tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216421902011-12-13T19:56:31.633-08:00A Story of Redemption by Steve RealStephennoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21642190.post-38201045847376114742007-02-20T05:04:00.000-08:002007-02-20T05:14:49.447-08:00"Who you talkin' too captain?"<br />Strong's spotter thought he was nuts.<br /><br />"The ghost."<br />Captain Strong was waiting<br /><br />"What?"<br />spotter says what?<br /><br />"The ghost ...<br />can't you see him man?"<br />Strong look like he was meditating<br />slowly breathing<br />calming his nerves<br />breathing in<br />and breathing out<br /><br />"Who?"<br />Spotter says who?<br /><br />"The ghost and man he's pissed."<br />Captain Strongs looks ahead<br />he's thinking...<br /><br />"What are you talkin about?"<br />spotter is confused.<br /><br />"Forget it man<br />don't worry about it."<div class="blogger-post-footer">Story of Redemption<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21642190-3820104584737611474?l=themissingman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stephennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21642190.post-5873718691701395882007-01-26T12:46:00.000-08:002007-01-28T20:50:04.892-08:00Captain Strong looked into the scope.<br />it was dark<br />and fucking cold.<br /><br />He had been in the hills<br />for months.<br />Cash and rounds<br />rice and beans.<br />He wasn't a millionaire.<br />He was a groundhog.<br /><br />"Look!"<br />Sgt Grey pointed out.<br /><br />"Yeh man I see him." Strong searched<br />into the scope.<br /><br />"Over there too.<br />How far do you think?"<br />Burrowed into the hills they waited.<br />They waited for weeks.<br /><br />"800 meters...?<br />maybe more."<br />Captain Strong slowed his breathing<br />and steadied his hand.<br /><br />The rifle had a thick barrel<br />unusually large.<br />It was made to reach out.<br />Reach out and touch some one.<br />The crystal lens was pure<br />and his heart was true.<br /><br />"Yeh there.<br />And over there."<br />Grey pointed two more out.<br /><br />In the distance<br />a fire goes up.<br />They have come to burn<br />Burn the knowledge<br />down.<br /><br />But not tonight<br />Nope.<br />not tonight<br />tonight...?<br />Well tonight<br />they get recycled.<br /><br />Captain Strong takes the shot.<br />"Blamm!"<br /><br />"You missed Strong<br />you fuck!<br />You're 6 meters down!"<br />Thomas Grey was a ghost.<br />Sgt. Ghost<br /><br />Strong click his scope<br />and set the range.<br />He knew he was on<br />and they?<br />Well..<br />they were out.<br /><br />Strong built that hillbilly library<br />up there in the hills<br />and he wasn't going to let<br />these bastards burn it to the ground.<br /><br />At least not without a fight.<br /><br />"God damn it Strong!<br />Make the damn shot!<br />It took me 2 months<br />to frame that building.<br />Make the fucking shot!"<br />The Ghost was pissed.<br /><br />"Blamm!!"<br />the trigger was pulled<br />the shot rang out<br />and back into recycling<br />they went.<br /><br />One right after another.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Story of Redemption<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21642190-587371869170139588?l=themissingman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Stephennoreply@blogger.com0