We're going to start a new game. We are telling a story. Each person will add six words. No editing. Ready? Let's see where this takes us...
It was a hot summer afternoon
so they had work quickly.
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Each of them tense but focused.
They double checked all the connections.
One final SNAP - all looked ready.
We're ready to go, Taylor said.
Sweating, he tentatively pushed the button.
They waited anxiously for the explosion.
As the rocket launched, they cheered.
Their proud chief lowered her binoclars.
The astronauts sped towards the station.
The landing was rough but successful.
Onboard, all watched earth get smaller.
A chance for a new beginning.
Opening the hatch, they stepped outside.
What they saw next was shocking.
Were these shapes trees or people?
Their movement was etherial, yet graceful.
Their preconceptions were shattered by reality.
Could they make a new home?
Chief said, "We don't belong here!"
Gracefully, a hand was outstretched warmly.
Char raised her hand to respond.
No! Chief shouted shrill from terror.
The graceful hand abruptly retreated.
A fierce trembling racked the "trees."
The tree like creatures began to...
come to life in the moonlight.
Shifting and shimmering as solid moonbeams.
A humming sound filled the air.
The travellers started forward without thinking.
Then, suddenly out of nowhere, a
scent filled the air, reminding them
of jungle floors and swamp water.
Suddenly they heard a sucking sound.
Whoosh, they were dragged under the ...
foliage, bound and tumbled together into
a rushing river, bobbing and tumbling
" Good work! Now, contact the enemy! "
said Brett who bumped his head