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I know at least one person wanting to make a continuation to their story in the future. They can either request for it to be moved to its own thread, Or I will just edit their first story to include a link to their next story.
JULY 6TH CONTESTANTS STORIES BELOW
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TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN
Written By Zuul
Episode 1
Zuul had just finished his undergraduate studies at the Galacticia -
that's how institutions of higher learning are called in Mars, as they
provide knowledge centered on this Galaxy, not the whole Universe, as
a University would imply. It was time for him to perform civil service
for the planet. His mission was simple: travel to Earth and take some
notes on the current inhabitants, specifically life that stands at the
"top of the food chain", an expression his professors taught him is used
to describe inter-species relations in that planet.
When his spaceship was approaching the planet, something strange
happened. All the blackness of space became white for a moment, then
black again, then blue. He had hit what he much later learned that
Earthlings call a "Time Warp", and somehow ended up somewhere,
sometime, in the middle of the some sea... Fortunately the ship contained
inflatable rafts for the eventuality of ending up in liquid rather than
solid portions of a planet. Thus, he boarded one, checked that the
coordinates still indicated the third planet of the Solar System, and
proceeded to look for signs of life.
Fish, water,... dolphins, more water,... seagulls,... land ho! Zuul
accosted, took some notes about coordinates, temperature, pressure and
proceeded inland... but not for long, as this was in fact just a tiny
island, inhabited only by apparently minor life forms, which he observed
from a distance. He used some of this ESP abilities from a distance but
found that none of them posed significant resistance, and thus decided
to go back to the boat - anything that can be confused using effortless
mental powers at a distance is definitely not at the "top of the food
chain" indeed.
Water, fish,... more water,... and behold! a magnificent speciment of
local life surges from the depths and proceeds to attack! After a moment
to get his bearings, Zuul tries different mental powers on the creature,
which resists and persists! Concentrating his mental powers on the
surrounding waters, he then manages to give shape to a large Elemental.
The creature from the depths is distracted by this apparition long
enough for the Martian to make his escape, not before gathering some
basic data in a rush.
Report from 1st visit (excerpt):
top of the food chain: large swimming animals, capable of stealthy
behavior underwater; two eyes, large mouth, powerful tail, capacity to
eject water from the backside
It's safe to say that his peers, who had some knowledge of the planet
already, were not too happy with his "discoveries" once he managed to
make it back to Mars, and thus he was assigned for further education,
prior to being sent to Earth again, now with the specific task of
studying the behavior of... "humans"
A Stranger In A Strange Land
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Many moons ago, there was an Indian maiden named Mia ShadowWalker. It is said she was as kind as any maiden in any tribe around. It is also said to see her was to lose your heart, as she was the most beautiful maiden anyone had ever seen. Yet, for all her kindness and all her incredible good looks came a curse. She was cursed with insatiable curiosity. Ever did she question, and never was she satisfied. As a byproduct of her curiosity was wanderlust. Mia was always poking into things, and ever wandering farther away from the beaten path in search of the unknown and the unexplained.
One day while exploring out amongst the wild grasslands, Mia accidently passed through a time rift. She then found herself in a strange and wondrous new place that sparked her imagination and appealed to her curiosity. She would find out much later that she had traveled into the elven forests. It would long remain one of her favorite places, and her son would one day bare an elven name as a result. It was there, in the medieval dimension that she met a time traveler embarked on a quest as a knight in King Arthur's service.
Once more, Mia's curious nature overtook her. In this case, she found herself intrigued by the complex and sometimes contradictory actions of her companion. The knight would use strange combinations of cunning, magic, technology, and even every-day items to accomplish his goals. Sometimes he'd be care free as a child, and other times so intensely focused on something that he'd scare her. Despite this, she found herself falling in love little by little, day by day as she followed him around, exploring the lands and trying to figure this conundrum of a knight out.
Thus it was, Valen came to be. How now? You're surprised? Doubt not. The knight was equally taken by the fair Mia. Had I not told you of her beauty and grace? Surely you figured out by her curious disposition that she was equally intelligent. How then could he not be smitten? Ah, it was a romance for the story books. There was travel, adventure, danger, her endless curiosity, and always his quest. But as with all things, time brought change. His quest completed. Their baby arrived and Mia wished to settle down to raise him and have more. Her adventuresome time traveling knight couldn't seem to settle down for long.
One day, Mia's husband didn't come home as expected. Nothing seemed to work to locate her husband or what had happened to him during his final mission. Methods occult, high-tech and magical alike proved equally unfruitful.
It is from hence a young Indian brave name Valen came. Raised in the ways of his mother's heritage, playing day-to-day in his youth with the elves of the forest, and taught at King Arthur's Court the ways of chivalry, combat, and magic, he gained a background as rich as it was varied. He also grew up cursed by insatiable curiosity and wanderlust.
As one might imagine, his mother's pursuit has become his own - to find his lost father or what became of him. If ill fortune was from malicious hand, he has sworn justice will be done. In all else, He seeks knowledge, peace, and slaking of that endless curiosity - at least for a short moment. To these ends, he follows the winds and rifts of time where so ever they may take him.
So ends this tale, so much as any can be said to end when it is yet on-going. When you too wander all lands and seek amongst all peoples, then maybe too your path will cross thus. Yarns become very tangled indeed when you hop between dimensions and find yourself a stranger in a strange land, but every good adventure must start somewhere, and no one gets anywhere in life without venturing somewhere outside their comfort zone. So the next time you take a step, be it familiar, new, or hesitant, take a moment to take a deep breath and pray, as you never know where the next might take you.