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Mission on Mars

Submitted to Contest #94

"Stick to the plan? Are you insane?" I scream over all the shooting and bombs going off in the background."No, I'm not. Stay right where you are and shoot when I tell you." Jerry said, back at headquarters. At least, that's what I think he said. This darn walkie-talkie is so old my grandfather's great uncle could have played with it as a kid. But, it's the only way we could communicate without the robots hearing our conversations. Our technicians put some kind of special wiring on it so only we would be able to hear it. I had it strappe...

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I Hate You Too

Submitted to Contest #94

"We can't waver here," Luna says. She waits for a response, but the silence in the air thickens. Her head drops with a sigh, and she turns to the unconscious body leaning against the tree. It's been two days since the attack on the village. She pulled him out of the wreckage, carried his heavy body across the land. Now she's waiting for reinforcements. She checks his body for more wounds one more time, then pulls his jacket tighter on him, the way she always did for her little cousin when she was cold. It has become a habit now. She places a...

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The Suicide Well

Submitted to Contest #94

The village Chaandi was nowhere like its name in appearance. The Indian village, situated in a remote corner in one of its poorest states, translated literally to ‘silver’. Its GDP and HDI status, however, did not make it any lesser for siblings Rashmi, Rahul, and Rama, all of 10, 8, and 7 respectively. For them, Chaandi was not just silver, it was the gold of their annual vacations. They came here every year with their parents, for this is where their paternal grandparents lived. The excitement would begin much before the journey did. The...

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Art of Revenge

Submitted to Contest #94

There was a fire in my veins. A dark side of me tugging at my heart. I was no longer a man of peace and love. I have become a man of violence and revenge. I knew it was wrong. My lover always said ¨Revenge will not change anything. It just creates more chaos and destruction. Revenge is never the right path to take¨.  I felt guilty thinking about what I was planning to do but nothing could change my mind. I would get vengeance. No matter the consequences. I had nothing left. I had nothing to lose. I would destroy the Angels of Fire. The ...

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The Spirit in the Wonderful World

Submitted to Contest #94

“Go into your parent’s office and bring something out here to show us all.”My hands start to shake and I feel six eyes bore into my skull.“It’s a dare. You have to,” said Erica, smiling mischievously. Why did I agree to let them come over? Well, why did I choose dare in the first place? I knew this was going to happen. I’m not even allowed into my parent’s office. I thought.“My parent’s office has a lock for a reason,” I state, trying to sound as confident as I can. “I can’t- I can’t just break into it!”The three girls look at each other wit...

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There Is No I In Challenge

Submitted to Contest #94

  There’s No I In Challenge—George Davis   Hamilton Joseph Feeney has always been a cautious person. Not one to perform any act outside of decency, and dignity. Today, however, Hamilton has accepted a severe challenge. If he finishes the task set before him by his looney neighbor, Oscar Means. Oscar challenged Hamilton to a dare. Hamilton is to jump from a three-story building into a small plastic swimming pool. If he does this stunt, his prize will be two-fold. One, he will be a hundred dollars richer. Two, he will w...

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Dare to loose , Love to live

Submitted to Contest #94

Rohan : Ok Rina : “ what ok , its not a joke” Rohan ; “ I will do it” Rina : what are you talking about , have you lost your mind , it is matter of your life Jitesh : hey Rina why are you coming between us , if he said he will do it let him do , don’t interfere in men’s matter. Rina : Hey , why are you provoking him to do such task that will risk his life. Jitesh : He is interested in doing it . Jitesh challenged Rohan If he can jump from 100 feet height without any equipment’s. Rohan was a fitness geek so he accepted the challenge , h...

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The End of an Adventure and the Beginning of a Legacy

Submitted to Contest #94

She was traveling with a blasted hunk of a man, his weight on the opposite side of the carriage seemingly making them crawl at a slower pace, if that was even possible. She drew her satin cloak more tightly around her, annoyed. They were both part of the Ansatsusha Union, or the Assassin's Union in English. She was the top assassin of the Union, and always worked alone. This mission was annoyingly different, however. The Silver Crane, the mysterious head of the Union, had insisted that she was to be accompanied by another assassin. That ‘ass...

