It's time for a contest.

In honor of a ***Founder Starter Kit*** hoarder, @killau, who just purchased 90 PsyberX ***Founder Starter Kits***...
![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmPCGqkCQfdQW2nw91xeFkafFtuWocighsK5Rdq4yYxYVf/image.png)
[Source](https://unsplash.com/photos/z8-NefLwEco)

I'm holding a contest that will be both fun **and** ***VERY rewarding...***

## What's at stake?

1st Place: 25,000 LVL (at time of writing, that's nearly 75 Hive)
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2nd Place: 12,500 LVL (you do the math)
3rd Place: 5,000 LVL

I haven't decided if I will have honorable mentions, but if you check out my last contests, you'll see I gave LVL to ***everyone*** who participated...no guarantees, but it may be worth your *trouble*...

## I'm a whale
I suggest whoever wins the contest that you keep the prize rather than sell it...It's not financial advice...but remember there being a pizza sale some years ago?

![image.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZCqjMCxyAScyicmhdVQ2hFW1q88D1wtANRgKTigK7sr3/image.png)

I'm not telling you what to do or hinting at anything. Once I award it to you, it's yours. I invite the #inkwell and other fiction writing communities to participate...now...what does the winner need to do?

# Contest

1) You'll need to finish the story I start below. Feel free to cut and paste my start into your post so that your story makes sense.
2) You'll need to incorporate no fewer than 4 of your Hive buddies into the storyline. This means you'll need to tag them within the story, like this: "Then @bobthebuilder2 came around the corner..." or something similar. If you do tag me, which I think is a good idea, I do not count as one of the 4, even though I'm your bestie!
3) No plagiarism, so cite your image sources, and no NSFW. I have the filter turned on to block that content.
4) ***Put the link to your entry in the comments below and tag your post with #psyberxorigin or it will not qualify***.
5) Entries need to be in by 3/15/2022 5pm. This is 2 weeks. I want there to be plenty of time for people who are tagged to also be able to enter the contest.

I think that's it. I reserve the right to update the rules in case something nutso crazy happens and I have to add another one because somebody is a really bad person.

# Here's the story you need to add upon:

We've been living in this house for a few years. Nothing would have really prepared me for what was about to happen. Sure, they told us that if a disaster ever hit that we'd just have to hide in our basement and put on gas masks...that everything would blow over quickly. That's not exactly how it happenend. 

I was sweeping the floor in my kitchen, occasionally glancing out the kitchen window to catch glimpses of the green hillsides and to enjoy the singing of the birds nearby. With a ponytail and whispies falling at my cheeks, my three little children were playing in the living room. It was at this moment, while I was leaning against my broom with a sun-splashed warmth coating my dress and apron, that I saw a flash of light. Almost immediately there was a plume of green and purple smoke shooting up with an orange tinged halo near the origin of the flash.

### "TO THE BASEMENT!!! ***NOW!!!***"

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Here's some background information that may help you get inspiration on where it should go from here:

This story takes place approx. 20 years before this video begins:
https://youtu.be/tNAVMum-fiQ?t=5

Somehow, life went from peaceful to life found in that video...your job is to make it happen.

Your story/version of the story may be used in official story-telling with @psyberx. I've been writing posts for them for a while now. By entering this contest, you agree to be inspiration for our storytelling and your only reward will be the payout from your post or contest winnings if granted. I don't give financial advice, because mine is always-give all your money to me...it's good as gone.

*Finally, follows, upvotes, callouts, etc. are welcome but not required. I take them as a tip and a sign of appreciation, not as a bribe...afterall, I'm giving away over 100 Hive's worth of LVL...*