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Cliffhanger - 10/4/2008 10:53:10 PM
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rgod
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Write a section of a story (it can be a few sentences or a couple of paragraphs, that is up to you) and end it with a cliffhanger. At the end of your story, write down two things that the next person should include in their story.
Here is an example:
SAMPLE POST #1
Once upon a time, there lived an evil ogre who loved to eat catfish from the pond that was near his cave. One day, he went down the lake as usual, with his fishing pole, when he spotted two small children playing at the edge. He licked his lips and rubbed his huge scaley hands together. The only thing he liked to eat more than catfish, were little children. And these two seemed especially tender. Moving quietly, he crept up behind them and ...
THING: The Wicked Witch of the West, Lemons
SAMPLE POST #2
Moving quietly, he crept up behind them and was stopped the sound of a roaring train. He turned in time to see a funnel cloud forming over him. He was knocked to the ground and his body was thrown in the air. When he woke up, he realized that he was in Oz. He saw a witch standing over him. It was the Wicked Witch of the West. She laughed at him slyly. The Ogre tried to move, but couldn't because he was tied to the table. The Wicked Witch cackled again and sprayed him with lemon juice as she talked: "You won't be going anywhere. I'm going to have lemon-pepper roast Ogre ... with a side order of little boy and girl. The Ogre twisted his head to see the two children, eyes wide in fright - in the corner. The Witch turned up the fire higher, when she heard a knock at the door ...
THINGS TO INCLUDE: Missionary, Eggs
Hopefully this will be a fun game. You don't have to write a lot, just try to incorporate the things to include into the story. I'll start the story with the next post.
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/4/2008 10:59:34 PM
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Maria, an advertising executive was driving to the office on Friday. It was her favorite day of the week because traffic was pretty light - as was her workload. She turned on the radio to hear a local preacher give a sermon, when she noticed something unusual up ahead. Traffic was at a standstill. She waiting for a while, while listening to the sermon, when her radio gave out. She fiddled with the dial as she looked around her. In shock, she realized that all of the cars were empty and that she sat alone in the middle of the traffic jam. None of the cars were crashed, they looked like they had been parked. She hesitantly stepped out of the car. The world around her suddenly seemed very quiet. Panicking, she reached for her cell phone. As she dialed the number, she heard a deep rumbling sound. Looking up in horror, she saw ...
THINGS TO INCLUDE: Piano, Dog Leash
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/5/2008 1:30:39 PM
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A tidal wave rushing down the main street, tossing the parked cars aside. Riding the crest of the wave was a man swaying as he tried to stay standing upon a grand piano, as if it were a surf board. Maria dropped her phone and rushed to the pedestrian bridge, snatched up an abandoned dog leash, and tossed it to the piano surfing chap as one would toss out a life line. Tugging with all her her strength, her feet slidding on the wet concrete of the bridge, Maria managed to bring the man to the railing. He held on with one hand, screaming "don't let go..." while Maria screamed, "use both hands!!" But the chap would not let go of the mysterious package he held cradled with his left arm. The title wave's crest had passed but there was still a huge volume of water coming down the street. In that water, jostling around like a giants fishing bobber, came a yellow school bus..................
THINGS TO INCLUDE: bologna, bobby pin
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/5/2008 3:29:49 PM
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I'm way out of my class, but I'll try.
Maria was exhausted as she held tight to the leash. There was no way to get the man up onto the bridge. As the school bus passed underneath, he let go of the railing and jumped. The loop of the leash was still around his wrist and she plunged after him. Hanging to the careening bus roof, she prayed aloud for help. The man yelled for her to shut up and 'don't start with that religious bologna!'
The bus was bouncing against the sides of buildings and stuck on a second floor balcony, it's back end shuddering as each wave hit. They both crawled onto the balcony but the door to the house was locked. He kicked it, cursing and yelling. Maria had been a cat bugler before getting saved, so she easily picked the lock with a bobby pin and they entered the strange living room...
Things to include: a monopoly game, a cat
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/5/2008 4:13:52 PM
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Everything was thrown all over the place and soaked by the residue of the tidal wave.
They stepped into the room seeking refuge from the cold wind blowing through an open window.
The remains of a dead cat stuck behind the door as Maria tried to open it fully.
"He must have drowned instantly" said the man; "thanks for saving me by the way. I am Tom. Tom Garfield."
"Hi, I'm Maria" she replied carefully omitting her surname.
