Sci Fi
Where?
All his life Commodore Antoine Ciccerone had hungered to explore the farthrest reaches of interstellar space. Since the disappearance of his family as a youngster in a raid on his home planet by an unknown alien race, he had vainly sought to know the unknowable: Certain in his belief that somewhere beyond the next blue event horizon would lie the answers. When last he tight-beamed a message to Space Station U4B his message, the last thing to escape the gravity of the pinpoint black hole his one man ship approached, had stated, "Finally, I know." Today, Antoine Ciccerone Jr. graduates the Space Force Fleet training, majoring in Deep Space Exploration. Perhaps his new missions will answer the old questions.
By Andrew C McDonald4 years ago in Fiction
Aziz
The exoplanet Aziz was discovered only by means of the latest multi-valent AI technology. When evidence of its existence was first detected by the giant interstellar telescope Oppenheimer 2, astonishment soon turned to jubilation among the few humans directly involved. The pristine blue and white orb revealed its “Goldilocks” features in perfect order and magnitude: orbit, rotation, temperature, atmosphere, land and water distribution, cloud cover, arability and so on easily matched the near-Earth requirements. Alas, that just as the measurements and telemetry were shifting to observe signs of possible life–or, civilization–the whole planet disappeared from our view abruptly, perhaps forever.
By Mark Francis4 years ago in Fiction
The Servant of The Morrigan
I think I stood there and stared at the dead raven on the sidewalk for at least a minute. It was lying there like the gods struck it down mid-flight because it was a rogue and vagabond agent of The Morrigan. It was like they thought that it strayed away too far from the battle due to blindness. They couldn’t have it wandering off and picking up some random person on the street to take with them.
By Carrie Quinn4 years ago in Fiction
If You Was The Last Human On Earth? Would You Do It?
The humans gazed up at the alien ship, a mix of fear and awe in their eyes. The aliens had come to take the last of their kind, to study and learn from them before they vanished forever. As they stepped aboard the ship, the humans couldn't help but wonder what mysteries the universe held, and with wonder, what other civilisations had come and gone before their them. The ship lifted off, the humans knew they were leaving behind a dying world, but they also knew that they were embarking on a journey of discovery that would last a lifetime.
By Tony Clarke4 years ago in Fiction
Magnum Opus
"I'll find a way back," she said, silver tears spilling onto her glasslike cheeks. "You won't have to," he replied. Ethics be damned. He would fight every piece of legislation, study every last text on quantum computing, and bribe anyone he could to save her. The Void couldn't claim her, not fully - not when his fervor surpassed any government decree.
By Samantha Hearn4 years ago in Fiction
New Hope
The year was 2099 and Earth was a dying planet. Global warming, pollution, and overpopulation had taken their toll on the world, making it almost uninhabitable. The governments of the world had tried everything to save the planet, but nothing had worked. It was then that they turned to space.
By Uzair Khan4 years ago in Fiction
