The Clan:
I pressed the elevator button. “Shit!” I say to myself, I knew I would be late for art class. It was in the basement. I heard the squeaky elevator door open as I walked in. “There he is!” they all say, almost in sync.
“Dude we need some rubber bands. Can you get some from Ms.mcnarthers room?” Suzy said.
“No way! That creepy old lady?”
“Dude, stop being such a wuss!” Michael said.
“Ok I'll do it… But you guys have to come with me...”
We walked into the dark room. There were thousands of books lined up against the walls. “Look, there they are. Just grab them and let's get out of here” whispered Suzy. I ran to get the rubber bands, picked them up, and ran back to the door. “Hey what's this” Michel said. I turned around. He was holding a brown leather lever on the wall next to a few books. He struggled to pull it. I heard gears moving and hydraulic sounds as the floor opened up to bright blue lights and millions of razor blades. “Michael you dumbass. Why the hell would you do that?” They were at the edge as the pit opens up. I climbed the walls and guessed my height as I jumped to the chandelier. “Grab my hand” I said, trying not to make too much noise. The blue light seems to start scanning the room, as if to look for intruders. “And grab a box Suzy.” I pointed to the coroner where a pile of old packing boxes were.
We all hung from the chandelier, using the box to hide from the light. Once the scanning was done the pit closed up. We waited a while to make sure everything was ok. Then we dropped down one by one and ran out of the room.
I wondered what was going on in her room. Later at lunch I saw Ms.mcnarthers.
“You saw... Didn't you.” She whispered. I was the only one that heard it. I told my friends.
“She knows what happened in there. We have to go back.”
“Go back for what. That was crazy.” Michael says, but I could tell they know what I meant.
That night we went back in. “Hello Intruders.” A voice said.
“Meet at the lunchroom tomorrow after school. Goodbye.” A force punched us out the door. I have a feeling this is going to be serious.
The time came. I was nervous but I had to. We walked into the lunchroom to about a dozen teens in green outfits. “What is this, the leprechaun clan?” Michael says what a dumbass he is. He was smashed against the wall so hard blood came out of his mouth. What... Sorcery is... This." He said struggling for air. He fell to the ground and gasped for air.
“Your friend here is a fool.” The head captain said.
“How dare you!” I screamed at him.
“Hunter, kill him at once!”
One of the kids appears in front of me out of nowhere. I pull out a pole from one of the pipes on the low ceiling and swing it at him as I rage in anger. He blocks it with a two wooden sticks. I struggle to hit him, not thinking. No matter what attack I give he blocked every one. My pole glowed yellow and finally... I felt the power surging into me.
“Hunter wait, I'll take this one…” the leader of the clan said. He seemed interested in my power....
“Yes lord Kioney” hunter stepped back and before me stood the captain.
“Humph” he said with a smirk. I charged at him. He held up his arm. No way... had he blocked my sword with just your arm. He punched me in the face so hard I thought felt my skull crack. I slammed against the wall with blood dripping down my face.
“Crap” I said to myself. I get up and start to run for another attack. He tries to punch me but I dodge it and move behind him, stabbing him in the back with my sword. I watched as blood seeped through his green sweater, and as I heard the grief moan of the pain in his voice. I had figured out his attack method.
“Oh I see. When you attack you can’t block and when you block you can’t attack... I've defeated you... For now” I said as I my sword away and walk away with my friends, who are now not talking to me and looking at the floor in anguish as they walk behind me.
The next day we decided to go to Ms.mcnarthers' office and have a talk with her. We were already called to her office anyway after all the damage we did in the lunch room. As we walked in we sat down and started to talk to her.
“Hello young ones." she said softly, but I know she was angry.
“Do you remember what happened in the lunch room yesterday?" We all started talking at the same time, trying to explain what happened.
“Wait, wait. One at a time. You go first, Bob” she said, now in a more serious manner.
“Well…” I started to think if I should tell her the truth or not.
“We walked into the lunch room and these 2 kids were fighting and one of them threw the other against the wall and that's why there’s blood on the floor and the wall is broken and then —” she sighed.
“I know what really happened. It’s OK. And Bob... you have good fighting skills.”
“Wait, so you’re on our side!” Said Suzy.
“Yes. And if we want to defeat lord Kioney we must train.”
“But I thought I did.” I said.
“Me too. But I’m afraid you're still not ready yet. He went in hiding until he regains his power. So let’s get to it! I'll see you tomorrow, now get some sleep" she said to us as we left.
That day we started to train and got stronger and stronger. Suzy and Michael obtained and practiced their new powers. Suzy had the power to move objects with her mind and Michel has the power to punch and kick with extreme force.
“As you know, it’s almost Christmas. So I got you all something” Master said as she pulled out a sword from a black, leather suitcase.
“Here bob, you deserve it”. Before me was the holy sword, Excalibur. This was the most powerful sword ever made by the gods.
“No... I couldn't. I don't even know how to use it”
“Oh I'll teach you... And listen, all of you, I have learned something about our enemy... He can summon demons into the real world from hell that he has been trading all this time”
“How did you find this out?” I asked
“I have my ways... I'm sending you on your first mission tonight.”
“What! Already! That’s too early! Don't we need to practice?”
“Fools!” she yelled.
“This should be very simple. The demons aren't that strong. You should be able to manage"
That night I thought about why Ms.mcnarthers was so angry, the way she screamed at us.
“I think she got some divorce or something with her wife" Suzy said. "Oh ok... Let’s go fight some demons!" Suzy was that type of person that could hide her emotions easily, unlike me.
“Look! There’s one over there!” said Michel.
“I got this one” I said.
I walked toward the thing slowly.
“It’s alright. I don’t want to hurt you” I said to it in a slow voice as it growls deeply. It lashed out at me with its razor sharp claws. I pulled out my sword
“I knew I would have to use force” I say to myself as I pull out my sword. I saw the red ball start to form in its mouth.
“A rune-blast!” (A rune-blast is a laser beam of light that would burn you to a crisp if you don't watch out; but lucky for me I can block it). I aimed for its arm but its reckless body made me accidentally cut his head off. Oops. I started to walk away.
“Didn't you just fight that demon?" Suzy said.
“Yeah, why” I asked?
“There’s not one scratch on you!” he said looking surprised.
“So what. A baby can do that. If you think that was hard then you need more training”. I saw the townspeople running and screaming. I look back. A giant demon was smashing houses. I pulled out my sword. “No!” Michael said.
“Let me handle this one”.
“You challenge me” the monster said in a deep voice. The sky turned black. It’s a gnat. Those things are gigantic. But they can’t even see you so all you need is a direct attack to the middle and they're dead.
“You think you can defeat me. You are wrong!” aw crap! Not another rune-blast!
“Blooming flower slice!” (This move just slices things in half).
“That should do it” Michael says and turns around.
“Dude look. It has instant regeneration!” the body came right back together. That’s when master walked in. he paused time.
“What’s going on” she asked.
“See for you” I said pointing to the gnat.
“Oh, that thing. it’s snare magic”
“Wait is it OK to fight while time is paused?”
“No, not always, but it’s a lot easier” the monster split into a thousand pieces and fell apart. “Look ---- more. Let’s defeat them all!!” As I was fighting I wondered how Mrs. Ms.mcnarthers could pause time.
That night as went to our dorms to sleep she called us all in for an urgent meeting. "What is it?" I ask her. "Well I know you haven’t seen your parents in a long time so I emailed them and informed them on what was going on. Despite if they believed what happened I told them that you were coming home" she explained. The next day everyone packed their thing and went home.
When I got home my mom was so angry. She didn't even let me talk. “How come you never told me about this? You can’t go anywhere and not tell me where you’re going. How long have you been gone?" I started to walk away.
“Are you even listening to me!" she says, but I pretend not to hear her. I walked into my room. Just the same as I left it. All of my things were exactly where they were. But they were a little dustier.
“Mom how long have I been gone?”
“About… 7 years. i got so worried and ...”
“What!! Are you serious!!?” I called Ms.mcnarthers right away.
“How come you didn’t tell me I was gone for 7 years?” I say, screaming into the phone.
“Oh yeah, the time is different when we were in the hideout”.
“You could’ve told us those 7 years ago!!” I started to cool off.
“Sorry. I’m just mad that I wasn’t informed about his earlier. I’ll see you when I get back. Bye.”
My mom must have overheard the conversation because she walked into the room when I hung up. How she could not hear me, I was screaming.
“It’s ok. There was no way for you to know that you were gone for 7 years even though I am as angry as you are.” She gave me a hug. After my dad visited and we went a few places together I got an urgent message from master.
“I enemies…attacking…come now!!!” we ran to the nearest bullet train and got there as fast as we could. The fort was trashed and rubble was everywhere. I want to look for master. I couldn’t find her anywhere.
“I found her!” I said to myself as I see a hand come from underneath a broken toilet. I lift it off of her. The first words she says is “behind you!” I look behind me as rune-blast rushes towards me. I block it and create a shield preventing any monsters from coming in. “who-where did y-you l-learn that” she said coughing. I waited until the monsters went away and I carried her to safety, still fighting a few monsters on the way.
When I got her to safety I saw the others.”Help me” I said. They were too busy arguing that they didn’t we’ve notice what was going on.”What are wrong are you two like brother and sister or something”. “Yes” Michel and Suzy said at the same time, but looking away from each other. “Oh crap what happened" Suzy said. "Michael, get help!" "No! I’m not listening to you any-" he stopped when he finally realized what was going on. He ran to get help as me and Suzy try our best to keep our master alive.
