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At 7/24/07 03:25 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:

I didn't said it right, sorry about that two, I know these guys are working hard and I thanks them, but please just try not to forget about me next time.

Sorry. I thought I added you to the update last fortnight. I forgot.

I'm sorry if I didn't said it right, seriously.

Thats ok, I can understand that you would have been annoyed. Human error is to blame!

Thanks Andrea for answering things for me! and Shanus of coarse.

At 7/21/07 11:56 AM, RSQViper wrote: This is from Adam Phillip's Blog:
"I added a few extra scenes to part B (hence the little incomplete bit on the graph) and I imagine I'll be tweaking and adding bits to part C as I go. For this reason, the July 22 deadline is looking unlikely. Before you kill me though, just think.. if you kill me it'll never get done! Besides, you can't kill me.. I have a mouth to feed!"

Aaw, that means it's not here yet :(

At 7/21/07 03:31 PM, EagleRock wrote:

At 7/21/07 03:01 PM, Coop83 wrote:

Commander Coop83 had always been a loner when it came to patrolling the Portal.

What are you trying to say here? Work alone means efficient work for me :P

Well, you mentioned you wanted to be a sniper, and I figured it would fit the part.

Oh, fair enough, I'll allow the poetic license this once :P

At 7/22/07 08:48 PM, EagleRock wrote: The intercom paused. "Why, my friend, that's easy. It's Wade Fulp."

Just for the record, I am actually a clone of Wade ;)

At 7/23/07 03:15 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Rank // Total B/P points // Gain // Gain/day // Gain rise/drop // Name
14 // 29246 // 000 // 00.0 // 00.0+ // Hemlok
15 // 28197 // 313 // 22.4 // 08.9- // MadCow
16 // 28022 // 445 // 31.8 // 07.3- // Coop83

Is that the top 15 I see before me? I'll go and have a closer look!

At 7/23/07 07:42 PM, alanoink wrote: Sir, Corporal Alanoink reporting, sir!

You're a raw recruit. I'd suggest that you go back to the portal and return to us when you've reached Private. You need 2,500 B/P points for this and currently you have 2.

I have no idea where you got Corporal from, either...

At 7/24/07 09:16 AM, Coop83 wrote: I have no idea where you got Corporal from, either...

Maybe he saw EagleRock's story and thought this club is about roleplaying. XD

At 7/24/07 02:49 AM, Sentio wrote: Another great chapter EagleRock, sir, comment is in the EGB forums as usual (I wonder if ILC has noticed that I have stormed past his post count yet?)

Hehe, thanks. I'll read right now.

At 7/24/07 01:14 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Goddamn it, it looks like the blam animation is no more. I just finished off a UJ flash, and all I got was this. :-(

WE ARE NOT AMUSED.

I noticed that the other day- hopefully they are just coming up with new ones, and haven't set them up yet. I'm going to miss the old protect movie though :(.

I can't say I'm amused, either. It's kind of annoying, actually. However, I just chalked it up to the minus-sides of the redesign, like "Elite Guard" missing from the top ranks.

At 7/24/07 03:06 AM, HeavenDuff wrote: Ok, I would like to know.... why am I not on the list?

I wouldn't worry, like Andrea said. It was just an oversight. Being a stat-whore takes tons of time, so a small slip-up is expected. Sterockicy said he'd add you in, so it'll be all good.

Anyway, so the Portal sped up again since last night, so I'm not bothering to update the DEFCON. DEFCON 3 seems to be portraying it just fine.

I'll be posting Chapter 3 tonight, but I have a feeling that Chapter 4 might be delayed, as I haven't even started it yet. Hopefully I'll get it done, though. I know the story has no gun action yet, but I promise it's coming. You'll have at least 15 chapters of boomstick action to suckle on, so you'll be happy soon enough. :-)

At 7/24/07 09:16 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 7/21/07 11:56 AM, RSQViper wrote: This is from Adam Phillip's Blog:
"I added a few extra scenes to part B (hence the little incomplete bit on the graph) and I imagine I'll be tweaking and adding bits to part C as I go. For this reason, the July 22 deadline is looking unlikely. Before you kill me though, just think.. if you kill me it'll never get done! Besides, you can't kill me.. I have a mouth to feed!"

