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Stranded by Royver(m): 12:30pm On May 24, 2017
Goldenheart:
My secret is I am a from another planet, ... My ship crashed in Nigeria and now am stranded..


Help!

luminouz:

Now I have a kindred spirit.....am from d Hapes cluster....we were on a mission to colonise d ocean depths(we re amphibians) when our ship crashed n only urs sincerely survived....I have been blending in for d past 20 years....I just wanna go home.....let's make it happen bro!!!












CAPTAIN'S SURVIVOR'S LOG. THESBIAN RECRUIT. PLATOON 5 - MAINTENANCE CORE

36/05/3404 ON LAST DATE.

CRASH DATE 1[Edited to the local dialect "Engrish" at the request of my host human, secret keeper and roomate, Amaefuna]


My name is Locar don, a Thesbian recruit aboard the Star-ship Recluse. Following the recent scarcity of mineral resources, our vessel was on a mission to trade plutonium from the Scabites in Sector 3, a route that would take us directly through the infamous milky-way galaxy and human habitation; thus, we decided to go behind Saturn's inner rings to avoid detection. Albeit a risky venture, but the Thesbian nation has been in dire need of energy following the last political conflict on our planet. Captain Uber don is a skilled pilot and can fly circles around the best of our fleet. Unfortunately even he couldn't maneuver around Saturn's deadly rings. We came across an unexpected meteorite shower which tore into our left flank and destroyed five engines. The Captain was able to steer the ship to the only habitable planet on our records where we crashed violently into a canyon. The impact killed everybody on board except me, which is why I have the authority to input this data in keeping with protocol.


On first inspection on my exit of the starship unto Mars, it became obvious that I would need to do an update on our history books. The Red Planet is dead. I have been wandering around the canyons for days and have not found a living soul. There are a few silicon based shrubs here and there, and some sign of bacterial life, otherwise the planet is empty. High levels of radiation from their atomic wars still remain, a deadly reminder of the terrible things that happened here. All the cities and countries, all the people have been blown away to red dust. What we thought was the most habitable planet is no longer habitable.


Mars is dead. They finally destroyed themselves.


I shudder at the human race.


I had to return back to the Ship after a while to see if the life-detection computers were still working so they could scan how far Earth and Venus had developed. Surely there would be some food and water there. Four of the escape pods had survived the crash intact and they had enough fuel to take me to either of the planets and back; not much but it was a start. I knew if I stayed here I would certainly die. The only source of food left here were the bodies of my dead colleagues and much as I knew they would be honored in the afterlife to have their bodies sustain me, I didn't want matters to get to that level of desperation before I acted. I carried Captain Uber's body from the command chair, grimacing at the deep gash in his forehead where his brain matter had spilled out. He hadn't decomposed at all as the ship's life support systems kept the bodies fresh even though their souls had long departed. I placed him beside his Mistress Tempi, both had finally had their wish of dying on the same day. I sort of went into a trance, carrying all eighteen passengers and placing them side by side in the ship's bay, making sure everyone was accounted for. I said a tumat of prayer for the peaceful progression of their souls and then proceeded to take command of the captain's chair. I ordered the computer to scan the nearby planets and sure enough Earth and Venus indicated thriving signs of life. Earth's life capacity was at a full 100% while Venus was at 89% and Earth was closer so I decided to make plans for Earth. Life forms visible were humanoid on both planets but Venus'es thick cover clouds made for a much reduced population. Earth had 6,214,230,451 humanoid forms inhabiting it. It would be much easier blending in there.


I spent the rest of the day burying my fallen colleagues and collecting all that I would need for my journey to earth. I set up a rescue beacon on Mars in case any other star-ship would dare pass by this route so they could pick up the signal and come rescue me. I hid three of the pods in the famour Kar-Ek mountain, now a rubble of its old self but riddled with enough caves to make a good hiding place. I did this as a precaution in case it was Demetrons that found my crashed ship first; knowing how scavengeous they can be.


The yellow sun is just setting over the horizon of the Red Planet. I stare wistfully at it one more time. Mars was a wonderful civilization once. I hope the humans have learnt their lesson. By this yellow sun's rotation it would take me three days to get to Earth. I entered the Escape Pod with my scant belongings, put the vessel on autopilot, said a prayer and activated hyper-sleep.


