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Snowtown: Ice

Snowtown: Ice

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    Jan 06, 2007#1

    This is PART of the first chapter of the SBK fanfic that I've been writing. Yeah. So, basically, I want constructive critisism of how it's been going so far, and if you guys like it before I post it on Fanfiction.net.

    So. Here we go:

    Snowtown: Ice

    Chapter One

    The alleyway was practically painted with graffiti of black and blue. An old, torn-up couch sat at the end, in the corner. A dartboard sat on the wall opposite it, as did a coffee table with only 3 legs, several bricks stacked atop one another in the last leg’s place to hold it up. On the coffee table was a small, broken lamp, plugged into an outdoor outlet. A torn, black sheet hung at the other end of the alley, as to keep out others, and several other pieces of sheets covered the space between the roof tops to shield the alley from the cold, hard, Canadian weather of Snowtown.

    Two boys sat on the couch, shooting darts. Another paced near the entrance of the alley. The first one on the couch brushed his messy, dirty blonde hair out of the way of his face. He had green eyes, pale skin, and wore a black baseball cap on backwards, a black T-shirt, and blue jeans. With amazing accuracy, he threw the dart right in the center. “Bulls eye,” he announced.

    The one beside him, a tall, bulky male with dark skin with a shaved head, Hazel eyes and wore a Black Hoodie, and blue jeans, threw one, however instead of hitting the board, got the needle part of the dart all the way through the wooden wall beside it. He slammed his fist into the arm of the couch.

    “Why do you even bother playing the game, Knuckle? You know Shot doesn’t miss,” the boy that was pacing retorted. He had spiky silver hair, blue eyes, and tanned skin. He wore a blue T-shirt with the sleeves ripped off, and rugged black jeans. His right hand had a make-shift bandage on it made from black cloth. “Shut up, Silver,” Knuckle ordered. “Just saying,” Silver shrugged.

    A fourth figure entered the ally, a girl. She held a snowboard in her hands. It was black with two yellow streaks going down vertically. At the end of the two streaks were two, rectangular, golden pieces of metal. “I got it,” the girl said, “the rare board recently reported to be held in the back at Mr. Dog’s.” Knuckle got up, “Nice job. Let’s see what this baby can do.”
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    “SUMMER VACATION!,” multiple students yelled as the doors to Snowtown Middle-High burst wide open. Hollering and cheers could be heard through out the town. Kids were piling onto the buses, running home, and even snowboarding. Eventually, even an avalanche couldn’t be heard.

    Two boys raced up the street on Snowboards. One had spiky black hair, and was wearing a black sweatshirt with the picture of a clover on the front. The other was a Jamaican with dreadlocks wearing a purple striped beanie and a white jacket. “So Slash, what was it that you wanted to show me?” the one with the purple-striped beanie asked. “It’s at my house, Jam!” Slash answered. “Alright, Let’s go!”

    Slash unfolded a flier onto the desk in his room. “The first Annual Ice Breakers Competition? And the reward is… 10 billion gold?! AND a one-of-a-kind board?!” Jam read, amazed, “We have to win this!” Slash nodded, “But there is a problem. This isn’t like the little competitions that Linda throws together from time to time. This is big. The real deal, I doubt that we’re the only ones that know about it.”

    “So… That means we’ll need something better than those,” Jam said, pointing at the old, pitiful Balance Board 1 and Trick Board 2 that they just came in on, and had for years, “and knowing Linda, she must’ve known about this for longer than we did… She probably managed to find a Star Board somewhere.”
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    “So I slipped the flier into his backpack last week. He’s going to be so humiliated when he comes in last.” Linda laughed, “He probably thinks that he’ll be able to get through this on his so called ‘skill’ alone.” She had brown hair put into two pigtails, and she was wearing a red snowboarder’s suit with a horizontal black stripe across the chest.

    Another girl, Nancy, who had short blonde hair and was wearing a pink shirt and pink pants, shyly said, “Linda, I think you’re not giving Slash enough credit. He’s not that stupid.” Linda crossed her arms, “Humph. What would you know?”

    Nancy sighed, “Well, what do you have planned for the race?” Linda smirked, “Mr. Dog is holding a special board for me for the race. He says that I can keep it as long as I advertise for him during the race.”

    “Special? What does it do?” Nancy asked. Linda shrugged, “I don’t entirely know. But he said that if I had it, I would win no matter what happened.” Nancy sighed, “Did you even get to see it?” “Yeah. It’s black with two yellow stripes going down it. It also has two little golden bits at the end of it,” Linda said, smirking, “No one will ever see it coming.”
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    Well? How was it?

