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This story was chosen as a top 50 finalist for 500 Words 2023.

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The Seizure City by Lailah H.

Have you ever thought about what happens in the Brain?Well, the brain is the world, and it is divided into hundreds of locations. Every day we visit some exciting places including the Memory Mall, Talking Town, and the Emotional Embassy, but my brain is special it has a little town called Seizure City.

Seizure City might be small, but it holds power over the rest of the brain world. Seizure City is led by Luna Lightbolt. Luna lives on 10 upright street and from there, she controls everything that happens in Seizure City. Her job is to make sure that everything runs smoothly and safely in the brain. She Is the quickest light bolt ever and can change the brain programming in seconds.

One day, something unexpected happened. A strange and powerful electrical impulse had appeared out of nowhere and threatened to trigger a seizure. Luna Lightbolt and the other residents of Seizure City had to think of a plan to try and stop it.

After much discussion, they came up with a plan. It involved using the different personalities and talents of each resident to help control the energy of the electrical impulse.

Luna lightbolt and her best friend Eva Electric worked together to control the impulse. The first thing they did was to notify the rest of the world of the impending doom! They sent out a group text as quick as the twitter bird can fly."Brain world unite. Danger is coming. Medicine is needed. Stay safe and we will survive."Carter Current began signalling to the body parts. He ran as quick as a flash. From the top of the brain to the bottom of the toes. The body was ready, and I knew I needed to get safe.Luna Lightbolt and Eva electric controlled the electricity panel and worked tirelessly to control the powers in all areas of the brain. Samuel Static started to shut down the power stations. First, in the Memory Mall and then he moved over to the Talking Town.The power started to slow down, and the plan was working.Luna Lightbolt was still very busy on the control panel. Finally, the medicine arrived, and their plan had been successful. They were able to stop me from having a seizure, and Seizure City was saved!The news travelled quickly, and the brain world soon returned to normal. Important decisions were re-established in the emotional embassy, Talking Town returned to its noisy self and the Memory Mall continued to be the best place in town.

Luna, Eva, Carter and Samuel celebrated their success with a well-deserved rest. Stopping Seizures is very hard work!To this day they continue to look after Seizure City and the brain world. They never stop finding new ways to keep seizures at bay and keep me save for the impending doom!

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