It was the reverberations of the engines jarring through the earth that woke me, moments before the shattering of the dishes as they hit the floor. Panic flooded my senses, and I jolted awake, pushing myself out of bed to fly towards the window. Heart racing, a cold nervous sweat broke out all over my body, itching like a rash and robbing my mouth of moisture. _Tell me I’m wrong._ The ship was just beginning to hover off the ground, and without thought I ran barefoot through the remains of my home, hitting the ground at full speed as I rocketed towards the last transport ship that would ever take off from Earth’s soil. “Wait!” I tried to scream, but my mouth felt as through it were made of cotton. Tears stung my eyes, and I shook them away, putting my energy into a last burst of speed. _If only someone could see me._ But they didn’t. As I watched, the ship gained speed, thrusting upwards through Earth’s damaged atmosphere, taking the last of the planet’s human inhabitants with it. _Except for me._ 2008-04-14T04:29:51Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/19004 <p>Now that&#8217;s a nightmare.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19004?basename=56211 2008-04-14T04:29:51Z Cavalry Calhoone http://ficlets.com/authors/cavalrycalhoone <p>Ouch, ouch, ouch. Poor organization and inadequate calendaring never hurt so much. Great human touch on a sci-fi premise. <br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19004?basename=35826 2008-01-22T23:34:26Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>Kermitgorf, I always suspected that you were a Jedi!<br />Batak, you are a marvelous story teller.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19004?basename=35822 2008-01-22T23:17:48Z Tad Winslow http://ficlets.com/authors/tjd <p>Oh my&#8230;I almost cried. That is so cool, but really thought-provoking too, in a weird way. Not that you have to think about what&#8217;s happening, but how would you feel if that happened? Now I wanna know more.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19004?basename=35775 2008-01-22T20:08:47Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p>Action packed sci-fi. Surreal. Well done, you&#8217;re so much better at sci-fi then I. better than most actually.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19004?basename=35773 2008-01-22T19:47:21Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf