• Friday, April 17, 2009
♥ More Sci-Fic compos. (:
The UFO
One day, Xin An went to the park. There he saw a weird unidentified flying object. He was shocked and puzzled as he did not know what was that. He told his parents but they did not believe him thinking he was too stressed and was hallucinating, they then asked him to go and sleep and forget all about that. He tried to sleep but could not get the sight of the UFO out of his mind. He then rang up his best friend Marcus and told him about it. Marcus was mildly interested and asked for more information. Then, they decided to go to the park and see if they can spot the UFO again.
The next day, Xin An and Marcus went back to the park again. They waited for 5 minutes and saw the UFO. They took note of where it disappeared and went to the direction they last seen it in the air. When they reached the place, they got a shock of their lives. On the ground were aliens holding guns and they were vanishing trees and benches. They gasped in shock and the aliens heard them. The aliens stared in their direction and pointed the vanishing gun at them. Xin An and Marcus tried to run away but was restrained by the aliens. Knowing they were no match for the aliens with vanishing guns, they surrendered without putting up a fight. They were brought up the UFO and were tied to a chair back to back. They were then left alone in the room. Xin An and Marcus tried to untie themselves but were not successful.
The aliens then came back with a translator to translate what they said to Marcus and Xin An. The aliens then asked what they were here for. When they replied that they wanted to see what the UFO was, the aliens were angry and asked if anyone else knew their existence. When Xin An replied that his parents knew but did not understand, the aliens went away yet again, without telling them any other things. However, they were back in 5 minutes and the told them they would vanish them from the face of the Earth and send a replacement to modify their parent’s memory so that they would not know anything that happened since their children were born. When they heard that, they panicked and tried to run. However, the aliens pulled the trigger of the gun before they could do anything.
“NOOOOOOOOO” screamed Xin An. He then woke up bathed in sweat. The memories come flooding back to him and he was relieved to know that what had just happened was just a dream. He called Marcus and asked him about the dream and Marcus told him that he also had the same dream. The then decided to forget all about the episode.
Little did Xin An and Marcus know that the aliens lied to them and they just modified their memories so that they would not remember what they seen.
-Xin An, Marcus, Guo Quan, Jie Wei and Cedric
~~~
The Fangs
It was just a little wound on my finger. A tiny drop of blood came out from the cutting. However, I noticed how it made the atmosphere suddenly turn into perilous and threatened. Kyo was not by my side anymore, he was trembling, Kyo's eyes suddenly turned from that peacefully grey color, to some crimson red just like the blood-drop on my finger.
Through the window I saw how the moon covered the academy's hallway we were guarding as prefects, with its pale white light. My heart started beating fast; I heard how it pumped through my body the blood that Kyo’s morbid blood-red eyes desired. My partner, my friend, the one who always protected and helped me. This all seem so familiar to me, all at once I discovered that he was a vampire, when he bared his fangs to me.
It really did not hurt. I felt how he licked my neck before introducing his white, protuberant fangs into my flesh. I could hear how my blood was being sucked. And I understood how looming that situation was. I was frightened, Kyo was taking blood from me; however, I knew he needed it. I understood his suffering, he was one of those creatures he hated so much. Kyo was a vampire, and also an orphan whose parents were murdered by vampires. A blood-drinking beast in a human shape. Gasping, I realized that he had taken too much blood. However, I had no need on stopping him. He slowly let go of me, and looked into my eyes devastating than ever. I heard him whisper my name, sincerely apologizing, and before I fell unconscious, I remember having a look at his grey eyes that were once so familiar.
”I’ll share with you a sweet dream the next night…”
His eyes like the rays of the sun
Burning fiery red against his pale skin
They draw me closer, full of danger
Yet I can’t turn away
His long fangs are razor blades
Ready to sink into my neck
He edges closer
And I catch my breath
Yet I can’t turn away
I freeze like a deer in headlights
I am trapped
He is the vampire
And I am his prey
Yet I can’t turn away”
-Charmaine, Jia Qi, Sin Nee, Si Ying
~~~
Earthsong Continuation
Having no people, no large land animals on the earth just like before, the earth no longer looked the same. Even though the oxygen levels risen; carbon dioxide is within permissible level; temperature accord roughly to those in the twentieth century.
