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Start your story with a major news event breaking — one that will change the world forever.

Posted in Dystopian on Nov 1, 2022

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✍️ 156 stories

No time like the future

Jace A. King👑

Submitted to Contest #80

On March 3rd, 2021 the nationwide alert was heard on every T.V. screen, Radio, Phone, Tablet, Streaming service. Every electronic in the country was showing the same thing. “Disturbance, Covid-19 now known as the Zombie virus, is catching faster and faster. The world is under a complete shutdown, no human is allowed in or out of the house. I repeat Disturbance…”I turn to my brother quickly, the fear present on his face scares me more than the message itself.“What do we do?” I ask him quietly, I don’t want him to hear the fear in my voice.“Wh...

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7 Years (ft. Luna Colon)

Submitted to Contest #80

I did a collaboration with Luna Colon, so shout out to her! She wrote Liv's POV, and I wrote Zuri's POV. Kudos to Luna! ~LIV CAVALIER~ I glanced up from my science notes as my mom turned on the tv. The newsman comes on and starts talking about the daily announcements. I go back into my notes and don't start listening again until I hear a name that I hadn't heard in so many years. “Zuri Rivera, a coma patient of seven years, has finally woken up. Missed by her family and friends, she is now in the long and tedious stage of recover...

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Uphill Battle

Submitted to Contest #80

It’s a sun-baked Sunday afternoon in a suburban neighborhood and Little Timmy is contemplating murder. He turns the water gun in his hand, inspecting the sleek plastic finish, gauging the amount of ammunition sloshing around inside. From his perch on the front porch, he scans the yard for a victim.There. A mound of dirt not a dozen paces away from where he sits.Little Timmy ambles over and points the nozzle at the earth. A string of black specks trundles by in his shadow, oblivious to the threat as they transport a cargo of bright-green leav...

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The New Normal

Submitted to Contest #80

“The World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a global pandemic,” the reporter says, his lips pursed. I sit on the couch, crossing my legs comfortably as I increase the volume of the television, my heart beating faster at hearing the unfamiliar yet easily comprehendible term. They show a clip of a man sitting at a table, the logo of WHO clearly visible behind him. The director-general of WHO looks worn out; his eyebrows scrunched up in between as he lays out the facts to us. “Over the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-...

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And The World Was Never the Same (pt.12 of Mutants versus Witches)

Moon Lion

Submitted to Contest #80

I glared at the gaggle of people that moved past me, annoyedly shifting my legs to let them pass. Glancing once more at my phone, I swore when I realized the press conference hadn't started yet. "Are you done yet?" I asked one of the newbies irritatedly, forgetting to keep my voice down. He rolled his eyes and continued wiring his computer to the television. It buzzed on, and I switched to the channel and began waiting. Elysse came down the staircase, looking besieged as she carried a bucket of laundry. Her hair was messily done ...

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Noah Adir (Part 1)

Cookie Carla🍪

Submitted to Contest #80

"Headline news this hour. An eight-year-old boy, allegedly accused of sexually offending a woman, is being executed next Monday at the Jorge's Memorial Center."Laney sat watching the news on the couch while ironing her clothes she planned on wearing to work the following day. It was night, the first night she had been home, in a long while. Her back was sore from bending over her stout desk at her work. She leaned back, trying to straighten her posture, as she rubbed her shoulders.The television was playing softly in the background. She...

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7 Years(ft. 𝕋𝕚𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 🦋)

💛🤍 L U N A N A 🤍💛

Submitted to Contest #80

I did a collaboration with Timber, so shout out to her! I wrote Liv's POV, and she wrote Zuri's POV. A link to her profile will be in my comment! Kudos to her!! ~LIV CAVALIER~ I glanced up from my science notes as my mom turned on the tv. The newsman comes on and starts talking about the daily announcements. I go back into my notes and don't start listening again until I hear a name that I hadn't heard in so many years. “Zuri Rivera, a coma patient of seven years, has finally woken up. Missed by her family and friends, she is now...