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      Jan 06, 2007#2

      I like it so far, and I like how you connected each part together: the four characters I'm guessing you made(also you did a nice job discribing them, except for the girl), Slash/Jam, and Linda/Nancy. >.>

      And I hope you have plans for adding Wendy in this somewhere <____< *Paned* x.x


      Brad Maltinie
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        Jan 06, 2007#3

        The girl is described later in the chapter. Yeah, I'll try to get every character in there, but for some reason I usually avoid Tommy and Nancy when I write these fics -.-. I'm still debating with myself if I'm going to include the Plus characters in there, but I really don't know too much about their personalities. :bradthinking:

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          Jan 06, 2007#4

          Well it's obvious that the girl in the story stole the board.
          So the gang described in this chapter are obviously trouble makers that spoil fun for others.

          Nonetheless, great story!
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            Jan 06, 2007#5

            I'd say be a bit more descriptive of the characters and the environments there in, you did well at the start with describing the alleyway, though you could use more detail on Snow Town Middle/High.

            Otherwise, not bad, i'm actually curious to read it.

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            Brad Maltinie
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              Jan 06, 2007#6

              Okay, I'll take note of everything.

              Maybe I should take out the part about Linda's description of the board? Maybe even the fact that it's from Mr. Dog's... But then again, was it hard to figure out that they were troublemakers just from the setting?

              So instead of being this:

              Nancy sighed, “Well, what do you have planned for the race?” Linda smirked, “Mr. Dog is holding a special board for me for the race. He says that I can keep it as long as I advertise for him during the race.”

              “Special? What does it do?” Nancy asked. Linda shrugged, “I don’t entirely know. But he said that if I had it, I would win no matter what happened.” Nancy sighed, “Did you even get to see it?” “Yeah. It’s black with two yellow stripes going down it. It also has two little golden bits at the end of it,” Linda said, smirking, “No one will ever see it coming.”


              It would be more like this:

              Nancy sighed, “Well, what do you have planned for the race?” Linda smirked, “Daddy got me a special board for it. He says that I can keep it as long as I advertise for the company that made it.”

              “Special? What does it do?” Nancy asked. Linda shrugged, “I don’t entirely know. But he said that if I had it, I would win no matter what happened.” Nancy sighed, “Did you even get to see it?” “Nope,” Linda said, smirking, “But no one will ever see it coming.”


              Linda, Snow Town Middle/High really has nothing to do with the story besides the fact that it's out. So I don't think that describing it would affect the story much. But yes, I agree that in everything after my own characters was not very descriptive. I'm not really too good at describing other people's characters, but I've been told that I can capture personalities and emotions rather nicely.

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                Jan 06, 2007#7

                Brad Maltinie @ Jan 6 2007, 06:14:53 AM wrote: Okay, I'll take note of everything.

                Maybe I should take out the part about Linda's description of the board? Maybe even the fact that it's from Mr. Dog's... But then again, was it hard to figure out that they were troublemakers just from the setting?

                So instead of being this:

                Nancy sighed, “Well, what do you have planned for the race?” Linda smirked, “Mr. Dog is holding a special board for me for the race. He says that I can keep it as long as I advertise for him during the race.”

                “Special? What does it do?” Nancy asked. Linda shrugged, “I don’t entirely know. But he said that if I had it, I would win no matter what happened.” Nancy sighed, “Did you even get to see it?” “Yeah. It’s black with two yellow stripes going down it. It also has two little golden bits at the end of it,” Linda said, smirking, “No one will ever see it coming.”


                It would be more like this:

                Nancy sighed, “Well, what do you have planned for the race?” Linda smirked, “Daddy got me a special board for it. He says that I can keep it as long as I advertise for the company that made it.”

                “Special? What does it do?” Nancy asked. Linda shrugged, “I don’t entirely know. But he said that if I had it, I would win no matter what happened.” Nancy sighed, “Did you even get to see it?” “Nope,” Linda said, smirking, “But no one will ever see it coming.”


                Linda, Snow Town Middle/High really has nothing to do with the story besides the fact that it's out. So I don't think that describing it would affect the story much. But yes, I agree that in everything after my own characters was not very descriptive. I'm not really too good at describing other people's characters, but I've been told that I can capture personalities and emotions rather nicely.
                You seem to have the emotion and body language elements in the story nailed down nicely, I commend you for that, considering most fanfics I read never have them.

                What I mean more by environment though is also an outlet for you too, especially if you're into foreshadowing for the next portions, it can lead the readers into something that you may be talking about later, such as if say Nancy and Linda were heading to a course to practice or something, and it would come up later in the next chapter. (Just an example, mind you.)

                I've written two (and a half) fanfics revolving around the SBK, you may have read them already, i'll admit every time I read them again I see something that I could have done better, especially when looking to clean up plot holes. Personally I think the story you're writing is coming along nicely, and your edits seem to be on target. Keep up the good work. *Thumbs up* :lindaangel:

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                For the Pride of Maltinie Company! The Couch Corporation crumbles under the Maltinie Company!