When the ambulance came, we rode with it to the hospital. The whole time, thinking about how this could’ve been avoided. I started to cry. Repeating to myself 'It’s my entire fault!' when we got to the hospital I asked to talk to master while she was in her hospital. Not using the word 'master' because that would raise suspicion. "I’m so sorry" I said to her. "Stop saying that! It’s not your fault. You didn’t do anything." "But you could have... died or something If I didn’t find you!" "Even so, It’s not like you were the one who hurt Me." she said, looking into my eyes. "Don’t feel bad that you didn’t do anything to save me. We will work together and kill every single one of those treacherous demons.
The next day she was out of the hospital. "Oh. So I guess the wounds went that bad" Michel said. "Yeah I guess not" master says. "Today we're going to go over to their fort and wipe it out.” “What! A-are you serious" Suzy says. “Yup" master quickly replies. “But, but what about your Injuries. There not completely healed yet!" "It will heal by the time we get there, his forte is all the way In Africa." master says. Our mouths drop. "How would you know?" Michel snaps back. "Well, you see, I used to work for them." our mouths drop even further. I could tell this was the start of a long story. "A long time ago, when I was a little girl, I was walking home from school one day when they surrounded me. They were wearing dark clothes and took me to their fort. I said no a thousand times but they won’t let me go. I became a part of them and learned how to fight. I became the strongest but one day I realized that what I was doing was wrong, so I ran away and became a teacher. A teacher in school and a black belt in ninjas." "WOW! That’s amazing!" I said, trying to end the story before I get too long. Thankfully, she ended the story.
The next day when I was meditating I saw a small ladybug with only 1 black dot on its back. “Hmm… that’s weird” I say to myself. I wonder what this means. I brought it up to the others and master and he demanded to see it, but when we went back it was gone, nowhere to be found. I asked why he wanted to see it so badly and he said “the one dot symbolized the first year of a new planet being come to existence in the universe” he said, sounding like a scientists. “This is very important because it’s just one more planet that we might be able to live on”. After that we started researching on the planet. We found out how far away it is how big it is and the life forms on it. Eventually we found out that you can live there and the air is breathable and the gravity is normal. With permeation from the government we were given the opportunity to establish a base on the planet. As we stayed that and made a beautiful base the size of a museum. When we went back to earth we realized that the time on the planet was different than the time in earth so when we went back to earth it was 2000 years later. The year 4014 was very different as you could imagine. Everything has been done. Hover cars, portals, teleporters, everything you could imagine. The clan, though, has just gotten stronger. And as they have gotten stronger, we have too, training every other day aside from building the base. That day the clan came out from hiding just in time for us to catch them. We got ready to battle.
Master gave me a new sword. It’s giant and so heavy that I had to take a week just practicing holding it up. But I got the hang of it. Everybody learned now powers and we were all ready to fight. The next morning we all came to where they were hiding. There was a lot more than there were before. Like about 30 of them. I see Kioney at the edge of my eye. I run for him and tell everyone to go after the others. “I have to do this by myself” I said. They doubted me but let me go. But what I didn’t see when I ask Kioney was that he had a chainsaw. What!? Is that even fair? I jumped in anyway. “We’ll look who we have here” he said sarcastically. “Where’s your weapon?” he said to me, grinning. “Shut up, what if I don’t need one!” I run up to him and strike. Did I hit him? No I missed. All that I can hear is the loud sound of the chainsaw over the cruel words that come out of his mouth. I try to dodge his chainsaw but I realize I can’t and take out my sword. “I guess you did need it after all!” “I said SHUT UP!!” I swing my sword randomly and it ends up cutting his chainsaw in half. He looked surprised. I felt like a god. I go for another swing and this time he catches my sword and throws it. I run for it but he punches me in the face and I fly. I get up and he says “Is that all you’ve got!!” Thinking he was finished with me he starts to walk away. This is my chance. I grab my sword and throw it at him it cuts his arm of “AAAAAAAAAHH!!!” he screams in pain. I run up to him and punch him in the stomach. He slams into a rock. He gets up and grabs a hammer lying around. He tries to throw it at me and misses. “It’s time for you to die” I hold up my sword and slam it into the ground, missing him by an inch. I just couldn’t do it. I’ve never killed anyone so I let him be. He stumbles and runs away. By that time everyone was dead and we were the only ones left. We go back to base and the whole way I’m thinking about how I almost killed Kioney. I regret not killing him but it was for the better.
The next day everybody did absolutely nothing. There was no need for training, there was nothing to do, and Kioney was defeated. “He’s still out there” master said, as if she was reading my mind. “He will get stronger again. And we must train for that day might come any time!” So, with that said, we all go back to the base on our planet. Year after year developing new powers and expanding out clan. We even made an entire city on the planet with millions of tourists coming every year. Master McGarthers died, and soon after, we did too, both the clan continues to grow stronger and stronger, fighting Kioney and his airs. The clan will never die out.
The Space Race:
It was Halloween:
"Go on" my son says. Then pushes me into the dark house. I went upstairs and walked into the dark room. When the light flickered I see an old man tied to a chair covered in blood. But when it settles I see nothing but I small tape recorder on the floor. I press play. "January fifth, 1999. Car accident in Williamsburg. 2 injured 3 dead." Then silence. I walked out of the room and into the dark hall. I was Shute I turned the TV off but somehow it was back on. I turned it off but when I turn to leave it was back on. I left it. My business was done here anyway. And with that, I leave the house alone.
"So were you scared?" My son asked with excitement.
"No" I said. His mouth dropped.
"You know how much I went through to set up that house?! The man? The TV? How are you not scared?!"
He looked disappointed.
"You built that? I'm very impressed... Good job!" I reply, more serious than joking.
"Thanks" he said, and walked away.
I work as a soldier in space. 20 years ago scientists found life on mars. Ever since, earth has been at war with them. I was 18 when they drafted me. I had no choice.
I gauged the amount of fuel left in my oxygen tank. About fifty percent. I carefully took the needle out of the little hole in the oxygen tank. Sacrificing air for time. I figure if I let out some air I would force myself to act faster or I'll die. Our crew planned siege over the enemy ship.
Our plan was to sneak onto the ship, plat bombs and "blow it up!" But that wasn't the best but it worked for now. The carnage from yesterday still remains floating through space. I am still in awe that they blew it Uranus for no reason. I wondered the best place to put the 5 bombs. Well there were five rooms so I just put one on each of them. Beep! Beep! Beep! We-ah! We-ah! We-ah! Not only the sound that I have ten percent air left but also the alarm of intruders. I swam through space back to the ship for a lunch break. Where I will race to the death in the annual Space Race.
I was racing. In the distance I see explosions. Hover cars crashing into each other. I raced faster. Hoping I would hover over any car I come across. Am I race I hear the smooth sound of airless space pass by? Far away I see a car approaching. I lift the front of my hover car to see if the car could bounce on top of it. I was going at 10 spies (which is like going 2,000 mph). But no. I was going so fast that when I crashed into it I split the other car in half and kept moving. Finish line approaching. Three... Two... One... And here I am. The winner of the twentieth annual Space Race.
When I went back to the ship the war was over.
“What happened while I was gone?!”
“Well, the others just threw like fifty rockets at the others and they blew up” the captain said.
“Ok.” I said. Not really caring. So I could go home now. The war was over when I went home with the big trophies (one from the race and one from the war) I decided to have a homecoming party.
$liver and Garnet
$liver and I live in a small, two-person house; with a mini refrigerator. The house is in the middle of a miniature village called Carville. We also go to a P.P.D. or plane practice desert where you learn to fly. The M.M. or Mini Military owns it.
“Throw me my canteen, I’m going out”
“Which one” $liver said
“The orange one”
“Orange?! You’re going there!?”
“Yes, I have to blend in so that I can retrieve my plane”
…5 min. later…
“Check the mini-gun ammo”
“Check”
“The other one”
“Check”
“Water”
“Why are you asking me? It’s your canteen”
“What about the shovel” $liver shrugged.
I turned off the engine, went back inside, got the shovel, put it in the trunk, and turned the engine on.
Me and $liver finally got to the Orange desert, now owned by the M.M. under a huge lump of sand, we found what I call a plane, but is really a helix-hovercraft that the M.M. gave to Me for My ‘day’. We also go to P.P. It means plane practice. That’s where we practice flying our planes.
I turned on the engine to my helix-hovercraft. As I rose up into the air $liver said “Be safe”
“Ok” I replied as i drove off into the distance.
[After a while, $liver was wondering what happened to Garnet. She noticed that she did not see the ‘plane’ in the air. She began to worry more and more.]
“No…no…Garneeeeeeeeee-“
“I’m right here!”
“Oh. I was beginning to…”
“Stop worrying about me and start worrying about this war.”
[And they lived happily…ever…]-
“Hey, there is still a war on!”
[You can’t hear me. I’m the narrator!]
When we got home, I decided to go to war. I didn’t have anything to fight with so I took one of the mini-guns off of my plane. When I got to the training grounds, they told me to keep my eye on the target. I did the exact opposite. I was so focused on how the other men hit the target right in the middle that he accidentally shot the corner of the target behind the one he was aiming for. I needed to start focusing because I would have got shot in the real war. And that’s exactly what happened.
When we went to war, a gang of cowboys from the enemy’s side shot me in the leg 2 times. But as soon as I got in my wheelchair, I went straight to the junkyard. I found a steel tube and cut it to the length of my leg. Then I slid it over my cast and went to war on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I wanted to win the war so badly, that I kept on trying. I went to training on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
War. Day 2/3:
A few minutes later, my friend said
“Yo! Look behind you!”
