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MemberFacehuggerJanuary 18, 2017I created this topic so that if you have your own Alien story or you wanted to review the other stories you can do so here.
Can't wait to hear from you ;)
Obsession is a Power, not a Curse ;)
It's nice to have the company of fellow writers in exploring the dark wonders of this universe. :)
I like to think that some of us might be Noticed by Fox, maybe earning a Script deal for our efforts of love for this franchise.
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Hmmm...ALIEN: Manticore is 9 chapters long, thus far, won't fit here as when It's done, it'll likely be 10 chapters with Prologue and Epilogue.
I need to think about how to 'package' it...I'm thinking PDF...
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Here's an excerpt from ALIEN: Manticore; Paradise. It's a work-on-hold, as to go any further than the landing of the Science Expedition's shuttle, I need to see COVENANT to stay on-track with Canon.
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PROLOGUE
Manticore had travelled out from Shadowfall, now clear of the more problematic celestial dynamics that the system was famous for and ready to engage it’s hyperdrive for the long voyage ahead.
Captain Sinjihnn Du’Maur was the only crewmember of the vessel still awake, the rest had entered hypersleep earlier along with the passengers who formed the science team they were bringing along. The ship was running entirely on it’s own auto-systems overseen by the ship‘s Virtual Intelligence, making him superfluous at the present time as he would be for the long trip ahead of them. He enjoyed this time, it gave him time to think, to review preparations one last time, spot overlooked details,
He and his friend, Jean McDormand had spent a few weeks finding qualified people who Vetted out as being able to keep their mouths shut and had no issues with participating in an unlicensed interstellar expedition setting out for a world extremely far away from the colonized systems.
The secrecy had been paramount, as he wanted to keep all the details under wraps and spare himself and his crew having to deal with some ego-driven Corporate rivals. There was also the concern of how insanely dangerous what they were heading out to find could possibly be, and how irresponsible corporations could be in evaluating ‘acceptable risk’. Thus, he and Jean had played things very close to the chest, employed a plausible cover story, and kept up a level of obfuscation in their communications second-to-none. It had been a significant pain, but success or failure always relied on details, often the small ones. Such was also the reasoning behind the significant investment in upgrading and advancing Manticore’s armament and combat capabilities.
The stars beckoned, and once again his ship would be sailing amongst them while he slept the sleep of the near-dead along with the people most important to him. The bridge was quiet, only a few indicators showed signs of machine-life, and he could hear the faint sound of air through the ventilation grilles in the ceiling above him. He took a moment to consider the enormity of what they were setting out to do; Challenge The Gods.
He felt no fear, no trepidation. He looked forward to it, to making sure the species that Dr. Elizabeth Shaw had named ‘Engineers’ knew they had Humanity’s eye on them, and knew of their aggressive nature. He wanted to make it very clear to them that Humanity was not some helpless planet-bound bunch of primitive peoples any longer, but stood on the same level as their creators, able to challenge them, and able to defeat them should they raise a hand against Humanity.
As he finished that thought, Manticore engaged it’s hyperdrive, and as it accelerated to, then beyond the speed of light, the star field ahead compressed, blue-shifted--appearing as a trillion pinpoints of painfully bright blue light for an instant--before expanding to appear normal again save for the slight but definite motion of some stars in the edges of the field of view. A glow began as the forward edge of the hyperdrive field encountered the interstellar medium at Faster-than-light speed, exciting the sparse hydrogen atoms to higher quantum states, shrouding the vessel in a corona of dim Cerenkov phantom-light.
With the engagement of the hyperdrive, the Captain casually patted a nearby console in a purely anthropomorphic gesture and made his way out, on his way to join the rest of his crew in the coldly peaceful embrace of hypersleep.
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Thank-You!! :D
I'm looking forward to finishing the first story and getting feedback after people give it a read. Editting is going quite well, but it is an inherently slow process, but day-by-day...
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To those of you thinking of posting your efforts, but still remain afraid to, there's nothing to be afraid of. I finally figured that out recently, and always remember that Good or Bad comments you can Learn from.
That said, there's a very accepting audience here, so take a chance, post, see what happens as you just never know until you actually try, and our own self-doubts are our biggest enemies.
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Same here, started a Thread for my works also. :)
It can be found here:
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I'm gonna have a look! TY for posting the links!
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Just got to the point where Jacob is conversing with the android after waking up.
It flows very well, the phrasing and such as well as the details immediately create a solid mental imagery and a sense of depth even this early into the story!
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NP, found 2nd Interval with a look at your Topics, I'll re-post the links here, a favor in exchange for the very enjoyable story you worked on and have shown to us. :)
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You're quite welcome! :) I saw it as a way to repay the favor of posting your stories and To Err Is Human, after all. :)
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