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Challenge #04817-M068: Serious Play

The village is in pandemonium as it's the winter festival and it's time for the annual snowball fight. Snowballs lightly colored so the color stayed on those struck. Those struck were 'out'. And just to be fair, since the one meant to judge it was down with a very bad cold, Wraithvine was asked to judge it. And ze and hir friends were asked, as well, to come enjoy all the festivities, music, food, and fun the event had to offer. -- The New Guy

[AN: Fixed the pronouns]

There were special gloves and special coats. The snow was readily available and in plentiful supply. The instant someone scooped up snow with their special gloves, the resulting ball changed hue. Once thrown, if it landed a hit on someone's special coat, the colour stuck and the victim was out of the game.

As one might expect, the otherwise sleepy town of Aldavale was absolute bedlam.

Cunning gangs of children ganged up against their least-favoured adults, wily grandparents assisted their very small grandchildren against their older siblings. Teens were out against everyone, including their mortal enemies - other teens. Some crept and hunted. Some staked out sniper positions. Laughter reigned in the streets.

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Challenge #04816-M067: Sing Ging Gang Goolie...

Today, my friends, we humans are going to teach you basic camping. Don't worry, we've carefully chosen a place and time here on earth that is as close to havenworld as earth can get. And we have contingencies in case of a storm. We'll do everything we can to make it fun for everyone. -- Anon Guest

Earth has perfectly safe areas. Humans swear blind that there are wild places that are safe for more fragile species. Humans have a regrettable tendency

Challenge #04815-M066: Bride of the Son of the Volcano God

Victoria Constance Emalia Stanford has become enamored with her new husband, the son of the volcano god. He’s handsome, charming, everything she could dream of, and he returns her feelings in kind. The only hitch is that he can bathe in lava, something her flesh is too sensitive to bear. However, Nalani knows of a mask which will strengthen Victoria’s skin and let her enjoy a liquid stone Jacuzzi with her hubby.

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-04750-m001-all-alone-more-or-less -- Deathshead419

Challenge #04814-M065: Thrill of the Hunt

Why, as a Pax Humanis member do I always capture alive? Okay that's an easy one. I believe in giving my prey a truly sporting chance. Just my prey, me, and my knife. Oh, and my hunting hound. Release 'em on my reserve, give them a 40 minute head start, then go hunting.

They need to die anyway, but this gives them a bit of dignity, and fresh air. You know, 'cause I'm such a nice person. -- Anon Guest

Members of

Challenge #04814-M064: A Natural Warning

During a massive storm they put their tent up over the nest of tiny yellow dragons with blue spots, protecting it from the weather, and then slept peacefully, if uncomfortably, in their carriage.

They awakened to find not only were they now completely immune to the deadly stings, but the small creatures now nested in the carriage protecting them from bandits and other deliberate hostiles. -- Anon Guest

[AN: Microdragons are fun creatures, but not that magical. I have to invent some

Challenge #04813-M063: Forbidden for a Reason

She was an ancient vampire, the one she loved? Well, she was a werewolf. They knew their love was, technically, forbidden due to ancient rules. Werewolves and vampires did not stay together like that. But they didn't care. They took precautions, and they were in love. -- Fighting Fit

Children of the night... what complicated drama they make.

Under the light of stars, a wolf runs, and a bat flits through the sky. This would not seem out of the ordinary even

Challenge #04812-M062: Strength Against Weakness

Remember my students. A bully only has power over you for as long as you let them have it. That includes family members who bully you as well. But remember, the only power over you that anyone has, is the power you give them. Believe in yourself, and you'll be able to believe in those who truly care. -- Lessons

It sounded so nice. Believe in yourself and the horrid people would leave you alone. Cordelia's problem was that some of the

Challenge #04810-M061: Old, Yes. Helpless? HA!

