"We're looking for theories about the end of the world." He said. "What sort of sample size do you want?" She asked. "How many are there?" "As many as you want to read." " The 10 most believable ones." "Okay." He had sent her off, with her instructions. He didn't know how long she would take. It would take a few decades he thought.

"I'm done." "Done with the chips already?" "No with the list." Scor was shocked. He had been looking forward to spending some time here while the research progressed and now he had a full list in 20 minutes, and he suspected she'd spent 15 of them chatting with people. The rest would be quick work. All he had to do was find whoever gave out the news and tell them one of these was going to happen. Once they were convinced, he would arrange for the special effects etc. and that would be that.

1. Zombies
2. Machine apocalypse
3. Antichrist
4. Mayan calendar says it should end
5. A meteor/comet hits
6. Prophecy says it should end
7. Messiah saves everyone from life
8. Supernova
9. Floods
10. Nuclear war

"NO METEORS find something else" "why not?" Dynamene asked, not unreasonably. "I don't like them" Scor looked like he was about to burst into tears just thinking about meteors.

1. Zombies
2. Machine apocalypse
3. Antichrist
4. Mayan calendar says it should end
5. Plastic
6. Prophecy says it should end
7. Messiah saves everyone from life
8. Supernova
9. Floods
10. Nuclear war

"We can start at once."