Five-word Story

[Virgil Showlion]

Christmas laughter becomes Christmas slaughter.
He's lost. He's coming to
ask for directions. I can
see it in his eyes.
He's going to ask me

[Deleted]

if I know the time..
Tick tick tick.. What the
heck? It's time to run!!
"What in the world are
you trying to do?" Kill..

[Virgil Showlion]

everyone by fleeing like a
coward? No! Not I. I
can still stop this. Send
him someplace where he can't
hurt anyone. Figure out how

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

.. to distract him - if only
for a few short seconds.
Someone needs to cause a
minor disturbance, like yelling out
"50% Off All Purchases until ....

[KindeBabe's Kupid Kiss]

One,two buckle my shoe.
Three, four open the door.
Five,six pick up sticks
Seven,eight close the gate.
Nine,ten where's the hen.

[KindeBabe's Kupid Kiss]

Oh snow leopard, snow leopard!
Run! Run! Run! Run! Run!
Play in the fluffy snow.
And have fun, fun, fun.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

The stranger suddenlly jerked his
head around - eyes glaring. "Don't be
absurd - this is a Mall -
not a Zoo!" he snarled.
He slowly reached inside his ....

[Virgil Showlion]

pocket, but I gently grabbed
his hand. My mind raced.
"You want directions to the
Santa Clause display, I'm guessing?"
I asked, smilingly feigning ignorance.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

The touch of the soft
skin on his, sent a strange
sensation rushing up his arm...
which unleashed a long-hidden
gentle emotion he'd buried deep

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

in his soul. What had
turned him into such a
heartless wretch? He tried to
stir up memories of what
could have triggered this blackness...

[Virgil Showlion]

His recollection brought him back
to a chilly Christmas morning
on his father's vineyard. He
stood amid wintering vines, bundled
up in a snowsuit, facing

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

... the snowman he'd painstakenly built.
His little face masked by
a heavy scarf, hiding the
tears staining his cheeks. Somone had
kicked it over - but who?

[Virgil Showlion]

What had Mr. Snowbottom done
to deserve such a fate?
With his cute button eyes
and beaming smile, why, he'd
never brought harm to anyone.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

The teary-eyed child, now a
man, was out to avenge the
Evil Snowman Slasher after years
of suffering. It could be
anyone in this crowd - it ...

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

could be that woman smiling,
or a man walking past,
But wait ! He could even
be that one disguised in
red suit and white beard !!

[Virgil Showlion]

was possible after all that
the man who'd stomped Snowbottom
46 years ago in northern
Belgium was reveling among the
shoppers in a Seattle mini-mall.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

This needed further investigation. He
decided that getting hired as
an Elf would give him
closer access to observe the ...

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

stranger behind the white beard.
He made his way to
the Mall's employment office to
convince them that they needed
a helper for their display.

[Virgil Showlion]

Because, being a sensible suicide
bomber, he wanted to make
sure he was obliterating the
right bearded man along with
several dozen expendable snot-nosed children.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

"Now that I have the
job", he mused..."I can
put a stop to this
madman before the stores open -
in the staff room when

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

..we're supposed to be getting
into our Holiday costumes. He
won't see it coming... his
mind will be on all
those little rugrats ready to
pull his beard and scream."

[KindeBabe's Kupid Kiss]

Me. Me! Me!! Me!!! Me!!!!

[femmefatale]

I am having a cocktail....

[beags]

the bearded man made the
announcement while walking to the
bar. This is my chance
I shall sneak up behind
him when he is drunk

[beags]

(When did we change this to 5 words, 5 lines?)

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Way back sometime in August, 2011, Beags - try to keep up.

[It was making the story easier to follow and it was flowing better].

I think we need a new story plot now though.... This one kind of died a few weeks ago.

[beags]

The strong waves pounded against
the shoreline. With the next
set of waves. Something had
washed up on shore. It was
tall, bronze, muscular, and wearing

[beags]

(how's that SL?)

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

Excellent !!

I'll add more to the storyline & plot after I get caught up on a few things and grab something to eat.

[ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ]

.. scuba tanks, diving mask and
a thong swimsuit. This looked
like something right out of
a James Bond movie. His face
was hidden behind the mask.