EU Humanity, despite its best efforts, failed to defeat the alien invasion on Earth. The aliens have begun terraforming Earth to suit their living needs, causing mass destruction of nature. Because of this, nature's guardian awakes: Godzilla.



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WP "And what is the delusion telling you right now?" the psychiatrist asks. "That you better answer your phone." The phone rings.



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WP "Welcome to the Grand Terraformation Corporation! We terraform all kinds of planets, whether they be barren, ecologically hostile, infested, occupied by enemy forces, tainted by eldritch powers, polluted, or mana-deficit. Would you like to place an order?"



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OT Fun Trope Friday: Attack Animal & Comedy!

###Welcome to Fun Trope Friday, our feature that mashes up tropes and genres!

How’s it work? Glad you asked. :)

 

- Every week we will have a new spotlight trope.

- Each week, there will be a new genre assigned to write a story about the trope.

- You can then either use or subvert the trope and/or genre in a 750-word max story or poem (unless otherwise specified).

- To qualify for ranking, you will need to provide ONE actionable feedback. More are welcome of course!

 

Three winners will be selected each week based on votes, so remember to read your fellow authors’ works and DM me your votes for the top three.

 



Next up… [IP](https://www.deviantart.com/triceratopwarrior99/art/Mandevu-Animated-Attacks-Sloan-Blackburn-1336478378)

 


It’s summer in the Northern hemisphere and so time for sun and fun– Oh wait, no. It’s time for the four horsemen of the apocalypse! So, say ‘hello’ to our friends: Pestilence (aka Conquest or Pollution), War, Famine, and Death. Please note this theme is only loosely applied.

 

"The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it." — George Orwell

 

Trope: [Attack Animal](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AttackAnimal) — For War, we bring you the wondrous attack animal. From Hannibal’s elephants to bomb-detecting bottlenose dolphins animals have often been used to seek competitive combat advantage. Any creature which has been trained specifically to fight alongside its handler, like an attack dog or equivalent is fair game. Even Pokemon if you’re feeling extra nerdy.

 

Genre: [Comedy]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_fiction) — The comedy genre encompasses any work in film, television, literature, or live performance primarily designed to amuse, entertain, and provoke laughter. Originating in ancient Greece, the genre traditionally revolves around ordinary people navigating everyday struggles or social absurdities, typically concluding with a positive or harmonious resolution. Core styles include: slapstick, satire/parody, observational/deadpan, and dark. Feel free to mix and match!

 

Skill / Constraint - optional: Includes a character with a disability in honor of July’s [Disability Pride](https://thearc.org/blog/why-and-how-to-celebrate-disability-pride-month/) month.

 

So, have at it. Lean into the trope heavily or spin it on its head. The choice is yours!

 

Have a great idea for a future topic to discuss or just want to give feedback? FTF is a fun feature, so it’s all about what you want—so please let me know! Please share in the comments or DM me on Discord or Reddit!

 



Last Week’s Winners

PLEASE remember to give feedback—this affects your ranking. PLEASE also remember to DM me your votes for the top five stories via Discord or Reddit—both katpoker666. This is a change from the top three of the past. In weeks where we get over 15 stories, we will do a top five ranking. Weeks with less than 15 stories will show only our top three winners. If you have any questions, please DM me as well.

Some fabulous stories this week and great crit at campfire and on the post! We had 16 stories, so we’re back to five winners. Congrats to:

 

- Morose_Prose

- oliverjsn8

- FeigningProfundity

- maxstickies

- Fogbot3

 



###Want to read your words aloud? Join the upcoming FTF Campfire

The next FTF campfire will be Thursday, July 16th from 6-8pm ET. It will be in the Discord Main Voice Lounge. Click on the events tab and mark ‘Interested’ to be kept up to date. No signup or prep needed and you don’t have to have written anything! So join in the fun—and shenanigans! 😊

 



###Ground

rules:

- Stories must incorporate both the trope and the genre
- Leave one story or poem between 100 and 750 words as a top-level comment unless otherwise specified. Use wordcounter.net to check your word count.
- Deadline: 11:59 PM EDT next Thursday. Please note stories submitted after the 6:00 PM EST campfire start may not be critted.
- No stories that have been written for another prompt or feature here on WP—please note after consultation with some of our delightful writers, new serials are now welcomed here
- No previously written content
- Any stories not meeting these rules will be disqualified from rankings
- Does your story not fit the Fun Trope Friday rules? You can post your story as a PI with your work when the FTF post is 3 days old!
- Please keep crit about the stories. Any crit deemed too distracting may be deleted. This is a time to focus on our wonderful authors.
- Vote to help your favorites rise to the top of the ranks (DM me at katpoker666 on Discord or Reddit)!

 



Thanks for joining in the fun!
 



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WP Before you fell into that portal between worlds you were just an IT worker who fixed bugs and patched together systems for a living. Now that you exist in a world of powerful wizards, witches, and warlocks drawing from esoteric systems of magic... you find your skill set still quite relevant.



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PM I've got an afternoon, and I'm tired of scrolling through all the meta fantasy prompts that seem to litter this page. Prompt me stuff that's simple, fun, and doesn't include the words "hero", "villain", or "powers".



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WP The king has returned from studying abroad at a prestigious university in a longtime allied kingdom. He has a new appreciation for arts, sciences and magic, making sweeping reforms. The nobility, their way of life threatened, plan a coup.



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WP"Why does she even care? He's just a bast-" "Quiet," the Lord hissed, clamping a hand over the servant's mouth, "if my wife ever hears you refer to him as anything less than a full son of this family, your head will roll. You're skilled and hard to replace... she claimed my son, so shut up!"



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EU Boo’s parents from Monsters Inc woke up to their daughter missing and returning without any explanation. They tell her about it when she’s older.



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WP "As for you. What can you do?" Nothing much, just vapor transformation. "Vapor transformation, and that entails?" I can make vapors, almost like perfume creation. If I wanted to bottle the smell of a flower, I make it vapor to capture. "You mean you… vaporize objects." Yes. What's the face for?



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WP The acolyte's eyes were like saucers. "You... You're the one who wrote that treatise on counter-warding! That's a seminal work my field! I... Most institutions consider you an honorary magus!" The old rogue scowled. "I just figured out how to bypass your magic nonsense. Mostly out of spite."



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WP A supervillain manages to get elected president, and promptly offers cabinet positions to the superheroes who opposed them.



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WP The god of justice is totally blind, though wise and fair he cannot see anything but the verdict. So he must be lead along to the accused by his beloved wife, the goddess of vengeance, and she just loves watching him work.



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WP A firefighter arrives in hell. Instead of freaking out, they immediately get to work putting out all the fires.



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WP "I am still a new genie, so I am only capable of grating a single wish." "Well, one wish is still great. I wish for..." "Oh! No, no, sorry. You misunderstood me. I am only capable of granting a single wish, as in I only know how to grant one wish in particular."



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WP "Seriously, though. You know she's crazy, right?" awkward silence "What?" "Do you think I'm sane?"



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EU Wile E Coyote promised that he'd share the secret of his immortality, if they could bring him a Road-Runner dinner.



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WP Lycantrophy has no cure, but vampirism overwrites it, and demonhood overwrites vampirism, and demons can be turned human... So you have quite the adventure in front of you.



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WP "We've had Pinocchio in our custody for a month. His nose moves or remain still, independent of his knowledge to the truth of what he says. Someone asked him to recite conspiracy theories. He's jabbered up a storm for the past hour, and his nose? It hasn't moved so far. Not one goddamned inch."



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WP Contrary to popular belief one does not need to use black magic to become a Lich. You have just ascended to become the first “White Lich” in the kingdom’s history.



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