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[WP] The protagonist wants to destroy the world, while the antagonist wants to rule it. | [
"So like, the protagonist wants to put everyone out of their misery and the antagonist wants to enslave everyone to his/her purpose? Intereseting I guess, 2 sadistically evil people fighting each other for their own crazy moral sensibilty. In my opinion, it would make sense if the ending were them both killing each... | 1 | |
[WP] In a world of superpowered beings, you're the only powerless human. One day you wake up and fine every single person is terrified of you. | [
"What's that smell? I'm still half asleep, stumbling to my feet before I trip over last night's half finished pizza box. The fall wakes me up and reminds me that my head is still pounding after three straight days. As I start climbing back to my feet, I feel this intense heat against my face. I lift my eyes and see... | 5 | |
[WP] A governmental big brother system calculates your "averageness" through a variety of variables. Once a year, it is legal to kill the most average person. You have been chosen | [
"When the announcement came out on the television, I was excited to see my project in its first year of deployment. This was my moment, they said it would be all over the news tonight. I had worked for years to put together the algorithm to find the most average people in the world. I hadn't been to the gym since t... | 1 | |
My idea was that the Joker was Batman from another universe who ended all crime. Not even Jaywalkers were left. With his entire life devoted to a goal he met he went insane from boredom and lack of purpose.
Then I thought not everyone might think thats a good plot how about just simplifying it and let them figure out the details | [WP] Batman learns the Joker is actually Bruce Wayne. | [
" Batman stepped forward, watching as the Joker came towards him. \"Your times up, Joker.\" He said, \"There's no running away.\" The Joker continued to step closer to Batman, pulling a knife from under his coat.\n\n\"I've got to give it to you,\" Joker said, \"We've both outdone ourselves on this one. The only thi... | 1 |
[WP] Much like night at the museum, everything in Disneyland comes to life at night. | [
"Penny's legs hurt as she squeezed them tighter underneath the chipped plastic treasure chest. It was getting quieter in the park at this stage and the carts on the roller-coaster were emptier. She giggled softly to herself, trying to keep hidden from any park employee, she wasnt just a little smug at having hidden... | 1 | |
[WP] You've been calling your SO's phone once a week for 3 years to hear their voice once more after they perished in a car accident. One day, their prerecorded message changes, and what it says horrifies you. | [
"One might believe three years is long enough to move on. I haven't saddened myself with their thought in too long a time to remember. The accident, the funeral, our families constantly reminding me of my worth to them, all finally done. As to our agreement, all proceedings had been held at our house. Only our hous... | 3 | |
[WP] A girl falls in love with someone on a subway. What she doesn't realize is that person is riding the subway for the last time. | [
"Friday. Night. The tube. It is definitely one of the most interesting places, in which you can find yourself. The compartment is nearly empty. With exception of a girl. And a boy. Oh boy, and doesn’t it sound like a redundant, verbose love story already? During one of the long strings of thoughts and daydreaming,... | 3 | |
[WP] In our world there are 'Painters', people who can change the entire landscape of Earth as if it were a canvas. Places like Antartica and the Sahara Desert are examples of different paintings. One day, in the centre of America, a black void emerges from an unknown Painter. | [
"For the first time in my entire life, I found myself totally and utterly stumped. And I'd seen it all, you know. I was there when the Ancient Egyptians raised their first pyramid from naught but heavy sandstone bricks; after watching their slaves die in droves, I decided to help them, painting stones from thin a... | 1 | |
[WP] In a world of heroes,You have the ability to see the flaw/weakness in everything, & know the best way to defeat it, allowing you to overcome any obstacle.But you are a depressed nihilistic mess with nothing to challenge you. until the day you meet a mysterious girl who is seemingly flawless. | [
"\"What...is your name?\" I asked slowly, my mind still trying to wrap around this impossible girl. She turned to me and smiled, her long black hair with red highlights, perfectly muscled yet still beautiful body, and strange, gothic outfit creating a near blindingly perfect silhouette against the suddenly setting ... | 1 | |
[WP] Most people have a shoulder angel and devil advising them. You have a shoulder robot and Elder God. | [
"#Purpose\n\n \n\nAt the age of thirteen everyone is said to get a physical manifestation of good and evil on their shoulders. One for good and one for evil. It is said that depending on the personality of the individual, those manifestations can be different.\n\n \n\nI've always wondered who I am... | 7 | |
[WP] You and the rest of your infantry battalion are stuck in the middle of a mimefield. Describe your experiences. | [
"\"If we come to a mimefield, our infantry attacks exactly as it were not there.\"\n\nThese were the words the General had issued before the march today, and at the time it hadn't seemed like it would be that bad. The sun was out, just a few clouds in the sky, and long, long expanses far as the eye could see. We'd ... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake up just to find yourself in another persons body, you have all memories so you go on a journey to find yourself just to find out you died yesterday. | [
" This is real, I don't care if you believe me or not but I'm typing from this \"Hannah\" girls laptop currently on a train back to California. My story is...kind of insane and will sound fake, hell I don't believe it but when I pinch myself it hurts so I don't know what to think. \n\n All I know is it feels real... | 1 | |
