Science Fiction

Welshdreamer42

Eight Minutes, Thirty-two Seconds

Cassie twitched. She jerked to the right and, fingers flexing, clawed the metal-tipped armrests before her hands flopped limply onto her lap. Light infiltrated her closed eyelids; swirls of colour that expanded and deepened, driving away the dense shadows of sleep. Feelings – a jumble of emotions with no apparent source – ebbed and faded, leaving behind disjointed remnants of panic and fear...Read On

Added: 02 Jul 2018 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 5,984 | Tags: love  fear of flying  deja vu   | 10 Comments

Jimwillhavefun

We Are Kandiskis - Chapter 1

This is the first chapter in a very long book I am writing.

“Oh, what the hell? What the freak just happened and why does it feel like I just got ran over by a bus?” saying out loud and holding my head trying hard to open my eyes and sit up. After what seemed like several minutes but was only seconds, my eyes opened and adjusted to the light. Not quite able to sit up yet, I lay on my back holding my head and try to look around. Something didn’t...Read On

Added: 01 Jun 2018 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 4.88 | Words: 3,765 | Tags: space  travel  race  new place     | 5 Comments

Maxsilver18

Hope in a Barren Wasteland

After WW3, Humans take refuge inside a hole in the ground called a vault

It is the year 3065. The world as our ancestors knew it will never be the same because of the last three World Wars, spanning from 2993 to 3025. The greed of resources was the catalyst of these malicious acts that resulted in an all out nuclear war, stripping the planet from its abundant life and replacing it with a toxic, barren, wasteland. Very few life forms were left, and if they...Read On

Added: 28 May 2018 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 916 | Tags: doomsday  vault  radiation  

SWARM

CARBON PLANET - CH 4 / 4

Theories about the clouds we breathe. It's a trailer of a novel I am still working on.

Bessie The Lake Monster Chapter 4     The GM workers continued fishing after what they just witnessed in the sky. The skies are now clear, only a few gulls and a few ducks passing by. The sun’s reflection on the calm, vast domain, rippled by the little invisible wind, and Jesse even gave a little present to Junior, that comes in a small package, “Happy Birthday kiddo,” he said. “Now...Read On

Added: 14 Nov 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 3,011 | Tags: ufo  uso  mystery  monsters  foggy  humid  frogs  

SWARM

CARBON PLANET - CH 3 / 4

Theories about the clouds we breathe. It's a trailer of a novel I am still working on.

The Interview Chapter 3     It is Sunday. July 17, 1983. At the Sinbad Restaurant and Marina; Jacob and Junior are waiting for the rest of the guys at the side of Jesse’s boat. It is six in the morning time, and this is their second visit at the same place this week. Yesterday, Junior and his family dined in for his twentieth birthday, and it was just all five of them. The fifth one...Read On

Added: 13 Nov 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 3,646 | Tags: ufo  uso  mystery  monsters  foggy  humid  frogs  

SWARM

CARBON PLANET - CH 2 / 4

Theories about the clouds we breathe. It's a trailer of a novel I am still working on.

Lisa Chapter 2     Work is nothing but the ordinary; as the large lakes around the factories stay still, and while the black rivers flow to the streams, the road also breezes with cars that the plants assembled. The burning coals continue to fume clouds all over Michigan for another day, and Sacha just turned off the conveyer of where he supervises. The fifty-eight-year-old man...Read On

Added: 12 Nov 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 2,399 | Tags: ufo  uso  mystery  monsters  foggy  humid  frogs  

SWARM

CARBON PLANET - CH 1 / 4

Theories about the clouds we breathe. It's a trailer of a novel I am still working on.

