TWS: Chapter 1 (M)
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saladloveAnother spectacular perspective, shout outs to M! Although he's extremely difficult to write about since 95% of what he does is make arrows, he honestly has one of my favorite chapter 1's, and even more excellent chapters in the future. ;)
Chapter 1: M
Alone - all alone, a teenager lay in his tree top home, secluded in the forest. He’d been this way for the past thirteen years, after his home, and his parents, had gone up in flames when he was four. He had learned to survive here, in his forest, alone, since then, avoiding the humans that had killed his parents.
The constant drumming of rain against his makeshift roof of planks and branches woke M from his sleep, and prevented him from falling back into the slumber he so wished to return to. Giving up on trying to sleep, he began to pace around his room, bored, as he rain also prevented him from practicing hs combat - or anything at all.
He continued to pace, bored, until he felt a strange presence outside. It was weird to him, he’d felt this before, but it had been a long time…….. Humans. He felt humans. It was a rare occurrence for him, as people rarely strayed this deep into the forest.
M confused but interested - as he rarely met humans, and found them interesting as such - He jumped from his roof and across the treetops, looking down on a group of a few kids, the oldest couldn’t have been older than 8, and watched them.
One of the children, a girl as far as he could tell, was curled up in a ball, crying, as the other two attempted to comfort her.
We’re lost in the woods and we’re gonna die!” She screamed.
“Don't say that,” One of the other two, who seemed to be the sensible one, “Someone’ll find us!”
“I hope the ninjas come rescue us!” The third said, seeming to be loving the adventure of being lost in the woods.
Finally deciding to help the kids, as the third was probably the one that had been leaving out the food, he began to jump from tree to tree, dropping branches as he went, leaving a trail that led out of the forest. However, as the first branch fell, all three of the kids looked up.
"Oh my gosh the sky is killing us!" The first kid yelled, before releasing a bloodcurdling scream.
“No, it’s the ninjas coming to save us!” The third replied, scanning the canopy above of the ‘tree ninja’. This leading M to hope that the kids were catching on, he continued the tactic, slowly moving in the direction of the forest’s edge. As he did so, he wondered what had brought the kids this far out - Rarely did anyone dare venture this deep into the forest, especially a few kids.
“Come on, the ninja is trying to lead us out!” The third kid called to the others, following the branches, still looking for the one dropping them.
“No!” The first one replied. “The ninja is trying to drop branches on our heads!” She then refused to move for fear of the ninja dropping a branch on her head. M almost chuckled at this, as if a ‘tree ninja’ really was trying to drop a branch on your head, standing still would be the last thing you’d want to do. In response, the second simply sighed.
“I knew we shouldn’t have walked away from our teacher!” He said, exasperated.
Due to the first kid not moving, and the second one staying with her, M sits there for a while, not sure what to do with the kids for a while. His planning is both interrupted and solved when he feels another presence in the forest.
He ran over to it through the treetops, only to find a group of adults in trench coats holding lanterns. Figuring it’s the search party for the kids, M tries his branch-dropping tactic again, hoping it will work on the adults. However, as soon as the first branch is dropped, he gets a similar reaction in all of those assembled looking up and trying to find him.
“Is- Is that a person up there?” One of the group asked, confused.
“Please, we’re looking for our kids, they’re lost! Please help us!” Another voice, a woman, cried from below. M, not wanting to fully reveal himself, decided to not reply and simply continue dropping the branches, which the adults follow, if hesitantly. When they finally reached the group of kids, M noticed one of them was gone - the third one, the believer in tree ninjas.
Looking around, M can see his footprints, easily visible in the mud - heading directly to his house. Suddenly afraid that the kid would reach the house and start playing with his swords, M rushed in the direction, only to find that the kid was climbing the branches of the tree. As M looked at him skillfully jumping from branch to branch, M begins to see himself in the young boy. He considers calling out to him for about a second, before realizing that it would be a horrible idea.
The kid does need to get back to his family, after all. M thinks to himself as he begins to lead the kid back by whistling a tune and moving back towards the group of adults.
"What? Ninja man, is that you?" The kid asked, looking around for M. With a heavy heart, M did not reply, and simply continued to whistle, leading the kid back to his family.
“Wow, ninja you’re so good at whistling!” The kid said to M, as he followed him through the forest. He followed him all the way back to the clearing where the family was waiting, occasionally saying a few things to M, despite not getting any speech in return. When they finally reached the clearing, a woman - presumably his mother - ran up to the kid and hugged him tightly. As the group began to walk off, the kid turned to M, not exactly where he was, but close enough that M was surprised; and spoke to him.
“Ninja man, thank you. My name is Adam, and when I grow up, I want to be just like you!” Adam said, before walking home with the other kids and their families, once again leaving M alone.
End Of Chapter 1: M
Note: Also, gotta give props to Seven for helping me out so much with the writing, he's a great guy. :)
Chapter 1: M
Alone - all alone, a teenager lay in his tree top home, secluded in the forest. He’d been this way for the past thirteen years, after his home, and his parents, had gone up in flames when he was four. He had learned to survive here, in his forest, alone, since then, avoiding the humans that had killed his parents.