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One Last Dance

Rebecca Cole

Submitted to Contest #80

If it was the end of the world, what would you do?For the citizens of Sector 20 of the Galaxy MW.43, this is not a hypothetical question. They have exactly 3 hours before everything they have ever known is gone. This once beautiful planet, reduced to floating debris, in some forgotten corner of the universe. Maybe the ashes of this dilapidated planet will one day become part of the stars again, or maybe they won’t, maybe this is truly the end of the story for the human race.While the rest of the planet is a frenzied mess, seeking their loved...

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Our House

A.Dot Ram

Submitted to Contest #80

I watch the swarm of bodies on the television and all I can think about is Jeremy and the text he sent me this morning: “Going to DC, Mom. It’s the day of reckoning. The heroic struggle is on. Stay safe.” He was supposed to be on his way in to work—that’s what I thought when I put the neoprene with his lunch on the kitchen table. This, of all things, feels like the day’s betrayal. “This is a serious situation,” the news announcer says as the camera pans over a sea of angry faces. The U.S. capitol has been placed on lockdown as protesters...

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Hope

Submitted to Contest #80

September 1, 1939 The coffee's aroma reminded me of the last night, where my body was aching and craving for Anna. I saw a wild side of her yesterday and could not contain myself. The proposal was not planned but came out abruptly from my mouth. Last night when we were laying on the terrace gazing at stars all I could demand was love for eternity. To my amazement, she agreed and nodded her head in yes, the rest of the night was marked upon my neck with red blotches. As I remembered it, my neck tingled and I flushed like a red rose. All th...

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"Back then"

Mariana Del Rosal

Submitted to Contest #80

The moon blew up last night. We couldn't see it. I mean, live. Only the people in Australia were able to watch the whole thing up there, in the sky. And I don't envy them a little bit. Mum, Tiana, and I spent all night in front of the TV. We tried ordering a pizza, but everything was closed, so mum had to microwave some pop tarts. As scientists were uncertain about the exact moment of the crash, everybody tuned in hours before the impact. Every network had the same agenda: journalists, scientists, even astrologists from everywhere in the wor...

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It's over

Submitted to Contest #80

The TV wasn’t on mute but I couldn’t hear it beyond the wall of lo-fi hip-hop on my headphones. I didn’t know why Maureen still had a TV — it wasn’t even a smart TV and she never watched it — but, whatever the reason was, she was watching it now.I was on the table by the bed, with my back to the TV, working on a drawing. The project was due next week. She was sitting on the bed in a strange position, her chin resting on her knee, her bare leg crossed on top of the other one, which was dangling on the side of the bed. She was wearing only an ...

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Time Trouble

Kirrtanaa Thanesh

Submitted to Contest #80

It was New Year’s Eve. Barry Jackson was sweeping the wrappers of candy bars and lollipops. He had a New Year party in his house and all of his friends were dancing and eating. When they were gone, he threw the rubbish in the bin and started cleaning the dishes. After he had done that, he changed into his pajamas and went up to his room. Barry set his alarm clock to 8 a.m. and tried to get some sleep. The bangs and booms of the fireworks made it impossible to sleep. Somehow he still managed to get into a deep sleep within five min...

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Our Vampire Heroes

💖♎ℂℍℝ𝕀𝕊𝕋𝕐 ℍ𝕆𝔽𝔽𝕄𝔸ℕℕ♎💖

Submitted to Contest #80

The world was in chaos. Covid was rampant with several strains running throughout the world. Social distancing was mandatory in most countries. Mask mandates were placed in most states and the vaccines seemed to be running short. It didn't matter who you were if you believed the covid virus was real or not, anyone could fall ill with the virus. These were different times. In 2021, Some people protested at the White House for Trump to be reinstated, that the votes were faked, some were protesting the vaccine and some were tryin...

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A Silent Extinction

Nico 93

Submitted to Contest #80

The death of the last bumblebee feels like it should be stopping everyone in their tracks. I shut down my phone after reading the breaking news. It feels like radio listeners in their cars should be shocked to the point where accidents are skyrocketing. Like a couple of screams should be audible from apartment windows. My surroundings remains static as ever as the impersonal voice in my headphones repeatedly recount the story of how environmentalist scientists tried their best this last decade to keep the last remaining bees alive in secure ...

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