They came from an unimaginable distance. They conquered and subjugated the other-world life-forms for their benefit and their pleasure. It was useless to resist because the result had been the same for many eons.
When my ex-co-pilot disappeared without explanation on a planet on the outer rim of the Galaxy, I felt obligated to visit my old home planet to find out why. Warning, this story contains one of the worst puns in the known universe.
This is a flash story I wrote as an exercise earlier this year. It's a piece that I had a lot of fun writing. There's no sex, just a lot of blood and guts all wrapped up in time travel. Many thanks to Nora for her editing skills
The acrid smell of fried electronics fills the air. Damn government contractors! Greedy bastards cut every corner, just to save a credit. My ears drop as I survey the damage. The bracket holding the emergency control panel snapped. It slammed into the main power conduit which, of course, wasn't properly shielded. A 10-credit bracket. Damn them! This is bad. Really bad.
Have you heard the saying, 'good and evil exist in every single human being? Today, Jack's body is taken over by a dark entity. His new sexy neighbour, Pam, comes to his rescue after she witnesses him falling off a ladder. Her "Daddy" resurfaces in Jack's body.
Vampires, being immortal, generally spend eternity in wealth and prosperity. Bob, however, has been working at the local Waffle House for almost a century, in a section of the city decidedly not wealthy or prosperous.