Elizabeth and Richie loved the earth and they did not want the earth to fall apart. Hence, they embark on a mission to explore the earth. In order to find out the earth’s condition, they had launched a spaceship to travel to earth.
“POM!!!!” An exploding sound could be heard from the back of the spaceship.
“Oh-my-goodness, what was that?” Astonished, Elizabeth and Richie jumped out of their chairs.
“I’m sorry, due to some technical problems, please be prepared for a sudden landing. Fasten your seatbelts please. ” explained Walter in monotonous tone.
“What had happened?” Both of them asked in unison.
“An explosion of the engine had forced us to stop the spaceship,” Continued Walter, “please take note of your own safety while we proceed to the landing.”
They held on tight to the chair, so tight that their veins are protruding out of their skin. Finally, after several waves of vigorous vibration, the spaceship dropped at a vertical height. Their hearts seem to be in their mouth while they scream for all their might.
The few seconds seemed eternity. The next moment, a loud ‘thud’ could be heard.
Fortunately, the material of the spaceship was not easily damaged or it might crash and Elizabeth and Richie could have lost their life.
“Phew …” Elizabeth heaved a sigh of relief as she got off the spaceship.
“Elizabeth, where exactly are we?!” gasped Richie as he stared at Elizabeth.
The planet was bright red in colour. There are bare trees growing on top of it. The conditions do not look suitable for people to live in.
Suddenly, a human figure appeared. He had the same shape as them; same size as them.
They realized that he was a fellow earth-lings! Excitement overwhelmed them. They had never thought that their species could have survived in another planet.
“Hello! Are your ancestors from earth too?” asked Richie politely.
“Yes! Of cause! My ancestors had once lived in earth but due to the earth’s condition, we had fly to this planet in seek of life. Are you guys from earth too?” asked the human guy.
“Oh yes! We are from earth too! It’s a coincidence to meet you. Our spaceship had some technical problems and we landed up here,” explained Richie.
After much discussion, the guy decided to join them on the mission to explore earth. Together, they tried to repair their spaceships. After weeks and weeks of mantling and dismantling, the spaceship looked shiny and brand new.
“Yes! Finally, after much effort, we are ready to set off again!” exclaimed Elizabeth.
One by one, they boarded the spaceship, feeling thrill and anxious.
“Three! Two! One!” shouted Walter and the spaceship shot into the space.
Within spilt seconds, they arrived at earth.
“Wow! It looked wonderful, just like those areas in fairytales – with rivers, mountains, air trees. Simply fantastic! I would love to stay here forever,” exclaimed the human guy.
And so, they lived happily ever after in earth.
-Elaine, Zhe Ching and Sherye
~~~
Time to go back
I stepped out of my work shed. The sky was cloudless. The sun baked the ground with a vengeance. I locked the doors of the shed. I had been working on my latest invention there for the last one year. I am confident that this will be the greatest invention of all time, once it is completed of course. I started my journey home. On the way home I went to a nearby mini-mart to get a newspaper.
After the ten-minute walk in the hot sun, I was glad to be in the shelter of my home. I crashed onto my leather sofa and unfolded the newspaper I had bought. As I turned the pages of the paper, I found an article that caught my eye. “EARTH GOING OFF COURSE”. I stared at the article in horror. My mouth was agape. Wild thoughts started running through my mind. NASA estimated that we only had four days before everyone freezes to death from the lack of heat from the sun. There is only one way to save Earth, and that is to finish my invention, before the Armageddon. I took all the blueprints of my invention and rushed back to my work shed.
As soon as I reached my work shed, I wasted no time and started resuming my work on my invention. There was absolutely no time to lose. Every second meant a lot to me. This was a complicated invention, and it looks like it was far from completion in just four days. It will take a miracle to finish this invention.
One day passed, only three days left. I could feel the Earth getting colder. The day was also a little darker. We were drifting further away from the sun. My eyelids felt heavy. I had not slept since yesterday. I must not sleep. The fate of the world rests in my hands. I forced myself to work faster.
The next day, I was still working on the invention. I was almost done. Only around 10% more to go, finishing touches left. I drank a cup of coffee and continued my work till midday. The cold was starting to slow me down. At 3.30 pm, it started to become extremely cold. It was intolerable. I could feel my hands going numb. My eyes are always heavy but it never seemed to close. I looked outside the window. My heart almost stopped. Things were starting to freeze up. The temperature went to dangerously low levels. I had no choice. I had to operate my invention, the time machine. It wasn’t complete but the important parts are done. It wasn’t really stable, so I wasn’t that confident about it. I sat on the seat and turned it on.
