Yay, today's the day a lot of you have been waiting for! Before I start, thank you SO much to everyone who participated! I'm so happy that I got more participants than last time! Also, thank you all for your patience, it means a lot to me how patient and supportive all of you have been! Now, the third-place winner of this contest is... *drumroll* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *stretches fingers* - - - - - - - - - Congratulations, Allie!!! You are the third-place winner of March's short story contest!!! *confetti* 🎉 Your prizes:- A sneak peak at Mute and a collage made by me for the story you entered! You should get your prizes by the next two weeks! If you don't, please let me know! :) Now, for the second-place winner!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *cracks knuckles* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *stops for an ice-cream break* - - - - - Congratulations, Marie!!! You are the second-place winner!!! *confetti* 🎉 Your prizes:- A sneak peak at Mute, a collage made by me for the story you entered, and a customized email signature!! If you don't get your prizes by the next two weeks, please let me know! :) *drumroll* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *tells little brother to leave me alone* - - - - - - - - - - *gets an email and checks it* - - - - - - - - - - *little brother decides to do it for me...* - - - - - - - - - - - - - And now, the moment y'all have been waiting for... Congratulations, Issabelle!!! You won FIRST-PLACE for March's contest!! 🎉 The prizes:- A guest posting on my blog, a sneak peak at Mute, a collage made by me for the story you enter, and a customized email signature!!! You should get your prizes by the next two weeks!! If you don't, please let me know!!! :) Here is Issabelle's winning story~ >>><<< Dreaming Some dreams aren’t meant to come true. But I was the only one who seemed to understand this. Doubling my grip on the laser gun, I crept along the dark alley. My heart pounded and drowned my thoughts. My plans. My mission. I took a shaky breath. The humid air suffocated my lungs and didn’t help relax my nerves. A rattle sounded. I whipped around but only spotted the tin lid of a trash can rolling in a circle. Around and around, in an unstoppable motion. Clank. It collapsed to the cobblestone ground. I took it as a sign. That anything - anyone - can be stopped. A sign I need to continue on my mission. Find the Olcken Compass. I violently shook my head. General Karmping’s words were too loud in my mind. I almost squeezed my eyes shut to push the words away, but thought better of it. After all, the last thing needed was another way to remember what brought me here. The mission General Karmping had sent five of us out on. In search of the legendary Olcken Compass. I stuffed my hand into my pant’s pocket and enclosed my dirt-stained fingers around a small, circular object. Suddenly the noisy sound of an engine drew near. I reached the edge of the alley. My foot barely rested on the line where dark met light. Once I stepped free from the shadows, there’d be no turning back. The Olcken Compass wasn’t safe, but the problem was General Karmping and his rebel group didn’t need it anymore, though they didn’t know that. I gulped. The source of the engine sound grew louder until an odd looking machine zipped up beside me. It looked like a sports car but hovered about three feet into the air. The latest car model was said to be fueled by Lightspeed alone and could outdrive any machine. Which was great for someone who always had the law after them. Someone like me. “Heya, Mahitha. In trouble again?” A fourteen year old boy smirked and ruffled his dark brown hair. Though I was a year older than him, you couldn’t tell it from his very tall height. Not to mention, he seemed to possess some power to feed people whatever lies he wanted. Though, I never fell for his tricks. I climbed into the passenger’s side of his ElectroSpeeder and pointed to the path, curving into another alley. “Take me to the Professor’s lab and don’t ask questions.” The ElectroSpeeder immediately zipped into motion and hurled its way to the alley. The fierce wind from how fast we were moving made it hard to breathe. We turned into the alley and the smell of mildew overwhelmed my senses. “So what happened to you, M?” Joel asked. I slouched and muttered, “I said no questions.” “C’mon. Three days ago you were setting out to find the Olcken Compass and now you’re running ‘round like a wild and crazy girl.” I didn’t say anything. He continued pestering me with questions but my thoughts drifted far from him. And toward the dream I had last night. I double checked that the round object was still in my pocket, gingerly rubbing one side of it. It must be destroyed! I shut my eyes, so tight not even a slither of light could break the darkness. My dream filled my vision. It began with that warning and followed with a blazing fire spreading through the rebel base. It’s blue flame lit the dark eyes of the midnight sky. People ran everywhere, trying to escape the fire’s destructive path. We could outrun it, but our base and resources would be forever destroyed. For years we had protected this land from the King and his evil minions, but if our homebase was burned and our companions scattered....We would be done for. Who would’ve thought something as small as the Olcken Compass could cause this? But that was it, no one did. Which was why General Karmping wanted someone to retrieve it from its bed in the depths of the sea. “I have to destroy it,” I mumbled to myself. “What?” Joel’s eyes grew perfectly round. Deep in my gut, I knew I couldn’t do this on my own and needed my friend’s help. “The Olcken Compass.” There I said it. Now everyone would think I was crazy because our one hope to defeat the King had to be destroyed. But they didn’t see my dream. They didn’t understand dreams came true. “Are you crazy? No, you