She was older, heavy, with hair that was greying and she walked slowly with a cane. But when a young ruffian came up and tried to be an ass toward her, the individual found that cane could still be quite an effective, painful, deterrent. No one mocked her ever again. -- Anon Guest

Birron was old enough to know better. Many grownups told him that. But he also wanted to fit in with the awesome, older kids. He was willing to do

Challenge #04809-M060: The Pygmalion Project

They felt the warm hand upon their stone form, their eyes opening, their flesh restoring, how long had they been asleep. The being before them had kind eyes.... "are...ze...an.. orc?"

The being looked upon them and shook a heavy head. "We're not called that." / "Iz been zleeping for a long time. Wvat...are....ze called dzen?"

"Once I set camp to rest, we can talk, is that alright?" / "Of courze."

It was a long talk late into the night, and

Challenge #04808-M059: Subject Zero

Dragon's blood is powerful, but, is said to carry a terrible curse. When the need is great, a warrior drinks the blood of a dragon for strength. -- Deathshead419

Dragons are powerful. They're a fact as large as mountains, as devastating as tidal waves, and as hazardous as living itself[1]. Thus it was no shock that lesser species required a large amount of dragon parts to make their magic.

They were warned. Take only that which was discarded, or given freely.

Challenge #04807-M058: Closed Temporal Loop

In the early morning of April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank beneath the waves, carrying 1,500 souls to a cold, watery grave. The story told to history is that she sank after hitting an ice berg. The truth could never be allowed to get out… -- Deathshead419

1912...

Nobody would believe the truth, not all of it. They barely believed that the Titanic sank until they saw the survivors and the remaining lifeboats. So many were lost. So much was

Challenge #04806-M057: Talking to Faeries

Ragvald was once a great warrior, known for his berserker trances brought on by imbibing the sacred mushroom. But now he struggles to discern what is real and what are visions the mushrooms bring. -- Deathshead419

In the frozen Northlands, the Berserkr gained heavy respect in battle. Mostly due to their ability to literally tear apart the enemy. Or anyone who got in their way, for that matter. When they're foaming at the mouth and have run out of enemies, they have

Challenge #04805-M056: (Thunder) Roll Intimidation

A crazed warlord demands at a temple that God produce rain for a drought wracked region in three days or they’ll be consequences. When the time comes and goes, the warlord sets up an artillery battery around the temple and fires on the heavens above. The next day it begins to rain. If it’s stupid and it works… -- Deathshead419

While it is well known that the gods are in charge of things that mortals can't control, it is supremely

Challenge #04804-M055: Seeds of Hope

They were wandering adventurers, lost, hungry, most of their equipment wrecked. A poor family that had little took them in and shared what meager rations they had. None got 'quite enough', but no one went to bed completely hungry. The adventurers arrived as an escort to their leader, a king. He helped the poor family get back on their feet again, not through lavish wealth, but humbler gifts of food, aid to fix their home, and seed that would actually grow in

Challenge #04803-M054: Gone Without a Trace

The intrepid, some would say mad, explorer Arthur Christianson ventured alone into the Antarctic wastes, convinced that he had found Atlantis and the secret of all human civilization. His badly damaged campsite was discovered two years later, though his body was never recovered. Below is the contents of his final journal entry, retrieved from the site: -- Deathshead419

[AN: I try not to have real people in these stories, and there is a person by that name in Linkedin, so the name

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Challenge #04817-M068: Serious Play

Challenge #04816-M067: Sing Ging Gang Goolie...

Challenge #04815-M066: Bride of the Son of the Volcano God

Challenge #04814-M065: Thrill of the Hunt

Challenge #04814-M064: A Natural Warning

Challenge #04813-M063: Forbidden for a Reason

Challenge #04812-M062: Strength Against Weakness

Challenge #04810-M061: Old, Yes. Helpless? HA!

Challenge #04809-M060: The Pygmalion Project

Challenge #04808-M059: Subject Zero

Challenge #04807-M058: Closed Temporal Loop

Challenge #04806-M057: Talking to Faeries

Challenge #04805-M056: (Thunder) Roll Intimidation

Challenge #04804-M055: Seeds of Hope

Challenge #04803-M054: Gone Without a Trace