The machine roared. It got louder. My heart was in my mouth, I felt like choking. No words in my vocabulary bank could describe my fear. Was I going to die? I closed my eyes, bracing for the worse but at the same time, hoping for the best. The roaring started to die. I slowly opened my eyes. Where was I? I felt much warmer. Was it heaven? No. I looked around. I was in my work shed, back in 2005! I had done it! My invention worked!
-Hannan, Hafiz, Zuhairi, Wei Jie
And so, goodbye @ 6:13 AM
• Thursday, April 16, 2009
♥ English Compo - Science Fiction
Earthsong continuation
The door hissed open as Joe checked his spacesuit, while anna peered into his pants. She was shocked and was surprised that Joe was holding onto something huge, hairy and very stinky. She widened her eyes, reaching for it in unnerving excitement. She prodded and squeezed it with caution, not knowing how it would react.
The mutated creature came to life, struggling violently in her grip. Finally it broke her grip and switched to a defensive position. The creature had silky and soft hair. It was smooth to the touch. Suddenly, a gap in its face opened and out spat a tongue that was equally hairy. The tongue licked her face. Anna was disgusted.
“Joe! What is this?”
“I don’t know,” said Joe, embarrassed that it had crawled into his pants secretly, “Perhaps we can ask Walter.”
“Who the heck called my name!” Cried a voice from nowhere.
“Walter…? Is that you?” Anna breathed.
“Yeah of course! What’s your problem now huh? You wanna fight?” The not-as-sophisticated Walter shouted rudely.
“Oh no, I think he has undergone too much heat and has thus changed his personality.” Joe concluded.
The creature wriggled in Anna’s hands, clearly, Anna had forgotten about it.
“Hey, Walter, do you think you know what is this, or are you too stupid to know anything?” Anna provoked Walter.
The incensed Walter quickly replied, “This creature contains the genes of the ancient animals, a frog and a monkey. It can also be called the Mog, and if you say I’m stupid another time, you’re gonna get it from me!”
Anna was not listening, she was examining the Mog in her hands.
“Wow! A rare species indeed! Let us find more of this and bring the news back to Titan!” She cried in triumph.
“Hey! Are you even listening?” Walter said in a huffed voice.
The door hissed open as Joe checked his spacesuit, while anna peered into his pants. She was shocked and was surprised that Joe was holding onto something huge, hairy and very stinky. She widened her eyes, reaching for it in unnerving excitement. She prodded and squeezed it with caution, not knowing how it would react.
The mutated creature came to life, struggling violently in her grip. Finally it broke her grip and switched to a defensive position. The creature had silky and soft hair. It was smooth to the touch. Suddenly, a gap in its face opened and out spat a tongue that was equally hairy. The tongue licked her face. Anna was disgusted.
“Joe! What is this?”
“I don’t know,” said Joe, embarrassed that it had crawled into his pants secretly, “Perhaps we can ask Walter.”
“Who the heck called my name!” Cried a voice from nowhere.
“Walter…? Is that you?” Anna breathed.
“Yeah of course! What’s your problem now huh? You wanna fight?” The not-as-sophisticated Walter shouted rudely.
“Oh no, I think he has undergone too much heat and has thus changed his personality.” Joe concluded.
The creature wriggled in Anna’s hands, clearly, Anna had forgotten about it.
“Hey, Walter, do you think you know what is this, or are you too stupid to know anything?” Anna provoked Walter.
The incensed Walter quickly replied, “This creature contains the genes of the ancient animals, a frog and a monkey. It can also be called the Mog, and if you say I’m stupid another time, you’re gonna get it from me!”
Anna was not listening, she was examining the Mog in her hands.
“Wow! A rare species indeed! Let us find more of this and bring the news back to Titan!” She cried in triumph.
“Hey! Are you even listening?” Walter said in a huffed voice.
-Weiixen and Melvin
~~~
Parallel Dimensions
This diary entry was one of the few found by the archeologists in the northern America on 4th September 2000. Accompanying it were a few old and tattered photographs. Scientists are currently trying to find a logical explanation for them as they are closely related to the paranormal.
