OCHG Tournament Season Two Finale · 4:21am Jan 5th, 2016
Now you may be wondering, why a story GOB? Well, short answer is I wanted to make this one a memorable one. Hope you all enjoy.
GOB sat quietly in his office. The only noise being the constant ticking of his clock that hung on the wall behind him. He twiddled his thumbs as he glanced around his office, taking in all his decorations he took the time to add to his workspace. From his prized moose head to his prized red and black OC head that hung on the left side of the clock. With the moose on the opposite side.
“I remember that day… What a day it was.” GOB said to himself as he conjured a small glass of what seemed to be a light brown almost golden colored liquid. “The day I shot down my first red and black! I believe his name was Venom Rain… Quite cheesy really, the things juvenile authors come up with… It’s so ridiculous…” He took a sip of his drink and sighed after his drink. He looked at the glass and smiled.
“That’s some good apple juice…” He heard a knock at his door. “It’s open!” He called out, and seconds later the door opened to reveal Candle Light. GOB’s co-chairwoman and apprentice.
“Sir, the three contestants are here to see you!” She informed.
“Wonderful! Let them in!” Candle responded by stepping aside to let the three contestants who were in their anthropomorphic forms. Each of them wearing formal attire. They each took a seat in the three chairs that were placed in front of GOB’s desk.
“So, here we all are! You three did a wonderful job in completing your jobs. But as you all know there can only be one winner. Each of you wished for something, two being the same thing. Ms. Darkeye, Mr. Veterani, both of you wished to have a normal life with one another. Which I find not only beautiful but inspiring. All you two want is to live a normal life with one another. To live in a world where you, Mr. Veterani don’t need to kill for money, and you, Ms. Selune can cuddle with a loved one.” GOB preached. He took another swig of his drink and continued. “It’s quite lucky too since one of you only made third place…” GOB informed, causing Merc and Selune’s eyes to widen with shock.
“Who was it then?” Selune asked. GOB slowly looked at her and sighed.
“Miss Selune, you’re a very smart and might I say, a beautiful mare who worked very hard to get here. I respect your spirit and personality. You’ve managed to find love and make friends and I’m glad for that, but I’m sorry to say you made third place. Your wish will not be made true. Keep the gem I gave you as a token of gratitude…” GOB said. As he finished he noticed tears begin to form in Selune’s eyes, he couldn’t help but feel bad for the mare. He pulled out a handkerchief and handed it to Selune. “Now now, no tears Ms. Darkeye. Chin up, everything will be fine. Trust me.” GOB reassured. Somehow, this was enough to help Selune to stop crying a little and only hiccups and whimpers escaped the mare. Merc did his best to comfort his lover while GOB turned to First Spark.
“Ms. Spark… You’ve done an amazing job getting here. You’ve worked very hard and overcame so many obstacles. I hope you know I have so much respect for you. Especially after your selfless offer to assist me, and even though I do need your help in some cases, I know that these problems are mine and mine alone. I thank you for your offer Miss Spark. I’m sorry, but I have to tell you that you did not make first place. You’ve placed second. My apologies, your wish will not come true. You can keep the gem, however, as a little souvenir.” GOB stated, to which First Spark only nodded. Every fiber in her being wanted to protest and insist she help, but GOB gave her a smile, a smile that reassured her that things will be fine. She took his word, and he knew it. GOB finally turned his attention to Veterani who waited with his arms crossed.
“So that’s it then?” He asked.
“You already know, do you?” GOB asked.
“Kinda gave it away when you were talking to Selune… I know.” Merc explained.
“I still have to announce it,” GOB informed. Merc nodded in agreement. Basically knowing how the whole procedure will work. He winked at Selune and arose from his seat. GOB approached the young stallion and put his arm around his shoulders.
“Come along lad. We have things to discuss.” GOB said as he led Merc out the office. As the two went down the hall and into the lobby, he turned to Candle Light and requested her to entertain and show the remaining contestants around the building. Give them a small tour. GOB led Merc through a series of halls and rooms until they reached an elevator.
