Can you tell me a story?

[Kitosdad]

Thanks for that . It was very interesting Mai.
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[Kitosdad]

Laying here in my wet trousers was going to be the least of my problems unless
" Wonderwoman " was able to pull some trick out of her bag.These two aliens were not averse to killing me, so it was my primary concern to avoid them doing so, along with escaping with the fair damsel. I felt helpless laying there doing nothing. She re-appeared and waved me forward, indicating that I should be as quiet as possible.

As the clearing came into view I saw the two aliens laying on the ground. I was surprised that they were only small compared to my companion. In fact they were really small, and slightly built, but they were armed, even though I couldn't see their weapons. She motioned me to ready my spear and beckoned me forward once again.

We were almost upon them when one sat upright in alarm, but my companion was far quicker that he was and she pressed the point of the spear gently against his throat . I followed her example and did the same to the other alien. They both sat upright and shielded their eyes against the glare of the sun. " Discard your weapons ", she said in an authorative voice. They both meekly obeyed. She stooped quickly and snatched up the weapons.

My relief was immediate. Thank the Lord that that had gone so smoothly, but what were we going to do with them now? She smiled at me, as though sensing my very thoughts. Turning smoothly on her heel she shot both aliens in the head. I couldn't believe my eyes. " Why did you do that ?" I shouted. " There was nothing else that I could do", she replied. " Their craft is only equipped for two and we need it for ourselves. Did you think I was going to leave them alive here on Earth to kill your people." There was no smart answer I could think of at that moment, so I remained silent.

" OK, let's get rid of the bodies " was her next command. We dug a shallow grave and heaved the small bodies into it. After covering them over there was little trace of them ever having existed. " Right, let's find their craft and check it out " she said. My mind was in a state of turmoil as I meekly followed her into the bush once more. I'd only a couple of hours to make my mind up as to whether I went with her to her planet, or stayed here on the island with only the two alien corpses for company. ...................
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[ForOneSucks]

Hello Kitosdad,

Could you please elaborate on why you used 'laying' instead of 'lying'?

Many thanks.

[Daemon99]

I guess it should be lying . One of those mistakes that native speakers make. :)

Using loose for lose is another one I can remember.
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[Kitosdad]

Hens lay, humans lie ..... anyway, what are you two doing, just reading instead of contributing?

You Daemon got me INTO this Sci-Fi fiasco in the first place and now you leave me lying here with wet pants. Get back here the pair of you !!!!!!!!
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[Maï Ari]

[ForOneSucks]

I didn't mean to offend you, Kitosdad. Accept my apology, please.

Once my exams are over, I will start contributing regularly.

Kindest regards.

[Kitosdad]

FOS, you owe me no apology dear friend. I was not upset by your very pertinent question. I often muse over my use of laying and lying, then I just go ahead and write whatever I think is right at the time. :) :)

Anyway, we are writing pulp fiction here, and you know what great grammar experts those authors are, don't we !

Bill.
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[Daemon99]

Sorry Bill!

I have been a little busy. I will post it tomorrow.

Dear readers, (if there are any, other than Bill and me :lol: )

We have kept you waiting longer than usual. We apologize for that and promise that we will not repeat it.
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[Kitosdad]

Morning Daemon, I am leaving today to go to England for three days, visiting my Mother.
This may be the very last time I see her as she is very ill and weak. I see her as often as I can afford, but I'm pretty skint most of the time, and it's so damned expensive to visit her.
700 quid for three days, and I'm on 420 €uros a month pension. Times are hard for old Kitos, and I can't see our present government doing much to help OAP's.

Never mind, I'll get through somehow. See you all on Wednesday evening.

So long for now, Bill.
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[Daemon99]

I am sorry to hear that, Bill. I hope everything is going to be alright.
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[Kitosdad]

Walking behind this lofty beauty in the bush I was desperately trying to come to some decision. It wasn't an easy thing to do. Perhaps she was lying to me, and when we reached our destination she would just desert me and I'd be at the mercy of her flesh-eating people. On the other hand, her remark about my being " treat like royalty " really appealed to my vanity.

Facing reality, I had nothing here on the island except an old shack and a couple of corpses, the memory of whom scared me a little. Alternatively I had the vision of my having a harem of two metre high green damsels. Hmmm, a difficult choice indeed.

" We must be getting close," she said. " Look for a red flashing light." Sure enough, there it was, some way off in the distance. She hurried ahead of me, obviously eager to gain access to the craft.

