Posted 21 April 2007 - 01:27 PM
OK, I based mine on version number dos... and I wrote something completely different from all of you all's stories. Here it is, by the aspiring novelist, Megan, me :P :
I stumbled through the dense foliage. Thick, humid air saturated my lungs, and I heard the raucous cries of alien creatures all around me. With a cry of surprise and pain, I tripped over a protruding root and fell to the ground. I clutched my knee, biting back tears. The absolute hopelessness of my situation gripped me like a vise.
A ferocious sound erupted from my lips. I tore at the blue fabric encasing my body, the intricate web of silver tubing, feeling more and more trapped as I lay there, sobbing. Why had I gotten myself into this situation? Why? I was going to die out here, alone, while my companions thought me dead.
I struggled to my feet and began to run again. The jungle seemed determined to claim me… But I wouldn’t let it. Nothing could hold me. Nothing. Not even him. A new resolve shining in my eyes, I pushed my way through the brush.
Hours later, I paused to wipe the perspiration from my brow. I noticed a trail of green something falling from my fingers, disappearing before it hit the ground.
“Ahh!”
The green stuff surrounded me in an aura, glowing brighter as I panicked. Some sort of liquid swirled through the clear pipes connected to my skin. I realized that whatever the energy was, the fluid in the suit was generating it. I concentrated on it, and a blast of it shot from my fingers, obliterating the tree in front of me. I slowly walked forward, smiling as the energy cascaded from my outstretched hand.
I lost track of time- I might have wandered around for days, weeks, months- I couldn’t tell. So I used my newfound weapon, practicing with it, shaping it, honing it. I learned how to shape it using my emotions, or, if necessary, pure will power. Slowly I felt my identity slip away. My only purpose was to further my skill with this amazing new ability.
One day I heard something new. It was…strange. A dull, throbbing, metallic roar. I saw something long and lithe descend from the sky. It was composed of a thin shaft, on the end of which was a slender disk. It gleamed in the light of the two moons. A rectangular hole opened in the side of the shaft opened, and a figure stepped out. I looked down at myself, then at the figure. It looked like me, except the clothes were different, and its skin was…green? Yes, green, like my energy. It looked familiar.
“Aurora? Aurora, is that you?”
“What- April?” I stammered. My voice surprised me. It was hoarse and quiet; unused. But as soon as I had spoken those words, something clicked. Memories, feelings, everything about me, came rushing back. It was like- it was like being born again.
“Aurora?”
“April, yes, it’s me!” I shouted, then sank to the ground, sobs of exhaustion and relief shuddering through my body.
“Aurora, I’d ask you how you’ve been, but we need to secure the perimeter. Go see Nav; he’ll get you a weapon.”
The last word knocked me back to my senses. I stood up slowly. My suit had reacted to my emotions, sending a green haze over my body.
April took a step back, alarmed. “Aurora, what is that?”
I ignored her and concentrated. A flaming ball of energy formed in my hand. I hurled fifty, a hundred, two hundred feet in the air. It exploded in a shower of sparks.
I smiled and looked at April.
“No guns necessary.”
Ha-HA!!! Wasn't that awesome? It took me like, a couple of hours to write. Most of that time was spent brainstorming, because usually, I don't write anything down unless I feel it's close to perfect.
I would very much like to congratulate all the other contestants. You guys wrote awesome stories! :kawaii:
