“Ygron pyr. Igron pyr. Greek fire. Sheesh. You’d think they could pick one name and stick to it, ” Frank muttered under his breath.
“Ygron pyr, ignite!
Igron pyr, take flight!
Greek fire, demands the fight!
Count once more
to even the score,
Live another day
to enter the fray.
To be true and succeed
the enemy must bleed,
All at one time,
the fire is divine!
Ignite!
Alight!
Take flight!
Ygron pyr, weapon of lore
Igron pyr, even the score
Greek fire, extinct no more!”
“Shit, Macy? Could you talk in a language I can hear? I mean, understand? When you go all crazy rhyme-y like that, it’s like you’re getting your inner witch on, and I can’t help tune out. It’s seriously like I can’t even hear you unless I concentrate real hard, and then it’s like the earth is laughing beneath my heavy feet, which totally makes no sense at all, whatsoever. And then, in that moment, I lose myself, all wrapped up in the pleasures of the world.
Damn. I really am losing my marbles. I don’t even know where that last bit came from. Seriously?” Frank snorted. “It’s like I’m channeling Smashing Pumpkins or something. I think we’ve been on this stake-out too long. Or we need new music. Or both.”
He gently shook Macy, trying to get her to stop chanting. Eyes wild, Macy’s arms rose above her head, swirling back and forth, as if to conjure spirits from the dead. Dropping suddenly, her hand snaked over the gear shifter and grabbed Frank’s arm with a vice-like grip.
Frank was getting worried. He had never seen her freak out this many times in one day. And he hadn’t ever seen her hair smolder, either. He had a bad feeling that even with his munitions expertise, he might not be able to diffuse the ticking bomb sitting next to him in his car.
“Frankie,” Macy rasped, “I’m sticky. Next time, remind me to pack some wet wipes.”
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It’s Trifecta’s 33rd weekly writing challenge! To celebrate, they’ve issued 3 different challenges. If you click on the Trifecta link, you can see all three.
I must confess to being a sucker for a good challenge. If you’ve been reading along, you’ve noticed that each week since I’ve started, I’ve used the prompt within a continuing story, Gunz-N-Roses. Initially, I thought I would write three different parts to this ongoing saga. And then I thought, “What’s the fun in that?”
Yep. You guessed it. I got lazy issued myself the challenge of working all three prompts into a single post that made some kind of sense. Tell me what you think!
I’d like to say all of this was original content; alas, Frank had other ideas. Part of this week’s offering comes to you courtesy of the Smashing Pumpkins.







Ok, kind of jealous since you managed to fit all three prompts into one block, where I was struggling to cut words to make mine fit in a much longer format.
Really good job, TikkTok!
Thank you, dear.
I read the rules more than once to make sure it didn’t say anything about a single entry. We’ve got lots and lots of threes going on, don’t we?
Wait – there are rules for these?!?!
Uh oh…
hehehe
Good job on incorporating all three prompts into one post. I enjoyed it!
Thanks! I am having such a great time with these prompts!
Haha! I love that you’re channeling the Smashing Pumpkins in Gunz N Roses. Sounds like robot orgasms are awkward, and somebody needs to teach Macy to make love to herself in private.
Erm. I’m mildly recovered now.
Indeed. Life is a constant soundtrack, isn’t it? Although, I confess that mine pretty well lives in the 80s with its big hair and parachute pants……….. *sigh*
Thanks, Jester Queen – I just choked on my iced tea! And I forgot what I was going to write.
Oh, yeah – I’m impressed that you worked all of the prompts into a single entry. I wanted to do all three but I listened to the Smashing Pumpkins song several times, and I got nothin’
Great part of the story. I’m curious to see what the munitons expert is going to do about his smoldering partner.
Thank God for wet wipes!
No kidding! If only she had some…………
Ha! I had intended to do the same thing – combine all three prompts into one. I ran out of time, though… Well done, and a really fun entry. I love how you have developed these characters.
Thanks!
They have really grown on me, I must confess.
Talented
Yes, you ARE!
{{blush}} Er, suppose I ought to write something tomorrow………