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16th

Excerpt from: Endeavour and the Anomaly
“You never know, but less than 1 in 50 thousand planets are inhabited.”

“I’m aware of that.”

“But…” Leigh commented.

“We haven’t found a previously settled planet in a while.”

“You know that the settlement patterns are irregular.”


Suddenly, there was a jolt, and they saw Endeavour fall to sublight.

Words: 50


Excerpt from: A New Generation – Fear Response
“There has to be something here,” Picard said. “We rarely went without finding an inhabited planet every week on the Stargazer.”

“According to Data, only 1 out of 43 thousand planets supports intelligent life.”


Later in Ten Forward, La Forge found Doctor Crusher sitting with her son.

Words: 47

( Excerpt from: Q Junior's Lessons )
Total: 222

14th

Excerpt from: A New Generation - Farpoint
Troi looked around the courtroom. She could detect nothing from the people there other than the other officers who arrived with her. But she knew Q was there, somewhere.

“Historically intriguing, Captain,” Data said. “Very, very accurate.”

“Mid 21st Century, during the Post Atomic Horror,” Picard said, referring to the many warlord states that arose in the aftermath of the nuclear exchange at the end of World War Three.

‘Could have been worse,’ Troi thought. It could have been Nazi Germany, Khmer Rouge Cambodia or the Great Khanate.

“All present, stand and make respectful attention to the honoured Judge,” the bailiff said.

Troi leaned closer to the Captain. “Careful sir. This is not an illusion or a dream.”

“But these courts happened in the past.”

“I don’t understand either, but this is real.”

“Get to your feet, criminals!”

Then Q appeared, in a garb appropriate to a ‘Judge’ of the era.

“At least we’re acquainted with the Judge, Captain,” Data remarked.

Picard stood. “Can we assume you mean this will be a fair trial?”

“Yes,” Q answered. “Absolutely equitable. Proceed.”

The Bailiff spoke again. “Before this gracious court now appear these prisoners to answer for the multiple and grievous savageries of their species. How plead you, criminal?”

Words: 207

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Total: 757

11th
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Total: 455

8th

Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space – Thirteen Meets Six
“Yes,” the Doctor admitted.

“So, we're almost at the sixth?”

“That we are.”

Words: 13



Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space - 42
'Yes!'


A short time later, after Pentallion had gained some distance between them and the Star , the Doctor, Felicia and Martha led the surviving crewmembers into Section 30, where the TARDIS waited.

“This is never your ship,” Scannel said.

“Compact, eh? And another good word, robust! Barely a scorch mark on her,” the Doctor responded.

“We can't just leave you drifting with no fuel,” Martha said.

“We've sent out an offical mayday. The authorities will pick us up soon enough,” Riley stated.

“Though how we explain what happened...” Scannel started.

“Just tell them. That sun needs care and protection just like any other living thing,” the Doctor and Martha entered the TARDIS.

“So, er, you're off then. No chance I'll see you again?”

“It's not very likely,” Felicia admitted. “It was nice, not-dying with you. I reckon you'll find someone to believe in soon enough.”

“I think I already did,” Riley said with a smile.

Words: 156


Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
Aialah nodded.

“You can have a tour of the ship if you like,” Alpha said.
“Sure.”

“Alpha to Beta, please report to the Bridge.”

Words: 24

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Total: 774

5th

Excerpt from: A New Generation – Fear Response
Deanna Troi entered sickbay. “Come here, Deanna,” Dr. Beverley Crusher said. “One oversight Starfleet hasn’t really considered. There isn’t a trained veterinarian aboard.”

Words: 23


Excerpt from: Q Junior’s Lessons
The Princess harrumphed. “How naïve! Most people who think like that don’t survive long here.”

“Really?” Janeway considered. “The Federation has survived for more than two centuries.”

Elseran gave a derisive snort.

“Look,” Q Junior said. “If you were to take any of the shuttles, you wouldn’t last long against that armada!”