4th September, 1300
Dear diary,
What does it feel like? I don’t know. I swear I’m sane but sometimes it’s pretty unbelievable. It feels so wrong. You sense that the flower vase had been shifted but it doesn’t seem like it. You feel that the window has been opened and closed again, and the degree of the closed edge doesn’t feel the same anymore. Something is wrong, yet everyone is smiling.
To start with, people seldom believe in parallel dimensioning. Wait, scratch that. Nobody. Nobody ever believes in that, but it’s a fact. In a split second, the building you are in, transforms into something – yes, it’s a something and not a building anymore – which looks exactly like it. Okay, not exactly. Some things change, like how the intricate patterns on the wall change into something similar.
Sometimes it feels like déjà vu. Have you ever done something and for one splitting second, you feel as if you had done it before, somewhere somehow? Or just as you wanted to say something, you forget it and no matter how hard you try, it can’t be recalled. That’s how it feels like, for that very second. The building you are in, the world you are living in, has transformed. It’s like cause and effect.
Nobody knows why it happens. It’s near duplicate, but not exactly the same. To put it scientifically, these dimensions overlap into our dimensions without much people knowing. There’s no way to prove it, that it actually exists, but I know it does. Someday, if I’ve gotten lucky, it will bring me to the future. To prove it to you.
Aloysius L. Stone
This diary entry was one of the few found by the archeologists in the northern America on 4th September 2000. Accompanying it were a few old and tattered photographs. Scientists are currently trying to find a logical explanation for them as they are closely related to the paranormal.
4th September, 1300
Dear diary,
What does it feel like? I don’t know. I swear I’m sane but sometimes it’s pretty unbelievable. It feels so wrong. You sense that the flower vase had been shifted but it doesn’t seem like it. You feel that the window has been opened and closed again, and the degree of the closed edge doesn’t feel the same anymore. Something is wrong, yet everyone is smiling.
To start with, people seldom believe in parallel dimensioning. Wait, scratch that. Nobody. Nobody ever believes in that, but it’s a fact. In a split second, the building you are in, transforms into something – yes, it’s a something and not a building anymore – which looks exactly like it. Okay, not exactly. Some things change, like how the intricate patterns on the wall change into something similar.
Sometimes it feels like déjà vu. Have you ever done something and for one splitting second, you feel as if you had done it before, somewhere somehow? Or just as you wanted to say something, you forget it and no matter how hard you try, it can’t be recalled. That’s how it feels like, for that very second. The building you are in, the world you are living in, has transformed. It’s like cause and effect.
Nobody knows why it happens. It’s near duplicate, but not exactly the same. To put it scientifically, these dimensions overlap into our dimensions without much people knowing. There’s no way to prove it, that it actually exists, but I know it does. Someday, if I’ve gotten lucky, it will bring me to the future. To prove it to you.
Aloysius L. Stone
-Wei Xuan, Celeste and Gigi
~~~
When Earth Was Destroyed
After They landed down on Earth, nothing was in sight and dry ground was everywhere. In The North, There was a blizzard storm, in the east was a raging thunderstorm, south was a massive hurricane and west lies a tragic heat wave.
After They landed down on Earth, nothing was in sight and dry ground was everywhere. In The North, There was a blizzard storm, in the east was a raging thunderstorm, south was a massive hurricane and west lies a tragic heat wave.
They Were Traveling on a space car with weather free protection, equipped with a radar to look out for living species. Their Journey Continued to different parts of the Earth And Then They Discovered Many Hectic creatures in different parts of the Earth.
In the north, There Were Flesh eating wind , when the wind blows past you , Nothing will be left except your bones. It Was Really Deadly.
In The East, They Found mini thunder insects. The electricity given out by the insects could last a light bulb for at least a million year , just a gentle tap on the insect and the only thing we can say is “ Bye”.
In The South, They met a griffin which feeds on anything. Just A Flap Of its wings, a hurricane came and blew everything away even though they were in a space car with a weather free protection, they were still almost blown away.
In The West, There Was A black dragon which threaten to eat them up. Fortunately, their space car has weapons which were able to stop the dragon the flames it has was of temperature way higher than what any living things can withstand.