need to find the Compass and give it to the General.” “Don’t you know how the Compass works?” Joel furrowed his brows, but I turned from his burning gaze. Shoving my hand into my pocket, I sighed in relief. The object was still tucked safely with me. “The Olcken Compass can let someone see into the future,” Joel answered. He thought everything in life was so simple, didn’t he? I wanted to laugh because he was so naive. “The Olcken Compass points to the future and lets you see it in dreams. The problem with that is when one has a nightmare. Trust me when I say this. The King found the Compass before Karmping knew where to search. I’m not sure how, but that Compass will explode when it makes it to Camp. It will burn our rebel base to ash.” “You have it,” he breathed. Not being able to deny it, I clenched my fist around the object. “Just get me to the Professor’s lab and don’t ask anymore questions.” Joel fell silent, and it wasn’t much longer before the ElectroSpeeder came to a rickety shack. I stepped out of the car and dashed to the shack. My heart thumped so hard, and I couldn’t breathe. Hurling the door open, I stepped inside a cluttered room that had succumbed to the evening’s shadows. “Professor?” I whispered-yelled. “I don’t think he’s here, M.” I almost rolled my eyes but found enough self-control to spin and lock eyes with Joel. “Leave.” “M, you’re going to-” “You can’t stop me.” Joel shook his head and stepped closer. “I’m not trying to. I believe you and want to help.” “Why is the Professor not here?” I asked; my voice sounded hoarse. Joel shuffled his feet and didn’t meet my eyes. My gut sank to my toes. I didn’t know why the Professor was here - didn’t want to, either - but I was certain that the King had something to do with this. I gritted my teeth and raced to a scuffed-up table near the back of the room. I shoved the bottle contents to the ground. They shattered to a million glass shreds, each crack piercing my ears. For the first time since acquiring it, I pulled the Olcken Compass from my pocket, placed it on the table, and opened it. The arrow stared directly at me. It had given me the dream, the prophecy, the vision of the future. And in thanks, I had to destroy it and make sure that dream never came true. Joel let out a low whistle. “How do you plan to destroy that thing?” Suddenly, a flash of light overwhelmed my senses. In my fading vision, I saw the Compass' arrow spinning wildly until it landed to a corner in the room. My breath fled me as a sharp pain filled my head. For I saw the future one last time. I pointed in the direction where the arrow had landed. “Get the dagger! End this!” As the darkness enveloped me, I could only trust he’d know what to do. # “Mahitha.” Someone shook my shoulder. I threw open my eyes and saw a boy smirking above me. Sitting, I ignored the light headedness filling me. We were in the Professor’s lab, but one thing had changed since I passed out. The Compass rested on the table in a million shattered pieces and Joel gripped a sharp dagger. It was over! The Olcken Compass was destroyed and my mission completed. An indescribable hope filled me in knowing us rebels had another day to fight. >>><<<
Ah, wasn't that such a great story, y'all? It really kept me on the edge of my seat! 😉 Once again, thank you, SO much to everyone who participated! I'm really glad I had more participants than last time! I loved everyone's stories. It was such a tough decision to make. Last post, a lot of you had mentioned that you were okay with there being no short story contest this month. Honestly, I feel relieved that I can prepare for next month's contest 😌, so thank you for your input and great patience! 😄 Also, stay tuned for the TWO awards that I got nominated for! Can't wait to do them! 😉 Have a wonderful day, everyone and stay safe! 😊
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4/17/2021 06:54:54 pm
Aww, Chloe, A HUNDRED MILLION THANK YOUS!!!!! That means SO Much to me, girl!! <33
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4/17/2021 06:53:20 pm
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH, ALEXA!!!! That just means SOO MUCH that you enjoyed my li'l ole story. Shout out to Mahitha for hosting such wonderful contests!! <33
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4/15/2021 04:20:23 pm
Congrats, Marie and Is!!!!! You both did amazing!!!!
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4/15/2021 05:31:38 pm
Yes!! And I'm sure everyone who submitted did, too!!! It takes a lot of courage to submit your writing, so great job to all of you!!!! 4/17/2021 06:52:10 pm
THANK YOU SO MUCH, Allie!!! And CONGRATULATIONS on being third place winner! That's AWESOME! Aww, girl, that just means SO MUCH to me!!! (Hehehe, why, thank you. I had no idea what to name the character, so I was like eh, why not? XD)
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4/21/2021 01:55:33 pm
You are so very welcome, Is!!! :D Thank you!!! Aw, I'm so glad to hear! (Haha that's awesome!!) 4/17/2021 06:50:28 pm
EEEEKKK!!!! *screams for eternity* Girl, this just made my day!! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!! It is such an honor to be one of the fantabulous winners!! (Especially 'cause it was my first time writing sci-fi, so I was a bit worried, I didn't know what I was doing. XD) Girl, A HUNDRED MILLION THANK YOUS!!!! And also CONGRATULATIONS to Allie and Marie!!! WOOHOOO! <333
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4/19/2021 11:51:50 am
Yay! The winners! Thank you so much for hosting this Mahitha! It was fun! Congrats to Allie and Issabelle!
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4/24/2021 06:24:41 pm
THANK YOU SO SO MUCH, Marie!!!! Oh, and CONGRATULATIONS to you too!!! <333
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4/24/2021 06:25:08 pm
THANK YOU SO MUCH, KAT!!!! I'm soo happy to hear that!
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