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[Lily Knotwise]

I use Deep Paint. It's like a not-so-good-but-free-and-still-efficient photoshop program. So yeah, it's pretty good for a free program... I think I got it from downloads.com or something like that... I don't even remember.... It's good though! :lol:

Hey, do you think that would be a good prize for my contest? Make the winner keeper banner/avatars?

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I think so! And I am totally in love with Download.com. I got a lot of programs from that site. :P Heh.

*Goes to download* Teehee.

Edit: HECK YES! Your banners/avatars roock.

[Lily Knotwise]

We shall always remember that the original idea was from Lily_Knotwise.

:D

[.:!Gwen!:.]

Omfg, I'd totally want to enter this contest if I didn't give up my keeps. ^^''




.:!Gwen!:.

[Lily Knotwise]

YOU CAN STILL ENTER IT!! *needs more people* Mine's the MV for the theme song. If you have the time and programs (well, just windows movie maker...) then consider it? I might do the keeper prize, or something else, or keeper prize AND something else.... We'll see... But yeah, if you're interested, don't hesitate. :D

I feel like I'm selling something... ^^;

[TxP]

Oops! Wrong sign in name! Phoebe!!!!!! Why'd u get on IDOJ????

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TxP, they're friends in Mara's fanfiction The Other Side of Tomorrow. That's what this whole contest is kind of about...

[SLFOREVER]

I will so enter this. =D


Here's my entry (it's based on the version with the tear):

    “So, Vortex. Ten years. Ten long years and we meet face to face again,” the dictator circled her, heartlessly.

    “Ten years is way too long, Neutron,” she spat at him.

Dictator Jimmy chuckled. “You’ve been planning this the whole time, haven’t you? Waiting and watching for the perfect moment,” he said. “Cindy—”

    Aurora cut him off. “It’s Aurora.”

    “Aurora, then. I don’t think you’ve thought your plan all the way through,” he said, searching her eyes.

    April chose that moment to burst through the door. “I have the artillery!” she stated.

    “No guns necessary.” Aurora stuck out her hand and it started to glow a neon green. Dictator Jimmy merely glanced at it.

    To say April was surprised would be an understatement. “But, Aurora, your plan was—”

    “I know what the plan was!” she snapped. “I’ve redone my plan. Made it newer. Better, even. Guns won’t be used today.”

    April got her meaning and nodded. Dictator Jimmy seemed bored.

    “Can we get on with this?” he said.

    Aurora rushed at him. He quickly side stepped and tried to punch her in the head. She dodged it.

    “Cindy, Cindy, Cindy,” he shook his head. He ignored her angered look. “You’ve got to do better than that.”

    She bolted at him again but he put his hands up, which were glowing blue. Their energy was fired at each other but it was evenly matched.

    Dong, dong.

    April looked up at the silver clock placed on the farthest wall. Twelve A.M. The two were focused into each others eyes. The dictator was looking for a weakness while Aurora concentrated on her anger towards the man.

    There was a bright blast of purple energy knocking Dictator Jimmy over. April twirled her plasma ray and blew on it.

    Aurora jumped on Dictator Jimmy and pinned his arms and legs down. She brought her hand above her head and it glowed a brighter green than before. For a second she thought she saw sadness flash in the dictator’s eyes. A single sapphire tear rolled off her face.






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OMW!!!!!! Gwen! That's AMAZING!!! I love it!!!!!!! I think April and Cindy SHOULD be friends... Weren't they friends @ the end of Win, Lose, and Kaboom?? I never saw it so.... To me it looks like(the story) ends in a cliffhanger... It's kinda sad.....

[SLFOREVER]

ummm... -Krista.... wutt r u talking about??? That was me but u can't leave a non-written post.. so I wrote that.......

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I thought that was TxP! @_@ Why is this happening to me again?!

Anyways, sorry. I thought you meant they should be friends in the TOSOT, and I was all like "Huh??" so I posted in responce. Sorry, again, about the confusion.

[Ang]

Ok its short but I just thought of something short and dramatic and with lots of thinking. So here is my entry:

(Mine is the one with Aurora and a tear going down her cheek)

Aurora: Ok Jimmy, Cindy you guys search the southern hallways and I'll check the rooms. Ok?

