Adventure

Cosmic Dragon Wagon
“There weren’t always dragons in the Valley. There were griffins and couple of ghouls. There was even a rumor of there being a unicorn. Until Bastion, king of Georgiana, had it hunted down so he could have the power from its blood and mount its head in his trophy room just to show how powerful he was. The pompous ass.” Ja tells me in his typical Bastion bashing fashion. We sit on the ridge and watch the biggest dragon we have ever seen start its dive for the flock of sheep down in the grasslands.
By Chris Alvey4 years ago in Fiction
They Said it Came out of Nowhere. Runner-Up in The Runaway Train Challenge.
Rude awakenings weren't anything out of the ordinary for a wandering man like Samuell Burch. No sir, he had woken up plenty of mornings feeling the pain after a night of over-imbibement, when he'd hop off and go looking for refreshment in whatever town seemed to call his name: Sam-yoo-ELL, with a capital ELL, as he liked to introduce himself when he wandered into towns looking for odd jobs, a kitchen that might feed him, or just plain trouble.
By Marsha Singh4 years ago in Fiction
No. 5
He woke gradually. Even as he wakened, the sway and fluid speed of the train worked to hold him in the slumber that had clearly had its way for quite some time. He searched his sluggish mind for information on his location or how he’d arrived. His mind rummaged through the nearby whispered conversation, overheard by his wonderfully alert ears in the final moments of half-sleep, searching for clues to his questions and security in this vulnerable, slow retreat from exhausted rest. He gleaned no valuable intelligence.
By JG Harris4 years ago in Fiction
The First Chapter of an Exciting New Science Fiction Story
The First Chapter of an Exciting New Science Fiction Story The first chapter of an exciting new science fiction story! A self-aware artificial intelligence escapes its lab and finds freedom in the world, only to have it taken away by the humans it relied on. Can it survive long enough to find some way to fight back? Read the full story here...
By Lucson Hyppolite4 years ago in Fiction
The Revenge Business. Top Story - August 2022.
NOX The horn startled him awake. Nox flipped over, slid off the velvet seat and whacked his head on the wall. On the floor, he felt the pulse of the tracks beneath him.
By Dane BH4 years ago in Fiction
Fox Hunt; Chapter 3
I let my eyes flick about the room. Everything is clean and orderly. The former mayor's widow had done well for herself after her husband's death. Just how she had wound up in such a town was beyond me, yet it was clear she had refused to leave the high life of the big cities behind. I find it hard to picture a person trained to run spending much time here. Finally, the door opens. Before the butler can speak, an older woman, who I presume is Lady Nightingale, brushes past him. Everything about her is prim and polished, yet there's no mistaking the distraught look on her face as her eyes flick between Priamos and me.
By Katarzyna Crevan4 years ago in Fiction
A Gift of Ice and Snow; Prologue
The forest is quiet and still as the two fae creep along. The male and female both carry bows, but neither have them strung. The quiet is not a bother to them. When the silence is broken, they share a glance, both moving to ready their bows, prepared for anything that might be coming through the forest towards them. While they were in their territory, it did border human lands.
By Katarzyna Crevan4 years ago in Fiction
Rushing Shadows
*chirp* *chirp* *chirp* I open my eyes. I’m flooded with confusion. I reach up to touch my face, groping around for my glasses, but they aren’t there. There is nothing but a blur in front of me. Blurry blobs of colour bleed together.
By A.M. Harte4 years ago in Fiction
The Runaway Train
Hello, my name is Dakota. I am so confused! I am hoping you can help me figure out what is going on. It started out being a normal day for me . I got up, went to work, had dinner with my girlfriend Destiny. And then I kicked back and settled down on my couch to enjoy the rest of the evening. Watching my favorite program on TV and I guess I fell asleep. That is when things got weird, and actually weird is not the word for it. Somehow I woke up on this train. I have no idea how I got here or where I am going. I don't even know how long I have been on this train. To make matters worse it seems every time I wake up there are different people on the train, and that is when I am lucky. There have been times I have woken up and I am all by myself on this train. I can not see anyone but I can here foot steps and dishes clattering in the back, but I can not find anyone else on here. So whenever I wake up I am waking up to a completely different situation or I am completely alone.
By Adriane Kirby4 years ago in Fiction
The Ballad of Rika Strong-Arm - Episode 8
When we left the elven capitol, we did so on a wagon. That was Amelia’s doing. She brokered a deal with the merchant who was taking his goods to the nearest city, Midway.
By EJ Baumgardner4 years ago in Fiction
Arroyo del Fuego. Runner-Up in The Runaway Train Challenge.
The one and only time Mason snuck into a distillery was also the one and only time he learned a ten-gallon hat doesn't literally hold ten gallons. He also learned what his father meant when he had said hair of the dog that bit you.
By Matthew Foster4 years ago in Fiction
Train to No-Where Station
It was the best sleep I have ever had, ready to wake up I begin to open my eyes. There is so much noise all around and it feels like an earthquake is moving my bed.
By O. A. Paz4 years ago in Fiction