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The Westbrook Games The semantics of the masters
The Gamemaster chuckled at the developments that the gamers were making.He had known that there was a difference between them and the previous gamers but this much change was unsettling.At least, whatever Clay's ultimate plan had been,it had been an ultimate failure as the autobot had powered down almost as soon as they had it powered on and ready to connect to the other autobots whom he had kept turned off and waiting at discreet,remote and easily accessible places,well, accessible for him."I see your new toy was not at all what you had hoped for it to be , that is so sad but still never give up hope , you are literally the only person on the right path'',he whispered as he looked over what was being done to the autobot,a ghost of a smile on his face.He laughed at this , Clay was indeed the only one on the right path .So smart and quick , she reminded the Gamemaster of himself from three years ago and for some reason it made him feel nostalgic.Was this how the previous Gamemast
The Westbrook Games Sick leave
She had come to her room, hoping to fall straight asleep because she knew that if she remained awake for much longer,her brain was going to be sending an Amber alert to the rest of her body soon.However,as soon as she had spotted Vasquez in her bed,most of the sleep had cleared out of her eyes leaving her quite awake.Clay stared distastefully at Vasquez' semi naked form on her bed and groaned,a bitter taste soon filled her mouth or maybe she was simply imagining it.Why had the man not just stayed back at his comfortable place instead of insisting on coming back with them to inconvenience them here?Clay had no where else to go and maybe it was because it was Vasquez, someone she did not like even though they were presently after the same thing.She still could not forget all of the things that had occured because of him and hence,now that she had seen him on her bed,Clay could not let it go.So she took the flashlight and pointed it directly at his eyes, flicking it off and on to g
The Westbrook Games Early morning scuffles
Despite the situation and her troubling thoughts, Clay had managed to forget it all and sleep a trouble free sleep.When Clay opened her eyes,it was day time and the room was flooded with an early afternoon sunlight, she must have been asleep for quite a while.She looked around to see that she was alone on the cot , June had either not taken her up on her offer or she had already bailed earlier on.She looked back through the opening that the collapse had created on the wall,it gave a very slight view of the outside and if Clay angled her head just right,she could stare directly out.So,she did just that, staring at the sky , wondering what the time was because the sun seemed strangely far up in the sky like it was probably noon already and also wondering why they had not provided them with time and stripped them off any way they could tell the time , sometimes her mind went too far and she would think that maybe they were in an alternative universe where time moved differently but t
The Westbrook Games The attack
Clay stared at the twins.They were right , they could help them spread the news to add coal and flame to the fire that would help them flush the Gamemaster out .They were just who Clay needed because she had no idea how to get the identity reveal to bug the Gamemaster enough that he would search them out to do something about it .She had thought about it all night because for one , she could not imagine anyone on their team going about and spreading the news that they needed to be mostly because outside of themselves and the knowledge they had,she did not think the rest of the team knew any other people.Two , she could not actually let any one on the team go around alone because they would likely become a target of the Gamemaster since he had effectively proven last night that he had his eyes on them.But,the twins were not afraid to do that it seemed and she was not morally inclined to keep the twins safe in any way.But she would warn them,that was the most she could do for them
The Westbrook Games Clay's cutting edge strategy
"Woah...".Someone said from behind Clay and Clay nodded, completely agreeing.Clay held up her hand , she meant for them to remain calm and wait behind while she thought of a game plan but she also realized that they had never exactly discussed hand signs and what it meant to them, so they could easily have taken it as a totally different message.One of them of course did not get any of what she meant and stepped up next to her, her eyes on the autobots who stood unmoving in the center of the road , her hands dancing on the rifle she had brought back for her from the mall.They silently watched the autobots for a while before they began to speak."What is our game plan ? We have never had to fight so many of them at once ", She said to her, stating the obvious.Clay sighed,she had no game plan whatsoever.There was almost no game plan that could help them in this situation because she had a sinking feeling that these autobots were not here on a humanitarian mission , they were here
The Westbrook Games The single goal
THE GAMEMASTERHe stared at all of them from the eyes of all of his autobots distastefully.It was not enough that he had found out a few hours ago that the team he had planned on annihilating quietly had doubled in numbers and now,there was this?There was nothing he hated more than losing control and not being in control of any situation he was involved in.And that was what was happening right now , he was losing control and thereby losing the game and the twins were responsible for that .They hated Clay or at least that was what he had thought so he had shown them his face without factoring that they might ever get to like or decide to set down their childish issues with Clay and that had been a terrible mistake in his part .A costly mistake , that he could not comprehend that he had dared to make .He had not planned for the twins,he had definitely not included them in any plans that he had and he had not planned for them to come to Clay .He had not even considered them as Imp