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The Noble's Wife

Submitted to Contest #94

--- A Totally Unabashed Fully Loaded Space Opera ---/ Planet Tagabu. /“How is it we always end up at this same damn bar, on this same damn mud-hole planet?” Alex says, handing me a drink.“Because the Noble’s officers don’t like to get their boots dirty?” I chuckle.We tap our cups together.“Stayin’ alive, with money to thrive,” we chime in unison.This has been our victory chant ever since our first days of smuggling. Call it superstition, but it works.“The Noble’s patrol ships were all over this run,” Alex says.“I noticed. I had to use a dirt...

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The Snake Among the Flowers

Submitted to Contest #94

 Dr. Keneth O'Shaughnessy and his four grad students Jacqueline, Blake, Denise, and Aaron, had been trudging through the thick jungles of the Amazon rain forest for nearly a week. It had not been easy, but the prize they were after would be payoff enough. More than enough as far as Dr. O'Shaughnessy was concerned. For more than twenty years, he had studied, researched, and explored in search of his prize. Not a lost city of gold, as some of his peers liked to say to poke fun at him. They thought it was a ridiculous endeavor. He might as...

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My story is entitled two Kings, King Joshua and King John also called Emperor Zhuan Zedong needed each other but were too stubborn to admit it in life.

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My story is entitled two Kings, King Joshua and King John also called Emperor Zhuan Zedong needed each other but were too stubborn to admit it in life.The story begins when David Smith an English man travels to a strange land in Alaska in America a land of opportunity and plenty and then discovers to his entire surprise that he and the young King Joshua of that particular country were alike seen more as twins. This two people also needed each other but they were too stubborn to admit it entirely in life.Again, the similarity between the two ...

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James in Jail

Submitted to Contest #94

Kat’s POV “I can’t let you go. I can’t break the law.” I told James. He sighed and laid on the cot with his arms folded behind his head, looking up at the cigar smoke-stained ceiling. I studied him for a few moments. He was the type to become better looking with age, his features were tanned and rugged, and his eyes were still as deep blue as ever. When I had first seen him in the Inn during my engagement party, I had felt the butterflies in my stomach, something I hadn’t felt for any other man. I shook my head and forced myself to loo...

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Red Sky in the Morning

Submitted to Contest #94

  What is need? She pondered as she walked along the narrow path. A thing required, a state of necessity. What did she need? Well, the basics were obvious, food, shelter, water. She knew those were all things her body needed to live, but what about her heart? Her soul? If she even had a soul she thought with a rueful grin.She imagined for a moment a ghostly version of herself, walking in step with her, wearing the meat and bones like a dress or a suit. She put a hand up to her cheek, imagined what texture the soul would have, would...

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Mean

Submitted to Contest #94

Dear Diary,I had just gotten to school when I heard Maria the meanie. She was talking to a 3rd grade girl named Jessie.“Give me your lunch money.” Maria demanded.“But… but why?” Jessie stammered.That was a mistake.“Why!” Maria said, outraged. “Why!” Because I said so!”Maria pushed Jessie onto the ground. Jessie started crying. Since my little sister is bffs with Jessie I decided to do what’s right. I walked over to Jessie.“Are you alright?” I asked her.She nodded weakly. I stood to face Maria. “Go away.” I said.“And how are you going to...

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This Way!

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I kicked the little gray, mossy stone into the forest, mumbling things about this stupid trail we’re lost on under my breath. “It’s this way.” Molly switched her direction, away from the creek that would lead to civilization. Molly, my best friend, and I were lost in the woods. We were trying to go to this super cool tree ziplining thing, but on the way there, we sorta got lost. I told Molly we needed to stay near the river because that would lead to civilization. But, I guess she really didn’t want to agree with me. “Molly, come on. We n...

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