#aeriel team

[ao3feed-stevebucky]

Twirling Aeriels Around my Heart

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by LadybugDreamer

Steve competed in the olympics four years ago. And after sustaining and injury, he won't be able to do it again. Possibly ever again. And instead, he's told to train nineteen - going on twenty - year old Bucky Barnes, prepaing for the olympics. He's a handsome omega, slightly shy in his skill, but impressively talented. And Steve ignores that the only reason he is grumpy being because he's training Bucky to do the very thing he can't do.

Bucky is a sunshine of a person. He's looking foward to the olympics, and he believes he can do it. Even if Steve is a grumpy old coach who kind of gets on his nerves.

But their relationship begins to change after Bucky goes through a difficult breakup.

Words: 9644, Chapters: 3/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes, Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson (Marvel)

Relationships: James "Bucky" Barnes/Steve Rogers

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Gymnastics, Gymnast Bucky Barnes, Gymnast Steve Rogers, coach steve rogers, Coach Bucky Barnes, Student Bucky Barnes, Back Pain, Serious Injuries, Grumpy Steve Rogers, Sunshine Bucky Barnes, Romanian Bucky Barnes, Bucky coaches the littles gymnastics teams, Steve coaches Bucky, Bucky Barnes is good with Kids, Steve Rogers is Good With Kids, Falling In Love, Olympics, Training, Eventual Smut, Fluff and Angst, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega!Bucky Barnes, Alpha!Steve Rogers

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/O03SMIK

#ao3feed #steve rogers #bucky barnes #stevebucky #stucky #steve/bucky #stevexbucky #fanfic

[visuallanguagecraig]

When recapping the film the team and i had a discussion  on what was the most important/memorable part of the film, for us it was

-the escalator

-the little water fountain

-the burger king

-the terminal hallway/corridor

-some fake plants and fake greenery

Then for the model the team and i had drawn up a mock up version of how we wanted the model to look from an aeriel view

[pokemon-au]

first encounters

Nolan:

Sabre / Litten: An alley stray kid!Nolan befriended before rescuing him one day from drowning in a canal. Follows him like a little shadow ever since.

Princess / Skitty: Nolan adores Skitties and always wanted one. So he saved up and bought her from a specialised Skitty breeder after being on a long waiting list. He also wanted a playmate for Sabre (”This is your sister”). However his two cats bicker often.

Lee / Elekid-Electabuzz:  A wild chance encounter.

Boog / Cubchoo-Beartic: Followed after (intensely stalked) Nolan throughout his journey despite Nolan's protest and eventually caught himself with a Quick ball Nolan was saving up.

Lazarus / Numel-Camerupt: He camped out for Lazarus because he thinks Numels are so! freakin! awesome! Boog causes an accidental landslide that traps a Numel and Nolan stays behind for several days, encouraging it to break free.

Baz / Wartortle-Blastoise: He chanced upon it in the wild where it had a Naruto Rasengan/Chidori (Aura Sphere vs Electro Ball) battle with Lee.

Zion:

Don / Shiftry*: He lived in the tree kid!Zion would often read under as a Seedot. He was very intrigued by Zion’s books and would try to follow after him to look at the pages. Despite being initially annoyed by his persistence, Zion took a liking to him and they eventually struck up a friendly companionship. When Don was attacked by a horde of bird-Pokémon, Zion took him in and nursed him back to health and they’ve been together ever since.

Aoi / Riolu: Aoi and Naga were street urchins who were drawn to Zion's garden and started stealing his produce to fill their empty bellies. They got caught by Zion's Nuzleaf (then) and Zion punished them. ...but he also fed them and cleaned them. Them living with him is essentially him going "Well, I guess you can stay until we find you a new home, but until then, make yourself useful" They've gotten really comfortable at Zion's.

Naga / Mienfoo: Like Aoi, they raided and ruined Zion’s garden and were tasked with repairing the damage it (as Zion did not have the heart to throw them out as they were kids). From the garden it shifted to chores around the house to earn their keep. Till they find “new trainers”, they had to do their part and Zion felt like he had to set them straight, on the right path.

Ueki / Bonsly-Sudowoodo: Zion found it hiding in his garden one day eating his crops. He tried to chase it off and when he finally cornered it, it started bawling (Fake Tears). This caught him off guard and he faltered. The Bonsly saw an opening and slipped past Zion, but not before throwing a move at him and sticking its tongue out, and then running away. The Bonsly returned in the days of the following week and caused a lot of trouble for Zion until he finally captured it. It took forever because it was devious and clever and it wasn’t afraid to fight back. They even set up traps for it. Aoi and Naga were the main ones who chased after it while Don supervised (it’s surprisingly agile) and it had a lot of fun making them scramble around. It used the Fake Tears trick on Zion again but he wasn't fazed. In fact, he gave it an angry stern lecture and it sulked.

Hagame / Turtwig: The Turtwig lives in his garden and spends most of her time sleeping amongst Zion's crops. He found that she had wandered in and made a home for herself and he was really afraid she’d eat and damage his crops. But he found out that she didn't and actually made his plants healthier so he just left her alone (also mainly because he failed to drive her out) She was always sleeping and once she was asleep, she wouldn't wake up and she was very heavy - so he got Aoi and Naga to lift and carry her out of the garden, left her outside and they shut the gates next day she was back at the same place so this continued on for a while until Zion kinda gave up since she wasn't really being a nuisance. She is also a very clean Pokemon. Zion appreciates that. He feeds and waters her regularly like another one of his plants. She also produces oxygen which boosts health and in turn she boosted the health of his crops xD She’s a grass type Pokemon so idk I guess she was good for the plants too She sleeps a lot and doesn't really bother anyone. Sometimes Zion takes the time out to polish her shell.

Fūrin / Chimecho: Inherited from his great-grandparents together with the house as a guardian.

Day:

Kirby / Sylveon: Picked out from a litter of Eevees given away in school a local Eevee breeder (same as Jacob)

Mickey / Marill-Azumarill: He got his Azurill from a trip to the beach. He befriended it and it followed him back

Pinkie / Cleffa-Clefairy-Clefable: Appeared during the night of a meteor shower. While everyone else was out watching the meteor shower, she snuck into Day’s house to steal but got stuck. She literally broke in. Pinkie loves Minior-shaped candies

Benny / Togepi-Togetic: Given to Day as an egg by his god-aunt, Noella as a Christmas gift (in conjunction with Jacob’s Mimi)

Aeriel:

Pixie / Cutiefly-Ribombee: Aeriel’s childhood pokemon.

Mochi / Pikachu: He was found entangled and stuck wires and overcharged after a power outage and was very ill with electrical overcharging. Day’s mum nursed it back to health. Because they usually release Pokémon they’ve nursed back to health, Day pleaded for his mum to keep the Pikachu. He now stays as their family pet.

[need to edit and figure out how they met and how to summarise things......but don’t have the motivation or time....but i plan to finish it...wendie]

#nolan team #nolan info #zion team #zion info #day info #day team #aeriel team

[lackwhen]

DAMEZ CUT.mp4 from LAQUANN DAWSON on Vimeo.

DAMEZ for MOBIFEST 2021

Produced by Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI)

Director Of Photography, Editor And Colorist LaQuann Dawson

Producers Damez GSOY bckgrnd Grillabeats

Lighting Damez Theryn “TK” Knight

Sound FX Damez

Styling Damez

Choreographers / Dancers Po Jefferson Jessie Martin Damez

Other Dancers Tinia Holmes Aeriel Harris Jasmyn Mercer Alena Wells

Show Production Alfred Ellis, Stage Audio Productions

Production Assistants Sonja Trotter Douglas Ruffin Matthew Campbell Julian J. Walker

Publicist Kri Peck, CR8 Agency

Company Southland Entertainment, LLC

Camera Operators LaQuann Dawson, Dashawn Usher, Julian J. Walker

Led Screen Visuals DAMEZ, LaQuann Dawson, Grandcois Records

Mobilizing Our Brothers Initiative (MOBI) Team

Founder and Executive Director DaShawn Usher Director of Operations and Events Anthony Curry, Celebrity Ambassador and Director of Talent Julian J. Walker Visual Director LaQuann Dawson Director of Communications Kenneth Courtney Director of Community Engagement Dwyane Williams, Jr

[oceanherbalist]

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[foralternateuniverses]

Leakira cyberpunk au (still working on the name)

Part 1, the messy part.

Here’s part 2, about Voltron, the first arc of the story, and about the universe.

About the Universe:

Arus and Altea are twin -non identical- planets inhabited by siblings race Arusian and Alteans (one could say that the only difference between the races -apart from culture- is that Alteans marks are short and the ends go up, while Arusians marks are long and the ends -or at least one- goes down), these siblings races seem the always be at the verge of war.

Tired of the oppression, several alien species/races rose in arms, the first group of rebels was Zarkon, he was a servant-slave in altea, he killed king Alfor and guided the aliens like him out of the planet, to a new one unhabited one that they named Daibazaal, soon they started working on creating a new empire, with Zarkon as their leader, and soon other rebel groups allied/united to them, all of them wanting a home, a place they could call their own and a place were they would be respected.

They named it the Galra empire, Galra being the ter they decided to call themselves, all aliens that were suppressed and disrespected, those who had no rights in great part of the universe. Also as a counter to Drull, which is the slur other species called them. Some just called it the ‘Drull empire’, which in-universe is a very disrespecful thing. 

But soon after the empire was created it started conquering other planets, under the excuse of ending the injustice and saving other alien races that are suffering what they suffered.

About Voltron:

After a few months of working with Akira (not even half a year) and the Holts, they meet Hunk, Leandro’s childhood friend, and they do some catch up.

They go on a mission to rescue a boy from Earth’s black market (Shiro goes with them), and it doesn’t exactly goes as planned. They’re escaping (with their target), being followed by some guys, when suddenly Leandro takes the wheel and looses the guys, but almost crashes them in the process, he goes into a cave, closely followed by Akira and the others, repeating that someone or sth is calling him, then they’re falling and there it is, the blue lion, everyone is like ‘wtf?’ and the lion comes to life, Leandro reacts on goes inside, Akira rigth after him and soon the others follow to; and before anyone can say or do anything they’re flying out of Earth. And the blue lion takes them to Altea.

It can’t really be said that they were kindly received, but most everyone calms down once they explain that they have no idea what the heck is going on.

There, they also discover that the kid they rescued is prince Bandor of Arus, who’s taken into the castle’s dungeos; they aren’t happy, and Akira is outraged (cuz he can relate to some extend to what the kid is feeling, he being half ‘galra’, or ‘drull’ would say the racists). Apprently Arus has been blaming Altea of their dissappeared prince, Altea didn’t have him until now, but they’re not sure if they should give him back, they think it’s a plan of the Arusians to go to war and have Altea take the blame, and of they give him back they would be saying that they in fact had the prince; the team is pretty speechless, they are all of the opinion of just letting Bandor go home, but they -not being alteans- aren’t allowed to middle with their decisions.

