Fast[u]r

CHAPTER FIVE: SCREENS AND STRATEGY

L was looking at his the cameras on his computer.

On CAM-1 (camera one (kind of obvious (I'll tell you anyway, though))) it's a shot from the tower, overlooking on the whole scenario. Every spot. Every detail. Every opponent.

On CAM-2, you see the half-point line, the line which divides the two teams boundaries. This is so if anyone from the other team comes to get the flag-

It them dawned them. The flag is always hidden in a place that is surrounded by a structure. It's always the farthest away from everything else.

"L..." said Jonathan without moving an inch.

"Yeah..." said L, confused about Jonathan confusion.

"Where's the Flag?"

Silence passed over the whole scenario for a second- a rare occasion.

"You don't think-"

The Hackers slowly turned then backs, astounded how they did not ever have the moment to glimpse at the Flag sitting smack in the centre of the room.

The Hackers started contacting everyone to see who could guard the Flag.

"Hey Jakyos... you busy?" Jonathan asked over the headset.

"Kinda about to attack the Flag..." Jakyos replied.

"Got it. Well maybe next time."

"Oz! My man!" L remarked "You wanna skip on over and protect the Flag?"

"Setting up cameras," Oscar replied in a bullet-pointed tone, "Sorry."

"Zak? Oh please, Zak?" pleaded Jonathan.

"Wow," Zak said over the headset, "you have the most BEAUTIFUL eyes."

"That was a little more than I expected," Jonathan responded to Zak's "friendly" response.

"Jewell, he's hypnotizing her," explained L.

"You sure? 'Cause my eyes are-"

"Jewell."

"Sorry."

"Moose?" sulked L, "Please Moose. Help a friend out, man."

Over the headset, all the Hackers heard was the ever so slight crackling of the headset itself. Silence. Pure silence.

"Never mind," replied L.

"Tim!" yelled Jonathan, "we forgot Tim!"

"Tim!" screamed L.

"Tim!"

"Tim!"

"Tim!"

"Tim!"

"Will you shut up already?!" Tim screamed back.

"Yeah, sorry dude," apologized L, "can you come guard the Flag?"

"Ugh, fine," Tim agreed.

"Yes!" yelled L.

"Thank you," prayed Jonathan.

While the Hackers were thanking him, Tim murmured to himself, "Why do I always have to be the ONE person that isn't doing anything?"

When Tim got to the top of the tower, the Hackers could finally get back to their job.

Head sets on.

Eyes focused on the screen.

Focused.

In the zone.

"Okay L," replies Jewelle, "what's our layout."

Jewelle walks over to L's computer to see Jakyos mantled on a ledge, prepared to pounce, on camera 3. On camera 7, Zak is talking up the enemy. On camera 6, though, there is Oscar just staring. Gazing. Gazing with his hand over his mouth- like he's worried. He was looking at-