I turned around and automatically shot the first enemy I saw. It was 12:00. The smell of gunpowder was in the air. The enemies were disappearing one by one. Most of them vanished because they got killed. And some were gone because they just got really, really tired.
War, The final day: It took us 30mins but we finally did it. We won the war!! Even though I haven’t seen $liver in only 3 days, I had T.O.J. when I saw her looking down at…fat, juicy, cinnamon rolls!!
“You only make that on-”
“You won the war!”
“I guess that is a ‘special occasion”
The Typewriter:
One day a kid named Remy went to a thrift store and got a typewriter. His dad is a great writer so he uses it too. The next day he had great idea for a story. He rode his bike to a store called Circle. He went in and noticed that he did not know his name anymore. He asked everybody but they did not know there’s either. He went home and started to type. He thinks it is the typewriter that stole his name but his dad thinks he is crazy. His dad doesn't know his own name.
The next day, while Femi was writing, he noticed a folded-up piece of paper underneath the keys. He reaches two fingers in and grabs it. It says:
The only way to get your name and everybody else’s back is to go to a hidden passageway, beneath the store you got the typewriter from. Collect a bag of rare coins. Use these coins to get a boat ride to a dungeon. Go to room J6. There, underneath the bed, you will find a list of everybody’s name. Good luck!
So the next day I did exactly what it says. Well, first I had to get permission from my dad. When I got to the store I had a hard time finding the secret passageway. Maybe it was a different store. Maybe not. At last, I found it! It was behind a giant shelf of… typewriters! I asked the owner of the store if I could go down there with my dad. Then asked for an old lighter (for light.) Next door they had a gallon of lighter fluid! My dad, who, again, thinks I am crazy, took care of that.
My dad lit the lighter and we were ready. Although I was scared, I was also brave. Everything was so quiet. We went down. I put the note over the lighter and accidentally burnt it! Good thing I retyped it. I found a door. When I opened it and it seemed to be an elevator. I went in. this time it was my dad who was scared. When I went in it went up. To a huge room of silver and gold. In a skeletons hand I found a bag of … rare coins! Obviously there was a booby trap… or not. A door opened and a river with a hobo in a boat. I gave him the coins and then the boat floated in the air! We did not even need the lake. So when we got to the other side it was all dark and scary. Then all of a sudden I see the room. J6. I found the long list and went all over the world searching for names…
The Clouds of Heaven (unfinished):
I died today. It was a very painful experience as any sudden death would be. I observed to my funeral as my soul floats up to the skies. Once it reaches the clouds I see a gateway and a man in a suit with a black notebook in his hand. I approach him. "Hello, what is your cause of death?" he said with a smile. "It was a car accident." I said. Not knowing if that was supposed to be the right answer. "And your age?" he said after writing something in his notebook. "Fourteen." I told him. "Pass!" he said as the gates opened. I walked in. A list appeared in my hand. It said 'cause of death' on top of it. I read the list. It had a check box next to each category. Suicide, drugs, disease, murder, car accident. The list goes on but I just checked the book and the paper disappeared. I saw millions of souls walking around as if it was a city. They all had their own angels following them. There were also homes. The one in the middle said my name on it. "So this is heaven." I said to myself. "Yup". A high voice said. "Who is that?" I turn around to as an angel floating in front of me. "I’m your angel, dummy." "Oh." I said. "I got scared.”Your house is right over there" she said pointing to my house. I walked in. it looked exactly how my room looked like on earth. That creepy. I stared out the window as I watched the soul as they enter heaven. I started to talk to my angel.
“Are you good at science?”
“Yes. I got 110 on all my tests back on earth”
“Ok. Hold on I’ll be right back” the angel left and came back approximately 30 mines later. But how would I know. There no time in heaven. No clocks. No watches.
“I’m back. We would like to do tests on you to make sure you could be a good scientist.”
“What! Imp confused. What do mean by
”
“Me and god” she said.
"What!! I'm not good enough to be a good scientist!"
"That why we wanted to do a few tests on whether you're suited or not. We have been looking for a scientist for quite a while now. Maybe we've found one."
I took the test and passed every one of them. Maybe I was suited to be god's scientist. One day when I was checking the density of the clouds I noticed that the clouds are 30% less dense as usual. I notified my angel.
Diablo's Blade (used in The Clan) (unedited)
I walked toward the thing slowly. “It’s alright. I don’t want to hurt you” I said to it in a slow voice as it growls deeply. It lashed out at me with its razor sharp claws. I pulled out my sword “I knew I would have to use force” I say to myself as I pull out my sword. I saw the red ball start to form in its mouth. “A sedum!” (A sedum is a laser beam of light that would burn you to a crisp if you don't watch out; but lucky for me I can block it). I aimed for its arm but its reckless body made me accidentally cut his head off. Oops. I started to walk away. Later I came across my friend. “Didn't you just fight that demon?" “Yeah, why” I asked? “There’s not one scratch on you!” he said looking surprised. “So what. A baby can do that. If you think that was hard then you need training”. I saw the townspeople running and screaming. I look back. A giant demon was smashing houses. I pulled out my sword. “No!” Michel said. “Let me handle this one". "You challenge me” the monster said in a deep voice. The sky turned black. It’s a gnat. Those things are gigantic. But they can’t even see you so all you need is a direct attack to the middle and they're dead. “You think you can defeat me. You are wrong!” aw crap! Not another sedum! “Blooming flower slice!” (This move just slices things in half). “That should do it” Michael says and turns around. “Dude look. It has instant regeneration!” the body came right back together. That’s when Ms.mcnarthers walked in. he paused time. “What’s going on” he asked, “See for you” I said pointing to the gnat. “Oh, that thing. ‘Zen number 33, snare!' ”. Wait is it OK to fight while time is paused? “No, not always, but it’s a lot easier” the monster split into a thousand pieces and fell apart. “Look ---- more. Let’s defeat them all!!”
The Stone skippers (Unfinished)
My dog died yesterday, my girlfriend dumped me this morning, I choked on a pushpin (don't ask how), I got lost in the rain in the middle of Manhattan with no money and a dead phone, and I almost got robbed by a crazy homeless person. It was the worst day of my life. After my mom died, I decided that there was nothing more to live for. So... I decided I would rather die and live a great life in heaven than suffer in the sorrows of my memories.
I jumped. I picked the highest place in the city so that I would have time to think about my life, but it was over in seconds. I felt a shock through my spine as my bones cracked and blood rushed out of my body.
I saw my mom’s face, and I woke up screaming in a white bed with white walls and a mirror as a ceiling. Where was I? I was definitely dead! I open the drawer next to my bed. Inside we're a few rocks and a glove. I put the let her glove on and picked up the rock. I threw it at the mirror, thinking it would break and flinching, but it went right through. What!? I jump into it and get pulled into the same room I was in originally. Hmmm... I wondered. I pulled open the drawer. Inside was a note.
“Hello. Welcome to training facility A1. During your time here you will be training to kill nightlirkers" nightlirkers? What? I heard about then but never thought I would be training to kill them? Well... It's better than going to hell.
Targets appeared on the wall. They were black figures that were small and moved slowly. The guns were heavy, but I learned to get used to it.
“Luke... Help me” a voice said. It sounded just like my mom.
“Come. Here"” It said. I turned around. The room was black. I couldn't see anything.
“Come... Closer” it said. I followed the voice.
“Don't listen to them!” Another voice said. It was clearer. The room turned white again. A hand came out of the mirror, then a face. She was beautifully. Her hair was blood red. She had blue eyes and small freckles. "Grab on!" She yelled. I grabbed her soft hands and she pulled me into a place much more complicated than the testing chamber. There were air ducts everywhere with poles and tubes poling out of the walls. It was like a Costco with no food or anything for that matter. "Follow me" I followed her through the maze to a door the size of a bank vault. She took the glove off of my hand and pressed numbers on a keypad next to the vault. The door opened slowly, as if it were 1000 pounds. "Ok, you ready" she asked. I blushed when she looked at me. "We're going to jump on three ok" I looked down were about 10 Empire State Buildings high and u could see almost the entire earth from here. I had just jumped and now I had to jump again!? What a drag. "1...2...3!" She jumped. Then I did. It was a Long way down. But before I could tell what was going on, we fell through a mirror and ended up in that white room again. I was about to have a heart attack. So many things were happening at one time. I had to relax. I took a deep breath and asked her what was going on.
"We have to escape from here” she said.
"From where, where are we?”
"We are in limbo”
"Seriously. Limbo. But isn’t that between heaven and hell?"
“Yeah, why? You died remember”
“Oh…” I said. I had already forgotten.
“Let's go!” She grabbed my hand and pulled me with those soft hands of hers yet again.
We finally got to safety, or what she calls "safety." An old abandoned fisher and cabin in the middle of the woods right outside of a mental facility factory? Yeah that's safe…
The cabin was small with a few windows and a small bed in the corner next to a tape with a lamp on it. There were newspapers on the walls about metal facilities and articles on limbo and dark magic. Grass grew between the planks of wood on the floor. There was an old torn up little box in the corner that read “time-skips.” I opened the box slowly as blue dust or steam escaped it. It was full of rocks with alchemy symbols on it. I noticed a note that said instructions in scrip, as if it was written in a hurry.
I took the box to the lake and read the instructions which were already printed on a small piece of paper:
“A Stone-skip is the amount of times the stone skips on either water or air. This will have different effects based on the stone that you choose and set the time you want to go to. Some of the stones are elemental and can be used on those elements. Each stone you choose will result in a different outcome and effect in time. Some stones are heavier and some are lighter, so choose wisely. If you are reading this, you are most likely already in limbo, how these stones will help you get out is up to you. There are 20 stones in the box. 20 Time-skips. Use them wisely. Good luck. -Gregory Warm
I took the stones out of the box, examining each one. There was fire, water, earth, and air, 5 of each. I took water out, thinking about it, and then threw it as hard as I could. The ripples were green, but it didn't skip. That's one wasted. I tried again.
