science fiction
The bridge between imagination and technological advancement, where the dreamer’s vision predicts change, and foreshadows a futuristic reality. Science fiction has the ability to become “science reality”.
The last mission
Chapter One: The mission Cadet Denzel E. Daniel woke to the sound of his alarm. His favorite song blared through the pod.
London KnightPublished 3 years ago in FuturismRed String of Fate
The red string of fate is said to connect the paths of two lonely souls in a random heat of passion. Or whatever. They meet their “soulmates”, find true love, supposedly. And then, like every Disney fairytale ending, they live “Happily Ever After.”
Area 52
Beth stood with her mother in line at a boarding port. A temperature check-in. Trembling hands, emaciated bodies worn down with anxiety, grief, and hunger. Fingertips blackened, pressed down. Visages and fingerprints blinked from computer screens taunting worth, acceptance, and placement.
The Day They Came
Next week may live in history as the worse day any human has experienced. Out in the cosmos an alien race from a dead planet orbiting a sun that went nova eons ago are searching for fuel, water and food. Their technology was way ahead of anything humanity could even dream. They could easily convert matter to energy and energy to matter as easily as a person breathes. Their ships and technology required a massive amount of energy and matter, and their population was growing way to fast to sustain them.
Ferrari KingPublished 3 years ago in FuturismForrester's Flight
I opened my eyes, and looked out upon NeoRonoake. The dawn was approaching, and my base at the top of Dare Tower was at the very center of the city. The window overlooked the majority of downtown, and I smiled as I pulled up my HUD. My current avatar, Oberon, gained most of his power through various gadgets and power armor. I had full access to the crafting system, and checked to see what was finished from my builds yesterday. The flight rig was repaired, and I junctioned it to the armor. I added a variety of weapons, and then put on the full set. I opened the hangar doors to my city.
Pedro RiveraPublished 3 years ago in FuturismForrester's Flight
I was flying over the town I grew up in, Logan’s Crossing. I am sure I remember who Logan was, and where he crossed to, but that didn’t matter. I was soaring in the olive sky, just under the life bubble. I looked over the town, trying to find my home, just loving how the wind buffets my skin. I dived down, speeding through the skies and plummeting towards the treeline, only to shoot upwards and levitating a thermal. I looked over the town, and then saw a woman coming towards me.
Pedro RiveraPublished 3 years ago in FuturismA Piece of the Pie (Chapters 35 + 36)
Chapter 35 – Fireworks "How come you didn't come back last night?" Feo was sitting on the edge of my bed when I woke up, playing with my hair.
Justin MoorePublished 3 years ago in FuturismThe Eden Syndrome
The Early Twenty-Second Century The maglev space elevator defied gravity. Riding the elevator, a spherical, metallic trolley had been ferrying tourists into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida since 2088. It held ten passengers on each of its three decks. The Armstrong Orbiter, hitching a ride on the maglev elevator, had opened the final frontier to the public.
Thomas TortorichPublished 3 years ago in FuturismTergoza War Excerpt: Dunis Excursion Part II
The sun over Dunis’ western hemisphere began to dip low in the sky as Zeema and Roken found themselves at the Tergoza Military Command Base at the top of Outpost Zeta, waiting for the one in charge of the base to arrive with the newly captured prisoner. Sitting on a hovering bench outside a door, the two looked around while watching soldiers walk back and forth through the halls. They didn’t know how long the wait was going to be, but it had already been an hour, and a long wait was something both of them were not very fond of.
N.J. FolsomPublished 3 years ago in FuturismObservation Only
Each image was more amazing than the last. Low orbital photos of lush forests and campfires. He couldn’t believe he was looking at campfires from 15,000 years ago. The Orbital Observer was a success. Double O, as the team liked to call it, had been inserted into a synchronous orbit 250 miles above the earth, 15,000 years in the past to observe the area surrounding the Altamira caves near Cantabria, Spain. Double O surveyed the area for six-hours, then came home via wormhole. No threat of timeline contamination. Just his style; no interaction, just observe and record. He really wished his employers would let him call it Observation Only.
Jeff CochranPublished 3 years ago in FuturismTergoza War Excerpt: Dunis Excursion
“Tergoza Command Ship Advent, you are clear for landing at Pad B-23 when you arrive. Welcome to Dunis.” Zeema Jetrel stood behind the pilots in the cramped cockpit of her ship, the Advent, as it hit the atmosphere of the planet Dunis in the Toru system. Due to the Advent’s vaguely dragon-shaped outer hull design, it cut through the world’s thick atmosphere with little heat on the vital systems that kept the ship active.
N.J. FolsomPublished 3 years ago in FuturismThe East Field
The last day of summer vacation is hot. The sticky hot that makes your clothes cling close to your body, adhering to your skin with a thin film of sweat that seems to never dry up. You can hop out of a cold shower, and five minutes later, the thin layer of moisture is back. Such is life in the deep south. I know most folks don’t care for the humidity, but I’ve always preferred the damper, moister air.
Shawn IngramPublished 3 years ago in Futurism