The five teens from the band Metzgerhund had one more major show to perform that would earn them the reputation as the best band in town. Unfortunately, they needed a retreat from town to make that happen.

Metzgerhund Retreat

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Newest Title Rating
Imperial Rules by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse One. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 22,040. Language: English. Published: October 27, 2012 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
This story is for those who create their own rules to get what they want. Billy Mecklenburg got his entire band hired as beach park activity counselors so they could prepare for a major battle of the bands show. The park manager’s customer service-centric rules complicated Billy’s plan with an unreasonable workload that kept the band from practicing. Billy decided it was time for new rules.
Top Notch by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Two. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 28,470. Language: English. Published: October 14, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Humor
“Top Notch” is packed with music, Olympic-style athletics, and outright fun! No conflict…except when Billy must create events where even the teens less dedicated to performance can compete. No drama…except when Billy has to deal with the excluded and the excuse makers. No internal struggles…except for when Billy admitted he had become less dedicated to something that used to mean a lot to him.
Negative One by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Three. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 24,140. Language: English. Published: March 9, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
The guys in Metzgerhund are having a rough stretch. The fuse box in their practice shed blew up. The band’s website started glitching. A deli challenged the park to a softball game, but Billy couldn’t get anyone to play. Three ‘entitled’ park guests make a game of disrespecting them. Billy used counter-negativity to rid the problems, but he never saw the even bigger problem this would cause.
Digitized by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Four. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 20,360. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
A start-up video game company approached the guys in Metzgerhund about a promotional arrangement. Calvin, Reggie, Jason, and Sam were all in on this deal. Billy had concerns…including about why his band mates didn’t alert him this company wanted to partner with the band. Maybe they thought he wanted nothing to do with video games. So, why were they pushing the deal harder than was the company?
Scenic Route by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Five. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 19,390. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
For the first time this summer, Sentry Ridge was packed with insanely beautiful teenaged girls who were in the area for a dance video audition. Even better, every one of these girls had an ambitions approach to life that impressed the guys in Metzgerhund. Except…Reggie, the band’s biggest flirt, was nowhere to be seen. Was he avoiding these girls? Or did he know something his bandmates didn’t?
ZZZZ-Less by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Six. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 19,230. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
The guys in Metzgerhund are not getting much sleep. Blame their workload and their ambitious attempts at improving their music. Unfortunately for Calvin, Reggie, and Jason, their waking problems are following them into their dreamworld. Billy and Sam’s problem is that neither can sleep at all, so their minds are playing hallucination games. Sam’s are freaky. Billy’s are much worse.
Stress Fractures by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Seven. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 29,260. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
The guys in Metzgerhund were emailed by the battle of the bands coordinators, saying they might not have qualified after all. Before they could do anything about it, their boss assigned them to officiate a four-day intra-company basketball tournament. This many days away from their music was bad enough, but why did their boss order them to officiate the games to favor one team over the others?
Metzgerhundometry by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Eight. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 22,110. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
Being threatened with termination can be traumatic, so Billy created a contest so his band mates could focus on having a good time instead of their current unfair situation. At the same time, a student was at the park to observe the band mates for her senior paper. She and Billy worked well together, and even helped solve a problem for the other. She even helped Billy with the band contest.
From Somewhere Out in Left Field by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Nine. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 18,300. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
A rash of graffiti and water balloon attacks hit Sentry Ridge. Metzgerhund was being verbally harassed by the maintenance manager for not taking their music seriously enough. Billy had a vision that somebody was going to trash Metzgerhund’s equipment. Too bad Billy’s vision didn’t prepare him for who was responsible.
Reverb by
Series: Metzgerhund Retreat, Verse Ten. Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 19,730. Language: English. Published: March 17, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
The Sentry Ridge work season was almost over, and things were almost to Metzgerhund’s liking. The guys identified who misled them about their status in the battle of the bands contest. Billy and Reggie discovered who was attempting to sabotage their equipment. Calvin and Jason dealt with a bully within one of the visiting youth groups. Well…Calvin did most of the work.