Itsomi

Two figures in suits stood in a secluded lab. On tables and benches lay hundreds of machines and samples sitting inactive, silent and cold. On one side of the room there was a wide window betraying the climate of the outside. A large unforgiving desert of ice and snow fields, stretching out for miles until it found the mountain range on the horizon. Between two of the peaks there was a tiny dot, growing slowly larger. One of the figures turned. She was wearing a t-shirt and jeans, with a lab coat slung over her shoulders. The top button was fastened around her neck and the arms trailed loosely as her own were crossed in front of her. The o

5 am zero hour and I'm gonna be high as a kite by then... its cold I'm tired, my feet are wet with morning dew and my eyes are sore but above everything else, I'm cold. Walking around the suburbs before dawn probably isn't the best use o my time, but I had to see it. At least once before... My name is Mathew Reinheart and something big is about to happen in my life. In 48 hours I'm moving away from my home to Sydney. Dad's gotten a great job over there apparently, and since I'm only fourteen and I don't have a mum any more... I guess that's the end of it. I thin that normal kids my age would chuck a fit about moving so far away. But I

"The vents won't open" "...what?" "The vents. They won't open. They're jammed." "...how long." "Well, the temperature is going to sky rocket in here to about 70 degrees, even with the heat shields. By then the rods will have melted and fused into a pool." He stood up, stretching and begun to walk around the control room. "The pool will then melt the base of the containment capsule and melt through the ship. Eventually, it will reach the warheads. Probably take about half an hour, give or take." In the escape pod Natel's voice quivered as he spoke, tears beginning to well up. "Can't we get to you? Can't we do something?" "By now the doo

 It was just one of those times really. One of those times where you just want to get away from it all. Whenever I'm about walking, I take note of the scenery, and wonder just how easy it is to hide yourself in the suburbs. I've even saved a few hiding spots, But I don't think I've really used any of them. Anyway, it was about mid-day this happened. For the past few weeks, no, month's things had been getting heavy for me. University, exams and projects were a big factor. A few friends were getting rowdy and I found myself having to mediate them. Then at home the family was helping out with relatives from overseas that were staying for a whil