It is the year 2099, and the world's fastest, most efficient form of transportation, The Silver Falcon, races through the countryside of India. It is a train that has united the world, but one man on board worries it may not be fast enough. This man carries only a tattered suitcase, but it holds years of secrets. He is not who he says he is. Told in a series of flashbacks to his youth, and set on a futuristic, high-tech train, we slowly uncover the truth of the past, the pain buried with it, and his final chance at redemption. A story about forgetting and remembering, follow one man's journey through the past and to the end of the line. The only question is: will he make it in time?

CLOSED All you need to know about the Watty Award style contest that is just for retellings and stories heavily inspired by fairytales, folk tales, legends, myths, nursery rhymes, historical figures, and classic novels or plays! Fondly called the FCRAs for short. To enter your retelling in our contest, take a look at our rules and then just tag your story #FCRAs2016 This year's theme for our special award category is People of the Sea! But don't worry! There are plenty of other areas that a story could win in that has absolutely nothing to do with the special award category! ------ Cover made by @Pennywithaney

It is a small alien boy's destiny to save Earth from self destruction. Adam is the best of his kind and the hope for mankind. He has traveled light years from the advanced civilization of his home planet, with his scientist parents and a special team; each with skills, intellect, and powers far superior to humans. Our story begins with their Alien ship hurtling towards earth. They believed their messages of their pending arrival, detailed descriptions of how they wanted to help Earth, had been received by mankind. Instead of being welcomed gratefully, their ship is shot out of the sky by a U.S. missile. Just before impact, 5 pods each carrying an alien, are ejected. They crashed somewhere high on the remote Rocky Mountains in Idaho. Each pod carries a powerful being. One of these carries a warrior, trained to protect this team at all costs. (Unless it interferes with his own plans) He also has a dark secret; unlike the rest of his kind, who no longer have aggression, greed, and power lust as part of their nature, he still does. His motivation to come to Earth is not so charitable as the others. Can a small alien child survive and complete his destiny before either he is destroyed or Earth is?

A short fairy-tale about a prince who discovers marriage to a princess isn't his happily ever after, and a frog who offers him a very different alternative. This story is also written with a very specific limitation to all the sentences- can you find it? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cover design by @randomthingsbyme

There was once four frogs who lived in a small pond, deep in the forest. The first three frogs were large and happy, but not the fourth frog. Todd was rather petite, usually squeaked when he croaked, and desired nothing more than to be a true hero. Which is why the day a golden ball bounced through the ferns and came crashing into their own murky pond, Todd thought he might finally have his chance. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Cover art by @StrangerSight