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[WP] "I did the math. We're not gonna make it." | [
"\"I did the math. We're not gonna make it\"\n\nOf course not. We never were meant to. We just need to go and try to slow them down.\n\n\"I know. That's exactly why we need to do it. We are expendable. We can be sent in and buy time without losing anything important. The attack begins at dawn\"",
"Sarah stared de... | 3 | |
[WP] It's year 2100 and you casually play The Sims 57. But one day something strange happens. Your Sim asks you a question. | [
"\"how don't you know you aren't the next layer in another simulation, playing a simulation\" asked the Sim to the Sim in Sims 56 who was playing Sims 55 making it's Sim commit child abuse in Sims 54. \"at what point does this stop being simulation? And when is it real world, in theory once we hit this point the ch... | 2 | |
[WP] You're a person. And you do some stuff and some things happen. Resulting in results. | [
"\"Wow,\" the person said, staring at the results. \"Those sure were results.\"\n\n\"You're not even trying, are you?\" the results said.\n\n\"It's satire,\" the person said, ready to turn around and move on to the next thing to happen.\n\n\"It's crappy, pointless satire,\" the results said. \"You think you're the ... | 1 | |
[WP] The rapture occurs and everyone is transported to Heaven, only for God to appear and say "opps, wrong date" | [
"I looked on in disbelief as God, the very creator of the universe and everything in it, looked through a calendar filled with cute cats.\n\n\"U-um, excuse me?\" a man in his fifty's ask. \"I know what your thinking Joshua and yes this is heaven, No, Sarah, you won't remember any of this, and yes Frank, you are all... | 1 | |
[WP] The world is running an endless game of tag. You can only be "it" once and everyone you love excluding yourself dies if you do not tag somebody else within 24 hours. | [
"I woke up in a cold sweat. The window to my right is slightly open, letting in a tiny stream of air into my room.\n\nA couple of months ago, huge banners started appearing all over the world. Each banner was the same: dark grey with red words written on it. “The world is running an endless game of tag. You can onl... | 5 | |
[WP] Time travel works, but it only works backwards in time. You were the first to discover this the hard way. | [
"\"Hey, look out!\"\n\nI turned around, only to be tackled to the pavement. This city is terrible, I can't even walk to work it seems. The stranger and I were in the ground when behind me there was a blunt, crunching sound. I turned to see a man, or what was one anyway, in a crumpled mess on the sidewalk. He was st... | 1 | |
For example, you need to yell at doors alerting them to your presence, and then allow them to draw a vial of blood; all just to gain entrance. In your own home. | [WP] A dystopian future where technology has made it difficult to do the simplest task. | [
"\"I'm sorry you need to be hungry enough to eat this food. Please try again later\".\n\nThis is one of the problems with the OmniGovernent's overly-efficient system.\n\nBasically all people have full body sensors since they were born that track everything that goes in and out of your body even your feelings and th... | 2 |
[WP] You are a mighty dragon who resides in your own lair not too far off from a kingdom. One day, a trembling messenger comes to you to inform you that the king of said kingdom wants your help with... | [
"The dragon was barely interested, but the messenger had come at a time when he had grown utterly bored with his present surroundings and circumstances. He hadn't had a proper hunt in ages. The last of the fire-drakes of his age had vanished long ago, into death or to the bowels of the earth. Until this messenger h... | 4 | |
[WP] In a world where an AI takes over everyone's body during work hours so they don't have to experience those 8 miserable hours, Your AI chip malfunctions right before your day begins. | [
"As everyone nods off around me, a few seconds later a buzzer I've never heard before goes off and everyone rises in unison and moves to line up to enter a mop closet that is actually a pneumatic tube entrance to God knows where. Realizing this must all end in seven hours anyways I fall in, and take the tube ride ... | 1 | |
[WP] A man in solitary confinement begins to create figments of his imagination to keep him company. When he is finally allowed to go back to normal prison, he is surprised when his imaginary friends begin to visit during regular visiting hours. | [
"All right, lets try this. \n\nThe walls, man, the walls! Without the clock, or something to ground yourself in time flows weirdly. Is it a day, a week? A couple of hours? Maybe a second, a moment? Guards aren’t exactly talkative. They are here to throw a meal inside, twice a day. I don’t even get to see their face... | 1 | |
[WP] The reason murderers and psychopaths do the things they do? They know the truth about the afterlife. | [
"Everyone thinks I’m a villain.\n\t\nThe news spouts out horribly cruel words about how I’m *dangerous* and need to be *stopped.* Neither are true but I don’t blame them. I bet I seem like a monster just waiting to devour their precious lives.\n\t\nBut murder isn’t death.\n\t\nMurder is freedom.\n\t\nThis is my *de... | 3 | |
[WP] In a world where humans and animals are in eternal war, you are the leader of the animals. | [
"Heh.\n\n---\n\nIn a wilderness of the desert, animals started to gather. From towering beasts to ground sweepers, big and small, came to a high rock, surrounding it. They gathered into packs, filled with their own brethren. Thousands upon thousands. This continued for a couple of days, until a large crowd assemble... | 1 | |
[WP] As it turns out, the monsters of the week that the magical girls were fighting don't stand up terribly well against modern military power. | [
