THE AQUA OLYMPICS
Event 7 - Assault
Author's Notes: Hello, folks. Trevor back at the author's notes again.
Last week marked the past halfway point of these events, so we're going
to be seeing things pick up a lot from here on in. The Assault was
really the brainchild of Robert and Brian, inspired from American
Gladiators, and the event is very similar to the event of the same name
from that show. In fact, you AG fans will notice some references to
events from the event's history here, so read carefully. Enjoy!
All characters mentioned here are copyright their respective owners.
Trevor: "And welcome back, folks, for the Assault! Trevor here, from
the booth where I'll be shooting my gun at the competitors from. To you,
Robert and Brian."
Robert: "Good luck Trevor, and good luck to all the competitors out
there. The object of the Assault is simple: hit, or be hit. Brian, why
don't you explain the rules?"
Brian: "Trevor is stationed at the front of this massive course, where
our contenders will be taking aim at a target located above Trevor.
They'll do this from each of five "safe zones" located along the course,
a weapon situated at each one. Trevor, what weapons did they give the
gang to fire at you?"
Trevor: "Well, at point 1, there's a crossbow type speargun with a lot
of power to it, plenty to get it to the target. 2 and 3 have more normal
guns, 4 has a mini torpedo launcher, and 5 has hand grenades."
Brian: "Wait, hand grenades? A thought just occurred to me as to how
they're supposed to lob those things underwater."
Robert: "I think they'll manage well enough, Brian. They have had a
chance to practice with no one shooting at them, but that's all about to
change as we get underway with Cubbi as the first contestant."
Trevor: "OK, guys, I'll be concentrating on this, so it's up to you
while this is going on."
Brian: "Ah, OK. I'll go with that. Anyway, as Cubbi gets ready, I
forgot to ask, what are YOU firing at them, Trevor?"
Trevor: "Oh, well, I'll be firing a medium size speargun at them.
travels across the whole field with no problems, and it has a small
sight for me to use. I'm very practiced for years at this anyway."
Brian: "Suddenly, I'm scared for the competitors, Robert."
Robert: "I can imagine. Almost unfair if you think about it with his
experience. Oh, this event is timed, so the competitors cannot take too
long at any one station. Cubbi's giving the signal...and he's off."
Brian: "He's got 2 minutes to complete the course. Each weapon he fires
is worth a point. If he hits the outer portion of the target, he gets 7
points instead of 1, and the bullseye is worth 10. And Trevor wasting no
time in trying to fire at him. Showing he means business, eh, Robert?"
Robert: "No but....I don't believe it! Cubbi strikes bull's-eye on the
first shot! And only a few seconds gone by at that. Even Trevor's
applauding!"
Brian: "Only took Cubbi all of 16 seconds to get over to safe area #1
and fire that crossbow dead on. Rest of the locker room's gotta be
stunned! What about you, Trevor?"
Trevor: "I'm amazed.. it was definitely because of a certain amount of
luck involved, but Cubbi's practially guaranteed the gold now! I'm
impressed. Gotta be lucky to be good, guys."
Brian: "I won't say that because Cubbi's a small target that led you
to miss, but you didn't get much of a chance there."
Robert: "Well, Cubbi's not acting like it was luck. During the practice
he spent a lot of time on that crossbow and it paid off. Hey Brian, got
the locker room reaction yet?"
Brian: "The cameras are back there now, and about half of them are
picking their jaws up off the floor right now, the rest are still
hanging!"
Robert: "As Cubbi swims over to the medal podium to wait and see if it
holds up, and I have no idea why it wouldn't, someone's gotta come out
to be our next competitor."
Trevor: "Well, guys, love to chat, but I see Tummi coming in. And I
want him as a pin cushion. Excuse me."
Brian: "We go from the small to the large economy size. I can only hope
that Tummi knows how to move it out there. The whistle's up, and we're
underway!"
Robert: "Tummi's at the first point, lining up his shot, but he's
having some trouble with Trevor's fire pinning him down really well."
Brian: "I know, he's firing a lot of shots off early. He's gotta be
careful he don't fire too many too quick, he's only got 20 in there.
Tummi finally gets the shot off, but it's to the right."
Robert: "Uh oh, Tummi's taking off for station 2 without looking....and
there it goes, nailed right in the leg. Trevor wasn't about to let both
Gummies hit the target. So Tummi walks away with just 1 point here. Not
good for that Gummi."
Brian: "Indeed, it isn't. Simon is up next, and earlier he gave me his
impression of this unique event."