The Glitch Between Billions of Years Chapter 1     The Holocene epoch is where we are on today, and in no comparison to the size of all the other geological periods. The time when the landscape is Carboniferous. I think it’s always been a carbon planet. And it might return just the way it was. Back to the same era, where an amphibian sleeps in months within a humid, wet, foggy...Read On

Added: 11 Nov 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 3,441 | Tags: ufo  uso  mystery  monsters  foggy  humid  frogs  

Vuto_MSK

The Man from the Abyss

Part 1 Dear Mr. Emmet Cartwright, My name is Trevor Miller and I’m writing to you from a mental health institution in St. Augustine. The story I’m about to tell you is the very story that landed me in here, so my expectation is that you will not believe me. It was because of this expectation that I initially decided to leave you to suffer the coming ordeal without warning. On the off...Read On

Added: 15 Aug 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,577 | Tags: evolution  research  immortality   | 2 Comments

Kari

Adventures Across the Starways - Chapter 23

Her imagination flared as she saw herself embraced by Murdock, their bodies sliding together.

Sive watched as Fido and his co mutineers were lead off the bridge. She was hoping she could slip away and take a shower. The past few hours had left her feeling dirty and slightly sick to her stomach! She was hot sweaty and could still taste Fido in her mouth. It would feel so good to get all traces of the vile man washed off her. She sighed knowing she had lost her chance when she...Read On

Added: 22 Jun 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 4,003 | Tags: action  humor  romance  battle   | 4 Comments

Gune

Fallout: Vault 186 Ch 5

Below ground wars don't end...they become more personal

                                                          SHOTS FIRED   James Connolly never wanted to be a police officer. However, after receiving the final results of his G.O.A.T. evaluation the powers that be had made the decision for him, much to his dismay. The police sergeant had always found it funny that the government would at least wait a couple of days until after what...Read On

Added: 26 May 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 2,364 | Tags: fallout  mystery  thriller  drama  action  

fallingdove

Working at the Vend

a sci-fi story about the artificial intellegence administration of a convenience store

Robbie punched the button for a bottle of orange juice with his right ring finger, a checking account, and tapped his watch. The watch blinked red and flashed ISF. He did it again and again with the same result. I can’t believe I’m out of cred . He pulled his screen from his backpack and opened the work page for the vend store he was in. “Dust mop floor,” was the task at the top of the...Read On

Added: 16 May 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 2,306 | Tags: retail  ai   | 3 Comments

spehill

Lines

Don't think too hard

u·to·pi·a yooˈtōpēə/ Noun An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect       Lines. Entry 1)  I should not be writing, or feeling. They tell me that numbness is normal. They imagined the signs, they envisioned the nightmares, and they feared the potential credibility that lay within the pages. More important than their future, they feared their imagination....Read On

Added: 25 Apr 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 1,150 | Tags: strings  time  philosophy  deep  tomorrow  love  questions  

Kari

Adventures Across the Starways - Chapter 22

Sive stuck her head out the open panel with stun gun in hand and shot Darla.

Smithe fell to the floor, suddenly going limp. Darla's breathing started to slow. Blinking in puzzelment, she stared at his still form. " After all that time wanting me, is that all there is?"  She thought to herself as she bent over the unconscious man. She frowned feeling cheated. “Hey we aren't finished,” she cried out as she shook him. Sive stuck her head out of the open panel, with a...Read On

Added: 21 Apr 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 4,444 | Tags: action  humor  romance  battle  betrayal   | 3 Comments

LousyNick

The Book of Love: Or, How The Battle Of The Sexes Ended

He wrote the book on women. And so he ended the world.

Don’t talk to me about love. I wrote the book on it. Literally. And for that sin, I alone am escaped to tell you the tale of the Battle of the Sexes and the End of Man. Okay, that’s not quite accurate. The book wasn’t really about love. But it was about dating, and lust, and sex, and how to facilitate all of that. And there was enough sin to go around - if that girl hadn’t broke my heart,...Read On

Added: 02 Feb 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 990 | Tags: apocalypse  relationships  game  

Kari

Adventures Across the Starways - Chapter 21

"Oh gods, somebody help me!" she muttered as she struggled....