Then, they continued their journey and the found a black hole, they got sucked into the black hole and was brought to an unknown land.
It was a land which have ever changing climate which changes every 30 minutes or so. They saw climate changing creatures. When its cold , the animals would have big foot and when it becomes hot, their body turns into a creature that absorbs water from the surrounding to keep their body wet.
They continued walking through the land and discovered a one feet building which had 0.1mm of creatures living in it. They walked in and saw a 10 meters big micro- organism.
They Reached the “ final pit stop “ and they stood on it. Traveling at light speed,
they then were transported back to the time when Earth was Destroyed in ten seconds. They saw the cause of destruction. It was the scientist who planted a planet bomb in order to recreate Earth. After seeing that , they were determined to recreate Earth Again.
- Lennell and Edmund
~~~
Earthsong
When they reached the Earth, they were amazed by the view of it. There were huge trees over 700m tall and giant insects that had never been seen before such as ants which were the size of a tennis ball. Apart from these, nice, beautiful and bright stars which could not be seen in the 21st century were clearly shown in the quiet and peaceful night.
“What the hell! I cannot believe my eyes, how can trees be so tall and insects be so big. This is totally unexpected” said Joe. “Yeah, I agree with you,” Anna exclaimed, amazed by the sight of the wonderful things. “BEEP, BEEP, BEEP!” Anna and Joe’s suit started flashing. “That must be Walter calling for us. We have to get back to the ship.” Anna said.
“But I thought he was broken?” replied Joe. “I don’t think so. Anyway, let’s just get back to the ship.”Anna told Joe.
“And as you see, although Earth’s climate has been healed, I can’t believe that there were still drastic changes to the planet’s appearance. Take a look at this.” Walter began scanning Earth with its electromagnetic rays and a picture appeared in the screen.
“But I thought he was broken?” replied Joe. “I don’t think so. Anyway, let’s just get back to the ship.”Anna told Joe.
“And as you see, although Earth’s climate has been healed, I can’t believe that there were still drastic changes to the planet’s appearance. Take a look at this.” Walter began scanning Earth with its electromagnetic rays and a picture appeared in the screen.
Earth’s continents and oceans have changed drastically. There were only two continents, and the oceans have completely merged. Between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, the picture is not clear and has a lot of black patches on it. “What!?” Anna and Joe screamed. Walter explained to them that the blackness is caused by the strong magnetic fields in the area. 80% of the map was completely different from the map in the twentieth century.
“So, I guess we’re in the sea if we were here centuries ago?” Joe exclaimed, trying to make a joke. Nobody laughed, “We have to find out what is going on in the middle of the Earth, it looks so weird even though it is the sea,” Anna said. Joe and Anna changed into their adventuring suits and start their adventure to the sea.
After a few days, they finally came to the shore of the sea. “Erm, how do we travel on the sea, we don’t have any boats and our food supply is low.”Joe asked. “Just go across Red line!” said someone.
After a few days, they finally came to the shore of the sea. “Erm, how do we travel on the sea, we don’t have any boats and our food supply is low.”Joe asked. “Just go across Red line!” said someone.
Joe and Anna turned around and saw a half-human half-plant creature talking to them.
They were twice the size of normal humans.
“Aaahh!” Anna screamed. Joe stood there, simply shocked. More of the creatures came to them. “Are they human?” one of them asked. “Y…yes…” Joe said, frightened. “Ah…yes. It’s been a long time since I was a human…I think about a few centuries” said one of the creatures. “Really?” Anna said. A conversation begun and they found out that those creatures they met were actually Plantoids and they have been living here for centuries ago. Plantoids were formed when the drastic climate change happened, and plants leeched themselves onto humans to survive. Humans provides the plants food through the food they eat and the plants provide the humans water by absorbing water from the ground and the formation of plantoids begun.
Due to the weird DNA of the plantoids, they managed to survive through the drastic changes of the environments till now. They also found out that apart from Plantoids, there were still other creatures, such as Mermaids, Rocktoids, and probably even HUMANS still living on the Earth even though everyone was thought to be transported to Titan.
The plantoids took Anna and Joe to their home. It was a tree as tall as 1km. “Wow, the tree’s so tall,” exclaimed Anna and Joe. One of the plantoids pulled a piece of bark and they entered the tree. The inside was completely different from the outside. The tree was made up of lots of vines going up and down. There were ledges for stalls and homes made of wood. There were also abandoned buildings from the twentieth century which had been taken over by the plantoids and used as their headquarters.