[WP] write for the most twisted and cruel character possible. | [
"June 10 2016\n\nMy name is Dr. Nikhil Roy. This is an experiment. I want to see how to psychologically break someone with a lasting effect. So I'm recording this. I want to keep track of every step. I chose not to seek volunteers, this way the data is unaffected. I have decided to put on a mask and voice modulater... | 1 | |
[WP] you come to gain super strength and invulnerability, and have been using your powers to better humanity. But one day you come to realize that every time you've been shot, stabbed or harmed, it's some random person that instead receives the damage. Do you continue being humanity's champion? | [
" It's been ten years and I find this out now? I believe I'm helping people but is it worth it? The next person my injuries bounce to could be someone I love,could be a doctor that cures cancer. I don't want to hurt someone trying to save someone else, thats why I'm making a public announcement at the United Natio... | 1 | |
[WP] You are being stalked by a girl. | [
"**This story is based on an experience I had with a girl once. Some liberties are taken.**\n\nHow can she not be trusted? Sure, she is a tad odd and has her ticks, but she is a nice person. Her outlook on the world is just different from you is all. She's alright deep down inside and you know it. She'd never do an... | 1 | |
[WP] "So, explain to me how magic isn't real," said the wizard. | [
"\"I don't know a spell to make you have an orgasm, ma'am,\" the wizard said. \"I don't think such a crass thing exists.\"\n\n\"Well of course it doesn't,\" the barfly replied. \"Because magic doesn't exist.\"\n\nSelena didn't have enough money to pay for her next drink. She made this one count. The wizard wasn't a... | 1 | |
[WP] You live in a world where your activity when you are asleep is determined by a code script you write. Then one night, you were hacked. | [
"\"Look, every night has been the same for the last... fifteen years. I go to bed, and my mind just goes through the video-feed of the day, picking up on things I wouldn't normally notice. I basically relive the day, but focusing on the details that had gone unnoticed. I used this to get insight into the people aro... | 1 | |
[WP] A smooth talking con-artist wizard can't cast spells, but can convince everybody around him that he's all-powerful. | [
"\"He comes around here often,\" the old man explained, \"I can only warn you travellers not to trust him as that is my duty.\"\n\n\"What does he look like?\" Asked a member of the audience. \n\n\"He wears a red hat and a black cape, he is cleanly shaven and youthful. His charms precede his looks, but don't be fool... | 1 | |
[WP] Your significant other is a serial killer, and you're her next target. The only one who knows is your corgi, and has been trying to foil her/is attempts ever since you moved in together. | [
"Fun fact I am obsessed with Columbine Massacre and my mom was best friends with Adam Lanza aka the Sandy Hook School shooter and I was so sad the day he died. He would talk to me and he still tries to find ways to connect with me he told me to start listening to Pumped Up Kicks and to read on both those stories bt... | 1 | |
Credit to /u/StrangeCharmVote for inspiration for this wp | [WP] In an alternate universe where coin flips always lands heads up, an extremely important figure makes an immensely important decision by flipping a coin on national tv as a joke... it lands tails.... chaos ensures. | [
"*Today is the day.*\n\nA tall, broadshouldered figure enters slowly from the back hallway. Impeccably dressed, the figure sported an impressive navy blue suit, a crisp, bright white shirt, and a tie redder than the blood of his enemies.\n\nThe figure ponders. He stares incessantly at his feet while they slap onto ... | 2 |
[WP] The British government begins to enforce the rule that it is treason to stop the Royal Mail doing their job. As such, postmen become the most feared people in the country. | [
"I held my breath as I walked by him, trying to take up as little space as possible, trying to pretend I didn't exist, hoping and praying to whoever the hell might've been out there that that I didn't get stopped.\n\n\"Morning\" he said as he walked towards me.\n\nFuck.\n\n\"Morning mate\" I said hurriedly as I tri... | 2 | |
[WP] You are a hero whose weapon changes based on your opponent's motivations. | [
"You drop from the ceiling amongst the small cadre of six mob thugs, several diving out of the way as your cape billows around you releasing the trapped air that slowed your descent. \n\n\"It's him!\" One of the men cries out. \"Tha...the...the guy with the weapons!\" \n\n\"I'm Bat-man...to you anyway\" you growl a... | 1 | |
[WP] The King is pregnant. | [
"\"The King is with child.\"\n\n\"Oh thank the Heavens… after the matter with the Rus prince.... well, with a man of such vile reputation one would not be surprised, albeit monstrous, to learn that he had… *damaged* Her Majesty in any way. Never trust a wife-murderer, Rusudan, I beg of you. Her Majesty, how is she?... | 2 | |
[WP] A massive and superior alien civilization has discovered Earth. They are uninterested in our resources and are genuinely altruistic. That is, until they discover the faithful companionship of our dogs and want them all for themselves. | [
"\" You won't take our dogs!!!.\" Cried an angry mob of people, at the foot of the giant alien ship.\n\n\"All your dogs belong to us\" came the reply of the monotone alien voice thru the intercom of their interdimensional ship.\n\n\"Like hell they are!\" Shouted a middle aged man, branding a pitchfork in one hand a... | 1 | |
[WP] Two online lovers try to unknowingly call each other from the same phone booth. | [
"This is my first attempt at a writing prompt. \n\n\n\nAs John laid in bed looking at the ceiling all he could think about was Jenny. \n\nIn 2014 Jenny and John met on a dating website designed for online dating. They've been together for three years now, well dating for three years. They still haven't ever met in ... | 1 | |
Inspired by [this comment](https://www.reddit.com/r/MaliciousCompliance/comments/6785zu/okay_have_it_your_way/dgp223j)
Credit to /u/drdeadringer for the concept.
