Less than 300 words behind now. I've stepped up from behind off by 2,000! Now, let's just hope that I can crank out the 2,000 tomorrow night to get to 10k. I bet I can do it.
*confidence*
The word "Allaban" is gaelic for "wandering" and "Badr al Din" is Arabic for "full moon of the faith" BTW, the Chupacabra, he don't live here no more.