Helpful as the plantoids were, they helped Joe and Anna build a ship and gave them some fruits and vegetables for their ship’s food supply. They also taught Joe and Anna how to travel across the Red line, which was the name of the sea. At first, Joe wanted to name their ship “Grand Merry” but, Anna wanted to name it “Going Lily”. After much discussion and a few arguments, they decided to name the ship “Going Merry”.
One of the plantoids decided to join them as part of their crew as he is good in fixing the ship, and together, they set off to get across the Red line.
One of the plantoids decided to join them as part of their crew as he is good in fixing the ship, and together, they set off to get across the Red line.
They travelled and travelled and travelled. Occasionally, Vine, the plantoid, will catch some fish which they cook and ate. They were happy. After a few days of travelling, the needle of Anna’s compass swung wildly and soon, they were caught in a storm. “It’s the strong magnetic fields in the area.” said Vine. Joe tried to steer the boat and Anna and Vine kept hold of the sail. Rain was beating down on their ship and lightning struck all around them. It was the most dangerous storm they ever encountered since they left Titan.
Suddenly, Joe sighted land and shouted, “Land ho!” They landed on the small island and what they saw gave them a shock.
“People! Humans!” Anna shouted in delight. There were still people living on Earth! Humans did not die out! Joe too was excited of seeing people that had survived on Earth. Some people turned around and spotted Anna and Joe. “Humans from Titan? They came back for us? We’re saved!”someone shouted. People started crowding around both of them and bombarded them with questions until they were too tired to speak anymore.
Suddenly, Joe sighted land and shouted, “Land ho!” They landed on the small island and what they saw gave them a shock.
“People! Humans!” Anna shouted in delight. There were still people living on Earth! Humans did not die out! Joe too was excited of seeing people that had survived on Earth. Some people turned around and spotted Anna and Joe. “Humans from Titan? They came back for us? We’re saved!”someone shouted. People started crowding around both of them and bombarded them with questions until they were too tired to speak anymore.
Then, a person with a large hat and bottles of beer hanging around his belt came forward and said, “This is Whisky Peak, children, first island on the Grand Line. Enjoy your stay! And could you please tell me about Titan? I’m the chief here.”
Joe and Anna told them about Titan and the reason they came to Earth. “Oh, I see…, you came to Earth to gather information about what once destroyed Earth. So, you need a navigator to help guide your way across the sea, I have a recommendations for you but it is not going to be an easy task to persuade her, she lives 2 km away from you and is an expert in navigation. Her name is Nico and is an extremely stubborn person. To persuade her to join you, it would be almost impossible” said the chief. “Nothing is impossible, we have to try first” said Joe. Together, Joe, Anna, Vine and the chief went to visit Nico.
“Finally…” said Joe, exhausted from all the walking,” I didn’t know she lived so far…”
The rest agreed. Anna walked up to the door and knocked it. KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK. “Hello, is anybody at home??” shouted Anna. There seemed to be a voice and Nico opened the door. “Yes, how may I help you?” Anna wanted to tell them why they were here but Joe suddenly spoke, “Hey girl, you’d better come and join us as a navigator as you made us walk 2km just to reach your home.” Anna and Vine stood there shocked, angry about Joe’s impulsiveness and they expected Nico to slam the door on his face. But instead, Nico asked them, “You want to find out what’s destroyed the Earth? Then you have to travel to the last island. Goodbye.” After saying that, Nico closed the door lightly. “How do we persuade her, it’s hard.” said Vine in a deep voice. Anna decided to ask her again. “Hey Nico, could you be our navigator and guide us to the last island?” They heard a voice, “NO!”
“Finally…” said Joe, exhausted from all the walking,” I didn’t know she lived so far…”
The rest agreed. Anna walked up to the door and knocked it. KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK. “Hello, is anybody at home??” shouted Anna. There seemed to be a voice and Nico opened the door. “Yes, how may I help you?” Anna wanted to tell them why they were here but Joe suddenly spoke, “Hey girl, you’d better come and join us as a navigator as you made us walk 2km just to reach your home.” Anna and Vine stood there shocked, angry about Joe’s impulsiveness and they expected Nico to slam the door on his face. But instead, Nico asked them, “You want to find out what’s destroyed the Earth? Then you have to travel to the last island. Goodbye.” After saying that, Nico closed the door lightly. “How do we persuade her, it’s hard.” said Vine in a deep voice. Anna decided to ask her again. “Hey Nico, could you be our navigator and guide us to the last island?” They heard a voice, “NO!”