The Westbrook Games The intent behind
" NO !!! ".He was growling like an injured animal as they all watched, his arms holding the bloody body of his brother while he continued to growl Into the air.He growled some more and eventually quieted down into a sob."No... Please!!''."No!!!".It was not your usual sob nonetheless, he was crying heavily and holding tightly on to his brother as he repeated the words over and over again , screaming and crying it like a mantra or more like a curse and sometimes switching it over with pleas, although,no one really knew who he meant his pleas for."No , No , No", The white haired twin was screaming while everyone watched in different stages of perplexity , there was something about his grief that just rooted you down and you were unable to step closer to him because you could just feel that it was somewhere you were not wanted.Clay watched, completely struck.It was like she was watching herself,a future her that seemed more and more possible with each breath that she took.She sho
The Westbrook Games The grungy kid-nap
"That was an attempted assassination if there ever was one ", She stated and shrugged, rolling her eyes when the others turned to look at her.June had just been the only one to say what was on everyone's mind ,what they had all been thinking and hoping that if they kept quiet about it , it might not be true because the implication meant so much worse for them and for the rest of the gameverse. Clay sighed as she dragged her hand through her hair , frustrated at their progress.It was like they moved forward one step and moved back two steps .They had succeeded in getting the attention of the Gamemaster and would probably Continue to make his life hell from now but at what cost?If he had decided to retaliate by giving the autobots sole, focused missions of attacking them one after the other,had they really done well?" Do you recognize what this means for us? ", She asked as she looked at the faces of her teammates.They all shook their head and Clay groaned and took a step back so
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She could hear it all .She had heard everything that had happened from all of them but for some reason , she just could not wake up ." How is she doing ? Is she any better ? ", Saul asked Jade .He had learnt the hard way that she hated to be spoken to like a child ." No , the doctor says she is perfectly fine , I am beginning to think she is using this as an excuse so that she does not have to face me and everything I have to say to her and trust me , I have a lot ", She said sneering ." Yes , I do trust you ", Saul told the child who turned to glare at him too .They had all thought that getting a heart transplant would slow her down or at least keep her quiet for a few days but that was not the case .She claimed to be waiting for her sister to wake up so she could give her a very hot piece but she was here every second , holding her hands when she thought that they could not notice , it was obvious that she missed her sister the most .She had been asleep now for two weeks and
A finale to see...
Clay was bereft with emotions as she looked at June's face .She was too young , too young to have ever been exposed to such a harsh life , too young to be here but most of all , she was too young to be getting cold in her hands .She was too young to be dead , a tear slipped out of Clay's face and on to hers .Strangely , when she thought of June , there were no sad moments , thinking of her only brought smiles to her face .CLAY !!!The automated voice thundered behind Clay once again and she came back to the situation on ground .She remembered Jared and the autobots and the people that were still taking cover behind the ledge .June had died to protect them , she could not let any harm come to them and foil June's sacrifice now .Clay carried her gently and put her in Saul's arms , patting Saul's shoulders as she stood on her feet and turned around to look at Jared .She almost grimaced as she watched Jared limp his way out of the autobot's face .The autobot had done quite a numb
Lived till the last breath
Saul was weeping softly as he caressed her face , not even noticing that Clay had joined them until Clay pulled her out of his arms to wrap her again in her own vest .She opened her eyes when she felt the jerk and saw that it was Clay , her eyes were glassy and unfocused like she was blindly doing whatever it was that she was doing.June held up her arms and Clay looked at her , realizing that she was conscious before grabbing her fingers ."Why ? why ? why would you come out , you knew it was dangerous ", she cried softly , unable to control herself .June smiled , sputtering softly ." Yes , I knew but he was going to blow all of us up and I could not allow that , I wanted so badly to be your deputy and a little sacrifice should not have been scary to me ", She told her , her voice lower than a breath ." I never made you my deputy , you are lying ", Clay cried out , short of words ." Does it hurt ? ", She added a second later , hoping that the adrenaline her body was providing wa
The shots
