The Sun Is Lost

The beings, places & objects of The Drifting Expanse: A bonus mini series in 100-word story form, fillers between Series One (complete) and the upcoming Series Two

Here's my 100 word story for Erica's photo prompt this week.

The image is a perfect example of what I imagine parts of my Drifting Expanse world to look like, so it's also a story for my Curious Questers series 😊

Photo by Rohit Choudhari on Unsplash

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“For the love of Thandi! What's this now?”

The oval hanging in the trees emitted light and warmth, as Kret's hovering robot took readings. The readings confirmed what Kret saw - the light was not attached to anything.

It had appeared just when Kret noticed the wildflowers turning a colour she couldn't describe.

The robot did another 360° circuit and then shrugged in a robot-like way. “Does not compute,” it bleeped.

“Haven't you ever heard of The Sun? The voice came from the bright light.

“Erm, no.”

“This isn't Earth?”

“Eh..?”

It vanished, leaving Kret in darkness, shivering and wildly discombobulated.

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Thanks for the prompt, Erica! I needed that bit of escapism!

Erica Drayton