“But what would the alternative be. Voyager and her crew fighting to protect me, leading to my death along with theirs?”

Words: 73


Excerpt from: The Doctor and the Sanctuary
“Nothing really,” Haru said.

The Doctor moved closer to Martha. “Haru may know something. I can’t put my finger on it.”

“We have heard that there is something unusual about this area,” Martha said.

“This area. Nothing really remarkable about it,” Haru said in a way the suggested she knew something.

“Really?” the Doctor asked.

Words: 55

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Total: 328

30th

Excerpt from: Adventures at Mara Brown
“I'm still waiting for confirmation here,” Danielle said.

“Understood,” Colin said.

Words: 11

Excerpt from: Chronicles of Time: The Danae Error
“You’ll go back to the Titanic. I was there, so she’ll be there.”

“The Titanic?” Jess asked. “That makes no sense.”

“You’ll know when you’re there.”

Jess sighed.


14 April 1912
“I’m here, and I still don’t know, Daniel!” she groused. Maybe it would be a good idea to just let Danae replace Daniel? She shook her head. That wasn’t a good idea. But she failed to understand how being on Titanic would help her fix the timeline. She looked at the time again. Nine minutes before the first of the groups of other time travellers would arrive (at least those Daniel was aware of) and 29 minutes before the ship hit the iceberg.

Jess emerged from the time vehicle.

Words: 120

Total: 131

Sunday, October 17, 2005
It was quiet in downtown Lawndale.

Too quiet.

Then the Alt.Lawndale.Com Cybercafe was broken into. The theives make off with computer equipment as an alarm rings. They manage to get away before the police arrive...



Quinn's Code (A Daria AU)
Installment 3: Cafe Geekdale
Monday, October 18, 2005
Quinn Morgendorffer grabbed the morning paper as she entered the kitchen. “Break in at downtown Cybercafe!” she exclaimed.

“Gaaaahhhhh! I thought this town was safe!” her father, Jake, exclaimed as he came into the kitchen.

“Daddy, the crime statistics for Lawndale are much lower than those for Highland,” Quinn said.

“They are?” Jake asked.

“Yes, the statistics for Highland are twenty times higher than those for Lawndale,” Quinn's sister, Daria, said as she approached the kitchen.

“Oh!” Jake said.

“What's this about a break-in?” Daria asked.

Quinn read from the paper; “Late last night, the Alt.Lawndale.Com Cybercafe was broken into and Computer equipment stolen, police sources say. This is the ninth break-in at a Lawndale business this year.”

Daria grabbed the paper from her sister and looked at the article herself. “Interesting,” she said.

“What is?” Quinn asked.

“It says here that the Cybercafe is jointly owned by the Carter County School District and Lawndale State University,” Daria said.

“That is interesting,” Quinn said.

“Are you saying that a cybercafe is owned by the educational institutions?” their mother, Helen, asked as she came to the kitchen.

Daria handed the paper to her mother.

“Oh, my! A break-in. That never happened to a cybercafe in Highland.”

“I don't think there are any cybercafe's in Highland,” Quinn said. “At least, I never heard of any,” she said.

“You do have a point there,” Helen said, after some thought.

“If there was, they would have been broken into almost as soon as they had opened,” Daria said as she put some bread into the toaster.

Both Helen and Quinn had to admit that was a correct assessment of that town.
“Well, this probably not the last time we're going to hear about this,” Helen concluded.

Quinn met her friends Kristen Bell and Cindy Robinson-Brolsma halfway to school, near Cindy's street.

“Hi, guys.” Quinn said, coming along side them.

“Hi, Quinn,” Kristen said, brushing her dyed red, bangs out of her eyes.

“Morning, Quinn,” Cindy said, as she pushed her trapezoidal glasses up her nose.

“Have you read the Sun-Herald this morning?” Quinn asked.

“I haven't, I usually read the paper after school,” Kristen said.

