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Computer updates are simple, right?

Apparently, that's not always the case when it involves a Spaceship's AI in the middle of deep space.

We have always relied upon technology to travel through space, but sometimes that very same technology develops a mind of its own...

Rachel, a junior assistant in the Cargo Bay, wasn’t prepared for the Spaceship’s AI to gain awareness during what should have been a routine update, nor was anyone aware that it would take exception to many of the crew and cargo crates aboard.

She has to race against time to try and help get lifesaving systems back online. A task that is harder than it sounds in the middle of deep space, far from any port, especially when the AI can access everything in the spaceship.

Truths emerge, and as the AI realizes that even computers can make miscalculations, it focuses on the young woman who had dared to confront it.

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This story was inspired by prompt #7 at: www.wattpad.com 462809994

"The computer that controls your spaceship has gained self-awareness and has overridden your commands. The catch? You are a million light years away from the closest planet and the computer is beginning to shut everything down on the ship required for the humans on it to live, starting with the shutdown of food production and ending with the cutoff of oxygen."

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Excerpt:

A flashing orange light in the top corner of my handheld device prompted me to check the system status page. My jaw dropped. All sorts of systems were going offline. Water, sewage, air, heating, cooling, weapons, and many more. What was going on?

The Overseer was more decisive than I was. "Go help get the air systems back online. We can eat dry rations for two weeks, but we can't hold our breath for that long."

I took off running once more. I hadn't gone far when I almost ran right into Logan. I asked,  "What going on?" 

He grabbed my shoulders urgently. "The main computer's AI is taking over the entire ship. I need to get to a backup mainframe to try and reverse the upgrade, but I can't find the room! The AI messed up the electronic maps, and I have never been to this one before! Where is the Delta access room?!"

My mind tried to wrap itself around the details as I gave directions, "...then turn left and it's by the plumbing room on that level."

"Thanks!" He took off running.

Hello! This is a fanfiction of the game called Cold Front. This is almost like this game itself, only told in Winnie's POV. My boyfriend and i made this together and i wanted to share it. apologies for any typos, mispuncuation, and grammer. Please enjoy! critism is highly welcomed!

Waking up in a hospital with no memories is... disorienting, to say the least. Through various diary entries, a young woman comes to terms with her lack of past and and tries to learn just what kind of person she's become. 

(Character study.)

The Bonus Chapters to the WITCH - Books. <3

You learn more about the world, the past...

A romantic song plays in the background, the wind blows the girl's hair ever so perfectly as her eyes glimmer-

No. That doesn't happen in real life.

This light-hearted series is a collection of short stories that pokes fun at cliche romantic scenes and gives them the reality twist that's desperately needed. So read, laugh, and enjoy!

*Now a training manual for RomCon - a company that revolutionizes dating and relationships!*

Companion book to Romance Uncliched!: https://ritoria.com/en/story/55c1c700-44ae-408d-baf0-93cf08909f05

I will be your heart, if you will be my shield.

Serena was barely one step above poverty and dreamed of owning her own home far away from the bustle of the city. Power and money didn’t really interest her, instead she wished for a life of peace and safety.

It was chance that she happened to watch a man in handcuffs being escorted by police.

Several groups wanted to control him to suit their own purposes, but he could not be controlled by force. He only wanted one thing – and it was her.

Note: This is a rough draft with an overly heavy dose of “love at first sight”, “overprotective partner”, and “kidnapping” tropes.

Excerpt:

I pitied the man, although with that many cops around him, he was likely quite dangerous. Who needed 30 police officers to supervise one guy who was likely in handcuffs and leg shackles? I absentmindedly watched the man walk down the gauntlet between the rows of officers.

It was as if I couldn't look away. He paused and looked around. His brilliant glowing blue eyes seemed to meet mine across the vast distance. I couldn't even blink as his eyes seemed to hold mine.

The trees of a park broke our locked gaze as the bus kept on driving. I took a deep breath, suddenly realizing that I had stopped breathing the moment our eyes had met. I had never seen such blue eyes before - and they glowed! A shiver ran through me. I had been too far away to even determine the color of the police officers’ hair, let alone know the color of the man's eyes.

My eyes watched the trees, hoping for a break in them so I could see the man again. I had no such luck.

Days come, and days go. Time is a snake eating its own tail, and all things have their end. Explore the contradictions of life and time in this speculative fiction anthology featuring upcoming authors. Find love in unexpected places or test the limits of your sense of duty. Follow a witch as she seeks to discover her purpose, and watch as a man faces the hungry wolves of winter - and his own mortality.

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Are you tired of all the stories with female leads being romance stories about some hot, dangerous, vampiric billionaire werewolf who also works as a surgeon?

If no then just move along for this is no chick flick.

If yes then welcome and I hope you enjoy this story.

Before we start with the actual synopsis I'll just clear up some basic questions that you may have.

#1: The mc will never partake in any romance because she doesn't care about that kind of thing.

#2: The mc will not partake in any sexual activity because she isn't interested, just think of her as an extreme Asexual, neither interested in romance nor intimacy.

