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By Joshua Hansford
Cleveland Ohio soccer team won the World Cup. Then the rapture
came.
soil and danced around the sky, discharging energy along every
wavelength.
their feet. They had been monitoring an oddity of the last ex-
Samuel Poole closed his eyes to pray and gave up. His
talking.
United States."
Those were the last words Samuel had really listened to.
Every time he lifted his attention back to the real world the
flight, Laura Falin took the oath of office and began meeting
the security detail was stationed against the wall of her office
in Air Force 1.
systematically changed."
"Can we change it back?" The President asked in a twangy
voice.
across the room at the man's jaw agape. Macgee had been too busy
his vision. Her only grasp of the situation was that a scien-
tist had switched something on that they could not flip off.
peted floor.
He woke up in his predesignated seat. Doctor Macgees was
"I'm not sure how to say this, but the situation does not
with the President I felt you reach out to me in the most pro-
it?"
The men witnessed the drastic possibilities the other was con-
with him and Admiral Nely, your abilities could be of great use
said.
ity."
cheered, toilets clogged, and water poured into the cell blocks.
to an edge along the crown of his head. His back hair grew. He
mouth.
guard he saw, and raked his head across the the guards face.
The guard fell, holding his face and screaming. #456985 smelt
each other, more by scent than sight. #456985 found two friends
and the car the guard liked to brag about. With high fives and
speeds, windows rolled down to appreciate the fresh air and for-
until they had over fifty in number. #456985 got out of the
stolen car, threw his hands in the air and screamed with all the
the elderly greeter beneath them. They shed their prison uni-
that echoed through the high ceiling. The goblins took their
Virginia and Ohio. They formed a large convoy along State Route
cars along the edge of the road. A few trees were planted for
uted.
appointed shaman. He was old, older than any of them, grey hair
lection of long dark garments that had been torn into specific
shapes and layered over his frame. He was decorated with the
The spirit is already there, it can smell the oil and it's an-
gry. I'll need at least five of them chubby white asses from
dozen bald fat white men and mother earth will fuck this place
up."
The goblins walked into the forest, cut their way though a
chain link fence with bolt cutters, and spread out among the the
two workers, and shot them to death. The shaman stood over
smoke and spirit seeped out of their mouths with their dying
breaths. The shaman smacked the pipe and grabbed the souls. He
heated under pressure sprayed into the air. The shaman sparked
the second soul and a large spark occurred near the spray. The
Crude oil was pumped into the bottom and heated to high tempera-
facility.
ing at the edge of the facility to see what was going on.
them. Gunshots rang out, and they fell into a frenzy. The
They ran down the workers who had enough sense to run.
The shaman and four other goblins chased them down. The
men, fat white and bald, tried to run but were far too out of
shape for any meaningful flight. They were pushed to their
shaman fell into a trance, waving back and forth. Behind them,
The shaman crouched between them and dug into the ground
with his knife. The earth was a dull dusty brown. He threw a
handful into each mans’ face. One man began to cry, another to
shake. The shaman pulled his head back and slit his throat,
spilling the man's blood into the hole. The other administra-
tors were held until shaman spilled their blood on the same spot
of earth.
quickly, his assistants took off running. A ridge rose from the
a safe distance and cheered. Arms, head, torso and legs all be-
came apparent. It's head was a large rock wedge, the edge pro-
pipes with surprising speed, bending it's head toward the larg-
est pipe at the bottom. It dove, rupturing the crude oil lines.
It rose and began methodically destroying the metal around it.
pleted. It spent the last few moments tearing up the long pipes
room, held his knees to his chest, and sobbed. It had only been
and crawled into bed. With a deep breath, he turned his mind
mind was clouded. Samuel mind pushed though the glass. Light
began to shine. Samuel gasped and grabbed Dr. Macgees' hand and
and linked their minds. It made the reports easier to write.
but could not say why, even under great duress. Lurking in the
mans ego was a direct connection to the planet. Samuel saw the
she was taking away the carbon based fuels like an angry mother.
were all terrified. He closed his eyes and tried to pray but
the lights kept distracting him, Samuel was lost in their fear.