“This is about the Cybercafe, right?” Cindy asked.

“Right, it's bad that people break into places, but that is low. I mean some people can only get access to the internet at a cybercafe,” Quinn said.

“You're right, but that wasn't the only cybercafe that Lawndale has. There are a few others, and more in Oakwood and elsewhere in the county besides,” Cindy said.

“Oh,” Quinn said. 'Of course there would be more in town. Lawndale's almost a city afterall,' she thought.

“Mr. Fun's Games, Cafe and Internet is a particularly good one for instance,” Cindy said in remembrance.

“That's because you spent most of seventh grade playing Counter-Strike there.” Kristen said.

“Good times,” Cindy said.

'Counter-Strike? Eeeewww!' Quinn thought. Then again, she did play Halo on her X-Box. 'But that has a story.' “So that place is still open?” she said.

“Definitely!” Cindy said.

“With the VR-simulator and a 32 PC LAN, it is the most popular venue for multiplayer gaming in Lawndale,” Kristen said.

“Cool,” Quinn said.

“That is understating it,” Kristen said.

They continued talking about the many Cybercafes in Lawndale as they continued on their way to school.


“Class, I thought today we'd take a break from the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet to discuss the real life tragedy that happened last night here in Lawndale. Let's share our feelings of violation following the loss of our beloved cybercafe alt.lawndale.com,” Mr. O'Neill said to the Sophomore Language Arts class. “Who would like to start.” He looked at Kevin. “Charles? Charles, did you hear me?”

“You mean, Kevin?” Kevin said confused.

“Kevin, heh. I'm sorry. You uh, look like somebody else. What do you have to say about last night's horrible event?”

“I was home all night. You can ask my parents. Besides we have a computer,” Kevin said,

“No, Kevin. I mean, how did the theft make you feel?” the teacher asked.

'You're asking the wrong person!' Jennifer Burns thought. She thought that the break in at the Cybercafe was the action of people who should have known better.

“Um, sad?” Kevin finally said.

“Are you asking me or telling me?” Mr. O'Neill asked.

“Angry?” Kevin said.

Mr. O'Neill was in thought, then he asked Jodie Landon what she thought about the cybercafe break in.

“I think the cybercafé served one very particular segment of the community, but it still pisses me off when people take what isn't theirs,” Jodie said.

“That's how I feel!” Kevin broke in.

'Oh, Kevin, Kevin, Kevin!' Jennifer thought, knowing that the QB was a lost cause. 'Why does he have to focus on football so?'

“Thank you, Kevin. Jodie, about that word, 'community.' Isn't that the whole idea of a cybercafé? To jack us into the global community? I think what's most disturbing about this crime is the symbolism involved. Don't you agree, Jane?”

“No,” Jane Lane said.

“Suddenly, we're cut off. We can't hail our friends across the globe and say, '"It's a beautiful day in the cyberhood.' They didn't just take a few computers. They took the symbol of our virtual community. To visit alt.lawndale.com was to come together with the planet!”

'Cyberhood! I am sure Cindy, and a few others, would be pleased to correct you about that!' Jennifer thought.

“Oh, come on,” Daria said.

“Yes?” Mr. O'Neill asked.

“Come together with the planet? By staring at a screen for hours? Sitting in a room full of people you never say a word to?” Daria said.

'Very good point, Daria,' Jennifer thought.

“Hmm, Interesting point, Dorian,” the teacher said.

“It's Daria!” Daria exclaimed.

'Easy, Daria!' Jennifer thought.

Jane looked at Daria as if to say “What brought that on?”

“Sorry, Uh! Damn spiders. Daria, you believe that while connecting Lawndale citizens to our global neighbors, the cafe was alienating us from each other.”

“I'm saying if you really miss the place, put a Mr. Coffee in the computer lab,” Daria said.

“So, in your opinion, what we really need is a return to the traditional coffee house of yore, where you'd watch some performers and share a cup with your friends, face to face.”