Simon: "I think that this event will require logical thinking and
movement, not just blind charging. Therefore, I shall use my wit to
outdo Trevor. This will be easy."
Brian: "Easy, huh? I doubt he's ever had to fire anything like these
guns, wouldn't you say, Robert?"
Robert: "I'm almost positive of it Brian. Well, there's the whistle, so
let's see how well he can adapt his strategy to the reality."
Brian: "He's pulling a quick shot up or down in the water to avoid the
first shot or two from Trevor, gets to the first zone all right. Sets
himself up as Trevor takes another shot. Having a little trouble
hoisting it up, his first shot low."
Robert: "That's where his strength, or lack thereof, will be a problem.
Moving along well, and he's gotten to the second zone. He's also
struggling with the gun here, trying to aim it just right, but he might
be leaving himself too open."
Brian: "This safe zone actually gives him an edge that the first did
not, he can lean the weapon against it, but it does leave a little open.
Simon's still trying to lift it though. Shot's off, short of the mark
again, but a little higher."
Robert: "Oh no! Trevor nailed him just as he set the weapon down.
That's only 2 points for Simon, a far cry from what he was predicting.
Just goes to show you, strategy only goes so far."
Brian: "And this event defies a bit of the strategy that the previous
events had, we've said that time and again. Louie's set to the take the
floor next."
Robert: "He should do well here, like he's been doing so far. There's
the whistle, and we're off and running. Or... swimming anyway."
Brian: "Hehehe... always keep the analogies in check. Louie just gets a
quick dash off, and ducks low late to get under Trevor's shot. Already
to station one. Sets up with the crossbow...(audience awws) Close, but
wide left."
Robert: "Louie's taking off for station 2 really quickly, and lucky for
him Trevor's gun jammed. He's lining up the shot now...and he misses,
wide right this time."
Brian: "Trevor's got the gun going again, and firing off a couple more
this time. Louie actually holding back on one shot to miss in front of
him before speeding again."
Robert: "Good brakes there, some of the people watching just don't
realize how hard it is to stop like that underwater. He's reached
station 3 safely now."
Brian: "This station, one of the more open ones. The gun here is
actually on a post, you have to get out in the open a little and reach
for the trigger. Trevor taking a couple flinch shots in the process.
Louie gets it off, but jumps back as soon as he fires causing him to
pull the gun off center, the shot goes low."
Robert: "Louie's still got time here as he makes his way to station 4,
but at this range Trevor's accuracy is going to be a lot higher than
before. And Louis nearly found out how much as that shot just missed!"
Brian: "He is doing well on time, still 55 seconds. Under the barrage,
he's looking around the box... flinches back again as he fires, the shot
goes right."
Robert: "He's heading for the barrier that marks station 5, diving the
last few feet as a shot nearly misses his foot. He lobs the grenades up
quickly without looking...and he hits the outer rim! Talk about luck!"
Brian: "A vicious fight on that one, but Louie gets the 7 points, and he
does it in 1:25."
Trevor: "Trevor here, guys. Louie did pretty good there. He fought all
the way to that last barrier. I give him much credit."
Robert: "You're 2-for-4 now Trevor. How do you think the other 6 will
do. Anyone you're worried about?"
Trevor: "Well, Alvin could and almost certainly will be troublesome....
maybe Plucky and Bingo too. Not sure about the rest. I always give my
all whoever it is."
Brian: "Nothin' to it but to do it is the operative motto here. And get
set because Monty's on deck and ready to take aim."
Trevor: "I understand, and shall ready myself. Trevor out."
Robert: "Good luck to you Trevor, and Monty's off with the whistle,
catching Trevor by surprise as he makes it to station one without Trevor
even firing a shot."
Brian: "Eh, you start talking with us, it'll always take you mind off
things. Hehe... Monty's first shot low as Trevor beings his barrage."
Robert: "And barrage is the right word here, Trevor's launching all out
on Monty as he swims to station 2. Oh man, the gun misfired as he picked
it up. Still a point, but no shot at the bull's-eye."
Brian: "Monty's moving on now, couple of near misses there as he comes
into station 3. Again, being careful about getting too exposed."
Robert: "A flinch shot from him goes wide, and he's quickly off for
station 4. He avoids one but...gets caught be the other? Wait, how did
Trevor launch two at once? No matter, Monty's done with 3 points."
Brian: "Taking another look at the replay, Trevor's gun somehow loaded
2 shots and fired them right after each other, and the 2nd one picked
Monty off."
