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It's time to cast your votes! Four stories competing for the title, but only one can take first place!
The Challenge:
Each entrant has written stories based on ten rules that I have assigned randomly from this list. All the rules they were assigned must be used. Sub-categories of those rules are optional, but authors needed to try to use as many of those as they can as well. Authors were also allowed to try to use other rules from the list if they liked, but the ten rules that they were assigned are a must.
Click on the titles of the stories to quick link to them for your reading pleasure.
Once you have read all of the stories, please message me with your votes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place before 11:59 pm PST on march 7th and I will tally them and announce the winner within the next 2 days.
The Contestants:
The following stories have been entered and I am placing their rules under their names so that the readers know what to look for.
#56. The protagonist knows how to dance. Somehow. The romantic interest won't if it is a she, will if it is a he. - Katssun
#56A. A little sister, should they exist, does ballet. - Katssun
#56B. And are better than you are in everything. - RoseBunny
#128. There is always an expert around when you need them. you: "Oh no! the penguin is acting strangely, is there an Ornithologist in the house?" Random guy: "Why Yes, I'm an ornithologist!" - RoseBunny
#128A. Said expert is never given a name and is never seen again after being viciously used as a plot device. - Amethyst
#60C. Your 12 year old sister looks older than you, and constantly comes on to your friends. - RoseBunny
#60C1. And she calls you "Onee-chan!" while squishing your face in her DD cup cleavage. - RoseBunny
#133. Nerdy guys turn into hot Miss Hyde characters, but nerdy girls never become the Mr. Hyde ( I wish someone would pick this idea up and run with it. I can't do the Miss Hyde thing Justice) - RoseBunny
#98. Hidden tropical island lairs are not cliche. - RoseBunny
#98A. Only the heroes have arctic bases. - Katssun
#98B. The villains use the Antarctic, even though there are plenty of actual civilian bases there. - Katssun
#94. The cuter, the deadlier. - RoseBunny
#19. Every male character has a deep baritone and every woman is a soprano. - Katssun
#6. Access to things like private jets and limos is no big deal. - RoseBunny
#46. The cake is a lie. - RoseBunny
#46A. On the off chance that a parental figure does exist, they are really good at baking. - Katssun
#46B. Especially brownies, which always have marijuana baked in. - Null0Trooper
#46C. Bread though, does still make you fat. - Katssun
#107. Terminator references are a must in any situation which is supposed to be serious, but you don't want taken seriously. - Amethyst
#11. Sudden revelation of mysterious powers that never appeared before, and perfectly resolve the current crisis. (every crisis) - RoseBunny
#1. You have to be fashionable and inexplicably rich. - RoseBunny
#19. Every male character has a deep baritone and every woman is a soprano. - Katssun
#25. Females can get into into a skin-tight catsuit (or spandex equivalent) in seconds. - Astrodragon
#25A. Nobody looks bad in them. - RoseBunny
#27. Handguns sure are easy to use accurately and without training! - Katssun
#35. No-one ever gets motion sickness. - Astrodragon
#39. "A wizard did it" explains everything, even in "hard" sci fi. - Null0Trooper
#58. Nursing homes don't exist. You grandparent(s) are awesome, live by themselves without help, and probably have superpowers or taught you how to cook, dance. Your parents taught you none of your unique and special skills. - Katssun
#58A - and your grandpa can kick anyone's ass in martial arts. - RoseBunny
#58B. They were also spies. - Katssun
#58C. They are a highly positioned wizard or sorceress. - Katssun
#58D. Grandma looks 40, at most. Grandpa, at least 80. - RoseBunny
#60. If you have a Mom, she looks like a 20-something stripper, and your male friends drool over her. - RoseBunny
#60A. If you have a Dad, he's totally normal, or a lumberjack...he's not really described at all anyway, so don't worry about it. - Katssun
#60A1. But you definitely have his red hair, because he's Irish. - Katssun
#60A2. Red hair == Irish. - Null0Trooper
#60A3. And your Mom's green eyes, because she's Irish. - Katssun
#60B. Not that lumberjacks aren't okay. - Null0Trooper
#60C. Your 12 year old sister looks older than you, and constantly comes on to your friends. - RoseBunny
#60C1. And she calls you "Onee-chan!" while squishing your face in her DD cup cleavage. - RoseBunny
