Josh and the ACs - Follow on from 'The Old Hut' (m+/m+)
Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:45 pm
Josh and the ACs (m+/m+)
By Frank Burns
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A little background first..
Josh is an ex scout, now a stage director and youth leader who, with the help of some boys parents, also ex scouts, pulled of a stunt leaving 2 boys bound and gagged in a rickety old hut. See The old Hut https://tugstories.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14741 if you don't know the background. What Josh had not told them was that he also helped out with some Army Cadets.. And he has an idea...
This is a little longer than my other stories so I split it up a bit, hope that still works.
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Part 1 : Introductions all round
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[Wednesday - cadet night]
"So boys what do you think? " Josh said.
"What does the captain say? Will he allow it?" One boy said.
"Yes, he's ok with it, thinks it would be good training for you. Evade and capture. Me and him will be the umpires, and other stuff if needed."
"So let's get this straight. You want us to capture a load of sissy scouts and keep them prisoners. Slaves to us." Another said, this one had a stripe on his arm. A lance corporal.
"Well Oliver, they aint scouts any more, and they might just take you lot prisoner." Josh said.
"No chance, flipping scouts or even ex-scouts. EASY." Another said.
"OK.. I'll put to them. See if they're up for it."
"Hang on though there's a problem." the LC said.
"What?"
"Well, we're all in uniform, and they wont be, that means we are targets and identifiable. They wont be. How will we know if they are the enemy and not some random kid. Or we get one of them who claims to be some random kid out playing."
"Yeah that might be a problem, I'll have to figure something out about that. So 4 of you and 4 of them, 20 acres of woodland and up to 7 days. Pick your team Lance Corporal. Clear them with the captain and all parents."
"Be better with 6 on each team, can that happen?" the LC said.
Josh thought for a few minutes. "Maybe. Get your 6 and I'll let you know next week."
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[Friday - youth club]
"Paul.. Jimmy.. A word please." Josh called over the two boys.
"What's up Josh?" Jimmy asked. "Changed your mind about loosing to us?" He grinned.
"Not quite.. What would you think about going up against 6 Army Cadets instead."
"Oh yeah.. That's a change it goes from 4 on 3 in our favour to 6 on 4 against us." Jimmy said.
"Yeah, that needs balancing out and there's something else as well.. Not sure how you'll feel about it." Josh continued.
"What..?" Paul asked.
"Ermmm... The cadets will be in uniform so they are identifiable as the enemy, and so... You'll need to have uniforms as well. Else some stranger might get involved and that might just become a real kidnapping. That would be a real big problem." Josh said.
"We aint got no uniforms." Paul said.
Jimmy's face drooped. "NO!!.. You aint thinking what I think your thinking?" He said.
"Yes Jimmy I am.." Josh said
Paul twigged on and grinned. He nudged Jimmy and said "I get to see you looking like a dork again.. Wicked!"
Jimmy tried to ignore the comment. "Even if we agreed, what about your two. We don't even know them yet and we'd still be two short." Jimmy said.
"Actually you do, you've been playing table tennis with them for a week or two. Even started hanging out together I heard." Josh said.
"Who Thomas and Ryan.. They aint twins" Jimmy said
"Twins don't always look the same you know. Let's ask them." Josh looked up.. "Tom.. Ry.. here a minute." He called.
They came over. "What's up dad." Thomas said
"You remember what I said the other day?" Josh asked
"'Bout the cadets.. yeah. Like we said. Be great. We catch 'em all in 2 days and have slaves for 5." Ryan said.
"But Ryan they want us in uniforms.. Scout uniforms.. " Jimmy said.
"Yeah, So?" Thomas put in.
"Old ones.. you know shorts and stuff." Jimmy said.
"So?" Thomas said again.. "We wear shorts often enough, so do you."
"Not like that old scout stuff.. and stupid long socks" Jimmy said
"You mean stupid long socks like you wear for soccer and rugby.. Like you had on last week."
"That's different." Jimmy said. "Anyway we still would need two more, and no-one will dress like dorks."
"So.." Thomas said.. "I guess you think that Peter Watson and John Dean are dorks do you?"
"Them two.." Jimmy said "No their pretty hard cases, little toughs. I played rugby against them, they hit you down hard, even though they are young."
"12 and 13 and they are not only Scouts, but members of a new.. well Old troop..Traditional's I think they said. Both Patrol Leaders as well and guess what." Thomas said.
