Chapters tagged sci-fi

Head back along the crash site by Sixth

Chapter 3

Rae looked around. It was all to clear that the jungle was incredibly dense, most likely dangerous and all too intimidating. One part of the jungle was different though. The Galileo simply hadn't thumped down squarely when it crashed into the planet; it had landed at an angle, b...

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Someone else by Sixth

Chapter 2

Yellow eyes watched the crash site carefully from high up in the tree top. Two of its four humanoid hands gripped the branch above its head while its feet balanced on the thicker branch taking the creatures weight. The creature had been travelling for a number of days. It had...

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Storms in the darkness by Sixth

Chapter 4

The Galileo, the 12th escape capsule of the Luxor, began to beep. From somewhere in the twisted wreckage the sound echoed out in an automated warning. Tara knew she had to get away from the craft. Walking across the jungle ground was almost impossible in her 5” inches and yet...

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The Creature by Sixth

Chapter 5

The roar was louder than any of the thunder crashes from overhead in the sky beyond the trees. The creature tore through the ropey bushes in front of her and charged. Tara screamed. The darkness of the storm wouldn't allow her to make out the details of the horror but flashing...

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Rest in peace Tara by Sixth

Chapter 6

Tara didn't feel the blow to the head which killed her. She only knew she had died as she looked down to see her body crumpled around the boulder below. +++ Ralph Peterson apologised to Gwen, "Not much of a way to start a honeymoon, is it?" From her seat beside Ralph, G...

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A challenging landing by Sixth

Chapter 7

At times Lois would feel an utter sense of dread. It had started when Tara had gone missing. The dread attacks would strike without warning and while they lasted she was sure that Tara, her poor daughter was dead, they left her dazed and unable to think. Landing the shuttle wa...

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That dreadful roar by Sixth

Chapter 8

Lois, Ralph and Gwen had little time to think about the intense heat of he planet as they stood in the tiny clearing of towering alien trees. When the roar echoed out from the deep inside the jungle Lois' heart nearly stopped. It sounded exactly as she imagined it would....

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