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Getting Mo out
Mo doesn’t know the exact reasons for her arrest, but she knows not to expect freedom at the end of this day. She has had plenty of time to think in the ‘waiting’ room and concluded that if not something unexpected would happen, the only way she could get home was through determination.
By Cifer Mushu5 years ago in Fiction
A Charm of Finches
You can’t comprehend isolation until you’ve lived on an island in the middle of nowhere. In the beginning, I don’t think I understood the reality of it. A naïve American ornithologist who fell in love with the idea of this brilliant, tropical place and had forgotten the fact that The Galapagos are harsh and unforgiving to those who are not fit to survive. Shortly after my arrival to Santa Cruz, I was introduced by a local friend to one of the town elders, another American who told me about how he came when he was twenty, how unbelievably tough it was working in a village where there were slim pickings in terms of a menu, no doctors, no plumbers, and little communication with the outside world. He told me how they partied whenever they could, that made me smile. He also told me that even the best survivalists could die and disappear out in the wilderness. I kind of shrugged and promised I wouldn’t go out there.
By Jay Sterling5 years ago in Fiction
Change of Doom
A new world forsaken man was given the evil power to do telekinesis also gather energy to pulse out of they're body and scatter around them and shoot plasma out and the motive is a enchanted locket grants the holder sole power over time reality and others will power to do your bidding the core makes people take this cursed money that seals they're doom by sucking the life force out of the body till they are dusk and when they take it they too are given this power so consumed by wanting more power and the money they battle the shade (origin of power) attacking each other till death but in the shadows there are men who seen this power and have lost loved ones to this evil and plan to put all of it to a stop by killing all the mimics with this power once the mimics use they're new found power and kill a human without knowing all of the pros and cons of this deal with the dark side they unwittingly use the money and take lifeforce but start to develop illnesses due to the evil pouring into them...lurking in the shadows these mimics travel far and wide to take and give new powers till one day Judge a young man that stands for family and loyalty is given the power only to see his family taken from him..overpowering the greed Judge(hero) fights the evil mimic to destroy the money and rid the world of the evil they possess and to kill the man who once gave him power but took something more valuable to him before he goes after the last tribe of power from the shadows the watchmen approach him to offer help with no strings attached thus becoming allies.. knowing he will need the help Judge(hero) works with the watchmen to balance the worlds good and evil scale in the final battle taking place in a white suburbia neighborhood where they attempt to make more evil beings on a stormy Halloween night he approaches and takes on the remaining 3 mimic but consumed by the greed the once 3 on 1 battle turns into a free for all to take his powers and then each others fighting in the streets and even into the underground sewers till they cant stand up and fight anymore and are ripped of they're powers before Judge (hero) could finish off the last two Judge(hero) becomes overpowered and nearly killed but for the sake of humanity out came the watchmen to balance the fight so while they contain one evil mimic to make the final match against his family's killer even. hearts pounding and rage boiling while taking them on Judge(hero) catches a glimpse of a shadow in the far distance watching them fight not knowing that it was the sole entity that gave this evil power to the human world...the mimic start fighting and the energy they possessed clashing starts to darken the sky and block out the sun close to achieving his goal of killing the shade then a flash and foul noises sounding out the shadow steps in the core and takes the shade before Judge(hero) can kill him then he confronts the core only to be subdued and given a lesson about the power he has and that one day it could possibly turn him evil and consume his soul...unless he finishes off all the world's evil beings disappearing into the night also with the killer of his family Judge watches as his chance to kill him walks away and the sun starts to shine again in light of the battle not being a lose a present was handed to Judge(hero) he is given a even greater deal of power and a solid lead to find the next stronghold of mimic courtesy of the core to help him on his quest to being a stronger being and with taking this challenge Judge trains and meditates to gain enlightenment for the coming war he is to fight in the dark corners of the world.
By Dalonta Sherfield5 years ago in Fiction
New World
No one took the news reports seriously. I didn’t either honestly. Not until it happened. All my life I’d heard reports of NASA saying asteroids were headed for our planet. Bigger ones always missed, so it makes sense that no one believed one as massive as the one that hit was on a direct course to hit us. Luckily for me, one of my best friends had a father, who was a huge doomsday prepper. Kaley and I made fun of it alot but to be honest, the bunker he built under their backyard was pretty cool. It had 5 different floors and was like a maze. We played hide and go seek down there everyday when we were kids. We’d have sleepovers in there and even claimed our rooms just in case anything ever did actually happen but we never really believed it would.
By Jessica Mitchell5 years ago in Fiction
Juliet
You never think the worst will happen until it happens. Sure, people say they imagine the worst all the time, but the image of “the worst” that they have in their minds is a watered-down, Hollywood version, the world being ravaged by unrealistically mild climate change or blown to bits by a meteor or suffering from some other stereotypically apocalyptic scenario. Nothing they could dream up to mull over in the still hours before they fall asleep at night or the quiet length of their morning commute could ever compare to the real thing.
By Kiera McLaughlin5 years ago in Fiction
The Door
They were chasing me. Faster than ever before. So, I had to be faster. My bare feet were being torn apart by the forest floor, but I only let the pain fuel me. That combined with my pure terror made me nearly unstoppable. Nearly. I focused my gaze up ahead to the clearing in the trees, trying to figure out the next path I’d take. But this time, there was only one. Straight to the edge of a cliff. I nearly tumbled over it as I neared it, but my body halted before I could take another step. I was frozen in fear as I peered down over the edge into the black abyss. I felt the frigid ocean air hit my face, nearly sweeping me onto my back. An icy death, that’s where this path leads me. I turned my head towards the forest, searching for any sign of the beasts that forced me here. I heard not a peep, but I didn’t need to. The scent of them filled my nose. They smelled like a rotting corpse and that smell of decay was only getting closer by the minute. I turn my back to them and place my right foot forward. Towards the edge. A second later, my left foot as well. I repeated this until I found my toes were gripping the cliffs ragged sharp edges. The pain piercing in my feet made the reality of my situation all that more apparent. It wasn’t a choice of life or death now. But would I die by their hands or my own.
By Woefullyunready5 years ago in Fiction
18
“18” “Everything is always flickering...always static-y...always quiet..or always too loud! I hate it dad” Malachi took the tattered doll out of this bag and sat quietly in the back of the humvee as it bumped and jostled down the pothole ridden road. Damon could not disagree with his son but continued to look outside the dirty window obscuring his agreement as he tried his best to come up with comforting words to placate his son for what seems like the 1 millionth time since they started their trip. “ 10 hours left tho.”
By D.L Haustinwood5 years ago in Fiction
Cosmic Annie
Erika Garcia's wildest dreams finally came true, and she couldn't have been more miserable. "Just give it until sunset." Dr. Tsuchihara grunted on the other end of the phone. Erika looked out the window of her apartment; a palace compared to the musty closet she leased only a few days prior.
By Kera Hildebrandt5 years ago in Fiction
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
“It’s been three days” A shuffle and a slap of flesh struck the concrete. Everything was cold and wet; honestly, I wouldn’t mind the cold if it weren’t for the constant drip of water that leaked from the ceiling every five minutes. I could almost predict when it would trail across those rusty pipes and fall against my head. Drip. Drip. A shiver trailed across my back. There was always the option to sit somewhere more dry. But those cold drops of water were a reminder that I am still alive and aware.
By Makenzie Fox5 years ago in Fiction
