“Loop”: A SciFanSat Microfiction Compilation

Hidden deep in his lair, I hear the heavy steps thump closer.
Time moves in a #loop slow as a snail.
Now just a handful of our tribe left, the beasts evil reign tonight must end! With my father’s mighty #poleaxe in hand, I let out a roar & charge!#vss365#scifansat#satsplat

— FizzyV2021AroundButNotRound (@Fizzytwizler) May 15, 2021

The loop transit operator was new. Where's the old man? I asked as he scanned the ouroboros tattoo on my neck with his wand. He smiled that same enigmatic way the old man did. He's around, the new guy said. #scifansat #scifisat

— Irene 💫 (@_Irene_Dreams_) May 15, 2021

Annihilation happens, again.

He loops back and is at the controls before she yells.

“The time reactor is going to explode!”

With perfect actions, he stops the chain reaction.

“A one in a million save,” she gasps.

He sheds a tear. “One in 592,174.”#SciFanSat #2WordPrompt

— Jason H. Abbott (@Jason_H_Abbott) May 15, 2021

I fell in love with a c.16th Knight, resplendent in armour, a simple #poleaxe by his side.

I had to find him.

The time machine malfunctioned. I'm stuck in a loop. I keep ending back at that day in the gallery staring up at a painting, falling in love again.#vss365 #SciFanSat

— Ellen✍K (@poeticnihilist) May 15, 2021

For years I did the moon–Mars run, my flight an endless loop. How I envied the long-period comets, making a slingshot around the sun.#SciFanSat #loop

— Voimaoy (@voimaoy) May 15, 2021

I'm trapped in a #loop of never-ending fights. My arm transforms into a #poleaxe, which I use to smite. I engage in combat, in front of shadow people. But what scares me is the being residing in the stadiums steeple. It emanates desire, a will of burning fire.#vss365 #scifansat

— Valiente Rook | Poet • Writer (@valienterook) May 15, 2021

I dig out words found buried beneath tongues, ancient curls and #loops, older than I, older than you, heavy as a #poleaxe, light as sunny weather, sounds evolved and passed on and on, fossilised ammonites, freshly baked loaves, fallen leaves, open flowers#scifansat #vss365

— Her🌻Bee🐝53🐇Soon🖋🐕Steve📚 (@PatchieSteve) May 15, 2021

"The loop exists?"
He smiles, stubs out his smoke. "Ever felt déjà vu, kid? Feel you've done this before?"
I hold his stare.
"Well, you have."
I hide my knowledge: the truth would #poleaxe his fragile certainty. Instead, I say, "We've had this debate before."#vss365#scifansat

— John Everex (@EverexJohn) May 15, 2021

Arrow, dagger, broadsword, #poleaxe

He'd tried everything over the last 293 years, but nothing had worked

The apothecary promised this vial would put an end to his endless #loop of survival

He prayed for release as the bitter liquid burned his throat#vss365 #SciFanSat

— Anna✨💫✨ (@annaburnswrites) May 15, 2021

Sir Dyn swung the poleaxe. The wizard followed its loop and blocked the blow. The knight whistled as the weapons clashed, and his hound leapt, clamping his jaws on the wizard’s leg.
To survive in magical world, you needed a few tricks up your sleeve. #vss365 #satplat #SciFanSat

— A. A. Rubin (@TheSurrealAri) May 15, 2021

After playing her greatest hits on a constant #loop for ages, the universe might meet its end sooner than we think thanks to Chimera Cunning considering here's no miraculous #poleaxe to cut off the endless supplies of lively unfurled fire and poison.#vss365#SatSplat#SciFanSat

— Poetry in 13 (@Poetryin13) May 15, 2021

"Such #ebullient #hedonism!" the Queen stormed. "Captain,take a #poleaxe to him!"

"Oh, for &*^%s sake," said #GrumpySwearyFairy, wand waving. The weapon turned into a bowl of froot #loop-s.

"She doesn't like it? Keep %&$*ing doing it…"#vss365 #vssDreams #vssdaily #scifansat pic.twitter.com/Bo3tGpZdqz

— That Burnt Writer (@ThatBurntWriter) May 15, 2021

I complete the #loop
Time resets
I'm back where I started
"I'm sorry" I tell the man in the chair, "I'm not doing it again"
I raise my #poleaxe
Younger me screams, "That's not how it works #Pootilyn. Killing me won't stop it"
Time resets#vss365 #AchtenWrite #SciFanSat #satsplat pic.twitter.com/h6uGjdpiHY

— 🤩 Debbie Iancu-Haddad 🍒 (@debbieiancu) May 15, 2021

We live on “The Loops” after losing Earth a decade ago.

One of The Ancients decided to take Earth and we weren’t given a choice. We were all ushered onto star arks and sent to deep space.

They wanted a change of scenery. One day we will, too.

The revolution begins!#SciFanSat pic.twitter.com/MUXNfAzhEd

— Alan Vincent Michaels (@AlanVMichaels) May 14, 2021

"So this is my punishment?"
I observed what appeared to be rollercoaster tracks and #loop-s.

The guard chuckled.

Two prisoners before me were strapped in.

Soon it was clear. This was no amusement park. Once the ride started, it didn't stop till they were dead.#SciFanSat

— Maria A. Perez (@MariaAPerez1) May 15, 2021

"Their history runs in loops" said the Grand Master to the child at hand. "It will be your task to bequeath them with ascension, so they will stop destroying the planet, and treat each other with respect." #SciFanSat #loop pic.twitter.com/HDXULCi3Bw

— Indigenous Soul (@GeneVatow) May 14, 2021

"Make sure you use a big enough loop, and camouflage it with leaves. We don't want to kill it, but capturing this thing is paramount to our survival".
Little did we know it had a trap set for us.#satsplat #SciFanSat #SciFiSat #SlapDashSat #DoomsDaisy #WIP pic.twitter.com/OnospywF89

— DoomsDaisy (@DoomsDaisy) May 15, 2021

She put her weapon under the table, picked up the #menu, and studied it. The #poleaxe was not her favorite tool but she was getting used to it. #Survival in this terrain depended on how you adapted and each #loop brought her closer to the end game.#SciFanSat #Satsplat #vss365 pic.twitter.com/etSpSeJyiD

— Isabella du Lac … 65,000 #words (@IsabelladuLac1) May 15, 2021

I slip the #loop of the hunting knife over my wrist. Weapon settles on my shoulder, the weight of her dragon frame lighter than normal. We haven't eaten in days. There's quickrock in these mountains but our #survival depends on finding food so we'll risk it.#SciFanSat #SatSplat

— Jess Taylor 📗🐛 (@JessTaylorHRH) May 15, 2021

The hangman looped the rope to make his noose as the planks creaked beneath Albrecht’s feet. So unfair. Yes, he’d #poleaxed the minister, but the man was depraved. How many boys had he ruined? Ah, but Albrecht should have known. Power always defeats justice. #SciFanSat #vss365

— Lɪʙʙʏ Dᴏʏʟᴇ (@LibbyDoyle9) May 15, 2021