Robert: "So it did, freak bad luck for Monty, but he's not taking it
too badly. Up next is his buddy, Bingo. Let's see how he'll do."
Brian: "Whistle's up, and he's off. Taking off fast, not even looking
up at Trevor. But's he's quick with it, and that's what we expected.
Setting up now as Trevor fires away... first shot, low left."
Robert: "Yeah, but that tail's an easy target for Trevor. He's got to
be more careful or he's going to get caught. He's using his hand as
decoy to get Trevor to shoot early and he's got a break now to move
out."
Brian: "Better not go too early or he'll get picked off anyway. He's at
station 2 now, and he's doing well enough to keep the tail tucked behind
it, so that hasn't been a problem."
Robert: "He hefts up the weapon for a shot, but it misses high and
right. Not a bad shot though. Oops, careful Bingo, don't get tangled in
the wires."
Brian: "He gets situated and off to station 3, still quick and not
looking at Trevor. Doing the hand fake again... Reaches for the
trigger... and gets it off, but Trevor picks off his hand, he says he
got him... (BANG!) meanwhile, the shot hits the outer rim of the
target!"
Robert: "Uh oh, we're going to need to go to the tape here. I don't
know who got off the shot first. Well, from this angle....no...you
can't tell if he pulled the trigger or the harpoon nailed him. *calls to
the back* How many other angles we got? 3? Play them all."
Brian: "Can't very well tell from the view behind Trevor here. The
judges are looking at the other views to the side of and behind the safe
zone. You can see a super closeup of Bingo's finger on the trigger...
And let's get the word from Robert about the judge's decision."
Robert: "What decision? They're still discussing it. Uh oh, they're
not....they are! They can't render a decision so they call it a draw. 6
points for Bingo. That sucks...for both of them. "And up next, Alvin,
and you know he's looking to do better than his brother did."
Brian: "Indeed, Robert, Simon had some trouble with things, mostly
holding the weapons. Alvin's got a little more strength behind him
though, so he shouldn't have as much trouble. There he goes!"
Robert: "Trevor's being more careful with his ammo here, knowing
Alvin's no pushover. Only two shots before Alvin reached the safety of
station one."
Brian: "Alvin reaching for the crossbow, he is having an easier time,
it seems. First shot... (audience awws) just low and under the target.
Alvin quickly drops it and moves on."
Robert: "Alvin's moves are quick and efficient, always keeping his eye
on Trevor and that gun....good thing too as he was just able to avoid
getting hit."
Brian: "Alvin now up to station 2, taking his aim with the next gun...
shot bounces off the shield of the gun... Shot goes up-- whoa! whizzes
right by Trevor and shakes up the cameraman behind him! I didn't know
this event required stunt pay."
Robert: "Apparently so, but the cameraman is all right, but Trevor
looks pissed. After all, Alvin needs to aim at the target, not Trevor.
His shots are coming much more rapidly now."
Brian: "Trevor hasn't picked him off, yet, though. Alvin's at #3 just
as quickly. Trevor trying to sneak a shot in between the barriers...
Alvin waits it out and shoots... shot goes to the right."
Robert: "And Alvin takes off for station 4 with Trevor laying down an
incredible barrage. He makes it and fires, but the shot's no good there
either. With Trevor's barrage, he can't get off a good shot."
Brian: "He's just trying to get his point and move on, but with Trevor
launching so many shots, he's spending more time hiding. Now on his way
to the final station, Trevor continuing his barrage, but only shoots
twice for Alvin and misses."
Robert: "Well there's a reason he only shot twice Brian....Trevor's out
of ammo. And Alvin realizes this. He's looking at the clock...and sees
he's already passed by Louie's time. He knows he needs a bull's-eye
here."
Brian: "Lobs the first one up, misses right, throws the 2nd one up--
Boom, he got it on the right side of the target! He'll get the win and 7
points, but his time... 1:38, so he'll move into 3rd place behind Louie.
And what was it that got Trevor into his predicament? Robert, tell us
about it as we look at the replay."
Robert: "It would have to be this shot here, the one that nearly hit
him and did hit the cameraman. Ouch! He might be OK, but that camera's
not."
Brian: "A little shaken and stirred, but otherwise, he's a trooper back
there. What about you, Trevor, what were you thinking as that shot came
whizzing by?"
Trevor: "That either his aim is off, or he just tried to shoot at
me.... I would hope it was the former. Still, pissed me off enough to
fire too much at once. I'm not pleased with myself."