The last thing I heard was the gentle throbbing of the pod's engines as they came to life, lifting me off the surface of Mars, off this once wonderful and glorious planet.



Here I come, Earth.

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Re: Stranded by luminouz(m): 1:08pm On May 24, 2017
Post deleted y'all! Will start my own thread!
Good work Rovyer!!!

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Re: Stranded by omeira: 5:06pm On May 24, 2017
I'm loving this. Taking a seat already...
Keep it coming bhai
Re: Stranded by saintTim(m): 6:33pm On May 24, 2017
I ham not hunderstanding who his writing aaahh anyways I'll take d seat close to the door be4 the starship fall on my head
Re: Stranded by luminouz(m): 7:00pm On May 24, 2017
Hi guys..... It depends on d OP now.....he started n tagged me n I contributed...I was thinking of separate storylines DAT will MEET/MERGE at a point.....

Will post tonight!!!!
Re: Stranded by Royver(m): 7:06pm On May 24, 2017
luminouz:


Lol, thanks so much for your enthusiasm bro, but this isn't a collaborative thread. I saw you and gold.enheart's responses on the secrets thread and it inspired me to write this story. I was going to mention this after my opening post but got called away on some emergency. Just got back online now. You're very welcome to come along for the ride. Thanks man.
Re: Stranded by luminouz(m): 7:14pm On May 24, 2017
Royver:


Lol, thanks so much for your enthusiasm bro, but this isn't a collaborative thread. I saw you and gold.enheart's responses on the secrets thread and it inspired me to write this story. I was going to mention this after my opening post but got called away on some emergency. Just got back online now. You're very welcome to come along for the ride. Thanks man.
Ohk! Thumbs up bro! Do continue!
I hereby withdraw!!! grin grin

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Re: Stranded by gracile(f): 12:06am On May 25, 2017
Wow a sharp contrast to my recent readings..and just when reading started becoming boring, here comes Royver and his aesthetic stories.
Oh how I missed them!
Ride on boss

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Re: Stranded by Royver(m): 5:19pm On May 28, 2017
CRASH DATE 4:

There was a dull ache in my head and ankles as the pod woke me up from cyber-sleep. I was about entering Earth’s atmosphere and even though the escape pod was perfectly capable of landing itself, I had programmed it to awaken me just before it descended into the planet so I could choose a safe place to land. The earth appeared a little different from what was present on the archives. It appeared darker, less green, more polluted; an obvious sign of human infestation. I quickly updated the archives and did an even quicker bio-scan of the planet.


Earth has evolved into a world of two dominant civilizations and seven super-sub species including the universally ubiquitous and peace-loving dolphins. Of course the two dominant civilizations are humanoid, one living on the surface of the planet and the other living within the crevices of the Earth’s seas. Both civilizations appear grossly unaware that the other exists as there is no trade or communication between both that the bio-scanner can decipher. I quickly discarded ideas of inhabiting with the sea dwellers as aqueous bodies are not a Thesbian species forte. There is a reason my species has 2 pairs of lungs; no matter how thin the air gets, we will survive, which is why we are most comfortable in cloud cities and high altitudes (sic. Edited for your understanding, Amaefuna). We as Thesbians are a free airborne race and do not do well at low altitudes such as those the ocean depths provide. The vacuoles in our bones would simply implode without adequate protection. Anyway, the sea dwellers out of the picture, I focused on landing my ship on the land mass with the least sophisticated signal detection devices.


I located a continent that was dark, devoid of maximal development, but rich in vast mineral deposits, rare metals, and relatively lush greenery. Perfect for refueling my starship. It was night time and one of the regions on this continent was darker than most, proving a perfect cover for my landing. Humans are known all over the universe as extremely inquisitive creatures. If even one of them was to spot me landing I would either be worshiped as a god or dissected for their nefarious studies before sunrise. I had to be extremely careful. I steered my pod noiselessly for the banks of a river and made a perfect landing. As my pod touched down on the still waters, there was a general rustle as the local primitive nocturnal wildlife scattered in various directions. I had chosen a village settlement situated at a river bank and I maneuvered my escape pod beneath one of the primitive houses held above the water with long bamboo sticks. My pods engines hardly made a sound as it burrowed into the soft earth and camouflaged itself to look like a rock. From inside the pod I scanned the area once more for humanoids but the closest ones were a female and her male offspring inside the hut. The other huts were further upstream and were too far away to cause any nuisance.