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(Unfinished) (Unedited)
Chapter 1: New Beginnings
I awake in a dark cold area, blinded by the light. I look around. I think I'm in… a teepee? I hear people outside. Brrrrr...it's fuckin’ freezing! I hate being cold. I walk out to see tons of people dressed in peasant clothes, selling fruits and bread in little stands. Beautiful beatiful trees and grass. An old woman approached me. Her wrinkles covered her eyes as she smiled. "GaI agees gauoy agevah agnekow gapu agwon." I tilt my head, confused. This must have been the native language that I knew once. “What??” I said. She handed me a necklace woven from green and grey yarn (the only colors they could make because of the environment) with a shard of garnet on it. “Thank You?” I said as I accepted the gift. She looked up, surprised. “English!? Gaeh Agskaeps English!!” She pointed to me. People started to stare. i cover my face as it turns red slowly out of embarrassment. I ran back into my teepee and cover my head with my blanket as the voices of the ranting citizens fill my head with confusement and wonder. A little girl came into the tent. She looked like she was the same age as me. “I’ve heard about you people…” She said.
“You come from… the forbidden area…” I was shocked that she spoke English. The little girl has light brown hair and two different colored eyes, one dark turquoise and light. There was a small scar on her left cheek and her hair was done all special like it was for an event. She was the same color of her people: A tan, Native American brown. She was beautiful...wait...huh…?
“Do you remember anything?” She questioned.
I shook my head. “All I can remember is snow...just snow...and I don’t know why…”
She gasped. She grabbed my hand. I blushed.
“We must go!! You are the One!” she exclaimed.
She pulled me out of the teepee.
“Gaeh agsi gaeht ageno!!!” She yelled to her people!
All her people gathered around me. The old woman approached me.
“Sorry about before. We didn’t know you were the One.”
Her people bowed.
“We are the people of Cel Lluna. It means Moon Sky. We worship the people of the moon and their prophecies. You happen to be in that prophecy. You are Yuna. God of the Moon. You had hidden power untold and will be able to use them and keep our universe in balance.”
This was so much for me to take in.
“Come! We must have a feast in celebration!” said the elderly woman.
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I was sitting in a chair with a really long table with food in front of me. I felt something tug on my shoulder. I turned to see the girl again.
“I never introduced myself...my birthname is Yuuya. But my people call me Yuu for short.” She smiled.
I blushed hard.
“U-uh...my name is...wait...what the fuck is my name??”
She laughed.
“You must of forgotten your name. But your given name is Toro.”
I yelped and almost fell out of my chair.
“Y-you can read minds!!! For fuck’s sake you could of told me!!”
She smiled and tilted her head.
“Then it wouldn’t be funny silly. I can teach you how to do that To-To.”
“
I shrugged and rubbed the back of my head nervously.
“Um...s-so…how is training gonna go?” I sucked at small talk.
“It’s gonna be long and hard.” She replied.
“
I smirked.
“
I blushed hard and glanced at her. She was smirking and smiling at me.
“L-let’s just get started with training.”
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After chowing down on some delicious food, me and Yuu got started with training.
“You must control your inner chi!!” She ordered.
I was criss-crossed on a rock next to a running creek. It was nice and peaceful. I heard something sizzle. I look and see my hands glowing blue.
“HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK?!” I scream.
I hear Yuu laughing.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS SO FUNNY, YUU?!”
She continued laughing.
“Is your chi, silly. You is special chi type. Yours is blue. Mine is turquoise. Just like one of my eyes. The other hand is the other color of my eye.” She calmed me down.
I forgot about her eyes...her beautiful...lovely...sexy...wait what? I gotta focus.
“Okay so how to control your chi. Focus...use your mind to imagine using your chi. Watch.
She showed both chi in both hands. Two beautiful colors of blue and green. She gently moved flowed the chi all around. Moving it in beautiful synchronization. It was amazing. She made beautiful swirls and curls that flowed around me. I loved it. I touched the chi and it burned my finger.
“Ah shit…” I cursed.
Yuu rushed over to me.
“Are you okay To-To? I’m so sorry!” She grabbed my hand.
I blushed. She sucked on my finger and kissed it once.
“There...better?” I nodded my head and blushed harder.
“Also...my grandma wants to see you. Everyone wants to know how many moons you are.”
“
I thought.
“
How do you do that??” I questioned.
She giggled.
“You concentrate on your mind and focus on other people. It requires little chi. Try it!” She smiled.
I focused as hard as I can and tried to read Yuu’s mind.
“
I snickered.
“
I looked at Yuu and she was blushing madly.
“S-s-shut up!” She stuttered.
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After training, me and Yuuya walked back to our camp where everyone was.
“Yuu! Gadid aguoy gallet Agorot gatuoba agerew gaeh agpeels?”
Yuu nodded her head and blushed even harder.
“Toro...you’re sleeping with me in my teepee.”
I blushed hard when I heard that. She walked me over to our teepee and a large quilt was set out for both of us. We had to sleep next to each other. We changed not looking at each other once. We got into our bed and talked for a little bit getting to know each other.
“So...Yuu...how many moons are you?”
I tried with small talk as usual.
“315 moons and 6 suns, which is equal to 13 year 3 months and 6 days.”
I gave her a confused face.
“Oh. Well. I’m 13 too. When’s your birthday?”
“The 16th moon of the year on the 16th sun. August 16th if you didn’t understand.”
I smiled.
“Mine is on the 17th sun of the 18th moon!”
Yuu smiled.
“We’re not that far apart!”
I blushed. Yuu scooted closer to me.
“Sorry Toro...I’m just kinda...cold.”
She laid her head on my chest and I saw her starting to fall asleep. I stroked her cheek gently and it made her fall asleep immediately.
I blushed as she smiled in her sleep and finally fell asleep.
END OF CHAPTER 1
Chapter 2: A Little Push
It’s been a whole moon since I first came here. I just woke up this morning.
“To-To!! Over here!!” I heard Yuu.
I looked around and finally found her. She was cooking food?
“Uhh...hey...what are you doing?” I questioned giving her a confused face.
“Uhh...gatsafkaerb...I don’t know the English term…I’ll teach you our language! It’s very simple! Even a monkey can figure it out!”
I got a little nervous.
“Uhh...sure…”
She grabbed a piece of paper after cooking to show me her language. The paper had instructions on it specifically for me.
“Here. First we take a simple word. For example…him. We take the phrase “ga” and turn him backwards into “mih.” Then you take “mih” and put it next to the phrase. So in the end, you get, “gamih”, which means him. But one rule. The phrases “ga” and “ag” alternate.”
I nodded my head after collecting all the information.
“So…gauoy agera gaetuc.”
Yuu blushed hard.
“Whatever…”
She tried to act all cool. I smirked at her which made her blush even more. I got behind her and hugged her from behind. She blushed so hard, her face was completely red. I kissed her and nibbled on her ear. She sighed happily and held me. She blushed and squirmed a little.
“Ah… gapots… Agot-ot…”
She pushed me off and blushed.
“I’m not ready… but I never thought you liked me back…”
I smirked.
“You wanna go out Yuuya-senpai?”
She blushed and hugged me.
“Yes!!!”
I smiled and blushed.
“You do realize how lucky you are? I never make a move like that…I’m usually so shy…”
She smiled.
“Gallew agssueg Gai agma!” She exclaimed.
Yup. She said it alright…
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I was training harder than I could take. I had the ability to take small pebbles in pond and make them skip across the pond. The village elder was pleased with my work. It was dinner time.
“Hello Toro.”
I turned around to see the Yuuya’s mentor, Neyon (said as Neon).
Maddies short stories (my version) (unedited) (unfinished)
I awake in a dark cold area, blinded by the light. I look around. I think I'm in… a teepee? I hear people outside. Brrrrr...it's fuckin’ freezing! I hate being cold. I walk out to see tons of people dressed in peasant clothes, selling fruits and bread in little stands. Beautiful beatiful trees and grass. An old woman approached me. Her wrinkles covered her eyes as she smiled. "GaI Agees Gauoy Agevah Agnekow Gapu Agwon." I tilt my head, confused. This must have been the native language that I knew once. “What?” i said. She handed me a necklace woven from green and grey yarn (the only colors they could make because of the environment) with a shard of garnet on it. “Thank You?” I said as I accepted the gift. She looked up, surprised. “English!? GaI Agees English!!” She pointed to me. People started to stare. i cover my face as it turns red slowly out of embarrassment. I rant back into my teepee and cover my head with my blanket as the voices of the ranting citizens fill my head with confusement and wonder….
As they started to leave and walk away, a girl's voice appeared in my mind. “dont listen to them” it said. it was soft. like that of my mothers, whom I have never met, yet I see her in my dreams. I look at the picture of her beside my bed, then notice something in the background. was it a reflection? i look back to see a little girl with the same voice in a covered-in-blood white dress. She points to the dark forest where no one goes and says “Go… Mom… ” in the softest, creepiest voice i’ve ever heard. When i look back, no one was there. Just the dirty wall of my grass teepee and my clothes hanging from a small branch that sticks out.
The next day a pack my things and head toward the forest. A note was left by the door: Head north until you reach a small cabin. it should keep you safe while you look for your mom… dont worry, shes there somewhere… good luck. -Anne
I stuffed the note into my pocket and walked into the dark forrest...
