* I have written an open ending for the CYOA Time Warden series, see my contribution below...
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| image sourced from ancientdigger.com |
Selene landed awkwardly on top of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s sarcophagus. She was not surprised that Bridie and May failed to appear. She could have guessed this would happen. She landed herself in a set up. Quickly she got to her feet and scouted the deserted tomb. Everything was just as she’d left it. A bead of sweat trickled down her forehead as she reached into the Emperor’s robes to secure the Luna doll. The doll came out easily and Selene jumped over the river of mercury to the floor. Perspiration poured off her and pooled at her feet. She reached for the door but it burned red at her touch. She looked around; condensation dripped from the ceiling and streamed down the walls. In her haste she hadn’t noticed the normally darkened chamber glowed red with heat. She concentrated and tried slipping into a time crack. The vision blurred and she swayed on her feet: the heat made it impossible to focus. Time was running out and she panicked. Without warning the floor abruptly dropped out from beneath her and the world fragmented into a thousand different realities. Selene struggled to get a grip. The time continuum whirl pooled at an astronomical rate. A steep furious funnel swirled and sucked the Emperor’s tomb into non-existence. She tried to wrap her mind firmly around any one solid reality, but they slipped by too fast and she lost her touch. The funnel opening raced toward her and she could hear Cate’s laughter cut through the chaos as the vortex swallowed her. Imploding in an instant the lights timed out. Game over.
Selene kicked the machine hard, twice for effect.
Cate giggled, 'It's only a game.'
Selene turned to Cate. ‘Yeah just a game. You didn't say that when you lost!'
Cate pouted and Selene laughed, 'Come on, it’s time to go anyway.’
Cate clapped her hands, ‘Yay let’s get some ice-cream!’
‘Mum will be here soon.’
Cate's face fell, ‘But you promised...’
‘Ok, ok.’ Selene poked her kid sister in the ribs, ‘let’s get some ice-cream.’
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