Colony 9

Amped1Amped1 Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13287Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Chapter 1</div> Taylor felt something prod him in the side. He opened his eyes and looked around and saw Barry's face looking down at him.
"Yeah?" He questioned Barry.
"Well, they made the emergency call…looks like they'll be needing us after all."
"Hmm…come on let's suit up and go."
They both put on their light armor and strapped on the med packs. Then, they started on their way to the surface. They didn't say anything as they landed in the eerie docking pay. The hydraulics in the door whirred as the hatch in front of them opened. They peered around inside of the structure for a while.
"Well we gonna get going?" Barry asked. Taylor responded by stepping out into the building. It was in ruins. There was vegetation growing on the crumbling walls.
"Hard to believe people lived here once," he whispered.
"Did you manage to find the location of the distress beacon?" Taylor asked.
"Yeah, they should be on the bottom floor."
"Well let's get going." They walked slowly, like everyone does in a place that they find scary. They would both stop in their tracks at the crack of a twig or any other foreign noise. On the 2nd floor they heard a strange, unearthly growl.
"What the hell was that?" Barry whimpered.
"Probably just an animal. Let's keep moving."
"What if it's those things?!?" Barry was getting hysterical. Taylor pumped his shotgun and creeped up on the origin of the growl. There was nothing there.
"See? Nothing to be afraid of." Taylor turned around. Barry had a relieved look on his face, but Taylor certainly did not. There was a tentacle hovering over Barry's head. Barry seeing the expression, and where Taylor was looking, turned around. He screamed as the thing grabbed him and sucked him into a hole.
"****!" Taylor screamed as he ran over to the hole. There was some gelatin like stuff covering the hole. Taylor kicked it but it just wiggled. "Good thing I brought this along," he said as he pulled out some plastic explosives. He stuck them onto the jelly and ran behind the pillar. He pressed the detonator and heard a sick splattering noise. "Here goes nothing." And he flung himself down the tube after Barry.

Comments

  • Amped1Amped1 Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13287Members
    That was about 1/3 of the first chapter. What do you guys think? Should I keep going or stop? Oh and just to let you know, the first chapter is just an intro to the real action.
  • Jerry1Jerry1 Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17453Members
    Hi there! A bit slow around here, eh? Sounds good, I hope more information about the characters will be revealed later. Good cliff-hanger, I'll be reading the next part!

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  • PFCNublarPFCNublar Join Date: 2003-04-23 Member: 15792Members
    its good. what is this? a hybrid story? with elements from something else and NS? because i don't remember aliens pulling you under with tenticles <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->.
  • Jerry1Jerry1 Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17453Members
    Maybe it's a new type of Kharaa! Nothin wrong with springing some more creativity into the NS universe.
  • Amped1Amped1 Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13287Members
    Hate to spoil it but developing these characters isn't a big priority. They only stay in the scene for one chapter. And I put in the tentacles because something needed to grab him. Maybe he should just trip over a fatty and fall into the tunnel?
  • DocterJDocterJ Join Date: 2003-04-09 Member: 15357Members
    This is off topic but do you use the TS forumS?
  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    nice work


    a hint from the fan-fic veteran (this is something i've discovered)

    PARAGRAPHS ARE YOU FRIENDS!

    thats my only suggestion
  • Amped1Amped1 Join Date: 2003-02-08 Member: 13287Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--That Annoying Kid+Jun 19 2003, 08:51 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (That Annoying Kid @ Jun 19 2003, 08:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> nice work


    a hint from the fan-fic veteran (this is something i've discovered)

    PARAGRAPHS ARE YOU FRIENDS!

    thats my only suggestion <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Tell me how to use the tab key on these forums and I'll do it. This story was orignally spaced out but the forums and their stupid auto correct fixed it. And what does TS stand for?
  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    dont use tabs, use enters

    this is a long story with no paragraphs in it: a;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\u

    (i really coulnd't be a**d to type something realy

    ths is the same long story but with paragraphs: a;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\u

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    a;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\ua;oitulhjnzluhucmuiht,uhnfgulhn\u

    see? much easier
  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    oh man Z.X you rock


    Just put a

    like so, it should space it out

    (edit post=trial and error=w1nna)
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