I alighted from my vehicle and stepped unto the soft mushy earth. I had landed in a swamp. I collected as many valuables as I could carry including an artificial human suit my escape pod had synthesized over the past three days. I crosschecked if everything I needed was with me. Finally, I nodded in satisfaction and took a few steps away from the pod before I noticed my reflection in the water.


I let out a huge sigh. Thesbians and humans are not too far removed from one another when it comes to anatomy. I have the basic structures; one head, two upper limbs, a torso and two lower limbs. But that’s about it. For some reason the humans have lost their tails. Mine is a lush green and black colour and is about a meter long. Squashing that into the human suit is going to be a pain. Same pain I was going to feel squeezing in my ten fingers and toes on each hand and foot. Humans are also not double hinged, their limbs bend in only one plane which is odd but suitable for them, I guess. I have four eyes like any other decent species, humans have only two (some have three). Being an omnivore, my dentition is similar to theirs, but my tongue changes colour when it perceives different scents and tastes. Human tongues cannot smell, only taste, and does not change colour. I’ll have to remember that. Apart from that and my two hearts, four lungs, two livers and three stomachs, the rest are minor issues (Except for the vitamins and their effects on me, which I was not aware of at the time of writing this report).


Getting in and out of a human suit is not easy but I was going to have to get used to it if I was to survive on this planet. I stripped out of my clothes and protective gear until I was stark naked and neatly packed my clothing into the pod. I donned the human suit; it was a little tight at first, but as soon as I put it on it adjusted and reconfigured itself to give me as much comfort as possible. I then clicked a series of keys on the pod’s remote on my wrist causing the pod to submerge further into the mud until it was no longer visible. I inspected myself in the water’s reflection one more time and satisfied with the result, I proceeded to the hut.


As I approached, I heard the baby boy crying irritably as the mother sung a lullaby to try and soothe him. I climbed up the crude ladder to the door and on hearing my approaching footsteps the female stopped singing.


“Pereyei…Pereyei! Is that you?” She asked in her local dialect. I held up my bio-scanner and coughed to encourage her to speak some more so I could download her language’s consonants and vowels.


“Who is there? What do you want? If you are a thief there is nothing to steal oh and my husband will soon be back! He is a vigilante and has a gun!”


The bio-scanner clicked. Download complete. I brought the scanner to my eyes and used alpha rays to quickly upload her language into the speech center of my brain. I mumbled a few words to myself to get the accent right.


“I’m sorry ma. Please don’t be frightened, I am a stranger and I lost my way. Please If you can direct me to the nearest habitable city I will be very grateful.”


I tuned my voice down to just the right pitch so that it appeared humble and trusting. It worked as I felt her relax and approach the door.


“The town is far from here oh. These are the creeks. You will need to go by boat tomorrow morning.” She replied from behind the door. The baby in her arms was silent. It was either listening in or had gone to sleep.


“Thank you ma. Please I will stay on the boat under your hut, I believe it is yours? I will like to stay there till morning if you don’t mind as I don’t know my way around. Thank you.”


I could sense her thinking whether she should trust me or not. Finally she gave a sigh and opened the door. The primitive lamp from inside the room was surprisingly bright and illuminated me fully and I had to shield my eyes momentarily to avoid the glare.


“It is ok, you can stay in the verandah until my husband comes…” she began, and then she stopped short as her eyes widened. She suddenly took two quick steps back and screamed loudly.


I was stunned and took a few steps back as well. I quickly inspected my body to see if I left any alien parts out. Nothing seemed out of place. Then why was she…


“Hey, Mr. Man! What are you doing with my wife?!” I heard a shout from what could only be a human male behind me. I turned around slowly and sure enough he was standing belligerently at the foot of the ladder, a primitive gun in his hand pointed at my chest. I studied his appearance and compared with mine.


