FIC: 50 sentence for The Magnificent Seven
Okay, second set done of 50 for 1fandom. Again, harder than I thought it would be--probably because I didn't want to do all of them as simple, short sentences. That said, everyone should try it as a writing exercise, so how you do :)
Fandom: The Magnificent Seven
Theme Set: 7
Rating: Gen
Author Notes: This is the fault of kayim as she started it all, so to speak. Many thanks to siluria for the suggests on some of the words. And, thanks to jerel for the beta...knew knowing someone with a Masters in English would come in handy :)
Number
Prompt
Sentence
001.
Focus
Chris' body seemed relaxed, hands dangling free from his body as if just waiting for the right signal, but his eyes were solely trained on the gunslinger standing several yards away.
002.
Civilization
It wasn't that he didn't like the comforts of civilization; he just didn't see the need in rushing from place to place.
003.
Sink
He dropped to his knees and bowed his head in thanks that none of his were harmed this day.
004.
Bullet
He held the small bit of metal in his hand, the one Nathan had dug out of his chest, and knew that his life had changed forever.
005.
Count
Ezra laughed as he explained, "I don't count the cards, good sirs, I simply read you."
006.
Mental
He lined up everything through the scope, took and held a breath, and on the release pulled the trigger on the rifle.
007.
Coast
JD sometimes dreamed of the Boston coast and his mother, but he knew he would never return to the East, that the West had become his home-- bringing him a brother and five true friends.
008.
Fence
He'd built another home, added a corral for the horses, and had come to the conclusion that he'd found what he'd never wanted again but had missed: a family in the form of a man who was his brother in all but blood and 5 men who could be no truer friends.
009.
Circle
The fire warmed them all, protected by a ring of stones--just as he was protected by a circle of friends.
010.
Thin
The problem with becoming a peacekeeper wasn't that he was now on the right side of the law; it was the fact that the line that separated him from everything and everyone was becoming thinner and thinner every day he stayed in Four Corners.
011.
Room
Why everyone thought he'd sleep out in a covered wagon when there was a free room with a comfortable bed and solid roof and walls provided for him was beyond even him.
012.
Blaze
That damn horse; if Vin didn't kill him, he would.
013.
Thought
One of these days he was just going to rob the bank himself; then they wouldn't have to worry about some idiot shooting up their town.
014.
Jealous
He thought it had been jealousy that had made Vin say and do what he had, but now that Chris had a moment to reflect, he knew the simple truth: it had been friendship--one he hoped he had truly not lost.
015.
Sand
Sometimes he thought he'd been sinking into the land--a deep, dark hole that he would never be able to crawl out from--but now there was always a hand there to pull him out.
016.
Doll
It was the child's toy that caused Chris the most pain as he looked at the destroyed home and remembered his own past.
017.
Curl
JD had learned early on that when Chris' lip curled up and the vein on the side of his neck began to visibly throb, it was best to be somewhere else.
018.
Farewell
He stood at their graves and finally felt that he could say good-bye to the pain and yet still be able to keep only the good memories alive.
019.
Story
There's a story of seven brave and magnificent men who protected a town and its outreaches from those that would wish it harm.
020.
Soft
After a week out on the trail in pursuit of the latest group of miscreants who attempted to rob their fair town's only bank, there was nothing better than coming home to a hot bath and a night's sleep in his feather bed.
021.
Pool
The small pool of fresh rain water and bit of shade cast by the circle of trees had been what Vin and Peso both needed at that very moment in their hunt.
022.
Serpent
Vin had hunted many things in his life, but this one was truly the devil in disguise.
023.
Prey
But he would find the serpent he was tracking, no matter how long it took, and bring her to justice.
024.
Friend
Chris would never again have to carry his demons alone, not with the six of them to guard his back.
025.
Still
When the still out at Old Man Peter's farm blew, Vin was fairly sure everyone from Eagle Bend to Bitter Creek and back heard it.
026.
Exhausted
He came to Four Corners to hide from himself--his body and mind exhausted from the continual travel--but what he found, in time, was place to start fresh.
027.
Bold
It was a brave thing to do--stupid too--and Chris would no doubt box the kid's ears in, but Buck was smiling like a proud papa and that's all that seemed to matter to JD at the moment.
028.
Hook
Vin been hooked on ancient myths since Ezra had presented him with own copies and his first real books--A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys and Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls.
029.
Attraction
He would never understand the attraction of sleeping on the hard ground under the stars when there was a perfectly good hotel with beds just a mile away--the things he did for friendship.
030.
Will
It would be a battle of wills to who came out of the clinic first: a frustrated Nathan, an escaping Vin, or Miss Nettie; Ezra's money, of course, was on the old crone.
031.