There they also  meet princess Allura, who still isn’t of legal age to rule -nor does she feel close to ready tbh- but is still older than most of the crew -cuz alteans age differently-, she is facinated by the fact that the legendary altean hero Voltron does/or still exist, she decides to go look for the rest of the lions, and takes the humans with her (after all they did basically bring her the blue lion).

They find the Yellow and Green lion relatively easy, both on 2 of the oldest Altean allies.

The Yellow lion was in planet Aeriel, home of the lion riders; and the Green lion was in Olkarion. But the Red and Black lion are still missing.

About the first arc of the story:

Altea and Arus need to learn to work together, see the error of their ways and slowly build a friendship between the twin planets.

A galra fleet arrives to Altea and pretty much kidnaps prince Bandor, although it is to invite him to become part of the empire.

The team goes back to Altea when they receive an emergency call, asking for help against the galra, they go back and discover that prince Bandor was kidnapped by the galra, but they can’t do much with just 3 lions, so they go to Arus and meet Bandor’s elder sister, Princess Romelle, the earthlings tell her the story, and she agreeds to help Altea, although ofc its to save/bring back home Bandor.

They manage to make the galra retreat but can’t rescue Bandor. 

But now that Altea is in debt with them, they decide to help them. And slowly but surely, in their efforts to save the Arusian prince, the alteans and arusians learn that they’re actually not that different, and that now that they getting to know each other, they don’t really hate the other. 

Once it’s all over and Bandor is finally home, both planets start to try and become friends with each other, it’s not easy, but they’re working on it.

Part 3, coming soon.

about Akira Keith Kogane and Leandro ´Lance´ McLain

Pidge, Allura and Romelle

Matt, Lotor and Ryo Shirogane

-mod Zeth

#allura #romelle #bandor #arus #altea #mod zeth #pharaoh zeth #leakira au #cyberpunk au #vld au #voltron #vld #voltron legendary defender #lance mcclain #keith kogane #pidge #hunk #princess allura #princess romelle #prince bandor #akira kogane #leandro m #hunk garrett #katie holt #shiro #takashi shirogane #voltron lions #voltron legacy of a defender #voltron legacy of a defender au #vload au

[pannazsinihkvetak]

This is fucking bullshit, so many other teams are doing so much better in the fucking aeriels and only Hanna did a good job, fucking shit. We need to step it up.

[edenfalling]

[Meme] 10 favorite characters

@minutia-r tagged me in the 10 characters meme: List ten of your favorite characters in ten different fandoms and then tag ten people. 

In no particular order: 

1. Chronicles of Narnia - Still Edmund, I think, though he has never been ahead by a very large margin and it's grown smaller over the years. I am awfully fond of almost all the characters. (Jadis is my second-favorite in general, and probably my most favorite for writing.) 

2. Homestuck - This is tricky! Uh. Can I say Rose, Jade, Dave, Terezi, Karkat, Aradia, Roxy, Jane, Kanaya, Meenah, and Damara all together? It is really hard to make distinctions any more finely graded than that, and anyway which one of that set I like best shifts from day to day. 

3. Harry Potter - Probably Harry, giant unobservant doofus that he is. Secondarily Hermione and Ginny. I love Ron lots in canon, but find him fannishly uninteresting. 

4. Naruto - Team 7. (By which I mean Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke.) You can't make me subdivide further. *resolve face* 

5. Star Trek: AOS - Spock, Kirk, and Uhura. 

6. Angel Sanctuary - Kira Sakuya. (Yes, this includes all incarnations.) Secondarily Setsuna and Sara. 

7. Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Morwen, obviously! :DDD 

8. Darkangel Trilogy - Aeriel, I think. It is her story, and I so desperately want her to be happy. 

9. Daredevil (MCU) - Matt. Secondarily Karen and Elektra. (I may find a reckless disregard for one's personal safety, a possibly unhealthy level of determination, and a willingness to deal violence more attractive than I really ought to. Also, someone should write me that threesome...) 

10. Dark Is Rising sequence - Blodwen Rowlands! *evil grin* For reasons that are spoilers. But after her, Will, Jane, and Bran in no particular order. 

In conclusion, I am kind of terrible at having favorite characters. This is not surprising -- I am terrible at having a favorite anything in any category. I like too many things and I don't want to rank them. *hands* 

Secondary conclusion: I do tend to like main characters, insofar as any given canon even has a main character rather than an ensemble. They aren't always in my top tier, but if I don't like them at all, I tend to stop reading.

I am, as always, terrible at tagging so please consider yourself tagged if you want to play! :)

#memes and stuff #liz is thinky #meta #minutia-r #liz talks about fannish things

[kaywritesthings]