"/*schikk*/\n----------------\n/That was the sound of all of a Sage's bones shattering at once as she hurtled into the hull of the Navy cruiser with incredible force./\n----------------\n/*\"That was the last Sage between ourselves and those...creatures. Looks like we're going to have to call this fight our last. A... | 4 | |
Be creative or scary. | [WP] "I know this is confusing and scary, but please listen. Hide, just hide. No matter what, don't let them see you." | [
"So I’ve been using IRC recently with the alias of “Shadow” and have been taking quite a liking to them. I know, I know, the alias is a little cliché or overused, but I’m doing this for fun. Sticking to only a few rooms nowadays, I only message very few. A guy with the nickname “Chub”, another with the name of “Nig... | 5 |
[WP] A civilian pilot takes his plane up for a late afternoon flight near New York City. After being struck by lightning from a pop-up storm, he finds he’s been transported back to the year 1910. | [
"The first thing I noticed was the signals and lights from the panel going crazy. Anything digital, any information not generated by the plane itself, was beeping and blinking randomly. \"That's normal, when you get hit by a lightning it happens\" I thought for myself.\n\nRoutine precautions actions, and as I was o... | 1 | |
[WP] You gained the ability to go back in time and decide to kill Hitler. But after multiple assassination attempts by other time travelers Hitler has learned to defend himself. | [
"\"Well, Adolf. You gotta see it like this, buddy.\" \n\nI pause, he tops up my snifter. A 1929 Remy Martin captured in Paris, a superb drink in 1944. \n\n\"The thing is, we know everything about you now- err, well... then.\"\n\nHe stops to toss back the rest of his glass, his hair flopping as he does. The last dro... | 1 | |
[WP] You buy a cheep car from a shady salesman, and it has one extra pedal. The salesman told you that it was broken and warned you against pushing it, but one day you decide to push your foot down on it. | [
"I had owned the car for 2 day at that point. I was still getting used to driving it. You can never really get used to having old ladies flip the bird because you accelerate too slowly. As well, in place of the normal dead pedal, there appeared to be a second clutch pedal. I was told to never touch that. Still, at ... | 1 | |
[WP] You're casually walking downtown, when you notice a man in a suit charging at you. Suddenly, all memories of your past life return to you... | [
"The distinct jingle stopped me in my tracks, as it always does, as I instinctively reached for my phone. As it happened, a stranger caddy-corner to myself did the same. This bizarre coincidence caught my eye for a moment, as it did his, until the gravity of the call drew my attention away- \"...we've decided to go... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake up one day to aliens living openly among us. No one seems surprised but you. | [
"\"Am I missing something?\" she asks.\n\n\"Probably,\" I reply, getting ever more nervous, \"because that's a real, live alien walking past our building!\"\n\nMy wife's smile fades. She turns her face away from me and focuses on selecting the day's jewelry. She toys with a sapphire ring, then clenches it in her fi... | 3 | |
[WP] God is real, however we're not the only civilized life form. Every solar system was created by a different God, and they're betting on who wins the intergalactic war. | [
"In the crevices between the vast expanses of time and space, our Galactic Creators had gathered in an alien twist between a bar, a supercomputer, and a polyhedron. \n\nThe Galactic Gamemaster sat behind the bar counter; He acted as the scorekeeper and secretary of the 13 billion year-old contest. The Gamemaster’s... | 1 | |
[WP] You're the grim reaper, and must arrange people's deaths. You're always given a few starting items, such as a car or a knife, but one day you're given a humpback whale. | [
"Browsing the parchment of human-skin I'm issued outlining my soul collection I notice my gear allotment is quite strange. \n\n'Allotment:\n - 1 Megaptera novaeangliae (Humpback Whale)\n - $20 for Souvenirs'\n\nWith my recent promotion to reaper from soul collector the souvenir fund is expected, rumor has it when... | 15 | |
[WP]You are The Bartender. You consoled everyone who set foot in your bar at a time of need, but now you are not sure you can help. | [
"A young woman stumbled in, dressed for cold. Intense cold, like a blizzard.\nThe weather forecast mentioned a storm but I hadn't noticed until she opened the door, the wind wailing, as if aghast.\n\nNo wonder I had no customers.\n\nShe sat at the bar and mumbled something. All I could make out was \"sorry.\"\n\n\"... | 3 | |
Had to resubmit due to typos. Sorry. | [WP] Your grandfather keeps a journal for the strict purpose of forcing himself to learn something new each day. You notice one of the pages is blank and decide to ask him about it. | [
"\"Change a tire. Fix a tire. Burn a tire. Roll inside a tire. Make a splint for a broken bone.\"\n\nI flipped through each page with specific quests he now acheived. \n\n\"Grandpa you wanted to learn how to grow a tree?!\"\n\n\"Sure did. The one in the backyard is as old as your father. That tree is special becau-... | 1 |
[WP] Choose a random letter. Then, write a story without using that letter. | [
"**qQq**\n\nThere once was a girl, she might have been a princess, but she had no known relatives, so there was nothing to support a claim to be of noble blood. Claiming so would have resulted in some really dreadful bureaucratic nonsense, so there is really no point. She was beautiful, but kept in a tower guarded ... | 2 | |
[WP] You walk down the alley with your .38 revolver and approach your target, demanding their valuables. A strange force slams you to the wall. As you look up, dazed and confused, you see that your "victim" is wielding a light saber. | [
