Drabble: Space Oddity

[ffutures]

Little idea that popped into my head, not sure why. 100-word Drabble, not a happy one...



100-word Deep Space 9 / DC Comics Drabble. All characters belong to their respective creators and are used without any intention of damaging copyright. This story may not be distributed on a profit-making basis.

Space Oddity

by Marcus L. Rowland

"So what happened?" asked Sisko.

"I've cracked their records," said Dax. "Their planet was dying, some sort of runaway core reaction. They tried to salvage what they could. But it was too little, too late."

"Any idea how long?"

"A few hundred years," said Julian. "Poor kid never stood a chance."

They stared down at the capsule with the stylised S-like shape on the bow and the impossibly crude warp drive behind, a drive that must have failed within seconds of launch, and the tiny skeleton, wrapped in a red blanket and strapped into a padded crib, its sole occupant.

Comments

[jgracio.livejournal.com]

Super Skeleton! :)

Fun.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

That's so sad! And evil! And good!

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

I think it's my reaction to some of the incredibly unimaginitive fic. on the Lois and Clark fanfic site.

[elementalv.livejournal.com]

The Key's Watcher came about as the result of incredibly unimaginative (and stupid) AB crossovers, so I know whereof you speak.

[doctor-toc.livejournal.com]

Goosebumps, matey. Nice one.