Tondonis 2

Kay 1:31 pm     I saw Tone stir and I looked down at him. The baby, fetus, had been removed from my hands and was taken somewhere else to properly be stored in a small casket. I didn’t want to see her being placed in anything. I looked down at Tone, but his alarms went off the moment he saw me. "you need to go.” Why? Why did I? What happen? Did I do that? I felt my chest ache as I stood back. “Tone, you ok, Tone?” A nurse asked over his head. I had no idea where to place myself, so I stood back against the chair. I was in shock, and I wish Tone wouldn’t look at me with such dark eyes. I got a call. Athena was worried and needed to see me and Tone. I sent Badger a text that i would see her soon, as for Tone. To wait a bit, he .. Itold Badger we lost our little child in text.  Tee Anderson 1:35 pm     I didn't know where my mind went while I was floating, but that dark power that had been inside me before came flooding back, more powerful than it ever had been.  I could feel it, rocking me, moving through me as if it had a mind of its own.  It did in a way, seeking out what I could.  Someone to blame.  Someone to hurt like I hurt.  If this was even hurt. It was all black and angry and cold.  It found the people who had set the bombs the ones who had fired the shots and wrapped around them and decentigrated them, like a whisp of smoke.  But it didn't make the feeling come back. It didn't make anything better.  But it did stress my body into shock again, and the monitors went wild and I felt like they would wheel me back into surgery. I needed th emermaids, but I didn't say. I didn't want the help.  Kay 1:39 pm     I had no idea what to do. I hope he didn;'t die. Hannah assured me it was all ok, but it didnt feel all ok. I went to tend to Athena. She met me inthe waiting room. A small room that felt like a bed room. Since this part of the hospital was for me and my family. I laid on my waiting room bed, and had the tv on for athena. I wanted to act smooth, like mommy was ok. Even though I felt the pain of losing my little strawberry. They had her in a small wooden box wrapped up in the best silk blanket. They even put her in small clothes with a tiny little hat that belong to dolls. I had her in the room with us, in the box on the bed under the pillow. I didnt awnt Athena to see. But I didnt want my strawberry away right now.She would be buried on the beach with her aunt. I didnt want her anywhere else, I knwe tone might not either. I wanted to find those who attacked, every free aeriel movemtn person would be in jail instantly.. if Icould help it.  Tee Anderson 1:42 pm     It was only thinking about Athena that made me pull out of it enough to say anything. I couldn't think about Adonis right now, or even myself, but Athena was worth living for.  Even if it ws just to say goodbye.  I shuddered and opened my eyes, gripping hard to the arm of the nurse.  "The water.  I need the water," I hissed out, hoping they understood.  "Mermaids," I breathed and then I couldn't speak again, hoping they would take me there. I felt my bed moving and I closed my eyes, letting my body fall into a tortured sleep.  Kay 1:48 pm     I was told she wanted to see mermaids and she was out of it. I knew I had not told anyone about them, only Hannah who dismissed her crew to call me and Athena. Athena saw her mom and liad beside her. We both worked with a team of clap traps to move her to the fast travel. It was hard work, but we made it there. Tone looked dead. Badger helped. He made sure to keep media and anything away. I was glad that Adam was here to help. We got her on the sand, and I picked him up and carried him to the ocean. I had them help me remove my shoes and pants and slowly took her into the water. Athena ran to the rocks to yell at the mermaids to come over.  Tee Anderson 1:53 pm     I stirred when I felt someone sit on the bed and I knew it was Athena. I could feel her presence and it calmed me. I didn't dare pull it into me though, I didn't want her to see the darkness inside of me.  I felt the water around me and heard the voices of the mermaids, and I shuddered, calling out to them with my mind.  They surrounded me and started chanting, and I felt my body being covered with their various spelled items and oils.  Some of the darkness leaked out, darkness and blood in the water, swirlling around.  But it wasn't like before.  The darkness couldn't go out completely, but enough filtered out that I could open my eyes and gasp, barely taking a coherent breath before collapsing into sobs.  Kay 1:56 pm     I felt overwhelmed. Tone was not Tone. I felt dark with him in my arms, that I didnt know what to do. But the mermaids took over and had me leave the water with Athena. I went over to get the box. I told Badger to watch Athena. I went over to the palm tree Tammy was buried, and started a spot to put strawberry. I made a really deep hole. I open the box and kissed her head. "I'll name a city after you, sweetheart. Daddy loves you, he's sorry." I shut the lid and put her in the ground. It was harsh to put dirt over her, but she was here, with us. She wouldnt be buried away from her family. I put a rose over the dirty pile and a rock to mark it for later tomb stone. She shouldnt have died, she was innocent. I didnt even know death in a way that cuoldnt be saved if I awnted on my planet.. If only I knew.  Tee Anderson 1:59 pm     I clawed my way back to the sand, trying harshly to catch my breath and crying, feeling like I was crying so hard that I was crying my own blood.  I was awake and the beach was empty, I couldn't see Adonis and I couldn't see Athena and I was alone, so alone, that I felt something harden in my heart.  But the pain was here now and it was so deep and vast, I felt like I would cry forever.  Nothing would fill it.  It was a part of me now, like a hole in my soul that kept getting wider.  Kay 2:02 pm     (Awww :-(  ) I finished my small funeral. I wasnt sure Tone could handle it,but I could take him here when he was ready and we can say our good byes. I went to check on my living daughter. She was curled next to Badger. I was finally ok with them. They made a cute one day when she's older couple. She did move from Badger to come into my arms. I was still her number one. I could feel it when she hugged me, and wish I had four arms aruond me loving me like this. Little Strawberry would have loved me. I felt that. I felt a hug around my heart like it was the baby telling me she did love me. I took a deep breath and rubbed the back of her head. "I sure do love you , little pumpkin..." I explani to her that the baby didn't make it. She cried hard. I smoothed her head and let her cry against me  Tee Anderson 2:04 pm     I didn't know how long I laid there alone, but I knew it had to be awhile. I had been well and truly abandoned by everyone and everything I thought had loved me. It was like an admission of my guilt that no one was here to greet me and no one cared enough to see how I was.  Maybe it was the way it should be. Maybe I should die out here.  I crawled slowly and painfully back to the beach house, collapsing for good on the porch and unable to keep moving.  Kay 2:07 pm     I heard a loud thump on the porch. I set Athena down. She went over to sit by Badger. I ran out to see Tone laying there. I picked him up and carried him inside. "Adam, help me." He stood up. "Is mommy dead?" Athena asked. "No." I said as I took her to the bathroom to wash the sand off her. I had no idea what to do. I didnt mean to leave her, I had a lot going on. I washed the sand off his feet and legs. I washed his hands and got him in pjs. I put him in bed. Athena crawled next to her mommy and curled against her side. I sat beside Tone and rubbed his head. "You ok, doll?"  Tee Anderson 2:11 pm     I felt hands lifting me up, and pulling me around and I went with them. I recognized them.  I would recognize Adonis's hands anywhere.  They weren't there when I needed them, but they were there now.  I didn't open my eyes as I was bathed and I didn't open them until I felt Athen crawl in next to me.  I held her, tight, too tight and pressed my nose against the top of her head.  "Okay?" I said, and there were tears streaming down my cheeks.  "No. I'll mever ben okay again."  Kay 2:13 pm     I sighed. I didnt know what to say. Badger had to go for a moment to help me with boarder stuff. "I will call you." I nodded at him. I wasnt sure what to do other than listen. I put my hand on Tone's arm. I knew he probably wish he could have saved Strawberry and not me, but he did and this is where we were. I was thankfuland disappointed and sad. Athena asked why he would never be ok again. I told her to not worry so much about things and to be a sweet girl. She pouted and nodded. "Sorry." I had n oidea what else to do right now  Tee Anderson 2:17 pm     I didn't know what to do or what to feel.  There was a gaping hole inside of me and I had no idea if it would ever get better. I felt comfort from Athena, but Adonis's touch didn't bring me any sort of comfort like it usually did.  I had no idea if I blamed him or if I blamed my self, but either way I fould it almost excruciating to sit there and not say anything to him.  I almost wanted to tell him to leave, but that seemed cruel. I wondered if thats who I was now.  Cruel.  Maybe I was.  "It's my fault," I said softly.  "I should be sorry."  Kay 2:19 pm     "No, it's not your fault." I told him. "Nothing is yor fault. It's the protestors fault. You didnt do anything wrong."I knew she probably blamed me. I wouldnt blame Tone if he did, but that didnt seem to be who Tone was. He loved me. At least I was sure he did. I felt no love, I got up and went sit in a chair. I felt like  Ididnt deserve to share their space. athena rubbed her mom's arm. "It's ok mommy, it's ok. You are the best mommy in the world. I love you.."  Tee Anderson 2:22 pm     "I should have been smarter.  More careful. I shouldn't have been there.  I went there for you.  I went there for you,"  I felt tears start to come again and I didn't know how to stop them, even if I wanted them to because I didn't want to upset Athena.  But her words made me cry harder and I held her tightly to my chest, even though my whole body ached and cried against her hair.  Kay 2:23 pm     I felt the pain in his words. I had no idea how to deal with this. "I know, Tone. I know." I said. He did wish I died over the baby. I wish I did too, even if I would come back alive in another way. I had no idea it would happen. I wish I could tell the future, but as a siren couldnt' he in a way. No, I couldnt point blame. I lost a child too, not just Tone. I wanted to remind him that, but it was not the place. I knew he was probably just hoped on drugs and was weening off, mixed with real emotion.  Tee Anderson 2:26 pm     I ignored Adonis after that, because it made me feel cold and dark and I wanted to put away those feeling for now.  I didn't want them.  I wanted to hold my daughter and feel warmth again.  I stopped crying eventually and found I had worn myself into a sort of sleep, my body trying to recouperate more. I didn't think I would every be the same, I felt stretched out and sticthed back together wrong.  But when I woke up several hours later, I felt more...I wouldn't say myself.  But more alive than just a bag of bones and pain.  Kay 2:29 pm     I fell asleep in the chair. I woke u pa few times to check them, and to check my phone. Badger seem to have it all under control and was asleep in my office. That was fine. I had hannah on updates to. I did have to leave in the morning, BAdger replaced me to go and check things out. So far they had three members of free aeriel in jail. I told them to keep them there.. I needed to torture them from answers.. I went on the media to say anyone who sees a free aeriel traitor. I wasnt going to give them a good name, to report tha and they would be rewarded. I told the media that they were dangerous and out to kill. I said the movement was not kind and good for our nation. After my address, I went back to my office to work.  Tee Anderson 2:32 pm     When I woke up, Adonis was gone, and I felt like another part of my heart sealed over.  He was done with me.  He must have blamed me for the whole thing.  Athena was still there though, and we spent a quiet day together.  I brushed her hair and we watched our favorite movies quietly.  She made me meals and brought me ice cream and heat packs.  She was more quiet and thoughtful than she usually was and that made me hurt more, that she had changed because of this.  I kissed her temple and told her over and over again how much I loved her and told her that I would get better someday.  I had to beleive that.  Kay 2:34 pm     I came back home later. Tired and exhausted and stressed. I went down to the beach house and went into the room where Tone was. "Hi?" I said. I sat beside her. My eyes were red from exhaustion. "How are you , Doll? " I said very softly. I kissed his forehead. I took his hand. "I been busy with trying to get it all fixed." Athena came over to me to ask if I wanted to eat. She was making dinner. I told her I was ok, but saw her pout and said I would love ice ceram too. She ran off. I lean back.. "We got three people in custody right now.. working on getting more."  Tee Anderson 2:38 pm     I sat up straighter when Adonis came in and I did feel some sympathy for him, at seeing how tired and worn out he looked.  I still thought he should be here, but I was always selfish like that.  There was an attack at home, he must have things he needed to do.   I told Athean gently that her father and I needed to talk alone, and she seemd alright with it.  "You won't find some of them," I told Adonis meeting his eyes for the first time.  "That's why I was stable and almost died again. I found it again.  That darkness.   They're gone.  You won't find even a piece of dust from them.  I took care of every single molecule," I said, my voice hardening.  "I didn't want even one single cell to survive."  Kay 2:41 pm     I was in awe and fear of Tone right now. The three I had must have been copy cats. They didnt seem threatening. "Oh." I said. I was shocked. I had no idea what to do with this,but it was also good news for the planet. If someone could destory them without anyone seeing. "How can I help you right now?" I asked. I Was unsure what to do. "I dont know what to do, and I am sorry for how things happened. I cant tell you how much..": I wonderd if tone wanted to destroy me, being distance from me like he was right now was worst than being blown up.  Tee Anderson 2:43 pm     "You can't," I told Adonis simply. It wasn't even trying to be mean, it was just the truth.  "You can't help me. I  can't be helped."  I laced my fingers together in front of me, looking at them and feeling that darkness again, but I pushed it away.  "I don't feel anything," I told him, in  a small pained voice. I know I love Athena, and I know I hurt.  But I don't know anything else. I can't feel anything else, Adonis. I don't know how to."  Kay 2:46 pm     "You will Doll. You will again, right now it's just a shock and it will take some time. It might take a while or it might not. Just hang in there." I said. "I am here, Hannah is here. Badger is extending his stay here. It will all be ok,.. You are not alone, sweetheart. You might feel like it,but you are not. We all mourn that loss... and your pain.." I sat on the bed and rubbed his head.  Tee Anderson 2:49 pm     I felt Adonis's hand in my head and I knew it was meant to comfort.  But I didn't feel it. I knew that Adonis was mourning too, but I didn't even have it in me to care about that. I was hollowed out. I was empty.  It was the most terrifing thing I'd ever felt. I loved everyone, I loved everything.  But now I felt nothing.  No love.  Just the love I still felt for Athena.  But everything else was blank, like the baby had taken it all with her when she died.  When I killed her.  I wondered if Adonis realized when I said that it meant that I didn't love him either. I couldn't feel the love for him. I knew it was there, somewhere, I remembered what it felt like.  But it was gone.  It was just gone.  "How much time.  How much time does it take before I'm just broken.  What if I don't get better?"  Kay 2:51 pm     "I'll still love you.' I said. I rubbed his head. "I will love you even iff.... you never do." I felt my throat tighten. It would be true. I would always love Tone. I could hear Athena giggle outside. "I .. buried her on the beach, next to Tammy. She's here with us, I didn't want her anywhere else." I let out a whimper. "I dont think shes upset. I felt her earlier, she's ok." I told Tone. "I'msorry we lost her.. but she was loved so much by you doll.."  Tee Anderson 2:55 pm     "You shouldn't," I told Adonis stiffly and turned away from him, pressing my face into the mattress and feeling a few more tears on my cheeks.  Athena's giggle felt like knives inside of me, becuase it seemed wrong that anyone should be happy right now.  Ever again even.  "I killed her too," I told Adonis and turned back over.  "You put the two people I loved that I killed side by side."  I wiped at my eyes and stood up. "I want to go.  Take me there."  Kay 2:56 pm     I felt completely surprised. "I don' tknow if its a good idea." I told Tone. "I think you need to stay here." I felt a fear wash over me. Tone wasnt comforting me. He didnt want to. He didnt need to. I wasnt use to it. "Tammy gave herself to Athena.." I was just saying stupid shit.. I knew Tammy passed it to AThena. I could sense Tammy inside Athena sometimes. I wasnt sure if tone could walk. I went over to try and pick him up. "ok.. are you sure?"  Tee Anderson 2:59 pm     I stood up a little straighter. "I'll go without you, if you won't go with me," I told him.  There was no sympathy in my tone either.  I felt something in my heart harden a little further when he mentioned that Tammy gave herself for Athena.  "And what did she give herself for? I killed her to save you.  Do you want to talk about that now?"  I was furious and felt the tears on my cheeks again.  "Yes I'm sure. I want to go."  Kay 3:01 pm     I didnt know what to say. I picked Tone up. "You need me right now." I said sternly. I wasnt mad, or upset I just was direct. He didnt seem to want my comfort. I carried him out. "Don't .. don't tell Athena that. Please?" I didnt want my daughter to think I was a horrible man. Even if I was. She loved me and thought the world rotated around me. "Please." I begged as I took Tone to the door.  Tee Anderson 3:03 pm     "I won't say anything to Athena," I assured Adonis, letting him pick me up.  "I don't need to tell anyone that.  You know and I know.  That's enough.  That's too much."  I dropped my head against Adonis's chest and felt the tears keep sliding out of me, some sort of damn that couldn't be stopped.  "It's not you," I said eventually.  "I don't say that to blame you.  I'm blaming me."  Kay 3:06 pm     "You dont have anything to be ashamed of. You are a good person. : I carried him through the bushes and trees and gently set Tone down. "There." I said pointing to the sand hill. "I am getting her tomb soon, something nice and ... perfect." I wasnt sure perfect was the right word, but somethign made of pure stone. She deserved it. "Shes wrapped up in pink silk sheets and has cute little clothes on. She's.. beautiful." I said leaning against a tree. She had dark hair and tanned skin like Tone. She looked more like Tone. Then the clear complexion Athena had that matched me. "I'm sorry, Tone."  Tee Anderson 3:09 pm     I sat down when Adonis set me down and crawled closer, laying myself down on the cold ground under the tree and laying my hand over the freshly turned dirt where she'd been burried.  "I'm sorry too," I said softly.  "I wish..." I took a breath.  "I know you're mourning too.  I know it and I should care about it, but I can't.  And I'm sorry.  I'm not really a good person. I'm not."  I stroked the dirt and closed my eyes.  "When I die, will you bury me here too?  Next to her?"  Kay 3:11 pm     I had no idea what to say. Tone wouldn't die. Not for a long long time, if ever. I nodded. "Yes." I said. I didnt have it in me to argue. I sat down and watched Tone. He didnt have any real tearsin his eyes.I knew he must jsut be tired. I didnt know what to say. I usually was the one he seeked comfort from,  but now I felt cold and naked. A human that no longer held value to Tone. I rested my chin on my knees.  Tee Anderson 3:13 pm     I kept pushing my fingers through the sand there and nodded, closing my eyes and wishing for a moment that they hadn't been able to save me. I didn't know if I beleived in an afterlife, but I wanted to be there.  Be there and not here.  I started to cry eventually, softly this time, not the gasping sobs of earlier.  "I'm sorry," I whispered to her.  "I'm sorry I didn't protect you like I should have.  I'm sorry I didn't save you."  I cried until I had no more tears and then I looked up to Adonis and very cautiously held out a hand to him.  Kay 3:18 pm     I wish strawberry would comfort Tone. She did for me last night. She hugged me in a spirit way. Please hug your mom too.Let her know you are ok. I was unsure what to do at first but reached out. I crawled on my knees and took his hand. I sat with him. I turned of fmy phone, so I could be here for Tone until he was ready to go back inside. I didnt know what to say, I felt as if all words had escaped me. I was feeling like I didnt belong here. That I did this. That I put Tone through so much pain, but finally. This one broke him for real this time. I wondered if I would do this to Athena too?  