Play loose with it as much as you want. | [WP] Some houses are haunted by murderers, psychopaths, and torture enthusiasts. Yours appears to be haunted by a mechanic. | [
"Oh mercy. What is that noisy shitcan? It sounds like a giant damned chainsaw! Oh shit, he's slowing down. Please no. Please don't- he did. He's in the driveway. At least I can't hear it anymore. Let's get a look at the new housemate, I guess. Wait, why am I taking the stairs? Dead since '87, and I still walk down ... | 4 |
[WP] You are in the prime of your life – excelling in something you are passionate about and everyone you love is doing well. Then you started falling down very often in weird manners – landing chin first when normal-functioning humans instinctively halt their fall with their hands. | [
"Huntington Disease. A real live fucking death sentence after all the fucked up shit I've done and gotten away with. \n\nHuntington Disease. A real live fucking excuse for why I constantly do the dumb shit i do. \n\nHuntington Disease. A life with an expiration date. \n\nFuck, that's what i was born with. That's wh... | 1 | |
[WP] Everyone has a watch that tells them how much time they have until they die. Halfway through a flight across the Atlantic, everyone's watch goes down to 10 minutes. | [
"\"Sir we have checked the luggage compartment, and all the passengers, we can't find the cause.\"\n\n\"Well keep searching, all the systems in here are fine and I've locked down the cabin, no one is getting in or out. In 30 seconds we will know if this is some sort of sick hoax or not.\"\n\n\"3 minutes sir, but we... | 1 | |
[WP] A group of teenagers uses their pointless superpowers to become supervillains. | [
"The eraser slowly rose about two inches, moved to hover over Becky's cup of water, and dropped with a tiny *plop*. David sighed, releasing his focus, and immediately began laughing maniacally in the middle of History. The entire class turned in their seats to look at him, prompting his laughter to die off into an ... | 1 | |
[WP] A person is aware the whole time that they're a cliché in a horror movie situation. | [
"I know better than to go into the woods. I mean, there's an eerie fog snaking out of it for fuck's sake. And it's cold. So cold. What I should do is go back to the cabin and hide. Call the police. My mom. Anyone. But no, I ignore the menacing string music and take timid steps into the oppressing trees. A twig snap... | 2 | |
[WP] Explain the color yellow to a blind person | [
"Yellow is the feeling of sun on your skin on a warm day. Yellow is the taste of a lemonade with just a little too much sugar in it. Yellow is the smell when you spin of a field of daisies with your arms out, breathing in deeply. Yellow is the sound of your mom singing \"you are my sunshine, my only sunshine\" to y... | 1 | |
[WP] The two best fencers in the world are about to compete to determine who is more skilled. One can see possible futures, while the other experiences dilated time. | [
"Randolph wiped the sweat from his brow and took a deep breath, straining to see what was next. A quick thrust should do the job, anything else would fall flat. \n\n\"Hrrrfffh!\"\n\nThe post sank straight into the ground as he'd foreseen. He swiped up his rusted post hole digger and looked over at his opponent. La... | 1 | |
[WP] The life of a computer owned by a famous screenwriter. | [
"Dear Writer,\n\nIt's me, your computer. I know you probably don't think I'm special.\n\nYou used to create entire worlds using me.\n\t\nNow you’re gone.\n\t\nPeople adore the movies you write. They clap, they cheer, they give you awards and talk about how you’re a young *genius*. You smile and try to act humble bu... | 1 | |
[WP] Tell the story of the writing prompts that never got a story. | [
"The rain splattering on top of the house sounded like small rocks falling from a cliff. The distant sound of water dripping into an already half full pan reminded Graham of the newly found leaks in his house. Pushing back from his computer desk he wiped the sweat from his brow and removed his glasses before gently... | 1 | |
[WP] In an attempt to fit in you take one of those silly online quizzes about yourself that everyone is posting on Facebook. The results are...unexpected. | [
" I had a boring life but kinda fucked it up somehow, I don't even know how this happened. It was a boring day so I decided to take a [quiz](http://www.ctv.ca/TheFlash/Articles/February-2015/flash_personality_quiz) , it was a flash character quiz. I went through the questions honestly and got Caitlin Snow, cool she... | 1 | |
[WP] You trip and fall in front of the mirror, while getting up you notice your reflection isn't getting up | [
"The first time Lucas saw him was during a mission, a client had requested his teams help to take care of an enemy. The target was in an old house. The floorboards creaking with every step Lucas took. Lucas Had reached the top of the stairway signalling his team to stay on the bottom floor. The hallway had three do... | 1 | |
[WP] The ghost of your childhood friend comes back to "haunt" you 10 years after their death, but they don't really know why and they entrust you to help them find out. | [
"\"Hey... you,\" Joe said. \n\nJoe finally felt ready to have a conversation. After he had gotten all of the screaming, yelling, running away and wetting himself out of his system. He felt that was perfectly understandable, given the circumstances. After all, how often does someone walk through your wall and start ... | 1 | |
I bet it's awkward... | [WP] You are the main character, who has just finished the long and arduous quest to try to solve the problem of the plot. But when you return, you find that it had sorted itself out the day after you left. | [
"Swalorth's Bane- the mystic sword- is heavy in my hands as the trail passes by painstakingly underfoot. It is heavy with the sleepless nights, heavy with the fear and hunger, and most of all heavy with all of the lives that had been lost in the quest to obtain the damned blade. It's entire being radiates an aura o... | 1 |