"I'm a Monopoly Game door to door salesman" said Tom. "What do you do?"
She brushed aside a lock of hair from her face and said:
(Things to include: Banana and music).
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/5/2008 10:31:09 PM
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She brushed aside a lock of hair from her face and said: "I am an advertising executive."
Tom looked puzzled. "I'm sorry, but I keep thinking that I've seen you before. You look so familiar. And so ... beautiful" - Tom mumbled the last word. Maria blushed and looked down at the floor.
"Uh ... thanks ..." she said, stammering a bit. Looking around at the wreckage that was the room, she forced herself to focus. "You might know me from a previous job that I had. I used to be an actress."
Tom raised his eyebrows but still looked puzzled.
Suddenly, Maria started to sing: "If you want something good to eat - there's a treat that just can't be beat. Ask Senor or Senorita ..." Tom's ears perked up at the familiar music.
"The best bananas are Chaquita!" He finished - slightly off key. They both started to laugh. "You are the Chaquita banana girl? Get out of here!"
"In the flesh!" she curtsied.
"Wow ... this is surreal. You did a good job. Really. Imagine meeting you here ... in the middle of this ..." They both looked around.
Suddenly, they heard a sound from the next room. They were not alone. Putting Maria behind him, Tom picked up a piece of wood floating in the water. "Hello!" he said.
Slowly, the door to the bedroom swung open ... Maria and Tom were shocked to see ...
(Things to include: Fidel Castro, Bracelet)
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/6/2008 6:03:23 AM
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Maria and Tom were shocked to see a woman's hand come out from behind the door and fling a bracelet at them. The woman herself did not come out, but she called, "There! That's all I've got that's valuable! Now get out of here!
"Please, Ma'am. We're not here to rob you," Maria called.
"That's right," said Tom. We're looking for refuge from the tidal wave."
"Oh, is that all?" Then, "What? Tidal wave? what are you talking about? The lady, wearing a burgundy terry bathrobe and a green towel on her head, stepped out into her living room and looked at them suspiciously. They noticed she was holding a picture of Fidel Castro, but neither of them felt it was their business to ask why.
Maria started to tell her all about the tidal wave when Tom looked out the window. "Look!" he said with surprise. Maria and the lady both looked. Obviously, they weren't done being surprised today!
Things to include: Computer, carrot sticks
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/6/2008 10:44:09 AM
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The noise outside grew so loud that Maria and Tom had to cover their ears. Tom grabbed Maria to shield her as the balcony sliding glass door shattered from the sound. They turned to see a helicopter hovering outside of the balcony. The men inside of it were dressed in black. One man was tapping into a computer-like device and aiming an odd looking machine at them. As he directed it towards them, the sound grew louder and louder. Looking over her shoulder, Maria was shocked to see the woman in the bathrobe standing and clutching the picture of Castro in one hand and holding a gun in the other. A thin trickle of blood flowed from her right ear - whih had been injured because the sound. She motioned for them to go into the kitchen behind the counter - then pointed her gun at the men in the helicopter. She pulled the trigger and began firing. Almost immediately, the men fired back in response and bullets began to rain into the apartment. Tom and Maria scrambled into the kitchen, hands over their ears, as they knocked the fruit tray that had been sitting on the counter. Carrot sticks and celery went flying onto the soggy floor.
After a minute, the sound of shots ceased and they heard silence. Maria and Tom peered behind the counter and saw men jumping out of the helicopter and into the balcony. The mysterious woman was no where to be seen. The letters "HAARP" were on the jackets of the men. One held the strange device that generated the loud sound in his hand. He was slowly sweeping the device back and forth through the apartment. When it swept their way, Tom and Maria heard the sound again - and it was excruciating. But, when it swept the other way, there was silence. Moving between total deafness and searing pain, Tom and Maria clung to each other behind the counter. Maria started to pray silently. She eyed the chrome of the refrigerator door handle, which showed the distored figures of the men moving back and forth in the apartment. As they shifted their weight silently, a glass that was on the counter fell, rattling on the floor. Tom caught the movement of the glass from the corner of his eye and pulled Maria tighter. In the refrigerator door handle, they saw the men stop, then start to move towards the counter were they were hiding ...
