Note: So, I was in the mood for a nghề viết văn challenge, so I looked some up on Google, and settled on this one. Each chapter represents a different theme, which will be the chapter's title. Here are the rules:
Pick a fandom: Penguins of Madagascar
Write a one-shot for each of the themes
None of the chapters can be continuations of other chapters
Try to be original, and no copypasta!
The one-shots do not have to be đã đăng in the list's order.
Here are some rules I've added for myself:
I cannot work on thêm than one at a time. I can jot down ideas for other prompts, but the actual nghề viết văn of the fics cannot begin until I've finished the trước đó one.
Each one-shot must be at least one hundred words but no thêm than one thousand. Hyphenated words count as one.
Interpretation of the theme may be literal hoặc metaphorical.
Ideas must be my own. Inspiration can come from something I heard, a song, a book, movie, et cetera, but ideas themselves cannot be suggested bởi anyone but my own mind.
They can be different realities, such as an alternate reality hoặc humanized reality. If the chapter is anything but the original reality những người hâm mộ are used to, it should be indicated at the beginning of the chapter in a note. Furthermore, they can be in the past, present, hoặc future, which should also be indicated in an author's note.
They can be any genre, but none may contain any mature content.
If any contain pairings, it shall be indicated in a note at the beginning of the chapter.
No thêm than one can be written in a day.
They can be in any point of view.
Characters must be in character unless được trao specific reason for the change (i.e. character went through a terrible ordeal, character has to live with death, etc.).
And so, my challenge begins. Dates written tiếp theo to the titles indicate the ngày the one-shot was written. I already have three completed, which will be đã đăng every four days. After those, it will depend on when I get to nghề viết văn them to have them published.
Introduction 01.18.15
"Skipper," Kowalski called from the television.
Skipper came to his side and looked to the camera feeds. "What is it, soldier?"
"Looks like we're getting a new resident in our habitat," Kowalski said.
On the screen, Alice accepted a thùng from the delivery truck and signed the paperwork.
"Why did we not figure this out before?" Skipper asked sternly.
"It's a last-minute transfer from the Chester Zoo in England. Commissioner McSlade attended a meeting in New York City with park coordinators around the world on ways to promote cleaner, thêm eco-friendly environments.
"Upon its closing, a representative from England announced that one of his employees found a chim cánh cụt Mất tích in Cheshire and saved him. They don't have any room for him at Chester Zoo, so he offered to sell it to one of the representatives. McSlade was the highest bidder. Even Alice didn't know about it until about an giờ ago," Kowalski explained.
They watched as Alice picked up the thùng and started heading toward their habitat.
"We'll arrange a transfer later. Let's get topside before Alice gets here," Skipper said.
They and Rico went topside and a moment later, Alice set the plank across the pool, bringing the thùng across it.
"Here bạn go, your new habitat-mate," she đã đưa ý kiến bitterly, pulling a small chim cánh cụt from the thùng and setting him down in front of them. They stared at the chick in surprise.
Alice grabbed the thùng and left as the small chim cánh cụt fiddled with his flippers shyly.
"H-Hello," he đã đưa ý kiến in a soft British accent. "Wh-Who are you? Where am I?"
The penguins exchanged a glance. This little chim cánh cụt couldn't be thêm than a few years old.
"Uh, we're—um," Skipper started, looking to Kowalski and Rico.
"I'm—Kowalski," Kowalski started. "You're in Manhattan."
The chick hesitantly turned away and looked over the tall buildings in the distance. Then he turned back to the penguins.
"What's going to happen to me here?" he asked, nervously glancing between the three of them.
Skipper slowly stepped up to the frightened hatchling and knelt down so he could meet eye level.
"Do bạn know where you're from? We could help bạn find your parents," he đã đưa ý kiến tenderly.
The young chick winced and looked down, as if someone had stuck him with a needle. "I don't have parents," he đã đưa ý kiến softly. "I have an Uncle Nigel, but he isn't around much. He tried to put me in a zoo. He đã đưa ý kiến I'd be an toàn, két an toàn there. I ran away because I was afraid. Someone found me and took me here."
Skipper looked at Kowalski and Rico. Then he looked back to the chick with a sigh.
"What's your name, kid?" he asked.
"My Uncle Nigel always called me Private," the little chim cánh cụt answered.
Skipper smiled warmly. "Okay, Private. How about bạn come down into HQ with us and we'll figure something out for you," he suggested.
Private furrowed his brow. "What's an 'HQ'?" he asked.
Skipper held out his flipper. "Come with me and I'll hiển thị you," he đã đưa ý kiến making eye contact, willing him to trust him.
Private stared at his flipper for a moment. Then he looked into his reassuring eyes and hesitantly took his flipper. Skipper gently closed his flipper around his.
"I'm Skipper, bởi the way," he đã đưa ý kiến leading him to the hatch.
