This would be the first in a series of self-made challenges me and my cousin are going back and forth with.
This challenge had to fulfill the following:
- Exactly 1,000 words, no more, no less
- At least three sentences and 15 words in a foriegn or dead language (In mine, it's Latin)
- Two main characters chosen by the other person (For me: Tucker and Box Ghost)
Language of the Bored and Dead
"cavete! ego enim sum Box Ghost!"(1) The Ghost Writer watched from his perch as his magic took effect. Simply put, he was bored and while that Phantom kid and the 'I'm not his girlfriend!' Goth girl would be no fun to mess with, the Box Ghost and the techno-geek were perfect candidates for a little boredom reducing fun.
The techno-geek, Tucker now that he thought about it, ran outside, only to find that the Box Ghost had stolen a recently delivered package, namely the box that contained Tucker's long awaited updated PDA. To add to his annoyance there was a ghostly chill in the air and the Box Ghost was speaking in a language he couldn't quite identify, but he was pretty sure it had died a long time ago.
"Impetro tergum hic, asinus foramen!"(2) Tucker called out, only to be both surprised and annoyed to find that he was speaking the same dead language as the idiot of a ghost. Great, so he was likely dealing with both this idiot and someone who was not only much stronger, but also extremely bored. Tucker really hated how the ghosts recognized Danny as the threat and Sam as his property but saw himself as fair game. He could no longer count how many times he'd been picked on just because he was thought of as the lesser threat to the safety of the bored spirits.
Tucker cursed and continued to run after the Box Ghost. He really hoped he could take of this and get some sleep tonight, hopefully without waking Danny up. The ghost boy was already falling asleep in class on a nearly daily basis from his nighttime ghost hunts.
As he ran through the empty street of Amity Park, Tucker tried to speak as little as possible, trusting his gut instinct that only he and old Boxy here were the only ones being forced to speak in this dead language. He didn't want to risk shouting out at the idiot considering he knew that being heard speaking like this would be one of the few things that could possibly drop him down farther on the social ladder, not that he really had much left to lose. He and his friends were really only above the band geeks.
The Box Ghost kept one eye behind him as he flew, careful to keep the techno-geek from catching up to him. He briefly noted the sudden change in languages, but he didn't think much of it, he knew exactly what was being said thanks to the ghosts' universal ability to understand all languages.
The Ghost Writer sat at his keyboard, letting his involuntary characters do their own thing, only typing enough to make Tucker really work to get his precious package back. Where would the fun be if he caught the Box Ghost within minutes? At least the writer had yet to get an urge to be rather evil, as amusing as it would be.
"ubi cum armis opus?"(3) Tucker muttered to himself as he once more got close enough to the Box Ghost that he could have caught him had he been properly armed. But no, tonight he had left all of his weapons wither with Danny to be recharged and fixed or at home because he honestly hadn't expected this to take nearly as long as it did. He had planned on getting his package back and dealing with the idiot in the morning before school, but whoever was bored this time apparently wasn't going to let that happen.
"praeclarus. tempus adquirendi creativum tunc."(4) Tucker said as he rounded what had to be the millionth corner that night. He pulled out the PDA he did have on hand and set his hacking program on the security systems of the nearby warehouse. With any luck, he would be able to get to the Box Ghost to drop his package in his excitement to play with the rest of the boxes.
Tucker began to make certain streetlights glow a little brighter in the night as he tried to steer the crate creep down streets of Tucker's choosing by relying on the fact that the Box Ghost was never really a fan of being caught in the night time when Danny was the most ruthless. The boy got a little grumpy when he was woken from what little sleep he was able to get by someone as insignificant as the Box Ghost.
The idiot of a ghost started to go exactly where he was supposed to, slowly moving closer and closer to the warehouse that Tucker had just remotely broken into. Danny and Sam would be on his ass about breaking in, but he really didn't care at the moment, he just wanted to go home and get some sleep.
The Ghost Writer watched in disbelief as Tucker managed to turn on each streetlamp against what the ghost was typing on his keyboard. Phantom must have put some ghost proofing on the boy's technology or something. Oh well, it wasn't like he'd be able to keep this up much longer without being caught by the ghost boy anyway.
As Tucker and old Boxy finally came within a few feet of the old warehouse, Tucker felt his strength beginning to wear down and was grateful that this was almost over. He may have been hunting with Danny for over a year, but he was never much of a physical hunter, he just played on the technology side of things.
When the idiot of a ghost saw the piles of boxes, he finally let Tucker have his one measly package back as he ran to embrace the cubes of cardboard. Tucker finally turned to walk home, and as he looked up into the sky, glad that his best friend hadn't been force out of bed for something so trivial, he could have sworn he saw the face of the Ghostwriter staring down with an amused smirk on his face before disappearing into the night.
(1) "Beware! For I am the Box Ghost!"
(2) "Get back here, you asshole!"
(3) (Loosly translated...) "Where are the weapons when I need them?"
(4) "Fine. Time to get creative then."
My cousin and I are doing the same basic challenges, just with different shows. The way we are doing it is that whoever has the most reviews/favorites/follows on all their challenges collectivly gets to name the next one.
In the interest of fairness, her pen name is Ratlah and her set of challenges follows the same title, The Boredom Challenges of Asa and Fish, I suggest you read them both and leave a review for your favorite. :D
Invisible One