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science fiction

  1. Devastator21

    Transformers Galvatron Self-Insert (TFP)
    Threadmarks: LOG-01

    Everything is wrong. [BEGINNING: CORE PROCESSOR START-UP SEQUENCE.] [WARNING: LARGE-SCALE DAMAGE SUSTAINED. BEGINNING SELF DIAGNOSTIC.] It was cold, and I don't know where I am. [LISTING INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS:] [OPTICS: OFFLINE.] [BUILT-IN PARTICLE FUSION CANNON: OFFLINE.]...
  2. Trisurya

    A Lifeboat Adrift (Stellaris x Warhammer 40k)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1: First Contact

    Fio'vre Ka'buto looked at the holo-displays with trepidation, as did the rest of his team. On it was a triumphant display of the T'au empire's technological might and ingenuity, as hundred of ships, taking care to emphasize the sleek and factory-fresh sheen of the T'au vessels from the humble...
  3. Talon88.1

    Shadows in the Sand (Warhammer 40k, story)
    Threadmarks: Chapter One

    Chapter One As the sun dipped below the horizon, the desert sands turned to molten gold in the dying light. Elissa pushed the creaking stove door closed, a faint hiss escaping as the heat met the cool evening air. Inside, slices of roasted dustjackal meat sizzled—a rare treat for the night's...
  4. GorMartsen

    Survivor: Directive Zero
    Threadmarks: Prologue

    Location: Hyperspace Vessel: Mastodon, Deep Recon Cruiser Date: March 20 2728 — Standard Earth Calendar (SEC) It was a ritual. A ritual I followed each and every time, before our deep space recon cruiser—Mastodon—would exit Hyperspace. It didn't matter if the destination was green, yellow, or...

  5. Last time in Pluto
    Threadmarks: 1

    Emon never thought he'd ever qualify in the Space Force, so being in charge of carrier group was never not ironic. Commandeering a Jupiter class frigate was certainly an upgrade from driving hover-pods above the Olympus Mons skyway. This good feeling would most certainly end should he get...
  6. clausewitzing

    [Original] formaldehyde
    Threadmarks: Zero things remain. / Krrrrrr

    There are many sounds in the haze. Though now the sounds will stop so that the lights may return. It has been four hours since her life ended. It is some seventy-two hours before her life should end, unbathed in the red solutions running through a mech's arteries. Her body crushed in the...
  7. Riddlest

    Applied Mathemagics
    Threadmarks: Arrival

    I come to lying on my side in what smells like a swamp, the damp earth pressing into my face. My limbs feel all wrong, too short and bent in ways they shouldn't be. The air is thick and damp, filled with the scent of wet leaves, dirt, and something acrid that stings my nose. Groaning, I try to...
  8. Viserion_|||

    Acheron- A Sci-Fi Thriller
    Threadmarks: Iteration 0

    flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo Prologue Somewhere in the American Midwest Kyle woke from his sleep with a start to the thump-thump of footsteps just outside his bedroom window. The eleven-year old boy laid there, immobile, as a shadow crossed the moonlit spot on his bedroom's...
  9. Dragon Fire

    Power Rangers, Tokusatsu and other Science fiction shows.
    Threadmarks: Start

    I don't know if there is one set up but I wanna make one. I make this one cause I don't know if anyone has done this but I would like to have a thread. Anyone who wants to discuss power ranger or Masked Rider or even discuss science fiction stuff. Come down here. And chat. If you want. Doubt...
  10. breadedhamster

    Wolfenstein, the final emperor. A fanfiction I'm writing.
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1

    WOLFENSTEIN THE FINAL EMPEROR By breaded hamster "We did it, finish line is far behind us, I'm still drunk with gratitude. Those final days you gave me were sweeter than any time in my life. When you left us, the pain was greater than anything I've endured. It's just me and our boys now...
  11. okmangeez

