r/Writingprompts

Written June 16, 2018

[WP] You notice some kids playing tag on a yard with a sign that clearly says "Stay Off Grass". You go to warn them but a passerby stops you, "It's too late. Let Nature run its course."

"It's too late."

As soon as the passerby uttered those sleepy words, claws of glass erupted from the ground and touched the sky, enclosing the unsuspecting, burly kids in this new ecosystem. All of them wore the same horrified expression on their face as they banged on the walls of their glass prison; their voices completely inaudible, their eyes totally blind to the cold white walls of the outside world

I pulled out a walkie-talkie from my pristine white lab coat, absolutely love the mad scientist vibes that the getup gives.

"Let Nature run its course. Over."

A small Mars bar and a packet of chips fell from a hatch at the top of the glass dome. One of the more attentive kids in the dome happened to take notice of the food resting on the pillow of grass and runs as fast as his two short legs could carry him towards it. Hearing the sound of running the other kids turn their attention away from the glass and make a break for it after immediately noticing the food on the ground.

What ensued was a brutal fight with all the kids wrestling, kicking, punching and biting each other to win the ultimate prize; chocolate and chips. Completely caught up in their bloodbath their oddly unfitting, robust bodies lasted quite some time before the last of them fell beaten, bloody and on the floor. Two lone, bloody hands pushed through the silent pile of corpses and victoriously pulled out a stained Mars bar in one hand and a crumpled packet of chips in the other.

"What's his code name again?" I said, pointing to the victor of this real life battle royale

"D43 Captain, it's always been D43" The passerby openly yawned, this much was excusable, we've been running this iteration of the experiment for 72 straight hours after all

"Right. Extract D43, examine points of impact and increase muscle density accordingly. Over."

"Copy that Captain, sending extraction team. Over"

I smiled as I realized I was one step closer to reaching my dream with each trial of the experiment. My lifelong dream of having my son be the ultimate battle royale character in the game of life.