Tam’s second mistake was looking up.
The buildings stretched impossibly high above him, dwarfing even what he perceived as a skyscraper. The city he was visiting was far more daunting than he had ever expected. Footfalls to his side were very nearly causing quakes to him as macro residents went about their days. He kept to the side of the paved walkway, a path about as wide as a highway to him, to keep from getting trampled underfoot. He glanced anxiously side to side, scanning his sur

The door closes shut behind you, the bustle and stress of the world beyond shuts out as you take a deep breath, grinning with eagerness for the hours that were to come. 
You idly discard your possessions, the apartment not even close to clean as it is, and make your way through the living room, your bedroom soon in sight.  Passing through the kitchen, you hesitate, briefly stopping in place as you scan over a peculiar sight. 
Various empty packages of food were strewn about the co

The first step was the hardest, for

situations

like this one...






I hesitated, hearing voices chattering and laughing

like normal

from beyond my door while my heart hammered in my chest.  I watched my own paw hovering over the lock, my foot fidgeting, my tail

Tyler slumped in his seat, staring absently out the window as tree after tree whipped by. Grant and Maria chatted amongst themselves in the front seats, either oblivious or uncaring that he really wasn't particularly excited to be included in the upcoming festivities. The radio was on, and he was having a tough time following what either had been saying for the last half hour or so, and he felt justified in tuning them out and leaning his head against the window.
He pulled out his phone and en

Travis was a micro, and like all others, he had no memories of what his life had been like before he was shrunk.
At least, that was how everything was explained to him by the others living out a similar fate. It had been a week and half since he had woken up in this strange place, oddly having no real recollection of his past life whatsoever. He could still talk and understand spoken language, but personal facts and experiences were just gone. Another micro had asked him what his name was, an

Jimmy pulled his car into the driveway, nearly whooping out loud when he saw that his long awaited package had finally arrived.
He grabbed his keys and sprinted over to the front door, a grin spreading wide over the fox's face. The box was huge, way bigger than he had been expecting, despite knowing the ballpark dimensions of the newest addition to his collection. He opened the door and started heaving the giant wooden box inside, way heavier than he thought it would be. It took him a good co

Flynn was out of breath.
Sweat dripped down off his body, dampening his fur as he trudged along the rocky path. He glanced down at his phone, watching his gps marker drawing closer to the beacon he had set for the day's hike. The anonymous tip he had read online was seeming less and less likely to yield the magnificent view that had been promised, as each step he took brought him deeper into a valley rather than higher up the peaks.
As the trek has taken him the better part of three hours,

The heat pounded
harshly as Brett stepped through the hall of his apartment building.
Work had been stressful and the commute home had been long. His
criminally slow elevator deposited him onto the fifth floor of the
building, and it took him three tried before he finally got his
frustrating key into the lock of his door. He stepped back into his
apartment, tossing his bag to the side and walking through the barely
air conditioned room.
Brett collapsed on his
couch, sighing in relief at the p

Elly stumbled out of
the front door of the bar. The freezing air bit into her bare skin
and causes her to immediately shiver. She pulls her phone out, her
breath misting out in front of her, and bides some time waiting for
Kara to hurry up and meet her outside.
The door chimes behind
her, and Elly turns around, the short raccoon girl pulled a heavy
coat over her shoulders and adjusted the glasses that covered her
bright blue eyes. Spotting Elly, she shuffled over to her. “How
are you not f

Tyler shut his eyes and
tried to wake up.
The world around him
rumbled, the ground beneath him vibrating violently in the pitch
darkness, causing his head to pound with pain. The only explanation
he could conjure for his situation was that he was fast asleep and
having the most vivid nightmare of his life.
He could recall going
to bed the previous night, he remembered getting up late to get a
glass of water. After that there had been a loud noise... a bright
light... it all twisted togethe