Tee Anderson 3:20 pm     I didn't think holding Adonis's hand was enough, and I felt like a monster for not being able to do more for him.  I wished I could. I wished I knew how to right now.  But I hoped he knew I was trying.  This was me trying to care.  Trying to rekindle that warm feeling between us that I couldn't find right now.  We sat there for what felt like a very long time and finally I looked up into his eyes.  "I'm ready," I told him gently. "I'm ready to go back, if you are."  Kay 3:23 pm     I nodded. I picked Tone up. "I love you. I'm sorry." I said. I wasnt sure what else to say. I laid him down on the bed and wrapped my arms aruond him. Badger said he had to go for a couple of hours. Athena came in the room. She was ready to sleep, but wanted to sleep next to her mom. I felt like Athena was taking her mom's side more,but that was ok. I didnt deserve comfort. I was a monster. I felt the tug of the monster in my chest .It was almsot that time. Due date for me to be a killer again, secretly locked away from my family.. How long would that be locked away before it broke out.  Tee Anderson 3:25 pm     It almost hurt to hear Adonis said that he loved me, since I didn't know what I felt like anymore.  "I will love you again," I said eventually, running my hand down his cheek.  "I will. I must.  Somewhere.  Somewhere in here."  I let Adonis carry me back and I curled in bed with Athena and kissed her temple, telling her how beauitufl she was and how much I loved her.  I looked over at Adonis.  "Do you have to work?" I asked him, not judging.  "I understand if you do.  With everything that happened."  Kay 3:30 pm     I was shocked. Tone didnt love me anymore. I wonderd if he ever did now. I felt the beats in my heart slow down, as if I was just now to survive on my own. Maybe that's what I was meant to be.. ALone. Like I was when my sister left to do good in the world,and I lived in a small swamp cabin, alone.. with my pet crocodile uncle ripper.  "Do you want me to leave?" I asked. I wanst sure what to do with myself. "Yeah, go away daddy. You are making mommy unhappy." The words hurt so much from Athena. I stood up. "Ok." I said. 'CAll me if you need me... "  Tee Anderson 3:32 pm     "No," I said suddenly, reaching a hand out to stop Adonis from leaving.  "That's not what I mean.  That's not what I meant at all."  I pulled Adonis down to the bed.  "Lay here with us."  I held his hand again.  "Dad isn't making me unhappy. I'm making myself unhappy.  That's what I'm trying to say.  I'm broken.  Something is very sick inside of me, and I don't know how to fix it. I'm not sure how to fix it, Adonis.  That's what I'm saying. I hate myself.  I hate myself for not feeling anything."  Kay 3:34 pm     I felt so desperate for Tone to love me. I wrapped my arms around him. Athena wrapped her arms on the other side of Tone. "It's ok. We will find it. Togetehr. Even if you never love me again, we will find a way for you to exist happily." I promised Tone. "I will make sure you are happy, even .." Without me. I thought. Athena looked angry with me. I wondered if they had their own siren language sometimes. I wish Athena wouldnt look so angry with me. I pulled Tone against my chest. "It's going to take some time to heal.. ok?" I whispered. "Please dont stress out over it, it'll come.. "  Tee Anderson 3:39 pm     I could tell I was hurting Adonis and I hated myself more for that, but I didn't know how to fix it. I wished, a bit, that he was angry with me, and not hurt.  If he was angry I could maybe feel something.  But he was so kind.  So loving.  And I was a terrible person for not responding to it.  I sighed when he wrapped his arms around me and I eased myself against him, like I used to, trying to feel that love and contentment.  "When?" I said a little despeartely.  "You're the one thing I should be able to count on, why can't I feel it?" I felt new tears in my eyes. "You should hate me for this. You should be angry with me."  Kay 3:45 pm     "I am not." I said. "I dont hate you. It's ok... I dont deserve to be loved.. Tone. I am getting the karma I deserve. It's ok.." I said to him. Athena hurt me so much right now. She had nothing to do with me. She had everything to do with Tone and that is how it should be, but it didnt mean that it didnt hurt all the same. I fell asleep, uncomfortably.. I had no one in my dreams. No one visited me. Not even Athena or Strawberry. I woke up with my alarm. They were both asleep. I kissed their head. ... ^^^ the next couple of weeks went the same. although Athena did say she aws sory and she loved me. I took her out to eat sometimes, but mostly took her to school. Tone was still not in love with me, and I was desperate to get him to love me agani.Even last night when I tried. I made dinner, I rubbed his feet. I kissed him. He didnt kiss back. I tried to, but he pushed me away, more and more.. Until I wondered if we should live apart. Did Tone want that?"  Tee Anderson 3:53 pm     I said I tried, but the truth was that for the first few days I didn't try at all. I couldn't find a reason to the first week.  But after that I did. I missed the feeling and Adonis was trying so hard. I could see him trying and I felt more and more monstorous for not responding to it.  For not being able to feel it. I knew that I was in love with him.  But it was intellectual. It was in my head and far away. nothing like the passion I used to feel.  I thought at first it was because I blamed him.  But the more time passed, I realzied it was because I blamed myself. I didn't deserve to love him anymore.  I didn't deserve his love or his comfort.  I wanted his anger and hatred.  I wanted him to do to me what he did to his people in his lab.  I wanted him to punish me.   But I couldn't say that.  He would just get sweet and loving and it would be worse.  It was making it worse.  "No.  Don't move out. I just...I need some time.  I need to...I don't know Adonis. I don't know what I need. Maybe jsut tongiht. C ould you take Athena and I can just..try by myself."  Kay 4:00 pm     I nodded. I kissed his cheek. "I love you." I told him. "I will be in my house.  Our house, you knowwhat I mean." Tone didnt go anywhere. I had to tell peopl Aeriel was away for a while. That they need not worry. Athena wanted to stay with mommy, but she saw something on my face and ran to hug me. I picked her up. "Bye mommy." She said as we walked out and into my house. I was feeling more and more angry at Tone for not loving me, but I couldnt react to that, that wasnpt something he could help, still it hurt. Why didnt he love me? I had badger with us. He was very patient through out all this. I was glad for that. I left him with Athena to play the T rex game.          I went to my lab. I made love to my Tone doll. Made love? More like fucked and pretended. She was good. Felt real. Said she loved me over and over again. Loved on me like Tone, but without a pulse. Maybe I culd get a pulse in her body.. I even had Aeriel dressed more like a boy. It still looked like tone. I ended up killing one of the people in jail. a lazy kill, but still enough to be satifsying. I went back to my room and took a shower..  Tee Anderson 4:07 pm     I had never been one to go out, not like Adonis did, but I was feeling desperate. It had been weeks and nothing felt better. I still felt hollowed out empy and nothing was fixing it.  I wanted to die, but I didn't know how to do it.  Or if I was brave enough to do it.  I felt insane, and I should have told Adonis, but I didn't know how to talk to him anymore.  I didn't know how to do anything.  I dressed, and slipped into town, feeling like I was not myself enough that no one would recoginze me.  I went to the shittiest little dive bar I could find and sat at the counter, drinking beer after beer, but my psyche was tortured enough that I didn't even feel the effects of it.          People talked to me, flirted with me and I just found myself nodding in response, letting some man take my hand and dance with me, knowing on some level that they were touching me but not really feeling it.  Not like I should. I felt him kiss me but didn't care, didn't feel anything.  It wasn't until later, when he'd taken me out of the bar and into some shitty hotel room that I felt something.  He bit my neck and I felt it.  Just barely. Just enough that something twinged inside of me.  Something that knew this was wrong and self-destructive, but for a second it made the emptiness go away. It was pain and horror at myself, but it wasn't empty and I was so desperate to feel something I would take feeling awful if that was all I could get.  Kay 4:10 pm     I laid on the sofa. I laughed as I watched them play the helmet game. I closed my eyes and thought of a moment with Tone. It wasn't a very special moment. We were eating cake, trying out the perfect cake for our wedding. "This one, it's coconut." Tone said. "Tone, no one likes coconut, but old people." He took the piece and smeared it over my nose and lips. I lean in and kissed my lips. "What if it taste like that." I kissed him back. "What, like you and coconit?" We ended up smooshing cake in each other'     not done     each other's face. It was fun, and light. We ended up getting that stupid coconut cake, and at our wdding everyone loved it. I had a very special chocolate cake on the bottom row for myself.. Our cake was 10 layers or more. It was the most amazing cake I had ever seen. I stood up and grabbed a helmet and joined their game. I may only have memories to live on, but at least I had memories.  Tee Anderson 4:21 pm     It occured to me suddenly as this man who's name I didn't even know was kissing me and undressing me that Adonis would kill me for this. Or at least that he should, and I wanted him to.  I wanted him to.  I pushed a button on my phone before I tossed it away, something we had worked out ages ago, a distress signal.  Because I wanted him to seeme.  I didn't know if I wanted him here to stop it or to see it and hate me for it. Maybe he would kill me then and all of this would end. I wouldn't have to worry about not feeling anything because I wouldn't exist anymore.          I was broken, I knew that, broken deep deep down, for wanting my husband to kill me.  But I did. I wanted that. I wanted it and I sobbed, feeling as if the hard covering I had put over my heart broke into a thousand peices the second this stranger pushed himself violently inside of me.  I had been hiding from my feelings for weeks, but now I felt it, I felt everything, so big and vast and I wondered why I wanted to feel it at all.  I dug my nails into my thighs so I didn't push the man away because I deserved it. I deserved whatever Adonis would do to me for allowing myself to get this bad.  For allowing it to happen.  Wanting it to happen.  Kay 4:30 pm     I got a signal on my phone. It was Tone's personal signal to me. I looked at Badger and told him I had to go. I left quickly. I was surprised to see him in the sin district. He had never been there. I have, a few times. I knew it was unsafe and wondered how he got here. His phone came on and I heard him breathig heavily.. He sounded like he was having a good time... Never in my intellectual, would I imagined anything goingon. He was loyal to me in so many ways.. I had to not worry about that.          I got to a hotel. It was dirty here. Sluts worked these grounds and hungry people who wanted sluts. I didnt put a law that it was illegal. My heart churned for what I knew I would walk in might be bad. What if someone was hurting Tone. I walked in seeing Tone.. in a way I never thought I would see him. Spread eagle. A look of eroticism on his face. I furrowed my brows. I shut and locked the door. The way he moaned belong to me. The man above him enjoying the perfect flesh under him. 'Yeah.." I took out my gun. The man looked at me and pulled out. "christ." He shouted as he grabbed a book. No one expected to see the leader of their country during their sex in a dirty hotel          "No, please, continue. " The guy seem so confused. "What, no.." He said. I pulled the trigger back. "Now.. " I said as I went to sit down, barrel pointed at him. "Fuck his body... Ignore me.." He looked down at Tone for guidance. "I dont understand?" He said. I shot a warning shot towards the bed. "I said fuck him, fuck him like the little slut he is .."  Tee Anderson 4:37 pm     Something about letting that protective barrier around my heart come down opened me up to feel Adonis again, like I used to.  I could feel him again and the true horror of what I was doing to him.  I was almost fanatical about it, seeing visions of him coming now and closing his fingers around my throat.  That would be a last act of compassion and love from him, I thought, the thoughts of a crazy person.  He would come and see me and kill me, and end this, he would end it and I would be grateful for him, for his love.          I could feel him coming closer and I called out to him with my mind, to come, to come and put an end to all of it.  But it still didn't really perpare me to see him come through the door.  I saw him and it all flooded back into me, past the pain and the blame and the emptiness.  The man I loved, the man I was intentionally hurting.  My whole life there in front of me every bit of joy and pain I ever felt in one person.  I was grateful for all of it, now, the joy and the pain, so grateful to feel it agian even if I was destroying it violently by letting this man continue to touch me.           I was almost enraptured by the thought of Adonis's hands around my neck, but they didn't come.  The gun pushed a gasp from my lips and I shook my head, my eyes meeting his, clear and open for the first time since I'd lost our daughter.  "Point it at me," I said, and my voice was low and husky, my eyes locked to his.  "That's what you want isn't it?  It's what I want."  There were some tears in my eyes but I ignored them, staring intently in Adonis's eyes, even as I felt my body being touched again.   Kay 4:42 pm     "Oh no, no Tone. No. I will tell you why." I felt my voice choke. This was hard. I wasnt this cruel to Tone.  Ididnt call him down when I cheated. I worked my ass off to make it fucking right with him. Was this his plan all along to get back. To make sure I was in my lowest state, and take me further. Was this the karma coming, taking Tone. the only person I loved more than anything.. "I will tell you why .."  Iheld the gun to the guy. 'FUCK HIM.." I shouted. "He is enjoying it." The man did as I asked and pushed inside Tone. I yelled at tone. "Scream for him. Scream for his cock." I held a gun at the man. "Or else."          I felt my other hand shake. I felt I lost control. Didn't Tone want to stay alive for at least Athena. Did he not love her? He was the one who fought to have her. Now he wanted to abandon me, and her? What a selfish man. I would not abide to his wishes. I sat in a chair and kept silent. I lit a cigarette and smoked it calmly as I watched that unaware man fuck my husband.  Tee Anderson 4:48 pm     I felt my body being manipulated, but I didn't really feel it.  And not because I couldn't this time, but becuase I was caught by Adonis's eyes.  His rage was something I'd waited for since I'd lost the baby.  I wanted it, craved it. I wanted him to blame me as much as I blamed myself and it was intoxicating to feel it. It was my fault and I deserved to be punshed for it. And here I was, pushing for it.  For this.  For that dark feeling in his eyes, directed at me.           "Tell me why," I begged him.  "Tell me why.  I deserve it.  For this and for other things.  Tell me why you won't."  I felt my breathing get ragged again, but I didn't moan or scream.  I watched my husband with wide dark eyes.  "You think one more death on my account will sway me?" I asked him, a harsh laugh in my throat.  "It's always death between us, Adonis.  Death and pain and I still can't get enough of it.   I killed our daughter don't you care about that?  Why won't you hate me for it?  Why?"  Kay 4:52 pm     I didn't say anything. I let him yell at me.  Ididn't give into anything. I didnt know what wuold come out of my mouth. I hurt deep down, this was dirty and wrong. "Fuckng moan." I shouted finally, wanting him to stop saying hurtful things. "Because of pumpkin." I didn't say her name for reasons. I didnt want this person to know anything. "She needs her parents." I had enough of this, and took the gun and shot the manin the head. His brains all over the room. "Think about her, the next time you awnt to do this.. " I said standing up and tossing the used cigarette on the floor next to Tone's clothes. I stamped the cigartte on his clothes. "If you dont love me, that's fine, but Athena doesn't deserve it."          "Clean yourself up, you got brain and blood on you." I went outside, took my gun with me and walked down the hall. I went to the castle and made sure clap traps watched Tone's journey back. I went to take a long shower, probably an hour. I let the shower burn my back skin. I wanted it extremely hot. I got out and tried to act normal. Athena was curled up in a ball on Badger's chest asleep. I put a blanket over them and went on my back porch to watch the sunrise.  Tee Anderson 5:00 pm     I felt my breath catch when he said her name, her nickname, and I didn't have the words to tell him that she didn't need me anymore.  She'd always needed Adonis more and she was nearly an adult now and she'd have Badger and forget about her poor, stupid, naive mother.  I wasn't any good to any of them like this.  And never again maybe.  I should have expected the gunshot, but it surprised me and I screamed then, when i felt the rain of blood and brain material over me.  "I do love you," I said, blinking the blood out of my eyes, but not wiping it away from my face.  "That doesn't change the facts.  That you shouldn't love me anymore."  I watched him, almost clinically.  "Did I fix that?  Did I make you see?  Do you not love me anymore?"          I watched him leave before he answered and finally felt a chill, something sweep up around me, making me feel dizzy and ill. I went to the bathroom and threw up several times, as if I was purging more of the darkness inside of me. It did come up black, like it was that energy that had infected me for so long, finally able to let itself free now that I had ruined the last good thing in my life.   I didn't clean off my face, I didn't even get dressed. I walked back to the beach, as I was, ignoring the looks and catcalls I got along the way.  I walked into the water when I got home, embraced by terrified mermaids.  Kay 5:06 pm     I didnt want to go see him. I had sent someone after him to check to see if he was ok. To see if he had dieases. I made a quick text about trading off Athena. But, at fisrt I wanted someone with Athena when she saw her mom. I wasnt sure of Tone's mental. I knew it hurt Athena to see us apart and not talking. I tried my best to explain that mommy was sick and it didnt help momy to see me. When I didn't really know how I would react. I put away my Tone doll, and worked on just killing people for the next three days. I buried myself in work. I stayed extremely busy and told the media Aeriel was in the hospital getting treated. I didnt say more than that          I stay strong for a month, as strong as I could. I didnt talk to Tone. I knew he was ok, I got reports. Ok in the way he was still alive. I was overwhelmed at work. Makng so many decisions all the time, sometimes I wish to be a simple man, on a simple farm with a family. Athena seem to be more and more uspet with me, and over time didnt want to see me as much as she did her mom.  Tee Anderson 5:12 pm     The mermaids helped me the first few days, trying to soothe away the last of my sickness.  It was like the grief over losing the baby had manifested as a cancer inside of me, and I had been doing every reckless act I could think of to end the cancer.  And now, I had the sickness under control, and had to face how much I had ruined everything.  I had called Adonis a monster before, when I had learned of people he'd hurt and things he'd done.  But I felt like the real monster now. I'd looked at my life and blown the whole thing up because I didn't know how to deal with my grief and now I knew I would never get it back.   I was grieving for two now, for Adonis, who wouldn't talk to me, wouldn't even look at me even when Athena went back and forth between us.  And for the baby.  Maybe grieving properly for the first time.  Athena went with me daily to visit the grave and set out flowers and as much as I told her it was all my fault and that she shouldn't blame her father for any of it, I saw that she did.          I didn't know how to change her mind and  had that guilt to carry with me now too. I bore it better now, as if exploding my life had broken me down enough that I could take the weight.  It had broken my back so I was closer to the ground, and being that much closer wasn't too much of a hardship.  I couldn't apologize to Adonis. I didn't know how. I didn't know how to tell him that I hadn't ever stopped loving him really, I just just stopped loving myself and I hadn't been able to handle his love.  I didn't know how to explain it and I didn't think he'd understand. I almost didn't want him to.  He deserved better, but I didn't think he was looking for it. I didn't know what he was doing.  He was a mystery now that I couldn't unravel.

