This story had its beginning during the Pacific War in 1944, in the eastern part of the British North Borneo territory. It was about a young Japanese Kamikaze pilot who was shot down over the abandoned prisoners ' camp in Sandakan. He was to die when his Zero Fighter plane was down by a sniper but he did not. When he regained his consciousness, he found himself wandering among the smothering fires of Sandakan Town. He was rescued and brought him to the medical post where he was treated as suffering from mental breakdown. He was later listed as missing and never to be found again. Twenty years later, two Japanese tourists came to visit an ex-prisoner at the local hospital whom they said had the old Kamikaze Headband since the end of the Pacific War. When the men acquired the Old Kamikaze Headband, they disappeared into the thin air, leaving behind a bottle of clear liquid which cured his ailments. This happened on the end of the Halloween celebration. #By: aboksan of North Borneo. (19102016)

A document purporting to be a new translation of four of Pliny the Younger’s letters to Tacitus, outlining the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the subsequent banishment of both Plinies, with notes by the translator. This is a submission for the Spring 2013 Historical Fiction smackdown, round 4. The theme this round was ALTERNATE HISTORY, so a big chunk of the described events never happened. PLEASE do not assume that anything you read here is historically accurate – though much of it is, much of it is not! Words: 2830 Time period: Ancient Rome Video Selected: ‘Pompeii’