Asteroids (pt 1) - 1980s video game challenge

by electrobrain

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Beep. Beep.

Raymond Chan, decorated Armada veteran and the Savior of Sector Seven, awoke in a half-drunken stupor. Without opening his eyes, he slammed his hand down on the button which would disable the alarm on the mass spectrometer.

Beep. Beep.

The alarm continued to sound.

“Ok, ok, I’m awake, “ he slurred to the empty cockpit.

He sat up and rubbed his eyes, slowly becoming aware of the throbbing pain centered in his head, as if someone had driven a rod in one temple and out the other. The alarm sent fresh waves of agony through his skull at each sounding. Chan hit the override button three more times, hard, but the high-pitched noise persisted.

He leaned forward with his elbows on his knees and began to massage his temples. When he opened his eyes, a rock twice the size of his ship was floating by nearly close enough to touch.

“Oh, shit, “ exclaimed Chan, awaking enough to realize that he was alone in the middle of the biggest asteroid field he’d ever seen.

Beep. Beep.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Asteroids (pt 1) - 1980s video game challenge

    YodaOnCrack's Buddy Icon YodaOnCrack

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Now how could we have a ficlet arcade game challenge without Asteroids! Great descriptions and quite believable, actually! Brilliant!

  2. Asteroids (pt 1) - 1980s video game challenge

    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    LOL ! I think he’ll pay much more attention to what exactly is doing the beeping in the future. :D
    Great job!

  3. Asteroids (pt 1) - 1980s video game challenge

    BARomero's Buddy Icon BARomero

    Posted 4 months ago

    Of course you realize that the odds of actually successfully navigating an asteroid field are approximately three thousand seven hundred twenty to one…

  4. Asteroids (pt 1) - 1980s video game challenge

    Misheru O'ku's Buddy Icon Misheru O'ku

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nicely done!

  5. Asteroids (pt 1) - 1980s video game challenge

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Humorous, descriptive and brings back the memories of the good old days!

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