The constant drumming of rain against his makeshift roof of planks and branches woke M from his sleep, and prevented him from falling back into the slumber he so wished to return to. Giving up on trying to sleep, he began to pace around his room, bored, as he rain also prevented him from practicing hs combat - or anything at all.
He continued to pace, bored, until he felt a strange presence outside. It was weird to him, he’d felt this before, but it had been a long time…….. Humans. He felt humans. It was a rare occurrence for him, as people rarely strayed this deep into the forest.
M confused but interested - as he rarely met humans, and found them interesting as such - He jumped from his roof and across the treetops, looking down on a group of a few kids, the oldest couldn’t have been older than 8, and watched them.
One of the children, a girl as far as he could tell, was curled up in a ball, crying, as the other two attempted to comfort her.
We’re lost in the woods and we’re gonna die!” She screamed.
“Don't say that,” One of the other two, who seemed to be the sensible one, “Someone’ll find us!”
“I hope the ninjas come rescue us!” The third said, seeming to be loving the adventure of being lost in the woods.
Finally deciding to help the kids, as the third was probably the one that had been leaving out the food, he began to jump from tree to tree, dropping branches as he went, leaving a trail that led out of the forest. However, as the first branch fell, all three of the kids looked up.
"Oh my gosh the sky is killing us!" The first kid yelled, before releasing a bloodcurdling scream.
“No, it’s the ninjas coming to save us!” The third replied, scanning the canopy above of the ‘tree ninja’. This leading M to hope that the kids were catching on, he continued the tactic, slowly moving in the direction of the forest’s edge. As he did so, he wondered what had brought the kids this far out - Rarely did anyone dare venture this deep into the forest, especially a few kids.
“Come on, the ninja is trying to lead us out!” The third kid called to the others, following the branches, still looking for the one dropping them.
“No!” The first one replied. “The ninja is trying to drop branches on our heads!” She then refused to move for fear of the ninja dropping a branch on her head. M almost chuckled at this, as if a ‘tree ninja’ really was trying to drop a branch on your head, standing still would be the last thing you’d want to do. In response, the second simply sighed.
“I knew we shouldn’t have walked away from our teacher!” He said, exasperated.
Due to the first kid not moving, and the second one staying with her, M sits there for a while, not sure what to do with the kids for a while. His planning is both interrupted and solved when he feels another presence in the forest.
He ran over to it through the treetops, only to find a group of adults in trench coats holding lanterns. Figuring it’s the search party for the kids, M tries his branch-dropping tactic again, hoping it will work on the adults. However, as soon as the first branch is dropped, he gets a similar reaction in all of those assembled looking up and trying to find him.
“Is- Is that a person up there?” One of the group asked, confused.
“Please, we’re looking for our kids, they’re lost! Please help us!” Another voice, a woman, cried from below. M, not wanting to fully reveal himself, decided to not reply and simply continue dropping the branches, which the adults follow, if hesitantly. When they finally reached the group of kids, M noticed one of them was gone - the third one, the believer in tree ninjas.
Looking around, M can see his footprints, easily visible in the mud - heading directly to his house. Suddenly afraid that the kid would reach the house and start playing with his swords, M rushed in the direction, only to find that the kid was climbing the branches of the tree. As M looked at him skillfully jumping from branch to branch, M begins to see himself in the young boy. He considers calling out to him for about a second, before realizing that it would be a horrible idea.
The kid does need to get back to his family, after all. M thinks to himself as he begins to lead the kid back by whistling a tune and moving back towards the group of adults.
"What? Ninja man, is that you?" The kid asked, looking around for M. With a heavy heart, M did not reply, and simply continued to whistle, leading the kid back to his family.
“Wow, ninja you’re so good at whistling!” The kid said to M, as he followed him through the forest. He followed him all the way back to the clearing where the family was waiting, occasionally saying a few things to M, despite not getting any speech in return. When they finally reached the clearing, a woman - presumably his mother - ran up to the kid and hugged him tightly. As the group began to walk off, the kid turned to M, not exactly where he was, but close enough that M was surprised; and spoke to him.
“Ninja man, thank you. My name is Adam, and when I grow up, I want to be just like you!” Adam said, before walking home with the other kids and their families, once again leaving M alone.
End Of Chapter 1: M
Note: Also, gotta give props to Seven for helping me out so much with the writing, he's a great guy. :)
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Date: 2015-04-18 04:32 am (UTC)*still can't believe TWS is happening *
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Date: 2015-04-20 04:33 pm (UTC)I liked this one a lot. I honestly thought it was going to be boring, but it was a fun read. You also set everyone up for a heartbreake when Clash MURDERS ADAM IN COLD BLOOD.
But Scott, my ch. 4 is going to be the easiest to write ever! "M sat on a roof and made a bunch of arrows. The End."
XD
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Date: 2015-04-22 02:28 pm (UTC)Welp, time to get back to work I guess.
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