Plague of the Living Crystals

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Chapter 14 Part 4

In the store, Fred found some packages of wafers. The packages were made out of a foil-like material. Fred sniffed one of the wafers. It didn’t smell too bad. In fact, it smelled kind of good. He nibbled a bit of the wafer. It tasted good. What the hell, he munched the whole thing. Whatever... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 19, 2018

Chapter 14 Part 3

At regular intervals, a series of lights dotted the sidewalk, about a quarter of which still worked. Fred mused that there must have been some sort of perpetual motion generator that slowed down over the eons. There was just enough light for them to get a general idea of the city’s size. But it left... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Chapter 14 Part 2

They started to see further and further ahead, until the spotlight beam actually disappeared before it reflected back from the walls. After a while, they traveled in a straight line at a gradual slope. The walls down there seemed to be made out of concrete or some rock-like substance, except that... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Chapter 14 Part 1

Chapter 14--Metropolis Seven days before the destruction of Martian Colony 101 John heard Wanda call his name along with Fred’s. They followed the direction of the signal until they came to a shadow. The signal seemed to be coming from that shadow. But all John could see was the shadow. They... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 12, 2018

Chapter 13 Part 4

Stark made his way to the edge of the room. Stark had to get really close to the walls before he could see them. What he saw when he got there surprised him. It seems that the walls there were green glass. Stark had expected blue glass, just like the outside of the dome. Why the builders of this... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 11, 2018

Chapter 13 Part 3

“Keep your spotlight down. I’ve found a hole and you’re coming right up on it, Dan. It looks like it’s only eight feet deep. There’s a ladder going down the side. I can’t see from here, but there may be tunnels taking off from it,” said Blake. Stark shuffled along slowly in the direction of Blake’s... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Chapter 13 Part 2

“Do you see that pinhole of light up there?” Stark asked Parker. “Yes,” said Parker. Then Stark heard sudden realization creep into his voice. “We... came from... that?” “Yep,” said Stark. “Well, that must be close... to one... thousand feet up,” said Parker. “Yep,” said Stark. As they watched, the... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 5, 2018

Chapter 13 Part 1

Chapter 13--Tunnels Six days after the destruction of Martian Colony 101 The rappelling winch buzzed away as it let Stark fall at a constant and controlled rate. In this stygian darkness, it seemed that Stark’s fall took an eternity when in actuality it took only about a minute. Finally, Stark... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 4, 2018

Chapter 12 Part 5

They split up once more. Wanda slowly made her way to the side. Very slowly. When she got there, she discovered it was like a fun house. The walls were irregular and shiny. Apparently, they were constructed this way when the whole thing was built. With only Wanda’s flashlight to guide her, it looked... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Chapter 12 Part 4

“What are we looking for?” asked John. “I don’t know exactly, but we’ll know when we find it. Oh, and keep your flashlights pointed downward. You never know when we’ll come upon a drop off, or some unevenness of the ground, or whatever. Wanda heard John’s familiar voice over the radio. He said,... Sign in to see full entry.

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In the year 3965, every man, woman, and child in Martian Colony 101 will die. When that happens, Special Agent, Colonel Daniel Stark, will investigate. Colonel Daniel Stark gets a call, telling him to investigate the destruction of a Martian Colony. So he goes to Mars and traces the events that lead him back to Earth and the man responsible for the destruction of the colony. Special Investigator, Colonel Daniel Stark, is contacted by his superior, who tells him that the population of a Martian colony has been wiped out. So Stark goes to Mars to investigate. His investigation leads him to the ruins of an ancient Martian outpost.