Cindy: Got it! *Her and Jimmy go down the southern hallways*

*Aurora goes into her first room*

Dictator Jimmy: *stepping out of the darkest of shadows* Cindy, its nice to see you again.

When Aurora saw Dictator Jimmy's eyes, she felt an excruchating(sp?) pain shock her heart. He stared at her like she was so inhuman. He pratically stared a hole through her skull. She knew he hated her, but not as much as she hated him. And with that, Dictator Jimmy lunged forward stricking with incredible power.......

*Aurora dodged his quick strike*

Dictator Jimmy: Vortex, that wasn't half bad. But, your gonna have to do better than that!

Aurora: Oh I intend too. *She tries to hit him with an energy blast*

Dictator Jimmy: *dodging her strike* You know what? I've always hated you, and your going to suffer for what you did to me! *He quickly try to tackle her*

Aurora: *dodging* Don't worry, *lifting her hand* the feeling is muteural(sp?). *her hands turn green with a tear rolling down her cheek.* No Guns Neccessary to destroy you! *leaving him on the ground*

Hope you like it!!!!!!!!

[the sapphire rose]

Here’s my entry. I did the one where Aurora had a grin on her face. Hope you like it. ^_^


The deserted land of the planet gave a since of ominous forbidding as Aurora and the others walked towards the dictator’s lair.

“Are you sure this is the place?” Jimmy asked as he looked around uncertainly.

Aurora nodded. “Yeah, this is the place. Jimmy? Do you have the antidote with you?”

Jimmy handed her one of the small vials. Aurora held it in her hand and gazed at it for a few seconds.

“Soon this will all be over.” She whispered to herself.

Finally, Aurora placed the vile in a protective bag where it will be stored till she was ready to use it.

“All right, let’s go.” Aurora ordered.

As they walked closer, the building in the distance got even larger and the air was filled with anticipation.

Jimmy and Cindy walked close behind Aurora, their faces holding a mixture of fear and determination.

Sheen however didn’t understand why every one was so quiet.

“How come we don’t have any guns or weapons anyway?” Sheen asked. “I mean, if I had Ultra Lord’s plasmic ray gun we could win this war easy.”

Before Aurora could answer however, April cried. “Drones! Aurora on your left!”

The kids looked to where April had pointed. There were about five or six drones flying towards them at high speeds.

“They’ve found us. April, you take the three on the right, I’ll take the ones on the left.” Aurora ordered.

In seconds her hands were alight with a bright fire-like energy. With quick and precise accuracy, Aurora shot the fire at the drones while April smashed at them with her war hammer.

Soon the machines had fallen to the ground in battered ruins.

“See?” Aurora said to Sheen with a grin. “No guns necessary!”

“Do you think that will be the last of them?” Older Libby asked as she studied the drones warily.

Aurora shook her head. “No, knowing Neutron, he’ll probably have more waiting.”

“We’ll be ready.” April said confidently.

Aurora nodded but her eyes seemed distant as if she could see the battle already in place. “I hope you’re right April…” She replied softly.

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Cindy_Auora and the sapphire rose: Ooh, I like your stories! ^_^

Um, my story is below. Guess what, Mara? I ACTUALLY WROTE IT IN FIRST PERSON! :o *Le Gasp* It was so weird because I kept having to edit out all the "she"s and "Aurora"s. It got aggrivating after awhile, to say it in a nice way, lmao. :PCpwn:

Now, before you get started reading:

"..." (italics) <-- Voices Aurora is paying half-mind to.

Yeah, this story pretty much took me about three hours, lol. Umm, I enjoyed writing it that's fo' sure. x3 Because I am an Authoress, and that is what I do! Author...ize...ing

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stuff.

Anyways, without further stalling (XD) here is my entry...

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"Weapons, weapons! We need the artillery! He's overpowering us, so load the guns, hurry!"

There comes a point in life where you must own up to your deepest, darkest fears. I had been afraid of this moment for years beyond reason.

"Aurora needs back-up! Don't you see that the Dictator is winning?"

I rolled my shoulders a bit, eyes trained on the man in front of me. The time, the people crowded behind us, and the surrounding area meant nothing anymore. Booming commands and shouts filled the palace, but they seemed like distant whispers to me.

