Welcome to chaos, my friends! Where randomness shall reign, venting is not sus, and defenstration is encouraged. I'm a 21 year old female gremlin child, saved by the blood of Jesus, and completely unhinged so buckle up, brace yourselves, and keep your arms and legs in the vehicle at all times.
Below, I will include what you should be able to expect from this blog. But be warned, I may do something unexpected if you're not on the alert.
Hobbies may include:
Writing
Drawing
Reading
Music (trumpet, voice, and [unfortunately] piano)
Fandoms incoming:
Rangers Apprentice
Lord of the Rings
Rings of Power
The Silmarillian
Brotherband
Keeper of the Lost Cities
Ascendance Series
Green Ember
Wingfeather Saga
Artemis Fowl
Lunar Chronicles
Sherlock Holmes
Batman
(Fandoms may differ from my art blog due to how passionate I am about them. The list will get longer)
Other rants to expect:
Bible musings
Christian encouragement
Writer rants
Random stories about random things that happened in my life randomly
Occasional OC rants because those fictional children have a mind of their own
Just general randomness.
What not to expect:
NSFW
POLITICS! POLITICS! AAAAGGGHHHHH!
Sympathy ☹️ (jk jk)
A normal post
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Can I....can I gush about my babies for a sec? Cuz I love them very much.
It seems that a lot of my fictional friend groups come in fours. The OG group consists of Fyo, Dirk, Yrsa, and Delwyn before they adopted two more people into the little chaotic friend group. Then there's the Four Generals,and the Four Spies, and the Four Bickering Royals.
And then there's The Four Gremlins.
Diomed's a former spy who doesn't know how to smile and laughs silently through his nose. People say he's the well-behaved one, but if the signs says, Wet Paint: Do not Touch, he's going to touch it. Just because the sign says not to. The same rule is applied to anything labeled as "Forbidden." Like forbidden studies. Or forbidden castles. Or forbidden enemy lines.
Hakan's a nerd who writes everything down, reads too much, gets writers cramp all the time, but also manages to be lethal with the sword at the same time. He's not likely to participate in shenanigans, but he likes to spectate, and write down anything embarrassing that happens so he can reference it later as blackmail.
Philip is a dad who should not be a dad because he gives his children knives. He has a fabulous little mustache and goatee, and tends to challenge people to duels at the slightest provocation. He can usually be found doing something stupid with Gage, most likely shenanigans, and plots to burn Hakan's little note book someday.
Gage is a much better dad because he actually teaches his small children how to use the knives. He is also Philip's brother-in-law and he doesn't talk very much. But don't let those puppy eyes and innocent face deceive you. He's a menace, and with Philip, he's a force to be reckoned with.
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I randomly saw this on my dash, and I wanted to try it out- I'm terrible at coming up with superpowers but I'll give it a shot.
themodernmontecristo- How do I turn this into a superpower? My name is a reference to The Count of Monte Cristo so that could be something to bounce off?
Many characters already compare The Count to a vampire and in the Count of Monte Cristo anime (Gankutsuou) he just is a vampire. Maybe I could take something from that?
It could be wealth manipulation or literally just Edmond's manipulation/mastermind shenanigans in superpower form?
It could be either one of those so that's what I've got. I guess. I said I was bad at making superpowers/abilities and I meant it. 😭
I guess mine would be a love based power? Maybe kinda like how Poison ivy can control people by kissing them? Or maybe using a camera/video to make someone fall in love? Idk bro mine is weird.
My ability is a super sonic chicken scream that can level Brooklyn, and everybody that hears it turns to their neighbor and says, "There goes that little bantam rooster again. Better call the Coast Guard."
I'd be an antihero. I wreak havoc and am a public enemy but I'm also nice and have a moral compass (it just spins all the time like it's at the poles)
Hey guys! Just out of curiosity, what are some things that you would like to see in my fic? I may not include everything you suggest, but I'm curious to see what you guys think, and I love feedback. It's still a work in progress, so I've got room to move around a little.
What kind of stuff would you like to see?
Certain cool Sci fi gadgets?
Certain character dynamics?
Certain tropes?
