Emergency protocol
Of all the places to hide, I end up here. Statistical probability puts this well past a human being struck by lightning twice on the same day while listening…
Be Da Bomb - "Find Me Something I Can Blow Up!"
What does it feel like to be a bomb? In the movie "Dark Star," a "smart" bomb explores its purpose in life, having been awakened by accident and as it explores the ramifications of exploding in the bomb bay of the star ship "Dark Star." Needless to say, this is counterintuitive to the best interest of the crew of the ship. In this challenge, _"be the bomb"_ or be the guy trying to talk the bomb out of exploding inappropriately. The bomb bay of a star ship is not the only place you might encounter a smart bomb. A bomb disposal guy (think _The Hurt Locker_), might be at the end of his tour in Iraq when he meets an IED that not only verbalizes its mission, but thinks through the philosophy of why it should explode and who it should take with it when it goes. Wherever a bomb can be, a smart bomb can be. What if the smart bomb is not so smart, like the "Elmer Fudd" of bombs? For you, author, the sky is the limit. Help your readers see the bomb's or Bomb Disposal Guy's point of view.
Challengers
6 entriesThe Minuteman
It felt like an aeon in the dark, silent silo. Tonnes of rock overhead. The United States of America never wanted nor needed to use me. They were very proud of…
The eternal dud
Dormant, I dwell beneath the dome of stars. My detonator destroyed - damaged I meet my doom amidst devastation. My devisers developed data on their day-star…
When You Have To Go
My little friends, I could have been a contender. Grandpa was a shell in the Great War, and Pappy fell on Hamburg in 1943. I was too young for Korea, I have to…
The ultimate weapon
It was the ultimate weapon. Death sparkled from every glistening edge of that monster. An H bomb embedded in its chest. A killing machine of such complexity it…
Trust Me
I sit in the black duffel bag, dying for a breath of fresh air. The darkness is suffocating, and I’ve been in here for what feels like forever. When he pieced…