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Sidekick

Submitted to Contest #105

I am a sidekick. I am not the main event, nor am I very skilled in combat. I am there for support, and most of the time I just stand on the sidelines watching. Sometimes I even cheer. I get caught up in the moment, you know? And support is important, as heroes are very fragile, like children. They are very strong children, but they need to be praised and pushed all the time. Most of them couldn’t do it on their own, I think. So that’s where I come in. I am a sidekick. I am there to help the hero up as they fall, pull them out of danger in t...

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One Man's Trash

Submitted to Contest #105

Snaggletooth clambered up the side of the stone well. It’s lip stood a full foot above his head. The rocks were slippery with moss and the occasional gooey red mushroom. He stood barefoot on the edge and brushed the pine needles and dirt off his shirt and trousers. They might appear well worn and mismatched, stitched together from discarded clothing, but he kept them clean. The brownie grinned, his lips the color of tree bark. They stretched tight over a mouth full of bright white shards set in uneven rows and at odd angles. A mop of curly...

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Blindin' Blindout

Submitted to Contest #105

Blindin' BlindoutI'm not sure what happened last night. I'm not even sure where I am, in fact. This is not my bed, and it is certainly not a room I've been in my life ever before -I can feel it. It puzzles me that I can't see anything at all, not even the faintest light from the street. I am literally plunged into the darkness, and I'm starting to feel seriously uneasy. What the heck is going on? I just don't understand. Why is my head aching so much? Ok, take a deep breath, close your eyes, and try to think, Susie. You met this strange...

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DENOUMENT

Submitted to Contest #105

Gerald had not seen Teague in such a state. He had seen the troubleshooter take more punishment than many a man, with nary a sign of discomfort: but the big troubleshooter now lay on Doc Morten’s exam table. Teague was unconscious and seemingly, covered in blood.  Like many of his medieval counterparts, the Doc was a true barber surgeon. There was even a red, white, and blue pole outside of his office. The big bruiser liked to joke that the Doc was there in Bethlehem to deliver the babe in the manger: he looked that old. Doc Morten ha...

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Mother's Instinct

Submitted to Contest #105

The phone call comes just after I put the cake in the oven. My heart beats in tandem with the buzzing, hard and demanding. I know the ring tone playing- a silly song Ruby chose, smirking. "This way you'll always know it's me." I put the phone to my ears, wishing it wasn't her. Her calls always mean one thing- danger. Not mine. Hers. "Hey ma." My daughter's voice comes in, panting. She just breathes into the mic for a while, catching her breath from what I know is probably chasing her. "Prophecy stuff. I'll be a bit... late for lunch...

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I'll Be Your Pest for the Night

Submitted to Contest #105

Hi everyone! My name is Moss and I will be your pest for the night. I promise to make you feel irritable and uncomfortable. So scratch away. My name wasn’t Moss when I hatched out of my pupa. It was Mosquito, but a few hours later I heard that Mosquito had a bad reputation and was also hard to spell, so I shortened it and made it easier for everyone, especially me. I belong to the Anopheles tribe, one of our 5 tribes. Our females are the sole distributors of Malaria, the disease that can kill all living things such as humans and animals. ...

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The Cajun Conundrum

Submitted to Contest #105

PETER Those who strayed too far from the grassy knolls and cemented sidewalk of Mother's shotgun cottage were sure to face a bad case of juju. Living in New Orleans as pet rabbits hadn't been a difficult ordeal while Mother watched over us. It was a comfortable place, brightly painted yellow with a triangle roof and stairs that lead to a porch that circled around long enough for me to stretch my legs. Me and Snoball had our own spacious enclosure inside, a never-ending supply of food and water and even a cushioned space to sleep. Out...