I pressed the elevator button. “Shit!” I say to myself, I knew I would be late for art class. It was in the basement. I heard the squeaky elevator door open as I walked in. “There he is!” they all say, almost in sync.
“Dude we need some rubber bands. Can you get some from Ms.mcnarthers room?” Suzy said.
“No way! That creepy old lady?”
“Dude, stop being such a wuss!” Michael said.
“Ok I'll do it… But you guys have to come with me...”
We walked into the dark room. There were thousands of books lined up against the walls. “Look, there they are. Just grab them and let's get out of here” whispered Suzy. I ran to get the rubber bands, picked them up, and ran back to the door. “Hey what's this” Michel said. I turned around. He was holding a brown leather lever on the wall next to a few books. He struggled to pull it. I heard gears moving and hydraulic sounds as the floor opened up to bright blue lights and millions of razor blades. “Michael you dumbass. Why the hell would you do that?” They were at the edge as the pit opens up. I climbed the walls and guessed my height as I jumped to the chandelier. “Grab my hand” I said, trying not to make too much noise. The blue light seems to start scanning the room, as if to look for intruders. “And grab a box Suzy.” I pointed to the coroner where a pile of old packing boxes were.
We all hung from the chandelier, using the box to hide from the light. Once the scanning was done the pit closed up. We waited a while to make sure everything was ok. Then we dropped down one by one and ran out of the room.
I wondered what was going on in her room. Later at lunch I saw Ms.mcnarthers.
“You saw... Didn't you.” She whispered. I was the only one that heard it. I told my friends.
“She knows what happened in there. We have to go back.”
“Go back for what. That was crazy.” Michael says, but I could tell they know what I meant.
That night we went back in. “Hello Intruders.” A voice said.
“Meet at the lunchroom tomorrow after school. Goodbye.” A force punched us out the door. I have a feeling this is going to be serious.
The time came. I was nervous but I had to. We walked into the lunchroom to about a dozen teens in green outfits. “What is this, the leprechaun clan?” Michael says what a dumbass he is. He was smashed against the wall so hard blood came out of his mouth. What... Sorcery is... This." He said struggling for air. He fell to the ground and gasped for air.
“Your friend here is a fool.” The head captain said.
“How dare you!” I screamed at him.
“Hunter, kill him at once!”
One of the kids appears in front of me out of nowhere. I pull out a pole from one of the pipes on the low ceiling and swing it at him as I rage in anger. He blocks it with a two wooden sticks. I struggle to hit him, not thinking. No matter what attack I give he blocked every one. My pole glowed yellow and finally... I felt the power surging into me.
“Hunter wait, I'll take this one…” the leader of the clan said. He seemed interested in my power....
“Yes lord Kioney” hunter stepped back and before me stood the captain.
“Humph” he said with a smirk. I charged at him. He held up his arm. No way... had he blocked my sword with just your arm. He punched me in the face so hard I thought felt my skull crack. I slammed against the wall with blood dripping down my face.
“Crap” I said to myself. I get up and start to run for another attack. He tries to punch me but I dodge it and move behind him, stabbing him in the back with my sword. I watched as blood seeped through his green sweater, and as I heard the grief moan of the pain in his voice. I had figured out his attack method.
“Oh I see. When you attack you can’t block and when you block you can’t attack... I've defeated you... For now” I said as I my sword away and walk away with my friends, who are now not talking to me and looking at the floor in anguish as they walk behind me.
The next day we decided to go to Ms.mcnarthers' office and have a talk with her. We were already called to her office anyway after all the damage we did in the lunch room. As we walked in we sat down and started to talk to her.
“Hello young ones." she said softly, but I know she was angry.
“Do you remember what happened in the lunch room yesterday?" We all started talking at the same time, trying to explain what happened.
“Wait, wait. One at a time. You go first, Bob” she said, now in a more serious manner.
“Well…” I started to think if I should tell her the truth or not.
“We walked into the lunch room and these 2 kids were fighting and one of them threw the other against the wall and that's why there’s blood on the floor and the wall is broken and then —” she sighed.
“I know what really happened. It’s OK. And Bob... you have good fighting skills.”
“Wait, so you’re on our side!” Said Suzy.
“Yes. And if we want to defeat lord Kioney we must train.”
“But I thought I did.” I said.
“Me too. But I’m afraid you're still not ready yet. He went in hiding until he regains his power. So let’s get to it! I'll see you tomorrow, now get some sleep" she said to us as we left.
That day we started to train and got stronger and stronger. Suzy and Michael obtained and practiced their new powers. Suzy had the power to move objects with her mind and Michel has the power to punch and kick with extreme force.
“As you know, it’s almost Christmas. So I got you all something” Master said as she pulled out a sword from a black, leather suitcase.
“Here bob, you deserve it”. Before me was the holy sword, Excalibur. This was the most powerful sword ever made by the gods.
“No... I couldn't. I don't even know how to use it”
“Oh I'll teach you... And listen, all of you, I have learned something about our enemy... He can summon demons into the real world from hell that he has been trading all this time”
“How did you find this out?” I asked
“I have my ways... I'm sending you on your first mission tonight.”
“What! Already! That’s too early! Don't we need to practice?”
“Fools!” she yelled.
“This should be very simple. The demons aren't that strong. You should be able to manage"
That night I thought about why Ms.mcnarthers was so angry, the way she screamed at us.
“I think she got some divorce or something with her wife" Suzy said. "Oh ok... Let’s go fight some demons!" Suzy was that type of person that could hide her emotions easily, unlike me.
“Look! There’s one over there!” said Michel.
“I got this one” I said.
I walked toward the thing slowly.
“It’s alright. I don’t want to hurt you” I said to it in a slow voice as it growls deeply. It lashed out at me with its razor sharp claws. I pulled out my sword
“I knew I would have to use force” I say to myself as I pull out my sword. I saw the red ball start to form in its mouth.
“A rune-blast!” (A rune-blast is a laser beam of light that would burn you to a crisp if you don't watch out; but lucky for me I can block it). I aimed for its arm but its reckless body made me accidentally cut his head off. Oops. I started to walk away.
“Didn't you just fight that demon?" Suzy said.
“Yeah, why” I asked?
“There’s not one scratch on you!” he said looking surprised.
“So what. A baby can do that. If you think that was hard then you need more training”. I saw the townspeople running and screaming. I look back. A giant demon was smashing houses. I pulled out my sword. “No!” Michael said.
“Let me handle this one”.
“You challenge me” the monster said in a deep voice. The sky turned black. It’s a gnat. Those things are gigantic. But they can’t even see you so all you need is a direct attack to the middle and they're dead.
“You think you can defeat me. You are wrong!” aw crap! Not another rune-blast!
“Blooming flower slice!” (This move just slices things in half).
“That should do it” Michael says and turns around.
“Dude look. It has instant regeneration!” the body came right back together. That’s when master walked in. he paused time.
“What’s going on” she asked.
“See for you” I said pointing to the gnat.
“Oh, that thing. it’s snare magic”
“Wait is it OK to fight while time is paused?”
“No, not always, but it’s a lot easier” the monster split into a thousand pieces and fell apart. “Look ---- more. Let’s defeat them all!!” As I was fighting I wondered how Mrs. Ms.mcnarthers could pause time.
That night as went to our dorms to sleep she called us all in for an urgent meeting. "What is it?" I ask her. "Well I know you haven’t seen your parents in a long time so I emailed them and informed them on what was going on. Despite if they believed what happened I told them that you were coming home" she explained. The next day everyone packed their thing and went home.
When I got home my mom was so angry. She didn't even let me talk. “How come you never told me about this? You can’t go anywhere and not tell me where you’re going. How long have you been gone?" I started to walk away.
“Are you even listening to me!" she says, but I pretend not to hear her. I walked into my room. Just the same as I left it. All of my things were exactly where they were. But they were a little dustier.
“Mom how long have I been gone?”
“About… 7 years. i got so worried and ...”
“What!! Are you serious!!?” I called Ms.mcnarthers right away.
“How come you didn’t tell me I was gone for 7 years?” I say, screaming into the phone.
“Oh yeah, the time is different when we were in the hideout”.
“You could’ve told us those 7 years ago!!” I started to cool off.
“Sorry. I’m just mad that I wasn’t informed about his earlier. I’ll see you when I get back. Bye.”
My mom must have overheard the conversation because she walked into the room when I hung up. How she could not hear me, I was screaming.
“It’s ok. There was no way for you to know that you were gone for 7 years even though I am as angry as you are.” She gave me a hug. After my dad visited and we went a few places together I got an urgent message from master.
“I enemies…attacking…come now!!!” we ran to the nearest bullet train and got there as fast as we could. The fort was trashed and rubble was everywhere. I want to look for master. I couldn’t find her anywhere.
“I found her!” I said to myself as I see a hand come from underneath a broken toilet. I lift it off of her. The first words she says is “behind you!” I look behind me as rune-blast rushes towards me. I block it and create a shield preventing any monsters from coming in. “who-where did y-you l-learn that” she said coughing. I waited until the monsters went away and I carried her to safety, still fighting a few monsters on the way.
When I got her to safety I saw the others.”Help me” I said. They were too busy arguing that they didn’t we’ve notice what was going on.”What are wrong are you two like brother and sister or something”. “Yes” Michel and Suzy said at the same time, but looking away from each other. “Oh crap what happened" Suzy said. "Michael, get help!" "No! I’m not listening to you any-" he stopped when he finally realized what was going on. He ran to get help as me and Suzy try our best to keep our master alive.
