Birdie Summer Fun Times 2k23!!

"Men! Today we have been tasked with a perilous mission! It'll be dangerous. It'll be painful. Not everyone will make it out alive! Not everyone will make it out dead! But we will do it because it's only we who can!" Buck paced in front of his entourage of well... Scott. The rest of the team knew better than to go on vacation with the enthusiastic birdie. "The fate of America and some of Modernia is in our hands!" Buck punctuated hitting his palm with a closed fist.

"So... we're playing volleyball?" Scott chipped in to the dismay of his fellow man.

"No! This is more than volleyball! This is a battle of life or death and WILL be treated as such!"

"Yeah... listen dude the spiel is a lot more fun when we're about to shoot each other to death y'know?" Buck deflated and for a second Scott seemed ready to take back his words before a larger man slapped a hand on Buck's back heartily.

"Daww come on let the guy have his fun." Ronny chastised "We'll be fighting to the death! No mercy! Rahh!!" He clutched his chest and staggered. "I've been hit! Please! Go on without me. Tell... my wife... I love him." He gasped out before falling face first into the sand.

"Don't! Patronize me!" Buck clenched his fist and lowered his helmet over his eyes. "And if anything, I would've been the one who shot you! You're my enemy!"

Ronny snort rolling over. "Easy boy I'm just teasing. You're always so uptight, wouldn't it be fun to just focus on the game for once and not winning?"

"I know your tactics. You want me to lower my guard so that YOU get the win instead. I will NOT be swayed by you!"

"Suit yourself. You'll have fun too won’t ya Scott?"

"As much fun as I can have with this smuck on my team."

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The sun shore down on five birdies, two in red and two in blue. Derby, being the only one here without colored fillings, was designated referee, since he was the only one Buck said would not have ulterior motives.

"Alright recruits, lets have a good clean game. I don't want to see ANY silly business especially from you tykes." The two scouts rolled their eyes near simultaneously at the older man's words.

"This will be a piece of cake. This game is all 'bout speed ain't it? And we all know outta the two teams who has the faster scout." Remy goad grinning wide.

"Yeah right - you might be fast but I've seen your aim. You wouldn't be able to hit a volleyball if it was right in front of ya."

"Come on pipe down we don't have all-"

"Let's GO! Ready! Set! Hut!" Buck served the volleyball. It soared into the blue summer sky and seemed to disappear into the clouds... only to land on the Red side just short of the net. There was silence between the two teams before being broken by the muffled snickers of the Blue scout. Red as well although Scott was a lot less subtle until he burst out laughing.

"HAHA what was that man?" He wheezed between fits of laughter.

"It's fine we can call that a test run." Derby waved a hand. "Here, I can show you how to serve."

"No! I want to do it!" Buck dove for the volleyball before the other man could get to it. Before anyone could say another word, Buck was in position again and once again serving the ball.

Horizontally. Straight through the net. The other team had mere fractions of a second to dive out of the way from the rocket of a volleyball.

"Woah!" Remy exclaimed sticking his hand through the hold in the net. "I didn't even know that was possible!"

"Haha, that was awesome!" Ronny shouted. The hand holding down his helmet defensively was in sharp contrast to his massive grin. "Only thing better was if instead of a volleyball we were tossing around bombs!"  Derby looked thoughtful for a second before quickly scribbling down a note.

"What the hell was that?" Scott shrieked "I- okay I'm actually also kind of impressed but WOW you're awful at this. Maybe just let someone else toss alright?"

"... okay" Buck peeped defeated. Ronny jogged back with the volleyball in one hand,

"Perfect timing! I want to try my hand at serving now." And before anyone else could chip in or stop him, Ronny served the ball - again horizontally and nailed Buck across his helmet. Headshot! The volleyball soared perpendicularly into the sky yet again with all the birdies in the court staring in silence both surprised and not surprised at all that this happened... again.

"Now are you lards going to learn how to play volleyball?"