Clay had realized one minute into her struggle with Jared's new sleek autobot that the autobot had not been built for a fight .It was slower than all of the autobots that Clay had fought before and since it had opted to struggle with Clay Instead of whirring out one of its famous weapons from its hands , it was safe to assume that its arm was probably just a normal bot arm that was incapable of transforming .Clay realized that the Autobot was infact only there to keep her busy and away from the two other autobots that stood in the middle of the field .They stood still and did not bother to go after June and the others .They also could not approach it seeing that its hand was a frigging shotgun .The other two autobots that stood in the middle of the field felt like some part of a sinister plan to Clay because he had no idea when they would begin to shoot or if at all they would shoot , she could imagine that June and the others were also ill at ease ." What do you want with them
The sacrifice
AND THEN THERE IS VASQUEZ , I COULD NOT EVEN BRING MYSELF TO HATE HIM BECAUSE HE WAS JUST TOO GULLIBLE AND PITIFUL , TRICKED INTO A GAME , TRICKED INTO A LIFE , DISRESPECTED BY June AND Jared , OHH , THE LIST IS ENDLESS BUT I WILL END HERE FOR NOW !I HAD MIXED FEELINGS WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT JUAN'S BOMB BECAUSE I KNEW HE DID NOT INTEND TO OF COURSE KILL YOU ALL , I THOUGHT ABOUT TWEAKING THE BOMB TO KILL YOU GUYS BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT THE REST OF THE GAME WOULD BE TOO BORING SO I JUST ADJUSTED THE POSITION OF THE BOMB .HONESTLY , I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU DYSFUNCTIONAL LOT BUT I AM HERE TO KILL YOU ALL AFTER ALL .CLAY , I AM SURE YOU MUST HAVE NOTICED THE BOMB RESIDING IN THE CHEST OF THAT AUTOBOT YOU ARE CONTROLLING , I SHOULD THANK YOU FOR THAT , BUILDING THE BOMBS ARE USUALLY THE HARDEST PARTS OF MY JOB HERE BUT YOU MADE IT SO EASY WITH ALL OF NUGGETS OF INFORMATION YOU WERE WILLING TO DROP .THE BOMB IS SET TO GO OFF AS SOON AS THE GAMEMASTER
The Meetup
They all watched as the Autobots began to fall to the ground.June had run out from behind their cover while Clay worked and had released the people that were being held and began to scream commands to everyone that was gathered there along with them , including the ones that were not their teammates."Go to the autobots and make sure that they stay down , we can not afford for the Gamemaster to gain control of them again!!!", She was yelling as she ran.The people seeing as Dean had taken the initiative and now June, also trying to make sure that they survived, ran out to help .The ones with guns shot at everywhere they knew to shoot at to prevent the autobots from returning to their feet while Saul shared grenades so that they could easily spread out and maim as many autobots as they could reach .This was going on smoothly when another whirring began.They all turned to where the whirring was coming from and watched as another autobot came from behind them .This one was different
Her Discovery
Clay turned around and beckoned for the others to come closer ." Okay everyone , we have no foreknowledge of what we are literally running into , but we need to stick together as much as possible ,like I said earlier there will be a bomb or most likely several that have been positioned in different places , they will all be self made bombs which means that they will not have much in terms of range but it also means that we might be unable to disarm them without Jared doing so himself . So, when we get there , depending on what the situation looks like , we will be splitting ourselves up to effectively locate the bombs . Lastly , we know nothing about Jared's plan so , when we can try to remain as alert as possible incase there are autobots lying in wait ", Clay said , wondering if she had gone through everything she needed to ." Ricky and Alberto lead the way , we are running down to the arena , all the way .Everyone , please stay safe ", Clay told them and stood back for Alberto an
It's just Jared....
As soon as Clay made her point,the others froze and paused all the movements they were making like they were being held at gunpoint while their eyes followed all of Clay's movement .Clay had immediately gotten on her feet after she spoke and had proceeded to run to the middle of the church where she had left her bulletproof vest and the rest of her stuff earlier.She began to dress in a hurry , tucking her guns into her vest and swinging the satch that contained her arrows over her back in record speed,it almost seemed like she had been doing that all her life.The rest of the team watched her in perplexity while she dressed and when she was done , she turned to look at them, get eyes fleeting over each one of them that was staring at her ." Why aren't you guys preparing ? We need to be out of here as soon as possible or do we not? ", She asked as she looked at their faces .Juan finally stepped forward ," You said it was a trap and he is going to release the bomb in the arena , if
The truth at long last
Saul could hear voices .Of course, he was surrounded by people so hearing voices was not such a big deal but the voices he was hearing were too harsh for whatever he was hearing to be okay.Saul jumped on his feet and turned around." Do you hear that ? ", Saul asked the others to be sure he was not the only one hearing the voices as he turned around to the doors of the church ." Hear what ? " June asked as she looked around , looking for what was supposedly making noise and confirming that it was indeed just Saul that was hearing these voices.She could hear nothing but she also knew just how sensitive to sound Saul was so she followed him when he stood up and began to walk towards the doors after him.The others also turned to see what Saul and now June were up to .Saul threw his hands forward and opened one of the large doors of the church that led to the room that the others were in and the sound of Clay shouting immediately filled the air .Saul immediately rushed inside,follo
