Trading Camps
Ok-=- we went to band camp this year, and My Friends and I met these guys from a Karate Camp that was sharing the camp with us--- we thought it would be funny if we "traded camps" for a day--- well, this is what I think would happen….
---- Day 1---- The Ingenious Idea ----
It was about 9:00—the guard was in the barn dancing while the band ran down to the parking lot and back. We were happy to be dancing and not running… (ah the joys of guard) "MELISSA!! Stop daydreaming- you're not even doing the right exercise" Chris yelled—"OH! Sorry!" I said, quickly correcting my mistake, thinking how stupid this was. Being bored, I looked out the window and saw a bunch of people in Karate uniforms. "that looks like fun" I whispered to the girl standing next to me, not realizing that Kim, another staff member, was right behind me, "Well, then why don't you go join them?" I looked at them and said- "Nah I'd rather be here" while thinking "Dude, that looks so cool, and no dancing!"
Later, during the morning block, we saw them again running around the field and such, still wishing that I was with them, I watched them during water breaks, and got teased by my friends quite a bit. Mrs. M. saw them too (a/n- she's our main instructor—black belt – yeah) " I wonder what kind of Karate it is," she thought out loud, of course most of the guard was checking them out to see if there were any hot ones, but they were all so little that it was very pointless to contemplate doing anything.
At lunch I discovered they had the same lunchtime as the band, so I pointed them out and talked to my anime-crazy friends and we agreed that Karate rocks, it's so much cooler than band camp. The rest of the day passed by, we didn't see hide or hair of the Karate kids, so the time passed rather slowly.
Finally it was night block, we were all ready to go and have karaoke at cabin 25 like we did every night, when all of a sudden, the entire brass section, who turned back field said "what the heck? Do you see that rabbit?" and stuff like that (not in unison). "It's the Evil Bunny Rabbit From HELL!!!" one flutist screamed. By this time, everyone turned around to see, but the rabbit was gone. The disturbance caused our instructors to call a much needed water break when everyone found out that there was a person in a bunny costume on the guard field (a/n- there's an ensemble fields, behind that is a guard field, next to that is the drum line field). That stirred things up for awhile and finally it was the end of the day.
A half hour later, My friend and I were on cabin 25's porch chilling and singing with the sophomore boys and Kate, who is a junior, it was always a lot of fun, but it was clean your cabin night, and heather brought her light saber, had a fight with a guy with a broom who was kicking people off the porch, once 11:30 rolled around, the band dads told us to return to our cabin, which we did.
When we were sitting on the steps of our porch, two guys came up and started talking to us, they introduced themselves as Mike and Tim, and they were with the Karate camp. Once the introductions were over, we talked about our rehearsal schedules, water breaks, etc. Oh- and we found out that Tim was the rabbit. After about fifteen minutes, we came up with a plan that our camps would switch schedules the next few days… then the band mommies came and scared them off…
Ok- that was the prologue, all this really happened, but from here on out, it's pure fiction 'cause in real life, we never went anywhere with this idea. ^_^
Chapter 2: Morning block for the two camps (no more 1st person)
So.. what'd you think? R&R-- oh- and I've noticed a lot of stories have band warfare in them… whether it be against each other, or against a metronome. Well, I had a conversation not too long ago with my Friend, Tim, who wanted to sabotage our band using Ninja people….
Me: UD's music program rocks.
TmDurn7: ...sabotage!
Me: NOOOOO
TmDurn7: ...assassins perhaps...ninja assassins?
Me: um.... we could take 'em- we've got rifles and sabers cause much pain
TmDurn7: but...they're ninjas
Me: but we're the color guard, we specialize in taking people out
TmDurn7: `perhaps you're not understanding; ninja
Me: so?
TmDurn7: they've got mysticism
Me: yah- well we have formations
TmDurn7: well so do they
Me: *drill-deadly if you're not in the right place*
TmDurn7: ninja formations
Me: trust me- we almost took out the clarinet section once.
Me: oh- and we have our staff
TmDurn7: but ninjas have poisons
Me:? Never heard of that one before
Me: *who's to say we don't?*
TmDurn7: d'uh ninjas always use poison...and fire
Me: heats nothing after band camp\
TmDurn7: even lava?
Me: hmm- we have the band room- our safety zone
Me: we've got the drum line also
TmDurn7: that is true...
Me: with drumsticks and cymbals, don't mess with that!
TmDurn7: maybe the ninjas would have samurai as well
TmDurn7: samurai made of lava
Me: hmm...
Me: that could pose a problem...
Me: contemplating...
Me: we have gallons of water at band camp- therefore the ability to extinguish the
samurai!
TmDurn7: but then they'd just be stone samurai, therefore harder to damage
Me: yeah- but they'd also not move as fast
TmDurn7: you'd need to use band-magic hidden in the rituals of your routines
Me: yeah- we'll use our cult-like powers to draw them in
TmDurn7: I was thinking more calling upon the Dead Gods' powers to strike them down with unholy energy, but that works too
Me: hehe
Me: yup
Me: so, ninjas would be no problem, even with fiery samurai
Me: HAH!
TmDurn7: well, they would be a problem for sure
TmDurn7: i mean, try putting on a guard show with lava bombs and poison shuriken
TmDurn7: it could be done, but it'd be problematic
Me: sounds fun.
TmDurn7: indeed
Me: now, if the ninjas were the stupid judges...
Me: that would be fun
Me: hehe
TmDurn7: heh. how evil of you
Me: ^ _^heh:-P
Me: *laughs evilly*