Again, just curious. And feedback helps inspire me to keep going, so it's greatly appreciated. Although I'm still on a small hiatus at the moment due to being a little busy, I plan to be back writing in late July or August.
I'm not far enough into the story yet to say what I want to see more of, all I know is that for some reason I want to see Will or Gilan drive. I feel like neither of them are great drivers. Horace is though. He's responsible on the road in my mind. Also Will's driving would DEFINITELY annoy Halt and Samdash.
As for gadgets...Holodecks maybe? there might be a way you could use those maybe? to make like a trick for someone. There's also something like a tricorder, but idk if the rangers don't already have those.
I think you're right. Although maybe Gilan can drive responsibly, but he chooses not to. Will just got his license a few years ago, but he usually just let's the other guys that he's with drive. So he's just terrible. Horace would go the speed limit and not a mile over. His hands would be on the steering wheel at all times, and he always uses his blinker. Halt is selectively legal. He obeys traffic laws when he deems it necessary to do so, but ignores them when he deems the laws unnecessary.
I love the Star Trek devices. They kinds already have a comm system so tricorders might be redundant. I don't remember what holodecks are, but I'll look into them and see what I can do.
Hey guys! Just out of curiosity, what are some things that you would like to see in my fic? I may not include everything you suggest, but I'm curious to see what you guys think, and I love feedback. It's still a work in progress, so I've got room to move around a little.
What kind of stuff would you like to see?
Certain cool Sci fi gadgets?
Certain character dynamics?
Certain tropes?
Again, just curious. And feedback helps inspire me to keep going, so it's greatly appreciated. Although I'm still on a small hiatus at the moment due to being a little busy, I plan to be back writing in late July or August.
Stupid chaos. Yes, yes, there's a lot of that already, but just, like. more silly humor. I love me some good Kyrell angst but the humor is really a driving force too.
Also, I'd like to see Samdash interact more with Halt. I feel they could make a really good duo.
Yes! It could use a lot more stupid chaos. I'm kinda in a dilemma with that, cuz I need to get the story moving, but i think a fluff chapter every once in a while would be a nice breath of fresh air and would give everybody a break from the angst. (Everybody except Kyrell, of course. He'll just have to suffer for a while.)
I am planning more Halt and Samdash interactions, worry not. They will have lots of bonding time in the chapters ahead.
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Hey guys! Just out of curiosity, what are some things that you would like to see in my fic? I may not include everything you suggest, but I'm curious to see what you guys think, and I love feedback. It's still a work in progress, so I've got room to move around a little.
What kind of stuff would you like to see?
Certain cool Sci fi gadgets?
Certain character dynamics?
Certain tropes?
Again, just curious. And feedback helps inspire me to keep going, so it's greatly appreciated. Although I'm still on a small hiatus at the moment due to being a little busy, I plan to be back writing in late July or August.
Rules: make a poll with 10 of your favorite shows, they can be just 10 shows you loved watching or your top 10 tv shows of all time, and have your followers choose their favorite then tag 10 people.
pick a favorite
DuckTales (2017)
The A-Team
MacGyver (1985)
Doctor Who
Phineas and Ferb
Milo Murphy's Law
Carmen San Diego
Severance
Race To The Edge
The Chosen
Voting ended onJun 11
no pressure tagging @araluendunedainofluna @nightskylonging @residentmiddlechild @theragamuffininitiative @choasuqeen @pacertestman @always-at-number-seven @sidequestsaturn @cakeyouareoh @swinging-stars-from-satellites and im so sorry if you already got this one
thanks for the tag!! im no pressure tagging @gracefuldisasters @paranormal-taters @thetreasurechest @no-brain-only-brainrot @nowandforalways @bookwormswillruletheworld @windmilltothestars @ceterisparibus116 @captaingondor @novelmonger
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
Voting ended onJun 12
All of these are favorites. Some are enduring favorites, some nostalgic favorites, and some are current favorites. I would be happy to geek out over any of them with any of you!
Tagging @greenjacketwhitehatdocmui @accidental-spice @doctorhelena and anyone else who wants to jump on!
