story Part Five
DON'T MIND THIS POST [:::]o]}= = = =(((o))) -Slider8 Edited by: Slider8
at: 9/30/00 4:01:44 pm |
| Slider8
Novice Slider Posts: 65 (9/30/00 12:40:34 pm) |
Re: Story Part Five
Well, that sucks. As soon as I go to post mine, it's done. Ok, I'll go back and find a place for Season's Greedings. SE make sure and chang it to THE Fire Within. [:::]o]}= = = =(((o))) -Slider8 |
| DieselMickeyDolenz
Novice Slider Posts: 92 (9/30/00 12:45:50 pm) |
Re: Story Part Five
Sorry about that, S8. You have AIM or ICQ? If I'd known you were online, we could have coordinated this better. My AIM handle is EustiSlider. I should be on and off for another hour or so. Diesel |
| Slider8
Novice Slider Posts: 66 (9/30/00 12:45:53 pm) |
Re: Story Part Five
Alright, I put Seasons Greedings in. Now, SE change The Fire Within and we can submit this. [:::]o]}= = = =(((o))) -Slider8 Edited by: Slider8
at: 9/30/00 11:58:39 am |
| Sabre Edge Administrator Posts: 174 (9/30/00 3:57:09 pm) |
Re: Story Part Five
done! fire changed |
| Slider8
Novice Slider Posts: 67 (9/30/00 4:55:55 pm) |
Well...
C'mon Yeontoo... [:::]o]}= = = =(((o))) -Slider8 Edited by: Slider8
at: 9/30/00 4:00:42 pm |
| WldKlly
Junior Slider Posts: 27 (9/30/00 11:05:49 pm) |
I am sooo sorry guys!!!
I am so sorry that I missed the challenge guys! I was incredibly busy this weekend!! I'll help on the next one promise!! -Klly |
| DieselMickeyDolenz
Novice Slider Posts: 94 (9/30/00 11:45:12 pm) |
Just in case
I'm not certain this is necessary, but I'm going to repost the first half of the story using the title Y requested. I haven't changed a word, so if what we already had is acceptable, this shouldn't hurt us. I've e-mailed the remainder of the story to the rest of you so that we can officially have the story posted by two people using the correct title. Diesel |
| DieselMickeyDolenz
Novice Slider Posts: 95 (9/30/00 11:47:31 pm) |
Team Alpha Challenge
3 Submission (part I)
The Last Resort Alarm klaxons rang through the top secret base's hallways. The four top of their class pilots ran through the corridors at a fever pitch. The slid into the darkened control room as electonically lit colored digits tracked the path of the Doomsday Pulsars, codenamed Last of Eden. These four were trained in the specifics of flying the four classified state of the artspacecraft, held in silent reserve till the time they were needed. The spacecraft were virutal life ships if ever the human race was threatened with extiction. Slider 8 drew the attentions of the eggheads that lined the consoles of the control room as well as the General that oversaw it all as he exclaimed, " The king is back!" The other three pilots gave 8 a slight glance over there shoulders. "It looks like the time is finally at hand to put your training to use...", he softly said, his eyes downcast in a stance very unlike the general. He cut to the chase quickly, assuming his normal erect stance again. "Sabre, you have the Guardian, Diesel's got the Requiem, Klly will pilot the Stoker, and Slider 8 has the Heavy Metal. "You have all been through the Exodus Project since its genesis. You have the best scores for such flight manuevers like the Electric Twister Acid Test, the In Dino Veritas, and the extreme G moves, the Dinoslide and Dragonslide. You are the best at what you do. Your orders are to go to your ships and await further orders and ordinance loading." The general looked down at the ground again... "Dismissed." The pilots raced to their ships. They knew that they were the final hope in these last days. The group faced the fact that if they fail, it could be a world killer. They were the ones have to fight to save the world. They were fighting for everyone. The good, the bad, and the wealthy, the young and the relentless, the weaker sex, mother and child, the strangers and comrades, and even the sole survivors. Every group of people must be saved. This mission had become somewhat of an obsession to Slider8. He couldn’t get it off of his mind. Although, neither could the others. All of the pilots shared a common ground. They had all come down their seperate roads, taken because of their desire for perfection and experienced many personal revelations along the way. To get where they are today, this group had to first experience the horror of ground assault on the dying fields. They had begun their careers as military soldiers, going along with the rules of the game. Following the orders that their leaders gave them. Although, many of the leaders soon became caught up by the season's greedings, that is, they left the army so that they could make money. Slider8 had experienced his first battle way out west, while Sabre-Edge was assigned to the team that would try and take care of a current affair in the east. The two had met while in a training session in the Middle East, where operation Desert Storm had taken place a few years before. The two were then recruited. SE and S8 met the new team and then began their training for the Exodus Project. “ Please press one.” The computer on Slider8’s ship blurted out. He had spaced out. Now, Slider8 was back to the task at hand. All of the ships began starting up. Would they prevail? Only as time goes by would they know. It all depended on the luck of the draw. Klly had told the others that she was a pretty lucky person. They were counting on it. So, off they flew, into the mystic, headed towards the eye of the storm. As the pilots buckled themselves into their respective crafts, the General quietly thought about the lives of the men and woman that the survival of their planet was resting on. Klly was always known as the Wld ( ) one of
the bunch, but her skills were impressively strong when it came to flying.
