Captain Purple Umbrella and Major Silver run the all famous Tropical Battalion Cruise Line. There is just one big problem. Because of a family's fear of water, they are forced to live double lives, always keeping one secret from the other. How long can they last when pirates come after their precious pineapples and they still have to play 'normal' for their families? Written by: CaptainPurpleUmbrell and majorsilver99 Cover painting credit: John Dale

I'm a detective, seriously. I may own a library shoppe in the center of London, but that means nothing. Except that I love books.... But that doesn't matter! What matters is that something is afoot in London. Strange men, cats eating porcupines, BOOKS, MYSTERY, DEATH, and other exciting things. Oh, and don't forget my Dr. Doofenshmirtz, my Moriarty, my Loki...because every good detective has to have an enemy! - Cora Can this bookish detective solve the mystery? Can she even stay alive long enough to foil the evil plans being cooked up in central London? You'll just have to read to find out..... Mwwwwaaaaaahaahaaha!

When the XYZ corporation hires Rebecca's Dad, things are looking up for her family. After all, the XYZ company is known as the family company. Her mom has a part time position that perfectly fits her schedule, her dad has his position and the company provides schooling for her. She loves her new schooling with its intense focus and challenges, just like the business competition she won. Everyone is thriving, except for her dad. Just who was the XYZ corporation really after? This is part of the OnceUponNow contest. Voting is between June 14th and June 21. If you enjoy the story, please be sure to vote on the first chapter. This is the chapter that will be used to determine vote count for the contest. If you have voted previous to the voting dates, feel free to remove and revote during the contest times.

John Jacobsen was always up for a challenge and his new job looked like the perfect opportunity for him. As a teacher and advisor, he would be able to mold and shape young lives. This school for special children was the perfect place. The gifted and talented affected the world. But how do you guide a superhero? What kind of teacher is ready for a school full of children with extraordinary abilities? And what is so important about the new girl?

In the future, a wonder drug that prevents birth defects produced in the twenty first century starts working a little too well. Children are born with amazing abilities, from mental powers to physical enhancements and beyond. Now society has to cope with a new problem; what do you do with children with superpowers?+ This anthology is a collection of stories based on this super hero world. They may not be in chronological order with some stories of characters that may live decades before the others. My goal from this point is to update a new story weekly. We will see how well that goes.

Book 2 of 'The Silver Trilogy' A.O.D.H is moving, spreading across the globe like a plague. Hundreds of dragons are captured every week. No where is safe. Not even Sky Mountain. A month has passed since the dreadful day that Silver will forever remember. Now the only metallic dragon in the world has an enormous weight falls onto her shoulders that she can barely handle, and as danger is around every corner she finds it more and more difficult to grasp onto reality. When an assignment is passed up to send a message to another Dragon Haven somewhere in Antarctica she finds herself volunteering for the mission, hoping that time away from the mountain will help her. But when a completely new species of dragon from A.O.D.H attacks she finds she has another mission... to free this new dragon. Raize is a simmering heat of rage. He doesn't joke anymore, doesn't play. All he does is train, building himself up more and more, hellbent on getting revenge on the human that destroyed his life. But as he grows in power and that anger under his scales increase, the dragon's around him begin to worry for their safety. (Cover made by @Bookcoverchick)

Book 1 of 'The Silver Trilogy' (This is the unedited, unpublished version! It will have spelling mistakes and errors. But if you do like the story it has been published as a professionally edited and revised book! Look it up on Amazon or Booktopia. The hardcopy will be available from January 30 2018.) A Forgotten History A Broken Peace A War as Old as Time Himself In a peaceful valley hidden deep within America hides a group of dragons. But they can't remain hidden for much longer, and quickly figure out the cost of ignoring the war. Silver is a young dragoness and a metal dragon. One of the only two metal dragons known to be alive. She is beyond eager for adventure beyond the mountain walls of her valley, and little does she know that an adventure is coming right for her. When the valley is attacked by the Association of Dragon Hunters, she finds herself in a human world she knows nothing about. With no one to help her, and hunters behind every corner, she must find a way to fight back or risk the entire dragon race being thrown into captivity. (Cover made by @Bookcoverchick)

In a remote army base, far away from any civilisation, a baby dragon is born. This dragon's name is Elron. He never new his parents, and his life is controlled by a strange devise, stuck to his head. He has no control over his actions, and has no choice to obey everything that he is told to do, but Elron has been trapped long enough. He wants out, and he is going to do everything in his power to rescue himself, even if it means death. (Disclaimer: I do not own the cover picture, all rights to original creator) (Thanks to @AdolphaSelrah for creating the cover)