#1071030 added May 14, 2024 at 10:06pm Restrictions: None
Blinking Lights
“The solar winds are hitting us bad, Captain.” Navigator Tkatch reported, “the FTL drive doesn’t seem up to it, we need to slow down.”
A red light on the control panel blinked an urgency in the reactor room.
“You leave engineering to me,” Anderson barked, “increase power 37%.”
“Yessir.” Tkatch turned the dial, casting a nervous look around the rest of the crew as the desperate blinking red light continued ignored.
Back on Earth, little Nancy in her party dress, watched the screen tracking daddy’s trip home, unaware that her cursor blinked in sync with Engineering.
Suddenly, both lights stopped.
W/C: 100
Written for "Drabble Activity 2024"
Prompt: Story to be horror, fantasy or science fiction
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