Four - Under A Blue Sun
Tuesday, 24. June 2008, 08:00:06
Arms, legs, two of each. Only one head, though - seems a bit lacking. And what are those things sticking out of it? Horns? Antennae? Ears? They feel furry, whatever they are. Hell, all of me feels furry except the metal plates protecting my arms and legs, and a rather vicious-looking spiked ball attached to my tail. Strangely hard underneath the fur, though - definitely not flesh. Something tells me this isn't my original form.
I look warily at the bloody footprints leading to and from the cargo hold, back to the truck. It would be better not to hang around, but curiousity draws me back towards the truck. What was in there with me?
I clamber awkwardly back through the open top, and look around. Dozens of boxes like mine, all with a creature inside. Some are like me, others anything but. I count six...seven...eight different types. None of them move or give any indication of life. The boxes themselves are mostly featureless, apart from prison-style bars at the front, and some sort of code branded in one corner. No clues here. I turn to leave, and freeze a moment later. I've stayed too long.
Outside, something snarls.










attilasoul # 24. June 2008, 08:09
Wow, that is so cool! I can't wait for "Five"!
Spaggyj # 24. June 2008, 08:10
Furie # 24. June 2008, 08:46
rose-marie # 24. June 2008, 10:30
funz81 # 24. June 2008, 15:42
What's that creature??????? Tell me!
theoddbod # 24. June 2008, 18:10
*hides from the hurled rotten vegetables*
Furie # 24. June 2008, 19:29
theoddbod # 24. June 2008, 20:34
*ducks, sees Fanny land in the rotten vegetables*
She looks annoyed
Furie # 24. June 2008, 21:22
Cois # 24. June 2008, 21:45
I gots to knooOW!!
theoddbod # 24. June 2008, 21:48
She's got the mushy peas primed and ready to fire!
theoddbod # 24. June 2008, 21:48
Dacotah # 25. June 2008, 02:24
Furie # 25. June 2008, 09:36
funz81 # 25. June 2008, 16:28
Cois # 25. June 2008, 18:04
theoddbod # 25. June 2008, 21:12
@Fanny : you told me they were fresh!
Cois # 26. June 2008, 00:23
angel292005 # 26. June 2008, 00:23
theoddbod # 26. June 2008, 07:08
funz81 # 26. June 2008, 13:14
Furie # 26. June 2008, 13:29
funz81 # 26. June 2008, 13:36
Furie # 26. June 2008, 15:09
funz81 # 26. June 2008, 16:58
Cois # 26. June 2008, 23:50
rose-marie # 27. June 2008, 07:17
Furie # 27. June 2008, 09:14
rose-marie # 27. June 2008, 09:45
Hey - remember the killer rabbit in the Holy Grail? And the vicious plants from Little Shop of Horrors?
That's what I meant
Cois # 27. June 2008, 11:25
rose-marie # 27. June 2008, 12:06
Furie # 27. June 2008, 15:23
rose-marie # 27. June 2008, 15:26
Furie # 27. June 2008, 15:47
ellena # 27. June 2008, 18:03
theoddbod # 27. June 2008, 22:25
Er...I guess the title should probably say 'sun'. I don't know enough to know if a blue sun would have a blue sky, but I doubt it. My fault for finishing the story, then adding the title in a rush.
Cois # 28. June 2008, 09:28
Furie # 28. June 2008, 10:34
Cois # 28. June 2008, 11:11
theoddbod # 28. June 2008, 11:20
Would it be wrong of me to change the title?
Furie # 28. June 2008, 13:12
Cois # 28. June 2008, 13:37
Can anyone say nitpicking?
Cois # 28. June 2008, 13:38
Can anyone say nitpicking?
theoddbod # 28. June 2008, 17:26
Little niggles like this are why I'm unlikely to write pure sci-fi.
Cois # 28. June 2008, 17:45
attilasoul # 28. June 2008, 18:01
theoddbod # 28. June 2008, 21:43
Cois # 28. June 2008, 21:53