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Moon Lion

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Don't leave Paradise

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #72

"This is Android 51D, and I am reporting what the guidelines describe as abnormal or unusual behaviour," I informed the human liaison, Michael. I was late for my maintenance break, but I had found something odd.The human on the comms yawned, and I heard a slurping noise. "Suspicious in what way?""The human is behaving in a unique fashion, he has left the comfort of his domicile, and our GPS cannot determine where he is heading." I scanned the map dutifully, triangulating possible locations the human could be going to.The human liaison guffaw...

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Hunter and hunted

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #72

I skid past the finish line, throwing my hands up. "And she beats him again! It seems like Eric Wilkins will have to try again next time!" I announced, just as Eric made it across the mark. Eric scowled at me goodnaturedly, pushing me. "Oh shut up, I was up half the night. And you beat me by four seconds." "Breaking news! Sore loser needs his beauty sleep." I mocked, rubbing my eyes to annoy him. Some other people made it, and I bumped fists with Lenny and Zoe. "Hey, I'm just kidding!" I pushed him lightly, winking at Ella as she ran p...

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A second chance

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #72

There should be a new saying, never get into a car with a lawyer you don't know. In true horror movie fashion, my sister Lysiane and I were heading to some unknown property, with a lawyer we didn't know. It was really an incredible moment, my life flashing before my eyes, no cell signal- "Right, so as you may know-" The lawyer was saying, his eyes fixed on the road. I looked up immediately, shaken out of my daze. "I'm sorry, what?" I blinked up at the sharply dressed man in the driver's seat, shivering at the cold feeling of the lea...

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Sugar and spice, makes children taste nice

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #71

It had happened quickly, the silent purple fog curling around the eastern forest, seeping through with every breath of the trees and sigh of winds. First, the messengers went missing, important declarations and letters getting gobbled up by the mists. Then, the entire eastern kingdom of Sweetland went quiet, no guards, no movements, no trade. The merchants started vanishing too, then the soldiers, the alchemists, anybody who got too close to the purple clouds disappeared and never returned. It had been at this point that serious concerns...

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I see you

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #70

Queen Brione stormed past the guards, the letter that had given it all away crumpled in her adorned hand. "Where is he, my husband?" She demanded of a guard, and the man pointed to the Garden of Tranquil Roses. "Thank you, and would you please find Courtier Terren for me?" "My lady, the courtier-" The guard began, but the Queen cut across him. "It is urgent, send him to my chambers." The Queen briskly strode past the guard, towards the garden she and the man she loved had built together. In her hurry, she hadn't even changed out of her...

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To tell or not to tell..?

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #70

Ciaran's mouth bubbled with blood, and the knife came down once more, making a clean cut. I almost hurled, clutching onto Aliza in the equipment cupboard. Her breaths were getting louder and I tightened my arms, trying to suffocate her, shut her up. The killer gleamed under a plastic cover, mask and dark clothes free of any blood. He stood up, and my heart stopped beating. He had Ciaran's phone in his hand, one bloody glove smudging the screen with red. Aliza pressed into me, and I felt craziness take over, feeling the urge to sw...

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Won't you stay?

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #68

"It is freezing cold!" I gasped, chasing after Mark, who moved much more gracefully than I did. "I told you to wear more layers," He replied, shooting me a filthy look. "It's not my fault you decided to wear a hoodie and jeans in November." "S-shut up!" I ordered, my teeth chattering, hands tightly folded across my chest. "What's taking so long anyway? Mark, slow down!" I jogged after him, worried about being abandoned in these dark and terrifying woods. "No, you're too slow! I'll leave you behind if you don't move faster!" He calle...

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Rough Seas

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #67

"I'm thinking, that this island here.." "No, no, ye slimy bitch, this is the thir' island ye'v led us to! D'you know w'ere it is or not?" "Excuse me, you savage moron, but I don't see pointing us anywhere unless the lost gold is at the bottom of a rum bottle!" "Shaddup, the captain knows I be an 'onest man, unlike you, blasted witch." Captain Dreyfus rolled his eyes, inhaling the spray of the sea, and running his hands over the rough wood of the Siren. Under him, the ship rocked ever so slightly, buffeted by gentle breezes, its might...

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The Map Room

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #66

“It doesn’t count if you’re already planning your defeat.” Simi said, her arms crossed. I took a controlled inhale, breathing in the anxiety, coffee-infused smell that made up the map room. So many victories had been decided here. "Seriously?" I didn't take my eyes off the map, determined not to let her shake my stance. This was happening whether or not a certain elf wanted it to. "You are giving up, this is the dumbest plan, I have ever heard!" She snapped, moving next to me, her dark eyes drilling into my head. "Weren't you the ...

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Au Naturel

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #65

I raced down the street, yelling apologies over my shoulder as I bumped into human trick-or-treaters. I was late as all hell and knew that Miria would lose it. Regrettably, this wasn't even a simple coven meeting I was late for, this was the big one. The-once-a-millenia all witches of North America meeting that had life or death consequences. I finally reached the park, hideously out of breath and gasping. The security guard at the perimeter stared at me suspiciously, taking in my red and black lace and spider adorned dress. He took...

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Hot as Hell

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #64

"Hurry up, hurry up!" I hissed, smiling despite myself. Saira hit me lightly. "Shut up, and it might go faster." I giggled wildly, clamping a hand over my mouth. I had never done anything, anything like this before, and I didn't know how to act. "Done!" Saira exclaimed triumphantly, leaping up and high fiving me. I wrinkled my nose at that. "We high five now?" I asked, feeling unusually flirty. I opened my mouth, wanting to ask her out, right this second, but all that came out was a weird mumble. Saira laughed, "What the hell...

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Lost in the Woods

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #59

"Good luck. This time is one unlike any other, be very careful of the magic that lingers. And watch the time, you fool. There's no coming back if this thing isn't opened by midnight." The assassin Leonardo snorted as he remembered Ledda's final warning, and the warmth of her fingers as she pressed the portal key into his hand. A time like no other, none of them were like another. Never before had he seen such untamed and glistening natural beauty, surrounded by proud trees that caught the clouds, hearing the whispers and gossip of the fo...

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Lights out

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #58

"Hey, you want some of this jelly?" I glanced up tiredly at Anya, who was holding out a cup of the vilest looking green goo I could imagine. "No thanks," I answered sharply, too exhausted to even fake politeness. Anya stared at me for a moment, clearly wanting to say something, but she chose not to, opening the hospital issued Jell-O with excessive force. She leaned, holding it out for me again, her arm stiff. "You've been here for hours, eat something." My mouth tasted bitter as I looked at the bandage circling her arm, and I leapt ...

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What's coming?

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #55

I leaned forward eagerly, watching the rain soaked male lead edge towards the girl, his lips- I frowned slightly, distracted from the ridiculous movie by even more ridiculous sounds. After a brief struggle to locate the remote, I switched off the show, shaken out of the romance by a strange set of noises. I frowned again, wondering if I'd actually heard something, or my inherited paranoia had finally caused me to snap. No, there it was again. I looked up at the ceiling and swore in annoyance. My little sister and her stupid friend, probab...

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