Contest Continue the Story: Episode V

[kaisdf 3,320]

Hello Tankers! This week we return to a legendary contest with a new instalment - Continue the Story!

 

How it works:

 

We provide you with a couple of opening paragraphs as story starters, and your job is to build upon them and improve them to create a story. You have to stick to the style of the original piece as closely as you can, and come up with a thrilling plot line for them.

 

Rules:

 

• Word limit is 500-1500 words, though I would recommend around 800. That doesn't include the opening paragraph that you are given.
• You can keep the story going, or end it at a definite point.
• Pieces will be judged on content, accuracy, and how well you stick to the original style.
• If you want, you can change the title for your piece, the current titles are just there to be suggestions.
• Otherwise, normal Newspaper contest rules apply - no plagiarism, etc.
• Submit your entries to me via forum PM (link here)
• Deadline: 7th September 14th September

 

 

Prizes:

• 1st place: 80k crystals + 10 containers
• 2nd place: 65k crystals + 5 containers
• 3rd place: 50k crystals + 3 containers
• Consolation prizes of 20k will be awarded to outstanding pieces that don't place.

 

 

As for the pieces:

 

Story 1 - The Rainbow Pod

by @Hippin_in_Hawaii

 

 

I couldn’t tell you why I pocketed the seed pod. I’m not in the habit of picking up dirty things from the ground, nor of carrying them home. The sidewalk was littered with pods, we called them Monkey Pods. Most were smashed by passing pedestrians; the cement was sticky with their residue. This one, though, was different. It wasn’t the sickly brown that characterized most of the fallen pods, nor was it the particular green of a young pod still on the tree. This pod, I kid you not, was rainbow-hued. One end was deep red, the other end was violet, and the colors changed with each lump, giving the entire ROY G. BIV spectrum. When I got home and opened it, the seeds inside matched the color of the husk, one each for red, orange, yellow…

 

I planted them just outside my kitchen window. My yard really wasn’t much of a yard, mostly weeds and fallen branches, but I cleared a small patch of earth where I knew the sun would shine, and I planted each of those seven seeds. That was just over a month ago. Today, I noticed the first tips of sprouts breaking the surface of the soil. They, too, match the colors of the rainbow.

 

 

Story 2 - A Grave Affair

by @kaisdf

 

 

Death hung in the air. Cobwebs tied iron bars together, as if to stop them running away. Within the iron boundary, grass was diced into neat, uneven lines of stones. Carved into the marbled faces were remnants of writing: “…memoriam…”, “…loved”, “…Peace”, each in contrast with the forgotten, unloved nature of the lumps that featured them.

 

Along one edge of the cemetery was a narrow road, long and spindly, winding through the countryside. At one end was the small farm Scarlet called home; at the other was the town she worked in. Every day, she made the five-mile cycle ride there and then back again in the evenings, passing the imposing iron gates each time. As is the norm with daily commutes, Scarlet made this journey every day for years without ever even noticing the cemetery.

 

This time was different. It was mid-winter, early evening: dark, but with no trace of wind. Yet, as she got closer, the trees rustled, and the gate creaked open. The impenetrable iron cage, normally designed to keep people out (or was it to keep things in?) was now inviting her in. She screeched to a stop, ditching her bike, and walked towards the opening.

 

 

Story 3 - A Deadly Quandary

by @LOLKILLERTOTHEDEATH

 

 

Bullets raining down everywhere. That was all that Steven could focus on. They had found their way into his leg, and the chests of his now wounded allies. He had spent hours memorizing a book which contained the key to combat at close ranges, as was customary but evidently not observed for everyone in his team.  His mission had been quite explicitly dictated to him. He and his team were to eliminate Bill and bring back a case, the contents of which were not described to him. As he found the door he was hiding behind falling apart from the metal pounding on it, he decided that if he was indeed to die it wouldn't be before he had fired every last bullet and drenched the floor in his blood, no matter the pain. Steven quickly smashed the magazines into his Glock-18 and ran out as soon as the door fell down. Much to his surprise, there was nobody there. He looked around to see his former enemies, but his face was met with a solid metal object. He saw his teammates standing unscathed above him, and then darkness took him.