Bed
He would never understand why a person would trade a chance to sleep under a clear night's sky, a chance to see hundreds of shining stars raining their light back down on you, for a bed in some closed-in room.
032.
Bell
The ringing of Josiah's church bells in the middle of the day could only signal one thing: trouble was headed into town.
033.
Joy
The whoops of joy from outside the saloon were a clear sign that JD had once again bested Buck in a horse race.
034.
Decade
JD looked around the table at the six men, his fellow peacekeepers, his friends, and hoped they would still be here together ten years from now.
035.
Test
Chris was positive that Ezra had been put on earth and sent to Four Corners with the sole purpose to test his patience.
036.
Gentle
Josiah sat on the floor, trying to gently coax the woman on the other side of the room into remembering who she really was by quietly telling her happy tales of his childhood shared with his sister.
037.
Hunger
Ezra looked from the pile of money on the table to the cards in his hand, then to the men watching his back, and knew his drive to always win would be tempered by the friends he now kept.
038.
Mute
It had been up for a debate for the longest time as to whether the gunslinger and tracker were both mute.
039.
Quicken
JD stared at the can--just as he had all afternoon--and at some unknown signal pulled his gun, attempting to make the can dance six times.
040.
Absence
It had only been three days since Ezra and Vin had left on an errand for the Judge, but the other five peacekeepers already felt their comrades' absence.
041.
Maze
It still puzzled them all as to how the seven of them, not knowing what they were looking for, could ride into the same town at about the same time and find their destiny.
042.
Close
He would never have believed that in less than a year he would make friends that were closer to him than he could ever imagine.
043.
Reign
Many in town hoped the seven peacekeepers would continue to be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.
044.
Crush
Vin had to escape the crush and noise of the people in the saloon for the peace and freedom the outdoors offered him.
045.
Run
He'd tried to run from himself since he'd come to this dustbowl in the middle of nowhere, but somewhere along the line when he wasn't looking, this place and the six men he worked with had made it harder and harder to even consider trying it for a third time.
046.
Art
Vin had long ago decided that Ezra's clothes were a type of art that only the Southerner truly understood.
047.
Pressure
All he could do was pray Nathan would get here in time as he kept pressure on Buck's wound.
048.
Echo
His mother's voice and face had become all but an echo of a vague memory.
049.
Heal
Ezra would lay odds on Vin, unless the healer got Chris to rid herd on the tracker, that his friend would escape the clinic before he was fully healed.
050.
Clear
When the smoke cleared, the only thing he was worried about was his six associates and their well-being.
Fandom: The Magnificent Seven
Theme Set: 7
Rating: Gen
Author Notes: This is the fault of kayim as she started it all, so to speak. Many thanks to siluria for the suggests on some of the words. And, thanks to jerel for the beta...knew knowing someone with a Masters in English would come in handy :)
Number
Prompt
Sentence
001.
Focus
Chris' body seemed relaxed, hands dangling free from his body as if just waiting for the right signal, but his eyes were solely trained on the gunslinger standing several yards away.
002.
Civilization
It wasn't that he didn't like the comforts of civilization; he just didn't see the need in rushing from place to place.
003.
Sink
He dropped to his knees and bowed his head in thanks that none of his were harmed this day.
004.
Bullet
He held the small bit of metal in his hand, the one Nathan had dug out of his chest, and knew that his life had changed forever.
005.
Count
Ezra laughed as he explained, "I don't count the cards, good sirs, I simply read you."
006.
Mental
He lined up everything through the scope, took and held a breath, and on the release pulled the trigger on the rifle.
007.
Coast
JD sometimes dreamed of the Boston coast and his mother, but he knew he would never return to the East, that the West had become his home-- bringing him a brother and five true friends.
008.
Fence
He'd built another home, added a corral for the horses, and had come to the conclusion that he'd found what he'd never wanted again but had missed: a family in the form of a man who was his brother in all but blood and 5 men who could be no truer friends.
009.
Circle
The fire warmed them all, protected by a ring of stones--just as he was protected by a circle of friends.
010.
Thin
The problem with becoming a peacekeeper wasn't that he was now on the right side of the law; it was the fact that the line that separated him from everything and everyone was becoming thinner and thinner every day he stayed in Four Corners.
011.
Room
Why everyone thought he'd sleep out in a covered wagon when there was a free room with a comfortable bed and solid roof and walls provided for him was beyond even him.
012.
Blaze
That damn horse; if Vin didn't kill him, he would.
013.
Thought
One of these days he was just going to rob the bank himself; then they wouldn't have to worry about some idiot shooting up their town.
014.
Jealous
He thought it had been jealousy that had made Vin say and do what he had, but now that Chris had a moment to reflect, he knew the simple truth: it had been friendship--one he hoped he had truly not lost.
015.