It was then I realized I had not put any human clothes on. I was completely na.ked!

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Re: Stranded by jokepearl(f): 5:49am On May 29, 2017
Nice Rovyer. Still hoping to read part 3 of I see what ....

luminouz:
Hi guys..... It depends on d OP now.....he started n tagged me n I contributed...I was thinking of separate storylines DAT will MEET/MERGE at a point.....

Will post tonight!!!!

Can you please delete your post? It's a little confusing

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Re: Stranded by sleemoon(m): 7:23am On May 29, 2017
jokepearl:
Nice Rovyer. Still hoping to read part 3 of I see what ....



Can you please delete your post? It's a little confusing


I hope he does too... I was xo confused until oga royver cleared the air..... Oga royver please am waiting for the next episode ooo... I didn't want to start b4 but i was forced to wen i was out of tinz to read...

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Re: Stranded by luminouz(m): 8:02am On May 29, 2017
jokepearl:
Nice Rovyer. Still hoping to read part 3 of I see what ....



Can you please delete your post? It's a little confusing
Done!!!

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Re: Stranded by luminouz(m): 8:02am On May 29, 2017
sleemoon:



I hope he does too... I was xo confused until oga royver cleared the air..... Oga royver please am waiting for the next episode ooo... I didn't want to start b4 but i was forced to wen i was out of tinz to read...
Done!!!
Re: Stranded by Observer3(m): 9:05am On May 29, 2017
Oga royver ah don land ooo. . . .carry go grin

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Re: Stranded by JeffreyJamez(m): 3:15pm On May 30, 2017
hahahahahahaha..baba was naked...hehehehe...that got me laughing


Oga Royver so you started this one and didnt call me eh? cry

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Re: Stranded by Ishilove: 10:44pm On May 30, 2017
Very very daring, dear Royver. Your mind is like elastic, able to stretch to limits far beyond your imagination. Ayam envious smiley

The explanation for spaceship accident and consequent survival is a bit too... far fetched grin cheesy

I was reading it and saying to myself haaaa Roy!!! tongue

Keep up the good work. I like how you used luminouz' 'Engrish' to start the story. It perfectly symbolises the typical syntax massacre the average Nigerian engages in. cheesy

Keep it up bro

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Re: Stranded by luminouz(m): 10:59pm On May 30, 2017
Ishilove:
Very very daring, dear Royver. Your mind is like elastic, able to stretch to limits far beyond your imagination. Ayam envious smiley

The explanation for spaceship accident and consequent survival is a bit too... far fetched grin cheesy

I was reading it and saying to myself haaaa Roy!!! tongue

Keep up the good work. I like how you used luminouz' 'Engrish' to start the story. It perfectly symbolises the typical syntax massacre the average Nigerian engages in. cheesy

Keep it up bro
Somebody called Luminouz? tongue grin
Re: Stranded by seunot: 7:48am On May 31, 2017
Well done, you don watch too much science fiction, haha
Re: Stranded by Kusibe77(m): 11:20am On May 31, 2017
weldone sir. I'm enjoying it, although hard for my brain at at first.

weldone again

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Re: Stranded by Nimen(m): 11:21pm On Jun 27, 2017
Roy can i repost on Facebook?? and when would you continue??
Re: Stranded by ALAYORMII: 6:50pm On Jun 28, 2017
Nice one Roy
Re: Stranded by missuniverse(f): 9:07pm On Jun 30, 2017
confusion has taken over me...

lemme read again,
I should be able to understand this time...

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Re: Stranded by Financialfree: 7:04am On Sep 24, 2017
omeira:
I'm loving this. Taking a seat already... Keep it coming bhai
Re: Stranded by abbaapple: 7:07am On Sep 24, 2017
Wow!

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Re: Stranded by olenyi: 7:12am On Sep 24, 2017
And another adventure from royver begins.

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Re: Stranded by Horlorlardaey: 9:31am On Sep 24, 2017
Love this

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Re: Stranded by olashas(f): 9:50am On Sep 24, 2017
Interesting.

Following.

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Re: Stranded by correctguy101(m): 10:37am On Sep 24, 2017
One of the best writers on here.
*relaxes with a chill stout* Abeg oga Royver, fire on.

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