PHOTO PROMPT © Robbie Cheadle
The zoo was closed which was what Chen was counting on. Right before he was “let go” from the IT department, he installed a backdoor into their security system letting him bypass the gate locks and alarms.
Even knowing he was alone, he looked left and right as the snow fell on him and the pool of baboons. The time traveler from the future whispered into the brain implant he had given Chen and he passed along the news to his friends.
“An alien probe will destroy Earth three-hundred years from now unless we take you back to answer them.”
It’s Wednesday and time once again to participate in Rochelle Wisoff-Field’s mid-week edition of Friday Fictioneers. The idea is to use the image above as the inspiration for crafting a poem or short story no more than 100 words long. My word count is exactly 100.
My wife is bringing our four-year-old granddaughter over soon, so I don’t have much time to write this. I “borrowed” the main plot from the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. In the movie, the Enterprise crew had to bring two humpback whales from 20th century California into the future to answer an alien probe. I just turned that into the 21st century, China, and baboons.
To read other stories based on the prompt, visit inlinkz.
Promotional image for “Shoot the Devil 3: Militia of Martyrs”
My short story “The Book of Names” is now available in the anthology Shoot the Devil 3: Martyr’s Militia. It’s a collection of tales chronicling the ages old battle of good vs. evil, mainly from a Christian perspective.
My story is a little more circumspect, although it does lean heavily on demonology and how the final utterance of one Name will defeat all evil. I hope some of you pick up a copy and have a read. Thanks.
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I like this fan fic spin, James. Star Trek and time travel are both favorites of mine.
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I had to come up with something quick and that’s what presented itself. Thanks.
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Hope you had a fun time with the grandchild. Cherished moments and memories.
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I always do. Thanks.
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I love that there’s all this going on and the public/ government is not aware. Seems like an interesting story is unfolding.
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Thanks, Claire.
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I hope this is science fiction and not an insight into the near future!
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You never can tell, Clare. Thanks.
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it looks like the future doesn’t look good for humanity. it’s time to make the best of what we still have.
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Indeed, but maybe the baboons will save us.
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I enjoyed that episode. I’m sure the baboons can answer their questions and save our planet. Fingers crossed! 🙂
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Thanks, Brenda.
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Let us hope this remains fiction!
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Me, too. Thanks.
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Never mess with the IT guy. It can only end in trouble.
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Or don’t let them know you’re letting them go until he can’t login to the servers.
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Hehe. That too!
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300 years away. Can’t be bothered. Somebody else’s problem.
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Some cultures believe we have a responsibility for future generations. Just a thought.
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Sounds like Chen is going for a ride.
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That’s a good question. Will the time traveler take him along?
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The Voyage Home is one of my favourite ST movies, I rewatch it often. There are so many funny gems in there. And your homage is fun and clever too.
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I like it, too. Thanks.
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I got Star Trek IV vibes even before I read your epilogue. It could even serve as a crossover with 2001. I hope you had fun with your granddaughter.
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Thanks.
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