20th
Excerpt
from: Genie Universe Continuity
“OK,
let’s get started,” Aliadine Sultanalie said eagerly.
“You are
very eager,” Annie said.
“That’s because
I want to get rid of that opal!” Aliadine said.
“Apparently,
she was an Arabian princess,” Katherine explained.
‘That’s
true,” Aliadine said.
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74
Excerpt
from: Sixteenth Doctor Adventures
“What’s happened here?”
“I came over in response to a
scream and saw that the person is dead,” the Doctor explained.
“I see.”
“I can help find who’s
responsible.”
“Are you some kind of
investigator?” the officer said.
“One of the best,” the Doctor
answered. “Along with my partner.”
Xander waved.
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Mysteries
of Neverwinter
An
interesting evening began at the Moonstone Mask.
Illiana
began playing her lute and singing.
“I
set out from Candlekeep,
Following
the challenge I set myself…”
Sylvia
listened to the bard’s songs, telling of her journey with her eyes closed. ‘A
challenge?’ she asked herself.
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45
Excerpt
from: Mysteries of Aurora
They continued talking, as Freya
savoured the old-style coffee, with her eyes closed.
Olivia took a break, as she
realised that she had researched well into the afternoon. “I need lunch,” she
decided.
On her way out of the Library,
she ran into Janara at the Grand Atrium. “Janara!”
“Olivia. How did the class go?”
“It went well. There are
accommodations.”
“That’s good to hear,” Janara
said.
“Now, somewhere for lunch.”
“I heard there is a good place
on the roof of the Art Gallery.”
“That’s interesting,” Olivia
considered. “I’d like to hear the story about that, along with everything
else.”
“I’m sure it’s here somewhere.”
After the previous day’s
experiences, Daniela didn’t find it that odd that Freya was keeping her eyes
closed as she ate lunch and drank the old style coffee as she talked. ‘It’s
part of how she experiences the world she said.’
“…And so, I can trace my
ancestry back to the Vikings in the early Nordic period,” Freya said.
“That’s good, most of my lines
peter out either in the Renaissance, or in the late Nordic period, shortly
before the Unification.”
“Apparently, the keeping of
those records really only start in the Renaissance, in the rural areas.”
“It goes back a lot further in
the cities, especially in Urbs Aeterna,” Daniela said.
It didn’t take Janara and Olivia
long to find the place above the Art Gallery. Olivia was relived to find that
it wasn’t crowded. ‘That’s good,’ she thought. “Multiple layers,” she
commented.
“Huh?”
“The University, Urbs Aeterna,
Aurora.”
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Excerpt
from: Spider Quinn
They
swung from tree to tree over the traps and reached the roof.
“I
can hear talking inside,” SpiderGirl said. “Jane and Kalina.”
“What
are they talking about.”
“Daria.
It seems they are rehashing an argument.”
In
the cabin, Jane was growing tired of waiting for rescue. She paused in her
umpteenth defense of Daria and looked at the approaching storm.
“Storm,
so what?” Kalina said.
“It’s
just the sort of thing SpiderGirl or the fourth vigilante could use as cover in
a rescue attempt,” Jane answered.
“Are
you sure?” Kalina asked.
“Yes,
I have met SpiderGirl,” Jane said.
Oliver
spoke up. “This is a lot different to stopping muggers, stopping that Green
Goblin and rescuing kittens from trees.”
“That’s
true,” Jane said. “But I don’t doubt that she could do it, despite Quentin’s
illusions.”
“They’re
now talking about possible rescue,” SpiderGirl said as rain started to fall.
“I’d
say that’s as good as invitation as any,” Ninja Talon said.
“Another
minute.”
The
Enigma and Dafoanairi felt the rain as it began to fall. “We’re almost there,”
The Enigma said.
“We
might get soaked, but it will be worth it,” Dafoanairi said.
Lightning
streaked across the sky and the thunder soon followed.
As
the thunder sounded, SpiderGirl flipped open a hatch on the roof of the cabin.
She went first. Ninja Talon followed closely.
They
came down through the roof space down to a hallway. But then SpiderGirl’s
Spider Sense tingled. “He knows we’re here.”
