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... To them the playground was like a battlefield, it was a fortress for the game that they loved and lived for, a game they called capture the flag. ... Capture the flag was a timeless game, a game for heroes, which is exactly what Marcus wanted to be, no matter the cost. ... After Jimmy came Rob and Bob, two rambunctious twins who’s soul job was to stay back and protect the flag, neither of them would ever cross the neutral zone, the entire game. Last but not least came Decoy, which wasn’t his real name but that’s what they all called him simply because his job was to draw the opposing defenders away from the flag they were defending, so Marcus could grab it with ease.
The objective of the game is simple, capture the other teams flag and get it back to your side without getting tagged. ... This changes though if you are in possession of the flag, which opens you up to being tagged anywhere, and if you are tagged when in possession of the flag not only do you have to return to your base and count to ten, you also have to drop the flag.
After a quick overview of these rules Marcus and Seth shook hands to begin one of the greatest battles in elementary school capture the flag history. ... Rob and Bob were so close to the flag that you couldn’t even see it, and decoy was on the other side of the field looking at Marcus waiting for the signal to go. ... Seth came running into their territory headed strait for a ready Rob and Bob , he ran a large circle around them at first than once he drew them away from the flag he went in and skillfully grabbed it with much ease. ... Marcus immediately grabbed his flag off the ground and rushed to get it out of enemy territory with one of Seths defenders right on his tail. ...
Marcus returned the flag to its place with cheers form his team, he wiped the dripping sweat off his forehead and looked around for Jimmy. ... ” Marcus replied stunned, “ we all hang back, and protect the flag”
“but Marcus, “ decoy replied, “their flag will be wide open let me go, ill get it. ... Marcus quickly called for his team to spread from the flag and pick a man each to tag out, this was an effective but very risky strategy, because it only takes one person to mess up, and the flag is wide open.
Approximate Word count = 2051
Approximate Pages = 8.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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