Aaw, that means it's not here yet :(

Yup, not here yet. And with my luck he'll release the same day I do. I always have luck like that. release the same day as Blockhead once and the same day as Legend of Khail. DAMMIT!

As for B/P I got a little, tiny bit done today. Like 5 or 6.

I had to go get my car inspected (Yeah, it's only like 7 months overdue) and those a-holes tried telling me my muffler was aftermarket and it was too loud. Needless to say the muffler was an OPTION from Scion, bought IN THIS STATE and was certainly not too loud. At all. Then one of the guys there basically tried telling me I was a liar and it was aftermarket and I got right in his sorry-ass face because nobody calls me a liar because I just don't lie - FUCK THAT.

Then another dude came over and was like "yeah, this is an option" he revved the engine and said "That's not too loud." Good thing he came, too or there would have been auto repairman goo all over the place because that other guy was about to get jacked up.

ANYWAY... I still couldn't pass inspection because of some check engine light due to my thermostat. That's a warrantee item, though and I'm going in Thursday to get that cleared up with Scion, so that's make me legal. Finally.

I always put that stuff off, I swear.

Oh, and I vacuumed my car out. I just did that too, oh... 20,000 miles or so ago. It was a mess.

Great Chapters EagleRock sir!

I think you should publish it and make it a book.

I know i would buy it.

At 7/23/07 08:27 PM, EagleRock wrote:

Stuff it won't let me quote, blar blar blar

Sorry, I had no idea about the ranks. I'll be back soon.

At 7/24/07 06:09 PM, RSQViper wrote: I had to go get my car inspected (Yeah, it's only like 7 months overdue) and those a-holes tried telling me my muffler was aftermarket and it was too loud. Needless to say the muffler was an OPTION from Scion, bought IN THIS STATE and was certainly not too loud. At all. Then one of the guys there basically tried telling me I was a liar and it was aftermarket and I got right in his sorry-ass face because nobody calls me a liar because I just don't lie - FUCK THAT.

Then another dude came over and was like "yeah, this is an option" he revved the engine and said "That's not too loud." Good thing he came, too or there would have been auto repairman goo all over the place because that other guy was about to get jacked up.

That is so funny.

ANYWAY... I still couldn't pass inspection because of some check engine light due to my thermostat. That's a warrantee item, though and I'm going in Thursday to get that cleared up with Scion, so that's make me legal. Finally.

AFTER ALL THAT!!! That is fucking hilarious.

At 7/24/07 06:18 PM, DarkSoldier wrote: Great Chapters EagleRock sir!

I think you should publish it and make it a book.

I know i would buy it.

Thanks, but I doubt that it would fly. Let's remember that this is about 16 people on one website. Really, it's just my was of saying "thank you" to the Barracks for the good times. Incidentally, Chapter 3 is forthcoming in a little while...

At 7/24/07 09:22 PM, EagleRock wrote:

ANYWAY... I still couldn't pass inspection because of some check engine light due to my thermostat. That's a warrantee item, though and I'm going in Thursday to get that cleared up with Scion, so that's make me legal. Finally.

AFTER ALL THAT!!! That is fucking hilarious.

Yeah, no kidding. What kinda pisses me of is it's a 2005 and it's here failing inspection. that is some BULLshit.

I am Newgrounds' newest brig. general. Go me.

I have decided, for sanity's sake, to give up the idea of fitting each chapter into only one post. I'm keeping it under 8K, but I'll be posting it in two parts. Besides, when the matches start, more action will occur, so I might need to break the 8K rule. I'll feel it out. Anyway, here we go:

The Barracks Under Fire

by EagleRock

Chapter 3 - Trials and Trust

Private DaRk was coughing from the bite of bread he took. Everyone shouted in terror and tried to help him. He then spoke, "Oh my GOD! That bread has GARLIC on it!!!"

Everyone stopped. Phantom then slapped him hard in the face and yelled, "You sonofabitch!! What the hell is the matter with you? This is a serious fucking matter. You fucking do that again and I'll have your neck!"

