The island appeared out of nowhere on the horizon. One moment there was nothing but water, and the next, it was there, as if by magic.
Your task: Finish the story.
Requirements:
- Use at least 5 of these words in your continuation:
island, horizon, magic, appear, disappear, mystery, water, explore, hidden, unknown - Challenge yourself to use all 10 words to make your story more vivid and detailed.
- Be creative! Describe what the main character sees, feels, and does.
- Think about the mystery: Why did the island appear? Could it disappear again? What might be hidden there?
- Minimum length: 2–3 paragraphs.
Tips for Success:
- Paint a picture with your words—make the island come alive.
- Build suspense—don’t reveal everything at once.
- Explore the emotions of the character: Are they curious, scared, or excited?
- Give your story an ending that feels complete, even if the mystery isn’t fully solved.
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The island on the horizon was a mystery. It would appear then disappear on and on. Some people think the water rises high and crushes the island with the big waves. But for now, the story is unknown. Until a boy named Jack wanted to explore. He was curious and excited to uncover this mystery. Jack sailed to the island and walked around. Nothing suspicious was there until Jack felt the ground shaking. The island was turning over! Jack was terrified, he was never gonna be seen again. The island turned over and sank to the ground. Leaving the island a mystery. Still.
The island was a mysterious horizon, Natalia Grace was exploring this mysterious horizon, Natalia noticed that this hidden island was dissapearing and appearing both in different times. As Natalia was searching this unknown magic book that is hidden beyond this island, Natalia had wondered how the magic book would be found.. but she had a map that had a clue of mystery in it, Natalia had been curious and excited about exploring this book for a while. Natalia walked past this mysterious tree, when her body had a sharp tremble inside her body, she sensed something, the tree started to blossom and bloom into this magical cherry tree, and the book that she was looking for POPPED into her hands! She ran back to her boat and set sail from this mystery island, she sailed in the magical water, on her way back home.
The island on the horizon is like a magic trike one second it is not there the other it is not there. it is a misery to know how it got there know one but i know just kiting I don ´ t.
The island on the horizon was unknown nobody knew where it was located it was like a mystery finding out what had happened.Some people say the island is fake but there were news reports about the island but it was nowhere to be seen. So an adventurer named Valentino went to find it to see if it was real. As he was going he saw an island he got off his boat and was on the island it was bait they were luring him on the island and soon Valentino was never found.
Phantom island
in the stories of phantom islands were created by a fisherman who was fishing on the boat far from land there was only water until he looked at the island at first he didn’t care he just said because it was very foggy when he saw it again the island was no longer there when he realized that he didn’t let it go he came back and indeed that island was no longer there only water and more water when he realized that right where he knew he was sailing was that island that he saw less than a minute ago he told the entire town but they called him crazy so he better go back to record everything but no matter how many steps he did when that happened to him and until the 13th attempt it worked and he recorded and did the same thing to make it disappear and just when it happened the recording ended when he saw the recording he only looked at the sea he never looked at the island when he realized.
The island on the mystery island it was a horizon. It would appear then disappear every time everyone would try to get close. Some people think the waves are so big it can look like there is going to be a Tsunami it rises high and crushes the island with the big waves everyone things that the island would be destroyed after so many high waves but no it is still there. But for now, the story is unknown. Until a boy named Mateo wanted to explore he got a boot and went to explore it with 3 other people. He was curious and excited to uncover this mystery. Mateo sailed to the island and walked around, but nothing suspicious was there until Mateo felt the ground shaking. There was going to be a Tsunami everyone was screaming. Mateo was terrified, Mateo and his friends got into the boot and try to get out of there as soon as possible. But no one know what happend to them. Leaving the island a mystery
There was a mysterious island in the horizon that randomly vanished one day it was on the water and then the next day it was gone.It was a nice island it had tropical tree’s and fruit but it was like magic when it disapeared because everyone questioned why it disapeared or how it disapeared.
The island was such a mystery. no one knew what the island was or how it felt to be on there, until one day a kid named Kai wanted to be the first to explore the disappearing island. he went far from where he lived but once he got there it was all fog could’t see a thing but something crazy happened it felt like he had been taped on the back but when he turned there was nobody or no thing. Then he heard some type of weird noise then some of the fog went away but then he saw it. Whatever was taping his back and making him feel uneasy It was there. After that Kai was never heard from again so from not on people still don’t know what was on that mystery island but people dare not go to there after what happen to Kai.