#72. Heels require no training to walk in. - Amethyst
#72A. Boots for women go above the knee. Boots for men are combat boots. - Katssun
#72B. Prosthetics, including bifocals for the elderly mentor, also need no training to use. - Null0Trooper
#72C. Boots for women are patent black leather. Boots for men are never described, but they're combat boots of some kind. - Katssun
#72D. Rednecks and cowboys always wear "shitkickers". - Null0Trooper
#107. Terminator references are a must in any situation which is supposed to be serious, but you don't want taken seriously. - Amethyst
#29. Have to learn magic? No problem. Just takes a few hours. - RoseBunny
#39. "A wizard did it" explains everything, even in "hard" sci fi. - Null0Trooper
#133. Nerdy guys turn into hot Miss Hyde characters, but nerdy girls never become the Mr. Hyde ( I wish someone would pick this idea up and run with it. I can't do the Miss Hyde thing Justice) - RoseBunny
#93. No one in your fantasy world can climb trees except for elves, orcs, or your rogue/thief. - Katssun
#93A. No one even looks up. - Null0Trooper
#108. If you write yourself into a corner, it was a clone of the main character that died. - RoseBunny
#108A Or a twin they knew nothing about until they were dead... and then they mourn. - Amethyst
#108B. Or you made Jobe make a clone of the main character just before they died. - Abi
#108C. Or a Life-Model Decoy. - RoseBunny
#108D. Or them from an alternate dimension or timeline. - RoseBunny
#8. The special secret key was inside them all along. - Katssun
#58. Nursing homes don't exist. You grandparent(s) are awesome, live by themselves without help, and probably have superpowers or taught you how to cook, dance. Your parents taught you none of your unique and special skills. - Katssun
#58A - and your grandpa can kick anyone's ass in martial arts. - RoseBunny
#58B. They were also spies. - Katssun
#58C. They are a highly positioned wizard or sorceress. - Katssun
#58D. Grandma looks 40, at most. Grandpa, at least 80. - RoseBunny
#33. Eye protection? Nah. You closed your eyelids. - Katssun
#91. Step relatives are always romantically interested in said protagonist. - Fiddlerfox
#91A. Protagonist finds out the 12 year old DD-Cup sister was adopted. - RoseBunny
#91A1. Her introduction in the story mentions she's adopted or a step-sister right after it describes her cup size. - Katssun
#91A2. If the protagonist turns into a girl, They end up shorter and flatter than said sister. - RoseBunny
#4. Vampires and werewolves in your world have to follow the rules set forth in Twilight. - RoseBunny
#30. Screw Physics, I need my bullet to go around corners. - RoseBunny
#30A. Screw Physics, I need to dodge bullets. - Malady
#30A1. All bad guys go to the Imperial school of Marksmanship. - RoseBunny
#30A1א. All the good guys do too. That's how they all met. - Malady
#36. Eyeglasses are always made of candy glass. - Null0Trooper
#44. Rich people are the best choice for high office, because they know the struggles of the poor and working poor. - RoseBunny
#45. The contents of a wallet are endless, or an expired bus pass. - Katssun
#45A. Every credit card is one of those black cards with no limit and a concierge. - Katssun
#45B. No withdrawal limits, ever. - Null0Trooper
#67. Ping Mal constantly. - RoseBunny
#68. Everyone has a maid. - RoseBunny
#68A. The only maid style is French. - Katssun
#68B. The maid is always a slut. - Amethyst
#68C. They are a martial arts master. - RoseBunny
#68D. Or a corporate spy. - Katssun
#68E. If they are newly hired during the story, they probably were your evil boss. - Katssun
#68F. Your maid might be a warship. - RoseBunny
#68G. The maids only use feather dusters, not dust cloths or cleaning sprays. Or...[redacted]. - Katssun
#79. Normal towels have become scratchy and irritating, even if you didn't change gender. - Katssun
#79A. Hotel towels are never discussed, but you definitely used them. - Katssun
#79B. But towels never ever leave colored lint all over the protagonist. - Null0Trooper
#79C. Lint and static cling only exists for background characters or comic relief. - Amethyst
#107. Terminator references are a must in any situation which is supposed to be serious, but you don't want taken seriously. - Amethyst
#108. If you write yourself into a corner, it was a clone of the main character that died. - RoseBunny
#108A Or a twin they knew nothing about until they were dead... and then they mourn. - Amethyst
#108B. Or you made Jobe make a clone of the main character just before they died. - Abi
#108C. Or a Life-Model Decoy. - RoseBunny
#108D. Or them from an alternate dimension or timeline. - RoseBunny