"-What the fuck!?\n\nI stumble my way up and out of the alley. I'm panicking, I don't know what the fuck is going on. It's like I'm inside a fucking movie... WHAT THE FUCK!?\n\nI get inside the car and speed the fuck out of there and for a solid ten minutes all I try I'm thinking about is ways to get as far away fr... | 1 | |
[WP] The Zombie outbreak has finally happened, but not the way most people have expected it to. You are a scientist researching the new specimen brought in, the pale, squinty eyed, video-game playing person who hadn't seen light for many many years. You record your observations. | [
"“Doctor Smith, thank god you're here! We aren't sure what to make of the patient!” The nurse had a concerned look in her eyes that he didn't recognize. This was a woman who'd seen horrifying things in the ER, so what could possibly cause her this much distress? “Please, follow me! We put the patient in quarantine ... | 1 | |
How you go about obtaining new sounds and the degree of your obsession is up to you. | [WP] People's corpses can be turned into instruments with the correct modifications. Every person has a unique sound that can't be produced by normal instruments. You are a collector of sounds... | [
"People were music, to The Conductress. She could feel the sound flowing from them, their songs in every breath they took and every word they spoke, and it was beautiful. The only difficulty she had found, when she was young, was that only she could hear this music while the people still lived. Somehow, to others, ... | 1 |
[WP] Elemental magic is a way of life. Almost everyone can control at least two elements, and the more you can manipulate, the more respected and powerful you are. Tell a story about individuals who can only control one, but scare even the most powerful multi-elemental magic users. | [
"Excerpt from Chapter 17 of Novice spell-work and Magic Textbook 31e\n\nSOULS AND MAGIC TALENTS\n\n....Each individual may have control over various types of magic based upon the inclinations of their souls. For more information on the divisions of magic, please see chapter 13 (magical variants). A soul is possesse... | 5 | |
[WP] Write a story where a truly majestic mustache is the centrepiece of the tale. | [
"Gavidius ran with such a speed that he almost slid when turning at the corner. He was normally a calm and calculated man, but as commander of the Order of The Mustache, he had to be the fastest to arrive when the king called. And the king had not just called, but he shouted. He cried. \nWhen he reached the king's... | 1 | |
[WP] In a world where gods get their power from believers, the ancient gods are getting creative to survive in the modern world. | [
"\"It's called GodTube.\" Kara the intern said, fidgeting a little. She could never get used to the atmosphere in this office. Mostly it was the sensation of all the hairs on her body standing on edge. As if everywhere she walked, there was a giant statically charged balloon.\n\n\"GodTube.\" Zeus mused on the alien... | 2 | |
[WP] Every religion to ever exist is true, but with the death of Jesus came a 2000 year treaty to leave the humans to their own devices. It's now the year 2032 and the treaty is coming to an end, thus bringing the Gods back to earth... | [
"Here I tend to be, on a clear day, at the finals of the UEFA champions league, real Madrid are contesting for their 20th championship title. The game had been great, and every Madrid fan having the time of their lives, witnessing their favourite club make history. The star striker, nicknamed ' the beast ' had scor... | 1 | |
[WP] Every time you tell a lie, there is a 10% chance that a random voice will appear and tell everyone near you the truth instead. | [
"\"I used to be successful you know, people used to like to me. The lies I told made them feel comfortable around me, and allowed me to rapidly climb through the ranks at my workplace. \n\nI won’t tell you what I did, but I did it well, and for a long time I lived the good life. It started happening around once a m... | 4 | |
[WP] A villain has finally succeeded in killing his hero. For reasons unknown to them though everyone the hero ever fought are now seeking revenge. | [
"-There has always been one, and only one hero is this planet...\n\n... OR AT LEAST THERE WAS!\n\nYou start to laugh hysterically, screaming and cursing of joy, the adrenaline rushed through your veins as fast as your heart allowed it to go.\n\n-a human heart, nonetheless - You stop thinking, sinking into your own ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are kidnapped, but the kidnappers actually let you go because you're so annoying. | [
"\"Move!\", said Krill, as he adjusted his mask while pushing Johnny out of a van into a warehouse. \"Move where?\", asked Johnny. \"Just walk here I tell you!\", Krill said. \"Your mask looks funny... Santa Claus.\", said Johnny. \"W...what?\", replied Krill. \"Hey Santa! Are we gonna see the presents?\", asked Jo... | 2 | |
[WP] Teletransportation for people is a common thing now. Well, sort of. The only caveat is that people don't really get teleported, they are copied. You are tasked to collect the original teleporters, as their tissue must be harvested for materials to create the copies. | [
"Back in the old days, people didn't like talking about where their meat came from. The fact that something had to die in order for them to enjoy their favorite foods. Sure, everyone knew that meat came from animals, but everything was presented and marketed to put the ramifications of that fact out of the average ... | 1 | |
[WP] You and your fellow astronauts are about to become the first humans land on Mars. There's just one small problem: It was never officially decided who is to be the first person to actually set foot on the red planet. | [
"*We're here. The weeks of sitting in that crowded vessel and it was finally time to leave.*\n\n\"Gary, check the memo! Who was supposed to go first?\" I asked.\n\n\"Fuck, man. I don't know...\" Gary mumbled as he feverishly scrolled through the notebook.\n\n\"We need to know! In 3 minutes we have to turn on the ca... | 1 | |
