Kinks in the System
On the road ahead, a pinpoint darkness appeared and grew, coming closer and larger, swirling and sucking in matter from the roadside.
Jamie’s eyes flew wide, and he stared at the enormous disk of shadow with streamers like fingers, devouring trees, signs, and electric poles with ear-shattering explosions.
He hammered the brake. The car spun, sucked in by massive forces of wind and gravity.
Jamie screamed and covered his head.
Silence. Jamie lowered his arms and looked out of his crumpled car.
A face looked in. “Welcome to 3024 CE, Jamie. Sorry for the rough ride. We’re working on that.”
Friday Fictioneers: 100-word stories
photo prompt: Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
Muninn's Memories 
May 10, 2017 at 9:21 am
What fun!
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May 10, 2017 at 10:14 am
Thanks, Neil. 🙂
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May 10, 2017 at 10:36 am
Well that’s a different way to travel. The first part of the story reminded me of a horizontal tornado I saw when I was younger. It went straight across the road we were traveling on, and we had to stop at a farmhouse and ask if we could stay until the weather passed.
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May 10, 2017 at 10:37 am
Scary!
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May 10, 2017 at 10:54 am
“Welcome to the future, Jamie. Sorry about the car. We’re collectors if vintage autos. No use for you, so we’ll put you to work mining the asteroids.”
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May 10, 2017 at 11:34 am
Hehe. I like it.
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May 10, 2017 at 12:24 pm
This was a really fun spin on the prompt, Kecia!
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May 10, 2017 at 12:43 pm
Thanks, Dale. And no one died. 🙂
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May 10, 2017 at 12:44 pm
😀
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May 10, 2017 at 2:46 pm
Being collected like that… what a surprise that would be. But if it’s ever happen, no-one would tell. I love the visuals.
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May 10, 2017 at 2:47 pm
Thank you.
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May 10, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Fun! So when does he die the horrible death?
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May 10, 2017 at 4:30 pm
😦
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May 10, 2017 at 5:54 pm
We will have to let the aliens know that they can purchase scrap, metal, plastic, rumble, etc, and that there are special deals available during this century. 🙂
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May 10, 2017 at 6:18 pm
The possibilities are endless. Thanks, Michael.
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May 10, 2017 at 9:53 pm
Sounds like a great visual effect, but terrifying — definitely some kinks to be worked out of that system!
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May 11, 2017 at 7:22 am
Thank you for the comment, Joy.
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May 11, 2017 at 7:38 am
Love the twist.
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May 11, 2017 at 7:40 am
Thank you.
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May 11, 2017 at 5:18 pm
Of all the horrors that the dark cloud contained I didn’t expect the future. Nicely done.
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May 11, 2017 at 5:53 pm
Thank you.
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May 12, 2017 at 5:50 am
Very descriptive writing. I was pulled in, but made it through with only a scratch. I hope they don’t put me in the asteroid mines like poor Jamie.
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May 12, 2017 at 7:08 am
Thank you, Russell. 😀
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May 12, 2017 at 8:10 am
I hope they have the kinks sorted when it is time for me to go – after several births of course 😉 😀
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May 12, 2017 at 10:00 am
Thanks for reading, Dahlia.
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May 12, 2017 at 5:50 pm
Good one! Seems like an idea you could make into a bigger piece.
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May 12, 2017 at 11:17 pm
Thank you.
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May 12, 2017 at 10:33 pm
Oh, that last line made me laugh. All that drama and noise then “Ooops!”
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May 12, 2017 at 11:17 pm
Thanks, Alicia. 🙂
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May 13, 2017 at 1:08 am
A fun take. I wonder it it is 3024 on this planet.
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May 13, 2017 at 6:09 am
Thank you.
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May 13, 2017 at 8:39 am
Scarily funny. Nicely written.
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May 13, 2017 at 9:50 am
Thank you, Neel.
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May 15, 2017 at 10:48 am
Wow! Sounds like a great opening scene for a novel! Great visuals you created there
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May 15, 2017 at 1:25 pm
Thank you, Lynn.
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May 15, 2017 at 3:21 pm
My pleasure 🙂
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