365 Writing: 1/1/11: 99 years

A short and sweet explanation.

I have never kept New Years resolutions. For some reason this one though has lasted longer than most so I think I will post it on a blog at the behest of a classmate. I will try to get all 26 writings posted. Some days I merely did revisions to an existing story, other days I wrote something new.

365 writings, a minimum of 100 words, any topic, any idea, any genre.

Here was 1/1/11, Happy New Year.

It had been 99 years since the Bel-Shavo invasion of Earth and there was mixed feelings on whether the milestone of 100 years should be celebrated or left to pass without notice.

Adam Detrone couldn’t help but think that it should just pass with little fanfare as possible. He flipped through digital copies of magazines and newspapers. Relics from those years before and after the Bel-Shavo invasion force came to earth.

Headlines detailed the new ‘stars’ that appeared in the sky. He scanned the images that told of eight new stars. But as the dates progressed the images showed the ‘stars’ growing larger. The headlines changed from awe and wonder.

‘Bright new stars mystery’ and ‘New stars unite scientific world’

To fear then horror.

‘Stars moving’ and ‘Stars on collision course with Earth.’

Adam turned the digital pages rapidly. The images were like a rudimentary stop motion movie. At first scientists held press conferences, then civilians watching the night sky, then images of the stars growing bigger. An then, finally destruction.

The images and headlines detailed vast destruction all across the globe. Seventeen different meteor strikes around the world. All in remote areas but the destruction was still vast as debris showered down around the surrounding areas.

Adam watched video footage of the chaos. No emotion showed on his face. Not because he was unable to feel emotion. He had seen it so many times it didn’t bother him anymore.

He had once brought a friend in to view the recordings. There was one scene that always brings someone to tears.

A farm near one of the impacts was caught in a firestorm. The family had sought shelter in a tornado shelter and almost didn’t survive. They were covered in ash and soot. They walked among the ruins of their home. The blast wave scorched everything and farm animals staggered around in shock.

Nearby towns burned, entire areas of wilderness were destroyed in

firestorms that erupted as the meteors slammed into the earth.