It would be very cool if the writer adds links to the songs the protagonist will listen to. | [WP] You're a superhero whose powers change depending on the music you're listening to at that moment. | [
"\"My mother and I really aren't on good terms.\" She said sadly. \nThe candle on the table flickered\n\"Uh, huh.\" I replied, all my energy I devoted to controlling myself. \n\n\"What am I doing?\" I asked myself. I know dating is a terrible idea and it will never work out. I should accept the idea that me and... | 7 |
[WP] One person out of every set of soulmates is born knowing who their soulmate is, the other person does not. | [
"Life's not fair. I mean, how fucked up is it to know that there may be some person out in the world that knows I'm their soulmate? Well, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself a bit. There's only a one in seven chance that I even have a soulmate. And with over seven billion people on the planet, it seems like a longsho... | 4 | |
[WP] Unbeknownst to you, the man you just waited on was God. You thought it was just a distasteful joke when he wrote "The Devil's soul" in as the tip, but today the Devil showed up begging. | [
"\"It's about time,\" he said, patting the head of the shaggy dog nestled in his lap. The man was old and worn. He looked far better than he felt and he was not much to look at. He rocked back and forth slowly, purposefully, on a wooden rocking chair that seemed as old and beaten as the porch it sat on. The old man... | 4 | |
[WP] You're an amateur detective who thinks that they're the main character in a Noir film, and everyone is starting to get sick of it. | [
"I pull up to my house and immediately know something’s not right. The curtains are all drawn, the lights are on and my brother’s car is parked in my driveway. Someone is inside my house. But who? I make my way to the front door, with my trench-coat blowing in the wind. I pull out my replica gun; I’m not licensed t... | 1 | |
[WP] You've been a genie for thousands of years, granting millions of wishes. But one day you stumble upon a bottle, and out pops another genie. Write a story on the conversation between the two genies. | [
"#Part 1\n\nIf there's one thing I've learned being a genie, it's that having three wishes granted to you is a curse. So I thought I would know better than to ever want any. But seeing the bottle in my hand I finally understood the want that all the people who had used my power had felt.\n\nThe true significance of... | 6 | |
Or flip it | [WP] A bad man does a good thing | [
"I was starting to forget what I had done when we reached the top of the ferris wheel. The bright neon lights shining up at us from the attractions below. The smell of funnel cake and sea breeze drifting up from the pier was almost intoxicating. Hell anyone could forget their troubles and get lost in the sights and... | 2 |
[WP] Smoking takes 7 minutes off your lifespan. These minutes no longer come off the back end, they just randomly disappear midlife. | [
"(Disclaimer: My characters did not lose seven minutes of life, only recollection of it.)\n\nEvery afternoon my neighbor, Carson, and I would engage in our tradition. I walked the twenty feet to his porch, smokes in hand. There was Carson waiting with the lighter, that familiar grin sprawled across his face. Even... | 2 | |
[WP] You were sentenced to the electric chair. You died in that chair but, you come back to life from an accidental chair shock. You are released since you did technically suffer the death penalty. | [
"I've never been the religious type, so it's a bit ironic that it was dogma that saved my life. Well, my second life. Especially since it was also what killed my first. \n\n\"Here you are.\" The guard said, handing me the bag of my belongings. He was careful not to touch my hand in the process. A fanatic then. The ... | 2 | |
Original idea shamelessly copied from [Gravity Falls](http://gravityfalls.wikia.com/wiki/Infinity_sided_dice) | [WP] You found an Infinity Sided Dice, each time you roll it, anything can happen | [
"- I think... I don't remember how I got here. I really, really have no idea of how I just popped up here out of nowhere, can you help me to get out? - I asked to the officers, as I hide that odd glowing dice on my pocket. I just wanted a coffee!!\n\nThey led me to another room (blinded, of course), confiscated all... | 6 |
[WP] Science has enabled the uploading of human consciousness to computers. Unfortunately, older uploads start to be swarmed by viruses... | [
"I'd heard of computer viruses. Who hasn't? But I hadn't ever expected to get a virus that literally took over my mind. I knew that I was in a computer and everything, and that \"real\" Me was alive and well still, not in a computer. After all they couldn't invest a person's life in the project.\n\nBut I am a perso... | 1 | |
[WP] It's the year 2036 and the only presidents that the United States has seen for the last 20 years have been celebrities. | [
"Johnathan wiped the sweat from his brow using his suit sleeve, the cuff link scratching his skin on its trip across his forehead.\n\n\"Samuel,\" he told the moderator of the debate, \"what I am trying to get at is that for the last twenty years we've seen four presidents, all of them celebrities, and all of them f... | 2 | |
[WP] A story set in an arctic jungle | [
"\"This is going to work,\" the man softly assured himself. \"I'm going to survive. My family needs me.\" The solitary snow leopard he'd been following for hours would soon be asleep, which was when he would make his move. Above them, in the trees, snow owls cried out to the lonesome jungle while macaques huddled t... | 1 | |
This story can be interpreted as a year that never happened or a year that already happened but you've gone back in time(Think of Groundhog Day). No limits on this story.
