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Story Chain!
Story Chain!
I think it would be fun to start a story chain. Each person can write a sentence or paragraph to the story. I'll begin...
Kelsey Rose woke up and sighed. It was the first day of school in a new town...
Ok, you continue the story. Don't be afraid to add mythical creatures, or wild adventures to the story.
submitted by Teresa, age 13, Michigan
(January 5, 2013 - 11:54 am)
(January 5, 2013 - 11:54 am)
"The Unnamed Deity is no longer unnamed!" I exclaimed the next day.
"Oh goody," Ilene said drearily.
"His name is Frank," I announced proudly.
"Did someone ask for me?" I whipped around, and saw a boy leaning against my locker. Ilene snorted, and popped her piece of bubble gum.
"Never underestimate the power of the ex Unnamed Deity Frank."
(January 7, 2013 - 5:17 pm)
TOP! TOP! TOP~
(August 20, 2013 - 11:07 am)
Kelsey Rose could not stop screaming or struggling against the ferocious grip of the bear's jaw.
Suddenly a gust of wind rippled through the trees and a flash, like a firework without the noise, exploded near an oak tree. A large man appeared in the midst of the flash. He wore a spotless white tunic with a golden sash. His pearly white theeth glimmered like a thousand diamonds in the early morning sunlight. His pale blue eyes danced with amusement. "It looks like you're in a bit of trouble," he said with a laugh. "Umm, sort of, I guess," Kelsey replied.
(January 7, 2013 - 8:10 pm)
"Real life. Is inhabiting. Your. WRITING!" Ilene squealed. I had just made Kelsey Rose (no, I hadn't completely ditched her yet) escape from the bear's jaws. And the ex unnamed deity was like that guy Frank. He also looked like Luke Skywalker. Not Frank, ex unnamed deity Frank.
So when I was telling Ilene about Ex unnamed deity Frank when In real life Frank appeared, and you can't just say "Oh no, we weren't talking about you, we were just talking about ex unnamed deities who happen to also be named Frank so bye." So we ended up having a really boring conversation that went something like
"Hello."
"What's your name?"
"How ya doin'?"
"That's great."
"Nice meeting you." and all that jazz. So you can't exactly say we were friends or anything, but he seemed sort of nice.
"So what's happening to KR next?" Ilene asked excitedly.
"I don't know. I guess she's just going to hang with the guy and--"
"This is not pulp fiction, Alice," Ilene scolded.
"You said we shouldn't go back on the first draft," I chided.
"Fine. Have it your way." Yeah Ilene. But my way was to have the rescue scene happen over, and over, and over. And Ex Unnamed Deity Frank always looked like Luke Skywalker.
(January 7, 2013 - 8:45 pm)
The guy in the tunic looked the bear up and down. "Bear, be gone!" The bear just stared at him in a "did you really expect that to work?" sort of way. "Fine then, Bear, have it your way!" He unsheathed a sword that had been hanging at his side. The bear, deciding it wasn't worth it, dropped Kelsey. But before it walked away, it looked at Kelsey and said, "Master will get you, sooner or later." After it had wandered off, Kelsey looked at the guy, who offered his hand to help her up. "What was that all about?!" Kelsey demanded, her voice an entire octave higher. "You are special, Kelsey Rose," the guy said. "I am Frank. Come, we must get you somewhere safe. Follow me."
Okay, so, the Luke Skywalker dude will lead Kelsey where?
Cappie says hpbf. Perhaps a clue to where Kelsey is taken...
hot pink bunnies forever . . .
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(January 7, 2013 - 10:05 pm)
Harry Potter Book Festival.
(January 15, 2013 - 6:53 pm)
The bear looked the guy in the tunic up and down, as if considering the new character. "Bear, release her at once! Be gone!" The guy said. The bear just looked at him in a "did you really expect that to work sort of way." "Fine," the guy said drawing a sword that had hung at his side. "Have it your way." The bear, evidently deciding he didn't want to deal with the phsycotic- Luke- Skywalker- dude- with- a- sword, dropped Kelsey. But before lumbering off back into the woods, the bear turned and looked at her. "The master will have you," it said, "sooner or later." Then it was gone. Luke Skywalker dude offered his hand to help Kelsey up. "What was that all about?!" Kelsey demanded, her voice an entire octave higher. "You are special, Kelsey Rose," the guy said. "I am Frank. Come, we must get you somewhere safe."
Okay, so, where does Frank lead her?
(January 8, 2013 - 3:37 pm)
Maybe Frank should lead her to his palace, or a mythical place. Oh! Maybe Frank could take her into the past or future!
(January 8, 2013 - 4:28 pm)
Sorry there's two. I hadn't thought the first one went through because it froze up. Then I forgot what I had written exactly, so it got altered a little.
