Okay, this is the Ten song, Ten drabbles challenge by...Yeah, I have no idea. But it seemed fun and creative, so I'm doing to Ranger's apprentice. You must name the title of the song, the artist, and the length. Then write a story in the amount of time the song gives, from start to end. When the song stops playing, you stop writing. So, I'm gonna grab a diet coke and see where the heck this leads to. Let's just hope I get a totally unfair song length, like seven minutes instead of two.

Key:

#. Title (Author) -Length: m:s

1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day) - Length: 4:21

Halt had spent so much time alone.

Walking paths in the dark, slinking around the forest in the rain, watching his comrades fall in battle. He had done them all by himself, and if not that then by himself in his thoughts. He always carried the souls of lost friends or foes, carried the burden of his job on his back.

The burden of a killer.

He would wake up, clutching his breast, panting after the nightmares of sacrifice and battle and the fates of those that he had killed. He then realized no one could hurt him in war, as thought in his dreams.

Because he lie alone in his bed and alone in his house, just like every night before, and what was to be every night after.

Or so he thought.

2. The Scene is Dead; Long live the Scene (Cobra Starship) - Length: 2:43

Will huddled in his sheets, cold and frightened. Nightmares kept him awake every night, it seemed, for the past month.

The months in Skandia were the worst of his life. Drugged, beaten and crushed, Will was fated to Live the life of a slave. And yet Will relived these atrocities every time he closed his eyes.

Alyss was scared for her husband, placing his trembling hand calmly against hers.

Alyss looked into the eyes of the man next to her. The eyes, large and scared, slowly calmed and eased.

Will slowly smiled and, taking her smooth hand, led her into a slow, comforting dance.

3. Autumn (Sparks the Rescue) Length - 3:26

Horace fought all his life. Why was this time any different?

He slashed and hacked through the lines of men, hardly feeling the blows against his blade. He never once saw the face of any man he hadslain in that particular battle.

Only the face of his beloved.

He saw to where they were holding her, tied to a post on their side of the field. An act of defiance against the king, the warriors of Picta captured and planned to kill the princess.

Horace grated his teeth and fought as though a spirit were at his heels and in his mind, screaming and cheering him on, compelling him.

As he made his way to the other side of the battlefield, he caught the eyes of the princess.

And she giggled.

4. Beyond the Sea (Bobby Darin) Length - 2:50

The ocean was cold as Will sank down, down, down into the depths. Pushed off a ship by a cruel captain who believed he was looking for smuggled cargo.

Will's eyes began to close as his life flashed before his eyes. The memories of all those who he loved, whom he had killed.

Even the people he despised.

Will's eyes began to close as he realized he couldn't swim well, and couldn't hold his breath for much longer.

An anchor dropped down near him, and he smiled and grasped the rope with both hands, climbing up towards the surface.

Like Jack and the Beanstalk, he mused.

5. Rude Boy (Rihanna) Length - 3:43

Alyss Mainwaring was a good girl.

She did her chores around the ward, volunteered at the Diplomatic Services office, even watched the younger children in the Ward building.

She felt so...bad as she trotted around Redmont with Will, at night.

They grinned, talked, and roamed the streets as if they owned them. Will encouraged Alyss to knock on a villager's door, then quickly hide in the bushes. They could barely contain their snickers of delight and wickedness as confused townsfolk rambled about outside.

And so, they ran across streets and roads as if the very Redmont castle was in the palm of their hands.

Who knows, someday it might be.

6. When She Loved Me (Sarah McLachlan) 3:04

Gilan stood opposite Jenny in the cold Redmont night. She was broken, he could tell, staring into his eyes with such intense hatred and sadness.

Such overpowering loneliness.

Gilan tried to form words, but all that came out was a sigh of defeat. Jenny stood, waiting. Waiting to hear his apology.

His regret.

"Four years of my life." She remarked, in hardly more than a whisper. "amounted to nothing."

Gilan finally found his voice. "Jenny, I thought-"

"No, you didn't." She said, shaking her head, fresh tears hitting the earth. "You didn't think, Gilan."

7. Take it off (Kesha) Length - 3:35

Pauline was cornered against a stone wall, nothing to defend herself with but her small, sharp blade and equally sharp wit. Thugs; theives, they were. They looked scraggly and dirty, most missing one or more teeth.

One spat, grinned, and twisted his jagged blade between his fingers. The smooth metal gleamed wickedly in the moonlight. "Yer' husband can't protect ya now, lady." He snickered along with his fellow companions.

Pauline smiled sadly. "I know."

8. Check Yes Juliet (We the Kings) Length - 3:40

Will threw rocks at the yellow window. A lock unhooked, a hinge creaked, and the gorgeous face of Alyss appeared.

"Hello, you." She greeted, smiling.

"Hello, you," He said back.

Alyss opened her mouth to say something, when she looked behind her suddenly. "The guards are coming. I don't think I can talk much longer."

Will's smile faded. "It won't be long til you're out of there, I promise. Soon It will be just us, together."

"You and me." Alyss noted, cocking her head.

Will gulped. "You and me."

9. Ladies Love Country Boys (Trace Adkins) Length - 3:42

Cassandra strutted down the halls of the castle. She felt as though someone was following her as she tried to escape silently. She knew all her maids would tell nearly everyone where she was going, and that Horace had most likely asked her father for permission, but what's the fun when you can't at least act as though you're sneaking out?

She silently left through one of the small underground tunnels, leading to a small grove.

Horace was waiting, his head turned toward the sky as though he was listening for something. Cassandra studied the warrior.

"What? No flowers?" She teased.

Horace smirked and, looking around, twisted off a small twig of dead berries. "For you," he murmured.

10. Toxic (Britney Spears) Length - 3:21

Jenny slipped into Gilan's arms so easily, it was as if she were made to do so. Any time they were together, she somehow always ended up in his hold.

They walked home from her restaurant one night, his long dark hair and mischievous eyes already melting Jenny's heart like butter. Her light blonde hair and bouncy attitude made Gilan want to laugh all night long.

His cabin approached. Jenny stood opposite him to say farewells, when he invited her in instead. He boiled a pot of coffee, Jenny's favorite, when she walked right up to him and kissed him, long and soft. Gilan sighed into the kiss.

From around the corner of the wall, they heard a loud cheer of relief. Halt, Will, Horace, Cassandra, and Alyss appeared as if out of nowhere.

"Finally!" They chorused.

I had way too much fun with this. I need to do this again, sometime, when I'm bored and need Ideas. Yeah, some of them were very scattered and random, but whatever. I liked almost all of them. I was so glad that I got some songs that I really liked on my ipod, which is weird because I usually have to skip around until I find a song that I want to listen to.

I was HOPING that I didn't get Ladies Love Country Boys. Fantastic song, but what could I possibly take from that? One awkward story, apparently.

Okay, So I DID skip around on the last one. My Ipod played nothing but Hairspray and High School Musical songs, and I told myself that I wouldn't do those two. Then Dare by Gorillaz came on, and that probably would've turned out cool, but I skipped it and Toxic came on and I couldn't resist.

Do you like? I'll probably do a take two or something, but in the meantime please REVIEW and all that fun stuff.

What was your favorite one?