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O—->>Naruto Tag Game <<—-O Tagged by @sausage-fist F A V O R I T E Female Character - Eh....eh.........Tsunade Male Character -SASUKE Team - Team 7 Sensei - Kakashi Hokage - 6th KAKASHI YAYAYAYAYA Kage - Gaara; best Kate of the year Village - Konoha has the best yield to date. Akatsuki Member - Ugh, Deidara. Jutsu - Electric Giraffe Episode/Chapter - Episode "The one where SASUKE fucking does during the Haku fight" cuz it literally changed my life. Fight Scene - The Valley of The End BOTH TIMES. Also any time when the animation was 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽 Fanfiction - I can't remember any now. Except this one that Aerielle insists that I told her all about. Something having to do with Naruto and Sasuke having to spit water to each other. ...yeah. Story Arc - The one that was all about SASUKE and shitty Team Hebi. Filler - Any episodes that mildly focused on SASUKE. PARTICULARLY the one where naruto and SASUKE got their hands stuck together and they had to piss next to each other. Yeah. That's the quality filler you need. What is your… OTP (explain why) - Naruto and Sasuke. You can call me a fucking whatever it is but when I hear the words "You guys perfectly compliment each other. Despite your differences, you're still fighting to get to the other" in a million different ways for this and that reason, I want them to be together because I believe when you find someone like that, that's it. I've never really considered gender to stop relationship pairings in my entire shipping career. It's probably why I stopped caring about shipping in newer shows. Because it's soul crushing to know that if either one of Naruto or Sasuke was a girl, they would have been together in the end NO FUCKING QUESTION. NoTP (without being a dick, explain why) -Sakura and Sasuke. Uh, also I can be a fucking dick. It's the internet. You asked, I'll fucking tell you. If anyone read the actual ATMOSPHERE of ANYTHING between Sasuke and Sakura's interactions, you'd get a lukewarm amount of chemistry between them AT BEST. Yes, Sasuke considered Sakura his friend as a part of TEAM 7. Yes, they did share a couple of moments with the whole Orochimaru thing. Yes, I recognize Sakura has FUCJING pined over Sasuke's fine ass for YEARS. WE ALL DID. But there isn't any sense in saying things like "YAS QUEEN SAKURA FINALLY GOT HER MAN" for what. For vague reasons that overall dishonor her character and any little development she made? Her forgiving Sasuke after he made a legitimate attempt on her life DESTROYED her as a character. Kishi made her to be that little 12 year old girl again, crying her eyes out over a boy who won't look at her. Yeaaaaaah. I love it when characters are put to get her by default. It's always a good feeling. Crackship/s - meh. I don't like ships that don't feel right. I will support any ship that someone had explained though. BroTP - Guy/Kakashi lmao Living together like old men aaaaa OT3 - Team 7 all the way. Give me all the fan art with them interacting. Their story is a sweet one (if you don't get too specific. Which is impossible) Crossover ship - If you wanna crossover Sasuke and me (the main protagonist of my life) then I guess that's the most accurate answer to this question. M I S C E L L A N E O U S Do you have any headcanons? - Sasuke has unintentionally made friends with plenty of people but is too emotionally distant to care but still polite enough to nod in their general direction. Lakshmi and guy live together, babysitting children until they're old enough to take care of themselves. Sakura cries knowing Sasuke doesn't really love her. Sarada is the product of a drink night on the town. Though Sasuke very much appreciates Sakura raising Sarada and couldn't think of anyone who would do a better job rearing a child so.... #sorrynotsorry Are you happy with the ending? 👿👿👿👿 How do you feel about the Next Generation? - I actually love those children. If I ignore the fact that their parents' characters and personalities were stomped on for the sake of producing them and prolonging my agony, then I enjoy them very much. Say something about your favorite character. - I think of him when my mind goes through a lull. Which is constantly. It's strange to consider some character that was created by someone else as important as I do. It's truly something...to say the least but I still don't know if it is a good or a bad thing. It's probably better he doesn't exist where I can get to him. You know. For his sake. What would a child between your OTP look like? - Hmm. I guess he'd look like that parallel universe naruto. Menma? With the black hair and the whiskers. I think people like making an AU where Naruto and SASUKE have Menma as a kid. Say something genuinely nice about your NoTP. - :0 Damn, they made one amazing little girl who's going to be the future Hokage. I can't deny my love for her. And I guess. Maybe. I'm glad Sasuke has a wife who adores him. He needs that. And Sakura. Is a good Mom. (Fucking pulling my teeth out here.) Say something negative about your OTP. - ...........................................................I guess beating the shit out of each other sometimes wouldn't be too fun. Is there any way you could be convinced to ship your NoTP? Nah. drake.jpg oh wait. Yes. If a PIG COULD FLY THEN- What makes you mad about the series? - It went on too long and then had a very rushed ending. It probably would have been better if it didn't get as popular as it did. ALSO WHY DID YOU TAKE NEJI AWAY FROM US YOU GOD DAMN If you could see anything happen in the series, what would it be? Please let Sasuke rest. Look at him, he's fucking tired and he's got the tired eye bags and please let him cut his hair or grow it out more it's like it's in the awkward length stage oh and can someone fashionable please dress Sasuke better he's kind of clueless when it comes to that and also I could go on and it all has to do with Sasuke. In your opinion… Most attractive male? Oooooo Madara. He's SO FINE (I'm sorry Sasuke but you've inherited those good looks from the best!) Most attractive female? They all kinda look the same tho....in his style.... No one but Tsunade sticks out to me..... Most overestimated? Hmmm Kabuto. Not appreciated enough? Iruka. What is the greatest thing about Naruto? The friends I made along the way. The worst? The friends I lost along the way. LMAO The saddest moment? NEJI The most DEFINING MOMENT? Hmm. Hmm.... maybe when Naruto says "Because I'm your friend." I think about it a lot. Not that I have or want a lot of friends. But because I want to be kind to people. I can't be an undying believer like Naruto. He's one in a trillion. But I can be a good person and a friend to people who need me. So I try. Rant about anything… I've ranted plenty. But I will say that Naruto is the best thing that could have happened to me when I was 11/12. I ended up being friends with a lot of good people. I guess it sounds silly to say that it taught me really important life lessons. I sort of met my wife thanks to it by extension. I got a cool Konoha symbol tattoo. And it gave me a haunted relationship with a grumpy dude. So thanks for the memories. I tag my fellow Naruto follower fans. :0 It was a blast from the past. Stirring up memories I didn't want to have stirred up tonight. LMAO.

