It is Monday again, and this is the day I devote to the other blog that I write, which is the Mondays Finish the Story flash fiction challenge. This challenge gives an opening line to a story that the writer must use and that they write a story that goes along with the photo. The word limit is 100-150 words, not including the opening line. Here is my contribution to this week’s challenge. The opening sentence is in bold and italicized letters.
The Biosphere – Photo by Barbara W. Beacham
“At first, it looked like an ordinary marble, but it was far from it.” They saw it from a distance. They continued on heading to the biosphere. It had been there now for 45 years.
“Are those fractures?” asked McClary.
“I don’t know,” replied Smith.
They got to the biosphere and circled it looking for a way in. The surface did look fractured.
“Where is the door?” Smith asked.
“Over here.”
Gaining access, they went through the locks. Not knowing what they would find inside, they left their suits on. As they walked through the last lock, they saw the hydroponic garden. Fish tanks were bubbling, and cows looked up at them.
Heading into the building, they found themselves in the dining hall. The people turned to see who was coming in.
Smith and McClary were surprised to see humans and greys eating pizza, drinking either wine or milk, while a band played music in the background.
“Welcome!” they both heard in their heads.
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I hope that you enjoyed my bit of flash. Thanks go out to Eric from Momus News for helping out this week with the opening line for the challenge. If you would like to take part in this fun and unique flash fiction challenge, then just click HERE!
Thanks for dropping by and have a magnificent Monday! Be well… ^..^
Life in the Foothills 
Those greys! They know the way into a human’s heart — figuratively I hope! 🙂
Who knows when they will turn up again! 😀
What’s a party these days without pizza. It looks like humans and aliens are getting along just fine. We may not need to fear the future. Well done, Barbara. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thank you Suzanne!
One day maybe this scene will play out for our grandchildren’s grandchildren 🙂
I hear the jazz bland of Star Wars playing in the background 🙂
Maybe. The band was The Senior Citizen Band.
A party inside a little marble…what else we can squeeze into that? Nice descriptions.
Thank you! I could squeeze more into it…
I really liked the forced perspective of marble vs. biosphere!
Thank you!
An intriguing tale of an ongoing life force that is getting ever more interesting as you weave your magic Babs ~ I look forward to more tales of the unexpected. 🙂
Thank you John! I have fun with those greys, don’t I?
Enjoy 🙂
🙂 Thanks!
Sounds like something out of this world!
It is RoSy!
I finally am catching a few breathers here & there. 😊
Good for you!
Great story Barb! Love your imagination on this. Those greys sure do love pizza and wine! LOL! (They must be like humans).
Who knows? Maybe we share some of the same DNA markers as the greys.
Maybe so!
It’s great to see all the humans and greys living happilly side by side. I suppose when you’re kidnapped to attend a party the feelings of resentment are lessened somewhat! An interesting continuation of the series. 🙂
Thank you! I am sure these fellows will show up again.
I thought it may turn out to be a disco with a disco ball – great story.
I never thought of a disco ball. Think of what you could do with that.
Nice take on the prompt. I love the idea of aliens showing up at the biosphere and then joining the humans for pizza! You have quite the imagination.
It is a continuation of a number of stories I have written. I had fun writing this one. I am glad you enjoyed the story Lisa!
It makes a change for someone to arrive without being unexpectedly beamed up 🙂 It sounds like there’s quite a party going on.
It was a change! As I wrote I wondered where I was going and then the idea “popped” into my head. 🙂 There is quite a party going on!
Humans and greys? I think the humans won them over with the pizza, or maybe it was music. Good one!
Thank you Yolanda!
Yay! Another instalment of the greys!
I am happy that you enjoyed my story Frederick! I look forward to what you come up with!
This can develop in a good encounter with humans greys and the two strangers entering the hall!
It is part of an ongoing series. The greys and the humans have been together for a while. I am glad that you enjoyed the story Scrapydo!
very cool! I love the idea of the marble being a biosphere 🙂
I knew that was what it had to be when I took the photo!
What a strange world you have created. I enjoyed this story!
Thanks Francesca!
Nicely done Barb, and a band as well, some place they stumbled into….
Thanks Michael! One never knows when those greys will turn up, and certainly the characters in my story were not expecting to see greys, let alone cows in a biosphere.
Great story
Thanks Donna!
Love the idea of making the marble biosphere… good job.
There could be other things going on in marbles that we just have not discovered yet! Thank you!
Haha! I thought it was a Christmas ornament lying in the dirt. It’s neat that you imagined the globe to be very large – large enough to contain a biosphere containing a garden, fish, cows, a dining hall, humans and greys! Love how your greys have a tendency to show up in unusual places. 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the story Marcybee. One never knows when those greys will show up!
The Greys are back, wahoo. Who wouldn’t want to share in food, drink, and entertainment with those elusive aliens?
I would!
And the band played on.
DJ
It did indeed Danny. 🙂
Looks like we both when the alien route. Love your story… it’s kinda creepy. I wouldn’t trust those humans, and something’s definitely in that milk!
We did! Maybe there is something in the wine? 🙂
The pizza has warning bells going off in my head.
🙂