For
this year’s A to Z Challenge, I’m writing drabbles based on words I got from a
random word generator. A drabble is a
short piece of fiction of exactly 100 words.
Enjoy!
Zoom
Mike climbed into the
Cosmix Model 27-B Racer and fastened the harness. He’d been eyeing the sleek black and green
hull of the ship for months, daydreaming about taking it out for a spin around
the system.
He’d passed the flight
test in a bulkier and far less attractive shuttle. Now he was getting his chance.
Then he got his
clearance. He slid out of the shuttle
bay, and the star-speckled blackness of space embraced him. Mike accelerated, savoring the way his body
sank back into the seat as he zoomed through the deep.
He didn’t plot a
course.
Wonder if he could beat Han's record for the Kessel Run in that thing... (keeping in mind that what Han actually did was bend space around the Maw, a parsec is not a measure of speed :P)
ReplyDeleteNow that is a good story starter!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the A to Z challenge. I so loved your drabbles!! I hope some of them will turn into longer stories.
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You're making me wonder now. Do people in sci fi stories have to take a driver's test to fly a ship? Do test drives happen? Are there dealers?????? LOL
ReplyDeleteCongrats on finishing the challenge.
Hope Mike's journey of discovery goes well! Congrats on completing the Challenge!
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