Thanks for the tag! (And thanks @theragamuffininitiative!)
Going off of sheer rewatchability (and nostalgia) here, because not every show is one where you can get to an episode you've already seen and not wince a little at having to live through the same plot again.
Pick one!
The Andy Griffith Show
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992-1998)
Liberty's Kids
Hogan's Heroes
M*A*S*H*
Gravity Falls
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Haikyuu!!
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Voting ended onJun 14
Tagging @i-am-a-stupid-robot, @swinging-stars-from-satellites, @novelmonger, @mozart-the-meerkitten, @brandyestchristi, @heckin-music-dork, and anybody else who wants to join in!
I’m bored at work so time to start a tag game I guess lol 😂
Friends! Tell me about your favorite things! I’ll start:
1.) Favorite Flower - I LOVEEEE baby breath, baby daisies, wisteria, bluebells and hycinths! i love flowers <333
2.) Favorite Season - FALLLL / Rainy season ♥
3.) Favorite Soup cREAM OF MUSHROOM ♥
4.) Favorite Anime (If you watch anime) - HAIKYUUUUUU ♥
5.) Favorite Sport - to do? I like to swim!
6.) Favorite Ships - hmmm. Winry x Edward started it all ♥ Astrid x Hiccup ❤️ I am guilty of Zutara but i love aang and katara together!
7.) Favorite Holiday - CHRISTMAS!!!
8.) Favorite Soft Drink - MATCHA and mango nectar
9.) Favorite Sea Creature - SEALSSSSS MY GOODNESSS <333 cute water puppies and.... this may be controversial but Orca whales (they're so fascinating as animals)
10.) Favorite Number - 9 and 3! they're just fun to write xD
1.) Favorite Flower - Cherry blossoms and strawberry blossoms
2.) Favorite Season - Autumn
3.) Favorite Soup - Tomato soup
4.) Favorite Anime (If you watch anime) - My favorite anime show is Your Lie in April though my favorite anime movie is Spirited Away ^^
5.) Favorite Sport - Cross Country
6.) Favorite Ships - I really like ancient japanese ships simply because of how cool the designs are. They are just menacing and tall and really beautiful. The standard pirate ship is also pretty cool, mainly because I love pirates.
7.) Favorite Holiday - Christmas
8.) Favorite Soft Drink - I love matcha, especially with strawberries ^^
9.) Favorite Sea Creature - Does the Crab-Eating Frog count as it is the only amphibian to be able to tolerate salt water? If not, I really love sea bunnies! :3
10.) Favorite Number - 7 because it kinda looks like a slide.
1.) Favorite Flower - This is always hard to choose. I love roses, lily of the valley, and plumeria a lot though. Also magnolias!
2.) Favorite Season - Spring my beloved 💚🩷
3.) Favorite Soup - Also tomato soup
4.) Favorite Anime (If you watch anime) - FMAB
5.) Favorite Sport - Cross country also! Plus track & field.
6.) Favorite Ships - Oh, an exhaustive list is difficult. Let's go foundational ships and current favs. Foundational: Hiccstrid, Ransom/Prissie from a series no one's ever heard of, Katherine/Nightlight from another series no one's ever heard of except for Auralia although everyone knows the movie on here, Zutara, Chase/Rory from yet another series most people have never heard of (several mutuals have read it though) and Conbeke from one more series no one's ever heard of. Current favs include JinRuth, Athemellia (is that the ship name?), Kaylin/Severn from Elantra, TwiYor and Damianya, and Polivia.
7.) Favorite Holiday - Easter
8.) Favorite Soft Drink - Give me a good berry lemonade and I'm a happy camper.
1.) Favorite Flower - Yellow roses are an old favorite of mine, but I also like yellow zinnias and yellow freesias. I like yellow flowers a lot because they held meaning in one of my favorite stories I wrote years ago. I also like hyacinths... because, y'know, my oc Hyacinth
2.) Favorite Season - I say autumn but truly any time of year when it is cold and rainy is my favorite-- autumn, winter, spring, even rainy summers!
3.) Favorite Soup - I recently made a garlic potato soup that was tasty!