"What?"
"They wear them shorts." Ryan jumped in.. "I'll let them know you think their dorks if you like."
"Rather you didn't.." Jimmy said smiling.
"Would they come..?" Paul asked.
"Damn right they would. We know them real well and they tie up bloody tight!" Ryan said
"How do you know that.. " Jimmy asked.
Ryan looked at Thomas. "Another story for another day." Thomas said grinning.
"So boys.. what do you say? 6 stupid little dorks up against 6 hard case cadets?" Josh cut in.
"If they really can get Peter and John then yes.. We'd have a good team, and let them piss take our knees. They'll be on their knees begging by day two." Paul said. "When's it on?"
"You break up for summer in 2 weeks, so lets say in three weeks. The woods behind my studio. 7 days, 12 kids and 2 umpires for safety." Josh said.
"Can you get permission to use them woods then?" Paul asked. "Some guy recently bought them."
"I'll ask.. hang on.... Josh, can I use your woods.. Sure Josh, what for?... Just for a gang of kids to kill each other Josh.... Oh ok Josh that's fine. Just clean up the blood... Ok Josh we will. Thanks." Josh laughed.
"You own it." Jimmy said grinning from ear to ear.
Josh nodded. "All we need now is to clear it with the cadets, they are getting their team sorted. We'll meet here next week to sort this end out." He looked at Ryan.. "Can you see them two and get them to come here?"
"Sure." Ryan said.
"If you can get away from them." Thomas said.
"Shut it Tom. I'm better than you are." Ryan said.
Jimmy nudged Paul.. "Something going on there."
"Sounds like it..." Paul said to Jimmy, then whispered "Dork.."
By the following Friday all was just about agreed. It would be 6 on 6. The Cadet Captain and Josh would act as umpires in disputes, and be there to make sure than no-one actually did get killed... or hurt. The next day, Saturday a full meeting in the park with everyone was arranged. To finalise things.
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[The Park Meeting]
The first thing was to set out the rules and get assurances that they would not be broken or everything would be called off. Jimmy, and Paul where actually pleased when Josh confirmed that they did not have to be in 'dork' uniforms for that meeting.
Rules were quite simple and all agreed to them:
1] Everyone had to remain in uniform during combat time.
2] Everyone has a whistle. Used in an emergency only, blast it and the umpires would come running. Everything else stops.
3] All hostilities would stop at 1930 (well before dark to allow for food intake. Umpire 'captain' to blast 3 times to Stop.) Prisoners must also be fed. You must give up any chase on the whistle unless the prisoner was being taken to prison.
4] Hostilities would restart at 0900. Again a 3 blast signal by Josh.
5] All combatants to remain on their sites during non combatant times, except, any prisoners who would, by definition, be on the wrong site.
6] All prisoners could be restrained as seen fit by their captors.
7] Prisoners to consent to restrains without fighting.
8] Prisoners could only escape during 'combat times'
9] No form of torture would be permitted including painful restraints.
10] Umpires would keep tally of prisoners caught/escaped, in the case of a draw.
11] If the whole team is captured, they would submit to having to do all the work of the others, and may be kept restrained from time to time at the discretion of the winners and the umpires.
A few other rules were banded around and agreed.. No phones, in case they got lost or bust. No knives (except to eat with and they to stay on the site area) Umpires not allowed to interfere.. Warn or help someone.
Any breach of these rules would result in immediate stop of the 'war games' and such games would not happen again. Thus everyone relied of everyone. The cadets would arrive at north gate at 1930 on a Friday with the captain, and the scouts at the south gate with Josh at the same time. Thus giving time to set up camp and get some food and sleep. 0900 the following day 3 blasts would signal all hell to break loose!
And so on that Saturday at the start of summer, in a park. War was declared.
However Josh and the captain though it a good idea for all the boys to mix up, get to know each other and have a bit of fun.. After all they were in the park. For a few hours that's exactly what happened. With a lot of trash talk thrown in... 'Your going down' 'You got no chance in hell' 'Looking forwards to being our slave are ya' and the such.
One overheard comment intrigued Jimmy. He heard one of the cadets say..."Look they got Peter Watson and John Dean. We'll have to watch out for them two. How did they get them?" It seemed those two youngsters had got a reputation with some of the cadets as well as the twins. And it seemed they were indeed a good acquisition.
