The Monster

It was late, and Sam couldn't sleep. He lay awake in bed, staring at the ceiling. What if there were monsters under my bed? He wondered. I bet I could tame them! I'll put on my Spiderman mask and I'll bind them with my spiderwebs! No monster can harm me!

As he turned to lie on his side, Sam heard a rustling noise. Hah! I bet it's a monster, here to challenge me! Sam thought, as he crept off his bed.

Suddenly, a pair of purple, slimy hands grabbed him around the waist and threw him into a wall. Slightly dazed, Sam took a look at the monster. It was massive, purple all over, with big, gray horns and big, spiky teeth, dripping with slime. It was wearing a big, thick belt around his waist. There was a leather whip, a massive club, and a dagger made out of what looked like to be bone lodged in it.

"Ha. Ha ha. You, you can't defeat me, you filthy monster!" Sam puffed. The monster did not respond to this, but instead pulled out his club and advanced menacingly onto Sam.
"You you you stay back! I, I'm Spiderman! Y-You can't defeat me!" Sam shouted, but with a tremble in his voice. The monster only stared, and raised his club above his head. This is it, thought Sam. I'm going to die!

The monster brought the club down.
Sam's world went black. His chest hurt.
But he was alive!
Sam opened his eyes.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" There was another monster right infront of him!
"Reeow!" something screeched, and Sam watched in terrified, yet relieved silence as his cat bolted away.

Portal To Sambith Part 1

As I stepped through, the world around me changed. Houses turned into cottages, cars turned into carriages, street lamps turned into trees, and the concrete beneath me turned into soft, lime green grass. I have finally arrived in Sambith.

My grandmother was initially the one who had discovered this place. She had been a mischievous little girl, and boy, did she like to crawl. Even as a 5 year old, she loved crawling everywhere. That was how she had discovered the first portal.

It was well hidden, just between a tree and a fire hydrant. Is was a very small portal, just enough for a child, like her.

You cannot see a portal, but special children can see the miniscule difference in the air around it. My grandmother was one of the chosen in her era. The chosen were the only ones who could pass through portals.

My mother was not chosen so my grandmother decided not to tell her about Sambith. But when I had been chosen, my grandmother had already passed away. I grew up not knowing about Sambith and it's wonders.

Now, it is almost my 18th birthday. I have finally found out about Sambith. I am 5 minutes away from adulthood. I will use my time wisely and explore the wonders of Sambith.

The Wind Thieves Chapter 1

I ran amongst the trees, trying to escape the guards that were chasing me. They were shouting at me, cursing in another language. Yet, whatever they did or said, they would never catch up to me. I was fast. Maybe even the fastest. No one has ever beaten me yet.

I zigzagged through the trees. Not because I was lost, but because I wanted to get rid of those guys behind me. They would be a bother to my friends who were waiting not far ahead.

As the guards' voices faded, meaning they either stopped chasing me, or were left far, far behind, I started to slow down, appreciating the environment around me. The dark, mysterious forest was beautifully captivating, yet sinister. I shook my head to clear it. This wasn't the time to stop. My friends were counting on me. I had to get to them soon

I heard Hakuro’s crisp, demanding voice about a mile before I reached him. He was talking into his walkie-talkie. Not wanting to disturb him, I crept up behind him to hear what he was saying.

“...Looking good. No guards in sight. No sight of speed freak Kage anywhere either. I think he... AHHHHHHHH!!!! WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING BEHIND MY BACK?!?!”

He stood there, shaken. He really had no idea I was coming behind him. Hmm... Either his senses were getting worse, or I was getting better at creeping. I think the reason was the latter of the two. Not that I'm boasting or anything.

I grabbed the walkie-talkie. “Yo! Kage reporting in. I have the jewels in my bag and I have officially lost the guards, man. They were slower than a turtle in a thorn bush.” I reported. “And I had time to scare Hakuro. Man, what a blast! Hah! You shoulda seen the look on his face!.”

“Oh brother. Nice to hear your boasty, irritating, annoying, loud, disturbing... Hmmkph. Uh, voice again, Kage.” Chya’s voice was loud and clear in the talkie-walkie. “Good to hear that the mission went according to plan. Go and pick up the others from their safe spot. I’ll be joining you when everyone will be there. Over and out.”

“You heard what the boss said?” I asked Hakuro. “Time to get the others!”

He reculantly hopped onto my back and I started running again.

The Ice Princess Chapter 1

Oh boy. Boy oh boy oh boy. I cannot believe it! Gosh, I seriously can't! My lame as parents have decided to to take my idiot brother Shaun and I on a 'family vacation.' I mean, that stuff is like, sooo old! We're going to Nagpur. Wherever that is. I'd rather stay here in Alaska. Me, Sophie, and Sarah were planning on having a sleepover marathon. But oh no, nothing I want is going to happen, no. When I try to protest, I get a roasting.
"Rebeca Rosaline Howard! You show some respect, young lady! Our family has not had any good family time since... Forever! You are coming with us young lady. No buts! This is our final decision," my dad would always yell.