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Through His Eyes

Submitted to Contest #105

William was not the man I had thought him to be, and he’d hurt me for the last time. I couldn’t endure anymore of the turmoil he’d been putting me through, the ups and downs, the unpredictable moods, the unfounded jealousy. There had been rumors about him and his last wife, about his being abusive. I didn’t know what to believe though, since he never laid a hand on me. It was quite evident that there had been some buzz worthy drama since everyone in the office advised me against dating him and then eventually marrying him. But I ignored...

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The Devil Is In The Detail

Submitted to Contest #104

“Just come out,” Rebecca whined over the phone. “The house won’t go anywhere while we’re at the club.” Hannah shook her head and flicked the kettle on. “I have three library books calling my name and a seasons worth of the bachelor to catch up on.” “Boo.” Then she giggled, they’d obviously already started drinking. “You can’t spend all your time hiding out.” “I’m not hiding,” Hannah protested. She grabbed out a teabag to sit in the cup. “I’m house-sitting there’s a difference.” “Isn’t this the for the grandma who thinks she’s a witch?” “Mmhh...

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The Thinking Undead

Submitted to Contest #104

The dawn was still. The crickets and fireflies had lowered the curtain on their nocturnal performance. The birds had yet to warm up their voices and take to the stage. For Susie, it was the best time of the day. She watched the light grow in the distance. She thought of Hannah. “Time to get up!” Hannah would have said if she thought Susie was taking too much time to savour daybreak.But Susie was already up and thinking. She had been up all night thinking. She had been up all night for the last three nights (she did not sleep anymore), t...

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RESTART

Submitted to Contest #104

We hear a voice, although it's not clear where it is coming from. Our eyes open and reveal a spotless and sparse room with only the essential pieces of furniture. Everything in the room is coaxed in a white plastic laminate. There's a a young girl, around 16 or 17, laying with her belly against the bed and her heels kicking her butt. "Are you coming tonight?" We can finally hear that it's Brandon and he sounds irritated, as if he has asked the question 100 times now. From the girls view we see a hallucinatory world. An immersive ambie...

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I Should've Let My Werewolf Friend Party Alone

Submitted to Contest #104

The last thing I wanted was for Jo to pull me out of my coffin first thing in the night and drag me into a sketchy ass bar. She had been begging to go out to this new place for weeks and for some reason she wanted me, the hermit vampire, to tag along instead of the other werewolf friends Jo has. When we arrive at the small building, the loud music bleeds through the brick walls. A group of people decked in all black except for their golden medallions stop their chatting to glare daggers at us. My nails dig into Jo’s arm. All she gives is a l...

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Solitaire disrupted

Submitted to Contest #104

Kami finally had some space to himself. His girlfriend Ginny, who would normally be at his place on a weekend like this, but was out of town with some friends. This was somewhat of a rarity for Kami who worked hard during the week in his corporate position for a small tech startup. That is not to say he resented his responsibilities- He was grateful for a loving partner and a job where he could make a real difference but sometimes he simply required room to recharge his batteries. One could say he was a highly social-introvert.With the aroma...

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No Excuses

Submitted to Contest #104

“Are you coming tonight?” “Tonight?” “To Zee’s?” Luna’s eyes flickered away from the fluorescent screen before her for half a second to take in the blank look on her friend’s face. “For Jana’s birthday? Hello?” Xander hadn’t forgotten the party, of course. How could he? It had been at the forefront of his thoughts since the moment he woke up, taunting him each time he glimpsed the time. Part of him had hoped that the festivities might have slipped Luna’s mind, though, at least for long enough that she might not remind him of the event. Pe...

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Smoke and Mirrors

Submitted to Contest #104

Adam Alex Niles is the most popular girl in our school.  She cheers for both competing teams, has time to visit every club, even hosts study groups. This girl is everywhere at once and knows someone everywhere she goes.  Not only is she super nice, but she has time for everything and everyone. On top of her grades, her extracurriculars, her social life. Usually when I get to her, she has a line of people waiting. It’s programmed into her so deep, I never see her not in a conversation. Sometimes, I worry that she’s talking to he...

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