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• I Want to Be a Decepticon

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  I wanted to be a Decepticon.

  Most people now don’t even remember Decepticons. They were from my Grandma’s time, back in the …

• The Marauder Deception

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  The Marauders—aka the Lordun Protectorate—knew just what tack to take with us Decepti-fans. Not like that’s a surprise; our b…

• What did I learn in algebra today???????

  by madwriter108 3 months ago

  i was sitting in algebra clas one day, when my eyes met the most beautiful creature in the world: Brittany.

  Her hair was so…

• The Code

  by Aren Craig 3 months ago

  Mike was typing on his computer again. He spent all his free time typing in the dark basement of his elderly parents’ home. I…

• Marauder Boot Camp

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  So I really jumped at the chance. Didn’t have to think about it or anything. I severed my ties with remaining family and frie…

• Marauder's Lecture

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  “First things first,” he said as I got in and closed the door. “Information about our ops is on a need-to-know basis. You’re …

• Marauder's Mission

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  Not long after that, Dwayne and I were driving down a street in a small Virginia town. It was an industrial area, and there w…

• Marauder of the Heart

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  “If you can get Phil to let you into the factory, you can override the security system so that we can approach and complete t…

• Marauder Introspection

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  I’d had plenty of time to think it over. I’d even considered spilling the beans about the Marauder plot. What stopped me was …

• Marauder Mission Complete

  by Robotech_Master 3 months ago

  The second the explosions went off, shaking the factory, I was ready with my hold-out stun wand. Phil went down like a sack o…

• Gibson Inc

  by Apostrophe 3 months ago

  Ethan Gibson the CEO of Gibson Inc. He put the phone back in the cradle with an accomplished smile on his face.
  He looked d…

• Land of Confusion: Codename Forbidden Fruit

  by Jenunique 2 months ago

  A sharp whistling inside Eve’s head alerted her that she forgot to change her ringtone from the annoying “Mosquito” tone that…

• To Rebuild A Man (2)

  by kaellinn18 2 months ago

• Yesterday Girl

  by grabbingsand 2 months ago

  Sunshine flooded into the room. It collected in pools at her bare feet and washed against the nightstand.

  Quietly, she stoo…

• Clyde Corrigan

  by Seth Miller 2 months ago

  April Joyce was compelling.
  She compelled him to act.
  No matter how irrationally.
  He knew all the details except for one: ...

• The Same Old Life

  by Steve Fairweather 2 months ago

  “Phil, there you are! Everyone, welcome your new team captain Phil.” It was Tom speaking, the short, exuberant fellow that ha…

• Seeking Forgiveness

  by Steve Fairweather 2 months ago

  Each day that passed after that fateful moment was an empty void where once such beauty could have filled. It was hard for hi…

• (Brebelles Challenge) : The Little Planet that Couldn't

  by Steve Fairweather 2 months ago

  Pluto was always late.

  To be fair, he did have the farthest to travel but sometimes Neptune strayed a bit yet always managed…

• A mysterious package

  by Ridcully Calvert 2 months ago

  I ran into the house in a flat panic. Where were Angela and little Nick?

  I knew this was to good to last, those bast… “Oh,...

• Threats and Delegates

  by Steve Fairweather about 1 month ago

  I had little choice but to ignore the cry from below as the monster who now controlled the fate of my child appeared once mor…

• The Last Window

  by ZorkFox about 1 month ago

  It had been a long, tiring day, but it was the last one: the last day, the last window. After this he would move on to anothe…

• There goes that idea

  by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago

  I connected a video conference with my union rep. Bobby DeAngelo was, as usual, the picture of efficiency. He had been my rep…

• Every Advantage Possible

  by Eckhouse about 1 month ago

  “You’re not the first parent to consider this path,” the doctor reassured her. “It’s natural to want every advantage for your…

• Incentives

  by Steve Fairweather about 1 month ago

  As I watched the back of the LeSabre fade into the distance I realized it was probably for the best.

