The children stopped short, peering closely into the cave. "I think it's safe, it's just a cave." he told his two friends as they looked at him like he'd lost his mind.
"Don't be a baby" they taunted the younger boy, as the older two ran into the dark, damp interior. He wasn't a baby, he'd show them. He rushed in, and almost fell on the slick shale that marked the entrance. He'd never seen such a place like this before. As his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he could make out a small, almost hallway like entrance in the back. His friends had already started down into the unknown.
"Guys wait up!" he screamed as he rushed to catch up. Still trying to 'not be a baby'. What waited for them was anything but normal, and apparently screaming down the hallway was not something he should have done.
Pods. Pods everywhere. Pods of what? Who knows, but they had been started by the yelling, they were wiggling, moving, awakening....
Thanks to @mariannewest for today's 5 minute free right prompt! which you can find here
wow...this is an intense #freewrite. I think you could definitely develop this into a #shortstory if you were interested! Thanks for sharing =)
Please feel free to check out my #freewrite for today's prompt "Awakening" and let me know what you think =)
pa-pa-pa-Pods? Pods in dark damp caves? I'm not going in without @f3nix and @marcoriccardi by my side, and I want @snook and @byn to have our backs!
I guess I would either be one of the things in the pods, or a corpse in the cave :P
A butterfly? A pea? Peas come in pods...
Attack of the living tomatoes 2: rise of the peas
Great story! I agree with @mkkenny13, you should consider developing the story a bit more. :-)
Great story, you might have to expand on this one. Pods are everywhere...
Very nice!
This is an awesome hook for a story.
It's very well written, nice sentences structure, lean. I don't know why but It reminds me of "stranger things" or even "It" .. waiting for episode 2!
Loved your story :) And as everyone else is saying you could definitely develop this more! Well done :)
If you have some free time it'd be awesome if you could check my latest freewrite out! https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mel1ss/day-80-prompt-awakening-5-minute-freewrite-challange
Interesting take on the "awakening" prompt, just curious about what your process is like? Are you the type that puts a lot of thought into it and slowly form your story? or do you write the first thing that comes into your head?
I'm definitely the latter, but then I end up becoming a slave to the story and unable to think of anything else!
Check out my entry: https://steemit.com/freewrite/@chuazm/day-80-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-awakening
I pretty much write the first thing that pops into my head, I read "awakening" and all I could think about were pod people lol I might get slightly obsessed, but I'm also terrible at trying to come up with endings lol
As a fan of the Alien saga, I don't think this would end well... ;)
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-81-5-minute-freewrite-prompt-i-floss-my-tears
Soon the pods open and out come butterflies? he asks, hopefully...
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