Note: So, I was in the mood for a menulis 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 diposting in the list's order.
Here are some rules I've added for myself:
I cannot work on lebih than one at a time. I can jot down ideas for other prompts, but the actual menulis of the fics cannot begin until I've finished the sebelumnya one.
Each one-shot must be at least one hundred words but no lebih than one thousand. Hyphenated words count as one.
Interpretation of the theme may be literal atau 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 oleh anyone but my own mind.
They can be different realities, such as an alternate reality atau humanized reality. If the chapter is anything but the original reality fan are used to, it should be indicated at the beginning of the chapter in a note. Furthermore, they can be in the past, present, atau 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 lebih than one can be written in a day.
They can be in any point of view.
Characters must be in character unless diberikan 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 selanjutnya to the titles indicate the tanggal the one-shot was written. I already have three completed, which will be diposting every four days. After those, it will depend on when I get to menulis 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 peti kayu, peti 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, lebih eco-friendly environments.
"Upon its closing, a representative from England announced that one of his employees found a pinguin, penguin lost 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 jam ago," Kowalski explained.
They watched as Alice picked up the peti kayu, peti 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 peti kayu, peti across it.
"Here anda go, your new habitat-mate," she berkata bitterly, pulling a small pinguin, penguin from the peti kayu, peti and setting him down in front of them. They stared at the chick in surprise.
Alice grabbed the peti kayu, peti and left as the small pinguin, penguin fiddled with his flippers shyly.
"H-Hello," he berkata in a soft British accent. "Wh-Who are you? Where am I?"
The penguins exchanged a glance. This little pinguin, penguin couldn't be lebih 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 anda know where you're from? We could help anda find your parents," he berkata tenderly.
The young chick winced and looked down, as if someone had stuck him with a needle. "I don't have parents," he berkata softly. "I have an Uncle Nigel, but he isn't around much. He tried to put me in a zoo. He berkata I'd be aman, brankas 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 pinguin, penguin answered.
Skipper smiled warmly. "Okay, Private. How about anda 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 tampil you," he berkata 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, oleh the way," he berkata leading him to the hatch.
"An' I Rico!" Rico berkata appearing on the other side of him with a smile. Private recoiled in surprise.
Skipper pushed the ikan 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 berkata as he set Private down.
Private looked around. There were three bunks carved into one wall, a meja in the center made from a "Do Not Feed the Animals" sign and cinder blocks, a televisi in the far corner, a small fridge in another, and a door in the center of one dinding that led to who-knows-what.
"Why don't anda let Rico tampil anda 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 berkata 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 berkata he ran away. His Uncle must be worried out of his mind."
Skipper sighed and thought for a moment. "Do anda think anda 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 anda think anda can do it?" Skipper urged. "It's not aman, brankas 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, aman, brankas and sound," Skipper berkata with a nod, feeling as if this was for the best.
"All right. I'll get started on the paperwork and anda 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 berkata as he watched them, "when anda find his Uncle, tell him he's aman, brankas 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 diposting in the list's order.
Here are some rules I've added for myself:
I cannot work on lebih than one at a time. I can jot down ideas for other prompts, but the actual menulis of the fics cannot begin until I've finished the sebelumnya one.
Each one-shot must be at least one hundred words but no lebih than one thousand. Hyphenated words count as one.
Interpretation of the theme may be literal atau 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 oleh anyone but my own mind.
They can be different realities, such as an alternate reality atau humanized reality. If the chapter is anything but the original reality fan are used to, it should be indicated at the beginning of the chapter in a note. Furthermore, they can be in the past, present, atau 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 lebih than one can be written in a day.
They can be in any point of view.
Characters must be in character unless diberikan 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 selanjutnya to the titles indicate the tanggal the one-shot was written. I already have three completed, which will be diposting every four days. After those, it will depend on when I get to menulis 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 peti kayu, peti 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, lebih eco-friendly environments.
"Upon its closing, a representative from England announced that one of his employees found a pinguin, penguin lost 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 jam ago," Kowalski explained.
They watched as Alice picked up the peti kayu, peti 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 peti kayu, peti across it.
"Here anda go, your new habitat-mate," she berkata bitterly, pulling a small pinguin, penguin from the peti kayu, peti and setting him down in front of them. They stared at the chick in surprise.
Alice grabbed the peti kayu, peti and left as the small pinguin, penguin fiddled with his flippers shyly.
"H-Hello," he berkata in a soft British accent. "Wh-Who are you? Where am I?"
The penguins exchanged a glance. This little pinguin, penguin couldn't be lebih 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 anda know where you're from? We could help anda find your parents," he berkata tenderly.
The young chick winced and looked down, as if someone had stuck him with a needle. "I don't have parents," he berkata softly. "I have an Uncle Nigel, but he isn't around much. He tried to put me in a zoo. He berkata I'd be aman, brankas 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 pinguin, penguin answered.
Skipper smiled warmly. "Okay, Private. How about anda 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 tampil you," he berkata 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, oleh the way," he berkata leading him to the hatch.
"An' I Rico!" Rico berkata appearing on the other side of him with a smile. Private recoiled in surprise.
Skipper pushed the ikan 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 berkata as he set Private down.
Private looked around. There were three bunks carved into one wall, a meja in the center made from a "Do Not Feed the Animals" sign and cinder blocks, a televisi in the far corner, a small fridge in another, and a door in the center of one dinding that led to who-knows-what.
"Why don't anda let Rico tampil anda 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 berkata 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 berkata he ran away. His Uncle must be worried out of his mind."
Skipper sighed and thought for a moment. "Do anda think anda 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 anda think anda can do it?" Skipper urged. "It's not aman, brankas 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, aman, brankas and sound," Skipper berkata with a nod, feeling as if this was for the best.
"All right. I'll get started on the paperwork and anda 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 berkata as he watched them, "when anda find his Uncle, tell him he's aman, brankas and sound right where he is."