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By Frank Burns
<----------------------------------------------------->
A little background first..
Josh is an ex scout, now a stage director and youth leader who, with the help of some boys parents, also ex scouts, pulled of a stunt leaving 2 boys bound and gagged in a rickety old hut. See The old Hut https://tugstories.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=14741 if you don't know the background. What Josh had not told them was that he also helped out with some Army Cadets.. And he has an idea...
This is a little longer than my other stories so I split it up a bit, hope that still works.
<----------------------------------------------------->
Part 1 : Introductions all round
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[Wednesday - cadet night]
"So boys what do you think? " Josh said.
"What does the captain say? Will he allow it?" One boy said.
"Yes, he's ok with it, thinks it would be good training for you. Evade and capture. Me and him will be the umpires, and other stuff if needed."
"So let's get this straight. You want us to capture a load of sissy scouts and keep them prisoners. Slaves to us." Another said, this one had a stripe on his arm. A lance corporal.
"Well Oliver, they aint scouts any more, and they might just take you lot prisoner." Josh said.
"No chance, flipping scouts or even ex-scouts. EASY." Another said.
"OK.. I'll put to them. See if they're up for it."
"Hang on though there's a problem." the LC said.
"What?"
"Well, we're all in uniform, and they wont be, that means we are targets and identifiable. They wont be. How will we know if they are the enemy and not some random kid. Or we get one of them who claims to be some random kid out playing."
"Yeah that might be a problem, I'll have to figure something out about that. So 4 of you and 4 of them, 20 acres of woodland and up to 7 days. Pick your team Lance Corporal. Clear them with the captain and all parents."
"Be better with 6 on each team, can that happen?" the LC said.
Josh thought for a few minutes. "Maybe. Get your 6 and I'll let you know next week."
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[Friday - youth club]
"Paul.. Jimmy.. A word please." Josh called over the two boys.
"What's up Josh?" Jimmy asked. "Changed your mind about loosing to us?" He grinned.
"Not quite.. What would you think about going up against 6 Army Cadets instead."
"Oh yeah.. That's a change it goes from 4 on 3 in our favour to 6 on 4 against us." Jimmy said.
"Yeah, that needs balancing out and there's something else as well.. Not sure how you'll feel about it." Josh continued.
"What..?" Paul asked.
"Ermmm... The cadets will be in uniform so they are identifiable as the enemy, and so... You'll need to have uniforms as well. Else some stranger might get involved and that might just become a real kidnapping. That would be a real big problem." Josh said.
"We aint got no uniforms." Paul said.
Jimmy's face drooped. "NO!!.. You aint thinking what I think your thinking?" He said.
"Yes Jimmy I am.." Josh said
Paul twigged on and grinned. He nudged Jimmy and said "I get to see you looking like a dork again.. Wicked!"
Jimmy tried to ignore the comment. "Even if we agreed, what about your two. We don't even know them yet and we'd still be two short." Jimmy said.
"Actually you do, you've been playing table tennis with them for a week or two. Even started hanging out together I heard." Josh said.
"Who Thomas and Ryan.. They aint twins" Jimmy said
"Twins don't always look the same you know. Let's ask them." Josh looked up.. "Tom.. Ry.. here a minute." He called.
They came over. "What's up dad." Thomas said
"You remember what I said the other day?" Josh asked
"'Bout the cadets.. yeah. Like we said. Be great. We catch 'em all in 2 days and have slaves for 5." Ryan said.
"But Ryan they want us in uniforms.. Scout uniforms.. " Jimmy said.
"Yeah, So?" Thomas put in.
"Old ones.. you know shorts and stuff." Jimmy said.
"So?" Thomas said again.. "We wear shorts often enough, so do you."
"Not like that old scout stuff.. and stupid long socks" Jimmy said
"You mean stupid long socks like you wear for soccer and rugby.. Like you had on last week."
"That's different." Jimmy said. "Anyway we still would need two more, and no-one will dress like dorks."
"So.." Thomas said.. "I guess you think that Peter Watson and John Dean are dorks do you?"
"Them two.." Jimmy said "No their pretty hard cases, little toughs. I played rugby against them, they hit you down hard, even though they are young."
"12 and 13 and they are not only Scouts, but members of a new.. well Old troop..Traditional's I think they said. Both Patrol Leaders as well and guess what." Thomas said.