Have fun :D
Edit: Added message
| [WP] The date is December 31, 2017. New Year's Eve. As you count down the final seconds of the year, you suddenly wake up. You check your phone only to discover the date is January 1, 2017. | [
"I've been waiting for this moment all year. Literally. Tonight is my second time experiencing December 31st, 2017. It's different from how I remember it, but it's better. Everything really is better when you're ridiculously rich. Growing up, they told me it isn'tall it's cracked up to be, but they lied. This is wa... | 1 |
[Wp] The dragon was nicer than expected. | [
"The whole court was watching him. He could feel their eyes. He kept his head forward, his chin up. He thought of what he had seen in the mirror that morning - strong nose, commanding jaw, fierce eyebrows, sparkling blue eyes. The only abnormal thing was his bright blue hair, the same shade as his eyes. Dellon... | 1 | |
[WP] He turned the lights off immediately. | [
"He stood there motionless, eyes darting around the newly dark room. Streetlights cast eerie shadows dancing across the floor and walls. The incoming storm pushing the trees as it willed. He could barely hear a thing over the deafening sound of his racing heart. But, there! Yes! That noise was unmistakable. Someone... | 3 | |
[WP] Caught as part of a North Korean rebel group, the choice was simple: Prison-Camp or Death. You chose option 3: The Sewers of Pyongyang | [
"\"Comrade Lee, truly, what a shame,\" the man in the shadows said, leaning back against his chair and lighting a cigarette. Lee winced a little as the man took a long drag, then blew smoke at his face. \"We had such high hopes for you. You've made us... no, you've made me look very stupid in the all-seeing eyes of... | 1 | |
[WP] Pirates! | [
"I jerked awake on my bunk, or at least the tattered pile of spare sail that I called a bunk. I hadn't slept well obviously but that warning call was enough to force me wide awake. Pirates! They would descend upon this ship, kill each and everyone of us, strip the corpses of any valuables... Yes that word was plent... | 2 | |
My first prompt submission. Not really good, but it's a start. | [WP]You can manipulate memories of a person as long as you are near them. | [
"*I changed the condition slightly.*\n\n---\n\nThe shackles rattled as they led me out of the cage. The two guards were covered from head to toe, same as I. No skin contact. I smirked under the restricting mask, recognizing the left one’s slight limp and the nervous tapping of the right one’s fingers. The higher-up... | 1 |
[WP] You live in a world where portal guns are a reality, but you have become trapped falling in an infinite loop. Eventually someone discovers your predicament, how does your conversation go? | [
"\"Oh. Oh, dear. This *is* a predicament...\"\n\nI was... fairly impressed. There, in front of me, was a girl. A fairly pretty one, I think, but I couldn't tell. Why? \n\nBecause she was constantly moving at 45 miles an hour. \n\nWhat was she doing moving so fast? Nothing. In fact, she was asleep. I wondered how, b... | 2 | |
[WP] You awake with a start in the cheap hotel bathroom, submerged up to your waist in melting ice. A pain in your side confirms that one of your kidneys has been stolen. With a wry laugh and an evil smirk you begin to get up. "Suckers." | [
"As I came to my head spun and the cold struck like a thousand scalpels used to make the first incision. The Rohypnol induced fog was clearing from my mind and I became aware of my surroundings. The bathtub which must have been my makeshift surgical theatre was filled with ice and I gripped the sides to lift my pal... | 1 | |
[WP] It was as if looking through clouded glass | [
"It was as if looking through clouded glass, but it was just the tears in my eyes. I had been deployed to Eden Station only the day before, the day before doomsday finally arrived.\n\nWith every mushroom cloud that blossomed on the surface of the earth below, a part of me died. I didn't cry for humanity, we had don... | 1 | |
Inspired by [article](http://www.newsweek.com/us-forget-korean-war-led-crisis-north-592630). | [WP] Sixty-four years after an apocalyptic interplanetary war, the remaining Martian Colonies are ruled by an authoritarian regime. In the midst of a worldwide famine, you plan to defect to a nearby, hostile world: Earth | [
"I lay in the dark, listening to the whistling. Wind came from the surface, finding the little cracks in the compound's design, and shrieked it's way down to us. I opened and closed my eyes, not seeing a difference. I wondered briefly what time it was. Not that it really mattered. \n\nI sighed, realizing that I was... | 1 |
[WP] you were always a good person at heart, always wanted to do what's best and save the world. Which is why it surprised you when your future self came through a time machine and told you that you needed to become the greatest villain of all time or watch the apocalypse unfold instead. | [
"She sat across from me at the table. Her dark gray suit was neatly pressed and fit perfectly. It looked expensive, far more expensive than all of the second-hand dresses that hung in my closet combined. \n\n\" I don't believe it,\" I finally croaked out as I looked up to meet her eyes. My eyes, the same silver-blu... | 1 | |
[WP] In this universe anything you write on your skin will appear on the skin of your soulmate. | [
"**A/N: I tried to write a semi-realistic story describing how I think modern people would handle this, lol. I hope you like it!**\n\nSarah's steely concentration was pierced by the telltale tickling of writing on the inside of her thigh. Big, looping words sprawled across the expanse of her skin, and she wanted no... | 8 | |
[WP] You have one superpower. The ability to tell someone when and how they die after touching them. You bump (literally) into a man on the street and you don't see anything. | [
"My \"power\" appeared at my 21 Birthday. Out of nothing. You wouln't think knowing that your best friend will die at age 80 would hurt so much. But it did. I tried ignoring the stuff I saw, but after a few hours I couldn't bear it anymore. So I left my party and disappeared. I don't know why but, to me, the differ... | 2 | |
[WP] You went on a solo hiking trip for a month to find yourself. And you did, he's sitting in the woods meditating. | [
