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[DocStone]

To Catch A Falling Star

He first got the idea from a magazine left in one of the station rooms. “Come Visit Certanus Prime – feel the sun on your skin and the sand beneath your feet.”

He’d never made planetfall before – he was spaceborn and had spent his entire existence orbiting the planet below, forbidden him until now.

This was his chance. The bridge was quiet, and Fredericks was asleep on duty again; too many “free” drinks the night before.

Silence the alarms, full power to thrusters, set course for Certanus!

As he entered the atmosphere the station AI could feel his skin warming already……..

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He entered low orbit in the upper atmosphere. To fight gravity's effect, the computer had to compensate with its thrusters so the Anaconda wouldn't get pulled down.

Erik stood up, walked over to DocStone, and untied him. "Bring him back to life."

Sweating, Doc got straight to work. He had no idea how many times Simoof's body could take the punishment before finally giving up. The brain was deteriorating from lack of oxygen.

Moments later, Simoof arose and was led to the cargo hatch.

"C-candy," Simoof queried.

Erik kicked him out of the hatch. "As soon as you make planetfall."

Quoting due to inability to give even more Rep

 

[Listeri69]

He first got the idea from a magazine left in one of the station rooms. “Come Visit Certanus Prime – feel the sun on your skin and the sand beneath your feet.”

He’d never made planetfall before – he was spaceborn and had spent his entire existence orbiting the planet below, forbidden him until now.

This was his chance. The bridge was quiet, and Fredericks was asleep on duty again; too many “free” drinks the night before.

Silence the alarms, full power to thrusters, set course for Certanus!

As he entered the atmosphere the station AI could feel his skin warming already……..

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Quoting due to inability to give even more Rep

Are you joining us on the Abba-Potato channel this week or are you still doing time for blackfacing up in Wick?

 

[moose666]

Wreck

Jake stood surveying the wreckage of the orca, watching the crash investigation team go through it with their fine tooth combs.

The radio crackled to life.
"Found the crew manifest sir."
"Good, anything unusual?"
"Ehmmm, i'm not sure about the flight deck crew, they look like pseudonyms."
"Read them to me."
"Ok, we have... commanders Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee fvk, and Bang Ding Ow"
He raised an eyebrow.
"Hmm, someone definitely extracting the urine there, but who..."

Without warning, potatoes and poached eggs began falling from above, along with pieces of paper bearing the name...

"Psykokow."

 

[DocStone]

Are you joining us on the Abba-Potato channel this week or are you still doing time for blackfacing up in Wick?

Lol, I'll be there, but I may be wearing a disguise

 

[Alien]

The Alien Chronicles: Part 2

The Equinox followed the mysterious object as it entered low orbit.
"Captain, the object is maneuvering for re-entry, shall I follow it down?" Ferbus nodded in approval.

The Schnellzoot tribe were busy having their Crumpetball Qudditch Challenge "wir haben nur sieben Minuten zwei Tore zu schießen !" The crowd in attendance at the Games considered the state of play, it was going to be close.

Play was halted as a shiny metal object burned down through the atmosphere. The players scattered from the field.

"Science officer, prepare a team to go and contain the object." Ferbus' officers scrambled to the airlocks.

 

[Simoof]

In the end there was darkness.

Godfrey stared at the blue planet from the small window in his private quarters.
"Idiots."
The colony was failing again.
Godfreys son entered the chamber,
"Do you want me to go back down? I could show them the w..."
"No. Not this time. It took less than 2000 cycles for them to destroy everything. I must take some of the blame. We should concentrate on the others."
The silence in the room thickened as they both looked mournfully at the blue orb one last time.
Never before had they let a Planet fall. This made Godfrey and Jesus sad.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

indubitably green
captain grim saluted his rookie lieutenant.
"I need you my lad to go planetfall , and mark one eyeball the surface whilst following a dot scanner and tell me what you see...
any slower and the sam,s defences will lock you up ma we lad!"
"shoudnt be a problem captain " replied the young lieutenant full of youthful exuberance.
the captain watched the communications screen as the young lietennant nimbly dodged the asteroids whilst afterburning, then skim the planets surface, and slow....... right down.......
"captain I am not afraid of being locked away by Sam, I will break out and..... ssssssssssshhhhhhhhkaboom

 

[Frank]

Lunar Rover

The two spacemen stood looking from the foot of their ship. "It's just a dustball!"

"Well, the captain wants a survey. The sooner we start..."

"I could tell it was a dustball before we landed!"

The captain leapt out of the ship unhindered by his spacesuit. He threw a ball as hard as he could. Something came bounding out of the ship in a heavily modified suit; now with four legs, and room for a wagging tail.

The men could hear their captain shout "Go get the ball" through their earsets, and they winced at the enthusiastic bark this caused.

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

The two spacemen stood looking from the foot of their ship. "It's just a dustball!"

"Well, the captain wants a survey. The sooner we start..."

"I could tell it was a dustball before we landed!"

The captain leapt out of the ship unhindered by his spacesuit. He threw a ball as hard as he could. Something came bounding out of the ship in a heavily
modified suit; now with four legs, and room for a wagging tail.