Sive leaned against the wall while listening to Murdock’s plan. She knew he had his own agenda, but for now, she needed him, and his plan needed her. “So that's pretty much it. Any questions or do you have anything to add?” he asked. Sive bit her lip thinking what to say. “Doctor?” Murdock asked raising his eyebrow at her. Trying to keep her temper in check she replied, "First off call me...Read On

Added: 18 Jan 2017 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 4.8 | Words: 3,004 | Tags: pirates  humor  adventure  aliens   | 4 Comments

aliceprice

The Hero

An experimental short story with an odd twist ending

The Hero A thin hand shook him fiercely by the shoulder. Sleep dropped away as his blanket was torn from him and the high, panicked voice pierced into his ears. “Prince Phillip! Awaken at once! It's the princess! You must awaken! Prince Phillip!” His eyes sprang open. The light dripping in from the hole in the thick stone wall was that of dawn, gray and new. He sat up, taking in...Read On

Added: 13 Dec 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 2,103 | Tags: short  novelette  experimental  fantasy  science   | 2 Comments

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 8A - Finder's Keeper's

Sam and Ripley decide to take matters into their own hands and rescue Eduardo

THREE DAYS LATER    October 13th, 2040 – 10:15 Sam stood in front of his best friend, Doug, and Selena. They looked at him with worried eyes. “You want us to do WHAT?” “Look, Sam,” said Selena, “Doug’s right. That sounds crazy. I know you feel bad and all with you being the one to awaken Sommer. But I just don’t think that risking your life is the best answer.” “Guys, I have...Read On

Added: 05 Dec 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 1,387 | Tags: rescue  heroic mutiny  escape  

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 7B - Moment of Truth

Sommer comes face to face with her moment of truth

The cave lit up at first sight of the sun. Sommer had already been outside the cave and back So when Eduardo woke up to find Sommer now fully clothed, he was surprised. “ Where did the clothes come from? ” “ You forget. This is a war-ridden time. Dead bodies aren’t that hard to find. I got the clothes from the first one I found. ” Eduardo made the symbol of the Cross out of respect for...Read On

Added: 20 Nov 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,387 | Tags: future  cyborgs  humanity  

Kari

Adventures Across the Starways - Chapter 20

Sive lifted her chin as she gazed up at Murdock, with snarl she replied “Treacherous scum!”

In the Captain's quarters, Sive continued to poke around the Captain's things thinking, “Yes, very nice quarters Captain. Too bad I can't hide here until we docked at some planet where I could slip away.” Sive ordered herself a cup of java with lots of cream from the food dispenser and sipped it slowly while she considered her next move. Hiding as a crew member was one option, but she...Read On

Added: 10 Nov 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,153 | Tags: action  humor  romance  battle  betrayal   | 5 Comments

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 7A - Moment of Truth

Eduardo finally finds a person to talk to . . . his abductor

Without another word, Ripley ran down the corridor. Sarah followed in hot pursuit. Sarah’s lungs felt like they were going to give out on her. They stumbled into the lab to find the group scattered around the floor again. “What happened?” asked Sarah. “It’s gone!” said Selena. “That damn pscybotic is gone!” “How did that happen!?” asked Ripley, shocked. “I set the remote. She......Read On

Added: 31 Oct 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,673 | Tags: the future  cyborgs  fugitives  kidnapping  

Gune

Fallout: Vault 186 Ch 4

Below ground wars don't end...they become more personal

    WEST ONE     They told him the badge would give away his affiliation, so he no longer wore it. Instead, Dennis Hsu had returned home in order to acquire a disguise; his civilian Vault 186 jumpsuit. V.S.P.F. jumpsuits bore a special insignia. On each arm, a golden police shield was stitched into the shoulder and in the center of that shield stitched in white were the numbers 186.  ...Read On

Added: 20 Oct 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 4,619 | Tags: fallout  mystery  thriller  drama   | 1 Comment

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 6B - Somewhere Else

Sarah learns more about the future

“What do you mean... I haven’t changed a bit? ” “Nothing,” she stood up from the other bed. “Wait... are you saying that... You know, I’ve meant to ask... where are the rest of us, like... from this time... from the future?” Ripley just blinked. “You knew me... from the future I mean. You just referred to me in the past tense.” “Sarah—” “Where am I? You told us the John Connor...Read On

Added: 18 Oct 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,056 | Tags: cyborgs  dystopia    