A loud tearing jolted
Cotton from his slumber. A brief and muffled commotion erupted
around him. Confused, he felt around, stumbling over another moving
figure in the darkness. He blinked, briefly apologizing and
wondering why his eyes were not adjusting to the room he was in.
There were three other voices in the room with him, none of them
seeming to have any idea what was going on.
They wandered around
the small room, the floor beneath them seeming to be made out of some
sort of soft woo

You open you eyes.
The sight that greets
you is foreign, and you look around, an uneasy confusion gripping
you. You find yourself unable to recall how you ended up where you
currently are, and are completely unfamiliar with your surroundings.
Before you is a console
of some sort, with nine glass displays paneled along the far wall.
Beyond each glass is a different room or environment of some sort,
with one containing a forest, one filled with water, one just
completely dark, and so on...
You

Matt pulled his car to
a stop in the park's small parking lot, keeping the engine idle so
the heat would keep circulating. The lights around him were dim, and
the sky above him was clear, the stars and moon distinctly visible
this far from civilization. He leaned his seat back, checking the
clock on the dashboard to make sure he still had some time left,
pleased to see that he had a good ten minutes before his shift began.
There was a small stack
of folders strewn on his passenger's seat, deta

The alarm blared, and
Nate jumped in his seat.
Lights were flashing at
the little red alarm panels scattered around his office, and people
were stopping in place to look around in confusion. Nate lifted his
hands from the keyboard, pushing his chair back and slowly stood up
uncertainly. A few of the people around him were starting to walk
towards the exit. Feeling frustrated, he began to join them, already
feeling behind on his work and not in any mood for another setback.
“You're serious

The alarm blared, and
Nate jumped in his seat.
Lights were flashing at
the little red alarm panels scattered around his office, and people
were stopping in place to look around in confusion. Nate lifted his
hands from the keyboard, pushing his chair back and slowly stood up
uncertainly. A few of the people around him were starting to walk
towards the exit. Feeling frustrated, he began to join them, already
feeling behind on his work and not in any mood for another setback.
“You're serious

Ted wandered through
the hallway of his new dorm building, searching for his home for the
upcoming semester. Dusk was fast approaching, and he was exhausted.
His train of the trip back to university had been delayed for hours,
and he was looking forward to unpacking his things and getting
settled. He heaved his luggage along behind him, counting down the
doors until he approached the number written down on his key.
He sighed, muscles
aching from the walk, and pushed his key into the lock, ste

A sudden jolt startled
Clint awake.
He sat upright in cot,
rubbing his eyes in the darkness and taking a few minutes to register
the muffled screams from outside his ship's quarters. Another jolt
shuddered around him, the sound of splintering wood immediately
following, punctuated by a loud crash.
Clint shot to his feet,
immediately stumbling on the unevenly pitched floor and knocking his
head into the wall. Gripping himself in pain, he felt around for his
door, swinging it open and follow

The last thing Vince
could remember was the sharp pain on the back of his head.
The air around him was
cold, the wind whipping at his hair. He shifted in his seat, feeling
tightly bound fabric over his eyes and cold metal chafing against his
ankle. He began to breathe rapidly, feeling around him and
concluding he was in the back seat of a car. Realizing that his
hands were free he reached up to his face, feeling around his head
for a means to remove his blindfold.
“Do not touch that
mask.

“How much longer?”
Sam sighed internally,
taking a deep breath so that he did not lose his temper. The car
drifted onwards quietly through the night, the little dot on their
GPS moving along the road. Dave had been getting on his nerves for a
majority of the trip. The golden retriever leaning his head against
the window and unable to keep his damn legs still.
“About ten fewer
minutes than the last time you asked.” Sam replied through gritted
teeth, keeping his eyes out on the road a

Day 1
The alarm blared into
the still and serene morning.
Craig gasped, thrashing
lightly in his bed as his mind crawled back into clarity. He shook
his head and fumbled for his phone, missing the off button twice
before finally shutting the damn thing off. He took a deep breath,
slouching in his bed for a few moments more before finally stumbling
to his feet.
Craig went through his
morning routine as he did every day, dreading his upcoming day at the
store where he was employed. He always