DaRk felt his cheek and looked up at Phantom, seething. He didn't respond.

-----

DaRk always seemed to rub against the higher-ups, even when he was in the Police Department. However, he was learning quickly that the Elite Guard was different than the NGPD, in that they didn't take anything. No one seemed to object to him getting slapped, even EagleRock. He often wondered if this stuff happened in all of the Elite Guard, or just EagleRock's Barrack. Either way, he was stuck here, like it or not.

-----

"Well," said Phantom, "he's not dead yet. Still, I don't know if I trust this food."

"This might be true," said EagleRock, "but let's face facts. If they want to kill us, they can do it easily, either by food or by some other means. We're fucking trapped! I say we just eat the food. If they poison us, at least it'll get it over with."

Somehow, this made sense, thought Sentio. All of this doubt and fear was starting to unnerve him, but he knew that he had to stay strong. Losing it wasn't an option, as he was an officer. He thought about this as he slowly ate his food and quelled his hunger.

-----

He was pretty much rushed into his Relation Officer position, due to the lack of EagleRock's presence and Phantom being run ragged. Phantom had passed on his Relations Officer role to Sentio. Since he joined, he was well respected by the Barracks and was a good role model as a commissioned officer. Then, Phantom started disappearing as well. The exodus of the two top leaders of the Barracks left Sentio as the officer in charge, almost unexpectedly. Here he was, a recent transfer to this Barrack, and how he's in charge. No room to falter, no room to fail, no room for weakness.

-----

The group finished their meal and deposited their used utensils and dishes in a receptacle next to the food line. Nobody complained of pain from the food, indicating no sign of poison yet. Police Captain TheThing deposited his tray into the receptacle as he followed the rest back to the lounge area.

-----

TheThing was subject to the same pain Andrea364 was during the renovations, his whole life crippled in one shot. He was lucky to have been in EagleRock's Barrack, as most others that were kicked out had backs turned to them by their fellow soldiers. When he was demoted, he didn't go easy. Instead, he fought it. All that fighting did was get him jailed by the Newgrounds Moderation Staff and charged with insubordination. Luckily, it was Sentio, his Relations Officer, who spoke on his behalf and got him cleared. He had no choice but to leave quietly. The only reason he got his job back was due to Peregrinus, his NGPD Laison. It hurt him to know how thin of a line he had walked on, and half expected this situation to occur. He just didn't expect it to happen to anyone else. He couldn't help but blame himself for all that happened to the Barracks.

-----

The group got themselves down to the lounge and found seating. Before everyone could get comfortable, the intercom beeped again and the speaker crackled.

"Hello, soldiers. Now that you're fed, I think it's time for you to get acquainted with the arenas. We want to make sure that you know them well before the fights begin."

EagleRock stood up from his lounge chair and approached the computers. "Oh? What is this, bringing the fatted calves to slaughter?"

"Absolutely not. Like I said, we're on the level. I've opened up two teleportation pods for you to travel to the most popular map, de_dust. Just to show you we aren't trying to trick you, I am opening up your weapons cache as well. You'll be armed to the teeth. There won't be anyone there. Feel free to investigate."

EagleRock stared ahead with no expression. Slash approached him and whispered in his ear. "Do you think it's a good idea? Or is it a trap?"

EagleRock turned and looked at Slash. "Like I said before, we are at their disposal. They could kill us at any second if they chose. I say we take a look. At most, two of us die."

"Yeah? Only two of us, huh? You're willing to make that life sacrifice for yourself? You talk about a human life like it's fodder! WHO ARE YOU TO---"

"I AM going. I have no intention of asking anyone to go in there. If someone wants to follow me, so be it. If I die, so be it. DON'T talk to me like I don't know the value of a human life." Slash stared him down, but EagleRock turned away. He headed down towards the corridor to find a weapon. As he walked away, he said, "If anyone else wants to come, I invite you."

Everyone looked at him for a second, hesitant. Finally, someone spoke.

"I'll go," said TheThing. "I'll come with you. If anyone has to die here, I want it to be me."