4.) Favorite Anime (If you watch anime) - FMAB for sure!
5.) Favorite Sport - Due to my tendency to fall on my face, I am not very good at sports. But I enjoy running for fun!
6.) Favorite Ships - I searched my bookshelves to find any romantic ships beside Elizabeth and Darcy from Pride and Prejudice that I'm particularly passionate about, but alas, my search came up empty! My current favorites are Athemellia (Starlight, I don't know what their ship name is either) and JinRuth.
Oh wait, can I say romantic ships in my own books?? Because Raphael and Hyacinth have a great story I could talk forever about (because I'm writing it!). And T & M (not releasing their names to the public yet haha) from my vampire hunting novel have a great romance as well!!
7.) Favorite Holiday - Christmas!!!!
8.) Favorite Soft Drink - I love chocolate milk and lemonade!
9.) Favorite Sea Creature - Generally any kind of whale
10.) Favorite Number - 24 is my favorite, but I'm probably biased because of the Switchfoot song
As always, I've met like 5 people on tumblr, so I don't have many to tag. @pgzebra1023 and @ramblings-of-lola, I'll tag you if you would like to join!
2.) Favorite Season - Spring and winter are honestly tied. Winter is great when there's snow and it's cold - spring is great when it's vibrant green with flowers and not too warm yet
3.) Favorite Soup - Ham and potato
4.) Favorite Anime (If you watch anime) - I don't 🤷🏻♀️
5.) Favorite Sport - I'm not really into many sports. Volleyball is fun, and so is badminton
6.) Favorite Ships - JinRuth and Adrienette
7.) Favorite Holiday - Mmm...Thanksgiving or Valentine's Day. I don't celebrate most holidays. Or maybe New Year
8.) Favorite Soft Drink - Diet Dr Pepper
9.) Favorite Sea Creature - Just one?? If I must - dolphin
10.) Favorite Number - I don't know if I have one, but for some reason 27 is coming to mind
1. Favorite Flower: I love pink roses, magnolias, and a field of goldenrod
2. Favorite Season: Fall/Autumn through New Years
3. Favorite Soup: ...does chili count? If not chili then you can never go wrong with a good vegetable beef soup. Although, to be fair, the only soup I dislike (and even then I still eat it) is chicken noodle because it reminds me of being sick heh
4. Favorite Anime: Death Note
5. Favorite Sport: I have never been athletic, so like... walking trails is fun, but not really sporty. I do love to watch dancing and ice skating/ice dancing though! Beautiful
6. Favorite Ships: The Millennium Falcon (joking). I'm not too much of a shipper (too much discourse) so I usually stick to canon couples. My first ever ship was Obi-Wan and Satine hehe
7. Favorite Holiday: Christmas, gotta be. The Birth of our Savior!
8. Favorite Soft Drink: Coke Zero or a strawberry limeade. I also like Canada Dry gingerales
9. Favorite Sea Creature: does Nessie count? Kelpies? Selkies? If none of those then I guess octopus or sea horses
10. Favorite Number: 7! I like 7 and 5.
Tagging all moots and @reading-by-the-pale-moonlight @reneethegreatandpowerful @geminiagentgreen @knilolas @pinkwisteria @pensandsliverswords @seeking-elsewhither @kanerallels @milksugarjams @dsfalkweon @star-croww @starrywisteria @enigma-absolute
Favorite Flower: Peonies, white roses, and dandelions! OH and violets
Favorite Season: autumn all the WAY
Favorite Soup: anything my mom makes but especially zuppa toscana
Favorite Anime: you know I haven't seen much anime (though I'm considering watching Full Metal Alchemist), does Princess Mononoke count? I did really like the anime short series of FFXV: Brotherhood! So probably that
Favorite Sport: not really a sports person. I'll watch if my siblings are playing, though!
Favorite Ships: Kanera, obviously. Bess and Henry from Madam Secretary, Anne and Gilbert from AOGG. The main couple from Valiant.
Favorite Holiday: Christmas or Halloween!
Favorite Soft Drink: 1919 root beer is SO GOOD
Favorite Sea Creature: I love me an orca or a humpback whale! Also fond of manta rays
Favorite Number: 21, randomly!