[WP] God finally implements "the more you suffer, the greater your reward" on Earth. The Devil sees an opportunity, and becomes a life coach. | [
"\"The grass is always greener on the other side,\" Michael said to the devil, El Diablo himself. \n\n\"Sure it is,\" the devil said. \"That's why you should never take a peak! But since we find ourselves under these *glorious* new regulations, you can tell exactly how many shades greener it will be by looking at t... | 1 | |
[WP] Everyone in every galaxy would fear you.If your name wasn't Sprinkles. | [
"Standing at a towering height, chipped front tooth, hair that looked like he'd been in a fight with scissors (and that the scissors won), pants ripped, not for fashion, but what looked like scratches that went from the knee to the ankle diagonally, no shirt on-he was terrifying to say the least. \n\nIf there wasn'... | 3 | |
[WP] "You're a robot!" Exclaimed a man passing by. "Negative, mammal" you drone, as you propel him over rail of the bridge. The 5th of the night. You scratch your blocky metallic head, "how do they know?" | [
"Master would not have sent me on a mission that is not possible. He has created me in the image of his “best imaginary friend”, and he has used all of the tools of his father to perfect me. All my mission entails is to blend in, escape notice, and retrieve his preferred dinner of seared pork flesh. I will not fail... | 1 | |
[WP] In my defense, I was left unsupervised. | [
"The room is small and bare, sterile. It's what you expect from the average interrogation room. The walls are cement bricks smothered in this pale yellow beige, which I've always associated with accounting, \"What's your five year plan?\", and too much make up. Metal desk, bright halogen lights, cork tile ceiling, ... | 9 | |
[WP] You discover that when you make your kid sister laugh, she can see visions of the future. The harder you make her laugh, the longer and clearer the visions become. | [
"\"Tickle, tickle, tickle!\" \n\nMy kid sister laughs and laughs and laughs. Finally I stop at look at her curiously. \"Well?\"\n\nShe makes a sad face and shakes her head. \"Sorry, big bro. You failed the test.\"\n\nI'm about to cry, when she says, \"Hey, I think I can help. Tickle me again.\"\n\nAnd so I do. \"Ti... | 1 | |
[WP] A league of super-villians from an alternate universe has decided to kill every version of you, their arch enemy in their universe. Now a group of alternate-universe you's has arrived to protect you. You are revealed to be the only version of yourself without super powers. | [
"My cell phone rings. It's a number outside of my contacts list but from my city and state. Part of me wants to ignore it, but what if it's my wife and she lost her phone? Could be an emergency. \n\n\"Hello?\" \n\n\"Is this James?\" The voice asks. There's something familiar about it but I can't place it.\n\n\"Yeah... | 7 | |
[WP] After humans are wiped out by ......... it takes 1000's of years before a human like species appears. What they find when they dig blows their mind | [
"First time writing on this subreddit so it may be a bit rambling...\n\n\nThe slow, lazy wind that meandered through the valley did little to dissipate the heat reflecting off of the rock surrounding the excavation site. Our site, labeled GC9, is one of the 10 sites scattered throughout what the Ancient Humans call... | 1 | |
[WP] You wake up one day to find yourself in the world of your dreams. But as you come to realize, you're the only one who's really 'there'. Everyone else... isn't sentient. | [
" I can live with this... I wasn't the happiest person in life and I am happy here. I was an anime fan and my favorite was Ranma 1/2, it was an easier world with no death and I wouldn't mind seeing life as the other gender so it was the perfect anime to me. I was watching the live action movie with translations a... | 1 | |
Sorry if this is stupid, I just thought of this and think it would make a good book or movie! If it's not clear, I was thinking Penny could be the name of a person or animal! | [WP] The world learns that somewhere there is a single penny that can grant them any wish. Big businesses and fanatics search desperately for it, but it was never specified that this "Penny" was a coin. | [
"It was very late when I finally pulled into my driveway, after another long shift. I rummaged for my keys, contemplating what sad meal I could make for myself before falling asleep on the couch. As I reached for the handle, it turned on its own, and there she stood. Words always failed me when I tried to describe ... | 5 |
[WP] 200,000 years ago a prophet laid out a road map for human civilization in a series of sealed prophecies. It is your turn to read the next prophecy when you realize the box is empty. | [
" Staring down into an empty box I held in my gasp. The box was empty. The crowd in front of me was expecting a direction from the past. I decided to not let them down, a direction from the present was alot better than no direction at all. \n\nThe prophecy says \" we have been through ages of stone , metal, and co... | 1 | |
[WP] You live your life out of chronological order, your mind being transported across time at various points. You're always looking for clues and leaving some behind for another past or future version of you that may take your place at any moment. You manage to keep this a secret from most people. | [
"I fold todays newspaper and place it on my bedside next to my list of friends which seems to get samller with every jump. As i dose off i wonder where and when ill wake up. I just hope ill know the pin to my phone.\n\nI wake with an unfimalliar presence next to me.\n\"Hey honey, did you sleep well?\" I hear as i c... | 2 | |
[WP] A church claiming to be dedicated to the true god of America, "The Almighty Dollar," has opened in your town. You decide to check out a service. | [
"\"Welcome! Welcome, one and all,\" the preacher said, guiding the people into the building for the afternoon service. So far, nothing seemed unusual... Just your average brick and mortar. No stained glass. No tormented souls carved into the walls. No little cups of juice being passed around by someone smiling a li... | 1 | |
