Opennovella2019 Stories

#OpenNovellaContest *Prompt: General Fiction #9 - Open Prompt* No one will listen to Bryn Newhart. She is certain that something terrible is about to happen. But if no one believes her, what is she to do? After coming across a mysterious book, her life takes a disturbing and dangerous turn. She is suddenly equipped with a knowledge that she neither fully understands, nor wishes to possess. But fate--or some other force--has placed the book in her hands. Time is running out, and quickly. What if the only one she can trust--the only one that knows the truth--is herself?

For the Open Novella Contest 2019, Suspense Fiction, Prompt 8, Mystery Man It's been almost a year since the death of Caroline Martin. A freak accident, everyone would say, but when Brian Anderson's memories return, he remembers the truth of what happened that day. Spurred on by what he recalls, he seeks out Amanda Barkley for the answers he's seeking, and perhaps foreclose the truth of what really happened to his beloved Caroline...

Ryo stopped appearing in Japan or anywhere else as the pop idol Doragonhanata, but decides to return when the world learns upon Sam's return of the Galra threat to help boost morale. He finds himself met with questions regarding why he disappeared from the public eye. One of the sisters of the missing cadets, Rachel, personally doubts his motivations, yet feels he wouldn't understand how she feels about having a family somewhere in the universe fighting the Galra. (AU) Disclaimer - I don't own Voltron: Legendary Defender. Note - I wrote this for the Open Novella 2019. The prompt is General Fiction 7: Public Disappearance.

(Open Novella Contest 2019 Round 2 Qualifier) Rose Granger-Weasley tried to reason with the prank-loving American students. Their idea was dangerous, illegal, and they would probably get expelled. But now that he had a wand, Talieson was determined to go back and save an imprisoned mystical creature he had found with his mother on a trip through the Redwood Forest three years ago. His best friends William and Micheal were game for the adventure, but tangling with the magical creatures, dark magic, and the unsavory history of the Redwood Forest quickly became more than they had bargained for.

Everyone knows Haru pays attention to nobody as his mind is focused on swimming any chance he gets. For this reason nobody expects the reaction Haru has when Gou stops flipping channels on a news report of a young pop idol with local connections going missing. Gossip abounds regarding the local beauty queen and her possible secrets, yet none expect said secrets to involve Haru. Disclaimer - I don't own Free! Note - This is written for Open Novella 2019. The prompt is the General 5: Missing Beauty

Everything was normal in our little town, until the day HE moved in next door... Mr. Sampson was a strange man. He was quiet. He looked strange. He kept to himself. The day my sister, Izzie, went missing, there was a trail of red petals led from his front door to the middle of the street, then mysteriously stopped. What was the connection between the petals, Izzie's disappearance, and Mr. Sampson? Would we ever find her?

#OpenNovellaContest2019 *Prompt: Fantastical Fiction #4 - Family Heirloom* Dareia Blackstead is perfectly content with her uneventful life. She works, pays her rent on time, and reads adventure stories in her spare time. She would never think to ever ask for more, and never expected it. That is, until an old family heirloom begins singing (horribly out of tune) to her about her one, true destiny. Now, it's up to Dareia to claim it. The long-lost honor of the Blackstead family name rests on her small, unassuming shoulders.

#OpenNovellaContest2019 *Prompt: Romance Fiction #1 - Kiss and Tell* Have you heard? Nathaniel kissed that weird girl on the football field... Nathaniel was always terrified about what other people thought of him. Being best friends with one of the most popular guys in school always helped him feel reassured and safe, but when rumors start flying about him and a kiss that was supposed to be secret, it seems his worst nightmares might be coming true. Now, only Nathaniel and the weird girl know what truly happened. Will the truth come out? Or will Nathaniel continue to deny the feelings that were sparked on an empty football field...?

Actions have repercussions. Keith finds himself haunted by Allura's voice calling out in his dreams, but the universe is haunted by strange anomalies despite the sacrifice. One anomaly thrusts Keith and Lance into another universe when he is out looking for Allura, but the Lance of that universe finds an injured Keith in the tree during the dead of winter. Disclaimer - I don't own Voltron: Legendary Defender Note - This was written for the Open Novella 2019. The prompt I am using for the story is Suspense 1: Winter Sun

The war against vampires and the disease that creates them is unlike any other humanity has ever faced. With one bite, people are transformed into enemy combatants. No matter how loyal, how well-trained, or how disciplined someone is, the result is always the same. Each person is plundered for information, then pleasure, and then fed back into the conflict to destroy everything they value. Sergeant Wren Horan leads a squad whose sole purpose is to find and kill such vampires. On one fateful mission, she encounters more than a group of fledglings. She walks into a massacre and faces what she fears most: turning. But when she wakes up, it's not as a mindless fledgling. It's as something else entirely.

#OpenNovellaContest2019 *Prompt: Thrilling Fiction #4 - Two Warring Nations* Below the ground, Namia lives in an Eden-like society of cave-dwellers. Daughter to the leader of this society, she feels a great pride and connection to her colony and her people. But Eden can't stay peaceful forever... When a foreign tribe of invaders suddenly begins attacking her colony, Namia fears for her way of life, and the well-being of those she loves most. So, when a defector from the enemy tribe becomes prisoner and informer to her father and his advisors, her first impression of the boy is that he's a coward. However, loyalty and alignment, she soon comes to find, aren't as simple as they may seem. When unlikely friends form world-bridging bonds, can the course of hate and tragedy be channeled towards a better future for all?