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