[WP] You live in a world where everybody has the ability to quicksave in life, except they keep aging normally independent of saves. One day, you're approached by a stranger who in the blink of an eye has aged years before you. | [
"Michael came to Sanctuary after he saw the effects of Quicksave destroy his family before his eyes. He remembers the day his father continued a stream of consciousness for 4 hours, sitting with him on the roof of their old home. He confessed his demons of times that hadn't happened, yet. Each hour his voice be... | 2 | |
[WP] There's an island at the bottom of the well | [
"\"There's an island at the bottom of the well,\" I said.\n\nThe boy's ears perked up and he put down the stick he was using to beat my leg.\n\n\"An island? You're lying!\" He wanted me to believe that, but I could tell by the look in his eyes his boyish lust for adventure was in full bloom.\n\n\"No, I'm definitely... | 2 | |
[WP] Humanity finally ascends and joins an intergalactic community of alien lifeforms; turns out, they're all tiny. | [
"I stood before the tribunal, ready to make my argument for mankind's inclusion in the Federation of Star Systems. The representatives from each race stood stone-faced at their podiums, ready for the meeting to begin. \n\nThey would have been imposing if they weren't so darn cute.\n\n\"Very well,\" the translator i... | 1 | |
[WP] To the hero, you're a powerful super villain who will stop at nothing to take over the world. In reality you're a hardworking successful business man who's occasionally stalked by a delusional homeless man who keeps gate crashing your business meetings and family gatherings. | [
"\"Listen, Frank --\"\n\n\"I'm not Frank! I'm Captain Adonis!\" the crazed man shouts.\n\nDr. Lincoln sighs dejectedly. \"You're not Captain Adonis, and I'm not Doctor Catastrophe. I'm Sam Lincoln, I run Lincoln Pharmaceuticals.\"\n\nLather builds around the old man's lips, and he shakes his head vigorously. He see... | 5 | |
I messed up the title, the luckiest person and the unluckiest person in the world get married their kid is the most karmicly neutral person in the world | [WP] The luckiest person and the unluckiest person in the world, their kid is the most karmicly neutral person in the world | [
"“How are you doing back there, honey?” my mom said, glancing back from the driver’s seat.\n\n“I’m alright, mom. When are we stopping for dinner?”\n\n“Soon, sweetie,” she said, sharp blue eyes on the road. “It’s another hour to the next town, and we’ll stop there to eat. I’ve booked a hotel this time, so we should ... | 1 |
[WP] You're a successful hitman in a world inhabited by wizards and witches, but you can't use magic. | [
"As I followed Jim down the dark hallway, I spotted Bart out of the corner of my eye. Wanderlasts greatest wand wielder. \"Death to all nuphelims\" I shout and fired my sig sauer. As I fire, Caroline comes running up behind me and swings her blade at my firing arm. I dodge. The bullet misses and strikes Ben. Jim ca... | 4 | |
[WP] There's a new 24/7 TV programme that broadcasts the POV of a random person on earth every 10 minutes. | [
"The screen flickers and shows black, just like it has for the previous ten minutes. An outline of a dark bedroom can be seen for a few moments, but then all goes dark again. \n\n\"This is a complete disaster! How could this have happened!!!\"\n\n\"We're looking into it sir, it must have been a miscalculation by th... | 1 | |
[WP] After 25 years, a middle aged former drug dealer is trying to get back into the game. But all the damn kids and their newfangled slang have changed. | [
"10 pounds of dope was sure to get me that launch I needed. Johnny Bucks was back, baby. I tried to make it right, tried to play the game straight, but those fucking crooks on Wall Street, in Congress, fuckin' LAPD all go so far out of their way to fuck the little guy, so here I am. Rollin' in as much lettuce as I ... | 1 | |
[WP] The world is divided in two: one part depends on modern technology and electricity while the other part still depends on magic and castle walls. | [
"\"This is not a drill. Jump incursion in 5...\"\n\nAlexia wondered what all the fuss was about. Initial scans revealed the other side of the planet had no technology present.\n\n\"... 2...\" the countdown continued.\n\nTaking a breath, she turned her incursion console on and waited to see her targets.\n\n\"Jump co... | 2 | |
[WP] It's 2023 and NASA has recently confirmed that there is a large unknown continent between Africa and South America. You were selected to join a brigade of individuals in exploring the continent. Your plane has just landed in this New World. | [
"They decided to name it Atlantis, how original considering it basically risen from the ocean overnight.\n\nI figured that going to a newly discovered continent couldn't hurt too bad and might actually turn out to be fun. It also helped that I was getting paid by the truckload to go, so there were some upsides.\n\n... | 1 | |
[WP] In a parallel universe, humans have evolved to learn by an osmosis-like process. One in a million children are born with out this osmosis gene. You are one of these children. | [
"\n\"Danny, you're taking too much in! Your brain can't handle that amount yet!\" Evelyn shouted. \n\nDanny didn't respond. He was leaning forward in his chair, arms outstretched with his fingers touching four separate books. His eyes were wide and unblinking and mouth slightly agape. \nEvelyn grabbed his arm and t... | 1 | |
If you chose to die it will not be held against you in any way. You have 10 minutes to decide and the person does not speak again despite your queries. You don't know why, but you are absoloutely certain this is real and the person is telling the truth. What do you do and what happens in the next three years of you life? | [WP] You wake to a pitch black room with only an androdgenous person dressed in an orange suit visible. You're told that you're not dead but will be if you so choose. If you decide to live, you & possibly your family will go through unspeakable horror(s) until your death. | [
