Rainnboots' Radical Ramblings

There was only one thing that could keep Kendall at his job as a cart pusher: His mom, his sister, and Logan.

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A/N: This story’s been sitting in my archives for a little over a week now, and today I decided to finish it up. It came to mind while listening to the song “I Thank God I Miss You” by Ben Rector, and that’s also where the story got it’s name. I felt it suited these two characters pretty well at the moment. Enjoy! Reblogs/comments/likes/follows are always appreciated!

Warnings: None.

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Author’s Note: One-shot number two for the day! Been a while since I’ve had back-to-back updates like this. Feels good. Written for hotdamncarlospena, because this story never would’ve happened if she hadn’t written that one post. Also, this story is set in Minnesota; believe what you want about whether they are or are not a band. Hope you all enjoy it! Reblogs/comments/likes/follows are always appreciated!

Disclaimer: Any recognizable names and/or places are the property of their respective owners.

Warnings: Language.

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Author’s Note: Hey guys! It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything new. This story hit me earlier today while I was listening to the song “Hank” by Ben Rector. The song itself is beautiful, and I hope this story adds to it nicely. Set in the future, when Kendall’s about 25 and Katie’s about 20. Hope y’all enjoy! Reblogs/comments/likes/follows are always appreciated!

Disclaimer: Any recognizable names and/or places are the property of their respective owners.

Warnings: None!

A/N: Happy Thursday morning! Time for another JamesxOC fic. It’s a companion piece to the story “Tracing Out Shapes,” but it’s not totally necessary to have read it to understand this one. Written once again for j-boazpriestly, since it’s from her that Natalie got her name. Hope you all enjoy! Reblogs/comments/likes/follows are always appreciated!

Warnings: Light swearing.

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Author’s Note: ZOMBIES! They’ve finally come into play! Watch as our favorite quartet tries to defeat all the zombies and save not only their town, but each other.

Warnings: High-octane adventure sequences, meteors, superhuman abilities, and zombie-slaying action.

As the fog reached the end of the clearing, it stopped rolling, as if hitting an invisible barrier. It disappated as quickly as it had formed.

“Come on, move where they can’t see us,” said Kendall, quietly backing away from the clearing.

“How are they waking up?” Carlos whispered.

“We need to get out of the forest,” said Logan.

“What if they follow us?” James asked.

“They don’t know we’re here,” Logan pointed out.

“But they’d find their way out of the woods eventually,” said Kendall. “The street isn’t that far away.”

“What about Papí?” Carlos asked. “He’s waking up, we have to go get him!”

“Carlos, he’s not — he’s kind of a zombie now,” James tried to explain. “I don’t think we can go back and get him.”

“Oh,” Carlos said sadly, looking at the ground and wiping his nose.

“What do we do now?” James asked.

“We can’t just let them wander out into the neighborhood,” said Logan, arm over Carlos’ shoulder.

“But how’re we supposed to stop them?” asked James. “Walk up and say, ‘Hey, zombies, we know you want to eat our brains, but how about you guys just chill here by the freaky space meteor?’”

“Well, no, but—” Logan sputtered.

“Then what do you suggest, Mr. Smarty-Pants?” said James, waving his hands in the air.

Logan opened his mouth to respond when Kendall spoke up.

“I think we have to fight them.”

“What?” James cried. Logan hit his arm, glaring at James and then back out at the zombies stumbling around the clearing. “Kendall, are you crazy?”

“Think about it: The meteor exploded and instead of dying, we got superpowers. That fog didn’t turn us into zombies. Practically all the cops in town have to be out there. We’re the only ones who know about the zombies,” said Kendall, “and we can use our powers to stop them, I know we can. We have to.”

“Even if we did go out there, we have no idea how to kill zombies, Kendall,” said James.

“We could… toss ‘em,” Kendall suggested.

“‘Toss them’?” James repeated. “That’s your big idea?”

“I mean like throw them against something, like a tree,” said Kendall, “so their bones are broken. If they’re all broken apart, they can’t hurt anybody, right?”

“What if that doesn’t work?” James asked.

“Then we’ll figure something else out,” said Kendall. “Now come on; I think they’re all awake.”

“I can’t go out there,” Logan said, shaking his head fiercely and taking a step back away from the group.

“Why not?” Kendall asked.

“I’m just a kid,” said Logan. “I’m not a superhero. I’m not brave.”

“You don’t have to be a superhero to be brave; you just have to believe in yourself.”

Kendall, James, and Logan all looked to Carlos as he tightened his chin strap.

“That’s what my dad always says,” said Carlos, patting his helmet.

“And he’s right,” said Kendall, moving to stand by Carlos. “We can do this, you guys, but only if we do it together.”

James stood on Kendall’s other side and looked to Logan, who glanced around nervously at the three of them.

“Okay,” Logan sighed after a moment. “I’ll do it.”

“They don’t know we’re here, so we have the upperhand,” said Kendall, leaning his head close towards the middle of the other three, as if they were huddling together on the ice. “I think we should fan out around the circle and then when I say ‘go,’ we ambush them.”

“What about the meteor?” Logan asked.

“What about it?” said Kendall.

“What if it explodes again?” said Logan.

“It’s cracked,” said Kendall. “I don’t think it’ll explode again. But if it does… run back into the forest, try to hide behind a tree or something.

“We’re going to beat those things,” said Kendall, looking at each of his friends in turn. “We’re the Meteorites.”

Carlos furrowed his brow. “The what?”

“The Meteorites,” Kendall repeated. “I figured since we’re a league of superheroes now, we needed a name. Like the Justice League, but different.”

“Oh,” Carlos nodded, then smiled, holding his hand out for a high-five. “Nice one, K-Dog.”