  I managed to convince h…

• Serious Misgivings [Make Me Laugh Challenge]

  by Steve Fairweather about 1 month ago

  Ewok Village
  0400 Local Time
  4 ABY, Endor’s Forest Moon

  “Chintoo, rabba tok.”
  _Thanks for coming, we’re just going to go o…

• The clouds all looked like dogs

  by JMSquire about 1 month ago

• Alone in the interim

  by Alexander McGee about 1 month ago

  Being the kind of person who would willingly convert a perfectly O.K backyard (patio, wading pool and a crappy shanty I had o…

• Ok, no more Bacon-Ranch

  by Alexander McGee about 1 month ago

  I felt conflicted as to its origins. I couldn’t decide whether it had been a normal piggy, somehow protected from the bombs y…

• Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  Roland stood in shadow and stared up at the underside of the immense castle that had floated over his town for as long as he …

• Back to the salt mines

  by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago

  The next morning I turned my Corrola into the alley behind the GlobTrak satellite office, used my remote to open the trap-doo…

• An Agent's Priority

  by Ink_n_imp about 1 month ago

  Her chest is on fire, the world is blurred around the edges. It moves against her wishes. It breathes and twists and tears at…

• Demands (Make Me Laugh Challenge)

  by kaellinn18 about 1 month ago

  The office door opened and a thin man accompanied by a young boy stepped in. “Jon! Charles! What can I do for you?” Paul aske…

• A Part Of Addison

  by Tad Winslow about 1 month ago

  Addison watches the crow chisel C-L-A-Y-T-O-N into the headstone with it’s beak and he marvels at the small bird’s resilient …

• Bagman: A Clear Blue Spike

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Up to Spec

  by Steve Fairweather about 1 month ago

  From: Fischer, Ishmael
  To: Rannigan, Frederick
  Cc: Talbot, Jim; Cevik, Marco
  Importance: High

  Subject: RE: Deploym…

• Movements Beyond Human Control

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  Feeling the churnings of my mind descend to a lower organ, I slipped into the restroom and deposited myself in a stall. My he…

• Viva La Movement!

  by John Perkins about 1 month ago

  “Hidey Ho everybody!” A high pitched voice echoed from between my legs. I leapt from the throne in terror and confusion, my p…

• Dreams of the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  _All Roland knew was the mist. It curled around his ankles like tendrils of a sentient creature. It was cold, and heavy, maki…

• Key to the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  Roland sat on the side of the mountain and pulled his legs close to his chest for warmth in the biting wind. It had been two …

• The Take

  by thebetweenspace about 1 month ago

  As the couple exited the costume store, they celebrated like jubilant eleven-year-old boys who’d just discovered their firs…

• Unplanned

  by Mike Olbinski about 1 month ago

  “No, I don’t.”

  Janine was crushed. What was she even doing here? And why did she call him Eric?

  If anything, it should have…

• Saturday Waffles [When I Grow Up Challenge]

  by Steve Fairweather about 1 month ago

  Auntie has burned the Eggos again. We assume our positions on the floor in front of the television, legs hidden under plastic…

• Visitors

  by Alexander McGee about 1 month ago

  As we walked I tried to remember where the path would have led us – if the whole end of the world thing hadn’t turned a perfe…

• Troops, what troops?

  by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago

  They hit us from every possible entrance, some body-armoured UN thugs even came bubbling out of the super secure exits in the…

• Washed Brilliance, part 2

  by Jamie Rose about 1 month ago

  playground, so fast I actually got to Jimmy B. within 1 minutes. He had been 20 feet away.
  I reached Jimmy B. and bent over, ...

• Möbius Strip: The Blind Leading the Blonde

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  “What is happening here?” Eric mused as he studied Dreanna’s pretty blonde hair.

  For the first time since The Becoming h…

• Honorable Intentions

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  “You’re an idiot.”

  “Stupid is as stupid does, as a very wise man once said.”

  “No, no…I mean only you would try to rob a pol…

• The Photograph

  by BARomero about 1 month ago

  It was the meeting I’d been waiting for my whole life.

  The Enemy ambushed my squad and was overpowering us. My unit was fal…

• It's Always the Person You Least Expect

  by ZorkFox about 1 month ago

  “Wait, wait—wait a minute, Jerry. Stop talking.” Mom never could listen straight through a story without interrupting, whethe…

• Gateway to the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  Roland simply wasn’t built for stealth. Three times now he had stumbled over a crate or nearly upended one of the small casks…

• Möbius Strip: A Tomb With a View

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  “What is this place?” Dreanna asked “It’s beautiful. I’ve never seen a city quite like it, the way it was blended into the na…

• A Beautiful Summer's Day (Make A Mixtape Based on One of Your Fav Ficleteers Challenge)

  by thebetweenspace about 1 month ago

  Ana Cristina’s alarm jolts her awake, Bono’s voice informing her that it’s A Beautiful Day. Already captivated by beauty sh…

• Stick the Landing

  by Steve Fairweather about 1 month ago

  “Those bastards! Come on now, that was just bush league,” Jen’s voice shook with anger.

  I had certainly misjudged her. She …

• Möbius Strip: Kiss of the Poison Apple

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  Dreanna was still miffed at He-man Bastard of the Universe but he did have a point there was something about the bodies…..

• Yesterday (The Song Is I Kissed A Girl By Katy Perry.. Don't Expect Any Beatles.=])

  by One Time, One Chance about 1 month ago

  Us girls we are so magical,
  Soft skin, red lips, so kissable,
  Hard to resist, so touchable.
  To good to deny it.
  Ain’t no big …

• Land of Confusion: Codename Parting Muddy Water

  by Jenunique about 1 month ago

  Eve’s “rest” was fitful. Her brain fought against her body’s refusal to move. Images flashed against closed eyelids of her tw…

• Bagman: First Rule: Never Ask

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Disturbed {Ready Set Go- Lyrics Challenge}

  by Jenunique about 1 month ago

  Hannah Griff watched her patient as he was wheeled into the ward. “Bringing you another disturbing creation from the mind of …

• Revelations

  by Alexander McGee about 1 month ago

  The arrow fell short and skidded to a halt between my boots. Glancing down I could see it had been crudely fashioned from mos…

• Victories

  by Alexander McGee about 1 month ago

  One of the would-be cannibals/road bandits/Mad Max enthusiasts had taken upon himself to incorporate the business end of a pu…

• Road Warriors

  by Alexander McGee about 1 month ago

  The Cadillac with its huge engine easily kept pace with the sluggish bus. I didn’t even want to imagine how much precious gas…

• Land of Confusion: Codename Visitation

  by Jenunique about 1 month ago

  Kicking her legs to free them from the entangling bedsheets, Eve lunged toward her desk and snatched up her phonecase. Just a…

• Land of Confusion: More Than Words

  by Jenunique about 1 month ago

  Eve left Isaac to heft the milkcrate through the door himself. He had brought it over, afterall. Shuffling to the kitchen, ...

• Return to the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  Roland paused for a minute, staring at the closed door and contemplating the possibilities. It seemed reasonable, even probab…

• Bagman: NOW Action News

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Bagman: Live at the Scene

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• In a Room, High in the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  Vale watched the procedings down at the drawbridge from his rooms high in the middle tower. He fingered his ruby-red ring ner…

• Bagman: Someone Else's Problem

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Caught!

  by Ridcully Calvert about 1 month ago

  I woke up on a concrete slab, bound head and foot. This was not good. The last thing I remembered was having a coffee at the …

• The Beginnings of Unrest in the Casle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  Vale’s pacing was arrested mid-step by a frantic knocking on the tiny wooden door. He paused as the key turned in the lock an…

• Confusion in the Castle of the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  Gabrielle left Vale’s rooms, disquieted by the man’s lack of faith in Roland’s return. She wondered what he would say to her,...

• Gabrielle's Secrets in the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  Jacques pulled her into a small, narrow corridor, shrouded in darkness despite even the blue brilliance of the day. His deep …

• Bagman: A Good Funeral

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Amnesia of the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  After Gabrielle unlocked a bedroom on the ground floor of the keep, Jacques abruptly threw her across the room and quickly pu…

• Payment Pending

  by JMSquire about 1 month ago

  The briefcase felt heavier than it should have, Brak hefted it a few times and then set it on the ground and started fiddling…

• Möbius Strip: The Prayer Wheel

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  Quiet she thought. Too quiet, dead quiet. Unnerving, dead quiet for a dead world. No people, no animals, nothing living sav…

• An 'Act' Of Desperation

  by BMGelinas about 1 month ago

  She gasped, taking in a breath as if to scream.

