Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Saturday. Snippets of ten sentences or less are yours for the reading!
Today’s snippet comes from Book Two of The Black Wing Chronicles ~ But it may find release as a short story called DEATH OF A HOLOFEATURE HERO.
This week’s snippet comes from a scene that is one of the oldest parts of my story canon. The idea for this scene dates back to 1984. Though it had been referenced many times over the years, it had never even been written until NOW!!
This is the scene in which Blade Devon finds himself involved in a gunfight theater, and if he makes it through the audition, it could change his life forever.
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She threw her arms around his neck and sobbed into his shoulder.
“Oh Blade! Thank the Maker it’s you!”
“Nyla, what’s going on?”
“We were getting set up for auditions and these men came in! They had guns! Real guns!”
He cast a speculative eye towards the open theater door. A tiny spark of hope flickered to life. After weeks of compliance and submission, going through the motions of tying up the loose ends of his life in holofeatures, this could be the break he’d been waiting for. Men with guns often had means of getting off-planet quickly. If he played this scene right, he might be able to make his escape once and for all.
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I love how he was pleased about the guns!
He *is* a bit of an adrenaline junkie.
Fun little snippet…though I’ve already seen the whole story. 🙂
Yes you have, and I addressed a lot of your suggestions. I appreciate your input!
Ooh, I like this! Gunfire theatre – that’s a new one on me. 😀
This was originally conceived as Blade coming late to an audition and not realizing it was an actual gunfight until much later.
Men with guns usually will get you places…I’m sure. But nothing’s as easy in Blades’s world. I suspect somethings about to happen to foil things!!
It’s not quite what he’s hoping, but he knows how to make the best of things.
Just make sure that you don’t tick them off, Blade! This “arrangement” could go south real quick!
It depends on which side he chooses to join.
To read his thoughts and the contrast of his actions (and how you know Nyla is reading the situation) is such a great experience. I want to know how he can spin this and keep up the appearance of the hero.
Tune in next week!
Absolutely. 🙂
I gather he’s planning to fake his own death?
Excellent guess!
Sounds a pretty risky scene to me. Time for the stunt double? 😛
LOL! I’m not sure even his stunt double would walk into this one!
All life is theatre to an actor, even if they’re not acting anymore. 😉 Lovely snippet; can’t wait to see more next week.
That’s been my experience, too. 😉 Thanks much!
Real guns! Hehe, fun snippet.
Thanks! 🙂