Things to include: Wedding Dress, Blackberry
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/6/2008 11:33:45 AM
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for just a moment longer. Crawling on their bellies, they made their way to the front door. It was unlocked and they had just made their escape to the hallway when Tom's Blackberry rang. Maria was amazed that the little electronic device still worked after having been doused with so much water. "If we get out of this mess, I'm going to buy myself one of those". As Tom pulled the Blackberry from it's holder she noticed the wallpaper background was of a beautiful woman in an antique wedding dress. Curiosity had to wait, though, since the ring tone had alerted the men in black. Tom whispered to Maria, "we better pass go, no collecting $200 dollars" and they ran toward the elevator. Maria slammed her palm against the button to open the elevator door, while trying to figure out what HAARP stood for.... the door opened. They jumped inside. The doors closed. "High, Altitude, Attitude, Representatives of Propriety... Heaven's Arranged Association of Retired Paratroopers... " The thinking out loud continued until the elevator stuttered to an abrupt stop.
Things to include: interior decorator, postage stamps
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/6/2008 4:02:23 PM
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Water started to seep into the elevator.
"Oops, we should have pushed 'up' not 'down'." Frantically Maria hit the top floor button. The elevator creaked and lurched and rose. When the door opened, there was a man in a black wetsuit aiming a gun at them. Tom raised the package he was carrying and Maria heard a chime. The room outside the elevator exploded. Tom closed the door and pressed the 'roof' button.
"Looks like that lady in the burgundy bathrobe will need to call in the interior decorator again," he quipped.
"What was that - in the package?"
"I can't tell you. Sorry. But here, if you read this it will explain some things." He handed her an opened letter. The envelope was addressed to him and bore four foreign postage stamps.
Things to include: a skateboard, a Senator
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/9/2008 1:32:59 PM
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(ok, I'll try again)
Maria handed the letter back to Tom. "I'll read it after we get somewhere safe and dry." Where are the cops when you need them? I'm going to write my senator.
Out on the roof, they were surprised by a crowd of families. Volunteers from the Houston AARP were serving pea soup and turkey sandwiches. Several little girls were playing jump rope and a boy was doing tricks with his skateboard. The lady they'd met had changed into a red sweater and jeans but was still holding the picture of Castro. Maria waved, "Glad you got out ok."
"Yes, and I have my only valuable."
"Your bracelet?"
"Oh no" she laughed. "That's junk. This picture is autographed. It should bring a lot on ebay."
Maria looked around and realized Tom was gone.
Things to include: boots, helicopter
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/9/2008 3:41:42 PM
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Maria turned and called Tom's name - but there was no response. She turned back to the woman in the red sweater and jeans.
"He's gone ..." the woman informed her.
"How do you know?"
The woman was silent. Bewildered at the sudden changes that have taken place over the past 4 hours, Maria faced the woman squarely. "OK. No games. I've been in some sort of tsunami but we are in the middle of Arizona. I've been shot at, someone held some sort of machine on me that almost made me go deaf, you are clutching that picture of Castro as if he were your best friend, and now we are in the middle of a picnic. You obviously know more than I do. I need answers."
"What do you want to know?" She faced Maria squarely.
"For starters ... who are you?"
"I am Sapphire."
"Ummm. Ok ... Sapphire. Is there a last name or anything - or is do you have just one name like Madonna? Do you have a card? Who do you represent?"
"That is none of your concern. Sapphire is adequate. We were sent here to recruit you."
"Adequate. What? Recruit ... wha what?"
"Yes, Tom and I. Maria, there has been a bit of a situation ... it is a bit complicated ... but let's say that you've past the test astonishingly well."
Maria sat stunned, looking at Sapphire and struggling to put things together. She looked down at her mud-stained boots while shaking her head. "Test? Look, you've got the wrong person ..." Maria started to back away.
Sapphire continued: "There are certain ... anomalies in your anatomy that make you perfect for our ... I mean ... our countries purposes. "
Maria's ears perked up at the stumble, but she fixed her eyes on the scene in front of her. The AARP seemed to be feeding the same people over and again. Sapphire followed her gaze and smiled.
"So I bet you are wondering why the same people are getting fed over and over again."
Maria was silent. She had been wondering that, but was thinking much more about getting out of the building.
"You seem to shifting subjects here" she managed.
"Yes ... observant. That is what we like about you ..." Sapphire said. She removed a small black device from her bag and flicked the switch. In an instant, the scene of the AARP feeding people disappeared - leaving only the roof of the building. A helicopter was sitting on the far side of the roof.