The men could hear their captain shout "Go get the ball" through their earsets, and they winced at the enthusiastic bark this caused.

that one already has my classic vote

 

[MrMogadon]

Technological Shift

The Exodus-class spacecraft “Mayflower” splash-landed 800m from land, sending up plumes of water and steam as the molten shielding rapidly cooled.

Automated systems started the task of waking the 500 strong crew from deep hibernation; whilst hydraulic legs stabilised the enormous ship in the shallow waters and sensors confirmed a breathable atmosphere and viable ecosystem.

1500 years since launch. Perfect. No glitches or mishaps whatsoever. Leaving everything and everyone behind had been worth it: New Eden awaited.

Frank drinking on the litter-strewn shoreline, pondered. “They’re not going to be happy. Since inventing FTL we’re now only 1 hour from Sol”

 

[Ian Phillips]

Hard Landing

Early in 3302 I found something unique. An earthlike planet, with a moon.

Hmmm? What's that you said? Nothing special about that? No, you're right I'll stop telling my story then.

Oh. You do want to hear it?

Well, this planet had lights. And satellites

I landed just on the dark side of the moon and travelled to a point I could observe the planet in my SRV by driving up a mountain.

Trouble was, that even in the light gravity of the moon the ground was too unstable to hold the SRV.

The SRV fell and destroyed the evidence.

 

[Frank]

The Exodus-class spacecraft “Mayflower” splash-landed 800m from land, sending up plumes of water and steam as the molten shielding rapidly cooled.

Automated systems started the task of waking the 500 strong crew from deep hibernation; whilst hydraulic legs stabilised the enormous ship in the shallow waters and sensors confirmed a breathable atmosphere and viable ecosystem.

1500 years since launch. Perfect. No glitches nor mishaps whatsoever. Leaving everything and everyone behind had been worth it: New Eden awaited.

Frank watched from the litter-strewn shoreline, thinking. “They’re not going to be happy that, with FTL, we’re now only 1 hour from Sol”

Why is it making me, in particular, think? I wonder if there's some sort of hidden pun in there some place. <hmm!> By golly! You were right. It's certainly making me think.

 

[Frank]

that one already has my classic vote
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That was one of the greatest games ever. I loved how the wheels flew off when I crashed. Who's a clever boy for posting that picture? Good boy! <throws Strontium Dog a doggie biscuit>

 

[MrMogadon]

Why is it making me, in particular, think? I wonder if there's some sort of hidden pun in there some place. <hmm!> By golly! You were right. It's certainly making me think.

Word thinking previously omitted, I could have you observe or perhaps you would prefer to quip instead. Let me know if you have any personal preferences - I'm nothing if not accommodating.

 

[Clef_Hanger]

What's the giant leap like?

.

They had eventually come across an Earth-like.
This planet would make him wealthy.
He'd finally be able to pay off all his debts and stop them sending people to kill him time and time again.

It wasn't the ship's A.I.'s fault. It had been programed to land on the higher ground for good visibility
and for a quick take-off, should the need arise.
The top of a mountain seemed ideal.

Exuberantly, Simoof bound out of his ship..................and over the cliff.
"Wow," he thought, as he tumbled the two miles to the surface.
"That first step's a killer!"

 

[Frank]

Word thinking previously omitted, I could have you observe or perhaps you would prefer to quip instead. Let me know if you have any personal preferences - I'm nothing if not accommodating.

You're asking me what's my favourite verb?.. Drinking!

 

[STRONTIUM DOG]

That was one of the greatest games ever. I loved how the wheels flew off when I crashed. Who's a clever boy for posting that picture? Good boy! <throws Strontium Dog a doggie biscuit>

uncontrollable tail wags munch my favorites scoobie snacks
we both have similar dog tags more wags

 

[Frank]

“To be is to do" - Socrates

I suddenly have this urge to go into the kitchen of a creepy old house and make myself a multi-decker sandwich.

01 - Erik Marcaigh - The Gravity Well that Never Runs Dry02 - Splendour - The fall of a planet
03 - Listeri69 - You can't Tuna fish.......
04 - DocStone - To Catch A Falling Star
05 - moose666 - Wreck
06 - Alien - The Alien Chronicles: Part 2
07 - Simoof - In the end there was darkness.
08 - STRONTIUM DOG - indubitably green
09 - Frank - Lunar Rover
10 - MrMogadon - Technological Shift
11 - Ian Phillips - Hard Landing
12 - Clef_Hanger - What's the giant leap like?

That's only 8 slots left, and it just Tuesday. Get your stories in quick before the last places are snapped up. If you've no idea what I'm talking about then go the the original post in this thread. The topic this week is "Planetfall"

I'll host this Thursday. Everything's back to normal. It's raining outside.

 

[MrMogadon]

You're asking me what's my favourite verb?.. Drinking!

I should really have guessed

 

[cleonymus]

The improbabilty of planetfall.



The impact had been considerable. Commander Cleonymus gazed over the lip of the crater with a puzzled look on his craggy face.



'I know what the system defence force said, but we still have to actually confirm it.'


His minion tapped him on the shoulder and pointed excitedly. 'I see something there'.


They both wandered in the direction of the strange mass, scanners at the ready. It seemed to be large white and blubbery. And there was a distinct smell of fish.


The analyser burped, the conclusion shimmering on the display.


'There - they told you it was a whale.'


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(with thanks and homage to the late great Douglas Adams)