"Thank you," said EagleRock. "Let's get down there and see what's up." The two then rushed down the corridor, pods on their right. They saw the two that were open, right next to the weapons cache. The cache was a group of lockers, each one assigned to a soldier. They searched for their names among the row and found the two that were theirs. EagleRock opened his and found all of his choice weapons back from when he played Counter-Strike: a Steyr AUG, a Desert Eagle, as well as a knife, grenades, and a Kevlar helmet and armor. TheThing never played Counter-Strike, but the weapons he found in his locker exactly matched his style of blam rifle: a SG-550 sniper rifle, a Desert Eagle, and all the rest. The two grabbed all the guns and ammo they had in their lockers and suited up.

"Okay," said EagleRock to the rest, "we're going in now. Try to keep track of us using the computers. If I don't come back alive, load up with all the weapons you can and be prepared for anything." Slash stared at EagleRock as he glanced back. EagleRock then turned away, not wanted to deal with Slash being pissed off at him. Slash was pissed, but it wasn't for the reason that EagleRock thought.

-----

SlashFirestorm was one of the brightest new recruits when he joined the Barracks. He was just a Private First Class, but his skills at blamming and protecting were practically unrivaled. Even EagleRock, the "star" of the Barracks, couldn't compete with Slash's speed and determination. He effectively stole EagleRock's thunder away as the young, determined recruit. At the time, EagleRock was just a Sergeant First Class, just far enough for Slash to develop a rivalry to catch up to him by the time they made Supreme Commander. His career through the ranks took him in a wild goose chase after EagleRock, edging in day by day at his rank. At first it was just a game, but it soon became his life.

Day by day he worked overtime for hours on end to protect the Portal, to get ahead. He was even appointed as Recruitment Officer due to him being a great role model. However, his eyes stayed ahead every single day towards his goal. Slash was then promoted General not long after Eagle, which put him in close reach. That was when he burned out.

After Slash's nervous breakdown, he left the Barracks while EagleRock went ahead to Supreme Commander. Slash did all he could to recover from his affliction and his sickness. He eventually was able to do so and wanted EagleRock to congratulate him on making Supreme Commander. But, by the time he did, EagleRock was gone.

EagleRock always seemed to be the better soldier, the better leader, the better person. Slash knew EagleRock was right about this, and that he was doing the right thing. He was risking his life the for the Barracks, and for him. It made him think about how seriously he took his rivalry, and ate away at him.

-----

EagleRock and TheThing took their place in front of their respective pods. As they stepped into the chamber, they then disappeared with a huge flash of light.

End of Chapter 3

At 7/24/07 06:18 PM, DarkSoldier wrote: Great Chapters EagleRock sir!

I think you should publish it and make it a book.

I know i would buy it.

I didnt really had much time to read the chapters but still I have had a quick look at it and it seems good.
I hope to see my character in the story soon :)

Chapter 3 was very well detailed and ended on a perfect note, sort of a cliffhanger one might say. I have a strong sense from that ending placed in this chapter that fighting will start to occur very soon in this story. CAN'T WAIT!!!! :- )

Heh, Slash is such a compelling (and sexy) and awesome (and modest) character.

I like the page number we are on right now.

Anyway, story looks good so far. A somewhat interesting chapter 2, followed by the very interesting chapter 3. The cliffhanger makes how this story may turn out even more interesting.

Also, I'm kind of worried about asking whether or not Phantom is like that in real life.

At 7/23/07 03:15 AM, Sterockicy wrote: Barracks roster - July 23, 2007

Cool. Thanks.

Top 5 Gainers:

PenguinLink - 969
Seamonky - 876
Sentio - 721
pwroftheseagoat - 711
Shanus - 674

Congrats to those on this list.

Rank // Total B/P points // Gain // Gain/day // Gain rise/drop // Name
28 // 08535 // 360 // 25.7 // 27.3- // K-fox +1

Ouch. I'm down to about half of my gain per day. I guess its because of all this new stuff that I need to get used too. So I really don't have time to B/P now.

I lost my praporshchik rank! All that hard work for nothing...

*Salutes*

*Salutes*

At 7/23/07 10:22 PM, RSQViper wrote: RSQ POLL
Q. What's your favorite song in the audio portal? Please link it.