"What - was this some sort of projection?" Maria shook her head. "OK - that's enough. I'm out of here. This is just too wierd." Maria turned to leave.
Sapphire stopped her. "Maria, we don't have a lot of time. I can't talk about this now - but you must come with me."
Maria looked at her. "Are you crazy? I'm not going anywhere with you. Good bye Sagittarius or whatever your name is ..." She turned to walk away.
Sapphire appeared in front of her and Maria's eyes opened wide. "What?" She looked around. Sapphire was no longer behind her. "How did you do that?"
Sapphire's eyes were serious. "This is not a question. I'm sorry about what will happen, but you must come with me."
Maria turned to run. She felt a brief touch of cool metal on her shoulder and a bit of an electrical current run through her. Maria crumpled slowly to the floor. Several men dressed in black with the letters HAARP picked her up and carried her to the helicopter. As the helicopter ascended, Maria lost consciousness, surrendering to the inky blackness ...
Things to include: Fluffy cat, Plastic
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/10/2008 4:09:02 PM
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She awoke in the back of the copter, with a blanket over her and a fluffy orange cat with yellow eyes sniffing her nose. "I thought you were drowned? Well, why should that be true, nothing else was.
Lunch was set out in no-spill plastic containers and a note said, "blue bowl is for Amber, rest for you."
"You're Amber?" The cat looked meaningfully at the blue bowl and purred.
Maria felt kind of empty and realized she missed Tom. She enjoyed his presence even though he was gruff uncommunicative and...dangerous. And handsome. Oh well. Now how to escape?
Words to include: sand, movie(s)
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/11/2008 1:40:35 AM
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The helicoptor flew for hours, out over the ocean. The pilot never spoke. There was no in-flight movie to relieve the boredom. Maria began to wonder if there was possibly enough fuel in the thing to get them to land again. She also began to wonder if she was 1) losing her mind, and 2) losing her job. After all, she'd been on her way to work when this whole thing started. And nothing had turned out to be real, so obviously her boss would be looking for her.
She was relieved to see land again, and the coptor landed on the sand of a long beach. She got out and the pilot flew away. She was alone with the cat, Amber. "Okay," she called out. "Sapphire? I'm here! What do you want with me?" But there was no answer.
She began to be angry. She'd been abducted, and flown out here to a beach in the middle of nowhere--or was it in the middle of nowhere? She had no idea where she was--and simply dropped off. Now neither Sapphire nor Tom were anywhere to be seen to explain things. She sat down in the sand, wishing that this was all a movie and she was only acting.
Oh, well, surely something would happen soon. She didn't have to wait long, though it felt long to her. After about ten minutes, she heard a sound behind her and turned around to see, to her utter shock...
Things to include: video game, watch
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/11/2008 11:34:35 AM
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...a laptop with wifi, a tall root beer float and two blue bowls marked, "Amber". There was a video game playing on the pc so she tried to beat it while she and Amber snacked. When Maria looked up, she realized Amber was gone. "Were you an illusion?" she asked out loud, but then saw the cat on Tom's shoulder. He had on swim trunks and was setting up a little beach cabana tent.
"I brought you a swim suit and towels. Want to go for a swim while we wait?" He looked at his watch. "we have an hour before the meeting."
Words to include: turtle, radioactive
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/16/2008 7:36:04 AM
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"A MEETING!?! LOOKING LIKE THIS?!? I hope you brought a blow drier and a tube of mascara with you as well" Maria sighed. Tom just hung his head. Sometimes a guy just can't win even if he tries to do the right thing. He took a deep breath and rationalized that it was just female hormones in control.
Maria noticed his hang-dog look and apologized for her snippy remarks. She sauntered closer to the cabana and asked, "so who are we meeting and have you seen the cat?".
"We are having a meeting with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...and the cat; don't touch him. He has been in a nuclear reactor accident and is radioactive. He keeps popping in and out of time portals. It is a good thing that cats are flexible".
Words to include: Joe the Plumber, sushi
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/16/2008 1:30:33 PM
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"Oh, BTW, the house is that way if you need anything. But don't use the toilet - Joe the plumber is still fixing it. That's what caused the flood."
Maria wondered if Tom was totally crazy. Did he mean the flood that nearly drowned them? And just where did Amber go? Did one portal lead to CW?
