Writing prompts I wrote short stories for

Start your story with major news that will change the world forever.

Breaking News: The world's highest security prison has been blown open! All the most dangerous people are on the loose and have the intent of their crimes. 55% are mass murderers, 40% are gang members, and 5% are terrorists. Whatever you do, stay inside and away from windows.

We have been told they are working in groups and are highly dangerous. There is a nuclear power plant only miles away, so if you live within 200 miles of ________, evacuate. These people's motivations and plans are unknown, so we must prepare for the worst.

Stay safe. Kelly Johnson, signing off.

It's been two years and the purge has gotten most people. There are only criminals and lucky people left. In the beginning, I was one of the lucky people. But over time I've become a criminal according to the laws we used to have.

Around thirty minutes after the broadcast, the power plant exploded, sending anything in a 300-mile radius into a radioactive wasteland. Two hours later, the Statue of Liberty was torn down by a huge military plane. Not long after, more of the huge planes crashed into Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, the Sphinx, and the Great Wall of China. Statues, stores, and homes were burnt to the ground. The world soon became a huge, desolate wasteland.

The major rainforests were torn and burned down, after the fire settled they threw salt on the ground to stop anything from growing. Oxygen became less common and people started to suffocate. Global warming progressed faster and about six months ago the ice caps melted and the sea level rose 200 yards. About half of the remaining population drowned. And it just so happens that tomorrow is the two-year anniversary when all the former inmates gather and rejoice at their progress.

I am planning to take them down. I was sixteen when this all started. They ruined my life, and most everyone else's too. When this started, my parents died in the radioactive explosion. They had gone on a vacation and left me home so I could attend school. So my mentor took me under his wing. He taught me everything I'm using tomorrow.

I will be the one to end this.