#me #naruto #naruto ask meme

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Trainer pokemon commissions by the amazing sticksandsharks (names in captions)

#commission #nolan team #day team #aeriel team #zion team #matthias team #helga team #nolan pokemon #day pokemon #aeriel pokemon #zion pokemon #matthias pokemon #helga pokemon #official sabre #official princess #official pinkie #official mickey #official kirby #official ueki #official hagame #official furin #official winnifrey #nolan #day #aeriel #matthias #helga #zion

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crowdsourcing my bad decisions

Thing two: somebody somewhere mentioned a sibling-focused fic exchange OH HELP.  I am resisting Smut Swap (someday I will do it, if it keeps running, but not now when I’ve got an outstanding assignment already and limited internet) but I don’t think I can resist this.

So I haven’t seen official rules or anything, and I don’t know how many nominations will be allowed or what form they’ll take, but I’m going to post an informal survey anyway to help me narrow down my options.  Which of the following sibling relationships might you be interested in writing or reading about?  Bearing in mind that I’m going to list the largest possible group of siblings that I’m interested in any given family, but you can suggest a narrower group.  (Like if I say Various Madsens, you can vote for Michael & Mikkel.)  Also, I haven’t heard what the rules are about incest if any, so for convenience’s sake I’m just going to be using the & tag for all of these, even for the relationships that are canonically incestuous.  Also, I am being too lazy to look up spellings/people whose names I don’t remember or use diacriticals, YOU GUYS KNOW WHO I MEAN OKAY.

Okay!  Let me know what you think, even if you’re not particularly interested in participating in the hypothetical exchange.  Also if there’s a relationship in these fandoms that I don’t list but you’d like to see, mention it too, maybe I will have some extra nomination slots.

Stand Still Stay Silent

Onni & Tuuri

Reynir & his siblings

Various Madsens

Eino & Aino & Kaino

Torbjorn & Torulf

The Changelings

Jukka & Juha

Chrestomanci

Cat & Janet & Gwendolen

Roger & Julia

Marianne & Joe

Various Montanas

Marco & Renata & Angelica

Conrad & Anthea

Miranda & Ralph

Lively St. Lemeston

Ash & Rafe

Lydia & Jamie

Cyteen

Justin & Grant

ETA: I cannot believe I forgot Giraud & Dennys, see this is why I’m trying to think of things well ahead of time here

Vorkosigan Saga

Miles & Mark

Aral & his brother

Cordelia & her brother

Drou & her brothers

Team Koudelka

Various Arquas

Barons Fell & Ryoval

Various Duronas (do they all count as siblings or what???)

Terrence & Janine

Ser & Rebecca Galen

Chanur Saga

Chur & Geran

Pyanfar & Kohan

PJO/HOO/etc

Percy & Tyson & Percy’s sister

Nico & Bianca & Hazel

Thalia & Jason

Reyna & Hylla

Lou Ellen & Alabaster

Piper & Drew & Silena & Michael & Mitchell & Lacey

Kencyrath

Tori & Jame & Bane

Ganth & Greshan & Tieri

Gerridon & Jamethiel & Tirandys & Terribend

Kallystine & Lyra & Graykin & Gorbel

Brenwyr & Whatshisface, her brother, Lord Brandan

Darkangel

Aeriel & Roshka

Irrylath & his brothers

Erykah & Syllva

Talb & Whatsherface, his sister, starts with an M

#this has mostly been an exercise in burbling about siblings in the form of a list #you know my fandoms apply them #you guys do this fic exchange with me

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dear yuletide author - 2018

Thank you for your time and attention, and I hope your wishes are granted this holiday!

Likes:

I prefer plot and angst and adventure to fluff, though a nice warm fluffy scene can make a good dessert at the end of the pain and suffering. I lean more to f/f and m/f than m/m. I enjoy forbidden relationships. I love exploring the 'what if' spinoffs of a small change in a canon. I swoon for lovers who take dramatic risks to protect their loved ones.

I also enjoy detailed description of clothing/furniture/jewelry/pretty things in general. Not just heaping up brand names, but sensory detail.

Dislikes:

Please avoid sweeping tropey AUs like 'what if noir' or 'what if everyone was in high school'. I'm REALLY picky about comedy so it's probably not a good idea to go for wacky funny stuff. No excited rambling about pregnancy or babies. (Older kids are okay.) While I am okay with pretty dark stuff, please don't gorily torture characters to death on screen. If people gotta die, limit the details! I am generally not keen on crossovers. I dislike PWP unless it is exceedingly hot smut (see below).

Smut:

I don't require it, but I do read a good bit of filthy porn.

Kinks I find interesting: mild bdsm, pain mixed with pleasure, dubcon, sibling or cousin incest, strap-ons, futanari and other magical appendages, teasing, teenagers, drugs/magic with interesting effects, people making terrible decisions due to being emotionally overwrought or really really horny

PLEASE NO: 

rape or painful sex that one party is not enjoying at all, inserting anything edible (licking off boobs is okay), aggressive face-fucking, choking, degradation, scat/watersports, bukkake, parental incest, anyone younger than teen, emphasis on 'virgin blood' (some writers make it a huge deal with tearing pain and fountains of blood, please don't).

Mathnet / Square One TV

Kate Monday

Kate Monday was my idol and unrecognised crush. Her solving any short mystery and being awesome will please me. 80s, modern, California, globe-trotting, whatever. Could even go for a bit of an X-Files gag, where Kate and George are assigned to something really spooky and he believes the mystical explanation and she sticks to logic and numbers (and is proved right in the end). No shipping needed.

Optional crossover: Inspector Gadget. Penny Gadget grows up and joins the Mathnet team and Kate is her mentor and they do nerdy things together with NO BLONDE JOKES. No sassy Legally Blonde stuff, no overcoming sexism, just pure competence porn where they are good at what they do and everyone takes them seriously and it never occurs to anyone to doubt them just because of their hair/gender. I'm not shipping them together romantically though, too much age gap for my taste. But if you wanted to indulge me ridiculously, Kate could have a wife and Penny could be inspired to consider a girlfriend.

PLEASE NO KATE/GEORGE. George is married and I prefer Lesbian Kate.

It would be weird to go smutty here honestly. Keep it T?