"An' I Rico!" Rico đã đưa ý kiến appearing on the other side of him with a smile. Private recoiled in surprise.
Skipper pushed the cá bowl aside and stepped down onto the first rung, scooping Private into one flipper before descending. Kowalski and Rico dropped in behind him.
"This is our HQ," Skipper đã đưa ý kiến as he set Private down.
Private looked around. There were three bunks carved into one wall, a bàn in the center made from a "Do Not Feed the Animals" sign and cinder blocks, a ti vi in the far corner, a small fridge in another, and a door in the center of one tường that led to who-knows-what.
"Why don't bạn let Rico hiển thị bạn how the TV works and Kowalski and I will have a little talk?" Skipper said.
Private looked from Skipper to Rico, who grinned and scooped him up.
"Whoa!" Private cried. "O-Okay! Oomph!" he đã đưa ý kiến as Rico trotted across the room and planted him in front of the television.
Skipper and Kowalski exchanged a humorous glance and went into the lab.
"What should we do, Kowalski? It's too dangerous to keep him here," Skipper asked his lieutenant.
"We could transfer him to another zoo," Kowalski suggested, "but what about his Uncle Nigel? He đã đưa ý kiến he ran away. His Uncle must be worried out of his mind."
Skipper sighed and thought for a moment. "Do bạn think bạn can track down his Uncle? Maybe he'll come get him."
"I could try, but it won't be easy. It could take me a number of weeks," Kowalski said.
"But bạn think bạn can do it?" Skipper urged. "It's not an toàn, két an toàn for him here. He's too young."
"I agree. Yes, I think I can. What do we do in the meantime?" Kowalski asked.
"We have to keep him safe. We'll transfer him to the Bronx Zoo until we can find his Uncle. When we find him, we'll tell him that he's there, an toàn, két an toàn and sound," Skipper đã đưa ý kiến with a nod, feeling as if this was for the best.
"All right. I'll get started on the paperwork and bạn tell Private what we've decided," Kowalski said. He opened the lab door and they froze at the threshold as they took in the scene.
Rico was running around HQ with Private on his shoulders, who was squealing in delight. Rico did little twirls and sometimes pulled him down from his shoulders and tossed him in the air only to catch him and throw him on his shoulders again. Skipper and Kowalski smiled at the sight.
"Actually, Kowalski," Skipper đã đưa ý kiến as he watched them, "when bạn find his Uncle, tell him he's an toàn, két an toàn and sound right where he is."
Pick a fandom: Penguins of Madagascar
Write a one-shot for each of the themes
None of the chapters can be continuations of other chapters
Try to be original, and no copypasta!
The one-shots do not have to be đã đăng in the list's order.
Here are some rules I've added for myself:
I cannot work on thêm than one at a time. I can jot down ideas for other prompts, but the actual nghề viết văn of the fics cannot begin until I've finished the trước đó one.
Each one-shot must be at least one hundred words but no thêm than one thousand. Hyphenated words count as one.
Interpretation of the theme may be literal hoặc metaphorical.
Ideas must be my own. Inspiration can come from something I heard, a song, a book, movie, et cetera, but ideas themselves cannot be suggested bởi anyone but my own mind.
They can be different realities, such as an alternate reality hoặc humanized reality. If the chapter is anything but the original reality những người hâm mộ are used to, it should be indicated at the beginning of the chapter in a note. Furthermore, they can be in the past, present, hoặc future, which should also be indicated in an author's note.
They can be any genre, but none may contain any mature content.
If any contain pairings, it shall be indicated in a note at the beginning of the chapter.
No thêm than one can be written in a day.
They can be in any point of view.
Characters must be in character unless được trao specific reason for the change (i.e. character went through a terrible ordeal, character has to live with death, etc.).
And so, my challenge begins. Dates written tiếp theo to the titles indicate the ngày the one-shot was written. I already have three completed, which will be đã đăng every four days. After those, it will depend on when I get to nghề viết văn them to have them published.
Introduction 01.18.15
"Skipper," Kowalski called from the television.
Skipper came to his side and looked to the camera feeds. "What is it, soldier?"
"Looks like we're getting a new resident in our habitat," Kowalski said.
On the screen, Alice accepted a thùng from the delivery truck and signed the paperwork.
"Why did we not figure this out before?" Skipper asked sternly.
"It's a last-minute transfer from the Chester Zoo in England. Commissioner McSlade attended a meeting in New York City with park coordinators around the world on ways to promote cleaner, thêm eco-friendly environments.
"Upon its closing, a representative from England announced that one of his employees found a chim cánh cụt Mất tích in Cheshire and saved him. They don't have any room for him at Chester Zoo, so he offered to sell it to one of the representatives. McSlade was the highest bidder. Even Alice didn't know about it until about an giờ ago," Kowalski explained.
