Sci Fi

Mercury in Bloom
She was determined to catch her death, out there! To her team, that is how it must have appeared. Nothing new, really; people in the spatial industry had been expecting Suzi Bonner to die for many years, without result.
By Eric Wolf4 years ago in Fiction
The Yellow Hibiscus Chapter 20
"He's one of us." I swayed back to Mr. Willoby, vitriol dripping from every word. "How did the fire start?" I questioned again. Shifting my gaze quickly from Willoby to Special Agent Wells, searching for any hidden agenda between them. I was hoping too that they couldn't sense my increased pulse. The memory of Juan and the fire the diamond in my possession had started were rupturing something inside me.
By Annelise Lords 4 years ago in Fiction
50 Two-Sentence Horror Stories, SCP Edition
There are things lurking in this world that would rob you of ever getting a good night's sleep again. Creatures ripped from your nightmares, holes in the world that devour anything that comes near them, and cosmic secrets lurking just out of sight, biding their time in the darkness of the void between worlds.
By Neal Litherland4 years ago in Fiction
Planet Tetro ~ Page 53
At the perfect time a young medic came running to escort the elderly couple . She was going to make sure that they were okay . I looked around and then took off running towards the direction I could see some fighting going on . Bulls Eye and John followed me without having to say a word . We then arrived to a small clearing in between some tall business buildings . It was near the center of the town . We also saw several guards laying on the ground defeated . They had to be at least unconscious .
By Terrence4 years ago in Fiction
Planet Tetro ~ Page 52
Me and John both looked back at Bulls Eye with a very surprised look on our faces . We knew very well that he was lethal , but we didn’t know that he was that savage . I guess through out these battle we will definitely be learning more about each other . Through out the thick and then . Trials and tribulations of our adventures . I thought about sending a message with my last container but I decided against it . Even though we wouldn’t be getting back until tomorrow , we weren’t that far from Greencrest .
By Terrence4 years ago in Fiction
Fresh Blood
Lucille Vandra had always regretted her decision to join the Navy. She was a loaner who preferred her own company, and had been enamored by the excitement of traveling and exploring new worlds while leaving her life behind; however when faced with the reality of a barely bed sized room on a ship where she was constantly either working or sleeping, her adventurous spirit was quickly squashed.
By W. Joe O'Banion4 years ago in Fiction
Planet Tetro ~ Page 51
As the wind from Bulls Eye’s magical blow started to roar violently in a massive circle . It started to build up like a small twister . Suddenly the mist was being rapidly blown away . At once , our enemies were finally spotted ! The first thing that I noticed was that I was right about my first hunch . The fish guy was falling to the ground when our bat enemies caught him in the knick of time . I saw the last bits of cloud that got blown away . Our fish enemy was riding on a cloud in the mist ! They were tracking us using our sounds that we made with our feet . The loud sounds I described before , of us sloshing around . While they were primarily while being silent in the air themselves . The bat guy using his wings that made no sound when he flapped . The fish guy somehow creating a cloud to float on using water magic . It's a frightening strategy to have to deal with , but we have no choice .
By Terrence4 years ago in Fiction
Planet Tetro ~ Page 50
The ground beneath us started to become damp and wet . Everything including the air became very moist . The air gradually became thick and misty . The thick mist made it impossible to see in front of us for more than 4 feet . It was also impossible for us to take quiet steps . As the ground became muddy and wet . Each step that we took was making a loud slush sound . Painting a loud target on our backs .
By Terrence4 years ago in Fiction
Researchers Reveal Dinosaurs May Have Been Extinct Before the Meteorite Hit
It has become general knowledge that the extinction of the dinosaurs was due to a large meteorite that hit Earth, but according to a new study, we may be wrong.
By Venu4 years ago in Fiction
Floater
Hingis was on the street corner again, pushing whatever it was he was pushing today. He was doing a deal with a group of Off-worlders, and doing a good deal too if his face was anything to go by. He favored me with a curt nod as I pushed by and I flipped him a 'phet. He must have thought it was Christmas, but that's the kind of guy I am.
By Malcolm Twigg4 years ago in Fiction
Overdue
"Lost?" Chief Librarian Zark closed his eyes in pained resignation and turned his erudite and, for the moment, exasperated face to the distant domed ceiling of the Cosmos Central Library. He opened his slash of a mouth to speak and then closed it again, resignedly.
By Malcolm Twigg4 years ago in Fiction
Planet Tetro ~ Page 49
I was waiting on a moment for him to become very aggressive . As he kept his stream up for longer than usual . I felt like it was my perfect time to strike . Time to use the opportunity that the shaman gave me . So I aimed with all of my focus where I thought that he would move to . I shot my electricity that I stored up at his stream which sent the electricity flowing through his water . The electricity then traveled into his mouth and throughout his entire body .
By Terrence4 years ago in Fiction