Sapphire ambled out from between the palm trees. She was wearing a red bathing suit with matching lipstick and nail polish and a flowered beach towel around her waist. "The John is finally fixed. She looked at Maria, "we're thinking of sushi and pina coladas during the meeting. Is that ok with you?"
"Is the cat radioactive?"
Sapphire looked at Tom. "Don't mind him." To Maria, "They've decided to offer you a contract. The Turtles will be here too - they want to do a sequel, but I think they're too old."
Tom muttered, "how about my contract? And who put you in charge of casting?"
"You could have a major accident and no one would care."
Maria decided to see the house and not witness the argument. She was halfway to the house when she heard the shot. She didn't stop. Amber was on the front porch washing herself. She looked up at Maria, "Too much drama." She closed her eyes and stretched out in the sun.
Words to include: cliff, snow
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/17/2008 2:56:51 AM
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Maria stared at the cat. "Did you just talk?"
"Of course I did."
"How can this happen?"
"How is my talking stranger than the other things that have happened to you today?"
Maria had to admit that Amber had a point. "Okay, Amber, since you can talk, why don't you tell me what's going on? Why am I being made to meet with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? And offered a contract? What kind of contract?"
"I don't know. Like I said, too much drama. When you ski down a snowy cliff enough times, you learn not to expect everything to make a lot of sense. You get hit in the head too many times."
"You've been skiing? How can a cat ski?"
"I wasn't talking about me."
"Well, I haven't been skiing! And I haven't been hit in the head, either!" Maria was a little perturbed at the cat for such a suggestion. "Well, I guess they'll explain it at the meeting. Is that meeting going to be here?"
"How should I know? I'm only a cat."
At that moment, the door opened and in walked the Ninja Turtles. They looked at Maria. One of them said, "This is Maria? I was expecting somebody more...you know..."
More what? Maria wondered. What were they expecting that she wasn't? And did that mean she was going to be let off the hook and returned to her life? Suddenly she wasn't sure she wanted that. She'd gotten very interested in what was going on, and wanted to see what would happen next.
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/17/2008 4:41:33 PM
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Sapphire came in. "You look like a drowned cat." Maria was about to say that she had nearly been drowned, but Amber hissed and took a swipe at Sapphire. Sapphire hissed back.
The 'Ninja Turtles' looked confused and all said, "Hello."
"Come on." Sapphire led her upstairs. "The HAARP flew your stuff in. Get cleaned up and then join us."
Her books were in the bookcase, her clothes in the closet. Even her make up. Amber jumped on the bed purring. "Let's go. I'll show you the time portal."
"Why are you helping me?"
Amber hopped to the window ledge. "Open it." Maria obeyed. Amber said, "Come." and jumped, disappearing in mid air. There were footsteps on the stairs. Which way? She sat on the ledge feet dangling outside. Only about 15 ft. down if the portal didn't work. Gingerly she slid off the sill.
Words to use: trolley, chocolate
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/17/2008 8:26:03 PM
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She landed, or nearly didn't land, on the back of a trolley rolling thru the streets of Chicago in the 1930's. It was noisy and crowded. A small boy with chocolate melted onto his face was licking his fingers. The lad was considering wiping his hands on Maria's back when a glow in the air formed above her. Like the Cheshire Cat in Alice Through the Looking Glass, Amber's muzzle appeared.
"Silly human, not that way. Try again. And Maria got sucked back up through the portal."
Words to use: dinosaur, newpaper
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/18/2008 4:02:42 AM
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The next thing Maria saw was a very large dinosaur reading a newspaper called "Prehistoric Times."
"I thought the time portal was supposed to take us to real times," she said. "This can't be real."
"Of course it's real," said the dinosaur. "And don't worry. I'm one of the plant eating kinds." He folded the newspaper neatly and looked at Maria.
Maria stared at the dinosaur. "Okay, first a cat and now a dinosaur. What's going to be next? A talking giraffe?"
"No." said a voice behind her. Maria turned and saw a large albino cat. She couldn't quite figure out if it was a lion or a tiger. "I'm a liger," it said, "half lion, half-tiger. And I'm not one of the plant-eating kinds!"
"Um... Amber?" Maria asked. "Can you get me out of this please?"
But Amber had something else on her mind. She, being a cat, was totally wowed by actually meeting, not only one of the great wild cats, but an extremely rare one at that. She stared at the liger with total awe.
"Come on Amber! I don't know how to work the time portal thingy yet! And he looks like he's just about to pounce!"