(January 9, 2013 - 7:07 pm)
"Hey, where are we going?, and who are you?" Kelsey said for the millionth time. "I already told you my name's Frank, and we're going someplace where you'll be safe." he explained, again. "Well that doesn't make sense, because I don't need to be protected, and do you really expect me to just listen to you? I have no idea who you are other than your name is Frank." she countered. "You will eventually. Anyways we're here." he said. Kelsey looked up to see, "A giant strawberry? This is where I'm supposed to stay?" "Yes, though that's just a disguise. Come there's someone you must meet. She'll be your caretaker,sort of." Frank answered.
"Kelsey meet Sophie, Sophie meet Kelsey." introduced Frank once they entered the building. Sophie, had princess curled black hair, teal eyes, and slightly tanned skin. "Greetings, Kelsey. It's such a pleasure to meet you."she chirped. "As to you," Kelsy slowly replied not being able to help but pick up on this girl's strange speaking pattern. "Good, you two seem to like each other. As I had explained before, Sophie is to be your protector. That means, Sophie, that you will protect her. Not assist her in anything dangerous." Frank repremended. "If it can be helped I shall not," Sophie swore. "You better," he warned, then turned and walked away.
"Yay he's gone!" cheered Sophie, "now what do you want to do? Anything at all, except suicide, and I'll be happy to help." Kelsey said "Well..."
(January 9, 2013 - 3:19 pm)
"Well, I kind of want to..." she considers saying "go back home", but then she thinks, What? And throw away an adventure like this? I can do anything! It'll be great. But Sophie is right. What should we do? She throws her hands up into the air. "Let's find a MacGuffin!"
Sophie claps her hands together evilly. "I know just the one." Skipping over to a drawer marked "MAPS OF DOOM", she selects one that is yellowing and curled at the edges. "Now, where is it?" The top of the map bears the heading "MacGuffin Maps: Now with Red Herrings!" An overly-simplified map of the world lies beneath it, with one key difference. There is an entire landmass occupying what would be the Pacific Ocean. It is labeled simply "MacGuffinLand: There be dragons here".
Kelsey points to MacGuffinLand. "Dragons? Dragons are always guarding Lost Treasure. Maybe there's a MacGuffin in with it."
Sophie's eyes have a mad glint in them. "Yes, yes, yes! Now I can use the new Dragon Tamer I got Frank for Unnamed-Deity-Mas."
"You celebrate a holiday that revolves around your boss's birthday?"
"You do the same for your friends and family, don't you?"
Kelsey frowns. "But if its his Dragon Tamer..."
Sophie leaps up from the table and dashes toward the staircase. "Ownership is a myth!" she cries, scrambling into the strawberry's second floor. "All things belong to the hedgehogs!"
Kelsey follows her, frowining dubiously. "Whatever you say. Let's go."
And so they do - quickly departing the strawberry armed only with a Dragon Tamer and a half-eaten piece of toast with some grape jelly on it. But when they arrive at the train station...
(January 10, 2013 - 5:31 pm)
After seeing the turkey/vulture/eagle thing, Kelsey was sure nothing else would surprise her. When they arrived at the train station, it looked like a typical train station, except for the fact that it looked like it came from the early 19th century, and there were no train tracks, just a large well-mowed field. "Um, Sophie, what now?" Kelsey asked looking around. There were no trains in sight, not even any people, except for the stationmaster whom, when we first arrived I could have sworn was Elvis, but now looked had been switched out with Reba Mcentire. This place just got weirder and weirder. But hey, Kelsey wasn't exactly like all the "popular" girls at school herself, so... "You'll see!" Sophie replied, nearly squealing it, with that same mad glint in her eyes. Suddenly, the sky was blotted out. A giant bird, a bald eagle it looked like, landed in front of her. It was, in fact, literally bald! It had the head of something like a turkey vulture, with lion's paws for feet. "Come on!" Sophie said, walking toward the thing as if this were perfectly normal, but she still had that crazy grin on her face. "THIS is a TRAIN?!?! Kelsey asked. "Yes, of course," Sophie replied, climbing on it's back. Again, still the crazy grin! Okay, Sophie obviously knew what Kelsey's real life was like, and loved freaking her out with all... this. "To the Macguffin!" Sophie shouted, pointing skyward! And off they were...
HAHA!
(January 12, 2013 - 6:23 pm)
A MacGuffin is a dragon, right?
(January 15, 2013 - 6:23 pm)
No, it's more of a Shiny Object that has no real bearing on the plot but the mains need to find it or use it for something. Usually it's magical or symbolic in some way.
(January 15, 2013 - 6:55 pm)
What's a macguffin?
cappie says cdvf
(January 16, 2013 - 3:19 pm)