The woolly mammoth lined up for the next event in the prehistoric Winter Olympics: the 400 meter speed skating competition.
This wasn't going to be easy, but he had been practicing. He picked up some momentum and started gliding around the ice, as the other mammoths and dinosaurs cheered for him.
Despite his bulk, the mammoth was in the lead. The other contestants, mostly moose and elk, had wiped out on the ice.
Coming down the home stretch, victory was in sight.
Suddenly, a group of ice snakes slithered onto the track, determined to stop the mammoth's victory party.
The...
The city was empty, like the set of a sci-fi movie when the aliens have chased everyone away or a nuclear explosion had wiped out all life.
Usually, a hero would be walking through the streets, preparing to fight a giant opponent or searching to rescue some helpless victims.
But the only person walking the streets was Amanda. She was nine years old.
She woke up one morning to find that everyone was gone, without explanation.
So, she did what came naturally. She walked to the grocery store. It was only a couple of blocks down the street. The automatic...