Ficlets

Stories tagged with "mars"

On Mars

by YodaOnCrack 26 days ago

The spaceship landed on the polar caps of Mars. White geysers of ice swirled on top of the red surface, and frozen carbon dio…
Leaving Las Marsas

by kwatz 2 months ago

Robert slowly boarded the waiting transport, bandaged fingers struggling to grasp the worn hand railing as he struggled up th…
The Arvians Are Winning

by SKermitgorf 5 months ago

The Colonel was dead.
I was the highest ranking officer, so I took charge.
The Arvians and their Mother ship were decimating…
Nyssa :The First Arrival

by SKermitgorf 3 months ago

Alene felt the first pangs of labor pains, while her husband, Lt. Aherne assured her on video screen from Mars, that all woul…
Flipping Over the Rover

by Jenunique 3 months ago

“What were you thinking?“

Her mother rarely yelled at her, but Dareana knew she was in trouble when she reached that poin…
A Costly Detour

by The Ghost in the Machine 4 months ago

The door turned an angry orange as the soldiers on the outside tried to cut their way through. Outside the stars flitted by, ...
"So We're *Not* Being Hired by Some Débutante, Right?"

by Denubis 5 months ago

A shock, perhaps aftershock, of barely processed ethanol and acid jumped from Gregor’s stomach into the delicate tissues of h…
The Arvians Return

by Stovohobo 5 months ago

The Arvian Leader slithered up from the dusty ground, watching the departing cruiser with rage in its eyes. Never before had …
The mother ship

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

I looked at Ashley with sincere eyes. She knew what I was thinking. She embraced me and started to cry.
“Ashley… I love you…
Finishing the Battle

by Bartimaeus 5 months ago

With that, Faulkner took a death charge from his belt, activated it, and made a mad dash to the mother ship. He jumped, and l…