55 word story time, SCI-FI edition - deadline 11th

[Andail]

Since the last round of this competition was quite the success, why not do it again? I asked myself. So here it is.

The 55 word story competition

SCI-FI EDITION

The rules are simple:

• You have 5 days to PM me your story.
• Every story must be exactly 55 words. If you want a title, it must be included in the word count.
• This time around, the story must feature some kind of sci-fi element. It can be ever so slight, as long as it's clearly there.
• Let me know if you want some kind of proof reading (if you're not very fluent in English, you might want the most glaring errors corrected). Also let me know if you want non-standard paragraphing or other text formats preserved. 

After the deadline, I will publish all stories anonymously and the community will vote for the top 3 candidates. Once we start voting, you may discuss the entries in the thread, but not reveal any identities.

Check the stories from the previous round here:
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=50528.0

Just to reiterate: You don't post your stories here, but you send it to me in a private message.

Good luck!

[Andail]

10 stories submitted so far, keep 'em coming! Let's see if we can get more than last time!