Sci Fi
Go Get It
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. The scientists, engineers, and technicians did not let slip a sound on Earth, either. No one else could figure out how a ten billion dollar orbiter could be travelling at nearly nine hundred and eighty thousand kilometers an hour away from the blue-green orb.
By Skyler Saunders4 years ago in Fiction
1: I Did Too
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space… or so they say. The gentlest click begins a chain reaction. Static fazes outward and lights by the many emit a luminous glow. On the desk, a gleaming microphone releases a soft, metallic ring as the monitor behind it creates a stark silhouette. In her seat, she adjusts herself and stares into the screen. With a slow exhale, she presses a button and begins to record.
By David Albert Prescott4 years ago in Fiction
Sharpness Of Space
“Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say.” A smooth feminine voice drawled. Adam searched the darkness of the room, his hands cuffed to a chair, and a rag stuffed in his mouth preventing any words from spilling. The darkness was thick, a suffocating mass of nothingness that engulfed him where he sat.
By Jarrica Craythorn4 years ago in Fiction
The Case for Lesser Beings
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. The “they” in this case being Earthlings. Due to their primitive brain structure, Earthlings cannot hear well and arrogantly presume none of us can. Give them a thousand years or more of evolutionary development and their ear apparatus will likely improve.
By Vivian R McInerny4 years ago in Fiction
The Albatross
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. A smile spreads across my face as the sharp cries pierce their way into my soul, bringing me the peace I so desperately desired. I close the blast doors behind me and turn to watch through the small port hole as another part of the ship splinters before being sucked into the void, carrying the crew with it.
By M. A. LeFay4 years ago in Fiction
Our Burning World
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. My finger paused under the phrase in the archaic book. I felt oddly unsettled by what I had just read. The year was 3030, in June, I had only turned 13 a week before and so, I grew up in the filth and barrenness of what is still known as Earth, full well knowing what had caused it to be the way it was. I remember thinking wildly that whoever had written this had definitely done so before we’d known what we know today. It had clearly been scribed way back before NASA’s Extraterrestrial Exploring Rover had begun to translate things that hid in the deepest recesses of the galaxy and we learned very quickly that we were not alone. The statement must have stretched back to a time before The Occupation and before the fall of our beloved Earth, which was a long way away in most everyone’s minds.
By Maura Bernstein4 years ago in Fiction
Inanitas
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. Technically it was more of a gurgle. He was making a watery sputtering sound that constricted into silent choking. And emerging from the gasping “O” between his lips—like a soundless, slippery scream—was that thing.
By Meghan Murphy4 years ago in Fiction
This isn't possible
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. The mind doesn't always listen to facts though. Will heard the screams as the ship exploded around them. He heard the screams as escape hatches were shut and people pounded on the door to be let in. They still echoed in his mind as he opened his eyes to nothing but endless space. Trying to focus on anything but the memories of suffering, Will looked around to figure out where he was. He turned his head to the right and saw the planet that was to be his home. He was looking at it on the observation deck when the fighter ships flew into view. He remembered the murmurs of confusion and fears from the small gathering of the others who traveled to call the planet home. The screams started as soon as the first shot was made. Will squeezed his eyes shut again as the screams echoed in his mind. He attempted to turn and leave the observation deck, but reality took a hold of his mind and shook it awake. There was no floor beneath. No ship surrounding him. He was floating in space. This time the scream he heard in his mind was his own. He opened his mouth to let it escape, but nothing emerged. His first thoughts were on how he would be rescued. He moved his hands to search his pockets when he noticed the impossible. He wasn't just floating in space with no ship, he wasn't wearing a space suit.
By MaryLei Barclay4 years ago in Fiction
Debris
Nobody can hear a scream in the vacuum of space, or so they say. Rai sometimes contemplated stealing a few minutes in the pitch black, encased in an ancient space suit, staring at the only home she had left. There in the darkness, she would test that theory with all her strength before she re-joined reality, the one where no one really cared about your shitty situation. She was just another person in a crowd, moving toward death.
By Ruby Grant4 years ago in Fiction