"Tomorrow was the day. Ted wasn't ready to go on a mission; he wasn't really sure what he was ready to do.\n\nAs quietly as possible, Ted pushed open his bedroom door. He didn't want to wake his roommate; Thaddeus was much too pushy and asked way too many questions. Ted's sneakers were silent as he walked along the... | 3 | |
[WP]In year 2350, everyone can see on his "magic panel" all of his "lifestats" like height, wealth,etc. One day, however, you see a little button that says "Edit". | [
"There it was, that small little \"edit\" button on the credit card sized Magic Panel that Jon held in his hand. It was supposed to be the same color as the background. Nobody knew it was there. Jon didn't even see it until he took off his glasses. Yet, when he put his glasses back on, the button seemed to vani... | 1 | |
[WP] Flaming arrows streak across the sky, as the horses storm in from the flank. You put your bag of groceries in the trunk of your car, and unsheath your longsword. | [
"\"Protect the children.\" Angelica told her husband as she pulled the long sword from her back holster and shield from her waist. The cloth wrapped handle sunk into her hand like a familiar friend. It took only a moment of thought for the circular energy shield to come in existence a inch from her closed fist, wit... | 4 | |
[WP] You are sentenced to death row, but no matter how many times your execution takes place, a small inconvenience prevents it from happening. | [
"I've been executed twelve times. The first time, I remember the adrenaline running through my veins, making my heart beat faster, and the feeling of existential dread as they brought the needle. Then, the needle broke.\n\nThat wasn't the first time something has spontaneously failed on me. When I was in high schoo... | 2 | |
[WP] After watching DBZ you start doing the kamehameha for the fun. You succed at it and destroy your whole house. | [
"It was supposed to be harmless acting out. I was watching one of the season finales, you know; the ones where they use huge blasts and charge their power for multiple episodes at a time.\n\nI was tired and half asleep when my kid Daniel; nearly 7 years old, insists for me to join him in the Kamehameha. He tugs an... | 1 | |
[WP] The Zombie Apocalypse happens, but the Humans are unaffected at all by it. | [
"When I saw grandma walking by I waved and smiled. Her face was contorted a permanent grin and I saw her teeth through the decaying parts of her face around her cheeks. \n \nIn the beginning, hysteria ensued as the world (fueled by science fiction) began to burn, shoot, and massacre the undead. Eventually, heal... | 3 | |
[WP] In a small town in the middle of the desert, a man who has lived there his entire life discovers a secret during the first storm in living memory | [
"It had started out just like every other day had for the past 50 years, with the sun breaking the horizon to beat down on every living soul in the Tournin Desert. Ned had lived here his entire life, his parents raising him in the very same house that he resided in today. \n\nHe sighed as he got out of bed. Sinc... | 2 | |
[WP] A NASA scientist used Necromancy to bind their soul to the Voyager 1 probe so that they can explore the universe forever. | [
"So much for forever. Here I am, with my soul bound to a spacecraft in the middle nowhere, deep space, facing down a black hole. I don't even know how many years it's been to be honest. Decades? A century? Who knows. I've lost track. Doesn't matter now. \n\nYa know, the first years were great. Once I passed, everyt... | 2 | |
[WP] You are part of neo-amish, a group of people who stopped using technology past 2017. The year is 2500, what is your life like now. | [
"My beard; dyed a mermaid pink, to match my thick-framed but not perscription glasses, is knotted in a tight braid running up the sides of my face to join my aquamarine man bun. Through each earlobe winds an inch thick partition of my beard in place of a \"store bought\" gauge. \nMy sons are with me now, as we gaze... | 1 | |
[WP] It's 2022, about half of all human workers' jobs have been given to robots, and you're the last human to ever work in your field. | [
"I knew that it would eventually come to this.\n\nIt started when they finally taught them to write themselves. And by god, they did.\n\nThen, they started to teach them to repair themselves. They did, better than we ever could.\n\nBut I never realized it'd come to this. The one field I thought was safe. I sold my ... | 1 | |
[WP] You are tending bar when a stranger orders an unusual drink and leaves you a treasure map for a tip. | [
"The old man set down his drink and sighed. \"It's been a long time since I had a meal that decent and a drink that good.\" \n\nI smiled brightly. The customers who tried to make chitchat usually tipped well if you conversed back with them. \"Been out for a long time then? Wish I could say the same. I've been worki... | 4 | |
[WP] You and Death are lovers. | [
"The boy on the other side of the diner has looked at me more than once. I've had my eyes on him since the moment I stepped in here as well. He's got a gentle smile on his clean-shaven face and athletic figure, but nothing too muscular.\n\nThe candle on his table draws flickering shadows across his face, now and th... | 2 | |
[WP] Some strange power renders you incapable of hearing swear words and curses, they're always changed into happy words like love, puppies, rainbows, and others. You've never really minded it until you've realized how long you have been misinterpreting what people say. | [
"\"Love you!\" Karen said, giving Lee the bird.\n\n\"Love you too Karen,\" Lee said in response, wearing a weak grin and waving at her, feeling as though he'd break down should he have to go through another one of these grueling encounters. So far, two hours into work, the count went as follows.\n\n3 \"Love you\"s\... | 1 | |
Or *would* you want to survive? How would you cope with a new time and new people? Which historical figure did you choose? I'm so eager to find out! Thanks for reading this! | [WP] You wake up in the body of a famous historical figure on the morning of their last day on earth. Using your foresight, how do you survive in this new life? | [
"Breathing felt shallow, and tight. Some portion of that obviously had to do with the unique horror of his predicament, but the rest was almost certainly due to what he would have to do. If he didn't, they would continue fighting for *him*. The generals who had been coming in and out all day made that clear. Unders... | 1 |