Tagging @jesuswarriordaughter @accidental-spice @undying-lilies @theragamuffininitiative @peeta-mellarks-smile @sweetmetalmemories and anyone else who sees and wants to play!
Favorite Flower: Peonies, sunflowers, and hydrangeas. Peonies are swathes of love, sunflowers are explosions of light, and hydrangeas are clusters of gentle beauty.
Favorite Season: Late Spring/Late Fall. Where I live, summer comes early and stays FOREVER, so just before and after it, the temp is just right for me. Also Spring always makes me happy bc the world is waking up and life has returned and I remember the Resurrection and the Promise, and Fall makes me happy bc the colors of the leaves and the slight chill in the air and all the festivals and good food feel like a warm hug after a blazing summer.
Favorite Soup: Honestly anything with meat, veggies, and a good broth (preferrably tomato-based), but for specifics I do love a good Chicken and Rice Noodle with egg-white dumplings.
Favorite Anime: I haven't watched a lot of anime, but so far I really like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Cells At Work. (I need to get back to FMA.)
Favorite Sport: Volleyball, probably. I'm not much of a sports person but I can hold my own in volleyball once I've had a few rounds to warm up (and if I'm playing with friends who are having a good time).
Favorite Ships: I've been in a lot of fandoms, so I have A LOT of favorite ships, so I'm just gonna go with the ones that I've been really feeling lately. I love Everlark, of course. And I've been in my feels for Phinabella lately... *sigh* my childhood ship of all time. And I've been re-reading A Wrinkle In Time and absolutely dying over how cute Meg Murray and Calvin O'Keefe are. Oh and of course all the Trainwrecks ships-- Sebasmine and Duketoria and Luna/Dimitri (they have a ship name according to the author but she hasn't revealed it yet, which makes sense as they're nowhere close to being an official couple). <3
Favorite Holiday: Christmas! 😊🎄✨️ Lights and coziness and food and family and friends and songs and joy and the birth of our Savior. ❤️❤️
Favorite Soft Drink: I'm not a soft drink kinda girl, so it's difficult to answer, but I did accidentally try Sprite one time and it wasn't awful?? Idk. OH WAIT I FORGOT ABOUT GINGER ALE. Does that count? I don't drink it often but if it's offered to me I will bc I like ginger ale.
Favorite Sea Creature: I had to look up jellyfish the other day and now I know more about how cool they are!!! Like, they start off as a polyp, attach to a surface, grow and multiply and then BUD INTO A TON MORE JELLYFISH!! And some species stay rooted rather than being able to freely move around! They're amazing!! (The moon jellyfish is probably my fave 'cause it's so pretty.)
Favorite Number: I've always been a fan of the number 4. But 58 is a close second.
Tagging (with no pressure as always 😊): @narfthenoodle, @alunaloverworld, @the-song-not-sung-in-vain, and anyone else who can see this and wants to join in!!
Favourite Flower: Dandelions! Daffodils are a close second, though.
Favourite Season: Spring. Spring. Spring.
Favourite Soup: POTATO SOUP, oh my goodness!! Especially with a little bit of bacon in it!
Favourite Anime: At the risk of adding to the broken record of this thread, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. XD (Though Haikyuu!! is a . . . not a close second, but it's a solid second.)
Favourite Sport: What, to do or to watch?
I really enjoy playing volleyball and tennis (which are cousins, really, if you think about it), but here recently I'm really loving biking (not quite mountain biking-- the back roads where I live aren't *that* unpaved-- but close XD).
Favourite Ships: The Dawn Treader is a beauty to be sure, but the We're Here is a character-filled little beauty. Of course, there's also such oddities as the Monitor, or the Constitution, with which I'm also quite fascinated. And of course, this is Tumblr-- we love the Carpathia around here.
Favourite Holiday: Solidly Easter at this point, and I think it may stay that way for the rest of my life.
Favourite Soft Drink: Am I boring if I say sparkling water? I don't get to have SpinDrifts very often, but I think lemon or lime SpinDrift may be my favourite soft drink. (OR watermelon-- I only had that once, but I did enjoy it.)