They watched as Alice picked up the thùng and started heading toward their habitat.
"We'll arrange a transfer later. Let's get topside before Alice gets here," Skipper said.
They and Rico went topside and a moment later, Alice set the plank across the pool, bringing the thùng across it.
"Here bạn go, your new habitat-mate," she đã đưa ý kiến bitterly, pulling a small chim cánh cụt from the thùng and setting him down in front of them. They stared at the chick in surprise.
Alice grabbed the thùng and left as the small chim cánh cụt fiddled with his flippers shyly.
"H-Hello," he đã đưa ý kiến in a soft British accent. "Wh-Who are you? Where am I?"
The penguins exchanged a glance. This little chim cánh cụt couldn't be thêm than a few years old.
"Uh, we're—um," Skipper started, looking to Kowalski and Rico.
"I'm—Kowalski," Kowalski started. "You're in Manhattan."
The chick hesitantly turned away and looked over the tall buildings in the distance. Then he turned back to the penguins.
"What's going to happen to me here?" he asked, nervously glancing between the three of them.
Skipper slowly stepped up to the frightened hatchling and knelt down so he could meet eye level.
"Do bạn know where you're from? We could help bạn find your parents," he đã đưa ý kiến tenderly.
The young chick winced and looked down, as if someone had stuck him with a needle. "I don't have parents," he đã đưa ý kiến softly. "I have an Uncle Nigel, but he isn't around much. He tried to put me in a zoo. He đã đưa ý kiến I'd be an toàn, két an toàn there. I ran away because I was afraid. Someone found me and took me here."
Skipper looked at Kowalski and Rico. Then he looked back to the chick with a sigh.
"What's your name, kid?" he asked.
"My Uncle Nigel always called me Private," the little chim cánh cụt answered.
Skipper smiled warmly. "Okay, Private. How about bạn come down into HQ with us and we'll figure something out for you," he suggested.
Private furrowed his brow. "What's an 'HQ'?" he asked.
Skipper held out his flipper. "Come with me and I'll hiển thị you," he đã đưa ý kiến making eye contact, willing him to trust him.
Private stared at his flipper for a moment. Then he looked into his reassuring eyes and hesitantly took his flipper. Skipper gently closed his flipper around his.
"I'm Skipper, bởi the way," he đã đưa ý kiến leading him to the hatch.
"An' I Rico!" Rico đã đưa ý kiến appearing on the other side of him with a smile. Private recoiled in surprise.
Skipper pushed the cá bowl aside and stepped down onto the first rung, scooping Private into one flipper before descending. Kowalski and Rico dropped in behind him.
"This is our HQ," Skipper đã đưa ý kiến as he set Private down.
Private looked around. There were three bunks carved into one wall, a bàn in the center made from a "Do Not Feed the Animals" sign and cinder blocks, a ti vi in the far corner, a small fridge in another, and a door in the center of one tường that led to who-knows-what.
"Why don't bạn let Rico hiển thị bạn how the TV works and Kowalski and I will have a little talk?" Skipper said.
Private looked from Skipper to Rico, who grinned and scooped him up.
"Whoa!" Private cried. "O-Okay! Oomph!" he đã đưa ý kiến as Rico trotted across the room and planted him in front of the television.
Skipper and Kowalski exchanged a humorous glance and went into the lab.
"What should we do, Kowalski? It's too dangerous to keep him here," Skipper asked his lieutenant.
"We could transfer him to another zoo," Kowalski suggested, "but what about his Uncle Nigel? He đã đưa ý kiến he ran away. His Uncle must be worried out of his mind."
Skipper sighed and thought for a moment. "Do bạn think bạn can track down his Uncle? Maybe he'll come get him."
"I could try, but it won't be easy. It could take me a number of weeks," Kowalski said.
"But bạn think bạn can do it?" Skipper urged. "It's not an toàn, két an toàn for him here. He's too young."
"I agree. Yes, I think I can. What do we do in the meantime?" Kowalski asked.
"We have to keep him safe. We'll transfer him to the Bronx Zoo until we can find his Uncle. When we find him, we'll tell him that he's there, an toàn, két an toàn and sound," Skipper đã đưa ý kiến with a nod, feeling as if this was for the best.
"All right. I'll get started on the paperwork and bạn tell Private what we've decided," Kowalski said. He opened the lab door and they froze at the threshold as they took in the scene.
Rico was running around HQ with Private on his shoulders, who was squealing in delight. Rico did little twirls and sometimes pulled him down from his shoulders and tossed him in the air only to catch him and throw him on his shoulders again. Skipper and Kowalski smiled at the sight.
"Actually, Kowalski," Skipper đã đưa ý kiến as he watched them, "when bạn find his Uncle, tell him he's an toàn, két an toàn and sound right where he is."