(Optional challenge: your newly human, former dog can only speak a foreign language or can't speak at all)
It could be that you and dog swapped bodies or you have a different dog body than your dog's original body. Same thing for your dog in the human body whether it's your body or a completely new human body | [WP] You've been dating someone for 2 weeks and you awake one morning to find out that they turned you into a dog and turned your dog turns into a human. | [
" \n\nA ravenous torment swelled in his stomach, pounding him awake. Intense heat spread throughout his body, and felt like thousands of electric ells trapped within his veins- desperately trying to tear him open, fighting for life. He could feel his limbs bulging, twisting against his will. One contortion after an... | 1 |
[WP] As a fellow half blood, you've become Voldemort's most trusted confidant. He informs you of his plan to kill an infant Harry Potter. You attempt to convince him that you don't need magic to kill an infant child, but the dark lord is incredibly stubborn. | [
"\"Look, all I'm saying is that it's much more efficient\"\n\nMy boss stared skeptically, tapping his foot. He violently gestured towards a crib, containing what he believed to be the only threat to his power. \n\n\"What could be more efficient than waving my hand and instantly killing it?\" His nostrils flared ang... | 2 | |
[WP] You never thought it would actually happen, but it did. You moved the remote closer using only your mind. | [
"Dr. Phil marathon! For Christ sake, no. Stretching out for the remote, my worst fears are recognized. Where did my life go so wrong? I can a) get off the couch and change the channel or b) spend the next 6 hours in agony. Then it happens...I move the remote with my mind, it just does a little twerk but still, I'm ... | 1 | |
[WP]My captors removed the bag from my head. I stared, petrified, until one of them said "JERRY! YOU GRABBED THE WRONG GUY AGAIN!" | [
"\"It was an accident boss!\"\n\n\"How?!? How did you fuck this up again?!? I told you to grab the mayor- YOU GRABBED HIS WIFE!\"\n\nThis is what I was subjected to for the last 5 minutes or so. If I had known that this was the shit show I'd be forced to watch, I'd have just asked them to keep the bag on my head. ... | 4 | |
[WP] At the end of a dull lecture, none of the students seem to be able to leave the hall. The professor sighs and asks the students to take their seats again. The real lesson is about to begin. | [
"None of the freshmen knew what to expect from EXF 101: Basic Exfiltration. It was one of the great mysteries of the Academy. Only one professor taught it, but nobody could track him down. None of the upperclassmen were willing to talk about it; when asked about it, they just fled. Still, every major, from Espi... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a multidimensional bounty hunter whose specialty is hunting alternate reality versions of yourself. | [
"It's always been weird reading stories about alternate versions of yourself, either from the future or other timelines, isn't it? You could just be some nerd and then encounter yourself as a famous scientist or superhero and wander, \"Is that even possible?\"\n\nI guess my alternate is a little less worried about ... | 7 | |
[WP] God comes to earth, and it turns out the seven sins were what you're supposed to do, not the other way around | [
"And then one day the God himself descended to the Earth, at first many disbelieved the fact that he was real, they though that he was just something made by either humans or aliens but once They have seen him with their own eyes and heard his voice they all knew that he was real. He told people of how wrong the bi... | 1 | |
[WP]You've suddenly started receiving packages from a mysterious sender. Strange, fantastical and otherworldly things- things you recognize but should never exist. | [
"I've gone a bit off-topic here, but whatever.\n\n----\n\n*Sign here please.\"\n\nI held the clipboard and signed the confirmation, the deliverer gave me a small package. \"Have a nice evening.\"\n\nThe package felt firm and tight, someone didn't want whatever was delivered to me to break or damage. I slit the duck... | 4 | |
[WP] All statues on earth come to life with the personalities and memories of that person right up to the point before they died. | [
"\"Uh, my name is Jesus, and I'm a recovering statue\"\n\n\"Hi, Jesus,\" The group of other small middle eastern man said in unison.\n\n\"So do you wanna share with the group today?\" Pastor Todd asked the animated Walmart religious statue.\n\n\"I just, I feel like the book-\"\n\nEveryone else in the room groaned a... | 3 | |
[WP] Scooby-Doo written like a Shakespearean play | [
"scene 1\n\nThe mystery machine is being driven down a foggy dirt road, the groovy lighting from inside illuminating the vivid green paintjob against the backdrop of a dark forest.\n\nFred: It is a dark and long road, gang,\n Crystal lake is only a half mile from\n here.\n We must trek on foot,... | 1 | |
[WP] Turns out 95% of the Earth's population are actually just advanced cyborgs. You learn this as they all shut down simultaneously and you are part of the 5%. | [
"\"Damn it's hot\" I groaned.\n\n\"Well then hurry up already!\" she said, pushing on my back to speed my purposeful shuffle to the car.\n\n\"Jesus girl, you're even more hyper than usual. You still ain't tired of that pool yet? We could go to a different one for once.\".\n\n\"No. The other pools don't have a slide... | 3 | |
[WP] A demon chooses to randomly possess you. The demon assumes you will be an easy target to make do evil things, but it turns out you're already an extremely evil minded person. You end up using the demon instead of the demon using you. | [
" \n\n\"Hello\"\n\n \n\n\n\nAasmon stopped mid thrust as the curious whisper brushed up against his mind, turning his head about the room in shock. Before him, the pastors girl squirmed and looked up at him adoringly.\n\n\"What are you doing?,\" she murmured. \"Don't stop.\" Her fingers gripped hi... | 2 | |
[WP] Monsters are considered a myth - But the United States Postal Service knows better. Delivering the mail is just a front to find, track, and hunt down terrible monsters before they can harm the public. It's a rookie Mail carrier's first day on the job - and shit's already hitting the fan. | [
