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Ellie was a riddle. A girl born and raised in the city, but spent all of her teenage years in the country, then moved back to the city post-grad who got a job at a zoo in the desert. That’s all fine, I guess, but the small town she moved to (the zoo was more for animal safety and welfare than tourist attraction so wasn’t very large either) was one of the few on the direct outskirts of the desert, piping hot, and was in the direct way of the blast. She’d worked at the zoo for four years before it happened. A large ray from space (which hit the Earth quite often and have never before broken through) blasted through the ozone layer and struck the earth, luckily in the middle of the desert with less casualties than would have been if it had hit the coast. Eight towns were destroyed. Ellie’s was believed to be. The ray had poisoned all the land and air around it, all the plants and animals, water, food, earth and people. Somehow, however, Ellie’s small desert town survived, believed it to be nothing more than a large dust storm (which occur so frequently none were too surprised). They spent the next 1,100 years in the town without realising it. They didn’t age, they didn’t change, and they had no clue that the rest of the world evolved and moved on without them. But the time came when they ran out of water. The lake they had gotten their water from had dried out and the water tanks and drills they had were dry as the dirt around them. Ellie and a few of the younger workers were sent out to ask for help, perhaps for the lake to be refilled or water tanks to be brought out every so often. However, they found a disaster zone. The villages around them were all destroyed with rusted, old DANGER signs everywhere, the buildings filled with dry dirt, the occasional weed and pests, snakes and spiders mostly. The further out they went the more bewildered they became. It was searching through the furthest town they’d come across that they finally heard people. Untrusting, the group hid amongst the ruins of the town and watched what appeared to be a tourist group travelling through. The language was strange, almost nonsensical, like they were legitimately speaking text-speech as a language. Slowly, the group came out of hiding, startling the tourists and the tour guide. The language barrier was strong, neither group understanding each other until one of the tourists came forward. He began speaking English, though slightly different than Ellie had grown up with.
By Emma-lee Howarth5 years ago in Fiction
cryonically preserved
As Justin woke up, he laid still. He couldn't get the fog in front of his eyes to go away, no matter how much he blinked. He tried hard with no luck. His skull vibrated. His back hurt. The cold, rough surface where he laid caused him unbearable anguish. He was nude. Why? He was uncertain. He knew he should care, feel embarrassed when he felt his genitals recede from the frigid air. However, he didn't care.
By Debaro Huyler 5 years ago in Fiction
Close Encounter
It was 9:30 PM when Audra arrived home from the café. The gleam of moonlight gave an ethereal quality to the night, but the welcoming glow of the front porch light was always a comfort to her. After she shuffled through the front door entryway and locked the door, she paused in the kitchen to get a glass of water. Through the window, Audra could just make out the shape of unripe pears that clung to the tree her parents had planted when she was a kid. Even though her parents were gone now, she had the tree to help remind her of them.
By Christy Rentschler5 years ago in Fiction
Order of the Heart
Darby worked closely with the mysterious lady from the café and the veterinarian, at least when it came to her new friend. She decided to call this mare “Sky” as she found her as close to the sky and heavens. Within ten days, she found herself an English saddle and would often be seen riding her new friend for short distances. The general belief amongst those in the RV camp and at the radio transmitter was Darby enjoyed adopting half-dead beasts.
By Bruce Curle `5 years ago in Fiction
No Ordinary Pear(Pair)
If I could only turn back time to bring you back to me if I could reverse what’s done just to see you again my friend. These were the words Joshua said while standing under the Bartlett Pear Tree. Joshua was thinking of his friend Michael who passed away suddenly two weeks ago. Joshua and Michael were closer than brothers. Michael had a rare kidney disease that took his life unexpectedly one Friday afternoon. Joshua wept bitterly for days. Joshua and Michael met under this pear tree for years. Under this tree they would have long talks for hours and it felt like only minutes went buy. Joshua was now 30 years old the same age as Michael. When they turned 21, they shared a drink under this tree an aged bottle of Bourbon Joshua found in his parents’ basement.
By Jamie Robinson5 years ago in Fiction
Proxima Centauri Extreme Red Shift.
As Captain Chamberlain sat in his vacuum pressure suit on the command bridge, he looked down at the console in front of him gathering his thoughts. Looking up at the main bridge display Chamberlain studied the planet below him. Currently, the planet’s surface was engulfed in heavy cloud cover. Doubts had begun to nag at him as he studied the featureless planet below him. Without a functional navigational system and long-range scanners, the lack of information created severe self-doubt in Chamberlain’s usually decisive mind.
By Brad Morse5 years ago in Fiction
Down, Down, Down
Computers in the Main Hull whizzed and clicked as people adamantly punched in coordinates and logged in launch codes for the pods descent to Earth. All personnel were swiping monitors or pressing buttons. Isaac walked through the middle of the hive, down a long walkway until he reached the Captain.
By Sonny Estrada5 years ago in Fiction