You have been polled.

Well...Its a tie between ParagonX - Polar 240 and *Darkmoon Rave* [ZeRoBaSs]

At 7/23/07 10:04 PM, X-Naut wrote:

Random word: Floccinaucinihilipilification!

Longest non-technical word in the Oxford English dictionary (29 letters)

Counter random word: Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.

Ah, the fear of long words.

At 7/24/07 09:33 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote:

At 7/24/07 09:16 AM, Coop83 wrote: I have no idea where you got Corporal from, either...

Maybe he saw EagleRock's story and thought this club is about roleplaying. XD

A chance, but ignorance is not defence :P

Read the chapter today, EagleRock. If you're able to hold off, I might just get promoted as part of the epilogue :P

At 7/25/07 01:05 AM, SilentSoldier wrote: Chapter 3 was very well detailed and ended on a perfect note, sort of a cliffhanger one might say. I have a strong sense from that ending placed in this chapter that fighting will start to occur very soon in this story. CAN'T WAIT!!!! :- )

Great! Chapter 4 is forthcoming. Chapter 5 is almost done, too, as I just need to clean it up. If I keep going at this rate, I might post two chapters a day...

At 7/25/07 06:35 AM, X-Naut wrote: I like the page number we are on right now.

Anyway, story looks good so far. A somewhat interesting chapter 2, followed by the very interesting chapter 3. The cliffhanger makes how this story may turn out even more interesting.

Also, I'm kind of worried about asking whether or not Phantom is like that in real life.

You need to take a look at his older posts. He has calmed down a LOT since then, but he's still got that fire. It would be an injustice to his character to depict him otherwise. I do LOVE the concept of him completely bitch-slapping DaRk after he pulled that stunt, though. Wait till you see him on the battlefield...he's definitely going to be the most interesting character out there. He'll be the one yelling the little quips as he puts lead into his adversaries.

At 7/25/07 02:33 AM, SlashFirestorm wrote: Heh, Slash is such a compelling (and sexy) and awesome (and modest) character.

You would say that, r.tard.

At 7/25/07 08:59 AM, Coop83 wrote: Read the chapter today, EagleRock. If you're able to hold off, I might just get promoted as part of the epilogue :P

You have to wonder how I plan to work in promotions into my story...

At 7/23/07 10:22 PM, RSQViper wrote: RSQ POLL
Q. What's your favorite song in the audio portal? Please link it.

You have been polled.

I just realize I never entered this. I like
this song simply because it blew me away when I first heard it. This band sounds just a bit too good to me, and I think they need to be discovered big time.

What a horrible fucking day, my computer died again last night with the fun message saying "The following file is missing or corrupted : Windows/System32/Config/System. Now isn't that fun? Now a repair guy had to come over and help me fucking fix it which he did but again, I lost lots of my old information, and I'm fucking enraged! This is too fucking much, how much can one man take? My computer fucks me in the ass for the second time in one month! AAAAAHHHHH
*Jumps out of window*

At 7/25/07 10:56 AM, Phantom wrote: What a horrible fucking day, my computer died again last night with the fun message saying "The following file is missing or corrupted : Windows/System32/Config/System. Now isn't that fun? Now a repair guy had to come over and help me fucking fix it which he did but again, I lost lots of my old information, and I'm fucking enraged! This is too fucking much, how much can one man take? My computer fucks me in the ass for the second time in one month! AAAAAHHHHH
*Jumps out of window*

Well that really sucks shit.

My computer did the same but i think that's because i mistakenly deleted it lol.

There's only really one thing to keep your information and that is buy a cd or dvd and put your files on it if you didn't already know.

