Tales from the Defrag

Tales from the Defrag

Short Fiction

Enemy

SF/Horror | Short Fiction #33

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Alexander Ipfelkofer
Aug 31, 2024
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The ship’s alarm woke me seconds before I felt the first impact, a dull thump on the outer hull, followed by what sounded like the pummeling of countless rocks on a hard surface.

“What’s going on?” I shouted over the blaring of the siren. Zandra was at the helm, trying to steer us clear from whatever was pounding us.

“Asteroid belt,” her voice was thin an…

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