Favourite Sea Creature: SALMON, because they count both as sea creatures and river creatures; they can live in both saltwater and freshwater! I think they're really neat!!
(I also still have a scar on my knee from when I fell and flayed my leg open at a salmon hatchery when I was five years old, so . . . salmon and I go way back. XD)
Favourite Number: Prime numbers in general. I'm really fond of 23 for some reason, though.
Tagging @brandyestchristi, @swinging-stars-from-satellites, @scaremoonturkey, @novelmonger, @acatinacupoftea, and @aceofstars16.
Favorite flower: I love cornflowers and lupines (and other stalk-y ones XD)
Favorite season: I love them all! I can never pick, though I miiiight eliminate summer.
Favorite soup: I'm not really a soup person, but maybe clam chowder?
Favorite anime: *fiddleford voice* what's an anime?? *normal voice* Jokes aside I don't actually watch anime, and so I'll give the closest thing to it (yes yes I know it's not anime but you know what I mean)--Avatar: the Last Airbender
Favorite sport: Dang I'm not sporty either XD but does ping pong count? or softball but only because several of my friends play?
Favorite ships: I love your answers Pippi asdgasj. I'll have to say Artham/Arundelle ofc, checkmate, the secret third thing that is Cynefel/Sylvesqueril, and Murtagh/Nasuada. I don't ship nearly so much as I used to lol.
Favorite Holiday: Christmas. I don't care for Santa, but I love the holiday because of Jesus. <3 Easter and Independance Day are close seconds.
Favorite soft drink: oh wow another thing that's hard for me to answer becauuuuse I don't have soft drinks hardly ever
Favorite sea creature: jellyfish *beatbox* jellyfish *beatbox* take some jelly, take some fish, slap em both together, jellyfish. jellyfi-- (if you get my reference I will literally become your best friend)
Favorite number: 57? nah I'm kidding. I've been fond of 7 and 16 for a long time :D
Put your 4 favourite characters from 4 pieces of media as options and let your tumblr pals decide which one most suits your vibe then tag 4 people
Jamie Tartt {Ted Lasso}
Blitzø {Helluva Boss}
Evan 'Buck' Buckley {9-1-1}
Izzy Hands {OFMD}
Voting ended onJun 21, 2024
Not me having some kinda type...
Who shall I tag? I think I wanna tagggggg... @mybugsmybugsmybugs @mexicangela @lunar-years @biscuitboxpink but no pressure!! I just thought it would be fun!
It was painful to choose specific characters! So many beautiful characters were tossed aside! Abandoned! Why must I always have a million favorite characters!? WHY!? It's like choosing between children!
Anyway, peoples: @lost-my-gender-in-the-war @honestly-idk-anymory
I don't really know anyone else who hasn't already been tagged so yeah :P
Thanks for the tags @iwillneverwork and @brandyestchristi
which fictional human is meeeee
Buck Wild (Ice Age)
Pigeon Toady (Storks)
The Twins (HTTYD)
Crowley Meratyn (Rangers Apprentice)
Voting ended onJun 1
@ppickles4 @your-shining-light @starryrants @meadow-roses @that-one-enby-ranger-2000 sorry if you've already been tagged. That just means you're well-loved!
For those of you who are waiting on Chapter 12 of my fic, and are wondering if I'm still alive, the answer is yes, I'm still alive. I've been super busy lately, and may not be able to post for a while. Just a heads up. I'll post when I can!
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Allen flicked on his blinker and slipped onto Overalle Street. As he did so, he cast another look into his rearview mirror. The man had scooted over behind him far enough so he couldn’t see him in the mirror. He thought that was kinda odd, but once again, he was good at minding his own business. He’d consult the camera later.
He wondered if he should ask the man where he wanted to go next from here, but he figured that he would tell him and stayed quiet.