When the ambulance came, we rode with it to the hospital. The whole time, thinking about how this could’ve been avoided. I started to cry. Repeating to myself 'It’s my entire fault!' when we got to the hospital I asked to talk to master while she was in her hospital. Not using the word 'master' because that would raise suspicion. "I’m so sorry" I said to her. "Stop saying that! It’s not your fault. You didn’t do anything." "But you could have... died or something If I didn’t find you!" "Even so, It’s not like you were the one who hurt Me." she said, looking into my eyes. "Don’t feel bad that you didn’t do anything to save me. We will work together and kill every single one of those treacherous demons.
The next day she was out of the hospital. "Oh. So I guess the wounds went that bad" Michel said. "Yeah I guess not" master says. "Today we're going to go over to their fort and wipe it out.” “What! A-are you serious" Suzy says. “Yup" master quickly replies. “But, but what about your Injuries. There not completely healed yet!" "It will heal by the time we get there, his forte is all the way In Africa." master says. Our mouths drop. "How would you know?" Michel snaps back. "Well, you see, I used to work for them." our mouths drop even further. I could tell this was the start of a long story. "A long time ago, when I was a little girl, I was walking home from school one day when they surrounded me. They were wearing dark clothes and took me to their fort. I said no a thousand times but they won’t let me go. I became a part of them and learned how to fight. I became the strongest but one day I realized that what I was doing was wrong, so I ran away and became a teacher. A teacher in school and a black belt in ninjas." "WOW! That’s amazing!" I said, trying to end the story before I get too long. Thankfully, she ended the story.
The next day when I was meditating I saw a small ladybug with only 1 black dot on its back. “Hmm… that’s weird” I say to myself. I wonder what this means. I brought it up to the others and master and he demanded to see it, but when we went back it was gone, nowhere to be found. I asked why he wanted to see it so badly and he said “the one dot symbolized the first year of a new planet being come to existence in the universe” he said, sounding like a scientists. “This is very important because it’s just one more planet that we might be able to live on”. After that we started researching on the planet. We found out how far away it is how big it is and the life forms on it. Eventually we found out that you can live there and the air is breathable and the gravity is normal. With permeation from the government we were given the opportunity to establish a base on the planet. As we stayed that and made a beautiful base the size of a museum. When we went back to earth we realized that the time on the planet was different than the time in earth so when we went back to earth it was 2000 years later. The year 4014 was very different as you could imagine. Everything has been done. Hover cars, portals, teleporters, everything you could imagine. The clan, though, has just gotten stronger. And as they have gotten stronger, we have too, training every other day aside from building the base. That day the clan came out from hiding just in time for us to catch them. We got ready to battle.
Master gave me a new sword. It’s giant and so heavy that I had to take a week just practicing holding it up. But I got the hang of it. Everybody learned now powers and we were all ready to fight. The next morning we all came to where they were hiding. There was a lot more than there were before. Like about 30 of them. I see Kioney at the edge of my eye. I run for him and tell everyone to go after the others. “I have to do this by myself” I said. They doubted me but let me go. But what I didn’t see when I ask Kioney was that he had a chainsaw. What!? Is that even fair? I jumped in anyway. “We’ll look who we have here” he said sarcastically. “Where’s your weapon?” he said to me, grinning. “Shut up, what if I don’t need one!” I run up to him and strike. Did I hit him? No I missed. All that I can hear is the loud sound of the chainsaw over the cruel words that come out of his mouth. I try to dodge his chainsaw but I realize I can’t and take out my sword. “I guess you did need it after all!” “I said SHUT UP!!” I swing my sword randomly and it ends up cutting his chainsaw in half. He looked surprised. I felt like a god. I go for another swing and this time he catches my sword and throws it. I run for it but he punches me in the face and I fly. I get up and he says “Is that all you’ve got!!” Thinking he was finished with me he starts to walk away. This is my chance. I grab my sword and throw it at him it cuts his arm of “AAAAAAAAAHH!!!” he screams in pain. I run up to him and punch him in the stomach. He slams into a rock. He gets up and grabs a hammer lying around. He tries to throw it at me and misses. “It’s time for you to die” I hold up my sword and slam it into the ground, missing him by an inch. I just couldn’t do it. I’ve never killed anyone so I let him be. He stumbles and runs away. By that time everyone was dead and we were the only ones left. We go back to base and the whole way I’m thinking about how I almost killed Kioney. I regret not killing him but it was for the better.
The next day everybody did absolutely nothing. There was no need for training, there was nothing to do, and Kioney was defeated. “He’s still out there” master said, as if she was reading my mind. “He will get stronger again. And we must train for that day might come any time!” So, with that said, we all go back to the base on our planet. Year after year developing new powers and expanding out clan. We even made an entire city on the planet with millions of tourists coming every year. Master McGarthers died, and soon after, we did too, both the clan continues to grow stronger and stronger, fighting Kioney and his airs. The clan will never die out.
The Space Race:
It was Halloween:
"Go on" my son says. Then pushes me into the dark house. I went upstairs and walked into the dark room. When the light flickered I see an old man tied to a chair covered in blood. But when it settles I see nothing but I small tape recorder on the floor. I press play. "January fifth, 1999. Car accident in Williamsburg. 2 injured 3 dead." Then silence. I walked out of the room and into the dark hall. I was Shute I turned the TV off but somehow it was back on. I turned it off but when I turn to leave it was back on. I left it. My business was done here anyway. And with that, I leave the house alone.
"So were you scared?" My son asked with excitement.
"No" I said. His mouth dropped.
"You know how much I went through to set up that house?! The man? The TV? How are you not scared?!"
He looked disappointed.
"You built that? I'm very impressed... Good job!" I reply, more serious than joking.
"Thanks" he said, and walked away.
I work as a soldier in space. 20 years ago scientists found life on mars. Ever since, earth has been at war with them. I was 18 when they drafted me. I had no choice.
I gauged the amount of fuel left in my oxygen tank. About fifty percent. I carefully took the needle out of the little hole in the oxygen tank. Sacrificing air for time. I figure if I let out some air I would force myself to act faster or I'll die. Our crew planned siege over the enemy ship.
Our plan was to sneak onto the ship, plat bombs and "blow it up!" But that wasn't the best but it worked for now. The carnage from yesterday still remains floating through space. I am still in awe that they blew it Uranus for no reason. I wondered the best place to put the 5 bombs. Well there were five rooms so I just put one on each of them. Beep! Beep! Beep! We-ah! We-ah! We-ah! Not only the sound that I have ten percent air left but also the alarm of intruders. I swam through space back to the ship for a lunch break. Where I will race to the death in the annual Space Race.
I was racing. In the distance I see explosions. Hover cars crashing into each other. I raced faster. Hoping I would hover over any car I come across. Am I race I hear the smooth sound of airless space pass by? Far away I see a car approaching. I lift the front of my hover car to see if the car could bounce on top of it. I was going at 10 spies (which is like going 2,000 mph). But no. I was going so fast that when I crashed into it I split the other car in half and kept moving. Finish line approaching. Three... Two... One... And here I am. The winner of the twentieth annual Space Race.
When I went back to the ship the war was over.
“What happened while I was gone?!”
“Well, the others just threw like fifty rockets at the others and they blew up” the captain said.
“Ok.” I said. Not really caring. So I could go home now. The war was over when I went home with the big trophies (one from the race and one from the war) I decided to have a homecoming party.
$liver and Garnet
$liver and I live in a small, two-person house; with a mini refrigerator. The house is in the middle of a miniature village called Carville. We also go to a P.P.D. or plane practice desert where you learn to fly. The M.M. or Mini Military owns it.
“Throw me my canteen, I’m going out”
“Which one” $liver said
“The orange one”
“Orange?! You’re going there!?”
“Yes, I have to blend in so that I can retrieve my plane”
…5 min. later…
“Check the mini-gun ammo”
“Check”
“The other one”
“Check”
“Water”
“Why are you asking me? It’s your canteen”
“What about the shovel” $liver shrugged.
I turned off the engine, went back inside, got the shovel, put it in the trunk, and turned the engine on.
Me and $liver finally got to the Orange desert, now owned by the M.M. under a huge lump of sand, we found what I call a plane, but is really a helix-hovercraft that the M.M. gave to Me for My ‘day’. We also go to P.P. It means plane practice. That’s where we practice flying our planes.
I turned on the engine to my helix-hovercraft. As I rose up into the air $liver said “Be safe”
“Ok” I replied as i drove off into the distance.
[After a while, $liver was wondering what happened to Garnet. She noticed that she did not see the ‘plane’ in the air. She began to worry more and more.]
“No…no…Garneeeeeeeeee-“
“I’m right here!”
“Oh. I was beginning to…”
“Stop worrying about me and start worrying about this war.”
[And they lived happily…ever…]-
“Hey, there is still a war on!”
[You can’t hear me. I’m the narrator!]
When we got home, I decided to go to war. I didn’t have anything to fight with so I took one of the mini-guns off of my plane. When I got to the training grounds, they told me to keep my eye on the target. I did the exact opposite. I was so focused on how the other men hit the target right in the middle that he accidentally shot the corner of the target behind the one he was aiming for. I needed to start focusing because I would have got shot in the real war. And that’s exactly what happened.
When we went to war, a gang of cowboys from the enemy’s side shot me in the leg 2 times. But as soon as I got in my wheelchair, I went straight to the junkyard. I found a steel tube and cut it to the length of my leg. Then I slid it over my cast and went to war on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. I wanted to win the war so badly, that I kept on trying. I went to training on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
War. Day 2/3:
A few minutes later, my friend said
“Yo! Look behind you!”
