WritingPrompts

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[WP] You're the captain of a ship on a maiden voyage to a planet dubbed E2, by all accounts a perfect match of Earth in a nearby system. Exactly halfway there, you come across another ship, traveling in the opposite direction. The viewer comes up after simultaneous hails, and it's you, but mirrored.	22
[WP] Moments before you are burned at the stake for being accused of being a witch, the town's leader actually lets you get a word in on the whole floating or drowning test, and you logically explain to him you are not a witch and that test is inconclusive because...	20
[WP] Inter-dimensional aliens love Earth. It's their favorite reality TV show on Multiverse Network. One day, they reach out to the entire planet appearing on all TVs and all phones with a short message, "It's a shame you're being cancelled next week, we really loved your show"	19
[WP] At a street fight, you are challenged to a war of words by a stranger. Everyone, even the fighters, turn to you two and gasp. A man screams "50 on the champ!", and the crowd erupts into bets. "Everything you say comes true, your move fat man" your opponent says. You look down and are now fat.	18
[WP] A millennia after Humans flee Earth from an AI named Ra, a bacteria like alien race named the Zaigen wipe out 90% of Humanity. Survivors are summoned to an a planet in a forbidden system to mount a counter offensive. They arrive and are met by a Cyborg calling itself Ra. "Welcome to Earth"	18
[WP] Your grandfather babysits you on the weekends. You are restricted from the basement where his secret lab is located. You try to see the lab in a vent duct, but are stopped by a fan. You talk to the fan to hear the funny robot voice it makes, but then a real robot voice answers you from the lab.	15
[WP] You're the last one at the funeral. A blinding flash of lightning knocks you to the ground. When you get up, you see strings from each grave reaching into the sky. You pull on one to find a balloon. You pop it and your grandfather appears. "Kid you saved me, we got work to do. Grab a needle."	15
[WP] 15+ years ago your college roommate and you made up a drinking game involving sports skills, trivia, flipping a cup, and of course bouncing quarters. It became so popular that it's the world's most popular sport now and you just qualified for the finals. Your competitor? The old roommate.	14
[WP] On another planet, everything you ever imagine comes to life. You are essentially god there. When you die, you ascend there and rule over your creations. Unfortunately, another person's imagination occupies the planet and only one can stay. I hope your imagination can win a war against theirs.	11
[WP] As a park ranger, a metallic monolith is spotted by bird watchers in a basin of your park. You are the first one on scene, and touch it. You're surrounded by blinding light, see a blur of Earth, space, then stars fly by you. A silhouette approaches out of the light, and it's not human.	11

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