Story Challenges updated 2/6/07 |
Challenge #1 During the 70s, Roy and John came to your home town/city for a business trip and or vacation. What was their stay like? Did they get involved in a rescue? Who did they meet? What was their week like? No Mary Sues, please. Don't know what a Mary Sue is? See her description below: entry #1 added 6/2/01 entry #2 added 6/1/02 Challenge #2 Johnny loses his Land Rover in a parking lot. How did it happen and to what length will he go to get it back? entry #1 added 12/15/01 Challenge#3 In Survival on Charter 220, Johnny mentions he has a dog. What kind of dog does he have. How did he get it? (IF it's a gift from Roy & JoAnne, be inventive - no birthday present, please). What does he do with the dog while he's at work? entry #1 added 12/01/01 entry #2 added 12/01/01 Challenge #4 What is it abouth that GREEN PEN? And why does Johnny keeps it in his pocket, near to his heart? entry #1 added 2/27/01 entry #2 added 4/9/01 entry #3 added 6/23/01 entry #4 added 10/06/01 entry #5 added 12/22/01 entry #6 added 2/6/07 Challenge #5 After watching Firehouse Quintet and seeing da boys make it to the finals, we need to know how that game ends. Put on your sports hat and write that episode. What team does Station 51 play? Does Kelly figure out his problem? Does the Cap's scoring prophecies come true? Does Roy sink a basket? Have fun with da boys and PLEASE don't kill any of the characters ......except Chet's wagon. entry#1 added 12/15 entry #2 added 3/26/06 Challenge #6 (updated 12/22) Twenty Minutes - follow this link Challenge #7 Roy and John are in a situation that calls for a platonic kiss. What leads up to this kiss? Remember, no slash or erotica. Is it a dare? Does one guy become so happy that his emotions overwhelm him? Does Roy kiss Johnny or does Johnny kiss Roy. Come on a try this challenge and please have fun doing so! entry#1 added 12/29/01 entry#2 added 1/01/02 entry#3 added 1/06/02 entry #4 added 2/16/02 entry #5 added 5/29/04 entry # 5 continues 6/26/04 entry #6 added 10/9/04 Challenge #8 Time to send Johnny on a vacation. He's been shot, stabbed, burned, poisoned, etc. You get the picture. He needs a vacation and YOU are the one to send him away. Does he go with Chet to a singles resort? Does he go with the DeSotos to a family theme park? Does Marco invite him to go to Mexico? Go pack Johnny's bags and send him away for a good time! Challenge #9 Let's get Johnny drunk. It could be a funny story or a serious story. Why would Johnny get drunk? What kind of liquor would Johnny drink to get drunk? Is Johnny a happy drunk or a nasty drunk or what? So belly up to the bar and let's see what you can come up with! entry#1 added 3/9/02 entry #2 added 9/21/02 Challenge # 10 by Jean It was a cold and rainy day in normally sunny California, but Johnny Gage didn't care. He was in a grrrrrreat mood and was actually looking forward to going to work. As he got out the Land Roover, he looked over by the hose tower and said a cheery good morning to the sparrows that were taking their morning bath in the growing puddle. In response, the happy birds ruffled their feathers in the water and flipped their tail feathers at the paramedic. Johnny giggled, opened the door and entered the kitchen of Station 51. Once inside, he quickly took a bear claw from the plate of donuts and munched on it as he took the time to start a fresh pot of coffee. Johnny smiled as the aroma started to assult his senses. He shoved the rest of the bear claw into his mouth, giggling again as he thought how much it did NOT look like an actual bear claw. He was still giggling and chewing as he walked through the locker room doors to join the rest of the crew. Okay, the challenge...... why was Johnny so happy? Will he stay happy for the whole shift? or will something happen to change his mood? Will it be a 'bad' something happening to him or one of the guys or a victim? Will it be a 'good' something that only adds to his great day? Finish the story and let us all know! Challenge #11 It's the Fourth of July and A Shift is off. Roy invited his crewmates over for his yearly barbecue. Everyone is looking forward to Roy's party, as they all help out and bring stuff. But this year is different. This year, the crew of 51 will have to come to terms with what the Fourth of July means to them. Here's part of the dialogue you should incorporate into the story at some place: "I never thought I'd use my American flag that way." Roy said to Hank, as he wrung his hands waiting in Rampart's emergency waiting room.. "Roy, you had no choice. It was the only fabric around and you had to stop the bleeding somehow." His captain replied softly, trying to comfort his friend and coworker. "I know but..." "No buts Roy. Your actions saved his life." Roy shook his head. "I'll never think of this holiday the same way again, Hank." The red in the flag will always have Johnny's blood on it." Soooooo that's your story challenge. A Johnny owie. Have fun and good luck. entry #1 added 5/11/02 Challenge #12 The squad and engine 51 crash into each other. It could be as simple as a scratch, to an all out Owiefest. So what would Mike do if Roy scratched the engine? Or what would Charley do if both trucks were dented? If you choose to do an Owiefest, what are the ramifications of the accident? Are they afraid to ride in their vehicles? Does someone quit, blaming themself for causing pain and suffering to their coworkers? entry #1 added 8/4/05 entry #2 added 8/12/05 Challenge #13 Mike Morton spends one 24-hour shift with Squad 51. What do they encounter? Does each man get a better appreciation of their coworker? entry #1 added 12/14/02 Challenge #14 Why is Johnny Chet's pigeon? What happened that put Johnny in that position. Tell us the story when this term was first applied to Johnny. entry#1 added 12/01/02 Challenge #15 At the end of Fools, Dr. Kent Donaldson goes back with Roy and John for the overnight shift. I always thought that episode should have shown a night rescue so the good doctor would truly appreciate what all firefighters and paramedics do. Donaldson: "...no, to tell you the truth you guys, I'm really sorry the day's over." Roy: "Well, you know if you wanna go on another run with us there's a extra bed that's still available." Johnny: "Yeah, you get a totally different perspective at four in the mornin'." Donaldson: "Okay, you're on." Johnny: "All right, let's go." What does happen at 4am? Create a rescue or two that really shows Dr Donaldson what a fireman's life is like. Have as many owies as you want, but don't kill off anyone! entry #1 added 1/19/04 Challenge 16 Trainee An alternate story thought comes to mind. We all know Ed Marlowe's personality. In the sequence where Roy, John and Ed go to the rescue on the cliff, we know that Johnny and the bio-phone take a tumble. What if Johnny couldn't stop his fall and he and the bio-phone REALLY take a tumble down the slope. Roy's in a quandary. He realizes Johnny is injured, but also sees the first victim is badly injured. He decides to have Ed check on Johnny who isn't moving. How badly hurt is Johnny? How does Ed treat Johnny? Are there any complications that occur as a result of Ed's decisions. Remember the bio-phone won't work from their location so life and death decisions have to be made on the spot for all of them. entry added 7/22/05 Contest Results are here now: The contest was to tell the story on how the nicknames Junior and Pally got started. Click on this link to read the stories. Who is Mary Sue? Here is what another author, inkling, wrote describing Mary Sue. "Briefly she is the appearance of the author in a fanfic, identifiable by her perky disposition, her perky breasts, and her perky hair. She upstages the story, steals the show along with all male characters' hearts, and saves the day. In a truly wonderful MarySue fic, she will die a martyr's death at the end, saving everyone's life, and in a perfect world, leave the hero with an adorable child or two to raise in her memory. In an E!fic she'd rescue Johnny, Roy and Chet, save Marco and Captain's lives, and give Mike pointers on driving the engine--and he'd be grateful for her insight. MarySue doesn't have to be female; Wesley Crusher, of Star Trek the Next Generation, was a wonderful example of a "Marty Sue". Mary Sue also makes appearances as JohnnySue, or BlairySue, or GarySue, depending on your fandom, when the author writes the protagonist in her own image instead of the familiar one we all know and love." Don't worry if the Rover moves...It's suppose to! -.ed |