Poison Ivy (1992 film)

Sylvie Cooper, Ivy

I was struggling through the confusions of puberty, Ivy was hot, this film left an impression on me. In a way it's perfect as it is, and trying to build any sort of happy ending for Ivy feels out of place, but on the other hand there's a lot of loose ends left after the story.

Throughout the film, there's a lot the audience never knows about Ivy, including her legal name. Did Coop know it? (Maybe, probably.) Did her father? (Quite possibly not). How do they handle all the legal responsibilities of her death? Were Ivy's stories about the aunt she was staying with true? How do they break the news?  How does her funeral go?  

What do Sylvie and her father have to say to each other about Ivy after the truth comes out? Does he admit everything that he did? How does he handle the guilt? How do they rebuild their relationship?

What is school like, afterwards? What rumors escape? How does Coop handle them?

Or - what if Ivy survives the fall? Seriously injured, possibly paralysed, but alive? How do they deal with her, once the truth comes out? Do they cover up her crimes? Do they keep her in their home? What happens to their relationships?

For AUs, what would have happened if Ivy had met Coop when they were several years younger, so she couldn't get her hooks into Darryl as easily? What if they met at summer camp and Ivy was just as messed-up and needy but the situations were different? What if the movie plot is actually a fantasy younger-Ivy spins about her future to her fascinated-and-appalled friend, who then has a chance to react to it?

Smutwise, I'm fine with Sylvie/Ivy, I'm okay with Darryl/Ivy but I would rather he not be the focus of the story (Sylvie catching them having sex has possibilities, or Ivy thinking about Sylvie while seducing Darryl)

The Parent Trap (Hayley Mills version)

Sharon, Susan

Two girls who are rivals clashing with each other are exiled to a camp cabin together to learn to get along. What better setup for sparks to fly?

Yes, that's right, I'm requesting twincest. I want the girls to develop a romantic and/or sexual relationship, BEFORE they realise they're actually related.

Ideally I'd like to read the whole trajectory from them being sent off together, the attraction building, and once they're established as a relationship, THEN have them find out they're twins and have to deal with the repercussions. Are they horrified, or determined to stay together? How does that affect their plans for their parents?

But I'm also fine with just plain smutting this and leaving the rest of the story for another day. How might these two get together, when they don't know any better? Catfight that turns into hatefucking that turns into something deeper? One of them is sick/injured/sad and the hurt/comfort melts their hatred for each other? They get curious about how alike they really are and check each other out naked, because 'we're both girls so it doesn't really count', and events get way out of hand?

If the incest squicks you, I will settle for after-the-film fic showing them trying to settle into their new lives together, dealing with each other's old school friends and so on. "Surprise twin" must lead to some interesting reactions, surely, and sharing everything won't always be easy when they don't have a common enemy to gang up on.

Darkangel Trilogy - Meredith Ann Pierce

Erin, Aeriel

OTP territory here.

I read the first book when I was fairly young and was, like many, drawn into the dangerous romance between Aeriel and Irrylath (though surely even then I must have felt it was slightly unfair that the text 'okayed' it by saying he wouldn't be beautiful if he wasn't still good inside?). I didn't find the other two books until much later, when I was older and more dubious about the 'romance' of a beautiful but abusive vampire whose true character she knew nothing about. Imagine my amazement as rivals and uncertain feelings began to cast doubt on that original romance... and maybe, just maybe, ended with the girl getting the girl. (And beyond that, letting me eat my cake and have it too, by building up Irrylath a little and giving the lovers of my childhood a brief beautiful moment together.)

So, okay, I have a lot of feelings about this canon. In my personal version of what-happens-next, Erin and Aeriel totally become lovers, Irrylath goes on a quest to try and win her back and in the process of his journey of personal discovery finds that he's actually happier elsewhere, and he and Aeriel at last meet again and then part as friends, content... but that's a whole novel in itself, at least.

Possible prompts:

A love scene between them in the series's poetic style (no need to be kinky here! just romantic)

One of them telling the tale of how they fell in love to their daughter? (These two can totally have science babies together.)

Some of Erin's adventures on her own in the time that they're separated during the books, and how she discovers and deals with her feelings about Aeriel?

Or the love epiphany on Aeriel's part, after the books - how does she realise her feelings are more than friendly, how does she reconcile them with her feelings for Irrylath? Perhaps while Erin goes on a trip alone to visit the Sea-of-Dust and Aeriel is alone with her thoughts?

World-building, figuratively and literally! What is life like in NuRavenna? How do they go about the process of restoring the world? What tools do they use and what do they look like? Spin me a picture!

While I dislike pregnancy fluff, pregnancy angst/drama might be possible here. What if that one night with Irrylath had a very unexpected result? Given Aeriel's new position and the history of the water witch, would she be panicked at the prospect? Would she be pleased to have a part of Irrylath with her always, or tormented by the reminder? How would Erin feel? Would Aeriel feel compelled to give the child away because of her responsibilities? Given her own history how would she feel about that? Will it even be possible for her to carry a child to term without more intervention, given her new body and all its changes? What if she ends up needing Erin's input somehow to stabilise the baby, resulting in a child born from all three of them?

#yuletide 2018 #yuletide letter

[mpqleaks-blog]

MPQ Leaks - Angel

So this originally leaked as one powerset for the last 5* of the year, with notes on what made a lazy version different (which always means a dual 3*/5* release), but no name or power names. Since then it’s been updated to distinctly show Angel vs Archangel. Based on the 3*’s “cosmic flame feathers”, I would suspect the 3* is Teen Angel. With Hulk, Nico, America, and Angel, that should cover our releases for the rest of 2017!

Archangel (???) Presumeably 5*

Aeriel Superiority - Archangel soars overhead, isolated from his team, where he can control the flow of battle. Creates %NumTile %NumTurn-turn Countdown tiles of a chosen color. While these are on the board, neither team may gain AP in that color.

Angle Of Attack - Archangel dives and swoops, picking off his foes before they can get a bead on him. Deal %NumDamage damage and stun the target for %NumStun turns.

(PASSIVE) At the start of turn, deal %AirDamage damage to any Airborne enemies and stun them for %NumStun turns.

Enemy Down - Archangel lets loose a flurry of razor sharp feathers, paralyzing his enemy. Deals %NumDamage damage and destroys %NumAP in %NumPools random enemy AP Pools.

Angel (???) Presumeably 3*

Aeriel Superiority - Angel soars overhead, isolated from his team, where he can control the flow of battle. Creates %NumTile %NumTurn-turn Countdown tiles of a chosen color. While these are on the board, neither team may gain AP in that color.

Angle Of Attack - Angel dives and swoops, picking off his foes before they can get a bead on him. Deal %NumDamage damage and stun the target for %NumStun turns.

Enemy Down - Angel lets loose a flurry of cosmic flame feathers, burning his enemies. Deals %NumDamage damage and creates %NumTile strength %NumStrength Green Attack tiles.

[ateamymm]

Things to Do in Fort McMurray

It’s that time of year again! Jack Frost is nipping at your nose, and as temperatures drop, often so does morale. It is no secret: Fort McMurray winters can be long and harsh, it can often lead to people feeling like they are going to spend their unforeseen future reclused in their home bundled away from -40 and lack of sunlight. A fear of boredom and anti-socialism sets in. The truth is, it doesn’t have to! Fort McMurray is chock full of amazing sports, hobbies, clubs and social gatherings for kids and adults alike. I have lived here collectively for over a decade, and I still find myself learning about awesome new activities all the time!

As a buyer’s specialist on The A-Team, I am often asked by people considering the move to Fort McMurray, and even by those who already live in and love Fort McMurray, this question: “What exactly is there to do around here?!”

So, here is the bad news: there are so many things to do in Fort McMurray that I may have missed some. Now the good news: there are even more things to do in Fort McMurray than I have listed below! :) If YOU know something great, feel free to comment below or let us know! We love to add fun things to our list of recommendations all the time!! I hope you enjoy this list, and you may even pick up a new past time!

SPORTS

I am always in awe of the number of athletic facilities available to our community. See below for some links/resources to get you started if you and/or your kids are the athletic types!

Hockey

[caption id="attachment_27732" align="aligncenter" width="737"] The Casman Center in Thickwood[/caption]

For Kids:

Fort McMurray Minor Hockey Association: http://www.fmmha.com/

Fort McMurray Minor Ball Hockey League: http://woodbuffaloballhockeyleague.ca

For Adults:

McMurray Gentleman’s League: http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=MCMURRAYGENTLEMANHOCKEYLEAGUE Fort McMurray Shift Hockey: http://lsa.carhahockey.ca/fort-mcmurray-shift-hockey Wood Buffalo Ball Hockey League (includes ladies league): http://woodbuffaloballhockeyleague.ca/

Entertainment:

AJHL - Fort McMurray Oil Barons: http://www.fortmcmurrayoilbarons.ca/

Skating (for kids & adults): http://www.noraltaskatingclub.ca/

Ringette (for kids & adults): http://mcmurrayringette.com/

Soccer

For Kids:

Youth Soccer: http://www.fmyouthsoccer.com/view/fmyouthsoccer

For Adults:

Fort McMurray Women’s Soccer: http://fmwsa.ca/

Fort McMurray Senior Men’s Association: https://www.eteamz.com/fortmcmurrayseniormenssoccerassociation/

Football

For Kids:

Fort McMurray Football: https://www.footballfortmcmurray.com/

For Adults:

Fort McMurray Flag Football (SPONSORED by The A-Team) - CO-ED & FREE: https://www.facebook.com/fmflag

Entertainment:

AFL - Fort McMurray Monarchs: http://aflfootball.ca/fort-mcmurray-monarchs/

Basketball

For Kids & Adults:

Aurora Basketball: https://www.aurorabasketballclub.ca/

Entertainment:

Keyano Huskies: http://www.keyano.ca/Services/SportWellness/HuskiesAthletics/HomeGameSchedule/HuskiesBasketball

Baseball/Softball/Slo-Pitch

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For Kids:

Fort McMurray Minor Baseball Association: www.fmmba.ca/

For Adults:

CO-ED Slo Pitch: http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=REMAXFORTMCMURRAYSLO&s=softball&p=home Men's League Slo Pitch: http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=FORTMCMURRAYMENSSLOP&s=softball

Entertainment:

Fort McMurray Giants: fortmcmurraygiants.ca

Curling

Fort McMurray Oil Sands Curling Club: www.fmoilsandscurlingclub.com/

Yoga

For Kids:

Shine Kids Fitness: https://www.shinekidsfitness.com/

For Adults:

Oranj Fitness: www.oranjfitness.com/ Higher Health: www.higherhealth.ca Oxygen Yoga Fort McMurray: oxygenfortmcmurray.com/ Yoga Temple - www.yogatemple.ca/

Dance

For Kids:

Generation Dance: http://www.gdsdance.com/ Mi Dance: www.macdonaldisland.ca/activities/dance Uptown Dance: http://suncor.fmcschools.ca/uptown/ The McIntyre Academy of Irish Dance https://www.facebook.com/McIntyreIrishDance/ YMM Dance Company - June 2018: https://www.instagram.com/ymmdancecompany/?hl=en