At 7/25/07 10:56 AM, Phantom wrote: What a horrible fucking day, my computer died again last night with the fun message saying "The following file is missing or corrupted : Windows/System32/Config/System. Now isn't that fun? Now a repair guy had to come over and help me fucking fix it which he did but again, I lost lots of my old information, and I'm fucking enraged! This is too fucking much, how much can one man take? My computer fucks me in the ass for the second time in one month! AAAAAHHHHH
*Jumps out of window*

What kind of computer do you have? Plus that sucks because all of those visits from the repair guy must be costing you a lot. When my computer breaks down I just, call the delivery guy and then on my spare time I just go to an internet cafe to go on newgrounds. Also if jumping out of a window, please no taller than a 2 story building, might hurt a little : p

Haha, just got back from a little out of town trip to see I get owned by Phantom lol!
But yea, good story so far, I liked Chapter 2 and 3 both, more so 3. Cant wait to see the rest, when the action starts to get good. Nice work EagleRock.

P.S.

Funny thing is that in real life I am allergic to garlic HAHA!

At 7/25/07 10:09 AM, EagleRock wrote:

At 7/23/07 10:22 PM, RSQViper wrote: RSQ POLL
Q. What's your favorite song in the audio portal? Please link it.

I just realize I never entered this. I like
this song simply because it blew me away when I first heard it. This band sounds just a bit too good to me, and I think they need to be discovered big time.

I just listened to it and what a great song. I'll have to check out their MySpace page at some point, too.

Also, my favorite song, to answer my own poll, is Earthbones by Bosa. Thi sguy is also my totally favorite audio artist. I seriously suggest everyone going over and listening to his stuff. He is an unsung audio artist and I don't know why, his stuff is absolutely incredible.

At 7/25/07 10:56 AM, Phantom wrote: What a horrible fucking day, my computer died again last night with the fun message saying "The following file is missing or corrupted : Windows/System32/Config/System. Now isn't that fun? Now a repair guy had to come over and help me fucking fix it which he did but again, I lost lots of my old information, and I'm fucking enraged! This is too fucking much, how much can one man take? My computer fucks me in the ass for the second time in one month! AAAAAHHHHH
*Jumps out of window*

Damn, man. Just damn. I just went thru sending my computer in for repairs as well. Of course, they took my sound card when I did it... but at least they fixed my computer. (bastards)

One thing I do it I have a firelite drive. It's a harddrive that plugs in with a USB port. They come in many sizes, mine is 80G. It's so handy. I have all my important stuff backed up onto it and it totally saved my ass. If you don't have one, I highly suggest it.

At 7/25/07 01:13 PM, DaRk wrote: Haha, just got back from a little out of town trip to see I get owned by Phantom lol!

HAHA! Yep, you did get a nice whack.

But yea, good story so far, I liked Chapter 2 and 3 both, more so 3. Cant wait to see the rest, when the action starts to get good. Nice work EagleRock.

Yes, they do rock so far. And they can only rock harder once I'm in them. =p

Funny thing is that in real life I am allergic to garlic HAHA!

Wait a second... that means Phantom hit you for no good reason!!!

At 7/25/07 11:52 AM, DarkSoldier wrote: There's only really one thing to keep your information and that is buy a cd or dvd and put your files on it if you didn't already know.

I keep various things (pics, music and documents) on several places so I may have not lost everything but it's a real bitch having to reinstall everything (including flash player) again. But I will get the important things on a cd soon.

At 7/25/07 12:29 PM, SilentSoldier wrote: What kind of computer do you have?

I used to know a command on the run window that shows you all the information about your computer but I forgot it, maybe EAGLE KNOWS IT? I think its was something with the word "Diag"

Plus that sucks because all of those visits from the repair guy must be costing you a lot. When my computer breaks down I just, call the delivery guy and then on my spare time I just go to an internet cafe to go on newgrounds. Also if jumping out of a window, please no taller than a 2 story building, might hurt a little : p

The repair guy is a family friend so he only charges when the problem is fully solved, which it isn't yet, so he's cool. I also live on a 4 story building :P

Also daRk, I hope that slap didn't hurt too much, it would have hurt more if I was level 29, which I'll be in September 9th weather permitting (meaning if nothing breaks again by then, which is highly unlikely.

At 7/25/07 01:13 PM, DaRk wrote: Funny thing is that in real life I am allergic to garlic HAHA!

That is quite possible the most hilarious thing in the universe. See? I know all!!!

At 7/25/07 01:49 PM, RSQViper wrote: I just listened to it and what a great song. I'll have to check out their MySpace page at some point, too.