He fought to lock out other peoples minds, but he was too tired
a scientist white lab coat, stood at the end of the line. Sam-
uel glanced at her and gaped. Her mind broadcast a light pink
over cell phones, and found a secluded bench outside the build-
ing. Her name was Joyce, and she was a witch, or so she pro-
around her, and her pleasant glow seemed to make the voices go
plicable magic. Samuel told her about his ability. Joyce began
explained.
wasn't sure about love, that took time, but she was a genuinely
comforting person, and base need won out. They went to his room
they were able to bond with each other that surpassed erotic ac-
"I love you too," Joyce replied, noting the he'd better af-
"No, it's more than that. It's more than a word, it's more
blinked, wondered how he could know this, and set the phone back
down.
times, and did not believe it. There was a compelling amount of
ture, but the report read like one of the pulp fantasy novels
his son loved. Admiral Nely was a practical man, a line backer
from West Point that ate red meat every night, made love to his
wife on top every time and kept his uniform immaculately
starched.
impatiently. Samuel had grown enough of his spine back over the
"No sir. The creatures were made out of the local rock and
said.
enced the "magical mind data dump" once before and had no desire
Admiral Nely's rank allowed them to access the country's new ex-
hind schedule. She wore a red business suit, knee length skirt
and heels. Her hair was pinned up, but a few accents hung over
the sides of her face, immaculately curled. Her makeup and jew-
said.
She asked
"The United States had one hundred and fifty operating pe-
Macgees said.
Treasury secretary.
home soil."
"Okie dokie," President Falin said, "Can we rebuild our re-
fineries before the 120 days are up and drill more oil?"
come to our attention that the worlds super giant oil reserves
oil companies assure us that they can overcome this problem, but
asked.
clusion that the hour she'd spent getting ready this morning
some that are!" The president snapped. She stood up, waited
won't be needed."
Macgees pushed his glasses back and brushed his hair behind
"A teenage boy claims he put his friends soul into his lap-
"Bad," Samuel sighed, "It's lonely on top and all that, but
"How’s her family doing? She hopes all her friends are do-
ing well. She prays a lot and worries that she's not doing
enough. Her most common thought is, 'I wish John were here.
"I will," Samuel cut her off, and rolled over to her.
Over breakfast Samuel's phone rang. he answered, replied
rity risk."
the plate.
Dr Mcgees. It's the high level military brass who doesn’t, be-
powers from the desperate liars. Samuel had seen similar labo-
autopsy table.
Joyce shared the lab with four other scientists and a medi-
cal doctor. Their desks were clustered near the door. Filing
cabinets lined the wall on the east, windows displayed the moun-
tain on the West. The back had a small medical exam table and a
room. Joyce sat down at her desk and shuffled papers around.
Samuel found a bare spot of wall that would keep him out of eve-
A teenage boy came into the room. Joyce saw him, greeted
him and led him to a seat near her desk. He was dressed in
Shirt and wondered if MDMFK was one of the internet based anar-
was pale, and so large that the fat on his face absorbed any
"Would you please describe where you were when you experi-
Joyce gave him a fist bump, "What can you tell me about
how he disappeared."
it. I leaned over and touched his leg with my foot when I
grabbed the cable. There was a flash of light and he was gone.
the market.
"Is that the computer you were working on?" Joyce asked.
"Dude, what kind of lab did you bring me to?" The computer
Joyce looked down and realized that the front of her shirt
composure.
"Do you have any idea how you got in there?" She asked the
computer.
"Really?"
puter said.
Samuel returned to the lab and realized that Jeremy and his
computer were sitting alone. Joyce and her colleges were hud-
the guild members. The servers have been down since the lights.
Dr Magees flung the lab door open before Samuel could re-
spond. His hair was disheveled, he had bags under his eyes and
seat.
time level.
think you might just save the world. Everyone go home and get
some rest. We'll meet back here at four AM to plan out the
presentation."
eight in the morning, and made a few calls. The remaining Joint
tric golf card that shuttled them down a long slanted hall way
chairs the best view of the top row of monitors. The Joint
front of her.
"A young man has developed the ability to implant human in-
only happened once and this young man is willing to do his duty
would-"
side.
"Yes Madam President?"
of Staff.
swered.
computer."
"Really?"
ing the most patriotic geeks of our society. I assure you sev-
eral of them are salivating at the idea," the General Air Force
"Ok, never mind the tech mumbo jumbo, what is this network
"We plan to regulate the cost of food, fuel and raw materi-
als though-"
complishment.
"Madam President we're expecting a massive food shortage
this winter, even with the population loss. The free markets
The president folded her arms under her chest and huffed.
muting will disappear with the fuel sources. We can also imple-
the table, "Do you really expect me to tell the citizens of the
best country in the world that they have to give up their cars
lieve that this problem does not have a proper solution. Before
Samuel balled his hands into fists and drove into the Presidents
leader was laid bare before them. Samuel pushed his telepathy
to the limits of the room. Everyone blinked and realized they
were thinking the exact same thing. Samuel exhaled and dropped
into the back of the president's brain. The back of her high
heeled shoe slipped off the back of a stair. She stumbled for-
knocking the wind out of her. Everyone in the room below her
watched her body slump forward, and tip over the stairs. She
rived shortly after and pronounced her dead from the fall. The