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"Purity" by Seren A cry of “Thunder!” was the only warning given before the room lit up, a static charge filling the air. A deafening crack followed, nearly drowning out a loud screech of agony from somewhere in the center of the room as electricity jolted down from above and through the...

"Pizza with a Slice of Pain" by zion of arcadia Long ago, Mt. Travail was a terrible place indeed. They mystery dungeon’s peaks and ridges loomed over their surroundings with a brooding ferocity. But then one day a drowsy scaled Mt. Travail’s vicious hide, resting atop the crown to repent far...

"Over the Winds and Waves" by Inkedust “…ey, wa…up… Come on, …ak up… WAKE UP!” A wingull toppled over the edge of his perch with a surprised squawk, landing straight into a mess of nesting materials. “And about time too. Could you imagine the amount of trouble I could have landed myself in if...

"Methods of Support" by Equitial First-Place Winner A Gothitelle can see as a human never could. Gothitelle’s feelers fan around her head. The ribbons on her torso quiver, reaching out to absorb all she passes. They pull in light and sound, smell and life and aura, and paint an interpretation...

"The Man Who Would Empty the Ocean with a Spoon" by The Walrein “Well? What’d the vet say? Is Polly going to be okay?” Samuel asked the instant his father set down the phone. Martin considered lying, but ultimately discarded the idea. Although only six, Samuel seemed – in some ways – as mature...

"A Flicker in the Night" by Flaze You stared at the empty bowl, eyes transfixed on the invisible air floating around the remaining crumbs of what had once been your breakfast. Two servings of kible weren’t nearly enough for a young electryke and the soft growling noise that drowned out your...

"Disfigured" by Farla Some girls Vicky's age kept a whole team of pokemon, but Vicky had never wanted another pokemon but her Mary. Mary - Roseburn's Mary Mary, to be precise - came from the very last egg laid by their star granbull, Roseburn's Quite Contrary. Quite Contrary was magnificent...

"Dark-Clothed Small Human" by Shiny Phantump Second-Place Winner I am trapped. Alone. My siblings are gone. They were put into ice. We did not do what they wanted us to, so now they want to freeze us. I am the last one they need to freeze. Once the machine is ready, I will be frozen…...

"Burner" by kintsugi Roller, spray, gloves, mask. Nico chanted the checklist over and over again as he approached the alley. Act natural, he reminded himself, even as his hands shook. He was faintly aware of a couple walking down the street behind him, engaged in loud conversation. They didn’t...

"Ballast" by Wildboots Third-Place Winner I was on the last bus down Mt. Hokulani when I found out about Cass. Mom had called hours earlier, but there hadn’t been cellphone service on the mountain. I listened to the voicemail once, then immediately played it again, mashing my phone to my ear as...

Friends and Partners Contest Entries "Ballast" by Wildboots Third-Place Winner “Saint Bonapisa’s good luck for trainers,” Cass told me once. Maybe she should’ve kept some of that luck for herself. The drifblim was still following me, but if Lake Valor was what Cass wanted, then I’d find a way...

Friends and Partners One-Shot Contest Results The judges have been hard at work reading and reviewing this year's crop of one-shots, and now at last we're ready to reveal the results! We had sixteen entries this year, for what was maybe the most diverse and interesting crop of one-shots that...

Nate kept to the front of the group as well as he could, eyes on Maple the whole time. It seemed hard to believe that any mysterious "something" could make her suddenly, what, start dripping black paint and talking all boomy like Diyem? Then again, he wouldn't have thought it was possible that...

Six chapters of reviews: 1 2 3-5 6 Six hours of editing. Plus S-Tier: published a chapter @7400 words

Sup Bench. I'm trying (very slowly) to read through some of the mini bingo fills, so I figured I'd check yours out! I'm looking at Temporal Tower, Emera, and Rainbows of Hope (not yet in this thread, I know). My favorite of these is Temporal Tower! I'm a sucker for interjections like the clock...

Nate takes this to mean that no, Joule would not be in any shape to take people into space anytime soon. However, he says he likes the food at Lucky's Low Tide and the Shade Street Diner. The buffet at The Three Rings is pretty good, too. These are probably not the kinds of recommendations Joule...

"Uhh." Rocky glanced over at Dave, but the mightyena hustled Mia away before he could come up with a response. "Bye, Mia!" he called after her. "We can talk about it more later if you want." "Yeah," Nate said, smirking. "Later, Mia." To Rocky's relief he was content to leave it at that.

"N-no," Rocky said. "I mean, Maple was there, too, but she probably wouldn't tell on Joule." His tail curled nervously in around his legs, and he kept picking at his spectral fingers. "Hey. That's enough," Nate said. "We done here?" Rocky hesitated a moment, then knuckled over to Nate, ears...

"Well, I don't know that it's just about decisions," Rocky said, picking nervously at his ectoplasm. "Even if somebody else is choosing what to do for you, you'd still have to do it. Like if you're really tired, not having to think about what to do is better than having to make a lot of choices...

"I don't think he realized he could," Rocky said. "Me and Nate brought a shade to him because we wanted to see if he knew anything about them since they came from him. And when he went to hold it, it jumped at him and, like, burrowed into his chest!" Rocky shuddered. "It was kind of gross...