    Above Eden: Of Science, Magic, and Gods (Original, Sci-Fi/Fantasy First Contact)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1: In the Emptiness of Space

    A single officer, dressed in a clean olive green dress uniform with a beret, marched through the halls of the United Nations Space Peacekeeping Forces Headquarters in San Diego. The tall, towering structure was a recent addition, constructed thirty years ago due to humanity's expansion into...
  12. mgdriver

    A Black Market LitRPG

    Synopsis Kyle woke up in a land of fantasy and magitech. The usual 'I died and woke up' bullshit, skip all that. Except he used to be a crime lord, and society here is missing that extra kick. Chapters come when they are ready, aiming for one a day. Patreon is 60 chapters ahead...
  13. Gideon020

    Shadow Company (Girls Frontline SI)
    Threadmarks: No Name, No Past, No Fear

    >: sys.error.log callback ... ... 2 logs found. >: sys.error.log list ... ... Critical Error 7/10/2062 Critical Error 7/10/1986 >: Critical Error 7/10/1986 Display ... ... File Corrupted. Attempt Repair Y/N? Y ... ... ... ... File Repair Failed. Delete Y/N? Y File Deleted. >: del File Critical...
  14. Daytripper

    Monster Zero Strikes Back at Ba Sing Se! (Godzilla/A:TLA crossover)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1

    Monster Zero Strikes Back in Ba Sing Se! A Godzilla/Avatar crossover Chapter 1 Kyoshi Island 3 Years After the End of the Hundred Years War Suki (in full Kyoshi attire) stood upon a small hill, looking upon the next generation of Kyoshi warriors practicing the signature fighting...

  15. [Early/Nascent Pre-Alpha][WIP][Staging][Worldbuilding] Swords and Sourcery (Title Tentative)
    Threadmarks: Thread Header Slug (For Expansion/Replacement)

    This thread is for ideas for my take on answering the writing prompt from this other thread I started. Two worlds, one science-fantasy hosting magitech and the other a less fantastical science-fiction future colony of Earth, come into first contact over FTL/interdimensional comms entirely by...

  16. [Writing/Worldbuilding Premise/Prompt/Challenge] Science Fiction and Fantasy, Local Military…
    Threadmarks: Initial Premise

    (Full title, since it got cut off: '[Writing/Worldbuilding Premise/Prompt/Challenge] Science Fiction and Fantasy, Local Military Encounters Going South, World-Hopping, and Magitech Wank') Poster's Note: I'm not likely going to make much headway on doing my own take on this in the near future...

  17. THE!: An Unrealistic Saga (Illustrated Original Science-Fantasy)
    Threadmarks: Chapter 1: The World

    Crossposted on SB, a bit further ahead there in chapters. What if the world didn’t make sense? I know what you’re thinking, “Oh, but the world already doesn’t make sense, have you heard the stuff going on in it right now?!” But that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the fact...
  18. Ack

    Welcome to Utopia: Book One of the Utopian Dreams Series
    Threadmarks: Welcome to Utopia

    A little explanation is in order. I have written a novel; the aforementioned Welcome to Utopia. UPDATE: It has been published. Link to get it is here. [Or go on to Amazon and type in "Welcome to Utopia Alan Atkinson".] UPDATE TO UPDATE: I've decided to remove the free copy in the lead-up...

  19. What happens when you realize that the government has hid something massive from you?

    Like... for men in black, for example. Let's say a explosion/ alien invasion/ leaked documents/ sudden attack on new york occurred, and then the secret is out. It turns out that the government has been lying to the citizenry for years, keeping things secret, that are extremely important and...
  20. Custom Critical

    Banished: People in Exile | Civilization/Adventure Quest [Original Setting]

    Long ago, a monk named Wan embarked on a journey to discover the 'truth'. On his journey he learned many things, and complied this knowledge into a philosophy disguised as a pseudoreligion for fear of retaliation from the village in which he lived. Soon after his return, he was indeed banished...
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