When, at last, the dreaded day came, my alarm mysteriously failed. Unfortunately, this resulted in my mum bursting through my door, and I opened my eyes to a close up of her face.
"AAAAAAAAARGH! WHAT ON DEAR MOTHER EARTH ARE YOU DOING IN MY FACE?"
"Darling, I just wanted to make sure you were up and ready to leave," my mother replied calmly in her sort of cool chinese accent, like I hadn't just screamed heaven to earth in her face. "Well hurry now, and get ready, darling. We wouldn't want to miss our flight, now, would we?" Yes we do, I sulked in my head.

I got changed; layered singlet and a cute low neck top, turquoise mini skirt, a thin striped scarf, and my favorite pair of ugg boots. That should do nicely. Reculantly, I went over my 3 suitcases again. 1st suitcase: check. Magazines and entertainment things. 2nd suitcase: check. Make up, hair dryers and curlers, etc. 3rd suitcase: check. Clothes. All my summer favorites. Apparently Nagpur is in India and is really hot, as I just found out from my parents the day before. They still made me bring a jacket and a jumper though, just in case.

I was lying on my bed, relaxing with a face mask when Dad came in.
"Ready honey? We're going in 5."
"Yea, sure sure," I just wanted to spend to last few minutes of my time at home, before I went on vacation, in peace. Little did I know that this might be the last time I will ever be home. If I had known, I would've begged Dad to let me spend a little more time at home. I might've even stayed home, instead of partying all the time.

But I didn't know, so instead of doing all those things, I picked up my suitcases and followed Dad to the living room, where Mum and Shaun were waiting. As I stepped out the door, I caught one last glimpse of my house before I was whirled away in Alaskan traffic.

The Ice Princess Prologue

The cold was starting to seep through my clothes. A flimsy polyester jacket was no match for Shenyang's cold winter. If I had known that I would end up here, I would have packed something sturdier. But there's no time to fuss about this now. I had to get to the shelter. It wasn't just about survival. My brother would die if I don't get there in time.

As I willed my feet to move faster through the snow covered forest, I heard the sound of feet trumping through the snow behind me. My heart sped up in fear. Have they already caught up to me? I thought I had at least a good 30 minutes before they realized what had happened. As the footsteps grew louder, I ducked behind a large tree and caught a glimpse of their conversation.
"...bad day... gone hiking... I know... be there soon..."

My heart calmed down. They were only hikers. Suddenly, rough hands grabbed me from behind. I tried to scream out but my captor slammed a dirty hand over my mouth, cutting me off.
"You can't run forever, sweet heart. You can't run from destiny," a sharp, nasally voice whispered in my ear.

I kicked sharply behind me, but to no prevail. It only resulted in me being grabbed harder.
"Don't try to escape, honey. You will be ours in the end. Quickly, knock her out." I didn't realize there were more people behind me. My usually sharp senses have failed my today. I managed to get a ghost of a shout out from inbetween my captor's fingers before something hit me. My eyes swam and my vision went black.

The Desert Knight Chapter 1

I was once a great, well known and feared warrior. Now, I am so humbled, even children spit and swear at me. What have I become?

I am, was, the Great Knight Ramzen. I was, until a few days ago, the King's advisor and closest friend. Now I am just one of the nobodies begging and dying on the streets. I guess I deserve this.

I was in a secret circle that planned on assassinating the King. I was their 'inner spy.' I was to keep the King's dog nose away from our stinky circle and get information on the King's whereabouts.

At the time, we thought we were doing a good deed. The King was corrupt and greedy. We thought we could do a better job. We planned and discussed, and we came up with a plan. I was to lure the King away from his feast and bring him to the river. He wouldn't bring any soldiers because he trusts me. Then, the others would jump out from the shadows and kill him.

There was one thing we didn't anticipate on. The King had somehow known about our plan. He had soldiers in waiting. When I got to the river with the King, my companions in the circle had already been captured. What I thought would be our victory became our destruction. Later, we found out that one of the newer members could not withstand the pressure and sang. The members of our circle, and our plan.

We were all due at the tower to get our heads chopped off. I had been rich, and though my fortune had been taken away from me, I had hidden a small portion away. I bribed one of the guards and he let me escape. I managed to make it to the tower gates when the fact that I was gone was discovered. I made a break for it and managed to get away. Barely.

Covered in wounds, I now stalk the streets of Malwerty, waiting for my day to come, and for the circle to be resurrected.

The Desert Knight Prologue

My bloodstained sword was heavy across my back as I dragged myself through the desert. My armour wore into bits as I walked. There was no water; my supply had run out a few hours ago. All I had for food were a few bits of moldy, stale bread and raw horse meat. My horse's carcass lay miles behind me. I had slit its miserable throat an hour ago, when it collapsed, unable to move on. At least it would provide me with some meat.

As my sweat thoroughly soaked through my hair, clothes and boots, I wondered why I was here. I couldn't remember who I was, or what I was doing, just the fact that I had to keep walking, no matter what.

The sweltering heat was getting to me. I think I could see some black dots up ahead. It was hard to tell whether they were flies or people. Anyhow, I have to try. The thought of rescue fueled my adrenalin as I trumped on. Nothing can stop me now.

