Comments on 'The Wonderball'The Wonderball's blue exterior shimmered. The effect was three dimensional, even while staring at its hard surface. Just the effect he wanted.
The man in the long white coat and thick rubber gloves smiled. It was a disturbing smile. A smile from a face nearly frozen in a scowl.
He reached down and poured the red soupy liquid into the Wonderball. The man sat the crimson stained tube down, stepping back, admiring his work. No smile this time.
The Wonderball was capped with a mild pop. The gloved hand cradled it. He shook it, at first gingerly, then with as much gusto as his atrophied arms could. Then asked a question.
The crimson liquid bubbled with anger, fear, and confusion. The destruction! Then the cold, purchased on the remains of his home. It slept, dreamed and grew quite mad.
The man in the long white coat stood next to the woman in the smartly tailored suit. In front of them, the Wonderball, packaged and realized 1,000 times over. The cameras flashed. This _will_ change the World the man thought.2008-06-27T21:42:15Zhttp://ficlets.com/feed/story/35549Comment on The Wonderball<p>Excellent – this allows us to see the beginning of this not-so-innocent toy, and it gives the reader just enough information to want to keep reading and find out more. One small correction – the word “it’s” in the second line doesn’t need the apostrophe.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35549?basename=744082008-06-27T21:42:15ZAna Cristinahttp://ficlets.com/authors/asimon78Comment on The Wonderball<p>Oddly enough, I thought just the other day about how there ought to be a prequel to this story. Thanks for not making me do it. : ) This is kind of what I envisioned, too – it’s a specific enough birth of the Wonderball, but still, what the hell’s going on? Nice.</p>http://ficlets.com/stories/35549?basename=743212008-06-27T11:33:30ZEckhousehttp://ficlets.com/authors/eckhouse