FF – Extinction Level Event!
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by C.E. Ayr and brought to mind a scene near the end of the film “Deep Impact”.
So quiet, so peaceful, yet moments from the promised meteor strike. He hadn’t watched the whole news story. He’d seen the Hollywood films.
This was the end.
He’d decided to sit and wait for the tsunami, though he’d also taken a strong neurotoxin. He didn’t want to be left, smashed yet alive, the sole survivor. Better to be sure.
He saw a streak of light. A splash. A small wave washed over his feet.
Hmm. Not what he was expecting. Quite a small meteor, then.
In many ways (he pondered as he dropped dead), he shouldn’t have taken the poison.
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Oh my! What a great use of the prompt! Bravo!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, thanks 🙂
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I bet his name was Billy!
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It might have been – is that a reference to something?
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Silly Billy!
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Gotcha! And yes!
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Small earthquake, not many dead
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Six fish slightly traumatised.
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Talk about mordant humor, Ali. You nailed it with this one! A lesson for all not to believe everything you read.
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Or at least to read right to the end where it said “no damage is expected” 🙂
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Sorry, but with the news media being what it is, he likely wouldn’t have lived long anyway. “This is it, the end of us all!” comes rather frequently these days.
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Maybe he’s just made a slightly earlier exit…
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This made me LOL! When will people learn that you can’t believe everything you see on social media? 😀
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Probably never 😦
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Whoops! Haha – Deep Impact would have been improved with this ending 🙂
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Not quite Hollywoody enough I fear 🙂
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Indeed, some decisions can’t be reversed. Great story this week.
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Yes, it was all a bit final for sure.
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I told hubby your story this week. His comment is: “that bites.” He liked it, too.
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Yay 🙂
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Ah gee… damned if he did, damned if he didn’t! Sucks to be him, that’s for sure!
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Yep, he could have had a pleasant day walking the beach, but instead…
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Instead noooooo…..
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O heck, he called that wrong.
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Yep, big time!
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Maybe he should have had an antidote handy…just in case the media got it wrong. Great story, D-man.
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Yes, not really a forward-thinker!
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I hate to laugh at this but dang it was funny.
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I think even he saw the funny side (briefly)!
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In his defense, it was probably played up as an extinction level event for ratings. Such a shame they lost a viewer over it, though…
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Yes, the media rather shot themselves in the foot there.
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Very funny, Ali, I love it!
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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What a disappointmen – for him. I want this made into a movie. So much better to have the event sizzle off.
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That would be great. Two hours of build up, then… splash 🙂
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You shouldn’t believe everything you learn from Hollywood films! Actually, I don’t believe much of what I hear about in the news either. As for weather forecasts, don’t get me started!
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I hear it looks like rain today…
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if there’s any consolation, he won’t be there anymore when the big one hits. 🙂
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Every cloud has a silver lining 🙂
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Damn – he really believed the conspiracy theory, that everyday is doomsday.
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It came true for him!
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He bought into the end of the world predictions and brought it about after-all. Poor guy. It’s too bad he didn’t pass before he realized his mistake.
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Yes, he could have died with the smug thought that he was right 🙂
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Oh no, poor guy bought the doomsday prediction. Sad, really. And extremely well-written.
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Oh dear! At least it was quick.
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Yeah, I didn’t have enough words for him to die writhing and gasping on the sand 😉
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Dear Ali,
Perhaps he was a bit hasty in his decision. Poor guy.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, he didn’t really leave himself any way back.
Ali
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Teehee! A fine example of bathos! You made me smile, Ali.
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I’m glad you liked it!
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Great story Ali — your hero contemplating the meaning of life, a shake of the dice, take the pill, not take the pill. I like the mood of it very much.
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it! That chap had hidden depths 🙂
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Oops!
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LOL. Always watch the whole story. It maybe shouldn’t be funny but it is totally funny anyway. Thanks for the laugh.
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You’re welcome, I’m glad you liked it!
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Note to self: don’t watch the news, but if you do, watch the whole story.
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Yep, especially in tabloids where the headline can promise far worse than the actual story.
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