I turned around and automatically shot the first enemy I saw. It was 12:00. The smell of gunpowder was in the air. The enemies were disappearing one by one. Most of them vanished because they got killed. And some were gone because they just got really, really tired.
War, The final day: It took us 30mins but we finally did it. We won the war!! Even though I haven’t seen $liver in only 3 days, I had T.O.J. when I saw her looking down at…fat, juicy, cinnamon rolls!!
“You only make that on-”
“You won the war!”
“I guess that is a ‘special occasion”
The Typewriter:
One day a kid named Remy went to a thrift store and got a typewriter. His dad is a great writer so he uses it too. The next day he had great idea for a story. He rode his bike to a store called Circle. He went in and noticed that he did not know his name anymore. He asked everybody but they did not know there’s either. He went home and started to type. He thinks it is the typewriter that stole his name but his dad thinks he is crazy. His dad doesn't know his own name.
The next day, while Femi was writing, he noticed a folded-up piece of paper underneath the keys. He reaches two fingers in and grabs it. It says:
The only way to get your name and everybody else’s back is to go to a hidden passageway, beneath the store you got the typewriter from. Collect a bag of rare coins. Use these coins to get a boat ride to a dungeon. Go to room J6. There, underneath the bed, you will find a list of everybody’s name. Good luck!
So the next day I did exactly what it says. Well, first I had to get permission from my dad. When I got to the store I had a hard time finding the secret passageway. Maybe it was a different store. Maybe not. At last, I found it! It was behind a giant shelf of… typewriters! I asked the owner of the store if I could go down there with my dad. Then asked for an old lighter (for light.) Next door they had a gallon of lighter fluid! My dad, who, again, thinks I am crazy, took care of that.
My dad lit the lighter and we were ready. Although I was scared, I was also brave. Everything was so quiet. We went down. I put the note over the lighter and accidentally burnt it! Good thing I retyped it. I found a door. When I opened it and it seemed to be an elevator. I went in. this time it was my dad who was scared. When I went in it went up. To a huge room of silver and gold. In a skeletons hand I found a bag of … rare coins! Obviously there was a booby trap… or not. A door opened and a river with a hobo in a boat. I gave him the coins and then the boat floated in the air! We did not even need the lake. So when we got to the other side it was all dark and scary. Then all of a sudden I see the room. J6. I found the long list and went all over the world searching for names…
The Clouds of Heaven (unfinished):
I died today. It was a very painful experience as any sudden death would be. I observed to my funeral as my soul floats up to the skies. Once it reaches the clouds I see a gateway and a man in a suit with a black notebook in his hand. I approach him. "Hello, what is your cause of death?" he said with a smile. "It was a car accident." I said. Not knowing if that was supposed to be the right answer. "And your age?" he said after writing something in his notebook. "Fourteen." I told him. "Pass!" he said as the gates opened. I walked in. A list appeared in my hand. It said 'cause of death' on top of it. I read the list. It had a check box next to each category. Suicide, drugs, disease, murder, car accident. The list goes on but I just checked the book and the paper disappeared. I saw millions of souls walking around as if it was a city. They all had their own angels following them. There were also homes. The one in the middle said my name on it. "So this is heaven." I said to myself. "Yup". A high voice said. "Who is that?" I turn around to as an angel floating in front of me. "I’m your angel, dummy." "Oh." I said. "I got scared.”Your house is right over there" she said pointing to my house. I walked in. it looked exactly how my room looked like on earth. That creepy. I stared out the window as I watched the soul as they enter heaven. I started to talk to my angel.
“Are you good at science?”
“Yes. I got 110 on all my tests back on earth”
“Ok. Hold on I’ll be right back” the angel left and came back approximately 30 mines later. But how would I know. There no time in heaven. No clocks. No watches.
“I’m back. We would like to do tests on you to make sure you could be a good scientist.”
“What! Imp confused. What do mean by
”
“Me and god” she said.
"What!! I'm not good enough to be a good scientist!"
"That why we wanted to do a few tests on whether you're suited or not. We have been looking for a scientist for quite a while now. Maybe we've found one."
I took the test and passed every one of them. Maybe I was suited to be god's scientist. One day when I was checking the density of the clouds I noticed that the clouds are 30% less dense as usual. I notified my angel.
Diablo's Blade (used in The Clan) (unedited)
I walked toward the thing slowly. “It’s alright. I don’t want to hurt you” I said to it in a slow voice as it growls deeply. It lashed out at me with its razor sharp claws. I pulled out my sword “I knew I would have to use force” I say to myself as I pull out my sword. I saw the red ball start to form in its mouth. “A sedum!” (A sedum is a laser beam of light that would burn you to a crisp if you don't watch out; but lucky for me I can block it). I aimed for its arm but its reckless body made me accidentally cut his head off. Oops. I started to walk away. Later I came across my friend. “Didn't you just fight that demon?" “Yeah, why” I asked? “There’s not one scratch on you!” he said looking surprised. “So what. A baby can do that. If you think that was hard then you need training”. I saw the townspeople running and screaming. I look back. A giant demon was smashing houses. I pulled out my sword. “No!” Michel said. “Let me handle this one". "You challenge me” the monster said in a deep voice. The sky turned black. It’s a gnat. Those things are gigantic. But they can’t even see you so all you need is a direct attack to the middle and they're dead. “You think you can defeat me. You are wrong!” aw crap! Not another sedum! “Blooming flower slice!” (This move just slices things in half). “That should do it” Michael says and turns around. “Dude look. It has instant regeneration!” the body came right back together. That’s when Ms.mcnarthers walked in. he paused time. “What’s going on” he asked, “See for you” I said pointing to the gnat. “Oh, that thing. ‘Zen number 33, snare!' ”. Wait is it OK to fight while time is paused? “No, not always, but it’s a lot easier” the monster split into a thousand pieces and fell apart. “Look ---- more. Let’s defeat them all!!”
The Stone skippers (Unfinished)
My dog died yesterday, my girlfriend dumped me this morning, I choked on a pushpin (don't ask how), I got lost in the rain in the middle of Manhattan with no money and a dead phone, and I almost got robbed by a crazy homeless person. It was the worst day of my life. After my mom died, I decided that there was nothing more to live for. So... I decided I would rather die and live a great life in heaven than suffer in the sorrows of my memories.
I jumped. I picked the highest place in the city so that I would have time to think about my life, but it was over in seconds. I felt a shock through my spine as my bones cracked and blood rushed out of my body.
I saw my mom’s face, and I woke up screaming in a white bed with white walls and a mirror as a ceiling. Where was I? I was definitely dead! I open the drawer next to my bed. Inside we're a few rocks and a glove. I put the let her glove on and picked up the rock. I threw it at the mirror, thinking it would break and flinching, but it went right through. What!? I jump into it and get pulled into the same room I was in originally. Hmmm... I wondered. I pulled open the drawer. Inside was a note.
“Hello. Welcome to training facility A1. During your time here you will be training to kill nightlirkers" nightlirkers? What? I heard about then but never thought I would be training to kill them? Well... It's better than going to hell.
Targets appeared on the wall. They were black figures that were small and moved slowly. The guns were heavy, but I learned to get used to it.
“Luke... Help me” a voice said. It sounded just like my mom.
“Come. Here"” It said. I turned around. The room was black. I couldn't see anything.
“Come... Closer” it said. I followed the voice.
“Don't listen to them!” Another voice said. It was clearer. The room turned white again. A hand came out of the mirror, then a face. She was beautifully. Her hair was blood red. She had blue eyes and small freckles. "Grab on!" She yelled. I grabbed her soft hands and she pulled me into a place much more complicated than the testing chamber. There were air ducts everywhere with poles and tubes poling out of the walls. It was like a Costco with no food or anything for that matter. "Follow me" I followed her through the maze to a door the size of a bank vault. She took the glove off of my hand and pressed numbers on a keypad next to the vault. The door opened slowly, as if it were 1000 pounds. "Ok, you ready" she asked. I blushed when she looked at me. "We're going to jump on three ok" I looked down were about 10 Empire State Buildings high and u could see almost the entire earth from here. I had just jumped and now I had to jump again!? What a drag. "1...2...3!" She jumped. Then I did. It was a Long way down. But before I could tell what was going on, we fell through a mirror and ended up in that white room again. I was about to have a heart attack. So many things were happening at one time. I had to relax. I took a deep breath and asked her what was going on.
"We have to escape from here” she said.
"From where, where are we?”
"We are in limbo”
"Seriously. Limbo. But isn’t that between heaven and hell?"
“Yeah, why? You died remember”
“Oh…” I said. I had already forgotten.
“Let's go!” She grabbed my hand and pulled me with those soft hands of hers yet again.
We finally got to safety, or what she calls "safety." An old abandoned fisher and cabin in the middle of the woods right outside of a mental facility factory? Yeah that's safe…
The cabin was small with a few windows and a small bed in the corner next to a tape with a lamp on it. There were newspapers on the walls about metal facilities and articles on limbo and dark magic. Grass grew between the planks of wood on the floor. There was an old torn up little box in the corner that read “time-skips.” I opened the box slowly as blue dust or steam escaped it. It was full of rocks with alchemy symbols on it. I noticed a note that said instructions in scrip, as if it was written in a hurry.
I took the box to the lake and read the instructions which were already printed on a small piece of paper:
“A Stone-skip is the amount of times the stone skips on either water or air. This will have different effects based on the stone that you choose and set the time you want to go to. Some of the stones are elemental and can be used on those elements. Each stone you choose will result in a different outcome and effect in time. Some stones are heavier and some are lighter, so choose wisely. If you are reading this, you are most likely already in limbo, how these stones will help you get out is up to you. There are 20 stones in the box. 20 Time-skips. Use them wisely. Good luck. -Gregory Warm
I took the stones out of the box, examining each one. There was fire, water, earth, and air, 5 of each. I took water out, thinking about it, and then threw it as hard as I could. The ripples were green, but it didn't skip. That's one wasted. I tried again.