"What?"
"They wear them shorts." Ryan jumped in.. "I'll let them know you think their dorks if you like."
"Rather you didn't.." Jimmy said smiling.
"Would they come..?" Paul asked.
"Damn right they would. We know them real well and they tie up bloody tight!" Ryan said
"How do you know that.. " Jimmy asked.
Ryan looked at Thomas. "Another story for another day." Thomas said grinning.
"So boys.. what do you say? 6 stupid little dorks up against 6 hard case cadets?" Josh cut in.
"If they really can get Peter and John then yes.. We'd have a good team, and let them piss take our knees. They'll be on their knees begging by day two." Paul said. "When's it on?"
"You break up for summer in 2 weeks, so lets say in three weeks. The woods behind my studio. 7 days, 12 kids and 2 umpires for safety." Josh said.
"Can you get permission to use them woods then?" Paul asked. "Some guy recently bought them."
"I'll ask.. hang on.... Josh, can I use your woods.. Sure Josh, what for?... Just for a gang of kids to kill each other Josh.... Oh ok Josh that's fine. Just clean up the blood... Ok Josh we will. Thanks." Josh laughed.
"You own it." Jimmy said grinning from ear to ear.
Josh nodded. "All we need now is to clear it with the cadets, they are getting their team sorted. We'll meet here next week to sort this end out." He looked at Ryan.. "Can you see them two and get them to come here?"
"Sure." Ryan said.
"If you can get away from them." Thomas said.
"Shut it Tom. I'm better than you are." Ryan said.
Jimmy nudged Paul.. "Something going on there."
"Sounds like it..." Paul said to Jimmy, then whispered "Dork.."
By the following Friday all was just about agreed. It would be 6 on 6. The Cadet Captain and Josh would act as umpires in disputes, and be there to make sure than no-one actually did get killed... or hurt. The next day, Saturday a full meeting in the park with everyone was arranged. To finalise things.
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[The Park Meeting]
The first thing was to set out the rules and get assurances that they would not be broken or everything would be called off. Jimmy, and Paul where actually pleased when Josh confirmed that they did not have to be in 'dork' uniforms for that meeting.
Rules were quite simple and all agreed to them:
1] Everyone had to remain in uniform during combat time.
2] Everyone has a whistle. Used in an emergency only, blast it and the umpires would come running. Everything else stops.
3] All hostilities would stop at 1930 (well before dark to allow for food intake. Umpire 'captain' to blast 3 times to Stop.) Prisoners must also be fed. You must give up any chase on the whistle unless the prisoner was being taken to prison.
4] Hostilities would restart at 0900. Again a 3 blast signal by Josh.
5] All combatants to remain on their sites during non combatant times, except, any prisoners who would, by definition, be on the wrong site.
6] All prisoners could be restrained as seen fit by their captors.
7] Prisoners to consent to restrains without fighting.
8] Prisoners could only escape during 'combat times'
9] No form of torture would be permitted including painful restraints.
10] Umpires would keep tally of prisoners caught/escaped, in the case of a draw.
11] If the whole team is captured, they would submit to having to do all the work of the others, and may be kept restrained from time to time at the discretion of the winners and the umpires.
A few other rules were banded around and agreed.. No phones, in case they got lost or bust. No knives (except to eat with and they to stay on the site area) Umpires not allowed to interfere.. Warn or help someone.
Any breach of these rules would result in immediate stop of the 'war games' and such games would not happen again. Thus everyone relied of everyone. The cadets would arrive at north gate at 1930 on a Friday with the captain, and the scouts at the south gate with Josh at the same time. Thus giving time to set up camp and get some food and sleep. 0900 the following day 3 blasts would signal all hell to break loose!
And so on that Saturday at the start of summer, in a park. War was declared.
However Josh and the captain though it a good idea for all the boys to mix up, get to know each other and have a bit of fun.. After all they were in the park. For a few hours that's exactly what happened. With a lot of trash talk thrown in... 'Your going down' 'You got no chance in hell' 'Looking forwards to being our slave are ya' and the such.
One overheard comment intrigued Jimmy. He heard one of the cadets say..."Look they got Peter Watson and John Dean. We'll have to watch out for them two. How did they get them?" It seemed those two youngsters had got a reputation with some of the cadets as well as the twins. And it seemed they were indeed a good acquisition.
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