"\"Alright, end me.\"\n\n\"You can't be serious. You, afraid of some magical horror's you know nothing about? You, the man who was ready to brave the world, to sacrifice everything for his dream. The man who doesn't believe in an afterlife, even now. Why? You can't be serious.\"\n\n\"You involved my family.\"\n\n\"... | 1 |
[WP] Write a story about a "Rock Star" in a field other than music. The job/hobby they happen to be master of just happens to be strange and uninteresting to the general public. | [
"With a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, he eyed the canvas at his feet. He felt more at ease with a big area like this. Snatching up a can of paint and a brush, he bent over and began to whip and whirl the stick. He enjoyed the feeling of intimate comfort of the painting being on the floor rather than a wall... | 1 | |
[WP] You are last in line at the superpower store and you get the one that no one wanted. | [
"\"Here it is.\" \n\n\"I don't get to choose?\" I said \"I thought we got the choice.\"\n\n\"Normally, yes.\" He leaned forward \"But it's the last one, just be lucky you're not gonna be a normie.\"\n\nI sighed \"Which one is it, then?\"\n\n\"Eh... Well...\" He laughed \"It's not the best one, that's for sure.\"\n\... | 2 | |
[WP] How did we learn of aliens? An errant missile from an ancient war a galaxy away blew the moon apart. | [
"You know how old people remember 9/11? That was their big thing? I remember the moon crash. Happened in 2030, when I was 18. I was looking at it myself. A lot of people just saw the video and from their angle, yeah, it went slow. But the moon is a fucking orb. \n\nI saw an immediate explosion. The moon became a cr... | 1 | |
[WP] When God created the world, he included many easter eggs that until today remained undiscovered. | [
"I created the world because I was bored. It's even in the bible somewhere, probably. The game was to see how long it would take them to figure out four specific things. Satan bet me 20 schmeckles it would take them 2,500 years after I sent Jesus before they could do it. \n\nThe first three were all easy; humans ca... | 1 | |
[WP] After a freak accident, you now only 'remember' the future and forget the past. What's your story? | [
"I will die in a hospital bed surrounded by nurses, my children and grandchildren waiting outside know what to expect. I will be 87 years old, widowed for 3 years. My husband will be the light of my life, my rock, my reason to hold on and keep living even though we won't be together. I just need to find him, I don... | 1 | |
[WP]The Devil REALLY DID make you do it...but you can't tell anyone. | [
"The weight of the gun somehow feels heavier in my arms now than any of the hundreds of times that I have handled in before. In my mind, I am well aware that this is simply impossible, but transmitting that message to my trembling arms is somehow a task that has proven far too difficult. I take a deep breath in a... | 1 | |
[WP] One does not kill a god without repercussions. | [
"It was done. \n\nBefore them lay the slowly crumbling body of god, Death, now himself to be entombed within the endless catacombs of souls he had long guarded. They, the three remaining heroes of a once hundred strong band, stood in a stunned silence, each lost in a ceaseless train of mixed emotions. \n\nAfter all... | 4 | |
[WP] you are the lead detective in a dark and grimy murder mystery. thing is, everyone else thinks they're in a completely different kind of story. | [
"The woman was trouble, I could tell. But I needed the money, and the police were being more incompetent than they usually were, if you catch my drift. Her husband was dead, and it was obvious there was foul play. Specifically, he'd made the wrong people unhappy.\n\nThe woman herself, well that was where things fel... | 1 | |
[WP] You're walking on the street one day when suddenly a painful, radio like static in your ear starts crackling. You hear a voice screaming "WAKE UP, WAKE UP NOW" and another screaming "BLOCK IT! SHUT IT DOWN IMMEDIATLY!" before everything returns to normal. | [
"It was like one of the migraines I used to get all the time when I was a kid- sudden, sharp, piercing. It bounces around in your brain before rippling down your spine, tensing up you body and doubling you over on the spot.\n\nThen, your eyes fill up with a strange light- like somehow the blinding glowing masses in... | 1 | |
[WP] You are given a chance to change your life completely, but you have to do it by saying only four words. | [
"\"John, I'll give you one chance, and one chance only. I can do what you ask, and end your pain, or I can offer you something better.\"\n\"Please, just let this all be over, I don't care how you do it. I can't do anything right anyways.\" \n\"Alright, then listen. Instead of ending it now here's the deal. Say 4 wo... | 1 | |
[WP] The main character slowly falls in love with the reader, and on the last chapter they realize that once the book closes they will die. | [
"It was after I read the last chapter when It happened.\n\nI was reading a book when I noticed whenever I finished a chapter, all the ink melted into the words \"I love you\".\n\nWhen I finished the 68th chapter though, it said \"why!? Why do you have to do this to me?!\"\n\nI finished the book. There were screams ... | 3 | |
[WP]A hacker hacks into the webcam of their crush and sees something they really shouldn't have. Now they're a witness... | [
"\nI woke up in my bathroom, not realizing where I was. Did I drink again? I stood up and washed my face in the empty sink, then took a look in the mirror. \"Hey handsome\" I said as I winked to the mirror. It felt good to do that, but I also got a flashback of when my mom saw me one time, making me feel emberassed... | 2 | |
[WP] You're a poor orphan who rummages through garbage for a living. Everything changes when you discover a journal with a mysterious symbol on the front cover, the same symbol can be seen tattooed on your right arm. | [
"\"walk, stop eat, walk stop eat, WALK STOP EAT. when am i gonna get back to the home?\" i said out loud, not bothered by stranger's glares of disapproval. \n\n\"You wanna see a real show?\" i say as i begin to take off my pants. that gets everyone going.\n\nI walk towards some 'metaphysical' shop, mostly to ask fo... | 2 | |
