Write a space adventure story that features a visit to an alien marketplace.

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“¡Four cokes, please! ” by A L

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“Skipping from hyperspace in 10 minutes…” the clear voice was heard across the starship.The crew, consisting of four individuals, gathered on the bridge and started a small talk before arriving their destination.-I don’t see the point on stopping by such a far planet- said the only female aboard, once she reached her assigned seat.She was tall, the tallest among them and her name was Leto.-¡It is but a little detour! – answered a merry voice ahead.This was the captain of the ship and everyone liked to call him the “mathematician”, not becaus...

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“Bruised Apples” by Sav Vandy

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Katie woke from her stasis pod and felt the familiar pang of hunger in her belly. She showered and dressed as quickly as she could to start her new planet tradition, the marketplace. Katie, always, no matter what, would go to the marketplace on a new planet first. It was the best way to see what the planet was really like. A marketplace was the heart and soul of the planet. Where every culture could come and celebrate together, the food was just an added perk. &nb...

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“Forty-Two Parsecs Yonder” by Katariina Ruuska

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"Let the record show that this is a colossally bad idea." "Thank you, Chester, for your input." "Seriously. If this was one of those cheesy horror movies from the before-before times you watch, this would be the part where everybody would yell, 'Don't go there!'" "Uh-huh." "Don't go there, Lakeland!" "Got it, thanks." "It's strange. I always knew you were an odd specimen but I never pegged you as someone with zero survival instinct." That's my space pet Chester, a cat, a catnip-addict, and a major pain in the ass. Just to spite him, I push t...

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“The Saladan Bazaar: An Intergalactic Market” by Ann Rapp

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A soft knocking on the door woke me up. The gentle breathing and warmth of Damen beside me in the bed and pale lavender light around the curtains lured me back into sleep. The knocking came again, then somebody opened the door and came into the room. “Good morning Mr. and Mrs. Frost, we hope you slept well. Here is your early morning coffee and tea. Breakfast will be served in the dining room from 7:30 until 9:30 earth time. My name is ...

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“Market Value” by Ian Gonzales

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“Oh-ho, a customer!” shouts the diminutive figure crouched behind the counter. My implanted translator device has no trouble conveying the eagerness in its voice. “I have just the thing for you, dear sapient!” I eye the little being askance. It’s about three feet tall, most of that a long neck balancing an egg-shaped head with pinched features and tufts of white hair. I sincerely doubt it has anything I want, but I know its greeting is all p...

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“A trip to Corro” by Camryn Mae

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“Oh you’ve really done it this time.” “I’m sorry It was an accident, I didn’t mean to.” “Well I sure hope you didn’t mean to crash the craft!” “I knew you would be the death of us.” “Okay everybody let's be rational here.” The group turns their attention to Nathaniel. His expression serene in all the chaos. Nathaniel picked at his nails and without moving his head, scanned the room. A faint smell of smoke was spinning in from the rear of the ship and scarlet lights flashed relentlessly overhead. Keahi rushed to the coc...

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“Welcome to Alien World” by Shazia Waheed

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I had to go away from town for a project of mine. The road was long with deserts in some parts and plains in other. There was no way I could say no to this project so I packed up my necessary things, food and water, and with a lot of advices from my parents, I left my house. The road was long, to avoid boredom I played some of my favorite songs. I was enjoying this long road-drive, accelerated the car during deserts and enjoyed the views during plains. My journey was going smooth and fine but I still had a long way to go and I did feel tired...

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“Four Years to Kolfina” by Lisa Zaabu

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“Rit!” Rit jolted upright, knocking the back of her head against something hard. “Ow! That was my chin you trogger!” Cain said, rubbing his face as he circled Rit’s table to take a seat. “Cain, you’re the trogger! You know I’ve been jumpy all week. You can’t just sneak up on me like that. I just can’t believe we’re actually getting off the ship today,” Rit said, looking around at everyone else in the cafeteria. “I don’t know why you’re so worried. We’ve been on this ship for four years,” Cain said as he grabbed a rehydrated strawberry of...

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“The Sun of 193” by Robert Clarion

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Inquisitor Gunk gazed out the oval windows of the shaky passenger shuttle as it seared down into the atmosphere above Vorghis 193. As it sank beneath the clouds, tiny bright lights of civilization began to punctuate the vast darkness of the planet below, starting from small towns clinging to the edge of the continent, and growing into glowing swathes as the ship careened toward the busy spaceport of Tiragun.Gunk imagined great golden cobwebs stretching across the surface of the planet, or clusters of neurons sparking on a map of a colossal b...