When I was walking to the store and went to the ATM to get cash. When I finished, I turned and I saw on the horizon a mystery island now is on the water that was empty before. I went to the police to ask about the mystery island and they went to their car and drove off. I want to know what was on the mystery island so I went in the boat that my dad has and went to the mystery island. on the beach of the island I saw a mystery animal in the forest then it disappeared. I went to the forest and saw a house I went inside and it was nice to be living there. But a bear somehow came in the house and tried to jump on me I ran to my dad’s boat and went home. and I notes on the way home that the bear was green and I realized there was no green bear in the world. when I was at the deck when I turned to see the island it disappeared and I saw an old man on the deck. when I walked past him he hugged me and said my name. I ask “how do you know my name?” he said “I’m your dad.” and said “you been gone for 4 years” for 4 years but I was on the island for 8 hours. I can’t find out how I was gone for 4 years.
There was a myth on an island that would disappear and reappear on the horizon people don’t know why it did that or if it is even real. Jamal was a Youtuber that explores places and he thought this would be his biggest video. Jamal got on a boat when they were already in the water Jamal could not find the island. They looked for hours and still they could not find this island they were about to go back to land but then the water and the boat started to shack. After the shacking stop an island levitated from out the water Jamal was happy he started to record.
When the island stopped Jamal and his crew went on the island and they saw it was a beautiful island with mango trees and other beautiful things. Jamal was very happy there were mango trees and other things too and the myth was true the island would disappear and reappear. Jamal thought it was magic the way it appeared there was also sand on the island Jamal and his crew did not know what they were seeing. Jamal and his crew forgot to tie up the boat and the boat was nowhere to be found they knew that they were not going to make it off the island. Jamal finished his video and posted it because it would be his last video that he would post I island went back to the water and after the video was posted the island never came back up.
Jamie is a boy that wants to explore the unknown island of the horizon, he is very curious on how it is people say that the island disapears out of thin air and changes area every few seconds. The island is very myserious Jamie wants to explore the island but people tell him the danger that is life is at, but jamie doesn’t believe them he thinks there a buntch of jokes he thinks they don’t want him to live his dream and yells at them. As Jamie’s on the great sea the freezing cold water splashes all over him and his crew, as the island gets smaller and smaller from them getting closer Jamie’s dream is finally coming true his excitement and curiosity takes over him, he leaps in the the water and swimms to shore as he gets the harm soft sand, he walkes the land searching for gold and treausre. Jamie finds a large wooden crate, he breaks the lock and opens it as it opens black smoke spews out Jamie and his crew gets in golfed by the smoke and they vanish without a trace. All people know is that they are now part of the island.
The hidden island in the Horizon is a mystery it appear and disappear every single day and the ones who wanted to explore what was going on on that unknow island never came back there was more then the water there was massive this island was 300km away from any other land but someone called funalito decide to go check what was going on in that island that appear and dissapear when he get there he got surprised he was there from 9:00am to 8:00 pm and a magic purple gave of water cover the island to make it dissapear and he survive to tell the history.
On island appeared out of nowhere on the horizon, it was an island where everyone wanted to go because they thought it was good luck. The island became famous it got to a point where they put a bar there; but one day the island disappear everyone was so confused on what was going on, they started wonder what could have happened to it. Someone said they saw it when it disappeared, they didn’t know how to explain how it happened because it vanished out of nowhere, so people just had to stay curious.
The island was covered in thick and heavy fog which made seeing into the coast impossible. I tried rowing my boat near it but to no avail, soon my strength was done, I couldn’t row another inch if my life depended on it. with one final attempt to row into the island a wave the size of a building knocked my boat under the waves.
One day, a kid named Jack decided to explore a mysterious island known to disappear for an unknown reason. Once he arrives, it seems like it’s a normal island leaving him confused. Jack continues to wander around to try and discover the secret of this island. Soon enough something began to glow underground. This surprised him, causing him to walk over to the strange glow. As soon as he stepped on it, the island flipped, taking him with it. No one knows what happened to him, and all the other people who tried exploring.
This island on the horizon there was a mystery. That some part of the island would disappear and never would come back. In the water there are many sharks and other things but the water can’t be hidden. and there was a story about a guy that went that same island and he explored the island to see what was wrong. But he never came back.
