The two saxon vampire guards heard screeching and crashing from inside the room they were set to guard.  After turning to look at each other they hear a female yell.

“Damn it, Eric! They have already left.  They are not expecting to come back until the 29th.”  the voice is heard as the saxons wonder what is going on.  CRASH!   “You … you… you…you killed my laptop…my brand new laptop!!!”

The door is opened and the viking’s head peeks out the door.  “Get everyone back here now!” Then he promptly slams the door.

“How are we suppose to do that?” they stated together as they glance down the hallway where the ladies had left 5 hours ago.

“Well, hello again everyone seems Eric was impatient and decided to surprise everyone as soon as I finished the banners today.” the woman glared at him as he stood to the…

The tasks…

1. Actually sit down, focus and write something – much harder than most would assume!
2. Suffer in silence, unable to reveal which story is yours…
3. Put up with Bertie’s teasing and terrible puns – a truly remarkable feat should you survive!

In that respect, I declare all of the contestants winners in their own right, though as in Highlander, there can be only one! Or in this case, three – three writers that I will announce who have placed. Before I do this, I feel compelled to share just how close this race was… Truly, I know I’ve been saying it, but our first and second place winners were separated by a mere TWO votes! There was nearly a tie for third place as well. Because of this, I considered doing honorable mentions until I realized just about ALL of the entries would be one, lol! For sure, all…