Scott Carter’s Thread8
Using help/distant
“Off!”
1. “Turn to the right, to the right!” Jaffa screamed as the heat lightning flashed by just under his feet, heating up his soles.
2. The arena dazzled the eye with the energy bursts, competitors racing around, under and above each other trying to get the upper hand.
3. “Where did it go?” Jaffa hollered over his shoulder.
4. His partner caught his eye and glanced off to the left where the tiny magnet whizzed between two other competitors, suddenly causing them to slam into each other and fall from the arena in a billow of acrid smoke.
5. A huge roar rose from the crowd as they realized a possible winning team was in the making.
6. There hadn’t been a winner at “Off” for at least half a century, but that wasn’t going to stop Jaffa – he was going to do it, but he needed help.
7. As the last two opponents were cut in half by a lightning surge – they hadn’t been paying attention – Jaffa realized the time had come.
8. “Now!” he screamed and flew as far distant from his teammate just as his teammate flew to the most distant corner of the arena – and with a loud crack the magnet disappeared into dust and the crowd exploded in joy for the new champions.
This is a glimpse of a world that I would like to know more about. It makes me think of a futuristic Roman coliseum. I like Jaffa’s casual thought, “they hadn’t been paying attention.”