This time, you're in for a treat: The winning entries in TSAT's fourth writing contest! The blokes who stepped up to the plate were directed to take at least one transformation-story cliché, and turn it upside-down. Erastus Centaur, Wayne Sheeler, and Draven Darklight, take a bow!
Deepest Dreams
by Erastus Centaur
[1st!] Who wouldn't jump at the chance to make their dreams come true?
The Life and Times of Frank the Slime
by Wayne Sheeler
[2nd!] Plumbers are good at getting through obstacles.
Getting Mooned
by Draven Darklight
[3rd!] Being god-forsaken might not be so bad, compared to the alternative...
Huntress
by Raven Blackmane
'The blood is the life', yes, but not all of life.
Pelton
by Phil Geusz
The problems of a small-town mayor: Political rivals, burned-out street lamps, illegal gengineering...
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
[Classic] If you've only seen the movie, you don't really know this tale of redemption.