Maddies short stories [
(Unfinished) (Unedited)
Chapter 1: New Beginnings
I awake in a dark cold area, blinded by the light. I look around. I think I'm in… a teepee? I hear people outside. Brrrrr...it's fuckin’ freezing! I hate being cold. I walk out to see tons of people dressed in peasant clothes, selling fruits and bread in little stands. Beautiful beatiful trees and grass. An old woman approached me. Her wrinkles covered her eyes as she smiled. "GaI agees gauoy agevah agnekow gapu agwon." I tilt my head, confused. This must have been the native language that I knew once. “What??” I said. She handed me a necklace woven from green and grey yarn (the only colors they could make because of the environment) with a shard of garnet on it. “Thank You?” I said as I accepted the gift. She looked up, surprised. “English!? Gaeh Agskaeps English!!” She pointed to me. People started to stare. i cover my face as it turns red slowly out of embarrassment. I ran back into my teepee and cover my head with my blanket as the voices of the ranting citizens fill my head with confusement and wonder. A little girl came into the tent. She looked like she was the same age as me. “I’ve heard about you people…” She said.
“You come from… the forbidden area…” I was shocked that she spoke English. The little girl has light brown hair and two different colored eyes, one dark turquoise and light. There was a small scar on her left cheek and her hair was done all special like it was for an event. She was the same color of her people: A tan, Native American brown. She was beautiful...wait...huh…?
“Do you remember anything?” She questioned.
I shook my head. “All I can remember is snow...just snow...and I don’t know why…”
She gasped. She grabbed my hand. I blushed.
“We must go!! You are the One!” she exclaimed.
She pulled me out of the teepee.
“Gaeh agsi gaeht ageno!!!” She yelled to her people!
All her people gathered around me. The old woman approached me.
“Sorry about before. We didn’t know you were the One.”
Her people bowed.
“We are the people of Cel Lluna. It means Moon Sky. We worship the people of the moon and their prophecies. You happen to be in that prophecy. You are Yuna. God of the Moon. You had hidden power untold and will be able to use them and keep our universe in balance.”
This was so much for me to take in.
“Come! We must have a feast in celebration!” said the elderly woman.
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I was sitting in a chair with a really long table with food in front of me. I felt something tug on my shoulder. I turned to see the girl again.
“I never introduced myself...my birthname is Yuuya. But my people call me Yuu for short.” She smiled.
I blushed hard.
“U-uh...my name is...wait...what the fuck is my name??”
She laughed.
“You must of forgotten your name. But your given name is Toro.”
I yelped and almost fell out of my chair.
“Y-you can read minds!!! For fuck’s sake you could of told me!!”
She smiled and tilted her head.
“Then it wouldn’t be funny silly. I can teach you how to do that To-To.”
“
I shrugged and rubbed the back of my head nervously.
“Um...s-so…how is training gonna go?” I sucked at small talk.
“It’s gonna be long and hard.” She replied.
“
I smirked.
“
I blushed hard and glanced at her. She was smirking and smiling at me.
“L-let’s just get started with training.”
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After chowing down on some delicious food, me and Yuu got started with training.
“You must control your inner chi!!” She ordered.
I was criss-crossed on a rock next to a running creek. It was nice and peaceful. I heard something sizzle. I look and see my hands glowing blue.
“HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK?!” I scream.
I hear Yuu laughing.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS SO FUNNY, YUU?!”
She continued laughing.
“Is your chi, silly. You is special chi type. Yours is blue. Mine is turquoise. Just like one of my eyes. The other hand is the other color of my eye.” She calmed me down.
I forgot about her eyes...her beautiful...lovely...sexy...wait what? I gotta focus.
“Okay so how to control your chi. Focus...use your mind to imagine using your chi. Watch.
She showed both chi in both hands. Two beautiful colors of blue and green. She gently moved flowed the chi all around. Moving it in beautiful synchronization. It was amazing. She made beautiful swirls and curls that flowed around me. I loved it. I touched the chi and it burned my finger.
“Ah shit…” I cursed.
Yuu rushed over to me.
“Are you okay To-To? I’m so sorry!” She grabbed my hand.
I blushed. She sucked on my finger and kissed it once.
“There...better?” I nodded my head and blushed harder.
“Also...my grandma wants to see you. Everyone wants to know how many moons you are.”
“
I thought.
“
How do you do that??” I questioned.
She giggled.
“You concentrate on your mind and focus on other people. It requires little chi. Try it!” She smiled.
I focused as hard as I can and tried to read Yuu’s mind.
“
I snickered.
“
I looked at Yuu and she was blushing madly.
“S-s-shut up!” She stuttered.
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After training, me and Yuuya walked back to our camp where everyone was.
“Yuu! Gadid aguoy gallet Agorot gatuoba agerew gaeh agpeels?”
Yuu nodded her head and blushed even harder.
“Toro...you’re sleeping with me in my teepee.”
I blushed hard when I heard that. She walked me over to our teepee and a large quilt was set out for both of us. We had to sleep next to each other. We changed not looking at each other once. We got into our bed and talked for a little bit getting to know each other.
“So...Yuu...how many moons are you?”
I tried with small talk as usual.
“315 moons and 6 suns, which is equal to 13 year 3 months and 6 days.”
I gave her a confused face.
“Oh. Well. I’m 13 too. When’s your birthday?”
“The 16th moon of the year on the 16th sun. August 16th if you didn’t understand.”
I smiled.
“Mine is on the 17th sun of the 18th moon!”
Yuu smiled.
“We’re not that far apart!”
I blushed. Yuu scooted closer to me.
“Sorry Toro...I’m just kinda...cold.”
She laid her head on my chest and I saw her starting to fall asleep. I stroked her cheek gently and it made her fall asleep immediately.
I blushed as she smiled in her sleep and finally fell asleep.
END OF CHAPTER 1
Chapter 2: A Little Push
It’s been a whole moon since I first came here. I just woke up this morning.
“To-To!! Over here!!” I heard Yuu.
I looked around and finally found her. She was cooking food?
“Uhh...hey...what are you doing?” I questioned giving her a confused face.
“Uhh...gatsafkaerb...I don’t know the English term…I’ll teach you our language! It’s very simple! Even a monkey can figure it out!”
I got a little nervous.
“Uhh...sure…”
She grabbed a piece of paper after cooking to show me her language. The paper had instructions on it specifically for me.
“Here. First we take a simple word. For example…him. We take the phrase “ga” and turn him backwards into “mih.” Then you take “mih” and put it next to the phrase. So in the end, you get, “gamih”, which means him. But one rule. The phrases “ga” and “ag” alternate.”
I nodded my head after collecting all the information.
“So…gauoy agera gaetuc.”
Yuu blushed hard.
“Whatever…”
She tried to act all cool. I smirked at her which made her blush even more. I got behind her and hugged her from behind. She blushed so hard, her face was completely red. I kissed her and nibbled on her ear. She sighed happily and held me. She blushed and squirmed a little.
“Ah… gapots… Agot-ot…”
She pushed me off and blushed.
“I’m not ready… but I never thought you liked me back…”
I smirked.
“You wanna go out Yuuya-senpai?”
She blushed and hugged me.
“Yes!!!”
I smiled and blushed.
“You do realize how lucky you are? I never make a move like that…I’m usually so shy…”
She smiled.
“Gallew agssueg Gai agma!” She exclaimed.
Yup. She said it alright…
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I was training harder than I could take. I had the ability to take small pebbles in pond and make them skip across the pond. The village elder was pleased with my work. It was dinner time.
“Hello Toro.”
I turned around to see the Yuuya’s mentor, Neyon (said as Neon).
Maddies short stories (my version) (unedited) (unfinished)
I awake in a dark cold area, blinded by the light. I look around. I think I'm in… a teepee? I hear people outside. Brrrrr...it's fuckin’ freezing! I hate being cold. I walk out to see tons of people dressed in peasant clothes, selling fruits and bread in little stands. Beautiful beatiful trees and grass. An old woman approached me. Her wrinkles covered her eyes as she smiled. "GaI Agees Gauoy Agevah Agnekow Gapu Agwon." I tilt my head, confused. This must have been the native language that I knew once. “What?” i said. She handed me a necklace woven from green and grey yarn (the only colors they could make because of the environment) with a shard of garnet on it. “Thank You?” I said as I accepted the gift. She looked up, surprised. “English!? GaI Agees English!!” She pointed to me. People started to stare. i cover my face as it turns red slowly out of embarrassment. I rant back into my teepee and cover my head with my blanket as the voices of the ranting citizens fill my head with confusement and wonder….
As they started to leave and walk away, a girl's voice appeared in my mind. “dont listen to them” it said. it was soft. like that of my mothers, whom I have never met, yet I see her in my dreams. I look at the picture of her beside my bed, then notice something in the background. was it a reflection? i look back to see a little girl with the same voice in a covered-in-blood white dress. She points to the dark forest where no one goes and says “Go… Mom… ” in the softest, creepiest voice i’ve ever heard. When i look back, no one was there. Just the dirty wall of my grass teepee and my clothes hanging from a small branch that sticks out.
The next day a pack my things and head toward the forest. A note was left by the door: Head north until you reach a small cabin. it should keep you safe while you look for your mom… dont worry, shes there somewhere… good luck. -Anne
I stuffed the note into my pocket and walked into the dark forrest...