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    To Prevent World Peace
    To Prevent World Peace
    To Prevent World Peace
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    To Prevent World Peace

    By Emily Martha Sorensen

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    The villains are dead. The world is at peace. And now the magical girls want to conquer it.

    Chronos has the power to see the future, and that's the future Chronos foresees. All she wants is to get a good night's sleep, so she decides to have a simple conversation with the fated ringleader in hopes that it will set that horrible future straight.

    But Kendra is not an easy person to convince. Kendra wants to save the world. And if she has to cram that down the world's throat, well, so be it.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEmily Martha Sorensen
    Release dateApr 26, 2018
    To Prevent World Peace
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    Emily Martha Sorensen

    Books were my first love and best friends growing up, which I did in five states and four countries. My love of storytelling has never waned, and I've always wanted to write -- and share -- my own stories.I love fantasy, especially fairy tale retellings, fascinating magic systems, humor, and clean paranormal romance. I like science fiction too, but the more magic in a story, the more pleased I'm likely to be.I have two comics, the first of them complete, the second ongoing. I enjoy reading, writing, drawing, crafts, editing, and I occasionally play videogames.

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      To Prevent World Peace - Emily Martha Sorensen

      Chapter 1: The Future

      It was a microphone, shaped like a flower.  A tall woman stood behind it, elegant and emanating authority, for all the fact that she was barely eighteen.

      She lifted her chin, surveying the crowd before her.  A sea of teenagers and children watched breathlessly, eager for her guidance.  Anxious to hear what they should do.

      The villains, the woman said, are dead.

      A sigh went out across the whole audience.  A sigh of relief, of pleasure, of anticipation.

      The Olympians are slain, the woman continued.  The Deathwaves have disbanded.  The invaders from other worlds have all fled.  For the first time since magic came to us in order to save this world, we have world peace.

      A murmur of excitement danced across the crowd.  Almost all of them were children and teenagers.  Almost all of them were female.  A great many of them wore colorful costumes, were surrounded by animal critters, or had magical glows or sparkles around them.

      But! the woman snapped sharply, bringing their attention back to her.

      The crowd stilled.  Murmuring stopped, and eyes fastened back onto the speaker.

      But, the woman said more softly, our problems are not over.  For now there are those saying that where there is power, there can be both good and evil.  Now there are those saying that we are no longer needed.  That our magic should be set down.  That we should renounce our powers and join the ranks of mediocrity.

      Her voice rose sharply.

      Is this right?!

      NO! the crowd shouted.

      Is this fair?!

      "NO!" the crowd shouted.

      Will we do this?!

      "NO!!" the crowd screamed.

      Teenage girls clenched fists in outrage.  Middle school girls looked hurt.  Younger girls looked like they had no idea what was going on, but they enjoyed the opportunity to yell.

      The woman at the podium held up her hand.

      Silence fell.

      A few little girls shouted "No!" from the crowd, just in case there was about to be another question.

      The speaker waited for a moment, and then she answered.

      No, she said quietly.  We created this peace, and we are the only ones who can defend it.  Without us, everything we’ve built will crumble, wither and die.  So even now, we must continue to fight — to protect world peace!

      World peace!  World peace!  World peace! the crowd shouted.  World peace!  World peace!  World peace!

      One little girl near the front looked baffled.  She stared up at a slender teenage girl beside her, probably an older sister.  Then the small child’s face brightened, and she started chanting along with the rest of the crowd.  Would peas!  Would peas!  Would peas!

      Magical girls have protected our world for four and a half generations! the woman shouted from the podium.  The microphone shaped like a flower trembled.  "And yet now, the politicians say we are no longer needed!  We were given this magic to protect the world!  We were given this magic to save it!  We must do that!"

      World peace!  World peace!  World peace!

      Gigantic feathered wings sprouted from the speaker’s back, and she zoomed up into the air, presiding over the fervor of the crowd.  Then, just as the screaming reached its peak, she plunged down and soared off into the distance.

      An alarmed-looking man scrambled up to the stage and grabbed the microphone.  "A big thank you to our chairwoman —

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