Draft My name is Thomas Wilton, but on earth they call me Hyperion. I am eighteen years old and I am from an advanced species called the Ofreygans. My home planet was overrun by an elite force called the Xegrow. The Xegrows are a relentless killing force that will stop at nothing to become the dominant species. My people had a gift given to us by the Alpha Ofreygan in case of an attack. It was the ability to absorb and manipulate light, but it wasn't enough. The Xegrows also had a gift, the power to control the element that is most dominant, which in our case was Osmium. The densest element in our universe. They used the ability with brute force and deadly precision. My people and I were forced to leave our planet. My mother put me in one of the escape pods and set my course for earth, a populated planet to start a new life on as we have the same humanoid shape. But before my parents could get in theirs, a Xegrow managed to infiltrate the launch pad. My father shouted something to my mum and I blasted into the air, heading towards earth. I never knew what happened to my parents or rest of my people. I remember that day all too well. …show more content…
The cloudless night sky revealed the sparkling stars. The towers off in the distance flash all colours imaginable. The light beside me emitted just enough light so that only I am illuminated. I raised my palm with little effort and the light started to peel off the lamp and float in the air. I wiggled my fingers like the puppeteer does with his puppets. It’s like a galaxy dancing around in front of my face. All this was the most beautiful thing I have seen in his life but it felt like I was excluding myself from humanity. I stared at the sky intently as if wanting something to happen, and something did. One star, getting bigger and brighter. Only then did I realise that it wasn’t a star, it was a meteor and it was heading straight for the
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It is the year 2120. Van Hoosearville has grown to a population of 25 million people. It became a metacity a few decades ago, and ever since then our city has been struggling to take care of its residents. You might be wondering, how did this happen? How did Van Hoosearville turn from a little city with a few hundred people struggling to survive in the 1870’s to the giant metacity it is today? Well, here’s a few main reasons how it happened.
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I have just seen singing in the rain, and I must say I love the dance scenes. Everything looked so before it’s time, that movie was a complete gem, should I dare say cult classic. It’d be a classic to kids in renaissance for sure, we love musicals. It was very clever, with the dramatic dance scenes to the light hearted ones. The ballad kinda songs, to the dancing number. I love this movie all over.
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Birds and stars were flying right above me. I sat there looking at them for a while. Still squeezing the ball for five seconds and releasing for three. I could not think of anything my head felt fuzzy, so I continued to look at the birds and stars despite that these were warning signs. Somebody was right beside me I could not make out who. Perhaps, I should tell him. I debated it until it just slipped out of my mouth, “Heya, dude, I am feeling a lit- little lightheaded here.” My thoughts were racing now, Did he hear me? Wouldn’t they do something? Do they know what to do? Should I try again? Okay the most logical thing to do is to try and tell him again, he must of not heard me, he wouldn’t just leave me here. Though I decided that I was going to tell him, my head was still fuzzy, I continued to look at the birds and the stars. Wait, why am I here? What
I am awoken to the sound of tree branches hitting the window and a faint ringing in the distance. I slowly get out of bed worried about what is happening beyond my door. I grab my flashlight and quickly head downstairs. I immediately run into the kitchen yelling for someone, but no one answers. I frantically look outside and see the trees swaying and the night sky turning into swirling clusters of clouds. I quickly run into my younger brother’s room and see him shakily holding onto his bed post with tears streaming down his face.
My clock’s hour hand hovered somewhere around the 11 P.M. mark, and my parents, brother, and sister had all already tucked in for the night. Rumour had it that the meteor shower was going to be at it’s brightest and most vivid at around 2 A.M., and I was determined to wait it out. Reclining comfortably on my bed, I kept one eye constantly on the clock while texting every friend who appeared to be awake at that hour. Eventually, even they soon clocked out, leaving me truly alone to wait. It still wasn’t quite 2 A.M. yet, and all this waiting around bored me immensely. The time ticked slowly, steadily onward, while I kept myself entertained playing games on my phone. When I finally tore my eyes from the screen and to the clock, it was already half-past two. Fearing that I may have missed the meteor shower in its entirety, I rushed as quickly and quietly as I could force myself to manage, through my house and out the back door into the backyard. I turned my head to the skies and stared expectantly. There were stars alright, yup. They were certainly pretty. But I hadn’t stayed awake for hours on end for some stars that I had already seen thrice over. I scanned every corner of the night sky for anything that might resemble a flying space rock, but found none. I realized that if I wanted a glimpse of those meteors, I would need to wait some more. Though the prospect of having to wait even further disheartened me, I
A new melody started up and like the wave at a baseball game the “ooohhs” and “aaahhs” from the crowd started on one side and ended on the other. From around the corner I could see the very top of a balding head. After they came around the corner of the crowd, I could see the wonderful sight of my stunning new bride accompanied by her father, a tall rugged man who is slightly balding. They walked towards me one step at a time slowly, but surely. It felt like time had slowed to a crawl as I waited for her to reach me.
It was a dark, cold, cloudy day. The clouds covered the sky like a big black sheet, nothing to be seen except darkness that seemed to go on forever. This was the third day in a row that there had been complete darkness, there was no getting rid of it. This was because of ‘the meteorite.’
An endless space of alternating sleepiness, awakening, drifting, silence and darkness were wrapping me few moments ago. “What is happening to me?”, I wondered silently while shocked by my suddenly tilting universe. I tried to react with any movement just to give a signal of life, a scream for help but I simply couldn’t.
I stopped walking and looked up at the faint stars. The seagulls were flying overhead. They were screeching and swooping at the water. I started to wish I were one of them, flying free without any restrictions or limits. I listened to their voice, the screech. Deep down in I could understand what they were saying. I can't explain it, but I was so in love with the moment I thought I saw things as they did. I was in company of animals that had no concept of time, and no worries, and I was contempt with that. I closed my eyes and the faint sun warmed my face, as if shining only for me. The warmth made ...