I just wrote a quick little sci-fi Ficlet over my lunch break and though I would share it here. The title of the Ficlet is Civil War on an Unknown Planet stems from some daydreaming I was having the other day. I was thinking about the future and if space travel would ever be as common as driving a car. Then I thought of what would happen if there was life on other planets? Then I though, what if there was life on other planets and we visited one of these planets, and what if this planet was in the middle of a civil war? What if we chose the wrong side to fight with? What if we fought with the “bad guys”? What if there weren’t any “bad guys”?
Anyhow, here is my story for your enjoyment. Remember I was limited to 1044 characters and I left the ending open for someone to continue on. Enjoy:
Civil War on an Unknown Planet
One was to take certain precautions when visiting a planet that had yet to be documented by the Federation of Space Travelers. Were the natives friendly to humans? Was there oxygen available or would one have to rely on a respirator? Most importantly, where was the nearest Pub?
Mitch knew none of these things as he began his descent towards the glowing landing strip, flashing the Spee-Lunker’s headlights in the universal sign of peace. He had visited thousands of undocumented planets and never once had a problem, save for the time he nearly made love to the President of Ecabosh Alpha’s beloved house pet. Species confusion aside, Mitch had no reason to believe this pit-stop would be any different.
A mile above the landing pad Mitch first noticed the ground surrounding the landing site was completely charred. “Must be some type of protective shield,” he thought as he ejected from his ship, too close to the ground to pull up. Ship gone, Mitch was about to find himself stranded in the middle of a civil war.
The Struggling Writer 
Yeah, you ought to write more.
By the way what’s with this cuteness factor running through all your work?
“he nearly made love to the President of Ecabosh Alpha’s beloved house pet. ..”
???!!
I like the word Spee-Lunker, it makes me giggle uncontrolably. I’m going to be saying it in my head all day (helps to relieve the stress).
vintagefan – thanks for the comment and I’m happy you liked it. As far as the “cuteness factor” I write what I like to read. I really enjoy Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett stuff so that is what I write. Also, I have tried to write some stuff without the humor, but that is hard for me to do. In the “real world” I have been told I have a “dry sense of humor”.
Chris – 🙂 It makes me smile thinking someone out there is walking around saying Spee-Lunker!
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