This challenge was successful beyond my wildest expectations. At first I thought nobody would post an entry. I was delighted to receive the first few, as they were all top-notch. Then the few multiplied to many, many more (try 26!), and the weird part is that each and every entry thus far has been good.

So judging this challenge is no picnic. But I will give it a good attempt.

I’ve narrowed my favorites down to five:

In 5th place, A Walk with Timmy by BernerOberland.

In 4th place, Time Stamp by thebetweenspace.

In 3rd place, Official Business in a Treehouse by THX 0477 .

In 2nd place, Finish the Job by Melia.

And in 1st place, an entry with extremely well-hidden clues and a story so fantastic, you stop caring about the clues after the first sentence, Damn the Frozen Nuclear Torpedoes! by Eckhouse!

Thanks to all the players! I had a blast reading all of your entries. =)