Words to use: baseball bat, crochet hook
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/18/2008 8:12:52 AM
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Maria started looking through her bag. She had to have some sort of weapon in there. She pulled out a crochet hook. "I'm not going to make him mittens.... Sheesh" and she stuffed the hook back into her bag.
Amber started to walk up to the Liger and rub her head against his foreleg. They then began a bit of small talk in Meowish. Both got cat comfortable and Maria knew that she would be stuck their for awhile. Oh why oh why don't cats have a sense of time? She plunked herself down on a fallen log, her elbows on her knees, her chin in her hands. Maybe she could borrow the newspaper after the dinosaur was finished with it. Maybe there was a snack in her bag. She rummaged around for a Snickers. Nothing was in there but an empty gum wrapper. Maybe she could find some berries to munch on.
Maria got up and started examining the bushes in the area and then gasped. Under a blueberry bush was a baseball bat with a hand, and nothing else, still grasping it.
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/18/2008 1:35:22 PM
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The hand said, "I was listening and it looks like you need a hand."
Maria felt kind of queasy. "Maybe I'd better handle this myself."
"Ok, but if that liger goes after you, you'd better run like a bat out of hell."
Maria marched over to Amber, picked her up and said, "There is no cat food here and it's nearly dinner time."
"Home."
They fell forward and landed on Maria's bed in Sapphire's guest room. Amber hopped off and went to look for dinner. Maria sat on the bed and cried. Then she showered, dressed and went downstairs to look for dinner.
words to use: Eiffel tower, gas prices
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/24/2008 5:46:10 AM
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As Maria was rummaging through the refrigerator, and coming to the conclusion that Sapphires tastes were very dissimilar to hers (there was roasted squid, but nothing like chicken salad), Sapphire came in. "Oh, you're back," she said as though nothing had happened.
"What was all that about? And what was with the talking animals, and the talking hand? And what in the world am I being recruited for? Why did you kidnap me? And what happened to Tom? Did you shoot him?"
"No, I didn't shoot Tom. He's fine. He's in the living room. We just got in some target practice on the beach. As far as your mission, I see that you used to be a cat burglar--"
"But that was before I was a Christian. I don't break into houses anymore, now."
"But you still have the skills don't you? What if we can put them to more legitimate use?"
"What possible legitimate use could there be for breaking and entering?"
"Ah, you'll see. The Ninja Turtles are still here waiting. We postponed the meeting until after you got back from time traveling with Amber. The President of HAARPA hasn't gotten here yet, either. As soon as he gets here, we'll start."
"Uh, is the president of HAARPA human?"
Sapphire smiled, but didn't have a chance to answer, because a knock sounded on the door just then. "Oh, there he is now."
Maria followed Sapphire into the living room. Tom and the Ninja Turtles were all sitting on the couches and love seats, discussing gas prices and waiting. As Sapphire answered the door, they began to say things like, "Finally!" "At last!" "This has taken all day!" One said, "I could have climbed the Eiffel tower ten times and still been back in time!" Another replied, "No you couldn't. You'd have been worn out after the first time and you'd have given up."
And then, in walked the president of HAARPA. To say the least, he was nothing like Maria expected.
Words to use: Tupperware, low fat
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RE: Cliffhanger - 10/24/2008 7:00:16 AM
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The president of HAARPA waddled into the room. He leaned his massive walrus self onto the couch. The Ninja Turtles all nodded their hellos as the president settled himself onto the cushions. Tom brought some roasted squid on crackers for all to enjoy, even though the Turtles were hoping for Tortino's Pizza Rolls.
The President began, "I am glad you are here on time. As you all know, the world is in serious danger (and Maria thought, 'I didn't know. I have no clue what is going on') and this is just the team to save it."
"We need to break into the basement of the state building of the country of Ubberbekastan. There is a formula for a new low fat butter hidden in a Tupperware container. This would help this nation regain good health but there are evil men who would stop this. They want us to have high cholesterol and be grossly overweight so that we will be easier to lead. We must gain this low fat butter formula and put it into the hands of free researchers and chefs."
"Amber, your part of this plot is this: when we get to the statehouse, you pop forward in time. Exactly two seconds past the time that that guards have locked the doors for the night. You pop in and unlock the doors. Then pop back to our time. Maria, this then comes to your task...."
Words to use: duct tape, hair pin
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