Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday (SFFSat) is a place where a bunch of us post snippets from our written works and also shoot the breeze a little. And before I get ahead of myself, thanks and appreciation as always to those who stop by and leave fantastic comments.
Our heroine and her bumbling partner, Mason, have run out of the bridge of the old ship (and yes, I've decided to make it a ship-ship) and are en route to their drop ship...
A little preamble for those who don't know: Two characters on an old ship that looked like it originated from the 1960s. They discover a creature that looks suspiciously like a dinosaur, but more like a dragon...they scramble.
You can catch the previous ones:
Part 1: here.
Part 2: here.
Part 3: here.
Part 4: here.
Part 5: here.
And now for this week...after diving for cover, our heroine has but a brief moment to survey the threat...
Our
legs propelled us down the same route we took as we boarded the vessel, and
straight to the waiting drop ship on the deck. The sooner we got off the
ancient tanker and blew it out of the water, the better. Dragon-dinosaur and
everything!
In
the back of my mind, I cursed our employer. Sometimes, I little heads up would
be nice. Science vessel, my eyeball! It was a freaking freak house. How else
would one explain an old 1960s ship, the maritime kind, materializing out of
nowhere like a ghost? The thing was close to 600 years old, and by all rights,
it should’ve crumbled up into fine rust particles or sunk to the bottom of the
ocean—freak show creature and all.
(PS: I'm taking another break for August. It's that time of the year when holidays are needed to ensure sanity is maintained. See ya all again in September!!)
(PS: I'm taking another break for August. It's that time of the year when holidays are needed to ensure sanity is maintained. See ya all again in September!!)
Cheers!
Cool premise, T. K.
ReplyDeleteVery new pulp and science fiction adventure!
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Thanks!! Hey, pulp...I never thought of that... cool.
DeleteNew pulp is making a big resurgence in the Science Fiction Adventure community.
DeleteThanks for the heads up!! I shall have to look into this...
DeleteNice to see this all coming together--more info given, and now more questions raised!
ReplyDeleteIndeed!! :D
DeleteOoooo a time traveling ghost ship with a dinosaur on it? That's awesome. I love this phrase too - "freaking freak house"!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Glad you enjoyed!! Stay tuned. Same bat channel, same bat time!! (Well, in about a month's time....)
DeleteAh, we set sail on the open sea for this adventure! Arr! We need more nautical scifi stories. I don't think we have enough.
ReplyDelete*sniff* I'm going to miss you. ;P Enjoy your holiday!
Haha! Thanks, Patrick!! Don't worry, more exciting tales to tell upon my return. You can be sure I'll be conjuring up prose in my head while I'm away! :D
DeleteWonder what'll be wrong with their drop ship?
ReplyDeleteOhh...now there's an interesting question...thanks!!!
DeleteYou can't go wrong with a ghost ship...and with dragon-dinosaurs, too? Sounds like a hit. Have a good vacation!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm planning on having a blast!!
DeleteAn actual ship--now that's an interesting twist. I can't wait to see where you'll take this in September. Enjoy your time off!
ReplyDeleteMe either!! Need to start conjuring up stuff...and thanks!!
DeleteThis sounds like a crazy-ass story - just my kind of story! Wonderful stuff!
ReplyDeleteHaha! It is a bit crazy!! Glad you like!!
DeleteLOL! I love this pantsing thing. Dinosaur-dragon freak show and all!
ReplyDeleteHehe. Me too!!! :D
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