Introduction
This is from a Vocal Prompt story. This one in fact:
The one I have chosen is:
Write a story that begins with the line, "The world was ending, but they didn't care."
The music is "Minutes To Midnight" by Midnight Oil
Last Minute
The world was ending, but they didn't care, that was just their job. They were the planetary demolition crew contracted by anyone who could afford them and this was just another one on their weekly job list.
The planet's inhabitants were frightened to death, but they wouldn't be frightened long. The crew would not tackle planets that might be able to defend themselves. They were bullies, and the money was good and that is all that mattered.
Maybe one day they would make a mistake but they always chose the targets carefully, and so far that meant they had never had a problem. That didn't mean they never would, but they had a laugh and a drink as they left this planet scorched and lifeless, then looked up their next job.
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Comments (7)
A Tue dystopia, Mike.
Damn Mike - I don’t know, this feels all too real at the moment. I really enjoyed this.
Oooo, I wanna hire them for our planet hehehehehe. Loved your story!
Arthur Dent, time to stick out your thumb & begin your hitchhiking journey to the end of the universe.
💙such an interesting backdrop for a story. You've set it up for a hero to come in and end the demolition.
Love your work always set with the perfection a story deserves 🌼♦️🌼
Sounds like me and my old crew, how did you know! I mean, amazing totally made up story! Great imagination! ♥️❤️💚🔥