NYCM Prompts
Genre: Sci-Fi | Action: wheezing | Word: fund
[Round 1: 9th – top 15 advance to Round 2]
Distant stars glittered above the desolate planetoid. Pausing in his mineral survey, Nikias could hear the rattling wheeze of the other researcher through the paired intercom of their spacesuits. Just a cold, they had claimed. But could Nikias trust that?
He needed to act. No hesitation.
Nikias whirled around. Long leaping bounds hastened his progress towards the two-man shuttle.
“Nik!” The panicked voice crackled in his earpiece. “What are you—”
Slamming his fist against the inner panel, he activated the airlock seal, cutting off all comms. No regrets. The fundamental rule of deep space exploration? Survive – at any cost.
C.A. Raine 