“You ready for this?” GOB asked.
“Ready for anything you throw at me,” Merc replied, seemingly ready for anything and everything GOB could think of. GOB smiled and waited for the elevator. Eventually, the elevator arrived and opened. GOB pressed the roof button and the elevator began to rise all the way to the roof. Moments of silence passed until they reached the roof and the elevator doors opened. Immediately Merc noticed the large helicopter from his heist waiting for the two with Barrel Roll in the pilot’s seat.
“We’re going on a little trip,” GOB said with a smile. Merc eyed GOB for a second but proceeded to follow him to the aircraft. GOB led Veterani to the helicopter where Merc and Barrel exchanged welcoming glances. GOB took a seat across from Merc and moments later, the chopper began to lift into the air.
“So, you’re the winner. Congratulations, your wish will come true, and everything you’ve ever wanted will become a reality. You’ll live a happy life with Selune and live in a world where you don’t need to kill for money, and there is no violence. But there’s one catch… I may or may not have mentioned this before…” GOB said which caused Merc to give a serious, concerned look.
“What is it GOB?” Merc asked, wishing it wasn’t what he thought it could be.
“Well… You, Selune, and First Spark won’t have any memory from what’s happened here during this tournament. You and Selune will still be an item, but how you two met will be an entirely different story. Instead of meeting during a contest, you two met during a small vacation at a luxury hotel. You met her on the roof and the rest is history. Kinda like how you two actually met, but without the memory of having to retrieve weapons or a nuclear reactor. First Spark will also have her memory wiped, will she be in your universe? Well, if you’re willing to look for her, that’s all on you.” GOB informed. Although it worried Merc when GOB first began to explain what would happen, he would, at least, remember who Selune was and they would still be a couple.
“Will I know the things she’s told me still? Like her disease and whatever else?” Merc asked.
“As I said, you’ll still remember everything about HER, but you won’t remember me, or this whole tournament. You do get to keep the gem I gave you, however, it’ll be nothing more than a precious stone. Speaking of which, do you still have it on you?” GOB asked. Merc presented the gem GOB had gifted him before. GOB smiled a toothy grin and exclaimed ‘great’ and arose from his seat. The chopper itself was pretty high up, higher than the clouds even. GOB told Merc to arise too and he obliged. GOB finally put his arm around Merc and began to speak to him one last time.
“Merc, I wish you luck with your new life. Spoiler alert, you and Selune will have tough times here and there, but those times will be the best, for they will strengthen your relationship. You two will live to be old ponies, still together, bonded with love… I don’t want to give away too much Mr. Veterani, but I will say this last thing… Make sure to hand down the gem as a family heirloom… I’m sure you know what I mean. Anyway…” GOB led Merc to the opening of the chopper, and Merc suddenly realized what was happening. “Remember to hold on tight to that gem! Oh, and don’t nose dive this! It will hurt more! Try to land on your back!” Suddenly, GOB pushed Merc out of the chopper, sending his hurdling towards the ground. Although Merc was very angry at GOB for pushing him out of a chopper, he still took his advice and turned and rotated so he would land on his back.
Suddenly, when it felt as though he would hit the ground any second he blacked out. Everything was dark and silent. Moments passed until his eyes jerked open to find himself on a carpeted floor next to what seemed to be a bed. Confused, he got up and looked around and noticed a lump under his covers. A smile graced his face as he crawled over to the right side of the bed. He gently shook it until the mare beneath the covers woke up.
“Morning, babe…” Merc whispered as the mare with white stripes against her black as coal coat glanced at him.
“Morning Merc…”
Pretty self-explanatory. But if I need to spell it out for y'all, here are the results.
The Loyal Patriot
-Mercennarius Veterani-
FIRST PLACE
Cambiato
-First Spark-
SECOND PLACE
Nioniosbbbb
-Selune Darkeye-
THIRD PLACE
I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who participated in this contest or even stayed tuned to the results. It really makes me happy that something like this grew into something so successful. With that said, let's try our luck with my next tournament! THE OC APPRENTICE! With a whole new roster of OCs and a gang load of new challenges for them to face. That announcement will be posted this Thursday with the first challenge which, won't really be a challenge, more like a warm up thing for each user to get used to one another and to determine what teams they'll be a part of.