The wind caught his
wings as Daren soared out across the sky. The moon glowed to his
side, his body casting a faint shadow over the water below him. He
watched the shadow zip across the surf, as he flew closer and closer
to the clusters of lights that signified the city where he fed.
He passed over a few
boats as he flew in towards the docks, ignoring some screams from the
humans that spotted him. He had tried to feed on humans from those
boats before, but had never accomplished anything mo

Perry had a hard time
recalling the sequence of events that led him to his current
situation. His whole childhood had been a blur. It had not always
been that way, but somewhere along the line his past had gotten away
from him. Bits and pieces of his life back home occasionally came
forth in his mind, but it was rare that he could recall any specifics
of who and what he had been before he ended up in the land of Giants.
He had immediately been
classified as a slave... no, even that was too hi

The wind caught his
wings as Daren soared out across the sky. The moon glowed to his
side, his body casting a faint shadow over the water below him. He
watched the shadow zip across the surf, as he flew closer and closer
to the clusters of lights that signified the city where he fed.
He passed over a few
boats as he flew in towards the docks, ignoring some screams from the
humans that spotted him. He had tried to feed on humans from those
boats before, but had never accomplished anything mo

Ben walked along the
displays at the museum, sighing a bit to himself as he looked into
the huge tanks filled with a wide variety of rare wildlife. Recent
discoveries had led to the capture of countless new species that had
never come into contact with human life before. There were enormous
habitats of plants and animals alike that were filled with color and
movement, crowds packed together to catch even a faint glimpse.
Ben was bored. A
humongous butterfly zipped across an adjacent window,

Rory held onto the
pole of the subway car as it rattled along the dark tracks. He
exhaled, the sound lost among the bustling noise around him. The
large crowd of people around him was making him uncomfortable,
especially considering where he was heading.
He absentmindedly
crumpled up the little paper he had in his pocket, finding himself
unable to take his hands off of it as he stared out the window,
waiting for a station sign to come into view. When it finally did,
he hopped off of the tr

Coby yawned behind the
wheel. The windshield wipers clearing the view in front of him for a
few seconds at a time before the pattering rain obscured his sight
again. He had been unable to find any functioning radio station for
the past several hours of the trip, he had left any sign of
civilization quite a while ago.
It was the first time
he had really ever left his home town, he had received an offer in a
city within a neighboring state, and he was on his way to move in to
his new home. He

The most frightening
moment of my life? Yes. I remember that all too clearly, though I
can easily say that I wish otherwise. The event took place shortly
after my training. I was young, barely a year into adulthood, and
had become a little too cocky in my new-found abilities...
I suppose I should
summarize the trials involved in becoming a Caster, for anyone that
is unfamiliar with the proceedings. Scouters find any youth with the
potential years before any training starts. I remember the d

Jhai roamed the
deserted city streets, looking for some fun. The night was young,
and shops and clubs around him were already closing their doors. He
sighed in disappointment as he walked on, hoping fate would throw
some good fortune his way. Jhai was a 22 year old gray and tan
colored wyvern. His eyes glowed light blue, the same color as his
long tongue. He had wide tan wings attached to his arms and a long
serpentine tail that snaked along the ground behind him as he walked.

After spend

Ryan fell to the ground, snow coating most of his body. He looked up and could only see that massive blizzard he had gotten lost in. Ryan was 23, and had taken a liking to long hikes and climbing mountains. He had gone through his life always looking for challenges, trying to find new places to travel and new obstacles to overcome. Two days prior, he had decided to take a trip to the biggest mountain in the country. Ryan found himself reflecting on this decision as he wandered aimlessly in

Leon pushed a branch aside as he walked ahead on the mountain path. He felt exhausted from the day's travels but was bored nonetheless. He had signed up for a mountain hiking trip the week before, seeking excitement from his recently dull life. So far on this trip there had just been about twelve hours of hiking everyday, which was a challenge, but not quite what he had signed up for.