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 6A - Somewhere Else

Ripley tries to guide Sarah in accepting that she's in the future

10 YEARS AGO  July 22nd , 2030  –  22:37 A young Ripley was playing in her room. She knew that she should have been asleep, but this wasn’t the first time she’d disobeyed her parents. She heard footsteps on the staircase and immediately ducked under her covers. When she realized that the footsteps were going the wrong direction, she peeked and looked at the door. Nothing....Read On

Added: 16 Oct 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,404 | Tags: the future  cyborgs  time travel  teenagers  

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 5B - Sommer's Project

After a timejump, five teenagers discover more about their nemisis species

The pscybotic was lying on top of Sam, too heavy for him to lift off. Sam looked over at Ripley who proceeded to talk into the remote like it was a two-way radio. “Stand up.” The pscybotic immediately stood up. It stood up straight as if it were at attention. Her nudity didn’t phase her at all. “You will not harm anyone in this room, understood?” “ Understood.” The voice that came...Read On

Added: 11 Oct 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 1,270 | Tags: teenagers  cyborgs  the future  

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 5A - Sommer's Project

The Five teenagers learn more about their nemisis species

Sam was leaning on the tank again, trying to look into the window. The blue liquid was making it hard to tell what was inside, but looking at the dimensions of the tank and the location of the window it wasn’t hard to guess. When he concentrated on where the head should be, he wasn’t shocked to see two eyes staring back at him. “What’s in the tanks?” Sam’s question caught all of...Read On

Added: 09 Oct 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,494 | Tags: teenagers  cyborgs  fighting   | 1 Comment

Kari

Adventures Across the Starways - Chapter 19

"Right.... I want you to tell me who you are and how you got on my ship!”

Sive opened her eyes to darkness, blinking a couple of times. She snarled silently to herself. “You bastard!”     She desperately pushed several buttons before frustration took over and she started hitting the controls. Nothing happened and she screamed out loud in frustration. She was trapped. She had no choice but to talk to the beast,   "Murdock, listen to me. I can't open the damn...Read On

Added: 02 Oct 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,622 | Tags: action  humor  romance  surprise   | 6 Comments

Meemee28

Dream Journal

A Journal of my dreams about Aliens, UFOS, black helicopters, Satan, and futuristic things.

Added: 27 Sep 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 1,412 | Tags: ufos  aliens  people  strangers  future  elevators  science fiction   | 2 Comments

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 4B - The Waves

Our heroes learn about how they ended up in the future

The group was ushered down the corridor of what looked like an old factory, with all the pipes and tanks scattered across the place. They entered into- what had to be a lab. There were computers; blueprint sketches and dismantled high-tech weapons all over the place. Dominating the sides of the room, were man-sized tanks with small windows that showed a blue liquid inside. Sam had a mind to...Read On

Added: 05 Sep 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 2,094 | Tags: teenagers  dystopia  time travel  

Beesting

Pscybotics Volume One: Episode 4A - The Waves

Our heroes find out the truth about where and when they are

Many hours had passed, not that Sam could tell how many, but the plane had eventually touched down. Sarah and Selena had been quiet the rest of the trip, and the Latino Loner had suspended himself to praying in Spanish. Doug, on the other hand, was doing his best to make conversation with Sam. Sam knew that it was mostly because he was nervous, though Doug would never admit it. When the...Read On

Added: 02 Sep 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 0 | Words: 1,040 | Tags: teenagers  pseudo-science  future-history  

Gune

Fallout: Vault 186 Ch 3

Below ground wars don't end...they become more personal

THE INVESTIGATION Lieutenant Jacob Brittle of the Vault Security Police Force grimaced at the sight of the destroyed upper eastern bloc reactor station of Vault 186. Two weeks had passed since the overload catastrophe that claimed the lives of over half of the technicians assigned to the power hub. Jacob was a tall, well-built man; about six and a half feet with short, bright red hair and...Read On

Added: 25 Aug 2016 | Category: Science Fiction | Avg Score: 5 | Words: 3,266 | Tags: fallout  mystery  thriller  drama