## EXTREME Cops and Robbers

Post by Ducttapestar » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:17 pm

Here's a story from the summer I was 9.
WARNING: If you are one of those facists who think that Cops and Robbers is not a suitable game for children, FIND ANOTHER POST!!!
In June 2000, (I was 9 then) there was an awful drought. It was so bad, that our vintage 1970s air conditioner broke down. So the house was uninhabitable for a week. So my parents got a motel for them and shipped my sister off to her cousin's house and I went to stay with my good pals Jim (then 10) and Dave (then 8 years old).
One day erly in the week, we all went to visit a friend named Billy (age 9) Billy's dad put a movie on for us, but we were bored of that really fast. (I will use this opportunity to say to all babysitters: Barney re-runs are not a good idea for 8-10 year olds) So we started flipping through the channels. It wasn't long before we stumbled on "Cops." That theme song alone was addictive. So after about a half hour, we had been significantly entertained. Even all the "Power Rangers" comercials had been entertaining. So with our recent entertainment fresh in our young and easily inspired minds, we went outside to play.
"Normal" yard play lasted a grand total of 10 seconds before we decided it was time to play Cops and Robbers. Billy ran inside to get some hand cuffs while Jim and Dave and I started talking teams: It was decided that because they were brothers and the oldest and youngest playing (by a year on each side) they would be the Cops and me and Billy would be the Robbers. But Billy was taking a long time so we were about to go look for him, when the garage door started to open. Billy came out with this huge grin on his face and said "Jackpot."
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You guys gotta see this," and he led us into the garage. Inside, we found a large pile of old clotheslines and cowboy bandanas.
"I found them in the basement. We could arrest people with these instead of handcuffs 'cause I only have one pair," (Toy plastic ones, people, not the real deal.)
We were all excited about the game now, so Billy and I took 2 of the cotheslines and 4 bandanas and left to find a hiding place, while Jim and Dave set up shop in the garage with the other 3 clothes lines and 2 bandanas. As soon as we were out of earshot, Billy says
"C'mon, Troy. I got a really great spot to hide."
So I followed him to his secret fort. It was really a pine tree on the coner of his yard, but we could actually stand up under the branches and walk around. So we made a base there. Then we each tied a bandana over our faces like the robbers did on TV. We grabbed a couple of branches to be our "guns" and then we went out to go rob the police station. But before we got there, Jim came out of nowhere and started to "shoot" at us. But I was able to grab him by the arm and threw him to the ground. I sat on him and had Billy hand me a rope. And I started to tie Jim's hands behind him. I would learn later that I had to work on my knots. But we pulled him to his feet, and led him to our base, where we tied his feet together and gagged him with a bandana. Then Billy volunteered to stay behind and watch the prisoner while I went out to the station.
Billy told me about some water guns that I shoud grab too. to make the game more interesting. So I went out to find Dave. He was crouched under a table with his back to me. Probably expecting me to come another way. But I snuck up behind him and gagged him. Then I tied his hands and feet and put him in his base. And I went for those water guns. They were on a shelf in the garage. So I started filling them. After they were filled, I turned around, only to see Dave grinning at me.
"How..." I stopped when I saw that Jim was standing there with Billy tied and gagged with the same rope we'd used on him.
"you need to tie a better knot." he said. Then Billy grunted real loud. It sounded like
"NNNMMMMPPPPHHHH!!!!"
Obviously he was telling me "NOW!" so I started shooting two of the water guns. I ran over and started untying Billy, and we ran.
When we got back to base, We decided it was time to think of a new strategy. We decided to take them on sperately. Billy would go after Dave and I'd go after Jim.
"Hey Troy." said Billy. "Good luck."
"You too." I said back and we did a hand shake like they did at the end of "Red Dawn" We grabbed our ropes ad bandanas and went out.
After a half hour, I caught sight of Jim patroling the garage. I grabbed a pebble and threw it across the lawn into a bush. (A trick which has done me well in games of manhunt and capture the flag.) Instantly, Jim went over to investigate, which gave me an oportunity to get to the base. But when I got there, I was in for a shock. Billy was tied tightly on the floor, his arms behind his back and he was gagged. I started to aproach him causiously, but he started "mmmmphing" and rolling around. suddenly, there was a gun to my back.
"Turn around," said Dave from behind me. Instead, i grabbed his wrist, knocked the gun from his hand and put him on the floor. I started to tie his hands behind him, followed by his feet. But before I could gag him, a hand clamped over my mouth.
"Gottcha," said Jim. I tried to struggle, but he was too strong. In a few minuites, he had my wrists crossed and tied behind my back, my ankles tied tightly together with the rope winding up my legs. My arms were tied to my side and he finished his work of art by cleave gagging me with the same bandana that was over my face. He then decided to blindfold me with the bandana that I was about to use on Dave. So after I was tightly bound, Jim started to untie Dave, who found it in his interest to taunt Billy and me.