As I neared the dots, I could now distinguish each dot as a faint outline of a person. Who can they be? They might be able to tell me why I was here.

The last thing I could remember before I hit the brittle sand was a shadow of a smirk and I was gone.

Somewhere Far Far Away

The sun beats down on my eyes, searing its afterimage into my brain.

I close my eyes and enter a new world.

A world where anything is possible.

Fairies flutter by and giants roam the land.

Diseases to advanced for human technology plunder through towns.

Characters from my favourite books laugh and play together.

Their enemies crawl up behind them, undetected.

My imagination.

What A Normal Person Would Do

During a visit to the mental asylum, I asked the director, "How do you determine whether or not a patient should be institutionalized?" "Well, we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub." "Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup." "No," said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

Who Wants A Beer?

Three retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf one fine March day. One remarked to the other, "Windy, isn't it?" "'No," the second man replied, "It's Thursday.'' And the third man chimed in, "So am I. Let's have a beer."

A Bad, Bad Painting

A man walks into an art gallery and looks at a painting, he asks to the the art dealer, "So this piece of junk is what you call art?" The art dealer, in shock replies, "I beg your pardon sir, that's a mirror."

Buy Me A Mink

After a bit of an argument, the wife sulkily said: "If you really loved me you'd buy me a nice mink." "All right," said her husband, "If it's so important to you I'll buy you a mink but only on one condition." "What's that?" "You have to keep its cage clean."

If You Could Not See Me For A Few Days

A man left for work one Friday, but being payday, instead of going home he stayed out all weekend partying. When he finally went home on Sunday, his wife was furious. She said to him, "How would you like it if you didn't see me for days?" to which he replied, "That'd be fine." Monday went by and he didn't see his wife. Tuesday and Wednesday came with the same results. Come Thursday, the swelling had just gone down enough for him to see her out of the corner of his eye.

A Letter From Hell

Hannu wants everything to be perfect for his anniversary trip to the hotel where he and his wife honeymooned 30 years earlier. So he gets there a day early to make all the arrangements. That night, he e-mails her but misspells the address and it goes to a recent widow. The next day, the widow’s son finds his mother passed out in front of her computer. On the screen is this e-mail: “My darling wife, I’ve just gotten here and everything’s set for your arrival tomorrow. I hope your trip down here will be as pleasant as mine. “P.S. It’s really hot!”

Frozen Piggy Bank

My cousin always “borrows” money from her older brother’s piggy bank, which drives him crazy. One day, she found the piggy in, of all places, the refrigerator. Inside was this note: “Dear sister, I hope you’ll understand, but my capital has been frozen.”

Why The Long Pause?

A polar bear walks into a bar and says, “Give me a scotch and … Coke.” “Why the long pause?” asks the bartender. “I don’t know,” says the bear. “I’ve always had them.”

We Share Everything

An elderly couple goes to Burger King, where they carefully split a burger and fries. A trucker takes pity on them and offers to buy the wife her own meal. “It’s all right,” says the husband. “We share everything.” A few minutes later, the trucker notices that the wife hasn’t taken a bite. “I really wouldn’t mind buying your wife her own meal,” he insists. “She’ll eat,” the husband assures him. “We share everything.” Unconvinced, the trucker implores the wife, “Why aren’t you eating?” The wife snaps, “Because I’m waiting for the teeth!”

The Human Cassette

A newly received patient in a mental hospital was very restless and uncomfortable. When it was time to turn the lights out, the new patient howled and screamed, attempting a song. His voice was very loud and sharp and it carried across the whole building. When the doctor on duty went to sort it out, he could hardly get a word in as the patient was singing passionately. When, at last, the doctor managed to calm him down, the patient turned on his stomach and began singing again. The doctor didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Why are you singing on your stomach? Can you get enough air?" At this, the patient sat up and laughed coldly, "Is it me, or do you have mental problems as well? After side A finished playing, you have to flip it, otherwise how can you hear side B?"

The Angel

I am a messenger of God.
I am a bringer of death.
I am a symbol of peace.
I burn and destroy.

I fly above in the heavens.
I crash down to earth.
I soar through the clouds.
I rummage through the trees.

I am a sign of hope.
I am a sign of great power.
I am not allowed to love.
I do so even though.

I stay by God's side.
I betray and serve Hell.
I help the good.
I annihilate the bad.

I am an angel.
I am a devil.
I am good.
I am evil.

I have feelings too.

The Nightwalker

The shadows began to grow longer as the sun rose at the end of the street, revealing the nightmare that had happened the night before.

The bloody bodies of the people that were slaughtered lay there, staring at me with cold, empty eyes. They were the people who still had a future ahead of them. People who had families to look after. People who had lives to continue.

Who would've killed all these innocent people? I felt the tears streaming down my face. What kind of monster would've done that?

Whoever did this never had a second thought about what they were doing. The organs of the stiff, dead bodies were lying everywhere. And it wasn't about to stop there. Heads with eyeballs missing decorated the streets. Thanks to the sun's light, everything was a dark, bloody red.

The children of those who were massacred stood there looking at me with terror in their eyes.

Why were they looking at me like that?
I looked down at my hands.
They were stained red.