Deserted

The following is a dark, sci fi flash fiction based on Hansel and Gretel. For more information, see http://sknhammerstonebooks.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/fairy-tales-with-a-twist-part-1/



Miles and miles of desert stretched before the two children, separated from their family after the shades took over the outpost on Mars.

“Are you sure we are going the right way?” the girl asked.

Her voice was distorted through the breathing mask she wore to keep out the toxic air.

“I don’t know,” the boy admitted. “I haven’t known if we were going the right way for some time now.”

“Does anyone live out here?” she wanted to know.

“No one can know.” He took her hand to help her over a dune of red sand.

“Look! There’s a station!” She pointed at the tiny chrome building that had appeared on the other side.

The two of them hurried towards it with the hopes of water, food, and shelter from the harsh climate. Little did they know that an old shade lived inside, waiting to feed on human flesh.