All of my focus was on Dictator Neutron, my eyes narrowed into slits at his presence. We paced in circles around one another. Silence filled the gap between our bodies. It was like our secret language. We didn't listen for words or sounds, but instead watched at the actions exchanged.

Our feet hit the ground in unison. Left, right, left, right again. I had waited so long for this moment. Adrenaline pumping through me, I made the first move, shooting light at his chest. He slapped it off at the last second. Charging forwards, I fisted out a couple of punches, green flames engulfing my clenched fingers.

It was no use. He matched each of my punches with his icy blue hands, blocking my attempts at pin-pointing some sort of weakness.

"Hurry, get the weapons ready!"

Time for a new strategy. Pouncing and outstretching my left hand, I intertwined Dictator Jimmy's and my fingers, then did so with my right hand. With my weight on him, we tumbled to the ground in a tussle, rolling and trying to gain control over the other. I finally ended up on top, pressing my palms down upon his.

Instead of subduing to the pressure I was putting on him, he brought his legs up and kicked me in the opposite direction. Flipping in a backward summersault, I ended up in a crouching position and took a fighting stance.

"Aurora, it's okay; back down! We have guns!"

Those words echoed through my ears like ringing bells. So long ago I had wanted to see a bullet pierce through Jimmy, letting his blood splatter; sending him to his grave. I had wanted revenge. But now I looked at him in a different light, with a new hope of reverting him back to his original state. I wasn't about ready to give up on that yet.

Not even casting a glance away from Jimmy, I swung a green whip towards April. It sent the dreaded weapon flying from her hands, only to come down with a clatter on the cold ground. "A-Aurora! What did you do that for?" she questioned in a panic, scrambling towards the gun.

Dodging a few of the Dictator's blows, I responded in a growl, "Trust me on this!" April began to protest, but she decided against it, stopping and shutting her fanged mouth. There was nothing she could do but watch the fight.

At that moment Jimmy sent out a full blast from the base of his palm, which was greeted by the same power of my suit. Green flames met chilling blue ice, clashing together in rage and filling the entire metallic castle with an excruciatingly bright light. Harsh winds batted against my face, pulling and whipping my blonde bangs in every direction.

By now we were both using our extended fingertips to push energy from the invented suits. My arms were trembling from loss of energy, and I didn't know how much longer I could last. Through my squinted lids I peered at Jimmy's face. His bangs were now being forced away from his forehead, revealing his eyes. And at that moment I swore I saw the old Jimmy, pleading to be released from the Megalomanium's grip from behind his sapphire irises.

A feeling of longing and sadness crept inside my heart, causing me to double in determination, and with all of my strength I sent Dictator Jimmy spiraling backwards. I found myself calling to my alternate self, "Cindy, the vile!" Cindy, hearing her queue, quickly tossed the small glass bottle in my direction.

I caught it.

Hovering over the Dictator and extending my hand, green heat raced from the end of my clenched fingers and around the vile. Under the intense pressure of the flames the vile began cracking and then exploded, sending shards of glass flying everywhere. One large piece scraped underneath my eye, making warm blood gush down my cheek. I just grimaced and ignored it.

The green energy slowly dissipated from my hand, and in its place was a mist of fumes covering every inch of the large palace room. For awhile, the area was light with fog. There was a tense feeling in the room. What was to happen next?

It was quiet for a few seconds, but when the children saw that Dictator Jimmy had not jumped to his feet to extract his revenge, they burst out into screams of victory. All five talked in an animated way, joy coating their voices.

Glancing back over to April, I let a gentle smile creep along my face. It was all over. Relief flooded my heart. "See?" I chuckled, for once letting happiness gather and well behind my eyes, "No guns necessary."

Averting my gaze to Jimmy, I noticed his body lying absolutely still on the ground, all except for the gentle rise and fall of his chest. Excited chatter of their succeeding stopped abruptly.

All was silent.

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Hm. Well, where to start on this extremely long and awkward explanation...