Ninja
Talon took out a bo staff. “I’m ready.”
A
door opened and a figure with a fishbowl helmet stepped through it. “SpiderGirl
and Ninja Talon. I knew you would show up at some point.”
“And
you are Quentin Beck,” SpiderGirl said. “Why are you doing this? Why abduct the
critics and Jane Lane? Why target Tempest?”
“You
would love to have the answers to that, wouldn’t you?” the figure asked.
“And
how did you get the layout of the stormwater system?” Ninja Talon asked.
“Same
answer,” the figure said, before pressing a button on one of his gauntlets. The
walls around them started to shift. “Now, how can you find them if you don’t
know what’s real?” He then laughed and left.
“By
not using our eyes,” SpiderGirl said as she closed hers and listened.
“Inuition?”
Ninja Talon said.
“And
we can feel where the walls are.”
“That
too.”
“And
we can call out to them, orient ourselves that way,” SpiderGirl said.
“Of
course. Jane!”
“Oliver!
Kalina!”
Jane
heard SpiderGirl and Ninja Talon. “In here!” she called out.
“You
need to be louder than that,” Oliver said.
“Then
cover your ears,” Jane said. “JANE LANE IS HERE.”
“There!”
SpiderGirl said.
“I
hear her,” Ninja Talon said. She reached out and took SpiderGirl’s hand.
SpiderGirl
then found the wall, and lead her friend along it.
At
the same time, the Enigma and Dafoanairi reached the edge of where the traps
were. The storm was still picking up. “Are we going to wait, or?” Dafoanairi
asked.
“No,”
the Enigma decided, as lightning struck nearby. “I’ll set some of them off, and
try to disrupt them. Then you can go in. I’ll follow behind.”
“Got
it.”
The
Enigma then fired a projection, setting off a mist between them and the cabin.
However, it was clear to her and Dafoanairi that the rain was having an effect
on it. "This time I don’t have to hold back telekinetically.”
“I
still don’t want you accidentally hurting Jane.”
“I
won’t aim in the direction of the cabin.”
“Good,”
Dafoanairi said.
The
Enigma then started pushing outwards telekinetically.
Words: 597
Total:
1023
21st
Excerpt
from: Voyager and the Convergence
“Attention crew. This is your Captain speaking. As of
now, all crew members will take random shifts at the conn so that we can
effectively avoid overlapping with alternate Voyagers.”
The Captain entered Astrometrics where Seven was still
working.
“The algorithm is almost complete, Captain.”
“As soon as we can initiate it, the more confident I’ll
be that we’ll be able to pull this off with a minimum of issues.”
“It should be another two minutes,” Seven said.
“Send it to the Bridge when you’re done.”
“Of course, Captain.”
Janeway returned to the bridge.
“I have received the algorithm, Captain,” Tom reported.
“Then initiate it,” the Captain ordered.
Tom pressed the initiate command.
“Helm Randomisation Algorithm initiated. Ensign
Katelyn Hawkins, please report to the Bridge for One Hour, Sixteen minutes,
Thirty Eight Seconds.”
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Excerpt
from: Secrets of Lawndale
“When we’re finished here, I’ll show you around.”
“Really? Like, everywhere?”
“Well, not everywhere, but most of it.”
Quinn thought about it as they ate and drank. She
wondered what Jane was going to show her, and what seemed to be off limits. She
had seen the buildings and a few parks on the way from the Howard Drive Tunnel.
‘I would like to see the clothes stores, of course, but maybe see where the other
routes back up to the Normal Lawndale, or I suppose, Lawndale Above, are.’
Words: 89
Excerpt
from: A Variant Lawndale
“Class, I thought today we'd take a break from the
tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to discuss the real life tragedy
that happened last night here in Lawndale. Let's share our feelings of
violation following the loss of our beloved cybercafé, alt.lawndale.com. Who
would like to start?” He looked at the seating chart. “Charles?”
“I’m not Upchuck,” Kevin Thompson said.
“Um, sorry, I thought you were someone else. What do you
have to say about last night’s horrible event?”