                *This Message Brought to you by the Butlers and Servants at Linda's Castle: "Do remember, our little Princess is the TRUE Number 1!"*

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                  Jan 12, 2007#8

                  Shot: Hey... This is giving us a bad name! We didn't do anything wrong!


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                    Jan 12, 2007#9

                    You stole the board that was being held for the tournament.

                    If you can't just win the board like everyone else, then you must not be very good boarders.
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                    everywhere. Especially that darned Maltinie Co. Hee Hee

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                      Jan 12, 2007#10

                      : We didn't steal anything. Besides, the way he described it, that wasn't the board that was the reward for winning.


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                        Jan 13, 2007#11

                        Relax, I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for their actions.
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                          Jan 14, 2007#12

                          Wow! Great story! :slashdsrockon: Does it have any personal information, like ratings, genres, summary, ect.?
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                            Oct 03, 2007#13

                            Wow, it's been a while since I updated this. Well, uh, if you're still interested, here's a new excerpt, doubling as a bio. I'll post more of these every once and a while, and eventually you'll learn a lot more about SS.

                            "Knuckle," the mysterious girl wrote in her small, pink notebook. "His real name is Kurt Anthony Rivers. Quick to anger and very protective of family. Arrested two years ago for assault on a police officer, claiming to be provoked, possibly due to his above qualities. Charges were dropped, and he was free to go. Nevertheless, he ran away from his home and came to Snowtown, later joining the Silver Shot gang. He considers the other members family." She scribbled furiously. The girl pressed the eraser of her pencil against her chin in thought. Kurt, or Knuckle, would be rather easy to manipulate... She could use him to do the dirtier part of their job...


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                              Oct 03, 2007#14

                              Great! Nice to meet you Kurt!
                              Behold The almighty Couch Inc. Superior to all Co.s and Inc.s
                              everywhere. Especially that darned Maltinie Co. Hee Hee

                              My introduction page was the only one to have four pages!

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                                Oct 20, 2007#15

                                Venus rushed almost blindly through the halls, desperately trying to reach her team's apartment fast enough to get her board. Stupid... Why didn't you bring it with you?! She thought to herself. She checked a clock as she dashed up some stairs. She only had 6 minutes left! She reached the top of the stairs, turned, and

                                BAM!

                                Venus collided with a girl standing in the middle of the hallway. Venus groaned as she rubbed her head. "Sorry, sorta in a rush. Are you okay?" The girl only nodded, remaining silent. Venus spotted a pink notebook on the ground behind her. "This must be yours." She said, handing it to her. The girl took it and said thanks. Venus dashed off down the hall again, her long red hair flowing behind her.

                                The girl, however, merely stood up and opened the notebook to a blank page and started writing. "Venus." she jotted down, "Jennifer Kelley Ashford. Not an orphan, unlike the others of the group, but actually taken care by her brother, Adam Ashford. Regardless, she is barely seen at home except for the occasional meal and for rest. Quite intelligent, but usually doesn't put it to use. Seems polite, but she is known to be quite the actor. No previous recorded criminal acts, but she surely must have commited some, including many thefts." The girl, hearing footsteps, closed the notebook and crossed the hall to hide around a corner. Moments later Venus hopped down the steps, board in hand. The girl waited a few moments, then followed to see the race.


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                                  Oct 20, 2007#16

                                  Ha Ha! *Guffaws loudly* Your name is Jennifer? :jamdsawe:
                                  Behold The almighty Couch Inc. Superior to all Co.s and Inc.s
                                  everywhere. Especially that darned Maltinie Co. Hee Hee

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                                    Oct 20, 2007#17

                                    : *Glares* ... You know, I wouldn't be laughing if I were you. Unless I wanted to suddenly 'misplace' a few valuable items...

                                      Nov 08, 2007#18

                                      The girl looked through the files a second time. Then a third time. "What's the meaning of this?" She muttered to herself. No matter. She placed the files back into the drawer and locked it shut.

                                      It was when she hacked into the Computer database and checked it several times that she started to panic. "Nothing? No info at all?"

                                      She had tried to track him, or atleast pick apart his personality and thoughts... But nothing clear showed up. Finally, she brought herself to pick up the notebook and finish her the final log of the Silver Shot gang. "Silver." She wrote. "Name unknown. Family and Past unknown. Criminal record unknown..." No information at all... How could this be? "Hard to read." She finished. She dropped the pencil onto the desk. "Silver..." She said aloud to herself, "Who are you?"
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                                      Yeah, Silver's entry is the last of the group, but I didn't feel like posting Shot's right now. Meh. Don't ask me, it's the brain that does the decisions. By the way, Tear won't be in the fan-fic (Or, atleast, not as a Silver Shot member. I haven't decided yet). She'll be in the sequel though. :D


                                      Thanks to enigmaopoeia for the Smilies and for fixing up the avatar. Thanks to Veertje for drawing the picture of them for me in the first place.