 

 

Well? You better get writing!

 

[maryam98 1,171]

1: The Rainbow Pod

2: A Grave Affair

3: A Deadly Quandary

 

Well, that escalated quickly.

[Person_Random 4,991]

i'd love to try my hand at this... pls deadline ext.... plssssss my life is hard.  i need more time to write out my struggles.

[Merovingian 656]

i'd love to try my hand at this... pls deadline ext.... plssssss my life is hard. i need more time to write out my struggles.

800 words is easy for you. :ph34r: 

 

I am half way ...

Admin please add Koins. I love shiny Koins.

Edited August 19, 2019 by Merovingian

[Person_Random 4,991]

800 words is easy for you. :ph34r: 

 

I am half way ...

Admin please add Koins. I love shiny Koins.

coins are worth a cent apiece though, feels bad.  gl with ur entry.  I need to do my hw

[Merovingian 656]

coins are worth a cent apiece though, feels bad.  gl with ur entry.  I need to do my hw

Make it a thousand Koins then :ph34r:

[maryam98 1,171]

yeah what's the deadline mate

7th September. It’s just not written in huge white script at the very end of the page.

[kaisdf 3,320]

 

yeah what's the deadline mate

 

7th September. It’s just not written in huge white script at the very end of the page.

 

 

 

Just moderately large script at the very end of the Rules section ^_^

[maryam98 1,171]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just moderately large script at the very end of the Rules section ^_^

Moderate, not moderately large ;)

[saadi 0]

My name is Saadi.I like tanki online and I need containers.  

[maryam98 1,171]

My name is Saadi.I like tanki online and I need containers.

 

You need to PM your entries to @kaisdf.

[Viking4s 10,791]

My name is Saadi.I like tanki online and I need containers.  

These are not free, you need to write a text inline with the contest requirement. And then win.

If you have some struggle with English ask for some help in one of the Country Clubs. One of the club might talk your language and they might be able to help you out with the translation.

Edited August 24, 2019 by Viking4s

[ILiveOnTheChatBox123 936]

I am working on an entry.

 

Can I use the same piece for the AWS?

[Person_Random 4,991]

I am working on an entry.

 

Can I use the same piece for the AWS?

i'd think you can use it after the contest.

[GrandExecutioner 1,403]

Interesting

[ILiveOnTheChatBox123 936]

I can't wait for the winners to be announced.

[Person_Random 4,991]

i can't wait for the deadline to be extended.  procrastination level 100

[ILiveOnTheChatBox123 936]

Deadline extensions make the contest unfair, since everyone would have more creative ideas, more colorful language, and better proofreading if they knew they had more time left.

Also, some people work the best among short time periods, some people work best under long time periods. The newspaper crew picked a deadline which is best for most people, so changing it would be unfair.

[maryam98 1,171]

Deadline extensions make the contest unfair, since everyone would have more creative ideas, more colorful language, and better proofreading if they knew they had more time left.

Also, some people work the best among short time periods, some people work best under long time periods. The newspaper crew picked a deadline which is best for most people, so changing it would be unfair.

It’s the Reporters’ prerogative to not give prizes to the only two people who submitted an entry.

[ILiveOnTheChatBox123 936]

That is for them to decide before they start their contest. But afterwards, rather give it to those 2 people, than to people who had an advantage.

[Person_Random 4,991]

ayyy they did do a deadline ext once when there were six entries.  two entries is sadly lower than the lowest i've seen of four.  they might ext. but idk

[maryam98 1,171]

ayyy they did do a deadline ext once when there were six entries.  two entries is sadly lower than the lowest i've seen of four.  they might ext. but idk

I don’t mean two as a definite thing, just as an example.

[Merovingian 656]

If mine is one of the entry, who is the mysterious second one?

They would be more entries. I have seen many capable writers around the corner lately.

[maryam98 1,171]

If mine is one of the entry, who is the mysterious second one?

They would be more entries. I have seen many capable writers around the corner lately.

I. Did. Not. Mean. Two.

[Merovingian 656]

I. Did. Not. Mean. Two.

I perfectly know. I was just teasing you. :p