Onc2020 Stories

Studying geology was not supposed to involve helping an alien prevent the destruction of his world. -- When a large crystal falls from the sky and lands in her friend's rural backyard, geologist Jade Harlow cannot help her curiosity. However, when it gradually changes over the course of a year, it becomes apparent that there is much more going on then she first thought, especially when there seems to be a body inside of it. It all falls apart when the Krisoala, the alien race responsible for the crystal, comes to collect it. The being inside introduces himself as Nesilva, a Krisoala himself. He's on the run from his own species, who have plans to create a new type of organism too powerful to exist in nature. The Krisoala are here, and they are one step away from finishing their catastrophic experiments. All they need is Nesilva. Except there's something else, something about Earth that appeals to the Krisoala, something they may have to take by any means necessary.

When Liam Yang asks Dakota to go dreamcatching, their first answer is no, absolutely not, never in a million years, NO. Dakota is just fine with how life is going for them, and they definitely do not need the added anxiety of managing a fifteen-year-old kid with the brain capacity of a preschooler. But things start to change when Dakota finds out there are other dreamcatchers lurking around LA. It soon becomes evident that these dreamcatchers aren't like Dakota: they're ruthless, sinister, and won't stop until every dream in the world belongs to them. Faced with a terrible choice and only a day to decide, Dakota decides to accept an offer of help from Liam himself. But when things start to go astray, Dakota fears they might be too late. (Contains mild cursing and violence.) ✺ HIGHEST RANKINGS ✺ #419 in dreams 4/23/20 #1 in antiques 5/3/20 ✺ FEATURED ON ✺ Wattpad General Fiction - "A New Level" 5/11/20 Wattpad YA Romance - "Of Rainbow Colored Hearts" 6/17/20 Wattpad YA - "Stardust" 6/23/20 Wattpad LGBTQ - "Non-binary / GenderQueer / Trans" 6/30/20 Wattpad StoriesUndiscovered - "Mega Mash Up" 9/14/20 Overall word count: ~37,700 ✺ ONC 2020 Prompt #30 ✺

Secrets, sadness, and summer. Three things that converge on Emmie Bridges. She always knew that there was something different about her mother, but when more mysteries are uncovered after her sudden death, she begins to realize there was a lot about her that she didn't, and still doesn't, know. When the search for answers sends her on a trip to the local lake with her friends, things go horribly wrong very fast. Now, Emmie is left with a whole new issue to deal with - survival. And she'll do anything it takes to get back home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ My second entry for the 2020 Open Novella Contest (how could I contain myself and just write one?) Based on prompt #40

"You're my sun which shines tonight. Crazy as it seems, but we'll fly." ~in which an artist and a writer, both with forgotten dreams and stolen qualities, set out to reach the sun and regain what they lost - hope. (ONC prompt 4)

They called her 'Mouse'. Kie Loren just wanted to be left alone to study the music she loved. But now, she was teamed up on a biological survey project with Ben Finn, the son of Mora and Gan Finn, the heroes credited with saving this newly terraformed world called 'Paradise'. It didn't help that Ben was handsome and irresistibly charming, but the most infuriating part was that he knew it. Oh, and he also had chocolate... But Ben was the least of her problems. An alien civilization had begun terraforming this world long before humans arrived. And now they wanted it back.

An Open Novella Contest 2020 Longlist Finalist Arabella W. Washington recently moved to Lower East Side, Manhattan, to do something with her life and start fresh. With the help of her grandma Wang's sizeable inheritance, she is able to rent out Apartment 10B in Windsor Hall, a small, old, and creaky building full of history and personality, which harbors a secret of its own. Food in her refrigerator and utensils in the cupboard starts going missing, and at exactly 6:00 in the evening, she gets the feeling that she is being watched. What is happening in 10B? Is there a human-sized rat trying to make a meal of her groceries or are the rumors true? No wonder the rent was affordable!

*ONC || SECOND PART QUALIFIER* When King Edward decides that it is time for his daughter, princess Victoria, to marry, he initias a a competition in order to find her a suitable husband. The man who brings her the most beautiful gift gets his daughter's hand in marriage. Brandon, who was already in love with her, sets out to find a dress for her that will make her the most beautiful woman in the universe. But in order to get it, he and his travel companion, the mage Rose, will have to travel through treacherous lands and face dangerous beasts. Will they be able to get the dress before the competition is over? Or will they never fail in their quest?

