You pull yourself up off the floor, the fairy screaming in it's high bell like note in your wake but you gave it no thought as you straighten your shirt, dust off your pants and step towards the equipment to lash the belt and sling the sheathed sword onto it, shouldering the shield before you look back to the fairy, it's panic had it dipping erratically around the room, zipping about! "Go go go, take it all, go!" You hear the drone of dragonflies coming.
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You take a few minutes to collect yourself, on the floor of what appeared to be a room, inside of a tree knot? You aren't absolutely certain, but you spot a sheathed sword, a shield, and some equipment lashed to a belt near the opening into the room. The fairy grows more alarmed, arms flailing about as it bobs in the air in panic. "I shouldn't have saved you from the lake, you don't belong here stranger, you need to go!"
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That tiny bug has a human like face, holy crap is it close too! You swear it's about to headbutt you as you focus your eyes on it. "I said WAKE UP! Come on, out of the cot! The queens and her guards will be here any minute now! Up, up you!" How is this thing even strong enough to nudge you, it's not even the size of a spool! Of course, trying to correct your sight in your sleepy state, you fall backwards out of the cot and onto the floor with a thump!
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The sound of a tiny bell rings in your ear, and you turn over in effort to drive the sound out.

Persistently the bell rings even louder, uninterrupted, your blanket gets pulled away quickly as the bell starts to sound more like a tiny ringing voice. "Hey, you, WAKE UP!"

You roll open one eye to only be nearly blinded by a green glowing figure floating right in your face. What the hell is that! You swing at it! "Hey, stop that!"
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Fantasy it is! The community has spoken! We will begin with the first entry in about 10 minutes. Get your snacks, popcorn, and drinks, this'll be a fun ride. :)
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*🍪 Cookies and 🥛 milk on the table for all.* Alright, to kick things off, here's how this works. These will be 5 minute timed polls, so you'll need to be quick to choose! The winning poll will dictate where we go next with the follow up entry. Now I'm only one storyteller, I know there's plenty of us lurking about, so if anyone wishes to peak up the reigns to take the lead - just give me a shoulder tap. ^_^ Shall we pick a setting? #PickYourOwnAdventure #CoSoWriting

For the curious and those that enjoy to read, I introduce #PickYourOwnAdventure. What this is is a community driven story writing, every poll will culminate the next turn of what happens in the story. Every post will be numbered so we do not lose track of the thread, And if another storyteller wishes to step in, just let me know. I'll be happy to step aside.

Shall we begin with a fresh tale tonight? #PickYourOwnAdventure #cosowriting

#PickYourOwnAdventure will resume this coming week. Watch out for the tag Monday evening for wacky, wild and weird adventures community driven by collective poll choices!

#PickYourOwnAdventure @iLovAussieSheps is taking the storyteller role for the adventure tonight! Pick your weapon, there's more to come! #cosowriting

#PickYourOwnAdventure I'm going to leave post 26 up and open for another storyteller to pick up the thread. I'm under the weather with a cold and not thinking clearly enough to dig into the story possibilities tonight unfortunately.

So there's a thing inspired by the ever chaotic @kel called #PickYourOwnAdventure It's written in entries based on the poll results for each one. Entry 26 from last night will continue when the poll timer ends. If you remember reading pick your adventure books in your youth, feel free to read the past entries for a nostalgia kick!

As the #PickYourOwnAdventure storyteller for the evening, I bid you all a good night. Please rest well and hydrate/eat as needed. #Sleeptight

This guys gotta be out of his mind, he doesn't see you turn for the hallway, his ax swing came again but hit the wall where you once stood and you could hear the old mans thin voice welling up in a horrific wail as you slam the door behind you leaving the house of the mad man behind in a dead sprint.
Dusk isn't far off, probably a couple hours away from now, and there are more houses along the lane to explore. You have time.
Choose wisely. Continued tmw.
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#PickYourOwnAdventure Gonna put a pause on further posts for this thread after 26 to get some sleeps! Hope you folks are having a good time, I sure am. :D

You duck, the ax swinging overhead just by a hair, you could feel the breeze of it slicing through the air. Damn that must be one sharp ax! Wait..why IS he attacking you? The old man wobbles a moment, regaining his balance as the swing went wild, letting out a gutteral shout! "She's mine! Yer not having her!" Oh oh no. You could see the look on his face, he's not entirely there behind those filmy brown eyes.
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You tell the old man what you saw in the dining room and he looks at you funny for a moment before he heads for the dining room himself to check things out. His hand reaches out to grab a handle of something on the way, and you being already nervous, swear that it looked like a broom at first. You follow him into the dining room and he stands over the chair on its side on the persian rug, glaring in upset, before swinging the ax towards your head!
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"Eh? Oh, my wife! Sorry, yer new around here. S'alright. She's in the other room, staying by the fireplace. Said she was a bit cold so I wrapped her in a blanket and got her a glass of wine to warm her up." Wine? You remember seeing the wine glass on the floor and smelling the white wine in the dining room.
"Is the fireplace in the dining room, mister?" You ask. The old man looks at you sidelong a moment, hesitating. "No, why?" Should you tell him?
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You help the old man up to his feet and dust off his back from the debris on the garage floor. You get a glimpse of cherry red car paint and chrome hidden beneath a dusty grey tarp nearby but didn't get a chance to look closer as the old man leads you back inside to finish your meal. "Say kid, how about ya stick around? Pearl and I aren't as mobile as we used to be, could use the help around these parts. What ya say?"
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(Another tie! Goodness yall! Hubs pitched in to help. ^^)
You let out a shout of challenge as you burst out the door to the garage, spooking the giant rat with the sudden second opponent appearing, and it darts off to the house you had fled from earlier.

The old man lays there on the floor of the garage a moment panting for his breath, hanging onto that rake for dear life as he gave a grateful nod to you for coming to his aid. "Th-thanks kid. "
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