The prompt this morning is brought to you by Mother Nature: Quake

I love your sense of humor. Everything ok?

^ I hope so too. I just saw the news.

We are fine, our place is fine, but my mother has a big mess and maybe some light structural damage. I'll keep you posted as I can, but will be sporadic as I'll be at Mom's and she has no power right now, so no internet.

Just an FYI: This is not connected to anything else I've done recently, so there is no need to go back and read another prompt. LOL. **************** Prompt# 139-- Quake He drew closer, moving quickly, a mere fleeting shadow on the wall. Carefully pulling his gun he tossed a small piece of detritus down the bend in the corridor and waited. Fortunately, he didn't have to wait for long, for there was an immediate volley of laser fire that honed in on the broken piece of plastic. The red-hot beams melting multiple holes in the titanium wall in the process. Curls of quicksilver heated metal dripped down the panels in rivulets to pool on the floor. Muscles bunching with anticipation, he pushed away from the wall, wings flaring out around him as he raced towards the Goons, artfully dodging their fire . He mentally tagged the amount of soldiers ahead. A hint of a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he watched them quake in their boots at the sight of him. Some of them dropped their arms, turned tail and ran, others stayed to fight. It didn't matter. Either way they were all going to die. The Condor pulled out a handful of shuriken, throwing them with almost casual, yet deadly accuracy as he moved like silent smoke down the corridor. One by one, they fell. A feather through the jugular, one through the heart, another right through the eye. He sidestepped the bodies that littered the floor, counting off the corpses in his head and frowned. It seemed his job wasn't quite finished. An alarm suddenly sounded, blaring from somewhere in the facility a few floors above him. It was time to blow the joint, and literally. If Jun had set the explosives correctly, he would have just enough time to make an hasty exit. Screams and retreating footsteps sounded further down the hallway, from the one Goon that got away. Only one shuriken left. A glint entered his eyes, one that anybody who witnessed, never lived to tell about. Grimly, the Condor set the feather between his teeth and he chased down the final target .

That's classic Condor, for sure!

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TJ, you've managed to pique my curiosity... I'm also glad to hear that all's well for the folks near the quake zone. The closest connection for me would be a few friends my niece had when she lived in Benicia...

If you're curious, then join Bridscramble. This fic is likely to be posted there in the Feb 2015 issue.

Ame - I'm glad you're okay and I hope the situation at your Mom's isn't serious, just short-term annoying. TJ - Nothing like a rock and roll in the middle of the night. With that little fic tidbit, I'm wondering what the team is up to.... Just coincidental, the quake we had here in the WDC area was three years ago yesterday. RB - Joe's having too much fun. Some more notches for his belt.

Eek Amethyst *hugs* Glad our Californians sound okay so far! Redbird: That's some good action writing, there. Leave it to Joe to not want to rely on the explosion to take the last guy out. TJ: Sounds like they're gonna wish it was an earthquake!

EW: Sounds like that should be a DVD "Condor Classics" TJ: Glad that you liked it! I'm guessing your story will eventually make it onto the Gatchafic site? Good to hear you're ok. Wow, there's a lot of Gatchamaniac's in CA. We need more people here on the East Coast! BR: Just another day for the Condor, I think. Infiltrate Galactor installation: check. Kill Goons: check. (And I think I know the earthquake you're talking about--it was felt up and down the Eastern seaboard....) CW: LOL. Yes, a bit of action this time around. Joe can't be sure what that goon might do, so it's better to just take him out himself!

My response is another thread: http://www.gatchamania.net/thread.php?threadid=4669&sid= Hope you like it.

Okay, I'm home for the night. We still have more to do tomorrow, but it is safe for her to be there alone for the night. Other than my cousin's 55gallon fish tank most of the rest of the damage was glassware, bowls, knickknacks, and my grandmothers bean pot. It could have been a lot worse. And for many it was. For us, it really is an inconvenience: physical, emotional, and financial, but still it takes a toll. My brother started the morning acting like a sh*t. I'm standing among three rooms full of over turned furniture and spilled cabinets at 4 AM, calling him to come help. His response was, "oh, we have stuff to do, we'll try to get their by noon." I told him his mother's house was a disaster, his errands could wait an hung up. At 7 AM, he called back and apologized and offered to bring a wet vac and a generator if he could get through. Those things alone earned him forgiveness, and two extra pairs of hands got things looking near normal. Well, I'm going to go lose myself in a story, and then crash. Night all.

I'm glad your brother got back in your good graces, Ame ... sometimes it's hard to change mental gears until you've had time to absorb what was said and realize that things must be pretty bad to get that kind of call. That's me trying to give him the benefit of the doubt, up to you if he deserves it, LOL. *hugs* and I'm glad that it was just an inconvenience, even if it's a stressful one.

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Earthquakes are so scary...I was fortunate enough to be on the east coast (Virginia) when that infamous earthquake happened and I got to experience one here in California in January. This one in Northern CA sounds a lot worse than the two I experienced, though. So glad everyone is okay! Redbird- What a great description of Joe! I can feel his glee as he takes down those goons! TJ- Teehee! So exciting- I know what this is! I'm looking forward to reading the finished product!

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Ame - So glad things weren't any worse for you and your family, at least possessions can be replaced. RB - Oooh the Condor certainly means business! Great piece. TJ - That is quite a teaser, I hope to read the full fic later too. Springie - A great pic, and the magazine's title had me ing

Springie: Poor Jun, for having to be the "butt" of the joke. And you know, when I was a kid, I never thought that was underwear, just a bodysuit. KT: For some reason, I don't think this liaison is going to stay a secret for long!

Springie: okay, maybe I'm overthinking this a little bit, but what the heck is Jinpei doing with that kind of mag...I don't think it would be on display right next to his favorite comic books!

EW...I'm going with Jinpei seeing his Sister on the front page of the magazine while he was out and buying it to show the team. I probably should have added that in, huh? Still, it's not too far a stretch when some of the comics and fics talk about his porn stash...lol

Thanks for the great comments, guys! Redbird- I always convinced myself that those were cheerleader panties and they were supposed to show. I was too embarrassed for her to imagine that they were really her panties showing! *grin* KT- what a way to get revenge! Lots of drama in the air! Looking forward to reading about it!

Springie: LOL, poor Jun, man all that drama, they should bill the magazine for the cost of sending the team out there for all that! KT: Good retort from Joe at the end there. I'm glad that Jun didn't go all starry-eyed. Too bad she doesn't realize that he WAS that drunk and she's the one who should have put on the brakes!

Springie - that was a riot and the pic the icing on the cake. Galactor is going to make a fortune on that. KT - Joe just might be digging himself a deeper hole.

Springie, too funny! You always come up with the best stories to go with your pictures! KT, seems like Jun's not done making bad choices...