Write a story set in the dark recesses of space where the two main characters are often at odds with each other in humorous and comedic ways.

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“Side Quest (from a WIP)” by Obsidian Eagle

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Reddest Orkh – the Anti-Angel, had come to the inner solar system from the outer Oort cloud. Therein orbited Nybyruh – a planetoid shrouded by the shadow zone of Daath. Orkh was chief among the Dæmon & Druuj, hence he commanded a vast army composed of both these greater and lesser fiends.They were on a punitive expedition to a planet they called Tellz inhabited by us primitive Homz. However, something had gone sideways as their company passed between Daath and the material zone of Malkuth...For cosmic reasons beyond his learned comprehen...

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“I Like Him” by Dianne Bramble

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Adria opened her eyes slowly. The awakening was never pleasant as the cryogenics wore off. It left people with a feeling of unease and nausea. It was best to lie still and get your bearings before trying to sit up. She had learned this the hard way the first time she woke up. It took the droid a few minutes to clean up that mess and she needed a new uniform.She struggled to remember how long she had been in cryogenic sleep this time. This was her fourth sleep since embarking on humanity’s greatest ever migration. In the early 2000s forward t...

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“A story about two main characters in the dark recess of space” by Rukhsar Baig

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Space is a dark, low abyss. Let me tell you how we got here. Hi, I’m Alvin, Alvin Reid and I’m recording this space journal after our space collision. We were traveling through a high-speed orbit and one of out ide panel got detached and a few wires seemed to be damaged when a fleet of asteroids appeared in front of our ship. I’m no expert so I called the space Centre control room through radio communication and headed out with my space partner, Henry Pavarotti.The second reason I’m recording this journal is to rant about how annoying Henry ...

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“Sync” by G. K. Derickson

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Deep in space, a lone ship drifts though the shadow of a moon. Alarms blare as the ship shakes from the strain of staying together. Vika flips a switch up and down, her thick gloves catching. She grits her teeth as she tries to pull a wire from the panel. She yanks the gloves off and throws them behind her. Who cares if the cold of space gives her frostbite if she’s dead? The cold seeps into her fingers as she wiggles them through the wires and yanks the one she’s looking for. The li...

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“Space For Two” by Jackson Boomhower

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“Year 1, Month 8, Day 21. Engines are running on fumes, life support is minimally active in only necessary areas, still lost in deep space…” “Why do they call it deep space? What does depth have to do with anything? From a three dimensional perspective, we aren’t shallow or deep, high or low, left or right. I mean, really, that kind of perspective would require a static navigational point to measure out from and even with that, we would need to…” A socket wrench, when swung at certain velocities against any number of ...

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“Tundra” by Maya Henneman

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Day seven: Oxygen draining, food vanishing, water diminishing. Mind going blank. Nightmares continuing. Tired. Only way out. . .none. Exhausted. Worried about family. Stressing. Need to find an escape. Tune out voices. Growing darker. Enclosed spaces. Can't breathe. Heart beat slowing. Eyes, heavy. Tongue, dry. Cold everywhere. Ice in the air. Stars cease to exist. Cold. Cold. Cold. Lights put out--''Dan! Danny! Hey, are you writing in your diary again?'' there was a thud and in came a young, tall adult with hair of black and eyes of brown w...

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“ I Said I'd Go To The Ends of the Earth With You, But I Lied. ” by Darlene Kwarta

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My name is Amelia. When I was a kid, I told people that I'd been named for Amelia Earhart, a famous woman pilot, explorer, adventurer, and the bravest woman who had ever lived. I bragged that I would grow up to be just like her. There were only two problems with this story: 1) My parents had really named me after a rich, old, spinster aunt in the hopes she'd put them in her will, and 2) The First Amelia had flown off on a great adventure and was never heard from again. I was raised to believe that if I set my mind to something and worke...

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“That Edge of Affection” by Jennifer Denslow

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When Peter reached for her wrist, Kate recoiled under the bulkhead and hissed. “Here, kitty, kitty,” Peter crooned. “My friends call me Kate.” Her voice came from beneath the greasy metal of the ship’s infrastructure, but Pete couldn’t see more than one of her feet, clad in an almost pristine white boot. The foot twitched and then was still. “Okay, Kate.” Pete sighed. “Come out slowly and no one gets hurt. What were you thinking? You can hide under a bulkhead, but you can’t stay there for the e...

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“Man Versus Machine” by Joseph McGrory

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Captain’s Log: 15th January, 2040Its been a couple of days since the crash and I’ve been recovering here since then. I’ve been calling it a crash, but I don’t know for certain that was what it actually was. I’ve been playing it over and over in my head trying to work out what actually happened and what I could have done differently. The mission is over I know that much but if rescue is coming then I have heard nothing yet. I will wait, it’s the only thing I can do right now, and continue to document in this journal. Its something to do at le...

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“Variables” by Will Bussey

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‘Do you believe in aliens?’ Lix asked.‘What are you talking about? Of course I do! We’re aliens!’ Phaz shot back.‘How do you figure?’‘If we’re on a different planet, then we are the aliens.’ Lix ponders this, rubbing his three-fingered hands together for a moment before responding.‘I’m not sure that’s how it works. We’re not even on a planet. Besides, I think you need to have, like, tentacles or something.’‘You’ve been watching too many human movies.’‘Are humans aliens?’‘To us, I suppose they are.’‘But they don’t have tentacles. Unless ...

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“The Next Couple” by Michael Nabi

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I had no idea where I was, or how long I had been here. I felt a 5 o’clock shadow on my face so I guessed I had only been here a day or less, maybe less than 12 hours. I don’t remember anything about what I had been doing prior to my arrival and how I got here. I was in a supine position on a stainless-steel examining table, or at least I assumed it was stainless steel. It was cold, there was no cloth or paper covering to lessen the irritating cold on my skin, my naked skin. I sat up and saw a woman on another examining table about 4 feet aw...

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“Life Beyond” by Sydney G

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It was 2:08 ante meridiem Universal Time, and the Electro Boyz were already blasting at maximum volume. Annika, aroused by the pulsating synthesizer, groaned and fumbled for the temperature dial on her sleeping pod. Aside from the electronic beat vibrating through her skull, the cold was also a shock to her senses. Space was cold. Very cold. Her fingers, nearly frozen, continued to twist the dial, but to no avail. Finally cracking her eyes open, she saw not the simulated wallpaper of her sleeping pod’s screen, but the fluorescent ceiling lig...

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“Blind Trust ” by Denice Owen

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I squinted out of the small window blankly at the stars stretching out into the abyss of the endless darkness. Thirty six hours, twelve minutes and three seconds. Thirty six hours, twelve minutes and four seconds. Thirty six hours, twelve minutes and five seconds. Thirty six hours, twelve minutes and the useless man let out his third long sigh in the past eight minutes. I closed my eyes and rubbed the bridge of my nose. Again I raised my head to the empty landscape of blurred white specks and continued my count, to see how long it would take...

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“Life on Mars” by Gianna Branco

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Andrea was tying her hair up in a bun when Oliver came into the room. They two of them had been stationed here together for almost three months now, but they still hadn’t quite gotten used to each other. Andrea Stanford, better known as Andy, was a short, plump woman who took her work extremely seriously. She was in the army for a couple of years, earning herself a few promotions, before being recruited by NASA to train for this assignment. They had been tasked with an important mission, to find and document evidence of lif...

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“Previous Owned Goods” by April Beaulieu

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"Okay, this is the last time you navigate," Dax said loudly as he looked furiously at the star map screen. "I am pretty sure we are not on this map anymore. Plus, I see you broke the Autodrive Unit."Hagar sighed loudly, he was just as irate with his brother but for other reasons. "Who knew it was possible to load a map upside down on the screen. Also, Dax, I spilled a little bit of beer. A little bit" He held up his hand, his pointer finger and thumb displaying a small gap. Hagar envisioned he was squishing his brother’s head.Dax rolled his ...

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Write a story set in the dark recesses of space where the two main characters are often at odds with each other in humorous and comedic ways.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 70 stories

“Side Quest (from a WIP)” by Obsidian Eagle

“I Like Him” by Dianne Bramble

“A story about two main characters in the dark recess of space” by Rukhsar Baig

“Sync” by G. K. Derickson

“Space For Two” by Jackson Boomhower

“Tundra” by Maya Henneman

“ I Said I'd Go To The Ends of the Earth With You, But I Lied. ” by Darlene Kwarta

“That Edge of Affection” by Jennifer Denslow

“Man Versus Machine” by Joseph McGrory

“Variables” by Will Bussey

“The Next Couple” by Michael Nabi

“Life Beyond” by Sydney G

“Blind Trust ” by Denice Owen

“Life on Mars” by Gianna Branco

“Previous Owned Goods” by April Beaulieu

🌟 Similar prompts

Write a sweeping romantic tale of two lovers who must overcome the horror of being hunted by an unseen foe.

Write a murder mystery with an amateur sleuth who must navigate a fantastical world in a quest to discover the truth.

Write a thrilling adventure of a special agent who is harboring a paranormal secret.

Write a magical realism story that takes place in the Wild West.

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