You know how we had to pick between the two pictures to write our story? I picked the one that she was supposed to be "crying" in. The picture was not colored, so an idea sprang to me: What if that was blood rushing down her cheek, and not a tear? So I used that instead. :lol:;

It's kind of... different, no? :ph43r: xD

Anyways, I started writing this at like, 11 at night, and finished with it at around 2 something-or-other a.m. :blink: :wacko: If there are any spelling/grammar errors, PLEASE inform me ASAP! I always go over my work, but I become paranoid about small errors. :P

P.S. IF I win (I am absolutely NOT saying I will win, because there are some super-spectacular stories here!), then I'd like the prize of Sheen to go to Gwen, the fangirl we all know that wants it the most, ahaha. :lol: :bff:

The only particular reason I entered this is because I have a great passion to write! *Starts dancing* :dance: Okay, yeah, I can't dance. Don't rub it in... >_____<;

And thank you THANK you for all that actually read my whole story, lol! :wacko: *Huggles you all*

[Ang]

That was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your gonna win I know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[girlgenius123]

Here's my entry. I'm using the one where Aurora has a teardrop.



"Well, good night,"

"Uhhh...good night..."

As April walked off, Aurora headed to her secret room.

"Identify yourself," the VOX commanded.

"It's me, Aurora! Why did I install this VOX anyway!?"

The VOX said, as it always did, "Voice match confirmed. Welcome back, Aurora."

She stomped into her room, threw the covers over herself, and went to sleep.

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She was walking down a long, narrow corridor. Suddenly, Aurora saw a door that was glowing.

Should I open it? It could easily shock me. It could be...could be...

She opened the door, just in case it was Dictator Jimmy.

Of course, she was right.

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“So we meet again at last.”

Dictator Jimmy’s voice echoed throughout the giant room.

“Ten years and we meet again. Heh, heh, heh…”

Aurora stared. This was it. She was going to take him out right here. She could easily just fire from one of her hands, thanks to her suit. However, Aurora couldn’t fire at him. She just couldn’t.

He started laughing. “It looks like you want to kill me right here. How can you do that? You don’t have any ammo.”

This was enough for Aurora. “Oh yeah? Well I have something better! Something with no guns necessary!” She was about to aim at him, when she thought for a moment. Should I kill him? This was a cruel person who took over the galaxy. But… Aurora saw younger Jimmy in her mind. His blue eyes sparkled, and his mouth was in a smile. Is this who I want to take out?

He’s older now. Much older. It doesn’t matter.

You could use the potion younger Jimmy prepared.

You can’t just run out of the room.

It isn’t too late to change your mind.

Just get it over with!

Aurora shot out fire from her hand, but a tear fell from her eye.

In an instant, Dictator Jimmy was dead.

I did it, she thought. I finally got my revenge. It’s all over. So why am I not feeling good?

Because maybe I feel more to Jimmy than I think I do.

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Aurora woke up. It was all a dream. She breathed heavily. I almost killed him. I almost killed him. I almost killed him. I…

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Later, when she found younger Jimmy, she ordered “Finish up on the antidote.”

Jimmy looked surprised, but he hurried off.

This doesn’t sound like me. Not at all.

Maybe I don’t want him dead…

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Well thanks for reading. I had a fun time writing it. :)

[Lily Knotwise]

OhmygoshthesestoriesaresofantabulousandIlovetheeeeeeem!!!

Man, you people are talented...

Oh, and Krista, I think I died of awesome when I read your story. Seriously. Wow.

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That was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your gonna win I know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude nu uuuuh. I mean, look at girlgenius's story for example! That was REALLY good! :wub: :bff:

I think all of your stories rock socks. :dance:

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OhmygoshthesestoriesaresofantabulousandIlovetheeeeeeem!!!

Man, you people are talented...

Oh, and Krista, I think I died of awesome when I read your story. Seriously. Wow.

--Excuse the double post--

*Grips Lily_Knotwise in a great big bear hug* :bff: OMG thank you! I really take compliments to heart, even if they're the smallest "neat" or something. And that just completely brightened my night. :D *Cheesy grin* Heck, I think I'll just... BEAR HUG YOU ALL!

Muahahahaha!

[girlgenius123]

I mean, look at girlgenius's story for example! That was REALLY good! :wub: :bff:

*smiles proudly* Thank you...

[ShadRose17]

Man All of these storys ROCK, THERE GREAT!