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Chapter Twelve:  The Machine A lot was lost when the old Technic civilization collapsed into tyranny and war.  Not the least were twelve worlds and their billions of inhabitants.  Even after twenty-two centuries, one cannot walk the surface of Numerica without an environment suit and radiation shielding.  It shouldn’t be surprising therefore that the art and science of building antimatter power plants didn’t survive.   Through my lifetime, at least, it’s always seemed that we were just on the edge of recovering this ability, only to find some new subtlety to the old technology that put the goal jus

Ugh…how many minutes had it been? I slowly raised myself from my sideways sleeping position and looked at the clock. Half past five. My body must’ve forced me to go to take a nap from pure exhaustion. I turned my attention to my computer. It was still on and not in sleep mode. Probably because my constant turning while asleep kept the mouse moving. It was open to a YouTube tab. No video open though. I also noticed a blinking word document window. That’s right; I had turned that on before falling asleep. I opened then minimized the window to stop the blinking. Whatever idea I was about to write down was gone, so I might as w

Hi there my name's Brandon. I'm writing this I suppose so I can understand better how my life was tipped upside down, how my life was changed forever and how I came to join in a secret war that humanity has no idea is raging but their survival depends on the outcome of the war...I suppose I better back up here, It all started 2 weeks ago.... I had just gotten up and had a quick shower, spiked my brown hair with its yellow tips, and put on my usual outfit, a white under shirt, with a blue over top, white pants and white shoes. I was gonna go for a walk in though the woods, don't know why I just was, I felt the need to just get out for a som

New Threads: Halloween Party It was a dry, cool October Friday. The sky was a crisp blue, no clouds to be seen anywhere. Jennifer waited outside a rustic storefront for her three friends. It was in a less-busy district, there were still lots of people out and about, but it wasn’t as crowded as downtown.  Jennifer watched some little black ants crawl over a dropped pizza slice, trying to pick it apart.   “They were supposed to be here by now.” She muttered to herself. She looked back at the store. It was a rustic little affair, with little bat and pumpkin streamers put up for the season. The sign, reading simply “Re-Sh

The world was skewed badly. Posters hung on their sides, a wall of water stood in the glass, and the pile of capsules and books seemed glued to the table so as not to plummet to the wall far below. Dan giggled and rolled over on the bed, watching the world revolve upside down and then back once more. Back to normal, boring ups and downs all subservient to gravity and mundanity. Except for the being a sphinx, that was pretty neat, she considered and sat up, looking herself over. Her body was leonine up to about her neck, covered in pale tawny fur and what felt like a much thinner layer over her skin though it was all comfortable- short and so

“You’re such an airhead Via! What do you mean you don’t know where you lost it?!” “Calm down Devan, I think it was around here. Or at Helen’s house.” The girl’s voice echoed in the darkness, bouncing off the walls and curved ceiling that the arching bridge formed, while her feet sounded like drumbeats. “Or the bus….” Devan let out a gasp of frustration and whacked his stick off the hard stone, feeling it snap with the impact. “See! Just get a pocket with a zip or a bag! I told you your phone’d fall out and did you listen? Nooooo, and now I’m stuck out here t

Entwined LoveaTrust Machines storybyclancy688 Chase rang the doorbell. Ten seconds later, the door opened and he looked into the surprised face of his buddy Finn. "Hi, Finn!" Chase exclaimed grinning. "I thought I'd ask if you want to go to the movies with me. You know, it's Thursday, our customary cinema day." Finn scratched his head. "Oh, yeah, you're right. Say, why didn't you call and ask me? I thought that there's no promising movie starting today." "Well, you didn't answer your mobile phone and your fixed-line was unavailable." Chase shrugged. "Therefore I thought I simply pay you a visit." "Oh, right..." Finn answered contritely.

Playing with Fireatransformation storybyclancy688 "Was that Shirley?" Scowling, I eyed Christine who put her phone down. I had better things to do in my summer holidays than to play chauffeur for my girlfriend and her best friend, especially when the two wanted me to drive them to a guaranteed super-boring art exhibition. Even more so, when the best friend in question wasn't appearing at the agreed on meeting point on the agreed on time. Damn, I'd have loved to sleep a bit longer! I cursed inwardly. It was eight in the morning, practically still deep in the night for my holiday-standards. Oh, the joys of being a teenager with his own car. S

He stood there outside Celadon's famous department store. The fire stone was cradled in his arms, wrapped in his coat so it wouldn't be too uncomfortable to hold, but he still felt the low pulse of warmth radiating from it. He felt like such a perfect idiot for buying it. It took half of that week's salary and the Numel at his side wasn't going to get any use out of it. The Numel just stared dumbly at it when he tried, before becoming fascinated with a dark stain on the pavement. At least it was pretty to look at; faceted like a cut diamond, with a color like a sunset glowing from inside. He raised his arms and noticed it he was already swe

As I flew through the night sky, I began searching for a place to land. I knew it had to be a place with almost no one around, as I couldn't risk anyone seeing me like this. Finally, I found a place: an abandoned park at the edge of town. Since no one ever came there, I figured that it was a good place to stop and rest. I touched down in the middle of the park, next to some playground equipment. I could hardly believe I had managed to fly so far in such a short period of time, although that was hardly the biggest surprise of the night. Once again, I looked down at my draconian body, taking in everything that had happened to it. I was much m

I stared intently at the blinking, black line against the completely white background. My brain was in complete shutdown, thanks to midyear exams. Hell, I shouldn’t even be writing, I thought, I should be studying. But how could I? There was so much that needed to be done, this entry, errands I need to run and free time so I don’t become overworked and stressed. Things were…difficult. Finally, after what felt like hours (but was only minutes), I shut my laptop and laid down on my bed, hands covering my face. I had zero inspiration. My train of thought hadn’t even left the first station. And I was hungry. Not the best

Quite the ‘Joy Ride’ “Okay Zen. WHY did you drag me out here this time?” “Because of this.” My friend began wearing his signature grin and presenting me with a slip of paper. Confused, I unfolded it and read aloud, “A ‘Drag Jude out to an event of your choosing’ coupon…you had to use it here.” Zen and I had been hanging since we met in line at the supermarket. I know, what a way to meet each other. But, after hanging around enough, I found we had one major thing in common; we were both absolute dragon fanatics. We had dragon characters, dragon stories, dragon role-plays

Some helpful hints for Transformation writers As a fan and novice transformation writer, I like to step back and really look at works I, or a friend have written and look a the closer detail of things (you could call it nitpicking in a way). But I also like to throw tips, tricks, what-to-do's and what-not-to-do's around in a critical way that's also constructive; One thing you want to do in transformation writing is include lots of detail right? Wrong! But hear me out! Yes, describe the setting, the transformation, the trigger and the character in detail. However, impertinent elements, such as how far the person walked down the lane, or