The orchard was still smoldering when Captain Elias stepped between the rows, his soot-streaked helmet catching the first light of dawn.

The bite of the winter air was bitter as Aaron and Ariel fought to construct their makeshift shelter in frigid Alaskan tundra and escape the frozen peril of hypothermia.

It was a normal day. Me, Rose, was just walking back to school. The wind bowed fast and I was about to be late. I was halfway there when I heard loud screams. These screams were very loud and started to make me worry. I then saw a fire, and people fighting with knifes.

Run. Don't look back; you need to move. RUN.

fang punched the thick glass hoping to escape the abandoned warehouse. he looked around for a key...anything that might help him to break the window. "I'm going to go insane slowly" he thought thinking

It felt like it was just another spring day, but it was’t. It was April fools and Lily knew she and her friend, Maya, were going to make the best prank ever. Lily could already imagine the principal screaming in horror when he finds out. A brilliant plan was forming.

The structure sat on the far side of the moon, always facing away from the Earth. It had 12 arms studded with sensors. It listened and watched on every possible frequency. It had been operating for almost 3 centuries before it recorded the first anomaly.

The cold wind howled as Aaron and Ariel fought the nipping cold winter wind in search of shelter amidst the cold Alaskan wilderness.

I am a silly goose. I like saying the word "silly." Because of how silly I am, everyone calls me a silly goose, too. I am proud to be such a silly goose. My silliness reaches no bounds. So naturally, I got run over by a car while squawking at it silly in the middle of the road.

"So, Ms. Clare. What qualities would make you an asset to this company?" asked the suit across from her. Lyla Clare thought of her relevant skills, dismissing them one by one. A shipping company wasn't likely to need covert operations, or explosives expertise, or... "Ms. Clare?"

Ginger took a sip from her mug and grimaced. "Well, what did you expect?" said Tyler, who had been watching her for who knows how long. "I dunno Ty," she said, "maybe coffee? This is a coffee mug and generally that DOES lead one to expect coffee."

I woke up early to snow flakes on my window. It was one of those days where it was so cold you wanted to curl up in a blanket. I wished I could do that but school awaits. I rushed to put my clothes on, brush my teeth, and rush out the door with my jacket half on.

Jerry glanced down at the photograph in his hand, then back up again at the woman sitting alone at the back of the cafe.