[Write the Story] The Supernatural Invades the Every Day
Prompt: The Supernatural Invades the Everyday
Words: metamorphosis, rogue, shrug, salamander, sleepy, chimpanzee, enzyme, lemon, glance, merge
Story
Salamanders vs. Chimpanzees sounds like the Worst Gang War EVER, but we weren’t talking West Side Story or Happy Days. Oh no. Our sleepy little town actually went through some sort of crazy metamorphosis that changed, well, everything.
Six months ago everything was fine. I mean it. Our little hamlet had high school football, ice cream socials, and FDA-guidelines-be-darned bake sales. Then came some rogue enzyme that “awakened” our town.
“We have to do something!” The sibilance from a reptile tongue still sounded weird to me. I struggled to parse the words even when they were dropping from my newly-forked tongue.
I was roared down by a six-foot tall primate – literally half our town went Chimp. Half went reptile. It wasn’t pretty, especially when it came to resources, and avoiding the news. Both the reports and the reporters.
“I’m not talking about lemons and lemonade,” I said with a quick glance around the room – easy to do with eyes that move independently. “we need to merge forces, work together.”
The chimp shrugged. “Why not just knock heads and be done?”
“Because the fouls aren’t worth it. If we’re ognig to win State, we have to be smart. You’re strong. We’re fast and camouflage. We can win this. Then maybe we’ll be human again.”
Word Count: 213
Written: 5/7 & 10/17