  “I’m warning you. Don’t do it,” I said, through clenched teeth, pressing the…

• At Home in the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  Gabrielle stared at him, her already pale skin blanching a deeper shade of ivory. Although his face had changed during his ye…

• Confrontation in the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  “He sleeps now, but is confused.”

  “What did you expect, pulling them out of the dungeon so early?” said Vale harshly as he a…

• Treason in the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  Roland swayed in time with the sweet, melodic music, but the balmy afternoon did nothing to quiet his swiftly-beating heart. ...

• A Gathering Storm in the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  Gabrielle moved through the gathering like a wildfire through a field, flashing a blazing smile as she passed. The men tried …

• Möbius Strip: Terminal Velocity

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  “Hologram,” he said, sensing Dreanna’s desire to run. “Nothing to fear. Its the interface for the city’s central computer. Th…

• Bagman: Chrome Cat

  by JLaughter about 1 month ago

• Möbius Strip: The Ghost in the Machine

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  He probed the Avatar completely, this machine knew nothing. It was simply damaged and twisted, its AI fractured and insane. Y…

• Möbius Strip: The Resurrection Blues

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  What Dreanna saw next she could barely comprehend, more or less accept. “He is bringing it… back from the dead!“

  And the…

• If You Get In a Car Crash, Save Your Dad the Trouble of Killing You

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  _Dad had finally let me drive! I was at least two years past the legal age; I’d been watching all my friends speed by for tha…

• Möbius Strip: Handle with Ker

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  “What…” she sat up too fast, head spinning, a slight ringing in her ears. ”...happened? Ow!” her hand instinctively touchin…

• Möbius Strip: The Hallite Combine

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  They floated formless in the infinite white void. “Report!” the thought rippled through the nothingness.

  “Status: Incident…

• Disbelief in the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  Gabrielle and Jacques sat swinging their legs over the edge of the castle’s grounds. Storm clouds were gathering overhead and…

• Reunited Outside the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  “Jailbreak, for starters,” said Cain, intruding on the pair. “And I assume this filly here is Miss Well-Meaning-Accessory-to-...

• Death in the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  The black clouds released their contents, and in a matter of minutes the rain was falling in thick, dense sheets. Being so hi…

• How Far We've Come {Life Soundtrack Challenge}

  by Jenunique about 1 month ago

  My soundtrack began the night I was born, October 14, 1972. The heavens opened up and angelic voices rang out with, “*She’s g…

• Escape to the Castle in the Air

  by kwatz about 1 month ago

  When he saw murder in Roland’s eyes, Jacques had no objection to being pulled away from the scene by a panicked Gabrielle. Wh…

• Conspiracy in the Castle in the Air

  by [pen.up.girl] about 1 month ago

  Roland was in a torrent of rage as he slammed the door open to Vale’s study. He marched across the room until he was but a fe…

• Möbius Strip: Past Imperfect - Part 1

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  “What’s the last thing you remember?” Eric’s words enveloped Ker and Dreanna like warm red velvet. Soft, hypnotic, almost pal…

• The Unification of the Castle in the Air

  by [pens&feathers] about 1 month ago

  “Don’t you understand?” Vale said, anger flashing in his eyes. “The castle continues to fall preciesly because Jacques has re…

• Möbius Strip: Past Imperfect - Part 2

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  Dreanna stood, surrounded by the ghosts of the past. We are in his memories, she thought. She reached to touch a nearby woman…

• One a Day

  by JamGrrl about 1 month ago

  Some days it was easy. Some, like today, were difficult. But this daily exercise of creativity was her commitment to herself….

• Möbius Strip: Past Imperfect - Part 3

  by KevMullins about 1 month ago

  She tried to scream but made no sound. She tried to run but could not move. To close her eyes but could still see… see the …