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Excerpt
from: Genie Universe Continuity Reboot
Not
many people were awake, therefore the city was almost entirely quiet.
It
being the equinox, the Sun came up at 6:00.
In
the Swanson’s loungeroom, Daniel Stanton awoke first and turned on the stereo. But
he hadn’t checked the volume, so loud rock music blared. He hastily turned it
down, but he saw he had awoken Kerrie, who had slept on the other side of the
room.
Words: 68
Excerpt
from: Mysteries of Aurora
“Definitely,” Janara said. “Even
with the local internet. The Auroran and Auroric language internets have more
older sites than most other languages, especially those in English.”
“I had heard something about
that.”
“And so, Aurora proves to be
unique yet again.”
“I’m sure there other nations
that claim to be unique,” Olivia said.
“I’m sure there are, but I’m
sure you’ll agree that Aurora has the best claim.”
“Yes.”
They then came to the counter.
Freya opened her eyes as she stepped
out of the Coffee House cafeteria and looked across the Plaza at the Library.
She saw that the varied architectural styles of the various sections that she
could see didn’t clash. ‘That’s something I can talk to Alexia about,’ she
decided. “Interesting,” she said.
“What is?” Daniela asked.
“The way the varied styles of
the Library don’t clash.”
“They must have considered that.”
“It is certainly, yet another
thing to look into,” Freya considered.
“There are certainly a lot of
things to find out here.”
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Excerpt
from: Spider Quinn
SpiderGirl
felt a door handle. She then opened it. “Jane?”
“SpiderGirl!”
Jane said as the two heroines entered the room.
SpiderGirl
opened her eyes and saw that Jane was none the worse for wear. “Good, you’re
safe!” she said as she pulled Ninja Talon into the room.
Ninja
Talon looked around the room. She saw Jane, Kalina and the two male critics. “Now
to get you out of here.”
“I
guess you haven’t planned for that,” Jane stated.
“Let
me think,” Ninja Talon said.
“If
we can get the window open, we can then swing up onto the roof,” SpiderGirl
said.
“I
tried that,” Jane said. “It’s shatterproof and is locked.”
“I’ll
try anyway,” SpiderGirl said.
SpiderGirl
went closer to the window and then shot a few webs at it. She then pulled. It
budged and then fell in. The storm then started entering the room.
“Are
you sure about this?” Kalina asked. “Going out into the storm?”
“Yes,”
SpiderGirl said. “Trust me.”
“It won’t
be that difficult,” Jane said as she went over near the hole in the wall.
“Um,
I’m afraid of heights,” Kalina confessed.
“That
does make it a little difficult,” Jane said.
“Enough,
Lane!” Kalina said.
“There’s
something else,” SpiderGirl said as she looked out the window.
“What?”
Ninja Talon asked.
“The
fourth vigilante is here, triggering the outside traps with her powers,”
SpiderGirl said.
“So?”
One of the male critics asked.
“She
wants to be my rival,” SpiderGirl answered. “But we can still do this.”
Dafoanairi
saw that a window had been pulled inside. ‘It’s likely to be SpiderGirl,’ she
thought. She saw that the Enigma was busy clearing traps.
The Enigma was growing annoyed. How many of those traps did Beck deploy? ‘He’s
definitely getting help from Oscorp!’ she groused to herself as she angrily ripped
up soil and threw it aside.’ Where there weren’t illusions, the ground was
becoming a muddy quagmire.
Dafoanairi
looked. “I guess I have to risk it, to help SpiderGirl,” she thought. She took
out a coil of rope and tied it to a tree trunk nearby. “I hope this is long
enough.” She then held on to the other end as she plunged into the fray.
Peterson
and some other officers parked near the cabins. “We will wait until the FBI
gives the go ahead,” she said.
“Understood.”
SpiderGirl
leaned out the window and saw that the Enigma was preoccupied dealing with the
illusions in her vicinity. ‘It should be safe,’ she decided. She shot a webline
up to the roof. ‘But then I’m not sure I have swung in a storm like this before.’
She shot a couple of additional ones.
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Total: 980
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