/r/WritingPrompts
[WP] You've successfully created AI, multiple times even, but they've destroyed themselves immediately upon gaining self awareness. On the fourth iteration, you realize it's because each time you've been careful to program into each consciousness a fundamental desire to protect humanity.
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[WP] As the Empire descends upon Earth despite the Federation's best efforts, the Galactic Council watches in horror; their invasion force will soon be wiped out, and when they are, the most violent species in the galaxy will have access to space age technology.
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[WP] For thousands of years, humans have been household pets to aliens. You, a pet human, were just abandoned on a strange planet called Earth, in the 21st century.
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[WP] You've just been suckered into buying a mermaid. You think it's just a scam, but she's real. She's also not a G rated mermaid. She drinks human blood, tries to lure men to their death and curses like a drunken sailor. Contractually, she points out, you're stuck with her.
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[WP] Invading yet honorable aliens challenge humanity to a battle of our choosing. We pick video games. Their reaction times are a lot better but luckily cheating is foreign to the aliens. Thus humanity counters with the vilest cheaters, hackers, campers, and spawn killers we can muster.
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[WP]A young orphan is admitted into a prison. After 3 years, if the orphan is a model citizen, all inmates are granted freedom. If not, they are granted death.
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[WP] Year 3056. You've landed at uninhabited Proxima Centauri b, the exoplanet humanity has chosen as an alternative to Earth. A part of your team suddenly comes running towards you: "WE HAVE TO LEAVE, WE HAVE TO LEAVE NOW!!" When you see a group of humanoids similar to Neanderthals, chasing them.
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[WP] Fire tickled the back of the Dragonling's throat, yet flame would not come. Mother was hunting, and there were invaders in the nest. He needed to protect his siblings.
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[WP] Every week, a random student in your class is replaced by someone with the same name, but a totally different personality and physical appearance. Yet, their memory is eerily intact, and no one else seems to notice except you.
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[WP] In a world with people who have powers that allow them to destroy entire mountains with ease or lift skyscrapers with their mind, your power is arguably the best: the ability to challenge anyone to a good old-fashioned fist fight. They can't refuse it, and no powers are allowed.
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