Brian: "Well, we'll see how you take out the next challenger, which
happens to be Plucky. Say, Robert, that may be an effective strategy
against Trevor, what do you think?"
Robert: "Maybe, but it could backfire. Alvin had a lot of close calls,
so if anyone tries it, they'd really better have good reflexes."
Brian: "We'll see. Plucky probably looking at Louie performance as a
precedent. The whistle's up, and we're underway. Plucky making those
quick dodges like Louie was as he approaches station 1."
Robert: "He reaches out for the crossbow, but Trevor's shot nails it,
knocking it from his hand. Not only that, but it's damaged beyond
shooting. The ref's giving Plucky the go ahead though."
Brian: "Plucky's still a little stunned, and the crowd's amazed at the
shot, too. Trevor, I take back what I just said a minute ago. Plucky's
finally moving, bobbing up and down as he swims through to station 2."
Robert: "You can see it's affected Plucky though. His shot at station 2
is rushed, going high above the target."
Brian: "Yeah, now he just wants to get the heck out of dodge. Trevor
being careful with his shots in the meantime, Plucky again gets the
nerves to get away from the station and makes it to #3."
Robert: "But it's just another poorly aimed, quick shot. I wonder if
Plucky's even trying here. Like you said Brian, I think he just wants
out."
Brian: "And now, as it's getting closer to the target, he's taking a
little longer to leave the safe area. Still has 55 seconds, but he might
want to hurry on. Now he does, and again makes it OK. I'm amazed with
that he's even hesitating."
Robert: "At station 4 now, the shot's away, and he just misses....but
Trevor does not. Plucky's out, and he couldn't be happier."
Brian: "So, 4 points for Plucky. but I agree, he's looking up at Trevor
with a low whistle. I think he's still in shock over what happened back
at the beginning of the event."
Robert: "The replay clearly shows Trevor's shot wrecking the crossbow.
Plucky was lucky to get 4 points following that start."
Brian: "But it shows that you DON'T get Trevor mad. He's a crack shot
with that thing, and he'll hit anyone he has to at a moment's notice.
That said, let's see what Theo does as he steps up."
Robert: "Theo's looking very nervous here, waiting for the signal to
start. If we weren't already underwater, I'd swear he was sweating right
now."
Brian: "Theo's signaled to go and he does so, hestitates a bit as a
shot goes in front of him. Picks up the pace a little, and he in to
Station 1. Slowly reaches for the bow in case Trevor nails it again...
he's got it. Little awkward in carrying it... lets the shot go, it's
low."
Robert: "He head-fakes Trevor into an early shot, but then takes off
for station 2 making fairly good time. He dives in....oh wait! His heel
just got glanced by Trevor's shot."
Brian: "Taking a look at the replay... yep, there it is, just by the
tip of his foot, you can see the spear just deflect. So only 1 point for
Theo, and his time 7 seconds longer than Tummi at 31 seconds, so he's in
8th place now with Buster remaining."
Robert: "Buster's looking kinda confident for some reason. Think he
might have some kind of strategy going in Brian?"
Brian: "I can't say. But he's eyeing the course and Trevor with a
particular focus on certain areas. Can't say which ones, though."
Robert: "There's the whistle....and he's off. Making good speed in a
dead sprint for station 1 though. Trevor's aim can't quite keep up."
Brian: "Buster displaying quite a quickness here we weren't expecting.
Now taking aim with the crossbow... Trevor makes a shot causing Buster
to flinch, but there he fires... Shot stays to the left."
Robert: "Buster's taking his time before moving on, but there he goes.
Oh wait, it looks like he dived too early...no wait! I don't believe it!
The Roll-a-Dope!"
Brian: "We haven't seen that move in about 10 years! The crowd is going
nuts! Buster now at Station 2, he's making his shot with the rocket...
whoa, that one sails high."
Robert: "Trevor looks thrown of by that move though, and Buster's
taking the opportunity to get to station 3...with yet another
Roll-a-Dope! This is too much!"
Brian: "Trevor actually tried to land a shot while he was in midroll,
but it trailed over him. Now Buster trying to reach for the next
trigger, dodging a couple quick shots. Shot is up... *BANG* He got it!"
Robert: "I couldn't tell from this angle but....yess, the judges are
awarding a bull's-eye. 10 points for Buster. But with his time of 1
minute even, he moves only into second place."
Brian: "Which means that Cubbi gets the gold with his amazing
performance, and Louie's close time sneaks him in for 3rd."