[WP] Make me love a character, then brutally murder them at the end of the story. | [
"Ben let another heavy sigh roll off his tongue. Stacks of paperwork covered the desk and floor. As a recently promoted attorney he had a lot to prove and taking on the biggest case the court had seen in months was proving to be a challenge. He shoved a few stray wisps of hair from his eyes and picked up the paper ... | 1 | |
[WP] This here used to be a dirt road... | [
"\"This here used to be a dirt road. Right alongside the river going down Tecumseh. It never did lead anywhere, it was etched into the soil by lost pilgrims seeking a shortcut to `Middlehouse spiritual emporium and transplant warehouse`. Ever since the event nobody walks it and nothing grows in a 15 mile radius, to... | 4 | |
[WP] And then it dawns on your character - this menial job they've been working really IS hell, they really ARE dead, and they really DO deserve to be here. | [
"“W-What?” All I could hear was a high ringing, filling up my ear, drowning out the words he was saying. I tried to grasp on to the movements of his lips but they were moving in long, slow movements. Finally, the sound returned as he blurted out loudly. “I said no fucking pickles.” The scrawny man standing in front... | 1 | |
[WP] How would the world differ if no one ever had to sleep? | [
"\"The caffeine epidemic continues to sweep the nation. Often crushed and ingested in boiled water, side effects such as increased heart-rate, anxiety, high blood pressure...\" The reporter droned, coming from the small television on the coffee table. The apartment was otherwise quiet, the only further sound coming... | 2 | |
[WP] A mysterious new virus has suddenly infected almost all of the human population on Earth. As it turns out, the virus makes the infected only feel one feeling: Slight annoyance. | [
"Click.\n\n“Join us after the break for the…”\n\nClick.\n\n“It’s the soup you can’t live without!”\n\nClick.\n\n“And today in world news a new vir-”\n\nClick.\n\n'Wait a minute, what was she saying?'\n\nClick.\n\n“Studies conducted across the globe are now indicating a new type of bacteria infecting the amygdala of... | 1 | |
[WP] Discovering a Time Capsule, you are disturbed to find a letter specifically addressed to you inside. | [
"It was not a long walk, or even a steep hill, but the ground was too uneven for him to bring his walker. His only support was a tall spade that he placed firmly into the ground before taking another step. Every inch of his body ached, but still today was a good day. Today he remembered. Every memory that had esca... | 3 | |
[WP] After 15 years your introvert childhood friend reluctantly comes to meet your other friends for the first time. After the introduction you immediately realize you're the only person who can see him. | [
"You could feel the warmth in the room as the sun crept in through the bay window, along the floor, up the side of the bed with its twisted sheets strewn about. It had been one hell of a bender last night and I could start to feel my head pounding, aching, burning lips, dry throat. Aspirin. *I need something to ... | 3 | |
[WP] Write about a jolly baker from a small simple town who has no idea there shop is a front for laundering money then give it a dark twist. | [
"\"Brenda, dear - how about those buns, love?\" With a playful slap on the bottom, Fred gave his wife a wink and carried on kneading the dough. Brenda checked on the hot-cross buns baking in the oven and gave her grinning husband a thumbs-up.\n\n\"Coming along nicely, they are.\"\n\n\"Thanks love.\"\n\nFred's foreh... | 2 | |
[WP] A Side character in a novel is getting very agitated because their survivability depends on the Main character triumphing over evil. Except, the Main Character has chosen to quit because they are currently fighting with the Narrator | [
"\"Ok, John, there has to be a way we can work this out.\" said Mike. \n\n\"No, he's a dick. I'm not doing it.\" John responded. \n\n\"Just...\"\n\n\"I said no!\"\n\nJohn slammed his hand down on the table. \n\n\"But could you tell me why?\" asked Mike. \n\n\"I mean, right there, was a perfect example! How lazy was... | 4 | |
[wp] after 100000 years of colonizing and searching space no sign of intelligent life has been found, until now.... | [
"\"The universe is still incomprehensible in size, after a hundred millenias of colonizing we've still only hit the tip of the iceberg. Warp drives? That never happened. Alien life? Not that either. The only reason we made it within 100 light year from earth was long periods of stasis. The sad part? Generations cam... | 2 | |
[WP] You are an extraordinary architect with a keen hand at construction. You have been hired by both heroes and villains to build their secret lairs. You have finally decided to bring your son/daughter into the family business. | [
"My daughter was seven years old when I saw it for the first time. I had an office where I could work in solitude, when needed, but that morning I wanted to sit at the breakfast table while my kids played on the living room floor behind me.\n\n\"Look, Honey,\" my wife said under her breath and nodding to the kids.\... | 2 | |
[WP] improvise the most random story you can come up with. It can be humorous, serious, or whatever genre you want, mix it up if you want! | [
"\"What is my existence, Dean?\"\n\nSubject 27 was speaking again, looking past the two-way mirror, into my eyes. They pierced like an ice-pick against a frozen tundra. I didn't answer, as today was isolation. The procedures for the day were to take 27 to the observation room and let her be entertained by her playt... | 2 | |
[WP] In the future, a new law is passed, deeming all forms of music illegal. A ragtag group of famous musicians now plan to overthrow the government using any means necessary. | [
"Ever hear a song that moved you to tears? How about one that made you rage? Solemnness? Yeah, I was always a fan of the blues. \n\nAround 2020 we gained some insight, no pun intended, into how music affects the brain. By we, I mean the government, and by affect the brain I mean manipulate the populace. If the leak... | 1 | |
