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Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.

Posted in Thriller and Suspense on Jun 13, 2021

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“Gray Days, Black Nights” by Kathleen March

Submitted to Contest #58

The Graystockings were meeting to decide what their next step would be. They had to draw attention to something entirely unrelated to their library of women’s knowledge, as they liked to call it. The distraction was necessary because the ensuing chaos would allow them to move the materials that had been gathered over several generations, many generations. They were spread out in several spaces that only they were able to locate on a map, but it was not so easy to access those spaces. Secrecy had been essential. The first Grays, many decade...

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“Super Villains Are Just Evil Dumb People” by Trinity Womack

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Basic boy looked up as he noticed his basic boy signal light up in the distance. He sighed. What was it now? He guessed it was probably Evil Man getting himself into some kind of trouble. Oh, why did the mayor keeping letting him free from prison? To keep Basic boy busy? As if he wasn’t busy enough with his actual job. Being a superhero was fun and all, but it did not pay well. The mayor liked to say that the praise was more than enough payment, but Basic boy begged to differ.          He couldn’t...

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“A long-overdue” by Zainab Shahid

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Standing in the middle of the brutal crowed with pissed pair of pants and sticky spray all over him, Shani was so embarrassed to lookup but can hear everybody's laughter. In the meanwhile, the bell rang; "it’s time to go home" Naina said. She was barely able to control her laugh. The irritating sound of the school bell was like bells of heaven for him. As everyone was going to leave the basketball court and he was going to get some time alone. That night he cried himself to sleep. Shani was a shy child. He was new to this school and didn'...

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“Finding Ourselves In The Dark” by Mary Jo Fortes

Submitted to Contest #58

Music, check.                   Lingerie, check.                   Candles, check.                   What am I missing?          Marisol performs a mental inventory while trying to recall how a seduction is supposed to look. ...

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“When Nerves Stop Singing” by Root H. Petrichor

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Her name was Emily Johnson. Or, that's at least what she told the secretary who asked her when she entered the lobby of The Heroes' Institute of America. Emily Johnson had scheduled a meeting with President Travail two weeks ago, which was before the Heroes' Institute sent out their acceptance of Heroes in Training to study at their university. Emily Johnson was dead outside, her body covered in snow. But don't worry--it wasn't the girl who killed her, really. Her name was Jillian Koski. Or at least, that's what she told the man with...

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“The Eve of Disaster ” by Xiao McdonaldsWorker

Submitted to Contest #58

    Prologue (past) I ran outside for recess and hopped on a swing before anyone else got to it. “Can I go after you?” A boy asked. “No!” I snapped. That boy was bothering me about sharing is caring and that other nonsense. He was boring me out so I started swinging. When I went high enough, I could see over the boy’s head, and saw a new girl. She had red, straight hair, and freckles dotted over her nose and cheeks. “YOU NEED TO SHARE!” The boy screamed. I slowed down the swing and got off. “Fine whate...

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“Time's Up, Power's Back” by Sᴇᴀ Ғᴇʟɪᴢ

Submitted to Contest #58

You would expect his letters home to be the scary ones. He was the one who had been sailing to all extremities of the compass for two years. He was the one working missions for the government that were all kinds of grey. He was the one that didn’t have a friend on board 90% of the time to back him up in a fight. And yet, it turned out that the one thing that made him most afraid was receiving a letter from home.Dearest Durie,We miss you already. I didn’t anticipate how lonely I would feel with you gone, but I’m finding the biggest problem is...

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“Lamp Clicks” by Mackenzie Meetz

Submitted to Contest #58

There is nothing I would love more than to make you leave for good. To tell you to never come back and you comply without a second thought.                I’ve tried, believe me. You always come back.                You make it hard to sleep, then you haunt my dreams. You turn excitement into fear, and confidence into worry.            &nbs...

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“IUSTITIA NIGRUM” by Michael Boquet

Submitted to Contest #58

As the group of thieves went over the plan one last time, Umlaut couldn't help but think how lucky he was to have been recruited by Mister Mèngxiǎng. Umlaut was a small-time thief but now he had a chance at a big score. Umlaut possessed the ability to control shadows and this superpower gave him nocturnal vision. However, when he used his superpower, his eyes glowed with a bright light, forming two bright dots that seemed to hang in the air. It was because of this he'd chosen the codename Umlaut. This side effect of his superpower had been h...

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“Predictions” by PK Spice

Submitted to Contest #58

On June 21, 2069, the power went out all over the world. It stayed off for exactly 24 hours and when it came back on, all the electronic devices on the planet were controlled by a man who called himself ‘The True One’. He berated people across the globe for their wicked ways and said we were being offered a final chance to repent. If we chose to ignore it, the world would end. “I will give you one month to ponder your fate. There will be no electricity during this time as penance for your sins!” he cried. Despite global efforts, the ele...

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“Reed's Needs and Deeds” by David Dicaire

Submitted to Contest #58

Reed’s Needs and Deeds Reed Carson had lost his treasured computer that had all of the important information on it. Then later on, he had found out that someone had stolen it. Not just anyone, but the evil Chloe Wong, his arch enemy. The girl hated him with a passion and would stop at nothing go destroy him. The Harrison household was heavily guarded. Her father had been a high-ranking officer at the Pentagon before retiring into civilian life and one of the perks was full-time bodyguard for his family at all times. ...

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“An Adventure in Marrakesh ” by Abhishek Todmal

Submitted to Contest #58

"Are you ready Mira ?" "I'm scared." "You're ready" She closed her eyes and held his hand as a symbol of hope. "On my count then," the boy whispered. Three. Two. AND. One. The lights to Marrakesh died and led to an uproar from the streets below. Hawkers and street peddlers dismayed at the potential loss of customers. Above them, galloping across the red asphalt, Munir and Mira jumped over two succinctly separated rooftops and stuck their first landing rather flimsily. There was no time to waste. The lights would be back in exactly s...

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“Ah Vous Dirais-Je Maman” by Simply Me

Submitted to Contest #58

He liked stars. He loved the constellations, he loved looking at pictures of the Aurora Borealis online, he even asked to buy a telescope.  He liked stars. He loved to see them, to watch them, to stare at them. He liked stars, and I knew nothing.  If there was one thing that he liked more than stars, it was mama, and it was me.  That’s it.  He didn’t always like stars though. My brother used to hate everything about the sky. He feared the unknown.  But mama, mama would bring books to the dinner table, eve...

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“Blackout” by Tim Maddox

Submitted to Contest #58

She reached the base of the access stairs and looked for the access panel. Her role in the operation was simple compared to most of the others. After the halo drop, she had made her way to the main power station, where she would wait for Thrasher’s program to let her disable power to the entire complex. Once both Thrasher and Whydah had secured the data they were here for, she would plunge the base into darkness and the team would escape without casualties. The panel opened easy enough, but before starting her role she used her night vision...

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“2am” by R. Cai

Submitted to Contest #58

It’s 2 am in the morning and I just want to sleep. I had a hard day. The professor at the university gave us a friendly reminder that our semester project was due in two weeks and I wasn’t even half done. My partner, who lived next door, never did any of the work, making up excuses every single time. “Sorry Robin, I’m having dinner with my family tonight.” “Sorry Robin, my grandma came to town and I’m supposed to spend time with her.” Excuses, excuses, excuses. Eventually, I just gave up and decided to work the project on my own....

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