The End of the World as We Know It

by StrugglingWriter

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The World was scheduled to end in 3 hours and Max and Fender sat in an empty cafe drinking tea. “Tell me again why we aren’t evacuating?” said Max.

“I told you,” replied Fender. “I’m scared of flying. Much too dangerous.”

“Oh, OK,” said Max not wanting to press the issue. It seemed to Max that sitting on a planet marked for annihilation was slightly more risky than air travel, but he didn’t want to argue with his mentor. “I guess ol’ Tex shouldn’t have made that bet.”

“Who would’ve predicted we could lose the World Series to the Gum’Bnds?” replied Fender. “We invented baseball. The whole thing was ruined anyhow when they started letting planets with non-humanoid inhabitants play. Who could find the strike-zone on a squid, anyhow?”

“You suppose they have baseball in the afterlife?” said Max, staring despondently at his drink. “I think I’ll miss that most. Well, that and cupcakes. Oh, and those tiny, little..”

“Finish up,” interrupted Fender gesturing toward his companion’s cup. “I have a plan.”

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 4.0 stars out of 5

  1. The End of the World as We Know It

    Saffron's Buddy Icon Saffron

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This has LOTS of great possibilities for sequel or prequel. I think I’m gonna play around with it. Nice balance of humor and story! :)

  2. The End of the World as We Know It

    Norm McCray's Buddy Icon Norm McCray

    Posted about 1 year ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    I agree with Saffron, certainly. The only reason I haven’t 5’ed it is because it’s a bit too Douglas Adams…

  3. The End of the World as We Know It

    Susan Holder is terrific's Buddy Icon Susan Holder is terrific

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I like it quite a bit. Struggling Writer – you do have a knack for this.. (and I have a penchant for Douglas Adams… I know.. big surprise there huh??) :)

  4. The End of the World as We Know It

    StrugglingWriter's Buddy Icon StrugglingWriter

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Susan – thank you. This story is actually my favorite one I have written on this site. I hope to continue it at some point. Obviously, it was influenced by Douglas Adams, but hopefully it is still different enough.

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