They have good music. There are quite a few delectable NG Audio artists out there...

Funny thing is that in real life I am allergic to garlic HAHA!

Wait a second... that means Phantom hit you for no good reason!!!

Phantom would have done it anyway. Who are you kidding?

At 7/25/07 02:57 PM, Phantom wrote: I used to know a command on the run window that shows you all the information about your computer but I forgot it, maybe EAGLE KNOWS IT? I think its was something with the word "Diag"

You mean dxdiag, a.k.a. the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. Quite a handy tool at that.

At 7/25/07 02:57 PM, Phantom wrote: I keep various things (pics, music and documents) on several places so I may have not lost everything but it's a real bitch having to reinstall everything (including flash player) again. But I will get the important things on a cd soon.

Dude, that is the one thing I hate most. Reinstalling everything. Sonofabitch! And then getting all your options setup again, installing any addons to Firefox, re-registering everything you installed, hoping you have all the CD Keys you need... the list goes on and on.

At 7/25/07 12:29 PM, SilentSoldier wrote: What kind of computer do you have?

I used to know a command on the run window that shows you all the information about your computer but I forgot it, maybe EAGLE KNOWS IT? I think its was something with the word "Diag"

or maybe RSQViper knows. It's "dxdiag"

The repair guy is a family friend so he only charges when the problem is fully solved, which it isn't yet, so he's cool. I also live on a 4 story building :P

That is one helluva deal.

The Barracks Under Fire

by EagleRock

Note:

Chapter 4 - Decisions, Decisions

EagleRock and TheThing passed through the teleportation pod.

Their bodies felt as if they were sucked through a rubber hose, as they were contorted and stretched through reality. When their trip finally ended, they were in two other pods and felt as if nothing happened.

What appeared before them outside the pod was an exact replication of the famous de_dust map. As EagleRock carefully stepped into the desert dust, keeping is AUG at the ready. Keeping vigilant, he set aim across wherever he looked, using his 1.5x zoom as a monocular into the distance towards the center of the area.

With that, he waved TheThing out to join. TheThing had already 2x zoom on his SG-552 while he stared down the long pathway from their spawn point. He cautiously stepped out.

Sure enough, it was de_dust. The CT spawn point was exact, with the bombsite nearby. EagleRock whispered, "Let's test the radio and see if this works. I recommend we split up and examine the area."

TheThing used his radio. "Testing...seems fine. I don't know this area, so lead the way."

They headed on down to the center area. TheThing slung his sniper rifle on his back, un-holstered his Desert Eagle, locked, and loaded. "You take the left, down under the bridge and I'll cut right," EagleRock said. Sure enough, the tunnel, dead center of the map, was right there for EagleRock to enter. This was the famous point in the map where the most deaths occurred. EagleRock stilled his breath as he took aim and crept around the corner. It was empty.

It turned out the entire map was empty, just as Wade said it would be. TheThing and EagleRock traversed the entire map and checked every crevice. They radioed their findings back and forth, and EagleRock determined it was an exact replica. The only thing that was fishy to him was a steel door that was under the bridge, which TheThing couldn't open. EagleRock dismissed it, but was still concerned. They eventually met up at the Terrorist spawn site.

"Well, it seems about right," said EagleRock. There's just one thing. Let's test out these guns. EagleRock saw a boot lying on the ground. He took aim through his scope and squeezed the trigger. The AUG let out a satisfying shot that propelled straight into the boot. The boot skipped away a few feet until it thumped itself back down into the dust. He then saw a tire that was propped up nearby, and squeezed about a dozen rounds into it. TheThing did the same to a can that was on the ground, nearly pulverizing it with his Desert Eagle. They then tested all their weaponry, from guns to grenades.

"Well, they work. I've seen enough of the map to be sure this is really de_dust." Now was the task of getting back. They approached the pods and found they were already open and ready for transport back to the base. They kept their weapons at the ready, and stepped back into the pods.

Afterwards, they found themselves back in the base, greeted by their fellow Barracks members. Salutations and sighs of relief told them they were fine. Phantom dashed over, exclaiming, "Excellent! I could see and track both of you every second you were out there. These map computers really do work. However, I had no way of communicating." It was then that the intercom crackled back on and spoke again.

"I hope you found the test satisfying. Surely you can see that the maps are accurate, the guns are real. The only thing we do not allow is for you to communicate from the base to the players in field. That way, there's no way to cheat and let people know where other players are."

EagleRock thought that fair, but then said, "What about the moderators? Do they get to commuicate?"

"Of course not. That just wouldn't be fair. This would be a one-sided bloodbath. Even if I wanted to do that, it'd be bad for publicity."

Phantom stared ahead. "That's all well and good, but that's just one map. What about the others?"

"Well, I'm prepared to let you check all the maps if you want."

EagleRock nodded. "I do. I'll have Phantom check them for me on the map while I go in the field and check them out."

"I'll come too," said TheThing. "I feel like I owe it to you all."

"You owe us nothing," responded EagleRock. "But if you want to, feel free to come along."

"Just one thing," retorted Wade. "You can keep the guns while you check out the maps, but when we're done, you need to return them to the lockers. We clean your guns and refresh your ammo before every match. Plus, we do not allow guns in the base when a match is not going on. If you don't put them back, we will have to take them from you ourselves."

"What is the meaning of this??" Phantom was pissed. "You stuff us down here and say everything is going to be okay, yet you won't even let us be armed??"

"Look. I've done all I can to make you trust me. If you don't trust me past this point, I understand. But you will have no need for ammo outside of the arenas. Everything will be just fine if you return them to the lockers. If not, we'll have trouble. I'm sure you'll know what you need to do." Wade took a breath. "Now, you can check out the next map, cs_office. Prepare yourselves by the pods." The speakers crackled as the intercom turned off.

EagleRock looked at Phantom. "I know. Just roll with it for now. We'll figure out what we should do after I inspect these maps. Just keep watch for me on the screens. The rest of you relax and calm down. I'll need you rested before we come up with a plan."

They ensued through the evening and into the night. EagleRock and TheThing teleported from map to map, traversing every crevice and checking all the maps. Phantom then checked the overhead maps and cameras and made sure all was right. As the rest of the Barracks retired to their surprisingly comfortable living quarters, EagleRock, TheThing, and Phantom worked through the night. All that while, as Phantom was checking up on the two, he was in deep thought.

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Phantom was part of EagleRock's Barrack since he started. As he had ties with the Newgrounds Mafia, he was not easily trusted, but EagleRock trusted him. This he was grateful for, as it eventually lead to him becoming the Relations Officer due to his ties with many other groups on Newgrounds. Eventually, he was made EagleRock's Lieutenant, and second in charge. He loved the Barracks, and was very confident in EagleRock, but always had pangs of doubt in his mind, for EagleRock had one weakness: he was too trusting.

EagleRock was the one that defended Dream-of-Duke as he put the rest of the Barracks in Jeopardy, and resisted kicking him out. Phantom couldn't understand why. Eventually, it got the point where he had to be discharged, and even EagleRock couldn't deny this. Still, it bothered Phantom, and wondered if EagleRock was oblivious to dangers in this place. He had to stay diligent, just in case.

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After they were done, EagleRock and TheThing retired their weapons as per Wade's commands and got comfortable. Phantom came over to discuss the next steps.

"So now what?" said Phantom. "I think we should make our move during the first 'match' and get the hell out of here."

EagleRock thought hard for a minute and responded, "I have a different plan: we fight."

"WHAT?? Are you crazy?"

"No. It's the best thing we can do. So far, we've complied with their requests and have been okay. If we make a move now, we could easily be killed. Meanwhile, if we take part of their little game, we're doing their wishes. We'll probably be outnumbered, and we'll probably be in a stacked match. However, we're the Elite Guard. We're the best soldiers there are, and like hell I'm going to step down to a challenge. I'd rather die in a blaze of glory then be killed as a coward trying to escape." He paused for a second. "If they want their fight...they got it."

Phantom stared at EagleRock for a long while. "Point taken." He exhaled slowly. "So be it."

EagleRock nodded and then they went to get their rest. They'd need it.

End of Chapter 4