A Moment With Chad is a series of free shorts based on my Sanctuary Guardians Series. Enjoy!
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The Guardians had entered their Lair looking for their lost Guardian. When they met up at the Wolf Den Chance had showed up without his brother, Chad was suppose to meet them there but several hours later they messaged him telepathically only for him to give them noncommittal hmmms and mmhmmms.
They were able to locate him at their Lair and decided to go there and pull the Iceman out by his feet if need be. Cole said he could always smoke him out but as Tia reminded him, they needed that Lair and not burnt to a crisp.
"Like your cooking?"
Telara rolled her eyes as a gust of wind had Cole rolling across the lawn. Good thing it was getting late and no one was about.
As they entered the Lair and headed down the basement stairs they all stood in shock at the sight before them.
"Is that a book?" I.Q. was the first to break the silence but Chad didn't look up or acknowledge them.
Chance walked over to where his brother was reading bending over to read the book. "Isn't that one the one Uncle Leroy gave you?"
"Yes, now go away."
They were all curious now.
"Get away!" Chad pushed Cole away from him as he tried to see what Chad was reading.
"Well, there's pictures in it." Vanna said grinning looking over Chad's shoulder.
"Useless facts you will never use in your life." Telara laughed reading the title. "Well, if you were going to read a book that is perfect for you Chad."
"Hardy har har." He grinned at them. "Joke all you want but I'm going to use this book to get more admirers than all of you combined."
"Admirers?" They weren't sure what he was talking about.
"Yeah, all the admirers out there who read our stories." They weren't sure where he was going with this but they decided to listen. "I am going to amaze them all with these useless facts." He waved the book at them. "I'll call it A Moment With Chad."
"What exactly is A Moment With Chad?" Tia looked at Telara who wasn't sure she wanted the answer either.
"I'm glad you asked." He grinned and walked over to a chalkboard that they hadn't realized was there. Writing on the board, making the screeching sound that sent shivers down their spines and then standing back grinning proudly.
There on the chalkboard was written the words A Moment With Chad and underneath was written: Flashlights got their name because early batteries had such a short life, they were flashed on and off to conserve energy.
"The best gift Uncle Leroy ever gave me." He grinned and walked upstairs whistling.
"Isn't your Uncle Leroy the one you said wears swim fins to Thanksgiving dinner?" Vanna whispered to Chance who just nodded watching his brother leave.
"What are you doing?" Tia's question turned their heads and they saw Cole up at the chalkboard. He was erasing and then rewriting with that same screeching noise. When he stepped back he had changed the title of Chad's little new project from A Moment With Chad to Chad's Useless Moment.
Laughter filled the Lair but Chad had already left thinking about how his great idea and having no idea what his best bud had done.
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