The island on the horizon was mystery how it was just appear and than it disappear on a lot of people think that the water goes high and than goes down to the island with a bigg wave and than what happins is that but for now the story is unknown untill a kid named Tom he want to go to the this mystey.Tom walk to the island and he was walking around he saw a big think the end.
The mystery Island on the horizon was a unknown place that appear out of water and disappear like magic out of know where.some people thinks people has hidden the island but this one kid thought he can find it and explore the place.
People say the island disappears at night and reapers in the morning. Some people say it sinks at night others say it goes to outer space.
In think people just are looking in the wrong place. If I had the chance I would find it.
And I also think it moves on a turtles back and swims around. So that way we don’t find it nobody has ever step foot on it.
But I will if I find it I just hope it wont explode if someone. Steps on it. And I will see if it is on a turtles back.
Or if it goes to outer space or if it sinks.
The island appeared out of nowhere on the horizon. One moment there was nothing but water, and the next, it was there, as if by magic. Although I thought it was strange when it just appeared out of nowhere its like it was hidden in plain sight, it was a mystery where it came from, vary unknown as well. I wanted to explore but it could have been dangerous so I turned around to he’d back to shore but when I looked back to see the beautiful island one more time it was gone, and I wasn’t even a few feet from where I was when I saw the island it was like it had disappeared.
The island was a mystery. it would appear then disappear over and over. some people think the island sinks in the water when it gets to high and covers the island in big waves. but for now, the story is unknown. Until a boy named Jose wanted to explore. He was curious and exited to uncover this mystery. Jose sailed to the island and ran around. Nothing was suspicious was there until the island started sinking. Jose tries to grab a tree but he slips off the tree. Jose was terrified, he was going to die. then the island sank down to the ground. Leaving the island a mystery. Still.
The disappearing island was an island that everyone said existed but when more and more travelers would look away for 2 seconds it vaneshed. Ok lets restart from the top. One day a girl named jennifer went to go visit this ¨disappearing island¨ because she didnt beleive it herself. She was trying to do a whole week there and figure out if it was real or not. It was wensday and the island still haden´t disappear, ¨something it off¨ said jenny, ¨but I wonder what it is?¨ Jennifer went to explore more untill she found a hidden and mysterous cave. In that cave was nothing but pur darkness. Night time appeerd and Jenny was about to go to bed when all of a sudden she hears rumbling like an earthquake, she went to explore with her flashlight but all she found was nothing so decided it was nothing and went to sleep. I the morning Jenny could not beleive her eyes, the disappearing island was real because when she woke up the island was gone! The island disapeared out of nowhere on the horizon, there was nothing but water. It was like magic. Two seconds later the island appeared again unkowingly and know Jenna leaves a note saying to never come back to the disapearing island.
There was a mysterious island in the middle of the ocean. Nobody knew how this unknown, magical island disappeared and reappeared in the blink of an eye. Juan, a fisherman, decided to explore this island. With his rusty little boat, he went up against the strong blue waves on a rainy night. He was struggling to cross the waters. However, he eventually got through. Juan got out of his boat with a flashlight and went onto the island, the hidden island.
He explored the quiet forest that was on the island. He walked for hours. Everything was normal, and nothing seemed extraordinary. Until he heard something coming from behind a tree. “Is anyone there?” Juan called out. Then, he saw a massive group of scorpions going towards him. Juan quickly ran back. But he couldn’t find the way back to his boat. Quickly, he tries to retrace his steps while running. He finally comes back to his small boat, but when he looks back, the island is once again gone.
The island appeared out of nowhere on the horizon the hurricane goes to the island a man named jay was in a tree the hurricane cane the man fell off the tree.
The island on the horizon was a mystery. It would just appear then disappear then it would finally appear for a long time then a little boy named Daniel found the island he wanted to go on the island. Then he tried many ways to get on that island then he found a boat but it was
damaged so he tried to build it back together then he made it to the island. A few days went by, he tried to look for food all he could find was fish and lizards and he built a camp fire so cook the fish and lizards but he needed water so went to look for a river then he found one so he got some water then he needed some where to sleep so he made a little hut. Then he wakes up to find some food so he finds some lizards then he finds a way out of the island so tries to get off the island so he built another boat then crosses the island and the island still remains a mystery.