Hook me in 25 words or less

[MrBF1V3]

I'm stealing, I mean borrowing this idea from at least two other forums.

Though we all know that the hook is not the story, there is still a sense in which the first few words of a story are kind of important. (I generally give it a chapter or two before I consider giving up.) So this is practice. Give it your best shot. Write, in 25 words or less the first sentence or so of a story, be it a story you've already done, or one you might right some day.

Also, feel free to rate the "hooks" before yours. Don't be unkind.

And, to be fair, I should go first.

The elves were out standing in their field.

"We are not amused," Eonovelia said, her little hands resting firmly on her hips.

B5

[Wiggin]

I'm confused. Are the elves outside, standing in a field, or are they very good at whatever it is they do?

Here's one of mine:

Seven years in, the war was over.

With the rebel House Burgundy driven from their strongholds and forced
into the sierra, ...

[Konrad]

Good, I liked yours. I´ll give it a try:

Deep in my mind, what was it that my father once told me? With anger in his voice and in his eyes. "Kill them all".

[Bob Lock]

The crow on my chest cocked its head and leered at me before driving its beak into my eye. I couldn’t complain. I was dead.

I like Konrad's

[kater]

Sharp start Bob, I'm liking the relaxed undead guy/gal already

“Correct me if I’m wrong but you’re having the Apocalypse to oust God and live in peace?”

[James Somers]

Cool Thread Guys...may I try?

Nineteen, eighteen...seconds ticked away in David's mind. Won't this fool listen to reason?! Horrified stares fell upon him. His next words could kill everyone in the room.

I went slightly over the 25 word count, but you get the picture.

James

[Moonfoot]

"She lay fallen, throbbing, trying not to breath. The little man inside her head came out with a stern look, then gave way to tears."

[Power to the J]

Mostly about killing--sorry, it's how I think.

The room was filled with hundreds of people and, Tray realized, in ten seconds they'd all be dead.

It didn't take much for Mahxe to find out that his wife was planning to kill him.

The boom came first, then the rumbling, and then the black.

When I woke up, my life had officially changed forever.

"There's nothing to be nervous about," Byll said, clapping Elem on the back.

Then, an arrow hit him in the neck, and he fell.

Writing this will be the last thing I do, for by sunrise tomorrow I shall be dead; they are coming.

We watched Rey pick out fruits from the market. I nodded to Val and we both attacked with perfect accuracy.

He waatches the preist in the square like the hawk next to him. The bell rings twice. When it gets to three times, the preist and all of his followers will be dead.

No offense to anybody else, but I like Konrad's the most.

[Merancapeman]

You may ask how I ended up in this dark cave, but it would be better to ask the beast that chased me here.

[MrBF1V3]

... And where exactly is that beast now Merancapeman? I would just have to read on.

Here's one for my minimalist stage:

"Wait for it," she said.

B5

[Holbrook]

Linda's legs had the ability to make men stupid, god help them when their eyes move upwards.

It came out of the fog. Squealed and vanished in a flash of red. The post van had missed the turning again.

Actually the above has just happened at the bottom of the lane! I blame the loose chipping from the resurfacing of the road. Folks keep sliding across the crossroads...

[adventurebooks]

This sounded like a fun challenge. Here are a few of my entries.

'A cold and miserable rain had been falling on Washington D.C. for a week, casting a damp and oppressive pall over the city.'

(from the novel 'The 13th Day of Christmas'.)

'It was morning in the Cascade Mountains, that stone backbone splitting the state of Washington into east and west. Vast evergreen forests carpeted the sides of snow-capped peaks, while icy glaciers lay between the alpine ridges like walls of frozen surf.'

(from the novel 'The Corona Incident')

'David Jennings winced in pain as another blast of wind hit the SnoCat, its tremendous force bouncing him into the door panel. Cursing, he kept both hands tight on the steering wheel as he continued fighting through the storm.'

(from 'Say Goodbye To The Sun')

[Bree]

The eyes, narrowed in distaste at someone inferior to his powers, the way the lip curled up in disgusted amusement as I stumbled slightly.

For a few brief seconds, my image softened. Then it fell back into that sarcastic, toughened sneer I had begun to detest.

Hmm..
Not sure if they're the best I have.

[Bob Lock]

He was the only man on the planet. Now, if I can just find a fertile female, he thought.
Shortly afterwards he lost a rib…

From a well known book...

[Bree]

The Bible.