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We find ourselves in the year 2075. The Atlantis Research facility is a newly funded project by both multiple Governments and private agencies alike, with its founder Dr. Richard Schollman at the head of this newly discovered branch of science - time travel.

Cut back to the year 1975. The project has only truly begun and things haven't gone well. Schollman is found dead, his office in tatters with his hand severed and missing. His ground-breaking theories, unknown to the rest of the world have been stolen - but by whom and why?

Detective Leala Donnovan is dispatched to investigate. Damaged goods; a cynic of the world and its inhabitants, she must find the killer before it is too late - but will her demons stop her from catching a dangerous killer still on the hunt for blood before it is too late?

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'Once Upon A Time' is currently on hiatus as I haven't had time or energy to write recently. I'm currently jotting and writing down a couple of ideas for a zombie horror / thriller as I find these (horror, compared to sci-fi) much easier to write considering I'm at an incredibly busy and stressful period of my life. Once Upon A Time was unfortunately becoming less of a hobby and more of a chore, mostly due to a lack of energy and motivation due to a bad (clinical) depression - all my effort had to be placed into other priorities such as finances and university which hadn't and still hasn't left me with any time for the story. My apologies to anybody who enjoyed it and wanted more - but hopefully I'll be continuing to write a new project (the horror), which I've started writing the prologue but do not have a name for yet.All Rights Reserved

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The Island

"This is The Island, a prison designed for minors like me- too young to be executed, too old to be reformed, and too much of a stain on humanity to let exist. It was 'the answer' to the growing crime rate resulting from a world that was falling apart. The details evade me, but there is one thing I know. The water doesn't seem as scary as it did before." When Jordyn wakes up in the middle of a tropical forest in the mouth of a cat too big to be real, she decides this isn't how she wants to die. The Island has other plans, though. It was designed to kill her, and it will bring out every gun in the arsenal to do so. Her life becomes a game of survival from the mutant and venomous animals, severe temperature changes, and impossible weather scenarios that exist in this government manufactured prison. The twist? She has no idea who she is, where she came from, or why she committed first-degree arson. In this mixture of "The Hunger Games" and "Maze Runner", Jordyn has to unravel the truth before nature kills her- or die not knowing. Highest Ranking: #45 in Science Fiction 2nd Place Winner of the 2017 Rose Awards Featured as a Wattpad Pick on 11/8/19