Anyway, thanks for watching and we'll see you all next time! Until then, stay safe, don't drink and drive, don't do drugs, don't take candy from strangers, and don't buy Starbucks! See y'all next time!
Go Loyal, placing first.
If I may ask, when is the next competition? I'm still kinda bummed I missed the deadline for this one.
3665372 When the OC Apprentice ends... So it won't be for a while.
I feel like I wrote too little and wanted to finish this soon, yet left something to be desired from my submission. Perhaps if I had made it longer, if it was more interesting, more attention to detail... As i might have said I am not that good with fight scenes, it's something I want to do, something I want to practice, something I need to get my hands on.
I don't know maybe I'm just bitching like a loser and doing passive-aggresive comments. *shrug* Maybe it's the fact that genuine criticism is lacking. I'm pretty sure however that those that won are worth it.
Oh well. Gratz guys.
3665377 Well alright. I'll be sure to make the deadlines in the next one though.
3665378 You didn't lose because you thought you had another day.
Just want to say, thank you for letting me participate in this awesome event. Had lots of fun writing and the anticipation that every blog gave me, not knowing if I made it or not? I love that feeling. And the short story there? Amazing.
Especially with those who I directly wrote with. Hopefully there'll be another OCHG.
Thank you.
3665364
I don't brag too much, but it sure as fuck feels good to win.
3665391 I'll win next time. I'm be sure of that!
We should write sometime though. Shoot me a PM anytime.
3665394
I don't know what we could write exactly, but I'm down.
Better luck next time. You'll need it if I'm in it.
3665385 No that wasn't it. I litterally couldn't write past 23-5rd of the month because of vacations, family and more.
And not only that but my computer has technical problems that caused a lot of interruptions in my writing. Like litterally shutting down out of nowhere and stuff.
*shrug*
3665398 I'm writing a few things you may be interested in, and we could come up with something.
3665378 You did more than enough lad, I'll tell you it was a really tough call to make. Hey, even though you didn't make first place, you made third. A winning place, something many people who tried out for this contest didn't achieve. At least, you have that. I'm proud of you for making it this far.
3665403 No, I mean that's what happened to me.
3665398
3665404 You better prepare both your nuts next time :P
In retrospect I should have gone all "The Mask" about it in the heist.
3665404
I can help on whatever you got and we surely can.
3665403
Wait.. Did your computer shut down randomly during any of this? I don't remember you telling me that in Skype.
3665405 I'm proud of the friends I made to be honest. It's more than I could ask for.
3665407 Ah.
3665409 Whenever you want dude.
3665410 I might not have told you but seriously the PC graphics card litterally shuts down in the middle of my writing, gaming, or others. You have no idea how much it pisses me off to be restarting the pc for two hours straight without results.
3665408
There's gonna be a next time. All we gotta do is wait.
I was hoping that I could've done something else, like do the heist on a different location. Would've given me a lot more ideas. Such as a weapons heist on a cargo ship. Somalian-Pirate style.
3665414
Good luck next time man.
3665417 Retrospect is a bitch for me tbh. But there was only so much I could do with the idea.
3665425 Good luck.
3665426
Yeah. But no use in complaining.
3665435 Eeeh it's only natural for me. *shrug*
Good fight.
Congratulations to freaking everyone who participated and made it as far as you did, well done to you all. For the first writing competition I've competed in, I'm astounded that I did as well as I did against such amazing writers. Second place may be mine to take home, but I'm happy. GOB, you gave her a good sendoff, and I thank you for it. I suppose it's for the better, though.
Because I'm taking first place as my own, the next tourny! Aha! 'Til then!!
Congrats to everyone, though I have to say Mr. BBQ, Coalstone is still eager to pummel you and mark my words....It will happen at somepoint.