For Adults:

Fort McMurray Social Dance Club: http://fmsocialdanceclub.com/

Gymnastics

Norfort Gymnastics: http://www.fortmcmurraygymnastics.com/

Badminton

Friends Badminton Club: https://www.facebook.com/McIBClub/

Tennis

Fort McMurray Tennis Club: https://fortmactennisclub.com/

Martial Arts & Boxing

Bowmans Tae Kwon Do Academy: http://www.bowmansmma.com/ Total Taekwondo: https://www.totaltaekwondo.net/ Ni-Ten Judo Club: http://www.ni-tenjudoclub.ca/ Sweet Science Boxing Club: https://sweetscienceboxing.ca/

Roller Derby

For Adults:

Tar Sand Betties: www.tarsandbetties.com/

Shooting, Archery, Biathlon

Fort McMurray Fish & Game Association: http://www.fmfg.ca/

Golf

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Miskanaw Golf Club: www.miskanaw.ca/ Fort McMurray Golf Club: https://www.fortmcmurraygolfclub.com/ Mini Golf: http://vistaridge.ab.ca/summer/mini-putt/ Indoor Virtual Golf Simulator: http://www.miskanaw.ca/indoor-golf-simulator

Swimming

Fort McMurray Mantas Swim Club: https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=canfmmsc Macdonald Island Park Aquatics: http://www.macdonaldisland.ca/activities/aquatics YMCA Swimming Lessons: http://ymca.ca/What-We-Offer/Aquatics/YMCA-Swimming-Lessons

Rock Climbing

Macdonald Island Climbing Wall: http://www.macdonaldisland.ca/activities/climbing

Triathlon

Northern Light Triathlon Club: https://www.nltc.ca/

Running

Wood Buffalo Trail Running Series: http://www.wbtrailrunning.com/

Hiking

Fort McMurray Hikers & Walkers: https://goo.gl/edYmZ6

Mountain Biking

https://www.trailforks.com/region/fort-mcmurray/

Equestrian

Clear Water Horse Club: https://www.facebook.com/cwhcpublic/

Cricket

Fort McMurray Cricket League: http://fortmcmurraycricket.com/

Ultimate Frisbee

https://www.facebook.com/groups/6212798237/

Skiing/Snowboarding/Tubing

Vista Ridge: http://vistaridge.ab.ca/

Snow Mobile Club

McMurray Sno-Drifters: http://altasnowmobile.ab.ca/trailsclubs/mcmurray-sno-drifters/

Outdoor Aeriel Adventure Park

http://vistaridge.ab.ca/summer/aerial-adventure-park/

THE ARTS:

Photography

Wood Buffalo Photography Club: www.facebook.com/woodbuffalophotographyclub/

Art Classes

The Art Foundry: http://www.artfoundrywoodbuffalo.com Absolute Serendipity: www.AbsoluteSerendipity.com‎ Color Me Mine: http://fortmcmurray.colormemine.com/ Fort McMurray Potters’ Guild: http://www.fmpg.com/classes.html

Theatre

Keyano Theatre & Arts Centre: http://www.keyano.ca/StudentLife/TheatreArtsCentre Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts: suncor.fmcschools.ca/

Multi-Cultural Society

http://www.multiculturefm.org/programs

Escape Rooms

Mr. E’s Solve-it-torium: https://www.solve-it-torium.com/ Trapped: https://trapped.ca/locations/fort-mcmurray.html

Geocaching

https://goo.gl/uQzqGM

FAMILY FRIENDLY (Including Kids Under 3)

Trampoline Park **BRAND NEW**

Aim High Trampoline Park: https://www.facebook.com/AimHighParkFM/

Oil Sands Discovery Center

http://history.alberta.ca/oilsands/

Heritage Parks

Fort McMurray Heritage Society - Heritage Village/Heritage Shipyard: https://fortmcmurrayheritage.com/

Dog Parks/Splash Parks/Play Parks, Etc.

http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Public-Operations/Parks---Trails/Parks_OutdoorRecreation.htm

Toddler Groups/Activities

Wood Buffalo Regional Library: http://wbrl.ca/programs-resources/kids The Hub Family Resource Centre: https://www.thehubfrc.ca/

Dunvegan Garden

Corn Maze/Seasonal Fun/Gift Shoppe/Winter Wonderland: http://www.dunvegangardensfm.com/

SOCIAL:

Gala & Major Events

RE/MAX® Annual Charity Golf Tournament (May): http://www.remax-fortmcmurray-ab.com/ Diner En Blanc (June): https://fortmcmurray.dinerenblanc.com/ East Coast Garden Party (August): http://eastcoastgardenparty.com/pages/fort_mcmurray2/ Fort McMurray BBBS Wine Auction (September): www.fortmcmurraywineauction.ca/ Keyano College Gala (November): www.keyano.ca/AboutUs/AdvancementServices/Events/Gala Northern Lights Health Foundation Festival of Trees (November): http://www.northernlightshealthfoundation.ca/festival-of-trees.htm CRAZE (Family Friendly - NEW YEARS EVE @ Mac Island): Sponsored by Fort McMurray REALTORS® Winterplay: http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Community-Services-Department/Arts_Culture/WinterPlay.htm Fort McMurray Trade Shows: http://fortmcmurraytradeshows.com/

Youth Organizations

Girl Guides - https://www.girlguides.ca/web/ 9th Fort McMurray Scouts: www2.scouts.ca/9thfortmcmurray/ Girls Inc.: https://girlsinc.org/ Boys & Girls Club: fmbgc.ca/ 868 Rotary Northstar Squadron - Royal Canadian Air Cadets: https://www.868rcacs.ca/ Justin Slade Youth Foundation: jsyf.ca/ Stepping Stones Youth Services: www.woodshomes.ca/site/PageNavigator/programs/.../programs_ft_mcmurray.html Big Brothers Big Sisters: https://www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/woodbuffalo/en/Home/default.aspx

Places of Worship

McMurray Gospel Assembly: mgachurch.com Northlife Baptist Church: https://www.northlifechurch.ca Fort City Church: www.fortcitychurch.ca/‎ Saint John the Baptist Catholic Parish: https://www.stjohnthebaptistparish.ca/ All Saints Anglican Church: allsaintsanglican.ca/ Christ the King Lutheran Church: 780-743-5055 7th Day Adventist: https://fortmcmurrayab.adventistchurch.org/ Redeemed Life Church: redeemedlifechurch.org Evergreen Community Church (Christian Reform): www.eccrc.ca/ Markaz-Ul-Islam (Mosque): markazulislam.com/ The Salvation Army: [phone] Family Christian Centre (PAOC): familychristiancentre.org/

Okay, so as you can see, there are A LOT of clubs, organizations & activities in Fort McMurray. As you can also see, I ran with this list and also decided to include some year-round activities for the warmer months - it doesn’t hurt to plan ahead! Be sure to share this blog with your friends and family - we do not want to see anyone getting a case of the winter boredom blues!! Have fun, Fort McMurray!

Things to Do in Fort McMurray was first published to https://www.ateamymm.ca

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[junker-town]

6 moments from the ridiculous final 5 minutes of Mystics-Wings playoff game

The two teams went back and forth in a finish that featured a chokehold, an improbable (if brief) comeback, and stitches.

In the parameters of their single-elimination play-in game, the Dallas Wings weren’t successful. The lost 86-76 on Wednesday in the first round to the Washington Mystics, concluding their season while their East Coast opponents stay alive for at least one more matchup. But the two teams combined to give us a thrilling fourth quarter — so that’s success for us watching them, at the very least.

It wasn’t even the full fourth quarter, necessarily, but the final five minutes. Let’s go moment by moment here.

4:52 — Dallas comes back to life

This is basically the halfway point, and the Wings trail 71-58. A 13-point lead with less than five minutes remaining usually means the game is over. Instead, Theresa Plaisance hits an and-one turnaround jump shot that has Dallas embarking on a 9-0 run in the following 1:16 in the frame.

3:13 — As close as the Wings get

At this point, Skylar Diggins-Smith scores a layup coming out of a Washington timeout. This completes the 9-0 run and makes the score 71-67, still in favor of the Mystics. Dallas won’t get closer than four points, unfortunately, and neither team will score for nearly a minute.

2:41 — Santa Delle Donne

Both teams go into a timeout break, and Elena Delle Donne comes out of it looking like she grew Santa’s beard.

Really tough playoff game, Delle Donne in warrior mode http://pic.twitter.com/dUoSnDXw9c

— Ted Leonsis (@TedLeonsis) September 7, 2017

You should be able to make out the massive chin bandage that she’ll sport for the final couple minutes of this game. That thing is massive.

1:33: WE GOT A FIGHT some scrappin’

OK, it’s no fight, but the Wings’ Aeriel Powers and the Mystics’ Tierra Ruffin-Pratt are assigned double technicals. The two players crashed down off an attempted rebound boxout, but it looked like Powers held onto Ruffin-Pratt in a semi-chokehold for a few seconds longer than necessary. The two parties are quickly separated with no real harm done, and the double technical was probably the right call in an incredible close playoff game. There wasn’t quite enough to penalize either side.

That said, it’s strange the Powers ends up at the line shooting free throws due to a common foul going against Ruffin-Pratt. (Dallas is in the penalty, automatically sending Powers to the line.) If anything, she ended up being the aggressor. It’s an all-around bizarre chain of events.

A sidenote on Aeriel Powers

For those who follow W-less WNBA, you might know there’s a big stir about new Cavaliers guard Isaiah Thomas and the actual circumstances of his health. He has a hip problem that may eventually need surgery to repair his labrum, something that Powers did this offseason. Powers had the surgery in November and was originally slated to return in June, but ended up coming back during late July — a recovery timetable of about eight months.

1:11: There goes Powers

Just seconds later, Power hits a Mystic with her forearm after shooting a layup. It certainly looked like it was part of her natural follow through coming down from the shot, but the referees didn’t see it that way. They called a second technical foul, automatically ejecting her from the game.

0:39: Delle Donne basically ices it

Up 77-73 in the final minute, Delle Donne hits two free throws, pushes the lead to six points, and Washington hangs on from there. They’ll play another single elimination game on Sunday before the playoffs reseed with the top two seeds and the two teams that make it through this slate.

After the game, Delle Donne was worried about her chin injury, hoping it didn’t last until her upcoming wedding.

Delle Donne needed 3 stitches on her chin after that one. Is really hoping it doesn't leave a scar right before her wedding. #WNBAPlayoffs http://pic.twitter.com/CQBfX4M8uu

— Lindsay Gibbs (@linzsports) September 7, 2017

You can’t blame her, especially since she didn’t leave anything to complain about on the court — her 25 points and 11 rebounds made that clear.

It sucks for Dallas, because losing is never good. But from a fan perspective, Mystics-Wings provided as many fireworks as anyone could have asked for, strange referee calls be damned. No wonder the league just hit a six-year high in attendance numbers.