#3: It will be obvious as you read through that the world where this story takes place is not Earth. It's a technologically advanced world with pretty similar culture and inventions to that of Earth but not Earth. There are two moons.

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On the night when the two moons were fully visible in the night sky many people fell ill. The next day 40% of the world's population had been killed off, not just the human population but the entire world population. It would have been one of the world's greatest cataclysms if it had just stopped there but tragedy always likes company.

With the notification that rang in everyone's heads informing them of the successful installation of the [system] the dead rose and attacked their former loved ones intent on laying waste to all that lived. They were faster, stronger and felt no pain. They could open doors, climb stairs, smash windows and some could even drive cars.

That was merely the opening act of the transition of the world from one of animals, guns and science to one of monsters, swords and magic.

Humanity's only hope of survival became the hard to use, uncooperative so called system.

In just one night the name of the game became survival of the absolute fittest.

The weak can only be grinded into nourishment to make the strong even powerful.

There's no "us" anymore just you vs everyone else. All you can hope for is that your only ally (your self) is not too incompetent.

Will the young Mary Drusilla who miraculously managed to survive the illness of the twin full moon manage to survive in this new world?

Will she die as another nameless pebble kicked to the side of the road?

Might she even thrive? you probably already know the answer but you'll have to read to find out the how.

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This is an original story written by me! Your only god and savior: Lustful_Death.

I plan on making this novel fully free but if you wish to support me then you are welcome to do so when I set up a Patreon.

Currently only posting on Webnovel, Ritoria and Scribble hub but I plan to branch out and post on other places, if you have any recommendations please inform me, I read every comment and review.

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I do not own the cover image. I did not make it I just modified it a bit.

I also don't know who made the original one so if you know who owns it or if you are the one who owns it please contact me using my email address:

LustfulDeath6186@gmail.com

Insomnia Excerpt:

With a sigh, Dusk reached a hand up and rubbed her eyes. As she lowered it, she noticed, for the first time, someone else as crazy as her: a man crossing the street, having exited the building next to hers. He was faced away from Dusk as he approached the building straight across. The street lamps illuminated him for a moment before he walked farther away.

A car drove slowly down the street from Dusk's left.

She kept a careful eye on the man but didn't bother moving.

Years later, Dusk wouldn't be able to explain exactly what happened next.

She glanced down, just for a moment, to see how much tea was left in her mug.

A high-pitched screeching sound pierced the quiet air, making her eyes fly up––

In time to see the man get hit.

No one ever said what would happen when dragons and aliens meet. And no one told me that I would be in the middle of it.

Tasha was studying hard to get through her last year of university when she was kidnapped. She certainly did not expect to wake up with four feet and wings. Mad scientists are bad enough, but things get even more complicated when aliens appear and wipe out the human race.

Is there a way for her to hide her true identity in this new world while retaining her humanity?

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Sneak Peek:

Taking a deep breath, I jumped over the lip of the tray and beat down hard with my wings, expecting to only slow my fall.

My powerful wingbeat plucked my feet from the sand as it threw me into the air. I squawked in surprise and spread my wings wide in alarm before gravity regained its hold on me. With several awkward back-winging motions of my wings, I landed lightly on the floor.

Well, at least I know my wings work. I glanced at the man in the corner as he was scribbling quick notes. I turned around to regard the tray again. Well, they say practice makes perfect. With another hop and a single light wingbeat, I managed to land in the sand tray with fanned wings slowing my momentum.

That was much more graceful. But a wing-assisted hop wasn’t true flight. And I still wasn’t on the windowsill.

Diary

First non-smutty book! 

Welcome to Actual Series! This will be the main book I will be writing. I will TRY to upload consistently for this one, because this book is a passion. 

Get ready, for an adventure, a flourish of destiny, a wiplash of exhilaration, and a twist of tragic agony.

This is Actual Series. 

*** This is the first 5 chapters as a sample to see if you like the story and my writing style before committing to paying for it. *** 

When an illegal experiment goes right, can Zhenna Rhodarma use her new psychic abilities to escape her captors? 
Zhenna Rhodarma has had her consciousness transferred into the body of a Waikari woman, a native of planet Althar 3. Her new form has two hearts, psychic abilities and can breathe underwater. 
When she looks in the mirror, she is greeted by a stranger. With the memories of Sifayah still present in her mind, she feels like two people. 
When she discovers that the scientist who performed the experiment isn't what he seems, Zhenna escapes into the wilds of Althar 3. 
Despite the help of a mysterious stranger who answers her telepathic calls for help, Zhenna is captured, then sold by slave traders. How can she slip away from her new master and stay ahead of the man who will stop at nothing to get his experiment back? 

TAMISAN is an exciting first book in the Tamisan Series that will transport sci-fi and paranormal fans to a fascinating world on the outskirts of the Known Universe, filled with suspense, danger, and romance. 

© 2024 Susan McKenzie. All rights reserved.

Hartville, Tennessee, is a small town that Beau Davis has yearned to leave behind her entire life. But it's difficult to leave a place full of memories. No one in Hartville cared about Beau Davis. They all thought she was a no-good troublemaker except for Lei Clark. This is their story. 

A practice oneshot for GL.