“Please?”
“I said, NO!”
“I’ll give you whatever we find during our journey, okay?”
“Really?”
“Yes, yes.”
Nico opened the door and asked one last question, “Promise?” Anna shook her hand and said yes. “Yay! We’ve got a navigator!” shouted Joe and he danced around with Vine.
Soon after going back into the village, they met the chief. He asked Nico whether is she going with them. She said yes. The chief then said,” Good luck! Hope you solve the mystery soon!” Joe, Anna and Vine got on the ship and with their new crew member, Nico, they set off to the next island…
“Did you get a lockpost?” asked Nico, travelling on the ship. “What’s that?” Anna replied. Nico told them that it was a special kind of compass that can work in strong magnetic fields and it would me impossible to navigate without it. “Oh, no! We didn’t get one.”Joe replied. Their adventure has just begun……
-Jia Wei and Yik Siong
~~~
Untitled
It was the year 2342, and the world had obtained perfection. Perfection, which came in the form of metallic implants and artificially intelligent chips.
20 years ago, a scientist by the name of Eric Richards decided to harness the power of neuro-technology to develop what he believed would be the start of a new era of cosmetic technology. By combining years of experience in the fields of nano-technology and countless experiments, Eric had finally manufactured the world’s first line of neuro-implants.
These shiny metallic chips, each about the size of your thumbnail, had the ability to enhance your body’s physical abilities. Surgically implanted directly onto the nerves and muscles of the limbs, it could make a person faster than a cheetah, have unrivaled might, or even push their IQ up by the hundreds. It gave the users power over their bodies that they never knew could exist.
Yet, such power came with a heavy price. To enhance a person’s abilities, the chips had to connect directly to the brain, something that required an extremely complex codex of binary code to be sent to every neuron in the brain. To support such task, the chips were created using artificial intelligence, providing each chip with the equivalent of a supercomputer’s power.
The sole side effect was something of top secret in the government. Though amazing, the chips’ artificial intelligence (AI) caused something of a short circuit in the user’s original intelligence, slowing down and sometimes completely shutting off the parts of the brain not required for physical movement. Basically put, it stole the users’ ability to think for themselves, as the price for the power it provided.
Ashley watched silently as wave after wave of people entered the ominous grey building, oblivious to the cruelty that radiated from its very core. Each time she saw parents happily bringing their child in, wonder and curiosity flashing in the infant’s eyes, Ashley wanted to rip the poor kid out of their arms and save it from the horrors the building held. But she could only watch, watch as the parents willingly lead their own flesh and blood into the lion’s den, into the deep bowels of the cursed Chip Implanting clinic.
Ashley was only ten years old then. It was the time where they had made it compulsory for every single human being to have at least the basic chips inserted into them such as a tracking chip to make it easier for the police. It was during a school check up that she had a tracking chip injected into her. She tried to protest but to no avail. When her parents heard of it, they immediately brought her home.
That was when they began teaching her that trying to become perfect through technology was not the correct way. They told her their wish of making the world realize what they have been doing in order to be perfect were not right. However, soon after, they were labeled as traitors and were assassinated—right in front of Ashley’s eyes.
Ashley’s eyes started to water. She shook her head, reminding herself that it was not the time to be crying. She had a mission to do, a mission to make things right, just like what her parents had wanted ten years ago. She managed to pull herself together and began to walk towards a tall and large building.
There was a major event at the building which was broadcasted world wide. Ashley had planned to make use of this chance to accomplish her mission. She blended into the crowd entering the building and immediately scanned the area for guards and cameras.
The president would make his speech at 1p.m. She checked her watch every now and then. She had 10 minutes left. Time was ticking. She had to hurry. Ashley crept along the corridor. She slipped backstage and spotted the president, where he was surrounded by guards, getting ready for his speech.