'Uh, oh!' Jennifer thought.

“You're a visionary,” Jane said sardonically.

“The coffee house! We'll plan it, locate it, raise the money, and open it!”

Daria blanched “Would that qualify as an extracurricular activity?”

“Of course,” Mr O'Neill said.

“Then I'd like to register as a conscientious objector,” Daria said.

27th

Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
“Well, we don't.”

“Your ship looks rather stuck,” Nina pointed out.

“We are in trouble,” another crewmember admitted.

“Danoal!” the first crewmember chastised.

“If she wants to help...”

“No we can repair and relaunch the ship ourselves.”

Words: 37


Excerpt from: The Chronicles of Time: The Danae Error
“You’ll go back to the Titanic. I was there, so she’ll be there.”

“The Titanic?” Jess asked. “That makes no sense.”

Words: 21


Excerpt from: Age of Heroes v2( Read More )
“I know,” Ar-TK said. “But we could go around Armidale tonight, and talk while we do it.”

“That's a good idea,” Led-audir considered.

“So, you have any special equipment we'll need before we go down-town?”

“Not much, just a bike. But we don't need it tonight.”

“Let's go then.”

Half an hour later, the two metas left the University grounds to the southeast, turning the corner from Elm Avenue into Queen Elizabeth Drive. “Where first?” Ar-TK asked.

“We'll circle Girraween first,” Led-audir answered, referring to a public housing estate between the University and the older parts of Armidale.

“Sure.”


The two metas soon came to the overpass, where Queen Elizabeth Drive crossed over the New England Highway. “This is a good spot,” AR-TK said.

“Huh?” Led-audir asked.

“We can talk about our abilities,” she paused. “If you want to, that is.”

“Um, sure,” Led-audir said, sounding a little nervous. “We can.” He put his hands on the railings. “It can't really be demonstrated. I focus and then I can use it to sense.”

“There is a way,” AR-TK interjected.

“Oh?”

“Telekinesis is merely my primary power.”

“So, you're a telepath too?” Led-audir guessed.

She nodded. “Yes, but quite weak. It only works via touch. I would receive what you're sensing, sight, hearing, touch, your ability, and your surface thoughts, nothing more,” she added in a reassuring way.

Words: 577

Total: 635

25th

Excerpt from: Legacy of the Doctor: Kill the Moon
Susan: My Grandfather’s what?

Clara: Psychic paper.

Words: 7


Excerpt from: Changes in Time and Space (revision 1)
The air pressure was done to 1/3 atmospheres. However, having grown up in an alpine environment, Jia'hale was able to cope while she dragged the knocked out guards into the ship.

Words: 31


Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
She moved the probe so that it could get a closer look.


Immediately, Nina was surrounded, with crewmembers holding crossbows. “Hello,” she said.

“Where did you come from?” one of them asked.

“I saw this ship on some rocks, and figured that you would need some help.”

Words: 47


Excerpt from: Reverse Map Game 2019
Africa
War has hit the various colonial territories hard. It would take decades for recovery to take place. Despite the fact that the peace treaty allows Germany to annex Katanga, the United Kingdom maintains a claim on it.
Spain looses most of Somalia.
The Netherlands loose Kenya.

Europe
With the UK Government maintaining claims upon Iceland and the Faroes, they retaliate by claiming a portion of Norway (which had voted more than 50% DEM), Bermuda and Queensland.

Ireland
Independence from the United Kingdom is achieved, but without Northern Ireland, where there was a large Loyalist Protestant propulation (as opposed to the primarily Catholic population elsewhere).

Netherlands
Forced to cede some border regions and some colonies to Germany.

France
Forced to cede the Saarland and Alsace-Lorraine to Germany.

Spain
Forced to pay reparations to Italy, Mexico and the United States.

Germany
The European power that comes out the best of the war.

Italy
Hasn't been hit that hard by the war. There have been only skirmishes over the border with France.