[WP] Last night ended normally... But it is now 1:34 p.m. , local time, and the sun still hasn't risen... | [
"My name is Jullius. Before you make fun of my name, know I'm barely alive. Right now I'm on the verge of freezing to death. That is if I don't bleed to death first. It's 1:34 in the afternoon. According to my cars clock at least. Everything is moving really fast in the sky. The people on the radio are saying that ... | 2 | |
[WP] "If I had a penny every time someone asked how I got that nickname, I'd be a millionaire." | [
"A: Wouldn't that mean you've been asked the question at least a hundred million times?\n\nB: That's right.\n\n**C: How did you get your nickname?**\n\n**D: How did you get your nickname?**\n\nA: Not to call you a liar or anything, but you've got to be exaggerating.\n\nB: Not even a little bit.\n\nA: How's that pos... | 1 | |
[WP] After watching your favorite series' marathon, you end up inside the series. The main character tells you: "About time someone came to take my position." | [
" I've been into anime for a while, I didn't have posters or figures or anything but I watched a few series. Stuff like DBZ and Yu Yu Hakusho were really good but Ranma 1/2 was my favorite. I watched the series on YouTube during high school and it had been about five years so I decided to watch it again, I had to f... | 1 | |
[WP] The ritual worked. As your Dark Lord rises slowly from the ground, you realise he's not the cloven-hoofed demon prince you were hoping for, but an average twenty-something guy. 'Erm, hello,' he starts, 'I'm Lucifer... | [
"The last part of the ritual was the worst, a blood sacrifice. As I ran the sacrificial blade, jagged, curved, and sharper than anyone could imagine, across the palm of my hand I let out a whimper, and a tear almost escaped from the ducts I was trying so hard to keep it trapped in.\nAll I could think to myself was ... | 1 | |
[WP] "Never trust a survivor until you find out what they did to survive " | [
"Ever so loud with the sounds of unburdened life, the artificial environment, Forest, served as shelter for Sam. He lived in a wood cabin, and it suited him plenty. The tools he collected from the rest of the station let him uphold a certain level of comfort. His standard knife perhaps kept him the most busy, and h... | 3 | |
[WP] Most guardian angels are pretty bad at their job. Not your's. He/she is a little over protective, and does his/her job a little too well. | [
"On wings of angels wasn't just a saying in my case. She literally flew me everywhere. When I grew up in the orphanage I was the only one with a mom. When I went to prom, she danced with me when everyone thought I was weird. I guess it didn't help that no one could see her. I must have looked even more weird.\n\nI ... | 2 | |
[WP] You are talking to yourself in the mirror to psyche yourself up, but things take a turn when your reflection starts talking back to you. | [
"Alright. I got this. I can go out tonight, I can have a good time. It's no big deal... It feels like a big deal though...\n\nI should try saying this out loud, I've heard that helps. \n\n\"Alright, hey, you got this-\" \n\n\"What?\" my reflection replied. \n\nHoly shit, what the hell was that. Holy shit. Wow. Ok. ... | 1 | |
[WP] You're being tortured and interrogated by the CIA for being a spy. You're completely innocent but they think otherwise. | [
"When he immigrated to US in 2009, Singh was already put on a special list. His trip to Pakistan was suspicious enough on its own but him being a chemical engineer was a no brainer. His case was assigned to some grunt in the FBI. All his activities would be discretely monitored for his duration of stay. And he had ... | 3 | |
[WP] While fiddling with your HAM radio, you recieve a transmission, someone demanding to know where the hell "Terra Orbital Traffic Control" is and what orbit to take. | [
"The rain was coming down hard outside. Rick fiddled with the dial on the HAM radio with one hand, and pressed the working speaker of his headphones to his ear with the other. It was his duty to his country, his director had said, to root out all potential for illicit communist activity. They could corrupt democrat... | 1 | |
[WP] You find a note taped under your desk that says, "Hello from the past", you write hello back and put back under your desk. When you pull it out again there's a response. | [
"\"Hello from the Future.\" I wrote, chuckling to myself. I put it back and forgot about it. That was yesterday. I found the note again while cleaning... and it had changed.\n\n\"Wow... I wasn't expecting any response.\n\nI stare at the neat typewritten letters. I pull out my pen.\n\n\"Who are you?\"\n\nI flip the ... | 2 | |
You can be anyone affected by this decision including an elite, an elite's wife, a random dude on an island, or an uninformed farmer living far away from any burning ocean. | [WP] A group of aliens that use water instead of fossil fuels stop by Earth and offers crude oil in exchange for water. After some elites accept their offering, a miscommunication replaces ALL of Earth's oceans with flammable oil. Now, everyone is struggling to survive on a burning ball of flame. | [
"\"Don't you understand that this is the *perfect* business opportunity, Paul?\"\n\n\"But exactly how would we do it? And what is the aliens are able to replace our oil with water again,\" I asked. I've always been skeptical about whatever Mark tells me to put money into.\n\n\"For one thing, the aliens got the wate... | 1 |
[WP] Campfire legends tell of Barhun, son of the Mad King Denel, savior of Morrica in the Time of Sky-fire | [
"A motley group of rangers, woodsmen, exiled cavaliers, and a bard congregated beneath the stars in the Woods of Elaide in the country of Morrica to recite the story of Barhun the Glad, son of King Denel the Mad. King Denel was an ancient and once venerable king who sowed the seed of prosperity in Morrica before th... | 1 |
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