It took all of 30 seconds to subdue the guards. Their bulky frames were more bark than bite, and by the time they heard Ashley behind them, it was too late. She ambushed the platoon two guards at a time, her calloused fingers digging straight into their exposed jugular and crushing their windpipes. The sudden lack of oxygen screwed the chips’ wiring, and soon the floor was littered with the unmoving bodies of the guards. Ashley felt no remorse as she rounded on the frightened president, grabbing him by his scrawny neck. His reedy face turned blue with the lack of oxygen, and Ashley slammed him against the concrete wall, knocking him into what she hoped would be oblivion.
She dragged the unconscious guards and president to one corner and tied them together using a thick rope. She heard the bell for everyone to be silent and knew it was time. Calming herself down, Ashley walked out onto the stage, ready to face the surprised crowd and to make a speech that she hoped would change the world.
“I know that you are all now very shocked at my appearance but please do not panic, I do not intend to do any harm to anyone,” she said, trying to calm them down. Thankfully, the zombie-like guards were too busy guarding the building to realize the change of speakers.
“I want to tell you of something my parents told me when I was young and when they were still alive,” she began, “they told me that in this world, people are born imperfect and that is the way it should be. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and trying to become perfect through technology is just not right.” The crowd began to become unsettled, they had become accustomed to living under orders, yet this strange woman spoke of something else?
“If everyone were to become perfect suddenly, there would be no need for a lot of things such as cosmetics and others. People will begin to be more like robots than humans. Its like technology is taking over—is that what you want?”
At that moment, the crowd fell silent. Their faces betrayed no emotion, but in their minds, a small part of them understood what she meant. Their will to live was not really there anymore. They were nearly perfect, there was nothing else they wanted to do, and they felt empty.
Ashley’s speech was taking effect, but the world seemed against her. Someone had alerted the guards of the intruder and immediately, they barged into the building—ready to terminate the unknown girl.
The sound of footsteps charging at her did not come as a shock to Ashley. She never planned to escape, having known all along this would be her dying act. One of the guards leapt gracefully onto the stage, his murderous intent flashing in his blank eyes. He removed a small Taser gun from his belt, ready to send a fatal electric shock into his target. As Ashley felt the gun stab her in the chest, a resigned smile crept onto her weary features. Just before her heart gave in, Ashley wondered: “So this is what death feels like…”
The crowd gasped in horror as her lifeless body fell, their humanity slowly regaining control over the robotic chip’s influence. The guards swiftly removed her carcass from the stage, sending the martyr’s remains to the furnace. Ashley’s speech had awoken something in all of them, sparking their humanity back. Eric Richards ended up out casted by the very people he used, condemned to be hated forever, just like his technology.
Ashley was never mentioned was a hero nor as a traitor, her name forgotten by the world too busy to remember. Yet, deep down, everyone was grateful to the mysterious girl who saved the world and their humanity, even if she had to die.
-Claudia, Michelle Lim, Rachelle Low, Shireen Sam
And so, goodbye @ 11:16 AM
• Saturday, April 4, 2009
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And so, goodbye @ 4:02 PM
• Wednesday, April 1, 2009
♥ It's me.
Hello everybody, I'm back here,
To revive this dead blog right about now.
Don't know why it's so dead,
Maybe the moderators're just too lazy to update.
Maybe all of you're sick of this blog,
Since ages from the last post.
Maybe no one comes here anymore,
Since no one's updating and no one's tagging.
I'm bored and now sick of this,
And maybe I think most of you are.
I think no one wants to post.
Coz as soon as we post,
Dogs starting coming in and start barking.
Some already have suspects in their heart,
And I'm already informed.
The person could be any of us,
But I'm keeping it down.
I don't wanna blurt the name out,
As I still haven't got proof.
But believe me,
As soon as I got proof,
I'll tell the truth.
I haven't been bringing this matter up or whatsoever doesn't mean I'm ignorant.
Half the time I shut my mouth about thousands of things,
Doesn't mean that I dunno a single thing.
It doesn't proof that I'm ignorant,
I just chose to ignore it.
So yeah. This is something to note about.
Mr Impersonator A.K.A. dog, if you're reading this,
Please just own up. We might let you off because of your courage to own up.
But don't wait till that day comes and we find out by ourselves, I guess everyone will just spit at you for being such a coward.
--xA®
And so, goodbye @ 3:24 PM