"Mmmph mm," said Billy
"Hut ri ourgh" I said. (Translation: 'Shut up' and 'Cut it out')
"What? speak up. I can't understand you." said Jim as he laughed at us. Then they left, saying they were going to find a better jail house for us.
So there we were. Tied up and gagged in a garage. We weren't about to just give up. Istarted talking to Billy to find him. But then I felt his fingers on my back reaching for the knots. It took some doing, but soon he was able to get my arms loose, but Jim and Dave came back. I don't think they saw what had just been done, as they just laughed as they walked passed us, saying they'd be back in 5 minuits. Well, I didn't plan on being there in 5 minuites, so I got back onmy side when they were gone and Billy got back to work on my hands. In a few minuites,I was free, and undoing my legs, blidfold, and gag. But just when I took off Billy's gag, I heard Jim and Dave comming back. Billy just looked at me and said
"Get outta here."
"No" I answered, "Not without you."
"They're as good as here. You don't have time. So save yourself while you still can." he shot back. So I stood up and said,
"I'll be back later."
"Promise?"
"Cross my heart; hope to die." And with that, I grabbed both mine and Billy's water guns off the table they were left on, and ran out to hide in a bush. Conveiniently, this bush was next to a open widow to the garage, so I could hear everything inside. So this is what I heard:
"So, Your friend escaped, did he?" said Jim.
"I won't tell you anything!" shouted Billy bravely.
"Oh, you won't be able to." said Dave and Billy started mmphing again.
"No, no, no. Don't gag him, Dave. He'll talk." said Jim meanicingly.
Suddenly, Billy started laughing uncontrolably. My breath caught in my throught and my mouth went dry. Tickle torture I thought. now they're really low. After enduring what felt like eternity listening to Billy's laughter, It stopped. He was Mmmphing again, so I knew they'd gagged him. Then Jim said,
"Get his legs. we'll torture him more in the new base." They both laughed evily as they carried him out of the garage. I knew I had to save Billy soon, or else he'd be tickled to the point of insanity. But I didn't know where they'd taken him, and there was hardly any water left in the guns. But then it hit me: They went inside. So their new base must be inside somwhere. So I loaded up on water at the hose, set my jaw, and went in through the front door.
It was painfuly quiet in there. (Billy's dad had gone out) I didn't dare call out for fear of being discovered. I listened inteantly for any sound of Billy's laughter. Soon, I was in his room. They've been here I thought. Clothes were thrown around the room, and his closet was a mess. Then I heard it. Through a vent in the floor, I heard Billy bravely saying, "I won't tell you anything!" and bursting into fits of laughter The basement I thought. So I pointed the guns forward and started moving towards the hallway. Suddenly, a blast of water came through the hall and landed on the wall behind me. Dave was at the other side and shooting at me. I shot back, ducking into one of the doorways for cover. We had a breif skirmish, but I was continuously moving forward. Finaly, I got close enough to spray him in the eyes. While he rubbed them, I ran up and tackled him. Then I tied his hands and feet and I gagged him with a bandana I had pilfered from the garage.
Then it was on to the basement. As I slowly decended the stairs, I knew I heard Jim torturing Billy. My hands gripped the water pistols tighter and I moved in. Pointing both guns forward, I heard Jim demand,
"Where is Troy?"
"Right here!" I shouted and shot at him. Jim turned and began shooting at me with his gun and I shot at him with both of mine. We were fighting for a long time, ducking, running, shooting, and shouting. Finally, Jim caught up to me. and pointed his pistol at me and said,
"Any last words?" I just loked at him and he shrugged. "Fine then." he pulled the trigger... and nothing happened. He was out of water. So I pointed my guns at him and said,
"On the floor now." He complied. Then I started tying him up real good. I even hogtied him and gagged and blindfolded him.
After I was through with him, I went over to Billy and untied him.
"Took ya long enough," he said as he rubbed his wrists. We both just laughed. Then we looked at Jim.
"You wanna get him back?" I asked with an evil grin.
"You becha!" Billy said back. And we moved in on Jim's sides.....
THE END?

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Post by Ducttapestar » Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:21 am

The above post is post number 1200. I s tere some kind of prize for that? (lol)

### Re: EXTREME Cops and Robbers

Post by luckydog3 » Sat Oct 11, 2008 7:05 am

I would love to hear more of the story.

### Re: EXTREME Cops and Robbers

Post by Gemscot » Wed Oct 22, 2008 4:40 am

I've played cops n robbers with my bro, and there's no harm in that.
We've even played Cowboys N Indians - on the understanding that the Indians are the good guys and the innocent victims, while the cowboys are the bad guys and the murderous savages. That is what our parents taught us

### Re: EXTREME Cops and Robbers

Post by CaseyMLLL » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:35 am

yeah me and my bro do cops and robbers too, and some of his friends. nobody i know is OPPOSED to that lol

### Re: EXTREME Cops and Robbers

Post by AndyR.B. » Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:28 pm

Wow that was cool. Im going to play that way with my friends.