“Thank you, Carlitos,” said Kendall, slapping Carlos’ palm. “Okay, James and Carlos, you guys take the far side; me and Logan will stay on this end.”

“Guys? I know he’s a zombie now and everything, but if you see my dad…” Carlos trailed off, sighing, and Kendall laid a sympathetic hand on his shoulder.

“Nobody go for Officer Garcia, agreed?” said Kendall, and they all nodded. “Good. And whoever kills the most zombies gets to sleep on the couch at Carlos’ tonight. You guys ready?”

They all nodded then set off for their designated spots around the clearing. Kendall waited a half a minute, giving them all enough time to settle into their spots. He balled his hands into fists.

“GO!”

They all raced into the clearing at top speed, each letting out some loud sort of war cry. Logan freed his Batarang and flung it through the air, chopping off the heads of three zombies at once. Kendall ran a straight line through the pack, grabbing the arms of two zombies and dragging them along the ground. Carlos narrowed his eyes, zoning in on one zombie, and a moment later the zombie was hit by a beam of red-orange light. James simply picked up the first zombie he saw and tossed it into the nearest tree. Each zombie the boys took out crumpled to the ground and exploded into a cloud of dust, leaving nothing but an empty police uniform in their place.

It took a moment after the intial ambush for the remaining crowd of zombies to catch on, spotting the invaders that were trying to destroy them. After a moment of grunt-filled deliberation, they seemed to split themselves into quarters, a small group moving to attack one of the four boys.

“Logan, watch out!” James cried, watching as a crowd of zombies began to corner Logan. He pushed off the ground and into the air, swooping down and plucking Logan out of the swarm.

“Thanks, James!” Logan called as James flew close to the ground, dropping Logan back down.

“No prob, Logan!” James said, then kicked over a zombie in mid-flight, watching as it flew back through the air then turn to dust as it collided with the ground.

Kendall paused in his running, setting his hands on his knees and panting out a breath. His shoes, not built for running, were quickly wearing out from his incredible speed. But there were still zombies, more than he had first thought, and they were starting to wander out of the clearing. He sucked in a breath and then set back off.

Carlos shot out laser beams left and right, his invisibility giving him the ultimate element of surprise. He shook off a zombie that had grabbed onto his arm, hitting it hard across the chest and knocking it backwards. It turned to dust as it hit the ground and Carlos rushed forward, looking over his shoulder. He stopped short, heart leaping to his throat.

It was his dad, but zombified. Something about the fog that the meteor belched out had decayed his father in a matter of seconds, sapping all the fat and blood from his body, leaving his skin an ugly yellow tint, his cheeks hollow, eyes gray and glazed over. Carlos stumbled backwards as three more zombies joined his father, advancing upon him. Suddenly, a zombie at the back of the pack was knocked down, followed by a second.

“Carlos, run!” Kendall called, passing by in a blur. Carlos shook his head, tearing his eyes from his father, then rolled to his feet and sprinted away. He nearly bonked into Logan, who was swinging around on his Batcable again, kicking over zombies as they came close.

“You okay, Carlos?” Logan asked, feet colliding with a zombie’s chest. Carlos nodded shakily as he leaned against a tree, his face slightly pale. He could feel his body growing more exhausted the longer he stood still; how long had they been fighting? He couldn’t tell, and while they had taken out most of the zombies, at least two dozen remained. After seeing his dad, Carlos wasn’t sure he could continue.

Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, Carlos saw the meteor began to glow again. It was vibrating, the ground shaking along with it, and the crack split further down the sides. Through the crack, a sharp beam of light cut through, the light was brighter than it had ever been, and the ray was warm like the sun. The light blinded James, who had been flying when it began to shine again, and he fell out of the sky, toppling to the ground in a heap.

“James!” Carlos shouted. He started forward, halfway across the expanse between himself and James when a piece of the meteor broke apart, shooting off from the side and hitting Carlos. He collapsed, knocked out by the force of blast. Logan let go of his Batarang as he swung forward, as if leaping off a swing.

“Carlos!” he said. There was a loud crack as another chip broke off, bursting off the top and flying through the air. Logan dashed to the far side off the clearing, well out of the way of the bit of meteor, and watched as it squashed down on a pair of zombies.

“Kendall!” Logan shouted. He looked around the clearing, spotting Kendall trapped against a tree by a small group of zombies.

“Logan, Logan! Blow it up!” Kendall yelled. He struggled against the zombies, turning his face as one grabbed at his cheek.

“What?” Logan shouted, darting to the left as another piece shot off, crashing into a tree to his right.

“Blow up the meteor!” Kendall repeated.

“But if I blow it up, we’ll get blown up, too!” said Logan.

“We were okay last time!” said Kendall, ducking out of the mess of zombies. He was free for a split second before a zombie caught onto one of the lightning bolts sticking out of the top of his head and dragged him backwards.

“But, but, but — I don’t even know how to blow it up!”

Another piece of the meteor blew off, catching one of the zombies that was standing above Kendall.

“Use one of your Bat Grenades!” said Kendall. Logan fiddled with the round object in his utility belt, pulling it out of its holster and gripping it tightly. He could pull off the detenator and toss it up into the crack; the meteor would explode, for sure taking out all the zombies, possibly taking out the four of them, as well.

“Logan, hurry up!” said Kendall, clawing at the ground, trying to crawl away from the zombies that were pulling at him. “You can be brave, Logie!”

Logan looked over at Carlos and James, motionless on the ground, a few zombies limping over to where they were laying. He swallowed, heart in his throat, and pulled off the detenator on the grenade, hurling it towards the meteor. It fell straight through the crack, and for a moment, nothing happened.

Then the world exploded in a flash of bright, white light.

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