After reading a letter from someone she has never met, Gemma Moreno is offered a once in a lifetime opportunity that could change her life forever. Torn between accepting an offer she knows she will never be able to repay, Gemma needs to decide if it is worth the risk and finally leave her troubled past behind.

Fiona Simple lives in a world much like ours. Except in her America marriage is dictated by the government. A scientific process chooses soulmates based on DNA markers and a clerk at city hall informs you of your engagement. The marriage system has been working fine for years but that doesn't make it perfect. Some matches aren't made in heaven. Fiona and her new fiance have some weird chemistry. The two of them may end up happily ever after or they may just end each other.

Two minds, one threat. Sabrina and Joshua are two very different people, but when each takes the new sleeping pill, Deeperem™, they become inexplicably intertwined. As the SAT looms, their dreams become more insidious when the Figure appears, a mysterious shadowy being. Alone, they don't stand a chance, but together, they might just survive. Based on prompt #15.

Writing Challenge for the Open Novella Contest 2020! Hannah is just a typical sixteen, going on seventeen-year-old girl, but has an added interest in magic. She ends up going too far one Halloween night as she plays with magic to impress her friends. How will she respond to the actions that follow? Only time will tell. Writing prompt used for inspiration is from the Horror prompts: 49. Legend has it, if you stand in front of a mirror holding a cup and a candle you can open a doorway between dimensions. But do you leave, or does something else come through? My beautiful cover is credited to - @MoranaGlinka and @JosefinaFAAD and all their hard work and talent. Just beautiful. 1ST PLACE - Fantasy Category - The Sakura Awards Spring 2020 3RD PLACE - Teen Fiction - The Jade Awards 2020

A Millennia ago Dragons of all kinds were cursed by an angry goddess. Ever since then, the entire species has been confined to human bodies, while the rest of the world either believes Dragon's no longer exists, or they never did. Seraphine Barry has always felt like she was meant to do something more with her life. After surviving an attack that killed her mother, she was thrown into Foster care where she spent her childhood bouncing from family to family. Now at the age of twenty-five Seraphine is out in the real world trying to navigate life with her best friends, Hailey and Joe. All while trying to figure out where she truly belongs. Everything changes the night of the Valentine's mingle. She kisses the most gorgeous man she's ever laid eyes on, but with that kiss comes visions, of what she's not so sure. Nightmares and dreams she hasn't had in years return along with some weird side effects. Seraphine is convinced this man is the answer to figuring out what is happening to her. As things come to light, Seraphine begins to remember the past, and she has to learn who to trust and who is out to get her. Seraphine must decide weather the man she's now suddenly fallen for has been sent to help her save herself and her kind, or if he's just another enemy waiting to find her weakness and expose her secret to the world.

"The roses are dead, The violets are too, Don't mention romance, You'll make me spew." Francesca Burton knows all there is to know about love and romance. She knows that love is for the naïve and romance is for the delusional. Her parents taught her that. So, there is absolutely no chance that some (admittedly) good-looking, (vaguely) charming, (annoyingly) lopsided-grinning, golden boy is going to convince her otherwise. End of story. Except it isn't. Because they have to do a school project together. And the golden boy just said four little words that are going to change everything - irrevocably and forever... "I have an idea."

Two sets of eyes stare into the flame. Red, gold, blue and orange dance over the small matchstick's head, darkening the tinder as it destructively draws out life from the wood. Two pairs of hands, one holding delicately the tiny flame, the other with a weapon. Soft grey smoke curls upwards, rising on the heat. Hunters, hunted. Is a tiny matchstick enough?