Overalle Street was considered (by Allen) to be the scab under the bandaid, the bandaid being the beautiful skyline of the main road parallel to this one. A little pocket of filth and grime behind the squeak and shiny. Rusty, chain link fences with spirals of barbed wire lined the side of the road, caging within broken down cars, old, boarded up brick buildings, and scarred German shepherds who looked like war-beaten veterans. More skyscrapers loomed in the darkness, the orange and white-lighted windows floating above like stationary ghosts. A few scraggly vagabonds strolled along the grass underneath the fences, some in dark clothing, others in patchworked tatters, and they all eyed the vehicle as it passed with no small amount of distaste.
The stranger seemed unusually quiet back there, but then again, was it unusual? Allen didn't ask questions. He just drove.
But Overalle Street made him nervous, so his hand went to the passenger seat where his burger sat, and he shoved it into his mouth. Perhaps the savor of the meat would calm him.
Hmm. That's odd. That German Shepherd seemed to be barking at nothing.
But dogs barked at nothing on a regular basis.
With their hackles up?
A huge shape moved in the darkness from the driveway of a broken-down house, and an audaciously decorated food truck shot out into the street, coming to a screeching halt across it.
Allen's heart pounded.
A figure. No. Two figures. One tall, one remarkably small, leapt from the back of the vehicle.
Allen gulped.
Each hefting handguns. They fanned out to either side of the road so there could possibly be no escape through the small pockets.
No escape that way, anyways.
As soon as he had that thought, a pair of bright white lights flooded into his mirrors, and dueling motorcycle engines screamed into the night.
The huge man detached himself from the shadows and stalked towards the driver side of the vehicle. Allen balled his hands into his fists, getting ready to fight. He wouldn't go down without one. He didn't get a black belt in jujitsu for nothing.
Behind him, two darkly dressed men in motorcycle helmets rushed up to the taxi just as the big man opened the driver's seat.
Allen almost expected to be pulled out by the shirt collar, but the man merely swept his hand in an inviting gesture and said politely, “Please exit the vehicle.”
“What?” Allen demanded, the burger falling to the ground. “Are you cops or something?”
“Or something,” said a young man's voice from the shadows.
Behind him, the two men had rushed up to the car--one on either side– their handguns drawn, and the shorter of the two ripped open the back seat door.
And started with surprise.
Pointing his gun upwards, he leaned into the vehicle, then crossed to the trunk, opening it with a rusty POP!
“Well?” Came a third voice, a raspy, rough voice, coming from the direction of the food truck. “Is he there, Halt?”
The shorter man slammed the trunk shut with a grunt of frustration, then kicked his toe in the dirt for good measure. Whipping his helmet off his head, he ran a frustrated hand through his hair.
Then, he seemed to notice Allen for the first time, and smartly approached him.
The first thing Allen noticed about him was his untamed, unruly, uneven grizzled hair, and a full, business-like beard. Then, he noticed the eyes. Dark, flashing windows that never broke contact for a second once contact had been confirmed.
“Where is he?” The man hissed, so close Allen could smell the coffee on his breath from that morning. Or was it the morning before?
“Who?” Allen asked.
The man pointed back at the taxi. “Your passenger. Dark-haired man with black hoodie and a bow. Where. Is. He?”
Allen's brow scrunched up, confused. “Isn't he–?” he began, and crossed back to the car, peering inside the backseat.
Empty.
Just like that Rang–
Allen snapped his mouth shut, even though he hadn't said anything. And turned to face the little, grizzle-bearded man. “I don't understand,” he said. “He was back there! I talked to him! He gave me directions--sorta…”
The taller motorcycle man held up a hand. “We know that,” he said. “We just want to know where he went.”
Allen spread his hands. “I don't know! I didn't even stop long enough for him to leave or heard the door open! I didn't want to drive him in the first place! He just got in on my break and demanded to be driven somewhere! This isn't my fault….!”
The shorter man held up a hand, shaking his head in defeat. “No need to get uptight,” he assured Allen gruffly. “We believe you. We've lost him. It's as simple as that.”
Shrugging, he sighed, and crossed back to his bike, wheeling it toward the food truck. “Good hustle out there,” he told the other men. “You all did good.”
As Allen drove away from that spot, eyes glazed as if in a trance, he couldn't shake the feeling that he had, once again, run into a Ranger.