" What's the hurry?" I shouted, " We have all the time in the world now." But she ran on disregarding my protests. I increased my shambling walk to a shambling jog. For me it was fast approaching " mind your mind up " time, and boy, was I scared!

As I neared the spacecraft she was already inside. " Come in " she cried." The engines are in perfect condition, and the dilithium crystal chamber is fully charged, we can be air-born in a few minutes. "

" Look Belisha, this is all a bit sudden for me. Can we delay for another night while I think it over some more? " I could see by her reaction that she was not well pleased by my request, but she heaved a big sigh and said, " All right, you did help me after all, and another night won't make a lot of difference. We'll be travelling for twenty of your years in any event, so one night longer is OK. "

" Twenty years !" I'll be a very old man by the time we get there," I moaned.

" No you won't, in fact all ageing will cease once you enter the craft, and when we reach my planet I will even be able to reduce your present ageing process as far as you would like." Now that WAS some incentive. " Fire up them engines Belisha, let's get this show on the road." I couldn't contain my excitement now to get under way. Twenty years alone on this craft with the gorgeous Belisha, and the promise of eternal youth ..... lead me to it! Bye folks, I'll see you all in twenty years. I'm sure the Forum will still be here.
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[Drquangsam]

Dear all!

Thank you for your stories

[Kitosdad]

Drquangsam, good evening. Thanks for your attention.

I think we will be starting a new story as soon as Daemon thinks of something really weird to foist on me. Look in tomorrow and find out.

Regards, Kitosdad.
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[Daemon99]

I got on the craft and looked around to see what it looked like inside. There wasn't anything that I could find in there that suggested it was a vehicle of any sort. There was no control panel or anything that could help steer it. I didn't think much about it as I was dog-tired from the recent events that had happened over the past few days and they had really taken a toll on me. I looked around and found myself a big cushy seat. I sank into it and closed my eyes. I instantly slipped into a slumber. I was woken up by the sound of loud footsteps. I got up and discovered it was Belisha. She beamed at me and muttered something which I couldn't hear. She looked very happy and why wouldn't she? She was going home; but why was I happy -- I was leaving home. I put that thought aside and looked on the bright side of it. I was going to become younger again. And that lifted my spirits. "How do you drive this thing? I don't see any switches or levers or anything", I enquired expecting a smug reply. "Ha ha ha!", she laughed out loud. "It's an intelligent machine. It knows more languages than a typical human does. You can talk to it.", she bellowed. "Brace yourself earthling! I am gonna take you for a ride" she laughed at her own joke. "You don't have any belts here I can fasten" I groaned. "No need. You wouldn't even know we are travelling.", she snapped.

A few minutes passed without anything happening. "Have we taken off yet?" I asked anxiously. "We are already a light year away from the Earth.", she replied bluntly. A light year away? I had never been so far away from home. I felt a bit uncomfortable. But realizing that there wasn't much I could do about it I went back and slumped in my cushy seat again.

Barely had I fallen asleep when I was thrown out of my seat onto the floor with a heavy thud. I glared at Belisha and asked her what the hell was going on. "There are some planets in this galaxy that SmartButt-2B cannot detect. I have to watch out for them and instruct him accordingly." "Who is SmartButt-2B?" I asked. "The spacecraft we are travelling in."

Now that I was totally awake I went near her and sat in a chair next to hers. "Did you know that if we travelled faster than light, we would travel back in time? A scientist from our planet discovered it." I said trying to strike a lighter conversation. "Trash! He must be a nutcase to have come up with such a stupid theory. It doesn't hold much water.", she hollered. "Why do you look down on us earthlings? Whatever gave you the idea that we are totally dumb?" I demanded to know. "Because they are." she sneered. "Can SmartButt-2b travel faster than light?" I enquired. "Yes, it can!" she gave a smug reply. "Ask him to rev up then. Let's see who's wiser." I challenged. She accepted the challenge and barked an order at the craft to step on it. Step on it, he did. I could feel that I was getting younger and younger every millisecond. After travelling over 30 years back in time...

I woke up from my bed. I felt like my head was going to explode from the hang-over. "I shouldn't have drunk so much" I thought to myself feeling a deja-vu that the same thought had passed my mind several times before. I made myself some green tea and switched on the computer to see if there was anything new on the Forum I loved the most.
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