Six missing teenagers ,one town and a lot of time to spare.

|| ONC 2020 || Round One Qualifier When Cara was asked out by a cute guy at school, she had no reason to say no... or to believe it would be one of the worst decisions of her life. A year later and she is still dealing with the trauma, attending a support group for survivors of sexual assault. When a fellow classmate named Tabitha joins the support group, Cara is terrified she'll tell everyone at school her secret. She knows she's supposed to rely on the other members but can't help feeling that something is off about Tabitha. Refusing to trust her, Cara decides to keep her distance. That is until Tabitha tells the story of her own assault, the details of which sound eerily familiar to Cara. Realizing they have much more in common than simply sharing a support group, the two of them work together to pick up the pieces of their shattered pasts. But when another girl comes forward with a similar story, they decide picking up the pieces just isn't enough. The three of them hatch a plan... one that will lead them down a destructive path toward violence, vengeance, and murder. || ᴏɴᴄ 2020 ﹣ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛ 68 || ᵞᵒᵘ ᵐᵉᵉᵗ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒᶰᵉ ʷʰᵒ ˢᵉᵉᵐˢ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵖᵉʳᶠᵉᶜᵗ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ˒ ᵇᵘᵗ ᵃᶠᵗᵉʳ ᵈᶤᵍᵍᶤᶰᵍ ᶤᶰᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉᶤʳ ᵖᵃˢᵗ ᶤᵗ ᵗᵘʳᶰˢ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵃ ˢᵗʳᶤᶰᵍ ᵒᶠ ᶜʳᶤᵐᵉˢ ʰᵃˢ ᵇᵉᵉᶰ ᶠᵒˡˡᵒʷᶤᶰᵍ ᵗʰᵉᵐˑ ᴺᵒᶰᵉ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵒˢᵉ ᶜʳᶤᵐᵉˢ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵒᶠᶠᶤᶜᶤᵃˡˡʸ ᵇᵉᵉᶰ ˢᵒˡᵛᵉᵈˑ

|| ONC 2020 Longlist || Ex-princess Vivian Gale is fine with her new identity and all of the dangers that come with it. For the past two years she has traveled around her kingdom as the anonymous rebel Onium in a desperate attempt to stop her parent's tyranny. With her life on the line if she is ever caught or her identity revealed, it is no wonder Vivian has gotten used to the loneliness of a life on the run. Enter the bumbling Lady Quinnley, a mysterious young woman who has a knack for getting herself into trouble faster than Vivian can get her out of it. After Quinnley finds out Vivian is none other than the mysterious Onium, the two have no choice but to travel together. Soon Vivian begins to have feelings she can't act on. Because Quinnley has secrets too.

My name is Roxanne Rawlins and this is the sadly true story of my senior year at Sterling Acadamy. So while I don't normally go in for all that bullshit teen chick wisdom like My So-Called Life. But there's one thing that the main character Angela Chase said that has always resonated with me. "Hatred can become like my food...it gives you this weird energy. That you can like, live off of?" So by the time my senior year rolled around, I pretty much lived for my hate. My hate is sacred to me ...it completes me. And trust me when I say, I have my reasons. Sure as shit they might not be great reasons? But they are mine, and I kind of like them. They say that hell has no wrath like a woman once scorned? Yeah, well they haven't seen what kind of rage I can bring to the bonfire party. Because this year I am gone burn so bright, I will set the world on fire. So we had sex, love, lies, violence, and volleyball ...but not necessarily in that order.

Robert sees himself as the Marty McFly of his own story. That is cool, the perfect protagonist, and friends with an eccentric scientist. When his employer becomes convinced she can send him into the future, he's prepared to put on a show and go back to sweeping the cluttered lab. Never in his wildest dreams did he prepare for the success of the project. In the future, Sonnet is trying to hold her life together between her side gig as a rebellion fighter, dramatic girlfriend, and a pile of schoolwork. Not to mention a state arranged engagement to someone she only sees as a friend. The last thing she needs is the chosen one, prophesied to change all their lives stumbling into her. Rob must navigate a new world of danger before he ruins a delicate world of politics and gets him and everyone around him, killed. Meanwhile, Sonnet's life is thrown into chaos as everything she's ever known is flipped on its head.

Megafantastic Man is the greatest superhero on Earth. His little brother Marvin is decidedly not. It's tough living in the shadow of greatness, and although Marvin possesses some super powers of his own, things just never seem to work out quite right. When an especially nasty supervillain pops up to threaten the world just as Megafantastic Man is called on to lend aid to another planet, Marvin might be the only chance at saving the day. Earth just might be in really big trouble.