SF: Mosaic

andrewo · Founder Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Saddleworth

The warning lights woke John up, the pulsating rhythm of the ship swelled and breathed as he heaved himself from the bunk. He popped out the earplugs, they swarmed off his hand and back into the wall of the ship as a cacophony of noise swept in. Fear soaked up John's spine, five years out from the system and they'd only had one emergency drill, he prayed to God that this was another one but that pray went unanswered as he tried to open the door to his quarters, the door was jammed. He rattled the door against the suction seals but nothing gave. It wouldn't pay to yell for help, no one would hear him. He stepped up the membrane windows that covered the bulk heads, just in time to watch one of his clones spiral past, naked beneath the stars.

Gonzo · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 22 Location: Leicester

The door opened behind him, there he was. A mirror image but for the bloody gash on both his cheeks and the knife in his hand.