Robert: "You've got to hand it to Cubbi. No one gave him a shot on this
event, but then, not many know he's a marksman. This event was his for
the taking, and that's just what he did."
Brian: "We'll get some comments from him and a couple others about what
went down in this event after this timeout."
Interviews
Brian: "And we're back from what I would have to say has been the
wildest event yet. Trevor's still in the locker room getting back into
announcer mode. While we wait let's talk with a couple of the combatants
about the shocking moments that went down."
Robert: "Our first interviewee is our gold medalist Cubbi.
Congratulations, Cubbi, on what many people are terming an upset. I take
it all that practice you got in helped?"
Cubbi: "Hey, of course. I will admit that maybe a little bit of luck
was there, but that's a part of the game! I'm a Knight of Gummidoon, I
had to win something eventually."
Brian: "And I'd say you honored them. Do you think that the fact you
went first and pulled off such a quick win took everyone else out of
their game?"
Cubbi: "Probably, made them get into a lot of anxiety and stuff.
Besides, setting the bar like that is usually good."
Robert: "No question about that. Tell me, do you expect to medal, or
even outright win, any of our other events?"
Cubbi: "Of course I expect to medal in other events! I just don't know
which ones yet."
Brian: "Well, in a couple of events, we have the Atlas Stones, and
given your small size, some are wondering how you're even going to be
able to lift some of them. Your thoughts?"
Cubbi: "One at a time. Always a way. Hey, I gotta get ready for the
next event! I should get ready!" (Takes off)
Robert: "Hmm...quick exit. But I guess that's understandable. Moving on
we have Bingo coming in, the recipient of a very controversial call.
Your take on it?"
Bingo: "I know I pulled that trigger first! That's all there is too it!
Nothing is going right for me here... "
Brian: "I can understand your frustration, and I'm sure Trevor might
argue the same. That's why the judges went to the tape, and even we said
it was absolutely too close to call."
Bingo: "... well, at least let me see the tape... I at least wanna see
for myself."
Robert: "I figured you'd ask for that, so I have it cued up and ready
on this monitor."
Brian: "You can see what we saw, even magnifying your hand as it pulled
the trigger."
Bingo: ".... I can't believe it... this is just great..." Monty then
comes over, and the two seem to start talking to each other.
Robert: : "I'm glad Monty came over. He's probably the only one Bingo
will listen to right now."
As they finish up their conversation, Bingo finally seems calmer, and
more at ease. "We must go for the next event. Please excuse us." says
Monty, and they leave.
Brian: "Well, it seems as though those two will get things straight
between each other, and perhaps Bingo will find himself again. In the
meantime, Plucky's waiting here, let's bring him on in."
Plucky: "Uh.... good, he's not here...."
Robert: "You all right Plucky? You look...well...spooked."
Plucky: "I just had a crossbow blown to pieces in front of me by a man
so far away I could barely see him, but of course I'm not spooked!"
Brian: "I have to admit that as good as Trevor is, because I've seen
him many times in practice, he's never done that before. But how did
that change your strategy out there, because you reacted differently on
the course afterward."
Plucky: "I just felt like getting all the points I could. What's wrong
with that?"
Robert: "Easy Plucky, easy. Well, getting off that subject for the
moment, what do you think about Cubbi getting the gold this time
around?"
Plucky: "I don't care about that! I didn't even know about this person
untill these games started! I gotta go, look at the time." Plucky takes
off in a hurry
Brian: "O.o Um... OK, that was Plucky, everyone. And last, but
certainly not least, we want to bring in our silver medalist who wowed
the crowd in his performance, let's bring in Buster."
Buster: "Thank you, thank you... I did it big time out there, didn't
I?"
Robert: "You certainly did that. But you know I gotta ask. The
Roll-A-Dope....how'd you know about it, and why did you use it?"
Buster: "Well, I just saw some TV show one day.. actually, they were
doing something similar to what I did there, it looked cool, so I tried
it, and it actually worked."
Brian: "I've seen those shows too. But I want to add something to that.
I remember that in contests like this, people stopped using it because
they started getting tagged too easily. How did you make it work
again?"
Buster: "Simply, by making sure I wound up behind the safe zone."
Robert: "It has been a while since anyone used it, so maybe they all
forgot about it. Well, I know you need to go get ready. Good luck in the
next events."
Buster: "Thanks." (Leaves)
Brian: "And with that, we'll take out mid-olympics break for a special
on some of the finishers these guys use. We'll be back!"
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