It was rumored she spent time in an asylum for a series of actions that
earned her the notorious nickname, The Alternateville Horror. She had
what she called the "fire within" that made her act out when
grounded but was easily quenched when given the opportunity to fly.Diesel was the lady's man of the team, his exploits fully detailed in what he accounts as his premier autobiography, The Summer of Love. Diesel was captain of a exceptional flight group that were as famous in the air as they were on the ground. They were known affectionately as the Love Gods for their legendary victory parties. SE was the quiet, no nonsense, ice water in his veins, fighter pilot. He once commanded a flight squadron during the conflict against the Spanish stronghold of El Sid. That squadron before being disbanded was rumored to have scored over a thousand deaths including, fighers, support crew, and personell inside the fort. Their attacks led to many an invasion for his allied forces, usually the enemy was little resistance... having been crushed into dust. S8 was the brash and irreverent one of the four, but he knew when it was time to joke and when it was time to take action. S8 had a way to take the edge of everybody before the rigorous training sessions. He pretended that a sip off coffee made him extremely jittery and he went into a funny dance he called the java jive. He would sometimes throw in a move that made everyone chuckle, including SE. He would double cross his arms and legs and walk on all fours across the room... he never made it the whole way. The four space fighters were launched, each armed with the latest in radiation shielding and the most powerful weapons known to man. Each carried four Dream Master missles. The Dream Masters were each capable of honing in on a pulsar and destroying it. Ironicly, destroying the pulsars would be the easy part. There were evil forces at work trying to stop the Greatfellas from completing their task. A terrorist group, the California Reich, had applied physics and determined that a small number of people could, indeed, survive the pulsar attack from underground bunkers. Once radiation levels subsided, they would emerge and control the world and it's net worth. The Reich had already struck at the Greatfellas. Diesel's spot on the team had originally belonged to Capt. Temporal Flux. The Reich had sabotaged Flux's training jet. The pilots often referred to their more acrobatic moves as "slides." When Flux launched that fatefull day, he had no idea that he was a dead man, sliding would end his life that day. Flux had been know as the Prince of Slides, when his engines blew, he became the Prince of Wails. The investigation following the crash revealed that Flux's "accident" was a case of murder most foul. Edited by: Sabre Edge at: 10/2/00 4:15:48 pm |
| Sabre Edge Administrator Posts: 175 (10/1/00 2:09:44 am) |
Team Alpha Challenge
3 Submission (part II)
Back in the present, Diesel radioed the control center that he had achieved orbit and was awaiting the OK to approach the incoming pulsars. There was a hold up in mission control. It seemed that Capt. Maggie Beckett was late checking in. Sabre took a moment to look down at the Earth below. If those pulsars struck, it would be a paradise lost. "Forget her, we're not waiting for the return of Maggie Beckett. We've got to get moving." Mission control: "We don't have clearance" SE: "Forget clearance, the world is at stake. Just say yes! Klly: "We've got company. Enemy fighters approaching." Four unmanned Reich fighters engaged the Greatfellas. Slider8: "They're controlled from the ground. This shouldn't be too difficult. No one can slide by wire and hope to defeat us." Klly: "Lets show these virtual sliders how to slide like an egyptian." The battle turned out more difficult than the Greatfellas anticipated. In the Reich contol center, a holographic monitor displayed the combatants like a 3 dimensional map of the mind. Their leader, Larry Lipschitz, was known as the Seer. He absorbed all the data. World domination was at stake. With the help of his assistant, Gillian of the Spirits, he had become one of the great prophets, and loss was not in his plans. The Seer watched his remote fighters in action. The Greatfellas were beginning to get the upper hand. SE and Slider8 had destroyed their opponents. Klly was still engaged in battle. Diesel was nowhere to be seen. " Oh Brother, where art thou?" asked SE as he angled towards Klly's attacker. Slider8 heard SE's question come over his comm link. "What do I look like? My brother's keeper?" Diesel: "I'm OK. Just got a little sidetracked after losing my attacker. I spotted a sattelite the Reich was using to control the battle. You guys were stuck with your opponents, so as the unstuck man I thought I should take care of it." The remaining Reich fighter was surrounded in a maneuver