Ladies and Gentleman, thank you
for joining me on this momentous occasion.
We’ve had three days of Flash
Fiction results trailing off from this past weekend, and now it’s time for the
main event, the one you’ve all been waiting for, the Mac-Daddy of Flash Fiction
contests.
But, before I dive in, let’s look
at some highlights from the build-up. These last 72 hours has been spectacular.
We had a shake up over at Micro
Bookends with Geoff Holme
throwing his Chris and Mike shaped gloves into the ring, then only going ahead and
getting a bloody Honourable Mention for his trouble. Chris and Mike step into
the world of fan-fic! What’s next?
Flash!
Friday gave us our second 5 TIME CHAMP in the guise of the legendary
Chris Milam. And, as if this wasn’t
enough, his spectacular story was enough to stir Flash
Points from its deep. deep slumber.
And just when things couldn’t get
any better among the world’s greatest Flash Fiction community, our Stella threw a beautifully dark tale into the Angry
Hourglass arena that saw her hoisted back onto the podium where she
belongs. A well-earned silver medal.
But these contests were mere warm
ups, something to get the crowd excited and baying for more.
Two weeks ago I presented an epic
prize in the form of a 50% discount code for the writers choice of writing
programs; SCRIVENER.
And all you mere mortals had to do to have a fighting chance to win this prize
was show me your very own ‘Chris and
Mike vs’ stories. I give you all a photo and a word limit, you step into
the world of Chris and Mike, and tell me a fabulous tale.
Three brave souls took on this
challenge, three names synonymous with talent in the Flash Fiction world
universe; Holly Geely, FE Clark, and Karl A.Russell Each presented a
Chris and Mike tale that I myself am jealous of not scribing first. They took
the characters so beloved by millions and spun their own tales, fully instilling
the qualities of our classic heroes.
Before I announce the winner, I’d
like you all to put your hands together for the REAL CHRIS AND MIKE who
took time out from monster hunting last week to sit down and read these tales.
The boys have fought the darkest demons of hell and saved our world countless
times, but both said that choosing a winner was the greatest challenge they’ve
ever faced.
Your stories honour them and that
is all I can ask.
But enough rambling; you’re all
here for one thing and one thing only.
The winner of the first (and
probably last) CHRIS AND MIKE vs THE
COMPETITION is . . . .
Holly Geely with her awesome
tale,
Chris And Mike vs The Robotic Waiter.
Congratulations Holly. You story
made the judges laugh, you made the judges cry. I will message you the
Scrivener discount code (and thanks to Twitters recently increased word count
for messages, some instructions too) a little later today so that you can
download it and get cracking with your next epic story.
A big thanks to FE Clark and Karl
A Russell. Your entries were equally loved by the judges but, as Connor MacLeod
always says, “There can be only one!”
So please put your hands together
one more time for Holly, before scrolling down and enjoying her story.
Normal service will resume next
post.
See you in seven.
CHRIS AND MIKE VS THE ROBOTIC WAITER
By Holly Geely
"I forgot my wallet,"
Mike said.
"How convenient," Chris
said.
"Wait, did you hear
that?"
The team knew a scream when they
heard one. The other patrons took no notice.
"Pretend to be drunk."
Mike staggered over to their
waiter.
"I love you, bro," he
said. He squeezed the waiter in a hug.
Chris snuck into the kitchen. Two
robots were lowering a gagged man into boiling water.
"Stop ruining my favourite
diner!"
One robot turned and blasted
Chris through the wall. He landed, stunned, at the waiter's feet.
The waiter was now
(unsurprisingly) a robot – and so were the other patrons. Mike was in their
clutches, being tickled relentlessly.
"We are the Torture Bots.
You will be broken," the waiter said.
One of the other robots shed its
exterior and revealed…a grizzly bear.
"I was hoping for a
human," Chris groaned.
The grizzly grabbed the heroes
and hauled them out the door.
"Duck!" she yelled.
The diner exploded behind them.
"Where will we eat now?"
Mike demanded.
"Did anyone save the guy in
the kitchen?" Chris asked.
"Never mind that," the
grizzly said. "I've been looking everywhere for you. The world is in great
danger. I need your help!"
Hooray! I'll have to share with my Mike & Chris :)
ReplyDeleteThis is in no way related to the fact I watched Bogus Journey recently but, are your Chris and Mike evil robot versions of my Chris and Mike?
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