Write a story where the power goes out on a spaceship or submarine.

Posted in Adventure on Mar 30, 2021

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“NIRMALA” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

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“Not your father. You are Yamadoot. You are Yamakinkara.” Arjun’s words were ringing in her ears. He considered the two characters as highly negative and he referred to her nature also highly negative. Earlier she had told him that her father was an LIC agent and people avoided considering as Yamadoot, Yamakinkara. Arjun might say anything. Who cared? Nirmala was seriously jotting down points into a separate folder created for the purpose in her laptop. A lot of copy-paste exercise. Arjun came to her cubicle and sat by her side. She immedi...

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“Riverlind mystery ” by Logan Wolf

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One gloomy night on january 5,2019 the power went out across two towns Halkens And riverlind.It was strange because that never happens at least not anymore nobody knew why except for will mike dustin eli lilly callie noha and jonah besides the fact that they lived in two different towns callie noha and jona lived in river lind but they really didn't know how because everything was normal but just in case something was wrong they all got in there cars and met up at the mall let me tell you why they were all on edge it ...

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“60 Days to the Red Planet” by A. A. Thakre

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Day unknown; somewhere in interstellar space or the Red Planet’s proximity. The location has no bearing. Even if we had known there is only so much we can do. We are just adrift; flying like a dead stick in the endless expanse. The hope of returning to the original path seems dwindling. We look at each other’s haggard face for some light but there is nothing beside the hollow staring back at you. To sum it up, all is lost save our sanity, at least at the moment. “Something? Anything?” cried Ryan. “Oh, you want a story? A game? Or just som...

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“Lights Out ” by Hel Knightly

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"A submarine disappeared approximately nine years ago only to be found 10,000 feet bellow in a watery grave. Ninety-nine brave young men, sailors, perished in the foreshadowed incident, but to this day no one can say what definitively happened. Just that it sank. Some speculate that it was due to a malfunction with the torpedoes. Others speculate that there was treasure buried or taken from the island by pirates. Others aren't sure but know that there is more to it or there wouldn't be attempts to keep it concealed. All that is known about t...

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“Lights out on the Starship City” by Its Robot

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Interview with an engineer who worked on the Starship City, the Year 2074"To advance the knowledge of our solar system for the benefit of all" That's what they told us when we were making this project, what a load of bullshit honestly. Back then I thought I was helping to create a new future. There was no way it could go wrong, it was just too big of a project to fail. As long as we had the funding resources and time of course. But we didn't have any of those three to the extent we needed it.What do you mean by that Mr. Brown?Do you know wha...

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“Captain” by Kyle Shafer

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“Just tell us about the first time you first heard of this... mutiny, overthrowing your captain, the very man providing you with work and food. What was your role in it,” the sitting cop demanded. He had a chip implanted in his head, I could tell by the semi bald patch in his thick hair. We all had chips these days, even the ones who couldn’t afford it in the past. Technology always progressed at alarming rates after the first model was released. We got the first generations, the ones with all the problems. A lot of chips malfunctione...

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“Rebooting Power in Space is Easy, I Guess?” by Christina Melusine

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Chaeyoung convinces herself everything is going well. “Uhh, Javi, are you sure that the lights turning off should be a good sign we did it properly?” She takes a good look at the tangled wires they were trying to fix. Javier, her fellow crewmate, shrugs his shoulders in response and proceeds to meddle further. Chaeyoung feels uneasy as Javier twists the wires and connects them in their not-seemingly-correct places, “I think you should stop, Javi. What if we disturb something else?” “Relax, C. If something goes wrong, we’ll ...

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“As Normal as it can get” by Dhiya S

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NIGHTS ARE NORMALLY DARK. You know that. But this night was a few shades darker. It’s not like you have day and night aboard THE LITTLE STAR, as that’s what our spaceship is called. This felt like the night to me, as we were technically behind the Earth. Yup, we were behind the Earth, and the Earth’s shadow fell on us. There were hardly any other stars around, and even the nearest one was too far away to give much light. These factors made it dark at the time. So, back to the story. I was lazing around (well, drifting would be a more appropr...

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“Claim” by Fern Vei

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August 8, 2043. Hour 8. Descending. She remembered her first descent every time, without fail. As yet another sub smoothly sank into the heavy ocean waters, her thoughts would follow – deeper into her memory, to the first time she manned a vessel on her own. Water rising in the ballast tanks at each side of her, slowly claiming the submersible as its own with every lap, drawing and mixing it into itself. The air forced out, rushing through the valves, as the sub seemingly bid farewell to the atmosphere. The fascinating science of sinking...

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“Atrapados” by Paula Cedeño

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Era un día soleado, los pájaros cantaban, la suave brisa, y entre esas cosas un muchacho de 20 años llamado Samuel acababa de desayunar, emocionado, ya que hoy iba a ser la inauguración de una nueva nave y el junto a su mejor amigo llamado José, iban a ser los primeros en entrar y explorar las tantas maravillas del espacio, pero ellos no sabían lo que le esperaba ahí dentro. Eran las 12:50 -¡¡solo faltan 10 minutos !! - exclamo el joven a ver la hora, recogió sus cosas y también agarro lo necesario para estar máximo 2 días encerrados ahí, an...

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“Underwater” by Ani Lazarova

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“ Oh no… no, no, nooooo! ” – Jonathan screamed. Jane was staring at him, not knowing what was happening. Just by the look he had on his face, she could easily guess there was a problem. And now, let me take you through the whole story. We have a lot of time, so I won’t spare the details. January 18th. That was the date when the OEC, which stands for ''ocean exploration community'', made the decision. They wanted to announce the existence of the Megafish but they yet didn’t have enough proof to do anything. Many other ichthyolo...

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Write a story where the power goes out on a spaceship or submarine.

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✍️ 86 stories

“NIRMALA” by SHYAMALA BHUVANACHANDRAN

“Riverlind mystery ” by Logan Wolf

“60 Days to the Red Planet” by A. A. Thakre

“Lights Out ” by Hel Knightly

“Lights out on the Starship City” by Its Robot

“Captain” by Kyle Shafer

“Rebooting Power in Space is Easy, I Guess?” by Christina Melusine

“As Normal as it can get” by Dhiya S

“Claim” by Fern Vei

“Atrapados” by Paula Cedeño

“Underwater” by Ani Lazarova

🌟 Similar prompts

Write about someone who purposefully causes a power outage.

Write about a character who’s stuck in an elevator when the power goes out.

Write a story about someone feeling powerless.

Write about a family who decides to camp out in the back yard during a power outage.

Contest #58

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