Sand
Sometimes he thought he'd been sinking into the land--a deep, dark hole that he would never be able to crawl out from--but now there was always a hand there to pull him out.
016.
Doll
It was the child's toy that caused Chris the most pain as he looked at the destroyed home and remembered his own past.
017.
Curl
JD had learned early on that when Chris' lip curled up and the vein on the side of his neck began to visibly throb, it was best to be somewhere else.
018.
Farewell
He stood at their graves and finally felt that he could say good-bye to the pain and yet still be able to keep only the good memories alive.
019.
Story
There's a story of seven brave and magnificent men who protected a town and its outreaches from those that would wish it harm.
020.
Soft
After a week out on the trail in pursuit of the latest group of miscreants who attempted to rob their fair town's only bank, there was nothing better than coming home to a hot bath and a night's sleep in his feather bed.
021.
Pool
The small pool of fresh rain water and bit of shade cast by the circle of trees had been what Vin and Peso both needed at that very moment in their hunt.
022.
Serpent
Vin had hunted many things in his life, but this one was truly the devil in disguise.
023.
Prey
But he would find the serpent he was tracking, no matter how long it took, and bring her to justice.
024.
Friend
Chris would never again have to carry his demons alone, not with the six of them to guard his back.
025.
Still
When the still out at Old Man Peter's farm blew, Vin was fairly sure everyone from Eagle Bend to Bitter Creek and back heard it.
026.
Exhausted
He came to Four Corners to hide from himself--his body and mind exhausted from the continual travel--but what he found, in time, was place to start fresh.
027.
Bold
It was a brave thing to do--stupid too--and Chris would no doubt box the kid's ears in, but Buck was smiling like a proud papa and that's all that seemed to matter to JD at the moment.
028.
Hook
Vin been hooked on ancient myths since Ezra had presented him with own copies and his first real books--A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys and Tanglewood Tales for Boys and Girls.
029.
Attraction
He would never understand the attraction of sleeping on the hard ground under the stars when there was a perfectly good hotel with beds just a mile away--the things he did for friendship.
030.
Will
It would be a battle of wills to who came out of the clinic first: a frustrated Nathan, an escaping Vin, or Miss Nettie; Ezra's money, of course, was on the old crone.
031.
Bed
He would never understand why a person would trade a chance to sleep under a clear night's sky, a chance to see hundreds of shining stars raining their light back down on you, for a bed in some closed-in room.
032.
Bell
The ringing of Josiah's church bells in the middle of the day could only signal one thing: trouble was headed into town.
033.
Joy
The whoops of joy from outside the saloon were a clear sign that JD had once again bested Buck in a horse race.
034.
Decade
JD looked around the table at the six men, his fellow peacekeepers, his friends, and hoped they would still be here together ten years from now.
035.
Test
Chris was positive that Ezra had been put on earth and sent to Four Corners with the sole purpose to test his patience.
036.
Gentle
Josiah sat on the floor, trying to gently coax the woman on the other side of the room into remembering who she really was by quietly telling her happy tales of his childhood shared with his sister.
037.
Hunger
Ezra looked from the pile of money on the table to the cards in his hand, then to the men watching his back, and knew his drive to always win would be tempered by the friends he now kept.
038.
Mute
It had been up for a debate for the longest time as to whether the gunslinger and tracker were both mute.
039.
Quicken
JD stared at the can--just as he had all afternoon--and at some unknown signal pulled his gun, attempting to make the can dance six times.
040.
Absence
It had only been three days since Ezra and Vin had left on an errand for the Judge, but the other five peacekeepers already felt their comrades' absence.
041.
Maze
It still puzzled them all as to how the seven of them, not knowing what they were looking for, could ride into the same town at about the same time and find their destiny.
042.
Close
He would never have believed that in less than a year he would make friends that were closer to him than he could ever imagine.
043.
Reign
Many in town hoped the seven peacekeepers would continue to be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.
044.
Crush
Vin had to escape the crush and noise of the people in the saloon for the peace and freedom the outdoors offered him.
045.
Run
He'd tried to run from himself since he'd come to this dustbowl in the middle of nowhere, but somewhere along the line when he wasn't looking, this place and the six men he worked with had made it harder and harder to even consider trying it for a third time.
046.
Art
Vin had long ago decided that Ezra's clothes were a type of art that only the Southerner truly understood.
047.
Pressure
All he could do was pray Nathan would get here in time as he kept pressure on Buck's wound.
048.
Echo
His mother's voice and face had become all but an echo of a vague memory.
049.
Heal
Ezra would lay odds on Vin, unless the healer got Chris to rid herd on the tracker, that his friend would escape the clinic before he was fully healed.
050.
Clear
When the smoke cleared, the only thing he was worried about was his six associates and their well-being.