Twilight takes a team to a station to try and save some survivors. They're unprepared for what awaits them. An entry for the Science Fiction Contest run by Bicyclette. Co-Written with daOtterGuy
Spike stared wide-eyed into the camera. “Help us! She’s killing us! She’s turned into some kind of–aaaaaaugh!” Blood splattered the screen as something stabbed Spike through the neck, cutting off his scream into a liquidy gurgle before the screen went black.
Not for the first time, Twilight fought back the urge to shed tears. She didn’t dare show that weakness right now, not in front of her squad.
oof, what a start! and seeing this in the context of the Twilight/Spike bond def makes this hurt more
“Triggering the umbilical,” called out Maud Pie, one of the combat specialists Twilight had brought along. With the possibility of hostile… somethings… aboard the station, Twilight wasn’t about to mess around with half measures, and Sergeant Pie was one of the toughest, strongest soldiers she knew.
hell yeah she was
Trixie seethed, her hand moving to finger her sidearm. “How dare you speak that way to me–”
“Trixie!” barked the final member of their crew, Captain Starlight Glimmer. “Get a grip. I told you not to start crap.”
foreshadowing? also, glad to see Trixie being Trixie
Splashes of crimson fluid also stained the deck and walls, sprayed in patterns similar to elegant firework displays.
ominous, and makes me think of Trixie again
“But she’ll need a proper medical facility to regrow that arm. It’s been shredded to pieces. She’s got numerous other lacerations from where the shrapnel penetrated her armor, including her right hamstring, which has been completely cut. She’ll be stumbling around.”
oof! though it's interesting to see this as an analogy to her pony version's broken horn
“Sweet Celestia…” Trixie cursed. “Eaten by what?”
interesting that they still curse by Celestia here. and ominous!
“HOLY CELESTIA!” Moon Dancer screamed, frozen in place.
yeah, uh, that would be my reaction, too!
“He’s gone, I’m sorry,” Flash said with a sad shake of his head. “He wasn’t the first one she’s… eaten. I keep hoping each victim is the last but…” He shook his head and flashed them a pained smile. “But hey, we’ve got a bunch of properly armed and armored soldiers here now. You can probably take her down.”
sadly, i am too genre savvy to trust the lone survivor on a space station attacked by shapeshifting monsters. "sus", as the kids say
“Yes, ma’am, Major ma’am.”
hehe, this does feel very FlashLight
Welcome, everyone, to the collab between DaOtterGuy and myself. As you can see, this is horror, which is not a genre I usually touch. In fact this is easily the goriest story I've ever written outside of Danganronpa: In Harmony's Wake.
i don't normally read gory horror, but i've enjoyed that aspect so far! feels very appropriate for the story it's telling
A few important things to note: I followed U.S. Army/Air Force military ranks for this, and the claim that a cadet outranks an NCO is, in fact, 100% correct according to AR 600-20 Army Command Policy.
ah, nice, i was wondering about this point! and i can imagine that would be a very understandable sore spot for the NCO in question
We also threw in the idea that celestial terms are used as swears in this story. So for example, when they say Celestia, they're referring to the star in their home system. Luna would be their moon, and so on and so forth.
and the other thing i was wondering about! definitely fitting for members of a spacefaring civilization
This seems interesting.
oof, what a start! and seeing this in the context of the Twilight/Spike bond def makes this hurt more
hell yeah she was
foreshadowing? also, glad to see Trixie being Trixie
ominous, and makes me think of Trixie again
oof! though it's interesting to see this as an analogy to her pony version's broken horn
interesting that they still curse by Celestia here. and ominous!
yeah, uh, that would be my reaction, too!
sadly, i am too genre savvy to trust the lone survivor on a space station attacked by shapeshifting monsters. "sus", as the kids say
hehe, this does feel very FlashLight
i don't normally read gory horror, but i've enjoyed that aspect so far! feels very appropriate for the story it's telling
ah, nice, i was wondering about this point! and i can imagine that would be a very understandable sore spot for the NCO in question
and the other thing i was wondering about! definitely fitting for members of a spacefaring civilization