Week 11 Story: The Moon Strikes Back
There once was a habitable planet called YX-99 many light years away from earth. It was filled with lush forest, and oceans full of aquatic life. John Doe and Married Doe had recently gotten a large inheritance from their parents who died in a space ship crash while doing illegal street racing. They wished to invest their money wisely so they bought YX-99 at a government auction. They planned to strip mine the entire planet for its resources so they could become industry tycoons. They got on a ship and headed there, sleeping in stasis for nearly ten years. When they arrived they started setting up their mining equipment. All was going well, and many months went by without a hitch. The moon, unknown to the newcomers that is was sentient, became angry at the pollution that now clouded its face as it looked down. The moon shot some laser beams blowing up some mining equipment. John became angry as well and vowed revenge on the moon. He gathered some spare tech laying around and created a dynamic laser noose. He used this noose to capture and restrain the moon from causing more damage. Without the moon to defend them, the aquatic life began to die off. They banded together, and awoke a mysterious being beneath the ocean. This being stood up grabbed the noose off the moon, but the noose then transferred over to him strangling him. As he came closer to dying he shrunk down eventually leading to the noose slipping off. The moon then killed John and Married with some more laser beams.
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| "That's no moon" - John Doe about to be killed. Wookiepedia |
This story is written with every movie, Sci-fi, or other trope I could think of to purposely create a comedically bad story. I started with the basic plot of the American Indian fairy tale of The Boy Who Snared The Sun, but I rewrote everything into a science fiction setting. The moon takes the place of the sun in the original story, and unlike the original story the sun gets the final say in the matter.
American Indian Fairy Tales by Henry Schoolcraft
The sci-fi setting works well for this story. Something like lassoing the moon is a lot more plausible when you have super advanced technology. I really like the inclusion of the pollution trope as well as the two characters buying a whole planet. If we have interstellar travel, there will be so many planets what would it hurt to sell them off to individuals.
ReplyDeleteHi DKNK! I just finished reading your intro and love how much of yourself you were able to bring into this story. It does reminds me of a sci-fi sharknado story, if you know what I mean. I thought it was so funny and I love to read the unimaginable! You have a great imagination. I definitely wouldn't want to mess with the moon. The only suggestion I have is to possibly break your story into paragraphs so it isn't just a big block of text. This might make it easier for readers to follow! Good job!
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