Flames licked around the edge of the shield as a continuous barrage of the monster's flammable goo impacted upon it. Cheer Raider started falling back... as the monster approached her. Eventually it stopped shooting, growled and chittered at her, then turned away, back towards the houses. "Dammit, distance hits aren't going to cut it. I need to take one of those arms out. Time to be aggressive. B, E, aggressive." She tossed the spinning baton in the air. "Spinning…" When it came down again, now. I hope you get a chuckle out of it, or at least a smile. A big thank you goes to Mistress Lynn for taking of her time to edit this story.Roy and Martha Simmons had been married for over forty years. Even though they were still in love, Martha always considered Roy a cantankerous old fool. Of course, Roy always felt Martha was an airhead, even though her blonde hair had turned gray several years before.People who knew the couple considered them a perfect match. Roy was set in his ways, and. He had written a little note for each kid, but only Paula’s was in colors or had a secret message. Would she catch it?He looked over at her. Yes, she was reading it. Then she scratched her head and read it again, slowly. She looked at him and held up her fist. One after another, she raised her fingers, pausing dramatically before adding the thumb. Then, she winked. Paul grinned back at her, but now Sam was talking to him and he had to pay attention to that. It was OK though; she had gotten the. She obviously couldn’t realize that her aunt kept following her nervously till she entered the small room which she used as her study.“Sujitha, just a minute,” Prema sounded extremely tentative. Sujitha turned around and suddenly realized that her aunt looked pale. “Yes, you want to say something?” Sujitha asked somewhat perplexed. She wondered what made her aunt look so uncomfortable.“Yes I do,” Prema quickly replied and looked around the house once. “Let us get into the room. I need to tell.