He pushed on ahead, quite far from the other hikers back on the path, following the pre-marked route. Ah

A loud knock at the door woke Ben up with a gasp. He sat up fast and looked around, his heart beating fast before he realized where he was. He had fallen asleep on his couch again, the front door right behind him. He rubbed his eyes as he stood up and turned the knob. He swung the door inward to find his best friend Jake standing there, his eyes raised as he studied Ben.

“Well what the hell happened to you?” He asked, letting himself in the door.

“Fell asleep on the

Craig held back a yawn, keeping his gaze fixed on the road ahead of him, whipping under the car in the cold night. The road seemed to stretch on endlessly; he had been driving for the past four hours with no end in sight. He had not passed a road sign in hours and he no longer had any clue as to where he was.


Craig was a bit of an adventurer. Any vacation time his job allowed, he would plan a trip to a far away place and explore. He traveled out of the country two to three times a yea

Steve couldn't sleep. He sat up straight in bed, blinking his eyes and taking a deep breath. He hadn't slept a full night's sleep in months; the exhaustion had been taking its toll on him. Steve had been living alone since he was twenty, almost six years now. He had gone to college for a degree in business when a lottery ticket landed him an extremely early retirement. He had moved away from his hometown and school and found a nice place in a far city. Recently, the boredom of his lifestyle had

Will pulled his car to a stop and shifted it into park. He leaned back and sighed as he looked at the dashboard clock. 9:57pm.

“God damn night shift” He muttered to himself as he pulled the keys out and opened the door. He shut his door hard as he exhaled in the cold night air; his breath was visible in front of him as he looked at the large sign a few feet from where he stood. `Crailton Zoo - Faculty Parking Only'. Will pushed the lock button on his key and heard the soft

The alarm blared loudly in Tate's ears. He rolled over in his bed and lazily tried to silence it, missing the button a couple times at first. The red numbers on the face told him that it was 4:01am. Tate groaned loudly to the dim and empty room before grudgingly crawling out from under the covers. He shaved, showered, and dressed in half and hours time before walking glumly into his small kitchen. His home was a bare as could be, no pictures of family or friends hung on his walls. He had o

Rodent sniffed at the air once again.� The scent of food wafted lightly in the distance, through the trees.� He maneuvered himself through the winding forest path following the delicious smell.� He had never been this far out into the forest before, and it had taken an eerie atmosphere as the day came to an end.� The trees had become so thick that if he looked up, he would see close to no sky at all through the leaves.� He was motivated to continue, the scent he kept picking up smelled almost im

Liam walked down the peaceful path in the forest. Every morning he took a nice relaxing walk through the serene woods, the sun was just rising, casing a glow on the treetops. He walked down the same path every time, not usually straying from his usual route. Looking down on the path, he could see his own footprints from the previous day's stroll.


Liam stopped for a moment, realizing just how routine that these morning walks had become. He started thinking a change in habit would be go

Nick opened the door to his small apartment and walked inside.� It had been a rough day at his unforgiving job and he was eagerly awaiting a good night's sleep, looking forward to a few days off.� He lived alone and rented his place.� He was a 22 year old grey husky who worked as a part time employee for the large home supply store down the road.�

����������� Nick hated his job, and his job hated him right back.� He was a nobody, a faceless member of the replaceable crew, and he knew it, not

The road was windy, and it was starting to get dark. Rick drove along the secluded dirt road, passing no traffic. In the distance he could see it. Rick was a 19 year old raccoon. He had just moved out of his parent's house. He couldn't afford to go to college but if he worked for a few years, he could manage. In the distance, drawing ever closer, was his first house.



He pulled up into the driveway, got out of the car, and looked toward the house in admiration. It was practically a