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“Day 893” by Lydia Treat

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It's Day 893. I wake up in my cold, silent shell and wait. I listen, my ears focusing in on the low hum of my ship. The day this engine runs out of fuel is the day I die. I've been out here for eight hundred and ninety three days. I'm not sure where Here is, if I'm being honest. Everything was such a mess when we left, I can hardly remember the day. I'm not sure how long I was out there, just drifting through space. Eventually I passed something big enough to have a gravitational pull and next thing you know I'm on this planet. So here I ...

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“The Neon Run” by Maia Kralka

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My alarm clock chimed and shook on my nightstand. I threw my hand over to silence it. I had woken up approximately 30 seconds before my alarm, my body was used to waking up at this time on grocery day. I opened my blinds and was met with the purple haze outside. It was November 9th, 2082, meaning 945 days since my planet ran out of air. We all knew it would happen sooner or later. Scientists had predicted we'd run out of air in 2072, so I'd consider us lucky. Everything here thrives on neon, one of the last planets of our kind. Our planet ha...

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“The Morz Dimension” by El Barto

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This is the story of the launch of Apollo 20b, a long-awaited launch-that went completely wrong. “Gregory, I told you not to lean on the dashboard! You’re going to make us crash,” crewmate Ashley said sternly from the backseat. “Don’t even say that lightly, this is not like we’re in a car. We’ll all die if we crash, so yeah, Gregory, get your elbows off the dashboard,” said another passenger, Alex. “We are the first people to be in a spaceship headed for Neptune, so please don’t screw this up.” Gregory reluctantly removed...

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“The Crash” by Hayden Fireman

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The Crash What is the most momentous day ever recorded? Many have different opinions. Some say it was when we first discovered hover technology. Others say it was when we were able to make replacement organs in great quantities. I believe that the most momentous day ever recorded was July 8, 2136. That was the day that The Aurora launched. It was the first manned spaceship able to travel intergalactically. I am biased however because I’m the captain of it, Captain Rhodey The Aurora was sent out to find planets that coul...

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“Was it All a Dream?” by Erin F

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The vibrant, bustling colors assaulted my eyes as I took a hesitant step out of the gloomy alleyway. The plethora of sights to take in overwhelmed me, and a dizzy wave of fear washed over me. However, just as I was about to step back, I felt my feet move of their own accord, dancing me into the light. Bright, beautiful bulbs hung from strands attached to poles on either side of the street. They burned a deep red, unlike anything I had ever seen. Stalls and carts littered either side of the crowded path, where creatures of all shapes and si...

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“Neutron Tube” by Paige Winters

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“Stay close, Zeno. No one’s very friendly to your kind ‘round these parts,” Nikki says. He knows a lot more about the Marketa than I ever will, especially since he’s a few hundred years older than I’ll ever have the chance to be. “As you’ve said,” I commented, adjusting the breathing mask on my face and making sure it was sealed. Three seconds and the atmosphere in this place will kill me. It’s not unusual to have one, glancing around I can catch a dozen others with masks, none of them human. I doubt there’s another human on the plane...

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Write a space adventure story that features a visit to an alien marketplace.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 123 stories

“¡Four cokes, please! ” by A L

“Bruised Apples” by Sav Vandy

“Forty-Two Parsecs Yonder” by Katariina Ruuska

“The Saladan Bazaar: An Intergalactic Market” by Ann Rapp

“Market Value” by Ian Gonzales

“A trip to Corro” by Camryn Mae

“Welcome to Alien World” by Shazia Waheed

“Four Years to Kolfina” by Lisa Zaabu

“The Sun of 193” by Robert Clarion

“Day 893” by Lydia Treat

“The Neon Run” by Maia Kralka

“The Morz Dimension” by El Barto

“The Crash” by Hayden Fireman

“Was it All a Dream?” by Erin F

“Neutron Tube” by Paige Winters

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Write about a pirate captain obsessed with finding a mythical treasure.

Write a thriller about someone who witnesses a murder… except there’s no evidence that a murder took place.

Write a romance where the characters pretend to be dating each other in order to win a reality show.

Write a story where one character needs to betray the other, but isn’t sure if they can.

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