Pomegranate 20, Papaya 14 & Green Tea 16
Author: Casey
Story: Nothing is Ever Easy universe, During NIEE
Challenges: Pomegranate 20 (acrobatics), Papaya 14 (don’t let them get away), Green Tea 16 (deadline)
Toppings & Extras: Gummy Bunnies (Storyfriends game: acrobatics, Jay, someone gets in trouble with the law, someone does scary things)
Word Count: 861
Rating: PG
Summary: Boom.
Notes: More Jay. How Jez and Jay end up in jail. As of right now, this is canon, but it might need to change as I get there in editing. I’m thinking their getting captured will need to be less purposeful, but this works for now. Last Pomegranate!
It took two weeks until they were ready. Jez wasn’t sure how she managed to put up with Jay’s whining about shoving manure all day, but she managed. Mostly because his facial expressions were just too funny.
“Can I blow up the stables too?”
“Manure is explosive,” Jez said absently as she finished checking the last of their supplies. “You’d kill the horses too, so no.”
“Shame,” he muttered, but dropped it.
Jez slung the bag full of the bombs on her back carefully. “Okay, action,” she said grimly. He nodded and the two of them headed out. As they neared Greensward’s fort and weapons depot, Jez patted her sling of arrows to reassure herself before passing the bag off to Jay. “Go blow some things up.”
Jay saluted, grinning. “Yes, ma’am!” he said, jogging off.
She slipped her bow off her shoulder and strung an arrow. Taking a deep breath, she sighted, fired it at a high arc and then waited.
“What the hell?” a man yelled, somewhere in the busy street. “That hurt!”
Jez smiled slightly and fired another.
“Hey! What do you think you’re doin’?”
“I didn’t do it.”
“Liar.”
The crowd started to mass around two men in the middle. She fired off another one.
“Ow!” A new voice, perfect.
“See, it wasn’t me.”
“You’re still a gods be damned liar!” There was a dull thump and a gasp from the people watching.
Satisfied, Jez dropped the bow and arrows before bullying her way towards the middle of the circled audience. “Well, you’re a coward!” she yelled.
The people around her started and then they all seemed to take insult personally. Instantly various cries of protest erupted around her. None seemed to actually pay any attention to her, though, and she slipped back out of the crowd, smiling at the success. Jez paused only to grab her bow and arrows. They were part of the bait, even if she hated to lose the trusty weapon. By the time she caught up with Jay, who was busy setting one of the bombs, the riot had already progressed to significant proportions.
“I’m ready to make some trees go boom,” he said happily.
Jez grinned back. “Give me one of those and I’ll take a tree out myself.”
He handed her the bag. “Hurry, your lovely riot is getting loud.”
“I do my job well,” she retorted before going to kneel by one of the trees.
Jay turned two cartwheels up to the last tree. “Toss me the dud!”
Jez did as ordered, amused by him, despite the situation, before finishing setting hers. “Done,” she called.
“Me too. Almost,” Jay said, tucking it in neatly to make it look good before bounding over to her, grabbing her hand and twirling them both in a circle. “Boom!”
His friend laughed. “Let’s just make sure we’re far enough from the boom we don’t get caught.”
“Good point,” he said. “It’s almost a shame we have to get caught.”
“It’s the only way to make sure they don’t crack down on the entire city. We’ve got far too many contacts and members here.”
He rolled his eyes and offered his arm. “I know, Jez, just sayin’.”
She managed a quick smile, taking it, as the soldiers spotted them. “This is it,” she said quietly.
He nodded. “Yeah. We’ll get through this.”
“Hey, you two. Stop right there.”
Jay shot Jez an amused grin, so she elbowed him hard in the side. She was rewarded with a grunt.
“Is this your arrow?” the same man demanded, waving in Jez’s face.
“Why yes, sir, it is. I was wonderin’ where it had gotten off to.” She made a move like she was going to grab it.
“It helped start a riot,” the officer interrupted, glaring.
“Well, golly gee.”
“You will…”
Just then the trees exploded, successfully interrupting him. His eyes went wide before all the soldiers ducked the small pieces of wood that came flying past. Jay and Jez, despite getting caught by a couple, maintained their innocent expressions. Their heads came back up all adorned with looks of identical confusion and surprise.
“You and you, go find out what caused that!” he ordered, keeping a stern eye on the pair.
Jay suddenly looked down, as if just remembering the one tucked under his arm. His eyes widen into a look of pure innocence. “Whoops?” he said at the exact moment the first soldier reappeared with an identical one. Jez silently commended his timing.
The officer’s face went dark. “Why you,” he sputtered. “That’s it! You are both under arrest. The colonel will hear of this. This is a death sentence for sure.”
“Ouch, death, huh? Seems a bit harsh to me.” Jay sighed dramatically. “What a shame and waste. Must go to my death! Come, my friend. Let us go hand in hand.”
Jez, despite the situation, fought to keep a straight face.
The man in charge just shook his head. “Come with us peacefully.”
The two exchanged amused glances on how bizarrely conflicted that was with his previous statement, but followed obediently. “We did it, Beau,” Jez murmured as they reached the jail.