"\"I quit!\" I scoffed, upon hearing the vicious laughter echoing behind the tall, intricately carved doors. \n\nI stood there for a minute, tightly gripping my bag of \"letters\", ready to lasso anything that comes at me. Silence. Eerie. \n\n\"That's all I remember before you guys showed up.\" I mumbled toward the... | 2 | |
[WP] Xirkanos the Vile has followed the Evil Overlord List so thoroughly that most thought him a great philanthropist before he took over the world. What did you, his trusted lieutenant, do to deserve the Viscounty of New Zealand? | [
"The answer was quite simple, really. I'd survived.\n\nIt had started back in the early days of the campaign, before we had even reached this strange, magic-less plane called Earth. We had been on a conquest of the Underdark then, and Xirkanos had just hired some \"adventurers\" to further his plans.\n\nIt...didn't... | 1 | |
[WP] A real Magician never reveals his trick. NEVER. | [
"A real magician never reveals their secret. NEVER. A code to live by, which has never been hard for me because I don't actually know the secret to my magic. I've been able to do magic forever, but I first realized it in 6th grade when I threw a toad at Jimmy McNulty. He was a huge bully and I remember thinking... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a king, and you can decide what is 'in' and what is 'out'. People despise what is 'out', and very much desire what is 'in'. | [
"You walk up to the balcony, the roaring crowd dims, loudly you proclaim \" the rebels arrrrrrre OUT\" while adorning a big pouty face and two, count'em, two thumbs down. \" And I am innnn\" delivering the final decree with a cheeky smile and big foam finger guns\". Needless to say the crowd goes nuts",
"It was i... | 3 | |
To clarify the obvious, you are not a vet. | [WP]You are a doctor, employed by the mob for when they need confidential medical attention. One day when they call you in, they have an unexpected patient: The Boss's Cat. | [
"The don fell to his knees at my feet. He was a mess. His normally slicked hair spiked and twisted anxiously, and it was clear he’d been crying.\n\nThe don whipped his gaze up, his puffy eyes meeting mine. “Please doc, you’ve gotta help Chaw-ly. You’ve gotta. He’s a good kitty.”\n\nI looked at him, puzzled. “Kitty?... | 1 |
[WP] "Burn" jokes can actually hurt people. Weak jokes may cause some slight redness. A strong "burn" might cause blistering and third degree burns. Roasts are a popular bloodsport. A conscientious protester shocks the world with the first ever self-immolation. | [
"The arena crawled with anticipation.\n\n\"Leafy you're up!\"\n\nA scrawny pale chinless man made his way to the microphone.\n\n\"I am literally a bad person who should stop making fun of others for they're passions and opinions.\"\n\nA massive bright light covered the continent. Billions dead. The fire is still r... | 1 | |
[WP] In an alternate universe, when humans die, they behave much like trees - their corpses stand straight up and are rooted to the earth for hundreds of years to come. | [
"\"So... That's your father, right?\"\n\n\"Uh huh.\"\n\n\"How did he die again?\"\n\n\"Stabbed himself here, you can still see the knife\"\n\n\"You ever found out why he did it?\"\n\n\"No.\"\n\n\"You ever want to know why?\"\n\n\"Not really.\"\n\n\"Do you think it's because he hated me?\"\n\n\"Stop asking so many q... | 1 | |
[WP] turns out Bruno mars is a celestial being who landed on earth and took a living to it. Bruno Jupiter and Bruno Saturn just landed and are looking to start some trouble | [
"It all started one month ago. Two asteroids racing past earth were detected by NASA. Nothing strange. However, things started to go wrong when they made a B-line straight for earth, and despite their erratic movement, NASA deiced that they weren't all that dangerous. They just assumed a massive discharge of gas ch... | 1 | |
[WP] Pseudosciences are real | [
"Derek stood outside the shelter. The doors were triple sealed behind him. His gear was double sealed.\n\nNo chances. Not today.\n\nHis parents had arranged to trade his younger brother and a large drum of fuel to a group that lived not far off, as payment for their third daughter's hand. She came with a she-goat t... | 1 | |
[WP] You walk back into your apartment after forgetting your phone to see a person who looks exactly like you standing in your apartment. They stare at you and mutter, "You weren't supposed to come back yet". | [
"I walked back into the apartment after forgetting my phone. There I found a person who looked exactly like me standing in my apartment. She stared at me and muttered- “You weren’t supposed to come back yet.”\nI looked at her, she was smiling, a bit confused. She wasn’t expecting me so soon. I went back in time. \n... | 8 | |
[WP] "You were supposed to stop me," he whispered to the grave before him. | [
"Standing in the rain, head bowed, no one could see the rage on your face or your knuckles turning white as you clenched your fists. It had been three months since your victory and the death of the one person that truly knew you. \n\n \n\n \"I was tired Andrew. I couldn't keep fighting.\" came a ghostly... | 6 | |
[WP] In an alternate timeline the Europeans never sailed to the Americas allowing the Aztec Empire to flourish and spread North; centuries later the first European explorers make landfall in the Americas. | [
"Day One\n\nAfter a harrowing journey across a living ocean, that threatened to kill us at every moment, the vibrant smears of deep green forest caused an uproar among the passengers and crew. Even though we were still a days worth of sailing out from land, people stood and looked out, imagining a place that wasn't... | 2 | |
[WP] Luck is a real thing, governed by a divine being who is so incredibly bored, they decided to pick the most arbitrary actions people take in order to decide who to bestow their blessings upon. | [
"I stood in awe of this divine God \n\nSo childish, wild, sporadically odd \n\nHe waved his arms, in frantic spurs\n\n\"Bad luck for him, good luck for her-\" \n\n\"Congrats you're rich, too bad you're poor!\" \n\nHe danced around plucking the air \n\nLike playing on instruments without a care \n\n\"Mint chocolate ... | 1 |
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