“The caves of central Missouri, Sir. You need to see this.”
Taggart Romney, Constitutional American President, answers his Mormon Science Advisor with an onsite visit.
“Strangest airplane, Sir. Piston engine. Frictionless surfaces. No oil, fuel, or coolant systems.”
Three taps on the obsidian-black fuselage. Its surface becomes an interactive display.
“Whole plane’s made of symbiotic nano-fibers. Intelligent spider silk. Fibers respond to thought. Engine intake and exhaust ports are annular. No valves, just force fields that turn on and off instantaneously. When on, they hold back cylinder pressures like…”
“Like Moses held back the Red Sea.”
“How’d you know, Sir?”
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Where did we come from? Why are we here?
Very good story! Reminds me of an X-files episode
I loved X-files.
Oh common! i need to know more!
very well written. Thank you for sharing.
Mine is here…
http://reeflections.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/stuck-on-you/
What a fun ride! Thank you.
I’d like to see what this plane looks like. Fascinating.
I really like this, now PLEASE tell us more! 100 words is not enough,
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Very intriguing 100 words that bids fair to be a nice beginning to something of greater length. Nicely done.
You are amazing. Every week. I don’t believe you make these stories up. They’re just too real. Even if they are fantastical!
Good story – nice image of the craft. Intriguing. Well done.
Wow, super cool! Very interesting take on the spider web…you take it to a whole new level. Very well done. I enjoyed this. Thanks for reading mine, too.
Intelligent spider silk. A finely spun tale. Moses and the Aliens. perhaps the Red Sea was parted by….
Aloha,
Doug