Story: Nothing is Ever Easy universe, During NIEE
Challenges: Pomegranate 20 (acrobatics), Papaya 14 (don’t let them get away), Green Tea 16 (deadline)
Toppings & Extras: Gummy Bunnies (Storyfriends game: acrobatics, Jay, someone gets in trouble with the law, someone does scary things)
Word Count: 861
Rating: PG
Summary: Boom.
Notes: More Jay. How Jez and Jay end up in jail. As of right now, this is canon, but it might need to change as I get there in editing. I’m thinking their getting captured will need to be less purposeful, but this works for now. Last Pomegranate!
It took two weeks until they were ready. Jez wasn’t sure how she managed to put up with Jay’s whining about shoving manure all day, but she managed. Mostly because his facial expressions were just too funny.
“Can I blow up the stables too?”
“Manure is explosive,” Jez said absently as she finished checking the last of their supplies. “You’d kill the horses too, so no.”
“Shame,” he muttered, but dropped it.
Jez slung the bag full of the bombs on her back carefully. “Okay, action,” she said grimly. He nodded and the two of them headed out. As they neared Greensward’s fort and weapons depot, Jez patted her sling of arrows to reassure herself before passing the bag off to Jay. “Go blow some things up.”
Jay saluted, grinning. “Yes, ma’am!” he said, jogging off.
She slipped her bow off her shoulder and strung an arrow. Taking a deep breath, she sighted, fired it at a high arc and then waited.
“What the hell?” a man yelled, somewhere in the busy street. “That hurt!”
Jez smiled slightly and fired another.
“Hey! What do you think you’re doin’?”
“I didn’t do it.”
“Liar.”
The crowd started to mass around two men in the middle. She fired off another one.
“Ow!” A new voice, perfect.
“See, it wasn’t me.”
“You’re still a gods be damned liar!” There was a dull thump and a gasp from the people watching.
Satisfied, Jez dropped the bow and arrows before bullying her way towards the middle of the circled audience. “Well, you’re a coward!” she yelled.
The people around her started and then they all seemed to take insult personally. Instantly various cries of protest erupted around her. None seemed to actually pay any attention to her, though, and she slipped back out of the crowd, smiling at the success. Jez paused only to grab her bow and arrows. They were part of the bait, even if she hated to lose the trusty weapon. By the time she caught up with Jay, who was busy setting one of the bombs, the riot had already progressed to significant proportions.
“I’m ready to make some trees go boom,” he said happily.
Jez grinned back. “Give me one of those and I’ll take a tree out myself.”
He handed her the bag. “Hurry, your lovely riot is getting loud.”
“I do my job well,” she retorted before going to kneel by one of the trees.
Jay turned two cartwheels up to the last tree. “Toss me the dud!”
Jez did as ordered, amused by him, despite the situation, before finishing setting hers. “Done,” she called.
“Me too. Almost,” Jay said, tucking it in neatly to make it look good before bounding over to her, grabbing her hand and twirling them both in a circle. “Boom!”
His friend laughed. “Let’s just make sure we’re far enough from the boom we don’t get caught.”
“Good point,” he said. “It’s almost a shame we have to get caught.”
“It’s the only way to make sure they don’t crack down on the entire city. We’ve got far too many contacts and members here.”
He rolled his eyes and offered his arm. “I know, Jez, just sayin’.”
She managed a quick smile, taking it, as the soldiers spotted them. “This is it,” she said quietly.
He nodded. “Yeah. We’ll get through this.”
“Hey, you two. Stop right there.”
Jay shot Jez an amused grin, so she elbowed him hard in the side. She was rewarded with a grunt.
“Is this your arrow?” the same man demanded, waving in Jez’s face.
“Why yes, sir, it is. I was wonderin’ where it had gotten off to.” She made a move like she was going to grab it.
“It helped start a riot,” the officer interrupted, glaring.
“Well, golly gee.”
“You will…”
Just then the trees exploded, successfully interrupting him. His eyes went wide before all the soldiers ducked the small pieces of wood that came flying past. Jay and Jez, despite getting caught by a couple, maintained their innocent expressions. Their heads came back up all adorned with looks of identical confusion and surprise.
“You and you, go find out what caused that!” he ordered, keeping a stern eye on the pair.
Jay suddenly looked down, as if just remembering the one tucked under his arm. His eyes widen into a look of pure innocence. “Whoops?” he said at the exact moment the first soldier reappeared with an identical one. Jez silently commended his timing.
The officer’s face went dark. “Why you,” he sputtered. “That’s it! You are both under arrest. The colonel will hear of this. This is a death sentence for sure.”
“Ouch, death, huh? Seems a bit harsh to me.” Jay sighed dramatically. “What a shame and waste. Must go to my death! Come, my friend. Let us go hand in hand.”
Jez, despite the situation, fought to keep a straight face.
The man in charge just shook his head. “Come with us peacefully.”
The two exchanged amused glances on how bizarrely conflicted that was with his previous statement, but followed obediently. “We did it, Beau,” Jez murmured as they reached the jail.