called the slidecage. A few rounds later, the last enemy fighter had been sent to the other slide of darkness. Never to return. Free of enemy interference, the four Greatfellas honed in on the approaching pulsars. The Dream Masters did their work and destroyed the incoming pulsars. The Earth had been officially saved. Mission control radioed to congratulate the four on the great work they had done. "Excellent work, Greatfellas. We have one last thing for you to accomplish. We've found the location of the Reich's headquarters. You may attack at will." SE: "I think I'd rather take Lipschitz live." The Seer watched the Greatfellas destroy the last of his fighters. "Damn, there must be an easier way to catch a slider." He then noticed that the Greatfellas were returning to Earth and moving toward his position. "It looks as though I've underestimated them this time again, and world domination will have to wait." He began to slither toward his escape route. Diesel: "We're approaching the chasm where the Reich is holed up." Slider8: "The Seer has been the breeder of terrorism in this world for far too long. Taking him out will be a pleasure. But that chasm is tight. It won't be simple to attack." Klly: " Easy, Slider. I used to make runs like this all the time. This slide of paradise is all mine." Klly flew sideways through the chasm where the Reich was reported to be. She unleashed a barrage of firepower on the compound built into the chasm. When she was through, the area was nothing but a smoldering mess. SE: "Good riddance to bad trash. For their sake, I hope they gave up their new gods for old." Slider8: "Do you think we got the Seer, too?" Klly: "If not, he'll at least be suffering from post traumatic slide syndrome for the rest of his life." The Greatfellas exchanged a chuckle at Klly's wit and returned to base for a hero's welcome. Edited by: Sabre Edge at: 10/2/00 4:20:26 pm |
| Yeontoo Moderator Posts: 671 (10/2/00 1:44:53 am) |
MEMO
TO:Alpha and Omega Teams FROM: Mz Yeontoo, Human Resources R Us DATE: 10-1-2000 RE: Challenge 3 Team Submissions A note to remind both teams to check for: 1 - Continuity 2 - Word Usage when using titles 3 - Typos 4 - Titled Submissions While Typos just make it harder to read, discontinuity and wrong word usage (titles) will disqualify the entire sentence - not just that one title, but any other titles included too. Submissions must be titled as instructed to separate it from the brainstorming I expect each team is doing. You still have til 10-2-2000, 5pm CST (time that the EZ Board runs on), to either post your submission, or edit it IF you wish. This is a pre-Planned Memo, with no bearing on the actual submissions. |
| Yeontoo Moderator Posts: 678 (10/3/00 6:51:24 pm) |
Scores
Mz Yeontoo held her clipboard as she walked into the Alpha Camp. "This challenge was in teamwork when the project had no exact answer, no exact result. How you interact with your teammates in such a setting, being able to discuss each others planned actions, is vital during Sliding. We were disappointed that more brainstorming, and polishing of each others work, did not happen. However, this is a learned trait, and we will happily teach it to the new 5th slider." Alphas won this challenge. Here are your scores: Raw Scores: Individual Judges Judge 1 - 82 82 Eligible Titles 6 Ineligible Judge 2 - 81 81 Eligible Titles 7 Ineligible Titles Judge 3 - 83 83 Eligible Titles 5 Ineligible Titles Raw Score: Combined - 82 82 Eligible Titles 6 Ineligible Titles Loss of 14 total points for the 6 ineligible titles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEAN SCORE: 74 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The judges ruled on several issues: Use of puncuation inside the title: -voted 2:1 - No bearing Use of Titles inside Word: - 2:1 - No bearing, if spelled correctly (this was a big iffy, but this would not have helped or hindered either team, both used it 3 times) Continuity - voted 2:1 Must be continuous The 6 titles that were ineligible are: 1. Season's Greedings 2. Lipschitz Live 3. A Current Affair 4. Into the Mystic 5. Sole Survivors 6. Invasion The sentences that these 6 titles were in became ineligible, taking the total of 14 titles off your total. The other two judges will be announced at the end of the game. Thank you for participating." Mz Yeontoo quietly exited the camp. |
| Sabre Edge Administrator Posts: 180 (10/4/00 1:49:57 am) |
Re: Scores
Ouch! S8's misuse of Sole Survivors nailed 6 titles 
. I can understand that they weren't quite "survivors" yet.
I should have caught that. I'd challenge anyone
to use "Season's Greedings" in a normal sentence 
Now if we lost, the judges would have heard all about my correct
use of Invasion .Thanks for a fun game players, judges, and Y. Edited by: Sabre Edge at: 10/4/00 12:56:25 am |
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