Russia
Allows the Sami and the Finnish to have independence. Also cedes from territories to the Intermarium.


Asia
Iran annexes the Indus Valley from the Raj.

The Taungoo retake some of the concessions from the defeated French, and annex some territories from the Raj.

China
The warlord era continues. The PRC gains more territory.

Japan
The government surrender comes as a shock. The American victory had come as a massive surprise. There are massive protests in Tokyo from the moment the surrender occurs. The Prime Minister resigns, but that isn't enough. Reforms are demanded. An election is called, followed by a constitutional convention...


Oceania
Australia hadn't escaped the war. The remnants of New England are absorbed into Queensland. Denmark annexes the conquered territories, including the British Northern Tasmania, into their colonial confederation.

The Indo Kingdom annexes West Papua.

Words: 308


Excerpt from: Age of Heroes v2
February 23, 1976
In Nambucca Heads, Zara, struggling with her transition to being a meta-human, runs away from home...

June 4, 1979
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Oliver Rawlings discovers that he can phase through most objects (just not those made of metal).

August 1, 1979
Leonard Small is recruited into Australia's fledgling Metahuman Reaction Force.

September 1, 1979
In Independence, Missouri, Flora Green, a high school senior, discovers she has telekinetic abilities.

May 26, 2002
'Led-audir' checked the metachat thread he had posted the previous day. No replies, yet. Not that surprising he thought.

June 1, 2002
In a cybercafe in Armidale's main street, 'Led-audir' checked accessed the Metachat forum. He saw that there were two more replies to his thread asking for a partner. 'Cool,' he thought.

Armidale TK #34
I reside at one of the Bellvue Colleges. I can help you, although It will have to wait until after the exams...

He thought for a moment. Waiting for the next Semester would be a good idea. He did want to finally pass Physics 121, (and was confident that he would get a rather good mark in Biology), and also pass Biological and Organic Chemistry. He was sure that the time taken to investigate crimes in Armidale was eating into time he should be using to study. He continued to read 'Armidale TK's' reply.

July 4, 2002
In Dubbo, New South Wales, 'Led-audir' and some friends from High School, help stop a self proclaimed 'supervillain' from wrecking havoc in the city...

August 4, 2003
In Armidale, Led-audir and his partner obtain information that allow the Police to arrest a metahuman thief...

Words: 271

Total: 664

22nd

Excerpt from: Legacy of the Doctor – Time Heist
Saibra: I touched the worm.

Clara: You can replicate their clothes too?

Saibra: I wear a hologram shell.

Susan holds out the object she took from the case.

Susan: Human cells. Probably DNA from a customer? A disguise to get us in?

Words: 42


Excerpt from: The Engineer and the Time Lady
“Then, you can go and investigate, while I watch via the probe.”


The TARDIS materialised close to the ship, disguised as smaller ship.

Words: 23


Excerpt from: Reverse Map Game 2019
Cascadia
The victory over the United Kingdom and Japan emboldens those in the Elite who are of a militaristic bent...

Dakota
Despite having only engaged in skirmishes along the border, the end of the war is welcomed.

Great Lakes
The success of the Great Lakes armies only emboldens the Council (and a certain Charles Coughlin) in the perceived superiority... The annexation of East Minnesota will prove to be problem in the next several years.

United States
The peace treaty is signed with Japan and the United Kingdom by early March. (See below.)

The Midterms are particularly tumultous, as the economic repercussions of the end of the war play out.

Virginia, Chihuahua, Jefferson and California gain statehood by the end of the year.

Mexico
Sinaloa and West Durango become states by the end of the year.


South America
The repercussions of Spain's defeat begin to be felt immediately.


Africa


Europe
United Kingdom
With it obvious that the Imperial League is losing, Parliament instigates a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Oswald Mosley. Even the backbenchers in the Imperial Party vote against him. The main reason is the Irish Rebellion.

Words: 189

Total: 254