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STORY IDEA DING DING DING!

So, I was at Washington D. C. for a field trip, and it was lots of fun. One of the places we went to was the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, which is guarded by the soldiers, full with the 21 steps and 21 seconds and whatnot. You can research that on your own free time.

Well, the gist of it is, there are three unidentified US soldiers who have died in war and whose bodies have been found. They are buried in Washington D. C. and are guarded by the soldiers.

While we were watching the Ceremony of Changing of the Guards, an idea came to my mind. It was a stupid, random idea. It was a story idea. Because we had recently seen the Avengers in 3-D, in the movies, the whole spy/adventure-aura was going about me. And as I saw those solemn soldiers giving up their time guarding the three tombs, I thought to myself,

What if they aren’t real?

It was a rashly thought out thought. It was absurd. But it came to my mind, all the same, and the more I thought about it, the more the story grew, and the more interesting it became to me.

In fact, what if those men lying in the tombs—what if they weren’t US soldiers?

What if they’re spies from other countries, disguised as a US soldier and died in the act?

And what if the real reason the soldiers are guarding the tombs are because those men probably have some top secret information hidden in them that might reveal US secrets?

What if we’re serving the enemy, honoring the enemy?

The more I thought about it, the awesomer it became.

 

Okay that’s the end of my story idea. Just sort of popped into my head during the ceremony. Sorry, unknown soldiers. You’re probably true American heroes. Sorry for doubting your genuinity. If that’s a word.

 

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